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Definitions for "Finish"
Keywords: aftertaste, linger, palate, taste, swallow
The tastes and smells that remain with the senses after swallowing.
is the lingering aftertaste that results after an alcohol beverage is swallowed.
The aftertaste or sensation the wine leaves after you've sipped it.
See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.
n. a material, coloring and/or texturing specification
To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
The finish of a seamless stainless steel tube gives details about its production (cold manufactured/hot manufactured) and surface condition (ground/polished/de-scaled/not de-scaled/etc.). The various types of finish are stated in DIN [German Industrial Standard] 17456 and DIN 17458.
This on the GIA cert contains polish and symmetry descriptions. Excellent: As cert description indicates exceptional attention to detail (Gia's higherst rating, AGS's second highest Very Good: This term is going to basically describe the catagory as very fine attention to detail, and frankly at this point I find personally sheer perfection... Good: Good on a GIA or AGS certificate is the benchmark of appearant perfection and no denegrating features in that catagory what so ever, in the "Good" range is where your dream diamond lives for most, past that is sort of a lab rat's premium... {Grin}...
The final part of the drive before the oar is taken out of the water. Four A sweep-oar boat for four rowers, with or without a coxswain.
The part of the pull-through or stroke just before the oar is taken from the water.
The end of the stroke, when your body is at the furthest layback position, ready to start the recovery
Keywords: closure, lugs, accommodate, blown, neck
The material surrounding the neck opening of any container which is designed to accommodate a specific closure.
The glass surrounding the opening in a container so called because when hand blown, it was the last part formed. It is now first formed but is shaped to accommodate a specific type of closure by pressure of the neck rings.
The configuration of a container top shaped to accommodate a closure.
Keywords: springer, chromed, powdercoated, raw, choice
You can have your Springer chromed, powdercoated, raw or anything in between. It's all about finding your style.
You can have your Springer chromed or raw. It's all about personal choice.
To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
To come to an end; to terminate.
To end; to die.
Keywords: dramatically, fabric, volan, decating, calenderized
What is done to a fabric after it is woven. Can change the look of a fabric dramatically.
The term finish is commonly applied to the condition of the surface of a fastener as a result of chemical or organic treatment subsequent to fabrication. The term finish is also applied to some types of fasteners to indicate the condition of the surface as a result of mechanical operations and the degree of precision.
a treatment applied to the fabric which enhances the performance of the shirt fabric
Keywords: carpentry, exposed, floor, fastenings, hinges
Exposed to view; the material that is exposed to view. I.E.. finish carpentry and finish floor.
Exposed to view; the material that is exposed to view (finished carpentry and finished floor).
In hardware, metal fastenings on cabinets which are usually exposed such as hinges and locks.
the last step in the formation of a bottle, the development of the lip. IGCB
Move the cursor to the last item in the container.
A boat finishes when any part of her hull, or crew or equipment in normal position, crosses the finishing line in the direction of the course from the last mark, either for the first time or after taking a penalty under rule 31.2 or 44.2 or, under rule 28.1, after correcting an error made at the finishing line.
a substance or the mixture of substances added to textile materials to impart the desired properties.
a) A substance or mixture of substances added to textile materials to impart desired properties. b) A process, physical, or chemical performed on textile materials to produce a desired effect. c) A property, such as smoothness, drape, luster, water repellency, flame retardancy, or crease resistance that is produced by 1 and/or 2.
A means of adjusting the skin in order to achieve the desired color, or the visible layer of materials applied to the skin
Keywords: stairstepping, poorer, powder, sandy, qualitative
a pigmented plastic compound applied in powdered form to a pre-treated frame, then baked so the powder melts and flows evenly
A qualitative term for the appearance of a part. For example, technologies based on powders have a sandy or diffuse finish; some inkjet technologies produce a smooth finish due to use of extremely thin layers; sheet-based methods might be considered poorer in finish because stairstepping is more pronounced.
Keywords: straightaway, skater, crouch, aerodynamics, momentum
A technique in which the skater swings both arms diagonally across the body to increase or sustain momentum. Straightaway: A technique in which the skater assumes a crouch position and holds one or both hands tightly behind his or her back in order to reduce air resistance and increase aerodynamics. The skater might swing an arm back and forth to achieve even greater momentum.
The practice of 'finishing' whisky is a relatively new phenomena. Essentially, after a substantial period of maturation in its original cask, the whisky is transferred into a different one, which has previously held another alcoholic drink, for a period of finishing. This provides variations on 'house' style. The most common finishes feature various styles of Sherry, but others include rum, Madeira, Burgundy and port.
A type of treatment (e.g., lubrication) applied to thread to protect it from needle heat and to give it good sewing characteristics.
A finish is what type of color your guitar is. Can also be what kind odf stain has been applied to it.
Material applied to fibers, after sizing is removed, to improve matrix-to-fiber coupling.
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"
Badminton is war. He who has trouble finishing his opponent is better off playing the game of goose.
Keywords: applause, greeted, tournament, speaker, best
the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
Keywords: pov, tutorial, refractivity, roughness, exploration
in POV-Ray, how objects interact with light; e.g. reflectivity, refractivity, roughness. ( Language Reference) ( Tutorial) ( Exploration Tool)
Keywords: carpenter, beautifully, table, provide
Keywords: joiner, finer, interior, completion, outside
The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
Keywords: mercerizing, singeing, bleaching, steaming, raw
General term for processes used in converting raw goods into finished cloth. Bleaching, mercerizing, steaming, singeing, and dyeing are typical finishing processes.
Keywords: denim, wash, look, appearance
Keywords: somebody, mary, relationship, cause
Keywords: eventually, cap, surrounding, glass, accept
The specifically shaped formation of glass surrounding the container opening which will eventually accept a cap.
Keywords: fixture, hardware, painting, plating, decorative
The decorative color of hardware achieved by painting or plating base or fixture materials.
Keywords: completion, opposed, beginning, start


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"Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow.
I cannot be dictated to by a watch."
– Jane Austen
Sometimes we rush through the day, trying to get everything we can out of it. And that's awesome…most of the time. But sometimes we need to stop at little breakfast cafes in downtown Syndey, have a cappuccino and recognize how pretty handpicked daisies can be. The world will be there when you're finished, I promise.
Love where you live, and love where you travel.
xo. Brie

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The second type of video is the Question & Answer series. Parents write in anonymously to share their teen's story and I respond with my clinical impressions and offer suggestions. I've covered a broad range of topics like peer imitation in autistic girls, sudden trans-identification right before leaving to university, teen romantic relationships with FtM partners, and precipitating traumatic events that may be contributing to dysphoria.
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While forgiveness is a step of healing when the individual is ready for it, until they are at that point, it can be quite hurtful and harmful. To clarify my statement, I'm referring to the mix-up in how forgiveness is often perceived and what it actually is to many people. In all reality, forgiveness is not as cut and dried as people want everyone to believe. It comes with a great deal of baggage that makes it one of the most difficult aspects of healing.
In my early days of life, I was raised in a church and forgiveness meant something totally different than it does in a healthy situation. Forgiveness meant that you were to no longer talk about the "transgression or sin" that the person did. It meant that event never happened of if you know it did, that you are now required to no longer see it as something that once happened.
Forgiveness meant that the slate of the "other person's transgressions" were wiped clean and clear. It was taught that God forgives us and forgets what we did, so we should do the same thing to to those that do unspeakable acts upon others. There was plenty of justification in this twisted logic, but again when you grow up in a religious situation such as this, these things are beat into you in many ways.
It isn't just a few words taught to you, but a way of life and a way of thinking that was forced upon you. It is the way you often experience love and affection. It was demonstrated over and over to you by your family members and those in the religious organizations and churches. The minister repeated words and examples in case you happened to stray from the point of forgiveness. In every thought and viewpoint, it truly meant "just get over it".
The only thing is these people were never held accountable for what they did. Their actions to get themselves absolved of their transgressions were nothing more than mere words meant to deceive the faithful followers. I've seen this play out over and over so many times, I can't recall them all. In fact, I know one of my abusers just did this bait and switch action on those that he wants to think he is some great loving and nice person in that community.
Of course forgiveness in these situations often means "don't you dare tell me I did something wrong, because I've been forgiven by God". After all, if you still harbor anger and hatred towards the person for what they did, it is your problem now as dictated in this forgiveness scenario. To the person that did these things to a victim, God no longer sees their sin, so why should you? Unfortunately at no point in this entire forgiveness process did the abuser take responsibility for their actions. The sole source of any action is place upon the victim for what the abuser did.
You may be thinking, but forgiveness is not about what the abuser does to you, but how you let go of it in life and move forward with your healing. While you would be correct, you have to realize that for people who have undergone these examples of forgiveness, it is anything but easy to unbrainwash yourself from this lifetime of twisted logic.
I feel for people who get so angry when someone tells them to forgive because I was one of those people. I wanted to slap a few people for suggesting that to my face. I even had one church have a bunch of people who put their hands on me and prayed for me to forgive my abusers. You talk about feeling conflicted and twisted after that - need I say more?
It took me a long time to start to learn what forgiveness meant and how the correct meaning of it applied to my life. Until a person is ready for this, don't push them. Don't tell them that they have to do this. Let them find it on their own because the more you push, the more they will resist. You've got to see it from their perspective and show them that it is possible without pushing them into it. I believe each person will discover this on their own and in their own time. Remember someone that has been abused went through hell and back many times over.
It angers me the way I see churches twist the logic of forgiveness to allow abusers to continue their horrendous acts. Too many in churches are so gullible to allow this to go on and get swept up into the evil practices of an abuser. I'm not just talking about the Catholic church either, but all churches and organizations.
Most likely there are many who are struggling with this issue as well and for them to make it in life, they need victims to be quiet. They don't need them to be questioning stuff within themselves because it brings up far too many nightmares they wish to forget. So, instead of them dealing with this in their own life, they tell people to forgive and move on - thereby making it easier on themselves, but not necessarily for the person sinking in pain and despair.
I will repeat this again for those that are struggling through the healing process. When you are ready to embark upon the journey into forgiveness, you will know it is time. You will find your way through this just as you have to this point in your healing. There are others out there that have walked in these same shoes and make sure you look for them along the way, because they will be there to support you. Yes, it may mean you have to grow and struggle through some very difficult moments, but in the right time, it will all come together.
I say this not some pie-in-the-sky philosophy, but from one that has been through this. I've struggled through the forgiveness part of healing and even at times, it is still difficult for me. Forgiveness I found, is not an end point, but a progression of learning how to let go and release all the abuse that was done to you. It is a step-by-step ongoing process that you will discover in just the way you need to. It is a visceral release to the core.
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L'amour est dan l'air! Celebrate your love on Valentine's Day. Don't delay to reserve your table!
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Valentine's Menu
3 courses from £24
Chicken liver parfait with brioche, pear purée & pear chutney
warm Goats cheese tartellette, beetroot & pears.
Homemade onion soup with garlic & Gruyere crouton
Spiced fishcake with dressed salad & chili sauce
braised and crisped lamb bellyserved with tapenade and parmesan salad
potatoes and leeks soup served with garlic croutons
Main Courses
Ribeye steack, caramelised shallot & mushrooms with water cress salad & Pont Neuf potatoes (extra £4)
Seabream with turned new potatoes, pea purée & peas Bonne Femme
Roast Chicken served with Koffman cabbage, potato fondant & butternut purée
venison served with parsnip puree, red cabbage,chestnuts and dauphinoise potatoes(£3extra)
Boeuf Bourguignon – Slow braised beef with burgundy & bacon lardons served with mash potato
Bavette steack served with confit shallot & mushrooms with Dauphinoise potatoes & beef jus
thyme& mushroom Risotto
Crème brulèe, apple compote & short bread
Lemon and meringue tart served with toffee sauce
duo of chocolat,mousse and gateau with berry.
pears belle helene poached pears warm with chocolat ganache and ice cream


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To be sure you get the exact pads for your model we advise individually measuring each pad cup and ordering the sizes singularly. Dawkes cannot accept any responsibility for any pad sizes in a set that do not fit for your particular model. We are unable to swap sizes or provide extra pads after the purchase.


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Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan--Old San Juan Historic District (Boundary Increase),
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.
The Viejo San Juan on the island of Puerto Rico was reluctantly founded by the famous Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in 1519. With time, thanks to its advantageous geographic location, the center flourished and became the punta de lanza (point of the spear) of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. The Distrito Histórico del Viejo/Old San Juan Historic District is the second oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Western Hemisphere. Conceived as the capital of the island of Puerto Rico and known for centuries as the ciudad del puerto Rico (the city of the rich port), it is the oldest urban core in the island and the United States of America. The oldest house, Christian temple, executive mansion, convent and military defenses in the United States are found in this exceptional core. Some of its components-the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Castillo de san Cristóbal, circuit of defensive walls, and Palace de Santa Catalina-are considered part of the cultural heritage of humanity and were included in the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage List in 1983.
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The social sciences, in general, are concerned with the behavior of people under varying circumstances. For example, history examines the behavior of societies through time, geography studies behavior in space, and psychology considers individual behavior.
In addition to the general education requirements, an AA in Social Sciences focuses on courses in Psychology and Sociology with electives in Native American Culture, Human Sexuality, Marriage/Family, Ethics, Economics, and Political Issues.
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Students who have good observation skills will enjoy studying human behavior and trends. Strong observation skills are necessary to predict trends and see developing patterns. Communication and interpersonal skills are required for this major as well as reading and interpreting tables, charts, and graphs.
Social Studies Teacher – Bachelor's Degree
Median Salary - $17.35/hr.
Growth – 9%
10 year change in jobs – 399
Lawyers - Doctoral or Professional Degree
Median Salary - $41.97/hr
Growth - 10%
10 year change in jobs - 999


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ASSET Performance Tools (Aptools) software is now available through Sydney based Apt Group . The UK developed Aptools is a flexible software tool that helps asset managers plan optimum maintenance strategies for all types of assets. The software provides solutions based on fact and scientific calculation rather than subjective judgement.
The software optimises the associated costs and risks of asset management using incomplete data if necessary. Range-estimates can be used to test data sensitivity.
The system has the versatility to cope with any individual maintenance task or as a 'bundle' of activities. Aptools can used as a stand-alone system or form part of a company's ERP system.
The Aptools modules comprise the Apt-Lifespan, Apt-Project, Apt-Maintenance, Apt-Inspection, Apt-Schedule and Apt-Spares and Stock.
Apt-Lifespan determines the best life cycle for assets, justifies costs and benefits of alternative replacement, refurbishment and maintenance options.
Apt-Project determines the variability of projects, the cost/benefit/risk screening and prioritising of proposals, modifications, projects, safety, process or procedure changes.
Apt-Maintenance calculates maintenance intervals, deterioration management, reliability, performance and lifespan.
Apt-Inspection calculates the best inspection, monitoring or test intervals and quantifies the economics of risk-based inspection methods.
Apt-Schedule optimises work content planning, shutdown scheduling frequencies, identifies cost/risk/performance plus impact and analysis of shuts, repairs and construction.
Apt-Spares and Stock justifies min/max levels, re-orders and compares vendors plus evaluates pooling options.


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Thai Baiyok Restaurant in Heritage Club
My sister bought an Online Voucher from Ezivoucher which is RM28.90 for 3 dishes + 2 Rice + 2 Drinks but since we have 7 persons hence she bought two voucher and with that we can get 6 different dishes. Thai Baiyok located inside Heritage Club, very secretive location that most of the people will not know as it never came across my mind that there is a restaurant inside. Alright, enough talk of rubbish and let get back to food review.
Orange Juice
Broccoli Stir Fried Thai Belacan, Thai Belacan doesn't has very strong flavor compare with what I normally had locally, to those not hunting for strong flavor will be a idea food.
Tomyam Fish & Squid, Tom Yam flavor is not that strong for me as it has mild sweetness, spiciness and sourness and the ingredient given is pretty less.
BBQ Chicken Kerabu, chicken meat, cucumber, onion and chili are use to mix together with sweet and sour sauce.
Prawns with Chu Chi Sauce, Chu Chi sauce is make from coconut milk with Thai Curry,
Kangkung Tempura with dipping sauce, it is a bit oily but the dipping sauce is delicious with a lot of peanut in it.
Whole fish Red Snapper Deep Fried with Asam Sauce, fish deep fried to crispiness and top with Asam Sauce making it taste good.
Stir Fried Kaila
Glass Noodle Prawn, the prawn is big but it was way overcooked and kill the texture, the glass noodle is not tasty to our expectation, disappointed with this dish.
The price is pretty high and portion is quite small, taste is just normal.
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No.2, Scotland Road, 10450, Penang. (Inside Heritage Club)
11:30am to 10pm
604- 227 8308/ 6012- 478 5656
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Another Poet who deserves to be noticed. Fairly new to wp but her words have been heating up the WWW for some time. For those of you who do not know M'Fantasy, please visit her blog and say hello.
Just needing
to scratch out my soul
letter by letter
word by word
each one formed
a breath of release
easing my mind
calming my storms
whispering to me
caresses of comfort
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Check out this awesome hyperlapse shot in the colorful cities of China. I really enjoy how he starts off with short clips to give you a feel of the environment in real time, then moves from day to night. I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching timelapses. Go to Zweizwei's vimeo to watch more of his work. Zweizwei shot this with
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 60D
peleng 8mm/3.5
tokina 11-16mm/2.8
Samyang 14mm/2.8
sigma 24mm/1.8
canon 50mm/1.4
canon 70-200mm/4L is
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John Hwe - November 18, 2012
Cory Anderson - November 18, 2012
The shots from the boats are insanely epic!
Tam Nguyen - November 18, 2012
One day I will make a hyperlapse. One day.
Saeed Salem - November 18, 2012
very cool


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In 2018, the median household income of Indianola residents was $29,076. Indianola households made slightly more than Hazlehurst households ($28,882) and Shubuta households ($28,750) . However, 29.3% of Indianola residents live in poverty.
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For Calder's first year, we did the picture thing every three months. I loved all the props, the cute poses and the professional quality. Then I got my camera for Christmas. G. jokes often about how I can't go anywhere without it, but I think he secretly loves it (read: is darn thankful I'm using it considering the cost!).
When we went to get Christmas pictures we were quite disappointed. We ended up using one my brother-in-law snapped at our house – and we love it! So instead of spending the time and money going that route again, I've been inspired by friends and fellow bloggers to capture the moments myself. This is a great challenge for me because I always go for the candid shots, which is great. But I also want more posed or portrait shots too.
Here's my attempt to get a picture of my little lady at one month. The subject is breathtaking (think I'm biased?) but the image was a little weird, so I processed it a bunch and was a little heavy-handed with the softening effect. I still want to improve my post-processing skills but have decided to cut myself some slack and do what I can for now…until I really have the time to get a good grasp of PS.
Regarding yesterday's post about my sleepless night…well, we know the reason for Calder's case. Double ear infection! If we can actually get him to swallow his antibiotic he should be feeling better before too long. And last night, I put Garth on duty at 10:30. Imagine my delight go have enjoyed 7 straight hours of sleep! I don't think my body was sure what to do with so much rest!
We took a walk to the library this morning through the light drizzle and checked out a few books. We're on a Dr. Seuss kick, and I remember loving Ten Apples Up on Topwhen I was a kid. So as my sicky snuggled in for his afternoon nap, we read our way back to my own childhood!


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I like to play golf. I also use fairly good equipment. My Taylor Made clubs are fitted. I have had them for over 10 years and I really like them. The other day, my 3-iron (21 degree loft) club head came loose so I needed to have it repaired. I went to Golf Town, a chain of 'big box' stores in Canada.
At first, I was skeptical that Golf Town actually had people who could do much beyond chatting me up about the lastest in golf equipment technology. If I want to improve my game I have 2 basic choices: take lessons, play more often. In fact, the only technology that has really led to the amateur's game improvement over the years has been the lawn mower rather than golf equipment. Well, maybe the golf ball. As Sam Snead once said, "You can not go into a shop and buy a good game of golf."
So I went to Golf Town. At the repair counter and was greeted by Brian, an elderly chap replete with apron, all kinds of club heads, shafts, vices and grips. Brian informed me that indeed all he had to do was put the club head back on with epoxy glue and it would be fine. There was no damage to the club itself. Brian also noted the club as a Taylor Made Rescue, a fine utility club in his view, that needed a new grip and he just happened to have the last one for that particular model in stock. I was skeptical – I first thought Brian was trying to upsell me on a new grip that I didn't really need.
Then Brian said "You've had this grip the entire time you owned the club". He was dead right. I looked at the club again and realized how much the grip had worn down. Brian also explain that because of Taylor's "bubble shaft" design that was now out of production, so were the replacement grips. It all made sense so I agreed to have the club re-gripped. The only catch was that the club was not going to be ready until Wednesday morning. I then explained to Brian this was fine, in that I could live without my 3-iron for a day as I had a game lined up very early Wednesday, out of town.
Much to my delight, Brian then said to me: "No problem, I'll move some orders around and have the club ready by 3 pm today". Lo and behold, just as I returned to pick up my club, Brian was actually on the phone calling me to let me know everything was ready.
Was this customer service? At it's most basic level maybe. At the core, this was really textbook relationship management, not of the 'experience engineering' sort but a natural and effortless execution of a memorable customer experience. It was building loyalty and forming a bond between a customer and a craftsman. I left the store feeling that I can now trust someone to repair my golf equipment from now on. All it took was someone – Brian – to understand how to treat people. The transaction, the sale, took care of itself.
You cannot go to your technology provider and buy a good game of CRM.
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As the director of supply chain at Whirlpool, Kevin O'Meara takes driving out waste seriously. So in 2007 he challenged his team to start thinking differently about fuel expenses. "Every dollar I can reduce in transportation is a dollar that gets freed up in the company," he explains.
His crew zeroed in on fuel surcharges, which transportation providers typically charge customers to off-set fluctuations in fuel prices. "We're paying for something where we didn't really understand all the details," O'Meara says. "Any time I see a blind spot like that, I say, let's dive into that."
O'Meara's division started working with Breakthrough Fuel, which developed technology to help companies calculate their exact fuel costs. Whirlpool had Breakthrough calculate its usage and then brought that data to its transportation providers. As a result, Whirlpool began paying its transportation providers just for the fuel it used, not the additional "industry average" surcharge. Since fully implementing the program in the spring of 2008, Whirlpool has reduced its fuel expenditures by 11%.
The team is now looking hard at loadability of trailers, and how to fit more into the space.
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World Gas Turbine Market Discussed in New Topical Report Published at MarketPublishers.com
15 Feb 2012 • by Natalie Aster
LONDON – Thermal energy is the most dominant source of energy used around the world for electricity generation. Hence, it also has a greater installed capacity when compared with any other source of energy. The global cumulative installed capacity for thermal energy as on 2000 was 2.5 million MW which increased to 3.7 million MW in 2009, representing a CAGR of 3.9% over this period. The future installed capacity is also expected to follow the same trend, with the total installed capacity expected to be around 5 million MW in 2020, The growth clearly represents the dependence on this source of energy for power generation all over the world.
New market research report "Gas Turbines for Thermal Power - Global Market Size, Average Pricing, Equipment Market Share and Competitive Landscape Analysis to 2020" developed by GlobalData provides an all-encompassing analysis of the global gas turbine market dynamics across ten key countries of the world. Its scope comprises:
- data on the revenue generated from gas turbine sales at the global level;
- data on the market revenues, pricing and volume analysis of gas turbines for the world's top 10 countries;
- policy and regulatory framework in the leading countries;
- detailed market share analysis of the top market participants like Siemens and General Electric;
- SWOT analysis of the key players in the gas turbine market.
Countries mentioned in the report are: the US, Brazil, India, China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, the UAE, Italy, the UK and Russia.
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Reflexology benefits – Soothe away the sore!
Reflexology is a kind of massage which focuses on applying pressure to certain areas of the feet, ears and hands. The belief behind this massage is that certain areas of the feet and hands contain nerve endings that correspond to other parts of the body. Therefore, when pressure is applied to these areas, it will trigger the parasympathetic nerves that in turn would alleviate any pain. This ancient Chinese practice is based on the idea that the body is self-healing, and all it needs is the triggering of the right nerves to start the healing process.
Reflexology has become a popular form of alternative medicine today because of the many benefits that come with it. These reflexology benefits have been proven by studies funded by the National Cancer Institute, and the National Institutes of Health. Based on these above studies and those of others conducted across the world, reflexology benefits can be divided into four primary areas, which are:
- Organs: Reflexology is believed to cure diseases of certain organs by improving blood circulation. Many diseases that affect people today stem from lack of physical activity and poor diet, so improving blood circulation will flush out toxins present in these organs, and will restore them back to good health. Boosting blood circulation is believed to be useful for treating stress, anxiety, migraine, constipation, asthma, headache and menopausal conditions in women.
- Relaxation: Massages tend to be relaxing and soothing because they relieve tension in muscles. Furthermore, during a massage people tend to slow down and reflect on their thoughts. While these benefits apply to all kinds of massages, it is more profound in reflexology because it relaxes the entire mind, body and soul.
- Pain Reduction: One of the best known reflexology benefits is pain reduction. As nerve endings are massaged, blood circulation starts improving in those areas, and in turn, reduces pain. 27 studies have shown that reflexology has a positive impact in reducing pain in people with AIDS, kidney stones, chest pains and more.
- Reduction of Symptoms: Reflexology is known to reduce the symptoms of certain diseases by triggering the self-healing nerves that run through those organs.
Other than these benefits, reflexology is also known to have a positive effect with cancer treatments. Patients suffering from cancer have reported lower levels of pain and a better quality of life through the regular practice of reflexology. These reflexology benefits have made life better for millions of people all around the world.
If you are experiencing any of these complaints or just feel like you really need some nurturing. Let our skilled and caring hands at Massage One Robina 'soothe away the sore' and help you drift off into deep, blissful relaxation.


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I am Dean of the Broken Arrow Campus of Northeastern State University. The Broken Arrow campus serves over 3000 undergraduate and graduate students.Previously I served as Dean of the Defense Systems Management College and Interim Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). DAU is an award-winning corporate university preparing military and government civilian project management teams to lead defense programs, like Joint Strike Fighter, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, and Littoral Combat Ship. I served 2 years as VP, and over 7 years as the Dean of the Defense Systems Management College at DAU.Prior to DAU, I was the Principal Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for International Technology Security. This was a political appointment in the second George W. Bush Administration.I am a retired Naval officer with operational tours in ships and submarines. Ashore, I managed ship repair projects, ran an experimental high-energy laser, and was involved in ballistic missile defense. After retirement, I worked for a small consulting firm where I helped the Navy create a $1.6 billion shipboard radar program.
My research interests include the neuro-cognitive behavioral aspects of leadership and decision-making, managing and leading in complex environments, and the use and effectiveness of technology in teaching and learning.
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Quests, adventure, scandals, danger, magic, romance, strong heroes, expertly interwoven storylines, mystery, and monsters. This book has it all.
Ill-fated follows Leila as she begins a perilous quest to prove her worth and right to rule as the heir to the Bainland throne. At only fourteen, this would seem like a daunting task, but every ruler before her has done the same at fourteen. Leila has been training for this for most of her life. It should be routine, if a bit dangerous, except the falling star that is to determine her course falls dead South. Southland is rumored to be full of dark magic and unsavory characters. So Leila sets off with only her awesomely fast horse, an unlucky number and a chip on her shoulder.
In Southland a boy about Leila's age has been wandering around with no recollection of his name or orgins. Each day he awakes without a memory of the day before or anything about himself, but strangely has general knowledge of Southland, figures, and writing. The captain of the ship he's on calls him Sam. But "Sam" is sure that's not his name nor does he belong with the crew that seem a lot like pirates. After jumping ship, Sam meets an old woman who helps him realize that he has a mind-lock. Until he can find someone to remove it, he will never remember much.
So Sam sets off to find help after a "sapping" that only temporarily clears his head to remember more than one day. His quest crosses Leila's quest and adventures abound in this dangerous frontier-like land of Southland where towns are a day's ride on horseback from each other, and it's legal to kidnap unescorted children and sell them into drudgery.
I really liked this book. In the beginning, the reader only gets vague directions on what her quest is, and like Leila we have to learn as we go. I absolutely loved Leila and Sam's characters. Leila is a strong female hero without being inaccessible or overly tough. She has some vulnerablilities that make her believable. Sam is optimistic but realistic in the face of his limitations. He comes up with plans and is very smart and perceptive. He also has a cute sense of humor especially with Leila. They have great chemistry. I am looking forward to their next adventures. I wasn't ready for the story to end. I was actually surprised when it did end. I thought the ending kind of jipped me. Not to give away too much, but the heroes didn't get their due in the climax like I thought they should have.
The plot is exciting and moves well. All goals are accomplished in interesting ways. I've been paying attention to world building and the author has built a well thought out world. It is filled with things we know but with uniquely different names and twists. The "magic" in Southland is inventive.
There are some plot details I wondered about with characters introduced early on and their roles later in the book. The old woman whom Sam meets, Captain Oren and Ash don't seem to have their stories complete or their actions clarified. However, these and other characters are entertaining and have distinctive personalities.
Descriptions were colorful and there are just enough of them. As the landscape changes, I was able to keep up because it is gradual and presented well.
I gave Ill-fated 4.8 out of 5. It is a colorful, a bit dangerous but not too scary, and a good read for ages 12 and up.
I would love to read more adventures with Leila and "Sam". Waiting for "adventure and romance on the high seas!"
Ill-Fated by Evelyn Ink
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Ill-fated-ebook/dp/B008XD94OE
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WASHINGTON — They were born with once-lethal heart defects but lived fairly normal lives — until they wanted babies of their own. Now these survivors need special care again, sometimes even heart surgery, to become mothers.
It's care difficult to find: Few cardiologists are trained to treat adults with congenital heart disease, much less when pregnancy puts extra strain on their vulnerable hearts.
Some mothers-to-be thought they were cured as children, only to learn a surgical repair is not a cure and may eventually wear out.
Many others were told never to get pregnant, though some didn't listen — while other patients with milder conditions were unnecessarily scared by physicians unfamiliar with the defects.
"I call these girls my miracle babies, the miracle babies we didn't think would happen," says Angela Trout, 29, of Columbus, Ohio, who has a 4-year-old and 7-month-old despite being told as a teenager, erroneously, that her malformed tricuspid valve left her too weak for pregnancy.
Still others go through open-heart surgery before conception, replacing valves so their hearts beat stronger, or have less invasive heart surgery while pregnant.
"It's fascinating and it's amazing, some of the stories of these women, how brave they are," says Dr. Curt Daniels. He heads the adult congenital heart clinic at Ohio State University Medical Center and has cared for 140 pregnant patients, with no deaths so far, in one of the nation's few programs that target the high-risk women.
About one in 125 babies is born with a heart abnormality, the nation's leading type of birth defect. Some are mild and cause few problems. Others are complex, and commonly killed in infancy until the 1970s, when open-heart surgery for babies and young children became common.
Today, most children with complex heart defects grow up and live near-normal lives for many years. There are an estimated 1 million U.S. adults with congenital heart disease, a population growing at about 5 percent a year.
Major risks
Still, they are at increased risk of irregular heartbeats, enlarged hearts, heart failure, sometimes sudden death, decades after their childhood heart repairs.
Pregnancy can bring out those risks sooner, because to nourish a fetus, the amount of blood in a woman's body and how much her heart pumps each minute both jump by 50 percent.
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With ever-more congenital heart disease survivors reaching childbearing age, a pressing question is how to predict who will have a troublesome pregnancy, and who shouldn't worry.
With proper care, mothers-to-be seldom die. In a 2001 study that tracked almost 600 congenital-heart pregnancies at 13 Canadian hospitals, there were three heart-related deaths.
But almost one in five such women will have serious heart complications during pregnancy, cardiologists at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital reported earlier this year.
That study tracked 90 pregnancies among congenital heart patients. Mothers at highest risk of complications had poorer-pumping hearts before pregnancy, or problems getting blood past the heart's pulmonary valve.
Daniels, who is preparing to publish Ohio State's outcomes, adds as top risks having an enlarged aorta, which could rupture during delivery, or so-called "blue-baby" conditions that mean blood doesn't get enough oxygen.
Daniels' scariest patient to date: One who got pregnant despite his caution that she had a 50-50 chance of dying. A multiple-defect condition called Eisenmenger's syndrome dangerously increased blood pressure in her lungs and stressed her heart. She needed continual infusions of powerful medications to stay alive, but it worked and the baby is fine.
Many doctors fear giving medicines during pregnancy in case the drugs are blamed for a birth defect.
"We're not shy" with drugs, Daniels says. "You have to treat the mom and make the mom healthy, and the baby will have a better chance."
Then there was the woman who had scheduled an abortion because another cardiologist called her heart too weak for pregnancy. Daniels' own testing showed her cardiomyopathy was mild enough to control with simple medicines; she canceled the abortion and recently delivered a healthy baby.
"You try to have some confidence when you say, 'You'll be OK,"' he says. "When she makes it through, it was very emotional."
The biggest enemy
For most of these women, overblown anxiety is the biggest enemy, adds Daniels' nurse, Libby Sparks, who urges patients to call her day or night to report symptoms that worry them.
Daniels' advice for heart-defect survivors:
- Get a heart checkup before becoming pregnant. An exercise stress test and other checks that are simple to do before conception, but hard during pregnancy, can accurately assess your risks.
- Mothers-to-be whose hearts are deemed higher-risk should seek programs where obstetricians who specialize in high-risk pregnancies work with cardiologists trained in adult congenital heart disease.
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WPP has raised the stakes significantly in the media buying game with the launch of Xaxis, a huge new database that claims to allow advertisers to target consumers with what they want, in real time.
This is the Holy Grail of online advertising, meaning that advertisers can find customers who are inclined to buy immediately without needing to scatter their messages across countless media options.
Xaxis claims to have more than 500 million consumer profiles available in its launch markets of North America, Europe and Australia.
Crucially WPP sees this is as something that can be made to work in mainstream media like broadcast television as well as online.
Xaxis, to be headed by Brian Lesser, currently head of WPP's Media Innovation Group, will be based on the company's 24/7 Real Media company, bought for $649m in 2007. Since then WPP has acquired numerous smaller online ad business and also struck a succession of partnerships with other online specialists.
Xaxis (the name is intended to indicate that this is the first truly scientific form of targeted ad buying) will bring these various capabilities together for the first time, according to Lesser.
"The change isn't so much how we are using the technology, but how we are centralizing the audience data," he says. "When advertisers work with third parties, they can lose control over that data."
WPP Digital boss Mark Read adds:"This is the next stage in advertising. We need to apply technologies to the process of buying media to help our clients target their ads."
Other companies like Google and Publicis Groupe's Vivaki online media exchange will no doubt say they can do the same thing (or will be able to soon).
But WPP has the big advantage of the biggest client base among all the big marcoms group and, by the sounds of it, has secured the agreement of many of these clients to place consumer data within Xaxis.
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So apparently Velcro has gone through a massive rebranding. Who knew?
Although there is velcro in my life… that's how I think of it. Little "v" velcro, not capital "V" Velcro as in "a brand". I thought it had gone the way of Thermos, Teflon and all the other once-brand-names that ended up becoming just another product name to be pilfered by a bunch of other brands.
When I think of velcro, I think of shoes. Or this:
But it isn't the rebranding (6 months for that logo? Really?) or the new website that caught my attention. It was two lines from the article over at Co. Create from Velcro Group vice president of global marketing Jurjen Jacobs:
"Instead of us trying to invent all kinds of new things you can do with Velcro, there are millions of people using our products every day, and most of them will be very proud to share their results with other people. I think that's a huge strength of our brand and where our future marketing strategy will come from."
Jacobs is doing marketing right. Instead of telling your brand advocates what they should be doing with your stuff, let your brand advocates tell you. Let THEM do the work! Let them shill your goods to other people… and hopefully turn those people into brand advocates in the meantime.
Although it is kinda ridiculous that it took 6 months (and probs oodles of money) to get a new logo, props to the velcro kids for doing their marketing strategy right.
I am curious now how Velcro is listening to their customers, evaluating what is being discussed and how they are going to act on that. At least there is going to be one clear measure of success on this one… when people start thinking about velcro as Velcro again.


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Yes, it is alittle vacay but early bird catching the worm they say, so we started our Saturday bright and early. Transportation in San Fran is best by walking, renting a bike, or Bart. We rented bikes to ride up and go over the Golden Gate Bridge. It is a very tough ride but the view is amazing.
It would be crazy to ride our bikes back to the city because we would be going uphill so we just took the ferry back. What I love about San Fran is just about anywhere you eat it is delicious. When we are traveling or even in our city, trying new eats is our thing. That following evening went to watch UFC 191 at local bar Rumors had some delicious tacos and wings. There are many restaurants so I would definitely recommend using Yelp for extra help on reviews, and what type of food you would like to try. By the end of this amazing trip all I have to say is thank you to my hubby for taking me to a spontaneous last minute trip to San Franny.


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Okay, so to understand what our skin needs, first we need to figure out the different stages our bodies to through every 28 days or so. Here are the four key phases your skin survives every single month.
1. Surfing the crimson wave
When you're on your period, your oestrogen levels are low, which can make your skins look more rough than usual. As well as drinking things full of antioxidants (we're fans of Qi Organic Matcha Green Tea!), we can rely on skincare to sort us out.
- Try a double-cleansing routine, beginning with an oil-based cleanser and following with something water-based. Ingredients like salicylic acid are your friends at this time.
- Exfoliate more often than normal - two or three times a week is great.
- Clear out any impurities with a clay mask.
2. Dull-town, population: you
As you get close to the end of your period, it's common for your skin to be a little dull and flaky. But it's pretty easy to deal with!
- Stick with gentle exfoliation. Have you tried a chemical exfoliant? Packed with naturally-occurring acids (like AHA's or BHA's), they're perfect for taking it easy on your skin but still brightening up your dry li'l face.
- Skincare that packs in moisture is your best friend right now. Before moisturising, try a vitamin C serum; it helps your skin produce collagen and naturally brightens your complexion.
- A calming, soothing mask with anti-inflammatory properties will go down a treat. Try popping a green tea or aloe vera sheet mask in the fridge before using it to make it extra chill.
3. The light at the end...
The sweet spot! After your period ends, your body ramps up the oestrogen production, which makes your skin look awesome.Here's how to make the most of it.
- Go for the no-make-up make-up look whenever you can. Try a tinted SPF if you want to go for a light coverage. (Speaking of, you gotta slap that on every other day of the year as well. Yes, even if it's cloudy!).
- Even if you're not breaking out, don't skip any acne-fighting products you'd normally use. Look out for ingredients like salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, and tea tree oil to treat breakouts, and niacinamide and zinc PCA to prevent them.
4. It's almost that time again...
After your oestrogen increases, your body gets ready for your egg to be fertilised and when that doesn't happen, your body experiences an increase in progesterone and testosterone and a surge in luteinizing hormone (LH), which unfortunately increases oil production. That's where all that PMS acne flourishes! Now we know what to blame, here's what to do about it.
- Stick to oil-free make-up and skincare products where possible. Keep an eye out of the label "non-comedogenic' - that means your products don't clog pores or cause acne.
- Grab a cleanser that contains salicylic acid to fight blemishes and remove excess oil.
- Studies have shown that the increase in testosterone during this time of the month makes us want to wear more make-up than we normally would. If you do go full glam, just make sure you're extra careful about removing all of it before you go to bed. Let those skin cells breathe, Moxette!
After that, the cycle beings again! Remember: no two periods are the same, and no two faces are either. So the most important tip of all is to know your skin, pay attention to its needs, and give it what it wants!


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Why It Is Important To Call Yourself A Writer: Even If You Are A Cat
Humans get asked what their occupation is, cats don't get asked this. This is such a struggle, to be recognized as a writer. I want others to recognize I am a writer, but first I have to believe it myself.


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Title: Returns
Author: Persephone Yavanna the Entwife
Pairing/Characters: Angela
Wordcount: 390
Rating: G for gen (in other words, completely work-safe!)
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Tim Kring and assorted others have rights to create derivative works within the Heroesverse, but I am not one of those licensees, unfortunately. Rather not be sued for playing with the characters, though . . . not making a profit here, just exploring the characters and situations created by the esteemed Mr. Kring.
Summary: Angela returns a purchase
Author Notes: This is my first excursion into the Heroesverse.
The wind whistled coldly past her legs as Angela entered the Macy's entrance at 34th and Seventh. She clutched the package to her breast tighter as she fought to open the door.
"Let me help you with that, ma'am," said a tall gentleman as he opened the door for her.
"Thank you," Angela said.
"'Tis the season," he replied with a warm smile, then winked at her. "Don't want to get any coal in my stocking."
She smiled back, a tight little smile demanded by politeness. She turned to her left and walked past the displays of shirts, ties and wallets until she reached her goal.
There was a line at the counter. Not unexpected at this time of year, but she hated to wait. She wanted to have this finished, done – the sooner the better. She fingered the bandage on her forehead as she bent her head and hugged her package, pushing away memories of burning lips searing her soul in a slow gentle kiss.
Her head snapped up as she heard the clerk say, "How may I help you?"
"I'd like to return these," she said in a crisp voice.
"I'll need your receipt, madam, if you please, and the card the purchase was charged to," the clerk said. "And the reason for the return."
"My son died. He won't be needing these," Angela replied. She fumbled with the package, pulling out the required receipt, then opened her purse.
The clerk mumbled the usual, seldom-sincere phrase, "I'm so sorry to hear of your loss." Taking the proffered slip of paper and rectangle of plastic, the clerk glanced at them, then looked up sharply. "Senator Petrelli will be missed."
"Yes," Angela said simply. "He will be."
Head bent, the clerk swiftly credited the purchase back to her card. Angela placed the package on the counter gently, then turned and walked away, back straight, head high.
Heading towards the bank of elevators, she passed a table of men's hosiery. She ran her fingers lightly over the small, neat bundles. Argyle, navy, brown, black. She turned her head casually. Busy clerks were at every counter, ringing up purchases for long lines of holiday shoppers. She fingered a cashmere pair in black, luxuriating in its softness.
She turned away and walked towards the elevators, hand in pocket, caressing her latest acquisition.


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My name is Jeni and I am an experienced, caring, calm and playful nanny seeking a family or families to work with in empowerment and play! I have an advanced degree in Montessori Education, with 4 years Montessori classroom experience(2 years 1st to 3rd and 2 years working in environments with children ages 1-13), 6 years experience teaching music to youth, 4 years teaching meditation and conflict resolution to youth, most recently leading the children's program at Insight Meditation Center and also working as a daytime foster friend for children with special needs for the state. I have a car, am in the process of getting re-certified in CPR and First Aid, have my food handlers permit, great references and am registered as a childcare worker with the state. I began nannying last fall and have loved helping foster a fun, safe and warm environments for children and their families.
I love outdoor play, games, integrating learning into crafts, science and art projects, singing and sharing music(I have a stockpile of child friendly instruments), sharing stories and simple snacks. Communication is very important to me, both with parents and the children. I love to work with children on developing skills to embrace and control their emotions in positive ways, helping empower children to "help them help themselves"- Maria Montessori. My ideal family would be a mix of primary and elementary age children. I'm a confident cook, firm believer in structure with flexibility and clear and open communication. I hope to hear from you soon to get to know your young ones and see if we are a good fit!!
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Beijing, August 12: Huo Ke, former deputy director of the Chi tiol Tourism Administration, has been expelled from the party and public office for graft and leaking party and state secrets, the anti-graft authority said on Wednesday. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of Chi (CPC) found that Huo seriously violated party discipline by accepting gifts, reported Xinhua. He accepted bribes and took advantage of his post by seeking benefits for others through promotion of cadres and business operations. Huo bribed others to secure his own promotion, leaked state and party secrets, and impeded the investigation by authorities. The CPC central committee approved Huo's expulsion from the party according to CPC discipline regulations. The state council approved his dismissal from public office. (IANS)
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The CMDB is dead
With a headline like that I had to read the CMDB is dead, long live the CMDB. Whilst much of it speaks a language I don't understand, the bits that are in English I liked...mostly. There is an unhealthy affection for DevOps and similar web-cowboy-waffle, and too much readiness to fix the problem of CMDB by throwing yet more technology at it, but the parts informed by past experience of CMDB were a voice of common sense.
If any small company came to me and said "yeah, gotta have a CMDB!" I'd be looking very closely at how potentially insane they were. Most small orgs and companies just don't need it. It's honestly only useful when you breach some amount of scale.
The worst part is the ITIL definition of what should be in a CMDB has been effectively unachievable because of the costs associated with it. The classic ITIL world of CMDB has this data repository being updated with process (typically manual) as changes are approved – it's meant to represent the "desired state" of an operational world. Only it doesn't. Really, it never has. And even with the highest priced tools on the market today never will. At best it's an audit-against tool that you can see "yeah, it matched or didn't match when we ran that scan a few days ago"...
What most of us want from a CMDB is what we get implicitly, to some degree, from many of our monitoring solutions
Pretty dismissive of CMDBf too.
Never mind the pundits - hear what the coalface practitioners are saying.
The term CMDB should be dead!
I used to look at ITskeptic years ago, as I found it useful to work out was I the only one frustrated by the mis-communication about the term CMDB. Since then I 've been removing almost all references to "CMDB" from literature and presentation as everyone had a different understanding and it confuses everyone. Rather than having meeting debating "I thought a CMDB was" we focus instead of inventory/asset management, or mapping systems to services, or maybe working how to make it easy for project teams to fill in change forms with consistent risk understanding.
Drop the term cmdb and hey presto - you might get something delivered that people can use as part of their day job!
Oh - another tip. Anything to do with configuration management is manual, with automation easing some aspects. Automation can cover discovery, verification, consolidation, rules management, lookups, presentation, reporting, etc. Or in other words automation requires lots of manual work you never did before as well!
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Was it me or did everyone get some pretty DIRE weather over the weekend? The sun shone for about an hour on Saturday morning but the rest of the weekend was wild, wet and WINDY!!! YUCK! It was definitely a weekend to stay in and craft! ........
- One piece of Michaels 6" x 4" Christmas stack paper, taped down the short side using Stix2 tape.
- I then taped one end, turned my tube sideways and taped it again
- Crop-a-dile used to punch a hole at one end and then to set a silver 3/8" eyelet
- Red/White bakers twine for the "hanger"
- Inkadinkado snowman/Let it Snow image stamped on to white card using Versamark ink and white embossing powder
- Distress Inks: tumbled glass, broken china, faded jeans applied using a Tim Holtz blending tool - to create an "Ombre" effect, before cutting out and matting on to navy card which was also cut out (I did this to make the image more rigid) and then mounted on to my decoration using dimensional foam tape
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Here's Doug's playlist from his Drastic Plastic Program of November 6th, 2006 on CKUT FM. As always, the Drastic Plastic Program is broadcast every Monday from 10:00 – 11:00 PM on CKUT FM and a podcast of the show is available for download for one week from the date of broadcast. After that you can stream it right from the CKUT website.
Artist – Album – Song
the Stolen Minks – EP – Black Widow
Maximum R'n'R – 7" – (Relapse Records) – Deep inside the tracks
Motion – 7" – Which Way Up
Headlights – Kill Them with Kindness – Lullibies
Kahoots – 7" (I & Ear Records) – The Coroner Blinked Twice
Paper Airplanes – Boyhood – The Fences
Hail Social – 7 " (Polyvinyl Records) – Objects in Mirror
Joe Lally – There to Here – There to Here
Pere Ubu – Why I Hate Women – Babylonian Warehouses
Dreamchair Music – Creek's Risin' – The Reaper
Hudson Bell – When the Sun is the Mon – Strange Lands
Abner Trio – Distant Thunder at the Sacred Force – One
New Amsterdams – Story like a Star – Turn out the Light


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In this blog we are going to explore how lanyards can be used at weddings.
Festival themes weddings are growing in popularity and lanyards are a fantastic way of setting off the day.
Lanyards can be used before the big day itself, either as part of the save the date or wedding invitation. Sending a lanyard as either of these lets the guests get an idea for the theme of the wedding and act as a great keepsake item. You can even as them to be brought and worn at the big day itself if you're really going all out on the festival theme. As the lanyards are fully customisable they can be produced with your name, date, venue and any other information you would like. Screen Printed and Full Colour Printed lanyards will look great for this.
Asking your guest to wear the lanyards on the day and act as a query and fun way of them being allowed in to the wedding, on the day you can also print out day planners that can be attached to the lanyards so that everyone can keep up-to-date with the timetable for the day. Our accessories and can used to attach on to the lanyards to make them the perfect wedding day tool. They look great, they are a fun item, people will keep them and remember the day and they are really are helpful and practical to be used on the big day itself as well to help it all run to plan and on time.


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Four years after being selected to design a major new music venue in the western suburbs of Paris, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban's La Seine Musicale is now open to the public.
Developed in collaboration with French architect Jean de Gastine, Ban's design was heavily influenced by the curvature of the island on which the music hall is situated, Île Seguin, as well as its industrial heritage.
The building appears almost like a ship, with a spherical glass auditorium of photovoltaic panels sitting like sails billowing above deck. Combining striking design and sustainability, La Seine Musicale was conceived as a new symbol for western Paris.
Inside, the 1,150-seat auditorium is designed to achieve maximum visual and acoustic harmony and intimacy between the performers and the audience. Elaborately worked timber forms surround the stage, interior walls and ceilings, creating a warm, cosy atmosphere and sound-proofing the room.
As well as the auditorium, the 2.35 hectare, 280 meter-long site also hosts a multi-purpose concert hall, a smaller classic musical venue, rehearsal spaces, recording rooms, ships and a public rooftop park.
You can see more of this stunning new civic space here.


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SBA Announces $2.5 Million Competition for Accelerators
Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox
Traditionally, businesses in Silicon Valley or New York have had an advantage over those in South Dakota or Arkansas thanks to robust accelerators on the coasts. But a new initiative from the U.S. Small Business Administration is looking to equal the funding playing field.
Today, SBA's administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced the launch of a $2.5 million competition aimed at strengthening access to capital throughout the country. The announcement was made at the kickoff to the group's annual Small Business Week events in San Francisco, held this year at Twitter's headquarters.
According to a statement the SBA released this morning, the competition will allow entrepreneurial models to compete for prizes of $50,000 apiece, helping to fund operating budgets and fill in gaps in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The competition will give special consideration to accelerators that support manufacturing as well as those that support women or other underrepresented groups.


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Rohn RSL Series Anchor Bolt Base Section 4
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Rohn RAL04 RSL Series Anchor Bolt Base Section 4
The Rohn RAL04 is an anchor base for Rohn RSL towers. Includes full-size template, anchor bolt lower template, anchor bolts and leg stubs. Base design utilizes double lower nuts to allow for leveling. Required concrete footing size is 8' x 8' x 4'4" (10.3 cu. yds.).


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We strive to be a vibrant Christian community that is loving, nurturing, open, sustainable and renewing, and one that inspires people of all ages to live in the Christian faith and serve the world.
Statement of Inclusiveness
All people are created in God's image, and each child of God is unique and wonderful. We celebrate the universal truth proclaimed in Galatians 3:26 and 28, "In Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave of free, there is no longer male or female: for all of you are one in Christ Jesus."
As members of First Presbyterian of South St. Paul, we strive to love one another as God loves us. Knowing that we are all one in Christ, we embrace all who share with us a common faith in God and welcome them into the life and full leadership of our congregation. We do so regardless of a person's race, ethnic origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, economic condition, cultural or religious background, or any particular element of his or her total humanity.
We welcome and encourage all persons to share in community life, worship and sacraments, including offices and ministry of the church. In response to the call to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:39), we pledge our congregation to oppose by word and action injustices toward all persons, as we would oppose injustices toward ourselves.


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As I mentioned in my post this morning, I am ready to take control of my nutrition again. I'm starting by going nut with food prep. I wanted lots of healthy options so that I couldn't get bored, but also had lots of yumminess.
I've been doing smoothies for the last couple of months, but I know I'm taking in way too many calories with those, and it's throwing my day off. So I decided to make something that would be filling & healthy that required very little effort.
Simple Egg White & Veggie Muffins
Makes 10 servings
Calories: 64 kCal
Fat: 1g
Carbs: 3g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 9g
2.5 cups egg whites
150g chopped asparagus (~1 cup)
85g chopped broccoli (~1.5cups)
130g diced red pepper (~3/4 cup)
3/4 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
1/3 cup pecorino Romano (can sub with Parmesan or nutritional yeast)
Sea salt to taste
1) Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray muffin tins with non-stick spray (I used olive oil spray).
2) Mix all ingredients in a bowl, mixing until yogurt is dissolved.
3) Ladle into muffin tins, and cook for 30-40 minutes or until muffins are puffed up, and no longer wet on top. Should also be browned around the edges.
4) Serve immediately or let cool and refrigerate and reheat. For a heartier breakfast pair with fruit, more veggies, or grains of some sort.


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Deathcats releasing 'All Hail Deathcats' (full LP stream)
by Andrew Sacher
Deathcats may hail from Glasgow, but their sound is hardly Scottish. These guys making rippin' garage rock that sounds straight of San Francisco, or at least Detroit. There's just a bit of psych in there too -- anyone who digs The Sonics, The MC5 or newer torchbearers like Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees should give this a listen. They're releasing their debut album, All Hail Deathcats, next week (6/9) via Fuzzkill Records. You can pre-order it now, but if you want to check it out first, you can do so by listening to the full LP stream which premieres in this post.
Deathcats also have a European tour coming up, including an album release show in their hometown with fellow Glasgow rockers Pinact. All dates on that tour are listed, with the album stream, below...
Deathcats - All Hail Deathcats
Deathcats -- 2014 Tour Dates
June 5th - GoNorth Festival - Inverness
June 6th - The Circle - Cumbernauld
June 7th - Beat Generator - Dundee
June 13th - Cab Vol - Edinburgh
June 14th - Official Album Launch - Broadcast - Glasgow w/ Pinact
June 27th - Bungalows & Bears - Sheffield
June 28th - The Caarstle, Mirabel Studios - Manchester
July 2nd - PJ Molloys - Dunfermline
July 3rd - Cellar 35 - Aberdeen
July 5th - Shetfest - Shetland
July 11th/13th - T In The Park - T Break Stage
July 25th/27th - Wicerkman Festival
August 2nd - 13th Note - Glasgow
August 8th - Old Blue Last London


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March was the warmest month of March on NASA or NOAA records, and one of the roughest on allergy sufferers. Which is my cue to tell you about one of my favorite gardening books, Tom Ogren's Allergy-Free Gardening. I don't suffer from allergies, but found this book a fascinating read and enlightening on many fronts. ~ JB
See also the National Wildlife Federation's report on allergies: NWF.org/allergies