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Ensure reliable electrics and a professional finish — here's how to make a wiring loom.
Many times in the past, we've had visions of making our own wiring looms. Before our attics became a dumping ground, we had dreams of laying out old looms and copying them using cabling and wrapping as close to original as possible.
Full-on project cars with mental engines changed changed all that when we made the decision to stop playing around with notions of modifying existing looms and doing it properly. Additions such as ECUs, fuel pumps, alternator, even twin-speed wipers, fog lamps, electric fan, and heated front and rear screens meant the loom had to be fit for purpose.
With stakes that high, we contacted Autosparks and asked them for advice. They requested our old loom for reference and a list of the additions we'd need.
A few days later they informed us of the price and a lead-time of between six and eight weeks. Surely we could make one quicker than that in my attic? Maybe, but not to their handmade standard and definitely not braided, as our rude awakening proved. Here's what's involved.
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In this presentation we will share our experience on how we used the PI System as the central technology in managing IoT for signals coming from the our Industrial systems and beyond, including meters, telemetry, etc. This includes retrieving signals from locations using M2M communication through 3G/GPRS, which is now coming of age, and using this information in our Central Control Room to take decisions. Beyond the control room, the PI System acts as a central repository for IoT data that can be used for many different analysis applications such as hydraulic modeling, leak management, energy management. We are also developing applications for customer service, fault management and integration with our GIS and facilities. Tangible benefits includes reduced cost of leak repairs (in some cases up to 90%), better customer service in faster reaction time to low pressure complaints (by 35%) and more efficient energy management (including a 10% reduction in energy costs).
Dr. Francisco Castillo is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Maynilad Water Services, Inc., the water concessionaire for the West area of Manila's greater metropolitan area. He was previously connected to a major multinational IT consulting firm as Managing Consultant for Asia-Pacific, where he worked over 12 years in various capacities. In 2013 he was named "Outstanding ASEAN CIO" by the IDG group, as well as Most Valuable Person by the International Quality and Productivity Center for his contribution in the mobility exchange conference in Singapore 2013. He has also been nominated in 2016 as one of 3 ASEAN IT Influencers of the year which will be awarded this August in Singapore during the ASEAN Strategy Forum.A founding member of the Internet of Everything consortium in the Philippines, he has over 20 years experience in Information Technology, and has undertaken projects in over a dozen countries in Europe and Asia.Dr. Castillo holds a Ph.D. in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña (Barcelona, Spain), where he was also the Associate Director for the Technical Engineering College and an Associate Professor. He also has a B.S. Electronics & Communications Eng degree from the De La Salle University (Manila).He has over 50 published papers in international journals and conferences, and has presented in over 20 international seminars. He is also the author of the upcoming book entitled "Managing IT" that will be released by Springer (Germany) in the second quarter of 2016.


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10 Ginormous Dishes You Can Order at Canadian Restaurants
Consider yourself an ambitious eater? Across Canada, restaurants are serving monster meals, from ginormous nine-pound burgers to 15-pound poutines. If you've got the appetite of a champion, chow down on these gargantuan dishes from restaurants throughout the country.
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Nine-Pound Burger at Blondie's Burgers (Winnipeg, MB)
 Good luck wrapping your mouth around this gargantuan nine-pound burger from Blondie's Burgers in Winnipeg. Once put together, the enormous beef patty is stacked with 40 slices of cheese and an indeterminate amount of crispy bacon. Consume it in 2.5 hours and the dish is on the house, but be warned: the challenge has only been successfully completed once in 27 years.

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Beast-Sized Burger at The Cannibal Café (Vancouver, BC)
 We double dog dare you to take on The Beast – eight six-ounce beef patties layered with eight double bacon strips, eight double cheddar slices, plus all the other regular burger fixings. Eat it in 30 minutes or less and win a t-shirt, your mug on the wall of fame and "an eternity of glory." If you're planning to attempt The Beast, contact the restaurant in advance to make a reservation!

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10 Pound Pizza at Vern's Pizza Company (Saskatoon, SK)
 Seeing is believing: Vern's Pizza Company in Saskatoon makes a ginormous 18-inch pizza that tops the scale at 10 pounds. The pizza has all the fixings, starting with Vern's pizza sauce, along with pepperoni, salami, ham, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, pineapple and Canadian mozzarella. It's one of their best-sellers, especially for parties and sporting events.

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"The Ultimate Breakfast Challenge" at Mo's Family Restaurant (Oakville, ON)
 Get cracking with a seven-pound breakfast at Mo's Family Restaurant. Known as "The Ultimate Breakfast Challenge," a giant metal platter is filled with a smorgasbord of breakfast items: three pancakes the size of hub caps, three bacon slices, three eggs, three slices of French toast, three orders of hash browns, three sausages, three slices of ham, and either 20 ounces of coffee or 10 ounces of juice. The prize for conquering this challenge in 90 minutes or less? A meal on the house.

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Giant Lobster Roll at Saint John Ale House (Saint John, NB)
 Here's a feast fit for a king: take an entire cooked lobster and stuff it into a huge bun smothered in lobster mayo, then top it with crustacean legs. It's a dish of epic proportions at the Saint John Ale House, which starts with a 2.5 pound lobster boiled in Bay of Fundy salt water that's smothered in tomalley and lobster roe mayonnaise, then served on sourdough bread fried in lobster butter. This humdinger sandwich retails for $47 (remember to schedule in time for a post-meal nap).

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"The JBB Challenge" at Jukebox Burgers (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC)
 Featured on You Gotta Eat Here, overindulgence is guaranteed at Jukebox Burgers, a 1950s-style diner in Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Their "JBB Challenge" really breaks the burger bar: a colossal two-pount beef patty squeezed between Belgian waffles layered with pulled meats, chili, roast beef, bacon, onion rings, a trio of cheeses and a half pound of chicken wings. Mon dieu!

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15-Pound Poutine at Poutineville (Montreal, QC)
 Featured on You Gotta Eat Here, get the ultimate poutine fix at Poutineville, an eatery in Montreal dedicated to dishing up Quebec's signature snack. It's here you can have a "Heart Attack on a Plate" – a 15-pound poutine that consists of crispy potatoes, chicken, bacon, hot dogs, minced beef, ham, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, curd cheese and mozzarella, all smothered in gravy. It's definitely the biggest and most decorated poutine in town.

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72-Ounce Steak at Hunter's Ale House (Charlottetown, PEI)
 Hunter's Ale House in Charlottetown has turned the late Canadian actor John Candy into an epic-sized menu item. If you can devour their whopping 72-ounce steak – called "The John Candy" – in an hour or less, the $80 charge is on the house. A total of 89 people have attempted to ingest this giant steak, and only seven have succeeded.

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Three-Pound Donair at Uncle Moe's Donairs and Falafels (Calgary, AB)
 It's $40 to sink your teeth into a doozy of a donair at Uncle Moe's Donairs and Falafels in Calgary. Known as the D-Rex Challenge, it's a pita filled with more than two pounds of shaved beef, lettuce, tomato, onion, and slathered in a sweet, garlicky donair sauce. Devour the three-pound dish in 45 minutes or less and it's free of charge, and your picture will forever hang on the restaurant's wall of fame. Over the past six years, 120 have attempted the challenge and only about 30 per cent have succeeded. Good luck!

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2.2 Pounds of Chicken Parmesan at Moose's Down Under (Vancouver, BC)
 Vancouver's Moose's Down Under has a challenge that's not for chickens: anyone who finishes 2.2 pounds of chicken parmesan in under 45 minutes gets the $35 charge waived and a free tee. This massive plate consists of four humongous pieces of breaded chicken smothered in tomato sauce and melted mozzarella, sitting atop a mountain of fries. Advance appointments required!

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I spend a lot of time internally lamenting that I live in the suburbs.
"Nothing interesting happens here."
"There are no people."
"It's boring."
Helpful, no?
In light if some of the things I figured out in yesterday's post is that I create too many excuses. The first and most important step for me is to simply DO. Excuses are not doing and only provide an excellent reason to stay he, drinking port and watching Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
Wait, that's what I'm doing now….
So, the point is that I need to go out and do things if I want to produce anything worthwhile. Similarly, it will facilitate this processed I actually post and write about the things in my head- the photo, the edits, my creative process. I have in the past resisted posting unless I was in love with a shot which, while good, limits me too frequently. Ultimately, I can delete the crap later and it us worth it if what I post offers some further creativity, process refinement, etc.
Photo: I have a thing about chain link fences. I think they are exceedingly ugly and, given the choice between unfenced and chain link, I would nearly always choose. I am consistently surprised to fid that many, many other people will chose chain link do, seemingly, frequently.
I suspect this is a difference in intention more than style. I value deliberation and would rather do without than choose something mediocre. When it comes to my surrounds, my house, good enough bugs me.
I took five shots of this fence. I liked the lines in this the best. I am vaguely lamenting the mediocre bokeh from the small sensor in my x100.
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I'm an early adopter of technology so when the iQ3 came out, I immediately jumped at it (like a moron as it turns out), mostly for the ability to record 3 shows at a time which is useful as almost every channel screens their prime shows in the same timeslot. After a number of weeks of carnage in terms of the box randomly forgetting to record things, randomly deleting things and randomly refusing to add series link to anything, paired with the constant requirement for rebooting and the truly <insert expletive here> terrible UI, I decided to upgrade back to the iQ2. I stubbornly kept my simple to use, text-based box that just worked and was very happy. But, only being able to record 2 shows is annoying and not having On Demand easily to hand is also annoying.
So, when I was recently called by Foxtel and offered an upgrade to the iQ4 for free, I decided that it was probably time to upgrade again and hopefully all of the annoying things would be fixed. I also understood that the iQ4 is literally just an iQ3 with the ability to stream 4k tv and that I would probably be sadly disappointed. But, the lure of 4K, particularly for the cricket world cup and rugby world cup later this year was too much. And it was free.
I've not yet encountered a reboot requirement and the remote seems to stay paired with the box and to be honest, the picture seems significantly better than it did with my iQ2 so that's all good. The UI is still absolute garbage and the person that came up with it, or team of people that came up with it, should all be pushed off a bloody cliff. But, I am persevering even though it's so stupidly laid out that I want to scream.
However, the one thing I cannot manage to do consistently is delete something I've recorded and watched without deleting the entire series linked program. HOW DO I DO THIS????? I've read the things about going into list view and doing it there which is what I've been doing but it seems that sometimes it will enable me to do it and sometimes it won't. The trouble is, when you press delete and it asks you if you're sure, if you're really really sure, I know that it's worked properly but when you press delete and it just deletes the entire series linked program so that you have to go and find it again, it just deletes it and doesn't ask you anything.
So, I'm sure others have had this problem, can someone please walk me through the step by step process like I'm a moron so that it consistently works every time? I know i'm not a moron and that the UI is so bad that there should be an option for "classic" mode (which I would switch to in a heartbeat) but there's clearly a trick that I haven't managed to successfully replicate every time.
Any help is appreciated.
Hi @GeneralFandango You shouldn't have any issues deleting one show at a time, but sometimes it may take a moment or so for the title to be removed from the screen. It is important that you only press the delete button once and wait for the title to be removed before pressing it again. Can you confirm you are only pressing the delete button once?
Nice to hear that the iQ4 experience is better than your last encounter. As to the menu's, we have a software update coming in the near future, so watch this space.
We appreciate the feedback you have presented and we will make sure this gets passed down the line.
All the best,
That doesn't help. As i said, i'm not a moron so yes, obviously only pressing the delete button once but WHY does the iQ4 sometimes allow me to delete just that episode and sometimes just delete the entire programme from my scheduled series link and force me to go and find it again when I perform the same action.
Step by step please to delete an EPISODE from the menu of an entire series when I've watched it, not how to delete the series.
And if you include Classic mode (ie - the menu structure and buttons etc from the iQ2 menu), I'll be happy because the current UI is garbage, especially allowing me to have only 20 favourite channels.
That's not the message I was trying to go with @GeneralFandango but to ask clarifying questions.
There is one thing that could be happening. If you set up a recording and series link it, then delete that recording before the recording is completed (for example, you watch the recording and it hit the credits but the 5 min overflow buffer is in effect), then the series link will not be processed and is also removed with the recorded program. Can you confirm that you are watching the programming all the way through?
We have some improvements coming for the navigation in the upcoming software release, unfortunately, there won't be a classic mode.
Again, thanks for the quick reply, I suspect that this is what may be happening. So, here's what I do (or at least when i noticed it). Let's use the Voice as the example because that's what it happened with (multiple times) and you can tell me if it sounds like this is the issue. Then hopefully you can tell me how to fix it every time.
1. I go into TV guide and choose the Voice.
2. I press Record and then I choose "entire series"
3. Then i have to go back in and choose +30 minutes. I do this with all my programmes because Foxtel records the timeslot when the TV guide says the programme should be screening, not the actual instance of the programme. This is especially annoying with sport that happens to be on in the middle of the night btw, there's often very loose timing on when things actually start and finish, presumably because that's when Foxtel chooses to reset everything that's gone over during the day. I've missed the first 20 minutes (or last 20 minutes) of sports fixtures because of this. But i digress...
4. It records one episode of the Voice and because there's too many things on at the same time that we want to see, we get to the point of being able to watch it after it's fully recorded.
5. We watch, it gets to the credits and then i press stop.
6. Then i go into the "recorded" tab, go to list view and delete that episode because i've seen it and my OCD likes order. There's no "are you sure, are you really really sure?", it just deletes it.
7. There's no more Voice in the recorded tab but that's ok because the next episode hasn't screened yet.
8. I go into the Scheduled tab and the Voice isn't there so I swear at the foxtel box and go back to step 1.
So what you're saying is that I have to FFWD through another 30 minutes of whatever is after the Voice just so that the UI realises that I've watched it? Or do i just stop it as I have been doing and then delete it when another episode has recorded or is recording? Or if i do that, will i lose the episode that it's recording at the time?
You do realise that this is the easiest thing in the world to solve, right? All your team of UI monkeys (and that's being extremely kind) needs to do is add a few lines of code in so that when you're in the "recorded" tab, you can ONLY delete individual episodes and when you're in the "Scheduled" tab, you can ONLY delete entire series. And give some feedback to the user. That way, if you're like me and you want to watch stuff in date order, not per series, you can delete each episode that you've watched and if you're one of those people who can't remember what they've watched, you can delete the entire series in one hit when you've seen it all.
Test the theory @GeneralFandango fast forward all the way to the end so the programming gets the watched flag and then delete it.
If I have to do that for every show mate, I'll be returning my iQ4 and upgrading it back to an iQ2 again. I'd like a solution or an answer, not a terrible workaround like that, especially one that means I might be FFWDing through the programme immediately afterwards that I'm also recording but haven't watched yet.
@GeneralFandango Instead of pressing the stop button, press the ⏩ button 5 times so it fast forwards at 60x speed, It will be at the end of your extended recording in no time. The feature is working as expected, but because you are adding extra time to the recording, this is where you are experiencing the issue. Give it a try, it won't hurt. You can then let @teags50 know your outcome.


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traversed the streets of Paris, demanding the red flag of anarchy instead of the tricolor of the Republic, Alphonse de Lamartine, a member of the revolutionary government, appeared before them, and in a passionate burst of eloquence calmed their feelings and brought them back to reason. Never before in history had oratory won a triumph like this, and it placed Lamartine high among political orators. Known before as a poet of splendid powers, and as a historian by his brilliant "History of the Girondists," Lamartine, in 1848, became the master spirit and the moderator of the revolution, repressing the tendency to violence by admirable displays of eloquence, courage and magnanimity, and winning an immense popularity, which, however, was not long lived. His decline in public estimation was shown in the election for President in December, 1848, in which he received only 8000 votes. During the remainder of his life he produced a number of valuable historical works.
0 N the 25th of February, 1848, when a seditious and furious mob
[Lamartine's views of the true character of the French Revolution and of the benefits which remained after its reign of terror had passed away, are well shown in the following extract from one of his speeches.]
What, then, is the French Revolution ? Is it, as the adorers of the
past say, a great sedition of a nation disturbed for no reason, and destroy
ing in their insensate convulsions their church, their monarchy, their
classes, their institutions, their nationality, and even rending the map of
Europe? No! the Revolution has not been a miserable sedition of
France; for a sedition subsides as it rises, and leaves nothing but corpses and ruins behind it. The Revolution has left scaffolds and ruins, it is true; therein is its remorse; but it has also left a doctrine; it has left a spirit which will be enduring and perpetual so long as human reason shall exist. We are not inspired by the spirit of faction | No (actious idea enters our thoughts. We do not wish to compose a faction—we compose opinion, for it is nobler, stronger, and more invincible. Shall we have, in our first struggles, violence, oppression and death 2 No, gentlemen let us give thanks to our fathers; it shall be liberty which they have bequeathed to us, liberty which now has its own arms, its pacific arms, to develop itself without anger and excess. Therefore shall we triumph—be sure of it ! and if you ask what is the moral force that shall bend the government beneath the will of the nation, I will answer you ; it is the sovereignty of ideas, the royalty of mind, the Republic, the true Republic of intelligence; in one word, opinion—that modern power whose very name was unknown to antiquity. Gentlemen, public opinion was born on the very day when Gutenberg, who has been styled the artificer of a new world, invented, by printing, the multiplication and indefinite communication of thought and human reason. This incomprehensible power of opinion needs not for its sway either the brand of vengeance, the sword of justice, or the scaffold of terror. It holds in its hands the equilibrium between ideas and institutions, the balance of the human mind. In one of the scales of this balance—understand it well—will be for a long time placed mental superstitions, prejudices self-styled useful, the divine right of kings, distinctions of right among classes, international animosities, the spirit of conquest, the venal alliance of Church and state, the censorship of thought, the silence of tribunes, and the ignorance and systematic degradation of the masses. In the other scale, we ourselves, gentlemen, will place the lightest and most impalpable thing of all that God has created— light, a little of that light which the French Revolution evoked at the close of the last century—from a volcano, doubtless, but from a volcano
of truth.
[From Lamartine's remarkable speeches of 1848 we select the following eloquent appeal for the Republic, as the only security against the reign of anarchy and bloodshed which was threatened in the temper of the populace.]
For my part, I see too clearly the series of consecutive catastrophes
I should be preparing for my country, to attempt to arrest the avalanche
of such a Revolution, on a descent where no dynastic force could retain it
without increasing its mass, its weight, and the ruin of its fall. There is,
I repeat to you, a single power capable of preserving the people from the danger with which a revolution, under such social conditions, menaces them, and this is the power of the people; it is entire liberty. It is the suffrage, will, reason, interest, the hand and arm of all—the Republic! Yes, it is the Republic alone which can now save you from anarchy, civil and foreign war, spoliation, the scaffold, the decimation of property, the overthrow of society and foreign invasion. The remedy is heroic, I know, but at crises of times and ideas like these in which we live, there is no effective policy but one as great and audacious as the crisis itself. By giving, to-morrow, the Republic in its own name to the people, you will instantly disarm it of the watchword of agitation. What do I say ? You will instantly change its anger into joy, its fury into enthusiasm. All who have the Republican sentiment at heart, all who have had a dream of the Republic in their imaginations, all who regret, all who aspire, all who reason, all who dream in France,—Republicans of the secret societies, Republicans militant, speculative Republicans, the people, the tribunes, the youth, the schools, the journalists, men of hand and men of head— will utter but one cry, will gather round their standard, will arm to defend it, but will rally, confusedly at first, but in order afterwards, to protect the government, and to preserve society itself behind this government of all—a supreme force which may have its agitations, never its dethronements and its ruins; for this government rests on the very foundations of the nation. It alone appeals to all. This government only can maintain itself; this alone can govern itself; this only can unite, in the voices and hands of all, the reason and will, the arms and suffrages; necessary to serve not only the nation from servitude, but society, the family relation, property and morality, which are menaced by the cataclysm of ideas which are fermenting beneath the foundations of this half-crumbled throne. If anarchy can be subdued, mark it well, it is by the Republic If communism can be conquered, it is by the Republic | If revolution can be moderated, it is by the Republic | If blood can be spared, it is by the Republic | If universal war, if the invasion it would perhaps bring on as the reaction of Europe upon us, can be avoided, understand it well once more, it is by the Republic. This is why, in reason, and in conscience,
as a statesman, before God and before you, as free from illusion as from fanaticism, if the hour in which we deliberate is pregnant with a revolu
tion, I will not conspire for a counter-revolution. I conspire for none— but if we must have one, I will accept it entire, and I will decide for the Republic |
HIERS was one of that patriotic band who vigorously opposed T the imperial methods of Louis Napoleon, not, like Victor Hugo, in exile, but on the floor of the French Parliament. He was an orator of the opposition in the latter years of Louis Philippe's reign, and when Napoleon seized the empire he ceased to be his partisan and became his persistent foe. In 1867 he made a strong speech against Napoleon's foreign policy, and in 1870 he vigorously opposed the war with Prussia, declaring that Napoleon had committed another blunder. When the French Republic was organized, in 1871, he was elected its President, but resigned in 1873, after having done much to overcome the evil effects of the war. As a historical author he is known for his "History of the Revolution" and "History of the Consulate and Empire," two works that have been very widely read. As a statesman he was a man of indomitable courage and of deep and genuine patriotism.
[As a favorable example of the oratorical manner of M. Thiers, we offer a selection from his specch in the Budget of June 2, 1865, in which he points out, with a critical and sarcastic clearness that must have been very annoying to the administration, the wilful blindness with which the revenues of the empire were being expended.]
Since our new institutions diminished the share which our nation took in managing its own affairs, it was feared that the activity of mind with which I am reproached might be dangerous, unless means should be found to occupy the attention of the country. These means, sometimes dangerous, always odious, have been wars abroad, and enormous expenditure and great speculations at home. After great wars come small ones— small, if we consider the number of men engaged, but large if we consider
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T is for Turtle. Turtles are reptiles with hard outer shells that protect them like a coat of armor or shield. Turtles can pull their head, tail and all four of their legs inside their shell for ultimate protection.
This coloring page can help a child associate the letter T with Turtles, helping one learn the alphabet and how to spell.
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text: Man on the Street John "Doc" Willoughby ventures to New York City to learn secrets of homemade pasta from the pros. In the test kitchen, test cook Dan Souza shows host Christopher Kimball how to make Fresh Pasta Without a Machine. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of Mozzarella Cheese. And finally, test cook Bryan Roof uncovers the secrets to the ultimate Ragu alla Bolognese.


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The acorn is a reminder that one small seed of hope has the potential to grow into something mighty. A blessing that is full of possibility with just a bit of nourishment will thrive and prosper. Open your mind, heart, and soul to life's unexpected blessings.


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It's been a big week for Microsoft: New Nokia phones, a rejiggered Windows 8.1 operating system, and the much-discussed Cortana voice-controlled personal assistant.
But Microsoft has also used its annual Build Developer Conference to introduce an update to Internet Explorer 11, its sturdy Web browser. Beginning this week, reps for Microsoft said, IE11 will recognize your device – and your preferred method of input, whether keyboard or touch – and adjust the screen layout and Web surfing experience accordingly.
"We've heard that people browse the Web on many devices, switching between their laptop, tablet, and phone throughout the day," longtime Microsoft hand Sam George wrote in a post on the official Internet Explorer blog. "Today's update to IE11 means that whatever device you pick-up, your tabs and favorites are there for you, right where you left off."
Meanwhile, Microsoft will finally roll out a version of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Phone 8.1, which is expected to start rolling out to mobile devices at the end of this month. IE11 for mobile includes a "reading mode," to optimize the appearance of articles, improved voice commands, an InPrivate browsing mode – for when you want to keep your searches under wraps – and something called a High Savings Mode.
"[T]he new High Savings Mode can be enabled to reduce data consumption by 60 - 80 percent through reducing image downloads and only loading elements of the page relevant to the content you want to view," Mr. George writes.
In related news, according to a recent report from the number-crunchers at Net Applications (h/t The Next Web), Internet Explorer dominated the browser landscape last month, with an almost 58 percent slice of the market. By comparison, Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox are in distant second and third place, with 17.52 percent and 17.26 percent, respectively.


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Journalist Andy Worthington updates us on Guantanamo, where 85 men cleared for release are still held. We talk about the September death of Adnan Latif, the Yemeni who had languished for 8 years since being cleared by Bush-era officials, the almost 100% denial rate for habeas corpus suits from Gitmo prisoners by the DC Court of Appeals in recent years, and the last British detainee still held, Shaker Amer.
About 49 minutes in, Sam Banning joins us to talk about his new documentary Cruel & Unusual about the "3 Strikes" law in California. The film was produced before voters approved Prop 36, which reformed the definition of a third strike to limit it to serious, violent crimes. Banning profiles 3 people convicted for a third strike for petty crimes, like forging a check for $140. The film also covers the Stanford Law project which has won challenges to 25-life sentences for minor crimes, and which helped get the measure on the ballot.
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In 2012, there were:
- 1,375,500 fires responded to by public fire departments
- 2,855 civilian deaths
- 16,500 injuries as result of fire
Last year, there was:
- a civilian fire injury every 32 minutes
- a civilian fire death every 3 hours and 4 minutes
- a home fire occurred every 85 seconds, which accounted for 76 percent of all structure fires.
- the majority of civilian fire injuries and deaths occurred in the home, accounting for 78 percent of fire injuries and 83 percent (2,600) of fire deaths.
Other key findings from the report:
- property damage of roughly $12.4 billion occurred as result of fire
- $7 billion of property loss was from home fires
- amount of property damage that occurred as result of fires increased by nearly 7 percent
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Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporters Without Borders wrote to Eric Schmidt, Executive chairman of Google, on 8 February to express its concern about recent changes to the terms of service of its Blogger blog-publishing platform. A response was received from Google on 13 February. See below
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Reporters Without Borders writes to Google about new Blogger terms of service


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Union Forces Battle of Darbytown Road 13 October 18641 X Corps: Major General D.B.Birney 1st Division: Bvt. Major General A.H.Terry 1st Brigade: Colonel F.B.Pond 39th Illinois Infantry Regiment 62nd Ohio Infantry Regiment 67th Ohio Infantry Regiment 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel J.C.Abbott 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment 3rd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment l6th New York Heavy Artillery (7 cos) 3rd Brigade: Colonel H.M.Plaisted 10th Connecticut Infantry Regiment 11th Maine Infantry Regiment 24th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment 3rd Division: Brigadier General W.Birney 1st Brigade: Colonel A.C.Voris 7th U.S.Colored Troops 9th U.S.Colored Troops 2nd Brigade: Colonel U. Doubleday 29th Connecticut Infantry Regiment 8th U.S.Colored Troops 45th U.S.Colored Troops Cavalry Division: Brigadier General A.V.Kautz 1st Brigade: Colonel R.M.West 3rd New York Cavalry Regiment 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel S.P.Spear 1st District of Columbia Cavalry Regiment 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 3rd Brigade: Colonel A.W.Evans 1st Maryland Cavalry Regiment 1st New York Mounted Rifle Regiment Artillery: Lt. D.L.Noggel Wisconsin Light Artillery, 4th Battery (1 section)
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Die Hard Quadrilogy
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, Alexander Godunov, Paul Gleeson, William Atherton, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta, Bruno Doyan, Robert Davi, Dennis Hayden, Rick Ducommun, Franco Nero, John Amos, Dennis Franz, Robert Patrick, Peter Nelson, William Sadler, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson, Graham Greene, Colleen Camp, Larry Bryggman, Anthony Peck, Nick Wyman, Sam Phillips, Kevin Chamberlain, Sharon Washington, Stephen Pearlman, Michael A. Jackson, Aldis Hodge, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Long, Maggie Q, Cliff Curtis, Jonathan Sadowski, Andrew Friedman, Kevin Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Yancey Arias
All four films from the popular 'Die Hard' franchise.
In 'Die Hard' (1988) on Christmas Eve, New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Los Angeles, where she works.
They are attending a party at Holly's high-rise office block when terrorists, led by the suave Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) break in, taking everyone hostage.
McClane manages to evade capture, however, and sets out to rescue his wife and the other prisoners.
It is not long before he is running barefoot over shattered glass in a sweaty vest, muttering 'Yippy kay aye' as he dispatches the baddies with bullets and a certain earthy wit.
In 'Die Hard 2 - Die Harder' (1990), Los Angeles cop John McClane is set to meet up with wife Holly on Christmas Eve, this time at Dulles airport in Washington DC.
However, when terrorists take over the airport in an attempt to rescue dictator Esperanza (Franco Nero) from his incoming flight, it is up to McClane to restore order and ensure that Holly's plane lands safely.
Get that sweaty vest out, and put some shoes on this time.
In 'Die Hard with a Vengeance' John McClane becomes involved in a twisted game of Simon Says when an evil terrorist (Jeremy Irons) sends him dashing all over the city in an effort to find a series of explosive devices.
Teaming up with electrician Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson), McClane soon discovers that the bombs are an elaborate ruse intended to provide cover for a billion dollar bank job.
Finally, 'Die Hard 4.0' (2007) finds McClane routinely asked to bring in a computer hacker, Matt Farrell (Justin Long) for questioning.
In transit, events overtake them as they witness a full-scale cyber attack on the country's infrastructure led by mystery attacker Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Oliphant), who plans to systematically shut down or destroy the nation's major networks over three days.
With time running out, McClane and his hacker friend have to stop the mastermind before it's too late.
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New website promotes the delicacies of Limerick
The municipal portal will be putting the food and beverage businesses of the Irish city on display for all the world to see
- October 27, 2019 13:00
- Aseniya Dimitrova
Limerick goes one step further in promoting local businesses. The Irish county now boasts a brand-new online portal, dedicated to its food and drink offers. It is meant to become a new digital hub gathering all the exceptional food and beverage highlights on offer in Limerick.
LimerickFood.ie is part of the Food Strategy for Limerick 2016–2018 and has the objective of promoting and developing the local food and drink industry by showcasing the abundance of high quality, tasty foodstuffs and beverages offered across Limerick city and county.
Unique digital hub for everyone passionate about food in Limerick
Limerickfood.ie was created for all food lovers, including customers, sellers, producers, professional chefs, and home cooks. It can also be defined as a one-stop-shop where the food and drink businesses of Limerick City and County can showcase their products and services and learn more about the support and resources available to them. Submission of listings of events or places is easy through the portal.
As for the consumers, they get accessible information on the food and drinks on offer and where to find them. The ultimate goal of this information hub is, of course, to highlight exceptional food and drink by promoting Limerick's delicacies at a local, national and international level. As of today, there are 30+ registered producers, 85+ restaurants, nearly 90 dining places and several food-related experiences, including a farmers market and culinary and brewery tours.
The launch of the portal took place earlier this week with the participation of Minister Pat Breen, Deputy Mayor Cllr Adam Teskey, Eamon Ryan of Local Enterprise Office Limerick, and Limerick Food Group. Industry leaders gave talks which were followed by a panel discussion and a networking lunch, prepared with local produce.
The event was part of the Pigtown Food & Culture Series 2019. The portal is a subsite of the limerick.ie portal at the Pigtown FoodWorks business event which is open to people across the food and drinks industry in the region.
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A Modern Governance Strategy for Data Disposal
Today's CIOs can collaborate with legal and records management professionals to slash IT costs, improve regulatory compliance and reduce risk.
1. Manage all information, not just "records." The retention schedule must apply to all the data in an organization's possession, not just information officially classified as "records." Consider anything and everything—including both structured and unstructured data sources—as either having legal, regulatory or business value or as debris, whether it's a human resource record, patent filing, financial statement, email message or tweet.
2. Connect legal, privacy and regulatory retention obligations directly to relevant information. The retention schedule must clearly define how legal, privacy and regulatory obligations apply to all types of information and business users, including what is covered, who is obliged to comply, and how retention obligations, privacy directives and disposal mandates are triggered. Technology solutions may be deployed to help organizations automate the connection of information to retention and disposal requirements.
3. Retention periods must take into account the business value of information in addition to legal and compliance value. This value should be explicitly defined by business stakeholders and made transparent to legal, RIM and IT. Again, technology solutions can help by allowing users to associate information types, such as purchase orders or employee agreements, with specific data sources, such as enterprise cost management and human resources systems, or applications such as Microsoft SharePoint, and to include details on why and for how long the information is and will be of business value.
4. Identify where information is located. Information inventories are a must, describing where data is stored, what record classes apply, who was or is responsible for the content and who manages it. With the help of a reliable "data map," data stewards can more easily identify information and understand the value and obligations related to that information according to lines of business, departments, and so on.
5. Ensure that retention and disposal obligations are communicated and publicized in a language that stakeholders can understand. This involves two key elements: defining what is required of data users when creating and identifying information, and defining the responsibilities of data stewards related to the disposition of information. For example, IT won't be able to make sense of a disposition directive that states, "Comply with record class HUM100." Translated more clearly, this directive might state, "Job applications created by HR users and stored in the HR shared drive must be permanently deleted 10 years after the termination of the employee." Clarity invites compliance.
6. Allow for flexibility to adapt to local laws, obligations and limitations. The retention schedule must be flexible enough to incorporate "local" insight into the policies and procedures driving retention and disposal. To assist with this, technology solutions can be used to catalog all the specific laws and regulations in applicable regions so that various jurisdictional exceptions and changes can be communicated to relevant stakeholders.
7. Include a mechanism that allows legal and IT to collaborate in executing and terminating legal holds. No retention schedule can achieve the goal of defensible disposal without clear communication between legal and IT stakeholders regarding what specific information is on legal hold, and when holds can be released. Legal departments should be able to easily collaborate with IT to identify relevant corporate data and both set in motion and terminate legal holds.
8. Identify and eliminate duplicate information. Confusion about what exactly needs to be retained and for how long can encourage a tendency to "save everything," which is a bad information management habit, especially as some privacy laws—the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in the United States and the Data Protection Directive in the European Union, for example—actually require the deletion of certain types of information after a period of time. With a clear and transparent retention schedule, there's no need to keep duplicate information "just in case."
9. Update in real time to account for changes in laws, to the business and in technology. With global regulatory, legal and privacy requirements constantly evolving, it's vitally important to stay ahead of changes and incorporate new requirements into the retention schedule. Technology can assist with alerts and automation that communicates to systems and data stewards when adjustments are needed.
Shepherding Information Through Its Useful Life Cycle
CIOs have an important role to play in efficiently and cost-effectively shepherding the flow of corporate information through its useful life cycle while finding a way to "release the pressure valve" when the legal, regulatory or business value of information has come to an end. A modernized retention schedule that drives defensible disposal will help IT work with legal, RIM and business stakeholders to improve compliance, enhance operational agility, save money and reduce risk.
About the Author
Lorrie Luellig is of counsel, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, PC, Information Governance, and faculty member of the Compliance, Governance and Oversight Council (CGOC). She currently leads the Electronic Discovery Reference Model/Information Governance Reference Model Corporations subgroup and the CGOC Records and Information Management working group.
This article was originally published on 12-05-2012


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I don't want to disappoint you guys, but I DID NOT compete in the triathlon on Sunday. I will make a whole post regarding that, but my reasons are pretty solid and I am not sad at all. I will race a triathlon, it just wasn't my time.
Sunday, however, turned out to be race day for me anyway. G-Bonez and I ran the KC Humane Society's 2 Mile Competitive Dog-n-Jog, my favorite race of the year!! Just like last year, we registered for the 2 mile race.
It was the perfect day for a race, I was out a little late the night before and drank so I was worried about over sleeping and being dehydrated. I woke up on time, drank coffee with G and we drove down there. I had been pumping Goliath up for a few days, so when we finally loaded up in the car he was bouncing off the doors. He howled the whole way there.
When we arrived, we found our KCREGAP friend's booth. Then we meandered through different booths, learning about dog camps and foods. Before long it was race time, we lined up toward the back because I had no real intention of pushing too hard. I mentally rehearsed telling myself to slow down, and told myself it was OK to run slower. This is for Goliath, not you.
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The race start is a total cluster, but is amazing. I am such a dog person that just being around other crazy dog lovers and dogs elates me beyond bound. At the start a beagle sprawled out and decided she just wasn't up for a race, and another dog-a chocolate lab-took two trots and decided it was appropriate to drop a deuce in the midst of runners. Hilarious how embarrassed some people get with their dogs, hello? They are dogs they do funny things.
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Anyway about the race, it's four laps around the Plaza. Goliath and I took the first lap slow, 4:35-a nice steady pace for us. I felt great though, and Goliath wanted to run faster. He kept pulling, he wanted to see who was next. He wanted to show off. We ended up running the first mile right around 8 minutes. The second mile, we really turned it on. Goliath wasn't trotting like normal, he was in a full gallop. The pace was a lot faster than I'd like, but I just kept saying push, push, push-and then the race was over.
We finished in 14:29, and placed 6th overall. Chyea chyea chyea!
That's a true test of fitness: See how long you can keep a husky at a gallop.
There was a Sheridan's booth, which is frozen custard. We stopped by before, and Goliath knew what it was. He jumped up on the table and licked up leftovers. He loves frozen custard, partly because it's what we get after dog park trips and partly because who the hell doesn't?! They gave us a doggie cone, which he proceeded to swallow in one gulp. Like mother like son, right? His mini-counterpart Ellie, however, delicately licked her's and savored the custard.
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We got sooo much swag, granted it's all freebie stuff, I am excited about it. Favorite thing evarrr is the collapse-able water dish fo rthe dog park! Sweet that thing is $20 at target! Win!
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David Stafford
A Year of Troubles
1938: Hitler's Gamble
By Giles MacDonogh
Constable & Robinson 416pp £20 order from our bookshop
When I was ten years old and a budding philatelist with an album to be filled, my father gave me the collection he had made in the 1930s. He had specialised in airmail stamps, which at the time formed a sub-genre all of their own. It was only much later that I wondered how he had found them. The answer lay in a small bundle of envelopes tucked into the back flap of his album. Carrying airmail stamps of their own, they came from a Jewish dealer in Vienna.
By this time I was familiar with the history of that dark decade, so probed a bit further. The postmarks began in late 1936 and ended abruptly in April 1938 – a month after the Nazi takeover of Austria. What, I wondered, had happened to my father's dealer? Ten years ago, still curious and on holiday in Vienna, I visited its Jewish Documentation Centre and enquired if they had any record of him. Five minutes later the archivist returned. 'No record of deportation', she said, with an air of finality. I like to imagine that he escaped, perhaps to set up business again in New York or Tel Aviv. Yet he could just as well have fled to illusory safety in Paris or Amsterdam, only to be sent to the death camps from there.
Which brings us to Giles MacDonogh's book. The year 1938, he argues, was one of cataclysmic change for Germany and so merits a book all to itself. The device of taking a year and declaring it a turning point or milestone is a familiar one, and if done well can be illuminating. Certainly there is much to be said for singling out this of all the years between the Nazi seizure of power and the outbreak of the Second World War. For it was then that Hitler purged the German army of half-hearted generals, made himself supreme commander, prodded the West's defences, and found them seriously wanting. He followed that with the Anschluss that brought his own native country forcibly into the bosom of the Reich, and finished up by annexing the Sudetenland. The year also witnessed the horrors of Kristallnacht and the first serious deportation of the Jews from the Reich, thus ushering in the Holocaust.
Unfortunately the format chosen by the author dilutes rather than strengthens the story, for he devotes a chapter to each of the year's twelve months. Perhaps the intent is to create tension in a Jack Bauer, clock-ticking, countdown-to-disaster sort of way, but if so it doesn't work. All it does is highlight the fact that some months were more important than others. Padding out those where little happened with inconsequential gossip trivialises the whole. Does it really help his thesis to devote two whole pages to Goebbels's self-pitying whines about the miserable debacle of his affair with the Czech actress Lída Baarová? Too often the book descends into a mechanical chronicle of unconnected events.
That said, there are some good parts. It's on the fate of Austria's Jews that MacDonogh writes best. This is probably because the history of Central Europe is to some extent that of his own family. 1938, he tells us, was the year that his maternal grandfather's Viennese family was scattered to the four winds. Thus he is able to mine dozens of sources in German that shamefully illuminate the small, daily humiliations heaped on the Jews of Vienna which, long before the mass killings began, cumulatively destroyed their lives. Like the diaries of Victor Klemperer, who chronicled the endless humiliations visited on the Jews in Dresden, they help us understand the roots of genocide. The book is excellent on the details of how the Nazis turned on the Jews, as well as on their victims' often bewildered responses and their increasingly desperate stratagems to survive and escape.
Amongst Vienna's Jews were some of the most talented writers and artists of the age. The Nazis moved rapidly to seize their royalties – their confiscation of Jewish assets was, after all, one of the largest organised robberies in history, comparable to Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries. The Nazis dignified it by coining a new word, arisieren (to Aryanise). What remains shocking is how many Austrians greedily joined in the legalised looting. Take, for example, the case of Felix Salten, the pen name of Siegmund Salzmann, the author of Bambi: A Life in the Woods. By the time of the Anschluss, the book had become an international bestseller and he was enjoying considerable royalties. But after the Anschluss his publishers simply refused to pay him. Fortunately for Salten, by 1942, when Walt Disney transformed Bambi into an animated film, he was living safely in Zurich. The businessman and writer George Clare, whose masterpiece of family history Last Waltz in Vienna was tellingly subtitled The Destruction of a Family, 1842 – 1942, and who died only this March, was another fortunate who escaped (in his case to London), although his parents did not. They, like thousands of others, fled to Paris only to be arrested later by the Vichy authorities and deported from Drancy to Auschwitz.
Thanks to this book – the excellent bits, that is – I shall hold on more firmly to those envelopes from Vienna as poignant and fragile evidence of a community destroyed, a past now vanished, and an individual whose life was swept up in the whirlwind of history.


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Zuckerberg's Bookclub
A Book A Day Keeps The Publishers Away
The publishing industry has been facing consistent issues over the last 10 years.
With tablets becoming cheaper and easier to manage, people are often turning towards their Kindles and iPad's over picking up actual printed books.
Furthermore, with our phones constantly at our sides and the vast dark crevices of the internet always available the number of people who are sitting down and reading books has been and is still drastically dropping.
But not to fret, Mark Zuckerberg is here with a New Year's Resolution to read more books. In turn, he'll probably set up the largest book club we've ever seen. Which will hopefully slow down the decline in printed books.
He's set himself a goal to read a new book every two weeks, and he's encouraged his followers to do the same.
He made a post to his some 30 million followers announcing his challenge for 2015.
'I'm excited for my reading challenge. I've found reading books very intellectually fulfilling. Books allow you to fully explore a topic and immerse yourself in a deeper way than most media today. I'm looking forward to shifting more of my media diet towards reading books.
If you want to follow along on my challenge and read the same books I do, I've created a page, A Year of Books, where I'll post what I'm reading. Please only participate in the discussions if you've actually read the books and have relevant points to add. The group will be moderated to keep it focused.'
So that's it. There's no agenda, no dark advertising or privacy selling aims. It's just that Mark likes books, he wants to read a bit more and for us to join him.
So far the book club seems to be a hit; it's amassed nearly 125,000 followers in just two days. I didn't know so many people still wanted to read.
The first book is 'The End of Power' by Moisés Naím. I wish I could act very clever and tell you all that I've already read it but I'd be lying. A lot.
If you're interested make sure to follow the page 'A Year Of Books' so that you can be involved in the discussion of the books. Keep in mind that it'll be heavily moderated to keep the topics focused.
So pick up a book and get reading, you won't regret it. Or you can just play video games with me. But not until you read the first chapter of The End Of Power.
Tom has just graduated from University of East London in Creative and Professional Writing. He loves writing and is currently interning as a content writer hoping to go further. His other loves include Arnold Schwarzenegger films and his dog. Follow him @TomAtSMF
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As we make final preparations to screen Unfinished Sentences at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival later this month, we're delighted to announce the generous support of BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) towards completion funding for "Unfinished Sentences".
BPTT's approach to Corporate Social Responsibility is driven by the company's aspiration, which calls on it to deliver extraordinary business performance, take part in the development of Trinidad and Tobago and impact the lives of every citizen. In areas of education, arts and culture, enterprise and manpower development and the environment, BPTT has established mutually beneficial relationships with the Trinidad and Tobago public, strategically focused on the long-term development of the country. BPTT continues to make tangible contributions to the development of storytelling via the ever-evolving medium of film, through its support of touchstone projects such as the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, and the films "Green Days by the River", "Mangroves" and "Unfinished Sentences".
Don't miss your chance to see Unfinished Sentences during the TTFF. Here's a list of screenings and venues:
19th September, 6pm, Movietowne Port of Spain
24th September (Republic Day), 6pm, Movietowne Port of Spain


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48-year-old SugarDaddy
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Seeking SugarBaby 28 - 45
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Very classy intelligent man, tall, well built, educated, articulate, great sense of humor. I enjoy traveling to new and exotic places. I enjoy the outdoors, biking, hiking, swimming, the beach (I'm in great shape). I also have a voracious appetite for learning about new things, people, cultures etc. I reside both in NYC (upper east side) and in beautiful Miami Beach Florida (minutes from South Beach).
What I'm Looking For
I'm looking for a woman that excites me on many levels, mentally and physically. I want to look at her and say WOW! I also want to listen to what she has to say and have the desire to hear more. Are you a woman that is sexy, yet classy at the sametime? Sexy and trashy women are very easy to find, it's a special woman that can combine sex appeal with classiness. Just to clarify things for the younger women out there, being a stripper and starring in porn flicks and being bi, is not glamourous and something you would want to put on a resume. There is nothing wrong with stripping or doing movies if this is the only way that you can support yourself and there is nothing wrong with being bi if you genuinely enjoy both sexes, but if you think it's hot to go down on your girlfriend because this is what guys like to see or you do porn because you think it's glamourous you are not for me and not what I consider to be classy. I prefer a woman in her 30's, someone that enjoys the finer things in life and would like to experience them with a quality man.
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Brand of the Day: How Skype Uses Storytelling to Be the Most Human of Tech Companies
A deeper connection
Skype knows it's much more than a platform for people to converse quickly and simply. It smartly understands that the real value of its technology lies in the human connections and how they affect people's day-to-day lives.
So, what does it do about that?
Well, the brand has been helping young leukemia patients fight loneliness; teamed up with YouTube stars JacksGap for a new documentary series focusing on three women who use Skype in unique ways; and connected Guardians of the Galaxy fans with the cast and crew. And that's just in the past few weeks.
Because Skype understands its technology's inherent value to its users, the various projects, stunts, advertising messages and more fit with this idea of human connection.
Social Media Profile (as of 9/30/14)
Facebook Likes: 31.2 Million
Twitter Followers: 3.9 Million
Instagram Followers: 72,784
YouTube Subscribers: 128,713
Skype is present on all of its social platforms, but really, the one to follow is its YouTube account. The brand posts several different video series (like the one below), and the visuals are stunning.
Recent Advertising
In recent spots, the brand has gone for informative (look how well it works on Xbox!) and humorous, like the spot below.
Skype famously created a celebrated series of ads last year called "Family Portraits." Especially moving was the tearjerker "Born Friends," as it wasn't about the technology but the connections people make through Skype.
Fast Facts
- Skype was founded in 2003 by the same guys who bought Kazaa from the Estonian programmers who developed it. Remember Kazaa? It was a popular peer-to-peer file sharing network, sort of like Napster. With Skype, the Kazaa peer-to-peer platform was leveraged and used for voice transmission.
- In 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion.
- In January, data was released that showed that Skype accounted for 40 percent of the entire conventional international telecom market. So, four minutes out of every 10 spent making international phone calls on mobile networks and landlines are spent on Skype.
- People use Skype in a variety of ways, including therapy appointments.


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CONSERVATIONISTS claim that the heritage of some of Wirral's most beautiful areas is being systematically destroyed by a frenzy of residential development.
They say historic buildings are time and again being torn down and replaced by "ugly" blocks of flats in parts of Hoylake and West Kirby.
And they fear the entire character of the borough is being irrevocably altered, putting the area's heritage at risk.
The latest building to go up for sale is the Cottage Garden on Meols Drive, and conservationists fear it will become the next in a growing line of historic sites to be bulldozed.
Chairman of the King's Gap Conservation Area Advisory Committee in Hoylake, Roger Bates, said: "It is a beautiful cottage next to the former JobCentre which has gone up for sale by informal tender.
"We fear that once again the agents will be looking to sell to developers.
"The character of the Wirral is being irretrievably changed and we are trying to fight that. When a planning application is submitted for the cottage, we will place it under close scrutiny."
The committee was set up 12 months ago after a succession of buildings were knocked down, including the former Orange Grove pub which was replaced by retirement flats.
Campaigners say they are facing an uphill battle to stop all the development.
Wirral Borough councillor for Hoylake, Coun Gerry Ellis said: "Far too many buildings are being lost to ugly development in this area.
"The old Orange Grove looks like a prison from the back and has become known locally as Fort Knox.
"We are currently fighting against plans for 34 apartments which would see the loss of several Victorian buildings and we have just successfully opposed a planning application for a shop front in Hoylake.
"But we are constantly battling. The old JobCentre, called The Priory, was a wonderful 100-year-old building in mock Tudor style.
"It was a tragedy that it went, but we could not stop that. We know that someone will want to knock down the Cottage Garden, but we will fight that."
The advisory committee successfully lobbied Wirral Council for the King's Gap area, which features many large 18th and 19th century houses, to be designated a conservation area 12 months ago.
But the committee claim not enough was done and say the conservation area does not stretch far enough, leaving the way open for developers.
Mr Bates said: "Parts of Stanley Road up to the lighthouse, Beech Road and the Promenade are covered, but we want to see more of Hoylake designated conservation areas."
He added: "We are not against development and change per se, because we want to ensure there is growth and that the town does not die.
"Some development is essential but it can be done sympathetically.
" We need to find the right balance. We do not want major parts of Wirral's heritage to continue to be destroyed."


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It will play alongside the National Theatre's production of War Horse, which will continue to perform to its regular schedule.
The production, which is adapted by Ben Power, and co-directed by Finn Caldwell (associate director of puppetry for War Horse in the West End and Australia) and Toby Olié (who has appeared in War Horse at the National an din the West End and was also an associate puppetry director), was originally seen at the National's The Shed.
Design is by Samuel Wyer, with lighting design by Matt Daw, music by Adam Pleeth, sound design by Alma Kelliher and puppetry design by Toby Olié. Marianne Elliott is consultant director.
Described as being appropriate for children of 3+ and grown-ups of all ages, the story of one little girl and her larger-than-life friend is brought to life with puppetry, movement, dance, music and theatrical ingenuity. At first, the little girl is thrilled to have a ghost-elephant living in her house. He makes life so much more fun. But Elephantoms are a bit too big for houses and before long he's causing a lot of trouble.
Tickets, which are on sale to NT Priority members now and go on general public sale from Feb. 26, can be booked through the National Theatre box office with no booking fees on 020 7452 3000 or online via nationaltheatre.org.uk; or with booking fees through the New London Box Office on 0844 811 0052 or online via seetickets.com


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From Intellectual Property to Patents, M&A to Private Equity, when it comes to strategic consulting, Scott has done most of it. But when it comes to High Tech and Life Sciences, that's where Talmix independent consultant Scott really excels. We speak to him about the marrying of data analytics to the capability of the devices themselves, how he brings objectivity to an ever-changing industry as an unbiased outsider who is there to deliver results, and why organisations are embracing independent talent in order to compete, and rise above the rest.
The early beginnings of Great Scott things
"I started my career in banking," Scott tells me. A MBA graduate from the prestigious Kellogg School of Management as well as a graduate in Politics, Economics, Rhetoric & Law from the University of Chicago, Scott's career has seen him work with globally recognised brands, and provide financial advisory and consulting services to a wide range of industry, and business, types. While holding down a full-time banking job based in Chicago and Zurich, Scott pursued a MBA in the evenings. Not being one to stand still for very long, Scott's desire to broaden out his expertise and delivery expanded into general management and consulting which saw him work with the likes of AT Kearney and the Concours Group that specialise in critical business concerns like transition management, corporate compliance and fiduciary services. It was while Scott was here that he developed an affinity for the tech world and soon started to specialise in tech strategy, innovation and the e-commerce worlds, and ultimately the life sciences industry. Scott has also successfully completed over 35 due diligence projects for private equity and corporate M&A clients. Enjoying the flexibility and freedom that independent consulting afforded Scott, he decided to pursue this as a career path.
Why Tech and Life Science?
"I find both of these industries incredibly exciting. Throughout my career, I've been acutely involved in bringing new tech to market, developing sales strategies, and been involved in negotiation, marketing and due diligence activity for corporate M&A and PE firms. In this space (particularly with due diligence projects), time is of the essence – and if you don't act fast, you lose out. That's what I enjoy most. What you're going to see, certainly sooner in the High Tech market, is the marrying of data analytics (whether in medical devices, assessment and diagnostics, tracking or monitoring) and the capability of the devices themselves. The use of data in the development of product lines and the analytics of how they behave and what they record, once they're on the market, will become symbiotic, forming future development iterations and plans for progression," he tells me.
What are they up against?
"I think organisations all over the world are facing severe pressures of changing business models where everyone is moving to 'X-As-A-Service'," he tells me. "The landscape is changing drastically, the market is becoming fluid and those who, as little as 4 years ago would have been considered market challengers like the Teslas and Facebooks of this world, today find themselves leading their industries. And in this ever-changing market, finding a balance is critical. I'm pragmatic – but at the same time, innovative. You have to be – to remain agile and change-ready," he adds. And in this market, the challenge for organisations is to integrate this ever-changing business model into their own organisation – bringing together innovation and practicality in order to take a stronger market share. And that's where Scott helps. By helping organisations capture this value directly.
"The Life Sciences world tends to move a little slower. But they're also up against changing markets. You may not be capturing the market as soon as possible, but like any other business, you need to be aware that change is coming, and will be affecting your business before you know it, and unfortunately, the speed at which this change is approaching the Life Sciences market is quickening – and businesses who are not yet ready, are at risk of being caught out. Take the automotive industry, for example. Where purchase models are moving from ownership to subscription (look at this Porsche on-demand subscription model), companies are moving towards capability and access to transport, as opposed to traditional ownership models," he tells me.
Why independent talent and why Scott?
Scott tells me that the life sciences industry is making use of independent talent so that they can better match their talent needs with where they are in the lifecycle of their product. They are moving from traditional contract research organisations towards specialist skill acquisition – regardless of where they are in the cycle. They bring in talent when it's needed. Echoing the sentiment from so many of our independent talent whose clients are doing the same thing. For the private equity world, clients move at a fast pace and need to have access to a pool of consulting talent who can respond – and deliver – quickly so they (the PE bidders) can meet their aggressive deal timelines.
Scott is knowledgeable and has the expertise that many of his clients are after. But what makes Scott different is his pragmatic approach to delivery, coupled to his insight on the subject matter. Able to advise, and deliver, is critical to any client. He brings innovation to market for his clients and his experience in knowing how to capture data correctly, working through approval processes, pricing models, business strategies and more, enables him to relate immediately to what the client needs, and deliver what they expect, and more. Scott fits seamlessly into any organisation, but is a force of an independent team that brings objectivity and unbiased approaches to business challenges.
If you are ready to take advantage of the skills that Scott offers, it's time to talk to us about your business challenge.
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Pawlenty's new ad essentially mimics one that Mitt Romney put out last week. It uses the same Obama line about his presidency being a one term proposition of he fails to get the economy back on track. But this ad also splices together multiple quotes from various news reports pertaining to the poor economy and puts it to a melodramatic, operatic musical background that is more fitting for an intense action scene dramatic from some goth-like motion picture than ad discussing the economy.
The message is strong. We said so when Romney presented the same one last week, but the production value takes away from the message.
Pawlenty's ads seem to get carried away with a production value that is reminiscent of trailers for a high budget, blockbuster movie, with an all-star cast. They are designed to catch the attention of a society that has become accustomed to the badda-bing, badda-boom, flash driven, imagery that dominates commercial television. But it is getting to a point where the production of Pawlenty's ads are surpassing his message. And while the message that President Obama has so far failed as President is a potent one, the drama elicited in Palwnety's ads is so overdramatic that it begins to make one wonder if it is a serious political ad or a comedic parody.
Now if you really want to see a memorable video check out, 'Na na na na, Hey Hey Hey Goodbye Democrats'
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Day Eighteen.
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
-Romans 12:15
It's sad when you share good news with someone and they can't be happy with you because they themselves are unhappy.
Have you ever walked through a mall and wondered why we have stores that are full of clothes, literally "rags" upon "rags," falling of the hangers, the racks, with items on the floor, and still have humans unclothed and naked in the world?
I'm not a hoarder. In fact I clean out my closet and get rid of things. Yet my closet is still full. And I am clothed and not in need. If I complain about something in my wardrobe, it is not because it doesn't keep me covered or warm. It is not because I lack in anything. It is only because I am ungrateful or forget how blessed I am…
Obviously there are so many things we take for granted, or expect as the norm. That we won't get in a car accident, that we will stay healthy, that we can keep buying the things we buy or want. Or even need. We are so used to how our life goes on.
I watched this documentary, Caffeinated, and it makes me appreciate my cup of coffee even more. Yes, coffee. We can do our normal stop at a coffee shop without a thought as to how the coffee got there. To us, a few dollars is nothing. We take it for granted. We can buy a drink, sometimes not even a good one, and never appreciate the hard labor that farmers go through to grow, pick, and sort the beans…So much labor, hand picking, hand sorting, manual work. I liked what one man had said as he was finishing roasting a batch of beans,
It's like I'm giving my final touch in a painting…
People care about what they do. They care for the craft, and I appreciate that. It makes me think of a couple of baristas I used to buy coffee from. I still remember the taste of the coffee I would get from them.
The film itself evoked a lot of feelings for me because I have this passion for coffee. And as I told my husband, if I weren't a hairdresser, or a mom, which right now is my priority, I would be in the coffee industry. Even if in a small way.
Here in Denver they just had the grand coffee bazaar and I missed it. Perhaps next year!
The trees- as if they change their clothes for autumn, and dress themselves in garments of gold.
Jemma got her dose of "pahk." I watched as she ran around with Peter following along and helping her.
We picked some colors for some rooms in our house. I really like the dusty, rustic purple for Jemma's room. Peter also, sold the rest of the kitchen so that's done. He's a hard worker and I appreciate all that he does, but I am looking forward to when his part of the bigger projects are done so we get to see him more and he doesn't have to long days, working after work!
Anyway, I have Peter with me now so I will say,


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Zero posted a topic in Helbreath DevelopmentI am officially restarting the HelbreathX Public Development effort I started approximately 15 years ago that brought the then 2.03 sources up to and beyond the state of 2.191 binaries that were available at the time. While Helbreath is an old game that has seen better days, it is still enjoyed by many and I still see room for growth in it. This will be two-fold. I will be developing public sources and I will be hosting an official server that runs them. Development will be at the pace I can afford to give it. The starting point will be my latest efforts on the client and server. An example screenshot: I know it doesn't say much by itself. There was a lot more new and unique code going into it that I had to temporarily remove as it may not suit the purpose of the development so as the client stands now it's not quite usable yet, but the FPS should give a good idea of the capabilities. More FPS, more room for rendering without lag or delay. With everyone's movement speed normalized across the board, client functional on Windows XP all the way through Windows 10, and many more features such as resolution scaling so you can play on a server at 800x600 and it still cover most of your screen even in windowed mode which is also a working feature. I'll add a bunch of random screenshots I've taken during the development of this client years ago to give a better idea of the ability of the client rework. For a list of source repos: https://github.com/Helbreath/loginserver https://github.com/Helbreath/gameserver https://github.com/Helbreath/client HBFantasy client 4 years ago with DirectDraw removed giving much higher fps. 1920x1080 fullscreen resolution rendering 800x600 upscaled. (windowed fullscreen) Just to test the limits of this, 1920x1080 rendering what I believe would have been 3840x2160 downscaled. Admin client with the ability to zoom in and out as you wish? 5120x2160 while still getting 446fps. Not bad if you ask me. Shows that there is quite a high ceiling as far as what this client is capable of.
Zero posted a topic in AnnouncementsWelcome to Helbreath Xtreme. This site is an attempt to preserve the content over at helbreath.info for the foreseeable future. Helbreath.info has provided a single location for content, guides, and general help for the development of Helbreath servers and I wish to keep that going in one form or another. Over the next while until helbreath.info finally goes down I will be attempting to pull as much information off the site and get it over to here.
Zero replied to Zero's topic in AnnouncementsJust an update. Over the next while I'll be trying to collect files, guides, etc to this forum so that when hbinfo goes down, they will be here as well. If anyone wants to assist with that they can, but I'll be doing it over the next few weeks or so. If anyone has any special requests of information to be posted then definitely make a post here outlining it all. I know I have a lot of old tools and sources that may or may not even be in circulation anymore.


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The Bush administration says North Korea must take the next step if it wants direct talks with the United States.
One day after expressing a willingness to engage in dialogue with Pyongyang, a White House spokesman Wednesday said the administration would like to hear from North Korea. He said there are no conditions on the offer of direct talks, but he added that the end result must be for North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
The Bush administration previously had called for North Korea to roll back attempts to revive its nuclear facilities, before Washington would engage in talks.
Earlier Wednesday, North Korea repeated its accusation that the United States is pushing the Korean peninsula toward nuclear war. And it again urged South Korea to help defuse the situation.
The North's state-run media accused Washington of spreading false rumors about the nuclear issue to encourage confrontation between North and South Korea.
Pyongyang recently took away surveillance cameras and protective seals from its main nuclear complex north of the capital. Last week, it expelled two United Nations nuclear inspectors.


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Good morning everyone!! I hope you all had an amazing weekend! It snowed like crazy all weekend so J and I just cozied up and watched movies all weekend with friends. We left the house once to go to the gym and then we ate all the calories we had just burned off by eating burgers at Lucky 13. Such an amazing burger place, if you crave blue cheese the way I do than you will love the stinky cheese burger yum! Also, make sure to add bacon to any burger because their's is out of this world!!!
As promised I told you I would talk about J and I's family get away over the last weekend. We went to Bear Lake Utah for the Cisco Disco event. It was so much fun!! Probably a new Winter tradition! What it is, is basically ice fishing. A certain time of year a fish (cisco) spawn (mate) up at bear lake. They all flood into the lake from the rivers looking for one another! There must have been thousands, just scurrying around beneath the ice under us! It was an amazing site to see. So what you do is cut out a section of ice, dip your net into the water and the fish swim right into your net (you can only keep a certain amount & release the others). Presto dinner is served! Its fun, because everyone is out on the ice camped up next to fires frying up their fish. There is chili and hot chocolate contests and at the end of it all they do the polar bear plunge…. yep you guessed it everyone jumps into the freezing cold water!!! LOL it was so much fun, everyone is so friendly, its like a giant dinner party on the ice. If you are ever in Utah be sure to check it out! The most inexperienced fishing person can handle it! I cant wait to go back next year!! I only had this one pic from the event, its my husbands instagram pic LOL
I love the outdoors, I feel so free, there really is no other place I'd rather be than exploring the outdoors. The scenery was so beautiful up at our cabin. It is lakeside so there are some of the most beautiful views! The blue iced lake and snowy fields were just mesmerizing, I wasn't planning to do an outfit shoot here, but the scenery was to gorgeous not to!!! I only brought one outfit with me and wore it on repeat, we were only there two days haha so this is the only one I could shoot with. It worked out great though, because this sweater is gorgeous and my number one go to when its freezing and I am in need of something cozy! Below I have listed a few other blanket sweaters. Hope you enjoy!! Love you all!


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Could you adopt one of these cats in time for Christmas?
PUBLISHED: 17:01 31 October 2018 | UPDATED: 17:09 31 October 2018
The RSPCA are looking after many animals who desperately need a family of their own.
It's important to understand that a cat is for life and not just for Christmas, but with so many animals waiting to be rehomed, the sooner someone welcomes them into their home the better.
The run up to the festive season is all about good will and family, so if you can responsibly support a new furry addition to yours then please consider adopting one of these cats.
The RSPCA say they hope this will finally be the week where Kentish the cat finds a home as he's been at the rescue centre for over three months now. He is thought to be seven or eight years old and although he has some kidney issues this is very manageable with a prescription diet.
Browser is another cat in need of a loving home. He is around 10 to 12 years old and can be a little timid when he first meets new people. He is described as a friendly affectionate cat that likes to sit on your lap.
Eddie is also now ready for his new home and is looking forward to a life of leisure after a hard few weeks out on the street trying to look after himself. He is described as a chatterbox when you talk to him and as good with other cats and dogs.
Icon is probably over twelve years old. She is described as a tiny little cat with a huge personality. She gets along well with other cats and the RSPCA say as long as she gets lots of attention in her new home she will be happy.
Elf was found with kittens despite being a very young cat herself. She would be happiest in an adult home as she can be a little nervous.
Lady is hoping she will be chosen this week. She is only around one or two years old and is described as affectionate and friendly. She would make a great addition to any home.
Ant also really needs a home. The RSPCA say she's not had the best luck so far after living out on the streets for a few years. When Ant was brought in her claws had grown round into her pads causing her to limp. This has now been resolved and her feet have healed. She's described as a sweet natured friendly cat who would appreciate a quiet home.
Kevin is a friendly male cat who came to the RSPCA as he was unsettled living with young children in his last home. They hope that some one will pick him this week.
Mal is another lap cat who would be perfect company for someone who was home a lot of the time. He gets along well with other cats and the RSPCA say he could be rehomed with one of the other cats he came into their care with.
As well as all the cats in need of homes, the RSPCA are also looking to rehome Mila, who is a 10 year old pointer cross. Mila is around 35kg but is described as liking to snuggle on laps. The RSPCA say Mila is getting a bit sad in the kennels so hopefully this will be her week. She will be best rehomed as the only dog in the home and she isn't used to cats. She walks well on the lead and is described as having a lovely nature.
All of the RSPCA's cats and dogs and rabbits are neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and on a flea and worm programme.
You are offered four weeks free insurance if you register on adoption. There is a small adoption fee of £55 for domestic cats and kittens, dogs are on application are all subject to a successful home visit.
The RSPCA East Norfolk is locally funded branch and if you would like more information or to see other animals available for rehoming the please visit their website at www.rspcaeastnorfolk.co.uk or call the rehoming line on 07867972870.
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Quincy & Biddy have just graduated from the special education program at their high school. They have very different attitudes about life and the world, but they are placed together as roommates in the guest house of an older woman in town. Though they seemingly have nothing in common, a few intense experiences allow them to realize that they share more characteristics than they had assumed.
Why It's Worth Reading:
Stories about friendship, especially friendships that overcome odds and see people through hard times, never go out of style. Nearly any reader can understand the power of a good friendship. Girls Like Us is also incredible because it offers a peek into the lives of two girls with disabilities, offering readers the opportunity to both understand new perspectives and yet also relate to girls who may be different from them. If you need another reason to read, I'll give you two. 1) National Book Award Nominee 2014. 2) Schneider Family Book Award Winner 2015
Book Details:
Format: eBook
Publisher: Candlewick
Publication Date: May 27, 2014
Source: NetGalley
Awards: Schneider Family Book Award 2015, National Book Award Long List 2014
Do We Own a Copy?: Yes. Read it and discuss it with a good friend.