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PowerPoint presentations
Showing PowerPoint and OpenDocument presentations is easy. Log into your room as a Presenter or above, and click the Open File button on the whiteboard toolbar:
A drop-down appears where you can upload a new file, or select a previously uploaded presentation:
When you select a new file for upload, a progress bar will appear as the file is uploaded to the server:
Following upload there will be a brief processing delay while the presentation file is converted into slides. When the first slide is ready a slide number control will appear on the toolbar:
The process of converting presentation files into slides is not always perfect and sometimes slides will have an incorrect layout. If the slides from your presentation do not appear correctly, the solution is to edit the layout of your presentation using LibreOffice then re-upload the modified presentation. LibreOffice is a free Microsoft Office compatible productivity suite. Slides that appear correctly inside of LibreOffice will also appear correctly when uploaded to the conference room.
Presentation file uploads are limited to 25 Megabytes each. A maximum of 10 uploaded files will be stored on the server. Uploading additional files will automatically remove the oldest uploaded file. You may click the red X beside any upload to delete it from the server. Hovering your mouse pointer over a file in the uploads list will display a tooltip showing when the file was uploaded. Files are listed with the most recent upload at the top.
android support
iVocalize can run in Google Chrome 26+ on Android.
Chrome is available in the Play Store for Android 4.0 and later:
The new live media support is still considered experimental, and is not enabled by default.
To enable live media:
- open Chrome and enter chrome://flags into the address bar
- scroll down to the Enable WebRTC setting and click Enable
- restart Chrome
You may now log into an iVocalize room using your android device.
control panel
The control panel is built into the conference room, and is accessed via a settings button on the whiteboard toolbar. Use the Members sign in button to get started:
Control panel access is available to the room owner and administrators designated by the room owner. To access your control panel, use the Members sign in button. When asked for an email address, use the email that you signed up for service with. This will be the email address that received your order confirmation and Account Manager details.
Click the Settings Button
Once signed into your room as an Owner or Administrator, click the Settings button on the Whiteboard toolbar. The room control panel will open.
The Home section of the room control panel shows basic information about the room like room size, expiration date, creation date, etc.
The settings section of the control panel contains various configuration options, each of which has a help bubble for more information.
The logins section contains a history of entries into the room. Click an individual login record for blocking options.
The whiteboard contains tools for displaying and annotating slides, images, videos and screencasts. The whiteboard toolbar is visible only to Presenters.
Clear / Whiteboard Size
The clear button has two parts — a push button on the left, and a size dropdown on the right. Click the left side of the clear button once to remove annotations from the whiteboard. Click the left side of the button a second time to clear the background image. Click the down arrow on the right side of the clear button to display a size menu. Selecting one of the sizes will resize the whiteboard in addition to clearing the background image and all annotations. The size of the whiteboard affects how PowerPoint uplaods are processed. For instance, if you size the whiteboard to 800×600 then upload a PowerPoint, all of the processed slides will be 800×600 — the size of the whiteboard at the time of upload.
Undo / Redo
The Undo and Redo buttons also have two parts — a push button on the left, and a drop down on the right. Clicking the left side will undo or redo the most recent whiteboard operation. Clicking the right side will open a drop down showing all of the whitboard operations for selective undo/redo. In the picture above,the Undo menu shows 5 different operations that may be selectively undone. Operations are displayed with an icon showing the drawing tool, the color of the annotation, and the name of the presenter who created the annotation. In the case of the text tool, the actual text is displayed in the menu instead of the name of the person who wrote it.
Drawing Tool
Click the Drawing Tool menu to choose which tool will be used for drawing. The Laser Tool does not actually mark the whiteboard — it is a shared cursor that the presenter can move to indicate a certain spot on the current whiteboard image. All of the drawing tools except the checkmark require a click and drag operation. The initial click sets the base position, and the drag sizes the drawing. In the case of the text tool, the click and drag positions and sizes the text input window.
Color Palette
Click the Color Palette button to choose the color for annotations.
Line Thickness
Click the Line Thickness button to set the line size for drawing operations, or the font size for the text tool.
Open File
Click the Open File button to upload a new Presentation or image, or to select a previously uploaded presentation or image. Previously uploaded files may be deleted by clicking on the red X beside the file. A maximum of 10 uploaded files will be stored on the server. Uploading additional files will cause the oldest file to be automatically removed. Presention files (ppt, pptx, odp, pdf) are limited to 25 megabytes. Single image files are limited to 256 kilobytes.
The slide dimensions for uploaded presentations are determined by the whiteboard size at the time the presentation is uploaded. For example, to make slides 1024×768, click on the Whiteboard Size menu (left most button on toolbar) and set the whiteboard size to 1024×768 prior to uploading the PowerPoint file.
Once a Presentation has been uploaded or selected, the Slide Number window appears allowing the presenter to change slides:
In addition to slides, it is also possible to show movies in the whiteboard area. Click on the YouTube button and a window opens for entering a video ID or URL. For example, enter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0 to play Gangnam Style for your audience. Or simply enter the video ID portion: 9bZkp7q19f0.
To stop playback of a YouTube video, click the Clear button on the toolbar. Playback of videos is not synchronized between attendees. If a presenter seeks or stops his own video playback, it will not affect others in the room. If a video is already in progress when a new person joins the meeting, they will begin viewing the video from the start.
Snapshot / Screencasting
Click the Snapshot button to open the screencasting tool. This tool allows you to take a still image or moving picture of part of your screen and automatically upload that picture to the whitebord. The Snapshot button will only appear on systems where Java is installed and Java Applets are enabled in your browser.
Click the Recording button to start and stop recording. See the Recording topic for more information.
Click the Settings button to open the room control panel.
Q: Where is the control panel for version 6?
A: The control panel is built into the version 6 room, and is accessible to Administrators via a Settings button on the whiteboard toolbar. From your room login page, click the Members button to sign in. When prompted for an email address, use the one you ordered the service with. You will then be logged in as an admin.
Q: I signed up for a new version 6 room. Where is my password?
A: You choose your own password when you sign in for the first time. Visit your room login page and click the Members button (not Guests) to sign in. When prompted for an email address, enter the same email address that you use in the iVocalize Account Manager. You will then choose a password that will be known only to you.
Q: How is version 6 different from the old version?
A: Version 6 runs in the browser, while the old version runs under Java. Because v6 runs in the browser, it is not necessary to download any software or plugins.
Q: Does v6 run only under Chrome? Why Chrome?
A: There is a new browser standard that allows live audio and video to be broadcast directly from the browser without the use of plugins, flash, or other downloads. Currently, Chrome is the only released browser supporting this new standard. Firefox is expected to include support in version 23. Opera, which is now based on Chrome, will offer support in the near future.
Q: Does it run on iPad?
A: The Google Chrome browser runs on iOS, however, chrome for iOS does not include the necessary support. This limitation is because Apple restricts what 3rd-party browser can do on iOS. If you would like to see full support on iOS, please contact Apple and urge them to remove the restrictions for 3rd-party browsers running on iOS.
Q: Does it run on Android?
A: The latest Chrome browser on Android 4+ (chrome 26) includes experimental support for the new standard, however, the new features are turned off by default. iVocalize will officially support Android once the Chrome and/or Firefox mobile browsers for Android have support for the new features enabled by default.
Q: What is Persona? Why Persona?
A: Persona is a Single Sign On solution created by Mozilla. Persona lets you create a single account based on your email address, and use that account to sign into many different websites, similar to Facebook Connect. We chose Persona because it offers all the convenience of Single Sign On, but without the association with a social network. Persona uses only your email address, and does not share any other information about you.
Q: Can each person make their own recordings?
A: No. There is one recording for the room, controlled by the presenter(s). The presenter(s) may share the recording by posting it to a website, etc.
The new recording feature in iVocalize version 6 is powerful and simple to use. To start a new recording, a Presenter clicks the recording button on the whiteboard toolbar:
Once clicked, the recording button changes color to show that recording is active:
A notification also appears in the text chat window to notify other presenters that recording has been turned on:
While recording is active, all audio, webcam video, public text messages, slides, whiteboard annotations and YouTube videos are saved on the server. At this time, Live Screencasting is not recorded.
To stop recording, click the Recording button on the whiteboard toolbar again. A text message will appear to all presenters indicating that recording has ended, and after a brief delay, a link will appear to download the recording:
Click the download link, and your browser will prompt you to save the recording zip file:
Once you have downloaded the zip file, you must extract it to a folder in order to play the recording. To extract a zip file on Windows, open windows explorer on your downloads folder, right click the zip file, then select Extract All:
You will then be presented with a new folder containing the recording files:
Now that the files are extracted, double click the index.html file to open it in your browser. At this time, only the Chrome, Firefox and Opera browsers are able to play iVocalize recordings. This limitation of Internet Explorer and Safari is because both Apple and Microsoft do not support the latest free and open media formats.
If you attempt to open index.html without first extracting the zip file, you will see an error message:
This recording cannot be played while compressed in a zip file.
Extract the zip file, then open index.html in your browser.
Often, when downloading a file, our habit is to just click on the file to open it from the browser's download bar. In the case of Windows, this method does not extract the supporting files from the zip, so index.html does not have the information that it needs. Therefore, you must extract the zip file first, and only then attempt to open index.html. On Mac OS X, clicking a zip file automatically extracts it to a folder, which you can then navigate to in Finder.
Once the recorded archive has been extracted to your disk, you may view the recording locally, or upload the entire folder to your website for online viewing.
Unlike previous versions of iVocalize where each participant made their own recording, the new recording feature is controlled exclusively by presenters. The presenter determines when a recording begins and ends, and there is a single recording made which can be downloaded by everyone.
Once a recording has been completed, the download link will remain active for 60 minutes before the recording is automatically deleted from the server. Recordings are automatically terminated when there are no presenters in the room, therefore, presenter's should end recording prior to signing out. Recordings end automatically after 120 minutes. Meetings longer than 120 minutes may be recorded in segments.
64-bit Java
iVocalize runs under both 32-bit Java and 64-bit Java on both Windows and Mac OS X.
For users running 64-bit Java, the latest release of Java 7 is required from http://java.com in order for the co-browsing feature to function.
The Java 7 embedded browser is HTML 5 compliant, however, plugins such as Flash are no longer supported due to increased security.
If you rely on synchronized browsing and flash slides for your presentations, then you must recreate your slides in HTML 5 format, or show your slides using the Live Screencasting or Whiteboard features.
The presentation recording feature is unavailable under 64-bit Java, but recordings can be made with a screen recording application such as Camtasia.
Under 64-bit Windows, it is possible to use 32-bit Java by following these steps:
- close all applications
- open Control Panel -> Programs and Features, and uninstall all versions of Java
- open 32-bit Internet Explorer and visit java.com to receive the latest 32-bit Java 7 download
On Mac OS 10.5 and 10.6, 32-bit Java is available by default and is automatically used by iVocalize.
On OS 10.7 and later, only 64-bit Java is available.
Mac OS 10.7, OS 10.8 and Java
Apples's latest Java "update", Java for OS X 2012-006, disabled Java 6 for use with Java Web Start and mandates a transition to 64-bit Java 7.
Users of OS 10.7 and later must:
- perform a software update to get the latest changes from Apple
- open Safari and download Java 7 from http://java.com/download
The latest updates from Apple and Java are required to use the the synchronized browsing feature.
After updating to Java 7, flash content may no longer be shown in the embedded browser due to increased security.
Also, following the upgrade to Java 7, the recording feature will be unavailable. Unfortunately, Apple removed the mp4 encoding capability in the 64-bit interface. Recording may be accomplished with a 3rd party application like Camtasia.
Unable to launch the application : Windows
Oracle's June 2012 Java 7 update 5 on Windows may cause the following error to appear when lunching:
Unable to launch the application
Clicking the details button on the error window shows the further message:
Unsigned application requesting unrestricted access to system
This is a problem with the latest Java update. The solution is to clear the Java application cache as follows:
- open the Java control panel applet
- click the Settings button under Temporary Internet Files
- click the Delete Files button
Open the Java control panel applet:
Click the Settings button under Temporary Internet Files at the bottom:
Click the Delete Files… button to clear the Java cache. Make sure that the option to "keep temporary files on my computer" is enabled.
A faster way to clear Java's temporary files cache is to open a command prompt and enter the command javaws -uninstall as shown here:
Where is my invoice / receipt ?
To get an invoice / purchase receipt, sign into the Account Manager at https://www.ivocalize.com/accounts/ and click on Invoices.
Changing the URL of the Room Login Page
The login page for your conference room is located at http://RoomName.ivocalize.net
To change the name of your web conference room along with its login page URL, sign in to the Account Manager and click the Change button beside the conference room subscription. Enter the new room name and submit your changes. The new login address will become effective immediately.
You will be required to extend your room subscription out to 1 month from the date you change the room name, and that this will also change your monthly bill date.
Authoring Presentations
iVocalize allows you to show PowerPoint and OpenDocument presentations, as described here.
Showing these presentations involves converting them from the source format (PPT, PPTX, or ODP) into Flash slides (SWF) for display in the co-browser and into static images (PNG/JPG) for display on the whiteboard.
In some cases, the conversion into SWF/PNG/JPG is not exact, and the converted slides appear differently from the original slides. We recommend using the OpenOffice suite to author your presentations, and saving them in the ODF Presentation format (ODP). This will insure maximum compatibility and the best fidelity for your converted slides.
If your presentations are already in Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT,PPTX) format, you can import them into OpenOffice and save them as ODP files, then edit them in the native OpenOffice format. OpenOffice is free, and it runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. By correctly formatting slides in OpenOffice Impress it is possible to resolve most slide conversion issues, such as text fomatting, misaligned tables, or incorrectly rendered RTL (right to left) text.
If your slides contain embedded images, make sure that the images that you import to your slides are relatively large in dimension, and scaled down inside the slide. That way, when the converted slide is displayed in your webinar, it can scale up or down and suffer no loss of resolution. If the embedded image is small to begin with, then the image quality in the converted slide may be poor.
When shown in the co-browser, the the Flash Slides scale to fill the available area in the each guest's embedded browser. When shown on the whiteboard, the slides are displayed using fixed dimensions. Because guests will have different screen sizes, the size of the whiteboard will be different for different guests, and in some cases the size of the whiteboard will not be large enough to display the entire slide without scrolling.
Presenters can adjust the percentage of the iVocalize application window devoted to the browser/whiteboard area by setting the Browser% in the Appearance section of the Room Control Panel. Also consider showing slides in the Co-Browser using the Synchronized Browsing feature so that all guests can see a complete and properly scaled slide image. If it becomes necessary to mark up the slide during your presentation, then the Open in Whiteboard button on the browser toolbar will automatically load the current slide into the whiteboard.
Live Polling
The iVocalize Live Polling feature allows presenters to ask multiple choice questions and display the results to the room.
Initiate a poll by pulling down the Moderator menu and selecting New Poll:
The Poll editor window will appear. Select New Poll and enter a new question and up to 5 answers, or choose a previously entered poll question from the drop down list.
All poll questions are single answer multiple-choice. True/False or Yes/No type questions can be constructed by providing just two answers.
Click Begin Poll to send the question out to the room:
The poll sponsor sees a dynamic view of the poll results as each participant votes. Each answer shows the number and percentage of votes, along with the name of each participant who has chosen that answer:
The poll sponsor's participant display shows a question mark next to participants who have not voted yet:
The participants in the room are shown a simple view containing the question and the available answers:
After voting, participants see a static view of their vote until the sponsor closes the poll:
When the poll sponsor closes voting by clicking on Show Results, all participants see a simplified view of the poll results as shown below. Participants can see the percentage of votes for each answer, but not the actual number of votes or the names of participants voting for each answer.
The poll sponsor may also close the poll without showing the poll results to the room.
When recording a session, the guest view of the poll questions and results is shown in the recorded archive.
Reinstalling Java
Update to the latest version of Java:
- Close all running applications
- Open Windows Control Panel / Programs
- Under Programs and Features, select Uninstall a Program
- Uninstall any program from Sun or Oracle beginning with Java or J2SE
- more information: http://www.java.com/en/download/uninstall.jsp
- Close control panel
- restart your system
- Open your web browser and visit http://java.com/ to install the latest java version
- more information:
Install the latest operating system updates: (recommended step)
- Open Control Panel / System and Security / Windows Update
- Download and install the latest updates and restart
Use an up to date internet security product: (recommended step)
- remove any 3rd party antivirus software
- install Microsoft Security Essentials, the official antivirus product from Microsoft
- more information: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/security-essentials-download

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I would liken God to a pre-pubescent child with an ant farm and a magnifying glass. We do our best to survive and thrive, and He entertains himself by sending tsunamis(ie. shaking the ant farm) and afflicting us with disease (ie. burning us with the magnifying glass).
Okay, Goodkat's observations are tsunamis and disease. So, if God exists, God chooses to destroy the weak and the old. I've seen that too.Do you really want to claim that there is evidence for how God feels about destruction? "Pre-pubescent" is a very abstract description, but hard to find evidence for, because the meanings of God-puberty and God-time get involved. Any evidence for the word "playful?"
Goodkat, most destruction is discriminate. Old and weak creatures die way more often than young and strong ones.
Age and strength help determine an individual's ability to survive the destruction, they are still targeted.
QuoteAge and strength help determine an individual's ability to survive the destruction, they are still targeted. You just know that God targets people randomly for destruction -- that's your observation?
"To make the world work for everyone, to the disadvantage of no one, in the shortest possible time and without ecological offense."--Buckminster Fuller, stating the chosen purpose of his life.
The problem with descriptions like this is that they are highly variable; one person's description may entirely contradict another's ... On the forums, a short hand for this tendency is "SPAG" or "Self-Projection As God".
I used to be a Christian, but since many of the miracles conflict with my everyday observations, and there is a pesky all-or-nothing attitude toward belief, I had to walk away. Now, I am starting over again, only trusting in my senses, and even acknowledging their flaws. But, I would ask you to consider another axiom: "If God exists, then God is the type of being that wanted reality to be what it is." And, I hypothesize that there is enough material out there in the not-man-made category to learn a few abstract concepts of what that God might be like.


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When Apple's new iPad ships in about 60 days, there will already be several accessories available, and several of those will come directly from Apple. iPad add-ons from Cupertino will include docks, a case, and more.
Apple will offer two dock stands for the iPad: A basic iPad Dock and the iPad Keyboard Dock. The iPad Dock will include a 30-pin pass through connector that lets you charge and sync the iPad, connect to a USB power adapter, and connect to Apple's iPad Camera Connection Kit. It also includes an audio jack for playing music and other audio through stereos and powered speakers.
Like the basic dock, the iPad Keyboard Dock includes a pass through connector for charging and syncing along with an audio jack and support for the iPad Camera Connection Kit. It also includes a built-in full-size Apple Aluminum Keyboard.
iPad Case
The iPad case acts as a protective cover for the iPad, complete with book-style flip-open cover. The case also acts as a stand letting users position the iPad like a digital picture frame, or at a lower angle simulating a laptop position. It includes access to the iPad's dock connector port, audio port, volume controls, speakers and power switch.
iPad Camera Connection Kit
The iPad Camera Connection Kit includes two dock connector adapters; One with a standard USB port, and a second with an SD card reader. iPad owners will be able to use the adapter kit to transfer images directly from their camera or SD card into their iPad.
iPad USB Power Adapter
The iPad power adapter should look familiar to iPhone and iPod touch owners because it looks to be the same device that shipped with the original iPhone and iPod touch. It includes a six-foot power cord, and most likely can be used in countries around the world instead of just in the United States.
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We've seen a number of cracking Xbox deals and PS3 bundles over the last week or so, and now it seems it's Nintendo's turn. With the release of Wii MotionPlus, original launch bundles such as this one are finally going for under £140, meaning that you can now grab a Wii along with the still fantastically addictive Wii Sports for a bargain price.
ShopTo have had the Wii at this price for a while, although there have been several inconsistencies in stock, but if you can get your hands on one (in stock at the time of writing) it works out at around £15 cheaper than any other console package we can find online (the next cheapest price for the same bundle is over £60 at Asda!). Admittedly, you can pick up new console bundles with Wii Sports Resort and MotionPlus for just £149.99 from Amazon and Argos now, but if you're not fussed about MotionPlus, this little deal will still net you the console itself along with all of the necessary cables, a Wiimote, a Nunchuk and a copy of Wii Sports for a pretty pleasing price.
I personally think that this is a pretty good deal, especially if you're not too fussed about MotionPlus and want to save yourself £15. Wii Sports itself is incredibly simple, which is both a blessing and a curse as Resort has double if not triple the content, but it's still arguably the finest exponent of what the Wii is all about: swinging your arms around like a loon in front of colourful pictures that move along with you.
The real decision to make here is whether or not you want MotionPlus straight off of the bat. If the answer is yes, then it might be wiser to go for the Argos deal which includes both Wii Sports and its MotionPlus sequel, and also includes the MotionPlus dongle itself.
To be frank though, if you're not looking for a Wii to plunge oodles of cash into but just as a source for occasional family amusement, then I'd go for this deal and use the extra £15 you've saved to go towards another Wiimote and either a cheap copy of Wii Play or Wario Ware: Smooth Moves.


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Head First HTML5 Programming – Building Web Apps with javascript
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HTML has been on a wild ride. Sure, HTML started as a mere markup language, but more recently HTML's put on some major muscle. Now we've got a language tuned for building web applications with Web storage, 2D drawing, offline support, sockets and threads, and more. And to speak this language you've got to go beyond HTML5 markup and into the world of the DOM, events, and javascript APIs.
Now you probably already know all about HTML markup (otherwise known as structure) and you know all aboutCSS style (presentation), but what you've been missing is javascript (behavior). If all you know about are structure and presentation, you can create some great looking pages, but they're still just pages. When you add behavior with javascript, you can create an interactive experience; even better, you can create full blown web applications.


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Managing in a Unionized Workplace
Getting Things Done in a Constructive Way
Imagine that you've just walked into the office and you see that one of your people, Mike, is sitting at his desk without any work to do. So, you ask him to help another team member finish an urgent job.
Mike refuses, saying that taking on a different role, even for a day, is not allowed under the union contract. He tells you that, if you want him to do another team member's work, then you must talk to the union, as it's not part of his job description.
You've only been in this role for a week, and now you're stressed and confused about what you can and can't ask your people to do!
This might seem like an extreme example to many people, but it demonstrates that it can be complicated to manage unionized workers, especially if you're new to this type of working environment. In this article, we'll look at the complexities and challenges of managing in a unionized workplace.
This article is meant as a general guide only. Union rights vary widely depending on your region, state, and country, and, most importantly, on the agreement that your organization has in place with unionized workers. Please seek the guidance of your human resources department or an employment lawyer if you need help with specific laws or situations.
Also, different unions and different union officials have different approaches. Some unions may be very traditional, confrontational, and even – in some countries – violent; while others may be more flexible and supportive of the long-term success of the organization.
What Is a Union?
Before workers began banding together, working conditions were often very poor. People could work long hours for low pay, and with few benefits. They may even have worked in factories that were dangerous, and where workplace accidents were common. In fact, workers had few rights at all!
In response to such poor conditions, workers began joining together to pressure their employers to improve their work environment – they began forming unions.
Unions have a long history. In the U.K. people started forming during the Industrial Revolution, but these didn't become legal until 1867. Unions emerged in the U.S. in the 1870s.
A union is a group of workers who have come together to make collective decisions about their work and their working conditions. The union is democratic: the members elect their leaders through a voting process. Through collective bargaining, these leaders negotiate with their employer over wages, working conditions, safety, hours, and other benefits, on behalf of their members.
Unions are based on the idea that a group is stronger than an individual. As a result of early union bargaining there are a variety of benefits that workers can enjoy today (depending on their location), such as a minimum wage, workplace safety standards, overtime, health care, and an eight-hour workday. And, as a result of unions, union members often receive higher pay and get better benefits than equivalent non-unionized workers.
In some cases, unions can be highly politicized; and they may be in alliance with specific political parties.
When an employer refuses to negotiate with a union, or when the two can't reach a compromise, the union may go on strike. In some countries, strikes are often the last resort as workers may lose pay as a result of them. However, in others, union strikes are common and can be violent, resulting in injuries and even deaths.
In many cases, members pay monthly or yearly dues to their union, and the union uses these funds to pay workers a salary during a strike. It also uses these funds to provide other benefits, such as discounts on other services, legal consultations, and additional training.
Membership in unions varies widely, depending on the country you live in, local employee legislation, and the extent to which unions have power to protect employees. Here are some recent examples of union membership in different countries (as a percentage of overall workforce):
- U.S. – 11.3 percent.
- New Zealand – 20.8 percent.
- Canada – 28.8 percent.
- Sweden – 67.7 percent.
- U.K. – 25.8 percent.
However, some countries, such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, have no unionized workers at all.
Union Rights Around the World
The rights of unionized workers can vary widely depending on your industry, region, and country. Laws, rules, and regulations can also be incredibly complex. These rights are constantly changing, as state and national governments enact laws to protect or diminish the rights of union workers.
A good example of the global differences between unions is the "closed-shop policy." A closed shop is a form of union security agreement, where an organization agrees to hire union members only, and employees must be part of the union to remain employed.
In the U.S. and U.K., closed shops are illegal. However, they are legal in many provinces of Canada and of Australia.
A number of challenges can arise when managing in a unionized environment. One of the biggest is flexibility or, rather, the lack thereof. Union workers often work set hours, and they must take a certain number of breaks during the day, no matter how heavy or how light the workload. This means that it can be difficult for managers to bring in new ways of working, as all changes need to be agreed with the union first.
This inflexibility also affects cross-training. Many unions stipulate that a worker has one role, and that they must not carry out any task that falls outside their job description. This can be frustrating for employers, especially when there are seasonal changes in work volume, and when workers are off sick. Most non-unionized organizations have a flexible workforce that can rearrange tasks depending on the company's needs, but this is often not the case with a unionized workforce.
Communication can be a challenge with union workers. Some union contracts require most, if not all, communication to go through union representatives, or at least be agreed with them in advance. This can mean that your team and union representatives don't include you in all discussions, which can be a real hindrance in building trust and credibility with your team. Other unions will require communications to be delivered to team members jointly, by yourself and the union representative. The main drawback of this is the extra time that it can take to communicate with your team.
Union contracts can also inhibit the effectiveness of a team or department, especially when people take advantage of the system. For example, many union contracts state that employees can have a set number of absences, or sick days, within a six-month period, before management penalizes them. Some workers take advantage of this, and take every sick day that they're entitled to, every six months.
The problem is that you can't fire these "problem employees," and it can take years to prove that they're taking advantage of the system.
More subtly, a desire for "fairness," when seen as meaning "equal provision of benefits to everyone at the same level" as opposed to "fair reward for hard work," works against the customized approaches to compensation, motivation, and job enrichment that underpin job satisfaction and high performance.
And, worryingly, unions can institutionalize conflict in the workplace, where union officials may think that they need to be seen to "stick up for members" to justify membership fees.
These challenges can be frustrating, but they underscore the importance of having a strong, trusting relationship with your union.
Although there are many challenges to managing in a unionized workplace, there can also be benefits. For example, you negotiate with a set group of people who are elected representatives of the workforce, meaning that you can come to an agreement on changes to terms of employment relatively quickly. They can also help you pinpoint and deal with issues that are upsetting people and reducing performance.
Strategies for Managing a Unionized Workforce
Despite the challenges, it is possible to develop and maintain a good working relationship with union officials.
1. Know the Law, Know Your Contracts, and Know Your History
As we mentioned earlier, the laws and rules that govern unionized work are complex, and they vary widely depending on the union involved, as well as your state, region, and country.
It's essential that you become familiar with the union laws and rules that directly affect your organization and team. It's even more important that you know your team members' contracts, inside and out. The union – and individuals – will refer to the contract often in negotiations, and even during day-to-day work. The more familiar you are with their terms, the more effectively you'll be able to respond to questions or challenges.
It's also important to know the history of the recent relationship between the organization and unions. What have relations been like in the past, and, in particular, are there any points of special sensitivity that you need to be aware of?
2. Become "Partners"
It's important to approach the union as a business partner, not as an adversary. You want to work with it, not against it; and when you take this approach, everyone can benefit. One of the ways that you can do this is to communicate openly and share ideas.
For example, imagine that you're having trouble with one team member who's consistently late. You've tried several strategies to try to get through to this person, and none have worked. In most cases, the union only hears of this when you're ready to fire the employee.
However, imagine instead that you tell the union representatives about the problem. They can work with you to turn around this team member's behavior, and they may also be able to provide assistance that you can't. For instance, if the person is often late because of daycare issues, the union might be able to secure reliable daycare for them.
Good partnerships are built on strong working relationships, and these relationships take time to build. Put time into establishing trust with everyone on your team, including union representatives.
Next, build good relationships by spending time with your team outside of work. This could include work socializing, or even "volunteer days," where everyone on the team volunteers for a social project in the community.
Another positive strategy is to share important information as soon as you reasonably can. Tell union representatives about upcoming changes or breaking news early, to give them a chance to brush up on the issues. That way, they'll be prepared to answer questions from members. When you give them a heads up, it builds trust and establishes a practice of open communication.
When you have a good partnership with union representatives, you can ask for their help in solving disciplinary issues. A good example is the situation we described earlier, where people are consistently using all of their allowable sick days.
3. Focus on the Positive
Much of the time, managers only interact with union representatives when there's a problem. This means that these relationships are often built in stressful, tense situations, and, as a result, there's often a lack of trust on both sides.
Foster a positive relationship with union representatives by working with them on strategies that reward positive behaviors, not punish negative ones.
For example, imagine that your current system penalizes your customer service team if calls run over seven minutes. You could create a positive incentive by rewarding team members who receive a good review from customers. This not only raises morale, but it also makes everyone in the union happier.
Remember, apart from negotiating compensation, the union's primary goals are the safety and happiness of its members. When you promote these positive objectives, everyone is more willing to work together.
4. Show Respect
Last, remember that the union fulfills an important role for employees.
It's easy for managers or outsiders to fall into the trap of thinking that the union is always wrong, or that union representatives deliberately make things difficult for managers. Respect the positive changes that the union is trying to make, and keep this good intention at the forefront of any conversation or negotiation.
This article discusses successfully dealing with unionized workers in a positive way. There are some situations where good relations can break down, for example, when unions have decided that a strike is the only available course of action. Please seek the guidance of an employment lawyer, or of your human resources department, for help in these situations.
Key Points
Unions are groups of workers who have banded together to use their combined strength to improve pay and working conditions for their group. Union participation varies around the world, as do laws, rules, and contracts.
While there are a number of challenges that come with managing in a unionized workplace, it's important to remember that the union does offer a valuable service for employees.
It's important to develop a strong, trusting relationship with your union representatives. Look at them as business partners, and remember that they might be able to help you with team members in ways that you can't. Focus on the positive, and always show respect to union members.


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In case you or your loved one is dealing with addiction, it may be understandably frustrating. Though recovering from substance abuse is a important challenge, you do not need to make the trip alone. You will find best alcohol rehab centers all around the country where you are able to unlearn the habits which encourage addiction and rebuild your life about a healthy, substance-free individuality.
1. Admit you require help, and search for support.
When you've taken the first step, admitting that you require help with addiction, finding a drug or alcohol rehab center does not need to be a hassle. You will find websites online where you can search for the right drug rehab center using only your zip code along with your affliction. Just enter these standards in your search bar to find a listing of amenities near your area. If you live in a really remote location, it could be a lot easier to navigate by country. Furthermore, if you're handling a less common affliction that doesn't fall under the categories of drug or alcohol misuse or mental ailments, it could be much easier to simply search by your ailment.
2. Restrict your results, and find the ideal fit for you.
When you've a list of facilities where you are able to get treatment, it's a good idea to call every one (or have somebody do this for you, when you aren't around it) to learn about the program, employees, living conditions, etc. You are going to want to select a facility which uses trained therapists, therapists and social workers, which will make certain that the staff members you are working with are comfortable with and may address your particular matter. The more seasoned the staff is, the increased likelihood that they'll be able to implement a strategy which will be effective for your particular needs and personality.


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Zooniverse has just hit an amazing milestone – their 100th official project launch!
Galaxy Nurseries is a project run by researchers at the University of Minnesota who need your help to find baby galaxies in our universe so they can figure out how galaxies form and grow over time.
It is rather fitting that the very first Zooniverse project – Galaxy Zoo – launched almost exactly ten years ago and also focuses on answering questions about galaxy formation and evolution. In between these two, Zooniverse has launched projects covering almost every major field of research, but they could not have done any of it without the amazing work of their volunteers! The Zooniverse team would like to extend a massive thank you for the contributions volunteers have made to their projects, small or large.
To celebrate their 100th project, and as a show of how powerful the Zooniverse crowd has become, they've set a challenge to finish this project in under 100 hours.
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Izotope VocalSynth Vocal Effects Plug-In (Serial Download)
Izotope's VocalSynth is a creative multieffects plugin enabling you to shape and manipulate your voice to create electronic vocal textures, robot sounds, computerized harmonies, vocoder and talkbox effects, and thick octaves or doubles.
Main Features
- Four advanced vocal engines
- Refined effects for vocals
- Pitch Correction
- Auto or MIDI Voice generation
- Compatible with Mac and Windows
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Complex, interesting, and unique vocal effects have driven hit songs and launched careers. With the VocalSynth multieffects plugin, those sounds you've heard and the sounds you hear in your head are within reach. Shape and manipulate your voice to create electronic vocal textures, robot sounds, computerised harmonies, vocoder and talkbox effects, and thick octaves or doubles. Uncover otherworldly sonic palettes or finally access the vocal treatments of your favourite tracks. With VocalSynth's four resynthesis engines—Vocoder, Talkbox, Polyvox, and Compuvox—along with expressive vocal effects and simple, highimpact controls, an expansive array of vocal potential awaits.
Four Advanced Vocal Engines
Use the voice—with VocalSynth's wavetable synthesizers or any sidechained instrument—as the foundation for synthesized computery voices, organic harmonies, glitchy digital speech, and singing synthesizer sounds.
Refined Effects For Vocals
Shape the character of the voice even further by adding edgy or tasteful distortion, filters, speaker convolution modelling, beatrepeating madness, and wide stereo delays.
Pitch Correction
Effortlessly correct offkey notes in your vocals with realtime pitch correction. The algorithm preserves the original formants and timbre of your vocals to give you more naturalsounding results, rather than scaling the formants along with the pitch.
Auto or MIDI Voice Generation
Add multiple harmonies, octaves, or unisons in Auto mode without needing MIDI input. Just choose how many voices and which intervals you'd like and VocalSynth does the rest. Or, plug in your MIDI controller to drive VocalSynth with the exact harmony voicings you want.
Quickly access the great sounds of famous vocal production techniques from your favourite songs.
The Effects
Achieve the vocal sounds of the Beastie Boys, Coldplay, or James Blake—without a headache—with this complete, powerful vocoder.
Quickly choose between a range of classic hardware and modern digital vocoder sounds.
Three modes: Smooth, Vintage, and Hard.
Sound like Daft Punk, Tupac, or Dr. Dre—no learning curve or slobbery PVC tubes needed!
Emulate an old school Talkbox to make a synthesizer or any side-chained instrument 'talk' like you.
Three modes: Dark, Classic, and Bright.
Create organic harmonies built from your voice with this polyphonic pitch shifter.
Give vocals more 'oomph' by building a group of backup singers that sound as natural or as computerised as you want.
Get a whole Heap of totally crazy pitch-shifted superhero sounds for your voice.
Computer voice effect modelled after the handheld talking and teaching toys of the 80s.
From Skrillex and Diplo to Radiohead and Kraftwerk, get a range of glitchy digital vocals effects.
Pull out the breathy 'spookiness' from the voice.
Auto or MIDI Voice Generation
In Auto mode, just sing and VocalSynth will add voices to create chords, octaves, or doubles. In MIDI mode, play your optimum melody or harmony on a keyboard and VocalSynth automatically shifts your voice to those notes.
Automatic Pitch Correction
Pitch correction lets you do anything from subtle, reasonable correction to more extreme pitch-shifting effects. Push it to the extreme and recreate robotic vocals like those made popular by Cher, T-Pain, and Kanye West—or even wilder!
A wave-shaping distortion with custom tones designed to enhance VocalSynth's re-synthesis engines. The distortion module is great for either subtle overdrive or gnarly, harsh, high-gain distortion. It's loud, it's noisy, it's great.
Filtering is a simple but effective way of adding character to your vocal. VocalSynth's Filter includes New York for warm and buttery 60s-style filtering effect, Scream for resonant filtering and aggressive peaks and overdrive, or the Combo filter that combines both flat High-Pass and Low-Pass filters in a single sweepable control.
The hand-picked convolution speaker models bring out the full character of VocalSynth's re-synthesis engines. Dial in amp convolutions and speaker emulations to enhance space and realism or find common special effects like telephone or radio voice. Choose the right space for your vocal.
An evolution of iZotope's beat-repeating technology, just turn it up and immediately achieve the glitchy, funky dance track sounds you've been after. Shred takes part of the buffer and repeats it in interesting ways that add rhythmic range to your vocal-processing arsenal.
VocalSynth's Delay is a wide stereo delay with just a bit of filtering for flavour. The Delay creates exciting spatial effects with panning movement, great for adding interest to an otherwise steady vocal track.


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Fishing Retirement Gifts: How to Pick a Great Gift for a Fisherman
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My darting buddy, who is several years my senior, recently retired from the ministry. I found myself running around town looking for appropriate gifts for a distinguished man with so much already. For my friend and many others, fishing may be considered a hobby, and for a select few, a deeply esteemed passion. For a retired fishing enthusiast (or fisherwoman for that matter), nothing could be more invigorating that being out at sea - hauling the fish as bountiful harvests. For those just enjoying the thrill of fishing like my friend, Mike, they often consider themselves small-time fisherman, enjoying the relaxing aura being outdoors by a lake, river, or local stream. At times, other fishermen might consider themselves a big-game enthusiast; such persons usually travel to exotic locations and boat out into the open sea to catch huge types such as Marlins or Swordfishes. Understanding these two types of fishing enthusiasts with greatly aid you in how to select an appropriate retirement gift for a fisherman.
For The Hobbyist
The personal preferences of the retiree should be taken into consideration. As mentioned, the fisherman who goes fishing as a hobby is not dedicated to fishing for work or career. In this context, the retiree has another career and just fishes to relieve some of the work related stress, or pass time for leisure.
For the hobbyist who likes to fish for freshwater fishes, he would be more accustomed and affiliated with certain types of fish like freshwater trout, bass, and the like. His equipment would also be customized to suit freshwater fishing like a smaller rod, lighter grade for the string, accessories and much more.
A good way to know what to give a hobbyist fisherman on his retirement from work is to check what seems to be lacking in his equipment. It doesn't hurt to take a quick peek at his fishing gear, research some off the internet for similar fishing equipment, and acquire it. A personal touch to add some engravings of the retiree's name on the gift should definitely add more pizzazz and value to a retirement gift. If you feel generous, a whole kit would even be a blast.
For The Career Man of Big-Game Fisher
The professional fisherman acquires fishes in a different manner. The fishing pole is not the primary utility of such a career man, but instead employs the use of large fishing nets and boats to reel in fishes by the bulk. Usually, a professional fisherman is doing his specialization in the middle of the sea wherein, such equipments and resources are both available.
Thinking of a nice retirement gift to a professional fisherman may be flexibly thought of as depending on the retiree's sentiments and preference. A good plan to get as a retirement gift would be fishing memorabilia like a personalized engraved cast model of the ship he has been riding in, or perhaps anything that would memorialize his spent years in providing the needed fish for everyone.
Another is to provide a quick deviation from the saltwater fishing towards a freshwater type of fishing. This new frontier in fishing would add some curiosity and interest for the retiring fisherman and try out personalized fishing in a freshwater environment. This variety in fishing is most probably going to add some excitement and zeal.
In this manner, a fishing pole and fishing kit would be the most logical and concrete retirement gift. Fisherman retirement gifts are given to maintain and keep the passion of fishing even after a retiree has lessened his load for fishing. In hindsight, the best retirement gift to give is often our times with each other.
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There's nothing more motivational than listening to the struggles and realizations of an author who "made it." I've said it before, and I'll no doubt say it again. On Monday, I attended Literary Arts 30th Anniversary Party, where I was able to hear Colin Meloy, lead singer of The Decemberists and author of the series Wildwood, play a few songs and listen to Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, (among others) speak.
For those of you who don't know, Literary Arts (LA) is an Oregon-based nonprofit literary center that was formed thirty years ago, in 1984, with the mission of bringing "authors and thinkers" to the Northwest. LA hosts lecture series that bring in over two thousand readers; they host workshops, seminars, and programs for high school students. They've also helped support many Oregon authors throughout their careers, like Cheryl Strayed for one.
Gilbert seems like the best friend we'd all love to have; she's got a great sense of humor, an adventurous spirit, but most of all, she's sure of herself. Not just because her best-known novel, Eat, Pray, Love, spent nearly two-hundred weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List. Although, that's plenty enough to make a writer feel sure of herself.
Maybe it's that, as Gilbert said of herself (quite depreciatingly), she isn't good at anything besides writing. It must be difficult to be good at a lot of things, she told the audience. How do you know where to direct your passion? That struck a chord with me. I'm not amazing at everything I do, but I've always been a good student with a hunger for knowledge. I love astronomy and history. Sometimes politics when I'm not too down on the world. And growing up, my being on the honor roll and needing to always be right led my parents to believe I'd make quite a successful lawyer. I can even sing without breaking glass (although, stage fright makes this difficult to prove). Point being, becoming a writer isn't generally something a parent dreams for their child. And when there's literally nothing stopping you from going for that law degree (or some other—stabler—career) besides a persistent itch to write and tell stories, it's difficult to convince yourself that you aren't, indeed, making a huge mistake.
"Creativity and fear," as Gilbert said, "are conjoined twins." It takes courage to be a writer. Courage to acknowledge fear's presence, but to let fear know that it won't control the journey. Gilbert told the audience that she has witnessed many writers—writers just as good as her, if not better—who gave up on themselves. They weren't happy with the work they were producing. It didn't meet the expectations they had set for themselves, and so they quit. They "pre-decided," as Gilbert put it, that they weren't good enough.


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My previous 'Mystery' puzzle tool, Mystery Piano has caught the interest of many teachers who began using it in the classroom. Therefore, I have continued to create a new puzzle creator tool, Mystery Mines.
Mystery Mines allows you to use pixel-art as a clue for your Breakout EDU challenges. You can also embed a hidden message that will appear when students complete the puzzle.
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Stone Design and SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of Twittelator 3.6 and Twittelator Pro 3.6 for the iPhone and iPod touch with support for TextExpander touch on Monday. Twittelator is a Twitter client application that supports multiple accounts as well as geotagging.
TextExpander touch is shortcut typing app that lets users auto-expand pre-defined abbreviations, or snippets, into full words and phrases. The update for the Twittelator apps adds the ability to expand snippets without first jumping into the TextExpander touch app.
Version 3.6 also includes a built-in Web browser, the ability to paste images from other apps into tweets, the ability to save movies recorded in the app into your Photos library, draft tweet reordering, the ability to see conversation threads in messages and to show all DM conversations to or from a specific person, Twittelator theme search support, the ability to hide tweets from blocked accounts, and more.
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Get Radiant Skin By Using These Smart Tips
If you don't take better care of your skin, it is going to deteriorate as you may age. Being careful along with your skin early is crucial to earning sure your epidermis ages well. Please read on for many ways and also hardwearing . skin looking beautiful.
Usually do not use much makeup. Most kinds of makeup, like foundation, will clog your pores. In case you have acne, these products can make it worse.
Occasionally, applying makeup over acne might cause infection inside the involved area. Think of not wearing any makeup, at the very least up until the complexion clears. Don't cake heavy concealers over blemishes, either.
To be able to gain control of the epidermis and beautify it, check out alpha-hydroxy treatments. Alpha-hydroxy acids really are a natural product, commonly seen in some fruits and milk. These acids erode the protein bonds in charge of dry skin. Ex-foliate gently to get rid of dead skin.
If you wish your moisturizer to become far better, ensure it's warm before you decide to use it on. Your skin layer will absorb the nice and cozy moisturizer significantly better and faster. Just place it within the microwave for 15 seconds. Another great way to heat the moisturizer is to set the container in a few tepid to warm water.
Its smart to exfoliate no less than thrice weekly. Consider scrubs formulated particularly for facial skin. When you have sensitive skin, search for a product that specializes in that. Exfoliation carries a whole host of benefits, such as removing dead skin and unclogging pores. The more you use exfoliating products, the greater the skin looks.
There are numerous ingredients in the majority of homes that can be used for skincare, including baking soda. Create a paste with baking soda and water on an overnight zit treatment, or use it to moisturize the skin. Baking soda also can behave as a removal tool for styling products within the hair.
Don't placed on socks or gloves that happen to be damp or wet. Skin irritation, itching and cracked hands might result from wearing damp garments, and will exacerbate much more serious skin problems.
Buy your eczema in check by using these tips. Always steer clear of any soaps, detergents, or lotions which can be scented. Cotton, and clothing manufactured from similar plant fiber, is healthiest for the skin. Wool or blended fibers might be harsh on delicate eczema-stricken skin. Work with a makeup that is certainly natural. By using the following tips, it is possible to avoid irritating your epidermis.
Supplement your everyday routine with vitamin H, a key aspect of healthy skin. Vitamin H gives your skin layer an all-natural glow. Additionally, vitamin H makes your epidermis smoother, which makes it look more beautiful plus more even. Surprisingly, vitamins really help the skin remain healthy and appear youthful.
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SOURCE: SMART Storage Systems
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Company Partners With Leading Technology Distributor to Drive Global Sales; Avnet Places Large Order for Next-Generation Xceed SSDs
Company Partners With Leading Technology Distributor to Drive Global Sales; Avnet Places Large Order for Next-Generation Xceed SSDs
NEWARK, CA and PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwire - Feb 22, 2012) - SMART Storage Systems, an innovative and rapidly emerging SSD technology provider, and Avnet, a global distributor of electronic components, enterprise computing and storage products, and embedded systems, today announced that they have expanded their global distribution relationship. Avnet Memec and Avnet Embedded will now distribute SMART Storage Systems' Xceed solid-state drive (SSD) product lines to its customers worldwide. Production quantities of the XceedIOPS, XceedIOPS 2 and XceedStor 500S SSDs are now available.
"Our customers are constantly looking for ways to improve their ability to process and serve data," said Joe Cousins, Vice President of marketing for Avnet Embedded. "Our relationship with SMART Storage Systems not only broadens our product portfolio, but enables us to address this need head-on for our customers."
Avnet is one of the world's largest distributors of technology solutions, serving more than 100,000 customers globally. As part of the relationship, SMART Storage Systems' Xceed products will be leveraged in a range of embedded solutions throughout the Avnet Embedded division. In addition, SMART Storage Systems becomes the only SSD provider for Avnet Memec, enabling Memec and SMART's customers to design products leveraging the industry-leading performance, reliability and endurance of the Xceed product lines.
Designed for varying enterprise applications, the SMART Storage Systems XceedIOPS, XceedIOPS2 and XceedStor 500S products offer a powerful combination of performance, reliability, and endurance. The XceedIOPS is available in capacities up to 400GB and supports up to seven full drive writes per day. The XceedIOPS is also the only SandForce-based SSD qualified by Tier 1 OEMs across multiple platforms. Delivering double the performance of the XceedIOPS via the SATA 6Gb/s interface, the XceedIOPS2 takes advantage of enterprise multi-level cell (eMLC) flash and a robust enterprise feature set to meet enterprise storage application needs. The XceedStor 500S is a cost effective, server-grade SSD that delivers industry-leading read performance and reliability for enterprise server applications.
"Enterprise organizations cannot afford to have bottlenecks in their storage infrastructure," said John Scaramuzzo, President of SMART Storage Systems. "SSDs overcome the performance bottlenecks commonly found in environments that utilize traditional hard drives, enabling true, real-time delivery of data. Our relationship with Avnet broadens the reach of our industry-leading Xceed SSDs, enabling us to solve enterprise storage issues worldwide."
For more information about SMART Storage Systems, please visit the company's website at http://www.smartstoragesystems.com, the company's blog at http://www.smartstorageblog.com, or find us on Twitter at @SMARTSSD.
About Avnet, Inc.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 2, 2011, Avnet generated revenue of $26.5 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
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SMART Storage Systems is a technology leader in the design, development and deployment of current and next-generation enterprise solid-state storage products. Combining leading-edge, enterprise-class design, and proven world-class support, SMART Storage Systems leverages its deep expertise in flash and enterprise storage technology. SMART Storage Systems delivers high-quality, high-reliability solutions to a broad customer base, including tier one storage and server OEMs. In support of these designs, SMART Storage Systems provides award-winning innovations in solid-state storage technology, such as NAND high-endurance Guardian™ technology, to a variety of customers in the enterprise storage, enterprise server, data center, defense and industrial markets. SMART Storage Systems is part of the SMART Holdings family of global companies. See www.smartstoragesys.com for more information.
About SMART Worldwide Holdings
The SMART family of global companies are leading designers, manufacturers and suppliers of electronic subsystems for the most demanding OEMs around the world. The SMART companies have led the way over the past 23 years providing standard and custom products to today's leading global OEMs crossing all major electronic industries. These industries include PC, enterprise and industrial servers, networking, telecom, defense, aerospace, gaming and embedded application markets. Taking innovations from the design stage through manufacturing and delivery, SMART Modular Technologies has developed a comprehensive memory product line that includes DRAM, SRAM and Flash memory in various form factors. SMART Storage Systems offers high-performance, high-capacity SSDs for enterprise, defense, aerospace, industrial automation, medical and transportation markets. SMART's presence in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America enables it to provide its customers with proven expertise in international logistics, asset management and supply-chain management worldwide. See www.smartm.com for more information.
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Vertrel™ specialty fluids have become the solvent of choice in the military for several cleaning operations. Vertrel™ solvents are used for applications including cleaning of electronics and printed circuit boards (PCBs). It is imperative that parts meet the stringent cleaning requirements of the military because the cost of failure can be very high. Vertrel™ has excellent and consistent cleaning performance.
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Music companies seriously need to send Pandora a gift basket or something. Pandora is a streaming music radio service that "learns" your preferences based on thumbs up/down ratings, and my experience so far is that it is impressively accurate. I created a channel based on Digitalism [Warning: spammy myspace page]. Great band in the electronic/techno vein. I proceeded to thumbs up/thumbs down (mostly up) about 10 songs or so, and now, about the worst Pandora produces is "tolerable", and I've bought several songs of Amazon.
This is what discovering music should be like. You indicate preferences, and something mixes your favorites in with potential new discoveries. Don't like one? It is skipped, on to the next one. Like one? Get a high bitrate copy of your own immediately, DRM free.
I picked up the Digitalism album off iTunes on the strength of the badass song Idealistic and the fact that it was itunes plus, so no DRM. Now I'm following from those songs, via Pandora, into the Chemical Brothers, and songs like Weak in the Knees by Bender (I couldn't even find a site). That latter song was like #eleventymillion in popularity on Amazon, but I *love* it.
The e-book, TV, movie industries have a lot to learn from how to get value from consumers.
This winning combo has me delightedly trying out new music, with a great "hit ratio" (unlike traditional mass-media radio), and makes it easy to buy a song I want. Bravo, Amazon and Pandora.
You can't legislate this sort of success - you can only earn it by serving the needs of consumers better.


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The ongoing crisis in the Tollywood which had its roots from fighting between Telugu and Tamil Fighters Associations has taken a different form and the subject is now diverted to the role of Heores, Producers, and Directors in controlling the increasing budgets of movies. A confidential meeting of Heroes and Directors was conducted last night in a Star Hotel and media was taken by a surprise with the attendance of Pawan and Mahesh in this meeting.
Sources say that, pawan kalyan reacted furiously against the proposal by a Producer to ban the dubbing movies in Tollywood. All the top heroes of industry including Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, Prabhas, Junior NTR, Ramcharan, Allu Arjun, Raviteja attended the meet.


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2. Oats - Oats are great for losing weight because they contain an abundance of one very effective nutrient - fiber. The more fiber you eat, the slower that your body digests it, meaning that you stay fuller for longer amounts of time. The ultimate result of this is that you hunger for less food and lose weight quickly and safely.
3. Eggs - Eggs contain a lot of protein - approximately 5 grams per egg - and are another great way to stay full during the day. People who are interested in eating the best weight loss foods should focus on eating at least one serving per day, preferably in the morning.
4. Red Meat - Who would have ever thought that red meat could be considered a good-for-you food? Research suggests that people who consume more red meat (in reasonable amounts, of course) have a better ability to hold onto lean muscle, which assists in the fat-burning process.
5. Grapefruit - Probably you have heard of the grapefruit diet at least once or twice before. People who have participated in studies have lost weight when eating at least a half of a grapefruit before meals. Those who did not eat the grapefruit did not lose any weight. This is one of the weight loss foods that not only helps to flush out fat, but also has other health benefits as well such as lowering triglycerides and cleansing the body of toxins.
6. Pumpkin - Pumpkin belongs to the category of weight loss foods because it is incredibly low in calories and high in fiber. With that type of combination, there is no way that you can't lose weight.
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Did The Kardashians Get Elisabetta Canalis Kicked Off 'Dancing With The Stars?'
Do you think Kim and her sisters totally sabotaged Elisabetta's chances with their negative tweets?
We all know how much power Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian have on Twitter — and Elisabetta Canalis may have experienced that power first-hand! George Clooney's former girlfriend, who [spoiler alert] was kicked off Dancing with the Stars on Sept. 27 was on the receiving end of some pretty nasty Kardashian tweets following her original performance.
"There is NO way Rob Kardashian was trending worldwide last night and in the bottom 3," Kourtney tweeted following the Sept. 20 episode. "Impossible! HOW IS ELISABETTA SAFE?!??! HOW?! Seriously!!!"
"This just can't be!" Kim also tweeted. "Rob in the bottom three is impossible! He did soooo good!"
And Khloé, of course, also tweeted her agreement.
Sure, they were just tweeting to support their brother — but do you think the Kardashians targeting Elisabetta specifically is what caused her to be voted off this week?


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Skip to comments.Go vote with your wallet this Christmas
Posted on 12/20/2004 3:50:31 PM PST by kennedy
Are you one of those people who are still upset about the election results?
Does President Bush's insistence that the situation in Iraq is under control get you mad? And does the administration's continued push for more tax cuts despite an ever-increasing budget deficit leave you seething?
Then you might want to think long and hard before you go out to do some last-minute Christmas shopping.
The elections may be over, but it's still possible for those politically conscious voters to make their opinions heard by being selective about where they go purchase gifts.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
I was wondering why this tripe was in Washington Times. Then I noticed it was part of a UPI feed. :)
Have discovered many brands of delicious Ketchup this year.
Excellent article, I'll have to go to bluebuy.com and add that to the list in my purse of french companies I don't buy from. Rather ironic they were trying to support this cause and yet ending up giving the "red" states places NOT to shop. Bummer, no more Sonic onion rings for me.
Price Club/Costco
Barnes & Noble
Bed, Bath and Beyond
Calvin Klein
J Crew
Hard Rock Café
ping for later, got a couple gifts to return.........
I'll second the remark regarding places NOT to shop. I guess we also now realize the reason for so many anti-WalMart things on TV lately. Living in a small town that had a Wal-Mart move in a few miles down the highway, I can attest to the fact that our local commercial districts are as vibrant as ever.
These folks think voting with your wallet is something new? It never ceases to amaze me how libs take one of our pet ideas, clone it, and...shazam! It's their "new" idea.
Folks, I don't know about you, but I've been doing this for years with companies. I don't buy Levi's products anymore because they supported Gun Control efforts. I studiously avoid Hallmark Cards for the same reason. You can help in the media by not watching opposition-friendly affiliates, thereby decreasing their ratings, which will ultimately cut revenues and therefore potential political contributions. You can't avoid involuntarily donating to the enemy sometimes, but any dollar you can give to a friend is a plus.
It is no secret that the majority of the country's wealth lies in the hands of conservatives. If we can put our resources to work, we can surely deep-six any comparable counter effort.
All these morons did was tell me where to shop. Thanks, BuyBlue.org!!
If they don't have it in the Red states you know they don't have it in the people republic of MN or any othe blue county. Extend the reason to boycott Target.
I shop at a wholesaler called BJ's wholesale...I couldn't find them on their list. Anyone know who they support?
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Dr. Kristy De la Cruz, UELP graduate from 2013 cohort, is the Director of English Language Learners (Administrative Assistant Superintendent) for the Bronx, New York. De la Cruz's formal teaching career began as a middle school mathematics teacher in Kansas 17 years ago. After two years of teaching in Kansas, she joined the Peace Corps as an Education Trainer in the Philippines. As a volunteer in the Philippines, she facilitated workshops on various topics such as English as a Second Language (ESL) methodologies, environmental education, cooperative learning, and grant writing, training at least 10,000 teachers during her three years of service from 1998-2001.
When returning to the United States, she began the Peace Corps Fellows Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. While working on her Master of Arts degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), she took on the role of ESL Coordinator at an elementary school in Central Harlem. As ESL Coordinator, De la Cruz assumed the additional responsibilities of testing coordinator, staff developer, and grant writer. After teaching in this elementary school for three years, De la Cruz realized that she preferred working in the middle setting. Hence, she transferred to Intermediate School (IS) 528 in Washington Heights.
While teaching at IS 528, De la Cruz also worked for New York State Assessment Department in many roles such as an item writer, benchmark setter, and creator of the training manuals. De la Cruz also served as chairperson of the School Leadership Team, a member of the Academic Intervention Services Team, coach of the Running Club, and coordinator of the Service League, as well as earned her National Board Certification in English as a New Language. Then, she returned to Teachers College to become a part of the second cohort in the Summer Principal's Academy (SPA), which resulted in serving as an Assistant Principal for three years. From 2010 to July 2015, De la Cruz served as a Principal with the New York City Department of Education.


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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will be hosting the Out of the Darkness Walks in Boston on October 25, 2014. The purpose of the walk will be to honor loved ones that have been lost to suicide, to fundraise, and to make an effort to save lives that will be threatened by suicide in the future. Funding will support the AFSP to conduct scientific research, educate the public, and offer programs for those who are at risk and those who are dealing with loss.
Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at Artesani Park in Brighton, with the walk ending at noon. The event's total fundraising goal is $200,000, and the walkers aren't far from it! There are a few options for participants to bring up the total: the 90 day team challenge gave teams of ten until May 31, 2014 to raise $1000 altogether, the individual walker challenge rewards any person to raise $150 or more on their own, and the Life Savers club is reserved for any individual who raises $1000 or more, alone.
The CDC gathered data that showed that in America, someone commits suicide every 13.3 minutes. They also reported that there are approximately 39,500 suicide deaths nationwide, annually, making suicide the 10th leading cause of death in the country. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention works to fight these numbers, and bring death by suicide to an all-time low. To support this cause, join the walk, or look for other ways to help, here.
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Mezgebu is a direct descendant of this tradition. His father, Gera, was a leading exponent and master of this idiom.
Gera was described as a "sage, a true icon who lives in a universe inhabited by angels and demons in a perpetual combat for good and evil "
Mezgebu, trained in the technique and knowledge by his father, builds on his familial traditions and the larger Ethiopian talismanic tradition in creating his works.
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Ideal for those with oily skin who want to moisturize the skin and control excess oil.
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They appeared for Fulgani and Shane peacock at their BMW India bridal week and looked absolutely flawless. Sooraj in a classic bandhgala and Athiya in a showstopping, black gown.
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PDF - Ordinance 2015-01, Setting Water Rates
PDF - Residential Electric & Water Connection & Facilities Fees
PDF - Commercial Water Facility & Connection Fees
Water Rate Increases for 2016 - 2020
This notice provides information regarding the decision by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District ("District"), per board action, to increase the water rates for 2016 and 2017. The proposed change to water rates in Fiscal Years 2018 through 2020 is still pending board decision.
The District continues to provide high quality water and a reliable distribution system to meet current and future needs. A rate increase is now needed due to accelerated replacement of impaired pipeline to reduce pumping costs, inflationary pressure on overall expenses, and additional costs related to the unfunded State mandate to reduce water consumption. The District has successfully improved efficiencies in many areas so that the average annual rate increase will be about 4% for the next five years.
The District engaged HDR Engineering, Inc. to complete an independent rate and cost of service study. The HDR updated study supports the proposed rate increases and the District's Board accepted the study results.
The proposed annual rate increases are:
PDF - The District's notice of proposed rate adjustments
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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Firefighters combated a fire that resulted in an estimate of $10,000 worth of damage for a one and a half single family home in Cathage early Thursday morning.
The Cincinnati Fire Department responded to a fire that broke out before 4:00 a.m. on Thursday in the 100 block of Nansen Street.
Authorities say that a woman was cleaning a stove with a rag, and threw the rag in a garbage can in a hallway. The rag was not completely extinguished, causing the fire.
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