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“I’m looking for a disappeared person,” says the troubled voice on the other line. Many times the voice is that of a family member who hasn’t heard from their loved one since attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border — loved ones like a man named José, who went missing in southern Texas. Tucson-based human rights group Derechos Humanos commonly receives these sorts of desperate calls, typically in Spanish, on their Missing Migrant Crisis Line maintained in southern Arizona.
José, referenced by Derechos Humanos only by his first name, “disappeared” after U.S. Border Patrol had “fallen upon” his group in brush-lands near Falfurrias, Texas, dispersing the group and their guide in different directions. José’s story is one of 544 Missing Migrant Crisis Line cases documented by the group.
To “disappear” is a controversial term, especially when all the facts are not in. The authors don’t say so in their report—certainly the present-day focus is more pressing—but it’s useful to review the historical background of the term to understand its applicability today.
In 1966, an extensive counterinsurgency campaign erupted against members of the Partido Guatemalteco de Trabajo (Guatemalan Worker’s Party, led by Col. Carlos Arana Osorio, who was known as the “Butcher of Zacapa.” One of the first instances of the “disappearance” strategy occurred in March 1966, when security forces abducted, tortured and murdered 28 members of the party. Though confirmations of their demise came from participants in the mass arrest, the victims’ bodies were never discovered.
Even in 1981, as Amnesty notes in the report, “understanding of ‘disappearances’ is evolving constantly.” Today, in the case of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, border enforcement policies amount to no less than “a campaign of state violence against migrating peoples.” This violence, has resulted in deaths and “disappearances” since dramatic shifts in U.S. border and immigration policing strategy initiated in the mid-1990s.
The policy rationale, expressed in a 1994 U.S. Border Patrol planning document, anticipates that by heavily escalating security resources and infrastructure throughout the “traditional entry” points of urban border areas, border crossers “will be deterred, or forced over more hostile terrain, less suited for crossing and more suited for enforcement.” Such conditions have invited mass death and “disappearance.” At least 6,000 human remains have been recovered, but the actual number of death and “disappearance” is surely much greater.
One way to “disappear” in the desert borderlands is due to U.S. Border Patrol’s harsh “chase and scatter” tactics. Using an arsenal of military helicopters and all-terrain vehicles, attack dogs, and blunt force beatings and tackles, U.S. agents inflict psychological and physical injury upon their “targets.” These “commonly result in the disorientation and dispersal of individuals and groups into life-threatening terrain.” Of the 544 cases reported to the Missing Migrants Crisis Line, the Border Patrol’s “chase and scatter” practices account for 84 cases as the causal event of their “disappearance.” According to the authors, in 36.9% of these cases (31 out of 84), death was the result.
As the report indicates, the growing web of migrant detention facilities is another source of “disappearance.” Institutional knowledge of and responsibility for such “disappearances,” is a matter of policy: in fact, James Pendergraph, the former Executive Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s Office of State and Local Coordination, one said to attendees at the 2008 Police Foundation Conference, “If you don’t have enough evidence to charge someone criminally but you think he’s illegal, we [ICE] can make him disappear,” according to a 2009 Amnesty International report.
Such “ambiguous losses” have haunted tens of thousands for the survivors of Guatemala’s Civil War, when the term “disappearance” was first used. Javier Alvárez’s father was “disappeared” in Guatemala in 1982, when Javier was ten years old. “You can imagine—in life, you miss your father, your mother. I would have liked to have enjoyed being with him, from the time I was small to when I grew up,” Alvarez told KPCC public radio. Recently, the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG), Colibri’s Guatemala-based counterpart, has gathered DNA samples from survivors like Javier to try to match them with the countless human remains still being unearthed in Guatemala.
Using a heavily charged term like “disappearance” is ultimately an accurate description that encompasses the devolved state of U.S. immigration and border enforcement strategies over the last two decades. Given the gravity of the term and its accompanying grief and suffering that haunts both the living and the dead, the missing and their loved ones, state-induced “disappearances” in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands stem from strategies that promise a fate worse than death.
Trump’s threats to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border would certainly increase the dangers of deterrence-based policies. But another less-discussed part of President Obama’s border enforcement legacies likely earmarked for expansion in the Trump era could be the continued militarization of Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala, which then-senior DHS staffer Alan Bersin called “now our southern border,” in 2012. Without greater national concern, the crisis of death and disappearance presages worse fates to come for migrants, their families and immigrant communities in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Gabriel Schivone is a writer from Tucson, Arizona, working on a book focusing on U.S. immigration and foreign policy in Guatemala.
This piece was adapted from an earlier article on Huffington Post.


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Long Island’s Best Birthday Parties Start Here at The Adventure Park!
There’s no doubt about it: The Adventure Park at Long Island is a unique, fun birthday party place that will have friends and family talking about it all year long!
You are welcome to bring your own cake, snacks, and drinks from home.

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Hello everyone.. I know it's kinda late and I haven't posted here in a while but I thought this needs a special " thank you " as this nice gesture truly made my night and week!! So I'm laying down with my DD who's running a fever and me not feeling too well either get a text saying there is a package for me... At first I'm extremely excited and then confused as I'm not expecting anything... Yet lol. So I quickly go and get it and to my surprise... It's from a sweet TPFer !!! I was shocked and so happy. Felt better instantly! So I rip open the box and inside is a box of instant coffe and a beautiful 100% pure silk scarf! I almost cried! I knew she went home this summer but haven't heard from her in a while so to get this from her was a shocker... Thanks so much JONI80. ... I cant tell you how much this meant to me... Your the best!!!
That was so sweet., hope you and your dd feel better.
I hope you and your dd feel better soon. That scarf is beautiful and how sweet of your friend!!
That is awesome, love when people do things like that. Enjoy and hoping you and dd are feeling better soon.
How sweet! Hope you and your daughter feel better soon!
What a lovely gift! Beautiful scarf! It's always so nice to get something unexpected like that. What a thoughtful friend. I hope you and DD are both feeling better!
How sweet - hope you guys get to feeling better soon! Being sick is no fun but being sick and having a sick child is the worst.
That was so super sweet and just when you needed it. Hope you both feel better soon. We have been fighting a bug at home here too..
Thanks.. Yes it was totally unexpected. Turns out my DD has strep and an ear infection...it's my DS that keeps getting it and them giving it to his sisters.
Oh no! I hope the baby feels better and I REALLY hope that you don't catch it!
I hope antibiotics will knock that out quickly. Yes, that's exactly how it spreads around our house too and I always end up catching what they have because they want to lay by me when they feel sick..

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Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, entered a lobby elevator at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York on Saturday.
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said he would deport 2 million to 3 million undocumented immigrants when he takes office, but he also appeared to soften some of his campaign pledges and took a major step toward the GOP establishment by naming Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his future chief of staff.
In Trump’s first television interview since Election Day, the billionaire businessman told “60 Minutes” that he will deport or incarcerate “the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers,’’ but at the same time he appeared to leave open the possibility that other undocumented immigrants would be allowed to stay in the United States.
“After the border is secure and after everything gets normalized, we’re going to make a determination on the people that they’re talking about who are terrific people, they’re terrific people but we are going to make a determination at that,” Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday night.
By choosing Priebus as his chief of staff, Trump went with a mainstream, traditional choice, preferred by Washington insiders.
A Wisconsin native, Priebus, 44, is known to have close ties to House Speaker Paul Ryan, who would be a key ally in getting Trump’s agenda through Congress. Priebus remained largely loyal to Trump during his unorthodox campaign, although he sometimes struggled to defend the nominee’s many statements about treatment of women and minorities.
A Globe analysis of the state’s election results showed a reddening of the state’s western counties.
Priebus, supporters suggest, is a Republican Party loyalist who will bring D.C. experience and political acumen to a White House lacking both. He was chosen over a much more controversial, and less-well known, candidate: Stephen Bannon, executive chairman of the conservative Breitbart News and the chief strategist of the Trump campaign. Bannon has a history of using his prominence to support anti-Semitic, xenophobic, and racist messages, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a watchdog group.
In the Trump administration, Bannon will serve as a chief strategist and senior counselor to the president.
“Steve and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory,” Trump said in the announcement.
The developments come at an extraordinarily divisive period in American politics.
President-elect Trump with Reince Priebus on election night. Priebus will serve as chief of staff in Trump’s White House.
In urban centers, protesters are speaking out against the presidential election, decrying the bombastic — and sometimes offensive — rhetoric that Trump used during the election season. Republicans, though giddy at the prospect of a conservative White House, Congress, and Supreme Court, are also unclear on just how much of Trump’s lofty campaign promises he will attempt to fulfill.
Indeed, in the “60 Minutes” interview, Trump signaled that part of his promised wall at the Mexico border — a signature pledge during his campaign — might actually be a fence.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Republican leaders also seemed to back away from some of Trump’s policy promises, including jailing Clinton, building the border wall, and implementing a deportation force.
Speaking on Fox News, the House majority leader, Kevin McCarthy, said he does not expect Congress to push any further investigations of Clinton, despite the often-repeated rallying cry of “Lock her up!” at Trump’s rallies. McCarthy also expressed skepticism at the idea of mass deportations.
‘‘First thing you have to do is secure the border and then we’ll have discussions,” McCarthy said.
Ryan, the House speaker who has rallied behind Trump after months of carefully putting distance between himself and the nominee, was more direct than McCarthy.
“I think we should put people’s minds at ease. That is not what our focus is,” said Ryan, of Wisconsin.
Ryan’s words and the seemingly moderated tone of the president-elect might not calm the fears of Democrats, protesters nationwide, and historically marginalized communities, many of which felt demonized throughout the Trump campaign.
Some left-leaning activists have reacted to Trump’s election by rushing to social media to claim Trump is #NotMyPresident, despite the looming truth of Inauguration Day. Others, such as US Senator Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, accepted the election results but pledged to hold Trump accountable for the divisive rhetoric he at times deployed.
This sentiment, coupled with a recent flare of incidents in which self-described Trump voters were harassing people of different cultures, has received a mixed reaction from Trump’s closest advisers — and the president-elect himself.
Trump has made clear that he intends to use Twitter to get his message out, and he continued to snipe at the media over the weekend.
Stephen Bannon, whom Donald Trump named his senior counselor and chief West Wing strategist, at Trump Tower Saturday.
“Wow, the @nytimes is losing thousands of subscribers because of their very poor and highly inaccurate coverage of the ‘Trump phenomena,’” Trump wrote in a tweet posted at 3 a.m. Sunday.
In the “60 Minutes” interview, Trump explained that he uses Twitter to “get the word out’’ and go around traditional media outlets.
“When you give me a bad story, or when you give me an inaccurate story,” Trump said, “I have a method of fighting back.” He vowed to be “very restrained” in his Twitter posts.
On the Sunday morning political talk shows, Trump’s surrogates and advisers downplayed the nationwide anger that continued to surface since his surprising win. Instead, each attempted to recast Trump as a political unifier, a humbled leader capable of compromise and willing to govern for all Americans.
There is one area in which Democrats and Republicans agree: the need for Trump to sign a robust law investing in the country’s infrastructure.
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a Trump adviser, mentioned public works projects on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” Sunday, and on CBS News, Senator Bernie Sanders highlighted infrastructure as one area of possible common ground.
“Let’s see the details. But, in general, rebuilding our infrastructure is absolutely imperative for this country,” said Sanders, an independent of Vermont.
Sanders cautioned Trump against claiming any electoral mandate from Tuesday’s results, since Clinton received more votes nationally than Trump.
“We are the majority,” Sanders said.
Astead W. Herndon can be reached at astead.herndon@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter@AsteadWH.

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Sometimes a standard ‘2D’ map just isn’t enough to navigate a confusing complex of closely knit buildings, walkways, steps and slopes with wheel chair accesssuch as a University Campus. This is particular so if considering the 8 second rule.
“The maps produced for us of these complex areas (Canary Wharf and Heathrow) by Silvermaze are now the definitive information source for these complex areas.” Steve McNamara – Licenced Taxi Driver’s Association.
The University of Surrey built in the sixties and continually expanded since then has become a warren of alleys and overhead walkways. The university has commissioned many maps over time but visitors still got lost. Before printing the map in the Little Book format it was tested using first time visitors at an University open day. The trial was completely successful as was the reaction to it when published in the Little Book format.
In fact, the success was such that the University commissioned a subsequent map in the same style of their neighbouring campus.
These University maps together with the Taxi Driver’s maps can be seen in our Mapping Gallery.
60,000 people hung in a carnival atmosphere at Tyburn between 1571 and 1783. Death until later times was caused by strangulation so friends and relatives often pulled the victims by their feet to hasten their demise.

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h1People want new information that presents a new take on something they think they already know.
David Meerman Scott has spent a lot of time thinking about content marketing. His philosophy in a nutshell is that the old rules of PR and marketing in mainstream media don't work on the Web. Instead, he believes anybody can earn attention by publishing their way in using social media tools, blogs, podcasts, viral marketing, and other online media.
His hugely popular blog, Web Ink Now reads like a content marketers handbook – full of advice for marketers, publishers, bloggers and brand managers alike thinking about how content can reach an audience. It's ranked by AdAge Power 150 as a top worldwide marketing blog. He's also written several bestselling books including The New Rules of Marketing & PR, Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead, and most recently Newsjacking. At SAY Media we also know him as one of Seth Godin's picks as a top business voice in the SAY 100 Business channel.
We checked in with David to see what he's thinking about content marketing in 2012, the trends he's following now, and who else he reads for marketing inspiration.
You're great at spotting trends early (like Real-time + Marketing) – what's your secret? I draw on things I've learned in my career outside of marketing and try to draw parallels to see how I might adapt it somehow to the world of marketing. For example, I worked at several electronic news organizations including Knight-Ridder (where I was Asia Marketing Director based in Tokyo and Hong Kong in the late 1980s and early 1990s). The idea of news content driving action always fascinated me - that a story about a company in the news could drive a stock price. Wow. I moved back to the US in 1995 and started working in marketing for technology companies in the Boston area. In 1989 I started playing around with the ideas I learned from the electronic news world by creating my own news and publishing it on the Web as marketing. It worked. We got great SEO and many leads. So in 2002 I started my own business to refine the ideas and write about them. I started my TypePad blog in 2004 and published the first content marketing book on the planet in 2005 called Cashing In With Content: How Innovative Marketers Use Digital Information to Turn Browsers into Buyers. It's dated now, but I've been writing about what we now call content marketing for a long time.
My very first job was on a Wall Street bond trading desk. It was all about real-time. If you waited even one second to make a trade when the time is right you could lose out. A few years ago I realized that every business now has access to the same real-time data as bond traders - real-time news, real-time social media, real-time Google indexing. But I also realized that more than 99% of marketers were doing campaign marketing - focusing on the future rather than the moment. There was a huge opportunity to do what I called real-time marketing so I started writing and speaking about it.
What are the most interesting content marketing trends you're following right now? The most interesting by far is real-time. When a smart marketer sees something happening in the marketplace and reacts instantly (having already gotten pre-approval to do so from the company) by creating an instant blog post or tweet or video, that company leaves the competition, who are planning next quarter's campaigns, in the dust. I'm also interested in mobile marketing. Adding the GPS component to content creation opens new opportunities.
You're a big believer in the power of content – what important changes do you see ahead in 2012 for content marketing? The biggest change now is that people are beginning to recognize the power of content marketing. That's a good thing. However, most are just talking about their damned products like they've always done and calling it content marketing. You've got to think like a publisher and create content that is valuable for your buyers, not create for your own ego. Nobody cares about your products - they care about themselves and solving problems.
Newsjacking: Tell us how that works in a nutshell… and how businesses should be using it. As journalists scramble to cover breaking news, the basic facts—who/what/when/where—are often fairly easy to find, either on a corporate website or in competitors’ copy. That’s what goes in the first paragraph of any news story. The challenge for reporters is to get the “why” and the implications of the event. Why is the company closing its plant? The corporate website may offer some bogus excuse like “because it wants to spend more time with its family.” Competitors may quote some expert’s speculation on the real reason, but a reporter can’t cite that without adding something self-demeaning like “according to an expert quoted in the New York Times.” Journalists need original content—and fast.
All this is what goes in the second paragraph and subsequent paragraphs. That’s why the newsjacker’s goal is to own the second paragraph. If you are clever enough to react to breaking news very quickly, providing credible second-paragraph content in a blog post, tweet, or media alert that features the keyword of the moment, you may be rewarded with a bonanza of media attention. Newsjacking combines content marketing with real-time to reach journalists looking for people to quote in stories. Newsjacking is all about creating content right now - this instant, in real-time - so journalists find the content when they are looking for another angle on a story.
People want new information that presents a new take on something they think they already know. The appreciate humor and they want you to get to the point quickly so you don't waste their time.
What other content marketing blogs or voices do you follow? Who's doing it right? This is an incredibly dangerous question because I always leave people out. I'm a Seth Godin fanboy and read all his stuff (and have since he started his TypePad blog) some 10 years ago. I love what Bob Lefsetz is doing. He writes about music, but I'm convinced marketers can learn from him. I read the blogs from HubSpot, Eloqua, Junta42, Duct Tape Marketing, Copyblogger and others.
What's your content marketing advice for this year's presidential candidates? I'm such a geek about this stuff. All marketers can learn from presidential campaign strategies. It plays out in real-time for you to watch live. What fun. I've written two posts so far this year with things that interest me.


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We're always happy to answer questions, listen to your feedback, or help you in anyway you can.
If you have an issue, please contact us and give us a chance to solve the problem before leaving negative reviews.
And if you want to send us message saying you like what we do, we of course would love to hear that as well!


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2. Has the death of a famous person ever had an effect on you? you know, i'm never really that emotionally impacted when celebrities die... i remember being surprised when princess diana died, though.
4. Do people ever tell you that you look like someone famous? not really.


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ASML is a successful Dutch high-tech enterprise that produces complex lithography systems used by chip manufacturers in the production of integrated circuits. ASML is at the cutting edge of this technology and delivers systems to all the world's leading chip manufacturers.
ASML's employees are among the most creative talents in the fields of physics, mathematics, chemistry, mechanical engineering and software. Every day they collaborate in close-knit multidisciplinary teams in which members listen to and learn from one another and exchange ideas. It is the ideal environment for professional development and personal growth.
YER Technology is continuously looking for technical professionals (Engineers, Project Manager, Planners and Logistical Specialists, among others) for ASML.
Do you also want to work at ASML? Take a look at the vacancies below and apply or register your CV.
Are you challenged by the engineering of electronic/electrical solutions for high-tech products and do you have excellent communication skills, combined with a high level of discipline? You’d better contact us today!
Heb jij een afgeronde MBO 3 of 4-opleiding in Autotechniek en ben je toe aan een nieuwe stap buiten de autotechniek? Wil jij jezelf verder ontwikkelen in de hightech machinebouw? Reageer dan snel op deze technische uitdaging bij de wereldleider in de hightech industrie.
Are you the person to ensure supplier product quality in a multidisciplinary context? If you have the capabilities to guide the introduction of cutting edge technology at ASML’s suppliers, we are looking for you!

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One of this summer’s most surprising—and enduring—blockbusters, George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road has been a major topic of discussion since it first busted out of Valhalla and into cinemas last May.
Since then, we’ve dissected its mind-blowing special effects, spread rumours of a black-and-white version (not happening, btw), chuckled at spoofs and mash-ups, and peeked at its deleted scenes. But nothing is quite as “historic” as this unique retelling of Mad Max and Furiosa’s fire-and-blood-filled adventure, fittingly made to resemble an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph.
Created by a super talented artist who goes by the name Takumi (and swiftly picked up by Birth.Death.Movies), at first glance the image is a perfect encapsulation of the film’s sandy post-apocalyptic backdrop, but it also follows the film’s plot to a T.
And you thought storyboards were rad. Mad Max: Fury Road barrel rolls onto Blu-ray and DVD September 1. Look out for our in-depth extras recap next week.

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Delmar International unified its global presence, with a technology stack that runs applications quickly and efficiently, no matter where they need to deploy it.
In just four months, Wyndham executed a migration that was projected to take a year, delivering an improved customer experience and 45% cost savings.
Aeromexico created a unique digital environment through its robust infrastructure and website to support a high volume of transactions at any given time.
We host more than 2,500 healthcare organizations with a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) available with all services.
Compliance-ready services uniquely tailored for federal, state, local, education organizations, contractors, SIs and ISVs.


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Disasters tend to strike when you least expect and you might find yourself facing the harsh realities of a flood, water, smoke, storm, fire, or wind damage on your property even despite the best preventive actions. When disaster strikes on your property, going the DIY route for the restoration is not always a smart move because you’ll most likely be emotional, weak, and mostly clueless. However, your home can be restored to its pristine glory as quickly as possible with the help of a property restoration company.
Nonetheless, you should refrain from blindly calling the first property restoration firm you find in the yellow pages. Choosing the right property restoration is important because the competence of your property recovery specialists will determine how soon you’ll be able to move on after major damages. Before you hire the firm that will clean and restore your home, here are four important points you should consider.
When your house is destroyed in a disaster, a property restoration company worthy of the name should respond in good time. They should be on your property within few minutes of receiving the call. On reaching your property, they should not waste time in accessing the extent of the damage and in starting the restoration process. You should note that the longer it takes to start the cleanup; the harder it is to restore your home. A timely response time will help in preventing the damage from spreading to other parts of the house.
A property restoration company should not only be interested in bringing your house back to livable conditions. They should also be concerned about safeguarding you from potential risks and future hazards. You’ll probably won’t know much about spotting safety concerns in the wake of a fire, storm, flood, or wind disaster, a property restoration company should have an eye for spotting potential risks they should be competent enough to eliminate the risk.
A property restoration company should have years of experience dealing with insurance firms. They should be able to help you assess the extent of the damage that has been done to your house, file the necessary paperwork and they should help you document evidence that will make it easier for you to get compensation for your loss. A restoration company should ease of the stress of pursing your insurance claims after a disaster.
A property restoration company after assessing the damage that has been done to your house should be able to help you determine what to keep and what to throwaway. The aftermath of a fire or flood disaster can be stressful and difficult for the homeowner, and you might get emotional as to what to keep and discard. However, a restoration company has the experience with property damages they should be able to provide valuable insight on what can be salvaged and what you need to discard when sorting out the mess.

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text: First Nations Media Australia (formerly known as Indigenous Remote Communications Association, IRCA) is the national peak body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media industry. In October 2016 our role expanded from remote to national representation. Building upon our established experience in the remote industry, we invite regional and urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media organisations and workers to now join us in providing a powerful and connected national voice for our diverse sector.

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Presenters at RFID World in Boston on Wednesday focused on using second-generation active and passive radio frequency identification tags to provide advanced security and authentication, as well as ways to broaden the reach of the technology.
Among the buzz from attendees was how the average wireless device could soon become an RFID reader, or perhaps a related radio-capable device for Near Field Communication, a short-distance radio technology to give a mobile user easy access to all kinds of data.
One attendee, Russ Lamer, said he was just starting early investigation into ways that fleet truck drivers could equip their standard cell phones to act as a kind of "speed pass" to quickly pay for fuel at a truck stop, similar to the Speedpass used at Mobil gas stations. Lamer, manager of emerging technologies at Wright Express Corp. in South Portland, Maine, said drivers might also have fuel discount coupons delivered wirelessly to their phones that could be used during fuel purchases.
With some of the mobile payment technologies he is investigating, Lamer said the modern trucker may eventually be able to pay by authorising a credit card via the cell phone. "It makes the most sense" for the cell phone to work as the RFID reader, Lamer said, adding that he is interested in finding which chips could be used to provide the functions and at what cost.
Other attendees said they were dazzled by an MIT presentation last night that showed emerging technologies similar to RFID that would allow someone with diabetes to read his blood sugar level easily several times a day with a cell phone receiving data from a patch on his arm.


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This is a service for loved ones or friends who have died and they don't want a funeral with the casket on display. Maybe the body, for a number of reasons, is not there.
This is another special way of honouring someone who has died.
I can help you to have a service that remembers the person with dignity, love and kindness. It can take the same format as a service with a casket or it can be more intimate. I am there to offer you guidance.


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Downloading and updating Lenovo IdeaPad drivers periodically could keep your Lenovo IdeaPad laptop from various computer issues, such as no Wi-Fi, no sound, USB device not recognized, black screen, blue screen, screen flickering, etc. Here are top 2 ways to download Lenovo IdeaPad drivers for your computer.
You could go to the Lenovo Support page to download the Lenovo IdeaPad drivers, including Lenovo IdeaPad Y700 drivers, Lenovo IdeaPad 300 drivers, Lenovo IdeaPad 110 drivers, Lenovo IdeaPad 310 drivers, Lenovo IdeaPad 700 drivers, Lenovo IdeaPad 710S drivers, and many more. Here’s what you need to do.
1. Enter your Lenovo IdeaPad computer model in the search box and click the Search icon.
3. Select the relevant Lenovo IdeaPad drivers that fit your needs, such as Lenovo IdeaPad audio driver, Lenovo IdeaPad Bluetooth driver, Lenovo IdeaPad camera driver, Lenovo IdeaPad touchpad driver, etc.
4. Select your exact operating system version.
5. The Lenovo IdeaPad drivers that match your system will be listed.
7. Save the file (exe.) and double-click the Lenovo IdeaPad driver files to install them.
8. Reboot your computer once the installation is completed.
It is pretty time-consuming to manually download Lenovo IdeaPad drivers from the official website. Besides, you may not find the compatible drivers for your computer. Alternatively, you could apply a professional Lenovo driver update utility tool like Driver Talent to automatically download and update Lenovo IdeaPad drivers for you.
Take the following 3 easy steps to download and install the right Lenovo IdeaPad drivers for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, available for both 32-bit and 64 bit version of Windows.
Launch Driver Talent. Click “Scan” and it will identify all outdated, corrupted, broken or missing Lenovo IdeaPad drivers in seconds.
Click “Repair” to fix all identified problematic Lenovo IdeaPad drivers. Driver Talent will automatically download and install the best-matched Lenovo IdeaPad drivers in the background. You also have the option to click “Update” to update all Lenovo IdeaPad drivers to the latest version. But it is not recommended to don’t update drivers unless they are broken.
Reboot your PC to allow all Lenovo IdeaPad driver updates to take effect.
Note: Bear in mind that back up you drivers with Driver Talent before installing any Lenovo IdeaPad driver update in case of driver crashes.
Aside from being a driver download and update software program, Drive Talent packs other premium features, such as drivers restore, drivers uninstall, system restore, drivers pre-download for another PC, PC Repair (no sound, no video, no Wi-Fi etc.), hardware detection, VR support check and PC speed up, etc.
Below is a list of the most common Lenovo IdeaPad drivers that Driver Talent could download and update.
If you have any ideas or questions about Lenovo IdeaPad drivers download and update, please comment below.


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In order to connect to github you need the private key on the new server. You could copy the private key to the new machine but I would advise you to not do this.
Connect with an SSH client NOTE: When connecting with an SSH client, you must have the server’s IP address and password for the bitnami user account. If you chose to configure key-based authentication , you must have the SSH private key for the bitnami user account in .ppk format (for Windows) or in .pem format (for Linux and Mac OS X).
Connect to GitHub Once you install the extension, you can log into your GitHub.com or GitHub Enterprise account in Visual Studio with full support for two-factor authentication. There is no need to use personal API tokens.


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It’s important to choose a CPAP face mask that effectively treats your individual sleep apnoea while maximizing your comfort.
Talk to your doctor about your unique needs to determine your ideal fit.
Select your unique needs to determine your ideal fit.
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DreamWear gives you the ability to choose your most comfortable sleep position, and is designed to improve your sleep therapy experience.
A minimal contact nasal mask may be right for you.
Wisp features a unique, compact design created for maximum comfort and minimal facial contact, featuring a “tip-of-the-nose” cushion that sits below the bridge of your nose.
A minimal contact mask may be right for you.
Nuance is the first and only minimal contact mask with the sealing power and comfort of a gel pillows platform. Nuance was designed to provide a less invasive, more comfortable sleep.
A paediatric nasal mask may be right for you.
Wisp paediatric evolves the proven Wisp nasal mask design for the paediatric population.
Comfort, freedom of movement and the ability to choose your sleep position. Designed to help improve your sleep therapy experience, DreamWear is unlike any sleep apnoea mask.
Amara View’s under-the-nose placement makes it the only leading full face mask* designed to not cause red marks on the bridge of your nose.
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Nuance brings the comfort and sealing power of gel to nasal pillows. As the first and only gel pillows platform, Nuance was designed to provide a more comfortable and familiar feel.
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With the GTN 650’s revolutionary new touchscreen interface, you’re rarely more than two taps away from all of the system’s primary functions. Quickly pan across the map screen simply by swiping your finger across the 4.9-in. diagonal high-resolution TFT display. Or enter waypoint data with the onscreen alphanumeric entry. It’s even designed with raised grips in the bezel and a shelf across the lower edge of the display that serve as gripping points in both smooth and turbulent flight conditions. Traditional concentric knobs are also available for those who are used to that style of data input.
The GTN family makes it easier than ever to get where you’re going. Graphical flight planning capabilities allow you to edit your entire route on the map screen and easily enter new waypoints or modify existing ones. The system even lets you load Victor and jet airways. A handy "rubber band" feature lets you grab any leg of your flight plan route and move it to accommodate a deviation or ATC amendment to your flight plan. The GTN 650 also allows you to enter your most recently visited or nearest airports as waypoints and “Direct To” destinations.
A fully certified, 2,280-channel VHF communications transceiver provides a standard 10 W (or optional 16 W) of power output. The system is pilot-selectable to both 25 kHz and 8.33 kHz channel spacing. With the GTN 650, you can set your standby COMM frequency simply by touching the onscreen number pad. Another touch of the screen flip-flops your active and standby frequencies. Recent and favorite user frequencies also are a breeze to access. For added safety, holding down the volume knob will automatically dial in the emergency frequency.
Packed full of multifunction display capabilities, the GTN 650 brings enhanced situational awareness to your cockpit. With high-resolution terrain mapping – including topography features, cities, airports, terminal areas, SUAs and more – and optional Class B TAWS alerting, you’ll find your way around the airspace safely and with ease. On the ground, built-in Garmin SafeTaxi® U.S. airport diagrams give you geo-referenced runways, taxiways, FBOs and hangars.
Couple the system with a GDL 69 series datalink receiver and XM® subscriptions, you can overlay NEXRAD radar right onto your moving map display and receive satellite music. Or add a Garmin traffic system and pinpoint other aircraft in your vicinity. The system can even control the GTX 32/33 remote transponder, which could save you valuable panel space.
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Sarasota Avionics The GTN650 is the smaller display version of the GTN750. While the GTN650 does not have the ability to operate a remote audio panel, the GTN650 still packs quite a punch in that it gives the pilot an IFR enroute and precision approach WAAS GPS, a com radio, and a VOR with glideslope. Another reason to purchase a Garmin GTN650 panel mount GPS is that it has the ability to select Victor Airways. No more adding 10 to 20 legs on your flight plan for pilots who often fly long cross country flights. Simply select where you want to enter the airway and where you want to get off, and all the points automatically load in between. We also like that the GTN650 is capable of displaying ADSB weather and traffic information with the purchase of a GDL88 ADSB transceiver. As far as panel mount IFR WAAS GPS units go, the GTN650 packs a considerable amount of capability for the price. And as with all Garmin products, reliability has been outstanding.

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When people reconnect to the places that they had visited, perhaps they recall a panorama or an encounter with a local, a new adventure explored or a cultural performance experienced. For me it’s usually a dish. On my visit to Hawaii, when I had visited Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island, the three dishes that continue to bring me back to those distant islands are served below.
On the island of Oahu, in one of the less ostentatious sections of Honolulu, stands Helena’s Hawaiian Kitchen. This longtime tenant of 1240 North School Street has all the hangings that speak to its importance: certifications and letters from the Hawaiian House or Representatives and Senate, pipikaula short ribs that are being preheated above the stove, and a random photograph of Bill Murray after he stopped in for a meal. And in the way that a Bill Murray cameo can launch a film from indie to cult status, the quality of the little tapas-sized dishes served up at Helena’s have launched this restaurant from eatery to institution. While it’s hard to find a bad bite as your fork navigates the clutter of plastic dishes filled with juicy kalua pig, steaky butterfish collar, and lomi salmon, where the fishiness is muted with onions, scallions, and tomatoes, you can’t leave Helena’s without diving into the laulau. Wrapped like a present in a slightly bitter taro leaf, the soft pork and fish are stuffed together to bring out a trinity of flavors.
During my time on Oahu, I sought out the Hukilau Cafe, the restaurant where Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler meet in Fifty First Dates. I’m not a romantic, but I fell in love with the idea of waffle-house breakfasts. When I did find the Hukilau Cafe it was far from what I had envisioned, both in architecture and in cuisine. But for my last meal on the Big Island, I found the Kalua Koa Cafe and Garden, high up in the hills of Kona. Carp ponds and vine-covered trellises complement the farm-to-table menu. And while they didn’t have waffle houses, the French toast and Kona coffee were two simple pleasures that make me recall the islands.
Posted on December 9, 2015 by Noah Lederman	in I Ate What?
Timely repost of this blog, since I will be going to Maui in a week. I will definitely check out your recommendation in Maui. Thanks.


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The Evolution of Captive and Outsourced delivery models for business processes: what is the right option for your company?
We are privileged to showcase the following incisive article from my good long-time friend Graham Russell, who leads Global Transaction Processing for pharma giant AstraZeneca.
Once upon a time, global and pan regional companies operated as a collection of single country businesses. Their back-office financial support was organized in the same way, with processes and systems being developed at a local level in each country.
In the nineteen-eighties, new global companies such as Microsoft entered the scene and were able to quickly organize their businesses and their back-office support services in a different manner since they were able to start with a clean sheet of paper, making them appear very lean and nimble. By the late eighties, the more progressive companies, which were now often being challenged to compete with new market entrants, began to realize that they had been diluting the effectiveness of their Information Technology spend and perhaps more importantly, had become unable to respond consistently to their new, more global customers who were frustrated by different billing systems, account collection approaches and settlement methodologies. Similarly, on the supply side, these companies realized that they were struggling to take advantage of their global spend with global suppliers due to their inability to easily consolidate the information on their spend patterns. Meanwhile, they often had resale inventories stranded in countries, with each country business being unable to view that held by other countries leading to overall inefficiency in the supply chain. In addition, it became apparent that country based financial organization structures, required like pyramids, typically with sub-optimal spans of management and insufficient specialization due to the variety of tasks being performed by the relatively small country based staffs.
The pioneers in this area set about creating accounting centers usually at a regional level, which eventually grew up to become full-fledged Shared Service Centers, now referred to as captives. These centers operating with one support structure, quickly learned the value of standardizing processes, which offered one face to the internal and external customer. In time with the advancement of technology and introduction of networks, the islands of information quickly became the information readily available in one regional server, further enhancing the value to the business. The organization structures at these new centers, flattened out the structures of old, allowing specialization in the various functions and an improved management span due to the critical mass created. Over time, these centers began to move to locations often with lower cost and usually a pool of multi-lingual talent allowing them to serve broader geographies, for example Singapore, Poland, Ireland and Canada. With experience and maturity, it became clear that internal control was also being strengthened as a consequence of the one way of working, and after the passage of some time, the most forward thinking companies started to move their regional centers to global centers to further enjoy the benefits.
In the seventies, many companies realized that there was value in outsourcing functions, which were not core to their business and payroll, was usually the first of these functions to be performed outside of the business. Companies such as EDS applied the outsourcing approach to Information Technology support and so the models began to form.
In the early nineties, British Petroleum (BP) often labeled as the godfather of business process outsourcing (BPO), entered into an arrangement with the then Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) to outsource many of its back office financial functions from its quickly developing North Sea Operations Center in Aberdeen Scotland. BPO as we know it today, was born!
Outsourcing offered many if not all of the benefits identified under the captive models described above, but introduced the new notion of service performance levels being defined with the external provider. Moreover, the service provider would often have greater experience hiring and retaining local talent, the ability to offer round the clock support with its global delivery infrastructure, and could also take on the risks associated with running remote service centers, for example currency fluctuations, wage inflation and local political, legal and tax issues. Over the last decade, the outsourcing providers have expanded their BPO offerings, with finance as the “hub” function, offering HR, inbound customer support and industry-specific processes, such as insurance claims processing or clinical data management, in addition to finance support. The leading providers are also offering “hybrid” solutions that include the management of the software applications underpinning the business processes being outsourced, where they can help deliver the synergies of having IT and business processes tightly aligned in an outsourced model.
Many of the earlier BPO pioneers, such as BP, Unilever and Proctor and Gamble, saw outsourcing as an opportunity to out-task non-core back office processes, such as payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable and reconciliations and re-focus their inhouse staff on managing service levels, higher-value controllership activities and other functions that had greater alignment with their core business. However, as several of the earlier BPO pioneers ventured into outsourcing relationships, they also found several challenges with the model, namely getting constant ongoing value, cost-reduction and innovation from their service provider, which would often provide a reactive service based solely on the contractually-agreed terms. BPO adopters quickly had to learn how to manage their outsourcing providers effectively, and acquire the right skills and experience to do so.
Over time as the outsourcing providers matured, and technology advanced, they were able to take their new-found critical mass into markets like India which had only previously been tested in a significant way by companies such as General Electric (GE) who were providing in-house support for some of their companies in their conglomerate business.
Markets like India and the Philippines offered significant cost advantages over the typical European locations like Dublin and Amsterdam which flourished in the early captive days. In time, GE became an outsourcing provider through the creation of its GECIS subsidiary (now Genpact), and there were new entrants to the market such as Hewlett Packard, ACS, Cap Gemini, IBM and more recently a number of more newly-established providers that have rapidly grown with outsourcing boom over the last decade, namely Indian owned companies operating the services from India, such as Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services. We are even seeing a further wave of offshore outsourcing providers making attempts to enter the global BPO market, for example Satyam, Cognizant and Patni.
These models have grown up in parallel and can be the answer to many companies looking to improve their effectiveness, reduce their costs and improve internal control. Over time the functions being handled by these models have also moved up the value chain from simple accounting or transaction processing to most back and front office support functions.
For those companies not quite sure about outsourcing, hybrid or “virtual captive” models have been developed by the outsourcing providers allowing for a middle ground which selects from some of the benefits from either model.
It is not unusual for companies to start out with a captive model, and over time move to an outsourcing model. Other companies which started their transformation journey late, often skip the first step and go straight to outsourcing. However, those companies which have had significant experience with developing a captive model have clearly found the transition to a fully-outsourced model less complex and arduous, as they typically have some degree of standardization of their processes and technology already established. In many cases, moving from a captive model to a fully-outsourced scenario has proven to be a straightforward advancement in optimizing efficiencies, as outsourcing offers the logical next step for companies with captives to strip out further costs and find further efficiencies.
o Company size - is the company large enough to attract, retain and develop the best work force in a given location?
o University access - does the company have access to the best universities to attract the new graduate population in a given location?
o Retention programs - can the company offer sufficient career opportunities either in the Shared Service center environment or in the business in the given location? The outsourcing providers have in cases 10,000 seats and more and multiple clients, which almost guarantees an exciting career path for the successful young graduate.
• Given their size, the outsourcing provider usually had the advantage here in the most popular offshore or nearshore markets such as India and Eastern Europe, but the captive can usually hold its own in the onshore markets.
o Flexibility - many companies require a degree of flexibility, which may not be available in a strict outsourcing scenario, and so propensity for control and flexibility becomes a key selection factor.
• Degree of flexibility required will be the key determinant in this area.
o Lean/Six Sigma skills - this has become a core competency for outsourcing providers and been necessary to drive the productivity improvement s and consequent cost reductions which are designed into outsourcing contracts.
o Organizational culture around improvement - while many companies have a like appetite for continuous improvement, it is not the norm for all companies.
o Best practices across client base - the outsourcing provider has the advantage of being able to draw upon the best practices from multiple clients.
• The outsourcing provider usually has the advantage here.
o This is an ongoing requirement for the outsourcing provider in order to drive its productivity. Technologies such as scanning, OCR etc over a greater population are easier to justify and never suffer from the inevitable capital expenditure squeeze. The majority of today’s top-tier outsourcing providers now offer technology workflow tools that can help integrate financial data actoss disparate systems and grographies and provider dashboards for inhouse financial management to gain quicker access to data.
o Contingency planning and back up-many companies even with Shared Service Models do not invest filly in this area, while for the outsourcing provider, it is an imperative otherwise reputations can suffer and costly contract penalties ca trip in.
o The finance back office is the business of the outsourcing provider and since it represents its product or service, it has to be good or better to stay competitive.
o If the company decides that it does not want its employees, customers or suppliers dealing with a third party for back office support, then it will have deemed these functions as reasonably core and will most likely find the captive model more appropriate.
• Decision here depends on consideration of what is core.
o Capability to measure-as outsource contracts often have gain sharing or risk/reward clauses which represent compensation for the outsourcing provider, there is usually a robust set of service levels clearly defined and measured. While many companies are good at doing this internally it is still a luxury for many.
o Performance penalties/incentives-these usually help influence the right behaviors with the outsourcing provider, and may provide a stick or carrot not always available under the captive model.
o Benchmarking-although not offered or used by all outsourcing providers, the existence of such a clause in an outsourcing contract should allow the client company to stay abreast of market developments and take advantage of new practices such as pricing models or latest cost structures in a given location. This may be much less formal or appropriate in a captive model.
While I am not a spokesperson for outsourcing, I do believe that with the foregoing selection drivers, outsourcing offers a distinct advantage for many companies today seeking to take full advantage of lower-cost resources and the process acumen being offered by many of today’s maturing outsourcing providers. However, the captive model is still a preferential delivery model for a company deciding that the support function is core to the business, or whether it prefers the support function remain in the same onshore geography, or it does not have an appropriate plan for potentially displaced employees. Each of these factors will need to be considered by the company, along with the cost models and goals for productivity and efficiency improvement, internal control improvement and the service culture.
Thanks for featuring this article. Graham Russell hits the nail on the head with this issue. I am surprised that many companies persist with investing in their captives these days, despite the fact they are struggling to manage them with the cost-effectiveness of most service providers.
Most firms are struggling to retain good managers and junior staff within their captives, especially most service providers offering more attractive career opportunities. Many of the arguments that support maintaining captives for reasons of flexibility and security, simply do not hold up these days when you look at the willingness and flexibility of many service providers to provide a "captive experience" without many of the headaches of doing it yourself.
Nice summary of history and key criteria!
One other key driver of outsourcing vs. captive is flexibility of a different kind than discussed here: the ability to quickly ramp up/ramp down. It typically takes an outsourcing vendor 3 - 6 months to get a team fully staffed and functioning smoothly. Starting a captive center and getting to the same level of productivity can easily take 12 - 24 months. It may also be very difficult to shut down a captive, since many countries regulate both new business licensing and business closures.
Graham, nice comparison of the 2 models! Here's my stance on it.
Based on how things have changed and are continuously changing in this arena more and more companies will require the best of both the models.
Captives have some definite advantages such as control, speed of change management and less inter-organizational SLA barriers to cross. However the downsides are the lack of entrepreneurial ownership, innovation and MUST-WIN attitude in the remote company.
In case of an outsourcing provider, with the company ownership residing fully or majorly with the person running the show remotely, you get the MUST-WIN attitude which can offset the impedance caused by cultural conflicts and localized issues - this is where the outsourcing model looks much better.
Higher Attrition - Person heading the captive center at the end of the day is an employee (who can easily switch) as a result causing lower sense of ownership and higher attrition throughout the operation.
However, as I mentioned earlier, competition and other disruptive pressures will drive customers to ask for best from the both the worlds!
What’s the Solution? Agile Outsourcing!
A key component to enable ‘Agile Outsourcing’ is a team-structure which we call ‘Power Teams’ (for the sake of understanding you can call them ‘captive teams’ but we don’t like using the word ‘captive’ as it gives a connotation of reactive, restrictive and enslaved resources ,which in turn can limit innovation and energy required for success).
So an agile outsourcing model is where the customer works with the outsourcing provider on dedicated resource models outlining a very basic high-level SLA which is subject to change without change in the cost-structure or cash-flows. Wherever the changes do not impact the cost-structures, why fight on agreeing the SLA and commercials. The trust, partnership and long-term commitment to each other’s business success is what fuels and drives such a model.
Best of both the worlds! This gets closest of getting the benefits of both the worlds. With a dedicated team and a reasonable contract duration, 1 year plus you can negotiate a good monthly rate per resource. This relieves you from worrying about the over-head costs and local administrative issues of the outsourcing provider… and at the same time have stronger control and flexibility in how you would like to use the resources on multiple projects or processes.
Allows for Agile and Change-friendly Delivery Models Further, it allows you to utilize the more dynamic delivery models such as Agile to smooth out the frictions which are caused due to change management during the delivery. Outsourcing provider likes this model even at a lower price per resource, as it provides them firmer cash-flow projections… which in turn keeps them motivated to provide more flexibility to the customer.
Win-Win for Both! It’s almost always a win-win for the outsourcing provider and the customer… Ephlux has experienced working in almost all the 3 models (Fixed Price, Dedicated Resources, T&M)… and we’ve found this Agile Outsourcing model to be the best in terms of a good win-win balance between both the parties.
Finally, such Agile Outsourcing models in turn enable the much-sought after IT/BPO bundled service models which further add to the competitiveness and agility of the customer.
Nice to see these comments.
Failing to elect a good leadership. Most parent organisations keep searching for domain skills, team size handled,similar past backgrounds etc.I know when you keep leadership and management skills on top of domain skills, when you look for maturity and sincerity, a jeal to take challanges - you elect a leader.
Poor offshore-onsite management by leaders.
Failure to recognise that relationship management is as important in a Captive as it is in a Outsourced model.
For those who still feel captives are not good enough or they are looking to test the water or looking for a smal team size, a hybrid model of Managed Offshore model is a good choice, where you can leave all the worries except getting the services quality sucessfully to a providers.

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Last month’s revelations about the large-scale program of electronic surveillance by U.S. and U.K. spy agencies have caused some confusion. The details emerged gradually in several long articles chiefly published in the Guardian and the Washington Post. Updates on developing situations in the aftermath of the leaks are still being published. Many things are still unclear, and what we do know is gleaned from gigantic documents written in impenetrable intelligence-speak. This makes it difficult to find out exactly what happened, especially if you are coming in late.
So what happened, then? It started when Edward Snowden, then a technical contractor for the NSA (National Security Agency), approached the Guardian with classified documents describing U.S. surveillance programs in lurid detail. One of the first programs to be publicized was the mass collection of phone call records from Verizon. This was untargeted bulk data mining – records were collected from all U.S. Verizon customers, even if they were not suspected of anything.
The records include information about who called whom at what time. They may also contain information about where the callers were at the time of the conversation. The actual contents of the calls were not recorded. However, especially with sophisticated statistical methods, an intelligence agency can glean a lot from this much data.
This kind of information, known as metadata (information about communications, rather than the communications themselves) is not protected as strictly by U.S. law, and does not require individual warrants to access. The NSA obtained it under a broad court order issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. This court was formed in 1978 to review applications for warrants in national security investigations. It operates in secret, almost never publishes any of its findings or opinions, and in the vast majority of cases has granted requests for warrants.
The most dramatic revelation to come from Snowden’s documents was the Prism program. A top-secret NSA PowerPoint presentation published by the Washington Post mentions two intelligence sources, Prism and Upstream, with a note that says, “You should use both.” Upstream is an initative to collect data directly from the transoceanic fibre-optic Internet cables as it flows past.
However, when more slides from the presentation were released by the Washington Post, the source of the confusion became clear: the companies in question did not deal directly with the NSA, but provided data to the FBI, who acted as an intermediary.
In theory, Prism does not allow NSA analysts to collect communications between U.S. citizens in the U.S. However, various loopholes allow them to hold onto U.S. communications they have collected by accident.
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I have just booked this trip; a (fairly) last minute decision, but at least i haven't got months of eager anticipation! This will be my first visit to Egypt and i am really looking forward to it.
another late booker, i'm heading over on the friday night BA flight from heathrow (17.55 i think), staying at the group hotel friday night.
if anyone is on the same flight or fancies some saturday exploring please get in touch, otherwise see you in a couple of days!

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We were very pleased to have a number of National Park Service officials and visitors from other National Heritage Area’s at our recent Annual Meeting. That group was visiting this region as immediately following the Annual Meting we convened a meeting with that group that could have a substantial bearing on the future of Essex Heritage. For the last year or so, the Commission has been collectively working on the completion of an evaluation that would measure and quantify the success of Essex Heritage since its inception. A substantial amount of data has been gathered on the activities of the Commission and a preliminary outline of those findings have been developed and now needs to be developed into a final report that must be presented to the US Congress.
We were joined at the meeting by the Executive Directors and senior staff of two other National heritage Area’s who are scheduled to be the next area’s examined. Our Visitors from the Augusta Canal Heritage Area in Georgia and Smokestacks and Silos from the State of Iowa were most interested observers at the meeting. A substantial amount of progress was made at the meeting, and there is now every indication that in the near term a report that will satisfy all of the parties that have an interest in this evaluation will be completed. The National Park Service after gathering this information will make a final report to the Congress that will recommend the future of this particular Heritage Area and others elsewhere in the country. A recent report by a blue ribbon panel has been widely distributed that discusses and makes recommendations on how the Park Service should address the second century of their existence. That report called the “Second Century Report” is complimentary to the Heritage Area’s and urges that the National Park Service consider making these entities full-fledged partners of the Park Service in the future. That resolution would be great news to all of us who have interests in seeing this concept advanced.
The second of the two Pioneers in Partnership Award winners presented at the Annual Meeting was made to a group from Ipswich that collectively joined forces to organize the 375th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Town of Ipswich. The two partners in this endeavor sought and obtained Town Meeting support along with substantial private support to manage a year long series of community historical events that catalyzed numerous volunteers, civic groups and businesses to create and execute this wonderful series of events that is just now coming to a close. These two exceptional community volunteers served the Ipswich Historical Society in many capacities over the years as both the volunteer President of that organization and the as the volunteer Director of the Essex Heritage Ipswich Visitor Center. Bill Nelson has had a long and participatory relationship with Essex Heritage as he has managed the Essex Heritage associated Visitor Center in Ipswich almost since the site was first established. The joint concerted effort to assure that this wonderful community celebration took place led two Essex Heritage Trustees, Fred Winthrop and Paul McGinley to each nominate Nathaniel Pulsifer and William Nelson to receive the prestigious Pioneers in Partnership Award. I want to take this opportunity to note that even with the volunteer work offered by Nat and Bill, the Ipswich Anniversary event with all of its wonderful community ramifications would not have been possible without the enthusiastic support of Bonnie Hurd Smith. The wonderful administrative support that she offered to this project went well beyond the scope of the contract she signed to help pull this program together. Her participation was most important and Essex Heritage congratulates and recognizes her for her wonderful work on this project.
Local sports activities both professional and amateur have always been one of my passions and this weekend there are two events that certainly have attracted my attention. On Saturday, with the series tied at nine wins each, Boston College’s football team travels to South Bend, Indiana to play Notre Dame University for the final time in this series. These games held over the last two decades have always been most entertaining, and for this region, I hope this is not the last time these two major Catholic Institutions play one another on the gridiron. It would be wonderful if sometime in the near future, the two Athletic Directors of the schools could get together to announce a new series of games for the future. This is series of games that should be continued.
The other major sporting event this weekend is the trip by the New England Patriots to Wembley Stadium in London, England to play the NFL team from Tampa Florida. The NFL certainly wants to extend its franchise internationally, and they could not have picked a better team to head to London to accomplish this end than the Patriots. The wonderful history that exists between America and the United Kingdom is personified by the revolution against the English Crown that began right here in New England and ended with the Declaration of Independence from the crown by the colonies. Now the colonies are bringing a team back to England to compete in one of England’s most famous sporting venues. I will have an eye turned to each of these events over this weekend.


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Overberg Horse riding Western Cape: Doornbosch Farm near Gaansbai and Agulhas.
Find happiness on the back of a horse - riding through the Fynbos at Western Cape.
At Doornbosch you can explore the beautifull surroundding on horseback. Guided rides on our reliable and good-natured horses will excite you. You will get close to many wild animals like zebras and antilopes. And you can inhale the fresh air and the joy of horse riding in unspoilt nature.
Our caretaker Heidi is a well trained competition rider and horse trainer. She will guide you on rides, show you how to handle the horses and she will pick the right horse for everyone.
Our horses are very sure-footed and we do have horses for beginners as well as for the accomplished rider.
If you want to try riding for the first time, we do have a paddock on site.
Also kids can experience life with horses in a playfull way and try out what it feels like to handle these gentle animals. And what it means to be a horseman.
2 hours game and fynbos ride for R 800,- p.p.

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Open “Pirates – Legend of the Black Buccaneer (Www.ApunKaGames.Net)” folder, double click on “Setup” and install it.
Open folder, double click on “Black Buccaneer” icon to play the game. Done!

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The in-circuit tests are performed upon request of the customer with Flying probe SPEA 4040, one of the most advanced testing system that feature the best performances for speed, accuracy, reliability.
On Board Programming (OBP) can program the devices on the board. The programming can be performed for single components, as well as components in parallel.
Dedicated equipment for the functional testing of the finished product on customer specification.
Full AOI testing (Automatic Optical Inspection) on SMT production carried out with the machine SAKI BF18D.


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text: This power obviously needs some balancing: Baleful Sorcerors of Tsathag’kha can never acquire a familiar, multi-class or be lawful/good. Upon death, his soul is forfeit and there is a 7% chance that the soceror rises as a lich after dying. These guys do not require spellbooks. Aforementioned Constitution-drain either is equal to the spell-level or as noted in the spell’s description, but these may be relegated to willing and unwilling targets, provided blood was drawn by the sorceror, and no more than 1 hour prior to the casting. Constitution recharges at 2 points per hour of uninterrupted rest, but characters below Con 3 must save to avoid systemic shock and subsequent death from the recovery.


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We consider ourselves not as pure manufacturer or service provider but as your partner at eye level.
Through an active involvement in gouvernment-funded research projects and the close cooperation with well-known researchers our solutions are always on the level with latest insights. Quick communication between customer and product development are the base of our service and guarantee an development of our products along the demands.
Out of this fair cooperation a common assignment arises: To transform results of state-of-the-art research into pragmatic solutions for the health sector by developing ergonomical software for your individual demand.
Localite creates unique medical navigation and planning systems for research and therapy and engages actively in research projects.
The company was founded in 1999 as a result of a prize winning human computer interaction project of today's Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology. Since then usability has been a primary requirement of product development.
Today, Localite's advantage is an open and permeable organization structure from customers and partners through to developers. Cooperation with leading-edge researchers and dynamic development processes allows for fast individual adaptions to customer needs and adherence to cost and delivery dates.
The company is also a dynamic industrial partner in projects promoted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.


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A juice sweet and sour turkey tenderloin with a crisp exterior and topped with fresh cilantro.
Try the vegetable coated in cornmeal and fried for a nice crunch. Full of nutrients, it was the preferred vegetables for athletes in the Beijing Olympics.
Filled with bright herbs and crunchy raw onions, this salad makes a great nutritious side or light meal.
Try this creative spin on a classic pesto. It works perfectly with pasta.
Bring the spirit of Christmas in the south to the table with this ceviche made with sea bass, tomatoes, fresh cilantro and cashew nuts.
Looking for a healthy dip or spread for your sandwiches? This hummus is packed with flavor and won’t sabotage your gym efforts.
Grilled shrimps spiced with chili, garlic, lime and cilantro are a fantastic start on a successful BBQ evening.
Honest Cooking’s Nicole Criss with her take on the deliciously fresh and spicy tiger salad that she walked a mile to taste.
Starting the day with something full of green goodness, healthy fats and naturally sweetened is the perfect balance for Christine Curran.
A hearty soup that is quick to prepare, and a treat for the tastebuds. Garnish with sour cream, avocado and cilantro.


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Celeen Walsh and her daughter Rohanna Walsh, 9, at a naturalization ceremony at Monticello, in Charlottesville, Va., July 4, 2018. Across the country, nearly 175 naturalization ceremonies were scheduled to coincide with the July 4 week, including this one at Thomas Jefferson’s home.
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | 2 a.m.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Just before 9 a.m. on the Fourth of July, the gong on Monticello’s roof rang, silencing the crowd that had gathered to celebrate those vowing to uphold and protect the ideals of the United States.
The sound heralded the pageantry that was moments away, when nearly 70 people would ascend the stairs of Thomas Jefferson’s mountaintop plantation in one of the country’s largest outdoor naturalization ceremonies.
“This place for me is for the birth of America, birth of liberty and, now, the birth of my citizenship,” said Joseph Csaba Nagy, formerly of Romania, who arrived Wednesday to take the oath of allegiance in a suit that he had saved for the occasion: a blue jacket with white stars, red pants and a red-and-white striped tie.
“Jefferson’s notion of liberty, while visionary for its time, did not extend to all people,” said Leslie Greene Bowman, the president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, recognizing both the enslaved people who lived and worked at Monticello and the estate’s new public acknowledgment of Sally Hemings, the slave who bore Jefferson’s children.
Looming even more prominently over the ceremony was President Donald Trump’s push for an immigration crackdown, the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Trump administration’s travel ban and the outcry over family separations at the border.
Several of the new citizens had lived in the United States for years, but felt buoyed by now having the right to vote, to be able to weigh in on Trump’s policies. And of the more than 30 countries represented at the ceremony, many of them — including Mexico, Iran and Canada — have repeatedly incurred the president’s ire.
At the ceremony, the influence of Trump’s policies was apparent, as a small group of speakers — including Andrew H. Tisch, the businessman and philanthropist — reminded the new citizens of the crucial role immigrants have played in U.S. history and of the importance of embracing democracy.
One woman, newly empowered with the rights of an American citizen, announced that she “could not wait to vote,” to enthusiastic applause. And in the shade of a tent that served free cola floats, voter registration clipboards were circulated among the new citizens, identifiable by their commemorative medals and tightly clutched American flags.
Nagy, 55, who received his green card through the diversity visa lottery program that Trump has called to end, stood up to briefly share his joy over fulfilling a 20-year dream of becoming an American citizen.
But he said that it did not take away from his love for the United States, which started two decades earlier when he visited New York for the first time and marveled at what he saw as the peaceful integration of so many cultures.
Like many of the people naturalized Wednesday, Nagy broke into a broad grin after reciting the oath, waving to family members in the crowd.
The magnitude of becoming a citizen, she said, was amplified by the ceremony’s venue, even in the sweltering July heat.
On the open lawn, families posed for pictures in front of Jefferson’s gardens, and strangers exchanged congratulations.
Some had come merely to visit Monticello, but were drawn to the emotions of the naturalization ceremony on Independence Day. Others had come to support loved ones and to imagine saying the words of allegiance themselves one day.
“Now he’s not only American in heart, but on paper as well,” said Tamas Nagy, 23, Joseph Nagy’s nephew, as he watched the crowds disperse. His uncle’s ceremony, he said, made him excited for the end of his own path to United States citizenship.
He waited as his Uncle Joseph clasped hands with strangers, many of whom complimented him on his suit. One man scribbled down the phone number of a Romanian acquaintance eager to reach out to a fellow new citizen. But before the man turned to leave, he paused and shook Nagy’s hand.


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The support and Resistance Zones trading pattern allows traders to trade precisely at points where price reversal occur. It is essential to put support and resistance lines as part of your trading pattern ( trading idea ).
The position that previously serves as a resistance may serve as a support at other times. Also, the position that serves as a resistance in the past may change to a support in the future.
The indicators used for trading with this Pattern are the price action and their relationship with Support and Resistance.
Support is the stage that is very difficult for the price to fall under until it finally rebounds in an upward direction. It implies that a lot of traders are making trade decision at this stage.
Resistance is the stage that the price hardly moves above till it reverses and the price starts to move in a downward direction. Price always reverses at the support or resistance levels.
These levels enable you to easily identify the position where the price reversal may likely occur. While drawing the zones on the chart, try to do it on a larger time frame to allow you to readily estimate the key levels of reversal and the more significant points on the chart because a larger time frame helps you to see a better picture.
You need to wait for the price action to reach the Zone in order to set your charts on two to four currencies for instance, and wait for such opportunity because, it may take a while for the price to attain the support resistance levels. Choose a larger time frame to take less of your time and attention to discover.
3. Wait until the candle that touches the zone to close.
It is possible that the candle is the signal candle you are looking for. Try to figure out if it is a bullish or bearish candle; if it is a strong or weak candle; if it is large or small; and whether it has long wicks, small wicks or doesn’t contain any wick. Discovering the type of candle helps you to decide if you can sell short or buy long.
After analyzing the candle, the next thing you do is to determine your trade entry position.
Trend trading is a forex trading pattern that tries to make profits by analyzing forex movement in a specific direction. Forex traders who trade with this pattern, enters into a long position when a currency price is moving in upward direction. On the other hand, such traders take a short position when the currency moves in a downward direction.
Countertrend trading pattern is a form of swing-trading pattern that presupposes that a present trading trend will rebuff. The trader tries to benefit from the turnaround. In countertrend forex trading pattern, the trader holds his position for many days or many weeks. Countertrend forex traders depend on graphs, indicators and oscillators like the relative strength index while making their trade decisions.
Countertrend trading can be utilized as a section of the diversification and risk-minimizing trading pattern.
Range-bound trading is a forex trading pattern where traders try to discover act on currencies that trades in price channels. When they have discovered the main support and resistance levels and connected them with horizontal trend lines, the trader can purchase a security at the lower trend line support which serves as the bottom of the channel. The trader also sells when the upper trend line resistance or the top of the channel is reached.
While trading with the range-bound strategies, you need to link up reaction highs and lows with horizontal trend lines and discover positions of support and resistance.
Forex traders make use of the range-bound trading to continuously buy at the support trend line and sell at the resistance trend line till the currency breaks away from a price channel.


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It is vital that people with cystic fibrosis get comprehensive travel insurance before taking a trip abroad to avoid facing massive costs if medical treatment is required while away.
We do not recommend any particular travel insurance provider, but we can provide details of a number of companies that will cover people with pre-existing medical conditions, such as cystic fibrosis. Contact our helpline for more information on travel insurance companies.
Many package holidays include insurance, but some insurance companies do not cover certain disabilities or pre-existing conditions. Check that the company you are booking your holiday with does not have any clauses that stop the policy applying to you.
Contact the insurance company directly if the travel agent is unable to answer your questions fully.
You can insist on arranging your own insurance if you are in any doubt about your travel provider's coverage.
If your child is going on a school trip, check that the school's travel insurance covers them fully.
By insuring the whole party under the same policy as the person with cystic fibrosis, everyone's costs are covered if the holiday is cancelled because the person with cystic fibrosis cannot go.
Having a single policy for all of the party also makes it easier if an emergency arises on holiday; for instance you only need to contact one helpline, etc.
If you take out individual policies, check that each person is covered by their own policy in the event they have to claim because of the person with cystic fibrosis.
Have you had a hospital stay in the last three to six months?
Some insurance companies do not cover the loss of medication. They may, however, have representatives abroad that can be contacted if your medication is lost or stolen. These representatives can locate the medication you need, but you will have to pay for it.
Other companies will include medication within their baggage policy.
Read the insurance policy carefully. This will include full details and emergency contact numbers.
If you are in any doubt please ask the insurance company you are dealing with.


text: SAN FRANCISCO and BOSTON, April 9, 2019 — Iron Mountain Incorporated® (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in storage and information management services, today announced that it won the 2018 Google Cloud Global Technology Partner of the Year for AI and Machine Learning award. Iron Mountain, the trusted partner to more than 95 percent of the FORTUNE 1000, combined its expertise in data and content management with Google Cloud’s AI and machine learning capabilities to develop Iron Mountain InSight™. The award was presented at Google Cloud Next ’19 in San Francisco.

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A landmark fast-food restaurant has reopened following an extensive and rapid £450,000 makeover, which required a 10-day shutdown of business.
The refurbishment of the KFC in Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, which includes the introduction of a new designer look not normally associated with businesses of this type, was carried out and managed by Pacific Building Ltd.
The image enhancement is part of a programme being introduced at all KFC outlets across the UK, under which high-end fixtures, fittings and mood lighting are utilised in order to present a more upmarket image for diners. KFC believe it allows them to compete better with the plethora of other food and drink retailers on the high street.
The contract is the latest of five – with a total value of £900,000 – that KFC have entrusted to Pacific, who recently announced a 30 per cent increase in annual turnover to £9.7million, and who are well on their way to a fifth successive year of growth.
The other four restaurants that have been image-enhanced by Pacific are: South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh – which involved the total strip-out and conversion of a derelict former public house; and Athlone, Kilkenny and Cork, all in the Irish Republic.
The internal and externaul overhaul at the Pollokshaws drive-thru and restaurant – which is one of 10 KFCs in Glasgow – took just four weeks to finish and involved a complete kitchen reinstallation, meaning the restaurant had to close for business.
However, Pacific, who are expert at operating to tight deadlines, ensured this was kept to an agreed 10-day period of time, which allowed KFC to open the diner on a purely “drive-thru” basis while the rest of the works were completed.
Pacific have a growing reputation as a fast fit-out and construction company who can successfully deliver complex projects in “live” public areas with minimal disruption to neighbouring trade – to tight timescales and to budget.
Managing director Brian Gallacher, whose company employ 32 workers at their headquarters in Hillington, Glasgow, said: “The KFC in Pollokshaws looks absolutely superb. The result is striking because of the ‘designer’ feel to the restaurant and because of the extremely high quality of the fittings used. I am proud of our achievement.
“KFC are expanding in the UK, and they want to support the growth of their product and brand development through an extensive image-enhancement programme.

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LD37: Obelisk – Now on Android for free!
Following the end of LD37 we have been playing around with the idea of taking Obelisk and expanding it into a full game, but first we wanted to polish the experience we had post jam.
First I’d like to say thank you for the overwhelming response we’ve received. You guys rock!
We’ve taken (read stolen) some of your ideas for improving the game. Namely there was an issue with the player identifying their health on the Obelisk. To alleviate the issue we’ve hidden some some fancy new, top of the range, 4 sided, axis aligned polygons inside the Obelisk, which will explode when a rune changes.
Other changes include a small amount of movement during an attack, and enemy stunning on hit, keeping those pesky spinning intruders from running away from you in the middle of the sweet hook and slash you just pulled off.
Oh yeah and a slash sound when you attack, that sounds more like 300 small furry creatures saying ‘wooop’ than a slash, but we like it.
We won’t be adding anymore content to this build as we want to keep it true to the jam, but are considering working on it more in the new year. If you have any thoughts on where to take it, comment below!
Play the game here yo!
Night has fallen and a growing danger raises it’s ugly head. How long will you survive?