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At the Westfield Area YMCA, strengthening community is our cause.
With a focus on developing the potential of kids, improving individual health and well-being, and giving back and supporting our neighbors, being a part of the Y will bring about meaningful change not just within yourself but in your community. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, ability, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
You will find a welcoming and supportive community at the Westfield Area YMCA.
Here is where parents find a safe and nurturing environment for their children, families come together to spend quality time, and adults of every age connect with their community, build strong relationships and learn to live a healthier life.
Members and the community are welcome to enjoy a great evening out and chances to go home with designer pocketbooks all for a good cause! Only adults ages 18+ will be admitted.
A contribution of $35 benefits the Y’s direct financial assistance program and includes 10 games of Bingo, a door prize ticket, dessert and coffee. Pocketbooks include Michael Kors, Coach and Kate Spade. A 50/50 raffle and extra games and daubers will be available. Participants can bring their own hors d'oeuvres and BYOB. Register in advance at the Welcome Center located at the Main Y Facility, 220 Clark Street or online to guarantee your spot. To register online go to www.westfieldynj.org, click “Register Online,” and search “pocketbook." Location: Holy Trinity Parish Center, 512 Westfield Ave., Westfield.
Includes round trip bus transportation, Hunterdon Hills Playhouse play and full lunch (menu selection to come following registration). Bus leaves the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA parking lot at 9:45am and returns at approximately 5:00pm. Fee: $95 for members and the community. Non-refundable. Register by Monday, April 1 online or at the Welcome Center.
THANK YOU to our members! Enjoy a free gift when you visit the Y today.
Free for members and the community! Register directly with Gabrielle Guider at Atlantic Health System, Overlook Medical Center, at 908-522-2579. Parked outside Main Y Facility for stroke health education/awareness, stroke screenings.
Join Victoria, ShopRite of Garwood Dietitian, for an interactive class on eating for a healthy brain and joint health. You will learn about foods that are anti-inflammatory and how they help improve your brain health and can decrease joint pain. Participate in preparing and eat several light lunch recipes. Recipe cards and handouts available. Register by 5/20.


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As part of this week’s festivities, we’re listening to our podcasts, as well as critiquing them, to see what works and what doesn’t. For the second half, we listen in on the podcast my team made, and in this case, it’s Wacky History.
Quality of audio sound -e.g. Is the volume appropriate? Are the levels even? Is the sound clear, and free of noises not needed (e.g. mouse clicks, background noise)?
The audio quality is a classic case of “second verse, same as the first.” Someone sounds like they’re speaking too close to the microphone one minute, and the next, countless click-cuts are heard, amongst sudden stops, deep breaths where there shouldn’t be any, and sound effects that just feel jarring, more often than not. I got rid of the background noise, entirely, on one of the takes I sent in, and they still went with an older one at first, letting the background music die out partway through, before that sudden strum kicked in, to really snap me out of the out-of-order experience.
Quality of audio editing – use of effects, transitions, are the edits clean?
Everything was fine, for the most part, during the wedding rings segment, although the one on dentures, which I was a part of, gave it a rocky start, of sorts. My teammates definitely found it hard to figure out how voice editing works, as they were, once again, either too loud, or too soft, for the audience to hear. The “sudden stops,” microphone pops, and unnecessary “deep breath” – from Rachel, this time – make more guest appearances, though, again, most of us recorded everything on campus, while I stuck to recording everything at home, with a higher success rate against the constant click-cuts. The repetitive humming noise during Chantel and Rachel’s portion was hard to identify, and harder to forgive for its sudden placement, as the music was still playing throughout all of our segments. We didn’t even have a bumper to warm up to our half of the project, and dived right in. By the time my portion of the segment kicked in, Rachel and Chantel didn’t talk at all about George Washington’s dentures, as they implied they would in our e-mails to each other, rendering my “follow-up” warning as pointless as a golf tournament; once I brought up what caused his tooth loss in the first place, a guitar strummed in the background, for no reason at all.
Use of sound effects- how are they used? Is it effective?
While the sound effects do get people out of the slumbering stupor that most history lectures put the unwilling audience through, they didn’t have to! Even now, I still don’t know why anyone thought an acoustic guitar strumming was the best way to break up a segment that was already booked at the local trauma ward, it was suffering from a lack of build-up. The sudden stops were bad enough, but the sudden strum just feels more out of place. It’s effective in keeping the audience’s attention, but it still confuses me.
Use of music- how is it used? Is it effective or distracting?
Immediately, we open the show with the riff from Tom Petty’s “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” allowing people to get interested in what the show has to offer, before entering whiplash territory with generic background music for the dentures segment, which I was a part of. This distraction continues throughout the entirety of the segment, although it is effective in keeping the attention of the audience throughout, so I can’t really complain.
Does the show have a structure? Is it cohesive or does it feel stitched together?
The segment on wedding rings was actually more cohesive than The Verge was, if you could believe it, so I won’t find any flack with it, outside of Ben Brady’s spit-takes into the microphone. Our first segment, on dentures, was not as lucky, due to the out-of-order editing, while the one on wedding rings essentially ended on a cliffhanger. That isn’t saying much, since all of the mid-term podcasts turned in this week suffered from similar flaws, and some had it worse than others. While I can’t say whether or not we caused the least amount of auditory damage, there were more things that could’ve been cut out, if only to provide much less of a feeling that no one on the team knew how to do the things they were supposed to do, much less what they were doing, instead. See the aforementioned “sudden strum” incident for a key example.
Does it tell a story effectively? Is there a sense of drama, unknown? Does it draw you in to listen?
Again, our podcast did the job right, teaching lessons that wouldn’t be given in a normal history class. However, I think that Benjamin Brady, our sound editor, might have been playing favorites with the “wedding rings” segment that he was a part of, since that segment was cohesive, straightforward, and left the audience wanting to know more about the bizarre backstories of household items like wedding rings and dentures. I say this, in comparison to our segment, which is buried under a complete lack of cohesion, drawing people in for all of the wrong reasons. From Rachel mispronouncing “deteriorated,” to the “sudden strum,” it seemed that the only real lesson anyone took from this is that Murphy’s Law is real, and it is, in fact, in effect; anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. I’ll give Ben credit for the decision to include a “celebrity fun facts” epilogue for the end of our segment, however, just to keep things lighthearted, heading into the second segment.
If you would rate this radio show, how many stars out of five would you give to the show?
Despite the fact that I essentially read the Riot Act to both this, and another podcast, I still think this did better than I expected it to. While the intent was perfectly clear that what we got could’ve been far worse, in the long run, for the moment, I can let go of all of the botched affairs, knowing first-hand how my teammates feel when I essentially created “mixing signals for comedic effect,” because I don’t know how everything works, as well as I thought I did. Suffice it to say, this is, was, and always will be a learning experience, and sometimes, you have to let everything fail, in order to learn how to succeed. With that in mind, I would say this mid-term podcast project led to a five-star performance for this team. It’s better than what I thought it would be, and it still has the potential to be greater, regardless of its flaws.

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Sapienza Consulting is recruiting a Cyber Security Architect to support the establishment, maintenance and enforcement of a coherent cyber security architecture. The role will be located in The Hague, NL and travel to other sites in Belgium will be required.
The cyber security architect works closely with the cyber security segment architect and other subject matter experts (SMEs) to support the development and maintenance of business and architecture objectives, and corresponding approaches to cyber security processes, applications, and technology that when applied leads to a coherent and secure implementation.
In addition, the cyber security architect will support projects and project/programme managers in the implementation of the architecture through a portfolio of projects.
Synchronization of cyber approach with the NCI Agency’s existing and future business goals.
Optimisation of cyber security approaches via a perception of growing operational and business requirements and technological functionalities.
Promotion of shared applications and infrastructure to maximise efficiencies and enhance the capability.
Work closely with solutions architects to provide an opinion-based enterprise solution that is flexible, scalable and capable of synchronising with continuously changing business requirement.
Administration of risks related to cyber security by means of proper security policies and standards.
Promote and support the expertise of the team.
Develop team know-how and abilities in particular areas of expertise.
Responsibility for the tactical direction of CSSL in conjunction with solution architects, peers, and SME’s.
The cyber security architect will need to keep a holistic view of allactivities in the Portfolio, assist the operational, scientific, and project teams to ensure the articulation and delivery of requirements are met and to provide the appropriate level of Assurance.
The cyber security architect shall issue related documentation as required in support of NCI Agency’s service delivery to NATO.
Knowledge of both the cyber security area, ICT architecture, and how to use architecture to ensure that the applied cyber security supports the business objectives.
Preventive security measures such as endpoint protection, boundary protection, and identity and access management.
Defensive security measures such as monitoring, correlation, detection, and response to security incidents.
Assessment of cyber security including risk management and vulnerability assessments.
Sustainment of cyber security through continual improvement, governance processes, and design and implementation of cyber security systems.
Information collection, analysis, and reporting to ensure situational awareness.
The cyber security architect shall have knowledge and experience in developing and applying ICT architectures in support of the business objectives. This shall include knowledge of one or more architectural frameworks, preferably TOGAF, the Archimate meta-model and the NATO Architecture Framework.
The cyber security architect must have excellent communications skills, spoken and written, being able to clearly explain complicated technical matters to non-technical audiences.
Further, the cyber security architect must have good organizational, project, and programme management skills, as good leadership and interpersonal skills.

industry_corpus2: Information Services


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The following are the spec and example files for workload_rules.conf.
# configure workloads classification rules for splunk.
# There is a workload_rules.conf file in the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default/ directory.
# to enable workload_rules.conf configuration changes.
* Specifies the predicate of this workload classification rule. The format is <type>=<value>.
The valid <type> are "app", and "role". The <value> is the the exact value of the <type>.
* Specifies the name of the workload pool, for example "pool1".
* List of all workload classification rules.
* The format of the "string" is comma separated items, "rule1,rule2,...".
* The rules listed are defined in [workload_rule:<rule_name>] stanza.
* The order of the rule name in the list determines the priorities of that rule.
For example, in "rule1,rule2", rule1 has higher priority than rule2.
* The default value for this property is empty, meaning there is no rule defined.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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The topic describes the SA0097 analysis rule.
The rule calculates the Cyclomatic Complexity of each stored procedure, trigger and function and reports if it is above a threshold value.
Cyclomatic complexity is a software metric equal to the number of decisions that can be taken in a procedure.
Studies show a correlation between a program's Cyclomatic Complexity(CC) and its error frequency. A low Cyclomatic Complexity contributes to a program's understandability and indicates it is amenable to modification at lower risk than a more complex program. A module's Cyclomatic Complexity is also a strong indicator of its testability.
For example, if the source code contained no control flow statements (conditionals or decision points), such as IF statements, the complexity would be 1, since there is only a single path through the code. If the code had one single-condition IF statement, there would be two paths through the code: one where the IF statement evaluates to TRUE and another one where it evaluates to FALSE, so complexity will be 2 for single IF statement with single condition. Two nested single-condition IFs, or one IF with two conditions, would produce a complexity of 4, 2 for each branch within the outer conditional.

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Saxena has created and directed super-hit web-series such as "Permanent Roommates", "TVF Tripling" and most recently, "Yeh Meri Family".
The Amazon series will be going head-to-head with Netflix's Spanish-language drama "La Casa de Papel" ("Money Heist"), Brazil-produced "One Against All", and "Urban Myths".
Grande pulled out of the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday. Her fiance and 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Pete Davidson also chose to skip the star-studded event to be by her side in New York.
Weiss asked Svendsen to come up to the stage and he began talking about his mother, who he said tragically passed only two weeks ago.
Here's a list of winners at the annual Awards, announced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Winkler,72, bagged his first-ever Primetime Emmy, following three acting nominations in the `70s for his breakout in Happy Days.
Leverence has long observed the impact of the honors, with newly crowned winners arriving backstage clutching their trophy and appearing dazed and lost.
"Westworld" co-creator/executive producer Jonathan Nolan noted the dominance of "Game of Thrones" as he picked up his trophy for interactive media within a scripted program.
Even though the show is only three seasons old, it has already become a role model of sorts for other adult animated comedies.
Picking up his second Emmy of the night, Donald Glover thanked his loved ones, the city of Atlanta itself and more surprisingly, United States President Donald Trump.


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Nice home in the border of Sunland - Tujunga, to add its in a cul-de-sac. House has Three bed rooms plus one and three fourths baths. The kitchen is completely renovated cabinets, counter tops, and floors are new also dishwasher has never been used. Garage is for two cars washer and dryer hookups are there, driveway has enough parking for six cars. Back of house is very private for you and your guest.
Sold by Nonmember Agentdefault BRE#01714630 of Nonmember Officedefault.
Listing provided courtesy of Santa Lelis DRE#01714630 of Century 21 Plaza.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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“I find it hard to find stuff on the VLE, it’s a maze”. This feedback from one student at Leeds College of Music (LCoM) echoed other students who were confused by a cluttered VLE, perceived absent information and being bombarded with information from all departments, whom all identify their information as the priority. For many institutions the VLE provides a central administrative and information resource function; predominantly enabling assessment, the communication of course content and holding learning resources (UCISA, 2014); beyond this, it can be used as a gateway for other learning activities. This is the case at LCoM where the VLE remains the primary student portal containing electronic submission and feedback for all assessments, course/module information, learning resources/activities and integration with ePortfolio and Lecture Capture. Student’s negative perceptions and experiences of the VLE and associated systems can prove a barrier to learning as they are unable or unwilling to access essential learning materials or activities (Wheeler, 2015). To combat this, the eLearning team collaborated with students to obtain data that would inform changes of design and student support.
This poster will discuss the outcomes of a multi-faceted research exercise that aimed to gain an insight into students’ opinions of the VLE and observe how they use it. This was to identify to what extent barriers to access are due to system design, content design, available support or the student’s digital capability. Participants were observed using VLE systems; their dialogue and facial expressions were captured by a webcam, whilst their screen was captured. The students were given typical scenarios (submitting an assignment, finding module information etc.) to undertake and the observer made notes on the journey they took to reach the end goal. On completion of the scenario the observer asked follow up questions regarding positives, negatives and improvements. The participant was then asked to rate the difficulty of the task. The data gathered from these observations was then combined with the use of multiple survey data from both internal and national surveys. The outcomes from the research are being used to inform system and content development. In addition, areas for increased student support and the development of digital capabilities will be addressed.
Wheeler, S., (2015) Learning With ‘e’s: Educational Theory and Practice in the Digital Age. Carmarthen: Crown House Pub Ltd.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Established in 1998, the Construction Club is still one of the most popular construction portals on the Internet. With a specific focus on marketing for the manufacturing, supply and service sectors of the construction industry, the ConstructionClub.com web site provides a broad range of services and program packages for its members.
* These counts are as of August 2008, the numbers may actually show an increase/decrease to this period.
While the name speaks for itself, many things have changed over the last 10 years yet its commitment to industry professionals has never varied. Delivering an easy to use suite of tools, we've been able to offer the latest Internet technology while continuing to provide an easy to use interface, enabling our members to maximize their exposure on the Internet. Among other industry firsts, the Construction Club is the first pay-per-click directory dedicated solely to the Construction Industry and now we are proud of the new innovation VRM (Vendor Relationship Management) for Construction.
Always on the lookout for innovative products to offer our members, ConstructionClub.com is always forging strategic partnerships with industry leaders to provide value-added construction software, employment services and business management tools.


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I'm 38 years old and it has finally caught up with me. I am going to have to be one of THOSE people. Those people that pass up going out to eat because they can't afford it. The people that look for deals and specials. The people that go around the house turning the lights off and setting the temperature just a little warmer than they want. THOSE people.
My new life is expensive. It isn't one thing it is a lot of little things. The rent for my new place is $50 more than the old place. Not horrible. My electricity bill is definitely higher than the old place. The building is older, it isn't as energy efficient and my old apartment was snuggled on the first floor and had excellent insulation. I have to fill my car up more frequently thanks to the longer commute.
All of those little things add up, but there are two big things that are really sucking money out of my wallet.
1.) Eating Out. There are so many wonderful restaurants in the area and it is so easy to justify getting take out here or grab a quick meal there. Except eating out is usually a $20-30 proposition at minimum. And of course if I'm NOT going out to eat then that means I'm supposed to be cooking every day for myself and that brings it's own problems and expenses.
2.) Gypsy. The treatments for her renal failure are definitely taking the biggest toll. I am paying $80 a month to get her subcutaneous fluids. I was hoping that I would eventually be able to learn how to do it on my own, but it always takes both of us to make it work and I have to close my eyes when she sticks the needle in so I don't think that I will be cutting out that expense anytime soon. The other expense is the special cat food formulated for kidney failure. We are still trying different brands, but the one I picked up the other day would cost me about $52 a month. So add it up and it comes to $130ish a month. That was not an expense I was planning to have.
So what to do after I cry into my pillow. Start watching my money. I finally found a good expense tracker for my iPhone (Spending) and I will hopefully get a clearer picture where my money goes after a month or two of data. I'm back to contemplating getting rid of cable, but that will only cut things down by about $50. I know every bit will help, but if I can't get a useable signal over the air getting rid of cable isn't an option. That one is still up in the air. I've already had to stop getting my apartment cleaned by the cleaning lady which is too bad because that made my life so much better. The idea I hate the most is having to pass up festivals, events, performances, etc. because I may not be able to afford to go. I'm not giving those things up yet, but I am watching my money more closely and I may have to start eliminating some of those things in the next few months. I guess everyone has to tighten their belt at sometime or another. I guess now it is my turn.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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A former employee of the Thomasville Eye Center in Thomasville, GA has been discovered to have accessed the protected health information of patients without authorization. PHI was stolen from the eye center and used to open credit accounts in the names of the patients.
The eye center was alerted to the identity theft on August 8, 2016 and immediately launched an investigation to determine whether this was an isolated incident or if other patients had potentially been affected. The eye center discovered that the records of 10,891 patients had been accessed by the employee. The information contained in those records included names, addresses, birthdates, medical billing information, and Social Security numbers.
After confirming that PHI had been improperly accessed, the employee was terminated and law enforcement was notified. The eye center is continuing to work with law enforcement and is assisting in the criminal investigation of the employee’s activities. All affected patients have now been notified of the breach by mail and credit monitoring and identity theft protection services have been provided for a period of 12 months without charge.
Thomasville Eye Center has now implemented a number of changes to policies and procedures to reduce the risk of employee data theft. The number of employees permitted to process credit applications and access patients’ financial information has now been reduced and Care Credit Card applications can no longer be taken over the telephone. Credit applications are now being monitored and audited and the eye center’s computer system now masks Social Security numbers. All staff members have also been retrained on privacy and security.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


text: This popular Nike Air Max Sequent 2 running shoe should be the next shoe he laces up to go run. This style features the iconic Air Max cushioned heel to allow for impact protection on the pavement. The rubber waffle outsole helps with durability and traction to keep his pace smooth.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Are you looking for the stock ROM firmware of your device Changjiang i9500? If yes your answer, you are on the right page. We have given the direct link to download Changjiang i9500 firmware.
Download Changjiang i9500 stock ROM from here, flash it in your device and enjoy the native Android experience again. The download file contains the USB driver, flash tool, and the scatter file.
Step 2: Now download Changjiang i9500 USB driver and install it on your computer. In case if you have already installed USB driver on your computer skip this step.
Step 3: Next, switch off your Changjiang i9500 smartphone and remove the battery (it is removable).
Step 9: Next, connect your Changjiang i9500 Android device to your computer through original USB cable (without battery – if it is battery removable) and press volume up or volume down button.
That’s it. Now you have successfully flashed stock ROM firmware on your Changjiang i9500 Android device. If you encounter any issues while following this tutorial, do let me know via comments.


text: Looking for a samsung scc b1311n low light digital color security camera 540 horizontal res or other digital camera related items? Please find the latest items available right now below. New or used samsung scc b1311n low light digital color security camera 540 horizontal res we aim to help you target the very best deals! We list a wide range of products from every manufacturer that changes fast.


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Scott Nielson and Nielson RV received the Patriotic Employer Award from the Utah Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for going above and beyond the normal duties required of employers under the Uniformed Service Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act.
The ESGR is a Department of Defense agency comprised of dedicated and trained volunteers who develop and promote employer support for the Guard and Reserve of all 7 branches of the Military.
Captain Cory L. Condie has served through multiple deployments while working at Nielson RV, some with only three days’ notice. The understanding and flexibility of the Nielson RV staff has always assured soldiers like Captain Condie they have a welcome workplace when they arrive back home.

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text: Cham-Ber Huang designed one of the best-known classical harmonicas in the world. His instruments are used in most classical works and by those who recognize the skillful design and quality sound of his harmonica. In his interview, America folk singer and expert Sam Hinton said, “I’ve not found a finer harmonica than that of Mr. Huang’s.” Cham-Ber, a celebrated performer in China as well as the United States, was also a popular showman in Las Vegas in the 1950s and 1960s.


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We welcome everybody and look forward to a fruitful work together! We will soon post their names and academic profiles on this website. transMed partners currently expect to fill most ESR positions by August this year.
The first transMed consortium meeting and training course is to be held from 18th to 21st September 2018 at Lund University in Sweden. A detailed programme will be sent out to project partners in July.


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The West Virginia Home T onesie is the perfect way for an infant to show off the state they call home. And for what it's worth, they are absolutely adorable!
It is 90% cotton and 10% polyester. The neckband is specially designed to make it easy to put on and take off.


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Focused ion beam-secondary ion mass spectrometry (FIB-SIMS) with 20 nm spatial resolution has been used to analyze amorphous fluorinated carbon thin films, deposited by plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD), at micro- to nano-scale. Mass spectra and ion imaging of film surface were acquired and the presence and distribution of contaminants were investigated. Surface images show the secondary ion distribution for F −, CH −, CF −. A change in size and topology of fluorine-rich areas is correlated with film hardness and with microstructure transition from diamond-like to polymer-like, as indicated by infrared and Raman spectroscopies. Based on the surface distributions of CF − and CH − and on the vibrational spectroscopy results, a mechanism of fluorine substitution for hydrogen and an attempt to explain the film structure and microstructure is proposed.
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Characterization of Pulse-Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposited Fluorocarbon Thin Film. Proceedings of the Third International Dielectrics for ULSI Multilevel Interconnection Conference.
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Influence of reactant gas composition on selected properties of N-doped hydrogenated amorphous carbon films (1995) Wood Peter et al.
R.f. plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition of diamond-like carbon: physical and mechanical properties (1992) Dekempeneer E.H.A et al.
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Structure and mechanical properties of PACVD fluorinated amorphous carbon films (2003) Bottani C.E et al.
Effect of sputtering with hydrogen dilution on fluorine concentration of low hydrogen content fluorinated amorphous carbon thin films with low dielectric constant (1999) Yokomichi Haruo et al.
The composite and film hardness of TiN coatings prepared by cathodic arc evaporation (2000) Ichimura H et al.
Non-destructive characterization and evaluation of thin films by laser-induced ultrasonic surface waves (1996) Schneider D et al.
A comparative study of the fretting wear of hard carbon coatings (1993) Blanpain B et al.
Adherent amorphous hydrogenated carbon films on metals deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (2008) Capote G et al.
Influence of network bond percolation on the thermal, mechanical, electrical and optical properties of high and low-k a-SiC:H thin films (2013) King Sean W et al.
A study on the formation and characteristics of the SiOCH composite thin films with low dielectric constant for advanced semiconductor devices (2001) Yang Chang Shil et al.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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Beeline is one of the biggest telecommunication providers in Russia. We provide services for the B2B [business-to-business] and B2C [business-to-consumer] segments.
I am the chief digital officer. I am in charge of online communication channels for customers.
What business challenge were you trying to address with Redmadrobot?
We have developed a self-service tool for all our customers, designed to be more convenient than calling or visiting our shops. It was designed with B2C capabilities in mind, which are much more advanced from the application side and in regard to what can be done within an account.
Redmadrobot developed our support tool for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. We are a very old firm and, as such, have many legacy systems that were never designed to work online or to fulfill the needs of our customers through the web. Redmadrobot have done a good job of working around these limitations, and interfacing the systems with the app's API [application programming interface].
The mobile applications are the only tools that were not designed by our internal staff. Redmadrobot have much more knowledge in designing mobile applications than us. We are trying to move part of this process to our internal team but, right now, it's not feasible because of the high amount of knowledge required.
How did you come to work with Redmadrobot?
Our selection process usually starts by contacting the top development companies, giving them tests and providing our specifications and the scope of our work to each one. We will select those who show the best results and work for the least money. Redmadrobot have proven to be the right company for us during the course of our last three selections.
I cannot provide this information. The total effort for the app has amounted to thousands of hours of development time.
The minimum viable product was launched in March 2014. Development took half a year. We're continuing to work with Redmadrobot on deploying new features for our customers, releasing updates every three weeks. The app will never step out of development mode.
The application has been downloaded 16 million times so far, which is more significant given that only 35 percent of our customers use smartphones. At this moment, out of all the iPhones in our market, only 500,000 don't have the app installed. It is the most successful support tool of any telecommunications in Russia.
The app has a four-and-a-half star rating in the App Store, and four stars in Google Play. This is very high compared to our closest competitors, which are rated 3.8 stars. Any bad ratings are due to occasional problems with our IT [information technology] systems. They don't reflect faults of the applications themselves.
What distinguishes Redmadrobot from other providers?
Aside from development work, they're also helping us improve our internal resources. In other words, they're not only doing their job, but are also helping us do our jobs better. This makes Redmadrobot not only a developer, but also a real partner for us.
Is there anything Redmadrobot could have improved or done differently?
Testing initially took a long time because of their methodology of work. They've made huge improvements during the last year, building a QA [quality assurance] department for us in particular, which solved the issue.
We have five additional questions. For each of these, we ask that you rate Redmadrobot on a scale of one to five, with five being the best score. How would you rate them for the quality of their service and deliverables?
How would you rate your overall experience collaborating with Redmadrobot?
How likely are you to recommend Redmadrobot to a friend or colleague, out of five?


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The Kingdom of Spain is located in the extreme southwest of the European continent, and occupies approximately 85-percent of the Iberian Peninsula. Spain is bordered on the west by Portugal, in the Northeast by France, and by the great wall of the Pyrenees Mountains. The Iberian Peninsula that the Spanish inhabited was occupied by various other civilizations, including the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Visigoths, and Muslims, and Spain is now associated with having a very rich, eclectic culture as a result.
The development of Christian society and culture in the first 300 years following Islamic conquest in Spain was slow, but major changes occurred for the Spanish in the 12th and 13th centuries. The population grew, communication with northern Europe intensified, commerce and urban life gained in importance, and the kingdoms of the Castile, Aragon, and Navarre, and Portugal emerged as the governing bodies of the Iberian Peninsula. These kingdoms reached the frontiers that they would keep, with minimum amount of alteration, until the end of the Middle Ages, when Isabella I became Queen of Castile.
Isabella began participating in the royal court at the age of 13; and when Portugal, Aragon, and France offered their marriage candidates, she favored Ferdinand of Aragon. Isabella ascended to the throne as Queen of Castile to rule sensibly and with a prudent political program. Her unification of the states of the Iberian Peninsula into a single entity, the maintenance and control over the Strait of Gibraltar, policy of expansion into Muslim North Africa, reform of Spanish Catholicism, and support for the exploration and expansion in the unknown was evidence of her wisdom and capabilities as Queen.
On October 12, 1492 Columbus, with the blessing and financial backing of Isabella, sought a route to the legendary rich markets of China and Japan, but instead discovered what would become known as "The New World", the present day Americas. This voyage gave way to a new golden age of expeditions and conquest, as the Americas contained gold, a valuable resource that Spain happened to be desperately bereft of at the time.
Following Columbus’ lead, a Spanish military group known as Los Conquistadores, ‘The Conquerors’, were directed by Hernan Cortes to the New World with the soul purpose of seeking out new frontiers and riches in the unknown. The Conquistadores undertook their expeditions in the vast landmasses of the Americas at their own expense, risking their lives without aid from the Spanish royalty. Their conquests included campaigns in Guatemala, Peru, Cuzco, Columbia, Chile, the Bay of Honduras, and as far as the Pacific Coastal regions. The Conquistadors, however, were given to fighting and searching for gold, and were swiftly replaced by administrators and settlers from Spain who governed in their place.
Once the Spanish Kingdom established its presence in the Americas their operations inevitably became high-profile targets of pirates and other raiders who were endorsed by European powers such as England. The Monarchy of Spain endeavored to retaliate by building an armada of warships that was dubbed "The Invincible Armada". The armada was a collection of over 130 naval warships and transport-ships, which contained approximately 8,000 seamen and 19,000 soldiers. King Philip II directed this armada to invade England when the various and frequent raids on Spanish commerce in the Caribbean became intolerable. England’s success in repelling the Spanish fleet saved England and the Netherlands from potential consolidation into the Spanish empire, but despite the armadas’ defeat, the blow dealt by the Spanish upon England’s reputation as the greatest European power was palpable.
Thereafter, Spain declined in power quickly; and by the 19th century, Spain became somewhat marginal in international politics. Spain’s period of imperial power and exploration left a legacy that consisted of 18 Latin American states, Puerto Rico, and the ever-growing Spanish-speaking population in the United States today. In 1975 Spain transitioned into a constitutional monarchy by way of a democratic constitution and is now recognized for its eclectic culture as well as for the glory and mystique that it once possessed in its youth.
In Civilization III: Play the World, the Spanish are considered a Commercial and Religious civilization, therefore, they start with Alphabet and Ceremonial Burial and have significant bonuses to cultural and commercial activities.
Following Columbus, a Spanish military group known as Los Conquistadores, ‘The Conquerors’, were directed by Hernan Cortes to the New World with the soul purpose of seeking out new frontiers and riches in the unknown. The Conquistadores undertook their expeditions in the vast landmasses of the Americas at their own expense, risking their lives without aid from the Spanish royalty. Horses adorned with many bells enabled the Conquistadores to launch indomitable offenses against the American Indian natives who had never seen a horse before the arrival of the Conquistadores. Spanish-Conquistador conquests included campaigns in Guatemala, Peru, Cuzco, Columbia, Chile, the Bay of Honduras, and the Pacific Coastal regions.
A Spanish city must have horses to build a Conquistador. They replace the Explorer and are fast, military scouts that treat all terrain as if it were a road.


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This post is all about my travel adventures in Prague, Czech Republic. I hope you enjoy it!
We had to wake up very early on Monday because our plane left at 7 am. We had a nice, short flight. The Czech republic is only one hour and 20 minutes away from Belgium. We arrived and left our stuff at the hotel. The hotel is very nice, clean and has an amazing style. We were very satisfied with our room and the breakfast. We decided to explore the nearest neighborhood of our hotel. This is the new city centre with all the big stores, Starbucks and Mcdonalds’s. Of course I shopped in some of the stores that aren’t available in Belgium because, it’s me.
We discovered some monuments that are very important for the Czech republic’s most recent history. We also went to the museum of communism, which was very interesting for me. In my education as a journalist, we get a lot of history and I also learned a lot about Prague. It was so interesting to see my study books come alive.
When it comes to food, Prague is literally heaven. It is so cheap to eat here, if you look up some of good addresses. For lunch, we tried the Goulash soup. It is a very filling soup with meat and potatoes in it. It was very tasty. Czech people are very much into meat. They put meat in literally every dish. We shared two dishes for dinner because we wanted to try them both. I got a homemade burger with potato parts and my boyfriend got gnocchi with a kind of meat.
Today we wanted to explore the old city centre, which has a some beautiful spots to stroll around. The houses in this neighborhood are so romantic and have a very special, cute style. It is so cute and cosy to walk around in Prague. We saw the Astronomic clock on Old town square. We also went to the top of the clock to get an overal view of the city. It was so magical to see.
Beautiful view from the astronomic clock.
We went to the jewish neighborhood where we discovered some synagogues and learned more about their recent and ancient history. We learned a lot on this trip. Some things really shook us.
Had so much fun on the old town square!
At noon, we decided to go for some hotspots. Prague is a city of food, so we went to some of the cool kid-spots. We had some toasts and soup, and tried out the number one hotspot in Prague. It is a butcher, and he cooks your hamburger on the spot. It was so tasty!
These toasts were so delicious.
On this day we decided to cross the bridge to discover the second old town part of Prague. The bridge is beautiful and very famous. It gives a romantic view over the Moldau river. We got over the bridge and went in the Saint-Nicolas Church which has a great lookout tower. We had an amazing overal view over this part of the city. But how cold is it here?!
Afterwards we went to the Prague castle. A beautiful and huge domain filled with the ancient history of Prague was situated a little bit above the city centre. We saw a breathtaking cathedral, visited the castle and went in the golden lane. It gave us an insight in the daily lives of Czech people in the middle-ages.
We tried another restaurant we found online. This one’s a vegan restaurant. We aren’t vegan but we wanted to try out what the restaurant had to offer and we loved it. I got a zucchini lasagne and it was very tasty.
Hot cocoa can’t be left behind in these cold winterdays.
Today was one of the coldest days of our trip. I am guessing it was about -6 degrees celsius on the hill. We reached the hill with a little train going up and down the hill. I loved riding this. In Petrin, there was a lot of snow, which meant the temperature is significantly lower than in the city centre. It was a beautiful hill and I felt like a survival traveler. We went on the lookout tower to reach the highest point of Prague. It was so freaking high. I am not exaggerating here, it was the highest I’ve ever been (on foot, of course not with a plane). Everything was so extreme here, the cold, the height and the breathtaking view. So worth it!
The lookout tower on the hill.
We went to Vysehrad after the hill. This is the more industrial part of Prague. We had a nice and calm view over this part of Prague. Afterwards, we had the best coffee and the most delicious and cheap meal I’ve ever had. So great! I got a sirloin steak with truffle sauce and mashed potatoes.
We warmed up with a beautiful and delicious coffee!
We did not have a lot of time on this day because we had to catch our plane. We decided to shop a little in the centre. I got a lot of beautiful things! (Haul is coming soon.) Afterwards, we took the plane to the airport and flew back to Belgium. Our trip was over but we got the most beautiful memories with us. I am so glad I found my soulmate to share all of this amazing stuff with. I can’t wait for our next trip!
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Get ready for Valentine’s day // Smokey makeup and outfit!
De foto’s zijn uitnodigend maar eerst eens proeven van Lissabon. Trouwens de foto met de bubbles niet alleen heel mooi maar ook toepasselijk voor jou blog.
Het zijn beide echte aanraders!

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How do you design the ultimate conference experience?
Chat2lrn is a regular tweetchat for learning folks. The topic this week was “Choosing the right conference”. If you’re spending up to a £1000 on a ticket then it’s important you pick the right one and get a lot out of the experience. You can catch the full transcript of the tweetchat here. It got me thinking about what we expect from the conference experience and whether there might be a better way to meet those needs.
Ideas – we go to hear the thought leaders, the gurus, talking about best and next practices. We go to hear case studies about practical things that worked in real life at real organisations.
Inspiration – we go to be inspired. Ideas+motivation=Inspiration. Conferences can re-energise us and create the desire and belief we need to put new ideas into action.
Social – we go to meet old friends and make new ones, to widen and deepen our social networks. We rarely get the chance to immerse ourselves in an environment so rich with people as passionate about learning as we are.
Does the format of a conference deliver on these promises?
Apart from the odd keynote, the line-ups are rarely diverse. When do you get to hear about what’s going on in adjacent or tangential fields?
How many of the case studies we hear have compelling proof that they really made the impact they say they did? I’m probably more cynical than most, but I’m always surprised at how flimsy the evidence is of success.
How many of the ideas we hear are really that exciting? Chances are we heard about it on Twitter months ago and probably from one of the actual conference speakers too.
It probably sounds like I don’t really like conferences. That’s not the case, conferences are more than the sum of their parts. The anticipation and excitement can be compelling. The buzz and sense of belonging was powerful at Learning Technologies this year and as an experience it was more memorable than anything I could have done online.
We can still share ideas, spark inspiration and socialise with people online, but as we saw from the chat2lrn conversations, it’s a poor substitute, not an adequate replacement. It’s nowhere near as satisfying as the face to face experience.
At this point you might expect me to plug weeLearning and say “look at us, we do all that, we’ve found another way and we do it all for free”. But I’m not going to (unless you count that last sentence, which I don’t).
Instead I’d like to invite you to re-imagine the conference experience.
How would you make it more inclusive and accessible?
How could you crowd-source the topics and speakers?
Could you get more speakers from outside L&D?
How would you make it less passive?
Why do you go to conferences?
I’m plammimg to be there!
Sam, while I applaud your enthusiasm to see that we need to change the way we design conferences, a great deal of work is happening.
My observation is that we need to more strategic in what we create when people and ideas come together. This could start with the three reasons why people go to conferences. Your notion of ‘Ideas, Inspiration and Social’ is a revamp of the traditional model ‘Learning, Motivation and Networking’.
And here is where I see a much greater opportunity….
We need to change the model – what if we added a couple of objectives to the design our events? I think we need to add ‘collaboration and innovation’.
I see little value in bringing people together if we do not harness their brains at some part of a conference. I have often written that the true experts at a conference are in the audience, not on stage. We can solve big problems or create new opportunities if we harness this expertise for an hour or two as part of the overall design.
I was once asked to be the fifth speaker of five to speak on innovation at an event. I said no. Instead I suggested I organize an idea factory to engage people. As such, about 250 executives self-organized brain storm sessions at their round tables to focus on elements of a strategy for innovation. At the end, 40 pages of ideas were collected. These were edited and refined into a guide that was distributed to participants. I have numerous examples of staff conferences which solve a difficult organizational problem for the simple reason that all of the people are in the room at the same time.
The big problem we have with conferences is that the vast majority of people freely admit they attend conferences, take notes and never look at them again. This is a problem.
On ‘unconferneces’, at a time when we need strategy, this is simply a tactic. I think we should stick to the original concept of Open Space Technology.
Thanks for your comment Ed. It sounds like you’re doing some great stuff. We’re curious about looking at why people go to conferences and dreaming up some new ways we can meet these needs. It’s partly to address the issue itself and partly an exercise in design thinking.
An issue you will face if you start to ask people is a typical problem when trying to innovate……most people can only refer to what they know. I have been told by many people that they are happy if they get one idea from an event. My reaction is to wonder why they set the bar so low. The reality is that many people have attended poorly designed conferences which accomplished very little.
This may prompt a thought….
Some work was started in Australia that could help (saying this, little was done beyond writing a concept paper). Here is a short piece of an article I wrote on it. It could offer some insights.
The Business Events Council Australia is leading new thinking on designing conferences and meetings to create more value (defined in terms of ideas and innovation). Here are some of insights from the paper Delivering Innovation, Knowledge and Performance: The Role of Business Events.
There is universal agreement that the tourism benefits of business events are substantial. It is important to recognise, however, that the important tourism benefits of business events are only one type of outcome in addition to the key outcomes business events aim to produce.
1. Creating innovation—the raw materials of innovation are people, ideas and time to create new thinking.
2 Disseminating innovation—this may include communicating new technologies and approaches and those “innovations” which are created by people during the business event.


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Kids, Parents, Adults – everyone’s invited to decorate their bike, best decorations/costume wins! Help kick off the block party with a neighborhood parade!
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My dad always use to tell me, “If you’re going to do something, you should do it right the first time.” He’s a very wise man. But I’m not really sure if he was referring to putting the dishes in the dishwasher (the action that was ALWAYS occurring when we had those conversations) or if he might have been referring to future-Chantal’s goofy obsession with finding funny ways to serve food to her kids…Whatever. All I was thinking when I made these Rabbit’s Foot Deviled Eggs was that phrase, though. Because, if you’re going to do something, you should do it funny right the first time. Right? LOL!
Honestly, it was my dad that inspired these rabbit’s foot deviled eggs. He loves deviled eggs and is always the first to snag one (before they’re even on the table) and the last to snack on them before bedtime. I swear, they must be one of his most favorite foods. And, as a family, we only used to ever make them at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
But, I’m thinking I need to start branching-out and making them more regularly. For my dad. Because he deserves to have one of his favorite foods more often. So does my mom, but she’s not as easy to read. So, deviled eggs it is. Maybe my mom likes them, too? Not sure. Guess we’ll find out with these little rabbit’s paw deviled eggs…because they’re attending Easter brunch. Heh.
All I was thinking when I made these Rabbit's Foot Deviled Eggs was that phrase, though. Because, if you're going to do something, you should do it funny right the first time. Right? LOL!
Peel and put the radishes on to boil. Make sure they are fork-tender before you remove them, which may take 20 minutes.
While that's cooking, put eggs on to boil. Make sure you boil them for 15 minutes. The full 15 minutes at a rolling boil. That way they're cooked all the way through.
While those are cooking, mix your mayonnaise, mustard, black pepper, onion powder and salt together in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
Once the eggs have boiled and cooled so you can handle them, peel them and cut in half.
Scoop the yolks out of the eggs and add them to the mayonnaise mixture. Set aside.
Once the radishees are cooked, drain and cool to the touch, then add to the mayonnaise mixture and set aside.
Smoosh the yolks and radishes (or is it radishii?) completely as you are mixing them into the mayonnaise.
Place a tablespoon of the mixture into the cavity of each egg half.
Be careful not to use all of your mixture, because you're going to use your finger to dab a little on the wide part of the egg white (I find that using my little finger is best) to represent toes--so three dabs. Not sure if bunnies have 4 or 3 toes, but 3 is what fits...whatevs.
Feel free to toss some parsley over it and SERVE!
So, what do you think? Gonna have a little rabbit’s foot deviled eggs for Easter? I know I am…Let me know how yours turn out by leaving me a note in the comments.


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One of the lowest scoring sides in the Sky Bet Championship last term Aston Villa are seeking to boost their chances upfront with the acquisition of Greece striker Stefanos Athanasiadis, according to reports. The player is a shock target for the English side but Steve Bruce wants a top striker on the continent to help with their goalscoring woes.
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Claudio Ranieri is the man Ligue 1 club, Nantes is looking up to, and is expected to take the reins of the club and lead them through to the next season.Ranieri, who was Leicester City former manager, is set to become the new manager for Nantes but due to his age, he requires a special dispensation.
Ranieri now has recently agreed to a two year contract with Nantes but since he is over 65 years of age, a special dispensation is required from France’s Professional Football League before he can take charge of the team.
Nantes Chairman, Waldermar Kita however believes that the French Football Federation is blocking the file.
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Disappointed Belgium went with a point after Michael Skibbe men surprised them with an unexpected 1-0 lead in their 2018 World Cup Qualifier match.
The first half of the match went goalless draw as the visitors were very tough at the back more.
An early second half goal from Mitroglou put Greece ahead of their host and brought more confidence into their pattern. The goal came out of nothing.Tachtsidis wanted a high ball more than Chadli and headed it forward in the general direction of the penalty area. Mitroglou reacted quicker than Ciman, running in behind him to sweep an emphatic curling half-volley across Thibaut Courtois and into the far corner.
Alderweireld of Belgium, in the 51st minute made an awesome through pass to Chadli on the right of the box.Stafylidis stumbles into him from behind but Chadli stayed firm without falling and ultimately won a corner. Had he gone down, Belgium might have been awarded a penalty.


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The Campinas Cathedral in the state of Sao Paulo is where the massacre took place.
An individual entered a church and fired shots at some people, so far there are six dead and three wounded, said a police statement.
According to testimonies from the police and medical units that came to the place, the man fired both a revolver and a pistol, but a picture of him dead that went viral showed only one gun in his right hand.
A press release from the archdiocese of Campinas indicated that the cathedral is closed in order to provide care to the victims and facilitate the investigation. We have the prayers of everyone in this moment of deep pain, it added.
Grandolpho lived in nearby Valinhos with his father, whose Catholic faith drove the attacker to grow a hatred towards that religion. He was also reported to have been very much a gallant among women but who was under a severe depression.
Parts of the attack are said to have been recorded by the Cathedral's security cameras. According to sources who claimed to have watched the tapes, Grandolpho fired over 20 shots with his two guns, killing those closest to him first and then he walked down the aisle towards the altar, at which point the recording stops.
Although not rare in other parts of the world, such an attack is most unusual in Brazil.
Tags: Brazil, Brazilian church, Campinas Cathedral, Euler Fernando Grandolpho, gunman, Religious, Shooting, violence.
Mayby, he was just trying to help controlling the super-population in Brazil?
As such the population is SO high, that the government is unable to look after them well enough. And to make it worse; I heard that the Quality of Life + Standard of Living is nose-diving to reach the Rock-Bottom for The Majority, while the rich get richer! So drop by drop, as the population dwindles, there is Faint Hope that the economic situation of the masses MAY improve!


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Brazil is currently implementing the Brasil Sem Miséria programme — a continuation of the successful Fome Zero— which aims to do just that, Marques Porto says. Initiated in 2003 by former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Fome Zero is credited with having taken 30 to 40 million Brazilians out of poverty.
One of the core actions of the programme was providing poor children with free school lunches, which were purchased by the state from family farms. In this way, support to local small farmers was provided at the same time as offering quality nutrition to children from low-income families.
According to Marques Porto, supporting family farms – which currently provide 70 percent of the food eaten by Brazilians – is central to poverty alleviation.
The success of Fome Zero was due to three elements, thinks Oxfam International’s Luca Chinotti: the strong leadership provided by President Lula; the broad partnership involved in devising and implementing the platform, which included ministries, civil society, representatives of small farmers and rural workers; and shifting most public sector food purchases to family farm suppliers.
Brazil is sharing its experience with family farm produce purchases for poverty alleviation with other countries around the world, as part of the World Food Programme’s Purchase for Progress framework, says Marques Porto.
Over the past decade, Brazil has been deriving much of its wealth from food exports. Yet its large-scale soy and beef production for export are also responsible for deforestation and biodiversity loss in the Amazonian region. Furthermore, clearing of land for industrial agriculture is threatening livelihoods of local communities.
Oxfam and other NGOs are now calling on all countries around the world to implement those guidelines in order to secure smallholders’ access to land and natural resources.
This year, the U.N.’s High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda proposed that clear targets on land tenure are included in the development framework that will replace the Millennium Development Goals after 2015. If adopted, such targets could play an important role in preventing land grabbing and protecting the food security of local communities.

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A rich heritage of strong values and honored traditions form the basis of life in Louisville, Colorado. This suburban residential community, located in Boulder County, blends a hometown atmosphere with a progressive outlook, that fosters the advance of business, cultural and civic welfare.
Located on the eastern edge of Boulder County, Colorado and featuring stunning views of the Flatirons and Indian Peaks, Louisville is 10 minutes from downtown Boulder and 25 minutes from downtown Denver.
Louisville is an area that was known as the Northern Coal Field, an extensive coal field in Boulder and Weld County. Wages in the early days of coal mining were relatively high in the Louisville mines, and the mines were relatively safe. However, because the mining was seasonal and strikes too often interrupted production, the economy was generally depressed. Family gardens and odd jobs were the way of life when times got tough.
In recent years manufacturing plants have opened in Louisville providing employment opportunities and attracting new residents. The unique history of Louisville and the rich cultural contributions give the community a character not to be found in the new suburbs.
With a wealth of recreational opportunities, authentic small town ambiance, high-tech acumen, and real estate prices a fraction of those found in Boulder and surrounding communities, it's no wonder Louisville consistently ranks in the top 5, in recent National polls conducted on the best place to live and raise a family. While Main Street retains the nostalgic charm of the past, high tech businesses flourish throughout the city. The rich heritage of values and traditions found in Lousiville forms the basis for a thriving modern community, offering its residents recreation centers, parks, designated open space areas, and a new $9 million public library.


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Women & Craft Brewing: A Growing Force!
There is no denying that the craft beer industry is booming, and now more than ever craft beer is becoming more than just a bearded boys club, but women are continuing to make their presence known as consumers, as brewers, and as executives.
Long ago are the days where beer was a mans drink, and women were side-lined as casual dabblers of beer or only consumers of only fruity alcoholic drinks, but are getting their hands hop deep in the craft movement and their voices are being heard. as well as changing perceptions and trends along the way.
Women have always drank beer, but the numbers are showing an increase of female beer drinkers. Let’s break down women’s presence as beer lovers with numbers and science!
There is no denying it, women like their beer. And specifically, love their craft beer.
Women are seemingly drawn to the craft beer industry more than their bigger production counterparts, which could be the case for numerous reasons, but one may be the versatility of brands and products amongst craft beer, as well as the ability for women to get involved at the grassroots level of the craft brewing industry.
As numerous new breweries are popping up all over the country, you are seeing more than ever that it isn’t just men going to pick up a home brewing kit, or helping formulate a new brewery on the business side. Even though only 1% (approximate) of those employed in the craft beer industry are women, women are finding that they want a career in the craft industry and are applying their talents where they can in the business. Whether that be with administrative tasks, financial, or marketing, owning the brewery itself, or being the master brewer, women are being seen more– and the numbers are growing.
Groups and organizations have popped up to aid female brewing professionals, including Pink Books Society, which was created to empower women who are beer professional advance their careers within the industry. Social groups such as Barley’s Angels and Girls Pint Out were formed to bring women together to drink a variety of craft beers and encourage women’s love of beer with other women.
It is also great to see women being supported by all corners of the industry, from hop growers to consulting firms, including your very own MBEC. Minnetonka Brewing & Equipment Company was proud to be involved with helping St. Paul, MN brewery Urban Growler, the first female owned and brewed brewery in Minnesota, make their dream a reality. Running their business with both men and women patrons in mind, breweries with a female presence are helping shape the future of the industry.
Although the beer industry is still predominantly populated by men, it is clear that women are making their mark. It is great to see women popping up more and more at craft beer events, in the board room, and making great beer whether that be at home or at a production level. Check out the article 10 Amazing women In Craft Beer You Should Know and Follow to see where women have made their mark in the industry, and how others are following in their footsteps.
Fun Fact! did you know that women were the first brewers? They sure were! Egyptian and Sumerian women brewed the first beers, and there were actually laws prohibiting men from brewing beer.


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I called AgXcel for a quote on a high volume liquid fertilizer system for my Kuhn Gladiator. They were very knowledgeable with my needs and quoted me a complete AgXcel GX5 hydraulic system. The install was straightforward since the pump and manifolds came preassembled which saved my tons of time on the install. When I was up and running it all worked great….when I did call for support even on a Sunday, they were there to assist. I was so satisfied with the product and service at AgXcel that I even purchased a complete system for my JD planter.
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I am very impressed with Rebounders!! We strip till in the fall, and we have good moisture in the spring. The Rebounders put all seeds in the bottom of the furrow. We even have a set of the other brand still in the box on the shelf, because we like Rebounders better.
With the competitor's brand on, I would find seeds pressed into the side walls of the furrow. Then I switched to the Rebounder's, and now I find all seeds in the bottom of the furrow.
In 2006, 2 neighboring farmers in our area, each own John Deere Planters, one with Rebounders and one without Rebounders. The only thing that divides them is the county road. They planted their soybeans at the same time in the same soil type and conditions. We had a dry season and the farmer with the Rebounders on his planter had a good uniform stand of soybeans. The other farmer without Rebounders didn’t get all of his seeds covered, and had a stand of various heights due to the dryness and having to wait for a rain to get the rest of the seeds to emerge. The season continued dry. During early September with the fields drying down across the hills and valleys, and maturing at the same time, the farmer with the Rebounders will be able to harvest sooner because of uniformity. The farmer who didn’t use Rebounders still has green soybeans in the valleys, and will be waiting for his later soybeans to mature.
I installed 6 Rebounders and 6 of the other brand attachments on my JD 7300.I like the Rebounders because, the other brand builds up with mud in our sticky soils, and the Rebounders do not build up with mud.I am ordering the rest of the Rebounders next day air!.
The Rebounders really work well on the Tye 15’ Drill. You don’t see any Beans uncovered, like I used to before I put the Rebounders on. There’s more uniform depth placement also.
The Rebounders work wonders for our seed depth and I wouldn’t run my John Deere without it. The product is great and AgXcel really helped me with my yields.
I have a White Planter 8180, 16 Row and this is my 2nd Set of Rebounders. I had white Rebounders first, and then went to orange. They last a lot longer. I am very happy with their performance. They certainly helped the germination. On Soybeans, we got an unbelievable stand. Any seed that hit the ground grew. We had better seed to soil control than without Rebounders.
I run a John Deere 7300 8 row 30, and I wouldn’t run without Rebounders. I really like the Rebounders in cotton planting. I had better seed depth and all in the bottom of the furrow. I had one missing last year during cotton planting. The seed spacing was not as good and the depth was better on the other rows. I saw seed close to the top on the row that was missing the Rebounder, and it didn’t come up till it rained.


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I’ve been a teacher for fourteen years, which means many things: a lot of time spent at desks, grading papers; a lot of the same conversations about the same concerns, applied to various students; a lot of chocolate and mugs given as gifts at the end of term. It also means a lot of time assembling, through both careful curation and careless inspiration, an arsenal of bromides to help students navigate recurring issues in their writing. There are few writing adages more frequently repeated than “Kill your darlings” (variously attributed to Chekhov, Wilde, Faulkner, and Stephen King, but ultimately the work of Arthur Quiller-Couch). Maybe “Write what you know” or “You can’t edit a blank page” are contenders, but lacking the murderous flair of “Kill your darlings,” I think they might only rate a close second.
"It's important to know what you like about your own writing. Never let go of the things that you love." Lecture wisdom from @crashwong.
I love Alpha Workshop. They’ve nurtured the growth of my former students, Ana Curtis and Surya Cannon, and introduced me to other fabulous young Alphans like Kyra Boisseree and Alina Sichevaya. Combine an Alpha tweet with an @crashwong authorship and you’ve got a favorite guaranteed, as far as my feed is concerned. But I retweeted Alyssa’s message because of how deeply, utterly true it felt to me, as a writer.
I’ve been guilty of telling students to cut one thing or another from their work for practical reasons — something is long, confusing, contradictory, distracting, breaks tone, shifts tone without cause, whatever. But I’ve tried not to do this too often because ultimately, what we love in our own writing is the very thing that brings us back to do the work day in and out. Those little pieces of ego spur us to confront the blankness of the not-yet-written. It’s not easy work. You have to love something about it to keep showing up.
I’m grateful to Alyssa and Alpha for sharing this message, because it validates the author over the reader. We know already that the reader matters. So much of writing workshop culture is built up around the authority of readers, it can be difficult to balance that power against an author’s desires, and that balance is crucial. After all, the reader is as imperfect as the writer, and elusive, to boot. Each is unique, and for every confluence of opinions and tastes that helps create “a market” for a story (“Hey! A f/f historical mystery set in occupied Japan! We’ve been looking for that!” – sidebar, if there is such a thing out there, please shove it in my face) there are divergences that diffuse a monolithic “market” into individual readers with their own reasons for ultimately not enjoying something that seemed tailor-made to their tastes (“Oh, no, did you hear that it’s totally a Bury Your Gays thing, though?”). Just as writing a story intended to charm all readers in a workshop – boring none, offending none, surprising none – results in pablum no one wants to consume, writing a story and then culling out of it the things that gave you joy, the parts of your style that make you love what you can do with the space between your ears, is counter-productive.
There’s a joke in Chez Townsend that if there was nobody around to stop me, all my fiction would run a bit like this bit Eddie Izzard does on tension and conflict in British cinema. Go ahead and watch it. I’ll wait.
I don’t get mad when my husband, always a first-flight reader of my work, looks up from the screen to tell me the characters are arranging matches again. If anything, I find ways to help them do it more often (though maybe I break it up and sprinkle it around differently, after a good beta read). My ideal book would be about 50% action/adventure with 50% Matchstick Interludes. Arguably, that’s about what the Thieves of Fate series is shaping up to be, and I like it that way. I love my characters to have deep-seated issues, to live surrounded with unspoken things and tension that could whet a blade to blurred blue edge. I love that crackling chemistry. I love questions half-answered, and wordless understandings, and all of that stuff. I want my reader to do a bit of work, because that’s the work I want to do when I read. I want that emotional gymnastics routine as a counterpoint to the espionage, the heists, the Machiavellian scheming, the running-for-your-life pursuits and back-alley ambushes. And I think, for the most part, my ideal reader wants that, too. So you’re welcome.
Or maybe that’s not what you want in a book. And that’s okay. But I know I’m at my best when characters are tangled and thorny, both within themselves and within the conflict of the plot. Anyone who tells me to take that out of my work, well. That’s one darling I’ll never kill.
I hope every Alphan takes Alyssa’s words to heart and plunges deep into some writerly self-love. I hope the rest of us can indulge in that too. We spend so much time worrying over approval of others; spending a little more approving of ourselves is long overdue.
Hey, if you’re a Goodreads user and are keen to get an ARC of The Nine, enter this giveaway between August 1-9th, 2017!
Also, if you’re getting interested in The Nine and can’t wait until November (and really, it’s coming up fast!), consider up-voting it in the Goodreads Most Anticipated Adult Fantasy Debuts of 2017. We’ve made it all the way up to (you guessed it) Number Nine as of the writing of this post. Thank you!
And if you’re looking for a way to help more writers (particularly young ones) find the thing about their work they love, consider donating to Alpha here.


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If you want to compete for the Weekly Winners badge, click answer at the bottom of this post, and let us know. Please include your time zone (GMT standard) and any teams in which you are a member (not required). If you just want to join us but not compete, click comment and let us know you here, then feel free to cheer the others on.
We have decided to use the Challenge Tracker to record the profiles we sources. You can continue commenting in your answer regarding successes, discrepancies, stories that tug at your heart strings, and new amazing sources. We also have a Google Hangout if you'd like to join us. It will be as busy or quiet as we make it.
All profiles improved must come from the Unsourced categories or be already present on WikiTree and unsourced - you cannot create new profiles and add sources just to up your tally. The hope and goal is to improve the profiles already on WikiTree which need sources. Other great ways to find unsourced profiles are to check out orphaned profiles and use the Unsourced by Country lists which Aleš prepares for us.
If the only source is a link to a profile is a profile or search results page from another genealogy website or the words "Ancestry tree," "Geni.com," "Pedigree Resource Files" from FamilySearch, and the like, the profile is considered unsourced. If you add better sources to the profiles, use the Challenge Tracker to include it in your tally.
If you find a source listed on a profile page at another genealogy website or at tertiary website sources such as Wikipedia, ThePeerage.com, Rootsweb, etc., track down the real source, add it, and include it in your tally. If you don't have time or know how, see the next point.
"Searched Google for an obituary and didn't find one."
Remember, your sources need to be as full and specific as possible, so others find them useful. That means, if the source is online, you should link to it. If it is a page from a book, the page number should be included so others can easily see where you found the reference.
The tally is of profiles improved, not sources added. That said, if you can add a number of sources to a profile, all the better.
If you find a match and can merge a profile into an already sourced profile, that counts too. You still found a source, plus you eliminated a duplicate. To get to the Challenge Tracker for these, clean up the merged profile and then click the Challenge Tracker.
When you save the profile, a green bar will appear at the top. Click the Challenge Tracker button, add or verify your WikiTreeID, select a pre-defined comment or add your own to indicate which type(s) of source(s) you added, put a check mark in the "Saturday Sourcing Sprint" box, and click "Add Action." If you participate in the Monthly Sourcerers' Challenge you can click both boxes.
The Sprint tracking page will be updated after the sprint is over. Once that is done, a best answer will be awarded to the Sprinter who sources the most profiles and, if it is the first time winning, the Saturday Sourcing Sprints Winner badge will be awarded. You can track your progress on the Challenge Tracker report.
Remember, if you don't want to compete for the Weekly Winner honor, comment on this post. Only those who create an Answer will be eligible to win.
Challenge Tracker has been tested as of 11:58am EST and is working for the Sprint. Please let me know if it does not work in your time zone when you start. Thanks!
Hi Debi, I'm in for the running!
I'm here, cheering folks on!
I have to share my first Sprint giggle of the weekend. There are 48 gggrandparents whose lines I work. Each weekend, I have my husband to pick a number from 1-48 and then work on that surname for the Sprint. This week he picked 3 ... the same number that he picked last weekend. Looks like I'll be sourcing some more Hinsons.
We sourced a total of 637 profiles on Saturday to bring our count for the year to 9499. Jason Cotrell won his first Saturday Sourcing Sprint with 182 profiles sourced. We were joined by a couple of new Sprinters and a few more who didn't register.
The Sprint tracking sheet (yearly totals) has been updated. If we keep this momentum up, we will easily surpass my stretch goal of 10,000 by the end of the year. I am so appreciative of all the hard work each of you does to make our WikiTree better.
I will be doing some...hopefully many! GMT+0.
Way to go, Jason, with 182 profiles sourced this past Saturday to take the Weekly Winners badge which I've just awarded.Thank you!
Thanks Debi. I was in the UK to look after my father, who by doing the initial research on our family got me into this in the first place. So, this is for him.
Welcome to the Sprints, Rianne. You've done the first part right by adding an answer. Now all you have to do is wait for it to be Saturday where you live and then find sources. Let us know if you have any questions.
I'm in for another Saturday.
Welcome back, Deb, great to have you join us!
Hi, I would like to try the sprint today. CST GMT-6.
Great, JoAnn, we're grateful for all the help we can get.
I am in for what I can do.
It's late, but I'm in for whatever I can do before midnight!