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Flight IR451 arrived at Bandar Abbas (BND) from Tehran (THR) at 08:40. The Airbus A300 was to continue to Dubai (DXB) as flight IR655. Prior to departure the crew received an enroute clearance to Dubai via the flight planned route A59 and A59W at FL140. The flight took off from runway 21 at 10:17 hours and climbed straight ahead.
Two minutes later, the crew reported leaving 3500 feet for FL140 on Airway A59, estimating MOBET at 06:53 UTC (10:23 Iran time). At 10:24:00 the aircraft passed MOBET out of FL120. At 10:24:43 two Airbus was hit by surface-to-air missiles. The tail and one wing broke off as a result of the explosions. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into the sea.
The missiles were fired by the US Navy cruiser USS Vincennes. It was operating in the area together with the frigates USS Elmer Montgommery and USS John H. Sides. They were to protect other ships in the area.
At about the time the Airbus took off, the radar aboard the USS Vincennes picked up a brief IFF mode 2 response, which led to the mistaken identification of the Airbus as a hostile F-14 aircraft. The USS Vincennes issued 7 challenges on the Military Air Distress (MAD) frequency 243 MHz, addressed to 'Iranian aircraft', 'Iranian fighter' or 'Iranian F-14'. These messages were followed by three challenges on the IAD (International Air Defence) radio frequency.
Due to increasing tension in the area - on May 17, 1987 an Iraqi Mirage had attacked USS Stark - all aircraft in the area had to monitor 121.5 Mhz: the International Air Defence - IAD radio frequency. There was no response.
Meanwhile radar operators were monitoring the Aegis screens. They reported that the incoming plane was descending with an increasing speed. In fact, the Airbus was climbing. Considering itself and USS Montgomery under aggression, USS Vincennes took the ultimate decision to launch missiles against the perceived hostile target at 10:24:22.
It remains uncertain whether the IR655 flight crew (only able to monitor the IAD, not the MAD frequencies) would have been able to rapidly identify their flight as the subject of the challenges made by the USS Vincennes.
CAUSES: "The aircraft was perceived as a military aircraft with hostile intentions and was destroyed by two surface-to-air missiles ."
a) Military forces should, initially through their appropriate State authorities, liaise with States and ATS units in the area concerned.
b) Military forces should be fully informed on the extent of all promulgated routes, types of airspace, and relevant regulations and restrictions.
c) Advance information on scheduled civil flights should be made available to military units including the allocated SSR mode A codes when available.
d) Direct comunicstions between military units and the appropriate ATS units, not using regular ATC or the emergency frequencies, should be established for the exchange of real time flight progress information, delays and information on non-scheduled flights.
e) Military units should be equipped to monitor appropriate ATC frequencies to enable them to identify radar contacts without comunication.
f) If challenges by military units on the emergency frequency 121,5 Mhz become inevitable, these should follow an agreed message format with content operationally meaningful to civil pilots.
g) In areas where such military activities occur, infomation necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation should be promulgated in a suitable form. The information should contain the type of challenges that might be transmitted, and should include instructions to pilots of civil aircraft to monitor the emergency frequency 121.5 MHz.
h) To assist identification by electronic emissions, pilots of civil aircraft should ensure continuous operation of airborne weather radars and radio altimeters.
Distance from Bandar Abbas Airport to Dubai Airport as the crow flies is 239 km (149 miles).

industry_corpus2: Aerospace


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More expatriate professionals are coming, but they are often confronted with red tape and a conservative corporate culture.
California native Ryan Terribilini moved to Taipei over a year ago to set up his own fintech firm after he received a Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa, designed to streamline the process for foreigners starting businesses on the island.
Terribilini applauds Taiwan’s quality of life, friendly people and competitive costs. Yet, he complained that establishing a business here can be vexing.
Many other foreign professionals share Terribilini’s concerns. Entrepreneurs chafe at what they describe as excessive bureaucracy and institutional rigidity, particularly in the banking system. Foreigners working in local firms are often frustrated by what they see as a brittle, hierarchical corporate culture.
This is troubling feedback for a government that is trying to create a more innovative, knowledge-based economy. Attracting foreign talent will be key to the initiative’s success.
Taiwan’s efforts to lure top-tier foreign talent includes legislation enacted last year that relaxes the rules governing their visas, employment, residency, and the stay of dependents. It also offers qualified foreign professionals enhanced health insurance, tax, pension, and other benefits.
The legislation, the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, also created the Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa, which Terribilini received, and an Employment Gold Card for applicants in eight fields.
The Gold Card provides for special privileges for high-level talent in the eight areas of science and technology, the economy, culture and the arts, education, sports, finance, law, and architectural design.
In addition to serving as an open-ended work permit for three years, the Gold Card grants professionals a 50% tax reduction on the portion of salary above NT$3 million (around US$100,000) and their parents and adult children are allowed to stay in Taiwan on visits of up to a year.
“Taiwan urgently needs to attract people from abroad who have key specialist skills that can contribute to the development of our ‘5+2 industries’ and other innovative industries,” said Chen Mei-ling, Minister of the National Development Council, referring to the government’s plan to promote high-tech industries such as biomedicine, smart machinery and artificial intelligence.
“Such foreign professionals can bring technological know-how, innovative thinking, and an international perspective into domestic industries, boosting Taiwan’s competitiveness,” she said.
Chen said the government has been pleased with the response to the new law so far. As of mid-March, it has received 406 applications for the Employment Gold Card, of which 247 have been approved. These include 119 applicants involved in economic activity, 59 in science and technology, and 36 in culture and the arts.
By nationality, American applicants have been most numerous, with 58 cases approved, followed by UK nationals (27), Hong Kongers (26), Danes (16), Koreans (15), and Malaysians (12).
Interest in applying for the Entrepreneur Visa has been slower to develop. As of early March, 199 applications had been submitted and 172 approved. Americans received 31 approvals, followed by Hong Kong residents (29), French (19), UK nationals (14), Malaysians (13), and Canadians (11).
Fintech entrepreneur Terribilini attributes the relatively low number of visas issued to a complex application process that involves multiple government ministries, including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economic Affairs, and Interior. The lack of a one-stop shop for visa applications – with a clear contact window – could deter would-be applicants, he said.
In contrast, in Singapore, which foreign entrepreneurs laud for its pro-business ethos, the Ministry of Manpower is solely responsible for processing applications for its “Entrepass” for foreigners who want to set up a business there. The Entrepass has existed for well over a decade, and the procedure is more transparent and streamlined than Taiwan’s.
By the end of this year, the government plans to further enhance the platform by “simplifying the lateral cross-agency review process, establishing a follow-up statistical report function, supporting mobile devices, and diversifying payment mechanisms,” she said. Ultimately, the platform will be expanded to incorporate the Entrepreneur Visa in addition to the Employment Gold Card.
In addition, the government has drafted a New Economic Immigration Bill, submitted to the Legislative Yuan late last year, to step up Taiwan’s recruitment of foreign talent, Chen said. The bill aims to further relax work, residency, and other regulations pertaining to foreign professionals.
“Foreign professionals who possess ICT expertise and international links are focal targets of recruitment,” she said.
Terribilini urges the government to waive the requirement that owners of new companies reside in Taiwan for six consecutive months before they can qualify for National Health Insurance (NHI).
“It’s sending the wrong message to foreign businesspeople, whose freedom of movement is constrained because they can’t leave Taiwan for half a year,” he said. Enrollment in the health insurance program should be permitted as soon as an applicant has received the visa and established residency in Taiwan, he said.
Other foreign professionals share Terribilini’s concerns.
“Taiwan may be getting better, but everywhere else is getting better faster,” says Jessie Sum, a native of Canada and co-founder of Taipei-based Soda Labs, a startup that builds software platforms for conference-room smart displays and digital ad kiosks.
Soda Labs is currently in a partnership with Hon Hai Precision Manufacturing Co. (commonly known as Foxconn), the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer. By taking Foxconn’s excess display inventory and bringing it to market, it can help the hardware giant earn revenue from software as a service. The inventory accumulates since some customers inevitably cancel orders, Sum says.
Sum has previously set up companies in Vietnam, Thailand, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Among all those destinations, he found Taiwan to be the most difficult because procedures tend to be slow and inflexible.
It took Sum and his colleagues more than three months to incorporate their company in Taiwan and eight months to get a corporate bank account. He was only able to get the bank account because of sponsorship by AppWorks, Taiwan’s leading startup accelerator. Sum found the bank’s compliance process unreasonably cumbersome, even after allowing for strict anti-money laundering procedures.
Further, the limited business hours for Taiwanese banks (9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) can be a problem for startups, which are often short of staff. “You could be working on product development or pitching to investors but instead you’re waiting in a long line at the bank,” Sum says.
Anthony van Dyck, a Taipei-based business owner and holder of a permanent residency card, has similar complaints about the banking system. His company, Halo Booking, provides hospitality management software to restaurants and hotels. He initially sought to open a corporate account with a local commercial bank that he understood to have a good online banking interface, but he was told he would have to wait two months for a compliance officer to inspect his office.
Considering that wait to be too long, Van Dyck instead opted to open the account at another bank where he had been an individual customer for years. He succeeded in establishing the account, but wound up having to wait six months for e-banking services because he is not a Taiwanese citizen. The bank told him the wait was required under Taiwan’s Anti-Money Laundering Law.
Alan McIvor, a recruiter at Bo Le Associates in Taipei, says that Taiwan’s relative geographic isolation and history play a role in its attitudes toward foreign business people.
The problem for many Taiwanese firms is that they aren’t equipped to capitalize on foreign talent, says Cindy Chen, regional head of the Adecco Personnel Co. for Taiwan and South Korea.
For expats who do manage to land a job in a local company, the going can be tough.
Alexis Callan, a British national and experienced content marketer, works for a local company that wants to diversify away from China, which accounts for 80% of its business, and focus more on the U.S. and UK. However, the company is quite rigid about its marketing strategy.
“They seem to think that the way they market to China is the same way they should market to the UK and U.S., but the business cultures are very different,” she says.
As a foreigner working in Taiwan, Callan says she tries to be flexible but finds certain aspects of her company’s corporate culture difficult to get used to. Meetings tend to be unproductive because the company executives spend most of the time lecturing the employees, she says. Further, employees are expected to work overtime, if only for the sake of appearances.
Meanwhile, some in the foreign community are working to assist one another in career development in Taiwan. Bo Le’s McIvor, for example, serves as an organizer and speaker for All Hands Taiwan, a peer-to-peer resource network for expats seeking professional work on the island.
For their part, foreigners can improve their prospects in Taiwan by developing professional working proficiency in Chinese, says Adecco’s Chen. She notes that Chinese is the main business language in Taiwan, even if foreign employees can use English for most of their job responsibilities. Adecco’s two foreign staff members in Taipei both speak Chinese and are literate in the language, she adds.
Terribilini, who has been learning Chinese since he arrived in Taiwan, agrees that Mandarin proficiency is an asset for foreign professionals here.
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industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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where is the bi-dimensional Fourier transform of the function taken at the spatial frequency , the sky intensity distribution, the primary beam of the interferometer (i.e. a Gaussian whose FWHM is the natural resolution of the single-dish antenna composing the interferometer), some thermal noise and the calibrated visibility at the spatial frequency . This measurement equation implies different kinds of problems.
The presence of noise leads to sensitivity problems.
The multiplication of the sky intensity by the primary beam implies a distortion of the information about the intensity distribution of the source.
The presence of the Fourier transform implies that visibilities belongs to the Fourier space while most (radio)astronomers are used to work in the image space. A step of imaging is thus required to go from the plane to the image plane.
Finally, the main problem implied by this measurement equation is certainly the irregular, limited sampling of the plane because it implies that the information about the source intensity distribution is incomplete.
Let's call the continuous visibility function.
at spatial frequencies where visibilities are measured by the interferometer. is the rms noise predicted from the system temperature, antenna efficiency, integration time and bandwidth. The sampling function thus contains information on the relative weights of each visibility.
We finally call the dirty beam.
where is the convolution symbol. Thus, the incompleteness of the sampling translate in the image plane as a convolution by the dirty beam, implying the need of deconvolution. From the last equation, it is easy to show that the dirty beam is point spread function of the interferometer, i.e. its response at a point source. Indeed, for a point source at the phase center, at the phase center and 0 elsewhere and the convolution with a point source is equal to the simple product: for a point source of intensity Jy.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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Some influental people banned Weaabooism universewide. I'd like Iced Chocolate.
No. For several engines that have optional shrouds, stock KSP keeps separate entries in PartDatabase.cfg labeled "Fairing, ..." and '"Clean, ..." to store the different areas and drag coefficients. KSP's current model for drag, however, is too simplified to notice that the fairing smooths the area ruling and should lower drag; it just notices that the shroud adds surface-area and raises the drag for that case (by a small fraction of the drag of the whole rocket). So KSP tries to make engine-shrouds have an effect, but in practice it is tiny, and the wrong direction, so the shrouds could as well be "just for looks". The new Engine Plates in the Making History DLC are separate parts, and KSP adds their drag to that of the engines inside. There is a bug report that argues that the shroud on the Engine Plate should protect the contents from airflow, just like a Cargo Bay does. The mod ModuleManager lets us change the configurations of parts, without editing Squad's definitions directly. ModuleManager makes no changes on its own, but will apply a patch like the one that Tonka Crash quoted above, to tell KSP "please make Engine Plates shield their contents, just like Cargo Bays do."
Mod seems to still be functional in 1.7. Just in case anyone wants to know.
Some more OP update, boys.
For anyone curious, this mod still seems to be mostly functional in 1.7, however I am noticing that when I hover over some of the planets, when it displays the names of the planets the words flicker really fast.
Put a stock hinge. This one's a good one : Build the shaft of the propeller from the Octagonal Strut. Build the propeller blade starting from the axle. Use aero parts / lifting sueface (E.g wings or control surfaces). Refer earlier posts for best propeller angles. Put a tiny lifting surface parallel to the shaft (Will be elaborated more at 5) Means of Propulsion. Either use at least 10 0.625 (Mk-0) Reaction Wheels, (Around 5?) Mk-1 Reaction Wheel, (3?) 2.5m Reaction Wheels or stock jet engines with its exhaust pointing towards the parallel lifting surface that is used for moving the shaft. I'll try make one, but now I've sent my laptop for maintainance and some upgrade. I'm looking for May 3rd to do this.

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


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Purpose: The Account Based Marketing Manager will create and manage marketing plans in close collaboration with the business development and account management teams. They will leverage the right mix of digital and traditional channels to deliver personalized marketing campaigns that generate awareness, demand, and pipeline acceleration within named accounts. The Account Based Manager will align account-based marketing programs with detailed account plans.
This position would be ideal for a well-rounded marketer who wants to work in a dynamic, international B2B environment. To be successful, you’ll need a high level of attention to detail, problem-solving, project management and implementation skills.
You have the luxury of bringing your own individual strengths to this role which will empower you to dive into the deep-end and do what is necessary to succeed.
Brief and manage agency or freelance resources to work on campaigns.
Past experience of email systems, marketing automation systems, content management systems, CRM platforms and search engine optimisation.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Most romantic comedies follow along with the same premise – two people fall in love, have a fight, break up, and then get back together for their happy ending. What’s so romantic about that storyline? If they really loved each other, they wouldn’t have given up on each other in the first place.
You deserve so much more than a relationship like that. You should have someone in your life who always chooses you, not who chooses to take you back. Don’t waste your time on someone who comes back – if they love you they won’t leave you.
Couples fight, that’s just a fact. They argue about small things, like whose turn it is to take out the trash, as well as things that are seemingly colossal. If someone allows these things to get in the way of their love for you, you need to ask yourself how much they really care.
They say that “love conquers all” so why can’t it conquer something as trivial as an argument. Surely, if whatever caused you to fight was big enough to make you break it off, it wouldn’t be a relationship worth ever getting back into.
You deserve someone who loves you enough to never let words stand in the way. They should love you unconditionally. You partner should be the person who stands by you no matter what. If they break that trust, you shouldn’t have to give them a second chance.
You’re worth something amazing. If someone is too blind to see that, then let them go. You shouldn’t ever be someone’s second option when they have no one left to turn to. Most of all, you shouldn’t be someone’s safety net just because they’re scared to be alone.
Someone who really loves you will make you their priority. They’ll want to be with you, and only you. Unlike people that are just here to play games, someone who truly cares about you won’t leave you behind and come back when they’re bored. They’ll want to be with you more than they want anything or anyone else.
In a relationship, you’re allowed to be passionate and affectionate. You’re allowed to tell them that you love them and talk to them about the future. If that scares them away or they need a “break,” they’re not worth the love that you’re giving them.
One day you’re going to meet someone amazing who appreciates the passion in the way that you love. Not only that, but they’ll return it to you tenfold. The only person that you should ever settle for is someone who loves you just as much as you love them. Don’t waste your time on someone who’s scared away so easily.
You deserve so much more than someone who comes back. What you deserve most in life is someone who would never dream of leaving you. That’s the only kind of love that’s worth settling for.
Have you been in a relationship like this? Share your experiences with us.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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Supporters of the racetrack at the Sunnyview Expo Center will get the chance to voice their opinions Tuesday to the Winnebago County Board.
OSHKOSH - Supporters of the racetrack at the Sunnyview Expo Center will get the chance to voice their opinions Tuesday to the Winnebago County Board.
A public comment period is on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting, a month after county officials told supporters of Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway that they weren't allowed to speak about items that were not on the agenda.
Raceway supporters are upset the county wanted to raise its rent by $5,500 a year as part of an agreement to renew the raceway's contract. County Parks Director Rob Way says the rate increase was necessary because "the county had unwisely permitted the racetrack rental rate to fall far below" market value, when compared to similar publicly owned tracks in Kewaunee and Manitowoc counties.
After two years of negotiations, raceway officials rejected the county's "final offer" March 9 to renew the contract for another two years with the rental rate increase.
"We feel the rental cost is out of line as well as the maintenance issues," SpeedZone officials said in a March 9 letter.
Those officials dispute that their current rental rate is lower than those in other counties, but county officials point out that those locations have nearly a third fewer race nights than what the SpeedZone has listed on its race schedule.
Meanwhile, the county continues ongoing negotiations with the organizers of Lifest to renew that group's contract, including a proposal for a permanent performance stage at the grandstand.
The county board meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Supervisors' Room on the fourth floor of the Winnebago County Courthouse. There are no items on the agenda directly related to the raceway, but supervisors will consider a resolution to allow members of the public to comment on any issue, regardless of whether it's on the meeting agenda.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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This work made publicly available electronically on January 16, 2013.
Thailand is an agricultural country with about 80 percent of the population operating farms. Agriculture is the main source of national income and 90 percent of all exports are agricultural products. The farms are small and a high percent of the farmers are illiterate which accounts for so many people remaining on farms. Even though agricultural development is under the National Economic and Social Development Plan, new methods of farming are not easily accessible to the small farmers. They still follow their ancestor's methods of cultivating, irrigating, and harvesting their crops. Most farmers operate subsistent farm units. They plant enough rice for their own family for the year and if all the rice is not consumed it is sold. They are not familiar with modern agricultural science: fertilizer, soils, plants, mechanization, entomology or market demands. Farm boys and girls have to drop out of school in low grade levels because the farmer cannot afford school expenses. Young people are expected to help their families on the farms. The younger generation will likely follow in the footsteps of their parents unless additional educational opportunities are provided. Extension Service can be a way of providing informal education to farmers and their families.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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I just created an entire form and saved it. When click preview I can only see some part of my form and rest is not there. What should I do to access or retrieve it.
You can check the old version of your form before you made the changes and revert it back. Here's a guide: https://www.jotform.com/help/294-How-to-view-form-revision-history.


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Quality Internet Performance is essential for the health and well-being of your company. SMBs and Fortune 500 alike are allocating an ever increasing portion of their budgets toward strengthening their web assets, cloud-based services, content acceleration, and SaaS-based applications to keep their customers’ Internet access fast, secure and uninterrupted.
Between the time a potential customer enters a domain and a page opens, a tremendous amount happens between the business connection and the end user. Errors can occur within the network, at the CDN or ISP level, or with a customer connection. A Website can be slow for many reasons as well, and most consumers—and companies, for that matter—have little insight into the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of their performance issues. Understanding these connections—monitoring, controlling and optimizing these connections—is the true test of internet performance. Here we list out the key trends likely to impact cloud services in the near future.
Whether your company is in a fast-growth stage or already a mature market leader, all companies operating on the Internet are global companies. Understanding the flow of information and the level of connectivity of customers is no longer a “nice to have” feature of your network intelligence. It is crucial to have true insights into your network traffic.
Pipeline failures and outages can cause serious downtime for your site and your customers. With the rise of wireless access, it’s easy to think of the Internet as a ubiquitous resource. But the Internet is made up of physical pipelines that can affect the way your customers get to you. These pipes can fail (outages), be slow (high latency), or be of poor or inconsistent quality (packet loss). And, while your site may be up and running smoothly, your customer’s experience is still poor. There are on average 3,000 outages on the Internet around the world every day. Mitigating for these risks to Internet performance should always be on your radar.
Security threats are nothing new, but the risks they pose are increasing in severity. Customers believing they are connecting to your app can be hijacked (redirected) through another network to another site where their data can be compromised. While the majority of these hijacks are simply clerical errors, a small percentage are malicious and intended to harm your business. An example is the Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attack, where data can be collected along an Internet path before being connected to its destination without the customer or the business knowing until it’s too late. These hijacks happen so often you may not realize you’ve been affected.
Latencies aren’t always major infrastructure or data traffic issues. The device your customer is using to access the web plays a major role in the quality of their connection. Traditional desktop users connect via fiber, DSL, cable or even dial-up. Even those with the most sophisticated connection experience some slowdown because of the way data flows through the Internet. Mobile users can experience even higher latencies. In fact, according to an FCC research report, a 4G connection had a latency overhead of 600ms on new connections, a 3G connection had a latency of over 2s on new connections, and even existing open connections had a latency as high as 500ms.
While some of these issues may seem out of your control, the resources available to help mitigate them are steadily growing. Whether connectivity and performance issues occur at the customer connection point or within the greater network, your company is ultimately perceived as part of the issue and could lose hard-won brand reputation and market share. Only 12 percent of Internet users worldwide are willing to wait for a website to load. Any interruption in service can be very bad for business.
Since serving customers online is table stakes, preventing issues that affect Internet Performance for companies in the cloud is the key to long term success. The best mitigation technique is to opt for not just one Cloud Service Provider (CSP), but several.
Using a variety of CSPs gives your company access to multiple cloud instances (locations), allowing you to meet your customers in their different markets and leverage local pathways to connect with them. Using an advanced DNS solution with geo-location, you can control which cloud instance serves which customers. This capability gives your business more flexibility and value, allowing you to scale with an always-on impression for customers. The ability to access different pathways also comes in handy when there are outages or slow load times—whether due to a traffic routing problem or a malicious attack. Working with multiple cloud providers will help you circumvent these issues by rerouting traffic as quickly as possible to ensure minimal interruption in your customer service.
Moreover, having multiple CSPs can help protect against problems before they even occur. Deploying apps and services to two (or more) cloud instances allows them to back each other up, using a load balancing or failover DNS architecture. This fail-safe, along with an ability to monitor the availability, reachability and performance of your selected cloud instances, can allow you to react quickly and change routing issues arise.
Forrester has noted that we are in the “Age of the Customer,” implying that businesses who survive—and thrive—are the ones that best understand, accommodate and serve the increasingly powerful and discerning customer. With massive amounts of business being done online, and the shift from face-to-face to Internet transactions, every business needs to consider Internet access from the customer’s perspective. The key is having insight into Web performance across the customer channel, both to and from your Web property.
The Internet is your competitive edge to use or lose. Taking full advantage of multiple Cloud partnerships and spending more time examining internet performance will give you the flexibility and control to provide a consistent, quality experience for each and every customer.


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Made in the USA, this double dresser and small landscape mirror set offers casual style and a small scale that makes it perfect for a youth bedroom or any other bedroom in your home. Its design elements with framed drawer fronts, tapered feet, and simple molding create a look that fits within contemporary to transitional space. The base rail is gently curved to add dimension to complete this dresser set. The landscape mirror matches the style of the dresser as it offers a bright and useful accent to the set.
The Bonanza Double Dresser & Small Landscape Mirror by Vaughan Bassett at Value City Furniture in the New Jersey, NJ, Staten Island, Hoboken area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
The Bonanza collection is a great option if you are looking for Casual furniture in the New Jersey, NJ, Staten Island, Hoboken area.
Browse other items in the Bonanza collection from Value City Furniture in the New Jersey, NJ, Staten Island, Hoboken area.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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Beets are one of the most powerful foods in the plant-food kingdom. They provide liver and cardiac protection and infuse the body with a host of beneficial antioxidants. This celery beet juice kicks it up a notch in the respect that celery contains over 8 anti-cancer compounds that help terminate cancer cell growth.
Beets contain phytonutrients called betalains, with two of the best-studied being betanin and vulgaxanthin. These two nutrients provide support for the Phase 2 detox steps in the liver. It is best to consume beets in raw form (such as that in this juice) because food pigments like betalains undergo a steady loss from food as cooking time is increased.
Betanin pigments also help inhibit pro-inflammatory enzymes, which helps lessen tumour cell growth. The phytonutrients in beets lessen inflammation by inhibiting the activity of cyclo-oxygenase enzymes (COX-1 and COX-2). These enzymes are normally used by cells to produce messaging molecules that activate the inflammatory response. When the body is under a state of chronic inflammation, these inflammatory messengers can make problems worse – such as in the case with atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). Drinking beet juice can help improve the condition of heart-related problems, as well as those with type 2 diabetes.
Run all of the above ingredients through a juicer and enjoy immediately for maximum effects.
love the taste, but one question. Are you supposed to drink this in one setting? This make almost 32 oz of juice.
And, is this a daily recommendation to reap the benefits?
Hey Tana, yes, drink in one sitting. 32 oz. of juice will really help clear out the body!


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I recently attended a photography workshop in New York City. This was a challenge for me as I am a landscape and wildlife photographer. Rick Sammon inspires me to photograph everything. As Rick says, “I specialize in not specializing”. I grew up in rural Wyoming and practice medicine in Eugene, Oregon, so NYC was definitely out of my element.
Of course I started off with cityscapes. That was easy. They are like landscapes. Get to a great location and follow the light.
Shooting the Brooklyn Bridge was also relatively easy too. Find a composition that’s good. Then do black and white.
Many people love having their photo taken, but a few do not. You have to be careful not to make anyone’s day worse for taking the photo. And if you do take a photo, it’s great to interact and show the image to them. I was surprised at how many wonderful, kind, and interesting people there are in this city of 8 million.
“Walk slowly. Be open. Have a reason for shooting the picture, joy, information, color narrative, etc. What- ever you shoot there should be a trigger.” - Jay Maisel.
One of the great things with street photography in a diverse city like NYC is that you have no idea what you will find. Moments open up and will surprise you. Paws up!
So, I think I am a better photographer after challenging my limits in the big city. I know I am a better person. As Rick says, “We are a part of everyone we meet”.
I still like my cityscapes, though . . . .
“You must learn to run through the snow without leaving footprints” - Zen saying. Good advice for photographers.
Thank you Rick for having me as a guest blogger!

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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With the slogan "there's no comparison," Kelley Williamson prides itself on offering premiere convenience stores with excellent customer service, targeted to a family-friendly market. Kelley Williamson Co.’s Kelley's Market convenience stores in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin are known for cleanliness, fast and friendly service, well-lighted facilities and state-of-the-art equipment. A competitive advantage for Kelley's Market customers is Kona Coffee made with beans from the mountains of Hawaii and brewed fresh, every 30 minutes, utilizing a reverse-osmosis water purification system.
Besides the convenience stores, the family-owned and -operated company also supplies lubricants, motor oils, fuels and related products to retail, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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John Henry sat down with the BBC recently for a one-on-one interview regarding his latest toy, the Liverpool Football Club. It appeared on the BBC web site the same day Henry’s Lotsa Love Bear, the Boston Red Sox, lost their switch-hitting free agent catcher, Victor Martinez to the Detroit Tigers, with whom he signed a four-year, $50 million deal, or $32.5 million less than Boston was willing to hand over to John Lackey a year ago.
The two aren’t connected, for as anyone who works for the Red Sox will tell you, no decisions regarding the soccer team will affect the Red Sox from a financial standpoint. They are completely separate interests.
And yet, in the navigation bar over on NESN.com, immediately after the Celtics link, there is now one for “LFC,” or Liverpool Football Club.
Silly, Boston.com has a soccer link in its nav bar too. For the New England Revolution, who play 3,100 miles closer to Boston than Liverpool does.
Whether or not they want to believe it, the Red Sox have a serious image problem, and though the soccer team may not affect whether or not the Red Sox are willing to spend big dollars on the free agent market, the perception of New England Sports Ventures (or the more traditional name, The Boston Red Sox) diving into the soccer end of the pool does nothing to help them re-gain the trust of the fans who they had in their back pocket not so long ago.
But the “alternative” hats have moved on after three whole years without a parade, and what is left is the hard-core Red Sox fan base ready to pounce, showing the same angst and desire for accountability that it had leading up to 2004. Ratings are down. Interest has faded. And the Red Sox go and buy a soccer team.
It is the ultimate PR nightmare to misread your customer base. Based on their success and can do no wrong in this town over the better part of the decade, the Red Sox have seriously fallen into that category. Tom Werner is belittling Theo Epstein on the radio, Theo is comfortable with Jed Lowrie’s WAR over MVP candidate Adrian Beltre, and Red Sox fans are force-fed soccer and racing news they have little-to-no interest in hearing on a daily basis.
The Red Sox can no longer approach business with the understanding that the public will buy whatever they are selling. More people believe in the Tooth Fairy than that stupid sellout streak, a disingenuous boast that makes you wonder about the front office. You know they’re lying to about that. Why should we assume they aren’t in other areas as well?
That’s why when the Red Sox tell me the soccer team has nothing to do with the baseball team, I don’t believe it. They refused to do anything last year at the trading deadline, Theo is rightfully pumping up the kids, and they just lost one of the best offensive catchers in baseball for pennies on the dollar. They’re willing to award David Ortiz $12.5 million, but not the guy who carried them for stretches last season. Ortiz did the same, of course. As recently as 2007 even.
Epstein’s “bridge” comment gets a lot of unwarranted grief but the theory behind it is sound. The Red Sox have a core of farm players they believe in, and based on the careers we’ve seen from the likes of Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, and Dustin Pedroia, they have every right to feel the next crop of players will serve them well for the long term. But you have to feel for Epstein. Here he is, trying to build this team for the long term, and his owners throw him under the bus for him not saying he’d love to throw $140 million at Carl Crawford or Cliff Lee. You can almost smell another gorilla suit adventure, can’t you?
But there’s Werner on the radio, promising the fans that the team will sign a “significant free agent.” With Martinez gone, it’s strike one. Beltre is likely to be strike two.
But who else? Does Epstein really want to give Crawford the kind of deal he’s looking for? Does Lee even make any sense on a crowded rotation? Jason Werth? Where would you ever play Mike Cameron, who reportedly signed with the team last season?
Then there’s the one guy that would make everybody happy. Yes, Derek Jeter.
Best of all, he’s a GOLD GLOVE-WINNING SHORTSTOP.
The Yankees have to believe it’s an impossibility, telling Jeter to go find a better offer, daring him to leave his legacy in Favre fashion. If you’re the Red Sox, and you have ratings and image problems, how can you not pick up the phone? Three years, $60 million, and Daisuke’s jet for Minka should get it done, right?
After all, the Red Sox need something to revive interest in the team. Let Epstein do his job, for tossing money around aimlessly does little in the long term. Building a dependable core of players you can depend on – in any market, small or large – is the correct way to approach the game. It’s the in-between part you have to worry about. But when he’s got owners making promises and kicking around a soccer ball, it makes his job that more difficult and hurts his perception in the minds of the fans.
Jeter makes everybody happy and the Yankees furious.
In other news, Roy Hodgson was recently scouting Gervinho in France. I have no idea what that means, but hey, somebody around here has to shamelessly shill.


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Seoul, December 12th 2016 – Dürr Korea Inc. announced that it will participate in the 14th HARFKO 2017 (Heating, Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration and Fluid Exhibition Korea 2017) which will be held at the KINTEX Exhibition hall from March 7 through March 10, 2017. They introduce the CO2 refrigerant heat pump, CO2 refrigerant compressed air dryer and other major products.
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The thermeco2 ADR series is comprised of particularly environmentally friendly refrigeration dryers for compressed-air systems with large air volumes and dryer capacities, graduated into four frame sizes between 11,000 and 27,500 m³/h. Smaller or larger air volumes are possible on request. The compressed-air refrigeration dryers may optionally be suited with high temperature heat recovery up to 90°C. The refrigeration dryers finance themselves via heat recovery savings. Compared to conventional compressed air refrigeration dryers which are using climate damaging synthetic refrigerants, compressed air refrigeration dryers from Dürr thermea GmbH feature the following advantages: a natural basis – CO2 has the global warming potential of 1, non-flammable, non-toxic, and very easy to handle for the operators.

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4Chan and the State Department have more in common than one might think. On Wednesday night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton revealed that cyber experts from the State Department recently hacked into websites used by Al Qaeda’s Yemen affiliate and swapped out propaganda that bragged about killing Americans. “Within 48 hours, our team plastered the same sites with altered versions of the ads that showed the toll Al Qaeda attacks have taken on the Yemeni people,” Clinton said at the Special Command gala dinner in Tampa, Florida.
This is the clearest evidence we’ve seen that Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups want to attack the cyber systems of our critical infrastructure … Congress needs to act now to protect the American public from a possible devastating attack on our electric grid, water delivery systems or financial networks, for example.
The fact is that Al Qaeda engages in tactics and ideologies that are by their nature exceptionally divisive and controversial. Highlighting that does a tremendous amount of damage to Al Qaeda’s image, to its recruitment campaigns and its effort to launch renewed attacks.
He also questioned the effectiveness of the digital war on terror, noting, “If you’re already living in Yemen and in a tribal area, you probably don’t need to go to a Web site to join al-Qaeda.” Yet Clinton insisted that the State Department’s online efforts are making a difference in Yemen, the country that was the origin of two attempted underwear bombings and a campaign to mail explosives disguised as printer cartridges to Chicago-area synagogues. “We can tell our efforts are starting to have an impact” said Clinton, “because extremists are publicly venting their frustration and asking supporters not to believe everything they read on the Internet.” Well done, State Department. Now we just need to convey that message to everyone who supported the birther movement.

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The new initiative from Enterprise Community Partners ties health with housing.
The connection between health and community development is on everyone’s lips it seems, and for good reason. And yet the two sectors are really still at the beginning stages of learning how to work together.
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Over the next couple of weeks, each grade will get to go on a digital field trip on Google Earth. They will have to research and tour each place they visit! Today, these first graders took a trip to the Statue of Liberty!
These students are learning how to bookmark websites and use keyboard shortcuts!
Our Pre-K students found the pot of gold in technology class!
February has been a busy month in the computer lab! We have been working on all the different Google apps! 4th grade has been busy learning how to use formulas in Google Sheets.
Learning the letters of the Home-row on the keyboard.
The past two weeks your child has been learning how a green screen works! They have even had the opportunity to stand in front of one with different pictures and videos. Also, each grade has had a different digital Advent project. We are learning about what Advent means and how we can prepare our hearts for Jesus.

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You need a car but cannot afford a new car? A dealer offers you a car claimed to be barely used-- few miles on the odometer, new tires and only in need of a tune-up for it to run smoothly. A great deal? You had better look closely because odometers are sometimes turned back, cars repainted and tires and brake pedals replaced to hide heavy prior use. And as for the tune-up, unless a third-party garage mechanic tells you the car is fine, those minor problems could be expensive, hard-to-fix headaches.
This article gives a few things to look for when considering buying a used car. You should also look at some of the publications listed as references at the end.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has good information about Buying and Owning a Car, also available in Spanish. It includes short guides and demonstrations on buying, leasing and renting, warranties, repairs, and repossession.
Car prices are negotiable. Shop around to establish a good price.
Do not buy a used car until it has been inspected by a mechanic of your choosing.
When buying a used car, remember to leave room in the purchase price for the cost of likely repairs.
Used cars seldom come with good warranties.
Do not buy extended warranties/service contracts. They are expensive and usually have too many exclusions.
Research the price and reliability of a used car before you buy it. Consumer Reports Used Car List, published each year in April and in the December year- end Buying Guide, is especially helpful.
A used car may be a good alternative if well-researched for reliability and thoroughly examined. Used cars depreciate more slowly than new cars if well cared for. Note that more conservative cars are more likely to be better cared for than a high horsepower car. Also, luxury cars or sports cars may quickly become old-fashioned and lose more of their value. Furthermore, convenience features like power windows and door locks can be very expensive to repair.
Look at used car lists in Consumer Reports to find out which cars are the most durable, reliable and favored by readers and the writers. Examine the frequency-of-repair records in various publications to find out a car’s reliability.
Research the dealer. Ask experienced and trusted people which dealers are best or call your local consumer protection office and the Better Business Bureau to compare the complaints from consumers about the dealers you consider.
These dealers tend to have younger used cars, may offer better warranties, and generally have the repair facilities to back them up. Their sales people generally work on commission and may try to get you to buy a more expensive car to increase their commission. A place like this has a higher overhead and will usually charge more.
Caution should be used before buying from an independent used car lot. Many are here today, gone tomorrow. This means they are not available to support any warranty given. These lots may offer lower prices but often lack repair facilities. You are better off with more established lots which are concerned about their reputation (e.g. neighborhood service stations).
In a private sale from the owner, there are no guarantees about the car's condition or need for future repairs. BEWARE: private sellers are not required to put the "Buyer's Guide" label on cars, and the sale is probably not covered by your state's implied warranties. So if there is a problem with the car, you could be stuck with it. Note also that the sale could strain any relationship you may have with the seller, if you have problems with the car later. You will also need to do your own registration of the car.
Getting a good rate on your used car purchase is more complicated than it once was. Car dealers often offer teaser rates of say 2.9% that are conditional on not receiving a cash discount. Your banker or credit union may make you a better deal. Also, bankers and credit unions often do not charge the early payment penalties (rule of 78 the rebate) charged by automobile finance companies. The option of car leases also complicates the choices. Generally the easiest comparison is the total amount to be paid for the car at the various sources of finance.
A very disturbing, recent study found that women and minorities were charged hundreds of dollars more for a car than a white male. The discrimination was just as bad when the sales person and the shopper were the same gender or race. Ian Ayres, “Fair Driving: Gender and Race Discrimination in Retail Car Negotiations,” 104 Harv. L.Rev. 817(1991). This suggests that women and minorities should get reliable price information and plan to shop until they receive a fair offer.
Be wary of dealing with sellers who do not have a reputation for selling reliable used cars. There are used car lots that resell cars that have been wrecked beyond repair, under flood waters, or driven beyond their useful life as taxis or rental cars. The inspection tips in this pamphlet should help you steer away from clunkers. A skilled mechanic’s inspection is your best assurance.
If the dealer makes oral promises that are not on the Buyer’s Guide Label, make sure to try to get them in writing. If you can’t, look elsewhere for a car. After you buy the car, you must get a copy of the buyer’s guide. If changes were made on the terms of the purchase warranty, the buyer’s guide must be revised to state these changes. The Buyer’s Guide is a part of your contract with the dealer, and will prevail over any contradictory terms.
Implied warranties are created by local law and automatically come with any used car purchase unless they have been disclaimed in writing (“as is” or a “with all faults” are statements that eliminate implied warranties). Implied warranties are: warranty of merchantability (a warranty that the car will work), warranty of fitness for a particular purpose (for example, a warranty that if the dealer sells you a car telling you it will haul a trailer, that it will be able to haul a trailer).
Dealer warranties can be either full or limited. Limited usually means you will have to pay many repair costs. A full warranty means the dealer will make necessary repairs, replace the car if it cannot be fixed and among other terms, that the implied warranties are not limited. Under federal law, you have a right to see the warranty regardless of whether it is full or limited.
Unexpired manufacturer’s warranties mean that the original manufacturer’s warranty may still cover the car. (Look for this in the “systems covered/duration” section of the Buyer’s Guide label) Beware of warranties that cannot be transferred or which expire automatically when sold to a rental car company. Either of these may mean the car is no longer covered. Also look to see if a fee is required to transfer the manufacturer’s warranty to a second owner. To find out if the warranty is transferable to you, 1) ask the dealer to show you the unexpired warranty, and 2) contact the car’s manufacturer and tell them the car’s Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
Service contracts may also be offered, but are likely to be a rip-off.
Before you pay extra for a service contract, look at your manufacturer’s and seller’s warranties. You may already have a warranty which covers the same service. Remember that you do not want the price of the service contract to be higher than the cost of servicing or repairing the car. Even though the contract may say that it covers your car “bumper to bumper,” it may exclude more of your car than it covers. Also look to see if there is a deductible, if the service contract covers incidental expenses (towing, renting while waiting to get car back), where can you get the car routinely serviced (locally or only where purchased), and if there are costs for canceling the service contract.
The service contract may run longer than you need. If so, see if you can transfer it later or if you could get a shorter contract for less money.
If you do chose this option, get written confirmation of the service contract.
In addition to the Buyer’s Guide label, look at service and repair bills, any stickers on the door jamb and in the warranty booklet to see how frequently the car was brought in for routine and other maintenance.
Fluid levels and leaks: Check for these when the engine is cold. See if there are any puddles underneath car. If the car has an automatic transmission, the transmission fluid should be pink and not have a burnt smell. Check the oil. If it is white and foamy there could be an expensive coolant leak. Open radiator cap to check coolant--it should be green, not muddy. Look out for any sign of large amounts of lubricants on components under the hood.
Body integrity: Beware if metal of car is wavy or ripply instead of smooth. Check to see if the trim molding is uneven. Scrutinize the car paint to see if it is mismatched or over-sprayed to cover rust or collision repairs. Knock on the car’s body panels to check for filler which could have been used due to problems resulting from an accident or rust. Particularly look for rust on wheel wells and rocker panels, door edges and the floor of the trunk.
Smell inside the car to see if there is a musty odor which could mean leaks or, much worse, flood damage.
Examine the seats, safety belts and pedals for wear and tear. These could indicate if the car was heavily used or poorly maintained.
Check all the controls on the dashboard (wipers, horn, turn signals, lights, power accessories, locks and windows). Make sure warning signals on dashboard come on when you start the car and then go off.
Be alert to possible odometer fraud. Cars usually are driven between 10,000 to 12,000 miles per year. Be wary if the mileage is much less. Look at the tires and brake pedal and any oil change or service stickers to see if they are consistent with the mileage on the odometer. Possible signs of heavy use include: worn or brand new pedals, sagging driver’s seat, original tires replaced before car has been driven 25,000 miles. Also examine dashboard around the odometer for scratches or missing screws. Make sure all the numbers on the odometer line up evenly.
Before turning on ignition, make sure steering wheel does not move more than 2” before the wheels turn.
Steering. The car should not pull to one side and steering wheel should not shake.
Engine. The engine should run and idle smoothly.
Brakes. Make sure brakes do not squeal when you use them.
Suspension. Drive in tight turns and over potholes to see how much the car bounces or if there are any rumbling noises. When car is stopped, push down on corners of car to check for any bouncing that would indicate the struts and shock absorbers need to be replaced.
Alignment. Have a friend see if the front and rear wheels line up when you drive the car--depending on how it moves to one side, it could have a bent frame or need alignment. When car is still, park on a level road to see if front and back tires are aligned and the car is level.
Exhaust. Blue exhaust smoke or billowy white smoke indicate costly problems. Also make sure you do not smell the exhaust from inside the car.
Comfort and Quiet. If the car rattles, it may need suspension work. If it sputters, the exhaust system could be leaking.
Do not begin negotiating the price until you have tested the car. Take it on a test drive on many different kinds of roads and traffic. Find out about the car’s history, if it has been regularly maintained or in an accident. Write down information the seller gives you and don’t be afraid to compare your notes on various cars in front of the seller. When examining the car, tell the owner of problems you see and also make note of them.
Know the maximum amount you are willing to pay and stick to it. If you need a loan, think about how much money you can pay up-front and how much you will be able to pay monthly. Look at different loan terms to find out what would best suit your needs. You may want lower monthly payments even though in the end you will have paid more interest.
Do some research to find out what would be a fair price for the car. Good sources for used car prices are the most recent publication by Consumer Reports on used cars (either April or December) and the N.A.D.A Official Used Car Guide published monthly by the National Automobile Dealers Association. You may want to consider paying $1.75 per minute to talk to Consumer Reports “Used-Car Price Service” to find out regional prices, but make sure to have at hand all the information you will need to give them.
Once you decide to negotiate, start with a lower offer than what you want to pay. The dealer assumes your first offer is lower than what you are willing to pay. This tactic also gives you some room to bargain for the price you want or to negotiate the addition or removal of contract terms.
When that offer is rejected (as it probably will be), next offer half way between your first offer and the maximum amount you decided earlier you wanted to pay. You can also continue to bargain for the kind of financing, warranties or any other terms that concern you. If you are unsure, or are stuck in the negotiation, feel free to ask to look at the car again or walk away.
When you make your final offer, be clear that it is the most you will pay and is really what you believe the car is worth. If you believe you made a fair offer, have faith in your judgment and stick with that price. Do not be persuaded to go back and pay more.
If you have problems with the car the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommends you first try to work it out with your dealer, but if not successful to contact your local Better Business Bureau or state or local consumer protection agency or the consumer protection division of the state Attorney General’s office. You may also want to try using a dispute resolution organization to help you arbitrate your difficulties with the dealer. If all else fails, you may want to litigate in small claims court or federal court if appropriate.
“Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide", (December 2010).
N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide, National Automobile Dealers Association (published monthly).
The Used Car Book: 2002-2003 Edition, by Jack Gillis with Karen Fierst and Jay Einhorn (Harper Perennial).
Consumer Guide Auto Series: Used Cars Rating Guide, 1995 Edition, and Used Car Buying Tools, 2011.


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When Beth Kanter, a luminary in the world of social media for nonprofits came to town last week, it was clear that many who had gathered to hear her speak felt overwhelmed. One after another nonprofit staff member expressed frustration: We’re a staff of two people • We don’t have the time • We don’t have the budget • Our board members dislike social media.
“I call that a ‘failure bow.’ Now you can stop worrying about falling on your face and start learning,” said Kanter, speaking at Oakland’s East Bay Community Foundation as part of the OakTech Talk series.
To keep the fear of failure at bay, Kanter offered nonprofits 6 tips.
Decide to be data informed, not data driven. Data is one of several metrics. It shouldn’t be the only metric.
Determine what your goal is. Do you want to build your activist community? Identify potential donors?
Figure out who you need to reach to accomplish your goal.
Zero in on one or two metrics to measure your success.
Establish a benchmark and build from there.
Make a pact with yourself to learn as you go.
For those hardest to convince, Kanter suggested finding an ally in your organization who can help make your case and to be your sounding wall. In addition, track and compare your organization to its peers. It can be a secret weapon. After all, what’s more powerful than old fashioned peer pressure?
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Teach yourself how to build Windows 8 applications using Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 with Microsoft Visual C# 2012 or Visual Basic 2012—one step at a time. Build Windows 8 Apps with Microsoft Visual C# and Visual Basic Step by Step, by Luca Regnicoli, Paolo Pialorsi, and Roberto Brunetti, is available now.
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Kalevi Kiviniemi (born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish concert organist. He is known internationally for Finnish and French organ music and has given several recitals at Notre Dame de Paris and recorded on historic organs. He is also a notable organ improviser.
Born in Jalasjärvi, Kiviniemi graduated in 1981 as a cantor and organist and continued his studies at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki for the concert diploma with Eero Väätäinen (literature) and Olli Linjama (improvisation). In the early 1990s he started an international career with recitals in Japan and London. He has toured in Europe, the USA, Russia, Asia, Australia and the Philippines.
Kiviniemi has frequently performed at Notre Dame in Paris. His first performance there in 2000, together with Olivier Latry, titulaire des grands orgue of Notre-Dame, was televised. His first solo performance at Notre Dame was in 2002. In addition to solo recitals and chamber music recitals, he has appeared with major orchestras such as the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra.
In 2006 he, the percussionist Markku Krohn, the guitarist Marzy Nyman and the soprano Tarja Turunen first shared a stage at Lahti Organ Festival. The aptly named performance, ‘Crossover Organ’, veered between the traditional and the contemporary, boasting a bold and far reaching repertoire. The reverent splendour of Liturgical hymns was juxtaposed by the likes of Deep Purple and Nirvana. After that, they played together again in 2008, in a series of Christmas concerts in Finland. Each year, the tetrad combed the breadth of their country, in annual tours that were becoming longer and longer. Despite the cold weather, churches were hot with the press of bodies, and when they were full, people crowded outside in the blistering December cold. A year later, in December 2009, they performed together again at Sibelius Hall, in Lahti. That concert was recorded and released as CD and DVD in 2011, under the name "Tarja Turunen and Harus: In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall."
In 2009 he played a concert of transcriptions at the Konzerthaus Dortmund. In 2010 he played a concert at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in San Diego. In the fall of 2010 he played concerts at the Laurenskerk in Rotterdam, at the Internationales Düsseldorfer Orgelfestival, at the Wuppertaler Orgeltage and at St. Martin, Idstein.
Kiviniemi has been a jury member at international organ competitions, Nürnberg in 1996, Capri in 1998, Speyer in 2001, Korschenbroich in 2005). He has given master classes, for instance at the Ruhr University Bochum. He was artistic director of the Lahti Organ Week in Finland for ten years, from 1991 to 2001.
'Judicious' is an apt description of Kiviniemi's playing style, as well as his choice of organ and repertoire. Whether it's the mighty Cavaillé-Coll of Saint-Ouen, the Grand Paschen organ of Pori’s Central Church or the noble Kangasala at Lakeuden Risti, one senses his choices are carefully made, the music matched to the instrument and its unique acoustic. This Sibelius recital is no exception, the late-19th-century Walcker – three manuals, with 16' and 32' pipes – seems ideally suited to the thrust and scale of the works at hand.
With the Finnish publisher Fuga he began in 2001 a series of recordings, OrganEra, planned to contain 20 volumes.
Many of his recordings have won awards, Improvisation was named Star Recording by the magazine The Organ in 1999, and Visions, containing Finnish organ music, received the Janne Prize for the best Finnish solo disc. In 2009 his CD Lakeuden Ristin Urut was chosen as the organ album of the year in the US.
Kiviniemi has improvised and composed.
Kiviniemi received the Luonnotar Prize at the Sibelius Festival in Lahti in 2003 and the trophy of the Organum Society in 2004 for services to Finnish organ music. In 2009 he was awarded the State Prize for Music in Finland for lifelong achievements in music.
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In this last installment we’re going to wrap up our discussion of Standard Control decks by talking about Card Advantage; the ways that card advantage is generated, how control decks use it to beat us, and how we can use it to beat them.
A lot of the decisive spells we talked about last section, cards like Outpost Siege, Nissa, Worldwaker, and Genesis Hydra, generate card advantage.
The reason card advantage is often so powerful against a control opponent is because usually the non-control opponent is the beatdown, that is to say he is pressuring the control opponent’s life total. When a non-control opponent is attacking via both aggressive creatures and card advantage, it forces the control opponent to deal with him on two fronts. Its all about keeping pressure on the field and gas in the hand. If you don’t know what I mean yet you will by the end of this.
Card advantage in an abstract sense is when you utilize your resources to generate more resources. This could be a card like Divination.
Cards like Divination create card advantage that is non-interactive. This card is one of the purest examples of card advantage in a vacuum, you’re using three mana and a card to draw two cards, with no investments on your opponents part.
Bile Blight, if you’re lucky, can net you a “two-for-one.” That’s when you use one of your cards to deal with two of your opponents. At the beginning of the game this can seem of little consequence, but it can also lead to a later point in the game where your opponent has run out of questions to ask, and you still have answers in hand.
That is exactly the situation that the control deck is trying to maneuver into. See, if you don’t play two cards with the same name, then you can’t get two-for-oned by Bile Blight. But if you hold your second Seeker of the Way in hand all game, you’re not going to apply enough pressure to end the game.
So you have to find a balance, and keep yourself from overextending.
Draw spells are non-interactive card advantage. Control decks use this to play games where the removal doesn’t generate card advantage. They will one-for-one all your spells and then use draw spells to “reload,” leaving you relying on the top of your deck.
Cards like Dragonlord Ojutai, Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver, and Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, help control decks generate card advantage while pressuring the opponents life total. These cards work in tandem to provide current Esper Dragons list with something not many control decks have, the ability to transition seamlessly into the beatdown early in the game if your opponent stumbles.
Cards like Crux of Fate, End Hostilities, and Perilous Vault will generate two-for-one’s and beyond depending on how much you extend into them.
Again, we come back to a motif of my articles. It’s all up to the context, and in the end you’re going to have to make a judgment call.
But there are a couple of things you can keep in mind when wondering how much to extend into the board.
What Board Wipes Do They Have?
If you have reason to believe that they’re on Crux of Fate, then playing a mix of Dragons and Non-Dragons can help to complicate your opponent’s decisions.
If they have two black open early on, it is probably not worth playing two early drops of the same name, lest you be Bile Blighted. That is, unless you think you can’t win the game without doing just that. Sometimes you’ve got to make them have it.
If you think that they’re leaning hard on Perilous Vault, then often you have more time to do damage with the cards on the board, and can at least see the board wipe from a mile away. You can use this as an indicator to hold back, or get in for those last crucial points of damage, depending on how fast your creatures can get in.
Haste creatures can help you get valuable points of damage in before the boardwipe comes down.
Dash is an ability that conveniently gets around boardwipes. More commonly played than my pet card above is Kolaghan, Storm’s Fury. The ability to get in for damage, and avoid sorcery speed removal can be invaluable when the opponent is leaning on board wipes.
I’m going to be keeping my eye out for Strike Leaders future, for the record, especially once Goblin Rabblemaster takes his leave. I can see myself slotting it into a lot of my early Battle for Zendikar brews, and having played with the card a lot I can tell you that it’s sorely undervalued.
Keeping cards in hand can be crucial, especially decisive spells. If you can extend just enough so that your opponent is forced to boardwipe, and you can follow that up with an uncontested decisive spell the next turn, then you’re in a good position.
All is not so simple anymore. Dragonlord Ojutai’s prevalence in control decks makes Esper be able to assume the beatdown quite seamlessly, with an extremely difficult to remove dragon. Being able to hit them with a stray Hero’s Downfall is quite difficult. That puts Edicts in a special position to help deal with Esper Dragons.
Anyway, Esper Dragons isn’t going anywhere, so let me know in the comments if there’s anything I missed that you’d like to hear more about.


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