I went up to Blackfriars to techUK’s offices to listen to their Digital Question time. They had arranged for Vaizey, Onawurah and Huppert to speak. I covered the event using storify. They covered privacy, access and inclusion, start-ups, brexit (briefly) and government IT. Computer Weekly have hosted a video here…, if you want the complete story. The Guardian ran a story, “Vaizey calls for tech firms to ‘meet politicians halfway’ over encryption” and sub-titled, “Debate needs
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As the dust settles in Paris after the attack on “Charlie Hebdo”, politics in Britain returns to posturing as normal. Cameron states that the Tory Manifesto for the General Election in May will include promises to increase the legal powers of surveillance by MI5 to cover all communication. Jim Killock of the Open Rights Group writes a considered piece on what this might mean. The end of this road is prohibiting encryption for the use of ordinary law abiding citizens.
Yesterday, attended a session convened by the BCS North London branch, called “Data Privacy – How Private is IT?” The presentation was given by two PWC staff members in two parts, the first was a forward looking review at the proposed EU Data Protection Regulation by Kyrisia Sturgeon and the second part a scenario based exploration of good data protection practice led by Pragasen Morgan. To me the coming key changes in the law are that all companies will need to have a qualified data protection officer, and it implements a right to be forgotten, or more accurately a right to be unindexed.
I have finally been published on my employer’s web site blog. The article, Conflicting Data Requirements: Privacy versus Transparency looks at the countervailing tendencies by governments legislating for citizen privacy and tax transparency. The article concludes with a series of technical challenges to meet the needs of both political initiatives. The article was syndicated on the Tabb Forum, and you can read that here. The article was originally provoked by a Gartner Press Release which suggests that location and the need for specific jurisdictional compliance will reduce as costs and
Better change that then! In April, the Court of Justice of the EU, ruled that its 2004 Data Retention Directive mandating Information System Services Providers to store all their records for 12 months was declared incompatible with the EU’s Fundamental Charter of [Citizen’s] Rights. It and all the national laws implementing the Directive need to be reviewed to see if they remain legal. Last week, the Government announced that it planned to introduce new laws to plug the gap. This is to be called the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill/Act. (DRIP) which they plan to pass in less than ½ a week using emergency provisions and the agreement of the Labour front bench.
At Don’t Spy on Us’ Day of Action, I attended the seminar/panel “Changing the Law to uphold our privacy”. Amongst the speakers were Ross Anderson, Claude Moraes and Mark Stephens. Ross Anderson works at the University of Cambridge, where he is Professor of Security Engineering. He blogs at “Light Blue Touchpaper”. To me the most memorable contribution, was from Anderson, where he shared his views developed while researching and writing his paper, “Privacy versus government surveillance: where network effects meet public choice”.
In an discussion thread in a BCS group on linkedin, I commented on the bind that US companies have in attempting to meet European Privacy Laws and the US requirement to co-operate with their law enforcement authorities. Some raised the issue of extra-territoriality as based on the location of the storage medium, I said,
The US jurisdictional claim is over the ownership of the storage media not its location. The EU’s jurisdictional claim is over ownership of the data. The current state of law means that it is not possible for US companies to obey the European duty of privacy and the US duties of disclosure.
I should add that the US legal system has some difficulty in accepting privacy as an inalienable right as well as accepting that it is universal; they believe the rights to privacy from government intrusion only belongs to its citizens. This is the inexorable logic of the republic.
The European Parliament, last Wednesday voted on a resolution coming from its Civil Liberties committee which determines the European Parliament’s response to the NSA’s democratic over reach. As Glyn Moody points out in his Techdirt article, in order to become binding, it will need to be agreed by the Council of Ministers where their votes are directed by the Governments of the EU member states.
I read Privacy and Big Data by Craig and Ludloff towards the end of 2013. The first chapter is called “The Perfect Storm”. The book lists a number of consumer and corporate computing trends, from Google’s search solution and their clustered file systems, the consumer adoption of cloud storage and the realisation of parallel computing models. There is no question that data is growing at an explosive rate and that new computational models are being developed to use these new volumes of data in timescales appropriate to the human. These new models are of interest to both the new internet companies and to Governments yet because of both social media and the distributed nature of modern computing raise questions of privacy.
Today, Parliament released the “Culture” select committee’s report “Supporting the Creative Industries”. The headline pursued by most media outlets is that Google’s efforts to limit copyright infringement by its ‘users’ is, to quote the committee chairman, John Whittingdale, “derisory”. This is reported by Computing, which extends Whittingdale’s quotes which demand further action from Google which is erroneously singled out as the single largest source of piracy and thus the single largest source of damage to Britain’s creative industries. Peter Bradwell of the ORG, and Paul Bernal of UEA cover the report and its impact, in Peter’s case on the ORG Blog, in an article called, Culture Committee copyright report one-sided and simplistic and in Paul’s case on his blog in an article called, Supporting the creative economy?. The ORG verbal evidence to the committee is available as a video here…, on Parliament TV. Enjoy the show and Peter’s persistant return to statistics and facts
Earlier this week, the Guardian in conjunction with its partner publishers, New York Times and ProPublica ran an article, Revealed: how US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security. As we’ll see, the title is a bit misleading, but the agencies certainly gave it their best shot. This story builds on the initial Snowden leaks that the NSA has been using computer technology to spy on everyone using the internet in the USA. The story rapidly came to the UK where it became clear that Britain’s GCHQ was tapping the UK/USA telecom links, sharing intelligence with the USA and providing the NSA with a slightly more legal way of spying on US citizens. There is little doubt that the US & UK’s intelligence agencies have outsourced their own domestic spying which is legally restricted to each other.


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Solid Ribbon Epoxy
Epoxy putty in solid strip cures when kneaded together
I just had occasion to fix my daughter’s eyeglasses. They had snapped at the hinge, in a place where neither glue nor tape would find any purchase, and we needed a way to repair them until we could replace the frames. For about $5 at Home Depot I got a tube holding enough epoxy putty to last for years of small repairs.
Epoxy putty is your standard two-component epoxy in concept, but like plasticene in initial consistency. You mix two strips by cutting an equal length of each and kneading them together with your fingers until it’s even in color. Once it’s kneaded, you mold it into shape with your fingers or the same kind of craft tools you would use on clay or plasticene. When it hardens, after about a half hour, it’s like rock–you can pound it with a hammer with no apparent effect. I’ve used it to make handles for broken pocketknife blades, for fixing glasses (like this time), for temporary patches on water pipes, and for a variety of other repairs and odd tasks.05/19/18
(Magic-Sculp epoxy clay was featured in Cool Tools on March 3, 2005 but is packaged in a much larger quantity, at a much higher price, for larger repairs and sculpting. -- KK — editors)

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As Teva prepares for its 30th anniversary next year, it’s celebrating sandals.
After downplaying the foundational sandal business for several seasons to highlight its emerging closed-toe collection, the brand is fêting the style that started it all: the Original Universal. According to Joel Heath, president of Teva, which is owned by Deckers Outdoor Corp., the time is right to embrace the past while looking to the future.
“Our strategy is to root ourselves in the things we’ve always stood for: the inspired utility of the Universal strapping sandal,” he said. “At 30 years, it’s a great time to go back to our roots and the Original and make that fresh again.”
But the milestone is not just about product, although the label also will feature an expanded Originals collection and further-evolved, tech-focused Tevasphere line. At the end of the year, Teva will open its first branded retail location in the U.S. And in 2014, it will add incentives for core brick-and-mortar dealers and re-enter the Chinese market.
The celebration of all things sandal actually began this past spring, when the brand launched a colorful capsule collection of Original styles with Urbanoutfitters.com. It was a fashion play that Heath said sold out in its first month, though it is still available through reorder. For spring ’14, the company will expand the offering to all levels of distribution, including core outdoor shops, big-box stores and fashion boutiques.
The Tevasphere outdoor fitness line will now include looks for both men and women, as well as a new style called the Rally and sandals.
Stateside, retailers said Teva’s newfound focus will be an asset heading into next spring.
“It is a heritage brand that started in the water, and [the people there] understand that,” said Tracy Brunz, director of merchandising management for footwear at Seattle-based retailer REI. “They may branch into new things, but they understand the heritage. That they’re talking about it again is very smart and resonant.”
Added Sandy Cohan, CEO of Maryland-based retail chain Hudson Trail Outfitters, which has carried Teva’s sandals since the brand’s founding, “Teva has worked very hard at being relevant to today’s consumer, with a lot of ingenuity and creativity. It continues to evolve, not just grow.”
Aside from a new appreciation for the sandal heritage, Heath said, Teva aims to grow the closed-toe line to 6 percent of the business, from 2 or 3 percent — a move that should help with seasonal alignment and keep brand awareness high year-round.
As a result, Teva’s SKU count for spring ’14 has been cut by more than 20 percent by eliminating projects that don’t speak to the label’s three priorities: celebrating sandals, growing closed-toe footwear and continuing to reach a younger consumer.
“Our values are the same — inspired utility, versatility and a sense of adventure and travel,” Heath said. “We’ve done a better job of eliminating isolated island projects and finding the line where you blur [it all together]. We don’t have to be different things to different people.”
Teva’s first owned store is set to open on Oct. 3 in Orlando, Fla., a location brand marketing director Erica Brakken said was chosen for its access to tourists from around the world, many from markets in the Southern Hemisphere experiencing the opposite season.
Seventy percent of the store will have outlet prices, offering wholesalers the option to send back excess product. The remaining space will consist of a concept store to display the full collection and test new products.
“We’ll be able to use it for testing to fuel the wholesale market,” Heath said. “We’ll have proof points: This is selling, this is the top color.”
Teva also is set to open stores in China, where its approach will be twofold, said Deckers’ president of Asia-Pacific, Pete Worley.
He noted that in addition to Teva’s own stores, the brand has partnered with Pou Sheng, the retail arm of Taiwanese manufacturer Pau Chen, to relaunch in the market. (Five or six years ago, Teva linked with an underfunded distributor partner and the project was quickly abandoned.)
“[Pou Sheng] is strong on resources and has its own existing multibrand outdoor retail platform, so we can immediately be plugged into [that],” Worley said. “That gives us multiple points of consumer-facing [retail space], which we can then complement with our own e-commerce activities as well as our mono-branded retail activities. It’s a multipronged approach to a gigantic market opportunity.”

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Manchester United look to have a new superstar on their hands as 17-year-old Mason Greenwood continues his terrific pre-season form with the Red Devils.
The teenage forward scored a delightful winner against Inter Milan in today’s 1-0 friendly victory, showing why he’s for so long been regarded as one of the biggest talents coming through United’s academy.
Greenwood is now being hyped up by a lot of Man Utd supporters on social media, which is hardly surprising as he genuinely looks the real deal after so many eye-catching moments with the first-team.
MUFC manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was recently quoted as saying Greenwood had a chance of working himself into his starting XI for the Premier League opening day match against Chelsea.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirms Mason Greenwood could start Premier League opener against Chelsea.
— Luke Gardener (@LukeGardener82) July 17, 2019
Well, the youngster has whet these fans’ appetites for that now after another exciting display.
Here’s some reaction from United fans as they get excited for the future and also hope Greenwood could be a key part of their present too…
Ok Greenwood is amazing. Start him vs Chelsea.
— ? Jack (@ShantaBlind) July 20, 2019
— StrettyNews.com (@StrettyNews) July 20, 2019
If mason greenwood doesn’t start vs chelsea I need to have a chat with Ole
— JTG Productions (@JTGProductionYT) July 20, 2019
Greenwood has to start vs Chelsea ?
Martial – Greenwood – Rashford
The future is bright
— Chris? (@MUnitedChris) July 20, 2019
Mason Greenwood better be in the Manchester United squad to face Chelsea first game of the season. He knows how to score goals. Some future ahead of him if he lives up to his potential, still only 17 years old. He walked past me last season outside Old Trafford before a game! ?
— Kyle Hall (@KyleHall1996) July 20, 2019
Mason Greenwood. Future star. Another one through the academy
— /// ?????/// ? (@rougeblancnoir) July 20, 2019
Mason Greenwood has some future ahead of him, fucking baller
— James Redmond (@james_redmond8) July 20, 2019
If Mason Greenwood doesn’t start on the right wing vs Chelsea… pic.twitter.com/JTr8MlZzZs
— DOM???? (@DOMPATTBEAST) July 20, 2019
real argument for a Rashford- Greenwood-James front 3 vs Chelsea
— Kreg ???? (@Tactiawareness) July 20, 2019


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Dero is the first crypto project to combine a Proof of Work blockchain with a DAG block structure and wholly anonymous transactions. The fully distributed ledger processes transactions with a twelve-second average block time and is secure against majority hashrate attacks. Dero will be the first CryptoNote blockchain to have smart contracts on its native chain without any extra layers or secondary blockchains.
Developed from scratch to support millions of users with enhanced reliability, privacy, security, and usability. No one can see your balances and transactions except you on DERO blockchain.
DERO project has been developed from scratch in Golang and is being actively developed by original developers.
The goal of the Dero project is a blockchain network that can serve businesses and individuals around the globe, allowing for secure, fast and anonymous transactions and smart contract execution.
The project was launched in December 2017 comprising a team of three full-time Developers. The core team members each have over a decade of experience in crypotgraphy and blockchain development.

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Ozzie aka Molly is doing well
Anyway, after a period of adjustment learning to trust our male English setter, Molly has become well accustomed to our other four house dogs (one each male and female English setters, a Canaan dog, and a cocker spaniel mix). We think she must have had some rough times with males in her previous life.
She is VERY loving and will sleep on our covered couch as long as she can. Molly is also a snuggler and will sleep contentedly near anyone willing. We still keep her in her cage for overnight sleeping and she is perfectly content. With our four other dogs, some of whom sleep or jump up into the bed, we want to avoid any misunderstanding about territory.
We have been told she's a fence climber but have not experienced this. We walk her often on a leash but have also let her run in our fenced yard while we keep watch. We have a four-foot chain-link fence but have added extra loose metal fencing on top. It's two feet in some places and three feet where it's most tempting. This was added before Molly as we've hosted climbers before.
She's fed her special food to keep her free of her reactions to soy, corn, and wheat. Not that she's spoiled because she has so few teeth left (though she's still young), we soak her food a little in low sodium free-range chicken broth.
Molly is a very sweet dog and a loving addition to any home.

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The story of “Baci”: Europe’s most romantic chocolate turns 100
If you have ever enjoyed the Italian taste Chocolates wrapped in a little love note, it was probably ‘Baci’.
The global Valentine’s Day favorite celebrates its centenary in 2022.
Meaning “kiss” in English, Baci was established in 1922 in Perugia, Italy, by Luisa Spagnoli, a confectionery entrepreneur.
The company that produces them, Perugina, attributes their success in large part to their creativity and ambition.
After all these years, the chocolate recipe remains the same: dark chocolate, gianduia, chopped hazelnuts and crowned with a whole hazelnut.
Unless, of course, you’re looking for a limited-edition century-old chocolate, courtesy of Dolce and Gabbana.
Delicate but indulgent, the fashion house has collaborated with Perugina to create a celebration collection with a limited edition recipe, whose lemony heart is coated in white chocolate.
A chocolate love affair with a rich history
According to Perugina, which was sold to Nestlé in 1988, Spagnoli set her sights on creating a new chocolate with a unique shape, which she said resembled the knuckle of a clenched fist.
At first, she called him “Cazzotto” (meaning “punch” in Italian).
His life companion, Giovanni Buitoni, owner of the Buitoni Pasta company, found the name inappropriate.
“Can you imagine,” he allegedly said to Luisa, “walking into a store and asking the salesman for a punch?”.
He came up with a more romantic name, and the chocolates were called “Baci,” which means kisses.
Spagnoli’s creativity and ambition set the wheels in motion for a real Italian Treasure.
It was the beginning of what was to become a fascinating story of one of the world’s most well-known romantic food gestures.
That being said, Baci’s famous love notes weren’t his idea and the chocolates didn’t originally accompany them.
A few years after the birth of the Baci, Federico Seneca, artistic director of Perugina at the time, decided to include something unique in the wrapping paper for which the chocolate had become famous.
To this day, the little words of love remain, translated into several languages.
Spagnoli was a true confectionery pioneer
Spagnoli not only invented Baci, but also created his own fashion house that bears his name and one of the big names in Italian fashion.
“Spagnoli’s role is extremely dynamic, a pioneer of what will become female entrepreneurship,” says Cristina Mencaroni, director of the Perugina Historical Museum.
“It was strange enough to find a woman on the board of directors of a company, let alone to find one who took care of the innovative aspects, the recipes, the products, the activity concerning the products, but she was an ingenious entrepreneur with a very modern mind.”
Millions of chocolates produced every year
The Perugina factory produces many brands, including “Kit-Kat”, but none more famous than the hazelnut candy – 80 million are individual Chocolates are created each year for global consumption.
The large machines make nearly 2,000 Baci every minute for eight hours a day.
“Production continues six to seven months a year, so you can imagine how many are reaching our consumers,” says factory manager Marco Muratori.
Meanwhile, chocolate was an important aspect of life in Spagnoli’s native Perugia. There are shops to explore and even a restaurant called ‘Bacio’ on the main street of the charming hilltop town.
While not exclusively for lovers, Baci hopes the old but goldie packs a punch, and maybe a kiss, this Valentine’s day.
Watch the video above to learn more about the 100th anniversary of chocolate.

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Featuring Author Lily Archer
Celebrating Lilly Archer’s release of The Book of G!
Title: The Book of G
Author: Lily Archer
Genre: Fairy Tale Fantasy
Release Date: May 21, 2023
Villains don’t get happily ever afters, do they?
I have a glorious past full of achievement and renown. I mean, I feel like I must, right? The problem is, I can’t remember it. I can’t even remember my own name. I was found in a river, body mangled and face scarred, with nothing to identify me besides a single embroidered letter.
My memory is a murky blur, but I have a quest, one that will give me back everything I’ve lost. The voice in the water told me so. But the voice seemed to miss a few important highlights—namely the woman who challenges me at every twist and turn of my journey. The woman who tells me I’m a villain. The woman who becomes every fervent whisper of my heart, and every last thought in my head.
If I can complete my quest and recover what I’ve lost, she’ll see we’re meant to be. But villains don’t get happily ever afters, do they?
Lily’s Note: Sometimes falling from a great height can lead to a whole new life. This is a full-length standalone fantasy romance. Let your imagination run wild about who G is and just how wide his evil streak can be (hint: massive.)
It Feels Like Home Xpresso Book Blitz Sign Up!
Here is the sign-up for the Xpresso Book Blitz Tour for It Feels Like Home. It takes place July 5th-12th, and you don’t have to do an ARC review, although that would make me over the moon.
ARCs will be available through Xpresso Book Tours, Booksprout, and my ARC Team.
It’s a Teaser Tuesday Cover Reveal
Okay, not a total cover reveal for It Feels Like Home. I suck. I’m a brain trust and sent the cover to Xpresso to set up tours, so they had it, and Xpresso posted it with the sign-up. I should wait to do big things when writing on a deadline so I can do them correctly. I can barely get up these days. Exhaustion is a real thing. Exhaustion is the thing of the day.
So here is the cover and blurb!
Featuring Author Emmaleigh Loader
This week an interview with Emmaleigh Loader!
Title: Haunted by Desire
Author: Emmaleigh Wynters (Emmaleigh Loader)
Genre: Paranormal & Urban Fantasy
Release Date: October 31, 2022
His Love For Her Was Alive, Even If He Wasn’t
I never knew there was a life after death.
A world beyond the Veil.
I also never knew I had a stalker, one who watched me from the shadows and vowed to protect me forever.
Or that he died saving me.
His sacrifice, left me haunted…
I saw her once.
The girl with ocean blue eyes and a problematic smile.
She was a deviant under the surface.
I knew mischief dwelled within her troublemaker’s heart.
So I decided she’d be mine.
Only I forgot to tell her that.
I became obsessed with her.
I never intended to die, but I had.
Yet, I regretted nothing, that woman was mine.
An It Feels Like Home Teaser
I have been working primarily on this title because it is killer to work on two titles with two release dates so close together. I don’t know how other authors do it. I was exhausted all the freaking time, and it was killing my vibe.
I’ll be back full-time to Jump’s book on the 1st when I finish this book. IFLH goes to beta readers on June 1st and has a release on July 5th.
Title: It Feels Like Home
Genre: Contemporary, Mature YA/Teen Romance
Tropes: Second Chance Romance, Enemies-to-Lovers, Coming of Age
Release Date: JULY 05, 2023
Can you believe it? It’s feast or famine with me. I either forget to do it for so long it’s pointless, or now I’m writing two books, and I have two teasers.
Featuring Mirabella Mooncrest
Celebrating the release of the magical Mirabella’s release of A Descent Into Darkness!
Title: A Descent Into Darkness (Kingdom of Lunaria #2)
Author: Mirabella Mooncrest
Genre: Fantasy & Futuristic Romance
Release Date: April 29, 2023
We’re back y’all!
Prepare to watch the world burn around us as we uncover dark secrets and
battle the Dark King to save the home we just found.
My magic is restless, my men are more tempting than ever, and friends turn to foes.
Can I tame my magic and save our loved ones before it’s too late?
With an inappropriate amount of dark humor, chocolate milk, and lusty distractions,
I refuse to crumble under the pressure of my newfound life.
Wars are waged and lives lost but there is promise of a bright future.
The Dark King may have started this war, but we will finish it because
all things hidden in darkness will come to light.
**This book is recommended for people 18+ due to the mature relations within these pages.
**This is the second book in the Kingdom of Lunaria series.
Featuring Author Erin Wilkerson
Celebrating Erin Wilkerson’s New Release with Xpresso Tours!
Title: Resonate (The Avalon Series, #1)
Author: Erin Wilkerson
Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Release Date: May 1st, 2023
Sixteen year old Tamar Linsky has had enough!
After surviving twenty-two devastating quakes on an increasingly unstable Earth, she leaves the slow destruction of her world behind for an internship as far away from tragedy as she can get—humanity’s first lunar colony.
Lunar Base One is a high-tech research facility brimming with the brightest young minds from all over the world, but through it all, she will beat her peers and make a name for herself as a groundbreaking scientist. Even if a good-looking prankster threatens to distract her—knowing relationships are forbidden—bringing more secrets and drama than Tamar can bear.
Just when she thought she was getting a grip on the pressure, a geological catastrophe wipes out civilization back home.
Now cut off from the Earth she was desperate to escape, Tamar and her crew must find a way to survive on their own.
WIP Update With Fearsome Flies
Oh, look, I missed WIP Wednesday again. If I’m on time, I got there because I didn’t know what day it was. I will still apologize for being late because I’ll be assuming it’s the wrong day. Alas, today is genuinely Thursday, and I missed yesterday doing proofreading, so here is yesterday’s WIP.
I had plans of focusing only on JUMPER when May 1 hit. I had every intention of putting It Feels Like Home aside and working on only one thing, but I can’t seem to do that. I have plugged both projects into my Pacemaker Planner. The idea is to finish JUMPER by the end of this month and IFLH by the end of July. I’m a little off-kilter, though, because I’m at 5% of JUMPER and 21% of IFLH. That’s backward.Continue Reading

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Hello, there! I’m just dropping in to let y’all know I’m thinking of you. And to let you know that Hello and Thinking of You is another card category for this year’s World Card Making Day contest!
So naturally I have to show you an inspiration Hello card today. Check out this shabby chic beauty from our very special special issue, Card Design Handbook!
Hello/Thinking of You is only one of five categories that you can submit to for the World Card Making Day contest. If you come back tomorrow I’ll show you another card that fits the love category! And in case you feel like your card-making skills need a little boost, make sure to get yourself a copy of Card Design Handbook, where this gem came from. Trust me, you’ll be glad you did.
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NaHCO3 is delivered to alkalize the body. When the body is in a more alkaline state, the immune system becomes more adept at recognizing viruses, bacteria and fungus. This results in an improved ability to detoxify these agents. When the body is at a ‘higher’ alkaline state, it fundamentally enhances the detoxification process.
Love The Liver - Phosphatidylcholine (PPC)
Phosphatidylcholine (PPC) is administered to aid in the detoxification of the liver. As a major organ in the body through which all supplements and vitamins consumed get metabolized and utilized by our cells, the liver is essential to help us maintain sound health. Phosphatidylcholine is paramount in maintaining liver health. A side benefit of this IV therapy is that it can help in achieving healthier cholesterol levels.
Inflammation Repair - Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide, a liquid molecular structure made up of hydrogen and oxygen, is administered and the oxidation effect of this process helps regulate tissue repair, cellular respiration, cellular growth, enhanced immune function, the energy system and your hormone system. Hydrogen peroxide therapy is suitable for various health problems including arthritis, cancer, chronic fatigue, depression, chronic inflammatory disease, autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, varicose veins and fractures.
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Chelation therapy (EDTA – Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is administered. This is an essential treatment for heavy metal detoxification, aiding in removing – among others – lead, cadmium and arsenic from the body. Research demonstrates that chelation therapy improves circulation to the legs, heart and other organs, helping to prevent the hardening of the arteries.
Vitamin Cocktail - Vitamin IV Therapy
Vitamin IV therapy includes the popular ‘Myer’s cocktail’, which consists of various B and C vitamins, as well as magnesium. IV vitamin therapy results in the individual feeling refreshed, and generally more energized.
Ozone therapy is a process of oxidation as well as oxygenation. Ozone therapy increases local oxygen supply to lesions, improves and accelerates wound healing, deactivates viruses and bacteria and enhances the metabolic process, while also modulating the immune system.
Antioxidant Fix - Glutathione IV
Glutathione is essentially a master antioxidant and potent purifying agent. Glutathione IV therapy helps protect against serious diseases, strengthening the immune response, DNA repair and the detoxification process that neutralizes drugs, chemicals, radiation and metabolic waste, as well as other toxins and carcinogens.

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2017 China New Design Brass parts cnc machining to Guinea Factory
2017 China New Design Brass parts cnc machining to Guinea Factory Detail:
1. Name: CNC machining
2. Process: cnc machining, cnc turning, cnc milling,
3. Material grade: Steel, Ss303, brass, aluminum A356, Al6061, A357, metal and variety
4. Machining type: turning, drilling, tapping, milling
5. Finish: Polishing, coating, anodizing etc
6. Dimension: According to customer’s drawing or sample
7. Certification: ISO9001: 2000 /TS16949
8. Application: Luxury yacht, machinery part, truck part, Auto part, Industry.
9. Quality control: 100% inspected
10. Color: Per customer’s requirement
|Material:||Stainless steel, metal, brass, aluminium and variety|
|R&D capacity:||1) Mould/Tooling analysis, design & manufacturing
2) Mould/Tooling testing & confirm the sample
3) CNC machining
4) Surface treatment: Trimming, polishing, cleaning & power coating
5) Full Inspection
|Production Equipments:||Photo show as below|
|Machining Equipments:||1) CNC milling and turning, grinding, honing, lapping, broaching and other secondary machining.
2) integral CNC machineries & four machining centers, such as milling, broaching, drilling, turning, planning, grinding machinery and three-axle machining centers.
3) CNC Milling Machine
4) CNC Lathe Machine
5) 4-axis machine
|Test Equipments:||1) Hardness tester
2) Chemical analysis
3) Digital Measuring Projector
4) Dynamic Balancing Tester
5) Universal testing machine & Coordinate-Detector for CNC machining
All test machining can ensure high precision CNC machining parts
|Quality Certification:||1) ISO 9001:2000
|Surface Treatment:||1) Sand blasting
2) Zinc/chrome plating
3) Powder coating
5) Heat treatment etc for CNC machining
6) Other customer requirement
|Production usage:||1) Auto parts
2) motorcycle parts
3) pump parts
4) locomotive parts
5) machinery parts
6) metal parts
7) CNC machining
8) machined parts
9) precision machining, etc.
1. Professional experience
2. All kinds of material is available
3. SGS Audited
4. High quality with competitive price
5. Fast delivery time
6. Sample available
7. Have export experience to all over the world
8. Precision cnc machining part with competitive price
1.Material: All of our material will be tested when coming.
2.Manufacture Process: Full control of process
1) The worker will do self-inspection first during production, and scrap the part with poor material quality, out of tolerance.
2) The QC will inspect the part dimension random about 1-2 hour, in order to control the dimension and found mistake to make corrective action immediately.
3) When the parts finished machining process, they will be arranged to have surface treatment (such as anodize or powder coated), then, the QC will inspect the parts again,because after surface treatment, the tolerance of products will changed little,if there is any defective parts ,we will pick them out directly.
4) Before shipping,our package worker will check the part surface and see if there is any scratch or other not good items,if yes,pick them out.
We are professional in cnc machining part.
1. For sea shipment, all of our products are packed in standard export wooden case to avoid any damage during shipment.
2. For air shipment, all of our products are packed in PVC single to avoid the damage.
After sale service
1. The quality of products is the most import thing of company, our company always pay most attention in this point, even we have very strictly quality control system, but we still can`t promise every part you received will 100% perfect, so if there is any defective part you received, you just need to offer us the evidence (such as picture), we will check and confirm it. After that, we will repair or redo them.
2.Because of our strictly quality control system,so we have the confidence to promise our customer with this.Please kindly noted that it`s our advantage compare with others,we realize that only the high qualityand good service can keep the friendly and longterm business relationship with our customer and it`s also the only way for an enterprise to be existed.
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We pursue the management tenet of "Quality is remarkable, Company is supreme, Name is first", and will sincerely create and share success with all clientele for 2017 China New Design Brass parts cnc machining to Guinea Factory, The product will supply to all over the world, such as: Borussia Dortmund , Seattle , Durban , As an experienced factory we also accept customized order and make it same as your picture or sample specifying specification and customer design packing. The main goal of the company is to live a satisfactory memory to all the customers,and establish a long term win-win business relationship. For more information,please contact us. And it's our great pleasure if you like to have a personally meeting in our office.
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I cover the steps on how to replace a Moen faucet cartridge on a single handle kitchen faucet. The steps are the same for a bath sink, tub or shower faucet with the same Moen cartridge.
The most popular Moen cartridge is the 1200 brass style or the 1225 plastic body. You can replace an old cartridge with either model. Another style cartridge from Moen is the PosiTemp. It is also for single handle faucets but has a built in anti-scald feature. It will not fit in the faucets that take a 1200 or 1225 style, so make sure to look at your old cartridge.
You will need some of the following tools to replace a Moen faucet cartridge: adjustable wrench, channel-lock pliers, open-ended wrench, flashlight, and screwdrivers.
Some kitchen faucets will have a series of pieces that need to be removed to get to the cartridge. They can include the handle, handle assembly, retainer ring, pivot nut, and spacers. It is a good practice to lay out each piece in the order you removed it, so reassembly is easier.
Some faucets may also have a retaining nut that needs to be unscrewed to get to the cartridge.
Once the handle is removed and the parts under the handle are removed, you will need to take out the retainer clip. This is a “U” shaped clip that holds the cartridge in place.
In most of the packaging of a new Moen cartridge is a small white plastic tool to help replace the old cartridge. Place the removal tool onto the old cartridge and seat it between the two ears that stick up on cartridge. Use pliers or a wrench to twist the tool and loosen the old cartridge.
Remove the plastic tool and grab the cartridge stem and pull it out of the valve.
To install the new cartridge, pull the stem out so it is in the open position. This makes it easier to push into the valve. Grease up the o-rings with plumbers grease. In old faucets, the buildup of minerals and rust can cut an o-ring if it is not greased up. This will also help add life to the o-rings. Plumber’s Grease is a silicone based grease that will lubricate and protect rubber parts. It also helps keep cartridges and valve stems from corroding. Vaseline and other petroleum based products are not recommended for any rubber parts. Petroleum based lubricants will swell and soften rubber parts and o-rings.
You need to align the ears sticking up on the new cartridge with the slot for the retainer clip. The clip needs to go around the ears to hold them in place. Replace the retainer clip.
Now replace all the parts that were removed and test the faucet.
If the hot and cold are reversed when you use the handle, only remove the handle and spin the stem 180 degrees. Do not remove the clip or cartridge, just spin the stem.
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SENsational Families are always looking at new ways we can provide support to SEND families in Norfolk. Currently everyone is feeling a new level of stress but for SEND families whom for so many were already close to breaking point, they have had to cope with a more than any of them could have possibly thought possible.
Parents often described themselves as being under ‘constant stress’, this mixed with the grief of being in a situation that they had not envisaged (1)
Under normal circumstances raising a SEND child has a huge impact on parents and carers mental health and wellbeing. They are tired, feel extremely isolated and are in a constant battle for support. Selfcare is vital to ensure that that they can continue to care for their child. However, as with almost all parent and carers, their needs always get put to the bottom of the list. Finding time for themselves when already struggling with the day to day guilt of never giving enough results in selfcare not happening.
Contact (2) has recently published a survey on the impact that lockdown has had on families.
76% of families who did receive support before lockdown, have had all support withdrawn during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Most parent carers (72%) are providing a lot more care compared with the amount before lockdown.
Half of parents whose children had been receiving crucial therapies or other extra support have seen this stop. 86% say lockdown has had a negative impact on their disabled children's learning and communication.
Now selfcare is more important than ever. SENsational Families are sending out Selfcare Boxes to parents and carers of SEND children in Norfolk. But we desperately need your help to make this happen.
If you want to support SENsational Cares you can make a donation or visit our Amazon Wish List.
(1) John Holland and Gabriella Pell "Children with SEND and the emotional impact on parents" 2019
(2) Contact "Parents of disabled children feel abandoned in lockdown" June 2020

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Are you someone who loves to cook but hates doing dishes? While my husband and I both love to cook, both of us despise the dealing with dishes part. It seems like cooking just about anything involves loads and dishes. We have also had to deal with some pretty bad dishwashers over the years, leading to us doing dishes by hand sometimes (who has time for THAT!?). Rather than deal with a bad dishwasher, we try getting the best dishwasher we can afford within our budget. Recently, we learned about a new dishwasher that seems perfect for busy cooks like us who don’t have the time for dirty dishes – the AutoAir™ Bosch 500 Series dishwasher.
So, what is so unique about the AutoAir™ Bosch 500 Series dishwasher? First, let’s start with the AutoAir™ itself. Bosch claims that this new feature opens the door at the end of the drying cycle to let moisture escape the dishwasher, allowing fresh air to circulate for better drying results(compared to Bosch Dishwashers with Pure Dry). By using this method, AutoAir™ makes sure you are never dealing with super hot dishes that aren’t dry! What also makes them sparkling dry is Bosch’s unique PrecisionWash technology. So what is PrecisionWash? These are intelligent sensors that continuously scan and check progress throughout the cycle. Unlike other dishwashers, it helps make sure through powerful spray arms and targeting that every dish in your cycle is very clean! You also always have peace of mind with the dishwasher working with the 24/7 Autostop – which protects your floors with four leak preventions sensors that detect and stop the dishwasher if it detects a leak. With a sanitize option (reduces 99.9% of bacteria), four wash cycles, and an extra dry option, you never have to worry about your dishes being clean with the AutoAir™ Bosch 500 Series dishwasher!
Of course, there are other things that many of us consider important when it comes to dishwashers. Since we have a very open floor plan house, I also care quite a bit about noise. The AutoAir™ Bosch 500 Series dishwasher has a 44-dBA noise level rating, meaning that it is very quiet. It accomplishes this by having 18 unique sound-reducing technologies such as multiple insulation layers, grind-less food filters, and a sound absorption base.
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In the summer of 1950, Rebecca Lepkoff and her husband Gene bought land in Jamaica, Vermont, a small, south-central Green Mountain town on the West River. A 34-year-old photographer, Rebecca had already made a name for herself as a member of the Photo League, which viewed photography as a tool for social change. Her photographs of her native Lower East Side in the 1930s and ‘40s were already becoming renowned. The Lepkoffs were drawn to the communitarian homesteaders who populated the Pikes Falls area of Jamaica, clustered near Scott and Helen Nearing. Published here for the first time are some 60 photographs that Rebecca Lepkoff took of natives and transplants at work and play during that summer of 1950, as the Korean War engulfed the nation’s headlines. These intimate images are the work of an artist at the peak of her craft and they portray a rural Vermont town at a moment in time just before paved roads and postwar development would alter its character forever.

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Canadian PM looks like a star compared to US president who continues to embarrass himself, his family and his country.
Dalnavert Museum provides perfect setting with live soundtrack.
Shoestring Players excellent production uses dialogue and music to reveal the effects of war on wives and mothers.
Centennial anniversary of First World War battle at Vimy Ridge resonates with local Army Cadet Corp on a visit to this historic site.
Time to sit by the pond and reflect … in a historical kind of way.
He was one of the few Indigenous men to star on a football field in Canada, and we should remember all his history, as ‘incorrect’ as it might be.
Société historique de Saint-Boniface makes it easier to access troves of historical information, including scores of Indigenous documents previously hidden away.
As Bank of Canada raises interest rates for the first time in seven years, some Canadians may be prompted to spend less.
However the tragic events are described – a battle, a massacre, an incident – the monument helps us understand the painful process of building a nation.
Celebrate Winnipeg’s crowning as “Slurpee Capital of the World” for the 18th year in a row by grabbing a frosty one during Free Slurpee Day on 7-11-2017.

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'Everyone is hurting': Indiana food bank director says group will soon be out of money
As demand for food assistance soars in Indiana during the coronavirus pandemic, one large food bank will likely run out of money in two months if it continues to operate at heightened levels without a major infusion of cash, according to its executive director.
The Midwest Food Bank's Indiana division has nearly exhausted its budget buying nutritious food that typically would be donated from the food industry's surplus, said John Whitaker, executive director. It supplies 305 agencies in 72 Indiana counties. It typically feeds about 90,000 people each month.
However, the agency is now grappling with a 30% increase in the need for food assistance and is using its own money to buy good that typically would be donated.
"What we're doing is not sustainable without major funding. We've come to the end of what we've been given," Whitaker said. "I maybe have another two months of funding to do the same thing we're doing now at the levels we're doing. We're going to be — I don't know what's going to happen; I'd hate to say out of business."
A greater need
Last year, the Midwest Food Bank distributed $40 million in relief in Indiana. It did so on a $860,000 budget and with a reliance on surplus food donations, Whitaker said.
With a 30% increase in demand for food assistance, the organization has hosted pop-up distribution sites at churches. On May 12, at Lucas Oil Stadium, the food bank and the Salvation Army packed 5,000 shelf-stable family food boxes at Lucas Oil Stadium for the second time in two weeks.
It's not the only group seeing an increase in demand.
Thousands of Hoosiers waited for groceries at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday during one of the state's largest food distribution efforts since the pandemic began. Gleaners Food Bank and the Indiana National Guard distributed boxes full of meat and fresh produce.
Some families waited more than three hours in a line of vehicles that stretched three miles and overflowed onto Fall Creek Parkway.
Fewer food donations
But as demand grows, food banks are struggling with increased costs.
“It’s been difficult and has really stretched the food banks," Whitaker said. "I’m on a call with every food bank every week in the entire state. Everyone is saying the same thing.”
The Midwest Food Bank recently purchased nearly $750,000 worth of food relief during a two-week period. Normally, the food bank gleans surplus products from the U.S. food industry's surplus system. But the organization is now using its own dollars to purchase food that would typically be donated, straining its budget.
Products typically donated to food banks are now being used to help grocery stores meet consumer demand, Whitaker said. The surplus pipeline is no longer full.
Still, its buyers are trying to procure what they can. Companies such as Frito Lay, Pepsi Co. and Nestle have donated or offered to donate some products. Access to Lucas Oil Stadium was donated. The organization is quickly burning through $750,000 from the United Way.
The food bank still has a warehouse of full of food, but that supply does not include as many canned goods and jars of peanut butter that the organization wishes to provide. And the food bank can't afford to buy the needed items in large quantities.
“When that system is broken, as it is right now, then we are forced to buy food products. ... Things we would normally have no problem getting, we cannot get," Whitaker said. "Some things we would usually get in a few days, we’ll have to wait months for."
Dry, healthy goods are in limited supply. The food bank has too many perishables, which are costly to store. Products it's been able to buy are reduced in size or more costly due to limited availability. And transportation and infrastructure costs are increasing.
"It’s pretty much the trickle-down effect — both economically and for the food sourcing," Whitaker said. "Once it really hits bottom, I think we're really going to be struggling to supply the needs for folks, and they're going to be ... really desperate."
'Everyone is hurting'
In April, the Midwest Food Bank distributed roughly 10,000 shelf-stable family food boxes to pantries across the Indiana. The Salvation Army used funds from a Lilly Endowment grant to purchase enough food to fill the additional boxes it packed with the group last week.
Roughly 11% of pantries have closed, Whitaker said, noting a shortage of volunteers. All of its agencies are reporting large than normal numbers for food requests. The organization has enlisted National Guardsmen to help keep some pantries operating. It's also resorted to passing out Federal Emergency Management Agency military field rations, known as MRE or meals ready to eat.
"Everyone is hurting. Everyone is looking for the same help. Everyone is looking for the same dollars," Whitaker said. "Honestly, I really don't think there's enough talk about, 'Do you really think we're over this?' Because we are not over this."
The organization is struggling to provide for its agencies. Food banks need a regular flow of food without having to purchase it, but there's no bailout for the surplus food system, Whitaker said.
The Midwest Food Bank's current level of operations is only sustainable for at least another two months. The business model wasn't created to be sustained by food purchases, but by the surplus food system.
"How do you replace $40 million worth of food at really very minimal costs with all purchased food and maintain the same level of distribution?" he asked. "It's just very difficult."
While Whitaker is convinced the economy will slowly improve, he fears the worst is yet to come — especially during the summer months.
Despite the state's reopening, Whitaker anticipates that many workers will be slow to return to work and that those who've taking half pay during the pandemic may be dipping into their rainy day funds to pay bills and buy necessities.
"We're running on a thread to tell you the truth, and that thread is getting stretched," he said.
For Whitaker, the biggest lesson of the coronavirus is that the surplus and emergency goods system needs to be separate from that for retail food items. The city may get some federal funding that could help, but that's not a certainty.
If nothing changes, the food bank may have to start closing some programs. Whitaker describes himself as man of faith and believes God has a plan to sustain the food bank.
"I wake up every morning saying, 'God, just give us another day's worth of supplies.' "
The Midwest Food Bank of Indiana and Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana are accepting donations that will help provide food relief to families impacted by COVID-19 business disruptions.
Click here to donate to the Mid West Food Bank or visit https://www.midwestfoodbank.org/locations/indianapolis-in/donate-indiana.
And if you'd like to make a monetary contribution to Gleaners, click here. You can also visit https://secure2.convio.net/gfbin/site/Donation2?df_id=1400&mfc_pref=T&1400.donation=form1.
IndyStar reporter Tony Cook contributed.
Contact IndyStar reporter Alexandria Burris at firstname.lastname@example.org or call 317-617-2690. Follow her on Twitter: @allyburris.

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During China’s speeding urbanization, creating a unique city image to achieve economic growth draws the attention of property developers, urban planners, and city administrations. Through activating urban spaces and creating dynamic urban culture, public art plays an effective role in leading modern urban creative capital investment into China’s urban development. In order to understand the implementation of public art in Beijing and Shanghai, this research aims to analyze the resonance between public art and urbanization in Chinese megacities through selected case studies. The study reveals public art guided by urbanization policy and strategy in metropolitan China, which further unfolds the discontinuous and fragmented relationship between public art, public sphere, and urbanization policies. Through discovering the imbalances between public art investment, implementation, and post-implementation management frameworks, the study provides several approaches to boost China’s urban development for achieving the resonance between public art and urbanization.
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Cost: $6.30 (One adult)
Visiting Gus the Gopher Tortoise is worth the $6.30 alone! Over 90-years-old, Gus is originally from Florida and was brought to the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in the 1940s.
Besides Gus, the Museum of Natural History provides visitors with plenty of wonders to explore: you’ll find glittering gold, interesting Mi’kmaq artifacts, sea creatures and a whole whale skeleton. Interact with the Netukulimk exhibit and get to know the sights and sounds of Nova Scotia’s forests or go to the Moon with the museum’s Science on a Sphere exhibit.
Cost: $9.55 (One adult)
For less than $10, discover Nova Scotia’s rich maritime heritage at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Located in the heart of Halifax’s vibrant waterfront, you can explore all things maritime including small craft boatbuilding,World War Convoys, the Days of Sail, the Age of Steam, the Titanic and the Halifax Explosion. Experience Nova Scotia’s relationship with the sea though the stories, people and events that have helped to shape the province’s seafaring culture.
BONUS: Every Tuesday evening from June 7 to August 30, head to the Museum’s waterfront courtyard for live music with Tuesday Night Tunes. Best part? It’s FREE!
Who doesn’t love a family-friendly FREE activity? The Emera Oval, located on the Halifax North Common at the corner of North Park Street and Cogswell Street is best known for its beginnings as an ice skating rink, but did you know that it’s also open during the summer? The Oval has a diverse selection of equipment available to borrow. Take a skateboard, longboard, bike, scooter, or inline/roller skate for a spin… for FREE!
TIP: Don’t forget to bring a valid government ID with you, you’ll need it to be able to rent equipment!
Cost: Free (there is a suggested donation of $8 and all funds go to helping to improve the museum)
Located near the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum is Atlantic Canada’s only museum devoted to preserving all aspects of our aviation heritage. With both civilian and military aviation history on display, the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum has hundreds of artifacts, large and small, from books, badges and uniforms, to engines and aircrafts! Discover Atlantic Canada’s unique aviation heritage dating back from the earliest balloons and gliders to today’s modern aircrafts.
- Take the Harbour Water Taxi to Alderney Landing
Cost: $10 (for two taxi stubs)
For $10 you can catch a round trip ride with Harbour Water Taxi between Dartmouth’s Alderney Landing and the Halifax waterfront. The Harbour Water Taxi has been in operation since summer 2015, offering locals and visitors a fast, safe and fun method to travel. It’s a great way to experience Halifax the way it was meant to be—by sea!
- Spend an afternoon at the Halifax Central Library
The Halifax Central Library is a public library located on the corner of Spring Garden Road and Queen Street. New to the city, the library was designed by the Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects in collaboration with local Halifax architects Fowler Bauld & Mitchell.
In 2015, the Halifax Central Library made the shortlist for the World Building of the Year 2015 in the Civics and Community Buildings category. Not only is the library an architectural masterpiece, it’s also a community hub with plenty of free events for all ages and interests.
Learn more about the Halifax Central Library’s programs and events.
- Tour the Halifax Harbour on Theodore Too
Cost: $10 (One child)
This one is for kids of all ages or those who have watched Theodore Tugboat on television between 1993 and 2001 will feel particular nostalgia on this fun boat ride.
Today, you can take a harbour tour with a brightly coloured, giant replica of the tugboat, named Theodore Too. Designed with children in mind, the Big Harbour Tour informs and entertains, bringing the sights and sounds of an actual working harbour to life.
- Play smart at the Discovery Centre
Cost: $10 (One adult)
Located in downtown Halifax, the Discovery Centre is Nova Scotia’s only hands-on science centre. It features dynamic travelling and permanent exhibitions, a state-of-the-art digital planetarium, high-definition films, live science demonstrations and interesting science programs for all ages. The Discovery Centre’s is the smartest place to play!
- Discover the Dartmouth Heritage Museum
Discover Dartmouth just across the harbour from Halifax. Before amalgamation with Halifax in the 1990s, Dartmouth was a separate and unique city. Today, Dartmouth is a proud region with its own rich history and heritage.
The Dartmouth Heritage Museum focuses on protecting, preserving and promoting the history of Dartmouth and area. This museum is located in Evergreen House, a restored Victorian house built in 1867 – a fine example of a mid-Victorian gentleman’s residence in the Halifax region. The gallery houses temporary art and heritage exhibitions with over 14,000 photographs, a rich artifact collection, historic and genealogy files, and has much to offer research enthusiasts of all ages.
- Sail away at Saint Mary’s Boat Club
Every Saturday and Sunday between June 1 and September 30, you can visit the Saint Mary’s Boat Club and rent a canoe for an hour for FREE. The last rental available is at 6 pm, and you can arrive as early as 11 am to take a boat out for a cruise around the Northwest Arm!
Let us know your favourite activity to do in Halifax at $10 or less!


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Why the Unikernel Might Outpace Generic Linux for Cloud Native Ops
A unikernel is a specialized, executable image that can be executed natively on a hypervisor, without the need for a separate, complete operating system. The image contains everything necessary for a specific application to run. One of the biggest benefits of unikernels is that they use a fraction of the resources required by a full-blown operating system. Unikernels are also capable of delivering:
- Improved security.
- Smaller footprints.
- Whole-system optimization.
- Near instant boot times.
You might remember that the unikernel found its way into the spotlight a few years back. One of the biggest arguments against the unikernel was that it stripped away everything that would give administrators other options. Where was the control? What would the admin do if the service fails? The unikernel didn’t offer the standard tools for troubleshooting and recovery. The very idea that there was no operating system gave many companies pause with this new technology. That was before containers found dominance within the enterprise computing sphere. Now, we see how easily and reliably containerized applications can be deployed. With the advent of containers, it’s become clear that a unikernel could very well improve Kubernetes deployments in the area of speed, scalability, and security. Because of this, the unikernel has come back into the picture.
In their recent paper “Unikernels: The Next Stage of Linux’s Dominance,” a group of researchers from Red Hat and Boston University have found that:
“There is, in fact, evidence that the structure of the Linux kernel is problematic for a number of today’s key use cases. For one, applications that require high-performance I/O use frameworks like DPDK and SPDK to bypass the kernel and gain unimpeded access to hardware devices.The most performance sensitive of these applications are often dedicated entire machines for their deployments, for example, infrastructure components like Ceph.”
In other words, there are use-cases, where Linux is the clear choice, that would benefit from a unikernel, the paper’s authors — Ali Raza, Jonathan Appavoo, Orran Krieger, Parul Sohal, Ulrich Dreper, Renato Mancuso, James Cadden, Richard Jones, and Larry Woodman — conclude.
How Would a Unikernel Benefit Modern Businesses?
The state of modern business IT infrastructure has become one that demands remarkable speed, agility, and security. With ever-growing deployments of containers and cloud infrastructure, have we reached the point where a Linux unikernel is the best solution? To answer that question, we must understand how a unikernel would benefit modern businesses.
The single biggest benefit of the unikernel (according to Raza et al) is its ability “… to fit the needs of the target application to increase the performance of the application or to support it within a highly restricted execution domain.”
In other words, a unikernel can be so highly specialized that it better meets the performance and security demands required for a single application. With a unikernel the attack surface of an application is drastically reduced, thereby minimizing the chance a malicious hacker can do harm.
Whether you’re working with cloud infrastructure or a container cluster, one of the single most challenging aspects is orchestration. In order to successfully (and efficiently) orchestrate the deployment, management, and scaling of such infrastructure, you cannot depend on bulky, general-purpose operating systems. Such operating systems are created to encompass a wide variety of tasks. To that end, an administrator must spend a fair amount of energy on tasks that are beyond the scope of the infrastructure at hand.
Consider this: The standard Linux kernel is comprised of:
- System call interface.
- Kernel subsystem (which includes process management, memory management, filesystems, device control, networking).
- Implemented features (which includes concurrency, multitasking, virtual memory, files and directories, device access, connectivity).
- Software support (which includes arch-dependent code, memory manager, file system types, block devices, character devices, network subsystem, IF drivers).
- Hardware drivers (which include CPU, memory, disks, consoles, network interfaces).
The unikernel removes the traditional operating system layer. In this technology, on the necessary operating system functions are compiled in with the application code into a single executable. If you’re familiar with containers, this might sound somewhat familiar. The big difference is that a container requires a full operating system stack to function. Imagine a container that doesn’t require an operating system to enable functionality. Instead, that container could be deployed on top of a hypervisor. Without the added bulk of the operating system, the container would perform with tremendous speed. Along with that speed, comes an exponential increase in security.
Of course, this isn’t really a containerized kernel, but the idea is similar—truncate the necessary pieces required to run a service, roll them all into a single executable, and deploy it in seconds.
A unikernel is comprised of the following elements:
- System libraries.
- Language runtime.
- Necessary applications.
These components are compiled into a single bootable VM image that runs directly on a standard hypervisor.
The implications of unikernels are impressive. Take, for instance, the cloud. Since inception, the cloud has been hampered by slow, bloated data center operating systems. Although those systems are ideal for serving up web sites, databases, and other information, they aren’t necessarily ideal for a service that scales to the level necessary for the cloud. When billions of users need access to a service, the servers running said service must be massively scalable … something traditional operating system stacks struggle with. The images required for the cloud demand multi-gigabytes of storage and memory. In order to scale a cloud up, more hardware and resources are required. That, in turn, costs money (in some cases, significant amounts of money).
Imagine, however, that same cloud-powered by unikernels. Instead of having to roll out more and more hardware, more unikernel images could be deployed onto hypervisors. That type of scaling is not only more cost-effective, but it’s also more efficient. Why place extra demand for unnecessary services on an image, when you can use a specialized, single-purpose unikernel?
Worth a Second Look
Although the hype around unikernels died out a few years back, they have never been more relevant. Make sure to give “Unikernels: The Next Stage of Linux’s Dominance” a full read, and see if you don’t come away wanting to give this technology a second look.


Azerbaijani Defense Ministry hold training-methodical sessions
In accordance with the training plan approved by the Minister of Defense for 2023, training-methodical sessions were held with the artillery chiefs of the Army Corps and formations of the Land Forces.
As informed by Azernews with reference to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense that first, officers’ theoretical knowledge on conducting modern combined arms combat was checked.
During the sessions, classes were held on the deployment of control points in conditions close to combat, conducting the necessary estimation, determining the target coordinates by means of optical devices, maintaining interoperability between units, fire control, as well as on other issues.
At the end of the theoretical classes, conducted at nighttime and in the daylight hours, the units professionally fulfilled the tasks of firing at imaginary enemy’s targets.
The main objective of the training-methodical sessions is to improve the fire control abilities of artillery officers, as well as further increase their knowledge and skills.
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