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Impact in hospitalization costs of a cardiovascular risk management program in Colombia: a propensity score matching model
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death and burden of disease in Colombia and globally. In 2017, CVD represented the 12% of total DALYs. CVD is a costly disease from patient, family and societal perspectives. Effective prevention and risk management programs reduces the incidence of CVD by as much as 80%. We aimed to estimate the impact of direct medical hospitalization costs related to adherence in a risk management program in Colombia, 2018. We retrospectively collected data from 6,243 patients with data of enrollment in a cardiovascular risk management program (DTC, in Spanish) of a subsidized insurer, who presented arterial hypertension (AH) or AH+ type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). 1,065 were identified adherent to the program (treated) and 5.178 non adherent (controls). We designed a propensity score matching model adjusted with confounding variables to estimate the effect of treatment (program adherence) over hospitalization cost. Costs were calculated based on hospitalization invoices and expressed in Colombian pesos (COP) 2018. DTC has an average negative effect on cost of treated population. Being treated avoids hospitalization costs; these results were statistically significant at the 5% and 10% level (with 95%CI that goes through zero). Hence, being in the DTC program reduces hospital costs that ranges from COP-$ 11,346,372 to -$ 799,259 (95%CI) compared to the average cost. The overall impact on program costs is a significant saving of COP583,670 per event-year. If all members of the DTC program fulfilled its activities by more than 80%, the savings generated by the program would be close to COP$ 6.85 billion. DTC risk management program reduces direct hospitalization costs of events associated to CVD. Our results are important to design policies focused on the cost and risk management of patients with CVD in poor population.
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Joint Communiqué of the Fourth Trilateral Meeting of the African Union, the European Union and the United Nations, 17 September 2023, New York, USA.
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The three organizations discussed the situation in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes regions and called for a more robust action to solve ongoing crises. They expressed continuing strong support for predictable financing of African Union-led peace support operations mandated by the Security Council, through United Nations-assessed contributions. They also discussed actions needed to accelerate just transition and climate justice and, in this context, looked forward to an ambitious outcome of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). They welcomed the continued efforts of the European Union-African Union-United Nations Tripartite Task Force on the Situation of Migrants and Refugees in Libya and called for enhanced regional cooperation and solutions, which must place human rights and the dignity of migrants and refugees front and centre.

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Fort Lauderdale, Lighthouse Point, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Hillsboro Mile, Hollywood, Miami real estate has become quite attractive over the past two decades, especially high rise condominiums that offer just about every luxury imaginable. Condos as investments are more than just sensible as Miami is steadily one of the most sought after locations in Florida for high rollers. Prior to making a purchase, the following considerations must be observed:
Choosing the Area
While there are miles and miles of solid real estate around Fort Lauderdale, Lighthouse Point, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Hillsboro Mile, Hollywood, Miami, there are areas that stand out among the rest. Miami Beach is just about the most coveted area for mid and high rise developments due to its strategic location, both for business as well as leisure. From North to South, Miami Beach covers 86 blocks of the best Florida can offer. Restaurants, clubs, bars, shopping centers, casinos, office buildings, and various of entertainment hubs are located within the perimeter so you can practically work and live in Miami Beach and not want for anything else.
Basically, the two best choices are beachfront or lakefront properties, both of which have their own appeal.
Working with Experienced Brokers
The most important step toward owning a great luxury condo is finding the right brokers to work with. Whether it is a condo for rent or condo for sale you are in the market for, having a competent broker determines the success of the transaction. Be sure to contact the top real estate agents in the area in order to get access to the best inventory from Miami to Palm Beach luxury condo market.

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Do you have elementary kids who are interested in plants? This brand new Questions & Answers Coloring Book About Science includes 50+ pages all about plants, and it’s FREE for a limited time.
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Bonnie Rose Hudson’s heart’s desire is for every child to feel the love of God and know how special they are to Him. She would love for you to stop by her website WriteBonnieRose.com for homeschool and history curriculum, resources to help teach your children about missions and the persecuted Church, free history and writing printables, and to check out her newest release from JourneyForth, The Hidden Village, an early reader set in India.

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To measure blood flow in the intestinal mucosa we built a laser-Doppler flowmeter that consists of a helium-neon laser, an electronic circuit, and a pair of fiber-optic light guides that conduct laser light to the tissue and carry the backscattered light to a photodetector. Because light scattered by moving red blood cells experiences a shift in its frequency, we measured blood flow by detecting the mean Doppler frequency. In isolated loops of canine small bowel, we raised perfusion pressure and found the increases in laser mucosal blood flow were significantly correlated with total blood flow measured by an electromagnetic probe. During infusions of isoproterenol (a selective vasodilator of the mucosa), laser mucosal blood flow increased before total flow increased. Similarly, adenosine (a selective dilator of the muscularis) increased total flow, whereas local mucosal blood flow fell or was unchanged. In addition, reactive hyperemia was sometimes observed in the mucosa but not in the muscularis. These observations indicate that the laser-Doppler technique measures blood flow in the surface tissue and does not reflect blood flow throughout the other tissues of the bowel wall. Instrumental problems identified in this study were 1) the difficulty of calibrating the laser mucosal blood flowmeter in absolute units, 2) the uncertainty of the volume of tissue in which local mucosal blood flow is measured, and 3) the problem of maintaining contact between the optical probe and the tissue. Nevertheless, the method holds great promise because it can detect small ischemic areas, because it could be used in combination with endoscopy, and because it yields a continuous measurement of blood flow in either the muscularis or mucosa.
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AI systems can provide a digital coach that supports every phone call in the call center and analyzes conversations. But are both parties more satisfied at the end of the call?
Artificial intelligence (AI) will not do away with a lot of jobs but make them more interesting by taking over routine tasks. The key to success: clean databases.
A robot as a colleague? Even though Pacioli is not quite as tangible, the results from the software certainly are. What robotic process automation is all about and how it can reduce a team’s workload.
The problem with buzzwords like “AI” and “analytics” is that everyone has a different understanding of them. The new EOS Center of Analytics Academy is building a common knowledge base – across national borders.


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Closing the Opportunity Gap for America's Kids
A widening opportunity gap has placed the American dream far out of reach for poor children. This urgent crisis was the focus of a recent lecture I attended by Harvard social scientist Robert Putnam, who was sharing findings from his book, Our Kids: The American Dream In Crisis.
I flew to Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend the Children's Opportunity Forum, hear Dr. Putnam, and join advocates from all over the country in calling on our nation's leaders to address the most pressing issues facing children today.
— Nevada AEYC (@NevAEYC) October 18, 2016
The lesson of the forum is that we can revive the promise of the American dream. During a town hall conversation with representatives from the National Council of La Raza, New America, the American Enterprise Institute, and Opportunity Nation and a panel discussion with advocates from a number of local, state, and national children's advocacy organizations, a common message emerged: While there are substantial challenges facing America's children and families, there are also solutions. Investing in policies such as high-quality child care and early childhood education, affordable and accessible health care, and support for families and caregivers is the key to closing the opportunity gap.
— Save the Children AN (@SCActionNetwork) October 18, 2016
We know the problem, and we know the solution. Polls show that there is strong public support for policies that support children and families. What remains is for us to prove that there is political will to enact those policies and hold our elected officials accountable for doing what's right for kids. It's on us to make the American dream a reality for all children.
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Launched in 2017, the Marine Torpilleur model embodies the history of Ulysse Nardin and pays homage to the prestigious Marine Chronometers created in the 19th century. This year, the House is expanding its Marine Torpilleur permanent collection with three new timepieces.
Marine Torpilleur Dual Time
The new Marine Torpilleur Dual Time offers the technical advantages of the UN-334 manufacture calibre and the vintage DNA of the Marine Chronometer (fluted bezel, counter and Roman numeral hour-markers). The movement offers hour, minute and small seconds functions at 6 o’clock, and a large date in a double aperture at 2 o’clock, which can be adjusted in both directions. While the “home time” display operates continually over a 24-hour period in an aperture at 9 o’clock, the small hand can be moved forward or backward very easily to the local time using the “+” and “-” push-pieces at 8 o’clock and 10 o’clock. To top off the refined mechanics, the calendar function syncs automatically no matter the direction of the adjustment.
The Marine Torpilleur Dual Time 44 mm in a polished and satin-finished stainless steel case offers a power reserve of 48 hours, water resistance to 50 meters and a sunray satin-finished blue dial. The timepiece is fitted with a blue alligator-skin strap with a steel folding clasp and is also compatible with a fabric strap with a velcro fastening.
Marine Torpilleur Tourbillon Grand Feu
Ulysse Nardin’s tourbillon chronometers are a work of art that first originated in the late 19th century. The tourbillon formed part of a search for the greatest possible accuracy as its primary function is to compensate for deviations in the rate of the movement caused by Earth’s gravity in vertical positions. Since the 1980s, the House has perpetuated this heritage, continually developing new rotating carriages and adding to its long list of watchmaking achievements.
While last year the brand launched the Marine Torpilleur Tourbillon in black Grand Feu enamel as a limited edition of 175 pieces, it is now unveiling the Marine Torpilleur Tourbillon in white Grand Feu enamel as part of the permanent collection. With an open sapphire crystal case back, this polished and satin-finished steel model is completed by a fluted bezel. The white “Grand Feu” enamel dial designed by Donzé Cadrans proudly displays the power reserve at 12 o’clock. The UN-128 self-winding manufacture calibre powers the flying tourbillon with constant escapement, which is fitted with a flying silicium anchor, a system patented by Ulysse Nardin that won the Tourbillon Watch Prize at the 2015 annual GPHG (Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève) ceremony.
This 42 mm-diameter mechanical masterpiece, water-resistant to 50 meters, is finished off with a blue alligator-skin strap with a folding clasp, and is also compatible with a rubber strap or metal bracelet.
Marine Torpilleur Moonphase
Astronomy is one of humankind’s most ancient fixations and has always aroused human curiosity. Our planet’s moon has always been of particular interest due to the direct impact it has on the oceans and its effects on our lives.
Ulysse Nardin began to design watches with moonphase displays in the late 19th century. The first Marine Torpilleur Moonphase models were presented in 2021 with a stainless steel case and a blue or white dial, as a limited edition of 300 pieces per model. Given its success, this year Ulysse Nardin is introducing the Marine Torpilleur Moonphase into its permanent collection, with a 42 mm rose gold case powered by the UN-119 self-winding calibre with a silicium balance-spring and a DiamonSil escapement wheel and anchor. The dual counters display the power reserve at 12 o’clock and the small seconds and moon disc at 6 o’clock. The moon is transferred onto the counter, which adds elegance and sparkle when it shows itself against the starry blue PVD sky. This timepiece, which is water-resistant to 50 meters, is fitted with a dark blue alligator-skin strap with rose gold folding clasp.


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This is a great original photo of 3 women, a man and a cute girl. The women are wearing almost the same style dresses with puffy sleeves and a piping design on the collar. The man is wearing a shirt wth a stripe design on the sleeves. The little girl has a very cute smile.
written at the back - Mary, Katie, Elise, Mrs. J Funse and Manion -- July 10th 1906
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text: The Texans' home game on Sunday can proceed as scheduled with the Minnesota Vikings all testing negative, according to the NFL. The Vikings played against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and the Titans have had a major outbreak with one new positive test reported Wednesday to go with a previously reported three players testing positive and a total of six football staff members, including linebackers coach Shane Bowen. The Vikings and Titans' training facilities were shut down by the league Tuesday with both teams working remotely.\u00a0The Texans operated on their normal schedule. Public health officials and Centers for Disease Control guidelines suggest it can take between five and seven days for infections to manifest in a positive test. Increased monitoring for eight days is required by NFL and NFL Players Association protocols for anyone who's come into close contact with someone who's tested positive. The Titans placed defensive lineman DaQuan Jones, long snapper Beau Brinkley and practice squad tight end Tommy Hudson on the reserve-COVID-19\u00a0list in advance of their scheduled home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tennessee has been advised to be prepared to stay out of its raining facility until Saturday.\u00a0 Bowen, a former Texans assistant, tested positive for\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0before the Vikings game and didn't travel to Minnesota.

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Gala Coral sells 130 bingo clubs ahead of Ladbrokes merger
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Betting firm Gala Coral has announced the sale of 130 bingo clubs for £241 million.
Gala said the sale will help pave the way for the proposed £2.3 billion merger with Ladbrokes, which is still subject to regulatory approval.
The offloaded bingo clubs will continue to trade under the Gala brand through a licence agreement entered into by the two parties, it said.
Gala Coral will retain both the Gala brand and the websites Galabingo.com and Galacasino.com.
The sale to Caledonia Investments is still conditional upon approval from the Gambling Commission, which is expected to take up to two months.
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The planned Ladbrokes Coral merger will create Britain's biggest bookmaker, with almost 4,000 betting shops. The sale of some of Coral's stores is seen as an attempt to ease competition regulators' concerns over the size of the new gambling giant.
Speaking about today's sale, Gala Coral chief executive Carl Leaver said: 'We are very pleased to have agreed the sale of Gala Retail, following a competitive process. The sale is another transformative step for Gala Coral Group, following the turnaround of the business over the past few years.
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'We wish the Gala Retail team all the very best for the future and believe the business will continue to thrive under its new owners. Gala Coral Group remains focused on growing and developing our retail bookmaking and online businesses, and concluding the proposed merger with Ladbrokes.'

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Divided G20 faces pressure to lead global response to Covid-19
Many clouds of doubt are hovering over the G20 given that some of their members have their own issues with each other.
Washington/Riyadh - Officials urged to persuade banks to halt share buybacks, dividends and staff bonuses and keep money available in economy
Published: Fri 20 Mar 2020, 9:12 PM
Last updated: Mon 23 Mar 2020, 2:12 PM
The Group of 20 major economies faces mounting pressure to bridge internal divisions and unite against the coronavirus pandemic, just as it coalesced to address the 2008-09 global financial crisis.
Many questions remain ahead of an impromptu leaders next week announced by current host Saudi Arabia, including what action could be agreed, what technology will be used to communicate given the leaders will not be meeting in person, and even the date.
Current and former officials associated with the G20 say it has shirked its role as a global "fire station" since last month's meeting in Riyadh where finance officials played down the risks posed by the outbreak.
"The G7 and G20 played a more forceful role in the global financial crisis," one international finance official told Reuters. "We would have expected those two bodies to respond much more proactively to this situation."
After a call last Monday, G7 leaders committed to doing "whatever is necessary" to battle the virus.
G20 deputies are expected to talk by teleconference on Monday, multiple G20 sources said, to prepare for a meeting complicated by an oil price war between two members, Saudi Arabia and Russia, and a war of words between two others, the United States and China.
Former senior regulators say there is no time to waste, urging G20 officials to persuade banks to halt share buybacks, dividends and staff bonuses and keep money available in the economy. Two former senior US officials said international coordination will be critical to resolve the crisis and the work of just seven advanced economies, the G7, was not sufficient.
But they but raised doubts about prospects for improved cooperation on a broader scale.
"Global cooperation requires that the United States and China find ways to work together; that hardly appears feasible given current strains and finger pointing," Matthew Goodman, who advised then-President Barack Obama, and Mark Sobel, who worked at Treasury, wrote this week.
Further clouding the outlook are duelling accusations by Washington and Beijing over the origin of coronavirus.


SACRAMENTO (AP) - Legislation that cleared the state Assembly on Friday could make it harder to create charter schools in California by requiring supporters to seek consent from at least some lower-level unionized school employees.
OAKLAND (AP) - A study by an activist group says black boys in Oakland are arrested far more often than those in other racial groups and for relatively minor offenses, such as drunkenness.
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SAN JOSE\ (AP) - Commuters fed up with traffic-clogged streets have a new option to get around the San Francisco Bay region: pedal power.
WOMAN STRUCK, KILLED BY CARS ON S. CAL FREEWAY: LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman who jumped, fell or was pushed from a car on a Southern California freeway was killed when several other cars hit her Thursday morning, and investigators were treating her death as a homicide, police said.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Fewer California public schools met state and federal benchmarks that are used to evaluate how well schools educate youngsters, although high school students improved their performance on an exit exam required for graduation, according to results released Thursday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Commuters slogged through heavy traffic over the Depression-era San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for the last time Wednesday before it is closed in preparation for a new $6.4 billion span opening early next week.
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Oxford Immunotec has been developing and strengthening its expertise in T cell measurement for over 15 years since the introduction of its T-SPOT® technology (ELISPOT) in the field of TB diagnostics. The T-SPOT®.TB test is approved in over 60 countries, including US, EU, Japan and China. The research use-only T-SPOT Discovery SARS-CoV-2 assay uses this same T-SPOT technology to allow SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells to be detected and enumerated. The optimized antigen mix used in the test is based on SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins, with sequences of high homology to other coronaviruses removed. This allows the maximum breadth of the immune response to be measured, while minimizing cross reactivity. Oxford Immunotec’s single antigen-per-well approach also allows specific information about the immune response to different SARS-CoV-2 antigens to be gathered in parallel.
T-SPOT technology can be automated using the T-Cell Select™ reagent kit to accommodate variations in scale - automation solutions are available for low, medium andhigh throughput settings. The T-Cell Select reagent kit also enables sample stability of 54 hours to be achieved, simplifying sample logistics.


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When We Were Young Festival have unveiled an incredible lineup for 2024, with My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy co-headlining.
Plus, next year the event will see artists performing some of their biggest albums in full with MCR playing ‘The Black Parade’, Jimmy Eat World performing ‘Bleed American’, A Day To Remember doing ‘Homesick’ and Pierce The Veil playing ‘Collide With The Sky’.
The Maine, Neck Deep, The Used, State Champs, Underoath, Simple Plan, Dashboard Confessional, The All-American Rejects, The Wonder Years, Sleeping With Sirens, Cobra Starship, Mayday Parade and Thursday are among the other names on the lineup, also playing full-album sets.
The event will once again take place at Las Vegas Festival Grounds on October 19. Presale begins this Friday, November 17, at 10 AM PT. All tickets start at $19.99 down. Get details and more info right here.
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Blanket Exercise @ Lynn Valley United (pre-reg required)
September 30, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join St. Andrew’s staff at Lynn Valley United Church for a KAIROS Blanket Exercise: a powerful way to learn about the historical relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
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A cat had a lucky escape after it was shot with an airgun.
Family pet Pearl was left with a lead pellet lodged in her abdomen when someone fired at her close to her Hattersley home.
Pearl’s owner Elizabeth Howell took the three-year-old cat to Tameside Veterinary Clinic, where vets operated to remove the pellet.
She was told that the lead pellet was just millimetres from the cat’s internal organs.
Had it pierced them, she probably would have died.
Police are now investigating the attack.
It is believe the shooting happened closed to the house Elizabeth shares with her son on Padstow Close.
Elizabeth said: “It was my son who found her.
“She came home and when my son let her in he saw she was bleeding.
“When he looked to see where the blood was coming from, there was this perfect round hole in her side.
“Whoever did this is scum. You can’t just go around shooting people’s pets or other animals.
“Pearl is part of my family. I’ve had her and her brother Dean for three-and-a-half years.”
Since Pearl was shot, sometime between 11.30am and 5pm on Sunday, June 15, Elizabeth has found a shot pigeon in her garden while a neighbour has reported hearing shots. Anyone with information about the shooting can call police on 101.
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Saying the last 10 years have been interesting for the CFO is a bit of an understatement. If you have been in finance that long, you would have survived the strictures of Sarbanes-Oxley, not to mention two stock market crashes, global warming and sustainability pressures, an ageing workforce and the ongoing technological revolution.
Against that background, your role may have changed somewhat. Of course, the traditional financial controller tasks are still fundamental for business, but it is likely that you also play a more strategic role in advising the CEO and senior leadership team in managing the business.
Given all of that, you could be forgiven for thinking that you can leave all decisions relating to the latest technology trends around cloud-based computing and services to the IT department. Surely they can handle decisions to do with system set-ups and server locations?
De-mystifying the Cloud
Cloud computing offers an alternative to traditional methods of increasing capacity or adding capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software. It encompasses any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that extends IT’s existing capabilities in real time, using the Internet as the delivery mechanism.
The cloud analogy is easy to recognize as a depiction for the Internet. However, going to the next level of cloud computing can be as fluffy as the cloud diagram itself. The issue is that this is a rapidly expanding and evolving area of technology, with many suppliers defining what cloud is from their own perspectives. Essentially, cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to consumers on demand.
Cloud computing removes much of the need for expertise in the technology infrastructure supporting the organization. Business users simply take advantage of web-based tools or applications that they can access and use through a web browser, as if they were programs installed locally on their own computer.
Currently the majority of services are point-based applications offering a specific solution that fall into one of three categories, although aggregators and integrators are emerging (see table below).
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Benefits – But Also Outages
Cloud computing has the potential to greatly reduce cost and convert capital expenditure to operational expenditure. Infrastructure is typically provided by a third party and does not need to be purchased for one-time or infrequent but intensive computing tasks.
Mobility is enabled because users can access systems using a web browser regardless of their location or what device they are using (e.g., PC, mobile). As infrastructure is off-site (typically provided by a third-party) and accessed via the Internet, services can be provided to any location.
Maintenance of cloud computing applications is easier, provision from a single point means they are easier to support and to improve since the changes reach users instantly.
Scalability and agility improve, with users able to quickly meet demands without needing to deploy or have infrastructure resources in place. Security against threats is typically much stronger because applications are “virtualized,” therefore minimizing the threat to the local infrastructure.
Availability is also enhanced, which makes cloud computing suitable for business continuity and disaster recovery. Nonetheless, many major cloud services have suffered outages. The latest incident happened in late April, when Amazon Web Services’ Elastic Block Store product, used for storage, got ‘frozen’ from a technical glitch as the programs were being upgraded.
At times, IT and business managers can do little in the face of these outages. This is why Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are critical in any provision agreement.
Because cloud services are provided over the Internet, you can be forgiven for assuming that all deployments share the same level of privacy and security. In fact, if you talk to suppliers, they are likely to describe as many cloud types as there are physical ones in the sky. There are different deployment types, which fall under three categories, as shown in the table below.
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Capex Into Opex
Generally, cloud computing customers do not own the physical infrastructure. Instead, they rent it from a third-party provider. They consume resources as a service and pay only for resources that they use – in effect, turning what used to be capex int operational expense.
The applications are typically billed for based on either a usage basis (e.g, an expense management system where there is a charge per expense report processed) or on a subscription basis (time/user- based) with minimal upfront costs.
Other benefits of this approach are low barriers to entry, shared infrastructure and costs, low management overhead, and immediate access to a broad range of applications.
But organizations should be aware of three issues:
- Cloud financial ‘tipping point.’There will inevitably come a point when an on-premise service becomes fully paid up, whereas charges for cloud services will be ongoing.
- Real costs of on-premise service. Many costs can be overlooked when assessing an implementation project. For example, maintenance costs run at between 15-25% per year, upgrades must be resourced both in terms of staffing and additional infrastructure requirement, plus when was the last time a project ran to schedule?
- Time to go live. Crucially cloud services can often be delivered in less than a week, whereas an on-premise project can take months or even years. What gaps does this leave within your organization and how important are they?
Beyond the technical evaluation itself, you should also consider the human investment. There are potentially huge productivity gains to rolling out a collaborative word processing service to the organization in addition to savings on internal resource. But as a strategic investment service, maturity should be assessed to ensure wasted resource is minimized.
It may make more sense to start in areas such as storage, infrastructure and security that would have minimal impact on the end user community.
Any major project should go through the normal evaluation of whether there is an appropriate return on investment. In fact, perhaps a better alternative would be to perform a net present value (NPV) analysis.
Both options (on-premise and cloud) can contain hidden costs and risks (e.g. ongoing maintenance and upgrade costs) and the opportunity costs/cost of finance may significantly impact the results.
More Than Just Money
Arguably the CFO has got a new role as Chief Risk Officer. With the turbulent economic climate and increasing penalties imposed on companies, the CFO has to be the board member who says “hang on a minute” and provides an alternative perspective to corporate decisions.
In this regard, business risk as well as basic economics must be considered for any project initiative. You should ensure that the standard checks are performed related to the viability of providers as a long-term partner. Remember, too, that data and continuity are critical, so ensure that their infrastructure is robust from a disaster recovery perspective.
Depending on your industry you will be challenged by a variety of compliance requirements. Nothing new here, but customers are ultimately responsible for the security and integrity of their own data, even when a service provider holds it and is subject to external audits and security certifications.
Cloud computing provides the opportunity to utilize multiple global suppliers. However, customers contracting with cloud providers outside their country or geography may have to ensure that these providers are familiar with local guidelines and regulations on the export of personal data.
As another example, many suppliers imply that cloud based services have reached a utility type maturity, meaning that all services carry the same risks and assurances. This is clearly not the case. It is crucial that any solution chosen by your organization is appropriate in terms of risk assurance.
How Secure Is the Cloud?
Security is always a key consideration and as such, the relative security of cloud computing services is a contentious issue. Some argue that customer data is more secure when managed internally. Others assert that cloud providers have a strong incentive to maintain trust and as such employ a higher level of security.
Data in the cloud is typically in a shared environment alongside data from other customers. You need to gain assurances that data is appropriately secured and that this is a fundamental aspect of the design and doesn’t carry additional cost or negatively impact the use of the solution.
Suppliers’ understanding of inappropriate or illegal activity also needs to be addressed and provided for. Customers must demand transparency, avoiding suppliers that refuse to provide detailed targets on all service elements and their performance against those targets.
It’s important to note that the business risk extends beyond a specific application. The increased use of cloud based services such as Salesforce.com means that many mobile IT users will be accessing business data and services without necessarily accessing the corporate network itself.
This will increase the need for companies to place security controls between mobile users and cloud-based services, such as cloud enabled security services that ensure all remote connections follow the same level of protection.
Many organizations also utilize social media applications such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, in addition to the more formal cloud applications. This tends to blur the boundaries between corporate and personal data. Security can be undermined simply by perhaps a senior executive bringing in their own iPad and expecting it to work on the corporate network.
Interestingly cloud computing itself enables security controls and functions to be delivered in new ways and by new types of service providers. It also enables companies to use security technologies and techniques that perhaps previously have not been cost-effective.
Organizations can struggle to justify the expense of security controls or functions that are needed to respond to unanticipated or infrequent events. Cloud computing, however, can make these types of services available at short notice, while streamlining provision at a scale appropriate to address the threat.
Where to Start
Cloud-based services certainly can be very attractive to an organization. The likelihood is that your company or certainly some of the staff are already taking advantage of it to some degree. However, as you assess the economics and risk associated with these services, perhaps one of the first to invest in is cloud based security services that can fully integrate with your existing environment.
As well as providing the building blocks for any IT enhancement program, security’s back-office nature means that it can be implemented quickly with minimal impact on end users.
Like any cloud based application, the security provider must offer the service levels that you require both today and as your business grows. The common hybrid deployment of the cloud means that a security provider can almost cover your whole organization like a flexible bubble that grows as your company expands.
About the Author
Harry Pun is Client Services Manager, North Asia, for Symantec.cloud – a division within Symantec Corporation that uses the power of cloud computing to secure and manage information stored on endpoints and delivered via email, Web and instant messaging.


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Brian and Eliana fell for the unique design of one of the apartments in the award winning 8 House in Copenhagen, designed by renowned Danish architect Bjarke Ingels. ‘It is a dream come true to live in this building’.
It is all in the details
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
Who: Brian and Eliana, Nicholas (4)
Living surface: 110 m2
In a nutshell: ‘We agree to disagree about our interior.’
When Brian and Eliana bought the 110 m2 big apartment in 2015 they were taken aback by the one-off details of their apartment and the friendliness of the neighbors. ‘I am a professional tourist guide’, Eliana says, ‘I tell people about this building all the time. When we got the opportunity to buy an apartment here, we didn’t hesitate.’
Their overall experience of living in 8 House is hugely positive, but Eliana admits that it is a challenge to decorate the apartment: ‘All the quirky details, such as the diagonal walls and different levels make it hard to find furniture that optimizes the use of the available space.’
Another factor contributing to their difficulties in styling their home is that Eliana, born and raised in South America, has a much more abundant interior design style than Danish husband Brian. Eliana: ‘It is very rare that we agree on anything about our interior.’
What they do agree on, is the details. They both enjoy adding small, decorative elements to their apartment. It often concerns items from their youth or with other emotional attachments, such as a piggy bank from Ecuador and a wooden chair, that was Brian’s when he was a child. They also have a large library wall in the living room, which they both are big contributors in filling up: ‘We don’t throw away any books ever!’
The couple also finds common grounds in designing a safe and cozy space for their 4-year-old son Nicholas to be in. ‘We love practical and colorful details for him,’ Eliana says. Nicholas has his own bed- and playroom in one. It is right next to the kitchen, which is the heart of the house. Eliana: ‘I cook a lot. It is nice that Nicholas’ room is very close. He can play while we can keep an eye on him.’
In his room, Nicholas has a matrass for sleeping and a large matrass to play on. The room is filled with toys, lego and books. Eliana explains that they make sure that they buy what Nicholas needs, but other than that, Nicholas can also come with his own input.
‘Brian is very good in asking him what he wants. That is how we ended up with some of the stickers on the wall. I usually stumble upon things, which I immediately know, that he’ll love’, Eliana says.
As an example, Eliana pulls out a pillow, which you can draw on with washable markers. It turns out that the pillow actually is a play mat, filled with soft toys. ‘He loves drawing on it.’ The couple’s son is also creative in other areas. Eliana smilingly explains: ‘From his old matrass and bed-boundary, he often makes a doghouse, so he can pretend he is a dog.’
The couple has a lot of dreams for their interior decoration, although they still need to agree on which topic they’ll tackle first: ‘We need a new couch, a solution for our office, and I would love a giant library on the wall next to the stairs,’ Eliana says.
Until they in agreeance get cracking with the big stuff, they keep styling their home with details filled with love and good memories instead.


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3D Action Roguelike Necropolis Launches March 17
Harebrained Schemes’ award-winning procedural death labyrinth Necropolis has set a release date… and you can bring your friends. Today, the company announced that they have added up-to-4 player cooperative multiplayer to their highly anticipated PC game, set to release on Steam March 17th. Pre-orders open February 2nd.
Necropolis is a third-person dungeon delve filled with intense action, off-kilter humor, and diabolical traps. The 3D action-meets-roguelike is filled with an ever-changing assortment of bizarre rooms, cool weapons, tasty treasure, and nasty monsters that’ll in all likelihood kill you deader than Dumbledore, only for you start all over again to see how much further you can get.
“We can’t wait to unleash Necropolis onto Steam players. Everyone thought the game was a blast when we played it single-player, but we were blown away by how fun it is to attack the Necropolis with our friends.” said Harebrained Schemes Studio Manager, Mitch Gitelman.
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The Trail Blazers were up nearly 30 points in the closing minutes of the Game 4, in large part to the stellar play of Norman Powell.
On a night when Damian Lillard scored just 10 points, it was Powell who came in clutch, adding 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting. He was a perfect 4-of-4 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the charity stripe.
As he walked to the bench for a final time Saturday night, the Moda Center crowd rose to their feet. “Norman Powell” chants rang through the rafters.
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It was certainly a special moment for Powell, who became a Trail Blazer just two months ago when he was acquired via a trade with the Toronto Raptors.
After the game, Powell was asked about his love for Rip City. He admitted he didn’t realize what the fans were saying initially until his teammates began taking part in the chants as well.
“I thought it was really dope,” Powell said. “They got a little smile out of me. I don’t smile often when I’m locked into the game.”
Powell admitted it doesn’t take much for him to get up for games like these. The Blazers being down 2-1 in the series was exactly the fuel he needed.
“I told myself, we’re not losing this game,” Powell said. “First two plays or so, I told em’ I’m on them tonight.”
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Angela Babin and other members of the “Tilted Axes” performance group jammed on electric guitars on “Cold Moon Consort” in Sasaki Garden at N.Y.U.’s Washington Square Village, between Bleecker and W. Third Sts. and Mercer St. and LaGuardia Place, before making their way to “The Cube” at Astor Place. Photos by Bob Krasner (L to R: Sean Satin, Angela Babin, Chad Ossman)
BY BOB KRASNER | If you feel the need to simplify composer Patrick Grant’s long-running “Tilted Axes” project, you could call it a marching band for electric guitars. But given the complexity of the compositions and the dedication of the musicians, that description falls way short.
The latest performance of Grant’s “Music for Mobile Electric Guitars” was realized by 24 musicians, including Grant, on the winter solstice, in the Sasaki Garden at Washington Square Village, “The Alamo” at Astor Place a.k.a. “The Cube” and the streets between.
Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars – Cold Moon Consort (Patrick Grant center with, L to R, Chad Ossman, Michael Fisher, Sam Weisberg, Sean Satin, Dan Cooper, Howie Kenty).
The event was commissioned by Faculty Housing Happenings at New York University — where Grant is a professor — as part of “Make Music New York.” The confab featured music evenly divided between older pieces, structured improvisations and premieres written specifically for Friday night.
Getting ready to move out from Sasaki Garden. (L to R: John Halo, Howie Kenty, Dylan Sparrow)
One of the new pieces, “Tiltinnabulation,” was written to include another Make Music group, “Bell By Bell.” According to Tom Peyton, the leader of that multigenerational group of bell ringers, they were notified that their path might cross with “Tilted Axes” and they were given the choice of avoiding each other or playing together.
“Tilted Axes” performers playing their “axes” (blues lingo for guitars) while crossing Broadway on their way to “The Alamo” at Astor Place. (L to R: Gene Ardor, John Lovaas, Aileen Bunch, Jason Napier, Angela Babin)
Happily, they chose to do two numbers together at “The Cube” and the result was a perfect combo of chiming guitars and bells. Guitarist Angela Babin, a “Tilted Axes” veteran, called the collaboration “fabulous!”
“It was like a ‘West Side Story’ gang meet-up, with music and camaraderie and solstice celebration love,” she said.
Composer Patrick Grant at “The Alamo” with his “Tilted Axes” performance group.
Carrying an electric guitar and an amp through the streets while playing somewhat complex music is a daunting task, but the participants found it more than worthwhile.
“The universal joy of the people we encountered on our parade route caused me to transcend the discomfort I felt at not being fully in command of the music, the weight on my back and shoulders,” David Demnitz said.
Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars – Cold Moon Consort (front row seated L to R: Howie Kenty, Sarah Metivier Schadt, Jocelyn Gonzales, Jason Napier, Chad Ossman, Harry Scott, Sean Satin; middle row seated L to R: Sky Matthews, John Lovaas, Leslie Stevens, Patrick Grant, Robert Morton, Gene Ardor, Kevin Pfeiffer; back row standing L to R: Caitlin Cawley, Dan Cooper, Aileen Bunch, Sam Weisberg, Dylan Sparrow, Michael Fisher, John Halo, Angela Babin, David Demnitz, Reinaldo Perez, Jeremy Nesse, Jon Clancy)
Sam Weisberg voiced a similar sentiment, noting, “It’s a rush like no other. It was so worth the chronic right-shoulder pain!”
Grant made it through the balmy evening with a case of laryngitis that forced him to hoarsely whisper directions to bassist Sarah Metivier Schadt, who amply conveyed his instructions to the crew.
“Tilted Axes cuts musical pathways through the urban landscape, turning neighborhoods into their own sonic narratives. Since its inception, Grant has produced a number of Tilted Axes processions in various cities upon three continents.”
“There are many unforeseen elements that we could never have predicted,” Grant reflected. “We’re thinking on our feet, we’re performing live, we’re adjusting to the public in real time. Being there, mobile, right up against the public, brings out musical choices that we’d never come up with in rehearsal. There’s nothing like it.”
“The public went nuts, in a good way!” Grant enthused. “We couldn’t be happier.”
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Welcome back old friends! Gyrocopter, Phantom Assassin and Chaos Knight are the latest heroes to join the Dota 2 cast.
We would also like to welcome Tongfu and mTw to The International list of competing teams. If you missed any games from last week’s Wild Cards qualifiers you can find them all in the Recent Games section inside Dota 2.
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Book Title: Nausicaä De La Vallée Du Vent, Tome 4|
Date of issue: June 12th 2001
ISBN 13: 9782723433921
The author of the book: Hayao Miyazaki
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Read full description of the books Nausicaä De La Vallée Du Vent, Tome 4:Jadis rayonnantes, les civilisations du gigantisme industriel avaient disparu dans les ténèbres du temps, et la surface terrestre avait été recouverte d'une forêt de bactéries géantes exhalant des humeurs empoisonnées : la mer de la décomposition. Les hommes, réduits à subsister ça et là aux rares abords préservés de cette mer, vivaient dans les royaumes qu'ils avaient fondés localement. - La vallée du vent. - Un petit royaume à la population d'à peine cinq cents personnes, protégé tant bien que mal par un vent marin des pollutions de la mer de la décomposition.
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Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. He started his career in 1963 as an animator at the studio Toei Douga, and was subsequently involved in many early classics of Japanese animation. From the beginning, he commanded attention with his incredible ability to draw, and the seemingly-endless stream of movie ideas he proposed.
In 1971, he moved to A Pro with Isao Takahata, then to Nippon Animation in 1973, where he was heavily involved in the World Masterpiece Theater TV animation series for the next five years. In 1978, he directed his first TV series, Conan, The Boy in Future, then moved to Tokyo Movie Shinsha in 1979 to direct his first movie, the classic Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.
In 1984, he released Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, based on the manga (comic) of the same title which he had started two years before. The success of the film led to the establishment of a new animation studio, Studio Ghibli, at which Miyazaki has since written, directed, and produced many other films with Takahata. All of these films enjoyed critical and box office successes. In particular, Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke received the Japan Academy Award for Best Film and was the highest-grossing (about US$150 million) domestic film in Japan's history until it was taken over by another Miyazaki work, Spirited Away.
In addition to animation, Miyazaki also draws manga. His major work was the Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind manga, an epic tale he worked on intermittently from 1982 to 1994 while he was busy making animated films. Another manga, Hikoutei Jidai, was later evolved into his film Porco Rosso.
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Eleven Things I Learned as a Professional Pet Sitter in San Francisco
(1) Sometimes a pet will not like you and there is nothing you can do about it. There have only been a couple instances where a pet has disliked me to the point where I couldn’t complete my job. It was only ever cats. One week I went to take care of a cat I hadn’t met before. This was uncommon, but happened when an initial meeting couldn’t be arranged. I was warned this cat was a little picky, which didn’t bother me; cats like me. I had accumulated hundreds of hours volunteering at the nearby shelter in high school, as well as a semester off in college, and grew up with cats. However, this cat did not seem motivated by fear or lack of human contact. She wanted to end me. I was an intruder and she had to protect the home base. She stalked me. I moved slowly, not making eye contact, and keeping my body small as I tried to feed her without exposing my skin. Leaning down to scoop her litter box was nerve-wracking, my hands moving, digging around her precious bathroom, perfect fleshy targets. The second time I visited she was right at the front door, swatting and hissing, blocking the entrance. I called my boss and she contacted the client who admitted that this had happened before. I have no ill will towards the cat, I’m sad that she felt so many people were untrustworthy.
(2) You don’t always know what will make the pet happiest. I used to walk this dog Whittie. She looked like a black Dachshund with the coat of a Pomeranian, and folded over ears. Her fur was soft and she had a graying around her snout. She was adorable and particular. She only liked her medical dental stick treats and turned her nose up to the expensive gourmet chicken or cheese treats that I carried. She didn’t care about other dogs. She also did not want to go on “new” walks. Whittie wanted to go on the same exact walk every day and not because other walking areas scared her. She had a regular route, and that is what made her happiest. Once we started doing that same route every day, she would greet me with happy spins and small barks when I picked her up. It is important to cater to what makes the dog happy when possible; not every dog wants an exciting adventure.
(3) There is no such thing as “too many” poop bags. The moment you realize you are down to one poop bag, the dog you are walking will poop twice. Even if you do run out of bags, don’t abandon that doo doo. Ask someone else walking a dog nearby, use some ragged newspaper or magazine on the street, even picking it up with leaves is better than doing nothing. Picking up dog poop is the responsible thing to do if you have a dog, and if this is your business, you are representing yourself every day you are out and about. Plus, dog poop is an environmental and health hazard.
(4) Dog owners want to know about their dog’s poop. There are a limited ways most of us can asses out pet’s health without taking them to the vet. Unless you have trained your dog to communicate via buttons like Bunny, they cannot explicitly tell you if they are not feeling well. Additionally, dogs process pain differently than humans do which results in illnesses going undetected longer. In my experience the three best ways to keep an eye on a dog’s health between check ups are: whether they are eating and drinking like they normally do, whether they are acting like they normally do, and whether they are pooping like they normally do. Poop is an easy way to see if a dog is drinking enough water, ate something strange or bad, or having other digestive/internal issues. I have collected stool samples for owners to take to the vet and taken a chihuahua pooping concerning amounts of blood to the emergency vet. Luckily no one every asked me to send poop pics because my descriptions were enough. Monitoring and handling poop is part of the job when taking care of pets, even so, it still made me gag sometimes.
(5) Accidents happen and you can’t take it too personally. Potty accidents inside and larger injuries and illness are part of pet care. I took care of a Bengal cat in North Beach. Bengal’s are a breed of cat created by crossbreeding house cats with Asiatic Wild Cats. The result is a lankier “wilder” cat with a spotted orange and black coat, like a jaguar. They have intense amounts of energy and tend to be a bit spicier (in the cat community, spicy means aggressive) than plain old house cats. Mostly his breed qualities presented in high-energy springiness, and hostility towards more than two pets at a time. When I visited him, he would greet me at the top of the stairs, meowing, rubbing himself along the modern glass panel railings, and sauntering around with his booming purr. One day he didn’t greet me and I found a big puddle of urine on the floor. I discovered him at the top of the stairs near the doorway to the deck, sluggish and huddled in what appeared to be pain. He didn’t want to play or eat his food. I poked around the apartment and discovered that he had eaten a handful of bites out of a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I took him to the vet but he was too violent for them to get his vitals, which can happen with cats crossbred with wildcats. In the end he was okay and I had to accept that him eating the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers that his owners left out was not my fault.
(6) Whether owners know it or not, they train their pet to act a certain way, and if the owners are a little wacky, it can result in ridiculous pet care routines. I took care of this elderly tuxedo cat in the Mission District whose owner sat on a tiny wooden stool while her cat ate to keep him company. Following this, she claimed the cat refused to eat unless whoever fed him sat on the stool. Then she said the cat stopped eating the wet food when it was cold from the fridge so she began to microwave the food for under ten seconds, so that it wasn’t cold but wasn’t too warm. By the time I took care of the cat it needed every meal to be microwaved and served with the caretaker on the nearby stool. I always followed these odd instructions I was given from owners because they know their pets better than I do, plus, they were the ones paying me. Once I had to run to the bathroom while I was supervising cat dinner. The cat still ate without me, but I continued to sit on the stool during the following meals because I was instructed to do so. I think these habits came about because the owner liked the sensation of being needed.
(7) The routines that pet owners create are often more about soothing themselves. I took care of a pair of cats in a high-rise in the Financial District. Their owner had the most extreme routine around feeding them that I ever encountered. When she went away for two weeks, I visited the cats several times a day to feed, play, and clean up after them. The feeding routine started out with stainless steel bowls. Everything the owner used was stainless steel. Both cats ate raw food, two different flavors handcrafted by the local gourmet pet store. One cat got more of one flavor than the other cat, and they both got supplements, each element measured on a food scale for accuracy. The food needed to be slightly warmed up, but not cooked, just warm enough to make it closer to the temperature of fresh raw flesh. To do this she would boil water in the stainless steel kettle and pour it in two other stainless steel bowls. The food bowls sat on top of these bowls of boiled water for a few minutes with an occasional stir. The cats ate in different rooms so that neither got more or less of their meticulously prepared meals. Maybe the third or fourth time I visited, the shyer of the two cats, named Greene, jumped up on the counter while I was filling the kettle and started eating his own food cold. It turns out the cats did not care at all about the food being warm, they just wanted to eat it. When the owner returned she reached out to thank me because Greene was much more friendly and outgoing. I think Greene didn’t know he could be more affable because his owner was so reserved, and the other cat was a languorous puffball.
(8) The neurosis owners have about their pets can harm their pets. There was a dog that frequented the midday dog playgroup I was part of who was an absolute a-hole. One afternoon, he attacked one of the dogs I brought as a guest and the dog needed stitches. Having to tell my client that their dog was attacked was one of the worst experiences of my life and made me feel like a failure. I know the attack wasn’t my fault. The rude dog would regularly growl at other dogs if he thought they were having too much fun. He only had a good attitude when everything went his way, which his owner made sure happened the majority of the time. Pet owners are responsible for making their pet’s lives happy and healthy, which includes training and teaching them to be comfortable with discomfort. This is part of larger process of emotional self-regulation. I believe dogs need to learn emotional self-regulation so that they do not develop separation anxiety or become a-holes. One reason why I advocate for crate training is that it allows dogs to self-soothe by having a “home base” or a room of their own to go to if they want alone time or are stressed. The a-hole dog could not self-soothe because his owner’s whole life revolved around obsessing over the dog to the point where he was unfamiliar and unable to emotionally manage discomfort. He was also overweight, which may have been because the owner was constantly worried he did not eat enough and fed him his dinner by hand. Whenever the owner went out of town and the dog walker watched him, he would behave better and lose weight. Although I believe this dog would have been an a-hole regardless of who owned him, he was not completely at fault for his behavior because his owner had never allowed him to learn how to comfort himself.
(9) Dogs should be on leash in public unless in a specified off-leash dog areas. All dogs are different and while one dog may be friendly and want to meet all other dogs, some dogs cannot handle unfamiliar dogs running up to them for a sniff. Especially in a city where all dogs have to share the sidewalks, it is important to have control over a dog’s behavior. When a friendly dog runs up to a dog who is afraid of other dogs, it is hard for many dog owner’s to successfully command for the friendly dog to come back. This unwanted contact can result in the anxious dog attacking or otherwise provoking the friendly dog. Like wearing a mask, keeping your dog on leash isn’t just about keeping your dog safe, but about keeping other dogs safe as well. In addition, the world has adults and children who are afraid of dogs and do not want off leash dogs seemingly out of control and approaching them. Whittie was charged by an unleashed dog on our walk one day. The dog pinned her to the ground and while the owner was able to remove his dog before Whittie was physically harmed, this incident could have been completely avoided had the owner leashed his dog.
(10) Never leave a dog unattended outside and get the microchipped. Dog theft is common in the United States. An estimated two million dogs are stolen every year, tied outside of grocery stores and coffee shops, and right out of people’s back yards. In 2019 Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot so thieves could steal her Frenchies, and he is still recovering. Dog theft is also rampant in the Bay Area. Don’t risk it by leaving a dog unattended outside. Pet microchips are small and safe, and allow vets to scan the animal’s back to find the owner’s information, like a permanent dog collar. HomeAgain, one of several pet microchip producers found that while only around 22% of non-chipped pets are returned to their families after being lost or stolen, 58% of chipped pets get reunited with their families. That is more than double the likelihood!
(11) Pet Insurance helps with the inevitable accidents and illnesses. If your pet is part of your family, consider getting pet insurance. As a pet sitter, I saw how no matter how much an owner loves and monitors their pet, the pet will still get sick or hurt at some point. The cost of emergency veterinary medicine can easily cross the $1,000 mark, and finding the right pet insurance helps lessen the financial burden. In these emergency situations an owner shouldn’t have to go into debt to get their pet the care they need. There are pet insurances that cover pre-existing conditions that are breed-specific like breathing issues with flat-faced or brachycephalic dogs such as pugs. There are pet insurances that help cover annual vet visits as well as emergency visits. I pay about $25 per month so that if my dog needs emergency care over a few hundred dollars, the pet insurance company will cover up to 80% of the bills associated with this care. It gives me peace of mind knowing that when an emergency occurs with my dog, Pepper, I don’t have to sit around at home panicking about whether something is “bad enough” to go to the vet. In the event that this has inspired you to look into pet insurance, Forbes has a handy side-by-side comparisons of coverage for thirteen pet insurance companies for 2021.


August 6, 2016
On Saturday August 6th, 2016 the New York City Department of Design and Construction STEAM Initiatives Division and the Percent for Art Division participated in the Summer Streets festival in Lower Manhattan. Summer Streets, organized by the NYC Department of Transportation, is an annual celebration of NY’s most valuable public space–our streets. Summer Streets provides space for healthy recreation and encourages New Yorkers to use more sustainable forms of transportation. Various city agencies and community organizations provided family friendly activities including artistic performances, interactive lessons, art and sculpture making, fitness classes, outdoor dining, and physical activities. More than 300,000 people took advantage of the open streets this summer.
DDC staff members from the Public Arts Division, Office of Community Outreach and Notification and STEAM organized creative arts activities and informed community members about the many infrastructure upgrades that the city will be constructing. Community members were able to answer trivia questions about Science, Technology, Engineering, Architecture, and Mathematics and help paint an informational mural depicting how and where New York City residents get their water. The resulting artwork by Summer Streets participants will be temporarily on display at Foley Square.


The Russian military operation in the Donbass has divided the world. Once again. I think many, if not all, were ready for it. But there are those in this story who somehow it is not customary to talk about. And, surprisingly, it is not even the inhabitants of Donbas themselves.
Oddly enough, the main victims of the general hatred of the Western world have been children. Russian children who live outside Russia and face harassment only because of their background. No, I am not implying anything, but there is a reason to wonder whether Europe is as tolerant and democratic as it wants to appear.
I do not want to accuse anyone of anything and I do not want to speak highly of anything. Right now I just want to support the kids who are in a difficult situation, just as I was once supported.
All of us had to learn too early that the world can be cruel and unfair, and life is sometimes full of sadness. It’s even more frustrating if all that cruelty and injustice is directed at you just because you are different because of your background, family name or skin colour. It doesn’t have to be that way, but it is there nonetheless. Nevertheless, the choice of how to act is always up to us. It is possible to despair. This is quite understandable and I don’t think anyone will be judged. We can all be weak at times. And this is the easiest choice. Or we can try to keep our spirits up. It’s much more difficult, because the attitude of people around you will not change. Or rather, it can change if you show by your own example that being Russian is not about aggression. Being Russian is about justice, kindness, overcoming all difficulties, and the ability to do the impossible for the sake of your dreams. Being Russian is about strength of spirit”.
Translation by Veronika Naydenova
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Thank you again Faina!
The point about the hatred of Russian children in the west is shocking but true. I saw many reports from Germany, where Russian children were harassed and bullied for having a Russian background. Keep in mind that includes Russian language children from other former USSR countries too and to some extend this is expanded to slavic children in general. Look it up, the Russian Lomonossov school in Berlin was attacked and parts of the building and surroundings damaged. The narrative of ‘Russians bad’ gets indoctrinated to children in Europe and they start feeling hatred towards their own friends. That is what propaganda does.
I think a commenter on Unz has it right: Western Europe is still essentially Nazi and this has provided the perfect opening for it to be no longer hidden under some liberal veneer. If I understand correctly, Germany — which should never have been reunified — has doubled its military budget. This is truly horrifying and most disturbing. If I was young, I would definitely leave the U.S. and move to Russia or China.
I love what you wrote, Faina: Being Russian is about strength of spirit. Being American is about being conformist and thinking you own the world; we have no strength of spirit.


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By Homeland Media Team,
The Mbarara Archbishop-elect Lambert Bainomugisha yesterday been installed at Nyamitanga at ascientif installation ceremony that will be historic because it happened at the time when Covid-19 is a threatening countries as many people cannot freely interact as so practice social distancing in away.
“Bishop Bainomugisha was announced the new archbishop on April 25.
He was auxiliary bishop for 15 years. From 2009 to 2016, he also served as apostolic administrator of Hoima Diocese when the then Bishop Deo Byabazeire fell sick.
Bainomugisha succeeds Archbishop Paul Bakyenga, 76, who has served for three decades.
John Baptist Kakubi, Jean Marie Gaetan Ogez and Fracois Xavier also served in the same position at different times.
Archbishop-elect Bainomugisha hailed Archbishop Bakyenga for mentoring him.
“I cherish his vision and particularly
nurturing and mentoring me as young bishop,’’ he said.
Archbishop e Bakyenga was ordained priest in 1971, and consecrated Bishop of Mbarara in 1989. He was appointed Archbishop of Mbarara Archdiocese in 1991.
The Mbarara Archdiocese media relations officer, Fr Charles Mutabaruka, yesterday revealed that 150 people attended the installation of the new archbishop.
These he said include bishop, priests, representative’s
representatives of the laity, some government officials and civil servants and
representatives of the family of the archbishop-elect.
Bainomugisha was born in 1961 and was ordained priest in 1991.
He has a PhD in Canon Law.
Speaking to media on May 6, Bainomugisha said: “I am very grateful to the Holy Father Pope Francis for finding me worthy to serve as Archbishop of Mbarara.
Bishop Francois- Xavier Lacoursiere of Missionaries of Africa was appointed on May 28, 1934 and he resigned on April 20, 1956.
Bishop Jean- Marie- Gaetan Ogez of Missionaries of Africa was appointed on December 11, 1956 and resigned on November 25, 1968.
Bishop John Baptist Kakubi was appointed on June 26, 1969 and on resigned November 23, 1991.
Archbishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga –November 23, 1991 and retired on April 25, 2020.Archbishop Lambert Bainomugisha was appointed on April 25, 2020.


HONOLUA BAY, Maui/Hawaii (Wednesday, December 2, 2015) – The Target Maui Pro came to a phenomenal close today with the world-class Honolua Bay delivering perfect four-to-six foot (1.5 – 2 metre) plus waves to close the season for the world’s best surfers.
Action was incendiary from the start with the 2015 WSL Title clinched for now three-time World Champion Carissa Moore (HAW) as underdog Coco Ho (HAW) eliminated title challenger Courtney Conlogue (USA) in this morning’s Round 4 heat.
Moore’s historic day didn’t end there as the Hawaiian powerhouse took full advantage of pristine conditions and building swell, rampaging her way through the rounds and into the Final where she posted an astonishing 19.50 (out of a possible 20) – earning a unanimous 10 (out of a possible 10) – to claim her second, consecutive Target Maui Pro victory.
“You can never feel it til the end and this is definitely the moment,” Moore said. “Courtney’s been surfing so well, she’s worked so hard and I never counted her out for a moment. It’s crazy being in a title race. There’s so many ups and downs and just to keep that confidence up when you lose. I’ve enjoyed the whole ride and to see it pay off, it was just nice to finish off the season strong last year here. It’s a place I love to surf and it just lit a fire underneath me and got me excited for this season. That was the biggest barrel I’ve ever gotten in competition and I’m just so thankful for everything.”
Carissa Moore (HAW), the three-time WSL Champion, all smiles after capping off an incredible 2015 season with a Target Maui Pro win.
Image: WSL / Poullenot
After a season-long battle with Conlogue which saw the Jeep Leader Jersey switch back and forth multiple times, Moore was filled with immense respect for her Californian contemporary.
“I look at Courtney and just see that she’s a fierce competitor, she’s ready, she’s on and was going to go to the final and so I realized I had to go to the final too,” Moore said. “I had no idea or thought that she was going to go out in Round 4 and well done to Coco – she was surfing so well. It’s really special to be here at home having the local support and support of my family. This morning I had a rattled morning, feeling a little disorganized in my morning surf I just tried to regroup and just had to work through these thoughts. I’m really proud.”
2015 WSL Runner-Up Courtney Conlogue (USA) is coming off her best Championship Tour (CT) performance in her five years on tour, but couldn’t find the scores she needed to top Coco Ho (HAW).
“I think it’s kind of a roller coaster,” Conlogue said. “This whole season has been that way. I put everything out there and gave it my all and today just wasn’t my day. This is my best season so far and I’m going to look back at it and know I could’ve done better – you always can. It’s a bummer and devastating but now that I am where I’m at at the end of the season I just have to move forward and keeping grinding it out to get ready for next year.”
Earning runner-up at the Target Maui Pro, an in-form Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) dropped the event’s second-highest score with a 9.83. The Australian looked unstoppable until meeting the 2015 WSL World Champion Carissa Moore (HAW) in the Final. Earning her own incredible barrel ride, Fitzgibbons was still in the combination situation, meaning she needed two new scores to overcome the difference, with a 9.23.
“Just sitting in the lineup and having those perfect conditions, trading waves with Carissa was amazing,” Fitzgibbons said. “It was tough being on the flipside of hearing those tens, the competitor in me was just saying give me a break but it was her time to shine and she’s certainly a deserved champion. I definitely felt like I was surfing with a lot of freedom coming into this event with some fire and surf freely on the forehand. Still a little disappointing but I feel like I’m gaining some momentum for next year.”
Charging her way through to the Semifinals, eliminating Conlogue in the process, Coco Ho (HAW) couldn’t find the scores necessary to overtake Fitzgibbons to meet Moore in the Final but was elated with her performance at Honolua Bay.
“I knew going into the heat what was on the line, I knew I could win it for Carissa,” Ho said. “Also I knew it was important for me. I just wanted to go in and surf and get waves so I was stoked to do that. Hearing the final horn blow and the crowd start cheering I just started crying and so stoked for Carissa and myself making a heat. But then looking over at Courtney I was just feeling all sorts of emotions.”
A standout at the Target Maui Pro, Alessa Quizon (HAW) ended her campaign with a Semifinal appearance against the new World Champion, Moore. Closing the 2015 season with her best performance of the year, Quizon will take everything she’s learned this year and apply it to 2016.
“I’ve really had to sit back and evaluate every mistake I was doing and just not do them again,” Quizon said. “The past two years has been a struggle to try and catch up with everyone trying to figure out the right boards, but now I feel like I’m finding my place. I just want to keep my momentum into next year and just look at everything in a positive way – it’s all about having fun and sometimes I’m too hard on myself, so I just need to learn to take a breath and enjoy it more.”
Moore’s 2015 Samsung Galaxy WSL CT Results:
Roxy Pro Gold Coast: WINNER
Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach: WINNER
Women’s Drug Aware Margaret River Pro: 2nd
Oi Rio Women’s Pro: 3rd
Fiji Women’s Pro: 9th
Vans US Open of Surfing: 5th
Swatch Women’s Pro Trestles: WINNER
Cascais Women’s Pro: 9th
Roxy Pro France: 3rd
Target Maui Pro: WINNER
The 2015 men’s WSL Champion will be decided at the upcoming Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, taking place on Oahu. Six contenders from two nations — Mick Fanning (AUS), Filipe Toledo (BRA), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Gabriel Medina (BRA), Owen Wright (AUS) and Julian Wilson (AUS) — are all within striking distance for the world surfing crown.
For more information, log onto www.WorldSurfLeague.com
TARGET MAUI PRO FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Carissa Moore (HAW) 19.50
2 – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 17.90
TARGET MAUI PRO SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Carissa Moore (HAW) 17.90 def. Alessa Quizon (HAW) 15.20
SF 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 18.20 def. Coco Ho (HAW) 14.40
TARGET MAUI PRO QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Alessa Quizon (HAW) 13.04 def. Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) 11.50
QF 2: Carissa Moore (HAW) 17.47 def. Tyler Wright (AUS) 14.94
QF 3: Coco Ho (HAW) 16.90 def. Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 16.20
QF 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 18.07 def. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 18.04
TARGET MAUI PRO ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW) 13.56 def. Lakey Peterson (USA) 12.13
Heat 2: Tyler Wright (AUS) 11.27 def.Malia Manuel (HAW) 10.67
Heat 3: Coco Ho (HAW) 16.50 def. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 14.26
Heat 4: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 16.07 def. Johanne Defay (FRA) 14.34
2015 SAMSUNG GALAXY WSL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR TOP 5:
$11. Carissa Moore (HAW) 66,200 pts
$12. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 58,600 pts
$13. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 55, 900 pts
$14. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 47,500 pts
Tyler Wright (AUS) 47,100 pts


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This fall, The Walt Disney Family Museum will introduce us to Walt Disney, the man. It's about time we finally met him.
2009 is a landmark year for The Walt Disney Company, though you might not have noticed. In December, it will be 43 years since Walt Disney passed away in 1966, closing the curtain on an era of unparalleled creativity and innovation in entertainment. Forty three years is also the length of time Walt ran his eponymous studio with his brother Roy. When this year comes to a close, for the first time in its history, The Walt Disney Company will have existed longer without Walt than with him.
With each passing year, Walt is being perceived less and less as the eager, ambitious and restless Midwestern boy who made good in Hollywood, and more a corporate avatar, the iconic pater familias whose offspring include Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Snow White and Disneyland. It's an image Disney himself helped create, purposefully separating legend from the truth to become the idyllic dream maker baby boomers happily welcomed into their homes on Sunday night TV. As he once told a company employee, "I smoke and I drink and there's a whole lot of things I do that I don't want to be part of that image." No one understood the distinction between Walt Disney the man and Walt Disney the corporate symbol more than Walt Disney himself.
But, forty three years later, that symbol, like Monstro the whale, has almost swallowed the man whole. No corporation protects its namesake like The Walt Disney Company does. It holds Walt aloft as the ultimate representation of family entertainment and wide-eyed magic. In Disney theme parks, motion pictures pay tribute to his accomplishments and bronze statues are erected in his memory. But, that Walt is no more real than the cartoon mouse holding his hand in front of the storybook castle. This is Walt in his purest, most positive public persona. And while you can't blame the company for shining him up all neat and pretty, in the process we're losing sight of all the traits that made him interesting to begin with.
Walt Disney was the guiding force behind an incredible body of work in entertainment, but he was also a stubborn, short-tempered and argumentative man. He was a competent, but not particularly gifted cartoonist; a devoted, but somewhat distant husband and father. He chain smoked, enjoyed his scotch and appreciated a good dirty joke. He produced a multitude of classic animated features, but some of the most utterly forgettable live action films. He employed artists who would've gladly taken a bullet for him and others who eventually fell out of favor and to whom he would not speak for decades. He could motivate and cajole people to create art even they didn't think was possible, but he had few close friends. He was a 20th century visionary whose arrogance and naivete contributed to a crippling studio strike. He had his character flaws, but he also had a vivid imagination, a considerable work ethic and a childlike enthusiasm for the projects that interested him. He was a series of contradictions. He was a human being.
That's the Walt I like.
For the first time, the general public is going to get a close, first hand look at the man behind the curtain when The Walt Disney Family Museum opens on October 1st. And while I don't expect to see Walt, warts and all, we'll still get a better feel for him as a person than we would ever get from the official company line. Already, we're seeing it in the images the museum has released over the past few weeks (they'll continue releasing them up to the grand opening). Among the many studio artifacts pictured--the first drawings of Mickey Mouse, the Pinocchio and Dopey maquettes--we're also seeing the personal items--the family photos, Walt and Lillian's marriage certificate, the fiddle that belonged to Walt's father. One of the first pictures the museum released was that of Walt as an infant. See? He was a real person after all.
www.waltdisney.org. Tickets are issued for specific times, so plan your schedule accordingly.
I'll be attending the preview event and I'm relishing the opportunity. It'll be nice to finally meet the real Walt Disney . . . for the first time.
Make sure to follow my September 26th visit to The Walt Disney Family Museum here on my blog and via Twitter: www.twitter.com/disneytim.


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I just discovered this group; I guess there's something here for everyone!† :)† I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for sewing their own bumper around a coffee table.† Foam bumpers are expensive and take the varnish off of tables.† Is there a website, pattern, or a explanation of how I could do this?† I saw a safety first one but it's also kinda pricey and I have a ton of old scrap material.† Thanks for any suggestions!
DIY Coffee table bumper
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What if you just made and large eleactic band to put around it.¬† Get a strip a fabric that will fit around the table and make it a little wider the the edge of the table.¬† sew some elastic into the edges.¬† Maybe glue some batting near the corners or all around.¬† Thats probably my best advise.¬† I hope I didn't confuse you.¬† I was trying to think of something to compare it to but all I can think of is a scrunchy.¬† Tell me if I need to explain better.
FTM due 12/25 welcoming our first baby girl.
You could use those big swimming noodle things. slice them open down the side, then slip them on the edges of the coffee table depending on how thick the table ledge is. You could sew sleeves to cover them too once you have them all cut to size.
The hot water pipe insulator tubes work great. ¬†You can get them at a hardware store for just over a dollar and they slip over any edge. ¬†You could cover them with fabric or leave as is. ¬†Very cheap and really cushions the wood. You may need to be creative with corners as there will be a space where the tubes meet. ¬†Good luck.


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While many people associate these conditions with young people and women, they can affect anyone at any age.
If you think you might have an eating disorder, it’s essential you seek treatment as soon as possible. These are serious mental conditions, so treating the underlying cause of your eating habits is vital for your overall health.See a Doctor
Eating disorders can present themselves in many different ways. However, the feature that connects them is they all show a fundamentally harmful relationship with food.
Becoming angry gets your body ready for action - putting it into ‘fight or flight’ mode. And while this is a normal response, if it occurs too often it can put all sorts of strains on your body. Anger causes your brain to release adrenaline, leading to a faster heartbeat, heightened breathing and sweating.
Whichever eating disorder you are diagnosed with, the key to successful treatment is identifying and addressing the feelings causing your unhealthy relationship with food.
A doctor might recommend a self-help manual, or you could be invited to attend Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), where you’ll look at ways of managing the thoughts that lead to your eating disorder.
Other options include psychotherapy, counselling and, where appropriate, medication to combat symptoms such as depression and anxiety. With so many people experiencing these issues, it’s perhaps no surprise that there are also plenty of support groups available, should you wish to use them.
It’s important that you’re completely honest with your doctor in order for them to help you. We know that recognising you need help is often the hardest part of overcoming any mental health issue and our doctors will guide you through this vital first step on the road to recovery.See a Doctor
As we’ve just discussed, often admitting you have an eating disorder can be very difficult. Some people can’t reach this point on their own.
If you’re worried about a friend or family member who you believe has an eating disorder, our doctors will be able to offer you advice on how best to help them.

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