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Apple's (AAPL) - Get Report stock is up about 30% year-to-date to $149.50 as of Friday's market close, just days before it reports third quarter earnings on Tuesday, Aug. 1. However, Amazon.com's (AMZN) - Get Report more than 30% rise for the year certainly didn't help its earnings this week.
Apple is expected to report earnings of $1.57, up from $1.42 in the year ago period, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet. Revenue is expected to rise to $44.9 billion, vs. $42.4 billion in the 2016 third quarter.
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The Cupertino, Califo-based company will be the last of the big cap tech companies to report earnings this season. On Thursday, Amazon reported a shocking earnings miss of 40 cents per share vs. expectations for $1.42 per share. While analysts seem to be forgiving due to Amazon's long-term growth plan, it's up to Apple to close out the earnings season with a bang.
However, the third quarter is historically soft for Apple as it's the down season before Apple typically launches a new iPhone model in September.
Investors will be paying close attention to Apple's iPhone sales, which dropped to 50.8 million last quarter from 51.2 million in the previous quarter. Apple's latest iPhone models, the 7 and 7 Plus, came out in September of 2016. iPhone sales are a key indicator of how Apple is doing because the iPhone has made up a little over half of Apple's revenue pie since 2007 when it first came out. Since 2011, that has risen even more to about 60% of its revenue pie, leading to criticism about the company's dependence on the iPhone.
"The iPhone is absolutely central to Apple as a company and its success since 2007, during which period its total annual revenues grew nearly ten-fold from $24 billion in 2007 to $233 billion in fiscal year 2015," Jackdaw Research chief analyst Jan Dawson wrote in a recent note.
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Investors will also be looking out for the growth in Apple's Services business, which is its second biggest source of revenue and includes the App Store, iTunes, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Care and service parts, Apple Pay and licensing. Apple CEO Tim Cook said on the company's first quarter earnings call in January that it wants to double its services business by 2020. This would imply a revenue in 2020 of $48 billion to $50 billion, RBC Capital analyst Amit Daryanani wrote in a note.
For the previous quarter, Apple's revenue from services came in at $5.99 billion, beating expectations for $5.78 billion and representing a 20% rise from the year ago period.
Daryanani noted that Apple's highly anticipated 10th-anniversary iPhone model, due out this fall, could help continue to drive up its revenue from Services. The new iPhone model could expand its iOS installed base, which would lead to more users of its Service businesses. Apple announced in June that Apple Music had reached 27 million paid subscribers, up from 20 million in December.
But what investors are really interested in is just how much money the iPhone 8 will make for Apple at the end of 2017 and into 2018. Apple typically releases its new iPhone in September but supply concerns mean it could be pushed back to October or November this year.
In a note to investors, Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha said he thinks the iPhone 8 will create a super-cycle due to pent up demand for a new phone as customers have held out for the iPhone 8. "We remain convinced that the iPhone product cycle will be significant in terms of driving multi-year unit growth, and maintain our conviction on Apple's ability to introduce new higher pricing tiers with improved mix," he wrote.
Apple's shares fell 0.4% to $148.96 on Monday morning.

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MIAMI (January 27, 2015) – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) board of directors presented its Pro Bono Service Award to the Miami office of Holland & Knight in recognition of its extraordinary commitment to equal justice at a ceremony on January 23.
Speakers at the event included Francisco Angones, former president of The Florida Bar; John Levi, chairman of the LSC board; Melissa Pershing, director of grants and development for the Florida Bar Foundation; Judge Vance Salter of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal; and Patricia White, dean of the University of Miami School of Law.
The Miami office of Holland & Knight is committed to providing pro bono service through its longtime partnership with Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. (LSGMI). The firm's attorneys are at the forefront of many LSGMI pro bono initiatives, including offering representation on complex housing and disability cases. They have donated more than 5,000 pro bono hours to legal aid organizations throughout South Florida.
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|Prehistoric Intellectual Property in Thailand
Intellectual Property in Thailand
Chayatawatch Atibaedya
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President of Intellectual Property Promotion Association of Thailand
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fDirector for IP and legal Affair of Inventor Association of Thailand
When visitors arrive to Bangkok via Suvarnabhumi International Airport, they will be astonished with not only its world biggest terminal area of 563,000 square meters but also its fanciful architectural design. It was constructed with two types of material, the aluminum wall lining from the first to second floors and the glass wall using the innovation of cable stayed fade. The airport is placed on the very suitable location at only 29 kilometers southeast of Thailand's former main airport Don Muang and at only 40 minutes to the centre of Bangkok Metropolitan by car. The airport could eventually welcome up to 45 million passengers and three million tons of cargo annually. In the year 2010 when the Airport Link shall be fully finished, passengers may check in and deposit their baggage at the center station in Bangkok and will be directly transported to Suvarnabhumi International Airport within 20 minutes by its high speed train. King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand graciously named it "Suvarnabhumi" or "golden land" after the famous world heritage land area of Southeast Asia consisting of major land of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Kambudia, and Malaysia. It is evidenced that there were a number of tribes and nations resided on Suvarnabhumi for many thousands of years. During trend of development, ancient people in Suvarnabhumi demonstrate strength of networking, culture as well as their own innovation transmitted to their heirs, the people of suvarnabhumi.Ban Chiang, for example, is one of the world heritages in Thailand at Udon Thani Province. The archaeological site of Baan Chiang represents 4,000 years of continuous occupation and prehistoric technology namely plants and animals farm; textile techniques as well as manufacturing of ceramic, jewelry, bronze and iron. The earliest population of Ban Chiang started about 5,600 years ago with small agricultural society grew their rice and raised their own animal.
At the early stage of dwellings, there was no metal equipment used. People of Ban Chiang used the sharp devices made from stone or shell for agriculture and decorative means. The ceramic era had been developed from the paint of black or dark gray on the surface of earthily utensils left drying by wind and sunlight. Carving of the pottery was more develop using special technique of coin-and-slap. The clay was placed on a flat circular platform. Twisting technique was used then in order to form the clay into the expected shape. Then the carved baked clay rollers were used to create more complex texture and coloring on the ancient devices. Finally the shaped clay was deliver to the open-fired with 500-700 degree censes to make it dried with hard and strong characteristic.
carved baked clay rollersSource: http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Asia/banchiang/rollers.shtml About 4,000 years ago, the metal devices had been used as bracelets, ring, axe, spear blade. Consequently during 3,000-2,300 years ago the ancient Ban Chiang people more involve in extra community exchange network. To this era, the knowledge by which copper and tin were brought to the bronze is formed. This demonstrated that the basic though of bronze metallurgical technology was well understood and normally used at that time. At the latter period, the bronze smith could be able to create the new type of copper alloy contains more than 20% of tin, such component represent the material which is very hard but still brittle. However, it was enough for the then normal use.
Source: http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Asia/banchiang/bronzelab/index.shtml During 2,700-2,500 years ago, it is possible that Ban Chiang become keen in iron making as the archeologists had excavated and learned that the iron tools found in one site made from smelted terrestrial wrought iron not from meteoric iron. It could be said that there were the first step of manufacturing of iron in Thailand during such event by the ancient people of Ban Chiang. To make this, the wrought iron would be rapidly forged while it was silk hot into the desire shape. Then, annealing of the forged object would be anticipated. Finally, the process called quenching sand had been introduced to the iron to make it become harder. Those techniques sound normal for us who is living in this modern technology. If we could imagine to those who inhabited in the undeveloped circumstance 4,000 years ago, no advanced communication and transportation. We must grant our respect to the unknown inventors of Ban Chiang who demonstrated their attempt to establish such advance technologies and transmitted the same to us people of Suvarnabhumi, their own heir.
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These are the stories of a few of our desert fairies, with facts about their flowers and plants.
Golden Poppy Fairies
Meet our merry Golden Poppy Fairies, who make you fall in love with their joyous beauty every spring. They're really good at bringing a smile to every face!
Did you know that Golden Poppy is native to the Unites States? The one that you find in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, and in Sonora, Mexico, is known as Mexican Gold Poppy, while the one in California is simply called California Poppy. California is so proud of it that it was voted its Official State Flower. Different varieties of Golden Poppy are also spread throughout Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and New Mexico.
Golden Poppy blooms in spring, when its bright yellow or orange flowers add spectacular touches of color to any landscape. In summer, the flowers turn into small capsules filled with tiny dark seeds that spread on the ground to bring new plants in the following year.
The Native Americans used its leaves for healing purposes, and its pollen for beauty purposes. Its seeds are widely used in delicious foods and desserts!
Desert Star Fairy
Meet our dreamy Desert Star Fairy, who will make you daydream of the stars that shine at night upon the desert. Could you guess her favorite song? It's Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, of course.
Desert Star, also known as Mojave Desert Star, is native to the Mojave Desert of California, and to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. You can also find it in Sonora, Mexico.
It blooms in late winter and in spring, with beautiful white, or pink to lavender flowers. Desert Star was named after the shape of its flowers. Their rays around yellow disks make them look like little stars.
These delicate flowers open in the morning and close in the evening, bringing a touch of ethereal beauty to the desert landscape.
Ocotillo Fairies
Our charming Ocotillo Fairies turn heads wherever you are in the desert, because they are the easiest to recognize. But make sure you don't call them a cacti, otherwise you will be immediately asked to learn more about them!
Did you know that Ocotillo is native to the desert regions of America? You can find it in Arizona, Texas, California, and also in Mexico. It can grow as high as 20 feet, and can live over 100 years!
Even though it is a very spiny shrub, it is not a true cactus. In spring, it blooms in wonderful crimson clusters, and its flowers are loved by hummingbirds and carpenter bees.
Its fresh flowers make a delicious salad, or can be dried and used for herbal tea. Ocotillo makes a great fencing, because its spines stop people and animals from passing through.
Prickly Pear Cactus Fairies
Even if they lives in the desert, our fancy Prickly Pear Cactus Fairies just love to dress extravagantly in spring! They definitely sets the tone in desert fashion!
Did you know that Prickly Pear Cactus is native to the dry regions of the Americas? While the botanists call it Opuntia, it is also known as Indian Fig, Paddle Cactus, or Nopales.
This spectacular cactus grows in a bush that can reach up to 5 feet high and live up to 20 years! In spite of its sharp spines, it blooms with dazzling flowers in wonderful tones of yellow, orange, pink and red. When the blooms fade, they turn into red fruits called prickly pear, cactus pear or tuna.
Prickly Pear Cactus has been used by people since ancient times. Its pads, flower buds, fruit, and even seeds make delicious meals, while its sap has healing properties!
Saguaro Babies
Make friends with the desert, and take home our precious Saguaro Babies. But don't let them trick you. They is …75 years old! It's true, it takes up to 75 years for a Saguaro to grow a side arm this big!
Did you know that Saguaro is a tree-sized cactus native to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona? You can also find it in California, and Sonora, Mexico. It is the largest cactus in the United States, one that can grow up to 60 feet tall, weight up to 4800 pounds, and live up to 200 years!
With its long sharp spines, Saguaro protects the home of birds that nest inside its holes. In late spring it blooms wonderful white flowers, which turn into red fruit by the end of the summer.
The Saguaro cactus is proudly protected in Arizona, where its blossom stands for the State Wildflower!


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"Hallowed be your name."
The first step in prayer is praise. Hallowed means to declare holy. Before we ask for help; worship. Even when you don't feel like it; worship. Especially when you're desperate and hurting and hopeless; worship. It's then that you come into his presence and your heart can be melted by the Holy Spirit to be healed, to be loved, and to hear from your Daddy.
Where to start? God is SO STOKED ON US when we speak praise! Give him the honest thanks of your heart. Use the Psalms to guide you, too. You basically can't look in Psalms without tripping over praise and worship of the Lord so really just get in there when you need inspiration Here is a powerful favorite re-written to speak directly to God. Using scripture to pray means we don't have to rely on our own understand to come up with that to say. (Psalm 3:5-6 "Lean not in your own understanding...")
Psalms 147:
"Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. You, Lord, build up Jerusalem; you gather the outcasts of Israel. You heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds. You determine the number of the stars; you give to all of them their names. Great are you Lord, and abundant in power; your understanding is beyond measure. You, Lord, lift up the humble; you cast the wicked to the ground. Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! You cover the heavens with clouds you prepare rain for the earth; you make grass grow on the hills. You give to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. You delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor is your pleasure in the legs of a man, but you, Lord, take pleasure in those who fear* you, in those who hope is in your steadfast love. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! For you strengthens the bars of our gates; you bless our children within us. You makes peace in our borders; you fill us with the finest of the wheat. You send out your command to the earth; your word runs swiftly. You give snow like wool; you scatters frost like ashes. Your hurl down your crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before your cold? Your send out your word, and melts them; you make your wind blow and the waters flow. You declared his word to Jacob, your statutes and rules to Israel. You have not dealt thus with any other nation**; They do not know your rules. Praise the Lord!"
(*Biblical definition of the Fear of the Lord: "silent wonder, radical amazement, and affectionate awe at the infinite goodness of God". – Brennan Manning)
(**Nation: the people of God; everyone who has accepted Jesus as their savior and leader.)
There are many studies proving the importance of saying someone's name out loud to them. If God is the creator of words and IS words (Remember, John 1:1) then how must he BASK in hearing us speak his names? Cool, but isn't his name God and we say that all the time? Yes, and there's more. Here is a list of all the names of God, their meaning, where they are first found, and how many times they're used in scripture. Just reading through this list of his names is a practice in praise!
Elohim: GOD Genesis 1:1 (Once)
Yahweh (YHWH): Lord Jehovah, Genesis 2:4 (6,519 times)
El Elyon: The Most High God, Genesis 14:18 (52 times)
Adonai: Lord Master, Genesis 15:2 (434 times)
El Shaddai: Lord God Almighty, Genesis 17:1 (48 times)
El Olam: The Everlasting God, Genesis 21:33 (439 times)
El Qanna: Jealous God, Exodus 20:5 (6 times)
YHWH-Tsidkanu: the Lord my Righteousness, Jeremiah 23:6 and 33:16
YHWH -Shalom: the Lord my Peace, Judges 6:24 (only once)
YHWH -Shammah: the Lord Ever Present or The Lord is There, Ezekiel 48:35 (only once)
YHWH –Mekoddishkem or M'kaddesh: the Lord my Sanctity, Exodus 31:13 and Leviticus 20:8
YHWH -Jireh: the Lord my Provider, Genesis 22:14
YHWH –Raah or Rohi: the Lord my Shepherd, Psalm 23:1 (4 times)
YHWH -Nissi: the Lord my Banner (meaning champion), Exodus 17: 15 (Once)
YHWH -Rapha: the Lord my Healer, Exodus 15:26
YHWH-Saboath: the Lord of Hosts (meaning leader of an army of angels), 1 Samuel 1:3 (285 times)
The most impactful thing I've learned through practice is that I've got to PRAISE HIM above all else, no matter who I am feeling, but ESPECIALLY when I don't feel good. Choosing to worship when you don't feel like it is the most self-sacrificing, most glorifying thing we can choose to do, AND you DON'T have to feel bad about not wanting to. It's the fact that you CHOOSE to that delights God's heart!
This worship song by Hilllsong UNITED landed in my life just recently and made me weep. Because I was hurting. I was tired. I didn't feel like I had any more strength or reason to keep believing God's promises. These verses brought praise to my lips even when I hurt like hell.
"Take this feinted heart
Take these tainted hands
Wash me in your love
Come like grace again
Even when my strength is lost
I'll praise you
Even when I have no song
I'll praise you
Even when it's hard to find the words
Louder then I'll sing your praise
I will only sing your praise
Take this mountain weight
Take these ocean tears
Hold me through the trial
Come like hope again
Even when the fight seems lost
I'll praise you
Even when it hurts like hell
I'll praise you
Even when it makes no sense to sing
Louder then I'll sing your praise
And my heart burns only for you
You are all you are all I want
And my soul waits only for you
And I will sing till the morning has come
Lord my heart burns only for you
You are all you are all I want
And my soul waits only for you
And I will sing till the miracle comes
Even when the morning comes
I'll praise you
Even when the fight is won
I'll praise you
Even when my time on earth is done
Louder then I'll sing your praise
I will only sing your praise"
"Even When It Hurts" from "Empires" by Hillsong UNITED, 2015
Psalm 103:
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name
Bless the Lord, o my soul, and forget not his benefits
who forgives all your iniquity,
who deals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like eagle's."
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Comedies, romantic and absurdist, lead off this week's roundup of DVD releases in the FOXLight.
On the romantic side, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past has Matthew McConaughey as a celebrity photog whose callous approach to loving and leaving prompts a visit from the ghosts of his former girlfriends, lead by Jennifer Garner, to show him the errors of his ways. Also starring Breckin Meyer, and in a pseudo Fatal Attraction reunion, Anne Archer and Michael Douglas.
And if Paul Blart was the lovable, huggable mall cop, Seth Rogen's Ronnie Barnhardt is his bizarro-twin in Observe and Report. Rogen's dark and delusional take as a mall cop bent on nabbing a flasher in the hopes of defeating real cop Ray Liotta, and winning dream girl Anna Faris in the process, is indeed the sunny Blart's polar opposite.
Also out this week...
Two big Blu-Ray scores for Star Trek fans! Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection has the four movies with Patrick Stewart and the TNG gang, Generations, First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis, plus a bonus disc, in all their uncompressed Blu-Ray glory.
And Star Trek, The Original Series: Season Two features all the second season episodes with William Shatner at the Enterprise helm, also in Blu-Ray quality, and each episode appears in its original form plus a new version with updated CGI visual effects. Live long and prosper.
And other TV shows premiering on DVD this week include:
30 Rock: Season 3
Castle: Season 1
Ghost Whisperer: Season 4
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 10
The Mentalist: Season 1
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season 2
Ugly Betty: Season 3
After a four-year wait, classic comedy Taxi: Season 4 finally gets released.
And Spongebob Squarepants: The First 100 Episodes collects the first 5 seasons of the hit Nickelodeon cartoon.
And, as always, all this info, plus all this week's music releases, is available in podcast form in the embedded player at the top of this post, or you can take it with you by subscribing here: http://feeds.foxnewsradio.com/thefoxlight
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I'm not entirely sure that I agree with Roger when it comes to prediction, so here's a piece from the opposing viewpoint.
Firstly, we all make some long term predictions. We have to. We put money into the company pension fund based on a largely rational assessment of our chances of living to retirement age. We don't sell our houses during a recession unless we really have to, because we're confident that the market will pick up again – sometime. Likewise, as Tom S points out below, any plan on how we deal with (for example) North Korea necessarily contains some inherent assumptions and inferences about what the future holds for that country.
This may seem like a very trite point to make, but perhaps it's fundamental – I don't think that anyone is seriously suggesting that we can't make sensible predictions about the distant future, so the argument is about the nature and accuracy of the predictions we can and do make, and whether an inaccurate prediction is worse than no prediction at all.
Secondly, we're getting better at the predictive sciences. Social Network Analysis, Game Theory, and Convergent Cross Mappingare just a few areas of scientific development which are increasing our ability to deal with the complexity inherent in the interrelation of multiple causal relationships, and the calculation of high-order effects, particularly when backed up exponential increases in computing power, as predicted by Moore's law.
Lastly, I'd like to draw a (probably slightly naff) analogy with marksmanship. If a trained soldier engages a target at 300 meters with an assault rifle*, you would expect all of their shots to fall within a radius of around 10cm or so. If you extend that range to 500m, it would a good marksman who managed to get the majority of the shots to fall on a man-sized target*. But the principles of marksmanship remain the same. If we want to increase accuracy at greater distance, we can do one of two things: Become better marksmen or get a better weapon system – ideally both. The links above suggest that those better weapons systems are coming into service. We, as analysts, had better start learning how to get the best out of them.
* For the sake of full disclosure: I've never been able to hit a man-sized target at more than 100m. I'm not sure if it was this, my complete inability to do drill, my utterly un-soldier-like demeanour or my occasionally ambivalent approach to physical exercise which prevented my meteoric rise to Brigadier.
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I think part of the problem is having a mutual understanding of what prediction means. Let me give you exaggerated examples:
1. The Brigadier who overtook Panjandrum in the career stakes, turns to his intelligence staff and says " Tell me, O holy ones, what is going to happen on Tuesday next week?" I am only slightly exaggerating – this sort of demand for prediction does happen. Quite often consumers of intelligence have an unrealistic expectation of what is possible. It takes considerable dialog to resolve their understanding.
2. Another Brigadier asks of his intelligence staff, " Listen, geeks! I'm worried about next week. Can you research recent incidents and see if there are any patterns which might suggest when any activity may occur"
3. A third Brigadier turns to his intelligence staff and says " Listen ninjas, go and talk to your HUMINT sources, take this roll of banknotes, pay them, and get the man on the inside to tell us what's going to happen next Tuesday."
All three ostensibly involve "prediction". But only the first requires a crystal ball. The other two require resources and skill.
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Engineering & Maintentance: Prevention Is Better Than Cure
Prevention is better than cure, as the phrase goes, and for industry this means avoiding costly unplanned shutdowns and unscheduled maintenance activities - and the inevitable cost they bring with them.
Investment in a strong engineering maintenance strategy will pay dividends, allowing for the optimisation of production and increased efficiency, ultimately leading to improved competitiveness and a healthier bottom line.
With these benefits in mind, more companies are switching from a strategy of reactive maintenance to predictive maintenance, by measuring the performance of equip to determine when maintenance should be performed – both ensuring unnecessary work is not undertaken and parts don't fail without any warning.
Laying the Foundations
Building a strong predictive maintenance strategy requires companies to lay the foundations from an early stage.
A system must be put in place, accompanied by clear documentation, for the monitoring and tracking of equipment, comprising both human assessment and condition monitoring using technology.
The more invested in the system, the greater the benefits are likely to be. Industry estimates suggest as much as 5 percent of production capacity is lost each year as a result of unplanned shutdowns, which are often related to equipment failure.
For many industries, in particular the energy sector which operates in extremely demanding environments, pumps represent a key pain point.
The deployment of pump monitoring solutions, such as that from Emerson Process Management, which monitors cavitation, excessive temperature, vibration, leakage, seal pot level, and pressure imbalance, form part of the answer.
GE has been providing similar condition monitoring technology measuring vibration and temperature to enhance BP's production at the Rumaila oil field in Iraq.
Tim Olsen, refining consultant at Emerson Process Management, added: "It's not unusual for plants to invest in expensive online monitoring systems for only their most critical or expensive pumps.
"The rest may be checked occasionally during technician walkarounds, but as many as two-thirds of essential pumps are 'running blind' most of the time – and at risk of problems that can lead to unexpected downtime, leaks, fires, or other situations that threaten safety and profitability."
Employing Predictive Maintenance
One industry in particular which is switching on to the benefits of predictive maintenance is the wind power sector.
Operation and maintenance costs account for a significant proportion of the expenses of operating a wind farm. Driving these down will have a major role to play in driving down the cost of offshore wind generation and securing its future as part of the energy mix.
With Asia currently representing the world's largest regional market for wind energy, thanks to the growth being witnessed in both India and China, employing predictive maintenance strategies in the sector holds particular benefits.
Access to turbines is one of the particular concerns and the industry is keen to minimise the number of site visits it has to make, particularly as wind farms move out into harsher environments.
Anil Srivastava of Areva told RenewableEnergyWorld.com: "We have a responsibility for increasing the reliability and availability. We have three lines of intervention into a wind park.
"We have a scanner control system, remote management, we have more than 1,000 sensors in the machine to predict the problems and solve them remotely. The second line is helicopter intervention and the third is only for heavy lift, we use a vessel."
Anders Soe-Jensen, head of offshore wind at Vestas, added: "In offshore, it is much more important that you have predictive maintenance, that you have a surveillance that lets you know exactly [what is happening at the site]. When you go out to a turbine, you don't go out to find out what is wrong."


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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Tafseer Surah Aal-Imran Ayaat 52-54
'Eesa 'alayhi salaam had been doing Da'wah to the Children of Israel but when they changed their ways, denied him and killed Prophet Zakariyya (AS) and Yahya (AS), he asked his people for help. This is similar to Prophet Muhammad's incident that when the Makkans denied him and persecuted new Muslims, he asked help from the Ansar of Madina. The word Ansar means helpers.
When 'Eesa 'alayhi salaam noticed that the deniers of the truth were adamant in their disbelief and continuing in misguidance, he asked his people, "Who are my supporters for [the cause of] Allah?" Ibn Katheer commented that it means: Who would help me convey the Message of Allah?
During the Hajj season, before the Hijrah, Prophet Muhammad salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "Who will give me asylum so that I can convey the Speech of my Lord, for the Quraysh have prevented me from conveying the Speech of my Lord." The Ansar helped him and gave him refuge. He later migrated to them, they comforted the Prophet salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam and protected him from all his enemies, may Allah be pleased with them all. This is similar to what happened with 'Eesa (AS), for some of the Children of Israel believed in him, gave him their aid and support and followed the light that was sent with him. They said, "We are supporters for Allah. We have believed in Allah and testify that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."
Hawari in Arabic means "support." This word is from ha-wa-ra, hawr is used for whiteness. It is said that the disciples of 'Eesa (AS) were called hawari because of the purity of their hearts or intention. We learn from hadith that when a person commits a sin, a black mark is placed on the heart. If the person repents the mark is removed but if he keeps sinning the heart becomes black. May Allah (SWT) protect our heart from disobedience, ameen.
Scholars have also said that the profession of these disciples was bleaching clothes, therefore they are hawari (from white). One day 'Eesa (AS) passed by them and said: You are purifying the clothes come with me I will teach you to purify people's hearts.
It means let us focus on that which is meaningful. A lot of us spend too much time cleaning and dusting our house if people live there it is going to get dirty. It does not mean one should not clean their place but that shouldn't be the goal of our life: cleaning, dusting, and cooking. Educating people, studying Deen and inviting people to Deen is the most important thing.
We also learn that the word "Hawari" is used for the supporters of every prophet, for example we learn:
The two Saheehs recorded that when the Prophet salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam encouraged the people to fight during the battle of Al-Ahzab, Az-Zubayr (RA) came forward, and again, when the Prophet salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam asked for fighters a second time. The Prophet salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "Every prophet has a Hawari, and Az-Zubayr is my Hawari."
They then supplicated to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, "Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger 'Eesa [Jesus], so register us among the witnesses [to truth]."
This is the kind of belief that we are required to have as well meaning believing in everything that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has sent down, obeying Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and the messenger. Such is the trait of Ansarullah [Supporters of Allah].
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn 'Abbas said about, "so register us among the witnesses [to truth]," that it means the Ummah of Muhammad salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam. This Hadith has a good chain of narration. [Tafseer Ibn Katheer]
The Jews Plot to Kill 'Eesa [Jesus]
When 12 people from the entire Children of Israel stood up to offer their support to 'Eesa (AS), the opposition grew. This is similar to what happened to the Prophet salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam. After the pledge of 'Uqbah, when the Ansar agreed to provide refuge to the new Muslims, the Mushrikeen of Makkah increased their persecution.
The Children of Israel tried to kill 'Eesa 'alayhi salaam by conspiring to defame him and crucify him. They complained about him to the king who was a disbeliever. They claimed that 'Eesa (AS) was a man who misguided people, discouraged them from obeying the king, caused division, and separated between man and his own son.
They also said other lies about 'Eesa (AS). The king became furious and sent his men to capture 'Eesa to torture and crucify him. When they surrounded 'Eesa's home and he thought that they would surely capture him, Allah
When they surrounded 'Eesa's home and he thought that they would surely capture him, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala saved him from them, raising him up from the house to heaven. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala put the image of 'Eesa (AS) on a man who was in the house; when the unjust people went in the house while it was still dark, they thought that he was 'Eesa. They captured that man, humiliated and crucified him. They also placed thorns on his head. However, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala deceived these people. He saved and raised His prophet from them, leaving them in disarray in the darkness of their transgression, thinking that they had successfully achieved their goal.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala hardened their hearts and disgraced them in such disgrace that it will remain with them until the Day of Resurrection. This is why Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala ends the address by saying, "And the disbelievers planned, but Allah planned. And Allah is the best of planners."
-'Eesa (AS) asks for people "for the cause of Allah," this is something that we all must remember especially those working in Da'wah or Islamic institutes. We're not employed by a human being or an organization but by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. We need to be sincere to Allah and our sole goal should be earning the pleasure of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. No other reward can be greater than that. Therefore, we shouldn't complain about the work that we get such as cleaning a mosque. Don't say I deserve a better job. Being employed for Allah's work in itself is an honor.
In Surah As-Saf it appears,
"O you who have believed, be supporters of Allah, as when 'Eesa [Jesus], the son of Mariam [Mary], said to the disciples, 'Who are my supporters for Allah?' The disciples said, 'We are supporters of Allah.'" [Qur'an 61:14]
-Become Ansarullah in whatever way you can. Use your skills and resources. Write, speak, illustrate, draw, create videos, give money, give your time, whatever you have and can give. Give it in the way of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. All of us want to support Allah's Deen, but do we have a plan? Plan now.
-From the incident of 'Eesa (AS) and Hawaris we learn that cleaning the heart is more important than cleaning our homes. We pay more attention to the apparent and temporary than what is hidden and can either take us to or take us away from Jannah.
-These ayaat also teach us the importance of teamwork. One person cannot do all the work. S/he may have many ideas but they can't implement them when there is no help available. Surround yourself with like-minded people.
-We learn that a person needs three things to be successful in this life and the next: belief in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, following the Prophet salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam and righteous companions.
-Anyone who supports Allah's Deen will not be abandoned by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. It does not mean that there will be no challenges – the challenges will always be there, remember the condition of Prophet Muhammd. Was his life free of challenges? One after the other he was tested. The challenges are there to make us strong and sincere on the path of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. When things become easy, we become relaxed and our intention is corrupted.
-There are many narrations about 'Eesa/Jesus's (AS) crucifixion, we learn that he was not crucified. He was safely raised by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala even before they could reach him. And that's all that we need to know.
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I was hoping to add a statement to my amaranth post that said, "Do the same with quinoa." I tried just that bitter mess myself. I won't recommend it to you! There, most certainly, is another way with quinoa.
When I buy quinoa from the store; I rinse quickly, soak for 15 minutes, cook with about 1-1/4 cup water to 1 cup quinoa. Good stuff. The rinse is recommended because quinoa has a bitter saponin coating. The quinoa purchased from the store, however, has been processed so the saponin is, mostly, gone. A quick or, even, extended rinse does not work with grain right off of the plant and it is spit out bitter! I did a search and found a helpful article about amaranth and quinoa. Here is a way that works!
STEP 1: HARVEST AMARANTH. I harvested and cleaned the quinoa pretty much the same way as I cleaned amaranth. You will note obvious differences but the process is the same. You will find that it is harder to blow away the chaff as little stems and such cling on to the seed.
STEP 2: SPIN, RINSE, AND STRAIN THE QUINOA MULTIPLE TIMES. The harvested grain doesn't have to be completely clean to start. Put it in a blender or food processor. I used a dough hook to prevent damaging the grain. Put plenty of cool water in and spin at lowest speed. We have only one speed. No problem. It will foam as if you were washing your clothes.
After each blending, I pour it through a fine sieve, rinse, and do it again. I did this about 10 times or so. Maybe that was overkill; but once you've tasted the bitter…. In any case, repeat until there is no or little foaming. You'll see that the chaff and whatnot separates out, easily, from the lighter colored grain. It is the first to exit the blender container when you let it settle for a moment and, carefully, pour to the sieve. Rinse or pour the chaff away.
With a little persistence, you'll, happily, get grain that looks like this:STEP 3: COOK THE GRAIN. I used a little more than 1/4 cup of water with 1/4 cup grain. Just a little salt. Put the top on the pot and take it to a boil. Put it on a flame tamer and low heat for 12-15 minutes. I did 12 for this one and it turned out great. Even J liked it!
It will, of course, be much more efficient to work with a larger quantity of grain. I, definitely, wanted to eat more than this little portion! I'm wondering about some kind of manual spinner that would be good for this job. Hmmm.


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The president had his say and will say more on Letterman now its time for our response. Not just my turn but your turn as well. I can't believe out of all the interviews it was ABC who asked the toughest questions. The key to interviewing the president is not allowing him to drone on and jumping in with responses and follow ups and his normal response is wait a minute look at what O'Reilly did. Its the only way to push him and getting more then 5 questions in.
He has an agenda and will segue to it at the smallest opening for example when asked about Health plans or war plans. He is currently trying to weaken our resolve for winning in Afghanistan by indicating he might not go along with his Generals. Whaat? A 47 year old state senator turned 2 yr US Senator now will tell us what it will take to go forward in Afghanistan? Why did he ask McCrystal to come up with war plan if he wasn't going to go with it? If it was me I would resign and let someone else lose this conflict. I say its a lock we will be back there in 5 years only not by choice.


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English Language Coursework Task One and Introduction turn upTask Onerobin Lakoff devised a theory of terminology and gender differences. She believed that wo men had a greater lexis when describing subjects much(prenominal) as colours where men would flummox a greater lexis in subjects such as sports. Lakoff besides believed that women use to a greater extent prestige grammar and clear pronunciation with more intensifiers than men. Therefore I assume chosen to retrieve whether these patterns occur within boys and girls aged 7-8 to see if they have developed these attributes even at an archaeozoic age. The audience I feel that would be appropriate to my research be people who work with or study children, A level or university students and people with a general interest of this topic. This is because by functional with children you testament be keen to pick up new information to help you with your work so you may find about here and an A level student taking English vocabulary may look at this for an example.By observing the speech of childrens language I go away be able to decide whether at that place is a difference in gender. People argon influenced throughout their lives they argon influenced by things such as their environment, media and social groups. At an early age children are looking towards their families and peers to see how they should act. This shows children are conscious(predicate) upon how to communicate with others, therefore leading the possibility that even at a spring chicken age they have the same traits as an adult.The research question I have concluded with is, are language and gender differences apparent within children ages 7-8 as there are in adults? Robin Lakoff stated that there are differences in spoken language between men and women so I have decided to see if children still have these differences. The reason for this is because at such an early age either child is thought of the same and it is hard to see a dominate gender this was a cardinal issue with early studies of men and women. Robin Lakoff also said women use hypercorrect grammar and pronunciation but since the children are only 7-8 years old they are still learning basic English skills. This means that this range will not apply here since the children are fresh.I have chosen this topic electron orbit because I was not aware that there was a gender difference in language until I was taught it. I have taken a interest in this because men and women are both better in the same way and thought to be brought up the same so I believed that they would have the same attitude in language. Another reason I have chosen this is because women are seen as the less dominate gender but when I was a child I was not aware of this so I am interested to see if there are signs of this even at such a young age.I expect to find that even at an early age the boys will interrupt more as they tend to be very energetic whereas the girls will be m ore descriptive in describing an object.IntroductionWhen studying English language I found out that there was gender differences within speech, this took my interest as I believe that women now are equal to men. I felt that some of these differences maybe because of the language men and women use. When researching this topic I found out that Robin Lakoff devised a theory that there are differences between the language of men and women and how males are more dominant allele speakers than females. This is because females are believed to be less assertive and tend not to interrupt during conversation like men do.This could branch onto discrimination as this a topic seen throughout life and it may give reasons to wherefore females are discriminated more than males since they are not seen as the dominate gender. Another reason why I am doing this because I am interested how we develop our skills when we are young, why we develop them and who influences us on the language we use. I think the way we brought up and the language we are taught to use plays a grownup role in our society because I feel that each person uses their own distinctive language from each one and another, this is because I could tell a friend from another purely because of the vocabulary and vocabulary the person uses.Therefore I wanted to look to see if this still applies to boys and girls at a young age where they are seen to be innocent and they would not pick up on these differences. I will do this by talking to children ages 7-8 the same questions and taking down their rejoinder. The problem that may arise with this is that some children are more confident than others this means they will not be as shy with their response as another child would.
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Samsung released some great phones this year, not only did they improved their design and build quality, but they include some of the most powerful specs out there. Samsung had a reputation of releasing flagship phones that looked quite dull, as they were built with plastic, but this year, the company used glass in the front and back and a metallic frame in the middle for all of their flagship phones, and now these phones are considered among the better-looking ones. The Exynos 7420 processor that powers up each of these phones got excellent results in benchmark tests and in real-life performance. The cameras integrated into Samsung's flagship lineup include technologies like OIS and fast autofocus, which produce pictures with lots of details and natural-looking colors.
While we might see new flagship phones from Samsung announced in a couple of months, the 2015 flagships will probably still be quite powerful. For those considering buying a Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note 5, T-Mobile has a new deal for the holiday season. The carrier will discount $100 from either of these phones and it will include a full year of Netflix subscription. The offer will be available starting this Friday, December 18th in T-Mobile stores, by phone and online. Users can take $100 off from these phones until December 23rd while the free Netflix subscription will be available through December 31st. Users will be provided with a code for their Netflix subscription from Samsung Promotions and the code can be used until 3/31/16.
T-Mobile has been releasing promotions this holiday season every week as part of the Un-carrier Unwrapped program, so this new deal is their latest offering from the same program. Users can also get a chance to try T-Mobile's Binge On video streaming service, which won't eat up any data from what's included in most of their plans. Watching a whole season of House of Cards can take up to 9.59 GB of data and plans from other companies don't usually include as much data, so users might end up paying a lot more when using video streaming services.


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I used Google Maps incessantly before and while I was on vacation. I don't have a live GPS locating device so I actually made hi-resolution images of the maps I made ahead of time and then uploaded them to my iTouch device. While it isn't a good idea to whip out your iTouch in a busy square or in public while touring in a foreign country (actually, pulling out a map in a place where you're conspicuous or subject to being targeted like a busy square or a train station isn't that safe either), you can easily sit in a quiet cafe or hotel lobby and check your map while sipping a cup of coffee or tea. I did this a few times in Amsterdam.
Also, if I wasn't too sure about a place to stay I would look it up online if I could. Many hotels have been rated by travelers. Though sometimes you have to scroll through lists of sponsored links/reviews to get to actual reviews by live people. I wonder if some tourist agencies will get the picture and hire people to write fake but real-sounding consumer reviews.
One thing I did notice, few shops and businesses have actual websites in Europe also, not many were listed by name in Google or other online directories. Who knows, maybe if more people use the web to research their trips then businesses at tourist destinations will start creating a web presence. I think having a web presence is just starting to catch on in some European Countries. If there were places I really liked I did actually write a review for them in Google Maps. I posted reviews for a few that had no previous reference or even names listed in the internet.


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Displacement fears draw overflow crowd to Dudley hearing
SOME PEOPLE MAY have been taken aback by the overflow crowd of 350 people who showed up earlier this month for a Boston City Council hearing in Roxbury to hear concerns about displacement. Kim Janey was not one of them.
"I was not surprised at all," said Janey, the district city councilor who represents Roxbury along with parts of Dorchester, the South End, and the Fenway.
Janey, who sponsored the November 13 hearing, said concerns about displacement have reached a fever pitch in Roxbury, where housing costs shot up by 70 percent from 2010 to 2015, twice the rate of the overall citywide appreciation of 36 percent during that period. "People are feeling the heat," she said on this week's Codcast. "People are being pushed out of our neighborhood. And so we need to come up with creative solutions to keep residents who want to be in Roxbury in Roxbury."
Exacerbating the problem, said Janey, is the city's enormous racial wealth gap, which has left blacks disproportionately vulnerable to displacement. She said 81 percent of the households in her district are renters, a much higher figure than the citywide rate.
The displacement and gentrification story is certainly not a new one. What's playing out now in areas of Roxbury looks similar to the changes that overtook the South End a few decades ago.
Just how to head off the negative consequences of growth and development, however, has long eluded planners and activists in Boston and cities across the country. "All things really need to be on the table," said Janey, including recent talk of a return to rent control, which was banned through a 1994 statewide ballot question. "There isn't one magic pill we can take that's going to solve it."
Other approaches that should be considered, she said, include a vacancy tax and a "graduated transfer tax" to discourage people from buying and quickly flipping property.
Jarred Johnson, founder of Dorchester Growing Together, an affiliate of the national YIMBY movement that thinks robust growth is part of the answer to the urban housing affordability crisis, joined Janey on the Codcast and said boosting the housing supply has to be part of the solution.
Janey said the development boom that has been underway in the city hasn't addressed the problem. "We keep building housing that people in the city can't afford to live in," she said.
Johnson argued that new development, even at the high end, can take pressure off existing housing stock. Indeed, he argued that opposition to new projects in wealthy neighborhoods like the Back Bay is contributing to the pressure on prices and supply being felt in places like Roxbury. Meanwhile, he said neighborhoods like Roxbury have to be open to "upzoning" and other changes that allow greater density and cost-reducing approaches like the use of prefab housing."I don't see a future in which the housing stock and the visual look of Boston stays the same and we have affordable housing," he said. "To me, that doesn't jive. To me, the community and the neighborhood is the people."
Janey said some projects may be too big for a neighborhood, but there has to be a willingness to accept new development. She recounted a recent showdown in a Roxbury neighborhood over boosting a project size from six units to eight units.


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Dark Lullabies, originally released in 2006, is her collection of melancholy songs for autumn and winter.
Verda was originally completed in 2007, and released in 2008, and is a more cheerful album for spring and summer.
Can't Contain Myself is a single, which is available on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and Bandcamp.
Can't Contain Myself was mastered by the amazing James "Toots" Bouchard.
All of slumbering's music can be streamed for free, here or straight from slumbering.bandcamp.com. Both her albums on Bandcamp can also be downloaded for any price, starting from zero dollars.
Cover Song
Here is her psycho cover of John Lennon's Jealous Guy. It's called Honey Pie.
Her collaborations are her favorites. She's collaborated on over a dozen songs with other musicians on the web. Here is a list of them all, including links to the songs:
Fly with Paul Brazier
L M D O with Paul Brazier
Pussylove with Paul Brazier
Circulus Vitae II with Deadman Turner
The Dragons with Paul Equinox Collins
Turn Away, Yesterday with madduane
Divorce Theme (Band Made of Years) with Me and Boris the Bull
Warm with Maggie Osterberg
When We Wake with Tim Sherwood
Listening Dream with Stuart Walker
Everybody's Body is an Ocean (Yeah!) with Stuart Walker and Crunchy Steve Jay on bass.
Finnegan's Wake with Stuart Walker
Songs Covered
The English folk singer, Rebsie Fairholm covered From a Coffin, which is included on Rebsie's album, Seven Star Green.
Jim Bouchard covered Going to the Garden.
Kate Dilemma also covered Going to the Garden, which can be heard here:
Slumber in the Garden


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With over 2100 feet of highway frontage and backing to the railroad tracks, this is an excellent opportunity in Grimes County. NOV Grant Prideco,Elwood Texas Forge, FCI, Martin Maretta and Trinity Head are a few of the surrounding business' that are thriving in Navasota. The 3108 Sq. Ft. home is an excellent layout for an office and is only being offered with entire tract. The property has all utilities available, an AG exemption in place and is being offered in 4 different ways, however the owners are flexible on splits. See the marketing package for more details and links.
|Property Features:
|General Information
|Land Size: 22.8 Acres
House: 3108 Sq. Ft.
Bedrooms: 4
Bath: 2
Road:6 Business
Ponds: Yes
Fences: N/A
Terrain: Mostly flat
Soil: Sandy Loam
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AG Exemptions: Yes
Showing: Call office 936-825-5094 for instructions.
Directions: From Spur 515 & Business 6 take Bus 6 south for .62 of a mile. Entrance will be on the right.
Navasota Realty will gladly co-broke. As agreed between Brokers. Buyer's Agent must accompany from first showing forward to be eligible for full co-op commission. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. All information should be independently verified.


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Project Overview
- Solicitation
- Request for Proposals (RFP)
- Solicitation
Issue Date:
- February 14, 2019
- Deadline for
- 2:00 PM (Eastern), May 14, 2019
- Submission
- 2733 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202
- Estimated
Dollar Value:
- Up to $6,000,000 over 10 years
- Project
- Five-year base period with one five-year option
- Bond
- None
- Project
- The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, materials, tools, equipment and supervision to provide a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International Airports. The desired solution must be a configurable commercial off-the-shelf, state of the art product that will support the Airports Authority's asset management program.
- This solicitation has a 20% Local Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (LDBE) participation requirement. Firms located within a 100-mile radius and whose 3 year average gross receipts, including all affiliates, do not exceed the size standard(s) below are eligible for consideration. For more LDBE/MBE/WBE information, including other LDBE size standards, contact the Airports Authority's Department of Supplier Diversity at 703-417-8660.
- LDBE Size
NAICS Code Type of Work / Service LDBE Size Standard 541370 Geographic Information Systems $15.0 Million 541511 Computer Software Programming Services, Custom $27.5 Million 541512 Computer Systems Integrator Services $27.5 Million 541513 Computer Systems Support Services $27.5 Million
- Amendments
- One, March 15, 2019 - The due date for proposals is extended from March 26, 2019 to April 9, 2019.
Two, April 2, 2019 - The due date for proposals is extended from April 2, 2019 to April 30, 2019.
Three, April 22, 2019 - The due date for proposals is extended from April 30, 2019 to May 14, 2019.
Solicitation Events
- Pre-Proposal Conference:
- Date: March 1, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM (Eastern)
Location: Terminal A Conference Center, National Airport
- Pre-Proposal Conference Documents:
- Pre-Proposal Conference Attendees List (579 KB)
Pre-Proposal Conference Presentation (851 KB)
Questions and Answers
- Deadline:
- All questions must be submitted by 3:00 PM (Eastern) March 6, 2019.
- Question Submission:
- The deadline for submitting questions has passed.
No further questions will be accepted.
- Answered Questions:
- Questions and Answers - April 22, 2019 (1.17 MB)
Registration & Planholders List
- Details:
- Show your interest in this solicitation by registering as a Planholder.
Registration will place your name on the Planholder List for this project and ensure that you receive notification of any amendments or other updates to the project which may be issued in the future.
- Registration:
Please enter "RFP-18-33811" in the Solicitation Number field.
- Planholder List:
- Planholder List - April 30, 2019 (14 KB)
Solicitation Documents
- Registration:
- If you download the solicitation documents and are interested in submitting a response, please register as a planholder by clicking on the "Registration & Planholders" tab above and following the instructions.
PLEASE NOTE: If you fail to register, you will not receive notification of amendments, and failure to receive and acknowledge amendments may result in your submission being deemed non-conforming.
- Base Solicitation Documents:
Price Schedule (44 KB)
Attachment 4: Orders and Instructions - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Attachment 4: Orders and Instructions - Washington Dulles International Airport
- Amendments to Solicitation:
- Amendment One - March 15, 2019 (11 KB)
Amendment Two - April 2, 2019 (13 KB)
Amendment Three - April 2, 2019 (248 KB)
Revised Price Schedule - April 22, 2019 (45 KB)
- Supplemental Information:
- Appendix A: CMMS Functional Requirements Form - Revised - Amendment Three (81 KB)
Information Security Questionnaire (40 KB)
Help and Technical Assistance
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Making the Case for Facebook
With the decline of traditional television and print advertising, it is getting harder and harder to find
effective ways to attract consumer attention. Increasingly, many businesses are moving toward
online and social networking tools. Facebook can be a highly effective, cost-free solution.
Why Facebook? Facebook — as you probably know — is the world's largest social network. According to the company's statistics, the site claims more than 400 million active users — more than the entire population of the U.S.
More importantly, people visit Facebook regularly. Over 50 percent of all users log into Facebook every day. According to Compete data from December, 2009, thirteen percent of all Web traffic to major portals AOL, MSN and Yahoo! comes from Facebook — more than even Google.
Users have come to rely on Facebook to stay connected to the Web. Clearly, if you have a Web presence, it should be connected in some way to Facebook.
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Communities in Schools of Jacksonville
Communications Internship Opportunity
Communities In Schools of Jacksonville is a premiere dropout prevention organization helping kids successfully learn, stay in school, and achieve in life. We reach more than 7,000 students in 37 Duval County schools through mentoring, literacy tutoring, case management, and after school programs.
Job Summary:
Responsible for assisting the Resource Development department in event production, marketing communications, and public relations.
Expected Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting members of the Development team with:
- Writing press releases, media alerts, calendar listings and other pr/marketing materials as needed.
- Assisting with the planning and logistics for Communities In Schools of Jacksonville Fall event.
- Assisting with the creation and implementation of marketing materials for the Communities In School of Jacksonville annual campaign.
- Assisting with the management of the organization's social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, Website Blog, etc.
Performing other duties as assigned by supervisor
- Currently pursuing a degree in communications, public relations, marketing and/or related fields. ·
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Knowledgeable of social media applications.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- High Level of organization and the ability to multi-task.
- Must be able to provide a minimum of 15 hrs/per week.Must be able to pass background screening.
Contact: Please submit cover letter and resume to Ashley Hooper at email@example.com


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There are numerous reasons why new home buyers should get a pest inspection prior to signing the dotted line. Termites are not just creepy intruders in your home. They can cause thousands of dollars in damages, and even take down entire homes if given enough time to grow their colonies. The largest termite colony on record had over 3 million members. That's a lot of wood chomping insects chewing away at your home's infrastructure!
There are ways to prevent termite damage – namely, you need to catch them before they get out of control. Our pest inspections are thorough, and our inspector knows exactly what to look for in order to track down new or elusive termite colonies. Getting rid of termites before they have time to grow out of control is the first step to protecting your home from substantial damage. Additionally, if your home shows no signs of termites or other destructive insects, then you can take measures to prevent them from setting up shop in the first place. Since preventatives are not generally effective when used on an existing colony, it is best to know for sure what you're dealing with.
Who needs pest inspections?
Anyone who is considering buying a home definitely needs to look into pest inspections, but if you haven't had one in a while you could also benefit from having one done. Termites don't only affect vacant homes—they can creep into any home at any time. Routine inspections are a great way to make sure you can one-up these pests before they're able to take root and cause serious damage to your home.
We offer thorough pest inspections and detailed reports, so you can rest assured that the information we provide is accurate and trustworthy for the wellbeing of you and your family.


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The Infernal Hierarchies, Penetrating The Threshold Of Night
At long last, American black metal occultists PACT release their highly anticipated second album, The Infernal Hierarchies, Penetrating the Threshold of Night. The follow-up to 2012's breakthrough debut The Dragon Lineage of Satan.
The Infernal Hierarchies up-ratchets everything in the power-trio's already-loaded arsenal - militant songwriting, commanding execution, vortextural violence - once again proving that pure black metal is still a wellspring of diabolism and hatred if treated with respect and the right values. And just like its title, the nine-song The Infernal Hierarchies, Penetrating the Threshold of Night offers the listener myriad sinister paths to glory.
ARTIST SITE | RELEASED: April 29, 2014 ON Moribund
- 1. The Hell Of Supernals
- 2. Baal-Zebub Lord Of The Flies
- 3. The Great Serpent Of Tehom
- 4. Firelord Andramelech
- 5. Pactmaker Lucifuge
- 6. Under the Eclipse Of Tiphareth
- 7. The Witchmother Of Shades
- 8. Asmodeus Beast Of Judgement
- 9. The Howling Of Gamchicoth


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NaUKMA Department of History and MA in Jewish Studies Program, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies, and Israeli Cultural Center in Kyiv at the Embassy of Israel to Ukraine invite to a mini course by Bernard Susser "Israel and the Politics of Jewish Identity: The Secular-Religious Impasse".
The mini course will take place on January 21–24, 2019. Venue: Office of the NaUKMA Jewish Studies programs (Kyiv, Voloska Street 8/5, building 5, basement).
Since the 1980s, relationships between secular and religious Israelis have gone from bad to worse. What was formerly a politics of accommodation, one whose main objective was the avoidance of strife through "arrangements" and compromises, has become a winner-take-all, zero-sum game. It is a conflict over the very character of the polity, a struggle to define Israel's collective character.
The lecturer will show how this transformation has been caused by structural changes in Israel's public sphere. He will trace the rise of the Haredi parties and the growing consonance of religiosity with right-wing politics, the new Basic Laws on Freedom, Dignity, and Occupation, the effects of massive immigration of secular Jews from the former Soviet Union, etc.
Bernard (Baruch) Susser was The Senator Paterson Professor of Politics at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He is currently Professor Emeritus. After receiving his Ph.D. from Columbia University he immigrated to Israel (1969). His main fields of interest are political philosophy and comparative politics (especially Israeli politics). He has served as Chairman of the Israel Political Science Association. Professor Susser has held visiting positions at the universities in the USA, Germany, the Republic of South Africa, and China. He has authored and edited 18 books relating to political thought, modern ideologies, and Israeli politics.


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I found this gem of a European summer read at a book exchange in Berlin. Despite the front cover endorsement by the Daily Mail it turned out to be full of valuable ideas and engaging stories. Matthew Syed's intention here is to challenge traditional ways of viewing success and failure. I found plenty of connections throughout the book with education and came away with a valuable reminder of the importance of holding one's ideas lightly.
One of the central comparisons that threaded through the book was the different approaches to failure in medicine and aviation. The former is structured to reframe – and thus ignore – mistakes and the latter uses failures to develop, redesign and progress. Syed argues that viewing failure as profoundly negative and something to be ashamed of prevents us from high levels of performance; "progress in most human activities depends, in large part, on our willingness to learn from failure" (94).
The word 'failure' has a stigma for me. I find it blunt and abrasive; rarely do I find use for it. In education, what constitutes a failure is still a learning opportunity. However, Syed warns of danger of protecting ideas from the possibility of failure (120). Part of that is perhaps hiding from the lack of success by searching for evidence of some success. In a classroom something might work for a minority, but it has failed for most of the class. How often does that small slice of success stop me from making genuine change and progress?
Syed also highlighted the impact of cognitive dissonance. When one is challenged for being wrong, our instinct is usually to justify ourselves to protect our self esteem, which involves filtering out evidence which contradicts our position. The book uses several examples to show how the higher one's position of power or responsibility, the more cognitive dissonance is likely to influence decision making. A truly worrying finding that reminds me of Karen Spencer's uLearn16 keynote, where she persuasively argued for the importance of holding your ideas lightly.
Explicit links to education where addressed in small passages that drew of Dweck's work on the growth mindset. There was also some examples given of schools that had set up systems to celebrate failure. In part this is to address the vulnerability of high achieving students who are terrified of risk taking. As Wimbledon High School's head teacher put it: "we dare [the students] to fail" (287). I would be interested in reading Syed's book devoted to analysing the education system. His perspective was a good challenge to my assumptions and a reminder of some important values.


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