text: PregnancyPregnancy Symptoms How Far Along Am I in My Pregnancy? May 28, 2019 3 min read Facebook Twitter Print If you've just found out you're pregnant, one of the first questions you'll have is: How far along am I? Beyond knowing that all-important due date, knowing how many weeks pregnant you are will help you better track all those exciting pregnancy milestones along the way. What's in this article: How Can I Calculate How Far Along I Am and My Due Date? Can My Due Date Change? What's in Store for Me Until My Due Date? FAQs at a Glance How Can I Calculate How Far Along I Am and My Due Date? If you know the date of the first day of your last menstrual period or the date of conception, the easiest way to get an estimate of your due date and how many weeks pregnant you are is using the Pampers due date calculator. Although we explain how to figure out your due date using the methods below, our due date calculator does all the counting for you. There are several different ways to figure out how far along you are:Last menstrual period (LMP): What week of pregnancy you are in are counted from the first day of your last period. The number of weeks that have passed since indicate how far along you are. Your due date is calculated by counting 40 weeks (280 days) from the first day of your LMP.Dating scan: Your doctor can also give you an estimate of how many weeks pregnant you are and what your due date is using an ultrasound. This dating scan is offered to all mums-to-be around 8 to 14 weeks of pregnancy. Your midwife or doctor will arrange this scan for you, and it will typically take place at the ultrasound department of your local hospital. When figuring out how far along you are, keep in mind that although your pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your last menstrual period, for the first few weeks you weren't actually pregnant yet. Here's why: You would have ovulated approximately 14 days after the first day of your last period, then the egg would have been fertilised within about 24 hours, and then about 5 or 6 days after ovulation the fertilised egg implanted into the lining of the uterus, and this is when you are actually pregnant. Can My Due Date Change? Due dates are typically calculated as 40 weeks (280 days) from the first day of your last period. But this is just an estimate; most babies aren't born exactly on their due date. Most mums-to-be give birth between 37 to 42 weeks of pregnancy. During your prenatal check-ups, your doctor will also monitor how far along you are and they may give you a slightly different due date than the one you calculated. What's in Store for Me Until My Due Date? Now that you know how far along you are, it might be helpful to know that pregnancies are often referred to in weeks and trimesters. Take a look at this pregnancy timeline for a breakdown of the weeks, months, and trimesters of pregnancy:Here are some of the things you can expect in each trimester:First trimester (0-13 weeks): You might notice some early signs of pregnancy, such as morning sickness and food cravings. Make an appointment with your doctor or midwife to set up your prenatal visits to make sure you and your baby stay healthy and safe. Second trimester (14-27 weeks): This trimester is often referred to as the honeymoon period of pregnancy. You may experience a burst of extra energy. Use it to get things done, like baby-proofing your home, going to prenatal classes or doing some gentle pregnancy exercise. Third trimester (28-42 weeks): You're nearly there! As you get closer to the birth of your baby, get prepared by making sure you have all the essential baby gear you'll need but don't overdo it − slow down and rest whenever you can. FAQs at a Glance How do I know how many weeks pregnant I am?Count the weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period, or simply use the Pampers due date calculator to find out how far along you are.How far along are you when you miss your period?Most mums-to-be are about five weeks pregnant at the time of their first missed period.When will I have my dating scan?Your midwife or doctor will schedule your dating scan around 8 to 14 weeks of pregnancy. During this scan your doctor will check how far along you are, and check on your baby's development.How far along am I by my due date?You will be 40 weeks pregnant on your due date, as due dates are calculated by counting 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period. Now that you've learned how to calculate how far along you are, you may be wondering how to announce your pregnancy to your partner or you might be keen to start finding the right name for our baby. Congratulations on starting a new and exciting journey! We're here with you every step of the way. See all sources Facebook Twitter Print like 0 All resources links: NHS.uk: You and your pregnancy at 1 to 3 weeksNHSinform.scot: 40 weeks plusNHS.uk: 12-week pregnancy dating scanNHS.uk: Pregnancy due date calculatorNHS.uk: Start 4 Life: Week-by-week guide to pregnancyNHS.uk: You and your baby at 7 weeks pregnantNHS.uk: Start 4 Life: Week 5 – your 1st trimesterNHS.uk: Start 4 Life: Week 11 – your first trimesterNHS.uk: Start 4 Life: Week 14 – your second trimesterNHSinform.scot: 4-8 weeks You might also like:


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PRESIDENT Sarkozy has supported proposals that mean all cars will have to have an alcohol breathalyser in them from early next year.
In a ceremony highlighting road safety, the president said that the provision of a breathalyser in cars will not be expensive for drivers as they cost around €2.
If car drivers are found not to have a breathalyser then they face a fine of €17, a first category offence.
This measures joins the requirement to have a warning triangle and high-visibility vest in cars on French roads.
Update Mar 2, 2012: Alcohol breathalyser for motorists in France from July, official notice
Update: Possible July start for alcohol breathalysers in cars
Related: Motorist body higlights breathalyser kit requirement

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I prefer my musical art to come from things like Marshal amps.
If you're at RMAF I'll have my list of three consumer D/A converters that in my opinion have stood the test of time.
Track one, "Sandovsko Horo" begins with Milcho Leviev's right hand tap dancing a Gershwin-Like rhythm on the far right upper registers of the piano.
Track two, "Minor's Boogie" opens with Milcho's left hand delivering a simple deliberate-sounding boogie rhythm, which soon enough is accompanied by a capricious boogie melody from the right hand.
Track three, "Beep Bop" begins with both hands in the middle of the piano.
Play these three improvisations several times listening only for a sense of the piano's keyboard and soundboard. Can you sense their location and physicality? This can be subtle to discern, but once you start noticing it, its like steak and whisky, it makes your gut feel good and runs straight through your bloodstream.
Next find the spaced omnidirectional microphones – which seem to me to be about six feet high, about five feet apart, and about four feet behind Milcho.
Next, listen for the reverberating space between the notes. Can you sense the expansion of harmonic energies mapping the room boundaries? A sense of walls or floor? Try to decode the sounds you are hearing in a way that diagrams Milcho at the keyboard, the piano soundboard, the microphones, and the room boundaries.
Once you can sense these things, you have become a genuine sophisticated listener; but not yet a connoisseur of piano recordings; nor a reliable audio-critical listener. Those abilities will take time to develop.
Everything I am saying is based on a single concept: You can't hear what you are not listening for. I am simply asking you to listen for the reality of a temporal event that was captured by two microphones and a digital recorder.
Notice that I am asking you to listen mindfully. Attempting only to notice the sound energies emitted by a single musical instrument vibrating in real time in a real space. I am not asking you assess the quality or quantity of this vibratory event. You can't really listen if critical thinking is distracting you. Mindful listening is purely passive and objective. It is a radically different act than critical listening or listening mindlessly for dissociative reasons. But like I said earlier: mastery of these exercises is a 100 per cent necessary foundation for developing our abilities as critical or comparative listeners. And folks, what IS an audiophile if not a critical and comparative listener?
Probably the most useful single article I've ever read on an audio website. Thank you; it will be a lot to live up to.
more like a trip to the urologist than anything remotely pleasurable like listening to music. But if your intent was to induce empathy for the strain of writing about audio equipment, mission accomplished!
Thank you for a listening concept that can be passed on to my friends. Sound advice indeed.


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The fast moving consumer goods market is experiencing dramatic changes, with expectations of 15 million new retail outlets required to serve approximately one billion customers in 2015 in India. Sustainability in next 10 years demands, would require the industry players to re-think their product development process, cost structures, corporate setup, supply chain, marketing, sales and customer engagement process.
Currently, only 26% retailers have capabilities to allow customers to interact and transact with particular brand within the physical store through their mobile phones. Scale-wise, as the market structure is pyramid-like, with the smaller outfits being the largest base with the closest "personal" proximity to the customer, the digital mobilization is largely skewed to medium and large. Leveraging digital technology is the most effective way to compete and win in this highly competitive environment. Digitalization is transferring power and information from manufacturers and retailer
Digitalization of a landscape as wide, broad and deep like this requires not only initiatives to be taken, but also a positive adaptation from consumers and prosumers. The "digital FMCG enterprise" of both today and tomorrow need to create myriad variety of push and pull initiatives to involve the consumer without increasing CPA which is critical to maintain competitive advantage in an environment that is anyhow cut-throat as goes competition, interestingly for this industry, from the smallest all the way to the largest player.
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A slogan solution to Oakland's bloody reputation: 'Love Life'
In an effort to change Oakland's reputation as the state's murder capital, City Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney is pressing her fellow council members to adopt "Love Life" as the city's official motto.
"'Love Life' is the most altruistic aspiration of our better selves," McElhaney said.
She wants the two-word mantra to peace added to the "Welcome to Oakland" signs that greet visitors entering the city by plane, train or car.
It all goes back to Oct. 20, 1997, when four masked assailants walked up to a van parked across from Oakland's McClymonds High School and let loose with a spray of bullets, killing 16-year-old LoEshé Adanma Lacy in the backseat.
Prosecutors believed the shots were meant for the driver and may have stemmed from a gang turf dispute.
The name LoEshé means "love life" in a Nigerian language — and after her death, her father, actor and standup comic Donald Lacy, established the LoveLife Foundation to promote life and saving lives.
In 2000, the foundation's efforts were recognized with a City Council resolution proclaiming "Love Life Week." But, aside from putting out a handful of public service announcements and producing a play dealing with violence, the foundation has largely languished in recent years.
Lacy and his childhood friend Dwain Butler have continued to press the city to make "Love Life" the city's motto.
The idea fell mostly on deaf ears until recently, when McElhaney saw it as a chance to help rebrand the city and give it a new mission statement.
"This is one of the most violent cities per capita in the country, and we are actively working to change it," McElhaney said. "What this would do is signal to people that we want to see ourselves as a city of love. ... It really codifies what Oakland is all about."
Not everyone on the council has embraced the idea — particularly after a city administrator's report estimated the cost of installing the new signs at $21,000. Putting stickers on existing signs would cost about $4,600.
The staff report also said the proposed signs might be a distraction for drivers.
Lacy tells us he's frustrated by the bureaucratic and political delays, and blamed Councilmen Dan Kalb and Abel Guillén for temporarily shelving the proposal so the city staff can study it further.
"I can only conjecture why, but I'm sure race played a part of it," Lacy said. Lacy is black, Kalb is white and Guillén is Latino.
Neither councilman returned our calls seeking comment. But McElhaney said, "I don't know that I would characterize (council opposition) as racism."
McElhaney is all too familiar with Oakland's violence — in December, a teenager whom she considered a grandson was killed in a shooting.
"There is a sensitivity to not wanting to be known as Murderville — and I know I was one of those" who felt that way, she said. "But now I think of (the "Love Life" slogan) as a way to take from these tragic losses, which are in the thousands, and to build to a better place."
As for what Mayor Libby Schaaf thinks about the idea?
Well, after skeptically rolling her eyes and pausing to reflect, she replied: "My love life is fine."
Museum mission: Having bounced back from a financial crisis in 2010, the San Francisco Asian Art Museum is betting on that newly announced $25 million expansion to ensure its long-term survival.
Museum executive Jay Xu said the planned 12,000-square-foot exhibition space will allow the museum to host "larger and more engaging shows."
But the real play is enticing donors to contribute to the Asian Art's relatively small $30 million endowment — money that Xu hopes will put the museum "on a much sounder financial footing."
Back in 2010, the city — which contributes $8.3 million annually to help operate the museum — had to step in to help restructure a major bank loan to keep the nonprofit operation from going into default and saddling taxpayers with even more costs.
Last year, the museum had 207,000 paid admissions — up 52,000 from fiscal 2010-11. But museum reps tell us that admissions cover only a fraction of the Asian Art's expenses, making donor support all the more important.
It's worth noting that the museum's 26-member commission and 47-member foundation board have no shortage of financial muscle — chairing both is Akiko Yamazaki, the wife of Yahoo's billionaire co-founder Jerry Yang.
And finally: When it comes to fun — and fundraising — nobody beats state Board of Equalization member and former Assemblywoman Fiona Ma.
On Friday night, she hosted a 50th birthday party for herself at the Castro Theatre — where her many guests paid, yes, $50 a head to dress up in '50s-style fashion for a singalong to the musical "Grease."
And speaking of fundraising, Supervisor Norman Yee has just sent out a "save the date" notice for his $100-a-head re-election kickoff dinner on April 7 at the New Asia Restaurant in Chinatown — which happens to be in District Three, across town from Yee's District Seven.
Why not celebrate in his own neighborhood?
"There is no restaurant in District Seven to accommodate 400 people," Yee said.
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You will attest to it that when it comes to beauty and home remedies, I dish it out to you on a 100. That is why when I did a research and found there's a way to naturally grow your lashes, I knew I had to fill you in. Come closer! And practice this four tips and you will surprised at the amazing result you will get:
- Castor Oil:
Castor is powerful and it has follicle stimulating abilities that will make your eyelashes lustrous and voluminous.It also helps fight micro-organisms that hamper growth. How to go about it? Mix together 2 tablespoons each of castor oil and fresh aloe vera gel. Apply it on your eyelashes using a cotton swab. Leave it on overnight, then rinse it off the next morning.
2. Brush your eyelashes:
Yes girl! You read that right. Brushing your eyelashes regularly helps unclog pores and it helps get rid of dust and dirt around the region. Also, it encourages blood circulation so that more nutrients reach the hair follicles.
Put a few drops of vitamin E oil or petroleum jelly on a soft-bristled eyelash brush or comb.
Use the brush to apply the oil or jelly directly on your lashes.
Continue brushing the lashes gently using upward strokes. Start from the root of the lashes and slowly move upward to the tip.
Brush for about 5 minutes twice daily until you see desired results.
3. Lemon Peels
You don't want to sleep on this. The peels are rich in vitamins C and B, folic acid and other nutrients that promote the growth of eyelashes.
Put 1 tablespoon of moderately dried lemon peels in a container.
Pour enough olive or castor oil into the container, so that the peels get soaked.
Allow it to sit for a couple of weeks.
Using a mascara wand, apply the oil on your eyelashes before going to bed.
Leave it on overnight, then wash it off with warm water in the morning.
Follow this remedy for a few months to get encouraging results.
4. Green Tea
That right! With green tea you get multiple values for your money. It is rich in flavonoids that stimulate the growth of your lashes.
Prepare a cup of unsweetened green tea, and set it aside to cool down.
Use a cotton swab to apply the green tea on your lashes, from the roots to the tips.
Allow it to sit for 15 minutes, then rinse it off with cool water.
Do this twice daily for 2 to 3 months.
Note: Do not let the green tea get into your eyes, when applying it.
I hope you try these home remedies and give your feedback.


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It was a crisp March day, but the sun had finally managed to break through after weeks of cold and snow. There was not a cloud in the sky today. A young girl held the hand of her toddler brother; they were both entranced by Jessica's voice over the megaphone, preparing the runners for their […] >> READ MORE
So, it's holiday vacation time! Are you traveling or just trying to entertain your children with some after-Christmas errands? If so, there's most likely at least 1 time that you will need to stop for some fast food, but never fear! There are ways to enjoy fast food when making easy swaps for healthier meals! […] >> READ MORE


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"A Corthrinus is not a servant. Not a slave. We are masters. Masters of our own destiny. We do not bend, and we will not break."
- - Grand Mandator Savra Mathen
The Corthrinus are a species of carcharodontosaurid saurian native to the Outer Rim world of Rinus, noted for their mastery over the Great Corthrinusi Empire, one of the major powers of Cyrannus prior to the formation of the Empire. A race bound by strict tenets of honour and nobility, the Corthrinus are also characterised by their nature as conquerors, using their military might to enforce their will on lesser species. However, despite their history of aggressive expansionism, the Corthrinus are generally well-regarded by the galactic community, and while they retained their independence prior to the rise of the Empire, never once sent fleets against the civilisations of the galactic interior, upholding stability with an almost spiritual fervor.
Commanding an empire on the fringes of the Unknown Regions, the history of the Corthrinus was often shaped by attacks by the vicious Neraida, which hounded their borders for centuries. Similarly, they fought back many a crusade by the First Cognatus Empire, and subsequently allied with the United Republic of Cyrannus against them during the Intergalactic War. Following the conflict, they remained neutral, albeit in favour of the Republic, during the galaxy-spanning Great Cyrannus War, and joined the pangalactic Empire following the war's resolution. Under the Empire, the Corthrinus have prospered under the leadership of their former Emperor, Savra Mathen, though by the outbreak of the Second Great Cyrannus War, many of Rinusi kin began conspiring toward the overthrow of the Empire and the restoration of their sovereignty.
The Corthrinus achieved spacefaring capabilities circa 7,400 BNE, in the aftermath of a devastating war of unification fought on their homeworld of Rinus. Establishing the Great Corthrinusi Empire, the people of Rinus began exploring the stars, establishing new colonies and establishing trade routes with species across the northern sectors of the Outer Rim. Though initially a peaceful race, unwilling to engage in warfare against more advanced alien species, under the leadership of the King of Thorns, a fearsome Corthrinusi emperor, the Great Empire of Rinus subjugated eleven systems in a single year, forcing many alien leaders to bend the knee. Few races possessed the power to fight against the new empire, and while the King of Thorns eventually died, his legacy lived on in a strong and stable empire, one which treated its subjects fairly. In 3,480 BNE, a Corthrinusi exploration fleet, exploring the unknown stars beyond their territory happened upon a Neraida cube, which ruthlessly attacked the Corthrinusi fleet. Thus began the War of Many Cycles between the Corthrinus and the Neraida, with neither side coming to a definitive victory, due to the relative distances between their core territories.
As a result of the conflict, the Corthrinus military became increasingly dictatorial, under the rule of the noble House Mathen. While the conflict eventually came to an end, skirmishes between the two factions continued into modern times. However, as the Corthrinus expanded into one of the galaxy's most feared civilisations, they began making contact with the species of the galactic interior, striking up a cooperative relationship with the Federation of United Worlds and the Basileus Imperium. Centuries after the War of Many Cycles, a Neraida Cube attacked the Royal Shuttle of Emperor Savra Mathen, eleventh of his name, resulting in the newly crowned Savra XII assuming the Rinusi Throne. Savra made a point of extending olive branches to other species in Cyrannus, resulting in a rebel faction breaking off from the empire and begin deadly raids on the Core. During one such raid, the Corthrinusi attacked the peaceful Navajaó, almost exterminating them before the United Republic of Cyrannus intervened, driving them away and forcing the Rinusi government to issue a formal apology to the survivors.
During the Intergalactic War, a Corthrinusi fleet made contact with the main Cognatus invasion force, preparing for their invasion into the Core Worlds. Following a small Cognatus fleet, they found themselves in the centre of a battle between the Cognatus and the Republic, and immediately began aiding the URC against the zealots, whom they believed were a threat to the secular stability of the galaxy. Their intervention won the respect of the Republic's leaders, though the Corthrinusi ultimately remained uninvolved in the conflict, as well as the subsequent Great Cyrannus War, though their stance was staunchly anti-Confederacy. The Corthrinus were soon confronted by a powerbroker known as Tyrómairon, who managed to convince Savra to join his New Order, taking root at the heart of the Republic. When Tyrómairon declared the end of the war and the rise of the Galactic Empire of Cyrannus, the Corthrinus subsequently joined, partially out of fear of an overwhelming Imperial reprisal.
After the rise of the Empire, the Corthrinus became bitter rivals of the Mortalitas, after their Queen, Moch-Na, announced that she was pursuing the title of Grand Mandator of the Unknown Regions, a position which now-Mandator Savra coveted. After a meeting of the Mandators on Orbispira, Savra warned Moch-Na that if she wished to claim the position, she would have to fight for it, and prepared his fleets to engage those of Moreuse. Both species came close to war, were it not for the intervention of the Saurornithanta, whose leader, Bri'sa'tana, was appointed to the position of Grand Mandator. Over the next several years, Savra and the Corthrinus attempted to secure greater political power of their rivals, establishing a trade partnership and personal political alliance with Empress Ramashe of Rambo Nation.
After the dissolution of the Imperial Senate in 14 NE, Savra was promoted to the new position of Grand Mandator of the Corthrinus Space Oversector. However, Savra, embodying the attitude of much of his people, had become largely disillusioned by the Empire, longing for their independence. Indeed, during the first battles of the Second Great Cyrannus War, Savra refused to aid in the defence of an Imperial convoy in the nearby Corthon system—an incident greatly of interest to the New Republic.
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A feared, militaristic and occasionally brutal species, in many corners of the galaxy, the very name "Corthrinus" is enough to evoke dread, for their relentless quest for power has left many worlds ravaged by the storm that is their armada. However, the Corthrinus are ultimately a fair and straightforward people, for they tend to lack the duplicitous ways of their Basileus cousins. Indeed, while the two species share much in common, the Corthrinus use brute force to smash their foes, rather than politics and intrigue as do the children of Vasuband. According to the masters of the Aldárae Order, the ancient scribes of the Oikoumene describe Twelve Tribes of Capricyránae, of which the Corthrinus are the Ninth. While their connection to the other species of the Capricyránae is disputed by most evolutionary scientists, citing the lack of a common ancestor, it is believed that the connection functions more as a mantle of kinship, or an indicator of favour by the ancient Thirteenth Tribe of Oikoumene.
Physically, the Corthrinus are carcharodontosaurids, characterised by the pair of rounded crests atop their skulls, consisting of extensions of the nasal and lacrimal bones. These crests are used entirely for display, with large crests being considered attractive in a potential mate. However, unlike most species of Capricyránae, Corthrinus display little in the way of sexual dimorphism, at least in terms of skeletal anatomy. Nevertheless, females, on average, tend to be slightly larger than males, and have tended toward dominant positions in ancient Corthrinusi society. In modern times however, little in the way of discrimination exists in Corthrinusi society, though non-saurian races are often looked down upon, particularly mammals and, due to their history with the Neraida, species which experiment with cybernetic implants.
- Ships
- Famous Corthrinus
- Savra Mathen: Imperial Grand Mandator
- Thonaloc: New Republic Admiral
- Apticyus: Imperial Admiral
- Sakhmet: Greater Neraida Drone
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"A strong empire, whose power spreads fear across the galaxy like a wildfire."
"They ain't half-bad. Maybe I can spare them."
- - Mar-Júun
"*Opens a Corinthius fan web page*"
- - A Random Terridan
"We have unfinished business."
"Someone needs a chill pill."
- - Navajaó
"That Asgord head is for a science experiment, right?"
- - Vonzata'akanau from the FRA
"Needs more Asgord spines."
"We could get along with this race."
- - Emperor Aoblix of the ULE.
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- The Corthrinus are based on Dilophosaurus, a theropod dinosaur from the Sinemurian stage of the Early Jurassic Period.


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Many IT management solutions are shifting to the as a service model. You can see this change in the ever-rising popularity of solutions of G Suite, Salesforce, Dropbox, and AWS. But the SaaS model continues to expand to new IT resources. Event management, logging, security, and others are gaining a foothold in the as a service realm. One area that has lagged in this trend however has been directory services. Only recently have cloud IAM solutions that can act as a unified directory started to appear – and these tools essentially offer a platform for Mac user management as a service.
The Old Directory Solution
Traditionally, directory services solutions have been delivered on-prem and controlled by internal IT teams. The level of effort it can take to securely manage identities in a complex IT environment though can be significant. There is hardware and software to manage. Security and high availability are critical to operations. There is also the manual management of the software and the day-to-day work of connecting users to systems, applications, file servers, networks, and much more. It's certainly no small feat.
In this old, on-prem world, the directory services solution of choice was a Microsoft Windows-based solution called Active Directory®. AD became hugely popular in the 2000s due to the control it offered over the office for on-prem and Microsoft specific solutions. At a time when everything in the office fit that description, it made sense. As time has gone on, AD has continued its dominance despite weak support of non-Windows platforms such as Mac and Linux. Because AD is an on-prem solution, it also struggles with cloud infrastructure. With both cross platform environments and cloud infrastructure taking off in the enterprise, this problem will only get worse.
Addressing the Challenges of AD
With the challenges of cross platform and cloud infrastructure, makeshift solutions that fill in the gaps for Active Directory have appeared. Many services have created tools and solutions that help IT admins solve some of these challenges. For example, one tool that started to appear on the market was the directory extension. These on-prem solutions could extend Active Directory to Mac and Linux devices, allowing IT to gain a little bit more control over the enterprise. The challenge, of course, was that IT now had to handle yet another set of IT management solutions.
With the move to the cloud and SaaS-based solutions in a number of categories, IT admins started to yearn for a complete identity management as a service solution. Recently, an innovative cloud identity management platform called Directory-as-a-Service® (DaaS) has started to do exactly that – provide identity-as-a-service from the cloud. Directory-as-a-Service is the first fully-featured cloud directory, which of course includes Mac user and system management, delivered as a service. Traditionally, IDaaS platforms have only focused on web applications, essentially just making them SSO providers. But this modern IDaaS platform is a much broader solution. As a virtual identity provider, DaaS securely manages and connects user identities to the IT resources those users need regardless of platform, protocol, provider, or location. More specifically, the next generation directory service seamlessly manages user access on Mac devices.
Mac User Management as a Service
With a cloud-based directory that is built for the cross platform IT environment, managing Macs (and Linux machines) truly becomes a much easier process. If you would like to learn more about how you can simplify your workflows with Mac user management as a service, reach out to us. We would be happy to answer any questions on the topic. Alternatively, you can try our innovative centralized directory for yourself. That way, you can see for yourself how easy Mac user management can be. Sign up for a free account today!


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Zika Virus Concerns
With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games just a few weeks away, the anxiety about the spread and transmission of the Zika virus remains a global concern. Scientists are calling for the Olympic Committee to move the games out of Rio, seemingly the "epicenter' for the Aedes mosquito that transmits the infection. Just this week, golfer …continue reading.


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Creative Partnership Ideas for Online Influencer Marketing
Consumers have always looked to fellow consumers for insights around their interests, but today, this influence is happening digitally. They're drawn to emotionally moving or entertainingly hilarious content from social media personalities, YouTube stars and bloggers who share personal anecdotes from their lives.
As brands look to connect with consumers, partnerships with trusted online influencers are helping to generate awareness and further extend their message. In a social media-driven world, influencer marketing is becoming a fundamental strategy within integrated marketing communications programs.
So, how should your brand work with online influencers? Influencer programs can take a variety of forms. Sponsored narratives or product integrations shared through blog posts and social media content can be valuable and often a good place to start. But, with changes in digital media occurring constantly and online influencer communities continuing to grow, don't be afraid to think beyond these "traditional" engagement types for creative partnerships.
Here are three areas to explore when working with influencers:
1. Invest in creating long-term brand ambassadors.
Influencers often express that their top branded content comes from relationships that extend beyond a single post. When you take the time to invest in building the relationship, these influencers can become an extension of the brand team, embodying your mission and creating in-depth content on your behalf.
Brands may choose to select an ambassador council, engaging a group of online influencers for a long-term program to generate visibility for multiple initiatives over a period of time. For brands with a niche audience or that are focused on reaching a targeted community, another option is to select one social media influencer as the official brand representative for a specified time.
These ambassadors could not only create valuable content for their own platforms, but also assist with expert columns on a company blog, guest posts on brand social media channels and speaking engagements to enhance authenticity of the brand message.
2. Leverage emerging social media platforms and new features.
If a brand is looking to increase its following on a growing platform, use channel-specific opportunities to partner with influencers. This may include exploring new, emerging platforms or thinking differently about your content on existing channels.
If your goal, for example, is to increase video engagement, consider partnering with YouTube or Vine users that align with your target audience to assist in creating relevant, entertaining video content. Instagram takeovers are an interesting strategy to bring an influencer's community over to a brand's feed to pique the interest of – and hopefully gain – new followers.
Showcase live brand experiences – and even drive foot traffic among local followers – through event activations hosted by social media influencers. There are also opportunities for engaging in real-time conversations by co-hosting a Twitter party or Facebook chat and through newer live streaming video platforms, like Periscope and Facebook Mentions, which allow users to comment as the video is broadcasting live, and influencers can respond directly to their followers' questions and reactions.
3. Create offline, engaging experiences.
Yes, we have been talking about online influencers, but there is still significant value with in-person engagements to create meaningful content. Consider taking your approach offline to provide engaging experiences for influencers to become more familiar with your brand or immerse themselves in everything you have to offer.
As the online influencer space continues to grow, conferences like Dad 2.0 and Mom 2.0 Summit for the parenting space or SNAP! for the crafting community are focused on empowering online influencers and connecting them to marketers. Engage in meaningful conversations with interested influencers about your brand to open the door for future partnerships.
Offer exclusive experiential opportunities for influencers to learn more about your brand. Invite them for a behind-the-scenes tour of your company or allow them to conduct interviews with internal experts. Within the tourism industry, destinations often host influencers for in-market immersion trips to share real travel experiences with their followers.
When it comes to influencer marketing, it's time to think outside the box. Social media's ever-evolving culture has given us a million different ways to engage with those who influence consumers. Get creative with your online influencer relationships – and don't be afraid to ask them what they think will resonate with the audience since they know them best.


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Last year, after I offered a sample workshop in "Counseling Basics" to a dozen pastors in the Canary Islands, they asked for more. Oscar Lopez, my good friend who has been working with these men twice a year for ten years, served as my link, my translator and my guide. So we're planning a return trip.
Opportunities to share the Christian Faith are rare in that part of the world. But these pastors are more than open . . . they're hungry. To build the churches and keep them from floundering, they need more training.
I train pastors to effectively apply biblical principles to their people's lives. As far as Oscar and I know, this is the first time pastors have received this kind of training.
Sonia is a "mommy coach" and will work with the mothers of young (pre-school) children to help them with some helpful perspectives in child rearing and to encourage them with a vision of how important their job is.
The Evangelical church adds up to about 0.1% of the population. The islands tend to remain isolated except for vacationers. Relaxation and pleasure are highly valued, but the local people must work hard to make a living.
Applying biblical principles to life situations increases our quality of life. Mothers need to catch the vision of child-rearing that goes beyond feeding, clothing, and keeping them out of harms way. How do you train up a child?
Pastors need to deal with problems like depression, anxiety, marriage problems, and addictions. It takes more than a Bible verse and a prayer from a nice person.
I am asking people to pray for cultural sensitivity and effectiveness in connecting with these dear people where they are. I am also asking for those who feel so moved, to support this tip financially. More on that in a future post.


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The Importance and Benefits of Second Language Study
Fewer and fewer people in the English speaking world are currently looking at second language benefits as they have somehow become convinced that English alone will always be sufficient for their communication needs. This is obviously quite a sad state of affairs because the importance of learning a second language is just as high as it ever was, learning a second language will make you a better thinker. You will learn to appreciate other cultures of the world. Language is an integral part of a person's identity. If you therefore make an effort to understand somebody's language you are making almost automatic progress in understanding that person (or country) better. This is of course to be welcomed in our world with its many divisions. It will even improve your English, it has been proven that first year English students who took a second language at school consistently outperforms those who did not! We live in a global world and more than ever it is important to understand others.


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DC Comics wants to extend its universe with new productions. In 2017 he premiered Justice League, integrating the well-known Batman and Superman, who had previously had First Kill their own films, but also introduced other classic superheroes: Aquaman, The Flash and Wonder Woman, who had released his first movie that year. .
Aquaman will be the next film of the Extended Universe of DC (DCEU), which is planned to be released this year. In the recent Comic-Con of San Diego, Warner Bros. He had one of the biggest presentations of the event, officially presenting the promotional content of the film.
In addition, the new Aquaman trailer was also revealed. Bad Times at the El Royale It has been confirmed that the story will revolve in the events that happen to Arthur Curry, a child who will discover his powers with the sea since childhood, to grow and face his destiny to be the king of the seas.
Arthur Curry, also known as Aquaman (Jason Momoa), is the leader of a powerful underwater kingdom known as Atlantis. When problems arise and the situation becomes complicated, The Predator you will have to take a step forward to lead your people and be a hero to the world. Aquaman is the solo film of the sovereign of the sea, which will tell the adventures of the Atlantean after the events that took place in La Liga de la Justicia (2017).
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Panoramic and engrossing, this is the third book in the unforgettable and hugely successful 'Suttons of Yorkshire' series. Blackouts, munitions, kitbags and rations once again pepper daily life. Daisy Dwerryhouse, the spirited daughter of gamekeeper Tom and his wife, ex-sewing-maid Alice, finds herself apart from her true love, Keth Purvis. Joining-up fever is infectious. Daisy is now a Wren, based in perilous Liverpool; Keth involved in secret war work in America. Will their mutual passion survive such a divide, as well as the tribulations and untold dramas of a world at war? Britain fights with desperate stubbornness, as the stench of undignified death and the snarl of enemy fighters touch Rowangarth. For Daisy and Keth, and for all the Suttons, these are years of danger and change: a bewildering time when a nation cannot even begin to hope for an end to the conflict.


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By Kgomotso Ramotsho
LexisNexis together with the Gauteng Law Council held a Boot Camp for small and medium sized law firms on 20 July at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria. Law Firm Strategy Consultant and former Senior Partner at Webber Wentzel, David Lancaster said 2017 was a rough year for the legal profession in South Africa (SA) and as a result some law firms have struggled. He added that for legal practitioners to run a successful firm a business plan was needed to set out where the legal practitioner would like the firm to be within five years. He pointed out that the plans should include –
He noted, however, that small and medium sized law firms have advantages such as, where to house the law firm, because small and medium sized law firms are more flexible than big law firms. He advised that small and medium sized law firms should be situated in areas where there is more work for them.
Mr Lancaster added that another advantage small and medium sized law firms can use to their benefit was costs. He said clients focus on a need to get 'more for less' and that small law firms could position themselves to provide the right legal services at the right cost. He pointed out that the key to the future of the legal profession is to develop distinctive specialisation areas. Mr Lancaster said the days when one legal practitioner did everything in the firm was long gone. He noted that legal practitioners and small law firms needed to better position themselves and have a website to state what services they offer.
Mr Lancaster further said that small law firms could enter into alliances and partnerships with other law firms, particularly when specialising in areas of work different from the other firms. He pointed out that small law firms could specialise in more than one field. He added that small law firms should set a goal of employing the best people – from the support staff to the professional staff – for the firm to flourish. He mentioned that there was an increase in competition in the legal markets in SA and that the 'buyers' of legal services are in control of the markets. He said there was a push back on legal fees and on the delivery of services. He added that the clients are in the driver's seat.
Mr Lancaster added that there was an increased focus by clients on cost effectiveness, predictability, efficiency and added value. He said clients want to know how long their matter will take and how much it is going to cost. He pointed out that there was also a war of talents in law firms, that law firms are fighting to get the best legal practitioners to work at their firms. He added that legal practitioners must find ways on how to rework the economic model, because the old way of running law firms are over.
Mr Lancaster said it was important for legal practitioners to understand the complexity of legal landscapes in SA and added that statistics show that 80 to 90% of legal practitioners in SA, practice either for themselves or in small or medium sized law firm. He added that legal practitioners tend to forget about the competitive landscape and suggested that legal practitioners take a look at two points of view. First legal practitioners must look at the client's point of view. He said when a client is looking for a legal practitioner, they look at their options and who they can give work to. Secondly, legal practitioners must look at talent, who might be looking for a job and which platforms they use when looking for a job.
Mr Lancaster touched on what South African markets looked like. He mentioned the big six legal firms, medium sized law firms, boutique law firms, specialist intellectual property firms, legal service providers, global firms (who are opening a whole new world of competition) and networks such as Lex Africa. He added that there was also growth in the in-house legal teams and that more work that used to be done by external legal practitioners, was now being done in-house.
Medical malpractice
Advocate John Mullins SC said there is no dark cloud hanging over medical malpractice and it will continue as it is. He said that the time for motor vehicle accident claims, which was major source of income for the legal profession, might have come to an end, but added that there was nothing wrong with legal practitioners saying that medical malpractice might be the way out. He pointed out that legal practitioners did not hold innocent people liable, but instead held guilty people liable. He said there was nothing shameful or wrong about legal practitioners helping the innocent get compensation.
Mr Mullins said it was important for legal practitioners to note that medical malpractice is different and, by nature, far more complex. He pointed out that doctors do not operate on patients unless necessary and that there had to have been a problem before a doctor could operate on a patient. He added the mere fact that things go wrong during an operation did not mean that the somebody did something wrong. He said in the practice of medicine things often go wrong. He added that medical malpractice claims required more preparation than motor vehicle accident claims. It required thought and expert reviews.
Mr Mullins pointed out that the saying 'facts speak for themselves' cannot work in medical malpractice. He added that medical malpractice was a fascinating and rewarding field. He said it was fascinating because legal practitioners deal with the medical field, and in the process get to learn about it. They also learn to measure doctor's situations and what things are like at provincial hospitals and how nurses can neglect patients. He mentioned the State Liability Amendment Bill B16 of 2018 (the Bill). He noted that a few months ago the state introduced the Bill and said the Bill was a complicated piece of legislation.
Mr Mullins discussed the possibility of periodic payments in the Bill, such as, the future loss of income, medical expenditure and perhaps an instalment payment, particularly if the award is over a Million Rand and added it could be for any medical negligence award. However, he pointed out that the Bill did not specify what or how periodic payments would be determined. He said there were two components to the Bill, namely, periodic payments and provisional treatments. Mr Mullins added that the provisional treatment provisions were unconstitutional and that he could not see the provisions ever being passed by the Constitutional Court. He noted that periodic payments could be a problem and whatever the structure of the periodic payments would be, it has to accommodate the need of the legal practitioners to be rewarded to act for people.
Practical business advice to legal practitioners
Director in Sales at AJS, Chris Pearson, said the legal profession was facing challenges because it is changing, probably more so in the first world countries than it is in SA. He pointed out that clients in first world countries are driving the pricing model and demanding fixed fee arrangements. He added that as a result there is pressure for legal firms to work efficiently. He said the whole change was being fuelled by technology and that technology was making a difference in a big way in how law firms work.
Mr Pearson said in 2027, 10% of things produced will be 3D printable. He pointed out that the legal profession was changing faster than ever before and that it was never going to slow down. He added that innovation was not just about technology and that there are many ways law firms can be innovative. He gave an example that small law firms can be innovative by working from home and by attracting quality but less costly staff members who can work from home. He further said law firms can also give their younger staff a voice, because young people know how to be innovative.
Mr Pearson said legal firms can also be innovative by listening to their clients, as clients can tell them exactly what they want. He added that another way to be innovative is to realise the potential of the existing technology that the law firm already has and added that 90% of the legal profession do not use the tools available to them. He pointed out that law firms must give their staff members the right tools and train them to use those tools. He noted that legal practitioners can work from anywhere as there is existing technology that allows one to work through a remote browser.
The Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act
Director of the Members Affairs Department at the Law Society of the Northern Provinces, Johan van Staden, said the saying 'one size fits all' in legal practices is wrong. He added that legal firms needed to develop risk management programmes, as there is increased scrutiny as legal practitioners are exposed in the country. Discussing the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act 1 of 2017 (the Act), Mr van Staden went through some of the provisions in the Act and said legal practitioners needed to take a look at the Act and apply it as part of their business management practice and strategy.
Mr van Staden said provisions in the Act – that came into effect in October 2017 – deal with the changes in money laundering, risk-based approaches in business and provides for risk management and compliance programmes, including the obligation to keep identity and verification and transaction records safe.
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What could be better than buying your food directly from the farmer?
Pacific City Farmers Market is fast becoming a popular tradition. Every Sunday mid-June through September, you can get fresh, juicy, nutritious fruits and vegetables right from the farmer.
In addition to locally grown fresh food, the Pacific City Farmers Market also sells baked goods and handicrafts – and that is not all – they also have entertainment! This is a great way to spend your summer Sunday mornings in Pacific City.
The Pacific City Farmers Market is held at the Library grounds, corner of Camp St and Brooten Rd every Sunday through the summer months from 10 am – 2pm.
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I've caught the Kpop bug. I've officially crossed over to the dark side.
I am Kpop Siao.
For my non-Hokkien-speaking reader(s), Siao means crazy. Ergo, Kpop crazy. For the last half a year, I've been bopping and shaking my ass to songs I will never understand and singing along with every chorus with what I think are the words. God forbid a native Korean should ever hear me.
How did I get to become addicted to the genre? After all, Switzerland isn't exactly exposed to Kpop. No, Psy doesn't count! I have my mum to thank for that. She started me on Korean dramas; dramas have soundtracks; these soundtracks are available on Youtube. And we all know what happens when you start clicking on videos on Youtube; you start a video at 9pm, next thing you know it's 2am (see what I did there?) and you're clicking on "just one more video". Right……..
The songs aren't the only thing the dramas got me hooked on. I get hungry every time I watch an episode of [insert random korean drama title]. They have the best looking food EVER!! I've never wanted to go to Seoul so badly before and it's really JUST for the food.
I loooove Korean food. Or at least the ones I've had, which is really what I've been making based on recipes I find online. I really have no reference as to how authentic they are but authentic or not, they're delicious.
Bibimbap was one of the first korean dishes I tried and the whole family loves it. Remember how my daughter hates zucchini? She would eat it with no complaints in Bibimbap. Even spinach! I have a confession to make though. It's a time consuming dish with all the julienne-ing (is that a word?) and separate cooking of every vegetable and meat components of the dish. So what I usually do is really just cook it all together in one pan. You're going to mix it all together anyway!!
BUT!! For you, I did it the proper way today. For you, I'll do anything. I'll even throw in this WTF song my fav Kpop band sang about Bibimbap. Don't judge me!
Back story: They recorded this song for a musical they did with three 4 year-olds as part of a reality show. You can watch the whole musical here. *edit: there were some issues with Reader displaying video instead of featured image. That's why I had to trash the original post and repost with a still image of the video with a link.
The beauty of Bibimbap is that you can literally put anything in it. I'm not sure if Koreans use woodear in their cuisine at all but I love the crunch of it, so I threw it in. You can also easily make this a vegetarian dish by leaving out the meat. The only thing you really must have in it is Gochujang, korean hot pepper paste. And you can easily get this from any asian grocery stores. (Obviously, my kids can't handle the spice yet so I serve them theirs with mushroom soy sauce instead.) The only problem with Bibimbap is that there is no such thing as a small serving. But then again, that's not necessarily a bad thing 😉
Bibimbap (Korean mixed rice)
- 1 cup rice
- 1 medium sized zucchini, cut into strips approx. ¼ inch or ½ cm thick
- 1 large carrot, julienned
- 1 cup beansprouts, picked and washed
- 100g frozen spinach, thawed
- 1 handful dried woodear
- 200 g ground meat
- 2 egg
- Gochujang
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- Soy sauce
- Sugar
- Salt
- Pepper
- Sesame oil
- Rinse and cook rice.
- Soak woodear for 15 minutes. Remove from water and give it a good scrub with 1 tsp of salt. Rinse and julienne. Set aside.
- In a small saucer, combine garlic and ginger with a tsp of sesame oil. Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine ground meat with 2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, ¼ tsp sugar, dash of pepper and ½ tsp garlic/ginger mixture. Set aside to marinate.
- Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat and sauté zucchini till tender. Adding a tablespoon of water at a time to avoid burning and caramelisation.
- When tender, season with a splash of soy, sugar, pepper and the garlic/ginger mixture. Season to taste. Set aside.
- Repeat this with the carrots, spinach, woodear and ground meat.
- Blanch the bean sprouts for a couple of minutes until just tender. Drain sprouts and put in a bowl. Season with salt, sugar, pepper and sesame oil. Set aside. We're using salt instead of soy sauce to keep the sprouts nice and white.
- Fry an egg sunny side up.
- Spoon rice into a large bowl and place the egg on top of the rice. Carefully arrange the vegetables and meat around the yolk and serve with as much or as little Gochujang as you like.
- Now mix it all up and wonder why you bothered to cook everything separately in the first place. Enjoy!


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Eagles chief Paul Blake and player coach Fab Flournoy were locked in talks with 6ft 11in centre Chris Haslam last night hoping to persuade the Great Britain star to sign.
The Chronicle understands that the Springfield Honda-backed club will have to fight off competition from former Eagles coach Tony Garbelotto and his London United outfit who have also discussed terms with the player.
Blake was hopeful an agreement could be struck and was indeed preparing plans to unveil Haslam at a Press conference today if a deal was struck.
He said: "Chris is a quality player and we are busy negotiating at the present time and will continue to do so, hopefully until he signs.
"Obviously Chris is a player in demand and we hope he will commit to us.
"These things are never straightforward, particularly when you are trying to sign someone who is an experienced international player with an impressive record.
"We hope we can persuade him to stay here and he has certainly got all of
the attributes that I know Fab is looking for.
"We know he has had other offers and I never believe in thinking a deal is done until someone has put pen to paper."
The veteran, from Southport, certainly has an impressive track record, having played for a host of European clubs whilst winning 42 England caps.
More recently Haslam has been playing - and starting - for Great Britain in their recent European Qualification games.
Should Haslam decide to commit it would certainly relive the pressure on Flournoy, who has been working overtime to bring in an import forward ahead of the new season which tips off a week tomorrow.
Meanwhile, new signing Shawan Robinson has received his work permit but was left sweating on his visa application being processed today so that he could fly in before tomorrow night's game with Cork.


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Elizabeth Made Travel Agent Central's 30 Under 30!
By Travelink on August 10, 2018
Every year, Travel Agent Central chooses thirty travel industry young professionals who they believe best represent the future leaders of the travel agency industry. This year we are proud to announce that one of our own, Travelink vacation advisor, Elizabeth, made the list! Check out more about Elizabeth below to discover what makes her so amazing at what she does!
After graduating from the hospitality and tourism program at Purdue University, Elizabeth went to work at Travelink, an American Express Travel representative agency, as a research assistant within its luxury leisure travel division. She earned her CTA right away from the Travel Institute, which has also designated her as both a luxury and adventure travel specialist.
Elizabeth has gone straight up the ladder over the past four years; she's now a full-fledged advisor with Travelink, which awarded her a "Best of the Best" designation. Last year, Travelink's owners nominated her as a "Rep Excellence" advisor for American Express Travel; Amex has also given her the distinction as a "Travel Insider" specialist for Alaska. She has created numerous custom Alaskan adventures including a honeymoon helicopter ride and a romantic night's stay in a luxury tent!
"Elizabeth is curious, highly organized, goal oriented, and technically very savvy," says Linda Raymer, president of the vacation division of Travelink. "She has been proactive in her own education with suppliers and our technology tools. Elizabeth exceeded her sales and revenue goals in her first year as a travel advisor and is comfortable selling all types of cruises, as well as complex land vacations and managing the details of incentive groups." She makes it a point to experience every type of travel: escorted tours, FIT, cruising, river cruising, safari and all-inclusive resorts.
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Show Russia the Good Side
- By Mark H. Teeter
- Sep. 01 2008 00:00
|To Our Readers
The Moscow Times welcomes letters to the editor. Letters for publication should be signed and bear the signatory's address and telephone number.
September is upon us, and millions of Russian and American students, from fresh-scrubbed schoolchildren to grizzled doctoral candidates, are dutifully filing back into the halls of academe to resume the class struggle. While the primary school peons will perform much the same labor in both countries -- reading, writing, chewing gum and making paper airplanes -- the elite troops at the college level, where I work, will mirror each other rather less closely. Higher education in Russia and the United States has evolved very differently, producing undergraduates of distinctly different species.
You think "different species" an exaggeration? Well, take a walk in my Weejuns. The following quiz is based on actual classroom episodes in St. Petersburg and Moscow universities.
• Natasha, a third-year sociology major in my class on American images of Russia, submitted a term paper on John Dos Passos written in error-free English with the fluency and perception of, say, an assistant professor at an American college. As her instructor, what should you do?
(a) Congratulate the student on a job well done. (b) Wink, mentioning a tenure-track opening at Minnesota State that might interest her "friend." (c) Drag her by the hair to the nearest dean's office and read her the riot act on the first rule of real-world academia: Do your own work.
I wanted to do (c), of course, and finally did -- but minus the hair-dragging and minus the dean's office. What good would a dean do when the sale of term papers is routine here and this one was clearly a good buy? Natasha probably got a better deal than the current prime minister, whose graduate thesis featured 16 pages snipped directly from a foreign economics textbook -- a scandal that scandalized exactly no one. My only trump card with Natasha was: "If you go to some Western university as a graduate student and pull something like this, they'll send you home on the next plane." She turned in another paper on Dos Passos' Moscow adventures, complete with faulty grammar and some interesting thoughts, and we both learned from the experience. Win-win.
• Darya, a middling student in my Extreme English course, was fidgeting in her chair one day, extending her right arm at odd angles as I paced my usual rounds while addressing the class. Finding this increasingly distracting, I approached her and asked what she was doing. Reluctantly, Darya revealed the mobile phone in her palm with which she had evidently been broadcasting the day's proceedings to persons unknown. What's your best response?
(a) Ask the three key video questions: Did you get my good side? Was this local or network? Does this tie make me look fat? (b) Impound the telephone, which clearly has more features than yours. (c) E-mail a New York lawyer and ask who actually owns the intellectual property rights to this class -- you, the institution who pays you, or the student-consumers who pay the institution.
It's (c) again, predictably, although the lawyer's response -- "That's a very interesting question" -- fell somewhat short of definitive. In any case, American students would never try to televise a class without an instructor's consent (and especially from his bad side). Would they?
• Almost halfway through the semester, a new student named Vanya appeared at the weekly evening seminar I was teaching on Russian perceptions of the United States. After class, he asked to sign up for the course, explaining that the only reason he hadn't come the first six weeks was that another class he absolutely could not miss met at the same time. What do you say?
(a) Turn him down, explaining that a seminar is a special academic exercise, a search for and exchange of knowledge in which all the participants contribute as the instructor shapes the cumulative discourse. You can't recapitulate half of it for someone who hasn't been there, nor can such a person contribute equally to its continuation -- so harrumph and good evening. (b) Ask out of curiosity (and envy) just what class qualified ahead of yours as absolutely unmissable. (c) Upon hearing that it was Driver's Ed, throw up your hands and say, "What the hell, it's Russia: Sure, you can take the course -- if you give me a ride home every week."
See, they're a different species, all right. And at this point, so am I. Anyway, here's the syllabus, kids, let's get bookin'.
Mark H. Teeter teaches English and Russian-American relations in Moscow.


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Radio Lab is one of the most awesome podcasts/radio programs in the audiosphere. Here Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich work their magic again, this time on the topic of death.
1. Soul Has Weight, Physician Thinks: Biologist Lee Silver tells us the story of a physician's ambitious 1907 experiment to discover the weight of the soul.
2. Metamorphosis: One possibility of the afterlife from David Eagleman, read by actor Jeffrey Tambor.
3. When Am I Dead?: Is life over when your heart stops beating? When you take your last breath? When your brain fizzles out? Author and researcher Gary Greenberg and John Troyer explore these questions.
4. Anyone for Tennis?: We ask neuroscientist Adrian Owen, can the dead play tennis?
5. 4 Seconds Down: Soren Wheeler tells the story of Ken Baldwin, a man who is looking for death but finds a new view on life.
6. Am I Dead?: Neurological psychologist Paul Broks introduces us to a patient who thinks she's dead.
7. If I Only Had A Brain: If you don't have one anymore, David Eagleman tells Jad and Robert he knows the next best thing.
8. Ineffable: A story on the afterlife by David Eagleman from his book SUM, read by actor Jeffrey Tambor.
9. Booyah Mozart: Producer Lulu Miller brings us a conversation with geologist Jan Zalasiewicz about what we'll leave behind … in a hundred million years.
10. Cyberternity: Producer Emily Voigt tells a story about a guy named Wyatt, fixed in time.
11. Goodbye: Paleontologist and professor Peter Ward describes the ultimate death, the death of the universe ... THE END.


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Congratulations to December's WINNER of the PCSGA Ecosystem Services Photo Contest and $100, Zach Loescher of Penn Cove Shellfish.
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China Launch Passenger RoRo Ship with Military Capability
China's largest RoRo 'Bohai Emerald Bead' with the longest reach leaves Yantai Port in East China.
Different from ordinary ships, the 36,000 displacement civilian passenger and roll-on/roll-off ship was constructed in accordance with national defense requirements in mind in its design and construction so that it can carry organic troop units and heavy equipment.
The 178-meter-long and 28-meter-breadth ship can carry 2,000-plus persons and be loaded with over 300 vehicles of various sizes simultaneously.
The "Bohai Emerald Bead" is the first ship of its kind to be built in China, and there are three more of the same design under construction.
According to Rong Xianwen, director of the Military Transportation Department under the Jinan Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), the passenger and roll-on/roll-off ship is the most optimal ship type in maritime transportation of military troops as it possesses the advantages including large transportation quantity and high loading efficiency.
It is not only the means of transportation, but also a temporary barrack. Such type of ship is often itilized in military operations by western developed countries.