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EfficientIP Launches End-to-End Network Design and Deployment Solution

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EfficientIP Launches End-to-End Network Design and Deployment Solution
Network architects are increasingly demanding a more rapid and error-free way to take their infrastructure designs through to deployment, and now with NetChange we provide them with the means to do this." NetChange … Using NetChange, organizations …
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Are You Hiding Money From Your Financial Advisor?
I can only conclude a few things from that statement, which I'll address shortly. Having a financial advisor or planner create a comprehensive financial plan requires multiple meetings, hours of preparation and analysis, and sometimes considerable expense.
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The Demise of Mt. Gox
Mt. Gox's bankruptcy, which is similar to Chapter 11 in the United States, means that a bankruptcy supervisor will be expected to develop a restructuring plan and will be responsible for handling any payment of claim distributions to its creditors. The …
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High Flow Rates and Energy Usage CINTEP Resolves Existing Design Problems on Most Showers by Innovating the Power Shower System

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London, UK (PRWEB) July 04, 2013

Water consumption in the shower presents every household with two problems: high flow rates and high energy usage. Both issues not only lead to steep energy costs but also produce high carbon footprints for every home. While government policies and current building codes enacting reduced flow rates for showerheads somewhat lessen environmental impact of showers, most systems today might lead some to take longer showers, leading to increased water and energy usage, and others to settle for quick and joyless showers, leading to compromised enjoyment.

CINTEP’s award-winning, innovative shower system may just be the answer to a more energy efficient and smarter bathroom renovation or installation — and better yet, more pleasant showers.

“Our mission is to make it possible for an average shower user, without compromising on their enjoyment of showering, to consume less than 20 litres or less of water per day, with a payback on additional cost of less than three years, for 50 percent of the population.” says CINTEP CEO Nick Christy,

CINTEP further intends to save one billion litres of water by the end of 2016 and one million tons of CO2 by the end of 2020 simply by converting existing shower users to their recycling shower systems.

A previous study conducted by Unilever (http://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/ourapproach/embeddingsustainability/Encouragingbehaviourchange/) found out that an average shower is eight minutes, three minutes longer than was traditionally thought. For families with power showers this meant using 200,000 litres of hot water per year at an average cost of £918 per year. CINTEP’s technology means families can keep the same level of shower experience but cut water consumption and energy consumption by 70%.

According to CINTEP, showers take up a majority of water consumption in homes and come in second where energy consumption is concerned. Christy remarks, “Showers are purchased, on average, about once every 10 years, which means the performance of the shower is locked in for that length of time.”

For homes that have discovered the CINTEP recycling shower system, that performance may mean a power shower that saves water and energy, at the same time.

The most notable features from CINTEP’s recycling shower system include, among others, no cold water on start-up, nine litres per minute power shower, precise digital temperature control, and compact sealed unit for no-fuss installation. CINTEP’s shower system is designed to filter, clean, and pasteurise water automatically; to reduce water and energy consumption by 70 percent; to decrease running costs by 70 percent, and to use up only 2.7 litres of water per minute.

Furthermore, CINTEP projects savings of up to £622 annually for a UK family using its recycling shower technology in place of a traditional power shower.

Christy describes how the company’s revolutionary system works: “By recirculating shower water in real time, we can provide far more water at the showerhead than the shower actually consumes. Our shower gives you nine litres per minute at the showerhead, but only uses 2.7 litres per minute to do this … The recirculated water is filtered three times and heat pasteurised in less than 25 seconds, and then immediately reused.”

Christy adds that no water is stored in the shower and so no water is ever shared between users.

CINTEP’s shower system also allows for invisible installation for wet rooms, features modern tower design choices, and design versatility to fit any bathroom, making it the ideal investment to installing showers for commercial use.

New design solutions like the one produced by CINTEP paves the way for people across the globe to reduce their environmental impact and cost of living without changing their behavior or quality of life.

The shower system provider has won several awards in the area of sustainable, innovative design. These awards include the best business plan to reduce CO2 emissions from the Green Challenge, showcase winner from the Australian Association of Angel Investors (AAAI), and recognition for design and prototype of the recycling shower from the famed James Dyson Award.

Go to CINTEP’s official website and discover the innovative company’s water- and energy-saving shower system today.







Quick and easy design

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Quick and easy design
Photoshop itself can also be quite daunting to a new user, so the learning curve on either program might not be worth climbing for someone who merely needs to create an occasional graphic for his blog, a poster or a presentation for the office, or a …
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Vocalist Gia Mora returns to Bethesda with an updated 'Einstein's Girl'
About year ago, she happened to hear an NPR “Science Friday” radio program featuring a dialogue between cosmologists and a novelist who incorporates science into his stories. Astrophysics and love have things in common, she said. … Mora launched her …
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Environmental Design Research Association Presents The Landscape of Accountable Care: How a Patient Focus is Changing the Industry

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McLean, VA (PRWEB) September 10, 2013

The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) is conducting an inaugural translational research symposium, “The Landscape of Accountable Care: How a Patient Focus is Changing the Industry“, on Friday, October 11, at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) in New York City. Developed in partnership with NYSID, this formative event engages the expertise of leading healthcare design researchers and practitioners together with providers and policymakers who shape and implement healthcare policy and systems for New York.

Sessions will afford designers, care and service providers and policymakers the opportunity to learn about emerging models of patient-centered care, navigate nuances of new policies and strategize for effective delivery systems, while embracing research as a means to improve patient, staff and resource outcomes, and create opportunities to increase coordination, cooperation, and overall effectiveness for future healthcare design projects. Attendees have the opportunity to earn 6.5 AIA LU|HSW and EDAC credits.

“EDRA’s compelling interdisciplinary approach, its diverse membership, and especially EDRA’s breadth and depth of research on multiple scopes, venues, and scales of environments positions us to offer a unique partnership for learning and impact opportunity as we disseminate applied research specifically to those creating and managing new and modified environments,” said Rula Awwad-Rafferty, Ph.D., Chair of the EDRA Board of Directors and Professor of Art & Architecture at the University of Idaho. “The Accountable Care Symposium is an excellent opportunity to explore human-focused translational research in action, in a significant time where it can effectively chart many paths for the present and the future. We appreciate the integral support and leadership of the New York School of Interior Design and the symposium organizing committee in the creation and development of this important event.”

Symposium topics engage the audience in a variety of sessions that build from broad definition of issues and topics to specific actions and practices, exploring “Emerging Care Environments”; “Informing Emerging Models Through Research”; “Overcoming Barriers Together: Small Interventions with Big Impacts”; “A Model for Success”; and “A Call to Action: Patient-Center, From Planning to… ”. The diversity of presenters, representing the layers of healthcare landscape adds to the depth and agility of the program, with confirmed presenters: Jason Helgerson, Medicaid Director, State of New York; Nicholas Watkins, PhD, Principal and Research Lead, BBH Design; Whitney Austin Gray, PhD, Healthcare Design Leader, Cannon Design; Sanjay Parmar, AIA, Associate Principal and Senior Healthcare Planner, Perkins Eastman; Bruce Komiske, Project Executive, Westchester Medical Science Village and Living Science Center; Susan Frazier, RN, MA, Chief Operating Officer, the Green House Replication Initiative at NCB Capital Impact; Tama Duffy Day, FIIDA, FASID, LEED AP BD+C, Principal and Global Interior Design Healthcare Practice Leader, Perkins+Will; Ann Sloan Devlin, PhD, May Buckley Sadowski ’19 Professor of Psychology, Connecticut College; Eileen Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDAC, Senior Partner, Mercury Healthcare Consulting, LLC; Barry S. Rabner, President and CEO, Princeton HealthCare System; Susan Lorenz, DrNP, RN, NEC-BC, EDAC, Vice President of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, Princeton HealthCare System; Jessica Vuocolo, IIDA, Associate and Interior Designer, HOK; and Erin Peavey, Associate AIA, LEED AP+BD+C, EDAC, Researcher + Medical Planner, HOK. Susan S. Szenasy, Editor in Chief of METROPOLIS, will facilitate the concluding session, bringing into focus key issues driving this movement.

The symposium is open to the public; space is limited to 125 registrants. For more information on the Accountable Care Symposium and to register, visit http://www.edra.org/content/edra-inaugural-fall-symposium-landscape-accountable-care.

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About EDRA:

The Environmental Design Research Association is an international, interdisciplinary organization founded in 1968 by design professionals, social scientists, students, educators, and facility managers. EDRA exists to advance and disseminate environmental design research, thereby improving understanding of the inter-relationships of people with their built and natural surroundings toward creation and curation of environments responsive to human needs.







New BBC interactive guides: responsive, dynamic and accessible web design

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New BBC interactive guides: responsive, dynamic and accessible web design
Only the eight or so interactive stories included within it are, as they're designed in the BBC's new template. Nevertheless this homepage works well on desktop as it's only about two and a half screen lengths. I find this infinitely preferable to …
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Uni Watch: Best foot forward
When the Broncos' current uniform template was unveiled in 1997, conspiracy-minded observers noticed something interesting: The curved, pointed pants stripe on the pants looked a lot like a Nike swoosh when a player got down in a three-point stance …
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“Misogofeminists” and the white men who profit from silencing critiques
… humor and pop culture thrown in the mix. I also blog at Tiger Beatdow. Yesterday social media was ablaze with a post making the rounds in feminist/ woman centered spaces. The post in question was about the neologism “misogofeminists”. No idea what …
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Tattoo Quote Ideas Where To Find the Best Quote Tattoo Design Ever

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Have you been considering getting a written or word tattoo and now sure where to find the best tattoo quote ideas?  A lot of people these days want some kind of written quote that they can get tattooed onto their wrist, rib cage or some other area on their body.  Word, literary and written tattoo designs have really come into fashion in a big way.  They are super popular with both men and women alike helping fuel this trend.  However the one thing that always gets people stuck is what to write.  You see it on tattoo websites and forums all the time.  People state they want to get a written tattoo of a quote but they do not know what quote to use.  These people often get slammed in the forums and told if they don’t already have an idea then they should not get a tattoo.  Of course this seems kind of accurate hwoever, it is often hard to know where to start with the creative process.  It islike writers block or the block of creativity an artist might have.  So in this article you will find three useful ways to find the best quotes to give you some ideas of where you might start.  You can always personailize and change things up to make it unique once you get some ideas going.

Tattoo Sites
One of the easiest places to start looking for tattoo quotes that have already been done as tattoos are the myraid of tattoo design sites already online.  These could be the design type of site or a community site or just a gallery of the best tattoos.  By searching google for quote tattoos you will find a ton of tattoo oriented sites a many have great pictures and ideas to get you started.

Quote Sites
Another place to try is search on your favorite search engine for quotes websites.  There are a ton of websites out there that run off of large databases filled with thousands of quotes.  They are often classified in alaphabetically order and often also give the author and other quotes by that same person.  This can really help narrow down an author or person you like and help you to identify some possible quotes for your design.

The Library and Bookstore
If you are not into the internet and rather go about this in the real world then a serach at your local library or major bookstore should eaisly do the trick.  There are tons of books packed full of quotes and ideas from other writers.  These can be used easily and they are often categorized by theme.  Thus it is easy to search through these especially if you know the type of quote you want.  For example if you want something about love you will probably find a whole section of quotes written to this topic.

The most improtant thing is to not let other people get your down and instead just enjoy your search for the idea quote tattoo.  If you push yourself adn rush the process you will not be happy withthe final quote.  Instead realize that it can be a very creative process that takes time and you probably need some reference material to get your started.

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How to Design Business Card Templates

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If you have distributed all of your business cards and you have nothing left to spare for an upcoming event, you can make business cards on the fly. Creating business card templates can be easy, especially if you already have a previous experience in publications design or editing. If you are design beginner however, you can make use of user-friendly computer applications. These include Microsoft programs, such as Microsoft Publisher. Do not worry if you are hesitant about making your own business card templates. Once you get the hang of it, you can make business card templates that are at par with those made by graphic design professionals. Here are some guidelines on how you can design business card templates on the fly.

– Gather all the materials that you need. These include your paper stock, ink, scissors or cutter, and of course, your computer and printer. You may want to check the differences between paper stocks, so as to know which among them are ideal for making business cards.

– Plot your business card templates on paper. That is for you to be able to plan your business card templates out without having to make use of your design software. You can make major revisions and make the business card templates that you have in mind.

– Get the opinion of your friends and family members as well as your colleagues or employees about the business card templates. They may have suggestions and recommendations on how to improve the appearance of your business card templates.

– Create your business card templates using the design software of your choice.

You can make use of Microsoft Publisher which is ideal for business beginners. You can also make use of design software, such as Microsoft Word. However, this can offer you minimal control over the aesthetics.

– Write down all the information you need to present. That is to ensure that you will not be able to forget any critical information. Do not forget to include the name of your business or company, and all your contact information. These include mobile and landline numbers; email address as well as website.

– You may want to include your business or company logo as well as your slogan. Including all these on your business card templates will enhance your corporate presence as well as improve brand recognition. If you are just starting out in the industry, you need to establish your brand and make it recognized by everyone.

– Test a print sample, so you can know what your business card templates look like on print. Check the quality of your print sample, and train your eyes to look for mistakes. You may want to check the print sample countless of times before you pursue mass printing.

– Make the necessary revisions once you have find out the mistakes on your business card templates. Once you are done, print your business card templates on the paper stock of your choice. Using your scissor or cutter, make sure that the measurements of your business cards are all uniform.

Making business card templates can be quite easy. All you need is creativity. Of course, you also need technical skills to facilitate the creation of your business card templates. Just bear in mind that you need to make a visually appealing business card that would be kept by your target clients or customers.

Brad Kartel is a marketing executive whose passion is helping business owners build their image through using business card templates in designing business cards.

Collecting Vintage Design Books

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Collecting Vintage Design Books
Though I did end up in New York, it would be two decades before I'd try my hand at decorating again. I lived a New Yorker's peripatetic … Since I still cherish my childhood copy, that one landed on the virtual shelves of my Etsy shop. Here's hoping …
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Detroit Crime Dropped In 2013, But City Had Same Number Of Murders As New …
But it still had the same number of murders as New York, a city which has more than 11 times its population. According to the Detroit Police Department (DPD), 2013 ended with 333 … Craig made significant changes to the police department in the last …
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Big Data Meets Big Ad
On a Duets Blog post Jason Voiovich, the vice president of marketing at Logic PD discusses how digital advertising is the way of the future—and how data companies all want a piece of the virtual pie. “Big data holds the promise of more intimate and …
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BIM-Enabled Set-Based Design for Net-Zero Energy Buildings is Topic of Next Sustainability Education Program at DesignRealized

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Oakland, CA (PRWEB) March 25, 2012

The topic of the next DesignRealized continuing education program is BIM-Enabled Set-Based Design for Net-Zero Energy Buildings. In partnership with AIA San Francisco, this course will be web cast on Thursday, April 19, at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern, to groups and individuals around the U.S.

Andreas Phelps, P.E., Ph.D., Integrated Projects Executive, at Balfour Beatty, an international design and construction firm, will use case studies from the 2011 BIMStorm and a federal design-build project, to discuss BIM-enabled set-based design. Participants will walk away with a working understanding of the lean design technique of set-based design, and they will be able see how BIM technologies can be integrated to enable set-based sustainability analysis and design.

“The future of sustainable design is built on the concept of net-zero energy buildings,” says Thomas Simmons, President of LearnVirtual. “This program will address how technology combined with process can help the AEC industry achieve these ambitious goals”.

This program qualifies for 2 LU/HSW/SD learning units with the AIA. AIA members receive a $ 5 discount on individual registrations. Group rates are available.

The LearnVirtual team produces DesignRealized continuing education programs. LearnVirtual specializes in the design and implementation of training programs for AEC professionals. With an emphasis on e-learning and multi-venue hybrid education, LearnVirtual empowers individuals and companies with professional skills and industry intelligence that can be applied in everyday work environments.





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