Why Dimension Data and NTT are merging

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Writer

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News that Dimension Data, NTT Communications, NTT Data, NTT Security and NTTi3 will merge to create a heavyweight technology provider has sent shockwaves across the channel.

While not exactly surprising in theory – following months of industry chatter – the combined entity will weigh in as a multibillion-dollar business, bringing together three mammoth organisations in the process, housing over 163,000 employees.

Following widespread media speculation, the merger was officially confirmed by parent companies Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, via an official media statement.

“The global market is changing fast,” a company statement read. “We’ve seen rapid progress in technology innovation; disruption caused by new business models, and the aggressive expansion of innovative competitors.

“These factors have led to clients’ increasing demand for digital transformation. We believe it’s an opportunity for us to create new value and increase our presence in the global market.”

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Old-Fashioned Family Fun for Visitors to Somerset County 4-H Fair

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Writer

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – There’s no carnival rides and no midway, but there’s plenty to do at the Somerset County 4-H Fair, celebrating its 71st year of family fun beginning Wednesday, Aug. 8, and continuing on Thursday, Aug. 9 and Friday, Aug. 10 at North Branch Park.

There are no admissions or parking fees Daily schedules and maps can be found at the Information Booth or online at http://www.somersetcounty4h.org/fair/. The Fair will run 10 a.m.-10 p.m. all three days, with free shuttle buses running from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. each day of the Fair from Raritan Valley Community College Route 28, North Branch.

First opened in 1947, the Fair continues its’ tradition of focusing on agriculture, while recognizing the accomplishment of the Somerset County 4-H clubs and remains a showcase for visitors to see a variety of 4-H projects in action.

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Twirling, go karts, rockets, magic, model airplanes, R.C. cars, model trains, and other 4-H clubs compete and perform. The Arts Science Tent, and Prep Tent (for the youngest 4-H’ers) are packed with exhibits, activities for visitors, demonstrations, and performances.

Ten other 4-H tents house a variety of animals including dairy cows, beef, alpaca, horses, dogs, herpetology, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits, and small animals. Most animal tents have a petting area and information about how to join 4-H. The food at the fair is provided by 20 non-profit organizations.

More than 1,000 youth are involved in the county’s 4-H Youth Program with more than 300 regular volunteers and hundreds of people who help all year long.  “For me, 4-H

Article source: https://www.tapinto.net/sections/green/articles/old-fashioned-family-fun-for-visitors-to-somerset-1

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4-H Fair Returning to North Branch Park in Early August

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Writer

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Somerset County 4-H Fair returns to North Branch Park, in Bridgewater, Aug. 8 through Aug. 10 for its 71st anniversary of free family fun.

The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m on all three days with parking at the park itself, and free shuttle buses running from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. each day from Raritan Valley Community College.

The fair will include twirling, go karts, rockets, magic, model airplanes, R.C. cars, model trains and other 4-H clubs that will compete and perform. There will be an Arts Science Tent and Prep Tent with exhibits, activities for visitors, demonstrations and performances.

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In addition, other tents will house a variety of animals, including dairy cows, alpaca, horses, dogs, sheep, goats, rabbits and small animals.

Food will be provided by 20 non-profit organizations.

There are more than 1,000 youth involved in the 4-H program, with more than 300 regular volunteers and hundreds of people who help all year long.

The 4-H Youth Development Program is part of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station-Cooperative Extension, and programs are offered to all kids in grades kindergarten through 13.

For more information, visit www.4HisTOPS.org.

Article source: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/franklin-township/articles/4-h-fair-returning-to-north-branch-park-in-early-1

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Model of Capt. Rooks’ World War II ship donated to Fort Walla Walla Museum – Walla Walla Union

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Writer


Annie joined the U-B news staff in 1979 and since 1990 has written Etcetera, a daily community column. She was promoted to a copy editing post in 2007. She edits copy, designs and lays out pages, including the weekly arts and entertainment guide Marquee,

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Underwater Wakulla- August 9, 2018

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Writer

The Face of Safety in Diving

As you know, I have spent several weeks in Hawaii helping Veterans Administration participants train on Rebreathers after the death of a student in their program. I brought back from that experience a desire to re-evaluate the way we treat safety in our diving community. I return to Hawaii next week to make presentations to bring a fractured community together there again.

Safe is defined as an activity without risk. Everyone would agree that diving, like driving, is not safe as there are risks. We can also agree that as things fall apart leading up to an incident challenges get more frequent and severe. We also know that as humans, we multi-task¸ but only to a point. We usually can effectively manage no more than two to three issues at a time. Because of this observation, cave divers have the three “Oh S____ts” Rule that stipulates that after three challenges, they stop the dive. To them, three mistakes means they are not ready to manage the complexities of the upcoming dive. After all, the safest dive is no dive at all.

At a recent USCG Auxiliary Joint Task Force training event this weekend in Alabama, I met with a pilot who suggested we take a look at the topic of safety from a different perspective. He called it the reduction of options model. Flying an airplane, is very similar in many ways to diving underwater. In the end, we agreed this model can be applied to safe

Article source: https://www.thewakullanews.com/content/underwater-wakulla-august-9-2018

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Look what’s taking off at airports around the world

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Writer

In this day and age of Web check-ins and Wi-Fi on board a flight, tucked away in corners in airports across the globe, one feature of the past is making a quiet and welcome comeback: the library.

Though most airports are opening libraries to enhance flyer experience at airports where they spend hours before boarding their flights, the little-known Redmond Municipal Airport in the US started its Flybrary in November last year more as an experiment. The airport’s director approached the Deschutes Public Library to set up the library at the airport which it did as an experiment as it was toying with the idea of having little library corners at different locations in the community. The public library started Flybrary to see how well the concept would work.

Flybrary, made of plane parts

Much to the public library’s delight, Flybrary, which only has paperbacks that come to the airport as donations, has been such a huge hit that it doesn’t have enough donated books to meet demand. “The books are kept on a ‘leave one, take one’ model,” says Sara Q Thompson, Adult Services Manager, Deschutes Public Library, which manages Flybrary. Interestingly, the bookshelves that hold the paperbacks are made from old airplane parts and kept in a space provided by the airport.

Redmond’s experiment has already been perfected by others. For instance, Munich airport opened a bookshelf in 2013, following it up with a library in 2015. While flyers are encouraged to read and return the books to the library before

Article source: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/flight-plan/look-whats-taking-off-at-airports-around-the-world/article24625984.ece

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Somerset County 4-H Fair to Be Held This Week

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Writer

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Somerset County 4-H Fair returns to North Branch Park, in Bridgewater, Aug. 8 through Aug. 10 for its 71st anniversary of free family fun.

The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m on all three days with parking at the park itself, and free shuttle buses running from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. each day from Raritan Valley Community College.

The fair will include twirling, go karts, rockets, magic, model airplanes, R.C. cars, model trains and other 4-H clubs that will compete and perform. There will be an Arts Science Tent and Prep Tent with exhibits, activities for visitors, demonstrations and performances.

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In addition, other tents will house a variety of animals, including dairy cows, alpaca, horses, dogs, sheep, goats, rabbits and small animals.

Food will be provided by 20 non-profit organizations.

There are more than 1,000 youth involved in the 4-H program, with more than 300 regular volunteers and hundreds of people who help all year long.

The 4-H Youth Development Program is part of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station-Cooperative Extension, and programs are offered to all kids in grades kindergarten through 13.

For more information, visit www.4HisTOPS.org.

Article source: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/basking-ridge/articles/somerset-county-4-h-fair-to-be-held-this-week

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