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Using DWR with TIBCO General Interface
This simple request/response cycle example demonstrates some of the basic utilities Direct Web Remoting (DWR) provides for making interactions between DWR and Ajax applications created with TIBCO General Interface easy.
December 2007
TIBCO General Interface is an Ajax toolkit recently awarded best open source Ajax toolkit by InfoWorld Labs for its visual tools and hundreds of controls and APIs. For download, docs, tutorials, and more visit developer.tibco.com/gi.
Using DWR with TIBCO General Interface
This simple request/response cycle example demonstrates some of the basic utilities Direct Web Remoting (DWR) provides for making interactions between DWR and Ajax applications created with TIBCO General Interface™ easy.
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Get the source for this example
Use Case
In this example we'll get data about some mythical corporations from the server and populate a TIBCO General Interface data grid with that information.
How It Works
On the Server
On the server, we have a simple JavaBean representing Corporation. The corporation has an ID, a name, a share price, a time the share price changed, how much it changed by, and the maximum/minimum price during this trading period.
public class Corporation { private String jsxid; private String name; private BigDecimal last; private Date time; private BigDecimal change; private BigDecimal max; private BigDecimal min; // Getters and setters } public class Corporations { public List<Corporation> getCorporations() { // Make some stuff up return corporations; } }
DWR enables you to mark certain classes for export, so they can be converted and sent into a web browser, and to mark other classes as service classes. In the code above, you can see that we have the Corporations class, with a single method getCorporations, and a service class, which we export. This approach aids security, aids simplicity, and follows some very good design patterns of how to work with remote objects.
Notice that DWR isn't mentioned in the code. One of the great things about DWR is that it enables you to publish stuff without having great dependencies on DWR in your code. You can export virtually anything you like.
On the Web
This is the code you have on the web -- in the HTML page or the General Interface Ajax application.
function giLoaded() { Corporations.getCorporations(function(corporations) { var cdf = dwr.gi.toCdfDocument(corporations, "jsxroot"); giApp.getCache().setDocument("corporations", cdf); giApp.getJSXByName('matrix').repaint(); }); }
One of the things you can do in General Interface is set up some code to be called when the interface has loaded. In this example, we've got a giLoaded function in JavaScript and it's going to ask the server for some data. Here's how it works:
- Corporations.getCorporations is calling the Java code on the server with a callback function declared inline that says what we're going to do when that data arrives.
Corporations.getCorporations(function(corporations) {
- When the data arrives, the callback function creates a var cdf by converting the corporations object returned from the server via DWR into a Common Data Format (CDF) document. (CDF is the data model used by General Interface's GUI controls. Learn more about CDF.) DWR features a utility, dwr.gi.toCdfDocument, that will take a Java object returned from a server via DWR as JavaScript and convert it into a ready-to-use CDF document.
var cdf = dwr.gi.toCdfDocument(corporations, "jsxroot");
- Next we put the new data set into the client applications' data cache (an instance of GI's jsx3.app.Cache class).
giApp.getCache().setDocument("corporations", cdf);
- The last line initiates an update to the view of the data grid called "matrix" which is already configured with a binding to the CDF document in the cache called "corporations".
As you see, you can use just a few lines of code to populate the data grid.
In the next example we'll extend this demo so that we get real-time data pushed from the server using DWR 2.0's ReverseAjax capabilities. [Example 2].
Using DWR 2.0 with the OpenAjax Hub and TIBCO General Interface
In this example, you'll learn how to stream data to TIBCO General Interface™ using DWR 2.0's "Reverse Ajax" features and the publish and subscribe interfaces of the OpenAjax Hub.
Use Case
This example builds on Example 1 where there was a data grid populated with data via a call to a method on a Java object on the server via DWR. In this example, we'll extend that from request/response-based updates to real-time server-push updates (also called "Comet or Ajax Comet by some"). Thus we'll see the stock prices of the mythical corporations in the example update with new values being streamed form the server to the client. DWR calls this Reverse Ajax.
How It Works
The interesting thing you'll see in this example is that in the integration between DWR and General Interface there is no dependency between DWR and General Interface. They both know about the OpenAjax Hub -- DWR publishes data to a topic on the hub and General Interface subscribes to that topic on the hub -- that's it. Thus General Interface and DWR are "integrated" by the fact that they are not integrated at all. The intermediary OpenAjax Hub publish-and-subscribe system lets them work together without having to do deep integration. In this demo, in fact, you can remove DWR completely and replace it with TIBCO Ajax Message Service™ and you don't have to change the client implementation at all. This is in part why over 90 organizations pursuing Ajax standards have advanced the publish-and-subscribe concept in the OpenAjax Hub.
On the Web
function giLoaded() { OpenAjax.subscribe("gidemo", "corporation", objectPublished); dwr.engine.setActiveReverseAjax(true); } function objectPublished(prefix, name, hd, corporation) { var matrix = giApp.getJSXByName("matrix"); var inserted = matrix.getRecordNode(corporation.jsxid); matrix.insertRecord(corporation, null, inserted == null); matrix.repaintData(); }
- We have the giLoaded function on the web.
function giLoaded() {
- To get information for the table, we subscribe to a topic with the OpenAjax Hub. The application name is gidemo and the topic name is corporation. Whenever something gets published we call the objectPublished function.
OpenAjax.subscribe("gidemo", "corporation", objectPublished);
- Next we turn Reverse Ajax on. You don't want Reverse Ajax turned on in every page on your website because it would affect performance.
- When information is published from the server, objectPublished is called, the OpenAjax Hub calls the subjectPublished, and the table is updated with that record.
function objectPublished(prefix, name, hd, corporation) { var matrix = giApp.getJSXByName("matrix"); var inserted = matrix.getRecordNode(corporation.jsxid); matrix.insertRecord(corporation, null, inserted == null); matrix.repaintData();
On the Server
This is the Java code on the server.
Corporation corp = corporations.getNextChangedCorporation(); Collection<ScriptSession> sessions = serverContext.getScriptSessionsByPage("demo.html"); ScriptProxy proxy = new ScriptProxy(sessions); proxy.addFunctionCall("OpenAjax.publish", "gidemo", "corporation", corp);
Here's how it works:
- We go to the corporations object and call the getNextChangedCorporation function, which is going to invent some changes. In effect this is the business logic heart of the application; some code that waits for something to change so it can be published. The change could come from monitoring a message bus, or reading from some other input.
Corporation corp = corporations.getNextChangedCorporation();
- We get a collection of the web pages that are open at the current web page.
Collection<ScriptSession> sessions = serverContext.getScriptSessionsByPage("demo.html");
ScriptProxy proxy = new ScriptProxy(sessions);
- We publish to the gidemo application using the corporation topic.
proxy.addFunctionCall("OpenAjax.publish", "gidemo", "corporation", corp);
- Then we publish the JavaBean. DWR takes care of everything else.
As data is published it appears in the General Interface table – not through requests and responses but by publishing events to the OpenAjax Hub from which the data grid gets the information and displays it.
What's Next?
In the next example you'll see a simple call center application created with TIBCO General Interface and DWR in which users pick callers from a call queue, but all users looking at the queue get instant updates pushed to them so that a user can see who is already handling what.
Call Center Example using DWR 2.0 with TIBCO General Interface
In the previous examples we saw a basic request/response style application using DWR and TIBCO General Interface TM and an example of real-time Ajax, where DWR published real-time stock data to the OpenAjax Hub and General Interface subscribed to messages published by DWR. This example goes a bit further exploring a real-time multi-user collaborative application.
View the live application (hint – open it multiple times to simulate multiple users)
Get the source for this example
Use Case
This use case, simulating a call center, uses DWR 2.0 and General Interface for processing real-time messages that keep the state of the system up to date for all connected users.
In a call center environment, there are a number of things that are really annoying for customers. For example, if your call drops, you ring back and you have to start again with a new person. It would be very useful if the agent who was talking to you before could take that call out of the queue and pick up exactly where you left off. Or maybe you've got agents who are better at dealing with certain types of requests. Having some flexibility about who you pick from the queue is quite useful for a call center. With a plain web connection, that flexibility is difficult to provide, but with DWR 2.0 and General Interface it's quite simple.
In the call-center example, there are basically four things agents can do. They can pick up a call and begin working with a customer, book an event, call for a supervisor, or cancel an interaction.
An agent will generally pick the person who's been waiting the longest (at the top of the queue.) and get the form on the right where we can fill in contact information. The example simulates a part of a CRM system which attempts to remember contact details and give agents a heads-up on who is calling using caller-line identification. This form was created using TIBCO General Interface's components.
For the purposes of this example, imagine that Fred is calling to sign up for an event, so an agent books it for him and gets payment information and so on. While this is happening, a wrench has appeared next to Fred's number for other agents, indicating that somebody is already handling this call. If the other agent tries to take the call, he'll be told it isn't available. That's the kind of real-time web interactivity you get with DWR 2.0's Reverse Ajax capabilities. Agents can collaborate or call in a supervisor to provide a better customer experience.
You can both monitor your own work and the call center as a whole. This is enabled by an architecture that allows fast updates.
How it Works
From the server's perspective, there are basically two classes that are important: a public class and a service class. In the code on the server, Call is a plain JavaBean that contains all the information that's important for the call: when it started, notes associated with the call, whether a supervisor was involved, whether the call is being handled, and so forth. These are the bits of information that are stored on the server against each caller.
On the Server
public class Call{ private Date callStarted = new Date(); private String notes = ""; private boolean supervisorAlert = false; private boolean isHandled = false; private String name; private String address; private String phoneNumber; private int id; // Getters and setters }
There's also a service class called call center and four methods -- beginHandling, alertSupervisor, cancelHandling, and completeHandling – that correspond to the things agents can do. (We won't go into implementation details, but this is very simple Java code. The entire implementation is well under 200 lines.) These are the primary methods exported by the server interface.
/** Mark this call as being handled */ public String beginHandling(int id) ... /** Put the call back in queue with the supervisorAlert bit set */ public String alertSupervisor(int id, Call call) ... /** Mark this call as being handled */ public String cancelHandling(int id) ... /** Alert the back end systems and take this call off the queue */ public String completeHandling(int id, Call newCall) ...
We've also got an update function, which is the essence of this demo. When something on the server changes, this is what we do:
- We add a function call to update the list of callers, we parse the code list of callers, and publish that out to all the agents.
private void update() { Collection<ScriptSession> sessions = serverContext.getScriptSessionsByPage("tc.html"); ScriptProxy proxy = new ScriptProxy(sessions); proxy.addFunctionCall("updateCallers", calls); }
On the Client
Each Ajax client application running has a updateCallers() function that receives the information pushed from DWR to the browser. That code on the browser side takes that list of objects and throws it into the call queue, an instance of the General Interface "matrix" type data grid named "listCallers".
function updateCallers(callers, now) { // Some tweaks so GI redraws everything without needing further explanation // We copy the id to jsxid, and ensure that the fields for the checkboxes are // 0 or 1 rather than true or false. We also check that any handled caller // is still around and has not hung up var caller; var handlingIdFound = false; for (var i = 0; i < callers.length; i++) { caller = callers[i]; caller.timePlain = now - caller.callStarted; caller.time = 10000 * Math.round(caller.timePlain / 10000); caller.jsxid = caller.id; caller.handled = caller.handled ? "JSXAPPS/ticketcenter/images/configure.png" : ""; caller.supervisorAlert = caller.supervisorAlert ? "JSXAPPS/ticketcenter/images/irkickflash.png" : ""; callerCache[caller.id] = caller; if (!caller.name) caller.name = "?"; if (caller.id == handlingId) { caller.handled = "JSXAPPS/ticketcenter/images/next.png"; handlingIdFound = true; } } // Convert the data into a CDF document and post to GI var cdf = dwr.gi.toCdfDocument(callers, "jsxroot"); ticketcenter.getCache().setDocument("callers", cdf); ticketcenter.getJSXByName('listCallers').repaint(); // Work out what to do if the caller we're working on has hung up if (!handlingIdFound && handlingId != null) { alert("It appears that this caller has hung up. Please select another."); deselect(); } }
Other aspects of the client-side code get the data for an individual caller in the queue and display that in the form.
This simple implementation enables DWR to keep all the General Interface Ajax applications running in the call center up-to-date with the current state of the application.
You can download the full server and client-side code starting here.


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Finally this technology is getting closer. I have been waiting for this since they first were developed a number of years ago. It was the same old story, high prices and low quality. Now, we are so close. The only thing missing is that they do not yet support wireless technology. Wouldn't it be nice to eliminate that monitor or TV screen and just wear cool glasses?
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How do I update the data on my dashboard?
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In a nation where age doesn't count for the crime, where anything a female does is considered as she's 'asking for it' and where justice is just a hope in the hearts of the relatives, women discrimination and women objection is perpetually pursued. Women, being victims, are withheld as guilty. Chivalry is rare. Instead of teaching men 'what not to do', women are thaught 'what to wear' and 'how to behave'.
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Plantation entrances still seduce passers-by
It seems that Hilton Head Island has embraced the concept of the annual contest. Throughout the year, scheduled events celebrating things ranging from barbecue to seafood are held. Such events mostly feature food and are staged outdoors.
Right in step then is the eighth annual Island Beautification Association's contest to choose the plantation entrance with the best-looking planted garden fronting William Hilton Parkway.
Seven members, including myself, riding hip to elbow in a large van recently proceeded up and down the roadway. With frequent stops we judged the nine entrance landscapes on their visual impact from a moving vehicle. This makes up 60 percent of the overall score. Impact criteria include design, color, texture, harmony and contrast. Landscape material chosen by plantation entrance designers makes up 40 percent of the overall score. Contest judges gave high marks to all for the maintenance and condition of the gardens.
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|D-Link Vice President Nick Tidd Named Top 25 Channel Maverick of 2009 by ChannelWeb
|Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 09:51:00 AM
Nick Tidd, vice president of sales for D-Link Pan America and vice president of marketing for D-Link North America, has been named a 'Top 25 Channel Maverick' by ChannelWeb, a publication that delivers strategic information and useful business tools to solution providers and other channel professions.
"In little more than a year on the job, Tidd has provided the maverick spark that D-Link needed to pack a bigger punch in the intensely competitive business networking market," notes the ChannelWeb editors.
"You can see it in the channel programs, the marketing and the flat-out more aggressive market-share grab in areas as diverse as security/surveillance, storage, switching and its traditional sweet spot, wireless networking," the publication states of Tidd's impact at D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business.
The Top 25 Channel Mavericks of 2009 "bucked the system with brash, bold thinking to make sure that solution providers weren't caught in the economic down-draft," according to ChannelWeb.
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With more than 20 years of corporate sales experience, including managing director of 3Com Canada, D-Link hired Tidd in August 2008 to develop business sales strategies and channel development in North America.
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Actor, playwright and now author, Jesse Eisenberg wasn't a fan of school. It wasn't that he was bullied or picked on, but he describes himself as just "overlooked". It wasn't until he began to perform in Off-Broadway theater productions that he began to understand his place in the world as an actor. It also provided a way to get out of school, which was an added bonus.
Eisenberg has been able to take his passion for acting into a number of film roles, including a neurotic college student in the horror-comedy Zombieland, a stoner who is unknowingly a government agent in American Ultra and his Oscar-nominated performance as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network.
He's written and starred in three Off-Broadway plays. And for the past few years, he's also been writing short fiction, which has appeared in the New Yorker and McSweeney's. He's collected that work, along with new stories, for a new book called Bream Gives Me Hiccups.
Eisenberg joins us to talk about wending his way through the social dynamics of his teenage years (both in high school and in the theater), the therapeutic power of acting, and why his fiction is often fraught with insecurities and anxiety.
Jesse Eisenberg's book Bream Gives Me Hiccups is available now.
For our recurring segment "The Song That Changed My Life", fiddle player and vocalist Sara Watkins of the Watkins Family Hour talks about discovering the tough and ferocious sound of Fleetwood Mac's "What Makes You Think You're the One".
The Watkins Family Hour's debut record is available now.
Brian Regan is a comedian's comedian, admired for his dedication to the craft of stand up. And he's unusual in that he's successful and well-known by audiences for his stand up comedy, and hasn't been bolstered by roles in TV or film. Regan's jokes are well-honed, and he finds the funny in the mundane, whether it's microwave instructions on Pop Tarts or a simple request for a glass of water in a restaurant.
In the leadup to his live-to-air stand up comedy special, Regan joins us to talk about the importance of not having a fall-back plan, the autonomy he enjoys as a stand-up comedian and why his happiest moment as a comic happened in a little comedy club in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Brian Regan: Live From Radio City Music Hall airs live on Comedy Central on September 26.
Hugh Masekela shoots for the stars, and succeeds, with his funky disco fusion.
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Judy Greer engages in fan-profiling. It sounds kind of sketchy, but before you get upset -- know that it's nothing bad. It's just a useful tool. Strangers stop her in the street, or at the airport, or in coffee shops all the time. It's always a variation on the same question... "What do I know you from?" And they won't let her go until she can help them solve the riddle.
She's an actress, so they probably know her from one of her many roles as "the best friend", in a movie like The Wedding Planner or Thirteen Going on Thirty. Or maybe they recognize her from her role as the slightly unhinged secretary Kitty Sanchez in Arrested Development. It could be any number of things, since Greer has almost a hundred credits on her IMDb page.
She rarely plays the lead, however, and so people often don't know her name.
Greer joins us this week to talk about love for the animated series Archer, the modest Midwestern roots that never allow her to turn down a role, and the freedom she finds in not being the leading lady -- and of course, she'll fan-profile our host, Jesse. Her new book, I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star is available now. You can also catch her in one of our favorite series, Archer, on FX, or on her new sitcom Married this July.
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It's time to get out of your winter music rut and spring into something new! Music critic Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times joins us this week to introduce us to some of his own current favorites.
His first recommendation is Le Butcherettes' new album Cry is for the Flies which has a feral, guitar-driven, riot-girl feel.
He also suggests checking out Shriek, the new album from Wye Oak, which uses synthy sounds to give an ethereal, reflective feeling.
You can find Martens' writing in the LA Times or on their music blog, Pop and Hiss.
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We often talk to artists about their influences -- the movies, music, and art that inspired them creatively. Some of that stuff is so good and so perfect that they sometimes wish they'd made it themselves.
This segment is about just those kind of things. It's called "I Wish I'd Made That."
This week, we talk to Nick Stoller. He's the director of the new Seth Rogen comedy Neighbors. But the thing he wishes he'd made isn't a comedy. It's a well-crafted science fiction movie that had him sitting in shocked silence -- Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men.
Neighbors is now in theaters nationwide.
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If you know the English actor and comedian Richard Ayoade by sight, it's probably from his role as IT worker Maurice Moss in the English sitcom The IT Crowd. Or maybe you've even seen him alongside American movie stars like Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn in The Watch.
He's got a very precise and funny presence on-screen, but he's most comfortable behind the camera. He co-created and directed the perfectly stilted and styled horror-slash-medical drama Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, and he's also directed two feature films. The first, 2011's Submarine, is a coming-of-age movie about a teenager's solipsism and romantic obsessions. His new film, The Double, is a comedic drama, and an exploration of the self and identity based on a Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel of the same name.
'The Double' is about a lonely, unremarkable government clerk named Simon, played by Jesse Eisenberg, whose life is slowly usurped when James, a new employee, shows up -- also played by Jesse Eisenberg. James is a physical double of Simon. Personality-wise, though, they're the opposite. James is self-assured and charismatic, everything Simon wishes he could be, but isn't.
Ayoade joins us this week to talk about working with Jesse Eisenberg, forming identity, and why it's hard to sit back and enjoy his own work.
The Double is in theaters and available on VOD now.
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People often talk about two phases of Bill Murray's career. Think of Caddyshack and Ghostbusters in the 80s. Then, Lost In Translation and Broken Flowers in the 2000s. But there's an oft-overlooked Bill Murray movie that was released in 1990; and you've got to watch it.
Jesse shares his love for the only movie Bill Murray has ever directed -- Quick Change.
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Hey Peeps! So I've had a little break after ToyCon UK and I am supposed to have one allot longer but I can not keep away from my darling toys! So I thought I'd give a little mini series a go. I love fawns and thought they'd be a great first Mini series.
So this is what's going to happen. I am customising six 3" Dunnys which will look the same but all will come in different colours. You can see the colour range below:
Take a pick out of these six different colours, but there will only be one of each. Each custom will cost £72.00 with free shipping within the UK and £10.00 shipping for the rest of the world. Each will also come with a one off mini print which will be signed by yours truly. All will be shipped within 3 weeks, and no later than then 6th of July, 2017.
Pre-Orders will go live tonight at 9.00 PM BST over at my bigcartel store HERE!
Let's make my first mini series a success! I am so excited to do one and don't really know why I haven't done one before!
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Massey announces 5% fee hikePosted: September 7, 2009 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: education, universities Leave a comment
A funny thing happened on the way to the fees forum…
If you're a student at Victoria University, you're cordially invited to "constructively engage with the university on the issue of student fees" at a public meeting on Wednesday.
If you're a student at Massey however, that train's already left town. Vice Chancellor Steve Maharey will also be hosting a video conference with students tomorrow, but with the express intent of defending a decision the university has already made.
On Friday the university's council announced fee increases of 5 per cent for undergraduates, while the student services levy for students on campus will nearly double from $104 to $200.
In the press release Maharey says the council "adopted a new approach" this year, but the outcome seems exactly the same: Massey has increased undergraduate fees by the maximum 5 percent every year since 2005, except in 2006 when it won an exemption from the Tertiary Education Commission to raise them by 10 percent.
Speaking of which, the university says this year it will seek permission to increase fees by 10 percent for undergraduate teaching courses and $1000 per full-time student for postgraduate research programmes.
Additionally the university has yet to announce its fee increases for international students: last year the university increased fees by 6 to 7 percent after scrapping its "grandparenting" scheme, which protected students from fee hikes by setting a fixed tuition fee for the entirety of their study.
So if any of this concerns you, get along to the fees forum tomorrow afternoon at 1. Posters should be all over campus, or for more information ask your friendly local student union.


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Almond Butter Beverage Mix
4 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup soft butter
2/3 cup Amaretto -- or 1/2 cup water and 2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 cup powdered creamer
1 tsp. each cinnamon, allspice
Combine everything and store in jar with tight-fitting lid.
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Use 1 Tbs. or more to each cup.
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Enjoy this special cruise of the South Coast of Mykonos Island, where all our guests will enjoy viewing the most famous Mykonos beaches as well as spending time enjoying a swim, relaxing or socializing during our stops.
The popularity of Mykonos is due in part to its great number of beautiful beaches. On this tour you will sail the south coast of the island and see 11 of its most famous sandy shores such as Plati Gialos, Paradise beach, Super Paradise beach, Elia beach and many more. As all are distinctively different it will be your choice as to where to drop anchor.
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I always find it hard to decorate after Christmas is over…I put a lot of time into decorating my home for the holidays and in one day it looks like Christmas never happened. There are no more twinkling lights to enjoy on my drive home from work or when I enter my home and quite frankly it's depressing. I usually replace my Christmas decor with what was there before, but this year I wanted to switch it up and get myself out of my post-holiday blues with a mantel refresh!
I just wanted to do something light and basic (a departure from my Christmas decor) and I wanted to incorporate things I already had. I didn't have to purchase a thing that I used for my mantel refresh!
I got this print at Woodstock Market months ago and hadn't done anything with it…I also had a window frame that I found on a neighboorhood walk a while back and I had what I thought was a genius idea. Why not use the window as a picture frame? I just love how it turned out!
I love these owls…and the best part is I got them from the Dollar Store!
I already had the yellow vases and wood boxes…the cotton was left over from the wedding. In fact I think mom incorporated cotton into her mantel too 🙂
I really do love how it turned out and am glad that I did something completely different. It's nice to change things up every now and then 🙂
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MAYWOOD, Ill. (CBS) — The Bloods may sound familiar by name, from their rivalry with the Crips in stories of gang violence in Los Angeles, or from movies such as "Colors."
But they have never had a presence in the Chicago area.
That's changing.
Earlier this year, the Cook County Sheriff's graffiti unit snapped photos of Bloods graffiti in west suburban Maywood and south suburban Harvey.
Then, sheriff's investigators spoke to two men in Maywood who said they were from California and admitted they were Bloods. Other Bloods have been identified in the north suburbs near Chicago's border. And a Bloods member hiding out in Schaumburg was arrested for questioning in a burglary and several murders in California.
"It's something we're keeping a close eye on," said Sgt. Jason O'Malley of the sheriff's gang crimes unit.
The surprising revelation that Bloods are on Chicago's doorstep comes as Sheriff Tom Dart is escalating his war on gangs in the suburbs. This year, Dart has partnered with more than 50 police agencies and his investigators began using a sophisticated mapping system to target the worst gang problems.
The sheriff has taken a new step to collect information on gang members in the jail. Incoming arrestees are asked if they're gang members. If they say yes — which many do — their gang affiliation, location of their gang "set" and photos of any gang tattoos are entered into a database.
Dart's investigators also are working to identify gang leaders in the suburbs based on information from inmates, local police agencies and snitches on the street.
Combining gang intelligence with block-to-block crime data from the suburbs, the sheriff's new task force can quickly identify emerging gang problems, officials said.
Sheriff's officers and Cook County suburban cops are hitting the streets together. Recently, the task force acted on intelligence that resulted in the arrest of a gang member and the seizure of 27 guns in south suburban Thornton, officials said.
Gun recoveries and arrests have shot up this year as a result of the initiative, which involves almost half the police agencies in Cook County other than the Chicago Police Department, sheriff's officials said. For the first four months of 2011, the sheriff's gang and narcotics teams seized 103 guns, compared to 69 over the same period last year, said Steve Patterson, a spokesman for Dart.
The gang crimes unit is relying on a mapping system first used by the Cook County assessor's office to track properties. The sheriff's customized computer system can create crime maps for each suburb in the task force. The maps show a variety of information — such as 911 calls, arrest data and graffiti reports. The task force uses the so-called density maps to pinpoint high-crime spots. Then it might conduct a search warrant on a single drug house or launch a broader mission to take out an entire gang.
In west suburban Burbank, the task force went after the Ambrose street gang earlier this year. The FBI notified sheriff's investigators that one Ambrose member in Burbank was secretly recorded saying: "There's too much f—— heat here."
"We heard most of them have relocated," said Kevin Ruel, deputy chief of special investigations for the sheriff.
As for the Bloods, they were founded in Los Angeles in 1972, and the gang's violence with the Crips over the drug trade escalated in the early 1980s as crack cocaine hit Los Angeles. The war between the two gangs was the subject of the aforementioned 1988 movie "Colors," starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall as Los Angeles police officers.
In later years, the Bloods spread across much of the country.
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You have seen many horror movies which were haunted by a ghost. Those movies gives you goose bumps and shocks for a time being but later on all goes normal. However if you have been told that the place you are newly shifted is haunted by a ghost. Obviously you will leave the place very next day. So here are some haunted places in Europe.
5. Raynham Hall, Norfolk, United Kingdom
The haunted place Raynham Hall is known for the famous "Brown Lady,". The named is used for the spirit as she has been seen many times in brown brocade dress. The Brown Lady is supposed to be the spirit of Lady Dorothy Walpole, who lived from 1686 to 1726. Dorothy Walpole was recognized by lots of people as the sister of Robert Walpole. He was the first prime minister of Great Britain. In history, explained by many, she had an affair with Lord Wharton, when her husband Charles Townshend gets known about it he locked her in a room in their home "Raynham Hall". She died in the house, and her soul is believed to haunt the castle to this day. The Dorothy Walpole or Brown Lady has been seen many times. In year 1936, a photographer clicked a famous photo of her going down the staircase. The picture appeared in Country Life magazine and then again in the same Life magazine. Some people think that her image is a smudge on the lens or it is due to overexposure while other people regarded it as a actual photo of the Brown Lady herself.
4. Ancient Ram Inn, Gloucestershire, England
To many people it is considered as the most Haunted place in England, the Ram Inn has a dark history which will make even the courageous tremor in their boots. It was built in 1145, the Inn has been the thought the sight of devil worship and child sacrifices. It weren't enough and it is said that 5000 years ago the site was the place of a Pagan burial ground. Some people have reported a general feeling of wickedness at the Ram, while other people have claimed to be pulled or touched by invisible forces. Throw in a few apparitions and ghostly voices, there is no surprise that guests leaves in terror while it was a bed time and Breakfast. The current owner of the building reported being dragged out many times out of his bed during his first night in inn. He later discovered different evidence of ritual sacrifice, including two children's skeletons beneath the staircase. He continues to experience haunting till this day.
3. The Haunted Vicarage, Borgvattnet, Sweden The
The Old Vicarage was built in 1876, and after some year residents have reported many strange occurrences. The very first finding came in 1927 when resident chaplain Nils Hedlund was on stay at there. He reported that his laundry was being torn down from the clothesline by an invisible force. The next resident, Rudolf Tangden, also saw and witnessed an old woman dressed in grey dress appear in front of him. He tried follows her, but as she walked away she completely disappear. The most terrifying scene of all accounts, however, was from a former guest being at the house. When he woke in the middle of the night he saw 3 old women staring at her. Later on, previous resident Erick Lindgren kept a journal noting many of his experiences in the house, which includes being thrown out of his chair regularly by an unseen power. The house is now a café/restaurant and you can receive a special certificate for staying full night!
2. The Tower of London, England
The castle was built in 1078 by William the Conqueror. The Tower of London is considered one of the most Haunted place in the area of British Isles. The huge history of execution and torture which dates back to some 900 years ago, so it's no doubt that visitors and staff who attracted here have experienced paranormal phenomena. Anne Boleyn (she was the wife of King Henry VIII) was beheaded in 1536. After that her headless body has been seen many times walking the Tower grounds. The spirit of two mysterious children are also known to regular the premises. Also they are thought to be princes who were sent to the Tower subsequent to parliament had supposed them illegitimate. When two small skeletons were discovered in the Tower, it became hard for sceptics to disprove these claims.
1. Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland With
The Europe has seen the thousands of years of history but it's a revelation that it contains some of the world's most haunted areas. We have read all the centuries of war and medieval process of torture spawned some pretty horrific ghosts! So, pack your bags and spent a night in castles even with your friends. The unseen events will really scared you off !!
There are some people consider Edinburgh to be the most disturbed city in Europe. There has been years of torture and slaughter and majority were occurred within the boundary of Edinburgh Castle. People who stay the castle often feel like they are being touched or pushed. While others people have witnessed sudden drops in temperature, dark mists, strange lights, and feelings of horror or misery. Spirit figures have also been seen notably the oldly man wearing an apron and the headless drummer boy.


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Optimum means "Best". Optimum Results' mission is to improve the business performance of our clients; we want you to get the best possible results in your business performance.
We develop products and deliver services that stand out from the competition.
Now in our 20th year, Optimum Results specialise in building management and staff competencies so as to optimise business performance. Based in Ireland, midpoint on the Dublin / Belfast economic corridor, we have a fulltime team of 22 people with 18 Specialist Associates. To date, we have a worked with over 9,000 clients across 11 Countries.
This experience and business ethic has led us to develop SEAMS LMS – an advanced 'On-Line Learning & LMS' services division. SEAMS LMS provides remarkable innovation and other benefits in the cost, time & results effectiveness of its training services to clients at home and overseas.
Since our foundation in 1995, Optimum Results has been "Dedicated to Improving the Business Performance of our Clients" through the design and delivery of a wide range of results-focused training and consultancy services. We are generally regarded within the industry as one of Ireland's leading Training Companies. For us, SEAMS LMS represents a new era in that excellence.
In 2013, Optimum Results was selected as a significant contributor to the development of new "Best Practice Guidelines in Training" by the EU's European Training Foundation (ETF) and the company was also selected as "an exemplary host company" by the JobBridge Internship Programme Evaluation Consultants, Indicon.
We have worked with all of the Business Development Agencies on the Island of Ireland and operate from purpose designed office and support facilities mid-point on the Dublin / Belfast economic corridor. We employ 20 fulltime staff and 22 Quality Approved Associate Trainers / Consultants (QAAs), a quality standard which has been developed by and is unique to our company.
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My name is Jenny and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#3783), Certified EMDR Therapist, and a Consultant in Training. I am also approved to provide services for individuals who are eligible for the Crime Victims Assistance Program.
I completed a Master's of Arts Degree in Counselling Psychology at the Adler University and attended the University of British Columbia for my Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology and my Diploma in Guidance Studies. I received my post-graduate training in trauma, PTSD, Complex PTSD, Attachment Theory, and Adlerian Therapy.
My practice is based on warmth, compassion, respect, and acceptance – I believe that a trusting and non-judgmental counselling relationship is essential for productive therapy. To allow this deeply personal work to be done, I strive to create a safe and secure environment for my clients. Therefore, I take on a gentle, encouraging, and inquisitive approach so that clients can courageously build on their existing strengths and heal from past wounds. My wish is for my clients to lead healthy, meaningful, and joyful lives.
In addition to private practice, I have worked as a Parent Support Counsellor and a Child and Family Counsellor at Cameray Child and Family Services, and as a Clinical Counsellor at the Burnaby Youth Clinic. I am committed to encouraging positive growth and change in the community through my passion for counselling and healing.
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Mean Green Murray Machine!
You may have seen us out at the local farmers market with Unripe produce. You may say to yourself "Woah! Murray Family Farms is one of the only farms I know that picks ripe fruit! Is it Opposite day?" Well, humble farm-goer, it isn't opposite day today. On opposite day, we sell frozen TV dinners. The green produce you're seeing is one of the most unknown but deliciously curious ways to eat fruit!
Read on to find out more!
Pickled Strawberries
If you're a fan of all things pickled, the green strawberry is a wonder to behold. These little guys make a fantastic addition to savory and sweet dishes alike. Dietitian extraordinaire Carlene Thomas has a wonderful guide on how to pickle your own strawberries at home on her website!
Green Blueberry Dip recipe from
Khatiya Korner
Pickled Capers
Did you know capers are the ultimate unripe treat? They're actually flower buds that are plucked before they open. Often added to salad, you can actually try a variety of "capers" from various plants!
Is it safe?
Heck yeah it's safe! while there are some fruits you can't eat unripe like Lychee and Lanternberries, trying out a fruit when it's green is an exceptionally unique experience. Bananas, Strawberries, Blueberries ( Greenberries?) and Plums all show off a different side when they are eaten before their sugar sets in!
You can't be serious!
We're super super cereal! Feeling skeptical? Trying a salted green plum will make an instant convert of anyone! Infact, Lebanese cuisine considers Green produce not only a staple but the De Facto sign of spring!
In Japan, they eat a treat called Umeboshi.
The word "umeboshi" is often translated into English as "Japanese salt plums", "salt plums" or "pickled plums". While it's often called a plum, it's actually more closely related to the apricot. Umeboshi are a popular kind of tsukemono (pickle) and are extremely sour and salty. However, they also have sweet umeboshi which is pickled with honey too.
Unripe Produce
You've probably eaten already!
Granny Smith Apples
I told you! Granny Smith apples are stunted, they grow in size but develop very little sugar! You can experiment with other unripe apples to get a feel for new flavors!
Green Bell Peppers
Bell peppers are a sweet pepper! It's true! Whenever you eat them green, for the most part it is just unripe. Unless it's a stunted variety like the Granny Smith!
Armenian Plums
You might have eaten an Armenian Plum at our fruit stand! These are actually stunted Plums. Their rich juice and strong flavor can be matched by other varieties in their early stages!


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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is spread by direct contact with a syphilis chancre/lesion, which occurs mainly on the external genitals, vagina, anus or in the rectum. Lesions can also occur on the lips and in the mouth. Transmission occurs during vaginal, anal or oral sex. In addition, an infected mother can pass syphilis to her baby during pregnancy or delivery.
Lesions are often not recognized as they are painless, thus most transmission is caused by people who are unaware of their infection. If syphilis is not treated early, it can progress to cause complications of the nervous system, cardiovascular system or tissue destruction of any organ. For more information, see the health unit's fact sheet on syphilis.
Simcoe Muskoka Ontario By Age Group By Sex Technical Notes
The following graph shows the number of infectious and other syphilis cases in Simcoe Muskoka between 2000 and 2017. There have been between 3 and 21 cases of syphilis reported in Simcoe Muskoka every year since 2000, between one and ten of which are infectious. In 2017, 14 cases of syphilis were reported in Simcoe Muskoka, nine of which were infectious.
The following graph shows the incidence rate of infectious syphilis cases in Simcoe Muskoka and Ontario between 2000 and 2017. The incidence rate in Simcoe Muskoka is lower than the Ontario rate. In 2017, Simcoe Muskoka's infectious syphilis incidence rate was 1.6 cases per 100,000 population.
The Ontario incidence rate increased significantly starting in 2002 due to an outbreak among men who have sex with men, primarily in Toronto and Ottawa. In 2005, the rate decreased but a second increase was observed in 2009 among the same sub-population. In 2017, the infectious syphilis incidence rate for Ontario was 11.3 cases per 100,000 population.
The following graph shows the age-specific incidence rate of infectious syphilis in Simcoe Muskoka between 2000 and 2017. There is a lot of variability in the age specific rates because they are based on small numbers of cases. The highest rates are among 25 to 39 year olds and 15 to 24 year olds.
The following graph shows the sex-specific incidence rate of syphilis in Simcoe Muskoka between 2000 and 2017. The incidence rate among males is higher than the incidence rate among females.
There are many factors that influence how many cases are reported to the health unit, as explained on the Infectious Diseases page.
Syphilis is considered to be infectious during the primary, secondary and early latent stages. Late latent stages are considered to be non-infectious. The syphilis cases that are not staged are classified as "unspecified". In the graphs below, the category of "other syphilis" includes non-infectious and unspecified syphilis cases.


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Cody Wardner drives in 4 runs with 2 doubles.
The Crookston Legion baseball team took down undefeated Warroad Wednesday 8-4 at Jim Karn Field thanks to a masterful pitching performance by Aaron Hollcraft and a four-RBI game from Cody Wardner. All that with former Major League Baseball player and current Nebraska head coach Darin Erstad in attendance, who is a Jamestown, N.D. native and good friends with Crookston residents Scott Butt and Tyson Siegle.
Hollcraft pitched all seven innings and struck out 12, allowing two earned runs, four total, on six hits and two walks. He also had an RBI double and scored two runs. Wardner had two doubles and drove in four runs. Josh Edlund was 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two RBIs and two stolen bases.
"This was a huge win," Crookston head coach Josh Brehmer said. "It feels very good to beat an undefeated team, who a couple days ago beat Roseau. It is great to bounce back, yesterday was tough. To beat Warroad was fantastic to see and it's great motivation and confidence for the guys."
In his last three starts Hollcraft has struck out 46 batters.
"Aaron is relaxing and settling down and he just goes out there and throws," coach Brehmer said. "That is when he's at his best. Just go out there and play the game the way it was supposed to be played. He didn't seem too nervous before or during the game. He was calm and relaxed about it."
Wardner, who will be a sophomore next school year, has been coming up big for Crookston.
"With guys on second and third it is very good to see a young guy like him step up," Brehmer said. "We called him up from Babe Ruth to make sure we had enough guys for Legion. It is nice to see him step up and be a team leader."
Warroad got on the board first with a run in the first but Hollcraft responded with a double to right field that scored Joey Koenig.
Warroad got one in the third inning but Crookston answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning when Edlund drove in Cody Magsam and Koenig with a base hit. Two batters later, Wardner got a two-out double that scored Hollcraft and Edlund.
Crookston extended its 5-2 lead in the fifth when Wardner doubled again and scored Hollcraft and Edlund. Mikey Hajostek then followed up with a triple to score Wardner.
Warroad added one run in each of the sixth and seventh innings but it wasn't enough.
Crookston improves to 5-8 this season and travels to face Stephen Friday in the regular season finale.
"We will build from today and bring it into Friday," Brehmer said.
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I love my Klorane dry shampoo but I'm always looking for new ones. After reading a lot of good things about Fudge Haircare as a brand, I thought I'd give their dry shampoo a go.
I'm going to start with the good things because that's always nice. It's a really big bottle and it's only £5.99. That's about it.
My major problem with this dry shampoo is that it really triggered my asthma. I have never had a problem with anything hair related triggering my asthma before this, not even hairspray. I'm not sure what it is, maybe the scent? It smells ok, but not as nice as it sounds in all honestly.
In terms of it actually working, I'd say it did an alright job. Better than Batiste, not as good as Klorane. It comes out white, which doesn't really bother me, but it does leave white bits behind in the hair. I feel like you really have to work at it to get rid of the white bits. Once you've done that, it does leave your hair looking cleaner. It's not one to leave it looking worse, which is definitely more than I can say for the Batiste and Dove ones. One thing that does bother me is that even after washing my hair with a clarifying shampoo, I still had white bits left. It went away after a few washes but it was a bit annoying to have that feeling despite washing my hair well.
I honestly don't know whether or not to recommend it to you guys. It triggered my asthma quite badly so if you are asthmatic, stay away from it. If not, then it's probably worth a go. I won't be using mine up. For now, I'm sticking to Klorane.
What's your favourite dry shampoo?
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Junior engineers compete in state finals for Lego robotic competition
Combine Legos and robots, add a dash of science, months of research and years of teamwork and you have the trio of junior engineers from Gig Harbor Academy (GHA) known as team Eagle Force 3.
Eagle Force 3 competed Saturday in Kent at the state finals for the Western Washington State Regional First Lego League Tournament, becoming the first robotics team from GHA to qualify for the state finals.
The team consisted of Aidan McDougall, 11; Reed Karegenow, 11; and Kodiak Bear, 11; along with teacher and coach Jeff Funk.
"We've been working since September to make it," Funk said of the team. "The competition is pretty steep."
While Eagle Force 3 didn't win the competition — which also doesn't provide rankings to the teams to see how they did in the competition — team member were excited and proud of being the first GHA team to attend the state finals.
First Lego League was designed to get students more involved with STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — by combining Lego Mindstorms with engineering to solve real problems in today's world, with a different theme every year.
"First Lego League is really just a competition about bringing people together to find solutions for real work problems," Kodiak said. "(And) to be inspired by some engineering type things."
This year's contest was called "Trash Trek," and the theme focused on recycling.
According to Funk, the Lego robots and games at the competition are only 20 percent of the overall score; the rest of the score comes from the programming and research the teams do alongside the robotics.
Eagle Force 3 decided to research the effects plastic soda rings — used to hold six packs of cans together — have on the environment and provided ways for the environmental impact to be lessened.
"It's a way to reduce trash and help the environment," Reed said of the competition and research. "(And) learning to work together."
"We scored very high on the robots," Aidan added.
The three boys have graduated from GHA — which has enrollment up to fifth grade — and are now in the sixth grade in the Peninsula School District. Aidan and Kodiak attend Goodman Middle School and Reed goes to Kopachuck.
The three come back to GHA for the Lego robotics club taught by Funk, who encourages them in engineering, programming and problem-solving. This encouragement is well received by the trio, who are already forming plans for their future careers, especially Kodiak, who has his sights set on NASA.
Aidan and Reed are a little less certain.
"Inventors, probably," Aidan said, and Reed agreed he planned on something engineering-based.
Gig Harbor Academy is a private school for children age 2 to fifth grade, located on 10 acres in Gig Harbor.
Andrea Haffly: 253-358-4155, @gateway_andrea


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Troubleshoot Issues with Adding New PC Storage Media
When you add new storage media in your PC, you might experience a few issues with adding new items to your PC's storage system. First, let's understand how you can add new storage to the system and how it is supposed to work. Then, a few hints on what can go wrong.
First, you can insert storage media into the drives that accept removable media: the optical drive and all its various media card readers. Simply stick the media into the drive. After a few moments, the operating system recognizes the media and mounts it into the disk system.
In Windows, where drives have preassigned letters, using the drive letter accesses the media you insert. In other words, to use the media card inserted into drive H:, you use the drive H icon in Windows or the designation H: when referring to the drive in this cryptic pathname manner.
Second, you can add storage to a computer system externally by plugging the drive into the PC. You can connect an external drive by using the computer's USB, IEEE, or FireWire port or an eSATA port. After a few moments, Windows recognizes the drive's addition, updates itself to use the drive, and, finally, assigns the drive a letter.
You can confirm that an external drive has properly been added by opening the Computer or My Computer window.
In addition to adding an external hard drive, you can add external removable media drives, such as an optical disc or a media card reader. In that case, you still need to add media to the drive. Although an external, removable media drive is given a drive letter, you then cannot access the drive until you stick some sort of media into the drive.
The drive letter doesn't change when you stick new media into the drive. The same drive letter is always used, no matter which media is inserted. An exception to this rule occurs when you stick a thumb drive into a USB port. In this case, the thumb drive is assigned the next available drive letter.
Some older PCs running Windows XP may not have USB 2.0 adapters. If so, you cannot successfully use most external USB drives, including flash, or thumb, drives. Windows alerts you to the problem. The solution is to buy a USB 2.0 adapter and install it.
You can attach a drive with media already in it. For example, you can connect a media card reader with a media card already in it and the computer deals with it just fine. Attaching this type of reader works just like adding an external hard drive or attaching a digital camera to the PC; the media reader is added and then the media is read.


text: Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 in UEA Blog A new version of United Equipment's S15A series slip ring has completed our Engineering design process. Due to outdoor use and the rugged application, our customer requested the use of a ball bearing in the base casting. UEA typically uses a nylon bearing which will work in most slow turning applications, but occasionally the nylon bearing is upgraded to a heavy duty ball bearing. This particular slip ring application required 4 power circuits and 28 circuits for a mixture of CAN bus and Cat6 Ethernet communication. The brush side, or rotor side in this application, required six exits for 5 feet cable assemblies with electrical connectors. Each brush cable also required 65 feet mating cable assemblies with electrical connectors. On the center side, or stationary side in this application, 20 feet cable assemblies with electrical connectors exit the mounting tube assembly with custom flange. Each center cable also required 120 feet mating cables. This may be the most cable ever included with a slip ring at UEA. At the top of the assembly, a magnetic, multi-turn encoder is used for position sensing. At the bottom of the assembly, a vented drain plug is provided in the event any condensation occurs on the inside of the enclosure. Each slip ring is unique to our customer and we work together to come up with a design to fit the requirements and space constraints. To learn more about UEA slip rings, visit http://www.uea-inc.com/products/slip-rings/ Josh Bockholt Sr. Designer - Engineering


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SOGIR: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Rights – Being LGBT in Africa
The project aims to strengthen the evidence base, develop advocacy capacity and public information materials, and convene regional and national dialogues that bring together national decision makers from the executive, legislative and judiciary branches of government with LGBT civil society organisations, their allies and other stakeholders.
YKP: Linking Policy to Programming
The project primarily focuses on strengthening legal/policy environments for young key populations 10–24 years and to improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes for young key populations in SADC countries
The project is implemented at SADC regional level and in 5 countries, community-based partners, including sex worker and people who inject drugs-led partners, will be selected to be part of the project.
NB:Only young key population adults aged 18-24, however, will participate in capacity strengthening, policy/advocacy and research components of the project.
Advancing health and human rights access for MSM/LGBT individuals through the production of credible evidence on community experience and leadership
The Project aims at addressing three critical gaps within the HIV response for, and SOGI advocacy discourse on, MSM/LGBT persons in Africa, although the contribution of community-led initiatives are acknowledged, the investment by States and global health financing institutions remain insignificant, despite laudable objectives in national strategic plans [NSPs], other strategies and targets.
KP Reach
The KP REACH, a three year project initiated in January 2016 with support from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria with the intention of sustaining the lessons learned, activities and resources within the KP networks and organisations themselves. The overall goal is the reduction in HIV infections and HIV-related deaths among key populations in Southern Africa through improved access by KPs to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services.
MHAP: The MSM Health Advocacy Project
The MHAP utilises an African MSM Health Scorecard as the tool for establishing a baseline and building accountability for MSM health services.The Scorecards are used by member organizations for advocacy and tracking of progress on strategic indicators of MSM health.
Integrating Spirituality and Sexuality Project
This project leveraged on the success of previous meetings by incorporating some of the religious leaders who participated in that meeting and using them to identify potential faith-based HIV service organisations from the selected countries who participate in this project. AMSHeR identified MSM/LGBT organisations from its membership in those countries to participate in this project.
Francophone LGBTI Advocates Initiative (FLAI)
This project seeks to achieve four broad objectives in francophone Africa, namely: ensure that Francophone LGBT advocates and organisations have enhanced capacity, are skilled, and able to engage in SOGI advocacy; broaden the LGBT leadership in 9 francophone countries.
Utetezi Project
The UTETEZI Project is just one example of how global and regional stakeholders can work together to make a difference at the country level. Its uniqueness lies in the breadth of partners the approach seeks to engage and its focus on bottom-up advocacy for policy change
Voices for Freedom Project
'The Voices for Freedom Project aims to portray a positive narrative of African LGBT persons and their experiences through their voices and the voices of their friends and family. This project seeks to counter the single story of African LGBT as victims by presenting alternatives of courage, resilience, pride and freedom'
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Use These Simple Strategies To Keep Your Model Train Display Clean
If you're new to the world of model trains, you'll enjoy the meticulous process of setting up lengths of track, buildings, and, of course, the train cars themselves. If you're fortunate enough to have space that allows you to leave your model train gear set up, you'll eventually have to contend with the issue of dust. While placing a sheet over the display and keeping the room vacuumed regularly can limit the amount of dust that ends up on your display, there will still be dust to contend with.
Sew Special: How To Create The Perfect Gift Basket For The Cross-Stitch Lover In Your Life
If you have a friend or loved one who enjoys cross stitch, you probably already know how passionate they are about their hobby. When their birthday or other special occasion arises, you won't have to think twice about what gift to give them. Present them with a special gift basket filled with stitching goodies, lovingly created by you, and you can't go wrong. Get creative with containers You can choose any basket or container to create your gift.
Hosting A Baby Shower And Want To Do A Nursery Craft? What To Consider
If you are throwing a baby shower and you want to include a craft that will go in the baby's room at the shower that all the guests can participate in, there are a lot of great options to consider. You can get a variety of pieces or items that will match what the parents want as the nursery décor, but that will still be something that the guests can put their own touch on.
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Decorating glass with paint allows you to create works of art and customized gifts. You can make personalized wineglasses for a party, for instance, or you can create a pretty painted vase to put flowers in. Painting can also be used to embellish mugs, plates, bowls, or really anything made of glass. The following tips will help you pull it off successfully so the art you create is made to last.


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ayresorchids wrote:Taking a close look at the opening scenes of this episode, I noticed for the first time that the Home Guardsman--who greets the team when they come to investigate the death of the German parachutist--is also a clergyman.
Lynnedean wrote:ayresorchids wrote:Taking a close look at the opening scenes of this episode, I noticed for the first time that the Home Guardsman--who greets the team when they come to investigate the death of the German parachutist--is also a clergyman.
I don't think that members of the clergy were accepted in the Home Guard. I've just done a quick trawl of the Internet and found this article that would appear to confirm it ... Worthing History: the Local Defence Volunteers / Home Guard
'They were a motley lot but providing they could claim to be "physically active", they could join.
But they must be British, not a member of the clergy, and most definitely not a woman.'
Lynnedean wrote:Seems that the admin of the Worthing website has got his facts wrong or they were particular to his location, because the IWM historian is "fairly sure" that members of the clergy were allowed to join the HG, and says that Norman Longmate's book The Real Dad's Army: the Story of the Home Guard, published by Arrow Books, contains a photograph of a clergyman doing rifle drill. So, presumably, it was a matter of choice or the particular policy of this or that Christian denomination (if the latter, neither Anglicanism nor Methodism has a clue as to the answer!).
amiga wrote:It always amazing to me that no matter how many times these episodes are watched, there always seems to be something new to find. I trust you have both watched this episode a few times.
starlight wrote: This brief item might interest you: Participation of the clergy in war
historianheidi wrote:The Worthing article goes on to say that several members of the clergy signed up regardless, so maybe the church turned a blind eye and eventually the home guard decided that they needed all the volunteers they could get.
mohairMK wrote:Don't know if this is the thread to place this in, but we have been entering into conversations about consistencies...
In the episode, "They Fought In The Fields", there was the mention by the land army girls that they started plowing the fields early in the morning, using lanterns (if I am not mistaken). Wouldn't that be a violation of the black out? And if not, why not?
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Pelosi discusses health care reform for childrenPosted On Thu, September 17, 2009
Speak of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi showed her support of the Obama administration's health care reform bill on Wednesday during a speech on the west front lawn of the Capitol building for the Children's Health Fund, detailing the benefits that health insurance reform would have on the nation's youth.
"We have a big opportunity to make significant progress for our children with this health insurance reform bill. We must act to ensure stability and security for Americans with health insurance and that means America's family," Pelosi said. "It has to be quality, it has to be affordable, and it must be accessible for all of America's families."
Pelosi added that America's Affordable Health Choices Act was written with the family in mind, and that it would require that all parents have their children covered, but also guarantee affordable plans to not make it too financially difficult on them.
If approved, Pelosi said that the legislation would keep payments low by improving reimbursement for primary care doctors to improve access and ensure that Medicaid covered primary and specialty care so critical vaccines were readily available for children.
"When all is said and done, reform means that America's families will no longer have to spend too much of their hard-earned paychecks on health care and keep more money in their pocket to raise their children," she added.
Pelosi's remarks came the same day that Senator Max Baucus, a Democrat from Montana, made his health care proposal, which boasts many ideas proposed by Obama - except for a public option - and a lowered $856 billion cost over 10 years. According to the New York Times, the bill would extend health coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans.
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Update on SharePoint and Office Development - 2016 Feb edition/
We rotate through different topics and presenters in the Sydney SharePoint user group. But I finally got my turn to present a developer topic, and I wanted to do a quick primer on all things Office Developer related.
This turned out to be a REALLY complex talk. I wanted to cover ALL the cool new stuff in Office Dev. But as it turns out every month (and now, every week) new things come out.
I ended up with:
- Brief Introduction to dev.office.com
- Brief Introduction to PnP
- Where we have been with SharePoint Add-Ins
- Where we are going with Office Addins:
- NEW API: Microsoft Graph API
- NEW AUTH: OAuth 2.0 and ADAL(js)
- NEW TOOLS: New tools with Node, NPM, and Yeoman Generator (YO OFFICE)
- Build a demo Office Addin that talks to both SharePoint Online and Microsoft Graph
- Run on web and desktop
The presentation clocked in at 1 hour and 20mins - I started a bit earlier. And kind of flopped off at the end as I run out of steam after the demo :-O
Then we gave out all the swag from dev.office.com so all is happy faces.
The PowerPoint presentation is here:
2015 February Presentation - Update on SharePoint and Office Development
Demo Fail
So at the end, the Office Add-In didn't load from the App Catalog on my desktop. I went home and got it to work, here are screenshots to proof it.
Here it is. The same addin working on desktop - talking to Microsoft Graph and showing Group Conversations


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So I hate my job again. My supervisor ended up giving my new position to Lazy Tech and putting me back in my old position so that Lazy Tech wouldn't be on the phones that much. Basically, there were too many complaints about Lazy Tech being rude, too many missed phone calls because Lazy Tech wouldn't answer the phones like he's supposed to…so because he doesn't want to do what he's supposed to and answer phones, it's as if our supervisor relented instead of making LT do his job.
I was pissed when I was told this would happen. LT sent me an IM and asked me if I was upset with him. I responded that I have more of a problem with our supervisor, who is more and more seeming like an idiot to me–isn't that almost always how it is with managers and supervisors? They're fine at first, and then they slowly turn to schitt. It's basically true that I am mostly pissed at my supervisor, not LT. I understand why LT doesn't want to deal with phones and people.
Everybody at work is wondering why our supervisor keeps making these changes, so he just looks crazy right now. The guy who was training me in my new position and will be training LT, Easygoing Tech, does not want to work with LT. He basically told our supervisor that he doesn't know why LT is still working at our company. And he had told our supervisor that I was doing a good job in my new position.
I complain about all of my jobs, but my new position was good enough to the point where I started thinking I could see myself at this company for years. If I'm going to be doing tech support for years and years, like others there have, no, I can't tolerate that. I was definitely feeling happier working more hands-on with electronics and dealing with less people, and I really liked working with Easygoing Tech. And the days went by faster and a lot more stress-free.
Of course, doing tech support now is tougher than it was before I went to my new position because now I'm working with the new guy they hired. Working with new people sucks, and I'm sure people felt the same way about me when I first started. Newbies just don't know anything, so the workload is nowhere near 50/50 right now–I have to do the majority of it, plus help him out. This guy they hired, on top of it all, is also hard to understand. He is a soft-spoken African guy, and there's just a fine line when you're thinking of hiring someone who needs to communicate in writing and vocally with English speakers. You don't want to discriminate, but there are jobs where communication matters more than just about anything else. All we do is speak to people and write to people, and his writing is not that great to go along with his speech. And our job is not really for soft-spoken people. You have to be aggressive and just kind of annoy people with questions and all that–you can't just sit there and not work because you don't know the answers.
My co-worker Stanky Breath Tech and I were talking about the whole situation yesterday after work for about half an hour. He's black, I'm black, our supervisor is white and LT is white. Today after work, SBT came to me and said something like, "You know what moving LT upstairs was about," and then he rubbed his arm. I was surprised he did/said that, but I can't articulate why…maybe just because we have never talked about race. Still, I said to him that my parents had told me the same thing, that if I weren't doing my job adequately I'd be fired. He said he was telling his wife about the situation with me and LT at work and that was her first question, i.e. what race is LT.
I'm sure I either just completely lost most white readers right there, i.e. you're no longer understanding the post, or you just got irritated because you don't see what race has to do with anything or why other my co-worker and parents brought it up. But honestly, that's just how black people think, especially older black people. SBT has grandkids, so I don't know how old he is but he has got to be over 40. My parents are in their 60s. I don't disagree with what they're saying, but I'm also not going to declare that my supervisor is racist as I don't think this is a racial issue on the surface or predominantly.
But I absolutely believe that if I didn't do a good job at work, I'd lose my job. I don't know how many chances I'd be given to make it work, but I don't have a lot of faith that it'd be that many. I don't know that my supervisor would sit and monitor me, lecture me repeatedly, send several emails about what I'm supposed to be doing and move me to what is essentially an easier position without a pay reduction before pulling the plug, but this is what LT is getting. I'm not attributing that to race, but I just feel that I wouldn't be around.
And I've been fired before, and I wasn't given warning after warning. One day a manager I had claimed money was missing, money that I'd taken in on my shift, and she called me at home to ask what I did with it. I told her I dropped it in their cash safe, and she said it wasn't in there. The next time I showed up for work, they fired me and claimed they'd looked for the money but never found it and that I didn't follow correct procedures for dropping the money. This is another one of those jobs that doesn't train people, but suddenly when something goes wrong they have "procedures." I was never given any kind of warning or told this could lead to my getting fired or anything. I was fired by two white people and a Latina, for whatever that's worth. And I, to this day, don't truly believe the money I dropped was ever missing.
This was a hotel job, by the way, and I worked at a hotel before where something like this happened to one of my co-workers, i.e. money was missing on his shift. He was not fired; he just had to pay the money back out of his paycheck (black guy, but the hotel was minority-owned). That sounds fair to me, and that is something I would have been willing to do. It was "just" $210 that was missing on my shift, which is an amount I could make after two days of work at that hotel. To me, firing someone after money goes missing on their shift, unless it's upwards $1000 or it's not the first time a lot of money has gone missing, means you just want the person gone. That hotel and its workers were cliquey, and I wasn't part of the clique.
My point is that the only job I had where I ever made a sizeable "mistake," I got fired. That's my only point. I've been an exemplary employee everywhere else I've been. LT has had two jobs that I know of where everyone who worked with him had complaints about him and his work performance but nothing of significance ever really happened to him. Still, that's my only point because it doesn't matter, ultimately, if it's about race, sex, sexual orientation or anything else. The bottom line is that I'm the good worker, yet I feel like the one who is being punished.
SBT told me that I should talk to the recruiter who placed me at this company about what's going on. When he said that, I told him I don't want to do that. But the more I think about it, the more I think I might need to do that. Either way, I'm going to have to tell him that we need to work on finding something more suitable for me once I hit the 6-month mark, just as he and I discussed about a month ago when I was unhappy working tech support.