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Thomas Milo - Decotype
Tom Milo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; was educated at the Vossius Gymnasium, Amsterdam; followed by 4 years of Slavic Studies with Old Church Slavonic, Russian, Bulgarian & Macedonian at the University of Amsterdam, 6 years of Turkish Studies with Ottoman Turkish, Modern Turkish, Azeri & Yakut Turkic at the University of Leiden with additional Arabic Studies including Modern Standard Arabic as well as Egyptian, Lebanese and Moroccan Arabic at the University of Amsterdam.
Obtained HGV (heavy goods vehicle) driving license and worked in Saudi Arabia in a Dutch trucking company 1976-77. This turned out to be an excellent way to improve conversational and driving skills in both Arabic and Turkish, as the firm mainly employed Turkish drivers on the roads between the North Sea and the Gulf.
Served as a captain in the Royal Netherlands Army and did two tours of duty as an Arabic speaking officer in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Worked as a freelancer producing Moroccan dialect translations for the Amsterdam City Council Information Office. Taught courses of Turkish and Moroccan colloquial Arabic.
Incorporated DecoType (associate member of the Unicode Consortium) in 1985 together with two partners: Mirjam Somers, an architect and Peter Somers, an aircraft engineer. DecoType were the first in the industry to develop Arabic script solutions based on thorough research into the Islamic Calligraphic Tradition. DT contributes fonts and Arabic Calligraphy applications to Microsoft Office Arabic Edition and to Adobe PageMaker Middle East, DT provides a special interface for Calligraphic typesetting; to the MacOS 9 it contributes Arabic fonts. Upgrades for Adobe InDesign and MacOSX are in the pipeline. DecoType works closely together with Tradigital (UK, Germany, Egypt) to whom DT provides research and development.
Has been involved with Unicode since 1988, when, as a consultant for Adobe Systems, he mapped all the regional and historical varieties of the Cyrillic alphabet. In the next year he joined the ISO10646 working group of the Netherlands Standardization Institute, contributing on Cyrillic and Arabic script issues. Has participated in and contributed to the International Unicode Conferences since 1991. Was three times given the honour to do the Keynote Address (IUC14 Boston, MA 1999, IUC15 San Jose, CA, 1999) and, directly following the dramatic events in September 2001, at IUC19. Hosted the 16th IUC in Amsterdam.
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Q: What is Obfuscation?
A: When a well-written obfuscator tool goes to work on readable program instructions, a likely side effect is that the output will not only confuse a human interpreter, it will break a decompiler. While the forward (executable) logic has been preserved, the reverse semantics have been rendered non-deterministic. As a result, any attempt to reverse-engineer the instructions to a programming dialect like C# or VB will likely fail because the translation is ambiguous. Deep obfuscation creates a myriad of decompilation possibilities, some of which might produce incorrect logic if recompiled. The decompiler, as a computing machine, has no way of knowing which of the possibilities could be recompiled with valid semantics. Humans write and employ decompilers to automate decompilation algorithms that are too challenging for the mind to follow. It is safe to say that any obfuscator that confuses a decompiler will pose even more of a deterrent to a less-capable human attempting the same undertaking.
Primitive obfuscators essentially rename identifiers found in the code to something that is unreadable. They may use hashing techniques or arithmetically offset the character set to unreadable or unprintable characters. While superficially effective, it is obvious that these are reversible techniques, and as such, are hardly protective. PreEmptives obfuscation tools go far beyond this primitive renaming approach with additional ingenious ways of creating confusion that make it nearly impossible (and certainly not worth the effort) to reverse-engineer someone elses intellectual property.
- Why do I need obfuscation?
The .NET platform realizes Microsofts vision for the next paradigm in Windows computing: multiple programming languages interacting harmoniously, sharing an enriched object-based framework, contained within a common runtime engine, running using just-in-time compilation. While not exactly the Java platform concept, it is obvious that the .NET architecture shares some common ground.
One concept that Java and .NET mutually share is the use of expressive file syntax for delivery of executable code: bytecode in the case of Java, MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language) for .NET. Being much higher-level than binary machine code, the intermediate files are laden with identifiers and algorithms that are immediately observable and ultimately understandable. .NET ups the ante by including readable metadata that explains the intended runtime behavior of the file. Add the mechanized assistance of decompilers and you have a situation that clearly exposes intellectual property to compromise and threatens security breaches.
Organizations concerned with their intellectual property need to take a hard look at this issue when considering the .NET platform. Obfuscation is a technique that provides for seamless renaming of symbols in your assemblies as well as other tricks to foil decompilers. Properly applied obfuscation can increase the protection against decompilation by many orders of magnitude, while leaving the application intact.
- What methods can I use in obfuscation?
- Renaming
- String Encryption
- Control Flow Obfuscation
- Enhanced Overload Induction
- Pruning
- Incremental Obfuscation
- What is the Dotfuscator?
Dotfuscator FAQ
- Can I have an example of how obfuscation works?
The following C# example gives you some idea of the power of the Overload Induction technique:
- Original Source Code Before Obfuscation
Code:private void CalcPayroll(SpecialList employeeGroup) { while (employeeGroup.HasMore()) { employee = employeeGroup.GetNext(true); employee.UpdateSalary(); DistributeCheck(employee); } }
- Reverse-Engineered Source Code After Overload Induction Dotfuscation
Code:private void a(a b) { while (b.a()) { a = b.a(true); a.a(); a(a); } }
You probably noticed about the example is that the obfuscated code is more compact. A positive side effect of renaming is size reduction. For example, if you have a name that is 20 characters long, renaming it to a() saves a lot of space (specifically 19 characters). This also saves space by conserving string heap entries. Renaming everything to a means that a is stored only once, and each method or field renamed to a can point to it. Overload Induction enhances this effect because the shortest identifiers are continually reused. Typically, an Overload Induced project will have up to 70% of the methods renamed to a().

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President Obama continued an international diplomatic offensive today, first presiding over a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on how to "rid the world" of nuclear weapons then heading to Pittsburgh to kick-start an economic schmooze-fest with leaders from the world's 20 largest economies.
At the U.N., Obama became the first U.S. president to chair a meeting of the global body's 15-member Security Council. The Council passed a resolution calling for renewed commitments on nuclear disarmament and "reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism."
The draft resolution was based on a "world without nuclear weapons" vision Obama outlined during an April speech in Prague, according to the AP. That speech called for reducing U.S. and Russian stockpiles of nuclear weapon, a ban on all nuclear tests, and strong backing for the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, among other globally-coordinated actions.
U.S. & World
Later this evening, Obama and First Lady Michelle will play host to guests attending a two-day G-20 summit in Pittsburgh at a "working dinner." World leaders will also meet informally at other receptions ahead of tomorrow's group sessions, the AP reported.
U.S. officials said they did not expect the president to hatch any major treaties from the Pittsburgh summit. Instead, Obama would tell the world not to rely on American debt and spending and Chinese exports to fuel global economic growth.
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Aerosmith Album Rumored to Include Carrie Underwood Duet
At this point it's only a rumor that country star Carrie Underwood recently dipped into a recording studio to cut vocals for the upcoming Aerosmith album, but it's a rumor with a little sizzle.
MJSBigBlog.com was the first to point out a well-connected Aerosmith fan's Facebook post, claiming Underwood and Steven Tyler sing together on a country duet.
The post was taken down, shortly after the band's drummer Joey Kramer tweeted, 'Stealing @Aerosmith thunder look up the word PROSECUTION !" Tyler and Underwood have collaborated numerous times before, including a performance at the 2011 ACM Awards in Las Vegas and a CMT 'Crossroads' special during Superbowl weekend.
Underwood wouldn't be the first country singer — or even first 'American Idol' contestant — to sing on the album. Season 10 runner-up Lauren Alaina let fans know in March that she'd cut backing vocals for a song on 'Music From Another Dimension,' which will be in stores August 28.
MJSBigBlog.com reports the song Underwood and Tyler sing together is either 'Beautiful' or 'Closer.' It's reportedly a country ballad that could cross over to other genres. The band is expected to release the full-length video for their current song 'Legendary Child' later this week.


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In South Korea, the grammar of urban organization is lacking a few key signifiers. I can attest to this. In 2002, I spent three weeks reporting there. Every day I got lost. Or rather, I would fail to reach my destination, because I couldn't decode the addresses.
I didn't know it at the time, but the numbers on most South Korean buildings have nothing to do with their location, and so have no correlation to the numbers of buildings around them. Instead, they constitute a record of when the buildings were constructed. It's a chronological thing. So helpful…
It's not just me who found this utterly impenetrable. South Koreans do too. So the government is overhauling its address system.
For more on the language of architecture, the seminal work is A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein. Much in urban planning has changed since it was published more than three decades ago, but many in the field still swear by it.
Inuit Redux
A year ago I featured an interview with Cambridge University linguistic anthropologist Stephen Leonard. He was about to depart for Northwest Greenland, where he would live for year with an Inuktun-speaking community. He got there just in time to document and archive this rapidly vanishing language. Now he's back in the UK with some sobering thoughts on why the languages and culture of the Polar Inuit are faring so badly.
English Language Learning
Under US Justice Department pressure, the state of Massachusetts is revamping its training for teachers who have English Language Learners among their students.
So it's a good time for a visit to a Massachusetts elementary school that's become a model for teaching English to non-native speakers. More here.
Zappa's Typist
In 1967, a young typist working for a London temp agency got the call to head over to the hotel room of a rock star. She was to type up some lyrics.
Pauline Butcher was the typist– prim and, as she says, naive. Frank Zappa was the rock star– eccentric, bombastic, satirical, profane.
Butcher typed the lyrics accurately, when she understood them. Sometimes, when she couldn't follow what Zappa was saying, she just made stuff up. Not surprising when you consider some of the fabulously nonsensical verses from the 1967 album Absolutely Free:
Call any vegetable, call it by name.
Call one today when you get off the train.
Call any vegetable and the chances are good
The vegetable will respond to you.
And I know, I think, the love I have for you
Will never end (well maybe).
And so my love, I offer you
A love that is strong, a prune that is true.
Pauline Butcher completed the typing job. It went well. She followed Zappa back to Southern California and worked for him for several years. She's just written a memoir of that time.
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Well, there are not many days to go until The woolly walk along
will be installed! And I can tell you it will be spectacular!
There will be a knitted Dan Carter (famous and gorgeous All Blacks player),
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Maria from Sound of Music will be there and so will Elmo and he has
long arms full of cuddles! Many, many more pieces including an abundance
of flowers, stripes and even some cornish pasties!
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Welcome to the Queens Supreme Court Library Web Site
The Board of Trustees of the Queens Supreme Court Library has provided guidance to our local library staff and assistance to the administrative authority of the court system by ensuring the professional management of our law library, since its inception in 1911. The Board initially fulfilled the role of liaison between the local bar and the office of the Administrative Judge. This function included hiring staff, certifying budget requests to the then New York City Board of Estimate, and securing materials funding from the State of New York.
The Board, authorized by sections 813 and 814 of the Judiciary law, now operates under the Guidelines for Boards of Trustees on the Care and Operation of Law Libraries promulgated by the New York State Office of Court Administration in October of 1993. On behalf of the Board of Trustees I welcome you to our Web Site. We hope this Web Site helps you learn more about our agency and how it fulfills the duty of contributing professional library services to the process of providing a just and timely resolution of all matters before the court. We welcome your suggestions and comments. Let us know what you think of this site or how we may improve it.
Thanks for visiting and come again.
Guidelines for Boards of Trustees on the Care & Operation of Law Libraries
Article 21 of the Judiciary Law provides for a designated Court Law Library in each county of the State that is open to the public. Court Law Libraries are under the care and management of the Chief Administrative Judge, who appoints members of Boards of Trustees for the libraries to two-year terms of service.
The following guidelines have been developed to provide the Administrative Judges, who have been delegated the authority for the operation of the libraries, and the Boards of Trustees with broad parameters for library management.
I. Structure
The Administrative Judge is responsible, on behalf of the Chief Administrative Judge, for the care and management of the Court Law Libraries within the Administrative Judge's jurisdiction.
The Court Law Library Boards of Trustees, whose members serve for terms of two years, provide assistance to the Administrative Judges on issues relating to the operation of the libraries. The Boards of Trustees will be assisted by the court law librarian (or senior court law library staff), who shall serve as an ex officio member and Secretary to the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees shall report annually to the Chief Administrative Judge on the state of the library. The first report shall be submitted by June 1, 1994 and subsequent reports shall be submitted annually thereafter.
II. Mission
The mission of the Unified Court System law libraries, adopted in 1982, is as follows:
The primary mission of the law libraries in the Unified Court System is to contribute professional library services to the process of providing just and timely resolution of all matters before the courts. In order to fulfill this mission, timely, adequate, accessible and effective resources are provided in-an efficient, cost-effective manner. Library staff manage, acquire, evaluate, store, distribute, and clarify information deemed appropriate to the mission of the library (print and non- print format).
The Boards of Trustees of the Court Law Libraries shall advise the Administrative Judges with regard to ensuring the continued fulfillment of this mission and to implementing the provisions of Article 81 of the Judiciary Law relating to public access to the designated Court Law Libraries and, in locations without court libraries, the designation of Court Law Libraries for public use.
The Boards of Trustees also shall assist the Administrative Judges in developing local access guidelines for each court law library reflecting court operations and the resources and facilities available for library service as well as the needs of the public.
Finally, the Boards of Trustees shall assist the Administrative Judges on Court Law Library management, as requested by the Administrative Judge.
III. Court Law Library Management
The following areas are appropriate for consideration by the Boards of Trustees in assisting the Administrative Judges in maintaining and operating the court law libraries.
Access - Access to court law libraries should be defined by facilities and resources in existence in each location. Libraries are to be open to the public when library personnel are available to monitor the library. Hours should be posted and communicated to the local Bar and the local library community. Arrangements may be made for reference referrals from local public and academic libraries.
Some libraries may wish to arrange for access by prior appointment to assure appropriate library assistance. Public access might be available through telephone or fax inquiries if the library has adequate phones or a fax line and need not necessarily be by direct physical access. The court law libraries space is to be used for library related research. Real Estate closings, client meetings and other routine legal mattes should be conducted in other locations.
Circulation - Law libraries generally do not have large circulating collections. However, for the existing circulating collections, policies and procedures must be established. Materials should circulate for a pre-determined period of time and be subject to recall by another patron after 24 hours. Overdue collection policies and processes should be established.
Collections - Trustees are encouraged to become familiar with the library collection and assist in the articulation of the Collection Development Policy.
Communication - Administrative Judges and the Boards should develop and implement a mechanism to communicate library issues and services to the local legal, court and general community.
Facilities - Questions and issues in regard to the facilities should be reviewed by the Administrative Judge and Board. In some counties, the first task of the Administrative Judge and the Board will be to help identify a location for the library.
Security - All items in the library are to be identified as circulating or non-circulating materials. Non-circulating materials are not to be removed from the library. Boards should work with local court security staff to make arrangements for appropriate checks of briefcases and other containers to deter library theft. Libraries should have a coin operated copier to deter theft. There should be no after hour access to the law library.
Courthouse security regulations control access to the library. Library staff must be able to contact Security for emergencies.
NYS Supreme Court Law Library
88-11 Sutphin Blvd.
Room 65
Jamaica, NY 11435
NYS Supreme Court Law Library Kew Gardens
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Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Hon. Robert C. Kohm
Supreme Court, Queens County
125-01 Queens Blvd.
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
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The Council of the City of New York
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New York, NY 10007
Hon. Marguerite A. Grays
Supreme Court, Queens County
88-11 Sutphin Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11435
Catherine Glover, Esq.
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Jamaica, NY 11435
Linda F. Fedrizzi, Esq.
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Astoria, NY 11103-3706
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Providence Health & Services RN - Transitional Care in Issaquah, Washington
$7,500 bonus offered for external RN hires!
Providence is calling a Registered Nurse (RN) (Transitional Care, Night Shift, 1 FTE) to Providence Marianwood in Issaquah, Washington . We are a community of caregivers delivering every day on our Mission to provide compassionate care that is accessible for all – especially those who are poor and vulnerable.
Nights from 10:00pm to 6:30am.
In this position you will:
Act as an advocate for patients in maintaining choice, independence, privacy, dignity and security.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to prepare and administer individualized nursing plans.
Have responsibility for providing direct patient care to sub-acute patients and long term care residents, which may include those with Alzheimer's and Dementia.
Required qualifications for this position include:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in Washington State
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
Preferred qualifications for this position include:
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
6 months of nursing experience
Prior patient care experience in acute, sub-acute, long term care and/or with Alzheimer's or Dementia patients
Experience supervising nursing assistants
About the skilled nursing facility you will serve.
Providence Marianwood in Issaquah, Washington compassionately serves people of all ages and faiths. Our Transitional Care Unit is designed for patients coming out of the hospital who need skilled nursing care, end of life care, or rehabilitation for those recovering from surgery or who have a functional loss from illness, disease, or an accident. Our Long Term Care unit provides skilled nursing in a residential setting, addressing the needs of our residents through creating a sense of community and home in "neighborhoods" and providing a model of care that is resident-centered.
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Our Mission
As expressions of God's healing love, witnessed through the ministry of Jesus, we are steadfast in serving all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.
About Us
Providence Health & Services is a not-for-profit Catholic network of hospitals, care centers, health plans, physicians, clinics, home health care and services guided by a Mission of caring the Sisters of Providence began over 160 years ago. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
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Justice Department Announces Sweep of Criminal and Civil Business Opportunity Cases
"Operation Lost Opportunity" Coordinated with FTC and State Partners
The Justice Department announced today the filing of several criminal and civil business opportunity fraud cases, initiated as part of a joint sweep with the Federal Trade Commission and several states. Business opportunity fraud schemes take advantage of people looking for work by luring them in with false promises of big profits and leaving them worse off than they started. The cases include criminal charges against 14 individuals and civil cases against three businesses. The criminal and civil cases announced today are part of a series of investigations named "Operation Lost Opportunity."
The Justice Department's cases are part of the efforts of the President's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force and are being handled by the Civil Division's Consumer Protection Branch, in coordination with the U.S. Attorney's Offices for the Central District of California, the Southern District of California, the Southern District of Florida, the District of Oregon, the Western District of North Carolina, the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Southern District of Texas.
Seven different business opportunity schemes are the targets of the Justice Department's actions. According to the charging documents, the criminal schemes involved placement of advertisements online and in newspapers that touted the profits that could be earned by purchasing a business opportunity to own and operate vending machines or display racks. The United States alleges that the schemes operated as follows: Salespeople explained that consumers who purchased the opportunity would earn substantial income from the equipment. According to the sales pitch, the vending machines or display racks would be placed in store locations in the purchaser's hometown and would offer candy, refreshments or jewelry, depending on which opportunity was being offered. According to the sales pitch, the purchaser would then receive profits based upon sales from the vending machines or display racks.
"In an attempt to lure wary consumers, fraudsters have crafted business opportunity schemes that promise what appear to be more realistic returns backed up by false success stories," said Tony West, Acting Associate Attorney General. "But we are more determined than ever to bring to justice those who are defrauding Americans out of their time, money, and faith in our economic system – this law enforcement sweep represents a coordinated effort to combat business opportunity fraud on multiple fronts."
"Although years of criminal law enforcement attention has disrupted and deterred many fraudulent business opportunity schemes, some perpetrators have not yet heard the message – that defrauding entrepreneurial Americans out of their hard-earned money will result in stiff penalties," said Stuart F. Delery, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division. "Members of the public should be on guard for the deceptive tactics used to attract victims, and avoid schemes that fail to abide by the FTC's Business Opportunity Rule."
Enticed by the promise of a "turnkey" business, hundreds of consumers lost millions of dollars purchasing the fraudulent business opportunities targeted in this sweep. The four businesses involved in the criminal component of the sweep include the following:
· Mark Five Inc., a Houston company that promoted a jewelry business opportunity. O n November 12, 2012 and November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice filed criminal informations charging Billie Joyce Sanders and Michael Cupina in connection with their conduct at Mark Five. Each defendant was charged with conspiracy, which carries a maximum prison term of five years. According to the charging documents, Mark Five salespeople referred potential business opportunity buyers to Sanders and Cupina, who falsely claimed to own and operate successful jewelry display racks. One other individual was previously charged in connection with Mark Five. In February 2012, a grand jury in Houston indicted Mark Five principal Robert King on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and substantive mail and wire fraud. King's trial is scheduled for February 2013.
· The Lauren Jewelry Collection, an Atascocita, Texas, company that promoted a jewelry business opportunity. On November 13, 2012, the Department of Justice filed a criminal information in the Southern District of Texas charging Regina Rush in connection with the Lauren Jewelry Collection. Rush was charged with one count of conspiracy, which carries a maximum prison term of five years. According to the charging document, Rush served as the proprietor of the firm and made false representations about the success of distributors and the authenticity of references. The charges state that Rush encouraged potential purchasers to call references who made false statements about their experiences with the Lauren Jewelry Collection.
· American Vending Systems (AVS), a Colorado company that promoted energy candy business opportunities. On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice filed a criminal information in the Western District of Pennsylvania charging Pearl Pastilock in connection with her conduct at AVS. Pastilock was charged with one count of conspiracy, which carries a maximum prison term of five years. According to the charging document, AVS salespeople referred potential buyers to Pastilock, who falsely claimed to own and operate successful energy candy vending machines. Five other individuals were previously charged for their conduct at AVS and related firms. Richard Black, Gary Luckner, Lou Gubitosa, Trey Friedmann and Mel Hendricks were all charged and pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for this conduct.
· Multivend LLC, dba Vendstar, a New York company that promoted candy vending machine business opportunities. On Oct. 10, 2012, a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted 10 individuals for misrepresenting a number of facts in connection with the sale of Vendstar business opportunities. More information about these charges can be found at:
The charging documents referred to above contain only accusations against the defendants and are not evidence of guilt. The defendants should be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The civil cases the Justice Department filed allege that three businesses violated the Federal Trade Commission's Business Opportunity Rule. The businesses include:
· The Zaken Corp., also doing business as The Zaken Corporation, QuickSell and QuikSell, (Zaken). Zaken is alleged to be a Thousand Oaks, Calif., corporation that offers a work-at-home business opportunity. According to the complaint against Zaken and its corporate officer Tiran Zaken, the defendants offer consumers a business plan to locate and contact businesses with excess inventory to sell. The complaint alleges that Zaken represents that once purchasers of the opportunity identify businesses interested in selling excess inventory, Zaken will find a buyer for the inventory and give the purchaser a "finder's fee" equal to half of the total sales price. Among other allegations, the complaint filed by the Justice Department alleges that Zaken makes unsubstantiated claims, including that purchasers "can make thousands of dollars monthly for working just 2 to 4 hours a week from home." This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
· Christopher Andrew Sterling, doing business as Sterling Visa, Rebate Data Processors and Credit Card Workers. Sterling is alleged to have run several work-at-home schemes from Southern California. According to the complaint, Sterling represents that purchasers of his opportunity will make a substantial income by "processing" applications for product rebates or credit card applications. Among other allegations, the government's civil complaint alleges that Sterling failed to make required disclosures under the FTC's Business Opportunity Rule and made unsubstantiated earnings claims. This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
· Smart Tools LLC, a Tualatin, Ore., company. The complaint against Smart Tools and its corporate officer, Kirstin Hegg, alleges that the defendants have marketed a work-at-home business opportunity that teaches purchasers to locate people who are eligible for a partial refund of their FHA mortgage loan insurance premium. According to the complaint, the defendants tell potential buyers that they can charge a fee for information on how to obtain the refund. The defendants allegedly sent postcards to potential buyers stating that purchasers can earn up to $38,943 per year without stating what, if any, substantiation supports the earnings claim. Such a claim violates the FTC's Business Opportunity Rule. This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
Today's announcement is part of efforts underway by the Consumer Protection Working Group (CPWG). The CPWG is part of President Obama's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force which was established to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The CPWG brings together federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, regulators, and other stakeholders to protect consumers from fraud that can devastate victims and cause widespread economic harm. Consumer fraud comes in many forms and can be found in fraud on our nation's servicemembers, payday lending, high-pressure telemarketing schemes, internet scams, business opportunity scams, and unscrupulous third party payment processors. Scam artists often target vulnerable populations such as the unemployed and those already struggling with debt. Through this partnership, the CPWG is working to strengthen consumer protection efforts, leverage resources, enhance civil and criminal enforcement of consumer fraud and educate the public in an effort to prevent consumers from being victimized. For more information about the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, visit www.stopfraud.gov .


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At a time when we seem to be surrounded by sameness, some parents want their children to stand out. This quest for individuality is fueling a radical evolution in baby names.
See if you get a clue about how you got your own name, or maybe you'll start thinking of changing it to something new.
When Old is New
"Strong towers decay, but a great name shall never pass away." -Park Benjamin, American Journalist (1809-64)
In search of fresh, new names, some of today's parents are searching through history for monikers, leading to a surge of interest in "antique" varieties. An "antique" goes back to at least your great-grandparents' generation. Sophia, Sebastian, and Oliver are currently popular antique names. Ancestral surnames—especially those of maternal forebears—are also making a comeback.
Recycling the names of prior generations is not new. Euro-American folk traditions suggest that attaching a family name conveys magical strength and power. The hope is that the child will develop the admirable qualities of the name he bears. Laplanders set even higher expectations: They believe that the deceased ancestor will provide earthly assistance to the one who bears his name.
There is old, and then there is ancient. In the first Book of Samuel, penned in about 500 B.C., it is written: "as his name is, so is he." That philosophy has inspired some people to change their names and so confuse evil spirits.
The Old Testament has long been a wellspring of name ideas for parents of sons, with Joshua being one of the most often chosen for years—bested only by Jacob and Michael. More recently, Noah, Caleb, and Zachary have found favor. Biblical girls' names currently in vogue include Hannah and Abigail.
Nix to Nicknames
"Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive." -Thomas C. Haliburton, Canadian writer (1796-1865)
A few decades ago, almost everyone had two names: a formal, given name and an abbreviated version of that—a nickname. For example, Andrew was altered to Andy, Thomas turned into Tom or Tommy, and Margaret reemerged as Marge, Margo, or Peg. Even plain Jane blossomed into the more lyrical Janie.
Today, nicknames are for naught as many parents search for names that cannot be shortened. Even those who choose a name with a traditional nickname are not using that nickname anymore.
A Return to Roots
"Fate tried to conceal him by naming him Smith." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American writer (1809-94)
The melting pot of multicultural influences has long dictated naming patterns in North America. Immigrant families in the 1950s and '60s gave their children more assimilated and American names. If an Italian grandmother's name was Elisabeta, the parents might have chosen Betsy for their daughter.
Now, trends are moving in the opposite direction. Parents who like the name Elizabeth may instead choose a more ethnic version, like Elisabeta. Irish-American parents might celebrate their heritage by naming their son O'brien.
Almost Famous
"What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous." -Voltaire, French writer (1694-1778)
Although the entertainment media are often credited with making a name trendy, the name itself must both be "new" and fit in with the fashionable sounds of the times.
In some immigrant circles, the naming conventions mimic the American celebrity culture, but with native names. For example, some Indian parents are naming sons Arjun and daughters Shreya, after Bollywood film personalities. In areas of North America with large Spanish-speaking populations, classic Spanish boys' names such as Jose, Juan, and Angel rank near the top. Names from the entertainment world trump tradition, however, among Spanish-speaking parents of girls. Yesenia, a character on two popular telenovelas, and Shakira, a Colombian singer, are among those popular.
"I don't care what the papers say about me, as long as they spell my name right." -attributed to "Big Tim" Sullivan, American politician (1862-1913)
Every once in a while, you hear of a family in which all of the children's names begin with the same letter. Call it cute, clever, or even corny, but it's also fairly common. Naming trends tend to follow the letter fashions of their day.
In the 1980s, "j" names like Jason and Jennifer were very popular, while "k" names like Kyle and Kayla were big in the '90s. Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Roger "Rocket" Clemens gave his four children names that start with "k": Koby, Kory, Kacy, and Kody.
Olympic gold medalist and two-time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman may have taken the soundalike concept to an extreme when he named all five of his sons George. Foreman says he "kept it simple" so he wouldn't forget his kids' names.
Currently, there is an emphasis on names that begin or end with vowels. Therefore, we'll see more Emmas, Isabellas, Ethans, and Owens, just to start. Endings with a long "o" sound are also coming to the fore. Italian names like Leo and Enzo are of interest in the general population. If this continues, Hispanic names like Mateo and Julio may end up crossing over to other ethnic groups.
The Invention Convention
"What a deal of talking there would be in the world if we desired at all costs to change the names of things into definitions." -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist and writer (1742-99)
In African-American communities and, to a lesser extent, Mormon communities, there has been a long-standing tradition of inventing names and creating new spellings for familiar names. Popular invented African-American names include DeJuan, DeVonte, DeMario, Tyrese, and Jamarion for boys, and Lakeisha, LaToya, Shanika, and Tanish for girls.
Some Mormon parents have adapted the blended-family concept to names. According to Cari Bilyeu Clark, co-creator of the Utah Baby Namer Web site, it's a common Mormon practice to combine two or more names into one, such as using Truman and Ann to make Truann; to insert a French-sounding prefix or suffix, such as LaDawn or Dorette; or to add the ending "en" to a familiar name to make Braden, for example. Creative spellings for conventional names, such as Kaytlan for Caitlin, are also common.
This shift toward originality in naming is still in its nascent stage but seems to be growing. The mentality among white Americans that they must "find" a name somewhere for it to be legitimate may be changing, as parents choose to mix and match endings with new names. So get creative!


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Access 2016: Further Use Prerequisites
This course is intended for those already using Microsoft Access 2016 who wish to explore more advanced queries and forms. Those who have attended the Access 2016: Creating a Simple Database course will find this follows on seamlessly from where that course left off - but be prepared for a harder challenge. Part of the course explores relational database design concepts for simple databases. The remainder focuses on more advanced queries and forms. The second session is optional for you to either work through and consolidate the course material, or to receive support on your own project.
- All current University members (departments and colleges)
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
- Attendance of the Access 2016: Fast Track Introduction or Access 2016: Creating a Simple Database course or equivalent knowledge
Number of sessions: 2
|Tue 3 Dec 2019 09:30 - 13:00
|09:30 - 13:00
|University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1
|Lynn Foot
|Wed 4 Dec 2019 09:30 - 13:00 *
|09:30 - 13:00 *
|University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1
|Lynn Foot, Simon Meaker
- Introduction to Relational Database Design
- Creating Relationships
- Importing and Exporting Records
- Modifying Forms
- Tabbed Forms
- Simple Macros on Forms
- Action buttons
- Queries
- Multi-table queries - understanding inner and outer joins
- Parameter queries
- Calcualtions in queries
- Action queries
Presentations, demonstrations and practicals.
Access 2016 on MCS Windows
- Anyone wishing to copy the course exercise files should bring a USB memory stick or they can be downloaded
- This course does not fully cover relational database design - there is a separate course on this topic RDB Design
- Various self-taught modules on Access are also available
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Since April, bullpen shows mound of improvement
ANAHEIM -- After nearly four months and a handful of other candidates, Joe Smith and Kevin Jepsen have finally found each other. The two Angels relievers are throwing partners now, bonded by the commonality of being two of only three bullpen members -- along with Fernando Salas -- remaining from the Opening Day roster.
Jepsen went through three other throwing partners, Smith had four of his own, and the Angels' front office created a revolving door in the bullpen, using 29 different pitchers through the first 16 weeks and making three critical acquisitions in less than a month.
No one is complaining, though.
With Jason Grilli, Joe Thatcher and Huston Street added to the mix, the Angels' 'pen has been one of the best in baseball this month. Since the start of July, their relief corps ranks second in the Majors in ERA (1.55) and third in WHIP (0.97), while sporting the sixth-best walk rate (1.84) and converting eight of nine save chances heading into Tuesday's game. Since the end of June, the group's ERA has gone from 4.28 to 3.69.
"It's night and day, man," Smith said. "It's definitely a weird feeling. When you see how our bullpen was designed coming out of Spring Training and you see it now, it's nowhere near what we thought it was. It's definitely gotten better."
Jepsen, the longest-tenured Angels reliever, called it "extensively better" and believes it's "the best bullpen I've been a part of," though the 2009 group also got a lot better in the second half.
On June 27, the Angels and Pirates swapped struggling closers, with Ernesto Frieri and his 6.39 ERA going to Pittsburgh for Grilli, who has an ERA and WHIP under 1.00 in his first 11 appearances in Anaheim.
On July 5, the Angels sent a couple of prospects -- outfielder Zach Borenstein and reliever Joey Krehbiel -- to the D-backs for lefty specialist Thatcher, who has given up four hits in 10 at-bats against lefties but had a 2.63 ERA in his first 37 games this season.
And on Friday, four other prospects were sent to the Padres -- shortstop Jose Rondon, second baseman Taylor Lindsey, starter Elliot Morris and reliever R.J. Alvarez -- for Street, who has a 1.06 ERA and is 24 for 25 in saves.
Those three, with Smith, Jepsen, Salas, Mike Morin and Cory Rasmus, have shortened games for Angels manager Mike Scioscia and given the offense plentiful opportunities to come back -- something they've done better than any other team in the Majors.
"We just have so many good arms that have all pitched in the back end of the 'pen," Jepsen said. "Everybody knows what they're doing."
Smith and Jepsen pointed out something else, which often goes overlooked or brushed aside: Thatcher, Grilli and Street are all great teammates, with easygoing personalities that have allowed them to fit in quickly.
On a bullpen, that's important.
"The bullpen, I feel, it's more important with the chemistry of the guys down there because it's just us," Jepsen said. "It's just us."
"We got fortunate," Smith added. "We revamped our whole 'pen with a bunch of good dudes who are pretty darn good. Our bullpen just keeps getting better and better with the additions of guys. It'd be nice to kind of stop that revolving door. I don't think you can have a good bullpen when you've got people coming in and out."


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Though a TV iteration of Wonder Woman failed to make it to series just last year, it looks like the character might be returning to the airwaves sooner rather than later. David E. Kelley filmed a Wonder Woman pilot for NBC early last year, but the network decided to pass on the project after getting a look at the full episode. Now it appears that the character could be resurrected on a more superhero-friendly network: The CW.
A Green Arrow TV series called Arrow debuts on The CW this fall and the network was home to the Superman origin series Smallville, and now it looks like they're eyeing a similarly origin-centered approach to the Wonder Woman character. Hit the jump for more.
Per Vulture, The CW, Warner Bros. TV, and DC Comics are developing an origin story series called Amazon. Veteran TV and comics writer Allan Heinberg (The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, Gilmore Girls) is handling the script. In addition to his episodic television work, Heinberg wrote the Young Avengers comics for Marvel, co-wrote a 5-issue arc of JLA, and even wrote for the Wonder Woman series, so he's approaching the material from a comics-friendly standpoint.
The pilot is only in the development stage and The CW has made no firm commitments as of yet, but the plan is tackle the character in a Smallville-like fashion, centering on a young "budding superhero" rather than a fully formed character fighting crime. Warner Bros. is simultaneously developing a Justice League feature film that will include the character, but it's unclear how that feature would affect the development of Amazon.
Moreover, a standalone Wonder Woman has been in development for years, with Joss Whedon famously trying in vain to get his film off the ground only to later prove himself to be a brilliant superhero movie writer/director with The Avengers. The most recent iteration of the Wonder Woman movie has Michael Goldenberg writing the screenplay and Drive's Nicholas Winding Refn circling the director's chair, but that likely won't move forward until after the release of the Justice League movie. In the meantime, I actually think this CW series is a swell idea. Heinberg is a talented writer who has experience writing strong female characters (on GG and The O.C. at least), and he certainly has comics cred.
Again, no firm commitment has been made to the production of the Amazon pilot, but hopefully Heinberg crafts an exciting draft that gets this thing moving.


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Related to hat in hand: tip my hat
1. Sport chiefly Brit
a. an emblematic hat or beret given to someone chosen for a representative team
b. a player chosen for such a team
2. the upper part of a pedestal in a classical order
3. Botany the pileus of a mushroom or toadstool
4. Hunting
a. money contributed to the funds of a hunt by a follower who is neither a subscriber nor a farmer, in return for a day's hunting
b. a collection taken at a meet of hounds, esp for a charity
5. Anatomy
a. the natural enamel covering a tooth
b. an artificial protective covering for a tooth
6. an upper financial limit
7. a mortarboard when worn with a gown at an academic ceremony (esp in the phrase cap and gown)
8. Meteorol
a. the cloud covering the peak of a mountain
b. the transient top of detached clouds above an increasing cumulus
Common Agricultural Policy: (in the EU) the system for supporting farm incomes by maintaining agricultural prices at agreed levels
What does it mean when you dream about a cap?
A hat, a cover over an oil well, a snow-capped mountain, a nightcap for sleeping, or a nightcap before bed may all indicate sense of completion of some issue, job well done, or a mission accomplished.
A detonating or blasting cap.
In many eukaryotic messenger ribonucleic acids, the structure at the 5′ end consisting of 7′-methyl-guanosine-pppX, where X is the first nucleotide encoded in the deoxyribonucleic acid; it is added posttranscriptionally.
The symbol ∩, which indicates the intersection of two sets.
(mining engineering)
A piece of timber placed on top of a prop or post in a mine.
The horizontal section of a set of timber that is used as a support in a mine roadway.
1. Usually, the topmost member of any vertical architectural element, often projecting, with a drip as protection from the weather, e.g., the coping of a wall, top of a pedestal or buttress, the lintel of a door, etc.
2. A layer of concrete placed over rock in the bottom of foundation excavations to level the exposed surface, prevent its deterioration by weathering, and protect it from other damage.
3. The upper member of a column, pilaster, door cornice, molding, and the like; also called cap trim, wainscot cap, dado cap, chair rail cap, capital.
4. A fitting used to close the top end of a tubular newel.
5. A blasting cap.
6. A fitting used to close the end of a pipe.
7. A plane surface which is bonded to the bearing surface of a test specimen during its strength testing to ensure a uniform load distribution.
CAP(1) (Competitive Access Provider) An organization that competes with the established telecommunications provider in an area.
(2) (Carrierless Amplitude Phase) A type of ADSL service. See DSL.
(3) (CAMEL Application Part) The protocol used to implement CAMEL functions in the GSM system. CAP is the CAMEL counterpart of the INAP protocol and resides at the same level in the SS7 protocol suite. See INAP and CAMEL.


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Well, I thought it was about time we started having some seafood recipes, so here's the first one. The cuttlefish - or soupyes - can be eaten this way either with potatoes (see photo) or rice as a kind of risotto. Another easy Greek recipe to prepare!
1 ½ kg cuttlefish
1kg potatoes cubed or 2 cups risotto rice
1 whole garlic
1 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper
Remove the ink and the eye, rinse the cuttlefish extremely thoroughly and cut it into small pieces.
Put the olive oil into a shallow pan, add the garlic and start frying.
Add the cuttlefish and continue frying for another 5 minutes.
Add 1 litre of water plus salt and pepper and boil for 1 hour.
Then add either the potatoes or the rice and cook for a further 20 minutes.
By then the mixture will have thickened and you will have either a risotto or cuttlefish with potatoes.
If you've tried this recipe please rate it!
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The Academy Award-winning turns 70 years young today; to celebrate, why not don a beret and turn to a life of crime? Or maybe just watch Network.
Oh, and here's some Bonnie and Clyde with a side of Bon Jovi, just to get you in the mood for any forthcoming shenanigans (particularly those involving late-night karaoke).
Have a good weekend!


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Pre-FINA foundations
Flying Gull taught freestyle to the world when he winged his way past a fellow Native American Indian who went by the name Tobacco – in a race with Englishman Harold Kenworthy, doing breaststroke - down one length of a 130-foot pool in London on April 2, 1844. Note the time: 30 seconds for the equivalent of 39.6 metres.
'The Times' archive holds a report from a nameless correspondent who may well have been the first swimming writer, 154 years before the current swimming reporter for the paper penned FINA's Centenary book. "Their style of swimming is totally un-European. They lash the water violently with their arms like the sails of a windmill and beat downward with their feet, blowing with force and performing grotesque antics." Flying Gull and Tobacco, of the Ojibbeway tribe and invited to England by the National Swimming Society, had gone to their heavenly hunting grounds by the time Johnny Weissmuller broke the minute using a not-too-dissimilar style in 1922, but their influence cannot be understated, and their style had, according to folklore, been used by North American Indians, South Sea Native Island natives and Hawaiians for hundreds of years and had been developed, it is assumed, out of necessity to find a way of swimming faster.
Despite the Indian demonstration, 50 years would pass before the stroke would be popularised as frontcrawl. In the 1840s, sidestroke became more popular than breaststroke in racing. Charles Wallis watched Aborigines swim in Lane Cove River, Australia, using a sidestroke with a single-arm over-water recovery. He demonstrated the style on a visit to London in 1855. In the crowd was Professor Fred Beckwith, who went on to win the English Championship using the technique in 1859 and did so again when he defeated Deerfoot of the Senecca Indian tribe in a professional race in 1861.
The big breakthrough came in 1873, when John Trugeon, after observing South African Kaffirs (others suggest he had watched South American Indians), copied their double-arm over-water action with breaststroke kick in a 160-yard race at Lambeth Baths on August 11, 1873. It was an exhausting style; one that became widely used for shorter distances, while sidestroke remained the most commonly used technique for the rest of the 19th Century.
In 1874, the Society, after a few names changes, became the Swimming Association of Great Britain. It was a year later when Captain Matthew Webb caught the public's imagination using breaststroke to become the first person to swim across the English Channel. In 1884, the Otter Swimming Club of London, the oldest in the world, broke away and formed the Amateur Swimming Union. The battle between the factions was finally settled, courtesy of the diplomatic skills of Horace Davenport, with the formation of the Amateur Swimming Association, as the ruling body for England is still known today, in 1886.
There was scant standardisation and rules rested somewhere between primitive and non-existent. Times were irrelevant. Not so in Australia, where in 1846 at Robinson Baths in Sydney, William Redman won the 440 yards freestyle "national championship" in 8:43. On February 9, 1858, Jo Bennett, of Sydney, beat Charles Stedman, of England, in what was dubbed a World Championship 100-yard race at St Kilda, in Melbourne. The first regular championships in Australia date back to 1889.
Over the next 50 years until FINA's foundation, swimming's popularity gathered pace across the world. Federations were formed in Germany in 1882, France in 1890 and Hungary in 1896, in time for Alfred Hajos to become the first Olympic swimming champion racing between ropes in the Bay of Zea, near Piraeus off Athens in 1896. In New Zealand, the federation dates back to 1890 and in the United States the first national championship, over 1 mile, was held in 1877. Scotland lays claim to a particular fame: it held the first woman's championship, in 1892, with Ellen Dobbie taking the 200 yards crown at Glasgow in 4:25, on breaststroke.
By the dawn of the 20th Century, modern freestyle was in the making. Englishman Fred Cavill emigrated to Australia in 1878, watched natives in the South Seas using a style not unlike that of Flying Gull and taught his sons. Richard Cavill won the English 100yd freestyle in 58.6sec using double-arm over-water action with legs trailing. After the race, he was asked to describe what he was doing. He said it was like "crawling" through the water. The term frontcrawl was born.
Richard's brother Syd wound up in San Francisco and taught the stroke to J. Scott Leary, the first American to swim the 100 yards in a minute, back in 1904. The style taught by the Cavills was taken up by Frederick Lane (AUS), who at 18 raced the New South Wales mile championship taking alternate arm strokes above the water and timing his pull to coincide with a scissor kick.
At the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, Lane triumphed over 200m freestyle when swimming with the tide in the River Seine. He shattered previous time standards with a 2:25.2 victory that left him six seconds ahead of Hungarian Zoltan Halmay, whose battle with Charles Daniels (USA) marked the next phase in the development of freestyle just as FINA was about to be born.


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Recently, we made a solemn vow to make as many holiday-related goodies as we possibly could — a funny little ritual we undertake every year, only to find ourselves stressed and sticky with super glue on Christmas Eve. So, this year, we're taking control of our creativity and choosing only awesome projects that are also insanely easy. Want to make your own garland from a collection of cool vintage ornaments? Of course you do! And what about chic coasters you can use for cocktails and give to your friends? That's a definite yes. Since we want you all to feel crafty-but-not-crazy, too, we thought we'd share our top picks for simple-and-stylish holiday DIY projects. We found inspiration from local bloggers and big design guns, and their tips all have one thing in common: You can actually pull them off in just a couple hours. We think they're the perfect holiday accessories for your home — click through to get inspired!
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Six Danish Finn Juhl For Baker Dining Room Chairs, 1960s
- CreatorBaker Furniture Company (Maker),Finn Juhl (Designer)
- DimensionsHeight: 30.50 in. (77.47 cm)Width: 20 in. (50.8 cm)Depth: 18.50 in. (46.99 cm)Seat Height: 18.50 in. (46.99 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture1950s-1960s
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About Finn Juhl (Designer)
Along with Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobsen and Børge Mogensen, Finn Juhl was one of the great masters of mid-20th-century Danish design. Juhl was the first among that group to have his work promoted overseas, bringing the character of the nation's furnishings — and the inherent principles of grace, craftsmanship and utility on which they were based — to an international audience. A stylistic maverick, Juhl embraced expressive, free-flowing shapes in chair and sofa designs much earlier than his colleagues, yet even his quietest pieces incorporate supple, curving forms that are at once elegant and ergonomic.
As a young man, Juhl hoped to become an art historian, but his father steered him into a more practical course of study in architecture. He began designing furniture in the late 1930s, a discipline in which, despite his education, Juhl was self-taught, and quite proud of the fact. His earliest works, designed in the late 1930s, are perhaps his most idiosyncratic. The influence of contemporary art is clear in Juhl's 1939 "Pelican" chair: an almost Surrealist take on the classic wing chair. Critics reviled the piece, however; one said it looked like a "tired walrus." Juhl had tempered his creativity by 1945, when the Danish furniture-making firm Niels Vodder began to issue his designs. Yet his now-classic "NV 45" armchair still demonstrates panache, with a seat that floats above the chair's teak frame.
Juhl first exhibited his work in the United States in 1950, championed by Edgar Kaufmann Jr., an influential design critic and scion of America's most prominent family of modern architecture and design patrons. (Kaufmann's father commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright's design of the house "Fallingwater.") Juhl quickly won a following for such signature designs as the supremely comfortable "Chieftan" lounge chair, the biomorphic "Baker" sofa, and the "Judas" table, a piece ornamented with stylish inlaid silver plaquettes. As you will see from the offerings on these pages, Finn Juhl's furniture — as well as his lighting, ceramics, tableware and accessories — has an air of relaxed sophistication and elegance that is unique in the realm of mid-20th- century design.
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First a quote from car-safety.org:
The LATCH system was originally called ISOFIX, a term still used in Europe. In Canada, it is the Lower Universal Anchorage System (LUAS) or CANFIX. It has also been called the Universal Child Safety Seat System or UCSSS. Some carseat companies have trade names for this system, for example, Britax uses the term "ISOFIT™". All of these names refer to the same universal anchorages that appear on a few model year 2000 vehicles and even more model year 2001 and 2002 vehicles. These are required by law in the USA for almost all model year 2003 and later vehicles. With the exception of the Volkswagen Passat and many Audi models since 1999, lower LATCH anchors cannot be retrofitted onto earlier model vehicles.
Isofix stands for International Standards Organisation FIX.
Isofix is a system specially made for fastening children's car seats(intallation without the car seatbelt). The car seat has two pairs of "claws" that can be attached on to to anchor points behind the seat of the car(usually found in the back seat). It is supposed to be an easier way to install the car seat and to reduce the risk of installing the car seat wrong.
The anchor points are most often found in the cars back seat on the right and the left side.
The illustration below is of the European isofix system:
If the car seat is correctly installed using the cars seat belt their is no difference in the safety between a car seat installed with isofix and a car seat fastend with seat belts. But as mentioned earlier the risk of installing the car seat wrong is reduced when the seat is fastened with isofix. If one has a booster with isofix it is also safer when driving the car without the kids, beacause many parents drive around with boosters lose in their car when the kids don't sit in them. When the seat is installed using isofix one don't have to remember to fastend the seat every time one goes for a ride without the kids. Remember that a lose car seat can cause great damage in a accident, it will come flying trough the air like a projectile.
From 2007 isofix should be standard on new cars in Europe. Some car manufactures have had the isofix system in their cars years already, the first car with isofix came in 1997. Here is a list over cars with isofix(produced before 2007).


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I just ran across a website called "Project Vote Smart". This site gathers information from various candidates for office, so you can view it all in one place, and even very easily compare the candidates if you open them up in side-by-side tabs on your browser.
Some third party presidential candidates did complete the "courage test" though, including libertarians. I was quite surprised to see that I disagree with some libertarian candidates on a few issues I thought we'd agree upon. For example, I was extremely surprised to see that neither Phillies nor Kubby have chosen to eliminate inheritance taxes (Phillies wants to slightly decrease them, while Kubby wants to greatly decrease them). Yet why should the government get any of it, since it's a gift from one person to another? Christine Smith is the only libertarian candidate to propose eliminating that tax.
On the other hand, Kubby wants to greatly decrease gasoline taxes and certain "sin" taxes (alcohol, cigarettes, etc) while Phillies and Smith want to eliminate those taxes altogether. On those tax issues, I agree with Phillies. I would agree with Smith, but she wants to eliminate ALL federal taxes (including income taxes); and while that's an idea I'd love to get behind, I don't think it is realistic, at least not at this time.
I will have to study the candidates' responses a lot more closely, and I strongly suggest others do the same. While it won't help much with regard to mainstream candidates who have refused to answer the questionnaire (and personally, I hold that against them because it is to my mind proof that they plan to say one thing to get elected, and do another once they are in office), it does give quite a bit of insight into third party presidential candidates.
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SOMATOM Definition Flash
Redefining standards
|2 x Stellar detector
|Number of slices
|2 x 128
|Rotation time
|0.28 s1
|Temporal resolution
|75 ms1, heart-rate independent
|Generator power
|200 kW (2 x 100 kW)
|kV steps
|70, 80, 100, 120, 140 kV
|Isotropic resolution
|0.33 mm
|Cross-plane resolution
|0.30 mm
|Max. scan speed
|458 mm/s1 with Flash Spiral
|Table load
|up to 307 kg / 676 lbs1
|Gantry opening
|78 cm
Dual Source Flash Spiral – for a scan speed of 458 mm/s
Dual Source technology is the key to accelerating CT imaging. The combination of two sources, a high table feed, ultra-fast data transmission, and a gantry that can perform a full rotation in 0.28 seconds makes the SOMATOM® Definition Flash truly unrivalled when it comes to scanning speed. Its temporal resolution of 75 ms comes with no sacrifices in image quality – instead, it offers remarkable benefits not only for the most dose-sensitive patients: With the Flash Spiral, dose values under 1 mSv are so frequent that they can be considered routine.
Dual Source with Stellar detectors – for highest spatial resolution
The X-rays generated by the SOMATOM Definition Flash's two sources are captured by two Stellar detectors. These high-end detectors with miniaturized electronic components generate ultra-thin slices with a very high spatial resolution – enabling coronary CT angiography for very obese patients. Thanks to the high-speed Flash Spiral, they also permit scans of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. Added technologies like Edge and TrueSignal drastically improve the Stellar detectors' already very good signal-to-noise ratio and deliver outstanding and homogeneous results over the entire field of view – especially when working with low signals.
Dual Energy with Selective Photon Shield – for better spectral separation
With the SOMATOM Definition Flash's state-of-the-art technology, outstanding image quality even at low-kV levels and ultra-high speed image acquisition become routine – which opens the door to a huge potential for dose reduction. The Selective Photon Shield also blocks low-energy photons out of the high-energy x-ray spectrum and so prevents unnecessary exposure. Dose-reduction solutions like CARE kV, Adaptive Dose Shield, and X-CARE further contribute to dose efficiency. At the end of the day, it comes down to this: Compared with a conventional 120 kV scan, a Dual Source Dual Energy scan with the SOMATOM Definition Flash is dose-neutral – but provides significantly better results. All of these advantages make more clinical applications accessible for more patients.
ADMIRE and SAFIRE
The lower the dose the more difficult it is to reconstruct images with an adequate image quality. This rule is common in CT. Now with Advanced Modeled Iterative Reconstruction ADMIRE2, the newest generation in iterative reconstruction, clinicians and radiologists have access to enhanced image quality with a natural image impression and all clinical applications at a dose level that exceed all expectations. ADMIRE makes integrating iterative reconstruction into daily routine easy: Thick slices are reconstructed at a natural image impression, even from ultra-low dose scans. The reconstructed datasets can easily be stored in PACS or on film. The basis for all this of course is the well acclaimed SAFIRE3 algorhythm – the industry's first raw-data-based iterative reconstruction – that has introduced a new level of image quality, of dose reduction, and of clinical workflow.
Metal fillings and implants cause artifacts that often result in undiagnostic image quality, costing time for planning and potentially threatening therapy outcomes. iMAR4 is the industry's most effective algorhythm focused on the removal of metal artifacts for enhanced diagnostic image quality. The minimal introduction of new interpolation artifacts, and the preservation of natural image impression and edge information will help streamline workflows and improve diagnostic confidence – with iMAR, surgical, prosthetic and dental fillings as well as pacemakers are not hiding insights anymore.
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2In clinical practice, the use of ADMIRE may reduce CT patient dose depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical location, and clinical practice. A consultation with a radiologist and a physicist should be made to determine the appropriate dose to obtain diagnostic image quality for the particular clinical task
3In clinical practice, the use of SAFIRE may reduce CT patient dose depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical location, and clinical practice. A consultation with a radiologist and a physicist should be made to determine the appropriate dose to obtain diagnostic image quality for the particular clinical task. The following test method was used to determine a 54 to 60% dose reduction when using the SAFIRE reconstruction software. Noise, CT numbers, homogenity, low-contast resolution, and high contrast resolution were assessed in a Gammex 438 phantom. Low dose data reconstructed with SAFIRE showed the same image quality compared to full dose data based on this test. Data on file.
4This feature is 510(k) pending. Not available for sale in the U.S.
iMAR is designed to yield images with a reduced level of metal artifacts compared to conventional reconstruction if the underlying CT data is distorted by metal being present in the scanned object. The exact amount of metal artifact reduction and the corresponding improvement in image quality achievable depends on a number of factors, including composition and size of the metal part within the object, the patient size, anatomical location and clinical practice. It is recommended, to perform iMAR reconstruction in addition to conventional reconstruction


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Guinness Week: Pork and Guinness Hand Pies Recipe
Oh, hand pies. I am a fanatic for any kind of pastry dough, and these pork, Guinness, sweet potato, and dried cherry hand pies are a treat worth indulging in.
I moved this week, and since I live in Oregon, that meant shuffling all of my worldly possessions from one location to another in cold, pouring ran...all day long. I sure picked a winner of a month to move. Mid-way through the scurrying, I came inside and pulled one of these hand pies from the refrigerator. I didn't even warm it up. Just inhaled the whole thing straight from the plastic wrap, and it was perfect. A bit savory, a bit sweet, and hearty enough to sustain me through the rest of the heavy lifting.
Of course, hand pies are best straight from the oven when the crust is flaky and beautifully browned. You can store the leftovers tightly wrapped in the refrigerator for several days, but I recommend reheating in the oven or toaster oven so the crust doesn't get soggy in the microwave.
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- Yield:8
- Active time: 1 hour
- Total time:2 hours 30 minutes
- Rated:
- For the Dough
- 2 1/2 cups flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup ice cold water
- For the Filling
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped red onion, about 1 small
- 3 medium cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 pound ground pork
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 cup Guinness
- 1/3 cup dried cherries, roughly chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of cayenne
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Place flour and salt in food processor. Pulse to combine. Add cold butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with pea-size pieces remaining. Slowly add cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture is a bit crumbly, but holds together when squeezed. Shape dough into a 1-inch thick disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.
Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until soft, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and cook another 1 minute. Add ground pork and cook until no longer pink, 3-5 minutes. Season with a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper while meat cooks. Add potato, Guinness, dried cherries, ginger, cinnamon, and cayenne. Cover and cook 15 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Gently mash mixture together with a fork. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper. Keep warm or refrigerate mixture until ready to fill dough.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Divide dough in half. On a floured surface, roll out one half to 1/8 inch thickness. With a knife or biscuit cutter, cut out 8 5-inch circles (rerolling dough if necessary) and transfer, onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, cutting out eight (slightly larger) 5 1/4-inch rounds. Chill rounds on sheet until ready to use.
Place a heaping 1/3 cup filling on each smaller round of dough, leaving a 1/2 inch border. Brush edges with egg and press larger round over top, using fingers to firmly seal. With the tines of a fork, crimp edges. Cut 3 small vents in the top of each pie. Brush tops with egg mixture and bake until golden brown and bubbling, 20-25 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Let cool slightly on wire racks. Serve warm.
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When Jerry McAuley founded his rescue mission in October 1872,
he gave birth to an idea and a ministry that was to spread around the
world. Out of this humble but virile beginning came a number of missions
that, through their leaders, saw a need for an organization that would
foster "fellowship, cooperation with all engaged or interested in gospel
missions, and other rescue work throughout the United States and in
other lands, in the mutual advancement of the cause of our Lord Jesus
The International Union of Gospel Missions (later called AGRM) was organized on September 17, 1913, in New York City. Mr. Sidney Whittemore is credited as the father of the body. The State of New York granted the rescue ministry leaders a certificate of incorporation on October 14, 1913.
As the IUGM grew, it devised a system of convenience for closer and more concentrated work among its members by establishing local branches known as districts. Today there are nine districts, each of which has elected officers.


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London subway strike looms after talks break down
LONDON (AP) — London commuters are facing five days of delays and disruption after talks to avert a strike on the city's subway system ended without a breakthrough.
London Underground staff are due to walk out over management plans to close all ticket offices on the subway network, known as the Tube.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union plan to strike for 48 hours starting at 9 p.m. (2000GMT) Monday, and for 72 hours from May 5.
A two-day strike in February largely shut down the Underground system, London's lifeline, which sees 3.5 million journeys a day.
The transport authority wants to shut ticket offices and move staff to platforms and other locations. It says that will mean around 750 job losses out of the Underground's staff of 18,000.
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