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As you ascend to a position in sales management, if there is one thing new or young sales managers should know is simply this: you work for the sales department, not vice-versa. That's right, your job is to work for them—not have them work for you.
I hate to break it to you, but they can function without you—maybe not as well or as efficient, but they can make it. But, you cannot make it without them. I personally have no problem telling a group of salespeople I'm managing, "My job is to work for you, not have you work for me."
That's not only a show of respect, but it will set the stage for how you want to run your department and treat your people. While I firmly believe this statement and mindset is crucial to your success you must understand exactly what it means: you come to work each day asking how you can help them, not how they can help you. It's as simple as that.
You run a bottom-up organization, not a top-down one. That's being a leader. That's sales management.
Do they need you to help close a deal? Do they need you to place a phone call from a higher authority? What is it each of them needs from you? You're there to make them successful and many times that means simply assisting them overcome some obstacle in the sales process.
How can you do something today to make each member of your sales team stronger and better?
Your job is to make every salesperson better. And without oversimplifying this, the easiest way for you to grow the sales of your company is to help each individual salesperson increase their sales. It's almost impossible for one person alone to move the needle very much on an organization's sales. However, if you can get the entire team to grow their business by just 10% each, you've greatly impacted your company's sales and bottom line. By attacking your job with a "how can I help them?" attitude, you will find yourself with the opportunities to make a difference for each person whether they are a million dollar producer or someone who is barely making their quota. Each person needs and deserves your leadership and management.
Begin your day, your week and your month by asking yourself what you can do to help each of your people grow their sales. Once you begin to lead in this manner, manage in this manner and perform in this manner you'll be amazed at the results. You cannot demand people follow you as their leader. However, you can create an atmosphere and environment where others want to follow you because of how you lead.
Finally, you are the head of your department and you must make decisions as such. The mindset of working for the sales team doesn't mean you let the inmates run the asylum. You're in control, you're in charge—you just accomplish that by pulling rather than pushing.
So, remember while you may be in sales management—you really work for the sale team. Make each of them better. To do this you must be a trainer, a coach, a mentor, a counselor and sometimes simply a place for them to vent.
Guess what? That's part of the gig.
If you'll take this approach you'll not only have a more successful sales team, but one who works together and respects you as their manager.
Butch Bellah works with salespeople and businesses to help them gain more appointments, win more business, retain more customers. Pre-order his latest book, Sales Management For Dummies (John Wiley & Sons) due next month.
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The Importance of Father's Day
Each year, the third Sunday in June is a day dedicated to showing our dads just how important they are. We should remember to appreciate our fathers for everything they do for us year-round, but Father's Day is a great opportunity to make sure they know how much we love them. While it is important to spend this day with Dad, however, don't forget to show Grandpa and your uncle some love, too. This can be done with a phone call or by sending a card or small gift.
If you cannot be with Grandpa or your uncle on Father's Day, plan a trip to make up for it. Fishing and camping trips are wonderful ways to step away from reality and focus on family bonding. As for Dad, ask him how he would like to spend Father's Day with the family. Some ideas include mini golfing, a child-friendly construction activity such as building a bird house or simply playing catch in the backyard. And lastly, be sure to tell Dad how much you love and appreciate him and everything he has done for you.
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MSC Cruises is to lengthen and refurbish one of its ships and homeport it in Southampton for the summer season in 2021.
The ship, which has not been named, will go into drydock and re-emerge as "a super-enhanced version" of itself.
It will be the first time MSC has based one of its ships in the UK for a full season.
Speaking exclusively to Travel Weekly, Antonio Paradiso, managing director for UK & Ireland, said: "This is not just a refitting. It will be a perfect blend of an old prototype ship and a new one.
"The larger ship will sail northern Europe itineraries to the Baltic capitals, Norwegian Fjords, North Cape and some southbound destinations."
He also said: "It was the first time we have made a 100% commitment to the UK market."
Paradiso revealed the ship would partner with "exciting British brands" and be "adapted" to meet the needs of the UK market.
"We learnt a lot from MSC Magnifica, bringing on British food, kettles and tea bags," he added. "It has satisfaction scores of 7.5 out of 10 which is great for a first operation out of the UK.
"2021 gives us an opportunity to further improve those scores."
Paradiso said plans were still being finalised and he would confirm the ship, deployment and details in "two to three months' time".


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As part of our special series Social Media 101 for Small Business Owners, today' we're discussing Twitter – the popular microblogging site that has become a favorite social-media tool for celebrities, business owners, thought leaders and Fortune 500 companies.
But what does Twitter mean for a small business owner? For many, it's a way to keep up-to-date with colleagues, partners and customers while also being a key platform for broadcasting marketing campaigns and other important announcements.
Here are a few of the facts and figures that are persuading a growing number of small business owners to incorporate Twitter into their marketing mix:
• 51% of Twitter users follow companies, brands or products on social networks
• 87% of Americans were aware of Twitter in 2010, compared to 5% in 2008
• Twitter's search engine processes more than 600 million queries every day
• 82% of companies using Twitter tweet company news, with an average of 27 tweets per week
With those amazing statistics, it's not hard to see why businesses should be tweeting. Here are a few tips for those just starting out and for those who want to ramp up their efforts to grow their business using this powerful marketing tool:
Commit and Build
Twitter is definitely not something that you try once and then give up on. It requires continuous effort to find and build a community of followers. To begin, start following those in your industry – colleagues, vendors, peers and, yes, even competitors.
Takeaway Tip #1: Leverage tools such as TweetDeck to help sift through large volumes of tweets and focus on those that are truly relevant to your business
Promote Your Business the Right Way
Participating in conversation with your followers is the best way to promote your brand. Share what you're doing, encourage conversation and mention what's happening in your business. Just like with a website or blog, you need to engage readers with quality content – even if it's in 140-character bites.
Takeaway Tip #2: Share links to interesting articles, retweet others' links, offer tips, answer questions and do your part to interact with the community of followers that you've built.
Follow Twitter Etiquette
There are some unspoken rules that small business owners should observe to avoid turning off followers. First, Twitter was never intended to be a place to spam your products to large numbers of people, nor is it the place to share what you've had for lunch or other mundane topics. Always consider the value of what you're sharing. Automated sales-y messages signal that you're not interested in developing real conversation and will likely result in people "unfollowing" you.
Takeaway Tip #3: Make sure to give credit when retweeting content, and thank those who have taken the time to follow you.
Manage Your Time
Twitter can suck up huge amounts of time if you're not careful. This is why it's smart to set a time limit – such as 10 minutes in the morning, 5 minutes mid-day, and 10 minutes at the end of the day. You don't have to read every tweet, and there are a growing number of applications that can help you streamline managing your followers or tweets.
Takeaway Tip #4: Two helpful Twitter applications are SocialToo.com, which can enable you to automatically follow those who follow you and unfollow those who unfollow you; and Hootsuite, which lets you delay posting tweets.
Consider Twitter a Networking Event
Just like a networking event, Twitter is a tool to build relationships, interact, engage and help others. It's far more than just a site to promote goods and services. For those who get this concept and take the time to "network" using Twitter, the opportunities using Twitter are substantial!
Takeaway Tip #5: Consider promoting other people within your company and industry more than yourself. Goodwill and generosity with praise can lead to amazing opportunities!


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text: World / Bhutan Smoking in Bhutan? Cops Can Raid Your Home New law is quite unpopular By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Jan 12, 2011 10:43 AM CST Copied In Bhutan, police can now enter homes that they believe contain illegal tobacco products. (©clip works) (Newser) – It's not a good time to be a smoker in Bhutan: In an effort to become the world's first smoke-free nation, the Buddhist country will now allow police to raid homes in an effort to smoke out illegal smokers. Bhutan banned sales of tobacco in 2005, but it's often smuggled in from India and sold illegally in small shops. Now, in addition to the new police powers, a tobacco-sniffing dog will also be brought in to assist with the crackdown. story continues below While smoking in private is legal, smokers can only own the 200 cigarettes they are legally allowed to import each month. Police can now enter homes if they see someone smoking, and if they do, anyone with tobacco must present a customs receipt showing it was legally imported. Many stores have already stopped selling cigarettes illegally, thanks to the threat of the dog, which is currently in training. The unpopular new law has been called "draconian," Reuters reports. Illegal smokers and sellers face five years in jail. (Click to see how quickly the world may rid itself of smokers.)


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ROCKY RIVER, Ohio - Mysha DeJong of Rocky River beat the odds.
In a little more than two weeks, the 18-year-old honor student will accomplish something many thought would never happen: she is graduating on-time, with her class, after undergoing major surgery to have the left side of her brain removed.
DeJong says, "It was really difficult because I had puberty changes like that going on and you deal with that and school work and brain surgery and that's never easy. "
Mysha was born with a brain malformation - a rare condition that caused her to have frequent, debilitating seizures.
"She was taking about 27 pills a day. Her brain was in a constant state of seizure, not always physically, but the brain itself seized and it made her unable to learn, unable to function," says Mysha's mother Melissa Holman.
After years of seeing various doctors across the country, Mysha ended up at the Cleveland Clinic. And just four years ago, at the beginning of her freshman year, Mysha went under the knife with doctors removing a part of the brain that controls speech and vision. The life-saving surgery was a success and Mysha was determined to get better quickly.
Holman says, "She started physical therapy the day after surgery and less than 24-hours later she sat up for the first time.,
Mysha also started hitting the books, doing classwork from home and keeping up with her peers, while dealing with the loss of 50-percent of her vision and with her right arm paralyzed.
DeJong attended prom just a few days ago, and is now looking forward to donning that cap and gown.
Holman says "Right now we're still in disbelief that we're gonna see her walk across that stage."
"I'm not always the strongest person, but I've made it through a lot and I'm really grateful that I am where I am at this point in my life," says DeJong.
Mysha will be receiving her diploma with the rest of her Rocky River class at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium on June 5th. She hopes to attend community college after graduating and eventually attend a four-year college.


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So, You Want To Get Into Servicing
More loan production shops are getting into servicing, says Susan Graham, president and chief operating officer of Dallas-based Financial Industry Computer Systems Inc. (FICS®). Recent research backs up her observation.
Association (MBA) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC US), titled The Changing Dynamics of the Mortgage Servicing Landscape.
Tighter underwriting standards at large banks "due to caution about loan repurchases and new regulations" is a factor behind the growth of smaller firms, the study maintains. Another major development has been the ongoing adjustment of guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the last few years.
Read the full article "So, You Want to Get into Servicing" published by Mortgage Banking.
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Mandalas are a spiritual symbol that represent the Universe. Traditionally they consist of radial balance with at least four lines of symmetry. Inspired by Margaret Peot's Inkblot: Drip, Splat and Squish Your Way to Creativity, we invite you to try to create a mandala using blots of ink or paint.
- Fold a piece of paper in half. Apply a dot or two of water, and a dot or two of ink or paint.
- Fold the paper, and apply pressure with the palm of your hand. Unfold.
- Finally, fold the paper horizontally, apply light pressure, and unfold. Now, what do you see?
Make historical and cultural connections by including additional instructional information about mandalas: http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Index.html
Incorporate more inspiration by including additional artistic design concepts, such as those from our favorite inkblot artist: http://www.theinkblotbook.com/for-educators-parents/


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In today's Lunch Break Chats, we caught up with Karolina Mrozkova, full-time model and business student at NYU Stern, and discovered what it's really like to be in such different environments.
First of all, congratulations on your cover for Marie Claire! How did it feel to see yourself on the newsstand?
Thanks! Well technically I did not – this particular cover came out in Europe and I was not there when it did… but it always makes my mum super happy! In general though, scoring a cover is an honor. It feels great and rewarding; especially for a big magazine like MC, Elle or Vogue.
What's something surprising that most people don't know about the modeling industry?
It is not so glamorous as people think it is. No private jets, 5 star hotels and fancy dinners – at least most of the time for most of us. I guess people tend to look at modeling through the top 10 models they know but that is like judging the business industry based on Larry Ellison. And most of the time you don't get or get to keep the clothes! (that's a question I often get)
And what's your favorite part about being a model?
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I'm trying to determine how long it will take to heat up a flat plate (roughly 10mm thick, 1/2 meter by 1 meter) to 150°C slowly by convection and need help with the flow simulation setup.
The model is a simple insulated box with the plate floating in the middle (I'll add some kind of support later) and heated air blowing in from one side, out the opposite side.
I ran it as an internal time-dependent analysis, but after half an hour of computational time, I got about .3 seconds of real time (I'm anticipating about an hour of total real time, so this isn't acceptable). Is there a way to streamline the computation?
Also, will the solver stop when it reaches steady-state? How do I know the final amount of real-time it took to reach steady-state (can this be accomplished with a goal)?
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Perhaps never since Marie Antoinette has cake been so important in politics.
On 5 December, the US supreme court will consider whether a private business can deny services to an LGBTQ couple on the grounds that it conflicts with their religious beliefs. The business in question is a cake shop in Colorado whose owner sees his cakes as a form of artistic expression and believes a state anti-discrimination law violates his first amendment rights.
"This case is not about a cake," said Louise Melling, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union. "The law doesn't say anything about the words 'icing' or 'frosting' … all the law says is if you make a product, and you offer that product to the public, when the customer comes in, you can't turn the customer away based on who the customer is."
The plaintiff, Masterpiece Cakeshop, is seeking an exception from a public accommodations law on the basis of free speech. Public accommodations laws were first instituted during the civil rights era to prohibit businesses from refusing to serve African Americans customers.
Under Colorado law, those protections extend to the LGBT community as well. But cakeshop owner Jack Phillips wants to see that change, saying serving a gay couple would violate his Christian beliefs. And though it might seem like a religious freedom case, the legal underpinning of Phillip's argument will be in free speech rights under the first amendment.
At a glance the issue might seem trivial – the couple could just go to another cake shop. But the underlying principle, which amounts to a constitutional challenge to LGBTQ nondiscrimination law, is far more profound. The court now has the power to turn that challenge into new legal precedent for the entire nation.
"What's at stake here is whether the constitution protects the right to discriminate," said Melling. "This is a completely radical proposition."
Phillips is represented by anti-gay activist Alliance Defending Freedom, a far-right group that has previously argued for the criminalization of homosexuality and the mandatory sterilization of transgender people.
Some observers were surprised when in September the US government filed an amicus brief siding with Masterpiece Cakeshop, suspecting the brief of being less legal argument than political pandering, aimed at convincing readers the anti-discrimination laws targeted in the case should not be thought of as part and parcel of "race-based discrimination", which, the brief's authors noted, "may survive heightened first amendment scrutiny".
It was the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration to roll back gay rights achieved under Barack Obama.
"What the US government does, which the bakery does not do in its brief, is openly say 'race is different'," said Melling. "There's nothing in the theories that are being presented by the bakery in this case, or other parties in other cases, that would limit these arguments to LGBT couples in this very context."
In fact, such concerns would seem to be quite appropriate. The supreme court has not previously ruled that for-profit businesses have a right to discriminate against any group under the constitution's freedom of speech clause. And in carving out an exception to that rule, through a freedom of speech exemption, the case has the potential to set a whole new precedent for civil rights law as we know it, undermining the legal premise for basic protections for any minority group.
Perhaps the justice department's unusual move shouldn't come as a shock. In a closed-door speech to ADF over the summer, the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, thanked the organization – deemed a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center – for its "important work", pledging to defend its "freedom of conscience".
The case is not the first to mount such challenges to LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws, citing religious faith. Three years ago, for instance, the high court declined to hear the appeal of a New Mexico photographer – also represented by ADF – who refused his services to a same-sex couple. A key difference is that the legal case was argued on the grounds of religious liberty. In grounding the cake case in first amendment rights now, ADF is trying something new.
But Rebecca Cokley, a disability rights activist with the liberal Center for American Progress, which hosted a panel on Thursday, sees a lot that's familiar too. "This is just the latest in a decades-long attempt to undermine public accommodations law," she said. "It's an old staircase in a new building."
The staircase began in 2012, when newly engaged Charlie Craig and David Mullins went out to get their wedding cake at the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado and were turned away. In refusing them, the owner explained that he didn't sell his cakes to same-sex couples.
According to Craig's mother, Debbie Munn, who had joined her son for what was supposed to be a joyous occasion, her son took it hard. "I noticed Charlie's shoulders were shaking," said Munn in a recently published account. "I soon realized he was crying. All I could do was embrace him and tell him I loved him and that we would get through this. As a parent, no matter how grown your children are, you want to shield them from harm."
Craig and Mullins eventually filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Commission of Colorado, one of 20-some states with laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation; and Phillips was duly ordered to cease discriminatory practices. But Phillips appealed against the order citing his first amendment rights. And though Colorado courts sided with the commission, this summer, the supreme court signed on to hear the case.
The plaintiff's side has sought to draw a line between its wedding cakes and other products sold by its small business; under such logic if the couple were to return and ask for, say, a birthday cake, they'd have encountered no difficulty.
It remains to be seen whether such distinctions will prove persuasive. But once again Justice Anthony Kennedy is expected to be the deciding vote. And with a case history tugging him in both directions, the case has observers on the edge of their seats.
A devout Catholic, Kennedy has shown sympathy to religious considerations, and often sided with small business owners in the past. However, he has also been a reliable defender of gay rights, casting the deciding vote for the sweeping Obergefell decision that legalized same-sex marriage everywhere in America.
Dariely Rodriguez, director of the Economic Justice Project at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said she finds the free speech exemption element of the case particularly troubling, as it's beyond even the scope of businesses with strong religious convictions.
"It could really apply to any business owner who has a strong opinion period," Rodriguez said of the free speech exemption. "It's not a theoretical concern."
Masterpiece Cakeshop is just one of a number of recent cases at the intersection of religious freedom and anti-discrimination law. In 2015 in Florida a federal discrimination lawsuit against a gun retailer who declared his shop a "Muslim Free Zone" was dismissed after the owner argued, successfully, that his sign was protected by the first amendment. And more recently, the American Civil Liberties Union brought a federal case against the owners of a gun range after a Muslim man was denied patronage based on faith.
"It's absolutely likely that if the court rules in favor of the baker we will see more cases like that," said Rodriguez. "It would definitely apply to businesses outside of the wedding context. It would apply to culinary arts, to hairdressers, to barbers, to fashion boutique stores – it's just endless."


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Blackport Speaker Cabinets - FEATURE
Blackport is an alternative to the standard speaker cabinet. Its deceptively simple design actually gives you two speaker cabinets in one; the sound changes depending on how you position it, going from a heavy bottom to more of a jazz feel. Use 2 cabs and you get a multitude of sound configurations to choose from.
Not only does a Blackport cabinet enhance the sound, its aesthetics enhance the back line too. With 30 colors to choose from, you can mix and match any combination to customize the look of your cabinet, truly making it your own. Each cabinet is solidly constructed in Metro Detroit using only the finest materials made in the U.S.A.
In this interview, you'll here from loyal customers Adam Pulver, bassist for Sick Smile, and Charlie Milkey, bassist for Orchyd, as they share their sentiments for these cabs. In addition, many others have discovered these game changing cabs like renowned bassist Bill Clements, of the Bill Clements Axiom, and Skid Marx, from The Seatbelts and Circus Boy.
These cabs currently come in 2 configurations, a bass cab sporting a 15" driver, weighing in at only 45 pounds, and a guitar cab equipped with a 12" driver, weighing only 37 pounds. Plans are in the works for a smaller version that will adorn an 8" cone for an even more compact guitar rig. The amazing thing about these cabs is that they will stand up to multi-cone, front loaded cabinets all day long.


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Hand-out for School Personnel
We've developed a 4- color handout to be used in personal, pre-arranged meetings with teachers or school administrators. This brochure will be provided in very limited quantities because it is not intended for general distribution.
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Bayern Munich have reached agreements to sign Hoffenheim duo Niklas Sule and Sebastian Rudy at the end of this season.
Sule, a 21-year-old centre-back has secured a five-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee.
Midfielder Rudy, 26, moves on a free transfer and will spend the next three seasons at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz-Rummenigge said: "We are very pleased and happy that Niklas Sule and Sebastian Rudy come to FC Bayern.
"The transfer of two players of the German national team is an investment in the future of the club.
"Sebastian Rudy comes for free, for the transfer of Niklas Süle we have found a fair and serious solution with TSG Hoffenheim."
Niklas #Süle and Sebastian #Rudy will leave #tsg this summer for @Bundesliga_EN giants @FCBayernEN. Good luck boys… #tsg1899 pic.twitter.com/QhV5kXmY5L
— TSG Hoffenheim EN (@achtzehn99_en) January 15, 2017
Rudy added: "Switching to Munich is an absolute dream for me. I want to win titles there."
Sule won his first and, as yet, only Germany cap in the friendly against Finland last August, while Rudy has played 14 times for the world champions.
Both men have been first-team regulars this term, with Hoffenheim lying fifth in the Bundesliga and remaining unbeaten at the mid-season break.
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The Hub is a physical and online gun shop with two locations in Arizona. We strive to provide a wide selection of handguns, rifles, shotguns, and more. We specialize in high-end and hard-to-find guns and accessories. We carry National Firearms Act (NFA) controlled items, including silencers and semi-automatic weapons. If you have a question about a specific firearm or part, you can always ask us. Our gun experts are happy to help you find what you are looking for. If we don't have it in stock, we will try to get it for you. We can even potentially create it as a custom build.
In addition to making it easy for you to buy a gun online or in-store, we also pride ourselves on providing information for gun experts and first-time firearm owners alike. We offer classes at our Lakeside and Tucson locations so you can earn your Arizona CCW or learn more about safety and the operation of your weapons. These locations offer tactical training as well. Our Lakeside location has a full indoor shooting range and our Tucson location includes a MILO Range which lets you use virtual reality technology to improve your skills.
If you are looking for more information about gun ownership or firearms in general, The Hub is a great resource. Our blogs, podcasts, and other media cover basic questions and also provide more in-depth information. We are passionate about guns and we love to share that passion by educating people about firearms. If our media library doesn't answer the questions you have, contact us today! We are always excited to help you. You can visit us online or in-store to learn more.


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Multimedia and Television Support on Linux
The LinuxTV community develops and maintains the Linux Kernel Media Subsystems and several userspace libraries and applications.
The Linux Kernel Media Subsystems provide support for devices like webcams, streaming capture and output, analog TV, digital TV, AM/FM radio, Sofware Digital Radio (SDR), remote controllers and encoders/decoders for compressed video formats. It offers native support for a large number of drivers for commonly available PCI cards and USB devices, but the subsystems are also targeted towards Linux based set-top-boxes and embedded devices like mobile phones.
We now have a new instance running Continuous Integration(CI) builds at:
Using some VMs generously provided by OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/).
In addition to the official Edinburgh's Media Summit, there was an extra meeting to discuss Stateless Codecs implementation. The meeting notes are enclosed here.
Here's the report on the Media Summit held on 25th October in Edinburgh. The report is followed by the stateless codec discussion two days earlier.
The next Linux Media Mini Summit will happen on Oct, 25 on Edinburgh, Scotland together with Embedded Linux Conference Europe
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EA-03-088 - Howard University Hospital
June 27, 2003
Celia J. Maxwell, M.D.
Assistant Vice-Provoste for Health Affairs
Howard University Hospital
2041 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20060
(NRC Inspection Report No. 030-01321/2003-001)
Dear Dr. Maxwell:
This refers to the NRC inspection conducted on March 18 -19 and April 10, 2003, at your facility in Washington, D.C., to review activities authorized under the NRC license. As described in the NRC inspection report sent to you on May 16, 2003, one apparent violation of NRC requirements was identified during the inspection. The apparent violation involved inadequate radiological surveys of your facility and personnel. This apparent violation was associated with a personnel contamination which created a substantial potential for exposure in excess of the regulatory limits to the hands of one of your Nuclear Medicine Technologists (NMTs).
In your written report sent to the NRC on April 23, 2003, you stated that Howard University staff had performed calculations of the shallow dose exposure to the hands of the NMT who was contaminated during activities which occurred between March 18 and March 19, 2003. Since you were unable to ascertain exactly when the contamination events that contributed to the exposure occurred, nor the length of time it took to identify and decontaminate the NMT, you calculated dose calculations for three different scenarios. These scenarios consisted of: (1) a personnel contamination event identified on March 19 wherein the NMT was subsequently decontaminated at an indeterminate time later on that day; (2) two separate contamination events occurred on March 18 and March 19, that were discovered at the end of the work shift on each day, at which time the NMT was decontaminated; and (3) two separate contamination events occurred on March 18 and March 19, that were discovered after the work shift had ended on each day, at which time the NMT was decontaminated. The results of the calculations based on the three scenarios indicated a shallow (skin) dose exposure to the NMT's hands ranging from 9 to 19.5 Rem; the regulatory limit for this type of exposure is 50 rem.
In the letter transmitting the inspection report, we provided you the opportunity to address the apparent violation identified in the report by attending a predecisional enforcement conference before we made our final enforcement decision. On June 4, 2003, the apparent violation was discussed with you during a predecisional enforcement conference. The discussion included the violation, its causes, and your corrective actions. At the conference, you acknowledged that the violation had occurred and stated that the violation was caused by NMTs who had not followed your procedures. You also sent a letter to the NRC, dated June 6, 2003, that described your root cause analysis and further corrective actions that you have taken, or plan to take, to prevent recurrence of the violation.
Based on the information developed during the inspection, and the information provided in your response, the NRC has determined that one violation of NRC requirements occurred. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding it are described in detail in the subject inspection report. The violation included the failure of NMTs to perform adequate area surveys within your facility that resulted in a substantial potential for exposures in excess of the regulatory limits. In addition, at least one NMT also failed to perform an adequate personnel survey and did not immediately identify contamination on his hand.
This violation is of concern to the NRC because the failure to conduct appropriate surveys of radioactive material resulted in a missed opportunity to identify contamination in your facilities and of one of your employees. If undetected, this contamination could have resulted in substantial unintended radiation dose to an individual. Therefore, this violation is categorized at a Severity Level III in accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600.
In accordance with the current version of the Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty in the amount of $3,000 is considered for a Severity Level III violation or problem. In making the actual determination for the appropriate amount of the civil penalty, the NRC also considered: (1) whether your facility has been the subject of an escalated enforcement action within the last two years or two inspections; (2) who identified the violation; and (3) the promptness and effectiveness of your corrective actions. This evaluation was in accordance with the civil penalty assessment process in Section VI.C.2 of the Enforcement Policy. In this case, your facility has been the subject of an escalated enforcement action within the last two years or two inspections(1). Therefore, the NRC evaluated whether credit was warranted for Identification and Corrective Action. Credit for identification is not warranted because the contamination was identified by the NRC during the inspection. Credit for corrective actions is warranted because your corrective actions as described in your letter dated April 23, 2003, and as discussed at the predecisional enforcement conference, were considered prompt and comprehensive. These corrective actions included, but were not limited to: (1) obtaining appropriate equipment and supplies for technologists, including new survey equipment and large size gloves for individuals with larger hands to prevent ripping and tearing of the gloves; (2) informing nurses about proper disposal of potentially contaminated items; (3) training NMTs on the correct methods for radiological area and personnel surveys; (4) performing confirmatory surveys by the Radiation Safety staff in the Nuclear Medicine area; (5) preparing a policy regarding disciplinary action for employees who do not follow procedures; and (6) increasing management and supervisory oversight of NMTs during the performance of licensed activities.
Accordingly, application of the normal civil penalty assessment process would result in a civil penalty in the base amount. Therefore, I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement, to issue the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice) in the base amount of $3,000 for the Severity Level III violation. In addition, issuance of this Notice constitutes escalated enforcement action, that may subject you to increased inspection effort.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you may reference any previous correspondence that is applicable to this case to avoid repetitive submissions. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Questions concerning this Notice may be addressed to Pamela Henderson of my staff. Ms. Henderson can be reached at telephone number (610) 337-6952.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at the Public NRC Library. The NRC also includes Issued Significant Enforcement Actions on its Web site.
|/RA/ James T. Wiggins Acting For
|Hubert J. Miller
Regional Administrator
Docket No. 030-01321
License No. 08-03075-07
1. Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty
2. NUREG/BR-0254 Payment Methods (Licensee only)
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Dr. Marlene McKetty, Howard University
Dr. Thomas Gaiter, Howard University
Dr. Miles McCord, Howard University
Benjamin Wilson, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
|Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC
|License No. 08-03075-07
Docket No. 030-01321
During an NRC inspection conducted on March 18 -19 and April 10, 2003, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600, the NRC proposes to impose a civil penalty pursuant to Section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Act), 42 U.S.C. 2282 and 10 CFR 2.205. The violation and associated civil penalty are set forth below:
10 CFR 20.1501(a)(1) requires that each licensee make or cause to be made surveys that may be necessary for the licensee to comply with the regulations in Part 20 and that are reasonable under the circumstances to evaluate the extent of radiation levels, concentrations or quantities of radioactive materials, and the potential radiological hazards that could be present.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1003, survey means an evaluation of the radiological conditions and potential hazards incident to the production, use, transfer, release, disposal, or presence of radioactive material or other sources of radiation.
Contrary to the above, prior to March 19, 2003, the licensee did not make adequate surveys to assure compliance with 10 CFR 20.1201(a)(2)(ii), which limits radiation exposure to the skin or extremities. Specifically,
|surveys performed by a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in the Nuclear Medicine Department on March 18, 2003, did not identify four areas contaminated with byproduct material (technicum-99m) exhibiting radiation dose rate levels of between 3 and 20 millirem per hour; and
|during work performed by a Nuclear Medicine Technologist with licensed material on March 18, 2003, the Nuclear Medicine Technologist did not survey his extremities (hands) after handling byproduct material (technicum-99m) with damaged gloves (protective clothing).
This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement IV).
Civil Penalty – $3,000
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Howard University Hospital is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, within 30 days of the date of this Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation, EA 03-088" and should include for each alleged violation: (1) admission or denial of the alleged violation; (2) the reasons for the violation if admitted, and if denied, the reasons why; (3) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved; (4) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations; and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an Order or a Demand for Information may be issued as why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Consideration may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown.
Within the same time as provided for the response required above under 10 CFR 2.201, the Licensee may pay the civil penalty proposed above, or the cumulative amount of the civil penalties if more than one civil penalty is proposed, in accordance with NUREG/BR-0254 and by submitting to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a statement indicating when and by what method payment was made, or may protest imposition of the civil penalty in whole or in part, by a written answer addressed to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Should the Licensee fail to answer within 30 days of the date of this Notice, an order imposing the civil penalty will be issued. Should the Licensee elect to file an answer in accordance with 10 CFR 2.205 protesting the civil penalty, in whole or in part, such answer should be clearly marked as an "Answer to a Notice of Violation, EA 03-088" and may: (1) deny the violations listed in this Notice, in whole or in part, (2) demonstrate extenuating circumstances, (3) show error in this Notice, or (4) show other reasons why the penalty should not be imposed. In addition to protesting the civil penalty in whole or in part, such answer may request remission or mitigation of the penalty.
In requesting mitigation of the proposed penalty, the factors addressed in Section VI.C.2 of the Enforcement Policy should be addressed. Any written answer in accordance with 10 CFR 2.205 should be set forth separately from the statement or explanation in reply pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, but may incorporate parts of the 10 CFR 2.201 reply by specific reference (e.g., citing page and paragraph numbers) to avoid repetition. The attention of the Licensee is directed to the other provisions of 10 CFR 2.205, regarding the procedure for imposing a civil penalty.
Upon failure to pay any civil penalty due which subsequently has been determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of 10 CFR 2.205, this matter may be referred to the Attorney General, and the penalty, unless compromised, remitted, or mitigated, may be collected by civil action pursuant to Section 234c of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 2282c.
The response noted above (Reply to Notice of Violation, statement as to payment of civil penalty, and Answer to a Notice of Violation) should be addressed to: F. Congel, Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I.
Because your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy or proprietary information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at the Public NRC Library. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information).
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days.
Dated this 27th day of June 2003
1 Severity Level III Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty ($3,000) issued to Howard University on June 21, 2002, for the failure to control radioactive material that resulted in the loss of a licensed quantity of source material (EA 02-102)


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Watch the Mashup You Wait for Every Year: 25 of 2012's Best Songs
The sixth video in the annual "United State of Pop" mashup series from Jordan Roseman — a laptop-based music maker better known as DJ Earworm — has arrived ahead of schedule.
The mashup, "Shine Brighter," combines 25 of the year's hottest songs based on Billboard rankings. DJ Earworm's mashups typically come out on Christmas Day, but he released this one early because other people's mashups were starting to surface.
Lyrics from Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" and Rihanna's "Diamonds" are heavily infused in the mashup, while Kesha's "Die Young" serves as a major backing track.
Here are the 25 songs blended into "Shine Brighter":
Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used To Know"
Fun.'s "Some Nights"
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe"
Maroon 5's "One More Night"
Fun. and Janelle Monáe's "We Are Young"
Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa's "Payphone"
Ellie Goulding's "Lights"
Rihanna's "Diamonds"
Bruno Mars's "Locked Out Of Heaven"
Kesha's "Die Young"
Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Flo Rida's "Good Feeling"
Nicki Minaj's "Starships"
The Wanted's "Glad You Came"
Adele's "Set Fire To The Rain"
Lumineers's "Ho Hey"
One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful"
Flo Rida and Sia's "Wild Ones"
Phillip Phillips's "Home"
Bruno Mars's "It Will Rain"
Katy Perry's "Wide Awake"
Alex Clare's "Too Close"
Psy's "Gangnam Style"
Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Flo Rida's "Whistle"
The first "United State of Pop" mashup was uploaded in 2007. Listen to all of them below.


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While this may seem like a surprise, let us explain. Tony Iacconi used to be the butt of every Aussie, fat and stiff riding joke in the world. Tony turned it up this year when he easily could have kept doing the same ol' thing he did the year before, but he didn't. Tony took his health as serious as anyone, and it was evident when he showed back up from Australia in March. If you follow Tony on social media, you would see he was up at 7am riding as the sun came up every day. What you don't see is that he usually wakes up before that to go to the gym before that sunrise boat set. He follows that up with 2-3 more boat sets a day, which is just crazy. His contest results proved that the dedication was well worth it because he was consistently on the podium and was battling Mike Dowdy all season for the top spot and the overall. Tony even dropped a video part at Surf Expo which surprised a lot of people. While his riding style may still not be everyone's favorite, we here at Alliance have taken notice. He has turned from the butt of the joke to "Damn, Tony, is a machine." His work ethic is something everyone is envious of and we are excited to what he will bring in 2017.


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|Tampa Tarpons
Founded in 1994
Tampa, Florida
|Minor league affiliations
|Advanced-A (1994–present)
|Florida State League (1994–present)
|North Division
|Major league affiliations
|New York Yankees (1994–present)
|Minor league titles
|League titles (5)
*Co-champions with Brevard County Manatees
**Co-champions with Daytona Cubs
|Division titles (6)
|Team data
|Tampa Tarpons (2018–present)
Previous names
|Tampa Yankees (1994–2017)
|Legends navy, Tarpon silver, Gulf blue, white[1]
|Blue (2003-present)
|George M. Steinbrenner Field (1996–present)
Previous parks
|Red McEwen Field (1994–1995)
|New York Yankees & Armando Gutierrez
|Aaron Holbert
|General Manager
|Matt Gess
The Tampa Tarpons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Florida State League (FSL) and are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team. Home games are played at George M. Steinbrenner Field, which is also the spring training home of the New York Yankees and incorporates design elements from old Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
The team was established in 1994 as the Tampa Yankees and played for 24 seasons under that name. Before the 2018 season, the team was rebranded as the "Tampa Tarpons", reviving a name that had been used by an earlier FSL franchise for over 30 years.[2] Since their inception, the club has won five league championships, in 1994, 2001, 2004, 2009, and 2010.
Tampa has a long history of amateur and organized baseball, with the first spring training held in the city in 1913 and the Tampa Smokers founded as charter members of the Florida State League (FSL) in 1919. However, when the original Tampa Tarpons of the FSL were sold and relocated in 1988 and Al Lopez Field was demolished soon thereafter, Tampa was left without a professional baseball team or venue. In 1994, the New York Yankees established a new Class A-Advanced FSL team and placed them in Tampa. as the Tampa Yankees. The team was rebranded as the Tarpons before the 2018 season, reviving the name of Tampa's longest-lasting minor league ballclub.[3]
Notable major league players to once play for the Tampa Yankees / Tarpons include Derek Jeter, Rubén Rivera, Mariano Rivera, David Robertson, Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes, Ramiro Mendoza, Tim Raines, Eric Milton, and Luis Sojo.
Playing field
As part of a deal with the city of Tampa, the Tampa Sports Authority agreed to finance and built a new baseball park for the New York Yankees to use during spring training and the Tampa Yankees to use during the summer. The Tampa Yankees played their first two seasons (1994 and 1995) at Red McEwen Field on the campus of the University of South Florida while their permanent home was under construction. In 1996, they moved to Legends Field, where the playing field had the same dimensions as the major league Yankee's then-home of Yankee Stadium and included some design elements of the ballpark in the Bronx. In 2008, Legends Field was renamed George M. Steinbrenner Field in honor of ailing long-time Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who lived in Tampa.
Steinbrenner Field seats 10,000 fans, and sits across Dale Mabry Highway from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' home of Raymond James Stadium. A pedestrian bridge allows for baseball attendees to easily use the football stadium's much larger parking lot.
- 2017: Lost to Dunedin 2-1 in semifinals.
- 2016: Lost to Bradenton 3-1 in the FSL finals.
- 2010: Defeated Dunedin 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Charlotte 3-1 to win championship.
- 2009: Defeated Brevard County 2-0 in semifinals; defeated Charlotte 3-2 to win championship.
- 2004: Defeated Dunedin 2-0 in semifinals; declared co-champions with Daytona.
- 2002: Lost to Charlotte 2-0 in semifinals.
- 2001: Defeated Charlotte 2-0 in semifinals; declared co-champions with Brevard County.
- 1998: Defeated Charlotte 2-0 in semifinals; lost to St. Lucie 3-2 in finals.
- 1996: Lost to Clearwater 2-0 in semifinals.
- 1995: Lost to Fort Myers 2-1 in semifinals.
- 1994: Defeated Sarasota 2-1 in semifinals; defeated Brevard County 3-1 to win championship.
Notable alumni
Hall of Fame alumni
- Tim Raines (1996-1997) Inducted, 2017
- Mariano Rivera (1994) 13 x MLB All-Star; 1999 World Series Most Valuable Player; All-Time MLB Saves Leader, Inducted 2019 With 100% of votes
- Derek Jeter (1994, 2000) 14 x MLB All-Star; 1996 AL Rookie of the Year; 2000 World Series Most Valuable Player, Inducted 2020
Notable alumni
- John Axford (2007) 2011 NL Saves Leader
- Dellin Betances (2010) 4 x MLB All-Star
- Melky Cabrera (2004) MLB All-Star
- Robinson Cano (2003) 8 x MLB All-Star
- Francisco Cervelli (2007-2008, 2011, 2014)
- Joba Chamberlain (2007, 2012)
- Tyler Clippard (2005) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Mike DeJean (1994)
- Phil Hughes (2005-2006) MLB All-Star
- Nick Johnson (1998)
- Aaron Judge (2014) MLB All-Star; 2017 AL Rookie of the Year
- Ian Kennedy (2007-2008)
- Ted Lilly (2000) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Mike Lowell (1996) 4 x MLB All-Star; 2007 World Series Most Valuable Player
- Lee Mazzilli (1997-1998, MGR) MLB All-Star
- Eric Milton (1997) MLB All-Star
- Dioner Navarro (2002) MLB All-Star
- Carl Pavano (2005-2006) MLB All-Star
- Juan Rivera (1999-2000, 2005)
- David Robertson (2007) MLB All-Star
- Brendan Ryan (2014-2015)
- Gary Sanchez (2012-2013) MLB All-Star
- Luis Sojo (2006-2008, 2009, 2011-2013, MGR)
- Marcus Thames (1999)
- ^ "Splash from the past". Minor League Baseball. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Norris, Josh. "Tampa Yankees Announce Name Change". Baseball America. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Hill, Benjamin (December 11, 2017). "With Tarpons, Tampa throws back to the future". milb.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
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Discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science are closely linked research areas with strong impacts on applications and various other scientific disciplines. Both fields deeply cross fertilize each other. One of the persons who particularly contributed to building bridges between these and many other areas is László Lovász, a scholar whose outstanding scientific work has defined and shaped many research directions in the last 40 years. A number of friends and colleagues, all top authorities in their fields of expertise and all invited plenary speakers at one of two conferences in August 2008 in Hungary, both celebrating Lovász's 60th birthday, have contributed their latest research papers to this volume. This collection of articles offers an excellent view on the state of combinatorics and related topics and will be of interest for experienced specialists as well as young researchers.


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If you're wondering how to make your witty words or that hilarious picture of your hamster even more engaging, the ever-popular image-and-text meme is your answer. We've shown you how to make your own memes with our browser-based tools, and now we're venturing back into meme world to show you how absurdly easy meme-making is with the PicMonkey mobile app. Because sometimes you gain meme-spiration while you're out chasing Pokemon or counting the different colors of gum on the city sidewalks. We don't need to know what you do in your free time.
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Open your image in the app, then crop, edit with the tools in Adjust, and otherwise beautify it (if you wanna).
Tap Text in the editing toolbar, then type your lolarious words. When you're finished with your phrase, tap Done. You can change the color of your text with the options displayed underneath your image, and change your font with the Aa icon. For a classic meme look, choose white and Deep Impact.
Tip: A lot of memes have part of the phrase at the top of the image, and the punch line at the bottom. If you want to put text on different areas of your image, repeat the previous step to make separate text boxes.
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Now that you know how to make a meme in approximately 70 seconds (yes, we timed it), put that never-ending well of creativity you call a brain to work and experiment with some other meme-ish looks. Here are a couple sharable designs we came up with to get you goin'.
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Autism at-a-Glance: Exercise for Adolescents With ASD
March, 2015
This Autism at-a-Glance was designed to support high school staff and family members in understanding the benefits of exercise for adolescents on the autism spectrum, as well as provide tips and resources to help create successful exercise routines.
Autism at-a-Glance is designed for high school staff members supporting students on the autism spectrum, as well as family members of adolescents on the autism spectrum. Autism at-a-Glance provides a current summary of topics relevant to high school students on the autism spectrum as well as practical tips and resources for school and community personnel and family members.
Related Project(s):Center on Secondary Education for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder (CSESA)
Available here: Autism at-a-GlanceCitation: Verstrat, A., & Hedges, S. (2015, March). Exercise for adolescents with ASD (Autism at-a-Glance Brief). Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, CSESA Development Team.


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Jonathan Johansson – Aldrig ensam (Boeoes Kaelstigen remix)
Jonathan Johansson just released a new single on Hybris called "Aldrig ensam".
But what is even more great about this is that it has a remix from our favourites Boeoes Kaelstigen on it. Been a while since we heard any life signs from them. We hear that the first single from their upcoming album will drop sometime in December and the album will be out in the spring of 2010. Great to have them back.
Jonathan Johansson – Aldrig ensam (Boeoes Kaelstigen remix) (direct link)


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Aluminum is one of the most used metals in today's society – Aluminium Extrusions Gold Coast in Tip it can be found across a number of industries, such as construction and commercial, and in a number of applications, such as beverage cans and appliances. When choosing a manufacturer of aluminium extrusion for supplying the metal that you use in your workplace, however, it is important that you carefully consider which one will be best for your needs.
The manufacturer will begin by removing the aluminium from deep within the earth's crust (either as bauxite ore or feldspar). Often, the Bayer's method, Wohler's method or Hall Heroult method is chosen to remove the metal in its molten form. It is then hardened and moulded into whatever shape the manufacturer desires. When the aluminium is extracted from the earth in its solid form, Aluminum Glass Frame Extrusion it will be passed through a number of mechanical processes that are designed to give the metal its desired shape. These processes include: rolling, drawing, forging, spinning, piercing and extrusion.
Regardless of whether aluminium has been found in its molten or solid form, the manufacturer will then pass it through either a hot working or cold working process to prepare it for their customers. When using the hot working process (the most popular of the two), a billet will be heated to a temperature of over 79 degrees Celsius, which will allow the aluminium to be easily distorted and placed into its desired shape.
The reason for the popularity of the hot working process over the cold working one can be fully realized when you compare aluminium extrusion to squeezing toothpaste out of its tube. It is much easier to extrude the metal when it is malleable, meaning that it must have been heated to a certain temperature.
Finally, the aluminium will pass through an extrusion and drawing process that runs almost parallel to each other. This is the final step in the whole extrusion process and is the step that gives the metal its entire shape. Deep drawing, for example, is used give the metal a cup, conical tapered, cylinder and seamless tube shape. For less curved shapes, Aluminum Extrusions Online Store the drawing process is skipped.
Once you are satisfied with the processes and methods utilized by a potential manufacturer of aluminium extrusions, you can begin submitting your orders with them. If, after your first delivery, you are still satisfied with the manufacturer based on the promptness of the order being filled and the quality of the aluminium that you receive, you can continue the relationship.
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High strength aluminium alloys.
The origin of aluminium alloys in aircraft construction started with the first practical all-metal aircraft in 1915 made by Junkers in Germany, of materials said to be `iron and steel'. Steel presented the advantages of a high modulus of elasticity, high proof stress and high tensile strength. Unfortunately these were accompanied by a high specific gravity, almost three times that of the aluminium alloys and about ten times that of plywood. Aircraft designers during the 1930s were therefore forced to use steel in its thinnest forms. To ensure stability against buckling of the thin plate, intricate shapes for spar sections were devised.
In 1909 Alfred Wilm, in Germany, accidentally discovered that an aluminium alloy containing 3.5 per cent copper, 0.5 per cent magnesium and silicon and iron, as unintended impurities, spontaneously hardened after quenching from about 480°C. The patent rights of this material were acquired by Durener Metallwerke who marketed the alloy under the name Duralumin. For half a century this alloy has been used in the wrought heat-treated, naturally aged condition. The improvements in these properties produced by artificial ageing at a raised temperature of, for example, 175°C, were not exploited in the aircraft industry until about 1934.
In addition to the development of duralumin (first used as a main structural material by Junkers in 1917) three other causes contributed to the replacement of steel by aluminium alloys. These were a better understanding of the process of heat treatment, the introduction of extrusions in a wide range of sections and the use of pure aluminium cladding to provide greater resistance to corrosion. By 1938, three groups of aluminium alloys dominated the field of aircraft construction and, in fact, they retain their importance to the present day. The groups are separated by virtue of their chemical composition, to which they owe their capacity for strengthening under heat treatment.
The first group is contained under the general name duralumin having a typical composition of: 4 per cent copper, 0.5 per cent magnesium, 0.5 per cent manganese, 0.3 per cent silicon, 0.2 per cent iron, with the remainder aluminium. The naturally aged version was covered by Air Ministry Specification DTD 18 issued in 1924, while artificially aged duralumin came under Specification DTD 111 in 1929. DTD 111 provided for slight reductions in 0.1 per cent proof stress and tensile strength.
The second group of aluminium alloys differs from duralumin chiefly by the introduction of 1 to 2 per cent of nickel, a high content of magnesium and possible variations in the amounts of copper, silicon and iron. `Y' alloy, the oldest member of the group, has a typical composition of. 4 per cent copper, 2 per cent nickel, 1.5 cent magnesium, the remainder being aluminium and was covered by Specification DTD 58A issued in 1927. Its most important property was its retention of strength at high temperatures, which meant that it was a particularly suitable material for aero engine pistons. Its use in airframe construction has been of a limited nature only. Research by Rolls-Royce and development by High Duty Alloys Ltd produced the `RR' series of alloys. Based on Y alloy, the RR alloys had some of the nickel replaced by iron and the copper reduced. One of the earliest of these alloys, RR56 had approximately half of the 2 per cent nickel replaced by iron, the copper content reduced from 4 to 2 per cent, and was used for forgings and extrusions in aero engines and airframes.
The third and latest group depends upon the inclusion of zinc and magnesium and their high strength. Covered by Specification DTD 363 issued in 1937, these alloys had a nominal composition: 2.5 per cent copper, 5 per cent zinc, 3 per cent magnesium and up to 1 per cent nickel. In modern versions of this alloy nickel has been eliminated and provision made for the addition of chromium and further amounts of manganese.
Aircraft structural aluminium.
Of the three basic structural materials, namely wood, steel and aluminium alloy, only wood is no longer of significance except in laminates for non-structural bulkheads, floorings and furnishings. Most modern aircraft still rely on modified forms of the high strength aerospace aluminium alloys which were introduced during the early part of the 20th century. Steels are used where high strength, high stiffness and wear resistance are required. Other materials, such as titanium and fibre-reinforced composites first used about 1950, are finding expanding uses in airframe construction.
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Glass doors are a great choice for both homes and businesses, and offer a great many advantages. In this article I'm going to look at specifically what those advantages are, as well as covering possible disadvantages which you should be aware of.
One of the most obvious and appealing benefits of doors made from glass is the fact that they allow light to pass through. For doors which open to the outside there is the benefit of being able to enjoy natural sunlight entering the room. Not only does this sunlight look and feel much more pleasant than artificial light, but it also helps to reduce the need for that artificial lighting, lowering costs as well as representing a greener alternative.
But even in cases where the door is not an exterior one, a glass door still allows light to pass from one room to the other, not only creating a visually more attractive space, but also a more practical one, since there are fewer shadows and darker areas, maximising the efficient use of the room.
One of the possible disadvantages of course with glass is that it does not usually permit privacy. Clearly this is why very few bathrooms have doors made from glass! But there is a way in which you can enjoy the benefits of a glass door being able to allow light to pass through it whilst also enjoying a certain amount of privacy. Frosted glass, or even coloured opaque glass can be used for both partitions and doors to create an attractive feature which also provides the privacy required.
Another benefit of glass as a material for use in doors and partitions is that it is incredibly durable and extremely easy to keep clean. Glass does not rust, or corrode, it is not susceptible to woodworm, and it doesn't collect dust. All that is necessary to keep the glass door or glass partition looking clean and attractive is to give it an occasional wipe with a cloth and some glass cleaner. This is ideal for both businesses and homes.
One of the disadvantages of glass doors is that they are more liable to crack or break if they receive a very sharp knock or heavy blow. However, such a blow would probably cause significant damage to any door, and as they're made of toughened glass, glass doors and partitions are more than tough enough to cope with everyday use, and should not shatter or break revealing sharp edges should a seriously hard knock cause any damage.
Modern digital printing now also enables glass doors to be patterned or to have designs added. This is less useful for homes, but for businesses and commercial properties it provides the opportunity to have company logos or other relevant information included on the glass.
With a choice of colours and many different types of frameless glass doors, including fixed, hinged, sliding and folding systems, there are many benefits worth considering, both for the home and for business environments.


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Even if charges are dismissed, they can stay on your criminal record until they are removed. An expungement will change the record so that the information no longer appears. Each state has its own method of expungement and the details that are removed. Some states will completely remove the information while others will only remove it from public view. The consequences of a case are treated as though they never occurred in most states when an expungement is completed. You will be able to display that you don't have a conviction on your record, which can be beneficial if you are trying to get a job or if you're trying to get a home.
If you don't want an expungement, then ask the court for a pardon. This will restore some of the rights that you have depending on the crime listed on your record. Another option that you have is getting your record sealed. This means that the records associated with the charges are removed from public view. Find out if you're eligible for having your record expunged. Some of the people who usually qualify include first-time offenders, those who were charged with a misdemeanor, people who have served at least a year on the sentence ordered, and those who were a juvenile when the crime was committed.
Once you know that you're eligible to have your record expunged, you need to go to the courthouse in the town where you live or where the record is kept. There are forms that you have to complete with many states requiring a set of fingerprints on file so that you can be identified in the court system if needed. All details should be completed correctly, which is why an attorney is usually the best person to have on hand if you want to have your record expunged. A public defender can often offer assistance if you are unable to hire an attorney to help you.


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Ryan Gosling rates at Hollywood premiere of 'Blue Valentine'
The "Blue Valentine" audience at AFI Fest was treated not only to Oscar hopeful Ryan Gosling's presence Saturday night in Hollywood but also to the version of "Blue Valentine" currently branded with an NC-17 rating.
Gosling stars with Michelle Williams in the movie about a couple trying to hold together a crumbling marriage, and both are already the subject of Oscar buzz for their efforts.
Among those not too scandalized to make the scene at Grauman's Chinese Theatre: cast member Mike Vogel, Zach Braff, Thora Birch, Chris Cooper, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman, Garry Shandling, Kyle Gallner, William Atherton, DJ Qualls of "All About Steve" and "Memphis Beat," Dane DeHaan of "In Treatment" and "The Bachelor" Jake Pavelka.
Also spotted at the after party: Ben McKenzie, Joel Moore, Kay Panabaker and Sara Paxton. Click the shot of Birch and her brother at left to launch a gallery of pictures from the screening.
The Weinstein Co. is currently appealing the MPAA rating, hoping it'll be changed to an R without cuts being made to the film. If the NC-17 sticks — Deadline reports the scene in question takes place
Williams missed the L.A. premiere; she's on location in London filming "My Week With Marilyn."
"Blue Valentine," which had its world premiere at the Sundance International Film Festival in January, will open in limited release in U.S. theaters Dec. 31.
AFI Fest 2010 runs through Thursday night.
— Christie D'Zurilla
Top photo: Actors Mike Vogel, left, and Ryan Gosling and "Blue Valentine" director Derek Cianfrance arrive at Saturday's AFI Fest 2010 screening at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Photo credit: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images.
Left photo: Thora Birch and her brother Bolt Birch hit the "Blue Valentine" screening in Hollywood. Photo credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images.


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A traditional ruler in Anambra state, Ogirisi Igbo Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, has threatened to unleash a traditional deity, Ogirisi against the All Progressives Congress, APC, if they attempt to rig the November 18 Anambra governorship election. Ezeonwuka issued the threat while reacting to APC's boast that the party will unseat the APGA government.
In a statement, Ezeonwuka said election riggers would have the electorate who are vested with Ogirisi powers to contend with, stressing that the wrath of the gods of the land are stronger and the enemies of the state. He maintained that Governor Willie Obiano of APGA will win at the poll because his good works will speak for him. The Board of Trustees (BoT) member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said that relevant stakeholders like traditional rulers, church and leaders, town unions' members and youths have expressed readiness to resist any attempt to rig the election.
"APGA candidate will emerge victorious. We don't need to rig the election to achieve that because Governor Willie Obiano has done wonderfully well this past four years.
"The people are ready to vote and ensure that their votes count. In APGA, our slogan is: No to rigging, our votes must count. Vote Willie Obiano," he said.


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I haven't read the book but I love the title. Today's title might be a bit spoilerific but anyway:
Short story 19 – And he lived happily ever after
"Those movies gives as such a bad name," Yuri said in a thick Romanian accent.
"Well, I'm sure the blood sucking doesn't really help…" Christopher said.
"Well, I guess…but do you judge a lion because it eats gazelles?" Yuri answered. Christopher laughed.
"Not really the same thing Yuri, you eat humans…well their blood anyway, if you'd stick to cows or rats I'm sure people would be less upset,"
"Ugh…rats…are you fucking kidding me? I have standards you know," Yuri said mock severely.
"Aha! So you have eaten rats!" Christopher said laughing again. He enjoyed these little chats with his new immortal friend. They met each other just a week ago. Christopher was about to kill himself when Yuri stopped him. He guessed that Yuri felt some pity for him. He could have killed him then and there but somehow he didn't. Christopher was happy he didn't. Yuri had opened his eyes about a whole new world. A world where vampires existed and who knows what more.
"So, are you going to change me into a vampire?" he asked not for the first time.
"You know I can't…there are rules…even us talking about this is breaking a few of them actually," Yuri said sounded remorseful.
"But why? Can't every vampire do this?" Chris asked.
"Technically yes but there is this thing called "The masquerade", it's like a holy rule book.
"I heard about…in some videogame called: Vampire: The Masquerade, I used to watch videos of a guy playing the game on youtube but he never finished it,"
"Yes, I know of the game…scarily accurate…I think someone from us had some influence…I wonder if our government had it investigated…either way…there are rules about who gets to be a vampire or not. If I make you a vampire they will surely kills us both," Yuri said.
"It's not fair, you save my life, show me this whole new world and then tell me I can't be part of it," Christopher said.
"I am truly sorry," Yuri said. He checked his watch. "I need to go, same time tomorrow?"
"I'll be here," Christopher said. It was 4 am and he still had some time to sleep before he had to go to work. Yuri had already disappeared. Probably using some kind of vampire trick to turn invisible or run fast. Christopher felt insanely jealous.
He went home and slept for a couple of hours. It was day when he woke up. He drank a full pot of coffee and then went to his dead end job in a dead end factory and was feeling even more depressed then a week ago. He got home, eat a pizza and waited. Waited for night to fall so he could visit his friend, his only friend.
It was almost twelve o'clock. Christopher went outside and to their meeting spot. Yuri should show up soon. Normally he would have already eaten. Both for Christopher's safety and also because it was much more fun to talk if he wasn't hungry. Christopher waited for an hour but Yuri didn't show up. That was weird, normally he would already be there. He had no way to contact Yuri, no phone number or facebook or whatsapp. Christopher started to panic.
"Calm down, Chris," he said to himself breathing deeply. He was thinking back to all the conversations they had and he suddenly remembered that Yuri had mentioned a place where he would go often.
"A warehouse…on the other side of the city…at the docks" he said to himself…already regretting the thought of getting there but he had too, his friend might be in danger and that was his only lead. He went to the bus stop and saw he was in luck, even at this late hour there would be a bus soon. About fifteen minutes later he stepped into the empty bus.
"I want to go to the docks," he said.
"At this hour? Why would you want to go there now?" the bus driver asked surprised.
"My…my…I work there and forgot my bag," he made up…not sure why he was even bothering with lying, maybe just in case somebody asked.
"Suit yourself," the driver said accepting the money. During the 45 minute trip the driver only had to stop a couple of times but as soon as he was reaching the docks the bus was empty.
"Here we are sonny," he said opening the door. "Now, I know it's none of my business but the last bus out of here is in 45 minutes so you better be back then…it's dangerous out here at night,"
"I know…thank you," Christopher said. He got out of the bus and put up his hood.
"A warehouse at the docks…well luckily there aren't much of those," he said sarcastically. He looked around not sure where to go and then decided to climb somewhere higher and see if he could see some light somewhere, although he was pretty sure that vampires could see in the dark. He climbed up the roof of a building and saw exactly one warehouse where a light was burning in the window.
"Well…it's a long shot…" he said, climbing down and making his way towards the building. Not only was there light there was lots of activity inside as well. He could hear talking and also some noise which sounded like knocking. He made his way to a window and looked inside. What he saw there shocked him for life. Yuri was sitting shirtless in a chair, his hands were tied. There were cuts and bruises all over his body. Another man, a vampire, he assumed was standing in front of him. The window was open and he could hear him speak.
"You broke too many rules Yuri," the leader said. "Hanging around with a human, telling him our secrets is just the latest in your long list of crimes," he continued, marking the end of a sentence with a punch.
"Aaah, but I see that you trained the human well, he's here now," he said looking directly at Christopher. "Bring him!"
Christopher turned around to run but before he could move one of the other vampires who was just in the room was standing in front of him. Not much later he was also tied to a chair and sitting next to Yuri.
"Hi Yuri," Christopher said.
"Hey," Yuri said smiling a bit.
"I was wondering why you didn't show up,"
"Ah well, you know…tied up in business as usual," Yuri joked.
"Silence!" the leader said.
The leader looked at Christopher and then at Yuri.
"You are not afraid?" he asked.
"Of you? No…the only thing you can do to me is kill me and I was willing to do that myself last week," Christopher said.
"Ooh, very brave…but I can make it very painful," the leader said.
"Doesn't matter if the end result is still the same," Christopher said. The leader smacked him in his face.
"Silence human!"
His phone suddenly rang and he picked up.
"Yes?" he listened then waved his hand and he and his guards disappeared into a different room.
Yuri turned to him.
"Quick…we need to get out…I don't have the strength to do it by myself…but I can give you the strength you need,"
"But that's forbidden!" Christopher said.
"As if these guys care about the legality of things, they are just pissed of that I don't want to deal with them, now bite me in my wrist," he said.
"How do you suppose I do that…" he said shrugging to show him he was stuck.
"We fall over and scoot to each other," Yuri sighed rocking his chair sideways till he fell. Christopher did the same.
"This better not be a a hidden cam show," Christopher said. With difficulty he moved over to the wrists of Yuri.
"Okay…the idea is that you drink my blood, this will change you into a vampire, the process is pretty quickly luckily,"
Christopher sighed, this was not going to be pretty.
"Just get it over with," Yuri said. Christopher bit and drank the blood of his friend. He immediately felt stronger and broke the rope around his wrists.
"Wow…this is amazing,"
"Yeah yeah, they're all amazed till the killing and bloodsucking starts….get me out of here will you!" he said impatiently. Christopher smiled as he untied his friend.
"Good, now let's get out…"
"They're free!" Christopher heard the leader shout.
"You need to fight them!" Yuri said breaking of a leg of the chair. "Take this, stab them in the heart quickly before they expect it,"
Christopher nodded. He moved to the two body guards quickly and disposed of them with a super quick stab to the heart. He then turned around to the leader who had Yuri in a grip.
"Let him go!" Christopher shouted. Yuri shook his head.
"Get out of here Chris! Live!" he shouted. Suddenly a dark red mark appeared on the chest of Yuri as he fell dead on the ground with another wooden chair leg sticking out of his back.
"You!" Christopher said moving towards the leader with such anger and fervor that the leader didn't expect it. He was dead before he could even get a word out. Christopher looked back at his friend and then went outside. It was getting late…or early…and he needed to get out of the sun.
"It isn't fair…now I finally got what I wanted and now my only friend died…" he said to himself crying. Maybe I should just stay till the sun comes…end it all to day. Then he remembered the last words of his friend.
"Get out of here Chris! Live!"
He would honor his friends' last wish, to live. He ran home quicker than he had ever ran before. Because the next night he would live! He would live like he had never lived before! And he would do this till eternity! He had a purpose now and for the first time in a long long time he felt genuinely happy.


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I have a Bosch router table and I hate changing bits. I had to purchase a third-party offset wrench for my 1617, and even still it's a PITA to pop the throat plate out, wedge a spindle lock wrench under the table, and get the offset wrench on the collet to loosen. It sucked.
So I was pretty stoked when I got the Router Technologies Xtreme Xtension last Christmas. I don't know if I would classify a specialized router table accessory as "Xtreme," but it works – really, really well. Here are the key features:
First, it does exactly what it says it should do: allows for fast and easy above-table router changes, with a single tool. It can be a little tricky to get the allen wrench into the hex head sometimes, but other than that it's a piece of cake. And it doesn't take much torque to lock the bit in nice and snug.
Second, it's sturdy and well-balanced. I was a little nervous about run-out and off-center bits causing chattering, vibrations, and injury but so far it's been about as smooth as the OEM collet. I mean, I'm not going to spin panel-raising or box-jointing bits in this thing, but for rabbets, dadoes, roundovers, and other standard joinery and profile bits it's just fine.
Third, it (ostensibly) works with half-inch and quarter-inch router bits. I haven't used it for quarter-inch bits yet but it's nice to have that option.
Really, the only annoyance I had was that the extension requires installation of a spacer between the router and the table to account for the height of the extension, but I figure that would be inherent to just about any quick-change accessory that slips in the collet. So I didn't knock off a point for it.
-- Dan in Minneapolis, woodworking since 11/11.
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#1 posted 04-11-2014 07:08 PM
#2 posted 04-14-2014 07:17 PM
Mine has worked perfectly too with my Makita 3612C mounted in my General cast iron table. I had to slip a half inch of Baltic birch between the plate and router base so the bits didn't sit too high but all my profiles are smooth and chatter free and the router spins flawlessly at top 24000 rpm speed. Changing out bits in half and 1/4 " shank sizes (with the included reducing collar) is quick and simple above the table and the bits are held securely with a quick twist of a T-handle allen key. A great system. No balancing was required, at least for me. It is pricey, in fact as much as I paid for my router on Kijiji, but well worth the investment for a quality machining job.
#3 posted 04-17-2014 07:40 AM
No problems with mine. Sure beats pulling a big Dewalt router out of the table and fussing with a wrench.
-- DJ Peck, Lincoln Nebraska. Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
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