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Top Special Education Official Leaving His Post at Education Department
Johnny Collett is leaving his post as assistant secretary for the office of special education and rehabilitative services, where he served for nearly two years.
Johnny Collett is leaving his post as assistant secretary for the office of special education and rehabilitative services, where he served for nearly two years.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sent and received a "limited number" of emails related to official government business from her personal accounts, a review found.
Ten years ago this week, then-President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which included education funding that amounts to almost double the U.S. Department of Education's budget.
Attention state officials: Are you looking for a piece of the federal $378 million state assessment grant program? Applications became available Monday, the U.S. Department of Education announced
Carlos Muñiz, who has been heading up the general counsel's office at the U.S. Department of Education, has been appointed to the Florida Supreme Court.
The U.S. Department of Education neither confirmed nor denied the story. "The Federal Commission on School Safety has studied this topic extensively and will make a recommendation on it in its final report," said Elizabeth Hill, a spokeswoman for DeVos.
The education secretary is moving forward with parts of a reorganization proposal unveiled earlier this year, including elevating the office charged with helping advocate for the private school community within the federal bureaucracy.
Programs focused on helping schools with improve instruction in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, were big winners in the latest round of the Education Innovation and Research grants.
The U.S. Department of Education hasn't done a great job of keeping tabs on states that have closed charter schools, according to an Inspector General's report.
Jason Botel, an assistant deputy assistant secretary for innovation and improvement at the U.S. Department of Education, will leave the department next month.


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ERT is proud to announce that Teresa Fleisher and Dr. Lyon Lanerolle received awards at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) 2015 Annual Employee Recognition and Awards Ceremony on December 1, 2015. Both Fleisher and Lanerolle support the Office of Coast Survey's (OCS) Coast Survey Development Lab (CSDL) in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Fleisher, a Science Communications/Website Technician, received the Team Member of the Year Award "for outstanding achievement in supporting property management and in her team approach with administrative assistance across the OCS." This award recognizes outstanding contributions in support of the NOS mission as well as exceptional efforts to advance Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity. Presented to members of the workforce who are not NOAA Federal employees, the award recognizes contributions as acknowledged by their peers. Fleisher was independently nominated by two of her peers.
Dr. Lanerolle, a Lead Numerical Modeler supporting the CSDL's Coastal Marine Modeling Branch, was part of a group that received a NOS Peer Recognition Rafting Award for working with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Oxford Lab and the National Weather Service's Ocean Prediction Center to enable the use of Coast Survey-developed operational forecast systems data to predict the probability of pathogens in various U.S. bays and estuaries

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New Mashup: MuleSoft and ProgrammableWeb
I am excited to share the news that MuleSoft has acquired ProgrammableWeb. This combination brings together the world's most widely used integration platform with the world's most authoritative voice and community for APIs.
ProgrammableWeb was founded in 2005 and has been the pioneering authority on APIs, providing a comprehensive directory, daily industry news, analysis, case studies, tools and technical resources. By providing an independent voice for APIs, ProgrammableWeb has managed to foster the world's largest and most active API-centric community.
So, why ProgrammableWeb and MuleSoft?
APIs – making the Web programmable
MuleSoft is transforming the technology industry, and APIs are critical to this transformation. We had been tracking ProgrammableWeb for a long time, and we were very excited for the opportunity to make this important acquisition. With ProgrammableWeb, we will drive even greater accessibility and awareness of APIs and improve our ability to deliver richer and more relevant content to our users and to API developers and providers. This is a significant step towards the realization of our vision to connect the New Enterprise.
We are only beginning to see the impact of APIs. The usefulness of APIs will grow exponentially as cloud computing, Big Data and connected devices shape the technology landscape. This is the era of the New Enterprise, where winning or losing is based on connecting customers, partners, suppliers, employees, applications, data and devices into a single integrated entity.
APIs are the linchpins of the New Enterprise. They let a mobile app connect to an airline reservation system and a DVD player download a movie. They allow a doctor to remotely monitor a patient's blood pressure and an inventory system to tweet when a new shipment has arrived. APIs tell our watches when the surf is up and tell a parent the location of their teenager. APIs can reduce air conditioning demands when power is scarce and apply the brakes to avoid a collision. Everything is becoming hyperconnected, and it's all enabled by APIs.
ProgrammableWeb and MuleSoft – a great mashup
Our acquisition of ProgrammableWeb underscores a significant step towards the realization of our vision of being the next generation platform for the New Enterprise, with a complete end-to-end solution for APIs, from creation to publishing, integration, management and driving developer adoption and ecosystems for APIs
As you may know, last fall we launched APIhub, the next generation API publishing platform with the world's largest API repository. By joining forces, ProgrammableWeb and APIhub will deliver even richer and more relevant content to API consumers, and will provide the world's leading platform for publishing APIs. Both API publishers and consumers will continue to enjoy the benefits of ProgrammableWeb while taking advantage of the API consumption, publishing and management platform that APIhub provides.
We're looking forward to working with the ProgrammableWeb team to make ProgrammableWeb even stronger. ProgrammableWeb will be run autonomously as we to continue to build the world's leading API consumption and publishing platform. The user community is ProgrammableWeb's strongest asset, and MuleSoft will continue to foster the founding team's vision as the leading resource for APIs.
ProgrammableWeb was founded with a mission to turn the Web into the world's most powerful application platform through the use of open APIs. This is foundational and aligned with MuleSoft's mission to connect the New Enterprise. We're excited to work alongside the great ProgrammableWeb team to build on these ideas and make our joint vision a reality.


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Landlord Tenant Lawyers
You signed a lease agreement and it seemed picture perfect until you received your first bill. The bill came in and is a great deal higher than you remember it stated in your lease. Do not panic, because we are here to help you.
Contact Celli and Associates so our team of legal experts can act on your behalf and find the underlying cause of the outrageous bill you received.
Our Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Lawyers will guide you throughout your resolution process which may include discussing your issue with your landlord or defending your position within a in the court of law. Some of areas of our legal specialties include:
- Lawyers dealing with Tenant Issues
- Housing Attorneys
- Real Estate Contract Attorneys
- Landlord Attorneys
- Community Legal Services
We possess years of experience as it relates to landlord and tenant lease agreement issues. Our team of experts will be by your side every step of the way. We are experts in communication and we want you to know exactly what is happening and why it is happening.
If you are a tenant or are renting property, you understand the frustrations of dealing with a landlord or landowner who does not always meet you eye to eye on important issues. Do not allow yourself to be a nameless client of an impersonal law firm. Instead, hire a law firm that cares about your interests as much as you do. If you are in the Philadelphia or anywhere in the Delaware Valley, consider our legal team for your real estate dispute.
Get the results you want by calling the Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Lawyers at Celli and Associates. There is no need to be intimidated by your landlord, or to put up with the legal frustrations of being a lessee. Perhaps you are in a legal bind because of property damages or problems with payments. Maybe you need representation in a court of law. Perhaps you are simply seeking the peace of mind that comes with knowing you have a successful professional overseeing your legal matters. Whatever your goal, Celli and Associates can help you achieve it.
There are many laws that landlords need to follow when creating a tenant lease agreement. These laws are covered by the Landlord-Tenant Laws. These laws cover both commercial and residential lease agreements and are similar for both instances. Most of the laws that need to be followed are referred to as common laws and state laws.
The only time a federal law plays a role in tenant-landlord relationships is when a serious legal infraction occurs. This does not happen often and federal laws almost always supersede the landlord-tenant law. No matter the severity of the issue, you need to have a lawyer on your side that is familiar with your case. Contact Celli and Associates for expert guidance in all landlord-tenant situations.
All landlords must include a section where the landlord agrees that the residential or commercial space in which he or she is renting will belong to the tenant for the said amount of time. The Landlord must also meet all housing codes to ensure that his or her tenant is living in a safe environment.
Our Pennsylvania landlord-tenant lawyers represent landlords as well as tenants. An example of a landlord issue that an attorney could assist you in is in the case of evictions. If your tenant claims that their rental space is unlivable but you feel as if it meets all housing codes, then you end up in a court of law.
Sometimes tenants try to get out of their contract and they will do anything to accomplish this even if that means actually damaging their own rented space. We, at Celli and Associates, have a long history of helping landlords beat bad raps from their tenants. Landlords and tenants both require assistance upon an occasion of a landlord/tenant lawyer. If you are in the Philadelphia or Delaware Valley area, we can assist with all your legal needs.


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Travel document
To be granted a travel document, you need to be considered a refugee in accordance with the 1951 Geneva Convention or be stateless and fulfil the requirements of the 1954 New York Convention.
Apply for a travel document
To apply for a travel document you need to fill out form number 109021, Application for travel document, and hand it in personally at one of the Swedish Migration Agency's permit units. Before you visit the Swedish Migration Agency to hand in your application you need to book an appointment. You need to book an appointment for each person who is applying for a travel document and each person must hand in their own form.
Ansökan om resedokument, blankett nummer 108021 (in Swedish)
Application for travel document, form number 109021 (in English)
Read more about how to apply for a travel document
Book an appointment to submit your application
Children under 18
Children under 18 may not fill out their own application for a travel document. The child's legal guardian or custodian must apply for the travel document on behalf of the child.
If there are two guardians, both must approve the application by signing the child's application form. If only one of the guardians accompanies the child to the Swedish Migration Agency and hands in the application, the other must sign the application form in advance. The signature must be witnessed by a third person.
A child who has no parents living in Sweden must have his/her trustee with him/her when handing the application to the Swedish Migration Agency.
Applications for a travel document are free of charge but you need to pay a fee when you collect your travel document. You can pay by credit/debit card when you visit the Swedish Migration Agency to collect your travel document. If you are unable to pay with a credit card, you should request a payment slip when you apply for a travel document. Pay the fee when you receive the decision stating that you have been granted a travel document. The Swedish Migration Agency does not accept cash, and cannot release your travel document until the fee has been paid.
Application fees for travel documents
Processing time
At the Swedish Migration Agency's website you can find out roughly how long the processing time currently is. The decision can take longer if the case officer needs to contact you for more information.
When the Swedish Migration Agency has processed your application we will send you the decision in the post.
Picking up a travel document
You should pick up your travel document at the same Permit Unit or Service Center where you submitted your application, unless you have received information stating that you should pick up your travel document at another location. If you would like to pick up your travel document at another location, you should speak with staff about this when you submit your application.
You can pay the fee with a credit card when you pick up your travel document, or with a payment slip before you come to pick it up.
You must bring valid identification when you pick up your travel document.
Book an appointment to pick up a travel document
Travelling with a travel document
The travel document meets the EU's passport requirements and can be used for travel to all countries. But if you are a refugee in accordance with the 1951 Geneva Convention, your passport will specify that you are not permitted to travel to your home country or the country you have fled from.
If you were unable to prove your identity, your travel document will state that your identity is unproven, which could make it more difficult to travel to certain countries.
You may need a visa to travel to some countries. Please contact the appropriate country's embassy to obtain more information before you travel.
Travel document validity
A travel document is normally valid for five years and cannot be extended. If you need a travel document when the validity period has expired you can apply for a new one.
When you wish to apply for a new travel document you will need to have your photo and fingerprints taken again, as your photo and your fingerprints are not saved at the Swedish Migration Agency, but only in a computer microchip in the travel document.
If you lose your travel document
If you lose your travel document or if it is stolen, you should first report this to the police. If you need a new travel document, you must submit a new application. When you apply for a new travel document, please bring a copy of the police report that you have received at the post office or the police station.
How to apply for a travel document
If your application is rejected
If the Swedish Migration Agency rejects your application for a travel document you can appeal the decision. Your notice of appeal must arrive at the Swedish Migration Agency no later than three weeks after the date that you received the decision.


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- Dan Hansen – 2009
- Evergreen
- 26″ Scapes
- 5.5″ Flowers
- 5-way branching
- 25 bud count
- Early Season
- Re-blooms
- Northern tested Z5
Named for the veins and sculpting that create "scars" on the petals; this flat flower has a chartreuse throat that bulges out into chiseled rosy-red cheeks. A picoteed yellow edge and obtuse sepals helps accentuate these lovely marks. Increases rapidly!
- Fertile
- Pod Parent: seedling x KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
- Pollen Parent: PARTING THE RED SEAS
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An Investigation into the Classroom Interactions of Twice Exceptional Students in Comparison to their Typically Developing Peers (2015)
Type of ContentTheses / Dissertations
Thesis DisciplineHealth Sciences
Degree NameMaster of Arts
PublisherUniversity of Canterbury. Education
AuthorsLewis, Tarynshow all
Students who meet criteria for both being intellectually gifted and having a disability are known by the term 'twice exceptional'. To date there is little known about the classroom interactions of these students, and how these interactions impact their developing self-esteem. The interactions of four gifted primary school students with identified learning difficulties (twice exceptional) were observed along with four matched typically developing students and their teacher during normal classroom teaching activities. The number and type of positive, negative, neutral or no response interactions were recorded over four, one hour observation sessions. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory was then administered to the four twice exceptional and four comparison students. Results indicated that there was little difference between the twice exceptional and comparison students in terms of number of interactions recorded, with the twice exceptional students showing slightly more positive interactions with their teacher and peers. All four twice exceptional students reported lower self-esteem levels than their matched peers, with two students being in the low range. The results suggested that these four twice exceptional students were interacting in a manner similar to their typically developing peers, although they displayed lower self-esteem levels. The implications of these findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.


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By James Stafford, The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
From chemical interactions to bumps, sets, and spikes, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is hosting summer camps for every age and interest. The university has organized all its summer camps offerings into one convenient website (umhb.edu/camps).
Chem Camp is the first of the summer's offerings. The program has been designed to encourage elementary and middle school students to change their attitudes towards science, while giving them actual laboratory experience. In past years, participants have made slime and nylon, turned pennies into gold and silver, and conducted many other exciting chemical investigations.
The athletics department also has a wide variety of offerings. The Crusader Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, Soccer, and Golf programs are each offering multiple camps. Some of these camps are target young and emerging athletes, while others are specifically designed to give high school athletes a competitive edge. For example, there are four different soccer camps planned for this summer. The Co-Ed Youth camps invites elementary aged players to learn the fundamentals of the game. The Co-Ed Advanced Skills Day Camp is dedicated to helping middle school students develop their individual skills, knowledge of the game, and tactical ability. Finally, there are two College Prep Camps geared towards soccer players graduating in 2016 who have aspirations of competing at the college level. Likewise, Cru Football will host both a youth camp for elementary-aged kids and a traveling Elite Camp designed for serious football athletes entering their junior or senior year of high school. All of the university's athletic camps are led by UMHB coaches, and many will give campers an opportunity to practice and play in the same facilities used by Crusader student-athletes.
The UMHB Music Conservatory will once again be hosting a number of great music camps for artists of all ages. The Jr. Summer Musical Camp is for students who are interested in exploring Musical Theater. This one week camp culminates in a public performance. The All-State Choir Camp is open to high school choir students who would like to prepare for the TMEA All-State Choir auditions. It includes sectional rehearsals, a private voice lesson, sight singing, and audition hints. The UMHB Department of Music also partners with the Steven Moss Leadership Academy to offer Drum Majors conducting, teaching and leadership skills and Color Guard technical training, performance quality, development of movement skills and confidence. This camp takes place during the Drum Corp International (DCI) visit to UMHB's Crusader Stadium. All campers will attend the tour performance on Thursday, July 16. Also, Fran Kick will speak to the campers in a private one hour session before the DCI Tour performance.
All of these programs will help campers make memories that they will treasure for years to come. They will explore their talents, sharpen their skills, and experience the beautiful UMHB campus first hand. For more information or to register, parents can visit umhb.edu/camps.


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US-China trade row – lots of bark, but is there bite?
The US Trade Representative's annual Section 301 report found China to be engaging in unfair trade practices, particularly with regards to the transfer of technology, exploitation of intellectual property rights, and restrictive market access.


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Tax-Loss Buying Candidate Kutcho Copper Completes 2018 Drill Program; FS Scheduled for Q2/19
The Critical Investor explains why he sees this company as a "solid buying opportunity."
1. Introduction
Although Kutcho Copper Corp. (KC:TSX.V) remains under the radar of most it seems, it doesn't seem to lose a lot of time, and continues doing the heavy lifting in order to advance its flagship project, the Kutcho high-grade copper-zinc project in British Columbia, Canada. Backed by a financial package arranged with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM:TSX; WPM:NYSE), Kutcho completed its 2018 drilling and exploration campaign at the end of October as planned (winter break), and is processing all data now. A Feasibility Study (FS) is planned for the end of Q2, 2019. The company's blockchain initiative MineHub isn't shelved either, and management intends to publish a news release with current developments and partner names within a few weeks from now.
All presented tables are my own material, unless stated otherwise.
All pictures are company material, unless stated otherwise.
All currencies are in US dollars, unless stated otherwise.
Please note: the views, opinions, estimates or forecasts regarding Kutcho's performance are those of the author alone and do not represent opinions, forecasts or predictions of Kutcho or Kutcho's management. Kutcho has not in any way endorsed the information, conclusions or recommendations provided by the author.
2. Update
The Kutcho Copper project appears to be managed very timely and professionally, but the markets fail to recognize what exactly is being done here. With a profitable (post-tax IRR of 28% @$2.75/lb copper, @$1.10/lb zinc) project that has a post-tax 2017 PFS NPV8 of C$265M, which is 18 times bigger than its current market cap, Kutcho deserves better instead of this chart in my view:
Share price over 1 year period
As mentioned in former analysis, the share price indeed went down last week at the peak of tax loss selling, as expected, and one seller even brought down the stock to C$0.20 by then, which was a golden buying opportunity in my view. CEO Sorace didn't like the cheap pricing of the last few months at all, and had a shareholder rights plan adopted by the Board of Directors (BoD), shareholders and the TSX Venture. According to the accompanying news release, this is what it was about:
"The SRP has been adopted to ensure, to the extent possible, that all shareholders of the Company are treated fairly and equally in connection with any unsolicited take-over bid or other acquisition of control of the Company, and that the Board is provided with adequate time to consider and evaluate such a take-over bid or other acquisition and, if appropriate, identify, develop and negotiate any value-enhancing alternatives. Furthermore, the SRP will allow the Board to pursue, if appropriate, other alternatives to maximize shareholder value and to allow additional time for competing bids to emerge."
In short, it gives management and BoD time and options to fight a hostile takeover attempt. Such an attempt isn't unrealistic, as there are very few economic copper deposits around, and the outlook for the metal is still very robust.
The copper price remains side-ranging at US$2.68/lb Cu, as trade war concerns seem to dominate commodity demand, and zinc trades at US$1.16/lb Zn. The fundamentals for copper are still very strong for the next three years, with a 5-10Mt deficit expected by 2021. Zinc is developing/behaving differently, as it is less fragmented as a market, warehouse inventories have impact, smelters have even more impact on pricing and basically control the zinc market anyway.
Whereas competing base metal prices are falling left and right as far as profitability of their projects is concerned, the Kutcho project isn't losing any profitability at the moment as the base case metal prices were almost set at today's prices. It is very rare to see this happening for a base metal project these days, and shows the strength of its economics. Updating of tonnage is on its way and will likely be a significant improvement regarding the current 10.4Mt. Improving recoveries of copper and zinc, higher metal prices and further optimization of, for example, mine plan and opex could help economics even more. As the Canadian dollar loses strength toward the US dollar as the Canadian economy is dependent on the dropping oil price, FX effects might help as well in the future.
In the meantime, Kutcho has been busy on all fronts.
3. Exploration results
Kutcho's 2018 drill program involving nearly 11,000m (7,000m of geotechnical drilling and 3,850m of infill/expansion, both at the Main Zone and Esso) has been completed at the end of October of this year, and the FS data collection has been completed mid October, all according to plan. Metallurgical results are expected in February 2019.
I would like to highlight a number of assays and sections from a series of news releases involving the 2018 drill program. For a better understanding, here is a 3D model of the three deposits: Main, Sumac and Esso:
Looking at the orebodies in a bit more detail, the plan and 3D section including drill holes are represented like this (taken from the 2017 PFS):
And as a reminder, here is a table that indicates the increased tonnage at Main by lowering the cut-off grade from 1.5% Cu to 1.0% Cu:
The 2017 Main Zone Reserves figure shows 8.1Mt @ 2.59% CuEq, but in my view this is likely to increase towards a pretty conservatively estimated 11Mt figure after using the lowered cut-off. The Esso resource figures stand at 2.3Mt @4.05% CuEq Probable Reserve, the Esso M&I resource stands at 2.4Mt @ 4%, so there was hardly any dilution when converting from resources to reserves at Esso so far. Therefore, total Probable Reserves are likely going to 13.4Mt just based on this data.


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Replication of data is always a fun thing to look at; What is replicating?! Discussions around, How do I get data from server/database A to server/database B or even to server/database C are valid questions and are often asked by management. Often the simple (knee jerk) answer is, just set it up and start replicating. Although Oracle GoldenGate may be simple (for some architectures) to meet the demands of management and the task at hand, problems will arise with the data being replicated.
when problems arise, the need to identify and resolve the replication issue becomes a critical and time consuming task. Oracle GoldenGate provides a few utility to help in diagnosing and resolving replication issues. One such utility is the LogDump utility. The LogDump utility is used to read the local and remote trail files that are used to support the continuous extraction and replication of transaction changes within the database.
Knowing what trail files are used for is part of the battle when troubleshooting replication issues with Oracle GoldenGate. How do we use LogDump to read these trail files? What are we looking for or at in a trail file to understand what is gong on? To answer these questions, we need to start the LogDump utility.
To start LogDump, we just need to be in the OGG_HOME and run the LogDump command. The below code set shows you how to run LogDump.
[[email protected] oggcore_1]$ pwd /oracle/app/product/12.1.2/oggcore_1 [[email protected] oggcore_1]$ ./logdump Oracle GoldenGate Log File Dump Utility for Oracle Version 188.8.131.52.0 17185003 17451407 Copyright (C) 1995, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Logdump 22 >
Note: Your LogDump session should start at 1 not 22 (Logdump 22). LogDump remembers session info until you log out of the server.
Once LogDump has been started, we need to open a trail file and setup how we want the information to be displayed. Commands for LogDump can be displayed by using the "help" command. In the following code block, we see that we are opening a local trail (lt) file and setting a few environment options.
Note: Trail files (local and remote) normally are pre-fixed with two (2) letters followed by a six ( 6 ) digit string. In new environments trail files will start with (prefix)000000 (lt000000 or rt000000).
Logdump 15 >open ./dirdat/lt000000 Current LogTrail is /oracle/app/product/12.1.2/oggcore_1/dirdat/lt000000 Logdump 16 >ghdr on Logdump 17 >detail on Logdump 18 >detail data Logdump 19 >usertoken on Logdump 20 >
The "help" command inside of LogDump provides more options. The options that we are using in this example are:
- ghdr on = toggle header display on | off
- detail on = toggle detailed data display (on | off | data)
- detail data = toggle detailed data display (on | off | data) (repeated this just to make sure)
- usertoken on = show user token information (on | off| detail)
With the LogDump environment set, we can now use the "next (n)" command to see the information in the trail file.
Logdump 20 > n
Once the header output is displayed, we need to understand how to read this information. Image 1 provides us with a quick explanation of each major component within a trial file transaction. We can see the following items for a transaction in trail file (lt000000):
- Header Area: Transaction information
- Data/Time and type of transaction
- Object associated with the transaction
- Image of transaction (before/after)
- Columns associated with the transaction
- Transaction data formatted in Hex
- Length of the record
- ASCII format of the data
- Record position within the trail file (RBA)
Image 1: Header Information
At this point, we maybe asking: Why is this important? Understanding the trail files and how to find information within the trail files is an important part of troubleshooting the Oracle GoldenGate environment.
Example: If a replicat abends and we need to start the replicat from a given RBA. Being able to identify the first, next and last RBA in the trail file is helpful in understanding why the abend happened and identifying a starting point to restarting successfully.
In the end, the Oracle GoldenGate environment can be simple yet complex at the same time. Understanding the different components of the environment is very useful and worth the time involved to learn it.
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Coming full circle
- Corporate Services, Employee, Support Staff
- November 4, 2015
By Glenda McCarthy When Brad Pilgrim accepted the position of Campus Manager for the St. Anthony campus in October 2015, it brought his decade-long professional journey full circle. Coming from a family of educators, Brad knew early-on which path would be the best fit for him. "Both of my parents and my sister are teachersREAD MORE
By Glenda McCarthy CNA is doing its part to help small businesses throughout the province succeed in a growing marketplace through the expertise of its Industry Engagement Unit (IEU). In 2013, the college incorporated a three-year development strategy to enhance and facilitate access to its applied research and development (R&D) resource base to support theREAD MORE


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I would like to take this time to tell everyone thank you for your support and business over the last 10 yrs. As you can see we have changed up some things since we have bought this business from the Dyer Family, but some things has to remain the same, home town lumber shed and hardware where everyone knows everyone and we do appreciate everyone that walks through our doors. We have alot of different Ideas for the web sight so check back and leave us some feed back on what would help you. we are going to do a contractors page, Just to help our customers and our contractors find each other.
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Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, will take place from 17 to 20 October, in Quito, Ecuador. This third edition of the conference will address the global challenges resulting from increasing urbanisation and climate change. Working in collaboration with Utrecht University, KWR conducted a City Blueprint in Quito; the tool is a quick-scan that reveals the sustainability of a city's watercycle. The host city of Habitat III presented a textbook example of the global urbanisation challenges. Although City Blueprint produced a low score for Quito in the area of sustainability, it naturally also presented solution paths for the city. The purpose of City Blueprint is to provide quick insight into the current situation as well as practical suggestions to transition to a sustainable city.
City Blueprint gives a picture of transition
In transitioning to sustainability, a city needs a tool to monitor its progress. With City Blueprint and the score achieved by Quito, this is an important message for the Habitat III conference. City Blueprint works on the basis of three assessment frameworks, each of which with a central question. The objective is to determine (1) the city's key challenges, (2) the effectiveness of its water management, and (3) areas for improvement in its water management.
Quito as a textbook case
In the case of Quito the key challenges lie in the rapid pace of urbanisation, the occurrence of high ambient temperatures, economic pressure and inflation. The city thus embodies the trends in global urbanisation. Quito's City Blueprint results show that it can reap great benefits through a more effective collaboration between stakeholders and a stronger awareness about drinking water consumption among its population. On a scale of 0 to 10, Quito's City Blueprint score was a meagre 2, indicating that there are many areas for improvement. Apart from the low score, City Blueprint also points to where attention should be focused the most: water pipe leakages, wastewater treatment, and reuse of energy and resources.
Solution paths
Although the City Blueprint is not intended as a basis for longer-term strategies to address urbanisation problems, the example of Quito shows how effective it is in indicating solution paths. If the city implements changes in its drinking water charges, this could possibly lead to more efficient water use. The rationing of drinking water offers another possible approach. Moreover, the awareness of the residents of Quito about their drinking water consumption could be strengthened through regular campaigns using modern tools (internet, social networks), instead of traditional approaches, such as information campaigns in schools. In general, an environment characterised by transparency, a sense of responsibility and participation will produce the climate the city needs for the necessary transition.
City Blueprint is an initiative of KWR; it is one of the Watershare tools and is embedded in EIP Water (European Innovation Partnership on Water) of the European Commission.


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Brazilian GP 2013
Qualifying Report - Rain Man
Sebastian Vettel grabbed the pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix in a Qualifying 3 session that had to be delayed 40 minutes because of rain. Nico Rosberg put his Mercedes alongside the Red Bull driver on the front row of the grid. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Mark Webber (Red Bull) filled the second row of the grid.
Qualifying 1
The ambient air temperature at the start of the 60-minute session was 66 degrees Fahrenheit (19 degrees Celsius), and the track temperature was 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius.)
The ambient air and track temperatures at the start of the 60-minute session were both 66 degrees Fahrenheit (19 degrees Celsius.) While the heavier rain had stopped there was enough swirling drizzle that the track remained wet, and Pirelli's intermediate rain tires were used by the drivers.
With the forecast predicting more rain, the drivers lined up at pit exit with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) at the head of the queue.
Within a minute or two every driver was on track and pounding around on intermediate tires. Hamilton set the mark at 1:25.342. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) slotted into second with a 1:25.381. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) was third with a 1:25.556.
As the racing line started to dry, the teams began to ponder when they should switch over to dry tires. But then the rain started to increase again.
Halfway through Q1 the top six were: Hamilton, Vettel. Rosberg, Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber), Paul di Resta (Force India) and Jenson Button (McLaren.)
With 9 minutes remaining in the session, most of the drivers were back in the pits waiting for the rain to ease off. Those who had gone out immediately at the start of FP1 had set quicker times than those who waited a minute or two.
With 5 minutes remaining in the session, Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) who was 17th and on the bubble, was out trying to break into the top 16 that would move on to Q2. His teammate Daniel Ricciardo, who was 15th, Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus), who was 14th, and Pastor Maldonado (Williams) who was 16th were also circulating to try and make sure they stayed in the game.
With less than 2 minutes remaining in the session, Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber) moved up to 17th. And Kovalainen jumped up to fifth as Maldonado took 17th from Gutierrez as Vergne grabbed 15th.
The top 10 at the end of Q2 were: Hamilton, Vettel. Rosberg, Hulkenberg, Kovalainen, di Resta, Button, Romain Grosjean (Lotus), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Mark Webber (Red Bull.)
The six drivers eliminated at the end of Q1 were: Maldonado, Gutierrez, Charles Pic (Caterham), Guido van der Garde (Caterham), Jules Bianchi (Marussia) and Max Chilton (Marussia.)
Qualifying 2
Light to very light rain was forecast for FP2. The Mercedes duo of Rosberg and Hamilton kicked things off. Again there was a mad rush as everybody wanted to get out and get a "banker" lap in. All 16 drivers were on the track on inters.
Rosberg set the first lap time: 1:26.626. Then Hamilton crossed the line with a 1:27.044.
Sebastian Vettel was one of the last to cross the line on that first run, and he grabbed first with a 1:26.515. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) was fourth, Vergne fifth and Kovalainen sixth.
With 9 minutes remaining in the session, Webber moved into third with a time of 1:26.963 but Hamilton eclipsed that with a 1:26.698.
With 6 minutes remaining in the session, Ricciardo was 10th and on the bubble ahead of Button.
With 5 minutes remaining in the session, Vettel was on another flier. He improved to a 1:26.449.
With 3 minutes remaining in the session, all 16 drivers were on the track as Ricciardo got demoted to 11th.
With 2 minutes remaining in the session, Grosjean topped the times with a 1:26.161 as Ricciardo jumped to eighth.
As the checkered flag ended the session Sergio Perez lost control of his McLaren and slammed into the wall.
The top 10 at the end of Q2 were: Grosjean, Vettel, Alonso, Rosberg, Hamilton, Webber, Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Ricciardo, Vergne and Hulkenberg.
The six drivers eliminated at the end of Q2 were: Kovalainen, di Resta, Valtteri Bottas (Williams), Perez, Jenson Button (McLaren) and Adrian Sutil (Force India.)
Qualifying 3
It started to rain heavily just before the 10 minute Q3 began. Officials delayed the start of the session by 10 minutes because of the volume of water on the track. They then delayed the session a further 10 minutes. And another 10 minutes.
The 10 minute increment delay notices continued until officials declared that Q3 would begin at 3:30 p.m. local times, so the total delay had been 40 minutes.
Webber was first in line to go out. Vettel was just behind him. They had Pirelli's extreme wet weather tires fitted to their Red Bulls. Ricciardo was third onto the track and Hulkenberg fourth.
Webber set the first lap time of Q3: 1:29.215 and then Vettel clocked a 1:28.830.
With 6 minutes remaining in the session, Rosberg slid into second with a 1:29.021 and Hamilton took third with a 1:29.181.
With 5 minutes remaining in the session, the Red Bull drivers pitted for intermediates. Other drivers did the same.
With 3 minutes remaining in the session, Grosjean grabbed the top spot with a 1:27.773.
With 2 minutes remaining in the session, Webber beat that with a 1:27.623 and then Vettel turned a 1:26.479.
With 1 minute remaining in the session, Rosberg took second with a 1:27.555. The Alonso grabbed the spot with a time of 1:27.539. Rosberg retook second, with a 1:27.102, pushing Alonso to third and Webber to fourth.
Hamilton, Grosjean, Ricciardo, Vergne, Massa and Hulkenberg rounded out the top 10.


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Much-changed City labour to another away point in scrappy battle with lowly Burton
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An ugly battle at Burton has seen a much-changed Norwich City grind out a point from a match devoid of almost any quality at the Pirelli Stadium.
Head coach Daniel Farke sprung a surprise before kick-off, making six changes to the team which started the 2-0 win at Birmingham on Boxing Day, with Monday's home game against Millwall in mind.
Grant Hanley and James Husband returned in defence in place of Timm Klose and youngster Jamal Lewis, who both started on the bench.
Harrison Reed came in for Alex Tettey alongside Tom Trybull in holding midfield, with Marley Watkins, Mario Vrancic and Wes Hoolahan in the attacking midfield roles in place of James Maddison, Alex Pritchard and Josh Murphy.
The result was a disjointed first half which saw Grant Hanley have to head away a succession of aerial balls and Angus Gunn brilliantly tipping over a Tom Naylor header in the fourth minute.
The City keeper was again needed to get a glove to a Jamie Allen corner just ahead of Kyle McFadzean's head in the 20th minute, before clearing Ben Turner's follow-up shot.
Reed started limping around the 25th minute having received treatment shortly before after a clash and the Canaries were all over the place as Burton countered with the midfielder struggling but thankfully saw Naylor lash into the side-netting.
Tettey replaced Reed and brought some stability as Albion, looking to end a run of consecutive home defeats, piled on the pressure but with very little quality.
There were big calls for a penalty from the Norwich bench on 30 minutes as Husband went down under pressure from Sean Scannell in the box, only for the left-back to get booked for diving.
The closest the Canaries came was in the 35th minute, when Hanley looped a header goalwards from a Vrancic free-kick, only for Stephen Bywater to punch clear under pressure, but the first half finished goalless.
Amid swirling wind and rain at the Pirelli Stadium, Christoph Zimmermann was relieved to see an offside flag stop Lloyd Dyer in his tracks after being closed down by Lucas Akins on the edge of his own box just after the hour mark.
With the conditions really making it difficult for both sides, Farke rolled the dice in the 73rd minute with a double substitution, bringing on Pritchard and Maddison for Hoolahan and Vrancic.
Fine play from Maddison immediately won a free-kick which Pritchard hit from 30 yards with the wind behind it but saw the ball loop over the ball after hitting the wall.
Pritchard cut in from the left in the 78th minute and tested Bywater with a powerful low shot which drew chants of 'we've had a shot' from the travelling supporters.
The home keeper was out sharply to just beat Oliveira to Pritchard's long ball five minutes later but it was the Brewers who went closest in the closing stages, substitute Joe Sbarra's cross-shot from the right being clawed away from goal by Gunn at full-stretch and Ivo Pinto heading away from goal before blocking Dyer's -follow-up shot.
But the scrappy nature of the game continued until the final whistle as both teams stumbled to a point, finishing with some angry pushing and shoving after Maddison and Pritchard had taken exception to an apparent dive from left-back Tom Flanagan in the closing stages.
City at least made it four points from two away games – but ti was against a team who had lost all of their previous eight home games.
Norwich (4-2-3-1): Gunn; Pinto (C), Zimmermann, Hanley, Husband; Reed (Tettey 26), Trybull; Watkins, Vrancic (Maddison 73), Hoolahan (Pritchard 73); Oliveira. Unused subs: McGovern (GK), Klose, Lewis, Murphy
Booked: Husband (diving, 30)
Burton (4-3-3): Bywater: Akins, McFadzean, Turner, Flanagan; Naylor, Murphy (C), Allen (Akpan 86); Scannell (Sbarra 77), Sordell (Brayford 46), Dyer. Unused subs: Ripley (GK), Warnock, Miller, Palmer
Booked: Murphy (foul on Oliveira, 54)
Referee: Robert Jones (Cheshire)
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ascilite warmly invites everyone with an interest in educational technologies in tertiary education to join us at the 32nd annual ascilite conference hosted by Curtin University in Perth, Australia from 29 November to 2 December.
The Call for Papers is now open and we are inviting contributions describing critical perspectives on the use of educational technology under the themes described below.
ascilite 2015 is the forum to learn about state-of-the-art and visionary educational technologies for "globally connected" teaching and learning, and to connect with key academics and practitioners.
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Provide a 500 word synopsis of a research project or practice innovation, in respect to the themes of the conference for discussion and feedback. Abstracts will be included in the conference program and in the conference proceedings and will be presented as brief oral presentations at the conference.
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Learning from each others experiences. Insights and practices from one educator can spark the next practice for others. This session is about sharing and exchanging ideas and best practice.
Provide meeting points to discuss ongoing work and the latest ideas related to educational technology. The extended time allows for interactive and in-depth discussions. Workshops are on the day prior to the conference.
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Stewart Rhodes does not seem like an extremist. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and a former U.S. Army paratrooper and congressional staffer. He is not at all secretive. In February he was sitting at a table at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at a fancy downtown hotel in Washington, handing out fliers and selling T shirts for his organization, the Oath Keepers. Rhodes says he has 6,000 dues-paying members, active and retired police and military, who promise never to take orders to disarm U.S. citizens or herd them into concentration camps. Rhodes told a NEWSWEEK reporter, "We're not a militia." Oath Keepers do not run around the woods on the weekend shooting weapons or threatening the violent overthrow of the government. Their oath is to uphold the Constitution and defend the American people from dictatorship.
But by conjuring up the specter of revolution—or counterrevolution—is Rhodes adding to the threat of real violence? Oath Keepers are "a particularly worrisome example of the 'patriot' revival," according to Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which monitors hate speech and extremist organizations. "Patriot" groups—described by the SPLC as outfits "that see the federal government as part of a plot to impose 'one-world government' on liberty-loving Americans"—are "roaring back" after years out of the limelight, according to Potok. Notorious in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, the patriot groups seemed to fade away under the shadow of 9/11, but hard times and the nation's first African-American president seem to have brought about a revival—from 149 groups in 2008 to 512 (127 of them militias) in 2009, according to the SPLC.
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It's the first weekend of football in November. In college football, this means we get into nut-cutting time, weekends that completely weed out the real championship contenders. This weekend includes a quasi-final four in the SEC with the huge LSU- Alabama tilt and the Arkansas-South Carolina game (brilliantly scheduled at the exact same time thanks to TV).
In the NFL, we're at the halfway point, so we start to learn if some of these surprise teams are for real. You'll notice in my picks this week, no sign of the Bills, Bengals, Texans, Titans, Chiefs, Lions, or 49ers. All teams where we're kinda waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Last week I was 5-1, let's see if we can keep it going, shall we?
Texas Tech +14 over TEXAS So which team is the real Texas Tech? Is it the team that knocked off Oklahoma in Norman at night two weeks ago, or is it the sad crew that followed that win with a 41-7 loss at home to Iowa State? I think the Iowa State game is an outlier, that Tech is a team that probably had no idea how to handle success. Either way, the oddsmakers have been kind enough to post a number where it may not matter what kind of team this really is. Tech can stay within two touchdowns of Texas.
Stanford -21 over OREGON STATE There are a handful of "name your score" teams at the BCS level in college football. Basically a "name your score" team is a team that can hang almost any number they want on a bad team, regardless of where the game is played. Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Oregon, and Stanford are the Mount Rushmore of "name your score." And Oregon State is a bad team. Taking Stanford.
LSU +5 over ALABAMA Oftentimes, on "Game of the Century" type games, I waver back and forth, listen to way too many opinions, and wind up throwing a dart at a board. Not on this one. I think both teams will have similar success (read: not much) running the ball against the other. I think the difference will be quarterback play and I think Jarrett Lee and Reuben Randle have more plays in them than Alabama's passing game. Also, it cannot be understated how ballsy LSU has been in their scheduling. They play in the better division of the perennially toughest conference in America, and still went out of conference and scheduled Oregon and a game at West Virginia. I just think that has to matter at some point, whether it's an experience thing or just a karma thing. Anyway, I'll take all five points and may take LSU on the money line.
Packers -6 over CHARGERS The Chargers are coming off one of the worst losses in the history of Monday Night Football, an overtime loss to the Chiefs where a Philip Rivers fumbled snap in the final minute scuttled a chance at a game-winning field goal. The Chiefs went on to win in overtime and seize the division lead. Now, on a short week, the Chargers have to come back and pay the defending Super Bowl champions who are coming off a bye week, in a game where the quarterback battle looks like a spelling bee between a home-schooled kid and Ralph Wiggum. I'll lay the six points, thank you.
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Broncos/RAIDERS under 42-1/2 The danger with this pick is that Tim Tebow and Carson Palmer are so bad and so careless with the football that both teams are on short fields all night and they score a ton of garbage points (or pick-sixes). Then again, the safety in this pick is the fact that Tim Tebow and Carson Palmer are involved in the first place.
STEELERS -3 over Ravens This one comes down to a few simple things. The Steelers were embarrassed in the opening game of the season by the Ravens, they're playing their best football, the Ravens are playing their worst football (second-half comeback against a putrid Cardinal team notwithstanding), and Joe Flacco's blank stare is prominently involved. I feel an ass kicking coming on.
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This is the final blog in our series that highlights the top 10 reasons to automate your manufacturing compliance. In the first blog, we explained how customer satisfaction, culture of quality and supplier audits can all be achieved when automating your compliance processes.
In the second blog, we went on to talk about preventative methods and corrective action plans, supplier rankings on quality and integrated systems based on a compliance system of record.
We will now examine what it means to automate engineering change notices, process improvement, turning compliance into a competitive differentiator and making government regulations work in your favour.
Reason 7: Ensure Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and Drawing Compliance
The more complex the manufacturing environment, the greater the impact of ECNs and drawing modifications across engineering, design, purchasing, production and quality-management departments for a successful company. Many manufacturers have had their ECN processes in place for decades. However, while they operate efficiently, the sheer volume and complexity of changes required is dramatically increasing.
Design engineers working on the in-cockpit electronics for the Airbus A380 once remarked that the ECNs for the A380 were nearly three inches thick. Admittedly, the A380 is one of the most complex aircraft ever produced, and the in-cockpit systems rely on over two dozen integration points across dozens of on-board systems. This example, however, underscores why even the most well-worn paths of ECN process workflows in manufacturers are increasingly overburdened with ECN volume and complexity – the likes of which they have never seen before.
The effectiveness of your business depends on your ability to enforce standard operating procedures, share knowledge and document the control process. There is no easy way to properly control changes in products, processes and master records. Change control is a complex process. Failure to have an adequate change-control system can cause equally complex results. Inadequate change control can expose a company to product liability action resulting in product recalls, internal confusion and a violation of product, processes and equipment regulations. The bottom line is that managing change control through a more effective approach to classifying, analysing and responding to ECNs electronically is critical to stay competitive. By automating compliance, the ability to automate ECN workflows, including the allowance of multiple and often parallel signatures, can save hundreds of hours a year and ensure higher levels of product compliance.
Reason 8: Use Compliance as a Catalyst for Process Improvement
Creating and executing a compliance strategy has to do with redefining supplier qualification, management, incoming inspection, product non-conformance and corrective-action processes so that a consistently high level of product quality can be delivered. The impetus for process improvement is customer-driven quality standards that need to be met in order to keep sales levels up. Customer loyalty has a lot more to do with product quality than any other aspect of marketing or sales-execution.
Process improvement is critical to the ability of staying aligned with customers' expectations of performance in order to deliver them. The bottom line is that those highest-performing manufacturers are using quality initiatives as the catalyst to make their production more centred on customers' expectations first, whether those expectations are in the form of an ECN, contract or purchase order.
Reason 9: Transform Compliance Wins into Competitive Differentiators
If you consider the GE culture and its transformational effect in the Six Sigma concept or the Toyota Production System and its heavy reliance on compliance performance measurements, the reasons for automating compliance become clear. Once a manufacturer has chosen to automate compliance processes, one of the strategic objectives to consider is how to position quality leadership as a competitive differentiator. Instead of just relying on price, promotional activity or channel strategies, consider turning your compliance strategies into a competitive advantage by underscoring product and service quality performance. Only by taking a more integrated view of quality-management strategies can this happen.
Reason 10: Manage Government Regulations So They Don't Manage You
Stop looking at regulations for compliance as an impediment to getting your company's strategies together. Instead, think about how compliance to these regulations can become a competitive advantage. Making regulatory compliance work for your company starts with a clear definition of how you can make your product quality and product-compliance strategies more aligned with customers' needs and less inwardly centric and focused only on clearing the next regulatory hurdle. Being more customer-driven from a compliance standpoint puts regulatory compliance in its proper perspective, and this is another reason why many manufacturers choose to automate their compliance strategies. Responding to regulatory compliance requirements needs to be done within the context of market- and customer-driven quality initiatives. Don't comply for the sake of complying; comply to find a unique competitive advantage on which you can capitalise.
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The Luscious Order of Golden Shieldmaidens
These are the women of extreme courage and cheek who have gotten their kits off (the top) and have allowed themselves to be covered in golden clay. They have done this to help create an art exhibition that showcases the reality of the female form as a counterpoint to the 400-600 photoshopped images that our daughters see each day.
Each time we put on one of the Girls Got Grit Forums some women stay later and continue on this journey. They write three words that have troubled them about their bodies on to their bodies feel them deeply and then choose to wipe them away. They then choose 3 new words and those get painted on them with a golden glittery body paint. They wear these under their clothes for a day owning the new words and then the evening of the last day of the event they move to the final stage and cover themselves in golden clay and become part of the Luscious Order of Golden Shield Maidens. They are photographed and become part of the traveling Every Body is a Treasure Exhibition.
Women from the following NZ regions have participated so far Wellington, Upper Hutt, Kapiti, Wairarapa, Rangitikei, Waipa, South and North Taranaki and as far afield as San Francisco when we presented the project at the Be Body Positive Leadership forum.


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The BMW M4 Coupé has completed hundreds of tests on the racetrack in order to hone numerous innovations derived from motorsport to production maturity. The result is more than impressive: concentrated power with a breathtaking acceleration meets extremely agile and high-precision handling in any driving situation and on any road surface. A guaranteed adrenaline rush is included – together with a knowing smile.
An unadulterated racing feel: The M Competition package from BMW M4 Coupé offers even better performance thanks to an enhanced engine output, a specially tuned Adaptive M suspension, new calibration of the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), the Active M differential and 20" M light alloy wheels with mixed tyres.
Driving dynamics highlights in the M Competition package
The output of the M TwinPower Turbo 6-cylinder petrol engine has been increased to 331 kW (450 hp). The M sports exhaust system generates a particularly powerful, characteristic engine sound that is destined to thrill. The M lightweight sport seats are equipped with width-adjustable backrests with vertical openings. The front seat belts feature fine M striping. The specially tuned Adaptive M suspension provides optimal road contact, increased traction and more agile handling.
Exterior highlights in the M Competition package
On the exterior, the M Competition package makes a great impression with exclusive, forged and gloss-lathed 20" M light alloy wheels Star-spoke style 666 M with mixed tyres. The athletic character is emphasised by the BMW Individual high-gloss Shadow Line with extended features, which runs in Black high-gloss from the front kidney grille over the gills to the model designation, ending at the black chrome-plated tailpipes.
7-Speed M Double-Clutch Transmission
Shift gears without interruption in tractive force, without using the clutch and without slowing down: the 7-speed M double-clutch transmission with Drivelogic makes this possible. Gears can be changed automatically or manually using the gearshift paddles on the steering wheel or the gear lever. BMW Launch Control guarantees maximum acceleration from a standing start.
The Active M differential optimises traction and driving stability when changing lanes or accelerating out of a bend, when taking bends at high speeds or on different road surfaces. Traction is optimised with the help of an electronically operated device that reduces the difference in revolution speed between the rear wheels.
By electronically regulating the shock absorbers, Adaptive M suspension automatically ensures the vehicle is perfectly tuned to suit the driving conditions. The suspension settings can be modified for high comfort or sporty dynamics via the COMFORT, SPORT and SPORT+ modes on the Driving Experience Control.
Launch Control
Launch Control allows maximum acceleration from a standing start. It adjusts the engine to its ideal starting speed, and the M dual clutch transmission constantly sets the gearshift points so that when shifting up, the next optimal engine speed is available.
M Drive
M Drive allows for the individual configuration of the DSC mode, the appearance of a BMW Head-Up Display and personal driver profiles – from comfortable gliding all the way up to a sporty and highly responsive set-up – by adjusting the engine, damper and steering characteristics, as well as the transmission. Activation is as simple as touching one of the two M buttons integrated into the multifunction steering wheel.
M Servotronic
M Servotronic adjusts the power steering to suit the current speed and ensures a direct and precise steering response even at high speeds. It also ensures supreme comfort by minimising the physical effort required for steering, as well as maximising agility when parking, manoeuvring or navigating narrow or twisting roads.
M Dynamic Mode
M Dynamic Mode, a sub-function of Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), allows a certain degree of wheel slip, thereby noticeably improving driving dynamics. While DSC works against understeer and oversteer, the M dynamic mode enables the full exploitation of the car's maximum longitudinal and lateral dynamic potential. However, access to the support offered by DSC is retained.
M Compound Brake
Thanks to the use of various materials, M compound brakes achieve outstanding deceleration values and are extremely stable and highly durable. They also weigh less, which has a positive impact on agility, dynamics and acceleration. The blue metallic brake callipers with the BMW M logo are the hallmark of these high-performance M specific brakes.
Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
The figures in brackets refer to the vehicle with
seven-speed M double-clutch transmission with Drivelogic.
Consumption data is determined in accordance to the ECE driving cycle and depend on the wheel and tyre sizes selected. The models illustrated include optional equipment.
Further information about the official fuel consumption and the official specific CO2 emissions for new passenger automobiles can be found in the 'New Passenger Vehicle Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emission Guidelines', which are available free of charge at all sales outlets, from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern, Germany, and under http://www.dat.de/en/offers/publications/guideline-for-fuel-consumption.html.
The figures do not refer to an individual vehicle and do not constitute part of the offering; they are intended solely as a basis for comparison of the different vehicle types. CO2 emissions occurring during the production and provision of the fuel or other energy sources are disregarded when determining the CO2 emissions in accordance with Directive 1999/94/EC.


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Master's House: 2016 Civic Trust AABC Conservation Awards National Winner
January 2015
The Master's House is a National Winner in the 2016 Civic Trust AABC Conservation Awards. The project will receive either an Award or a Commendation, to be announced at the Civic Trust Awards Ceremony at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London on 4th March.
For more on the Master's House, go to http://www.butlerhegartyarchitects.co.uk/projects/timber-framed-building...


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Artist Biography
Sexual Delicacy is a 21 year old artist, business student at PLU, college wrestler, poet, model, and musician. She has been teaching herself how to draw for her entire life but focusing on erotic pieces/mostly female anatomy for a little over a year now which she creates mostly in the comfort of her University classes. She has experience in intaglio printing, pen and ink drawing techniques, and acrylic painting.


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Earlier-than-usual reports of flu, including one severe enough for the patient to be hospitalized, is prompting Los Angeles County health officials to urge residents to get immunized.
"While occasional reports of cases and sometimes low levels of influenza can continue throughout the summer and early fall, these recent reports suggest a possible early start to the influenza season in our area," said Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of LA County Department of Public Health.
Anyone 6 months of age and older is encouraged to get a flu shot or nasal spray vaccine, Fielding said. He added that residents should practice basic hygiene, such as hand washing, to prevent the spread of flu.
Local news from across Southern California
Laboratory reports identify the hospitalized patient's strain as Influenza A H1N1, which is covered by this year's vaccine along with two or three other common strains.
It can take up to two weeks to develop an immune response, so health officials urged vaccination as early in the flu season as possible.
Each year, up to 220,000 people are hospitalized and an average 24,000 patients die nationwide as a result of influenza, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Last year's flu season was "moderately severe," a higher percentage of outpatient visits for flu-like illness, higher hospitalization rates and more reported deaths attributed to the flu compared with recent years, accoridng to the CDC.
Health officials say it's still too early to tell if the flu season's early start in Southern California -- two months ahead of the so-called peak of the flu season -- is a predictor of a heavier season.
Early symptoms of the flu include fever, cough, headache and muscle ache, though it can affect each person differently, Fielding said.
Vaccination is particularly important for those at greater risk or those caring for others at risk of developing complications, including:
- pregnant women;
- children younger than 5 years old;
- adults 50 years old or older;
- anyone whose immune system is compromised due to disease or medication;
- anyone with a chronic medical condition such as heart disease, diabetes or who is overweight or obese;
- people who work or live in nursing homes or long-term facilities; and
- health care and day care workers.
Low-cost flu vaccines are available at many pharmacies and supermarkets.
Those without health insurance can seek free immunizations sponsored by the county.
The first community outreach event offering free vaccinations is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 28 in Van Nuys.
Details can be found at www.publichealth.lacounty.gov or by calling 211.
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Play the best free Match 3 and Bejeweled games. In Match 3 and Bejeweled games you need to swap 2 items to get 3 in a row. You can also play variants like Bubble Shooter games, Collapse Games and Zuma Games. Use the search function to locate a Match 3 game.
Collect 3 fish in this match and collapse game.
Fun bubble shooter puzzle game for Halloween with 100 levels.
Match exotic fruit and flowers in the Amazon Rainforest.
Fun Candy Crush game.
A Legendary Zuma Match 3 game.
440 levels of matching fun. Match jewels and solve puzzles.
9 levels of Bubble Shooting, every new level is a bit more difficult.
Stack up your animals and match 5 or more.
Remake of the classic Bubble shooter game.
Free the frozen dragons from the evil Snow Queen.
Nice Bejeweled type of game. Free the animals frozen by the Snow Queen.
Colorful and fast Match 3 game.
Help the Queen of Atlantis to grow her magical Unicorns.
Sequel to Cube Crash, now as html5 game.
Click on groups of the same cubes, the larger the group, the larger your score.


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3/78, V.O.C Street, Karanai, Tazhambur Post Chennai
Sri Ganesh Packers and Movers is one of the best packers and movers in Chennai that offer top class moving solutions. This shifting company provides a variety of services such as home shifting services, office shifting, warehouse and storage, plant moving facility, moving your vehicle, hiring truck or tempo services, etc. This moving company aims to offer its each and every customer quality is driven, trusted and safe shifting experience.
Sri Ganesh Packers and Movers has a team of highly skilled experts who know how every single aspect of packaging goods, loading and moving them safely and also providing the customer with unloading assistance. These experts are genuine and experienced in providing great services for every single customer. This carrier company understands the importance of customer's money and offer economical packers and movers rates in Chennai for a stress-free relocation services. It has a good tracking system and gives customers a peace of mind.
Address of the company: # 3/78, V.O.C Street, Karanai, Tazhambur Post, Kanchipuram Dist, Chennai - 600103
Service Area: Sholinganallur, Mylapore, Perungudi, Alandur, Adyar, Besant Nagar, Triplicane, T. Nagar and other areas in Chennai.


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Monday, May 14, 2007
In "Dime to Retire", Daffy tries his hand at owning a hotel. The rooms only cost ten cents!
The deal sounds good to traveller Porky, until Daffy releases a mouse into his room, then informs the pig that, for a small fee, he can provide a cat to get rid of the mouse.
A dog is then needed to get rid of the cat and Daffy's fee for this service increases. Soon a lion is sold to Porky to get rid of the dog and an elephant is sold to get rid of the lion.
The natural choice to get rid of the lion is of course, to sell Porky a mouse, thus making the entire cycle of extortion to begin anew. When Porky gets fed up and leaves, Daffy informs him that he still owes him ten cents, the original cost of the room.
Refusing to pay, Porky's luggage is held by Daffy, with explosive results.
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Trade Zone
- Promotion Activities
- Macao Travel Talk
Trade Training
- Online Course
- Training Calendar
- Training Course Registration and Participant Guideline
- Administrative procedure
• Tour Guide / Transferist / Tour Guide Trainee
• Travel Agency
• Hotels, Restaurants, Nightclubs & Bars
• Saunas, Massage Parlours, Health Clubs & Karaoke Lounges
• Self-Drive Rent-a-Car
• Tourism Utility
• Accounts Management of MGTO's electronic license service
- Licensed Entities
Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme
- Food and Beverage Sector
- Travel Agency Sector
- Retail Sector
Business Tourism
- Macao Business Tourism Introduction
- Incentive Travel Calendar
Travel Stimulation Program
- Travel Stimulation Program
Venue Booking
- Ritz Building
Macao Tourism Data plus
Media Corner
- Press Release
- Annual Press Conference
- Licensing Booking Service
- License Renewal
- Tour Guide Card Related Services
- Quarterly Collection of Inbound and Outbound Tourists Statistics from Travel Agencies
- Online Registration
- Online Complaint against Illegal Accommodation
- Group Tour Online Complaint System
- Notice
- Public Tenders before 1/6/2018
Procurement Information
Performance Pledge
Tourism Contacts
Tour Guide / Transferist / Tour Guide Trainee
[ Tour Guide Card ] [ Transferist Card ] [ Tour Guide Trainee Card ] [ Online Application ]
Application procedure and documents required
Completed application form 【GT Model 401】(forms can be downloaded from MGTO Industry Net or available from MGTO/MGSC/MGSC-I);
Copy of identity document (front and reverse side on same page. Original identity document must be produced for examination);
Copy of certificate of lost declaration issued by authority (original certificate must be produced for examination);
Copy of document detailing address of residence of applicant (e.g. copy of water bill or electricity bill);
1½ inches recent colour photograph or digital photograph; or to be photographed on-site without charge.
First re-issue: MOP 200.00 (plus 10% stamp duty)
Subsequent re-issues : MOP 500.00 (plus 10% stamp duty)
Place of Application
Macao Government Tourism Office – Payment can be made by cash, cheque or bank draft (It should be made payable to "Direcção dos Serviços de Turismo") ;
Macao Government Services Centre/Macao Government Services Centre in Islands – Payment can be made by cash, cheque or bank draft (It should be made payable to "Instituto para os Assuntos Municipais").
Important information
According to Administrative Regulation no. 22/2008,
Payment can be made by only one of the 3 means above in each payment;
Exact amount payable should be put on the cheque and bank draft;
The date on the cheque should be no more than 3 days prior to the date when payment is made.
The cheque should be certified if the payment is equal to or exceeding MOP50,000.00.
Performance pledge
Item of Performance Pledge
Standard handling time and service description
Reissue of the card
Within 15 working days from the following day after the application with all necessary documents have been submitted to MGTO.


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His key responsibilities are to manage and drive implementation, enhance and develop the strategic direction ensuring the solution delivers to key SLA's, and to provide high level account management and leadership to the on-site teams.
Prior to this role, Mr. Cleur specialised in Korn Ferry's Financial Services sector, leading Korn Ferry's GE Money RPO Solution where he managed the recruitment and administration teams to deliver call center, retail (GE branch Network), Collections, Sales, Customer Solutions recruitment, Grad and Intern program across ANZ. He also worked closely with the GE HR team to drive projects relating to reporting, attrition, engagement and data analysis of recruitment activity.
Prior to this role, Mr. Cleur was the Solution Leader onsite at Cummins South Pacific, where he led the onsite recruitment team in delivery of services across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific
Mr. Cleur joined Korn Ferry in 2009, and previously held the position of Recruitment and Talent Manager at Orica. Since joining Korn Ferry, he has worked across a number of our solutions, including Foster's Group and UGL.
Mr. Cleur transitioned into the Recruitment Industry after a career as a Logistics Coordinator for Globe International where he was seconded to set up the European Supply Chain in Holland and South West France.
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Vimpa Islands offers experiences and activities in a beautiful natural environments on the mainland and on the islands throughout the year. Unforgettable meeting, fishing, nature and adventure trips in Kymenlaakso, Hamina archipelago.
Our kitchen is specialized in manufacturing of seafood and the island's own root vegetables and vegetables delicious meals, including gluten-free.
Also available for rent cottages in the archipelago.
Spend an unforgettable day fishing in rich sea waters with professional fishing guides. Depending on seasons and weather, we offer spin fishing, traditional nets and ice fishing.
Whether summer or winter, we fish on safe fishing boats and hovercrafts. All equipment provided.
Vimpasaari's archipelago area offers an innovative and tranquil setting for corporate meetings in Kymenlaakso area.
We offer multiple rooms, all kinds of activities, sauna, as well as delicious Viking-themed meals. Conference equipment include data projector, screen, flip chart and group work rooms.
We organise unforgettable trips and experiences in beautiful Finnish nature of Hamina archipelago.
Spend an unforgettable Midsummer's Eve in your own cottage, celebrate a beautiful wedding in gorgeous island atmosphere, enjoy delicious Viking-themed meals and nice company on Christmas. We prepare our meals from fresh local ingredients.
Experience beautifil Hamina archipelago, listen to the sound of seagulls and sea waves, enjoy the day on the sea with experienced sailors. Get acquianted with breathtaking nature and a small fishing village in Tammio.
During the trip you have the possibility to enjoy a delicious fish meal prepared by our cooks or pamper yourself in sauna that is built inside a rock.
Holiday house in a beautiful location, right on the beach. Comfortobale and cosy. 240m2. For 12 + 2 people. Accessible by car. Beach perfect for swimming. Waters rich in fish.Book now
Cosy holiday home right by the sea, 92 m2. Fantastic views of the Gulf of Finland. The cozy, glassed-in sun lounge with changing sea views charms of the user.Book now
Cosy holiday villa on a peaceful, sunny sea shore. 100m2. For 7 people. Sandy beach perfect for swimming. Wooden sauna. Recommended for fishing.Book now
On a cliff top, on the sunny western shore, beautifully restored log building. 120 m2. For 11+1 people.
Beach sauna and perfect for swimming sandy beach.Book now
A cozy island cottage in a panoramic location. 45 m2. For 4 + 2 people. Beach sauna and perfect swimming location.Book now
Built originally in 1880s and then moved to the island, this log cottage has been beautifully restored. Two bedrooms and kitchen alcove. Sunny patio.Book now
Recently renovated, charming island cottage amidst nature. 45m2. For 7 people. Big cosy living room and two separate bedrooms.Book now
The Rakinkotka Island, with an area of 27 hectares and it is all ours to use. We have built a cosy old-fashioned island village to entertain our customers. A part of the buildings are from the 17th century and a part are built from the island wood, broken by storms. As a building material from outside the island we have used 55 km of ecological heat-treated wood.
The nature of the archipelago is exceptionally diverse and beautiful. In summertime we have lambs and chicken, in spring and summertime we enjoy watching thousands of birds migrate over our island. Our bird-watching tower is in a great location to also admire the picturesque sea view.
We use green energy from sun and wind.


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Chip Kelly wound up in Philadelphia with the Eagles, this after many felt the Cleveland Browns would pull the trigger to make him a strong offer to be their coach.
While some say the Browns did indeed make the offer, head man and CEO Joe Banner said to Peter King of SI that the cons outweighed the pros when it came to Kelly being the next head coach of the team.
"We removed ourselves from the process," Browns CEO Joe Banner said. "We really liked Chip. He's intriguing, a very different thinker, and very smart. But you could see he was uncertain what he wanted to do. He may be in Philadelphia 10 years or longer and have a terrific career.
"But the fact he committed to Tampa Bay last year, backed out, then seemed all year to be leaning toward going to the NFL, then being so uncertain with us, we just felt it was too big a gamble. If there was no ambivalence, we may have offered him the job."
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There are plain old boring cookies, and then there are palmiers. Palmiers don't even really qualify as cookies — they're not made with the kind of dough that you're used to, but the shape is similar enough for us to toss it in the cookie bin without much further consideration. These little lacquered pastry delights are basically just croissant dough wrapped thinly into the shape of a little heart, or palm leaf as their name would suggest, then dusted with a load of sugar. They certainly are simple, and that is why we love them, especially those served up at Village Baking Co.
Unjustly, the new Greenville Avenue location offers these French delicacies only on Saturdays, but you can generally always find them at the original location near Southern Methodist University. Wherever you end up, if you purchase these crispy, flaky, buttery palmiers, you've made an impeccable choice. Village Baking Co.'s palmiers are the best in Dallas.
French pastry is tough. It requires a lot of effort, supervision and tedious work that your average bakery just isn't willing to do. It takes time to layer that butter and phyllo dough so delicately that the hundreds of thin, crisp layers in a palmier actually have the texture that they should. Other palmiers from across Dallas, at bakeries that shall remain unnamed, were occasionally gummy on the inside, a product of not enough stretching of the dough and too little time in the oven.
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At Village Baking Co., the palmiers are always just crispy enough to fall all the way down your shirt, and they pair excellently with whatever pot of coffee they've got on that day. The crystals of sugar will almost certainly make their way down the front of your bra, but no matter. When you're indulging in one, you won't give a damn that you've got about a quarter-pound of crumbs and sugar stuck to the front of your shirt. If you're really lucky, you'll catch one that's really fresh, perhaps pulled from the oven moments prior.
Make sure to pick this pastry up at the beginning of the day. Because the layers of the palmier are so thin, they quickly become stale. Like most great French pastry, palmiers don't have much shelf life, and that's because they're intended to be eaten on the day you've purchased them. Fortunately, you can pick up just one or two, and the second (assuming it will make it) will be a fine midnight snack or, perhaps, sweet breakfast. If you're feeling really fancy, you can douse it with a little homemade caramel.
Even though macarons have outpaced just about every other French pastry as the sweet du jour, palmiers are, when done right, a superior snack. Should you find yourself strolling along Greenville Avenue with a sweet tooth (and it's a Saturday!), pop into Village Baking Co. You won't be disappointed, and you'll probably end up walking out with more bread than a responsible person should consume.


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Effort and enthusiasm as a teacher directly influences students
Niky Corfios teaches at Beverley Hills Primary in Doncaster East in Victoria. She enjoys all aspects of education from the administration framework, to mentoring and educating students, and sharing with colleagues new educational concepts and ideas.
Niky has spent 25 years in teaching, with her first 12 years in South Africa, followed by 5 years in Brisbane, and finally in Victoria, where she moved with her husband and two children. Her role encompasses Year 6 class teacher, Acting Senior School Co-ordinator and IT Lead Co-ordinator.
My goals in education are simple: to be a successful mentor and educator to my work colleagues and my students. I want to inspire them!
Niky attributes successful online learning to the nexus between engagement, personalisation and education content, embracing the connection to students all around the world. She ensures the Beverley Hills school community receives regular updates and insights via the school's website and newsletter and blog.
Effort and enthusiasm as a teacher directly influences students, where teacher committment to a course is paramount. Niky believes that "great educators inspire all students by demonstrating belief in their students' abilities and providing the support needed to meet challenging academic demands."
Mathletics Lead Educator Certification has helped me understand different ways to help, support and educate my colleagues and students.
Niky is also a Reading Eggs Lead Educator! Read more