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On any given day, in a pasture in central Texas, there is a deer grazing with a herd of cattle. I was curious to know why she would spend so much time with them, so I studied up on her behavior.
She is in a unique situation opposed to other deer because she was young when she found the cows. I do not know how young she was, but she seemed to find comfort and protection within the herd. As she grew up, she stayed with the herd, ate with them, slept with them, and visited the water source with them. Today she is still with them, and only now exhibiting signs of mild interest in the local deer population.
After reading about the topic, I learned that there are a number of animal studies, from rats to monkeys, that convincingly suggests learning by observation within an animal's own species.1 What I could not find, was a written study about interspecies observational learning.
In many studies the theory that an animal will learn from watching a member of their own species perform tasks seems to be concrete,2 but what about interspecies observational learning? In the case of the deer that thinks she is a cow, she behaves as if she were a cow, even going so far as to come with them when they are called to be fed. This is something that the rest of the deer population does not do.
This brings me to consider our very own trusted and loyal companions, dogs and arguably, cats. Like many, I have treated our companions as a part of the family since the moment they came into our lives. One was fully grown when he came to live with us, and the other was a baby when she moved in. Our boy has exhibited more dog-like behavior more consistently over a longer period. He was fully grown and set in his ways when he became a part of our family and while he tends to show tiny changes in his behavior, I can count on him to act like a dog. Our girl exhibits quite different behavior. She still acts like a dog, of course, but she exhibits behavior that I think of as odd for a dog. She kicks her feet out and rolls back on her hindquarters regularly, effectively sitting like a person. She often sleeps on a pillow. She will eat from a fork or spoon in human fashion, not by licking or biting at it. These are all behaviors that she certainly did not pick up from our other dog.
I enjoy observing dog behavior on a regular basis. They may not be able to mimic our speech patterns with any real progress, but they certainly understand more than you might think. I teach a few commands, but most of what they pick up is from regular conversations. Short phrases are easy for some dogs to pick up on.3
In the case of cats, I am unable to offer any real insight aside from what I have seen in the cat videos and what I observed from some of the barn cats that we have had over the years. What I have learned of cats is that they seem to believe that they transcend humans in every way, and we are only worth their time when it suits them. After being worshiped in Egypt for centuries, I can't say that I blame them.
So far, we have a deer that seems to have learned from cattle, and a dog that seems to have picked up some human habits. Are there more examples of interspecies learning? Well some birds certainly meet the criteria. Some parrots mimic human speech, whistles, and even inanimate objects such as car alarms and telephones. It surprises me that the only studies and reports that are easy to find stick to same species observational learning.
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August 1, 2012
Transaction Analysis
Trade Deadline Non-Transaction Analysis
We've been inundating you with transaction analysis for the past several days—which makes sense, as transactions have been the biggest generator of excitement over that stretch of time. But now that the trade deadline is over, we have a convenient opportunity to analyze the deals that didn't happen.
Our general criteria for inclusion:
One more thing before we proceed: this is all based on rumors and speculation. We don't know for sure which players were really up on the block, except for the ones actually traded. And we don't know what players were offered in return. We're not trying to second-guess the general managers involved, but to construct a plausible explanation (or explanations) as to why these players didn't move at the deadline, given what we believe we know from media reporting.
Alright, let's proceed!
Red Sox did not trade SP-R Josh Beckett to anyone who would answer their phone calls.
Most likely, nobody was answering those phone calls.
Mariners did not trade SS-R Brendan Ryan to a team that hasn't had a shortstop able to move to his left in over a decade.
Reportedly—and bear in mind that there was only one source that said the Yankees were even interested in this—the Mariners wouldn't send Ryan to the Yankees.
My best guess as to why is that the Mariners have some pension money or something tied up in someone who provides health insurance to baseball writers, and they figured they would have lost a small fortune covering all the heart attacks that would occur if the Yankees were suddenly to have a credible alternative to "Derek Jeter, shortstop emeritus" on the roster. That's pretty speculative, though.
Rays did not trade SP-R James Shields in some sort of convoluted scheme to sell while still contending.
The Rays were always going to be asking for a small fortune in return for a prized pitcher like Shields, especially one with some very tempting team options left after this season. And the Rays were going to be looking to make a deal that was essentially neutral to their team's expected wins, given that they're still jockeying for a wild card spot. It's hard to tell how serious they were about trading him and how willing teams were to put together a package that would have fit the needs of the Rays. Presumably, any MLB-ready pieces that would have helped the Rays were pieces any potential suitors were counting on to help their own teams contend.
Cubs did not trade SP-R Matt Garza to a team looking for a front-line starter.
Cubs did not trade LF-R Alfonso Soriano to a team willing to overlook how staggeringly overpaid he is.
The Cubs waited too long to trade Garza, and he got injured. In hindsight, it looks like they should have moved him sooner, but that assumes an injury risk of 100 percent, and at the time there wasn't any reason to think that his injury risk was anywhere near that high. What's more, Garza is the sort of trading chip that can just as readily be moved in the offseason, so the Cubs can afford to be patient and wait for an offer that they feel justifies making a move.
And while Cubs fans may be anxious to be shed of Soriano, the Cubs themselves seem to be patient in finding a landing spot for him. That doesn't mean they aren't trying to deal him—reportedly, a deal with the Giants fell through because Soriano wouldn't waive his no-trade rights—but they aren't going to dump him just to dump him. He also has a contract that looks certain to clear waivers, or at least a contract so large that if he gets claimed on waivers they may well just decide that's victory enough and let him go. So there's still a chance he gets moved this season.
Marlins did not trade SP-R Josh Johnson as part of their regular fire sale.
Marlins did not trade 1B-R Carlos Lee soon after acquiring him.
The Marlins picked up Carlos Lee to shore up their lineup during a disappointing season from Gaby Sanchez. Then they decided that they were in the mood to sell, not buy. There were several problems with this plan, though. First of all, Carlos Lee is Carlos Lee. Second, there were very few teams looking to acquire help at first base, which is the only place Carlos Lee can play anymore. Third, the Marlins traded the aforementioned Gaby Sanchez to one of those teams, cutting themselves off at the knees.
Josh Johnson is trickier. There were certainly teams looking for a starter of Johnson's caliber who were willing to give up significant trade chips for one. Either the Marlins were holding out for an offer that blew them away, or teams devoted their attention to pitchers they thought would have a lower asking price.
Phillies did not trade SP-R Joe Blanton to a team in need of back-of-the-rotation pitching help.
Let's be honest: a general manager has to figure out how to field a team for the rest of the season, and the next season, after the trade deadline is over. And he has to give people a reason to turn those turnstiles.
Even if a player is leaving at the end of the season and you don't expect any compensation for losing him to free agency, there still is a bare minimum of a return that make it worth your while to trade him. If you want to get a guy off your roster without having to cut him yourself, you may trade him for the proverbial bag of baseballs, or more likely a low-minors player who projects as little more than an organizational guy. But if a player actually has value to your major-league team, you're unlikely to let him go for a player you don't think has at least some value to your organization.
We don't know what the Phillies were offered for either of these players. But the Phillies did trade away two outfielders at the deadline, which:
So they didn't need to move Pierre or Blanton unless they got an offer they liked. The most reasonable explanation here is, simply, that they didn't get an offer they liked. Given the rather uninspiring nature of these two players, we shouldn't be surprised.
Pirates did not trade SP-R Kevin Correia to a team that would let him start, even though he asked them to.
There probably wasn't a team looking to acquire a player at the trade deadline who would let Kevin Correa start. And if there was, they weren't going to give the Pirates anything that would be more useful to them right now than letting Correa stay in their bullpen and maybe pick up some spot starts.
Colin Wyers is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @cwyers
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Moving Soriano wasn't a big deal for the Cubs, right now. He's having a great year (he really is, if he wasn't getting paid so much then people would really notice it) and he provides something that you can't put a pricetag on. He's providing protection in the lineup for Anthony Rizzo. Without Soriano behind Rizzo, right now, teams could pitch around Rizzo and his numbers would drop. With Soriano in the lineup teams have to pitch to Rizzo because Soriano can make them pay. Is he a MVP canidate? Not even close.. but he's still valuable to the Cubs this year..
Aug 01, 2012 05:53 AM
Matthew W
This again?
Aug 01, 2012 08:19 AM
It won't let me reply direct to you Matthew W, so I'm writing it here. Doesn't mean keeping Soriano is a bad thing. Take aside the protection part, he's still having a very good year. Who else are the Cubs going to put there? Tony Campana? Please.. Brett Jackson isn't ready. If the offer wasn't good enough to let him go, then don't trade him just to trade him.
Aug 01, 2012 09:21 AM
@jharrison - "Reply" doesn't work for me and more either. It would be nice if BP fixed this.
Aug 01, 2012 09:29 AM
John Carter
Another reason non-contending teams don't trade all of their veteran seemingly overpaid players is that some guys are a good example to the younger guys coming up. You can't just rely on the coaches and manager to show how dedicated one has to be to make the best of their talent in the Majors. Juan Pierre might very well fit that mold, for example.
Aug 01, 2012 11:16 AM
Surprised that Justin Upton didn't make the list ... or were the early trade rumors all a smokescreen?
Aug 03, 2012 06:34 AM
It could be that the Mariners value Brendan Ryan more than any trade partners do. Because so much of his value is in his glove, pegging his market value may be especially difficult to do because measuring and projecting defense is hard to do.
Aug 08, 2012 12:23 PM
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Help is on the way for small business owners on 23rd Ave who say they are on the ropes as a major overhaul of the busy corridor has choked traffic and pushed pedestrians off sidewalks. But it's not the help they asked for.
Friday afternoon, City Hall representatives tell CHS "project improvements and community financial assistance" are coming to the street at the direction of Mayor Ed Murray.
"As we reconstruct 23rd Avenue, we will do more to respond to the needs and concerns of business owners, with marketing assistance, improved signage and individualized consultations. We want all of our Central Area businesses to succeed during the disruption," Murray said. "When the project is complete, neighborhood businesses and residents will enjoy a more walkable, active atmosphere with improved access to shops and services."
23rd Ave owners will not be getting the direct cash relief they have called for, but two city agencies are promising to address some key concerns with the 23rd Avenue Corridor Complete Streets Project.
Responding to community concerns about the project, the Seattle Department of Transportation will reorder its construction schedule to reopen 23rd between Jackson and Yesler in March, one to two months earlier than currently planned. The Office of Economic Development will also provide $102,000 of new funding for marketing the area and business support — but not direct mitigation payments to area businesses. The city said the additional funding follows recent grants of $220,000 for "economic and cultural development projects" in the Central District.
SDOT will also introduce a variant of the Construction Hub program that has been utilized to help improve conditions for businesses around Pike/Pine's busy blocks of redevelopment. An inspector for the project has been named and designated as a point person for merchant concerns during 23rd Ave construction. You can reach Eric Sadler at (206) 391-7854 and help him in his role "to closely monitor contractor construction activities, and to hear and respond directly to business concerns."
The marketing money to assist the neighborhood is part of funds already earmarked for the Central District as part of the Only in Seattle initiative. The mayor announced the 2015 "$1.8 million investment in 21 neighborhood business districts" last March and the rest of the 2016 roster will be released soon. The initiative "works with businesses, property owners, and other community leaders to organize around a common vision for a business district and attract investment." The existing $102,000 grant supports the Central Area Collaborative, a group of business and community leaders, working on projects like Hack the CD and the Black Dot arts and business co-working space.
The response comes after weeks of social media pressure by 701 Coffee owner Sara Mae, who told CHS her business had trickled to $70 in sales a day since construction started in June. Mae also got the attention of City Council member Kshama Sawant, who is deploying a familiar game plan with a rally at 701 Coffee on Saturday to call for mitigation funds for businesses:
Councilmember Kshama Sawant is scheduled to rally in front of 701 Coffee, then walk 23rd Ave corridor to meet small business owners, and hear their stories while surveying the massive construction project that is devastating our livlihoods. Time is subject to change slightly if Kshama Sawant is running behind schedule. All are invited to show your support for 23rd Ave Small Businesses. Show your support by Liking, Sharing, and showing up to stand in solidarity with our Small Businesses! Thanks for supporting us, and getting the message out. Mitigation Money NOW!
Cash relief would not be unprecedented, even though officials say city policy prohibits it. Fifteen waterfront businesses were offered a chunk of $15 million to close during the reconstruction of the seawall. SDOT says it was an exception because the project required all access to the businesses to be removed.
"They did not give us the option to close," Mae said prior to Friday's announcements.
A lawsuit in 2002 prompted the City and Sound Transit to create a $50 million mitigation fund to help businesses along MLK Way cope with light rail construction in the mid-2000s. The Rainier Valley Community Development Fund provided so-called business interruption payments to businesses along the corridor. Sound Transit also budgeted roughly $100,000 a year in business mitigation funds while the U-Link light rail project disrupted Broadway, though the funds were not direct assistance.
On an even grander scale, Sound Transit negotiated a $43 million deal with the University of Washington to move lab spaces impacted by light rail construction.
The road construction projects spanning Montlake, Capitol Hill, and the Central District will transform the street into a new configuration with a center left-turn lane and improve the pedestrian and sidewalk experience. The new layout will allow buses to pull completely out of the traffic lane at stops. Crews are also replacing a 100-year-old water main between E Madison and E Union.
Plans for the $43 million overhaul were scheduled to span 20 months in the first phase, broken into three zones.
- Zone A – S Jackson St to E Cherry St: June 2015 – spring 2016; current detour
- Zone B – E Cherry St to E Union St: November 30, 2015 – summer 2016; current detour; early utility work completed
- Zone C – E Union St to E John St: spring or summer 2016 – early 2017; early utility work began October 26
Phase 2 covers the work south of Jackson and Phase 3 will handle 23rd/24th from E John to E Roanoke in Montlake. Meanwhile, construction of the "hybrid" bike and pedestrian route shadowing the 23rd Ave corridor continues with relatively minimal disruption to neighboring residents.
"We are extremely supportive of the vision to have a complete street in one of the most critical neighborhoods in the city," SDOTs deputy director of planning Barbra Gray said Friday.


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Software Deployment Question
Confused on creating a new image (or is it Source Media?) for use in scripted installs
I'm new to the K2000. I have not received any training and sort of picking my way through this. I came from admining Landesk, which I had no issues with.
I want to create a brand new base Windows 7 image to be used for scripted installs. Our current Win 7 image is missing 145+ updates...so basically, I need to update it and recap it. I have built a fresh load, updated it, sysprepped it, captured it, but it won't deploy, it gets all kinds of errors...even after using the exact same preinstall, mid and post install tasks as the current one.
I'm not sure, but I think I found something...should these base images be under "Source Media" and not in the "System Images"?
I'm also wondering if there are misunderstandings with nomenclature when folks refer to "imaging", or "images"?
I need a fresh "Source Media" of Win 7 (that has had updates applied) upon which to build "Scripted Installs".
I've searched through the forums looking for specific examples or "How-to's" and not having any luck with what I am finding.
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Source Media would be the Windows media you upload to the kbox to use for a Scripted Install...i.e a scripted install is the same as installing from a Windows installer disc. In your case - you are capturing an image so nothing to do with a Scripted Install.
Hi,things work like this... in source media are operating systems and KBEs uploaded via KACE media manager...they are used for scripted installations...because in the first step of SI you have to choose uploaded OS for that current installation...
on the other hand, once you capture image in kace boot environment it is saved in Deployments/system images... from my experience, K-imaging option needs sysprep perfomed,but WIM doesn't...
honestly,i haven't tried to capture image and then make it into format acceptable for uploading via media manager for scripted installation purpose... I quess it can be done...hope someone will back me up on this...


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The cats from Animalistic are gearing up to unleash on you all another instalment of The Gladstone Feeling. Come October 19, Sydney's Gladstone hotel will be overcome in a mad fury of awesome noises from a bill of killer acts.
Headlining the gig will be Tassie lads, Guthrie. Fresh from a recent tour with Transvaal Diamond Syndicate, the gang are bringing their road-tested sound back on the highways of Australia, keying The Gladstone Feeling for their Sydney leg of the tour. Love, lust, betrayal, revenge & murder: the journey that is the music of Frank Sultana and The Sinister Kids will also be experienced on the night, as the band cruises on the wave of support kicked up from Greetings from Devilstown, released earlier in the year.
From Adelaide, Matt Stillert will be performing tracks off his debut EP Don't Fear The Beard. The release scored some solid rotation throughout triple j, and also found its way onto a feature artist spot on the compilation CD AUSTEP: Australian Talent 2012 – Vol 7.
Rounding up the bill for the night will be the fronted Lachlan Marks (Gay Paris) The Cold Mean Reds – a guaranteed sleazy good time. Nic Malouf, of the currently-in-hiatus outfit Vanadium, will be performing, and the late night hours will be handled by FM99.3 DJ, Matt King, until early.
Doors will be open at 7 and you can find your tickets at the door.
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Op-Ed: Creating Pathways of Success
By Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Since taking the oath of office, President Obama has achieved a lot, at home and abroad.
He brought our economy back from the brink of a great depression, reduced unemployment to less than five percent and oversaw 76 consecutive months of private sector job growth.
On the global stage, he negotiated a deal that prevented Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, opened a new chapter in US-Cuba relations and strengthened our ties with African nations.
There is no question that his legacy as one of our nation's greatest presidents is secure.
But perhaps is most lasting legacy in our community will be his work to uplift and empower young African Americans. For the first time, our nation is addressing the systemic issues that create unfair barriers for young people of color.
Critically, he established the My Brother's Keeper Initiative and brought key players, from private industry, non-profits and public office, together to empower young men of color.
I'm so proud to have supported this groundbreaking initiative. As a mother and grandmother, this issue is particularly relevant to me.
And as a Member of Congress, I am so proud to have the first Boys & Men of Color Summit hosted in Oakland.
This summit is another important step toward expanding access to opportunity and improving the lives of our young people and our community. But it is also a call to action for us to actively participate in the preparing young men of color to succeed.
Far too often, young people of color, especially young men, are written off. Whether it's the media or government officials, young men of color face a nearly insurmountable double standard. At the same time, communities of color suffer from a criminal lack of investment and prioritization.
From health disparities and education to higher unemployment rates and police brutality, men of color are shortchanged at every turn.
That is why the President's leadership in creating My Brother's Keeper is so important.
Instead of writing off these young men, this program creates access to opportunity. By setting up young men of color for success, our communities can thrive and the economy will grow.
Since its inception in 2014, nearly 50 communities in every state have accepted the My Brother's Keeper challenge to ensure that all young people—no matter who they are, where they come from, or the circumstances into which they are born—can achieve their full potential.
This is a challenge that I and others have accepted. Will you?
Already, more than $600 million in private and philanthropic grants have been committed to ensure every child has a clear pathway of success from cradle to college to career.
While we are making process, our work is far from over.
As this summit kicks off, we must continue to work, collectively and collaboratively, to create paths of success so young people of color can realize their full potential.


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Time Consuming: The probate process can take a few months or as long as several years to complete. The average probate takes about 12 months. In complex situations probate lasting 18 months to two years is not unusual.
Costly: Attorney's fees to probate an estate can run into thousands of dollars. In addition, the executor, inheritance tax referee, and other officers of the court must be compensated. All related probate fees must be paid before any of the decedent's assets are distributed to the family.
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This text provides a comprehensive overview of psychological approaches to understanding addictions. Without denying the importance of biological Factors, Emphasis Is Placed More Upon Social, Psychological And Emotional factors as is necessary to a complete understanding of addiction. Within this framework, an addiction is not limited to substance-based behaviours such as drinking alcohol, smoking or drug use. Although these important areas are covered, a wider perspective is taken to include behavioural addictions such as gambling, violence and joy riding. Finally, prevention approaches are discussed with reference to the public health model which encompasses issues relating to the agent, the host and the environment. A list of resources and references is provided for those wishing to obtain further information.; Written in a jargon-free style, "The Psychology of Addiction" is aimed at students at the beginning of their courses. It should also be a valuable resource for professionals: nurses, social workers, police and probation officers and medical students, who often encounter the problems described in the book.
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Why a Bone Marrow Stem Cell Procedure Should Keep More of the Good Stuff Around
There are three main parts to a stem cell procedure—the bone marrow aspiration (BMA), processing the BMA to isolate the stem cells, and the reinjection. Today, we're going to explore part of the processing step, but it's important to understand that every step must be performed with high-quality techniques and precision to achieve the best results. There are a couple of ways BMA is processed, or concentrated, that you need to be familiar with. One is the automated bedside machine, and the other is by hand in a lab.
With a state-of-the-art lab facility on site that is dedicated to orthopedic stem cell research, another way that Regenexx is very different is that our lab gives us the capability to use the patient's whole bone marrow from the bone marrow aspirate (BMA) rather than only one part of the marrow that a simple bedside machine would provide. In other words, we can isolate the highest possible number of stem cells, and we don't throw the good stuff away. Let me explain.
How Most of the Other Clinics Do It
Most clinics use automated bedside machines to concentrate bone marrow aspirate and isolate the patient's stem cells. This is a one-size-fits-all approach to obtaining stem cells, and all the machines out there pretty much do the same thing. The doctor inserts the BMA into the bedside machine and presses the "ON" button. The machine centrifuges (or rapidly spins) the BMA, separating the elements of the BMA into three layers—plasma, buffy coat, and red blood cell—in order to isolate that stem-cell-rich buffy-coat layer.
Typically, the buffy coat layer contains about 1–2 cc out of a 60 cc whole bone marrow sample. This can vary by patient depending on hydration levels and other factors, so most bedside machines account for this by taking not only the buffy coat but a portion above and below the buffy coat as well, to equate to about a 10 cc sample. Besides the fact that this creates a concentration problem, with the 1–2 cc buffy coat now diluted in 5-10 cc, they then throw the remaining 50 cc, containing the plasma and a whole bunch of other good stuff, away.
Our Stem Cell Procedure: How Regenexx Does It
As I've mentioned before, our stem cell processing for our stem cell procedures is very different from anything else out there. First, it's important to understand that that there are other stem cell fractions (e.g., stem cells, platelets, and key cytokines) present in the bone marrow that are routinely discarded by these automated systems. We discovered this in our lab a few years ago when we found a second source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the BMA that was being discarded. We also found the discarded stem cells to be more chondrogenic (this means cartilage producing) and more rapidly proliferative than the stem cells that are present in the buffy coat. When we used those cells and added them into the bone marrow concentrate, we got better clinical results for knee osteoarthritis. You can read more about our lab findings and see our supporting data at "Why Is Regenexx the Best That's Out There?"
So why would we want to throw this good stuff away if it can benefit our patients? It may be more convenient for a doctor to use an automated bedside machine since all he or she has to do is press a button, but, unfortunately, there's no way to capture all of those good chondrogenic MSCs the machine throws away, platelets, and cytokines present in the whole bone marrow. This, regrettably, is the price the doctor (and his patient) pay for convenience.
By concentrating BMA and isolating stem cells in our lab, we produce a bone marrow concentrate (BMC) that has a stem cell content 5–20 times higher than what automated bedside centrifuges are capable of producing. We also create our high-dose platelet rich plasma (PRP) and fourth-generation platelet lysate directly from that bone marrow. This last part is critical as well.
How do bone marrow stem cell treatments work? First, there is early clinical research that shows that the stem cell number or total cell count of the sample used to treat the patient matters. We published a research paper that showed this as have a few others. Second, bone marrow has platelets that can be used to help stimulate stem cells in the same way an espresso shot gives you a boost. We keep all of those platelets and healing growth factors, while the bedside machine set throws them away. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the serum in bone marrow contains molecules that can help reduce cartilage breakdown. These include A2M, TIMP, and IRAP. Again, our Regenexx process keeps these helpful cytokines, while the bedside machines discard this serum.
How do we know that our process is really keeping these helpful chemicals around? When we take synovial fluid samples from our patients' knees after our same day stem cell treatment, the level of A2M, which is the cytokine that helps to prevent cartilage breakdown, is higher than before the procedure, and it's greater than the amount necessary to inhibit cartilage breakdown. This is very good thing based on the existing research, and it's why we never throw away the good stuff that could help our patients!
The upshot? Everything we do at Regenexx is very different. From our BMA that takes more of the doctor's time, but that maximizes the stem cell yield, to concentrating BMA in our lab in a way that allows us to utilize the highest number of stem cells from the whole bone marrow and to keep the good stuff can help, to reinjecting under imaging (fluoroscopy and ultrasound) guidance to precisely place the cells. While our stem cell procedure might not be the most convenient and easiest for the doctor, when it's you on the table, all you care about is getting a procedure that gives you the best shot at recovery!
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Fain Zimmerman •
I recently received a BMA treatment to my knee that I was told contained an unusually high number of stem cells. Is there any reason to be concerned if there was a tremendously higher than normal number of stem cells? I was hoping to have enough, and at first was excited to hear how many more there were, but then I wondered if it could indicate some kind of problem, especially since I am 73 years old!
Thank you for all the work and research you are doing to help so many people!↓
Jessica Miller •
Thank you for these informative blogs! I am scheduled to come to your clinic next month and have been reading most of your posts and some of the peer-reviewed papers. I was impressed by the very strong correlation between number of stem cells injected and the patients' self-reported improvement in your Elabd et al. paper. What is the range of stem cells that you obtain with one BMA? Have you looked at what life style factors are correlated with higher stem cell counts?
John Blessing •
Looking for information on the actual procedure details on harvesting the stem cell from the marrow.
My main hitch is how much pain is involved? not so much about regenexx itself. What do I have to endure? Modern medicine has already worked me over pretty good so how gruesome the procedure is is a major concern as is probability of serious relief.↓


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To coincide with Arsenal's first game on 11 December – The Arsenal History will be holding an event to celebrate Arsenal's time in Plumstead.
Royal Arsenal Champions of the South event
The evening will be at the Old Mill pub, just 200 or so yards from the original Plumstead Common location that the club first played – and it being a pub will be nice to have a chat amongst Gooners with a pint or whatever is your fancy.
A presentation and talk about the founding years and pivotal events will be given by Andy Kelly, which will aim to encapsulate the football lives of the founders, players, administrators and supporters in the birth place of the Arsenal Football Club. It will also encompass a discussion about the club up to the time they made the momentous move to Highbury.
Afterwards Andy will be joined by Mark Andrews and Tim Stillman for an early years Q&A
For some pre-reading on Plumstead try our blog article – Arsenal Plumstead Landmarks – which details the important places in the area relating to the club.
Our book based upon the first incarnation of the club can be purchased on the day or from the legends site where signed copies are often available by either ourselves or players. Just contact Legends to see what they have in stock: Royal Arsenal Champions of the South
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Last week, it was reported that Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov was close to buying a major stake in the New Jersey Nets franchise. Should Prokhorov get his way, he will have a major PR battle on his hands.
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Prokhorov, who reportedly could also take over a majority stake in the team if a deal is reached, was arrested in January 2007 while on vacation at a French ski resort when police cracked down on a suspected prostitution ring. According to numerous reports at the time, Prokhorov told investigators that he flew beautiful women in from Russia because he enjoyed their company.
However, investigators suspected that Prokhorov had supplied the women as prostitutes to his wealthy friends and kept the billionaire in custody for several days before releasing him and dropping the charges. Prokhorov later told the French press that "my winter vacation in France was spoiled by local police, who arrested me and my friends without giving any reasonable explanations." A Ratner spokesperson refused to comment on Prokhorov's controversial past.
It's not all bad news, Nets fans. Besides the fact that charges were dropped following his arrest, Mikhail Prokhorov is a very tall man (6 foot 9, according to the linked article.)
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To President Trump, it must look like the sky is falling. There are a whole lot of impending threats just waiting to drop down on him. There are those ICBM's getting launched out of North Korea, there's the fact that it looks like his kid colluded with a foreign power to subvert a democratic presidential election. But what's weighing on the 45th President of the United State's mind now is the threat of falling bundles of drugs.
Trump took some time to tell reporters on Air Force one last week that the yet-to-be commissioned or planned wall along the U.S./Mexico border would have to be transparent in order to ensure that Americans weren't nailed by large packages of narcotics being flung over the wall.
"One of the things with the wall is you need transparency. You have to be able to see through it," Trump said, as reported by The Washington Post.
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Trump is right. There is actually a history of drug smugglers using catapults to launch product into the country. In fact earlier this year U.S. border guards discovered a device which had actually been attached to the wall and which projected controlled substances over the border.
The only problem is that a wall being transparent would not American's safety from falling drug loads. "They're launching drugs not five feet from the wall, or 10 feet from the wall, where a transparent wall would help," randon Behlendorf, SUNY-Albany homeland security expert, told Wired. "They're launching it 100 feet over the wall, 150 feet over the wall. No amount of transparency is going to help you in that context."
But, if things continue on the way they have been, then it's very likely that the border between the two countries will be transparent. Nothing the Trump administration has done since it came into office has indicated any serious plans for them to actually build that wall, other than talking about it, so it's not unlikely that the wall will never get built. And non-existent walls are pretty transparent.
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Sir Geoff Hurst backs England's young Lions like Dele Alli to impress at 2018 World Cup
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The former West Ham forward and World Cup 1966 hat-trick hero discussed the squad Gareth Southgate has picked for Russia
Sir Geoff Hurst hopes England's young Lions like Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli can grab their opportunity to be part of a World Cup to remember this summer.
Manager Gareth Southgate opted to take a youthful squad out to Russia and with an average age of just over 26, it is the third youngest the Three Lions have selected for a World Cup.
Hurst believes the fact many of the group will be heading into their first taste of football's biggest stage can only provide a positive influence.
"There is a huge opportunity for somebody in the squad to come and make a name for himself," said Hurst, who remains the only man to have scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final, as England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra-time at Wembley in 1966.
"If they produce it for England in a World Cup tournament, it will really bring their career to another level.
"Most of them are young - Dele Alli, for example, is 22, just about the same age as Alan Ball was in the (1966) World Cup final, so there is lots of scope and opportunity for someone now to come and produce performances that we will remember for a long time."
Southgate is making the final adjustments to his pre-World Cup schedule, with defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and midfielder Jordan Henderson set to get a short break after Liverpool's Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid in Kiev on Saturday night, along with stand-by Adam Lallana.
England will face Nigeria at Wembley on June 2 before playing Costa Rica at Elland Road five days later ahead of the departure to their World Cup base in Repino, near St Petersburg, on June 12.
When the action finally gets under way against Tunisia in Volgograd on June 18, Hurst hopes it could be the start of a memorable tournament - which would make up in part for previous recent disappointments.
"I'm optimistic - I was optimistic before the last tournament, but let's be fair, it has got to be better," the 76-year-old said.
"We need to get it better because we have had two (major) tournaments where in Brazil (at the 2014 World Cup), it was two games and out, then (at Euro 2016) the Iceland game, I mean I've never seen an England game like that.
"But hopefully the spirit is good and they perform well. We want to see them perform well and get good results. So I'm optimistic, as usual, that we will do well - I can't think any other way."
Hurst is supporting Prostate Cancer UK's Football March for Men, which takes place on July 22, with West Ham's London Stadium one of four starting points in an event which converges at Wembley.
Having experienced former England team-mates Nobby Stiles and Mike Summerbee being affected by the disease, Hurst hopes to play his part in helping raise funds for research into prostate cancer, which kills one man every 45 minutes.
"When you narrow it down to that kind of statistic, it is quite shocking, really shocking," Hurst said. "The walk is a great, innovative way of getting people to support the charity.
"It will be great to see all those walkers turning up at Wembley. It will almost be like a cup final, or even a World Cup final, with all the different colours from different teams - and uniting everybody against this terrible disease."
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Mid century swivel chair is an enduring decor icon with many variations to perfectly enhance better home and living as piece of seating furniture. The swivel chair of mid century modern was actually invented by Thomas Jefferson in the 18th century.
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Every member can have only two referrals on their Level 1 but can have as many positions as they want without having to open more than one account.
The program has 6 levels - it is a 2x6 Team Forced Matrix.
You donate the USD value of $20/$100 in Bitcoin. Donations are calculated once you cycle a level. You receive, in your wallet, BTC (bitcoin) according to the market value at the time of cycling.
There are no monthly subscriptions.
On this page, you can see the earning table at the top and you will probably understand how it works immediately after you take a closer look at it.
To be qualified to receive withdrawals, members must have at least 1 matrix position active, and at least 1 direct referral joined with his/her link, no matter where you are in the matrix.
Follow this explanation to understand the Donation Process
Level 1, you refer 2 friends and don't receive anything because the $40 (BTC) you receive in donations is used to buy you a Level 2 position.
Level 2, you refer 4 friends and once all of them donate $40 (BTC) each, you will have a total of $160 (BTC) of which the first $80 (BTC) is used to buy a Level 3 position and $20 (BTC) for a new Level 1 position. You get paid $20 and again $40 when those funds come in. Funds get dispersed first to upgrade you to the next Level, then to buy a new current level, and then the rest is paid out.
Level 3, you refer 8 friends and each will donate $80 (BTC) for a total of $640 (BTC). So if you expect donations from your Level 3, go check if you have members on level 6 who made their Level 1 donations to Level 5, and Level 5 who made their level 2 donations to level 3, before you wonder where your donations are.
Once again, the first donations coming in accumulates to move you to Level 4, which is $260 (BTC); the next donations are used to create 4 new positions for $80 (BTC). Once Level 3 is complete, you will have accumulated $300 (BTC).
Crypto-Builder is easy to follow by understanding these examples.
Moving Beyond Level 3 (Victoria Leal)
In order for you to receive Level 3 donations, those 8 positions on your Level 3 will need to be upgraded to Level 3.
Here is what needs to happen in order for you to receive Level 3 donations, be moved to Level 4, and receive your Level 3 donations. Although your situation may differ, this is just a basic illustration.
Those positions on Level 3, in your matrix, will be upgraded to Level 3 with donations received from your Levels 5 and 6.
Step 1 - According to the illustration
The first position on Level 5, which is currently at level 1, needs one more position under it (your Level 6) to be moved to Level 2. When that move to Level 2 happens, a $40 (BTC) donation is made to the 1st qualified position, 2 levels up from that position, which is the 1st position on Level 3, as shown in the illustration.
The second position on Level 5, currently at a level 1 also needs one more position under it to be upgraded to Level 2. When that upgrade is made, a second $40 (BTC) donation is made to the 1st position, two levels up, which is the first position on Level 3.
These first 2 $40 (BTC) donations to the 1st position on Level 3 in the matrix, will allow that position to be moved to Level 3, for $80, and the position at the very TOP of this matrix will receive that $80 (BTC) because it is 3 levels UP. This is the first Level 3 donation received by the member at the TOP of this matrix.
You can follow this logic for the last 2 positions on Level 5, in this block of positions.
Step 2 - New Positions Created
Now that the main position at the TOP of this matrix has received the first $80 (BTC), 4 new positions are created for that position. This position now has a balance of $0.
Please Note: While I am only showing one block of positions on Level 3, there are 7 more Level 3 positions with blocks of positions on Levels 5 and 6 under them. Therefore, if you understand what needs to happen with this first block (illustrated below) then you can go to your entire Level 3 and assess what needs to happen. Start by looking at the positions on Level 5, under each Level 3 block to see what is needed below them on their Level 1 (Your Level 6).
Step 3 - Upgrading to Level 4
The next $260 (BTC) received from the Level 3 position at the very TOP of this matrix will be applied to move that position to Level 4.
This will come from the next four $80 (BTC) donations, received from 4 more positions on the 3rd level of this matrix, using the same example as in Step 1. The position at the TOP of this matrix will have received an additional $320 (BTC) in donations. Of that amount, $260 (BTC) will be used to move you to the TOP position in Level 4 with $60 (BTC) remaining. The last 3 Level 3 donations of $80 (BTC) each, for a total of $240 (BTC) will be added to the remaining balance of $60 for a total withdrawal of $300. I hope this helps :-)
Helpful Tips:
To view your Position matrix from your Dashboard, scroll down to your Position ID, then click on the blue ID number and this will open your matrix. You will have to manually scroll through your matrix to see the full picture.
The remaining open positions can be filled with new positions that you manually donate or by new referrals. If you are creating more positions, donate one or two at first to see where they fall in your matrix, then you can create more, if you choose to do so. Remember, ALL created positions will go under the matrix of your first original position.
By knowing exactly what to look for, and where, you can plan a strategy that will benefit you and your Team.
Here at The Crypto-Builder, our mission is really simple - to empower you with a truly life-changing opportunity to create generational wealth for you and your family, which we accomplish by deliberate and calculated steps, that are designed to achieve significant financial donations.
Please view the following video if you have any questions regarding Crypto-Builder.


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Campbell Soup is the latest pick is Cramer's portfolio of recession-proof stocks.
This food company has been a serial underperformer. Campbell is down 35% over the past 10 years and it missed four straight quarters before finally pre-announcing that 2008 earnings should come out on the high side of previous estimates.
But there are factors that are starting to move in Campbell's favor. Grain prices are down, the company's expanded overseas, new products are elbowing market share from competitors, and price increases are boosting revenues.
With General Mills and Kellogg at or near their 52-week highs, Campbell's looking cheap. As the flight to safety continues, there's a good chance institutional money will move into this stock.
Then there's the weak dollar. If Anheuser-Busch can get bought out by a big firm that deals in euros, then so can Campbell, Cramer said.
Oh, and there's a buyback too. Campbell is on track to repurchase $1.2 billion worth of its shares, or 9.2% of the company's market cap.
The bottom line? We'll spare you the "mmm, mmm good" reference. But you get what we mean.
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We're only 11 days into 'The year of Smart TV', and I'm already sick of it
Yes, yes, yes – this is the year of Smart TV – it's all potentially very interesting, and our viewing experiences could be transformed forever, but it's going to get very tedious before it becomes truly exciting.
Looking at some of the news we've seen this week so far: Samsung is opening an API for its TVs; Myspace is reinventing itself as a social TV service; Google TV is getting new hardware and a revamp; Ubuntu is entering the TV space; Opera is launching a TV app store; UK broadcaster BSkyB has invested in innovative social TV app Zeebox and aims to integrate its features into its own apps…
Expect the Smart TV buzz to build further as talk of an Apple TV set mounts throughout the year.
This is the latest frontier in the world of technology – TVs that allow us to be more interactive, to watch what we want, when we want. The problem is that this is just like the Wild West: while many settlements were successfully built, there were plenty of casualties along the way. We're going to see a lot of failures in the Smart TV arena – many of services we'll see this year will go nowhere.
This is unavoidable, of course – every technology has its period of trial and error where manufacturers and consumers work out together what is the best mutual approach. Sometimes superior technology loses out to better marketing, but in the end we tend to reach a consensus over which technologies are the ones consumers should invest their hard-earned money in.
The problem is that right now 'Smart TV' is such a buzz phrase that a lot of consumers are going to get burned by buying set-top boxes or TVs with 'smart' technology that could be dead in the water in a year's time. There's no way of knowing which technology will be successful and which will fail – it's like Blu-ray versus HD DVD all over again but with many more contenders. We won't have an overall winner this time, but there will be many casualties. Prepare for at least a year of confusing and noisy marketing, inflated claims and hype in the meantime.
I'm highly excited about the potential of Smart TV, but for now I feel like putting my fingers in my ears and ignoring it for a year until it shakes itself out.
Read next: The week's most useful social media tools: Part 1


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Oil Seal
Made up of rubber and metal, oil seals prevent leakage of oil in gearboxes and grease in wheels or engines.
Usually fixed on a shaft after mounting the corresponding bearing, these halt abrasive or corrosive moisture and also stop harmful contaminants from entering the machinery particularly in severe environments.
A vital component of every type of machine and vehicle in operation, oil seals protect all types of precision-constructed, close-fitting ball, sleeve, and roller bearings by preventing the mixture of two different medium such as lubricating oil and water. In precision bearings, these halt lubricants from leaking into the bearings or in a specific area.
- Can be installed without using any mounting tool
- Engineered to withstand humid and hot temperatures
- Automotive oil seal usually fits in industrial machinery but not vice versa
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There is a price on their heads, and one of them has already been gunned down. Now, the leaders of a black community in Colombia who dared urge farmers to stop growing coca plants are "hiding like rats" from drug lords intent on maintaining their supply of narcotics.
"We started receiving death threats and left our area on September 26," said Francisco Jacome, who heads the group of community leaders working to halt coca production, in line with a peace deal between the government and former rebels of the Marxist FARC group.
Armed men -- whom the leaders are too afraid to name, even in hiding -- showed up in their village and publicly threatened them, putting a five-million peso ($1,500) bounty on their heads for pushing their communities to end the illegal cultivation of coca leaves.
They fled their region of Alto Mira y Frontera and are now in hiding in Tumaco, the port of the southwestern region of Narino, a 50-minute drive from their homes.
"Alto Miro is the largest area for the cultivation of coca leaves in the world," said Jacome, the 40-year-old president of the government assembly of community councils.
The area was legally given over to descendants of slaves who once worked in the gold mines of neighboring Barbacoas, but of its 60,500 acres (24,470 hectares), 17,000 (42,00 hectares) are planted with coca, the base material for cocaine. Colombia was the world's largest producer of cocaine in 2016, turning out 866 tons of the drug, according to the United Nations.
- A splintering of armed groups -
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, were for half a century Marxist rebels who turned to drug production in recent decades to finance their struggle.
Their disarmament in a landmark peace deal with the government last November triggered a bloody power struggle between 15 rival factions made up of FARC splinter groups, former right-wing paramilitaries and rebels from another left-wing guerrilla organization, the ELN, according to Christian Visnes, director of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
"And there are other groups starting to spring up that we don't even know about," he said.
Narino contains 20 percent of the 360,700 acres (146,000 hectares) of land under coca cultivation across the country.
Afro-Colombians in the area follow a traditional lifestyle of fishing and growing cacao beans and palm trees, and reject any responsibility for the "colonos," as they call the peasant farmers from neighboring areas who followed the FARC into the sector when they took control of it around 15 years ago.
Strategically placed on the border with Ecuador, Tumaco's Pacific coast is a maze of inlets and mangrove swamps that provide access for smuggling boats and escape routes from the police, a combination of factors that have turned this town of around 200,000 people into an epicenter of drugs trafficking.
The authorities regularly break up cocaine labs, arrest traffickers and seize mini-submarines used to smuggle the drugs.
Local coca leaf growers, known as "cocaleros," have denounced the forced destruction of their harvests and what they deem insufficient government aid to help them switch to alternative cash crops. Six of them were killed when police cracked down on a protest march in October.
Jacome, whose predecessor Genaro Garcia was murdered in 2015, appealed to both the government and the former guerrillas, who have reinvented themselves as a political party. "If the FARC and the government negotiated the substitution and the eradication of coca, it is they who have to underwrite it."
- Too much blood spilled -
Local community leaders in the region are the go-betweens between armed groups and the state, something that "puts them in a very difficult position," said Visnes of the NRC.
So the 13 surviving leaders of Alto Mira y Frontera communities have remained in hiding for more than a month, under the scant protection of three police officers who log the identity of any visitors in a large black book.
"We are living like rats," Jacome told AFP, tears in his eyes. "You don't even dare lean out the window."
He recalled how the council's spokesman, Jose Jair Cortes, got a little too confident. He was riddled with 17 bullets on October 17.
"He said everything was quiet out there ... right up to the moment when he was tragically assassinated."
Under the pale neon lighting of their house, 41-year-old Luz Dari, piped up: "The government and the FARC have a debt to pay for our dead. There's been too much blood spilled here, too many widows and orphans."
The community leaders have been told the council will pay for their food and accommodation until November 26, but after that their fate is murky. The authorities in Tumaco declined to comment to AFP about what would become of the group after that date.
For Visnes, the "historic peace accord has not brought an immediate peace" to Tumaco, something he said was all the more tragic for being so predictable. Almost 200 community leaders and human rights defenders have been killed in Colombia since the start of 2016.


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Eat It Up!
It's Good, It's Great, It's Gone! What's the food like? Short answer, it's great! longer answer, we serve healthy kid-friendly meals. Deserts are infrequent, no soda (water, juice, and milk), fruits and vegetables and...fruits oh my! Here are some specifics about how we eat at Hawkeye! For a list of meals head over to the "Food" page in the Camper Life section.
Homemade Bread Daily
We make our own bread (12-16 loaves) every day! Do you like bread? OF COURSE YOU DO! A staple of snack and dinner options is made by a different cabin every day. You too will learn to make bread and impress us all with your culinary skills (we hope).
Our Gardens
Ingredients from our gardens make it into meals all summer long. Herbs are grown right in front of the dining hall and vegetables over in our large garden. The only thing getting in the way of some of the freshest ingredients is hungry campers walking by.
Family Style
We eat our meals family style unless we're eating around the campfire or on BBQ day. Both of those cases we eat outside buffet style. Family style means that food is brought to the table in serving dishes and shared out to everyone at the table like you might do at home for dinner. Please pass the homemade bread!
Staff members head up each table, serve the food out, and ensure that everyone is eating, involved, and is happy.
Nut Free
Our meals are peanut, pine nut, and all other kinds of nut free. Our kitchen is nut free. The ingredients we use to make our meals are nut free and are made or packaged in factories that are nut free as well. Since we don't allow food in the cabins or candy around camp you can be assured that your child will be safe at camp eating our healthy meals.
Vegetarian Option
Declare your vegetarianism at the start of the session and you'll be rewarded with vegetarian versions of each meal or a different vegetarian option. Spaghetti and meatballs on Sunday night can become, in the blink of an eye, spaghetti and falafel balls!
Vegans & Other Dietary Needs
Let's talk about it. We've done vegan before and will again. We like to plan these things out and make sure we are ready with fun, great tasting options from the get so let's make a plan.


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>Firefox 22.214.171.124 was released. Nothing much, 'just' a single security issue was fixed, a crash in the JavaScript garbage collector.
Category Archives: security
>Firefox 22.214.171.124 released
>Firefox 18.104.22.168 was released. No features added, just some security vulnerabilities fixed.
>Disabling functionality prior to security fix
Normally, a security issue is known days if not weeks before a fix is available. In the meantime, systems are left vulnerable.
A solution for this could be to allow the security provider (typically the provider of the original software) to disable or reconfigure certain functionality in the target software.
Of course, this would require the software (such as an OS or application) to be configurable in such a manner, but a lot of applications these days already have thousands of configuration settings. Try about:config in Firefox, for instance.
Some system administrators might even choose to have such work-arounds applied automatically.
An example:
A security issue is found in Apple Quicktime, in combination with Firefox. Before doing anything else, Apple or Mozilla release a work-around patchset for Firefox that just disables the Quicktime plugin in Firefox.
>Remote VNC via SSH tunnel
>Quick tip: To use VNC through an SSH tunnel, make SSH bind to a local port while connecting it to a remote port. Then just connect your VNC master application to the local port.
Setting up an SSH tunnel goes as follows:
ssh -N -Llocalport:remoteip:remoteport intermediate_machine
For example, if you have a remote machine at 10.0.0.1 behind a server
some.domain.com you can connect to with SSH, do:
ssh -N -L5900:10.0.0.1:5900 some.domain.com
Press Ctrl-C to kill the tunnel.


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Imtra® Intervolt SLD Switchmode Dimmer
- Provides 10 - 98% dimming for (1) DC lighting circuit controlled by unlimited number of SPST normally-open (NO) momentary push-button switches
- Designed for dimming DC (filament lamp) lighting circuits, and compatible with select LED products that lack specific built-in dimmer interface electronics
- Soft-start function prolongs bulb filament life
- Memory function records last light-level setting so same brightness is resumed when unit is repowered
- Enclosed in a sleek, thermally-efficient marine-grade housing featuring corrosion-resistant terminal block with insulated barriers to prevent shorting
- Selectable master / slave function enables multiple units to be connected in parallel for unlimited power capacity
- Color-coded LED diagnostic indicator standby mode, load on, short circuit and over temperature warning
- Imtra Model No. ILSLD2040DC
- Operating Voltage: 9 - 33 Volt DC
- Max. Amperage: 16.5 Amps
- Protections: Transient voltage, over-temperature, over-voltage and short circuit
- Number of Switches: Unlimited (not supplied with dimmer)
- Dimensions: 4.73" x 3.15" x 1.58"
- Regulatory: CE marked
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This is part four of a five-part blog series on tailoring your cover letter and resume to any position so you will get noticed. A fictional position is used throughout the series to help you apply these tips. This part is dedicated to tailoring your cover letter. Start the tailoring process right with part one of this blog series!
By Bock Szymkowicz, Career Development Specialist
Here's a reminder of why we are doing this:
Why write a cover letter? To show that your personality and passion fit with the position and company
A company will receive many resumes that will use similar formats and mirror words in the job description. Yet when invited in for an interview, few of the applicants will actually possess the personality and passion along with the experience.
A resume isn't a strong tool for communicating personality and passion. A cover letter is your chance to use words to express your enthusiasm. Hook the reviewer with your cover letter, and you'll get an interview.
As opposed to the resume, which can be slightly more generic between companies, each cover letter needs to be specific to the company you are applying to.
Many employers receive generic cover letters that just rehash the resume and don't even specifically address the person, or even company, they're for. They're not effective.
Below are techniques to show the company you've done research and are a good fit.
Cover Letter Tailoring Techniques
- Address to a Specific Person
Along with the company's name and address, add the name of the person who is reading your resume. If it's not in the job posting, look on the company's website for the hiring manager or head of Human Resources. If you can't find it there, call the company and ask who is hiring for that position.
- Mission Statement & Core Values
By searching a company's website, you can find the company's mission statement and potentially their core values. Reference these if you can in the cover letter.
- Refer to Position & Company Name
If the company and position are not mentioned at all in a cover letter, a recruiter can immediately tell it hasn't been tailored. Leave room in both the first and last paragraph to mention one or both.
- Adjust Bullet Points
Make the three skills you are highlighting reflect what the job posting is requesting. Some people have a "long version" cover letter with five or more skills and choose the best three when tailoring.
Mad Libs
Creating a draft of a cover letter with highlighted sections that you will change for each position. Here are some examples:
- "My name is Bock Szymkowicz, and I am extremely interested in working with [Company Name] as [Position You Are Applying For]."
- "I know I can bring my experience in [Skills Mentioned in Posting] to support [Company Name]'s mission of [Company Mission Statement]."
- "Like [Company Name], I strongly value [1-2 Company Core Values]."
- "Thank you for your consideration. I strongly hope to work with [Company Name]."
Volunteer Coordinator Example
Now back to our Volunteer Coordinator example, mentioned in the rest of this series let's pretend that we researched the company's core values and mission statements. We're going to add this to the concise job description we create in the second blog. Below is that information, with underlined main points we need to consider when writing the cover letter.
Company: Not Byte Back
Position Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Company Mission Statement: Improve the quality of life of local DC families
Company Core Values: Organization, diversity, volunteerism, constant learning
Skills, Techniques & Tools: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Work, Microsoft Excel, databases, friendly phone demeanor, detail-oriented, organized, driver's license
Action Verbs: Collect, process, ensure, assist, schedule, collaborate, follow up, manage
Categorize: Based off the action verbs, one can see a strong focus on:
- Administrative skills, particularly around volunteer management (collect, process, ensure, schedule)
- A secondary focus on communication, particularly with volunteers and other staff (collaborate, assist, follow up)
Specific Requests: Send three documents (resume, cover letter-include salary range!, and references) to stated e-mail address with subject title "Volunteer Coordinator."
Here are some sentences from my Mad Libs example that are now modified for this current position.
- I know I can bring my experience in Microsoft Office Suite and managing databases to support Not Byte Back's mission of improving the quality of local DC families
- Like Not Byte Back, I strongly value diversity and volunteerism
Next, we would review the skills, techniques, tools, and action verbs to determine what skills we will highlight in the cover letter. Since we categorized the action verbs, we can determine that we want to put a focus on – administrative skills and communication skills.
While using a Mad Libs approach is a great starting point, the more you can modify your cover letter for the position and company, the better. If you were applying for Safeway, you could add a sentence mentioning how you've been a long time shopper for years. For the example volunteer position, you could speak to your passion of working with volunteers. Remember, you really need to show your passion for the position and company in this letter.
Now that the resume and cover letter are covered, we'll review how to follow job posting instructions for a specific position. Stay tuned for our last post in the series!


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