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Two separate databasesone from a government agency and one from a collaboration between two companiescould expedite oncology research and treatment. Both involve data mining to provide a more targeted approach to accelerate personalized treatment approaches.
A new gene database available through the National Cancer Institute (NCI) could accelerate the development of genomic medicine and targeted treatment methods for cancer. The database, which maps cancer-related genetic variations, is expected to speed up the development of new drugs and help doctors customize therapies.
Everybody will have access to the database through the Cell Miner website, directly through the molecular genetics branch at NCI, so that the public can use and analyze it, according to Dr. Yves Pommier, chief of the NCI's Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology.
"To date, this is the largest database worldwide, containing 6 billion data points that connect drugs with genomic variants for the whole human genome across cell lines from nine tissues of origin, including breast, ovary, prostate, colon, lung, kidney, brain, blood and skin," he says.
Pommier explains that such databases are needed to connect drug activity with genome data. He adds, "It is challenging to precisely deliver medicines. Using genomics makes it more precise."
The NCI database is designed to ease the challenge of understanding and finding genetic parameters to predict responses to drug therapies, Pommier adds. It creates new connections between known drugs and new genes. On the negative side, such databases are very large and make it challenging to make them accessible to laymen.
"We are trying to design new tools to navigate the data site," he says.
The database differs from others, because it is associated with tools for people who are not bioinformaticians, according to Pommier.
"It is not as difficult to use as other databases if one is not an expert," he says. "Any doctor can use Cell Miner. It includes cancer drugs, drugs in investigations and drugs never tested. It incorporates the whole genome. Some of the information is annotated, but now all data is accessible for all genes. It is unique to make these connections."
A different kind of database is being developed by Life Technologies Corp., a global biotechnology company, and RainTree Oncology Services, a leading community oncology alliance, to help community oncologists gain access to early-phase clinical trials. The collaboration agreement is designed to further the advancement of personalized care for cancer patients by attempting to make the latest advances in molecular testing available to the broader patient market and to develop a streamlined protocol for entering patients into clinical trials for new targeted therapies.
"Efficiently identifying clinical trial candidates for new targeted therapies has presented an obstacle in bringing new drugs to market," says Dr. Jeff Patton, chief medical officer of RainTree and CEO of Tennessee Oncology. "Through our collaboration with Life Technologies, we will be able to tap into new genetic information that, along with our existing data sets, will help guide patients to enroll in clinical trials based on the genetic signatures of their tumors."
According to Ronnie Andrews, president of genetic and medical sciences at Life Technologies, "Our goal is to ensure that patients in the community setting have the same access to advanced technologies, such as genetic sequencing, as patients in the top academic centers. This collaboration also establishes a mechanism for pharmaceutical companies to identify the patients they need for clinical trials to bring new, targeted therapies to market."
While Life Technologies is a technical company involved in genomic medicine, RainTree has phenotypic data. The objective is "to marry the two data setsthe phenotypic and genotypic," Patton says. The clinical trials recruitment database will incorporate RainTree's broad patient data set, enhanced by other data sources, including Life's Compendia analytics engine. The companies will collaborate on matching oncology patients to clinical trials using a next-generation sequencing oncology screening panel, educate private payers and health plans about the benefits of next-generation sequencing and build and market comprehensive product, test and data offerings for clinical research organizations.
Patton explains that the data include a large set owned by RainTree. It will be published publicly and commercialized to pharmaceutical partners with raw data with customized reporting depending on what the customer wants. Customers are diagnostic companies, pharmaceutical companies and managed care companies.
The database will include two kinds of data. True patient registries are "more robust and more likely to be published," according to Dr. Patton. These are patients who have had their genomes followed to determine what has happened through clinical trials. Genotypes can be matched to phenotypes. There will also be retrospective outcomes.
"Not every patient goes into a clinical trial, but the data are important," Patton says. "We can add data sources to current clinical trial data. All patients are eligible for a registry, and we can track outcomes. Current clinical trial evaluations include limited subsets. For the registry the challenge is to have the resources to have informed consent."
Patient data will be housed in a de-identified format in a proprietary database, which will be made available to pharmaceutical companies to recruit Phase I patients, as well as to participating clinical research organizations to support recruitment for later phase trials. Prospective registries will standardize data reporting. The challenges are different for the two data sets.
"We expect to accelerate genotypic testing and drug development," Patton says. "We hope to bring companies together with clinical trial organizations to increase those who are identified and actually enrolled."
Patton concludes, "RainTree has unique patient and phenotype data. It is a data company at heart. Life Technologies has the tools to make it better."
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My challenge is to reproduce the mood and atmosphere of your day in a way that will resonate with you for years to come. To best capture the intangible feeling of any given moment, I keep a large toolkit of multiple cameras, lenses and media formats. By jumping between Super 8, 16mm and digital, I can always find the right look for the shot.
For all film shots, I shoot on 16mm and Super 8 Kodak film. The Super 8 camera I use is a Nizo S800 with a Schneider 7-80mm zoom lens. For 16mm, I shoot on a Bolex H16 Reflex camera with a Switar 25mm prime lens.
For my digital shots, I shoot mostly on Sony A7s cameras and use a variety of prime lenses, including a Zeiss Sonnar-T 35mm, Nikon 50mm and a Zeiss Planar 80mm.
Film has a romance and tradition to it that is hard to put into words. Film was rolling on your grandparents' wedding day. The negative of your father opening presents on his fifth Christmas can still be held today and there is a soul to it that may not be present if it had come from digital 1s and 0s. By using film to capture pieces of your wedding day, I hope to weave in a bit of this connection to the past.
Beyond the nostalgia, film just looks great to me. The grain, unique colors and light leaks have a life of their own and can heighten the sense of atmosphere in any image. The inclusion of film helps me tell the story of your day in the most visually interesting way I can.
Once the film is back from the lab, I start the editing process. I don't have a formula to this process and I love experimenting to find the right way to tell your story. The selection of the soundtrack is a task that I don't take lightly and I love the challenge of finding the right music to complement the atmosphere of your day.

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In Vain - Biography
Formed by three young music enthusiasts back in 2003, the band has already released two highly critically acclaimed self financed EP's; Will the Sun Ever Rise and Wounds "Will the Sun Ever Rise"(2004), a three-track EP of unrelenting atmosphere, aggression and complexity. The EP was embraced by metal heads and journalists alike. Fuelled by the standing ovations and the great response from a united metal press, the band was soon back in the studio to record yet another, entitled "Wounds". Wounds was released December 2005. The music was more diverse, progressive and dramatic than. ever, without sacrificing the brutal edge of its predecessor. Already at this point in the band's recording career the strong musical craftsmanship is obvious with guest musicians playing saxophone, cello and percussion. Just like its' debut EP, Wounds received fantastic reviews and the band was launched as one of the most promising acts in the extreme metal scene.


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The following list represents the procedures typically performed by our doctors.
Extraction of third molars (Wisdom Teeth)
Wisdom teeth usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25. They are commonly extracted when they affect other teeth. Most people have four wisdom teeth, but it is possible to have more or fewer. Absence of one or more wisdom teeth is an example of hypodontia. Any extra teeth are referred to as supernumerary teeth.
Extraction of teeth
An extraction is the process or act of removing a tooth or tooth parts. A dental extraction is performed for a wide variety of reasons, including tooth decay that has destroyed enough tooth structure to prevent restoration. Extractions of impacted or problematic wisdom teeth are also routinely performed, as are extractions of some permanent teeth to make space for orthodontic treatment.
Frenectomy (maxillary, mandibular, labial, lingual)
Frenectomy is a surgical procedure that removes and adjusts a thick band of tissue at the tongue base or attaching the gums to the lips. This procedure will aid denture fit, orthodontic stabilization and function of the tongue and lip.
Alveoloplasty is an oral surgical procedure where the alveolar bone that supports the teeth is adjusted and shaped, most commonly in preparation for denture wearing.
Tori Removal
Tori and exostoses are thickening or outgrowths of bone found in the upper or lower jaws. Removal of these areas of excess bone aids denture wearing, oral hygiene, and relief from irritation.
Expose and Bond
An oral surgical procedure used to guide eruption of an impacted permanent tooth as part of an orthodontic treatment plan. This procedure consists of uncovering a tooth (expose) and, when required, placement of a surgical bracket (bond) in order to assist in the positioning of the tooth in the dental arch.
Supernumerary teeth are "extra" teeth beyond the usual number. These "extra" teeth can form in multiple areas within the upper and lower jaws. Supernumerary teeth are removed in order to avoid complications related to permanent tooth crowding/eruption, tooth resorption, hygiene and tooth pathology.
A biopsy is the surgical removal of oral soft tissue, teeth or bone to be examined for change or irregularity. The tissue in question is analyzed by a physician specializing in pathology for cell type in order to provide a diagnosis and guide further treatment if necessary.
Implant Evaluation
An evaluation is performed by an oral surgeon to determine if a patient is a candidate to receive a dental implant.


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Intelligence Agencies Say North Korean Missile Could Reach U.S. in a Year
WASHINGTON — American intelligence agencies have shortened their estimate — to one year — of how long it is likely to take North Korea to put the finishing touches on a missile that can reach the continental United States, according to several administration officials briefed on the new assessment.
Until a few weeks ago, the official estimate was that it would take roughly four years, give or take 12 months, for North Korea to develop a missile that could carry a nuclear weapon small enough to fit into the missile's warhead and capable of surviving the stresses of re-entry and deliver it to the United States.
But the realities of the past few months, especially a July 4 test that crossed a major threshold — if just barely — has forced intelligence experts to conclude that their estimates have been too conservative. In the test this month, a missile carried a warhead 1,700 miles into space, and returned it at high speed in a sharp parabola.
If the trajectory was flattened out, the missile could strike Alaska. That forced government experts, reflexively cautious after overestimating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction 14 years ago, back to the drawing board.
Behind the new assessment, officials said, was a growing recognition that they underestimated the determination of Kim Jung-un, North Korea's leader, to race ahead with a weapon that could reach American soil, even if it is crudely engineered and inaccurate.
官员们表示,专家们做出这项新评估,是因为他们越来越意识到,他们低估了朝鲜领导人金正恩(Kim Jung-un)开发出能抵达美国本土的武器的决心——虽然它的工程水平较低劣,也不太精准。
General Paul Selva, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, put the best case forward last week when testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The most recent test, he said, stopped short of demonstrating that North Korea possesses "the capacity to strike the United States with any degree of accuracy or reasonable confidence of success."
上周,参谋长联席会议(Joint Chiefs of Staff)副主席保罗·塞尔瓦(Paul Selva)将军在向参议院军事委员会(Senate Armed Services Committee)作证时提出了最乐观的情况。他说,最近的试验尚不能表明,朝鲜具备"以任何程度的准确性打击美国的能力,或相信能够取得成功的理由"。
But that statement went far beyond what most Pentagon officials had been allowed to say in public before the most recent test. And it reflects a growing view, from the Defense Intelligence Agency to the C.I.A., that at this point Mr. Kim's missile engineers, while still refining the technology, have cleared most of the major hurdles.
但是,那项声明远远超出了在近期试验之前大多数五角大楼官员的公开置评口径。这反映出,从国防部情报局(Defense Intelligence Agency)到中央情报局(CIA),越来越多的人认为,此时,金正恩的导弹工程师虽然还在改进技术,但已经清除了大部分主要障碍。
It is unclear how, if at all, that will change the calculus for President Trump. He has vowed to dispense with the Obama-era strategy of "strategic patience" toward North Korea. American military officials have been asked to come up with new potential strategies, from stepped-up economic pressure to increased cyber attacks on the missile testing regimes. But there is a lurking sense, one senior intelligence official said last week at the Aspen Security Forum, that at this point the best the United States can do is delay the day when North Korea demonstrates it can reach beyond Alaska and Hawaii.
这一点将会如何改变(或是否会改变)特朗普总统的计划,目前尚不得而知。他已经宣布放弃奥巴马时代对朝鲜的"战略耐心"。他要求美国军事官员想出新的潜在战略,从加大经济压力,到增加对朝鲜导弹试验系统的网络攻击。但是上周一名高级情报官员在阿斯彭安全论坛(Aspen Security Forum)上表示,他渐渐感觉到,迟早有一天朝鲜会宣布它能打击到阿拉斯加和夏威夷之外的美国领土,美国能做的最多就是推迟那一天的到来。
"It a big long supply chain to build this thing out," the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mike Pompeo, said at the security conference, the first public reference to a long-running covert program to undermine the parts and technologies that flow into North Korea. "As for the regime, I am hopeful we will find a way to separate it" from its missile and nuclear capabilities.
中央情报局局长迈克·庞皮欧(Mike Pompeo)在那场安全会议上首次公开提及破坏流入朝鲜的零件和技术的长期秘密行动。"制造这个东西需要漫长的供应线,"他说。"我觉得我们能找到一个方法"阻止朝鲜政府拥有导弹和核武器。
But the essence of the new assessment, which was first reported by the Washington Post, is that Washington has no more time. If the 2018 estimate is right, North Korea will have a crude capability to reach the continental United States before the nation's missile defenses are upgraded.
不过这项最早由《华盛顿邮报》(Washington Post)报道的新评估的核心看法是,华盛顿已经没时间了。如果2018年的估计是正确的,那么在美国的导弹防御系统升级之前,朝鲜将拥有打击美国本土的基本能力。
Quietly, the Pentagon has been refining longstanding contingency plans, from intercepting missile parts at sea to attempting, if Mr. Trump should decide to do it, to destroy a missile on the launchpad, before it is tested. But it is more likely that the United States would first try a variant of the effort developed during the Obama administration to sabotage the launches with cyber and electronic warfare techniques, and with a steady flow of bad parts.
A spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a statement from Scott Bray, the national intelligence manager for East Asia, that walked to the edge of acknowledging that judgments are shifting.
美国国家情报总监办公室(Office of the Director of National Intelligence)的一名发言人发布了国家情报东亚主管斯科特·布雷(Scott Bray)的一项声明,几乎已经是在承认专家们的判断出现了转变。
"North Korea's recent test of an intercontinental range ballistic missile — which was not a surprise to the Intelligence Community — is one of the milestones that we have expected would help refine our timeline and judgments on the threats that Kim Jong Un poses to the continental United States," Mr. Bray wrote.
"This test, and its impact on our assessments, highlight the threat that North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs pose to the United States, to our allies in the region, and to the whole world."
The steady frequency of the North Korean missile tests, using a new solid fuel technology, came as a surprise to many intelligence experts, providing a different lesson than the one that emerged from Saddam Hussein's weapons-of-mass destruction program in Iraq.
In the Iraq case, the intelligence agencies overestimated Saddam Hussein's ability to reconstitute what was once a healthy nuclear weapons program. In the North Korean case, one senior intelligence official noted last week, the speed and sophistication of the program have been consistently underestimated — much as it was with the Soviet Union 70 years ago, and China more than 50 years ago.


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Sunday Breakfast with Poach Eggs
2 slices of Multi Grain bread ( tosted )
2 tbsp Philadelphia Cream Cheese
4 slices of Double Creme Panini Brie
1/2 cup aragula
2 green onion sliced
2 poach eggs
Making a poach eggs:
Make sure your eggs are really fresh.Add a small dash of vinegar to a pan of steadily simmering water.
Crack eggs individually into a ramekin or cup.
Create a gentle whirlpool in the water to help the egg white wrap around the yolk.
Slowly tip the egg into the water, white first. Leave to cook for three minutes.
Remove with a slotted spoon, cutting off any wispy edges using the edge of the spoon.
Drain onto kitchen paper – nobody wants eggy poaching water making their toast soggy or wilting their salad.
Top each tosted multi grain bread an equal amount of cream cheese , top with aragula, brie and a poached egg. Drizzle with the green onion and serve immediately.


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What's New
iOS 8 and iOS 9 support added.
App Description
Illustrator: Gloria Celma
Recommended age: 6 to 7.
This wonderful application allows you to read the e-book or listen to while playing.
It has a game to find matching pairs, a picture dictionary and an activity that allows you to colour the pictures related to the reader. Finally have fun trying to catch butterflies.
Charlie and his friends Lee, Ruby and Monica love playing at pirates. One day while they're at Charlie's house, Charlie's big brother has an idea... why not have a real treasure hunt? Soon the children are exploring the house looking for clues, but will somebody else get to the treasure before them?
App Changes
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Zero Pain Now
Zero Pain Now is a book based on a program and process which helps people with many forms of chronic physical pain permanently eliminate their pain quickly and easily using holistic mind-body techniques. Dr. Michael Amendolara will be discussing the program and having the book Zero Pain Now for sale at his booth. Dr. Amendolara is a certified Zero Pain Now Practitioner and strongly believes in eliminating chronic pain with a holistic mind-body approach.


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Southampton, Hampshire – Kima Office Furniture is a new online retailer that specializes in providing white office furniture that will help to create a sleek and modern working environment or home office, and all at heavily discounted prices.
With their new website launching, this company is making it far easier and cheaper than ever before with regards to buying white office desks, drawers, pedestals, and chairs online, with deals available for businesses looking to make bulk purchases.
2017 has seen many home-workers and business owners switching towards a simple, clean, and minimal modern-look. This means clean, white lines are in high demand, and a by-product of this is the increase in sales of white office desks online.
White office furniture isn't the easiest isn't always the cheapest to buy online with many businesses finding prices high, with little variety in modern white office furniture collections. This has previously presented a problem for many companies wishing to switch to the white look, with pricing and availability proving to be a barrier.
That's set to change with the launch of Kima Office Furniture. With a focus on superb stock, all of which is manufactured in the UK, attention to detail, and great customer service with discounted prices, more and more businesses will be looking to buy from them.
They offer the largest range of modern white office furniture at low and discounted prices online – and with a commitment to beat any other independent website prices, it makes sense to visit their website for white office desks and more.
Kima Office Furniture aims to corner the market for white office furniture and desks over the coming couple of years, with the the launch of their new website at https://www.kimaofficefurniture.co.uk being one part of a large marketing push in 2017.
They are hoping to reach new customers mainly in the business-to-business sector, and then in the remainder of the year branch out into selling to home office users.
They offer free shipping to mainland UK addresses inside of 7 working days, but can offer next day delivery should it be required.
Visit their website today to explore the full range, and should you have any bespoke requirements or are looking to buy in bulk for your office premises then contact their customer services representatives for a custom deal.
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Equity futures rose sharply on the ADP Employment Report this morning, yet the dollar is up, bonds are down, oil is up and looking to retest $100 from below, gold & silver are higher, and food commodities are mixed.
Again today the dollar is testing the upper limit of the descending wedge, and it is moving in the oppostie direction expected for a rising equity and commodity market today. When it breaks this triangle and the boundary of that descending wedge then we'll have a good clue as to the medium term direction for stocks:
The ADP Report came in at 157,000, a sizable jump in private payroll data for June over May's 38,000. While the ADP report does have a positive correlation with the Employment Situation Report that comes out tomorrow, it also has large misses yet is used to set expectations for Friday's report.
The consensus for tomorrow's report is for 110,000 nonfarm jobs, and 125,000 private payroll jobs. Each month in the past year has produced larger "Birth/ Death Model" additions, and in June of last year that model added 131,000 phantom jobs, so it's certainly possible to create enough fictional digits to claim job creation when in fact there is none, and has been none for the past decade.
Weekly Jobless claims came in at 418,000 for the past week, this is down from the prior 428K (revised higher of course), but obviously still well above the psychological 400k mark yet again… and again… and again. Month after month, year after year of job shedding in the real world, yet here's Econohope:
Incremental improvement is the conclusion for weekly claims data, headlined by a 14,000 decline for initial claims in the July 2 week to 418,000. The improvement is offset slightly by an upward revision of 4,000 in the prior week to 432,000. Results for an unusually large number of six states had to be estimated due to the July 4 holiday while Minnesota shows a 2,500 rise related to the state's government shutdown. The four-week average is down 3,000 to 424,750 yet, over the last several weeks, shows little change from levels in June.
Continuing claims for the June 25 week fell 43,000 to 3.681 million. Continuing claims have been slowly trending lower with the four-week average of 3.705 million down about 20,000 from the month-ago comparison. The unemployment rate for insured workers is down one tenth to 2.9 percent.
Initial claims have been steady at a stubbornly high level above 400,000 which doesn't point to robust results for tomorrow's employment report. Yet this report is a slight positive for the economic outlook and also helps to confirm strength in today's ADP report.
Amazing how long they can keep the positive façade on employment, here's a reality check:
Please. We'll know the true bottom is in when Econoday stops calling the bottom. Also, again I read in the Puget Sound Business Journal an article today calling a(nother) bottom in the real estate market – this comes only two days after another one of their articles describes how quickly price is still falling. Again, it's hard to believe the fantasy created by the media that surrounds the captured commerce in this country. Obviously everything revolves around the corporation and the health thereof, not around the people and their economic or other wellbeing. This capture is definitely a huge part of the problem, most people's reality is being spun by media whose interest is their own profit.


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With all the new about updates to other Android phones, T-Mobile has finally rolled out the Voice Plus beta for the Google G1. Even though this is the first Android phone and starting to show its ags, T-Mobile has decided to pump some new life into the original Android handset. Emails are being sent out this evening to those of you who signed up to participate in a new service to manage calls and voicemail on your Android phone. And there seems to be some really cool features in it
Features of Voice Plus Beta:
- Call Divert: Carve out a little peace and quiet by sending selected numbers straight to voicemail without ringing your phone.
- Call Defer: Let callers know you're busy and schedule a convenient time for you to call them back. Send them a text message that acknowledges their call and that you will respond at a later time.
- Visual Voicemail: Easily manage your voicemail! View a list of who left a voicemail, with the time of the message and its length. Choose which to listen to now and which to review later.
- City ID: Get more information about the calls you receive. The city and state information of incoming calls is displayed.
Now if you decide to test this beta out, you will need to do a FULL wipe of your G1. And if you have ROOT access on your G1 you will loose ROOT if you decide to flash the beta ROM!!. Its a common question I always here when it comes to OTA and carrier updates.


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A New Karate Organization
Founded in 2015 the Shuhari Institute is a new karate organization based on the developmental stages concept of Shu, Ha, and Ri. The Institute's mission is to advance Traditional Karate by promoting technical excellence, encourage individual innovation, and support creative mastery.
The Institute is in the process of developing Programs & Initiatives including technical guides, videos, seminars, and other events. The Institute welcomes and encourages interaction between styles and organizations as a means to developing and supporting the art of Traditional Karate.
The Shuhari Institute is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization.
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Refer to the exhibit. Hosts in network 192.168.2.0 are unable to reach hosts in network 192.168.3.0. Based on the output from RouterA, what are two possible reasons for the failure? (Choose two.)
A. The cable that is connected to S0/0 on RouterA is faulty.
B. Interface S0/0 on RouterB is administratively down.
C. Interface S0/0 on RouterA is configured with an incorrect subnet mask.
D. The IP address that is configured on S0/0 of RouterB is not in the correct subnet.
E. Interface S0/0 on RouterA is not receiving a clock signal from the CSU/DSU.
F. The encapsulation that is configured on S0/0 of RouterB does not match the encapsulation that is configured on S0/0 of RouterA.
Correct Answer: EF
Refer to the exhibit. An administrator pings the default gateway at 10.10.10.1 and sees the output as shown. At which OSI layer is the problem?
A. data link layer
B. application layer
C. access layer
D. session layer
E. network layer
Correct Answer: E
Refer to the exhibit. The two connected ports on the switch are not turning orange or green. What would be the most effective steps to troubleshoot this physical layer problem? (Choose three.)
A. Ensure that the Ethernet encapsulations match on the interconnected router and switch ports.
B. Ensure that cables A and B are straight-through cables.
C. Ensure cable A is plugged into a trunk port.
D. Ensure the switch has power.
E. Reboot all of the devices.
F. Reseat all cables.
Correct Answer: BDF
Refer to the exhibit. The network shown in the diagram is experiencing connectivity problems. Which of the following will correct the problems? (Choose two.)
A. Configure the gateway on Host A as 10.1.1.1.
B. Configure the gateway on Host B as 10.1.2.254.
C. Configure the IP address of Host A as 10.1.2.2.
D. Configure the IP address of Host B as 10.1.2.2.
E. Configure the masks on both hosts to be 255.255.255.224.
F. Configure the masks on both hosts to be 255.255.255.240.
Correct Answer: BD
Refer to the exhibit. A problem with network connectivity has been observed. It is suspected that the cable connected to switch port Fa0/9 on Switch1 is disconnected. What would be an effect of this cable being disconnected?
A. Host B would not be able to access the server in VLAN9 until the cable is reconnected.
B. Communication between VLAN3 and the other VLANs would be disabled.
C. The transfer of files from Host B to the server in VLAN9 would be significantly slower.
D. For less than a minute, Host B would not be able to access the server in VLAN9. Then normal network function would resume.
Correct Answer: D
Refer to the exhibit. HostA cannot ping HostB. Assuming routing is properly configured, what is the cause of this problem?
A. HostA is not on the same subnet as its default gateway.
B. The address of SwitchA is a subnet address.
C. The Fa0/0 interface on RouterA is on a subnet that can't be used.
D. The serial interfaces of the routers are not on the same subnet.
E. The Fa0/0 interface on RouterB is using a broadcast address.
Correct Answer: D
Which router IOS commands can be used to troubleshoot LAN connectivity problems? (Choose three.)
A. ping
B. tracert
C. ipconfig
D. show ip route
E. winipcfg
F. show interfaces
Correct Answer: ADF
A network administrator is troubleshooting the OSPF configuration of routers R1 and R2. The routers cannot establish an adjacency relationship on their common Ethernet link. The graphic shows the output of the show ip ospf interface e0 command for routers R1 and R2. Based on the information in the graphic, what is the cause of this problem?
A. The OSPF area is not configured properly.
B. The priority on R1 should be set higher.
C. The cost on R1 should be set higher.
D. The hello and dead timers are not configured properly.
E. A backup designated router needs to be added to the network.
F. The OSPF process ID numbers must match.
Correct Answer: D
In which circumstance are multiple copies of the same unicast frame likely to be transmitted in a switched LAN?
A. during high traffic periods
B. after broken links are re-established
C. when upper-layer protocols require high reliability
D. in an improperly implemented redundant topology
E. when a dual ring topology is in use
Correct Answer: D
Which will fix the issue and allow ONLY ping to work while keeping telnet disabled?
A. Correctly assign an IP address to interface fa0/1.
B. Change the ip access-group command on fa0/0 from "in* to "our.
C. Remove access-group 106 in from interface fa0/0 and add access-group 115 in.
D. Remove access-group 102 out from interface s0/0/0 and add access-group 114 in
E. Remove access-group 106 in from interface fa0/0 and add access-group 104 in.
Correct Answer: E
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Applicants must be residents of Cumberland County, Maine, have completed one semester at an accredited college, must submit a completed application form and resume and be majoring in Education.
There are scholarships of $1000 available.
How to apply:
Applicants must send a resume that includes the applicant's name, mailing address, home address, and telephone number, a past and present academic background (including a transcript of college grades, awards and achievements.), a short essay stating reasons for choosing the profession, three written character references (names and addresses included) from professional and personal acquaintances, and assorted personal information. Applications can be obtained by contacting the address below or printing off the following application Cumberland County Scholarship App.
Completed applications must be received by March 1, 2018. For more information, call (207) 892-4980 (Jean Phillips) or (207) 215-9080 (Marjorie Shaw). Send the completed application to the following address:
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Sacred Truths I Know
Music for Children, Submitted Music (2007-2011)
These are sacred truths I know: Heav'nly Father loves me so;
I know Jesus died for me; this the Spirit teaches me.
I know that the scriptures are true; they can tell me what to do.
I know the prophets teach God's word and that ev'ry prayer is heard.
I know with my family I can live eternally,
God has shared these truths with me; I will treat them rev'rently.
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Music: Matthew J. Neeley
Album: Submitted Music (2007-2011)
Composition Date: 2010
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At C.T. Male Associates, we appreciate the unique relationship between each land development and its environment. Our landscape architects, engineers, planners and technicians understand how the natural surroundings help shape the finished product, and how they enhance its aesthetic appeal. Most important, we know that it's not by accident that a project and setting are a perfect match. It's by design.
Our individual interests in sculpting landscapes and place, combined with our sensitivity to project budgets, allow us to create and enhance places realistically and aesthetically. The success of the places we develop is supported by over one-hundred years of experience in design, engineering and the environment. At C.T. Male Associates we maximize budgets by utilizing our institutional knowledge to develop innovative construction details. We are creative and cost-effective in our methods.
We believe that improving the quality of life makes for a successful community and company. To accomplish this for communities we use our skill sets by improving the beauty, experience, and safety of landscapes. Always, regardless of the type or scope of your project, the results will be the same. Detailed, precise, accurate.
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Visit our Land Services portfolio to learn more about some of the projects we've completed. Below you will find a list of the services provided by our Land Services Division and a listing of some of our affiliations.
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Simply add warm water to the surface of your Shaving Soap to soften, moisten your shaving brush and work the soap into a lather. Apply a generous amount to stubble and shave away. No joke, this jar lasts up to 6 months with daily use. Your skin will thank you for the chemical free shave.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Better than paper?
Erasing on paper reduces its integrity, and unlike pencil lines, dry erase ink erases completely and quickly. Noteboards are also water-resistant because they're laminated. They also fold out to nearly 3 feet across.
Better than a tablet?
Certainly cheaper, more durable, less electric and odds are no-one's going to try to steal it. Not as good for Angry Birds though.
Does the ink smudge?
If you use the pens we supply, the ink dries very quickly and wipes cleanly. It will smudge if you wipe the ink with your hand, especially when it's still wet, so this isn't the best product for lefties (or if you write in Arabic or Hebrew, for righties).
Also, remember that when your Noteboard is folded up and being jostled around in your bag or in your pocket, the closer to the outside of the Noteboard any ink is, the more likely it is to get rubbed off. I wouldn't recommend writing the sequel to Moby Dick on a Noteboard if you're planning on schlepping it around anywhere.
How has The Noteboard improved since version 1?
The slots have been refined to improve folding. The pouch now has a toggle on the drawstring to keep it neatly closed. In January 2014 we changed to a massively better pen that erases more easily, lasts longer and has a more secure cap. This pen has been literally 100% reliable -- it has given us a dead on arrival rate of zero.
What happened to the first version of the Noteboard?
May it ever be immortalized here on Amazon.
Is it all right if I cut apart sections of a Noteboard?
What if I want to attach it to a wall?
Just use thumbtacks, tape, stickytack, or The Force.
I got a Noteboard with a dried-out marker or some other defect and I'm sad. What do I do?
Oh no! We check every Noteboard for perfection before it goes out the door but sometimes things go wrong. Just let us know and we'll do everything we can to fix the problem, whether it's a refund or a replacement or whatever.
In a flash of inspiration, I completely covered my Noteboard in writing/doodles. I've been wiping at it with this pouch/eraser for fifteen minutes now just trying to erase it. My hand's starting to hurt. Help?
Just dribble some rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer right on your Noteboard and wipe it off with a paper towel. The ink'll smear a bit at the start, but just keep going and all the ink should come off.
I DO NOT recommend using Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser. I haven't personally tried it, but a customer reported that it made the dry-erase laminate on his Noteboard get all rumpled.
How and where are Noteboards made?
The Noteboards are manufactured in Texas, and the pouches and markers are more-or-less manufactured in China. It's all shipped to wonderful Tina and Jason at DOJ, Inc, in Gerlach, Nevada (i.e. a place with no shortage of space). Then they stay up all night with lots of caffeine, folding and stuffing Noteboards. Finally, they're shipped to you.
How can I make my own Noteboard?
It's easy! Here's how to make your own Noteboard.
Do you do bulk rates and custom-printing?
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How does shipping work?
Orders are sent the day you order or the following weekday.
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Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States, he took the oath of president on January 20, 2017. He was born on June 14, 1946 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City where he lived until enrolling at age 13 in the New York Military Academy. He received an economics degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1971, he took charge of his family's real estate and construction firm, Elizabeth Trump & Son, which was later renamed The Trump Organization. During his business career, Trump built, renovated, and managed numerous office towers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He has lent the use of his name in the branding of various products. As of 2016, Forbes listed him as the 324th wealthiest person in the world, and 113th in the United States, with a net worth of $4.5 billion.
Trump won the general election on November 8, 2016, in a surprise victory against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. He became the oldest and wealthiest person to assume the presidency, the first without prior military or government service, and the fifth elected with less than a plurality of the national popular vote. He joined the office of USA president on Jan 20 2017.
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WD has announced an updated and rebranded home NAS with better remote access.
The WD My Cloud replaces WD's single-bay My Book Live home NAS, with an emphasis on "personal cloud" features.
My Cloud has an entirely new hardware core based on a dual core Cortex A9 processor and Gigabit Ethernet LAN port. My Cloud also has a USB 3.0 port for storage expansion.
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A desktop My Cloud app supports drag-and-drop file transfers between the device and MacOS or Windows computers. The app also supports edit and sync of stored documents.
My Cloud iOS and Android apps have been reworked to provide a better remote experience including smarter photo thumbnail generation and easy file transfer between My Cloud and Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive accounts.
Other improvements include a redesigned configuration dashboard, upgrade from Twonky 5 to Twonky 7 DLNA server and bundling of WD Smartware Pro backup software for Windows users. Time Machine backup is supported for MacOS users.
2 TB ($149.99) and 3 TB ($179.99) My Cloud versions are shipping now. The 4 TB version ($249.99) is "expected to be available" next month. WD said two and four-drive My Clouds are in the works. (Prices are U.S. suggested list.)
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In the late '80s, when the Great American Beer Festival had outgrown its Boulder location but was still small enough to fit into a hotel ballroom in Denver, the festival's founder, Charlie Papazian, sat down on a table on the last night of the festival, after everyone else had cleared out.
"You could still hear the excitement, even though there was nobody in that room. It was kind of spiritual — you could still hear the good vibes and the fun people had, and the excitement about beer and brewing, not only the attendees but the brewers who were uplifted by those early Great American Beer Festival experiences."
At this point, Papazian was perhaps 10 years into his career in beer. He'd written a popular homebrewing book, launched a homebrewing magazine, founded the Association of Brewers (which later merged with another organization to become the Brewers Association) and the festival itself, which started in 1982.
Back then, he said, the festival helped energize brewers, "not only the passion, but the will to be persistent: 'yeah, we can do it, we can do it,' even though no one was paying attention."
"And most people weren't paying attention to this stuff. They had to be introduced, one beer at a time, one craft brewery at a time."
People are paying attention now. Organizers of the 2015 Great American Beer Festival, which opened Thursday, expect 60,000 people to attend, and more than 750 breweries will be pouring somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,500 beers.
In the middle of the melee, you might spot a man with a salt-and-pepper beard and an easy smile posing for yet another selfie with a fan.
"He's a rock star," Randy Mosher said of Papazian. Mosher, author of "Radical Brewing," is at GABF with two Chicago breweries he's involved with, 5 Rabbit Cervecería and Forbidden Root. "You follow him around at GABF or the homebrew festival — Charlie is always mobbed, and people are really, deeply appreciative of him, and he is really revered."
"Have a homebrew"
Papazian grew up in New Jersey and went to college at University of Virginia, where a neighbor introduced him to homebrewing. Papazian and his friends brewed their first batches of beer in the basement of a Charlottesville day care center, after hours.
During summers, he worked at a camp in Maine. At the end of the summer after his graduation, in 1972, a fellow counselor at the camp said to him, " 'I'm going to Colorado, do you want to come along?' Two days later, I was driving to Colorado."
Though his schooling was in nuclear engineering, he wanted to teach and landed a job at Boulder's Bixby School. He kept homebrewing and started teaching homebrewing classes, as well as writing a how-to guide that later became his bestselling "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing." (He still homebrews; he has six beers on tap right now, plus two in fermenters.)
During this time, Charlie Matzen, a fellow teacher in Boulder, took one of Papazian's homebrewing classes. They became friends, traveling Colorado's back roads and farther afield, and founded the American Homebrewers Association together.
Papazian's catchphrase — "Relax. Don't worry. Have a homebrew." — came from adventures (and mishaps) on the road with Matzen. For example:
"We took a canoe trip on the Boundary Waters, and we took a keg of beer with us … on the canoe," Matzen said. "The first night we ran into some really rough weather and water, and the water was nearly up to the top of the canoe because of the weight of this keg …"
"We spent the night drinking down most of the keg so we could make it back."
Papazian still likes to go down roads less traveled. He recently spent three days on the road in Maine exploring out-of-the-way breweries. "Some of them were farmhouses, some of them were bigger … but they all had the spirit, this is what they want to do, this is what they love."
Confidence and vision
Papazian's desire to travel helped kick off the very first GABF.
"It was a conversation three or four of us had. I had just come back from England, the Great British Beer Festival, and I said, 'that was a cool thing, maybe we could do something like that.' " One problem: Where would they get the beer? In the early '80s, there were only about 40 breweries in the U.S., Papazian said. "So we kind of groveled around for resources and what was out there and came up with a loose plan — no business plan, a loose plan, and a direction, and went for it."
Papazian has a passion for beer, said Mosher, and the right personality for it building a big event.
"(He) had this crew around, and had the confidence and vision to say, 'who's with me,' and be the leader of this merry band. I think it's a unique personality well suited to that role."
Papazian also has the community-driven view of craft beer that helped early breweries get established, said Dan Weitz, spokesman for Boulder Beer, Colorado's first craft brewery.
"Charlie is an example of the vibe all of the craft brewers have had — we all support each other, we're all happy, we all like each other, and we want the rising tide to float all the boats. …"
Mosher, who recently traveled to Mexico's version of GABF, Expo Cerveza Mexico, said other countries now model their festivals on GABF. "It's the envy of the world," he said.
"I think his reach is really a global reach at this point, because for many years, he represented American craft brewing in other countries," said Doug Odell, founder of Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, of Papazian. "And I can tell you, 15 years ago in Europe, Europeans thought the American brewing industry was laughable. And as they realize what's going on in this country, many of my friends overseas say that America is leading the way in brewing, and that's in part because of Charlie's reach."
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Today I'll start by getting something off my chest! On Sunday I went to the store to by Easter eggs. Among several options, even thousands actually, I chose five eggs from the same brand. While I was walking through that amazing aisle filled with delicious calories, a sales promoter approached me and said: 'You can show the eggs and get a teddy bear'. Startled, as I had not seen any advertisement on the promotion, I asked: 'What should I do?' – a quick dialog ensued.
She, very politely, replied: 'I don't really know, but I think if you buy four of these eggs, you are entitled to a teddy bear. The sales promoter for this brand is not here today.'
Then, at that moment, I noticed she was the sales promoter for another brand and was just trying to help me.
I thanked her and proceeded to pay for the Easter eggs. At the checkout, while paying for the groceries, I asked about the promotion and much to my surprise, the cashier didn't know anything about it. She called her helper and he didn't know about it either. Because my son was with me, I thought of going to the Customer Support Center and ask about the promotion, but much to my advertiser's despair, they, too, didn't know anything about it and asked me to come back the following day to speak directly to the sales promoter of that particular brand.
Well! I left the store disappointed. First as a consumer, who was alerted about the promotion, but was not able to have something I was entitled to get. On top of that, I was outraged as an advertising professional who develops promotional actions every day. How is it that a major brand known worldwide cannot communicate correctly with the consumer at purchase? (Research shows that impulse purchase can increase sales in between 30%-50% and the decision happens at the point of sale). How is it that they create a promotion, invest in giveaways and do not prepare and inform the staff of the store to receive the information correctly?
Anyway, something must be wrong!
Sales promotions aim to INCREASE SALES. With this in mind, brands win consumers every day through several goals, such as: Develop an additional income or increase market share, as well as increase market participation; create a positive experience with the product and increase product or brand value.
In order to do that, a few rules have to be followed:
– Create advertising materials for the POS;
– Evaluate the need to use mass media;
– Prepare training material for the sale success rate team;
– Train the team;
– Inform all the employees who work at the place about the promotion;
– Deliver giveaways and give them out correctly;
– Always have the product in the point of sale and in the right amount for sale;
– Find out the sale success rate of communication materials and products; and finally,
– Generate a report to make up the numbers for analysis.
Without the least bit of planning, consumers will not know about the campaign, and if they do, they'll get disappointed. Besides, the brand will spend money and won't have the expected return from the action.
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HOUSTON (AP) Brock Osweiler is getting a second chance to start for the Houston Texans.
With Tom Savage out with a concussion, the Texans will look to their $72 million man to lead them in their wild-card playoff game against Oakland on Saturday.
Osweiler joined the Texans in the offseason on that huge contract after spending his first four seasons in Denver. He started the first 14 games this season before being benched in the second quarter against Jacksonville on Dec. 18 after throwing interceptions on consecutive drives to give him 16 for the season. Savage took over and rallied the Texans to the victory and started Houston's last two games.
But Savage suffered a concussion early in the second quarter Sunday in a loss to the Titans , and Osweiler took over and threw for 253 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score.
It will be Osweiler's first career playoff start after he was benched for Peyton Manning before the start of the postseason in Denver last season.
"It's a dream come true … I couldn't be more excited," Osweiler said. "I can't wait for Saturday to be here. I wish it was here today. But I'll definitely be ready to go."
With Savage out Saturday, Brandon Weeden , who hasn't played since last season, will back up Osweiler.
Osweiler's coaches and receivers all thought he played more freely on Sunday than he had in the past and the quarterback explained what he thinks brought about the change.
"I told myself: `If you get an opportunity to go back in, just go have fun. Get back to the joy of football,'" he said.
Osweiler set that tone the second he took the field on Sunday, gathering the offensive lineman telling a quick joke before getting down to business.
"Everyone had a good little laugh," Osweiler said.
But details of that joke will be left in the category of what happens on the field stays on the field.
"I'm going to keep that one between me and the linemen," Osweiler said with a sly smile.
Osweiler and star receiver DeAndre Hopkins had some trouble connecting this season with the quarterback often trying to force balls to Hopkins that were intercepted. Things were different on Sunday when Osweiler and Hopkins linked up repeatedly, and he ended with a season-high 123 yards receiving. It was the most yards he'd had since finishing with 113 in a win over Kansas City on Sept. 18.
"He did a great job coming in, being a leader and stepping in, forgetting about everything's that's happened," Hopkins said. "He's been doing a great job at practice on leading everybody, being the same guy that he was when he was first in there. Nobody's seen a change in the way he's been acting … so I expect him to continue his play from last week."
Oakland coach Jack Del Rio, who will start rookie Connor Cook at quarterback Saturday, worked with the Broncos when Osweiler was there. He was asked if he expects to see a different player than he did when Oakland beat the Texans in Mexico City on Nov. 21.
"That's up to Brock," Del Rio said. "I was with him in Denver. I understand the arm strength and size and his mobility and decision-making and all those type of things, and we'll get ourselves prepared and do the best we can."
Osweiler believes being relegated to backup last season in Denver helped him deal with this year's setback.
"Obviously nobody wants to be benched, but I have experienced that before," he said. "I think I handled it much better this time than previously."
The 26-year-old Osweiler used this time on the bench to observe the game from a different perspective, and it helped him learn and see some things that he didn't see before. After figuring out a way to have fun on the field again last week, Osweiler plans to take that same mindset into Saturday's game even though the stage will be much bigger.
"Just take what the defense gives you and just go play football … just go have fun and go play some backyard football with your buddies," he said. "And that's really the mentality I took into Sunday's game and I'm going to continue to carry that with me."
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The opening paragraphs:
The purpose of XForms is to express the core XML data processing asset used in sophisticated data collection scenarios.To your Humble Editor's eyes, this reads something like this: XForms is a way to fill out an XML document in such a way that the document is valid, including validation by DTD or by Schema.
In fact, it would be better if XForms were called the XML data processing language (XDP or XDPL) because XML is about standardizing data and about 80% of business transactions are based on filling out some kind of form to collect the transactional data.
There's more to it, of course. Selected from the rest of the article:
XForms is all about thinking of the data first and driving outward to how that data gets exposed to applications. Perhaps the most prevalent of such applications are for presenting the data to a human user, though even human users have highly varied capabilities. For example, the desktop user and the PDA user have very different visual capabilities. Of course, this argument extends easily to meeting the far greater accessibility needs of the sight-impaired.
I sometimes get asked whether XForms will next extend itself to standardizing the actual presentation layer. Clearly, from above the answer is no. XForms standardizes the core XML data processing asset, and more work will go into doing a better job of that. The key issue we want is to address interoperability and reusability across applications and user contexts of the data processing behaviors that are fundamental to completing a transaction.
Have you used XForms? Whether you have or have not, what's your understanding of it? Is the specification useful to you?


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Lush green, wheat yellow and rust brown star in this rural-inspired colour scheme that is quite contemporary. I call it Country Cool.
A sophisticated take on the rustic scheme.
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New AZL Workgroup: "Advanced Thermoset Production"
AZL is expanding its existing Workgroup "High-Speed RTM Matrices" to a new Workgroup named "Advanced Thermoset Production", based on requests from various AZL Partners. The extension was motivated by numerous innovations in the area of thermoset processes which only can be partly covered by the so-far workgroup focus on RTM.
The Workgroup "Advanced Thermoset Production" will address additionally to RTM Processes all relevant liquid composite molding technologies, prepreg technology, advanced pultrusion and more. During its first meeting on November 13th AZL discussed the new scope with its participating partner companies.
The former Workgroup "High-Speed RTM Matrices" was founded in 2014 and – with 8 meetings in total – is one of the most established workgroups of the AZL Partner Network. The AZL partners had the interest to continue to work on this topic. Key topics of the past have been the standardization of RTM material data sheets, the needs for high reactive material test methods and the quality assurance possibilities in the RTM process. We are looking forward to an exciting extension of this successful Workgroup.
Learn more about the new Workgroup: https://azl-aachen-gmbh.de/workgroups-and-workshops/


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text: Not every person is satisfied with the same old engagement ring in the champagne glass at a fancy restaurant proposal. For those of you looking for something a little more out of the box, here are some ideas to make that special night one to remember. Think about what kind of personality you have as a couple. Are you itching for adventure? Try popping the question in a hot air balloon! Consider all of the characteristics the two of you share and go from there. Are you and your honey a little more quirky? A scavenger hunt is perfect for … Read More →


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BALLUFF-Leuze has released the BIL non-contact analogue position sensor. The magnetoinductive linear position sensor provides accurate and continuous positioning information.
It is designed to replace wear-prone devices such as potentiometers. Its resistance to shock, vibration, and moisture makes it suitable harsh industrial applications. Existing motion control systems can be affordably upgraded, particularly in applications including monitoring pneumatic clamp positioning, robot gripper status, and linear motion on packaging machinery.
The sensor is 95mm long, with linearised stroke information up to 50mm, and non-linearised stroke information up to 60mm to deliver continual absolute positioning feedback. Voltage and current output versions are available.


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Elizabeelzebubeth wrote:Have you really, Mary?!
Do any of your hummingbirds wear tiny fedoras? One of mine does, and it keeps introducing all the other birds and expecting me to applaud.
Yes, many times. Like you, I had always thought they were constantly in motion. The first time I saw it happen, I thought there might have been something wrong with it. I guess the cap it was wearing, (no fedoras here, my garden is a casual kind of place) was weighing it down . And the others just flitted around him. One, especially, seemed to move so much more than the rest of the group.


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Most people want to look good physically because it makes them feel more confident while staying healthy. However, it is all too easy to slowly pack on the pounds. We really have to do something in order to achieve our fitness goals. If you really are passionate about improving your physical look and overall health, how much are you willing to give? Are you willing to say goodbye to your usual easygoing routine in exchange for a better looking and healthier body?
Nowadays, obesity is one of the most common issues that people around the world face. Nearly 40% of individuals over the age of 18 in the United States are considered obese. Every year, the case of obesity also increases which leads to a higher risk of developing health problems like heart diseases. Thus, it's about time to do something and step up even if you don't have the budget for expensive exercise equipment yet. Start living a healthy lifestyle and get rid of your excess fats by trying the best cardio exercises!
Cardiovascular exercises serve as a vital part of fitness plans since it helps the body to boost the flow of blood and better heart rate. Once your body has already attained these two important things, your body will be able to burn calories while increasing your energy at the same time. So, if you are really dedicated to losing weight but don't have the budget to hit the gym or buy exercise equipment, you can still do it by just following our given exercises below.
But once you are ready to invest in exercise equipment, don't forget to get a cross trainer to maintain your dream body or even improve it.
The 9 Best Cardio Exercises for Weight Loss
Here we list our favorite workouts for shredding weight fast. Included in each mention is a short video that includes the exercise or a workout containing the exercise to get the idea wheels rolling. The great thing about these best cardio exercises for weight loss is that you don't need expensive equipment (or a gym membership) to complete them and start getting results.
1. Burpees
You may not be familiar with the term but burpees exercise can actually help you burn up to 100 calories in just 10 minutes! However, you need to be really passionate and dedicated in order to get used to this full-body exercise. Burpee is a combination of push-ups + squat jumps to develop your strength and lean muscles while burning calories.
What we love about this full-body exercise is that it helps the body to continue burning calories even after completing the whole burpees session. To slay this exercise, squat to put your hands on the ground then kick your feet back to go into the push-up position. After doing a single push-up, jump right back to the squat position and repeat it at least 6-10 times. If you're a beginner, try to do this routine at least 3-4 times.
2. Cross Crawl
Cross crawling is one of the simplest cross-lateral exercises that focus on improving the back and abdomen muscles. Cross crawling is also like walking since it involves a combination of cardio workouts after some warm-up. By improving your body's coordination and balance, you can enhance your breathing as well as your stamina.
But that is not all, cross crawling is also great for improving how the brain functions so you can boost your cognitive development. You can also improve your concentration skills with this cardio exercise. Start by standing straight, keep your feet apart, and your arms by your side. Then raise your arms, bring your left knee up to touch your right elbow, and return to standing position. Repeat this with your right knee and left elbow and back for 20-30 minutes straight.
3. Dancing
Did you know that dancing is actually one of the hottest cardio exercises today? Well, believe it or not, dancing is an excellent workout that everyone should try. Dancing can help you burn calories and develop another talent that you will surely enjoy regardless of your age. Just as there are different kinds of cardio exercises, there are also different forms of dance that you can try to burn fats.
You can do a 30-minute dance cardio to lose up to 300 calories whether you prefer belly dancing, Zumba, aerobic dance, salsa, or hip-hop hustle. You can also try other dance forms to release your stress and lose weight.
4. Jumping Jacks
This exercise is one of the most extensive cardio workouts since it involves the entire body and 10 minutes of doing jumping jacks are enough to burn up to 100 calories already. Doing jumping jacks can help you increase your metabolism as well as your heart rate. At the same time, increasing your metabolism means burning more calories so physical enthusiasts really love including jumping jacks in cross-training routines and aerobics.
Moreover, you can also tone and strengthen the muscles on your legs, and trip those unnecessary fats on your arms and belly. Strengthening your heart muscles help a lot in improving your overall cardiovascular fitness. Do this by standing straight with your feet together and arms at your side. Then, jump up to stretch your legs outward while your arms are above your head to clap. Land on your starting position and repeat this for 25 – 30 times with 30 seconds interval per cycle. You can do 3-5 cycles per session.
5. Pendulums
This full-body cardio exercise is indeed one of the best workouts to help you lose weight. Whether you are in the gym or just at home, you can do pendulums to lose excess fats and tone your abs, butt, and legs. Since pendulums combine the power of cardio workout and core strengthening routines, this exercise can help your body to burn calories even after you're done with the exercise.
But aside from these benefits, you can also improve your flexibility and increase your heart rate while improving your body's posture and balance. If you want don't want your upper body to be left behind, pendulums can also help in toning your upper body. Start by standing straight with your feet together. Slowly, lift your left leg to your hip-height as you bend your right knee then lift your left arm to your side and your right arm across your abs.
Hold your posture for 10 seconds then switch sides as fast as possible. Repeat this for 15 – 20 times.
6. Side Lunges
If you want a cardio workout that can help you lose weight and improve your flexibility, then side lunges can work best for you. Doing side lunges can help you strengthen your core stability since this cardio workout focuses on toning your abs, butt, quadriceps, and hamstrings by stretching your body's muscles and tissues. Side lunges can be done at home or in gyms in order to improve your posture and balance.
Most importantly, your body becomes more functional and on-the-go regardless of your age. So, start by standing straight with both your hands on your waist and your feet apart. Lower your body to the right side by bending your right knee. Then, go back to the starting position and so the same on your left side.
7. Skipping Ropes
Believe it or not, the jump rope exercise never gets old since it can help you burn up to 220 calories in just 20 minutes. It is one of the most popular cardio workouts worldwide that even some of the popular boxers in the world never remove it from their exercise routines. Jump rope exercises help to tone the muscles on your lower body including your butt and legs.
The best part about this exercise, you can do it anywhere you want since you just have to carry your jumping rope and start working out. But, be sure to have a good pair of sports shoes, a jumping rope, and some space to do this routine. It's normal to feel breathless if you're a beginner so it's better to stick with this routine for at least 3 – 5 minutes straight. As you become more accustomed to it, you can lengthen your session for better results.
8. Jog in Place
Also known as the indoor jogging or spot jogging, this cardio exercise is probably the easiest cardio workout ever. You don't even need to go to the gym or leave your bedroom to do this exercise. You can do it anywhere you want for at least 30 minutes to burn up to 270 calories. Of course, jogging in place focuses more on toning your leg muscles but it also reduces your risks of heart problems. Overall, jogging in place helps improve your cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems even with just a little preparation.
Start this exercise with a light jog as a warm up then gradually increase your pace while raising your knees higher.
9. Squat Jumps
Included in almost all kinds of cardio routines, this calorie burning exercise is really a popular choice. Squat jumps help in toning your leg muscles that include your calves, hamstrings, and quadriceps by developing lean muscles as you burn fats. You can also improve your overall body strength for doing squat jumps regularly and you gain a pound of muscle, you burn as much as 70 calories.
But that is not all with squat jumps because you can also tone your abs and the muscles on your back while achieving your dream abs. Most importantly, this cardio workout helps prevent injuries especially if you're into sports since your balance and flexibility are also improved. So, start with your feet apart while in a squat position. Then, jump up and return to the squat position.
Repeat this cycle for 15 – 20 times then taking a 1-minute break before doing 3 – 4 more cycles.


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Breakfast Catering Menu Prices from $14.40 per personBacon cooked right, delicious scrambled eggs perched on a half English muffin with a breakfast sausage and grilled tomato to accompany it. The perfect start to the day!!! Add in our hot coffee and your staff will be raring to go!
- Scrambled Eggs
- Bacon
- Sausage
- Hash Brown
- English Muffin
- Tomato
Optional Extras
- Coffee Available @ $1.10 per cup
- Juice Available @ $1.10 per glass
- Mushrooms
- Baked beans
- Spinach
- Relish or chutney
- Fruit platters
- Danish pastries/croissants
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text: Israel Outside/In: The Olive and the Pine By Outside/In • Oct 17, 2020 Courtesy Liat Berdugo Planting a tree often becomes almost a metaphor for doing a good deed. But such an act is not always neutral. In some places, certain trees can become windows into history, tools of erasure, or symbols of resistance. Political Junkie Ken Rudin On Netanyahu's Visit, Supreme Court Cases, And Keystone Pipeline Veto By The Exchange • Mar 4, 2015 UIC / Flickr Creative Commons We will check in with Political Junkie Ken Rudin about some of the top stories in politics this month: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stirs the political pot with his address to Congress this week, a last minute deal kicks the funding can down the road for the Department of Homeland Security, and President Obama makes good on his veto threat for the Keystone Pipeline. GUEST: 9.8.14: Is Social Media Making The Israel-Palestine Conflict Worse & A 'Twitch' Primer By Word of Mouth • Sep 8, 2014 Geoff Jones via flickr Creative Commons Israelis and Palestinians recently agreed to a cease fire, but while the conflict may be on hold in Gaza, it continues to erupt online. On today's show: from Hitler hashtags to Facebook groups seeking revenge on Hamas, is social media trolling, stoking Israeli-Palestinian tensions? Then, late last month Amazon bought the online video platform "Twitch" for nearly one-hundred million dollars-- we'll find out why the streaming service is such a hot commodity and why people would want to watch someone else play videogames in the first place. Listen to the full show and Read more for individual segments. Listen Listening... / 44:47 9.8.14: Is Social Media Making The Israel-Palestine Conflict Worse & A 'Twitch' Primer Granite Staters Reflect on Middle East Turmoil. By Laura Knoy • Nov 27, 2012 For weeks, Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza have traded rocket fire and air-strikes, and now, even though there's currently a cease-fire, relations are still tense. We'll talk with New Hampshire residents connected to both sides in this conflic and get their thoughts and what they're hearing from friends and family in the region. Guests 'One-State' Idea Gains Support Of Some Palestinians By Lourdes Garcia-Navarro • Apr 12, 2012 Peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians are at a standstill and have been for almost two years. The stated aim of those negotiations is what is known as the "two-state solution," which means the establishment of a viable, independent Palestinian state existing in peace alongside Israel. But as hopes for an agreement diminish, Palestinians — and even some Israelis — are now talking about other solutions to the conflict. Among them, the so-called "one-state solution." Christians Provide Free Labor On Jewish Settlements By Lourdes Garcia-Navarro • Mar 7, 2012 It's wet and windy day in Shilo, a Jewish settlement in the central part of the West Bank that has about 10,000 residents. In addition to the settlers, there are a few extra people staying in Shilo on this day. They are Christian volunteers from the U.S. who have spent the morning pruning the grape vines. Now, with a winter storm beating down on the hills, the volunteers are stomping with their mud-splattered boots and North Face rain gear. Israel Agrees To Free Palestinian Hunger Striker Thousands of Palestinians are in Israeli jails. But one case in particular — that of Khader Adnan, a member of the radical Islamic Jihad group — has been raising tensions between the two sides. Israel's Justice Ministry agreed Tuesday to free Adnan, who has been on a hunger strike for more than two months and was apparently near death.


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Budget Grows After Holdup In Mo. Senate
Nine fiscally conservative Republican senators who stalled debate on Missouri's proposed budget this past week claimed it spent too much, relied too heavily on one-time revenues and needed a structural overhaul.
They won about a dozen concessions from Republican leaders before finally allowing the budget to pass.
The end result?
The budget plan, which entered Senate debate with a projected $16 million balance in the general revenue fund, now has a $4 million shortfall.
So much for fiscal conservatism.
The Missouri Senate's unusual - and some say, unprecedented - budget debate had little to do with bold attempts to slash spending in the $24 billion plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Instead, it revealed the depth of the personality-driven divisions in the Republican-led Senate and illustrated how nine individuals with various personal agendas can band together to accomplish what none of them had been successful in achieving on their own.
They succeeded, for example, in stripping out $50 million in federal grants for a new Medicaid computer system because of fears it could pave the way to implement part of President Barack Obama's health care law.
But some of their changes were mere money swaps, with no effect on the bottom line.
For example, the Senate Appropriations Committee - led by Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia - had consolidated the state's lottery revenues to go to K-12 public schools, instead of allotting a share to public colleges and universities. Schaefer said it was simpler that way. What colleges didn't get from lottery proceeds, they would still get from general state revenues.
But upon the group's demand, the lottery money was again split among lower and higher education. Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, counted that as a victory, because schools would be less reliant on the sale of lottery tickets.
The group also successfully reversed an Appropriations Committee decision that had transferred $5 million for job-training programs from the Department of Economic Development to community colleges, which Schaefer said are more directly involved in training people for work. Sen. Will Kraus, R-Lee's Summit, who pushed for that decision to be reversed, explained that it could have severed job-training contracts with businesses in his hometown.
Similarly, the group succeeded in undoing a decision by the Schaefer-led committee that had eliminated funding for a preschool grant program and transferred it to the Parents as Teachers early childhood development initiative. Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, who included that item on the list of demands, explained that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education already has a plan to phase out the grants, which some preschools have come to depend upon.
In each of the cases, "I don't think it was a reduction of spending, I think it was a prioritization of spending," Lager said.
Other changes sought by the coalition of senators stemmed from grievances about particular state policies or personnel.
For example, coalition member Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, succeeded in cutting $300,000 from both the state Parks Division and the Office of Administration, which awards state contracts. The intent was to express displeasure that contracts for park furnishings, such as picnic tables and benches, have gone to an out-of-state company instead of Missouri firms.
The group of senators successfully inserted wording into the budget prohibiting money from going to the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, has complained for a decade that the institute churns out liberal trainees for Democrats.
The group also prevailed in getting budget wording barring money from being used to implement a quality rating system for preschools and child-care centers. Cunningham, Ridgeway and others are particularly upset about one woman - employed by both the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the University of Missouri-Columbia - whom they blame for pushing the initiative administratively despite the fact it has failed to pass the Legislature.
The budget holdup was unusual in the Senate, which traditionally defers to the decisions of the Senate Appropriations Committee chairman. But the dissident senators complained that Schaefer was less willing to address the concerns of rank-and-file senators than past chairmen.
"It's the first time in my 12 years (in the House and Senate) that we've ever had an appropriations chair that has - in the vernacular of 'The Rock' in WWE wrestling - been smacked down," said Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, a leader of the nine budget-blockers.
Yet the "gang of nine" - as one frustrated senator called them - suffered its own setback. The group's effort to eliminate a 2 percent pay raise for about 46,000 state employees narrowly failed. That meant there were no savings to offset the additional expenses when several of the dissident senators provided the winning margin to restore funding for a blind health care program that had been targeted for cuts.
That ultimately is why the budget's general revenue spending ended up in the red.
Schaefer was frustrated by the whole turn of events.
"It's ironic that those that supposedly were making what really was an unprecedented move on the floor - claiming to be fiscally conservative - are the ones who actually knocked the budget out of balance," Schaefer said.


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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #BestSummerBBQ #CollectiveBias
Busy parents need quick and easy meals for weeknight dinners, and Slow Cooker Sweet & Tangy BBQ Chicken Wings are the perfect main dish that can be made on a hot summer day without heating the entire house by using the oven – it's one of my favorite crockpot chicken recipes!
This recipe for Slow Cooker Sweet & Tangy BBQ Chicken Wings is a perfect option for a weeknight summertime family dinner at our house because…
… when the heat of summer hits, I avoid using my stove like the plague, but living in a third floor apartment means I can't easily pull out the grill to cook dinner outside.
… as a busy mom, I need meals that don't take a long time to prepare and that can be ready to eat whenever my family is ready to eat.
Using the slow cooker, I can cook dinner without heating up the entire house, and dinner is ready whenever we are ready to eat!
Getting Inspired
The inspiration for this recipe came to me while I was shopping at Sam's Club (my favorite place to pick up large quantity items for summertime entertaining) last week. I was trying to come up with some new summertime dinner recipes, and I had BBQ on my mind.
Who doesn't love BBQ in the summertime?!?
I spied the KC Masterpiece® BBQ Sauce Mix & Dry Rub in the spice aisle (can be used to make BBQ sauce, dry rub, or marinade), and after checking out the instructions on the box, I knew I wanted to create an original BBQ sauce recipe using lemonade and cola.
I made a quick stop in the soda aisle and found these awesome Coca-Cola® de Mexico Glass Bottles (sold in a 24-pack). I love that it's sweetened with real cane sugar, and has no high fructose corn syrup.
[I'm already brainstorming craft projects that I can do with the bottle tops, and maybe even the glass bottles!]
Then I stopped in the cold beverage aisle to pick up a two-pack of my favorite lemonade: Simply Lemonade® – an all-natural lemonade with no added preservatives colors or artificial flavors. The flavor of summer!
A bulk-sized bag of frozen chicken wings completed my grocery list, and I began to dream about the deliciousness I was planning to make.
Be sure to pick up Coca-Cola® & KC Masterpiece® products the next time you're at Sam's Club!
Quick and Easy Meal Prep
Thursday morning I grabbed my ingredients and my slow cooker. Less than five minutes later I was done making dinner!
Sweet & Tangy BBQ Sauce
Whisk together one packet of KC Masterpiece® BBQ Sauce Mix & Dry Rub + 1/2 cup of Simply Lemonade® + 1/2 cup of Coca-Cola® in a small bowl.
This is your original, one-of-a-kind sweet and tangy BBQ sauce.
Slow Cooker Sweet & Tangy BBQ Chicken Wings
Once you have the BBQ sauce prepared, place 6-8 chicken wings in the slow cooker.
Pour the BBQ sauce over the wings, attempting to coat the wings as best as possible.
If using fresh chicken wings, cook on HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 3-4 hours. If using frozen chicken wings, cook on HIGH 3-4 hours or LOW 5-6 hours.
It's Dinner Time
My house smelled so good all day long – I couldn't wait to eat dinner with my family! When we walked in the door at dinner time, the BBQ chicken wings were waiting for us.
I grabbed a plate and pulled the BBQ chicken wings out of the slow cooker and served them with some ice cold Simply Lemonade®.
My family gobbled this quick and easy meal up in a hurry – I'm going to have to double or triple the recipe next time I make it!
[This recipe serves 2-4 people, assuming 3-4 wings per person.]


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This unfortunate case is a reminder how harsh Employment Tribunals can be in respect of compliance with the early conciliation procedure, which is compulsory.
In this case, Mrs Sterling had lodged her complaint against the United Learning Trust in plenty of time. However, the Tribunal did not accept it because, they said, it contained the wrong early conciliation number. Under the new early conciliation rules, claims cannot proceed unless this number is included.
Mrs Sterling had named her legal representative solicitors in the form, but the Tribunal did not write to them to say that the form had been rejected. Instead they wrote to her, and in addressing the letter to her they omitted her house number. The letter therefore arrived at her friend's house down the road, and was only delivered to Mrs Sterling on the last day for submitting the complaint, or the day before it. In fact this fell on a weekend, and she submitted the claim on the Monday, which was only 2 days out of time.
She admitted to the Tribunal that she had missed a couple of digits off the early conciliation number. However, at the appeal stage she said that her recollection was actually that she had got the number correct.
The Appeal Tribunal was quite clear that the Employment Tribunal had perfectly legitimately concluded that the number was incomplete and that they were therefore obliged to reject it.
Unfortunately in this case there was no application for "reconsideration" and no arguments were made by Mrs Sterling's representative that it should be extended because it was not "reasonably practicable" for her to submit the claim in time. Her subsequent appeal was therefore doomed to failure.
The most important lesson to be learned is that the conciliation documents should be checked, rechecked, and checked again for accuracy. One of the main issues we are seeing at Springhouse is that the respondent is named incorrectly.
What makes this case particularly sad is that Mrs Sterling may well have included the correct number and this was all a mistake by the Employment Tribunal. However, without the correct application for reconsideration and/or extension of time on the "reasonably practicable" basis she was prevented from progressing her claim.
Presumably the claim is now, potentially against her solicitor.


text: Xavier Pauchard (1880-1948) who was a pioneer of galvanisation in France. Shortly after World War 1, based in Autun, Burgundy, he found himself (a visionary and inventive entrepreneur) in charge of a flourishing manufacture of galvanised sheet-metal domesic items, which at the time, embodied household comfort. It was in 1927 that he registered the trademark TOLIX, at the same time converting to the "production of chairs, armchairs, stools and metal furnitures". The different models (rustproof, robust and stackable) conceived by Xavier Pauchard found their place directly inside factories, offices and hospitals, as well as outside, on cafe terraces and in public parks.