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Clark's engineers worked closely with the design team, contractor, and the staff at Lakes International to create a new campus that not only accommodated the current needs, but will easily allow for future expansion and growth. Land surveying, structural design, civil design, stormwater calculations, watershed district permitting, and city approvals were part of this project.
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Archive for August, 2009
. . . Let the Games Begin (as they say in politics)
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Orthodox Perspectives on Ecology
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Hiking Thorough Scripture Part 5: The full impact of Sin and the Hope God offers
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Being Church
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Back to school toxic-free and responding to Creation's groans
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Because my aura has a lot of holes in it, multiple spirits have attached themselves to me to prevent me from aligning myself with my life purpose. I need help releasing them or repelling them because they are altering my personality into an evil one. I would be very grateful for any help.
Try meditating for 10 minutes each day, light a white candle then focus on the flame for a few minutes. Close your eyes and imagine a white light coming from the base of your spine upwards and filling you with white light. Then imagine this light bursting from the top of your head and washing over you, this should help. Also visualisation of the spirits leaving your body and being absorbed by the ether.
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The strength of a newborn's immune systems and their vitamin D levels are strongly influenced by the month of the year they were born in, new research has confirmed.
The findings may help to explain why the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) is dependent on a child's birth month, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Neurology.
The study by scientists at Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Oxford also called for further research into the possible beneficial effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy.
Low doses of vitamin D are linked to a variety of harmful outcomes during pregnancy, past studies have shown.
A vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy can cause gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, as well as low birth weight in newborns.
A separate study published in the journal Neurology last year found that elevated levels of vitamin D during pregnancy could later prevent multiple sclerosis in the mothers.
Population studies have indicated that the month you are born can impact your risk of developing MS.
The so-called "birth month effect" is particularly pronounced in England, with those born in May most likely to contract MS and those born in November showing a decreased risk of the disease.
The effect has been understood as evidence of a prenatal role for vitamin D in the risk of MS.
The study looked at samples of cord blood from 50 babies born in November and 50 born in May between 2009 and 2010 in London.
The May babies' vitamin D levels were around 20% lower and had almost twice as many autoreactive T-cells compared with the November sample.
Dr Sreeram Ramagopalan, co-author and neuroscience lecturer at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, said: "By showing that month of birth has a measurable impact on in utero immune system development, this study provides a potential biological explanation for the widely observed 'month of birth' effect in MS.
"Higher levels of autoreactive T-cells, which have the ability to turn on the body, could explain why babies born in May are at a higher risk of developing MS."
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I was surprised to find out that there was a web page about them.
Well, as far as the flight was concerned they were the best I flew with.
However I have the following complaint about Emirates Airlines:
I was on flight EK 105 on May 21, 2005 from Dubai to Athens.
I checked three suitcases for the weight and the receipt of delivery, and I was
told by the lady that was checking me that there was very bad news for me.
When I asked her what she meant, she said that unless I pay the excess luggage
weight my cases would stay in Dubai.
She told me that I had 74 Kg, and after a small discount I had to pay 2095
dirham (about 600 US $).
Prior to paying I overlooked to the scales and I saw it indicating the number
So I was mislead and I paid, because latter when I arrived in Athens airport I
asked a gentleman that works for emirates to weigh them again and told me that
it was 35 Kg.
Taking into account that 1Kg equals 2.2pounds I am certain that my luggage
weight was measured in pounds and paid in Kilos. That means I was robbed off at
least 400 US $
Because their stuff is not trained well enough to distinguish between pounds
and kilos I dont know how many other people like me the had to pay almost one
more extra ticket.
Definitely this is a very good way to earn money.
I have made a complain to their customer Affairs in Dubai by fax, and after
more than a month latter I have not received a single line of apology from
I was really disappointed about this attitude, because otherwise the flight
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October 17th, 2016
Of Tigers and Feathers – day 53
Reason #5001 of why I love Thene: she asked me the question that I'd been thinking about for the last day or so.
By the way, I think one of these days I need to put together a list of all these reasons I love Thene, with their corresponding non-linear numbering and possible repetition and put it on one card. It would be hysterical.
I've reconnected with someone from the past.
Jupiter in Libra, dude, it's no joke.
And somehow things went straight from "oh hey, we haven't talked in years, but hi" to "your assignment for today is to put on something silky and send me a picture" in about 800~1000 messages (as calculated on the inestimable Facebook) and in about two days, maybe three.
Therefore, the logical and immediate question is: "Are you still single?"
Good question. I was just wondering that myself. <3 Thene.
What is being single anyway?
According to most surveys I've filled out, single is unmarried, regardless of whether or not you have "it's complicated with ___" attached to your self-perception.
So, yes. I am single.
According to conventional thought processes, of the type where you have The Talk and you hammer out the terms of service, and most likely agree to exclusivity…
Yep, still single.
Then, of course, there's the thought experiment part of the situation. After all, I didn't really start counting myself fully single until I'd shifted my mindset from "I am a person with an ex-boyfriend who is mired in bitterness" to "I am a person who once knew X and had a relationship with them but have mostly reclaimed my mental space from this person and they are of interest only so much as backstory rather than a prominent landmark in my life". Scars rather than gaping wounds, so to speak.
So what constitutes being not single?
I once defined romantic love to Thene as when 50% or more of one's emotional needs and desires are being fulfilled by this other person, or when one desires this other person to be fulfilling the majority of one's emotional needs and desires. Emotional labor, so to speak, and important, because often one does not simply wish for a certain thing to be fulfilled, but also has needs as to who fulfills it. A hug from a stranger is all well and good for certain situations, but it's not going to replace the need to be hugged by a loved one under other circumstances.
We're still not agreed on this, but that's a definition that works for me.
If we take that definition and then start thinking about being single or not, or, as I am starting to think of it, how "tethered" one is to another person, or "moored", then…
I think that I am not single when:
I expect my emotional needs and desires to be met by a specific person, and when those same emotional needs and desires cannot be met by another person with the same degree of fulfillment.
To a certain extent, I also expect that "entitlement" comes into play. Do I not only expect these needs to be met, but in a specific sort of time frame and urgency?
Do I expect to come before hobbies, non-urgent work, and normal events? Or do I expect to be placed in the top five after breathing and normal cardiac/brain function?
Of course, whatever I expect of this person, there would be an understanding of reciprocation as much as I am able, the terms of which to be negotiated as things shift. Should I be a caretaker of a small child or an elder, or they are, then of course priority lists shift.
We can discuss how "fair" it is and how "desirable" it is to have this sort of entitlement later.
But for now, the verdict is: still single.
Day 53. In which pictures are taken and flirty words spoken, but tethering has not occurred.
Possible questions to consider: is there a fear of being tethered? is tethering desired (by both parties)? what does tethering look like in long distance relationships (aka what sort of entitlement is possible/acceptable)? and, perhaps most importantly, if assuming a base state of being serene and content in of myself, what sort of tethering would be ideal for the sort of life I want to live?


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Broward College Expert Offers Signs for Identifying Strokes
Strokes are the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. Each year, approximately 795,000 people suffer a stroke. During Stroke Awareness Month this May, Broward College's Associate Dean of Nursing, Catherine Johnson, is offering some signs to help you "BE FAST" in detecting the symptoms of a stroke:
B – Balance: A sudden loss of balance or coordination, such as not being able to walk a straight line or touch a finger to the nose.
E – Eyes: Sudden vision changes, such as double vision or blindness in one eye. Up to two thirds of people experience changes in their vision during a stroke.
F – Face Drooping: This is the most recognized sign of a stroke. Droopiness or numbness on one side of the face, such as an uneven smile, as common indicators.
A – Arm Weakness: Extend the victim's arms (palms up) for 10 seconds. Look for signs of one arm drifting downward.
S – Speech Difficulty: One test: Ask the victim to repeat the phrase "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." If slurred words, using the wrong words, or inability to speak occur, there's a 72 percent chance they've have had a stroke.
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For my current project, I'm not interested in dimensionality reduction per-se; rather I'm interested in how well, given a reduced representation of some base input time-series, how well the algorithm can reproduce a new input. If the new input cannot be recreated well, then it is a candidate for being considered an anomaly.
I've setup an experiment where I generated a bunch of even number sine waves in the domain as (base/training) input to the algorithms plus a constant function. Then I try to reconstruct a slightly different even sine wave, an odd sine wave, and a constant.
The result is that the even sine wave and constant are somewhat reconstructed while the odd sine wave is not. You can see this in the following graphs where the blue line is a 'target' signal and the green line is the reconstructed signal. I get similar results using PCA.
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Last week, Chicagoland geeks were congregating at McCormick Place, enjoying the plethora of pop culture paraphernalia. This week, Chicagoland geeks are congregating at Grant Park, to experience the NFL Draft. It's Chicago's first draft in 51 years, and the NFL has a "fan experience" set up in the park, complete with a beer garden. (Side […]
Holiday Giveaway: Win McFarlane Toys Eli Manning and Joe Namath figures Signed by Todd McFarlane
Hey people, football playoff fever is well underway with so many unanswered questions keeping people up at night. IS the era of the scrambling quarterback over? Did it ever begin? Will Geno Smith ever start another game? Will the Giant or The Jets being more shame to the Meadowlands? And can Mark Sanchez redeem himself while still wolfing down Phillie cheese steaks?
To celebrate this we have a very special beat giveaway, in conjunction with our partner, Lockerdome. Just hit the links to register to win one of TWO special action figure packs to remind you of New YOrk's TWO Super Bowl winning quarterbacks, Eli Manning and Joe Namath. The figures are made by McFarlene toys and highly detailed in the style of the company figures. And both are SIGNED BY Todd McFarlane.


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Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement for Financial Year 2016/17
This transparency statement sets out the structure of Studio 8 by Phase Eight's supply chain and some of the steps we have taken to ensure that modern slavery and human trafficking are not present in our business operations and supply chains. It covers the financial year ending 1 April 2017 and has been published in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the "Act").
Our Business Organisation and Supply Chain
Phase Eight is a UK-based multi-channel brand. We operate in 26 territories through concessions, solus sites, wholesale, and web. We employ 2116 people, with 1640 employees in the UK and ROI across our 110 stores and 281 concessions, 193 in Head Office and 283 in our international stores across the globe.
Phase Eight works with 100 suppliers with factories across Europe and Asia. Our supply base comprises 45 factories through 45 suppliers, 57 factories through agents, and an additional 10 factories used on the basis of sub-contracting. Our top 5 sourcing countries are China, Romania, Turkey, India and Greece.
Phase Eight is a UK-based multi-channel brand that works with suppliers with factories across Europe and Asia. Phase Eight does not operate the factories that manufacture our product and so we ask all of our suppliers to commit to the to the Phase Eight Code of Conduct ("Code of Conduct") prior to placing orders with them.
Policies and Contractual Controls
The Code of Conduct is based on Ethical Trading Initiative ("ETI") standards and sets out the minimum requirements we expect of our suppliers in relation to working conditions, pay and employment rights and the prevention of slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains.
The Code of Conduct demands that suppliers apply the same standards to any home workers and third parties used in the production of our garments as they would their own employees. Phase Eight asks its suppliers to work in a transparent way and provide full details of its sub-contractors for monitoring purposes.
We reviewed our Code of Conduct in 2016 to ensure it is in line with the recommendations of the ETI and we are committed to doing so on an annual basis.
SEDEX Membership
In 2016 Phase Eight became members of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange ("SEDEX"), a not for profit organisation dedicated to driving improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains. SEDEX allows suppliers to share the same data with multiple customers, thereby reducing the need for multiple audits and allowing our suppliers to focus on making improvements.
The SEDEX platform also enables members to report on trends across the supply chain and to liaise with one another where indications of forced or bonded labour arise so that these can be followed up.
Factory Audits
The Code of Conduct also sets out our requirements for factory audits from all factories in our supply chain. We request that all new suppliers provide an audit based on a public methodology from a recognised independent organisation, for example the SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA). Where a supplier is unable to provide such an audit we ask that suppliers fill in our own audit form instead which requires, among other things, details of factory sites, employees, sub-contractors and homeworkers, training and critical safety procedures, staff working hours and wages, and environmental procedures.
In addition to the requirement for all factories to provide audits we will often visit the factories themselves when we visit our suppliers.
We operate a whistleblowing policy aimed principally at our employees but this is also available to our supply chain. All reports will be fully investigated.
Supply Chain Mapping
Phase Eight acknowledges that its supply chain is constantly moving and that suppliers may be added to its chain and others removed in line with Phase Eight's growth. In 2016 we disengaged from our supplier database all suppliers we no longer work with. We also worked with our first-tier suppliers to ensure we have full clarity of the location of the factories in our first-tier supplier base.
In 2017 we will commence mapping the locations of our second-tier suppliers in conjunction with information provided by our first-tier supply base. We will continue to update our supply chain map to reflect changes to our supplier base.
In 2017 we recruited a Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Executive to work with all brands within the TFG Brands (London) group. Their mandate includes a risk analysis of our sourcing countries and the implementation of additional steps to strengthen supply chain auditing and verification.
Training on ethical buying, social compliance and factory engagement programmes is planned for the buying, design and senior management teams within Phase Eights' Head Office.
Although we have worked with some of our suppliers for many years we are prepared to move our business elsewhere where problems are raised which cannot be fixed within a reasonable timeframe.
This statement has been approved by the Board of Phase Eight (Fashion & Designs) Limited..


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In real life I am not friends with everybody, I pick my friends I don't let them pick me, some people wanna be friends with benefits, I don't have that time to waste, I keep very little circle. I roll will people who are straight and have no reason to keep lying to me about stuffs. I know they are not when I realise you are not true to yourself I run away because I know you can't be true to me either male or female, friendship to me isn't about how pretty a girl is, the kinda clothes she wears, slayer or not , or hair am not about that life I am "DEEP" I search through your soul your heart, your long term goals it doesn't matter where u come from I as a person ain't better off.
Now same thing applies on here I can only surround myself with positive follower-ship I am not cut out for the "PULL HER DOWN SYNDROME" on any of my social media platform here I want us to relate as sisters build a community of strong Godly women, people who can interact, argue without hate and without being confrontational, RESPECT is key am not pleading for this! NO I am categorically STATING who I am and what I want, I do not surround myself with negativity both in real life and on social media.
No way I'm too tough to be bullied, life itself have bullied me enough! So any abusive words made can never get my attention even if it's directed to the most precious thing I love 😏 shior, if u notice, I don't come telling you about HATERS because in my world they dont exist I give no attention and importance to anything or anyone that adds no value, so if you think abusive words will get my attention or make me reply I will just use the block botton! That's all…it's that simple. I am not looking for a million followers with so much hate and negativity NO🙅🏽 but a hundreds of followers who we can reason constructively, share moments, laugh and inspire each other. Too much hate in this world but in this part of my world I won't let it in for 1 second💋💋💋. Remember I told u the moment I start to intimidate rather than inspire you please feel free to unfollow. I didn't create this page for nothing it is purpose driven💋💋💋❤SPREAD THE LOVE.


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My family had the chance to go on a Bluefoot Pirate Adventure this weekend, courtesy of US Family Guide and we were not disappointed at all! In fact, my youngest has already asked when we can go back!
We arrived at the dock to see a super-cool pirate ship, adorned with a skeleton right at the top! Just seeing the ship made us excited to become pirates! My daughter got a "tattoo" painted (at no cost) of a skull & crossbones with a girly touch of a bow, which was seriously adorable. They gave her a camo skull vest to complete her pirate attire.
When you book your reservation, they tell you to arrive 30 minutes prior to sailing, but we actually started boarding the ship about 25 minutes past the time we were scheduled to leave. Just something to keep in the back of your head, in case you have plans afterward.
The pirates were "sworn in" & got to shoot their "water cannons". Adventure was theirs for the taking! As part of their "oath" they promised to eat their broccoli & brussels sprouts as well as go to bed on time, among other super-important things like that. Later, "Barnacle Bill" came and "attacked" the mighty pirate crew. The kids got down to business and with the Pirates of the Caribbean music playing in the background, they defeated the mighty Barnacle Bill.
Last, but certainly not least, the pirates loaded up on treasure, including some doubloons and "gems" and received an official certificate which basically declares them as pirates. All in all, this was a highly entertaining adventure that even my 15 year old son got into. The captain was great at getting the kids excited and entertained the adults with stories about the gorgeous boats and mansions you'll pass on the scenic journey.
When you book a Bluefoot Pirate Adventure, your cost of $25 per passenger ages 3 and up includes a discounted parking rate of $5 at the Bahia Mar, which is conveniently located within walking distance of the beautiful Fort Lauderdale beach, so take advantage of that great rate and head over to the beach after your adventure or grab a bite to eat at one of the fabulous restaurants located nearby.
I would highly recommend the cruise to anyone with younger children visiting the Ft. Lauderdale area. If you are local and want to book a party I have a great coupon code you can use right here: http://usfamilycoupons.com/coupon.php?regionid=75&bid=11994&dealid=1933 @usfg
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The lying mainstream media have become the greatest threat to our country.
"Trump on television very much differs from the man in reality," explained Russian President, Vladimir Putin, after his first face-to-face meeting with President Trump (via Twitter).
"He is very concrete, he fully perceives his interlocutor, and he analyzes and answers questions or new elements that come in the course of the discussion quickly enough," added the Russian president.
President Trump and Putin had a 30-minute meeting scheduled, but the two leaders ended up talking for over two hours.
The meeting was an incredible success and resulted in an agreement to establish a cease-fire in Southwest Syria, allowing both countries to focus on the fight against ISIS.
Vladimir Putin says that the meeting yielded positive results. However, the entire encounter was clouded by the false accusations lobbied by Democrats and the mainstream media.
President Trump has been accused of colluding with the Russian government in an attempt to rig the 2016 election. Despite lacking any evidence, the mainstream media has dedicated months to "exposing" the conspiracy theory.
The Russian collusion theory was constructed by Democrat strategists in the wake of Hillary Clinton's stunning electoral defeat. The narrative was designed to undermine President Trump's victory while exonerating Clinton's failures as a candidate.
Instead of soul searching and attempting to understand where they went wrong in the election, the Democrats and their cronies in the mainstream media have been on the offensive against President Trump. However, this political theater is starting to have negative impacts on American security.
It is imperative that President Trump improves relations with Russia. Russia is a massive nuclear power, and it serves no good to continue feuding with our historic enemy. Russia has fallen far since the end of the Soviet Union, but that doesn't mean we should antagonist Putin to promote the Democrats talking points.
By pushing these inane conspiracy theories, liberals are undermining President Trump's ability to stave off a nuclear war. Democrat House Minority Leader and busybody, Chuck Schumer, decried the meeting as an "embarrassment to our country and our ideals," further fanning the flames of nuclear war.
The Democrats would rather launch a Cold War 2.0 than admit that they could not win a fair election. This Russian narrative has gone too far and has started threatening the safety of Americans.
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- An extra charge may apply for a room for you and your pet.
- Check in time: 14:00
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The Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam's modern design provides guests with a clean, elegant feel. This hotel works to promote total relaxation and they accomplish this by providing a spa with saunas, a steam bath and a relaxation area. Guests who are hoping to continue with their regular exercise routine can burn some calories at the hotel's wellness center. After a hard workout guests can swim some cool downs in the hotel's indoor pool. This hotel is located less than one mile away from the Schipol Airport. This close proximity allows guests to get to and from the airport in less than ten minutes. In addition, this hotel provides a complimentary shuttle, which transports guests to and from the airport. Each of the guest rooms is supplied with amenities that provide optimal comfort for the guest. Some of these amenities include air conditioning, a tea/coffee maker, high-speed Internet access, a forty-inch flat screen television, a laptop safe, soundproof windows and much more! Dining out is simple with the hotel's restaurants located just footsteps away. The "Five Continents" is a restaurant, which serves delicious breakfasts every day of the week. "Faces" is also an on-site restaurant but it serves gourmet dishes and is open in the evening. For lunch guests visit the third restaurant in the hotel, The "Unterschweinstiege". Guests are sure to love their stay at the Steigenberger Airport hotel!


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If you are talking about the popular vote as something real, you are helping to spread fake news. I'm not a Trump supporter. I'm not trying to justify the Electoral College. I don't dispute that if if you add up all the votes cast for all 18 candidates on the ballots in the combined 50 states, Hillary Clinton's total is higher than any other candidates.
I'm asking you to look at the reality of how our elections work. Whether you like it or not, the Electoral College is how the winner of the election was determined and that's the ONLY race the candidates were trying to win.
What do California and Wisconsin have in common? Neither one was considered a "battleground" state, and as such both states were ignored by one campaign.
Could Trump have campaigned more in California (which is the most expensive state for media buys) and done better? Certainly. Could he have hypothetically cranked up the negative Hillary ads in California and knocked her total down? Probably. Could he have won California? Of course not. So is anyone surprised that Trump didn't care about the California results? Does anyone think the numbers that came in in California are a representation of the BEST the Trump campaign could have done in California? Of course not. So Hillary won California by 4 million votes.
In Wisconsin, Trump won by 24000 votes. Jill Stein had 31000 votes and Gary Johnson had 106,000. The Clinton campaign chose not to campaign in Wisconsin, believing it to be a safe state. Does anyone believe that if the Clinton campaign had chosen to focus on Wisconsin, they could have won? Milwaukee had record low turnout. If perhaps Hillary had come to Wisconsin we'd have a different President. But certainly the vote would have been different.
Which leads us to this myth of "The National Popular Vote." There is no such thing. No one adds up the votes for the Presidential candidates in all the states. And in fact very few states had the same candidates on the ballot. Only Trump, Clinton and Johnson were on the ballot in all 50 states. In Utah, Evan McMullin was on the ballot. In California Gloria La Riva was on the ballot. In New Hampshire Rocky De La Fuente was on the ballot.
In South Carolina there were 8 Presidential candidates for the voters to choose from.
This is why the idea that there is a "National Popular Vote" is pure fiction -- because people in different states were voting in different elections with different candidates. And the campaigns were very different in each state. People who voted for the Trump and Clinton campaigns in New York were voting for very different campaigns than people who voted for the Trump and Clinton campaigns in Montana.
So the "National Popular Vote" is a perfect example of a Fake New Story because it cobbles together unrelated facts as a way to prove something that the facts have nothing to do with the conclusion of the story. It's also a fake news story because people keep sharing it and talking about it.
So help us fight against fake news. If you want to argue the Electoral College is rubbish, you have plenty of ammunition. You don't need imply that using fake news for your point is ok. And it is fake news, because there is no such thing as a National Popular Vote, no one tried to win it, and vote totals from different states are not the same election.


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Valencia Street in San Francisco is no longer served by the MTA's 26-Valencia but by private shuttles headed toward Silicon Valley. This transformation in public transit and the presence of roving shuttles from Apple, Google, and others evidence a city remade for a certain kind of resident. As a result of a 2013 "handshake agreement" with the City (investigated by Tim Redmond in 48 Hills), operators of these tech-company shuttles can now load/unload their workers at public bus stops for a minimal fee, enabling a new form of the reverse commute and rendering San Francisco an employment package perk.
A large cluster of these public/private depots are found in what real estate agent Jennifer Rosdail calls the "Quad," a new "meta-hood" in the Castro and Mission District. As Rosdail explains on her website, the area is desired by "quadsters" who "like to hang in the sun with their friends. They work very hard—mostly in high tech—and make a lot of money." Quadsters are young, wealthy, and likely white and male based on the hiring statistics of tech corporations.
The presence of private shuttles impacts how areas are sold and who moves in. Without the shuttle service, 40 percent of commuting tech workers in San Francisco would move closer to their offices outside the city, according to the 2015 paper and presentation Riding First Class by Danielle Dai and David Weinzimmer. In addition to co-opting public bus stops, the placement of these shuttles contributes to both property speculation and eviction. From 2011 through 2013, 69 percent of no-fault evictions occurred within four block of tech bus stops. Since then, property values have continued to surge along with eviction rates, as units are advertised based on tech bus stop proximity. Based on the Eviction Defense Collaborative's 2014 report, those evicted are disproportionately black and Latina/o. Through the re-architecting of public bus stops, San Francisco encourages the migratory/settling desires of tech workers and follows the logics of free-market capitalism. It neglects the resulting displacement and migration, both undesired and racialized.


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Temporal Power's flywheel energy storage system was chosen by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario, Canada, to deliver regulation services to the Ontario electricity grid. The project was designed by Temporal Power and is operated by NRStor Inc., a Toronto based developer. This facility has been providing +/-2MWs of regulation services to the Ontario grid since July 2014.
The project is the first grid-connected commercial flywheel facility in Canada and provides regulation service to Ontario's IESO with up to 5 times the effectiveness of conventional technologies. It is a 10-flywheel system utilizing 250 kW flywheels, providing a +/- 2.5 MW nameplate capacity. This facility provides frequency regulation, helping balance supply and demand of energy on the grid.
This project provides Frequency Regulation, displacing other generation assets which have historically provided this service to the grid. The millisecond response time enables more dynamic system responses, which in turn moderates the grid impact of intermittent renewables. The rapid system response and accurate system output supports increasing levels of renewables and avoids curtailment scenarios. By allowing conventional generation to increase outputs of usable kWh, the facility reduces overall energy costs, fuel consumption and GHG emissions.


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Inevitable Frenzied Post-Launch Xbox 360 Ebay Sales
If we figure that the lowest average price for an Xbox 360 Premium kit is around $450ish after tax, the going rate on Ebay this morning would seem to be around $945—nearly double the retail price. That's not a bad bit of profit for anyone who could get their hands on a system, let alone three or four.
Before you thaw the credit card, though, bear in mind that Microsoft has said to expect new shipments of consoles almost daily through Christmas. Conversely, also read speculative reports claiming all Xbox 360s are sold out through February of next year.
If you must indeed get Junior a new gaming console this year (or, as we would advise, giving Junior 360 milligrams of Phenobarbital and keeping the console for yourself), take this bit of hollow advice: no matter where you get the 360 in the end, start buying the games and peripherals you want now, while they are in thick supply.
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New analysis suggests the payoff could be seven fold greater if it holds out for a win
In a note to clients issued Monday, Deutsche Bank's Chris Whitmore lists four possible outcomes of the patent wars being fought in courts around the world between Apple (AAPL) and the Google (GOOG) Android ecosystem:
1) settlement with per unit license fee paid to Apple;
2) a more favorable outcome where Apple handicaps Android's feature set and/or distribution and captures 25% of Android's future market share;
3) neutral with no winner; and
4) Apple loses and must pay a counter claim
Whitmore must not consider outcomes 3 and 4 very likely because he spends the rest of the note trying to calculate the value to Apple shareholders of outcomes 1 and 2.
Outcome 1 — a settlement where Apple licenses its intellectual property for about $10 per Android device sold –could add, according to Whitmore's calculations, roughly $35 to Apple's share price.
Outcome 2 — where Android's feature set or ability to distribute is diminished — is considerably less likely, but the payoff could be enormous. If Apple were to capture 25% of the future anticipated Android market, for example, Whitmore estimates that Apple's share price could grow by roughly $260 per share.
"As a result," he concludes, "we suspect Apple is unlikely to settle cheaply."
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As Midem winds down every year, invariably, folks congregate the last night in the bar at the Carlton to compare notes. "How were your meetings?" Did you close any new deals?" "Did your hear David Renzer's speech?'" "Wasn't Amanda Palmer outrageous?"
But what's interesting is the question itself. After other major events, I'm queried, "How was CES?" or "How were the Grammys?", but, regarding Midem, it's a unique question, "How was YOUR Midem?" Midem is, admittedly, a personal experience for every attendee. There are so many companies to explore, so many speakers to absorb, so many new relationships to establish and so many old friends to reconnect with. Some walk away inspired, others find themselves still in a period of transition.
Well, for me, it was one of my best Midems ever. After a couple of challenging years, Midem and Midemnet came back this year with a vengeance. While attendance slipped a bit, there was a sense of optimism and purpose this year that wasn't apparent the past few years. We seem to have turned the corner, gotten over the 'good old days', and are purposefully looking forward to profiting from new paradigms.
The integration of Midemnet and Midem was an overdue, much-needed change, and it worked. The debut of Midem+ was well-received, those who signed up seemed to find its value.
I really enjoyed my interviews with Jeff Hayzlett, Patrick Walker and Daniel Ek (watch them on MIDEM's YouTube channel). My meetings were fruitful and the new friendships created are invaluable. But for me, the high points were when people stopped me in the Palais, on the Croisette and in various restaurants to tell me, "this was the best Midemnet ever!" That makes it all worthwhile. Dominique, Stephane, Virginie, Olivia, Benjamin and the rest of the Midem conference team joined with me and the Visionary Committee: Harvey Goldsmith, Terry McBride, Ralph Simon and Bruce Houghton, to put together a program that would resonate with the times. We hope that it met your expectations.
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Well, this episode was certainly worth it.
As much as I am keeping my fingers crossed for a big-time death by the end of the season (I'm looking at you, Scarlett, for being unable to do anything for the show, but provide a most annoying character), I felt really sorry for her. Dat mama! Apparently, instability really runs in your DNA, cause Beverly mom is crazy, we all know about Deacon's problem and now Scarlett is a drug addict. Oh, I can't wait to see how the latter will turn out. Also, she got drunk before going on stage, no surprise there, followed by a traumatic breakdown, which was quite frankly terrifying. For the first time since the show started, I felt something other than disgust by her personal traits. And with that, I'm gonna close the first part of the review. Bleh.
Do you guys remember that cute British Charlie character, that shagged our favourite Juliette? Well, he's back, a knight in shining armour, there to save Miss Barnes' career, pulling some strings, nothing all that unexpected. Of course he kissed her, but she pushed him away, cause she loves Avery. Even I went all "aw, you go, girl" at this point. Charlie then kinda maybe tried to hit on Scarlett, Avery got pissed, a fight started, Juliette got mad and all that. Moving on.
Maddie Claybourne. Her video had gone viral and Mama James forced her daddies into an interview with Robin Roberts (I love that woman), explaining the whole paternity story, hoping that things will get better for her girls. Sidenote here, it was kinda awesome watching Rayna scream at a reporter to not touch her baby girl. Very Mama Bear of her. Kudos. Later we see her and Deacon talking, being very open about the way things turned out and thinking of what it could've been, both giving some arguments about doing what's best for Maddie. By the way, I am siding with Rayna on this one, Deacon never should've put her in this position in the first place.
And finally, Gunnar receives a check for a loooot of money, more than 400K, and being all sweet and boyfriend-y, he bough Zoey studio time for her to record a demo. Which, in turn, got her the opportunity to go to LA and meet with some music people there. Gunnar was not happy, needless to say, and offered her that she stayed in Nashville, quit her job and he would take care of her. And she was all "I don't want a sugar daddy." This is where feminism got it wrong, if Gunnar had offered me the same, I would've jumped though the roof, all happy and excited. But no, Zoey has to stand on her own two feet. Don't let that one get away, girl, you're gonna regret it.
Well, long time no write, but if I had to review every episode of every show I watched, I'd be left without fingers, so see ya when I see y'all 😉


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South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.Higher, Professional, Technical.Outstanding by standing out
Bristol is the largest city in the South West, with a population of 420,000. Close to England's beautiful West Country and the glorious Cotswolds, it is an attractive, modern, multicultural city with excellent leisure facilities and transport links.
Bristol is very accessible: London is only a couple of hours away by train or coach, and Bristol Airport is located on the outskirts of the city.
Bristol is a lively and interesting city, with a thriving nightlife and arts scene, museums and galleries, and a wealth of modern shopping facilities.
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Roy's Blog: January 2010
January 29, 2010
WHO do you want to SERVE?
Traditional business planning methods have issues; they're all screwed up.
The second question to answer in the Strategic Game Plan creation process is which customers should you serve.
Choose customer groups that have the capability to generate the growth you are expecting. You may have the products and services they want, but if they don't have the latent potential to meet your HOW BIG objectives, you shouldn't be chasing them.
If you do, they will suck up your precious resources with little return. you will surely fall short of your growth goals..
HOW BIG should determine WHO to SERVE.
There's no such thing as a bad customer; its just that some are better than others.
Examine the customer groups that you currently do business with. Can they deliver to your new revenue expectations? Are their market characteristics appropriate to give you the growth you want? Apart from demand factors, what about the competitive environment - is it intense or are there opportunities to enhance your market position?
And how "fast and easy" are they to engage and close? Remember, a 24-month plan period needs a relatively short selling cycle. You can't afford to take 18 months closing a deal with any customer.
Carefully evaluate your options and choose the customer segments that can deliver you BOTH the growth you need as well as leverage the competencies of your organization.
WHO considerations:
1. Customer groups in which your customer share position is low. If you currently have a small percentage of their total business you have a good growth potential.
2. Customers that are currently growing in the double digits and where you have an advantage over others.
3. Geographically defined segments which have easy access at relatively low cost.
4. High lifetime value customer groups where investments will provide healthy returns.
5. Customer groups that have been loyal to you.
6. Segments where your competitive position is strong and where your advantage is clearly defined.
7. Choose the MINIMUM number of customer groups that will generate the revenue you want. The more you choose, the more diluted your efforts are likely to be. Choose the "critical few" groups rather then the "possible many".
What do you do with customer groups you currently serve but can't serve your growth needs? Be prepared to walk away from them. You have to let them go in favor of focusing on the few choice segments that will provide the revenue growth you need.
A client's feedback: "Roy led us through the development of our Strategic Game Plan using his practical BE DiFFERENT Practices. The 2-Day experience for me and my Leadership Team was amazing! We not only created a Strategy that will take us on an exciting journey, we had fun and learned a lot about business at the same time. We decided to stay with Roy to help us execute out new SGP and keep us on track. A great investment and I would definitely recommend it to others who are looking for a way to break away from the pack." — Carolyn Douglas, Founder, Intranet Connections, North Vancouver BC
Cheers, Roy
Check out my BE DiFFERENT or be dead Book Series
Other Strategic Game Plan articles you might like…
HOW BIG do you wasn't to be?
WHO do you want to SERVE?
HOW do you intend to compete and WIN?
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January 27, 2010
HOW BIG do you want to be?
Traditional business planning methods have issues; they're all screwed up.
This is one of three posts intended to explain how to create a Strategic Game Plan. It is a proven and practical process that incorporates the answers to three critical questions.
It begins with the HOW BIG do you want to be question.
Traditional strategy-building methodology typically begins with an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It then moves on to developing an overall strategic direction. Objectives and action plans are struck. Finally the expected financial results are produced. They are the output of the strategy-creation process.
In my experience, the financial results get scrutinized by the top executive and often get modified as the CFO and CEO decide they simply aren't aggressive enough. Sound familiar? As a result, higher growth and financial numbers are driven out of the tabled strategy rather than adjusting the strategy to deliver more aggressive financial results.
This is a huge mistake. Assuming that the assumptions behind the plan are reasonable and acceptable, forcing more aggressive numbers from a strategy without increasing strategic risk is a fool's game.
The expected higher performance numbers will not happen.
My Strategic Game Plan process is to treat growth and financial expectations as inputs to the strategy-building process. Do you want to grow top line revenues 25% over the next 24 months? Or would you be satisfied with growing at 10%?
Clearly the former target would require more resources and would entail greater risk than the more modest scenario.
In addition, the character of the strategies would be different. The 25% growth strategy would require a different set of actions than the 10% incremental option.
For example bolder growth expectations might require new markets and strategic partnerships that might not be necessary under a modest growth plan. The bolder the plan the more you have to move away from organic growth.
So declare right up front the growth and financials you intend to achieve and THEN develop the strategy to deliver them. And if you have been growing at 10% don't expect doing more of what you have been doing will be good enough to deliver on a 25% plan.
It won't happen. You will have to be more creative, more aggressive and be more accepting of more risk. If not, suck it up and be prepared to stay with your 10% strategy.
HOW BIG Rules:
1. A growth goal should be bold enough to drive innovation and creativity.
2. If HOW BIG is "realistic" its not appropriate. Pick another number.
3. Your chosen growth goal should make you perspire.
4. HOW BIG is a declaration of intent without a specific idea on how to get there.
5. A growth goal should disrupt past performance not trend line it.
6. HOW BIG detests extrapolation.
7. Choose a 24-month plan period. It better aligns with execution and allows for faster response to unforeseen events.
8. HOW BIG has no time for 5-year plans.
A client's feedback: "I invited Roy to speak to the Vancouver Women Presidents' Organization on his Strategic Game Plan creation process and it was an overwhelming success. Not only did the attendees take away Roy's extremely practical methods to develop a strategy that can be executed, they all enjoyed the learning experience. I would recommend Roy to any organization looking to take their game to the next level." — Barbara Mowat, President, Impact Communications Ltd. and GroYourBiz
Cheers, Roy
Check out my BE DiFFERENT or be dead Book Series
Other Strategic Game Plan articles you might like…
HOW BIG do you wasn't to be?
WHO do you want to SERVE?
HOW do you intend to compete and WIN?
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January 22, 2010
How to empower employees to serve customers
Let me be clear: when I speak of empowerment I am referring to it as it applies to customers, and how to use it to serve a strategic purpose.
Many organizations fear the 'e' word.
The common myth is that if you allow people to do what they believe is necessary they will 'give away the farm'; they will break the rules; they will disrupt the rhythm of the organization and create needless stress and strain.
Nonsense. These beliefs come from a misunderstanding of what empowerment really is.
Empowerment is the provision of specific degrees of freedom to employees consistent with the strategy of the organization.
What it is; what it is not:
- it is bending the rules of the organization in specific circumstances for specific customers; it is not allowing rule bending for all circumstances and for any customer. Rule bending is a critical component of the Service Strategy of an organization and results in dazzled customers with deep loyalty to the firm. It must be allowed but only under controlled circumstances;
- it is a planned course of action with its own set of rules in terms of the process an employee is to follow and the options available to them; it is not doing whatever an employee thinks is right at the time;
- it is being a few things to seleced customers; it is not being anything to all customers;
- the actions allowed are defined directly from the strategy of the organization; they are not invented on the run;
- the effectiveness of empowerment is measured against the desired outcomes; it is not 'winging it' and let the chips fall where they may;
- it is a proactive set of activities; it is not an unplanned reactive event;
- empowerment is contained within a 'box' with rigidly defined parameters and behaviors expected of an employee; it is not unfettered activity with no boundaries.
Critically examine your strategic game plan and define the critical operations areas where empowering employees would be helpful to achieving the results expected.
Create an empowerment plan: which customers are to be included; what operations activities are 'empowerable' (like service recovery, service sign-up etc.); what measurable outcomes are expected and what behaviors must an employee exhibit - i.e. what is the empowerment process to be followed.
Honor your empowerment champions.
Tell stories of what they did to paint a picture of what success looks like.
Check out my BE DiFFERENT or be dead Book Series
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January 16, 2010
8 proven ways to have really amazing sales listeners
Some sales people use a potential customer as an audience to try and impress with their product knowledge and what they believe to be their scintillating interpersonal skills.
They talk, and talk, and talk about their product pausing every now and then to appreciate the wisdom of what they have just uttered.
This 1-way deluge of information on an individual is painful reminder that sales people have healthy egos and they love to be in the transmit mode a great deal of time.
Sales should be a relationship-building event which is impossible to conduct in the face of a sales monologue.
Salespeople need to be terrific listeners; asking the right questions to expose the needs and more importantly the secrets of their prospective buyer.
It really doesn't matter what the sales agenda is; the objective is to ask questions, listen and learn in order to come up with the best solution possible.
Here's how to create a sales listening team:
1. Recruit people with a background of listening achievement. You can always train them on product knowledge; look for those who listen innately.
2. Train them with listening skills. You can't hold them accountable for listening if you don't teach them how you want it done.
3. Build listening into their performance management plan. If listening is not part of how you want the job done, it won't happen.
4. Pay for listening in their compensation plan. Make listening a healthy part of their bonus pay. Start at 40% and increase it every year.
5. Measure listening performance and engage the customer in the process. Create a Listening Report Card with 6 key behaviors you want sales to consistently demonstrate with customers. Have the customer complete the Report Card to rate their salesperson's performance.
6. Measure sales listening performance monthly. Review results with each salesperson. Develop an action plan to address shortfalls.
7. Honor the brilliant listeners. Shout out those who do it well and who receive accolades from their customers. This tells the organization that listening matters and gives others a picture of how it is done.
8. Establish an annual sales listening award to honor those who listening consistently.
Sales Listening 101.
Have a go at it and reap the rewards.
Check out my BE DiFFERENT or be dead Book Series
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016
TIME: 12 pm matinee
PRICE: $55 Members and Non-members
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Join WNDC members and guests for a matinee performance of Arena Stage's new play, The City of Conversation, at a special group rate. Georgetown hostess Hester Ferris (portrayed by Margaret Colin from Independence Day, Gossip Girl, and As the World Turns) runs in an elite circle, opening her home for political foes to lay down arms and raise a glass. When her son's formidable, conservative wife comes on the scene, the parlor pleasantries of D.C.'s past descend into entrenched posturing and an ultimatum that could implode the family. Follow the Ferris clan from the end of Carter's presidency through the Reagan era and into Obama's game-changing inauguration.
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|Thread is Olympus Gold label in teal and brown.
Finished size is just over 10cm
|The thread is Lizbeth size 40 but I cannot remember the name.
|Thread is Olympus Gold label in teal and brown.
Finished size is just over 10cm
|The thread is Lizbeth size 40 but I cannot remember the name.
Wow, I love the top one. What a lovely surprise to find the other one as a bonus!ReplyDelete
Amusing how the Amusement Doily turned up ;-D
Both doilies are gorgeous !
How nice that you found the little amusement doily and your teal and brown design is lovely.ReplyDelete
Both doilies are beautiful!! :)ReplyDelete
What a nice surprise! I love the design on your top doily--fun color choice too!ReplyDelete
I love the colours in the top doily! - Nice surprise to find the other one when you weren't expecting it!ReplyDelete
Wow you always give us such a treat with your tatting and they are beautifully done, great post!ReplyDelete
Very pretty! I'm afraid I would forget about doilies stacked under books, probably because I have too many stacks!ReplyDelete
Das oberste Deckchen ist mein Favorit. Aber auch das untere Deckchen ist sehr hübsch. Eine schöne FreizeitarbeitReplyDelete
Two beautiful dolies, what a lovely surprise to find one you had forgotton.
Thank you for your lovely comments. Yes, it was a surprise to find the Amusement Doily again.ReplyDelete
Love that top motif. Have you a pattern somewhere for it or is it forthcoming?ReplyDelete
I am really liking the watermarks, how do I do this? I only have the Android App used for Instagram...ReplyDelete
Erin, if you are referring to the one in the pic for the Amusement Doily, I created that with a drawing program in my computer and copy&paste it when I edited the photo.
Geneally, I would just use the apps that I downloaded on my phone when posting photos on Instagram.
Does that Amusement Doily need to be blocked? I am only asking because I have tried the pattern 3 times and whether I use a picot gauge to ensure all my picots are uniform or go really slow and make sure my tension is consistent the outside round always pops up to make the doily look like a dish. No matter what I do. Maybe doilies are not for me...ReplyDelete
Erin, I didi not have to block for this Amusement Doily. There may be slight crumpling but it all straightened out with a little bit of pressing with a steam iron.Delete


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Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. It includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX APIs.
Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth. The name DirectX was coined as a shorthand term for all of these APIs (the X standing in for the particular API names) and soon became the name of the collection.
DirectX introduces significant improvements across its suite of APIs. DirectSound offers new audio capabilities, DirectShow accelerates video rendering hardware, and Direct3D enhances low-level graphics programmability with new programmable vertex and pixel shader 2.0 models.
Download DirectX End-User Runtimes
Download Web Installer
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Last Update: April 04, 2011
Current Version: 9.29.1974
License: Freeware
Languages: English
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Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 2003 / 2008 (32-Bit, 64-Bit)
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Kitchen Aid Silicone Bakeware
By: Amy Jacquin
We've all heard of silicone oven mitts. Now there are silicone baking pans. They're flexible and rubbery, and feel like they'd melt. They don't. But do they work well enough you'd pay $25 for one?
Kitchen Aid claims its $25 silicone bakeware provides superior food release, even after hundreds of bakings and dish washings.
"It is refrigerator, freezer, microwave, and oven safe," Amy Jacquin reads directions. "It has a quick-release, permanent, non-stick surface that cooks quickly. It's dishwasher and metal utensil safe."
We quickly whip up a boxed cake mix. Even though it claims to provide superior food release power, directions recommend using non-stick cooking spray. But we do NOT... just to see how "non-stick" silicone really is. We pour half into the Kitchen Aid silicone pan, and the other half into a traditional cupcake pan with liners.
"I'm going to have to do two different shelves," says Amy as she puts the pans into the oven. The handles on the metal framework stick out too far. She sets the timer, and reads-up on directions while waiting on the cupcakes to bake and cool.
"Before removing from the silicone bakeware, allow for foods to cool or defrost completely in the bakeware," reads Amy. "To remove, invert pan and apply pressure to the bottom, and carefully peel the bakeware away from the baked goods."
Sounds easy! Let's give it a try.
"Not too bad, with no cooking spray," comments Amy as the first cupcake comes out of the pan with just a little work.
"You peel each one back from the cupcake," she says as she releases the rest. "Which is easier at first, till you get to the center ones. Ooops, that one didn't... I pinched it. See, I pinched that one, too. See that in there? I think the key is to press evenly on the bottom at first!"
That... and practice. It's a different feel, for sure! You can see the silicone bakeware cupcakes are flatter than the traditional cupcakes... but we spruce them up with icing, and they don't look too bad.
"I guess the real question is, looking at both, if you're going to grab one, which plate would you grab from?" Amy asks.
he silicone bakeware did not melt, and it is relatively nonstick. But it didn't cool as quickly as promised. And it's a different feel, so it's really a personal preference. Just be prepared to pay for the Kitchen Aid name. We give the $25 silicone cupcake pan a B-.
By the way, Mike Shain tested cupcakes from the silicone pan, and from the traditional pan. He says he could taste a difference, and prefers the traditional ones.
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April 22, 2016: Over the past three years GeoComm has steadily increased their participation with Central Minnesota United Way and last week we marked the end of our third annual United Way workplace campaign week.
United Way workplace campaign week has become a cornerstone to GeoComm's giving back efforts and has served to inspire our employees to find many new ways to support the community through volunteer efforts and fundraising. This year, GeoComm raised over $16,000.00 during our campaign week which is a 5% increase over 2015.
To aid in employee awareness, GeoComm formed an employee United Way committee, who work together to encourage employee participation by hosting a campaign kick-off event and several themed activities throughout the week and year.
"Supporting our community is an important aspect of our company culture. We are proud of our employees for every year supporting their communities, neighbors, sometimes even their families and friends through United Way programs, and for their generous contributions during our workplace campaign week" Heather Hoskins, GeoComm Controller.
GeoComm's dedication to United Way extends beyond our workplace campaign week contributions and includes involvement in activities such as Day of Caring, PenPal program, Midnight Run and participation in various events and committees such as Early Learning Early Literacy Community Solutions Team and Partner for Student Success . In March of this year, GeoComm received the Best Year Around Partnership Award from Central Minnesota United Way at their annual luncheon, recognizing our ongoing contributions.
About GeoComm: GeoComm was founded in 1995 to provide county governments with turnkey emergency 9-1-1 development services. Over the subsequent 20 years, the company has grown to serve more than 12,000 dispatchers in 800 emergency 9-1-1 call centers in the United States, helping to keep more than 84 million people safe. Today, GeoComm has a national reputation as a leading provider of geographic information and communication systems. The company's systems route emergency calls to the appropriate call center, map the caller's location on a dispatchers map, and guide emergency responders to the accident on mobile displays within police, fire and ambulance vehicles.
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Feature Branches in distributed version control systems (DVCS) like Git and Mercurial allow you to work on a feature independently from the main development and commit all the changes for the feature onto the branch, merging the changes into the main branch when your feature is complete. This approach brings a number of advantages to software development teams; however, in continuous integration servers that do not have dedicated support for it, it also causes a number of problems, like constant build configurations duplication, poor visibility, and, in the end, loss of control over the process.
TeamCity support for feature branches is continuously increasing, starting from partial support in version 7.0 by Branch Remote Run Trigger, that automatically starts a new personal build each time TeamCity detects changes in particular branches of the VCS roots of the build configuration; moving on to TeamCity 7.1, allowing you to automate the process and ensuring visibility of branches all over the interface. In TeamCity 8.0, the feature branches support is taken to the next level with a number of improvements. TeamCity 8.1 introduced Automatic Merge functionality to merge a branch into another after a successful build.
Configuring branches
To start working with DVCS branches, you need to tell TeamCity which of them need to be monitored. This is done via the Branch Specification field of the VCS root which accepts a list of names or patterns of branch names to watch for changes in addition to the default one (for details on branches specification, refer to the VCS roots description).
The syntax of the branch specification field is similar to VCS checkout rules,
+|-:branch_name (with the optional * placeholder), where
branch_name is VCS-specific, i.e.
refs/heads/ in Git:
The use of * wildcard matches branches and extracts the branch name to be displayed in the TeamCity interface (also known as logical branch name):
or a Git VCS root, +:refs/heads/* will match
refs/heads/feature1 branch, but in the TeamCity interface you'll see
feature1 only as a branch name.
To see an extended logical name in the TeamCity interface, use the part of the name to be displayed in round brackets:
/heads/(v8.1/*) and in the interface you'll see
If you want shortened branch labels in builds, you can use extended syntax of branch specification like this:
In this case, TeamCity will use label
7.0 for builds from the
refs/heads/release-7.0 branch and
7.1 for builds from
refs/heads/release-7.1, and so on.
Specification supports comments as lines beginning with
#. To use round brackets in a branch name, you need to escape them. Let's say you want to track the
release-(7.1) branch: to do that, specify an escaping symbol as the first line in the specification.
For Mercurial, the following branch specification does that:
Note that you can also use parameters in the branch specification.
Once you've configured the branch specification, TeamCity will start to monitor these branches for changes. If your build configuration has a VCS trigger and a change is found in some branch, TeamCity will trigger a build in this branch. From the build configuration home page you'll also be able to filter history, change log, pending changes and issue log by the branch name. Branch names will also appear in the custom build dialog, so you'll be able to manually trigger a custom build on a branch too.
Default branch
When configuring a Git or Mercurial VCS root, you need to specify the branch name to be used as the default one in case a branch name was not specified. For example, if someone clicks on a Run button, TeamCity will create a build in the default branch.
Logical branch name
A logical branch name is a branch name shown in the user interface for the builds and on build configuration level. A logical branch name can be a part of the full VCS branch name. It is calculated by applying a branch specification to the branch name from the version control.
For example, if the branch specification is defined like this:
then the part matched by * (e.g.
master ) is a logical branch name.
If the branch specification pattern uses parentheses, the logical name then is made up of the part of the name within the parentheses; to see the
v8.1/feature1 logical name displayed in the UI for the VCS branch
refs/heads/v8.1/feature1, use this:
Builds from branches are easily recognizable in the TeamCity UI, because they are marked with a special label:
You can also filter history by a branch name if you're interested in a particular branch.
TeamCity assigns a branch label to the builds from the default branch too.
For each build TeamCity shows changes included in it. For builds from branches the changes calculation process takes the branch into account and presents you with the changes relevant to the build branch. The change log with its graph of commits will help you understand what is going on in the monitored branches.
If the Show builds and Show graph options are enabled in the change log, TeamCity will display build markers on the graph.
Active branches
In a build configuration with configured branches, the Overview page shows active branches.
A number of parameters define whether a branch is active. The parameters can be changed either in a build configuration (this will affect one build configuration only), project, or in the internal properties (this defines defaults for the entire server). A parameter in the configuration overrides a parameter in the internal properties.
A branch is considered active if:
- it is present in the VCS repository and has recent commits (i.e. commits with the age less than the value of
teamcity.activeVcsBranch.age.daysparameter, 7 days by default).
- or it has recent builds (i.e. builds with the age less than the value of
teamcity.activeBuildBranch.age.hoursparameter, 24 hours by default).
A closed VCS branch with builds will still be displayed as active during 24 hours after last build. To remove closed branches from display, set
TeamCity tries to detect new failing tests in a build, and for those tests which are not new, you can see in which build the test started to fail. This functionality is aware of branches too, i.e. when the first build is calculated, TeamCity traverses builds from the same branch.
Additionally, a branch filter is available on the test details page and you can see a history of test passes or failures in a single branch.
Failure Conditions
If build fail condition is configured as follows: build metric has changed comparing to a last successful/finished/pinned build, then the build from the same branch will be used. If there is no suitable build on the same branch, then build from default branch is used and the corresponding message is added to the build log.
The VCS trigger is fully aware of branches and will trigger a build once a check-in is detected in a branch. All VCS trigger options like per-checkin triggering, quiet period, and triggering rules are directly available for builds from branches. By default, the Schedule and Finish build trigger will watch for builds in the default branch only.
Additionally, a branch filter can be specified for the VCS, Schedule and Finish build triggers.
If a build configuration with branches has snapshot dependencies on other build configurations with branches, then when a build in a branch is triggered, the other builds in the chain will also get the branch associated, if the branches in the VCS roots of the builds have the same logical name and this branch is not excluded by the branch specification. The VCS roots of the builds can point to different repositories, but the logical branch name must be the same.
If this condition is met, the branches with this name will be checked out and all the builds down the chain (which the build triggered depends on) and all the builds up the chain (depending on the triggered build) will be marked with the same branch. Otherwise the default branch will be checked out.
It is possible to configure artifact dependencies to retrieve artifacts from a build from a specific branch: artifact dependencies will use builds from the branch specified. The same applies to the the Schedule and Finish Build triggers.
All notification rules except "My changes" will only notify you on builds from the default branch. At the same time, the "My changes" rule will work for builds from all available branches.
Build configuration status
The Build Configuration status is calculated based on the builds from the default branch only. Consequently, per-configuration investigation works for builds from the default branch. For example, a successful build from a non-default branch will not remove a per-configuration investigation, but a successful build from the default branch will.
Multiple VCS roots
If your build configuration uses more than one VCS root and you specified branches to monitor in both VCS roots, the way the builds are triggered is more complicated.
The VCS trigger groups branches from several VCS roots by logical branch names. When some root does not have a branch from the other root, its default branch is used. For example, you have 2 VCS roots, both have the default branch
refs/heads/master, the first root has the branch specification
refs/heads/7.1/* and changes in branches
refs/heads/7.1/feature1 and
refs/heads/7.1/feature2, the second root has the specification
refs/heads/devel/* and changes in branch
refs/heads/devel/feature1. In this case VCS trigger runs 3 builds with revisions from following branches combinations:
Build parameters
If you need to get the branch name in the build script or use it in other build configuration settings as a parameter, please refer to Predefined Build Parameters.
Clean-up rules are applied independently to each active branch.
Manual branch merging
You can merge branches in TeamCity manually, e.g. if you want to merge branches only after a code review / approval, or if you want to perform the merge despite the tests failure in a branch.
To merge sources manually:
Open the build results page, click the Actions menu in the top-right corner and select "Merge this build sources...".
The dialog that appears enables you to select the destination branch and add a commit message (required).
It is also possible to merge branches automatically.
See also:


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The other day I sat down for an interview with two young men. It was a sunny day and we were talking on a bench in downtown Basalt. They are in their early twenties; both are clean-cut, good-looking guys and very articulate and educated. They were telling me about heroin.
Medical providers and emergency officials are seeing an increase in the number of heroin overdoses and heroin addicts in the Roaring Fork Valley. APR's Roger Adams reports.
George - "The high, I'd say, from intravenous use is you get that initial rush where your body floods with a feeling of just utter comfort and warmth. And, then after that it kind of mellows out and you go into that nod stage; you're going in and out of consciousness just feeling extremely content."
Mark – "The drug in its full dose hits you immediately so, imagine getting hit with how drunk you would be from twelve beers in two seconds. So, its this intense feeling that just rushes over you, it kind of takes over, just warm pleasurable sensation that its so strong that its hard to describe."
For the sake of this story I'm calling the men George and Mark. I asked what drew them to heroin, what was the high they kept chasing. They also talked about the other reality of heroin; the pain of running out and the threat of overdose. They both have been clean for just a few weeks now. Mark has almost died from overdosing a couple times and George was so worn down by his addition he went into Aspen Detox to get help with his withdrawal from the heroin. It feels, he says like a really long and really terrible cold.
George – "Kinda like a flu I'd say but, along with that there's also the mental fog that you get and you just feel really depressed I guess and your body just feels really achy, you're sweating a lot and you can get nauseous and diarrhea comes along with that too. And, then you just fiend for the drug after that."
George and Mark are part of a heroin subculture in the Roaring Fork Valley and a growing drug culture nationally.
"Its clear that opiate addiction is an urgent and growing public health crisis."
That's US Attorney General Eric Holder speaking last week in an address about what he called an alarming increase in the number of heroin and opiate overdoses.
"Addiction to heroin and other opiates including certain prescription pain killers is impacting the lives of Americans in every state, in every region and from every background and walk of life and all to often, with deadly results."
Nationally, said Holder, heroin overdoses have risen by almost fifty percent since 2006. The problem is not just in far away big cities like New York or LA, or even Denver. Here in the valley, overdoses are becoming more frequent.
"We see about one a month."
Ron Leach is the Fire Chief at the Carbondale Fire District. He is also in charge of all the Emergency Medical Technicians and ambulances in the mid-valley. His EMT's have been seeing a steady rise in the last year of overdoses on heroin and prescription opiates like Oxycontin, 911 calls about addicts like Mark and his roommate George.
"We notice a lot of young people that end up getting 911 called. Young kids; twenty year old kids."
And by the time the EMT's arrive many are very near death. Heroin is in the opioid family of drugs. It is a fast acting derivative of morphine, which comes from the resin of the poppy plant. Many prescription pain-killers are synthetic versions of these opioids; among them oxycodone. These drugs flood receptors in the brain, central nervous system and the gastrointestinal system. They hit pleasure centers of the brain but also slow down the nervous system. In an overdose, an addict's breathing will slow down or stop. Again Fire Chief Ron Leach.
"It's a serious condition. It amounts to respiratory depression. That's the medical problem."
EMT's and other first responders now carry an anti-opiate drug. One common brand name is Narcan. EMT's will inject an overdosed addict and it will immediately restore breathing. It has to be injected soon after an overdose; wait too long and the addict will die. In the past several months there have been three overdose deaths in the valley. The Aspen Counseling Center, which operates Aspen Detox, has had ten heroin addicts in for withdrawals in the last six months. Interestingly, law enforcement from Aspen to Glenwood Springs have not seen a similar increase in arrests for heroin possession or sale. Jim Schrant is the Agent in Chrage for the West Slope operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration; DEA. Says this doesn't come as a surprise.
"It doesn't because typically first responders on the medical side often times will be the first to see the outbreak of a problem. We've seen that with new and emerging drugs or old dugs like heroin that tend to re-present themselves in a certain area."
The uptick in heroin use in the valley could be linked to a tightening of opiate prescriptions that began about a year ago. Aspen Valley Hospital along with other hospitals on the West Slope and then many private physicians began issuing fewer scripts for opiates for pain. Prescription drugs are the way many addicts first became dependent.
"We have a large amount of the population that unfortunately abuses and is addicted to these drugs and when for a variety of reasons they are unable to have these drugs they go to the next best available resource which is their heroin dealer."
And says, Schrant, the price for heroin has been dropping in recent months making cheap heroin an even more attractive alternative. In his national address on opiates, Attorney General Holder promised increased law enforcement from the DEA specifically targeting heroin. Agent Schrant says one part of the strategy is making dealers responsible for overdose deaths. He says the tactic has been successful in Florida.
"We were trying to tie overdose homicide deaths to the traffickers and then charging them with that offense. And, from that we were very effective at really sending a message to the traffickers in particular communities in Florida and it really had a strong effect on reducing the availability of heroin in those communities."
While beefed up law enforcement is important to reducing heroin use the attorney general also cited treatment as critical to fighting increased heroin addiction.
"Of course, enforcement alone won't solve the problem. And, that's why we are enlisting a variety of partners including doctors, educators, community leaders and police officials to increase our support for education, prevention and treatment."
Addicts Mark and George have been clean for several weeks now. They attend Narcotics and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and George sought help from Aspen Detox. Mark says he believes treatment will save more heroin addicts lives than arrests of dealers.
"The price has been falling pretty consistently and its only getting purer and you know I can go find a fifty dollar gram of heroin in Denver in twenty minutes something's not working. If more money could go to getting people who can't afford treatment into treatment and working on the cause of these problems as opposed to just trying to arrest drug dealers who, they're just going to pop right back up again."
Mark and George both admit their recovery from heroin will be a long process. It won't be easy and isn't certain. They are both working hard on recovery. A range of treatment and AA programs are available in the valley and across Colorado. Links to treatment resources and the full interview with George and Mark are below.
Mark and George Full Interview:
More information:
US Attorney General message on Heroin: http://www.justice.gov/agwa.php?id=5
DEA drug facts: http://www.justice.gov/dea/druginfo/factsheets.shtml
NA and AA in the valley:
Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Schedule: http://nacolorado.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/MountainsWestArea.pdf
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Schedule: http://www.coaadistrict14.org/meeting-schedule/
Drug and alcohol treatment centers:
Jaywalker Lodge - Carbondale, CO: http://www.jaywalkerlodge.com/
Harmony Foundation - Estes Park, CO: http://www.harmonyfoundationinc.com/
Aspen Detox / Mind Springs Health: https://www.mindspringshealth.org/


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Following swiftly on from last week's Chap Olympiad, The New Sheridan Club's annual Summer Party is always the hotly anticipated event on the London vintage calendar.
The New Sheridan Club was formed as an enclave of safety (some would say debauchery) for the ladies and gents of The Chap persuasion as somewhere to meet throughout the year, as well as parade their finery. The club's Summer party is always themed and this time it was 'Break for the Border'. Members and their friends were urged to imagine they had to flee the country to avoid bad debts, an arrest warrant or a paternity suit, when planning their look for the night. This meant that roaming around Adam Street Club were various Frida Kahlos with monobrows, gunslingers with ponchos and ammunition belts, lots of classy ladies with flowers in their hair who had flown South for a taste of Mexican danger, a Zorro and his peasant muse, a real live Padre, various Day of the Dead and a couple of dodgy looking drug runners with slicked back hair and a louche attitude.
The free shots of Olmeca Altos tequila got the party started. This was no slam and down tequila but rather a sip and appreciate sort. Being the New Sheridan Club, it didn't stop sorts trying. Sobriety isn't an option for club members (unless there's written dispensation). 1930s and 1940s themed tequila cocktails, a mariachi band and lots of fake guns being fired added to the night's theme before games began including a William Burroughs inspired, 'Shoot the champagne glass from Joan Vollmer's Head' (where the winner didn't actually kill Joan) and a fearsome piñata bashing took place.
The grand raffle included prizes of Mexican-related books and DVDs, Day of the Dead-themed items, Mexican games and foodstuffs, an agave plant and a louche libre wrestling mask which some lucky lady won. As the pictures show, the compañeros and damas had a grand ol' time down Mexico way.


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When I remember my favorite destinations so far, one for sure I can think of is the area of the very well known mountain range Black Forest (Schwarzwald), well known for the world famous cuckoo clocks and located in south west Germany, with France bordering to the west and Switzerland to the south.
It is a beautiful area, packed with thousands and thousands (probably millions) of trees, mainly pines and firs, growing in many, many parts closely together and therefore often not letting much light through between their branches and leaves. That is why it is called the Black Forest, and whose name comes from the Romans.
If you love nature, you should visit these forests, mountains, rivers, such as the Rhine to the west and south and even some of the many charming villages throughout the area.
The capital, the university city of Freiburg, is bigger though with aprox. 230 thousand inhabitants, but nevertheless a charming place to discover and spend some time.
Worthwile seeing in Freiburg is among other, the pedestrian area of the old town including the famous, medieval minster (Freiburg Münster), the historical Merchants Hall and also the Martinstor, one of the original city gates.
From Freiburg, located in the heart of a big wine-growing region (Riesling, Traminer, Spätburgunder), you can take one of the many trains or buses or take your own or rented car to discover the surrounding villages (for example in the North the international thermal spa resort Baden Baden or Calw, being the birthplace of the German writer Hermann Hesse, to the south Staufen (all with a nice old town) or visit Triberg with the highest cascades in Germany, or lakes, such as the Schluchsee, where you can sail, windsurf or scuba-dive, or Titisee (all kind of watersports and with the oldest spa in the area).
The train from Freiburg to Titisee passes through the scenic, deep Höllental (Hell´s Valley) and is worth a trip on a nice day.
Lovers of hiking, Nordic walking or cycling have almost endless possibilities as the Black Forest has a length of aprox. 160 km and a width of 50 km.
If you don´t like fancy hotels, you can choose from a wide variety of Bed & Breakfast or rooms in a private accommodation (with the sign "Zimmer frei") in almost any of the towns.
Regarding the local gastronomy you can find specialities such as smoked ham and smoked pork shoulder, trout or Sauerkraut (sour cabbage) and of course the Black Forest gâteau (cake) (Schwarwälder Kirschtorte).