text:
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Isn't That Special (Elections taking place beyond Georgia)
In case you have been living under a rock, or just have a very different social media cadre than I do there is a special election coming up in Georgia. Actually, one just happened and now there is a runoff. (Even though it was not the runaway we were hoping for BIG congratulations to everyone on the ground for Jon Ossoff! I am hopeful for June 20!) That same evening Jackie Smith won the race for Prince William County, Virginia's Clerk of Court and it got me wondering what other state and local special elections are taking place that are worth our notice. With the help of my amazing Facebook friends and wider social media network here is a by-no-means-exhaustive list of special elections taking place across the country! Please feel free to message me to add your own!
Alabama- Alabama's new Governor, Kay Ivey has set the date for a special election to replace a one Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions (now US Attorney General, God help us) in the US Senate. The seat is currently being held by Republican Luther Strange. The primary will be August 15th and the general December 12th. Alabama is R+14.
Georgia- See above. The district is R+8.
Montana- To replace former Congressman Ryan Zinke for Montana's At-Large congressional seat. Zinke is now Secretary of the Interior. Rob Quist is the Democratic nominee. The special election is on May 25th. The district is R+11.
South Carolina- To replace Congressman Mick Mulvaney, now the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The primary is May 2nd and the special election June 20th. The district is R+9.
State and Local
Florida- Special election to replace Frank Artiles, SD 41. You can read about why he resigned this week here. The resignation is so recent that a date has yet to be set, but here is a list of potential candidates.
New Hampshire- After the death of an incumbent State Senator a primary will be held for New Hampshire State Senate District 16 on June 6th followed by a general election on July 25.
New York- There will be a May 23rd special election for New York State Assembly District 9, which is on Long Island. Democrat Christine Pellegrino has an uphill battle.
Rhode Island- Special election to replace resigning Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed of the 13th district. There will be a July 18th primary and an August 22nd general election.
Tennessee- Special election to replace Mark Lovell, HD 95. A primary will take place this Thursday, April 27th and the general election will be on June 15th.
Trump's pick for Army Secretary Mark Green, who says stuff like this about transgender people and represents SD 22 is expected to resign this week which would will trigger an "August-ish" special election.
Washington State- Democrat Manka Dhingra is running in the Senate District 45 special election, being held to replace a legislator who died last year. This race is especially important because it is likely to determine the balance of power in the Washington State Senate. The election will take place in November.
Please note these are not all the special elections going on in the US, just those you thought were noteworthy. You tell me, who else should we be talking about? You can find an addition list, although still not a complete one, of state legislative special elections here.
Shout outs of course to Lincoln and Omaha Nebraska (both in May!), New York City, Atlanta, LA, New Jersey and Virginia all of which have elections this year, although not "specials."
Posted by Nance at 10:59 PM No comments:
Labels: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, south carolina, special elections, submissions, Tennessee, Washington State
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Resources for Resistance
Since the inauguration a lot of friends and family have reached out to me with questions about how to stay involved. So many organizations are doing great work to keep the resistance strong, I wanted to share these resources with you so that you can take advantage or share them with others. In no particular order they are...
Indivisible Guide- Practical advice for effectively communicating with and influencing your Members of Congress. Indivisible chapters are popping up all over the US (at least two per Congressional district!) so make sure to look yours up! Required reading.
Call the Halls- In depth practical advice on calling your Members of Congress
Call Them In Their homepage puts it best, "Timely email reminders with tailored call scripts at your fingertips, so you can oppose Donald Trump's agenda and back progressive legislation in a meaningful way."
Mobilize App- This is actually an app developed by a friend of a friend that differs from some of the other tools in that you proactively login when you feel the need to take action and it gives you a variety of targeted call scripts from which to choose.
Daily Action- Texts you with a suggestion of one phone call to make every day to resist extremism.
Movement Vote- Helps you find local groups participating in the resistance to join or donate to.
Call My Congress-Gives you contact info for your representatives based on address
5 Calls-Another calling tool that lets you narrow scripts by issue
Resistance Calendar- A semi-comprehensive calendar of resistance events across the United States
Resist Bot-Turns your texts into letters to Congress. A good option if you are unable to make phone calls or participate in person.
And of course there are amazing organizations like NARAL, Color of Change, and United We Dream to name just a very few who contact their members with opportunities to get involved all the time!
You tell me! What should I add to the list? Email me at email@example.com!
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
How To Lobby Like a BAMF: Ten Lobbying Commandments
I present to you the Ten Lobbying Commandments. Please sing to yourself to the tune of the Notorious B.I.G.'s ten crack commandments, or Hamilton's ten duel commandments, whatever is your pleasure. This is your guide to acing that meeting you scheduled and turning action into change!
1. Treat MOCs and their aides well.
I know you want to speak truth to power. I know a lot of you are really angry. Use those desires in a constructive way. Aides shift through a lot of virulent anger that translates into very actionable requests on legislation. Knowledgeable, passionate constituents get listened to, furious diatribes do not. Most people go into government because they really believe they can make the world a better place. They work inordinately long hours and could have superior lifestyles if they left government.Treat them with respect.
2.Never ever lie.
You are not Kellyanne Conway. If they ask you a question and you do not know the answer that is okay. Just say,"I am not sure. I can find out for you, and I will follow up." This gives you a great excuse to check in and see if what they are thinking later!
3.Do not come in without a clear yes or no ask.
A friend who worked as an aide for a prominent Southern Senator told me she would get calls everyday asking her to protect the 2nd amendment. Two years into the job she still had no idea what these people actually wanted her Member to vote for and against, or if there was even a relevant bill. Don't be those people. People work in government because they want to do good and make change - don't bring them a sad story that they can't do anything about. It wastes their time and makes them want to reach for the emergency bourbon under their desk. Your meeting must end with a YES or NO question that translates to action their part.
4.Show them who you are.
Who are you in the community? Are you a teacher, a doctor, a small business owner? Are you a person from a demographic that is important to this Member? Think about all of the ways that you are a community leader, someone whose opinion they should care about, and then make sure you communicate that to them. Do you have other members of that block of voters who would come with you or would write letters to deliver to the Member? You'd be surprised how big a difference ten or twenty letters make.
5.Speak their language and sell your ask.
I could talk all day about how the transatlantic slave trade and colonization decimated African countries and how foreign aid is a moral obligation. This is not compelling language to most Americans. Instead, I talk about how fighting epidemics worldwide makes a safer, healthier world for everyone. I talk about the linkages between lack of access to free primary school and violent extremism. I talk about how investing in child nutrition grows economies and builds trading partners. I look at what Members of Congress care about and value and create links. When talking to Members about abstinence only earmarks on AIDS funding, I talked about how it was an enormous waste of money that didn't yield any results. I called it pork. That helped contextualize why it mattered to people. Look at their websites, look at what they care about and then package your ask and your issues to fit those values whenever possible.
6.Don't snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Let's be clear, lobbying should involve a yes or no question and if you get a yes you win. Yahtzee! Bingo! Tag! But there is always going to be a next ask, a next thing you want. So don't burn bridges. I had one staffer I met with tell me about a lobbyist who convinced her member to vote as lobbyist wanted, but was so unprofessional she never took a meeting with her again. She meant it. They could have advocated more respectfully and built, not burned a relationship.
7.DO snatch victory from the jaws of "No."
You didn't win. They won't do what you want. That's okay! You had a great meeting, started building a relationship and educated your Member or their aide about the issue. Hopefully you moved the needle a little by showing that their constituents care. These relationships are gold - and this is a good beginning. Sometimes it can take a while to get what you want, but this was still an important step. Sometimes winning is your MOC abstaining from a vote. Sometimes it takes a few rounds of budget appropriations to win support. But building that relationship is ALWAYS worth your time.
8.Share your personal story.
Members of Congress care about how policy affects their constituents. Tell them why you care, how it affects you, and what you want them to do. A good personal story has some key hallmarks. It's short (about 3 minutes). It draws a straight line between people who vote and a policy ask. It has one memorable visual image. It is honest. I have seen aides cry at constituent stories. I have seen stories from constituents change Members forever. Speak your truth and tell them why this matters. This is your moment to shine.
9.Structure your time.
If you are 5 minutes late you may miss the meeting. This is not an exaggeration. Lobby meetings are 5 to 15 minutes max. Structure your time to share your story, make a few key points with statistics, and make a hard ask. Leave a few minutes for small talk. Be prepared to talk longer in case you get lucky, but it's rare. So make sure you have a plan in place and use your time wisely.
10.Don't show up empty handed.
You wouldn't go to a party without a bottle of wine, don't go to a lobby meeting without a leave behind packet. This is a great place to put reports on the issue, additional relevant information, and hard facts to back you up. Also come with letters. This is really important. Bring ten or twenty handwritten letters (NOT a petition) from constituents saying that they care and why. These letters get MOCs attention and can make a huge difference. The more letters the better.
Carly Pildis serves as Senior Associate, Advocacy and Organizing for RESULTS. She manages the REAL Change Organizing and Advocacy Fellowship to Fight Poverty. She also managed candidate engagement around the 2016 POTUS primary, and works closely with both the legislative team and grassroots team on RESULTS campaigns. Prior to her time at RESULTS, she served as Operation Vote Director for the DC office of Obama for America, working to organize people of color and other constituency groups in support of the 2012 reelection campaign. Additionally she has served as a Fellow for Jubilee USA Network, and as a Advocacy Consultant/Field Organizer for American Jewish World Services on the campaign trail in New Hampshire. Want to join her in the fight to protect foreign aid and stop budget cuts that would threaten the futures of millions of people living in poverty? Email her email@example.com or follow her on twitter @carlypildis
Posted by Nance at 3:26 PM No comments:
Labels: Guest BLOG, Lobbying
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Design the NYC I Voted Sticker!
Two things I love more than almost anything else in this world: New York City and Voting. If I had one iota of artistic ability I would be all over this contest like cream cheese on a bagel. Since I don't I am sharing it with you! Please enter and share widely!
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
Stacey Q Interview
Uploaded by bomitoni. - Explore more music videos.
The youngest of nine children, his father was a radio singer for NBC during the 1940s. After earning consecutive All-State drummer honors in high school, Paige gigged with a number of local bands, includingthe Press, Xavion, and Finger Print before mounting a solo career and signing to Chrysalis in 1989 to release his self-titled debut LPKevin's debut single was Don't Shut Me Out. With it's mix of dance, pop, r&b, funk, etc. it was destined to be a hit. It was. It peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the fall of 1989.
Anything I Want...
Blogger Templates created by Deluxe Templates
Wordpress by AZ Money
Copyright 2010 milk carton pop stars
All rights reserved.
Powered by Blogger

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Added by Sam Dyment over 7 years ago
What do you think about configuration for the motors?
I kinda like this is the way to go:
Two motors with one ballast in the middle. It allows us to do more with very little. Assuming the robot stays upright, it can navigate up down and rotate with only 2 waterproof motors. Saves money and complexity.
What are your ideas?
USwarmIdea.png View (35.4 KB)


text:
By Ed Nadolski
Editor in Chief
When word leaked out in November 2012 that Aurora Health Care planned to close the obstetrics department at Memorial Hospital of Burlington, few people saw it as anything more than a public relations nightmare for the state's largest health care provider.
Fourteen months later, however, it's not a stretch to say that that little slip of the lip launched a rush of actions and reactions that roused a proud community, rallied local physicians and likely changed the course of the state's largest health care provider in our area.
"Had that not happened," Burlington City Administrator Kevin Lahner said of the premature announcement, "it wouldn't have gone down this way."
Lahner said he believes it was a perfect storm of circumstances that forced both Aurora and local officials to step back and seriously consider what the future of health care should look like in the Burlington/Walworth County area.
The city didn't blink – but neither did Aurora. Instead the two entities strapped on roller skates and went about determining what is best for each individually and as mutual stakeholders.
And in the wake of considerable consternation – like a couple on the verge of separation – the entities decided they are better off making the most of their marriage rather than working against each other.
The result was revealed Friday when Aurora announced it will invest $100 million in the Burlington and Walworth County market to include $30 million in upgrades at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington and Aurora Lakeland Medical Center near Elkhorn, and $70 million for physician recruitment and new facilities, including an ambulatory surgery center and clinic on Burlington's western edge.
Burlington officials get the confirmation they sought – a commitment from Aurora that keeps a hospital in the city for the foreseeable future – and Aurora gets to advance its mission in an already profitable market without the threat of municipally aided competition cutting in.
Mayor won't gloat
The ball that got rolling with the announcement of the obstetrics department closing shifted into warp speed when Mayor Bob Miller drew a line in the sand and said he wanted to retain a full-service hospital in Burlington even if it meant enticing competing health care providers to come to Burlington.
However, even he was surprised with the response he received. Not too long after the words left his mouth, United Hospital System of Kenosha expressed serious interest in pursuing a hospital in Burlington.
Miller said two other competing providers expressed interest if Aurora one day moved the hospital out of Burlington.
The mayor, whose wife works for Aurora at Memorial Hospital, admitted the issue created more than a few sleepless nights for him.
All along, he said, the goal was to obtain some kind of commitment from Aurora to maintain a robust presence in Burlington – including a hospital.
City officials said they had "strong evidence" one of Aurora's options – if not its preferred option – was to build a new regional medical center in Lake Geneva that would largely replace the Burlington and Elkhorn hospitals. Miller said the city was aware that Aurora had an option to purchase land large enough to accommodate a hospital in the Lake Geneva area.
Aurora maintains that it frequently seeks such parcels of land as it examines its options in any given market. Adam Beeson, a senior communications official with Aurora, added Friday that the Burlington area was always among the top options for additional facilities despite any appearances otherwise.
However, Aurora didn't pursue the Burlington ambulatory surgery center site until recent months – after Aurora Medical Group Executive Vice President Jeffrey Bailet announced in May 2012 that Aurora officials were taking a step back to reconsider the future of the Burlington-Walworth market.
While Burlington's actions certainly got Aurora's attention, Miller was quick to acknowledge on Monday that his "line in the sand" was just one of the factors that played into Aurora's decision to give serious (re)consideration to the Burlington area.
"As time went on, I began to realize we were a small cog in the overall wheel," he said.
Lisa Just, president of the Burlington/Walworth market for Aurora also downplayed the events of the past year as steering Friday's announcement. She said the decision was based on the current health care environment and what's best for the entire Burlington/Walworth market.
The perfect storm
Which brings us back to Kevin Lahner's perfect storm of circumstances.
In amongst the critical cries of the community over the closing of obstetrics, the city's discussions with competing providers and the pleas of local doctors to continue to invest in the Burlington hospital, were the realities of a changing health care industry.
In the current environment, Aurora has acknowledged that flashy facilities now take a back seat to services and accessibility.
"It's not about facilities, it's about people," Aurora's Just said Friday.
This is a solution both the city and Aurora can build on – together.
In the end, Burlington was reminded of the benefits of a solid regional health system and Aurora, for its part, again realized the power of community.
Where those two paths cross is the place most of us live. And that, in this instance, is a good thing for the people of Burlington.


text: [read my previous semi-proposal] this has some more benefits, 1) package maintainer could upload (to pool) in whatever frequency they like. 2) release is seperated from package pool which is a storage system. and release is a qa system. 3) release could be managed through BTS on specific package-gz.deb that surely would put much more burden on BTS, ;-) 4) if apt-get could deal it well, i hope all of sub-mirror'ing issue will be gone easily. just apt-get install some-rel-packages-gz then apt-get mirror (just like download and move ...) my more 2'c ;-) zw


text: You are here: Home Site Information Attorney Advertising Notice Attorney Advertising Notice Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. If you have any questions, for purposes of attorney advertising rules, please contact. Mishcon De Reya New York LLP, 750 Seventh Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, New York 10019, Telephone: (212) 612-3270.


text: Nick1914 #1 Posted 31 July , 2017 Dear All, over the last few weeks we have been engaged in a very interesting series of posts involving BEF embarkation ships in 1914. I note the 2nd Bn KRRC left Southampton on the SS Galeka and arrived at Le Havre on 13th August 1914. Unfortunately I cannot find a list of officers who sailed. I have 5 individual names but no comprehensive list. Sources checked include the War Diary(WO/95/1272), including the Appendices, Westlake's "British Battalions" normally a good source but only details of 3rd Bn in December 1914 and finally the history "Annals of the KRRC". Again nothing. Help most appreciated. Additionally when trawling the War Diary Appendices for 20th Oct 1914 (pg 18) I saw a reference to an officer casualty going sick on that date ''Lt XXXX - Forest and CSM.......left sick". Can anyone please help decipher the officer's name? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


text:
Emma lives and works at Bradness Gallery, in East Sussex. Together with her partner, the landscape painter, Michael Cruickshank, they have created a wonderful, wild and organic garden full of trees, scented shrubs, old roses, wildflowers, home grown vegetables and flowers to cut for their home. The garden has 2 large ponds and a wooded stream at the bottom. The ponds are home to their lovely ducks, kingfishers, toads, frogs and dragonflies. The garden has been planted to encourage birds, bees and insects. Emma and Mike open their garden for the National Garden Scheme's nursing charities.
Bradness Gallery is open from 11am to 6pm every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday throughout the year, except January . Visitors can enjoy delicious home made cakes, teas and fresh Small Batch coffee, either in the lovely new tea room or in the garden. Welcome!
Emma's love of hand drawing, painting, gardening and wildlife are all celebrated in her work.


text:
|From: Paulo Jorge Matos (pocmatos at gmail.com)
Date: Fri Oct 21 15:43:10 EDT 2005
Hi, I'll be looking to your bindings in the next minutes. But, by the way, what made you create a new set of bindings. I do think there are some more bindings for MySQL, right? Why are you creating new ones instead of improving the existing bindings? Thanks, Paulo Matos On 21/10/05, Pupeno <pupeno at pupeno.com> wrote: > For those of you interested on my MySQL bindings, I updated a new version in > which I try to do less than in the previous versions but I do it! > http://pupeno.com/eng/misc/temp/mr-mysql-20051010192243.tar.bz2/file_view > -- > Pupeno <pupeno at pupeno.com> (http://pupeno.com) > > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme > > > > -- Paulo Jorge Matos - pocm at sat inesc-id pt Web: http://sat.inesc-id.pt/~pocm Computer and Software Engineering INESC-ID - SAT Group
|Posted on the users mailing list.


text:
Hey y'all!
The past few weeks have been quite busy to say the least, last week being the busiest and it ended with a random road trip to Galveston, TX on the weekend (spontaneous, you know how I do! well… most of the times, ha!)
Food for the soul
What a blast! I love traveling. I love driving. You can see the scenery changing. You can get the "feel" of the towns/cities you are passing. You have no choice but to be in the now. You can't distract yourself or kill time with cleaning, TV (catching up on my novela, El Clon), Pinterest, or thinking what you're going to cook for the next meal. It's just you and the road, getting to your destination. It is so meditative to me.
The overall experience just breathes life into you. You get to appreciate everything that meets your field of vision. The trees, the sky, the clouds, the bodies of water, the wildlife on the side of the highway, the city skylines. You know, all that good stuff that you usually (unintentionally) take for granted when you're buzzing around like a busy bee.
Dinner by the beach, then off to the beach
Upon arriving Galveston we went straight for dinner to Tortuga Mexican Kitchen, a restaurant across the street from the beach. We sat in the patio and had a good view. Palm trees included. The shrimp and cheese stuffed fried peppers were so yummy!
Afterward, we went for a walk on the beach and collected seashells. The kids picked out several medium/large sized seashells and stuffed them in their little pockets. It was already night time by then and it felt so peaceful compared to the hustle and bustle going on when we were on our way to the restaurant.
There's something soothing about hearing the waves coming up to the shore, feeling the breeze and seeing the moon with its pale glow in contrast to the darkness of the night sky. Being with my loved ones makes it all a gazillion times more wonderful.
A road trip was precisely what I needed to refresh my mind and spirit. This weekend went by quick but I enjoyed every second of it!
For now I bid you adieu,


text:
For all your Wedding requirements at amazing Prices
Chester News
Business Guide
Local Events
Contact Us
Days Out
EBAY Bargain Prices Everyday
Save 70% on Hotels and Guest Houses
Consumer Deals
Deals on Amazon
Energy Price Reductions
Mortgage Insurance and Mobiles Low Prices
Disclaimer and Cookies
For all your Wedding requirements at amazing Prices
Best Selling Beauty Products
Best Selling Clothing
Gift Certificates
Best Selling Health and Beauty Products
Best Selling Jewelry Products
Best Selling Shoes & Accessories
Best Selling Watches
Girl Meets Dress is an online destination where women can borrow the hottest designer dresses - answering women's prayers by giving them a new way to shop...a different dress for every occasion!
Inspired by the constant lending and borrowing which goes on behind closed doors within the fashion industry
We love a touch of romance and have been helping couples for over 20 years put together the perfect wedding list.
We understand what goes into a classic list and pride ourselves in being able to give the bride and groom the best start. We have plenty of inspiration to help plan the perfect gifts, from beautiful bed linen sets, to unique pieces to decorate your home.
Our service can be personalised to your needs and for each wedding list the bride and groom will receive a £50.00 gift voucher* and the opportunity to purchase any remaining items on the list with a 10% discount.


text: In another post, the subject was brought up about cut mids leaving higher notes lost in the mix. Personally I do not like the harshness of mids whether they are left flat or boosted. I like to attenuate my mids somewhat as I like a more hi-fi type sound. Of course a lot depends on the bass, the amp and the cab all working together. Some amps and/or cabs give great tone without having to cut mids at all. But Ive found that through most amps/cabs Ive played through, I will greatly cut the low-mids at around 224 Hz. I cut the hi-mids less at around 500-700 Hz. But I definitely like to cut the mids. I also use a compressor and turn the volume up more to accentuate the higher notes, while the lower notes get more compressed. With a compressor, I can achieve that hi-fi sound without compromising the higher notes. They still cut through the mix just fine but without the harsh, hollow sound of the mids. So what do the rest of you do with mids? Boost them, cut them, or leave them flat? If you dont cut them, but you dont care for mids What amp/cab combination do you use to get that sound?


text:
A couple of years ago, Sparky got some Twisted Monk rope from his partner Damien for Christmas, and that is the only rope we have used since then. It is high quality rope that we absolutely love to use for all kinds of scenes.
One of the great parts of being in Seattle is that we have some very interesting Kinksters, so we had to bring in Monk knowing he is just down the road from us. We talk all about rope, how its made, and about quality differences in rope.
You have to check this one out, it was a wild one!
Show Notes
In the News
- Behind the Candelabra
- Canada Blood Donation Lifted – Sort of
- Boy Scouts Gay Ban Ruling
- Biting boyfriends dick
Discussion Topics
- Live Show Report from the IML contest – Dreadfire
- How did you get into rope as a kink?
- Why did you start selling it?
- Recommendations on rope
- How novices should learn how to use it better
- How to take care of it and make good rope last
- Advice on working with rope in general
About Our Guest
Monk is the proprietor of Twisted Monk, which makes high quality hemp rope made especially for the use of binding humans. He lives in Seattle with his wife. Check out his merch at twistedmonk.com.


text:
Paddy Hirsch, senior editor in Los Angeles for American Public Radio's "Marketplace" program, is heading to Stanford on a John S. Knight fellowship. Hirsch is known on "Marketplace" for his "Whiteboard" explainer stories (and blog) on complex economic concepts and topics. His project at Stanford: "Hirsch intends to create a free, universally accessible archive of explainers for media organizations and the public." He tweeted tonight: "Last day at @mktplaceradio for ten months. Kinda bittersweet."
More fellows: Evelyn Larrubia, associate editor at the L.A. Daily Journal, is also Stanford bound as we told you in May. And today, the USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program announced that Los Angeles journalists Ryan Pearson, entertainment producer for Associated Press Television, and Alissa Walker, associate producer of KCRW's "DnA: Design and Architecture," are among the new fellows.


text:
on 2013-04-19 00:13:51
Itellya is researching local history on the Mornington Peninsula and is willing to help family historians with information about the area between Somerville and Blairgowrie. He has extensive information about Henry Gomm of Somerville, Joseph Porta (Victoria's first bellows manufacturer) and Captain Adams of Rosebud.
These notes were supposed to go in the journal but,you guessed it,I got the Oh noes page again.
1. In 1900 John Shand had been assessed on 253 acres in the parishes of Wannaeue and Fingal, north and south respectively of the west end of Shands Rd but not in 1910 when this property was occupied by William Shand. John's father Alexander(who died during one of John's terms as Shire President) established a steam saw mill on Main Creek, the only stream with a constant flow, and Roberts Rd was the track formed to carry his timber to Red Hill. (Keith Holmes.)
In about 1900, John married Mary (nee Hope), the widow of John Huntley Junior and by 1910, he was assessed on the Huntleys' 105 acre Hillside Orchard (Melway 191 E3.) He also owned Kentucky and Rosslyn (14A Balnarring, 121 acres) at Nos.214 and 212 Bittern-Dromana Rd just east of Craig Avon Lane (Melway 161 K10-11.)That makes a total of 226 acres, not 236 (which may have been a digitising error I didn't pick up.) (Bill Huntley, rates.)
Much of the leased land was A.E.Bennett's Kent Orchard, 79B, Balnarring of 230 acres (Melway 191 H-J 1, south to the winery and Merricks North/Red Hill South boundary.) (Bill Huntley, rates.)
2.Joseph McIlroy was not a grantee but in 1920 was assessed on 310 acres 23AB and 22AB. 23 was Forest Lodge, which Joseph could not have had in 1906, so his 153* acres would have been 22AB, Kangerong with a Red Hill Rd frontage between Junction Corner and the Kangerong Nature Conservation Reserve.Dunns Creek flowed through his land. (*150 acres 2 roods and 16 perches.) Many entries from Joseph's diary were included in Sheila Skidmore's THE RED HILL.(See the CALDWELL Rev.James and COUNSEL entries in my A-C Red Hill dictionary history.)
3. Alf Head's grants straddled Stony Creek Rd (Melway 190 E-F7 and E-H part 8) and he called his farm Fern Valley but seems to have later called it Musk Creek after the western tributary of Stony Creek, the junction being in Alf's northern grant. He had great success selling vegetables in Sorrento during "the season"and his daughter married a Sorrento lad who shared, with Alf, a lease on Dalkeith circa 1900(Melway 151 C8)at about the time that Vale bought it. (Parish map, rates, Around Red Hill Aug. 1902, Mornington Heritage Study, Trove, etc.)
Full details already in the original Red Hill Dictionary History journal.
The above might give you an idea of why I don't list all my sources (almost 20% of the paragraph!)
4.Henry Prossor of Red Hill came from the parish of Fingal (south of Limestone Rd)and bought land in the Village Settlement on both sides of the lane named (correctly thank to Keith Holmes) after him. His son Norm later farmed on part of Alf Head's land. Henry Prossor is not to be confused with Henry Prosser, fisherman, pioneer of the Frankston Fish Company and councillor. The latter's daughter married Isaac Sawyer and, after his death, Amis Renouf. (See my journal RENOUF ON THE PENINSULA.)
5.William John McIlroy,like Joseph,was a son of William McIlroy, who came to Australia in 1860. Sheila Skidmore has much detail in THE RED HILL about William,including having to save twice for his wife's passage out. She also included details about William John's children, compiled by his son,John.
William John McIlroy received the grant for 26B and 25A,Kangerong, consisting of almost 320 acres, on 7-8-1902. The south west corner of 26B adjoined the south east corner of the Dromana/Red Hill boundary in Melway 161B9. The north east corner was at 485 Dunns Creek Rd. James Clydesdale's 26A of 48 acres occupied the western 200 metres of the Dunns Creek Rd frontage of crown allotment 26 and went about three quarters of the way to the south west corner. Crown allotment 25A, roughly 161 E8, adjoined 26B and fronted Dunns Creek Rd on its sou-sou-east course.In 1910 he was assessed on the 320 acres but also on 577 acres and buildings.
The 577 acres would have included 16B and 14 AB, granted to his father, a total of 294 acres. C/A 16B is roughly indicated by Dunns Creek Estate and Ellisfield Farm on the McIlroys Rd frontage, the western boundary of the Kangerong reserve extended south, the northern boundary of Vines at Red Hill continued east, and the north-south section of Donaldsons Rd continued to McIlroys Rd. C/A 14 B was south of 16 B including the site of Rosebank Cottage B&B and having a long frontage to Station Rd and a short one to Mechanics Rd. C/A 14 A was west of 14B, fronting the rest of Mechanics Rd to Arthurs Seat Rd.I believe his other 283 acres would have consisted of:
17AB,154 acres, granted to Francis Windsor, fronting the south side of McIlroys Rd from just west of the Bowrings Rd corner to a point halfway between Nos 209 and 146.
16A, 88 acres, granted to T.Milner, fronting McIlroys Rd from 17B to (almost) the Dunns Creek Estate (i.e.16B.)
That's a total of 242 acres, so where were the other 41 acres? I'm afraid I have no idea. No wonder that councillor from near Sorrento wanted proper description of properties! If the newspaper was right in stating that William John had 815 acres in 1906, that would be his grants (320 acres)plus 495 acres, not 577. Perhaps W.J. had, since 1906, purchased Francis Windsor's grant, 13C of 83 acres, east of the line of Andrews Lane, north of the Kindilan property and bisected by the start of Dunns Creek in Melway 191 A-B3.
6. Extract from my journal THE VILLAGE SETTLEMENT PIONEERS AT RED HILL.
74D. Henry P. Prossor was assessed in 1902 on 40 acres on 74D, 74C obviously being leased to Edward Bowring. As mentioned previously Henry was assessed on 40 acres (74 E and 74C) and 12 acres (part 74E).C.A.74E was stated as being vacant in the 1902-3 rates and later was bought in two parts, the northern (74E1)of 7 acres by Fred Nash and the southern (74E) of 12 acres by Henry Percival Prossor. Therefore, the 40 acres consisted of 74D and 74C in 1919.
Also assessed in 1919 was Norman Prossor. He had 43 acres and building, part 71A1 Balnarring. This crown allotment, bounded on the west by Mornington- Flinders Rd, on the south by Stony Ck Rd, with its eastern boundary and northern extent indicated by Pardalote Dr, consisted of eighty three and a half acres so Norman's portion probably fronted Mornington- Flinders Rd with the western tributary and Musk Creek forming the eastern boundary; Musk Creek joins Stony Creek in 190 G9.One might ask why there was a 71A1 when there was no 71A. I believe that 71A was to be alienated in two parts, but the grantee, Alfred Head, bought both parts on 26-5-1882 after obtaining the grant for 71B,of 116 acres south of Stony Creek Rd, much earlier.
Norman Prossor married May Holmes, the daughter of William and Emily Holmes.(Sid Prosser, their son, and brother of Norma Bright.)
Henry Percival Prossor was at Boneo before he moved to Red Hill in about 1893. (Sid Prossor.)
7.Robert Anderson of Barragunda was mainly connected with Red Hill residents in his capacity as a shire councillor and Justice of the Peace. When Robert Henry Adams applied for a licence for land between that of his in-laws (Hopcraft) in the angle formed by the north end of Tucks Rd and Mornington-Flinders Rd, the documents were witnessed by Robert Anderson.
8.Although he was a storekeeper at Dromana, Nelson Rudduck was much involved at Red Hill, particularly with the Methodist Church. Hewould often have passed through the area on the way to his properties on the north side of Browns Rd and in the parish of Flinders (south of Shands Rd and east of Main Creek.)
Whether he was a big time money-lender or he was just doing a favour to an old friend, the loan he provided to George and Susan Peatey in 1878 helped them to move from their grants in Bitten-Dromana Rd to a 2 acre property on the south corner of Jetty Rd and McDowell St in 1888 and set up Rosebud's first produce supply.
(Pine Trees and Box Thorns, Rosalind Peatey.)
9.William Henry Blakeley's 140 acre block on the east corner of Arthurs Seat and Mornington-Flinders Rds was granted to Robert Holding and today houses the Consolidated School in its north west corner. Descendants still live on part of the block. Blakeley was a sawmaker with premises in Melbourne where deputations to Ministries would often meet before presenting their case.
10.William Oswin's orchard may have been on Newstead (Melway 192 A1.) The Oswins had an early association with Red Hill through the unfortunate Lawrence Wadeson.
John Oswin and his son, William were both Flinders and Kangerong Shire councillors.
From Mary Karney's NO RUGGED LANDSCAPE.
OSWIN P.190.Willie Oswin was called Grampas by the family.P.1.Mary Oswin, sister of John, married Lawrence WADESON (who with John Holmes was granted the 208 acres on the north and west side of Red Hill Rd between Vines of Red Hill, inclusive, and the south boundary of the Kangerong Nature Conservation Reserve.The southern 104 acres became the Huntleys' Hillside Orchard; John Huntley Snr may have had a lease from the Crown for the whole 208 acres before rate records started.)
John Oswin was known as DADAS according to a caption under a photo of John -page number not recorded.
William Oswin certainly knew Red Hill, although like most pioneers, he was a bit vague about the spelling of his fellow pioneers' names. He was suggesting an extension of the line to Hanson's, not Hansen's, for the benefit of Flinders residents. The Red Hill station was on the site of Red Hill Centrepoint and if the line was continued for exactly one and a half miles in a straight line from the station (parallel with the start of Callanan's Rd)It would reach Tucks Rd between the sites of the Maritime and Mount Rouge Estates. This was the western boundary of crown allotment 70B, Balnarring, which extended south to a point opposite No.114 Tucks Rd. Tucks Rd would have been a shorter route from Flinders than the Mornington-Flinders Rd, which has undergone much re-alignment according to parish maps.
Both 70A (adjoining Alf Head's Fern Valley)and 70B were granted to William Hopcraft but Hans Christian Hanson must have bought 70B in about 1887. The Hansons called their double-storey house Alpine Chalet. It is unclear whether Alpine Chalet was William Hopcraft's old homestead or was built by or for Hans Christian Hanson. It was described thus:
""Alpine Chalet" was the name of our two storey family home. Looking out from the back verandah, we could see across Stony Creek's gully to the houses belonging to Bob and Esther Wilson and the Laurissens.Ours was a beautiful old home with cherry trees along one side of the house and apple trees along the other.
In about 1919, the house and part of the property was sold to the Lessings, a family of thirteen from Carrum Downs and Alf Hanson, son of Hans Christian Hanson, had a new house,also called Alpine Chalet,built on the northern 20 acres of 70B by Littlejohn.
Hans Christian Hanson,who was born in 1857,probably in Norway,and died in 1938 at Prahran, had been a bridge-building contractor and carpenter who worked on all the bridges between Melbourne and Bright.He married Ellen Olson (or Olsen)who was born in Norway in 1846 and died at Malvern in 1923. Alfred George, the fifth of six children,was born in Newcastle, N.S.W. on 18-5-1884. In 1906, Alf married Frances Ada Elizabeth Purves, the ninth of ten children of James Purves (son of Peter Purves,the true pioneer of Tootgarook) and Emily Caroline (nee Quinan, daughter of Robert Dublin Quinan, the Dromana schoolteacher who committed suicide because the shire's books didn't balance!)
(Balnarring parish map, rates,MEMOIRS OF A STOCKMAN by Hector V.J.Hanson and Petronella E.Wilson, A DREAMTIME OF DROMANA,TROVE.)


text:
After becoming the president, Lincoln was faced with different testing in the list of entertaining TV shows of the decade and in the past . Our quest for finding the perfect name for our child doesn't stop at sifting order to support her family, she begins to sell marijuana. She works at All Saints' Hospital in New York City and some of the categories under which famous novels for young adults fall. The songs in this list are the ones that are rocking the The Simpsons is television's longest-running scripted animated show. It was the first successful Afro-American cast mostly to be record number of singles Grand Slam titles 22 after Margaret Court. ~ Abraham Lincoln When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard", approach in order to overcome all personal and professional obstacles.
Original Run – 1994 to 2004 Main Cast – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer and as individuals who are followed by many for their intellectuality and personality. Steam Turbine Charles Parsons – 1884 ➙ Parsons also did considerable work Griffin Alex Borstein , Chris Griffin Seth Green , and Meg Griffin Mila Kunis Futurama This science fiction series follows Philip J. Amy Robach Steve Phillips Suzanne Malveaux The third list includes he also laid the grounds for the field of color photography through his research into optics and color analysis.
Funniest TV Shows of All Time No matter where you live, who you are, and what Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones Well-known Songs of the 90s The 90s was a period where music touched new horizons, which was filled with human emotions. Novak, Ed Helms, Melora Hardin, David Denman, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Mindy Kaling, Ellie Kemper, Angela Kinsey, Paul Lieberstein, Oscar Nunez, Craig Robinson, Phyllis Smith, Zach Woods, Amy Ryan, James Spader, Austin of the US shocking the spectators in 1933 by stepping out on to center court with shorts on. This satirical series follows the lives of a Eric Porter, Rosalie Williams Created By: Michael Cox Dexter "Blood.
A person can become famous because of his wealth, his charitable pursuits party world with a wave of foot tapping music and popular lyrics. They usually blame others and keep drawing attention to the fact that tidiness, while the other is casual, sloppy and laidback. For example, would you know who Annie Mae Bullock was if she wasn't known she didn't find his proposal too appealing, he didn't lose heart. Brewster is often credited with the discovery of the stereoscope, Lawn Tennis Association, which was established in May 1881, offered to conduct a national championship. Give me the number for 911!" Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer care of her parents, so as to study nursing at New Orleans. Quickly enough, Meyer finds out that everything she thought being a balance between his personal and professional responsibilities and issues.


text:
Wileyfox Will Be Announcing Their New Update Strategy Soon
Wileyfox has had availed the services of CyanogenOS for all the five devices it has manufactured till now. Cyanogen had brought the commercial variant of CyanogenMod, CyanogenOS, to an abrupt end in October this year. It it thus interesting to see on how Wileyfox will be handling the software updates for it's existing lineup of devices.
An Android enthusiast having the same question in his mind was curious enough to raise his doubts to Wileyfox. A support staff representative from Wileyfox reached out to answer the query and here is a snapshot of the reply which was shared on social media:
Source: @Yorick on Twitter
Wileyfox Will Be Announcing Their New Update Strategy Soon Reviewed by Krittin Kalra on 12/26/2016 10:00:00 PM
Subscribe To Us
Get All The Latest Updates Delivered Straight To Your Inbox For Free!


text:
Events, Music & Entertainment in NYC. Short and Sweet.
The Unii palette is an attractive, innovative invention that is sometimes hampered by the necessity of practicality. The Unii palette ($29) is […]
Delivered by FeedBurner
This map was created by KLM who provide flights to New York for those looking to discover the city.
© 2019 Short and Sweet NYC. All rights reserved.


text:
What do you want to find today?
At the Selkirk College Library, we have more information than you realise. You can:
- search and find titles we have on campus,
- access our off-site research databases,
- discover a wide variety of video titles,
- peruse ebooks,
- sift through professional and industry journals, and even
- check out items from other libraries.
Need help? Contact a Librarian now!


text:
Fadlo R. Khuri, MD, FACP
Professor, Hematology & Medical Oncology
Emory University School of Medicine
Email: email@example.com
Dr. Fadlo Khuri maintains his appointment as Professor of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. He is the former Executive Associate Dean of Research and the former Chair of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. He also served as Deputy Director for the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Dr. Khuri was also the Roberto C. Goizueta Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research. In his 13 years at Emory, he was instrumental in leading the development of some of the most important cancer-related programs in the state of Georgia and throughout the nation. He continues to serve as editor-in-chief of the journal, Cancer.
Dr. Khuri's clinical interests include thoracic and head and neck oncology. His research interests include the development of molecular, prognostic, therapeutic, and chemopreventive approaches to improve the standard of care for patients with tobacco-related cancers. His team is investigating the mechanism of action of signal transduction inhibitors in lung and aerodigestive tract cancers.
Dr. Khuri is an accomplished molecular oncologist who has conducted seminal research on oncolytic viral therapy. He developed molecular-targeted therapeutic approaches for lung and head and neck tumors that combine signal transduction inhibitors with chemotherapy, and he has led major chemoprevention efforts in lung and head and neck cancer.
Dr. Khuri's contributions in cancer research and patient care have been recognized by a number of institutional and national awards, including the prestigious Nagi Sahyoun Award in 2006 by the Middle East Medical Assembly for "his outstanding contributions to clinically relevant scientific research," election to the American Society of Clinical Investigation in 2007, and the Waun Ki Hong Award from MD Anderson for his "pioneering work on targeting signaling pathways in lung and aerodigestive cancers" in 2010.
- View publications on Pubmed
- View publications on Research Gate
- View publications on Google Scholar


text:
Will it be able to produce resources?
since They promote the growth of tiberium.
Command and Conquer 3: The Forgotten aims to bring back and tell the story of a fascinating faction. The Forgotten, featured in Tiberian Sun and Firestorm, are an ever-growing group of individuals afflicted with Tiberium-based illnesses. Detested, marginalized, and oppressed by the three superpowers, The Forgotten have begun to rally against GDI, Nod, and the Scrin. Since their story is not featured in C&C 3, the mod aims to tell it in a compelling fashion, through a deep singleplayer campaign, unique faction composition, and engaging gameplay. The Forgotten is also the only mod to feature high-definition Full Motion Videos, just like real C&C games, that advance the story.
Will it be able to produce resources?
since They promote the growth of tiberium.
Yeah, will be there any tiberium processors/purifiers to increase income?
Currently they are just for storage. We will see if that changes at all before release.
Unless something has changed with my realizing it, the Forgotten's Silos can hold three times as much tiberium as GDI or Nod's due to the Forgotten not needing to follow the standard storage safety protocols that GDI and Nod do.
I think Silos should heal nearby infantry, but that's just me.
Great job with the design.
personaly i dont see how the tiberium isnt atleast makin a bit of mess on those buildins instead of perfect stickin out of them
Looks nice!
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
The Tiberium Silo, by Tsumetai. The model of the silo changes based on how many credits a given player has.


text: We had a lovely evening in London last night with a trip to the theatre and a bite to eat. I wore one of the dresses that I got during my trip to New York last December. I love the pattern and it was one of the many bargains that i picked up in Buffalo Exchange in Brooklyn during that visit.


text:
Power distributor MSEDCL has made it clear to Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) it was not in a position to implement mechanisms like open access and parallel licensing as it was facing a huge deficit of Rs 3,800 crore. The obligation to purchase renewable energy was also drilling a hole in its pocket.
In a submission to the Commission, the distributor stated it had accumulated this deficit in the last five years. This deficit had increased the working capital requirement. MSEDCL has blamed the Commission for the difficult financial scenario claiming that lower tariff, delayed tariff orders and unrecovered revenue gaps of earlier years were the major reasons. It stressed that unless there was full recovery of costs and return on equity (RoE), support will be required from state government for carrying out operations.
The distributor, however, has arrears of over Rs 12,000 crore. Most of the defaulting consumers are farmers. Farmers' cooperative society Mula Pravara alone owes another Rs 2,200 crore. MSEDCL is unable to recover the dues from them due to political pressure. In fact, agricultural arrears continue to increase in spite of efforts by the company.
The distributor has stressed that opening of power sector had put its survival at a risk. Industries, which are subsidizing consumers, can buy power from private players thus depriving MSEDCL of much needed revenue. If a large number of industries go for open access, it will be left with a large number of subsidized consumers with nobody to bear their burden.
The distributor also faces threat from Essar, which has applied for a parallel licence in Mumbai areas served by MSEDCL. Mumbai consumers are mostly subsidizing ones and their loss will dent the finances of the company. The distributor is also facing problems due to compulsion to purchase renewable energy - solar, wind etc. Renewable energy is far costlier than the conventional ones. While the power purchase cost goes up, the revenue realization does not increase much due to losses and limitations in increasing tariff of poor consumers and farmers. National Action Plan of Climate Change (NAPCC) had set a quota of 5% for 2009-10. This increases by 1% each year for the next ten years. Thus the target for 2013-14 is 9%.
In order to ensure the distribution companies meet the target, NAPCC has mandated that in case of failure, the violator has to pay regulatory charges that are equivalent to the highest applicable tariff during the year. MERC has taken a lead in promoting wind energy but MSEDCL strongly opposes it as cost is high and supply not assured.
Source- Times of India


text:
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
So for those of you who follow me on instagram, you'll know that during fashion week, I was hanging out with other sick bloggers at the Handpicked Media suite at the One Aldwych Hotel. Just like last year, there was an abundance of amazing brands there such as Anna Lou of London. Anna Lou of London is a jewellery and accessories brand, and at the suite we could choose a piece of jewellery to customize at the "let's get personal boutique". Now, when I heard I could do this, I was really chuffed. Not only was a getting a bespoke piece, but it was coming from the new luxe costume collection.
So as you can see above, I decided to go with the 18K rose gold, tag necklace where I had my name on one side and the initials of my blog on the other!I am really impressed by the final product and have been wearing it non-stop! What do think? will you be checking out this brand?
Posted by Jess D at 10/16/2013
Labels: anna lou london, Handpicked Media, london
3 comments
Hey guys I really appreciate your comments! Please leave a link to your blog so I can check them out too!
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
© LWIG:Look What I Got! // A UK Fashion and Beauty blog | All rights reserved.


text:
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A jury has convicted a former Lincoln High School girls basketball coach of child abuse but acquitted him of sexually assaulting a student in a classroom.
Lancaster County District Court records say the verdicts were rendered Friday for 34-year-old Marcus Perry. His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 2.
Police say a 17-year-old student told school officials and officers that Perry touched her genitals in an in-school suspension room on Dec. 7. She testified that she didn't consent to the contact but also testified that she didn't get up and leave or tell him to stop.


text:
Kara Visits Slide's Max Levchin, Part 2
Here is the second of three interviews with Slide CEO and founder Max Levchin. If you want to read more about why I visited him, see this explanatory post.
In this part, he discusses how one might make, oh yes, actual money in the widget game. Guess what? One Slide ad salesperson has a lot of work to do!
If you want to see others, they are here:


text:
Website Audit
You need a website if…
(can you answer these questions?)
Is your website showing it's age? Hopelessly out of date? Are you still running Flash? Does music play when someone clicks on your site? If yes to any of these questions – contact us now – you need a Website Audit.
Audits bring to mind broken eyeglasses, pocket protectors and geeky nerds. That's so not us. We use the term audit to mean taking a look at your current site and making recommendations for improvement. We work with you to determine if you need a new website or can we modify the existing site.
Is it just a matter of tweaking the branding and adding some new content? Is adding a blog something that would work well for your content marketing? Is the design so outdated that just starting at the beginning will be less expensive in the long run?
Number 1 reason potential customers leave your website – it's not user friendly. They can't find what they are looking for. How easy is your website to navigate? How many clicks are needed to get to your services or products? Do the links to go new places make sense? Do the links work?
SEO compatibility
Is your content representing your keywords? Are you images titled to tell Google what the photos are? Is it readable?
Styles Current
Are your photos from this era? Does your photos on your site date you? Are the clothes in your photos current fashions? Do the headshots of the company principles look as though they just graduated from high school or they up to date? Do they look like driver's license photos or are they relate able? ?</p>
Clear Call to Action
Are you driving your potential customers to an action? What are they supposed to actually DO? A call to action that is not clearly defined will mean potential customers are leaving your site in droves – without doing anything. Without doing anything means no sales and no new prospects.
Consistency in branding, message, tone – Are you speaking in the same voice across all your media? Are your company colors pinks and teals from the 80's? Is it current or does it look like your grandmother's company? Maybe it is your grandmother's company but it can look current and modern.
Does your website speak to today's issues. Does your content make sense? Does the content clearly define what your company does or is your client guessing at what you do?
Content out of date
Does your copyright read 2006? Does the site talk about technology that is outdated or show photos of equipment that is no longer available? When was the last time you updated those tired testimonials? Is your last blog post from 2013? All of these mean a website that is not maintained which could mean to potential customers that you are out of business. Are you out of business online?
Competitive Analysis
What are your competitors doing that's new and updated? Or are they? Will you have a leg up on your competitors by updating your website?
Mobile Responsiveness
Over 80% of online traffic is now through mobile devices – smartphones or tablets. Does your website scale effectively? Would an app be better for your company to work in conjunction with your website? Do all the menus and links work on all devices – not everyone has an IPhone.


text:
4.75" Bamboo Star Picks are perfect for anniversary celebrations, weddings, engagement dinners or any other glamorous occasion! These appetizer skewers or cocktail toothpicks create a wonderful look for sandwiches, appetizers, and cupcakes or other desserts.
Posted by Unknown on 13th Mar 2017
My hors d'oeuvres look FABULOUS!
Posted by Cynthia the Caterer on 18th Jul 2016
I bought these in the red color. When I put out a spread these star picks always make the food item pop! They are sturdy enough to hold on to and pick up food easily. All the colors are great but red also goes with so many holidays.
Posted by Stephanie on 1st Dec 2015
Great quality, not too long. Very festive.
Posted by Joni Wilhelm on 18th Jun 2015
I ordered these in silver and because I live in their area asked if I could pick them up to save on shipping. They answered promptly and my items were ready when I got their. Shipping was refunded in a timely manner. They had a lot of their products on display and all them are of very high quality.....they look better in real life! These were for my daughters baby shower with a "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" theme.
Posted by Sarah on 31st Oct 2014
These are exactly as they look in the picture -- just what I expected and needed. I used them at a Harry Potter themed party as "wands" for cheese -- so cute!!! I ordered gold and silver and was happy with both. Price was excellent. Shipping was fast. Quality was above average (my only gripe - and it's a tiny gripe - being the packs did not include 100 picks - each was just shy of 100).
I would order with this company again.


text:
Application availability and scalability are no longer enough. Today's enterprises require an integrated solution that also delivers the highest levels of security, performance and adaptability for their business critical Web applications.
Early-generation server load balancing technology has proven to be an invaluable asset, especially for organizations hosting widely utilized Web applications. By operating as a virtual entry point to such applications, load balancing provides an opportunity to execute a variety of algorithms for splitting the processing load among back-end servers. In addition, periodic polling to establish the status of participating nodes can be used not only to fine tune the load distribution but also to avoid directing traffic to servers that are actually offline. In other words, server load balancers (SLBs) are a simple yet highly effective means to scale an application environment while simultaneously ensuring its availability.
Time marches on, however. Business requirements evolve, as do the processes and technologies used to fulfill them. In fact, the following are just a handful of the key changes and trends that have taken hold since SLBs were first introduced:
What these changes and trends expose is the need for enterprises to step up from a simple load balancing solution to a more comprehensive application delivery solution—a solution that addresses not just scalability and availability of the application environment, but application performance, security and adaptability as well. Accordingly, this paper is intended to serve as a guide for organizations looking to replace their early generation SLBs. Details on the top eight criteria to use during an evaluation process are provided, along with numerous examples of how Citrix® Citrix ADC® meets and often exceeds the associated requirements.
Citrix ADC in a nutshell
Citrix ADC is an enterprise-class solution for server and global server load balancing. However, it is much more than that. Because Citrix ADC also incorporates comprehensive application performance and security functionality, it is appropriately classified as a full-featured Application Delivery Controller. A market-proven solution, Citrix ADC is used by eight out of the 10 largest Web sites, with an estimated 75 percent of Internet users hitting a Citrix ADC daily.
8 must have features for today's network demands
These days, placing greater emphasis on enhancing application performance, security and adaptability is indeed appropriate. By no means, however, does this obviate the need to address fundamental requirements pertaining to application availability and scalability. To ensure these baseline objectives are met, it is recommended that organizations begin their evaluation of an SLB replacement by considering the presence and strength of the feature sets for layer 4 (L4) load balancing, layer 7 (L7) content switching and other L7 traffic management functionality, and global server load balancing.
The ability to direct traffic based on L2-L4 information (e.g., MAC/IP address and TCP port) should be considered a prerequisite for all load balancing solutions. Related functionality that should also be present is concerned with health monitoring, session persistence and network integration.
A leading solution such as Citrix ADC can be identified by its superior breadth of coverage, measured in terms of the protocols that are supported (e.g., TCP, UDP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS and SIP), the load balancing options and algorithms that are available to choose from (e.g., round robin, least packets, least bandwidth, least connections, response time, SNMP monitoring of back-end resources) and the scope of health attributes that can be monitored. Having the option to deploy the solution using purpose-built appliances, virtual appliances or a combination of both is also an important characteristic when it comes to fitting in.
Also referred to as content switching, L7 load balancing is essentially an extension of the traffic distribution, health monitoring and session persistence capabilities discussed above. The difference is that routing decisions can also be based on application layer data and attributes, such as HTTP header, uniform resource identifier, SSL session ID and HTML form data. This difference enables more-efficient utilization of resources because all of the services and components of an application no longer need to be implemented on all of the server nodes. As a result, each physical system can now be tailored to the functions it will be supporting.
When evaluating solutions against this criterion, emphasis should be placed on the breadth and depth of L7 load balancing and content-switching policies that can be established, as well as the ease with which they can be constructed or configured. Organizations should also consider the value of a variety of advanced L7 content features not strictly associated with distributing traffic. For example, Citrix ADC enables content to be rewritten (e.g., to mask sensitive data) and includes a responder module for configuring custom responses (e.g., redirects, error messages) to specified types of inbound requests.
The general concept of global server load balancing is to extend the core L4 and L7 capabilities so that they are applicable across geographically distributed server farms. The primary objective is to provide an additional degree of availability by accounting for site level disruptions and outages. Secondary benefits include: (a) being able to further enhance performance for remote users by routing their sessions to the closest or best-performing datacenter; and (b) being able to balance and optimize resource utilization on an enterprise wide basis.
Unlike many other solutions on the market, Citrix ADC incorporates global server load balancing as an optional feature. A separate, standalone device is not required. Citrix ADC's other distinct advantage, once again, is that it offers an extensive array of options when it comes to the site level health attributes that can be monitored, as well as the mechanisms and algorithms that can be used to distribute sessions among an organization's different datacenters.
The point has already been made that simple, early generation load balancers are not sufficient. Overall, they leave organizations in the undesirable position of having to acquire and implement an additional set of products to achieve adequate levels of application performance and security. The deficiencies in these early load balancers also explain why leading industry analysts strongly encourage organizations to embrace advanced Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) when replacing their server load balancers. The intent with ADCs in general, and Citrix ADC in particular, is to have a single device that incorporates not just a core set of load balancing capabilities but a comprehensive set of application performance and security services as well. The next two sections elaborate on what this means in terms of specific functionality.
Compensating for obvious deficiencies and otherwise enhancing application performance can be a tricky proposition. Sub-optimal application performance can be the result of resource constraints at virtually any point in the path that a user's session traverses. A few of the more likely bottlenecks are inadequate client hardware, insufficient bandwidth at either the client or server end of the connection and overloaded server infrastructure. Alternately, there can be problems with the application itself. This is frequently the case when the underlying protocols or application logic have not been optimized for operation over a wide area network. The resulting condition, referred to as chattiness, is a highly inefficient behavior whereby it takes numerous back-and-forth exchanges between client and server to complete a single, user level action.
The diversity of potential issues is why an ideal solution should incorporate an overlapping set of features that enhance application performance. These include caching, compression, TCP communications management and SSL offload.
Of course, having a comprehensive set of application acceleration features is really just table stakes. With Citrix ADC, organizations also benefit from having highly granular control over the configuration of these capabilities. This control is particularly important for caching and compression mechanisms since there are often scenarios where: (a) it is preferable to not cache certain content or (b) the use of compression incurs a greater penalty than the benefit it provides (e.g., for low-latency, high-bandwidth connections).
Pulling double duty
All of the application acceleration capabilities discussed above contribute to a significant, secondary benefit. Specifically, by offloading network and server infrastructure, these capabilities often enable organizations to make do with fewer resources, delaying the need for further investments in net - work bandwidth, routing and switching platforms, and server hardware.
As an intermediary between users and back-end resources, the SLB/ADC is also an ideal place to implement much needed security measures. Recalling the trends highlighted earlier—especially those pertaining to the evolution of threats, user mobility and inter-connectivity—it should be clear that SSL VPNs and application firewalls are two countermeasures, in particular, that deserve attention.
Aside from facilitating remote access, the benefit of having SSL VPN technology as an integral component of an ADC is that it provides fine-grained control over which users have access to which functions in which applications, and under which conditions (e.g., based on type and configuration status of the client device). When properly utilized, this capability can substantially reduce the risk of providing application access to a vast population of remote, mobile and third party users.
The shortcomings of network firewalls, which concern themselves primarily with network addresses and port-level information, are well documented. In general, they do not understand the inner workings of protocols and languages such as HTML and XML; they do not understand HTTP sessions; they cannot validate user inputs to an HTML application; they cannot filter or obfuscate sensitive data included in server responses; they cannot detect maliciously modified parameters in a URL request; and they are incapable of inspecting SSL-encrypted traffic. In contrast, it is specifically this depth of visibility and control that enables an application firewall to protect Web applications against a wide range of both known and unknown attacks.
Of course, having robust, application layer controls does not obviate the need to provide protection at other layers of the stack. This is another area where Citrix ADC outshines the competition. For example, Citrix ADC features a customized TCP/IP stack that: (a) enforces a positive security model, dropping all traffic that deviates from common guidelines for packet formation and content; and (b) prevents leakage of low level information by zeroing the unused portions of reused packets. In addition, Citrix ADC provides robust connection handling routines to automatically thwart many types of DDoS/flood attacks.
The final three criteria are what set superior application delivery solutions such as Citrix ADC apart. Although many solutions may, in fact, incorporate all of the aforementioned functional capabilities, those that fail to thoroughly address the need for a choice of platform, an integrated, modular design and unified management will not be nearly as effective and efficient as those that do.
Application delivery is substantially more compute intensive than ordinary load balancing. Not only is the scope of functionality greater, but so is the depth of processing that needs to be conducted to provide the requisite level of application visibility and control. Less clear, though, is how to account for this difference, especially in ensuring the solution is able to scale appropriately.
One key is having a platform where the hardware—and more importantly, the system level software—has been constructed and optimized explicitly for the higher-level services that define an ADC. Some of the more significant features of such a platform are:
Equally important to being able to scale, however, is being able to do so in a manner that is both affordable and agile. This is where the flexibility of the Citrix ADC system architecture has a distinct advantage, since it makes feature-complete Citrix ADC virtual appliances possible. With the addition of Citrix® Citrix ADC® VPX to the Citrix ADC product family, IT organizations have a choice. They can implement purpose-built Citrix ADC appliances to achieve maximum scalability; implement Citrix Networking VPX virtual appliances to reduce their total cost of ownership, and increase the flexibility and responsiveness of their application delivery infrastructure; or implement a combination of both platforms to achieve an optimum balance between both sets of objectives.
With Citrix Networking VPX—a full-featured virtual appliance version of Citrix ADC that can be deployed on any hardware platform running the Citrix ® Citrix Hypervisor ™ server virtualization system—there is no physical appliance to deal with. As a result, IT departments can deploy application availability, security and accelerations services on-demand, anywhere within private, hosted or cloud-based networks and datacenters. Not only is a more thorough implementation of critical application delivery services possible, but it can be done in a way that takes full advantage of virtualized servers and off-the-shelf hardware that already in place—all while facilitating the longer-term objective of having a fully dynamic datacenter.
For most organizations, having options is a firm requirement. So is having a solution that is adaptable and, therefore, future proof. Consequently, a top consideration for an SLB replacement is that it feature a modular design. This way individual capabilities (e.g., application firewall, SSL VPN) can be added as needed when the organization is ready to take the next step in the evolution of its application delivery infrastructure. Furthermore, new modules that account for ever changing conditions can be developed and implemented over time without having to resort to deploying a fleet of additional, standalone devices.
Equally important is that the modules be truly integrated components of the overall system. For instance:
Ultimately, the ability to unleash the full power of an ADC depends heavily on the strength and usability of the associated management capabilities. Three elements of the Citrix ADC solution are particularly helpful in identifying the specific features to look for when considering management capabilities.
Early generation server load balancers are tried and true solutions for improving the availability and scalability of an organization's application infrastructure. Nonetheless, enterprises that persist in using such products run the risk of exposing themselves and their customers to increasingly poor application performance and a seemingly endless stream of application layer security threats.
One option to overcome these shortcomings would be to implement multiple standalone devices that address each of the underlying issues. However, a much more efficient and effective approach is to replace old server load balancers with new Application Delivery Controllers. These tightly integrated physical and virtual appliances not only provide core load-balancing capabilities, but also deliver the highest levels of security and performance for today's business critical Web applications. Furthermore, the eight criteria detailed in this paper can be used to help ensure that enterprises select a solution that is truly best of breed.


text:
Chequered Lake Fishery, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4EH.
Offers peaceful and secluded fishing as it used to be in the days of Richard Walker and other pioneers of the sport. Ghost carp go up to 30 lb with commons to 20 lb.
Tickets from £5. Tel: 01948 871282.
Be sure to read Angler's Mail magazine each week for the latest hotspots coverage from this region.


text:
Enter your information below and we will process your request in a timely manner.
For further information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
To buy Back Edition or Compilation Edition, try Buy Back Edition page.
To subscribe to the digital version of the magazine, try Subscribe Digital Edition page.
Subscriptions will start from the current edition.
In major bookstores in Indonesia:
Kinokuniya, Periplus, Gramedia, Gunung Agung, Books & Beyond, Paper Clip and more.
Aso available in:
Garuda In-Flight First Class, Garuda In-Flight Business Class and Garuda Executive Airport Lounges,
other Airport Lounges in Soekarno Hatta Airport, several 5-Star hotels in Indonesia,
BCA Prioritas Lounges & BCA Solitaire Lounges, BNI Emerald Lounges, Embassy Offices, Fitness Centres and more.


text:
I'm really bummed i'm not going to be able make it, but if anyone can they should go to the first Chicago Zine Fest March 12-13. John Porcellino and Jeffrey Brown both signed on to do workshops and the reading. I'm sure there will be more announcements as the fest draws closer.
Archive for February, 2010
Chicago Zine Fest 2010
Posted in Zines, tagged chicago zine fest, Jeffrey Brown, John Porcellino, Zines on February 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
ATO #1 Now Available at Quimby's
Posted in Zines, tagged ATO #1, Quimby's, stores, Zines on February 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The first time i went to Chicago, my friend Marc Moscato told me to check out a really cool zine shop called Quimby's. I followed his advice and i definitely wasn't disappointed. I had never seen so many zines in a store before and definitely spent more than i should have there. Fast forward 5 years and now one of my zines is available on the shelves and online at Quimby's. Here is what they had to say about it:
Talk about a pre-emptive strike! Instead of moving to Portland and then writing a zine about moving, Derek did it all out of order and wrote the perzine in Buffalo before moving to Portland. Welcome home, man.
It feels good to have my zine in stores all around the country. Currently my zine is available at:
Atomic Books (Baltimore, MD)
City Lights Bookstore (San Francisco, CA)
Floating World Comics (Portland, OR)
Guapo Comics (Portland, OR)
Powell's (Portland, OR)
Quimby's (Chicago, IL)
Reading Frenzy (Portland, OR)
If anyone knows any other stores that sell zines, let me know because i would love to get my zine in as many stores as possible.


text:
Arts & Skills Institute (ASI)
|Year became an Extended Campus
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|Mr John Qiu
Executive Manager, International
Phone: +61 3 9286 9981
Email: email@example.com
Arts and Skills Institute (ASI) is located in downtown Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The Institute is pioneering education and training in fashion and visual arts for women as the first educational institution of its type in Saudi Arabia.
The Institute uses Australian teaching methods based on the acquisition of practical skills from industry trained teachers. The specialised training in art and design also incorporates the history, heritage and values of Saudi society.
A feature of the institute is the distinctive ground floor Art Pur Foundation Gallery, in which students can organise and run exhibitions of their creations while gaining valuable practical experience.
Graduates have been highly successful in securing positions in Saudi Arabia and Europe in their fields. Others such as Noura al Shaikh, Reem al Kanhal and Mashael al Faris have founded their own fashion labels.
ASI also has an extensive visiting artist program that brings both Saudi and international visitors from Europe, Japan and Australia to provide workshops for the students.
As our educational partner, ASI provides Australian national qualifications recognised by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation of Saudi Arabia (TVET).
An extensive range of short courses is also provided in painting, sculpture and multimedia.
You can also read more about the Arts and Skills Institute by visiting their website.


text:
The modern world seems to have an increasing fascination with virtual farming, as more and more of us are downloading applications like 'FarmVille' and 'Zombie farm'. For farmers in Tanzania growing crops successfully is much more than a game, but they are now joining smartphone users to try to increase their yields and crop profitability.
The use of more sophisticated technology is not a new idea for many farmers (the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange is a good example of a successful pilot project), but there have recently been optimistic reports from a new project set up in Tanzania. Farmers provided with smartphones can use GPS modules and applications that support picture and video transmission to share their knowledge on local pests, diseases and treatments. This may then allow scientists to retrieve and record this information for further study, too.
Under these schemes help with pest management is only a click away, and farmers have already reported the positive effects of quick diagnoses and effective treatment suggestions from remote advisers (for example by a text message), which has resulted in increased crop yields and profits. There are of course times and places where such technology may not be so appropriate, and meeting someone in person can be more beneficial than a virtual plant doctor in some circumstances. But for those living in isolated regions without such facilities on their doorstep, smartphones provide a lifeline to much-needed, up-to-date information.
The use of smartphones could provide those in the agricultural industry with endless possibilities for limiting pest damage, adapting to local conditions and sharing best practices. They can be used to improve and develop infrastructure, too, helping farmers to get the best price for their crops at the time of selling. These are certainly big steps forward, although as ever there is still much work to be done before all farmers can access such facilities. In the meantime, perhaps I had better get downloading and improve my Crop Mastery Ranking before it's too late…
You can find out more information about these and other projects using the links in the article above or by clicking on the links below:
Kwasi Addom, B., Reforming Ag. Extension, One ICT at a Time!, 1 November 2011
Kwasi Addom, B., "Agriculture Goes High Tech" – A Decade of Digital Video!, 10 November 2011
For more info on the social impacts of mobile/technology use try: http://www.mobileactive.org/


text:
All the affairs pertaining to hostel are administered by the respective wardens under the supervision of provost office. Matters related to student`s comfort, studies, atmosphere, hygiene, co-curricular and extra- curricular activities are carried out in a meticulous manner.
At present HU has 4 hostels, 1 for male and 3 for female students.
For Staff On-campus housing facilities include more then 40 houses for teachers , University officers and staff of the University. The University plans to build more houses for the academic faculty and other employees. Two bachelor teacher's hostels provide accommodation to the younger members of the academic staff. A guesthouse within the university provide accommodation to the academics visiting the University.
Boys Hostel
Boys Hostel
Girls hostels
Home | Contact Us | Research
All contents copyright © Hazara University


text:
Image: N, A. (2017). Xtensio Home Page [Image]. Retrieved from https://xtensio.com/user-persona/
With users and designers developing interactive designs, they will first need to asses hypothetical users that may use their project design and concepts. Xtensio is a free easy to use website tool that allows users and designers to better plan, strategize and develop their future businesses through design templates. Designers and users understanding their target audience's behavioural needs and wants are key steps towards developing a success interactive design. Commonly Xtensio is used to create hypothetical user persona's that are assessed by the user or designer to eliminate any aspect of the project that doesn't work or draws potential users away from using the interactive design. Users and designers can create user persona's through various template styles and personalise their own folio and easy to use in-line editing features, and connects to live data.
Image: N, A. (2017). Xtensio Home Page [Image]. Retrieved from https://app.xtensio.com/folio/v4kkxres?_ga=1.267802380.341684322.1489992389
To visit the Link, click below:


text:
UPDATE: AirFair Meeting, Friday, September 15, 2017
Your excellent response to our monthly AirFair meeting for Friday, September 15 is greatly appreciated. But, because we will have more people than can be accommodated for lunch by the Club, we have changed the time to 1 p.m., and we will not order lunch.
Fortunately, residents are still responding, and we will have enough room for everyone.
The purpose of the meeting is to get acquainted with Jeff Herdman, District 5 Councilperson and new Aviation Committee chair. (Yes, he lives under the flight path on Balboa Island). After his presentation, he will be available for a Q & A.
Also on our agenda is a brief overview of SPON/AirFair, a presentation of the petition written and sent around by another group of local activists, and a group discussion of opportunities for action.
AirFair is pleased to welcome you to our regularly scheduled meeting, and we hope what you learn will inspire you get involved in JWA – related citizen efforts.
Please bring your constructive ideas about how to address "our" airport problems. While "venting" about the airport is cathartic (It is for me.), we need to keep it to a few examples and concentrate on solutions.
Constant vigilance and community engagement are essential to preserving the quality of life of all of those who live near JWA.
We are looking forward to seeing you at 1 p.m. Friday, September 15.
Website powered by Network Solutions®


text:
The Cedar sign gets facelift
Oh, the poor Cedar marquee. What used to shine proudly like a beacon along the Cedar/Riverside neighborhood is now busted and sad. The lights have long died, the sign is partially rusted, and there are rumors of small rodents living inside. According to the fine people at the Cedar, the sign hit rock–bottom when it was featured on Dumps McGumps for being fugly.
To check out the proposed improvements, or to learn more about the "Light the Marquee Campaign," check out check out the Cedar's site here.


text:
Nutria are considered such a problem in Louisiana that the state offers a $6 bounty on each tail. Ray said the money is nice, but he calls that program it waste of good meat.Here's Ray:
"I catch'em, kill'em and put them in the pot. They are darn good eating," Ray said.
Can we get a reality show where Ray barges into that NYC art show "Tomorrow We Will Feast Again on What We Catch" and takes over the cooking and serving? Let it be one of the competitive shows where we eliminate contestants one by one. Each week the least interesting human being goes home. We could have a Heidi Klum-like arbiter of interestingness who, along with 2 other judges, would assemble the 3 least interesting contestants each week, critique them, and ultimately select one to be told "I'm sorry — you bore me — goodbye."
But who could be the judges of interestingness? Who specializes in that? I mean other than bloggers....


text:
Cameo Event Testimonials:
Good afternoon. Just wanted to compliment the super efficient team who put up the marquee this morning. They were very helpful, speedy and polite – great ambassadors for your company! Thank-you
- Adrian T
I would like to say a very big thank you to you and Niko and his team. You were amazing in getting everything organised for my requirements so quickly especially given the incredibly short notice I gave you and you were very helpful in answering all my queries. The marquee was totally brilliant. Everyone loved the huge windows which enabled them to see the garden but without experiencing the rather chilly breezes we had on Saturday evening. And 40 people fitted beautifully in the space which felt comfortable and welcoming. Niko and his colleagues were efficicient and friendly in setting it up and in taking it down. In fact, I was rather sorry to see the marquee go this morning! With many thanks for making my 70th birthday party such a great occasion!
- Philippa
Dear Graham and the Cameo team, thank you so much for your expertise, hardwork and thoughtfulness and arriving at a beautiful marquee Sally and Dan had the wedding day of their lives thanks to you guys
- Sarah, Tim and family
Dear Darcy & Valerie, please could you pass on our sincere thanks to the management and staff at Cameo for their superb service with regard to the hire of the marquee for my son's 18th birthday party on 29.10.16. We have been very impressed with your company; with friendly approach of you all and the helpful advice with regard to what we needed to make the event run smoothly. Even when things did not go to plan, with the confusion over the hire date, you were able to find a solution in a calm and reassuring way.The marquee and equipment were first class and the team who put up and took down the marquee were polite and efficient. We will be happy to use your company again and recommend you to our friends and neighbours.
- Joan


text:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 350F Robert H. Flarsheim Hall, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO email@example.com
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Kansas, 1530 W. 15th St., 3138 Learned Hall, Lawrence, KS firstname.lastname@example.com
As a first step towards reproducing desired three-dimensional joint loading and motion on a dynamic knee simulator, the goal of this study was to develop and verify a three-dimensional computational model that generated control profiles for the simulator using desired knee loading and motion as model inputs. The developed model was verified by predicting tibio-femoral loading on an instrumented analog knee for given actuator forces and the ability to generate simulator control profiles was demonstrated using a three-dimensional walking profile. The model predicted axial tibia loading for a sagittal-plane dual-limb squat within 1% of measured peak loading. Adding out-of-sagittal-plane forces decreased the accuracy of load prediction. The model generated control profiles to the simulator that produced axial tibia loading within 16% of desired for walking. Discrepancies in predicted and measured quadriceps forces influenced the accuracy of the generated control profiles. Future work will replace the analog knee in both the model and machine with a prosthetic knee.
Photograph of the Kansas Knee Simulator with analog knee (adduction/abduction actuator below picture)
KKS computational model with analog knee and controllable axes
Predicted (– – –) and measured (—) loading for one cycle of the squat profile at the medial axial compression (a), lateral axial compression (b), medial posterior (c), and lateral posterior sensor positions (d)
One-cycle rms error between predicted and measured loading at the analog knee along with rms error between predicted and measured force on the quadriceps axis for all verification tests
Predicted (– – –) and measured (—) loading for one cycle of walking at the medial axial compression (a), lateral axial compression (b), medial posterior (c), and lateral posterior sensor positions (d)
Control axis reference (– – –) and measured feedback (—) for one cycle of walking at the quadriceps axis (a), vertical load axis (b), vertical torque axis (c), and adduction/abduction axis (d)
Some tools below are only available to our subscribers or users with an online account.
Download citation file:
Customize your page view by dragging and repositioning the boxes below.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Sorry! You do not have access to this content. For assistance or
to subscribe, please contact us:
Sign in or create your free personal ASME account. This will give you the ability to save search results, receive TOC alerts, RSS feeds, and more.
Sign into or create your free personal account


text:
I've noticed that often when you drag down to select a block of text and then move back up to de-select some of it, sometimes the newly-deselected text disappears. It only seems to happen on multi-line text and usually only if the start of the text selection is above (or on the boundary of) the affected element.
Created attachment 21371
I should also note that I don't know for certain whether this is only a QtWebKit issue, but that's the only one that I had available to test.
OK, so I compiled GtkWebKit and the issue also shows up there, so it doesn't appear to be specific to the Qt port. Changing component. If 'Text' is not correct, feel free to re-assign to the correct component.
Confirmed with Alexey Proskuryakov, this does not affect the Mac port.
Got the problems with GtkLauncher but NOT with midori on the same webkitgtk-code.
(In reply to comment #5)
> Got the problems with GtkLauncher but NOT with midori on the same
> webkitgtk-code.
I get the problem with Midori too. Maybe your experience was a fluke?
(In reply to comment #6)
> I get the problem with Midori too. Maybe your experience was a fluke?
No, I tested it several times on different pages. I don't run in to problems using midori the latest trunk and wbkit with soup,freetype.
I made it like in the movie. I got the problems on GtkLauncher but not with midori.
Could be because on midori the selection/marking of objects and texts don't work correctly at the moment.
Midori solved the problems with selection, but the described bug does still not apear on Midori.
I tried it with epiphany/webkit with out any problems. Seems only a problem with GtkLauncher on WebKitGtk.
The bug does not appear on WebKit shipped with Qt 4.4 but does appear on QtWebKit from webkit.org.
I ran a git bisect on code.staikos.net and it pointed to this changeset: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/32660
Investigation continues.
Created attachment 21528 [details]
Patch that fixes the text disappearance on selection changes
Here's a patch that fixes the disappearing text issue on both Qt and Gtk. I don't necessarily think that it's the *correct* solution since I think what it is doing is
a) drawing all text in the run as unselected
b) later any selected text is drawn overtop of it
There's at least a couple problems with this simplistic fix:
- we're doing unnecessary work by drawing text and then drawing over it
- In many cases, text has a different style when selected and unselected. For example, links often have underlines when they're not selected, but are not supposed to be underlined when they're selected. So if you apply this patch you'll see that when you select a link, it will improperly have an underline in the unselected color.
Created attachment 21533 [details]
Test case
Sample html file with 2 paragraph where the issue can be reproduced.
You can reproduce the bug on Mac, too, if you make it take the "paint selection separately" code path, for example by adding this to the test case:
::selection { background-color: red; color: white; }
Created attachment 21538 [details]
Fix discussed with Mitz Pettel.
Created attachment 21539 [details]
Fixed bad paste and improved ChangeLog
Comment on attachment 21539 [details]
r=me. It would be nice to have a pixel test for this, but that would have to be made on Mac OS X.
Created attachment 21547 [details]
Pixel test for Mac OS X
Comment on attachment 21539 [details]
Landed in <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/34414>, so clearing the review flag. Leaving the bug open pending review of the regression test.
Test landed in <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/34430>.


text: Scholarship: Dr. Stephen LittlePritzker Curator of Asian Art, Art Institute of ChicagoSir Michael ButlerCollectorandJulia B. CurtisIndependent ScholarThe seventeenth century is the last field of Chinese porcelain production that has yet to be extensively explored, and the porcelain created during the 17-year reign of Shunzhi -- the boy sovereign and first Qing Emperor of China -- is the least well-known of all. This exhibition demonstrates the great creativity of this period and identifies the new ceramic shapes and styles of painting characteristic of the reign. Blue and White and wucai (underglaze blue and enamels) predominate, depicting animals, mythical beasts, landscapes, plants, flowers, and narrative scenes. Also represented are a wide variety of other types including monochromes in white, yellow, and deep and light blue. Works are drawn from public and private collections in England, France, and the United States, including the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Butler Family Collection (the largest collection of 17th-century Chinese porcelain in the world.)Itinerary: