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2667A: Introduction to Programming (MS Certification)
This three-day, instructor-led course introduces students to computer programming. Students will learn the fundamental concepts and terminology of software application development and develop skills in designing and writing simple computer programs.
- Course Outline
This three-day, instructor-led course introduces students to computer programming. Students will learn the fundamental concepts and terminology of software application development and develop skills in designing and writing simple computer programs. The course assumes no programming background and provides an overview of the software development process in addition to introducing important programming constructs and methodologies.
The course covers such topics as programming language characteristics, integrated development environments, flowcharts, algorithms and pseudocode, variables, operators, conditional statements, looping statements, procedures, error-handling and debugging, object-oriented programming techniques, user interface design, software modeling, and Extensible Markup Language (XML) Web services.
This course is intended for students who wish to:
- Learn what software development is and what software developers do.
- Learn programming concepts and terminology to facilitate communication with software developers.
- Learn to read, trace, and understand simple code.
- Learn to write, test, and debug code to solve a simple problem.
- Evaluate their personal aptitude for career as a programmer or software developer.
- This course is appropriate for:
- Individuals who are contemplating a career in software development and who wish to understand the fundamentals of computer programming.
- Professionals, such as managers and technical salespeople, who must understand programming concepts and be able to communicate with software developers.
- End-users of productivity applications, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Access, who want to add advanced functionality to documents and databases.
- Web designers who want to understand how programs and scripts can make Web sites more dynamic.
Course Completion Skills:
- Describe a typical computer system and its critical components.
- Describe the software development process, its purpose, critical steps, and where programming fits in that process.
- Describe the purposes of programming and software development.
- Describe the evolution of common characteristics of, and differences among, modern programming languages.
- Define an integrated development environment.
- Describe the architectural aspects of a software application.
- Identify a problem that requires a programmed solution.
- Use common abstract methods to describe the solution concept.
- Implement variables.
- List and describe common operators.
- Implement conditional statements.
- Implement looping constructs.
- Implement procedures.
- Handle errors.
- Implement object-oriented programming techniques.
- Model an object-oriented program.
- Build a Windows-based application.
- Build a Web application.
- Describe XML Web services.
This module introduces the software development process and fundamentals of computer software. Students will learn how computer programs execute, and the types of programs that developers are generally asked to build. They will also learn about different programming languages, techniques, and technologies used by developers in the software development process.
- Overview of Software Development
- Phases in the Execution of a Computer Program
- Overview of Problem-Solving Techniques
- Overview of Program Types
- Lab 1: Determining the Program Phases and Examining Them in Code
- Determining Program Phases
- Finding the Program Phases in Code
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Identify the three phases in the execution of a computer program.
- Define computer programs and programming languages.
- Describe problem-solving techniques.
Module 2 Introduction to Scripting
This module introduces the concept of scripting, and shows how scripting can be used on the Web, to create macros, and in Windows. Students will also learn about Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and its use on the Web.
- Using Web Scripting
- Using Macro Scripting
- Using Windows Scripting
- Lab 2: Writing Scripts
- Creating "Hello World" with a Web Script
- Creating "Hello World" with a Macro
- Creating "Hello World" with a Windows Script
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Define basic Web terms, including HTML, Web browser, Internet, client, and server.
- Create a simple Web page by using Notepad.
- Identify the use of Web scripts, macros, and Windows scripts.
- Describe how Web scripts work.
- Describe how macros work.
- Describe how Windows scripts work.
Module 3 Using Data and Variables
This module introduces the fundamental concepts of variables and data types, which are common to almost all programming languages. Students will learn how to implement variables to store data and how to use operators to manipulate data and variables.
- Using Variables
- Using Operators
- Using Programming Syntax
- Lab 3: Using Arithmetic Operators
- Calculating the Annual Remuneration of an Employee
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Explain how to use variables.
- Explain how to use operators.
- Describe the various data types you can use to declare variables.
Module 4 Using Program Logic
This module introduces common programming constructs used in software development to control program flow. Students will learn how to implement conditional expressions and looping statements. They will also learn how to identify errors that can occur in computer programs as a result of incorrect program flow.
- Using Branching
- Using Loops
- Identifying Logic Errors
- Lab 4: Selecting Candidates Based on Interview Results
- Writing the Pseudocode
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Explain how to use the IF construct.
- Explain how to use FOR and WHILE looping constructs.
- Define and identify logic errors.
Module 5 Using Procedures and Functions
This module introduces the use of procedures and functions to create more modular computer programs. Students will learn about arguments and parameters and how functions return values.
- Using Procedures
- Using Functions
- Lab 5: Identifying Functions and Passing Arguments to a Procedure
- Identifying Functions
- Passing Arguments to a Procedure
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Explain how to use procedures.
- Explain how to use functions.
Module 6 Introduction to Developing a User Interface
This module explains how to design user interfaces for software applications. Students will learn best practices for user interface design and learn how user interfaces are created in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
- Designing a User Interface
- Building a User Interface
- Lab 6: Building a User Interface
- Building a Web Interface
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Identify the features of a good user interface.
- Build Windows-based and Web-based user interfaces in Visual Studio .NET.
Module 7 Introduction to Working with Data
This module introduces the concepts of data storage and management. Students will learn about relational data, entity relationships, and primary and foreign keys. They will also learn how XML can be used to describe and structure data.
- Introduction to Managing Data
- Using the Entity Relationship Model
- Sorting Data by Using Keys
- Using XML
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Describe the methods of storing and managing data.
- Describe entity relationship diagrams.
- Identify the various keys used for sorting data.
- Describe XML.
Module 8 Programming Approaches
This module introduces common programming methodologies and compares procedural programming to object-oriented programming. Students will learn the advantages afforded by object-oriented programming techniques. They will also learn how classes of objects can be defined.
- Using the Procedural Programming Approach
- Using the Object-Oriented Programming Approach
- Lab 8: Examining Classes
- Identifying Classes
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Describe the two approaches to programming.
- Identify the features and advantages of object-oriented programming.
Module 9 Introduction to the Software Development Process
This module introduces the four phases of the software development lifecycle, and explains the use of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to identify use cases and to simplify software design.
- Software Development Phases
- Introduction to the Unified Modeling Language
- Developing Use-Case Diagrams
- Examining Other UML Diagrams
- Lab 9: Developing a Use-Case Diagram
- Identifying Use Cases
- Creating a Use-Case Diagram
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Identify the four phases in the software development life cycle.
- Identify the views in UML.
Module 10 Where Do We Go From Here
This module reviews material covered in the course and introduces advanced topics that students may wish to pursue. Students will learn how to apply the skills and knowledge obtained in the course to construct a software solution. They will also learn what options are available for pursuing a career in software development.
- Looking Back
- Looking Forward
- Lab 10: Putting Programming Fundamentals Together
- Developing a Windows-based Application
- Developing a Web-based Application
After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To
- Identify types of programs.
- Identify areas for advanced training.
- Prerequisites & Certificates
This course assumes students have these skills: Basic familiarity with using a computer, such as browsing the Internet or using a word-processing application. The ability to use a mouse and keyboard to navigate through the Microsoft Windows user interface. The ability to perform simple file access tasks, such as browsing a directory structure, opening and saving files, and creating folders.
Certificates offered
MS Certification
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ctc TrainCanada - We Never Cancel*:
We are unique in the corporate training field in that we do not cancel desktop applications courses due to low enrollment. When there are less than 3 students, ctc TrainCanada will personalize the class (students then receive more time with the instructor to address their individual needs allowing the student to complete the full course in less time) or connect the student remotely to a class at one of our other branches via TrainLive remote classroom instruction. *Microsoft Certified Courses and other technical courses require a minimum enrollment of three students. Business Skills courses require multiple students in order to run due to the interactive nature of the training. Selected Desktop Applications courses may require a minimum enrollment of two students to run. ctc TrainCanada® reserves the right to deliver Microsoft Certified and other technical courses via TrainLive remote classroom instruction in order to guarantee the course to run.
ctc TrainCanada Cancellation policy:
You may cancel or reschedule this registration in writing with no penalty with a minimum of 10 business days' notice prior to the first day of the course. Full payment is required if you cancel or reschedule this registration within 10 business days prior to the first day of the course. However, substitutions are welcome. If you do need to cancel or reschedule a publicly scheduled course within the 10 day non-cancellation period (not a client dedicated course), payment is to be made and a training voucher for a public course will be issued to you. This allows you to attend a future date for the same course at no charge (subject to availability).
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Complimentary Service: We offer all our students coffee, tea, juice or pop, muffins or pastries in the morning and cookies baked in our own oven each afternoon.
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Discussion in 'Team Fiat Meets' started by vinu822002, Jul 9, 2013.
Ramesh joining us?
I may not join. I have another engagement to attend tomorrow.
Myself and Auto Freak would most probably join.
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Received another invite.
Change in my schedule. I will be joining the meet this evening.
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I couldn't join.
Please post photos and updates from the event.
I attended the meet at Le Royal Meridian today.
Mr. Ashok and Mr. Punnivanam from Fiat India attended the meet and gave the speech. Both dealers in Chennai (RDC and Ramkay) participated in the meet. Mr. Chandrasekar of RDC and Mr. Manohar from Ramkay also spoke and ensured hassle free service. Then, then have arranged for an entertainment program which was completely not to my taste and I stood outside the hall.
Met DRIV3R and Auto_Freak for the first time and along with other Fiatians in Chennai we had very long chat that continued till 10 pm.
Every participant got a Fiat T-shirt and was given service coupon for Rs. 1000 which can be availed at any FASS.
On the Fan Wall (written by Sathya_sc)
Hayooo I cudnt make it
What about future plans for FIAT? Any other updates conveyed?
No updates on future plans or new launches.
We were being asked about what are the new features added to the 'All new Linea', so thats the benchmark of where things stand.
We were promised better service and sales experience though. As ramjn said we were given a Fiat tee and a service coupon.
There was a TJet Dynamic and a Punto Sports with all accessories installed on display. We were clicked and our pics were instantly put up on the Fiat wall of fans. Liked that.
Here are some pics from my end. Met all TFIans and enjoyed conversing with them.
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Liz Jones - YOU magazine (Part 4)
Well, we didn't see the big break up coming up did we children :rolleyes: And still her supporters rush to comfort her. If this had been a real relationship then the 'break-up' would be a real 'Twitter-storm'. They are the only 'celebrity' couple never, ever seen together or photographed despite the fact she writes about the 'romance' every week. What a cop out, truly, money for old rope. Next time Liz get an imaginary boyfriend you actually like. Cold Comfort - over to you!0
Freckles101 Posts: 24Forum MemberLiz Bones is never going to change. She's a straightforward case of meeting Narcissitic Personality Disorder diagnostic criteria.
Much as she would hate to be considered pretty common re her mental health issues, after all very many her 'special' therapies, all of whicn have been so unsuccessful. They would be as the key feature of a narcissitic person is a total lack of empathy. Which LJ has.
So all her column/interviews content will follow the same cyclical pattern until she finds ones that works for her to feel better (short cut version courtsy of Wikipedia):
1.unconscious repression
2.conscious denial
3.distortion (including exaggeration and minimization) and lies
4.psychological projection (blaming somebody else)
5.enlisting the help of one or more of his or her codependent friends who will support his or her distorted view.
Sorry to sound so formal, but I figure she is never going to change. She'll get worse and continue irrating the hell out of us.
Psychological Bingo LJ anyone?
She usually does all 5 in one article.
I still loathe her comments and the fact that she is so insutling to so many people in so many ways. Not least that she is paid a small fortune to write lies about her self and other people that she expects us to believe.
I'd love to read LJ Diary's from an enforced periord in The Priory, sans her regular product placements, but I think she is too much of a cash cow for Paul Dacre to get shot of her.
For the moment.
I still loathe her for her writings.0
jeff_vader Posts: 938Forum MemberIf anyone's seen Watson & Oliver on the Beeb, the dark-haired one has this euro businesswoman character selling 'the Globalizer'; something about her weirdness and Morticia-like raven locks just made me think of dear old Liz0
Does anybody read the comments on the Dreary any more? I have a feeling that 'Atticus' might be the old Lizard itself! Somebody called 'MPP, Surrey' has really got under his/her skin, but Atticus' responses have been interesting. MPP made a comment referring to LJ's farticle:
where she drags her poor husband Micheal around Burberry in the West End on an extendable lead. Atticus seems to have a very detailed knowledge of precisely what took place on that shopping trip..."for a start Michael was taken into one shop and not 'dragged around the West End'; he was not in the least terrified but quite content on an interesting (to him) outing with his owner and he was wearing an 'extendable' lead, not one that was fully extended at all times. Can't imagine why you can even start to criticise since you believe LJ is a total fantasist and repeat endlessly how everything she writes is imagined anyway."0
I agree with you Fatsia. This Atticus must have been an on-the-spot dog whisperer - or indeed is the Lizard.0
So. I've burned my bridges and dumped the Rock Star. What now? How can I sustain my readership now my goose that laid the golden egg has been kicked from the nest?
Maybe, just maybe, I had been a little impetuous by finishing with him over the space of just two diary entries; maybe I could have got more mileage if I'd injected some clandestine subterfuge into his infidelity and concocted a full-blown affair, rather than hastily binning him off after just the one dalliance? Whatever, but earlier I received a testy call from my agent. 'Liz. We need to meet up. Soon.' Oh dear. There was an ominous tone in his voice, rather like that of a headteacher who would summon a naughty child to his office over a misdemeanour.
Oh-kaaaay. Knowing I must be in the dog house, I would dress to kill and knock his socks off with my choice of a pre-loved Biba mini-dress (my legs are, of course, fabulous), a purple feather boa and my favourite Jimmy Choo heels.
Driving across London, from my Kensington penthouse, to my meeting, I mulled over how the conversation would go.
'So you've decided to pull the plug on the RS, hmmm? Are we now going to have to endure Nirps, the sequel, for the next several years? It's all worn gossamer thin, Liz.'
Oh yes. I could hear these words as clearly as if he was sitting in my car with me. Well I've got an ace up my sleeve and he'd soon know about it.
After reaching his building, I parked up and tottered into reception. 'Oh, Miss Jones,' the silly young floosie on the desk gasped. 'You're expected. Please go through.' After giving her a withering glance, I went into my agent's office. As expected, he looked p***ed off.
'Great.' he began. 'Just f***ing great! We've been here before, haven't we Liz? So next Sunday we can expect to be regaled with sob-stories about knackered horses and cancer-ridden chickens again, eh? NOT what our readership wants!' He looked so smug as he sank back into the soft folds of his expensive leather swivel chair, propping his tanned fingers into a teepee shape through which he peered, gimlet eyed, at me.
Here goes. 'You know better than anyone what I've been through over this last five years, so I don't know why you're being so nasty to me.' I crossed and uncrossed my perfect pins. Did I mention I wasn't wearing any knickers, as I wanted to create a Sharon Stone moment that would shake him to the core? 'I've temporarily ditched the Rock Star as no-one believes he's real anyway.' I purred. My agent's eyes bulged and a film of sweat formed on his brow. I've got him, I thought triumphantly. Now to play my trump card - nay, a whole deck of them.
'I'm pregnant.' I announced. My agent jolted forward in his chair. 'Whaaat?!!!' 'Yes, pregnant.' I waited for him to regain his composure. 'But what . . . how . . . you said menopause? You said . . .' 'I know what I said.' I interjected. 'But I was wrong. I'm four months gone and no, I didn't steal his sperm from a used condom as I thought I was safe, barren if you like. But I've done a pregnancy test and it was positive.'
My agent reached into his desk and pulled out a bottle of 100-year-old cognac before slopping a large measure into a Waterford crystal glass. He coughed and choked on a swig and then spoke to me again, his florid face now beaming. 'Liz! this is column gold! This means RS's giant children will have a sibling younger than his grandchildren! Not only that, you'll be entitled to his riches and we can spin decades of column inches out of this. Superb!'
Leaving my agent topping himself up on huge glugs of cognac, I left the building and congratulated myself on my industry.
Now, the only possible problems will be how to get measured for a fake pregnancy belly without it getting in the papers and getting hold of loads of free designer preggers outfits. Oh, and how to adopt a new-born, ginger-headed infant from a tenement in the Gorbals who supports Celtic. Or is it Rangers?0
Sarah Soreen wrote: »And what of todays woeful offerings? How can someone be so utterly lackwitted that they think a 17 year old dog "getting her period" is something cute and she may have puppies, instead of being highly concerned that her dog has suddenly started to display symptoms of what could be potentially terminal illness?
Those animals should be removed from her immediately. She is too stupid to have any. They didnt ask to be "rescued" by her did they? I dont call it rescue, I call it cruelty to be saddled with someone so stupid who doesnt have the first clue about their welfare.
That poor, poor Dog :mad::mad:0
I don't have dogs, but even I would have known that poor Jess wasn't well. It seems to be incredibly dangerous for an animal to be 'rescued' by her. She should be reported to the RSPCA or something, and all her pets should be taken away and sent to somebody who will care for them appropriately.
Most weeks I just can't stand her for her piss-poor writing, lack of ability to string a sentence together, failure to make any part of her life sound remotely interesting and obvious lack of attention to anything she's written before.
Now I actively despise her, this is too much. Something has to be done, surely? If it is all made up - what kind of sick twisted soulless arse would invent such a horrible thing? :mad:0
glaschelle Posts: 173Forum MemberCC - it should be from Toryglen and support Celtic...
Honestly cannot believe the this rock star would go any near this half wit!! I know he's changed since his mum used to have his pictures up in the bakery she worked in, but somewhere in there will be the old Glasgow boy - sorry bhoy (Glasgow joke!!!) - who would run a mile that this sort of woman!!
And did she not come out and admit and that it wasn't him
PS - I did think that he was born in the Gorbals before moving to Toryglen!0
As predicted, the old sow's gone back to the sick, injured and dead animals again. The Dreary's on a frigging loop! Why on earth would Nic mention in her text that the chicken was organic when she was supposed to be so cut up about the dog's demise? It makes zilch sense. If there's a grain of truth in any of it, then the Lizard deserves to be prosecuted for needlessly prolonging the suffering of animals. An ancient dog having a period, FFS! No doubt her devotees will start banging on again about what a great animal lover she is. Yeah, right!0
Paula Panzer Posts: 280Forum Member✭coldcomfort wrote: »As predicted, the old sow's gone back to the sick, injured and dead animals again. The Dreary's on a frigging loop! Why on earth would Nic mention in her text that the chicken was organic when she was supposed to be so cut up about the dog's demise? It makes zilch sense. If there's a grain of truth in any of it, then the Lizard deserves to be prosecuted for needlessly prolonging the suffering of animals. An ancient dog having a period, FFS! No doubt her devotees will start banging on again about what a great animal lover she is. Yeah, right!
That text was far too detailed to be a text. Even people like me who don't do txt spk don't go into minute detail but stick to the basics (ie, not mentioning the organic chicken). She gets less and less believable by the week.0
In Which Things go from Fact to Fiction.
And so. I got up early on Monday and had a shower, then I went into town to buy bread from a recently opened pound shop. I'd bought some rolls the previous week and was deeply impressed with their soft texture. However, the rolls I purchased this particular morning were clearly a couple of days old, obviously leftovers from Saturday, and I was shattered by how dry they were when I sliced them open on my return home. I wailed my anguish to my BB (bald boyfriend) when he got in from work.
Tuesday's ambience was ruined by the bin men emptying the green recycling bins. The earth-shattering clatter, when the empty lager tins from my bin hit the lorry's interior, drowned out Martin Roberts' commentary on Homes Under the Hammer. I was denied knowing the final bid for a two-up, two-down in Scunthorpe. Humph!
On Wednesday I made corned beef hash.
Thursday dawned bright and sunny. I was immediately depressed as I suffer from hayfever. And I'm scared of wasps.
Friday evening was quite lively, as myself and my BB had a blazing row about an unpaid bill he'd hidden from me. I was exhausted after ranting for almost an hour, so took to my Argos bed, leaving him sulking on my Ikea sofa.
Trying to get back into my good books on Saturday morning, the BB suggested a trip to Pricepounders. O-kaaay. I eventually relented as their packs of Marks and Spencer T-shirts, seconds, with the labels cut off, was too good an offer to pass up at three for a fiver.
On Sunday, though, everything hit the fan. My eleven rescued thoroughbred unicorns all came down with dandruff and my dogs, Malcolm and Maureen, developed a severe case of hard pad. Not only that, an electrical fault in my palatial walk-in wardrobe had triggered a small fire that totally wiped out my entire Dior collection. And if that wasn't enough, the wife of my world-renowned, fabulously wealthy and devastatingly handsome plastic surgeon lover found out about our three-year affair and has gone to the papers.
And then I woke up.0
CC.somewhere between this and the carp she writes lies the truth.
She has boy scouts in shorts sitting on her own bridge over her own waterfall eating sandwiches
.We are back to her overdoing the Enid Blyton and Anna Sewell booksshe read as a child.
All the animal abuse stories are so disturbing,poor dog ( if she ever did exist).
I have said before,I know nothing of horses but I do know they need a lot of care. Is it right to leave them shoeless and constantly getting infections?
As far as I care she can go """"" with her imaginary anorexia and imaginary boyfriends .0
Paula Panzer Posts: 280Forum Member✭CC.somewhere between this and the carp she writes lies the truth.
She has boy scouts in shorts sitting on her own bridge over her own waterfall eating sandwiches
.We are back to her overdoing the Enid Blyton and Anna Sewell booksshe read as a child.
All the animal abuse stories are so disturbing,poor dog ( if she ever did exist).
I have said before,I know nothing of horses but I do know they need a lot of care. Is it right to leave them shoeless and constantly getting infections?
As far as I care she can go """"" with her imaginary anorexia and imaginary boyfriends .
Sunstone, although I can find a lot to criticise in Liz's "care" for her animals, letting the horses go shoeless is not necessarily a problem. If, as it seems, they are not ridden much, if at all, there is no reason for them to be shod. Shoes are primarily to prevent damage to the feet when horses are worked on hard or stony surfaces. If the horses are kept in stables and on fields and not worked on the roads there is no real need for shoes. It goes without saying that the feet should be regularly picked out to remove dirt and stones, and trimmed at approximately six-week intervals. If looked after properly there should be little risk of infection. I was, however horrified that Liz should apply cream to a wound she described as nasty, then turn the horse out with no dressing on the wound.0
Thank you for the reply Paula,
I know horses don't have to have shoes ( or there would be no wild ones ! ) With LJ sometimes she claims to ride the horse other times not,who knows? :rolleyes: ,but the poor animal keeps getting laminitis so something is wrong here.
You are completely right about the injury, if I had a cut on my own leg ,I would not put nappyrash cream on it and go into a field with it uncovered. The bliddy woman is a liability.:mad:
( I know sudocrem has multiple uses as I use it on my eczema,but it is hardly a veterinary tool.)0
CollieComber Posts: 125Forum MemberOn the plus side, we haven't been subjected to quite so much drivel as usual this week in the fashion stakes... though I understand that she is hotly tipping the bustle to be this autumn's big hit, with the neck-ruff being a must have for Michaelmas!0
I know she is a fantasist, and a total cow but the farticle today is just bliddy sick! :mad::mad:
Actually following the tragedy in Woolwich and the Oklahoma disaster, I was expecting some guff about how she was " shot at" by yokels or how the wind in Yorkshire is terrifying.:rolleyes:
We get instead some carp about a sexual assault aged 9.
What horrified me however is that she says "If I were lucky enough to have a child, I would realise they can't be left outside, alone, to play when they are five" "and I would tell my child how to protect herself"
This coming when the trial of Mark Bridger is ongoing.:mad:
I doubt April's parents read this tripe, but I agree with India Knight, the woman is a c*** !:(:mad:0
offtotheraces Posts: 723Someone else said this in the thread (which I lurk in, but feel others leave far wittier comments than I ever could ) but I think Liz Jones is ill. I think you would have to be to write what she writes even if she's just trolling.
The whole Mail operation is sick though, so it fits that she's with them. Like attracts like.0
Who is the public figure and mother who accused Lis Jones of bestiality and of being a rancid c*** not in jail?
Anyone know?
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2330882/LIZ-JONES-I-sexually-abused-boys-age---try-blaming-internet-THAT.html#ixzz2UOeS95A6
Just seen in post above it was India Knight......anyone know the context?0
GloriaMundi Posts: 36Forum MemberIt's India Knight
Apparently they used to be good friends at one time!0
Oh it's a bitch fight between female journalists. :rolleyes:0
GloriaMundi wrote: »It's India Knight
Apparently they used to be good friends at one time!
Thank you.....I imagine most of Liz's 'friendships' end up like this.0


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CRESST News
September 30th, 2015
In case of a shutdown of the US Government, this site provides updates and guidance to CRESST personnel.
This morning, we received the following message from our GSFC Grants Officer:
"As you are probably aware, there is a possibility that the Federal Government may shut down starting Thursday morning, October 1, 2015, if the President does not sign an appropriations bill that provides FY 2016 funding. However, even if an appropriations bill is not passed prior to October 1, 2015, NASA has received approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue its normal operations through Saturday, October 3, 2015 using prior year funds. As a result, the NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. and Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) (including the Greenbelt, Wallops, IV&V, White Sands, and GISS installations) will remain open for normal operations for all civil servants and contractor employees through October 3."
We expect the shutdown should be avoided through actions in process downtown today. However, if the Government is not funded today, the Center will remain open to continue normal work operations through this coming Saturday. After that, if this comes to pass, Civil Servants and contractors would need to stop work until the Government is funded. However, as we communicated before, you, working under the Cooperative Agreement, would be able to continue work, from home or another location off-site, unless and until we are notified otherwise.
Stay tuned for further updates guidance.
CRESST Management Council
July-September, 2015
- Dr. Sylvain Guiriec has been awarded the 2015 Young Scientist Prize from the Astrophysics Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). This is in recognition of his "...insightful and innovative contributions towards understanding the nature of gamma ray burst prompt emission, in particular the establishment of multi-component spectra, and the discovery of a new Peak Energy – Luminosity relation showing that GRBs can be used as standard candles and thereby as unique cosmological probes." Sylvain will formally receive the prize during the Texas symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, which will be held in Geneva this December.
April-June, 2015
- The Klumpke-Roberts Award was awarded to Dr. Jerry Bonnell, and his co-creator Dr. Robert Nemiroff (Michigan Technological University), for outstanding contributions to public understanding and appreciation of astronomy, on their Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) website.
January-March, 2015
- Francesco Tombesi's first author article on black hole winds was published in Nature, March 26, 2015. From observations obtained from the JAXA/NASA's Suzaku X-ray mission and ESA's Herschel Space Observatory in infrared, Tombesi and his collaborators found the first direct evidence that a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the center of a galaxy is producing very powerful winds that are blowing out molecular gas on scales of 1,000 light years from the center. This reinforces the idea that black holes play an important role in the evolution of their host galaxies, removing the gas out of which stars form.
- Dr. Wade Henning and collaborators were awarded a 3-year funding grant from the NASA ROSES Exoplanets Research Program titled "Tidal Dynamics and Orbital Evolution of Terrestrial Class Exoplanets with Time Varying Internal Melt Fractions." This work builds on Dr. Henning's past work on tidal interactions with the orbits of moons in our Solar System and the maintenance of fluid cores in moons, as recently exemplified by his just published paper titled "Tidal Heating in a Magma Ocean within Jupiter's Moon Io."
October-December, 2014
- Yang Soong, as a member of the Astro-H Soft X-ray Telescope Team, received a 2014 Robert A. Goddard Group Exceptional Achievement Award for Science: "For development and timely delivery of the Astro-H Soft X-ray Telescopes, with performance exceeding mission goals."
April - June, 2014
- CRESST/UMD graduate students, Gabriele Betancourt and Krista Smith, have each won NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships (NESSF)! These provide $24 K stipend plus other support, renewable for up to three years. Only nine NESSF fellowships were awarded nationwide by NASA this year. Gabriele also won a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship, the technology counterpart to the NESSF.
- Francesco Tombesi was awarded the Early Career Research Scientist Prize for Excellence by the UMD Astronomy Department.
January - March, 2014
- CRESST scientists, Elizabeth Ferrara, Sylvain Guiriec, Alex Moiseev, Roberto Nemmen, Eleonora Troja, and Sylvia Zhu, were co-authors on two papers in a single volume of Science: Preece and co-authors, and Ackermann and co-authors. The articles are on one of the most energetic Gamma Ray Burst sources ever observed, GRB 130427A whose spectral and temporal behaviors are challenging to all existing models for GRB events. Specifically the data challenge concept that the high-energy emission is synchrotron emission from electrons accelerated by a strong external shock.
October - December, 2013
- NICER completed successfully its Preliminary Design Review and Payload Safety Review early December 2013. CRESST scientists involved include Zaven Arzoumanian, Wayne Baumgartner, Lalit Jalota, John Krizmanic, Mike Loewenstein, Yang Soong and Steve Sturner.
July - September, 2013
- Six CRESST scientists received Astrophysics Science Division peer awards: Simon Bandler, "for focusing on next-generation calorimeter development at Goddard to make sure essential progress is made; Thomas Hams, "for his exceptional contributions to the Super-TIGER program, including overall leadership of the effort to prepare the instrument for its record-breaking Antarctic flight; Barbara Mattson, "for her creativity, determination, and resilience in guiding ASD's E/PO efforts for NASA's Physics of the Cosmos and Cosmic Origins programs;" Kenichi Sakai, "for his outstanding work in Goddard experimental cosmic ray programs, including the BESS-Polar and Super-TIGER program;" Makoto Sasaki, "for his outstanding contributions to the Super-TIGER program, especially this past year's Antarctic campaign;" and Yang Soong, "for his dedication to improve X-ray mirror performance and tremendous contributions to ASTRO-H and GEMS mirrors."
April - June, 2013
- Dale Fixen was the recipient of a NASA Robert H. Goddard award for individual scientific achievement: "For exceptional, sustained performance in astrophysical instrumentation and analysis resulting in significant improvement to COBE, JWST and 20 balloon missions."
January-March, 2013
- Keith Arnaud, Michael Corcoran, Stephen Drake, and Steve Sturner, as members of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archival Research Center, were recognized through a GSFC Team Exceptional Achievement Award for Science. The citation reads: "For enabling new science results from NASA missions by providing high-quality software for data search, retrieval, and analysis through the HEASARC."
October-December, 2012
- Brett Morris, a UMD undergraduate student, had a first-author paper (working with Prof Drake Deming) accepted in Astrophysical Journal Letters (see http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.4503 ) on Kepler observations of planet-induced stellar gravity darkening in the HAT-P-7b exoplanet system. This work was picked up by Science magazine and is getting attention (seehttp://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/scienceshot-hot-planet-cools-off.html ).
- Drs. Thomas Hams, Jason Link, Makoto Sasaki, and Kenichi Sakai are Co-Investigators on the Super-TIGER long-duration balloon experiment. Super-TIGER launched from Antarctica on December 9, 2012 and set a new flight duration record in the Antarctic. The mission was very successful and the data look promising. Super-TIGER measures the rare heavy elements in the high-energy cosmic rays bombarding Earth from elsewhere in our Milky Way Galaxy.
July-September, 2012
- UMD Graduate student Ms. Jessica Donaldson used the Herschel Space Observatory to observe and model the debris disks around 6 stars in the 30-Million year old Tucana-Horologium Association. The modeling suggests that these systems have inner holes in their disks ranging from 4.5 to 52 AU.
- Dr. Tim Livengood published the whole-Earth disk spectrum as measured by the EPOXI spacecraft. This observational "ground-truthing" is valuable for future missions to seek the emission from Earth-like planets are other stars.
- Dr. Francesco Tombesi published the second and third papers in his series studying the ultra-fast outflows from radio quiet active galactic nuclei. These winds originate within 100 to10,000 Schwarzschild radii of the black hole and contain enough energy and momentum to significantly contribute to AGN cosmological feedback.
April-June, 2012
- As a result of his 2011 Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award for Science, Dr. Conor Nixon was invited by the Physics Department at UMBC to present a seminar on April 25th, entitled "REMOTE SENSING OF TITAN FROM CASSINI."
January-March, 2012
- Dr. Sander Goossens was a co-author on "Gravity Field and Internal Structure of Mercury from MESSENGER," to be published in Science Magazine in April, 2012
- Dr. Esra Bulbul and Dr. Nick Thomas both joined CRESST early in the calendar year. Dr. Bulbul is working with Dr. Maxim Markovitch, and, among other activities, has been developing the new XSPEC model, snapec, and successfully applying it to XMM-Newton EPIC and RGS observations of nearby galaxy cluster, A3112. Dr. Thomas is working on Diffuse X-ray emission from the Local Galaxy (DXL) instrument. DXL is comprised of two large area thin window proportional counters designed to make observations in the ¼ and ¾ keV energy bands. It will be flown on a sounding rocket in December 2012. DXL's scientific goal is to observe soft X-ray emission from Solar Wind Charge eXchange (SWCX).
October-December, 2011
- The Mars Science Laboratory launched on November 26, 2011 and will arrive at Mars in August 2012. A number of CRESST scientists are associated with the Sample Analysis at Mare Instrument on-board the rover.
- Dr. Sander Goossens co-authored the first comprehensive gravity field model for Mercury in th Journal of Geophysical Research.
July-September, 2011
- Dr. Zaven Arzoumanian is Deputy PI and science lead for the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer proposal, which was selected for a detailed concept study.
- Dr. Keith Arnaud was lead editor and contributing author for the "Handbook of X-ray Astronomy" to be published by Cambridge University Press
- Tomomi Watanabe received an ASD Peer Award for her outstanding support of the calorimeter group, extraordinary work on the Astro-H project and overall pleasant demeanor. The citation reads: "Tomomi spends the majority of her time working with the Astro-H project where, among many other things, she spends countless hours in the clean room meticulously assembling small, delicate parts. In addition to her Astro-H work, Tomomi is always ready to help wirebond all of the set-ups for the TES work. She is always willing to fit our wirebonding jobs into her busy schedule and completes them quickly, often with very short notice and changes in schedule. Additionally, Tomomi will go out of her way to make sure a job is finished as soon as possible, even coming into work only to finish a wirebond job or when she would otherwise stay home sick."
- Dr. Megan E. Eckart also received an ASD Peer Award for her outstanding performance to the ASD in the many crucial responsibilities she has so enthusiastically undertaken. The citation reads: "Megan juggles many roles with aplomb. She is responsible for the design and testing of the TES calorimeter array for the Micro-X sounding rocket experiment, she is the lead calibration scientist for the Astro-H SXS, and she is pursuing fundamental TES characterization and optimization. Though busy, Megan doesn't shortchange any of her responsibilities and is always willing to help out colleagues however needed. If a thankless task needs to be done, Megan is the first to volunteer and performs without exception."
April-June, 2011
- Dr. Conor Nixon received a 2011 Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award for Science. The award came in recognition of his "exceptional efforts to maximize the scientific return of Titan from the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer."
- The HEASARC, where Steve Drake, Mike Corcoran, Keith Arnaud, and Steve Sturner provide significant contributions, was given the top rating of excellent in the NASA 2011 Senior Review of Archival Data Centers and recommended for full funding at the requested level
January-March, 2011
- CRESST/UMD graduate student Megan DeCesar has discovered two new millisecond pulsars. These are neutron stars that spin hundreds of times each second, their radio beam sweeping past Earth each rotation. They have recently been found to also emit gamma-ray pulsations by the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, leading astronomers to search unidentified gamma-ray sources for radio (and later gamma-ray) pulsations. Megan used this technique to discover a millisecond pulsar that is likely a gamma-ray pulsar as well. She also searched globular clusters that were detected in gamma-rays and found another new millisecond pulsar that may be a cluster member.
October-December, 2010
- Dr. Zaven Arzoumanian was Deputy PI and science lead for the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer proposal (PI: Keith Gendreau)
- Dr. Keith Arnaud is lead editor and contributing author for the "Handbook of X-ray Astronomy" to be published by Cambridge University Press
- Dr. Gerry Skinner participated in IRAD-supported work led by Dr. Brian Dennis which fabricated back-etched Phase Fresnel Lenses of only a few microns thickness. The lenses were measured to achieve 13 milli-arcsecond angular resolution for 4.5 keV X-rays
July-September, 2010
- The Fermi Science Team, which includes 12 CRESST scientists, won the Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award for Science. The Large Area Telescope, Gamma-ray Burst Monitor, and Science Support Center teams were recognized for the award. The Fermi science team, published 89 refereed papers in CRESST Year 4.
- Michael Koss (UMCP graduate student) featured in a NASA press release titled "Swift Survey find Smoking gun of black hole activation" which confirmed suspections that the black holes at the centers of galaxies "light up" during galaxy collisions and mergers.
- Dr. James Lochner completed the "Prototyping New Media for Cosmic Times" project.
- Dr. Simon Bandler was awarded a 3-year grant from the NASA Solar & Heliospheric Physics Supporting Research & Technology (SR&T) program for his proposal "High Spectral Resolution, High Cadence, Imaging X-ray Microcalorimeters for Solar Physics - Phase 2."
- Dr. Alexander Moiseev was named one of the Science and Exploration Directorate GSFC honor award winners, in the Science category, for leading the Fermi LAT electron study. Although the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Large Area Telescope (LAT) was designed primarily as a gamma-ray telescope, Dr. Moiseev recognized even before the start of the mission that it is also a very capabile instrument for measurement of high-energy cosmic-ray electrons. This topic has been of particular interest in recent years because some earlier balloon measurements found unusual features in the cosmic-ray electron measurements that suggested a local origin, possibly from some form of dark matter particle decays. Dr. Moiseev developed analysis methods for the LAT to select electrons rather than gamma rays, concentrating on very high energies, above 20 GeV and extending to 1 TeV. The resulting paper, "Measurement of the Cosmic Ray e++e- Spectrum from 20 GeV to 1 TeV with the Fermi Large Area Telescope," appeared in Physical Review Letters, 102, 181101, May, 2009, with Dr. Moiseev listed as a contact author
January-March, 2010
- Dr. James Lochner appointed as E/PO lead for the Astrophysics Division
- Ms. Sophie Li joined CRESST as the new Business Manager, replacing David Havrilla who retired to Arizona.
October-December, 2009
- Dr. James Lochner became acting E/PO lead for the Astrophysics Division. Also, he received an Opportunities in Education and Public Outreach for Earth and Space Science award for his proposal: "Sharing NASA Internet Education Resources beyond the Web."
- Drs. Krimm and Sakamoto participated in the accepted Nature paper "A γ-ray Burst at a Redshift of z~8.2"; Tanvir, N. R, et. al.
July-September, 2009
- Dr. Rick Arendt was PI on a successful NASA/ROSES ADP proposal titled "New Measurement of the Near-IR Extragalactic Background vua Analysis of COBE/DIRBE Zodical Light Polarization"
- Dr. Simon Bandler was PI on a successful NASA ROSES APRA proposal titled "High Spectral Resolution, High Cadence, Imaging X-ray Microcalorimeters for Solar Physics".
- Dr. Joanne Hill was PI on a successful NASA APRA proposal titled "A Gamma-ray Burst Polarimeter: an Instrument for Mid-STAR2 Mission of Opportunity.
- During this year, Dr. Kenji Numata developed a new technique to measure the frequency noise of lasers. Also, Dr. Numata came up with an idea of using compact hollow core fiber as a replacement for bulky gas cells used in many future missions as a laser frequency reference.
- Dr. Alex Kutyrev is a co-author of a new NTR, submitted to NASA eNTRe: "Technology methods of improving the visible and infrared contrast ratio of micro-shutter arrays"
July-September, 2008
- Drs. Kai-Wing Chan, Nikolai Shaposhnikov, and Craig Markwardt earned 2008 NASA Peer Awards by the Astrophysics Science Division. Craig Markwardt was also named as recipient of a GSFC Honor Award 2008 for Exceptional Achievement in Engineering. Information on their activities include:
- Dr. Kai-Wing Chan (CRESST/UMBC) was recognized for his sustained contributions to advanced X-ray instrumentation. Dr. Chan made important contributions to three instruments that were successfully delivered to three separate missions: Astro-E1, InFOCUS, and Suzaku. He also has contributed to R&D on Constellation-X's soft X-ray mirrors, where his technical contributions have achieved a 15" angular resolution of a pair of reflectors in the X-ray.
- Dr Nikolai Shaposhnikov (CRESST/USRA) was recognized for his scientific analysis that uncovered the smallest black hole known. His analysis of many different data sets found patterns in the timing and spectral behavior of black holes and neutron stars. Careful comparison with a theory for a relation between the timing and the spectral properties yielded dynamical masses, including the mass for the smallest black hole yet measured. This idea of the smallest black hole yet measured caught the fancy of the press and was picked up all over the world.
- Dr. Craig Markwardt (CRESST/UMCP) was recognized for his solution of the problem of the misaligned gyros which returned the Swift Observatory to full operation. The Swift mission was in jeopardy in August 2007 when intermittent glitches of one of its two gyros became large and increasingly more frequent. Dr. Markwardt's work gave him an understanding of why the misalignment of the gyro axes caused such a problem, making it possible to test ideas for dealing with the misalignment. His approach worked and the current flight software was then used to continue Swift to normal operations in October 2007.
- Dr. Anita Krishnamurthi was also a co-recipient of a GSFC team Exceptional Achievement in Outreach award for her contributions to "Family Science Night."
April-June, 2008
- Dr. Fotis Gavriil's work on magnetar-like X-ray bursts from the young pulsar PSR J18460258 in the SNR Kes 75 is featured in the June issue of Sky & Telescope (which also features GLAST as a cover story). The original paper appeared in the March 28th issue of Science. The article also appeared in ScienceXpress (Feb 21), and was a NASA/GSFC News "Top Story" in Feb. Links to the articles can be found at http://jca.umbc.edu/csst/news/news.shtml
October-December, 2007
- Two CRESST scientists received GSFC Honor Awards:
- Sudip Bhattacharyya (Space Science Achievement): In recognition of his "pioneering x-ray studies of neutron stars to explore and test fundamental physical theories in extreme environments."
- Stefan Immler (Space Science Achievement): In recognition of his "innovative use of Swift to explore X-ray emission from supernovae."
- Dr. Takanori Sakamoto joins the CRESST consortium at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Taka has been at NASA/GSFC since 2004, and is a Swift BAT team member. He is involved in a development of the automatic pipeline scripts of the BAT GRB data and also in on-board calibration of the energy response matrices of the BAT. His primary science interest is the radiation process of the prompt GRB emission, and is collecting multiwavelength data to investigate the spectral and temporal characteristics of the prompt GRB emission. He is also interested in using GRBs as a cosmological tool.
October-December, 2007
- Dr. Katja Pottschmidt joins the CRESST consortium, at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is working in the INTEGRAL GOF at NASA/GSFC. Previously, Katja worked as a member of the RXTE-HEXTE team at the University of California, San Diego and prior to that as an archive scientist at the INTEGRAL Science Data Centre in Versoix, near Geneva Switzerland. Her main research interest are X-ray binaries, especially black hole binaries and accreting X-ray pulsars, using high resolution X-ray timing analysis including higher order Fourier statistics. Katja also studies the accretion columns and magnetic fields of X-ray pulsars by modeling their broad band spectra, including cyclotron resonance scattering features.
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Unanswered: Format of db2 license file
I need to update the db2 license.
I got a new license key which looks like this - not the actual key
I created a new file db2conpe.lic and placed the license key in it as a single line.
I am giving db2licm -a db2conpe.lic but I am getting following error -
[root@rtk-dev01-gr adm]# ./db2licm -a db2conpe.lic
LIC1407N You are trying to register an invalid license certificate file, "/opt/ibm/db2/V10.1/adm/db2conpe.lic".
Is the format of license file correct? Also is that how the license key looks like? Or is there something wrong with license itself. How can I resolve this Issue.
Please do tell me the correct format of license file.
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Who gave you that key? They should have provided you with a new licence file instead. Ask for that.


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On November 8, Minneapolis is voting on whether to extend an existing property tax levy to increase the funding of Minneapolis Public Schools. Donald McFarland is the campaign manager of the "Vote Yes for Kids" referendum campaign. He talked about the tax proposal and how it will be used to reduce class sizes.
• Related: Few districts seeking levy referendums this year
Also on the program was Greg Abbott of the Minnesota Schools Board Association to discuss school ballot measures statewide.
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Work as an embedded logistics advisor with the Senegal Armed Forces (SAF) in Dakar, Senegal. Provide technical advisory support for SAF logistics personnel, staff and leadership. Assess SAF logistical support institutions and operations to include maintenance, supply, transportation, field services and equipment sustainment programs, develop recommendations for improvement. Help the SAF develop and maintain an integrated peacekeeping operations (PKO) logistics support system to ensure support and sustainment of SAF elements deploying in rapid response to an emerging crisis along with steady state deployments of peacekeeping elements in support of United Nations (UN) or other regional PKO.
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- French language proficiency with U.S. Defense Language Proficiency Test 5 System (DLPT5) minimum scores of Listening 3 and Reading 3, or equivalent.
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Our fully central air conditioned condo unit 711 is beautifully appointed with island decor throughout. The master suite boasts a tropical trip-tic by a local artist. In addition, the dining and living areas also include original art. From the moment you step in the door you will be greeted by a breathtaking view of the ocean: Lana'i island to the left and Molokai island to the right. As you proceed to our 43ft. wraparound lanai, you will most often be greeted by green sea turtles as they feed on coral in the surf. You'll enjoy our free WiFi throughout the condo and cable TV in both bedrooms and the living room. Our full kitchen with new appliances is well stocked with service for 6 and a washer/dryer is located in the unit. The dining table seats 6. The master suite is large with a comfortable king bed w/luxury linens; a 42' flat panel TV/DVD; and a clock radio w/docking station. The guest bedroom has twin beds that convert to king if desired; a 36' flat screen TV/DVD; clock radio with docking station. Both main bathrooms include a tiled walk-in shower with luxury linens. The living room has a comfortable queen size foldout couch with large flat screen TV and DVD player. Free wireless internet (WIPI) is available within the unit. To the left as you walk in the front door is a bonus 1/2 bath which is desirable for when you have guests over to visit. The wraparound couch in the living room folds out to a queen bed, so the condo sleeps six comfortably. Three sets of sliders give access to the 43ft. wraparound lanai from the dining area, living area, and master bedroom. This provides breathtaking and seemingly private ocean and mountain views. The Royal Kahana property boasts a spacious pool area with a large heated pool; an impeccably maintained lawn area with lounge furniture for sunbathing; a large indoor cabana for dining and entertainment; several gas barbeques, ping pong tables, and shuffleboard. There is an exercise room with treadmills, weight machines, and stair-stepper. Free parking is available outside or in the underground garage. Come and enjoy our little piece of paradise.
If you need additional space, we have a one bedroom unit 607, which can be viewed at VRBO 695385, with foldout couch that can accommodate up to four additional persons in your party. We also have a second one bedroom unit 206 with foldout couch that can accommodate up to four additional persons in your party, we also have Royal Kahana unit 206, which can be viewed at VRBO 631800.
Retired CPA and Retired High School English Teacher
Enjoying retirement and all that Maui has to offer
Michael Bell or Maria DiBartolo purchased this condo in 2011
This unit is in a less populated and quiet location of Maui with easy access to beaches, shopping, and recreation sites.
Thank You so much for sharing your beautiful condo with us. I love to listen to the ocean and the beautiful view of the great sunsets. We saw turtles and whales form the lanai. Met lots of fun people and had lots of fun things to do.
Thank You for our week stay.
Kahana is a lovely little village just north of busy Lahaina. Our fully air conditioned oceanfront condo is perfectly situated on the 7th floor. It is perfect because it's high enough to clear the palm trees, and also low enough to get a bird's eye view of the many turtles which play in the surf down below. We also love our view for watching whales. This morning a pod of five frolicked north spouting and breaching. Our grounds adjacent to the ocean have plenty of lounge chairs for sunbathing. Royal Kahana is within 100 feet of the ocean; however, due to recent storms the beach in front of the complex is closed. Access to the beach is a short walk from the condo complex. Within 10 minutes to the north or south, you have access to ten of the best beaches on Maui: Napili, Kapalua, Oneloa, DT Fleming and Honolua Bay to the north and Kahekili, Honokowai, Black Rock, Kaanapoli, Hanakaoo to the south. Across the street at the Kahana Gateway, one can enjoy drinks and great food at Maui Brewing Company. In addition there's a Whaler's General Store, coffee shop, dive/snorkle/board rental shops, gas station, and McDonalds. Be sure to visit the Banyan Tree in downtown Lahaina, and while you're there you can enjoy the numerous restaurants and great shopping. Come visit our home away from home. Our guests tell us they love it here and look forward to returning.
This is a great condo - hands down has to be considered one of the best. Location is superb, layout is great and well stocked. Administrative support (Jennifer) was there for any needs. We enjoyed our stay and hope to return in the not too distant future. Thank you so much Mike and Maria.
Being up on the 7th floor was wonderful for watching turtles, looking for whales...It was nice that there were kitchen items like plastic wrap and baggies in the condo, and some condiments. We left some as well.
We love it here. The pool, the view, the comfortable furniture and beds made us never want to leave. It was nice to have access to the chairs, umbrellas, snorkeling gear, etc. The kitchen was well-stocked with the basics for cooking there. We'll use this unit again if the occasion arises. Mahalo!
My husband and I and our two teenage boys loved staying here! Beautiful view of the ocean, the sunsets and the Lanai and Molokini islands from the lanai. The condo was well supplied and plenty of room for all four of us to relax after our adventures. The location on the island is also great - so close to some of the most beautiful beaches. Can't recommend this condo enough. It will truly make your trip to Maui better!
We thoroughly enjoyed our vacation in Maui. You will not find a better unit then this one. The wraparound lanai is amazing. Views are outstanding. The furniture on the lanai is good quality. We had our breakfast outside each morning. The beds are very comfortable and no problem sleeping at night - very quiet. The air conditioning keeps the temperature perfect. We enjoyed the sand chairs and the umbrella. Unfortunately, we did not have a cooler (would be good to replace soon). We did have our own snorkel gear, but there was plenty of choices in the closet. Enjoyed having the books on Maui to research things to do. This unit is perfect for a family of four, but six people would be fine. We also played shuffle board and played ping pong. It was almost always available.
We took advantage of Dollie's Cafe down the street. The food is amazing and reasonably priced. Ordered food to go and ate on the lanai. Our favorite dinners were at Kimo's, Lahaina Pizza Company, & Frida's. Disappointed in Aloha Mixed Plate (you get what you pay for). We had breakfast at Slappy Cakes which was expensive but good food. No wait at the bar - great service. Island Ice Cream was amazing for a treat.
Our favorite snorkeling place was Kapalua Beach. Arrive by 8 am to get parking in the lot. The far side has shade most of the day. We saw turtles, a manta ray, eels, and lots and lot of colorful fish. We also rented a glass bottom kayak there which was great for non-snorkelers.
We enjoyed a full day and did the drive to Hana. A must stop is the Garden of Eden. We are from Oregon so not so impressed with the waterfalls, but the rest is amazing. Hiking the Pipiwa Trail is also a must. Took us about three hours. The bamboo forest is the most incredible part of this hike. We continued the drive all the way around as the boys refused to go back the way we came (too many curves). The road has been improved since my last visit 30 years ago.
Each day we enjoyed coming back to the Royal Kahana. Great experience and the owner's are very responsive.
The best part of this condo of course is the Lanai just above the ocean and beach. The views are amazing and the location couldn't be better being directly on the beach and ocean. The beds were comfortable. The kitchens was stocked with utensils and appliances. The closet had beach chairs and toys. I can't think of anything we'd change. We had plenty of room and even relaxing at the condo after a long day was nice on the comfortable furniture.
We've rented VRBO's a few times and this is our favorite.
Thank you to the owners for sharing such an awesome place!
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A $600 deposit is required for each full week. We prefer to receive payments by personal check. If requested, we will accept PayPal; however, an additional fee of 4.0% (fee charged by PayPal) will be added to the total amount due.
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AJC at the DNC live blog: Bernie Sanders praises Hillary Clinton
Update 11:02 p.m. Bernie Sanders got his prime-time slot at the Democratic National Convention and after about 10 minutes of fairly standard stump speech, he got to the point that mattered the most.
"Any objective observer will conclude that – based on her ideas and her leadership – Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States," Sanders said.
If there were boos in the room from his supporters, they were drowned out by cheers.
"In these stressful times for our country, this election must be about bringing our people together, not dividing us up," he said.
Finally, however, he addressed the division in the room.
"It is no secret that Hillary Clinton and I disagree on a number of issues," Sanders said. "That's what this campaign has been about. That's what democracy is about. But I am happy to tell you that at the Democratic Platform Committee there was a significant coming together between the two campaigns and we produced, by far, the most progressive platform in the history of the Democratic Party.
"Among many other strong provisions, the Democratic Party now calls for breaking up the major financial institutions on Wall Street and the passage of a 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act. It also calls for strong opposition to job-killing free trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
"Our job now is to see that platform implemented by a Democratic Senate, a Democratic House and a Hillary Clinton presidency – and I am going to do everything I can to make that happen."
Update 10:43 p.m.: On a night when Bernie Sanders supporters couldn't be laughed over by a comedian or sung across a bridge between the two, first lady Michelle Obama blazed a path toward Hillary Clinton on Monday – first by appealing to the mom's in the audience.
"Who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of their lives," the wife of President Barack Obama said on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
Her 15-minute speech roused the crowd and put a smile on the face of former President Bill Clinton, who was in the crowd.
Even the first lady herself got a little choked up by enormity of the situation.
"And daughters now take for granted that women can be president of the United States," she said.
Update 10:27 p.m.: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is one of the closers in tonight's line-up of the Democratic National Convention, and it's clear she'll attempt to enhance her role as Donald Trump's nemesis. From her speech:
"Trump thinks he can win votes by fanning the flames of fear and hatred. By turning neighbor against neighbor. By persuading you that the real problem in America is your fellow Americans – people who don't look like you, or don't talk like you, or don't worship like you…
That's Donald Trump's America. An America of fear and hate. An America where we all break apart. Whites against Blacks and Latinos. Christians against Muslims and Jews. Straight against gay. Everyone against immigrants. Race, religion, heritage, gender – the more factions the better.,,,
"But ask yourself this. When white workers in Ohio are pitted against black workers in North Carolina, or Latino workers in Florida – who really benefits?"
Update 9:46 p.m.: Franken came back on stage not long after, accompanied this time by comedian Sarah Silverman, who acknowledged to spending the past year "feeling the Bern," but that she "put some cream on it" and it was fine.
Sanders, she said, "has already succeeded in so many ways."
The crowd, of course, cheered wildly. But she began to lose them when she said, "Hillary is our democratic nominee and I will proudly vote with her. I will vote for Hillary with gusto and continue to be inspired and moved to action by the example set by Bernie."
As many in the crowd began to chant "Bernie! Bernie!" Silverman rolled her eyes and looked down into the crowd.
"To the Bernie or bust people: You're being ridiculous," she said. The crowd erupted. Most of the reaction was supportive but a vocal minority continued to make their opinions known. Until they were drowned out again or just gave up.
Franken and Silverman then gave a lengthy set-up to introduce singer Paul Simon and the crowd was united again.
Update 8:51 p.m.: U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota has been careful to largely shed his Saturday Night Live comedian past since joining the U.S. Senate. It was back in play Monday night. You can read his full remarks here.
"I'm Al Franken: Minnesotan, senator and world-renowned expert on right-wing megalomaniacs: Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly and now Donald Trump," Franken, who once wrote a book called "Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat Idiot," said.
Franken went on Monday: "A little about my qualifications. I got my doctorate in megalomania studies from Trump University. Sure I had to empty out my 401(k) and take out a reverse mortgage on my house to pay the tuition. But Mr. Trump, or rather, some people who said they'd once met him, convinced me it was worth it.
"A frankly, as a proud alum of Trump U, I think we may be 'mis-underststimating' Donald Trump. Sure, he's scammed a lot of people. But did you know that Trump University's School fo Ripping People Off is ranked second in the nation? Right behind Brernide Madoff Unifersity? That's no mean feat."
Halfway through, however, Franken went back into serious mode.
"I think rather than voting for someone who's never done anything for anyone other than himself, maybe we should go with the candidate who's spent her entire life working to get important things done for the American people," he said.
Update at 8:26 p.m.: When former Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collins became the first openly gay professional athlete in the U.S., it was no secret to Hillary Clinton. The retired NBA player said Monday at the Democratic National Convention that he confided in them that he was gay long before he broke the news to the world.
Said Collins:
Before I came out on the cover of Sports Illustrated, I came out privately to the Clinton family. I've known their family for almost 20 years and I knew that they would accept me for who I was, and that they would help pave a path for others to do the same. I am forever thankful for their words of wisdom back then and their unconditional support.
He added: "They knew that my sexual orientation made no difference in my ability to play basketball, just as someone's gender makes no difference in his or her ability's to lead our nation."
Update 8:18 p.m.: Something appears to be missing the past few hours at the Democratic convention. The 'boo birds' have fallen off dramatically since about 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. That's not an accident.
Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry, a Bernie Sanders delegate said the senator's call to supporters to be polite has had an effect. And where it hasn't, his supporters are sometimes taking care of things.
Terry said he had "remind North Dakota Bernie delegates that Senator Sanders said not to boo. They haven't booed since."
Terry said he raised the issue "nicely but firmly" after listening to a "small cluster of North Dakota 'Bernie or bust'" people boo for two hours.
Update 6:47 p.m.: Interim Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile and other DNC leaders apologized Monday to Bernie Sanders, his supporters, and what Brazile said was "the entire Democratic Party" for the email scandal that waylaid former chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Update at 6:35 p.m. House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams got a rousing applause for her forceful defense of Hillary Clinton, declaring her to be a leader for a "new American majority."
The Georgia Democrat told the delegates about her hardscrabble upbringing in Mississippi in a family that was "hit time and again by economic insecurity that was too often driven by racism, sexism and the ills that come with being born in the wrong Zip code."
"No matter how little we may have had, there was always someone with less," said Abrams, long considered a potential candidate for higher office in Georgia. "And it was our job to serve that person. To know that even the most powerful among us, the strongest among us, did not rise up alone."
Then Abrams launched into her case for Clinton, who she said "understands that government at all levels is a profound expression of our shared values … of our aspirations not our fears."
Said Abrams, invoking some of her party's fights in Georgia:
"I'm here today as part of a new American majority, one that has the courage to work together rather than tear our nation apart. We are the architects of solutions to help families raise healthy children and make a living wage rather than crippling our economic future and pushing dangerous policies that deny Medicaid expansion and reproductive choice. We fight for more because that is who we are."
Update 5:59 p.m.: Democrats might be split on a lot this week, but boy howdy did they like that platform. When it finally came up for a voice vote the delegates were very loud in shouting their approval. You might not see such unity again this week.
Update 5:45 p.m.: Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin just presented the party's proposed platform. Co-chair of the committee that drafted the document over the past several months.
Franklin called the work that went into the platform the "most open and transparency process in our party's history, we drafted the the progressive platform ever. It's a bold vision for working families, social justice and the continuing prosperity and security of our country and it's reflective of our party as Democrats, the party of inclusion."
It didn't start the way it was supposed to, but the Democratic National Convention is now officially under way.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and not Debbie Wasserman Schultz, dropped the hammer shortly after 4 p.m. to gavel in the convention.
Wasserman Schultz, as you surely know by now, was waylaid by a scandal over hacked Democratic National Committee emails that shows no sign of easing.
Democratic Party officials hoped that by having Rawlings-Blake lead the opening will keep the focus tonight on First Lady Michelle Obama. They're probably hoping that focus is thereby less on Bernie Sanders, who also speaks tonight.
And don't forget, Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, D-Atlanta, speaks at 6 p.m.
Update 5:45 p.m.: Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin just presented the party's proposed platform. She is the co-chair of the committee that drafted the document over the past several months.
Update 5:22 p.m.: House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, D-Atlanta, takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention at 6 p.m. Here are five things to know about Abrams.
Update 5:10 p.m.: Bernie Sanders has personally texted requests that supporters not disrupt the convention with protests, according to reports.
"I ask you as a personal courtesy to me to not engage in any kind of protests on the floor," Sanders texted supporters at 3:21 p.m.
Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, D-Atlanta, speaks at 6 p.m. Abrams is one of presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton's top Georgia supporters.
Rawlings-Blake is DNC secretary.
Update 1:50 p.m.: Embattled outgoing DNC head Debbie Wasserman Schultz won't gavel the convention to order this afternoon as initially planned, the Sun Sentinel reported.
The longtime Florida congresswoman, who faces a primary challenge, told the newspaper that the decision was in the interest of starting the four-day confab "on a high note."
She told the Sentinel:
"I stepped down the other day because I wanted to make sure that having brought us to this momentous day and to Philadelphia and planned the convention that is going to be the best one that we've ever had in our party's history that this needs to be all about making sure that everyone knows that Hillary Clinton would make the best president."
Update 1:30 p.m.: In what was a remarkable scene just now, Sanders was booed by his own fervent supporters for saying the following: "And we have go to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine." The crowd went nuts, some opposed to the booing shouted "With respect!" but Sanders just calmly waited. Soon enough, the crowd moved back to him: "We want Bernie! We want Bernie!"
Update 1:18 p.m.: Bernie Sanders was given a hero's welcome before a thousand supporters in a ballroom at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, hours before the start of the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Sanders touted his victories at both the ballot box and in convention negotiations but has not addressed the controversy surrounding the hacked DNC emails.
Original post — 12:50 p.m. — The first few hours of the DNC have been dramatic.
First, outgoing DNC chairwoman and longtime congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was booed by Bernie Sanders supporters and fellow Floridians, a sign her tenure may not last until even the end of the week, her initial plan.
Meanwhile, the FBI announced Monday it was launching a probe to determine the "nature and scope" of the DNC hack that led to the release of the 20,000 or so emails that got Wasserman Schultz in trouble in the first place.
"A compromise of this nature is something we take very seriously, and the FBI will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace," the agency said in a statement.
The Clinton campaign and some cyber security experts suggested over the weekend that the hack originated with the Kremlin, but the former walked back that rhetoric today.
"I think (Clinton), like all of us, we are reading the same reporting that you all are saying and we are reading what the experts are saying," Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook told reporters.
The hacked emails — which suggested that top DNC officials, including Wasserman Schultz, were opposing Bernie Sanders' campaign and, at times, discussing ways to damage his run — have put in jeopardy the party's carefully-crafted attempts at unifying following a divisive primary season.
Mook insisted Monday morning that the convention would be a display of unity.
"This is going to be a big contrast to what we saw in Cleveland last week," he said.


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Author(s): Diraman Harun
The commercially produced multicellular microalgae, Spirulina platensis, is widely consumed by humans in the Aegean area of Turkey as a food addi- tive or a whole food. The fatty acid profiles of six commercial tablets pro- duced from S. platensis in Turkey and one from China were determined. The samples contained 33.68-66.75% saturated fatty acids (SFA) and 28.20-47.78% polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 and n-6 PUFA). Spirulina platensis is a rich source of gamma linolenic acid (GLA), which accounted for 4.07-22.51% of the fatty acids. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) were found in only two samples where they accounted for 1.79 and 7.70%, and 2.28 and 2.88%, respectively. There was a significant (p<0.05) variation among samples in total SFA, monosat- urated fatty acids (MUFA), PUFA, GLA, total unsaturated fatty acids (UFA), and ratio of n-3 to n-6 PUFA. The S. platensis samples from Turkey were classified by fatty acid profile using two multivariate statistical methods, Principal Component Analysis and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis. Clustering produced defined groups according to production site.


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Rooms, services Grand Hisar Hotel Istanbul is offering 15 comfortable rooms to guests looking for accommodation in Istanbul. Should you be arriving by car, parking will be available nearby. The bar can be an ideal place for a meeting or a pleasant evening talk. In the safe you can secure your valuables. Wireless Internet connection (WiFi) is available at the hotel, enabling portable devices and smartphones to go online. An exact and detailed list of equipment in the rooms and of the services provided by Grand Hisar Hotel Istanbul you will find on the information sheet below, including any applicable additional fees.
Payment Advance payment by credit card or providing credit card guarantee may be necessary for finalizing the reservation, depending on the chosen date, room and price.
Arrival, opening hours The earliest check-in time to your room is 12:00, the latest check-out time from your room is 12:30. The personnel of the hotel can speak with you in Turkish and English languages.
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CEO: Stu Taylor
Founder(s): Stu Taylor, Usman Khan
Founded: 2012
Sector: Big Data, Bond Trading
HQ: London, UK
Algomi combines Big Data with social networking to suggest trade opportunities between investors and banks transacting multi-million dollar financial trades. The company's flagship product "Honeycomb" connects clients including professional bond investors, with the Big Data repositories that Algomi installs inside global banks. With existing offices in London & New York, Algomi plans expansion in Asia.