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London - Chris Brown's misdemeanour assault charge could reportedly be upgraded to a felony.
The 'Fine China' singer, who allegedly broke Parker Adams' nose when he tried to insert himself in a photograph that the singer was taking with two female fans outside the W Hotel in Washington D.C. last October, is due to appear in front of a judge in the city on Monday with his lawyer, Mark Geragos, in a bid to get all charges against him dropped.
Chris' lawyer will ask the judge to dismiss the case on the grounds that prosecutors misused the grand jury system.
But prosecutors filed new court documents on Friday (04.04.14), obtained by gossip website TMZ.com, in which they explained they are taking the case before a grand jury, as they believe they have the evidence to support a felony prosecution.
They stated that the alleged victim's injuries were serious enough to require hospitalisation, which could be enough to get the charges upgraded and see the Grammy Award-winner face more significant time in jail.
If Mr Geragos fails to have the charges dropped, Chris, who was jailed last month after violating his probation stemming from his assault on Rihanna in 2009, will be forced to remain in jail until the trial begins on April 17. - Bang Showbiz
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the staff were very polite and helpfull also it was very clean
The hotel was very friendly and clean and very easy to find
the bar prices were very high and the dog barked a great deal through the night and kept us awake
high standard of room comfort
disappointed with the poor selectoin of available food on offer
good location
the beds not big enough and no duvets
shabby and well over priced
Would have liked a shower in room.
the two young men who was in the office and who served on the evening were brilliant characters,
the room we had was a bit on the small side for the amount of furniture that was in the room, but other than that it was great,
evening meal was excellent. broadband wireless internet.
Room freezing cold, had to sleep fully clothed. No hot water, luke warm at best and hit and miss as to wether or not you even got this.No flexibility on breakfast times, strictly 8-9am, no use to people on business at all.
We were made to feel very welcome and drawn into the local community immediately.
Room and proximity to motorway
Breakfast in services using voucher sold from hotel.. Breakfast very expensive and we were charged twice for cooked breakfast when only had one.. Also it was not clear what the kids eat free meant and conseqiently we had to pay a considerable extra amount for a childs breakfast. . because of the above we we charged a further 13£ on top of the breakfast voucher cost.. We have been making this stop for many years now and has been good value until this year.
Very friendly receptionist and free WiFi.
Poor quality breakfast and although WiFi was free it was unreliable.
Good price, friendly, spacious room, strong wifi signal, water pressure good in the shower, breakfast was tasty.
Fire doors slamming over and over at night; double bed mattress was knackered and uncomfortable; room was quite hot (there had been a heat wave, so it's not quite fair to blame the hotel! But ideally they would've aired the room out ahead of our arrival); we weren't so keen on the dog wandering round the tables at breakfast, but then we're not really dog people.
Very Friendly Hotel ,Staff very Helpful ,Will be booking again Soon
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November 8, 2011
The National Labor Relations Board issued 368 decisions in contested cases during Fiscal Year 2011 (October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011) while also pursuing two rulemaking initiatives and seeking increased public engagement.
The year-end numbers, which include 272 unfair labor practice cases and 96 representation cases, represent an increase of 17% over the previous year. The number of pending cases at the end of the fiscal year dropped from 236 in the previous year to 209. Decisions addressed several difficult issues that had awaited Board guidance for years, such as the access rights of pro-union employees to employer property, the rights of undocumented immigrant workers to backpay remedies, and the protection of new collective bargaining relationships from challenge
Production was particularly high in August, the final month of the term of Chairman Wilma B. Liebman, who had served on the Board for nearly 14 years. A total of 81 decisions were issued that month. Output typically rises at the end of a term, when Board Members seek to finalize cases with which they are familiar.
The Board invited briefs from the public in five cases of significant interest, and sought public comment in two rulemaking proceedings – one regarding the posting of a notice of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act, the other regarding proposed changes to pre- and post-election representation case procedures.
A final notice-posting rule was issued with some adjustments based on the 7,000 public comments received, and is scheduled to take effect on January 31, 2012. The proposed representation-case procedure rule drew more than 65,000 written comments and was also the subject of a two-day public hearing in July that featured more than 60 speakers and was webcast in its entirety. A final rule on this matter has not yet been issued.
On August 26, the Board unanimously denied a rulemaking petition filed in 2007 by Professor Charles Morris, which asked the Board to adopt a rule requiring employers in workplaces where a union did not already represent a majority of employees to bargain with a minority union with respect only to employees who were its members. Later, certain unions joined the petition. The Board determined that its resources were better allocated to case adjudication and pending rulemakings.
All Board decisions can be found on the Agency's website here. Some highlights of case production in FY 2011 include:
- Two decisions (in UGL-UNICCO and Lamons Gasket) to protect new collective-bargaining relationships for a "reasonable period" to allow for bargaining– following a voluntary recognition agreement or a change in ownership of a unionized company, that overruled prior Board decisions in 2007 and 2002.
- A decision (in Specialty Healthcare) that Certified Nursing Assistants at a nursing home may comprise an appropriate bargaining unit without including cooks, janitors and other nonprofessional employees, which overruled a 1991 Board decision.
- A pair of decisions (in Kentucky River and J. Picini) adding daily compound interest to backpay and other monetary awards to remedy unfair labor practices , and requiring employers to post remedial notices electronically if they customarily communicate with employees that way.
- A decision (in New York, New York) that a casino unlawfully prohibited off-duty employees of a restaurant inside the casino from distributing handbills to customers on casino property, in support of their organizing efforts.
- A decision (in Dana Corp.) that an employer and union may lawfully establish a framework for future collective bargaining agreements prior to the employer's recognition of the union.
- A finding (in Mezonos Bakery), based on an earlier Supreme Court decision, that undocumented immigrant workers are not entitled to backpay following unlawful dismissal even in cases where an employer knew of their status before hiring them.
- A finding (in Stericycle) that a union-financed lawsuit filed against an employer in the critical period just prior to an election is grounds for overturning the election.
- Issuance of new decisions in all but one of the remaining cases returned to the Board as the result of the Supreme Court decision in New Process Steel, which found that a two-member Board cannot act as a quorum.
Following several years of turnover and vacancies, Fiscal Year 2011 was a period of relative stability in terms of Board composition. The fiscal year began with four of the Board's five seats filled, and continued that way until the expiration of Chairman Liebman's term on August 27. The Board currently has three members.
"The increased productivity in the last fiscal year demonstrates the value of having a stable and functioning Board to process cases and resolve labor disputes, which is exactly what Congress intended by creating staggered terms for Members," said NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce. "In the coming year, I hope we are able to continue providing this vital service to employers, unions, and above all, employees."


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Invicta FC is hold a $1,000 Harlem Shake contest.
Fan voting is underway and finishes at 11:59pm on April 4th.
So watch the four vids below and then ...
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4/7/13 7:50 PM by RowdyBec
I won the competition... thank you so much for voting everyone :) Watch out for photos of me & my children beating up Batman in the coming weeks!!
4/5/13 10:56 AM by MartialArtsMixed
In for UG booty pics
4/4/13 2:23 PM by TARRat
Is this a literal "on my booty?" Or is it a case of UG on your shorts that are on your boot?Either way? IN.
4/4/13 9:39 AM by bogle1
Can we just see your booty aswell?
4/4/13 9:29 AM by RowdyBec
Thanks for all your votes & support guys :) Make sure you tune into the weigh in's tonight to see the UG on my booty :)
4/4/13 5:37 AM by Letibleu
Fan voting starts on March 24th and finishes at 11:59pm on April 4th (TODAY). Lets bring it home for Bec. She is in the lead but let's keep giving her cushion... this will be our gift to her and she will give us a W tomorrow.
4/4/13 5:16 AM by shootfightermike
more votes for bec!
4/3/13 2:04 AM by A bag of ricin
Make sure you don't give batman two weeks prep time or else you'll get whooped.
4/3/13 12:22 AM by BadLuck13
Ok puma...
3/30/13 2:18 AM by Shogun of Harlem
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Here's your chance to get your very own FREE SPOT Connect with a year of Basic Service, Track Progress and a 500 Type & Send message bundle.
Register for free here. Click on Clues to watch the videos and track the coordinates. Four clues have already been released; once you sign up you will be in the game. Be the first to Find the Go loaded with TONS of great outdoor gear perfect for your upcoming summer vacation!
Go to http://www.findthego.com/ for more information. And don't forget to track your summer vacation fun on SPOT Adventures.
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Tom Madlem had been riding motorcycles for 50 years. Death Valley was one trip he had never taken before though. He and a friend had planned to take 2 weeks off and make the ride. However, the first part of the trip was going to force Madlem to commit the "cardinal sin" - biking alone.
This meant he would be riding alone through the desert for two days before meeting up with his friend. After his wife and son begged him not to go by himself, he was then convinced to purchase his SPOT GEN3™ for the trip so his family would have peace of mind. He made it the first day just fine alone. Tuesday morning, he had not ridden 10 miles when he took a hard fall on his bike.


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Epic Bicycle Crash 6
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4206 Jamie_Munro http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/4206/avatar/c50_STUPEY.jpg?1296259017 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Jamie-Munro,4206/all 08/27/10 6 24 1
dummy but so funny regardless, must ahve watched this 3 times already but how the hell did the bike not topple? wonder what the run to fall ratio was and how long it took to get the edit.....
1034 tarka http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/1034/avatar/c50_90314800_1283451548.jpg?1290152138 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/tarka,1034/all 10/07/09 2 4 9 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/tarka,1034/setup 6 44 298 1 6
definitely a dummy... awesome though, I don't think I could have stayed on that bike, nor considering the change in slope at the bottom of the hill, would I want to.
4776 Varaxis http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/4776/avatar/c50_AvatarBike.jpg?1345132138 http://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Varaxis,4776/all 10/07/10 2 22 273 5
Even though it's a dummy, it's still sort of entertaining. I watched it about 4 times already. I want to see what happened behind the tree leading up to the crash. Heck, I want to see a real rider on *that* bike.
Gonna see what other vids they have.


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|The barista at work at Two Birds One Stone
The breakfast and lunch menus both run all day at Two Birds One Stone so you can order across the two. There's lighter options like Bircher muesli but also the sort of dishes that are almost guaranteed to make a hangover recede like the "One Stone" ($18.50) with egg, bacon and a pork, chili and fennel sausage.
|Field mushrooms on brioche at Three Birds One Stone
Serving fat, juicy roasted field mushrooms ($15.50) on top of house-made brioche gives a great sweet and savoury flavour combination which is topped off with a scattering of creamy Meredith feta and water cress.
|The communal table and booths at Three Birds One Stone
But the winning dish is clearly the charred corn and zucchini fritters ($16) these bouncy, light little discs are teamed with haloumi, guacamole and folds of salty smoked salmon. I think these are the best fritters I have tried in Melbourne although MTV was a little concerned with the lack of meat in our brunch order and so added some bacon on the side as well.
|Corn fritters at Two Birds One Stone – spot the bacon lurking behind there
The coffee menu is pretty succinct listing just "white", "black" and "filter" but The Two Birds One Stone crew know their beans, roasting most of their own coffee along with getting some from Five Senses. There's a custom made four-group Synesso machine which produces a beautifully balanced latte ($3.80).
Two Birds One Stone is just a little bit more glitzy and polished than its sister cafes. How very South Yarra. But it's still is a place that aims to please and generally does a pretty good job of doing so.
Details: Two Birds One Stone, 12 Claremont Street, South Yarra, 3141 (Ph 03 9827 1228) Open Mon – Fri 7am – 5pm, Sat – Sun 8am – 5pm.
Damage: Reasonable. Brunch for two came to $39.
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Chapel Street precinct said at 12:54 am on August 8th, 2012:
Thought you had me at the sight of that mushroom and feta concoction, but then you had to go and add guac into the mix. I'm sold. Btw salmon doesn't count as meat?
msihua said at 10:39 am on August 9th, 2012:
Eeppp how is it that it was so quiet when you visited?! Waaaa loved this place!
Marta @ What Should I Eat For Breakfast Today said at 12:54 am on August 10th, 2012:
I love this place!
cara waters said at 7:48 am on August 10th, 2012:
Chapel Street – Ha, Ha not to MTV it doesn't!
MsIHua – Yes was busier when we arrived but had a late lunch so was about 3pm by the time we left and it had got a lot quieter.
Marta – Yes it's a good new addition to the Melbourne cafe scene I think.
Catherine. x said at 12:53 pm on August 20th, 2012:
I love the look of this place and it really does look not so busy while you were there, better for photo taking ops


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Ralph Macchio may be turning 50 on Friday, but you'd never guess it from looking at the perpetually baby-faced star of "The Karate Kid" and "My Cousin Vinny."
The shockingly uncontroversial Macchio is famous in Hollywood circles for his refusal to go the drug-addled route of too many of his fellow 1980s heartthrobs and, as if it were any question, the choice seems to be paying off. While former teen stars and ex-brat pack members continue to duke it out for the chance to appear on one of VH1's "Celebreality" shows (e.g. "Celebrity Fit Club," "Celebrity Rehab"), the 50-year-old Macchio seems to be having one of the most interesting years of his career.
In March, Macchio appeared on season 12 of "Dancing With the Stars," competing with dancer Karina Smirnoff.
Macchio was a fan favorite from the start, and though the pair fell short of victory (finishing fourth overall), the show reignited the public's fondness for the actor. He has since filled his time producing a series for the National Geographic Channel, starring in a Sundance-bound indie film alongside Ben Stiller and Jesse Eisenberg and appearing in a series of teen driving videos for State Farm with his son, Daniel, according to The Washington Post.
In honor of Ralph Macchio's half-century, Huff/Post50 decided to pay tribute with a slideshow of the actor's career highlights from acting alongside some of the 20th century's biggest stars in "The Outsiders" to dancing the foxtrot alongside Kirstie Alley on "Dancing With the Stars."
(For more pics of Ralph Macchio before his "Dancing With The Stars" fame, check out this additional gallery at Snakkle.com.)
Happy birthday, Ralph!
Ralph Macchio was born on Nov. 4, 1961 in Huntington, New York. He began acting early, appearing in a series of commercials for Dr. Pepper and Bubble Yum before his 18th birthday. He was eventually cast as Jeremy Andretti on the ABC comedy "Eight is Enough."
Ralph (right) shows off his singing and dancing chops in a school production of "South Pacific" at Half Hollow Hills West High School.
In 1983, Macchio landed his first major film role as Johnny Cade in the adaptation of S.E. Hinton's classic "The Outsiders." The film was a success, raising Macchio's notoriety and those of his fellow costars, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez and Matt Dillon.
In 1984, Macchio starred in "The Karate Kid" alongside the late Pat Morita. The film turned Macchio into a teen sensation, with his face appearing on the covers of Teen Beat, 16 and Tiger Beat.
In this famous scene from "The Karate Kid," Macchio's character Daniel LaRusso is fed up with Morita's Mr. Miyagi, who seems to be taking advantage of his desire to learn karate by making him sand his deck and wash his car. What follows is proof that Mr. Miyagi is the wisest and most diabolically ingenious fictional martial arts teacher to ever grace the big screen (after all, he trained the kid and got his car washed).
In 1987, Macchio married Phyllis Fierro. The actor met the former nurse practitioner when he was 15 and she was caring for his grandmother. Now in their third decade of marriage, Macchio and Fierro have two children.
Earlier this year Macchio competed in the 12th season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." He and partner Karina Smirnoff placed fourth in the overall competition. In this clip, the pair performs the foxtrot to Dean Martin's "Ain't That A Kick In The Head?"
Macchio recently appeared in the hysterical Funny Or Die video, "Wax On, F**k Off," in which the actor's family members and former costars plead with him to develop an affinity for drugs and prostitutes to revive his career. If the satire tells us anything, it's that we shouldn't expect to hear much drama out of the Macchio camp anytime soon. Unlike too many other former '80s stars, the man is clean, content and successful. Happy 50th, Ralph!
For more pics of Ralph Macchio before his "Dancing With The Stars" fame, check out the rest of the gallery at Snakkle.com.


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Hello, I'm new here here's a pic of my 71 kgc10
Hello, I'm new here here's a pic of my 71 kgc10
As a fellow Hako owner let me be the first to say Welcome!
I think there is around another 7 (?) C10 owners here....hmmm, maybe more including a few genuine KPGC10s
That's a great looking C10 you have. I'm looking forward to hearing more about yourself and the KGC10 :tu:
Cheers, Jim.
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more pictures please and welcome
Welcome, beautiful Hako.
wooo! Welconme, more pics!
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1990 Chevrolet S-10 • 180,000 miles
But runs fine if you spray starting fluid in the throttle body. I have replaced both the injectors, and replaced the dist. Cap and rotor, use a noid light to see if injector pulse is present and there is a pulse and it has good fuel pressure have also replaced the fuel pump relay
September 10, 2012.
September 10, 2012.
What is the actual fuel pressure?
Do you have any vacuum leaks? Especially around the throttle body.
Do you have any vacuum leaks? Especially around the throttle body.
I dont believe it has any vacuum leaks fuel pressure is about 12psi
Did I mention it also back fires shoots a good flame too
Verify that the wires are going to the correct plug. Otherwise it sounds like it is running too lean.
What would cause it to run too lean besides the ecu. It happened from sitting for like 2 months. At first I was able to start it with starting fluid and drive it without a problem then one night it just stalled when I pulled into my driveway sence then ive been having the problem im having thats why I changed the injectors
12 lbs of fuel pressure sounds low. It should be around 15 lbs.
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Wooded country around Cornwall's largest natural lake
Delving into the past at Porkellis
We've been hard at work recently at Porkellis. Find out what our rangers have been up to in this historic mining area.
Wooded country around Cornwall's largest natural lake
We've been hard at work recently at Porkellis. Find out what our rangers have been up to in this historic mining area.
Loe Pool, the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, is cut off from the sea by a broad shingle bar heaped up by heavy Atlantic seas.
The surrounding Penrose Estate is a mixture of rich farmland and woodland around Loe Pool, through which there are many paths to explore.
Take some time to visit the church of St Winwalloe, which huddles low against the wind in the lee of a rocky headland at Church Cove.
Either side of this headland are two sandy coves and the Gunwalloe valley reedbed provides a haven for a wide variety of birdlife.
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points. Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you the Gift Aid Admission prices. But it's entirely up to you which ticket you choose. If you want the Standard Admission instead, just let us know when you come to pay.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid* — an extra 25 per cent — potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below: Payment of the additional percentage donation is entirely voluntary, so if you prefer to pay the standard admission please advise our reception staff at the till point.
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Federal fishery managers on Friday designated large stretches of Cook Inlet as critical habitat for endangered beluga whales, leading to an outcry from political and business leaders that the regional economy will be strangled.
"That means no construction, drilling or dredging," House Speaker Mike Chenault said in a statement. "We were hoping to see the benefit of state participation in (oil) drilling this summer. Now? It's out the window."
Not quite, said the federal supervisor in Anchorage who speaks for the National Marine Fisheries Service on the issue, biologist Brad Smith.
"We're the stewards of the whales," Smith said. "What we're trying to do is avoid any activity or actions that are contrary to their ability to recover. That certainly does not mean all activity stops."
The habitat designation is a requirement of the federal Endangered Species Act that was all but ordained once Cook Inlet belugas were declared endangered in 2008. It covers 3,013 square miles of shoreline and marine area, including all of Kachemak Bay, all of upper Cook Inlet north from about Clam Gulch, and the west side shoreline of lower Cook Inlet.
A sliver of shoreline and water, encompassing the Port of Anchorage and Point MacKenzie, was excluded from the designated habitat on national security grounds. Military areas north of the port were excluded because of a pre-existing environmental agreement between the Defense Department and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Biologists say the Cook Inlet beluga population is a distinctive stock of the small, toothed whale famously known for its white color, though the young are gray, perhaps for protection from predators like killer whales. Cook Inlet had an estimated 1,300 belugas in 1979, a number that had shrunk to an estimated 278 by 2005. A 2008 survey showed a gain to about 375 animals, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in one of its reports on Cook Inlet belugas.
Smith, the federal biologist, said the only known cause for the decline was over-hunting. Natives in the Cook Inlet region, using aboriginal hunting rights, traditionally took a few whales every year with no effect on the population, Smith said. But in the 1970s and 1980s, he said, the migration of Natives from western and northern coastal areas of Alaska to Anchorage led to the unregulated hunting of perhaps 100 or more belugas a year, an unsustainable number.
By the time officials realized what was happening and hunting was banned, the population had declined to dangerously low levels, Smith said.
"We expected with the curtailment of the harvest that they would recover," Smith said. "It's disappointing they haven't."
State officials argued that the numbers were increasing and had urged the federal government to back off. Environmental organizations pressed for greater protection.
Once belugas were designated as threatened or endangered, the 1973 Endangered Species Act requires "we also address its critical habitat," Smith said. "It's a pretty basic concept that animals can't live without habitat."
Because of the range of concerns, the agency took an extra year to prepare its ruling, Smith said. The fisheries service received 135,463 individual comments, though 134,959 were on form letters, it said.
The goal of the rule isn't to lock up territory but to allow the species to recover, Smith said. Because belugas historically coexisted with the Cook Inlet oil industry and with dredging for the Port of Anchorage and other areas, there's no reason to prevent that activity from continuing, though officials might increase regulation of noise, discharges and other activity that could harass whales, Smith said.
In fact, captains of large ships and dredges report that belugas don't seem to care about their slow-moving presence, Smith said. It's small vessels, even jet skis, which maneuver quickly and erratically like killer whales, that cause problems for belugas, he said.
On the other hand, the city may have to improve its treatment of the sewage it dumps into Cook Inlet from Point Woronzof, Smith said. The city's disposal permit comes up for renewal this summer, and the EPA will have to take into consideration the effect of the lightly treated effluent on belugas, he said.
Bill Popp, president of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., said he didn't think the critical habitat designation would halt economic growth but feared it would add another layer of permitting and bureaucracy to an already slow-moving federal regulatory process.
Years ago, Popp said, it took oil and gas ventures three to five years from the start of a project to reach production.
"That time frame is now seven to 10 years, and now, what will this do? Make eight to 11 years, nine to 12 years? It's more unnecessary delay and impediment," Popp said
Even if the federal government is efficient in its permitting, the designation will make it easier for opponents of a development project to bring a lawsuit, he said.
In one of its economic studies, NOAA optimistically said that the designation of critical habitat could actual improve conditions for the oil industry by making the area more attractive to workers.
"Employees of the industry may be willing to work in the area, in part, because of the natural beauty, environmental quality and outdoor recreational opportunities available," NOAA said, though it also acknowledged the benefit to industry of beluga habitat protection "is likely to be relatively small."
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Teuvo Teravainen stood in front of the media contingent on Friday morning, camera lights glaring as he joined the Chicago Blackhawks for the second time this season.
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"He's gotten stronger in the puck area and defensively he's gotten responsible. I'm sure that's always going to be a work in progress. But the things he does offensively are things you can't teach," said Quenneville, who added Teravainen could play center or wing. "And I think we look forward to seeing how that all plays out."
Teravainen will get adjusted as quickly as he can. He knows some of the Blackhawks from camp and he also has fellow Finn Antti Raanta here -- "there are too many Swedish guys. It's good there's one Finnish, also," he joked. When Teravainen does play, he hopes to do his best. As for the massive expectations, he'll shrug those off, along with the travel fatigue.
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It's always good to have options!
Let's discuss the options a license administrator has to use for a license. The options file is a plain text file that allows a floating license administrator to control user access to specific features or versions of licensed software. Users are identified by their username, hostname, IP address, or project.
For concurrent (floating) licenses, the license administrator can:
This looks good but your next question will likely be: "How can I create an options file?"
For example: VENDOR /etc/test [opt
Let's create an options file assuming Peter, Matt, and Steve are all part of a team named 'Licensing' in an organization. We can create a group named 'Licensing' and have these users added into the group. The syntax would be: GROUP Licensing Peter Matt and Steve
Subsequently this group can be included to allow access to IBM Rational product license. Hence the final syntax in the Options file would appear as follows:
GROUP Licensing Peter Matt and Steve
INCLUDE RPE_PUBLISH GROUP Licensing ( considering the .opt file is for RPE )
If the system usernames in your organization have a space OR comma in them, then the names need to be enclosed within double quotes.
Example: Let's assume the usernames are <USER A>, <USER B> and <USER C>. Then the Options. opt file would have: INCLUDE RPE_PUBLISH USER "USER A" "USER B" "USER C" Alternatively, you can utilize the same concept of adding all the users into a GROUP and then specifying the name of the GROUP in the INCLUDE line of the options file.
Also, if you have only one USER_BASED license for IBM RPE in your license file, you would be able to specify only one user's name in the Options file. Once the Options. opt file has been updated as per the format of the system usernames, please save the same while making sure that the file is saved as "Options. opt" and doesn't have a .txt extension.
Open the License.dat and add the complete path of the newly created Options. opt file at the DAEMON line. The DAEMON line should be the next line (one soon after the) SERVER line in the license.dat file. If you don't have a word DAEMON instead have Vendor, please perform the following changes in the License.dat file.
SERVER LicenseServerName 12AcDe 19353
DAEMON telelogic "C:\Program File
After performing the above changes, save the License.dat file while making sure it's saved with only (.dat) extension.
Launch LMTOOLS and click on "Start/Stop/ReRead" tab. Stop the server, restart it, and wait until it says "Server Started successfully".
After the server has started successfully, please click on "ReRead License File" and wait until it displays: "ReRead license file completed". Once the message is displayed, click on "Server Status" and click on "Perform Status enquiry" and check if there is any error with the RPE_PUBLISH license. Ideally there shouldn't be any.
Any changes that are made to the Options file gets read either by doing a re-read or stopping and starting of the license server. The ability for vendor daemon to participate in rereading of its option file is introduced in the version 8.0 vendor daemon. If the License server is stopped and started the license file and option file are automatically read.
Now before proceeding we need to understand the most commonly used syntax of the options file:
Now we know how to create an options file lets use the options file to reserve or deny licenses. IBM Rational provides the least restrictive licensing environment possible. By default, the server does not restrict access to a client requesting a license key. This configuration works best for most customers. For a more controlled license environment, use the options file to reserve or deny licenses for certain users, hosts, displays, groups, or IP addresses. You can also limit the number of licenses each user or group can access.
The options file is a case-sensitive text file that sets the options for the license server. The options file can be used with the different types of floating licenses keys: temporary, evaluation, or permanent licenses keys. Your options file is located in the rational_dir\common directory and might have the name ibmratl.opt. If you do not have an options file, you can create one.
Example :
Options file that reserves licenses:
You have 10 floating licenses for IBM Rational ClearQuest®. You want to ensure that users Greg and Michelle always have a license of ClearQuest available for their use. Configure the options file as follows:
RESERVE 1 ClearQuest USER greg
RESERVE 1 ClearQuest USER michelle
Options file that excludes users from accessing a license:
You have 10 floating licenses for IBM Rational ClearQuest. You want to ensure that user Sally does not have access to a ClearQuest license. Configure the options file as follows:
EXCLUDE ClearQuest USER sally
How to configure USER_BASED license:
Common features used in the FLEXlm Licensing options file:
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How to generate IBM Rational Products license keys from IBM Rational License Key Center website
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Once you have access to the IBM Rational License Key Center Website (as described in our prior blog post here) and if you are looking at activating your Rational Product you are required to generate a license from the License Key Center Website.
Floating License:
Now let us explore the steps to generate the Floating license keys:
5. Select the type of license key that you need to generate from the list displayed
14. Click Generate
16. Transfer the license key to the system where it needs to be imported to the License Key Server
Reference today's prior blog post for information on "How to get access to the Rational License Key Center Website to obtain Rational"
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How to get access to the Rational License Key Center Website to obtain Rational Keys
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New to your enterprise, want to get accustomed to the Rational Portfolio that your enterprise uses but you do not know how to start?
Who is a Site Technical Contact?
In simple words they are the designated Special Point of Contacts (SPOCs) for your respective organization(s).
3. Enter your contact information and the IBM Site Number. Also, enter the Sales order number if you have it. The Primary Site Technical Contact has this information in the IBM Proof of Entitlement (PoE) certificate.
a) Submitting without a Sales order number will invoke an authorization process for your account. The email response from the Licensing Key Center might not be immediate.
And don't miss the companion post here covering how to generate license keys using the License Key Center.
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Problem Determination Tools for IBM Support Assistant V5
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As a support organization, we know how important it is to get you the right answers at the right time. Today we'd like to highlight one of our many tools in our bag of tricks to help you...
As a user of the IBM Support Assistant (ISA) V4 workbench you're already familiar with its suite of powerful problem determination tools for the desktop. The latest release, ISA V5, is now server based, so many of those tools have evolved for the cloud. In this post on IBM Electronic Support's blog, Russell Wright takes a look at the different types of problem determination tools we have for ISA V5. We highly recommend Russell's article and encourage you to try ISA V5 to see just what it can do for you. Not familiar with ISA? Here's a quick explanation and link that should help clarify and lead you on the way to more effective and efficient problem solving! What is IBM Support Assistant? IBM Support Assistant (ISA) provides several, free software offerings that help you with a variety of problem determination needs. With focus on quickly finding key information, automating repetitive steps and arming you with a diverse collection of serviceability tools, you will be prepared for self-analysis and diagnosis of problems to resolve problems in less time.
Not familiar with ISA? Here's a quick explanation and link that should help clarify and lead you on the way to more effective and efficient problem solving!
What is IBM Support Assistant?
IBM Support Assistant (ISA) provides several, free software offerings that help you with a variety of problem determination needs. With focus on quickly finding key information, automating repetitive steps and arming you with a diverse collection of serviceability tools, you will be prepared for self-analysis and diagnosis of problems to resolve problems in less time.
Video on IBM's Call Home feature...
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Here at IBM we may not be E.T. the Extra Terrestrial hailing from a far off planet, but we do know how to mimic E.T.'s behaviour when he's in trouble and needs to phone home:
Call Home- This video introduces the benefits of the IBM Call Home service, and how you can use it in your environment to maintain your IBM systems.
Using My inventories and my supported software to select products in Support Portal
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Here's another great tip and trick from the IBM Electronic Support folks aimed at helping you make even better use of the IBM Support Portal features!
Using My inventories and my supported software to select products in Support Portal- This video discusses enhancements of the IBM Support Portal to make product selection easier for you based on knowing more about your inventory. Visit the IBM Support Portal at:
Are you tracking open APARs for your installed Rational products on the Web?
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Sign up for notifications that will allow you to follow the progress of those APARs that are important to you. APAR information is available on the Web to allow you to track the progress of the reported defect.
In addition to the information that is being published when APARs are closed, many Rational products are also publishing open APARs to the Web. ClearQuest (as of April 1st) is the latest to join the growing list of Rational products publishing open APARs and providing valuable defect information.
For further details about accessing open APARs on the Web, and a list of Rational products publishing open APARs, refer to technote 1461170: "Open APARs for Rational products available on the Web".
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A little known IBM Support tip and trick... AVP Express
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Did you know there's a way for you to get priority service request handling, as well as weekly reports and notifications and deeper connections to the skilled support engineers you need to help solve those tricky PMRs? Well now you know, and knowing is half the battle! (Ok, I MAY have just given away that I grew up on the GI Joe morning cartoons, I'm sure you won't hold it against me.) Now that you know about this program, what's the other half of the battle? Easy: knowing what it provides and how to get this for yourself!
This program provides you with broad access to standard support, while allowing you to choose the business areas that require more enhanced support services. Of course, it includes product continuation and online support, but also adds a comprehensive set of additional support features that help you toward rapid and complete issue resolution. Convinced yet? How about some bullet points to really drive home the value you'll see from this program? Why you need Accelerated Value Program Express Support: For more information: To learn more about how we can create a customized Accelerated Value Program offering to meet your needs, visit us online at: http
This program provides you with broad access to standard support, while allowing you to choose the business areas that require more enhanced support services. Of course, it includes product continuation and online support, but also adds a comprehensive set of additional support features that help you toward rapid and complete issue resolution.
Convinced yet? How about some bullet points to really drive home the value you'll see from this program?
Why you need Accelerated Value Program Express Support:
For more information: To learn more about how we can create a customized Accelerated Value Program offering to meet your needs, visit us online at: http
Using Service Request (SR) to review PMRs from the web
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Hot off the IBM Electronic Support presses, or rather editing stations, comes a new video highlighting usage tips and tricks for using Service Request (SR) to review your PMRs. Take a gander at this short two minute video to learn how to find, review, and even export your PMR data!
A milestone: Lessons learned co-hosting a biweekly call for 3 years
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Of course, after 3 years of running this 20-40 person bi-weekly conference call, I can't help but to have learned a few things about what I believe makes conference calls work, and what helps them fail. Make no mistake, most of these I learned the hard way: through trial and error, by failing on my own before figuring out my mistakes.
The biggest tip & trick I can provide is this:
Prepare: Give yourself 5 or 10 minutes before hand to get the meeting logistics set up and relax for a moment. Taking a few moments before everyone dials in will allow you to move past most technical or logistic issues and allow you to host a smooth sailing session for your attendees. Take this time to upload your slide deck (Lotus Live Meetings has a great feature allowing you to share your deck without sharing your screen, and yes we do use our own products in-house!), get the web-session dialed in, and any other necessary logistics squared away (like clarifying staging cues with co-hosts for switching off presenter control etc.). A little preparation now will go a long ways in making the call run as well as possible. I can't stress enough how much benefit as little as five minutes of prep time immediately before the call will impact the next sixty minutes.
Second to the above is... take steps to prevent unintentional disruptions. There's two ways to do this: Mute all and turn off chime in/out notifications (you know, those dings you hear when people join or leave the call? Yep, you can turn them off in most conference call systems). Most interruptions which cause breaks in the flow of the calls come from late dial-ins and attendees forgetting to mute their lines. All conference call systems provide the tools to prevent these interruptions, we just need to remember to use them. Some small preventative measures like this will have huge returns on the investment during the presentations. To help exemplify what I am talking about here, my own honed and tested process goes a bit something like this: Some last words of found "wisdom" from my experiences hosting these calls... If you can swing it, find a co-host... or at least someone to handle chat questions and other logistics while you are presenting. Knowing you can rely on someone who has your back is a god-send. Perhaps you can multi-task better than I can, and if so, go forth without a co-host. I know I'm not that good and am ever grateful for my colleague Beth McCawley's co-leadership, as well as Kelly Smith for filling in for Beth and providing the support needed to run the calls effectively and build out great content behind the scenes. I can assure you that any call I host in the future (with 10+ attendees) will have one other person helping me out.
Second to the above is... take steps to prevent unintentional disruptions. There's two ways to do this: Mute all and turn off chime in/out notifications (you know, those dings you hear when people join or leave the call? Yep, you can turn them off in most conference call systems). Most interruptions which cause breaks in the flow of the calls come from late dial-ins and attendees forgetting to mute their lines. All conference call systems provide the tools to prevent these interruptions, we just need to remember to use them. Some small preventative measures like this will have huge returns on the investment during the presentations.
To help exemplify what I am talking about here, my own honed and tested process goes a bit something like this:
Some last words of found "wisdom" from my experiences hosting these calls...
If you can swing it, find a co-host... or at least someone to handle chat questions and other logistics while you are presenting. Knowing you can rely on someone who has your back is a god-send. Perhaps you can multi-task better than I can, and if so, go forth without a co-host. I know I'm not that good and am ever grateful for my colleague Beth McCawley's co-leadership, as well as Kelly Smith for filling in for Beth and providing the support needed to run the calls effectively and build out great content behind the scenes. I can assure you that any call I host in the future (with 10+ attendees) will have one other person helping me out.
And almost as important as everything above: don't sweat the small screw ups or interruptions. They happen, but don't let them distract you or cause more breaks in the flow of the meeting. The idea in all of this isn't to be perfect, but rather to hold an enjoyable and effective meeting. Stuff will happen to cause problems, but the key is to take those initial steps to mitigate the problems when they do arise or prevent them all together if possible. Doing so will help make a better meeting for all involved. image credit: (cc) Some rights rese
And almost as important as everything above: don't sweat the small screw ups or interruptions. They happen, but don't let them distract you or cause more breaks in the flow of the meeting. The idea in all of this isn't to be perfect, but rather to hold an enjoyable and effective meeting. Stuff will happen to cause problems, but the key is to take those initial steps to mitigate the problems when they do arise or prevent them all together if possible. Doing so will help make a better meeting for all involved.
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Watch and Learn: Getting started in IBM Support Portal with Quick Start
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Have you been putting off using the IBM Support Portal to find that critical piece of information to help you through an issue just because you thought it was too tough to navigate? Well now you don't have an excuse as we show you how simple IBM Support Portal really is!
This video demonstrates the 3-step quick start process for getting started using the IBM Support Portal for your on-line technical support needs:
Dying for even MORE information on IBM Support Portal and other IBM eSupport tools or tips/tricks? Have no fear! Check out the other 31 videos on the IBME
How to reduce meetings and influence people...
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... to do the same.
Problem: Ineffectual meetings. Meetings that take longer than they should. Too many meetings. Meetings that consistently sound like this five minute video... "The Conference Call" by David Grady.
But what about those meetings you HAVE to attend just in case something comes up, or to stay informed about developments and progress on projects or programs? Easy. That is what wikis, discussion forums, blogs, and RSS feeds are for; staying informed when it matters!
Collaboration does not mean scheduling a one hour meeting. Collaboration can be done at any time of the day, regardless of your colleagues' availability. Using internal wikis, blogs, and discussion forums, you can not only collaborate more effectively and have written record of your progress, but you can do so across time zones and geographic boundaries. Using RSS feeds, you can keep an eye on any updates from a single location across communities and functional groups.
(Ooooooh, here comes the work plug! In the interest of transparency, yes, I work for IBM, and yes IBM owns Lotus. That said, I honestly -do- think the tooling I am about to discuss is effective and worthwhile, and I don't say that about much!)
Using Lotus Connections, you can build communities to support collaboration and reduce the number of "essential" meetings you attend. Because Lotus Connections has wiki, blogging, discussion, bookmarks, file storage, and many other capabilities, the online collaboration can take place at your discretion. Priority management can now be more effectively accomplished as you no longer need to balance those silly meetings with getting actual work done. And because Connections is built with RSS features, you can set up your feeds in the tool of your choice to stay up to date with all the items YOU care about and participate on your own terms.
While I use Lotus Connections for a wealth of reasons in IBM, I find the most beneficial part of it all is the RSS capabilities. The RSS feeds I watch for the various communities I participate in allow me to quickly glance at updates and determine if the information is something I need to focus on now, if it can wait, or if I need to pay attention to it at all. Information triage, as it were, in milliseconds. This has truly been the single most effective tool to combat information overload I have used to date.
So, now that you've divested your self from those ineffectual meetings... are driving the meetings you do attend with a new vigor and granular focus based on specific agenda items posted to your wiki (and updated later with details of the discussions)... and are globally collaborating with colleagues across time zones, what more can you do to reduce meetings and influence people? The answer: Work on your meeting etiquette.
Here are a few tips I've picked up along the way... and I'll say right up front, I have broken every single one of these at one time or another, so don't think I am throwing stones in a glass house here:
But don't take my word for it all... check out "The 22 minute meeting" a six minute iGNiTe video presentation by Nicole Steinbok. Here's the link to the instructional poster too. Nicole makes some stellar points via some very amusing fashions.
I truly hope this has given you some good tips, tricks, or tools to use to make your day to day job more effective and efficient. If for nothing else, I hope it gave you pause to think about what you can do as an individual to help make sure your meetings are run as crisp and concisely as possible, with few distractions, clear goals, and shorter run times. After all, if you can make a small difference, imagine what we can accomplish if we ALL make those small differences....
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[What's your take?] What tip or trick would you like to share with the class?
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This week, we asked Rational Support IBMers what tip or trick they'd like to share... below you'll find some great advice about global collaboration, using Lotus Notes and associate applications more effectively, and information on making Support Portal more effective for YOU!
First up is Wendy Page, an RCS Software Advisory Team manager, with some recommendations for collaborating with global teams. Wendy notes:
"When working with remote colleagues, especially in foreign labs, I take a couple of minutes to ask them about something in their locale before beginning a work conversation.
For instance, when I next talk to my CDL development team, I will ask them about their New Year's Holiday, whether they traveled to see family, what traditions they cele
Paula Cox, a Rational Client Programs manager, has some great tips for using tables in Lotus Notes:
In Lotus Notes (perhaps we can have a thread on JUST Notes tips)...two things have made everything easier.
Debra Johnson, another Rational Client Programs manager, has even more advice surrounding Lotus Notes:
One of the things in Lotus Notes Teamrooms, email, databases etc., that Paula Cox (thanks Paula- she is our Lotus Notes guru) taught our team was to use the 'shift' plus the 'minus' key to minimize the open documents. This helps if you need to find a category or event from the list. To use this function, click in the results, then press the 'shift' and 'minus' keys; it will collapse everything in that window to the highest level.
Lastly, our eSupport guru Pat O'Connor gives us some simple but highly effective tips on using the Support Portal:
For the IBM Support Portal:
So, there you have some great tips and tricks from the people who work with these tools, sites, and distributed teams every day... do YOU have any tips to share? Anything that you find makes your life a little easier or efficient? Work related or otherwise, we're all ears and eager to learn new ways to improve!
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Tip of the Day: How to find the Rational Licensing Page in the IBM Support Portal.
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We are working to improve the link placement of this very important page, but in the meantime, here are 3 ways to get to our licensing area through the portal:


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2004 Mazda 6 • 124,000 miles
Hi, my left side front area started making a squeaking sound. My driveway is a little sloped but, i'm not sure if that's the problem. Thanks
January 6, 2013.
January 6, 2013.
When was the last time you had it serviced? Sounds like a dry bushing from somewhere in the lf area. Have it checked and lubricated
Jan 6, 2013.
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I just had an oil change and they told me the rear trailing arm bushings are broken and recommend replacement ASAP. They say they aren't leaking yet, but could start at any time. How ...
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I just took my car in and they are saying my rear bushings on the rear trailing arms are broken. I have a 1999 Honda Civic LX. They have never been replaced. Is this normal?
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Alabama-Huntsville, one of two independent teams in Division I, comes to Amsoil Arena on Friday and Saturday (7:07 p.m.) for a series with Minnesota Duluth. The games are the last outside the WCHA for the Bulldogs, and the last of the season for the Chargers (3-19-1).
Huntsville joins the reconfigured WCHA for 2013-14, putting the league at 10 teams. That announcement was made in January. A release from Alabama-Huntsville is here.
Huntsville is 0-7-1 vs. the WCHA season (including a 2-2 tie at home with No. 7-ranked Minnesota State-Mankato). In Duluth last January, UMD won two one-goal games, 2-1 and 4-3, while outshooting Huntsville 101-43. Huntsville goalie Clarke Saunders transferred after last season, when it appeared the program may fold, and is now 11-6-4 as a junior with No. 6 North Dakota.
Huntsville ranks last among 59 Division I teams in scoring (1.48 goals a game) and is second-to-last on defense (4.13).
Division I's other independent, first-year varsity program Penn State, pulled off the season's shocker to this point in a 3-2 overtime win at Wisconsin on Monday night. The Badgers had won 5-0 Sunday. The loss dropped Wisconsin all the way to No. 28 in the PairWise Rankings, virtually eliminating its chances for an NCAA tournament at-large berth. Recaps from the Wisconsin State Journal here and from the Penn State sports information office here.
It was the final game of the first varsity season for Penn State and coach Guy Gadowsky. A Wisconsin-Penn State summary is here.
Jeff Cox of SB Nation takes a close look at the WCHA race with two weeks remaining in a post here. All teams, but UMD and Alaska Anchorage, have four league games remaining.
Updated ticket information for UMD sports events, including men's and women's hockey, now on Twitter at


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Clarke McGrath, crops field specialist, Southwest Iowa
During the 2003 growing season, high levels of a new soybean pest, Soybean Aphid (SBA), caused tremendous confusion and high yield losses throughout southwest Iowa. Varying economic thresholds and insecticide efficacy information from Midwest land grant universities, seed companies, chemical companies, and agronomists created inconsistent recommendations to producers and variable control of the fields that did get treated. In addition, thousands of acres that met the eventually agreed upon thresholds did not get treated. Most university experts' yield loss estimates indicated a statewide average loss of 8 bu/a soybean yield to the SBA in 2003 in untreated, infested fields.
The ISU Southwest Iowa Extension Area held many educational events, both independently and cooperatively with ag service providers that were focused on or included sessions on SBA. Identification, life cycle information, management tips, and most importantly, a consistent set of management guidelines were shared with hundreds of dealers, agronomists, government agency workers and farmers in our area from August 2003 through August 2004. In particular, a success story can be shared about a series of meetings held with a local full-service ag product retailer at several of their locations in March 2004 with several big groups of their larger, more progressive growers. The growers who attended these meetings, and filled out assessment sheets, indicated that they represented over 63,000 acres of southwest Iowa row crop production, about 1/2 of that being soybeans. The ISUE crop specialist was the keynote presenter at meetings where he shared ISUE publications, PowerPoint slide shows, and question and answer sessions.
At the conclusion of these meetings an assessment was done to determine if the right information was shared and the approximate value of that information to the growers. All indicated that the information was valuable to their operation. While not all attendees turned in an assessment sheet, those that did indicated a value of the information of an average of $23.65 per acre. With the 31,500 acres represented in the assessments, the value of the ISUE information to the growers was $745,000. While this was a small cross section of all the growers and ag industry professionals who attended soybean aphid update meetings in southwest Iowa during the past year, it shows the tremendous value of ISUE information to Iowa's economy.
September 2004
142 - Integrated Pest Management/Integrated Crops Management
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How can I know for sure that form is loaded into formControl1?
There is no event that fires or property being set.
Is there a way to monitor something on the formControl ?
-Boris Kleynbok
There is no property explicitly for this.
You can try a few things
1) check if the XDocument property != null. You will need to implement some sort of polling/callback mechanism for this yourself.
2) handle the OnLoad or OnViewSwitch events from your host application (using the IConnectionPointContainer interface for C++ and delegates for .NET).
.NET snippet:
namespace IPHosted
public partial class Form1 : Form
public Form1()
// sync to the startup event where you can register for individual events
formControl1.InternalStartup += new Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.FormControl.EventHandler<EventArgs>(formControl1_InternalStartup);
void formControl1_InternalStartup(object sender, EventArgs e)
// sync to the View switch event (you can also sync to other form events, such as Save, Merge, etc)
((FormControl)sender).EventManager.FormEvents.ViewSwitched += new ViewSwitchedEventHandler(OnSwitchView);
3) register to receive a callback during the Init event. This event fires before document OnLoad.
There should be documentation on MSDN for the details of this. Basically you need to implement IInitEventHandler interface and call its SetInitEventHandler passing in pointer to your callback function.


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Does everyone put their LO on a feeding schedule?
Each of my dds fell into about a 3hr pattern from the start (had to wake them first 2 weeks- they'd sleep 5-6 hrs, dd1 struggled to gain so when we had dd2 I just did the same thing).
Anyway, with dd1 I was a lot more aware of the clock. This time I'm more relaxed. But in a way the clock helps me determine the issue. If its only been an hour since she nursed & she's fussy, she is most likely tired, wet, or wants to be rocked. If its been 2 or more hours since she nursed and she's fussy, its likely she's hungry. Helps me narrow it down. But as far as times I go by the baby, if she wakes at 730am to nurse I make a mental note that she'll want to nurse around 1030ish (even though it could be as early as 930). Hope that helps :)
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dd#1 Juliet- dec '10- 2yrs old!
dd#2 Josephine Jan 10, 2013
No feeding schedule here, never did with my older two either. They eat when they're hungry, and I just watch for the cues. She sleeps when she's tired. :) The only "schedule" I like to keep is trying to sleep the most at night when mommy sleeps so I try to keep her up more during the day. But I never have lived by the "oh it's been 3 hours time to wake up baby to eat". That annoyed me most in the hospital was the nurses coming in to ask if I'd fed her.
Tommy & Nikki
KK (2005), Bugga (2007), Shel-beast (2013), Baby #4 (2014)
I have DD on a schedule. Every 3 hours during the day and every 4 hours at night. She seems very content with this schedule.
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i didn't start a schedual until odd was about two months old. i figure that a newborn should eat and sleep whenever they need to because that way you can eat and sleep when they do and its all less stressfull. also i dont think that newborns can follow a schedual they are under enough stress from coming out of you
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