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Other apparel companies striving to confront over-consumption include Patagonia. During the 2012 holiday season the outerwear company encouraged customers not to purchase more than necessary over the holiday season with its Don't Buy This Jacket campaign. The fast fashion company H&M, now the world's largest buyer of organic cotton, has launched a clothing recycling campaign in selected stores around the world.
Retailers and food companies are also in a unique position to challenge their customers not to buy excessively. With food waste in the UK and US approaching 40%, companies have an opportunity to leverage their brand's trust and affinity with customers and work with them to eliminate waste.
Marks & Spencer is one leader on this front. New packaging technology keeps perishable food products such as berries stay fresher longer. Throughout its value chain, M&S has diverted many foods from landfill. At its food halls, the company slashes the prices of food products as they approach their expiration dates, benefitting customers who can then stretch their budgets further.
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Over the river and through the woods, straight to the Brainerd High School or in the case of Riley Nelsen — the hospital.
Thirty five students competed in Saturday's Brainerd High School triathlon in Brainerd.
Eighteen girls and 17 boys, who enrolled in the high school triathlon class, put their months of training to the test with a one-mile swim, a 25-mile bike route and a six-mile run that ended at the Brainerd High School track.
For Nelsen of Baxter, winning was not without its costs. Nelsen finished the triathlon in 2:30.14, five minutes before runner up Andrew Solseth finished, but collapsed at the finish line due to dehydration and exhaustion.
"It was a hard day as far as weather conditions go," Nelsen said. "It got hotter than I anticipated, which is why I ran into problems toward the end of the triathlon."
As an active person by nature, and a competitor in Brainerd sports such as track and field and Nordic skiing, Nelsen already had the elements of an endurance athlete, but needed all his strength to complete the triathlon.
"I actually didn't feel like I was doing very good during the swimming leg," said Nelson. "I swam a little faster than last year, but I trained quite a bit to get my swimming to the next level. The bike was definitely my favorite part of the triathlon. I've always had a desire to be active and stay healthy and I guess the triathlon was just another challenge. If I have an interest in something I'm going to take it to the limit as I demonstrated today."
Nelsen, who won last year's triathlon, was determined to repeat and did the work to prove it including up to six hours a day of training for both the triathlon and track and field events.
"It's a lot more than just getting a pair of running shoes and knowing how to swim," said Nelsen. "When you take it to the next level, you have to have a plan and support. My mom (Gina Nelsen) spent a lot of time with me, making sure I was hydrated and eating well throughout my entire year of training. I had just enough training and energy to make it to the finish line and not another step more."
Not only did Nelsen bring a passion for the sport and some serious training to the table, but he also had the support of friends, family and teachers to cheer him on and help him keep his spirits up throughout the grueling day.
"As far as support goes everyone who came to support team Riley; relatives and friends cheering, was really cool. Mary Claire Ryan my swimming coach was a huge help in getting me ready for that swimming leg and all the support from my Nordic and cross country coaches like Dave Herath, Owen Trout and Carl Schirmer really made it possible for me to be ready for this event."
Despite his collapse at the finish line, Nelsen's future is still full of athletics as he plans on attending Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mi and continue his career as a Nordic skier.
"Being hospitalized puts a question on why you would be doing that and as someone who is used to the cold and the competing against the winter elements it was hard to be out on one of the first hot day of the year.
"You have to have a passion and a drive to be a better version of yourself and keep moving ahead."
Laura Boran of Brainerd has her natural swimming abilities to thank for winning the girls triathlon. Boran held a nearly 10-minute lead over triathon runner-up Kayla Kraemer, after the swimming portiion and held on to win in 2:53.15. Kraemer was second in 2:54.48.
"Swimming is my thing," said Boran. "I'm good at it and I knew that I would finish it first. When I got out of the pool, I felt pretty good and when we transitioned to the bikes I thought that would be my weakest leg of the tri, but everything went really well until about the last three miles of the run when I started to cramp up."
Mike Boran added, "Laura trained steady all year and had a good plan going in and a good crew."
Despite a few cramps, Boran had plenty of support along the route.
"It was really cool to have everyone cheering," said Laura Boran. "People were telling me I was ahead, but I tried not to think about it because then it would get in my head and I didn't want to psyche myself out."
Boran, who participates in high school track and field and swimming, has been watching her parents Mike, who teaches the triathlon course, and Laurie Boran compete in triathlons for years and looked forward to the day when she could participate as well.
"I've been going to events with my parents for as long as I can remember and I always thought it was so cool seeing everyone completing triathlons in the past. I couldn't wait to compete in an Olympic length one myself."
With her goal accomplished and a first-place finish on her record, Boran has no plans to stop competing.
"I definitely want to do more triathlons especially ones in the area this summer," said Boran
Boran plans to attend Luther College in Decora, Iowa where she will continue swimming.
For Mike Boran and Ellen Fussy, who teach the triathlon class, the day couldn't have been more successful.
"Laura and Riley are both very hard working and they trained well," said Mike Boran. "We're proud of those two and we're proud of all of the kids for finishing. It was a fun day."
Fussy added: "Every kid was a winner. It was a lot of fun and the family support was great. It was just another great year."
Boys triathlon results: 1-Riley Nelsen 2:30.14, 2-Andrew Solseth 2:35.11, 3-Justin Warling 2:45.44, 4-Travis Waytashek 2:48.15, 5-Spencer Kanga 2:50.33, 6-Tom Glynn 2:55.20, 7-Ben Anderholm 2:55.29, 8-Riley Kline 2:58.13, 9-Sam Dellacecca 3:01.08, 10-Adam Weise 3:04.13, 11-John Mitchell 3:04.32, 12-Zach Dehning 3:04.57, 13-Joe Polansky 3:12.18, 14-Bryton Mutz 3:17.03, 15-Dan Windjue 3:30.09, 16-Max Ostergren 3:49.27, 17-Ethan Dwire 3:57.45, 18-Zach Hammond 3:59.03
Girls triathlon results: 1-Laura Boran 2:53.15, 2-Kayla Kraemer 2:54.48, 3-Chelsie Manton 2:59.47, 4-Madi Grausam 3:08.54, 5-Grace Beckl 3:11.22, 6-Ali Speiker 3:13.36, 7-Alex Erickson 3:17.31, 8-Bailey Andres 3:29.14, 9-Blair Boileau 3:29.48, 10-Gabby Metzger 3:35.49, 11-Jamie VanSickle 3:36.11, 12-Emily Dumbeck 3:42.28, 13-Jocelyn Brown 3:45.39, 14-Mikaeela Martinson 3:48.33, 15-Morganne Johnson 3:52.14, 16-Kylie Andres 4:04.04, 17-Tori Saxum 4:40.34


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It works now. A bit strange cause the command you gave was the same I was using (except for the BSD stuff since I'm on linux) with the exception of the -I/usr/local/apache/include bit because the mod_jk documentation didn't mention it. I guess that made all the difference. Thanks a bunch. Actually, you can add Sun's 1.3 JVM for linux to the list since that's what I'm on and it works fine now. Again, thanks alot. Craig B. AC wrote: > This is the response I already posted to a tomcat-user with the same > problem...... I thought the problem was only on FreeBsd!! Which is the os > you use? > --------------------------------------------------- > I'm not sure where is the error in the makefile because I'm not a shell > expert, but I solve the problem launching by myself apxs. > The location of the apxs is (in my configuration) /usr/local/sbin/ instead > of ${APACHE_HOME}/bin/ > After correcting this I launch the Makefile that compile the > mod_jk.so (make all). The script launch : > > /usr/local/sbin/apxs -c -I/usr/local/jdk1.1.8/include > -I/usr/local/jdk1.1.8/include/freebsd -DFREEBSD -I/usr/local/apache/include > -I../jk mod_jk.c > > As you can see it compiles only the mod_jk.c. The command you have to > launch is: > > /usr/local/sbin/apxs -c -I/usr/local/jdk1.1.8/include > -I/usr/local/jdk1.1.8/include/freebsd -DFREEBSD -I/usr/local/apache/include > -I../jk mod_jk.c ../jk/*.c > > If you use a different jdk just yank the apxs command and add ../jk/*.c at > the end as I did. > > It works with all the jdk (1.1.8, 1.2 beta native and 1.2 linux) > > Hope this help > > andrea > -------------------------------- > > At 08.53 06/12/2000 -0500, you wrote: > >Ok, I'll try this again.. > > > > > >Hello all, > > > >I have a problem someone may be able to help with. I tried to compile > >mod_jk.so > > > >seperate from my apache source, and after enabling it in got the error > >about it > >being a garbled module. So then I tried to compile it with the apache source > >tree > >(as a previous post recommended, I think) and had configure enable it, which > >worked > >fine, but when I try to execute apache it fails with the following message: > > > >Syntax error on line 238 of /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf: > >Cannot load /usr/local/apache/libexec/mod_jk.so into server: > >/usr/local/apache/libexec/mod_jk.so: undefined symbol: map_name_at > > > >It looks like this function is defined in jk_map.h, but I am unsure of how to > >get > >apache to see it. Any suggestions? About all I could think of was putting it > >into > >the apache include dir, but this did not work. Thanks in advance for your > >help. > > > >Craig B.
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In early 2016, Corporate Sourcing engaged Claims Control Data Analyst Henry Hwang to analyze employee coffee usage throughout our Claims organization.
Collectively, they recognized that our use of single-serve coffee makers could be negatively impacting the environment and wanted to do something about it. The single-serve coffee pods we used were non-recyclable or biodegradable, which means every cup of coffee brewed was generating a lot of plastic waste.
"I was shocked when I did the math," says Henry. "Annually, our coffee pod usage was such that if we were to stack them singly, the stack would be approximately 22 miles high, which is high enough to skewer the ozone, and after seven years, be within the reach of the International Space Station's orbit"
Henry reached out to our Corporate Social Responsibility Manager Wanda Shippy who then connected him with Carolyn Nogy, Claims' Social Responsibility Advisory Board member. Together the team came up with recommendations that leveraged Henry's analyses. Using the results of their research, Claims leadership decided to introduce a new, more sustainable employee coffee program, using drip-coffee machines, that would yield a positive effect on both company finances and the environment.
"Discontinuing use of non-recyclable pods at our locations may only have a small positive impact on the environment but I feel that every effort, no matter how small, contributes to protecting the environment," Henry says. "At the end of the day, drip-coffees also taste better, are more environmentally friendly, and, on a per-cup basis, are about one-tenth the cost of individual coffee pods. It's a triple win!
This is just one example of how the initiative and passion of one person can benefit all of us.less
In 2015, our California Social Responsibility team launched an environmental awareness campaign for employees titled "Changing Environmental Behaviors in the Workplace." The month-long initiative, held in June, aimed to reduce environmental and financial costs in our business activities. The focus was on changing habits in four key areas: the office break room, paper use, work commutes and energy savings.
Throughout the month, employees received a weekly email covering one of those key areas. It included actionable tips and real-world examples of employees who were already embracing positive behaviors with good results. The email also shared data about the financial impact of these behaviors on the company.
"Often, we don't realize that the everyday decisions we make in the workplace can have far-reaching effects on both company finances and the environment," says Carolyn Nogy, claims casualty manager and California social responsibility team leader. "We challenged our employees to embrace some simple and small changes, making them permanent habits that make a difference."
Embracing these changes led employees in California to take a broader look at how we do things.
In our claims offices, for instance, we've traditionally supplied paper and polystyrene cups, paper plates, paper bowls, and plastic utensils for use by employees or customers. As a result of the campaign, however, two offices are running a pilot in 2016 that's looking at switching to reusable items. The hypothesis: The environmental and financial costs to buy and clean reusable items are lower than the costs to continually buy and discard disposable items.
"If we were to provide reusable tableware instead, the positive impact on the environment could be substantial," says Carolyn.
Once we have pilot results, we'll determine the potential for moving to reusable kitchenware in other offices in California and countrywide. One thing we know for sure: California employees share a passion for making Progressive a great place to work through socially responsible endeavors.less
To that end, our Facilities group has worked on making our outdoor areas as sustainable as they are attractive. Here's an overview of some of the group's recent efforts in and around our Cleveland-area headquarters buildings.
One of our campuses was built on the site of a former golf course. Much of the green space surrounding that building consists of grass that—while fine for golf—is not native to the area, and has required a lot of mowing and maintenance.
In 2015, the Facilities group removed 11 acres of the old turf, replacing it with native fescue and perennial ryegrass. The team expects these native grasses to completely overtake the old fairways within three years, transforming the area into a meadow. It'll require only occasional mowing and integrated pest management, reducing our carbon footprint. And, it'll be a natural habitat for insects and birds.
Guided by research done by The Ohio State University, the Facilities team has carefully chosen the trees planted in and around our parking lots. By planting diverse species, the group is helping trees thrive in this challenging environment, making them better suited to resist pests, deer, road salt and disease.
The Facilities team has expanded its rainwater collection efforts, which started in 2010. Progressive's harvesting system now collects rain from 2,600 square feet of roof, yielding more than 4,000 gallons per two inches of rainfall. That water is collected in cisterns with a 7,000-gallon capacity. It's then used to irrigate flowerpots and pressure-wash entrances, parking garages and company-owned vehicles.
Progressive employees do like their coffee! Fact is, 32,000 pounds annually go to our compost. That produces 400 cubic yards of compostable waste the Facilities group collects annually at our Cleveland offices.
Most of the 200 yards of usable compost is used for planting trees and maintaining gardens on Progressive properties. Remaining compost is donated to area non-profits for garden projects.
Perhaps the most functional effort by the Facilities group is a "farm to table" garden, right outside an entrance to one of our headquarters buildings. The garden features rows of herbs and fresh vegetables grown during the warmer months. These are then used by AVI, Progressive's food services vendor, in dishes enjoyed by employees in the company's cafés.
The garden is now in its fourth year. Aside from enhancing the café lunch options, it helps educate and advocate sustainable gardening practices. It's all done at little or no cost to the company.
Our Facilities group is proving that the outdoor space at a corporate headquarters can feature more than just "pretty" landscaping. It can be sustainable and functional as well.less
Currently, customer mailings are produced by our Creative Business Operations (CBO) organization at two internal facilities in Cleveland and Colorado Springs. Each handles two types of transactional mail, including the printing of documents, insertion and mailing.
The first type is what CBO calls "simple mail." These include most routine policy documents like bills, signature forms, endorsement notices and memos. Simple mail pieces have a limited number of pages and pre-printed inserts in each envelope.
The other type is what CBO calls "complex mail." These pieces have more pages per envelope, and typically more pre-printed inserts. Complex mail can also include items like ID cards, which are printed separately from—and require collation with—routine policy documents. Complex mail is supplemented by work done off-site by vendors, including special print projects and envelope printing.
So, what does it all mean? A typical mailing from Progressive might contain a coverage summary, a couple of endorsement notices, an ID card, and three to five color inserts promoting services or additional coverages. It involves the work of multiple production lines and vendors. And, it uses a lot of paper and other resources.
And that's why this pilot is intriguing. We'll test a portion of a new, highly streamlined process that could have significant sustainability implications.
The test will look at eliminating most pre-printed inserts, replacing them with "onserts." With onserts, promotional information typically included in a separate, pre-printed insert is instead printed on the existing white space of a routine policy document.
This test will run for five weeks. Additional tests and analyses—looking at other areas of the print and mailing processes—will take place throughout 2016 and beyond.
"Our goal is to simplify and get everything into one stream," says Mark Malysa, business platform owner for external communications. "The complex pieces would be incorporated into a single, simplified flow. We'd upgrade some of the color-printing capabilities in the 'simple mail' flow. We'd eliminate the pre-printed inserts. We'd also upgrade equipment capabilities to handle envelopes and other tasks we now outsource."
From a sustainability perspective, this approach could reduce the amount and variety of paper used, and reduce the waste often associated with printing inserts. It would also eliminate a large amount of the transportation involved in working with the outside vendors.
And, it would allow for flexibility as the company continues to grow, helping us operate efficiently and avoid waste for years to come.
All this complements our efforts to encourage customers to go paperless, where they choose to access policy documents online rather than receiving paper in the mail. In 2015, we avoided mailing 41.1 million pounds of paper thanks to customers making this choice.
We're continually looking for ways to reduce the amount of paper used in our customer interactions.less
For 2015, the team shifted its resources away from large capital projects toward conservation opportunities related to day-to-day operations.
"It's been a few years since we looked at our operations this thoroughly," says Adam Wilson, senior engineering consultant. "It was time. We need to make sure that we update our buildings as their energy loads evolve and the technology changes."
The team's most significant project was related to lighting at our Service Centers. The effort actually started before 2015, and is now achieving significant energy savings.
New centers have been built with LEDs in all parking-lot and building-mounted light fixtures. Offices and work bays have T8 fluorescents. These newer technologies have replaced the less-efficient metal-halide lighting that was standard in earlier centers.
We've built a total of 14 new centers with these standards, including one in 2015. The result? The new Service Centers have each saved an average of 32,500 kWh annually with these lights.
Meanwhile, many of our older Service Centers have undergone floor plan renovations related to new claims standards and workflows. The team used this opportunity to upgrade lighting in those centers to LED and fluorescent.
We've upgraded 23 centers in total, including seven in 2015, using these standards. These changes have saved, on average, 10,956 kWh annually at each Service Center.
Other Real Estate Engineering team highlights include:
An analysis of our uninterruptible power supplies. These are battery backup systems that ensure continuous power to call centers and other critical functions. The analysis has led to a decision to upgrade our decades-old units to more energy efficient systems that are better suited to handle our current and projected loads. The upgrades started in 2016.
A project to improve air pressure management at one of our Cleveland campuses. For maximum HVAC efficiency, the air pressure inside a building should always be a bit higher than the air pressure outside. To address recurring challenges related to this balance at one of our campuses, the team has modified HVAC programming while our internal HVAC team installed new outdoor pressure sensors. The result has been improved HVAC efficiency and employee comfort.
Data-driven modifications to free-cooling equipment and air handlers at multiple Progressive locations. This work has helped the equipment run more efficiently. And, it has paralleled numerous programming tweaks related to lighting and HVAC throughout our facilities, helping optimize energy use based on employee need.
These operational improvements require little capital investment, will produce measurable energy use reduction in coming years, and will increase employee comfort. And, they'll help virtually all Progressive employees save energy and reduce their carbon footprint, every day.less
We've reported on some of the ways we've helped consumers go paperless with their insurance. A cross-functional Enterprise Print Committee regrouped in 2015 to help employees find ways to use less paper as well. Ann Corwin, sourcing manager, brought together the team to look at print use holistically in our work environment and develop an enterprise print education strategy.
The team has looked at the overall company picture and brought these business units together to work on a more efficient approach.
The team developed a three-fold strategy:
Communicate common goals and make recommendations to management regarding print devices.
Educate employees on print use and opportunities, and address issues or questions.
Search for tools to help manage print use by developing and reinforcing printer standards, addressing roadblocks, improving processes, reducing costs and tracking progress.
"Education has been a primary focus," says Ann. "For example, people have been printing too many times and too many pages. They print, then forget that they printed and print again. To avoid this, we've been telling employees about the secure print option on our multi-functional printers.
"If you set this option as your print default, your print job is sent to a network queue. Then, when you're ready, you go to the printer, type in the password you set up, and the printer releases your job. It's ready when you are."
Other paper-saving tips have included removing cover banner pages and using two-sided printing. These efforts have already positively impacted our paper and consumables use. In the first year, the team saw a $70,000 savings.
The team has big plans for 2016 and beyond. "The focus is to encourage all employees to be aware of their paper use and think about their options. We want to get everyone using sustainable practices for printing, scanning and copying," says Ann.less
Since 2007, we've reduced our regional electric consumption by 105,328,167 kWh.
Since recording company vehicle carbon emissions in 2008, carbon emissions have been reduced by 8,340 tons.
Most of our recycling efforts are related to paper, glass, aluminum, plastic and cardboard.
See 2015 results for these efforts below.
In our Service Centers across the country, we introduced a process for recycling the paper and plastic materials we use to prepare vehicles for customer pick up. Based on customer feedback, this effort was viewed positively by customers and added value to their overall experience.
For America Recycles Day, our Real Estate and Facility Services organizations held events throughout the week of November 15th at large Progressive locations to recycle new and gently worn shoes, cold-weather gear, crayons, household batteries, CDs/DVDs, cell phones and animal bedding. Items collected were donated to local organizations like Battery Solutions, Soles4Souls, Sub Zero Mission and PAWS for recycling or charitable purposes.
In January, we organized a week-long collection of unused Progressive-owned computers and related equipment as part of a massive e-cycling effort. We encouraged employees to clear these items from their work space. A total of 5,020 pounds of items were collected, which were sent to Arrow, our recycling vendor, for recycling or to be appropriately re-purposed.
Progressive's Real Estate group donated office supplies and furniture to organizations suggested by employees through the Donation Station. In 2015, we gave away over $5,100 worth of items to six charitable organizations and schools in northeast Ohio. Since inception, we've given away more than $25,500 worth of items to 15 charitable organizations and schools in northeast Ohio.
For Environmental Awareness Week in April, employees participated in educational activities around the company to learn ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle and help make a difference in the environment and our communities.
Progressive donated 899 computers, laptops and monitors to 23 schools and charitable organizations around the country in 2015 at an estimated value of more than $92,000. Since inception, the program has donated more than 2,100 computers, laptops and monitors to 49 schools and charitable organizations around the country at an estimated value of more than $260,000.
In 2015, we recycled 12,590 pounds of ink and toner cartridges and reused 5,621 pounds of ink and toner cartridges through UpCycle.
Progressive's Real Estate members donated their design skills to redesign the studio at Art Therapy Studio, the oldest creative art therapy program of its kind in the country. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for those with emotional, cognitive or physical challenges through the therapeutic use of art.
Our efforts to run an environmentally responsible business put us, once again, in Newsweek's Green Rankings. The popular online magazine ranked us among the best of the U.S.'s largest companies based on our corporate sustainability and impact on the environment.
We continue to encourage customers to go paperless by choosing to access policy documents online rather than receiving paper in the mail. In 2015, we avoided mailing 41.1 million pounds of paper thanks to customers making this choice.


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Being a sales person is not always an easy thing, it is often assumed that we know how to do our jobs and that this is something that just comes naturally, to small minority of people this is a true statement (in the industry we call them eagles). If a business encounters an eagle once in its lifetime they are fortunate. The rest of us were either lucky enough to have a great boss that was trained well enough to train us, and wasn't overloaded so much that he had the time to train us, or, the company saw that we were worth the investment and sent us on a training course.
I can remember the 2 bosses that, when I look back at my career, were probably the some of the fundamental reasons I became the person I am today. They changed my work ethic and really had a hand in the making of me. My careers with them weren't long, and in all honesty, I challenged them and their processes constantly, but their ability to continuously go back and show me the same process over and over again, made me accountable for my actions or, in sales, "inactions", and that in order to get results I needed a clearly defined process, goals, and drive to play the numbers game. They hauled me over the coals when I failed and made sure I never wanted to have "that talk" again, and they took me out to celebrate like I was a Super Star when I won. They drew the line for me between success and failure. They showed me that with discipline, persistence, and respect for sales, I could do a job that was not for the faint hearted.
If you have been told no 100 times a day but still made the next call to see if that one was a yes, if you have not lost a deal that you have spent a year working on and gone into the bathroom and cried like a baby, if you have not gone and bought something outrageous with a pay check that was so sick you never thought it was possible, you do not know what it is like to be a sales person. You do not know the roller coaster ride between winning and losing.
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Motorized traffic is not allowed onto the hotel grounds to minimise its impact on nature and to also ensure absolute silence for our guests. Instead visitors are encouraged to use the electric golf cart or bicycles to travel about the premises.
The unique furniture used to decorate the premises was made with re-used jak timber by the local craftsmen who live in the nearby villages. The pieces of furniture revolve around a "natural" theme; the glass topped tables in the reception area and the suites are filled with exotic seeds, spices and bark of various kinds.
Thousands of gallons of water and detergent are consumed daily for laundry. Guests are urged to use the bath towels more than once to minimise the wastage of resources. If towels are placed on the floor they will be replaced and if towels are on the rack, housekeeping will assume that you are willing to re-use. A similar concept applies to the bed sheets; you can request for a change in sheets or have the bed remade with the same sheets.


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We recently hailed the superb Humax PVR9200T as 'the king of PVRs' but its reign could soon be ended by a new challenger to the throne from Topfield, which comes equipped with a feature list that makes the Humax look positively archaic. It's the successor to the highly impressive TF5800PVR, which was launched back in 2005 to rave reviews and is still available, but Topfield has made several tweaks to its design that make it more relevant to today's market.
The first and most important feature to have been added is an HDMI output, which is still extremely rare among hard-disk PVRs - the only other model that springs to mind is the Evesham iPlayer. That means you can watch Freeview broadcasts in 720p or 1080i, which should have significant picture quality benefits when viewed on a hi-def ready display. However, it doesn't mean that the unit will be able to handle hi-def Freeview broadcasts when they begin.
The TF5810PVRt also features Freeview Playback, which enables you to perform a variety of recording and timeshifting tricks, offering a level of flexibility that stops this machine feeling like a second-rate Sky+. It's worth pointing out that the latest TF5800PVRs also ship with Freeview Playback and older ones can be updated using over-the-air upgrades, but the TF5810PVRt is compatible out of the box.
On board is a 500GB hard-disk - a great deal larger than the 160GB capacity offered by the TF5800PVR and the Humax PVR-9200T - which provides up to 250 hours of recording time (depending on the bitrate of the programmes you record). It also comes with two digital tuners so you can record one channel while watching another or record two channels while watching a third.
The eight-day electronic programme guide enables you to browse the Freeview channel line-up and set timer recordings by pressing just one button, and the unit will record an entire series automatically by selecting the 'series recording' option. If two scheduled recordings clash, then the unit recommends alternative broadcast times, plus it keeps up to date with schedule changes and adjusts the timings accordingly. And thanks to the buffer memory you can pause and rewind live TV, even when recording another channel.
Elsewhere you'll find an editing mode for deleting unwanted sections from a recording. The process of doing this is a tad round the houses and it leaves a noisy edit point, but it's a handy feature that you won't find on many rivals. There's a selection of games embedded in the unit's memory and a picture-in-picture mode. It also supports MHEG5 digital text and interactive services, while the two Common Interface slots situated under a flap on the front panel lets you access pay TV channels.
Having read the Digital Spy user comments on this equipment at http://www.digitalspy.co.uk... where 23 users give an average rating of one star (awful!) it is vey difficult to relate the equipment you reviewed with what is being sold to the public.
I was going to buy one of these machines, but the web is littered with adverse comments on the 5810, so I have cancelled. I am curious to know "Trusted Reviews" response to such one sided customer experience. Do you stand by your review or would you like to retest?
I unfortunately bought one of these when they first came out. It is going back for the third time for hardware repair next week.
There is no EPG search function, the grid EPG only shows 4 channels at a time, there is no page up/down on most screens, the digital teletext does not always render correctly and the series link functionality is buggy.
Unless you _really_ need the advanced functionality (TAPs), then look elsewhere.
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2014 Public Lecture
Challenges of living well with HIV: Where to from here?
Central Clinical School is holding its annual public lecture for 2014 on 10 July, on a viral infection that has changed our world, the Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV).
Professor Jennifer Hoy has 30 years' experience in HIV clinical research and patient care, particularly on the effect of HIV and its treatment with antiretroviral therapy on different body systems which contribute to the increased likelihood of chronic illness such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. She will describe the transformation in the lives of people with HIV, how her current research is changing the way doctors help people with HIV, and outline the challenges ahead.
- Date: Thursday, 10 July 2014
- Time: 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm start. Lecture for 45 minutes followed by Q&A session.
- Venue: AMREP Lecture Theatre, adjacent to the BakerIDI Institute at 85 Commercial Road, Melbourne 3004, 200 metres east of the main Alfred Hospital entrance. See map.
- Cost: Free
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- Enquiries: firstname.lastname@example.com ph +61 3 9903 0026; firstname.lastname@example.com ph +61 3 9076 8589
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About our speaker
Professor Jennifer Hoy is a Infectious Diseases physician who has long-standing, active clinical and research interests in HIV/AIDS. She is the inaugural Professor-Director of HIV Medicine at the Alfred Hospital and the Department of Infectious Diseases in the Central Clinical School, and also Director of the Victorian HIV Service, Department of Infectious Disease, Alfred Health. Professor Hoy has made significant contributions to the HIV research effort nationally and internationally. She has been Principal Investigator for over 140 clinical studies at the Alfred Hospital and she has collaborated widely on investigator-initiated pathogenesis studies. Her main research interest is in the evaluation of the causes of co-morbidity and mortality in HIV and the effects of Antiretroviral Therapy.
About HIV co-morbidity
The comorbidities associated with chronic HIV infection are often associated with chronic immune activation and inflammation, These include cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and strokes), chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis and fractures, and chronic liver disease. These are also diseases of ageing and seem to occur at a greater frequency in the older population of people living with HIV. More osteoporosis and fractures have been reported in people with HIV compared with the general population of similar age. Both HIV-infection and antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV contribute to bone loss, along with traditional risk factors. The relative contributions of HIV and ART are unknown.
Cardiovascular disease has now become one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV, who have a 2-fold increased risk when compared with the general population. This elevated risk is likely due to a complex interplay between the increased incidence of traditional cardiac risk factors, the effects of antiretroviral medications and the pro-inflammatory actions of HIV itself.
For more about Professor Hoy's research, see www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/infectious-diseases/research/groups/hoy-group.html.


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The track we'll be opening our next DJ set with
Bondax: Giving It All (French Kiwi Juice Remix)
This tune get everybody moving at the start of our sets, and luckily it's a remix of one of ours. French Kiwi Juice has the groove.
The track we always play to rescue a dancefloor
Fat Joe Feat Ashanti: What's Luv
From the intro to the last second, everybody knows and loves this song. We sometimes drop it into the end of our sets.
The track that currently gets the most rewinds
Karma Kid: Paris
Something big coming from our labelmate and good friend. This went off at Bestival even though it was the first time we'd played it, so we pulled it up.
The track we think has been unfairly slept on this year
French Kiwi Juice: So Much To Me
It's new feelgood disco. One of those producers that keeps your love for music ignited.
The track we'd play to show off our eclectic tastes
John Martyn: May You Never
It may sound pretentious, but John Martyn would be the artist we'd play when we want to move ourselves away from the electronic world. He's a great escape.
The track we'd play at our aunties' weddings
Anything by Prince
It's an easy option, but his songs make it the right one.
The ideal festival track
Stevie Wonder: All I Do
It's always going to be between Stevie and Chic.
The best track by our favourite new artist
Tiger Tsunami: Antarctica
We've been fortunate enough to listen to his unreleased stuff, which is coming out next year. It's really special.
The track we wish we'd never played
Soulja Boy: Pretty Boy Swag
This got stuck in our heads for a while; we played it at house parties when Bondax wasn't even a thing yet. It's awful, but in the "funny" category.
The track we'd play at sunset in Ibiza
Lovebirds Feat Stee Downes: Want You In My Soul
There isn't a more perfect tune for that Ibiza end-of-night atmosphere. It takes you there even if you're playing it in your bedroom.
The track that should have been a crossover hit
Snakehips: On & On
This track is one of our favourite pop songs of the past year. It was received really well but should have charted. The Snakehips boys know what's what.
Bondax play live at Treatment, Concorde 2, Brighton, Sat


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"Aye, you hear about that fellow, who got caught in the bog last week?" A heavy gentleman said as he sloppily drank down the last of his liquor. He smashed it down on the countertop and grabbed a handful of salted peanuts.
"Heard it was some foreign monster who, chopped off his head and took the rest of his body to be scalped."
There was a group of men sitting on barstools surrounding the tender. Most of them were heavy with tattoos or well, skinny with tattoos. Men with typical life styles that either stole or went from bar to bar just to pick fights. People would normally assume that if a crime was committed this would be one of the first places to go.
"What will it be today?" said a young blonde haired woman.
The person who she was talking to sat in the corner closest to the door with their head buried in a newspaper. The newspaper slowly went down revealing a woman's smile.
"I will have what they are having, Merissa."
"Alright be right back." She winked at the girl and headed back behind the tender's counter to put in the order.
The woman raised the paper once more and continued to listen to the conversation.
"No, it was neither monster nor man I will tell you what it was..."
Every bald head, tattooed arm, and every scarred face bent in closer to listen. The woman taking cover behind the paper also strained her ears for a good hear.
"It was…. That damn manslayer..."
The woman's eyes slightly light up, for fear or maybe for interest.
" .. 's ghost." Everyone's expression turned sour for a moment, and the tender even stopped the tap from pouring out it spirits. The girl behind the inked words relaxed the tension that had built up in her shoulder.
"Eh, that is an old tale from the Wars. Every soul around here knows that it is made up. And those crazy coots, who talk about it, are just insane from all the medication."
"It was most likely a demon." The bartender wiped one of the glasses.
The man who had made the suggestion of a human committing the crimes, just grumbled and returned to his cold drink. He raised it to his lips drinking every slosh filled with bubbles.
"Here, never took you for a drinker, Aidalin, since you never order anything, besides still water." Merissa put the liquor onto the oak table and switched the serving platter to her left hand.
"Thank you." Aidalin spoke softly and put down the newspaper. She did not take the frosted drink in hand, but instead pushed it away. "On second thought can I have something not as enticing?" she shot a glance to the men who occupied this bar.
Merissa gladly picked up the drink, brought it to the cork pit, where she dumped all of its contents in. Never had she met someone like Aidalin. As calm as she was, she never spoke much of herself. On the rare occasion she asked a question or two, but never dug deep into answers that were not need to be known. Also that creature that always lies next to her feet, almost acted human. She thought of this as she went to the kitchen to grab more mugs.
'You should not waste things.' A voice had popped into Aidalin's head.
She looked at the creature lying beside her with his its eyes closed. The paws that rested in prayer stretched wide with a span of three human hands. The magnificent silver coat glistened with the dust that danced in the sun. An even tempered creature that could make a small child happy yet put fear into a grown man's heart is a strange quality.
'Sorry, but I couldn't bring myself to drink it, Nuki.' Aidalin smiled down at the tranquil being. 'Besides, I am not that thirsty anyway.' She blew at a piece of lint that fell onto her newspaper.
He kept his eyes closed and just mumbled something to himself, without letting her hear. He shifted his paws into a more comfortable position.
Merissa quickly came back with a clear drink far less exhilarating. She smiled as she put the glass down and walked back to finish the rest of her duties. Aidalin picked up the glass guzzling every single last drop down. She let out a sound of content as she wiped her forearm against her mouth.
'Not in the mood for anything? It is hot outside and Beck needs us to run some errands.' She focused her thoughts into Nuki's sleepy mind.
'Ever heard of the Law of Conservation?'
'I would like to have thought so.'
'You shouldn't stick something in someone that doesn't need that certain something, for the time being, especially if you have a third party who doesn't know the meaning of the most simplest word, no.'
'Sore about something?'
Suddenly there was a shatter of glass and a scream of a girl. "Let me go!"
Aidalin looked up towards the tender's keep to see on heavyset man grabbing Merissa by the arm and trying to give her a kiss.
"Hey come on gorgeous, just a little peck on the lips is all it takes." His breath must have been bad for she saw Merissa cringe her face and hold up her arm to guard herself from his pursuits.
Her fingers wrapped tighter around the mug's handle.
'Don't' a dragged out sigh popped into her thoughts.
She glanced down at her companion with a crooked smirk, 'You should know me better than that.'
'The problem is I do.'
In a split second she hurled the glass mug across the pub. Time seemed to slow down as it flew right in between Merissa and the burly man that was harassing her. It conveniently smashed all of the alcohol containers that the bartender had just bought. The glass shattering was like thunder clap across a deserted plain.
No one spoke for they were not completely sure what happened, but as soon as they blinked, their sights locked on Aidalin.
"I would let go of her if I were you." she tried to make her voice as dry as possible.
The man was stunned for he just stared at her trying to gain back his composure. He looked at the woman and began to laugh with his saliva collecting in the corners of his mouth.
"That was a very blunt thing for a woman to do. You should know better than to mess with someone twice your size."
Aidalin stood from her padded seat, rising straight and standing in a commanding position. "And a man should know where he is not wanted."
A small vein appeared on the man's forehead and started to grow in a throbbing annoyance at the insulting voice that threatened his dignity.
'Here we go' Nuki yawned opening his striking black eyes.
"Girl, no one threatens me. I get what I want." The man grabbed a knife that rested on the bar countertop holding it to Merissa's neck.
Merissa squirmed in his inked arms with a disgusting snarl plastered on her lips. She ever so slightly tried loosened her body in order to worm out of the nasty hole he had placed around her. The man smirked at this and leaned in for an unwanted kiss. Merissa shrieked like she had saw the walking dead right before her eyes.
'I think I am going to need that drink now.'


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The New Year promises to be an exciting one for the Old Town, and the Canongate in particular, with a new community facility opening its doors in Cranston Street.
Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust was successful in its bid to become the community operator of premises in 5-9 Cranston Street, part of the developer Artisan's requirement to deliver 'community space' within the New Waverley development.
Plans are at an early stage but it is hoped that by September 2017 a sustainable community facility will be established in the heart of the Old Town improving local residents' economic, environmental and social future. What has been referred to in the initial community consultation as the 'Village Hall' will bring local people all ages and backgrounds together to create a vibrant, resilient and inclusive community.
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Designed for lovers of the classic "EL FIVE", the LS-17's appeal lies in its 17″ wide body and 25 1/2″ scale length giving the player a big, warm sound. The thinner 2 3/4″ body makes the guitar much more comfortable to play and the 5-ply maple laminate construction helps reduce feedback.
Designed for the working musician, the LS-17 is a roadworthy instrument, optimized for amplified playing and priced affordably when compared to its carved siblings.
The Sadowsky LS-17. A jazz standard … redefined.
- 17″ Body
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During the second world war, this was a base for US bombers and home for a year to Hollywood star Captain Clark Gable. In the late 50s and early 60s, the airfield was inhabited by Thor nuclear missiles trained on the Soviet Union, and then the longest range warheads in the world. Military use came to an end in the late 60s with the sale of the airfield back to the Rothschild estate. A small nature reserve now occupies the northern edge. It is in various levels of ecological succession: some oak and ash woodland, but mostly blackthorn and hawthorn scrub blending through tangles of bramble and briar into rough grassland and, here and there, stonecrop carpeted concrete.
Although a couple of blackthorn bushes in the woodland area are white with blossom, in the main the buds are still swelling expectantly. Large queen bumblebees quarter the grassland hunting for suitable nest sites and early flowers, and in the blue sky the diversity of flying insects is growing. Fluttering weakly among the dead, dry grass stems is an insect that looks like a shiny orange cranefly, but with a bulbous abdomen, very long antennae and a head shaped like a small chaumes cheese, each side occupied by a big black eye. Ichneumon wasps of this type are more usually encountered coming to light on summery nights. This however is a spring specialist – Ophion scutellaris – emerging early in the year to locate large moth caterpillars waking from hibernation, into whose soft bodies they will lay their eggs.
Among the trees are decaying concrete foundations and a couple of still-roofed brick shells. On the largest of these, where rain water trickles and seeps off the roof and down the wall, there is a 25ft high column of greenery. Shiny rich green straps of hart's tongue fern unfurl and arch in rosettes rooted in the crumbling, moss cloaked brick. Mixed in are several evergreen rosettes of the more typically ferny soft shield fern. Two-toothed door snails hang in the moss like little spiralled ebony stalactites.
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Coding by Voice
Installing Vocola on Vista with Natlink/Dragon NaturallySpeaking
On the voicecoder mailing list, Quintijn has released an installer that works on Vista. The speech wiki that was used before seems to have been spammed into oblivion, and that installer failed on vista anyways.
I also hit a few snags so here is the steps that worked for me:
head here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=70807
Click and save the "pythonfornatlink" link. Extract the files from the download and run each one by right clicking and hitting "run as administrator."
Click and save the "natlink" link (it contains vocola)
Run this file as administrator.
After everything's installed, go to start -> all programs -> natlink -> Configure Natlink Gui
Got to the configure tab, enable natlink.
uncheck the box that says "Vocola uses simpscrp"
Enable vocola
Go ahead and close the gui and you should be good to go (I rebooted at this point, but restarting dragon is probably good enough.)
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Safety and Efficacy of Everolimus in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma After Failure of First Line Therapy With Sunitinib or Pazopanib
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A report by KPMG has revealed that culprits are predominantly employees colluding with others outside the organisation.
According to the study — entitled Profile of a Fraudster — those who commit fraud are most commonly employed by the victim organisation (61 per cent) posing as something of a 'Trojan horse'. In 70 per cent of frauds, the perpetrator found it tough to go solo and colluded with others. Of these, 44 per cent took their time before committing a fraudulent act, having been employed for more than six years by the victim organisation.
Characteristics of the typical swindler:
- 36–45 years of age (with 70 per cent of fraudsters between the ages of 36 and 55)
- Employed in an executive, finance, operations or sales/marketing function
- Holds a managerial or executive position (25 and 29 per cent respectively)
- Employed in the organisation for more than six years
The report also revealed that the three drivers of fraud — motivation, opportunity and rationale — continue to be timeless themes. Capability, however, continually changes, causing the profile of the fraudster to alter too.
One major change is the growing use of technology by fraudsters, and not just in the technologically advanced countries, such as the US.
The study found that more than half (54 per cent) of the frauds were facilitated by weak internal controls. This suggests that if many organisations tightened controls and the supervision of employees, the opportunity for fraud would be curtailed.
But strong internal controls will not prevent all fraud. For 20 per cent of the fraudsters the fraud was committed recklessly, regardless of the controls, while for 11 per cent fraudsters colluded to circumvent the controls.
Other key findings:
- The overwhelming reason for committing fraud is financial. Out of a total of 1,082 motivations listed, 614 were motives of greed, financial gain and financial difficulty and a further 114 were related to business targets. The only non-financial motive that comes close is sheer eagerness, at 106.
- A third of the fraudsters (36 per cent) indicated that a sense of superiority was their rationale for their fraud. This may be linked to the fact that 29 per cent of the frauds were committed by executive directors, the largest single job title.
- The most prevalent fraud is misappropriation of assets (56 per cent), of which embezzlement comprises 40 per cent and procurement fraud makes up 27 per cent. The second most prevalent fraud is revenue of assets gained by fraudulent or illegal acts (24 per cent).
- When acting in collaboration, 71 per cent of frauds were perpetrated over one to five years. With regard to value, 18 per cent of frauds had a total value of between $50,000 and $200,000.
The KPMG study showed that, to a large extent, culture influences our actions and determines what we consider ethical and compliant behaviour.
At the global level, there were elements of bribery and corruption in one third of the frauds (33 per cent). This compares with the US (24 per cent), China (48 per cent), CIS (64 per cent) and West Africa (67 per cent).
Fraudsters in Canada, more than in other countries, try to avoid the risks of having an accomplice.
Fifty per cent of the investigated cases in the US occurred in a highly regulated environment, compared with 50 per cent in China, 33 per cent in CIS and none in West Africa.
There were more people committing fraud after working for the victim organisation for only one to four years in the UK, Canada, the Czech Republic and India than in South Africa and Germany.