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The W1400 is a powerful projector that effortlessly projects the most beautiful images for you. Thanks to the use of clever technology, you can enjoy very clear images with smooth movements. The projector even knows how to handle Full HD signals and 3D content - the required glasses are included.
BenQ W1400: high quality with less power
Like all new BenQ projectors, the W1400 is equipped with SmartEco technology, which adjusts the brightness of the lamp to the incoming signal. This reduces excessive use of light, bringing back power consumption down to 50%. Meanwhile, the lifespan of the lamp lengthens by up to 80%. In order to add the necessary detail to the projections, the contrast ratio is adjusted to the reduced brightness and as such, you get a highly realistic image. Frame Interpolation technology makes the movements on the screen more fluid, as it analyses successive frames and creates an intermediary frame. This increases the number of frames per second and results in exceptionally fluid images. Latency during action films and sports events are now a thing of the past.
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- Weight (incl. packaging) 3.9 kg
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- dimensions: 339 x 285 x 120 mm
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The sinopsis sounded so good I thought I'd try Nora Roberts again. I have to say it is her best work but it's very predictable and has some GLARING mistakes. If you write about horses you should know a little about them. A yearling Quarter Horse CAN NOT be ridden. Tacked up and some light ground training maybe but not even that much usually. Being ridden buy a man as large as the man in the story would ruin knees. Being ridden double at a gallop (as in the book) would shatter legs. It would be the same as putting a 4th grade boy in a pro football game.
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Good story, and great narration! Nora Roberts has written another great story with strong women and strong men! It is a romance novel, filled with lots of action and character development. The sudden twists take all of the "predictable" out of it! Very enjoyable for men and women.
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Alex Salmond's Scottish Government has been rapped by the advertising watchdog for claiming the Edinburgh Zoo pandas as a "gift" that demonstrates the close relationship between Scotland and China.
The arrival of the bears was in fact part of a "commercial arrangement" between the zoo and the Communist authorities, according to a ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority, which banned future claims that the animals were provided without payment.
In press adverts, Mr Salmond's SNP administration boasted that China's "gifting" of Tian Tian and Yan Guang showed that Scotland had developed an especially close relationship with the world's fastest-growing country.
However after investigating the funding of the pandas, the ASA ruled that ordinary people would deem them to have been acquired as a result of a commercial agreement. In exchange for the pandas – the first to arrive in the UK for 17 years – Edinburgh Zoo's owner, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, is paying China £640,000 annually for 10 years to fund panda conservation.
The ASA banned Mr Salmond's government from repeating the claim.
Edinburgh Zoo, which was experiencing falling visitor numbers, is hoping the pandas will revive its financial fortunes. But they have not come cheap: their enclosures have also cost £250,000 and the animals' food, including imported bamboo, costs £70,000 a year.
In December, Mr Salmond, Scotland's First Minister, travelled to China for a trade mission timed to coincide with the pandas' arrival in Edinburgh onboard a FedEx Panda Express jet. To mark the public relations coup, the Scottish Government placed newspaper adverts featuring a picture of Tian Tian. The ad said: "Now, in a symbolic gesture of friendship between the countries, and following five years of political and diplomatic talks, the Chinese are gifting two giant pandas to live in Scotland, under the custodianship of Edinburgh Zoo."
The charities Animal Concern and Scotland for Animals claimed that was misleading because they understood the bears had been leased to the zoo by China at substantial cost.
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-Introduction: Set scene for reader. Outline the structure adopted for research paper, state research topic, question and objectives. Provide rational as to why topic is worthy of investigation. Explain how you set about answering research question and discuss main findings and conclusions from research.
-Literature review: Key task is to identify relevant literature and to undertake a critical appraisal of this literature, with purpose to offer an overview of literature published on a particular topic and call for a clear demonstration. Should consist of 4 stages: Identification of topic and key issues within topic; Search for literature; Identify the literature which makes a significant contribution to reader understanding the topic; analyse and interpret and draw appropriate conclusions.
-Research Methodology Design: To provide enough detail to allow a competent researcher to complete study. Just provide a proposed research design will be sufficient. Research methodology should also describe how the review would be carried out in terms of date collection and data analysis. On data collection, explain how the literature search was conducted by specifying the type of literature covered; the key words employed in the search and the criteria used to select suitable articles. Data analysis section should explain the criteria used to extract information from the selected articles how data synthesis into a coherent story, and how it is used to address the research question.
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NICE recommends Bayer's prostate cancer drug for routine NHS use
2 September 2016 • Author: Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft final guidance recommending radium-223 dichloride (Xofigo, Bayer) as an option for treating prostate cancer.
When radium-223 was previously appraised by NICE, it was only recommended for people who had already received docetaxel treatment. It was not recommended for people for whom docetaxel was not suitable.
This meant people who had not received docetaxel or for whom docetaxel was not suitable had to access radium-223 through the cancer drugs fund (CDF).
To read about the changes to the Cancer Drugs Fund click here!
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Following the decision to reform the CDF, NICE has been assessing the clinical and cost effectiveness of drugs currently in the old CDF.
The company submitted updated cost-effectiveness analyses comparing radium-223 with the current care available for people who have not received docetaxel, and for whom docetaxel is unsuitable. This new information meant the committee could agree that radium-223 was a cost-effective use of NHS resources.
The previously agreed confidential patient access scheme for radium-223 remains unchanged.
Professor Carole Longson, NICE, said, "I am pleased we have been able to broaden our recommendations for radium-223. Patients with prostate cancer will surely benefit from this drug being available for routine NHS use. I hope we'll see more drugs like this move into routine NHS use after companies have been able to better demonstrate cost-effectiveness."
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As mentioned in my recent post on Gillian (1960), Frank Yerby challenges the myth of Southern womanhood in his works. While I did not discuss how he does that in Gillian, I want to explore how he shatters the myth in A Darkness at Ingraham's Crest (1979), the follow up to his 1971 book… 846 more words
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NFP: projected impact on USD
The US is due to release NFP (Non-farm Payrolls) figures at 12:30 GMT.
Forecast: 230K
Previous reading: 288K
NFP 6-month average: 231K
ADP came at 218K vs. 281K in June and vs. the forecast of 234K
Initial jobless claims 4-week moving average: 297K vs. 314K at the time of the June jobs report
The employment component in discouraging Chicago PMI has actually improved and the Philly Fed employment component was slightly better.
If NFP comes above 200K this would be a sixth straight month that employment has expanded by more than 200K, a stretch not seen since 1997. Analysts at Standard Chartered Bank think that the threshold for a positive surprise is 250K: a reading above this level may bring USD/JPY to 103.50/104.00. However, Standard Chartered expects NFP to come below 200K which will make USD/JPY slid to 102.50.
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More than 4,000 business and IT managers were surveyed in the US, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan and Brazil, examining global encryption trends and regional differences in encryption usage. The report is now in its eighth year since its launch in 2005.
The results of the study show there has been a steady increase in the deployment of encryption solutions used by organizations over the past eight years. The percentage of overall IT security spending dedicated to encryption has also increased, almost doubling from 10% to 18%, demonstrating that organizations are prioritizing encryption over other security technologies.
Encryption continues to be viewed as a strategic issue with business leaders rather than IT or security professionals gaining greater influence over their organization's encryption strategy. For the first time business managers in the United States became the more influential group in setting the encryption strategy, demonstrating that encryption is no longer seen as just an IT issue but one that affects an entire organization.
Perceptions about the most significant threats to the exposure of sensitive or confidential data are employee mistakes, forced disclosures triggered by e-discovery requests and system or process malfunctions. Combined, these concerns over inadvertent exposure outweigh concerns over actual malicious attacks by more than 2:1.
The top data protection priorities focus on identity and access management, data discovery, protecting data in use within business applications and protecting data in outsourced or cloud environments. The importance of protecting data in cloud environments rose significantly from last year's survey ranking fourth in priority – up from 12th.
When it comes to buying criteria, performance is always the top concern. The next largest issue is key management with 38% of respondents saying they have a formal key management strategy. To support that strategy, the new Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) standard that allows organizations to deploy centralized key management systems that span multiple use cases and equipment vendors, has already established a relatively high level of awareness among IT and IT security practitioners. KMIP is perceived to be of increasing importance and is expected to contribute to encryption and key management strategies specifically around cloud, storage and application-centric deployments.
Hardware security modules (HSMs) are increasingly considered a critical component of a key management strategy. These devices are used to protect critical data processing activities and can be used to strongly enforce security polices and access controls.
Dr Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of The Ponemon Institute, says:
"Encryption usage has emerged as a clear indicator of a strong security posture with organizations that deploy encryption being more aware of threats to sensitive and confidential information and making a greater investment in IT security. Regardless of an organization's situation, it is clear that encryption and key management are becoming more widely deployed. For the first time this year our study shows that more organisations say they have an encryption strategy than not – another clear indication that encryption is now seen as a strategic issue."
Richard Moulds, vice president strategy at Thales e-Security says:
"Encryption is taking center stage as a strategic IT security issue, in order to mitigate the risk of data breaches and cyber-attacks and to protect an organization's brand, reputation and credibility. However, key management remains a challenge that can rapidly escalate as the use of encryption and other uses of cryptography expand. The report highlights how organizations are responding and shows a 25% increase in spending on key management solutions as a proportion of encryption budgets. Thales high assurance encryption and key management solutions help our customers address this challenge by reducing risk, supporting business continuity and demonstrating compliance enabling them to pursue their data protection goals with greater confidence."
Thales and the Ponemon Institute discuss the results of the new Global Encryption Trends Study, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at "W" San Francisco Hotel 12noon – 1.30pm. Click here to register (this is a registration only event) or download the report here.
Visit Thales at booth #517, RSA Conference, Moscone Center, San Francisco, February 25-March 1, 2013.
See demonstrations of Thales keyAuthority in the OASIS KMIP interoperability showcase booth #3012.
For industry insight and view on the latest key management trends check out our blog at www.thales-esecurity.com/blog
About the Ponemon Institute
The Ponemon Institute© is dedicated to advancing responsible information and privacy management practices in business and government. To achieve this objective, the Institute conducts independent research, educates leaders from the private and public sectors and verifies the privacy and data protection practices of organizations in a variety of industries.
2017 Thales e-Security, Inc., all rights reserved.


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Chapter 16
I stared at the face of the love I'd never truly seen before, awed by the sight and stunned by the novelty which shouldn't have defined the situation after so many glorious months of sweet kisses and tender caresses.
Physically he was the same: pale blond hair, eyes like the sky; but my mind depicted him as something like an angel. My thoughts now entirely focused on him, each main feature having a dozen connotations - all positive - and bringing back beautiful memories. His hair... How many times had I run my fingers through it as if he were my pet rather than my boyfriend? His mouth... Again and again, it had moved against my skin and expressed the truest deepest sentiment in the world. His brow. Surprisingly, this part of his face was special too. More times than I could count it had rested against my shoulder, my face: I remembered him earlier after kissing my pulse points, just lying there with his forehead against my chest.
And lastly, his eyes. They represented everything non-physical about this relationship. And I couldn't say anything more about them because right now, he was gazing at me in a way that told me he was listening to my thoughts.
I stood up, taken over by romantic instinct.
Like a loyal puppy, he stood too.
"Rosa?" he questioned.
I looked at him for several seconds before walking out of the room. I heard him follow, though he remained silent.
I led him downstairs, out through the kitchen door and into the garden.
He shut the back door behind us and turned to face me.
"What d'you want, my darling?"
"Can you be a wolf?" that mysterious force told me to say.
"I can be anything for you," he replied quietly, intensely, and transformed.
He sat down without taking his eyes off me.
I knelt down and stroked his fur.
'Is this what you wanted?' Ross inquired telepathically.
"Yeah," I said aloud, before flinging my arms around his neck and lying partly across him.
'You won't get cold?'
"Not with you here."
He sighed contentedly. 'Nice choice.'
I didn't respond. Instead, I began a mental communication of exactly how I felt presently and how only thinking of him enabled me to see him in a whole new light. I used words, pictures, memories and even parts of some of my favourite music to ensure he completely understood what he meant to me.
Afterwards, I fell silent and sighed happily.
'Rosa,' Ross whispered, and his thoughts were hushed: gentle as a light breeze rustling leaves on a tree.
'Yes?' I replied, still talking telepathically.
'I... I don't know. My love, I don't know.'
'Love is amazing, isn't it?' I murmured, the thought tickling Ross, encouraging his mind to smile.
'No: no it's not,' he replied pensively, bewildering me. 'Have you ever felt the so-called love between two shallow people? It's practically nothing.'
'It's what you make it then,' I thought, puzzled. 'Therefore, it can be amazing.'
'But - but... Hmm, I don't know how to phrase this.'
His thoughts were quite guarded, so I asked 'Why don't you show me?'
'I'm still thinking, Rosa: give me a minute.'
I waited patiently, though incredibly curious to hear his justification.
A few seconds later, he thought 'You're amazing, Rosa. And don't tell me I'm biased because Jack thinks so too - even after your relationship. Plus Lily: she senses it too.'
'Jack's mum? But Ross, I wouldn't be so amazing - at least I don't think I would - were I not so inspired by love. So love has to be amazing too.'
He shook his head. 'Not love: your interpretation of it. As you said, 'love's what you make it'. But in this context, love is how you see it. And you see it as so powerful, so beautiful, that you inspire your own actions and give a perfect love.'
'But Ross...'
'Rosa, I need to say this, baby. You have an inspiring imagination, awesome chasmal depth and a longing to give so great that you almost don't care what you take. You're so ... phenomenal it's like you're unreal. You belong in the most heart-breaking, breath-taking fantasy the mind can create. You're not one in a million: you're one in sixty billion. One in sixty billion Earth-dwellers who could never conceive the wonder that you are until they get to know you personally. I find myself asking "What's love in comparison to my rose-dove?".'
'But don't you see?' I protested. 'You're speaking from the heart - you wouldn't say this if you didn't love me.'
'Oh, Rosa, this surpasses love. Love is just a word used to express supreme enjoyment and affection. And don't you feel it too? The sense that we ... were destined... - destined for so much more. We're strong as diamond, profound as souls, as close as two people can get. You must feel it, Rosa: this is all so ... you.'
I stood up, distressed and touched, fascinated and scared, in accord, not in accord, all at the same time.
Ross shifted back into a human and held me.
"You're always yearning for more," he whispered. "Always striving for something just beyond your reach." The words were from last Christmas but he expanded on them, adding new ideas. "You long do hard it hurts: you would cry for it if you didn't keep such a tight rein on your emotions. You desire it so much."
I turned sharply to face him. "I found it in you!"
Ross gazed into my eyes. Deeply. Determinedly. Almost disconcertingly, but what he was saying was so amazing, despite my mixed feelings about it, that I couldn't feel he was intimidating or trying to scare me.
"I found it in you," I repeated, my tone barely audible, feeling yet another emotion: anguish.
He took my waist and kissed me with such a passion the force of it mentally bowled me over.
'The potential was already in you,' he thought.
'NO!' I shouted in our minds. 'This is right: this is amazing: this is perfect. I love you, Ross, I belong to you and my heart is forever yours. If I used to be fantastic, you've encouraged me to be phenomenal. Yes, phenomenal now, Ross. Not before. There is nothing that matters to me more than us.'
He drew back. Averting his gaze, he murmured "You longed so hard you could cry. You felt so lonely. So incomplete."
Raising eyes that blazed with defiance, he said "And I will be the guardian of that feeling." He calmed down, exhaling heavily. "Yes, Rosa," he murmured, eyes on the ground, "you found it in me. But only because you chose to see it."
He looked up. "I'm sorry if I scared you."
I kissed him gently. Trying to smile, I said "I'm fine. And ... you're the most amazing guy on the planet." I succeeded in smiling and then found myself hugging Ross.
He hugged me back tightly.
"Let there never be a hole in your life again," he murmured.


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Job Summary
- Salary: Undisclosed
- Work Type: Permanent / Full Time
- Min. Education Level: Diploma
- Years of Experience: 2
- Skills: Graphic design
Job Descriptions
- To design communication collaterals such as posters, electronic mailers, web banners
- To conceptualise creative ideas, design and layout in support of all marketing activities, eg. advertising, events and promotional activities
- To work closely with marketing communications team to achieve marketing objectives
- To ensure all creative work adheres to the Corporate branding guidelines
- To supervise, co-ordinate and work closely with production or relevant partners on the execution of work to completion
- To perform any other ad-hoc duties and projects assigned
- Diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or Multimedia Arts.
- Possesses at least 2 years relevant working experience.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite CS4 or CS5 - InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Knowledge in HTML, flash.
- Strong conceptual ability: Thrive on delivering innovative ideas.
- Experience in design-to-print with competency in pre-press and production processes.
- Dedicated, observant of deadlines and able to work under tight deadlines
- Positive attitude and a good team player.
- Knowledge Booth design 3D software will be a plus point
Job Benefits
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Rated as a best overall diet by US World & News Report, this class will review the Mediterranean Diet in detail so you can decide if the Mediterranean Diet is right for you.
Enjoy strawberries and boost your nutrition! Strawberries are heart-shaped, red, nutrient powerhouses packed with vitamins, fiber, antioxidants, manganese, folate and potassium.
Curious about the Zika virus? The Forsyth County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division has information you need to know about Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.
When you buy local, you are supporting local farmers and growers and keeping money in our community to be reinvested with businesses and services locally. Also, supporting local foods helps to maintain and preserve farmland, green space and the lovely rural character in our community.
From asparagus to zucchini, early summer crops are coming in season in Forsyth County. Now is a good time to get out to a local farmers market to purchase fresh in-season produce.
During 2015, drug overdoses accounted for 52,404 U.S. deaths. 33,091 of these deaths involved an opioid. Opioids include prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, and others, as well as the illicit drugs heroin and fentanyl.


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Need to go to Walmart? I would take a snake kit or a pronged stick! Did you know that since 2006 at least five people have been bitten by a variety of snakes, mostly Rattlesnake?
Sounds crazy, but they seem to like the garden section.
Here are a few instances:
Mica Craig continues to recover from rattlesnake bite he received at a Wal-Mart store in eastern Washington state The Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune reports Craig initially thought the object was a stick outside of the lawn and garden department. Then the "stick" bit him on the hand. KATU reports Craig was treated with six bags of anti-venom at a hospital in Lewiston, Idaho. The bite happened in Clarkson, Wash.
Wal-Mart St. Augustine, Fla., July 2009. Jeriel Joiner bent down to pick up a baby bottle that had fallen in the lawn and garden section. A baby pygmy rattlesnake latched onto his pointer finger and bit him. The snake was killed by a Wal-Mart employee with a broom. Apparently they are common to the area.
John Page's finger in November 2006,bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake. Four months later, his finger was unable to move and is locked in one position due to the venom from the 12-year-old snake. Page's lawyer claimed to have documented proof of seven snake attacks in Wal-Mart stores going back 20 years. In a statement by the company, Wal-Mart said "it is uncommon when a customer or associate comes across a snake in our garden center."
Delaine Jarrell, a Jacksonville, Fla. doesn't seem to think it was uncommon. She was walking through her local Wal-Mart when a snake bit her in June 2006. The snake wasn't poisonous, but she still went to the emergency room two days later to insure the bite wasn't infectious.
September 2009 a man in his mid-30s who was bitten by a copperhead rattlesnake. The incident happened in the lawn and garden section of the Wal-Mart in Goose Creek, S.C. EMTs killed the snake at the store and brought it in the ambulance for later identification. Officials stated only one of the snake's fangs entered the man. Copperheads are common the Carolina's, according to the article.
Not sure what is happening. I guess the cast of "Snakes On a Plane" needed jobs also and maybe because Walmart is an equal opportunity employer, they tried to get a little help in the "vermin managing" department and brought a few in?
Post Note to the first story about Mica Craig? Forgot to mention he was looking for mulch for his medical marijuana grow operation. Maybe that is why he thought it was a stick… because we all know Walmart has a HUGH stick department.


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Posted Thu 09 Aug 12 at 02:23 AM
O's bow out with a point
Orient closed out a successful season with a 1-1 draw against Oldham at the Matchroom Stadium to cement seventh spot in the table.
In a match that had little riding on it for both sides, the O's took an early lead through a glorious Jimmy Smith strike after good work from Moses Odubajo and Charlie MacDonald.
However, neither side really played to their potential and Oldham grabbed an equaliser moments into the second half through Kirk Millar.
Orient manager Russell Slade made only two changes from the side that won so impressively at Coventry last week, with experienced duo Martin Rowlands and Lee Cook dropping out for Lloyd James and Charlie MacDonald.
It was the visitors who made the brighter start and the ever-dependable Jamie Jones had to be sharp to rush out and block at the feet of Kirk Millar after Oldham found a way past the Orient backline within the first minute.
Within three minutes, the O's defence struggled to clear their lines following a goalmouth scramble which saw Jose Baxter's claims for a penalty waved away by referee Frederick Graham.
However, on nine minutes Orient were in front. Some good play between Moses Odubajo and MacDonald saw the striker cleverly let the ball run over his head for the onrushing Jimmy Smith to smash home on the half-volley.
Back came Oldham and within a matter of minutes they threatened once more when a fierce cross-cum-shot from Lee Croft flew over the bar with a sprawling Jones beaten.
On 16 minutes, the Matchroom Stadium was treated to a rarity when Oldham keeper Dean Bouzanis was pulled up for a passback but the indirect free-kick eventually struck by Gary Sawyer was blocked.
Latics keeper Bouzanis was having a jittery afternoon and he certainly was not being helped by his defenders, who throughout the first half treated him to a number of under-hit back-passes.
On the 30 minute mark, a sweeping Orient move ended with Sawyer's cross to the far past just evading the outstretched boot of Odubajo.
As the conditions turned wet in E10, it was Jones' turn to struggle with the ball as the O's custodian almost allowed a routine cross through his fingers before fortunately falling onto the ball.
In a poor end to the half, Lisbie attempted what would have been a spectacular half-volley over the well-off-his-line Bouzanis but could only find the back of the stands.
The O's had a slow start to the second period and it showed within a minute when Christian Montano escaped down the left hand side for the visitors and his cross was tapped in off the post by Millar.
That blow seemed to set the hosts back a little and the next 10 minutes saw Slade's men struggle to gain a real foothold on the match.
However, the O's could have gone ahead again when a delicious Cox free-kick met the head of Smith only for his effort to prove too close to Bouzanis.
That chance seemed to spark Orient back into life though in truth, the match lacked any real urgency on occasion, perhaps understandaby so with both teams have little to play for.
In a second half of very few opportunities at either end, it was Oldham who had the next sight of goal with just over 20 minutes only for full-back Connor Brown to misskick completely.
The O's were continuing to come forward and having combined so well for the opening goal, MacDonald and Smith almost fashioned another opportunity only for to be blocked off by the Oldham defence.
MacDonald was having an influential game and with just under 10 minutes to play, his flick on fell to the feet of Cox, who took a touch to steady himself but could only hammer his shot against the outside of the post.
With the clock ticking down, the Latics came close to grabbing a winner when first Robbie Simpson's rasping drive from distance was tipped over by Jones before from the resulting corner, Montano flashed an effort wide of the post but it ended all square as the O's took to the pitch in E10 for a lap of honour.
ORIENT: Jones; McSweeney (Cook 73), Clarke, Vincelot, Sawyer; Odubajo, Smith, James (Lee 81), Cox; Lisbie, MacDonald
SUBS: Butcher, Vanderhyde, Georgiou, Rowlands
GOALS: Smith 9
BOOKINGS: Vincelot 80, Lisbie
OLDHAM: Bouzanis, Brown (Truelove 79), M'Voto, Belezika, Montano; Gosset (Reid 76), Smith, Croft (Simpson 70), Winchester, Millar; Baxter
SUBS: Cisak, Byrne, Cooper, Iwelumo
GOALS: Millar 46
BOOKINGS: Croft 55
ATTENDANCE: 5,191 (667 Oldham)
REFEREE: Frederick Graham
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