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That's where 100happydays.com comes in. I stumbled across #100happydays on Instagram the other day. Someone I follow added that little hashtag to one of their photos. Now I'm not a hashtag person and have to be honest and say that I don't really understand them. But I clicked on her little #100happydays and it took me to half a zillion pictures of things that have made folks around the world smile at in the course of their day. I started smiling just browsing through them!
I know I need a little more 'happy' in my life and this might just do the trick. Life IS about the small moments and I'm going to take the challenge to capture 100 happy days on Instagram. I'll share my first three days here, but if you are curious and want to see more, you'll just have to follow me on my personal Instagram account (ltanner24).
|Day 1: I love my NordicTrack treadmill. I can program walks
like this. I walked 2 miles in vineyards in Tuscany!
Tonight I'll be walking through Tokyo.
|Day 2: I was looking through old pictures yesterday and found
this one of my two boys. I can't look at it without smiling.
It was taken about 27 years ago.
Both boys are now pilots in the Air Force.
|Day 3: Remember, it's all about the small moments. I decided that,
since it is never going to rain again in California, I had better
stop by the carwash on the way home. I have a CLEAN car!
THAT really makes me happy!
So what makes you smile? Where do you find your happy moments? Feeling up to a challenge?
Go find your happy!


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How to create webpages & setup website using the CMS
This is my experience about how to create webpages & setup my personal website using the CMS (Content Management System) software. My website is 4 years old now, during this time, I learn how to upgrade my website, improve the webpages loading speed, remove virus/malware from website, and a lot more.....SEO, Google Analytic, Google Adsense, Google Captcha, Google PageSpeed Insights, Google Search Console.
Makeblock 3-in-1 mBot Ranger Robot Kit
Makeblock 3 in 1 mBot Ranger Robot Kit is a three-in-one STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Educational robot kit which offers the ability to create a Robot Tank, Three-Wheeled Racing Car and a Self-Balance Car. You can program and control the mBot Ranger via iPad, tablets or laptop.
I get my mBot Ranger Robot Kit from GearBest, the price of the kit is $134.87.
Lua_2W_Motor: 2 wheel motor library for Lua running on wireless router
This is a motor library for Lua running on wireless router which flashed with OpenWrt firmware. It allows a wireless router control the motors without using micro-controller. This library works on any dual-full-bridge driver such as L298.
Each motor require two GPIOs for controlling, therefore 2 motors will use up 4 GPIOs. Most of the wireless router may not have enough GPIO to control the motors, but you can use other pin on the router such as the LED pin, this require to unload the leds_gpio module.
Compiling OpenWrt from source
To compile OpenWrt from source, you need a computer running Linux such as Ubuntu. If you are like me and don't have a Linux computer, you can still use your Windows computer to compile OpenWrt.
In order to run Linux on a Windows, you must install virtual machine on you computer. Virtual machines allow you to run any operating system in a window on your desktop, I'm using the free VirtualBox for my case, please read here for details.
Running Ubuntu On Windows
I'm a Windows user and I always play with Linux on embedded system. Therefore I need a computer which is effective exchange of information between Windows OS & Linux OS.
This article provides information on how to install Ubuntu on Oracle VirtualBox with the following features:
- Run both Linux(Ubuntu) and Windows together.
- Sharing clipboard content between OS
- File sharing between OS
- Internet connection sharing
Lua_GPIO: GPIO Read/Write Functions for Lua
This is a very simple GPIO read/write functions for Lua running on linux-based embedded system, it is based on Arduino digital input/output syntax.
Only four functions are available: pinMode, digitalWrite, digitalRead & delay
Update: Added pin_direction_status() function on 16 Oct 2015
Ubidots-Lua: OpenWRT router + Ubidots = Real-time data monitoring
In my projects I needed a tool to monitor data in real time, the data is captured by a microcontroller and uploaded to the web using a wireless router. Initially I was trying to use yeelink since it is in chinese langguage and yet I'm a Malaysian Chinese.
One month ago, I have tried with Ubidots, there were a few things that caught my eye.
BASH Dropbox Uploader on OpenWRT
This guide is to provide detailed information on how install BASH Dropbox Uploader to a wireless router flashed with OpenWRT. Dropbox Uploader is a BASH script written by Andred Fabriz that allows you to upload, download, delete files (and more) from Dropbox.
Setup a Raspberry Pi PHP web server
- Raspberry pi running Raspbian OS
- SSH client such as PuTTy
- If you like to use GUI ( Graphical User Interface), WinSCP is preferred
- Netscanner software for IP address searching
Some useful javascript
- function create_XMLHttpRequest() { //create new XHR object
- if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
- {// code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
- xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
- } else {// code for IE6, IE5
- xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
- }
- return xmlhttp;
- }
- Get replay from php web server: serverResponseInfo=httpGetRequest("http://domain/myReply.php")
- Read content from a text file: serverResponseInfo=httpGetRequest("myTextFile.txt")
- Read content from a text file: document.getElementById("myDiv").innerHTML=loadXMLDoc("myTextFile.txt");
function httpGetRequest(url)
xmlhttp= create_XMLHttpRequest();
return xmlhttp.responseText;
- To check a file if exist in www root directory: fileExists("/settings.xml")
- To check a file if exist in the current directory: fileExists("settings.xml")
- function fileExists(filename) {
- xmlhttp= create_XMLHttpRequest(); //create new XHR object
- if(!xmlhttp) return false;
- try
- {
- xmlhttp.open("HEAD", filename, false);
- xmlhttp.send(null);
- return (xmlhttp.status==200) ? true : false;
- }
- catch(er)
- {
- return false;
- }
- }
- function loadXML(XML_filename) {
- xmlhttp= create_XMLHttpRequest();
- xmlhttp.open("GET",XML_filename ,false);
- xmlhttp.send();
- return xmlhttp.responseXML;
- }
- function xmlToString(xmlDoc){
- if(xmlDoc.xml){
- xmlString = xmlDoc.xml;
- }else{
- xmlString = (new XMLSerializer).serializeToString(xmlDoc);
- }
- return xmlString;
- }
- function createString_accordingDate() {
- var today = new Date();
- var dd = today.getDate();
- var mm = today.getMonth()+1;//January is 0!
- var yyyy = today.getFullYear();
- if(dd<10){dd='0'+dd} ;
- if(mm<10){mm='0'+mm};
- return (yyyy + "_" + mm + dd);
- }

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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
One team will lose their second game of the season tonight, and the Bruins (2-1-0) hope it won't be them. The B's travel to the nation's capital tonight to face off with Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals (4-1-0) at the Verizon Center.
To say the B's haven't fared well against the Caps lately would be a gross understatement. Boston's only win over Washington last year came on the very last day of the regular season, in a 4-3 shootout win that helped the B's leapfrog themselves into the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Caps have gone 7-0-2 against Boston in their last nine meetings, outscoring the B's 26-16 in that time. Beating the Caps at home has been a tall task for every NHL team lately, as Washington has a 21-2-3 regular season record at the Verizon Center in the 2010 calendar year.
Lots to get to before tonight's game, so let's jump right in to the pre-game notes…
Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Boston Bruins, John Carlson, Marc Savard, Michal Neuvirth, Mike Knuble, Tim Thomas, Tom Poti, Washington Capitals
December can't come soon enough When Philly gets to kick the Bruins butt twice.
Unreadable article by the way.
I miss my fantasy hockey. The Bruins are just coming into their own. Fun team to watch.


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Watch A Deer In A Yogurt Shop [VIDEO]
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It's rutting season alright. Either that or this deer just really likes frozen yogurt. A few weeks ago, the Peachwave Frozen Yogurt shop in Holmdel was victim of a breaking and entering not of the human kind. The son of the owners put together this video out of the surveillance footage and a little Benny Hill theme music.
I like how the older gentleman has the idea to hold the front door open and then claps his hands to call the deer as if the deer is a pet dog. I don't think deer in the wild associate clapping hands as meaning anything. Then I like the deer whisperer dude at the end who just calmly walks right up to where the deer is lying on the floor, reaches over it to unlock the door and gets it open for the deer's exit. Really though, they couldn't have at least given her a to-go cup?


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Definition of infinite
1 : extending indefinitely : endless infinite space
2 : immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive : inexhaustible infinite patience
3 : subject to no limitation or external determination
4a : extending beyond, lying beyond, or being greater than any preassigned finite value however large infinite number of positive numbersb : extending to infinity infinite plane surfacec : characterized by an infinite number of elements or terms an infinite set an infinite series
Examples of infinite in a Sentence
an infinite series of numbers
She has infinite patience when she's dealing with children.
There seemed to be an infinite number of possibilities.
an infinite variety of choices
Origin and Etymology of infinite
Middle English infinit, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin infinitus, from in- + finitus finite
First Known Use: 14th centurySee Words from the same year
Definition of infinite
: something that is infinite (as in extent, duration, or number)
First Known Use of infinite
15th century
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
INFINITE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of infinite for English Language Learners
: having no limits
: extremely large or great
INFINITE Defined for Kids
Definition of infinite for Students
1 : having no limits of any kind the infinite universe
2 : seeming to be without limits She took infinite care when handling chemicals.
infinitelyadverb He is infinitely patient.
Headscratcher for infinite
Anything infinite is so big that it seems to have no limits, but anything infinitesimal is so small that it is almost impossible to measure.
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Internet service providers could face huge fines if they do not provide spam filtering or impose email sending limits under new rules set down by a communications watchdog. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) today registered the world's first legislative code of practice for internet and email service providers.
More information can be found here.
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It's happened tons of times. You're watching a movie or TV show, and a character utters a crucial line that gets lost in the soundtrack mix. While your flat-panel HDTV makes it possible to see almost every wrinkle in an actor's skin, its tiny speakers put a real wrinkle in your ability to hear the dialogue and follow the story. If this sounds the least bit familiar, then the Energy Power Bar Elite may be just the ticket for you.
The system's slim sound bar features a dual 2-way speaker system designed to bring out the detail of voices and much more. Built-in Dolby® Digital decoding works together with Energy's 3D Surround Mode to simulate the effect of a traditional multi-channel home theater system, for a much more involving viewing experience. The sound bar can be wall-mounted using its rear keyhole slots, or you can use the included rubber feet to simply place it on your TV stand.
It's really not too complicated. The Energy Power Bar Elite comes with an optical cable to connect to your compatible TV, plus a stereo RCA cord for older televisions. The powered sub needs to be plugged into an outlet, but once the Power Bar and sub are turned on, they make their wireless connection automatically. You can even program the Power Bar to work with your TV remote's volume control if you prefer not to add the included remote to your collection.
The bar works great. I had planned to install built in surround sound but renovation costs went over so had to do the energy sound bar instead. I'm glad I did. It was a great investment.
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|Pieces in System
|.75 Dome (2)
|3.0 Cone (4)
|Separate Subwoofer
|Subwoofer Driver
|10.0 Cone
|Surround Sound Decoding
|Dialogue Enhancement
|Auto Volume
|4K Video Compatible
|HDR Video Compatible
|Audio Return Channel
|Remote IR Passthrough
|Works with TV Remote (IR)
|Control by App
|Bluetooth Connectivity
|Mounting Bracket Included
|Surface Mount Stand Included
|Speaker Parts Warranty
|3 Years
|Speaker Labor Warranty
|3 Years
|Amplifier Parts Warranty
|1 Year
|Amplifier Labor Warranty
|1 Year
|System Frequency Response
|40-20k Hz
|Powered System
|Sound Bar RMS Power
|250 System
|Subwoofer RMS Power
|250 System
|Inputs and Outputs
|Mini Stereo Audio Inputs
|RCA Stereo Audio Inputs
|Optical Digital Audio Inputs
|Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs
|HDMI Inputs
|HDMI Outputs
|USB Port
|Subwoofer Output
|Sound Bar (inches)
|4-3/16H x 40W x 3-1/16D
|Sound Bar Weight
|7 lbs
|Subwoofer (inches)
|13-5/16H x 9-1/16W x 19-11/16D
|Subwoofer Weight
|25 lbs
Overview: The Energy Power Bar Elite was developed to both significantly improve television and movie sound by simulating a multi-speaker surround sound system. It instantly upgrades your TV sound without requiring a separate receiver and multiple speakers. The Energy Power Bar Elite consists of a self-powered soundbar speaker and a 10" wireless powered subwoofer. The system features an elegant black satin finish to blend in with your TV and decor.
Soundbar w/ CSM (Convergent Source Module) Technology: The Energy Power Bar Elite soundbar speaker features a built-in 2ch amplifier and two-way speaker design. There are two 0.75" soft-dome tweeters mated to four 3" midbass IMG (injected molded graphite) drivers for highly detailed, high output sound for almost any size room. The drivers are aligned in the exclusive Energy Convergent Source Module (CSM); meaning the tweeter and woofer are placed in close proximity and act as a single source to provide wide dispersion, low distortion, and a flat frequency response.
Wireless Powered Subwoofer: The Energy Power Bar Elite comes with a wireless powered subwoofer which features a built-in amplifier, 10" side-firing composite woofer, and bass-reflex (ported) enclosure for high-efficient bass. The advanced 2.4 GHz wireless technology automatically connects the powered subwoofer and self-powered soundbar speaker together. Because the powered subwoofer is wireless and not restricted by an audio cable, you can place the powered sub almost anywhere in the room (up to 50' from the soundbar speaker). The wireless powered sub has a separate volume control (on the rear-panel) from the soundbar speaker so you can dial in the amount of bass you want to hear.
Virtual Surround Sound: The built-in Dolby Digital Decoder allows the soundbar to automatically reproduce detailed, high-quality sound no matter what format of sound is coming from the TV's output. The 3D Surround Mode adds spaciousness to the sound, simulating the effect of having multiple speakers surrounding you.
Analog & Digital Connection: The soundbar speaker is designed to quickly connect to your TV with either an analog (RCA) or digital (optical) connection. An included digital optical cable connects to your TV's digital output and then to the back of the soundbar speaker. For TV's without an optical audio output, there is a 2-channel RCA analog input and cable included to connect to it.
Remote Control: The remote control learning feature allows the system to function via your existing TV remote, or you have the option of using the included IR wireless remote control. You can control Source, Volume Up/Down, and Mute.
Mounting Options: The soundbar speaker can be positioned on a shelf or stand using the supplied rubber feet. It can also be wall-mounted using its dual keyhole slots and included easy-to-use template. The keyhole spacing is 28.125". The 2.5" soundbar depth provides for an aesthetic match to either a wall-mounted or table-top TV.
Power Requirements: Both the soundbar speaker and powered subwoofer must be plugged in an AC outlet using the included AC power supply and AC power cords.
Auto Standby: The soundbar speaker and the powered subwoofer will automatically go into a standby or "sleep" mode if they do not receive an audio signal from your TV, Satellite, or Cable Box for approximately 10 minutes.
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That sounds awesome! You shall be very proud of her
This is a discussion on A big accomplishment...or two! within the Bob & Terry's Place forums, part of the The Back Porch category; My wife just recently completed her concealed carry class. I couldn't be more proud of her. She also just published her first book...a children's book ...
My wife just recently completed her concealed carry class. I couldn't be more proud of her. She also just published her first book...a children's book based on our goofy daughter. Makes me feel like a lucky guy.
Bailey Christine, Drama Queen!
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With guns, we are 'citizens'.
Without them, we are 'subjects'.
That sounds awesome! You shall be very proud of her
"The Second Amendment: America's Original Homeland Security"
Congrats on both counts!
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Exodus 22:2 "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed"
Congratulations. I'm still waiting for my wife to take the initiative to get her CCW and write the childrens book she started. On a positive note she did take one of her friends to the shooting range the other day. Her friend was a little too timid to shoot the monstrous 9mm that my wife brought though. :)
Where can I buy the book?
It sounds like something my 8yr old daughter may like for her 9th b-day in a couple of weeks.
Nevermind, I just hit the link.
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Yeah, my wife has shot handguns all of her life. Getting her to shoot has never been a problem. Shooting as well as her...well that is another thing, haha. I am glad she has taken the initiative to get her concealed carry. Now, she just has to figure out how/where she is going to carry.
And you can purchase the book at Barnes and Noble as well as a couple other bookstore chains. It is a cute book if I do say so myself
With guns, we are 'citizens'.
Without them, we are 'subjects'.
Congrats! My "Drama Queen" is now 40, she's calmed down some now.
You can educate ignorance, you can't fix stupid
Retired DE Trooper, SA XD40 SC, S&W 2" Airweight
dukalmighty & Pure Kustom Black Ops Pro "Trooper" Holsters, DE CCDW and LEOSA Permits, Vietnam Vet 68-69 Pleiku
Congratulations on both accounts, I have always envied writers, in college it was always a struggle just to fill up the number of pages the instructors required for certain assignments.
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
Hóka-héy! Crazy Horse
Congrats on both!
Never thought of writing a book based on a goofy kid. I have 5 of them. This may be my ticket......
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I have four, ranging in age from 21.5 yrs. 17.5, 15.5 to 6., YES, I said SIX.5.!!!
He came along after we thought we were ALL through.
Wouldn't trade him for all the tea in China.
He cracks everyone in the family up, all day.
He can be a little sweetheart one minute,
And Mommy's little evil genius the next!
I just hope he never goes to the dark side, or the world is done for.
Good for your wife on BOTH accomplishments!!!!!!!!!
I would rather die with good men than hide with cowards
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans
Don't ever think that the reason I'm peaceful is because I don't know how to be violent
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The original music compression codec, and some still maintain the best, is the most widely supported of all the codecs available, though there's plenty of older hardware that doesn't support VBR features. There are loads of different encoders you can use, but the most popular and the one deemed the best is LAME. I've used this (version 3.97, the latest stable non-beta version) for the listening tests you'll see later in this feature.
But while it is still a very good codec, it does have its limitations. Though highly tweakable and customisable from the command line and capable at medium quality levels, MP3 isn't very good at higher compression ratios (below 128kbps CBR) and doesn't go higher than 320kbps, as previously mentioned.
The latter is important, not simply from the perspective that music can't be compressed at super high quality, but because, in VBR mode that limits the maximum amount of storage space allocated per musical 'frame' to 320kbps as well (compressed music is represented by slivers of data; each sliver, representing a fraction of a second of audio information, is called a frame). And in some circumstances, that 320kb frame isn't big enough.
Its joint stereo mode is not as sophisticated as other codecs, how it deals with audio signals above 16kHz is not ideal and the way it splits the signal into sub-bands for the psychoacoustic model to do its work is over complicated and lossy. The more modern codecs use a single, lossless, transform to split the signal into sub-bands. The details behind the latter are quite complicated, however. If you want to read more about about them, visit MP3 Tech and sink yourself into the maths.
The final limitation of MP3 technology is nothing to do with music or sound quality or file sizes, but money. The technology patents behind MP3 are owned by a company called Fraunhofer-Gesellshaft, who originally developed the technology back in 1991. And since 1996 all developers of MP3 encoders and those distributing MP3 via streaming (ie for Internet radio) have had to pay a licensing fee to the company for the privilege.
For this reason, development is likely to be slower than that of free and open encoders such as Ogg Vorbis, and improvements slower to emerge. The popularity of the codec may also wane as other more modern and free technologies begin to take over.


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Tradition and change in postharvest pest management in Kenya
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- Goldman, A. Agric Hum Values (1991) 8: 99. doi:10.1007/BF01579661
The hazard of postharvest pest losses is ubiquitous in peasant farming systems; as a result, farmers invariably have some response to the threat of these losses. Responses to postharvest pests may be more extensive than to field pests, even when, by statistical measures, the usual levels of losses are comparable. In studies of pest management practices in three contrasting areas in Kenya, it was found that farmers virtually always rely on an array of techniques and strategies, usually including both older and more modern practices. There is considerable variation among regions in the techniques used, due not only to climatic and socioeconomic factors, but also to variations in cultural history and preferences. The ways in which management practices have changed over time also vary by region. The major changes have been related to overall system change. Four main sources of change have been paramount: (1) population growth and the intensification of land use; (2) the introduction of new cash crops; (3) the introduction of new marketing infrastructure; and (4) the perception of increased environmental risk. Their effect on the replacement of older practices by newer ones is often interrelated. Traditional techniques are often based on materials derived from bushland, but increasing population density makes these difficult to continue as bushland and its common property resources disappear. Simultaneously, tolerance for losses is reduced as land availability is constrained. With the introduction of a cash crop infrastructure, new methods of pest management, especially pesticide use, become more readily available and may spread rapidly. Areas with good market infrastructure but varying population density may still differ considerably because with abundant land it is possible to compensate for expected losses by additional planting.
A study of an FAO project to improve postharvest management through earlier harvesting and a redesigned storage crib indicate some reasons for its lack of widespread acceptance. Little or no attempt was made to adapt techniques to varying circumstances; instead, a single "solution" was meant to be applied across areas of vastly different conditions. In many cases, this project represented a radical response to a problem farmers considered they were coping with acceptably using existing methods. Although it probably represents an improvement over traditional storage methods in purely technical terms, the new technique also often involved major costs, readjustments, and cultural disruptions that may not have been anticipated by its designers. More likely to succeed would be a strategy that begins with some of farmers' existing practices and whose objective is to develop and offer a range of possible improvements from which farmers could select individual components appropriate to their conditions and needs.
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Fraud Risk Management
The MetricStream Fraud Risk Management solution enables financial organizations to streamline and standardize the process of capturing, investigating, resolving, and reporting cases. Utilizing the MetricStream technology the solution can cut across enterprise siloes, gathering and consolidating case data in a central repository, while also enhancing cross-functional collaboration on case investigations. Investigative tasks can be quickly assigned along with automated alerts to keep the process on track. At every stage, powerful dashboards and analytics provide in-depth case visibility, enabling you to proactively identify and resolve critical cases.
MetricStream's solution includes the capability to establish reliable controls and effective risk-based audits to monitor transactions, spot account behavior and prevent fraud. By managing and analyzing large datasets, structured and unstructured, to identify patterns or relationships, the main function of the data mining functionality, these patterns or relationships can be used to understand the behavior of the systems from which the data was collected.
Through MetricStream Infolet Technology the solution has the ability to integrate with a variety of sources including databases that are used as internal and external watch lists. By integrating with a variety of different content sources to bring in information around global sanctions lists, politically exposed people, adverse media, etc.
As part of the implementation process VirtusaPolaris and MetricStream will work together to decide what reference information should be brought into the tool through custom integrations, vs. what should be attached to cases on an ad hoc basis. MetricStream has the ability to attach a variety of files, including, pdf, images, spreadsheets, etc. to the investigations for efficient, streamlined enhanced analysis.
Threat and vulnerability data from numerous security solutions, social and digital media content violating corporate policies and regulations, supply chain incidents spreading virally on the web that damage reputation, and transaction trends indicating a financial fraud or illegal activity can be more easily identified and managed as a result of big data analytics.
- Ability to collecting and analyze large and disparate data points enabling reactive discovery of incidents and proactive identification of emerging issues.
- Supports organizations to break down siloes, and enhance information-sharing and coordination across financial, compliance, legal, and administrative teams for effective SAR.
- Robust data model for efficient data upload and retention, and transaction monitoring.The solution enables you to streamline and standardize the process of capturing, investigating, resolving, and reporting potential fraud cases.
- Investigative tasks can be quickly assigned along with automated alerts to keep the process on track.
- Includes robust reporting and analytics features, which provide powerful, intuitive dashboards with drill down capabilities for gaining unified and granular insights into the reporting process.
- MetricStream's social media GRC engine utilizes advanced natural language processing capabilities to analyze social media conversations, facilitate risk evaluations, and trigger issue remediation workflows.
- VirtusaPolaris has experience working with some of the largest financial institutions on fraud risk management and anti-money laundering issues.
- The solution also monitors IT infrastructure performance, user activity, and sensitive data flows, enabling pattern anomalies to be detected, analyzed, and remediated early.
- Ensures information security by providing selected access to key stakeholders.
- Based on the patent pending Agent Based Architecture for Distributed Data Extraction and Delivery, Infolets seamlessly integrate with each other and with data sources to capture relevant information, and load it in the MetricStream repository or route it to the required systems.


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Attorney General Hardy Myers today filed a settlement with one of the country's largest sweepstakes mailers, Reader's Digest Association (RDA), requiring the company to make long-term changes in its sweepstakes mailings and to pay an estimated $150,000 in restitution to approximately 200 Oregon victims. An Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, which admits no law violation, was filed in Marion County Circuit Court.
"Reader's Digest sold a variety of magazines and other products through millions of deceptive mail solicitations containing sweepstakes promotions and engaged in questionable renewal practices," Myers said. "We are confident that this tough, far-reaching action will stop the activity."
"Oregonians were mislead by the RDA sweepstakes mailings and believed that they had a better chance of winning if they purchased product. This agreement will assist those Oregon consumers that suffered the most financially," Myers explained.
The action is part of an agreement between Reader's Digest of Pleasantville, New York and 32 states and the District of Columbia requiring the company to establish a $6,081,000 consumer restitution fund. The fund will be administered and distributed by a third party administrator to be retained by the RDA. The rate of return to consumers, who spent over $2,500 for product in fiscal years of 1998, 1999 and 2000, is estimated to be at 15 to 20 percent. Oregon residents account for l.44 percent of Reader's customers that fit into the specific spending category.
Under the settlement, Reader's Digest also agrees to reimburse the states for attorney fees. As a participating state, Oregon will receive $75,000 along with 23 other states. Approximately $2,160,000 will be divided among the states including $100,000 to each of the three negotiating states and $10,000 each to six, non-participating states.
Several key injunctive provisions of the agreement include:
In 1997, Attorney General Myers' Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection section negotiated a letter agreement with Reader's concerning promotions that "blurred" the distinction between sweepstakes that did not require a purchase and skilled contests that did. As part of the agreement, Reader's paid investigative expenses and printed in a Reader's Digest edition the Department of Justice's "So You Think You've Won a Prize" brochure. The magazine was mailed to 250,000 subscribers in the state.
This is the third major, multi-state settlement that the Oregon Department of Justice has participated in since the 1999 public hearings on sweepstakes activities conducted by a group of Attorneys General. Attorney General Myers has settlement agreements with US Sales Corporation (United States Purchasing Exchange) and Time, Inc. using the name of Guaranteed & Bonded.
In January 2000, Myers sued Publishers Clearing House and a September 2001 court date has been set.
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Barrel Wear
just curious if anyone can tell me if it's the pressure(higher pressure=higher burn temp) or the amount of powder(longer burn time) that wears out a barrell?
ie. would a 7mm ultra mag with a 26" barrel loaded at less than full pressure to achieve approx. 3000 feet per second with a round or a 7mm mag which uses half the powder loaded to full pressure have a longer barrel life?
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essentially, it's "X" pounds of powder. Whether that powder is divided into lots of smaller charges or fewer large charges, it still remains X pounds of powder. The trick is, this only applies when all other factors remain the same, and you have a host of other variables involved. Higher pressures do more damage, as do heavier bullets. Hotter powders (think double based powders with relatively high nitroglycerine content and higher flame temps) are also a factor.
In short, it's an equation with a number of different variable parameters, and the total of all of them is what will dictate the results. I see a lot of people who get concerned about barrel life, but that's the tradeoff. Speed costs money. How fast you wanna go?
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I have thought about it a few times through the years, as I'm sure others have. Common sense (if it was "common" everyone would have it, right?) tells me more powder creates more heat, but more powder is usually associated with bigger cartridges and thus, probably bigger bores. I think large quantities of powder being burnt down small bores create the most damage to a barrel.
Example: if you shoot a 7mmRM with 51.0gn of IMR4320 (175gn Partition) and a .243Win with 52.5gn of H414 (55gn Ballistic Tip) seems the .243 would bite the dust first. There's not a lot of difference in the burn rate of these two powders and the Maximum Average Pressure (PSI) recommended by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) is 61,000 for the 7Mag and 60,000 for the .243Win.
My first 7Mag Sendero's barrel went south with a little over 1200rds down the tube. I shot a few 120's and 140's but the majority of bullets were the 150gn with 67gn's of RL22.
Another factor I think hurts your barrel is excessive and sustained heat like one may encounter in a "target rich environment" (i.e. prairie dog town). Obviously not everyone has to worry with this so it may or may not be a concern.
Keep it cool and clean and it will probably last a while. JohnnyK.
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As I understand it (I'm an electrical engineer, not a metalurgical engineer) from reading and talking to some of my metalurgical engineer friends, the process that wears out the throat is a combination of thermal shock errosion and abrasion (from several things).
Any meaningful discussion has to begin with a description of the process that causes the erosion in the throat. Somewhat simplified, the blast of hot gas (above the melting point of the barrel metal) heats the metal on the surface of the throat and immediately beyond cherry red to a depth of a a thousandth of an inch or possible a bit more. The exposure to the gas doesn't last very long, milliseconds, and it is very hot (couple thousand degrees), and under high pressure. That combination heats just the surface of the metal. An eighth of an inch or even a sixteenth of an inch deep there is a temperature change but nothing like the several hundred degree change on the surface. It is this temperature gradient from cherry red on the surface to only a bit warmer a few thousandts of an inch deeper that casues the errosion.
The metal on the surface expands with the flash of heat, then cools very rapidly as the heat source goes away and it loses heat rapidly to the much much cooler amd more massive collection of barrel metal immediately adjacent to the hot layer. The differential expansion of the surface metal with respect to the immediately adjacent metal causes thermal stress, a shearing stress between the layers of metal. This stress cycle is repeated with each shot, and will eventually cause a thermal fatigue failure of the metal on the surface.
Metal will flake off having fatigued to the point that it is no longer attached to the metal underneath. The surface will start to look like it has scales. The surface metal expands and distorts itself with respect to the layer underneath, then shrinks which with enough repititions causes scales to form when it contracts. It will look almost like the surface of a dry lake bed when viewed through a borescope. I think I have some pictures of this at home that I've taken in my shop. I made a setup to use my Nikon 990 with the Hawkeye borescope to take pictures.
It's a cumulative thermal shock fatigue effect. The more damage done per round the shorter the barrel life.
The other mechanism is abrasion, wear, of the throat and barrel by material coming out of the cartridge - powder, bullet, burnt powder, and so forth. More of this causes more wear than less.
OK, with that basic understanding of the mechanism, one can draw some qualatative conclusions about what will make it worse or better:
Anything that increases the rate of change of temperature on the surface will increase erosion. Hotter gas temperatures, faster temperature rise, will increase erosion per round fired. Faster powder will generally be hotter at the throat than slower powder. More powder will increase the depth of the hottest layer by keeping it hot a millisecond or two longer.
Lighter bullets with fast powder may be harder on the throat than heavier for caliber bullets and slower powder.
More powder hurts two ways - more material to grit blast the throat area as it moves into the barrel and sustained heat to increase the depth of the heat affected zone.
So the cartridges that would be expected to have shorter barrel life would be those that have a lot of powder relative to the bore volume because they increase the thermal shock and dump more grit into the throat. A 7 mmMag will be harder on the throat than a 7mm-08. A 7mmBR will be easier on the throat than a 7mm-08. The .308 will have longer barrel life than a 7mm-08 (but probably not a lot longer) because of the larger bore which allows the gas to get past the throat sooner with the same weight bullet. I'd expect a .338 Federal to last about forever, but maybe not as long as a .30BR.
I'm not at home right now, so I can't give you a link, but there are a couple of spreadsheets available on the WEB that proport to predict useful barrel life. Playing with them, at least qualatatively they show variations as a function of powder choice (burn rate), bullet weight, and powder charge weight, that are at least consistant with this theory - i.e. the changes in barrel life are in the direction expected based on the mechanism described.
A .30BR has amazing barrel life. If my memory is right, national matches have been won shooting barrels with 6,00 to 7,000 rounds through them. The relatively small powder charge, and relatively large bore volume compared to case volume is all in the right direction to promote barrel life and more than overcome the light for caliber bullets usually used in a .30BR. If you want a rifle to practice with that will shoot well for thousands of rounds, get a .30BR.
Anyhow, that's how I understand it. I have no indispensible ego attached to this so if you have a different theory, please put it out there so we can have a dialog about it.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." R. Feynman. (Last sentence of the Feynman appendix to the Space Shuttle Challenger Report.)
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Re: Barrel Wear
A very reasonable and in-depth summary here. I alluded to the other variables, and you highlighted some of these. You obviously have a bore scope, as do I, but for those who've never used one, it's enlightening to say the least. All the action takes place in the first few inches of the bore, and in the first few milliseconds as the bullet begins to move. Not at all uncommon to find a throat that looks like a mile of really bad asphalt, while the remainder of the barrel looks like it's never seen a round fired.
You covered the flame temps, and I'd touched on the same. JohnnyK mentioned two powders with similar burn rates (and he's perfectly correct there), but didn't mention that the IMR is a single based propellant, while the H414 is double based powder. This is one of the differences I highlighted in pointing out that it's a sliding scale with a number of variables to be considered.
This also goes a long way in explaining why heavy bullets are so much harder on barrels (specifically, the throats) than lighter ones. Longer dwell time, as the heavier bullet has more inertia to overcome before it begins to move, gives those hot gasses and high pressures a good bit more time to allow them to work their damage. Once they begin moving, the rest of the bore is comparatively undamaged by the bullet's passage.
Good write up.
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Re: Barrel Wear
A barrel can 'die' in multiple ways..
Even if performance extends past throat erosion(which is common), there is an ultimate killer shortly to follow: Carbon restriction
I don't know the process of it, but I know accuracy potential forever disappears once a bore swages bullets down at an early point in their travel. Even further barrel setbacks won't help once this happens.
Officially dead..
Now, what I 'think', is that carbon impinges itself into the bore(somehow), lifting it's surface. And I don't think this can be reached with abrasives -without damaging the bore as badly.
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Kevin & Fitch great post-I needed to know that.
Please go into more on the single based propellant vs double based powder - I know nothing.
Like, what you get with each one ie. every thing brings BAGGAGE to the party- what does each bring when you use it.
I have long believed that erosion all starts with the primer chemicals selected by the mfg. Company, especially the makeup of the clear-coat-or whatever- sprayed on to hold things together. Don't remember much from Chem class (100 yrs ago-lol) but some perfectly safe and useful stuff, when the environment is changed to the extreme (TEMP.), can go BALLISTIC-pun intended! I use the hot GM215M for speed in my one load for my 338WM. Please share any info you have gained on said primer chems and or COOLER firing ones that may be used when not needing the hottest loads. Should help save on erosion.
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Recently, my husband made these lovely tapas for me. We had them 1 hour before dinner. He served them with a good glass of Oude Geuze, from the brand : Mort Subite.
This is a Belgian famous beer. My husband likes Oude Geuze. This Mort Subite one is a bit more sweet than the other brands. The colour is amber, it tastes between sweet & sour. Its alcohol percentage is: 4.5 %. Oude Geuze, its taste goes wonderfully well with the Serrano ham.
68 responses to "Garlic toasts with Kumato tomatoes & Serrano ham served with Belgian Oude Geuze beer"
Yum yum yum, Sophie! Thanks for the beer info!!
Looks delicious as always, Sophie! It's nice to be reminded that food pairs well with beer.
My husband loves to try new beers – I'll show him this and perhaps we might find it here (fingers crossed). This taps looks marvelous; I've tasted Serrano ham on only a few occasions but I remember how delicious it is. From your description of the beer, it certainly sounds like a great pairing!
Hmmmm a fancier version of pan amb tomaquet!
What a yummy toast – I'm making it for lunch today (have to sub a different kind of ham), wish I had the Belgian beer – we love it!
I just love geuze beer and cannot find it up in my little section of the world. I bet that pairing was perfect. Looks very yummy and a great way to start a meal!
Sophie, I love Belgian beers, and I have to look for this!
miam, voilà une délicieuse tartine…
I will so have to look for this beer, dont think Ive ever seen it!! That toast looks outrageously delicious!
Oooh la la. Nice little appetizer. It's Friday, so we all deserve a cold beer.
I love it when your husband cooks, because that means that you can rest a while Sophie! With all of your good cooking, you deserve some rest!
I love those tapas! Perfect lunch for me. I frequently make it, rubbing the warm toast with garlic and just topping with tomatoes and a basil leaf, but the Serrano ham is the perfect addition.
ooh, this looks liek it would go great with the beer! I lived in Belgium for a little bit, and I love good Belgian beer.
You really do have some very fine beers there in Belgium and this sounds like a fine way to enjoy one!
How lovely that your husband made them for you, you lucky thing! Did a great job too I might add!!!
That's very sweet of your husband! They look perfect! I'm going to see if our local wine shop has this beer – I love trying new ones 🙂
What a great husband! The toasts sound really good. Of course, what could be bad about garlic, tomato and bread? Yummy!
Sophie, what a simple and tasty treat to have before supper. This is the kind of food I just love. I always say that the men make the best food lol. After saying that I better leave or I'll get slapped lol.
My oh my, this looks scrummy. I have never seen this beer before, and I don't suppose I will, this is Oklahoma after all. Maybe on my next visit to England.
Sounds like a great combination, Sophie! Belgian beer is rightfully famous, and I need to expand my experience with it. I'll definitely look for Oude Geuze one of these days. And what a delicious looking photo! I'm sure the toast with tomatoes and ham tasted great!
Aww your husband is a true champion! I wish mine would make me something like this. I hope you don't mind if I show him your page! 😉
I love this beer… A wonderful meal! Delicious!Cheers,Rosa
You're killing me! That looks scrumptious! I come from an Alsatian beer-brewing family and it still pains me that beer is off limits due to my Celiac. Enjoy some of this for me. The Belgians make some of the finest brews in the world – as well as frites, chocolate…
Delicious! I bet the Belgian beer complimented this perfectlt.
wow, sophie–that husband of yours is a keeper! any man who knows how to properly combine flavors and actually does it is a winner in my book. 🙂
perfect little aperitif before dinner!
Simply delicious Sophie. I like it.Cheers,elra
Interesting beer! I'll be looking for it.
this looks lovely.We have a similar platter… look: http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/2009/03/i-took-one-sip-and%e2%80%a6/
Mmm…Serrano ham! I love simple treats like this.
A perfect snack before dinner. I wish I could try that beer, too.
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I posted this on BeerAdvocate.com. I think the food and beer geeks will get a kick out of this post. And your blog in general.http://beeradvocate.com/forum/read/1928303
I am always on the lookout for a great beer. And the little tapas look delicious as well!!
My husband is a beer drinker and would love the beer, I would love the tapas! It looks so savory and delicious!
I love this – simple and delicious.
That looks so good, I am drooling!
Now THIS is a meal!!!! Serrano ham and a fabulous beer! *happy sigh*
I've never heard of kumato tomatoes. will have to look that up. but i love any kind of tomatoes :)when my sister and i were little, we used to make what we now know as "tapas" as late night snacks for our parents.
That sounds like a great combo of flavors.
What lovely little tapas! They look delicious.
My friend is a flight attendant with Delta Airlines and has brought us beer from Germany, Czech, Holland, and other places. We love trying them! It's so exciting to figure out which foods to pair them with.Love your blog!Lacy
Hooray for hubby…count your blessings my friend!! A lovely bite before dinner. I am posting about your award right now!!!
I would thoroughly enjoy a meal like this!
Looks great! I'll have to look for Oude Geuze the next time I'm at the bottle shop.
excellent. this'd be crunchy, hammy, juicy, and scrumptious all at once. 🙂
MMMMM…those tapas look lovely & I bet the beer tastes great with it!
What lovely tapas, Sophie!!
Such a great combination!
He Sofie! Wat leuk iemand uit Belgie… 🙂 Zo lekker dichtbij! Love your blog and this recipe seems delicious to me. I know Mort Subite, if only by name, by I think my boyfriend probably has drank it since we go to Belgium often and he loves beer!
The tapas look delicious! How wonderful that your husband cooks for you.Thank you for for visiting my blog Sophie.
Wow Sophie, these looks delicious, I love raw ham . and I been heard a lot about Belgium beer
@ everyone: thnaks for the lovely comments!!@ everyone: I hope that you can find the beer!!
That looks like a delicious appetizer, the beer sounds great too. I'll take one of each, thank you. 🙂
Now I am Hungry!! It's 5:30 in the morning, That is a meal in itself!
Hello! I found this blog in Foodista and followed it here. This is a lovely blog and awesome Galic Toast with Kumato Tomatoes and Serrano and recipe. The photos looks good, I bet it taste even better. By the way you can place more Foodista widget in your past and future blogs so that other Foodista readers can follow and see your blog too. Just search for a related recipe or food in Foodista and use its widget. I hope to read more from you. Cheers!
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NOBODY knits near me . and there is one yarn shop near me (20 min) but something tells me it's not going to be there long like so many. I depend on the computer to continue learning more about knitting. SO is there anybody around here.
There are probably lots of knitters sitting at home thinking that they're the only ones. :pout: Maybe you can suggest starting a group at the yarn shop, or put up a sign there asking for contact with other knitters.
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Hey! I live in Conshohocken! :waving: I'm not exactly sure where Limerick is but I'm about 10 mins away from King of Prussia. I just started knitting a couple of weeks ago. Are there any Michael's stores near you? That's where I've been getting my yarn.


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It's time to start thinking about Halloween. From the young to the "young at heart," Halloween always brings out that desire for a monster sized bash. This year, Dream Day Cakes wants to help bring your Halloween celebration to the … Continue reading
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Sep 23 2010
This week gave us a nice break from Wedding Expos, and allowed us to enter our more creative side. Don't get us wrong– we love meeting all of the brides and people at the Expos, but working on cakes for … Continue reading
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n Use the closet. Printers, fax machines and computer accessories can go behind closed doors.
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Overview Emergency Medicine Program (EMP) Integrated Rural Training Pipeline (IRTP) Initiative – STP Online Expression of Interest (EOI) Process More Information
From 1 January 2010 the STP became the single Commonwealth grants support program for specialist training.
The two main aims of this program are to:
- enhance workforce distribution by providing specialist registrars with training opportunities in rural areas and areas of workforce shortage; and
- increase specialist training capacity and quality by providing educational opportunities in settings where registrars will work once they obtain Fellowship, such as private hospitals, specialists' rooms and community health settings.
The STP is delivered through twelve (12) specialist medical colleges under funding agreements with the Department. The colleges are:
- Australasian College of Dermatologists (ACD);
- Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP);
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA);
- Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA);
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP);
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS);
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG);
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO);
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP);
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR); and
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA).
The number of specialist training places funded by the STP from 2010 to 2017 is:
The STP has now reached its targeted 900 training places.
The level of funding available for training posts is a salary contribution of $100,000 (ex GST) per FTE per year. Posts in rural locations may also be provided with rural loadings, of up to $20,000 (ex GST) per FTE per year.
In addition to establishing specialist training posts, the program also provides funds for a range of support activities, including developing system wide education and infrastructure support projects to enhance training opportunities for eligible trainees
The STP Operational Framework provides a history, aims and objectives, and governance of the program as well as information on activities and earlier application rounds.
Emergency Medicine Program (EMP)
There are two major initiatives under the EMP:
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is funded to deliver:
- an additional 22 emergency medicine specialist training posts each year over four years from 2011, reaching the current total of 110 ongoing places in 2015;
- the Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) programme that enables ACEM Fellows to provide training in emergency departments in regional and rural areas to non-specialist medical staff, including trainees, nurses, paramedics and local GPs; and
The Emergency Department Private Sector Clinical Supervision (EDPSCS) provides funding to private hospitals to support the employment of new private sector clinical supervisor /staff specialist training coordination positions in each of the funded private hospitals.
- the EDPSCS is currently delivered through eight private hospitals under funding agreements with the Department.
Integrated Rural Training Pipeline (IRTP) Initiative – STP
The government announced the IRTP on 15 December 2015, in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The initiative, at a cost of $93.8 million over four years, will contribute to building a sustainable Australia-trained future medical workforce for regional, rural and remote communities.
The IRTP will have three components;
- the establishment of up to 30 new training hubs;
- a Rural Junior Doctor Innovation Fund; and
- 100 new places over two years in the STP targeted specifically to rural locations.
The additional 100 STP posts will be focused at rural areas and implemented over two years. Fifty posts have been allocated for 2017 with a further 50 to be allocated for 2018. Including these new rural places will increase the total number of ongoing STP places to 1,000 by 2018.
Minister Ley has determined the allocation of the 2017 posts to the 10 colleges participating in 2017.
The Department is liaising with the specialist colleges about proposed models of training specifically, so that they are designed to enable a trainee to complete the majority of their training within a rural region (66%); that trainees selected for IRTP-funded posts must show a commitment to working in a rural area; and that the college's proposed training model should show a clear, organised training pathway for the trainee.
Online Expression of Interest (EOI) Process
The EOI process is for hospitals and other providers (training settings) that are interested in participating in the STP, EMP and / or the IRTP is now closed.
The EOI process will be used to assist participating medical specialist colleges to:
- address unfilled posts in the STP and EMP; and
- identify potential training sites for the new IRTP posts for 2017 and 2018, noting that some sites for 2017 have already been agreed.
The EOI is not a formal departmental application process or request for proposal. A set number of training positions has not been identified in this process, as it will vary between colleges. Not all colleges have unfilled positions.
The process is an opportunity for healthcare settings outside traditional metropolitan teaching settings to consider participation in the STP and to put forward a case for potential support. This includes existing sites who are interested in expanding their current placements.
Training settings interested in developing an EOI should consider the Operational and Priority Framework that has been updated to guide this process. This sets out the core eligibility requirements. The Framework will also help to guide EOI assessments by colleges and state and territory health departments. Further information about assessments will be provided as part of the EOI documentation.
In general, specialist medical colleges will make a decision regarding the outcome of the EOIs. However, some colleges may choose to seek the department's final approval of their recommendations.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their EOI/s in early 2017.
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Governor James Devlin is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Željko Ivanek.
Character overview[edit]
James Devlin is the governor of an unspecified U.S. state in Oz's fictional universe. After campaigning on a law and order platform that includes "no perks for prisoners", Devlin enacts legislation designed to emphasize punishment in the state's correctional system. Devlin's draconian measures make him a figure hated by Oz's inmate population, and by several staff members.
Throughout the series, Devlin finds himself in legal controversies stemming from his political corruption. His situation reaches a head when Wilson Loewen, a mayor who helped him get elected, is incarcerated in Oz after being convicted of murder. Loewen begins to divulge Devlin's secrets to Oz's staff, implicating the governor in crimes that could send him to prison.
Devlin is frequently shown as opportunistic and morally dubious, using strict legislation to deflect attention from his illicit activities. Despite his political image, Devlin is shown as a sadistic elitist only out for himself, an image he doesn't bother to hide in private. He knows that the public views him as such but will vote for him because he gets the results they want.
Season 1[edit]
James Devlin is elected governor of an unspecified U.S. state, making the slogan "No Perks for Prisoners" a cornerstone of his campaign. Once in office, Devlin enacts legislation emphasizing punishment in his state's correctional system, reflecting his philosophy that this will eventually reduce crime. Throughout the season, Devlin prohibits several basic freedoms, such as smoking and conjugal visits, from inmates statewide; as a result, tension builds within the prison walls. Devlin also reinstates the death penalty, which had been abolished in the state for thirty years.
Kareem Saïd, an inmate at the Oswald State Correctional Facility, and Tim McManus, the manager of the prison's "Emerald City" unit, openly oppose Devlin. However, the governor's edicts are enforced by both the Commissioner of Prisons and Warden Leo Glynn. At the end of the season, Saïd decides to protest Devlin's measures by leading Oz's inmates in a prison riot, issuing a list of demands and holding several guards hostage. While Glynn and McManus feel that several of the demands are reasonable, Devlin orders a SWAT team to recapture Emerald City by any means necessary. During the ensuing violence, two guards and six inmates are killed while Emerald City is left a ruin.
Season 2[edit]
To deflect bad press, Devlin appoints law school dean Alvah Case to make an impartial investigation of the causes and effects of the riot. He offers to appoint Case as state attorney general if he finds and prosecutes the guilty parties. However, Case eventually concludes that no one in particular was at fault and suggests that Devlin is just as culpable as the inmates. When Devlin furiously rescinds his appointment offer, Case threatens to run against him in the next election. Left with no other option, Devlin announces Case's findings at a press conference.
McManus reopens Emerald City and begins a mandatory GED program for inmates who have not finished high school. Devlin decides that the state should end funding for prison educational programs, however, and decides to announce his plan after Oz's graduation ceremony. However, McManus undermines Devlin's stunt by announcing the completion of the GED program earlier than the governor anticipated. Off camera, Devlin tells McManus that this ploy will ultimately make no difference as to what the state's voters will think about his actions.
After an Oz inmate named Jiggy Walker accuses Devlin of purchasing crack cocaine from him, the governor holds a press conference discrediting Walker and proving his innocence. However, Glynn wonders if Devlin bribed Walker as a means of setting up the press conference. During the month of Ramadan, Devlin decides to pardon a Muslim inmate as a means of increasing his popularity in both the state's Muslim and African-American communities. He pardons Saïd, who then humiliates him by refusing the pardon and accusing him of instigating the riot.
Season 3[edit]
Throughout this season, Devlin deals with issues involving Dr. Gloria Nathan, the chief attending physician in Oz. Nathan opposes a bid by the Weigart Corporation to privatize Oz's health care system, and objects when Weigart head Frederick Garvey orders that inmate Miguel Alvarez be taken off of anti-depressants as a way of reducing the costs of medical care. Alvarez is later found trying to hang himself within solitary confinement. Garvey fires Nathan — only to be fired himself when Devlin ends Weigart's contract. Devlin blackmails Garvey into re-hiring Nathan, in a ploy to make himself look compassionate to voters.
Season 4 Part I[edit]
Devlin fights for re-election against challenger Alvah Case. Because of racial issues affecting the campaign, Devlin's staff asks Glynn to run as Devlin's lieutenant governor. Glynn accepts, even though he realizes that he would be serving as a token minority in an otherwise all-white campaign. Devlin's office quickly pressures Glynn to fire McManus, who has begun to behave erratically since a gun-smuggling incident led to the deaths of several inmates and staff members in Oz.
When Alvarez and Agamemnon Busmalis break out of Oz, Devlin's office suggests that while their escape is initially appealing to the public, they will want them captured and returned promptly. After Busmalis is captured, Glynn is told that the public's faith in the prison system has increased. As the execution of female inmate Shirley Bellinger approaches, Glynn is told that the inevitable public backlash would be best balanced by recovering Alvarez. Elsewhere, Devlin suggests that Glynn divulge personal details pertaining to crime within his family in order to appear familiar to voters. At a subsequent press conference, Glynn reveals his brother's life sentence for murder and his daughter's rape.
To further improve his image, Glynn hires Martin Querns as McManus' replacement as the unit manager at Emerald City. Querns seems to reduce violent incidents among the inmates, but his methods of discipline are not yet known to everyone outside of his cell block. Throughout Devlin's campaign, Clayton Hughes, a former corrections officer at Oz, makes numerous speeches condemning Devlin as representing all that is evil within white society. At a press conference, Hughes attempts to assassinate Devlin, temporarily crippling him. Glynn is forced to drop out of the race, while Devlin wins re-election.
Season 4 Part II[edit]
Devlin is reinaugurated as governor but not before allowing a television crew to investigate happenings at Oz. The TV crew does not air their footage, and Devlin is then seen at Oz's annual warden's conference on crutches. While there, he mockingly tells Glynn to thank Clayton Hughes for helping him win the election.
Devlin encounters controversy in the death sentence of William Giles who wishes to be stoned to death. After Sister Pete makes an unsuccessful attempt to change the form of capital punishment, other psychiatrists deem Giles as insane, and his death sentence is overturned.
Season 5[edit]
Devlin appoints Eleanor O'Connor, McManus' ex-wife, as a state liaison to address political concerns from Oz's staff. Devlin reaffirms his support for the death penalty during the sentencing of Oz inmate Cyril O'Reily for the murder of another prisoner, Li Chen. As O'Reily has a low IQ, his execution causes several liberal groups to call for an appeal against his sentence. Devlin's public image then diminishes, although efforts to stop O'Reily's execution fail.
Season 6[edit]
Race riots erupt statewide after Wilson Loewen, a powerful mayor who aided Devlin's election, is tried for his involvement in a 1963 murder of two African American girls by the Ku Klux Klan. Devlin makes the situation worse when, off the record, he claims that he will pardon Loewen. After Loewen is convicted, Devlin is forced to publicly state he will not pardon him due to the unrest; Devlin sends him to Oz as a means of placating the black community. However, Devlin tells Glynn that he will pardon Loewen after the public uproar dies out, and orders the warden to protect Loewen while he is incarcerated.
Loewen is housed in Unit J, which is reserved for corrupt police officers and currently houses white inmates Tobias Beecher and Alvin Yood. Loewen blackmails Devlin for an immediate pardon, threatening to reveal his onetime ally's crimes. Devlin has his African-American assistant, Perry Loftus, use staff member Adrian Johnson to discreetly order Loewen's murder. Johnson pays inmates Willy Brandt and Lionel Kelsch to set up the murder in Oz's hospital ward. Meanwhile, Devlin suggests that Cyril O'Reily undergo ECT treatment despite the protests of O'Reily's family and attorneys.
As Glynn and a Detective McGorry investigate Loewen's murder, they discover Johnson's involvement. When Devlin and Loftus are informed of what's happening, the governor has McGorry replaced by another detective as a means of drawing suspicion away from himself. Glynn ultimately learns the truth, causing Devlin and Loftus to order Johnson to arrange for Glynn's death. Johnson pays Kelsch to kill Glynn, whose death angers Oz's staff members. After McManus ties the governor's office to the murders of Loewen and Glynn, Devlin orders Querns to fire him.
When Oz is evacuated during an anthrax attack, Devlin realizes that McManus is on the verge of ending his political career. During the final episode, several clues indicate that Devlin remains in office. However, McManus is still shown in his position, making the ultimate outcome inconclusive.


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Can my ex-wife sue for attorney's fees if I'm pro se?
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I make more than my ex-wife and therefore any court action while I was represented required me to pay a portion of her attorney fees (CO C.R.S 14-10-119). However, if pro se, would this still apply as I "no longer have an advantage to maintain a case" (ie out-spend her in litigation)? After 2 years of divorce and numerous motions filed by her, it's time to move on.
Awarding attorneys fees is different in an action for divorce than is another type of lawsuit. In other types of suits attorney fees are awarded based on the merits of the case. But in a divorce proceeding, fees are awarded either on the basis of ability to pay (finances) or if one of the parties is intentionally being an obstacle to resolving the issues in the divorce (groundless and frivolous awards). You are correct that under C.R.S. §14-10-119, awards of attorney fees are based upon the parties having a lack of financial parity such that the Court can order a financially advantaged spouse to pay some portion of the financially disadvantaged spouse's "reasonable" attorney fees and costs. Did you see the word "reasonable" here? Just because one spouse earns more than another does not mean the Court will award attorney fees. Although it is within the court's discretion to award in any event. Having an attorney does not necessarily mean that you can not pay attorney's fees and I would not go pro se just to try and move in that direction. But I would take a look at her actions and motion making. If her actions are tantamount to being bad faith - acting in an unreasonable manner or just being litigious for the sake of being litigious - then maybe you can be awarded "groundless and frivolous" attorney fees. Hey, you never know.


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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Mary Margaret tells the story of David and Goliath
Posted by Lindsey at 10:23 PM
8 comments:
- dee said...
Wow - what a gift from God she has! She is more than precious. You will be so glad you have her stories recorded. Happy Thanksgiving!
- November 25, 2010 at 6:08 AM
- Yvonne Parks said...
Hi there
A friend of mine posted your daughter's "Jonah" clip on facebook, and now it's gone viral...everyone sharing it!
I googled the video, and found this blog. I just wanted to take a minute to encourage you (as her Mom!)She's really sweet...and yes, dramatic...but I also really see the Lord in her! As I watched...I just heard the Lord whisper that He is indeed raising up women...more Kathryn Kuhlmans in this next generation. (don't know why that name came to me in particular) Women who can declare truth with authority..no matter their age.
I can't wait to see what He has for Mary Margaret as a teen!
Bless you, as you "Mommy" your adorable kids.
Another Mommy,
- November 27, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Paul Pravin said...
lindsey. God bless u. U have a wonderfully delightful lil girl and to be honest, i drew inspiration from her story of jonah as if God wanted her to tell me to come back to Him. This is definitely somethin that God has gifted her wit and i pray and hope she continues serving the Lord in powerful ways.
love Paul, India.
- November 30, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- Gayle Perez said...
I had discovered your blog a couple of years ago, somehow, I really don't know how. I guess I was just looking at what others are reading. I love Mary Margaret's stories! Thank you for sharing.
I am commenting because...I came to work this morning and my boss was telling me what he would like to play for worship. He descibed an amazing little girl and I need to watch the video. I said wait a minute...is it Mary Margaret? He said "Who?". I told him I have been reading a blog for the past couple of years and there is a little girl who told an awesome story of Jonah. So he pulls the video up and it's Mary Margaret. What a small world.
I work for a ministry in California called The Quiet Hour, Inc./Quiet Hour Ministries. Mary Margaret is the talk of our building now. We have worship time every morning and he would like to show her Jonah video for worship. Would this be alright with you?
I wish you and your family all the best in life.
- December 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- neuropoet3 said...
Just had to say how much we enjoyed watching Mary Margaret share the story of David and Goliath... that was our Jesse Tree story last night! :)
Blessed Advent and Nativity Season!
~Nonna :)
- December 6, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- chris said...
A friend posted your daughter on facebook. Our family in Arkansas is thoroughly enjoying her! May God Bless your family as you teach your children the fear and admonition of the LORD.
Merry Christmas!
- December 9, 2010 at 11:01 AM
- Sandra said...
This is so cute! I think you have a future pastor there, or maybe a modern day Shirley Temple. Don't be surprised when movie producers start calling, if they haven't already. I'm so curious, as a pastor and a past theater major, how does she do this? Is she reading off a monitor? Is she copying somebody's acting or coming up with all the dramatizations herself? I love the part when she say's "David became strong.... and BRAVE."
- December 30, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- Lizzy said...
She is too sweet. I love all the videos! Does she memorize all this or are there prompts? I want to attempt to tell one of her stories at camp, but I'm wondering HOW SHE DOES IT!!! :) Thanks for sharing!
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