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We started with the original Falcon 2000 platform –– one of the most popular and successful Falcons ever. Then we optimized its strengths to create the Falcon 2000S. A perfect balance of performance and economy, the 2000S satisfies all the requirements of a modern business jet at a significantly lower cost. This aircraft is powerful and efficient, with an impressive cabin and an impressively lower cost of operation. With redesigned wings, enhanced engines, an advanced cockpit and improved maintenance features, the 2000S will save you money without sacrificing the many qualities Falcon owners prize.
A business jet for those who have wanted a full size Falcon at a midsize price, the 3,350 nm (6,200 km) Falcon 2000S is a bird of a different feather. It's a big cabin jet without the big cabin costs, offering more aircraft at a cost of operation normally associated with smaller jets.
Its cabin is elegant and modern with the spacious comfort and exclusive refinements you need for eight-hour flights. What's more, with its beautifully blended winglets and upgraded engines, this is one of the leanest, greenest, most efficient Falcons yet. You can expect advantages in every aspect of ownership, from the moment you purchase to the day you realize its higher residual value. Because the 2000S isn't just more affordable, it's all Falcon. Welcome aboard.
The Falcon 2000S outperforms the competition on virtually every level of performance, flexibility, agility, and economy. This exceptional aircraft combines the power and discipline of a fighter jet with four decades of business jet leadership.
With its high efficiency, productivity and performance and low direct operating costs, the Falcon 2000S has the best figures in the business.
With its high efficiency, productivity and performance and low direct operating costs, the Falcon 2000S has the best figures in the business.
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Fasten your seatbelts. The Falcon 2000S is all muscle, speed and agility. And because it was designed, built and tested by the same people who build legendary Dassault combat aircraft, it handles cleanly and predictably, true to its fighter jet DNA. The end result? The Falcon 2000S has the capabilities to take you and your business to the next level.
With its certified altitude of 47,000 ft (14,326 m) and its power to climb directly to 41,000 ft (12,497 m), the Falcon 2000S takes you above most traffic and bad weather. And it can fly 3,350 nm (6,200 km) nonstop. Due to its excellent short field capabilities, you can takeoff and land at smaller, more convenient airports.
The Falcon 2000S connects business centers like Paris and Dubai, Moscow and Beijing, London and Bangor, Shannon and New York. Routes beyond the nonstop range of midsize jets — and at a lower cost per nautical mile than most aircraft in its class.
Short fields can present a challenge under hot temperature conditions. But not for the Falcon 2000S. For example, on a warm day out of Chicago Executive, the 2000S will carry six passengers nonstop to Quito, Ecuador.
Short fields can present a challenge under hot temperature conditions. But not for the Falcon 2000S. For example, on a warm day out of Chicago Executive, the 2000S will carry six passengers nonstop to Quito, Ecuador.
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The Falcon 2000S can land at 95% of its maximum takeoff weight. Which means you can fill the tanks at home base, where fuel prices are often less expensive. Then make multiple short hops, and still have plenty of nonstop range without refueling, saving you time and money.
The airfield performance of the Falcon 2000S is extraordinary, thanks in large part, to its optimized, fully slatted wing, and the benefits can be felt from takeoff to touchdown. Assuring you access to challenging airports with short runways and steep approaches like London City. In fact, the 2000S can comfortably navigate a 6° steep approach, twice as steep as the competition. It also gives you more range from short fields at high elevations on hot days. And lets you land more slowly, safely and confidently.
Despite its large cabin, an optimized wing and high-Mach blended winglets give the 2000S the green credentials and fuel efficiency of a much smaller jet.
Extendable inboard slats give the 2000S airfield agility that is unprecedented in a large-cabin aircraft.
The two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C turbofans each rated at 7,000lb thrust are exceptionally durable. They also offer fewer emissions, reduced fuel consumption and lower operating costs.
The plane's massively powerful brakes, combined with automatic airbrake activation, provide rapid, controlled deceleration.
The Falcon 2000S has the same, generous wide-body cross-section as our longest-range Falcon – a cabin considered ideal for 6,000nm trips. Elegant in quality and style, the exclusive BMW Group Designworks USA interiors created for the 2000S make intelligent, refined use of available space.
Highly intuitive and interactive, Falcon's EASy II flight deck transfers technology from Dassault jet fighters to redefine the business jet cockpit. So jet and pilot fly as one.
Falcon's Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) provides exceptional situational awareness. Pilots have a clear 'heads up' picture of the airport environment for added safety at night and in bad weather.
Highly advanced aerodynamic and structural design. Lightweight, space-age materials. And techniques and technologies that assure precise manufacturing and assembly. That's how planes that fly at twice the speed of sound and pull nine times the force of gravity are made. It's also how every Falcon is built. In the very same factories with the very same CATIA software by the same people who build our fighter jets. At Dassault, high technology and high efficiency run in the family. The same double-servo actuators used on the Rafale fighter give Falcon 2000S pilots the highest precision of flight control. And that's just one example.
The Falcon 2000 is designed to fly with extraordinary efficiency at every altitude. The wing is optimized to reduce drag and lower fuel consumption. High Mach blended winglets which are both beautiful and functional reduce fuel burn by an additional 5%, while full span leading edge slats and slotted Fowler flaps further enhance efficiency over the entire flight. Paired with twin Pratt & Whitney Canada engines that boast best-in-class smoke and emission performance, it's easy to see how the Falcon 2000S delivers on its promise of uncompromising efficiency and performance.
Dassault's first EASy flight deck forever raised industry standards for intuitive flying and situational awareness. Now the Falcon 2000S boasts the next generation of this astonishing command center. EASy II combines the intuitive feel of a fighter jet with the most advanced avionics and computer back-ups. It further reduces pilot workload in countless ways, automating or abbreviating tasks that are repetitive, stressful and distracting.
EASy II further enhances operational capabilities and functionalities in particular thanks to its integrated Synthetic Vision System (SVS). The results are astounding. Vastly improved crew coordination. Increased automation awareness and unsurpassed situational awareness. Perhaps even mo?re remarkable is Dassault's unique combined Head up Guidance System and new infrared camera, FalconEye. An industry-first, FalconEye is a full-time, multi-spectral, high def, Combined Vision System (CVS) that marries an Enhanced Vision System (EVS) and Synthetic Vision System (SVS) into one harmonious heads up view –– an invaluable advantage, especially during takeoffs and landings and while taxiing.
EASy II's Flight Management System (FMS) enables options like an enhanced navigational package, which allows for a wider range of approaches. Add XM® Graphical Weather and you get the big meteorological picture plus a host of enhanced weather products. And there's Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B Out) — the cornerstone of the next-generation Air Traffic Management (ATM) System as well as CPDLC (Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications) functions. And EASy II introduces a number of safety-enhancing features as standard equipment. Its improved symbology further optimizes situational awareness. While the available SmartRunway™ Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) reduces the risk of runway incursions and excursions with audible alerts.
Twin enhanced Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C turbofans power the Falcon 2000S. A rugged, 7,000 pound thrust engine from this renowned manufacturer known for its reliable engines, the PW308C incorporates advanced technology for high durability, low emissions and low operating costs. Proven over a million flight hours, it's tailor made for the Falcon, complementing the plane's superior aerodynamics with high levels of efficiency and dramatically lower emissions.
The PW308C offers a fuel advantage of up to 35% over other large cabin planes and 10% over much smaller, less comfortable cabin jets. With improvements to both the combustion and fuel delivery systems, the new PW308C engine boasts best-in-class smoke and emission performance. Enhancements include a high-efficiency, reduced-volume TALON II™ combustor with enhanced fuel atomization characteristics. This engine satisfies FAA, ICAO, CAEP/6, smoke and emission level standards, as well as meets Zurich class 5 requirements, with margin, on NOx and CO levels.
What's more, the PW308C is optimized for ease of maintenance. Engines are warranted for 5 years or 3,000 hours and thrust reversers for 5 years or 5,000 hours. Perhaps best of all, the PW308C's impressive time-between overhaul requirement of 7,000 hours, keeps the Falcon 2000S out of the shop and in the air.
At Dassault, we're making an impact by minimizing our own. Falcons are typically lighter and smaller than other aircraft in their class and are designed and built to fly more efficiently at all
altitudes. That saves fuel, saving you money. And for every pound of fuel saved, the environment is spared 3.15 pounds of CO2 emissions.
The Falcon 2000S is designed to be one of the most efficient Falcons yet. Its wing is designed and equipped to reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions. Its clean, optimized shape reduces drag and lowers fuel consumption. Blended winglets reduce fuel burn by an additional 5%, while full span leading-edge slats and slotted Fowler flaps further enhance its efficiency. It all adds up to the lowest cost of operation in its class, a hallmark of Falcon ownership.
Falcon 2000S owners can also benefit economically from FalconCare®, Dassault's guaranteed maintenance cost program based on an hourly pay-as-you-fly philosophy. FalconCare® ensures predictable operating costs and enhances resale value. For all of these reasons, the 2000S is one business decision that will prove its wisdom as the years fly quietly by.
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Falcon cabins are among the quietest in the sky. And now they are even quieter thanks to sound-dampening engine mounts and advanced acoustic insulation. The Falcon 2000S also supports your wellbeing with abundant natural light and air that is constantly refreshed, so you arrive at your destination feeling rested and invigorated.
With SatCom and high-speed Internet, the transition from office to aircraft as seamless as possible. And the 2000S is equipped with Dassault's FalconCabin HD+ management and entertainment system. This all-digital, fully integrated system provides Blu-Ray and fully supports your portable media devices. Elegant and intuitive, its controls give passengers command of cabin functions from anywhere in the cabin using their Apple® devices.
The 2000S is available in the four most popular cabin configurations and your choice of three, pre-selected color harmonies, allowing you to spend less time and money on minute details. The selection is more than handsome. Smart and stylish, each interior makes intelligent use of available space. And Dassault's gifted designers show Falcon's rich textiles, supple leathers and gleaming finishes to their best advantage.
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Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE available today from Sprint
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The Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE is available starting today from Sprint and the new device not only improves a bit on the original's specs but also includes a side-sliding QWERTY; the line's trademark diamond cut corners remain intact...
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1. Jyakotu (Posts: 854; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)
Do want. For a minute there, I thought I'd have to upgrade to the EOL Samsung Epic 4G, since that was Sprint's only high end QWERTY keyboard phone. And can you believe they want you to pay $99 for it when you can go to Best Buy and get it for like $49.!? AND Amazon is selling it for a penny.! SMH
Oh, and the Kyocera Rise is also a nice budget QWERTY option too. Hopefully it runs Android 4.0 smoothly. The only draw back of the Rise is that it only runs Sprint's 3G and it has Sprint ID on it. Yuck.!
2. tempdogg74 (Posts: 101; Member since: 04 Jan 2009)
I hear ya on that the price made me think twice and the LTE network is not in my area so Evo 3d is gonna be my phone till im able to get a LTE in my area no need to udgrade a phone for Lte and i cant use it so im going old school keeping my phone i got now for 5 years and insured and no contract.
3. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
GREAT PHONE......it must be a GOOD time to be with sprint! :)
4. StringCheese01 (Posts: 64; Member since: 27 Jan 2012)
Das some bad timing .. iPhone and Galaxy Note release right around the corner, SGS3 just released. They should have made it $99
5. Hammerfest (Posts: 384; Member since: 12 May 2012)
with a keyboard... nah, they may not get the best of sales, but I remember $250+ with my Touch Pro 2 (before I managed to nab some great discounts and connections to take $100 off)
Its a new day in age, its a decent price, especially for the specs and the keyboard
I can in all honesty say, that if I was still with Sprint ($10 #EatS**t Premium Data fee), I would be getting this phone, its specs are that good, and considering I have used my friends Droid 4 (and rooted/romd it for him), I LOVE the keyboard!
My GNote does me just fine, but I still love me some Physical Keyboard!
6. deathyyy (Posts: 101; Member since: 20 Dec 2011)
10$ for a smartphone.. Oh noes.
Because operating costs don't exist...
9. StringCheese01 (Posts: 64; Member since: 27 Jan 2012)
Oh! totally didn't know it had a sliding keyboard! Cool!
7. exynos5 (Posts: 21; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
If the preference is physical qwerty then it doesn't matter whether it's galaxy note or iphone...oops they doesn't have physical keyboards..so people would go for the next best option ...
8. kanagadeepan (Posts: 981; Member since: 24 Jan 2012)
Change your profile photo to avoid unnecessary thumbs-down...
Yes, I have given Thumbs-Up to your comment, as I do feel 99$ will be a good deal as AT&T sells AtrixHD (with HD Display and NOT qHD like PhotonQ) for the same 99$...
10. StringCheese01 (Posts: 64; Member since: 27 Jan 2012)
I love this picture though!! :)
11. mickrussom (Posts: 15; Member since: 03 Aug 2012)
Obsolete garbage. No jelly bean, SIM is welded in place, no gorilla glass, and battery is not removable and is shockingly too small. Piece of useless trash.
12. Barltrop (banned) (Posts: 4; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)
Unlocked the bootloader today... :D so far, it has been great.. Anyone else want to unlock the bootloaders, You can find details on how to do it here :)http://www.motoask.com/motorol

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Democrats and liberals love to give us advice. Actually, it is a lot more than advice – they want to tell us how to do everything in our life. Other than the fact that I hate to have someone tell me what to do, the advice they give is just plain stupid.
Let's start with Colorado Democrat Rep. Joe Salazar. Salazar argued for the disarmament of college students. He said that even if a woman felt like she was going to be raped, that it was no justification to carry a Glock. He went on to say, "It's why we have call boxes; it's why we have safe zone's; its why we have the whistles." Excuse me, Mr. Salazar, but haven't the gun tragedies all occurred in a gun safe zone? He doesn't even believe that women know if they are about to be raped. Let me tell you, I have been attacked. It's not something that's hard to figure out.
Then, you have knucklehead Bob Beckel telling us that rape doesn't even happen on college campuses.
When another member of the panel mentions date rape, he asks if you are going to pull out a gun and shoot your date. Apparently Bob Beckel doesn't believe that date rate is real rape. Kind of makes you wonder what Mr. Beckel has done – assuming this lib could actually get a date. Anyone can do a 2 minute google search and find that rapes on college campus are very common.
The University of Colorado and the Colorado Springs Department of Public Safety, updated an online statement advising female students to consider a variety of actions if they are attacked, including vomiting, urinating and claiming that they are menstruating. Tax supported, public entities are pushing the idea that rape is a sexual act. Where are they getting this information. Rape is a violent act of control. Grossing out the criminal is not going to stop them.
Then you have Joe Biden. AWD says it best, he is the first openly retarded vice president. Biden recommends that Americans buy a double barrel shotgun to have in case you have trouble. But he doesn't suggest that you protect yourself with it, h
No thanks Democrats! I will stick to my own plan. I have a rape whistle and it's called a Glock.


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A recently rediscovered ancient "grain" (quinoa is actually more similar to a seed) native to South America, quinoa was once called "the gold of the Incas" who recognized its value in increasing the stamina of their warriors. Not only is quinoa high in protein, but the protein it supplies is complete protein, meaning that it includes all nine essential amino acids. Not only is … [Read more...]
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-1 to 2 bunches of kale -1 tbsp coconut oil -sea salt Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Remove kale from stalk, leaving the greens in large chip size pieces. Melt approximately 1 tbsp coconut oil. Pour the oil over the kale and toss. Place the kale on a baking sheet then sprinkle with sea salt and bake for 5 minutes or until to starts to turn a bit brown. Keep an eye on it as … [Read more...]
Farro Salad with Chickpeas and Marinated Artichoke Hearts
A guest post by Nurture It's fun to experiment with all the different grains that are available to us these days. A couple weeks ago, we made a farro salad for a large event and it was a hit for so many reasons. Farro has wonderful taste and texture – a little like barley, but it's a larger grain with a nutty flavor. The salad was a breeze to make and because farro doesn't … [Read more...]
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It is definitely spring time, and it is that time of year when you should really make an effort to boost the "green" intake of everyone in your family. My favorite green drink for kids is still the Green Machine, but I was looking for something that might be even more of a cleansing drink during this springtime season. (Hint: parsley is considered a highly cleansing food). … [Read more...]
Winter Greens with Citrus Dressing
This is a wonderful side dish for the winter months when you crave just a little more color and zest. Grab the best and freshest greens you can find and make this dressing: Ingredients: 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 2 T fresh lime juice 2 T fresh lemon juice 2 T rice wine vinegar 2 T honey 1/2 t sea salt 1/3 cup olive oil 1 T fresh chopped parsley 1 t fresh thyme … [Read more...]
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Gluten-free/dairy-free/nut-free. I have previously mentioned Julia's Miso and Greens Soup, and I didn't want to keep you waiting. So here is the recipe-- enjoy! 3 Tablespoons olive oil 2 small sweet onions chopped, or 1 small sweet onion and 3 leeks (white part only) chopped 2 to 4 cloves of garlic (depending on your love of garlic) chopped 6 cups chicken stock 2 cups … [Read more...]
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If you are looking to feed a diverse crowd (think adults AND children eating from the same menu), Festive Turkey Sliders might be your ticket. We made these recently in advance of an "after party" at our home when a few families came over to eat following a holiday performance. I was to attend the performance, so I needed to have something warm and delicious ready upon our … [Read more...]
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Kids at the Community School Middle School enjoyed another "Food and Fun" hands on cooking lesson. The topic of the lesson? Soup!... a wonderfully versatile dish that can be modified based on taste buds. (One student excitedly exclaimed that his soup was "going to have lots of garlic!"). It was fun for the students to be able to follow a general recipe but feel empowered to … [Read more...]
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>General Running>New age group record for 100 meters!
This would be a great thing to do at 97 years old (youtube video)
Not dead. Yet.
Awesome! I sent it to a bunch of folks. Thanks for sharing.
How can we know our limits if we don't test them?
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What a great story. Thanks for sharing!
All time PR: 1:20 HM. 2:49 M
2013 goal: Master's PR HM Recover from illness/finish the year strong
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This article was published 5/7/2014 (1141 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
ABOUT mid-February, I returned to my home from an evening event at 3 a.m. in the Dignity taxi. I am 78 years old and use a walker.
The cab driver accompanied me to my door and placed my walker inside the front hallway. To my dismay, I found I had not closed the door completely when I left for the evening. It was slightly ajar.
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New Mexico Telegram » CD1, Elections, Featured » Dan Lewis drops out of congressional race
Dan Lewis drops out of congressional race
Albuquerque city councilor Dan Lewis made it official on Tuesday and dropped out of the 1st congressional district race, leaving an all-but clear path to the Republican nomination for former state Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones. Lewis made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday morning and said he was dropping out because he "did not want to split the party."
"This has been a great journey and I'm really grateful for all of you," Lewis told the supporters who stood behind him while he made the announcement.
Retired Army Sergeant Gary Smith is also still in the race.
Lewis said that there were a number of factors that weighed into his decision not to run when asked by a reporter whether or not the results of the pre-primary convention, which had Lewis as a distant-second to Arnold-Jones, on Saturday aided in his departure from the race.
"When you make a decision like this, it isn't any one thing," Lewis said.
He also cited fundraising woes, which have plagued the Republican candidates in the district. All three Republican candidates have been out fundraised by all three Democratic candidates.
Lewis declined to endorse Arnold-Jones, noting that Smith has not dropped out of the race yet.
"I'm sure that in every primary, a candidate will rise to the top that goes through the rigors of the campaign like this," Lewis said.
Lewis also cited the Republican presidential primary as perhaps and example of a difficult, long primary that could hurt the party's chances in the general election.
He did manage to get a shot in against the three Democratic candidates, admitting that they were "very solid" but "very liberal" and noted that they had all ran for office before.
As late as Sunday, Lewis had pledged to stay in the race.
Former Albuquerque mayor Martin Chavez, State Sen. Eric Griego and County Commissioner Michelle Lujan-Grisham all made the ballot in the pre-primary convention and are still campaigning for the June 5 nomination o the Democratic side of things.
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Eric Griego is by far the stronger candidate against Arnold-Jones. His progressive reformer credentials energizes the Democratic base and will attract independents tired of conventional status quo politicians like Arnold-Jones.
Can you share some zigzags? The last time a far left liberal ran for this seat, he was defeated by more than 10 points by Wilson. This district depends on defense spending to survive. Griego will piss off everyone in DC, and we will lose money for the labs and Air Force base. If Sandia or Kirtland closes, our tax base will collapse. I like money for cops, firefighters, and roads. If he wins, go Jones.
One more thing, the Democratic base always shows up to vote. Elections are not won on the margins. They are won in the middle of the bell curve. If you think he can win with only the Democratic base, you are delusional.


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A fast, proven, and cost-effective way to integrate UPS WorldShip with Dynamics NAV / Navision.
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SecurityState Class
Provides a base class for requesting the security status of an action from the AppDomainManager object.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Initializes a new instance of the SecurityState class.
When overridden in a derived class, ensures that the state that is represented by SecurityState is available on the host.
Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
Gets a value that indicates whether the state for this implementation of the SecurityState class is available on the current host.
Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
You must inherit from this class to provide a class that includes a property that specifies the security-sensitive action to be performed. The SecurityState object that is instantiated from the derived class is passed to the AppDomainManager.CheckSecuritySettings method to determine whether the host allows that action to be performed. The default implementation of the CheckSecuritySettings method always returns false. The method must be overridden to detect the actions that are allowed.
For example, if you want to access a Web camera in your library code, you would create a WebcamSecurityState object and call the EnsureState method to determine whether the host allows Web camera access, as shown in the following example. (You can find the code for WebcamSecurityState in the "Example" section.)
WebcamSecurityState securityState = new WebcamSecurityState("Safe access to Webcam", WebcamSecurityOptions.SafeAccess); try { securityState.EnsureState(); // Allocate memory. } catch (ApplicationException e) { // Handle any exception that is thrown. System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(e.Message); }
To process the call the AppDomainManager must be made aware of WebcamSecurityState through an override of the AppDomainManager.CheckSecuritySettings method, as shown in the following example.
[SecurityCritical] public override bool CheckSecuritySettings(System.Security.SecurityState securityState) { switch (securityState.ToString()) { case "WebcamSecurityState": { if ((securityState as WebcamSecurityState).Options == WebcamSecurityOptions.SafeAccess) return PromptUser((securityState as WebcamSecurityState).Description); return false; } } return false; } private bool PromptUser(string text) { // Replace the OpenFileDialog with a custom user prompt. OpenFileDialog o = new OpenFileDialog(); o.Title = text; if (o.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) return true; else return false; }
The following example shows how to override the SecurityState class.
[SecurityCritical] public enum WebcamSecurityOptions { SafeAccess, FullAccess } [SecurityCritical] public class WebcamSecurityState : SecurityState { public WebcamSecurityState(string description, WebcamSecurityOptions options) { Options = options; Description = description; } public WebcamSecurityOptions Options { get; set; } public string Description { get; set; } public override void EnsureState() { if (!IsStateAvailable()) throw new ApplicationException("WebcamSecurityState not available"); } }
requires full trust for the immediate caller. This class cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.
for full trust for inheritors. This class cannot be inherited by partially trusted code.
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Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.


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As you know, Stainless Steel Droppings recently hosted a read along for Neil Gaiman's Stardust (Part I, Part II). With that complete, some of us thought it would be fun to watch the movie and do a comparison post of the two. What follows are my babblings. There are spoilers with rude manners and no sense of when to keep themselves to themselves. You have been warned.
I love how the movie start's with a kid's letter questioning the stars' interest in Earthly affairs. it really sets the whole mood for the book. Small English town, science still young and full of wonder, magic still roaming free in some parts of the world. The book took a little longer to grasp me in this way; we had to explore the market before I got the sense of magic like I do with just the opening scene of the movie. Add to that the dark humor that pervades the movie, and I am hooked.
Part of the reason I was hooked right away is the costuming. Yes, this movie dressed to impress. When we explore the small village of Wall, folks dress rather simply. Lots of natural colors are used to give it that small town feel – like your grand auntie made your vest and your ma darned your socks. Then as we get to the market, crazy clothes, rich clothes, colorful clothes are everywhere. Next Stormhold – so proper yet with lots of small embellishments such as embroidery. Then the sister witches – at first all run down in clothing and hair. That scene with Lamia (the star-hunting witch) checking out her recently rejuvenated arse always gets a giggle from me. The sky pirates, with their goggles, and Ferdy's Office (the lightning buyer) with his crazy fuzzy hat. Each costume was well thought out in this movie, providing distinct edges to the characters.
Bernard has been a side character that has intrigued me since I first saw the movie. We first meet him tending a goat as some woman, perhaps his mum, yells at him from inside the little house. You get the feeling that this happens far too often. Next thing, he is a goat, enchanted by Lamia to pull her little 2-goat chariot. Truly, who doesn't want to see Michelle Pfeiffer in a gorgeous dress in a chariot being pulled by two goats? then later he is the captive of Septimus, the last Stormhold brother searching for the Stormhold jewel. He gets dragged off with Septimus and his men to finally confront the Sky Pirates! When that doesn't go as planned, Septimus, all his men dead, takes Bernard's horse, abandoning him there. Of course, he eyes the pirate ship and I have always hoped that Hollywood would see their way clear to making a film about Bernard and his adventures from that point forward.
The sky pirates, or lightning collectors, were a big change from the book. Oh, in the book we get roughly 6 pages of time in the air with some gentlemanly lightning rustlers. During that time, a lot is suppose to happen. This is an interesting topic of discussion in the read along if you want more on it. In the movie, we get the real sense of Tristran and Yvaine gaining life skills (piano, sword play, and dancing of course) and the first glimmers of them falling in love. Of course I love Robert Di Niro as Captain Shakespeare, a somewhat flamboyant, gay man in private who has to play it strong and straight for his crew. This of course offers a lesson about not being yourself later on in the movie. I really enjoy the sky pirates, with one caveat: the repeated references to sexual violence to women. Yes, it is done in a joking manner. No, the pirates aren't ever seen harassing any women. Still, it is the only point throughout the movie where I get a little frowny face. This aspect was not in the book.
The final great thing that does it for me with this movie is that it has one of the best sword fights ever. Yes, I am talking about that scene at the end where Tristran must swordfight the already dead, broken, voodoo-drowned Septimus. The choreography for that scene must have been challenging to say the least. With a broken arm and leg, there was not the normal set of sword fight movements. I enjoy that scene every time.
While Una lacked kittycat ears, and there was no little hairy man to teach Tristran about crapping in the woods, and Dunstan went on to join Tristran and Una in the land of Fairie, I still greatly enjoy this movie for all it's differences from the book. If anything, this one of those rare examples of a movie that I enjoy slightly more than the book.
Now I will leave you with a few tidbits that made me laugh, quirk an eyebrow, or guffaw.
The innkeeper goat Billy was perfect! I have goats, and they rarely hold still, especially in a new environment or if something odd is going on. 'Odd' is defined by the panicked goat and could include a landing duck, a human with a wheelbarrow, or the sudden start of a sprinkler.
Remember that scene with Primus soaking in the tub and he sees the Stormhold jewel on Yvaine? But he stays in the tub, demanding she bring it to him. Really? Dude, if that was my stone, I would be up and out of that tub and across the room. But full frontal nudity probably would have gotten a different rating on this movie.
Una gives them a Babylon candle at the end of the movie. Of course, everyone else only gets to see an oblong box. She tells them it is for you both. Now this big affair is kind of like Tristran's coronation and his announcement to the world of his commitment to Yvaine (wedding perhaps?). So, the little devil in me always snickers at this scene because everyone else, at least those with little devils of their own, are probably guessing, based on the shape of the box, that Una just gave them a 'marriage saver'.
'Murdered by pirates, heart cut out and eaten, meet Victoria. Can't quite decide which would be worse.'
'You look great. You've had your feet done.'
'…You smell of pee and you look like the wrong end of a dog.'
'You want to grow up and get over yourself.'
Stainless Steel Droppings is hosting the reading event Once Upon A Time, a celebration of all that is Fantasy. Come join us!


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Inaugural BGF Growth Climate Index reveals infrastructure is top priority for business leaders
BGF's inaugural Growth Climate Index – a new indicator of business confidence based on the opinions of 350 Board Directors working across the UK's fast growing small and mid-sized businesses, revealed that improved rail, roads and runways ranked first among the business issues that need to be prioritised by the new Government.
The Index polled BGF's Talent Network, a proprietary network of Board Directors with wide ranging experience across the spectrum of UK and international business, from non-executives of high growth small and mid-sized companies, to FTSE 100.
25 per cent prioritised physical infrastructure, while 19 per cent highlighted the need to see simplified employment policies and an improvement in the quality of apprenticeships to make them more attractive to businesses and young people.
Over three quarters (78 per cent) believe that conditions for growth will continue to improve over the next quarter, following what was considered to be a strong start to the year. Businesses are keen to capitalise on this environment – 92 per cent of those polled said that the objectives of the entrepreneurs they work with are to pursue growth over the next quarter.
The business leaders highlighted sales and marketing, international expansion, and attracting investment as the three areas businesses need to focus on to achieve growth over the next quarter. Conversely, of the issues holding businesses back, twice as many respondents consider access to the right skills (69 per cent) rather than regulation and red tape (30 per cent) as a the biggest barrier to growth. Less than four per cent identified tax policy as a current constraint to growth.
Referendum jitters were consistent throughout the polling. Many respondents expressed a mixture of fatigue and anxiety over continued constitutional and political uncertainty, and cite the need for the UK's position in Europe to be settled quickly and in a firm timeframe so as not to curtail business decision making.
An overwhelming majority (82 per cent) said that UK's membership of the EU is good for British businesses, and emphasised the importance of the EU export market for companies wanting to scale-up their operations (88 per cent). A similar number (80 per cent) believe that another Scottish Independence referendum would be bad for British businesses.
The full report can be read here.
In this article of the Two's Company series, entrepreneur Brian Williamson, managing director of Jumpstart, describes his chairman, James Faulds, as both a set of reins and a set of spurs, showing just how much impact this role can have on a business.
Jumpstart is an innovative, fast-growing company but it could easily have been a victim of its own success. By bringing in an adviser, who has been there, done that, the young company was steered straight. James Faulds jokes that he is obsessed with the "F word" – focus, but that is frequently what growing companies need above all.
This is also an interesting insight into how to recruit a chairman to the company board – you don't have to tiptoe around candidates, you can set some pretty tough rules to make sure that you end up with the right person.
In this case, it's clear that Jumpstart – one of the UK's leading R&D tax credit specialists – is much better off because of the relationship between management and mentor, and that both sides are learning valuable lessons as the business grows.
I got involved with Jumpstart in 2010 when it was two people in an attic. I was fascinated by the business model and as time went on I got more involved. It was a company that secured refunds for SMEs, and my view of it was that even if this wasn't the business I thought it was, getting such a significant amount of money back for so many people was a good enough motivation in itself.
At the beginning I spent six months working out exactly what the business could achieve and realised there was lots of opportunity for growth.
My job was to build a sales force, the challenge being that the business was started in the depths of a recession and there were very few funding options. I took over as MD in 2013 as there were four people at the top of the company and we needed someone to have the final say and make the final decisions.
In 2014 we were rocketing ahead as far as growth was concerned and we had a great reputation in our native Scotland, but we needed infrastructure through the UK. The investment would require "smart money" – someone who would bring skills, attributes and connections to the table. BGF was the investor that came out on top. Jim and I take our turns at being the reins and the spurs… the balance works really well
We recruited our chairman in the same rigorous way we recruit our employees. BGF said that we were "not really dealing with people who will fill in psychometric tests"; that said, we felt that anyone who refused wouldn't really be a good fit for us. The traditional selection method would be just liking the cut of someone's jib, but we didn't necessarily need someone we liked; we needed someone who would bring something to the business.
With James, we ended up with the best person, no doubt. The danger with building a business is that you believe your own story and you're reluctant to do things differently to how you have previously done them. Jim came in as an entrepreneurial chairman who could really figure out where the commercial success of the business lay.
I'm in my 35th year of running businesses, so it isn't a new thing for me. Jim and I have debates and he challenges me all the time, which is for the benefit of the business – he just wants to get the best out of me.
A pair of reins and a set of spurs is necessary in this environment, and if you have too much of one and not much of the other it is quite dangerous.
I didn't realise before I joined Jumpstart how great the R&D scheme is – and some companies don't even realise it exists. The Government has also enhanced it in the last two budgets, and so it should if it wants to invest properly in making the UK a centre for business excellence.
Jumpstart has succeeded because of how well it has focused on one particular area, and embedded in the company are excellent systems, qualities and values. There's also some really enthusiastic and talented people, which is always a critical point for me because, regardless of what industry they are in, people are crucial.
My first reaction to the recruitment process for the chairman's role was to be a bit indignant. It wasn't an easy ride. Once I got into it, rather perversely I enjoyed it – I think it appealed to my competitive nature. It also dawned on me that if they were putting me through this, then clearly they were working hard to filter all applicants through the company to those with a high level of talent and experience.
So I was impressed, ultimately. Most of the chief executives I have worked with have been a bit younger than me, and with Brian, it is different because he has a lot of business experience. With all these relationships, you have to win each other's respect, and you realise that you're aligned, that you have the same objective.
The relationship between Brian and me has been absolutely natural. When BGF introduced us it said one of his great qualities is that he is open to debate, to being challenged constructively.
I'm there to support and encourage him. They all tell you their market is different, but even in niche businesses such as Jumpstart, the core issues are usually the same: making sure your income outweighs your cost, that your people have the right mentality, to ensure quality. All of these things are crucial to all companies.
I joined the company back in March 2014. The vast majority of R&D claims are made in the south-east of England, so the priority was always to set up a sales base there and hire a financial director. Alot of time so far has been taken up building the team, but now we are ready to go in the South-East.
And that's not all. We have a strong model that could work in around 40 other European countries. Brian teases me that I'm always on about the F word – focus. We have so much to go for in the UK that we need to stay focused. Once we have a foothold, there will be time to grow.
Richard Freedman, the chief executive of wedding and formal dress hire specialist ACS Clothing, is among this elite group of people. He was seeking someone with the track record to match his international ambitions. In ACS chairman Teresa Robson-Capps, Mr Freedman found quiet authority and experience. She may originally have come from a very different background, but she instinctively understood the unique company culture at ACS, which allowed her to slot straight into the business with relative ease. Such a dynamic is crucial for founder/ non-exec relationships. The result? A fascinating experience for Dr Robson-Capps and, for Mr Freedman, an adviser with all the corporate rigour, without compromising the company's culture.
Richard Freedman CEO, ACS Clothing
My dad had a menswear shop in Glasgow that used to sell suits. I went to university in 1990, and back then life was quite difficult for menswear retailers. While at university I decided to set up a small hirewear department in my dad's menswear store. There was no grand plan, it was really just intended to help stabilise the family business.
The hirewear business blossomed and we looked at how we could supply hirewear to other retailers. We soon began to get contracts with national retail chains such as Debenhams and Burtons, and so in 1997 we decided it was time to set up ACS.
Fast-forward 20 years and we have plans to expand into the US, the next big market for ACS.
The thing about a business such as ours is that it tends to require a reasonable amount of capital – of debt – to buy the hire pieces. Our plans for America are ambitious and we realised we would need to get some equity investment.
We were worried about private equity – having built up our business over nearly 20 years, we were nervous about someone else coming in and what their interests would be. When I learnt about the ethos of BGF, I thought that this would be the perfect way for us to really push the business into the US.
Having agreed the investment with BGF, the next step was to bring a non-executive chairman on board. It was vital that we got the right person.
We had a lot of CVs and conducted interviews and I thought: there are a lot of really great people out there, but how do we know what they will be like? Despite interviews, you only really know whether someone is right on that first day, when they actually come to work.
I thought the best way to find the right chairman was to contrive a mock board, a mock first day, and to discuss some of the real issues the company faced. Teresa's background in retail and banking, and her understanding of payments and direct consumer services, were all relevant to us.
As well as the hirewear side, we have a software business – we sell software for bridal retailers to make it easier to manage their stores, and we wanted someone who would be on top of the technology as well as the business.
We're a young, entrepreneurial, dynamic company. Aside from my father, our eldest board member is 44, and we don't have much formality or hierarchy. Teresa's experience in retail has been invaluable as we continue to explore new products and markets. She has all the corporate rigour, without compromising the company's culture. I get very passionate and excited about new things, especially with our development in the States – where we now have a 240,000sq ft premises. At every board meeting, after being in the US, I come back with new and exciting ideas. It is very good having Teresa's quiet authority and experience to complement that – it just works.
Teresa Robson-Capps Chairman, ACS Clothing
I got involved with ACS in February 2014, after the business had gone through a round of funding with BGF. I was approached two ways, once through a consultancy firm I was working with and also through BGF, who proposed me to chair the board. Then I went through a process of selection.
It was fascinating because Richard is a very creative individual, and he brought that to the whole selection process. We had an initial set of meetings and then I was brought back and we went through a mock board.
I also walked round the warehouse and met a lot of people. From my perspective I got to see a fantastic culture, and culture is very important to me. You could tell that the people had accountability for their own section and really knew the process, so it wasn't just about fitting in with Richard, the family and BGF, it was also about how I fitted in with the overall culture of the business.
I have got a retail background but I think I was also brought in because of my digital experience, and ACS wanted to introduce the new digital platform. I also have an overall ability to understand the operational side of things.
It is fascinating working with Richard. He has fantastic capabilities and works in an entrepreneurial way but with control. We both respect each other's abilities and what each other brings to the party to actually deliver strategies.
I don't really think that I am a mentor to Richard; in a mentoring situation, it means you're having to provide almost a kind of coaching.
I think with Richard, he is so sharp and business-oriented, you just have to mention something, and he will take it on board and you will see that reflected in the business moving forward.
There's a difference between being a sounding board and a coach. Richard is quite capable of determining and ascertaining exactly what he needs for his business and moving on.
ACS is now expanding into the US and I think the business has many opportunities. We will be developing in the UK as well. Seeing our big new warehouse in Glasgow, with all the groomswear hanging in it, is very exciting. But it is about making sure that ACS delivers what we have planned.
When we had our strategy away day a year ago and we were bringing everyone up to the same level of understanding about the US opportunity and the strategy, we were just talking about it.
Then you go through the year and you see that what we were talking about developing we have actually developed. It made me think: "We've come a long way, in a short period of time, and this is really going to happen."
Here, we hear from Xercise4Less founder, Jon Wright, and his chairman, former Fitness First boss Peter Boddy. Xercise4Less is a true challenger brand, one which has forced many of the more traditional gym chains to make significant changes to their business models to compete. The budget club concept addresses a consumer need while bringing innovation to the market – truly the sweet spot for any business.
I used to play rugby for Harlequins, but when I was 22 I was injured, and so had to come out of the sport. The first job I was offered was selling gym memberships, and I've stayed in the industry ever since.
Xercise4Less was born out of another, less successful, company. I had another health club in 2006, which was based on the traditional model. We were dealt some pretty bum cards and it was a struggle. I wasn't some visionary who came up with the idea of budget clubs and then succeeded – it came out of things not working at first and then trying something different.I saw the idea of a budget club in Hounslow in 2008. Once we got halfway through 2009, I realised that this wasn't just a good business model, it was a great business model. We converted our Castleford site into the new budget model and that was immediately successful. When you're struggling for a couple of years and all of a sudden it starts to work and you're not paying salaries with your credit card, you feel relief.
We quickly expanded, but there were also frustrations because banks wouldn't lend me any money, so I couldn't progress as far as I wanted with opening new sites. Looking back, it was good because we spent those first three years really forming the model, experimenting a lot and learning a lot.
In August 2013 we had eight sites open but wanted to expand further. A few people were interested in investing but I was put off by private equity. Someone told me about Business Growth Fund and I quickly realised it was very different.
We let 17.5pc of the business go: 82.5pc of something very big is better than 100pc of something small. I must have met about five potential chairmen before I saw Peter. It was all new to me, but I was quite clear that I needed a person who would fit in with Xercise4Less's culture. As soon as I met Peter I knew he was right – he's energetic and we got on straight away. Peter is a good sounding board and that's useful because a lot of situations I'm coming across I haven't been in before.
Being a chief executive and founder, it can get a bit lonely sometimes. It is good to hear from Peter that "I've been there before", and to understand his thoughts on situations.
Our plans for the future are ambitious: we want to have 100 clubs open by 2016, and we plan to expand into Europe, too. But we have a clear business strategy, and we are used to fast growth and change – this is just the sort of environment we like.
Before I met Jon, I was really interested by what he was doing with his business. It was disruptive, new and fresh – and in the leisure sector that's interesting. Then I was introduced to Jon through BGF. He's very driven, very committed and I got on with him and liked his approach.
With a young, new business, everything's possible. When I'm at the table with Jon and his senior team, everything's "can do, will do, am doing". There are new ideas flying around all the time. The business is growing very quickly and what Xercise4Less is doing in terms of size, its equipment, its approach to the customer and harnessing social media is all very exciting.
Jon is an excellent manager and a great leader. I thought I could help him because I'd managed a much larger chain, Fitness First, and although I wasn't the owner in the same way Jon is, I had been on the inside of a big group and could provide insight when needed.
Jon is the driving force behind this business and I see myself as someone who he can talk to. A key role for me is liaising between Jon and BGF. I have to make sure that both parties understand what the other is thinking and between us we have all got the same goal. BGF is an excellent partner; it is a minority investor that behaves extremely well. The people there are very clear and they are very supportive, so it's not really a big deal. I have learned from the experience.
Jon's approaching business issues with a fresh set of eyes, and I'm taking a lot of what I'm learning with Jon over to other businesses where I am chairman. Equally, I'm bringing ideas from other businesses to Jon's table. That's a big part of my role, too, and it is great to be able to cross-fertilise good ideas.
We're just about to break through 200,000 members, and the company has gone from scratching around for money to having people offer to lend money and being keen to be involved. I recently picked up a report on the health and fitness business in the UK and Jon's business is recognised as one of the challenger brands, which is incredibly exciting.
There are so many things that have happened that I have taken enormous delight to be involved in. I can certainly see our achieving Jon's aim of opening 100 clubs by 2016.
There will certainly be ups and downs, because no business doesn't have those. There will be competitors, incorrect decisions – all these things are part of business – but I see no reason why we can't succeed and take the business forward.
In the latest of our BGF Executive Summary series, Tim Cobbold – CEO of UBM, and former CEO of both De La Rue and Chloride – shared with an audience of portfolio CEOs, Chairmen and other BGF friends, his experiences of taking some of the UK's largest businesses through varied and challenging times, and the lessons about leadership that he has learnt along the way.
Tim has earned a reputation as one of the UK's most successful CEOs. During his tenure at Chloride, it became the UK's largest supplier of secure power systems to hospitals and other public buildings and facilities, before being sold to Emerson Electric for $1.5bn. Tim subsequently moved to De La Rue taking on multiple challenges, including the fall-out from production problems at its UK paper mill and a hostile takeover attempt from French rival Oberthur. Over three years, he successfully led the restoration of the Group's reputation and delivered a significant turnaround in financial performance and prospects.
Tim's thoughts on leadership:
There are no rights and wrongs in leadership. Everything is personal – reflecting your own personality, but also more critically the culture and personality of the people and organisation that you lead.
We can't all be Churchill. In fact, in peacetime not even Winston Churchill was always that "Churchillian". Your leadership style should reflect your personality and the context in which you are operating.
We can all learn to become better leaders.
The importance of self-awareness, good communication and always taking time to understand people should be your guiding principles. With these three principles at the front of your mind you will be armed to tackle the challenges every leader will face:
1. Big Picture & Eye for Detail
A leader must be able to see the big picture, to set the context for their company and for everything that it does. But showing a willingness to get immersed in real detail as and when it is required can sometimes demonstrate leadership better than any grand strategy.
2. Flexibility & Consistency
People appreciate consistency and strong leadership. But know when leadership becomes dogmatic or inflexible. A good leader listens to others: actively canvass other opinions and prove that you are prepared to change your mind when needed.
3. Confidence & Uncertainty
It is important to project confidence. If you don't believe in yourself or your leadership, neither will the people that you are leading. But it is not a sign of weakness to express uncertainty or to ask for help in some situations. Indeed, at the right moment your willingness to admit uncertainty can create stronger relationships and ultimately result in better decisions.
4. Directing & Taking Direction
You may lead from the front, but a boat is steered from the rear. A leader must provide overall direction for the company, setting the strategic course. But delegating to others and allowing them to lead in your place when it is appropriate can introduce new energy and ideas, as well as developing the skills of your senior team. Reflected glory often shines much brighter.
5. Demanding & Giving
Conventional wisdom says that a leader must demand action, but how much more powerful is it when your people are self-motivated to act. Create a culture where action is encouraged and rewarded and where people set high expectations for themselves.
6. Strength & Humility
People like strength. Look for opportunities to show that you are willing to make decisions, and to accept the consequences, and that you are willing to protect and defend your team. But don't let your strength as a leader obscure your identity as a real person with a life beyond business. Show a human side in the way that you deal with people and that you recognise your own fallibility.
7. Learning & Teaching
Learning is a two way process. Never stop wanting to learn, and don't underestimate the power of asking your team to share the benefits of their own experience. It will earn you respect as well as developing new skills and knowledge. Likewise take the time to teach, coach and mentor people within your organisation.
8. Sending & Receiving
A good communicator thinks about their audience, and that process starts with listening. Always make sure you are prepared for the hardest questions, and think through the answers before they are even asked. Don't be afraid to use a range of communication methods to get your messages across – words, phraseology, body language, facial expression – to help you connect with each individual.
BGF's Executive Summary series will resume again in 2015. If you would like to receive information about forthcoming speakers, please get in touch via the BGF website.
Victoria Robson
Talent Network Manager
Victoria's role as Talent Network Manager is to cultivate BGF's relationships with a range of experienced senior business leaders in order to offer BGF investee companies unique access to a pool of expert and inspirational talent.
As a resident of the city, Victoria is based in BGF's Leeds office but works across BGF's seven national offices, with a particular focus on building BGF's regional network across the north which includes Manchester, Leeds, the North East, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Victoria was formerly with Directorbank, where she gained thirteen years' experience managing the firm's relationships with senior executives and non-executives across a range of sectors and geographies but with a particular focus on healthcare. During her time at Directorbank, Victoria placed Executive and Non–Executive board directors on a permanent and interim basis for a diverse client base including VC funds; privately owned enterprises; mid-market private equity firms and mid-cap public companies.


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Skillet Spaghetti Recipe
This has always been a favorite dish of our Sisters who work in a hospital. When we get back to the convent, it's a quick and easy recipe we've used for years. Served with Italian bread and a tossed salad, it makes an excellent meal.
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 cups water
- 2 cans (11-1/2 ounces each) tomato juice (about 2-3/4 cups)
- 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
- 1 to 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 package (7 ounces) spaghetti
- Grated Parmesan cheese, optional
- 1. In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the water, tomato juice, tomato paste and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Add uncooked spaghetti.
- 2. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the spaghetti is tender, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with cheese if desired. Yield: 4-6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 288 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 979mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 3g fiber), 19g protein.
Reviews for Skillet Spaghetti
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Reviewed Feb. 19, 2010
"It was FUN to make all in one dish. It needed more of a tomato/spaghetti zip, I use splenda and I may have added too much sugar, seemed too sweet. Next time I will omit the sugar, and maybe try some "home-canned" tomatoes in it."
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Rangers' expectations up
Strong season, talented youth give Texas hope.
Published 9:26 pm, Monday, October 5, 2009
ARLINGTON - Whoever buys the Texas Rangers will get a team filled with promise.
There are Derek Holland and Tommy Hunter, rookie pitchers who became mainstays in the rotation. And Neftali Feliz, the 21-year-old with a 100-mph fastball.
Shortstop Elvis Andrus, the youngest position player in the majors, could be a top contender for American League rookie of the year. Julio Borbon hit .312 with 19 stolen bases in 46 games while showing his potential as a leadoff hitter.
Plus, Texas expects Michael Young and slugger Josh Hamilton back in the lineup next spring.
While the Rangers got an exciting glance at their future, and the youngsters got some valuable experience in late-season games that mattered, they suffered in September without their two injured All-Stars.
But the Rangers still had only their second winning season since last making the playoffs 10 years ago and wound up second in the AL West. They won one more game than Detroit or Minnesota, the AL Central teams who will play a one-game tiebreaker for the last playoff spot.
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With financially strapped owner Tom Hicks taking bids from prospective buyers, and the timing of any transfer uncertain, it is unclear how the team will proceed into the offseason and free agency.
Texas was within 3?1/2 games of the Angels when it lost Young and Hamilton on consecutive days. Young strained his left hamstring Sept. 1, and a night later, Hamilton aggravated a pinched nerve in his back related to two earlier stints on the disabled list for twice crashing into outfield walls making catches.
"We accomplished a lot more than anybody thought we would," veteran right-hander Kevin Millwood said. "We're definitely moving in the right direction. We've got a lot of good young pitchers, got a lot of good young players. We've got a chance to build something pretty special here."


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6 Superfoods You Should Be Eating Today… And Why
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The bank, 81% owned by the U.K. government, said pre-tax profits for the six months to the end of June would come in at 2.65 billion pounds, compared with 1.37 billion pounds in the same period last year.
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It will include worship, sharing by all member Meetings of "fruits" of the past year as members of the New Association of Friends and a pitch-in fellowship meal.
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In the corner of a grey room off Goulburn's main street, Sally* plays with a pink pony.
At the table next to her, her mother has broken down in tears. Sophia* has a partner who flies off the handle, especially when he drinks. But she doesn't want to leave him.
"He's told me that if I go, he's going to keep her with him and it'll just be me going,'' she says, sobbing and looking towards her innocent girl. ''He says he will pack my bags and I'll just go.''
Two women sitting around the table, both of whom left violent partners recently, wipe tears away.
"That's what my ex threatened with me but it turned out totally different,'' said Leigh*, who fled her marriage after a social worker approached her in Canberra Hospital.
''They alway say there's a reason why you can't go. I got the same thing,'' Tamara* said. ''If you want to stay because you love him, that's different but if you're staying because you're scared what is going to happen to your daughter, then you don't need to be.''
Sophia looks down at her lap for a long time. ''I'm staying because I really love him,'' she mumbles. ''I don't want to leave him, it's just the way that he acts sometimes.''
The quiet, mother-of-one was referred to Mission Australia's services through a parenting group. The women around her are all dealing with domestic violence in regional NSW where incidents per capita are up to 10 times worse than the city.
''There's an attitude of what happens in these four walls stays in these four walls,'' said Cheryl O'Donnell, who runs Mission Australia's homeless services in south-east NSW. ''But when a woman leaves, often everyone in town will know.'' Most will move out of town to start afresh but they leave with no job, no home and no support network.
Half the women who use Mission Australia's homeless services in Goulburn, which falls in Minister for Women Pru Goward's electorate, are fleeing domestic violence. It is a statistic reflected in countless studies - that domestic violence is the single biggest cause of women's homelessness.
''We get five to 10 referrals a week, which is huge for this area,'' Ms O'Donnell said. ''And it's growing. We have people who, five years ago, you never thought you would see come through the door but there are so many pressures on families at the moment. Whenever you get drought, you get a lot more people coming in.'' Many regional towns are rife with ice, a drug that turned Tamara's marriage on its head.
She was in a well-paid job when she met her husband. They had a daughter, and he took a $180,000-a-year job. His money started going on drugs.
Despite his income, he never gave her money for groceries, forcing her to take food vouchers from St Vincent de Paul, where she eventually broke down one day and was referred to a domestic violence service. Like all the women in the room, she never thought she was a victim. ''He never physically hit me until the day I left,'' she said.
''He'd throw things at me, call me every name under the sun, make sure I had no contact with my family or my friends but I thought domestic violence was a woman getting punched.''
Despite the introduction of the state government's Staying Home Leaving Violence program in 18 locations, 80 per cent of the women Ms O'Donnell sees would prefer to leave the home rather than the perpetrator.
She says refuges and accommodation services need more support. When, or if, Sophia decides to leave, she will need temporary accommodation, bond, rent, food and help finding a job.
''You just have to wait until they're ready,'' she said. ''All of a sudden something snaps and they realise they're not going to put up with it any longer.''
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A life without any control
Sarah* was whisked off her feet by her tall, handsome boyfriend but the relationship suddenly changed on their wedding day three years ago.
Her brother-in-law had propositioned her but, when she told her new husband, he was so enraged he raped her on her wedding night.
''He'd always talk down to me … but he never physically punched me,'' she said. ''Call me naive, but I thought domestic violence was when they give you a slap.''
He would explode whenever she refused to do what he told her or stood up to him. A friend witnessed a terrifying night when he smashed a dining room chair on her back and dragged her into the bathroom when she started packing her suitcase. He grabbed her throat and held her out the bathroom window until she passed out.
Her friend took her to a domestic violence service but she refused to leave him. He would beg for her forgiveness and she would give in.
When he threatened to kill her pets, a friend again dragged her to a centre where a social worker had a room in a safe house for her.
''I still didn't believe what I'd gone through was domestic violence,'' she said. ''That's how stupid you feel, that it's always your fault. I was brought up to think that if you've done something wrong you get a slap on the legs.''
She found a ramshackle one-bedroom house, ''but was mine,'' she said. ''He couldn't tell me what to do or when to do it. For the first time in what felt like forever, I was in control.''
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No tax increase in Carroll Twp.
For the ninth-straight year, Carroll Township officials passed their annual budget with no tax increase.
The only year township officials raised taxes since 1972 was 2003.
Board of Supervisors Chairman Tom Rapp said the addition of natural gas impact fees and gaming revenues from the Meadows Racetrack and Casino have helped the township.
"It's really helps us offset everything," Rapp said. "That extra money has allowed us to do things necessary without raising taxes."
The board Tuesday acknowledged receipt of $143,065.14, its 2011 Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Impact Fee. They also accepted $26,027.03 for their third quarter Comcast Franchise Fee and $2,335.53 for the final 2012 State Police Fines and Penalties.
The supervisors approved Resolution 773, which is a joint comprehension plan between the township and Union Township. Rapp said the townships, which have paired for the agreement for numerous years, is a plan that allows any activity that crosses the townships' shared border to avoid zoning conflicts.
"It's a really good thing to have and every once in a while it comes into play," Rapp said.
The township also entered into a new four-year contract with Teamsters Local Union No. 585 of Washington, Pa. to represent the township road department.
Jeremy Sellew is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 724-684-2667.


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The Scoville scale is a measure of the "hotness," or more correctly, piquancy, of a chili pepper. These fruits of the Capsicum genus contain capsaicin, a chemical compound which stimulates thermoreceptor nerve endings in the skin, especially the mucus membranes. The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of capsaicin present. Many hot sauces use their Scoville rating in advertising as a selling point. The scale is named after its creator, American chemist Wilbur Scoville.
Measurement techniquesEdit
Scoville Organoleptic TestEdit
Scoville's original method for testing hotness was called the Scoville Organoleptic Test, which he developed in 1912[1]. As originally devised, a solution of the pepper extract is diluted in sugar water until the "heat" is no longer detectable to a panel of (usually five) tasters; the degree of dilution gives its measure on the Scoville scale. Thus a sweet pepper or a bell pepper, containing no capsaicin at all, has a Scoville rating of zero, meaning no heat detectable even undiluted. Conversely, the hottest chiles, such as habaneros, have a rating of 300,000 or more, indicating that their extract has to be diluted 300,000-fold before the capsaicin present is undetectable. The greatest weakness of the Scoville Organoleptic Test is its imprecision, because it relies on human subjectivity.
High performance liquid chromatography (the "Gillett Method")Edit
Spice heat is now usually measured by a method using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC, also known as high pressure liquid chromatography). This identifies and measures the heat-producing chemicals. They are then used in a mathematical formula in which they are weighted according to their relative capacity to produce a sensation of heat. This method yields results, not in Scoville units, but in "ASTA pungency units." A measurement of one part capsaicin per million corresponds to about 15 Scoville units, and the published method says that ASTA pungency units can be multiplied by 15 and reported as Scoville units. This conversion is approximate, and Tainter and Grenis say that there is consensus that it gives results about 20-40% lower than the actual Scoville method would have given.[2]
List of Scoville ratings Edit
Pungency values for any pepper, stated in "Scoville units," are imprecise, due to expected variation within a species—easily by a factor of 10 or more—depending on seed lineage, climate and even soil (this is especially true of habaneros). The inaccuracies described in the measurement methods above also contribute to the imprecision of these values. When interpreting Scoville ratings, this should be kept in mind.[2][3]
|Scoville rating
|Type of pepper
|15,000,000 - 16,000,000
|Pure capsaicin[4]
|2,000,000 - 5,300,000
|Standard US Grade pepper spray [5]
|855,000 - 1,041,427
|Naga Jolokia [6][7][8][9]
|876,000 - 970,000
|Dorset Naga [10][5]
|350,000 - 577,000
|Red Savina™ Habanero[11]
|100,000 - 350,000
|Habanero Chile [12]
|100,000 - 350,000
|Scotch Bonnet [12]
|100,000 - 200,000
|Jamaican Hot Pepper [5]
|50,000 - 100,000
|Thai Pepper, Malagueta Pepper, Chiltepin Pepper
|30,000 - 50,000
|Cayenne Pepper , Ají pepper [12]
|10,000 - 23,000
|Serrano Pepper
|7,000 - 8,000
|Tabasco Sauce (Habanero)[13]
|5,000 - 10,000
|Wax Pepper
|2,500 - 8,000
|Jalapeño Pepper
|2,500 - 5,000
|Tabasco Sauce (Tabasco pepper) [13]
|1,500 - 2,500
|Rocotillo Pepper
|1,000 - 1,500
|Poblano Pepper
|600 - 800
|Tabasco Sauce (Green Pepper) [13]
|500 - 1000
|Anaheim pepper
|100 - 500
|Pimento [5], Pepperoncini
|No heat, Bell Pepper [5]
Footnotes Edit
- ↑ The Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 1912; 1:453-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tainter, Donna R.; Anthony T. Grenis (2001). Spices and Seasonings, p.30, Wiley-IEEE. ISBN 0-471-35575-5. — "Interlab variation [for the original Scoville scale] could be as high as + / - 50%. However, labs that run these procedures could generate reasonably repeatable results."
- ↑ includeonly>Ula, Sushella. "Fire and Spice", Food Product Design, May 1996. — "Scoville unit measurements cause errors due to build up of heat, rapid taste fatigue, increased taste threshold, and poor reproducibility. Scott Harris, technical service manager for Cal Compack Foods, Santa Ana, CA is quoted as saying "The coefficient of error is 50% for the Scoville method and less than 12% for the HPLC method."
- ↑ Ula (1996), op. cit. "The HPLC measures the capsaicinoid(s) in ppm, which can then be converted to Scoville units using a conversion factor of 15, 20 or 30 depending on the capsaicinoid." This would make capsaicin 15,000,000
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 includeonly>de Bruxelles, Simon. "The chilli so hot you need gloves", Times, 1 April 2006.
- ↑ By commercial HPLC analysis in 2004.
- ↑ High SC rating report for Jolokia acknowledged as sighted by Dorset Naga cultivar developer.
- ↑ Shaline L. Lopez (2007). NMSU is home to the world's hottest chile pepper. (html) URL accessed on 2007-02-21.
- ↑ includeonly>AP. "World's hottest chili pepper a mouthful for prof", CNN, 23 February 2007.
- ↑ includeonly>Savill, Richard. "Dorset claims world's hottest chilli", Daily Telegraph, 1 April 2006.
- ↑ Hottest Spice. Guinness World Records. URL accessed on 2006-05-21.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Chile Pepper Heat Scoville Scale. About.com. URL accessed on 2006-09-25.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Show me the range of Scoville ratings for TABASCO® Sauces. Tabasco.
See also Edit
- Schmidt Sting Pain Index to compare the overall pain of insect stings
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Just wondering do you use silent treatment as a punishment on the discard or is it more that you simply want to write someone out of your life because you feel they have hurt you? Is it a simple way of removing your own pain, if you don`t have to think about them, deal with them or face up to any of the consequences of your actions?
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Blake Shelton Tells Westboro Baptist To Blow Him
Before I begin, if you're wondering how Blake Shelton is even still alive to tweet after stealing Kathie Lee and Hoda's wine, their dungeon has WiFi. Now that's taken care of, here's the latest round of country music stars making me like them despite hating 98% of their audience. This time Blake decided to tell Westboro Baptist Church members to blow him for planning to picket his October 2 concert because Miranda Lambert is his second wife. Once you tell God you're going to stick your penis in one hole, it's that hole for the rest of the life or there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Which, ironically, is also a metaphor for marriage, so now you see why I don't listen to The Bible:
"@WBCSays: We know BS when we see it! pic.twitter.com/ZTZiUm9B53" Hey WBC.. I've got one more sin for ya… Blow me. — Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 25, 2013
Hey @WBCSays.. This isn't about God. It's about me using this opportunity to make y'all look like the absolute complete dipshits you are. — Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 26, 2013
Also @WBCSays… Y'all may want to keep an eye on ur women at my show.. I've got a few band and crew guys that'll be smacking that holy ass! — Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 26, 2013
You know what else god hates? Inbreeding… pic.twitter.com/E6OuO5hZrF — Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) September 26, 2013
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