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The effectiveness of transnational non-state governance: The role of domestic regulations and compliance assessment in practice
The paper examines how a domestic institutional environment and third-party compliance assessment shape the effects and effectiveness of certification and labeling. Certification represents a form of transnational non-state market-driven governance of the environmental and social performance of firms. Based on an extensive qualitative analysis, this paper explores two factors that influence the forest certification program of the Forest Stewardship Council. First, the institutional setup and the implementation and enforcement of domestic law can restrict the effectiveness of certification if certification requirements contradict or significantly exceed national law or the institutional environment presents significant challenges to certification. Second, I show that third-party auditing, auditors, and certifiers play a crucial role in this challenging institutional environment. I adopt a dynamic approach to the analysis of these elements, focusing on how domestic law and institutions and transnational standards interact over time. Contrary to existing literature, which emphasizes certification and auditing methods and procedures, it is not only how the assessment system is set up but the ways it is applied in practice that shape the implementation of voluntary certification standards and induce certified forestry operations to modify their practices.
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New homes line streets in the Harris Hills subdivision in eastern Jackson County. The county, bisected by Interstate 85, is feeling the effects of growth as the metro Atlanta area expands outward. Jeff Blake/Staff
JEFFERSON - It's a domino effect. Houses bring stores. Stores bring industry. Industry brings ... more houses.
Jackson County sits on Interstate 85 - its domino wavering back and forth. But no one is entirely sure when it will fall, or if the trail that first tile starts will create a community that looks like its neighbor to the west, Gwinnett County.
This could be the pivotal year for Jackson County. Commissioners will begin to review new county development laws and a land-use map as early as this week, documents that could decide whether the landscape will be dotted with pastures or with parking lots.
''It's like Jackson County is just taking its first step toward Gwinnett County,'' said Harvie Lance, a Jackson landowner who opposes a rezoning application that would allow a suburban subdivision on his street. ''It's setting a precedent for our whole community.''
''Remember Gwinnett County'' might be an anthem for anti-growth property owners who pressure county commissioners to refuse to allow higher-density neighborhoods. To them, their western neighbor symbolizes rampant sprawl, long traffic waits and streets of homogenous, mass-built homes.
But Gwinnett symbolizes something else for county leaders who look jealously at the sales tax money that neighboring counties bring in.
''We want retail development; we need the sales tax,'' County Manager Al Crace said simply. Despite a burgeoning population, no large retailers have located in Jackson County.
But sales tax is a Holy Grail that commissioners talk of often. Recent debate over impact fees died quickly when commissioners realized they couldn't recoup the cost of residential growth without squelching commercial growth, as well.
A house under construction in The Preserve, a Jackson County subdivision, provides evidence of the burgeoning development of the county. County leaders are moving to strike a balance between residential and industrial/commercial development.Jeff Blake/Staff
A local sales tax in Jackson County means about $490,000 a month in revenue for the government. In Gwinnett, a 1 percent sales tax brings in nearly $10 million a month, according to the state Department of Revenue.
The similarities between the two counties are there: They are both large land masses without a dominant city, both enjoy a long stretch of I-85 and both serve as bedroom communities to a more urban neighboring county.
But Jackson County leaders say they aren't resigned to the sprawl associated with Gwinnett.
Crace leans his elbow on his knee and counts off the ways Jackson County leaders hope to shape growth.
''Land use, roads, water, sewer - if you are a developing county these are the four factors you must deal with,'' he said. ''I find Jackson County is in much better shape than some other places as far as being prepared for inevitable growth.''
For the most part, Crace means roads and planning - not the other two factors, water and sewer.
The county's new land-use plan follows the previous philosophy that most of the county could accommodate one-acre lots someday - a suburban, middle housing density.
That plan won't stop developers from turning rolling farms into a sea of one-acre tracts, but refusing to extend sewer service into extremities of the county means county leaders don't have to fight developers who want to put a denser use on property. Without sewer, high-density subdivisions and shopping centers just aren't possible.
Gwinnett County, on the other hand, extended water and sewer lines throughout the county in the 1970s. While Gwinnett has reaped the benefit of economic growth, it couldn't always control it, planners admit.
''Our comprehensive plan is designed to push high-density development toward intersections,'' explained Steve Logan, the planning director for Gwinnett County. ''I will say our plan has not been terribly successful in that way.''
And some of the same people who moved to Gwinnett because of the suburban lifestyle now complain about it.
''In the United States, the Marlboro man is idolized because he represents freedom and independence,'' Logan said. ''But there's a large part of the population that grew up in a sprawling suburb, and now those folks are saying, 'You know, I would like to do something more with my evenings than fight traffic and mow the lawn.'''
But people are going to continue to want to move to Jackson County, and for existing property owners to keep the rural feel of the county, cities would have to allow more homes, something they haven't been willing to do.
''We are seeing that the municipalities are not taking on the extra densities,'' said Chris Ulmer, planner with the Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center, a 12-county planning agency. ''Municipal and county interaction is going to have to increase, to guide development to urban areas that already exist.''
It's a criticism citizens have lodged, as well.
Lifestyle in Jackson cities should be different than in the unincorporated parts of the county, says Maree Coté, who also opposes a proposed suburban subdivision on her street.
''If three-quarter-acre lots are what's allowed in the city limits (of Jefferson), then surely something larger is appropriate outside the city limits,'' Cote argued before commissioners at a recent public hearing.
''It's always been about the density,'' Cote said later. ''What got us interested and educated was when property next door to us was rezoned, and we looked at a map that was all hot pink. (The map) was the land-use plan, and pink was the subdivision zoning that's basically the same density as in the city.''
About 40 percent of Jackson Countians live within one of the nine cities and towns in the county.
If developers want to build suburban subdivisions, they should do it within those municipalities, said Lance, one of the landowners who oppose a new subdivision.
''They don't even call them houses anymore; they call them 'units,' he said.
Lance's home sits on 14 acres, and according to him, the last 25 people who've moved into the area have bought seven or more acres. But the street - Old Pendergrass Road - crosses a new four-lane highway, U.S Highway 129, only a few miles from I-85.
That makes the area prime for development, according to a regional planners, and half a dozen suburban neighborhoods have popped up nearby over the past months.
''We moved to Jackson four years ago, from just across the (Gwinnett) county line,'' Lance said. ''It's our fourth move from the city, and the developers are coming right with us.
''What used to be a leisurely five-minute drive through the country will become one of those half-hour, frustrating commutes like in Lawrenceville.''
Another local family - the Meeks - joined with four other families to buy 130 acres in northern Jackson County because they wanted their children to grow up in the country.
''We certainly can learn from the mistakes of other counties,'' said Clay Meek. ''I don't think that controlling growth through sewers is adequate. I think that is the short-term solution. That's like saying you are going to control it with roads. 'We aren't going to build good roads, so, growth won't come.'
''I think the longer solution is to decide what size lots you are going to have in the city and what size you are going to have in the county. Make a commitment and stick to it.''
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, March 30, 2003.
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I really like the drums here. They are very powerful and they play a good, nice rhythm. Also, the string instrument (is that a sitar?) sounds amazing. I also like the melody it is playing.
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text: Yesterday I got an electric smoker for a late Christmas present. I did a test run last night by just putting the element and bottom of the new smoker on my old one. It got up to 260 and stayed there in the 40 degree weather. This morning I wanted to test it out in some pretty cold weather. It is 5 degrees out and -18 with the wind chill. It leveled out at 190-192, so I wanted to see if I could get it any higher by trying to insulate it more. I have read about using a welders blanket, but I wanted to make sure that I'd get decent results since the blanket is half the cost of the smoker! All I did was wrap an ornately decorated towel around the smoker and held it together with a clip and a string around the bottom The results were immediate! It quickly jumped from 190 all the way up to 240. I am very pleased with how it worked, and I'll be buying a welders blanket to use to insulate the smoker during really cold weather. I think the results with the blanket will be the same as smoking in 60 degree temps. The towel I used for this experiment didn't even cover the entire thing, so I think using a proper fireproof blanket that wraps around the entire thing will have great results. Outside temp was 5.6 with a strong wind, and the smoker is sitting at 237.


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ALEXNDRIA, Va. - Net interest margins will shrink for credit unions if they're not willing to take on higher risks that may not be commensurate with returns. In its June 2005 newsletter, NCUA advised CUs to consider laddering purchases out from three to five years as part of their "disciplined" investment strategy, which "is the most likely means to safely manage for the future." "Once, it was easy to assume that when the Fed decided the economy had gained the needed boost from a loose money policy and both long and short rates had renormalized, the world would return to a familiar environment where old strategies could once again be applied," NCUA said. "Instead, credit unions have moved from being confronted by one set of complex risks created by excess liquidity to another set equally fraught with dynamic, inter-related risk based on yield-curve uncertainties. In such a setting, discipline, and a willingness to sacrifice some return, may well be the watchwords for some time to come." Long-term callable bonds present risk when it appears that long-term rates may have fallen close to the minimum, NCUA said. Collateralized mortgage obligations especially contain extension risk in support tranches that are structured to be particularly sensitive to rate changes when prepayments dramatically lengthen with relatively small rate increases. "These "turbo" structures are designed to shift the extension risk out of shorter maturity PAC tranches," NCUA said. Because the bond market has disagreed with inflation, CUs should consider targeting lower returns on assets to avoid excessive interest rate risk exposure, in long term real estate loans and investments, the agency said. NCUA has also advised CUs to be careful to obtain the extension characteristics of any mortgage related security and ensure "they are not left holding the riskiest segments."


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Alan Pardew: I didn't think we could win in 1990… but Man Utd are beatable now!
"If it all goes our way, I actually think we can win. And this group of Palace players think they can win, too"
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The Eagles will start as underdogs when they face United at Wembley in a repeat of the 1990 final.
Pardew played in that final 26 years ago but Palace eventually came up short against Sir Alex Ferguson's United, losing the replay 1-0 after a 3-3 draw.
Now, Palace boss Pardew wants his players to become legends in south London and win the club's first major trophy after 111 years.
He said: "Our fans want to go to Wembley and win. We want to win. We are not going there to be runners-up.
"As a player in 1990, I thought, 'Oh we might win this'. But, if I am honest, I didn't think we could win.


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Over the past weekend, bankers across the world worked hard to close some large deals, including that of Beam (NYSE:BEAM). Investors stand to receive a great price for the company which is essentially a collection of premium bourbon brands, including Jim Beam.
The Deal
Beam announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Japanese Suntory Holdings (OTCPK:STBFY). Under terms of the deal, Suntory will pay $83.50 per share in cash for every share of Beam. This values Beam at $16 billion, including the net debt assumption of the firm. Beam's current net debt position is about $2.4 billion.
The suggested purchase price is generous, representing a 25% premium on top of Friday's closing price. The price tag is equivalent to 20 times trailing annual EBITDA for the period ending on September last year.
The deal has already been approved by the board of both companies. While the transaction is still subject to shareholder approval and other closing conditions, the deal is expected to close as soon as the second quarter of this year.
A More Dominant Player
The deal is huge, not just in terms of the reported value tag. The combination will create a global player in premium spirits with $4.3 billion in sales. Some of the prominent brands include Jim Beam, Maker's Mark and creek bourbons, among others.
Suntory is the owner of many Japanese premium whiskies including Yamazaki, Hakushu and Bowmore Scotch whisky. Founded in 1899, it offers both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, generating sales of $17.6 billion in 2012. In this light, Beam is just a small firm, reporting annual revenues of nearly $2.5 billion in 2012. Earnings were solid at $382 million, as Beam reported fat after-tax profit margins of 15%. It is important to notice that margins on these premium alcoholic beverages are much higher.
Both companies see some potential for synergies, including shared distribution, production and innovation. Note that the amount of these synergies have not been specified.
Revenue synergies are expected with Beam offering strong brands and name appeal, while Suntory has a stronger financial position. As Beam already distributes Suntory's products in the wider Asia region, while Beam's products are being sold through Suntory in Japan, direct cost synergies will be limited. Note that Suntory has roughly 90% of its operations located in Japan.
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Shareholders should be really happy with the deal fetching a nice 25% premium after shares have more than doubled since becoming a standalone company in October of 2011.
The multiple of 20 times EBITDA is quite rich, despite the renewed appeal of bourbon. With limited cost saving opportunities, this multiple is very rich and shareholders should applaud the deal. The deal comes as a surprise, as some players like Diageo (NYSE:DEO) or Pernod (OTCPK:PDRDF) have been linked to Beam before.
As such I believe investors should be very happy with the value creating strategy and moves as made by management. Shareholders now have the chance to tender their holdings at a solid premium and fat multiples. With very low shots of competing offers coming in, I would tender my holdings or sell them close to the offer price during regular trading.
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Life is full of surprises. Unfortunately not all of them will be fortuitous. For every surprise party, pay supplement or pleasing proposal there is a chipped tooth, paper cut or broken window. If you chip a tooth you go to a dentist, if you get a paper cut you get a plaster and if your window is broken you will need some emergency glazing.
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A window can become broken for a variety of reasons. However the most common cause of a broken window in Britain is due to a burglary. Discovering a criminal has broken-in to your home, vehicle or place of work can be a traumatic experience. The feeling of violation after this incident is unlike any other. Add to this the hassle and cost or repairing the damage and it is understandable how a break-in can cause people to break down.
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"This recipe is from the book, Artisan Breads in Five Minutes A Day. It is recommended that you use a baking stone in your oven."
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- 1 cup hot tap water
- 2 cups cold brewed coffee
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons granulated yeast
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon whole caraway seed
- 2 tablespoons dark molasses
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup dark rye flour
- 5 1⁄2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- cornmeal, for the pizza peel
- whole caraway seed (optional)
- cornstarch, wash (blend 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch with a small amount of water using a fork, add 1/2 cup water and micro)
- Combine the hot tap water and the cold coffee. Check temperature of water. Should be lukewarm. Whisk together the yeast, salt, caraway seeds, molasses and cocoa powder along with the water in a 5-quart bowl or a lidded (not airtight) food storage container.
- Combine the liquid ingredients with the dry ingredients without kneading, using a spoon, Danish dough whisk, a 14-cup food processor with dough attachment or a heavy duty stand mixer with paddle.You may need to use your hands to combine the last of the dry with the wet if not using a machine.
- Cover (not airtight) and allow the dough to rest at room temperature until it rises and collapses, approximately 2 hours.
- Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours before using. The dough can be stored and used over the next 8 days, or store the dough in the freezer for up to two weeks in an airtight container. Freeze it in 1 lb portions. When using frozen dough, thaw it in the refrigerator for 24 hours before use, then allow the usual rest/rise times.
- On baking day, cut off a 1-pound (grapefruit-size) piece of dough. Using wet hands (don't use flour), quickly shape it into a ball by stretching the surface of the dough around to the bottom on all four sides, rotating the ball a quarter turn as you go. Then form an oval shaped loaf. Allow to rest and rise on a cornmeal covered pizza peel for 40 minutes.
- Twenty minutes before baking time, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, with a rack in the middle of the oven where your baking stone should sit. Place an empty metal broiler pan on a lower shelf.
- Using a pastry brush, paint the entire loaf with the cornstarch wash and sprinkle with caraway seeds, if desired. Slash the loaf with deep parallel cuts using a serrated bread knife.
- Slide the bread directly onto the hot stone. Pour 1 cup of hot tap water into the broiler pan and quickly close the oven door. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until firm. Allow to cool before slicing.
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The rules of menswear are eroding. Where our fathers' wardrobes were governed by dress codes explicit and implied, now anarchy rules. Formal threads nestle against streetwear, trainers sprout in offices, and whether or not a piece is appropriate is now as malleable as what it sits alongside.
As the cold weather lands, embrace up-down dressing for creative ways to battle the cold.
A Camel Coat And A Hoodie
A true up-down piece is versatile enough to take you from Friday morning to Saturday night. The camel coat has transitioned from the office into the weekend this season, as Yeezy and co realised it was a (literally) neutral palette to embellish with streetwear hero pieces.
"Team it with a grey or black hoody, flannel trousers and a trusty pair of Stan Smith trainers in pure white," says Paul Higgins, stylist at Aquascutum. To go full Kanye you'd opt for something oversized, but steer snugger and the same camel coat can work with your tailoring too.
Slim-fit with minimal construction sits in the up-down sweet spot; relaxed enough for your jeans and sweatshirt but still with enough shape to throw over a suit.
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Trainers And A Suit
Sneakers have stepped alongside your tailoring thanks to a proliferation of luxury iterations that are as well-made as your brogues. "The key is to spend a little more on the trainer and think carefully about the suit," says Higgins.
Chunkier styles work best – slim silhouettes, like Converse, get drowned out by your tailoring and take your look from creative nonchalance to McFly at an awards show.
As you upgrade your trainers – luxury leathers and Goodyear-welting inject some formal flair – relax your tailoring. Because even Common Projects Achilles can't take the fusty out of a tweed three-piece. "Team them with an over-dyed casual suit, for an outfit than can take you from office to evening with minimal effort." That new camel coat will come in handy.
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Jogging Bottoms And A Blazer
The athletic look is moving on up. As tailoring relaxes from Mad Men straitjackets, pairing a jacket and cuffed jogging bottoms is a split suit that knows comfort isn't mutually exclusive from style.
"It sounds bizarre on paper," says Higgins, "but styled right – with minimal accessories and correct footwear – this comfy look is a winner." It's a pairing that lives or dies on fit; slim below, tapering to a cuffed ankle, but roomier up top.
A soft-shouldered blazer that's fitted, but not figure-hugging, echoes the ease of your lower half. "It seems smart from a distance, but will have your counterparts wishing they put on the comfys themselves."
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Military Jacket And A Suit
As William T Sherman might have put it, unseasonable warmth is hell. When your overcoat leaves you sweating but a suit jacket's too flimsy, pick outerwear designed to straddle environments.
The M-65 was a lightweight, waterproof jacket designed for troops suffering Vietnam's oscillating weather, characteristics that also make it a favourite of men on the street style frontline – Pitti Uomo.
"It can be freezing one year, then you'll turn up dressed for a polar expedition to four days of sunshine," says Higgins. The M-65 fights heat and cold, and its military construction means it works with your office uniform. "Team with a suit, double-monks and document case, to be protected from the elements in style."
Just stick to rank and file browns and olives to ensure the styles are in step.
A Bomber Jacket And A Suit
Reverse layering isn't just for hip-hop dons. "This tricky look isn't for everybody, but the way you can mix lengths of the formal suit and shorter bomber to help relax your style is on-point," says Higgins.
The key to bringing it together is texture. Anything shiny is too Alan Partridge at a funeral, so pick Acne Studio's shearling-trimmed leather if your bonus just landed, or Samsoe and Samsoe's rich wool version if not.
Dress your suit down a notch further by swapping shirt and tie for a roll neck, says Higgins. So your look seems deliberate, not like you just grabbed the jacket nearest the door.
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Configuring a Windows XP Embedded Thin Client
Configuring a Windows XP Embedded Thin Client
by Sean D. Liming & John R. Malin
SJJ Embedded Micro Solutions
April 2005
Applies to Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded
This white paper provides an overview of the initial steps needed to customize a Windows XP Embedded run-time image for thin clients. It gives an overview of the hardware on the development system that is used in the run-time image's Hardware Abstraction Layer. It explains how to run Target Analyzer to create a Devices.pmq file that includes all the device drivers required to operate the target hardware. It describes how to use Component Designer to create a component definition (.sld) file that lists the hardware components for the run-time image. The white paper also explains how to add missing components to the .sld file, and how to customize the configuration by adding additional components. It lists several common components for thin clients, and how thin clients typically utilize them.
1.3 Platform Macro Component and Missing Drivers
Thin clients have become a very popular computing platform for IT departments. Thin clients offer the following advantages:
- The ability to run an operating system with major applications such as word processing and spreadsheets, as well as other custom internal software, on remote servers. This saves companies millions in computing service fees.
- The thin client architecture doesn't require extensive space on client systems, working like a window to the remote servers hosting the major applications. Client computers access these applications on the remote server, eliminating the need to install and update each client computer individually when an application changes.
No two IT departments are alike. Each department has its own approach to security and to customizing network access from client computers. For this reason, it's important to make thin clients as easy to configure as possible.
There have been several requests on the Windows XP Embedded newsgroups to modify Thin Client hardware or to make some change to the software. While the type of changes being requested varies greatly, many involve modifying the entire underlying operating system image.
You can make minor changes, such as TCP/IP addresses and domain name changes, within the existing image. However, extensive changes to the entire image require reverse engineering. This article discusses the first steps to take to customize Windows XP Embedded Thin Client platforms.
1.1 The Hardware Inside
A Windows XP Embedded image consists of the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) and the software layer. The Hardware Abstraction Layer enables applications to interact with a hardware device using its device drivers. This lets the application interact with the device in a more general way than it would otherwise. The software layer contains the software used in the image, such as TCP/IP, Notepad, and Windows Explorer. The Windows XP Embedded database groups the operating system (OS) components into these two categories.
Every image includes device drivers that interact with hardware. Understanding hardware is helpful when you want to make changes to a Windows XP Embedded OS image.
The processor used by the thin client architecture affects its performance and footprint size. Many Thin Client terminals run either a VIA or Transmeta processor. Both are ideal for Thin Client hardware platforms because they use less power, offer strong performance, and do not require a cooling fan.
Flash Drives
Many Thin Clients use solid state, non-rotating technology, such as CompactFlash and mini-IDE flash drives, as their boot and storage medium. These drives make Thin Client systems a bit more robust then their larger PC counterparts.
The longevity of flash drives is an issue, though. Both Windows XP Pro and Windows XP Embedded constantly read from and write to a disk, resulting in numerous flash erase cycles. Because both CompactFlash and mini-IDE flash drives have a limited number of these cycles, they wear out more quickly than they would if used as they would in a normal commercial environment. Sophisticated wear leveling technology is needed to extend their use.
Thin Client OEMs implement Windows XP Embedded's Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) tool to prevent write actions (and, therefore, flash-erase cycles) to the flash drive. All write actions are instead re-directed to the RAM disk (also known as the overlay).
To make any changes to the OS, such as domain connectivity or a TCP/IP static address change, you can disable EWF to allow the update to occur, and then re-enable it.
The proper setup of EWF can be tricky, especially if you are using CompactFlash drives. When re-creating a Windows XP Embedded image for your Thin Client, be sure you are familiar with the setup of EWF.
Another drawback to these flash types is their relatively slow boot time. CompactFlash and mini-IDE flash devices boot with Port I/O mode at a rate of 3 to 5MB/s; as a result, a system could take as long as 90 seconds to boot. In contrast, an SATA hard drive uses DMA, which increases the access speed to 155 MB/s.
As an alternative, you could upgrade to M-System's uDiskOnChip (uDOC) if your target has an internal header for USB 2.0 and has BIOS support to boot USB 2.0 devices. The uDOC offers security, reliability, performance, and cost effective solutions for embedded systems. You don't have to worry about flash life, since the uDOC features M-System's TrueFFS® wear leveling technology. The boot times are just as fast as a hard drive, since the uDOC is operating over USB 2.0. The overall system performance will improve with the uDOC in your system.
Finally, you will need to be familiar with other devices on the platform such as the Ethernet, audio, and video controllers. You may have to create components for these devices if the drivers are not in the XPE database.
1.2 Running Target Analyzer
Creating a custom XP Embedded image implies that you must create a custom configuration in Target Designer. To get the baseline components for the target hardware configuration, you run Target Analyzer (Tap.exe) on the Thin Client system. The result is a PMQ file listing the hardware devices in the system.
Running Target Analyzer using Windows XP Embedded
If Windows XP Embedded is already running on the Thin Client, it should not be too difficult to run Tap.exe. At this point, understanding the hardware on the system becomes important, because you must install Target Analyzer on the Thin Client in order to run Tap.exe. There are several options:
- Attach a Universal Serial Bus (USB) floppy drive or USB flash key to the Thin Client, and then run Tap.exe from it.
- Copy Tap.exe directly to the internal storage media.
Because EWF can interfere with copying Tap.exe, you can:
- Remove the Compact Flash or mini-IDE drive from the Thin Client.
- Use an adapter to connect the drive to your development system.
- Copy Tap.exe to the drive.
- Reinstall the drive on the Thin Client.
- Start the Thin Client.
- Run Tap.exe.
You will also need to either copy the PMQ file that Tap.exe generates to the development machine or save the PMQ file to the media (bearing in mind the EWF issues discussed above).
- Use a network share to download Tap.exe to the Thin Client, run it, and then have the PMQ file stored onto the network share.
Running Target Analyzer Using Another Operating System
Additional steps are required if you are upgrading your Thin Client to Windows XP Embedded from a different operating system. There are several alternatives:
- You can use the MS-DOS version of Target Analyzer (Ta.exe). Because it doesn't produce all the components needed to develop a bootable image, you may need to add some of the following components to enable the image to boot:
- PCI standard host CPU bridge
- PCI standard ISA bridge
- Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator
- Primary IDE Channel
- Secondary IDE Channel
- Disk Drive
- Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
- Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller
- You may need to add additional components. Ideally, you want to install Windows XP Pro on the target system and then run Tap.exe under it. The resulting PMQ file will have the complete list of system components. However, limited local storage space may not allow you to install Windows XP Pro. In that case, you can build an image based on the MinLogon Sample Macro component to host Tap.exe:
- Open Target Designer.
- Create a new configuration and name it TAPrun.
- Add the MinLogon Sample Macro component to the configuration.
- Run a Dependency Check with Auto-resolve enabled.
- Build the run-time image.
- Once you have built the run-time image, copy Tap.exe to its root.
Because the final Windows XP Embedded run-time image uses the Standard PC HAL component, the image should run on all PC platforms that can run Windows XP. The run-time image's size is about 25MB. Download the image, with Tap.exe in its root, to the target device and let FBA run. Once FBA completes, you can run Tap.exe to create the PMQ file.
The resulting PMQ file will not have a complete list of components, but will have the critical components to boot the operating system. Use the steps in section 1.3 to import and create a design template.
The only drawback to this technique is that the .pmq file will contain the Standard PC component, rather than another possible Computer component such as ACPI. (Many systems today support the ACPI specification for power management and other BIOS features.) To get a list of the exact Computer components, run Ta.exe from DOS on the target device, import the resulting PMQ file, and then compare the Computer component results of the Ta.exe analysis under DOS to the Tap.exe analysis under MinLogon. The Ta.exe analysis will reveal the Computer component best suited for the system. If your hardware has ACPI support, you may have to replace the Standard PC component with the Advanced Computer and Power Interface or ACPI Uniprocessor PC components. You will also need to add any other missed components found by the Ta.exe analysis.
1.3 Platform Macro Component and Missing Drivers
Capturing the PMQ file with Tap.exe on the target system is the most challenging aspect of this process. The next step is to create a design template that contains the hardware components and basing line for the configuration.
1. Open Component Designer.
2. From the menu, select File->Import. This will bring-up the Choose File for Import dialog box.
3. In the file list, choose Devices.pmq and then choose Open.
4. The Import File dialog box appears. Enter a log file name such as \deviceMacro.log and choose Start. When completed, the dialog box lists the number of devices in the .pmq file and the number of drivers found for them. A new .sld file is created with a component titled devicesTAP.
5. In the details pane of the devicesTAP component, change the name of the component to XPES_target.
6. Next to the Prototype box in the details pane, choose Browse.
7. The Select Prototype Component dialog appears. Navigate the component tree to Software->Test & Development->Selector Prototype Component. Highlight the component and choose OK.
8. Right-click the Group Memberships node and choose Add Group Membership.
9. The Add Component Group Memberships dialog box appears. The logical place to put the platform is under Platforms. Expand the Hardware node, choose Platforms, and then choose OK.
10. Save the .sld file to the hard drive.
11. Open Component Database Manager and import the newly created .sld file into the database.
You will have to create custom components for any missing components, such as network, audio, or video devices. The deviceMacro.log file will list the names of the missing device components and their PCI IDs. Some hardware vendors will supply the device drivers on CD, but in general you will have to download these drivers from the chip manufacturer's Web site. Since the VIA and Transmeta processors are typically a two chip solution, finding the drivers should be straightforward.
In most cases, you can import the driver's .inf file into Component Designer to create the .sld file and component. However, some components may require more work with the help of the Component Helper, DependencyWalker, and FilMon/RegMon tools.
Once you have created the components and imported them into the database, you should edit the design template, adding the newly created hardware components as dependencies.
1.4 Configuring the Software
Now that the hardware layer is ready, the next step is the software customization of the image from within Platform Builder. You can mold the image to your specification since the configuration is being created from scratch. Some of the possible changes are:
- Custom Shell - Instead of a stock shell such as Explorer, you can create a custom shell with its own look and feel, or create multiple shells for specific user types such as administrator and user.
- Security Settings - Custom security settings can be added to lock users out of specific applications, directories, or drives.
- Third Party Software – A number of companies have developed software for Thin Client solutions. Many of these companies have Windows XP Embedded components that can be imported into the Windows XP Embedded database.
- Administration Support – The Thin Client should have some basic administration support components for networking, display, and other components.
|Thin Client Usage
|Domain Participation
|Bundles components which make it possible for an embedded device to participate in Windows domain security.
|Sets the TCP/IP settings for network adapters.
The Netshell command line utility is required to access the network settings in the network control panel.
|TCP/IP Utilities
|Contains a number if TCP/IP utilities including ipconfig.exe.
|System Control Panel
|Provides the interface to change the Domain and computer name.
|Display Control Panel
|Changes video resolution.
|Date/Time Control Panel
|Sets the local time zone, date, and time.
|Audio Control Panel
|Support systems with sound and audio.
Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) is both the most important and the most challenging feature to enable. You will need to implement EWF to protect the flash drive unless you are using the uDOC chip.
Mini-IDE flash drives shouldn't be a problem since they are IDE flash disks that are fixed devices. Many manufacturers set up EWF with a second partition as the EWF volume. You have your choice of EWF implementation and overlay type, since you're recreating the image from scratch. Since this is flash media, and Thin Client OEMs use EWF to redirect write actions (which limits flash-erase cycles on the flash drive) to the RAM disk, RAM or RAM-REG overlay types are the best choices.
Compact Flash (CF) cards are a different story. Because most off-the-shelf CF cards are identified as removable, rather than as a fixed device, setting up EWF on these CF cards can be difficult. Because both Windows XP and Windows XP Embedded will only view one partition on a removable media, you must choose RAM-REG as the overlay type. You can special-order CF cards that are identified as fixed devices from the manufacturer. The choice of using the RAM overlay with the second partition is possible. You may find that the Thin Client manufacturer has already configured the flash drive as fixed; if so, you just need to replace the image on the drive.
In addition to enabling EWF, you will also want to control it. By controlling EWF, updates and modifications to the image can be made within a working image. The EWF API can be used to add custom controls to shells or EWF administrator applications. Only Administrator accounts can access EWFMGR.EXE and the EWF API. Power User, User, and Guest accounts cannot change the state of EWF.
If you need to duplicate the image, you must add the System Cloning Tool component to the configuration and add a special reseal library to address EWF.
Once the configuration is completed and the image is built, the image will need to run FBA on the target system. The image will have to be copied to the target media in one of two ways: physically removing the device from the target system or using a software solution such as Remote Recover.
For More Information
The overview presented in this article gives you the basic tips to get started on configuring a Thin Client with a custom image. The real work is in the details. There are many solutions for working with Windows XP Embedded that can be found in a number of books, articles, and websites:
Windows XP Embedded Advanced, Sean D. Liming, RTC Books, 2003, ISBN:0-929392-77-9
Windows XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit, Sean D. Liming, Cedar Hill Publishing, February 2005, ISBN: 1-932373-96-9.
www.seanliming.com – XPe Center @ seanliming.com – contains various articles and links to different resources on Windows XP Embedded.
Attempts have been made to properly reference all copyrighted, registered, and trademarked material. All copyrighted, registered, and trademarked material remains the property of the respective owners.
The publisher, author, and reviewers make no warranty for the correctness or for the use of this information, and assume no liability for direct or indirect damages of any kind arising from the information contained herewith, technical interpretation or technical explanations, for typographical or printing errors, or for any subsequent changes in this article.
The publisher and author reserve the right to make changes in this publication without notice and without incurring any liability.


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Wine lovers have a lot to thank Georgia for. This is where wine production first began, over 7000 years ago. Archaeological remains suggest that as early as 4000 BC grape juice was being placed in underground clay jars, or Kvevri, to ferment during the winter. Georgia is a land famed for its natural bounty. These days there are over 500 species of grape in Georgia, a greater diversity than anywhere else in the world, with around 40 of these grape varieties being used in commercial wine production.
The vine is central to Georgian culture and tightly bound to their religious heritage. It is common for families throughout Georgia to grow their own grapes and produce wine. Feasting and hospitality are central pillars of Georgian culture, and traditional banquets are presided over by a toastmaster, or Tamada, who proposes numerous toasts throughout the meal, and ensures the wine flows liberally.
To read more about Georgian wineries, visit the Georgian Wine Association.
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"We brought this quote to hang in the delivery room as a little reminder. My husband took this picture as I was nearing delivery and I love the message and that you can see the reflection of 3 amazing women that surrounded and supported me every step of the way; my wonderful mother and 2 doulas!" ~Valery
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- October 29, 2011 at 1:29 pm
I love that quote! I am going to take that to my next birth. And your baby is beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration :).
- October 29, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Thanks for posting BWF! Made my day seeing this and reminded me of that wonderful day. Birth rocks!
- October 29, 2011 at 11:42 pm
That was an amazing day and it was so wonderful to see you fulfill your goals and your dreams and to set your feet on a new path.
- October 30, 2011 at 1:05 am
Valery….you and your hubby, so accomplished what you set out to do! Congrats again!!!
- November 8, 2011 at 12:10 am
How lovely. I especially like the hands: the mama's hands on the baby's head and the baby's hands on the mama's breast.
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Hello again. I've decided to at least consider building a desktop PC instead of a laptop, since everyone has recommended I do that because I can get more bang for my buck that way.
So I have $2000 to spend, and I'm looking to buy the best I can for that price. I want something that is going to last for years (hopefully) and play next-gen console ports and PC games of course for years to come. I probably will skip out on the next-gen consoles if I can play all the games on my PC.
I am probably going to build using the site cyberpowerpc.com, since someone here recommended me that site and it seems like a very good site for this sort of thing. If you have any suggestions for other sites that are comparable or better in your opinion, feel free to share.
So any help is appreciated. Just let me know your thoughts, etc, because I've been studying laptop components pretty heavily lately but I don't know much at all about desktops (and they seem much more complex when you are actually building one from the ground up).
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Quieter presence urged in Mideast
WASHINGTON — The United States should launch a major covert information campaign to promote the nation's image in the Middle East and sow division among radical Muslim groups, according to a West Point critique of U.S. terrorism policy.
The strategy, amounting to a secret campaign for hearts and minds, could involve paying for favorable publications and schools that promote moderate Islamic philosophies.
The report also proposes using Muslim allies, or at least groups hostile to the more militant Islamic movements, to exploit ideological rifts within terrorist groups.
Through it all, however, "it is essential that the U.S. hand not be seen," said the report by the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. military academy.
The authors of the unpublished report, civilian scholars Jarret Brachman and William McCants, confirmed the authenticity of the report obtained by USA TODAY. Though not an official U.S. military document, it has circulated widely among U.S. intelligence officials and officers on the Pentagon's Joint Staff. The authors regularly brief Pentagon officials on terrorism issues.
* Jihadi writings reveal divisions the U.S. government should exploit.
* Large-scale U.S. intervention fuels anti-U.S. attitudes.
* Muslim-on-Muslim violence hurts the terrorist movement.
* U.S. role in propaganda must be hidden.
The report, completed Monday, says the United States should rely on "proxies" for military action in the Middle East, if force is necessary.
"Direct engagement with the United States has been good for the jihadi movement," the authors argue, because it reinforces the perception in the Mideast of the United States as an anti-Islamic crusader.
"The United States should avoid direct, large-scale military action in the Middle East."
Such action, the report says, "rallies the locals behind the movement, drains the United States of resources and puts pressure" on allied regimes.
Titled "Stealing al-Qaeda's Playbook," the report is based on a detailed study of jihadist writings and communications and is meant to help better understand the enemy, Brachman said in an interview.
The current U.S. anti-terrorist strategy is reactive, the authors argue in briefing slides accompanying the report. They dub the strategy, "Whack-a-Terrorist," after the game "Whack-a-Mole."
Retired general Wayne Downing, the center's chairman and a former head of Special Operations Command, has been advising Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on ways to make the command more effective against terrorist groups.
In the report's foreword, Downing writes that although U.S. intelligence agencies have devoted more resources to translating jihadi texts and broadcasts, they don't have enough people to pay enough attention "to the most useful texts" they have collected.
Last year, the U.S. Special Operations Command issued $300 million in contracts for three companies to spread pro-American propaganda without revealing the U.S. connections.
One contractor, the Lincoln Group, became the focus of a Pentagon investigation in December because of reports it had paid Iraqi newspapers to publish pro-U.S. stories as part of a U.S. information warfare strategy in Iraq.


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Two dozen dogs are being examined by vets at an Oakland animal shelter after they were rescued Tuesday night from an Oakland home, where they might have been kept as part of a dog-fighting ring.
Police seized 23 pit bulls from the home in East OaklandTuesday night, where they were living in squalor. A crew from the Oakland Fire Department discovered the dogs when they went to the house on a tip that there was fire hazard at the home. The house is familiar to police. They have seized dogs from the place several times in the past.
Animal control officers say the 19 adult pit bulls and four puppies, were living in horrible conditions and that almost all need medical care. They found the dogs either chained up or stacked on top of each other in small kennels. They were covered in feces and urine and the yard was muddy and littered with trash.
"Fifteen of the dogs had no water they could get to." An Oakland animal control services worker told us. "The other dogs were urine stained or urine burned. They had fecal matter on their fur and feet, some had hair loss, for a variety of different reasons. Some were scarred."
They will be examined by veterinarians to see if they have injuries consistent with dogfights. There is some speculation that they were being kept for breeding purposes and might have been used to create a new pedigree.
"I'm inclined to say that they were not being trained to fight." David Cronin, with Oakland Animal Services said. "He has a history of being ionvolved in dg fighting but this case, he's breeding them and then sell them and then what that person does with the dogs who knows."
The decision on whether to file charges depends on the vet exam. Depending on the outcome of the dogs' medical exams, the owner could be facing a host of charges, including several felonies. The examination will also determine if the animals can be adopted out. Police say its too early to tell if any of them will have to be euthanized.


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Jan he is someone I would have liked to known also.
Fran I agree it does have a nice ring.
Good evening Jacques sweetie but isn't it getting to be you bed time. Glad you liked it..
cool morning thought pat!
Mark Twain has a better ring to it, I think.
Thanks Pat.
LOL - Mark Twain - What I guy! He is someone I would have loved to have known!! Thanks, Pat!
Are we having a yard sale??? Good morning BFF.
Finished my last cup of coffee and trying to sell stuff of my collections frog, steins, oriental things.
Good could use another cup..
It should be done by the time you arrive!
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Don't we all, Pat! Good Morning!
Good morning Ardy, never knew the story behind his name. Thanks this is a great story. Have a great day. HugsGood evening Shirley, Love the lesson of the day from Ardy. Have a great evening. Hugs
Good Morning Pat, Didn't know Mark Twain was a pen name, very interesting how he got this name, thanks ringleader,
Good morning Sis I'm so glad we didn't get snow just rain yesterday. The roads were a mess and I decided to bring the back roads home and almost hit a deer. HugsJcarroll good morning I like Mark Twain and have some of Will Rigers too. Have to watch his as some are too political. Have a great day.
Good morning, Pat. Your cooler weather is coming my way. But we had two beautiful days. Mark Twain was quite a character. DO you know how he got his pen name of Mark Twain? As a youth he worked on the river boats on the Mississippi River. They would be constantly checking the depth of the water so they wouldn't get hung up on a sand bar.. The sounder would call out, mark and then the depth in fathoms, Mark, twain was two fathoms deep, about 12 feet. Sam Clemens liked the sound of it and took it for his pen name. His grave stone (also in Elmira, New York (where I grew up) is two fathoms tall.
Good morning, Pat. Mark Twain is my favorite author. I love his humorous stories the best.
Hi Sissy, the best you can do, spread your friends. lol. I like the things this man said.It was 10:00 AM and the clouds came. And now we have snow. Untill now not much and I hope it will stop soon. Did you already have your coffee? I just finished mine. hug


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Part Number WPW10084141 replaces: 8559824, 8559825, 8562996, 8562996R, 8562997, 8562997R, 8575276, 8575276R, 8575277, 8575277R, W10039760, W10039770, W10076350, W10076360, W10084141, W10084141R.
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This board is located in the control panel of the dishwasher.Thermal fuse is NOT included.
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Unit does not start and has no lights. Thermal fuse device is good. What else can it be besides the control board?
Hi Dale,
Thank you for your question. There are a number of parts that could cause your issue. I would suggest first testing your door switch. If that part is not activating correctly it will not allow power to connect to your control board. I would also suggest you test your thermostat and heating element as well. If all of those parts are checking out fine then it may be your board that is the issue. Good luck with your repair.
Take the 6 torx screws loose and pull down the face. Pop out the bi-metal fuse that is in the current board. Unhook the wires attached. Pop out the old board. Attach the wires to new board. Put the bi-metal fuse back in the board. Re-attach the face on the dishwasher. Be sure to unplug from the outlet before starting. When finished plug dishwasher back in. This fixed my problem.
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Read dianostic sheet included on dishwasher lower panel. It stated to not replace both touch panel and circuit board until you run the dianostic tests. Great fro the manaufactor to save parts money, but the testing would take another hour to perform, so, I was already saving $200 to $300 by doing the repair myself, I replaced both, working slowly and carefully. about 1.5 hours. total cost of both parts was under $300 shipped to me in 2 days. great service for sure. dishwasher onw works correctly. I suspect lightning damage, as we had big thunder stroms earlier that week.
Shut off circut breaker. . . Removed 6 screws. . . Lifted cover over control board. . . Removed old control board. . Installed new board. . Replaced cover and the 6 screws. . Turned on circut breaker. . . Turned washer on. . . . It worked. Thank you for the quick delivery!
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Hi Marc,

Great, thanks for the pointer. I'll take a look at nix, that might be an option. Thanks for the offer of server space too, but I'd really like to get it going on my own space since I have domains and whatnot pointed there.

I also realise that the IDE support isn't there - it's even worse, I use IntelliJ rather than Eclipse which is positively magical at times. Something similar for a language like Haskell would be amazing.

 Thanks for the advice!

Cheers,
Colin

2008/10/6 Marc Weber <email@example.com>

 Hi Colin,

 I only know about one other option:
 Try user mode linux / qemu / anotehr virtualziing software and setup the
 environment within that which you need... :-(
 Another thing you could try is installing nix (nixos.org) (software
 distirbution
 system).. It bootstraps current ghc via ghc-6.4.2 from binaries / source
 automatically (Don't think older compilers are supported than 6.4.x) but
 you'll get a complete copy of each system lib within the store
 direcotry. So you need some disk space. And I can't guarantee that it
 works out of the box.. (it works with 2.6.9 kernel.. don't know about
 older ones)

 If all you want to do is toying around I can give you an ssh account to
 my server which has ghc installed.
 Anyway be prepared that there is no IDE support coming close to what
 Eclipse provides for the Java language..

 Sincerly
 Marc
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I'll start by saying that I'm not the most religious of people... but whether it's a fashion statement or not, the cross MEANS something. Repeat: It has MEANING. HUGE meaning. It's not just some stupid trinket. It's a symbol - and a big one at that - of faith and of a desire to uphold beliefs that are designed to elevate, not tear down.Originally Posted by Magnum;3907556;
Let me put it another way: let's say he was wearing a swastika around his neck instead, and let's suppose he even said he was doing it because he thought it looked cool and no other reason. Don't you think people would still be outraged? And shouldn't they be?
The fact that self-centered, mean-spirited, lie-telling, boastful, arrogant Russell Hantz had one draped around his neck - for whatever reason - is hypocracy. I'm of a Christian faith... but that last thing I want is for anyone to think that Russell Hantz has any values that I prescribe to.


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WASHINGTON - A White House spokesman said Saturday night it expected to see continued progress in Arab-Israeli peace despite Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's resignation.
"This government made great strides in providing the transparency, accountability and security that will be essential to achieving a two-state solution," said White House National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer.
"We expect any future Palestinian government to continue this progress, in line with the Quartet principles and consistent with President Abbas' vision," Hammer said, referring to the quartet of Middle East mediators: The United States, Russia, the United Nations and the European Union.
Hammer added that the US was still committed to achieving a solution of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.
Fayyad, who is considered the Palestinian Authority official who is closest to the Americans, is the only one who the American government trusts and is ready to transfer funds through.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Fayyad on Wednesday in Ramallah, and it is unclear whether she received any signals on his plan to resign at the end of the month.
Reality not in favor of 2-state solution
Fayyad said he would resign in order to allow the formation of a Fatah and Hamas unity government, but the Quartet principles oblige Hamas to recognize Israel and the agreements signed with the Jewish state, and to renounce terror.
However, despite the public statements on the two-state vision, Clinton's Mideast tour has made it clear to her that the reality on the ground is not in favor of this vision, both because of what is happening in Gaza and because of the Right's victory in the Israeli elections.
The Obama administration is looking for pragmatic solutions, but at the moment it has no answers for the problems on the ground. The Americans are interested in working to calm things down in the Gaza Strip and reopen the crossings.
The American desire to work to reopen the crossings is derived, among other things, from the estimation that Hamas is the main element profiting from the black economy of the smuggling and that it would be better to open the crossings and control them.
But despite the public support for a Palestinian unity government, the Obama administration opposes a government which would include Hamas, as opposed to European elements that are willing to turn a blind eye and enable the creation of a technocrat government with Hamas men.
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Our experienced clinical team will take care of you from the moment you arrive for your initial consultation through to your treatment day. We will continue to look after you with your own personal aftercare plan. Read about your patient journey in detail below.
The first step towards your new vision is to speak to one of our care team who are on hand to answer any questions you may have. You may choose whichever method of communication you are most comfortable with to contact us:
Call 0800 023 20 20 Email email@example.com
The only way to determine if you are suitable for corrective eye surgery is to attend a consultation. One of the advantages of choosing Optical Express is that we have the largest number of private clinics in the UK and Ireland. You can be sure to find a clinic close to your own home.
Once you have booked your consultation we will send you a confirmation email that will confirm your chosen date, time and clinic location. The email will include a detailed map of how to get to your clinic of choice. A confirmation letter will also be sent to you by post. Both will include important information about how to prepare for your initial consultation.
You will be asked to complete a health and lifestyle questionnaire in advance of your visit to our clinic. Many general health conditions and lifestyle choices can impact your vision. For us to give you the best possible outcome, it is important that you provide us with detailed information about your health background and lifestyle choices. You may choose to complete the questionnaire at the clinic. Rest assured that your responses will be kept confidential.
A member of our care team will call you a few days before your consultation date to confirm your appointment time. You will be reminded how to prepare for your visit and what to expect on the day. This is the perfect opportunity to ask any questions you may have and to make sure you are familiar with the location of your clinic of choice.
The purpose of your consultation is to determine if you are suitable for treatment. It is also to ensure you are given the information you need to make an informed choice on whether you wish to have eye surgery. When you arrive at the clinic you will be welcomed by your patient advisor who will explain the different steps involved in eye surgery. The consultation will progress at a pace you are comfortable with and you will have plenty of opportunity to ask any questions. It is your decision whether you wish to proceed with treatment.
If you have not already done so, you will complete a health and lifestyle questionnaire. Your patient advisor will assist you in any way necessary to ensure we are fully informed about important aspects of your health as well as your lifestyle choices. It is important that we understand your expectations from eye surgery. We will ask you to verify and sign a secure electronic signature pad to confirm that all details are correct.
You will undergo a series of non-invasive but highly-sophisticated diagnostic tests. We will explain the function of the diagnostic instruments before carrying out each test. The results of these eye tests are much more advanced than the measurements taken during a standard eye test. You can find out more about each diagnostic test here.
Your specialist refractive optometrist will review the information provided within your health and lifestyle questionnaire and all diagnostic results. Your optometrist will discuss in more detail your motivations behind considering eye surgery and will confirm that the details you have provided are accurately recorded
A series of eye examinations to determine your eye health, natural vision and current prescription of each eye will be undertaken.
This eye health assessment will check the: front of your eye including your eyelids, cornea and pupil; natural lens to check for cataract; retina and macula to rule out common eye conditions such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and blood vessel anomalies. As part of these comprehensive tests, the optometrist will place some drops in your eyes to dilate your pupil. This allows them to look at your eyes in greater detail. You may find that your vision gets a little blurred and light sensitive as a result. This is nothing to worry about, your eyes will return to normal in a few hours. It means that you can't drive for those few hours, so you should make sure you have transport arranged to get you home.
The optometrist will determine if you are suitable (pending your ophthalmic surgeon confirmation) for eye surgery based on your test results and the information you have provided. If you are suitable, your optometrist will provide a recommendation of the best treatment for your needs. The final decision on your suitability for surgery rests with your treating ophthalmic surgeon. The majority of patients are suitable for laser eye surgery, but you may find you are best suited for lens surgery. If you are not suitable for eye surgery, Optical Express can also offer the finest glasses and contact lenses that are currently available.
During your consultation you will be shown a video that explains the benefits, potential risks (complications and side effects) and range of outcomes associated with eye surgery. This informed consent video will help you make a well-informed decision on whether eye surgery is right for you. We will ask you to sign an electronic signature pad to confirm that you have watched the video and understand the information that has been provided. You will have the opportunity to discuss any concerns you may have with your optometrist.
Under the guidance of our ophthalmic surgeons, your optometrist will further discuss the benefits, risks, alternatives and range of outcomes with you. You will have the opportunity to discuss any concerns you may have and any question you have will be answered.
You will be given a Patient Information Folder that will include details of your recommended procedure and important information about this procedure. It will include an Informed Consent Document informing you of the benefits, risks, range of outcomes and alternative vision correction treatments available to you. It's important that you read this document before you have a discussion with your surgeon.
A Terms and Conditions Document is also provided and you will be required to sign both of these documents prior to surgery. These documents have been given the Crystal Clear mark awarded by The Plain English Campaign. The folder will include details of how to prepare for your surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery and your aftercare instructions. The aftercare instructions include an out of hours medical helpline number should you need to contact us out with normal working hours. All these documents can be found on our website
Your will receive a personalised iSCAN by email shortly after your consultation. Exclusive to Optical Express iSCAN is a comprehensive eye health care and diagnostic report that reveals the unique characteristics of your eyes. Your iSCAN includes details of the health, prescription and diagnostics of your eyes. It will include your recommended treatment and surgeon details where applicable.
This will give you a better understanding about the benefits, risks, range of outcomes of the treatment you have been recommended and alternative vision correction options available to you. It will also help you to prepare any questions you may have for your surgeon.
You must have a discussion with your surgeon before your treatment day. You can choose to meet your surgeon in person or have your discussion by phone. Your surgeon will have assessed your diagnostic results and medical records prior to your appointment. Your surgeon may request or conduct further tests to make the final decision on whether you are suitable for treatment. Your surgeon will talk you through the surgery making sure you fully understand the risks, benefits, range of outcomes and alternative vision correction treatments available to you. You will have plenty of opportunity to ask any questions. In a small number of cases your ophthalmic surgeon may recommend a different procedure is best suited for you.
Your surgical care team will do everything possible to make you feel at ease. It is normal to feel a bit anxious at this point. But rest assured that our experienced surgical care team are very experienced in addressing your concerns and will make sure you are comfortable. You will be guided through each step of the procedure at your own pace.
With lens surgery both eyes are treated on separate days, typically around one day apart. The surgery itself only takes minutes to perform. You will meet with your personal anaesthetist who will ensure you are comfortable and relaxed prior to and throughout your procedure. While you will be awake during your surgical procedure, you will be mildly sedated and shouldn't experience any discomfort.
For laser eye surgery both eyes are typically treated on the same day, but each eye is operated on separately and the surgery itself only takes a few minutes to perform.
After your treatment your surgeon will assess the immediate results and discuss them with you. A member of your surgical care team will take you to a private lounge area where you may relax while you are given your aftercare instructions. You will also receive eye drops for use during your recovery time. You will be talked through what to expect during the initial stages of recovery as your eyes heal and given detailed advice on activities to avoid during that period. You will be scheduled for a next day aftercare appointment. You are then free to leave at your own leisure and we would advise you to rest your eyes for the next few hours at home.
It is essential that you attend all your aftercare appointments. Your aftercare journey is just as important to us as it is to you. This starts the day after your surgery and carries on until both you and your clinical care team are happy to discharge you from our care. At your first aftercare appointment your clinical team will carry out a full eye assessment to ensure your eyes are healing as expected.
Our clinical care team will continue to look after your eye health and continued vision care. Each patient is individual and your aftercare is tailored to your own unique requirements. At every aftercare appointment your clinical care team will conduct a thorough eye assessment. This includes a review of your eye health as well as your vision. At each appointment you will also be asked to complete an important questionnaire about your vision and overall experience. This questionnaire, much like a health and lifestyle questionnaire, is an integral part of your examination. The vast majority of our patients are discharged from our care between three and twelve months after the date of surgery.
Please note that there are charges for any additional post-treatment appointments outside of the inclusive periods covered in our terms and conditions. They are as follows:
Optometrist: £50
Ophthalmic Surgeon/Ophthalmologist £150
An eye examination is not just to check your vision it is also essential to monitor the general health of your eyes. Many health conditions can be detected during an eye examination. At Optical Express our experienced optometrists will carry out a thorough assessment of each patient's visual health including state-of-the-art screening for diseases. This includes looking for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration before they become a bigger health challenge. Conditions which, if left undiagnosed, can lead to severe sight loss.