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CNC router services include CNC control system retrofit, free telephone support, spare part troubleshooting and custom part fabrication. Our CNC router rebuilds can either be performed at your facility or at our facility in San Diego, California.
CNC router services available include:
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CNC Services Inc. is a Fagor Automation authorized service rep and specializes in the Fagor 8055 and Fagor 8035 CNC router controls. Service also available for Fagor 8040, and 8050 control systems.
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A lot of gamers out there, myself included, get so caught up in the heated Sony vs. Microsoft home console battle that it's easy to forget about good old Nintendo. Nothing beats a first party Nintendo game. They play the "nostalgia card" often and it works every time. I've always respected how close they live to their roots, how extremely innovative they are, and how they focus on gameplay above all. The Wii U has housed so many fantastic games over the years and it's so damn great to finally have all these iconic characters romping around in full HD.
Which brings us to Nintendo's latest game, PAPER MARIO: COLOR SPLASH, which looks absolutely bananas. Not counting MARIO RPG, I've kept up with home console PAPER MARIO games admittedly avoiding the handheld additions because there are just so many. But COLOR SPLASH looks like something not to be missed.
Ignoring that horrible voiceover, the above trailer really gets me excited about this new game. It looks gorgeous, hits all the right nostalgic notes, and simply looks fun. A welcome vacation from games like DESTINY, CALL OF DUTY, and HALO. Not that those are bad choices, but life is about balance after all right?
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OUTGOING top judge Paul de Jersey has used one of his last speeches to urge the legal fraternity to embrace change and again argued juries should hear the criminal history of defendants.
It was announced last month, Justice de Jersey would take over from Penelope Wensley as Queensland Governor when her term ends on July 29.
Reflecting on 16 years as the head of Queensland's Supreme Court, Justice de Jersey said the bench and lawyers should accept change that improves the community and condition of its citizens.
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In a speech to the Queensland Law Society Symposium today, Justice de Jersey heaped praise on the profession, but made no mention of the recent attacks it had faced by the Newman Government.
"I doubt 21st Century Queenslanders would be content were the leader of their judiciary be cocooned in inscrutability and I have believed a measured contribution publicly may enhance, not diminish, public perceptions of the Office of Chief Justice and a capacity to influence good outcomes,'' he said.
"The most important of the issues I raised last year, so far as I was concerned, is early disclosure of the defence position.
"Perhaps less important, but still important, would be adopting the Victorian template allowing judges to define beyond reasonable doubt more helpfully for juries.
"One other issue I raised last year, greater latitude in informing juries of past convictions, is obviously much more controversial, but I presently think we wise judges and practitioners may be underestimating our fellow citizens' capacity to render objective and considered results.
"Whether segments of the profession like it or not, reasonable community expectations will compel active consideration of all these issues and sooner rather than later.
"My message…is broader and that is that the profession must face reality and anticipate rather than necessarily repel mooted change – of course not change for change's sake – but change which rationally will improve the health of our community and the condition of its individual citizens.
"Change in both our procedural and substantive approaches is inevitable and unstoppable and I hope opinion leaders within our profession will come more readily to acknowledge that and to accept that change can in fact be a good thing.
"We need to approach reform and change with open minds, not 21st Century minds nevertheless blinkered by a perception that what has been done for a long time must inevitably be right and the best way of doing things forever.
"The legal landscape will never be static and…a positive contribution to debate over mooted change is the one which is the more likely to bear fruit.''
He said the profession filled him with pride.
"It is ethical, efficient and altruistic.
"Nationally, it is of substantial proportion and respected.
"Ours, indeed, is a noble profession.
"Another aspect of my approach, which may have paraded under the heading `leadership' has been my contribution to public debate about legal matters.
``While I have in that regard taken a starkly different approach from that of my predecessors, I have seen it as consistent with the times."
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When an emergency strikes, such as a fire, weather disaster, earthquake, or other event, turning off your utilities may save lives and reduce potential damage. Here are some steps to take to get your utilities shut off as efficiently as possible.
1Make a list of utilities that will need attention in an emergency. Here are a list of some common ones:
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2Locate the service entry or shutoff valve for each of these utilities. You will need to know the location and what tools are needed to turn each one off.
3Make sure any enclosures that contain valves or switches for these utilities are accessible. Water valves, for instance, may be located in an underground box, it may be beneath the lawn or underneath shrubs or landscaping, so it must be kept clear for access in an emergency.
4Have wrenches available for water and gas valves if the valve requires them.
5Understand the need to disconnect or shut off each utility. Water, for instance, should be shut off if a pipe bursts to prevent your property from flooding, gas and electric should be turned off in the event of a fire, since these can cause great danger to firefighters.
6Look at the situation to make sure it is safe to turn off the utilities. If your property is burning, do not enter the building to turn off the electric if you are risking being overcome by smoke or fire. If a gas line bursts or is leaking, remaining inside could be more dangerous than leaving the gas on. You also may be able to turn the gas off out doors at a gas storage tank or meter.
7Understand the priority of shutting off utilities. You may want to turn off everything prior to evacuating the property, if so, shut off all the other utilities before turning off the electric so you will have lights available for this activity.
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Intel Hits Revenue Record in 2014
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Intel reported better than expected financial results and a record-breaking full year revenue of $55.9 billion. In a conference call highlighting his first full year, Intels CEO said the company is in a very different place than it was 12 months ago and finished the year with a strong fourth quarter.
2014 revenue grew 6% while operating income rose 29% to $15.3 billion and net income hit $11.7 billion. Intel generated approximately $20.4 billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $4.4 billion, and used $10.8 billion to repurchase 332 million shares of stock. Fourth quarter revenue was $14.7 billion and operating income was reported at $4.5 billion, with a net income of $3.7 billion.
"We met or exceeded several important goals: reinvigorated the PC business, grew the data center business, established a footprint in tablets, and drove growth and innovation in new areas, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said in a release, adding that the company will improve our profitability in mobile, and keep Intel focused on the next wave of computing" in 2015.
Revenues from the PC Client Group (PCG) and data center business outperformed expectations set earlier this year. The Data Center Group reported revenue of $14.4 billion, up 18% year-over-year while the newly formed PCG reported revenue of $34.7 billion, up 4% percent from 2013. Revenue from the Mobile and Communications Group, which merged into PCG last year, dropped 85% to $202 million.
Krzanich said Intel has succeeded in its goal to stabilize the PC business with a 25% increase in operating profits where the company had previously expected a decline. He noted that Intel exceeded its 40 million tablet shipment goal by 6 million units and wouldnt work to outpace the mobile market.
Instead, Intel will focus on driving down costs for the mobile/tablet businesses by $800 million. Intel officials expect the introduction of its inexpensive smartphone chips -- the Sofia 3G and Sofia LTE -- later this year to progressively reduce bill of materials costs that affected margins in the mobile chip business.
Much of this $800 million dollar decrease will come in the latter half of 2015, CFO and Executive Vice President Stacy Smith said. The Sofia 3G modem has finished internal qualification and is undergoing certification from carriers while the LTE modem will undergo the same process later this year.
Smith said the ramp up of LTE, expected in the back half of 2015, will offset some investments made in 2014. While many chip-related investments will play out later in the year, Smith expects the companys investment profile to make for a yearlong contribution to the $800 million reduction effort.
Other highlights from the fourth quarter earnings call include:
- The Internet of Things Group reported revenue of $2.1 billion in 2014, up 19% from 2013. Q42014 revenue was $591 million, up 12% sequentially and 10% year-over-year.
- Fourth quarter revenue from the software and services operating segments was $557 million, flat sequentially and down 6% from 2013. Full year revenue was up 1% to $2.2 billion.
- R&D plus MG&A spending will reach approximately $20 billion in 2015, largely due to existing research and development costs from its Axxia Networking buy.
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Qsat is one of the mostly used decoder this days due to its rich features. like using CC-cam,IPTV, dongle in decrypting DS**, and lot more. But for any of this to work you must be connected to the internet and today am going to give information and guide on how to connect your Qat to the internet. connecting Qat to the internet cant be triky and kind of difficult for the first time, especially when trying to activate your avatacam code for the first time.
Qsat has different internet protocols (i.e) different options for connecting to the internet
To have access to all available internet protocols on your qsat press menu>.setting>.Ethernet Config
==>To connect Qsat to the internet using wifi you need a compatible wifi adapter attached to your qsat,
To use a 3g modem on your Qsat,
connection using lan internet on qsat is one of the simplest and easiest method.
Qsat has different internet protocols (i.e) different options for connecting to the internet
To have access to all available internet protocols on your qsat press menu>.setting>.Ethernet Config
there are four ways of connecting to the internet on qsat decoders:WIFI,
connecting your Qsat to the internet using WIFI
==>you need a wifi hotspot; you can make use of your phone as a wifi hotspot, you can as well use a wifi router an your pc as wifi hotspot.
==>goto to menu>>settings>.Ethernet config>>link type>>Wifi Network>>go down one step and click on Config>>you should see your wifi hotspot >>enter your password where required and press connect. once connected you should see a message "network connection success" and that is all you are now connected via WIFI.
connecting your Qsat decoder using a 3G modem
==>you must be subscribed. i.e have a data bundle ...please note BB plans wont work,
==>then connect your 3G modem to the usb port on your qsat,
==>once you connect your 3g modem, there would be a display message "storage device found".
==> goto Ethernet config>>link type>3G network>>scroll down one step and configure the rest by selecting your country>>and Operator. also tick the Auto link.
==>after the above press the blue button to manually connect your connection, once the connection is successful you will receive a success message, else, you will receive a "No Dongle device found" note Qsat decoders always selects modems, mostly ZTE and Huawei modems are best for it. Although you can try others too.
connecting Qsat to the internet using GPRS/2G
mostly we use this for setting up internet connections to watch DS** channels. The sim slot of your qsat is at its back.
goto Ethernet config>>link type>GPRS NETWORK>>scroll down one step and configure the rest by selecting your country>>and Operator. also tick the Auto link.
if a sim gives you error, change it. If all sim card gives you error on qsat, it means no usable 2G network in your location, so please try using 3G network with a 3G modem.
connecting your Qsat to the internet using LAN
if you are using a standalone router, configure it and make sure its connected to the internet. (i.e there is a successful established network connection) and connect your lan cable to your Qsat. and configure your Qsat as follows
>>goto setting>>Ethernet config>.change link type to Lan internet>>then connect the other end of your lan cable to the lan port of your qsat which is at its back.
and your decoder should connect to the internet.
with the above i believe you can select any way or method you want to connect your decoder to the internet . if you have any failure or difficulties, you can table your complain


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Warriors at Bucks - 3/28/15 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Golden State Warriors (58-13) at Milwaukee Bucks (36-36)
NBA Basketball: Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 8:30 pm (Bradley Center)
The Line: Milwaukee Bucks +4.5 -- Over/Under: 200.5 See the Latest Odds
The Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks play Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
The Golden State Warriors look to build on their eight-game winning streak. On the season, the Warriors are averaging 109.8 points on 47.9 percent shooting and are allowing 991. points on 42.4 percent shooting. Stephen Curry is averaging 23.4 points and 7.9 assists while Klay Thompson is averaging 21.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. Draymond Green is grabbing 8.1 rebounds and Marreese Speights is shooting 49.7 percent from the field. The Golden State Warriors are coming off a Friday win over the Memphis Grizzlies in which they allowed just five threes and forced 19 turnovers. The Warriors have yet to lose a game this season in which they hold their opponent under 100 points.
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The Milwaukee Bucks look for a win after splitting their last four games. On the season, the Bucks are averaging 97.8 points on 45.8 percent shooting and are allowing 97.5 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Michael Carter-Williams is averaging 13.7 points and 5.6 assists while Khris Middleton is averaging 13.1 points and 4.5 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo is grabbing 6.8 rebounds and O.J. Mayo is shooting 41.3 percent from the field. The Milwaukee Bucks are hoping they can hang onto the sixth seed in the East to avoid having to play the Cavs or the Hawks. The Bucks are shooting 39.7 percent from deep in their last five games and have won 10 straight on their home court.
The Warriors are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 road games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bucks are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest and 2-10 ATS in their last 12 vs. Western Conference. The Warriors are 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Milwaukee and 1-7-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings overall.
It's only a matter of time before the Warriors start resting guys for the playoffs, which is probably why this line is a little low. Still, I can't pick the Bucks to keep this game close with the way Golden State is playing. The Warriors are a machine right now offensively.


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Civil aviation authorities in Malaysia will release a required report on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 a day before the one-year anniversary, but it won't have any conclusion on what happened because the search is ongoing.
The report to be released March 7 will focus on investigations into the search for the plane, which is believed to have crashed in the remote southern Indian Ocean, Deputy Transport Minister Aziz Kaprawi said Wednesday.
- Australia, Malaysia agree to split search costs for missing Malaysian airliner
- Malay Mukherjee, relative of missing Canadians, hopes for closure
- The Passionate Eye VIDEO: Where is Flight MH370?
The one-year report is required by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The plane disappeared the morning of March 8 last year while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
The Australian coordinators of the search have said the current phase could take another year and there is still no guarantee of success. No debris has ever been found.
Some family members calling themselves Voice 370 appealed to Malaysian, Australian and Chinese authorities not to abandon the search anytime soon. The majority of the passengers were from China.
"We have stated it before and reiterate it again, that we are prepared for any eventuality, including the fact that our loved ones may never come back. However, almost all families are unanimous in our stand that we do not want to declare our loved ones dead, without a shred of evidence," they said on Facebook.
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PlayFizz is a browser extension that can be useful for those users who want to find some favorable shopping on the web. But these add-ons innervate users with the pop-ups like all other bundled browser extensions. If you did not download the add-on or you regret that the software is installed, so you can look through this article completely and use the method that will be useful to remove PlayFizz. If you want the prompt effective software for its removal this adware, so you can download the easy-to-use software from this website.
Install PlayFizz Removal Tool:
- Removes all elements created by PlayFizz.
- Can solve browser problems and protect browser settings.
- Has System and Network Guards, so you can forget about malware.
What is PlayFizz?
PlayFizz is not a malicious browser add-on as it cannot influence other computers, but it can be downloaded together with diverse unknown programs. This fact sensitises that PlayFizz is a computer threat. But, in fact, it is nothing but an annoying add-on that teases you with promotional information in the form of popping-up windows. Almost everyone has unwanted programs for browsers like PlayFizz and wants to get rid of it.
Ways of PlayFizz removal
1. Install PlayFizz Removal Tool:
2. Uninstall PlayFizz from Control Panel:
- Click Start button
- Select Control Panel
- Find and highlight the annoying program and select Uninstall
Remove PlayFizz from browsers
Delete PlayFizz from Firefox:
- Help=>Troubleshooting Information
- Reset Firefox
- Finish
Eliminate PlayFizz from IE:
- Run inetcpl.cpl
- Advanced=>Reset
- Delete Personal Settings=>Reset=>Close
Remove PlayFizz from Google Chrome:
- C:\Users\"your username"\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\User Data
- Rename Default folder to Default2
- Open Google Chrome
Get rid of PlayFizz from Opera:
- Do not open Opera
- Remove Profile and Cache folders in:
- C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable
- C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable
- Open Opera
Remove PlayFizz from Safari:
- Open your browser
- Settings->Reset Safari
- Reset
Why is PlayFizz dangerous?
Everyone should realize that all the programs for browsers including PlayFizz, no matter if they are helpful, are the vulnerabilities for every browser where they are installed. The vendors that created browsers produce update patches periodically, due to which the browser safety is absolute. The presence of any extension can put the browser security at stake. And, as a result, some web swindlers can infect your computer or collect your personal data.
If you cannot imagine your browser without browser extensions, then I can advise you to download browser programs from well-known vendors only, may be it will help you to keep your PC secure. But you should realize that it is better not to have any extensions at all. You should be aware that any installed browser add-on has the allowance to see your personal info that you report when fill in some forms on the web. The data, including your telephone number, your first and second names, your email, etc.) can be delivered to some advertising agencies. Be prudent using any extensions and do not download them, if you have not a real necessity in it.
PlayFizz, as a browser extension, is more harmful, because PlayFizz is a browser extension that brings trouble. Is there any warranty that the advertising information is 100% genuine? Certainly, no. So, you should not believe the popping-up windows and its conditions. Also you should not click the links of the demonstrated ads since they can be viral and so, as consequence, you can get a dangerous computer threat in your system.
Are Manual Removal Instructions Safe?
Manual removal techniques that you can perform to delete PlayFizz from browsers are safe and not so complicated as you may think. Possibly, only automatic way of removal is easier. This removal way is very powerful as the browser creators care about your right to add or remove any browser add-ons. This removal technique will give you a chance to uninstall all the undesirable browser extensions and ads will not annoy you any more.
Still removal way that instruct you to delete some files and registry items is the most destructive one. If you risk to perform this method, in this case you should keep in mind only one simple rule: do not forget to produce the backup of the registry. Also the method should be carried out just by the user that realizes what and why he should delete. In the situation if you will eliminate several files or registry keys that do not pertain to PlayFizz, then your computer will not start next time. Experts will not step off and can take pleasure the effectiveness of this manual method.
Automatic way of removal is the method when a user runs any removal utility to solve the problem. This way refers to the most harmless and effective. It is also not complicated one. You should just find the antimalware scanner that has PlayFizz in its base os signatures. This method is more useful because you will have the antispyware and antimalware scanner that will protect your system from the future possible computer infections.
The Best PlayFizz Removal Tool
Do you want to have the software that will remove PlayFizz perfectly? Then I want to advise you Spyhunter because it is the best PlayFizz Removal Tool and even more. The software will detect and eliminate all possible browser extensions and, also, can protect your system, deleting all present-day computer threats.
Spyhunter is a utility created by Enigma Software. It involves antispyware and antimalware features, so then there are no viral examples that cannot be eliminated with its help. Spyhunter has a regularly updated signature base that protects your system from various actual computer threats.
Spyhunter 4 differs from its prior versions with its striking and handy interface, its immediacy, better guard and with the ability not to conflict with other antimalware scanners installed on the computer. So, you can have several antivirus utilities concurrently if you want.
Spyhunter gives real-time protection, has Integrated SpyHunter Compact OS that let to remove the most stubborn viruses and the reliable live technical support. Spyhunter is compatible with Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Seven/8, it needs 256 MB of RAM, 75 MB of available hard disk space.
Protect Your PC With Antivirus
I think this guide was good for PlayFizz Removal. But if you want to guard your system from different similar browser extensions and from all other computer threats, then you are welcome to download any antivirus program. It is better to download a program that has a large base of signatures, daily update release and real-time protection. Merely such a tool has the opportunity to guard the PC"system. It is useful to scan your system for malware at least once a week. Should have a large base of signatures and regular updates. The most effective antimalware utility has real-time protection. It is the protection that can reveal viruses in the system when it is just attempting to infect your PC.
Spyhunter corresponds to all the enumerated claims. So, I believe it can guard your system better than any other and though it can provide a real-time bar to all the everyday viruses. The described easy-to-use program will perform a scan for you. It will detect all the viruses and even all the probably unwanted software. If you downloaded any helpful software for your work, but Spyhunter finds it as the undesirable software, but you are 100% certain that this program cannot be dangerous, so you can add it to Exclusions and Spyhunter will not delete it and never will determine it as a malicious object any more. If you need to scan just single file, so you are welcome to select Custom Scan option. You can also employ Process Guard or Registry Guard of the software for your comfort.
How to use Spyhunter
You can click the link on the page in order to download Spyhunter. Double-click the installer and execute the necessary items. Select the language that is comfortable for you. Luckily Spyhunter provides a great deal of them, being useful and handy. But not only this makes Spyhunter very popular all over the world, but also its great capacity to protect users' PC.
After installation, you should install its updates it, if the software doesn't begin the update by itself when you load it first. When the utility is updated you need to run the Scan process. Generally it is enough to perform fast scan in order to define and delete all the computer threats and undesired items in the system.
When the scan is over it is better to look through the results and remove the ticks near the needed programs that Shyhunter define as viruses or unwanted software. To remove the viruses you should click Fix Threats. If you have already bought the license, so the viral programs will be eliminated. If you did not, then you you can do it right now.
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The Prescott City Council has rebuffed a former judge who urged the council to adopt a ban on semiautomatic assault weapons in the city.
Former Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Ralph Hess told the council that banning assault weapons is one thing that can be done to help prevent mass shootings such as the 2011 on in Tucson.
The Daily Courier reports that Hess told the Prescott council that the availability of assault weapons is among numerous factors that contribute to mass shootings.
However, Mayor Marlin Kuykendall says the city doesn't have the legal authority to regulate assault weapons because Arizona law generally bars local governments from enacting gun laws.
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The IP Routing & Transport Business Line (IPRT BL) develops, markets and supplies routing and transport solutions to meet the demand of a fully converged networking landscape evolving towards unicast video, cloud-based services and massive traffic growth. The IP Routing & Transport Regional Business Center in EMEA (IPRT RBC) is the representative of the IPRT BL within the EMEA region. The IP Sales Engineering team is part of the IPRT RBC. The IP Sales Engineer partners with the sales team to drive the product offering and solutions for her/his assigned accounts: Works in tandem with the account manager to set the overall sales strategy and tunes the IPRT value proposition to the specific customer needs. Has expert knowledge of the customer network technology Influences and impacts customer's buying decision. Works with customer's engineers to gain advanced insight into future network architectural changes. Uses customer relationships to influence content of RFP's pro-actively Presents and discusses with the customer the proposed solutions, both during the prospect phases and the negotiation phases. Provides pre-sales technical support and technical expertise to solve customer's business issues. Analyzes, designs and elaborates system solutions. Conducts technical presentations for customers at all levels Provides design guidelines for optimal usage of the solutions and provides regular roadmap updates towards the customer, manages customer requirements, new product introduction and feeds demand planning with data of upcoming projects Has a deep knowledge of the competitive environment, both technically and commercially. Uses this information actively to define a mid to long term strategy for her/his assigned accounts Acts as a trusted advisor to both the customer and his peers within Alcatel-Lucent Accountable for orders and margin. This job typically carries a sales incentive plan
Qualifications: Deep understanding of the telecommunication market, both from an operator as from a competitive vendor perspective Expert knowledge in the IP domain, preferably supported by several certifications (e.g. CCIE, CCIP, CCNA,…) Embraces a culture of openness, team work, positive energy, ownership and consistently delivering results Ability to work effectively across cultures, languages, time-zones, in a remote management set-up (distributed organization) Ability to accommodate the travel requirements of the position Minimum of seven years of experience in telecommunications industry, mainly in an IP specific pre-sales environment Master degree in a technical and/or business stream Excellent written and oral communication /presentation skills in English and another (local) language Strong facilitation and moderation skills Demonstrates capacity and eagerness to learn


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Responding to Praslin Business community for a inter ministerial cross sector to be held on Praslin regularly to address problems facing the Praslin business community, the Government of Seychelles sent the Vice President (designated also as the Minister for Inner Islands) to handle this request, and touch base in a three hour meeting at Raffles Hotel Conference Room, Anse Boudin, Praslin.
Vice President Wastes No Time
The Vice President wasted no time, no small talk with the business community. It was a frank business setting with all key issues open on the table, to brief him on his new portfolio, in details, that only the Praslinoise would have the stomach to digest.
World Bank Chain Analysis Report May 2016
The first key topic of discussion was the World Bank Chain Analysis Report filed by three World Bank experts on Vertical Integration in May, 2016. This Report focuses on how to best insure that each Tourism Dollar is distributed to as much of the cross sections of society as possible, and not bottle neck with Two (2) or Three (3) mega operators.
The World Bank report had been cited numerous times, saying that it is imperative that Tourism revenue is spread across a wide cross section of the business community, and not confined to only a few accounts. This reduces risk for the macro economic picture of any country, ensured political and social stability, guaranteed prosperity for a people and increase the overall national economic distribution.
This report was promised by the Minister of Finance Jean Paul Adam, but has been shelved due to work pressures and also due to recently changed ministerial responsibilities and the new cabinet formation.
Praslin Fisherman Association Speaks Out!
The Praslin Fishermen Association longtime standing Chairman Mr. Darrel Green, expressed discontent on a number of issues that affect the Praslin Fishing Industry. These included:
- Lack of adequate ice production,
- Ice plant does not bag ice, hence does not store ice beyond 150 kilo capacity,
- Demand is for 5000 kilo of ice stock,
- 1000 kilo production per day,
- Inadequate moorings, harassment by NDEA of fishermen, combined with disrespect,
- Need for modern fish processing centers, hotels source fish on Mahe, which is unacceptable, when adequate quality and supply exist on Praslin.
Boat Charter Stakeholders Address Vice President and Minister of Tourism
Adrian Uzice, a boat charter operator address numerous issues, among them of inadequate business available for the 126 boats licenses on Praslin. A detailed presentation was made and the Vice President promised his energy and commitment, to see what must be done to change this situation.
- make sure tourists keep coming to Seychelles,
- make sure flights keep increasing,
- make sure the Seychelles presence is made felt across the world on a limited marketing budget.
Other Matters
The Vice President was friendly and cordial to all those present. He offered the meeting participants lunch and everyone remained like civilised people do further discussing the issues the country faces and the way forward.
Serious issues were not made fun of in the meeting and groups of different opinions respected each other.
The agenda was well served, Praslin now has the focus it needs and it is expected this momentum will pick up on part of the energetic, engaging and humble Vice President.
Once future dialogues go underway it is expected that the economic potential of Praslin can be unleashed by addressing issues and finding solutions at which stage the Praslinoise will be on the way to a better life, something well deserved.


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On your blog (and more and more websites) you will likely encounter an RSS (Really simple Syndication) feed. Even today, there are in reality, very few people who understand or even use this feature effectively so I thought it best to fill you in right now on why its so cool for website visitors. The most popular RSS tool is `probably Feedburner (now owned by Google) so you will need to have setup your feed there in advance.
On a visitor level, the RSS feed means one thing. Access to information automatically. When you visit a site you will no doubt encounter the RSS logo, which is typically an orange coloured square or round cornered box with a white dot and three concentric circular lines radiating out from it to the right.
When you click this icon you will be (typically but not necessarily) be presented with a screen like this with a range of options.
You can from here subscribe via RSS and if available subscribe via email if the option exists. You can also "feed" the RSS into an aggregator or RSS reader if you have one setup. Once subscribed you will from that point on receive the latest news and updates automatically to the destination as soon as they are posted or scheduled by the poster for delivery.
RSS feed with feeburner
Once you set it up (use your gmail account and hit this page: http://feedburner.google.com/ to burn the feed) you can now (finally) activate the FeedBurner Feedsmith Plugin in the WordPress admin and go to the settings page. Drop the RSS feed address into first line as requested and your all good to go!
You will notice the comments on your blog also have an RSS feed and this is dependant on your theme and if you are using DisQus, so decide accordingly.
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Genre: romance; high school + later years; drama; m/m
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Chapter 10a
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"Just you an' me. How 'bout it?"
Finlay twangs a guitar string. He's the perfect image of a cowboy pining against the backdrop of a romantic wilderness Charlie thinks he can see through his music, instead of the hospital room that has had him walled in for two days.
"I can't, Finlay."
"You can't or you won't?"
Charlie can feel the disappointment of a crossed child wash over him hotly. But if he stays here, he does not know how long it will be until he tries again. Until he breaks down and becomes a deadweight to all those around him. Finlay's charity is unnecessary.
"This isn't about…" Charlie stops and sighs. "It's complicated," he says.
He can see that Finlay will not be satisfied with such a vague and perfectly generic answer. But how could he tell him? Where would he even start? Finlay could not possibly know how he feels, and yet he thinks he should already know.
Finlay strikes a sour note on his guitar that leaves his fingers with a tension that would not be alleviated.
"Just so you know – I love you," he says, almost blaming him for it.
Charlie only looks down at his sheets and mutters softly, "Alright."
Finlay pinches another string.
"Won't you even tell me where you're going?"
Charlie twists his fingers into the sheets. "Texas," he says. "That's all I know."
The afternoon is a hot, chalky glare. A canvas awning keeps it at bay. On a bench by Charlie's side is an impermeable, dark blue duffel bag stuffed with the few belongings he has managed to salvage, most of them books. The bus will be here in thirty minutes. Hazy troughs of heat and the dry, ropey smell of harvest time waft over him even though it is already the start of November. The boy trails his fingers to the top of his shirt and undoes the first three buttons – there is a little sheen of sweat at the base of his throat. He goes inside the station to have an ice cream cone to distract from the heat.
Inside, the difference in temperature is quasi negligible, though the difference itself could be a trick of the mind from the one fan that slogs painfully above head. A fly-paper twirls slowly beneath the ceiling. He asks for a vanilla-raspberry cornetto and sits on one of the metal chairs that seem to shine with its own sweat.
He uncurls the paper foil around the cone and licks the sweet, white cream, slowly mixing it with the sour red syrup. Ice cream, he finds, has always been a quick band aid to stressful situations. His mother always used to treat Claire and him to ice cream whenever his father would come home in a foul mood fuelled by a bad day and cheap alcohol. Claire preferred hard candy to ice cream since they "lasted longer".
He wonders what Finlay is doing right now. 'Is he practicing with his band? Will he still play after I leave town? Will he forget me?' And he has to stop thinking. The twins believe he is transferring schools to study to become a doctor. He should let Neil know he will not be seeing him again anytime soon. A terse text message should do it. He will have to get a new phone now.
Glumly, he finishes the tasteless cone that cost him two dollars fifty.
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Down the road, past the old cotton trees where the sun stumbles up against, Finlay's legs hurt as he beats Rick's bicycle wheels furiously into the heated narrow stretch of tar. There, finally, he sees the house, tucked away from the road, huddled and remote. His chest and throat burn as he pounds his fists on the door. Charlie didn't show up for the first class. It's today, he is sure of it; he is leaving today. He had to collect his stuff; he has to be still here. They could leave together. With every extra pounding on the door, he feels his determination grow. A large man soon fills the doorway and throws a fist into the boy's chin, sending a sharp pain shooting through his face.
"Robert!" A woman's voice trails behind helplessly.
More punches accompanied with grunts follow. Charlie can't be gone. I'm the only one he has. As blood trickles warmly down his mouth, he thinks about the boy feeding ducks back at the ranch and how secretly pleased he had looked. He would give anything to see that face again.
Chapter 10b
"Can you hear the snow?"
A lazy groan rises from the pile of sheets warm with body heat.
Finlay unbuttons his shirt and leans onto the mattress. His hands are still numb from the cold outside. He says it is nothing and tells the woman in bed to go back to sleep. Snow is not a rare sight in New York. It is the same year after year. The woman stretches and recoils under the tumbling of satin sheets.
"Your brother called today," she says.
Finlay undoes his shoes and sits up on the bed, back against the headboard and legs splayed in front of him.
"I thought he'd gotten the wrong number," she continues. "He wants to see you for Christmas. Says there's something he wants to give you."
Finlay snorts. "What, like a present?"
"You should go see him."
Finlay leans forward and kisses her neck. "Don't worry about it, honey. Go back to sleep."
It has been fifteen years since he last set foot in Cottonwood, Arizona. And it has been a long time since he last heard his brother's voice. He muses about what must have changed in that sandy, red-brown arena of his memories.
His brother's house is the same as the one they used to live in; that much he can tell. Colin has grown some stubble and wears a pair of frameless eye glasses now to keep the look of a neat, professional network engineer. He is the same old, except with a haircut, and when he smiles there are wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. He still cannot bring himself to believe his brother had stayed here instead of coming with him to New York. To him, it will always be a stab in the back. There is absolutely nothing in this town that could make him want to build his life here. The air alone always clings to his face like moist spider webs, irritating his eyes, and mud-coloured sand grains burrow deep under his nails. He does not get the attraction to this hick town.
Colin's wife seems pleasant enough. Though seeing her makes him feel a little guilty for not having attended the wedding. Then again, he had been in the middle of building a name for himself in the industry. Colin understands. In any case, they have their own children who keep them busy enough as it is.
It is Christmas Eve, and Colin's wife is preparing the plum pudding. Colin corners him in the corridor and asks him if he wants to see his old room. Finlay gives half a nod that comes off as more of a shrug. What was once his bedroom has now become the guest room. Plain and sober.
"You'll forgive the refurbishing, won't you?" Colin says. "Unfortunately, old, tacked-on posters aren't everyone's taste." The lines around his face suddenly crease and he asks, "Are you okay, Fin?"
Finlay stops. This is not what he expected.
"What do you mean?" he says.
"I mean…" Colin steps forward. And Finlay has never seen him this serious before. "How are you doing? You haven't contacted me in forever even though I can hear you on the radio. Never figured you would make it so far." Finlay turns his back and continues to listen to the voice behind him while he walks around the room. "I wonder where you found that motivation..." Finlay says nothing. "Anyway," Colin continues, "It's good to see you, Fin."
Finlay gives a small, noncommittal nod. The reason he has come back still eludes him.
On Christmas morning, the two girls rip open their presents and shriek with delight. Their mother takes pictures and assembles the toys with them. Colin turns to Finlay with a large, colourfully wrapped up case in his hands, his expression infused with a calming stillness.
"Is that what I think it is?" Finlay says.
"You didn't think I would have you come all the way here without a present ready, did you?"
"You didn't have to wrap it up…"
"Where's the tradition in that?"
Finlay peels off the glittering wrapping paper to reveal a dark red leather case in more or less pristine condition. Inside lies the sleeping brass figure of his old saxophone preserved snuggly in its tailor-made coffin.
"I had it sent to a repairman just before. Got rid of the saliva stains too," says Colin, egging him on. "Wanna give it a whirl?"
Finlay runs his fingers gingerly across the distorted reflections that gleam off the instrument's surface.
"Maybe later," he says.
Colin, though a little disappointed, says, "That's okay," and pats his knee. "But look," he adds, and fetches a brown paper envelope from a drawer. "You're spoiled this Christmas."
Finlay takes the envelope and tears the top open, all while giving his brother a suspicious look.
"It's a business card…" Finlay says, unsure of how to respond. "For an accounting company. If this is a message, I think I'm too stupid to understand it."
"Look at the name," Colin says, his eyes unusually excited.
"Alexander Mallory? Is he a celebrity around here?"
"Alexander is his middle name. His first name is Charles," he says. "Or Charlie."
Finlay's heart starts racing. His mouth feels numb.
"What?" he says.
He turns over the card and sees an address and another number – a private one he assumes – scribbled on it in his brother's handwriting.
"Your little friend was incredibly hard to find. Not being a denizen of the cyberworld and all… But, well, after some persistent inquiring I still managed to pinpoint him. He's become a tax accountant, you know."
Finlay does not say anything. Charlie… The sound of the name is already ancient to him. Is he supposed to do something with this now? And what if he does not? He wonders if karma follows a particular etiquette for this kind of thing.
"You can do what you want with it," says Colin, as if reading his mind. "Maybe things have changed… but I remember you were happiest when you were around that boy. Like you'd found your inspiration."
Finlay closes the case and tucks the card away in a pocket.
Colin asks, "Don't you play music so he can hear you?"
Finlay scratches the corners of the card. It is Christmas, so he has to have the day off. What if he does call him? What could he say? It is ringing now. Every tone stretches out an almost unbearable vibration in his ear. He could hang up right now. The racing of his heart is almost louder than the ringing tone. He should think about this. He should hang up and just leave it; it is all in the past now; things are different. He might not remember you―
Say something. For god's sake, say something.
"Is this Alexander Mallory?"
He drums his fingers on the card in front of him, simply waiting for words to find him.
"Charlie?" he tries.
There is a pause on the other line.
"Who is this?" the tinny voice says, metallic and cold. "How did you get this number?"
Finlay is suddenly overcome with an incredible urge to see him again. His hand is sore from how tight he is holding the phone to his ear.
"It's… It's Finlay. Finlay O'Connell. Do you remember me?"
There is an even longer pause. Would repeating his name help?
"Of course I remember you," the voice interrupts him, indignant.
And the line goes dead.
Finlay feels an uncontrollable trembling start in his chest spread to his shoulders and finally erupt into a full-blown guffaw that surprises even himself. He has found his "inspiration" again.
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Charlie's knows full well who Finlay O'Connell is. He has never forgotten. But the call from a few days ago only makes his head buzz with a thousand questions, almost all of them starting with "why?"
For a long time, he was never good at talking, would only speak when spoken to, and it seemed like he was born to walk down the wrong path. Maybe, someday, he will forget how to talk altogether. Although he might be incapable to make himself speak better, as long as there are numbers to crunch and food on his plate, it will be alright. It does not matter.
He did not know Finlay in the beginning despite being in the same class because he never bothered to look around himself, only heard things. His surroundings were nothing more than space to use. But for some reason, the boy had wanted to talk to him, even stay with him when nothing more was to be said or exchanged. He was an idiot to do such unnecessary things, especially for a person like him. Often he had wondered if Finlay liked being with him, though it must have been very awkward. Maybe if he had managed to say things like "I love you", even if he was not ready to speak that freely, things might have been different. Or not. Did it really matter in the end? He still cannot say it.
He pours himself a glass of rum from a crystal container and sinks into a sofa. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he registers that the year is changing.
Every day it feels like he is walking through the murk of a foggy night. The obscurity is palpable under his palms, and yet all he can do is walk on, slowly, stumbling forward as best he can while invisible demons bend his path towards a blacker end. The Prozac pills offer moments of clarity that are all too brief. He still has his old phone from all those years ago. Finlay did not let up for a long while. He still received messages from him from time to time; and he had composed many messages in return without actually sending them. Had he been a woman things might have been different, no doubt. Though he feels Claire would have strongly disagreed with that. In any case, he has made peace with all the what-ifs that have plagued his mind and would rather live in the present, in reality.
He sips his glass, and lets the bitter liquid trickle his mind into a pleasant numbness. Then he drinks another, and another, and then there is no more liquid in the crystal container. The doorbell rings. He does not want to get up; he is not interested. If he were to get up he believes he would topple over anyway. But the doorbell continues to ring for what feels like at least ten minutes. Finally he gets up with his only motive being to kill the trespasser.
He opens the door and sees a cleanly shaven man about his age in a leather jacket with dark hair combed back, revealing a large forehead. His face casts an expression of surprise and relief. Charlie wants to throw up.
"The fuck're you?" he starts.
The man's expression morphs into one of worry. "It's me. Finlay."
"I know that," Charlie snaps. "You didn't let me finish. The fuck're you doing here?"
"I came all this way; I may as well come to see how your bony ass is doing."
Charlie cannot believe it. Perhaps the universe is actually going to make him say it this time. They are not teenagers anymore; and yet he feels like tonight, at the turn of the new year, they could go back in time and do everything right. Only for tonight.
"Finlay…" he says, and the name is more gratifying than any alcohol or pill could be. "You know your music sucks, right?"
Finlay lets out a surprised chuckle.
"Oh really? Then why does it look like you're about to cry?"
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Everyone Else - Part 10 by citizencandyWatch
©2012-2017 citizencandy
I've only read up to this chapter, but I must say, I love your writing. There's something about your lyricism and intense emotions that makes your style so original. And the story itself is super mega angsty. Anything about Charlie makes my heart hurt and everything about their relationship with each other makes me want to cry. This is honestly one of my favourite reads lately. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! Angst is the best, isn't it? I've been wanting to start continuing this again but unfortunately I have to stay focussed on uni work TT_TT. Also, it's a good thing i didn't continue earlier because I had my computer stolen recently >__<;; But thanks a lot for the comment!
I just read all 10 chapters and really like your story. At first I didn't know If I liked it or not because it felt like it was written a little broken up and all over the place. It was slightly hard to read the way you wrote but something made me keep on. Eveuntually I fell into a rythm and was able to enjoy your story very much. I love your use of a wide range of vocabulary. The skip of 20 years was shocking and at first I was angry and upset by it but I read on and now I'm not angry just a little off kilter still because of it but otherwise it was great. I like your style of writing, it's new and refreshing.
This must be one of the keenest reviews I've gotten, because honestly I think the broken up/all over the place style reflects a lot of my personality orz" Also, I don't have a real beta reader to guide/edit my choices ;-; so you'll have to deal with my authentic scatterbrained style for now
I have to admit that the 20 year jump, though it was planned, could have been better paced T__T. But reading your feedback has made me want to
get started on finish the next chapter. I know this song might be getting old, but uni is really piling on work so maybe expect an update on Christmas or New Year's . Thank you muchly for your words
I have to admit that the 20 year jump, though it was planned, could have been better paced T__T. But reading your feedback has made me want to
Your welcome! yay!an update so soon?! (compared to lots of people *pfft not me of course*)Thank YOU for qriting your story!
"Soon"? Haha it's been more than a month since i've last written this chapter XD you're lucky you found it recently. :3
haha I've waited 6 months before getting an update before and I havn't updated my story in like 3 months! XD granted each chapter is about 13 word document pages or so long but still.
OMG! so happy to see more! I can't wait for the next part!
Very beautifully written. I felt a litte stab when Charlie hung up the phone on poor Fin But I was glad to see Fin went over to Charlie's anyway. It was a little jarring that within the same chapter 20 years have passed. I wasn't exactly sure what was going on at first or why there were so many breaks in between. Still, you are a very talented writer and I look forward to seeing what happens to Fin and Charlie
hah, yeah.... I'll admit I hesitated about the time jump, and how I would introduce it. All my chapters are about 5 pages long, and the timing usually works out, except for this one... But if I were to rearrange them, I would definitely pace it better. As for the breaks, I use them as a code: "---" is a change in point of view, "-" is change in scene, so I figured "~~~ ~~~" would indicate something different enough to show a big jump.
Anyway, thank you muchly for reading all this way
hah, yeah.... I'll admit I hesitated about the time jump, and how I would introduce it. All my chapters are about 5 pages long, and the timing usually works out, except for this one... But if I were to rearrange them, I would definitely pace it better. As for the breaks, I use them as a code: "---" is a change in point of view, "-" is change in scene, so I figured "~~~ ~~~" would indicate something different enough to show a big jump.
Anyway, thank you muchly for reading all this way
Finally now maybe Charlie can just admit that he loves him...because running away didn't seem to work. Not that he really wanted it to work in the first place. It's nice to see them back together.
and i understand...school is currently kicking my ass too...especially British Literature....curse you. Anyways wonderful story...i'm looking forward to more...or another story in general...i good with both really ;D
and i understand...school is currently kicking my ass too...especially British Literature....curse you. Anyways wonderful story...i'm looking forward to more...or another story in general...i good with both really ;D
And maybe he doesn't need to say it I like to see how teenage romances deal with the test of time.
American literature, American Civilisation, Didactics (becoming a teacher!), exams, and also spending time with bf... I finished this at 3 a.m. on a school day haha. x_x
Thanks for sticking with me all this time
American literature, American Civilisation, Didactics (becoming a teacher!), exams, and also spending time with bf... I finished this at 3 a.m. on a school day haha. x_x
Thanks for sticking with me all this time
Oh me too, but I'm terrible at remaining that patient for the story to develop that far... But true love can always stand the tests of time...at least I think it'ss nice to believe that, whether it does or doesn't.
ugh that does sound like a lot, and american literature......some of it's really great, but some of it's well...that's a different story all together.
no problem
ugh that does sound like a lot, and american literature......some of it's really great, but some of it's well...that's a different story all together.
no problem


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I've never been stuck in a desert island, which was what happened to Oliver/Arrow in the story. But I've seen the movie Castaway dozens of times, and that is, perhaps, the closest I can relate Arrow with.
So allow me to veer off the show for awhile, and pit these two characters in my own... desert-island face-off!
Which character handled being a castoff better? And what can I learn from their experiences?
Which character handled being a castoff better? And what can I learn from their experiences?
|Oliver Queen
# of years stuck in an island: 5
|Chuck Noland
# of years stuck in an island: 4
Winner: OLIVER QUEEN
Oliver made use of his time in the island really well and learned another language. He couldn't have learned it before getting stuck in the island. His own mother was surprised he knew Russian. Who knows what other language Oliver learned in those five years? For his sake, I hope it's Chinese. Because that's the language of the future. (Have you seen Firefly??)
The question I have though is...how did he learn Russian in the island? Did he happen to unearth an library there?
- Pounds lost Chuck Noland: 55 lbs
- Pounds lost Oliver Queen: Unknown
|Chuck Noland
|Oliver Queen
Winner: OLIVER QUEEN
Even as he is covered in tattered clothes, it's obvious Queen remained buff all those years. He lost weight in a healthy way. But I've got to ask --- was he able to build his own gym in that island?
Here's a bonus shot with the six-pack, taken immediately after his rescue:
|Weeeeheeee. :D
- Learned to build fire: Chuck Noland
- Learned to build bow and arrow: Oliver Queen
Winner: DRAW
Here is where I am conflicted.
It's no joke to build fire from scraps, everyone knows that. I mean, I've seen Survivor and one of the million things it taught me was that, "Fire is life." --- profound words from Jeff Probst. Heh.
On the other hand, archery is pretty cool. :D
Since I confess don't know anything about Oliver Queen, I'm not sure if he learned to use the bow and arrow on the island, or it's something he has mastered since childhood, being of privileged upbringing.
In any case, the skill does come handy when foraging for food or fighting wild animals in the forest. So, it's still a winner.
"She says the island changed me. She has no idea how much. There are many more names on the list. Those who rule my city through intimidation and fear. Every last one of them will wish i died on that island."Chuck Noland, on the other hand, returned home a broken man with a broken heart. The woman he was to marry ended up marrying someone else, believing that Chuck was already dead. Did he suffer from post-traumatic stress? Yes, he did as I recall. He couldn't sleep in his own bed for days.
But the wonderful thing about him is that he had no vendetta and learned to let go.
We both had done the math. Kelly added it all up and... knew she had to let me go. I added it up, and knew that I had... lost her. 'Coz I was never gonna get off that island. I was gonna die there, totally alone. I was gonna get sick, or get injured or something. The only choice I had, the only thing I could control was when, and how, and where it was going to happen. So... I made a rope and I went up to the summit, to hang myself. I had to test it, you know? Of course. You know me. And the weight of the log, snapped the limb of the tree, so I-I - , I couldn't even kill myself the way I wanted to. I had power over *nothing*. And that's when this feeling came over me like a warm blanket. I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Somehow. I had to keep breathing. Even though there was no reason to hope. And all my logic said that I would never see this place again. So that's what I did. I stayed alive. I kept breathing. And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. And now, here I am. I'm back. In Memphis, talking to you. I have ice in my glass... And I've lost her all over again. I'm so sad that I don't have Kelly. But I'm so grateful that she was with me on that island. And I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?
Were you able to watch the first episode of Arrow this week?
Arrow is developed by Greg Berlanti (Brothers & Sisters, Political Animals, Eli Stone) and Marc Guggenheim (Eli Stone, No Ordinary Family). It airs Wednesdays on The CW (USA).


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A dog is fascinated by a suitcase. But what happens next will explain why!
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Published: July 7, 2016
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- Getting Chameleon installed, the four minute guide
- Adding the Chameleon code snippet
- Installing Chameleon on different environments
- Launching the editing Sidebar
- Enabling advanced segmentation
- Sending user actions
Getting Chameleon installed, the four minute guide
Adding the Chameleon code snippet
Installing via Segment
Note: only applies if Segment installed on all pages where you intend to display tours.
If you use Segment then you can automatically install the Chameleon snippet using the "Enable with Segment" button (see image below). This will also send product data (events and user properties) you are tracking with Segment to Chameleon, to use for segmentation and conversion.
To connect Segment.com and Chameleon please follow the steps below:
- Login to Chameleon
- In the Setup page, hit "Install now" and then "Enable with Segment"
- Go through the Segment authorization flow (couple clicks)
- Use Segment.com to connect to third party apps.
Highfives — That's it, you're connected and the Chameleon Editor will now be available on the properties that Segement.com is implemented.
Installing via Google Tag Manager
You can use a snippet manager such as Google Tag Manager (GTM). To do this, follow these steps:
1. Create new tag and add the Chameleon code snippet
- Name your tag: Chameleon
- Select Custom HTML
- Paste your code snippet (found in your dashboard)
- Select All Pages for the trigger
2. Identify users and send any user property via Variables. For each user property:
- Create a New User-Defined Variable
Select Custom JavaScript
Copy and paste the following, and include the relevant variable
function() { var uid = window.uid; //<REPLACE WITH USERID PROPERTY>; return uid; }
- Name the property by adding
UID(in this case) in the Global Variable Name and Rename Variable fields
- Name the property by adding
Ensure all data sent as variables
All data sent to Chameleon needs to be defined in these variables and interpolated into the snippet. In order to work correctly these properties need to exist on the page so GTM can reference them. (email, created_at, any segment info, etc).
3. Publish the tag
Installing manually
If you don't use Segment or GTM then you can install the code manually. This only takes a few minutes, and is similar to installing other JS snippets, such as for analytics or A/B testing tools.
There are TWO PARTS to it:
script -- The basic Chameleon snippet (with your unique token) that installs the Editor and allows you to create and publish tours
<script type="text/javascript">/* Chameleon - better user onboarding */!function(t,n,o){var a="chmln",c="setup identify alias track set show on off custom help _data".split(" ");n[a]||(n[a]={}),n[a].accountToken=o,n[a].location=n.location.href.toString();for(var e=0;e<c.length;e++)!function(){var t=n[a][c[e]+"_a"]=[];n[a][c[e]]=function(){t.push(arguments)}}();var s=t.createElement("script");s.src="https://fast.trychameleon.com/messo/"+o+"/messo.min.js",s.async=!0,t.head.appendChild(s)}(document,window,"TOKEN");
chmln.identify -- Information about users that is required for showing tours, URL matching, targeting specific audiences and personalization
// This is an example script, don't forget to change the PLACEHOLDERS.
// Please confirm the user properties to be sent with your project owner.
chmln.identify(USER.ID_IN_DB, { // Unique ID of each user in your database (e.g. 23443 or "590b80e5f433ea81b96c9bf6")
email: USER.EMAIL, // Put quotes around text strings (e.g. "email@example.com")
created: USER.SIGN_UP_DATE, // Send dates in ISO or unix timestamp format (e.g. "2017-07-01T03:21:10Z" or 1431432000)
name: USER.NAME, // We will parse this to extra first and last names (e.g. "James Doe")
role: USER.ROLE, // Send properties useful for targeting types of users (e.g. "Admin")
logins: USER.LOGIN_COUNT, // Send any data about user engagement (e.g. 39)
project: USER.PROJECT_ID, // Send any unique data for a user that might appear in any page URLs (e.g. 09876 or "12a34b56")
company: { // For B2B products, send company / account information here
uid: COMPANY.ID_IN_DB, // Unique ID of the company / account in your database (e.g. 9832 or "590b80e5f433ea81b96c9bf7")
created: COMPANY.SIGN_UP_DATE, // To enable targeting all users based on this company property
name: COMPANY.NAME, // Send any data that appears within URLs, such as subdomains (e.g. "airbnb")
trial_ends: COMPANY.TRIAL_ENDS, // Send data about key milestones (e.g. "2017-08-01T03:21:10Z")
version: COMPANY.VERSION, // If your software varies by version then this will help show the correct guidance (e.g. "1.56")
plan: COMPANY.PLAN, // Send null when no value exists (e.g. "Gold", "Advanced")
spend: COMPANY.CLV // Send other properties that will help in targeting users (e.g. sales rep, source, stage)
Things to note
- Make sure the snippet is included on all private pages - typically before
- Use the snippet found in your dashboard, because it contains your personalized
- Ensure you replace
USER.ID_IN_DBand the other
PLACEHOLDERSwith the variables your codebase uses for user IDs / records and the other data.
- You can install this on any subdomain (or locally), although we recommend installing directly on production. Learn more here
The code snippet is available from your dashboard, from where you can also invite a developer to help.
Installing Chameleon on different environments
Installing locally
Implementation environment
We recommend implementing the snippet directly on your production environment. Users will not notice this - no tours are published without explicit action from you. Doing so will save you time and energy - it will avoid dealing with differences between your development and live environments when you would later make the switch.
You can load the Chameleon Editor on your local computer if you would like to first test locally before deploying to production. To do this: add the snippet locally or to a test/staging environment, then simply reload the page.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions or suggestions.
A note about authentication
To keep you authenticated (to identify you as an admin and show the Chameleon Editor) we store your authentication information in an encrypted, HttpOnly, secure cookie that is and only served to us over a secure connection (https).
Using Chameleon on multiple sites
You can use the same snippet on all three sites, and launch the Sidebar on the different sites by going via dashboard.trychameleon.com/docs and entering the different URL before hitting Launch Sidebar. This will authenticate you as an administrator on those sites and show you the Editor.
This also means that in the Sidebar you will see all the tours you are using across the sites. Anyone authorized as an admin (you can invite others at dashboard.trychameleon.com/users) will be able to edit any of these tours. If you want separation then you'll need to sign up with the separate email addresses on our site and you will essentially have different logins and accounts.
To make sure the tours show on the correct sites, you can use the URL matching for each step. To learn more about this, see URL matching.
Selectively hiding Chameleon
We split Chameleon into two parts, what your end users see (
user) and what you and your team see (
admins). You can hide/suppress Chameleon for each of those two groups by picking one of A, B or C below.
The use case for this: When your app and homepage are on the same subdomain and you have no other way to limit tours based on the url of the page.
When integrated directly: include this on the line after the Snippet
When integrated via Segment add
window.chmln || (window.chmln = {}); before one of the options in the code below
// A. To hide Chameleon for your end users
chmln.elusive = 'user';
// B. To hide Chameleon from you and your team (to treat yourself as an end user)
chmln.elusive = 'admin';
// C. To hide Chameleon from everyone (as if it was not installed)
chmln.elusive = 'user,admin';
Showing Chameleon on multiple domains
As long as your plan allows it, you can show any tour you build on any domain where you've installed your Chameleon snippet.
If you have tour steps that only show on a specific URL, you'll need to use URL matching, to make sure that the step will show on the different domains. For instance if the URL you build your tour on is 'http://demo-app.mydomain.com/user/settings', you'll want to use wildcards depending on how the domain can change.
- If the subdomain changes, you might match your tour-step to "http://*.mydomain.com/user/settings"
- If the path changes, you might match your tour-step to "http://demo-app.mydomain.com/*"
- If you allow your users to install your app on their domain, you may want to match your step to the path of your app, using "*/user/settings/". If matching to the path won't work, take a look at User variables to include your user's domain, or the hostname of the page they're working on.
If you use a page User Action to redirect tours to a different page, you'll also need to update the URL you use to transition-to that page. To do this, you'll want to use User variables within the User Action to make sure the page is the correct location.
Single Page Apps
Chameleon works with single-page web applications and across all frameworks, such as Angular, React, Ember etc. and can anticipate URL changes or content changes in order to show tours.
When installing the Chameleon snippet on your Single Page App just make sure
chmln.identify is called when your app learns what user is on the page (likely because the user logs in or refreshes the page). If the content of your Single Page App changes but no page-refresh or log-in/log-out happens, then
chmln.identify does not need to be called again.
chmln namespace is found within the
window scope, and can be accessed at
window.chmln in scoped frameworks.
Launching the editing Sidebar
Once a page is loaded where your snippet is installed, that domain will show up in your dashboard. From there you can click 'Visit' to launch the Editor Sidebar on your site. This will identify you as an administrator so you see the Editor.
Enabling advanced segmentation
You can show variations of tours to different user groups. You can create these groups (segments) using any data you already collect about a user. This helps you create more personalized UX which should lead to higher engagement and conversion.
If you have setup Chameleon using Segment then you are automatically sending user data to Chameleon, and you can automatically use this in the Editor. If you setup manually, then you will need to send user data manually.
Sending additional user properties
As part of the Chameleon snippet, you already identify users with a unique ID:
You can simply send additional pieces of data about that user in this statement. At minimum, we recommend sending: created date and email, but you should send whatever you would like to use to differentiate users (e.g. role, plan, source, spend etc.)
An example of how you would alter the above JavaScript follows:
chmln.identify(currentUser.id, {name: currentUser.name, email: currentUser.email, created:currentUser.createdAt });
We also track some basic properties that you can use, such as:
IP address,
timezone, and
Seeing existing user properties
chmln.data.segment_properties.where({kind: 'profile', source: 'chmln'}).map(function(p) { return p.get('prop') })
Here are some more examples of what you might send. More available on our Github
<script type="text/javascript">
// Add the snippet here with account id (i.e. '<%= ENV['CHAMELEON_ACCOUNT_TOKEN'] %>')
// Assuming you have exposed `helper_method :current_user` in your `ApplicationController`
<% if current_user.present? %>
uid: '<%= current_user.id %>',
created: '<%= current_user.created_at.iso8601 %>',
email: '<%= current_user.email %>',
plan: '<%= current_user.account.plan_name %>',
spend: '<%= current_user.account.plan_cost %>'
<% end %>
// Add the snippet here with account id (i.e. config.chameleonAccountId)
// Assuming you preload your page with a current user
(function() {
if(currentUser.id) {
uid: currentUser.id,
created: currentUser.createdAt,
email: currentUser.email,
plan: currentUser.planName,
spend: currentUser.planCost
// Add the snippet here with account id (i.e. config.chameleonAccountId)
// Assuming you call `currentUserLoaded` after fetching the user
(function() {
var currentUserLoaded = function(currentUser) {
uid: currentUser.id,
created: currentUser.createdAt,
email: currentUser.email,
plan: currentUser.planName,
spend: currentUser.planCost
var xhr = $.get('/user.json');
xhr.done(function(data) {
// Setup other aspects of the environment
<script type="text/javascript">
// Add the snippet here with account id (i.e. <?php echo $GLOBALS['chameleonAccountId'] ?>)
// Assuming your page has loaded the current user as the object $current_user
<?php if (var_dump((bool) $current_user->present)): ?>
uid: '<?php echo $current_user->id ?>',
created: '<?php echo $current_user->created_at ?>',
email: '<?php echo $current_user->email ?>',
plan: '<?php echo $current_user->account->plan_name ?>',
spend: '<?php echo $current_user->account->plan_cost ?>'
<?php endif; ?>
Chameleon will interpret a property as a timestamp for a few reasons:\n\n1. If the timestamp is ISO 8601 standard, Chameleon will always assume the value is a timestamp.\n2. If the timestamp is a Unix Timestamp that falls between 1973 and 2033 and the name is either 'created', or ends in '_at' or '_time'. \n\nChameleon will interpret any of these properties as a timestamps:
{started: \"2016-09-05T15:45:39+00:00\", ended: \"2016-09-05T15:45:39Z\", created: 1472985601, started_at: 1095292800, ended_at: 1095352800}.
Reserved Keywords
Chameleon has some reserved keywords that are not passable in identify. They include:
IP address,
timezone, and
Sending user actions
You can also segment based on which actions a user takes inside your product. You can send these events through our API. Read Create Events for more information.


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2.(SBU) New York-based Freedom House released January 12 its annual Freedom in the World report, in which Bahrain was demoted from "partly free" to "not free," after its political rights score fell from to 6 out of
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5.(C) Comment: While Bahrain's Shia majority continues to suffer from unequal access to mid- and high-level government jobs, as well as lower socio-economic indicators than the Sunni minority, in post's view Freedom House's designation of Bahrain as "not free" is not appropriate. Gerrymandered districts notwithstanding, Bahrain's citizens enjoy the right to vote for their national and municipal legislators every four years. Political societies and NGOs are active to an extent almost unheard of in the Gulf, even in Kuwait, which Freedom House designated "partly free." Freedom House's definition of "not free" includes the absence of "basic political rights." This is simply not true of Bahrain. Post believes that radical Shia activists such as Al-Khawaja and fellow Haq ally Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, likely had undue influence over the Freedom House researchers, who may not have cast a very wide net during their in-country consultations. ERELI


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