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In today's edition of "Worst Kept Secrets," Josh Duhamel and Fergie have confirmed they're expecting their own little transformer.
The "Transformers" star and the pop star have sidestepped rumors for weeks. But the Black Eyed Peas singer tweeted the following this morning, letting the world know that she is indeed pregnant:
Duhamel did his sharing on Facebook, posting the same photo mash-up of the couple as children. (They kinda look alike, no?)
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The confirmations were a rare glimpse into the personal lives of Duhamel, 40, and Fergie, 37, who zealously guard their privacy (well, as much as two widely recognized celebs can).
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Turtle Bay Resort, the premier hotel along Oahu's North Shore, is nearing completion of a redo of its guest accommodations.
All 410 rooms in the main tower of Turtle Bay Resort are getting makeovers -- many are already done -- and completion of the multimillion-dollar project is expected this fall.
Guests will find new bedding, fixtures and furnishings in the rooms and remodeled bathrooms that feature walk-in showers as well as new tile and new vanities.
Room rates at Turtle Bay Resort vary by date and room style. I found Epic Oceanview Rooms with a king bed starting at $263.20 a night for early October arrivals when I checked last week. (Rates may no longer be available.)
The resort sits on 840 acres along a stretch of coast called "the seven-mile miracle" and is known for its cultural offerings. "Talk Story + Film" is a good example. On Wednesday evenings through Oct. 9, the hotel's Surfer lounge will host special presentations that are a combination of Hawaii's storytelling traditions with the showing of island-themed documentaries.
On Oct. 2 at Turtle Bay, Doug Walker will screen and talk about "The Lost & Found Collection." In 2007, at a Los Angeles flea market, Walker purchased several boxes containing 30,000 black-and-white negatives of surfers. The discovery began his quest to find both the surfers and the photographers who captured their images.
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Structure of New York State Courts
Ours is one of the largest and busiest justice systems in the nation. Last year alone, the New York State courts received close to 3.3 million new matters (not including parking and traffic cases), and these filings rise at a rate of close to four percent each year. Our mission: to provide fair and effective resolution of every single case.
Explaining the basic structure of the New York State court system is no easy task. The accompanying chart illustrates the basic scheme created by Article VI of the State Constitution. It is, unfortunately, the most complicated and cumbersome court structure in the country: a welter of nine different trial courts, some found only in New York City, some only found in upstate locales, some with overlapping jurisdiction, and some with only partial jurisdiction over one aspect of a legal dispute. And this chart does not even include the 2,000 Town and Village Justice Courts located throughout the State, which are locally funded but an important part of New York's justice system.
For decades, many have called for reform of this structure, which exasperates litigants, frustrates court administrators and baffles much of the public. In 1997, the court system put forth a new proposal to consolidate the trial court morass into a simplified two-tier system, with a Supreme Court as the court of unlimited trial jurisdiction and a District Court with limited jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters. Under the proposed plan, litigation would no longer be split between two separate courts, such as occurs today when a divorce action is heard in the Supreme Court and custody and support issues are litigated in Family Court. It would enable court administrators to avoid costly duplication and allow greater flexibility in allocating resources when shifts in the caseload create new demands. And the new structure would provide the public with a court system they can understand without reference to a flow chart and a compass. Because the structure of the courts is established in the State Constitution, enactment of the court system's proposal will require passage by two successive Legislatures and then approval by the electorate.


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A new cafe operated by Topeka Unified School District 501 is allowing students to get a feel for what it takes to run a successful business while allowing area residents to get breakfast and lunch for a reasonable price.
A new cafe operated by Topeka Unified School District 501 is allowing students to get a feel for what it takes to run a successful business while allowing area residents to get breakfast and lunch for a reasonable price.
The Kanza Cafe, which opened Jan. 22, is located in a building owned by USD 501, which formerly served as the cafeteria for the Topeka State Hospital, which closed in 1997.
Jake Taylor, food service manager for the Kanza Cafe, said much work went into sprucing up the building before it reopened last month as a restaurant.
The cafe is operated by paid adult staff members, though volunteers from USD 501 high schools assist as volunteers. Also serving as volunteers are students in the Next Step program, which teaches job and like skills to individuals ages 18 to 21 who haven't graduated yet from high school.
"They love it here," Taylor said of the volunteers. "They like getting tips, and they get food for free."
Taylor said the young adults in the Next Step program are "proud" to be wearing uniforms — including caps and aprons — while they work.
Taylor said students learn the valuable skills of customer awareness, food service, graphic design and entrepreneurship.
In time, Taylor said, he would like to see students from local high school entrepreneurship classes take a more hands-on approach to the Kanza Cafe, including in such areas as business planning, marketing and menu development.
Job skills include food design, food preparation, menu selection, safe food-handling procedures and proper food display.
Prices range from Topeka High School cinnamon rolls for 75 cents each to hamburgers for $3 to Belgian waffles for $1.50.
The lunch hour is proving to be the busiest time to date, and the work crew is learning to speed up its food preparation so people don't have to spend much time waiting for their food.
On many days, the cafe is flooded with bright sunlight that comes through its east windows, adding to the cheerfulness customers find inside the cafe.
Donna Waddle, 74, of Topeka, as she sipped a cup of coffee on Friday, said she enjoyed coming into the cafe and being greeted by "this clean, bright, shiny" cafe.
Though it has used no paid advertising, the cafe is reaping the benefits of word-of-mouth and is picking up a regular clientele.
"I really like that it's here," Waddle said. "This is the second time I've been here. I brought some friends with me today."
The cafe — which is open from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Fridays — served its first meals less than a month ago, yet it already is attracting a regular clientele.
Niki Jahnke, food service manager for USD 501, said the Kanza Cafe seemed like a natural fit for the building.
She said she wasn't aware of any similar program at public schools in Kansas.
Jahnke said that though the cafe is in its first month, it is close to realizing its goal of turning a profit. She said she expects revenues to climb in coming weeks.
"I've been very proud of the success we've had so far," Jahnke said. "We actually have regular customers already."
Jahnke said she and deputy superintendent Larry Robbins came up with the idea for the Kanza Cafe.
Among regular customers who work in the area of the Kanza Cafe is Donne Njuki, 28, of Topeka. Njuki said she comes to the Kanza Cafe twice a day, and is grateful to have the new eatery near her workplace.
"They have a good variety," she sad. "Their daily specials are really good. They have really good prices. It's bright, it's clean and it's relaxed."


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SAN MARCOS, Texas — Senior right-hander Alex Byo gave the Tulane baseball team a strong performance Saturday.
But Taylor Black and Texas State got the better of the Green Wave in a 2-0 victory.
The Bobcats scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth inning off Tulane relievers Tyler Mapes and Brady Wilson, and Black struck out seven and allowed just four hits in 7.2 innings, upstaging Byo.
The senior had seven strikeouts and no walks in seven innings, but got a no-decision.
"We had a tremendous pitching performance from Alex Byo today," Tulane coach Rick Jones said. "He was so good, but not unexpected, because he had a really good preseason. We had three sacrifice opportunities that we did not move the runner. That, along with the errors, are why we lost today."
The Green Wave bats never came to life. Senior Brennan Middleton laced a double down the left-field line to lead off the top of the fourth inning, and he advanced to third on a fly ball by fellow senior Brandon Boudreaux, but he was left stranded. That was the closest Tulane came to scoring all day.
Freshman Tim Yandel also collected his first career hit in the sixth inning, getting the start at designated hitter (Yandel started second base yesterday, but moved to accommodate an injury to senior Blake Crohan, who hurt his shoulder in Friday's game).
But for Tulane, the silver lining on the day was Byo. Through the first four innings, only one Texas State runner reached base on Byo when senior Garrett Cannizaro made an error in the third.
Black struck out seven for the Bobcats. Donnie Hart (1-0) faced one batter to close out the eighth, striking out Brandon Boudreaux. Austen Williams came on in the ninth, striking out two for the save.
Tulane faces Missouri State at 11 a.m. Sunday. Junior right-hander Kyle McKenzie will start for the Green Wave.


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Well, looks like Jack finally did it! After all those years of being of being stuffed back into the box, he found escape.
Good 'ol Jack in the Box, have you ever wondered who the sicko was that invented such a bizarre toy to scare the crap out of children? Clowns and gags go together, but this goes way beyond funny. You can't tell me that you did not get the day lights scared out of you the first time that Jack "Popped" out of the box! Even worse is when you realized that he was not dangerous; you then turned around to demonstrate the toy to your unsuspecting little brother or sister to scare the daylights out of them.
Sick I tell ya! It is quite possible that Jack in the Box was responsible for imprinting some children with a fear of clowns, but not without the help of sadistic human nature. Now that Jack is free, hopefully he can lighten the hearts of those still fearful, as clowns are meant to make everyone smile.
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MAMARONECK, N.Y. – Mamaroneck 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar's eight-week run on "X Factor" came to a disappointing end on Thursday night.
Sonenclar finished in second place, losing out on a $5 million recording contract.
Tate Stevens, a country singer from Belton, Mo., won the competition and the recording contract, based on 35 million phone and online votes.
Three finalists, Sonenclar, Stevens and girl group Fifth Harmony, performed on Wednesday night's episode and entered into Thursday night's finale. Fifth Harmony were eliminated in the first round of voting, after all three performed Christmas-themed songs, including a rousing rendition of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Sonenclar.
After her performance, Sonenclar received considerable praise from the judges for her performance throughout the competition, and also was treated to a special video message from her family, friends, piano teacher and classmates.
"I can't really explain how that felt" said Sonenclar of the widespread support she's received. "Seeing all my friends and my family with the judges right here, like that was so crazy for me, but it's just awesome to get that kind of support."
Following Fifth Harmony's elimination and before the final winner announcement, Sonenclar and Stevens performed an emotional duet of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" together, during which Sonenclar's mentor and judge Britney Spears struggled to hold back tears.
Ultimately, the final announcement was made by co-hosts Mario Lopez and Khloé Kardashian Odom before a wild crowd and two very nervous contestants. Spears consoled a visibly disappointed Sonenclar afterwards, who nonetheless reacted to Stevens' win with poise and grace, congratulating him and his mentor, record executive L.A. Reid. Stevens described the win as "the best day of my life."
Lopez congratulated Sonenclar and Spears after Stevens' victory, calling her "such a little star" and noting that "this is not gonna be the last we've heard of you."
According to judge Simon Cowell, "thirteen years old, this girl has got such a huge career ahead of her, and we're really lucky to have found her for this show."
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Dominick Argento is considered to be America's leading composer of lyric opera * Has written thirteen operas; most have been performed in both Europe and the U.S. * The majority of his music is vocal; all of it - instrumental and vocal - displays a natural dramatic impulse * In a predominantly tonal context, his music freely combines tonality, atonality and 12-tone writing * Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975 for his song cycle From the Diary of Virginia Woolf
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The 0.02 Percent: Where Do The United States' Richest Residents Live? [Map]
The combined wealth of the top 0.02% of the U.S. population -- the 65,505 individuals who are each worth $30 million or more -- totaled $9 trillion at last calculation, according to the Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report 2013.
To put that number in context, the total GDP of the U.S. was calculated at $16.6 trillion in June 2013.
Though the economic recovery in the U.S. pretty much stalled in 2012, the S&P 500 broke the 1,600 mark and the Dow Jones index hit 15,000. While the poor and the middle class saw little improvement in their financial conditions, the very rich continued to get richer as the stock market soared.
The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UNHW), the term the report used for individuals worth $30 million or more, increased by 8.7% -- from 60,280 in 2012 to 65,505 in 2013.
Here's a map of the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals who live in each U.S. state. The area of the bubble indicates the UNHW population, and the color of the state indicates the percent change in UNHW population. Click on any state for more info:
Only 515 of 65,505 ultra high net worth individuals qualified as billionaires -- the rest held assets of $1 billion or less. Here are the number of people that fall into each wealth category:


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KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University senior place kicker John Potter is the fifth football student-athlete in program history to earn First Team Academic All-America.
A native of Grand Haven, Mich., Potter has a 3.93 GPA in business and finance—the highest GPA on the 2011 football team and one of the top 10 GPAs among all WMU student-athletes.
Potter is vice president of the Entrepreneurs Club on campus, an organization he founded in the spring of 2011. The organization's purpose is to connect students, spark innovation and generate ideas for ways to enhance the WMU and Kalamazoo communities.
Potter's acknowledgment marks the fifth year in a row the football team has had an Academic All-American. He is the first Bronco to earn first team honors since Anthony Gebhart in 2007. Former WMU and Grand Haven teammate Phillip Swanson was named Academic All-American in 2008 and 2010.
Bronco football Academic All-Americans
1970 Jon Bull, tackle (first team)
1973 Dan Arbour, defensive end (second team)
1981 Les Garrett, linebacker (second team)
1994 Rich Kaiser, defensive end (first team)
1995 Rich Kaiser, defensive end (first team)
1998 Mike Hutchings, wide receiver (first team)
2007 Anthony Gebhart, safety (first team)
2008 Phil Swanson, offensive guard (second team)
2009 Tim Hiller, quarterback (second team)
2010 Phillip Swanson, offensive guard (second team)
2011 John Potter, place kicker (first team)
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12 July 2012
Nanodiamonds, pieces of carbon less than ten-thousandths the diameter of a human hair, have been found to help loosen crystallized fat from surfaces, in a collaborative project between researchers at Aston University and the University of Warwick.
With modern biological washing powders, some fats and dirt cannot be removed at the lower temperatures many prefer to use for their weekly wash. The research has discovered that nanodiamond additives made the detergent more effective at removing dirt and grease, at or below room temperature.
These new findings tackle a problem that forces consumers to wash some of their laundry at between 60 and 90 degrees centigrade more than 80 times a year.
A desire to reduce the significant energy burden of regular high temperature washes, and understand the behaviour of these new materials, brought Aston University scientists and colleagues at the University of Warwick together to work and produce a paper on"Nanodiamond Additives for Cold Water Cleaning". It was funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and washing powder manufacturer Procter and Gamble PLC.
Aston Nanoscience Group is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to functionalise the nanodiamond particles to tailor their surface chemistry properties for this particular application, which is key to this project.
Dr Haitao Ye, Senior Lecturer in Nanotechnology Science at Aston University, said: "Cleaning clothes directly, or indirectly, affects everyone on the planet, making it hugely important in terms of energy and resource usage. Traditional methods of washing rely on high temperature, mechanical action and extended washing times. We hope that this innovation will have the potential to bring huge savings of energy used to heat water in an essential, everyday domestic wash."
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PHoronix has taken a look at several Linux distributions running on the Eee PC 901. "Late last month we published our preview of the ASUS Eee PC 901 and we shared our plans for a number of benchmarks using this netbook with Intel's Atom processor. Following our Linux desktop encryption benchmarks of the ASUS Eee PC 901 and Intel Atom N270 CPU we have a performance comparison of Xandros, Fedora, Ubuntu, and Mandriva on this low-cost netbook PC."


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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the All-Conference Teams and award winners for the 2011 baseball season. Greenville College's Daniel Covert, Kyle Hobar, and David Massengill headlined the honorees, all claiming a spot on the conference first-team.
Covert, a 6-5 senior from Trenton, Ill., was named All-SLIAC first team outfielder. Covert led the SLIAC in batting average (.398), and finished second in homers (7), RBI (43), total bases (85), and slugging pct. (.638).
Germantown, Tennessee product Kyle Hobar was also named to the SLIAC first team. The senior was fourth in the conference in runs (41), third in hits (53), and first in doubles (15).
Rounding out the first team selections was senior David Massengill. The utility player Massengill finished fifth in the SLIAC in batting (.379), third in on base pct. (.483), and first in runs (48) and hits (55). Aside from his work at the plate the Neoga, Ill. native also was a force from the mound. Massengill finished the year with a record of 6-2 and finished third in ERA, posting a 2.35 average. He also led the conference in against batting average (1.90) and allowed no homers against on the year.
Greenville catcher Adam Wallace was named to the SLIAC sportsmanship team for his actions and play throughout the season.
The SLIAC first team and Sportsmanship team are as follows:
FIRST TEAM Position - Name (School)
P - Greg Ball (Principia)
P - Tyler Brown (Spalding)
P - Jake Wardrip (Spalding)
C - Steven Schanz (Spalding)
1B - Andrew Jett (Westminster (Mo.)
2B - Kyle Hobar (Greenville)
Bryan Clemmons (Spalding)
3B - Nathan Shelton (Webster)
SS - Anthony Genna (Webster)
OF - Daniel Covert (Greenville)
OF - Paul Kienker (Webster)
OF - Cody Stevenson (Webster)
UT - David Massengill (Greenville)
DH - Alan Cheatham (Principia)
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM Name (School)
Franklin Bush (Blackburn)
Tim Cashdollar (Eureka)
Matt Suda (Fontbonne)
Adam Wallace (Greenville)
David Johnson (MacMurray)
Greg Ball (Principia)
Barrett Dugger (Spalding)
Nathan Shelton (Webster)
V.J. Reynolds (Westminster (Mo.)
For a complete team listing visit http://www.sliac.org/sports/bsb/2010-11/releases/sliac_bsb_051211


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At mazelmoments, we love to keep you posted on the latest wedding & party trends. So we're excited to share with you…
DIY Chocolate Covered Oreo Pops!
Double Stuff Oreos will always bring a smile to a person's face – whether you're a child, adult, or grandparent! Cover them in chocolate and add some fun toppings and you've got yourself a winning dessert!
The best part of Oreo Pops is that you can get very creative with the display. Decorate a styrofoam cone, arrange them in a cake pop display – there are endless possibilities to decorate your dessert buffet with these tasty and decadent treats!
What You'll Need:
All of the ingredients are available kosher:
- Double Stuff Oreos
- Melting Chocolate – You can find chocolate in almost any color! We chose blue & white to match our brand.
- Toppings – Confetti, Sprinkles, Sugar, Edible Glitter or Flowers, Candy Characters…the possibilities are endless!
- Lollipop Sticks
- Bags & Ties
Step 2: Insert Lollipop Sticks into White Filling
- After inserting the stick into the cookie, stick them in the fridge for 5 minutes to harden.
- If chocolate seems too thick, add 1tsp of vegetable shortening for every 12 oz chocolate (add more as needed)
- Melted chocolate acts as glue! You can fix any broken or chipped cookies by simply adding chocolate (as if it were glue) and popping it into the refrigerator for 5 minutes to harden!
Step 3: Microwave Chocolate in 30-second increments until melted
Step 4: Put Bowl of Chocolate into Heated Water to Prevent from Hardening
Step 5: Spoon Chocolate over Cookie
Step 6: Arrange Pops on a Cookie Sheet
Step 7: Add Toppings – Confetti, Sprinkles, Glitter, Candy…
Step 8: Wrap & Go!
Use Different Colors and Toppings to Match Your Theme or Color Palette.
Step 9: Buy or Make an Oreo Pop Display
We made ours be decorating a styrofoam cone with ribbons and sparkles.
More Inspiration for your Oreo Pop Designs:
Sources (Clockwise): Simply Designing, Etsy, Frog Prince Paperie, Etsy
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Alternating Current. An electric current that reverses direction in a circuit at regular intervals. It is the form in which electric power is delivered to homes and businesses.
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - the broadband technology used to deliver standard copper broadband products. It is designed to be able to run over long copper cable lengths, sacrificing speed for distance, allowing wider data coverage with fewer DSLAMs across the network.
Access Level Key. An address match from our Address Matching Dialogue Service.
Address Matching (Dialogue Service). An upfront service for communications providers to search and match addresses against addresses that we recognise.
Access Network Frequency Plan - also known as the bandplan, this is a UK wide standard that all telephony equipment must adhere to. It specifies and manages the electrical signals that can be sent over the copper network so that the noise from the services running over the network doesn't cause the services of one end user to be disrupted by the services of another end user. In September 2011, the NICC (the industry body responsible for the ANFP) agreed a change to the ANFP which, when fully rolled out, will make GEA over FTTC downstream speeds faster by using the electrical frequencies differently.
Advanced Order Management Process. A process to improve customer satisfaction. It provides design and planning on a project during an account team's early discussions with a customer, usually when the project is still at the negotiation stage.
Advice of Transfer - a letter generated by the gaining and losing CPs of a WLR or MPF circuit to notify the end user that a change is happening to the voice service. This is a consumer protection mechanism so that Communication Providers do not place migration orders without the end user's consent.
Appointment. A fixed and mutual time for one of our engineers to visit a customer's site to complete work.
Communications providers follow policies and processes to ensure that services offered over networks meet a pre-defined service quality level.
Business to Business. Trading between businesses. Also used to describe systems interconnection and interfacing requirements between our systems and a communications provider's order and fault systems. This lets communications providers place orders and progress faults from their own systems.
Business as Usual. Normal or core activities.
Backhaul Extension Services. A high speed, permanently connected, point-to-point data circuit that is available 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. It provides a secure link between a communications provider's network and the exchange (BT Locate, Net locate or Co-location space).
Backhaul Network Services. Backhaul Network Services (BNS) is a solution for communications providers who want to backhaul data from a number of outlying Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) or mobile Base Station Controller sites to their own network.
Business Process Models. Process diagrams that show the main process steps.
Bulk Transport Link. Part of the Ethernet Services portfolio. It offers a cost-effective, high capacity and resilient way of delivering multiple circuits from one of our handover points to a remote site (i.e. one that is not located within a telephone exchange).
Calling & Network Features. Additional functionality that can be enabled on a line. This can include services such as call diversion, messaging, and ring back.
Concept to Market. A process of creating and delivering new or improved products or processes. The C2M process begins at the trigger event and goes through to product or process development, marketing, launch and into handover, through to business as usual.
(1) Customer Apparatus, or (2) Customer Access. (1) Customer equipment such the likes of PBX, phones, routers etc (2) Openreach engineer site access when visiting a customer's sites.
Customer Controlled Call Barring. Lets your customers bar certain types of outbound calls and/or all inbound calls.
Customer Controlled Call Diversion. Lets your customers divert their calls to another number anywhere in the UK as well as to mobile and international numbers.
Customer Committed Date (also known as Committed Delivery Date). The agreed date when an access order will be activated or installed.
Contractual Delivery Date. The agreed date when we will install the BT Central or BT Central Plus.
Call Data Records. The record produced by network switches to track call type, time, duration, facilities used, originator, destination, etc. These are often taken off a network exchange or switch for separate processing, e.g. for customer billing.
Calling Line Identity (also known as Caller ID, caller identification, CID, Calling Number identification, or CNID). A telephone service that transmits a caller's number to the receiving telephone equipment during the ringing signal, or when the call is being set up, but before the call is answered.
Care Level - As in Service Harmonisation Care Levels. Four care levels currently exist; GEA over FTTC is set by default to Care Level 2; CL4 offers the fastest repair time.
Customer Management Centre. A service and solution centre developed for the customers and customer facing units. CMC handles product or service related faults, complaints, issues and problems.
Ceased Number Intercept (now Caller Redirect). If a customer ceases service and takes up service elsewhere, or has a line renumbered, Caller Redirect can be used to refer callers to the new number, if requested by the customer.
Called Party Answer. A replacement product to support equipment that previously used the Meter Pulse Facility. It indicates to equipment that the person called has answered. Using equipment that can detect the signal and analyse the digits called, the customer can determine when charging has started for all directly dialled chargeable calls on our network and certain calls terminating on other networks.
Customer Premises Equipment. Communications equipment on the customer's premises, which includes the terminal, equipment and/or inside wiring that is connected to a carrier's communication channel(s) at the interconnection point.
Carrier Pre Select Gateway. The European Union regulatory project which lets customers choose to have certain call types carried by another network operator.
Carrier Pre Select Operator. Companies that offer carrier pre-selection.
Carrier Pre Select. The process where a customer can choose to have some of their calls automatically routed across a different telephone company's networking without needing to enter a special code of having special equipment. It lets them choose an 'indirect' carrier without the need for 'smart boxes' or least cost routing software.
Communications Provider (also known as Service Provider). A service provider is an entity that provides services to other entities. Usually this refers to a business that provides subscription or web service to other businesses or individuals. Examples of these services include internet access, mobile phone operator, and web application hosting. The term is more often applied to communication services than to other kinds of service industry.
Customer Required Date. The date on the customer requirement form when a customer needs the service to be activated or installed.
Customer Requirement Form. The first step in order/service fulfilment, used to capture order details.
Customer Relationship Management - the common name for the set of systems a company uses to manage the lines/products/services purchased by their customers. In Openreach, we call our CRM system the Equivalence Management Platform (EMP).
Caller Redirect. Used to transfer callers to a customer's new number if they cancel their service and take up service elsewhere.
Customer Services System. Our computing system.
Communications Provider ID. A unique reference number to identify and track business for each communications provider.
Copper Wideband Serving Section.
Change of Address. A service that lets customers change their mailing address if they move from one address to another. They will need a cease order at the old premises and a provision order at the new premises.
A suite of products offering highly efficient and competitively priced network transport solutions, available to all communications providers. Connectivity Services includes Ethernet Backhaul Direct (EBD), Bulk Transport Link (BTL) and Ethernet Access Direct (EAD).
Digital Access Carrier System (also known as 0+2 Pair gain system). Modern ISDN technology based digital systems, made up of two normal subscriber lines over one copper pair.
Digital Access Signalling System. Our original ISDN30 offering used this as a signalling standard.
Direct Current. Current that moves in a single direction in a steady flow.
Direct Dialling In. A facility that lets callers dial direct into a firm's PABX extensions as if they were normal public telephone numbers. Most of our offices have DDI facilities.
Dynamic Line Management - this is a system that monitors each line in real time based on a set of rules within a defined policy to change the parameters of the line to achieve the best balance of speed and line stability. There are currently three policies which have different rules for managing the lines, Speed, Standard and Stable.
Digital Main Switching Unit. These are the original long-distance exchanges. They are System X switches with the capacity to handle 30,000 simultaneous calls each. Every DMSU is connected to all the other DMSUs. This involves a much smaller number of links than would be required to link together the Digital Local Exchange.
Disputed No Access. A dispute whereby Openreach considers a booked appointment has resulted in No Access, but with the customer believing that the engineer did not visit the site within the appointment slot.
Directory Number. A customer's telephone number which can be listed in the phonebook or can be made ex directory.
Digital Private Network Signalling System. A network protocol used on digital trunk lines for connecting two PABX. It supports a defined set of inter-networking facilities.
Distribution Point. A point within a network where the cable or fibre terminates. This provides a point of entry for engineers to terminate or test the network. Typically these points are located on telegraph poles.
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer. A network device, located in the telephone exchanges of the service providers, that connects multiple customer Digital Subscriber Lines (DSLs) to a high-speed internet backbone line using multiplexing techniques. This means telephone lines can make faster connections to the Internet.
Directors Services Office. Provides communications providers at director and senior management levels with direct access to a team that will handle any serious critical issues that need urgent assistance.
Dialogue Service. Lets communications providers know what services are available to them. For example, the appointing dialogue service provides an upfront service to list available appointments, reserve appointments and get appointments details.
Dual Tone Multi Frequency. Used for telecommunication signalling over analogue telephone lines in the voice-frequency band between telephone handsets and other communications devices and the switching centre.
Dun & Bradstreet (Universal Numbering Scheme) Dun & Bradstreet Universal Numbering Scheme assigns a nine-digit code to identify unique businesses' separate and distinct operations.
Ethernet Access Direct. Offers permanently connected, point-to-point high speed data circuits that provide a secure and un-contended Ethernet service for Communications Providers between flexible network and customer nodes.
Ethernet Backhaul Direct. Offers permanently connected, point-to-point high speed data circuits that provide a secure and un-contended Ethernet backhaul service for Communications Providers over a defined network infrastructure.
Excess Construction Charges. Additional charges to normal connection charges, where extra infrastructure is provided to give new or extended service at a customer's site or other requested location.
Equivalence Management Platform. The strategic system designed to handle the majority of transactions for Equivalence of Inputs products.
Early Morning (appointment). Between 07:00-08:00.
Equivalence of Input. A vital element of the undertakings we made to Ofcom and the industry in 2005. Undertakings are legal promises we have to keep.
Estimated Time of Arrival. The time when our engineer will arrive at a customer's site.
European Telecommunications Standards Institute. An independent, non-profit, standardisation organization in the telecommunications industry in Europe with worldwide projection. ETSI has been successful in standardising the Low Power Radio, Short Range Device, GSM cell phone system and the TETRA professional mobile radio system.
End User. The final consumer of a product; the intended recipient or user.
Evening (appointment). 18:00 up to 21.00 as required.
Enhanced Managed Line Checker - sometimes called the Line Checker, or the Availability Checker, eMLC is a dialogue service which allows you to input a search parameter, like an end user's directory (phone) number to obtain relevant details about the services available on that line/bearer. eMLC can be accessed through the Openreach portal, or via a raw XML data feed which can be integrated into a CP's own management platforms.
Flexible Appointment. Provides communications providers and their end users with the choice of additional order and fault chargeable appointments outside our standard morning and evening appointment times.
Fault Not Found. A diagnostic term used when we've carried out tests to prove a fault but we do not find one.
Fibre to the Cabinet - the term for the supply of data services over a fibre optic cable running between the local exchange and the local street cabinet, then using existing copper cable to deliver the data to the end user's premises. In FTTC, the device which translates the data into a signal that can be carried over copper wire, the DSLAM, sits in a local street cabinet, rather than in the local exchange.
Fibre to the Premises - the term for the supply of data services over a fibre optic cable running between the local exchange and the end user's premises. This technology completely replaces the need for copper cabling within the Openreach network.
Fibre to the (Cabinet - FTTC, Premises - FTTP, etc). Any broadband network architecture that uses optical fibre to replace all or part of the usual metal local loop used for last mile telecommunications.
Fibre Voice Access - the next generation voice service, enabling telephone calls to be run over fibre optic cable, rather than copper wires, between the end user's premises and the local exchange. This product is currently in trial and available over FTTP lines only.
An abnormal condition or defect at the component, equipment, or sub-system level that may lead to a failure.
The processes of dealing with service or order requests.
General Development Permitted Order.
Generic Ethernet Access – the term given for physical, base connectivity through the Openreach network over which a Communications Provider can deliver IP layer services, such as access to the Internet.
Geographic Number Portability. For number porting and exporting, this lets a customer keep their number when taking on a new exchange line from another operator.
Graphical User Interface. A pictorial 'front end' program to simplify the operation of systems.
Handover Distribution Frame. Used to terminate the cable from the exchange and to make the pairs available to the operator.
High Speed Digital Subscriber Line (also known as High-speed Digital Subscriber Loop). A copper delivered service on Copper Wideband Serving Section (CWSS). It is subject to reach limitations and is used primarily to provide 2 Mbit service to singleton sites.
High Impact Provision service. A process offered during the current service situation to offer improved provision appointment availability.
Hold to Term - this is the charge that we will levy if a GEA over FTTC line is cancelled within its first 12 months of service. We do not "re-set" the Hold to Term period if the product bandwidth variant on a line is modified, but it is reset if the line is migrated from one CP to a new CP.
Indirect Access Call Barring. A network-based feature that rejects any outgoing call attempts by end users keying indirect access codes. This lets communications providers control the routing of their end users' calls to ensure that they receive the revenue for these calls on their lines. IACB can be activated on WLR3 lines. It is optional and can be ordered on a per exchange line basis by the communications provider.
Inbound Call Barring. Lets you bar all incoming calls on your telecom system.
International Direct Dialling (used to be ISD). International Direct Dialling (IDD) is an international telephone call dialled by the caller rather than going via an operator.
Incident Management Team. A team that deals with incidents raised by our customers.
Incomplete Reason Code.
Integrated Services Digital Network. A digital network that lets a whole host of services be carried together on the same circuits. Considered an extension of the public switched telephone network, the key similarity is that it lets any two compatible pieces of connected equipment talk to each other. ISDN can carry any form of data, such as voice, video and computer files.
Jumper Recovery Order. Our new order type with the introduction of flexible cease as a part of EMP R900. It can be raised as Bulk JRO or Singleton JRO to remove the Left in Jumpers (LIJs) from the Main Distribution Frame (MDF).
Keeping Customers Informed Delay (messages). A type of message that tells communications providers about the reason for delayed orders that we have accepted.
Keeping Customers Informed (messages). A type of message that updates communications providers on the status of orders that we have accepted and trouble reports that we submit.
Keep System Updated.
Lead To Cash (provisioning). The lead to cash process goes from initial contact, to sale, to service delivery, to payment collection.
Line Plant Availability Date. The date when all work (by contractors and us) will be completed and the customer will be able to use the service.
Left in Jumper(s). A process in which a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) line pair is only switched off in software, and remembered, so that software can switch on again when required. The jumper wire pair at the Main Distribution Frame (MDF) is left in place, instead of having to be removed.
Loss Link Forwarding. A notification with the information about ends of a multi-segment link if service is lost in one of the segments.
Local Loop Unbundling Operator.
Local Loop Unbundling. Lets communications providers offer the full range of voice and broadband services, without having to route through our main network.
Linked Order Reference Number. Used to link the two orders together in our computer systems to switch broadband and telephone services over on the same day.
Line Plant Availability. Communications providers can use this dialogue service to see how many working lines and stopped lines are available to serve a particular address.
Migration Authorisation Code. A number given to a broadband customer so they can move from one communications provider to another.
Main Billing Number. Account number for the telephony services.
Matters Beyond Our Reasonable Control. Situations out of our control that stop us from meeting timescales for provision and repair.
Main Circuit Breaker. Controls the live power from energizing circuits in an electrical panel.
Managed Customer Private Network. Targeted mainly at customers who have their own networks in place.
Monthly Caller Redirect. A database service where the caller receives a message advising them that the number has changed and asks them to redial using the new number, which is given.
Main Distribution Frame. A point in a telephone exchange where cables from outside can be connected to the exchange equipment.
Managed End User Pre-Appointment Calling - a managed, chargeable service from Openreach where we will contact end users 2 days before installation to
Managed End User Re-Appointing Service. A WLR3 provision service where our service management team (SMC) contact a communications provider's customer directly to rearrange an appointment for the provision of a WLR3 line. This lets a communications provider, via the SMC, manage missed and delayed appointments for their customers.
Multi Line Aux. Lines that are on the same site and have a link between so that a single number is applied to all lines for incoming calls and the calls are routed to any line within the group.
Manage Line Characteristics. An access services (AS) version of the Broadband Availability Checker.
Managed Line Plant Availability (also known as Line Plant Availability DS). A dialogue service that is used for new provides (WLR3-ISDN2e).
Metallic Path Facility (also known as Meter Pulse Facility). A local loop that is used by one communications provider for broadband and voice services which are carried over their network. The communications provider has full responsibility for the relationship with the customer.
Multiple Subscriber Number. An ISDN version of Direct Dial In.
Major Service Outage. A service disruption that affects many customers.
A service within the Openreach network for distributing live television broadcasts to many users over broadband at the same time, in real time.
Name & Address Database. The centralised location for contact details and services. It is a component within the Operation Data Management framework.
Network Addressing Team. Provides address matching assistance to communications providers.
Network Call Performance. A tool that lets our customers monitor the amount of incoming and outgoing call traffic at their sites. It gives information on the number of incoming and outgoing calls, engaged calls and unanswered calls.
Next Generation Access (also known as Super Fast Fibre access). Our programme that is dedicated to shaping tomorrow's communications environment. We work with communications providers, the regulator, industry and other stakeholders to ensure that we build a clear picture of an access network that's fit for the future.
Number Portability Service Centre. Based in Tunbridge Wells, this is responsible for Number Portability Service Establishment between us and other communications providers, and for progressing requests to port numbers.
Non Served Premises. These are any premises not classed as served premises, i.e. places where people work and live. We are required under the terms of our licence to provide service to served premises at fixed prices.
Network Termination Equipment version 5 - also commonly known as the master socket, this is the copper termination point within the end user's premises and the place where the GEA over FTTC SSFP is installed. The master socket marks the demarcation point between the Openreach network and the end user's home network with respect to voice wiring.
Network Terminating Equipment. Equipment that is located in the home or office. Examples are set top boxes and LAN.
Network Terminating Point. The place where the network ends.
Network Test & Termination Point. Our last termination point before our customer's equipment.
Outbound Call Barring. This lets you stop your customers from making outbound calls over our network, except to emergency service numbers. You can use this at your discretion to prevent debts increasing if your customers have not paid their bills.
Operational Effective Date - The date when the KCI3 is generated and billing commences. In 99%+ of cases this should be the same as CDD, but there could be times where our systems (or our engineer) is delayed in closing an order and it working its way through the systems to then generate the KCI3 back to the CP, so there could be a difference between CDD and Operational Effective Date.
Office of Fair Trading. Plays a leading role in promoting and protecting consumer interests throughout the UK, while ensuring that businesses are fair and competitive.
Openreach Handover Point. Mainly located in Metro Nodes, which are the breakout point for our Bulk Transport Link and Ethernet Backhaul Direct products.
Obtain Installation Details. A dialogue service run as part of the EMP platform. This lets communications providers conduct a quick check of their customer's installation details, which we hold.
Openreach Network Backhaul Service. Offers connectivity between a communications providers' equipment (installed within Co-location, Netlocate or BT Locate at a BT MSAN Site) and their equipment (installed within Co-location, Netlocate or BT Locate at either the nearest BT MSAN Site, BT Metro Node Site or another BT MSAN Site or Metro Node Site which is within a distance of 15 radial kilometres of the first BT MSAN/Metro Site).
Openreach Network Design. The team who plan new networks and alterations.
Out Of Hours. The hours from 7.00 pm on weekdays to 8.00 am the following morning, and from 1.00 pm on Saturdays to 8.00 am on the following Monday morning or such other hours as we may agree.
Operational Readiness Testing (gate). Allows for verification of systems and ensures that the processes and procedures are fit for purpose. This sometimes includes checks done to back-up facilities, procedures for disaster recovery, training for end users, maintenance procedures, and security procedures. It is also known as operational acceptance testing.
Optical Spectrum Access/Optical Spectrum Extended Access. Provides high bandwidth connectivity for customers who need to move very large volumes of data between sites for Wide Area Network (WAN) and Storage Area Network (SAN) applications.
Order Target Date. The date when we will aim to deliver service.
Postcode & Address File (as supplied by the Royal Mail). The authoritative list of all addresses in the UK.
Publicly Available Telephone Service. A service available to the public for originating and receiving national and international telephone calls and for providing access to emergency organisations.
Private Branch Exchange. A telephone exchange that serves a particular business or office.
Primary Cross-connection Point - this is the local street cabinet in which cables extending out to local distribution points are aggregated and connected to larger copper and fibre optic cables to move the voice and data signals to and from the local exchange. The number of connections managed in a PCP depends on the number of end user premises in an area, but is usually several hundred (200-400) lines.
Product Establishment. A process that communications providers must go through before they can order the WLR3 product.
Peak Information Rate - this is the actual access line sync speed that a copper bearer is able to support.
Presentation Number. A service that lets your customers specify an alternative telephone number for the calling line identity (CLI) on outgoing calls. When a customer makes a call, the recipient will see the presentation number and not the actual line number on their caller display equipment, or on 1471 caller return service.
Pre Order Enquiry. Communications providers can run pre-order enquiries before placing an order via dialogue services.
Point Of No Return. The point in our provision process beyond which cancellation is no longer possible. After the PONR, the provision would have to be ceased, if necessary.
Plain Old Telephony Service (also known as an analogue telephone line). The basic services provided over the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
Pay Per Use. Charges for certain services that we offer, rather than paying a monthly or quarterly rental charge.
Prioritisation Rate - this is the "variable speed limit" that we may apply in the downstream if we experience network congestion that needs to be managed. We momentarily reduce the line speed of any line operating above the PR by discarding traffic above the PR. There are QoS traffic markings that can be implemented in your network to help us prioritise the traffic that we would discard, so more important traffic can continue to get through.
Product and Service Instance identifier. Can be a customer reference or circuit number reference used for our processes.
Public Switched Telephone Network. It was originally a network of fixed-line analogue telephone systems but the switching (or telephone exchange) element of the PSTN is now digital. The mobile telephony networks are considered to be part of the PSTN.
Power Supply Unit (power supply). A power supply unit is a device that supplies electrical power to a device or group of devices.
Point of Handover - this is the place in the local exchange where responsibility for the end user's data is transferred between Openreach and the Communication Provider's network.
Point of Presence. This is usually a city or location where a network can be connected to, often with dial up phone lines. For example, if an internet company says they will soon have a POP in Belgrade, it means that they will soon have a local phone number in Belgrade and/or a place where leased lines can connect to their network.
Quarterly Caller Redirect. This is a message based at the exchange stating that the number has changed. This does not divert any calls. It can be ordered on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Quality of Service. This refers to a system of marking and prioritizing traffic to provide a higher quality of service to some traffic at the expense of other traffic. Since QoS mechanisms rely on discarding or delaying lower priority packets they are only useful on network paths which would otherwise be congested.
Remote Call Forwarding. Can be used to divert calls to an alternative number if a customer decides to ceases the service and take up service elsewhere, or has a line renumbered.
Reduced Charging Scheme.
Ready for Service - this is the end of the quarter within which we expect that the cabinet will be delivered. It's important to note that our eMLC lists the date as a specific day, but what this is actually indicating is simply the end of the quarter in which we plan to have the cabinet ready to receive orders. The cabinet may come online earlier than the date listed.
Right First Time. How often the customer receives an experience that is on-time and free of mistakes. The % right first time is a primary E2E metric used when measuring customer experience.
Retailer ID. Used to identify communication providers when placing order types via our systems.
Resilience Option 1. Resilience Option 1 (RO1) configuration consists of a single circuit between the same circuit A-end and B-end addresses with two diversely routed fibre paths (i.e. primary and secondary paths) connecting to the Network Terminating Equipment (NTE) at each end.
Resilience Option 2. Resilience Option 2 (RO2) configuration consists of two standard Ethernet Services circuits delivered using diversely routed fibre between two communications providers, or third party customer sites, depending on the product used. These will form the primary and secondary paths of a resilient circuit pair. If there's a failure on the primary route, traffic must be manually switched to the secondary routed circuit.
Route to Credit Control. When applied to a line, this service automatically connects your customer to your help desk. This service is used when your customer attempts to make outgoing calls (including 1471 calls).
Right When Tested. Line result RWT defines when a line tests as ok when tested remotely through our systems or by an onsite engineer visit.
Stand Alone Survey. Lets communications providers request a survey independent of placing a provision order.
Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (also known as Symmetric Digital Subscriber Loop). Uses a single wire pair to carry a few Mbit/s of data. However, unlike ADSL, upload and download speeds for the user are the same (hence symmetric versus asymmetric).
Superfast Fibre Access - the marketing term used to describe Openreach's fibre optic access products
Special Fault Investigation 2. A new way for customers to book SFI appointments. It will attempt resolution as opposed to current SFI which is more an investigative product. The two hour time limit will be removed (currently 30 minutes extension beyond this where lift and shift is required) and is based on modular activities which the customer can choose.
Special Fault Investigation. One of our units that contains fault diagnostics experts. It usually resolves faults raised within our networks that have arisen three or four times in a short period of time.
Superfast Remote Assure - a chargeable service intended to enable CPs to request further investigation of a GEA over FTTC line that appears "right when tested" using the standard GEA Service Test. This service is a desk based investigation led by Openreach's Service Management teams.
Superfast Visit Assure - a chargeable service intended to enable CPs to request an engineering visit to the end user's premises to investigate and, if possible, rectify issues within the end user's home environment or the local access network when the GEA Service Test reports "right when tested" against the line.
Simultaneous (as in Simultaneous Provision) - we do our best to link orders at the same address so that they are delivered together to minimise disruption to your end user.
Supplier Information Notes. Produced to meet our obligations under which relate to the publication of customer interface information. We have agreed with Ofcom that SINs will be used to provide information about our network offerings. This may be the launch of a completely new service, or it may be an announcement of the addition of new features within an existing service. The documents can be found at http://www.sinet.bt.com/
Service Level Agreement. An agreement between a customer and supplier that defines the range of services to be provided, both in scope and performance standard. A good SLA covers not only what should happen when things go well, but also where to escalate issues if there are problems.
Service Level Guarantee. Underpins our compensation to customers for failures across a range of products and services.
Service Management Centre. The face of Openreach where customers can place orders or report problems. The SMC keeps in close contact with customers and makes sure that they get regular updates on the orders or faults that we are handling for them. The SMC also liaises with our field engineers to make sure customers get great service.
Shared Metallic Path Facility. A shared line is where the LLU operator's customer wants a DSL type service from them but wants to keep their telephony service with us. Broadly similar to our ADSL service but with the DSLAM belonging to the LLU operator.
Significant Market Power. In economics, market power is the ability of a firm to alter the market price of a good or service. In perfectly competitive markets, market participants have no market power. A firm with market power can raise prices without losing its customers to competitors. Ofcom has determined some of our products and services as having SMP. These can be also referred to as 'regulated products' or products provided on a regulatory basis.
Single Number Direct Dialling In. An individual number DDI range, which means that for incoming calls the network will send, as default, 6 routing digits to the customer equipment so that calls can be directed to the correct channel.
Statement of Requirements. Written at the outset of a new project to define the project's requirements.
Service Provider Gateway. A provisioning gateway in a telecoms network.
Sales & Relationship Manager. A single point of contact for every communications provider so they can request a service from us.
Service Specific Front Plate - a component connected to an end user's master socket to filter the data and voice traffic so that the noise they generate on the line does not impact the other services on the line.
Trouble to resolve (repair). Our internal terminology that relates to fault reporting and repair.
Test Access Matrix. A device to test problems in a DSL and POTS system. It can do a look in and a look out test to determine problems in the system.
Temporary Call Diversion. Lets communications providers request that calls be diverted on a faulty line, while the fault is in the process of being repaired. It cannot be placed on a line until diagnostic testing has been completed as it would impact on the testing.
Temporarily Out of Service. Communications providers can apply for this on their customer's line. The customer will hear a 'soft' dial tone and can only call 999. All other incoming, outgoing (including via CPS) and emergency calls will be barred irrespective of the method of dialling.
Third Party Integrator. Software solutions providers who act as agents on behalf of communications providers to provide them with a business-to-business interface with our systems.
Telephony over Passive Optical Networks. A technology that we have designed, it is made up of slim fibre optic cable instead of lots of copper wire pairs.
Time Related Charges. Charges for our engineers' time spent repairing faults, where this work is not covered under the terms of our service, and for providing or rearranging services or equipment where our standard charges are not available.
Trouble Report (Trouble Ticket). Used to track the detection, reporting, and resolution of a problem.
Very high bit rate Digital Subscriber Line - the broadband technology used to deliver the higher speeds associated with FTTC compared to standard copper broadband products which are delivered over ADSL. VDSL is designed to work on shorter lengths of copper cable.
Virtual Interconnect Circuit. Allows for migration of interconnect routes from the DLE to the NGS.
Virtual Local Area Network - a subdivision of the capacity within the network representing the "pipe" provided for a single end user's data traffic through the Openreach network.
Waste electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (2002/96/EC): to recycle products using the best possible techniques and, helping to minimise the environmental impact, treat hazardous substances safely and avoid too much landfill.
Wholesale E2E Ethernet Service. A service that connects an end use's sites.
Wholesale Extension Services. High speed, point-to-point data circuits. Each one offers a secure link between a communications provider's recognised point of presence and their customer's location. WES lets a customer extend their Local Area Network to another location and share applications between those locations in a secure manner, without degradation of service.
Wholesale Line Rental 2. The service that we provide to competing communications providers, which lets them, rent our lines to access customer premises and attach their own equipment to those lines inside our switching centres. They can also use their own equipment and pay us to deliver IP packets to their data centres. This service is regulated and monitored by OFCOM.
Wholesale Line Rental 3. Offers a range of features that give you greater flexibility and control over the service you offer to your customers. It is not available with previous versions of the product.
Wholesale Line Rental - the name for Openreach's copper access product, predominantly used for delivering voice services.
Working Line Takeover. A request to reuse a working telephone line for a new end user at an existing end user's address. As part of this request, the existing end user's telephone service will be stopped and a telephone service will be provided for the new end user.
eXtensible Markup Language. Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form and is the messaging protocol used between our systems and your systems. For more information on our systems' interfacing standards and XML code examples please see the technical documentation on the Release Documentation product pages.


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Knife Storage: Five Ways To Store Your Knives Safely
How do you store your knives? Do you like to keep them out? Put them away in a drawer? One of the best things I did in the previous Kitchen Cure was to get my knives organized and properly stowed. Are you looking for a good solution for your knives? Read on for five ways you can store knives safely and happily.
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• 1 Magnetic wall rack - Magnetic knife strips are a popular way to keep your knives out on the wall and within easy reach. We really like this bamboo version! Magnetic Bamboo Knife/Storage Bar, $29.99 at Chef's Catalog.
• 2 Countertop knife block - Maybe the most common way to store knives, the knife block is pretty ubiquitous. If you have room for a countertop knife block, then this Kapoosh block is great; it will accomodate any size knife; no jamming knives into wrong-sized slots! Kapoosh Wood Grain Knife Block, $29.99 at Macy's.
• 3 Wall-mounted knife block - Want the convenience of having knives out in the open, but without them hanging on a magnetic strip? A wall-mounted block is a good solution. We've blogged about these restaurant-supply knife blocks in the past.
• 4 Under-cabinet knife block - Wusthof Under Cabinet Knife Block, $39.95 at Chef's Catalog.
• 5 Drawer tray - I use a drawer tray and it's been wonderful to keep the knives organized and put away safely. Here's one from Sur La Table that is expandable to fit your drawer more snugly. Expandable Knife Tray, $39.95 at Sur La Table.
Notice now what's been left OFF this list: Loose knives in a drawer! Having your knives knocking around loose in a gadgets or cutlery drawer is a fast way to take their edges off, and also to hurt yourself. If you need to get organized with your knives, do it this weekend! Make this your last little push for the Fall 2009 Kitchen Cure; you won't regret it.


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Photos: Fatal Back Bay fire
A firefighter held onto a ladder as flames erupted from a third-floor window.
An injured firefighter was moved to an ambulance.
Smoke was thick at the scene.
A police officer held up caution tape as a man and woman holding a baby ran away from the fire at 298 Beacon St. Wednesday.
The fire was reported to have begun in the basement before moving up.
Smoke rose over the burning building.
An injured firefighter received assistance.
Firefighters remained on the scene Wednesday night.
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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and Fire Department Deputy Chief Joseph Finn spoke near the scene.
The aftermath of the scene of a nine-alarm blaze.
Ladders rested against windows covered in ice at the scene of Wednesday's nine-alarm fire on Beacon Street in the Back Bay.
The top floor could be seen through the collapsed roof.
A moment of silence was held at TD Garden before the Celtics game.
Lieutenant Edward Walsh (left) and firefighter Michael Kennedy were killed in the blaze.
Firefighters escorted the body of a fallen colleague from Boston Medical Center to the Medical Examiner's Office nearby Wednesday night.


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Student Publications and Newspapers
Wesleyan University students produce a wide variety of publications through the course of the academic year. Some are distributed weekly, while others are published once or twice each semester. All student publications are funded by the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA).
The Argus, Wesleyan's campus newspaper, has served the Wesleyan community continuously since 1868. The newspaper is distributed twice weekly while school is in session and provides information on campus news, sports, features, and editorials, as well as news from beyond the hill.
For more information about the Argus, visit the newspaper's Web site at www.wesleyanargus.com
For more information about other student publications, visit the Wesleyan Student Assembly Web site at www.wesleyan.edu/wsa.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners who are worried about the so-called fiscal cliff are concerned beyond their own finances — they're also uneasy about higher taxes on consumers.
That's the finding of a survey released Wednesday by Small Business Majority, a lobbying group. The survey found that owners are most worried about losing tax breaks that will help their companies, like higher deductions for equipment purchases. They're equally concerned that a 2 percentage point increase in payroll taxes will force consumers to cut spending, leading to lower revenue for small business.
The survey indicates that owners generally aren't focused on one of the most highly publicized aspects of the cliff, an increase scheduled to begin Jan. 1 in tax rates on individuals earning $200,000 or more or households earning $250,000 more.


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<PAGE> 264 RENAISSANCE MEDIA GROUP LLC NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 (ALL DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Renaissance Media Group LLC ("Group") was formed on March 13, 1998 by Renaissance Media Holdings LLC ("Holdings"). Holdings is owned by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners III, L.P. ("MSCP III"), Morgan Stanley Capital Investors, L.P. ("MSCI"), MSCP III 892 Investors, L.P. ("MSCP Investors" and, collectively, with its affiliates, MSCP III and MSCI and their respective affiliates, the "Morgan Stanley Entities"), Time Warner and the Management Investors. On March 20, 1998, Holdings contributed to Group its membership interests in two wholly-owned subsidiaries; Renaissance Media (Louisiana) LLC ("Louisiana") and Renaissance Media (Tennessee) LLC ("Tennessee"), which were formed on January 7, 1998. Louisiana and Tennessee acquired a 76% interest and 24% interest, respectively, in Renaissance Media LLC ("Media") from Morgan Stanley Capital Partners III, Inc. ("MSCP"), on February 13, 1998 through an acquisition of entities under common control accounted for as if it were a pooling of interests. As a result, Media became a subsidiary of Group and Holdings. Group and its aforementioned subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the "Company". On April 9, 1998, the Company acquired (the "Acquisition") six cable television systems (the "Systems") from TWI Cable, Inc. ("TWI Cable"), a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. ("Time Warner"). See Note 3. Prior to this Acquisition, the Company had no operations other than start-up related activities. 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS During fiscal 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("FAS 133"). FAS 133 provides a comprehensive and consistent standard for the recognition and measurement of derivatives and hedging activities. The Company will adopt FAS 133 as of January 1, 2000. The impact of the adoption on the Company's consolidated financial statements is not expected to be material. PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK A significant portion of the customer base is concentrated within the local geographical area of each of the individual cable television systems. The Company generally extends credit to customers and the ultimate collection of accounts receivable could be affected by the local economy. Management performs continuous credit evaluations of its customers and may require cash in advance or other special arrangements from certain customers. Management does not believe that there is any significant credit risk which could have a material effect on the Company's financial condition. F-109


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Judie Woodhouse is Montana's new Teacher of the Year
Melodee Smith-Burreson and Terry Annalora are finalists
When asked what makes Judie Woodhouse such an outstanding teacher, one of her national award-winning students replied, "She is all teach and no preach."
Woodhouse has been "all teach" for 26 years at Polson High School, where she teaches English, speech-media, journalism, newspaper production, and public relations.
Her innovative ideas, high standards, and sense of fun have inspired countless students and colleagues. In August, these qualities earned her the title of Montana Teacher of the Year 2002.
An interview committee comprised of Superintendent of Public Instruction Linda McCulloch, 1998 Montana Teacher of the Year Patty Myers, legislator and parent Alan Olson of Roundup, special education teacher Darci Riley of Butte, high school student Jenna Louttit of Helena, and school administrative assistant Marilyn Houser of Billings chose Woodhouse from among three finalists.
Montana's Teacher of the Year program annually honors a teacher who exemplifies excellence in the teaching profession. The program is sponsored by the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Among her many accomplishments, Woodhouse has created a tradition of excellence in journalism at Polson High School. Through her guidance, students operate the school's award-winning student newspaper, the Salishian. They run the newspaper as a business. Along with learning journalism, they learn to practice self-governance, assign jobs, meet deadlines, manage the paper's finances, and work as a team to produce a highly complex product.
"My goal is to ensure that every student is personally invested and takes pride of ownership in our product," Woodhouse says. "I delight in empowering students with the drive to do their very best to bring responsible and interesting journalism to their audience."
The proof is in the readership: Students at Polson High eagerly await each monthly issue of the Salishian. Immediately after distribution, the entire school falls silent as students devour the paper's contents. Woodhouse measures her students' success not only by reader satisfaction but also by the honors and awards they earn. Last year, her students and their newspaper earned seven first places in 11 categories of state competition and two first places in national competitions.
That's not unusual for Woodhouse, according to Malcolm Swan, chair of Polson's English department. "For years, award after award, our school's newspaper has been recognized for its quality," he says. "No matter what the task, Judie amazes me with how she can see the potential to involve students in real-life learning situations."
For example, to help students make the connection between their education and life after high school, Woodhouse created a ground-breaking career education program. The program guides students through the process of understanding their abilities and skills and setting goals toward careers of their own choosing. Through this program, all Polson students compile a portfolio by their senior year, giving them a competitive edge in the job market.
To her delight, Woodhouse has seen many of her students go on to writing, journalism, photography, public relations, publishing, advertising, computers, teaching, political careers, and law careers.
One former student, Stephen McCoy, now director of the Salish Kootenai College Adult Learning Center, recalls how Woodhouse encouraged him to run for the elected position of Salishian editor. "Partly because of her insistence, but mostly because no one had ever put so much faith in my abilities before, I decided to go ahead and run for the position," he says.
"I was elected...and under the devoted guidance of Miss Woodhouse, my term as editor was by far the most transformational experience of my life. I learned about leadership, planning, task management, problem solving, tenacity, meeting deadlines, and a great many other life skills that have directly contributed to the success I've achieved today in my professional life."
As Montana's Teacher of the Year, Woodhouse will represent Montana at the National Teacher of the Year event. She will also serve as a spokesperson for the teaching profession throughout the year.
Along with Woodhouse, finalists in this year's Montana Teacher of the Year event are Melodee Smith-Burreson, second-grade teacher at Target Range School near Missoula, and Terry Annalora, music and humanities teacher at Custer County District High School in Miles City.
The Montana Professional Teaching Foundation was created in 1996 to promote and recognize excellent teaching. The foundation's board of directors includes professional Montana teachers plus representatives from private business, the Office of Public Instruction, School Administrators of Montana, Montana Parent Teacher Association, and MEA-MFT.
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SOURCE: Bio-Rad Laboratories
November 05, 2012 08:30 ET
HERCULES, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 5, 2012) - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) and (NYSE: BIO.B), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today that it was awarded a three-year sole source group purchasing contract for its blood bank reagents from the Premier healthcare alliance. Premier is among the largest healthcare group purchasing organizations in the United States.
In addition, Premier awarded another three-year national agreement to Bio-Rad. This will continue to provide Premier members access to Bio-Rad's line of immunohematology products.
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About the Premier Healthcare Alliance
Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals and 90,000 other sites using the power of collaboration and technology to lead the transformation to coordinated, high-quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier operates a leading healthcare purchasing network with more than $4 billion in annual savings. Premier also maintains the nation's largest clinical, financial and outcomes database with information on 1 in 4 patient discharges. A world leader in delivering measurable improvements in care, Premier works with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Premier also has an office in Washington. For more information, please visit www.premierinc.com.
About Bio-Rad
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO) and (NYSE: BIO.B) has remained at the center of scientific discovery for more than 50 years, manufacturing and distributing a broad range of products for the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets. The company is renowned worldwide among hospitals, universities, major research institutions, as well as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for its commitment to quality and customer service. Founded in 1952, Bio-Rad is headquartered in Hercules, California, and serves more than 100,000 research and industry customers worldwide through its global network of operations. The company employs over 7,100 people globally and had revenues exceeding $2 billion in 2011. For more information, visit www.bio-rad.com.
This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "intend," "estimate," "continue," or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. For further information regarding the Company's risks and uncertainties, please refer to the "Risk Factors" in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect an analysis only and speak only as of the date hereof. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Strip's Hamas government and local smugglers are accusing Egypt of flooding cross-border tunnels with sewage water in order to halt a thriving smuggling trade.
Abu Saker, a smuggler on the Egyptian side of the border, says he saw the Egyptian army digging new water wells and pumping wastewater toward the smuggling area on Tuesday. He said he had to halt operations and rush his workers out after his tunnel filled with 1.5 meters (yards) of sewage.
An AP photographer at the scene says at least 15 tunnels filled with wastewater.
Yousef Rizka, an adviser to Hamas' prime minister, urged Egypt to halt "any acts against the tunnels" until official ground crossings are opened.
Egypt had no comment. Israel and Hamas have been negotiating the fate of the tunnels.