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Google Play APK 6.0.0 Update: You can now download the latest version 5.10.29 of Google Play Store APK which brings with it a bunch of changes and bug fixes that users have been facing for quite a while. This release also includes more Material Design, Details Page, updated look for What's New, Wearable sensors/activity data, Enterprise apps support, fingerprint readers support, Uninstall Manager, among other things. The download link below has been updated with latest version.
The all new Google Play Store carries more elements of Material Design compared to initial releases of Android Lollipop. Apps like Google Play Newsstand, Gmail, Google+ are all now updated with additional Material Design elements.
You will also notice that the app icon for the new Play Store carrier the new, flatter look, keeping itself in line with Material Design's aesthetics.
Apart from the design language, things have changed under the hood as well. Fire up the app and you will instantly recognize the subtle changes in animations for say, when accessing the slide-out drawer menu, along with changes in the iconography.
The What's New section has been moved to the top and is now visibly highlighted in green, allowing for it to be prominently visible in each application listing.
Even the Widget Suggestion icons for the home screen have changed, maintaining the flat, paper like design, as was expected. Google went to the extent of changing the notification icon for the status bar as well, after all, it is this attention to detail that ultimately counts.
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This version of Play Store is now also ready for Android 6.0 Marshmallow Developer Preview or ROM ports based on the Preview images.
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The Cisco Meraki MR Access Points and MX Security Appliance allow a Splash Page to be configured, requiring users to interact with this captive portal before being granted network access. One configuration option for this Splash Page is to allow authentication with an existing RADIUS server on the network, so users must enter their domain credentials to get through the Splash Page.
This article outlines the Dashboard and RADIUS configuration steps to use a RADIUS server with a sign-on Splash Page.
When a sign-on Splash Page is configured with RADIUS server, authentication is performed using PAP. The following attributes are present in the Access-Request messages sent from Dashboard to the RADIUS server.
Note: Please refer to RFC 2865 for details on these attributes, additional notes for certain attributes are included below.
The following attributes are honored by Cisco Meraki when received in an Access-Accept or Access-Reject message from the RADIUS server to Dashboard:
Note: Maxiumum-Data-Rate-Upstream and Downstream must be specified in separate RADIUS vendor-specific attributes - if both values are specified in a single attribute, Dashboard will not honor them.
Note: Matching the Filter-Id RADIUS attribute with a Group Policy for sign-on splash is currently only for the MR and is in beta - please contact support to have it enabled for your networks.
The following instructions explain how to configure an SSID with a Splash Page using a local RADIUS server:
Note: RADIUS access request messages for a Splash Page will be sourced from Dashboard, not from the local Meraki devices. As such, the RADIUS server's private LAN IP address cannot be specified here.
Dashboard has a built-in RADIUS test utility, to ensure that all access points (at least those broadcasting the SSID using RADIUS) can contact the RADIUS server:
While any RADIUS server can be used, the following configuration requirements are necessary for use with a sign-on Splash Page:
Note: Communication between the client and Dashboard is done through the Splash Page, which is encrypted using SSL.
Please refer to your RADIUS server vendor's documentation for configuration specifics.
The following example configuration outlines how to configure an existing Windows 2008 server, running Network Policy Server (NPS) alongside Active Directory:
Since access request messages for a sign-on Splash Page are sourced from Dashboard, NPS must be configured to allow incoming requests from Dashboard's IP addresses:
The following instructions explain how to configure a network policy in NPS, that will allow
RADIUS accounting can be used with RADIUS authenticated splash pages to provide information regarding when a client was authorized through the splash page, and later had that authorization cleared/expired. These messages are sent from Dashboard to the customer's configured RADIUS server.
Note: RADIUS accounting is only available by default with 802.1X authentication. To enable RADIUS accounting for splash page as well, please contact Cisco Meraki support. RADIUS accounting is not currently available on Splash Pages for Security Appliances nor Teleworker Gateways.
When RADIUS accounting is enabled, RADIUS 'start' accounting messages will be sent whenever a client is authorized through the splash page. These start messages are sent from Dashboard, typically from the same IP address as used for the authentication Access-request message. A 'stop' accounting message is generated when the client's splash authorization is manually cleared or expires based on the splash frequency.
The screenshot below shows a Wireshark packet capture of an example RADIUS 'start' message sent by Dashboard (using an IP address of 22.214.171.124) to a RADIUS server. When the RADIUS message is expanded, there are many parameters that show the information contained within the 'start' message. Some data has been obfuscated for security reasons.
The screenshot below shows a wireshark packet capture of a RADIUS accounting 'stop' message sent by Dashboard because the Splash frequency time of 30 minutes was reached. This means the client has to log in again through the Splash Page to continue using the network.
The following instructions outline how to enable RADIUS accounting for a sign-on Splash Page:
Note: If this option is not available, please contact Cisco Meraki Support to have accounting enabled.
Note: RADIUS accounting messages for a Splash Page will be sourced from Dashboard, not from the local Meraki devices. As such, the RADIUS server's private LAN IP address cannot be specified here.
For more information on RADIUS and Splash Pages, please refer to the following documentation:


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Brussels, 26 May 2010
Climate change: Questions and answers on the Communication Analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions and assessing the risk of carbon leakage
What are the objectives of the Communication?
In 2007 the EU made a unilateral commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 20% below 1990 levels. This commitment, together with a 20% renewable energy target for the EU by 2020, was translated into EU legislation through the 'climate and energy package', which was agreed by Council and Parliament at the end of 2008.
EU leaders in 2007 also made a conditional commitment to scale up the EU's GHG emissions reduction for 2020 from 20% to 30% if other developed countries commit themselves to comparable emission reductions and economically more advanced developing countries contribute adequately to a global effort according to their responsibilities and respective capabilities.
These conditions have not yet been met and therefore the Communication does not propose that the EU should move to a 30% target now. What the Communication does is provide an analysis of the costs, benefits and options of moving to a 30% reduction for the EU, as seen from today's perspective, taking into account recent developments such as the economic crisis.
The Communication also responds to a request contained in the climate and energy package for the Commission to assess the competitive situation of energy-intensive sectors in the light of the outcome of the December 2009 Copenhagen climate conference, and to make any appropriate proposals necessary to address the risk of 'carbon leakage' (relocation of production from the EU to countries with laxer carbon constraints). The GHG emissions of these energy-intensive sectors are regulated through the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS).
What are the key points of the Communication?
Lower costs of meeting the 20% and 30% targets
Reduced risk of carbon leakage
Where does the EU stand today on achieving its 20% reduction target?
The EU reduced GHG emissions from 7% below 1990 levels in 2005 to 10% below in 2008. This progress was due to increased climate policy action and high energy prices. Since 2008 the crisis has accelerated the reduction in emissions. In 2009, EU emissions were around 14% below 1990.
A certain rebound in emissions can be expected as the economy recovers but projections of future emissions show that with the measures already implemented today EU emissions would be at -14% compared to 1990 in 2020. The EU could even meet the 20% reduction target through domestic action alone, with additional policies to meet the 20% renewable energy target and limited additional regulatory and fiscal measures, and without recourse to international credits.
How have the costs of achieving the 20% reduction target changed, and why?
In 2008, costs related to the climate and energy package (to achieve both the 20% GHG reduction target and the 20% renewable energy target in 2020) were estimated to be at least €70 billion a year in 2020. This represented 0.45% of projected 2020 GDP at the time. These costs are not a loss to GDP but rather the increased expenditures needed to redirect the economy towards lower-carbon activities.
Since 2008 three factors have reduced these costs. Firstly, lower economic growth has depressed GHG emissions, effectively reducing the stringency of the 20% target. Secondly, high energy prices and the expectation that they will remain high has spurred energy efficiency investments, decreasing projected energy demand and thus GHG emissions. Thirdly, allowances not used for compliance in the EU ETS due to the crisis are being carried forward into the 2013–2020 trading period, lowering expected carbon prices and costs in 2020.
Due to the interplay of these factors, the estimated cost of the climate and energy package is now put at €48 billion a year in 2020, or one third less than estimated when it was proposed in 2008. This represents 0.32% of projected 2020 GDP.
The carbon price in the ETS is estimated at €16 (2008 prices) in 2020, significantly lower than expected before the crisis. With lower carbon prices, government revenue from auctioning of emission allowances could also be halved, adding to pressure on public finances and reducing another potential source of public funds for combating climate change.
What are the costs of moving to a 30% emissions reduction?
The additional direct costs for the EU of moving from the current 20% GHG reduction target to 30% are estimated at around €33 billion in the year 2020, or an additional 0.2% of GDP.
It is projected that domestic emissions would fall to 25% below 1990 levels by 2020 while international credits and banked ETS allowances would contribute the remainder of the 30% reduction. The carbon price in the EU ETS in 2020 would increase to some €30 per tonne of CO2, similar to price estimates in 2008 to achieve the 20% GHG reduction.
The total cost of the 30% reduction, including the cost of the 20% target, is now estimated at €81 billion, or 0.54% of GDP, in 2020. This is about a fifth higher than the 2008 estimate of 0.45% of GDP in 2020 for reaching the 20% target.
But while the additional costs of moving to 30% have clearly decreased, the reduced profitability of companies, spending power of consumers and access to bank loans have – at least in the short term - also weakened the capacity for investment in low carbon technologies.
What are the benefits of moving to 30%?
The lower cost of meeting the 20% target and the lower than expected carbon price in the EU ETS have reduced the incentives for innovation generated by the climate and energy package.
Moving to a 30% target would restore these incentives for innovation. Acting earlier rather than later would have significant long-term benefits for Europe's competitiveness by maintaining a strong EU position in a rapidly growing global market for low-carbon technologies. Furthermore it would put EU emissions onto a trajectory compatible with achieving our objective of a 80-95% reduction below 1990 levels by 2050.
Moving from a 20% to a 30% target would also have other major economic and environmental benefits. It would strengthen the EU's energy security by reducing dependence on energy imports. Compared to taking no action at all, achieving a 30% emissions reduction would reduce oil and gas imports by some €40 billion a year in 2020 (assuming an oil price of US$ 88 per barrel in 2020). This saving is included in the €81 billion cost estimate of the 30% reduction set out above.
Air pollution would also be reduced, bringing health-related benefits estimated at some €3.5 to €8 billion per year (in 2020). Related air pollution control costs would also be around €3 billion a year lower in 2020. These air quality savings are not reflected in the cost estimate of the 30% reduction set out above.
How would a 30% greenhouse gas target be shared between sectors?
The 20% reduction target was translated in the climate and energy package into distinct reduction targets for the EU ETS, on the one hand, and for the sectors not covered by the EU ETS, on the other.
Under the package the ETS (not including aviation) will contribute a 21% reduction between 2005 and 2020. The non-ETS sectors will cut their overall emissions by 10% over the same period. The reduction undertaken through the ETS is higher because it costs relatively less to reduce emissions from sectors covered by the system.
For a 30% reduction target, the cost-effective split between efforts in the ETS and non-ETS sectors would remain similar - the ETS would still need to deliver around double the percentage reduction of the non-ETS sectors. In 2020, the ETS cap (including aviation) would be 34% below the level of 2005 emissions, while the overall target for sectors not covered by the ETS would be an emissions reduction of 16% over the same period.
Where in the EU can the extra reductions needed for a 30% target be achieved, and what are the implications for funding such reductions?
In moving from a 20% reduction target to 30%, the less costly emissions reduction potential will continue to be found in the poorer Member States. Several of these are projected to overachieve their 2020 targets for emissions from the non-ETS sectors without additional efforts beyond business as usual. This means a significant emissions reduction potential remains untapped, even after implementation of the climate and energy package.
To capture this potential in a move to 30% it will be necessary to mobilise public and private financial resources to increase emission reductions without jeopardising economic growth. The EU's cohesion policy is an important instrument in this regard. By directing a greater volume of cohesion policy funding towards green investments Member States, regions and cities, also in poorer Member States, can step up their low-carbon investment.
What would a 30% target mean for the EU Emissions Trading System?
The aim of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is to help the EU and its Member States achieve their commitments to reduce GHG emissions in a cost-effective way. Allowing participating companies to buy or sell emission allowances means that emission cuts can be achieved at least cost.
Not surprisingly, the economic crisis has had a major impact on ETS emissions. Verified emissions in 2009 were 11.6% below the 2008 level (see IP/10/576). The carbon price is now lower than was estimated in 2008, when the climate and energy package was agreed. Furthermore, the carbon price is not expected to recover by 2020 to a level sufficient to drive innovation in new technologies such as carbon capture and storage.
As the primary tool to drive emission reductions in the EU, the ETS should be the starting point for measures to go beyond the 20% target. As mentioned above, in the case of moving to a 30% target, the ETS cap in 2020 would be 34% below 2005 emissions rather than the 21% reduction currently planned.
Why should the number of allowances auctioned be reduced under a 30% target?
For the EU ETS to make a contribution to a 30% reduction target the number of allowances put in circulation in 2013 to 2020 would have to be reduced. This can be done in two ways, either by lowering the number of allowances auctioned or by allocating fewer allowances for free to industrial installations.
The introduction of large-scale auctions of emission allowances offers a practical way to start moving beyond 20% in the ETS. An increase in the reduction target could be achieved by setting aside a share of the allowances planned for auctioning in the period up to 2020, thus reducing the amount of allowances available. This would have the effect of strengthening the incentive for ETS businesses to reduce their emissions further.
Auctioning fewer allowances at a higher price could increase overall revenues for Member States: under a 30% reduction target the ETS carbon price is projected to increase from €16 to €30 per allowance, increasing revenues by one third in 2020.
If a decision is taken to move to a 30% reduction target, continuing to auction allowances at the pace currently foreseen under the 20% target may unduly disrupt the carbon market if the amount of allowances auctioned was adjusted only after the amended legislation was adopted and in force. Setting aside some auctioned allowances before the legislation was amended would allow the market to adjust smoothly.
Could the EU Emissions Trading System contribute further to innovation?
Further incentives for innovation could be provided through the benchmarking system for free allocation, which provides an opportunity to identify those businesses which make rapid progress in improving performance and to reward them extra with unallocated free allowances. This would be a way to release extra finance to companies ready to innovate.
The operational rules of such an 'innovation accelerator' programme could be similar to those currently drawn up for the implementation of the demonstration programme for carbon capture and storage and innovative renewables technologies, which is funded by 300 million allowances from the new entrant reserve.
Is the EU in the lead on green technology?
Europe still leads on green technology development in many areas. Europe's share of global new investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency was more than 40% in 2008. But since then investments in other countries, particularly China, have been growing rapidly. Europe's potential to lead cannot be taken for granted as global competition becomes fiercer.
What technical options are there to reduce emissions?
The greatest potential for further emission reductions is in electricity generation. This potential comprises a combination of power savings by industrial users and households, reduced transmission losses through more efficient grids and greater investment in low-carbon means of electricity production such as renewable energy. Some 61% of new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU in 2009 was based on renewable energy. Some industrial sectors in the ETS also still have a significant cost-effective reduction potential, such as oil refineries.
In the non-ETS sectors, households and services are important to reduce CO2 emissions, mainly from heating. The agricultural sector is responsible for about half of all non-CO2 emissions and has further potential to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions from intensive farming.
How can CO2 taxation help to achieve the 30% target?
Taxation can give a carbon price signal in those sectors that are not included in the ETS. The tax system can be calibrated to reflect the CO2 component of fuels or products and thus give incentives to reduce emissions. It is one of the options some Member States already apply, for instance to exploit the large reduction potential in heating, reduce the carbon intensity of the car fleet and increase transport efficiency.
A tax also generates revenues for Member States, which could be used for low-carbon investments which in turn can create domestic green jobs. Macro-economic assessment of a 30% reduction indicates for instance that the net effects on GDP and employment could be positive if revenues were used to reduce labour costs.
Can we use the EU reduction better to leverage change in international crediting rules?
Under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) emission-saving projects are undertaken in developing countries. The projects generate emission reduction credits that can then be bought by business or governments in industrialised countries to comply with their reduction targets. The CDM has led to several thousand projects worldwide, often involving very cost-effective reductions. However, it now seems more appropriate for advanced developing countries to undertake some of these reductions themselves.
Several options exist to use the leverage of international credits to aid the EU reduction effort.
A 'multiplier' could be introduced for acceptance in the EU ETS of conventional CDM credits from countries which do not participate adequately in international climate efforts. This could for instance take the form of a requirement to surrender two CDM credits, instead of only one, per tonne of CO2 emitted in the EU ETS. This multiplier could be applied to certain types of very cost effective projects which in the EU's view should be undertaken by advanced developing countries themselves, such as industrial gas destruction projects.
Sectoral crediting could also be introduced alongside the project-based approach of the CDM. Sectoral credits would be generated once a whole sector in an advanced developing country met an ambitious pre-agreed emission threshold reflecting the level of action appropriate for that country.
In addition, a more targeted approach to international credits could also further address the risk of carbon leakage by not accepting CDM credits from projects in energy-intensive sectors that are deemed within the EU to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage.
What would the objective be of an EU/China pilot initiative on sectoral crediting in the steel sector?
The EU has for some time been advocating a transition from project-based offsetting under the CDM towards sector-based crediting against amibitious crediting thresholds, in particular for advanced developing countries.
This position has triggered an active debate among stakeholders about the pros and cons of sectoral crediting schemes and the design challenges to ensure they succeed. Pilot initiatives are increasingly in focus as they would make it possible to move the debate forward by putting the idea into practice. This would enrich the debate in relevant UN fora and inform subsequent design decisions. The Commission considers a pilot initiative with the Chinese steel sector as a promising avenue to pursue in this regard.
Could land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) contribute to achieving the 30% target?
Estimates of emissions from, and emission removals by, land use, land use change and forestry are characterised by significant uncertainty. However, it is clear that some LULUCF activities could make a limited contribution to reducing emissions in 2020. Due to the generally long time lag between the undertaking of LULUCF measures and their impact, the mitigation potential is greater in the longer term, eg in 2030.
What impact do the emission pledges made under the Copenhagen Accord have on the risk of carbon leakage?
So far 125 Parties including the EU have officially associated themselves with the Copenhagen Accord2 reached last December, representing more than 80% of global GHG emissions. All large emitters have submitted pledges of targets or actions to mitigate their emissions.
The Accord is not a legally binding treaty so negotiations to reach a UN climate agreement for the post-2012 period are continuing. This makes a definitive assessment of the outcome of the international negotiations difficult at this stage.
Nevertheless the Commission's analysis indicates that, if all emission pledges made under the Copenhagen Accord were fully implemented, the energy-intensive sectors in the EU would in general be in a slightly better position than if the EU implemented its 20% reduction without others taking any action. The fact that the 20% target is now less costly and the carbon price will be lower than originally thought has also reduced the risk of carbon leakage.
However, since uncertainties over the actual implementation of the Copenhagen Accord persist, the safeguards granted to energy-intensive industries that are deemed to be at risk of carbon leakage remain justified for the time being. These safeguards involve the allocation of free emission allowances, based on benchmarks, and the use of international credits.
If the GHG reduction target were raised to 30%, should additional or alternative measures be taken to prevent carbon leakage?
The macro-economic analysis shows that, compared with the climate and energy package, the incremental impact of stepping up the EU's emissions reduction target to 30% while other Parties remain at their low pledges under the Copenhagen Accord would be limited for energy-intensive EU industry, as long as the safeguards mentioned above stay in place.
Given the uncertainties surrounding the Copenhagen pledges, moving to the 30% target could be accompanied by additional or alternative steps to address the risk of carbon leakage.
For example, as mentioned above, the EU should consider applying a more targeted approach to the nature and recognition of international credits in the ETS. Consideration should be given to requiring a higher level of environmental integrity of CDM credits from countries which are not participating adequately in international climate efforts.
As set out in the current legislation, there would also be the option of including imports in the ETS. This implies that allowances would have to be bought on the market to cover the emissions from the production of certain imported goods. However, this would raise broader issues about EU trade policy and our overall interest in an open global trade system. A number of emerging economies have already signalled their concerns regarding this issue and any system would have to recognise that industrialised and developing country efforts to mitigate emissions will not run at the same pace. Such a measure would need to be very carefully designed to ensure that it is fully compatible with WTO requirements and to address other practical issues.
It could be hard to implement a system which sought to define in detail the carbon content of each individual category of goods, but such precision might be required. This suggests that the system could at best be envisaged for only a very limited number of standardised commodities, such as steel or cement. Secondly, for each category of goods an average EU carbon content would have to be defined. This could become an administrative burden, and would require agreement on such an average, which is likely to involve a difficult and protracted process. Thirdly, it would seem challenging to verify the emissions performance of individual installations in third countries without a highly sophisticated monitoring and reporting system in place at installation level.
Are the pledges under the Copenhagen Accord enough to keep global warming below 2°C?
The high end pledges put forward by countries under the Copenhagen Accord, if fully implemented, constitute an important step towards putting global emissions on a trajectory compatible with keeping global warming below 2ºC, but they are not sufficient.
Many industrialised country targets are conditional on others taking similar action, while many developing country pledges of action are conditional on receiving further international financial or technical support. This conditionality introduces further uncertainty over whether they will be implemented.
Industrialised countries' current emission targets collectively add up to at best an 18% reduction below 1990 levels by 2020 (high pledges) and at worst a 12% reduction (low pledges). This range is well below the 25-40% reduction in industrialised country emissions which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said is needed by 2020 to put global emissions on a trajectory that has a 50/50 chance of keeping global warming below 2°C above the pre-industrial temperature. A collective reduction of 12-18% is also far below the 30% cut that the EU expects of industrialised countries overall.
Moreover, the ambition level of the current pledges would be substantially reduced if certain accounting issues under the Kyoto Protocol are not addressed, such as how to deal with the surplus of Assigned Amount Units from the first Kyoto commitment period and accounting rules for LULUCF. A potential solution for new EU Member States would be to replace their surplus AAUs with EU cohesion funding after 2012.
What are the next steps?
The Communication and the analysis contained in its Staff Working Documents will be forwarded to the Council, European Parliament, Committee of the Regions and Economic and Social Committee to inform their discussions on a potential move to a 30% GHG emission reduction target. The Commission will prepare further analysis to inform these discussions in the light of the international negotiations. The Commission will also continue to monitor the risk of carbon leakage.
Where can I find further information?
The Communication and Staff Working Documents are posted online at http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/future_action_com.htm
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Hi AnneMore reading for you! Here are some more papers on frequency or intensity change from a continuous pure tone (high vs low base frequencies). There is mention of animal studies but more for place code vs. rate code (i.e., phase-locking mechanisms) of low vs high frequency. My recollection (and I could be wrong) is that Dennis Phillips might have done some animal work on this a while ago.
Frequency changes in a continuous tone: auditory cortical potentials. Dimitrijevic A, Michalewski HJ, Zeng FG, Pratt H, Starr A. Clin Neurophysiol. 2008 Sep;119(9):2111-24. Epub 2008 Jul 16. PMID: 18635394 Free PMC ArticleAuditory-evoked potentials to frequency increase and decrease of high- and low-frequency tones.
Pratt H, Starr A, Michalewski HJ, Dimitrijevic A, Bleich N, Mittelman N. Clin Neurophysiol. 2009 Feb;120(2):360-73. Epub 2008 Dec 12. PMID:19070543Intensity changes in a continuous tone: auditory cortical potentials comparison with frequency changes.
Dimitrijevic A, Lolli B, Michalewski HJ, Pratt H, Zeng FG, Starr A. Clin Neurophysiol. 2009 Feb;120(2):374-83. Epub 2008 Dec 27. PMID:19112047 cheers andrew On 7/5/2011 5:35 AM, Annekathrin Weise wrote:
Dear list,I am interested in the transition response that can be obtained (e.g. with event-related potentials in humans) when a sound part with constant frequency changes to a sound part with varying frequency (e.g. increasing frequency) studied for examle by Manfred Clynes (1969). Does anyone know of related studies concerning this issue done in animals (e.g. gerbil)?I would be grateful for any hint on literature or researchers, who focused on that issue.Best wishes, Anne


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Our four owners are all licensed therapists who bring a deep and diverse set of skills to the leadership team. Between the four of them, they've owned or managed inpatient and outpatient therapy businesses, and have worked in the sports, marketing and telecommunications arenas. Despite their busy schedules running our company, they still make time to treat the occasional patient.
Darin McSpadden, OTR/L, President, CEO
Darin is an occupational therapist and a founding partner in several healthcare businesses including Independence Rehab. As a driving force behind these companies, Darin specializes in fine-tuning the operations to produce an unmatched value for his customers and patients. Darin is the consummate CEO: forward-thinking, decisive, intuitive, and steady. It was his vision that determined the path of our company early on.
In the year 2000 it was Jason's extraordinary work at a small skilled nursing facility in Orem, Utah that lead the management of that facility to offer him a contract to provide physical therapy services. In that instant he went from being a physical therapist to a business owner—complete with a couple of his own employees. From there he showed the moxie to take risks and grow the business. He also specializes in the complexities of Medicare's Prospective Payment System and all things operational. Jason is a founder and owner in several successful healthcare companies and lives with his wife and six children in Alpine, Utah.
Chad is a founding partner of Independence Rehab, and has a master's degree in Physical Therapy. Prior to founding Independence Rehab, Chad owned and operated an out-patient clinic. He also worked with multiple Utah businesses to develop injury prevention, healthy worker, and post-injury recovery programs at the jobsite for their employees. He has been key in developing clinical programs and ensuring that excellent care is given at every level. Chad is involved in youth sports programs and does fundraising for the local high school teams. He also volunteers physical therapy services to the injured athletes.
Derek is a licensed physical therapist and founding partner of Independence Rehab and other healthcare businesses. His extensive sales and marketing experience has helped build and grow these businesses to include a national reach. Known as a problem-solver and creative thinker, Derek specializes in regulatory compliance, marketing, and in improving efficiencies and performance. Derek actively supports non-profit organizations including Utah Food Bank, LDS Humanitarian Services, Catholic Relief Services and the Afghan Orphan Project.


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Sue Pringle, founder of millielingerie.com, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 40. Having undergone a mastectomy and reconstruction she soon realised how difficult it was to find an attractive bra that had all the sensitive and practical qualities she needed from it. Dissatisfied with the options available to her on the market, Sue used her experience in product development and marketing to turn her 'grump' into a business!
Sue joined the Start & Grow programme at NBV in 2016; this helped her to take advantage of ongoing business support provided by business adviser David Hallam.
"During the past two years developing my business ideas, I have learned the value of bringing other people's insights and experience into my thinking. I thrive on challenges, and being open to other people testing my ideas is really important for me. David has helped me to gain further confidence in my business plan and how to start scaling it ahead of investment and pitching to the lingerie industry, when we develop our launch collection in due course."
Having mapped her next steps, armed with the ambition and skill to succeed, Sue began the long process of product development needed to create millie: a soft cup, non-wired bra meticulously designed for women to wear after breast cancer. With help from designer Laura Stanford and mentoring from Tony Jarvis (MD at Gossard UK), a year flew by filled with changing pattern samples, refinements and focus groups. During this time, Sue and her team held a 'Design Day' – a focus group for women who have all been treated for breast cancer. The group provided valuable feedback and ideas about what they'd liked in the bra, and best of all, they loved the first design, saying it "welcomed them back to lovely lingerie that they didn't feel entitled to anymore".
Fast forward to present day, Sue and her team are now ready to take Millie to market, and have chosen to do so by pre-selling the bra on Kickstarter from Monday 27 February. All funds raised will fuel the next technical part of the development process, grading and sizing, and the all- important first manufacturing run. For those who do not need the product personally, contributing to the Kickstarter campaign can still be a rewarding investment via the Gift a Bra to Charity Reward. Sue explains "We've partnered with The Nottingham Hospitals Charity and the charity, Keeping Abreast; both support women through some of the difficult times and choices they face during breast cancer treatment. If you choose our Gift a Bra to Charity Reward, we'll send a bra to a woman who deserves some lingerie loveliness on your behalf, via the two charities, when our bras are ready.
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The millie bra has already been featured in Underlines Magazine, the UK's premium lingerie trade magazine, and had mentions from the Huffington Post and Telegraph, before they've even seen the bra!
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The family of a RAF Bomber Command Engineer who died in the Second World War have laid him to rest at a military funeral more than 70 years later.
Hazel Snedker of Borrowdale Drive, Leamington, was only two years old when her father Sgt Norman Foster, 22, and his fellow crewmen aboard Lancaster ED427 were killed when the bomber was shot down by anti aircraft flak during the infamous raid on the Skoda armaments works at Pilzen, Czechoslovakia, in April 1943.
She thought the crews' remains would never be found until 2012 when her husband Tony came across news on the internet that the bomber was being excavated at a field outside the village of Laumersheim near Frankfurt in Germany.
The burial took place, with full military honours, at Durnbach War Cemetery near Munich last Wednesday and Mrs Snedker, accompanied by several family members including her father's two great grandchildren who laid a wreath at his grave, read a poem entitled The Fight Lieutenant written in the 1940s by KD Clarke at the preceding church service.
Mrs Snedker said: "It was really moving and emotional.
"The Queen's Colour Squadron were meticulous in how they carried the coffin and immaculate in honouring the crew members.
"I was apprehensive before the event and as we came out of the church I and my grandchildren broke down.
"My grandson said he was upset because some of the crew were of a similar age to what he is now."


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Yes, we had a hard time believing that this insane mountain formation was actually real, because we haven't fallen down the rabbit hole. But, believe it or not, this technicolor range actually exists.
The mountains are part of the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park in China. Layers of different colored sandstone and minerals were pressed together over 24 million years and then buckled up by tectonic plates, according to the Telegraph.
Here's a photo showing some detail of the rich "layer cake" action going on.
There's a similar formation in British Columbia called the Rainbow Range formed from a mixture of volcanic rock and various minerals.
While the photos are certainly incredible, there could be some slight photo manipulation going on to make the colors pop a bit more than they would naturally. This Flickr photo could be a more accurate representation, but still, the mountains are amazing.


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No. 36. Tsagain Myo [Sagaing]. Water Pots.
Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Medium: Photographic print
Date: 1855
Photograph by Linnaeus Tripe of water pots on a covered platform at Sagaing in Burma (Myanmar), from a portfolio of 120 prints. Tripe wrote, 'It is a frequent thing, in a Burmese thoroughfare to see, placed for the use of passers by, waterpots, suspended from the boughs of trees, or under a carved wooden shed, or in one roughly made as above'. Tripe, an officer from the Madras Infantry, was the official photographer attached to a British diplomatic mission to King Mindon Min of Burma in 1855. This followed the British annexation of Pegu after the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852. Aside from official duties, the mission was instructed to gather information regarding the country and its people. Tripe's architectural and topographical views are of great documentary importance as they are among the earliest surviving photographs of Burma. Sagaing became capital of an independent Shan kingdom in 1315, after the fall of Bagan (Pagan) had thrown Burma into chaos. After a few decades, the Shan king shifted to Ava (Inwa) and Sagaing then declined in political importance, only briefly reverting to the capital of the Burman Konbaung dynasty under King Naungdawgyi in the 1760s. It became known more as a religious centre, supporting thousands of monks and nuns. Today, people from all over the country come to Sagaing to meditate and it is known as 'Little Bagan' because of the multitudes of temples and monasteries here.


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This episode was recorded live during the pilot launch of the Delegate Program in 2015. Episode 6 – Implications and Applications was hosted by Resonance Academy faculty Nassim Haramein, William Brown, Marshall Lefferts and Teresa Collins.
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This is a guest post by Dr David Hyatt, Director of the Doctorate in Education (EdD), University of Sheffield.
My recent research and practice have focussed around the ways in which we establish more collaborative and collegial relationships between supervisors and supervisees on doctoral programmes. I'm currently teaching on two taught professional doctoral programmes, directing one of them, and so the cohort/group nature of these programmes has become a feature of this work.
Traditionally the relationship between supervisor and supervisee has been viewed as a master/apprentice, expert/novice one, with the supervisor as an authoritative figure, dispensing knowledge and advice. However, these types of relationships place power in the hand of the supervisor and positions the student as the lesser scholar, potentially patronised or infantilised. Even the terms 'supervisor' and 'supervisee' imply such positions for each party.
So, what is the purpose of doctoral education? Is it training? Is it the transmission of expertise? Is it the delivery of knowledge? I would argue it's none of these things. For me this process is about creating spaces and opportunities to challenge assumptions within our fields and consider alternatives to these assumptions. It is in part a process of enculturation, learning to be active, competent experts within our field. It is part of inviting and inducting our students into an academic community. And in order to do this we need to treat them as genuine academics from the outset.
This involves working with our students in more collaborative, equitable ways, and genuinely valuing their contributions. It also requires the adviser (a much more equitable term!) to be careful and reflect upon their actions, and the impact of those actions, and it requires us to help our students expand their research capabilities. Such a perspective on this process recognises that our student are the future curators of the field, and our job as advisors becomes one not just of 'skilling up' our learners but of helping them to develop the repertoire (the day to day practices and behaviours) of a successful member of the academic community, one which mirrors established professional norms beyond the academy.
What our students will need reflects the fact that a patchwork of attributes are necessary to be successful in both doctoral study and in becoming an academic or other professional. These needs are personal, individual and dependent on who people are, where they come from and where they want to go. They will be moulded by an individual's biography and should be more than just technical, instrumental and measurable. They might well include technical skills, but also they can include dispositions, attitudes, experiences, knowledge, ethical orientations, theoretical orientations, assumptions regarding knowledge and learning, ideological positions, understandings, and beliefs. These will differ in different contexts/disciplines and in where these disciplines merge (e.g. contexts of interdisciplinarity and co-production). Learners will engage with a broad variety of groups, networks and communities, and their resources are consequently learned through a wide variety of trajectories, tactics and technologies.
It's important to realise that this view is not a denial of expertise/experience or knowledge, not a denial of the psychological safety students desire in feeling their supervisor is 'expert', not a 'sink or swim' abandonment of students but rather a structured programme of learning that works from the student's current state of knowledge. It is not, either, a disregard of the importance of scholarship – rigour, subject knowledge, originality, significance, credibility nor a neglect of the demands of professional practice, and not a face-threat to the 'supervisor'.
There are a number of avenues through which advisors can encourage their learners to begin to consider themselves as academic colleagues. Some of these might include:
- Creation of student-determined spaces for authentic dialogue;
- Work around critically considering the language of the discipline, and the assumptions inherent in this;
- Repeated presentation and defence of work amongst supportive, yet challenging, peers;
- Advisors sharing draft work with their students, viewing them as the kind of critical friends that they might do their peers;
- Collaborative writing and co-publication between advisers and students, ensuring this is ethically done and the students get full credit for their contributions;
- Questioning the discourse surrounding doctoral education – should we be supervisors or advisors (or mentors)? Would Doctoral Training Centres be better conceptualised as Doctoral Development Programmes? Could we replace Training Needs Analyses with Doctoral Development Analyses?
This approach to doctoral development is one in which learners are invited to take ownership of their learning and to develop their academic repertoire. As such, the doctoral process then becomes an invitation to a critical and principled inclusion in the academic discourse community.


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Celebrities Child Actors Who Tragically Died Young
Child actors who died young include some of the most recognizable names in entertainment. All the actors and actresses listed enjoyed success from an early age. Contributing factors to their casualties range from health issues to substance abuse to accidents.
The untimely passing of a star is always a tragedy, but child actors who died at a young age seem especially tragic. Even child celebrities sometimes succumb to pressure, the rigors of fame and a host of other issues that can darken a shining light much too soon. Those included on this list include many of the most famous people who died young.
Some child actors mentioned here departed this world very young, such as Poltergeist star Heather O'Rourke. Heather was just 12 years old when she succumbed to complications during surgery to repair an acute bowel obstruction. Others, like actors River Phoenix and Brad Renfro, died in their early 20s after struggles with substance abuse.
Other child actors took their own lives. In August 2013, Lee Thompson Young, known for his role as Jett on the Disney Channel show Famous Jett Jackson and a star turn on the TV crime drama Rizzoli & Isles, ended his life by suicide at the age of 29. In November 2003, seaQuest DSV star Jonathan Brandis took his own life at the age of 27.
To learn more about famous people who died young, check out Members Of The 27 Club (celebrities who died at age 27) and The Most Depressing Celebrity Trainwrecks Of All Time.
In June 2016, 27-year-old Anton Yelchin died at his home in Los Angeles after being struck by his own car. He was standing behind his SUV when it suddenly rolled backward down the steep driveway and pinned him to his brick mailbox and security gate.
Yelchin was best known for his role as Pavel Chekov in the JJ Abrams reboot of Star Trek. He also appeared in Alpha Dog, Fright Night, and Charlie Bartlett.
Age: 27
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Heather O'Rourke played Carol Anne Freeling in the Poltergeist horror movie franchise. In 1988, she succumbed to complications from surgery to remove an acute bowel obstruction. She was 12 years old.
Age: Dec. at 12 (1975-1988)
Birthplace: Santee, California, United States of America
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River Phoenix was an '80s heartthrob with starring turns in the movies Stand by Me and Explorers. In 1993, Phoenix collapsed outside of then-owner Johnny Depp's Sunset Strip club, The Viper Room. Emergency personnel was ultimately unable to revive Phoenix because of the lethal mix of illicit substances in his body. He was 23 years old.
Age: Dec. at 23 (1970-1993)
Birthplace: Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Also Ranked
#41 on Which Actor Would You Bring Back for One Final Movie?
#9 on The Greatest '80s Teen Starssee more on River Phoenix
Gary Coleman was best known for his role as Arnold Jackson from Diff'rent Strokes. He suffered a brain hemorrhage in 2010 and lapsed into a coma in a hospital near his Provo, UT, home. Coleman passed after being removed from life support. He was 42 years old.
Age: Dec. at 42 (1968-2010)
Birthplace: USA, Zion, Illinois
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Loving the Autumn sun and the relaxed mood it brings...chilling with my favourite girl Mother Minka
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Kathleen Mercado (Deleted) said (3 May 2011):
hehe...you're awake! Good morning, grogeous and the ever chic MM!
I can't look at this without giggling. So much happiness.
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Hah yes my smile is hidden :)
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Long live hidden smiles. :)
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I love the ankle straps of your shoes! And, I'm so jealous of your knees!
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Hah that's so funny Debrah as I am lying down....kinda like that thing with natural breasts where they fall to side :) Long live naturalness I say !
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Mary Poppins making her grand entrance.
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One would think that a game based around a hero whose job description includes the words "Dragon Rider" might have a fair amount of dragon riding in it, an assumption reinforced by the gigantic screenshot of Eragon on his dragon that dominates the back cover of the game. The reality is quite the opposite. Eragon spends relatively little time astride Saphira, which is a blessing in disguise. The dragon-riding portions of the game are simply awful, thanks to an unpredictable camera and utterly pointless gameplay. Saphira takes damage from crashing into environmental obstacles, but with the way the fixed camera jerks around, you're never quite sure if you're going to clear an obstacle or not, and you'll frequently find yourself crashing into the very objects you were trying to avoid. The actual gameplay is limited to circling the same small area, blasting the same enemies that respawn in the same locations. And aside from being able to call in Saphira for air support at predetermined plot points, that's all you see of your leathery-winged friend.
The one nice thing that can be said about the Xbox version is that there's not much of a graphical difference between it and the next-gen 360 release. The 360 version was obviously ported over from the previous-generation console versions, so it basically looks like a slightly crisper version of the Xbox title. You're occasionally treated to nice environmental design, and the character animation is top-notch, but there's nothing in here that's going to blow you away, and it certainly doesn't push the Xbox's limits.
That's sort of a metaphor for the game as a whole. There's nothing in Eragon that hasn't been better executed in a host of other games. And while fans of the book might forgive some of its faults, it's equally possible that they'll be even more annoyed than other gamers because Eragon failed so miserably to live up to its potential. It's a real shame, because Stormfront Studios proved with The Two Towers that they absolutely were capable of delivering what Eragon required. But as a whole, Eragon feels rushed and slapped-together as a low-budget attempt to cash in on the holiday film release and make a quick buck from the fans before word gets out that it's not worth half its retail price.


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The first line sounds pretty good... ethical and all that. And hey, they respect me. I might believe it if I had actually subscribed. I know I didn't because I never subscribe to anything using the particular email address this came to. I'm already questioning their sincerity.
Next they tell me that removal is automatic and "enforced" (whatever that means). Apparently "automatic" means 2-3 business days in this case.
The link to click to start the "process for email deletion" opens an email with their address filled in, nothing else. Decidedly NOT automatic.
The other way I know I didn't subscribe to this email list is that I would never sign up for anything that "may be a newsletter, press release, solicitation or advertisement."
The "best practices in responsible email marketing" line is supposed to be the clincher. It was - now I'm absolutely positive that they're completely un-credible. Look at how many words they had to use to convince me of that!
PS: The email itself was 100% promotional and poorly executed. It came from a brokerage firm that gets you "the best price for all of your internet and marketing needs". When I clicked through to their website and then to their Twitter profile, I discovered they have 1 tweet and 2 followers. Need I say "irony"?


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What is your home worth? A wide range of factors go into that question…
What is fair market value? Fair market value is the price a home will sell for, if put on the market for a reasonable amount of time. Buyers, sellers, and financers must all agree that the home is worth this selling price. The fair market value is also used by the tax assessor to calculate property taxes and by insurance agencies to set premiums. There is no simple calculation in determining what a home is worth but there are factors you can use to arrive at an educated guess.
Here are several factors that play into determining home value:
LOCATION: What is the neighbourhood like, school districts, traffic, is there any new development going to be happening, any properties going to be rezoned?
FEATURES: Upgrades in a home add value but if you are putting on granite to a home that is in a not soo good area you maybe throwing good money after bad! Upscale finishes and fixtures — high-quality wood floors, stone countertops, premium appliance brands —It's still about location, location, location.
SIZE AND LAYOUT: Homes that are all similar in terms of size may vary by square footage price. In general, buyers place a premium on open-concept layouts, which tend to make a place feel bigger, as do high ceilings. In terms of pure square footage, giant is not always better. Buyers nearing retirement are less likely to want a gargantuan place or a second story — so an area's demographics play an important role in a home's worth in its particular location.
CONDITION AND AGE: Like people, some houses age better than others — due in no small part to how well they're maintained. The older the home, the more important that it clearly show signs of proper, ongoing care. If the homeowner has kept records of services and repairs, all the better. A poorly kept house may be cheap to buy but expensive to own — and even difficult to insure.
CHARM: Again, like people, some houses are just easy to like. But bargain hunters should note that charm can be easy to fix. A well-built and maintained house with a cluttered interior, off-putting décor or an ugly front door can be a buyer's best friend. It pays to look past the surface to a structure's true value.
Professionals Are the Best
Both professional real estate appraisers and real estate agents can provide reliable estimates of fair market value. Note that appraisers charge for this service, but real estate agents don't.
Real estate agents and appraisers who are familiar with the areas where you are buying or selling know more about properties in the area.
Note that even when these professionals give their opinions of value, there are no guarantees. Unforeseen factors can affect the ultimate selling price, such as when a neighbor suddenly decides to put three cars up on blocks in his front yard or a neighboring property falls into foreclosure.
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"But I'm looking to grow my money. Why would I want income investments in my account?"
This is a common question I get from Wela clients as we talk through the process of developing a retirement savings portfolio to meet their particular objectives. It's a great question that makes sense. And here's the answer.
When we think about saving for retirement, we often visual our efforts as growing something -- a "nest egg" that expands with every deposit we make in our retirement account.
But a well-crafted retirement strategy is actually more like a machine than an incubator. It has several moving parts that work together to leverage your contributions and move you towards your goal. The twin motors in that machine are growth and income investments, which work together, with each taking the lead at different times in the journey to and through retirement.
Growth stocks are shares in companies that currently prioritize expansion and increased market share. These businesses pour most of their profits back into operations, and thus don't pay dividends. Netflix and Amazon are good examples. If/as a growth company expands, investors benefit from the steady, sometimes dramatic, rise in value of their shares. Growth stocks are what people talk about at the office coffee machine. "Yeah, I bought Acme Corp at $10 a share five years ago and just sold it for $71."
Income stocks are boring by comparison. They tend to be established companies in mature industries – think Proctor & Gamble, Apple, Disney – that are unlikely to show dramatic growth in share price. Instead they just ton the revenue and pay their shareholders a regular dividend.
Related: Income Investing - Cut Through The Clutter
Bonds, which are essentially a loan to a business or government, are another source of income, as owners of the bond receive regular interest payments. Investors can also receive income from alternative investments, including real estate investment trusts, preferred stocks and shares in pipeline and energy storage companies. All of these assets are traded on open markets like stocks and bonds.
So, let's assemble Wela's version of the retirement investment machine. It consists of three buckets based on the above – stocks, bonds and alternative investments – designed to grow your money while providing diversity to protect you from market volatility.
Stocks – During most of your working career, your portfolio should contain mostly shares in growth companies. Ideally, these stocks will significantly appreciate in value over the years and decades, providing a nice profit when you liquidate them in retirement.
But you should also hold some income stocks to provide diversification and stability. The dividends these shares pay can be reinvested in your portfolio, turbo-charging your growth.
Related: How To Build Your Investment Portfolio To Meet Your Retirement Needs
When you retire, we recommend shifting your focus to income stocks. You can continue to reinvest their dividend income, or use it to help fund your lifestyle. Income stocks also tend to be less volatile than growth shares and thus offer the stability you want in retirement.
Bonds – Contributions to this bucket are invested in a diversified range of bonds – Treasury municipal and corporate – that will provide a steady stream of interest income while protecting your principal.
Your portfolio should hold a greater percentage of bonds (as opposed to stocks), as you get closer to retirement. We recommend, "owning your age" in bonds. When you are in your 40's, bonds should make up 40% of your portfolio. When you are 50, that percentage should be 50%.
Related: Why You Should "Own Your Age" In Your Investment Portfolio
Alternative investments – This smallest bucket of non-stock or bond assets provides more income and some insulation from the gyrations of the stock market.
So, why should you hold income investment when you're seeking growth? Because income investments – stocks, bonds and alternative investments – can both enhance and protect that growth. The dividends, interest and other payments generated by income assets can be reinvested, even as those assets themselves insulate you from volatility by providing diversity and stability.
Your investment machine isn't hitting on all cylinders unless you have income assets in the fuel mix.
Disclosure: The information is provided to you as a resource for educational purposes only. Nothing herein should be considered investment, legal, or tax advice. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results when considering any investment vehicle. This information is being presented without consideration of the investment objectives, risk tolerance, or financial circumstances of any specific investor and might not be suitable for all investors. It is not intended to, and should not, form a primary basis for any investment decision that you may make. Always consult your own legal, tax, or investment advisor before making any investment/tax/estate/financial planning considerations or decisions.


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CHIPPEWA TWP. � A South Beaver Township teenager who graduated from Blackhawk High School earlier this year was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday night in Chippewa Township, police said.
Chippewa police Chief Robert �Clint� Berchtold said Bryan Stanley, 18, of Old Blackhawk Road was traveling east toward Chippewa on Blackhawk Road shortly before 9 p.m., when a westbound vehicle driven by Austin McClinton of Hickory Drive, Chippewa, attempted to make a left turn onto Klitch Street and crossed into Stanley�s path.
Berchtold said Stanley was thrown from the motorcycle when it collided with the rear passenger side of McClinton�s vehicle and he was struck by another westbound vehicle driven by Nathaniel Shuster, 21, of Elmbrook Road, South Beaver.
Deputy Beaver County Coroner Bill Pasquale said Stanley was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy determined he died of blunt force trauma to the head and trunk. The manner of his death was ruled accidental.
Berchtold said an investigation indicated Stanley was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Blackhawk Road was closed for about two hours after the incident, Berchtold said. County detectives and Chippewa firefighters also assisted at the scene.
Police are still investigating the crash and possible charges are pending, Berchtold said.
Stanley was a son of Leonard V. Stanley Jr. and Pamela S. Brown Stanley both of Enon Valley, and the brother of Katie Stanley of Enon Valley. He also is survived by his grandparents, Leonard V. and Fayetta Ann Stanley Sr. of Darlington, and James and Joanne Brown of New Waterford, Ohio; a nephew Landon; his girlfriend, Kylee Khun, and her children; and several other relatives and close friends.
Stanley loved to hunt, ride quads and dirt bikes and spend time with his nephew, Landon, according to Lutton Funeral Home in Chippewa. He was a member of the Blackhawk class of 2013.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lutton, 117 Blackhawk Road, Chippewa. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Family has requested that contributions be made to Lutton Funeral Home, to be donated to a charity at a later date.


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Sunday! (Sunday, Sunday), 3:00 p.m. at the Broad Ripple Brew Pub!
...I was hoping to scout a different location but never had time. I'll be working from oh-dark-thirty 'til brunch that day, and likely reduced to monosyllabic grunts and grabbing at food by afternoon.
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Objective: To describe the chiropractic care of a patient with medically diagnosed conversion disorder.
Clinical Features: The patient is an 11-yr-old girl with complaints of constant and uncontrollable tremors of both arms and right leg. Following negative medical examination findings for an organix lesion, the patient was medically diagnosed with conversion disorder. History examination revealed the patient had sustained multiple traumas to the head. Chiropractic examination revealed subluxation findings in both cranium and spine.
Intervention and Outcome: High velocity low amplitude thrusts to sites of spinal subluxations as well as cranial adjustments using Cranial-Sacral Tehnique. Chiropractic care resulted in the patient's gross tremor movements being replaced with mild twitches and occurring only on occasion.
Conclusion: This case report demonstrates that patients with uncontrollable tremors may benefit from chiropractic care. We advocate further research in the role of chiropractic care in such patients.
Rebecca A. Peckels, DC 1 and Joel Alcantara, DC 2
This study was funded by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, Media, PA
Corresponding Author: Joel Alcantara, D.C. Research Director International Chiropractic Pediatric Association 237 N Middletown Rd Media, PA USA 19063
Presented at Canadian Consortium for Chiropractic Research. Montreal, Canada, July 9-12, 2004
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Unless you've been under a rock for the past few months, you know that the "Web 2.0" look is becoming a very popular design on web sites. Web 2.0 isn't really the second version of the World Wide Web; this is a term that has been used to describe everything from AJAX-enabled web sites to the glossy, glass-like design that we'll be looking at in this article. This type of design can generally be recognized by it's glossy and beveled look. Most of the time, the subject ends up looking like a rounded piece of glass. In this article, I'll be showing you how to create your own Web 2.0 graphic with text. Here's an example of our final product:
For this tutorial I'll be using PhotoShop CS3, but you should be able to follow along with PhotoShop 6 or newer. So without any further ado, let's get crack-a-lackin!
To start off, you'll need to create a new document in PhotoShop. I'm going to start mine with a transparent background, width of 400 pixels and a height of 150 pixels (Screenshot).
In order to see what I'll be doing in the next few steps, I'm going to add a background now so that I have something to contract against. For that Web 2.0 feel I need to use a warm gradient for the background, so I'm going to use a gradient that transitions from black to dark green with the green on top (Screenshot).
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Next, you'll need to add the text that you want displayed. I've selected a 36pt, Strong, Arial Black font, then I've set the tracking (horizontal letter spacing) to -100 (Screenshot). This will bring the letters closer together, and will help the reflection and shadow to look more like part of the image later.
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Now we need to create the reflection of the text. First, create a copy of the layer that contains the text we added, by draging it down to the New Layer button in the Layers panel (Screenshot). Move the copied layer down a bit (so I can see it) then, with the copied layer still selected, flip it over by clicking on Edit »Transform » Flip Vertical.
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Before we can go any further with the reflection, you'll need to rasterize it: Right-click on the reflection layer and select Rasterize Type (Screenshot). Once the reflection has been rasterized, you can change the perspective by skewing it a little. Click on Edit » Transform » Skew, then drag the handles on the bottom left and right corners out, away from the text (Screenshot). Make sure that you try to drag them an equal distance from their original points.
Once you have finished skewing the text, select all of the pixels in that layer by holding down CTRL and clicking on the layer thumbnail in the layer window (Screenshot). Once the selection is loaded, hide the original reflection layer and create a new (blank) layer. Select the gradient tool and load a gradient that transitions from white to transparent (Screenshot).
With everything set up for it, now you can create the gradient that will be the reflection. Inside the (still) selected area, start the gradiant at the top of the selected area and have it end about 7/8 of the way down the tallest letter. The idea here is that the bottom edge of the tallest letters shouldn't be visible (Fig 4).
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To finish off the reflection, set back the opacity of the reflection layer to around 30% and move the reflection layer so that it meets the bottom of the original text (Fig 5).
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Now that we've finished the reflection all we have left is too create the shadow. For this, we'll need to use a technique that's a little more detailed than the standard drop shadow effect....
To get started, make another duplicate of our text layer by draging it down to the New Layer button in the Layers panel again. Rename this new layer as "Shadow".
Before we can go any further, you need to rasterize the Shadow layer. Change the Lightness of the layer by selecting Image » Adjustments » Hue / Saturation. Drop the Lightness down to -100 (Screenshot).
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Next, use the Distort tool (Edit » Transform » Distort) to bring the "shadow" layer to a little more than half of its original size, then stretch the top out just a little (not as much as we did on the reflection) (Screenshot). We're almost done...
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Reorder the layers so that the "shadow" layer is below the original text layer, but above the background. All that is left to do is to apply a Gaussian Blur (Filters »Blur » Guassian Blur) with a two or three pixel radius (Screenshot).
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That's all there is to it. I hope this comes in handy for you. And if it does, please let me know! I'd love to hear about it.


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Imagine how epic it would be if you and your best buddy could go on a seven day surf trip to hang out and enjoy the delights of Tavarua, Fiji with Kelly Slater and Shane Dorian. Well, thanks to a unique Omaze campaign, that possibility is now extremely real and for just $10 you can be in with a chance to enjoy the most surreal and truly unique surf trip ever.
To raise money for selected charities, Omaze put together some amazing packages that gives ordinary men and women the opportunities to meet their idols by pledging a donation that then gives them entry into a draw. The Slater/Dorian surf package will raise money for SurfAid, Smile Train, MORE Than Sport Foundation and Skate to School Scholarship Fund.
The trip to Tavarua includes flights and stay in a 4 star hotel for seven nights, along with food, fishing and golf and the chance to surf with Kelly and Shane. In fact, I would go as far to say if you are the lucky winner of this competition then you have automatic rights to drop in and snake Kelly and Shane too! Donations start at just $10, which will give you 100 chances to surf with the boys in Fiji. For $100 you will get a 1000 entires to the draw and a limited edition t-shirt, whilst $5500 will get you a Kelly Slater autographed surfboard and 55000 competition entries. The full range of donation packages can be seen here.
The competition runs until 11th of November with the trip running from November 28th until December 5th and you must be 21 years or older to enter. Full details of this wonderful opportunity and worthy fund raiser can be seen here and for just $10 what better chance is there to get to surf with these two legends and also raise money for charity too?


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Teak Floating Fusion Cork Floor is Forna's latest addition to our line-up. A beautiful, low-impact pattern, this tough floor has all the benefits of cork added to all the toughness of vinyl.
Even though Fusion Cork ranks as a vinyl-cork floor, it is actually made with the chemically inert product called polypropylene – "PP" in the flooring world. The PP is the same material that has been used to make children's toys. It is tough, long lasting without the off-gassing concerns of vinyl.
Teak Fusion is a cool mid-tone brown in a wide plank presentation. The pattern is made up of mineral lines and subtle movement. We've moved away from the rustic look for this pattern. The Teak offers a clean, Grade 1 wood look. The colour and pattern remain true throughout the floor without interruption. If a floor with limited movement is what you are after, then Teak Fusion Cork will give it to you.
- Installation Type: Floating Uniclic
- Applications: At, below and above grade; kitchens; basements
- Wear Layer: Polypropylene Embossed Finish on 3mm cork layer
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Positions of the Republican candidates, in brief
Third try screen name Mapleton, UTJan. 17, 2012 5:13 p.m.
I can't say that the opinion of an AP reporter is of much value.
What say we stop the spoon feeding and allow voters to watch debates and explore the websites of the candidates?
There is plenty of information out there without getting it from reporters and talking heads.
As Marion G. Romney once said, "When I drink from a spring I like to get the water where it comes out of the ground, not down the stream after the cattle have waded in it."


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By Joe Delamater, Deputy Prosecutor, Juvenile Repeat Offender Unit, Marion County Prosecutor's Office
Juvenile delinquency cases are unique. Hopefully, I can highlight some areas of delinquency law to help familiarize you with the system. Juvenile delinquency matters are no different than any other case. You are ready once you get over the new terminology and the case-by-case idiosyncrasies.
First know that, distinct from criminal courts, the juvenile court is your gatekeeper. Juvenile courts are required to assess what the best care, treatment and rehabilitation is for each child. The court decides whether charges are approved for filing or whether to afford the child an "informal adjustment," which is akin to an adult diversion. The court decides whether a child is waived into adult court to face charges, whether commitment to the Department of Correction is appropriate, and how long the child stays on probation. All of this is decided in the best interests of the child and the community. Once you recognize how the court operates all of the rest falls in place around it.
Juvenile delinquency cases are civil. However, the Indiana Juvenile Code adopts the rules governing criminal procedures. IC § 31-32-1-1. Therefore, the burden of proof, trial rules, and rules of evidence that you know and love apply here. The juvenile code, specifically IC § 31-30, 31-32 and 31-37, are your juvenile bible. Know and love these sections because the juvenile code trumps any adopted provisions.
Because these cases are civil, many labels are different. Juveniles aren't convicted; they are adjudicated delinquent. IC § 31-32-2-6. Therefore, enhancements based on prior convictions do not apply to juveniles. Moreover, juvenile courts enter a dispositional order and not a sentence. Like an adult pre-sentence investigation report (PSI), a pre-dispositional report is created by probation and is similar to the PSI. The accused are respondents and not defendants. The accused enters an admission or denial as they cannot be found "guilty or "not guilty."
Another difference is the involvement of the probation department. It is completely statutory and rather thorough. IC § 31-31-5-4. Prior to the Initial Hearing, a probation officer (P.O.) performs a preliminary inquiry into various aspects of the child's and family's life. The depth of this will vary by county. In Marion County, at the Initial Hearing, a P.O. makes recommendations to the court regarding conditions of release based on their preliminary inquiry. The P.O. stays involved throughout the case and periodically reports back to the court. The P.O. will also make a recommendation at disposition.
Juvenile courts lacks jurisdiction for certain crimes although committed by juveniles. IC § 31-30-1-4. Know that, if your client is sixteen or seventeen, there are a number of crimes that may be filed in adult court. The State can also seek "waiver" and request that a juvenile be tried as an adult when they reach a certain age (this varies by the type of allegation.) Waiver can be requested on any felony under five possible sections. Under Indiana Code §§ 31-30-3-2 through 31-30-3-6, the juvenile court must find both probable cause and that it would be in the "best interests of the child and of the safety and welfare of the community" to be tried as an adult. Sections 4, 5 and 6 are mandatory waiver sections with a presumption of those "best interests" that must be rebutted by the respondent. Sections 2 and 3 are discretionary with part of the State's burden being to prove the best interests.
Juvenile court has the ability to maintain jurisdiction until the child reaches the age of twenty-one unless sooner discharged. Therefore, juveniles are on probation for as long as the court deems appropriate. There are no orders of "six months" here or "eighteen months" there.
The term of probation lasts until the court feels that the juvenile has been adequately treated and rehabilitated. Remember, the court is the gatekeeper.
Treatment and programs range from nothing (time-served is the adult terminology) up to being committed to the Indiana Department of Correction (to be placed at a juvenile-only facility.) In between those extremes come a variety of services that will vary county to county. The services will attempt to address parts of the juvenile's life that need help. It could be substance abuse treatment, counseling and therapy, education, and any other area that is felt will help rehabilitate the child. These goals can be accomplished from in-home treatment, community-based services, or secured treatment facilities.
While only a cursory review of the system, hopefully this helps give you the basics of delinquency matters.•