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They phoned me yesterday around 4:30 to tell me that they had to move my c-section date. As of now, the baby's birthday will be July 9th instead of the 10th, and I have only today to get everything I need done. After the procrastination that is posting to lj, I will head to the hospital for lab work they need to do before the surgery, and then come home and try to sort my brain out enough to get these things done. I've been making a list, but who knows if I'm forgetting stuff… I probably am. My brain is rather muddled right now.
Adam and I went out to buy a couple of nursing bras and see Ironman last night, which was good. On the walk from the store to the theatre, though, I misstepped on an uneven crack in the sidewalk and did a fantastic little tumble-roll. Amazing what instincts kick in to protect the belly – Adam said he tried to catch me but I had too much momentum. For a second I thought I almost recovered before the fall, but my extra 25 lbs or so was a bit too much for me and I dropped. According to Adam, it actually looked pretty gracefull for a headlong rush at the pavement. I figure it's my mountain biking falling skills jumping into action.
So now I have a scrape on my knee that stings like mad, and the left wrist (the one that broke the fall and allowed me to roll onto my back in belly-protection mode) hurts when I try to use it. I'm sure it'll be fine in a couple of days.
Now I'm working through a list of things to get done today that I had originally planned to spread out over two days, back when I had two days left. Here's hoping I can get it all done – and if not, well then it will just have to wait I guess. The vital stuff is going to the hospital for lab work and packing my bag for the hospital stay.
That phone call with the moving of my c-section date was a little like getting blind-sided by a freight train.


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In May, I shared that the Center Board, and staff, along with several current members would be working on rebranding our organization. Our goal was to create a brand that shows our Center as a place where we meet the interests of today's senior, but an organization that also looks to the interests of future generations. We want to be viewed as a community organization where friends gather to enjoy social experiences designed for and by the group. A place where friends are made, people maintain active lives and have fun. We will soon announce our new identity – be on the lookout.
Thanks to the Kris-Tech Cares group our building has gotten a beautiful face-lift. The outside patio area is beautifully painted, flowers planted and 3 new lovely outdoor table sets are arranged on the patio for our enjoyment. Come to the Center to visit, play the Dorf 50-50, and sit in the gorgeous patio area for lunch with friends- I love to sit out there for my lunch. The Dorf 50-50 continues through June and July as we continue to raise money for new kitchen equipment.
Fridays in July, Melinda will be teaching how to maximize the use of your Smart Devices (phones and tablets) – be the first to sign up. Men's Breakfast Buddies will continue with a speaker form the Wild Blue Yonder Raccoon Rehab. & Release Center- doesn't that sound interesting. Wednesday concerts in July are the 11th and 25th, come join us for fried dough and "Fulton Chain Gang" on the 11th and new this year we will feature "Vinyl 45" on the 25th. Don't miss the music and fun.
"Monuts" on Monday July 16th. Donna is baking a cross between a donut and muffin for your delight. If you are new to the Center, this is a great way to meet others or do you have a friend that you would like to join the Center, this is a great way for them to be introduced to other members and to get feel of the Center.
Want to learn more about transportation services in Oneida County – come to the presentation on Way2Go of Herkimer & Oneida County. Now that you have your transportation needs met, how about a trip to Alexandria Bay, joining Mary Ann on Uncle Sam's Boat Tours, along with a tour of Boldt Castle- sounds like a blast. The details are inside our newsletter.How about a discount on your car insurance – the Center will once again host an AARP Safe Driving class in July. Call today- this class limits the number of participants.
Like our Spaghetti Dinners? Join us on July 27th for dinner, cash bar, and DJ – Frank Belmont will help us dance the evening away. Eat in for $15.00 per person or take out will be available for $10.00 per person. You don't want to miss Judy's meatballs – so yummy!
See you at the Center! Susan

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Dr. Steven Pelaez, M.D., MBA, FACS has been serving Nassau and Suffolk County as a colorectal surgeon for over 20 years. Certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Dr. Pelaez is a member of the Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons. He was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1998.
A native of Long Island, Dr. Pelaez was awarded Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude at Boston University. He completed his medical education at New York University Medical School. His general surgery internship and residency training were completed both at Booth Memorial Medical Center, which is now known as New York Hospital Queens. His fellowship in colorectal surgery was completed at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Dr. Pelaez has also been on humanitarian endeavors by serving as surgical volunteer in Ecuador in the past decade. Interest arose when he spent 4 weeks in Nigeria in a surgical rotation while in his 4th year in Medical School. He brings this high level of care, compassion, and skill in treating his patients with colon and rectal issues.


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I think Christians in various fields forget that it is not our duty to make things harder for people to succeed. Just because something is challenging in our past, we don't have to make others' paths more difficult. As part of the same family, loving and working to build the Kingdom of God, we should be striving to make God's words and work more accessible for those inside and out.
Two of us are working toward the same goal. Neither of us are mentally inept. We like the people we're working with. But we're both having trouble understanding written instructions and conversations designed to help us with our project. Rather than making our task easier, every interaction seems to muddle our thinking more. We get one part right, only to be asked for additional changes in the other areas (more than once or twice). Part of the problem is that our project and its guidelines are evolving, a bit of a moving target as the team searches for clarity and focus.
When I suggest to my coworker that the instructions themselves might be the problem, I hear a sigh of relief via IM. "You just gave me a virtual hug," said my friend. "I thought I was going crazy." Yeah, so did I.
Some people - like my husband - are excellent at converting convoluted realities into simple truths. They provide administrative freedom along with clarity of task. They are fun to work for... and with, because it's easy to track progress, understand instructions, and move toward clearly defined goals.
Have you ever had a boss or coach with these skills? If so, how did that affect the quality and speed of your performance? If you're in process, what would you like to hear from those overseeing your work?
Or if you're the overseer, how can you be more clear and specific in mentoring or assigning tasks? What resources could you make available to streamline a process and help people move ahead?
Meanwhile, our duo is reworking the project one more time. "Maybe this is what they want?" we say to each other hopefully.
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*I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD watches over you—the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121 NIV
*For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
*If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 NEV


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Our main areas of research focus on the use of computerized systems to improve the quality and safety of patient care, assessment of quality of care, and access to care, particularly among the poor and uninsured. Drs. Francis Cook, John Orav, Garrett Fitzmaurice, and Stuart Lipsitz, leaders in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics work with many division members and also play key roles in the Clinical Effectiveness Program.
The division has maintained a strong research profile that has grown considerably under Dr. Bates; this growth has more than doubled over the past couple of years. Furthermore, affiliated members have an additional several million dollars in awarded research funds. In just the past year-and-one-half, 89 grant applications were submitted (including continuation applications), 53 were awarded and 31 are pending.
Regarding computerized systems, the division interacts closely with and shares many faculty with Partners Information Systems, especially the Clinical Systems Research and Development Group, directed by Dr. Blackford Middleton and co-directed by both division members. Drs. David Bates, Tejal Gandhi, Eric Poon, Rainu Kaushal, and Jeffrey Rothschild all work primarily in this area. The division, with Dr. Bates as Principle Investigator, has just completed a 5-year, $5 million award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support development of a national Center of Excellence in Patient Safety, one of only three such awards. To continue our mission as a Center for Patient Safety Excellence we have submitted a 4-year, $4-million application to AHRQ to fund a Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics in the area of Health Information Technology (HIT). An additional $2 million in research applications, also focused on HIT, are being prepared for submission for the next federal funding period.
In the quality and access areas, Drs. Arnold Epstein, John Ayanian, Nancy Keating, Jennifer Haas, Judy Ann Bigby, Thomas Sequist and Eric Schneider have all made major contributions. For example, they have demonstrated differences in the care received by minorities, women and the poor across a variety of domains that cannot be fully explained by clinical factors.
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I recently had the chance to board the Carnival Victory in Miami.
While I was touring the vessel, I took the opportunity to photograph the ship for a comprehensive tour. This review will cover the public areas and staterooms.
All Carnival ships have a theme and some are more subtle than others. The Victory's theme is the Seas. It's predominantly green and shades of turquoise. Really any color a sea would be.
The ship is a Destiny-class vessel. It was delivered from Italy's Fincantieri in 2000. Her latest refurb was this year when she had the latest FunShip 2.0 amenities added to her.
The Carnival Destiny was a ground breaking ship when launched in 1996 as she was the first passenger vessel over 100,000gt. When their sister, Carnival Triumph, was delivered in 1999 there were some subtle changes to her including an additional half deck in the forward, top superstructure. This created sort of a sub-class of the Destiny-class and this is what the Victory falls under.
Let's start the tour with our noted obligatory photos.
Obligatory hallway photo
Obligatory elevator lobby photo
Obligatory random carpet photo
The bottom-most deck normally accessed by the public contains only cabins. There's both inside and outside cabins with windows and portholes on this deck.
Deck 02 also contains only cabins. The panoramic lifts extend to this deck and there's a small art gallery here.
Deck 03 is where the public areas start. It's also where you enter the ship when first boarding. There's a promenade on either side of the deck, but it's not connected in the bow or stern. It's usually pretty quiet out here during sea days.
At the very front of the deck is the ship's main theater, the Caribbean Lounge.
Past that is the shore excursion desk on port and the guest services desk on starboard.
After those, you're at the bottom floor of the main atrium, The Seven Seas.
The lobby bar is also here. (The DJ is pointing at me)
At the back of the atrium is the entrance to the midships restaurant Atlantic Dining Room.
At the very aft end of deck 03 is the second dining room. Deck 03 is one of those split decks that Carnival ship's have. That means you can't walk all the way from the front to back, as the galley sits in between the two dining rooms. Once you get to the aft elevator lobby there's the Odyssey lobby which is a mini atrium.
You're then at the aft restaurant called the Pacific Dining Room.
At the very back the tables have quite amazing views.
Deck 04 is slightly narrower as this is where the lifeboats are. On this class of ship, they are recessed inboard and adjacent to it is the boarding area. During normal ops, this area is only used during the muster drill.
At the very front of Deck 04 is the start of the second level of the main theater.
After you exit the main theater,
The Pixels photo studio runs on either side of the ship back to the atrium and around the atrium on the port side.
Opposite Pixels is the Indian Library.
Past the atrium is the second floor of the Atlantic Dining Room.
Walking aft you can exit into the midships stairwell. If you walk around that, there's a narrow hallway that leads to the Ionian Room.
Walking through that room you're at the middle level of the Odyssey. There's a giant fish sculpture maybe. Hard to describe what this is.
Through that you enter the second floor of the Pacific Dining Room.
At the very front of deck 05 is the top level of the main theater. You mainly access the top level though the stairs on Deck 04. Just past this is the start of the Fun Shops. These are the duty free boutiques onboard.
Aft of the shops is the top floor of the main atrium. Although it continues to the very top of the vessel, this is the highest floor where you can walk around it.
At the back of the atrium there is the Cherry on Top candy store.
On the port side is the Skybox sports bar.
This opens up to the South China Sea Club Casino.
The casino extends all the way back to the next stairwell down the ships port side. On the starboard side is Neptune's Way promenade.
In between the promenade and the casino is the Trident bar.
Past that is a smaller version of Bonsai Sushi.
A little bit further is the Coral Sea Cafe.
Just beyond that is the Virtual Sea arcade.
As we near the end of the promenade there's the entrance to the ships night club, Club Arctic.
At the very end of the promenade is the Alchemy Bar.
Past the promenade and off of the Alchemy bar is the Irish Sea piano bar on starboard.
On port is the Black & Red Seas lounge.
At the very end of the deck is the top floor of Odyssey. Walking around that you're at the aft lounge, Adriatic.
Deck 6 is entirely surrounded by cabins. Inside, outside and balcony cabins are here.
Deck 7 is also entirely surrounded by cabins. Inside, outside and balcony cabins are here as well as most of the ships suites.
Deck 8 also has all cabins. The bridge and officer cabins are at the very front.


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One of my favourite tracks from Season 1 of the Grand Benders is Dream Sequence featuring Christina Paoletta, produced by Joe De Simone.
With it's strong piano rift, breezy vocals and sexy beats, this track has summer and Grand Bend written all over it!
I'm especially partial to how the track really sums up the Grand Benders' motto: "Life's a beach when you live on 'the bend'".
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Among the indie artists he's worked with are Amanda Morra, Zolo, Mic Perri (MC Flipside), Suzy D, and Michie Mee. On the label side, he's worked with Universal Music, Attack Media Group, OnTime Music Group, Costa Music, Soulkiss Entertainment, Casa Records, PBR Recordings and Hi Bias Records.
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1. Re: Salesforce Completes Acquisition of TableauVikram Gokhale Aug 1, 2019 7:00 AM (in response to Amanda Boyle)2 of 2 people found this helpful
Sounds exciting. Any consolidation plans ? or they continue to operate independently ? Any idea ?
2. Re: Salesforce Completes Acquisition of TableauAmanda Boyle Aug 1, 2019 7:36 AM (in response to Vikram Gokhale)9 of 9 people found this helpful
Thanks Vikram Gokhale! Great question. Tableau will operate independently under the Tableau brand, driving forward a continued focus on its mission, customers and community. Tableau will continue to be led by CEO Adam Selipsky and the current leadership team.


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I love Mexico. Our kids love the touristy Mexico or at least a couple of them do - the younger ones we took to Mazatlan and that was enjoyable, the older ones were in Tijuana as a side excursion when we were in San Diego, and for some inexplicable reason they did not care for that part of Mexico - At all! The dirty streets. The hookers. The panhandlers. The smell of nastiness wafting through the streets was off-putting for them and they wanted to leave the moment we got there, so, alas, they did not get a real taste of Mexico...
We have traveled around Mexico a little bit and for me Mexico City and Guadalajara are my favourites, with Mexico City being number 1. What a place! The people are awesome, the city chaotic, the traffic insane, the size of it is just mind boggling, and the food. Oh my! The food! While there isn't a culturally enlightening show to be found like the donkey show that Tijuana has, there are pyramids, museums and markets close by, and those were awe inspiring to say the least. But the food! Did I mention the food?
We were in Mexico City for a few days a number of years ago and enjoyed every second of our time there. Staying on the Paseo de la Reforma, close to the Zona Rosa, a great restaurant and entertainment area, we were entertained, well fed and watered with foods of all types, from Asian, South American, to regional fare, all food types seem to be covered, and with the availability of fresh produce for most of the year, vegetables are in abundance on most plates along with tortillas - fresh corn tortillas! But I digress.
I love a fresh made corn tortilla and sadly in Prince George there are none to be had. I import some from Edmonton's Mexico Lindo or Don Antonio if I happen to be in Edmonton with a travel cooler in my trunk, and their fresh made corn tortillas are equal to any you will find anywhere in Mexico - Period.. With tortillas from either supplier a meal fit for your best friends and family can be prepared easily. I also have a tortilla press and masa in the pantry to make my own tortillas if I am feeling exceedingly ambitious as well. To accompany the tortilla one needs some pico de gallo to make it perfect however and I am here to assist you with that. Keep reading...
Pico de gallo is a fresh raw tomato and garlic accompaniment, similar to salsa which is the cooked version I believe, and the variation of it is endless. Every restaurant chef and family cook will prepared their own version of it and claim it to be the only authentic version worth trying. I like all the versions generally.
I like onions but I don't like them in big raw chunks, likewise garlic, if raw, I like I them minced. When making my version of pico de gallo I sometimes use a food processor if making a very large batch, and pulse the ingredients to a medium-fine consistency, like a relish, and that allows me to enjoy it without gagging on a large piece of onion, however I most often use a knife to prepare the ingredients. A knife prepared presentation is very traditional and rustic so if you have the time go that way. If you don't have the time then the mechanical assist is okay too.
Many opinionated foodies will tell you that using a food processor is the wrong way to make it, to them I say, "#&*+@*$". I had a great finely minced pico de gallo at a taqueria (taco shop) in Mexico City that was almost a duplicate of mine, so I suppose, my version is an acceptable version as well.
Pico de gallo is best served at room temperature so I take it out of the fridge an hour before it is time to eat, but I have also been known to take the bowl out of the fridge and snarf a bunch down without waiting. It is your choice as to what temperature you want to serve it at.
Pico De Gallo
2 - 4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced fine (you choose the garlic intensity you prefer)
1 large onion
1- 3 jalapeno peppers (I like it hot and use 2-3 depending on how hot they are)
1 large bunch cilantro, washed and drained, stems removed
2 limes, squeezed, giving up about 1/4 cup juice and a confession
1 tsp Kosher salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper
Finely mince the jalapeno and garlic, place into 3 quart glass or non reactive (stainless steel) metal bowl.
Dice tomatoes, pour into bowl with the peppers.
Dice onion, pour into the bowl.
Finely mince the cilantro, pour into bowl.
Add half of the lime juice, salt and pepper and stir well to incorporate all the ingredients. Taste and add more lime juice if desired as well as salt or pepper. I find 1 tsp salt works for me but I don't eat a lot of salt, so do whatever you want, it's your pico de gallo after all.
Serve with chips, crackers or whatever turns your crank. Use it to finish off a nice pork carnitas taco...
I use leftover pico de gallo as a flavouring for marinade with the addition of some cumin and orange juice for chicken or red wine and cumin for beef. It also adds a great flavour to beef, or chicken stock based soups. That is of course if there is any leftover.
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Guy carter isn't really an old fart ,but you could easily mistake him for one. He is balding grey and ussually got pockets full of notebooks and books of poetry and Shakespeares sonnets. Up until recently he never watched a telly ,not owning one ,but now with his beloved laptop has been known to enjoy mainline and not so mainline entertainment courtesy of the internet!!!.....As far as i know this strange freak of nature hasn't much if any interest in music ,but due to a lady friend over the'pond' our hero is going to sit in the middle of the front row at the WHO'S gig in Chicago. I can see him walking the streets of Walthemstow with his target mod tee shirts ,deerstalker hat ,or trilby with a feather. But maybe not....The only equivalent i can think of is the effect the SEX PISTOLS would've had on the QUEEN MOTHER in 1942. But we shall see ,as i am already being woken up in the night by text phone messages starting the process of rubbing my face in it.....He'll be rubbing my face in it because he's going ,but i can rub his face in it because he is going!
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In March 2013, the Kentech Engineering Team were awarded a contract to carry out the basic and detailed design studies for Electrical & Instrumentation and Fire & Gas as part of the Hydrogen Plant project being built by Air Liquide at the new Polysilicon Plant at Ras Laffan Industrial City.
The Polysilicon Plant will be owned and operated by Qatar Solar Technologies and the main EPC contract has been awarded to Punj Lloyd.
The polysilicon produced in Qatar will enable solar energy companies and organizations around the globe to produce products that reduce greenhouse gases, protect the environment and provide clean renewable energy. The completion of this plant will be a huge step forward for the facilities being built for the Qatar World Cup in 2022. It is intended that the planned stadiums will use solar power as part of the organizing committees aim to host a carbon neutral event.
The Polysilicon Plant will require pure Hydrogen gas in order to make the very highest quality of polysilicon; the essential building block of the world's most efficient solar technologies.
The project represents the 7th contract Kentech have executed on behalf of Air Liquide on the Ras Laffan site.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApr 18, 2012
Field Installable Kits to Extend Flight Endurance up to 42 Hours
NAVY LEAGUE SEA AIR SPACE, WASHINGTON – 18 April 2012 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, today announced the near-term availability of two extended endurance options for its Predator® B/MQ-9 Reaper fleet.
"We are continually seeking ways to improve our platforms, making them more relevant for our customers' emerging needs," said Frank W. Pace, president, Aircraft Systems Group, GA-ASI. "We've designed field retrofitable capabilities–lengthened wings, wing-borne fuel pods, and new heavy-weight landing gear–that greatly extend Reaper's already impressive endurance and range while further increasing its operational flexibility."
The results of GA-ASI's recent Endurance Enhancement Study, which was completed on Internal Research and Development (IRAD) funds, propose two different field installable kits that extend endurance without costly depot aircraft modifications:
Earlier this year, GA-ASI announced the availability of a new trailing arm design for the existing main landing gear on Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper. This "heavy-weight" landing gear increases the aircraft's landing weight capacity by 30 percent and its gross takeoff weight by approximately 12 percent, from 10,500 lb to 11,700 lb. The new landing gear is available as a field retrofit to all existing Predator B customers, with the capability subject to export restrictions.
Predator B is currently operational with the U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force as the
MQ-9 Reaper and the Italian Air Force as MQ-9, with NASA as Ikhana, and with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as Predator B/Guardian. The aircraft is designed to perform multi-mission ISR and "Hunter-Killer" missions over land or sea, with more than 120 vehicles delivered since 2001.
High-resolution photos of Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper and line drawings of the proposed endurance enhancements are available from GA-ASI's media contact listed below.
About GA-ASI
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., an affiliate of General Atomics, delivers situational awareness by providing unmanned aircraft, radar, and electro-optic solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide. The company's Aircraft Systems Group is a leading designer and manufacturer of proven, reliable unmanned aircraft systems, including Predator A, Predator B, Gray Eagle®, and the new Predator C Avenger®. It also manufactures a variety of solid-state digital Ground Control Stations (GCS), including the next-generation Advanced Cockpit GCS, and provides pilot training and support services for UAS field operations. The Reconnaissance Systems Group designs, manufactures, and integrates the Lynx® Multi-mode Radar and sophisticated Claw® sensor control and image analysis software into both manned and unmanned aircraft. It also develops and integrates other sensor and communication equipment into manned ISR aircraft and develops emerging technologies in solid-state lasers, electro-optic sensors, and ultra-wideband data links for government applications. For more information, please visit www.ga-asi.com.
Predator, Gray Eagle, Avenger, Lynx, and Claw are registered trademarks of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
For more information contact:
Kimberly Kasitz Public Relations Manager General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. +1.858.312.2294 email@example.com


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Registry tips for restricting the Start Menu, Explorer and the Desktop
There are many general restrictions you can make to the Start Menu, the Explorer and to the Desktop itself in the registry.
There are many general restrictions you can make to the Start Menu, the Explorer and to the Desktop itself.
Start Regedit
1. Go to HKEY_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies. There should be at least an Explorer section there already. Additional keys that can be created under Policies are WinOldApp. You can then add DWORD values set to 1 in the appropriate keys. To re-enable them, either delete the key or set the value to 0.
- ClearRecentDocsOnExit = Clear of Recent Documents on Exit.
- NoAddPrinter = Adding new printers.
- NoClose = Computer Shutdown.
- NoDeletePrinter = Delete Installed Printers.
- NoDesktop = Doesn't show Desktop items as well as and Desktop right-click menu.
- NoDevMgrUpdate = Windows 98/ME web Update Manager.
- NoDrives [hex] = Hides Drives in my computer.
- NoFind = Find command.
- NoInternetIcon = Internet Icon on Desktop.
- NoNetHood = Network Neighborhood.
- NoRecentDocsHistory = Recent Documents in Start Menu.
- NoRun = Run command.
- NoSaveSettings = Save Settings on exit.
- NoSetFolders = Folders in Start Menu - Settings.
- NoSetTaskbar = Taskbar in Start Menu - Settings.
- NoSMMyDocs = My Documents folder in Start Menu.
- NoSMMyPictures = My Pictures folder in Start Menu.
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Since taking office nearly 18 months ago, Barack Obama has failed to deliver on his promise to close Guantanamo Bay, has expanded the war in Afghanistan, has dropped cluster bombs on civilians in Yemen, has intensified a proxy war in Somalia and is currently seeking the authority to search every Americans e-mail and web history without so much as a warrant from a rubber-stamping intelligence court. In other words, he's been successfully advancing the progressive agenda, or so liberal magazine The American Prospect tells me in a piece that notes the bulk of the professional bloggers and Democratic activists who attended the recent "Netroots Nation" conference in Las Vegas likewise believe our smooth-talking murderer-in-chief is a Pretty Swell Guy.
The Netroots Nation straw poll, conducted during the conference by Revolution Messaging, shows President Obama with an approval rating of 84 percent among the attending activists, journalists, and bloggers. Given the mostly somber mood of the conference, this is higher than I expected, but on reflection, I'm not too surprised. Among conference attendees, there didn't seem to be much disagreement with the idea that Obama has been pretty successful in advancing a progressive agenda. While I'm sure there was plenty of disappointment over the lack of a public option in the Affordable Care Act, for example, I don't think anyone challenged the notion that passing health care is a defining achievement for the administration.
I particularly like the last line: while sure the president didn't actually deliver on his promise to enact a public option, much less the single-payer system desired by much of the liberal left, passing something and calling it "health care reform" was certainly an achievement, and shouldn't we all be proud of that? Absent from the piece, you'll of course notice, is any mention of all those dead foreigners that liberal cosmopolitans purportedly care about, which I guess might just indicate that they never really cared about them. A civilian killed by a Democratic president in an unjust landwar in Asia just doesn't inflame a liberal's passions as much as when it's a nasty 'ol Republican dropping the bombs.
Beyond just the sickening partisan morality of these activists, the Netroots poll also shows that the liberal lore that the Democratic rank-and-file are more willing to stand up to their politicians than their mouth-breathing Republican counterparts — carbon-copies, I say — is just that: Lore. Fiction. Bullshit. The Netroots liberals are just as impressed by the pomp and prestige of the presidency, are just as worshipful of authority and liable to join a creepy cult of personality, as any conservative.
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I learned a ton when I finally went to see the Functional Medicine Doctor. I learned that my adrenal glands were in need of support since I was in a mild state of adrenal fatigue, that I should not only eliminate gluten, but also caffeine, soy and even dairy. She recommended that I read up on Amy Meyers MD and Dr Walter Crinnion's book Clean, Green and Lean, then consider doing more blood work, including heavy metal testing and also testing for viruses. I started taking supplements to help support my adrenals, an antiviral supplement, fish oil, selenium and vitamin D3. All these changes seem to help and I started to feel a little better. That is, at least for a little while. Then came the stress of opening the studio and running a business and I believe that additional stress started to make me decline again. I didn't continue with the Functional doctor because I had switched insurance and now had an HMO that did not cover her costs at all. I tried to do what I could on my own and vowed to educate myself and make some significant progress before I went back to see her again.
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I maintained my diet 99% of the time, even eventually cutting out refined sugar, and kept researching to see what else I could learn about Hashimoto's. I eventually came across a doctor named Dr. Alan Christianson, based in Phoenix AZ. An employee had shared with me that she had been to see him for heavy metal poisoning a few years back and his specialty was a functional approach to addressing thyroid issues. I signed up for his emails, started following him on social media and he led me to others in the same field that were looking for more functional approaches to Hashimoto's.
Flash forward to 2016 when I was watching a summit on Hashimoto's and came across a women named Izabella Wentz. Over the last 5 years or so I've slowly found various resources online and her approach just resonated with me. I bought and read her first book, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause and kept finding myself nodding my head, yep that sounds like me. She has Hashimoto's herself and suffered with more severe symptoms than I for over 10 years before a functional medicine doctor finally diagnosed her and started her on the right path to healing. She dove in and now says that she is in remission from Hashimoto's and does not have many of the symptoms she once had and her blood work shows everything is within normal limits. By trade she is a pharmacist and even says that no drug helped her, proper testing, dietary changes and necessary supplementation were the keys to her success. I gleamed as much as I could from her book and tried to implement as many suggestions as possible.
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In early 2017 I found out that Izabella Wentz was releasing a second book titled, Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90 Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back. I was excited, someone had finally compiled all the information and laid out a well put together plan! I read 90% of the book and decided that I was tired of not feeling right, so I sat down and figured out what supplements I needed, planned out my meals to prep for the week and picked a day to start.
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Would you please do at least some level 19-twink surveying for Australian timezone servers/battlegroups? And would you add to the list of "no-xp-capable battlegroups" on Twink as your experience shows? This is not an area I have either direct interest or expertise in, whereas you have shown evidence of both. --Eirik Ratcatcher (talk) 19:50, May 28, 2010 (UTC)
- There is no real method to survey battlegroups, the "official" battlegroups are set by small communities of twinks like those over at http://twinkinfo.com/, who seems to have established (somehow) that Stormstrike is the 60 battlegroup. Since twink communities are spread across many sites (and servers) it would be impossible to get any accurate info on it.
- Since 60 and 70 can be done without having to turn XP off, most of the twinks at these level's don't bother trying to establish a battlegroup for non-exp battlegrounds. There are also many 60 and 70 only raiding guilds on many, many servers. The problem I had with Gunnerdone was he was editing the twink page to only list his guild and his server.
- There is no point what-so-ever to have an official 60 battlegroup.
- For 70, the only reason for it would be if you are wanting to do arena.
- For 19-59, as there is no way to twink at these levels without turning XP off so it forces those players to establish a specific battlegroup for games, which then communities of the many twink sites will often agree on one battlegroup. Since this is the only method across all servers (players from all timezones will be going to the specific battlegroup) then the one listed on the twink page will most likely be the best battlegroup for any timezone.
- There are currently only twelve oceanic time based servers, three of them are in the Vengeance battlegroup and the other nine in the Bloodlust battlegroup. Since none of these are the "official" battlegroup. Oceanic players will have to move to a US based realm to play in the X9 brackets. For 60 and 70, bloodlust would be the best choice as it has the largest group of oceanic time based servers.Kiingy (talk) 05:02, May 30, 2010 (UTC)
- I guess the method I had in mind was, "attempt twink BGs on whatever battlegroups you can; if the BGs launch in good time, then that's a "working" server for no-xp twinking. I wasn't aware there was a significant population of 60/70 (account capped) twinking.
- As for "official", as I mentioned elsewhere, without Blizzard making a statement, it isn't "Official" as WoW would use the term. So, I agree with you on that. --Eirik Ratcatcher (talk) 22:34, June 3, 2010 (UTC)
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You altered Brewfest and Horseman-related pages regarding use of the Dungeon Finder. Have you seen that these events have in fact been updated in this fashion, from some source? Otherwise, isn't it simply speculation? --Eirik Ratcatcher (talk) 22:19, September 1, 2010 (UTC)
- All the world event bosses will only spawn if you use the LFD tool and queue up for it. It was like this for the Love is in the Air festival and the Midsummer Fire Festival. The Midsummer Fire Festival boss (Ahune) was in a level 70 heroic dungeon, It never gave me the option to queue for it on my level 70 twink where as in BC I was able to kill it, you had to be like level 77 before it would let you queue for it even though it was a level 70 dungeon, the boss was level 80 which is why it probably didn't let me queue. Since the bosses are updated each expansion to match the new level caps, the achievement associated with any instanced event boss will only be attainable if you have the latest expansion.
- http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=23329143450&pageNo=1&sid=1#12 There's the thread about it.
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Hey, just wanted to solicit your opinion on whether WoWWiki should leave Wikia. Thanks. --Pcj (T• C) 22:37, October 5, 2010 (UTC)
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If you think an article should be deleted, please put it up for a vote. I see you originally had planned to do so, but for some reason removed that. Also, please refrain from telling users they can't update pages they want to update. Anyone is able to modify contents so long as it is factual and stays within the guidelines and policies. Raylan13 (talk) 15:19, September 25, 2011 (UTC)
- The guidelines probably require that the information be accurate? He still has ArP stats listed and hes removed the other specs in place for a MM PvE spec on a guide intended for PvP. (even still, the spec is wrong).
- As for the vote to delete. The guidelines for speedydelete are:
- The page was edited by only one significant contributor (such as – but not exclusively – a user page) and
- the author requests deletion or the author deletes all contents of the article later
- another user decides according to other qualifications
- I believe the first two had been met, if you say otherwise I'll do the vote thing, but considering both pages have basically been untouched for almost a year now I didn't think the vote would ever end or that people would care.
Thanks for placing the articles up for a vote and for making sure no pages were linked afterward. With any luck, I'll be deleting those pages by the end of the day barring anyone else throwing in a vote. If you find I haven't, feel free to give me a solid poke. Raylan13 (talk) 17:25, October 1, 2011 (UTC)


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Chromium, the open source software project behind Google's Chrome Web browser, has gained native compatibility for 64-bit systems. This reflects the growing maturity of the Linux port and demonstrates the extent of Google's commitment to make Chrome a first class citizen on the platform.
In a message posted to the Chromium developer list late last week, Google software engineer Dean McNamee revealed that 64-bit compatibility had been achieved and that official builds could be coming soon. He also posted a link to a page at the Chromium wiki which provides simple compilation instructions.


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It is the purpose of this article to state a different regard on the concept of density through our own perspective as an office working on creative processes for urban transformation. Collective housing neighbourhoods constitute an opportunity for higher density in terms of variety, diversity, participation and shared spaces.
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De la manzana al mercado
La propuesta, titulada De la manzana al mercado. Itinerarios productivos, pretende integrar el Mercado de Ganados de Torrelavega en la estructura urbana y productiva de la ciudad, así como poner en valor y ayudar a mantener viva la cultura tradicional campesina, ganadera y artesana de la región.
New York City's Affordability Puzzle
New York resembles an unfinished puzzle, one of those where some pieces (even if they belong there) do not seem to have an assigned home. They drift around, despite efforts to integrate them into the big picture. We think of them as the problem, denying that what is really failing is the arrangement of all other pieces.
Reaching affordability. A retrospective on New York's housing
Affordable housing in New York City seems to be the news topic of the day, but the issue is no news for New Yorkers. The city has already gone through critical experiences and history has shown how public intervention is crucial to managing affordability crisis.
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We are so excited to be a part of the PaperHaus blog hop. Welcome to Day 15 – the last day of the blog. Seems sad it is all coming to an end. Hope you had as much fun as we did following along and checking out all the amazing projects. I am sure by now you have checked out the latest edition. Even if you have, it's always great to check it out from time to time to be re-inspired.
You can view the fall issue here:
The Fall Splendor event is filled with inspiration, so make sure you click through every blog! Comment on every blog listed below to get a chance to win the daily prize from us! We're giving away a complete mixed media kit from Kasia Krzyminska. This kit (Layout #23) has a $50 retail value but even more exciting is that you get access to the online tutorial to learn some of Kasia's greatest techniques and the way she goes about creating. This in my opinion is invaluable! Here's the product pic of what's included:
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Be sure you post comments on the following blogs as well as ours for a chance to win the kit above (#23) Here's the list of our bloggers participating in today's hop….
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On July 18th 36+ families will travel to the Colonias of Tijuana to partner with Homes of Hope (YWAM). Our goal is to build FIVE homes for FIVE gorgeous families who are in tremendous need of proper shelter. The cost of the supplies for the new homes, each of which includes 3 rooms, plus the furniture to fill them is approximately $50,000. Homes of Hope, established in the TJ area in 1991, has built close to 7,000 homes for families in need. The gift of a home redirects the course of a family's life from surviving each day to having hope for the future.
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You and your business space have only one opportunity to make a good first impression and stay in the pleasant memory of your clients. Of course, the best way to do so is to provide good service, have a welcoming and well-trained team and offer great prices for your services. However, your office can also make or break a deal, so make sure to pay attention to your office design and impress your clients in the best way possible.
Add color with textiles
According to The Psychology of Color, certain hues can have amazing results on your business. However, you don't have to go and paint your entire office red to evoke excitement or black to say you mean business. Simple colorful decorative pillows or rugs can have a big impact too. They will also add to the feeling of comfort and make your clients feel relaxed.
Choose the right decoration
You can add color with textiles, but be careful with attention-seeking art pieces. The art you choose for your office should complement your color palette without drawing too much attention. Colorful wall art might look attractive, but it can also be quite distracting. However, do concentrate on finding original artwork. If you're aiming towards a more studious design, you can install a bookshelf and fill it with classic works and useful books related to your business niche.
Introduce greenery
Plants, just like colors, have an amazing impact on people's minds. They add life, fresh air and colors pleasing to the human eye. So, get a couple of indoor plants and impress your clients with your eco-friendly and well-decorated office. However, if you want to bring it up a notch and really leave a big impression, you can invest in green walls. They are growing in popularity quite fast and a lot of professional interior designers choose to incorporate them into office design. They will completely transform a boring indoor space, making it more inviting and fresh.
Smart and pleasant lighting
One of the main mistakes in office design is ugly fluorescent lighting. Instead, try to boost natural light in your space and spice it up with some stylish task lighting. Freestanding lamps are particularly interesting and useful, especially for lobbies.
Invest in good seating
Probably the most important part of every successful office is furniture. Sleek chairs and sturdy desks will give away the impression of professionalism. Furniture like high-quality Chicicat statement chairs will show your customers that you mean business.
Reinvent the reception area
Reception areas are slowly going out of fashion, especially for smaller companies that don't have hordes of clients every day. However, companies that want to ditch the reception area are worried that their clients might feel confused and lost. But, you can provide your visitors with visual guides like wall signs or colored lines on the floor. These will make it easy to get around the office and you will impress your clients with your ingenuity.
Declutter for the win
Regular cleanups cost very little but leave a huge impact on your potential clients. A space that is clean and well-organized conveys a message that you're a serious and responsible business that's worth investing in. So, ban eating at the desk and provide the space with ample storage and garbage bins (recycling bins will additionally impress clients). Also, try to keep your cords in line with zip ties, Velcro strips and cord tubes for a completely neat and clean design.
So, don't let your clients run in the other direction the second they see your workspace. Instead, welcome them with a beautiful, smart design and leave a long-lasting impression.


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Located in the north valley Phoenix area and voted "Best of Senior Living," Pacifica Senior Living Paradise Valley provides full-service memory care and assisted living in a warm, secure environment for residents with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other forms of memory loss. Our community is located near North Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, near hospitals and freeways for ease of transportation to doctors' appointments or visits from family.(+more)
We've recently been renovated and remodeled to offer a distinctive approach to specialized memory care, which builds on already more than ten years of dedicated service. Our grounds are beautifully manicured and maintained with walking paths, shaded seating areas, and views for enjoying the outdoors and seating areas for friendly conversation.
This is what sets us apart, the safety and compassionate feel of Pacifica Senior Living Paradise Valley empowers our memory care and assisted living residents to build relationships and enjoy as much freedom as they choose to. Residents can indulge in pampering or a quick cut at our on-site salon. They can stroll outside when the weather is beautiful, listening to the birds and watching the sunset. They can participate in a full calendar of events and activities if they choose to. Wherever they go, they will be greeted by smiles and waves.
All floor plans, both private 1-bed studios, and companion 2-bed senior living studios include housekeeping and laundry services to make living here as convenient as possible. Our six cottages each house 12-14 seniors, so they can receive the tailored, skilled care daily by our dedicated caregivers and staff. All meals and snacks are included in each resident plan and dietary restrictions, as well as variety, are considered so eating can stay a pleasure.
After all is said and done, it is how a community "feels" that usually determines if it is right for a loved one and their family. While there currently isn't a cure for this disease, there is a way to make the journey more enjoyable for them and provide a worry-free feeling for family – and that's our job each and every day. We invite you to come to visit us at Pacifica Senior Living Paradise Valley to see just how happy and content our residents are here at "home." Our friendly staff is happy to give you a tour or answer your questions, so don't hesitate to stop by to meet with us.
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Try some unusual, strong, international spirits in your cocktails at home. Guest post from Melissa Hardman, Chief staff writer for The Vine Daily.
Guest Post from a Pro: Strong International Specialty Spirits
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A super easy drink to make that's a crowd pleaser. Especially for those occasions that call for a lower alcohol drink or those guests that like their cocktails on the lighter side.
The New Classic Cocktail Page is Live!
Many of our readers have asked for an easier to use Classic Cocktail page, While we still have a few tweaks to add, the new page is up and running. You can find it here and always in the menu right below the logo.
A Merry Consumatorium Christmas to All
We hope that all our readers have a terrific Christmas celebration. Please don't consume too much, but definitely mix a fun drink or two for the holiday. Thanks to Dave and Maureen for the perfect new Christmas tree ornaments!
Today is the 80th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition – Let's Celebrate!
The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, banning the production, transport and sale (but not the private consumption or ownership) of alcoholic beverages was ratified by the requisite 3/4ths of the then 48 states on January 16, 1919. Eventually, all states save Connecticut and Rhode Island ratified the Amendment. Who would have thought that the […]
The Classics
Here at the Consumatorium, we try to honor the great mixologists that came before us and, more importantly, the drinks they created. These classic drinks are great to know about because not only are they terrific cocktails on their own and have stood the test of time but, more importantly, they form the foundation of […]


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Coronavirus - updates and advice
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I have seen a paper in which deuterated water was used to follow dividing cells. The assumption was that deuterated water will be incorporated into newly synthesized DNA molecules. Is there any direct incorporation of water in the replication process? Is there any proton exchange?
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Episode 62: I Play To Win!
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This week, the guys discuss the PS4, Wal-Mart's Black Friday initiative, cloud-based game streaming, and so much more! The Xbox One is here baby!
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Are you interested in getting up to 20% more generation from your Solar PV System?
The Problem
Did you know that… when your PV system is generating at full capacity your inverter could in all likelihood be in over-voltage mode and not generating at all ?
This potential loss in generation could be costing you £££s
The Solution
C & S Solar are pleased to announce that we are offering the latest range of PV Enhancer connection units – the BOS Solar + Plus
By monitoring the incoming supply voltage, the BOS Solar + PLUS allows the Solar PV inverter to compliantly stay in circuit for longer, preventing nuisance over voltage shut down. The Solar + PLUS can reduce stress through voltage overheating and increase PV generation.
Why install a Solar+Plus?
Solar PV system inverters have to increase their supplied voltage, by typically 4 volts, to be able to push the generated energy against supplied national grid energy around your property and if not used back onto the national grid.
Typically if the energy supplied to a solar PV inverter rises to 253V, the inverter cannot push the generated energy over this and so enters 'over voltage mode'.
PV generation is typically halted for 5 minutes (depending on inverter settings) after which time the inverter checks to see whether the incoming voltage is now below 253V so it can begin generation again. If it is still above 253V it will re-enter 'over voltage mode'.
NOTE: No electricity from your solar PV is generated whilst your inverter is in 'over voltage mode'.
So the Solar+Plus when installed, monitors the incoming supply voltage to the PV inverter. The National Grid voltage is not constant and suffers from surges, when the National Grid voltage exceeds 253V the Solar+Plus disconnects the PV inverter from the national Grid, allowing the Solar PV inverter to avoid going into over voltage mode. This allows the inverter to be able to continue to operate and generate electricity from the PV array for longer.
As well as keeping your PV inverter out of over voltage mode, when the incoming voltage is below 253V, the So-lar+Plus is still working, utilising a transformer to step down the incoming voltage.
This lessens the output requirement of your inverter, which has to increase their supplied voltage to be able to push generated energy against supplied energy, reducing the workload on your inverter.
Advantages of choosing a Solar+ Plus:
- The Solar+Plus works with all brands of solar PV systems.
- Simple to fit and can be installed in less than half a day.
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- The Solar+Plus can only be opened with the power switch in the off position.
- The Solar+Plus is built with a non combustible metal case.
- The Solar+Plus can negate the need for a second rotary AC isolator, needed in standard PV installations.
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Osteochondral allografts allow surgeons to transplant mature, hyaline cartilage with viable chondrocytes and subchondral bone in a single procedure. These grafts often are used to treat focal cartilage defects and diseases and they offer long-term repair for a patient's damaged hyaline cartilage.View Osteochondral Allografts
Presutured tendons are sterile and preassembled with Arthrex FiberWire® or FiberLoop® for speed and convenience. Each tendon is assembled according to Arthrex specifications, by trained technicians, ensuring that the presutured tendon meets the requirements of the procedure to allow for anatomic, minimally invasive, and reproducible knee reconstruction.View Presutured Tendons
Aseptic tendons restore the function after an injury, helping patients regain mobility and enjoy a better quality of life. Allografts retain important biomechanical characteristics, facilitating healing without donor site associated pain.View Aseptic Tendons
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Meniscal transplantation is an innovative surgical technique designed to improve the biomechanics of a meniscus deficient knee. Meniscal allograft transplantation provides improvement in regard to pain and level of function for daily activities.View Meniscus


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国产偷拍视频With roots in our founding values, The Berry Compact is an agreement between the college and its students. Berry provides eight semesters of paid, professional development experience, a personalized four-year plan for academic and life success, and a network of caring mentors. Students contribute their time and experience to making Berry and the world—better.
For Sarah, success has many mentors: by her count, seven faculty, staff and lab partners. They pose the tough questions, feed her inquiring nature and add to her experiences. Now, her work has leading pharmaceutical companies taking note.


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I'm so so happy with myself,i weighed in today and found out i'd lost 3kg already in one week! it so amazing!i'm going to keep up so by next week i'll be 6kgs lighter God willing! Not like i've been doing any serious exercise,just i eat one small meal a day,and plenty of water,my food supplements and skip,thats all and i lost 3kg! i'm so proud of myself,now i'll start working on my 6 pack!......Oh yeah,6 pack! i can really bring it! I just can stop imagining how HOT i will look! Don't get it twisted,i'm HOT already but with the 6 pack! i'll be HOTTER than FIRE!
Damn! i'm so proud of myself,just can't wait to be a size 12! I know its not that easy,but i'll get there. Next week serious exercises Monday,Wednesday and Friday,i might just loose more than 3kg,well lets see how it goes.I'm off to bed.
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"Commercial, e-commerce and privacy expert Marco Berliri is recommended".Chambers Europe 2018
Marco Berliri is one of the most well-known lawyers in Italy in the areas of commercial law and Information Technology. He has worked in this field for almost 20 years and is one of the pioneers in the legal arena on new technologies and e-commerce in Italy. He advises many of the most important international players of the new economy with passion and dedication and is well known for his commercial and business oriented approach. Marco is a partner in our Rome office and is the head of the Technology, Media and Communications and Commercial Group in Italy.
Marco has a significant knowledge in information technology, including e-commerce, outsourcing, ISP's liability and data protection. He also has great experience in the commercial law field, including outsourcing, distribution, sponsorship, and general trading arrangements. Marco has worked both in Italy and in the United States, where he also received an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University in Washington DC.
He received a number of awards and acknowledgements from the industry publications and is consistently ranked in the first tier by all legal directories. In particular, since 2010 he is ranked in Band 1 by Legal 500 EMEA and Chambers and Partners, is listed as Star Individual in Chambers Europe 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and he is listed as Leading Individual in Legal 500 2019. Marco has been awarded with the "ILO Client Choice Award" for Information Technology in Italy every year from 2011 to 2018, and as "TMT lawyer of the year" by Top Legal in 2012 and 2018 and Legalcommunity in 2015. Marco was also listed as one of the 50 most influential lawyers in Italy in 2014 and 2015 by the legal magazine Legalcommunity. The team led by Marco has been awarded as "Best Law Firm of the Year" in IP&TMT at the Legalcommunity IP&TMT Awards 2017 and 2019 and "Best team of the year" in New Media at the Top Legal Industry Awards 2016.
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French Burger King mock Marseille's Gignac with new ad campaign, 'Whopper Pour Gignac'
French Burger King have launched a funny ad campaign with their opening of new outlets in Marseille.
For conext: in 2012, PSG fans serenaded Andre Pierre Gignac with 'A Big Mac for Gignac', making light of the Marseille striker's burly frame and supposed love of fast food grub.
And now with Burger King opening their first foodhouse in Marseille, they've taken up the gag, with the advert 'Un Whopper Pour Gignac'.
Not the same rhyming quality, but job done from a marketing point of view.


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What are Negative Keywords
Whenever we run ads on ads network of any particular search engines, we create a list of negative keywords on which we don't want to show our ads. These keywords are basically called "Negative Keywords". We call them Negative Match as well. For example if you are running an add for a book store then you probably target the audience and have used the keyword "Book Store" as keywords in your campaign list but this add will also show up to the user who is looking for "adult book store". This is just an example. You can imagine how fast your campaign amount would be used if this "adult book store" keyword has more searches than "Book Store". So "Adult book" or "Adult" would be the negative keyword in this situation.
However, we use the negative keywords in paid campaigns often. It doesn't have much effect on SEO. It is only required in SEO during building backlinks and forum postings.
How can it be helpful for a business
- It can be helpful to keep your campaign clean and invest your money only with right potential audience.
- You can design your budget and run campaigns for longer period of time.
- It is also helpful to analyze which keyword might get affected because of negative keywords so you could re-frame or avoid that keyword in your add campaign.
- Negative keywords in your ad-campaign would help you to decrease the number of "low potential" audience
How to find Negative keyword in ad-campaign
In order to find out the negative keywords, Open ads.google.com >go to the left hand side menu > click Keywords in the page menu, then choose Negative keywords along the top.
How to edit negative keyword list
- Click on the edit icon over the right side of the negative keyword and select the pencil icon .
- Edit the list and make the changes in negative keyword list. To change your negative keyword's match type, use the drop-down menu to select a new match type.
- Click Save.
How to remove your negative keyword from the list
- Check the boxes next to the negative keywords you'd like to remove.
- Select Remove.
How to download your negative keyword
- Select the 3-dot icon above the table.
- Click the download button .
- Choose the download format for your report. You can also email yourself the report or schedule reports to be sent to you.
You can also follow the google guide for Negative Keyword and follow the best practices.


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Material Certification More Information
EMA® First Step Kit
The EMA® First Step is a 90 day trial appliance for the treatment of snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
This device is contraindicated for patients with loose teeth, loose dental work, numerous missing teeth, dentures or other oral conditions that would be adversely affected by wearing an intraoral dental device which maintains the mandible in a protrusive jaw position. The EMA® First Step appliance is also contraindicated for patients who have central apnea, severe respiratory disorders, or are under eighteen years of age. Additional contraindications are active orthodontic treatment and/or active TMJ disorder; pain and clicking noise, limited opening or protrusions


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Completely renovated and nestled in the heart of a tropical garden, the hotel La Pagerie welcomes you warmly in one of its spacious and air conditioned rooms.
LOCATION – Ideally located in the southeast of Martinique, Hotel La Pagerie invites you in the town of Trois Ilets, the largest seaside resort on the island. The marina, shops and amenities are close by. The ride to the airport is only 30km. The beach and the FBC Martinique center is just a short walk away.
FACILITIES – The tropical garden with its swimming pool offers an area for maximum relaxation. The 220m² swimming pool is surrounded by a sun terrace with sun beds and parasols. There is live entertainment at the lobby bar three times a week.
- pool with parasols & deckchairs
- free WiFi all around the hotel
- 1 restaurant
- 2 bars
- conference facilities
- shops
- wellness area for beauty treatments & massages
RESTAURANTS & BARS - The restaurant Le Pitaya invites you to discover the Créole cuisine as well as enjoy international dishes. Breakfast and dinner are served here.
- main restaurant Le Pitaya
- bar Tropical Cafe within the lobby
- poolbar Palm Bar
BOARDING – breakfast as buffet or half-board (à-la-carte dinner)
ROOMS – Hotel La Pagerie offers 95 rooms of 30m² and 6m² balcony as well as one Suite of 60m². The rooms are completely renovated and spacious – all with views of the pool, tropical garden or Village Creole.
Double room
- double bed "kingsize" or twin room with 2 single beds
- free WiFi
- phone
- safe
- individual air conditioning
- Sat -TV, international channels
- desk, small table & chairs
- hair dryer
- Lavazza coffee machine
- kitchenette (for an extra charge)
- small fridge with one bottle of water per person offered at arrival
- balcony with table and chairs
- some rooms with connecting doors for families
NUMBER OF ROOMS – 95 rooms and 1 Suite
- 3 adults or 2 adults + 1 child


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Play And Pleasure!
Be part of over 16 million students, academics, and fogeys utilizing our free, curriculum-aligned math sport for Grades 1 – eight. In our massive assortment of games, you can too find classic titles, including Mahjong, Bubble Shooter, and Bejeweled, as well as new video games, corresponding to , Coloration Switch, and Pixel Warfare 5. You can play games in 3D, tremendous-fun arcade games, and the entire standard puzzle games!
Here, you'll discover a record of video games so good the developers might've charged money (or, in some instances, did charge cash) before going free-to-play. We offer only one of the best video games from developers Jmtb02, Krin, ConArtist, Joey Betz, Tony Lavell, Louissi, Gameinabottle and of course Armor Video games develops among the finest video games round.
Raise some mental weights with word puzzles, quantity puzzles, physics puzzles, and extra – there are free puzzle video games in every category. In the type of Diablo III, Path of Exile is a free dungeon crawler that's a bit completely different from most free-to-play games out there.
If Conflict Royale just isn't your thing, Supercell also makes the highly popular Increase Seashore and Clash of Clans games. Use your email tackle with the free Gravatar service to add the avatar of your selection. Gown up Stella and friends with glamorous summer season attire, sunglasses and accessories for a seashore social gathering.
Perhaps hoping to copy that success, Blizzard has made it totally free for you to play any customized StarCraft II maps. …


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Our Laurier Québec & Place Ste-Foy team is searching for an intern who will make a difference and contribute to our ambitious goals.
The Intern will assist the Marketing Coordinator with day-to-day activities with a focus on completing special projects.
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Ivanhoé Cambridge develops and invests in high-quality real estate properties, projects and companies that are shaping the urban fabric in dynamic cities around the world. It does so responsibly, with a view to generate long-term performance. Ivanhoé Cambridge is committed to creating living spaces that foster the well-being of people and communities, while reducing its environmental footprint.
Vertically integrated in Canada, Ivanhoé Cambridge invests internationally alongside strategic partners and major real estate funds that are leaders in their markets. Through subsidiaries and partnerships, the Company holds interests in more than 1,000 buildings, primarily in the industrial and logistics, office, residential and retail sectors. Ivanhoé Cambridge held close to C$65 billion in real estate assets as at December 31, 2018 and is a real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (cdpq.com), one of Canada's leading institutional fund managers.


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How Falcon Prevents File-less Attacks in Your Organization
In this video we'll demonstrate an attack that doesn't drop malware or require any user interaction. We have identified a vulnerable webserver and passed a command that will drop a webshell and provide access to the system. We then gain access to the system and do some simple reconnaissance to illustrate the visibility that Falcon can provide your organization. We then attempt to run an encoded command that will only run in memory, again making sure to write nothing to disk, and steal credentials. Finally we illustrate how simple it is to contain this compromised server or change the configuration in Falcon to prevent these attacks.


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Features on Asian Art, Culture, History & Travel
Ta Mok
From Ta Mok To Colonel Kurtz
Recent reports from Cambodia claim that Ta Mok, the much-feared Khmer Rouge Chief-of-Staff who is also known as "the Butcher", has surrounded himself with a special bodyguard of thirty hand-picked fighters. Strangely, all are from non-Khmer ethnic minorities, and all are female. Are we witnessing a Khmer Rouge re-run of Apocalypse Now? Or are the explanations more mundane?
Akha Ways
Thailand's Akha: The Old Ways Are Still The Best
Postcards, posters and tourist brochures give us a very romantic picture of the Akha hill tribals. We see women dressed in their best embroidered jackets, loaded with beads, silver ornaments and fancy head-dresses. They are busy with their needlework, or posing with a baby strapped to the back, who peers from beneath a colourful cap, festooned with coins, cowries and chicken feather tassels. Or maybe they're moseying around the village area, tiny figures in a landscape of bamboo houses, dirt paths, forests and hills. The portrait implies a carefree life, grounded in exotic traditions, relaxed and close to nature. But our instincts tell us the presentation is incomplete. There must be more to the idyll.
Beauty Secrets Of The Padaung
A Unique Cultural Tradition in Mae Hong Son
Both Western and Asian accounts of the "Long Neck" Padaung women tend – understandably – to stress the "neck-lengthening" effects of the massed brass coils. And why should they not, when even the Padaung themselves, from their creation myth to everyday speech, stress the aesthetic beauty of long necks?
Pu Sae - Ya Sae
Guardian Spirits Of Doi Suthep
Every late May or June, near the beginning of the Rainy Season, two little-known but archaic rituals are held in the environs of Chiang Mai. These are the related Pu Sae and Ya Sae ceremonies, which are believed to pre-date the introduction of Buddhism to Northern Thailand. The traditions which they encompass similarly pre-date Thai and even Mon settlement in the area, and are associated with the Lawa, the earliest-known inhabitants of Chiang Mai.
Getting High for God, Good Health and Kicks
The Traditional Uses of Hashish and Marijuana
There were times – the older ones among us may remember – when the term "genuine Nepalese" did not in any way refer to the ethnic background of a citizen of a small Himalayan state. Rather it indicated the origin of a type of hashish, of which Nepal is said to produce the most powerful. "Genuine Nepalese" was a trademark of quality.
Holy Men Of Nepal
Fakirs, Sadhus, Yogis and Sunyasins
"And the wildest dreams of Kew are the facts in Kathmandu," - Rudyard Kipling, 1895
They are known, variously, as sadhus, yogis, fakirs and sunyasins. They are the ascetic – and often eccentric – practitioners of an austere form of Hinduism. Sworn to cast off earthly desires, some choose to live as anchorites in the wilderness. Others, as these pictures make clear, are of a less retiring disposition, especially in the towns and temples of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley.
Yao Heavens
The Legendary Heritage Of The Yaos
The Yao are one of Southeast Asia's many upland minority peoples. They live scattered in small communities across the "Golden Triangle" region of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Burma, and extend deep into the southern Chinese provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and Jiangxi.
Sleepy Narathiwat
Land Of Mangoes And Songbirds
"A quiet seaside collection of old wooden houses, lovely and unfrequented beaches, Muslim fishing villages and Chinese shops. This peaceful place marks a fitting and tranquil end to a journey around the south." - Alistair Shearer, The Lotus Kingdom


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About Us
The Latest Crisis in Our Community | Our Service Area | Our Funding Sources
At the Volunteer Center, we believe in the difference one person can make.
We believe in kindness, empathy and compassion.
We believe that together we can change the world, starting with our own community.
Recognizing the value of empathy and service to others, the Volunteer Center has been "at the heart of helping" for more than 50 years.
The heart of our mission lies in knowing the most urgent needs facing our community. We learn these needs by regularly listening to the members of our community. When we discover that a critical community need is going unmet, we lead the way by assembling a team of caring, talented volunteers to create a signature program, such as Operation Teddy Bear or Food For Kids, offering members of our community the opportunity to contribute to the solution.
We love that moment when community members join together and give their precious time to a worthy cause, and our partnerships within the community allow us to have an even further reach. Whether it's families, teens, seniors, professionals or court-referred volunteers, we serve EVERY member of our community. That is what has kept us "...at the heart of helping" for more than 50 years!
The Latest Crisis in Our Community
For 29 years, former President/CEO De De Hicks served at the heart of this community, with her finger on the pulse of what donors and families needed most. Upon her retirement in 2015, the Board of Directors hired Sara Myers as the new President/CEO and together, she and the board embarked on a multi-year strategic planning process to determine how the Volunteer Center could best serve the community now and in the future.
We spoke to community leaders with a strong understanding of the most pressing needs in the area. We combed through data from our local hospitals, partner nonprofits and county agencies. Most of all, we listened to you. We asked what worries you, what you're struggling with and what affects your family's well-being the most.
What we heard again and again is that our community is facing a social and emotional health crisis, especially our children. Our youth are facing unprecedented increases in stress, anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide, sometimes in children as young as five years old. It has become clear that this problem is personally affecting all of us and our family members without regard for income, location or skin color.
We heard the call for help and moved swiftly into action. We intensely researched the issue, interviewing community leaders, mental health experts, medical staff, members of law enforcement, educators, parents, and today's youth to understand and document the need, what programs currently exist, and what gaps we still need to fill. We are working to identify the heart of the problem, and we are bringing a team of experts together who have volunteered to help us figure out the most creative and effective response in the form of innovative new programs and services.
We look forward to sharing more of this story as it unfolds, but in the meantime, we are so grateful to have the opportunity to be "at the heart of helping" our community with this critical need.
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We are looking for teens, parents and mental health professionals to serve on various committees and focus groups. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Sara Myers.
Stay up-to-date with the Volunteer Center and our new focus:
Our Service Area
Just like it says in our name, our service area consists of the South Bay, Harbor and Long Beach areas.
We also serve 44 cities through our Court Referral Community Service Program, stretching north to Santa Monica and Beverly Hills and south to Long Beach and Bellflower.
Our Funding Sources
The Volunteer Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded through program fees, grants, fundraisers and donations from you, our generous community of supporters. Click here to learn how you can make a gift that makes a difference in the community.