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While doing some reading and research on early horsemanship methods, I came across a little gem of a book written by Kinkaid and Strutzman (1856): "The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses". This book is filled with interesting notes and ways to go about the horse, but one should not forget the context in which the book was written. Prevailing worldviews and our understanding of the complexities of life have changed considerably since then, at least in some places.
I especially enjoyed the 3 fundamental principles outlined by P.R. Kinkaid (1856) as follows:
Founded on the Leading Characteristics of the Horse.
FIRST.–That he is so constituted by nature that he will not offer resistance to any demand made of him which he fully comprehends, if made in a way consistent with the laws of his nature.
SECOND.–That he has no consciousness of his strength beyond his experience, and can be handled according to our will, without force.
THIRD.–That we can, in compliance with the laws of his nature by which he examines all things new to him, take any object, however frightful, around, over or on him, that does not inflict pain, without causing him to fear.
I must admit, I thought the three principles were brilliant! The remainder of the text is equally interesting, and you will find some areas of the text high-lightened. Interesting bits are mingled together with "just so" stories, so be prudent and critical in your reading, but enjoy!
To take these assertions in order, I will first give you some of the reasons why I think he is naturally obedient, and will not offer resistance to anything fully comprehended. The horse, though possessed of some faculties superior to man's being deficient in reasoning powers, has no knowledge of right or wrong, of free will and independent government, and knows not of any imposition practiced upon him, however unreasonable these impositions may be. Consequently, he cannot come to any decision what he should or should not do, because he has not the reasoning faculties of man to argue the justice of the thing demanded of him. If he had, taking into consideration his superior strength, he would be useless to man as a servant. Give him mind in proportion to his strength, and he will demand of us the green fields for an inheritance, where he will roam at leisure, denying the right of servitude at all. God has wisely formed his nature so that it can be operated upon by the knowledge of man according to the dictates of his will, and he might well be termed an unconscious, submissive servant. This truth we can see verified in every day's experience by the abuses practiced upon him. Any one who chooses to be so cruel, can mount the noble steed and run him 'till he drops with fatigue, or, as is often the case with more spirited, fall dead with the rider. If he had the power to reason, would he not vault and pitch his rider, rather than suffer him to run him to death? Or would he condescend to carry at all the vain imposter, who, with but equal intellect, was trying to impose on his equal rights and equally independent spirit? But happily for us, he has no consciousness of imposition, no thought of disobedience except by impulse caused by the violation of the law of nature. Consequently when disobedient it is the fault of man.
Then, we can but come to the conclusion, that if a horse is not taken in a way at variance with the law of his nature, he will do anything that he fully comprehends without making any offer of resistance.
Second. The fact of the horse being unconscious of the amount of his strength, can be proven to the satisfaction of any one. For instance, such remarks as these are common, and perhaps familiar to your recollection. One person says to another, "If that wild horse there was conscious of the amount of his strength, his owner could have no business with him in that vehicle; such light reins and harness, too; if he knew he could snap them asunder in a minute and be as free as the air we breathe;" and, "that horse yonder that is pawing and fretting to follow the company that is fast leaving him, if he knew his strength he would not remain long fastened to that hitching post so much against his will, by a strap that would no more resist his powerful weight and strength, than a cotton thread would bind a strong man." Yet these facts made common by every day occurrence, are not thought of as anything wonderful. Like the ignorant man who looks at the different phases of the moon, you look at these things as he looks at her different changes, without troubling your mind with the question, "Why are these things so?" What would be the condition of the world if all our minds lay dormant? If men did not think, reason and act, our undisturbed, slumbering intellects would not excel the imbecility of the brute; we would live in chaos, hardly aware of our existence. And yet with all our activity of mind, we daily pass by unobserved that which would be wonderful if philosophised and reasoned upon, and with the same inconsistency wonder at that which a little consideration, reason and philosophy would be but a simple affair.
Thirdly. He will allow any object, however frightful in appearance, to come around, over or on him, that does not inflict pain.
We know from a natural course of reasoning, that there has never been an effected without a cause, and we infer from this, that there can be no action, either in animate or inanimate matter, without there first being some cause to produce it. And from this self-evident fact we know that there is some cause for every impulse or movement of either mind or matter, and that this law governs every action or movement of the animal kingdom. Then, according to this theory, there must be some cause before fear can exist; and, if fear exists from the effect of imagination, and not from the infliction of real pain, it can be removed by complying with those laws of nature by which the horse examines an object, and determines upon its innocence or harm.
A log or stump by the road-side may be, in the imagination of the horse, some great beast about to pounce upon him; but after you take him up to it and let him stand by it a little while, and touch it with his nose, and go through his process of examination, he will not care anything more about it. And the same principle and process will have the same effect with any other object, however frightful in appearance, in which there is no harm. Take a boy that has been frightened by a false-face or any other object that he could not comprehend at once; but let him take that face or object in his hands and examine it, and he will not care anything more about it. This is a demonstration of the same principle.
On another note, and the bit in the book that caused me to think of all the Natural Horsemanship methods (old wine in new bottles) that are based on similar precepts and ways, was this (again highlighting is mine):
Powel's System of Approaching the Colt.
Powell says, "A horse is gentled by my secret, in from two to sixteen hours." The time I have most commonly employed has been from four to six hours. He goes on to say: "Cause your horse to be put in a small yard, stable, or room. If in a stable or room, it ought to be large in order to give him some exercise with the halter before you lead him out. If the horse belong to that class which appears only to fear man, you must introduce yourself gently into the stable, room, or yard, where the horse is. He will naturally run from you, and frequently turn his head from you; but you must walk about extremely slow and softly, so that he can see you whenever he turns his head towards you, which he never fails to do in a short time, say in a quarter of an hour. I never knew one to be much longer without turning towards me.
"At the very moment he turns his head, hold out your left hand towards him, and stand perfectly still, keeping your eyes upon the horse, watching his motions if he makes any. If the horse does not stir for ten or fifteen minutes, advance as slowly as possible, and without making the least noise, always holding out your left hand, without any other ingredient in it than that what nature put in it." He says, "I have made use of certain, ingredients before people, such as the sweat under my arm, etc., to disguise the real secret, and many believed that the docility to which the horse arrived in so short a time, was owing to these ingredients; but you see from this explanation that they were of no use whatever. The implicit faith placed in these ingredients, though innocent of themselves, becomes 'faith without works.' And thus men remained always in doubt concerning this secret. If the horse makes the least motion when you advance toward him, stop, and remain perfectly still until he is quiet. Remain a few moments in this condition, and then advance again in the same slow and imperceptible manner. Take notice: if the horse stirs, stop without changing your position. It is very uncommon for the horse to stir more than once after you begin to advance, yet there are exceptions. He generally keeps his eyes steadfast on you, until you get near enough to touch him on the forehead. When you are thus near to him, raise slowly, and by degrees, your hand, and let it come in contact with that part just above the nostrils as lightly as possible. If the horse flinches, (as many will,) repeat with great rapidity these light strokes upon the forehead, going a little further up towards his ears by degrees, and descending with the same rapidity until he will let you handle his forehead all over. Now let the strokes be repeated with more force over all his forehead, descending by lighter strokes to each side of his head, until you can handle that part with equal facility. Then touch in the same light manner, making your hands and fingers play around the lower part of the horse's ears, coming down now and then to his forehead, which may be looked upon as the helm that governs all the rest.
"Having succeeded in handling his ears, advance towards the neck, with the same precautions, and in the same manner; observing always to augment the force of the strokes whenever the horse will permit it. Perform the same on both sides of the neck, until he lets you take it in your arms without flinching."
"Proceed in the same progressive manner to the sides, and then to the back of the horse. Every time the horse shows any nervousness return immediately to the forehead as the true standard, patting him with your hands, and from thence rapidly to where you had already arrived, always gaining ground a considerable distance farther on every time this happens. The head, ears, neck and body being thus gentled, proceed from the back to the root of the tail.
"This must be managed with dexterity, as a horse is never to be depended on that is skittish about the tail. Let your hand fall lightly and rapidly on that part next to the body a minute or two, and then you will begin to give it a slight pull upwards every quarter of a minute. At the same time you continue this handling of him, augment the force of the strokes, as well as the raising of the tail, until you can raise it and handle it with the greatest ease, which commonly happens in a quarter of an hour in most horses; in others almost immediately, and in some much longer. It now remains to handle all his legs. From the tail come back again to the head, handle it well, as likewise the ears, breast, neck, etc., speaking now and then to the horse. Begin by degrees to descend to the legs, always ascending and descending, gaining ground every time you descend until you get to his feet.
"Talk to the horse in Latin, Greek, French, English, or Spanish, or in any other language you please; but let him hear the sound of your voice, which at the beginning of the operation is not quite so necessary, but which I have always done in making him lift up his feet. Hold up your foot—'Live la pied'—'Alza el pie'—'Aron ton poda,' etc., at the same time lift his foot with your hand. He soon becomes familiar with the sounds, and will hold his foot up at command. Then proceed to the hind feet and go on in the same manner, and in a short time the horse will let you lift them and even take them up in your arms.
"All this operation is no magnetism, no galvanism; it is merely taking away the fear a horse generally has of a man, and familiarizing the animal with his master; as the horse doubtless experiences a certain pleasure from this handling, he will soon become gentle under it, and show a very marked attachment to his keeper."
The excerpts above are taken from:
The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses, by P. R. Kincaid & John J. Stutzman (Published in Cincinatti-Ohio, 1856)
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The first to arrive at the sports center in Vinovo, shortly before 8 am – Sky Sports reports – was Captain Del Piero, who began the nineteenth season at Juventus with such enthusiasm:
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(CNN) – Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards made clear Saturday what he thinks the eventual Democratic nominee for president will need in order to win the nomination.
"I know there are people in this room who are for me and there are people who are shopping," the Democratic presidential hopeful said to an audience in Grinnell, Iowa. "This is democracy. This is the way it is supposed to work."
First, he advised looking for a candidate whom the voter feels has the personal qualities to lead the country at this moment in time. Second, he said a candidate should go beyond simple rhetoric, and have specific ideas to address large issues such as the war in Iraq, and health care. Finally, he said "we need a candidate who can win" the general election, in addition to increasing a democratic majority in Congress.
He added he hoped the crowd would find him to be the strongest candidate in those categories.
Edwards appeared with his wife, Elizabeth, for a community gathering at the Grinnell College student union. They are spending the weekend campaigning all over Iowa.
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Without any doubt, Edwards would indeed be a nery fine President indeed. His known concern for the poor, the handicapped and so many other worldwide problems more than qualify him. Unfortunately, we Americans have shown, in far too many times, our "ability" to elect the opposite czndidaye.
Clearly, Edwards is the best candidate of the Democratic field. No other candidate has outlined positions or plans as Edwards has. His message is based on specifics, not rhetoric. And by the criteria this article lists, no other candidate fits the bill as Edwards does. He has my vote.
A "candidate who can win the general" is still the main issue, and I would like to hear some hard independent polling numbers on the "electability" of the two frontrunners, together with some talk of why they remain so.
Sydney you write that " His known concern for the poor, the handicapped and so many other worldwide problems more than qualify him" but at the last debate when the question was posed to him "what's considered wealthy" he failed to give us a figure. Hell he could've said how much money he's made as a lawyer and whatever other things he got in his pot. While I dont knock his wealth, he doesnt know nothing about being POOR!! He's never went a night without a meal or had to wear the same clothes day in and day out. How can he come at me or my peers with that poor cry for his ompassion of the poor. Come on, lets be real we dont need another Bush and how he talks and try to twist things around that's what a lot and I mean a lot of folks in South Carolina feel. Edwards need to come up with a new slogan dont give me that "poor crap"
It's difficult to understand how someone who can afford to pay $400. for one hair cut, can identify with the needs of people who pay $12.00 at Super Cuts. He lives in a huge mansion....has no problem affording gas and probably has his family's health insurance paid for by the US tax payers, so how can someone in this position really know what is needed for the middle class in this country? He needs to walk a mile in "those shoes" to have a clue how difficult it is for the middle class to raise and educate their family with the sky high prices of health insurance, housing costs, property taxes, college tuitions, gas prices, grocery prices increasing each week. How can a person who has won millions of dollars from law suits, and lives in a sprawling mansion have a clue as to how average citizens really live?
I'm really probably not Edwards' biggest fan, but he's getting unfairly criticized here. His upbringing was pretty decidedly lower middle/working class. Father worked in a textile mill, mother worked for, I think, the postal service. He was the first member of his family to get a college degree. So while I don't doubt that he's living a fairly privileged life these days, to suggest that that's always been the case, as some commenters have, is really not fair. Nor is it necessarily relevant – since when do we expect politicians to have personal experience of every issue they champion? If that's the new litmus test in American politics, I wish someone would hurry up and let the GOP contenders for the presidential nomination know they'd better either stop talking about such issues as reproductive rights and gay marriage, seeing as how, so far as I'm aware, they're a bunch of straight men, and so couldn't possibly have first hand knowledge of either issue. Come to think of it, that, actually, would suit me just fine!
Edwards couldn't even carry his own state in the last election, not to mention the fact that John Kerry did not even want to ask him to be his running-mate, but had to be persuaded by political consulatants. And though no one wants to discuss this, my Grandmother just died of cancer and the entire family was stretched to the limits throughout her illness. I'd like Edwards to address how he plans on handling his wife's terminal illness if he was elected President and it turns for the worse. Is she just going to waste away in the White House? Who's taking care of their children? It's obvious from his massive hesitency when asked about his faith that this is a man in crisis. How can he possibly be charged with running this country while he's losing his own faith?
John Edwards is the most qualified, by far, to be president. He is intelligent, candid, and truly cares about the common man. He is the only leading candidate not beholden to big business or lobbyists or PACs. Also, his experience as a trial attorney, where he fought the abuses of big corporations, would suit him well in the White House. I have a friend who worked with his law firm, and she said he is "the real deal" and took cases no one thought were winnable–he has a real passion for the underdog. He is a true populist and will make a great president!
If the Dems want that seat in The White House, they'd better look long and hard at John Edwards – and so had the voters. John Edwards has the education and finesse the New Englanders will expect. He is southern by birth, so the "good ole boys from the SE and SW should vote for him. Surely third time around they have learned that the Republicans messed them over. And John Edwards came up "by his own bootstraps" so the poor and those reeling in the midwest should relate to him, if they only have a brain! The Democrats need a candidate who can appeal to all of the Nation. Clinton and Obama simply will not make it with the "good ole boys" in the SE and SW.
KG, given the medical expenses the Edwards family faces on top of the campaign expenses, not to mention a family for which they must provide, you may have to take back some of your venom regarding being poor. The Edwards family jumped through an awful lot of hoops to obtain their education. I was a single parent (husband remarried 2 months after he abandoned us) and my daughter and I will pay for many years to come for getting her M.S.Ed.(with straight "A"s). Right now, the feds owe us $5,000 we've been trying to get for two years. By the time they pay up, if they do, the interest will have risen and the $5,000 will make no difference. We have 2 more years on debt mgmt ($500/month) for allowing my daughter to get that Masters so she could teach. It isn't just the degree, you know. It's the Praxis exams (thousands of dollars – had to travel to testing centers in the next state), required portfolio, a complete children's library for the classroom – furniture, shelves, books and all required for certification in our home state, professional dress – oh, it goes on and on.
The Edwards will understand. They are still going through it. Should anyone hold having a nice home against them? They worked for it. That's what the American dream is all about and I'm happy for them that with hard work on the part of each, they could achieve that.
What I do like about the Edwards family is that unlike the President we have who claims to be such a devout Christian and is so arrogant (don't think Jesus was arrogant), the Edwards family seems to present with more genuine Christian humility, even in the presence of their achievements.
Humility is something with which this country could reacquaint. That should be the true meaning of the sermon/homily each Sunday when all of the devout Christians go to church.
By the way, if you know anything at all about the Christ, you have to realize, Jesus was a liberal!
Why not "earmark" your favorite charity to receive the gifts?..... non-perishable foods,maybe???
Thelma, if you think that the "good ol'boys" from the south are gonna vote for gun grabber Edwards, you are crazy and should seek medical attention.


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Recently, in a moment of absolute boredom, I decided to watch an Anime Series known as Princess TuTu on Netflix. It was such a wonderful (sort of creepy) story. The music, art and story line fit perfectly together. Needless to say, I fell in love and decided some of the characters needed to be cubeecrafts that I could display. 😀
Fakir is the first one I completed.
Part 2
Use the two links above to download the templates to the cubeecraft. You will need both parts to make this cubeecraft.
To place the hair on the face:
There are two red lines that must be cut on the left and right of the face. The two tabs on the hair need to be inserted into these holes to attach the hair to the face.
The legs of this cubeecraft are a bit longer than a normal cubeecraft, but I made the decision to expand them so that it will resemble the characters a bit more (they have very long legs in the TV series).
Enjoy this cubeecraft. Take pictures of the completed papertoy and share them on my Facebook Page. 😀


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How To Fix "Google Account Disabled" Error On Mobile Browsers
I know the kind of Shock You'll Get When You See This.. I was very sure l didn't violate any Google Policy.. So Here's How To Get Rid Of the Error
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2 Best Ways to Extend your Data Plan
If there's anything you need more aside from food, then it's probably data.
Civilization has gotten more digital than ever, tech has rapidly evolved – so as apps. And regardless of what uses these apps provide, most of them need our mobile data to run efficiently.
Mobile networks are aware of these, and the cost data is obviously getting less expensive than it was. Thankfully, no matter what part of the world you're in, there's always a data plan for everyone.
But still, there is still a way to get the most out of your data plan without unnecessary usage that you might not even be aware of.
Now forget what similar articles you might have seen before, if you follow these two simple tips, you'll definitely notice change in your data exhaustion rate.
1 • Turn off Apps Background Data
As simple as this may seem, a lot of individuals don't even know this. Turning off background data for some certain apps can save you a lot of money not just data only.
Reason is, some apps use your data even if you don't have them open. It all happens in the background.
Here's how to turn off apps background data.
First, go to Settings, then to Apps
Click whichever app you don't need background data
Below the app details, click data usage
Click on the toggle beside the background data
And Voila!
You can do these for as many apps you wish not to use your data unnecessarily in the background.
2 • Install Datally
Datally is another app from Google with the initiative of conserving more data for its Android users. The app is lightweight, its latest version is just little above 5MB.
Adding to this, it comes with a bunch of useful features like data saver that allows you to block data background usage or unwanted notifications from apps with ease, and also a detailed statistics of your data usage.
My favorite feature is the Bubble that gives real-time data usage of the app you're using at that moment
One tip though (more like an advice), if you're at any point managing data stay far from YouTube. But if you still have the itch to watch youtube video, go for the lite version of the app, YouTube Go. Because I heard some people only get their senses back with the "your data is remaining 100MB" message. 🙄
Okay that will be all for now. If you have any questions, I will be more than happy to assist.
Thanks for reading, hopefully I'll see you in the next post.
These 10 Stunning Photo Concepts Will Give You A Lot To Think About
I was in pain and in search for Joy I found more pain, and this time it was unbearable cause I was left all alone and broken.. Had no alternatives so I turned to some 'Pills and Portions' which had promised to be a friend. In my lonely world, I embraced my only source of friendship so tight that I didn't notice I was about to get betrayed.. Lost in the addictive relationship of drugs, I wondered how come I still felt so empty when I had found a friend already..
Days of trauma and addiction ran into weeks which skipped into years, and now here I am in Chains cause I never knew I had found a friend in bondage, I never knew the So-called Pills and Portions came along with Tricks and plots to make me more miserable than I ever was…. Now, I realized that my search for Joy had led me into My END.. Oh! I made my search wrongly, spent years searching with my eyes cast with a selfish and deceitful desire that I couldn't recognize the enemy in disguise: DRUGS..
THE QUEST FOR PLEASURE HAS LED MANY DESTINIES TO THE QUIET GRAVE.. PLEASE, SHUN DRUG ABUSE, #SHUN #ONETAP. DON'T LET WRONG INFLUENCE TAMPER WITH YOUR CHOICE AND DESIRE.. TAKE A BOLD STAND TODAY AND JOIN ME #SAYNOTODRUGS.. Please, Share This message and Save Someone, God bless you..
2. The fight against drug abuse would never end until you realize the world awaits you to speak.. In a time like this when we've got no voice to listen to cause they all got cracked with smokes, why not be the voice that would make the change… I know maybe you're not reading this clearly cause you've not really recovered from the #ONETAP you took few hours ago, but listen YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO CAUSE CHANGE, let's save a drowning generation, let's save a friend today.. The NO TO DRUG ABUSE BEGINS WITH YOU.. LET'S teach our youths to cultivate weed instead of digesting them in ignorance..
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Apple showed off the updated WatchOS 2 upgrade last night at its annual preach to the converted, demonstrating the changes users will soon see. What it didn't make a big deal about is the inclusion of Activation Lock -- the same anti-theft controls as utilised by iOS.
Apple's online showcase for the updated wearable software says: "WatchOS 2 includes Activation Lock, a new security feature. Activating your watch requires your iCloud Apple ID and password, so in the event that your Apple Watch is lost or stolen, your information remains safe."
So once activated and synced with all your various Apple devices, a simple reset won't be much use. It'll need your account details to get the Watch thing up and running again, hopefully making it less likely a thief might saw your hand off for one. [Apple via Engadget]


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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain
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There are more than 100 table-service restaurants in Disney World and trying to decide where to eat can be overwhelming. To make it easier, we've come up with our top 5 restaurants for seafood at Disney World. California Grill On the 15th floor of Disney's Contemporary sits California Grill. The cuisine celebrates the fresh, seasonal … Continue Reading
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Review: The BOATHOUSE
The BOATHOUSE touts itself as having "Great Food. Waterfront Dining. Dream Boats". The newly opened Downtown Disney restaurant, soon to be located in The Landing of Disney Springs is an upscale casual restaurant located on water. For our first trip, we were joined by Tony Caselnova of Disney By The Numbers. Tony had already been on … Continue Reading
Top Disney World food news stories of 2014
There was a lot of news coming out of Disney this year. The removal of the Sorcerer's Hat in Disney's Hollywood Studios, the opening of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom and so much more. However, we're going to talk about the top Disney World food news stories of 2014. Here's a look! Spice … Continue Reading
New restaurants coming to Disney Springs in 2015
It has been announced that two new restaurants will be coming to Disney Springs in 2015. Both restaurants will be located in The Landings. Celebrity Chef Masaharu Morimoto will be opening an exciting new restaurant in Disney Springs. Chef Morimoto is best known for being one of the incredible chefs on Iron Chef. His restaurant, … Continue Reading


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Your domain name is probably one the most important parts of your presence on the internet. It's also known as your "address" and allows visitors to find your digital home more easily.
How it works, at a high level, is not that difficult to understand. Yet, it is still complex to need professional management.
Your domain name translates to a series of numbers (and letters in later protocols) which are difficult to remember and certainly don't roll off the tongue. This is called your IP (Internet Protocol) address. www.google.co.uk is far easier to say and remember than 188.8.131.52, yet both are the same website and the same address.
The Name Server's role is to route the domain name, to the correct IP address. Think of this like a contact in your mobile phone. Contacts will be stored under a name (domain name), yet behind the name is the all important phone number (IP address). When you select the contacts name, the phone looks up the stored number and dials it. A name server does the same thing but with a IP address instead of a phone number.
DNS Records allow over-riding of IP addresses stored on the Name Server which gives you the opportunity to re-route certain elements of your domain name. For instance, your could point the MX (Mail Exchange) record to your own internal mail server IP address, to re-route all emails away from your web hosting server and directly to your own Mail Exchange server.
We can set up and manage these records on your behalf, so that you can concentrate your resources to more business critical tasks.
Many of our customers own and use multiple domain names, more often that not with one domain pointing, or re-directing if you like, to another. Here is a prime example. If you click this link - milbroproshotuk.com you will end up here proshotcatapults.com. The first domain is re-directing all the traffic to the second domain. This is extremely handy when you want to buy more than one domain name for a single site. This also improves search engine results and rankings and stops a competitor potentially buying a name similar to yours, and piggy-backing off of your search results.
The same can be done with emails accounts. An address of quote_me@ could be forwarded to sales@ to be picked up by the sales team. These are fairly straight forward task for us, but perhaps not for you, so we can easily take care of this for you.
We can easily create and manage any web and email accounts or quotas you want. We can create FTP and Admin access accounts, email accounts and even server accounts if required.
We can also apply restrictions and quotas to your accounts, giving you peace of mind that you will not suddenly go over quota regarding bandwidth or storage. It's just another small piece of the big picture, but it's the small things that often get over-looked and become critical.
We will happily manage all of your SSL certification requirements, including the purchase, creation and installation of your certificate/s, and the purchase and management of your dedicated IP address (which is a mandatory requirement for using a SSL certificate).
We can offer certificates from all the major providers, covering a range of different options and warranties, including single and multiple domain SSL certificates, wildcard/sub-domain SSL certificates, and also Exchange Server (UCC) SSL certificates.


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Reasons to Visit Crete: Eating Out is Cheap!
5th January 2015
Eating out is simply something that you must do whilst on holiday – at least once anyway! – It is all part of the holiday experience, especially if you're trying something new. There are many different traditional tarvernas right across this stunning island where you can enjoy fine food and drink. So what can you expect when it comes to eating out and buying food in Crete?
Eating Out in Crete: What are the prices like?
If you're a regular to Crete you'll know that eating out in has always been fairly reasonable; of course, this varies from restaurant to restaurant. You'll be happy to know that according to research undertaken by the Post Office, meals for two have fallen by 18% in the last year – this is certainly a great reason to visit Crete, it won't break the bank, but you can experience both food and culture at its finest!
British newspaper, The Telegraph made the following commented that holiday makers should, 'keep an eye on Crete where it falls in the cost of eating out' as it makes 'the island better value than ever before.' The fine and hearty food of Crete is certainly something that you should taste whilst away; you'll find lamb, fish, goat and plenty appetising dishes that are simply beautiful!
Eating In
It isn't just eating out here that is so cheap here, you can also purchase foods from the supermarkets and village markets for reasonable prices so if you want to eat in for certain meals or throughout your holiday you can. Our villas are complete with excellent cooking facilities, so if you don't fancy eating out every night, you can take advantage of this and cook yourself your favourite meal. We've provided a few Cretan recipes in our blog previously; therefore you can make your very own Cretan delights.
Have a Taste of Crete!
As meals out are so cheap here and are always so tasty, then you simply must try at least one traditional Cretan dish! Wherever you stay we're sure that you'll find some amazing tavernas and even leave with a brand new favourite meal.
If you would like more information about any of our villas in Crete, then please do not hesitate to get in contact with the team here at Pure Crete as we will be more than happy to help. Give us a call on (+44) 01444 880 404 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.


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[words and photograph © Lucie Debelkova, The WideAngle]
This photo was taken in Yemen in the old walled city of Shibam – a Unesco World Heritage Site – one of the most amazing places I've seen. I'd been wondering around and just before sunset I noticed warm sun rays shining through sand flying in the air. I only needed suitable point of interest to make this photo work; luckily I didn't have to wait long for this man to appear.
No filter was used on this shot and those warm deep colors are created by a sun that was just about to go down.
Czech nomad Lucie Debelkova is a roving travel and landscape photographer for The WideAngle network. She has covered assignments in more than 70 countries.


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So many points in our breastfeeding journey have given me space to reflect. The last time we got back from Trinidad and Tobago, I was still buzzing with excitement over the revelation that I was making enough milk to breastfeed without other milk, expressed or artificial.
This time, I'm just feeling quite celebratory about how easy and enjoyable breastfeeding my fifteen-month-old made our trip. So I've come up with five benefits of breastfeeding while traveling. If you've taken this show on the road, can you think of any more?
Perfect comfort for the plane
I was disproportionately nervous about the transatlantic airplane journey with the baby. I was going to be on my own. When I got to the baggage drop at the airport, I was literally shaking and stammering. Looking back, I think I must have been experiencing some kind of crisis of confidence in my parenting or something. It turns out that I don't suck at what I do. That and, I've got magic under my shirt.
Ready for take off? Baby to breast and the change in ear pressure is nothing to worry about. The baby is annoyed with you because you won't let her touch that thing/crawl into that person's lap/empty that bag? Baby to breast and it just might buy you some time before you have to do a walk around. The baby needs a nap? Baby to breast and let the hormone exchange do its work. Actually, Talitha has long struggled to focus on breastfeeding when we're out. She spontaneously started doing it just before we left. I can pass on no tips about this. Babies are random sometimes.
Less gear
Last time I did this journey on my own, I took bottles and formula with me because I was nervous that it would all crash and burn (excuse the pun? maybe not?) while we were in the air and I'd have a baby who was hungry but wouldn't feed. It was such a faff packing it all and then I had a hard time getting the flight attendants to give me hot water so it just added to my stress, really. This time, it was such a relief not to have to take anything and to know that the milk was ready whenever she needed it and that she'd be able to access it.
It also meant not having to deal with the liquids situation, though they seem to have relaxed a bit on this from what I glimpsed of other families going through security. Everyone seemed amused that I had no purees either. If I'd taken any, she would have made me exchange with her and I don't like baby food.
Easy transition across time and climate
Both times I've done this journey, people have asked how Talitha coped with the heat and jet lag. She copes exceptionally well with the heat. She copes as well as I do with the latter. I'm not basing this on anything concrete but I get the feeling that no matter where we go, Talitha is oriented by my presence.
Breastfeeding stabilises our physical connection in such a way that my body is her home and it goes with her and she with it. Every time we settle for a feed while we're away, we relax into each other. The place is suddenly not so strange. Apart from that, the water in my milk hydrates her, which helps with the heat, no doubt.
As for the jetlag, our sleep sharing and breastfeeding are so entwined it's hard for me to say which is the influence. Either way, it took her about as long as it did me not to feel tired very early in the evening. We're still both recovering. It's a relief that she doesn't get there before I do.
You're never out of food and drink
If anyone asks why my fifteen-month-old is still breastfeeding, it's because her survival instincts tell her that her mother too disorganised for it to be otherwise. Let's just say I have been known to underestimate how many snacks and cups of water are needed when we go out. My breasts are, so far, very forgiving.
It's a mercy too that she still breastfeeds because she lived on Crix (crackers), rice, bananas and raisins while we were out there. I cajoled her with mangoes, papaya, oil dong, stewed chicken, curries but she wouldn't have any of it. This is even before she came down with what we think was tonsillitis. At least with her still getting lots of breast milk I wasn't as stressed out as I could have been about her apparent disinterest in solid food.
Immunity boosting
Speaking of the mystery illness, I think breastfeeding probably helped here too. Talitha keeps demonstrating that breastfed babies do get sick, despite what some may say. In fact, she catches just about everything that passes, as do I. I don't think there's ever been a time in my life when I was not prone to picking up the current bug.
I really do think, though, that she kicks things a lot faster than she would do without the antibodies in my milk. At any rate, breastfeeding gives her immature immune system important defenses when it's exposed to all sorts of new things while we're traveling. Who knows? It could have been worse. She could have still been ill by my brother's wedding, which would have made for a very different day.
Do tell, have you had any trips that made you glad you were breastfeeding?
Images: Laurence Jarrett-Kerr (By the way, we weren't in the sun for long!)


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America, fuck yeah! That's all I could think as work surprised us minions with a half day before the fireworks got underway. My happy soundtrack consists of records that won't stop being amazing and new ones like Par 6's new one Be Kind, Rewind; a feel good pop rock record.
As Be Kind, Rewind continues to be a part of my life, bands like Simple Plan and Boys Like Girls come to mind. "Talk Me Up" had lines on a loop that made it play like a pop record, while "Say Goodbye" was definitely similar to those "Perfect" men from up north.
The other half caused a generation gap. "Rewind" had sugary lyrics, but the music was enough to push it out of the tween crowd. But for Par 6 to appeal to a crowd that can drink and drive (never together though), then "Out of Time" will do the trick.
To recap, or rather rewind, Par 6's Be Kind, Rewind is a record that will play better to people whose biggest stress comes from homecomings and Facebook drama. That crowd that just wants a fun, musical escape. Yup, it's youthful rock that's ready for you if that's what you're into. Be Kind, Rewind is out now, so get it!


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ReviveMed, Inc.
ReviveMed is a machine-learning platform that transform data from small molecules to the right therapeutics for the right patients.
Metabolites, or small molecules, are closest to a phenotype and can show exactly what happen because of a disease, genetic factors or environmental effects. Therefore, understanding metabolites is essential for developing the right therapeutics for the right patients. However, because of tremendous diversity of metabolite's structure, identifying metabolites require several experimental processes, and current platforms focus on detecting less than 10% of human metabolites.
ReviveMed Team spent over five years to develop a machine-learning platform and the most comprehensive proprietary database of metabolites and their interactions to specifically overcome these difficulties, which was published in Nature Methods.
Using our proprietary machine-learning platform, we develop metabolomic-based therapeutics by repurposing existing drug assets. We will develop this therapeutics in house or in partnership with biotech/pharma companies as well as disease association. Since founding ReviveMed last year, we have already launched revenue-generating pilot projects with leading biotech/pharma companies to validate our value-proposition, improve our technology with their data, and build relationships.
We have the best team to unlock the value of metabolomics with complementary skills and expertise. In addition, we have world-class advisors, who are leader in computational biology and metabolomics. ReviveMed is an award-winning startup company. Until now, our team has received over $50 K in entrepreneurships prizes including Booz-Allen-Hamilton analytic prize awarded to the most innovative analysis solutions for businesses. Recently, ReviveMed was selected as a top 10 finalist for Google Machine-learning completion among over 350 participants, receiving $200 K in Google Cloud credits. Additionally, ReviveMed was awarded a LabCentral Golden Ticket, providing us one year of lab space with the value of $50 K.
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Interview from the UK Lean Summit 2015 - Toyota Lean Management Centre
posted on January 28, 2016
Planet Lean editor Roberto Priolo sat down with Ian Hurst and Keith Edwards of the Toyota Lean Management Centre – who spoke at our Summit this past November – to discuss standardized work, and more.
Roberto Priolo: What's the biggest difficulty that organizations that are introducing standardized work encounter?
Ian Hurst: Too often organizations try to standardize an unstable process, which is of course very difficult to do. Without stability your standardization efforts will fail, there is no question about that.
The foundation must be problem solving, which is what Toyota has essentially spent 80 years doing. Problem solving gives us the level of stability that we need to introduce standardized work cycles and improve. Just-in-time and jidoka help us to expose the next level of problems, or "create a crisis" if you will.
RP: With what frequency does Toyota review the standards?
IH: One of our Executive Vice Presidents at Toyota in Japan, Nimi-san, said that "it is up to production management to set the standard and up to the shop floor to break it." People will find a better way. The key to that is then re-standardizing, re-training everybody and making sure the standard is being followed consistently, until we find the next improvement. It is not an explicit activity, and the company's expectation is that we do this every day, that we improve all our processes every day. That's what continuous improvement means.
Keith Edwards: The standard is very much the beginning of the journey. If you try something new and it doesn't work, the worst thing that can happen is that you go back to the original standard. This limits the risk, because all you are doing is improving an already-existing standard.
RP: We often think that standards kill our people's ability to be creative. What do you say to that?
KE: Let's take a doctor in a hospital as an example. We would see him or her as an expert, who doesn't have to spend time on mundane tasks. If we can remove and standardize a portion of his/her activity, he or she can use his/her real expertise to look at the higher end.
IH: Standardized work is not a straitjacket, but a framework. Within it, there is always room to move, to find that better way I mentioned above. Before you can do that, however, you need to build a certain level of trust on the shop floor. Our people know that if their job is improved and time is freed up, we will always find more value-creating activities for them to do.
RP: What does it mean to respect people?
KE: People give us 8 to 10 hours of their day, and respecting them means to use that time correctly. We don't want to have them running around like headless chickens. Instead, we want to ensure their time is used for value-added activities, so that when they go home they know they have contributed to what Toyota is trying to achieve.
That's why we look at how we can enhance their daily work. We give them control of the process, and the tools that help them to improve it (it's both physical tools and the ability to problem solve). We give people basic skills so that they can do the improvement and solve problems themselves.
IH: With every pair of hands comes a free brain. If, as a manager, you decide not to engage that, it's your failure. Don't just engage the hands (have people do the production work) but also the brain (have them come up with better ways of doing things). A brain left at the gates has no value to us. We strongly believe that all our people have something to contribute to the improvement of our process.
RP: During your workshop you said that overproduction is the most dangerous type of waste, because it generates all the other forms - what is the most adequate countermeasure?
IH: Takt-time manufacturing. Fundamentally, that's what it is all about: making products at the rate the customer wants us to make them. That means we can minimize our inventories and that we don't need systems to manage that inventory. It means that we don't incur the additional risk of building more parts, which might end up being defective and reaching the customer (at that point, finding the root cause would be extremely difficult).
KE: Takt also challenges you to have a stable, reliable and repeatable process. You need to make things in the hours you have, and that limits the stock you can build up. It also helps you to respond quickly and flexibly to fluctuations in demand.
IH: TPS describes a perfect system. We have Toyota's current production system and we have TPS, and there is a gap between the two. We strive to build that ideal system that allows us to appropriately respond to real customer demand every day (which means we should always be able to product to takt). That's exceptionally difficult to manage, but it's where we want to get. Will we ever get there? We've been at it for 80 years and we are still a long way away. But that doesn't mean we will stop trying.
RP: Just like any other company, Toyota has made mistakes in the past. What have you learned from them?
IH: We expanded too quickly, and we experienced recalls and other problems as a consequence. There is no doubt some of it came from our loss of focus on the customer. We were talking about expanding our capacity, but the customers don't care about that – they care about quality. Our focus had really drifted. Top management is now focusing again on meeting customer needs, and that was a great learning for us. We have done reflection on it, and that's going to make the difference for Toyota.
We have a system for learning in place, but when it comes to PDCA, the C and A phases are the ones people tend to struggle with the most. Toyota, however, is great at reflecting on what goes wrong. The importance of continuous reflection cannot be overstated.
RP: At the Toyota Lean Management Centre, what is your approach to capturing the learning you gain from working with organizations?
KE: It's that same system of reflection. After every job, we do hansei using an A3. We try to understand what made us successful (or unsuccessful) so that the next time we can support other organizations better.
RP: What's in it for Toyota?
IH: Built in our fundamental principles is the idea of being a good corporate citizen and helping the world develop. A lot of the ideas that were in place in 1934 when the company was founded are still our core beliefs. That's why we are not for profit at TLMC: we don't think we should profit from sharing what we learn. This creates healthy competition and it encourages us to always do better.
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Lean Summit 2019 - 1st Global Learning Lean Summit
24th - 25th October 2019
Since we organised our first UK Lean Summit way back in 1997, we've always tried to push the frontiers of Lean Thinking - both in terms of lean research and lean practice. For 2019 we've partnered with The Learning Trust in order to bring a Summit linking the world of business with learning.


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Penance sketches – Bennett, Miranda, Cohen
ETA (7/16): Another delay, obviously! There's been a bit of a reference-picture snafu. Will be sorted out by this evening. Hang tight.
Today's page will be somewhat late. To tide you over, have some sketches crossposted from the BICP Tumblr:
I try to avoid making statements about How To Interpret The Comic, but some of the insults thrown at Miranda are just baffling. Especially when, if you really need a character to snap at, there's another character right there who's been far more damaging….
Bennett: "So the readers think we should make out now."
Cohen: "O RLY?"
Shippers gonna ship.


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May 5 (UPI) -- Star Wars newcomer Laura Dern says The Last Jedi empowers women.
The 50-year-old actress said in an interview with CBS News the forthcoming film will feature more strong female characters and "flip the script" in terms of diversity.
"What I can say that I love about The Last Jedi is that it empowers female characters -- girls and women -- and minorities and an iconic female character like Carrie Fisher gave us," Dern said, referencing Fisher's Princess Leia.
"Part of the legacy of Star Wars is that women are not just part of the story, they make the story and the mythology of the story. That's always been there thanks to George Lucas and this invention," She elaborated. "Being part of that is really exciting and how they are flipping the script in terms of diversity in various roles. I feel super proud to be part of it."
The Last Jedi is a sequel to The Force Awakens (2015), which was praised for its strong female protagonist, Rey (Daisy Ridley). Dern said in a Build Series interview in March that The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson also drew her to the blockbuster movie.
"He's made a few beautiful, small, independent films, and now has this opportunity to be writing and directing a Star Wars. So it's an exciting time where it's all blurring together a bit," she said after commenting on big-budget versus indie films.
"Even though the experiences can be radically different, there are innovators everywhere you look," the star added.
Dern was confirmed for The Last Jedi in February, although details about her role are being kept under wraps. The Last Jedi will star Ridley, Fisher, who died in December, and Mark Hamill, and open in theaters Dec. 15.


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Without Ericsson, will Bluetooth survive?
The company that invented Bluetooth is pulling out of the market, causing some to wonder if the short-range wireless technology's days are numbered. Regardless, Bluetooth still isn't a technology that admins can ignore.
Ericsson has announced that it was pulling out of developing Bluetooth solutions for the semiconductor industry. While Ericsson claims Bluetooth will march on, some analysts said the short-range wireless technology may have had its day.
Since Ericsson, the Stockholm, Sweden-based mobile phone and telecommunications company, invented Bluetooth, it has been producing intellectual property blocks for semiconductor manufacturers like Intel Corp., allowing them to make Bluetooth chips.
Johan Akesson, Ericsson's vice president of marketing, said the company has faith in Bluetooth as a technology, but because of declining profit margins on Bluetooth chips, Ericsson can no longer make a business case for its activity.
"We have raised this baby and now we need to let this baby walk on its own," he said.
And while Bluetooth deployments have been doubling annually and according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group last year 1 million Bluetooth units were shipped a week, some analysts said Bluetooth may be on its way out, and that Ericsson's departure is particularly troubling since the company invented the technology.
Akesson said that Bluetooth has a certain momentum because there are so many devices on the market with Bluetoth embedded in them. But Craig Mathias, a principal with the Framingham, Mass.-based research firm Farpoint Group, argued that the number of Bluetooth-enabled devices is irrelevant if no one is using Bluetooth. Mathias compares Bluetooth to infrared, a technology that was once widely available in laptops and cell phones, but is largely being left behind in the age of Wi-Fi.
Bluetooth's protocol stack -- the mechanism for moving data over wireless networks -- is likely to survive and can be used with any wireless technology, Mathias said, but Bluetooth as radio technology may be doomed.
"The radio portion of Bluetooth will disappear," he said, meaning over time that no one will be communicating using Bluetooth.
Part of the problem is that Bluetooth transfers data at about 1 Mbps, much too slow for the increasing heavy use of wireless, Mathias said.
Stan Schatt, a research director with Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research Inc., said Bluetooth faces stiff competition from Wi-Fi and even emerging ultra wideband technologies. He said Motorola, as an example, is adding Wi-Fi -- not Bluetooth -- to its 3G phones.
Bluetooth is likely to survive in consumer electronics, Schatt said, perhaps as means of interconnecting elements of home stereo systems.
Akesson disputes that assessment, saying that Bluetooth has a bright future even in the enterprise and will be valuable as means of enabling communication between wireless devices and earphones, PDAs, laptops and other devices.
Whether or not Ericsson's retreat from the Bluetooth chip market denotes a turning point in the technology's prospects, Schatt said business can't hide from Bluetooth. It is increasingly showing up in devices and even if people are not using it, the wireless capability is there and can present a security risk.
Schatt recommends that businesses incorporate Bluetooth into their overall wireless policies.
"You can't ignore the little devices coming through the side door," Schatt said. "They have an impact on overall security."


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I have been swamped with pharmacology homework and this was the week I decided to potty train the worlds most stubborn child. Yeah, he knows how to use the toilet, but will hold it for 13+ hours instead. Insert eye roll. So I needed an easy meal that was quick but also didn't heat up the already hot house!
There are so many variations of this and so many other freezer type meals you can do. But this is one of my favorite. I am a sucker for anything chicken and tortilla.
2lbs Chicken breast
2 Cups frozen corn
14oz can black beans
28oz Diced tomatoes
(you can add in some with green chilies if you like)
2tbs taco seasoning
Greek yogurt, tortilla chips and cilantro to top
So here is the hard part.... you either dump it all in a freezer bag for later and freeze OR dump it all in a crockpot now and cook for 6 hours on low or 3 hours on high.
Shred chicken once it's cooked then top with the delicious toppings of your choice!
21 Day Fix
Serving1.5 cups (some will be broth/topping )
1Y (with tortilla chips)
1R (with greek yogurt)


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Starting at: London Marylebone
Arrive at: Clock House
Journey time between London Marylebone and Clock House averages at 67 minutes
Stations passed through from London Marylebone
- Baker Street
- Regent's Park
- Oxford Circus
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Fares between two stations may vary depending on the direction of travel, time of day and day of the week.
We charge higher fares at the busiest times of the day (usually between 06:30 and 09:30, and between 16:00 and 19:00, Monday to Friday).
When you pay as you go, you must touch your contactless or Oyster card on a yellow reader at the start and end of your journey.
Some journeys are charged via Zone 1 regardless of the route taken.
If your journey avoids Zone 1 and you see a pink card reader when changing trains, touch your contactless or Oyster card on it to pay the right fare.
Return journey: Clock House to London Marylebone
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Surf Safely, Surf Securely
Connect to CSUSecure.
CSUSecure provides the peace of mind you deserve when using Clayton State's Network. CSUSecure is the wireless connection available specifically for students, faculty, & staff. CSUSecure provides better security than our previous network, Marut.
Select CSUSecure from the list of available wireless networks in your network settings.
SSID: CSUSecure
Security: WPA 2 Enterprise
Username: Use your CSU credentials
Password: Use your CSU credentials
Most devices will connect to CSUSecure without additional settings. If you have an IOS device or a Windows 7 computer, please see the additional instructions below.
Are you a visitor to Clayton State?
Have a game console or SmartTV?
You may see the following image while adding CSUSecure to your Apple devices. Please be sure to select "Trust". We have a self signed certificate that IOS want you to be aware of. We promise, it's safe!
If you are using Windows 7, there are additional steps to connect to CSUSecure. We have created an app to automate this process.
Download & unzip the CSUSecure self-installing tool
Windows 7 CSUSecure self-installing tool
Run the application and click "Install"
Click on the message "Additional information is needed to connect to CSUSecure."
Enter your CSU credentials when prompted
Click on your network icon to verify you are connected.
We've also created a guide on how to set up CSUSecure manually.
Manual CSUSecure Setup
Begin by locating and clicking the wireless icon in the upper-right corner in the menu bar. It looks similar to a slice of pie.
Select "CSUSecure" from the list of available wireless networks.
Once connected you will see the Authentication window.
Username: Use your CSU network username. Do not use your email address.
Password: Use your CSU password
Congratulations! You've connected to CSUSecure.
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Most cases are taken on a contingency fee basis. This means the injured victim or the victim's family members are not responsible for any attorney's fees or court costs until after a settlement is reached. This also means that the attorney does not get paid unless a recovery is made.
A personal injury lawyer fronts the litigation expenses, court costs and filing fees, and gets repaid out of the recovery amount.
By working on a contingency fee basis, the lawyer has an incentive to work the case as efficiently and effectively as possible since he or she does not get paid unless the case is won.


text: Are there some way with the droid M to make notes using voice commands. What I'm looking for is to be working, probably outside, and remember I need to pick something up the next time I visit a hardware store, which may be two or three weeks. I want to grab my phone, push a couple of keys and leave myself a note. I may also later in the day remember something that is coming up later in the week and would want to make note of that. Are there a way the above can be accomplished? Please remember I'm a senior and we need all the help we can get in helping us remember. Thanks.


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News Release
Friday, May 12, 2000
Early Morning Crash Claims High School StudentLOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
Friday, May 12, 2000
"Early Morning Crash Claims High School Student"
El Sereno - On Friday, May 12, 2000 at approximately 4:50 a.m., a fatal traffic collision occurred at the 2200 block of North Soto Street. Randy Romo, a 17 year old resident of Los Angeles and student at Salesian High School in East Los Angeles, was driving a blue 1993 Chevy Astro Van southbound on Soto Street when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a traffic signal pole. Romo was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene from massive head, neck, and body trauma.
Romo was returning home from his senior prom at the Queen Mary. Romo was not wearing his seatbelt and several bottles of alcoholic beverages were found inside the vehicle.
There were no passengers or witnesses. Any questions or information in regards to this collision should be forwarded to Detective Felix Padilla at Central Traffic Division's Follow-up Unit at 213-485-3111, or Central Traffic Division's Watch Commander at 213-485-3122.
For Release 10:00 am PDT
May 12, 2000
251 E. 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213-486-6606 Voice
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Central Community Telephone Directory
Community-Police Advisory Boards (C-PAB) Meeting Schedule and City-Wide Minutes


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Who may I call for help with anything from registration to program-specific questions?
How do I use this website?
Browse our catalogs online: Click on the university or program logo from the Home page. HOME
Click on program graphics, displayed under the associated university's catalog graphic, to view the program's courses.
Click Courses from the left menu bar and peruse by content area.
Search by keywords in the class name or description, and/or search by course number or class id.
View full class descriptions by clicking the class name from a class listings page.
Sign In: If you are new to our site and would like to register for a class, you must create a new student profile. Creating a profile provides you with your own password-protected account. Having an account will allow you to register online and track your class registrations. Click LOGIN/CREATE ACCOUNT below the photo at the top left and follow the prompts.
When building your profile, items marked with a red asterisk are required. We highly recommend using your email address as your login. The demographic information collected is optional. It is used by the university for planning and statistical purposes.
You will receive a copy of your username and password via email for future reference. Once you create your student profile (and on subsequent visits after you sign in), you will see menu options that allow you to edit your profile, check your current registrations, and view your transactions and transcript.
Register Online: Browse through the catagories. Wen you find a class you are interested in, click add to the shopping cart, click check out. Read and agree to the class refund policy, and then click check out again. Complete your registration on our secure site with your credit card information. You can print your transaction receipt and class confirmation for your records. You also will receive a class confirmation and transaction receipt via email.
How do I register online?
You can self register for classes any time by clicking LOGIN/CREATE ACCOUNT below the photo at the top left. If this is your first time registering on this site, click the Create New Student Profile button, displayed on the Sign In page, and build your own account. Next, click Courses on left menu bar to browse through our online catalogs. When you find a class or classes you want to take, add them to your shopping cart; when all classes are in the shopping cart, you can complete your registration via our secure web site. Be sure to have your credit card available and be ready to provide the card number and card expiration date.
How will I know if I got into a class?
When you self-register, after completing your credit card payment, you are registered and will receive a class confirmation and transaction receipt via email. If you register by phone or mail and you include an email address, you will receive an email confirmation and transaction receipt once your registration is processed. If you do not provide an email address, we will send a confirmation by mail. You can confirm your registration by calling the university and program who hosts the class. Those phone numbers are listed on the websites linked above.
What are your refund policies?
Refund policies vary according to class type. For refund policy details on specific classes please visit the class listings page. Full class descriptions and policies can be found by clicking the class name.
What if I cannot attend a course as planned?
If you need to withdraw from a class, notify us before the class starts to be eligible for a refund or voucher toward another class.
Are classes cancelled when there is low enrollment?
We make every effort to maintain the schedule of clases as announced in our catalogs. However, the university reserves the right to cancel classes with insufficient enrollment. You will be notified by email or telephone if your class is cancelled. If we have to cancel your class, you can request a full refund or voucher toward another class.
How do I print a receipt?
To print a receipt for any classes, just sign in and select My Transactions from the left menu bar. Locate the class. Under Action, select Print View, and then print your receipt.
How do I print my transcript?
To print a current transcript of classes, just sign in and select My Transcript from the left menu bar. Click the export link in the upper left corner. Select the format you would like, and then print. If you need an official transcript, please contact the university and program offering the class.
How do I update my profile?
You may edit or update your student profile at any time. After signing in, access the link entitled My Profile to change any of the information. Click Edit at the bottom of the page. When you are finished, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Submit.
What are your policies for payment of fees?
When you self-register, payment is by credit card. We accept: American Express, Discover, MasterCard or VISA.
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When you register in person, payment may be cash or check. OLLI also accepts credit cards.
If your registration is paid by your employer or Dislocated Worker Organization, please contact the university and program who hosts the class. Those phone numbers are listed on the websites linked above.
How do I know if there is space available?
If a class is already filled a waiting list button appears and you have the option of placing yourself on the waiting list. If a seat becomes available we will contact you.
Can I purchase gift certificates for classes?
Electronic Gift Cards are available for purchase online for any dollar amount that can be applied to a class of the recipient's choice.
Continuing Education Waiver:
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He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8
Hannah reflects on a meeting at Cornerstone
A few times a month I serve at Cornerstone Day Centre in Denmark Street. Cornerstone provides meals and resources for people who are homeless in the community. Last week, I was serving soup and a man came up to me with a huge grin on his face. I smiled back and asked him if he would like any soup. He shook his head and asked me if I wanted to read some poems he had written. There was no one else in line to receive soup, so I accepted his offer and he handed me a large stack of papers.
I began to read his poems; poems filled with love, pain, frustration, rejection, and hope. While reading his poems, his story began to unfold in my hands. Through rhymes, alliterations, and similes his story came to life. We talked about his inspirations for the poems and the beauty of poetry. Writing poetry is a way for him to express his experiences. Hearing someone's story isn't always in the form of asking questions. Sharing stories is expressed in a number of ways and I found there to be so much power in creative forms, such as poetry.
I asked him if I could share one of his poems and he smiled, "Yes, show the world more beauty."
One of the reasons this poem caught my attention was his focus on the relationship he made at Cornerstone. He could have written about receiving a warm meal or clothes, but it was the kindness another human showed him that impacted him the most.


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I used to work in education. During that period of my life, nearly every one of my co-workers was female; the majority of my friends were female. Now, my assortment of friends is starting to balance out a bit. This is because I now work in an incredibly male field. Cooking is so male-dominated, as is the group of hangers-on of which I am a part. (That is, the people who live vicariously through cooks and chefs via television, the internet and/or print.)
Look at this list. By my count, there are 7 women out of 105 nominees. That's 6.67%. That's just not okay. And these are the best new chefs, meaning this is (admittedly a very limited) look at the future of the profession.
This is not okay. I don't know what to do about it, but it's not okay.


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The Dangers of High Cholesterol
High cholesterol and a bad diet tend to walk hand-in-hand. It is not necessarily the reason for weight gain but its symptoms can be lessened through the use of effective weight loss programs. In order to be the healthiest you can be, get your cholesterol checked and start your journey to wellness today.
Be The Healthiest You Can Be: Lowering Cholesterol
Medical weight loss programs focus not only on weight loss but also on minimising the effects that being overweight has on your health, like by lowering cholesterol.


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Aker Solutions Enters Into an Agreement With Intergraph
SmartMarine® 3D offers optimized engineering, design and productivity
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 17, 2011 – Aker Solutions has entered into a contract with Intergraph using Intergraph's Smart 3D technology. A multiyear contract, which includes SmartMarine® 3D, was signed in Oslo, Norway, yesterday with the first project deployment expected during the second half of 2011.
"Intergraph's Smart 3D Technology will help Aker Solutions to continuously work to improve productivity and quality through standardization and knowledge-based engineering. In order to be successful, we need tools that enable us to benefit from lessons learned and best practices, while increasing our overall engineering capacity through automation. The objective is to deliver better products to our customers," said Jann Kåre Slettebakk, Chief Information Officer in Aker Solutions' field development businesses.
Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said: "Aker Solutions is among a growing number of industry leaders that are adopting Intergraph Smart 3D technology as its next-generation engineering platform, because of the unique abilities it provides. I am proud that Aker Solutions, a leading player in the oil and gas industry, has chosen our technology for future engineering projects. Intergraph is looking forward to working with Aker Solutions and their input to future product direction. Intergraph believes that Aker Solutions' industry knowledge will help to drive further productivity improvements in Smart 3D technology."
SmartMarine 3D is the world's most advanced 3D system for offshore and ship design, employing a breakthrough approach that is based on rules and automation. It enables optimized design and productivity while shortening project schedules. The software is providing companies with the capabilities needed to gain an edge in a highly competitive industry. The ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst firm, ranked Intergraph the No. 1 overall engineering design 3D software and process engineering tools (PET) provider worldwide according to its PET Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast through 2013.
Source: Intergraph


text: Do you want to bring a unique twist to your outdoor decks or patios? Quoizel Lighting offers you a line of outdoor ceiling lights with their artistic executions of contemporary designs. Offered in a wide variety of diverse styles, Quoizel's outdoor ceiling lights are ideal for both residential and commercial areas. It offers two types of outdoor ceiling fixtures � close to ceiling lights like flushmounts and semi-flushmounts and hanging lights. These fixtures welcome your guests to the front door with just the right amount of welcoming light. Illuminate the areas like a front door, an entry, garage, and other exterior locations of a home with them. They offer security lighting and add style to the architecture of a home or building. Browse variety of Quoizel outdoor ceiling lights here at Destination Lighting and choose the suitable fixture for your outdoor home.


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Amidst the turquoise Ionian Sea and verdant land, MarBella Corfu offers the perfect venue for hosting a great range of memorable events, successful business meetings and conferences, dream wedding receptions and spectacular beach weddings that everyone will remember for a lifetime. With the experienced team of special event organizers in Corfu Island along with the upscale facilities and high quality services offered by the hotel, events in Corfu will certainly impress and delight even the most discerning travellers.
The hotel's facilities include two multi-purpose meeting rooms fully equipped and can host up to 50 participants each. Business travellers are welcome to combine business with leisure, let the experience team organize any corporate meeting down to the last detail and combine its success with gourmet dishes and cocktails that will elevate the senses.
Fairy-tale Weddings at MarBella Corfu
Event planning in Corfu, Greece, reaches new heights with the expert team of MarBella Corfu 5 star resort. Anything from a wonderful wedding by the seashore to a dream honeymoon will be realized with utmost attention. Fairy-tale weddings at MarBella Corfu are an experience worth remembering, an experience worth sharing with family and friends. From the ceremony to the reception, this luxury hotel in the island of Corfu will turn any occasion into a memory to be treasured allowing guests to pick from the great variety of menus that best fit their needs.


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Use these thick, large, moist wipes as a touch-up grooming solution or as a bath alternative. Earthbath Grooming Wipes handily clean pets' dirty paws, undercoat, (dirty bottoms too!), while imparting a show quality shine. Remove dander, drool, discharge and cling-ons from playing in the unknown. They contain only natural cleansers and conditioners -- no animal by-products (lanolin-free) or alcohol and will not remove spot-on flea control products. Contains Aloe Vera and Vitamin E to moisturize coat and skin. Notice how soft your hands are after wiping your pet... Safe for daily use on all animals over 6 weeks old.
And just as important as what's in these shampoos are what's not--
Earthbath Grooming Wipes Non-Ingredients: Everything that would either harm your pet or the environment. These product contains no animal by-products (lanolin-free), alcohol or soap which can dry skin or cause itching.
About Earthbath
Earthbath designs all of their pet products with the health of your beloved, furry friend in mind. They believe that the only ingredients that touch your pet's coat and skin should be totally natural, non-toxic and as gentle as possible. Earthbath makes a wide array of environmentally sound pet products. They hope to serve as a model for a new way of doing business which puts principles on par with profits.
Use earthbath Grooming Wipes with mango essence to safely and easily wipe away dirt and odor between baths, leaving your pet heavenly scented™ of fragrant mangoes. Handily clean pets' dirty paws and undercoat. Dirty bottoms too! Remove dander, drool, discharge and cling-ons from playing in the unknown. Mild cleansers freshen, deodorize and clean as the exotic Hawaiian Awapuhi conditions the coat and imparts a healthy shine. Aloe Vera and Vitamin E moisturize coat and skin. Do not flush wipes. Store in a cool, dry place.
Anything that would harm you, your pet, or the planet. This product contains no: parabens, phosphates, pthalates, DEA, synthetic dyes or perfumes. Any residue left behind is completely safe and will not harm your pet.
Purified water, Polysorbate 20 (a natural derivative of sorbitol), Hawaiian Awapuhi Extract, Aloe Vera, Vitamin E, Mango Essence, and Benzoic Acid (a natural preservative).
Made in the USA
Thick, large, moist wipes contain only natural cleansers. Safe for use on all animals over 6 weeks old.