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In a contractor's day, there is no such thing as downtime. Therefore, when contractors told us one of their biggest challenges was not being able to access the tools they need to run their businesses anytime day or night we listened. It's why ABC Supply created the ABC Connect program in 2015. This program makes it easier for contractors to work with us by integrating with trusted business-management systems—AccuLynx Quick Order and EagleView Construct—contractors are already using. ABC Connect helps contractors create estimates and place orders quickly and easily, so they can run their projects more efficiently.
ABC Connect also integrates with our Pictureit software to allow contractors to create virtual photo renderings that can shorten the customer decision cycle. Pictureit provides pre-mapped stock imagery, which includes more than 80 popular North American home styles, or you can upload a photo of your customer's home.
So far more than 2,700 contractors have used the ABC Connect program. One of those users is Catherine Brenneman, the director of operations at Authority Roofing in Frisco, Texas. Brenneman's role at the company is to identify business solutions that streamline operations, to save her team time and help the company stand out from competitors.
She recognized the need to bring more tech into her company's way of doing business, so she turned to the ABC Supply Connect program, which integrates with her software system to provide 24/7 access to ABC Supply's products and pricing. ABC Connect makes ordering building materials seamless, so Brenneman can place orders faster. The system also ensures the accuracy she expects, so the right product is selected, purchased and delivered.
Here are some ways ABC Connect boosted Authority Roofing's business:
Streamlined Ordering
Authority Roofing's business serves more than 30 cities across four counties, so new jobs come in constantly and the ordering process never stops. Because ABC Connect integrates with the software Brenneman already uses, she is able to easily turn material lists into orders as she receives them. And because orders are created electronically, the system can flag issues so mishaps are caught before they become problems that impact deliveries.
Total Product Visibility
Like any contractor, Brenneman knows what products her supplier offers. But even the most experienced professional needs to occasionally look up items and prices—especially the ones he or she does not frequently order. Instead of having to pick up the phone and talk to her supplier or visit a location, Brenneman has her entire ABC Supply branch's product line at her fingertips and can search for the information she needs through the ABC Connect integration with her software. This gives her the opportunity to take on other projects during the day.
Anytime Access
Brenneman needed a way to place orders 24/7. Whether she's at the job site, in the office or at home, ABC Connect's integration with her software lets her turn an estimate into an order with just a few clicks.
By integrating technology like ABC Connect into your workflow, you will immediately see the benefits, from cutting the time it takes to create estimates and place orders to improving job-site safety.
Whether you are considering ABC Connect or another tech program, here are five areas of business that every contractor can improve with the use of technology.
- Limit salespeople's time on elevated surfaces by capturing ultra-accurate images and dimensions from photos, drones and aerial imaging software.
- Know if a job site is hazardous before you arrive using satellite imagery, and arrive safely using mobile mapping systems.
- Anticipate structural faults without entering the building by using high-powered thermal cameras. This type of tool can also save you headaches and your customers money by identifying specific issues like punctures or gaps in roofs.
Managing a Job
Technology yields two important benefits: you can store information electronically (including placed orders) and you can build material list templates. These benefits enable you to order (and reorder) materials faster. Project management software also enables you to keep every document, photo and/or video pertaining to a job in one place, which helps with organization, makes files more accessible, and makes it easier for you and your team to stay on the same page.
Another advantage of working with an electronic project management program is that it can decrease costs associated with purchasing and printing paper while freeing up space that you'd otherwise need to store paper files.
Communicating with the Team
Your projects often involve many different people and hundreds of details. If one detail is missed, it could mean a project is delayed, costs more or has to be redone. To avoid this, make sure your crew is as connected and informed as possible on the job by embracing mobile apps and devices. Technology helps your crew better communicate with each other by allowing them to track and update jobs from the field so that everyone knows the current status of projects.
Whether on a job site, in the truck or at the office, technology can help your team retrieve project status updates and communicate with each other and suppliers from anywhere, which can increase overall work production and efficiency.
Estimating Projects More Accurately
Accurate estimates can make or break a job. One of the benefits of using an aerial measurement program is that it can provide accurate measurements without requiring a crew member to climb onto a roof. Not only does this make things safer for your crew and reduce the chance of over or underestimating the amount of materials needed for a job, but using measurement programs that integrate with your supplier makes placing orders more accurate.
Ordering Building Materials
Contractors rarely have traditional 9-to-5 workdays, so it's important to have the ability to place orders anytime, anywhere. The ABC Connect program makes ordering building materials seamless, so contractors can place orders online, 24/7. The system also ensures the accuracy contractors need by flagging issues before they impact a job and sending a confirmation notification when materials arrive at a job site.
As you're looking to add more tech solutions to your business, know that your supplier is also improving their processes with tech. For example, ABC Supply uses a delivery notification system that confirms when your crew receives the materials for a job.
Working with Customers
Not only does tech help improve your workflow, it also makes it easier to work with customers. Leveraging tech tools can help you bid faster and provide digital models of projects before they start. With online product visibility through tools like ABC Connect, you can quickly respond to potential customers by sending accurate information electronically. The ABC Connect program's partnership with common software platforms also lets you distribute bids and reports that include your company's customized branding.
Using digital models of a job can help you amplify sales pitches by accurately showing prospective customers what their finished projects will look like before the job starts. Having the ability to work together with your customers to create digital photo renderings of their homes will also help them feel confident about the remodeling decisions that they are about to make.
Keeping a Job Site Safe
Technology can and should be used to improve safety. Here are some ways that it can help:
Visit ABC Supply's blog or talk to an ABC Supply representative to learn how technology and the ABC Connect program can help you do more business, better, by harnessing the power of technology.


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Perfumer Anne McCain studied natural aromatherapy at the Grasse Institute in the south of France and went on to blend her own line of fragrances under her brand MCMC. She mixes and bottles her own fragrances by hand in her Brooklyn studio in small batches and her fragrances reflect memories and moments and therefore are layered and deep.
Dude #1 was developed while Anne was playing around in her lab trying to come up with a way to trick her husband into wearing a fragrance. She developed a beard oil that is 100% natural with organic jojoba and hemp seed oil designed to roll on the beard or pulse points moisturizing his hair and skin while lightly scenting his face. For those with a beard or without, this makes a killer roll-on cologne. Based with a fresh, spicy, and woody fragrance with Virginia cedarwood, green coriander, and pink peppercorn.
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- Beard Oil 25 ml
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Rivers Inlet Sportsman's Club
Fly-in Trophy Salmon Fishing Lodge - British Columbia, Canada
Trophy Salmon fishing at its best!
Rivers Inlet is world renowned for its consistent fishing for trophy salmon. This is because of our unique gene pool of larger than average size fish & our isolated location. We are a place where world records are made & broken every summer. The largest salmon ever recorded, 126 lbs. was caught minutes from our lodge. There is no experience or equipment necessary to be successful. We provide everything & train you. You can run the boat yourself or you can hire a guide for part or all of your stay. If you are looking for the opportunity to catch hard-fighting trophy-sized salmon in calm un-crowded waters only minutes from the lodge, then Rivers Inlet is the ultimate fishing destination for you!
The Rivers Inlet Sportsman's Club is a floating, fly-in fishing lodge located on the pristine, rugged & remote central British Columbia coast 300 miles north of Vancouver. Snow-capped mountains reach down to the sea & the scenery & wildlife viewing is spectacular. Access to our fishing lodge is by seaplane only… no roads… no crowds. The Kelly family has been showing guests fabulous fishing adventures for over 30 years so we are quite simply the best.
The lodge is nestled in our tranquil bay, only minutes from some of the richest salmon fishing grounds in the world in calm protected waters. Our main target salmon are the giant Chinook/King salmon (average 20-30 lbs. & up to 60 + lbs.) & the acrobatic coho/silver salmon (average 10-15 lbs. & up to 20 + lbs.) We also catch halibut & lingcod. We are all about BIG fish & the lodge record for Chinook salmon is 72.5 lbs., coho 24 lbs., halibut 156 lbs. & lingcod 36 lbs.
Our facilities are ideal for everyone & anyone with no experience necessary. We are a magical place where friends & family can spend uninterrupted quality time together. We are also the ideal venue for corporate groups to help facilitate memorable interaction with clients & customers & create life-long relationships & loyalty.
We offer intimacy, isolation, exceptional service, first-class equipment, spectacular scenery, whale watching & wildlife viewing in a remote wilderness setting. Our all-inclusive packages start from Vancouver BC.
When is the best time?We have two trips/week during our fishing season from late June until early September when the salmon runs in our area are at their peak. During this period, our guests ordinarily enjoy consistent fishing for the famous trophy sized Rivers Inlet salmon as well as halibut and lingcod.
Please contact us to find out more about joining us on the ultimate remote wilderness fishing adventure. Life is busy & time is precious so get together with your friends, family, colleagues & business associates & start planning your trip with us today!
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On your marks…get set…DOH!
What do the Olympics mean to you? Take a second – it's not just some elementary
school essay topic. One would hope that somehow through the Olympics, peace
and understanding across the nations could be achieved, that athletes of every
color and creed could come together in the name of competition and honor.
Don't that just give ya the warm fuzzies? Hope so, because in the real world,
it's a much different story. Nowadays, the whole thing has become far too commercial.
Between the crooked bribe-taking Olympic selection committee and the endless
tide of endorsement deals, it's sometimes hard to find the actual events. It's
like the ideals of athleticism are being sold left and right to fuel the money
So what do the Olympics mean to me? Lots of things, but they sure as hell
don't mean an excuse to slap together a third-rate game. Let's get it straight
– playing Sydney 2000 is not participating in the Olympics. Playing Sydney
2000 is going through rote finger tapping or timing exercises that will
quickly get boring.
Remember Track and Field, that button mashing coin-op from the 80's?
Well even if you don't, the guys behind Sydney 2000 sure as hell do,
since this is basically the exact same game.
Sydney 2000 is made up of 12 different events, ranging from Track &
Field to Skeet Shooting to Kayaking. Control for every one of these events is
eerily similar. There are two power buttons. Usually these two are alternately
mashed quickly to build up power. Run faster. Swim faster. Lift stronger. Keep
those two buttons going. Then there's the action button, which is used at key
points within the events to, well, do stuff, like taking off from the starting
line or jumping over a hurdle.
On the one hand, the three-button control makes it somewhat easy to grasp.
But on the other, you'll have some thoroughly uninteresting gameplay ahead of
you, as this play scheme accounts for much of the entire game. Three buttons.
Is this the mark of the Olympic athlete?
I'm far from sated when I play a game that simply involves tapping two buttons
rapidly back and forth. And those are the better, more interesting events. Skeet
Shooting drags on with its poor execution and touchy aiming. Diving is really
is just pressing the buttons in a specified order. The only difference with
multiplayer mode is that now your friends will get bored with you.
The graphics in the Dreamcast and PC
versions are pretty good. The environments are smoothly displayed, and the true-to-life
sports complexes of Sydney 2000 come across with sharp lines. Sure, the
crowd doesn't look perfect, but better than the blur of the Playstation
The cartoonish athletes
themselves look a little freaky, though the subtle animations help tremendously.
Shaking out the arms during a pre-stretch or breathing heavily while preparing
to lift the weight higher adds to the realism. It's a step in the right direction.
Considering that this game carries the 'official' Olympic license, it's a let down that you don't get to use the 'official' Olympic competitors as well. No Michael Johnson, no Marion Jones. The game doesn't have much in the way of player creation, so you can't even really make 'em from scratch.
Across all versions, there's the same noise. Audible grunts here and there,
a mostly decent announcer, crowd cheers, and the redundant theme music make
for a mediocre experience.
Sydney 2000 also includes a Training mode, a place to beef up your
athlete's stats. There are 20 training events, but none of them are very fun.
A nice try, but no medal awarded here.
Track and field games aren't a far stretch for a developer. Olympic games
have been around since the early, early days of computing. Somehow I expected
that with time, there would have been more improvements. Perhaps button tapping
like this would have passed for the earliest decathlon games, but it sure doesn't
now. And with total presentation so lackluster, it's just disappointing overall.
Sydney 2000 isn't special. It's the kind of game that can pass itself
off easily on the impressionable few who still believe in the best of the Olympics…those
who believe the measure of honor lies in this "official" game. It doesn't.


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Why add all your Social Media links to your email-signature?
How many emails do you send each day? Why not use that as an opportunity to increase your Social Media linking! Do all your contacts know your blog, Facebook, Twitter, Lindkedin links? For sure not! An easy way to get linked is to add a personalized Email-Signature to your emails.
How to add the Social Media links to your email-signature?
Most email-programs have a possibility to create your own email-signature. Often thou it's not so easy to add many small Social Media icons on your signature. Some email-programs do not have so fancy html-code (editing code) possibilities. What to do then?
WiseStamp – what is that?
WiseStamp is a browser add-on. You can create several email-signatures with it with your different Social Media icons and links. It is currently available for Firefox, Chrome and Safari browsers. It is free and you can download it to your computer from this link: http://www.wisestamp.com/
How to use WiseStamp?
Download the WiseStamp Plugin to your computer (using Firefox browser recommended). Find the small WiseStamp sign from your browser (in Firefox in the right-bottom-corner). Click the WiseStamp icon to open the plugin. Create your own business and personal Signatures first by adding a table with two columns (one for the logo and one for the details).
After you have added the Logo and the basic details to your signature it is time to fill in the Social Media details. Start with Social Icons, choose the Social Media one by one (Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, Blogger, Linkedin etc.) and fill in the Link to your Social Media page on each of the Social Media services that you use. Delete all the extra Social Media options from the list.
Next step is to add suitable Email Apps. They are RSS feeds from your Social Media sites. For example you can add RSS feed from your latest Blog post to your Signature. This is done by Clicking RSS sign under the Email Apps, then click ADD button and add the RSS feed (blog post feed) to you the link field. Change the RSS Title to something suitable like "Read my latest blog post:".
From IM Icons you can add your Skype name, Messenger name to your Email Signature. From Design Tab you can add borders and a light Gray box to your Signature. When you are done with your Signature remember to click Apply button and Preview to see how the signature looks like. If you are happy with the design then Click OK.
The last but not the least thing is to go to the Settings. This you do by opening the WiseStamp again from the icon, then choose Settings. Go and un-click the "Keep the WiseStamp credit in the Signature" box. Remember to promote WiseStamp by small donation or by Sharing their link in Facebook. Last click OK!
How do I add the Signature to my emails?
Open a new email message, click your right-mouse-button once and choose "Insert signature" and choose the correct signature by clicking it once. Signature should appear to your email. It is good to do this first before actually writing the email, so that you do not mess the text in your email.
WiseStamp Examples
Here are some examples of WiseStamp signatures! Hope you get some ideas from these!
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The Lamborghini Super Trofeo series offers up 15 Lamborghini LP560-4 GTRs, 150 cylinders pumping out a glorious soundtrack and 8,550 combined bull-power tearing up the track. Are you ready for a sublime aural experience?
Lightened to 2,800 pounds and fitted with a new 570 HP race-tuned 5.2-liter V10, the Lamborghini LP560-4 GTRs are shown here fighting it out during the third race of the first season at the Adria Raceway in Italy. The noises that come out of the tail pipes of the Super Trofeo cars are pure spectacle and we're convinced they're pumping out this full, rich tune with the single goal of attracting all fans of racing, engines and lions catching their prey.
The good stuff starts around the 2 minute mark in the top clip, but this clip to the left of the driver's seat point-of-view starts as soon as you hit the go button. If you're at work, pop on some headphones and crank that volume. And if you're at home, well we shouldn't have to tell you. Goda di!
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Margarita Mitella,
Greek language is spoken in Cyprus. English is widely spoken. Russian,French and German are also well spoken within the tourist industry. All road signs are in Greek and English which makes it very easy to move around the island. Additionally all the restaurant menus and in every hotel the staff is multilingual. The religion is Greek Orthodox.
Perhaps the best way to see a country is on foot. If you love the great outdoors or want to improve your fitness, hiking is ideal. Leave your car and experience the culture and nature of the island in the best possible way.
Cyprus has numerous signposted paths or nature trails, some more challenging than others, but all are a feast for the senses, especially in the springtime when you can experience the sights, sounds and smells of nature at first hand.
The Troodos Mountains, whose highest peak almost reaches 2000 metres and is covered in snow in the winter, is a cooler alternative in the summer to the heat of the coast. Here some fine walking is to be had along trails that go through scented forests of pine, past waterfalls and take in magnificent panoramic views across the island.
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Bengal CPI-M leader makes indecent remarks against Mamata, apologises
Senior CPI-M leader and former West Bengal Minister Anisur Rahman found himself in the eye of a political storm Thursday for making indecent comments against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Though Rahman, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) deputy leader in the state assembly, apologised in the evening, the Trinamool Congress submitted a privilege notice to Speaker Biman Banerjee.
Addressing a meeting of the party's peasants wing Krishak Sabha in North Dinajpur's Itahar, Rahman ridiculed Banerjee government's decision to compensate victims of crimes against women like rape and trafficking.
"We have told the chief minister in the assembly that the government will pay money to compensate rape victims. What is your fee? If you are raped, what will be your fee?" said Anisur Dec 25.
An angry Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said Rahman's comments have humiliated not only the woman chief minister, but the entire woman community.
Chatterjee said he has given a notice of breach of privilege, supported by the video footage and newspaper clippings of Rahman's speech, to the speaker.
"We hang our head in shame. It has tarnished Bengal's culture," he said.
State Congress president Pradip Bhattacharya said: "I have never stooped to such lows. I have always believed in maintaining some standards in my public utterances. I don't even like to comment on such obnoxious remarks".
Even the CPI-M took Rahman to task. "Rahman has always been a good comrade. But I don't know what prompted him to make such comments. Whatever he has said is very improper," said party leader Shyamal Chakraborty.
Rahman was summoned to the state CPI-M headquarters at Alimuddin Street later in the day and given a dressing down by the leadership.
In the evening, Rahman tendered an apology to the chief minister as also the people of the state.
"I have uttered some words which are discourteous. Though I did not have any bad intent or wanted to insult anybody, I admit it was a mistake. I am sorry and repentant. I tender an unconditional apology to the people of the state including the chief minister," Rahman said in a written statement which he read out in a media meet.
"I have been an assembly member for 21 years. Such a thing never occurred in the past. I will be careful not to repeat such utterances in the future".
In a strong statement, CPI-M State Secretary Biman Bose described Rahman's comments "undesirable" and "against the party's political culture"
"Our party does not approve of his comments... We hope he will refrain form making such comments in future," Bose added.
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Villa - 405 Ocean Palms
Location Details: Hilton Head Island / Port Royal
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Sleeps: 4
Villa - 405 Ocean Palms
Located in Port Royal. 2 Bedrooms. Short stroll away from the beautiful white sandy beaches!
Villa 405 - 2 Bedroom "Captiva" Floor Plan
Ocean Palms 405 is a two bedroom, two full bath villa overlooking a tranquil lagoon and the Barony Golf Course. Immediately off the back deck is a picnic area with a gas grill, and just a few more steps to the hot tub and pool. This beautiful, designer-decorated villa is a spacious 1300 square feet. There is a king size bed in the master suite. The master bath has a double vanity, whirlpool tub, and separate shower.The guest bedroom has two twin beds that, upon request, can be made into a king bed. The guest bath has a double vanity and a shower/tub.The kitchen comes fully-equipped with a full size refrigerator with ice maker, full size glass-topped oven/stove, microwave, coffee maker, place setting for 8, plus a complete set of pots and pans. The dining room table seats 6. The living area has a love seat, queen size sleeper sofa, and a reading chair. There is a 50" flat screen smart TV in the living area, plus a 40" flat screen in each bedroom.
Welcome to Ocean Palms, where vacationing on Hilton Head Island has been taken to a whole new level. The villas at Ocean Palms are managed by The Westin Resort Hotel. All guests at Ocean Palms are entitled to the use of ALL the amenities of the highest rated oceanfront hotel on the island. At the hotel you have several pools, dining areas (inside and out) overlooking the ocean, a fitness center, the Heavenly Spa, and spectacular beach. Also included in your vacation experience is golf for 4 players, everyday, for cart fee only on 5 different 18 hole championship courses, an hour of free tennis daily, and shuttle service to the beach, the hotel, the golf club, and Shelter Cove. On the Ocean Palms site there are also two large pools, a hot tub, a "kiddie pool," and several picnic areas with gas grills. No other villa accommodation on Hilton Head Island offers such a complete package, fulfilling everyone in their family vacation dreams.
Through our partnership with VayK Gear we are proud to be able to offer you free gear credits towards rentals with your stay. These rentals can range from anything from bikes, kayaks, beach coolers, beach umbrellas, boogie boards, paddle boards, anything that is needed for the ideal vacation. A huge benefit of our partnership as well is that VayK Gear coordinates all the drop- offs and pick-ups of your chosen gear. Simply choose what you wish once booked, and it will be waiting for you when you check-in. Then simply put everything back where you found it and it will be picked up when you check out. This allows our guests to more fully enjoy each moment of the vacation, without the headache of finding the right gear company or spending time picking or dropping off the gear. So, relax as we cater the best vacation for you!
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Europe Breast Cancer Screening Market will be less than US$ 8 Billion by the end of year 2022. Breast cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases in the Europe region. Its incidence rate in Europe was 92.9 women per 100,000 women and mortality rate was 23.1 per 100,000 women. So, most of the countries of Europe has adopted or in the process to adopt breast cancer screening in their national cancer screening programs. Mammography screening is most commonly used as breast cancer screening method in Europe.
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Germany has the Highest Market Share in Breast Cancer Screening Market, but it will lose its Market Leader Position to United Kingdom in Future
Germany is the clear winner in the breast cancer screening market as it has huge women population, advanced healthcare infrastructure and government supported screening programs. Under the programs, all women age between 50-69 years are eligible for free breast cancer screening test in every two years. Under this program eligible woman gets a letter from the regional mammography program center to participate in the breast cancer screening program.
Germany will maintain their Dominating Position in Europe Breast Cancer Ultrasound Screening Market
Due to strong healthcare expending power and increasing breast cancer awareness among the women, Germany is forecast to hold its dominating place in Europe Breast Cancer Screening Market. Presently, Germany, Italy and Spain are steadily losing their market share on comparison to this all other countries such as United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Norway and Netherlands ultrasound screening market share is expected to grow in the forecasting period 2017-2022.
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This 122 page report with 120 Figures and 2 Tables provides a complete analysis of top 8 courtiers of Europe Breast Cancer Screening Market. All the 8 countries in the report have been studied from 7 viewpoints.
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VANCOUVER -- Students and faculty at the University of B.C. are expressing shock and dismay that new students at an orientation at the Sauder School of Business were encouraged to sing along with a so-called rape chant that promotes sex with underage girls and then keep it a secret.
UBC student Lucia Lorenzi was already speaking out about the culture of frosh week on campus when she learned that some business students had been involved in the chant, which closely mirrors an earlier chant at St. Mary's University in Halifax that has sparked national outrage.
"It absolutely disturbs me," said Lorenzi.
The three-day Sauder frosh on the Sept. 1 weekend was organized by the Commerce Undergraduate Society.
"The reaction has been unequivocally and broadly one of horror and outrage among staff, faculty and students," said Steven Galloway, an associate professor and acting chair of the creative writing department.
Galloway said he wasn't speaking for UBC, but as a father of two daughters and a UBC alumnus, said he was disheartened. "This is so far out of the cultural norm for what I perceive to be the attitude of the average UBC undergraduate."
Lorenzi, however, wonders whether the chant is indicative of something wider in campus culture.
Lorenzi had already blogged about a frosh week booth set up outside the student union building that advertised a local nightclub to students by blaring a song with these lyrics: "I'm only here for the bitches and the drinks, the bitches and the drinks."
It troubled her, but because the booth was run by an non-campus group, she didn't blame frosh organizers.
Then came the Sauder frosh chant.
Lorenzi, a PhD student who was sexually assault as a teenager, said she was particularly dismayed by news that students that participated were instructed by their frosh leaders to keep the chant private.
"The attitude that you can do this and try to keep it out of the public eye means you know it's wrong," said Lorenzi.
The issue came to light after a student named Emma tweeted the chant:
It began "Y-O-U-N-G at UBC, we like 'em young," and went on to talk about underage sisters, sex and lack of consent.
The UBC student newspaper, Ubyssey, broke the story on Friday.
Chelsea Maguddayao, a first-year student told the Ubyssey she joined in the chant on a bus. She told the paper frosh leaders warned them to keep the incident secret.
On Sunday, the Commerce Undergraduate Society and the UBC Alma Mater Society released a joint statement apologizing for the chant and promising a full investigation. The AMS is an organization charged with overseeing conduct of student organizations.
In a phone interview, AMS president Caroline Wong said "both frosh chairs have resigned."
On Friday, the Commerce society issued a statement signed by president Enzo Woo, vice-president Gillian Ong and frosh co-chairs Jacqueline Chen and Jonathan Li, saying they have a no-tolerance policy for activities that are harmful towards other students.
"While we do our best to provide a safe and controlled environment during formal Sauder frosh sessions, there is admittedly little we can do to completely control what some leaders may expose their students to," the statement said.
The statement goes on to say that the society will take "all feasible steps" to eradicate unacceptable behaviour.
Woo declined a request for an interview but said the responsibility for stopping the chants lies with individual frosh leaders.
UBC officials did not return calls from the Sun on Sunday.
But Sauder dean Robert Helsley said in statement that the business school and the office of the UBC vice-president, students will conduct an investigation and that any disciplinary measures will follow the university's policy on non-academic misconduct.
Lorenzi, who was a frosh leader for three years during her undergrad years at Simon Fraser University, said she believes the first-year students participating in orientation never should have been put in the position of having to take part in the chant.
"It's your first year, your first week and being the one who 'ruins the fun' might be a very difficult position."
She hopes UBC will nurture a culture where students who are uncomfortable can be more than bystanders.
"Leaders are supposed to be committed to acting in the best interests of our students. Anyone who steps up to a leadership role, who agrees to be a representative of the university, needs to be held accountable."
Other North American universities have strict policies governing frosh behaviour, including Yale, which banned frosh activities in 2010 after a similar rape chant scandal.
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ホーム > アーティスト > 演奏家(クラシック) > ルーラ・ミス=グマイナー (Lula Mysz-Gmeiner)
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Harold Arlen was a musical prodigy who left school to work as a singer, pianist, arranger, composer and who, by his teens, had formed a jazz trio. He had his first Broadway hit, "Get Happy" (1930), with Ted Koehler. They went on to write for Cotton Club revues and film, turning out "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (1931), "I Got A Right To Sing the Blues" (1932), "Stormy Weather" (1933), and "Let's Fall in Love" and "Ill Wind" (1934).
Arlen wrote "Last Night When We Were Young" (1935) with "Yip" Harburg, the tip of their iceberg, so to speak, because in 1939 they scored The Wizard of Oz. "Over the Rainbow" won the Oscar and became Judy Garland's signature tune. But Arlen's talent for creating complex melodic and rhythmic structures made other songs from the film popular with jazz musicians--"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" and "If I Only Had a Brain." The pair's "Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe" from Cabin in the Sky was nominated for a 1942 Oscar.
Arlen's collaboration with Johnny Mercer turned out equally dazzling songs: "Blues in the Night" (1941), "That Old Black Magic" (1942), "My Shining Hour" (1943), "One For My Baby" (1943), "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (1944), "Out Of This World" (1945) and "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" and "Come Rain or Come Shine" (1946).
From 1948 on, Arlen collaborated with several lyricists, writing "The Man That Got Away" with Ira Gershwin for the Judy Garland film, A Star Is Born (1952) and returning to Broadway in 1954 to work with Truman Capote on a show which produced "A Sleepin' Bee" and "Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree."
Arlen's Blues Opera Suite was performed by Andre Kostelanetz at Carnegie Hall in 1957, and he continued to work until his wife's death in 1970 when he withdrew from public life.
-- Sandra Burlingame
Courtesy of JazzStandards.com
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Local Sports: Terryville takes down Nonnewaug
TERRYVILLE >> Terryville High School's wrestling team beat Nonnewaug 46-29 in the Kagaroos' first dual-meet win over the Chiefs in Coach Peter Veleas' 14 years as head coach Thursday night at Terryville High School.
"They're the class of the league. They're the team you always look up to," said Veleas, whose team won the Berkshire League Tournament last year, but fell a few points short of the Chiefs in overall scoring for the Berkshire League Championship.
"For the last three or four years, I thought we were right there. Then we fell a few points short," said Veleas.
Thursday, the Kangaroos, now 14-1, arrived dramatically.
"The better team won tonight," said Nonnewaug coach Dave Green, whose team goes to 7-2.
The single loss for each team before Thursday's clash came from non-league opponents -- Nonnewaug's by one point to Haddam-Killingworth; Terryville's by four to Berlin.
Nevertheless, for the two best teams in the Berkshire League, no opponent was more important than Thursday's.
"We got pumped up by our captain's speeches before the meet," said Terryville freshman Andrew Berman, one of five straight wrestlers from each side to use the adrenaline rush for pins to start the match.
"That team, since last year, has been gunning for more than just being a good team," said Nonnewaug Coach Green.
"This was a championship match," said senior captain Avery Ellegard, whose pin at 138 pounds began pulling the Kangaroo score ahead after the flurry of pins that began the meet left the Chiefs ahead 18-12.
"It always comes down to these two teams," said junior captain Sam Ferreira, whose pin gave the Roos their first lead, 22-18.
The early matches were whirlwinds with both teams trading their best shots.
Nonnewaug's Ryan Bowyer began with a pin at 195 pounds. Terryville's Jake Wright countered with a pin in 24 seconds at 220. Josh Zitnay topped that for Nonnewaug with a pin at 285 in 17 seconds.
Berman came next, with a pin in three periods (5:23). Nonnewaug's Kieran Duggard took his turn, scoring a pin in 1:15.
The pace slowed with a major decision by Terryville's Elliott Willion, Ferreira's pin in three periods and a 9-4 decision by Kangaroo George Andrews at 132.
Terryville led 25-18, but that's just a thread against a team like Nonnewaug.
Ellegard, 19-0 in individual matches this season, sewed a Kangaroo stitch with his pin at 138. Joe Bellmay, another senior captain, followed with a pin at 145 and senior Dan Folino took a 6-5- decision at 152.
The score was 40-18, Terryville.
With three more matches left, the Kangaroo lead was out of reach for the Chiefs, but the Terryville goals stood firm.
"Even not getting pinned sometimes is a morale booster," said Terryville senior Tanner Greenlaw. "It shows how tough you are."
Kangaroo sophomore Tyler Bergeron faced junior John D'Agostino in the 160-pound match. D'Agostino has lost just two matches this year, but Bergeron refused the would-be pin. He lost by a 15-0 technical fall. The inspiration fed Greenlaw to a 53-second pin in the bout that followed at 170.
The Chiefs put a final cap on it with a pin at 182 by Fjoralb Cekici. Still, the Terryville point was chiseled in stone by then.
"Top to bottom they were a little more prepared, a little faster, a little stronger," said Coach Green.
No complement is likely to be more valuable than that to the Kangaroos this year.


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Tickets went on sale earlier today for Echo and the Bunnymen's August 10th show at Metro and Bryan Ferry's September 21st show at the Chicago Theatre. Tickets for Paul McCartney's July 9th show at the United Center go on sale Monday at 10:00 AM.
Congratulations to Buddy Guy on the 25th Anniversary of his Buddy Guy's Legends blues club. The downtown venue will be marking the occasion tonight with live music by Lane and Breezy Rodio, $3 Buddy Brews, and a raffle for Buddy Guy's Blues Legends t-shirts.
Tributosaurus will be performing the entire Abbey Road album by The Beatles tonight at the Copernicus Center on Chicago's northwest side. Partial proceeds from Tributosaurus Becomes THE BEATLES, VOL. 7, Abbey Road will benefit the Betty Hemmert Music Scholarship Fund.
Betty Hemmert was the mother of WXRT DJ Terri Hemmert, who hosts the weekly Breakfast With The Beatles show in addition to her daily mid-morning time slot. Last week, she mentioned the The Beatles 50 Years Of Memories Show at the Curly Tale Fine Art gallery at 16 W. Erie. The exhibit will feature vintage posters, original advertising, collector vinyl, original art, and photographs. There's an opening night reception from 6:00 to 10:00 PM tonight, and the exhibit runs through May 23rd. Hours are Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Sunday Noon - 4:00 PM, Closed on Monday.
C2E2, the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo kicked off its 2014 visit at McCormick Place today at 11:00 AM and will remain open until 7:00 PM. Actress Eve Myles from Torchwood will host a panel at 4:45 PM this afternoon, followed by a signing in the Autographing Area. Other guests this weekend include Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee, Alfie Allen, Kristian Nairn, and Natalia Tena from Game Of Thrones; Jaime Murray from Defiance; R J Mitte from Breaking Bad; Chase Masterson from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Ernie Hudson from Ghostbusters; and Svengoolie. Several comic artists will also be on hand, along with loads of vendors selling art, t-shirts, action figures, and all kinds of imaginative fantasy-related goods.
826CHI, a nonprofit writing and tutoring center, is staging a sci-fi/cult film themed fundraiser at the St. Vincent de Paul Center on Halsted tomorrow night from 8:00 PM to midnight. Prom 9 From Outer Space will feature an open bar, costume contest, silent auction, raffle, and dancing. Advance tickets are $55 for one, $100 for two, and $60 at the door.


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Post subject: I JUST saw "Boogie Nights"...
what do you all think of that movie? It is definitly NOT on my list of favorites of Marks movies... what happened there?!?! (I also just recently saw "Fear" and absolutly LOVED it!!!!) AAaaahhhh!!!
just wanting to know whatchya'll think of it
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i absolutley loved boogie nights. i thought it was great!!!
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i thought the movie really showed off his skills as an actor, but i was pretty irked with the movie itself. especially heather graham>P.
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I personally thought that that movie is one of the best movies EVER!!! Mark just made it that much better! It is actually on "THE list"(a movie list of about 300 titles that are the GREATEST EVER!!!) He really has an incredible talent, and Donnie does too. I think the Wahlberg brothers were made for the spot light!
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I loved it!It was a very smart movie.
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I loved Boogie Nights ..I also think it really showcased Mark's incredible talent as an actor. The character of Dirk had to be played in a way that the audience would like him regardless of his chosen profession and flaws.
I think Mark managed to give Dirk a certain innocence and naivete in a very uninnocent environment.
I never expected to like this movie and if it wasnt for Mark would never have watched it ....so I was even more impressed by his abilities
And no I didn't think Mark looked HOT in it so that had nothing to do with it. He just impressed me by making me like a movie I was set not to enjoy.
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yeah.. I dont think I would have watched that movie if Mark wasn't in it- and dont get me wrong- I think he did a GREAT job!!! just not excatly my favorite kind of movie... but I think he was GREAT in the movie!!!!
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i plan on rentin boogie nights.. i hear it's a really good movie.. and he does some great acting in it... besides his sex scenes lol
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I think "Boogie Nights" is nearly perfect! Paul Thomas Anderson is a genie, his second film "Magnolia" is fantastic too! And Mark played the role of Dirk Diggler very good I think. I count that film to one of Marks best!
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If you like Paul Thomas Anderson's movies,you might want to rent his first movie called Hard Eight. It's as good as his other movies and ,of course,some of the same cast members.
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Personally I think Mark did a good job simply because he was portraying a character so far from his own personality. However, I really did NOT like the movie. It was really boring. It seemed like a teenage boys fantasy to me. But to each their own ya know.
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I loved boggie nights! Hes such an awsome avtor in everything he does. Fea has always been my favorite movie every since i was a little girl, i have probably seen it 100 times! hehe
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I've said it before and I'll say it again. This was his smartest move ever acting wise. This movie is so cool
(my P.O. only!)
I have to say I didn't agree with the 'teenage fantasy' bit. I don't know any young male who would enjoy jerking off in front of someone else, for money, becoming a coke addict and a has been by the time the're 20! I guess the porn at the beginning maybe!
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I agree it's not my fav movie, but i liked it, it was o.k
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I look at Yahoo Local rarely and report on it even less. However, my lack of attention to it doesn't mean that Locksmiths are not interested in playing there. And while this is old news, with Google Places having become a difficult place for them to play, locksmiths have moved on (for the most part) to the next easy pickings. I am sure that the exposure is not as great but a small fish is better than no fish at all and one can still marvel at their audacity.
Jeff Magner of Trumpet Local Media pointed out this search for watch repair in Boulder, co at Yahoo that turns up locksmith spam even in categories as unrelated as watch repair. When you do search on Locksmiths the results are "impressive" with the top 4 listings each showing more than 450 reviews each.
Since Yahoo's algo so heavily favors review count, they appear to be in an arms race with number 3, Boulder Locksmith Service 24/7 having gathered over 400 reviews since the first of August… a clip of almost 7 reviews a day…. The number of their reviews alone amount to 1% of all households in Boulder. The top 4 listings have procured reviews from over 5% of the households. No small task that. 🙂
Obviously, as Jeff pointed out in his email, this decay doesn't just affect the locksmith listings but has moved out and is polluting other categories as well. I recognize that Yahoo has other things on their plate. But unless they are going to proactively manage local they should be selling it off to Microsoft as well.Yahoo Local Filled with Locksmith Spam by Mike Blumenthal


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The Humble Chef, Plaza Damansara - *cheap cheap*
>> Sunday, May 27, 2012
Venue: Damansara Heights
Overall comment: Really cheap pasta, omelette, pitas - taste is acceptable although it really feels like eating at a school canteen....no frills, babeh! Hahaha...it's "cheap" food, but not entirely "value-for-money"...
Halal: Yes
It was Friday & as usual deciding on the place for lunch is like a "soalan cepu emas"/golden question (what's the correct term?? *eek*). Thus, DY suggested to have cheap lunch at Humble Chef at Plaza Damansara. He SO knew that it would be very interesting to see the look on our faces upon the arrival of the dishes ordered :P
Humble Chef has been operating as a "van-stall" at the Damanlela area in Pusat Bandar Damansara. The stall operates only at night next to McDonald's on the flyover bridge from roughly 9:30pm - midnight, serving a small variety of pastas, pitas, sandwiches, & omelettes. You can expect quite a crowd, especially students from the HELP University nearby.
From that humble stall birth this humble cafe at Plaza Damansara. Ran by Malay owner(s), this simple-looking cafe offers a very simple menu (just like its "van-stall") with dishes at pretty low prices. With such prices, one would not expect that much, and SHOULD NOT expect that much as well! The one thing you can expect, no doubts, is the cafe filled with office workers & students during meal times. We were there earlier, so the place was still empty. By the time we left, it was full, especially with our fellow Muslims who could enjoy halal western food that this place offers.
Interior deco was very simple with painting for sale hung on the wall, mostly by the same artist, Hafiz Hajeedar. I really wonder how can this cafe sustain to pay for the shop rental at such a area like Damansara Heights *hmmmm*
From this lunch experience, here's my rating for the pasta:
#1 - pesto lamb (because it's more unique & fragrant)
#2 - cream sauce lamb/aglio olio lamb
#3 - beef bolognese
#4 - seafood aglio olio
Will I come here again? Perhaps not. Parking is crazee...and although it's just RM5.00/serving of pasta, it's not all that tasty. I rather pay RM5.50 for my bowl of yummilicious fish head noodles with extra Chinese cooking wine at Jalan Batai (near office)....oolala...big bowl & very satisfying too. Or pay twice the price at Pinos/Vary Pasta if I really want to have cheap & good pasta.
If you wanna talk about value for money, I reckon I could give some sound judgement. Heh.
For more on Humble Chef at Damanlela (the night van-stall) click here. I came across this informative post from another blogger :)
At times, you never try, you never know, eh?
Humble Chef Cafe
Unit 54-G, Jalan Medan Setia 2
Bukit Damansara
50490 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: (+6014) 2296 854
Business hours: (I know it's opened for lunch & dinner, but not certain of the time)
Presentation: * * 1/2
Price: * * * *
Environment: * * *
Taste: * *
Service: * *
Cheap but not entirely "value-for-money",


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British Go Journal No. 41. May 1978. Page 20.
Part 1 of this series is on page 20 of BGJ
Concluding our introduction to the basic principles of invading behind a hoshi stone, the 4-4 point.
Diagram 0
BGJ had this diagram and that for Page 21 swapped.
We concluded last issues article with this position and the statement that white is dead unless he has a stone further to the right which will enable him to take advantage of the cut above black 6.
In fact, although this diagram is very bad for White and he would never play like this except in the most unusual circumstances, he can live in an abject and groveling manner. Dia 1 shows how.
Diagram 1
White 1 is tesuji and black 2 is best. White connects underneath and black jumps ahead of him with 4, calmly pressing white along the second line. After black 12, white is alive with one eye in the corner and one eye on the edge, but black can play one point below 12 and force an answer and his influence towards the centre is superb.
Diagram 2
[BGJ had dia rotated 90°.]
Dia 2 shows whites correct play. Black 6 forces white 7 or white will die unconditionally. The result is ko, because of course black 8 will take white 3.
The point of the ko is this: if White wins the ko, he will live in the corner, but even if he loses the ko he will get two successive moves elsewhere.
Of course, Black gets two successive moves elsewhere if White wins, but the decision to invade the corner in the first place was Whites, so you can assume that White has taken this into account.
Note that if Black wins the ko, he will have played five moves in the corner to Whites four. So isnt the result just the same as Black playing one move to defend the corner? Yes it is, except that, again, it was Whites decision to start the ko. So the question boils down to this; if White has made a threatening move elsewhere instead of white 1, would Black have ignored it and made a protecting move, say at 3?
Diagram 3
[BGJ had dia rotated 270°.]
When Black has made a one point jump from hoshi, the commonest amateur sequence is that in Dia 3. White 11 could be played one point to the right. White is easily alive, in fact too easily; by naively pushing at 3 he has made Black unnecessarily strong on the outside. Black has no weaknesses to speak of and can now play elsewhere.
Diagram 4
[BGJ had dia mirrored.]
A more cunning move is white 3 in Dia 4. After white 7, white can either capture 4, or jump to A. Positions like this in which black still has some weaknesses are vastly preferable to the settled uninteresting sequence of Dia 3.
Black 4 is given in the diagram because it is the commonest and simplest move, but it is not the professional move, which is to jump to A instead. White then lives in the corner, getting a group which is very similar to that achieved by capturing 4 in this diagram. But there is a subtle possibility left that if black gets a move somewhere above A he can spring on white a sequence that kills him. Black should also think of leaving white with weaknesses!
This sequence may be found in standard joseki books. Desperate pleas from readers for enlightenment may be heeded in the next issue!


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Researchers from Georgia Tech recently released a study that claims almost all mobile browsers in use in the U.S. fail to accurately notify users whether they are using HTTPS or not.
RAMBLIN' (SECURITY) WRECK: Report: Cloud botnets, search poisoning and mobile attacks among 2013's biggest security issues
MORE MOBILE BROWSER ISSUES: Mobile browser vulnerability lets hackers steal cloud computing time
World Wide Web Consortium guidelines recommend that all browsers clearly identify the HTTPS status of their current connection. When tested, the Georgia Tech researchers found that the browsers used by 90% of American mobile customers didn't measure up.
"The basic question we asked was, 'Does this browser provide enough information for even an information-security expert to determine security standing?'" said assistant professor of computer science Patrick Traynor (shown here). "With all 10 of the leading browsers on the market today, the answer was no."
A major part of the problem, of course, is that mobile browsers have serious limits on screen real estate compared to their desktop equivalents - and the researchers stressed that the smartphone software generally had the same types of cryptographic and security capability found in traditional programs.
However, the lack of an HTTPS indicator is still a problem, according to computer science Ph.D student Chaitrali Amrutkar, who authored the paper describing the study's results.
"Research has shown that mobile browser users are three times more likely to access phishing sites than users of desktop browsers," he said. "Is that all due to the lack of these SSL indicators? Probably not, but giving these tools a consistent and complete presence in mobile browsers would definitely help."
Email Jon Gold at firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter at @NWWJonGold.
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A VB6 class to allow a TCP/IP server to map ports through a UPnP NAT router without manual intervention and retrieve the router's external public IP address.
Feature List
Queries and returns the external public address of the router's public (Internet facing) interface. Can add and remove port mappings for TCP and UDP ports. Uses the Windows UPnP Control Point interface instead of the sometimes more problematic NATUPnP library.
Packaged with a simple chat server and client to demonstrate basic use. PortMapper.cls contains comments documenting its properties, methods, and events.
Author Name
Bob Riemersma
System Requirements
Server OS:
Windows XP or later. Must have SSDP components ("Network Discovery") enabled and the Windows Firewall or other software firewall must allow UPnP traffic through.NAT router:
Must support some level of UPnP port mapping ("Virtual Servers" or "Forwarded Ports" defined via UPnP). UPnP must be enabled (may require reboot).
License Info
Unencumbered freeware. No guarantee of support. Use at your own risk. This software is offered AS IS.
PortMapper has been tested on Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, and Windows 7 RC using a D-Link EBR-2310 wired router (Version B1 hardware, Version 2.01 firmware).
Working With PortMapper
Much more detail can be found by reading the comments in PortMapper.cls.
To add PortMapper to your VB6 project copy PortMapper.cls and PortMapperCBs.cls from the SimpleServer folder to your project folder, then use Project|Add file... to add each of these two modules to your Project.
To use the demo chat client and server compile each of the two programs, then run the server and click its Listen button, then run the client and fill in the server's external IP address and a "chat handle" name and click its Connect button.
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Editor's note: Leading Women connects you to extraordinary women of our time -- remarkable professionals who have made it to the top in all areas of business, the arts, sport, culture, science and more.
(CNN) -- Cast your eye across a line-up of world leaders and it might look a little something like this: Man in dark suit, man in dark suit, man in dark suit, Angela Merkel in fire engine red two-piece.
Or it could be mint green. Maybe electric blue. It doesn't really matter which part of the rainbow the German Chancellor chooses to swathe herself in, her multi-colored power suits have become as much a part of political fashion mythology as Margaret Thatcher's shoulder pads or Jacqueline Onassis' pearls.
Ok, so while Merkel isn't going to be invited to the front row of the world's biggest fashion weeks -- kicking off in New York, Paris, and London this month -- anytime soon, there's no denying the powerful politician's equally imposing wardrobe.
But then, how do women dress to impress in the workplace? And how has it changed over time?
From the severe khaki uniforms of World War Two, to romantic princess frocks of the 1950s, and fierce power suits of the 1980s, CNN takes a look at women's work wear in the 20th century -- and the pioneering female designers behind them.
Function vs fashion
"Women have worn tight pencil skirts and high heels at various times, which isn't necessarily functional, but they might feel they have to wear them in their workplaces to be taken seriously, " said Rebecca Arnold, professor of fashion history at London's Courtauld Institute of Art.
"I think women's work wear is more to do with being mentally comfortable, fitting in, and being seen as respectable."
Of course each workplace is different. As Arnold says: "Someone who's a lawyer is going to dress in a very different way from someone working in a shop."
Working it
Gaze across some of the most popular workplace fashions of the last 100 years, and they often act as a mirror to much bigger social trends.
"What you see from the 1920s onwards, is this negotiating of public space -- using dress to visualize the way women are seen at work, and how they want to be seen," said Arnold.
"In the 1970s you had lots of debates around what women should wear to be feminist and still be taken seriously. Some really felt you should wear trousers and others thought that was wrong because it was being seen as a man."
And just because it's workplace fashion, doesn't mean it has to be fashionable.
"We've still got shirts that look like men's shirts, we've still got suits based on men's fitting," said Arnold. "Workplace fashion doesn't move quite as fast as fashion itself."
By women, for women
Then there's the female designers who helped redefine women's wear in the modern age. From Coco Chanel's suit dress in the 1920s, to Diane von Furstenberg's casual wrap dress in the 1970s, some of the most pioneering pieces were created by women.
Still, many of the top fashion houses are still dominated by male names -- think Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Gianni Versace.
"Perhaps in the wider culture, men have traditionally been more successful at marketing themselves and having authority over their customers," said Arnold.
"I think that's gradually changing -- but I don't think you're going to see more women in fashion until you see more women in all kinds of roles across the board."
Read: Meet the new generation of 'modelpreneurs'
See: Lyndsey Scott -- she's a beauty and a geek
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(CNN)—Legendary poet Maya Angelou appears to have increased her role in Hillary Clinton's campaign over the past week - first releasing an open letter touting the New York senator's character and now staring in a new 60 second television ad.
In the ad called "Maya," Angelou touts Clinton's mission of reaching out to working class voters.
"Hillary Clinton is a prayer of every American who really longs for fair play," Angelou says. "Working men and women have had their jobs snatched from underneath them, their homes snatched away from them. And what we need, I think, is a person, a President who can make a difference in our country."
The ad is airing in North Carolina, less than a week before the states primary on May 6.
So this is the type of responses people that are voting for Sen. Obama give? that is the way to unite the party, by being rude and hateful towards Sen. Clinton and Maya? you know there are Millions of Americans that have voted for Sen. Clinton nd like it or not if you want your candidate to win in November you need us! quit being so ignorant! support your candidate but behave like adults not idiots and biggots! for the first time we have candidate that have receivecd combined more than 30 million votes each with roughly half we have lost the elections in the past with less than 1% of that number. I wonder how many people here are really just working for Rove to stir up controversy.
Rise Hillary Rise!
Hillary will RISE right out of the Convention when show her and her SEX CRAVED HUSBAND THE DOOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are REPUBLICANS now anyway!!!
That endorsement carries very little weight. Obama will still blow her out of the water!!!
Did you know that fanatic,lunatic Wright ministered to the Clinton's during the Lewinsky scandal? Why wasn't this blown up? Jack, I gave you much more credit. I believed in you to be fair and report negative as well as positive comments. That's why Hillary hasn't attacked Obama on Wright.
Would that be the same Maya Angelou I saw standing next to Louis Farrakhan at his "Million Man March"? That ended my respect for her and her opinions.
Ca Native...get your head out of the sand. Today you want to quote Rev. Wright like he's some genius, last week you thought he was the devil himself and wouldnt believe him if he told you the sun was shining without checking it out for yourself.
Typical Clintonistas.....always trying to have it both ways.
I had a lot of respect for Maya Angelou until she sold her soul to Clinton. Now she seems like just another Hillary handkerchief head. She sacrificed her integrity by supporting Clinton. A liar is a lair is a lair. I mean, seriously, when was the last time any cifvilian was shot at and can't seem to remember it correctly? Maya Angelou should know better.
For those of you obsessed with calling Clinton a liar, why not look over footage of Obama's campaign and see who lies: he saud he never sent anyone to Canada to talk about NAFTA- a lie; he said he didn't hear any bigotry and hatre dfor hs pastor, just praise for Jesus- a lie; he said he's never throw his pastor under the bus-a lie; he said he's never go negative (even though he began calling Hillary a liar etc...back in 2007 and continues to try and tarnish her reputaion!)- a lie; he said he nevr really met that Rizko(?) criminal before- a lie; he said his wife was proud to be an American- a lie
The list goes on and on. SO...Clinton, like all politicians is a liar...OK...but OBAMA is TOO! So grow up already.
Hillary is unelectable because she is not going to win the democtatic nomination. Face it, she is mathematically eliminated. Has been for weeks now. She needed big comebacks in Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, now they are saying Indiana. She has made up NO GROUND on Obama! She at one time had a 90 superdelegate lead that is now down to 21. I can't believe the foolishness of so many Hillary supporters. You think we are hostile to you because we all look at you like you have three heads. We are all wondering what on earth you are thinking and how you can ignore her numerous lies, scandals and republican campaign tactics. If you are a Democrat, please get behind Obama! Otherwise you are helping the GOP by supporting Hillary ( a lost cause) or McCain (cashing in on your ignorance).
Maya Angelou is the BEST...A true AMERICAN that has dealt with many issues and met them head on with courage. She is amazing! Wake Forest University is lucky to have you as part of their family!
McCain 08
Maya Angelou is a great poet and her endorsement is sincere and significant. Clinton also has the recent endorsement of Alice Palmer. She also has the support of many Native Americans: incl. the Cherokee nation's Chief Wilma Mankiller and the N. Cheyenne's Rep. Bixby. Clinton has more AA staffers than Obama or McCain, and her commitment to minority rights is lengthy and substantial: she's no racist.
"We, this people on a small and lonely planet Traveling through causal space
Past aloof stars, across the way of indifferent suns
To a destination where all signs tell us
It is possible and imperative that we discover
A brave and startling truth
And when we come to it
To the day of peacemaking
When we release our fingers
From fists of hostility
And alow the pure air to cool our palms"...
maya is a great woman, who is very intelligient. the fact that she supports hillary is courageous. maya's opinion is very important. this woman is an icon!
Yes, Hillary has made a difference Maya, she has stirred the racial pot amongst undereducated and financially strapped white americans. She has run a campaign that feeds their inner fears about anything that is different then them. Should she some how, steal the nomination from Obama, then I hope that black voters in this country never forget that it was the Clinton's (their fomer democratic champions) who thumbed their noses at each and every one of them.
Why does the caged bird sing? Because it is dumb!


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Tonight I am going to share a famous hadeeth by the prophet SAW.
"deliver from me even one aayah (sentence/sign)"
Often people focus on the 'one aayah' part
"bg satu ayat je cukuplah"
"give one sentence is enough lah"
I'd like to draw your attention to this bit: deliver from me.
often we deliver things that other people say. Pak mat said this, Minah said that, harian metro said this,and so on.
Sometimes we disregard who said it, as long as its sensational.
"you know, that boy, he went to Ireland and got married blablabla.."
"aiyo, that person went to the UK and became like that?"
mulut xde insurans. And the author is also guilty as charged.
But how many of us deliver what the prophet said? Or what he did? What was his attitude like? Do we make him as our point of reference?
maybe we don't find his teachings sensational enough. If we did, we'd deliver more than one sentence.


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The Staple Singers and Curtis Mayfield – working together here in a very Curtom groove! This great little set picks off where the group's work on the Let's Do It Again soundtrack left off – taking The Staples far past their Memphis sound of the Stax years, into a hipper, more adult kind of mode – one that has plenty of modern soul and light funk touches. Arrangements are by Curtom maestro Rich Tufo, and the album's got some very full backings that seem to urge the group's vocals on even more than ever. Titles include "Making Love", "Pass It On", "Love Me Love Me Love Me", "Sweeter Than The Sweet", "The Real Thing Inside Of Me", and "Precious Precious". CD also features bonus tracks – single edits of "Love Me Love Me Love Me" and "Sweeter Than The Sweet". © 1996-2020, Dusty Groove, Inc.
We realize that there are many different interpretations of the standard grades used for pre-owned vinyl record albums & CD, so we thought we'd offer you the ones that we are working with, so you have an idea what we mean when we give the grade for a non-new item on our pages.
Below are stated conditions for a used vinyl records at Dusty Groove. Grading for the cover should be assumed to be near (within a "+" or "-") the grading for the vinyl. If there is significant divergence from the condition of the vinyl, or specific flaws, these will be noted in the comments section of the item. However, please be aware that since the emphasis of this site is towards the music listener, our main concern is with the vinyl of any used item we sell. Additionally, all of our records are graded visually; considering the volume of used vinyl we handle, it is impossible for us to listen to each record. If we spot any significant flaws, we make every attempt to listen through them and note how they play.
The following grading conditions apply to the vinyl component of an album or single:
This is what it says, that the record is still held fast in shrink-wrap. We tend to be pretty suspicious about these things, so if the shrink-wrap doesn't look original, or if the record seems to have undergone some damage over time, we'll probably take it out of the wrapper to ensure that it's in good shape — which is why we don't have more of these. In some cases the shrink-wrap may be torn in spots, but if it's not possible the record has been taken out and played, the record will still qualify as "Sealed".
Dusty Groove does not use the grades of Near Mint (or Mint, for that matter) because in our experience, we find that no records ever qualify for such a high grade. Even sealed records tend to have one or two slight faults, enough to usually qualify them for a grade of NM- or lower. We've often found that records which are clearly unplayed will have a slight amount of surface noise, especially in quieter recordings.
This is a grade we rarely use, as we try not to sell records in very bad condition, though in some rare cases we will list a record in such bad shape that it does not conform to the standards above. A "Fair" record will have enough marks or significant flaws that it does not even qualify as "Good", but is a copy you might consider for playing, if you're willing to put up with noise and/or flaws. An example might be a recording with surface noise so heavy that it is equal to the volume of the music. For records listed as "Fair", we will describe the extent of the condition in the comments.
Like "Fair", we rarely list records in this condition, as they represent the extreme low end of spectrum. These records typically have multiple serious problems, and we offer them as "relics" or "objects" only — for those who want to at least have a copy of a record, even if it is not really worthy of play, perhaps for the cover alone. For these records, we will describe the extent of the condition in the comments.
If something is noteworthy, we try to note it in the comments — especially if it is an oddity that is the only wrong thing about the record. This might include, but isn't limited to, warped records, tracks that skip, cover damage or wear as noted above, or strictly cosmetic flaws.
We have only one grade for non-new CDs at Dusty Groove — "Used CD". This grade is somewhat all-encompassing, but we choose it because we try to offer Used CDs in the best shape possible.
When you purchase a Used CD you can expect the disc to be free of all but the lightest of surface marks, the case to be clean (we often change the cases ourselves), and the booklet to be in good shape. Used CDs may show some signs of use but if there are significant details or defects we will list them underneath the item — just like we do with LPs — so look there for notes on cutout marks, stickers, promo stamps or other details.
All of our Used CDs are guaranteed to play without skipping or flaws. If you purchase a Used CD from Dusty Groove, you have 1 week to play it to determine that it plays correctly — and if it does not, then you may return it for a full refund.


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In the past year, both HLCM and HLCP have reiterated their commitment to pursue a common strategy to more effectively share knowledge across the system. While extensive capacity to leverage knowledge resources already exists within many United Nations system organizations, the ability of the system as a whole to share knowledge is a critical condition to significantly advance overall policy and programmatic coherence. With these considerations in mind, CEB, through its High-level Committees, has established an inter-agency task force to shape a system-wide knowledge-sharing strategy.
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In the present crisis, technology, innovation and creativity will be critical in creating opportunities for economic renewal leading to a more innovative, eco friendly and sustainable world
Work is underway within the framework of CEB to forge new directions and establish new channels for exchanging ideas and knowledge within the UN system. Underpinning these efforts is a UN System Information and Communication Technology Strategic Framework developed by the ICT Network of CEB. Building on past evaluations of ICT opportunities in the system, this Strategic Framework represents a collaborative initiative geared towards the improvement of communication channels and the development of common ICT infrastructure elements across organizations of the UN system.
Houlin Zhao was elected ITU Secretary-General at the 19TH Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, Korea, in October 2014. He took up his post on 1 January, 2015.
Born in 1950 in Jiangsu, China, Mr Zhao graduated from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and holds an MSc in Telematics from the University of Essex in the UK.
Information and communication networks are the new engine of the modern global economy, and need to be consistently strengthened and expanded. Technological innovation, investment incentives and strong legal frameworks are essential to sustainable post-crisis growth.
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Following the recent publicised Sony PlayStation®Network issues, the release dates of Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar! have unfortunately been delayed.
Developed by Cohort Studios; Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar! is a single player arcade style action minis game that will be available on both PlayStation®3 and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable).
Master Shoo and Monstar are eagerly awaiting confirmation on the revised dates for when their Roaring game will be released. They will be in touch as soon as 'monsterously' possible…
For more information on Me Monstar: Hear me Roar!:
- www.memonstar.com – new site coming soon!
- www.facebook.com/memonstarworld
- www.youtube.com/user/CohortStudios


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Morningstar Shakes Up Its Mutual Fund Ratings System
The czar of star ratings unveils a new system that it hopes will better identify future winners.
Anyone who has ever contemplated buying a mutual fund has almost certainly seen Morningstar's star ratings. But now the Chicago research firm has launched what it calls analyst ratings to address the most common criticism of the star ratings -- that they look backward rather than forward. "Our star ratings look at past performance and that's important, but it's not always the best predictor," says Karen Dolan, Morningstar's director of fund analysis. "Our analyst ratings allow us to view performance in a broader context."
The new ratings, which will designate recommended funds with gold, silver or bronze awards, don't replace the 28-year-old star ratings; they're designed to coexist side-by-side. Funds that don't look like future standouts will get "neutral" or "negative" ratings, reflecting analysts' views that those funds will prove to be either nothing special or poor performers.
The new system is the latest attempt by fund researchers to help investors wade through a maze of choices. More-sophisticated analysis is needed largely because there are so many funds to choose from. According to the Investment Company Institute, there are more than 7,600 different funds -- and upward of 21,000 fund options, when you include different asset classes (which usually reflect varying fee structures).
That's such a dizzying number of choices that the typical investor simply follows the "stars" -- Morningstar's star ratings, that is. Over the past ten years, investors have poured $3 trillion into four- and five-star funds, while pulling $1 trillion out of one- and two-star funds. But because the star ratings are predicated on three-, five- and ten-year results, pouring money into a five-star fund equates to performance-chasing. And investing through a rearview mirror can blind investors to the potential risks ahead.
Analyst ratings will be based on what Morningstar calls the five pillars of performance, only one of which reflects how the fund has done in the past. The remaining factors are fees (the lower, the better); the people running the fund, both at the management and parent-firm levels; and the process that managers use to choose investments.
Star and analyst ratings can differ significantly. For example, Clipper (symbol CFIMX) is a large-company stock fund with long-term returns so mediocre that it scores just two stars with the traditional formula. But Morningstar analysts think that Clipper's managers, Chris Davis and Ken Feinberg, are talented; that the fund's management company is a good steward of investor assets; and that the investment process is likely to result in better future results. Thus, next to Clipper's two stars is a gold medal.
All Morningstar users can see the new (and old) ratings, but only users who pay for premium services (starting at $189 a year) can see the analysts' reasoning. Just 350 funds have analyst ratings so far, but Morningstar hopes to have new ratings for 1,500 mutual funds, holding 75% of investor assets, by year-end 2012. It also launched analyst ratings for closed-end funds last January, and it now covers about 90 such funds, accounting for nearly 40% of closed-end assets.
What Else Is Out There
Other investment services that offer qualitative fund ratings include Standard & Poor's, Value Line and Lipper.
Standard & Poor's ratings, which are also based on a one- to five-star formula, differ from Morningstar's in that they attempt not only to rate the managers and fund structure but also to look at the specific securities owned by each fund. S&P uses its stock and bond analysts to assess each fund's holdings. S&P then rates funds based on its best guess of how each fund's portfolio will hold up, given S&P's expectations for the economy and different industry sectors. But the ability of an individual investor to obtain these ratings hinges on whether the investor's adviser or brokerage firm subscribes. The reports are generally provided through these second parties -- either free or for a fee -- not through S&P itself.
Value Line flips the scoring system to conform with its well-known stock-rating system in the Value Line Investment Survey. The funds that score the highest at Value Line get a rating of one; those considered the "least timely" get a five. Funds are rated on a bell curve in relatively narrow categories -- stock funds are broken into "general," "special," "international," "partial," and so on. Value Line charges $116 to those who subscribe to its Fund Advisor service online. Those who also want a paper copy pay $199 annually.
One shortcoming of the Value Line fund-rating system is that it does not account for costs (except indirectly, to whatever degree costs detract from a fund's performance). That can lead to some misleading results when considering "load" funds that charge one-time fees that are not reflected in the fund's operating costs. "Our rating system tends to work better for no-load funds than for load funds," says Gregg Brewer, Value Line's director of research. In addition, Value Line's ratings focus on a somewhat shorter time span than Morningstar's ratings. Value Line looks at performance over stretches of one, three and five years, while Morningstar considers performance for periods as long as ten years.
Lipper uses a "tool kit" approach to rating funds, says research director Jeff Tjornehoj. Lipper's ratings are based on total return, the consistency of returns, how well the fund has preserved investors' capital, tax efficiency (which isn't in the least bit relevant for money in tax-deferred accounts), and expenses. Investors choose which of these five criteria are most important to them when looking up the rating service's "fund leaders," Sorting by, say, "consistency of return" among equity-income funds allows you to view a listing of dozens of funds with top ratings in that category (while seeing how funds score in other categories, too). These ratings are free and can be found at Lipper Leaders.
Experts at all the rating services say it's important that investors use the ratings the way they're intended -- to narrow investment choices down to a manageable number to research more thoroughly. "The idea of a ranking system is to digest a large amount of information quickly," says Brewer. "The fund you choose still needs to fit your investment strategy and temperament. The ratings are a tool to narrow the field. You still have to do some homework."


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What is an aurora?
- Colored curtains of light caused by charged particles of solar wind entering Earth's atmosphere near the North or south Poles and making atoms of gas glow.
- Brightly patterned synthetic floor covering often used in homes with lots of pets.
- A kind of open-faced vegetarian sandwich traditional in Denmark.
- Ancient Greek goddess of confusing bright lights.
What is solar wind?
- The constant blast of electrically charged particles from the Sun, blowing at about 600,000 to 2,000,000 miles per hour.
- What ancient Roman astronauts used to propel their sailboats through space.
- What happens when the Sun eats too many beans.
- The name of a 1980s heavy metal rock band.
What is solar weather?
- The changing conditions in the space surrounding Earth that is affected by activity on the Sun.
- Spring-like weather that causes the brains of some teenagers to be temporarily replaced by a vacuum.
- An indication that there might be life on another planet.
- A term jokingly used by meteorologists to refer to weather they forecasted incorrectly.
What is a CME?
- Coronal Mass Ejection, a violent storm on the Sun that blasts out huge amounts of fast-moving matter.
- Computed Monetary Elevator, the total market value of all the buildings built in one year by a tall building builder.
- Crunchy Monomorium Eradicator, a pesticide that gets rid of fungus infecting rice crops grown for making ready-to-eat cereals.
- Common Mechanical Explosion, a sudden release of energy caused when an assembly line robot is abruptly stopped in mid-process.
What is a solar flare?
- An event on the Sun in which it emits a blast of extra energy, sending clouds of charged particles into space.
- A temper tantrum suffered by small children when left out in the Sun too long.
- The gas-fired flame used by executive chefs to create special burnt sugar desserts.
- A trendy window covering with lots of ruffles that is used on south-facing windows to help keep a home cool in summer.
What is plasma?
- An electrically charged gas, such as the matter in the Sun.
- A special tonic that gives you the power of flight.
- A super slick liquid used to make extremely fast waterslides.
- A substance that magically shrinks you to the size of a molecule.
What is a solar cycle?
- The repeated behavior of the Sun in which every 11 years, its activity level builds up to a maximum, then it settles back down to a minimum.
- A small, solar-powered, two-wheeled scooter.
- The time it takes for a student to forget about homework when the sun comes out.
- A Ferris wheel built to look like the Sun.
What is the magnetosphere?
- The protective magnetic field surrounding Earth.
- A region of a country controlled by a leader with a magnetic personality.
- A homing pigeon's home region, beyond which it will not stray.
- A sphere-shaped magnet illegally hidden inside a baseball to affect its spin and create a curve ball every time.
What is the heliosphere?
- The region of space under the Sun's influence, which ends where the solar wind meets the interstellar wind.
- A three-dimensional round sculpture painted with a mixture of pigment and beeswax, and fired in a kiln.
- A revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools.
- An antibiotic taken orally for ringworm.
What is the photosphere?
- The layer of the Sun from which the sunlight we see is emitted.
- A sunlit area on the floor where cats often prefer to nap.
- A glow around a bright object on a TV screen.
- A ball-shaped desk ornament, that holds several family pictures—often given as a Father's Day gift.
What is a corona?
- The outermost layer of the Sun, which becomes visible during a total eclipse when the Moon "covers" the sphere of the Sun.
- A woman who practices magic.
- The ancient Greek goddess of carbonated beverages.
- A plastic hair accessory used to create a large bun on the top of the head.
What is an eclipse?
- An event in which one object in space moves in front of another object in space.
- The intermission between halves of a game of Quidditch.
- Any of various plants used in building materials to make walls invisible.
- A tasty desert made from ice cream and bacon.
What is a transit?
- A type of eclipse when a planet passes between Earth and the Sun (or any planet passes in front of its star from Earth's point of view).
- A special ticket that allows you to travel to another dimension.
- A ceremony in which a person is officially accepted into the Army or Navy.
- A temporary railroad bridge across a deep and narrow gorge.
What are Sun spots?
- Areas of particularly strong magnetic forces on the Sun's surface that appear darker than their surroundings because they are cooler.
- The center, dark area of a sun flower.
- Sweet snacks, made by the Misopiggy Candy Company, that have a yellow sugar coating on the outside and rich milk chocolate and chewy caramel on the inside.
- A Latin verse consisting of five meters, used only in Italian comedy skits.
What is a solar maximum?
- The part of the 11-year solar cycle when the Sun is most active.
- The state of a solar-powered car when its batteries are fully charged.
- A style of home skylight that magnifies the sunlight striking the roof of the house.
- The amount of sunlight it takes for human to spontaneously transform into a butterfly.
What is a solar minimum?
- The part of the 11-year solar cycle when the Sun least active.
- The minimum amount of sunlight it takes for a rooster to crow in the morning.
- The minimum amount of sunlight it takes for a person to stop playing a video game and go outside.
- A time when the Sun gives off very little sunlight because it is bored with just staying in the center of the Solar System all the time.