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This dream is way out there. It's mostly weird with a big pinch of sad mixed in. I felt the need to recount this dream on MHB and share it with the masses. Especially since I did not post anything during Jan 2017, the first month I've failed to post anything since Oct 2012.
Some people have told me it's kinda crazy that I can recall the details of my dreams as clearly as I do. But I don't dream all the time when I sleep… so maybe my dream power gets all saved up for one or two detailed dreams a month? Hard to say anything for sure.
But let's get to the dream…
(I'm outside on a sunny day and there is a sense of panic among the handful of people within my sight line.)
I'm looking around and I can't seem to locate anyone I know. Not sure if they let me here by myself or if they're still here and blended in with the small rush of people around me?
I have no clue why people are walking with haste or running. Next thing I know, I see my brother and grandma in the cemetery about 40 yards away. I ran to them. They were crazy worried. They lost track of my dad. With my grandma needing a walker to keep her balance, her pace was greatly slowed through the grass in the cemetery.
Brian thought he saw my dad, he said he was going to run over to see if it was him. I look to my grandma and she's so worried. She says, "if one of those snakes get too close to me I won't have a chance." I was confused.
Apparently there had been over 1,000 snakes dropped from planes flying over the town and that is what was causing the panic.
With Brian and my dad nowhere in sight, I start helping my grandma through the grassy cemetery, not exactly sure where we were headed. Next thing I know, there is a HUGE rattlesnake to our left, about 10 yards away from us. It spooked my grandma and I. We didn't really have anything to defend ourselves with or a place to hide. The snake lunged from about 5 yards away and bit my grandma. She fell to the ground crying for help. I look around for someone to help us, as I look back, the snake had already started to eat her. I could only see from her shoulders down.
I was furious. At the snake, at my dad and Brian for not being there to help, at myself for seemingly doing nothing to save my grandma. I started to run.
Now I'm inside. And I'm brain storming how to get as many centaurs gathered as I possibly can as quickly as possible.
These centaurs were immune to these boa-like rattlesnake's venom. They were natural predators of choice to combat against these god awful snakes…
-End of dream-
I wake up, look to see what time it is on my phone. And then do something I never thought I'd do. I search this on my phone…
That is how my day started today. I have no clue as to what it means so I thought I'd share it here to see if there are any opinions that might help me out.
And for those might ask, my grandma is fine. She turned 86 on Monday. 👍🏻👍🏻


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Hello Refashion Co-op. I did a project for a friend recently. She wanted to close the open shoulders of this cold-shoulder top. Could we connect the two sides of the opening smoothly?
I pinned the opening closed and it seemed to fit together well. The thick edge of the opening helped stabilize the fabric because it was a little delicate.
Here is the closed shoulder, it fit great and looks like it was made that way. It fit well too.
You can see the cute, fluttery sleeve this top now has. Erin has a comfortable and feminine top.
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Leading Kuwait opposition figure sentenced to 2 years
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — An appeals court in Kuwait on Sunday sentenced a leading former opposition lawmaker to two years in prison after he was found guilty of insulting the country's ruler.
Musallam al-Barrack's lawyer Thamer al-Jedaei told The Associated Press his client will appeal the case to the country's Supreme Court.
Al-Barrack's charges stem from a speech he gave during a rally in October 2012 in which he called on Kuwait's ruler Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah not to "drag the country into a dark abyss," and said Kuwait risked becoming an autocratic state under new electoral laws. Due to subsequent opposition boycotts, parliament is now largely stacked with pro-government lawmakers.
Kuwait, one of Washington's most important Mideast allies, prides itself on having the most free-wheeling political system of all the Gulf Arab monarchies, but it is illegal to insult the ruling emir.
Al-Barrack was originally sentenced to five years in prison by a lower court, but the appeals court overturned that verdict and issued a shorter two-year sentence Sunday. Al-Barrack was allowed to remain free on bail while he fought the charges against him.
His supporters planned a sit-in outside of his house Sunday evening to protest his sentence.
After the verdict was announced, al-Barrack told local media he is ready to face prison but warned that his ideas are already part of the public discourse.
"Even if they can imprison me, they cannot imprison ideas. The idea of what I said in that speech is out there," he said in remarks published by Kuwait's al-Aan news website.
He was last arrested in July for five days after he revealed documents alleging huge sums of illicit financial transfers were made to senior officials, including naming specific judges in Kuwait. In the days following his arrest, protesters took to the streets in his hometown province of Jahra, southeast of the capital Kuwait City. Protesters there burned tires and some fired flares at security officers.
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Dates a dry fruit that can be a good option for you really in your diet. This is the dried fruit that is sweet, it comes with a good amount of calories, minerals, and vitamins in it. There are several health benefits, including the dates in the diet received. Eating dates can provide the following benefits. More than a lot of calories in dates from others fruits.
What are The Calories?
A calorie is a unit of energy. A calorie (food product), the required amount of energy to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water per 1 ° C, 4.2 kJ aka.
(There is also the "small calorie" 4.2 Joules, 1/1000 a calorie of food. For some reason yet talk in science courses, although researchers use only Joules and the food is never measured in small calories, and Nobody else needs.)
As far as food is concerned, it is a calorie of chemical energy that can be used for various purposes: building things, breaking things apart, making things happen. Everything happens in the form of long-term heat, but it can do a useful job before getting there.
What is Dates?
The fruit is known as previously. The English name of the fruit (by the former French), as well as the species Latin name Dactylifera, both come from the Greek word for lactulose "fingers" because of the elongated shape of the fruit. The data are oval-cylindrical in shape, 3-7 cm long and 2-3 cm (0.79-1.18 inches) in diameter, and as mature, from bright red to light yellow, depending on the variety. Dates contain a single stone about 2 to 2.5 cm (0.79 to 0.98 inches) long and 6.8 mm (0.24 to 0.31 inch) thick. Three main groups of varieties Date of publication: soft (eg Banshee, Halawy, Khadrawy, Medjool), semi-dry (eg Day, Deglet Nour and Zahedi) and dry, eg "Theory"). The type of fruit depends on the glucose content, fructose, and sucrose.
The date palm is dioecious, with separate plants for both men and women. They can easily be grown from seeds, but only 50% of the plants will be women and therefore fruits and plant seedlings are often smaller and of lower quality. This is why most commercial plantations use cuttings of very sophisticated varieties. Plants are grown from fruit cuttings 2-3 years earlier than seedlings.
Health Benefits of Dates
- Tasty Delicious Fruit-Herrlich, dates are one of the most popular fruits packed with an impressive list of phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals for normal growth, development and general well-being.
- Useful Sugar-Fresh dates are soft and easy to digest meat and simple sugars like fructose and glucose. 100 g keep me date BABA 277 calories. When you eat, they complement energy and revitalize the body immediately. For these qualities, they traditionally served too fast during the month of Ramadan since antiquity to break.
- Dietary fiber- fruit is high in fiber, which prevents the absorption of LDL cholesterol in the intestine. In addition, the fiber functions as a bulk laxative. Therefore, it helps protect the colon lining of chemicals that cause cancer that binds it in the intestine.
- Tannins-It contains health benefits tannin polyphenolic antioxidants such as known flavonoid tannins. Tannins are known to be anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory and clean anti-hemorrhagic (bleeding easily avoid tendencies) properties.
- Vitamin A from the minor sources are vitamin A (149 IU or 5% RDA per 100 g), which have antioxidant properties, is well known and important for vision. In addition, it is also necessary to maintain a healthy mucosa and skin. It is known that the consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin helps against lung and protect the oral cavity.
- Antioxidants-Flavonoids antioxidants carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. These antioxidants lie, the ability of cells and other structures in the body to protect against the harmful effects of oxygen free radicals. Therefore, dietary data have found some protection against colon cancer of the pancreas, prostate, breast, endometrial and lung supply.
- Zeaxanthin-Zeaxanthin is absorbed an important food carotenoid selectively into the retina of the macula, the antioxidant and protective light filtering functions to provide adopted. It, therefore, provides protection against age-related macular degeneration, especially in the elderly.
- Iron dates are an excellent source of iron, lead, 0.90 mg / 100 g Früchte (about 11% of RDI). Iron, which is a component of hemoglobin in red blood cells
- Potassium-they is excellent sources of potassium. 100 g containing 696 mg or 16% of the recommended daily levels of the electrolyte. Potassium is an important element of cellular and body fluids that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure. Therefore, they provide protection against stroke and coronary artery disease.
- Calcium-fruits are also rich in minerals like calcium, manganese, copper, and magnesium. Calcium is an important mineral that is an essential element of bones and teeth and through the body for muscle contraction, blood clotting is necessary, and conduction of nerve impulses. The human body uses manganese as a cofactor for the enzyme, an antioxidant, superoxide dismutase. Copper, used for the production of red blood cells. Magnesium is important for bone growth.
- Pyridoxine-Fruit has a moderate group B complex of vitamins and vitamin-K. It contains healthy amounts of pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), niacin, pantothenic acid, and riboflavin. These vitamins act as cofactors help the body to metabolize carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Vitamin K is essential for many factors of coagulation and bone metabolism.
How many Calories in Dates?
In the United States, Noor, Medjool, and Zahid were widely available varieties with small semi-soft doors, which distributes about 95 percent of the dates sold in the United States. A portion of 3.5-ounce boneless or 14-day doors, provides about 282 calories in dates, 2.5 grams of protein, less than half a gram fat and 75 grams of carbohydrates, of which about 63.4 grams of sugar are Single saccharose, fructose, and glucose, 3.5 ounces per serving, ie about 4 days, seeded, Medjool plus, the fleshy semi-soft variety provides 277 calories, 1.8 g protein, low-fat and 75 grams Of carbohydrates, of which 66, 5 grams are usually the simple glucose sugars and fructose. So is it not a best beneficial fruit?
Dates are Tank of Super Nutrition
Dates are high in several important minerals such as potassium, manganese, magnesium, and copper. They also provide significant quantities of vitamins calcium, iron, vitamin K, and B, including vitamin B-6 and folic acid and more calories in dates. A 3.5-ounce portion of the hollowed out data providers not subject to a 19 percent and 11 percent share of daily potassium and magnesium values, and 8 percent, 6 percent, 5 percent and 4 percent of the value Daily vitamin B-6, iron, folic acid, and calcium. Although Medjool dates from the nutritional point of view are similar, they are slightly higher in potassium, magnesium, vitamin B-6 and calcium, and slightly lower in iron and folic acid. The dates should also be protected a rich source of phenols, antioxidants, cells from damage caused by free radicals.
Dates Provides You Best Source of Calorie, Protein, Vitamin and So on
Yes. With regard to the number of minerals, vitamins, and phytonutrients given on health benefits, suffice it to say, many are. First, they are easy to digest, allowing your body to make full use of its goodness.
Fiber data helps the waste gently through your intestines to move and the absorption of LDL (bad) helps to prevent the binding of chemicals substances including cancer. The iron content of a component of hemoglobin in the red blood cells determines the oxygen balance in the blood. Potassium, an electrolyte that helps heart rate and blood pressure. B vitamins in dates, such as carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, are in the retina absorb an optimal filtration include light characteristics and protect against macular degeneration.
Do you want more? They contain vitamins A and K. Vitamin A protects the eyes, maintains healthy skin and mucous membranes and even protects lung cancer and oral. Tannins, flavonoids and polyphenols antioxidants, which fight infection and inflammation and helps prevent excessive bleeding (anti-hemorrhagic). Vitamin K is a clotting agent also helps to metabolize their bones.
Copper, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), niacin, pantothenic acid, and riboflavin are also appointments and make their own unique healing and prevention functions.
Together, these cofactors help to metabolize your body's carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. The data of eating in moderation can contribute to many health benefits, including protection from cellular damage by radicals. Calories are the most important element for our body's structural and do not forget the matter that calories in dates because it is the biggest source of calories.
Can Diabetics Eat Dates?
Dates are large and contain a good amount of essential nutrients. This small but powerful food is beneficial to health in many ways. The dates contain large amounts of natural sugars such as fructose, sucrose, and glucose. Diabetics can safely consume portions of fruit to 15 grams of carbohydrates. A person with diabetes should consume up to three times a day in moderation data.
The dates are perfect for those who suffer from diabetes snacks. They have high levels of antioxidants like broccoli, oranges, grapes, and peppers. And they also have a low glycemic index because of its high fiber content.
There are Several Types of Dates
- Bar. The sweet date, the rich syrup is soft and fragile. Small fruits of medium skin and firming the skin that changes golden amber when hardened. End of maturation.
- Day. Hard-tasting Soft sweet date. Soft fruit to the skin, medium to large, the red skin matures to brown and black. The maturity of the season.
- Deglet n. Delicate sweet semi-dry date; He is known for his taste of the "true" date. Medium to large fruit with skin that changes from yellow to dark brown as it matures. Good for the kitchen. The name means "birth". End of maturation.
- Halawa. Also Halawi. Date sweet flavor of sweet honey. Halawy means "sweet". Small to medium-sized fruits with golden brown shiny skin and tender meat. Suitable for your hands to eat. The maturity of the season.
- Khadrawy. In addition Khadrawi. Rich, not too sweet, date of sweet flavor. Medium to large oblong fruits with orange-brown to light brown skin and firm flesh. Considered among the best flavor and texture of fresh food. Do not hold good to eat fresh, ripe in mid-season.
- Medjool. In addition Medio. Little rich, sweet delicious smooth day with a fibrous structure. Large reddish brown amber skin to very large as it ripens and healing fruits. Excellent for eating fresh, very wet. Ripen early.
- Theory. Date sweet, dry to the taste of hazelnut. Known as the bread of this day, as it is suitable for cooking. Oblong fruits of medium to large color golden meat. End of maturation.
- Zahidi. Semi-sweet taste fresh dry dates. Fruits with a medium smooth and shiny skin and a fleshy golden meat full yellow syrup. Using the hand or cooking food. It is well maintained and ideal for cooking. Ripen early.
Drink Juice and Achieve Exceptional Results
Adds a Glow to The Skin: Consume day juices on a regular basis and you will be clear and bright skin will wear on the screen.
Nourishes the Skin: It helps to increase the number of platelets in the blood and nourishes the skin.
Save money and prepare to consume juice without preservatives by juice data in your own kitchen. It is simple and easy to manufacture.
Juice Date: and it's Benefits
Chew a few days or drink that day's juice to witness the miracles that are happening to your hair.
Turn the Smooth Texture and Thick Hair: Without a doubt, you are sure to be a happy place when I hairstyle designed to find a thick, smooth texture.
Maintains Healthy Hair: Juice Date also keeps your hair healthy, abundant vitamins, especially vitamin B.
Help in Natural Work: Here is an indicator of those waiting. All you have to expect when the juice is data or data used, that will be by stimulating the contraction of the smooth wall of the uterus when the natural birth of the benefit. This is possible because a hormone that is synonymous with this oxytocin hormone in women.
Prevents Cancer: This fruit juice is rich in antioxidants that can prevent cancer, it makes an ideal drink for adults and young people.
Help Weight: Those who are looking for weight gain here is your solution. Being rich in sugars and other carbohydrates, these juices will help you gain weight.
Big: Laxative: Since ancient times, data have to be considered as a natural remedy for constipation problems due to the high presence of insoluble fibers in and used. This makes it a good laxative.
Anti-Aging Property: Being rich in antioxidants that automatically fight against natural free radicals in the body. This is not only anti-cancer properties but also anti-aging capabilities.
Low Cholesterol: This fruit is rich in fiber, the (bad cholesterol) gives it the ability to lower the level of LDL cholesterol in the body.
Highlights Healthy Teeth and Bones: It is also rich in minerals such as calcium, manganese, magnesium, iron, and copper. Therefore an active role in the teeth and health of the bones to maintain and contributes to the formation of red blood cells.
If you are anemic, then you can easily question by getting rid of the dates. Including dates in your diet and have it can be beneficial in many ways for you regularly. Women mostly need more iron and the dates of syrup or appointments can be added as a supplement to meet the requirement of iron in the body.


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I thought this was important enough to share in a short blog post… Just 10 months ago, Mozilla started to migrate their Selenium projects from the Selenium RC API to the WebDriver API. I'm thrilled to say that this is now complete, and that no Selenium RC projects are actively being run or maintained!
4 thoughts on "Mozilla drops usage of Selenium RC"
Good work, I've just got back into selenium recently and find web driver to be a slightly more tricky beast but a lot note flexible once you are there.
Fancy sharing your experience with the migration?
> I thought this was important enough to share
definitely an important milestone to share, considering Mozilla's contribution to the Selenium project.
I did a (Python) framework migration from RC->WebDriver about a year ago, and have been writing tests using Python and WebDriver exclusively since. It is very nice to work with. I'm glad to see there is a common path forward in open source web testing.


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Having written several short stories and novels, I imagine I have a good idea of what comprises a story. Many others think the same thing, regardless of their level of writing proficiency. All you need to a story is a beginning, middle, and an end, right?
Perhaps on the basic level, yes. In practice, though, not every story
that has a beginning, middle, and end will be worth reading.
So, what else is there?
In a nutshell, a story is all about the characters, their goals, and the
obstacles they have to overcome to get there. As an example, I'll use
my second novel, Friends in Deed (and for those who don't want spoilers, close your eyes until we reach the end of this post)..
This story is about a character (Aston West).
Now, to work on Aston's goals requires us to dive into some additional
details. More so with novels than with short stories (which in general
are going to be too short to add too many goals into), your character is
going to need a major goal spanning the entire book. But in the
meantime, Aston is also going to need some smaller goals that pop up
throughout the book. Without these intermediate goals, the reader is
going to get bored and when that happens, they tend to set books down
and not pick them back up (better known as the author's death knell).
Aston's major goal here is to escape from the Cassus twins. This goal
starts off very early in the book, spans the entire story and once it
happens, it's time for The End.
As far as minor goals, there are several that pop up throughout the
book. Some are larger than others, and some are quickly solved. Some are
goals that he sets for himself, and others are ones imposed upon him by
others. For example, Elijah Cassus (one of the main antagonists) forces
Aston to help mount a rescue from the prison planet they once both
inhabited. This goal takes place during the first portion of the book (I
won't bother going into what the goal is for the second part of the
book, to avoid spoiling it all for you). As another example of a
slightly smaller goal, a native of the planet captures them all and he
needs to convince their (mentally ill) captor into releasing them.
Within these minor goals, you can somewhat see where we're going in
terms of setting up obstacles that your character needs to overcome.
Aston needs to escape from the Cassus twins (major goal), but Elijah
forces him to help mount a rescue by threatening to turn him in for a
mandatory death penalty for past crimes. He can't easily mount an escape
without overcoming this threat, so he's going to have to figure out a
way to negate this threat.
Aston has to mount a rescue from the prison planet (minor goal). Many
obstacles began throwing themselves in his path to prevent him achieving
this goal. First off, he and the team leader are at odds with each
other (conflict). Then, they discover that the team member they want to
rescue has been captured by some of the planet's inhabitants. After they
overcome this obstacle, the team's ship is destroyed by the planet's
overseers and they end up captured by the mentally ill inmate (setting
up another minor goal to achieve, escape from this inmate). Once they achieve this goal, they
have to find a way to make it off the planet (another obstacle to
achieving the original minor goal of having a successful rescue). And even after that, Aston discovers that the team member they want to rescue also wants to escape the twins, setting up another minor goal (helping her escape) that goes hand in hand with the original major goal for Aston.
So, as you can see, goals and their obstacles can (and should often)
overlap each other. This is part of what makes an interesting story that
people want to read. So, to recap, take one of your stories/novels and
ask yourself the following questions:
Who is my main character?
What do they want to achieve? What is their major goal for the book/story?
What's standing in their way of achieving this goal?
(in the case of novels, also ask the following)
What else happens during the story that my main character is going to have to address? What are their minor goals?
What's standing in their way of achieving these minor goals?
(and this doesn't even begin to dive into all of your minor characters
and what their goals and obstacles might be...another blog post
If you're having trouble answering any of these questions, I
wholeheartedly suggest that you start brainstorming answers and begin
rewrites to incorporate them. Your story/novel will be greatly improved
for it...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Storytelling 101: A Case Study
Posted by T. M. Hunter at 8:00:00 AM
Labels: Aston West, Friends in Deed, novels, storytelling
4 comments:
- Big Mike said...
Know what lays waste to my mind, Todd. Even when you do it right, and receive rave evaluations by readers and review organizations on your characters and storyline, a sour pickle will draw pleasure from tossing mud on the very things everyone else loved. Amazing how some get high by trashing the creativity of others.
- September 25, 2013 at 2:23 PM
- T. M. Hunter said...
Myself, I'm too busy writing the next story/novella/novel to worry about the sour pickles in life. ;-)
- September 25, 2013 at 4:54 PM
- Liz Fountain said...
The discipline of walking through all these questions after each major revision or draft - well, I can't say I love that part, but it is always, always useful. It reveals gaps I didn't know existed, and also shows where I have some redundancies that can be cut out.
- September 25, 2013 at 7:22 PM
- T. M. Hunter said...
Indeed so!
- September 25, 2013 at 10:19 PM
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Gigabit Ethernet backbone switch allows school to digitize classes
Thanks to a Gigabit Ethernet backbone, a private school delivers digital learning and streaming media on interactive whiteboards in every classroom.
At a private school in the Deep South, students use their fingers to drag and drop organs into a virtual chest cavity on an interactive whiteboard's touch-screen during a science class's virtual dissection. It's just one use of more than 100 such whiteboards in the school that deliver interactive graphics, audio and streaming video to students, enabled by replacing an antiquated 100 Mbps legacy network with a Gigabit Ethernet backbone.
"Before the digital whiteboards, a lot of teachers had a very small [number] of files on their computers. They didn't really have video presentations," said William Hale, network administrator at UMS-Wright Preparatory School in Mobile, Ala. "Teachers are now generating almost 100 times, maybe a thousand times, more digital content."
As the demand had grown over the years for more interactive teaching tools, so came the digital SMART Boards into every classroom. But no one had anticipated such a "gigantic spike" in network utilization as teachers streamed heavy amounts of online video, according to school headmaster Tony Havard.
"We discover a new application practically every day," Havard said. "[Before] we upgraded our infrastructure, we could not use all of our SMART Boards at one time during the school day or it would've crashed the system, so we were forced to ration the use … which was not very popular."
The school, which offers kindergarten through 12th grade, first tackled the increased network demand by centralizing its storage system and upgrading the bandwidth three times, Hale said. But storage alone wouldn't cut it. The legacy network switches -- many 10 years old, some as much as 15 -- just couldn't stream gigabits of video fast enough to dozens of classrooms at once.
Until the overhaul, the school's network didn't have a typical edge and core design, Hale said. The buildings that house kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms were running on 10 Mbps switches "daisy-chained together," he said. The rest of the network throughout the middle and high school buildings followed a similar design with 100 Mbps switches.
"It was a couple of switches deep," said Hale, whose legacy network had comprised mostly Cisco Systems, as well as some older gear from Japanese vendor Allied Telesis. "I had trouble just moving files across the network -- just doing patches."
With Gigabit Ethernet backbone, opportunity for 10 Gigabit Ethernet in place
Although he had few complaints about the quality of his legacy Cisco equipment, Hale said that he had been underwhelmed by the networking vendor's lackluster customer service, despite having paid extra for its SMARTnet Service support offering.
In shopping around for a new vendor, Hale approached Brocade Communications last summer because of its reputation of "more performance for [lower] cost," he said.
Hale said it was clear UMS-Wright would need to upgrade to a Gigabit Ethernet backbone -- with Gigabit Ethernet edge switches as well -- to meet the immediate need from classrooms, where the interactive whiteboards were straining his legacy network.
At the pace network utilization was moving, however, Hale could see that Gigabit Ethernet switches would carry the network only so far. The school has begun to tether its security cameras to the network and will deploy voice over IP this summer.
Within the next few years, UMS-Wright plans to operate a network-based digital video recorder so that teachers can store and stream video clips in class with less hassle.
"We felt that [10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)] was going to be the next thing around the corner, and we didn't want to get into the situation that the technology gets outdated so fast," Hale said. "'Future-proof' is a word [vendors] throw out sometimes, which is impossible to do but … we felt our backbone would need to be upgraded soon."
Upgrading a Brocade FastIron SX Gigabit Ethernet core switch to 10 GbE requires installing new blades in the chassis, according to Harry Petty, director of product marketing. Brocade's 48-port FastIron GS edge switches have two port slots for 10 GbE uplinks.
"All we have to do is change out the [optical fiber to the switches]," Hale said. "We have the capability to move to 10-gig in a heartbeat."
Faster network, fewer complaints with Gigabit Ethernet backbone
Upon returning to school in the fall, teachers saw instant improvements as they used the interactive whiteboards, Hale said.
With a Gigabit Ethernet backbone, a UMS-Wright music teacher displays oversized piano keys on her interactive whiteboard so that students can play the musical scale just by tapping the screen.
Another teacher who knew she would be out on long-term leave videotaped and emailed administrators her lessons, which a substitute teacher can now play and pause as students ask questions.
"We're not even utilizing 10% of our internal network, and I have teachers storing [and streaming] 20 or 30 gigs of video," Hale said. "After the upgrade, everybody started creating more digital content. It's like a snowball effect."
But with more than 15 buildings across the school's campus and only one person running UMS-Wright's network, Hale worried that enabling more robust utilization might be more than one person could handle if troubleshooting became a full-time job.
"I can actually count on one hand in the last six months if I've had to do any [troubleshooting] because the network has been that solid," he said. "That's also where Brocade's customer service comes in. We have a regular engineer that comes in from time to time to check up on us…. If there's a major configuration change or a major push-out I need to do, I can talk to him."
For problems that have arisen, Hale said, using Brocade's Web-based network management solution, IronView Network Manager, to remotely troubleshoot any glitches has made "running this network like a part-time job -- not a full-time job."
Let us know what you think about the story; email: Jessica Scarpati, News Writer


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There are so many literacy professional development opportunities for spring and summer, I want to summarize and provide information for them here:
Michigan Council Teachers of English
Spring Conference March 22 in Shephard, MI. See Flyer HERE
Red Cedar Writing Project at Michigan State University
Four week summer institute of the National Writing Project June 23-July 17. *Apps due Feb. 28thSee Flyer Here
Eastern Michigan Writing Project:
Four week summer institute of NWP June 19-July 17. Apps due March 1.See flyer here
Picture It! Visual Thinking Strategies
RLTC 12th annual literacy conference- See Flyer HereAugust 14 and 15 in Detroit
Upcoming Literacy PD at WISD
Writing Collaborative (grades 4-12):
- April 29, 30, and May 16, 2014 at WISD 8:30-3:30
- ***NEW: June 18, 19, 20 2014 at WISD 8:30-3:30
*All details, costs, and registrations can be found on WISDGoSignMeUP!
Reading Apprenticeship (grades 4-12):
April 22, 23 and May 14, 2014 at WISD 8:30-3:30
*All details, costs, and registrations can be found on WISDGoSignMeUP!


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Congratulations to our December 2015 Administrative Assistant of the Month, Kolina Lundquist! Kolina has been with our Big Rapids, MI office for one year. She has taken an active roll in the company wide rollout of our new telephone service. Her trouble shooting and training on the system is invaluable. Thank you, Kolina, for your hard work and dedication to Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors. ...
Our Big Rapids, MI Office lead by our administrative assistant, Kolina Lundquist, met their Goal of $500.00 for the Homes for Dogs Food Drive.
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Fort Hood heroine Kimberly Munley claims that President Obama "betrayed" her and the other victims of the deadly shooting rampage three years ago.
The White House gave Munley and her partner a hero's welcome at the State of the Union address three years ago for their work to stop the shooting.
But Munley claims that Obama broke his promise to take care of the victims from the shooting, reports ABC News. Former Sergeant Munley stated:
"Betrayed is a good word. Not to the least little bit have the victims been taken care of. In fact they've been neglected."
Thirteen people were killed, including a pregnant soldier, and 32 others were shot during the November 2009 rampage. Accused shooter Major Nidal Hasan is awaiting military trial for charges of premeditated murder and attempted murder.
Munley was shot three times while she and her partner, Sergeant Mark Todd, confronted Hasan. Witnesses claim that the soldier shouted "Allahu Akbar" before opening fire. Todd is credited for firing the five bullets that brought Hasan down.
Fox News notes that Munley has been laid off from her position on Fort Hood's civilian police force since the shooting. Prosecutors have said that Hasan's attack should be deemed a terrorist attack, because the alleged shooter was radicalized by communications with Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki.
But the White House and the Pentagon have refused to label the attack as terrorism. Instead, they have called it "workplace violence." The victims of the attack have been denied Purple Hearts. They are suing the military because they believe the "workplace violence" designation doesn't allow them the same access to health care and financial benefits that combat related designation would.
Kimberly Munley also stated that the White House used her for political advantage by having her sit next to the first lady during the 2010 State of the Union address.
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How Restaurants are Embracing Tech to Improve the Customer Experience
Technology has given us more variety in meals than ever before. Bloggers regularly post recipes tailored to a multitude of diets, diverse groceries can be bought online, and there are dozens of apps to consult to order food straight to your door.
All of these innovations can be taken advantage of while at home. But what about actually going to a restaurant? When it's so easy to get the food you want simply through a few clicks, the prospect of going out may seem daunting to many. Once you've decided what you want to eat, you still have to find a restaurant that serves the right cuisine, within your budget, within the distance you want to travel, with available tables, all made more complicated if you are going with friends who also have to take these considerations into account. Wouldn't it be helpful if restaurants provided an omnichannel experience to take away the hassle that precedes a great night out?
Day-to-Day Omnichannel
Some restaurant and food chains are already making the experience of eating out more comfortable for customers. Starbucks, one of the early adopters of the omnichannel, rewards its devoted customers for their loyalty with its rewards card. The card can be reloaded via the Starbucks app or website, on the phone, or in-store, and the balance is updated automatically across all channels. So if you're queuing for your morning coffee in your nearest Starbucks, trying to stay awake with masses of other caffeine-lovers, and you realise your rewards card may be low, you can quickly top it up on your phone before you get to the counter.
The US chain Panera Bread plans to revolutionize the restaurant industry with its new technologically advanced shops. Tired of the "one-size-fits-all" customer experience the chain was providing, founder Ron Shaich set out to tailor the service to each individual customer. Guests can now order their food from an iPad, include all sorts of customizations, and have it delivered to where they're sitting, whether in the restaurant or out and about.
[Panera are] not just using technology for technology's sake, but are utilizing it in a way that is enhancing the customer experience and catering to a younger demographic that increasingly uses mobile technologies and is accustomed to getting things to their own specifications quickly.
— Josh Sanburn, TIME
Fine Dining
It isn't too difficult to satisfy a sudden need for caffeine or a sandwich craving, or even a hankering for a greasy taco, and thanks to big restaurant chains it is now easier than ever to get the food you want as fast as possible. What if what you really want is a nice meal out with friends, something that provides a great social atmosphere in addition to delicious food? You can download an app for that.
Actually, you can download several, depending on what you consider the toughest part about finding a place to eat. If you can't tell if a restaurant is better for a first date or a business meeting, use Hoppit, the "world's first ambience search engine for restaurants and bars". If you're worried about missing a meeting if you pop out for lunch at work, try Allset, where you can book a table, pre-order food, and pay in advance, going to the restaurant simply for the actual consumption of your meal. If you don't want to miss a night with your friends but you're watching what you eat, Myfitnesspal now offers menu information for over 500,000 restaurants. Or, if you're interested in the high-quality dishes offered at restaurants but have no desire to actually go out to eat, you can order from Eat First, an "online restaurant". Top chefs prepare meals that customers pre-order, which are then delivered within a thirty-minute timeslot and reheated and served by the diner in their own home.
The Future
So what's next in the restaurant industry?
Customer service is continually improving with an increase in guest-facing technology. In some restaurants, diners can now order food themselves using their phones or tablets at each table, cutting down their wait times and decreasing the likelihood a server might make an error. For families, technology at the table means kids can play games while waiting.
If you have a favourite restaurant, chances are you will be rewarded for your patronage. A 2015 Restaurant Technology Study revealed that 53% of participating restaurants are letting customer engagement and guest loyalty drive their technology projects. Hopefully this will lead to better restaurant-diner communication, and allow restaurants to save valuable guest data such as allergy information and favourite meals.
Of course, people are also consulting their devices to inform themselves about restaurants. In a world where 80% of web users will change their mind about a buying decision if presented with a negative review, restaurants need to provide the best service they can to avoid giving their guests any reason to leave unhappy. That's why restaurants are also embracing technology to improve their offering. Some chefs create tech labs where they can test their meals before serving them to a wider audience. Others are taking advantage of the cloud to share recipes across multiple locations, as well as to order inventory "just-in-time" to provide the freshest ingredients to guests.
However, a complete technological interface is not a feasible option for every restaurant out there. While planning a dinner out may be a hassle for some, other diners enjoy traditional sit-down meals. Not every ambience is suitable for iPad ordering, and not every customer checks reviews before dining out. Some people enjoy suggestions from waiters and others want to have a conversation without the interference of smartphones.
Luckily, technology can be a blessing for the inner workings of a restaurant as well. New mobile terminals make it easier for small businesses to accept payments by card rather than just cash, cutting down the possibility of fraud or theft by employees. Apps like Shopbox allow restaurant owners to track their sales and inventory in real time.
It is inevitable that restaurants will continue to embrace new advances in technology to present their culinary vision to the world. Whether you're looking to take your date on a romantic, candlelit evening, or you just want to get a taco as quickly as possible with your friends, there will always be a restaurant for you.
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Posted on Jun 23, 2016
You can definitely find a LOT of information online, but try not to believe everything you see or hear. These so-called facts are the proof you shouldn't trust everything you hear, no matter how often you hear it.
1. Fingers Don't Get Wrinkled by Absorbing Water
It's still not confirmed why this is happening, but scientists believe this improves our grip while in water.


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5.20 released – Instantaneous grade, Juicy TrailsFebruary 8th, 2016
2016 Pro splash screen – Alexis Ault, bikepacking near Castle Peak, Idaho. Sadly now closed to bikes due to Wilderness designation
We've put the final touches on version 5.20 of the software. We had a nice suggestion from a user that works in trail design — how about a way to quickly measure grade (steepness) while drawing out a track? Brilliant idea — why didn't we come up with it earlier?
TopoFusion author Scott Morris just spent a couple weeks doing a trail design / survey on a re-route of the Arizona National Scenic Trail, outside of the town of Kelvin. Measuring grade and not exceeding tolerances (like 10%!) is key to designing and building sustainable trail.
Even after many years of use, the software still continues to get a little bit better with age. Thanks to everyone that has used the software over the years, and especially those that have offered their feedback.
In this release we've also brought back the Juicy Trails tileset, fixed some simplifying/splining issues and added a clarification for the MSRtopo maps (old style Topo 4M, etc). We still believe that server will continue to be up, but it's proving quite unreliable these days. So it is really better to move toward using MyTopo instead.
Update your TF and check out the new version (full list of changes below), or if you are new to TopoFusion, go ahead and try the demo. And as always, let us know what you think, especially if you have a suggestion for a new feature or different way the software should work.
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Full list of changes
For a complete list of changes see the Revision History, or keep reading here for what has changed since the last public release:
5.20 [2/08/16]
Added instantaneous Grade display to track drawing
New 2016 Splash Screens
Fixed potential crashes with splining and simplifying, especially multiple times
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Europe in the background
After being reelected on a 53% share of the vote, President Borut Pahor spent the day meeting with the heads of the EU institutions, his first foreign visit of his second mandate. After meeting President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President Pahor then met President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.
In a joint press conference, Juncker mentioned that he likes the President as "he is amongst those who have a very pro-European stance" and that it was evident in his campaign. Pahor himself mentioned that "Slovenia is a highly pro-European country, a country that would like to see a renaissance of the European Union".
Slovenian-Croatian borders
Featuring high on the agenda was the border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia. Last year, a tribunal ruled on the disputed parts of the border, but Croatia has so far refused to implement that ruling. Croatia withdrew from the arbitration in 2015 after it was revealed that a Slovenian official was in contact with the Slovenian tribunal member.
President Juncker mentioned that the border issue was "not only a bilateral problem, this is a problem which impacts the whole of the European Union." He said the Commission would be willing to mediate between Slovenia and Croatia if they agree to it. President Pahor meanwhile stated that he believed that Croatia was breaching the terms of its accession treaty to the EU, which commits Croatia to respect the results of the arbitration. He said he expects Croatia to fulfill its obligations.
What it means for the Balkans
Pahor and Juncker both mentioned how the peaceful resolution of the issue would help the Western Balkans accession process. President Pahor especially mentioned that resolving the issue would motivate them, leading the countries to be more peaceful and more stable. Juncker however reiterated that there would be no new member states until at least the end of his mandate in November 2019.
In a follow-up question, President Juncker also mentioned that in relation to the accession of the Western Balkan countries he would "never accept that border issues should be settled in the future" and that "those issues should be settled before joining".
A Balkan federate
At his inaugural address last month, Pahor mentioned that development of the EU was in the national interest and Slovenia wants to develop it as an 'active member'. President Pahor is one of the only elected European officials to hold a stance in favour of federalising the EU.


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1A partial refund to someone who has paid too much for tax, rent, or a utility.'the scheme eases the move to the council tax by giving rebates in the first year'
- 'If you are on a low income you may be able to claim a rebate on your rent and council tax.'
- 'Tax rebates for dividends and capital gains will help reduce the cost of equity for companies in the knowledge sector.'
- 'The difficulty will be that such a tax would be seen as yet another attack on the middle class, who could also face cuts to their pension contribution tax rebates and higher university tuition fees.'
- 'Thus, if you have directed - or continue to pay - rebates into any old-style pension plans, it may be in your interest to switch these to a low-charging modern plan.'
- 'Second, consumers seem to be using their tax rebates to improve their balance sheets.'
- 'Generous tax relief and rebates provide incentives for higher income women to have more children.'
- 'There is some evidence of capitalist calculations for enclosure decisions; of calculations to assess the capital adequacy of tenants, to determine rent increases and rebates.'
- 'Incentives involve taxpayer dollars and take many forms, including tax rebates, training services, loans, grants, land and sometimes direct cash payments.'
- 'Government hopes that federal income tax rebates could kick-start the US economy appear to have been left unfulfilled.'
- 'Finally, the presence of utility rebates or other financial incentives tends to skew acceptance of new devices.'
- 'A total of 20 per cent of this is now allowable in Ireland, but tax rebates are, unfortunately, not a feature of double taxation treaties.'
- 'You can also see how the National Insurance rebates are calculated in this Inland Revenue leaflet.'
- 'You just will not give them the information that they need to decide whether you are entitled to a rent rebate.'
- 'Nearly a quarter of North Yorkshire County Council's tenant farmers will qualify for rent rebates because they have been directly affected.'
- 'Optimism may be sustained for a while by redundancy payments, tax rebates, and by the belief that finding another job will be easy.'
- 'The tax rebate cheques issued during the summer should also prove helpful in this regard.'
- 'There could be so much more - tax incentives, rebates, credits, roads, grants, training and so on.'
- 'Utility rebates can be obtained to make the financial deal even sweeter.'
- 'And because credit unions are run for the benefit of their members, a borrower may get a rebate at the end of the year if the credit union is in surplus.'
- 'Annual utility rebates crested in 1994 at about $2.7 billion.'
- 1.1A deduction or discount on a sum of money due.'you will be entitled to a 20 per cent rebate off each standard fare'
- 'The industry over builds and offers incentives - discounts and rebates - thereby losing money on each car that never should have built in the first place.'
- 'I guess they must have great ways to make the money back from the rebate of all goods their customers buy in Hong Kong.'
- 'Best of all, when you buy a cell phone from us and transfer your number, you will still qualify for all of our great rebates and discounts.'
- 'Sales catalogues are often heavily financed by these sorts of rebates and discounts.'
- 'Christmas shopping may be over but offers of rebates and discounts at various textile showrooms continue till the New Year.'
- 'I think I should be able to find something with all or most of the above at about $1300 or so, with sales, discounts, rebates, etc.'
- 'The loss will also take into account discounts and extra rebates offered to lure customers into buying its products.'
- 'My 85 years old mother refuses to claim Pension Credit as she says that she will not be any better off as she will lose her rent and council tax rebates.'
- 'In particular, we analysed the six fundamental types of consumer promotion: coupons, rebates and refunds, sampling, loyalty and loading devices, sweepstakes, and premiums.'
- 'Yeo said the government will also extend current schemes for property tax rebates and rental rebates for another year.'
- 'That means consumers can expect rebates and cut-rate financing deals to continue and both companies will have to slow down their assembly lines.'
- 'In the 1990s, utilities across the country paid rebates to customers who retrofitted their lighting.'
- 'Indeed, some one-time factors that had pushed prices down, such as auto rebates and other financing offers, and a war-related drop in hotel room rates, reversed course in May.'
- 'Forced to lay on more cash-back rebates, cheap financing deals, and other costly incentives to try to empty dealer lots, they've seen profits squeezed.'
- 'And even though a flood of rebates and cut-rate financing offers are helping Detroit move inventory, they're coming at a huge cost.'
- 'They've grown addicted to the cash flow from sales fueled by financing and hefty rebates, and they've trained customers to expect a steady diet of the givebacks.'
- 'According to the results, consumer appreciation of promotional offers in the performing arts is more positive when the offers are associated with sweepstakes than when they involve rebates or premiums.'
- 'The 0% financing deals, rebates, and high-cost marketing programs have cut into price margins.'
- 'Municipalities already receive partial rebates on many products deemed to be strictly of a municipal nature.'
- 'Manufacturers sweeten the come-on with customer cash rebates and super-low financing.'
verb[with object]
Pay back (a sum of money) as a rebate.'the government rebates part of your own and your employer's National Insurance contributions into the plan'
- 'Presumably the policy contains provision for rebating the premium, if the matter does not go to trial?'
- 'This will be achieved by rebating Underwriters' contribution to costs.'
- 'A North Dakota Senator has sponsored a bill that would tax profits when oil is above $40 a barrel and rebate the money to taxpayers.'
- 'That's when fund managers rebate a portion of their fees to brokerages, based on how much client money that they put and keep in the fund family.'
- 'Fund managers do not rebate the cost of commission because they do not want to undercut advisers.'
- 'Some lenders plug in 12 months, requiring you to come up with more cash, and then rebate the difference at year-end.'
- 'And it recently took steps to ensure it gets its fair share of the profits by prohibiting independent travel agents from rebating portions of their commissions to customers as discounted fares.'
- 'Some will even rebate some of their commission in the form of cashback.'
- 'The example shown here is not a selective oddity, many rebated vehicles have low depreciation.'
- 'And there's no reason why that same small percentage cannot be rebated in the form of stock to everyone who buys products from these companies.'
- 'Would this be to my benefit and would the tax that has been deducted be rebated?'
- 'I half expected never to see the phone after putting it on my credit card, thus being unable to rebate anything and instead losing money.'
- 'The federal government agreed to rebate GST taxes paid by municipalities, netting Toronto some $50 million this year.'
- 'This category includes deposit-and-return systems, where 'tax' is rebated, and un-rebated taxes on environmentally unfriendly products such as cigarettes, certain types of energy, and certain chemicals.'
- 'Up to 10 percent of the money you spend on these products may be rebated into a college savings fund you set up for your child.'
- 'The party's platform calls for a 10-cent-a-litre increase on gasoline taxes over three years while rebating part of the purchase price on energy efficient vehicles.'
- 'This will be achieved by rebating underwriters' contributions to costs.'
- 'Commissions are currently disclosed and most firms will also work on a fee basis, rebating any commissions.'
- 'The additional $20 in fees will be rebated back to individual chapters for each member of the chapter.'
- 'Whilst those commissions may be rebated in full in many cases, it is the payment of that commission which, in fact, finances the whole of the financial planning process.'
Late Middle English (as a verb in the sense 'diminish (a sum or amount)'): from Anglo-Norman French rebatre 'beat back', also 'deduct'.
A step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece.as modifier 'a rebate joint'
- 'After cutting the rebates the bar is then moved to the inner position of the sticking board where it is held by slotting the glazing rebate into the recess.'
- 'The glass check plough cuts both rebates at once, from the back edge of the bar.'
- 'Its windows have geometric tracery in the Decorated style, with rebates for hinged shutters.'
- 'This holds the top firm but allows the rebate to slide in and out of the slot.'
- 'Use medium grade glasspaper to smooth the surface, before painting the rebate using an oil-based wood primer.'
verbrebates, rebating, rebated[with object]
1Make a rebate in (a piece of wood)as noun rebating 'you can use it for rebating'as adjective rebated 'rebated blocks are glued in each corner'
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- 'Initially, it was hoped 5.56 M - 16 parts would do the trick for the conversion, and rebated 5.56 case heads were tried.'
- 'Stool in tubular steel with formed seat in ply laminate rebated onto frame, by Pengelly Design.'
- 'No rebating is required as the hinge sits on the surface of door and frame.'
- 1.1with object and adverbial Join or fix (a piece of wood) to another with a rebate.'the oak boarding was rebated in'
Late 17th century alteration of rabbet.
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My taste in music is forever changing, and this list definitely shows that. This year I have discovered new artists, as well as going back to old favourites. I can't wait to see what 2018 brings for music!
Panic! At The Disco - The Death of a Bachelor
John Mayer - The Search For Everything
Ed Sheeran - Divide
Rag & Bone Man - Human
Louis Berry
Harry Styles
Ten Tonnes
Chris Stapleton - From a Room Vol.1 and Vol.2
Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie
HAIM - Something to Tell You
Taylor Swift - Reputation
Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me
Sam Smith - The Thrill of it All
Thomas Rhett - Life Changes
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Who Built The Moon?
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Activists of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD-Amritsar) today raised pro-Khalistan slogans during an address by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who cautioned against attempts to foment sectarian divide and fanaticism.
The Chief Minister was presiding a function for installation of chair of Bhagwan Parshu Ram at the Punjabi University.
Two persons of SAD-A, identified as Sarup Singh Sandha and Rajindr Singh Channa, raised pro-Khalistan and anti- Badal slogans during the chief minister's speech.
Police swiftly took them into custody and whisked them away.
Later, speaking to reporters about the incident, the Chief Minister said such elements should not be given attention.
Addressing the function, Badal said, "No society can survive for long if it forgets its culture and rich traditional values."
However, he also warned those "cultivating fanaticism".
"To sustain sectarian values or cultivate fanaticism is dangerous not only for others but also for those who promote its cause," Badal said.
Inaugurating the 'Bhagwan Parshuram Chair for Indian Literature and Culture' in Punjabi University's Department of Hindi here, he said Bhagwan Parshuram or anyone of his stature cannot be restricted to a single community, caste or creed as they belong to the entire humanity.
Badal also favoured a Rs 200-crore memorial in memory of Swami Ram Tirath and a multi-crore war memorial near Amritsar.
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Prepare for records to be broken today and possibly on Sunday. The initial practice lap times for the Verizon IndyCar Series were quicker than the standing qualifying lap record here at Belle Isle in Detroit, MI. The current lap record for the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans stands at 1:16.0941, set by Will Power in 2015.
Power outdid that number in practice, clocking a 1:15:0197, coming in as the fastest Chevrolet engine and the fastest overall in the field. The Team Penske pilot achieved pole with the record setting run last year for the first dual of the weekend; he has found victory on Belle Isle as well, in Dual #1 of the 2014 doubleheader event.
James Hinchcliffe was the fastest Honda on Friday morning, running less than eight-tenths of a second behind Power. In fact the top 7 drivers (Power, Castroneves, Dixon, Pagenaud, Hinchcliffe, Rahal, and Bourdais) all broke the standing qualifying lap record time during the initial practice.
Weather was great and speeds were above par – but we were not without incident. The AM session was really only eventful for one driver – Mikhail Aleshin from Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. He got sideways in Turn 4 towards the beginning, causing a short red flag and then again towards the end of the 75-minute session when he tagged a tire barrier pretty hard and then made contact with the wall leaving quite a bit of debris in his wake. Because he was responsible for causing two red flags in one practice, race control handed down a 10 minute stop-and-hold penalty for the No.7 Doom-sponsored Honda. By the time the session went green again, there were less than 10 minutes remaining, effectively ending Aleshin's practice.
The field turned out well-mixed for both manufacturers, which is reflected in the Qualifying Groups with 6 Chevy and 5 Honda in Group 1; 5 Chevy and 6 Honda in Group 2:
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Today's qualifications follow the normal format for road and street courses – three rounds of knockout competition, ending with the Firestone Fast 6 to determine the Verizon P1 Award winner. For Sunday however (second qualifying session and second race in the same day) the quals format will be as follows:
All cars will participate in one of two groups for 12 minutes each (with a guaranteed 5 minutes green-flag time). Group 2 will run first and then Group 1. The pole position for Sunday's Race 2 will be awarded to the best overall time after both Groups have completed their 12-minute qualifying session. The remainder of the cars from the polesitter's group will occupy odd-number positions on the grid, using their best lap times to rank order. Even-numbered positions will be filled by the other group, also ranking their best times in order to determine grid order.
Verizon IndyCar Series track times at the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans:
Friday, June 3: Practice #1 – 10:45 a.m.; Quals for Dual #1 – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 4: Practice #2 – 10:05 a.m.; Dual #1 – 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 5: Systems Check – 8:45 a.m.; Quals for Dual #2 – 10:45 a.m.; Dual #2 – 3:30 p.m.
Both Duals will be broadcast live on ABC. All other track action for IndyCar will be livestreamed via IndyCar – all information and links to that and radio coverage is available here.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL's Kiko Ellsworth (ex-Stan; Jamal, PORT CHARLES) and his wife Christina Carlo (ex-Leticia) welcomed their first child, daughter Zen Satya Ellsworth, on August 28 at 4:35 p.m. "Satya means truth in Sanskrit," the proud papa explains.
What has the experience of parenthood been like? "I don't know how people answer that question with words!" he offers. "The feelings, the emotions, the expansion of my spirit and vision for my life... I'm literally not the same person." While adjusting to early morning feedings is daunting for most, Ellsworth has a unique perspective. He's already been up at 4 a.m. for a year practicing Sadhana yoga. "It's really been a pleasure for me," he says. "I've been able to focus on my meditation and writing and creativity early in the morning, but now I'm getting up at 4 a.m. for the baby, and it's a gift that keeps on giving."
With his work as The Rogue on ABC Family's THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING now wrapped, Ellsworth is grateful for being at home right now and to bond with his family. "She sleeps on my chest every morning," he sighs.


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I'm wrapping up a 4-day business trip to Orlando, Florida. This is not my first stay at the Hilton Orlando, will not be my last, and I depart even a bit more impressed with this particular property. I will have a full review of the hotel up by week's end, but as I sit here in the Executive Lounge, I felt compelled to say something now.
The lounge is largish by domestic Hilton standards, and busy, but not crazy at this hour. The hotel provides a respectable evening spread with options of a meat, veggies, cheeses, different kinds of hummus, and a few other nick-nacks. There is, of course, the ubiquitous "honor bar" with beers, wine machines featuring 3 or 4 varieties of red and white wines, and a few liquors.
To a tee, every employee I have had some kind of contact with has been unfailingly polite and gracious from the front desk to the restaurant to the coffee shop. Each evening this week, at least two members of hotel management have walked through the Executive Lounge and made it a point to check in with guests and say hello. Same for the lounge concierges.
I'm not a hotel snob, and beyond a bed and a bath, I rarely look for more. That said, this is a really good domestic Hilton hotel. I wish they were all like this, and I haven't even mentioned the pool area yet. Full review coming soon.
-MJ, May 14, 2014


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Ventilator fan driven by the fan to drive the air flow, so that indoor and outdoor air exchange of a class of air - conditioning appliances. Also known as ventilation fan. The purpose of ventilation is to remove the indoor dirty air, adjust the temperature, humidity and sensory effects. Ventilators are widely used in homes and public places.
Ventilation fans in the use of the process should pay attention to what?
(A) in the usual use of the process, such as encounter ventilation fans can not work properly, remember not to disassemble the ventilation fan, repair, should have a professional qualification or authorized by the factory authorized personnel to check, otherwise it is easy to produce or leave safety Hidden danger.
(B) do the daily cleaning of the ventilation fan must pay attention to, first of all should be cut off the power to prevent electric shock and some people mistakenly, resulting in personal injury.
(C) in the ventilation fan to clean the leaves, it should also be careful not to a fan of excessive force to prevent the break.
(4) It is very important to prevent the ventilation fan blades from being fixed due to excessive smoke in the kitchen ventilation fan. Because, when the fan is fixed, the ventilation fan motor is still working, this time, the motor will send a lot of heat, ranging from the motor burned, and then may cause a fire.
(5) It is important to check whether the ventilation fan is closed if you need to go out and prevent accidents.
How to maintain the ventilation fan to ensure longer service life?
After a long period of operation, the filter due to dust, dirt obstruction affect the air volume and the effect of the best every two weeks to clean it, as follows:
(1) unplug the power supply;
(2) twist the fan loose screw, remove the rear cover;
(3) pull out the connector, remove the filter and the rear cover together;
(4) with detergent and water to reconcile the appropriate concentration;
(5) the filter and the rear cover into the container, wash 10-15 minutes after the water wash, do not immerse the small motor in the water, do not wash the small motor with water;
(6) Reinstall the filter and the rear cover back into place. Dehumidification facilities. In the water supply to the water cooling device, use pure water as much as possible. Pure water composition of high purity, less bacteria, can reduce the bacteria in the condensation process of breeding. Water in the tank should always be added to keep it in a safe water level, but should be replaced regularly. After a long run, due to dust, dirt blockage, will affect the filter, air curtain air volume and cooling effect. So, it is best to wash once every two weeks.


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|A Working for an MP Guide
|First Published
|Last Updated
|4 December 2013
|Last Reviewed
|4 December 2013
|Revision notes
These are the organisations representing the interests of MPs' staff which we know about as well as some sporting and other groups which are open to Staff of MPs.
If you want other groups or organisations listed then please let us know by using our Feedback Form
- Liberal Democrat Staff Group
- Conservative Party Parliamentary Staff Group
- Labour Staff Network
- The Members and Peers' Staff Association
To be added/updated
- Conservative Party Parliamentary Staff Group – CPPSG (correct at 26 January 2011)
- Labour Staff Network – LSN (updated 18 February 2011)
- UNITE Parliamentary Staff Branch (new website 24 February 2011)
The old site is still here while the new one is still under construction
- TGWU Intern's Network – TGWU IN
There is also a list of sporting and other groups which staff can join at Westminster
This guide is provided by Working for an MP (w4mp). Most of the material in Guides is subject to Crown copyright protection. Unless otherwise indicated material may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without specific permission. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. For more details see our Copyright page


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- Review the system requirements and make sure you can run the Survivorship Care Plan Builder.
- Download the Survivorship Care Plan Builder.
- Follow the installation instructions.
- Learn about making a Treament or Survivorship Care Plan.
- Learn about importing data from your registry into the Survivorship Care Plan Builder.
- Learn about customizing the Cancer Care Plan Builder to meet your practice's needs.
You can find answers to most of your questions in our FAQ.
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To check your operating system, service pack and available RAM go to your Control Panel:
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- Alternatively, you can find it at no charge at Microsoft Downloads.
- Report Viewer: The SCPB uses Microsoft's ReportViewer 2010. The SCPB installer should download it for you. Alternatively, you can find it at no charge at Microsoft Downloads.
- Storage requirements: The SCPB requires 10MB of free disk space if the .NET Framework is already installed and 290MB if it is not.
- RAM requirements: The SCPB requires a minimum of 447MB of RAM for installation.
- Screen resolution: The SCPB requires a minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.
Installation Instructions
Download the installer here. Be sure to note where you save it. We recommend a location that's easy to find, such as your desktop.
When you finish downloading, locate the installer which is named SCPBSetup.exe. Double-click this file to begin the installation, and follow the prompts. You will need to agree to the End User License Agreement (EULA). When the installation is complete, you will see the icon at the left on your computer's desktop. To launch the Cancer Care Plan Builder, double-click this icon or go to the Start menu and choose the Cancer Care Plan Builder from Programs.
Note: In some practices, when users save their first Care Plan, they receive the error message, "Your Care Plan has been saved; however, you do not have sufficient user rights to save configuration information….." This happens when the folder where the configuration file is stored is designated as read-only. Until you clear this error, changes to the Regimen Setup, Survivorship Library, Custom Templates and autocomplete lists are not saved. To correct this issue, ask your IT department to remove the read-only property from the following folder:
On Windows 8: %PROGRAMDATA%\NearSpace\Survivorship
On Windows 7: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\NearSpace\Survivorship
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Lavertezzo is by far one of my favorite places in Switzerland with incredible turquoise waters and smooth sunbathing rocks as well as good Italian food (thanks to its close proximity to the border of Italy). Increasingly more popular, this spot is great in spring, summer, and fall although the hotter it is the more likely it is to be crowded (so get here earlier if you can!).
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- Come in and register your child and get a number.
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I will be in Pennsylvania on March 17 & 18 to do sessions. Normally I do mostly indoor sessions like newborns or maternity so early in the year because of the weather, but we have had a really mild winter so I'm pretty confident that it will be fine to schedule outdoor sessions too. There are quite a few benefits as well: most people don't have a crazy summer sports schedule going yet, the timing is perfect for Easter portraits for gifts for the grandparents, and the weather is really great for photos – not too cold, but cool enough to wear lots of layers that look phenomenal in pictures. Just look at these images I took of Eislen this weekend – even though it isn't really green here yet, her clothing and balloons really made these pop. Call me at 864-719-0130 or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com to schedule your session today!
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March 5, 2013
Flavorful Tomato Yogurt Chicken Curry
The area which I live in is slowly getting better about having food other than pizza as dining options. We live in a college town so the majority of food involves a meal with fries or pizza, lots and lots of pizza. Since I eat gluten free pizza doesn't hold the same appeal as it did before my diagnosis. When I first moved and met my husband their were only a few ethnic restaurants and almost all of them were Mexican food. I quickly learned that I was going to have to learn to cook as many things as I could at home or be stuck with the frozen ethnic aisle (which is never great) at our local grocery store. So I bought a ton of cookbooks and failed at making a lot of dishes. However, I kept trying and talking to friends about the dishes that they grew up making in their various households and I learned that with practice all food is doable. Now I look at recipes for the flavors and feel confident that I can make a large variety of foods. Tonight I tried a new recipe for Tomato Yogurt Chicken Curry from the October 2012 issue of the Food Network Magazine.
This recipe has 18 ingredients. It takes 1 hour 15 minutes of total time, all of which is active and makes 4 to 6 servings. I made a few modifications to this recipe. Since I was cooking for my kids (and I have never actually seen them at our local stores) I left out the dried arbol chiles. 14.5 ounce cans of whole tomatoes are another rarity in my area so I bought a 28 ounce can and weighed out the needed amount of tomatoes and liquid. I had leftover baby red potatoes from another recipes so I cut them into fourths and used approximately 10 of them for this recipe. Finally I used 2 percent Greek yogurt not whole since it was what I already had in the fridge.
Using a dutch oven really does make this recipe easier to make. If you haven't already bought a dutch oven they are a great kitchen tool and make it much easier to make soups, stews and curries. Based on my family I would say that this recipe serves 4 people. If you want a larger amount or leftovers I would suggest doubling the recipe. Overall this was a nice basic Indian curry recipe that can be adjusted to suit your desired spiciness level.
For the recipe go to Tomato Yogurt Chicken Curry.
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I like this so much better than my husband's yogurt curry (don't tell him I said that.)ReplyDeleteReplies
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love this... spicy and yummy!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks :) I love spicy foods!Delete
I have been looking for a new curry to try. Thanks for posting this!ReplyDeleteReplies
If you end up making it tell me how it turns out!Delete
Oooh, yum! It would definitely give me heartburn, but it sounds like it would be totally worth it.ReplyDeleteReplies
I can get bad heartburn also, but this didn't aggravate it luckily :)Delete
Oh wow this looks so delicious!!! Will have to try it! Visiting from Doing You Well link up!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks :) It really is yummy!Delete
Thanks for stopping by sophandlulu.com! I just had curry chicken the other night, but this Yogurt Chicken Curry looks d-lish! I started subscribing, and look forward seeing more of your unique recipes in the future!ReplyDeleteReplies
I eat chicken curry pretty frequently, it's one of my favorites!Delete
Looks absolutely scrumptious!ReplyDelete
I am visiting with Doing Well Blog Hop. You are certainly doing well at cooking. Yummy! I am already a follower so just saying Hi, and love your posts.ReplyDelete
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I am just now trying Indian Food. Like you, I wasn't always able to find it. This recipe looks really good and I like the combination of ingredients.ReplyDelete
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I like the spices and flavors of Indian food. Curry has a great taste and smell. This looks delicious.ReplyDelete
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Rubicon Series Premiere Review: Off to a Great StartMatt Richenthal at .
Airing on a network responsible for Mad Men and Breaking Bad, Rubicon is being hyped as the next great AMC drama.
It will officially premiere on August 1, but we've seen a sneak peek at the pilot episode and aren't ready to anoint it with must-watch status just yet - but the series is off to a fascinating start.
While conspiracy thrillers are making a comeback on the small screen (cases in point: the now-canceled FlashForward and the sure-to-be-awful The Event), Rubicon stands out... by not trying to stand out.
There are no flashy special effects, no tricks of the camera, no overly confusing developments or mysterious happenings that are clearly meant just to confuse the audience into tuning in for more information down the line.
Instead, the show grounds its story in its main character, played by James Badge Dale. His name is Will Travers, he works at a federal intelligence agency and he's immediately interesting for two reasons:
- He's smart.
- He's sad.
These wouldn't necessarily be the traits a viewer would look for in a show's protagonist, but Dale sells them perfectly the moment we meet him. He enters his office, frazzled and downtrodden, and comes up with a seemingly impossible crossword puzzle answer as soon as his secretary poses the question to him.
Regarding the sadness, we soon learn why Dale scarcely ever breaks into a grin: his daughter and wife died on 9/11. He was supposed to meet them at the World Trade Center, but he was late. As a co-worker says, Will is never late for anything anymore.
With his mind always adrift on either his lost loved ones, or the difficult codes and challenges of his job, life seems to be passing Will be. This is the life he's led for years, as evidenced by the fact that he's forgotten it's his birthday.
But the death of a colleague/mentor/family member shakes Will from his stupor a bit, especially as he starts to piece together clues that point to something a lot greater than a train accident at play.To Rubicon's credit, it doesn't try too hard to suck the viewer in. There's no out-of-nowhere, jarring scene to close the episode. We simply learn a tad bit more about what's been clear all along: Will is right, there's a significant conspiracy going on.
But the show is intelligent enough and confident enough to not rely on that mystery as its sole reason for existence. Instead, it's given us a layered main character, battling a few inner demons, forced to open his eyes to what may have been surrounding him for years.
I won't tune in to the next episode to find out what the conspiracy is all about; I'll tune in to watch how Will unravels it and how it impacts him. Such character development and interest is the mark of a very good show.
Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.