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1. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Ashwanth Padmanabhan Mar 23, 2010 3:56 AM (in response to Amandeep Singh)
AR System Clients
Windows XP (32 bit only) . includes support for Vista [Enterprise, Business, Ultimate] (32-bit only) & Windows 7 [Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate] (32-bit only)
AR System User Tool
AR System Developer Studio
ARSystem current version supports these OS types only.
2. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Amandeep Singh Mar 23, 2010 4:18 AM (in response to Ashwanth Padmanabhan)
You mean it does not support 64 bit OS ?
3. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Ashwanth Padmanabhan Mar 23, 2010 4:20 AM (in response to Amandeep Singh)
4. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Jijil Gopalan Mar 23, 2010 4:23 AM (in response to Amandeep Singh)
You can install the user too in Windows 7 but when you try to open the user tool under windows 7 it will throw an unexpected error and terminate.
So its better to use the mid tier in the Windows 7 OS.
5. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Carl Wilson Mar 23, 2010 8:19 AM (in response to Jijil Gopalan)1 of 1 people found this helpful
You can install and use as you would on a 64bit Window 7 OS - I have been using this fine for months.
There are a couple of ways to get this working due to the UAC settings for this OS so you may have to play with these to install. You can also use the compatibilty functions to get this working.
The only issue seems to be surrounding the ODBC driver where it requires there are 2 different versions, so configuring the DS using the correct one works with Crystal:
"did a little investigation and found that there are 2 different versions of odbcad32.exe. I used the OTHER version, and that seemed to play OK with the ARS drivers."
6. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Flavio Salgueiro Mar 23, 2010 4:38 PM (in response to Amandeep Singh)
I am using the Remedy User Windows Client Version 7.5.00 Patch 003A on Windows 7 x64 and it installed and works without any issues.
7. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Amandeep Singh Mar 24, 2010 1:14 AM (in response to Carl Wilson)
you said
"There are a couple of ways to get this working due to the UAC settings for this OS so you may have to play with these to install."
Can you please guide me further on this ? What do I need to do on Windows 7 PC to get this working apart from trying Compatibility option. Also, can you point me to location where I can get that OTHER version of "odbcad32.exe" which works with ARS Drivers ?
8. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Wallace Roets Mar 24, 2010 5:24 AM (in response to Amandeep Singh)
Meaning you right click the insaller, click properties, select compatibility and select something like Windows XP and then install
9. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Carl Wilson Mar 24, 2010 5:39 AM (in response to Amandeep Singh)
as mentioned, you can install with compatibility mode. You can also turn off the UAC control, install, then re-enable the UAC. You can run the install as an Administrator.
These questions on installation options can be answered by doing a google search on Windows 7.
As for when you want to setup the ODBC driver details, Windows 7 by default will start the 64Bit version of the Administration Console for Data Sources. You need to locate the odbcad32.exe in the correct folder and run this version of the Administration Console to see the 32Bit Drivers and Sources (there are 2 locations for this file).
e.g. C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
10. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7David J. Easter Mar 24, 2010 11:11 AM (in response to Amandeep Singh)
The other supported and recommended option would be to utilize the web client when running on a 64-bit desktop OS. That would eliminate the issues you have about installing any code at all on the desktop since the web client requires no local code to run (i.e. it runs completely within the browser).
David J. Easter
Product Line Manager
Remedy Action Request System
BMC Software, Inc.
11. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Matt Laurenceau Mar 25, 2010 9:22 AM (in response to David J. Easter)
I'm 100% with David on the Strategic choice
Browser is far better (I use various AR System Server across the WAN all day long, all from browser, and I'm a happy user)
Regarding technical operation, installing Remedy User Windows client can be achieved on Win7-64 bits, see what Osvaldo did.
HTH, Matt
12. Re: Remedy User tool for Windows 7Robert Fults Mar 30, 2010 2:32 PM (in response to Amandeep Singh)1 of 1 people found this helpful
I have used various versions of the WUT on Windows 7 since the Beta. I currently use WUT 7.5 Patch 003 on Windows 7 Enterprise x64. You need to go to \ARSuiteKitClientWindows\Disk1\InstData\VM after you unzip the files and find setup.exe. Right-click and choose Properties. Click the Compatibility tab and run the file in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP2. After installing the software using the command.bat file go into C:\Program Files (x86)\BMC Software\ARSystem\user and do the same thing for aruser.exe. If it gives you any issues: right-click and select "Run as administrator".
I have no major issues with the user tool, alerts, dev studio, or import. I have ocassional RPC timeouts when saving with the user tool, but I was dealing with this on 32-bit XP as well.
With more and more 64-bit systems with Multi-core processers showing up on the market, when can we expect a 64-bit, multi-threading capable version of AR System?
13. Remedy User tool for Windows 7arkadyuti NameToUpdate Feb 27, 2011 1:27 PM (in response to Carl Wilson)
Hi ,
Could you please let me know how u managed to install Remedy in win 7.
I have tried but got failed due to some error.
Pelase revert back me.
You can send me on my Email id:-email@example.com
14. Remedy User tool for Windows 7Matt Steiner Mar 3, 2011 10:40 AM (in response to arkadyuti NameToUpdate)
I was able to install Remedy User 7.5.00 on Windows 7 by adjusting the Compatibilty mode. I am running 32-bit though but maybe this will work with 64-bit as well.
You will need to right click on the setup.exe located in \ARSuiteKitclient\ARSuiteKitClientWindows\Disk1\InstData\VM and change it to Windows XP SP3. This solved the error of no disk space error preventing me from installing it.
Hope this helps.
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Dodgers relieved Billingsley only has tendinitis
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley, currently on the disabled list, has tendinitis in his right elbow, but no further ligament damage, an MRI revealed Wednesday.
The news was considered by the club as a positive for Billingsley, who is returning from Tommy John reconstruction performed a year ago.
Billingsley felt a popping sensation 10 days ago in a Minor League rehab assignment. After letting the discomfort dissipate, he resumed throwing off a mound Tuesday but cut short the bullpen session after eight pitches because of elbow tightness.
"We're going to slow him down a little bit, but it's good news," manager Don Mattingly said.
There is no timetable on when Billingsley will resume throwing off a mound.
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A gas station clerk in Nashua, N.H. is out of a job after stopping a robbery.
Shannon Cothran says he was working at a Shell station at about 3 a.m. Monday when a masked man entered the store and demanded money, brandishing a knife as he approached Cothran behind the counter. The clerk, known as "Bear" to his friends, pulled out a gun and scared the would-be thief away.
"He threatened my life, demanded money. Based off of his actions, his attitude, I really didn't think it was going to make any difference whether or not I gave him the money. I was convinced he was going to stab me regardless," Cothran said.
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Though no shots were fired and no one was injured in the incident, which was captured on security footage, the company that owns the gas station fired Cothran just hours later for breaking workplace rules on guns.
"Make no mistake: We care about the personal well-being of employees like Mr. Cothran, whose years of service are truly appreciated - not about the money in the cash register. So, we are especially grateful that this situation was resolved without injury," Worcester, Mass.-based Nouria Energy said in a statement. "We do respect the constitutional right to bear arms. However, we believe the best way to keep our employees and customers safe is to prohibit weapons in the workplace."
Cothran, who worked at the station for 10 years, acknowledges that he "made a conscious decision to carry a weapon... which blatantly violated company policy." He said the outcome was worth it because of the risk the robber posed to life with his fiancée, her two children and a baby on the way.
"There was a choice between keeping my job or potentially being badly hurt or killed. I'd rather come home and see my family," he said.
Authorities are still searching for the suspect. Officers say as far as they're concerned, Cothran did nothing wrong because he was licensed to carry a weapon.


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Farmhouse style homes have a warm, understated appeal, but this is one wooden house addition that takes center stage! Designed by award-winning,
Belgium-based firm Wim Goes Architectuur, this Flemish countryside home in the city of Gent, surrounded by blankets of green grass and lush gardens, fittingly has a weathered wood extension that adds to the rustic house style. Read more [ via : studiohousedesign ]


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ForumsGetting Things Done®Suggestions on GTD setup that does not make use of sub-tasks?
Suggestions on GTD setup that does not make use of sub-tasks?
Posted: Jan 05, 2011
I am looking for advice on GTD implementations that do not make use of sub-tasks within Toodledoo. It is not the cost factor, I actually plan on purchasing a "Pro" subscription just for the SSL capabilities, rather it is that support for sub-tasks seems to be so incomplete in many mobile task management apps.
One app that I like very much is Pocket Informant. I have been a fan of Pocket Informant since it's Pocket PC days and I have found their app for iOS and Android to be outstanding. Though Toodledoo since is supported on iOS and Android, sub-tasks are not. Since I already use Pocket Informant for my Google calendar sync I would also like to use it for Toodledoo. I use both iOS and Android devices and tablets so it is important for me to have solution that is consistent across all platforms.
So basically I am looking for suggestions on GTD implementations that do not make use of Toodledoo sub-tasks. Currently I am using folders for projects but I find the way Toodledoo lists folders to be very "inconvenient" as I run out of space at the top of my display. If only there was some way to list folders in a vertical fashion.
If other people have already described a GTD setup using Toodledoo that does not make use of sub-tasks please just mention it and I will scour the forums looking for it. Thanks in advance!
First up regarding your comment about displaying folders vertically in Toodledo. The good news is that it can be done using some of the free themes developed by users. The simplest way is to install the Stylish add-in (also free) for either FireFox or Chrome.
Here is a page with links to Sylish for FireFox and Chrome:
Here is a link to the various themes available for Toodledo:
Some of the themes employing vertical tabs are:
* Toodledo - MacOSX
* Toodledo Focus
* Toodledoish - Plus 2 w/Right Side Tabs
* Toodledo Things Style++ With Right Side Tabs
* Toodledo Me Too
I have a couple of ideas on your question about using Toodledo for GTD without employing subtasks in order to use PI.
1. You may find that PI treats Toodledo's subtasks the same as regular tasks, i.e. it might just display them as regular tasks and may not even break the parent/subtask relationship within Toodledo. It's worth testing this out.
2. You could use Toodledo's tags if they're supported in PI to maintain a relationship between project tasks. If #1 works then this would only be needed in PI but if it doesn't, then it should work in both apps.
I'd be interested in hearing how PI performs. I used the WinMo version years ago and found it a bit buggy and also quite complicated.
One other comment... I used to want a combined calendar/task view for my GTD system but have found over time that it wasn't necessary. While a number of my tasks are time-critical, many are not. And I think I'd find that filling up my calendar (where I store hard-deadline stuff like meetings, etc) with tasks would probably just add to my stress level.
Posted: Jan 06, 2011
Thanks for the suggestion of using Stylish. I am trying the MacOSX script and I love it!
I think that Pocket Informant treats tasks just as you describe. They are just like any other task. The problem I have is that the sub-tasks only have meaning if they are shown as children of the parent task. Not really a big deal as I now have folders representing projects and tasks as the individual action items within the project. Basically I don't have a need for sub-tasks anymore.
As far as the performance of Pocket Informant goes I really fine it works quite well.The number one thing I like is that the user interface and functionality is pretty much consistent across both iOS and Android platforms. This is something I have not been able to find in other GTD applications. Nozbe for example has a great iPhone and iPad client but nothing for Android. There is a third party app for Nozbe on Android (GTDroid) but the user interface and functionality is very limited.
I like Pocket Informant because I have everything in one app and I can have it on multiple platforms.
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CORRECTION- That's Negin
• The name of special prosecutor Jerry Negin was misspelled in last week's news story, "Now unembraced: Debbie Wyatt indictments tossed out."
• In our November 15 cover story, "Questions: Despite Tuesday's arrests, in-home murder has town reeling," we overstated the distance between the home of the suspects and the location of the victim's vehicle. It was not six blocks; that was the approximate distance between the two houses.


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Talk about a witness to history.
While speaking about graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College, Dorothy Weaver (left) mentions (with no hint of airs) the role she played in bringing former first lady Barbara Bush and Russia's first lady Raisa Gorbachev to the campus for a 1990's commencement speech.
The invitation drew controversy that was closely watched around the country because many of the female graduates didn't feel Bush's individual achievements measured up. Bush, however, waded into the mini-maelstrom, charmingly disarmed the graduates and saved the day.
So how did Weaver, chair of her alma mater's financial committee at the time (a post she held for 17 years) land the A-list speaker?
"Barbara introduced me to my husband," she responds just as oft-handedly.
While her connections are impressive, her career achievements are more so. The CEO, chairman and co-founder of Collins Capital, an alternative investment firm based in Coral Gables, Fla., is also a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank in Miami.
"I sometimes disagree with my brother-in-law, Richard Fisher," she says, referring to the current (and outspoken) president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. It's gotta be a Texas thing—Weaver is a native—because she doesn't hold back.
"We've been in hedge funds since before they were called hedge funds," she begins. "What did we call them then? Good managers."
Advisors, Weaver says, are clear about where they don't want to be. Identifying where they therefore want to be is the problem.
"Advisors say they want equity-like returns. Oh really, they want returns like equities have recently delivered, meaning zero? They also say they want 'bond-like risk.' Like the risks that bonds offered in the spring? It's code. What they're really asking for is high single-digit or low double-digit returns with low risk."
In other words, she adds, they're may be "danger in safety." Although equities and bonds are critical in a portfolio, a "third stool is needed—alternative investments."
"A return enhancer with low risk and reduced volatility? Alternatives fill that role. But it has to be a multimanager, multidiscipline strategy with a differentiated approach. Investors and advisors now have the opportunity to include a hedge fund strategy within the portfolio."
Weaver explains that she's been implementing such strategies since 1995, and that the "H" doesn't stand for "Hail Mary, heroic or the hare from Aesop's Fable, it stands for hedge, and we're the slow and steady tortoise in that world."
She claims that when the market was down 40% during the crisis, Collins alternative strategy was up 9%. She didn't aim for the gain, rather her focus was on preservation of capital at the time, but the gain nonetheless happened.
"Advisors know the pieces they need in the portfolio, they just might have an issue with execution," she says. "They want hedge fund expertise with mutual fund ease. That's where we come in. Right now, advisors are on the cusp of really understanding the difference between alternative strategies and vehicles. Hedge funds can get them there."
Something else that makes the firm unique is the rocket scientist (literally) they have working on the alternative strategy. In what is rapidly becoming commonplace in Weaver's explanations, she notes that his former role was manning the defenses in the United Kingdom against a Cold War ballistic missile attack.
"If he made a mistake, millions of people's lives would be at risk," she says. "He has that same level of attention and responsibility today, knowing if he messes up, people's lives—or at least the quality of their lives—is at risk."


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Some wonderful layouts this month - I think you all must have liked our country theme. Here are just a couple that have caught our eye over previous weeks.
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annaburne necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 35 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Nexoras (Nexoras Marketing)
We are a brand new marketing company about to launch a new and patented product. Our product is a combination of technology and marketing. We have years of experience working in the media and broadcast industries and this is a really exciting time for us!
We are a brand new company about to launch a new and patented product into the arena of seminar speakers and conferences. Our product will make it easier for speakers and event organisers to make more money out of events by providing a fantastic product to delegates.
The industry likes marketing with impact. They are big on glossy brochures and designs!
We would like a design for a 800mm x 2300mm banner stand. The banner will be printed on canvas - this is the the kind of banner that pulls up out of a roller on the floor.
The design should include our Nexoras logo (attached), the text "Finally, A Way To Stand Out From The Crowd!" and the website address nexoras.com near the bottom.
Aside from that, we are looking for a design which will have some impact at trade shows.
This will be the signpost to attract people to come and talk to us.
Whether the design includes photos (subjects could be seminars, speakers, presenters, events, products on DVD or CD, TV) or just great graphics we will leave to you.
The design should be provided as a print-ready PDF.
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Busta Rhymes Allegedly Has Total Meltdown in Miami Restaurant Because He Wants a Cheeseburger
Wantin' a cheeseburger real, real bad. We've all been there. I'm there right now, because I'm having falafel for lunch. Busta Rhymes was there last night, when he reportedly threw such a fit in a Miami restaurant (after his cheeseburger was served to him with ketchup on the side) that the restaurant's owner called the police.
The Miami New Times reports that the trouble started when the rapper arrived at Cheeseburger Baby in South Beach around 6 a.m., either to enjoy a cheeseburger nightcap before changing into jammies or to start his Wednesday right with his first cheeseburger of the day.
Restaurant owner Stephanie Vitori said that, upon arrival, Busta Rhymes expressed his desire to jump to the front of the long line to get his food; when employees refused to let him skip ahead, Busta returned to his car to wait. After his order was brought out to him, Busta Rhymes allegedly returned to the restaurant even more agitated, apparently upset because his ketchup was hanging out with but not on his patty:
"He was calling our delivery driver Santiago a 'fag' multiple times, and me a 'bitch' and [telling] me 'to shut the fuck up' because we put his salt, pepper, ketchup, and mayo — that he asked for — on the side."
Vitori said Busta "caused such a scene," she eventually called the cops on him, though he left the restaurant before they arrived. (She added "on the side is just how we do it.")
Then, like a true angry mom, Busta Rhymes telephoned the restaurant a few minutes later to complain that there was no cheese on his cheeseburger, which Vitori says is a lie. She says that, while on the phone, Busta said "he was going to 'come get us.'"
While Busta's camp has yet to respond to the allegations, Vitori is remaining steadfast.
"I deal with drunk and disorderly people all the time. I have been doing this for 11 years but never in my life have I felt more disrespected as a business owner or woman."
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August 30, 2000
Release # 00-173
|R4 Recall Hotline: (866) 802-4492
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC, R4 Technical Center Announce Recall of Propane Cylinders
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), R4 Technical Center - North Carolina LLC, of Hamptonville, N.C., is recalling 4,700 propane cylinders. These cylinders can have missing or damaged internal seals in the cylinder valves. Propane can leak, posing a risk of fire, explosion and burn injuries.
R4 Technical Center has not received any reports of injuries.
These propane cylinders have a sleeve over the tank with the writing "Blue Rhino" and a drawing of a blue rhinoceros. The recalled cylinders have either three stars arranged in a triangular shape under the top knob of the valve or the writing "B-75-3" on the side of the valve.
Home center, discount department and hardware stores, and gas stations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Florida and Mississippi sold these propane cylinders from May 2000 through July 2000 for about $40 to $60 for a tank or $13 to $16 for a tank exchange.
Consumers with the recalled valves should check for leaks by following the "Connection Instructions" on the cylinder's label. If the valve is leaking, turn it off immediately, and call the R4 Technical Center toll-free at (866) 802-4492 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday to receive a free replacement cylinder. If you cannot access the toll-free number from your calling area, contact Blue Rhino at (800) 258-7466.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
Please use the below phone number for all media requests.
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Rich B necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 35 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
PrivatePractice.MD (pronounced Private Practice DOT MD)
I'm an established physician with a passion to teach young doctors all the lessons I wish someone had taught me at the start of my career. So I started a website, soon to be filled with teaching materials, webinars, etc., to share information with them that "medical school forgot to teach".
The target audience for my website using this new logo is medical Students, residents, fellows and young doctors starting out. This group has been raised on the internet, and understands Web 2.0 and beyond already. This market is new to me, and a business like PrivatePractice.MD is forging new territory.
I'd like a fresh, professional, hip, unique logo that has a medical AND educational feel to it. "Web 2.0 ish" maybe.
The Website (http://www.privatepractice.md) is mostly blue-toned colors, with some red accents (like the dot in the URL), but I'm open to whatever colors you use. I can adapt the website to the logo theme and colors (and will).
I'd prefer the logo to be more square in dimensions so I can use it on the Facebook fanpage and other places.
I'm open-minded and can't wait to see what you talented creative folks design! Thank you very much for sharing your gift.
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How to tell a real diamond from a fake
Hands down the #1 question I'm asked online is "How can I tell if my diamond is the real thing?" People want to know if there is some simple test they can do at home or little tricks of the trade to tell if the ring they own is a valuable heirloom or of the Cracker Jack variety.
Without question the quickest and most reliable method for authenticity would be an independent appraisal. This can be accomplished easily enough by looking under "Appraisal (Jewelry)" in your yellow pages. When you call to enquire about their services you want to ask three questions:
1.) Can you schedule an appointment or is it first come first served.
2.) Ask the fee; $35.00-$75.00 is considered a fair price.
3.) Ask if the jewelry will always be in your presence. If the appraiser says they will not evaluate the jewelry in front of you, find another appraiser.
If spending 50 bucks seems a little too steep to uncover the identity of your rock, you can head to your local jewelry store and ask their in-house gemologist to take a peek and give you their opinion. Since opinions are like belly buttons (everyone's got one) understand that in a lot of these quick 30-second evaluations mistakes can be made. Especially since most jewelers won't charge you for 30 seconds of their time. (Just like with independent appraisals, don't let the merchandise out of your site.)
There are some less reliable methods you can try but there are no guarantees with these:
1. The old "If it will scratch glass it has to be a diamond." Well, it is true that diamonds do scratch glass but so do a lot of the other fakes on the market. To boot, it's possible to injure your rock even if it's real during your hardness test.
2. The transparency test. If you flip the diamond in question upside down and place it over some newsprint and can clearly read through the stone, it's not a diamond. (The problem with this test is some diamonds are cut shallow and can be read through.)
3. The fog test. This test I like a lot. Put the rock in front of your mouth and fog it like you would try to fog a mirror. If it stays fogged for 2-4 seconds, it's a fake. A real diamond disperses the heat instantaneously so by the time you look at it, it has already cleared up. (A down fall to this test is oil and dirt on the stone can effect its reliability and the test is not accurate at all on doublets where the top of the stone is diamond and the bottom is cubic zirconia epoxied together.)
4. The weight test. The most popular of diamond simulants (fake) is a cubic zirconia. C.Z.'s weigh approximately 55% more than diamonds for the same shape and dimension. So if you have a carat or gram scale at your disposal you can see if the imposter tips the scales too much.
5. The U.V. test. A high percentage of diamonds fluorescence blue when put under an ultra violet light (black light). Since 99% of all fakes don't, a positive identification of medium to strong blue would indicate a diamond. The bad news is if this method proves you have a diamond, it also proves your diamond is worth less. Diamonds with blue fluorescence are as much as 20% less valuable. Remember, lack of blue fluorescence doesn't mean it's a fake; it could just be a better quality diamond.
6. Under the loop test. If you own some sort of magnifying lens, there are some things you can look for on the stone that might give away its identity:
A. Look at the rock from the top and see how well the facets (cuts on top of the diamond) are joined. They should be sharp not rolled.B. Look at the girdle and see if it is faceted or frosty (a clear sign it's a diamond) or waxy and slick (an indication it's a fake).C. While you're looking at your stone under magnification, look into your stone to see if you detect any flaws (carbon, pinpoints, small cracks). These are typically clear indications it's the real thing since it's very hard to put inclusions in a fake.D. After examining the stone, focus in on the stamps inside the setting. A stamp of "10K, 14K, 18K, 585, 750, 900, 950, PT, Plat" indicates the setting is real gold or platinum which gives a better chance that the stone in it is real as well. While you're looking at the interior of the ring, also look for any "C.Z." stamps that would indicate the center stone is not a diamond.
I hope this helps all you Sherlock Holmes that want to know what you got.
by Fred Cuellar, author of the best-selling book "How to Buy a Diamond." More questions? Ask the Diamond Guy®
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Le 25 mars 2013
The motto of the SAS, which could have been appropriate for Montpellier's mission on Saturday evening a commando style outing to Grenoble in the Stade Lesdiguieres where the home side were playing their last match and were unbeaten since May 2011, a massive task but in typical SAS fashion the orders were, go, win, get out!!!!
The Montpellier coaches had decided to rest back row players Gorgodze and Beattie after their International efforts but the team sent to do the business was still full of class with a determination second to none.
The first half was all Montpellier and most of it was played in the Grenoble 22, the visitors had a series of scrums close to the home side's line but their defence held strong and Montpellier kept falling short of that white line. Eventually after good work from the forwards the ball was quickly spun out to Francois Trinh-Duc who saw the gap, accelerated, and was over the line under the posts for the first and only try of the game, the Little Big Man, Paillaugue added the extras, 7-0 to Montpellier. Courrent managed a couple of penalties before half time to bring the score to 7-6 in favour of the visitors, but Grenoble had spent much of their energy in the first half defending and twice they were down to 14 players as yellow cards were given to Sowerby for a shoulder tackle and Mutapcic for foul play, but Montpellier could only score the one try while having superior numbers on the park.
After the break the home side were more into the game and came close to scoring on several occasions but the Montpellier defence stood firm and all the doors were firmly shut to the home team. Penalties were exchanged one for Stewart and 3 for Montpellier, 2 from Paillaugue and the last came from replacement kicker Martin Bustos Moyano. Finally the ref who did not have one of his best days blew time and Montpellier put the 4 points in their pockets and were already thinking about next weeks mission to Mont de Marsan another potential banana skin match. Alex Tulou put in another sterling performance alongside Alex Bias and Capt. Fulgence Oeudraogo, Francois Trinh-Duc confined to the International bench more or less for the last 5 weeks showed that he has still got plenty to offer and interchanged his game well between the boot and hands. Paul Bosch played as Paul Bosch, tackle, tackle and more tackle rarely is he found faulting in defence, but the rest of the team put in a massive effort and made this victory possible although not the prettiest game ever played, Montpellier deserved their 4 points. Congratulations also to Hamish Gard who wore the colours his first appearance for Montpellier, recently signing as a medical replacement for Shontyne Hape.
This coming Tuesday is "The Midol Oscar for Mamuka Gorgodze" in the banqueting halls of the Stade Yves du Manoir, a well deserved presentation and tribute for a Mamuka who lives and breathes Montpellier and is a great servant to the club, and then it's back to hard grit and training, as next week another all important match away from home at Mont de Marsan who are already condemned to Pro D2 next season but are always a tricky side to beat at home plus they have absolutely nothing to loose for the rest of their season.
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The U.S. Marine Corps has extended the tour of duty for the unmanned Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-Max in Afghanistan. The unmanned aerial system (UAS) has delivered more than 1.6 million pounds of USMC cargo in the combat zone. The agreement elongates the service of the K-Max in Afghanistan by another six months and includes an option to further extend through September 2013. The helicopter began serving in Afghanistan in 2011. According to Lockheed Martin, the K-Max cargo UAS has accumulated 485 sorties over 525 hours through late July, including a "hot hook-up" demonstration in May.
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For those of you who viewed our film of Charles Eugster's world record 200m run, filmed at the British Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in March 2015, here is an interview with Bridget Cushen, Secretary of British Masters Athletic Federation, explaining what BMAF is and talking about her work within it.
Watch this video from Epic TV - the impressive bit starts at around 1' 25" - and see if this guy looks likes any 61-year-old you know.
We know quite a few who do, both men and women, and they're here on Silver Grey Sports Club.
The weekend of 12th April 2014 was a good one for the appearance of People of Age on UK TV.
The first incarnation of Silver Grey Sports Club was as an idea touted around to various TV Production companies in 2006/7 with a view to making a series of documentaries about inspiring older people, and expanding that into a magazine-style programme dealing with all the possibilities of being fit, athletic and sporty into age. Lots of excitement at the idea
Silver Grey Sports Club's slogan is Life's a Game - Keep Playing.
These two certainly are.
At 75, Sir Robin Knox-Johnson is to take part in the single-handed Route du Rhum trans-Atlantic sailing race. When
asked about his motivation for doing it, he said that having taken part in the Sydney to Hobart race in December last year had re-awoken his passion for the excitement of ocean racing.
Keep Strong, Keep Fit, Keep Supple. These are the mantras of Silver Grey Sports Club, or at least they are a good summary of them.
Keeping in shape to be able to continue doing the sports we love has always had what we regard as the extremely positive side-effect of being able to get more out of life. Now AgeLab, an entity with MIT, has given us yet more reason to do so in creating A.G.N.E.S.
I don't like being put into a box, I never have done, I never will.
I have come across a tendency amongst some professionals to define me by my age rather than to see me as an individual. For that reason I look very hard to find 'right minded' professionals to help me lead the life I want, to stay in shape to do the sports I love, and to look and feel good, too.
Everyone involved in sports and adventure activities, especially perhaps Silver Greys, will at some point have to deal with pain,
With the London Marathon taking place at the weekend, this story seemed appropriate. But before the story, our thoughts are with the families and friends of all those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.
At 81, Margaret Hagerty has an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. She was at that time the oldest person....
How old are you? It's a question most people - practically from their 30's onwards - tend to answer with a reduction of the real figure! They want people to think they're younger then they are. At SGSC we do it differently, conditioning is our priority - if anything we add a few years, after all, if at 60 you radiate strength and fitness but tell people you're older than that, they're going to be more impressed than if you try to pass yourself off as say 50.
The Virgin London Marathon has been run this weekend, as anyone who has any access at all to any kind of media will be aware.
In October 2009, Ruth Frith celebrated winning gold for the shotput at the 2009 World Masters Games, and setting a new world record for her age group - after reaching her 100th birthday.
Here are some facts about a couple of professional athletes.The oldest athlete to play baseball on a professional basis was Satchell Paige, who played his final Major League Baseball (MLB) game in 1965 for the Kansas City Athletics at the age of 59.
People ask why the starting age for the Silver Grey Sports Club is 50. 50 isn't old, they tell us. Well, we are ever more aware of that. The point is, SGSC isn't about being old.
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One of my crusades is to stop daemons from using /tmp. I think the problem here is two-fold,
- Inexperienced daemon writer decides he has some files that he wants to temporarily use. In userspace he uses /tmp, so why not just use it for his system application?
- Another reason daemon writers do this is to communicate with logged in users. He knows users can write to /tmp, so if he throws a socket or other file out there, there will be no problem communicating with the user.
Many attacks have happened because a careless application writer has written a daemon which writes files to /tmp while running as root.
Just enter "/tmp vulnerabilities" and google responds with 980,000 entries.
System applications creating and writing files/sockets in /tmp, also causes things like pam_namespace to not work well.
Pam_namespace, as I have written about before, can be used to isolate different users on the same system, giving each user his own /tmp. Finally, an issue that is dear to my heart: maintaining proper labeling on all these files being dumped into /tmp is a pain in the butt.
Daemon developers should follow these rules:
- /tmp is for users to store their stuff not for daemons or any process that is started in the boot process.
- If a daemon wants to communicate with a user then he should do it via /var/run/DAEMON.
- If you have a daemon that wants its temporarily files to survive a reboot. consider using /var/cache/DAEMON
I am even hoping to finally get X to stop using /tmp.
Maybe someday Kerberos ...
So if you have a daemon that uses /tmp please consider changing it to use a different directory.


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Undergraduate Catalog
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The Present and Future of Western Illinois University
With more than a century of growth and development, and more than 100,000 living alumni, Western Illinois University maintains a strong sense of community and historic commitments to student access, affordability, and success. Western has consistently been recognized as a "Best Midwestern College" by the Princeton Review, and WIU was recognized in 2018 for the fourteenth consecutive year as a "Best Midwestern University" by U.S. News & World Report, one of only 36 Midwestern public universities in the top tier. Western is also identified in the U.S. News & World Report top-tier list of "Best Regional Universities," one of only three Illinois public universities in the top 70. U.S. News & World Report also recognizes WIU as a "Best for Veterans School" and a "Best Value School."
Western Illinois University is also accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The University's teacher licensure programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and approved by the Illinois State Board of Education. The University also maintains a strong commitment to discipline-based accreditation and licensure, where appropriate to the discipline. In academic year 2018–2019, Western Illinois University maintained accreditation/licensure with 20 agencies, ranging from the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
These external recognitions and peer-based accreditations showcase our high academic standards, quality instruction, proven opportunities for job and graduate school placement, outstanding academic and residential facilities, exciting extracurricular activities, and institutional commitments to sustainability and affordability.
These recognitions also reinforce the unique mission and niche of Western Illinois University in the state's system of public higher education. Keeping focused on our vision, mission, and values is critical for continued student success and our progress, growth, and contributions to the state and beyond. Western Illinois University, along with all other 11 Illinois public universities, is currently being challenged by a declining number of Illinois high school graduates; decreasing state support (appropriations) for higher education; and increasing costs, maintenance, technological, infrastructure, and accountability needs.
Through continued successful implementation of Higher Values in Higher Education, the institutional planning, resource allocation, and accountability reporting process established in academic year 2002–2003, we will continue to build upon our strengths and take advantage of opportunities. Western Illinois University will continue to prepare our students and graduates to lead in the global community. We will do so in a manner that is distinctive and nationally recognized for successful implementation of our vision, mission, and values.


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Class Notes - 1970s
Katherine Karafotias BA has followed a variety of paths since graduation. After receiving her media certificate at Portland State University, she worked for a local school district. From the public sector, she went on to find a niche in the private nonprofit world, working in development and alumni relations for several years in private schools, health care, and university foundations. She is happy to be working with the rest of the reunion committee in planning their 40th reunion, coming up in June.
Fred Viehe BA was promoted to the rank of professor by Youngstown State University, and appointed associate editor of the International Journal of the Humanities. He recently published two articles, "Atavistic Culture: The Bête Noire of Social Change," in the Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table, spring 2009 edition, and "The Teddy Boys: Britain's First Countercultural Movement," in the Proceedings of the 7th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and the Humanities (2009).
Patrick Markham BS chairs the board of directors of Safari Gamesearch Foundation, which oversees Wildlife Safari, a 600-acre drivethrough wild animal park and research zoo in Winston, Oregon. Markham, president and CEO of Brooke Communications in Roseburg, is also a Lewis & Clark trustee.
Jacqueline Fowler BA, a theatre major, "followed my performance path for 15 years (12 in New York City)" before returning to the Northwest to earn her M.A. in interdisciplinary studies with concentrations in human studies and expressive therapies. She's been teaching at Marylhurst University since 1996, in the Prior Learning Assessment Program and human sciences department. She's also working to complete 900 hours of training and supervision to become a certified practitioner in psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy.
Susan Willis Tolle BS has been celebrating the 20-year anniversary of Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Ethics in Health Care, where she is director. Tolle was one of four founders of the ethics center in 1989. She was instrumental in forming a task force to create the Oregon POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) in 1990, and securing funding from the State of Oregon for the POLST electronic registry, which was signed into law in 2009. Under Tolle's leadership, the ethics center has funded three academic chairs. Her work at the center put Oregon on the map as a national leader of ethics in end-oflife care, reports her sister, Marjorie Willis BA '75.
Daniel Robles BA received the statewide Award for Excellence as a Public Librarian from the California Library Association in October 2009. He is director of the Blanchard Community Library in Santa Paula. Robles grew up in Santa Paula and began working at the library when he was 14 years old. He worked at the library through high school and returned each summer while he attended Lewis & Clark and San Jose State University, where he earned his master's degree in library science in 1977. During the 1970s and '80s he worked to overcome severe budget cuts and to secure local property taxes to support the library. In 1985 he established a literacy program, which now includes English as a second language. The winner of other regional and national awards for his library work, Robles has also been active in community service.
Dale Scott BA says, "After graduating, I spent four years teaching English to German adults in Stuttgart, which was a great experience and allowed us to travel extensively in Europe. Since returning, I have worked in Portland in commercial insurance underwriting and/or sales for 25 years. I married the niece of my favorite German professor, Franz Gebert, and we have been happily married for 29 years. Our daughter, Liz, is a sophomore at L&C this year."
Daniel Tolchin BA received his M.BA from Marylhurst University last summer. When he returned to Portland to collect the degree, he had "a lot of fun seeing old Lewis & Clark classmates: Fred May BA '73, Cheryl, Jan Robinson, and one of my dearest friends, Roger Robinson. I also visited the college and enjoyed my trip down memory lane. Lewis & Clark is really expanding."
Larry Bowe JD has been named chief executive of Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, California. Bowe previously served as chief executive at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital in Hood River.
John Enders BA reports, "After several years away from journalism I jumped back in with both feet in spring '09. I'm again writing full time, as a freelance journalist specializing in (drum roll) Latin America, and traveling extensively— so far to Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Mexico. In November I returned to Peru for the first time since 1981. To my 1974 Peru overseas trip cohorts, eat your hearts out. Papas a la Huancaina and pisco sours here I come! Anyone interested, please see The Enders Report.
Douglas Neville BS has been selected as chancellor commander of Ivanhoe Lodge #1 Knights of Pythias of Portland. The Knights of Pythias, founded in 1864, works to provide public service and civic benefits all over the United States.
Ginger Baehr BA is director of marketing and business development for Cutting Edge Federal Credit Union in Milwaukie. She lives in Silverton with her husband, Nick, and their dogs, Champ and Jackson.
Thomas Sand JD, a partner in the Portland office of Miller Nash, has been elected vice president of the Multnomah Bar Foundation. D. Lawrence Wobbrock JD has been named the 2009 Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigator of the Year for Oregon. Best Lawyers bases its lists of outstanding attorneys on surveys in which thousands of lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers. Those honored as lawyers of the year have received particularly high ratings for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
Judge Anna Moran JD has been named to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops National Review Board. Her term began in June 2009. Moran sits on the bench of the Kenai, Alaska, Superior Court, Third Judicial District. She hears criminal cases, civil and family law cases, contested domestic relations cases, and probate and guardianship proceedings.
Gary Doctorman JD was ranked in the banking law category of the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Doctorman is a shareholder in Parsons Behle & Latimer's Salt Lake City office and concentrates his practice in the areas of transactions and litigation in real estate, banking, equipment leasing, commercial law, corporations, and bankruptcy.
Michele Longo Eder JD has been appointed by the U.S. Coast Guard, under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security, a member of the National Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Advisory Committee.
Carla Hernandez BA says that her decision to major in foreign languages combined with a master's in information studies led her from Portland to Munich (Year of Study in Munich participant) to Philadelphia, then Ann Arbor, back to Europe and finally to San Diego, where she is an information specialist with Pfizer. She and her husband, Alexander, have just sent their youngest daughter off to college. She can't wait to reconnect with long-lost classmates in June.
Kathryn Lewis BA and her husband, Rod Davis, have been married for 27 years. Rod is assistant director of classroom support services at the University of Washington. Their son, Riley, is a junior at the University of San Francisco in media studies and plans to start his own men's clothing business. Parker, the younger son and a high school senior, is an award-winning independent filmmaker. He plans to attend Western Washington University to pursue his dual interests of conservation and film.


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Microsoft Strikes $7 Billion Deal for Nokia
Microsoft has reached a deal to acquire Nokia struggling cellphone business for $7 billion. John Stoll explains what it means for both companies.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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superholmes had een nieuw logo ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
Een winnaar werd gekozen uit15 ontwerpen ingezonden door7 freelance designers.
I would like someone to improve upon an existing logo that will be used in a community classified ad and auction site I am planning to open soon in my hometown. I like the existing logo for its simplicity but something is lacking. I would like someone to try to "polish it up" a bit. I am not looking for a major redraw!
local ads online (this might change...)
Desired Color Scheme:
blues, greens, yellows, golds (but open to ideas)
Desired Style:
Clean and bright.
Accepted File Formats:
.ai, (hi-res for printing) and web format
FreeAdsVictoria.com is a soon to be opened local (Canadian city) classified ad and auction site. I would like to portray a light-hearted, friendly, community feel with the redone logo.
Existing logo can be found here:
I would like to have someone take the existing logo and add some "polish" to it. As I mentioned earlier, I like the logo in principle but there is something still missing. I would like it to appear a little less "serious". Is it mainly color? Is it the font? Perhaps the yellow sticky note needs to be cleaned up or modified? I will let your imagination take over from here...
Please ensure the logo remains easy to modify to accomodate a different city name as I may reuse it in the future on a similar site
( ex. FreeAdsOTHERCITY.com) and it would be nice to maintain a consistent look.
This logo will be used on printed signs during an initial promo campaign so I would like the logo to remain recognizeable/readable from a distance.
Please keep the logo clean looking. As for colors, I prefer blues, greens and yellows. Maybe it will take some other color to liven things up however?
I will expect all rights to the modified logo to be transferred upon payment. Thanks for reading. If you have questions, fire away..
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Reflexology as a natural healing art has a very real beauty. Its beauty emanates from its essential simplicity juxtaposed with its potent effectiveness as a therapy. It is easy to learn, simple to perform, and, practiced with commonsense completely harmless. Simultaneously, reflexology is proven to produce therapeutic benefits for a wide range of health conditions. Based on this it is contended that reflexology is the core of natural healing, and that it complements all other therapies. In addition, it can produce one of the most sublime relaxation experiences while it rejuvenates and revitalizes all aspects of our body and being.
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Interview: Kerry Washington
(The dynamic Washington, shown right)
Born in the Bronx on January 31, 1977, Kerry Washington was raised in NYC, attending the prestigious Spence School for girls located in a renovated mansion on Manhattan's exclusive Upper East Side. Other actresses among the institution's alumnae include Gwyneth Paltrow, Emmy Rossum and Elizabeth Montgomery.
The gorgeous, George Washington University grad majored in theater and made an auspicious screen debut in 2000 in a character-driven, inner-city drama entitled Our Song. She followed that outing with an equally-engaging performance in Save the Last Dance. Since then, she's received critical acclaim for her work in The Human Stain, Against the Ropes, She Hate Me, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Fantastic Four. Last year, she won an NAACP Image award for Ray, where she played Della, Ray Charles' long-suffering wife. Speaking of spouses, Kerry is currently engaged to child star-turned-character actor David Moscow, who might be best remembered as Tom Hanks' young alter ego in Big. Here, she reflects on making an attempt at comedy, Little Man, a slapstick farce co-starring Marlon and Shawn Wayans.
BSN: You have made quite a name for yourself as a legitimate actress. What made you decide to try an over-the-top comedy?
Kerry: If I was going to do a comedy, I wanted to do a comedy where it would be a crash course, where I'd have to be on my toes, working with the best and ready to stand up at the mike.
BSN: What did you think of your experience working with the Wayans brothers?
Kerry: These guys have taught me so much. I just sort of sat around and soaked in all their comic genius. They are so professional, and yet they never stop having a good time. You never feel like your working, because you love what you're doing all day long, even though you're working really hard. And I loved working with Shawn. I think we make a very cute onscreen couple.
BSN: How would you describe your character, Vanessa?
Kerry: She has this wonderful husband who loves her very much, and who's ready to start a family. But that really challenges her ideas about her plans. What I like about Vanessa is that she's really strong, really driven, and really together, but she's also filled with love. She loves her husband and her work and her husband so much, and she eventually learns to love this baby.
BSN: I know you didn't work with Marlon, but how was it working opposite the baby who served as his character Calvin's body double?
Kerry: What we saw was Calvin pretending to be a baby, and that Calvin is a baby, a slightly enigmatic, strange child, but lovable, nonetheless. He was great, but very different from the Calvin that the audience sees in other contexts.
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Ok, so chocolate doesn't really make me nervous, but it used to. When I was a little girl, I used to always say that to my parents. I don't really know what I meant by that, probably that it looked too tempting to resist. In that case, I haven't changed a bit. I'm one of those people who considers chocolate a daily nutritional requirement. I'll have chocolate in my breakfast and my dessert… and let me tell you, dessert is a must.
So, I figured it would be appropriate for me to start my baking blog with my only chocolate chip cookie recipe. I say only not because I haven't baked many others (believe me I have), but because once I made this recipe, there was no turning back. Why mess with perfection? Now I should probably put a warning label here: If you're one of those thin, crunchy cookie fans, STOP READING NOW. These will not be the cookies for you. However, if thick, chewy cookies loaded with a plethora of chocolate chips sounds like your cup of tea, read on.
This recipe calls for dark chocolate chips, because I am a whole-hearted believer that the darker the chocolate, the better. What about you? For those who prefer semisweet, feel free to use them instead. I have also tried incorporating ground coffee beans for a note of espresso flavor or cinnamon for all you cinnamon lovers out there. Either way makes for a great cookie, but they are equally delicious without any add-ins.
Thick, Chewy, Super Chocolate-y Chocolate Chip Cookies
adapted from The New Best Recipe
(makes 18 cookies)
2 cups plus 2 T all-purpose flour
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, 1 egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips (I use Ghirardelli)
1 1/2 t ground coffee beans OR 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Preheat oven to 325F
- Melt your stick of butter in the microwave, by 30 second increments until completely melted. Let sit to cool while you mix the dry ingredients.
2. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, whisking together lightly.
3. In a standing mixer, combine the melted butter and sugars. Beat at medium to high speed for 2-3 minutes. Add egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and ground coffee beans or cinnamon (if using either). Beat at medium speed for about 2 minutes.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet, and stir (beat on lowest speed) until just combined. Add chocolate chips and stir in by hand, being sure to thoroughly incorporate the chocolate chips throughout the batter since there is a large amount of chips used in the recipe.
4. Spoon the batter with an ice-cream scoop onto two lined baking sheets. You should get about 18 cookies. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-14 minutes, switching and rotating halfway through the baking time. The cookies should look rather firm when done (not gooey), but not at all browned. Allow to cool and enjoy!
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Who reads instruction manuals any more? These days even the most complex console game arrives with just a 16-page booklet. Increasingly, we rely on in-game tutorials, and the two modes of learning they promote both have their benefits - and drawbacks.
Tutorials common to the early days of PC gaming followed an expository model of learning that bordered on information overload, writes G. Christopher Williams at PopMatters. Williams was reminded of this when he played Hearts of Iron 3, a military/diplomacy simulation set in World War II. It gave a decidedly old-school tutorial, barraging him with instructions but at no point allowing any practice of them. Williams gave up in frustration.
Contrast that with the active learning model of many game tutorials, especially for console titles. Tutorial or early levels commonly take a player through the control and combo schemes, identifying them and then asking the player to repeat them in practice. But by itself, the same as exposition without practice, it too is not a perfect form of pedagogy, Williams says.
Active Learning: The Pedagogy of the Game Tutorial [PopMatters, Sept. 16, 2009.] I was reminded of the more traditional expository method of conveying information that game manuals used to provide gamers a few weeks ago when I tried booting up a copy of the World War II simulation, Hearts of Iron 3. Not only is Hearts of Iron 3 a game that is built in a retro style with pared down visuals of maps and charts rather than fancy battlefield graphics, but it depends on a retro style of tutorial. While an in-game tutorial exists for this political and military sim, the tutorial is presented as a series of lengthy texts overlaid over the user interface that explain how to build troops, a national economy, participate in diplomatic efforts, etc.
While my response to Hearts of Iron 3's pedantic approach might imply that us old fogeys should shut the hell up and join the rest of the world in the 21st century where games teach the player through the more effective pedagogy of active learning, one might consider that the value of active learning has been challenged as well. For example in a 2006 study, "Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching", Paul A. Kirschner reviewed the shortfalls of a number of efforts to put active learning to work in practical settings. While not all of Kirschner's criticisms of active learning may be applicable to video game tutorials, some of them are interesting in regards to the problems that some games have in providing only "minimal guidance" when actively training players.
[...] Which I suppose is my point, that I am neither opposed to exposition or active learning, nor am I sold on either one as a proper pedagogy for video games. Quite honestly, I want a good and reasonable amount of both in my game tutorials as they each have there use in learning a game. However, don't overwhelm me with a novel length description of play before letting me try out a few basics. Likewise, don't assume that I already know enough or that I have used all of the skills available in a game enough before letting me sink rather than swim into action.
Oh, and for the love of all that is good, allow me the option to skip it altogether if I really, really want to. Everybody knows that school sucks.- G. Christopher Williams
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New game staring in the local area (Collin County), check out/join up on the site below; all game information,character creation rules, house rules, etc are listed on the site. Also we will be having Gift Card Prizes to our favorite local gaming stores, at all the games (See site for details)!
We will be scheduling Character Creation Night soon at a local restaurant (See our poll section for more detail) or you can do it on your own. If you have any question please let me know.
Thank you and we hopeyou can join us, GAME ON!
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Car writers love to talk about how automakers are losing their way. Or at least they would, if ad revenue from automakers wasn't paying their salaries. If car writers had the choice, every single article they write would include paragraphs like:
Yes, Buick's move to front-wheel drive will improve market share, increase sales, and cut costs through platform sharing. But they've really lost their way. Consider, for instance, my uncle Ned, who bought an Electra Limited new in 1979 with a Charcoal Firemist exterior and a blue dashboard. They are abandoning customers like Ned, loyal customers, who might again buy a new car sometime in the next few decades.
I first discovered this phenomenon a few years ago at the New York Auto Show. Ford chief executive and auto industry golden boy Alan Mulally was the keynote speaker at the press breakfast, and he gave a long, impassioned, well-delivered speech about how he managed to turn Ford around. ("We looked at every single strategy for the next four years, and then did the exact opposite.")
So then it came time for questions. Here we are, a bunch of self-important automotive journalists sitting in a huge banquet hall in front of Alan Mulally, who's waiting to answer anything we might ask. And the first question? You guessed it.
"Mr. Mulally," says some journalist, who, let's just say, probably wouldn't be jogging between the day's press conferences. "With Ford's goal of having the best car in every segment, why would you drop the Crown Victoria? Where will that leave people like me, who want a simple, roomy full-size sedan?"
Alan Mulally responded to this question with unwavering tact. He took a long look at the man, smiled, walked into the crowd, and strangled him with the microphone cord.
No, that isn't what really happened. Mulally gave the guy an eloquent, articulate answer filled with words like "segment" and "market share." I probably would've strangled the guy with a microphone cord, but that's why Mulally is a multi-millionaire, and I'm sitting here, writing this column, eating cookies without any pants on.
Anyway: I say all of this because, despite my contempt for the car journalists who constantly complain about how much better everything "used to be," I'm about to become one of them.
To do that, I must take you back to 1999. We all remember this year vividly, since we spent it worrying about how the Y2K bug would crash our computers and return the United States to an barbaric society based primarily around the fur trade. (As a middle schooler, this was a pretty big worry for me; right up there with detention.) But it was also the year BMW was at its best.
Think about it: the 3-Series was gracefully transforming from the E36 to the E46. (For those of you who don't know the chassis codes, it was going from the one your pot-smoking friend autocrosses to the one your wife's sorority sisters drove.)
The 5-Series of the period, the E39, is edging ever upwards on the Mazda Miata Scale of Cars We're Always Looking at on Craigslist. There was that gorgeous 7-Series, which screamed "serious German businessman," right before the Bangle redesign, which made serious German businessmen scream.
Sure, the Z3 had its issues – but the 1999 model year heralded the arrival of the "M" model, which came in two bodystyles: a convertible, which looked like an aggressive sports car with fender flares, and a coupe, which looked like a clown shoe. Plus, the Z8 was on its way. It was a great time to be a BMW fan.
In fact, if you look at BMW's entire lineup throughout the 1990s, things were pretty rosy. Who can forget the handsome mid-'90s E34 5-Series? Or the beautiful 8-Series, which was one of the coolest cars ever considered a "flop?" It was the era of the Ultimate Driving Machine: a lineup that consisted entirely of cars that 9-year-old boys tried to convince their dads to buy. (Their dads, meanwhile, refused to buy anything, after Oldsmobile cancelled the Custom Cruiser and really lost its way.)
So let's fast-forward a bit, if we may, to the present.
There's still the 3-Series, the 5-Series, and the 7-Series. Except some of the 3-Series is called the 4-Series. And there's a 1-Series, except now it's called the 2-Series. There's also a 5-Series the size of a 7-Series, but it's a hatchback, and it's called the GT. The lineup will soon add an electric model, which looks surprisingly similar to the master bathroom shower in a modern home. There are also four different SUVs, soon to be five, and their trim levels are almost complete sentences, such as: "ess drive thirty-five eye ess."
If you spoke to the 1999 version of yourself, he would ask: Where the hell do they find room for all these segments? And the answer is: Where the hell DO they find room for all these segments? My belief is they simply make them up, depending on what parts their suppliers happen to have available. For instance, BMW is the only real player in the following markets:
1. Rear-wheel drive station wagon that we desperately market as an SUV. (X1)
2. Midsize performance SUV that you can't see out of to change lanes, not that you were going to look anyway. (X6)
3. Hybrid version of our sport sedan that you've only seen if you live in or around Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. (ActiveHybrid 3)
My favorite of these actually isn't on the road yet. You know how the 6-Series Gran Coupe is just a 6-Series with four doors? Well, it turns out they're also going to do a 4-Series Gran Coupe. In other words: a 4-Series… with four doors. Now, you might think this is a 3-Series, but you're wrong: it will actually be a 3-Series with a 20 percent markup.
It's not just the bizarre segmentation that has me concerned. The lust for BMWs isn't as strong as it once was. Maybe I'm wrong, but I seem to remember a time when it was about more than the lease rate on a 328i. A time when the turn signal stalk felt like a small explosive couldn't separate it from the steering column. A time when the doors closed with a beautiful click that said: "Welcome to German engineering." A TIME BEFORE BMW LOST ITS WAY!
Of course, BMW's response to all this would be: Who cares if we lost our way? We make more money now than we ever did before! It's the kind of thing you might hear from your bleeding heart liberal college buddy, who gave up his job as a public defender to go into big law and make a fortune. It's also the kind of thing Mulally probably said to that journalist who asked about the Crown Victoria. Now let's hope BMW doesn't strangle me with a microphone cord.
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He operates PlaysWithCars.com. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.


text: Great news today for Cubs top pitching prospect Pierce Johnson as he was promoted today from Class A Kane County to High A Daytona. Johnson earned every bit of this promotion, the 2012 first round pick (supplemental, 43rd overall) was 5-5 with a 3.10 ERA in 13 starts with the Cougars. Johnson is moving fast, in his first half season in the Cubs organization he pitched for the AZL Cubs, and for the Boise Hawks. He started 2013 with Kane County and now is making the jump to Daytona, that's four levels in just about a calendar year, the future is very bright for Pierce Johnson, congrats!


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Flights to Namibia with Qatar Airways
Namibia has some of the most stunning landscapes to be found anywhere in Africa. This southern African country is home to some of the most impressive geographical features in the continent, including the famous Fish River Canyon. Travel to Namibia with Qatar Airways and you can explore the country's great national parks and dramatic Atlantic coastline.
The country is home to many native species of wildlife such as a large population of cheetahs. Etosha National Park in the northwestern region of the country, is one of the best game parks on the continent, and one of the largest, with more than 100 different species of mammal and 31 vegetation zones. Take an organised safaris and get close to rhinos, elephants and numerous other game animals.
The northern shore of Namibia is evocatively known as the Skeleton Coast because of the castaways and ships that have washed up down the centuries. It's a wild and foggy landscape with a rich flora and fauna and inland springs. Fish River Canyon farther to the south is the second deepest of its kind in the world, and has plenty of hiking trails which are popular with visitors seeking scenic walking routes.
Namibia has had an interesting history in recent centuries and is full of relics of the colonial era. Windhoek, Namibia's centrally located capital city is distinguished by its unusual German buildings from that time. While you're in the city, explore rock-art displays at the National Museum of Namibia and take a look at other displays shining a light on the green past – or if you would like a more laid-back activity, plan a picnic at the leafy Zoo Park.


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June 06, 2013
New Features vs. Character
Posted in Buying by Tara Sharp
How to decide whether a newly built home, or an established home is right for you
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May 31, 2013
Ask the Short Sale Expert: Advice on Buying an FHA Short Sale
Posted in Buying by Martin Goldberg
Q: I am interested in buying an FHA short sale. I've heard they can be tough. Do you have any advice? Travis in Renton, WA
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May 29, 2013
Ask the Short Sale Expert: How Long After a Short Sale Can You Buy Again
Posted in Buying by Martin Goldberg
Q: I've done a short sale. How long before I will be able to buy another home? Mike in Kirkland, WA
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May 28, 2013
Windermere Real Estate Launches Search App for iPhone
Posted in Windermere by Shelley Rossi
We're excited to announce that the new Windermere Real Estate Search App is now available to download in the iTunes App Store. The Windermere Search App for iPhone enables home buyers to search for properties by MLS number, address, and GPS-based location. It also offers the ability to receive email updates, create driving tours, search for open houses, and save favorite searches/properties.
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May 27, 2013
Why Rising Home Prices Won't Help Most Underwater Homeowners
Posted in Selling by Richard Eastern
Rising home prices have been in the news. The upside: It's a solid sign of a recovering economy. The downside: It is creating unrealistic optimism among underwater homeowners, causing many of them to think, "I'll just hold off on a short sale and see what happens." That decision could be a very costly mistake for homeowners. Here's why.
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May 24, 2013
Question To Ask When Buying A Short Sale
Posted in Buying by Martin Goldberg
Q: I'm thinking about making an offer on a short sale. What questions should my agent and I ask the listing agent to make sure the transaction goes smoothly?
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May 22, 2013
5 Things to Consider if You're Behind on Your Mortgage
Posted in Selling by Richard Eastern
If you are behind on your mortgage, here are 5 steps you can take.
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May 21, 2013
The Gardner Report: Oregon & Southwest Washington I First Quarter 2013, Volume XXI
Posted in Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
On an annualized basis, the Oregon counties covered in this report increased employment by 0.92 percent, or approximately 15,590 jobs, a further—albeit modest—improvement from the 0.8 percent annual growth that was discussed in our last report. On a year-over-year basis, 19 counties saw their employment base expand and five saw employment contract.
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May 16, 2013
The Gardner Report: Western Washington, First Quarter 2013, Volume XXI
Posted in Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
Generally speaking, I see steady improvement in the regional economy, which is pleasing. Employment growth is evident in a vast majority of the counties analyzed in this report, and unemployment rates continue to improve.
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May 14, 2013
Buying your home: A step-by-step approach
Posted in Buying by Tara Sharp
There is a lot to consider when you decide to buy a home, especially if it is your first. How much home you can afford? What kind of loan should you choose? Which neighborhoods are both affordable and a good investment? These are just a few of the questions you'll be asking yourself. But with an experienced agent to help you, you'll get the guidance you need to come up with the right answers.
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Learning multiplication facts doesn't come easily for some kids! But luckily today you don't need to have kids chant and chant in rote form.
There are lots of different ways to review facts and help kids to develop mastery of multiplication facts.
Of course my favorite ways to do this is with games. I developed my Tic Tac Toe games to help do this and I have another set of Multiplication games also.
Here are some FREEBIES that help to make multiplication fun!
Catch the Monkeys Multiplication GameIn this game, the players move around the board trying to catch the monkeys! To catch a monkey they have to answer a multiplication fact!
Tic Tac Toe
With these game boards kids are playing regular Tic Tac Toe with one difference - they have to answer a multiplication fact before they can put down a O or X.
These are my collections of board games that focus on multiplication facts!
Tic Tac Toe Multiplication Facts
This set contains 24 game boards that focus on multplication by a particular number so that kids can practice times facts for just one number, e.g. x7 and also multiplication by mixed numbers.
24 Tic Tac Toe Multiplication Game Boards
Multiplication Board Games With Monkey Friends
15 Math Board Games that get kids playing with monkeys and jungle friends while they practice times tables!
15 Multiplication Games filled with cute monkeys and their jungle friends!
Hope these help you to make multiplication facts fun for the kids!


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City of Manhattan BeachHome Menu
Report Suspicious Activity
By reporting suspicious activity, neighbors and residents play a key role in the prevention of crime (and swift apprehension of criminals, when crime does occur).
What is "Suspicious?"Suspicious activity may include:
- Someone going door-to-door with no apparent reason
- Someone walking down the street trying car door handles or looking into windows of parked cars
- A stranger walking into a neighbor's back yard
- People ringing door bells and walking away quickly
- Transactions taking place from a car window or trunk
- A stranger loitering in a residential area for an extended amount of time
What Phone Number Do I Call?There are two numbers available for our residents to call for police services. Depending on the issue, the matrix below may help when deciding which number would be best. This is merely a guide and each incident varies. However, common sense should be exercised when summoning public safety resources.
911 = Emergency
- In progress crime
- Life threatening issues
- Child in danger (i.e. locked in a car, appears lost, etc.)
- Property at risk of being stolen, damaged or destroyed
- Drunk drivers
- Traffic collisions with injury
- Suspicious activity
- Missing persons
(310) 545-4566 = Non-Emergency
- Any incident that does not require an emergency response
What To Do If You Observe Suspicious Activity...
While observing a behavior or incident that you feel is suspicious, call the Manhattan Beach Police Department. The following information is important to note:
- Where is this happening? (address, cross streets, landmarks)
- What are they doing? (lurking, loitering, trespassing, stealing, etc.)
- How many subjects are there?
- What do they look like? (sex, race, hair color, height, weight, clothing)
- What are they driving? (make, model, color, license plate, and/or oddities)
- Which way did they go?
Be proactive in your neighborhood! Talk to your neighbors if you see:
- Garage doors left open
- Newspapers/mail stacking up
- Cars left unlocked
- Personal property left in vehicles
- Unsecured homes (windows open, doors unlocked)
Am I Bothering the Police?
No, you are never bothering the police department when you call to report an incident. MBPD encourages residents to call whenever there is a feeling of suspicious activity, an unusual occurrence, something out of the ordinary and/or when an obvious crime has occurred.


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This morning, after reviewing the terms of the Supervalu (SVU) deal, I spent some time contemplating long-shot investing. Looking for stocks that are out of favor, financially stressed or otherwise battered to low levels has proven to be a valid and valuable approach to the markets. It is best used by younger, more aggressive investors but the math behind looking for stocks with the potential to recover and return many multiples of the purchase price is compelling.
Last year, I identified 26 stocks as potential long-shot investments. I had a few turkeys in the bunch, but if you bought an equal dollar amount of each, your return though last night's close is a tad north of 40%. To be sure, the rising market helped our performance, as I doubt we would have done as well had we had a down year in 2012. But this is still more than 2.5x the broader market return for the year. Looking for long shots would seem to be a worthwhile exercise.
I sat down this morning and began combing my various research stacks and sources for potential long shot stocks for 2013. Keep in mind that I believe in owning a lot of these and exercising patience and discipline. If you sink 15 or 20 % of your portfolio into one of these and it doesn't work please do not blame it on me. A proper long shot portfolio should ultimately have at least 20 names and a max 5% allocation per stock. The more, the better is my approach to these situations.
One stock that leaps out at me as a solid long shot is Panasonic (PC). I am familiar with all the issues surrounding Japanese companies, to say nothing of those specializing is consumer products. There are serious macroeconomic issues holding back the world's largest consumer electronics company, but eventually I believe we will see a consumer recovery in the world and the company should do very well. Japan accounts for 52% of its sales, but Panasonic has expanded its manufacturing around the rest of the world to diversify their business base. The company has strong exposure to emerging markets and will likely see strong growth as the middle class continues to develop in countries such as Brazil, China and India.
The stock currently trades at 1.1x tangible book value, and I would be a very interested buyer if the stock falls below that level in a downdraft. The shares trade at just 30% of the levels reached before the global slowdown started in 2008 and even a partial recover of those levels would represent a substantial return from the current price.
As we begin 2013 you can't have a list of long shots without an energy stocks. Pengrowth Energy (PGH) joined the stampede to convert from an income trust to a corporation after changes in the tax laws in late 2010. The conversion occurred just in time for oil and gas markets to sell off and the stock has tumbled by two thirds since. It doesn't help that most if it operation are in the oil sand regions of Canada and have higher costs associated with exploration and production. The company is repositioning itself to focus on thermal oil and gas extraction. It is a niche market that management is a good fit for a company their size and more importantly they will not be competing with major US based companies as they are in the oil sands operations.
Trading at 70% of tangible book value, the stock is cheap. As a bonus, the company has paid a dividend for 24 years and is committed to maintaining a payout to investors. Right now the monthly payout annualizes to 9.8%. If the company successfully transitions into a thermal extraction over the next few years and we get a firming of oil and gas prices the stock could return several multiples of the current quotation.
Looking for long shots makes sense for more aggressive long term investors with a value bias. These can be very volatile and are not for the faint of the heart but the rewards of a well-diversified portfolio of them should more than offset the risks over time in my opinion.