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David G. Schiller represents North Carolina employees in a wide range of employment law cases — including unemployment benefits.
The employment law attorneys at Schiller & Schiller represent North Carolina in a wide range of employment law cases — including unemployment benefits. We represent employees before the Employment Security Commission (ESC) on a regular basis.
We provide statewide representation for employment law cases. You may call our office at (919) 789-4677 to discuss your employment law issue.
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An employee who has been discharged from employment can seek unemployment benefits by applying with the ESC.
The ESC is also a good source of job leads.
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An unemployed individual is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits if he or she
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There are three main ways that an individual may be disqualified for benefits:
1. If the individual leaves work "without good cause attributable to the employer" the individual will be disqualified for unemployment benefits.
2. If the employee is terminated for "misconduct" the individual will be disqualified for unemployment benefits.
3. If the employee is terminated for "substantial fault," the employee will be partially disqualified for unemployment benefits for a period of time between 4 and 13 weeks, at the discretion of the ESC.
Leaving Work
If the employee leaves work, the burden of showing "good cause attributable to the employer" rests on the employee.
"Good cause attributable to the employer" can include a number of actions by the employer, such as a unilateral and permanent reduction in pay of more than 15%.
Employees who are contemplating resigning should seek legal counsel before making the decision.
Misconduct is: "conduct evincing such willful or wanton disregard of an employer's interest as is found in deliberate violations or disregard of standards of behavior which the employer has the right to expect of his employee, or in carelessness or negligence of such degree or recurrence as to manifest equal culpability, wrongful intent or evil design, or to show an intentional and substantial disregard of the employer's interests or of the employee's duties and obligations to his employer."
Misconduct includes but is not limited to: reporting to work significantly impaired by alcohol or illegal drugs; consuming alcohol or illegal drugs on employer's premises; conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction for manufacturing, selling, or distribution of a controlled substance while in the employ of said employer.
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ZFN target site algorithm for identifying sites compatible with the Lawson-Wolfe modular assembly system
» ZFN target site algorithm for identifying sites compatible with the Lawson-Wolfe modular assembly system
ZFN target site algorithm for identifying sites compatible with the Lawson-Wolfe modular assembly system Website
This protocol entails two separate PCR steps: first, to separately amplify each of the 3 individual fingers in the correct backbone finger position for each particular ZFN; second, an overlapping PCR step to place the 3 zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) into the correct single contiguous fragment. This 3- finger ZFP is then cloned in frame with a FokI nuclease variant in a pCS2-backbone plasmid.
Analyzing composition of ZFP sites
» ZFN target site algorithm for identifying sites for selection using the Bacterial one hybrid system
Analyzing composition of ZFP sites Website
This algorithm will also aid you in the design of libraries for the target sites using a combination of design and selection.
» Search tool for RNAiCore
To create motif logo of transcript factor for preview.
» A bioconductor package with minimalist design for plotting elegant track layers
(Collaborated with Dr. Wang)
Visualize mapped reads along with annotation as track layers for NGS dataset such as ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, miRNA-seq, DNA-seq.
» A bioconductor package for analysis of high-throughput sequencing data processed by restriction enzyme digestion.
(Collaborated with Dr. Fazio)
The package includes functions to build restriction enzyme cut site (RECS) map, distribute mapped sequences on the map with five different approaches, find enriched/depleted RECSs for a sample, and identify differentially enriched/depleted RECSs between samples.
Chen PB, Zhu LJ, Hainer SJ, McCannell KN, Fazzio TG. Unbiased chromatin accessibility profiling by REDseq uncovers unique features of nucleosome variants in vivo.
BMC Genomics. 2014 Dec 15;15:1104. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-1104. PubMed PMID: 25494698; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC4378318.
» A bioconductor package to plot stacked logos for single or multiple DNA, RNA and amino acid sequence
(Collaboration with Dr. Brodsky and Dr. Wolfe)
This bioconductor package is designed for graphical representation of multiple motifs. It draws amino acid sequence as easy as to draw DNA/RNA sequence. It provides the flexibility for users to select the font type and symbol colors. It is part of a pipeline to identify the candidate binding sites for the known transcription factors via sequence matching.
» Identification of Novel alternative PolyAdenylation Sites (PAS)
(Collaborated with Dr. Green)
Alternative polyadenylation (APA) is one of the important post-transcriptional regulation mechanisms, which occur, in most human genes. InPAS facilitates the discovery of novel APA sites from RNA-seq data. It leverages the cleanUpdTSeq package to fine tune the identified APA sites.
» Build Regulatory Network from ChIP-chip/ChIP-seq and Expression Data
(Collaborated with Dr. Heidi)
GeneNetworkBuilder (GNB) is a web application for the discovery of the transcription regulatory network for a given transcription factor (TF) of Caenorhabditis elegans, Homo sapiens and so on, using ChIP-chip/ChIP-seq combined with gene expression profile from either RNA-seq or expression microarray experiments. An R/Bioconductor package is also available. Inputting a list of genes of potential targets of one TF from ChIP-chip or ChIP-seq, and the gene expression results, GeneNetworkBuilder generates a regulatory network of the TFs.
Fly Factor Survey
» A database of Drosophila transcription factor binding specificities
(Collaborated with Dr. Brodsky and Dr. Wolfe)
FlyFactorSurvey is a database of DNA binding specificities for Drosophila transcription factors (TFs) primarily determined using the bacterial one-hybrid system. The database provides community access to over 400 recognition motifs and position weight matrices for over 200 TFs, including many unpublished motifs. Search tools and flat file downloads are provided to retrieve binding site information (as sequences, matrices and sequence logos) for individual TFs, groups of TFs or for all TFs with characterized binding specificities. Linked analysis tools allow users to identify motifs within our database that share similarity to a query matrix or to view the distribution of occurrences of an individual motif throughout the Drosophila genome. Together, this database and its associated tools provide computational and experimental biologists with resources to predict interactions between Drosophila TFs and target cis-regulatory sequences.
Zhu LJ, Christensen RG, Kazemian M, Hull CJ, Enuameh MS, Basciotta MD, Brasefield JA, Zhu C, Asriyan Y, Lapointe DS, Sinha S, Wolfe SA and Brodsky MH. (2010) FlyFactorSurvey: a database of Drosophila transcription factor binding specificities determined using the bacterial one-hybrid system. Nucleic Acids Res., 39(Database issue): D111-D117.
» A bioconductor package to find and visualize significantly enriched or depleted amino acid motif or amino acid group patterns in proteome dataset
(Collaborated with Dr. Acharya)
The dagLogo package implements iceLogo in R to visualize differential amino acid sequence pattern, and test and visualize significant amino acid group patterns by classifying the amino acids into groups according to charge, chemistry and hydrophobicity, etc.
» A bioconductor package for the design of target-specific guide RNAs in CRISPR-Cas9, genome-editing systems
(Collaborated with Dr. Brodsky)
CRISPR-Cas systems can cleave specific target sequences depending on the sequence of a CRISPR-derived guide RNA (gRNA) and the source of the Cas9 protein. CRISPRseek is a highly flexible, open source software package to identify gRNAs that target a given input sequence while minimizing off-target cleavage at other sites within any selected genome. The package will identify potential gRNAs that target a sequence of interest for CRISPR-Cas9 systems from different bacterial species and generate a cleavage score for potential off-target sequences utilizing published or user-supplied weight matrices with position-specific mismatch penalty scores. Identified gRNAs may be further filtered to only include those that occur in paired orientations for increased specificity and/or those that overlap restriction enzyme sites. For applications where gRNAs are desired to discriminate between two related sequences, CRISPRseek can rank gRNAs based on the difference between predicted cleavage scores in each input sequence. CRISPRseek has the function of the genome-wide search for off-targets, and scores, ranks, fetches flank sequence and indicates whether the target and off-targets are located in exon region. Potential guide RNAs are annotated with total score of the top5 and topN off-targets, detailed topN mismatch sites, restriction enzyme cut sites, and paired guide RNAs. With the package GeneRfold installed, the minimum free energy and bracket notation of secondary structure of gRNA and gRNA backbone constant region will also be included in the summary file. This package leverages Biostrings and BSgenome packages.
Zhu LJ, Holmes BR, Aronin N and Brodsky MH (2014). "CRISPRseek: A Bioconductor Package to Identify Target-Specific Guide RNAs for CRISPR-Cas9 Genome-Editing Systems." PLoS one, 9(9).
Lihua Julie Zhu (2015). Overview of guide RNA design tools for CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology. Frontiers in Biology , Volume 10, Issue 4, pp 289-296
» A bioconductor package to classify putative polyA sites as true or false/internally oligodT primed
(Collaborated with Dr. Lawson)
3′ end processing is important for transcription termination, mRNA stability and regulation of gene expression. By analyzing sequence features flanking 3′ ends derived from oligo-dT-based sequencing, we developed a naïve Bayes classifier to classify them as true or false/internally primed. The resulting algorithm is highly accurate, outperforms previous heuristic filters and facilitates identification of novel polyadenylation sites. This allows users to separate true, biologically relevant polyA sites from false, oligo-dT primed polyA sites. The algorithm was published as the cleanUpdTSeq package in bioconductor.
Sheppard, S., Lawson ND* and Zhu LJ*. (2013) [* denotes cocorresponding author] Accurate identification of polyadenylation sites from 3' end deep sequencing using a naïve Bayes classifier. Bioinformatics 2013
» A bioconductor package for annotating peaks identified in ChIP-seq, Chip-chip or any high-throughput experiments
(Collaborated with Dr. Lawson and Dr. Green)
A bioconductor package within the statistical programming environment R to facilitate batch annotation of enriched peaks identified from ChIP-seq, ChIP-chip, cap analysis of gene expression (CAGE) or any experiments resulting in a large number of enriched genomic regions. The binding sites annotated with ChIPpeakAnno can be viewed easily as a table, a pie chart or plotted in histogram form, i.e., the distribution of distances to the nearest genes for each set of peaks. In addition, we have implemented functionalities for determining the significance of overlap between replicates or binding sites among transcription factors within a complex, and for drawing Venn diagrams to visualize the extent of the overlap between replicates. Furthermore, the package includes functionalities to retrieve sequences flanking putative binding sites for PCR amplification, cloning, or motif discovery, and to identify Gene Ontology (GO) terms associated with adjacent genes. The package also allows users to pass their own annotation data such as different ChIP experiments or datasets from literature, or existing annotation packages, such as GenomicFeatures and BSgenome, provides flexibility. Tight integration to the biomaRt package enables up-to-date annotation retrieval from the BioMart database.
Zhu LJ*, Gazin C, Lawson ND, Pages H, Lin SM, Lapointe DS and Green MR. (2010) [* denotes corresponding author] ChIPpeakAnno: a Bioconductor package to annotate ChIP-seq and ChIP-chip data. BMC Bioinformatics 2010, 11:237.
Zhu LJ. Integrative analysis of ChIP-chip and ChIP-seq dataset. Methods Mol Biol. 2013; 1067: 105-24. PMID: 23975789
»A web application for comprehensive and efficient analyses of RNA-seq data
OneStopRNAseq has user-friendly interfaces and offers workflows for common types of RNA-seq data analyses, such as comprehensive data-quality control, differential analysis of gene expression, exon usage, alternative splicing, transposable element expression, allele-specific gene expression quantification, and gene set enrichment analysis.
Li, R.; Hu, K.; Liu, H.; Green, M.R.; Zhu, L.J. OneStopRNAseq: A Web Application for Comprehensive and Efficient Analyses of RNA-Seq Data. Genes 2020, 11, 1165.

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With rain finally pouring down, it's much easier to think about water conservation than it has been through this long, hot summer. So former Governor Bill Ritter picked a perfect time to host a teleconference for the 90 By 20 Campaign, which is aimed at reducing usage across the Colorado River Basin to ninety gallons per customer per day by 2020.
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We advise our clients that balloons don't do well in San Antonio's brutal summer heat. This beautiful arch, with 36″ foil letters proclaiming "SALE" lasted about 24 hours – the day after we installed it, they called us to take it down because it looked so bad. Even though we underinflated the balloons to help alleviate this problem, balloons left in direct sunlight tend to explode and deflate. The foils didn't even last that long!
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I remained in the hospital for 4 days and i cant say enough how fantastic the nursing staff was. Of course the Dr gave me great care also but, its the nursing staff who deal with you on a day to day basis. They helped me shower, helped me out of bed, helped me feed and change the baby. They were courteous, obliging and so upbeat. I listened and watched them at all hours of the day and night working away, dealing with all the new Mums and babies. They are amazing people and I have a new found respect for the work that they do. I never realised what a difficult job they have and the amount they have to do.
All I can say is that my experience in Antrim Area Hospital Maternity was a very positive one and I thank them all from the bottom of my heart for there great work and encouraging word. I have to say a very special thanks to the midwife who picked up on the problem with my labour so efficiently and acted so quickly. She made me feel so safe and I owe the fact that my son and I are healthy today, to her. I hope I'm right-I think her name is Patricia.
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|RI72 Geology and Extent of the Confined Aquifers of Kent County, Delaware
|McLaughlin, P.P., Velez, C.C.
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Radio Bahrain 9745, 1820-. Tune-in to pop vocals from Sting. Slight signal fades noticeable. Upbeat Arabic vocals to easy-listening tune. Station promo's interspersed between Arabic vocals. SIO 333. (Van Horn, NC)
Republic of Yemen Radio 11860, 1850. Impassioned Arabic speech to traditional Arabic vocals from 1857-1900. Arabic news at 1900 including interview. Fair signal for SIO 323. Station reportedly broadcast in support of disputed Yemeni president Abd Radduh Mansur Hadi. Speculation continues broadcast are from Saudi Arabian transmitters (Van Horn).
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Radio Algerienne-Holy Quran 11985, 1810-1820 via Issoundun, France transmitter. Brief notation of Qur'an. Arabic service as two host trade news items. Afternoon programming targeted to Africa, SIO 434. (Van Horn, NC)
Radio Méditterranée Internationale (Medi 1) 9575, 1602-1620. Arabic service with newscast, followed by Arabic music tunes and two announcer's conversations. French pop rap tunes from 1512-1515. Continued conversation –suspect concerning the French artist and music as "rap" and "classic" mentioned several times. (Van Horn, NC)
Radio Sultanate of Oman 15140, 1450-1520. English service at tune-in. DJ's Friendly banter and pop music tunes. Switch to Arabic at 1457 with station announcements to Arabic musical bridge. Brief promo, brief two minute prayer from 1503. Arabic 1505, with station identification and mentions of Muscat. Arabic newscast from 1507 with extra coverage on Syria and Bashar al-Assad, and Iran. Additional ID 1515. Station feature 1516. (Van Horn, NC)
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Radio Saudi-Holy Qur'an 13710. Tune-in from 1520. Arabic discussion about Mohammed and the Qur'an. Parallel on 17615 though weaker at 343 SIO. Radio Saudi-Call of Islam from 1526. Arabic text, from two male announcer's-with "on-the-scene" reporting, and feedback with studio. Parallel on weaker 15225 kHz. Qur'an programming on 15205 from 1559 (Van Horn, NC)
Radio Thailand 9390, 1910-1925. English service covering news on Her Majesty Queen Sirkit, followed by a feature on the National Core Values, set forth by the King of Thailand. Program feature Thailand Travelogue , featuring Jazz by the River. Global News topics, followed by Business News. (Van Horn, NC)
Voice of Turkey 15200, 1540-1550 Arabic service including music program to lady's two-minute headlines between musical bridges. Noted on parallel 9665 kHz, though considerably weaker. Websites www.trtarabic.com and www.trtarabic.net quoted. Station program feature. Great Turkish music with occasional "TRT Ankara" mentions. (Van Horn, NC)
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By Francesca Specter, Yahoo Style UK deputy editor | Yahoo Style UK
Elizabeth Hurley has modelled for a magazine shoot in a reimagined version of the Versace safety pin dress that helped her cement her celebrity status in the 90s.
The 53-year-old actress and swimwear entrepreneur shared a photo of the updated Versace gown, which she wears in the Harper's Bazaar April 2019 Instagram account last night.
Although the dress has several differences to the original – its neckline is less plunging, for instance – its thigh high split and crucial gold safety pin detail still hail back to the iconic look Hurley first wore in 1994.
Then an up-and-coming model, Hurley took to the red carpet in the infamous dress at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', which she attended with then-boyfriend Hugh Grant.
Speaking to the publication about the dress that made her famous, Hurley admits she had "no idea" about red carpet fashion.
"I urgently needed to find a dress to wear for Hugh's premiere, and in those days I had no idea about fashion," she says.
"I remember going to an office where they literally fished a dress out of a white plastic bag. I took it home and did my own hair and makeup, fighting Hugh for the mirror…"
Hurley has previously denied that she would wear the iconic Versace dress again.
Just last year, she told Grazia that she would feel "slightly depressed" bringing it back.
"I'm not sure I would [wear the Versace safety pin dress again], to be honest. People don't like to wear their wedding dresses again do they?" Hurley told the publication.
"I think you couldn't look better in it second time around. I mean, 24 years on, you could end up feeling slightly depressed, so, no!"
Elizabeth Hurley "breaking the internet" in her swimwear line:
"That dress is definitely for someone 20 years younger than me."
Hurley isn't the only celebrity known for looking years younger than her true age.
Recently, Reese Witherspoon, 42, graced the cover of US Vogue looking incredibly similar to her 19-year-old daughter, Ava Phillippe.
What's more, earlier this year Jada Pinkett Smith, 47, featured on the front of the first digital edition of Harper's Bazaaralongside daughter Willow Smith, 18, and 65-year-old mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris. All three women share the same glowing skin and youthful features.


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February 9, 2009
By Linda Scherer
Staff Writer
WINSTED, MN There are a number of Winsted and Lester Prairie emergency medical technicians (EMTs), trained in basic life support, who volunteer their time regularly to Ridgeview Ambulance to help provide better emergency medical assistance to the area.
Their dedication keeps the rising cost of the emergency service down and cuts the ambulance response time to less than half of what it would be if the ambulance was to come from another town.
However, ambulance service is a full-time community need and there are not enough EMTs available to cover all of the hours in a day.
"We need more volunteers in either Winsted or Lester Prairie because we have periods of time when there is no one on staff up there," Darel Radde, director of Ridgeview Ambulance said.
"Then we have to send a rig from Norwood Young America or from Watertown over. We have our First Responders, but it would be nice to have the ambulance continue to operate as it has," Radde said.
Both Winsted and Lester Prairie are located in the northwest corner of 730 square miles of the primary service area dictated by the state of Minnesota as the responsibility of Ridgeview Ambulance.
Radde's job is to determine what kind of ambulance service each of the cities will receive within the area.
He uses the city population, and the annual number of dispatch calls to decide where to place each of Ridgeview Medical Center's 13 ambulances for the best possible coverage within that area.
The goal is to try to keep the ambulance response time under 15 minutes at the most.
He also decides if an ambulance will be staffed with a paramedic which provides Advanced Life Support (ALS), or with an EMT providing Basic Life Support (BLS).
Radde, a former paramedic, has worked in the ambulance department of Ridgeview for 32 years. He makes his decisions based on cost because Ridgeview Medical Center has to cover the expense of the service when there are not enough calls that come in.
Winsted has approximately 200 dispatch calls a year, compared to Chaska, which has about 1,200 calls a year.
"The biggest driver is 'Can we pay for this service?'" Radde said. "Nobody pays us anything for ambulance service. It is all paid for by transport. There are no county subsidies."
"On a busy day, we pay for today and tomorrow, but we didn't pay for yesterday," Radde said.
The more calls, the more revenue that is generated.
Winsted became part of the Ridgeview Ambulance service in 1992 when Allina asked Ridgeview to take over its services.
"When we looked at Winsted, they did not have the number of calls needed to put a single paramedic up there, but they did have other paramedic units that are relatively close," Radde said.
"To put an ambulance with a paramedic in Winsted would not be cost efficient, especially when there is an ambulance waiting for calls in Watertown which is 15 to 18 minutes away" Radde said.
Responding to a 911 call in Winsted and LP
There is a Ridgeview ambulance ready to be used at a moment's notice in each of the fire halls of Winsted and Lester Prairie which can be at the scene of an emergency in approximately four minutes.
The use of either vehicle is dependent on whether or not there are EMTs on duty.
If a 911 call comes in to dispatch and the two EMTs from Lester Prairie are on-call, even if the emergency is in Winsted, the Lester Prairie ambulance is used.
If EMTs from Winsted are on-call, the ambulance in Winsted is used.
By having a rig ready in both towns, it saves the EMT travel time and keeps the response time down.
If there are no EMTs on duty, the local police department or fire department First Responders answer the page.
In all cases, a Ridgeview Ambulance from Watertown or possibly Norwood Young America, staffed with a paramedic and EMT, is sent to Winsted with a response time of about 12 to 15 minutes.
If the EMT or First Responders on the scene decide that ALS is not needed, the call for the second ambulance will be cancelled.
During the day, Ridgeview Ambulance service has 10 ambulances ready to respond as soon as a page is received.
There is an ambulance located at Waconia, Watertown, Minnetrista, Chanhassen, Chaska, Belle Plaine, Norwood Young America, Winsted, and Lester Prairie and a back up in Belle Plaine.
Throughout the day, as calls come through, the ambulances are moving around to cover for an ambulance that has been removed from its station because of a page.
The ambulances in Waconia, Watertown, Minnetrista, Chanhassen, and Chaska are all staffed with two paramedics because that is where the heaviest population is.
In the evening, the volume of calls drop so there are only six ambulances, but they are constantly moving around to try and cover the entire geographic area, according to Radde.
"We never drop below six," Radde said.
Winsted and Lester Prairie EMT volunteers are needed
A first training for an EMT takes about three months, with classes two nights a week for about four hours a night. Classes are currently being offered in Waconia.
Following the classes a national test is given to become certified.
Initially the volunteer pays for the cost of the EMT class, but will be reimbursed for expenses after serving as an EMT for Ridgeview Medical Center for one year.
The position is a volunteer position.
"An EMT gets paid when they go out on a call, but very little to wait for the call," Radde said.
It works the best to have EMTs volunteer in the community they live in, according to Radde.
"They can be doing whatever until their pagers go off so it doesn't disrupt their lives as much," Radde said.
EMTs sign up for the shifts of time they are on call and only when they will be available.
Being an EMT "is not as scarey as people think," Radde said. "There are some tense moments but there are also some very rewarding moments."
"A personal benefit (for EMTs) is learning to take care of yourself and your family, so if you are out camping and something happens, you know what to do," Radde said. "It improves your own self-confidence and assurance that you know what to do."
Anyone interested in becoming an EMT should contact Denny Bobrowske at (952) 442-2191, ext. 5588.


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One of my colleagues came across this issue at a client site and we found the solution in Microsoft's forums. Specifically, Outlook's preview pane displays the following message when attempting the view a Microsoft Office file:
"This file cannot be previewed because there is no previewer installed for it."
This is a new PC with new Windows 7 and Office 2010 installations. He tried removing and reinstalling Office without any success. He also tried creating a new Outlook profile with no luck.
The solution, found here, is as follows:
Click on Start, Run, enter dcomcnfg and click OK.
This starts the Component Services applet.
- Expand Component Services.
- Expand Computers.
- Right click on My Computer and go to Properties
- Click on Default Properties tab.
- Ensure the following options are set:
- Default Authentication Level: Connect (not "None").
- Default Impersonation Level: Identify
This resets the DCOM permissions so the preview pane will work properly.


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What are the Different Types of Wood Flatware?
The two main kinds of wood flatware are flatware that is meant for multiple use and disposable flatware. While most people think of disposable flatware as being made of plastic, a number of companies sell disposable wood flatware that is used in private and commercial settings. Some restaurants that offer takeout service offer wood forks, knives, and spoons instead of plastic cutlery. There are also pieces of wood flatware that are used over and over again for many years. While forks, knives, and spoons that are made with wood usually have metal tips for the bowls of the spoons, heads of the knives, and prongs of the fork, the handles are made of wood.
These kinds of wood flatware may be made with a number of kinds of wood that may be carved, embellished, or very plain. Wood flatware also varies in terms of the stain that is used to color the wood. Many people who use or design this kind of flatware enjoy the many kinds of aesthetic sensibilities that can be expressed in wood. These kinds of spoons, forks, knives are often chosen in order to match an overall look that is being created for a dining room.
Depending on the way that the flatware manufacturer prepares and treats the wood, it may or may not be possible to clean the flatware in a dishwasher. Before purchasing wood flatware, it is important to find out if it will be convenient to clean. It is also important to find out if it will be necessary to give the wood special treatment to keep it nice for many years.
Wood flatware used for serving may or may not have some kind of metal incorporated into the design. Serving spoons and tongs in particular are commonly made entirely out of wood. These pieces of flatware can also be part of a larger set of flatware and service items that are made with wood handles and metal tops. These kinds of flatware may require special cleaning processes.
Much like flatware made entirely with metal, there is a wide range of prices for wood flatware. Some sets are made with very fine wood and expensive metals and are designed by accomplished flatware designers. These sorts of sets can be quite expensive. Others are made in basic designs out of rather affordable materials, which means that their retail price is much lower.
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I love to use large wood spoons when I cook. Not only do they have less chemicals that plastic spoons, but they are also less damaging to cookware. Wood spoons are great for stirring as you cook, because they will not chip or scratch pots and pans that have non-stick coatings.
@raynbow- When I think of wood flatware, I think of large pieces used for stirring and preparing food. My parents had this type of kitchenware when I was a kid, and they are still using it today.
So yes, in my opinion, wood flatware is very durable.
You don't see people using wood flatware like they use to. Is it really durable, or is it best to stick to plastic and metal flatware?


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The SEMDC Staff
Jim Atchison – Executive Director
Julie E. Korkow – Grant Administrator/Planner
Elizabeth Patten – Loan Administrator/Executive Director MCAEDC
Pam Hill – Secretary/Receptionist
Our Organization
We are a group of concerned counties and communities in Southeastern Montana who came together to provide local financial support for economic development. The group formed the Southeastern Montana Development Corporation (SEMDC) and has been providing services since July 1997. This joint participation of counties and communities allows for synergy and prevents duplication of efforts, while providing a vehicle agency located locally to receive funding and administer services for economic development.
Current supporting members of the Southeastern Montana Development Corporation, contributing $1 per capita annually are Custer, Powder River, Rosebud, and Treasure Counties; the cities of Colstrip, Forsyth, and Miles City; and the towns of Broadus and Hysham.
Non-Profit Status
Southeastern Montana Development Corporation (SEMDC) has had a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) 3 status from the IRS since it merged with the Treasure Foundation in 1998. Copies of the SEMDC Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws and Revolving Loan Fund Policy/Procedures, can be supplied upon request.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Southeastern Montana Development Corporation (SEMDC) includes a representative from each government (four Counties and five Cities/Towns), appointed by that government entity. They meet at least quarterly or as needed and have the final vote or authority directing the staff and projects. Two members represent two unincorporated communities (Ashland and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation), appointed by the county. One member represents Treasure Development, one member represents the Miles City Area Economic Development Council (MCAEDC), one member representing Chief Dull Knife College, and the Board of Directors appoints two at-large members for a total of sixteen Directors.
The Board of Directors is comprised of nine (9) elected officials (63%), plus one elected official representing and appointed by the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe and five private citizens (37%). Currently, twelve (12) men (80%) and three (3) women (20%) are serving on the Board. Minority representation is currently two (2) Directors (14%) which is consistent with District percentages. Each Director is assigned one or two areas of interest to represent the district.
Board of Directors: 2019 Roster
Representing the City of Colstrip, Elected
John Williams, Mayor
Representing Miles City Area Econ. Dev. Council
Jack Regan
Vice President
Member At-Large
Amy Pontius
Secretary / Treasurer
Representing Powder River County, Elected
Donna Giacometto, County Commissioner
Representing the Town of Broadus, Elected Appointee
Raymond Ragsdale
Representing the City of Forsyth, Elected
Dennis Kopitzke, Mayor
Representing Rosebud County, Elected
Doug Martens, County Commissioner
Representing the Town of Hysham, Elected
Larry Fink, Mayor
Representing the Community of Ashland
Alan See
Representing Treasure County, Elected
Marlo Moehr, County Commissioner
Representing Custer County, Elected
Keith Holmlund, County Commissioner
Representing the City of Miles City, Elected
Rick Huber, City Council
Representing Treasure Development Foundation
Ruth Baker
Representing Chief Dull Knife College, Appointed
Steve Small
(Appointed by the Tribal President)
Member at-Large
Miles Community College
Dr. Stacy Klippenstein, President


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Artist's impression of chromatin commissioned by Geneviève Almouzni. Base pairs (yellow) couple along DNA backbone (pink), which in turn coils intimately around histone proteins (blue and white) to form chromosomes (red) in the nucleus.
Artwork by Nicolas Bouvier
Brona McVittie reports :: June 2006
Over 50 years have passed since Watson and Crick first published the three-dimensional structure of the DNA double helix. With Darwinian evolutionary theory now so widespread, the discovery that DNA encodes hereditary characteristics has proven popular. When Crick passed away last year, broad media coverage signified how much these concepts are accepted beyond the scientific community. However, we are coming to realise that gene-centric theories of evolution are limited in their scope. The genetic blueprint, like a complex musical score, remains lifeless without an orchestra of cells (players) and epigenotypes (instruments) to express it.
Science is now uncovering what plays our genetic score, and it appears this performance can change dramatically between generations without alteration to the DNA sequence. The field of epigenetics seeks to determine how genome function is affected by mechanisms that regulate the way genes are processed. Epigenetic factors include both spatial patterns, such as the arrangement of DNA around histone proteins (chromatin), and biochemical tagging.
There are hundreds of different kinds of cells in our bodies. Although each one derives from the same starting point, the features of a neuron are very different from those of a liver cell. With some 30 000 genes in the human genome, the importance of silence, as with any orchestral performance, must not be underestimated. As cells develop, their fate is governed by the selective use and silencing of genes. This process is subject to epigenetic factors. DNA methylation patterns play a role in all sorts of phenomena where genes are switched on or off, from the splash of purple on a petunia petal to the growth of cancerous tumours.
Failure to silence genes can produce a hazardous cacophony. Too little DNA methylation can alter the arrangement of chromatin. This, in turn, affects which genes are silenced after cell division. Too much methylation can squash the work done by protective tumour suppressor and DNA repair genes. Such epimutations have been observed in a wide range of cancers. These epigenetic insights are offering new therapeutic avenues for exploration.
Epigenetics also provides a means by which genetic material can respond to changing environmental conditions. Although plants do not have a nervous system or brain, their cells have the ability to memorise seasonal changes. In some biennial species, this ability is linked to their capacity to flower in the spring, when warmer ambient temperatures are detected. Research has shown how exposure to cold during winter triggers structural changes in chromatin that silence the flowering genes in some kinds of cress. These genes are reactivated in spring when the longer days and warmth are more conducive to reproduction.
The environment can also prompt epigenetic changes that affect future generations. Recent laboratory studies on inbred mice demonstrated how changes to their diet might influence their offspring. Their fur can be brown, yellow or mottled depending on how the agouti gene is methylated during embryonic growth. When pregnant mothers were fed methyl-rich supplements such as folic acid and vitamin B12, their young developed mainly brown fur. Most of the babies born to control mice (not given the supplements) had yellow fur.
Just as the conductor of an orchestra controls the dynamics of a symphonic performance, epigenetic factors govern the interpretation of DNA within each living cell. Understanding these factors could revolutionize evolutionary and developmental biology, and thus affect practices from medicine to agriculture. To answer Watson, "The genetic alphabet is more akin to the word of God, and its translation to his hand".


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GDIF is back, putting free outdoor arts firmly on the map.
From Greenwich to Woolwich, Canary Wharf to Mile End, the Festival offers a free and inclusive programme of world class theatre and dance, family entertainment, two extraordinary spectacles and for the first time since 1857, a Greenwich Fair.
Until 150 years ago, when it was closed down for being too unruly, the Greenwich Fair was the largest and most uproarious gathering of outdoor entertainment in Britain. Much loved by Charles Dickens, the high spirited activities included sideshows, dancing booths, travelling menageries and melodramas boasting 3 murders and a ghost in 25 minutes!
This year a 21st century version of the Greenwich Fair returns as a "festival within a festival" with a huge programme of outdoor performing arts.
As London's first ever showcase of its kind, you can expect to experience the best of UK and international outdoor arts.
Festival date: 24-26 June 2011
Festival location: Greenwich, London
Festival times: 1pm-10pm
Web: www.festival.org/greenwichfair2011.htm
Full details about the entire festival available at festival.org


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Layla Amber Labrador Necklace
This cute Layla Amber Labrador Necklace will brighten up any outfit. This unique, Layla Amber necklace is intricately laser cut in 3mm birch wood ply. It is delicately hand painted and then finished with a coat of varnish, all from Layla Amber's studio on the Suffolk Coast.
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- This piece measures approximately 5.5 x 3.5 cm and hangs from an 18" antique gold style chain
- Handmade by Layla Amber
- Please avoid contact with water/steam
- Made out of birch wood


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In many of the online games that people play, a strategy guide is one of the tools that come in handy even for professional players. The Shokz Guide is the ultimate helping hand or the reliable instructor in maneuvering Starcraft 2. It offers great bits of information and instructions on how to manage your diamond group so that you are the best. Shokz Guide is an online product and it enables you to have the updates on guides any time of the day.
The Shokz Guide is a complete guide that is designed for use by a Starcraft player. It has all the information you need to master Terran, Protoss and Zerg. You can learn the strategies that will be useful to play the three styles of races and get to the #1 diamond rank. The guide reveals all the tricks that are used in the game, an aspect which you can use against your challengers. You will learn how to macro and micro like the diamond players and take over your diamond division.
The Shokz Guide has a beginner guide, which is very useful to new players who would like to start and go through the levels very fast. You will have a mission guide and some other crucial guides that include hot keys, scouting and map control. There is no doubt that the Shokz Guide will have improved your skill greatly by the time you are two weeks using it. It is helpful to both the professional players and the beginners. If you are a beginner, you will be in a position to develop your tactics very fast while a professional player has the benefit of getting new information and strategies. It is a guide which has information for all level players and it benefits every one.
The Shokz Guide has a nice website, which is easy to work with. Everything is arranged well and being a membership site, it has everything separated into sections. Maybe the only shortcoming of the guide is the grammatical errors which are in the process of being corrected. The developers of the Shokz Guide are also real players of Starcraft 2 and so they always update the guide when there are new strategies. There is no excuse for not buying the guide for everyone who plays the game and loves it.
The Shokz Guide is an online product and you can therefore use it at any time of the day. You pay once for the membership and there is a full money back guarantee if you do not like it.
Actually the downside of the Shokz Guide is that you are not able to learn very creative strategies as seen on YouTube from a pros replay. It also fails to elaborate how you can develop a killer instinct for prowess in the game.
Customer Reviews
The customers who were satisfied with using the guide had the following to say;
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Bottom Line
The Shokz Guide is superb and is good for use by both professional players and novices; you will have the chance to upgrade the kind of game you play in two weeks. You also get updates and news daily.


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Purchase security
What is this benefit?
Purchase Security will, at the Benefit Administrator's discretion, replace, repair, or reimburse you for eligible items of personal property purchased entirely with your eligible UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit card if they are stolen or damaged* within the first ninety (90) days of purchase. You may be reimbursed up to a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per claim and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) per cardholder.
Who is eligible for this benefit?
You are eligible for this benefit if you are a valid cardholder of an eligible UBS Preferred Visa Signature credit card issued in the United States.
What is covered by Purchase Security?
Eligible items of personal property purchased entirely with your eligible Visa card are covered.
Do I need to register my purchases?
No, your eligible items are automatically covered.
Are gifts covered?
Yes, as long as you purchased the gift entirely with your eligible Visa card and it meets the terms and conditions of the benefit.
What about purchases made outside the U.S.?
Purchases made outside the U.S. are covered as long as they were made entirely with your eligible Visa card and meet the terms and conditions of the benefit.
What types of items are not covered?
• Animals and living plants
• Antiques and collectible items
• Boats, aircraft, automobiles, and any other motorized vehicles and their motors, equipment or accessories including trailers and other items that can be towed by or attached to any motorized vehicle
• Broken items, unless damage is the result of a covered occurrence
• Computer software
• Items purchased for resale, professional, or commercial use
• Items that mysteriously disappear. "Mysterious disappearance" means the vanishing of an item in an unexplained manner where there is an absence of evidence of a wrongful act by a person or persons.
• Items under the care and control of a common carrier (including the U.S. Postal Service, airplanes, or delivery service)
• Items including but not limited to jewelry and watches from baggage unless hand-carried and under your personal supervision, or under the supervision of your traveling companion who is previously known to you
• Losses resulting from abuse, fraud, hostilities of any kind (including, but not limited to, war, invasion, rebellion, insurrection, or terrorist activities), confiscation by the authorities, risks of contraband, illegal activities, normal wear and tear, flood, earthquake, radioactive contamination, or damage from inherent product defects
• Losses resulting from misdelivery or voluntary parting with property
• Medical equipment
• Perishables and consumables, including but not limited to perfumes, cosmetics and limited-life items such as rechargeable batteries
• Real estate and items which are intended to become part of real estate, including but not limited to items that are hard-wired or hard-plumbed, garage doors, garage door openers and ceiling fans
• Rented or leased items, or items purchased on an installment plan and for which the entire purchase price was not paid in full at the time of the occurrence
• Traveler's checks, cash, tickets, credit or debit cards and any other negotiable instruments
• Used or pre-owned items
Should I keep copies of receipts or any other records?
Yes. If you want to file a claim, you will need copies of your Visa card receipt and your store receipt.
Filing a Purchase Security Claim
How do I file a claim?
Call the Benefit Administrator at 1-800-553-4820, or call collect
outside the U.S. at 303-967-1096 within sixty (60) days of loss or damage. The Benefit Administrator will ask you for some preliminary claim information and send you the appropriate claim form. This claim form must be completed, signed, and returned with all the requested documentation within ninety (90) days from the date of loss or damage.
Gift recipients of eligible items may also handle the claim process if you wish. However, the gift recipient must provide all the documents necessary to fully substantiate the claim.
Please Note: If you do not notify the Benefit Administrator within sixty (60) days after the loss or damage, your claim may be denied.
What documents do I need to submit with my claim?
Your claim must contain the time, place, cause, and amount of the theft or damage, plus the following documentation substantiating your loss:
• Your completed and signed claim form
• Your Visa card receipt
• The itemized store receipt
• A police report (made within 48 hours of the occurrence in the case of theft), fire report, insurance claim, or loss report or other report sufficient to determine eligibility for benefits
• A copy of your insurance Declarations Page(s). "Declarations Page" means the document(s) in your insurance policy that lists names, coverages, limits, effective dates and deductibles when applicable.
• Documentation (if available) of any other settlement of the loss
• Any other documentation deemed necessary to substantiate your claim
All claims must be fully substantiated as to the time, place, cause, and amount of damage or theft. In cases of damage, you may be asked to send, at your expense, the damaged item to substantiate the claim, so make sure to keep the damaged purchase in your possession.
For faster filing, or to learn more about Purchase Security, visit
Purchase Security Reimbursement Details
How does the reimbursement process work?
If you have met the terms and conditions of the benefit and depending on the nature and circumstances of the incident, the Benefit Administrator will resolve your claim in one of two ways:
1. A damaged item (whether wholly or in part) may be repaired, rebuilt, or replaced. A stolen item may be replaced. If the item is to be repaired, rebuilt, or replaced, typically you will be notified of this decision within fifteen (15) days after the required documentation of theft/damage has been submitted or is received.
2. You may be reimbursed for the eligible item, but not more than the original purchase price of the covered item as recorded on your eligible Visa card receipt, less shipping and handling charges, up to a maximum of $1,000.00 per claim and $50,000.00 per cardholder.*
Under normal circumstances, reimbursement will take place within five (5) business days of receipt and approval of all required documents.
In either case, the Benefit Administrator's payment, replacement, or repair made in good faith will fulfill the obligation under the benefit.
Do I have to file a claim with my insurance company?
Yes. If you have insurance (i.e., business owner's, homeowner's, renter's, or automobile) insurance, or if you are covered by your employer's insurance, you are required to file a claim with your insurance company and to submit a copy of any claim settlement from your insurance company along with your claim form. In some cases, at the option of the Benefit Administrator, where the claim amount is within your personal insurance deductible, a copy of your personal Declarations Page may be sufficient.*
*Please Note: Purchase Security provides coverage on an "excess" coverage basis. That means it does not duplicate, but pays in excess of, valid and collectible insurance or indemnity (including, but not limited to, homeowner's, renter's, automobile, or employer's insurance policies). After all insurance or indemnity has been exhausted, Purchase Security will cover the loss up to the amount charged to your eligible Visa account, and subject to the terms, exclusions, and limits of liability of the benefit. Purchase Security will also pay for the outstanding deductible portion of your insurance or indemnity for eligible claims. The maximum limit of liability is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per claim occurrence, and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) per cardholder. You will receive no more than the purchase price as recorded on the Visa card receipt. Where a protected item is part of a pair or set, you will receive no more than the value (as described herein) of the particular part or parts, stolen or damaged, regardless of any special value that the item may have as part of such a pair or set, nor more than the proportionate part of an aggregate purchase price of such pair or set. Purchase Security is not "contributing" insurance, and this "non-contribution" provision shall take precedence over "non- contribution" provisions found in insurance or indemnity descriptions, policies, or contracts.
Additional Provisions for Purchase Security
This protection provides benefits only to you, the eligible Visa cardholder, and to whomever receives the eligible gifts you purchase with your eligible Visa card.
You shall use due diligence and do all things reasonable to avoid or diminish any loss or damage to property protected by this benefit. This provision will not be unreasonably applied to avoid claims.
If you make any claim knowing it to be false or fraudulent in any respect including, but not limited to, the cost of repair services, no coverage shall exist for such claim and your benefits may be canceled. Each cardholder and policyholder agrees that any representations regarding claims will be accurate and complete. Any and all relevant provisions shall be void in any case of fraud, intentional concealment, or misrepresentation of material fact by the cardholder.
Once you report an occurrence, a claim file will be opened and shall remain open for six (6) months from the date of the damage or theft. No payment will be made on a claim that is not completely substantiated in the manner required by the Benefit Administrator within six (6) months of the date of damage or theft.
After the Benefit Administrator has paid your claim of loss or damage, all your rights and remedies against any party in respect of this loss or damage will be transferred to the Benefit Administrator to the extent of the payment made to you. You must give the Benefit Administrator all assistance as may reasonably be required to secure all rights and remedies.
No legal action for a claim may be brought against the Provider until sixty (60) days after the Provider receives Proof of Loss. No legal action against the Provider may be brought more than two (2) years after the time for giving Proof of Loss. Further, no legal action may be brought against the Provider unless all the terms of this Guide to Benefit have been complied with fully.
This benefit is provided to eligible Visa cardholders at no additional cost. The terms and conditions contained in this Guide to Benefit may be modified by subsequent endorsements. Modifications to the terms and conditions may be provided via additional Guide to Benefit mailings, statement inserts, or statement messages. The benefit described in this Guide to Benefit will not apply to Visa cardholders whose accounts have been suspended or canceled.
Termination dates may vary by financial institutions. Your financial institution can cancel or non-renew the benefit for Visa cardholders, and if they do, they will notify you at least thirty (30) days in advance. This information is a description of the benefit provided to you as a Visa cardholder. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America ("Provider") is the underwriter of this benefit and is solely responsible for its administration and claims. The Benefit Administrator provides services on behalf of the Provider.
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