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NXP i.MX8M SOM is the new top-class Quad Core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU module by DAVE Embedded Systems, based on the recent NXP i.MX8M application processor. Thanks to this solution, customers have the chance to save time and resources by using a compact solution that permits to reach scalable performances that perfectly fits the application requirements avoiding complexities on the carrier board.
The use of this processor enables extensive system-level differentiation of new applications in many industry fields, where high-performance and extremely compact form factor (67,5 mm x 43 mm) are key factors. Smarter system designs are made possible, following the trends in functionalities and interfaces of the new, state-of-the-art embedded products.
i.MX8M SOM offers great computational power, thanks to the rich set of peripherals, the Scalable ARM Cortex-A53 together with a large set of high-speed I/Os such us dual PCIe and USB3. i.MX8M SOM is compatible witth i.MX6 SOM solution AXEL LITE. Customers that want to migrate from previous i.MX6 solution to this new will have a ZERO-effort approach with the great advantage of performance. i.MX8 SOM enables designers to create smart products suitable for harsh mechanical and thermal environments, allowing for the development of high computing and reliable solutions.
Thanks to the tight integration between the ARM Core-based processing system and the RTOS integrated on board, designers are able to share the applications through the multicore platform and/or to divide the task on different cores in order to match with specific application requirements.
i.MX8 SOM is designed in order to keep full compatibility with the LITE Line CPU modules, for designs where quality and reliability are important factors PLUS compatibility of AXEL LITE SOM.
Main features:
•Unmatched performances thanks to Multimedia MX8
•ARM Cortex A53 MPCore + Cortex-M4 tecnology
•eMMC on board
•On board LVDS output
•Enabling massive computing applications thanks to wide range LPDDR4 RAM memory up to 2GB (4GB OPT)
•Compatibility with i.MX6 AXEL Lite SOM
•Reduced carrier complexity: dual PCI, MIPI,l SDIO, Gb Ethernet, GPIOs
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Anri Montsalvat Chess Sets
Skilled craftsman create Anri Motsalvat chess sets. Anri's reputation for woodwork comes from over a hundred years of fine wood products. These works of art are often purchased by the wealthy and represent both a tremendous achievement and investment. Collectors seek out different eras of figurines and extensively catalogue the artist who built them. Among the finest creations have been their chess sets. The Motsalvat theme bears the name of the city containing the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend; the pieces resemble the characters from said story.
The Anri Mostalvat chess set suffers from the issue of not being widely available. With handcrafted pieces individually pained the prices are very high. The collectors have documented who made what collection and their values vary so. The figurine sets are no longer produced increasing their rarity. Auction sites and used specialist are the way to find them the quickest. Unfortunately be ready to pay in the range of several thousands of dollars for a single Anri Motsalvat chess set.
If the price range reaches too high other options are available. Anri Motsalvat chess sets are models for several lines of inexpensive plastic groups. These are widely available and quite affordable. Typically they are not painted and only come in the traditional white/cream and black colors. While not an investment the Anri Motsalvat replica chess sets make for an excellent play collection. They also save significant amounts of money.
Second hand
If you think you have found an Anri Montsalvat chess set find an appraiser. Originals go for several thousands of dollars. Remember that all collections include a box which contained the board and pieces. These were each individually made and many have variants that were highly specific. Someone ordering the pieces got to specify any particular unique properties. Also the paint greatly affects the value as unused pieces show little wear and tear thus increasing the value. An entire multitude of different themes reflected different regions throughout the country thus adding to the potential variants.
The Wood Masters
Anri Montsalvat established their reputation for master wood making. All kinds of products displayed their mastery. Whether you get a reproduction or original chess set you own a piece of history. Over decades the finely skilled makers established reputations in their own rights. Anri Montsalvat chess sets are now reproduced throughout the world with inexpensive replicas that save the budget.

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Stepping within 3 yards of where the trap is cast triggers the trap.
Detect: Per-based Thaumatology, or Perception + Magery for mages, at -6.
Disarm: No.
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"Fly Fishing Women Explore Alaska"
Enter the world of fly fishing as adventuresome women cast to a seething mass of sockeye salmon heading for their spawning grounds, master the technique of placing a tiny dry fly in precisely the right spot to tempt a hungry arctic grayling, watch thousand-pound brown bears dive for fish nearby, and much, much more.
FLY FISHING WOMEN is a unique combination in a gift-book format of "how to" fly fishing techniques (including an illustrated section focusing on our favorite flies), stories about the women who learn to fish, and numerous photographs of some of our awesome fishing destinations and unique fish species.
Second Place! – Publishers Marketing Association 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award; Category: Recreation/Sports
Publishers Marketing Association, with 3,900 members, is the largest non-profit trade association representing independent publishers. The judges panel consists of librarians, book critics, design experts and buyers at wholesale & retail levels and books are judged on editorial and design excellence.
Finalist! – ForeWord Magazine's 2004 Book of the Year Awards; Category: Adventure and Recreation
ForeWord Magazine's jury of librarians, booksellers and reviewers select winners and finalists based on editorial excellence and professional production as well as the originality of the narrative and the value the book adds to its genre.
"…This is a 'must buy' book for anyone interested in Alaska, be they man or woman!" — Wild On The Fly magazine, June 2003
"…Beautifully illustrated and written in a low-keyed narrative style that is both entertaining and instructive." — Flyfishing and Tying Journal, January 2004
"…A great how-to for fishing Alaska." — Ross Reels' "Ross Review", May 2005
"…Does this one differ from what a man would expect from a male writer approaching the subject? Yes. In tone, emphasis and even some of the bright illustrations." — Fly Rod & Reel, July/October, 2004
"…Whether you read this book cover to cover or simply browse through it, you will come away impressed, excited, and ready to fish Alaska." — Northwest Flyfishing Magazine, Summer 2006


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Choreography by L.C. Arisman
Music Direction by Richard & Sandy Riccardi
Her career spanned from comedienne to Vaudeville star. In The Ziegfeld Follies, in Hollywood films and on the radio, Fanny Brice was one of the most celebrated entertainers of her time. This show is her story, made famous by Barbra Streisand star of both the film and original Broadway cast. musical numbers include I'm the Greatest Star, Don't Rain On My Parade, People, and You Are Woman, I Am Man.
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Hi, I'm new to this board. I've read some information about this great project, but I'm unsure about some things regarding the GPL license. I understand the GPL allows a person to do almost anything with the software (limited restrictions), however the condition is that in many cases the new software you make which includes GPL software must be made open source, or at least available to anyone who requests the source. I understand this is what Flight Pro Sim has done. They have made their product a commercial one, but must provide the source for anyone who requests it.
My question is a little less simple than the above case, because the GPL as I understand was mainly written (if I understand correctly) to affect software, ie., code, programming. My question is about the 3D models, which are also licensed under GPL.
If for example I make a game and I include an aircraft from FlightGear in it, it doesn't make much sense to talk about making the source code available because what I've used in it is just the 3D models and textures. Unless it is required that the source code of my entire game must be made open source. I am wondering if this is required.
Likewise, if I have my own 3D model of a plane in my game, and I wish to use the cockpit models and textures from a FlightGear aircraft, what is it exactly that I need to make publicly available. I am happy to make available any models and any changes I make to it (for example a cockpit or a plane), but by doing this, does it mean that I need to make publicly available the entire plane? Or the entire game open source?
As another concrete example, there is a popular contributor here with the username Helijah, who has his own hangar, who has made his aircraft available for download on Sketchfab under a CC BY (attribution) license. If I were to use this aircraft in my game, I would have to attribute Helijah. No problem there. But say I used a cockpit from another of the aircraft here (which are licensed under GPL as far as I know), does that mean my game has to be open source? Or that any plane I use the cockpit in has to be made publicly available?
Thanks in advance for any information about this. Licenses can get pretty complicated.


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By Yuriy Andriyashchuk
Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer
A lot of people try to clown Soulja Boy like he's some kind of one hit wonder, but he was a force in the game. Not only did he have more than one hit, Soulja Boy changed the game. His comeup was off iTunes, at a time when people only used it to play major artists.
Soulja Boy has continued to jump into different business ventures, over the years. Because of this, Soulja Boy made money, whether or not he had a hit record. Over the past few months, Soulja Boy has spoken on his video game console.
This week, Soulja Boy launched the video game console, and his other product, the Soulja Watch. New business meant new money for the hip hop mogul. Taking to Twitter, Soulja Boy announced he made $250,000 in one day, with the video game console, and he posted a video to his IG, celebrating his new cash flow.
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Director Seth Gordon Exits 'Horrible Bosses 2'
Posted on Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 by Angie Han
Horrible Bosses did well enough in the summer of 2011 to merit a sequel, but progress on that follow-up has been pretty slow-moving. While screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein were hired back for Horrible Bosses 2 back in 2012, stars Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, and Jason Bateman didn't get around to signing on until earlier this year. And now the project has hit another snag.
Seth Gordon, who directed the first movie and was set to return for the sequel, has just dropped out. His exit leaves New Line scrambling to find a new helmer so that they can shoot this year as planned. Hit the jump to find out why he left.
According to THR, Gordon notified Bateman, Sudeikis, and Day of his departure last week. Given the plot of the first movie, we can't help but imagine that Gordon is leaving because his cast and crew tried to kill him. The truth, however, is much more mundane. The filmmaker cited scheduling conflicts with his other projects, including his new sitcom The Goldbergs. The Wonder Years-esque series premieres on ABC this fall.
Gordon's been in high demand the past couple of years. In addition to Horrible Bosses 2 and The Goldbergs, he's also been linked to the romcom Ground Control to Major Tom, MGM's remake of WarGames, and Happy Madison's video game-inspired Pixels. He's also released one feature since Horrible Bosses, the hit Melissa McCarthy vehicle Identity Thief.
In fact, everyone involved with the first Horrible Bosses seems to have a lot going on right now. Last month, Day told press that Horrible Bosses 2 "would have to happen this fall" because of how busy the cast and crew are. As of now, New Line is still trying to sign a director in time for a fall start.
As previously reported, the film will pit our heroes against a new set of horrible bosses, although the old horrible bosses, Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Aniston could cameo. Jamie Foxx was in talks to reprise his role a few months ago, but there's still no word on whether or not he's sealed the deal.


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These shifts in winds not only affect weather patterns throughout the Arctic but are also thought to influence weather in Greenland, the United States, and western Europe. Understanding such links is an ongoing area of research, the scientists said. The effects of Arctic amplification will increase as more summer ice retreats over coming decades. Enhanced warming of the Arctic affects the jet stream by slowing its west-to-east winds and by promoting larger north-south meanders in the flow. Predicting those meanders and where the weather associated with them will be located in any given year, however, remains a challenge.
"What we're seeing is stark evidence that the gradual temperature increase is not the important story related to climate change; it's the rapid regional changes and increased frequency of extreme weather that global warming is causing. As the Arctic warms at twice the global rate, we expect an increased probability of extreme weather events across the temperate latitudes of the northern hemisphere, where billions of people live," said Jennifer Francis, Ph.D, of Rutgers.
Despite mixed signals from warming ocean surface waters, a new re-analysis of data from the depths suggests dramatic warming of the deep sea is under way -
The scientists report that the deep seas are taking in more heat than expected, which is taking some of the warming off the Earth's surface, but it will not do so forever.
The bottom line, says Trenberth, is that the heat of global warming is going to different places. "So global warming is continuing even though it's not always manifested as a strong surface temperature increase. It's just manifesting itself in different ways."
'Something unexpected' is happening on the Sun, NASA has warned.
This year was supposed to be the year of 'solar maximum,' the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle. But solar activity is relatively low.
2013 was supposed to be the year of solar maximum -- the peak of an 11-year cycle when the number of sunspots that mar the sun's surface is at its highest. But scientists say our current solar maximum, known as solar maximum 24, is the weakest one in 100 years.
The research finds that low solar activity promotes the formation of giant kinks in the jet stream. These kinks can block warm westerly winds from reaching Europe, while allowing in winds from Arctic Siberia. When this happens in winter, northern Europe freezes, even though other, comparable regions of the globe may be experiencing unusually mild conditions.
The UK and continental Europe could be gripped by more frequent cold winters in the future as a result of low solar activity, say researchers.
The researchers used the 351-year CET record because it provided data that went back to the beginning of the last Maunder Minimum, a prolonged period of very low activity on the Sun that lasted about half a century.
The Maunder Minimum occurred in the latter half of the 17th Century - a period when Europe experienced a series of harsh winters, which has been dubbed by some as the Little Ice Age. Following this, there was a gradual increase in solar activity that lasted 300 years.
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But what happens when these conditions don't deteriorate?..
stuck in one place, for days/weeks at a time...
again, and again, and again...
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Thats my point, it hasn't happened has it, its all just conjecture.
EDMONTON - A massive high pressure system held in place by a loop in the jet stream is what's behind both the Calgary floods and balmy temperatures in the Yukon. "It doesn't let systems through," said Chris Scott, chief meteorologist at the Weather Network. He watched as what would otherwise be just a simple spring storm got stuck west of Calgary.
The high pressure system held in place by this loop in the jet stream has affected temperatures in Edmonton and further north as well.
"We have an upside down weather pattern across Western Canada," Scott said. "It's been warmer in High Level and Fort Chipewyan than places at lower latitudes."
This new behavior is becoming increasingly common during the summer over the past decade, he notes. As the jet stream, which separates cold polar from warm southern air, starts to trace gigantic undulations, it's pushing record high AND record low temperatures into the US and elsewhere.
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How are you people judging the weather as "Peculiar" ?
Most of you are barely out of school, how on earth would you know?
The earths been here for millions of years and had varying weather all through those years, so tell me, whats so different now?
The way I see it the only difference is that people are being TOLD that its "Peculiar".
Anyone remember the summer of 76? I do, it was red hot for weeks? How about the winter of 64/3? we were knee deep in snow for days?
Look outside people, its a beautiful day, nothing strange about it at all.
From now into early next week, you could say the atmosphere has shifted into reverse gear. Weather pattern in reverse Low pressure (red L) moves from the eastern states towards the southwestern states Saturday into Tuesday of next week. Typically, weather systems move from west to east in the United States and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. This will not be the case over the next four to five days as we track an area of low pressure moving in the reverse direction from the eastern states towards the southwestern states.
This is the second odd weather pattern this month. Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, an area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere got stuck over the South and brought daily bouts of showers and thunderstorms that caused flooding from the Gulf Coast to the Appalachians and Ohio Valley.
One theory is that this year's weak solar maximum is part of a 100-year solar cycle.
Graphs going back to the 1700s show that the number of sunspots during solar maximums in the early part of the last three centuries since humanity has been studying the solar cycle is much lower than the number of sunspots during solar maximums in the latter half of those centuries.
When asked what caused the 100-year cycles, the scientists admitted they did not know.
Originally posted by VoidHawk
How are you people judging the weather as "Peculiar" ?
Most of you are barely out of school, how on earth would you know?
The earths been here for millions of years and had varying weather all through those years, so tell me, whats so different now?
The way I see it the only difference is that people are being TOLD that its "Peculiar".
Anyone remember the summer of 76? I do, it was red hot for weeks? How about the winter of 64/3? we were knee deep in snow for days?
Look outside people, its a beautiful day, nothing strange about it at all.
New Zealand is preparing for some rare spring visitors. More than 100 icebergs that were first spotted off the coast of Macquarie Island, an Australian territory around 900 miles south east of Tasmania, are now thought to be only 200 miles away from New Zealand's south coast. This is only the second time in 78 years that large Antarctic icebergs have been sighted so far north.
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Elsewhere you can find studies showing temperature increases throughout the solar system. Something IS happening.
Simultaneous warming on Earth and Mars suggests that our planet's recent climate changes have a natural—and not a human-induced—cause, according to one scientist's controversial theory.
Habibullo Abdussamatov, head of space research at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory in Russia, says the Mars data is evidence that the current global warming on Earth is being caused by changes in the sun.
"The long-term increase in solar irradiance is heating both Earth and Mars," he said.
"The solar irradiance began to drop in the 1990s, and a minimum will be reached by approximately 2040," Abdussamatov said. "It will cause a steep cooling of the climate on Earth in 15 to 20 years."
Mars's ice caps are melting, and Jupiter is developing a second giant red spot, an enormous hurricane-like storm. The existing Great Red Spot is 300 years old and twice the size of Earth. The new storm -- Red Spot Jr. -- is thought to be the result of a sudden warming on our solar system's largest planet. Dr. Imke de Pater of Berkeley University says some parts of Jupiter are now as much as six degrees Celsius warmer than just a few years ago.
Solar scientists from Iowa to Siberia have overlaid the last several warm periods on our planet with known variations in our sun's activity and found, according to Mr. Solanki, "a near-perfect match."
Mr. Soon showed as long ago as the mid-1990s that the depth of the Little Ice Age -- the coldest period in the northern hemisphere in the past 1,500 years -- corresponded perfectly with a solar event known as the Maunder Minimum. For nearly seven decades there was virtually no sunspot activity.
Here's a prediction: The sun's current active phase is expected to wane in 20 to 40 years, at which time the planet will begin cooling. Since that is when most of the greenhouse emission reductions proposed by the UN and others are slated to come into full effect, the "greens" will see that cooling and claim, "See, we warned you and made you take action, and look, we saved the planet."
The Little Ice Age, following the historically warm temperatures of the Medieval Warm Period, which lasted from about AD 950 to 1250, has been attributed to natural cycles in solar activity, particularly sunspots. A period of sharply lower sunspot activity began in 1280 and persisted for 70 years until 1350. That was followed by a period of even lower sunspot activity that lasted 90 years from 1460 to 1550 known as the Sporer Minimum. During the period 1645 to 1715, the low point of the Little Ice Age, the number of sunspots declined to zero for the entire time. This is known as the Maunder Minimum.
The number of sunspots declined substantially in the last 11 year cycle, after flattening out over the previous 20 years. But in the current cycle, sunspot activity has collapsed. NASA's Science News report for January 8, 2013 states.


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Fifty years ago, EMI set the Beatles a challenge: to record their debut album in one studio session. The results – with the already released two singles thrown in for good measure – became the genre-redefining Please Please Me.
On Monday the 11th February, contemporary artists from across the musical spectrum pay homage to that day, recreating the famous session in the same time frame in the same Abbey Road Studio. Each artist will rehearse and then perform live throughout the day on BBC Radio 2, with all the action captured for broadcast in BBC Four's The Beatles' Please Please Me – Re-making A Classic on Friday the 15th February.
Acclaimed guitarist Graham Coxon, Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford from Squeeze and Manchester's I Am Kloot join soul sensation Joss Stone, The Stereophonics, Gabrielle Aplin and Mick Hucknall are among the musicians taking part.
Hosted at Abbey Road by Stuart Maconie, Gabrielle Aplin will step up to the mic first with There's A Place performing into Ken Bruce's show. She will be followed by ten further artists and acts, culminating in the rock 'n' roll classic Twist and Shout at 10:30 pm, live into a specially extended edition of Jo Whiley's Show.
Other contributors included Burt Bacharach speaking live from the US, who wrote Baby It's You and, to give a contemporary perspective, producers including Guy Chambers will visit the session during the day. Rare audio and visual footage from the archives will also help tell the story of the session that shaped a generation.
The project also reunites four musicians who played alongside the Beatles at the Cavern the week before they recorded Please Please Me, for a special one-off performance. Tony Crane and Billy Kinsley of the Merseybeats, Sam Hardie of the Dominoes and Dave Lovelady of the Fourmost will recapture that 1963 Mersey sound performing the song Boys before sharing their memories of the Liverpool music scene in the early Sixties.
This recreation of one of the most the most iconic albums in pop music history is the centrepiece of The Golden Age Of The Album – a two week celebration across BBC Four, Radio 2 and 6 Music.


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Obama Signs SEC Secrecy Repeal into Law
October 5, 2010
We just got word that President Obama has signed into law a bill to strike language from the financial reform legislation that had given the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sweeping new powers to hide its records from public scrutiny.
As we stated when Congress passed the bill a few weeks ago, this is a huge victory for whistleblowers, defrauded investors, the media, and members of the public who want to hold the SEC accountable.
POGO led the charge to remove the secrecy provision from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. As soon as the secrecy measure was exposed, we organized a letter with some of our partner good government groups and called for its immediate repeal. And a few weeks ago, POGO's Angela Canterbury testified before the House Financial Services Committee, calling on Congress to strike the secrecy language and to review the SEC's overall record of withholding information from the public.
The bill signed into law today, S. 3717, repeals language from Section 929I of the Dodd-Frank bill. This broad and unnecessary language would have given the SEC the blanket authority to block the release of records in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and to withhold records in response to subpoenas filed by third-party civil litigants, even if such records were needed to expose corruption or incompetence at the agency.
On one of his first days in office, President Obama issued guidance calling on federal agencies to operate with a presumption in favor of disclosure. By signing S. 3717 into law, the president has delivered a clear message that the SEC will not be allowed to hide its misconduct behind a cloak of secrecy.
Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle responded immediately once it became clear that Section 929I had gone too far in allowing the SEC to withhold information. Several bills were introduced in the House to repeal Section 929I, including bills introduced by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., and Ranking Member Darrell Issa, R-Calif., both of whom testified at the Financial Services Committee hearing a few weeks ago. On the Senate side, S. 3717 was introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, John Cornyn, R-Tex., and Ted Kaufman, D-Del., and passed both chambers with overwhelming bipartisan support.
For more background on the bipartisan effort to make the SEC more transparent and accountable, be sure to check out our previous press alerts and blog posts.
Founded in 1981, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that champions good government reforms. POGO's investigations into corruption, misconduct, and conflicts of interest achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government.
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Regulation O: Prior Approval
June 1, 1979
Douglas H. Jones, Attorney
Your May 10, 1979 letter, addressed to FDIC Philadelphia Regional Counsel Ronald Goldstein, has been referred to this office for reply. In your letter, you indicate your bank purchased a participation in a loan made by an affiliate of your bank to a director of the affiliated bank. The amount of the loan exceeded $25,000 and, as required by the Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978 ("FIRIRCA"), the full board of directors of the affiliate (with the interested director abstaining) approved the extension of credit in advance. The purchase of the participation was not approved in advance by the board of directors of your bank. You ask whether approval by your bank's board of directors was required.
The implementing regulation for the insider lending restrictions of FIRIRCA is Regulation O of the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 12 C.F.R. 215. Regulation O requires that a bank may not extend credit (or grant a line of credit) to any of its executive officers, directors or principal shareholders, or to any related interests of these persons, in an amount that, when aggregated with the amount of all other extensions of credit by the bank to that person and to all related interests of that person, exceeds $25,000 without the prior approval of the entire board of directors (the interested party abstaining from participating in the vote) of the bank. 12 C.F.R. 215.4(b). For purposes of Regulation O, the director of any subsidiary of a bank's holding company is considered a director of the bank. 12 C.F.R. 215.2(c). The purchase of a participation without recourse is considered an extension of credit by the participating bank, not by the originating bank. 12 C.F.R. 215.3(e). (In general, the purchase of a participation with recourse is considered an extension by the originating bank.)
Under the facts you presented, if your bank purchased without recourse an extension of credit to a director of an affiliate of your bank, we view the participation as an extension of credit by your bank. If this extension of credit, when aggregated with all other extensions by your bank to this individual and any related interests of the individual, exceeds $25,000, then the board of directors of your bank should have approved the purchase in advance. This prior approval would not necessarily require approval immediately prior to the purchase. Prior approval could have been made pursuant to a line of credit approved by the board of directors of your bank for the individual within fourteen months of the purchase. 12 C.F.R. 215.4(b)(2).
You indicate that to require the prior approval of your bank's board of directors results in double approval of the loan, which, in your opinion, would be useless. The prior approval is intended to represent more than a determination by the bank's board of directors of the credit worthiness of the insider and the terms and conditions of the loan. Prior approval is intended to serve as a form of notice to the board of directors of the total outstanding debt (or potential debt in the case of a line of credit) of an insider to the bank. Although the board of directors of your affiliate undoubtedly made a determination regarding the credit worthiness of your affiliate's director and the terms and conditions of the loan, it cannot make the decision whether these criteria are adequate for your bank. Moreover, it cannot determine the maximum amount of indebtedness your bank intends to grant this insider. Consequently, your bank is required to review and approve in advance a purchase of a participation (if it is without recourse), even though the loan has already been approved by the board of directors of the bank that originally made the loan.


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Interesting. wonderful. didn't know about this erasers. I wonder if I can get them here?Will check a.s.a.p.Thanks for the info.
Does Amazon ship internationally? Here is the link that was embedded in the comments below the YT video.https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Eraser-Sabitoru-Medium-2-piece/dp/B00FS0BFJC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1531349997&sr=8-1&keywords=sabitoru&linkCode=sl1&tag=2guysacooler-20&linkId=5ec48f64847b1263df2862b7feb778b6One day from ordering to shipping. A week for shipping, but that is not relevant to your situation, Wolfy.Rick
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The NHS in the UK has launched it's "Staywell" campaign to encourage uptake of the influenza vaccine. The campaign urges those eligible for a free vaccine to take up that right. The new website provides links to help people find their local pharmacy.
The flu steering committee (UK) has produced an app to help healthcare managers capture and report flu vaccinations. The app, designed to reduce the burden of administrative work, helps the performance team "report daily on divisional flu performance which is visible on the Trust intranet and via social media".
For more information see: http://fabnhsstuff.net/2016/10/23/development-flu-app-nuh/
NHS Trusts in England and Wales are invited to submit their entries for the NHS employer's 'Flu Fighter' competition.
"It seems counter-productive to try and control the spread of infection by immunising full-time staff but ignoring the many students who have daily contact with patients."
For the past four years, Scotland has exceeded the WHO's target of 75% of those eligible receiving the winter flu vaccine.
Shona Robison stresses that adult vaccination is an integral part of the Scottish Government's winter preparedness programme


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First of all, thanks to all those brilliant people who made the long arduous journey to the UK (and to all those who just happened to be near by). I know it must have killed you to be so far away for so long. I can only imagine how hard it was for you. All of us that couldn't go really feel for you and feel your pain.
Okay! So, for those of us that couldn't go, some of these guys really did a tremendous job of twittering what was going on during the conference. They absolutely did not have to do that, but we are SO thankful you did.
So, what was said? Well, I captured as much information as I could and will try to condense it down to something we can digest. There's definitely a lot here to sift through, feel free to add your thoughts as well. I'm not posting every single tweet I found, just those that seem to give some insight and tidbits of wisdom. Also, I posted the tweets in chronological order as they occurred throughout the day. I was going to group them by topic, but was afraid I may take something out of context.
The SharePoint Mad Scientist
European SharePoint Best Practices Conference London: programme de demain
SharePoint Best Practices Conference UK - Round up of My Day 1
Cover it Live: SP BPC - April 7
SharePoint Best Practices Conference: Follow our live coverage of Day 3, starting at 9:00am
10 days of SharePoint Best Practices Conference. Blogging on the biggest European event.
European Tour and Best Practices - Brief Part 1
[09/04/2009] European SharePoint Best Practice Conference- Thoughts
AC - Recapping the UK SharePoint Best Practices Conference in London last week
@mysharepoint: #SharePoint Podcast (English) Interview with @joeloleson now online #spbpc #spbpuk http://twurl.nl/zgg31a
@harbars posted photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fekg/sets/72157616326791525/
andrewconnell Crap... Battery just died. Slick move AC, need power already in the keynote... Nice (idiot)...
eshupps @harbars Avoid putting SSP's on obscure port numbers. Damn straight.
eshupps @harbars One DC for every 3 WFE's (though that term was out?). Good advice.
lespaulrob @harbars ~10 web apps per FARM is reasonable. so true, look at dividing with site collections
rgiddings Todd's Web Part Dev - Deploy to the bin over the GAC unless mandatory. GAC = Hack, Bin - win!
joeloleson Myths by @harbars Consider virtualization for you farm... Provides topology flexibility. Except SQL...
AndrewWoody Small solutions are great
lespaulrob @harbars just showed a great case study on large SharePoint enterprise deployments here: http://tinyurl.com/a52rws
eshupps @harbars Busted the 2k item limit myth. Well said.
rgiddings IT Ops not Devs control web part dev project nightly build process and SNKs that are used? - Interesting ideas from Todd Bleeker
eshupps @harbars Firewall basically becomes a router in a scaled SP environment. Man, the arguments I've had about that. Go, Spence!
joeloleson Spence just mentioned index target to use host files to force index to use itself for performance. Well said.
joeloleson Put the 'dodgy apps' in a separate app pool says @harbars
joeloleson Spence use to use loadrunner now uses VSTT (visual studio test tool) for perf testing SharePoint
helloitsliam @joeloleson been testing the WAPT tool as well, less complicated than the VS2008 interface and works well. Still use VS2008 as well
AliSanaei #SharePoint 14 will be W3C Complaint
helloitsliam Proper SQL and Storage Design is critical to SharePoint!!! Never a truer word spoken!!
rgiddings DE202 - Use fiddler to performance tune your InfoPath Forms Services forms and reduce the number of full postbacks
helloitsliam Never AutoGrow databases, always PreGrow. Common sense really but does not often happen. Better performance!!! Highly recommend it!!
joeloleson @mattmoo2 Mysites are great for out of context file sharing, and promoting expertise and expertise finding
helloitsliam @chrisgeier When I presented recently about My SItes, in 1st session about 75% had rolled them out, 2nd session 10% had
joeloleson @mattmoo2 @mikewat Mysites are a great place to start with enterprise 2.0 of course add ons make this better @zevenseas demo
joeloleson Mike @mikewat is going off on serious need to frequently defragment content databases. I agree. Frequently overlooked
joeloleson @MarkStokes I see rich user profiles as step 1 in a lights on to fully fledged mysites.
helloitsliam @joeloleson @MarkStokes #spbpuk Totally agree,, then getting key business users rolled out with a My SIte to be the Champions are the key
helloitsliam Great start: Content Editor Web Part is of the Devil!!! Evil web part for a publishing site!!
helloitsliam Web Part properties etc is stored in the personalization store, not as with field controls. Issue with publishing sites.
helloitsliam Back to the Content Editor Web Part again. Number 1 issue in publishing site is Web Parts vs Field Controls!!
rgiddings Use CEWP for prototyping sure, but make sure you assess that item and consider Field Control vs non-CEWP Web Part before going live!
RPWillis You want versioning use Field controls not web parts.
helloitsliam Field Controls: Page Developers & Designers control over where content can be managed from
rgiddings You want IT staff to control layout and look and feel and content owners only control over the actual content ->Use Field Controls
helloitsliam Web Parts: Admins, Devs & Designers control what WP installed and where, Content Owners control content and if on page
rgiddings You want to display content - use field controls, you want to add functionality - use web parts
helloitsliam HtmlEditorCustomStyles, custom CSS in RTE, Make sure you name the classes with "ms-rteCustom" then your name
helloitsliam CEWP Issue 1: Hyperlinks stored as absolute references, Control Adapters would be the fix!!
helloitsliam Field Controls should be used for content, Web Parts for functionality!!
helloitsliam Content Owners should NOT put JavaScript on pages. Personally no reason to allow them too. Governance plan needed for this.
helloitsliam NOTE: @andrewconnell surely "String Concatenation is not the way we should render our content", Control Adapters is the way!
helloitsliam Social Computing = Knowledge Management
rgiddings #spbpuk TDD (and dev life in general) is a lot easier due to Refactor Pro / Resharper
helloitsliam Does your intranet allow you to show you all the documents you have created? If not why not? We should be able to
helloitsliam Key to social computing is combining all aspects of content together with tags!! relative content aggregated together.
thomasvochten Plan for your SharePoint index file size to be around 10% of indexed content according to @mikewat
omangels Tip of 2day: use SharePoint Custom Search Web Part 2 aggregate data from site collections. More scalable than Content Query Webpart
helloitsliam Remember SharePoint Designer is good but all the changes pop into the database, aswell as making updates very complex.
helloitsliam NOTE: SharePoint Designer is a great prototype tool, works well for GUI designs, GUI Version History for free!!
helloitsliam IIS uses Disk Based Caching, if it makes a DB call for branding does not use cache. If it is a Site def cahing all the way.
helloitsliam HttpModules for Application.Master branding, is the easiest way of sorting the common brand for the whole site,
AndrewWoody Why should you implement kerberos? If user session is longer better RPS
helloitsliam If you have deployed Master Page and then can't update via deployment, maybe page has been modified with SPD!!
AndrewWoody Kerberos required: functionality. RSS, SSRS, excel services, custom code
helloitsliam REMEMEBER HttpModules are not supported. You may need to turn them off if support issues arises with MSFT.
AndrewWoody Kerberos in sharepoint. 20-30 blog posts are all wrong! Technet is where it is at
helloitsliam Idea: Build layouts with Web Part Zones and Content Controls, best of everything unless you are building Publishing Sites.
helloitsliam @mattmoo2 All users have profiles as soon as they are imported from AD, they only have personal sites if you require it.
AndrewWoody Notation is key protocol/host:port. Http/intranet:80
helloitsliam Do you declare features to site def or do you staple? Best Practice is Staple, what do you do?
AndrewWoody Appcmd allows kernal mode setting using command prompt
andrewconnell @helloitsliam always staple... keep site def's as minimal as possible
helloitsliam MAKE SURE you create feature to bind your content type to your site def! or it will not work
helloitsliam ONET.XML changes require IIS reset!!
helloitsliam Customized pages get from DB - slower, pages from disk faster using IIS / MOSS Caching, 8% difference in speed!!
helloitsliam IMPORTANT: Master Pages, Page Layouts need to be unghosted and called from disk!! CSS / Images in Style Library are cached
helloitsliam Another note to not use Web Gardens (yet) - same as what @harbars said yesterday, Blob cache does not work with them
AndrewWoody Clicking save will fail, if not this time but the next. Delete the one time timer job - the change will have been made
helloitsliam @AndrewWBurns Personally I think all branding should be done with Features or HttpModule, agree or not?
helloitsliam Variations only work with Publishing Framework, Site Defs can do localisation in a collab sites. Complex process but works.
RPWillis #spbpuk Always use custom master page for my sites even if just copy of default.master. Allows global changes later.
AndrewWoody Don't use CNAMES for kerberos
thomasvochten @harbars When implementing Kerberos for SharePoint on IIS7,be sure not to forget KB962943! Nasty bug with http.sys
omangels Best practice: Use out of box SharePoint search web parts rather then yr own. gd performance & easy 2 customize w/ XSLT. Ben Robb
helloitsliam Why should you care about secure coding? Simple really!! Performance, Security, Quality etc
helloitsliam Code Access Security is different to Identity-based Security!! CAS is all about resources!!
helloitsliam ALERT: Code that needs Full Trust should raise an alert, The GAC is not EVIL but... Code Security is important here.
helloitsliam Full Trust can hide the safe guards that are in place in SharePoint
helloitsliam Partial Trust = more effort, practice & commitment. Look at CAS as a contract, request based security
helloitsliam WARNING: PageParserPaths in "web.config" can be used to Full Trust Compile all pages.
crmckinley re: public facing sites "Business users don't understand the hours of hard work your designers put in." avoid WP zones !
omangels Public facing sites: avoid authors 2 mess w/ search results page. Use server controls (SP Designer), not web parts zones. Ben Robb,
helloitsliam PageParserPaths set in "web.config" allows unsecure code to compile and then h4cK3rS will win!!
helloitsliam NOTE: DB Writes are prohibited during a HTTP-GET request
helloitsliam It is protected by Form Timeouts (aka Canary, Digest Control) and CAS (UnsafeSaveOnGet)
helloitsliam AllowSafeUpdates will ignore the timeout protection, important decision when coding.
helloitsliam NOTE: Need to check your code to ensure "Cross-site Scripting" hacks cannot happen. Do you check for them?
helloitsliam Understand how user input is validated. When building controls etc ensure this is done and tested.
helloitsliam As an IT Admin, ask the magic "WHY?" question to the your devs. Don't let the code dictate how your farm will work
helloitsliam WSS_Minimal: Allowed to run, ASP.NET Hosting Minimal Permission & Web Part Connections Permissions
helloitsliam WSS_Minimal does not have permission to use object Model. Issue with some DEVS, doesn't work, then elevate. No CAS Testing.
helloitsliam AllowUnsafeUpdates is not always the fix, you still need CAS for this to work
helloitsliam FullTrust is misused in lots of SharePoint environment. This is the hacker mechanism for bypassing unsafe coding practices.
helloitsliam Be wary of anyone not using WSP to deploy artifacts to SPS. XCopy is so yesterday and requires touching all the servers.
helloitsliam As IT Admin, if there is no answer as to why the GAC is required, no deploy. CAS is the way, but needs to be validated too.
helloitsliam CAS: My take, IT Admins need to understand CAS as well and not just accept what is issued by the DEVS.
helloitsliam GAC or BIN = Full or Partial Trust!! Time for meeting of minds IT Admin & Dev. It is important to talk about it.
omangels What 2 expect from SharePoint WCM 14? Mostly fixing of core stuff. Investing in internet facing sites using SP is futureproof.
AndrewWoody Content database shows a history of the patches run and the dates
helloitsliam Custom Field Types!! Can limit the users from adding cack into the solution when using in the Browser!!
AndrewWoody Lastes tSP + latest WSS Cumulative + latest MOSS Cumulative = Your on the latest version
helloitsliam Custom Field Rendering can be used: Graphics, Embed Objects, JavaScript,, jQuery, AJAX, IFRam or User Presence.
helloitsliam Custom Field Type limitations can be resolved but complex code is needed. MUST be running Infrastructure Update!!
flyingtortoise #spbpuk #spbpc pre sp1 and inf update for #sharepoint can cause issue – KB932005
benrobb "plan is not a developer option" - @ToddBleeker at #spbpuk
francoissouyri #spbpuk Todd's explains the 3 easy steps of the MOSS developer : 1.create DLL 2. Write XML 3. deploy to SharePoint.
helloitsliam CFT Composition: Req: Field Def & Class, Opt:Control & Value Class / User Ctrls - Schema, Field User Control & Rend Templates
helloitsliam Should where possible, separate logic from presentation. CFT load custom User Control.
AndrewWoody Existing server, manual process - run PSConfig after installtion
helloitsliam CFT Must have a field class inherited from a base class. Signed/String name, in the GAC!!
helloitsliam CFT: Need to plan the definition to make sure you select the write base field type.
helloitsliam SPFieldMultiColumn is only accessible from API, most common used
AndrewWoody Everyones has a stagin environment right? and it mirrors Live inc data right? if not you need to look at this
helloitsliam CFT Rendering Pattern: 2 x Field List View Page and Header for the column maybe preview in SPD might need a custom one.
AndrewWoody DB Attach option - deletedatabase does not delete the database :)
helloitsliam Intended intention for SharePoint User Control is Rendering Template, Create true user control and call instead.
AndrewWoody Minimise downtime with parallel updates, would never have considered that – cool
helloitsliam CFT power comes from great custom data validation. Stop the users adding "rubbish" in before it is saved
helloitsliam If your code is not plumbed correctly you cannot debug properly!!
AndrewWoody Did your upgrade work? Check Log, 0 error or warning. If not there search for exception or error, check build version
helloitsliam 1. Start Well Named VS.NET Library / 2. Sign / 3. Set Values in the required XML files
helloitsliam 4. Build the solution / 5. Slap the results into SharePoint / 6. Sharpen the logic and rendering
helloitsliam 7. Secure the Assembly / 8.Supply a solution deployment manaifest.xml
helloitsliam 9. specify files to include in a solution package / 10. Store - Deploy the solution
helloitsliam CFT Best Practice: Use Common Class Suffixes
francoissouyri #spbpuk what todo if upgrade failed: take DB offline and do again. Same recommendation I had from MIcrosoft.
helloitsliam CFT Best Practice: Replicate 12 hive in your VS Project. Also use default field properties., don't add stuff just because
AndrewWoody Common failed upgrafe - not logged in as account with correct rights. PSConfig runs under the logged in account
francoissouyri #spbpuk other common failures to upgrade: dec CU had a corrupted dlls in it and hanged. Just my experience. :-(
helloitsliam No Safe Control Entry needed for Custom Field Types, Users not able to take them out of context.
AndrewWoody 100% uptime is a myth it has to be offline to update
helloitsliam Best Practice: Plumb it with bare bones for the initial solution then look at modifying later. Good tip for all dev with SPS.
AndrewWoody recommend using stsadm rather than GUI to avlid timeout
francoissouyri #spbpuk how to restore the Config db if MS does not support this? --> use a full farm "shut down" (KB article)
helloitsliam KEY CFT: Can have multiple User Controls vs. Only one Rendering Template
helloitsliam CFT KEY: Use ICallBackEventHandler in ASP.NET to get and retrieve data without refresh
helloitsliam CFT KEY: HTMLEncode Everything, Throw SPFIeldValidationException to protect rest of the page on error.
@benrobb: if people where automating their installs they wouldn't have to worry about configdb restores...
helloitsliam Taxonomy/Topology - different sections on an anonymous site can use caching to help with performance for similar resources.
helloitsliam Minimize the number of secured items on a page, each request causes 2 x round trips.
omangels Poor men's variations in WSS: use seperate doc libraries 4 each language, use permissions so users only see docs in their language
helloitsliam NOTE: Images library in publishing site is not for generic images, content specific. Use style library!!
helloitsliam Customized = UnGhosted / UnCustomized = Ghosted. SharePoint language semantics!!
helloitsliam SafeModeParser is your SharePoint shield!! Protects inline script! from running, especially now SPD if free for everyone!!
helloitsliam Page Payload = Combined Total Size of all files required for a page request (HTML, Images, JS, CSS etc)
AndrewWoody Have courage to allow staff to blog, it builds community
helloitsliam Best Practice: CSS-based design can reduce the markup, IIS Compression, Lazy-load "Core.js" KB933823, cluster images
helloitsliam 44% of Page Payload = Content + Branding / 25% is "Core.js", move this to the bottom of the page!! Smoke and Mirrors!!
helloitsliam Create new server control that only loads the "Core.js" if you are an authenticated user!! Override the OnInit event.
helloitsliam NOTE: Be a better developer through tools!! Very true wisdom from @andrewconnell
helloitsliam KEY: Instead of script tag use iFrame tag to call the "Core.js", custom page in _layouts, call that way. Progressive
helloitsliam TIP: Cluster images and use "CSS clip:rect" styles to use them. Can use http://tinyurl.com/calhkp to help out. #spbpc #spbpuk 1 day ago from TweetDeck
helloitsliam CQWP, don't scope the whole site collection. Use the object Cache as much as possible.
helloitsliam Use IIS7 Compression, Higher Compression = Hard Working Server, Less Compression = Server sitting around.
helloitsliam IIS6 vs IIS7 - Compression, no comparisonn. Can compress the content / markup before it goes in the cache
helloitsliam CSCRIPT.EXE ADSUTIL SET W3Svc/Filters/Compression/GZIP/HcScriptFileExtensions add file extensions
helloitsliam IIS7 can change the dynamic compression if it reaches a certain limit, use APPCMD.EXE set config - section:HttpCompression
helloitsliam TIP: Enable Page Output Cache, it is not enabled by default. No reason as to why you are not using it in Publishing SItes.
helloitsliam The most important thing is users access the page quickly, trade off page may be a few minutes old. User Perception again.
helloitsliam TIP: Caching of cross list query output, Not enabled by default, enable it!!. Monitor Cache Hit Ratio counter.
helloitsliam TIP Use Disk-based Caching, common files cached. Configure in the "web.config".
thomasvochten Configure your SSP & Central Admin apppools to auto shutdown if possible.
helloitsliam AppPools for Admin / Central Admin can be set to close after usage. Can also set other app pools to recycle with caveats.
helloitsliam Main bottle necks on SharePoint WFE, SQL, Network, Indexer, JIT compilation to name a few.
helloitsliam NOTE: Think about concurrency, don't load the servers with every single user, stagger it as normal behavior would dictate.
helloitsliam Key to a great performing infrastructure, need to understand the underlying base infrastructure, AD, SQL and your Network.
helloitsliam SharePoint 14, stuff will come out, get to the http://tinyurl.com/yo2b6r in October, stay in contact with UG's!! Blogs etc
helloitsliam Remember that ISA 2006 is the way to do FBA with SharePoint using Kerberos, things like constrained delegation
helloitsliam TIP: Setting the alerts job to run every minute could cause the timer service to fail and crash the alerts.
helloitsliam If you have a cowboy who builds your SharePoint platform, rebuild, rebuild and rebuild. Need a base that you know!!
helloitsliam TIP: Do not use OOTB SQL Maint Plan to defrag the DB's. Read this white paper: http://tinyurl.com/c89edh
helloitsliam Internet = Insecure Content, Intranet = Generally Secure, Extranet = More Secure than Internet, less than Intranet
helloitsliam Don't try to lock down SharePoint at SharePoint, block connections before it gets there.
rgiddings #spbpuk Best Practice: Use Solution Framework to package development artifacts...please!!!
helloitsliam NOTE: WFE Servers should have 2 x Network Cards, 1 x LAN, 1 x User Access (Multiple IP's, DNS Routing etc)
rgiddings #spbpuk Keep your solutions as small as possible to minimize upgrade impact
fatalfrenchy #spbpuk common theme here for being careful what you package in wsp's to minimise upgrade impact
helloitsliam More Security = Less Complex Environment, Keep it simple.
rgiddings #spbpuk Associate events with content types rather than lists. This is the best long term solution.
RPWillis #spbpuk Associate event receiver to content type is the best long term option where possible
fatalfrenchy #spbpuk good practice to generally bind event receivers to content types rather than lists. Caveat is document added only uses default ct
helloitsliam Best Practice: Extend Web Applications where possible, especially for External access to SharePoint.
helloitsliam Too many people simply publish the root site collection without extending and allow external users directly in
francoissouyri #spbpuk Helpdesk have to understand sites/lists/lib/docs/workflow/3rd part wp. Surely not first line support (?) but 2/3rd?
omangels Steve Smith: Don't create multiple SharePoint root site collections
helloitsliam As I often say, one of the key points is to work out your entry and termination points before you deploy SharePoint.
helloitsliam Best Practice: Don't allow servers to browse the internet, use x64, use HIDs and NIDS, maybe TLS (SS:L IPSec) on servers.
fatalfrenchy #spbpuk partially trusted callers if not allowed can skew your results in event receivers. Something to not forget
rgiddings #spbpuk If event receivers are gonna be long running (> couple of second) consider using a workflow or job instead
fatalfrenchy #spbpuk use disableeventfiring and enable to control recursion in events
helloitsliam NOTE: Your choice but maybe not use 3rd Party security applications on your SharePoint servers.
rgiddings #spbpuk EventReceivers are not inherited through content types unlike fields
helloitsliam Protect things better at edge, Any extra added to the farm such as IPSec, SSL etc will have a performance hit.
helloitsliam BP: Terminate SSL outside SharePoint / IIS - better to remove the performance hit as well as ring fencing your solution.
omangels Spencer Harbar: SharePoint SSL requirement: Use sticky sessions on NBL (single affinity). Better for performance and security.
helloitsliam BP: If you are using SSL termination, set default URL as HTTPS only if the majority of access is via this route.
omangels Best practice SharePoint SSL: Use fixed IP addresses, A records in DNS and port 443
omangels Best practice: always use SSL for SharePoint central administration
helloitsliam NOTE: Central Admin / SSP - UN's and PWD's sent over plain text. Secure CA
helloitsliam In a SharePoint solution, need to consider publishing multiple Web Applications depending on design and requirements.
fatalfrenchy #spbpuk use an auto activated feature on a site to simulate a site added event
helloitsliam TIP: Ensure SSL certficate is the right one for all the devices that will connect, such as mobile devices. Get proper ones!!
rgiddings #spbpuk Remember, Event Receivers and Workflow don't work with anonymous transactions
helloitsliam Routing , DNS should be used with Static IP's to ensure best practice design. Not 100% technet way
helloitsliam Most of the time as an IT Admin, you will be doing core infrastructure (AD, DNS, IIS, SQL etc) work not SharePoint
helloitsliam TIP: One-to-One mapping, from Perimiter to SharePoint. SSL Listeners pushing down via IP to Servers.
helloitsliam @omangels Have noticed quite a few clients recently using Juniper Boxes, and running it over SSL VPN for access also.
helloitsliam [OFF TOPIC] Omtool Adobe plugin allow saving PDF directly to SharePoint: http://tinyurl.com/cutmmm
helloitsliam ISA FBA: If you are flicking across Web Applications you will get prompted for Authentication. Set user expectations.
helloitsliam NOTE: Policy for Web Application is a dangerous screen!! Can set full access to anything from here!!
omangels Performance hit of using SSL with SharePoint is quite low
francoissouyri #spbpuk SOA is not a technology (forget "SOA in a box") it's a system design strategy
mikeherrity Why SOA? Geographic distribution, overlapping application functionality, continuity of oprarations, Interoperability Cost reduction
omangels Hide presence ActiveX on internet facing sites: Override the ProcessDefaultOnLoad() JavaScript function. MSKB #931509
helloitsliam SharePoint sites default to WSS_Minimal, developers need to either change trust level (Not good) or CAS policy.
omangels SharePoint CAS Policies for Custom Code: no justification for using Full trust! Use custom CAS policy
helloitsliam Increasing Trust = Lazy Developer, Custom CAS = Better Developer (if CAS done correctly)
rgiddings #spbpuk There is no escape from CAS in the SharePoint world - Spence Harbar
helloitsliam BP: Page Payload, avoid OOTB Publishing SIte and Master Pages, Use CSS Design, Tune IIS, Lazy Load "Core.js"
omangels Public facing SharePoint sites: Lazy-load core.js MSKB 933823
helloitsliam @andrewconnell Default Publishing Site and Master Pages are crap!! Create your own.
helloitsliam KEY: @harbars Good clean markup is the key, can use Tables if correctly done, or CSS. Throw the default Master Pages away!!
mattmoo2 eeek dont install SPD on SP servers, infact she said NEVER
RPWillis #spbpuk Use minimal master page rather than oob ones. Reduces payload and complexity.
thomasvochten SharePoint Search: Don't use the default content access account as farm admin but give it access through the webapp policies
mikeherrity 3 missing SOA elements to SharePoint. No addresing between farms, point to point integration, automatic or manual
INTJohn #spbpuk UDDI, the services address book, is one of the best ideas and least used features in SOA
fatalfrenchy Ie settings manage add-ons and disable namectrl class and then delete it to redisplay active x warning msg
INTJohn #spbpuk add a node topology service, UDDI and a content definition service to SharePoint and it will be an SOA platform
helloitsliam BP TIP: Use Fiddler to work out the page load etc or you can use HttpWatch
AndrewWoody More fiddler demos at #spbpuk - a must have tool for SharePoint devs and ITPros
mikeherrity Is SharePoint SOA? No but moving there e.g. Federated Search and Records Managment are both SOA. But SPoint is not SOA overall yet.
helloitsliam Suppress "Core.js" on the page, override the JavaScript methods
helloitsliam TIP: Make sure you deploy changes to OOTB JS etc such as "Lazy-load of Core.js" so they can be removed quickly and easily.
fatalfrenchy Viewformpageslockdown feature needs to reactivated when changing the anon settings on a sc
helloitsliam TIP: Use the "Lockdown Feature". Need to reactivate when changing the anonymous settings in a site collection. Add to WSP.
helloitsliam @andrewconnell back to caching again. Need to make sure that you have a caching strategy before you go live!
fatalfrenchy #spbpuk remember to enable AND configure your page output caching
helloitsliam NOTE: Caching on a public or internal site should really be a no-brainer!!
helloitsliam @harbars Disk based Caching is the reason why Web Gardens should not be used at the moment.
helloitsliam BP: Disable / Stop unused services - Excel Calculation, Incoming Email, WSS Search etc, free memory up.
omangels SharePoint anonymous Internet facing sites: Disable the WSS search role, you don't need it
helloitsliam BP: Don't set the compression to 9 and leave it, start at 9 then drag back to the "sweet spot".
helloitsliam IIS7: Default Static Compression, Compress by MIME Type and allow compress of content before adding to page output cache.
fatalfrenchy Handy iis6 vs iis7 compression comparison #spbpuk http://short.to/3ynq
fatalfrenchy Blobcache maxsize is gigabytes NOT megabytes
helloitsliam BlobCache should be set to use local fast disk not a network share somewhere. Think Performance.
helloitsliam WEB APP: Turn of Smart Presence Tag, Blog API unless using, modify some of the simple defaults - minimize surface of attack.
INTJohn #spbpuk Brad: deploying SharePoint (and other platforms) using expensive deployment specialilsts (us) is an unsustainable business model
francoissouyri #spbpuk accessibility and silverlight Is a challenge and has not been solved yet. Pbl is screen readers. Get users who need it, involved!
andrewconnell RT @omangels: @andrewconnell You don't need core.js for anonymous users, block it #spbpuk AC: but know that's not supported!!!
rgiddings #spbpuk Deployment Goal #1 We should always be able to rebuild from scratch
helloitsliam What are the deployment goals with MOSS? Package deployment that is Repeatable.
rgiddings #spbpuk Even with a fully automated deployment, documentation is still critical
helloitsliam TIP: Use John Hollidays XML Addin for VS. Get over to the following site: http://tinyurl.com/dfh23n
helloitsliam Features are about provisioning artifacts not moving content and data around.
helloitsliam @ChrisO_Brien For a developer coming from .NET, features is a steep learning curves. Updates to features can be struggle.
helloitsliam STSADM Export: Very simple use, move sites collections / webs (data & schema), can scripted. Has some cons but great option.
helloitsliam WARNING: STSADM Export - limitation object ID's do not retain them. ID links not found then will create and duplicate.
helloitsliam @ChrisO_Brien STSADM Export is not backup and restore. Nuff said.
helloitsliam CDW (http://tinyurl.com/ctpxrc ): Sames as STSADM, Deploy to site collections/webs/list item, can be scripted.
helloitsliam @ChrisO_Brien Demo of Kivati Studio: http://tinyurl.com/dczxge
helloitsliam Kivati - great tool for content deployment, nice workflow interface that is easy to use and deploy to IT Admin.
helloitsliam KIVATI - Deploy is packaged into .EXE for Admin, Workflow Designer for re-use, Can Write Code
omangels @ChrisO_Brien For deployment to a single site collection, the SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard works pretty well
helloitsliam Guidelines Choose Export/Import Method: Type of solution, Packaging Experience, Frequency of updates
helloitsliam KEY: Ensure deployment method is capable of working with multiple DEV scenarios. Multi DEVS and FARMS.
helloitsliam BP: Always use WSP for File System Files, SafeControl Entries, Document how to deploy, Identify Update process.
helloitsliam BP AVOID: Using STSADM backup/restore to move site too many things may now work. Use for restore to same location.
omangels @ChrisO_Brien Only use STSADM to backup/restore to the same location!
helloitsliam BP AVOID: "Save as site template" to move sites. Not everything is saved. Big NO NO!!
fatalfrenchy #spbpuk don't use stsadm backup/restore change as history goes with it. Only for restoring to same location
helloitsliam BP AVOID: Do not modify features or site def files when things are deployed.
helloitsliam DEPLOYMENT KEY: Repeatability and Predictability. Select ritgh key for the right solution. Always follow best practice!!
AliSanaei @pinkpetrol ans: Don't try brandin #InfoPath form itself, take the control into ur #SharePoint webpage and do branding there.
SharePointSher InfoPath starts to lose its value as soon as you start introducing custom code. Harder to maintain and deploy.
helloitsliam Get @eshupps code samples from here: http://tinyurl.com/dalmep
francoissouyri #spbpuk virtualization BP: use: 64bits, latest OS for guest, confirm soft u k stall is certif Win SVVP
fatalfrenchy Every sinlge piece of data goes into 1 table in sql... shows how important optimised data access is
helloitsliam NOTE: You will never get the performance in SharePoint that you would get if direct to SQL.
helloitsliam TIP: Do not use Indexer operations in SharePoint Code for LIst Items
helloitsliam DATA Retrieval: Use CAML, Maintain SQL Indexes and manipulate data in memory.
helloitsliam 2000 Items in list is a ONLY for list views. Can have 5 million items and the use custom WP to display.
helloitsliam Be careful of the SharePoint Emoticons:: 0;# or x0020 or OWS_
ianmoran #spbpuk virtuallsation BP - don't virtuallse SQL or index server roles, virtuallse the rest
helloitsliam TIP: load data into memory then manipulate. Indexer method works but does not scale!!
helloitsliam SPQuery will give you a better performance, you can select content you wish to recieve. DataTable method from OM not best
helloitsliam Web Service Data Retrieval is good but requires some more code to filter out what you actually need.
helloitsliam TIP: Cache content using APS.NET Page Cache instead of using ViewState.
francoissouyri #spbpuk virtualization. on Physical Use IPv4 and disable IPv6 (may be pbl with only HyperV, no confirm)
AndrewWoody Be careful with viewstate. View page source you might get a shock
helloitsliam KEY NOTE: MOSSS Data Retrieval can be significantly improved by using Search on the list items,
fatalfrenchy Use search api for cross site queries on lists. Use targeted scopes to allow for more frequent indexing
helloitsliam Key to using Search API for data retrieval is you can create "SELECT" queries using FullTexSQLQuery.
AndrewWoody @eshupps Search API is one of the most under used part of SharePoint
helloitsliam @eshupps Using ADO.NET to create relationship DataSets from SharePoint and then add to DataTable is complex and has limits.
helloitsliam NOTE: LINQ is great but can cause a performance impact. It is simply running CAML code without you knowing
fatalfrenchy Get your data with webservices or search api (BP) then use linq to give a relational datalayer to aggregating data across lists
helloitsliam BP: Site Objects: Use CAML / Cross-Site Objects: PortalSiteMapProvider / Ext Objects: Web Services
ChrisO_Brien Couple of FYIs for folks who attended my #spbpuk deployment talk - FYI#1: the Wizard is *free*, it's a Codeplex tool at http://bit.ly/SJVFk
INTJohn #spbpuk (in records mgmt session) content types are not fully baked as they do not provide full encapsulation from a dev point of view
INTJohn #spbpuk SharePoint does not have _any_ direct competitors from a platform perspective


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Embark on an journey by means of the sights, sounds, and tales that make the automobile come alive! Exterior-impression power-absorbing devices embody the structural components of the chassis and physique, which may be tailor-made to deform in a managed manner to decelerate the automobile more steadily and, as a result, depart much less pressure to be skilled by the occupants.
Though the automobile was to have its greatest social and financial impact within the United States, it was initially perfected in Germany and France toward the top of the nineteenth century by such males as Nicolaus Otto, Gottlieb Daimler, Carl Benz, and Emile Levassor.
Automobile manufacturers have lobbied for laws that require the refinement of cleaner-burning gasolines, which allow emission-management devices to work at increased efficiencies Such gasoline was first accessible at some service stations in California, and since 2005 the first importers and refiners of gasoline all through the United States had been required to remove sulfur particles from fuel to a mean level of 30 components per million (ppm).
Daimler and Maybach founded Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (Daimler Motor Company, DMG) in Cannstatt in 1890 and underneath the model name, Daimler, sold their first automobile in 1892, which was a horse-drawn stagecoach built by one other manufacturer, that they retrofitted with an engine of their design.
Jim McNamara, a sergeant with the California Freeway Patrol, where officers spend 80 percent of their time responding to car wrecks, believes such public inattention and apathy arise whenever a problem is very large but diffuse." Whether or not it is climate change or automotive crashes, he says, if the issue does not present itself all at once—as when an airliner goes down with dozens or hundreds of individuals on board—it is arduous to get anyone's consideration.


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In our mission to "Go Green", we are again asking for customers to opt to paperless billing. Our figures show that we send around 110,000 invoices annually, which equals:
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Ceramic screen printing enables generously sized, evenly satin-finished surfaces. The alternation of matt and transparent areas, which allow a clear view, creates a special charm. Whether vertically or horizontally striped, you decide according to your taste. Horizontal stripes widen the effect of the room and radiate tranquillity. Vertically running decors accentuate the room height.
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All glass door designs from the GRIFFWERK range are generally available as rotary door system and sliding door system. We wish you a lot of pleasure in choosing your glass door.
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When you clean your interior glass, it is enough to clean the surface with warm water. For this, use a sponge or a soft, lint-free cloth. Clean a large area, rather than pointedly.
If there are any residues, e.g. of fingerprints, you can also use commercial glass cleaners (foam cleaner). Please do not use any abrasive, corrosive, acid-containing or alkaline cleaning agents, since these will attack the glass surface and also may cause scratches. Excessive water can be wiped dry with a microfiber cloth. When water acts on the glass surface for an extended period, stubborn lime residue may form.
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Seco is a Warwickshire based, Swedish precision engineering firm. It had acquired two rather tired and dull 1960's industrial units in Alcester, Warwickshire. We were appointed to transform them into a state-of-the-art UK headquarters. As lead consultants, Wylde IA designed the interior and external spaces, landscaping and work on the building's façade.
The design, for which we have won several awards, includes a new reception (complete with a bespoke staircase designed in partnership with a local artist), a technology & production centre, meeting, exhibition and auditorium suites, open plan office accommodation, café, break out areas and a gymnasium.
We transformed the car park at the front into a wild flower meadow designed to soften the building, replicate the local geography and encourage wildlife. Environmental impact was carefully considered throughout the project even down to the chosen coffee supplier – a local company with their own plantation, ensuring profits from Seco Tools sales filters back into the local community.
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The Wall Street Journal Launches Interactive Video Application
The Wall Street Journal has launched a new interactive video application for the iPad, Internet-ready TVs and set-top boxes. Titled "WSJ Live," the app brings up to four hours of live TV from the Journal to the aforementioned products each business day. The available content includes breaking news, exclusive interviews and seven half-hour shows.
"WSJ Live brings our existing — and growing — stable of video programming to an unprecedented level of distribution and exposure," explained Alan Murray, Deputy Managing Editor and Executive Editor, Online, for the paper. "Because of the broad scope, we have more opportunities to showcase our journalism by bringing breaking news, analysis and insight closer to our current readers while simultaneously tapping into new audiences."
The app is free, so you really don't have much to lose. Eventually WSJ Live is going to add Hulu and Hulu Plus, so after watching stock tips, you can turn on the latest episode of "Glee." Or vice versa if you can't wait for your dose of teen karaoke.


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Causes of infertility
The term infertility refers to the inability to conceive after one year of contraceptive-free intercourse. If pregnancy does not occur within a year among those younger than 35, or after 6 months among those older than 35, it is recommended to seek help from a reproductive medicine specialist.
Gender specific factors tend to contribute to infertility about equally. Of all infertility cases, 40% can be attributed to male factors, 40% to female factors, 10% are caused by combined factors and the cause cannot be exactly determined in only about 10% of all cases.
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Nearly A&E
Somebody tell me why I invite a hoard of pre-teens to my house, in fact you don't need to tell me I know – I'm mad! But as mad as it may have been it's nice to see my princess having a laugh with her friends.
Although the sleepover invite said it started at 4pm Saturday, I went shopping with my yummy mummy friend and when we arrived home at 3.30 there was already one of Tianna's friends waiting at the door. Tianna had pre-warned me that this friend had never been to a sleepover so her eagerness was greeted with a smile and the fun times began!
In reality it wasn't so fun to start with. Tianna had not done her hair so in her rush to spend time with her early friend we nearly ended up in A&E. Unknown to me and my yummy mummy friend she had brought the curling tongs into the living room and left them plugged in and switched on. Daniel doesn't miss out on any opportunity to try new things and unfortunately this new thing ended in yummy mummy screaming and us rushing him to the bathroom to bathe his hand! I'm so glad she did scream because the screams had frightened him so much that he had barely touched it. That's one of the hazards of having children far apart in age. Pre-teens do silly things and babies don't understand danger. Thankfully Daniel is fine and apart from a little bump on his finger we still have a happy baby.
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Castle Round Table: "Disciple"Christine Orlando at .
Two doppelgangers for members of the 12th precinct's police family were found murdered this week, as everyone was on high alert murderer was found on Castle Season 6 Episode 9.
Below, TV Fanatics, Jim Garner, Chandel Charles, Robin Harry and Christine Orlando are joined by Andrea from the Castle Fan Forum the 12th to decide if Esposito and Lanie should become a real couple and where in the world should Caskett honeymoon.
Don't forget to leave us your answers and thoughts in the comments below.
Why do you think Lanie only wanted to share the news of the tattoo with Kate?
Jim: I don't think it was the tattoo she only wanted to share, but her creeped out feelings over the whole thing. I could understand not wanting to tell everyone until she had a second opinion.
Chandel: Because it was in kind of an awkward place. Plus, if she was freaking, she wouldn't want it to be public because they might think she's lost it. Kate will always have her back, whether she's crazy or not.
Robin: Partly because of the location of the tattoo, and also because she was really freaked out by the similarities. She needed her best friend, not an audience.
Andrea: I think she needed to confide in her friend, woman to woman. She might of have been a little embarrassed at the location too.
Christine: As much as she likes Castle, I don't think she could have handled any of his crazy theories in the that moment. She needed her best friend.
Were you surprised to hear that Lanie Parish has a two-drink limit?
Jim: Not at all, she likes to be in control and I'm not surprised that it extends to "fun time" too.
Chandel: She talks party girl but I never really saw her as one. So I was kind of surprised at the clubbing incident. That said, a drink limit never crossed my mind.
Robin: Not really. I was more surprised by the fact that she got roofied and it took her that long to mention it to anyone.
Andrea: A little, but Lanie's in the medical field and on call a lot so maybe she wants to be alert and in the right frame of mind when she has to report.
Christine: The way she's talked in the past made me think of her more as a party girl. I was actually happy to hear about her drink limit rule. But the fact that she woke up at home after a night at a club and couldn't remember a thing, then told no one, that was kind of scary.
Do you hope this whole experience helps move Esposito and Lanie into a more exclusive relationship?
Jim: Yes, I was surprised they didn't hug at the end, I was really expecting us to see them closer at the end of the episode.
Chandel: Yes and no. No, because I don't want it to be a textbook near-death-like experience that brings them together. We had Castle and Beckett for that. Then again, I really think they want to be together and I want them to be reminded of that.
Robin: I'm rooting for them to be together, but not this way. I think it would be hard to get closer to someone right after you've seen their murdered doppelganger.
Andrea: I'd love to see Lanie and Espo become a full fledged couple. It would be fun to watch them take the next step in their relationship and see the reactions of their friends.
Christine: Absolutely. I think they make a great couple. They each have an edge that makes them different from Castle and Beckett or Jenny and Ryan. I really enjoyed their scenes together in this episode and I hope we get to see more of them this season.
Where should Castle and Beckett honeymoon?
Jim: I'm with Rick, New Zealand and Middle Earth exploring sounds awesome! Think about it, he's not only taking her some place new, but it's kind of not in our world.
Chandel: In a secluded cabin in the woods in the wintertime. To me, that screams romantic. Only problem is, that's nowhere near a beach, which Beckett requires.
Robin: I'm more comic book than Tolkien, so I'm not on board with the Middle Earth honeymoon. I'm sure there's a couple gorgeous Caribbean islands that Castle hasn't visited with the exes, that would fulfill Beckett's sun and sand requirements. Dominica, maybe?
Andrea: I would love to see Castle and Beckett go to their own Private Island somewhere and have the whole place to themselves! Castle can afford it right? Bora Bora or Figi or Venice Italy might be some others.
Christine: Someplace tropical with their own private stretch of beach sounds lovely. Someplace they can both relax and forget about the world, maybe even collect more seashells for their collection.
At what point did you realize that Jerry Tyson (aka 3XK) was involved?
Jim: Not until Rick said it. It's been so long since the 3XK episodes that I had nearly forgotten about the guy. I realize it would have given away the twist, but a "Previously on Castle" would have helped a ton.
Chandel: I started to get suspicious right before Castle put the pieces together himself. The fact everything was so inexplicable just screamed 3XK return.
Robin: The minute I heard there was a Lanie look-alike, I figured it was him. His last appearance had him using a Castle look-alike, and he did threaten once to disappear and change his face. It made sense.
Andrea: I kind of sensed it by the way Castle was acting, you can always see his mind spinning. But once they said the files were gone I knew.
Christine: I'm with Robin on this one. I suspected 3XK the moment I saw Lanie's doppelganger. I was kind of surprised that it took until the final third of the episode for anyone to mention his name.
What was your favorite scene from this Castle Season 6 episode?
Jim: I'm a geek, so I loved watching Rick and Kate discuss Hobbits and Middle Earth over breakfast, it actually made me giggle for a bit.
Chandel: Probably when the plastic surgeon denied Rick the praise for his handsome face he was seeking and how personally he took it. Classic Castle right there.
Robin: I'm torn. The vintage jazz song was so incongruous with the look of terror on Castle and Beckett's face at the end; that was a powerful scene. Also loved when they barged into the empty clinic office and Ryan yelled, "Dammit!". I love angry Ryan.
Andrea: Being a Caskett shipper I'd have to go with the Breakfast scene, but the ending with the song playing and Castle and Beckett staring at each other and realizing 3XK is alive was a close second.
Christine: It's hard to pick just one it was such a great episode but I'm going to go with Esposito interviewing Lanie. She was so distraught and he was walking a line between consoling her and pushing her for information. It really showed their bond and gifted the audience with a whole new range of emotion from Dr. Lanie Parish. We haven't explored nearly enough of this character over the last six season. I hope the show remedies that from here on out.
C. Orlando is a TV Fanatic Staff Writer. Follow her on Twitter.