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Month: June 2018
Commissioner hears how scheme funded by proceeds of crime supporting young people in Blackpool
Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner has heard how a project which received £100,000 that was seized from criminals is working to support young people who may be showing signs of sexually harmful behaviour before they offend, and prevent from becoming victims of Child Sexual Exploitation. The 'Enlighten' project, run through Blackpool Council, received the funding as part of money allocated […]26 June, 2018
Commissioner's Action Fund sees community groups awarded almost £70k to cut crime
Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner has awarded almost £70,000 to local groups and organisations through his Community Action Fund (CAF). CAF funding has been distributed to projects across Lancashire, helping groups tackle local concerns and deliver the Commissioner's key priorities. In total, £69,225 was allocated within the last financial year, with 30 successful applications awarded grants of up to £2,500 […]21 June, 2018
Still time to apply for Commissioner's reducing reoffending funding
Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner is encouraging organisations to bid for his reducing reoffending funding, to deliver projects to work with offenders and help integrate them back into the community, as an application deadline approaches. The £200k fund is part of his key priority to tackle crime and reoffending in the county and support those who have offended to not […]20 June, 2018
Football fans warned 'don't get carried away' during the World Cup
Football fans are being reminded not to get carried away in the heat of the moment as England prepare for their World Cup campaign. Lancashire Constabulary and Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw have teamed up to urge fans to enjoy the games responsibly. Supt Julian Platt, of Lancashire Constabulary, said: "We want people to enjoy the World Cup responsibly […]13 June, 2018
Commissioner disappointed as Lancashire police face biggest shortfall in Home Office funding decision
Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw has called again for the Government to review its decision making as new figures show that Lancashire police are the biggest losers in a Home Office funding process. The Home Office reserves a pot from the national policing budget to meet unexpected policing costs. Data published this week showed that Lancashire's bid to […]7 June, 2018
Commissioner thanks volunteers at event to mark National Volunteers Week
Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner thanked volunteers for all the work they do across the county, during an event celebrating National Volunteers Week today. Held by Lancashire Volunteer Partnership at Lancashire Constabulary Headquarters, the 'afternoon tea' saw over 70 volunteers receive certificates of thanks for the work they do to support public services in Lancashire. Commissioner Clive Grunshaw was one […]6 June, 2018
Last chance for Lancashire's rural communities to have their say in national crime survey
Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, is urging rural communities across the county to have their say before the National Rural Crime Survey closes next week. The survey will help shape national policy on rural crime as well as providing local police forces with the public's view of crime and anti-social behaviour in local areas. With a closing date […]1 June, 2018
Lancashire Constabulary accredited as Living Wage employer
All staff working across Lancashire Constabulary will now be paid the real Living Wage, thanks to Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioners commitment to recognise the key role that everyone across plays in keeping Lancashire safe. Lancashire Constabulary has been accredited as a real Living Wage Employer and 119 members of staff have now received a pay rise, with the lowest […]


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Hi, everyone! I'm Lindsay Mayland! I'm a web and social media editor by day and a quilter by night. Between work, chores, and spending time with family and friends, I squeeze in quilting during my "happy hour". (And I'll be honest, a glass of wine is usually involved.)
Seven years ago, I didn't know how to sew. After collecting yards and yards of fabric (and eventually running out of room for it), I decided that I needed to put it to good use. Always a crafty and creative person, I became a self-taught quilter and have loved it ever since.
I'm still learning a lot, experimenting with designs, and growing as a quilter everyday — and I love sharing the journey and passion with other quilters!
Thanks for stopping by and sharing "happy hour" with me!

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Life can be very challenging sometimes and take us to the places far away from what we call home in our hearts, but most people eventually find their way back. During the last Bosnian war, a huge number of people immigrated throughout Europe and especially USA. Bosnian Diaspora plays a very important part in both social and economic aspects of Bosnia and Herzegovina today. While searching for prosperity and better tomorrow, nostalgia is all-consuming; the smell of the Bosnian coffee, meeting with family and relatives and the sense of belonging is definitely something priceless.
Today, IUS is proud to have two very ambitious Master's students Dinka Hodžić and Zerina Modronja, who are part of the Bosnian American Diaspora. They are willing to share their stories with the International Relations Office staff members who are in charge of the international admissions at IUS.
Dinka Hodžić was born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina but grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She decided to continue her academic career at IUS in International and Public Relations Program, where she is expecting to reach her full potential while reconnecting with her culture and experiencing all wonders of Bosnia. "Here at IUS I am striving for greatness and I expect to be presented with rigorous coursework so that I am being challenged and I know here I will reach my full potential". She is definitely breaking American stereotypes. She is showing us that IUS, through its rich curriculum and policies, meets high-level education standards. She plans to pursue her PhD in Socio-Cultural Anthropology.
Zerina Modronja was born and raised in Iowa, Des Moines, but her family is from Prijedor/Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is developing her career in the field of Clinical Psychology, on a question why she actually chose IUS, she responded "At a time when all of our younger generations are leaving Bosnia, I decided to enter. I applied to three graduate programs in New York and two in California, but once I knew that I had been accepted to IUS, I did not even think twice about enrolling anywhere else". She is very enthusiastic about experiencing the Bosnian culture from the first hand, going through the famous Baščaršija and hearing the sound of your language is something incomparable. She plans to pursue her PhD in Neuropsychology.
They both agree that it is very difficult to live 8000 kilometers away from your family and friends, but this can also be very motivating for our new successful students to get to know their country better and enjoy in their path to the future challenges of IUS.


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In the recent past I have done a fair bit of work as an Electrician's mate, so I aren't much of a stranger to some of the latest kit and gear. He claimed his pride possession was the Milwaukee 2602-22CT hammer drill/driver & when I got to use it, I could easily see why. All day, every day I had to use the Waukee and not once had it let me down. There has been a sudden rise with Milwaukee being reputable for producing top quality gear & there's a reason why -- they produce quality tackle for professionals and weekend warriors alike.
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Obviously, being a combo driver -- you get the best sides of both worlds. Moreover, because it is cordless & are fitted with Milwaukee's super batteries (more on this later) you aren't having to deal with the hassle of a cord being dragged with you everywhere. But, generally speaking with cordless equipment -- people worry that they just can't offer you the same type of power that a corded one can, well it is here where Milwaukee really excel & in particular with this hammer drill/driver kit.
Milwaukee 2602-22CT Specs
So let's get into the details. The drill is installed with a top of the range four pole motor that allows it 550 in./lbs of torque as well as a huge 29,000 Blows Per Minute this allows it to operate 20 percent quicker in concrete than direct competition (e.g. Bosch, DeWalt and other brands). Moreover, you have variation over the speed that you wish to drill with, where some jobs require accuracy and delicate procedures over just pure brute force (the Milwaukee is more than capable of handling both aspects) -- you can have a high speed of up to 1,700 RPM and much lower speed at up to 450 RPM.
You can see from the official Milwaukee video above that the way the man handles the drill it is light (at just 4.4 lbs), compact (with a length of roughly 8.5 inches) and is ergonomically designed to ensure the entire use of the drill is a comfortable one, allowing you to go for just as long the drill. It is integrated with the digital power management in order to prevent the drill from overheating and overloading, this system lengthens the life of both the tool and battery. Upon ignition you also get an LED light that comes on, especially useful as an electrician in dim lit areas I will tell you. This package also has an all metal 0.5 inch single sleeve ratcheting chuck for efficient bit retention.
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This is what Milwaukee has become most famous & well loved for by its owners. The super-powerful batteries that apply both more power & last longer than competing brands. They take just around an hour charge, but for me they easily lasted one or one and half days of constant drilling. They really are fantastic. This package comes with the slightly larger based batteries free, but you can get compact ones that cost slightly more, but are much lighter and make the work (especially if you are at it all day) a whole lot easier.
With regards to the warranty coverage on the Milwaukee 2602-22CT, you are backed for five years on the drill itself and then another five years on the batteries that should last you over 2000 charges in their lifetime.
In this package altogether you obviously get the drill as well as two battery packs, charger and carry case.
However, it is best not to just take my word and the specs for how good this Milwaukee drill actually is -- it is best to get a general consensus on what other owners of this drill think (all these Milwaukee 2602-22CT reviews have been sourced from amazon.com) :
- Incredible Drill - My Favorite Tool - "I LOVE this drill. I have used it to drill through wood, metal, and concrete (hammer). I read in another Amazon review of this drill that his batteries took an hour to charge. NOT MINE! My batteries have charged in well under 30 minutes, probably closer to 15. It is sturdy, ergonomic, and I love the LED light." - Bryan Bostrom
- Hands Down One of the Best - "I replaced a Dewalt because of the battery costs with one from Sears. After the Sears broke twice, I purchased this unit. It has the most torque and power than any other cordless unit I've owned." - John Benedek
- Great Compact Drill - "I drilled through drywall, wood, and even some stone outside in the backyard to mount a few things and it never overheated or failed on me. Performed fantastically." - William Luong
In all, it really is a fantastic drill. Yes, it is a fair bit more expensive than other drills, but this thing really is top of the line, in any comparison test you will always see the Milwaukee tool come out on top. You won't regret, getting yourself one of these bad boys for sure. All the reviews I have read give it a unanimous five or 4.5 stars out of five rating. Like the review said above, easily my favorite tool as well.


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It's the most talked about chocolate flavour combination ever. So what does Cadbury's new Vegemite Chocolate actually taste like? We put it to the test here in the LifeStyle office. And the verdict is....
When Cadbury announced they were launching a new flavour combining our nation's most loved breakfast spread and chocolate, the Twittersphere (and our tastebuds) went into meltdown. Described as 'Dairy Milk chocolate with smooth flowing caramel and a vegemite filling,' needless to say opinion was immediately divided.
Was the rumoured release even real or an elaborate social media hoax? Would the unlikely mix of flavours work together?
So we figured there is only one surefire way to find out the truth. We made it our mission to get a block of the chocolate and sampled it among the troops in the LifeStyle office.
Here (drumroll please).... is our verdict:
- Helen: Thumbs Up
"I liked it. Could it be improved? Yes – more vegemite! Right now it tastes like another salty caramel choccy."
- Tessa: Thumbs Down
"Two of my favourite things separately – not good together."
- Marilou: Thumbs Down
"Thumbs down from me! I wanted to taste the vegemite in it, and when I did, it reminded me of when I had tamarind candy as a kid. I had nightmares about tamarind candy."
- Lucy: Thumbs Down
"If you're going to do it, do it properly. Cadbury wussed out with this one – it's just a salted caramel centre with a hint of vegemite."
- Mark: Thumbs Up
"Yum. I'd spread the block on my toast in the morning if I could."
- Ruth: Thumbs in the Middle
"It reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Homer creates the 'Tomacco' - a hybrid of tomatoes and tobacco. It is awful, but everyone gets addicted, and keeps coming back for more, because they don't know if it's good or horrible."
Thumbs Up: 8
Thumbs Down: 8
Thumbs in the Middle: 2
NOTE: The Limited Edition Chocolate was due for official release on June 1 but is already available on certain supermarket shelves around the country. We bought ours from Coles!
OH and PS. There are 3 more new flavours coming soon and we are going to be all over that Salted Caramel like a rash.
Have you tried it yet? Let us know what you think!


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As our readers know, we reported on Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market's Northern California plans and strategy in our piece, "Fresh & Easy Locking-Up Leases for Northern California Invasion," last Thursday, January 24. (Read that piece here.) In that piece we said we could confirm that Fresh & Easy had already locked-up leases on stores in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Concord and Fairfield. We also mentioned the other store locations Fresh & Easy announced and confirmed today.
On Monday, January 28, we also reported that Fresh & Easy will open four stores in the Sacramento region; two in Sacramento and two in nearby Folsom. (Read that piece here.) The retailer has filed liquor license applications with the state of California for these four stores. Fresh & Easy won't confirm the Sacramento stores, however, pending the issuing of the licenses.
The 18 grocery markets Fresh & Easy has formally announced will open is just the tip of the iceberg however. As we reported in our January 24 piece, more stores are to come. In addition to the four stores we reported will be opened in Sacramento and Folsom, Fresh & Easy also is looking for store sites in the nearby Sacramento metropolitan cities of Davis, Rancho Cordova, Woodland and a couple others.
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text: Aug 03, 2016 Agilysys' Fiscal 2017 First Quarter Revenue Increases 13% to $31.0 Million, Inclusive of 31% Rise in Subscription Revenue Alpharetta, GA – August 3, 2016 – Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today reported operating results for its fiscal 2017 first quarter ended June 30, 2016. (Please click here for complete financial information) Summary of Fiscal 2017 First Quarter Financial Results Total net revenue was $31.0 million, compared to total net revenue of $27.5 million in the comparable prior-year period. Recurring revenues (which are comprised of support, maintenance and subscription services) were $14.9 million, or 48% of total net revenue, compared to $14.9 million, or 54% of total net revenue, for the same period in fiscal 2016. SaaS revenues for the first quarter increased 31% year over year and comprised 20% of total recurring revenues, compared to 16% of total recurring revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. Gross margin was 52.3% in the fiscal 2017 first quarter, compared to 59.7% in the prior-year period. The fiscal 2017 first quarter gross margin reflects the previously disclosed impact of the amortization of software development costs as the Company's rGuest® Stay property management solution achieved general availability. Net loss in the fiscal 2017 first quarter was $(2.3) million, or $(0.10) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(0.2) million, or $(0.01) per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $0.4 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $1.2 million in the same period last year (see reconciliation below). Jim Dennedy, President and CEO of Agilysys, commented, "Our positive revenue growth continued in the fiscal 2017 first quarter. The first quarter results include 13% revenue growth and another quarter of more than 30% year-over-year growth in subscription-based revenue. In addition, the total contract value of bookings for subscription based business increased 250% year over year. The growth rate of our subscription business reflects a continued shift to a higher level of recurring revenue in our overall revenue mix, a more predictable revenue stream and a stronger connection to our customers. "The 28% year-over-year increase in our installed point of sale end points and 4% rise in the number of rooms managed by our Lodging solutions provides strong evidence of our growth in market share. In addition, we have added more than 130 new customer wins over the last twelve months, including 37 new customer wins in the first quarter. Our product investments provide valuable innovation for the hospitality markets we serve and are driving our success in growing our business with current customers, attracting business with new customers, and expanding our total addressable markets. We expect these trends to continue which will benefit both our near and long term results." Fiscal 2017 Outlook Agilysys today reiterated its forecast for several financial metrics for fiscal 2017, including revenue, gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) originally provided on June 9, 2016. The Company's outlook for fiscal 2017 contemplates: Full year revenue of approximately $132 - $136 million compared to fiscal 2016 revenue of $120 million. Gross margin for fiscal 2017 is expected to be in the low-50% range, which reflects the impact of higher cost of goods sold related to the recent general availability of rGuest Stay for limited and select service hotels and chains and a continued mix shift in revenue towards more subscription based sales. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to double in fiscal 2017, compared to fiscal 2016 Adjusted EBITDA of $4.3 million. Janine Seebeck, Chief Financial Officer, commented, "Our fiscal 2017 first quarter results reflect the benefit from growth in our customer base and the expansion of relationships with existing customers, as well as from our entry into new hospitality markets. Product advancements for our Lodging and F&B solutions are catalyzing a high level of interest and enthusiasm from hospitality operators which is helping to open up opportunities in markets where we do not currently have significant market share. To meet this new demand, as previously discussed, we are leveraging our balance sheet on our return-focused product development investment plan in order to add features and functionality to our solutions that will continue to expand our addressable markets and further build value in our business. Given the timing of these investments and our support and maintenance calendar-year billing cycle, we expect our fiscal 2017 year-end cash balance will be higher than the fiscal 2017 first quarter ending level. Reflecting the expected initial benefit from these accelerated product introductions and our ongoing momentum, we continue to forecast low double digit revenue growth and Adjusted EBITDA to more than double in fiscal 2017." 2017 First Quarter Conference Call and Webcast Agilysys is hosting a conference call and webcast today, August 3, 2016, beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Both the call and the webcast are open to the public. The conference call number is 224-357-2393 (domestic or international); and the conference ID number is 49631673. Please call five minutes prior to the presentation to ensure that you are connected. Interested parties may also access the conference call live on the Internet at Agilysys Events & Presentations. Approximately, two hours after the call has concluded, an archived version of the webcast will be available for replay at the same location. Forward-Looking Language This press release and other publicly available documents, including the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference, contain, and our officers and representatives may from time to time make, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "goal," "seek," "believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," "strategy," "future," "likely," "may," "should," "will" and similar references to future periods, and include (i) the statements in the last sentences of the first and second paragraphs after the bullets under the heading "Summary of Fiscal 2017 First Quarter Financial Results" and (ii) the statements under the heading "Fiscal 2017 Outlook." These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. These statements are based on management's current expectations, intentions or beliefs and are subject to a number of factors, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences or that might otherwise impact the business include the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the company's Annual Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. Copies are available from the SEC or the Agilysys website. We undertake no obligation to update any such factor or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information To supplement the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP in this press release, certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the SEC rules are used. These non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted cash flow from operations and adjusted EBITDA. Management believes that such information can enhance investors' understanding of the company's ongoing operations. See the accompanying tables below for reconciliations of adjusted cash flow from operations and adjusted EBITDA to the comparable GAAP measures. About Agilysys Agilysys is a leading technology company that provides innovative point-of-sale, property management, inventory and procurement, workforce management, analytics, document management and mobile and wireless solutions and services to the hospitality industry. The company's solutions and services allow property managers to better connect, interact and transact with their customers by streamlining operations, improving efficiency, increasing guest recruitment and wallet share, and enhancing the guest experience. Agilysys serves four major market sectors: Gaming, both corporate and tribal; Hotels, Resorts and Cruise; Foodservice Management; and Restaurants, Universities, Stadia and Healthcare. A significant portion of the company's consolidated revenue is derived from contract support, maintenance and subscription services. Agilysys operates throughout North America, Europe and Asia, with corporate services located in Alpharetta, GA, and offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Philippines. For more information, visit www.agilysys.com. # # # Investor Contact: Janine Seebeck Chief Financial Officer Agilysys, Inc. 770-810-7800 or firstname.lastname@example.com Richard Land, Norberto Aja, Jim Leahy JCIR 212-835-8500 or email@example.com Posted in Breaking news, Press Release


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Name: Jamal Jackson
Age: 25
Country: New York City
Instagram: INSTAGRAM
You are well known for you creativity, how did style Society Blog come about?
I mostly started my blog because of Instagram. I started posting my 'OOTD' on Instagram and realized I needed a place to store them in case Instagram crashed; I would lose all my photos
Created a site just to throw those images up for backup in case anything happened. Soon enough people started giving feedback about the site that I did not promote at first it was like having a Flikr account to me. I finally started promoting it after a few fashion companies reached out to me wanting to collaborate.
Have you always been this fashionable and how did you come about your own style?
Fashionable. Not really, I hated trends but stylish yes. My Dad was really into grooming and style; I hated it until I got old enough to understand it though. I realized how much effort it took and said NO. At my age it's actually an effortless routine.
Trying to differentiate your blog from other blogs
Finding new and exciting content to create
Getting people to actually come to the site.
For how long have you blogged and what so far has changed about the industry, from the positive to the negative
Been blogging for almost 2 years ago. But before that I was in the publishing world.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of blogging?
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Negative: Everyone has access to everything these days. Takes the fun out of what used to be 'exclusive'
Your favorite piece from the trending fashion week
Black and White printed suits (geometric craziness)!!
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My style is actually an imaginary character. Charles Bartholomew (Chuck Bass) from Gossip Girl, if you don't know who he is look them up!
And favorite fashion piece and advice to bloggers following your steps
Be consistent - Days you're posting, how many times you want to post
Be clear about your aesthetic even you're just learning your aesthetic stay true to who you are as a person.
Ask questions! If you are not sure what paths to take ask someone that you admire in the blogging world.
Have fun! Blogging is about your creative outlet, even if you are critiquing a trend or something bring some positivity in what you say, nobody wants to hear negative points everyday.
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I like playing and I get dressed using my socks as the focal point


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unveiled several new routers on Monday.
At the Cisco Live! event in Orlando, the San Jose-based networking giant unveiled the Cisco ISR 4451-AX, the ASR 1000-AX and 4500E Supervisor Engine 8E and the Catalyst 6800 Switch Series. The 4451-AX is available immediately, while the others are available later this year.
"The network is more important than ever before in enabling the user experience in today's applications. Network intelligence, simplicity and innovation will be the key factor in unlocking new business opportunities and competitive differentiation for our customers." said Rob Soderbery, senior vice president and general manager, Cisco Enterprise Networking Group in the press release. "Today's launch of the Catalyst 6800, Catalyst 4500 Supervisor 8E, ISR 4451-AX and ASR1000-AX demonstrate how Cisco's Enterprise Network Architecture is delivering against these promises."
The increased performance from the routers allows Cisco's Open Network Environment (ONE) strategy to expand in scope, allowing the devices to become open and programmable.
A major part of the ONE strategy is allowing developers to create applications using the onePK API toolkit for business applications. "This open API combined with the control services layer, allow application developers to view the network as a single entity, so they can write applications once and run them across multiple network environments whether wired or wireless, with consistent application performance," the company said in a press release.
The One architecture also lets the
help organizations expand network visibility, intelligence and size.
Shares of Cisco closed lower in Monday trading, off 1.8% to $24.04.
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Carbon-fiber evolves with Graphene.
What is Graphene?
It is "the material of the future" to cycling products. It is a nano-technology material that will help produce stronger, lighter, and more resistant wheels and tires.
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The addition of this nano-technology material results in a faster, stronger, more resilient carbon-composite material. Qurano and Race tubular wheels have graphene-enhanced full-carbon rims that far outperform today's best. This is the future of race wheels. Graphene-enhanced composites have 10~30% improved material properties. Tests carried out by Vittoria R&D engineers, confirmed by external laboratories, found that introducing graphene into the rim's carbon-fiber matrix has a great positive impact:
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In August, DogTime.com first reported on the now-famous photograph of John Unger and his 19-year-old Shepherd mix, Schoep, as the two snuggled in Lake Superior, a touching look at the eternal bond between a man and his aging dog.
Since then, the picture viewed around the world has made headlines on Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and The Today Show, among other worldwide programs.
More than a month since the photograph first went viral, Unger still can't believe all of the love and support he and Schoep have received from people here in the U.S. and on the other side of the world.
"I think it's in India right now, because I'm getting comments from people in India right now on my Facebook page," Unger told TwinCities.com of the photograph.
Back in July, when the photo was first captured by Unger's friend and professional photographer, Hannah Stonehouse Hudson, Schoep was suffering from painful, crippling arthritis. Treatments and medication for Schoep's condition were expensive, and Unger did not know how he would pay for them.
"Without treatment, John and I were talking about euthanasia at the end of July," said Schoep's veterinarian, Dr. Erik Haukass of Bay Area Animal Hospital in Ashland, Wis.
Hudson's photograph was meant to be a final keepsake for Unger to remember Schoep by, but it ended up being the very thing that saved the old dog's life.
"I started to get phone calls," Haukaas explained. "People wanted to put money toward Schoep's account."
Thousands of well-wishers, inspired by the photograph, were giving their own money to help cover the cost of Schoep's treatments.
"When we started him on pain medicine and glucosamine and laser therapy, we were hoping to make an improvement," said Dr. Haukaas. "It doesn't always. It is just one more thing we try instead of putting a dog to sleep. In this case, it all worked out tremendously."
"Schoep is doing incredible right now," Unger told Daily Mail Online when Schoep started to improve as a result of the special treatments. "The therapies that the people have donated — it's like turning back the clock a year and a half," Unger said. Unger often posts updates on Shoep's condition on his Facebook page.
As generous donations continue to pour in from dog lovers all around the globe, Unger has decided to use that money to help save the lives of other dogs — and their humans, too. With Schoep as their constant inspiration, Unger, Hudson, and Dr. Haukaas have started the Schoep's Legacy Foundation, which aims to raise funds for animal and human welfare. So far, more than $25,000 has been collected to help families in need care for their aging dogs or spay/neuter their pets. Money has also helped local rescue organizations and groups that help dogs and military veterans.
"The idea is to pay it forward; give it to other organizations, to help out other animals in the area and use the money in the spirit it was given," Haukaas said.
"It is incredible to be in a position to help others," Unger added, knowing that it was the help that he and Schoep received that made the difference in their lives. "These people have been so generous to Schoep and me. Now it's our turn to give back."
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US Energy Drinks and Shots Market Canvassed in New Packaged Facts Study
11 Feb 2013 • by Natalie Aster
Many energy drinks/shots carry a warning on packaging about "not for sale for those aged less than 18 years." Nevertheless, instances of teen consumption and health implications continue to surface. For example, in December 2011, a teenager from Maryland died of a cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity after consuming two 24-oz. energy drinks in a 24- hour period.
Following the incident, Sen. Dick Durbin and Sen. Richard Blumenthal sent a letter in April 2012 to the FDA which called for an investigation into energy drinks, including Monster Energy, Red Bull, and Rockstar. The letter also sought FDA intervention to enforce caffeine levels in energy drinks.
The FDA indicated it will soon provide a "final guidance" to the industry on how to appropriately categorize and label energy drinks. The FDA's draft guidance for the industry calls for factors that distinguish liquid dietary supplements from beverages, considerations regarding novel ingredients, and labeling for beverages and other conventional foods. Two key trends will likely influence the FDA's final guidance to the industry: The marketing of some energy drinks as dietary supplements "in spite of the fact that the packaging and labeling of many liquid products represent the products as conventional foods."
The new report "Energy Drinks and Shots: U.S. Market Trends" by Packaged Facts states that novel ingredients are being added to beverages and other conventional foods that may cause the food to be adulterated because of the added ingredients are not being used in accordance with an approved food additive regulation and may not be generally regarded as safe for their intended use.
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Blogging Questions & Answers 14
Another set of answered questions is live. If you submitted one in the past but it is has not been answered yet, just hold tight. We have a small back log of questions, so sooner or later I will arrive at yours.
If you want to ask a question, you can do so by leaving a comment on this post.
1. Medical Transcriptionist asks:
I am getting this error sometimes when I try to login to my dashboard: "MySQL server has gone away on line: 124″
It won't let me in when I get this error and after some time it gets resolved on its own and I'll be able to login without problem.
Do you know what this error is and how to fix it?
I never came across that problem before. If the website keeps working, and only the admin panel reports that problem, it could be something related to WordPress itself (and not to the server).
Try de-activating all plugins when you manage to log, and see if the problem stops appearing. Then re-activate them one by one to see if any of them is causing the issue.
If this does not solve the problem, and if you are using an older version, you could consider updating WordPress as well.
Let me know how it goes.
2. Hobbies asks:
I'm curious why you release wordpress themes? Back in the day most people were releasing themes for SEO purposes, but you don't seem to be doing that with your themes. Just providing a friendly resource for your readers?
This is one logic I follow: if something helps my readers, it will help the blog as well on the long run.
On a more practical level, the WordPress Themes section has become one of the most popular on the blog (both in terms of traffic and backlinks).
I am sure that is also helps me to get more readers and subscribers, especially due to the topic of the blog. Suppose someone comes across one of our themes, likes it, and decided to download it. He will inevitably visit the site, and perhaps he will look around. Then if he read some posts and likes it, there are good chances that he will return later for more, or perhaps even subscribe to the RSS feed.
3. Jagdesh asks:
I wanted to ask is it possible to add reciprocal link to a free WordPress blog and if it is how may I do so.
A reciprocal link, or link exchange, is when two different websites, owned by the same person or not, place a link pointing to each other. So site A puts a link pointing to site B, and site B puts a link pointing to site A.
So to put a reciprocal link on a WordPress.com blog you just need to find someone willing to exchange it with you, and add it to your Blogroll or to any other section you find suitable.
Do I recommend you doing it? No, unless the two sites have some relationship (say a network) or unless they complement each other's content and therefore the link exchange would provide genuine value for the visitors.
If that is not the case and you want to exchange links to improve your search rankings, you might end up getting penalized.
4. Dave asks:
I would like to hear your thoughts on the various options for breaking up content. I've experimented over the years with full feeds vs. summary feeds, and using the "more" tag.
I ended up not liking sending summary feeds as it just came off to me at least as a bait and switch. Kind of a "I want to provide you good content, but only if you come to my site". That being said, you usually want good site traffic, and if you send full feeds, then you have to try harder to get folks to click through to your site.
I've also used the "more" tag, being able to put it a little further down in posts than the summary usually breaks. I can also use "more" sometimes, but not always.
Where I've ended up is sending full posts through my feed, but using the "more" tag for long posts. This helps drive traffic to my site for higher value content posts (they are usually longer), but still send full feeds for everything else. It also helps a long post not eat up so much real estate on the front page of my blog.
I have a clear opinion on the issue.
I would always go with full feeds. Feedburner did a small research a while ago, and the click-through rate on the feed links was about the same on both partial and full feeds. In other words, even if people had the full content on their RSS reader they would still click to check out the website (perhaps to see the comments or to leave one).
The only case where I would use partial feeds is on a site where my sole goal was to make as much money as possible, and where I didn't care for increasing the number of RSS subscribers.
Even in that case though you would need to experiment with using full feeds AND ads on the feed, to see how much money you would make using that.
5. Fabio asks:
No matter how hard I try or push it, there's no way to move my feed readers from approx 200. They grew pretty fast (0-200 in 4 months) but since April they just seemed to stop. . I stick to my topic, I push it, write about it, ask reader after posts, I've explained what they are, how to use them, I give two ways of subscribing, but nothing seems to work… What's going on? Do you have any possible explanation?
By the way you described the problem, it looks like you are preaching to the converted. You mentioned that you stick to your topic, that you engage your readers and the conversation and so on. Well, those are all tactics to retain your current readers, and not to gain new ones!
Provided the good content is on the blog (if you are not sure, work harder on that first) you need to promote it to a wider audience.
First of all identify who is your target audience. Who is going to be interested on your content?
Once you have that, think about where those people hang out on the Internet. Are there forums for that? Are there mailing lists? Are there larger blogs that cover that topic?
List those places, and then work to get your site exposed there, no matter what.
Try guest posts on larger blogs that might have a related audience, get involved on the forums, and link back to your blog once in a while, contribute to the mailing lists and put a link on the footer of the emails, push your articles on niche social media sites and so on. You get the idea.
6. Rosemary asks:
I am new to blogging and love it. I officially have an archive today! I would love to know more about FEEDBURNER. I use Blogger exclusively and would like to know if burning my feed with feedburner would help or hurt me. I don't have ads on my blog…but someday I might. I have a friend who uses the FB site and it takes ages for her new posts to show up in my Google RSS reader. I can't imagine why anyone would want to receive posts by email either.
You didn't ask about this but I feel like advising: once you get a basic understanding of blogs and and web, get your own domain name and web hosting. Why put your efforts on a property that is not owned by you?
As for Feedburber, I think it will just help you. Your feed will become more user friendly, you will be able to add some advanced features to it, and they will also provide a good amount of statistics.
If you are worried that your Feedburner feed page will interfere with your SEO, you can opt to not have it indexed by search engines (click on "Optimize" under the Feedburner control panel).
Finally, just consider that only 5% of the web surfers use RSS, while pretty much 100% use email. Why would you want to limit yourself to those 5%?
7. Satish asks:
Please visit my blog http://technotip.org and please tell me any three things that you first notice when you enter my blog.
I am not sure if similar questions are appropriate for the Q&A column. You are basically asking me to do a quick review of your website. If everyone starts asking that there won't be much value for the other readers to check the answers I provide.
That being said I will try to do this once, since I promised to answer to all questions:
1. I see that you are going off topic a bit. You cover technology on your blog right? The featured post though is talking about a health tip?
2. The overall look is clean and professional, nice choice for a theme 😉 .
3. Perhaps too many ads for a new blog. I would limit myself to the 728×90 and the 300×250 units.
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18 Responses to "Blogging Questions & Answers 14"
Hi Daniel,
Here is my question again….
When I search for a particular article of my blog in search engine, some other irrelevant articles( of my blog) also come in the list, because, the article which I search will be listed in some other articles "RELATED POSTS" section and the search engines may be indexing them and thus showing the irrelevant articles in the SERP.
Can you suggest me some ways to get rid of it? And I am not sure how to apply nofollow to RELATED POSTS section, as I am using
Hi Daniel!
It would be great if in your next set of Q&A you posted a short review of my site as you did in this post 🙂
Thanks in advance!
Hi! I'm very new to blogging (and jumped right in w/o lurking first) so I feel fairly ignorant when it comes to anything beyond writing a post and reading/commenting on other people's blogs. Which is why I have subscribed to your very informative blog, and am slowly learning. You gave the following feeback above:
"You didn't ask about this but I feel like advising: once you get a basic understanding of blogs and and web, get your own domain name and web hosting. Why put your efforts on a property that is not owned by you?"
Does "getting your own domain name" mean paying the $10 or whatever it is just to not have "blogspot" in my blog url? Or is it more than that? Could you please elaborate on this (and the second point)? And feel free to clarify like you're talking to a 5 year old, b/c that's pretty much how I feel right now in blog land. Thanks!
Hey Yuen, thanks for your help. But I still don't know how that'll affect me in terms of hosting a blog…
Sunil Pathak
Hi Daniel thanx for replying my previous question
i have top commentators widget on my sidebar which appears on every page of my blog. but some SEO gurus says linking to other people from all pages off your site is not advisable from SEO prospective.
my question is does it really matter how many page/s from your site link to other page, or does this by any chance effect my page rank (i have none to worry about though)
Like Kali Lilla, my question is: How to kill duplicate description content in Google Webmaster?
human x4
Thanks for sharing such wonderful info. Have a good one man.
Kali Lilla
Great post!
My Question:
Google webmaster tools keeps saying I have duplicate title tags. I have no idea what this means or how to fix it. Any ideas?
Thanks much!
Personal Checks
its a Plugin issue.. Turn off all plugins then check it.. usually it will have gone.. Turn each one one by one on. That will pinpoint the issue
Nice ansers daniel 🙂
I just want to ask you that
"I want to have a custom theme for my blog, I can't go for services like unique blog design who start from 2000$, Do you recomend anyone who can design on my specification for a reasonable price?"
Hey Al, I know answer for your last question, it's quite easy.
Sorry Daniel because I ks you.
Al, here is the difference between Windows and Linux hosting:
Free / Open Source Software Support:
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Windows: 2 Stars
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Visual Basic Scripts:
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PostGRES SQL:
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MS Access:
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Windows: Yes
Miva Merchant Support:
Linux: Yes
Windows: No
Linux: Yes
Windows: No
Windows Media:
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Windows: Yes
Web Server:
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Windows: IIS
Medical Transcriptionist
Thank you Daniel for clearing my doubt.
Yes, I'm getting the error only on admin panel, the website keeps working.
I tried with deactivating the plugins but that couldn't fix it.
I'm using the latest version of WordPress.
Nowadays, the frequency of getting that error has come down drastically. I think it's an error related to WordPress itself.
Now the question for this week:
"You have placed an email subscription option at the end of each post and the results could be marvellous except that many of those who subscribe fail to activate the subscription. Did you notice that?"
(I followed you placing a subscription option, and after noticing the flaw, placed a reminder below the subscribe button to look out for activation mail.)
Nowadays I'm craving for Fridays for an interactive session like this, thanx a lot.
Hey Daniel, one question here. You advertised Doreo for hosting some days back, and I went to check them, but they had Linux hosting I think. Does that pose a problem since I'm a windows user? And what's the difference between Windows and Linux hosting?
Thank you very much 🙂
Sorry for the bad question Daniel…. I just wanted your thoughts about my blog. Now I realize that it would be harmful to the Q&A section here.Sorry for that again.
I asure you that next time when I ask a question, it will surly be useful to your readers and to Q&A section articles 🙂
Daniel Scocco
@Melvin, usually I nofollow them when there a big amount of links, say 20 or more. The reason is to avoid problems with Google considering the posts as link farms.
On the Q&A column I nofollow them for 2 reasons. One is to avoid getting people that ask a question just to get a backlink.
The second is that I can't control the website of everyone (to make sure they don't have black hat going on), so it is to remain on the side out. Linking to a bad neighborhood site can be a problem (and I had people submitting questions in the past from such types of sites).
Todd Andrews
Useful answers as always, Daniel.
Daniel, why do you always almost nofollow all the links in the blog post?
SEO Genius
Overall another great installment of blogging questions and answers.
Another question for you Daniel to keep you busy in the future. 😛
What do you believe the most important factors leading up to a blogs success are?
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16 Days of Activism: 15 years of initiatives to end violence against women
Published on United Nations Human Rights, 30 November 2011.
From Uganda to Grenada; from Nepal to Iraq; from Bangladesh to Ukraine: since its creation in 1996, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women has delivered more than USD 78 million to support 339 initiatives around the world.
The UN Trust Fund celebrates this year 15 years of preventing violence against women and girls; expanding their access to services, including legal assistance, psychological counseling and health care; and strengthening the implementation of laws, policies and action plans on violence against women and girls … //
… The UN Trust Fund relies on voluntary contributions from UN Member States, the private sector, non-governmental organizations and individual donors.
Contributions are generally disbursed to non-governmental organizations, also to governments and UN country teams. Grants are awarded annually through an open and competitive process.
OHCHR and other UN agencies who work to address types or circumstances of violence against women and girls are members of the Inter-Agency Committee, which advises and participates in decision making of the grant. The Trust Fund is managed by UN Women on behalf of the UN system.
"It is only by placing women's human rights, including the right to be free from violence, at the center of our efforts," said Manjoo "that we will be able to build a more secure world, based on the common goal and the shared obligation of ensuring that human rights are universally and equally enjoyed."
The 16 days of activism campaign, which runs every year from 25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – to 10 December – Human Rights Day – calls for the elimination of violence against women and invites everyone to take action against it. (full long text).


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If you are looking to access your Seller Dashboard, congratulations! You have opted to start a sale with EBTH and we are working around the clock to get your sale ready. If you would like to keep an eye on the progress, log in to your EBTH account using your created username and password, provided via email at the time of contract signing. Once logged in, click on "Seller Dashboard" in the top right-hand corner of your screen.
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In light of the recent Burson Marsteller/Facebook debacle I thought I'd serve up eight reasons why journalists sometimes make the worst PR people.
This is a risky post to write. There will be some who will be offended and others who will disagree violently with me. But hey, if The Economist can do a take out on PR professionals in the article "Slime-slinging", turnaround is fair play.
Jim Cameron wrote a very interesting post recently called 4 Reasons Why Journalists Still Make the Best PR People. Cameron's four reasons were:
- Knowing First-Hand What Motivates Media and "Key Influencers" – understanding news values.
- Killing Non-News – if it isn't news, it isn't news.
- Transparency in Advertising/Messaging – calling BS when they see it.
- Finding Out What Makes You Special – skilled at investigating and finding the unique hook.
He's right. The best PR people, whether they were former journalists or not, know how to find the news. They're great storytellers. My former PR agency partners worked as a reporter and a TV producer respectively. Each with more than 20 years experience in print and TV. They were superb at media relations and they were quick studies on the PR agency business and the other skills you need to run a business.
Our hiring of former reporters as PR consultants sometimes worked wonderfully and sometimes didn't work very well at all. So with my tongue firmly in my cheek, here are my eight reasons why journalists make the worst PR consultants:
- Need constant assigning – unless they've been an editor or worked on the radio or TV assignment desk, journalists need "assigning" and oversight. As any editor will tell you, it can be like herding cats.
- Not entrepreneurial – most have never run a business. They bristle at things like timesheets, client reports, financials and group tasks. They innately dislike "management" and the worst pairing on an account team is a former news reporter and an entrepreneur client. Stand back and watch the sparks fly.
- Hypercritical – journalists are expert at finding problems, applying critical thinking and offering up criticism. Unfortunately, they're not so strong on problem-solving, preferring instead to move on to the next problem to analyze and report on.
- Work ethic – in a busy PR agency, you can't selectively avoid some deadlines. Especially for things you hate like timesheets, client reports financials and team meetings. Ironic given they come from a deadline-driven business.
- Anti-social – journalists love gossip and coffee break conversations. It's the caffeine and newsroom culture that run in their veins. But many also prefer to write, interview and chase down a story rather than spend "face time" with clients or colleagues. Some will do anything to avoid these tasks. Unfortunately, the PR business is much more than media relations.
- Undiplomatic – many times I've had to referee relationships between clients and former reporter/consultants whose comment to me was: "I just told it like it is."
- Conflicted – between their news sensibilities and clients' needs for results there is sometimes a huge gap regardless of the story "value."
- Untrained for PR – many times, aside from media relations, reporters and journalists are untrained for the other important roles and functions public relations plays. Think internal communications, community relations, crisis management, marketing communications and strategic planning. That's not a knock on their training or work experience. We sometimes expect them to simply know what to do in PR right out of the gate.
So, would I hire a former reporter again? Absolutely! We don't need more "slime-slingers" do we? Some of the former reporters I've employed have been my best consultants though others have been a challenge to train and to manage.
Let the slings and arrows begin. I'm very keen to hear from other agency owners, senior managers, clients and former journalists whether any of these reasons for PR-challenged reporters ring a bell.
I'm still trying to figure out the two former senior level reporters at Burson-Marsteller. They should have called BS on the client and agency management on the issue of non-disclosure. Any good journalist would have spoken up and also pointed out the expected consequences.
What do you think? Was the bottom line driving B-M's pitchmeisters? Do any of my reasons strike a chord with you? Comments are always welcome.
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So I have a confession to make, I'm not a big fan of banana flavored anything. However, since I am an adult & I want to raise none picky eaters I figured that it is time to start learning to like things I had previously avoided. So in an effort towards making baby steps towards liking all things (vegetarian), I thought I would start with bananas & work my way towards brussels sprouts. Although to be fair I have no idea if I don't like brussels sprouts since my mother hated them & never cooked them – Yes, you read that right, I am a vegetarian who has never tried brussels sprouts!
While I love banana bread, fresh bananas, & frozen chocolate bananas I have never been one to eat banana flavored candy, or banana cream pie, or any other sweetened banana recipe. So I thought these Banana Poppy Seed Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting would be a good place to start.
Banana Poppy Seed Muffins are a mix between my families mouthwatering Banana Bread recipe & a cupcake. That way it's a familiar taste with an added sweetness. Oh & of course we can't forget the Cream Cheese Frosting which makes any muffin out-of-this-world!
Banana Muffin Ingredients:
1/4 Cup Room Temperature Butter
1/2 Cup White Sugar
1 Large Egg
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 Over Rippend Smashed Bananas (I usually use bananas that have been in the freezer after having been over ripened. If you are doing this too don't forget to defrost your bananas first.)
1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Self Rising Flour
1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 Cup Poppy Seeds
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
2 Ounces Room Temperature Cream Cheese
4 Tablespoons Room Temperature Butter
2 Cups Powdered Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
First, preheat your oven to 350º & spray your muffin tins with oil.
Using a blender to cream the 1/4 cup butter with 1/2 cup sugar in a medium bowl. Then blend in 1 large egg, 1/4 cup sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla extra, & 2 smashed bananas.
In a separate bowl combine the 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup self rising flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, & 1/4 cup poppy seeds, stirring well.
Then slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Once mixed in pour the batter into the muffin tins 1/2-3/4 full & bake for 15-20 minutes. Once golden brown, & a toothpick comes out clean, place your muffin tin on a cooling rack.
While your Banana Muffins are baking, blend together the room temperature cream cheese and butter. Then slowly add the 2 cups of powdered sugar a 1/2 cup at a time to your cream cheese butter. Continue to blend for 10-15 minutes until light and fluffy – if the icing isn't thick enough add more powdered sugar 1/4 of a cup at a time. Finally blend in the vanilla extra & lemon juice.
Once your Banana Muffins are cool top with your homemade Cream Cheese Frosting & enjoy!
Keep muffins refrigerated for up to a week.
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Good evening,
I went into school this morning to physically print off my Steam Tank model. All 15 A3 pages worth. Ok, thought I, and I grabbed some big sheets of card.
Home I went, lined up all the sheets on the lounge floor, and thought...hang on, this is huge! And so it was.
For some reason, Pepakura has printed my Sketchup model at three times the size I designed it to be. So, I printed it (as a PDF file) at 33%, and lo, by holding the ruler up to the PDF image (@100%) it seems to be right.
So back to school I'll have to go...
By the way, I've added some more virtual crew...
...and yes, I know the Turret Gunner has his feet poking through the floor!


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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) - The Madison County Sheriff's Office says two people have been arrested in a check fraud ring involving customer accounts at Redstone Federal Credit Union.
The two suspects in the case are Jeremy Hudson and David W. Brown, both 26. Both are from the Chicago area, and are members of Gangster Disciples, according to investigators. Each is charged with possession of forged instruments and fraudulent use of a credit/debit card. Both are 26 years old, and are being held in the Madison County Detention Center without bond, because investigators say they are considered flight risks.
Investigators say Redstone Federal Credit Union detected fraudulent activity on customer accounts about a year ago, and notified authorities immediately. The two men allegedly had an elaborate scheme where they would make fake checks, deposit them and get money back.
Each man is accused of stealing approximately $71,000. All told, Redstone Federal officials say the amount of money stolen could top $200,000.
The two men were arrested at the La Quinta Inn on University Drive in November 2012.
Investigators say this case may be arrested to similar check fraud arrests in the Chicago area. Brown and Hudson had a stolen SUV from Illinois.
The U.S. Secret Service is also involved in the investigation.


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Vangald replied to Vangald's topic in Nubie HQI see then. NM. Not much good if it can be uncovered easily.
Vangald posted a topic in Nubie HQHow would I go about making a windows machine appear as a linux machine and vice versa on a network? This seems like an interesting way to deter attacks so I was curious if it would be possible.
Vangald posted a topic in Nubie HQWhat is the minimum requirements for a smoothwall machine? What is the least I can get away with and still have good performance with the latest release? I looked on their website and it only mentions what types of processors it supports (unless I overlooked something).
Vangald replied to Vangald's topic in Nubie HQI see. I remember them giving some folks trouble when XP was released. That and I am never super keen on calling tech support at most places. I finally found the key for this copy though. Thanks for the tool.
Vangald posted a topic in Nubie HQI have a copy of windows Vista and I can't find it's serial. I was wondering if there is a way to find out what serial goes with this copy? Like if there is a file on the disc that Vista checks to see if what you entered at the registration screen is legit. Or does it just check if it is a number that can be generated in a legit manner?
Vangald replied to signull's topic in Nubie HQI would think this could be done in maybe VMware or something of the sort, but I have very little experience with virtualization.
Vangald posted a topic in Nubie HQBefore I go trying to write something that does this. Is there any program that I can say "I want a list of all files in the Windows and Programs folders." and it will dump a list with maybe a few bits of info of each file? I would especially like one that does this across multiple computers so that I can keep an audit of my network.
Vangald replied to XxthugstylezxX's topic in Nubie HQThis does work in Ubuntu as well.
Vangald replied to Vangald's topic in Nubie HQI wish there was a portable version of the .net compilers. Anyone know a good one for Pascal? I will do that with the python install. I forgot it doesn't have any OS based dependencies.
Vangald posted a topic in Nubie HQAnyone know of some good portable programing tools that can work off of a thumb drive? Perhaps some IDE? Any language will do.
Vangald posted a topic in Nubie HQOk I plan on having thumb drives that host a number of applications for various purposes. However, I would like a quick way of being able to tell what all I have on a particular drive (because I am forgetful as can be). Righting notes and wrapping them seems tacky and inconvenient. I haven't figured out a good way of labeling them either because of their size. How do you keep track? Especially if you have multiples of the same size and brand?
Vangald posted a topic in Nubie HQI don't know what the technical term for this, but does anyone have any experience doing this or know of any links that talk about this? I have been wondering about this for a while and have been wanting to play with it.
I think you misunderstood me. I wasn't suggesting that you had bad hardware; I was suggesting that you purchase a cheap adapter that already has clear documented steps to setting up WPA; opposed to looking around on forums all day. While, yes, it is a great learning experience, it can be arduous and quite time consuming. I see. Sorry for the mis communication, but this is one thing I think I could get a lot from figuring out. Besides if I don't get it figured out it will always bug me. Ok so now if I put in a static IP it will say that it connects, but at 0% connectivity.......riiiiiight. I am gonna play with this some for and double check my hardware settings. *Update* One thing I noticed is although in Linux it would cause the wireless led light to kick on no matter what. I tried connecting again after switching once and it would connect with about 43%, however now it will not allow me to connect to the net. When I run ifconfig in the terminal it shows an error. Is there a way of finding out a little more info on whats going on? I mean I guess I could try and do a packet capture and see what that shows, but I was wondering if there is any builtin tools that might tell me about the same or more?
This worked well but, now when I try and connect to my router it fails to acquire an ip. It always fails on that step.
Well from what I can tell is that it is not a hardware issue. Well thats the thing I can connect when the router is setup for WEP. So it isn't a hardware issue. They don't put the options for connecting to a WPA encrypted router in the connection manager, but the support does seem to be there. It's implementation just seems to be buried.


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Effectiveness of Kneehab in Strengthening the Quadriceps of Patients Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction (NMES)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00737750
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 20, 2008
Last Update Posted : August 28, 2008
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Prospective, controlled, randomized, single blind study in patients undergoing rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 96 patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups. Group Group KH (Kneehab n=33)trained with a new type of garment integrated NMES for 20 minutes, 3 times per day, 5 days per week for 12 weeks; Group PS (Poli-Stim n=29) trained with standard neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for 20 minutes per day, 5 days per week for 12 weeks; Group CO (Control - n=34), which did not use muscle stimulation, performed voluntary isometric quadriceps muscle contractions. Patients receiving either form of NMES treatment were instructed to isometrically contract the quadriceps muscle voluntarily with each electrical muscle stimulation. All three groups superimposed this training schedule on the standard post-ACL reconstruction rehabilitation protocol used at the clinic.
The study design corresponded to a two-way variance analysis with three groups and 4 examination times (Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks post ACL reconstruction). The level of significance was set at 5%. The key indicators of the quadriceps muscle training intervention were the isokinetic strength development of the extensors of the injured leg at 90 degrees/second and 180 degrees/second and the distance achieved by participants performing the single-leg hop, the shuttle run. The target was to show a difference of 10% in the relative distance jumped for the single-leg hop and for the isokinetic strength tests and a 1.2 second difference in the time to complete the shuttle run. The target of 3 weeks was set for participants to achieve full weight-bearing capability with use of a walking aid. A comparison between the groups of the time for return to usual work activities was planned.
|Condition or disease
|Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
|Device: Kneehab Device: Poli-Stim Behavioral: Control
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|131 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|Single (Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase III Study in Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation Post-Surgical Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
|Study Start Date :
|April 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2006
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|October 2006
Experimental: KH
Kneehab is a garment integrated NMES device with multipath technology.
Device: Kneehab
Program of NMES 3 times per day, five days per week for 12 weeks.
Other Name: Kneehab, neurotech
Active Comparator: PS
Poli-Stim, a standard NMES device, used for 3 times per day, five days per week for 12 weeks.
Device: Poli-Stim
Poli-Stim is standard NMES which the patients used for 20 minutes, 3 times per day, 5 days per week for 12 weeks.
Other Name: Poli-Stim, Neurotech
Active Comparator: CO
Control group performed voluntary muscle contractions for 20 minutes 3 times per day, 5 days per week for 12 weeks.
Behavioral: Control
Voluntary quadriceps muscle contractions.
- Isokinetic strength test of extension of the injured leg. Relative strength extension ratio (injured/uninjured). Distance of the jump achieved in the single leg hop and the time to achieve the shuttle run. [ Time Frame: 12 weeks Intervention + Outcomes at 24 Weeks ]
- Strength test of flexors of the knee joint and 5 tests of coordination of proprioceptions (triple hop; side-step; carioca; timed hop and cross-over hop). [ Time Frame: 12 weeks Intervention + Outcomes at 24 weeks ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Persons who had surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament
- Persons with additional treatment of minor miniscal defects
- Persons who were willing and able to provide Informed Consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Persons who had multi-ligament reconstruction
- ACL patients with a microfracture or extra burden on the knee
- Persons who registered pain above level 3 on the IKDC subjective evaluation pain scale questions, 3 days after surgery
- Participants in a volunteer study within the previous ninety (90) days
- Persons with serious cardiac arrhythmias or other implanted devices
- Persons with cardiac pacemakers
- Persons with neurological or psychiatric disorders
- Persons who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Intake of drugs that interfere with the neuromuscular system
- Persons with epilepsy
- Any condition or history which in the opinion of the Principal Investigator might increase the risk to an individual or interfere with the evaluation of data
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00737750
|ATOS Clinic
|Heidelberg, Germany, D-69115
|Principal Investigator:
|Hans H Paessler, FRCSed
|Centre for Knee and Foot Surgery Sports Traumatology, ATOS Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
|Responsible Party:
|Prof. Hans H. Paessler, Centre for Knee and Foot Surgery, Sports Traumatology, ATOS Clinic
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|August 20, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 28, 2008
|Last Verified:
|August 2008
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
Knee Surgery
Anterior cruciate ligament
Atrophy Prevention
Accelerated Recovery


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March 4, 2018
Franky Kuri, friend of Dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns, has been laid to rest.
The burial service for Kuri was held at the Prince of Peace Catholic church in Kwashieman on Saturday, March 03, 2018.
The late Ebony's parents, Nana poku Kwarteng and Madam Beatrice Oppong, Evangelist Dr Lawrence Tetteh, actor Fiifi Coleman and Singer Efya were some of the people who attended the event.
Franky perished in a crash with Dancehall Artiste Ebony Reigns and Lance Corporal Vondee Atsu Francis on Thursday, February 8 at Nyame Bekyere near Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South District of the Ashanti Region.
She'd accompanied Ebony to visit her mother in Sunyani and were returning to Accra when their vehicle collided with a VIP bus.
Watch below.