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• Items we can glue include: Right Angle, Straight line internal dividers, Auto-Bottom, and 4 & 6 corner cartons.


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A Case for Indicting a Sitting President
There is a very well-written 29-page memo the Department of Justice posted on October 2000 that clearly says that a sitting president cannot be indicted. If you want to read the whole thing, it's right here. But let's cut to the chase, it says that, "The indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting President would unconstitutionally undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions."
Some might argue that it's time to examine that under unusual circumstances, a sitting president should be able to be indicted. Within our legal system the only true remedy of dealing with an unsavory leader is impeachment. Anyone watching this slow-moving disruption of the norms of America with Donald Trump will agree that this president has created an "usual circumstance."
The opinion memo from DOJ in 2000 has a funny reference to the concept of charging a sitting president but postponing a trial until he's out of office with, "…there would be a Russian roulette aspect to…[it]." RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA!
Another not so funny admission was that Justice thinks having 12 unelected jurors decide the fate of the President would be a dangerous precedent and alluded to the fact that such weighty matters would be outside the regular joe's experience. In short, they are saying ordinary citizens are not smart enough to judge such complicated matters. Really? That's how they kept the vote and being on juries from women for almost 150 years. Or were they being a bit truthful about the flaw in the system of a jury of your peers?
We certainly believe that no man or woman is above the law. Our founding fathers were smart men who understood the need to make sure the top executive of the nation was free from frivolous law suits or local laws that could thwart his ability to do the nations' business. They also had to deal with the conflict between the person who runs the justice department (the President) having the power of executive privilege. You cannot be the defendant and judge in the same case.
The founding fathers were a group of rich landowners who believed, their class, would never let someone of such low values and character to ever land the job of President. They were idealistic and a bit naïve, but then, how could they have ever predicted how America would change or even, a Donald Trump.
With filings landing in the Special Counsel's investigation into Russian intervention into our 2016 election and the proposed "political synergy" between the Trump campaign and Russian operatives, we are seeing more hints of obstructing the investigation. If these accusations are true, it seems the President of the United States was, at least, more involved than he has admitted. If you care about America and our Democratic process, then you should take notice that these accusations are coming from the Justice Department, not some left-wing conspirators.
The founders of this great land wanted the Congress to be the check and balance in all presidential matters and clearly stated that impeachment for "high crimes and misdemeanors" was the way to dispense with a bad guy in the White House. And this notion has been revealed in our history.
Presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton were all impeached by the US House of Representatives. Although Johnson missed being tossed out of office by only one vote. Bill Clinton's impeachment verdict fell short by 22 votes. Nixon never made it to impeachment. His party convinced him to resign and walk away from all his illegal activities. Later, President Ford pardoned Nixon. Completing the invisible circle that people in high offices rarely, even if convicted, serve time.
We don't want to ever think that the party in power could execute a coup to take the voter's choice out of office. At the same time, the credibility of the entire justice system of America is diminished if the chief executive breaks the law and is not held accountable for his or her actions. That is why it's called a Constitutional Crisis.
If the President breaks the law while in office, he can only be impeached, he cannot be indicted, arrested or stand trial. We get it. If Donald Trump knows that he will be indicted once he leaves office, he will simply do a deal with Pence to get a pardon. We have already seen this one played out. If a Democrat is elected President, then Trump, if found guilty could do some time. Elections do matter.
Not all is lost, in the memo released in 2000 it does confirm that the Chief Executive does have to cooperate with any investigation and must provide documents, so long as they don't interfere with his busy schedule. He doesn't have to go to any courtroom, but he must comply with any request for documents or information, so long as it doesn't involve national security. That excuse has been used over years and it has not generally impressed the courts or judges. If you want to get into the weeds, look up US vs. Nixon, or Nixon vs. Fitzgerald, or Clinton vs. Jones.
In conclusion, there is no legal way a president can be indicted while in office. The Vice President and everyone else in government does not have that immunity. So, to all the Democrats and Never-Trump Republicans, the only way the presidency (the institution) can be protected is by Congress acting. YOU HAVE TO IMPEACH TRUMP before you can make him stand trial. And if Robert Mueller shows you the President did not protect America and violated his oath, you must IMPEACH.


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The Transformer Prime has just been provided with a new update that promises to make things even better for what is already being touted as the best Android tablet right now. The update is being provided OTA and will bring quite a few improvements. It is believed the update will let users get rid of issues such as screen flickering or random reboots. Apps will also be more stable, and if you are interested the firmware upgrade will bring the Transformer Prime to version 220.127.116.11, kernel version to 22.214.171.124, Wi-Fi to version 184.108.40.206, and Bluetooth to 9.26. Wi-Fi is also showing an improvement with increased upload and download speeds.
The update is currently being provided to Transformer Prime users in the US, though it should be pushed worldwide shortly. So if you haven't yet received the notification, you can check Settings > About Tablet > System Firmware Update to download it manually.
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SEOUL -- Kang Ji-hwan, a 42-year-old actor who appeared in the 2009 box-office hit, "My Girlfriend is an Agent, was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman from his management agency and molesting another while sleeping at his home after a drinking party.
Police said Wednesday that Kang, 42, was detained at his house in Gwangju, a southeastern satellite city of Seoul, at about 10:50 p.m. (1350 GMT) the previous day. He is suspected of quasi-rape, which refers to sexual assault involving a person engaging in sexual intercourse with another person by taking advantage of the victim's state of unconsciousness or inability to resist.
Police took action on a tipoff from a friend of one victim who sent a text message saying she was locked up inside Kang's house after drinking. The woman told investigators that she was sexually assaulted while she was asleep.
Investigators found that Kang had dined and wined with members of his management company before moving to his house with two female employees for more drinks. Kang is suspected of sexually assaulting one and molesting another. Kang told police that he remembered nothing after drinking.
Kang debuted as a musical actor in 2002 and played his first main role in a TV drama in 2005. He played the main role in TV dramas "Capital Scandal (2007)" and "Hong Gil Dong (2008)".


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Licensure is the process whereby a state grants dentists the legal authority to practice dentistry.
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BMW M340i, 70 plate. Tech pack. Transfer.
£44,500 £43,000 - Sold
Sold by Dragon Driving
M reg Leyland Daf 45 130. 2-3 horse, will take up to 16hh, my 15.2hh fits in no problem at all. Hydraulic ramp, 6 windows in horse area, blue travel lights and white lights for loading/tacking up. Tack locker not in the horse area, takes 2 saddles. Has a number of skirt lockers.
Living includes 2 ring hob, sink with running hot and cold water, seating and table, table removes and the seats make a double bed. A number of cupboards and drawers, hanging wardrobe, mirror, leisure battery and hook up. All windows have privacy glass. Lockable door between living and horse area. Cab has 3 seats with seat belts, tilt cab, reversing and horse cameras, CD player.
Had new cross members and a full new floor throughout in 2017, phenolic ply 36mm in horse area, floor is finished with rubber resin sealed. New living, new horse area. MOT till April 2020. Cheap to insure and run. This box has taken me all over with no problems at all, only for sale as my new boy is not going to fit in. Large payload. Width 7', height 6'9", total length 22'. More photos available.
£6,000 £5,000 ono
Location: Cumbria
Contact: Lisa Shuttleworth
Phone: 07701 311052
59 reg Isuzu Rodeo D-Max le Sport 3.0 d manual, top of range. 146,000 mls, some service history, comes with hand books & HPI read out showing all clear.
Last serviced last year when it was MOTd, it's been stood since. Matching good tyres. Now with 13 months MOT.
Price: £5,000
Location: Stalybridge
Contact: Knighty
Phone: 07808 507000
Mercedes 814D 7.5t horsebox, 1998. Very low mileage 146k. Test until end Oct. Owned for over 8 years. Very reliable and economical.
Horse area 9ft long by 7ft 3 in wide by 7ft 5 in high. Glassonite body. Will carry 2 15.2hh plus a pony. New shock absorbers last year and all brake pipes replaced 2015. Day living with hob and fridge.
Full roof overall 3 years ago. A couple of small areas over Luton need attention due to tree damage. Selling as got new box with more headroom for larger horses.
Price: £3,950 ono
Location: Littleborough Lancs
Contact: Diana
Phone: 07976 329221
Mobile: 07543 933148
2017 LMC 655 VIP Exquisite, only ever used as a bedroom, no marks or dents, like new inside and out.
Price: £17,950 ovno
Location: Runcorn
Contact: Bernie
Phone: 07957 512066
Truckman top off 2018 Ford Ranger, black, all clips and as new. No offers.
Price: £500
Location: Wa7 Cheshire
Contact: Billy
Phone: 07502 202532
A flat bed low loader trailer, size 10 x 5.6. Has been used to carry vintage tractors plus hay bales.
It's a very neat, strong trailer, ideal to work in small areas.
Price: £1,100 ono
Location: Bolton Lancashire
Contact: Bill Partington
Phone: 01942 818670
Mobile: 07747 605633
2019 Ifor Williams box, bought new myself and converted it myself. Washing machine and dryer don't go with it.
Price: £9,500 offers
Location: Cheshire.
Contact: Jason
Phone: 07782 874805
Brand new BMW 320d M Sport plus, auto in portimoo blue with 19in M Sport plus wheels. Automatic with 1,700 miles from new. This car is fully loaded, M Sport pro pack with full comfort pack, tech pack, full 360 cameras, blue brake calipers, M Sport seat belts, heated steering wheel, led adaptive lights, WiFi hotspot & Apple play.
This car is brand new, not a mark or scratch on it, wheels are not marked. It's not a March car, was bought 6 weeks ago direct from BMW.
Full log book with both keys. Transfer only. No withhelds or silly bids, genuine buyers only, car is brand new.
Price: £32,750 ono
Location: Lancaster
Contact: Martin
Phone: 07908 255395
2019 Ifor Williams box trailer. Brand new all kitted out, all done.
Price: £7,750 offers
Location: Cheshire
Contact: Jason
Phone: 07491 903661
A very neat strong trailer / low loader that has been used to carry vintage tractor plus hay bales.
Price: £1,100 ono
Location: Bolton Lancashire
Contact: Bill Partington
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|The Row, Camp Jaha
The arching ring of Alpha Station rises high above this still-developing shantytown. Living quarters, workshops, and storage have been built out of panels from the uninhabitable parts of Alpha Station. They run down on either side of a pierced-metal plank roadway, ending in a metal-topped dirt ramp leading up to an airlock entrance to Alpha Station. A large section of Alpha Station's hull has been removed to open up what used to be a work-bay, and has now been turned into a garage for the Ark's few rovers.
A metal fence surrounds the camp, with an open space and then an electrified wire fence beyond that. Outside of the wire fence is a rolling meadow, a peaceful lake, a little stream, and then the lush forests of Trikru lands.
|57 Days After Landing
The Ark does not look like how it used to. Cole is a little lost, not having a lot of time to really explore the place since he's arrived. Didn't really enjoy handing in that pistol. He liked that pistol. Or the pistol liked him. Either way, didn't really want to get rid of it, but he didn't fight the Guard on that one, though he did request if he could get that one back if he needs it again. Even wrote his name on it(for all the good it'll do). Right now, he's wandering around, carrying a bouquet of orange colored flowers, looking more than a little lose at the moment. On the inside looking out? Well, either way, it feels strange to be back. Safe, but different.
Gideon finally has the framing of what will become her house up. She has been working on it off and on since Kane agreed to her citizenship proposal. She is currently seated on a reclaimed stump, working on smoothing out some poles that will support some of the roofing she will be adding next. It is a strange thing to decide to do so soon after the attack on the Mountain, but she needs something to do… anything. Delano — the familiar white mare — is happily grazing around some of the lawn that still manages to to peek through the bare dirt of Camp Jaha's row. The mare looks up as Cole wanders near, and she promptly starts sniffling around his shoulder and ear.
Gideon looks up to watch, and she smiles faintly. "Cole," she says softly, "you look a bit…" She tries to find the right word. "Lost." She settles adequately.
Sure, Cole saw Gideon in the Mountain, but the thought hadn't occurred to him that she'd be living here, and wearing non-Trikru clothing. Though he just chalked it up to joint clan venture. He stops, looking at her for a moment. "Gideon? I..ah, huh." There's a small amount of trepidation in looking her over. "Didn't expect you to be here." he finally says with a half-shrug. "Just…getting used to shit. You'd think going from one enclosed space to another I'd be used to but…" a glance at the ring of Alpha. "Yeah. Lost." A look at the flowers in his hand. "Hey uh…I don't suppose you know where…" he frowns. "Where the dead are buried?" Another pause. "There's someone I got to say goodbye to."
Grey looked harder than normal in the Mountain, barely acknowledging his friends — his ersatz family — in his attempts to get them out of the concrete prison. Now he's looking more like himself, out of the glossy black armor of the Guard and without his assault rifle. He has… something approximating a hammer, although it's actually a heavy wrench, and is carefully balancing a long, slender metal pole over his left shoulder as he approaches the burgeoning house. "From the Dropship? Back at the Dropship, with the others. I dunno 'bout the other teams, but we couldn't take Lieutenant Sambas out, and he's the only one we lost."
"Aw shit Grey, don't abuse that wrench like that. That's tool harassment." Cole manages in a little quip, but it's a half-hearted attempt. His mind is on other things, shaking his head at the Guard. "No. The ones here. I heard, when I got back…" he blows out a breath, maybe having to mentally prepare himself to say the words. "That they found Mika." his neck bulges, having to swallow. "If they brought her back here then…fuck. Don't make me beg, man."
"Well, I live here now, Cole kom Skaikru," the woman offers with a small twitch of a smile. Then she glances to Grey, head tilted slightly. She breathes out a little breath, and then nods slightly to Grey. She lets him answer that question, as she doesn't know, and instead focuses on the pole of soft wood she is currently shaping. She waits, listening to the pair.
Grey shrugs a little helplessly at Cole's complaint, "Hey… find me a hammer, I'll use a hammer." He sets the tool down, leaning the pole carefully against one wall, watching warily to make sure that it won't tumble, adding to Gideon, "Figured maybe for the… whatchamacallit, top of the roof?" Cole's words cause a grimace, and he nods, stepping forward first. And this is Grey, remember, the man with an incredibly resistant sense of personal space, he offers Cole an actual brief clasp of a hug, releasing him almost immediately to answer, "Around the back of Alpha. I'm sorry, man."
"Just…Cole, Gideon. But. Good. Happy to have you." the mechanics says to the woman. "Or just 'hey asshole'. I'm used to that one too." Putting up a good face at the moment. "I'll make you a goddamn hammer. Just point me in the direction of the scrap." he states off-handedly. The last person he ever expected to get a hug from, any kind of hug, would be Grey. But, at this point, he'll take it, returning it. "Orange was her favorite color." he says looking at the flowers in her hand. "If only she…" he shakes his head. "I…could you come with me? I mean, you're busy an shit, I get that and hey, I know Meeks wasn't your favorite person ever. I just know if I go there by myself, I'm gonna be a fuckin mess."
"Just Cole," Gideon says softly, offering a small smile. Then she looks between the two once more. When Grey hugs him, she bows her head in her own offer of condolences. She says nothing more, letting the two speak. When Cole asks for someone to come with him, her gaze looks to Grey and then back to Cole. Having never met Mika, she isn't so sure she should come along, but she will start to stand, setting aside the poles and her tools.
Grey winces as he reaches his left arm up to momentarily embrace the other man, then rubbing at his bandaged neck as he steps back, "You know those are totally poisonous, right?" Grey has absolutely no idea if the flowers are poisonous or not, but it's proof that he's at least somewhat a changed man when he only lets the words sit for a moment before he admits the fact, "Naw, I ain't got a clue. They're pretty though." The offer causes him to shift a little uncomfortably, "I dunno, man…" He grimaces, then blows out a breath, moving over to offer Gideon an entirely unnecessary hand up, "But I guess she was family too, even if she didn't want to be. Yeah, we'll come."
Cole blinks looking at the flowers, perhaps believing Grey for a moment before sighing a little. "Scared the fuck out of me." he utters. Who knows how long he had been holding on to them. "You gotta say anything or shit like that. I got that handled. I just…some one told her last moments were by herself. Probably scared and alone and I just…fuck, I don't want her to be alone. She was wrong to leave. But maybe I'm wrong for not trying harder to get her to stay." But when he agrees he looks visibly relieved. "Thank you."
Gideon allows for the hand-up, though she looks briefly amused when it is offered. She looks over to Cole then, and she nods slightly. "I'm sorry for your loss, Cole… being alone in the forests is quite… a rough way for one's fight to finish." She falls into step with the two, looking at Delano and offering the mare a soft clucking of her tongue. Then she refocuses on the pair.
Letting out a breath, Grey's shoulders slump, "She ain't alone now, Cole. I mean, there's Zoe for sure, the three Guard Sonia's people killed," at least that's his assumption on who did it, "and everyone who didn't make it through Arkfall, and…" He trails off, grimacing, although a little smile touches his lips as Gideon clucks at her horse, "That ain't ever gonna be me, you know that, right, Dee?"
"I know, I know." Cole says to Grey, nodding then swallowing again. "I made peace with the fact that she's gone. But I always thought that…I dunno, I'd find her again." There's little bit of antsy-ness to him. "Can you show me where she is?" he asks, looking at Gideon. "Thanks, Gid." Because everyone gets a nickname. "There's something I need to say to you too but…not until I get this off my chest." And yeah, there's always this mildly guilty look in his face when he makes direct visual sight of the former Trikru. "Behind Alpha? Alright, I need to do this." Taking the direction given, he starts to make his march thataway.
Grey nods along with Cole's words, gesturing back toward the rising hulk of Alpha Station, "This way." He walks easily alongside Cole, for all that his expression is solemn, "It's been… odd… out here. How was it in there? I mean… before the end where it got real bad."
Cole is quiet for a little, trying to gather his thoughts. "We woke up in clean rooms. At first everyone was nice. I don't remember some of it. I was kinda…lost in my own head for a bit. What happened at the dropship. Anyways, Cameron seemed to realize things weren't on the up an up. How they told us things without giving evidence. That you were all dead. The the Ark was destroyed. There there was nothing left for us out here. They tried real hard to make us like them. And then wanted us to start donating blood. Got more suspicious. Eventually, me, Cam, Tink, and Reno broke into one of the doctor's offices. Me and Reno hacked the computer, saw everything on Project Harvest. Making Reapers, draining Trikru. And then….Hanne, Lip and Cookie vanished. That's when we knew things had gotten bad. One of the Mountain Women, Scarlett, she was the one that warned us. She risked herself for us. We're alive because of her. Got onto her computer. Me and Reno remembered the frequency he were trying to use back at the dropship. I sent a message out." he explains in a long-winded story. Talking more right now because he's getting his mind off stuff as they walk around the back of the camp. "That was my voice. Wanted to say more but, guess not everything got out. Not being able to get Scarlett. That fucks with me."
When they reach the graveyard, his feet slow a little bit. "Fuck."
Listening silently, Grey guides the trio around the back of Alpha Station, the opposite side of the metal and ceramic bulk from The Row. When Cole pauses for breath, he nods slightly, "Yeah. we were on our way, but it was good to hear you were alright. Real good." When Cole trails to a stop before the mounded earth, Grey drops back a bit, although he does add, "We're goin' back. We pulled the Mountain's teeth, but they'll figure out some way to screw with us if we don't finish the job. Might be a chance. I heard people talkin' about someone screwin' with their patrols too. Real good thing too, 'cause we got chewed up pretty good as it was. More of their people woulda been real bad."
"I'll go with you." Cole says after a moment. "I owe to Scarlett. Find some way to save her. Besides, apparently I'm better with a pistol than I thought I was. Heard there was some kind of militia going on. I'll join it if I can." But he starts walking again, looking at the gravemarkers with names displayed on them. Walking down the row, he stares, almost hoping what he had heard was a lie. Until he sees the one he dreaded actually seeing. Mikaela Reid.
"Meeks." he says a little numbly, staring down at the plot of ground. "Always thought I'd find you again. Just…not like..this." A shuddering sigh. "I should've tried to convince you more. Shoulda tried to tell you it wasn't as bad as you though. Shit, even Grey's here. And man, you should've seen me an him fight." there's a bitter chuckle at that, talking to her like she's actually there. "I don't…know why you didn't come back. I wish you had. You deserved better than this. Better than me. I just wish…damnit, why did you let yourself get Boxed!" he suddenly shouts at the marker. "You could've stayed on the Ark! You could've come down with everyone else! You would've been safe! You would've been alive! Why, goddamnit! Why did you fuckin do it?! Why did you have to be so stupid!?" He doesn't even realize he's crying until he drags his free hand over his face. "I'm sorry. Fuck, I'm sorry. You gave me four years, Meeks. Four great years. You were…everything." He kneels down laying the flowers over the grave. "Is it this hard for your people too, Gid? he quietly asks without looking back at Gideon. "How do you say goodbye when you feel like their death is on your hands, because feel like you didn't do enough to save them?"
Grey nods at Cole's offer. "Definitely acceptin' more militia. Just have to be willin' to take orders from the Guard when you're on duty." Beat pause, "You can still rant your ass off when you're off duty." And then he falls silent, dropping his head as Cole addresses his dead girlfriend. When the techie shouts, Grey's shoulders tighten, but he reaches over with one hand, aiming to put it on the other man's shoulder. His other hand reaches out for Gideon's, blindly searching. When Cole kneels down, he lets his hand slip free, murmuring, "In peace, may you leave the shore. In love, may you find the next. Safe passage on your travels until our final journey to the ground. May we meet again."
Gideon has been quite quiet while the two mourn. When Grey reaches out for her hand, she accepts it with a gentle squeeze of calloused fingers. She listens to their benediction, brows furrowing slightly. It is the first she has heard it, and it draws a hint of confused curiosity to her expression. She then clears her throat gently, and murmurs the last words, but in Trigedasleng, "Mebi oso na hit choda op nodotaim."
"I will always love you." is a dedication Cole gives to the grave. He hadn't shown his face, and while he didn't move away from the hand that was placed on his shoulder, he gets back. When he faces them again, his face is tear-streaked. "Thanks, Grey. That was real nice of you." he says at the old Ark 'prayer'. "And don't worry, I'll take orders from the Guard. I'm not Cassandra or Zoe or anyone else that likes to buck the system." That said, he focuses on Gideon. "And I wanted to apologize to you personal, Gideon. I…I'm the one made the explosives when our camp was attacked. I'm the one that pressed the button that lighted the dropship's engines. I don't…it's hard to think about how many people I may of killed. I didn't want to kill Trikru. And I just…some of them may never forgive me for me it. So maybe I'm just asking for your forgiveness. Because it's been hard living with myself with that."
Grey squeezes Gideon's hand back, then shrugs a little, "Actually… uh… Dee's gotten through to Cass, maybe." He doesn't look all that happy to admit it, but at least he is admitting it. "She only went off-script like… twice in the Mountain." And then he quiets, allowing Cole to speak his piece to Gideon.
"Cassandra is my Second," Gideon says, pausing. "Apprentice. She is going to learn Earth Skills under my care." Then she frowns slightly at the apology. "You do not apologize for war, Cole. That is what must be done." She nods slightly before she looks back to Grey. "Peace is finding itself with the Skaikru and Trikru… slowly."
"I guess I have missed stuff if someone is getting her to actually straighten up. Or trying to." Cole finally says to Grey, glancing down at the grave. At least it looks better with flowers than barren. She won't be forgotten. Though he looks like he's not sure what to say to Gideon. "I know, I just…it was nothing I wanted to do." That's all he can say. Living with what he did, that's on him. "Thanks for coming. I appreciate it. Really. But..uh…glad you two found some happiness, yeah? Building a house? Good on you two. Dunno if you're the types that want any help with that, but just let me know. I got," he sighs. One last look at the grave. "let me know. I have a lot to make up for."
"Trying to. Pretty sure it's a work in progress." Grey glances over to Gideon, "Slowly and painfully." He glances down at their joined hands, then shrugs a little, "When we aren't out gettin' ourselves shot up. Kane's bein' a dick about lettin' Dee into Alpha Station yet," Maybe not everything has changed, if Grey still thinks that Kane is a dick, "so we're doin' what we can out here." He pauses, then puts in, "If you wanna make up for shit, you should help them rebuild C-bur. It got hit with a missile from the Mountain. It wasn't many C-bur folks around our camp, but it'd be more makin' up for how we fought than buildin' somethin' in here."
Gideon then looks at Grey when Cole mentions that the house will be for the both of them, and she smiles wryly as she waits for his reaction. Then she shakes her head slightly at Grey's words about Kane. "He wants to wait to see if I am going to keep my promises, Grey… he is being wise, not a dick. Allowing me into Alpha Station before I am properly vetted would be a foolish decision." She nods then at Grey's suggestion of repentance.
"That's a thing, isn't it?" Cole offers, stepping away from the graveyard. Seems like he doesn't really want to be nearby it right now. "I guess Ark politics don't really change, huh? In space, on the ground. I dunno, I don't know if I have much of an opinion. Apparently I've been pardoned, I got out of the mountain. As far as I'm concerned, I can't say I hold that much hate. Otherwise, I'd probably be getting my marrow drilled out of me too." The matter of helping rebuild Coesbur makes him think. "If…they would accept my help, I'd give it. Still trying to find my place here. Think that's going to take away. And if Gid needs anyone to vet them? She's got my word."
Grey snorts at Gideon's suggestion, "You went into the Mountain to save our people. Screw his vetting process." He walks away from the graveyard as well, doing his best to lead the trio back around toward The Row, "Yeah, we've all been pardoned. I ain't even sure if I wanna vote for Kane. I mean, he did good with the Mountain, and he's workin' toward a peace, but… I mean, he's Kane." He pauses a moment, then adds, "And I'm pretty sure he doesn't care what the Hundred have to say, 'cause I'm pretty sure there ain't one of us'd say anything bad about Dee. Not after what she did at the Dropship."
"We have only just got home… give him time. I am patient." Then she follows the others back to the Row. Her hands slide into the pockets of her jacket as they walk. She looks at Cole and then to Grey, and she shakes her head. "I do not require any more votes of confidence. Kane will see my merit, and I do not mind waiting for it. It should be given in a way that instills confidence in others, not just those who know me."
"I'll take Kane over either of the Wallaces any day." Cole says, putting that into perspective. Maybe for himself. "Maybe eventually it's just something we gotta let the fuck go of. Yeah, a lot of thought Kane was a dick. And maybe a lot of us would prefer if it was Jaha and not him. But as far as I've been told, he's still up in Go-Sci which…shit. Not a pleasant way to fuckin go, even if you did it for the right reasons. Why don't think he cares about what we think? We've been down here longer. Realistically, we're more survival experts than anyone else." He pauses at that. "Okay, in terms of people from the Ark anyways. I just got back but…I think I just want a day or so to breath. Find some kind of semblance of normalcy before the next crisis comes up."
Nodding reluctantly, Grey apparently agrees to give Kane time. Very reluctantly. Cole's question draws a snort, "Because we're kids to most of them, Cole. The Guard? Most of them see me as my Father's son still." For better or worse. Mostly worse, but not entirely. "An up-jumped Cadet with a Guardsman's title. We went from bein' in charge of ourselves to… part of the whole. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm glad everyone's down here. But I'd like to not get patted on the head when I offer some advice some time. And they've been down almost as long as we were now, so they think they know everything that they can't learn from the Trikru."
Gideon just listens, refraining from her own interjections. She continues along, head down, eyes focused on her boots as they move through the late summer grasses. Then she looks up toward the pair, shaking her head. "To be fair, you only have a few weeks on the rest of your people, and we have almost a century." She offers a small smile. "The Trikru that is." Then her shoulders roll, and she ducks her head again, looking thoughtful. "It should not be about showing up everyone else in Camp, it should be about offering help and providing what you can. They will see that merit… no need to prelude it with boasting about your experience… that just makes others feel either defensive or belittled."
"Gideon makes fair points. It's not about proving ourselves to everyone, I think it's more about them coming to us when they're ready to admit it." Cole offers. "I'm not in any hurry to start jumping at every opportunity to show what I can do. I know what I can do, if everyone else realizes that than…well, all the better." He gives a nod at Gideon. "Realistically, we should be learning all we can from you. And anyone else that offers. It's not the Trikru that need us, it's we that need them. And I say let the people that have been dealing with them the most try to work something out. The ones that want to help us will. The ones that don't? Well, so long as we don't get killed for our troubles, I'm happy with that." Yeah, he's a bit muted right now, somber.
Grey nods his agreement with Gideon, for all that he's tried to bludgeon people over the head with his own experiences in the past. "Yeah, except when they're bein' stupid, like pickin' shots at Reapers instead of hosin' 'em down. Then I'll belittle the hell outta them." Cole's comments, however, get a little frown as well, "We've got things we can teach the Trikru too, man. This ain't us comin' to them beggin'. It's a mutual thing. They can teach us how to survive, and we can teach them how to live more easily. I mean, that's what tech's good for, right? I mean, I bet there's plenty of ways you could make their bath houses better, not have to have fire right there in the room so it gets smoky."
"And you think calling someone stupid is going to encourage people to listen to you?" Gideon fixes Grey with a serious look. But then she nods slightly with Cole's words. "I'm not suggesting I am the end of all knowledge, but there is something to be said to the fact that you have only been here for almost two months… there is much to learn… for everyone." Then she reaches up to rub at the back of her neck thoughtfully, frowning a bit.
"Sorry, I think this is just me having had to deal with too much fuckin Jumar lately." Cole notes, taking Grey's words under advisement. "I mean, yeah, sure we do, I just don't want us acting like we're some kind of hubric high ground just because we happens to have a few computers that work and some solar panels. Which good just on the latter shit. We got stuff we can exchange to make both sides better, I'd wager. I guess I've just heard plenty of how 'much better we are' and I don't really buy it. You survive for nine generations when fuckall works and obviously you got some damn good ideas. Mutual exchange of ideas, yeah sure." And if to add to Grey's remarks, he says , "Chimney and smoke flues. Those kind of designs would be easy to throw together."
"Nope!" Grey's response to Gideon is cheerful and cheeky, "But it sure makes me feel better after they make a hash of shit." Cole's suggestion for the bathhouse causes him to shrug, "Naw… I was thinkin' some way to do it without fire. I mean, they've done a real good job with chimneys and shit." And then he gestures over to Gideon, flashing a grin, "Do I look like I'm tryin' to be some sorta… hubric high ground, whatever the hell that is?" He chuckles along with the words.
Gideon just looks slightly between the two. Then she shakes her head, snorting. "There is something about you Skaikru… you wish to prove yourselves so badly, you take any small success and turn it into a victory celebration." She shakes her head slightly, though at least she looks kind of amused. Then she returns to the foundation of the house, and where the framing and poles have been left. Delano is being tended to by a young girl of about ten, and she looks abruptly sheepish when Gideon comes into view.
"Oh thinking bigger?" Cole considers, because this stuff is more appealing to think about than thinking about Mika being gone for good. "Beyond solar power. Heat generated through flame, electricity, and hot water. I mean, try to design some kind of hot water system. Radiators sorta thing. That's a helluva under-taking. I mean, you'd need a facility large enough to heat enough water for an entire village. Need a lot of pipe for something like that. Though think about something else that could just for that specific home. Have to think on that." The last bit, he sighs at Grey. "Hubric. Hubris. Arrogance. Or if you want the layman's word for it, go talk to Jumar for five minutes and you'll get the right idea."
Grey points to himself at Gideon's comment, an all-too-innocent 'who me' look on his features. "Hey, we ain't had too many victories in a good long while. I'll celebrate all of them that I can." Cole's pondering causes him to gesture toward the man, "Yeah, like that sorta thing. But their bathhouses aren't for just a single house. Everyone shares. Oh, and dickhead then. Got it. Useful dickhead, but dickhead."
"He does make a good point at that." Cole notes at Grey. "Victories seem to be a pretty damn rare thing. Getting us out of the mountain, I'll chalk that up as one." he nods. "Yeah, that's something we might just have to get used to. Having one centralized area for bathing seems to be a smarter, easier, and more efficient idea. But then again, I don't have a problem being naked in front of people. I suppose I'll have to draw some schematics of something like that. Hrm. Though…do we even have baths here? Showers? I mean, I'll help rebuild Coesbur, but I'd like something like that too." Another nod. "Right. Dickhead."
"I'll be right there to give you a hand, Dee," Grey promises as she returns to working on the house — and keeping the horse out of the hands o the 10-year-old. Looking back to Cole he nods, "Yeah. Four targets, four bullseyes. At least, I assume that the fog's done in 'cause we didn't get gassed on the way down, and the missiles are crapped out, 'cause they haven't dropped one on our heads." The question about bathing though, has Grey jerking a thumb back toward the bulk of Alpha Station, "Oh yeah. They refilled the water tanks. Hot and cold runnin' water. They're even workin' on a pipeline from the lake, so we don't have to haul water up to the tanks every time they run low."
"Just don't start dumping sewage into the lake. That's one environmental disaster that we really don't want to contend with." Cole points out. "I dunno, maybe find a way to process it into fertilizer like we used to. I mean, I got over the fact that we were drink water from our own piss and eating food grown from our own shit a long time ago. Used to it by now." The matter of the fog and missiles, he almost looks put out. "I know they had to be taken out, but damn. Would've like to know how that acid shit worked. Not to use it, really, just know. The missiles, as much as having some spare missiles laying around for defense, probably better that we not have them. I'm looking to make peace, not piss everyone else off at us again. Because…I'd really like to not do that again. Once was enough."
Grey shrugs at the warning, "Smarter people'n me are workin' on that. I just make sure no one screws with the people doin' it." He snap-points at Cole's decision on the missiles, "That goes for the fog too. If you know how it works, so does someone else. Then you gotta trust them and everyone else they tell. No way the Trikru'd sit still for that. Half of 'em still think we're gonna be The Mountain Part II, Electric Boogaloo."
"I guess I can't really blame them on that." Cole starts to say and then frowns. "No, I can, I just don't fuckin want to. We don't run around making Reapers, draining them of blood and all sorts of other holocaust-like shit. I mean, maybe that's our saving grace why they haven't done something about that. Maybe because they our people too helped." He thinks a moment on that. "Boy they really don't like the idea of us having any kind of leg of them, does it? Like, they want to be the ones in control here, and just have to do what they say. I'd say that's not really fair but…we did sorta invade their land. Not like…that was intentional or anything but.." he shrugs at the end.
Grey nods with Cole's points, "Yup, that's pretty much why they haven't tried to smash us. And they've had someone holdin' tech over their heads for generations, and… yeah… that. They didn't ask us here. Then again, we didn't ask to be here either. Me, I figure us smashing the Mountain together's a real good way to prove to one another that we know what the hell we're doin'."
"We can hope. Maybe they'll get over that crazy fear of guns now that the Mountain will eventually be no more. Not saying we should arm them up or anything, but at least they won't give you guys dirty looks anymore for it." Cole remarks, looking around. "This shit is still so fuckin new." he comments absently, then looking back at Grey. "That shit with Thripoda ever get sorted or we got that hanging over our heads still?"
Grey shrugs, "I think after what they saw, some of them might be more willin' to have rifles on their side. Maybe. But armin' them'd be a real big mistake. Numbers game, man." The query about Thripoda draws a grunt, and a shrug, "I'm… not totally sure. There's an investigation goin' on to see if anyone involved made it down. They also owe us some justice for three Guards who got killed while on patrol right after Arkfall. I think it's… complicated, from what I heard."
"No, I agree with you on that. And eventually we're going to run out of ammunition, even with the Ark here. So either we learn to shoot arrows real fast or we figure something else out." For everything else, he kinda makes an 'ugh' sound, snorting. "I was really hoping that was going to be resolved by the time I got back. If I got back. Apart of me hopes that all this working together will hopefully make them forget about it, but I kinda doubt that. Three guards? Shit, two steps forward, one back kinda stuff." Then a snort. "Complicated. Yeah, that's a fuckin word for it, I guess."
Grey jerks his thumb back toward Alpha Station, "Oh, the armory's got manufacturin' capabilities. Not very fast, but it'll do if we ain't fightin' all the time." He grins crookedly at the mention of having resolved everything, shaking his head, "We were a little busy, man. Workin' to get y'all out. Anyhow, I should go learn how t'build a house." There's a pause, "Glad you're back, man. Don't try to out-dick Jumar."
"Oh? I didn't know that survived." Cole raises his brows to that. "Well…that's something. Make things a little easier but yeah…rescuing our dumbasses." There's a tilt of his head, looking at him. "Nah, I'm an ass, but I'm not on his level. I like to think I'm mellowing out a little. But. Thanks Grey. For earlier. Meant a lot." And what may of been a long time coming, he actually offers his hand to the Guard. "Fuck that man, if you're gonna build a house, I'll make sure the goddamn thing doesn't fall over on itselt." He gestures at the wrench. "If you're gonna abuse tools, I'll show you how to do it right."
Grey snorts softly, "There's a whole lot more important stuff that needs doin' rather than just buildin' our house." He stops there, considering the term, and then gives a little 'huh' and shakes the moment off. Grey takes the offered hand, shaking it once, "The One Hundred, you're all the family I got left. You all and Dee. I meant what I said, back in the camp. I'll come get any one of you that gets taken. Always, man."


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July 25, 2018
Glenwood Springs, Colorado offers a main drag for trinket shopping, a few quirky shops, and adorable houses. Hubby and I happened upon a little
farmer's market in a tiny city park where we bought hand made soap. The warm day made us seek air conditioning, so we browsed places selling artful dust catchers. Life in an RV removes the temptation of buying most objets d'art. Where do we put it? How fast will it jump off the wall and break? What's it weigh? Oh never mind.
Hoping for a bright spot in the afternoon, I looked for a local weaving or yarn shop. If it went well, I'd spend a few happy minutes with my tribe. The Google has a way of suggesting crazy or at least off-the-mark stuff, so when "weaving" turned up Art on 8th, I thought, "Great. It's an art gallery that has one funky wall hanging made of cat hair and tin foil." Still, I can't leave some stones unturned.
Art on 8th's downstairs has pretties – jewelry, trinkets, artsy creations – and fabulous woven towels and garments. As a weaver, although a new one, I recognize quality in consistent work and the beauty in functional twill towels. It turned out there was a weaving studio upstairs, the shop lady said, where I could observe the process. Squee! Must see the looms and talk to weaving kinfolk!
There were three looms on the stair landing, one being used by a silent, studious-looking man. Shh, mustn't disturb him. At the top of the stairs, left, right, and around the corner were looms, looms, looms! At least five people were weaving their hearts out, and a couple more hovered and assisted. I didn't get full details, but evidently there is a local effort that gives folks with disabilities the opportunity to learn to weave and to earn money from their work.Assistants handle dressing the looms, but the clients choose colors and weave yards and yards of gorgeous fabric. One gentleman weaving fluffy rugs proudly told me he had been doing it for 20 years. A woman weaving luscious yellows and golds worked so fast and beat so hard that it made me a teensy bit jealous. (I love to beat the hell out of weft shots and often have to hold back. Not her!) These people may have disabilities in some arenas, but where weaving is concerned, they've got skills.
I only wished for a guest loom where I could sit, weave, and enjoy their company. To the assistant who answered my questions and said she only dresses the looms but has yet to weave – oh honey! You gotta do it!


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Jason and Medea's carelessness causes dangers to the planet.
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"Elementary, My Dear Watson!"
By Jennifer L. Stutts, CPSM, RS&H
After that infamous Friday afternoon, so eloquently reminisced in our first blog post of this series by Jennifer Nix McGerald, Marketing Coordinator at Cardno, it was time to get started.
So what's the first step to develop an image campaign, you may ask? (And as trained and educated marketers, I expect all of us to know this answer.)
You got it – research! It was time to put on our detective hats and channel our inner Sherlock Holmes.
It began with a SWOT
We started with an internal strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis. Our strengths included the educational opportunities and resources we provide our members, while our weaknesses included communication and lack of awareness in the architecture, engineering and construction (A / E / C) community. We identified opportunities, such as partnerships with other industry organizations, like the American Institute of Architects, as well as threats, including the rising cost of membership and competing demands of our members' time.
Through our SWOT analysis, we recognized two things:
1) As marketers, we needed to do a better job of marketing ourselves and the value we provide, and
2) We must demonstrate that value OVER cost.
A review of the demographics
Our next phase of research included a review of our demographics. We found that the chapter was fairly evenly split between marketing coordinators (43%) and managers/principals (38%), along with business developers (19%).
We also found that the chapter was equally diverse by size of firm and industry sector.
The chapter's average retention rate was a strong 85%, just at the national SMPS average at the time. And in the year prior, we had grown in membership by 7.6%. This data gave us a great baseline for getting started and markers for improvement.
Perhaps the most surprising statistic uncovered was the tenure range of our members. At the time, 27% of our current members had joined within the last year. Expand that range, and we found slightly under half of our members, or 43%, had joined within the last three years.
That was big news. Research conducted by our national SMPS tells us that the likelihood of members dropping their membership significantly increases in their first three years, and is at the highest in their first year. The key to retaining members is early engagement in these first few years.
Were we at risk? Could this be our biggest threat – or quite possibly our biggest opportunity?
All of a sudden, there was a sense of urgency. We knew we needed to demonstrate our value and engage our members now before we lose them. So how do we reach them? What do we say?
These questions led us to our final phase of research – we asked them…
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For our final phase of research, we knew we needed to roll up our sleeves and dig a little deeper, leaving no stone unturned. We couldn't be afraid to ask members what they really thought of SMPS Tampa Bay – and use that insight to take positive action. So we conducted an online survey of members.
The survey received a 36% response rate and the demographics of our respondents were also consistent with the demographics of the chapter, indicators that our data was an accurate representation of chapter perception. (Thank you again for taking the survey.)
We asked our members to rank what they valued most or what they were looking to gain out of their membership with SMPS Tampa Bay, then asked how the chapter rates in each of those areas.
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Giving back or service-oriented events ranked last on the list. This doesn't mean our members are adverse to charitable/service opportunities – in fact, we know they support service events. Rather, we interpreted this to mean that our members are simply seeking these opportunities through other organizations. It's not a driving factor in their desire become or remain a member of SMPS Tampa Bay.
These initial key questions helped identify which benefits our members valued most, which showed us what areas we should reinforce in our actions and communications – education, networking, and career growth.
With such great data, we knew we were on to something here. If we could figure out how to demonstrate our key membership drivers and communicate those values, then we'd be well on our way to increasing member engagement and growing our chapter.
Next up, we'll look at how we took these key insights and turned them into something real. Stay tuned…
Jennifer L. Stutts, CPSM, is the Director of Marketing, Communications & Strategy at RS&H. She's a seasoned marketer with 12 years of experience in the areas of corporate communications strategy, branding, media relations, integrated marketing communications, and management.
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Contents of my bug out bag for surviving disaster in the UK.
I keep it in an M12 tactical bag. I would not take all of this equipment in every situation, only what would be needed and appropriate depending what the emergency is.
I have a mummy style sleeping bag and small air matress. I have a SIGG bottle, 44 and 58 pattern water bottles with 44 steel mug, telescopic baton, sling shot, sharpening stone, larger and small folding saws, one to keep in the bag and one in my pocket. Bivvy bag, foil survival blanket, small guide books for info and to kill bordom, walkies, first aid kit… See More, soap bag, sewing kit, crank powered radio/torch, hunting/gutting knife and woodcraft knife, magnesium block, flint striker, whistle, headlamp, binoculars, waterproofs (behind the S10 gas mask) 550 paracord, compass, leatherman, personal alarm, zippo, a mouse trap, fold away cutlery and a small cooking pot. In the possibles pouch I have matches in a waterproof pot made out of an old shot gun cartridge, carabina clips, water purification tablets (also have them in the first aid kit and my water bottle pouch) and other odds and ends that might be usefull. I also have packs of tuna.
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Contents of my bug out bag for surviving disaster in the UK.


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WNBA All-Star notebook
PENALTY PHASE OVER -- Don't expect Diana Taurasi to miss any more games than the two she's already missed for her DUI arrest. The Phoenix Mercury suspended Taurasi for two games following the July 2 incident, a penalty the former UConn star has already served.
WNBA President Donna Orender said Saturday that the league isn't likely to add any penalties.
"The team has given out punishment which is consistent with the league; the league would give out the same punishment," Orender said. "She's paid the maximum penalty for an athlete having that kind of transgression."
Orender has spoken with Taurasi, the league's leading scorer, and said Taurasi expressed plenty of remorse.
"There's no doubt that Diana Taurasi made a mistake," Orender said. "She's owned up to it, she's stood up tall, she's taken responsibility."
HOT SHOOTER -- Becky Hammon won the 3-point shooting contest held before Saturday's game. The San Antonio sharpshooter, a five-time all-star, beat Sue Bird and Kate Smith in the finals by scoring 16 points.
Both Bird and Smith scored 12 in the finals.
JOB HUNT -- She worked for the PGA Tour for 17 years and is now the head of a major women's pro league, seemingly making Orender a prime candidate to be the next commissioner of the LPGA. As of now, however, Orender says she's sticking to basketball.
"I've had no discussions with the LPGA," Orender said. "I'm 100 percent focused on the WNBA."
Bowing to internal pressure, Carolyn Bivens resigned recently as LPGA commissioner. Marsha Evans is the acting commissioner but the league is actively looking for someone to take over at the start of the 2010 season.
FREE THROW -- Orender spent time this week in Tulsa, Okla., seeing if that city might be a good fit for a WNBA franchise. Whether that means moving one of the league's current 13 teams or an expansion team is in question.
"Right now it's about finding out whether Tulsa is viable," Orender said.


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"I was trained as a family doctor and the joke was you couldn't take care of someone unless you knew their pets name. And like all jokes there is a little bit of truth in there, which is we know now that the determinants of whether someone is going to have a good or bad outcome or the cost of what it is going to be to take care of someone is largely determined not only by … what procedures or medications or studies they get, but who they are and how are they feeling — whether they can eat or have transportation or rent due," Salesforce Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joshua Newman, told MobiHealthNews. "Because of our platform, we can enable the kinds of analysis that can point to a recommendation or a recommended action or a risk, and even more crucially we can start to fill the gaps and start to address these issues."
The second feature focuses on mobile-first in-home care collaboration. The system was designed to help care providers extend care into a patient's home and break down care silos. This feature will include an element called Field Service Lightning for Health Cloud, which has the ability to connect home care organizations with the patient's other providers.
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This cumulative update package for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 contains hotfixes for the BizTalk Server 2010 issues that were resolved after the release of BizTalk Server 2010.
We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new update release contains all the hotfixes and all the security updates that were included in the previous BizTalk Server 2010 update release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent BizTalk Server 2010 update release.
We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new update release contains all the hotfixes and all the security updates that were included in the previous BizTalk Server 2010 update release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent BizTalk Server 2010 update release.
Important information about the cumulative update package
- Each cumulative hotfix package includes all the component packages. However, a cumulative update package updates only those components that are installed on the system.
2555976 Service Pack and cumulative update list for BizTalk ServerNote If you use the MQSeries adapter, MQSAgent.dll must be updated on the IBM WebSphere MQ server to the same cumulative update level that is on BizTalk Server. To do this, make sure that you run the same cumulative update setup on the IBM WebSphere MQ server. You may experience performance issues if you run mismatched versions.
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This cumulative update package is a rollup update that contains the following items:
BizTalk Server adapters
- All new hotfixes that were released for BizTalk Server 2010
- Some other fixes that improve the product
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
BizTalk Server 2010 hotfixes that are included in cumulative update package 9 for BizTalk Server 2010The Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that discuss these hotfixes are published as the hotfixes become available. For more information about the BizTalk Server issues, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
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How to get cumulative update package 9 for BizTalk Server 2010BizTalk Server uses a cumulative update (CU) model for providing fixes and updates. Each cumulative update includes new updates in addition to all the updates that were included in previous cumulative updates. We recommend testing and then applying the latest CU to all BizTalk environments.
All new fixes are publicly released in the upcoming cumulative update. Stand-alone fixes may be provided before the next cumulative update if the reported problem is very important, has a significant business effect, and doesn't have a workaround. If stand-alone fixes are provided, they require the latest released cumulative update as a prerequisite.
Hotfix packageIf the cumulative update is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to get the cumulative update package.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you may have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that don't qualify for this specific cumulative update package. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, go to the following Microsoft Website:Note The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the cumulative update is available. If you don't see a certain language, no cumulative update package is available for that language.
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Position Analysis – Double-A Pitchers The CCO's off-season look at the Cubs' minor league system continues today. After viewing the possible pitching staff for Triple-A, we turn to where the first pitching prospects of the current front office mostly reside, the staff for Double-A Tennessee. Double-A Starters and Relievers While the Triple-A pitching staff will be a combination of prospects and fringe Major League players, Double-A will see a consolidation of pitching. Some of Tennessee's … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – Minor League Leaders and Awards
Cubs Minor League Leaders and Awards This past season was quite successful for the Cubs in their minor league system. As the year ended on Monday, several players wound up leading their league in a category or were given a particular award by the league. Here is a level by level recap. Arizona Rookie League – AZL Cubs Infielder Isaac Paredes, Catcher/First Baseman/DH Gustavo Polanco, and left-handed relief pitcher Eugenio Palma were all named to the post-season All-Star Team in the Arizona … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/08/16
Carrying over from last week, pitching was front and center this past weekend as Oscar De La Cruz dominated for South Bend. Rob Zastryzny continues to impress in Iowa, while Tyler Skulina lacked support in Tennessee. Jonathan Martinez and James Pugliese have emerged on a now powerful Myrtle Beach pitching staff, and Manuel Rondon remains unbeaten for Eugene. For the rest of the arms race, take a look at today's Down on the Farm Report. Short Season Class-A – Eugene Emeralds (33-15) Back … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/20/16
Midweek saw a light schedule in the minor leagues as Eugene is a game away from qualifying for the playoffs thanks to the hitting of Chris Pieters and the pitching of Oscar De La Cruz. Jonathan Martinez continued to roll in Myrtle Beach, as did Paul Blackburn with Tennessee. Meanwhile, Dakota Mekkes and Marc Huberman had their professional debuts in Arizona. On this day, man first set foot on the moon and the world was given Tom U. Today's Down on the Farm Report may not match those feats, … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/13/16
It was a light schedule to begin the week, coinciding with the Major League All-Star game. Cubs' fans are now holding their breath awaiting word on pitching phenom Dylan Cease as he left Eugene's game with the trainer. Jonathan Martinez is resurging for Myrtle Beach, and Ryan Kellogg continues to impress for South Bend. Meanwhile, veteran pitching is the story down in Tennessee. Along with rookie and Dominican league results, the Down on the Farm Report prepares for an interesting second … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/08/16
Rain played havoc with the minor league schedule to end the week, as South Bend took two from rival Fort Wayne thanks to a resurgent Eddy Julio Martinez. Jonathan Martinez had a strong effort for Myrtle Beach, as did Dylan Cease for Eugene. Dan Vogelbach was unstoppable for Iowa. Brian Matusz started for the AZL Cubs. And Gleyber Torres had a four-hit night for Myrtle Beach that included a home run. With Dominican League highlights, the Down on the Farm Report promises to go between the … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/01/16
It was a mixed bag to end the week as South Bend continued their destruction of the Midwest League thanks to pitchers Ryan Kellogg and Preston Morrison. Eugene's Chris Pieters is quickly making a name for himself and Jonathan Martinez looks back on track for Myrtle Beach. Tennessee is experiencing a surge due to the pitching of Jen-Ho Tseng and Duane Underwood Jr., but Iowa can't seem to put it together despite the efforts of Jeimer Candelario. And, by the way, check out Zack Short and … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 06/24/16
Big pitching performances marked the end of the week as rookie Jose Albertos burst onto the scene while Pedro Silverio was dealing for Eugene. Ryan Kellogg came up big for South Bend and Jonathan Martinez set a career high for Myrtle Beach. And veterans Joe Nathan and Jake Buchanan had good outings for Tennessee and Iowa. With Dominican League highlights, today's Down on the Farm Report is coming at you high and tight. Short Season Class-A – Eugene Emeralds (4-2) The offense for Eugene had … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/04/16
Pitching finally stepped forward as Carson Sands and Ryan Kellogg had good outings for South Bend, while Jake Stinnett and Jonathan Martinez got the job done for Myrtle Beach. Ryan Williams had batters creating divots in front of home plate for Iowa, and the bullpen of Gerardo Concepcion, David Garner and Corey Black shined for Tennessee. For more details, check out today's Down on the Farm Report. Low Class-A – South Bend Cubs (14-10) Back at home on Monday South Bend posted their … [Read more...]
Cubs Highlights from Down on the Farm
There were several individual performances Saturday that stood out in the Cubs' system. Willson Contreras, Albert Almora Jr., Dan Vogelbach and John Andreoli paced the offense in Iowa's first win of the season over Round Rock. Jeimer Candelario played first base for Double-A Tennessee. And Donnie Dewees reached base two more times. Here are some of the highlights from Saturday's games and updates on several prospects a week and a half into the minor league season. • Willson Contreras … [Read more...]


text: How safe are the materials in your kitchen cabinets? Your expectations are: when you purchase a product it will be manufactured to pass the health and safety standards set for that type of product. If anywhere along the manufacturing process someone breaches this trust, people can get hurt. You, the consumer, are the end of the line. See the show at http://bit.ly/18hlikH Recently, CBS on its 60 Minutes show did an expose on overseas factories using formaldehyde in wood products (in this case flooring), in quantities that far exceeds US safety standards. These US … [Read more...]


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Furnished Quarters to Manage Extended Stay Hotel in the Historic 70 Pine Street Building
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The 132-suite extended stay hotel at the iconic 70 Pine Street building in the heart of the Financial District will be operated by Furnished Quarters, a top provider of furnished apartments. The announcement was made by Rose Associates and its partner DTH Capital, the owners of the vintage Art Deco skyscraper that is currently under redevelopment to become a full-service luxury rental building.
"We plan to introduce a fresh hospitality concept under an entirely new brand at 70 Pine Street," said Steve Brown, co-founder of Furnished Quarters. "This is a significant step in our evolution, and we're excited to now offer our corporate clients and guests apartment-size lodging in New York City for stays that are less than 30 days."
Scheduled for a grand opening in fall 2014, the hotel will occupy floors three to six in the 66-story building. Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, who has also designed the Mondrian Hotels in New York's SoHo district, Los Angeles, and the upcoming Mondrian Baha Mar in the Bahamas, will work with Furnished Quarters' in-house design team to create the extended stay hotel rooms.
Originally built as the headquarters building of the Cities Service Company and later known as the American International Building, the structure at 70 Pine Street was constructed during the famous New York skyscraper race. When completed in 1932 it was the third tallest building in the world after the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. According to information from The Skyscraper Center, the 952-foot building currently ranks as the fifth tallest building in the city. In June 2011 the building was designated a New York City landmark.
After changing owners over the years, the asset was sold to Rose Properties in June 2011, only one week after it was designated a New York City landmark. As previously reported by Bloomberg, the $205 million transaction was brokered by Jones Lang LaSalle (now JLL). Shortly after taking over the building, Rose Properties announced plans to invest $550 million to redevelop the skyscraper into one of the city's most desirable luxury apartment buildings. In addition to the 132-unit extended stay hotel, the tower will include 664 rental apartments. Rose is currently marketing 35,000 square feet of retail space and the landmarked lobby—to be re-opened to pedestrian traffic for the first time in decades—which could feature a restaurant and café. La Palestra, an operator of upscale fitness and wellness centers, will occupy 23,000 square feet of space off the building's lobby.
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- 00:05 @codeimpossible @RBDurgin Did Cyphermint own those kiosks? I thought they were on like indefinite loan from clients or vendors. #
- 02:34 So Jason Hirschhorn, late of Sling, landed at MySpace? I wish him luck, but I still think MySpace is a cesspit. snurl.com/gwfyi #
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- 04:20 Got three more hours on shift - lesson, don't stay up too long past shift or second wind kicks in and there goes any normal cycle. #
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With two children, aged 11 and 13, currently before the courts on charges of manslaughter, several members of the public have taken to social media questioning at what age can a child be held criminally responsible for their actions, and if it was right that children be made to face such a serious charge.
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George Wilson, MD, is a senior radiology resident in a major L.A. hospital. A promising future and a loving fiancée, George's future is so bright that he's got to wear shades (oh Timbuk 3, we need you chaps back on the radio). And then one morning, George awakens with a dead fiancée in his bed … seemingly due to Type 1 diabetic complications. Several months later whilst going through the grieving process, George attends a seminar hosted by Amalgamated Healthcare, where he runs into an old flame (Paula Stonebrenner) and the revelation of a new medical breakthrough in the form of a smartphone app called iDoc. A convergence of informational technology, nanotechnology and genomics, the iDoc is poised to be quite the thing to supplement the Affordable Care Act where virtual digitized doctors monitor and offer medical advice without the inconvenience of waiting in line at the local hospital or clinic. Now I know what you're thinking: a health insurance company coming up with a solution to "help" the healthcare system. Seriously, that alone is some really good medical fiction right there. But alas, here it is. Soon George discovers that there are many people using iDoc as beta testers. Among them was his late fiancée (hmmm, you say). And just when the uneasiness of being replaced with Siri, MD, was beginning to arise in George, many of the beta testers started dying on him which ranges from a friendly neighbour to several patients he's actually worked with. Still not impressed or intrigued? Oh yes, did I forget to mention that most of these victims were either terminal or potential terminal cases. Bloody hell, you're saying about now … and you're in good company. As George decides to investigate iDoc (the accidental death panel known as Siri) and Amalgamated Health, he finds himself entrenched in a sinister game of cat and mouse where his sleuthing threatens Amalgamated's bottom line (aye, that is always a good thing) and George stands to lose more than just his residency or sanity.
Cook's Cell is a neck-breaking thrill ride down a dark, twisting mountainside on a very thin road … with the lights off. It grips you by the throat all the way to the mind-blowing end … and yes, it will blow your mind. And if anything, it'll make you appreciate those long waits at your local clinic as you thumb through old People magazines or endure Judge Judy or the Price is Right on a crappy telly … over some PHd enhanced Siri that simply wants to kill you. Just saying mates.
P.S. Siri is not the actual virtual avatar that is used in the book. I just used her because … well … she makes such a great target. Tee hee.


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Human Behavior and Physiological Response
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As new technology fuels the rapid growth of research in psychophysiology, it is essential that those new to the field receive a comprehensive introduction. Psychophysiology: Human Behavior and Physiological Response provides students with elementary information regarding the anatomy and physiology of various body systems, recording techniques, integrative reviews of literature, and concepts in the field. Highly accessible, this book fills a gap between edited handbooks that are often difficult for beginners, and journal articles that may also be a challenge to digest.
In this new edition, John L. Andreassi incorporates:
*a glossary of terms at the end of each chapter to help students learn definitions of novel terms introduced throughout the book;
*a new chapter focusing on the proliferation of neuroimaging studies, including positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); and
*content changes in all chapters to cover new areas of research, as well as to update findings in traditional topics of interest.
Upper level undergraduate and beginning graduate students in psychophysiology, biological psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and physiological psychology will benefit immensely from this important text, just as professionals new to psychophysiology will find this book exceptionally useful in their work.
Table of Contents
Contents: Preface. Introduction to Psychophysiology. Concepts in Psychophysiology. The Nervous System and Measurement of Its Activity. The EEG and Behavior I: Motor and Mental Activities. The EEG and Behavior II: Sensation, Attention, Perception, Conditioning, and Sleep. Event-Related Brain Potentials and Behavior I: Measurement, Motor Activity, Hemispheric Asymmetries, and Sleep. Event-Related Potentials and Behavior II: Mental, Sensory, Attentional, and Perceptual Activities. Event-Related Slow Brain Potentials and Behavior. Neuroimaging, Neuromagnetism, and Behavior. Muscle Activity and Behavior. Electrodermal Activity (EDA) and Behavior. Pupillary Response and Behavior. Eye Movements, Eye Blinks, and Behavior. Heart Activity and Behavior I: Developmental Factors, Motor and Mental Activities, Perception, Attention, and Orienting Responses. Heart Activity and Behavior II: Stress, Emotions, Motivation, Personality, Social Factors, Brain Interactions, and Conditioning. Blood Pressure, Blood Volume, and Behavior. Applied Psychophysiology I: Detection of Deception, Vigilance, Job Design, and Workload. Applied Psychophysiology II: Auditory and Visual System Tests, Nervous System Disorders, Clinical Neurology, and Behavior Disorders. Applied Psychophysiology III: Biofeedback and Psychoneuroimmunology. Environmental Psychophysiology. Appendix: Laboratory Safety.
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"Overall, I found this book enjoyable to read. There was a good logical progression from one topic to the next. It is very comprehensive, extensively documenting positive, negative or controversial findings by many measures of mental processes ranging from attention, concentration, memory, perception, sensation, intelligence, affect, language, and cognition to sleep."
—The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences