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This month's cover girl definitely proves the saying, 'Great things come in small packages.' At 5' 1", Jeri Lee has everything you could possibly want in a tight, compact package. Her smoking hot body, warm smile and beautiful eyes almost seem too perfect for a mere mortal.
Lee, who has been modeling since she was a little girl, has made a tremendous impact with import enthusiasts across North America. Her sweet smile brightens every room she walks into; although I'm sure the guys who get caught looking by their girlfriend don't feel that way! Her exotic look and style can be traced to her half-Filipina and half-Mexican heritage. Since becoming a model, she has been in hot demand and has spiced up many shows and websites, including babeblvd.com. Her first big moment came when she was featured in a sport compact magazine back in 2004. She loves attending car shows and in 2006 she took the heat meter up a notch at the Panther Wheels display at SEMA.
While Lee likes to spend her down time relaxing on the couch, she keeps her beautiful figure in shape by hitting the clubs as well as go-go dancing. Lee may appear to be a sweet little package, but guys best be wary of her aggressive nature. This Orange County girl knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to take charge. And as for your cheesy pick-up lines, you better find another girl to try them out on because Lee isn't shy about letting you know what she thinks. Just ask some of the guys she's paint-brushed over the years for some of the stupid things men say!
Going through Lee's portfolio is enough to get even a dead man's heart pumping. While she has never done any nude posing, she has done some "implied" photo shoots and even went so far as to tell PAS that posing for Playboy one day could be a possibility. Makes you hate Hugh Hefner even more, doesn't it?
So keep your eyes peeled at the next sport compact show you attend as Lee could be there lighting up the stage or attracting hundreds of spectators to a booth, all hoping for the chance to get up close and personal with one of the hottest ladies to venture into a car show environment.
Birthdate : November 29
Sign of the Zodiac : Sagittarius
Measurements : 32-24-33 Nationality : ½ Filipina, ½ Mexican
Hometown : Orange County, CA
Turn-ons : Only HE knows…
Turn-offs : …and HE knows this too
PAS: Describe yourself in three words.
Jeri Lee: Short, Sweet, and Sexy.
PAS: How long have you been modeling?
Jeri Lee: I have been modeling since I was three years old. My mom got me started - went to auditions and did pageants. I started in acting and commercials as well.
PAS: What's the best part of being a model?
Jeri Lee: Everything!! I love it so much… it's my passion. Meeting new faces, working with good people, traveling, wine and dine, getting my face out all over the world… the whole works, it's fantastic.
PAS: What are some of your modeling highlights so far?
Jeri Lee: I have many highlights. Everything, from whether it's a photo shoot, or a magazine feature, to a music video production, to an energy drink promo… I can go on… I take everything in and I am happy with it all.
PAS: What is the strangest photo shoot that you've done?
Jeri Lee: All my shoots are unique and creative. Nothing's strange… well maybe wearing a neon-green two piece jacket and shorts, maybe too bright… RADIOACTIVE ENERGY DRINK – I LOVE YOU GUYS, I am just teasing!! Oh and a video shoot for Dave Navarro: I had to act like I was a psychotic person in front of the camera… that was fun.
PAS: What trait do you like most about yourself?
Jeri Lee: My smile and my stars.
PAS: What traits do you dislike most about yourself?
Jeri Lee: I don't have any… I love me.
PAS: Can you tell us about your first kiss?
Jeri Lee: Oh gosh, I was in 8th grade, and it was after school and we met behind a brick wall and we were talking, holding hands and he faced me and rushed me… I didn't know what the hell I was doing… I got so scared.
PAS: What is your top unfulfilled fantasy?
Jeri Lee: To be in bed with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Deep.
PAS: What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Jeri Lee: Nothing's perfect… but happiness for me is my family, and my bf, and my friends, and living a healthy life.
PAS: What three items would you take with you to a deserted island?
Jeri Lee: My Mom, my Alf, and bottles of water.
PAS: Is it ever okay to lie?
Jeri Lee: It's not good to lie… it just makes you a bad person.
PAS; What's your idea of perfect happiness?
Jeri Lee: Nothing's perfect… but happiness for me is my family, boyfriend and friends all living a healthy life.
PAS: What's the best prank you ever played on someone?
Jeri Lee: I guess using my soundboard and making crank calls to fans and guys who are in love with me. Everyone has done that and used my soundboard for prank calls.
PAS: What was your worst childhood experience?
Jeri Lee: It was being the rebellious daughter and not caring about anything else besides myself… fighting and yelling and disobeying my family – not good! Those times were bad for me, I mean I was a teenager just growing up.
PAS: Have you posed in the nude? If so, how did it make you feel?
Jeri Lee: I have… First time that I did it I was really young, and my body wasn't that perfected yet, and I really didn't care for it, but now I am very pleased about it and do it for better model work.
PAS: What quality do you like most in a man?
Jeri Lee: Intelligence.
PAS: What quality do you like most in a woman?
Jeri Lee: Sexiness.
PAS: Do you have any shout outs or last words?
Jeri Lee: Thank you PAS MAG! Finally, better pictures from the last time we shot! Ha, ha! I love you guys, and the fans! All my respect and love go out to you guys and gals.


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Splinter hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding (hemorrhage) under the fingernails or toenails.
Alternative Names
Fingernail hemorrhage
Splinter hemorrhages look like thin, red to reddish-brown lines of blood under the nails. They run in the direction of nail growth.
They are named splinter hemorrhages because they look like a splinter under the fingernail. The hemorrhages may be caused by tiny clots that damage the small capillaries under the nails.
Splinter hemorrhages can occur with infection of the heart valves (
Common Causes
- Bacterial endocarditis
- Injury to the nail
Home Care
There is no specific care for splinter hemorrhages. Follow your health care providers instructions for treating endocarditis.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Contact your health care provider if:
- You notice splinter hemorrhages and you havent had any recent injury to the nail
Note: Splinter hemorrhages usually appear late in endocarditis. Likely other symptoms will cause you to visit your health care provider before splinter hemorrhages appear.
What to Expect at Your Office Visit
Your health care provider will examine you to determine the cause of splinter hemorrhages. The health care provider may ask you the following medical history questions:
- When did you first notice this?
- Have you had an injury to the nails recently?
- Do you have endocarditis, or has your health care provider suspected that you have endocarditis?
- What other symptoms do you have, such as shortness of breath, fever, general ill feeling, or muscle aches?
Physical examination may include special attention to the heart and blood circulation systems.
Laboratory studies may include:
Blood cultures Complete blood count(CBC) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR)
In addition, your health care provider may order:
Chest x-ray ECG Echocardiogram
After seeing your health care provider, you may want to add a diagnosis of splinter hemorrhages to your personal medical record.
Tosti A. Diseases of hair and nails. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 450.
Mackowiak PA, Durack DT. Fever of unknown origin. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 51.
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Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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Amanda Palmer Raises $1.2 Million On Kickstarter, And The Crowd Goes Wild
from the awesomeness dept
The campaign completed last night, with a grand total of $1,192,793 raised from 24,883 fans -- an average of nearly $50 per person. Not bad at all.
Once again, as we saw with Louis CK, this seems to put to rest two key "myths" that we often hear from supporters of the legacy industry business models.
Myth 1: People today just want stuff for free and won't pay. Yet, here, they not only paid, but the average amount paid was a hell of a lot more than a typical album. If you're open, human and awesome and you give people a real reason to buy, they will.
Myth 2: People download illegally and don't pay because they think artists are all rich. While it's true that you'll sometimes hear someone defend file sharing with a claim about "rich" artists, those arguments are few and far between -- and are usually much more directed at a very, very small number of top pop stars, rather than as a defense for more widespread downloading. And, if anything, most of those complaints frequently are more directed at gatekeepers keeping a disproportionate share of any revenue. But here, where Amanda made well over a million dollars -- even if much of it will be spent in getting this album out and related projects/tour going -- her fans were absolutely thrilled at the amount she raised and have been celebrating each and every milestone along the way.
Last night, after the Kickstarter campaign closed, Amanda threw a giant blockparty in NYC (also streamed online), where tons of her fans showed up and they seemed to have quite a fun time:
And I grabbed a quick sampling of tweets about all of this and you see comment after comment after comment from fans celebrating the amount:
In many ways, that first tweet -- which says "she/we did it!" is quite revealing. This was never just about Amanda. This (and many, many other projects by creators who connect with their audience) are about involving the fans and making them a part of the experiment. People weren't upset about how much Amanda raised -- they were so completely invested in both her and the Kickstarter campaign that the success of the campaign was a success for the fans as well. It's exciting to be a part of something special, and that's part of what makes Kickstarter so compelling.
It's not about an "us vs. them" model -- which is how the legacy industry players too frequently frame things. It's about an inclusive model, where it's about more than money. It's about an emotional investment in the artist and the outcome. People don't begrudge the success, because it's not just Amanda's success. It's the success of everyone who supported her.


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Digital Timer
Digital 15-Amp AC Outlet All-Purpose U8 Timer
The timer plugs in to the wall socket and has two outlets (one is always-on, one is timed), one outlet is labeled as Power which is on the left hand side of the timer, directly connects to the power supply, and the second outlet is labeled as Timer which is on the right hand side of the timer switches the electrical device ON and OFF based on the timer settings. It also features a manual override switch, Eight ON/OFF programs per day and a daylight-savings-time feature. The indicator will glow when ever the device is ON. It is UL & CUL approved.
Just plug the Digital Timer into any grounded AC outlet. The Digital Timer comes with a grounded outlet built in, so you can plug any AC power cord into it. The timers turns the power on and off to whatever is plugged into it.
These are in perfect, brand-new condition. This will be professionally packaged inside in a new corrugated box. The uses for this product are endless.
First time use: Connect your digital timer unit into the wall socket. This will charge the internal battery if you are using the timer for the first time. Reset it by pressing the Master Reset button using a small pin such as a paperclip. This will reset the timer. All other programming functions can be performed without plugging the timer in to the wall socket.
The timer may have to be charged for 10 minutes prior to use if the timer display is blank. Press the Master Reset button after 5 minutes while the timer is charging.


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8:00 pm
Shooting in the Wild Based on the book Shooting in the Wild by wildlife filmmaker and American University professor Chris Palmer, the film takes a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of natural history filmmaking. It reveals secrets for getting the perfect shot while discussing the pervasive and troubling trends toward sensationalism, extreme risk-taking and even animal abuse. Emerging explorer and filmmaker Alexandra Cousteau is host.G
8:30 pm
Stories from the Overseas Highway Experience the stunning beauty of the Florida Keys and meet a colorful cast of off-beat characters in this half-hour documentary about an unforgettable road trip on "the highway that goes to sea." Filmmaker Tim Long heads off the mainland down US Highway One from Key Largo to Key West in search of the people who personify the Florida Keys' unique, funky, laid-back island culture. D
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Globe Trekker "Around The World: Across America: Route 66 & Beyond" Justine Shapiro kicks off the journey with a road trip west across the United States. Starting in Washington, D.C., she follows the Blue Ridge Parkway to Nashville and Memphis, birth places of American country and soul musical styles. She rambles through Arkansas and then hits Route 66 from Oklahoma into Arizona.G
10:00 pm
Outdoor Idaho "Wild Fire" Idaho's wildland fires have become increasingly large, violent and intense in the years since 2000, demonstrated by the summer of 2007. OUTDOOR IDAHO follows the flames to Yellow Pine, Ketchum and the Salmon River to capture the competition between fire and firefighter and talks with homeowners, business people and fire-fighting commanders.G
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Dialogue "Remembering The Holocaust" Host Marcia Franklin talks with Marion Blumenthal Lazan, who works to educate people about Nazi Germany's Holocaust and her experiences as a survivor. She is the co-author of a young adult book about her experiences called Four Perfect Pebbles and the subject of the documentary Marion's Triumph: Surviving History's Nightmare. Lazan was imprisoned for more than six years in four camps, including the Bergen-Belsen camp, where Anne Frank died.G
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Oregon Field Guide "Illinois River, Zumwalt Prairie Songbirds, Pest House" Experienced guides run the Illinois River. Zumwalt Prairie, an area of rolling hills, grasslands and abundant wildlife is facing possible development.G
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Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "A San Antonio Christmas" San Antonio is a festival town and Christmas is a most festive time of year. Joseph joins the locals and visitors to celebrate the season along San Antonio's famous river walk surrounded by songs, decorations and plenty of holiday cheer. Yet San Antonio is more than the River Walk, and Christmas in San Antonio means more than twinkling lights. D


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Phoronix notes that Mesa 7.11 has been released. The OpenGL 3.0 requirements are a whole lot closer to being met with the changes made since Mesa 7.10, but there is still work to be done. Mature Intel Sandy Bridge and preliminary support for Ivy bridge has been added. AMD Llano Fusion graphics and Radeon HD 6900 "Cayman" are now supported.


text: Procurement Pulse - May 2017 Procurement Pulse Series Procurement Update Share this 15 MAY 2017 által: Gavin Deeprose Dr Sharon Fitzgerald Louise Huson Some interesting new developments in procurement law this month. Whilst the case has now been settled and is the subject of an independent enquiry, we report on the Supreme Court's final ruling on the Energy Solutions case, providing procurement professionals with useful guidance and clarifications on key areas of procurement law. We also report on a case which provides further background on the meaning of "legitimate commercial interest", and Advocate General support for the view that an "in-house" subsidiary providing works, services or supplies to its parent without the need for an EU tender process, will fall within the definition of "bodies governed by public law" when carrying out its own purchasing activities. And from Europe, the Economic and Scientific Policy Department in the European Parliament's Directorate General for Internal Policies gives us guidance on potential procurement models post Brexit. Tactical choices for bidders and contracting authorities in procurement challenges: Issues of interpretation arising out of the Public Contracts Regulations, 2006 ("PCR'06") in the Energy Solutions case were considered by the Supreme Court in April. The Supreme Court held (overturning the Appeal Court's decision) that damages are only payable in connection with "sufficiently serious" breaches of PCR'06, ie domestic UK law does not require payment of damages for any breach of PCR'06 which does not satisfy the Francovich criteria (see April's Procurement Pulse). It also held (confirming the Appeal Court's decision) that economic operators who wish to challenge a breach have the choice (pursuant to PCR'06) as to whether they issue proceedings to suspend the procurement procedure prior to the end of the standstill period, or simply issue a claim for damages post contract award. The issue arises as a result of the difference between the periods set by PCR'06 for the standstill period (ten to fifteen days - during which the contract must not be finalised with the preferred bidder), and the 30 day time limit for aggrieved economic operators to start court proceedings. Lord Mance noted that economic operators who wait for a contracting authority to enter into a contract before issuing a claim could not be said to be acting unreasonably so as to preclude a damages claim (ie by failing to mitigate their loss). Neither would refusing to give an undertaking in damages in order to maintain suspension of a contract award decision (as will generally be required when a request to lift a suspension is made by a contracting authority), be considered to be acting unreasonably. The Supreme Court therefore upheld the Court of Appeal judgment that an award of damages could not be refused on the grounds that an economic operator had not raised its claim before the contract had been award. As an orbiter comment he noted that contracting authorities also had a choice - not to enter into the procured contract until after the 30 day period had expired, to avoid the risk of an economic operator justifiably starting proceedings within the 30 day period, but outside the 10 day standstill period (after which the contracting authority could execute the contract with its preferred bidder). He suggested that contracting authorities may consider that the financial loss of waiting for a 30 day limitation period to elapse before entering into a contract, rather than doing so immediately after the standstill period may be worth bearing, when balanced against the risk of wrongfully awarding a contract which is then successfully challenged. "The delayed entry into the contract could involve the contracting authority in some loss, over and above that due to the minimum ten day standstill …. In the event that the contract award decision proved not to have involved any infringement, the contracting authority would have to bear that loss, without any recourse. But some loss of this sort could anyway result under the scheme from the ten day standstill period (and from the period which might elapse between the imposition of any stop and its discharge, in a case where the Court did not see fit to continue the stop by requiring an undertaking or security). The loss would on any view be unlikely to be anything approaching that which would arise from entering into the contract with one economic operator and being held liable to another for having wrongly done so." NDA v EnergySolutions EU Limited (now ATK Energy EU Limited) [2017] UKSC 34 "Proxy" entities and "bodies governed by public law": The concept of bodies governed by public law is notoriously difficult to interpret. This case looked at a "proxy" entity (VLRD) which was wholly owned by, and originally set up to manufacture and maintain rolling stock for the Lithuanian State Railway Company (LG - a rail transport network operator, and therefore a contracting authority pursuant to Directive 2004/17/EC). VLRD procured metal bars following its internal procurement protocol. LitSpecMet was awarded part of the contract. LitSpecMet sought to have the procedure declared invalid, and argued that VLRD should start a new procedure following Lithuanian law implementing Directive 2004/18/EC. The ECJ concurred that manufacture of rolling stock does not consist of the "provision or operation of networks providing a service to the public in the field of transport by railway" and therefore the case should be considered in the context of 2004/18, not Directive 2004/17/EC. Around 90% of LG's revenue came from transactions with its parent, LG. The metal bars were to be used for the manufacture of equipment ordered by LG pursuant to those "in-house" arrangements. Whilst the EU Commission argued that an entity was not a "contracting authority", simply because it satisfied the control tests for the "in-house" exception in Directive 2004/18/EC, the ECJ considered that whilst that might be the case in relation to "marginal" activities (where the controlled entity competed in the market) it was not the case for "essential" tasks which have been specifically entrusted to it in its capacity as an "£in-house" entity by the contracting authority - "Where in order to carry out those tasks the undertaking (VLRD in this case) needs to obtain goods, services and supplies from a third party to a value which exceeds the level for harmonised procurement, then the public procurement directives apply". A company such as VLRD "meets needs that are inherently in the general, non-industrial or commercial interest, since it must be concluded that VLRD does this insofar as it is functionally part of a company (LG) which meets this type of need and on behalf of which it acts under the in-house system." Advocate General Opinion in Case C-567/15 LitSpecMet UAB v Vilniaus lokomotyvu remonto depas UAB "Legitimate commercial interest": This case interprets provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations, 2000 (EIR), but is of interest by way of analogy in a contentious procurement scenario, where a procuring authority must debrief bidders during the statutory standstill period. At that time, a procuring authority may withhold information which "would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of a particular economic operator", but there is little case law on the meaning of the words "legitimate commercial interests". The Worcester case provides guidance in a waste management services context, as a result of a member of the public requesting copies of a variation to a waste management service contract. Worcester CC (WCC) disclosed the document, but with considerable redaction. In considering the exception at EIR regulation 12(5)(e) - "disclosure adversely affecting confidentiality provided by law to protect a legitimate commercial interest" - the Information Tribunal confirmed that information must be of such significance that economic loss would be suffered by its disclosure. In the context of each item of information which Worcester CC wished to redact, the Tribunal therefore asked: What is the economic interest which would be protected by maintaining its confidentiality? What damage would be caused to that interest, were disclosure to be ordered? When "viewed as a whole", the Tribunal agreed that issues going beyond financial information, such as lists of plant, contractual performance mechanisms, key sub-contracts and compensation on termination formulae would harm the economic interests of Mercia if disclosed, and that the public interest in maintaining such commercial confidences, outweighed the public interest in transparency and accountability of public spending. Worcestershire CC v Information Commissioner and Mercia Waste Management Limited - UKFTT 2015_02 (GRC) 10 April 2017 Directorate General for Internal Policies: Consequences of Brexit in the area of public procurement - April 2017: Public procurement affects a substantial proportion of world trade, and offers significant opportunities. When negotiating any trade agreement with non-EU countries, the EU wishes economic entities within its member states to be given the same opportunities in public procurements as local entities. It therefore requires provisions in each trade agreement which specify which procurements are covered, prohibit discrimination against EU member state entities, require clear specifications and impartial award criteria and provide remedies to facilitate enforcement of the trade agreement rules. How will these issues be provided for between the EU and the UK post Brexit? This paper outlines four possible approaches: The EEA Agreement model: Assuming that the UK became part of the European Economic Area (or entered into a separate agreement following the EEA approach), the current EU procurement directives (and rules for below threshold contracts with cross border interest) would apply in the same way as if the UK were still an EU member state. The GPA model: The UK is already party to the Government Procurement Agreement as a result of its membership of the EU. Whether it would be required to re-apply as an individual entity is a moot point. The scope of UK public procurement contracts regulated under the GPA, is narrower than those regulated under the EU procurement directives. The GPA is also comparatively deficient in other areas, for example below threshold contracts are not covered, there are no rules regarding modification of existing contracts and GPA remedies are less stringent. EEA-minus model: a DCFTA (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement) might include a procurement element based on the EU procurement acquis, but not including all the procurement related elements found in the EEA Agreement eg regulation of below threshold agreements. GPA-plus model: UK access to EU public procurement markets would be based on the GPA, supplemented by additional rules from the procurement acquis. The paper also outlines transitional issues relating to procurement which may need to be covered in any UK/EU withdrawal agreement.


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United Nations Force Headquarters Handbook
The United Nations Force Headquarters Handbook aims at providing information that will contribute to the understanding of the functioning of the Force HQ in a United Nations field mission to include organization, management ...
Guidelines on Design Delivery and Evaluation of Training (Training Cycle)
L'objet des présentes directives est d'expliquer clairement au personnel du Département des opérations de maintien de la paix (DOMP), du Département de l'appui aux missions (DAM) et des opérations de maintien de la paix ...
Policy on Support to Military and Police Pre-Deployment Training for UN Peacekeeping Operations
Cette directive présente la manière dont le Département des opérations de maintien de la paix (DOMP) et le Département de l'appui aux missions (DAM) assurent la formation et l'assistance des États Membres et des instituts ...
Policy on Prison Support in United Nations Peace Operations
This policy defines the core functions and principles guiding the activities of prison or corrections components (hereinafter referred to as "prison components") of United Nations peacekeeping operations led by the Department ...
Surface Transport Management in the Field
This Manual is intended as a consolidated reference tool on administrative policies, procedures and practices for the management of surface transport operations in the field. The effectiveness of any United Nations field ...
Gender Forward Looking Strategy 2014-2018
In October 2000, the Security Council adopted resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in recognition of the serious and specific impact that armed conflict has on women and girls and their potential to ...
Communications related to Senior Mission Appointments
This SOP provides guidance on the notification of and, as appropriate, endorsement by Member States, as well as the public announcement of senior mission appointments by the Secretary-General. It also provides instructions ...
Integrated Reporting from DPKO-Led Field Missions to UNHQ
Cette procédure opérationnelle permanente (POP) a pour but d'orienter la préparation, le contenu, le format et la transmission des rapports intégrés de situation (SITREP) journaliers et hebdomadaires et des rapports ...
Requests from Field Missions for Delegation of Authority (Financial Authority for CMS/DMS, Certifying and Approving Officers)
The purpose of this SOP is to provide clear and succinct guidance to field missions supported by the Department of Field Support (DFS) with regard to the relevant procedures and processes for delegation of financial authority ...
United Nations Peacekeeping Missions Military Aviation Unit Manual
This first edition of the United Nations Manual on Military Aviation provides field commanders and their staff a guide for planning and conducting military aviation operations in support of United Nations peacekeeping ...


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Feather Plucking
Nail-biting, gum smacking, knuckle popping - they can be irritating habits people have. Even birds display their share of odd behaviors.
Feather plucking is a common habit among parrot-type birds, says Dr. Alice Blue-McLendon, a veterinarian with the Winnie Carter Wildlife Center at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
While most adult birds lose their feathers naturally once or twice a year in a process called molting, it is not natural for a bird to pluck out its own feathers, says Blue-McLendon. One of the clues that a bird is plucking its feathers is to look at the bird's head. Since a parrot cannot pluck feathers from its own scalp, a feather-plucking bird will have a full head of feathers but be missing a lot of feathers on other parts of its body.
As simple as it may sound, the most common reason for a bird to pluck out its own feathers is boredom, says Blue-McLendon.
"When a bird isn't stimulated by its environment, it may begin plucking its feathers for entertainment or out of frustration," she says.
Because of birds' high intelligence level, environmental enrichment is extremely important for them. They need plenty of toys to play with, especially ones they can chew.
"The more time they spend chewing on toys and food, the less time they have to chew on their feathers," she adds.
Some birds enjoy playing with their own feathers after they have fallen out naturally through molting. Although feathers are cheap and simple toys, they aren't appropriate ones.
Playing with loose feathers may spawn a nasty plucking habit.
"You don't want to encourage your bird to pluck its feathers out to have something to play with," Blue-McLendon says. "Remove the feathers from the cage as soon as they fall out."
Excessive grooming, or "preening" as it is known in the avian arena, is also not an appropriate pastime for birds.
"You should curb this behavior early," says Blue-McLendon. "If you allow it to continue, some birds, especially cockatoos, can become overzealous in their preening."
Preening can be another common precursor to feather plucking. Again, occupying its time with other activities can help rid your bird of its obsession with grooming.
She says it's important to try to break any bad habits as soon as you notice them.
"Temporarily changing your bird's environment is a good start," Blue-McLendon adds. "Try adding new toys to its cage or simply rearranging its existing toys. Also, consider moving its cage to another area of the house, possibly one with heavier traffic."
If your bird's meals consist of only seeds, try to incorporate new foods and flavors into its diet. Add colorful fruits and vegetables, especially those that can double as chew toys like celery, carrots, and green beans.
However, know that change is not always the best remedy. Sometimes variation, especially sudden and dramatic variation, in a bird's environment can also lead to feather plucking.
Stressful events, such as moving, a death in the family or a reduction in time spent with its owner, can more than ruffle your bird's feathers. They can cause anxiety-based behaviors like screaming and, of course, feather plucking. Be sure to make changes gradually and monitor your bird's progress.
Also, before you make any changes, be sure your bird doesn't have a medical reason for plucking its feathers such as mite infestation, a hormone imbalance or skin infection. These problems would warrant a visit to your veterinarian.
"Breaking a bad habit can be quite a feat," Blue-McLendon adds. "But, if your mother could convince you to stop biting your nails, there's a good chance you can help your bird eliminate its feather fixation."
Pet Talk is a service of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. Stories can be viewed on the Web at http://vetmed.tamu.edu/pet-talk.


text: Super Nintendo built on the success of the original Nintendo by providing better graphics and sound, thanks to a 16-bit internal processor. Its game library included Donkey Kong Country, with the most realistic graphics of any console game up to that point, and Star Fox. Over 40 million Super Nintendos were sold between 1990 and 2003.


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Bill O'Reilly was pleased that he was allowed to ask questions and for the most part Obama refused to answer the questions. These types of interviews are for the most part useless. Those that like Obama swore O'Reilly was rude. And those who don't trust Obama saw O'Reilly throwing softballs.
Some folks commented on the lack of a tie which did not offend O'Reilly. But if Obama is representing the Office, then he should wear a tie. The lack of tie was a sign of disrespect to O'Reilly and to Fox News who Obama admitted he did not like. If you don't like someone or a group that keep pointing out to the masses the errors of Obama, then why would respect be shown to the representative of Fox news.
Hopefully some day Obama will have to answer for his actions but for now there are enough liberal pundits that keep putting up smoke screens but that is not the way America works. If you don't have anything to hide then come clean like Christie and Clinton and it will go away, unless you are a Republican.
The most important issue for the country was Obama's dismissal of helping the blacks in America. Obama missed the point. The poor Blacks in America are pretty much screwed. The least they need is family and religion. Obama claims he preaches family and being a good father all the time. But where is he doing that? He does this at very expensive fund raisers. Lady Obama wants to see the folks move and stop eating junk, the least of their problems. What the poor blacks really need are encouragements not handouts. Obama's conscience is clear as long as he keeps handing out pitons called handouts. Like a $3.00 wage hike is going to make any difference!
What these folks need is to see is a president and the lady who will roll up their sleeves and help the poor in this country. Go into the poor neighborhoods where they will not find rich people to hand them the payoffs. They will find the poor. Fill a gym with poor people and tell them you are here to help. Tell them that you need to be responsible for your actions and you need to be a family and take on that responsibility. We don't need a bunch of goofs getting a photo-op at a soup kitchen?
Bring some friends like Oprah, Bill Cosby and tell the folks they need to get off their butts and the POTUS is there to help them. They need to be encouraged to move out of the bounds of slavery that the government has imprisoned them with in the grand scheme of entitlements. They don't need infrastructure. They don't need better schools. They need encouragement to get on with life in a better direction. Religion and family, how hard is that! Not something a free lunch program will provide!
Obama spoke about jobs and there are not enough good jobs for all folks. So what Obama has been doing for 5 years has not worked. The CBO states that 2 million jobs will be lost. Thanks to ObamaCare more will be lost. Obama won't approve the pipeline. Pretty dumb to say the least. It is not like we don't have any other pipelines in this country. Many jobs will be created. The cost of gasoline and heating oil could go down … So why not approve the pipeline? Obama's career for the most part is over. He is far worse than Carter could ever be. It is not social justice. It is plan old stupidity. America was founded on jobs and the American dream will continue only if there are many jobs available. If Obama won't get out of the way, he will need to be impeached.
Obama went into a black hole when he started attacking Fox News as being unfair. If there is anyone in the world who is too fair it is O'Reilly. O'Reilly wants to be known as the fair guy. The independent. But every so often his liberal beginnings leak out.
But to say Obama is not the most liberal president is a joke. Nixon started the EPA but it was not intended to be an agency that destroyed businesses in America. It was meant to help keep America safe and healthy. Once they use the words like global warming and climate change they are way beyond the intentions of President Nixon. The difference is for an honest person or president: Jobs are the most important entity. Everyone should have access to a real job that pays appropriately. But commie liberals like Obama see jobs as a right and part of social justice. You don't have to earn a job. You don't have to make a profit. You will get a check any way. Some idiots will call that capitalism. No that would be communism.
To attack Fox News as being unfair does not make sense. Obama can come on Fox and any where else and tell the truth. Obama hasn't told the truth in about 8 years. And the interview was the case in point. One asks a question and they expect a clear responsive answer. I don't want to hear a cry baby tell me it is someone else's fault. Bottom line is ObamaCare has destroyed the American economy and will continue to do so until it is rendered fair.
Remember 2 of the 3 million folks that signed up for the alleged ObamaCare actually signed up for Medicaid. So besides destroying the economy, these Medicaid folks probably were eligible for Medicaid before the death knell of ObamaCare was signed and tolled.
One thing about Medicaid that should be a concern is the distribution of pain medication. Who is going to decide if these Medicaid folks should be allowed pain medication? Will a politician step forward and make that diagnosis? So how many of the 2 million from ObamaCare will get a license to get free drugs for pain and all sorts of mind altering goodies. Who wants to offer these folks a real job… Obama?
Some day if God will's it, Obama and his commies will be called to answer for their actions and lack thereof. They have held back this economy since 2008. Many innocent people have had to suffer. They have lost their homes and livelihood while these commies sought social justice. Hopefully in the end real justice will lock these folks away for a good long time.
The only way to listen to a politician is to give them truth serum before they get on their soap boxes. Now that would be worth listening to all day long.
The final tally is: Obama was seen as a person who can't tell the truth and O'Reilly brought home some powerful ratings. Wonder how many folks will have Obama campaigning for them in 2014?
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Doctor Who: Series 5 Volume 2 (UK - DVD R2)
Who cares? The Wilson Bros are finding it increasingly difficult...
With Matt Smith and Karen Gillan firmly entrenched in front of the camera and Steven Moffat running things behind, Doctor Who had defied the sceptics and embraced a new audience who were initially cautious about seeing another actor step into the role after David Tennant had made such a big impression and drawn in people who wouldn't ordinarily have watched the show.
Time of the Angels
After winning a temporary victory over the Daleks, the Doctor (Matt Smith) discovers a message written in old Gallifreyan text; the message was from River Song, past (and future) associate of the Doctor, and the message was used to lure the Doctor into rescuing her from a crashing ship—the Byzantium—12,000 years in the past.
On the surface of Alfava Metraxis, the wreck of the starship Byzantium frees its deadly cargo—one of the dreaded Weeping Angels. The Doctor, Amy, River Song and a group of Christian military troops, led by Father Octavian, are the only hope to track down the Weeping Angel before the wrecks' radiation leak allows the Angel to become strong again, threatening the nearby population. En route through the Maze of the Dead to find the Angel, a sudden horrifying discovery is made that magnifies the problem a thousand-fold…
Steven Moffat's Blink, which was the 'Doctor-Lite' story in series three, was arguably the highlight of a pretty duff series (the only other genuinely great episodes being Human Nature and The Family of Blood, both parts of the same story), was so good and the Weeping Angels were such great adversaries that it was only a matter of time before they returned to Doctor Who.
There in an inescapable feeling that Steven Moffat wanted to do a Doctor Who version of Aliens, and the structure is certainly there; River Song is the Ripley character and the Colonial Marines are transformed into the band of militant clerics, headed by Father Octavian. All head out to a planet infested by creatures which only their reluctant civilian recruit appreciates how dangerous they are. Unexpectedly being surrounded by them, being saved by getting blown into space, drastic final measures—they're all here.
This was of course tried before in the classic series, specifically at the time when Doctor Who was in its death throes, an attempt was made to emulate Aliens, with the Sylvester McCoy story Dragonfire. The results of this attempt speak for themselves—we watched that story when it was broadcast (we were about fourteen at the time) and we cringed with embarrassment, as they tried to do deliver big-screen suspense on a BBC budget and we could tell that the writing was on the wall for the show at that point. Anyway, it was pleasing to note that whilst there were distinct echoes of James Cameron's film, they were not a cringe-inducingly blatant as Dragonfire.
Matt Smith finally gets to have a signature moment that all actors who have played the Doctor have had; with William Hartnell, it was his 'one day, I will come back' speech; Tom Baker, had his 'homo-sapiens'; and Peter Davison talked about 'smelling a flower, watching a sunset, eating a well-prepared meal'… maybe not the last one. Smith gives a passionate, almost seething speech about the dangers of putting him in a trap—it's just a shame that when this impressive bit of writing and acting was broadcast, many viewers had it ruined by an animated prancing Graham Norton appearing on-screen. We're relieved to report that there's no sign of the overpaid pratt on this release.
River Song was a character created by Steven Moffat and she originally appeared in the series four two-parter Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead; unfortunately, the character seems to have changed somewhat and has now moved into areas of Russell T Davies-like smugness and camp. From the 'hello, Sweetie' message inscribed in High Gallifreyean, to the Bond-like escape from the Byzantine, pretty much everything about River Song screams 'wrong' in this story. Actress Alex Kingston seems to be playing her character as though she were in a different show to everyone else, being flamboyant in a story that is driven by tension and dread. There is also a hint as to exactly who River Song actually is in this story; for the character to be so irritating the reveal had better be pretty satisfying—say being the Rani—or we'll be pissed!
The element of the Christian military group is an element which didn't work for us, as it seems to be high-concept sci-fi put together by use of a pun. These Christian Soldiers really do go onward, and provide proof that religion is the root cause or more and bloodier wars than anything else in history, but they needed a bigger canvas and separate back-story of their own to establish them. After all, the Space Security Service had Mission to the Unknown to set it up for the epic Dalek's Master Plan, and the same thing would have helped out here. Maybe pointing guns at their critics and waging war against their enemies is the only way the church will silence certain accusations?
Moffat rehashes the 'who turned out the lights?' element from his series four two-parter (meaning that an alien has taken partial or complete control of someone it has just killed and communicates using the voice of the dead person to sinister effect), as the Angels communicate via poor schmuck Bob, who in the army of clerics is a mere Tommy, with all the simpering of Steve Coogan's character in Indian in the Cupboard. It works well here, as the soft, harmless disembodied tones of the deceased Bob become an iron fist in the silken glove, delivering disconcerting messages of doom to our heroes whilst never speaking out of place.
The most effective sequence in the episode comes when Amy is trapped inside a military control room with a recorded image of an Angel being played on a loop on the monitor; the image suddenly starts to move and advances on her—with no way of leaving the place, Amy is stuck and she will eventually have to blink at some point (though Karen Gillan spends so much time wide-eyed, she would be safer than the average person in that position). It's a very tense, well-directed and well-edited sequence—if not entirely original, as the name Ringu comes to mind whilst watching it—and it's certainly a scene that scared kids (one of us was watching this episode with our nephews, aged seven and ten, and both of them were getting more than a little rattled during this sequence), so the inclusion of a hide-behind-the-sofa moment is always something to be pleased about.
The cliff-hanger at the end of Time of the Angels was pretty good, but it was screamingly obvious as to how the Doctor was going to get everyone out of the seemingly inescapable situation. Anyone who sat through the early Star Trek: Voyager episode Parallax will be familiar with resisting the urge to scream things at the TV at that point.
We must mention River Song's observation that the characteristic sound the TARDIS makes when materialising/dematerialising is only due to the Doctor operating it with the brakes on. Frankly, that's just flippant bollocks that flies in the face of over forty-five years of Doctor Who lore, which reeks of Moffat having a cheap throwaway laugh—so, by following this observation, can we also reason that the Master also flew his TARDIS with the brakes locked on? Bullshit. Let's hope Moffat hasn't seen Spaceballs, as the TARDIS will be leaving skid marks round a tight corner next.
Flesh and Stone
Continuing directly on from the end of the last episode, the Doctor, Amy, River Song and the surviving members of the religious army corps find themselves surrounded by a hoard of Weeping Angels, seemingly with no way out.
If there was one serious misstep in Flesh and Stone, it was the decision to show the Angels actually moving. What made them so effective in Blink was that they were not seen in motion—they just changed position without any trace of them moving. The sense of tension was generated by them being seemingly inert, but also being more than capable of being able to move. Sadly, having the Angels move during the climax shatters pretty much everything that Steven Moffat built up with Blink and Time of the Angels.
The concept of the crack in time is augmented here considerably, as it begins to catch up with the Doctor and Amy, larger and more threatening than ever. This highlights one of the things we dislike about Nu-Who, that being the desperate need to thread an entire series together via a linking device, doing a disservice to the viewers whom are perceived as having the attention span of the average gnat.
Oh, speaking of the similarities between this two-part story and a certain James Cameron film, the climax is awfully similar in principle to Aliens, as the adversaries are both defeated by a protective device being disabled and our protagonists holding onto something in order to avoid being whisked off into oblivion. Who fans will also remember that a similar climax was seen at the end of the second series of New-Who ( Doomsday).
The performances are also great, with Smith and Gillan as good as always; we have gone into detail about our thoughts on Alex Kingston and Iain Glen puts in one of his usual solid, dependable turns.
There isn't much more to say here, as folks get rather annoyed when reviews give away things best left discovered on the viewers' own, even when they have been broadcast on TV, so let's make like a towel and press on with the next episode.
Vampires in Venice
With a title clearly ripped off of… sorry we meant inspired by Augusto Caminito's 1988 film, Vampire in Venice (which, coincidentally, was known as Vampires in Venice on UK television), you know what you are in for as soon as you read the title of this episode.
After gate-crashing Rory's stag-night and whisking him into the TARDIS, the Doctor, Amy and Rory (Arthur Darvill) materialise in forteenth century Venice, only to discover that all is not how it should be. A plague has engulfed the area and the Venice's patron, Signora Rosanna Calvierri has put the place under quarantine in a bid to prevent the plague from entering the city. Calvierri runs a prestigious finishing school for young ladies, and after some initial investigation by the trio all the signs point to the school being a cover for a group of vampires, where the young ladies who go in soon become something other than human.
Whilst we watched this, both of us became aware that something wasn't right with this story—more than any other episode in this series, Vampires in Venice just didn't grab us from the outset and failed to do so at any point during the story. The key elements in the title seemed to be just that: wild concepts on which to hand a story. Experience teaches writers that you should never come up with the title first, as it ends up being the tail that wags the dog, and Vampires in Venice typifies this.
Vampires have been tackled before in Doctor Who—the Tom Baker era brought State of Decay, which, while far from a masterpiece, the twisting of the legend of the vampire was interesting; Vampires in Venice provides a pretty dull and unengaging reasoning for vampire-like extra-terrestrials. The McCoy era saw Sylv in what was quite possibly the best story of his tenure, The Curse of Fenric, which saw him up against the Haemovores, a race of creatures that were vampiric in nature, yet had an interesting identity of their own. A vampire-like being was also seen in New-Who (the Plasmavore from Smith and Jones), but to much lesser effect.
Writer Toby Whitehouse has given New-Who one of its best episodes, School Reunion, (even if it also included the embarrassingly awful 'shooty-dog-thing' line), but sadly Vampires in Venice is not in the same league; we just happened to find it leaden, obvious and derivative—ere are other mythical creatures out there and the writers of Doctor Who are smart enough to search them out and write interesting pseudo-scientific stories explaining them away, but the explanation for the vampire-like creatures in this story is pretty poor, and their motivation for being on Earth is even weaker, with a hole in the plot that a whole race of silly aquatic-based life-forms could swim through. The concept of Vampires has been done several times now and they should be allowed to rest in peace. Pass the silver-bladed knife…
There seems to be an emerging trend in Nu-Who to redo the classics, with Tooth and Claw covering the werewolf aspect and Vampires in Venice covering the ol' bloodsuckers. Following this train of through to the navel-gazing last-stop, redos of Brain of Morbius and Pyramids of Mars are probably on the cards to have Frankenstein and The Mummy to complete the set. Apropos of too much time on hands.
Oh, and can someone please tell Moffat to avoid that tired old cliché of having the Doctor having to scale a building in order to push a button to eliminate a threat to the human race—it's awfully tiresome. It was done in 'The Idiot's Lantern' (Alexandra Palace) and 'Evolution of the Daleks' (the Empire State Building) and it's interesting to see that Vampires in Venice is another duff story to do continue this naff trend.
It's not all bad, though—there's a nice little reference to Doctor Who's past, when the Doctor accidentally whips out a library card that has a photo of the First Doctor (William Hartnell) on it. Such little touches are nice, and as lifelong fans of the show, it's good that it flies in the face of how RTD tried to ignore the original run to begin with, but they are going a little overboard this series—so far, there have been three, but there are sure to be more during the forthcoming series finale.
There really isn't a hell of a lot more we can say about the picture quality of this release that wasn't said in our review of the previous volume; the anamorphic 1.78:1 image is pretty solid, with a nice level of detail and strong, vibrant colours (when the image hasn't been digitally graded too heavily).
Same again, really—it's plain old Dolby Surround, as they're saving the discrete 5.1 mixes for the series box-set near the end of the year (even more nonsensical is that the vanilla Blu-ray releases have the same 2.0 audio mixes). What is displayed here isn't bad, with some nice occasional directional effects and a fair amount of punch via the LFE. Having watched the HD broadcast in Dolby Digital 5.1, it makes us even more annoyed that the individual releases are missing out and paying for inferior product.
Monster Files: 2Entertain continue their 'please buy the vanilla releases—we've even put exclusive extras on them now' campaign by including another entry from the Monster Files, this time appropriately focusing upon the Weeping Angels. Wanna put money on the next one being about the Silurians...?
Doctor Who series five, volume two] is a mixed bag; Time of the Angels and Flesh and Stone are both very good, but Vampires in Venice was a bit of a damp squib, appropriately enough. Matt Smith is shaping up to be a great Doctor and Karen Gillan is a pretty good companion, too and the fact that the two leads play off each other so well that they can paper over many of the cracks (some as big as the ones in time) that are present in this series.
Review by Wilson Bros
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Disc Details
Release Date: 5th July 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: The Monster Files
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Adam Smith, Jonny Campbell
Cast: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Alex Kingston, Iain Glen
Genre: Sci-Fi
Length: 135 minutes
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Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, Program Two: Works by Haydn, Beethoven, Harbison and Brahms, Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill. $15 to $30. kneisel.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 4 p.m. Sunday.
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"The Andrews Brothers," musical comedy, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $32 to $39. arundelbarnplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. Thursday; 2 and 8 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.
"Les Miserables," Broadway musical about early 19th-century Paris, Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick. $52, $59. msmt.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Friday; 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Through July 13.
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," musical comedy, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. $18; $16 for seniors and students. schoolhousearts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday. Through July 7.
"La Fille at Tess' Market," mixture of biography, history and fantasy written and directed by Al Miller, The Theater Project, Brunswick. Pay-what-you-can. theaterproject.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"Deathtrap," comedy, Lyric Music Theater, South Portland. $15. lyricmusictheater.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
"The Velveteen Rabbit," family show presented by Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall, Monmouth. $15; $10 for students. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 15.
Disney's "Sleeping Beauty Kids," classic fairytale for families, Ogunquit Playhouse. $12. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 10 a.m. and noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Sunday.
"Who?", one-man murder mystery, Clay Hill Farm Restaurant, Cape Neddick. $15 with a la carte menu. clayhillfarm.com. 5:30 p.m. Monday; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Through Aug. 28.
Maine Stage Shakespeare Live at The Hive, The Hive, Kennebunk. $5. thehivekennebunk.com. 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
"Chicago," musical set in the Roaring '20s, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $32 to $39. arundelbarnplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday. Through July 13.
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," bring sheet music, City Theater, Biddeford. citytheater.org. 6 p.m. Thursday.
Aqua City Actors Theatre: "The Secret of Comedy, " roles for four women, one teenage girl and two men; performance dates are Sept. 6-15; Waterville Opera House Studio Theater. acattheatre.org. 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday; 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday.
"Patriotic Imagery," Union patriotic imagery from the Civil War, Maine Historical Society/Longfellow House, Portland. mainehistory.org. Opens Thursday. Through Aug. 26.
"This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War," photographs, letters, maps, artifacts and memorabilia, Maine Historical Society/Longfellow House, Portland. mainehistory.org. Opens Friday. Through May 26.
"Maurice Prendergast: By the Sea," seaside work in Maine and elsewhere by Post-Impressionist painter, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu/art-museum. Opens Saturday. Through Oct. 13.
Katherine Bradford: "AUGUST," recent paintings with an ocean theme, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu/art-museum. Opens Saturday. Through Sept. 1.
L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley: "Gift of Glacier: The Maine Landscape," paintings by 23 Maine artists. gwh.org/lcbates. Reception 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 15.
Portland Museum of Art: "Shangaa: Art of Tanzania," first major exhibition in the U.S. to focus on the traditional arts of Tanzania, through Aug. 25; "A Taste of Modernism," 62 works from the William S. Paley Collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, through Sept. 8. portlandmuseum.org
Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: George Mason, "New Work," paintings, through Friday. treeoflifemuseum.org
Museum of African Culture, Portland: "Lines Converge, Colors Dance," original illustrations by Ashley Bryan, Daniel Minter and Rohan Henry, through Friday. museumafricanculture.org
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: Per Kirkeby, career retrospective (paintings and sculpture), through July 14. bowdoin.edu/art-museum
Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College, Brunswick: "Robert E. Peary and His Northern World," through Dec. 31; "Animal Allies: Inuit Views of the Northern World," through Jan. 6; "Spirits of Land, Air, and Water: Antler Carvings from the Robert and Judith Toll Collection," through Feb. 23. bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: "Beyond the Breakers: Lighthouses, Life-Saving and the U.S. Coast Guard," rarely seen artifacts, through Oct. 15; "That Flaunting Rag! Maine's Maritime War Against the Confederacy," through Dec. 1. mainemaritimemuseum.org
Saco Museum: "John Haley's Civil War," artifacts related to the Civil War including prints by Winslow Homer, decorative arts, weaponry, uniforms and more, through Nov. 10. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org
Museums of Old York, York: "The Barrell Family Collection: A Return to York," highlights one of York's most distinguished early families, through Oct. 19. oldyork.org
Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: "To Sea: The Maritime Heritage of the Kennebunks," marine art, artifacts and archival materials; and "The Tourist of 1913," costumes, artifacts, and more, through Sept. 14. brickstoremuseum.org
Ogunquit Museum of American Art: "Sixty Works — 60 Years," 60 of the most important works from the permanent collection, and "Henry Strater: A Life in Art," family photos and artwork, through Oct. 31. ogunquitmuseum .org
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: "Stories of the Land and Its People," the history of midcoast communities through art, through Sept. 1; "Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth," items reflecting mainly 19th- and early 20th-century regional life in Maine and New England, through Sept. 22; Andrew Wyeth, "Her Room," 1963 tempera painting accompanied by pencil and watercolor studies, through Nov. 17; "Every Picture Tells a Story: N.C. Wyeth Illustrations from the Brandywine River Museum," "American Treasures: Small Treasures," small-scale work from the museum collection, and "American Treasures: Maine Voices," views of Maine through art by N.C. Wyeth, Louise Nevelson, Alex Katz and more, through Dec. 29; "A Wondrous Journey: Jonathan Fisher and the Making of Scripture Animals," through Jan. 5; "American Treasures: Other Voices," contemporary art from the museum collection, "American Treasures: Family and Friends," renderings of artists' relatives and acquaintances, and "American Treasures: Visions of the Land and Sea," paintings of Maine ocean scenes and coastlines, through Feb. 2. farnsworthmuseum.org
Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: "InDivisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas," Smithsonian exhibition exploring race, culture and integration into American society, through Aug. 4; "N'tolonapemk: Our Relatives' Place," archaeological exhibits and stories of the Passamaquoddy, through October; "2013 Waponahki Student Art Show," art by Passamaquoddy and Penobscot students from early childhood education to high school, through Oct. 31; "Wabanaki Guides," the legacy of Wabanaki people serving as guides for European and American explorers, cartographers, tourists and artists from the 1600s to present, through December. abbemuseum.org
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport: "For Those in Peril: Shipwrecks, Memorials, and Rescues," interactive exhibits, marine art, portraits, photographs and models, through Oct. 20. penobscotmarinemuseum.org
University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor: Emily Trenholm, "Monhegan: A New Perspective"; Joanne Freeman, "Three Chords"; Rachelle Agundes & Sean Downey, "Travel in My Borrowed Lives"; and young curators, "Lightscapes"; through Sept. 21. umma.umaine.edu
Sarah Bartlett and Elizabeth Jabar, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. aucocisco.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Through Saturday.
Vincent Giarrano: "Truth and Beauty," and Linden Frederick: "Untold Stories," Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. haynesgalleries.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through July 27.
Emilie Stark-Menneg: "Shake that Bird," Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick. colemanburke.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through July 26.
"Urban Landscape," work by Maine Artists Collective artists, Constellation Gallery, Portland. constellationart.com. Opens Friday. Through July 22.
Jim Condron: "I Quit," Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland. yvettetorresfineart.com. Opens Friday. Through July 28.
"Regional Artists: An Open, Juried Show," featuring Michael Culver and Michael Palmer, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit. barngallery.org. Opening reception, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Through July 27.
Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational, 10 artists' work, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. une.edu/artgallery. Opens Sunday. Through Oct. 31.
"Two If By Sea …", water views and transportation unique to coastal Maine, Harmon's & Barton's Gallery, Portland. harmonsbartons.com. Opens Monday. Through July 31.
Donald LaRochelle: "Coastal Maine & Inland New Hampshire by a Retired Engineer," Kennebunk Free Library. kennebunklibrary.com. Opens Monday. Through July 31.
Jaap Eduard Helder and Jody Johnstone, paintings and pottery, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Opens Tuesday. Through July 28.
Barbara Ernst Prey: "The Print Show," Blue Water Fine Arts, Port Clyde. bluewaterfinearts.com. Opens Wednesday. Through July 18.
University of Southern Maine (Osher Map Library), Portland: "Torn in Two: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War," traveling exhibition, through Aug. 22. usm.maine.edu/maps
Harmon's & Barton's Gallery, Portland: "One If By Land" treasured landscapes and noted landmarks by Maine artists James Rivoli and Francine Schrock, through Sunday. harmons bartons.com
PhoPa Gallery, Portland: Barbara Putman, "Printmakers in Conversation," woodcuts, through Aug. 10. phopagallery.com
Space Gallery, Portland: Natalie Lanese, "Popscapes," collage and pop patterns, through Aug. 16. space538.org
June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: Shannon Rankin and Justin Richel, "Crux," through Saturday. 699-5083.
Maine Potters Market, Portland: "Flights of Fancy," new collection of pots by Nancy Button, through Sunday. mainepottersmarket.com
Sanctuary Tattoo and Art Gallery, Portland: Alexander Kreher, "Under Your Skin," photography portraits of tattooed individuals, through July 5. sanctuarytattoo.com
Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Philip Barter, "New Work," oil paintings and constructions in wood, and "Clarence K. Chatterton (1880 to 1973): An Artist's Artist," through Saturday. 699-5599.
Rose Contemporary, Portland: Adriane Herman, "Finish Lines," clay-burning art, through Aug. 10. rosecontemporary.com
University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: "Dirigo," works by 18 artists who embody Maine's motto "I Lead" ("Women Pioneers III" exhibition), through July 21. une.edu/artgallery
Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: Aaron Decker, avant garde jewelry, through Thursday. daunis.com
Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: "Snapshots of the Barnyard," photos and prints of felt textile handicraft by Loren Leahy, through Sunday. 253-6808.
Fogg Lighting, Portland: Emily Trenholm, "Light Moves," through Aug. 6. 797-7568.
3Fish Gallery, Portland: "Un-Knotting," new work by Lin Lisberger, through Thursday. 3fishgallery.com
Greenhut Galleries, Portland: Margaret Lawrence, "Here and There," paintings, through Saturday. greenhutgalleries.com
Macpage LLC, South Portland: "Still-Life and Objects," more than 50 paintings, photographs and sculptures by Maine artists, through Aug. 30. 523-3381.
Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: "Creatures and Critters III: Equine and Avian Art," through Sunday. richardboydpottery.com
Elizabeth Moss Galleries, Falmouth: Rick Green, "Topographical Landscapes," encaustic paintings, through July 11; "Surface, Light and Structure," work by Frances Hynes, Richard Keen and Lyle Salmi, through July 21. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: "Summer Light," landscapes and seascapes by John Bowdren, William Hallett, Bobbi Heath, Sandi Ste. George and Neil Wyrick, through July 31. 846-7777.
Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth: "Green Thoughts in Green Shade," contour drawings of the backyard by Joe Klofas, through July 13. yarmouthlibrary.org
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, North Yarmouth: "100 Years of Acadia National Park's Carriage Roads," through Aug. 18. skylinefarm.org
Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: Maine College of Art alumni show, through July 8. thosmoser.com
Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, Brunswick: "Ka-POW!," re-interpreted images shared through the media landscape, through Wednesday. spindleworks.org
Hawk Ridge Farm, Pownal: "Sculpture for the Home and Garden," sculpture by 30 artists curated by June LaCombe, through Sunday. junelacombesculpture .com
ICON Contemporary Art, Brunswick: Anna Hepler and Andrea Sulzer, new drawings, prints and sculptures, through Saturday. 725-8157.
Markings Gallery, Bath: "Maine Artists — Maine Weddings," clothing, jewelry, pottery, wall art and sculpture created by artists from Maine, and "Sculpture for the Garden," granite and metal garden sculptures by Obie Buell and Jim and Holly Galante, through Sunday. markings gallery.com
Old Post Office Gallery, Georgetown: "Shades of Summer," group show, through July 14. 449-8215.
Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor: Kevin Beers, "Monhegan Island," and Tim Christensen, "Drawing on Porcelain," through July 27. gleasonfineart.com
University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: Frankie Odom, paintings, prints and collages, through Sunday. 284-6394.
York Public Library: Ron Crusan, "The American Way," mixed media created with found objects, through Sunday. 363-2818.
Wells Public Library: Wells High School art classes art show, through Sunday. 646-8181.
Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): "The Harry Nadler Collection," 37 paintings by American Modernist, through Sept. 2. fryeburgacademy.org
Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: "Paste & Pages," through Saturday. harlow gallery.org
The Hive, Kennebunk: INDEX at The Hive group exhibition, through July 14. thehivekennebunk.com
Buoy Gallery, Kittery: Kenny Cole, "Distress," screen prints, submarine and flag drawings in gouache and more, through Sunday. buoygallery .com
Vance and Anne Morgan Gallery, Kittery: "One Community — One Future," group exhibit, through Aug. 31. kitterycommunitycenter.org
Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: "Sixth Anniversary Show," works by Kevin Johnson, Mark Kelly, Richard Mann, Wesley Reddick and Willy Reddick, through Sunday. aarhusgallery.com
Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: Sean Greene, "Suggestions," abstract paintings, through July 7. 338-0555.
Waterfall Arts, Belfast: "Richard Norton Belfast: 1978-1988 and Invitational," more than 100 of Norton's hand-printed, black-and-white photo-journalistic images of Belfast and Waldo County, through Aug. 23. waterfallarts.org
Stable Gallery, Damariscotta: "Big! Bad! Bold!", paintings, ceramics, fiber arts, glass, furniture, woodwork and sculpture by Maine artists, through July 11. stablegallerymaine.com.
Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Hannah Ineson, representational paintings, through July 23. savorymainedining.com
Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston: "Through the Lens," photography exhibit and competition, through Aug. 2. lyceumgallery.com
McLaughlin Garden, South Paris: "In Full Bloom: Intimate Views of Plant Life," paintings by Jean Beal and Alice Kirkpatrick, through Sunday. mclaughlingarden.org
Wiscasset Bay Gallery, Wiscasset: "Contemporary Visions of Maine," works by contemporary New England artists and recent acquisitions of 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings, through Wednesday. wiscassetbaygallery.com
Camden Public Library: David Cadbury, "Interstitial Prints: Storyboard for an Animated Film," digital art, through Sunday. 236-3440.
Monkitree, Gardiner: John Carnes, "Chaos to Quiet: Deconstructing Complexity," watercolor, pastel and graphite, through Thursday. monkitree.com
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport: Duncan Hewitt and Claire Seidl, "What Was, Is," sculpture, paintings and photographs; Peter Soriano, "Bagaduce," recent drawings and wall works; Anne Hepler, "New Work," printmaking, installation and sculpture; and Lesia Sochor and Crystal Cawley, "Dress Shop," works incorporating found paper; through July 7. cmcanow.org
Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland: David Estey, "Encore," through Tuesday. carverhillgallery.com
Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland: "Significant Works," 16 gallery artists, through July 6. 594-5935.
CRAFT Gallery, Rockland: "New Work: New Ideas," curated show by gallery artists, through July 5. craftonelm.com
Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor: Jean Swan Gordon, continuous line drawings and watercolors, through Sunday. 633-6252.
Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor: Roy Germon: "Points of View," paintings, through July 7. littlefieldgallery.com
Frost Farm Gallery, Norway: Georganne Bernard, "Recent and Retro Works," through Saturday. frostfarmgallery.com
Friendship Town Office: "Knox County Through Eastern's Eye," Penobscot Marine Museum traveling exhibit of historic photographs, through Sunday. penobscotmarine museum.org
Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum, Oquossoc: "Birds of Maine," paintings by Father Paul Plante, through July 30. 864-3091.
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Deploying Availabilty and IM Functionality
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This configuration example is under construction. Please feel free to contribute if you are familiar with this deployment!
In this module , we will demonstrate how to set up and verify a basic availability and IM deployment. This will allow your CUPC users to add contacts, view user availability, receive incoming IMs, initiate outgoing IMs and participate in group chat rooms. Assumptions:
- CUP is installed
- CUCM is installed
- Active Directory is installed
- Postgres is installed and configured as per the Database Setup Guide for Cisco Unified Presence.
Active Directory Prerequisites
Create Users on Active Directory
Create the users Charles Holland, Sue Miller and Neena Patel on the Active Directory server.
The steps below show you how to create the user Charles Holland. Repeat these steps to create users Sue Miller and Neena Patel.
Before You Begin: Create the Example.com branch in Active Directory, and create an ExampleUsers folder.
Right-click on the ExampleUsers folder in the Example.com branch, and select New > User.
Create the user Charles Holland.
Define a password for the user Charles Holland.
Select Finish to save the user data for Charles Holland.
Right-click on the user Charles Holland to edit the user properties.
In the General tab, define a telephone number and email address for user Charles Holland.
In the Telephones tab, define a mobile number for Charles Holland (if required).
In the Organization tab, define the organizational details for user Charles Holland.
Repeat the steps above to create users Sue Miller and Neena Patel on Active Directory.
Create the LDAP Search Account on Active Directory
You must create an LDAP search account in Active Directory. This is a basic user account which the CUPC client uses to authenticate when searching the AD server using LDAP.
Right-click on the Users folder in the Example.com branch, and select New > User.
Create the LDAP search user.
Create a password for the LDAP search user.
When you save the LDAP search user, the new user entry will appear in the main Users folder.
Configure Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unified Presence Servers
Activate and Verify Services on Cisco Unified Communication Manager
On Cisco Unified Communication Manager, select Tools > Service Activation in the Serviceability GUI. Activate the service indicated below.
Select Tools > Control Center - Feature Services. Verify that these services are now running.
Select Tools > Control Center - Network Services. Verify that these services are now running.
Start the Directory Sync Service on CUCM
Select Tools > Service Activation in the Serviceability GUI, and activate the Cisco DirSync service.
Verify that the Cisco DirSync service is running. Select Tools > Control Center – Feature Services.
Verify that the Cisco DirSync service has a status of 'Activated'.
Configure LDAP Integration on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Enable LDAP Synchronization on Cisco Unified Communications Manager to sync your users from Active Directory. On Cisco Unified Communications Manager, select System > LDAP > LDAP System in the Administration GUI.
Configure your LDAP Directory. On Cisco Unified Communications Manager, select System > LDAP > LDAP Directory in the Administration GUI. Select Add New. Accept the information messages that display.
Configure the LDAP server credentials.
Configure the LDAP synchronization settings.
Configure the LDAP server information, and then save your configuration.
Select Perform Full Sync Now to synchronize the user information from Active Directory to CUCM.
Enable LDAP Authentication for the users you sync from Active Directory. Select System > LDAP > LDAP Authentication, and check Use LDAP Authentication for End Users.
Activating Services on CUP
In the Serviceability GUI on CUP, select Tools > Service Activation. Activate the services shown below.
Set Up Users
Enable Users Capabilities on CUCM
Select System > Licensing > Capabilities Assignment, and select a user.
Assign CUP and CUPC capabilities to the selected user. Perform this procedure for each user.
Configure LDAP Server and Profile on CUP
You need to configure the Active Directory details (LDAP server) on CUP. In the Administration GUI, select Application > Cisco Unified Personal Communicator > LDAP Server. Select Add New.
Configure the Active Directory server information as shown below, and save your configuration.
Select Applications > Cisco Unified Personal Communicator > LDAP Profile.
Select Add New.
Configure the LDAP Profile as shown below.
Check Make this the default LDAP Profile for the system.
Save your LDAP profile configuration.
Select Add Users to Profile.
Select Find.
Check users Charles, Sue and Neela, and select Add Selected.
The selected users are now listed as part of the LDAP profile.
Save your LDAP profile configuration.
Install and Test Personal Communicator
Install Personal Communicator
Test Directory Search
Advanced IM Deployment
Add CUP as an Application Server on CUCM
Select System > Application Server in the Administration GUI, and select Add New.
Select Cisco Unified Presence Server as the application server type.
Define the application server entry details as shown below, and save your configuration.
Configure the External Database on CUP
In order to support the Compliance and/or Persistent Chat functionality in your deployment, you must have deployed an external PostgresSQL database. You must configure the external database details on CUP. In the Administration GUI, select Messaging > External Database Setup > External Databases, and select Add New.
Note! In the Example Solutions Inc lab deployment, the PostgresSQL database is installed on the same server as Active Directory.
Configure and save an external database called 'tcmadb' as shown below.
Configuring the Compliance Settings on CUP
In the Administration GUI, select Messaging > Compliance. Select Message Archiver as the compliance server type, and assign the external database 'tcmadb' to your CUP node.
Configure Group and Persistent Chat Settings on CUP
In the Administration GUI, select Messaging > Group and Persistent Chat. Check Enable Persistent Chat, and configure the chat settings as shown below.
Assign the external database 'tcmadb' (that you configured previously) as the chat database.
Restart the Chat Services on CUP
Click on the service notification in the Administration GUI.
Select a server from the menu.
In the Serviceability GUI, restart the XCP Router and XCP Message Archiver services.
Select Tools > Control Center - Network Services.
Restart the Cisco XCP Router service.