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The number 10. From time immemorial it has been a fascination for people around the world, in every culture and in every civilization. 10 is the Pythagorean symbol of perfection and completeness and the basis of the decimal system that we use today and being in the top 10 means something for both the people that are there and also for those that are trying to clamber up the rankings. Today, China has entered the top 10 in something else and dethroned another country. The Chinese Yuan is now one of the 10 most-traded currencies in the world and has attained perhaps perfection and completeness. Or, at least it might be getting there soon to the dismay of many.
Today China ranks 9th place in the currencies that are the most traded in the world. That might not seem great and far off the top position. But, it entered the top 10, jumping in one foul swoop from 17th place to 9th in just the space of 3 years when the last survey was carried out by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS).
But, the Chinese currency is far from becoming the world's leading currency yet it would seem. According to results of research carried out by HSBC in a survey of more than 700 worldwide businesses, there are relatively few trade settlements that are being made as of yet in the Yuan. One main reason for that is that the Yuan is still not a fully-convertible currency, although the Chinese State Council has already made many statements about the fact that it should be entirely convertible by 2015 and therefore will become internationalized then. The Chinese government has made convertibility of the highest importance. It was back in 2007 that the Chinese first announced that they wished to liberalize the flow of capital and allow for convertibility to freely take place, enabling the buying of assets or taking equity around the world. The fact that the Yuan has entered the top 10 world currencies means that the Chinese currency is one step closer to allowing convertibility to take place entirely. Afterwards, the challenge will be on for the top position between the Yuan and the Dollar.
- In an HSBC survey only 52% of companies stated that they had an understanding of what liberalization of the Yuan would actually mean for them and about 30% stated that they were still unwilling to use the Yuan in transactions and foreign-trade settlements.
- But that also means that 70% are in favor of using the Yuan as the trade -settlement currency.
- Chinese businessmen are starting to see ways of changing the opinions of businessmen from overseas.
- Many of them offer discounts on purchases by foreign firms if they agree to settle in Chinese Yuan.
- Those discounts are said to reach somewhere in the region of an average of 5%.
- A little bit of patriotism and national protection or privilege can go a long way when it's got a population of 1.344 billion people ready to back it up.
- Failing to trade in the Chinese Yuan will mean losing out for foreign businesses.
- Losing out will mean losing the competitive edge.
- There are no two ways about it: businesses will agree to trade in the Chinese Yuan in the coming years in order to remain competitive.
- Once a few have started (and they already have), the others will have to follow.
- 25% of those firms that were surveyed stated that they would be using the Chinese currency within the next 5 years.
- 42% of them stated that the main reason would be to get a better deal in terms of pricing from their Chinese counterparts.
China is already the second largest economy in the world and in just a few years it will dethrone the USA from the top position. Even as the second-largest currency there's no way China can afford to allow the Yuan to sit out the economic dance and just watch the waltzing Dollar. Although HSBC states that 2015 will be too early for the Yuan to be fully convertible and this will more than likely occur in about 2017 now, due to the slowdown in the Chinese economy. If the Yuan can't reasonably sit there as an on-looker as the second-largest economy the only way to get to the top position is to convince businesses and governments around the world that the Yuan is a viable option and will reduce trade costs.
But, all the legal bribing into using the Yuan as a trade currency between foreign firms and Chinese companies will do little good as long as the Chinese government is still dragging its feet on the overhauling of its financial system. While reforms are slow, the Yuan will be held back. While the shadow-banking system is not dealt with entirely, businesses will remain wary.
Yesterday, the People's Bank of China stated that they were considering attempting to increase the loosening of investment flows of capital into and out of mainland China. That too is one step closer to getting to full convertibility. Deals have already been agreed in terms of currency swaps with countries such as Pakistan, Thailand or South Korea, for example. The Australian government also agreed this year to directly exchange their currency with the Chinese, thus cutting out the need to first convert in US Dollars and then into Chinese Yuan. If the top 10 currencies are starting to do that, then it looks as if they will be giving the Chinese a helping hand into turning the Yuan into a fully convertible currency sooner than might be expected.
As for the rest of the top 10 positions, the Mexican Peso is in 8th position just above the Chinese Yuan. The Swedish Krona and the Hong Kong Dollar were ousted from their positions by the Yuan and the Mexican currency. The greenback was of course in number one position and the Euro came in 2nd with the Japanese Yen in 3rd. The GB Pound was 4th.
- The foreign- exchange market is growing also. It increased from a daily turnover that averaged out at $5.3 trillion.
- That was up from the $4-trillion figure in 201, by a rise of 35%. The Yuan's trades are today worth $120 billion per day on average.
- In April 2010 this year that figure was only $34 billion and so there has been an increase of 3.5 times.
- The US Dollar has roughly 85% of the daily share of most-traded currencies in the world today still.
- Most currencies are traded in London (41% of the daily average) and the US share stands at 18.9%.
Moving up from 17th position is a huge leap for the Yuan. It's certainly going to be a tough game to topple the US Dollar's gigantic share of the market. But, businesses will move where the money takes them and where the Chinese can offer a discount for trading in their currency. Patriotism goes out the window and down the tubes when it comes to making money.


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- OnondagaskiclubAsked on December 13, 2016 at 09:31 AM
We have a form to sell lift tickets at 9 different mountains. Each mountain has its own inventory widget. When the form loads, most of the time some of the inventory widgets will not load. This tends to hang up the form for long periods of time until the loading process times out and the message "Cannot complete your request " appears over the inventory widget that did not load. We have also had the inventory widgets hang up the form during the submission process.Page URL:
- JotForm SupportChriistianAnswered on December 13, 2016 at 10:22 AM
I checked your form - https://form.jotform.com/63278503324959 but was not able to replicate the issue you are reporting. The inventory widget loaded fast and I did not encounter any issue.
Can you test again your form and see if you will still encounter the issue? If the issue still persists, can you provide us what browser and/or device are you using to access the form where you encounter the issue so we can further check?
We will wait for your response.
- OnondagaskiclubAnswered on December 13, 2016 at 12:00 PM
I tested it again and the problem still persists. sometimes all of the inventory widgets will load and sometimes they will not. If you select a quantity sometimes the widget will update and other times it will not. When submitting the form, sometimes it works ok and other times it will hang on one of the inventory widgets and the form cannot be submitted. If you click on the submit button a second time the form will finish the submission process but the submission data especially the total cost is not accurate because it includes the cost from the widget that hung up during submission.
I have tried the form on 2 different computers at 2 different locations and have tried Chrome, Firefox and Edge Browsers. All of the machines that I have tried it on are running windows 10. I have experienced the same problem everywhere I have tested the form.
- CharlieAnswered on December 13, 2016 at 01:28 PM
Apologies for the inconvenience.
May we know if the form is embedded on a website of yours? If so, please do share the link so that we can check it further. It might be related on how the form is embedded.
I also made some test but I'm unable to replicate the problem just like my colleague, the only thing that I can think of right now for the problem to occur if the form is embedded on a website in a different way or on a manner that may caused conflict with the website's resources.
We'll wait for your response.
- OnondagaskiclubAnswered on December 13, 2016 at 02:46 PM
Here is a screenshot of my last attempt a few minutes ago to test the form. This test was conducted on a windows 10 machine running Firefox. I cleared all of the cookies before I ran the test. This computer is on a FIOS internet connection rated at 60 and 60 down
The form is not embedded in a website we access it using the link that is provided from jotform in form builder when we publish the form. The problem also exists when the form is viewed in preview mode in the form builder and at times when editing the form in form builder the widgets will exhibit the same behavior even if that particular widget is not being edited. In order to proceed with editing I have to go and click on the update for the widget. that is having the problem. That usually resets it so I can proceed with editing.
- OnondagaskiclubAnswered on December 13, 2016 at 03:08 PM
Here is a screenshot of a test form I created that only has 9 inventory widgets. When I published the form and selected 1 item from each widget, one of the inventory widgets did not update. This form is not embedded I ran it from the link that was provided when I published the form.
Here is the URL for this form https://form.jotform.com/63475963146970
- JotForm SupportBDAVIDAnswered on December 13, 2016 at 05:23 PM
Please try updating all your widgets:
Also, clone your form, and see if the same happens in the cloned version: https://www.jotform.com/help/27-How-to-clone-an-existing-form-from-your-account
Let us know if you need more help.
- OnondagaskiclubAnswered on December 13, 2016 at 11:11 PM
I updated all of the widgets and the problem still exists. I also cloned the form, updated all of the widgets on the cloned form and the problem still exists. I have another active form which is currently taking submissions it has one inventory widget and it has not yet had a problem. Could the problem be because there are multiple inventory widgets on the same form and there is some type of a race going on between them?
- IanAnswered on December 13, 2016 at 11:42 PM
I could replicate the issue at my end.
I am attaching the screenshot of the issue and forwarding the issue to our Development team for review.

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Wednesday Mar 07 2012
College sports clubs
By: Jim Linsdau News Messenger/Placer Herald Sports Editor
I recently received a telephone call from Sacramento State's club wrestling coach August Wesley. I met Wesley when we were both attending the Mark Fuller Invitational wrestling tournament in Lincoln. I was covering the event for the newspaper, and he was looking for potential Sac State wrestlers. Wesley informed me his team had done very well this season and had two wrestlers in the finals to be held in Florida. Sacramento State University no long carries wrestling and hasn't for almost 30 years. The ever-present problem of shrinking budgets inevitably leads to the trimming of certain extra-curricular activities. High schools are well aware of this problem and a number of programs have slipped into obscurity over the years. Unfortunately, some sports are expensive to operate. And those with limited fan bases don't bring enough money at the gate to sustain them. That means a certain number of athletes, some outstanding in their respective fields, have no where to go after graduation. Sac State wrestling suffered that same fate and Hornets wrestling faded into the past. That is until recently. One intrepid Sac State student, and prep wrestler, decide to try and bring back wrestling to the Sacramento campus. His name is Michael Contreras. A few years back, when he was just a freshman, Contreras set out to form a wrestling club to give those Sac State students who were wrestlers a new home. Sacramento State is a great school for those student/athletes who do not win scholarships to the larger colleges and universities able to financially sustain the programs in which those athletes excelled. The club was formed so former wrestlers could come together to continue their sport on a more intramural basis. The enthusiasm on campus began to grow and before long they formed an alliance to represent the green-and-gold in intercollegiate competition. The club raised money through fees, donations, and fundraisers and before long had enough to hire a coach of Wesley's stature. Wesley had coached 11 international teams and was a member and medalist of the U.S. International team in 1999. "This is our second year of having a competitive team," Wesley said, adding that the area's top wrestlers would likely go on to bigger schools but for many the Hornets' program would be a good alternative. "Sacramento State is a viable option for (others) to go to a university," said Wesley. In fact, Sac State has a number of school affiliated clubs, including badminton, tennis, cycling, rowing, rock climbing, skiing and snowboarding, and many others. The clubs are open only to Sac State students. Since these clubs are largely self-supporting they don't offer scholarships like those of official school sports but many do have assistance programs for their participants. As the clubs rise in competitive prominence the more support they attract and that can mean more student help. Wrestling as a club member at Sac State may not be a prestigious as an athletic scholarship to UCLA or Stanford but it does offer an opportunity for a great education.


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[IMAGE]Chapel-Hill-Transit-full.jpg[/IMAGE]Mayor Kevin C. Foy accepted the first place City Livability Award on behalf of the Town of Chapel Hill, N.C., during the 2009 Mayors' City Livability Awards Program. More than 200 cities from around the country were considered for the award, based on three criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and innovation, and broad impact on the quality of life for residents.
Sponsored by Waste Management, Inc., and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the City Livability Award Program recognizes mayors for exemplary leadership in developing and implementing programs that improve the quality of life in their cities.
Chapel Hill won top honors in the category for cities with populations of under 100,000 for creating the fare-free transit program. Since Chapel Hill Transit became fare free in 2002, it has become the second-largest transit system in North Carolina. Since that time, ridership has risen from 3 million riders a year to over 7 million riders annually projected for 2009.
This program is unique in that while some university transit systems provide fare free service for university students, faculty and staff, very few communities provide free transit service to all riders. The commitment in this community went beyond the University to all citizens in the community in an effort to encourage greater usage of public transportation and reduction of reliance on the single occupancy automobile.
"The Chapel Hill Public Transit system is the foundation of our sustainable future," said Mayor Foy. "This bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of place people love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big time."
The town is planning a special community event to celebrate this distinguished award and recognize the contribution of our fare-free system for the community. Event details are being arranged and will be released soon.
The survey, conducted by Metrolink, found that 45% of students commute 41 minutes or longer from home to school.
Agency will assist university in its overall transportation program including the development of transportation hubs and improved service delivery.
Staff of 100 will provide maintenance, operations, and dispatching services for 19 buses, carrying more than 1.3 million passengers annually.
David Green, GRTC CEO, said the partnership presents GRTC with the opportunity to further enhance service for all riders.
The study, from the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota, ranks major metropolitan areas by job accessibility via transit.
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|this was taken at around 10pm!!
though i had work knitting that needed my attention, i had a hard time putting these socks down! i just wanted to see one more stripe! i am just about finished the first sock now... the heel had to be redone a few times... as i had to change some numbers in the pattern... (i promise to give a full review and post once the socks are completed and we have some fun photos to boot) .... but i'm really pleased with my progress, considering i did in fact work on my other knitting that needed to be done.
and with temperatures sitting at around 34 degrees i'm amazed i was still knitting (well no... not really, we all know i would probably knit in any circumstance. any weather, any situation.... i actually feel a sense of anxiety if i don't have some knitting with me now... totally normal behavior though, for a hard core knitter... no?)
as for the running? sadly, i didn't get any runs in. but come this weekend, that will change. i've had to take a few days to recoup... and get this house in order... you know how it is.
we had a lovely canada day celebration while we were out camping with my husband's family, it was nice to sit by the fire, knitting in hand... the only thing i could do without was the bugs... all of the rain alberta has been getting has made those mosquitoes and horseflies vicious. but i'm quick like a ninja... most of the time... unfortunately my little man had many itchy bites... we are sure happy to be back on the island where we don't have to worry about that now :) and have some milder temperatures too...
it's always nice to go away, but it's so nice to come home again, isn't it?
tell me, what are your plans this weekend? i'd love to hear from you! what are you working on? any f.o's to share? anything new on your needles, and hooks? i'm itching to start another shawl i think! come chat... i've missed you so!!! xoxoxo


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My eyes aren't getting any younger and with floaters and astigmatism viewing through one eye just isn't getting it done. So I picked up one of Celestron's Stereo Binocular Viewer for use with my Celestron NexStar 8iSE and NexStar 4SE telescopes. I got it through Amazon for $162 (warehouse deal price, regular price would have been $185.)
Here it is mounted on my Celestron 8iSE:
Here it is mounted on my Celestron 8iSE:
And mounted on my Celestron NexStar 4SE:
Since the Moon was at first quarter and the skies were clear with little turbulence, I was astonished at the clarity and the feeling that you were just hovering over the Moon! The detail was... WOW !
It is amazing what details that TWO eyes can pick up that one eye has trouble with. The interior ridges of the Copernicus Crater kept me at the scope for minutes! Here is a poor shot taken with my smart phone through one of the eyepieces.
Copernicus Crater on the left side.
Like a regular pair of binoculars, you focus with one eye closed, then focus with the other closed but use the diopter (twisting the eyepiece) until it is sharp. Open both eyes, adjust the spread of the binos to match your eyes and be prepared to be wow-ed!
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We recently met up with some friends and their toddlers and babies at this lovely playground on Auguststrasse, very close to Rosenthaler Platz U bahn. The main part of the playground is a bit behind the street side one (close to Gipsstrasse) and is a large sandy shaded (for when its hot) space with climbing frames, slides, seesaw and swing. There is a number of great cafes nearby for a quick pitstop.
Walking back to the U bahn we spotted this other great playground at Koppenplatz which looks to be aimed at older children.
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Map of first playground on Auguststrasse.
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If you have been following me on Twitter or reading MKBlog, you would already be knowing about MKNetworkKit.
I wrote a introductory post on MKNetworkKit couple of months ago and later explained in a more detailed post on how to use it in other sophisticated scenarios.
- Step 1: Create a Flickr Engine
- Step 2: Create a custom cache directory for storing the cached Flickr thumbanils
- Step 3: Write a method to list flickr images for a specified tag
- Step 4: Create a custom table view cell for loading flickr images
- Step 5: Clear previously loaded images if the cell will be reused
- Step 6: Fade in thumbnails like the Apple trailers app
- Source Code
From feedback so far, Image Caching was one aspect of MKNetworkKit that developers didn't understand pretty well. In this post, I'll try to explain how to use MKNetworkKit for image caching and loading thumbnails.
Thumbnails are often used in iOS apps to load friend's avatar pictures from a Facebook feed or flickr thumbnails for a given tag and in many similar cases.
MKNetworkEngine makes it a breeze to add this feature into your app. What not? With MKNetworkKit, you will even know if the response image is from cache or loaded for the first time. Using this information, you can "fade in" your thumbnails when you load the images for the first time (like in Apple's iTunes Movie Trailers app).
The completed example looks like this.
Having said that, lets get our hands dirty with some real code. In this example, I'll show you how to load images from Flickr on a table view controller asynchronously.
Step 1: Create a Flickr Engine
Easy peasy. Create a subclass of MKNetworkEngine and let's name it as "FlickrEngine". Initialize your flickr engine with api.flickr.com as hostname in your application delegate.
Step 2: Create a custom cache directory for storing the cached Flickr thumbanils
Override cacheDirectoryName and return a custom directory for storing the cached thumbnails.
-(NSString*) cacheDirectoryName { NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSCachesDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; NSString *cacheDirectoryName = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"FlickrImages"]; return cacheDirectoryName; }
This step is optional. But, since thumbnails can easily occupy precious disk space, you might want to clear them at periodic intervals. MKNetworkEngine provides a handy method (emptyCache) to empty the cache directory for a specific engine. The default implementation of this method removes all files within the cache directory of that engine. If you don't override cacheDirectoryName and provide a distinct cache directory for your engine, you will end up emptying the shared cache directory, when you call emptyCache.
Step 3: Write a method to list flickr images for a specified tag
By now, you already know that creating a network request using MKNetworkKit is a no-brainer. The following shows how to create a request for loading images for a given tag.
-(void) imagesForTag:(NSString*) tag onCompletion:(FlickrImagesResponseBlock) imageURLBlock onError:(MKNKErrorBlock) errorBlock { MKNetworkOperation *op = [self operationWithPath:FLICKR_IMAGE_URL([tag urlEncodedString])]; [op onCompletion:^(MKNetworkOperation *completedOperation) { NSDictionary *response = [completedOperation responseJSON]; imageURLBlock([[response objectForKey:@"photos"] objectForKey:@"photo"]); } onError:^(NSError *error) { errorBlock(error); }]; [self enqueueOperation:op]; }
The FLICKR_IMAGE_URL macro is defined as
#define FLICKR_IMAGE_URL(__TAG__) [NSString stringWithFormat:@"services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search&api_key=%@&tags=%@&per_page=200&format=json&nojsoncallback=1", FLICKR_KEY, __TAG__]
Note that, the host name api.flickr.com gets prefixed automatically when you create operations on this engine.
You should generate a new flickr api key and replace it in the FLICKR_KEY macro. You can create one for free here. (For running the example, you can use my key)
Step 4: Create a custom table view cell for loading flickr images
In this custom cell, write a method setFlickrData: that updates the cell from the dictionary you receive by invoking the flickr REST API
-(void) setFlickrData:(NSDictionary*) thisFlickrImage { self.titleLabel.text = [thisFlickrImage objectForKey:@"title"]; self.authorNameLabel.text = [thisFlickrImage objectForKey:@"owner"]; self.loadingImageURLString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://farm%@.static.flickr.com/%@/%@_%@_s.jpg", [thisFlickrImage objectForKey:@"farm"], [thisFlickrImage objectForKey:@"server"], [thisFlickrImage objectForKey:@"id"], [thisFlickrImage objectForKey:@"secret"]]; self.imageLoadingOperation = [ApplicationDelegate.flickrEngine imageAtURL:[NSURL URLWithString:self.loadingImageURLString] onCompletion:^(UIImage *fetchedImage, NSURL *url, BOOL isInCache) { if([self.loadingImageURLString isEqualToString:[url absoluteString]]) { self.thumbnailImage.image = fetchedImage; }]; }
Tip: Avoid setting the individual labels of a table view cell in the cellForRowAtIndexPath: method. It makes the cell less portable across your other view controllers.
Carefully note the use of the variable self.loadingImageURLString. If you don't save the loading image's URL in an ivar, your images will continue to be updated when the previous operation completes. To circumvent this, either cancel the operation when a cell is reused, or check if the returned URL is the original URL that was loaded for this cell (by storing it in ivar).
As on this commit, MKNetworkEngine's imageAtURL method will return you the actual operation created. You should retain this and cancel it when not necessary.
Step 5: Clear previously loaded images if the cell will be reused
You should clear previously loaded images by overriding prepareForReuse method. It's a one-liner.
-(void) prepareForReuse { self.thumbnailImage.image = nil; [self.imageLoadingOperation cancel]; }
If you don't write this, you will see old images on the cell while the new image is being loaded.
Instead of "nil" you can also show a default placeholder image here.
You should also consider canceling the old imageLoadingOperation so as to load the latest visible cells faster. If you don't cancel the operation, when the user scrolls fast to the bottom of the list, the engine loads all the images from the first cell (including images for cells that are now hidden and reused) and there by slowing down the image load operation for the currently visible cell. You can test this from the code by commenting it out and checking the performance.
Step 6: Fade in thumbnails like the Apple trailers app
MKNetworkEngine's imageAtURL method returns the image in a block method. The block method, onCompletion looks like this.
^(UIImage *fetchedImage, NSURL *url, BOOL isInCache) { if([self.loadingImageURLString isEqualToString:[url absoluteString]]) { self.thumbnailImage.image = fetchedImage; }]; }
If the variable isInCache is false, you can "fade in" the image so as to add a nice UI touch to your app. The following code block illustrates this.
^(UIImage *fetchedImage, NSURL *url, BOOL isInCache) { if([self.loadingImageURLString isEqualToString:[url absoluteString]]) { if (isInCache) { self.thumbnailImage.image = fetchedImage; } else { UIImageView *loadedImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:fetchedImage]; loadedImageView.frame = self.thumbnailImage.frame; loadedImageView.alpha = 0; [self.contentView addSubview:loadedImageView]; [UIView animateWithDuration:0.4 animations:^ { loadedImageView.alpha = 1; self.thumbnailImage.alpha = 0; } completion:^(BOOL finished) { self.thumbnailImage.image = fetchedImage; self.thumbnailImage.alpha = 1; [loadedImageView removeFromSuperview]; }]; } } }
Source Code
The complete source code is available as a demo on MKNetworkKit's Github repository.
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MARKETING AND CLIENT MAINTENANCE Develops, implements, and monitors annual and strategic marketing plans for targeted projects; participates in the development of Strategic Plan. Actively pursues, investigates, and evaluates new or expanded opportunities for associated projects and services within the firm by maintaining contacts with current and prospective client decision makers; identifies and works toward the resolution of client relations problems. Reviews proposals and selects interview teams; reviews and recommends project marketing budgets subject to approval by senior management. Maintains visibility and professional courtesy by actively participating in civic and professional organizations and encourages project staff to do the same. Maintains regional/national prominence and recognition through published technical work and/or presentation of papers at national or regional technical conferences.
CONTRACTS AND FINANCIAL Conducts contract negotiations with clients and sub-consultants. Develops and recommends operational budgets for approval by senior management. Reviews and makes decision on proposed project budgets. Monitors monthly performance against budget to ensure project profitability. Manages the project as a profit center; controls G&A costs; reviews and manages revenue stream. Approves purchase requests for capital items as specified in the Authorization Matrix.
Manages accounts receivables and client billings; reviews and makes decision concerning final write-offs and past due accounts receivables as specified in the Authorization Matrix.
Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary. EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in field of practice. Graduate degree preferred. Management coursework and/or MBA a plus. This level may be achieved by technical professionals or managers with twelve years of experience since B.S. or eleven years since M.S., with at least three of these years in the Senior Project Manager position with highly complex project management responsibility. SPECIAL SKILLS Excellent technical and interpersonal skills, public speaking and persuasive ability; very strong financial management, team management, and leadership skills; ability to manage and coordinate efforts of various projects to produce budgeted profits and overall results. Possesses specific expertise to the extent that the individual is regarded as a regional or potentially national expert in a specific discipline, contract delivery method, particular type of project, planning process, design method, or modeling technique. Personal computer proficiency is required.
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The general schedule for the visit was:
Day 1-arrive, check in and settle into rooms, be oriented to the facilities, given the schedule, explore the campus, and then have dinner and visit.
Day2-early breakfast, parents go to Family History Center to confirm and research their family records then over to the Temple to verify the work to be done, a brief lunch break, then back to the Temple for initiatory work, then the endowment ceremony, followed by sealing of living family members and finally dinner. Most of this time the children were with us going on nature walks in the garden, touring the temple grounds and playing games in the cafeteria. In the late afternoon the children were taken to the Gatehouse Building to dress in white for the sealing to their parents ceremony. One of the richest blessings for us was to be able to witness the sealing of each family together over the alter. That image is so sacred to describe in a public forum but will be etched in our memories forever.
Day 3-After breakfast, more Family history, baptisms for deceased ancestors, lunch, other ordinances for their deceased ancestors, dinner, sealing of deceased ancestors.
This is the front of the Patron Housing Unit. This building also housed the Patron housing Office, Employment Office, The Family History Center, The Distribution Center and Cafeteria.
Between the Temple and the Patron Housing Unit there is a beautiful garden with a brook that empties into a pond that is home to several large gold fish. The kids really enjoyed nature walks in the garden.


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Home > The This Old House Hour > Season 12 > Episode 2
Jersey Shore Rebuilds 2013: Drastic Measures
Episode Info
A tour of the Bay Head, N.J., revetment project; the Point Pleasant project faces setbacks; the owner says goodbye to the Manasquan house before it's torn down. Also: a lesson on FEMA zones and foundations. In the second half: building a garden bed for chili pepper plants in New Mexico; and repairing a leaky toilet with a worn-out flange.
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DraftPlus can be a powerful tool to save information you found interesting from internet or you want to use later on.
If you copied text or images, you can paste them on a page and they become stickers, that can be further formatted.
Using the sticker settings panel, you can use images as fixed backgrounds, logos, etc.
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Method #1: Print the screen from web browser.
Once you saved a screenshot of your favorite web page, you can pickup the image from the iPad gallery and copy/paste on a page. If you have already on a page an input-image sticker, just double tap on it. If you want to create a completely new sticker, use the paste sticker option to create a new image item. The image can be adjusted later on to fit your needs.
Method #2: Copy an item directly.
On a web page, select the text or copy the image you like and then paste the content on the page. This method is more flexible, if you want to change the layout later on. Each sticker can become a hyperlink so you can re-create a navigation flow and build your own notebook.
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That's a spicy meat-a-ball! And do I detect a hint of listeria?
St. Louis-based P.E. & F. Inc. has recalled approximately 123 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat meatballs due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall on Thursday, but according to Nick Lamia, a representative for P.E. & F., the meatballs have been off of grocery store freezer shelves since Tuesday.
The meatballs in question are Fazio's fifteen-ounce packages, which are carried locally at Schnucks, Shop 'n Save and Dierbergs. P.E. & F. gets its meat from various companies across the country, so no single farm is to blame.
The issue was discovered during a routine inspection by FSIS, but P.E. & F. inadvertently failed to hold the product pending the results of the inspection. There have been no reports of illness associated with consumption of tainted Fazio's meatballs, and Lamia estimates that only twenty packages might have been sold before the recall was issued.
"Because we're a local company, we were able to get everything off the shelves pretty quickly," Lamia says.
The recall applies to packages with the lot code "041114," and the establishment number "EST. 13051" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The meatballs were produced on April 11, 2013.
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This is exactly what I've been saying... Mavs sign Jason Kidd and get rid of Devin Harris... Spurs fans rejoice.
Viewed through the prism of the San Antonio Spurs-Dallas Mavericks rivalry, in acquiring Jason Kidd, Dallas essentially parted with two players who have been perennial thorns in the Spurs' side — Devin Harris and DeSagana Diop.
And Spurs guard Tony Parker likes the move. Said Parker: "To be honest with you, I'm really happy for that trade. Diop was doing a good job on us. And Devin Harris, most of the time, he played good against us. So I thought it would be good for us. No disrespect to Jason Kidd, he's a great point guard, but those guys that left always gave us trouble."
Source: Express-News
Friday, February 22, 2008
Spurs Parker "really happy" to see Harris, Diop leave Mavs
This is exactly what I've been saying... Mavs sign Jason Kidd and get rid of Devin Harris... Spurs fans rejoice.
Posted by For The Love of Sports at 2/22/2008
Labels: Dallas Mavericks, DeSagana Diop, devin harris, jason kidd, jason kidd trade, san antonio express-news, San Antonio Spurs, San Antonio Spurs blog, spurs best in the west, Tony Parker
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Pochettino wary of improved Palace
Mauricio Pochettino believes Southampton will face a Crystal Palace side on Saturday that is much improved under the guidance of Tony Pulis.
Pochettino's men ran out 2-0 winners against Palace at St Mary's Stadium in September, when Pulis' predecessor Ian Holloway was at the helm.
Since the former Stoke City boss took over at Selhurst Park, Pulis has helped the club climb out of the Premier League relegation zone, with Palace now three points clear of Sunderland in 18th.
Pochettino feels Palace will likely pose a greater threat than when they last met, but insisted Southampton will not alter their style of play to combat Saturday's hosts.
"Crystal Palace will be a very tough opponent. They have a clear style of playing under Tony Pulis," said Pochettino on Friday.
"I have great respect for Tony Pulis. He's done very well at Crystal Palace and I have great admiration for the job he's done there.
"They have a different manager to when we last played them, so they'll be playing with a different style.
"We're a team that always plays in the same manner. All games in the Premier League are very important and intense."
Southampton duo Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw both featured for England in midweek, with the latter coming off the bench to make his international debut.
Pochettino described Shaw's first England outing as an "amazing moment" for both the player and club before urging the duo to remain grounded as they bid to be named in Roy Hodgson's FIFA World Cup squad.
"I think Roy Hodgson has a very big problem on his hands," he added.
"He (Shaw) showed he deserves to be in the team.
"It was a very important moment for them and us, but they need to keep their feet on the ground."


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"This dvd is one of the best nature and bird watching dvds around. I have seen "Winged Migration" and this is just as good if not better. This one is good for the hardcore enthusiast but also a nice introduction for casual bird people, or even for kids that want to learn a new hobby.Very exciting footage of some of the most unique creatures around. TWO THUMBS UP!!"
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"Species by species footage and facts of raptors including owls. The footage is just incredible. Tips on finding birds and observing birds and you can't beat the price of the DVD."
Interesting but very technical and has old film footage
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"The film quality is good for a home movie, but with a lot of old, grainy film footage of predatory birds from the movie projector days. It still is interesting. I found it a little too technical, with too few good sequences of bird flight and observance. More for a bird identification enthusiast. Doesn't come close to David Attenborough's 'Life of Birds'."
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A variety of food and trucks, sidewalk shopping and opportunities to learn more about local products and services will be available at this year's Taste of Pickerington and Fall Festival.
A variety of food and trucks, sidewalk shopping and opportunities to learn more about local products and services will be available at this year�s Taste of Pickerington and Fall Festival.
For the 14th consecutive year, the Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Taste of Pickerington at the intersection of Columbus and Center streets in the Olde Pickerington Village.
This year�s event on Saturday, Oct. 1, also will mark the sixth year the chamber�s Fall Fest will be held in conjunction with Taste of Pickerington. Both events are scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
�It�s very short and sweet,� said Helen Mayle, Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce president. �There is no fee to attend and it�s a lot of fun.�
As of Sept. 23, nine restaurants and one caterer had signed up to participate in Taste of Pickerington, she said.
That portion of the event allows attendees to taste selections from participating restaurants and caterers for $1 per sample.
�You only have to pay $1 to try something from someone,� Mayle said. �If you�re a big eater, this is the place to come. You can come down and eat, and you can take food home for your (Michigan State-Ohio State) game party.�
As has become tradition, the Taste also will feature a chicken wing eating contest between football players from Pickerington High School Central and PHS North.
After two straight years of defeat, North prospered in last year�s contest and will be defending its crown this weekend.
Not to be outdone, members of the Pickerington Police Department will try to win their first title after being defeated last year by the Violet Township Fire Department in the chamber�s inaugural pizza-eating contest.
Besides food, Mayle noted, there will be opportunities for visitors to peruse Olde Pickerington Village shops during the Taste of Pickerington and Fall Fest.
Additionally, she said, the Fall Fest will feature more than 30 vendors from Pickerington, Violet Township and beyond who will sell a variety of products and will provide information about products and services.
�They will be everybody there from Massage Envy to banks and orthodontists,� Mayle said. �Our Fall Fest vendors are offering multiple items and services, and there will be lots of information available about them.�
Fall Fest this year also will feature a visit by Pickerington Public Library representatives, who will offer children�s arts and crafts and other entertainment.
Additionally, the Fall Fest will include a �Touch-a-Truck� component. Businesses, agencies and organizations such as the Pickerington Police Department and Violet Township Fire Department will bring in heavy-duty utility vehicles for spectators to see up close.
�We�ve had this in the past, but this year it�s huge,� Mayle said. �This should be a lot of fun for everyone.�
More information about the Taste of Pickerington and Fall Fest can be found on the chamber�s website at www.pickeringtonchamber.com.


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Speakers. A 3 way system. What speakers have you got?
In this video I give you an idea of what a 3 way speaker system is all about., http://www.djtutor.com/setup As said in the video the midd box i use is built to be for bass but i am just using it in this video for demonstration purposes.
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text: The new charter school is located on a 54,000 SF urban site. The campus plan is designed in three scales: The urban plan/context, the school community and the classroom which is centered on the relationships of students, teachers and performance. The building program includes 18 classrooms, 3 science/chemistry classrooms and workrooms, 2 computer labs, gymnasium, multipurpose room, lunch shelter, administration and counseling. The urban context of this project is shared by residential and commercial users and is flanked by main roads on three sides of the campus. The inclusion of a charter school into this urban setting provides an opportunity to establish a community center that both unifies and creates a sense of place. The school becomes a signature building that sets new standards for excellence, ones that are intrinsically tied to achievement, health and community based support systems. Individual classrooms are located along the central courtyard spine and share day-lighting and views with the landscaped main quad. Classrooms are designed using a "universal classroom" design that utilizes interactive teaching walls, allowing for teaching to occur on three walls. This method of design also provides maximum flexibility for educators to vary classroom configuration and layout based on their methods for success. Access to natural light, cross ventilation, day-lighting controls and healthful building materials all contribute to the classroom functioning as an instrument of learning. Classrooms utilize low VOC, recyclable and recycled materials. The school, in this circumstance, becomes a learning tool for students.


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OMG! Taylor Swift and Ansel Elgort got cozy together at the 2014 American Music Awards on Nov. 23 and they were photographed a few times together! Fans are already dubbing them Tansel! Seriously, wouldn't these two make the perfect couple?
Taylor Swift, 24, and Ansel Elgort, 20, were pictured together at the 2014American Music Awards, and they were definitely cuddling close to one another. Sparks are flying between these two — dubbed Tansel — in this pic and fans think this could be a fairytale romance for these two! The pair was also spotted at Sarah Hyland's 24th birthday party over the AMAs weekend, too!
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The name Mary is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "bitter". Mary is ranked #126 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Bible Names for Girls and discussed in our forums with posts like "Quick Question Thread?!".
From the experts:
Mary, the quintessential New Testament name, was Number 1 for girls until the mid-twentieth century. Though still popular, Mary is used now mostly for religious or family reasons. If it's style you're after, Mary's many diminutives and derivatives such as Maire, Mamie, May, Mitzi, Molly, Maura, Marietta, and even Maria may seem more fashionable.
Mary was the most popular and enduring female Christian name in the English-speaking world (as were Maria and Marie in Spanish and French) until the 1940s. That was when in the US Mary was finally dethroned by such trendy upstarts as Linda and Karen.
There are six Marys in the Bible, including the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and Mary the mother of Mark, and there have been British royal Marys beginning in the sixteenth century. In earlier times Mary was considered too sacred to be used; it finally gained usage in England in the twelfth century, and by the sixteenth had blanketed the female population, to the point where dozens of pet forms had to be contrived to distinguish one Mary in the family from the others.
The poet Byron deemed Mary a "magic" name, and Bing Crosby proclaimed it "a grand old name." Mary has always been a good-girl name, as reflected by such mid-century icons of propriety and wholesomeness as Mary Poppins and Mary Tyler Moore. The lovely Lady Mary Crawley of Downton Abbey has restored some freshness to the name.
Among the celebs who dropped their birth name of Mary are Meryl Streep, Debbie Reynolds, and Lily Tomlin.
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This salad improves if it sits for a few hours.
2 large leaves of curly kale, washed, stems removed, cut into small bite size pieces.
1/4 cup red onion, sliced very thin then chopped
2 cups broccoli chopped into bite size pieces (save the stalks for soup)
1 large pepper, diced (any colour)
1 cup red cabbage, sliced fine
Toss the salad ingredients together
Dressing Ingredients:
1/4 cup sesame oil
4 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
1/2 tsp chili flakes
2 tsp agave (or other sweetener)
Mix dressing ingredients together.
Toss the salad and the dressing together.
This can be made a day ahead and will be good.
If we have left over we stir fry it and serve it over rice, potato or pasta.


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The Public Morality
- Hosted by Byron Williams
Hosted by Byron Williams, The Public Morality is a weekly conversation with scholars, artists, activists, scientists, philosophers and newsmakers about issues that matter to our common life.
The bias of The Public Morality is to serve as the starting point for discourse rather than seeking to offer the last word. We may frustrate you by raising more questions than providing answers, but we will maintain a commitment to what is said will always be superior to who says it; for that is the only road that leads to a more perfect union.
About the Host
Rev. Byron Williams is one of the leading public theologians in the nation. He is a columnist, author, and adjunct professor at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. His weekly column appears in the Huffington Post, Winston Salem Journal, and multiple newspapers in Northern California.
He is the author of the bestselling 1963: The Year of Hope and Hostility, which won the 2014 International Book Award for US History. His previous book, Strip Mall Patriotism: Moral Reflections on the Iraq War, is a series of essays covering a four-year span in what is arguably America's worst foreign-policy decision.


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The Guide lists seven steps to help you find a job tailored to your experience, training and interests. It's VERY COMPLETE!!
The seven steps
1. Recognizing your strengths and interests
2. Finding out more about the labour market
3. Using the right tools to market yourself: résumé, cover letter, job application form
4. Finding job leads: local employment centre (CLE), newspapers, Internet, email, etc.
5. Making a good impression during the job interview: preparing for the interview, anticipating questions, going through the interview, following up
6. Settling into your new job
1. Recognizing your strengths and interests Choose your field: to determine the type of job that suits you, find out what occupational fields interest you.
Learn to recognize your strengths: are you self-sufficient, reliable, flexible? Find out the personal skills that best define you.
Determine your profile: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising or conventional. This exercise will reveal your profile.
Assess your job situation: specify the type of work you are seeking, which best matches your experience and skills.
2. Finding out more about the labour market You must be familiar with the labour market or in the region/country where you wish to work. That way, you will have a better knowledge of the occupations available to you.
3. Using the right tools to market yourself: résumé, cover letter, job application form
A résumé is a written portrait of you. It gives employers an idea of who you are and what work experience, training, and interests you have. Enclose a résumé with every job application you submit, and bring along a copy to every interview.
Tips for a good résumé
(Times New Roman 12 point, for example).
Common Pitfalls
Types of résuméDepending on your work experience and skills, you can set up your résumé in one of four ways. Here are a few tips to help you choose the right one:
- Chronological résumé: highlights your experience in one professional field. List the jobs you have held in reverse chronological order (starting with the most recent). This type of résumé is recommended if:
- Functional Résumé: highlights your skills rather than your work experience. Describe your skills, starting with those that pertain to the job you are applying for. This type of résumé is recommended if
- Combination Résumé: is the most common and lays out your work experience and skills in chronological order. This type of résumé is recommended if
- Electronic résumé: contains the same information as a paper résumé, but it allows you to create a more dynamic presentation and include hyperlinks. For example, you can direct the employer to the Web site of a company you worked for. The advantage of an electronic résumé is that it lets an employer type in keywords to search your application for selection criteria.
A few tips
Your portfolio can show the employer that you have what it takes to do the job. It showcases your achievements at work or in your volunteer or leisure activities. The interview is generally the best time to present your portfolio.
Putting together a portfolio can be quite time-consuming as it means going back over all your achievements. Here's how best to proceed.
Your portfolio should contain the following:
Documents that illustrate your achievements:
It's your first contact with your potential employer and a good opportunity to show that you have the skills needed to do the job. Your letter should convince the person to take a closer look at your résumé and contact you for an interview.
Before starting to write your letter
Tips for writing an effective cover letter
4. Finding job leads: local employment centre, newspapers, Internet, email, etc.
Consult newspapers and the Internet
Other leads to help you find a job.
There are many ways of finding those elusive jobs. Use the following leads that apply to your situation:
Making the most of email.
With electronic mail (email), you can forward your cover letter and résumé to a potential employer from any computer with an Internet connection. Your message can be sent anywhere around the world in a matter of seconds.
Tips for a successful phone call.
5. Making a good impression during the job interview: preparing for the interview, anticipating questions, going through the interview, following up
This is your chance to convince the employer that you are the right person for the job and have something valuable to offer. Being well prepared for the interview will make you feel more at ease.
When an employer calls you to schedule an interview:
A few days before the interview
What you should know Where to find the information What are the employer's or company's activities?
Who are the customers?
Read the company's annual report and visit its Web site. What skills is the employer looking for?
What duties and responsibilities will you have?
Review your job search notes.
Reread the job offer.
Anticipate the questions and answers
Anticipate the employer's questions and be prepared. You will come across better if you are able to respond well to questions. Memorize your résumé so you can clearly describe your education, work experience, and skills. You will be asked a number of precise questions. Here are a few examples:
If you resigned or were fired, avoid mentioning details that could make you look bad. Don't criticize your former employers. Explain what you are looking for in a new job.
Show that you have carefully selected this company and have the employee profile they are looking for.
Mention your qualities as they relate to the job offered. Prepare examples that illustrate these strengths.
Talk about your weaknesses, but explain what you do to correct them.
Be truthful, you may be put to the test. If you have no problem working under pressure, mention that pressure motivates you. However, you should specify that, nevertheless, you prefer to plan ahead.
Talk about your skills to convince the employer that you are the right person for the job.
Avoid bringing up the question of salary and working conditions at the first interview. However, if the employer broaches the subject, have a response ready. You could also answer, "I am aware that the pay scale for this kind of position ranges from $___ to $___, and, naturally, I would like to be as high as possible on that scale." This is a positive response that leaves room for negotiation.
Prepare what you should bring along to the interview:
Interview followup
The interview is over. You deserve a break, but don't put away your job search folder just yet. This is the time to assess the interview. Sit down and go over it in your mind.
The employer's response
It is important to follow up on the interview. If the employer mentioned which day he or she would call, be at home that day to take the call. If you haven't heard back from the employer, call back at the end of the day to follow up. If the employer didn't specify the day, wait two weeks, then call the employer to find out when you can expect a response.
If the employer calls to offer you the job, be enthusiastic, thank him or her and mention how much you look forward to joining the team. Now is the time to ask for details on working conditions:
If you didn't get the job, try to find out why. You may wish to reassess and improve your approach.
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June 10, 2015 at 5:02 am #26237
I'm trying to learn the new-object command at the moment. scratching around on the internet I found this script. I'm trying to understand what the person is doing.
First line, all good. I get that bit.
But the rest is a bit confusing. That doesn't look like the right way to use the "foreach" command and the { } enclosing the new-object part is strange as its not passing anything on, like they wanted to create a hash table ?
$ip = ipconfig | Select-String "IPv4|Subnet|Gateway" | select-object -first 3 $ip | foreach { $ipo = New-Object psobject } {$prop,$value = $_.ToString().Split(":") Add-member -InputObject $ipo noteproperty -Name $prop.Trim(". :") -Value $value.Trim()}
Must admit the psobject, psocustomobject, new-object and add-member i'm finding hard to get my head around. Any help would be much appreciated.
June 10, 2015 at 5:28 am #26238
Hey there Graham,
Do you have a URL where the original code was posted? I'm having a little trouble with it and not sure if it's how the new site format is formatting the code.
Also, I did a blog post not too long ago on using PSCustomObject, which I like a lot more than the New-Object method better. But if you're stuck in v2 you'll need New-Object. Here's the post if you'd like to read up a bit.
I'll see if I can find a better example of usage with New-Object. If not, I'll write something up for our KB. 🙂
June 10, 2015 at 6:09 am #26240
Hi Will,
Great stuff, many thanks !
Here is the link, https://getpowershell.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/i-object-to-ipconfig/.
I'm trying to look at working new-object/pscustomobject, then pick them apart to get an understanding. Finding this part quite tricky.
June 10, 2015 at 6:33 am #26245
I'll grab a few minutes at lunch and rework an example for using New-Object for you. Stay tuned. 🙂
June 10, 2015 at 9:15 am #26270
Hey there Graham,
I whipped up a quick script using the same example directory as my blog post, but utilizing the New-Object PSObject method as opposed to the PSCustomObject method. I'll whip up a KB article on it a bit later, but at least you can see what's involved with the New-Object method by this example without the string manipulation in the online example you showed. Let me know if you need more clarification!
$Path = "c:\scripts" $Directory = Get-Acl -Path $Path ForEach ($Dir in $Directory.Access){ $DirPermissions = New-Object -TypeName PSObject $DirPermissions | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Path -Value $Path $DirPermissions | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Owner -Value $Directory.Owner $DirPermissions | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Group -Value $Dir.IdentityReference $DirPermissions | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name AccessType -Value $Dir.AccessControlType $DirPermissions | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Rights -Value $Dir.FileSystemRights $DirPermissions }
June 10, 2015 at 9:32 am #26273
What are the differences between psobject, pscustomobject and new-object ?
For some reason it's not quite sinking in and I'm not sure how to grasp it. Even the add-member is confusing. Done ok so far in my learning but this is a bit more tricky. If something is an object does that mean I get the methods, properties etc, which is the benefit ? Frustrating !
June 10, 2015 at 9:42 am #26274
Other experts can feel free to chime in here, because I'm really bad at the programmatic side of PowerShell. 🙂 My explanation:
New-Object is a cmdlet that allows you to create a custom .NET or COM object. When using it to create a custom PSObject, you would declare that object like so:
New-Object -TypeName PSObject
And then add the members to your object using the Add-Member cmdlet.
PSCustomObject is a class that was added in PSv3 that allows you to essentially do the same thing, but using a hashtable instead of a separate line for each member you want to add.
The advantage to PSCustomObject is that it maintains the specific order that you create in your hashtable, whereas the New-Object PSObject method doesn't. PSCustomObject is also usually faster in enumerating your data. Really good discussion about it here:
Also, it's a lot less typing and easier to read.
The disadvantage to PSCustomObject is that you can't use it on systems using PSv2. So you're stuck with New-Object if you're working on systems older than 2008 R2.
Long story short, PSCustomObject and PSObject at their roots are pretty much the same thing, it's just that leveraging PSCustomObject is more efficient.
June 10, 2015 at 9:53 am #26275
Thank you will, most helpful. I've read your article on the link you supplied and that helped make a bit more sense. Think I need to keep practicing !
June 10, 2015 at 9:54 am #26276
Go for it! PSCustomObject is one of my favorite PowerShell features to play with. That and string manipulation.
Have fun!
June 11, 2015 at 6:54 am #26317ParticipantPoints: 21Rank: Member
A nicer way to write that.
$Path = "c:\scripts" $Directory = Get-Acl -Path $Path $p = @{ path = $path owner = $directory.owner group = $dir.identityreference accesstype = $dir.accesscontroltype rights = $dir.filesystemrights } ForEach ($Dir in $Directory.Access){ New-Object psobject -Property $p }
June 11, 2015 at 9:23 am #26338ParticipantPoints: 438Rank: Contributor
Your properties need to be in the loop:
$Path = "c:\scripts" $Directory = Get-Acl -Path $Path ForEach ($Dir in $Directory.Access){ $p = @{ path = $path owner = $directory.owner group = $dir.identityreference accesstype = $dir.accesscontroltype rights = $dir.filesystemrights } New-Object psobject -Property $p }
June 11, 2015 at 10:19 am #26346ParticipantPoints: 21Rank: Member
Typo, just run it twice:-)
June 11, 2015 at 12:39 pm #26348
Cheers guys. Having a play myself. How can i combine two different commands into a PSCustomObject ?
$BIOS = get-ciminstance -Namespace ROOT\CIMV2 -ClassName Win32_BIOS $BIOS2 = get-ciminstance -Namespace ROOT\CIMV2 -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem $BIOS | ForEach-Object { [pscustomobject]@{ "BIOS Version" = $_.SMBIOSBIOSVersion.Trim("B0ET28WW ( )") $BIOS2 | Foreach-object { "Model of Desktop" = $_.Model } } }
June 11, 2015 at 12:50 pm #26349
OK, i'm playing and trying to get a grip on this, am i on the right lines ?
$BIOS = get-ciminstance -Namespace ROOT\CIMV2 -ClassName Win32_BIOS $BIOS2 = get-ciminstance -Namespace ROOT\CIMV2 -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem [pscustomobject]@{ "BIOS Version" = $bios.SMBIOSBIOSVersion.Trim("B0ET28WW ( )") "Model of desktop" = $BIOS2.Model }
June 11, 2015 at 12:51 pm #26350
I was able to execute it on my system. Well done! Keep going! 🙂
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, remarked of it: "Not often is it that men have the heart, when their one great industry is ruined, to rear up in a few years another as rich to take its place: and the tea fields of Ceylon are as true a monument to courage as is the lion of Waterloo".
Scotsman James Taylor is renowned in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) as the 'father of the Ceylon tea enterprise' because his experiments during the 1860s led to the first successful commercially cultivated crop of the famous beverage – Ceylon Tea.
It was in 1867 that Taylor planted 20 acres of tea on the Loolecondera estate (of which he was superintendent). It was here he perfected the technique of fine plucking – `two leaves and a bud.'
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- A 4 night stay in the 145sqm Owner's Cottage at Tea Trails Dunkeld Bungalow with stunning views over Castlereagh lake and the Great Western mountain range. Gourmet meals and beverages - wines and spirits are included, even laundry.
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- Plant your own tea bush and unveil a plaque at Dilmah's Dunkeld estate. The bush should start yielding a high-quality tea in 18 months and continue for at least 50 years!
- A Night Trail with Tea Trails naturalist, Anuradha Ediriweera and his team. Spot different types of amphibians, sleeping lizards, snakes and wild boar plus three different types of cats including fishing cat, rusty spotted cat and jungle cat. The elusive Sri Lankan leopard may be spotted if you are lucky!
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text: "Millage sales pitch under way" was an Aug. 27 Tribune headline. I hope Cass County voters can see through the latest county park department sales pitch to see that this is nothing more than the old shell game -- now you see it and now you don't. The park department is asking for a millage increase that will raise $720,000 per year, but only $360,000 will be used for county parks. The other half will be shared with other taxing units in the county for whatever projects they can dream up. Would it be nice to know what these projects might be before we give them $360,000? This isn't fiscal responsibility. It's a give-away program. If the park department needs more money, let it ask Cass County voters for what it really needs, not twice as much as it needs. It's time to, again, vote "no." Emery L. Hirschler lives in Niles.


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Varicose veins are a disorder which formed by veins enlarge, dilated or thickened.Varicose veins may occur any part of the body but mainly seen on legs.The veins of the legs are the largest in the body, and they carry the blood from the lower extremities upwards towards the heart.The unnoticed appearance of it is very dangerous. A blood clot within a large, significantly dilated vein may break away and move toward the heart and lungs, causing serious complications.Varicose veins are about thrice as common as an occurrence in women as in men. Juice fasting is the best choice. Here are few juices that are used in the treatment of Juice fasting for Varicose veins.
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Moody's See Decelerating Jumbo Declines Around Falling House Prices
During a revision of Moody's Investors Service loss projections for U.S. prime jumbo residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) issued between 2005 and 2008, the credit rating agency finds that the growth in new delinquency levels beyond the Q210 is expected to decline. On average, Moody's is now projecting cumulative losses of 3.8% for 2005 securitizations, 8.0% for 2006 securitizations, 10.9% for 2007 securitizations and 12.3% for 2008 securitizations, reported as a percentage of original balance. As a result, Moody's placed 4474 tranches of jumbo RMBS with an original balance of $234 billion and current outstanding balance of $143 billion, on review for possible downgrade. Moody's estimated that the proportion of contractually current or 30-day delinquent Jumbo loans today that will become seriously delinquent by the second half of 2010 will be 3.7%, 7.0%, 8.4%, and 9.4% for the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 vintages, respectively. "Even though the Case-Shiller index in recent months has reported very modest home price gains, Moody's believes the overhang of impending foreclosures will impact home prices negatively in the coming months," says the report. Moody's expects home prices to decline an additional 9% to reach a peak-to-trough decline of approximately 37%. This is in line with the results of recent research from Deutsche Bank. Growth in new delinquency levels beyond the second half of 2010 is expected to decline with improving economic and housing conditions, the agency said. To estimate delinquencies beyond 2010, Moody's decelerated the new delinquency rates by 15% for 2011, 25% for 2012, 35% for 2013 and 40% for 2014 and beyond. The deceleration rates reflect home price, unemployment and foreclosure projections beyond 2010. Write to Jacob Gaffney. The author holds no relevant investments.


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Happy day! DRS Designs has started a challenge for Thursdays and this week it is to use polka dots. Go check it out here along with the other designers cards. I used the polka dot background and then the main image was stamped more than once with the triple tree with snow in noir black. Sponged in the sky with soft sky and then bermuda bay was sponge daubered on the trees and around the edges. A scallop circle punch to cut the image out and layered with bermuda bay and black. Lastly ribbon, a couple of glittered snowflakes and glitter added for the snow.
Have a great evening! I am hosting 44 girls from the high school swim team in a couple of hours.


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The history of African-American dance has been influential in forming many of the dance styles we know today, giving voice to many of the narratives of freedom that have shaped the landscape of America.
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Over on the REConHub, I link to a New York Times story on the US Atlantic cod fisheries. I contrast the story to the situation on the other side of the Atlantic, where the Barents Sea cod is at historic high levels.
An aspect of the NYT-story I did not mention earlier is how large a say the fishermen seem to have in the management council decision, and the amount of tensions in the council meeting.
"Right now what we've got is a plan that guarantees the fishermen's extinction and does nothing to ameliorate it," David Goethel, a New Hampshire-based fisherman and biologist, said as he cast his vote against the plan.
There seems to be large differences between the US and Europe in how fishermen participate in the management process. Unfortunately, I know next to nothing about it.


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The Awana Grand Prix is a Pinewood Derby-style outreach event founded in 1964 to draw fathers to club to hear the gospel message. Approximately 200,000 boys and girls compete annually in more than 5,000 Grand Prix events nationwide.
The Awana Grand Prix is a family-oriented affair that allows clubbers to express their ingenuity by creating and racing their own wooden Grand Prix cars while enabling clubs to share God's plan of salvation with clubbers' unsaved family members by attracting them to a fun event involving their child. Grand Prix events usually last about two hours or the equivalent of one club meeting.
Weeks before the race, clubbers purchase small pine blocks of wood and plastic wheels from which they construct their cars, usually with the help of a parent or leader. Many churches also offer a "Grand Prix Construction Workshop" to help beginners and those not mechanically gifted.
The cars race on a wooden four-lane track. Awards are given for both design and speed. Clubs award first-, second- and third-place trophies for each category. Each clubber who participates also receives a ribbon.
The Grand Prix provides a challenging, stimulating change in the club year that can draw children back after holidays or a drop in attendance. Children's parents also get involved and the gospel is presented after check-in but prior to races so unsaved family members hear God's plan of salvation clearly presented. The Awana Grand Prix is not only a fun activity but a powerful tool for reaching unsaved dads.
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You want a solid Limited creature? Well, here;s a solid Limited creature. I've seen many of these get passed in drafts (I ended up with 6 in one draft) because they don't think it's that great, but that's based mostly on the ability. The ability is sometimes useful (depending on what your opponent pulled), but that's not what makes this card a solid Limited pick. It's a bear. Bears are good in Limited. It can trade with a face-down creature and it's a quick drop for faster decks. Is it a snap first-pick? No. Is it a fourth+ pick? Yeah, I'd say so.
Pros: Bear with an ability
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2015 didn't go according to plan. It started out well, but fell by the wayside a bit. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't all bad, but a dark shadow was cast over a lot of it. I'll leave it at that.
So I'll leave you in the capable hands of Rachel Platten to sum up how I'm feeling right now, with six hours of 2015 left. Bring on 2016.


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MarketWatch Week Ahead: Buffett, Earnings
Laura Mandaro reviews the week ahead in markets, including Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, and earnings from Disney and Cisco. Photo: Bloomberg.
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How to make a Mockup in Photoshop
Designers and those who are involved in the field of design are constantly looking for resources to present their works for clients. They desire to avoid showing their work in a boring way and they wish to use new resources to make their production more realistic. We call those resources "Mockups" and on this occasion, we will make a real mockup of business cards on an A4 paper. So let's get started.


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Alco Blom has released an update for URL Manager Pro, bringing it to version 3.2. URL Manager Pro is a bookmark management app designed for accessing bookmarks from the menu bar or dock. The update features a new validate bookmark engine and local URL support. According to Alco Blom:
Alco Blom, shareware developer, today announced the release and immediate availability of URL Manager Pro 3.2.
URL Manager Pro, the professional bookmark manager for the Macintosh for use with Safari, Explorer, OmniWeb , Mozilla, Netscape, iCab, and Camino gives users a more convenient way to manage bookmarks, Email addresses and news groups.
URL Manager Pro 3.2 is now a Mach-O application (Mac OS X native) and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later. URL Manager Pro 3.2 is localized in English, Japanese, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
Version 3.2 adds a new validate bookmark engine, support for local URLs and adds support for longer file names. The URL column position is user configurable.
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PBS at the TV Critics Press Tour | Steven Sebring interview
Filmmaker Steven Sebring is interviewed by video blogger Zadi Diaz (www.epicfu.com) as part of PBS's coverage of the 2009 Television Critics Association Press Tour (Aug 1-2, 2009). Sebring discusses his upcoming POV documentary "Patti Smith: Dream of Life," coming to PBS December, 2009. For more: www.pbs.org/pov/pov2009/pattismithShot over 11 years by acclaimed fashion photographer Steven Sebring, "Patti Smith: Dream of Life" is a remarkable plunge into the life, art, memories and philosophical reflections of the legendary rocker, poet and artist. Sometimes dubbed the "godmother of punk" — a designation justified by clips of her early rage-fueled performances — Smith was much more than that when she broke through with her 1975 debut album, Horses. A poet and visual artist as well as a rocker, she befriended and collaborated with some of the brightest lights of the American counterculture, an often testosterone-driven scene to which she brought a swagger and fierceness all her own. Debuts: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 9 p.m. ET on PBS
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