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The complaints are dismissed, as are the EPO's counterclaims for costs.
The complainant contests instructions she received concerning patent applications.
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Inasmuch as these complaints raise the same central issue for determination, the Tribunal joins them to be the subject of a single judgment.
The complainant's request for oral proceedings is rejected as the Tribunal is sufficiently informed of all aspects of the case to consider it fully on the material which the parties provide.
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In consideration 11 of Judgment 3053, the Tribunal held, among other things, that decisions with respect to the law and/or procedures applicable to patent applications do not "adversely affect" staff members and, thus, cannot be the subject of an internal appeal. In short, such decisions are not appealable and do not create a cause of action. The Tribunal also held, in consideration 10 of Judgment 3053, that proposals and/or decisions relating to the law and/or procedures applicable to patent applications do not directly affect the relationship of staff members with the Organisation, although, as recognised in Judgment 2874, decisions or proposals as to the implementation of changes to the law and/or procedures may well do so.The Tribunal does not see any reason to depart from the conclusions stated in the foregoing consideration.
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The first study to measure the full spectrum of age-related damage to all five senses found that 94 percent of older adults in the United States have at least one sensory deficit, 38 percent have two, and 28 percent have three, four or five. The study, published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ,
More than one in 20 (nearly 3.3 million) children between the ages of three and 17 have a dizziness or balance problem, according to an analysis of the first large-scale, nationally representative survey of these problems in U.S. children. Prevalence increases with age, with 7.5 percent of children ages 15-17 and 6.0 percent of children ages 12-14 having any dizziness
Young Americans are exposing themselves to a high risk of losing their hearing with 60 percent of teenagers and young adults revealing they listen to at least an hour of music a day through headphones, 15 percent doing so at very high or maximum volumes. Among the fascinating insights into our listening behavior found in the "How the World Hears"
Bethesda, MD (January 28, 2016): The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation's leading organization representing people with hearing loss, invites you to attend Convention 2016, being held June 23-26, 2016 at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. The Convention, now in its 31st year, features an extensive educational program and exhibit hall and trade show for people with
Apple recently has filed a new document with the Federal Communications Commission in which it argues that Made for iPhone, or MFi, accessories should be acknowledged by the organization as alternatives for hearing aid compatibility compliance. Recently, the FCC has proposed that all phones and consumer wireless devices must be compatible with hearing aids. In response to the new proposal
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The ambitious Albert Einstein challenges centuries of scientific thought with his new controversial idea, the General Theory of Relativity.
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1879. Beginning with a flurry of papers in 1905, he turned classical physics on its head with his special and general theories of relativity, which revolutionized scientists? understanding of everything from space and time to gravity and energy. Einstein?s groundbreaking scientific ideas made his name a synonym for genius, but he was also famous for his pacifist views and support of the civil rights movement. Below, explore nine surprising facts about one of the towering minds of the 20th century.
Albert Einstein at age 14. (Credit: ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Underachieving school kids have long taken solace in the claim that Einstein flunked math as a youth, but the records show that he was actually an exceptional, if not reluctant, student. He scored high grades during his school days in Munich, and was only frustrated by what he described as the ?mechanical discipline? demanded by his teachers. The future Nobel Laureate dropped out of school at age 15 and left Germany to avoid state-mandated military service, but before then he was consistently at the top of his class and was even considered something of a prodigy for his grasp of complex mathematical and scientific concepts. When later presented with a news article claiming he?d failed grade-school math, Einstein dismissed the story as a myth and said, ?Before I was 15 I had mastered differential and integral calculus.?
Book cover for ?Einstein?s Daughter: The Search for Lieserl? by Michele Zackheim. (Credit: Urbano Delvalle/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
In 1896, Einstein renounced his German citizenship and enrolled at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich. There, he began a passionate love affair with Mileva Maric, a fellow physicist-in-training originally from Serbia. The couple later married and had two sons after graduating, but a year before they tied the knot, Maric gave birth to an illegitimate daughter named Lieserl. Einstein never spoke about the child to his family, and biographers weren?t even aware of her existence until examining his private papers in the late-1980s. Her fate remains a mystery to this day. Some scholars think Lieserl died from scarlet fever in 1903, while others believe she survived the sickness and was given up for adoption in Maric?s native Serbia.
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Einstein showed flashes of brilliance during his years at the Zurich Polytechnic, but his rebellious personality and penchant for skipping classes saw his professors give him less than glowing recommendations upon his graduation in 1900. The young physicist later spent two years searching for an academic position before settling for a gig at the Swiss patent office in Bern. Though menial, the job turned out to be a perfect fit for Einstein, who found he could breeze through his office duties in a few hours and spend the rest of the day writing and conducting research. In 1905?often called his ?miracle year??the lowly clerk published four revolutionary articles that introduced his famous equation E=mc2 and the theory of special relativity. While the discoveries marked Einstein?s entrance onto the physics world stage, he didn?t win a full professorship until 1909?nearly a decade after he had left school.
Einstein with his first wife Mileva Maric c.1905 (Credit: Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
After his marriage to Mileva Maric hit the rocks in the early 1910s, Einstein left his family, moved to Berlin and started a new relationship with his cousin, Elsa. He and Maric finally divorced several years later in 1919. As part of their separation agreement, Einstein promised her an annual stipend plus whatever money he might receive from the Nobel Prize?which he was supremely confident he would eventually win. Maric agreed, and Einstein later handed over a small fortune upon receiving the award in 1922 for his work on the photoelectric effect. By then, he had already remarried to Elsa, who remained his wife until her death in 1936.
Photograph of the May 1919 solar eclipse captured by Arthur Eddington, which proved Einstein?s theory of general relativity. (Credit: SSPL/Getty Images)
In 1915, Einstein published his theory of general relativity, which stated that gravitational fields cause distortions in the fabric of space and time. Because it was such a bold rewriting of the laws of physics, the theory remained controversial until May 1919, when a total solar eclipse provided the proper conditions to test its claim that a supermassive object?in this case the sun?would cause a measurable curve in the starlight passing by it. Hoping to prove Einstein?s theory once and for all, English astronomer Arthur Eddington journeyed to the coast of West Africa and photographed the eclipse. Upon analyzing the pictures, he confirmed that the sun?s gravity had deflected the light by roughly 1.7 arc-seconds?exactly as predicted by general relativity. The news made Einstein an overnight celebrity. Newspapers hailed him as the heir to Sir Isaac Newton, and he went on to travel the world lecturing on his theories about the cosmos. According to Einstein biographer Walter Isaacson, in the six years after the 1919 eclipse, more than 600 books and articles were written about the theory of relativity.
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Shortly before Hitler rose to power in 1933, Einstein left Berlin for the United States and took a position at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. His support for pacifist, civil rights and left-wing causes had already drawn suspicion from J. Edgar Hoover?s FBI, and after his arrival on American shores, the Bureau launched what would eventually become a 22-year surveillance campaign. Agents listened to the physicist?s phone calls, opened his mail and rooted through his trash in the hope of unmasking him as a subversive or a Soviet spy. They even investigated tips that he was building a death ray. The project came up empty handed, but by the time Einstein died in 1955, his FBI file totaled a whopping 1,800 pages.
Einstein urged the building of the atomic bomb?and later became a proponent of nuclear disarmament.
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In the late-1930s, Einstein learned that new research had put German scientists on a path toward creating the atom bomb. The prospect of a doomsday weapon in the hands of the Nazis convinced him to set aside his pacifist principles and team up with Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard, who helped him write a letter urging President Franklin D. Roosevelt to conduct atomic research. Though Einstein never participated directly in the Manhattan Project, he later expressed deep regrets about his minor role in brining about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. ?Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I never would have lifted a finger,? he told Newsweek. He went on to become an impassioned advocate of nuclear disarmament, controls on weapons testing and unified world government. Shortly before his death in 1955, he joined with philosopher Bertrand Russell in signing the ?Russell-Einstein Manifesto,? a public letter that stressed the risks of nuclear war and implored governments to ?find peaceful means for the settlement of all disputes between them.?
Einstein in 1948. (Credit: Alfred Eisenstaedt/Pix Inc./The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Though not traditionally religious, Einstein felt a deep connection to his Jewish heritage and often spoke out against anti-Semitism. He was never a staunch Zionist, but when head of state Chaim Weizmann died in 1952, the Israeli government offered to appoint him as the nation?s second president. The 73-year-old wasted little time in declining the honor. ?All my life I have dealt with objective matters,? Einstein wrote in a letter to the Israeli ambassador, ?hence I lack both the natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people and to exercise official function.?
Pathologist Thomas Harvey holds a jar containing the brain of Albert Einstein, 1994. (Credit: Michael Brennan/Getty Images)
Einstein died in April 1955 from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. He had requested that his body be cremated, but in a bizarre incident, Princeton pathologist Thomas Harvey removed his famous brain during his autopsy and kept it in the hope of unlocking the secrets of his genius. After winning a reluctant approval from Einstein?s son, Harvey later had the brain cut into pieces and sent to various scientists for research. A handful of studies have been conduced on it since the 1980s, but most have either been dismissed or discredited. Perhaps the most famous came in 1999, when a team from a Canadian university published a controversial paper claiming Einstein possessed unusual folds on his parietal lobe, a part of the brain associated with mathematical and spatial ability.


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Apple this week has shared the framework for Turi Create on GitHub. This framework, Apple says, should make it easier for developers to build machine learning models.
Turi Stories December 8, 2017
Turi Stories February 23, 2017
Apple expanding Seattle offices focused on AI and machine learning, strengthening ties to UW for talent search
Apple is known for its secrecy when it comes to ongoing product development, but the company is operating a little different with its efforts around artificial intelligence and machine learning. Apple's director of machine learning, Carlos Guestrin, openly discussed Apple's plans to grow its engineering presence in Seattle in a new GeekWire interview.
Turi Stories August 5, 2016
Apple has successfully acquired Turi, a machine learning company based out of Seattle. According to sources in discussion with GeekWire, Turi's team will be able to remain in the Seattle region as Apple builds out the technologies further. Turi's original product, GraphLab, was developed as an open source project for machine learning tasks, but eventually moved into data-mining tasks as it out-performed competitors.


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5 Steps to Keep "Family" in the Family Farm
We teamed up with farm succession planning expert, Dr. Ron Hanson, for tips on how to get started on your farm legacy plan.
by Valerie Hawkins
We talk to our kids about lots of things. Good things, bad things, happy things, sad things. But one topic that seems to get lost in the shuffle is… money.
I took a quick poll with fellow parents. It seems most of us missed out on "the talk" when we were younger. Perhaps our parents thought it was taboo, or perhaps they thought we were never quite old enough to handle the subject matter. I'm still talking about money, by the way.
But I'm here to tell you it's never too early (or late) to talk to your kids about money. Honest! Just to show you how fun it can be, we sat down with some kiddos to see what they had to say about cold hard cash.
Some of these kids are more responsible with their money than I am.
And some are more my style:
Having regular conversations about money with your child today, can help set them up for success in the future. Or else they could turn into a 30-something who still bounces checks and can't follow a budget if her life depended on it. #SpeakingForAFriend
If you're wondering how to start or what topics are age-appropriate for your child, that's ok! Most of us parents are in the same boat. But, we've got you covered!
Visit our Youth Education page for tons of free resources and activities to help you get started today!
We teamed up with farm succession planning expert, Dr. Ron Hanson, for tips on how to get started on your farm legacy plan.
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Amanda Knox and the 21st-Century Witch Hunt
A new Netflix documentary unpacks how a 20-year-old college student from Seattle got painted as a twisted, sexually deviant murderer.
Late in Amanda Knox, a new documentary by Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn that premieres this week on Netflix, the woman who's at the center of the film asks a question. "What's more likely," she says, "that I get together this boyfriend who I've had for five days, and this guy [who] I don't even know his name, tell them to rape my roommate and then I stab her to death? Or that a guy who regularly committed burglaries broke into my home, found Meredith, took advantage of her, killed her, and ran off?"
It's a straightforward enough inquiry, but it's one that somehow escaped the prosecutors, the tabloids, and the general public in 2007, when Knox was arrested for the murder of the British student Meredith Kercher in the Italian city of Perugia. Over the next four years, while Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted twice and then acquitted twice, the dominant media narrative was that Knox was a sex-crazed freak who used her wiles to persuade two men to kill her innocent English roommate in a deviant orgy gone wrong. Few thought to ask what her motive might have been, or how probable it was that a goofy college student might also be a psychopathic murderer.
Amanda Knox joins a number of recent true-crime documentaries and fictionalized retellings that have revisited splashy crimes from the past 25 years, but its focus isn't on who killed Kercher. Rather, the movie considers how a 20-year-old linguistics major could have become the focus of such a frenzied and hysterical witch hunt, not to mention one of the most notorious murder suspects of the 21st century. If this particular focus has a flaw, it's that it sidelines Kercher, who's little more than a image throughout the movie. But as an indictment of a number of institutions than failed dismally in their mission to uncover the truth about who killed her, Amanda Knox is sharp, and frequently enraging.
In its opening scenes, the movie revisits the salient details of the crime, splicing crime-scene footage of Kercher's body left in her bedroom with old home videos of Amanda newly arrived in Italy. But the most notable feature is Knox herself, with short hair and a simple boatnecked shirt in the present day, talking directly to the camera about the events leading up to the murder. At the time, she explains, "I was quirky, and I was okay with that, and I was ridiculous, and I was okay with that." Arriving in Perugia, and finding her school schedule to be much lighter than she'd expected, she got a job in a bar, and soon met Sollecito at a concert, after which they fell in love and spent five nights together at his house, including the night Kercher was murdered.
So much of the suspicion around Knox at the time seemed to stem from the fact that she didn't respond to the death of her roommate the way people thought she should have—that she kissed Sollecito outside the house while investigators were casing the scene, and did cartwheels in the police station while the pair were being interviewed. Later, after being interviewed into the middle of the night, told that Sollecito had turned on her, and slapped by the officers interrogating her, Knox falsely told them that she had been at the house, and had seen her boss, the bar owner Patrick Lumumba there. It was at this point that both prosecutors and the media seemed to decide she was guilty, despite the fact that false confessions are remarkably common under duress. "Of course she did it, she's mad, a complete and utter loon," is how the journalist Nick Pisa sums up reactions to Knox's strange behavior to the camera. "Who behaves like that?"
The brilliance of Amanda Knox is how much leeway Blackhurst and McGinn give Pisa, a journalist for The Daily Mail at the time, and Giuliano Mignini, a public prosecutor, to indict themselves. Both, in interviews, express how proud they were to be able to advance their careers so publicly by working on such a high-profile case. In Britain, Kercher's home country, readers ate up the most salacious details about a case Pisa describes as a dream story, filled with murder, intrigue, and mystery. In Perugia, the public wanted an arrest as soon as possible, and the fact that Kercher's body had been covered with a blanket by her killer, coupled with Knox's strange behavior, led Mignini to deduce that Knox had killed her roommate in a "sex game gone wrong." His team leaked the information to the tabloids. "We managed to get it out to the British press before anyone else," Pisa describes, gleefully.
Some of the details the film reveals are mind-boggling: In prison, Knox had a blood test, after which doctors told her she was HIV-positive. The diagnosis was false, and was essentially a mind game devised by the police and the prosecution, but before it was corrected Knox wrote a diary detailing all seven of the lovers she'd had, wondering which one could have given her the disease. The diary was naturally given to the press. Even after DNA evidence pointed to the murderer being neither Knox nor Sollecito but a convicted criminal named Rudy Guede who'd recently fled Perugia, Mignini and the press remained convinced that Knox had somehow been involved. Knox was thus reinvented in the public sphere as "Foxy Knoxy" (her MySpace name at the time), a sexually rapacious and perverted killer who'd persuded both Guede and Sollecito to kill Kercher. "I am convinced that Rudy and Sollecito were trying to indulge Amanda that night," Mignini tells the camera. "Pleasure at all cost."
The media maelstrom wasn't limited to the U.K., although in the U.S. there was more of a hope that Knox might be innocent. Archive footage features a male newscaster lamenting that Knox looks pale and unglamorous in court, saying, "She probably could use hair and makeup, but I guess you don't get that in jail." Donald Trump even has a cameo, wherein he calls for the president to get involved, and for Americans to boycott Italy. After Amanda is finally released, a TV journalist tells her father that the longer she waits to sell her story, the lower the price will be. "I'm not really looking at her as a hot property," the shell-shocked Mr. Knox responds.
Although there's a happy ending of sorts, the impact the case has had on both Knox and Sollecito is starkly visible. The filmmakers also point fleetingly to the ways in which the botched investigation has affected Kercher's family, most of whom seem convinced of Knox's guilt, and thus have to live with knowing that the person most famously accused of killing their daughter walks free. While Amanda Knox is clear on who's to blame, it doesn't offer neat conclusions, or any insight into how another 21st-century witch hunt like this one can be avoided. "I think people love monsters, and when they get the chance, they want to see them," Knox tells the camera, mulling what happened to her. "We're all afraid, and fear makes people crazy."


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17 October 2014
Ops-Core upgrade kit for the Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) cost effectively transforms it into a system platform
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, October 17, 2014. Gentex Corporation, a leading provider of personal protection and situational awareness solutions for global defense and security forces, launched the Ops-Core™ Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) Upgrade Kit at the annual AUSA meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., October 13th through 15th. During the three-day exposition, Gentex demonstrated how the new ACH Upgrade Kit transforms the standard issue ACH into a platform capable of easily integrating system components and accessories.
Available in December 2014, directly from Ops-Core or through one of their authorized distributors, the new ACH Upgrade Kit is comprised of Ops-Core's Skeleton™ Rails, Skeleton One-Hole Shroud (SOHS), and their 360° Liner and Retention System. "The ACH Upgrade Kit allows customers to cost effectively upgrade to a helmet system platform," said Chandra Sankar, vice president of Gentex Ground Systems. "The launch of the kit demonstrates our ongoing commitment to provide open architecture, scalable solutions for the modern warfighter." Gentex is able to deliver innovative solutions like the Ops-Core ACH Upgrade Kit quickly and effectively leveraging their advanced technology and manufacturing resources.
Installation of the ACH Upgrade Kit is simple. Once in place, system components and accessories like illumination tools, mission recording devices, visors and mandibles can be easily added. With the ACH Upgrade Kit's open architecture, numerous other accessories can be added to the ACH including video cameras for mission documentation, IFF, illumination, and communications. In addition, installation of the Upgrade Kit enhances the overall comfort, fit, and stability of the ACH.
With their unique system design, and rail technology for mounting helmet accessories, Ops-Core is today's leading brand of modular integrated helmet systems for elite defense and security forces. Ops-Core Helmet Systems for ground applications include an array of helmets and accessories all designed to seamlessly work together to provide true system level performance for the modern soldier. Patent pending for Ops-Core's Skeleton Rails, Skeleton One-Hole Shroud (SOHS), and 360° Liner.
ABOUT Gentex Corporation
Leveraging a product development and manufacturing history that spans more than 100 years, Gentex is a leading provider of innovative solutions that enhance personal protection and situational awareness for global defense and security personnel operating in high performance environments. The company's Gentex®, Ops-Core™ and Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd (HISL) family of products and systems include helmet systems for both ground and air applications; aircrew life support systems; advanced optics; ground soldier protective equipment; high performance textiles; respiratory protection; and communications equipment. Headquartered in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, the company is privately held and supports worldwide customers through a global distributor network and other facilities in Rancho Cucamonga, California; Manchester, New Hampshire; Millwood, New York; Huntersville, North Carolina; Boston, Massachusetts; and Letchworth Garden City and Stranraer, U.K. Learn more at www.gentexcorp.com, www.ops-core.com, and http://www.helmets.co.uk.
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I'm Vladimir Torres Muñoz interactive designer born in Argentina & currently living and working Santiago of Chile.
I love solving problems and creating new visual identity. My main focus is designing project with focus in the usability, merging the digital experience with the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI).
I have had the opportunity to work directly in design projects with:
Universidad de Chile, Sodimac, Copesa Virtualia, Infocel, Construmart, Wines Camino Real, Sura, Sika, VTR, Soprole, Colun, Government of Chile, Mall Plaza, Danone, Gobierno de Chile, Municipalidad de Quilicura, Municipalidad de la Pintana.
Founder of BrandWarm.cl, Titanes.cl, CssChile.cl, GamesChile.cl and university teacher at Santo Tomas and AIEP, INACAP, DUOC.


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Kickstart your garden with offerings from local plant sales
As we head into spring, plant sales are popping up all over the suburbs, offering perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants and garden decor. These sales are more than just a way to get a jump-start on your garden -- in many cases, they are fundraisers for worthy causes. Check out our list, and get your growing season off to a good start.
April 26-28
Morton Arboretum Arbor Day Plant Sale: Arbor Day weekend, Friday, April 26, to Sunday, April 28, parking lot 33 on west side, Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Open only to Arboretum members with pre-purchased timed tickets from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Open to both members and visitors with paid admission from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. One of the largest seasonal plant sales in the Chicago region, it offers thousands of plants, including hundreds of species and varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, ferns, vegetables, and herbs. Admission to the Arboretum for nonmembers is $15 for adults ages 18--64, $13 for seniors ages 65 and over, and $10 for youths ages 2--17. www.mortonarb.org.
April 27
Native Illinois Plant Sale: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Wheaton Public Works Building, 821 W. Liberty Drive. The city of Wheaton, Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission, and the Wheaton Park District encourage residents to plant native plants in future landscape projects. Native plants are adapted to the local soils and climate. Native plants provide a habitat for a wide variety of native wildlife species, provide an attractive, low-maintenance landscape and are beneficial because they do not require irrigation or fertilizer, are resistant to drought and insects, and will not harm or degrade native ecosystems. Payment must be made by cash or check (no credit cards). For a list of native plants, visit wheatonparkdistrict.com.
Through May 1
Fancy Plants & Not So Plain Janes Plant Sale: Order through May 1. The Geneva Garden Club's annual sale featuring over 60 different perennials and annuals. Orders will be taken through May 1. Plants must be picked up May 17-18. To order, visit www.genevagardenclub.com/fancy-plants/
May 3
Bloomingdale Garden Club 2019 plant sale: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, at Bloomingdale Park District Maintenance Building, 259 Springfield Drive. Features professionally grown annuals in flats, premium hanging baskets, specialty annuals, tropical, grasses, vegetables and herbs, as well as perennials from members' gardens, Master Gardener Help Desk and raffles. Visit www.bloomingdalegardenclub.org or contact email@example.com for more information.
May 4
Wild Ones of Northern Kane County Native Plant Sale: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, Hawthorne Hill Nature Center, 28 Brookside Drive, Elgin. Choose from a selection of 128 different species of native forbs, sedges and grasses, in pints and plugs, as well as a selection of 14 native shrubs and trees in 3- and 5-gallon pots. Wild Ones is a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization that promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Free admission. Plant list and information at www.northernkanecounty.wildones.org.
Lincolnshire Garden Club Annual Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, Lincolnshire Swim Club, 2 Yorkshire Drive, Lincolnshire. The Lincolnshire Garden Club will be hosting its annual plant sale which includes perennials, annuals, succulents and arrangements for purchase. Free admission. www.lincolnshiregardenclub.com/
Heritage Prairie Farm Organic Summer Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4 and 11, at Heritage Prairie Farm, 2N308 Brundige Road, Elburn. Heritage Prairie Farm offers all organic transplants for sale. Last year's event featured kale, beets, lettuce, tomatoes, and more. Dave's Slow Food Truck will be on site May 4. Visit www.heritageprairiefarm.com.
May 4-5
Citizens for Conservation's 23rd annual native plant, shrub and tree sale: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5, in the Good Shepherd Hospital barn area, east of the hospital, at 450 W. Route 22 in Lake Barrington. Buyers can choose from a huge selection of native plants, including perennials, ferns, sedges, grasses, shrubs and trees. As part of CFC's Milkweed for Monarchs campaign to encourage monarch populations, numerous species of native milkweed will be available at discounted prices. All plants sold are free of neonicotinoid pesticides. Pickup date for preorders is Friday, May 3, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. CFC members will also be able to shop the sale on May 3, and members get a 10 percent discount all days. www.citizensforconservation.org.
Central States Dahlia Society annual plant and tuber sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5, at Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Free admission; pay for parking.
May 5
Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee Native Plant Sale: noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5, in the McHenry County College cafeteria (indoors), 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. There will be more than 150 species available, with native plants for every environment: prairie, savanna, woodland and wetland. Quantities are limited. Most plants cost $3.50 to $7. There also will be organic heirloom garden vegetables and herbs from W & M Landcorp Organic Nursery. Come early for the best selection. Books and field guides are available for purchase. Check or cash only; no credit cards. ATM on site. For a plant list, contact email@example.com or visit www.thewppc.org.
Through May 5
St. Charles Park District Native Plant Sale: Order by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 5. The park district has partnered with Natural Communities Native Plants. Ten percent of your purchase will help restore and maintain natural areas in St. Charles. Pickup will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1, at St. Charles Park District Sportsplex, 1400 Foundry St. For questions, contact email@example.com. To order, visit www.stcnature.org/native-plant-sale/.
Through May 6
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Spring Sustainability Sale: Order through May 6 at conservemc.org/store/tlc-native-plants/. All plants are provided by local partner Red Buffalo Nursery in Richmond, Illinois, and trees and shrubs are provided by Majestic Oaks Nursery in Spring Grove. Plants are split into three categories with individual species chosen by our experts to encourage bloom throughout the season, as well as maximized benefits for local pollinators. Plant order pickup will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 10, and 9 to 11 a.m. May 11 at the TLC Office in the Hennen Conservation Area, 4622 Dean St. in Woodstock. Prices are based on a minimum order of three plugs per species. Sign up for a Conservation@Home visit and they can help pick plants for your specific needs. Call Sarah Michehl at (815) 337-9502 or email email@example.com. Visit conservemc.org or www.facebook.com/ConserveMC/.
May 9-10
College of Lake County Horticulture 2019 Plant Sale: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday-Friday, May 9-10, College of Lake County, H Building Greenhouse, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Shop from a variety of annual and perennial flowers, native grasses, forbs, hanging baskets, vegetables and herbs. Proceeds from the sale support the CLC horticulture program including student scholarships and internships. www.clcillinois.edu/programs/hrt, for a list of available plants, visit tinyurl.com/yy7kp3m3.
Naperville Garden Club Spring Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 9-10, at 9S031 Chandelle Drive, Naperville. There will be a wide assortment of annuals, hanging baskets, ferns, and a limited supply of Illinois native plants. Cash and checks will be accepted for payment. All proceeds benefit the Naperville Garden Club and help support its programs. Come early for the biggest selection. Held rain or shine. Visit www.napervillegardenclub.org.
May 9-11
Lombard Garden Club Lilac Sale: May 9-11, Lilacia Park, 150 S. Park Ave., Lombard. 450 shrubs and 10 trees will be offered. Check www.lombardgardenclub.org for pictures. Hours are 3-7 p.m. Thursday, May 9; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, May 11; and 8 a.m. until sold out on Saturday, May 11. Last year, the sale was sold out by midday Friday.
May 10-11
DuPage Forest Preserve District Native Plant Sale: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 10, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. Shop for flowers, grasses, trees and shrubs and get expert advice on creating inviting habitats in your own backyard. Our selection of native plants will support pollinators, birds and other wildlife year-round at home. Preorders began March 11 for the first 350 customers. There is a five-plant minimum order. Purchases can be paid for with cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express. All proceeds from the sale will support educational programming at the Forest Preserve District. Visit www.dupageforest.org/native-plant-sale
May 11
Naperville Community Gardeners plant and bake sale: 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, May 11, Naperville Garden Plots Parking Lot, 811 S. West St. Native plants, vegetables, annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and homemade sweet treats.
Algonquin Garden Club Spring Plant Sale: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11, at Fountain Square, 1060 E. Algonquin Road, Algonquin. It will feature hundreds of plants, including perennials dug from members' yards, hanging baskets, geraniums, and tomatoes. The proceeds of this sale are used for local student scholarships and for the beautification and maintenance of gardens in Algonquin. Visit algonquingardenclub.org or follow the club's Facebook page.
Gardeners of Central Lake County spring plant sale: 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Crawford Warming House, 817 W. Lake St., Libertyville. Healthy local plants for sun or shade, including native plants, mature perennials, herbs, vegetables, ground covers and more dug from members' local gardens. Cash or check. Rain or shine. Visit www.gardenersofcentrallakecounty.org.
Growin' Green Garden Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 799 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn. Hosted by SCARCE, an environmental nonprofit. Compost, organic veggie and herb seedlings, native Illinois plants and trees, and rain barrels will be sold. Local sustainable vendors, farmers, and other nonprofit groups in attendance. Workshops will include beekeeping, composting at home, backyard chickens and permaculture practices. Kids area includes a craft and petting animals such as chickens and baby goats. www.scarce.org/growin-green.
Mount Prospect Park District Spring Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, Friendship Park Conservatory, 395 W. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines. Features annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, herbs, veggies, succulents. Master Gardeners on site. Great gift ideas. (847) 298-3500; www.mppd.org.
Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners plant sale: 9 a.m. to noon at Bethany Lutheran Church gym, 8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia. Features native plants, perennials, ephemerals, ferns, small bushes and trees, bulbs, and often veggies raised by members and other fun things for the garden. Visit bpdgclub.blogspot.com or www.facebook.com/BataviaPlainDirtGardeners/.
Tri-Village Garden Club plant sale: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at a new location, Bartlett log cabin, 102 N. Eastern Ave., Bartlett. Features a large assortment of hanging baskets, perennials and annuals that attract hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.
Plant & Craft Sale of the Rolling Meadows Garden Club: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Williams D. Ahrens Building, 3200 Central Road, Rolling Meadows. Hanging baskets, variety of annuals and perennials for sun and shade and plants for a pollinator-friendly garden. Milkweed to attract monarchs will be available, too as well as grasses and native plants. Vendors will offer garden accessories, crafts and gifts. Kid's Corner for aspiring gardeners. Call (847) 397-0286 or visit www.rollingmeadowsgardenclub.org.
Organic Plant Sale and Farm Open House: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, Prairie Crossing Farm, 32400 Harris Road, Grayslake. Get ready for gardening with over 40 varieties of organic vegetable, fruit, flower and herb seedlings. Shop seasonal produce and products from local artisans, take a hayride tour of the farm and meet the farmers. Visit libertyprairie.org.
Plants, Pies and More Sale: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church, 36W957 Highland Ave, Elgin. Select from a variety of plants for both flower and vegetable gardens and shop the bakery tables for homemade treats at reasonable prices. Browse craft tables filled with springtime displays of clever items for use in your home, along with colorful women's and children's accessories. All proceeds support St. Hugh's outreach ministries. Visit www.sthugh.net.
May 11-12
Lake County Forest Preserve District Native Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 12, Independence Grove, North Bay Pavilion, 16400 W. Buckley Road, Libertyville. Purchase native flowers and woody plants, a rain barrel, or a compost bin (Saturday only for barrels and bins). Learn about eco-friendly practices to benefit your home, pocketbook, and community. Educators will be available on-site. Sale proceeds benefit environmental education programs. www.lcfpd.org/plant-sale.
May 17-18
Get Growing Plant Sale: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 17, for members only, and Saturday, May 18, for the public, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. On May 17, the sale is open to President's Circle members from 10-11 a.m.; Director's Circle from 11 a.m. to noon; and all members from noon to 4 p.m. The sale is open to the public May 18. The Woman's Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society presents a plant sale consisting of hundreds of specialty plants cultivated from nurseries and botanical institutions from across the country. The sale will offer many one-of-a-kind plants and specialty containers designed by garden staff. Stop by Burnstein Hall and the Runnells Courtyard for practical selection tips and planting demonstrations by garden horticulturists and staff. Regular parking fees apply. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org.
Plantemonium Native and Perennial Plants Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18, at Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 37w570 Bolcum Road, St. Charles. Also for sale are artisan garden gifts created by Fine Line artists and gently used garden items in the Second Hand Market. Sale proceeds will benefit the FL Capital Campaign for the Glass and Metals Studio expansion at Fine Line. Call (630) 584-9443 visit www.fineline.org.
May 18
Backyard Garden Club: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, Grafelman Park, Route 72, two blocks east of Route 31, West Dundee. The Backyard Garden Club's annual sale features perennials, grasses, herbs, vegetables and more from members' own gardens. Proceeds benefit Garden Club scholarship program. Free admission; no early birds, please. Call Jennifer Schaffer at (847) 287-7185.
Des Plaines Garden Club annual plant and bake sale: 8:30 a.m.-noon, Saturday, May 18 at Frisbie Senior Center, 52 E. Northwest Hwy., Des Plaines. Annuals, perennials, vegetables and hanging plants, plus homemade baked goods. Cash only. www.desplainesgardenclub.com.
Fox Valley Garden Club's Gardeners Sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the parking lot behind West Aurora Learning Center, 1870 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Featuring plants from members' gardens, as well as annuals and perennials from a nursery available for sale at reasonable prices. Vendors offer annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, garden and yard art, garden-related crafts, bird houses and feeders, and more. Proceeds from the sale fund the club's community projects. Rain or shine. Food is available. Bring cash or checks and a wagon or cart. Visit foxvalleygardenclub.com.
Garden Club of Lake Zurich Spring Plant Sale: 7:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 18, at Ela Public Library, 275 Mohawk St., Lake Zurich. Plants and vegetables -- many grown by club members -- will be sold. www.gardencluboflakezurich.org.
Grayslake Greenery Garden Club annual plant sale: 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, May 18, next to village hall in Grayslake, at Center Street and Seymour Avenue. Homegrown perennials, annuals, vegetables, including heirloom and house plants. Call Craig Leland at (847) 337-4110 or Gail Kirkham at (847) 356-0645 or visit www.grayslakegreenerygardenclub.org.
Plant Sale at The Grove: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 1421 Milwaukee Ave., Glenview. Dress up your home and yard for spring and summer with beautiful perennials, flowering pots and baskets, native plants and more. The event is co-sponsored by the Grove Heritage Association and the Glenview Park District. Proceeds benefit The Grove. Pre-order your plants by Friday, May 3, for pickup at the sale. For information, call (847) 299-6096 or visit www.glenviewparks.org/event/plant-sale-grove.
Prospect Heights Garden Club Perennial Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18, at the Prospect Commons Shopping Center, 201 W. Rand Road, Prospect Heights. All plants grown by garden club members.
Garden Club of Lake Zurich Spring Plant Sale: 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18, Ela Public Library, 275 Mohawk St., Lake Zurich. Annual spring Plant Sale sponsored by the Garden Club of Lake Zurich. Plants and vegetable starters plus other garden-related items. Visit www.gardencluboflakezurich.org.
West Chicago Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in downtown West Chicago. Stock up on natives, annuals, perennials, and vegetable seedlings at the club's plant sale during Blooming Fest. Visit www.westchicagogardenclub.org.
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Long Grove-Kildeer Garden Club plant sale: May 18-19, at Reed-Turner Nature Center, 3849 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, and 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19. Perennials grown in members' garden, such as grasses, flowers and vegetables, including heirloom tomato and milkweed plants. Reed-Turner Botanic Artists will be selling botanical artwork, including originals, prints and cards. For more information, email Kathy at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners plant sale: 10 a.m. until sold out, Sunday, May 19, McHenry County University of Illinois Extension building, 1102 McConnell Road, Woodstock. Perennials, bulbs, herbs, vegetable starts and annuals. Call (815) 338-3737 or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/lm.
Schaumburg Community Garden Club Native Plant Sale: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. View photos of native wildflowers, grasses, perennials, trees and shrubs and pre-order online at www.schaumburggardenclub.org Pre-order deadline is Friday, May 3. Preorders can be picked up from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18.
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Arlington Heights Garden Club Plant Sale: 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, Arlington Heights Historical Museum, 110 W. Fremont St., Arlington Heights. Includes perennials, annuals, grasses, ground covers, herbs and native plants, all from members' gardens for sun and shade. Master Gardeners available for questions. Plants range in price from $2 to $7. For information, www.ahgardenclub.com or call Jim at (847) 322-8207.


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In Wayne, a 'landslide' victory for Brittany Chase unit owners
WAYNE — A dissenting group of unit owners at the Brittany Chase condo complex won a pair of seats on the condo board on Thursday, closing a turbulent election season that saw two lawsuits filed against the board in less than a week.
But the victory for Gerard O'Neill and Francine Ritter — challengers endorsed by "Wake Up, Brittany Chase" — appears only a means to an end.
The group wants full control of the board, and it has demanded resignations from the other three board members, said its de facto leader, Gopinath Sathyanarayanan.
"Wake Up, Brittany Chase" began to take shape in the spring, when owners at the 395-unit complex of condominiums and town houses, off Berdan Avenue, were told of a $3 million emergency assessment that would cost some of them more than $11,000. The assessment, which was delayed until next year, is to cover repairs of two town homes with compromised foundations.
O'Neill and Ritter won in a "landslide" over incumbents Jack Boydell and Linda DiMezza, according to an email sent by "Wake Up, Brittany Chase" to its supporters on Friday.
Their victory was achieved almost entirely through a boots-on-the-ground campaign to name Sathyanarayanan a proxy voter by more than 150 owners.
"We ran the table," Bill Brennan, who is Ritter's boyfriend, said of his team's victory.
Results of the condo board election could not be independently verified. The board's annual meeting, which was guarded by local police, was not open to the public, and neither Jennifer Alexander, the condo association's attorney, nor Boydell or DiMezza returned calls seeking comment.
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"Wake Up, Brittany Chase" supporters do not question work to the town homes is needed, but they were angry the board denied access to project details that its members claimed were proprietary. However, as a result of action taken at Thursday's meeting, Brennan said, the board will release records related to engineering and financing of the project.
Brennan said he and Ritter sued the board twice since Nov. 30 to obtain that result.
On Tuesday, a judge in state Superior Court in Paterson dismissed a restraining order filed against the board that sought to enable proxy-holders at the meeting to do more than vote in the election. "Wake Up, Brittany Chase" had planned for Sathyanarayanan, who held the most proxies, to call for a special meeting to oust the board members its supporters still wish to remove from office.
That would not be allowed, Judge Randal Chiocca ruled.
But, on Thursday — hours before the meeting — a second order was filed against the board by Brennan and Ritter to ensure proxies in Sathyanarayanan's possession would count toward a quorum. With a quorum, and approval by a majority of owners in attendance, an owner could make demands of the board.
Brennan said the judge in that case agreed with his position, which is how he was able to win the release of documents related to the assessment.
"It took legal process, parliamentary procedure and the overwhelming will of everyone in attendance to force that board to call the order of business prescribed for in the bylaws," Brennan said. "It shouldn't have been that hard."
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Games of Kingz are played out over several rounds consisting of seven turns each. Players will choose their actions from a hand of cards and then reveal them simultaneously. The goal is to be the first animal to earn five Reputation points, or be the last animal left standing.
Everyone gets a hand of Action cards, three Armor tokens, a Bravery token, their specific animal screen, and a Rage! card. You'll then get to choose a name for your animal warrior and write it in with a dry erase marker on the screen. Now, let's get ready to rumble!


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Have we seen the last of Armaan and Riddhima in DMG?
Dr. Armaan and Dr. Riddhima have not been seen in Star One's Dill Mill Gayye. The news coming in indicates that they might not make it back to the show in the near future...
We all know that a gang of new interns have taken the place of the older ones in Star One's Dill Mill Gayye, produced by Cinevistas. While we see the likes of Pankit Thakkar, Sonia Singh still in the show, the protagonists Karan Singh Grover aka Dr. Armaan and Jennifer Winget aka Riddhima are found missing even now!!
Earlier, a source from the production house had told us that Dr. Armaan and Dr. Riddhima will be making their comeback to the show some 5-10 episodes after the new interns enter. But now, things have taken a new turn, and it looks as though there is every possibility that Karan and Jennifer might not make it to the show again..
According to our source, "Karan is now busy with the COLORS show as well as his film. So it is very unlikely that he will be back. Further, the new track with the new interns in the first case had to be introduced mainly because the production house and channel were relying too much on Karan to give them dates. With Karan's personal life too going for a toss, the actor has now changed his number and is not at all accessible".
A source from the sets of DMG on terms of anonymity says, "I don't think the channel EPs or even the production house have the new number of Karan. Also, they don't see the need of getting him back to DMG now, because they have enough to play with, what with the new interns coming into the show. Above all, the show has always been focusing on the interns, and they would like to keep it that way".
Though there is a buzz that Karan and Jennifer might start shooting very soon, Amitabh Raina, Creative Head of the show tells us, "As of now, we are focusing only on the new interns. We have not yet decided on the return of Karan and Jennifer. If the story track demands, we might get them back later".
Yet another source informs us, "Karan has always been a pain when it came to giving the channel and production house the dates required. Whenever he did not turn up for shoots, they had to alter the scripts then and there, and insert a flashback sequence or a body double just to show his presence. The entry of the new interns was done keeping in mind the fact that Karan would now be even busier with his film shoot".
Our source adds on, "There would be a meaning if we get both Karan and Jennifer back. If Karan does not get back and we get only Riddhima back into the show, then again the whole essence of the love story is lost. So there is lots to contemplate, and the coming weeks and months will give us a clearer picture of what is going to happen".
While we could not trace the new number of Karan Singh Grover, we tried calling Jennifer Winget, but she too was unavailable. We did not even get a reply to our text messages.
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Sweet Potato BreadIngredients: 1 1/2 c. white sugar, 1/2 c. vegetable oil, 2 eggs, 1 3/4 c. all purpose flour, 1 t. baking soda, 1/4 t. salt, 1/2 t. cinnamon, 1/2 t. ground nutmeg, 1/3 c. water, 1 c. cooked and mashed sweet potatoes, 1/2 c. chopped pecans
Instructions: Combine the sugar and oil. Beat well. Add the eggs and continue to stir. Combine the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir into the egg mix alternating with water. Add in sweet potatoes and nuts.
Pour batter in greased 9x5 pan. Bake at 350 for about an hour (I needed about 10 more minutes before I could insert a toothpick and have it come out clean).


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HermesDDS has updated to version 3.0, please see the newest blog for instruction!
Hercules Viewer allows you to watch your camera from your computer. The camera can be your phone with eLook Mobile Cam, your webcam with Hercules Webcam Sharing, or IP camera with Hercules IP camera Sharing.
Before you startYou you have read other articles, you should know you will need a HermesDDS account, click here to register if you don't have it yet. And for your convenience, you should also have HermesDDS AP, which is a control panel (like you MSN friend list).
Basic set up you should have
Since Hercules Viewer is a watching software (you can watch your camera from somewhere else, not in the same LAN , and not limited to a certain device), you should have a camera turned on in order to see something. (Isn't it obvious?) For the computer to recognize your camera is on, you will need to have eLook Mobile cam turn on (logged in on your phone and start), your Hercules Webcam Sharing on or IP camear sharing ON. And if you want your friend to watch the camera, you need to share the device to your friend from Portal website. Last and obviously, your friend will need to be a HermesDDS member, too.
Actual Set upYou can download Hercules Viewer by double click the device on your HermesDDS AP (download automatically ) or
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Double click the camera icon from HermesDDS AP, then the video will show on screen.


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Administrators can generate CVs (or resumes) for users that contain show a person's history of experiences and the most important skill they acquired at those experiences.
Understanding the CV / Resume layout
The CV / Resume is laid out in 2 main sections:
The Timeline
The timeline summarizes a person's past experiences and the skills and knowledge acquired at each of those experiences.
Each item in the timeline is comprised of multiple pieces of information:
Personal Information
The personal Information section of the CV / Resume provides basic information that could be of interest to employers or career counsellors.
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Woven Together is based locally in Nashville and creates beautiful & unique handmade earrings and incredible wall hangings. I love how these subdued rainbow earrings add a little color to my otherwise neutral wardrobe.
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Summertime Yeehaw Vibes
The Blogger's Guide to a Summer Vacation in New York
I just got back from my Fourth of July weekend trip to New York and am excited to share my travel guide for summer in the city and out east on Long Island/The Hamptons. Those that know me know I grew up in New York, so I am lucky for the opportunity to travel back there for what I think is the best season of the year.
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This T-Shirt Saves the Planet
Whiskey in a Teacup
If you follow me on Instagram, you've seen my post from this morning highlighting the new Brenne Whisky. What I love about this whiskey is that it combines the bite of the South's favorite drink with the elegance of French distilling (this single malt scotch is made in Cognac, France). I was really excited to share this on my feed as someone with French heritage living in Tennessee (arguably, the whiskey capital of the world).


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VPN clients Linux is home to some of the best VPN clients. Disregarding the fact that the VPN clients are available on a multitude of operating systems, the dozens of Linux VPN options are great for comparing.
Personally, I think there are three VPN clients for Linux users that beat out all the rest. These three options each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but all of them work just as they should.
Some offer easy GUI interfaces but not a lot of options, while others offer a vast amount of options and detailed, confusing GUI interfaces. Some offer no GUI interfaces at all; instead opting for a command line interface.
ExpressVPN is slightly new to the Linux world of VPNs; having been released officially for Linux in April 2016. With a command line interface as opposed to a desktop GUI, ExpressVPN is lightweight and easy to control. With a constantly updated server list and fast speeds, this option is definitely recommended for those willing to spend a little more money on their online security.
Link Here:- Express VPN
ExpressVPN is available for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and CentOS.
2.Private Internet Access (PIA)
The only downside to this VPN client is that it still has Netflix and other geo-restricted content blocked. Other than that, this fast and efficient VPN client allows you to connect to five simultaneous devices with fast speeds all while offering you the security you're paying for. Moreover, Private Internet Access is also one of the more affordable VPN services you will come across.
AirVPN is my personal favorite, with ample security features including a kill switch. You can connect to AirVPN via OpenVPN over SSH and SSL, and you can also forward traffic through a variety of secondary ports. This VPN service is affordable – not as expensive as ExpressVPN but not as cheap as Private Internet Access.
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New partner company: VOLKSKRAFTWERK
VOLKSKRAFTWERK's mission is to ensure constant and sustainable energy supply, together with responsible and consistent solutions for the energy, infrastructure and security sectors.
Based in Upper Austria, VOLKSKRAFTWERK understands that resources are valuable and a gift of nature and develops its key technologies in accordance with these core values. The company achieves this by focusing, above all, on security of supply, and innovative solutions such as technical photosynthesis.
The company's philosophy is both to encourage individual talent and create social value. We fully support these aspirations and are therefore delighted to be entering into a wide-ranging and successful partnership.


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A global study has found that almost half of the surveyed companies have never undertaken a dedicated human rights due diligence process or a human rights impact assessment. The results of the study by the British Institute of International & Comparative Law (BIICL) and the global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright were published today.
The study, which included a survey of 152 major companies, showed that only 51 per cent of companies performed a dedicated human rights due diligence assessment which encompassed the full range of a company's human rights obligations. Of these companies, 77 per cent identified actual or potential human rights impacts, and 72 per cent identified adverse impacts linked to the activities of their third party relationships.
In stark contrast, only 19 per cent of those companies who did not conduct express human rights due diligence and instead used other mechanisms, identified potential or adverse impacts and only 29 per cent identified adverse impacts linked to the activities of their third party relationships.
Where human rights considerations are limited to existing processes - such as those relating to health and safety, equality, or labour rights - companies fail to identify other human rights impacts and serious impacts may be overlooked. A dedicated human rights due diligence process should, as a starting point, take into account all internationally recognised human rights as well as the business' impacts across all its operations and supply chain.
The report findings are particularly relevant as next month the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) is set to publish a ranking of the world's largest publicly listed companies on their human rights performance for the first time. Additionally, companies which conduct business in the UK are in the process of publishing their first annual statements on the steps they have taken to eradicate slavery and human trafficking in their business and supply chains under the Modern Slavery Act.
Professor Robert McCorquodale, Director of BIICL, said:
"Human rights due diligence is assuming a hard legal dimension that transcends the traditional understanding of CSR and addresses actual impacts on the rights of others.Although significant changes to national and EU laws have made the human rights performance of companies an increasingly important corporate issue, our report has found that half of companies don't even have a dedicated human rights due diligence process, and as a result, they are failing to pick up adverse human rights impacts in their business, and with third parties, such as suppliers. This is despite the clear recommendations of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which is the international standard in this area."
Norton Rose Fulbright partner Robin Brooks commented:
"Human rights impacts of businesses include impacts occurring in their value and supply chains. Companies are realising that they may be responsible for activities of their business partners and third-party suppliers. Unless a company undertakes a specific human rights due diligence exercise, it is unlikely to identify the kinds of impacts linked to such third parties for which it may be responsible.
There is an emerging body of legal claims in a number of different jurisdictions against companies for human rights abuses in their supply chains and we expect this to continue. Businesses must also be mindful of any gap between public statements they make about their approach to human rights and reality. Businesses which do not address human rights impacts in their operations in a substantive way may cause adverse human rights impacts and unsubstantiated statements about human their rights practices may be used to establish a duty of care they owed to impacted individuals."
Other key findings from the report included:
- The two main incentives (selected by 67 per cent of the respondents to the survey) for undertaking human rights due diligence are avoidance of legal risk and reputation. Compliance with regulatory reporting requirements, and compliance with other relevant and local laws, were also frequently (60 per cent) chosen as incentives.- Where the business conducted express human rights due diligence, 77 per cent identified actual or potential adverse human rights impacts linked to the activities of third parties. However, where human rights were only indirectly considered as part of other processes, this figure dropped to 29 per cent.
- Of those businesses which had undertaken express human rights due diligence, nearly 60 per cent indicated that their company had in the past been connected to allegations of human rights impacts. This suggests that awareness of the risk of human rights impacts is a driver for conducting a human rights due diligence process.
- There was an overwhelming contrast in the use of human rights experts between those businesses who had undertaken express human rights due diligence and those who had not. 93 per cent of those who had undertaken express human rights due diligence had used human rights experts (whether internal or external); whereas 76 per cent of the other group used no human rights experts.
- The main challenges in conducting human rights due diligence processes, including a lack of information on third parties' country-specific human rights risks and assessing how deep will their supply chains due diligence need to be.
The Norton Rose Fulbright and BIICL study is based on academic research, a survey of 152 major companies, and individual interviews with senior executives to clarify issues of law, principle and practice in the area of human rights due diligence. The survey and interviews were conducted with companies working across various sectors. Where relevant, the analysis was focused on four sectors – extractives, including mining and energy; financial services; health sciences and pharmaceuticals; and technology.


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Afghanistan has been an important trading and craft center for over 2000 years connecting the civilizations of Persia, Central Asia with India. However, over 3 decades of war have undermined Afghanistan's unique traditions of art and architecture. Today, the biggest challenge for Afghanistan is to rediscover and sustain its ancient art and architectural illegal opium trade and providing employment to the most vulnerable communities, particularly women and the rural people.India and Afghanistan share centuries old cultural heritage with deep rooted linkages in the field of music, arts, architecture, language and cuisine.* In the field of music, in particular, in the old days, most Afghan musicians were trained in the Patiala Gharana.* Today, Indian films, songs and TV serials are hugely popular with the masses, contributing significantly to the popularization of Hindi and familiarization of the populace with Indian socio -cultural value system.* TV serials like Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kasauti Jindagi Ki, Kum Kum and Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, Saare-ga-ma-pa, Pratigya, Utran have been dubbed in Dari language. They have the highest overall viewership and shown on prime time slots, both on the national as well as private TV Channels.As part of India's restructuring programme for Afghanistan, India has aimed to take up projects that will render Afghanistan's cultural heritage sustainable. The Indian cultural centre has also been working towards building o or shared


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Claremore Kennel Club of OK, Inc. will host five days of All Breed Dog Shows March 27th through March 31st at the Claremore Expo Center. Judging begins at 8 AM each day and ends at approximately 5 PM. Over 120 different breeds will compete for Best In Show each day.
Special competitions will be held for Best Owner Handler, Best Bred By Exhibitor, Best Puppy and also Best 4-6 Mo. Puppy.
On Saturday, March 30, a special event for Pee-Wees will be held at noon. This is for children ages 5 to under 9 years old who have an interest in showing dogs. Limited to 15 children, entries will be taken from 8 AM to 11 AM.
Dock Diving will be all five days in the Expo parking lot. Barn Hunt tests, which are new this year, will be held on Saturday and Sunday in the north arena area. Demonstrations and try outs will be held Friday, March 29, prior to the shows.
More than 20 vendors will attend with dog-related gift items or services. The special booth attraction this year will be Ground Zero Training Center, a training facility for search & rescue dogs. The founders include Becky and Barry Switzer, who are dedicated to providing public servants with appropriate training and qualified canines for emergencies in Oklahoma.
For judging schedule and additional dog show information, please visit claremorekennelclub.com.


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Keep Your Yard Free of Leaves and Pests
The last few weeks have been filled with heavy winds and leaf showers. The fall foliage this year was beautiful and seemed to stick around longer than usual. Now that all of those leaves have fallen to the ground, it's time to clean up those leaf piles to prevent pests. Best Pest Control knows how proper lawn care can help keep pests out of your yard and home. The best pest control company at the Lake of the Ozarks has some steps you can take. Lawn Care Maintenance Not only is proper lawn care maintenance important to help keep pests out, but it's also important for the health of your yard. Some leaf coverage (about 10-20%) won't have a major effect on your lawn. However, an abundance of fallen and decaying leaves on your lawn can cause problems. Not only are sun rays blocked from reaching your grass, but those leaves can trap in moisture, which could result in the growth of mold and fungus. Leaf piles also make the perfect home for pests that are seeking shelter through


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13 Features to Consider when Buying an Emergency Shower Trailer
An emergency shower, or decontamination shower, is used and required by professionals so they know that when they are done working or if things do not work out as planned they have a safe place to go to wash off oil, dirt, dust, chemicals, pepper spray, cool burns, and any other product the worker m...Continue reading
The Event Industry Has Changed. Let's Work Through This Together
With event cancellations and business shutdowns, great uncertainty abounds across the United States and the impact is being felt in the event industry. With no large events to attend, brands and experiential marketing agencies aren't activating, which means it's also affecting the trailer industry a...Continue reading
Our Plan to Serve You Throughout COVID-19
As a family-owned and operated small business, Advantage Trailer remains committed to the health and safety of our community. Knowing that many of our local customers depend on us to keep their trailers up and running for their own small businesses, we remain open for trailer service and sales durin...Continue reading
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With the spread of Coronavirus and the rapid cancellation of public events comes the need for mobile labs, drive-thru testing facilities, triage centers, and command trailers and we have a solution. At Advantage Trailer, we have sold these types of trailers in the past to hospitals, public health or...Continue reading
A Better Way to Dispose of Exhibit Displays & Temporary Activation Elements
I recently read a story in Exhibitor Magazine titled Booth Burial in which industry experts shared tips, tricks, and money-saving advice on how to dispose of an exhibit. It got me thinking about my own past experiences in the experiential industry and the solutions I can now offer to brands and agen...Continue reading


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At sometime in our lifetime we have experienced being late for something: a flight; a meeting; a train or so on. The fact is that we were not on time!
Notwithstanding, we were able to get the next flight, train or even possibly to arrange another meeting.
We all need to be on time for the Last Day (Revelation 11:18).
Now here is the catch. We must be on time in this lifetime. Unlike being able to catch another plane, train, bus, or ship, once this life is ended, there is no next time (Acts 2:38).
Let us be very clear, absolutely no one knows when will be the end because Jesus says:
"But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only" (Matthew 24:36).
Now therefore, while there is time today, and we are alive, we must do as Jesus says: "…repent ye, and believe the gospel" (Mark 1:15) because should we die before doing so, there is no other lifetime. "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).
Jesus issued a warning for those who do not believe in him (John 3:16-18) (Acts 10:43): "I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins" (John 8:24).
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord" (Acts 3:19).
"He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the Last Day" (John 12:48).
On the Last Day, the Day of Judgment, the end of time, when the books are opened, the prophet Daniel said: "And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt" (Daniel 12:2).


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Maldives United Opposition - the coalition of multiple opposition parties - have decided to protest against the country's Elections Commission (EC) over multiple conflicts.
The opposition is expected to rally in front of the premises of Maldives electoral watchdog at 13:30hrs on Monday afternoon calling for transparency of the commission.
According to the Maldives opposition parties they are protesting against EC due to the possibility of the commission being under government influence, hindering it from holding a free and fair presidential election.
Earlier opposition raised concern over the low numbers listed to place ballot boxes for election polls and the commission's decision to task a designated elections official in assisted voting.
Recently the rumor of senior officials, cabinet members of government authorities utilizing civil servants in re-registering process, and coercing government staffs to re-register under specific ballot stations have sparked outrage in the opposition.
Responding to the claims, president of EC Ahmed Shareef said such cases must be considered as misuse of government assets and should be reported accordingly to relevant authorities for further probing.