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sony is using playstation 2 graphics technology to produce gscube workstations that feature 10 times the graphics power of a playstation 2 console. the gscubes will be aimed at movie production studios and arcade game producers.
to achieve its graphics prowess, the gscube uses 16 sets of graphics chips used in the playstation 2. future gscubes could be 100 times faster than the current versions planned for release in spring 2001. presumably, this increase in graphics power would come from integrating more sets of graphics chips in the machines.
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i first heard about sony's plan to do this way back when the playstation 2 was little more than just a glimmer in sony's eye. i suppose it makes sense since sony's graphics chips seem to lend themselves to multiprocessing capabilities. perhaps sony will face some competition from ati and 3dfx, both of whom have graphics chips that work in multiple configurations. however, ati has limited itself to two chips per card so far, while 3dfx has had a tough go at getting their 4-chip voodoo5 6000 card out the door. at this point, they are also limited to two chips, while sony is planning a 16-chip implementation in spring 2001.
how will all those graphics chips work together? well, they could work together in a number of ways, but it all comes down to splitting up the graphics processing work. the voodoo5 5500's extra chip can be used to help with full screen anti-aliasing (fsaa), but i imagine that once you get more than four chips together they would be better served with each chip working on a piece of the 3d image, splitting each frame up into 16 pieces or however many processors we're talking about.
user comments 44 comment(s)
|chips and graphics… (4:01pm est thu jul 27 2000)
cool!!! – by me
|werd em up (3:15pm est fri jul 28 2000)
baby – by danman
|# of chips isn't really the issue… (6:45pm est fri jul 28 2000)
right now the biggest problem isn't the number of chips or the chips not being able to handle the load, it is getting that data to the video card. agp didn't quite turn out to be all that it was supposed to be and pci is more than fast enough for video cards as it is… – by email@example.com
|what is this thing for, anyways? (8:46pm est fri jul 28 2000)
i've read serveral reports on this thing, but i still don't quite get what it's used for. it sounds like they intend to use it to decode digital video streams for movie theaters to display stuff transmitted over a digital line… but that's already been done, and you don't really need that kind of power to do that. every news report i read on this thing seems to be unclear on it's uses…
– by c0balt
|this is what it's for (12:33am est sat jul 29 2000)
today's computer generated real-time graphics are only possible becuase the programmers "cheat". that is, the make all kinds of assumptions for each and every frame, tweaking for performance. a "correctly" rendered single frame using "real 3-d" gaphics techniques (like they do in big-budget movies) takes thousands of hours of cpu time on gigahertz systems. we will eventually do "real" ray-tracing for every image on our desktops, but it will take multi-terrahertz systems comprisef of thousnads of little multi-gigahertz graphics processors. it may seem far out, but remember moore's law, and that graphics is an embarrasingly parallel problem. ibm has a board with 32 chips, each chip has 32 processors in it. each processor is about a p-iii equivalent. take that forward 10 years according to moore's law. – by recycled-electrons
|could we get a hold of one? (2:02am est mon jul 31 2000)
would they offer them to geeks with money? – by eruanno
|real-time (11:44am est tue aug 08 2000)
for the best look at real-time rendering, look for the demo-video for halo. that is the kick-ass of games if you like graphics. real-time rendering is of course only for games. real rendering like recycled-electrons said, takes forever. download and learn blender to see what i mean (blender is a studio quality freeware modeling and rendering software package found at www.blender.nl) – by grepgalaxia
|robs off the tree… (10:56pm est thu oct 19 2000)
working on the ps2.. i would love to have 16 ee & 32 vu's and 16 gs's to play with… grrr.. 10 times my ass.. try a crapload times…
distributed processing is the future people.. you watch out for this little beasty, it will kick some butt.. on a bad day…
|gscube (8:06pm est thu nov 09 2000)
will the system be sold to regular people because
it is so awsome!! – by justin bittenger
|gscube – (graphic synthesizer) (6:19pm est wed nov 29 2000)
right now as far as this goes, this is a expensive equipment, 16x ps2, do the math, its way too much compared to a computer, well the thing is, will it be a video game system????, if it is, whats the price?, if not, whats gonna be sony's next system, after i looked at all the systems (gamecube, x-box, ps2), and comparing the specs, i see that ps2's specs are the worst out of all three, not worst, but like not as good in certain numbers, well if gscube really becomes a video game console then it rocks, totally, it would be shocking if they release it a few weeks before xbox and gamecube launch, would that happen?, i doubt it, well im looking forward to this awesome system, if it is for video games then it is gonna rock!!!!! =) – by unknown
|i"m starting to love the playstation2 now becasue of the gscube!!!!! (7:35pm est mon jan 15 2001)
hering about the gscube i'm really starting to love my playstation2 for the fact i had read about the unit of its power but hering that it can only be in use to make the movie cc in games i really got upset and comfused but after reading amoung sites i read that the renderware3 software is going to in able the gscube to produce games for the playstation2!!!!! oh my goodness its time to play some serious games!!!!!!!!! if anyone like to email me or get some info here is my address—firstname.lastname@example.com
by vince – by vincent davis
|gscube (2:44pm est thu feb 01 2001)
are the public goin to see this – by g b
|how much? (8:55pm est tue may 08 2001)
how much is this thing? and im not joking either! give me a price!
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|idiot geeks (10:36am est thu may 10 2001)
you all are idiots to the nth degree – by ps2boy
|gs cube a parallel game machine (6:02pm est tue may 15 2001)
well, much has been said, i just wanna see those 16 babies rocking at the same time, while 4 are going to take care of the main frame and the others will take care of teh background and fog or so whatever, this is gonna be a great thing.
what are gonna do next? the hypercubicalstation?
imagina a baby like that!! whoaaa holy game! – by the gekko
|well sir…i'm thinking…yes! (2:42am est thu may 17 2001)
well hell yes i want one. but then there will be a faster one. i'm a big workstation user, using maya, softimage and 3dsmax r4 every day. i need one of these. my crappy little o2 and indigo2 just don't cut it these days. this is just freaking incredible…where's the footage that they talked about (the matrix, antz, etc)?
oh well…i'm getting one – by quehaggerschnitzel
|holy crap 16 ps2's!!!!!!???? (10:09pm est thu may 31 2001)
16 ps2's working together, i can't wait!!
how much will it be? and where can i get one? – by iverson
|xbox is gay (3:59pm est thu jun 07 2001)
this shows that sony can do better than microcrap
what ever microcrap makes sony could always do
better.well what im really tryin to say is bill gates is stupid he does not know anything about video games.he trys to hard.well thankyou for reading this article. – by belleville
|song always (3:46pm est sun jul 01 2001)
sony has always been my main thing. i don't care about the x-box or that gamecube crap. ps and sony always, and now the gscube will show bill gates how to game!!!
– by d17
|lol (11:56pm est sun jul 01 2001)
please…. ps2 is going down! they getting scared now that gamecube and x-box are coming out so they are already workin on ps3. by the way folks… gscube is not a game console!! its not available to the public and if it was no one would buy it because it would cost too much!!
nintendo forever – by nintendopower
|too much misinformation (12:25pm est thu jul 05 2001)
sorry dorks.
gscube is for developers. i doubt you guys would be able to afford this, otherwise you would all have a sgi machine at home. at 103 lbs it could crush you guys if dropped or thrown from a distance.
in any event, sony recently announce that they were canceling the gscube. – by solipsism
|song alwayz…lol (4:13am est sun jul 08 2001)
ps2 will go down…..there earlier release only will pin them down… xbox and gamecube isnt crap my friend….if it werent for nintendo you wouldnt even be playing a videogame on your ps2…give nintendo the credit they deserve….nintendo is games….they are the "shit" and none of your anti-nintendo biased crap-ass comments can change my mind about getting a gamecube…sony is ok….for tvs and stuff…but there not games…think of it as a cd player that you can plug into your tv and play games….. nintendo is games….they were made for games…..and they will never die….. ( dont talk shit about other consoles)
know the facts before you make the statements… – by sobe_23
|hmm…. okay, try picturing this… (4:13pm est wed aug 01 2001)
a shot has been completed and is up for director's approval. he says the lighting is off. instead or having to go back and make changes, rerender… then go back for directors approval at the risk of doing it all over again… you can do all of it in real-time, in front of the director, at full resolution. if you can understand this, then you can understand how a gscube would be used for cg. it's has limited application because much of what we do in cg can't be done in real-time… but that's what sony has envisioned for film and television. i'm not holding my breathe on that one. the rest of the industry would find the system far more useful for real-time simulations and visualization… blah..blah..blah. for arcade, it would be used a kick ass graphics engine. the system does not run as a standalone box instead it's pulling data from a host machine. it is not meant to be used a workstation. – by rarukufan
|ps2 will rule! (6:00pm est wed aug 08 2001)
ok so we cant get a gscube, what are you complaining about. the ps2 has not been out long and the games will only get better. ps2 will un-doubtedly crush the gamecube and x-box cos it was released earlier and has a huge game library already in existing ps1 games. ps1 is technically inferior to n64 or dreamcast, but still outsold these because lots of peole had already bought it before the others were launched. im not insulting nintendo in any way though, remember that the basis of the ps1 was designed to be an add-on for the snes, and the original ps1 featured a snes catridge port. however ps2 will rule for a long time. ps1 has been going since 1994 and is still the most popular system in the world (except gameboy i think, so nintendo can do right). – by pip
|ps2 will not rule! (12:13pm est sat aug 25 2001)
yeah, ps2 came out before gamecube or x-box, but where can you find one?? every store i go to they have all the games but you can never find a console. sony has really underproduced. not only that, but it costs $100 more than what the gamecube will come out at. nintendo will have plenty of consoles available when gamecube is released, and a lot more affordable than either ps2 or x-box. gamecube stole the show at a recent gaming convention, with x-box's system crashing in the middle of a game demo (how embarassing!) and ps2 didn't get many raves at all. yeah, ps2 is nice. but i'll wait for nintendo, they've been there the longest and they know what they're doing. as for gscube or whatever… lol. in y'alls dreams. – by hip
|hmmmmm (1:42pm est sat aug 25 2001)
tons of ps2s over here in britain. nintendo have already shot themselves in the foot by useing non-standard media (ps2 uses normal dvds) many people are buying ps2 because it have the ability to play dvds. when they learn to produce something that can theoretically give people more for their money they will win. it will cost a lot more to buy a gamecube and a dvd player than a ps2. n64 cost less than the ps1 but fell flat oin its face! – by pip
|i want games, not dvd (10:35pm est mon aug 27 2001)
who cares about the dvd capabilities of ps2? if i wanted a dvd player i would go buy one. i want a gaming machine! i could buy the console, an extra controller, memory cards, and a game for the price of an x-box or ps2 system by itself. and gamecube is just a powerful as both of them. talk about better value for your money! – by hip
|release date (2:02pm est wed sep 12 2001)
as i am from the uk i was just wondering whether any of you knew when it comes out in the uk.
p.s. i am a major playstation/2 fan. – by psfreak
|ok (5:43pm est tue sep 18 2001)
if u want a dedicated games machine, go ahead and buy a gamecube, its ur choice. personally i wouldnt touch the thing, theres loads of games out for the ps2 that will satisfy my needs, and it will play all my ps1 games faster, and improve the graphics. i think the gamecube comes out at the end of november in the uk. im not sure though – by pip
|ps2 will become the system to have (3:56pm est thu dec 06 2001)
sony already announced the release for the ps2
hard drive.it will feature 40gigs of memory not to
mention sony is supposedly releasing bigger better
hard drives each year to crush the competition.
sony understands technology microsoft doesnt as ps2 can expand years from now but x-box cant as its hd and internet card/modem is builtv into its system and cant be interchanged.my point is 3-4
years from now ps2 could have a 100gig hard drive
and 2004/2005 internet card/modem tecnology compared to x-box 2001 i-net technology and already outdated 10gig hard drive.with that kind of memory developers could theoreticly use that space to create bigger better looking games possibly making the ps2 the most powerfull in the near future. – by ps2 all the way
|hahah (4:08pm est fri dec 28 2001)
you ps2 haters are gay fags – by ()xxxxxx===========>
|sony gscube (6:48pm est mon feb 18 2002)
i think this thing will wipe the xbox off the face of the earth!
…bloody microsoft. – by jondobishitoyo
|the unbeatable power of playstation (6:50pm est mon feb 18 2002)
sony rules!!! full stop bitch! – by randomchicken
|footage & screens (4:07pm est mon apr 15 2002)
if anyone ever looks at this page again, can they help me find some gscube shots, or footage, on the net. em@il me @ :
firstname.lastname@example.com – by neil lawton
|sony. (8:17pm est tue jun 18 2002)
sony. the first and last words i will say. sony is a multi-media platform and has a large library of games and not to mention the great quality of them. xbox is just another wanna be. xbox has poor quality games and maybe for every 100 games they make they will create 10 good ones. nintendo has a more younger audience, while xbox has poor quality games. think about all that power gone to waste. playstation has been taking the lead and will continue. well enough about that i think that the gscube will create a good networking device, but i doubt that you could actually get one under a grand so come on be reasonale.
thank you for reading.
microsoft sucks. nintendo will continue to rise with their own games, but ps2 will take the lead with their glorific games.
( ps. most 3rd party games are started with ps2 and xbox, nintendo can keep their few 1st party games) – by linux_is_the_future
|sony and playstation all the way (9:15pm est mon jul 01 2002)
i agree with oxxxxxx anyone against ps2 is a jaded
fool. you fags are just trying to prolong the inevitable.wake up and smell the damn sony.if you don't have a ps2 get one and you to can change and feel the power of the nintendo microcrap
killer….. the ps2! – by ps2 all the way
|microcrap sucks so bad its stealing sony's games (9:42pm est mon jul 01 2002)
have you noticed that microsoft has tried or has stolen alot of sony games including blockbusters.
they cash-squirmed their way to getting a metal gear solid title and they also got the sequel to
he launch game timesplitters which i personally
think would have challenged halo.they were talking about trying to get grand theft auto which is at the top of the sales charts.thank god that they didn't get it.sony was smart enough to buy the series exclusively for sony so sorry x-box
gc and any other platform owner no grand theft
auto vice city or gta4.oh,and did i mention halo and the oddworld series games were planned for ps2 until microcrap paid them to get the games.
stick to windows microsoft!you may have the cash
but you don't have the heart to drive a true game system like sony and even nintendo.
– by ps2 all the way
|suck it (9:50pm est mon jul 01 2002)
tekkkkkkkkkkkkk tekkkkkkkkkk simmmmmma – by yeah mmmm harder
|x-box and gamecrap suck (10:02pm est mon jul 01 2002)
i'm back and i have something relevant to say this time x-box has nothing that ps2 can't beat doa3 op tekken is better project gotham um um gt3 a-spec but where ps2 really is better is in almost everything else nothing can compare to ffx, mgs2, and gta3 if you don't have all 3 of these games youy should be drug out on the street and shot b/c you are a fool and should repent of yur ugly ways and go get them. besides halo x-box has got nothin' i don't know why they don't just call the x-box halo b/c that's the only game they got although it's pretty sweet deus ex and red faction are formidable fps's and deserve the same aount of attention as halo. plus why would you wan't something bill gates developed what a fag!!!! – by tekkk tekkkk simma
|gscube (7:03pm est fri jul 05 2002)
right i know u will probabaly laugh at me but do u not think all the big players in the consol maket shud come together……..think about it….the money behind it from microsoft…the amazing games from sega……the precision enginering of playstation and the sheer imagination of nintendo…..we would then hav a consol hundreads if not thousands of times better than the gscube………ne way it isnt a consol and it cant play ps2 games and i doubt any of u lot could make a cg movie on it!! -) – by paulo
|gscube (7:20pm est thu jan 30 2003)
show me a picture of this gscube – by zach o
|gscube (9:10am est sat feb 22 2003)
why have i never heard of this gscubr. i wish they would realse a picture of it to show us what its like – by the seven
|find a pic on google (9:35am est thu mar 06 2003)
look on google image search youll find a pic of it
this machine is for cg and such, not for games but it shows the cool shit that the next generation of consoles is probably gonna be like :) – by reaper
|sdrgfrger (6:14am est thu feb 19 2004)
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A world-leader in management education, research and consultancy for over 50 years, Cranfield School of Management is an exclusively postgraduate business school whose mission is to improve the practice of management. We have a global reputation for developing high-performing leaders in technology and management - encouraging them to transform their organisations and wider society.
We are one of an elite group of Schools worldwide to hold the triple accreditation from AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AMBA (the Association of MBAs).
NEW School of Management Scholarship available to UK and EU applicants:
Successful UK and EU applicants for our full-time master's courses, starting in September 2019, can receive a scholarship to cover 20% of their course tuition fee. This offer will apply to EU students irrespective of if/when the UK leaves the European Union. Early application is recommended, as there are limited numbers of places available across our master's courses.
Find out more by visiting: www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/funding/cranfield-scholarships
Postgraduate study:
What makes Cranfield School of Management unique?
- An unrivalled teaching experience. Your tutor group will have no more than six students, ensuring close contact and continuous support.
- A mature learning environment. As we are a postgraduate only university, you will be surrounded by like-minded individuals who are driven to succeed in their chosen career.
- Career-focused learning. Because our teaching is exclusively focused on postgraduate and executive levels, it is designed to nurture your practical business skills and confidence, and places huge emphasis on real-world challenges.
- Our extensive alumni network. You will join our network of 60,000+ graduates, many of who now hold senior roles within some of the world's leading organisations. 95% of our students are employed within three months of graduation*.
*based on data we hold from our latest School of Management Employability Survey.
Our success
Cranfield School of Management consistently performs well in the major school and programme specific rankings, reinforcing our position as a top global management school.
- School of Management: 6th in the UK and 17th in Europe in the Financial Times European Business Schools 2018 Rankings.
- Management MSc: In The Economist Which MBA? Masters in Management (MiM) 2019 ranking Cranfield School of Management's Management MSc achieved the following rankings:3rd in the UK and 30th in the world; 1st in the UK and 9th in the world for percentage of job-seeking graduates with a job offer 3 months after graduation.
- Finance and Management MSc: 9th in the UK and 39th in the world overall in the QS World University Rankings: Masters in Finance Rankings 2019
- Strategic Marketing MSc: 4th in the UK and 12th in the world by QS World University Rankings: Masters in Marketing Rankings 2019
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc: 1st outside the UK and 11th globally in the Supply Chain Management World 'University 100' annual survey 2016
- MBA full time: 9th in the UK, 18th in Europe and 76th in the world in the Financial Times 2019 ranking of full-time MBA programmes.
- Executive MBA: 7th in the UK, 64th in the world and 8th in the world for career progression in the Financial Times ranking of Executive MBA programmes 2018.
The School of Management provides excellent teaching and learning facilities, with comprehensive audio-visual equipment and 24/7 wireless internet access. There are spacious areas both inside and out, for breaks, work or relaxation.
All our teaching facilities are designed to enhance your learning experience. The School is equipped with a computer studio, a television and radio studio and a Management Information and Resource Centre (MIRC) that offers access to an extensive collection of printed and electronic resources – amongst the most comprehensive to be found in any management school.
The MIRC is also home to the Bloomberg Suite, which provides access to the widely-used Bloomberg database of high quality and live financial news and data - on industries, global markets, economic indicators, equities, bonds and derivatives. Cranfield is one of only a few business schools and universities across the UK with access to Bloomberg.
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Kick-start your Web Application Project and learn to build UI's which promise a great experience, while discovering tools to increase productivity!
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The Vaadin Framework is a Java web application development framework that is designed to make creation and maintenance of high quality web-based user interfaces easy. Vaadin supports server-side and client-side programming models, which let's you forget the web and program user interfaces while managing the user interface in the browser and the AJAX communications between the browser and the server.
The course starts of by defining the UI in Java. Here you will learn to write the initial user interface on top of which everything else will be built. Moving along we will cover best practices for structuring a User Interface project with Maven in a way that it best supports developer efficiency and deployment time requirements. Now that we have a strong foundation, we will start working with Layouts which are a fundamental part of the Vaadin framework. With practical examples, you will gain an understanding of how layout components function as a basic requirement when it comes to becoming an efficient developer. We will then move on the explore the Vaadin Navigator which enables your applications to support views and to use the browser's back and forward buttons in a controlled way. Now that you have
By taking this course you will be able to kick-start your web application development project with hands-on exposure on how to build a scalable and robust Vaadin User Interface that works on desktop and mobile devices in the right way, the first time. Throughout the video, we will build and develop an application with best practices to help you apply in any future requirements with minimal refactoring.


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Vegan Chicken Spaghetti Salad
A few (like 10) years ago, my friend Tony and I "summered" in Chicago. We spent the month of July in a sublet that had a box fan (that we purchased) and no air conditioning. Coming from Vegas, we had no idea that such places even existed. The thought of cooking or even eating hot food seemed too much to deal with, so we devised a meal planning strategy. Our idea, you see, was to make cold salads (pasta, macaroni, green… but mostly pasta), and serve those as our side dishes along with a main dish which we cooked in a Crock Pot. I wasn't vegan at the time, and I did consume more mayonnaise that summer than anyone has the right to, but the point is that we survived a hot summer strategically planning our meals around cold salads.
So, as I was planning this week's recipe video, I thought about that summer in Chicago. And I thought about how great it was to just have cold dishes in the fridge that could be made in advance, and eaten at any time, without having to heat up the house. I also thought about how much I missed green bean casserole… Inspired by that summer, and my favorite comfort food hot dishes, I came up this recipe.
It all starts off with this base, which is essentially a fat-free, oil-free, gluten-free, version of what would happen if mayonnaise and cream of chicken soup had a baby. Don't judge it until you've tried it.
- 12 ounces about 1 cup firm silken tofu (such as Mori-nu)
- 2 teaspoons Better Than Bouillon No Chicken or enough bouillon to make 2 cups of broth
- ½ lemon juiced
- ¼ teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- Splash of soy or almond milk
- 1 tablespoon Bragg's Liquid Aminos or salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 batch of the "base"
- 2-3 ounces dry Soy Curls
- 1 pound dry spaghetti
- ½ cup diced sweet onion
- ½ cup diced red bell pepper
- Black pepper to taste
- Optional grated vegan cheddar cheese
- Optional broccoli peas, or any other green vegetable
Cook the pasta according to package directions, in salted water. While the pasta cooks, add the Soy Curls directly into the pot with the pasta. Allow to the Soy Curls to hydrate for a couple of minutes in the simmering liquid. Once they are hydrated (it won't take very long at all), remove them from the water. Let the Curls cool for a few minutes before squeezing out any remaining liquid. Shred the Soy Curls with your hand and set aside.
When the pasta is cooked, strain it well and rinse it with cold water to stop the cooking. Add the pasta, Soy Curls, sauce base*, and the remaining ingredients to a large lid-able bowl. Toss to combine. Chill until ready to serve.
*Reserve a bit of the sauce base so that you can add it just before serving. This will make the dish a lot creamier at the time of service. Or make this dish just before serving, or hold off on adding the onions, and stir them in at the last minute.


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old coke signsJuly 26th, 2009 in member junk
Humana, member
my husband was helping a friend clean up his Grandfather's farm land for exchange for these old coke signs that was laying around that is now on my Husbands barn wall
Pattern or design used: My own design
posted in: member junk, old coke signs
Comments (9)
RobJ98167 writes: I am still jealous of the barn. Wanna trade for it??? Posted: 7:23 pm on August 6th
georgiamoon writes: What a fantastic way to get paid! These signs are terrific and the look great on the wall of the barn too! Georgia Posted: 12:25 pm on July 28th
shabbychick writes: Everything goes better with Coke!!!(I think that's how it went...) - and your husband's barn is no exception - they're great together!!
Thanks for sharing!
Kathy Posted: 10:06 am on July 28th
Thanks for sharing!
Kathy Posted: 10:06 am on July 28th
CottageElements writes: Okay, this sign is a great find! My Dad collects Coke and would love to have this one! Awesome!
Lani Posted: 12:10 am on July 28th
Lani Posted: 12:10 am on July 28th
alicemom writes: I love bartering esp. with such great results.
smiles, alice Posted: 8:08 pm on July 27th
smiles, alice Posted: 8:08 pm on July 27th
RustyDiva writes: Drooling over this! It would sure look great in my red/white/blue gameroom. Posted: 1:01 pm on July 27th
monakent writes: GREAT barter!!! gailmarie
Posted: 10:43 am on July 27th
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suewhitney writes: Whoa, Nellie.....Awesome!
Happy Junking,
Sue Posted: 9:14 am on July 27th
Happy Junking,
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lutrell writes: GOOD JOB ON THE SING. I LOVE IT I NEED ONE ON MY WALL Posted: 7:49 pm on July 26th
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Apple's tagline for the Mac App Store is "Thousands of apps. One simple way to get them," and for what it's worth, Apple's tagline is true. Since its introduction in early 2011, the Mac App Store made finding and purchasing spiffy new applications easier than ever. It also made it easy for indepedent developers to get the same access to customers as the big boys at Adobe, Microsoft, and Electronic Arts.
The problem with the Mac App Store isn't that apps aren't easy to get, or that the App Store is difficult to browse and search. The problem is that, every day, developers throughout the industry offer discounts on their apps to help increase their exposure, but the Mac App Store offers no simple way to find these deals. Enter AppyDays from Slappstick, which promises to do what the Mac App Store can't: give you easy access to all the best discounts.
Let's see if it lives up to its promise.
If you, like me, are a word nerd, there's a good chance that you've already run a search for 'dictionary' in the Mac App Store. Doing so brings up a number of dictionaries in various languages, a few games, language courses, and a surprisingly small number of English dictionaries. Perhaps developers know that all Macs are shipped with the New Oxford American Dictionary baked right into the operating system, so they shy away from duplication.
Unfortunately, the truth is that the built-in dictionary app is limited – likely adequate most of the time, but still limited. For this reason, now and then you might find yourself calling upon a higher authority and refer to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, which is widely held to be among the world's best and most definitive references. That's when you'll be glad that WordWeb Software has brought this tome to the App Store.
Join us after the jump for a look at how the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary works, and how it might be a useful and even enjoyable addition to your Mac.


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On what was
very nearly the first anniversary of the last serious road accident in Maidstone Road there has been another; which makes four in fewer
than two years, one of which was fatal.
The road is wide and straight immediately after the congestion that Bexley Council created at the ill-considered Ruxley Roundabout, an open invitation for the heavy footed to cast caution to the winds.
Pictures by John Watson. The title comes from the slogan on the crashed car.


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Wednesday's Cat: "Vibes Cat"
Vibraphonist Tim Collins has an unlikely composing companion! Check out Wednesday's Cat of the Day as he takes advantage of his owner's good vibrations.
Pet Camera Catches Cat Comforting Anxious Dog While Owner Is At Work: Click "Next" below!
The Animal Rescue Site is a place where people can help provide food and care to millions of animals in need, both in the U.S. and around the world. In addition to sharing personal rescue stories, shopping for the cause, and signing petitions, visitors can take just a moment each day to click on a purple button to help animals. Visit The Animal Rescue Site and click today - it's free!


text: 4: 1. Stock Market Crash of 1929, Bank Failures, Reduction in Purchasing Across the Board, American Economic Policy with Europe, and Drought Conditions. 2. in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s 3. life was hard for all levels of family especially lower class. 4. the Depression Affected Children 1 of 3 Homeless Family. 5. The great depression ended when world war 2 ended .


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CEO, «Nurecom» Ltd
Combining interactive simulators into one system, which is the basis of electronic textbooks on the Stratum platform, allows not only to nurture child's interest in acquiring new knowledge, making discoveries and developing creative thinking, but also makes it possible to construct individual development paths, thus creating a new type of personality.
Moreover, such textbooks provide a large variety of lesson scenarios, which fosters activity and enthusiasm for learning process not only in students, but also in teachers themselves.
VP International Business, PASCO Scientific
Where an actual experiment is difficult to carry out, interactive models based on Stratum technology join the game. For example, you can have your own chemical laboratory with flexible features on your PC . And here you can hold experiments, test theories, disprove hypothesis by changing the values of any parameters, and the only risk you have is to see beautiful explosion on the screen.
Professor CG Electronics Faculty of the Polytechnic University of Milan
In my experience, the main purpose of any creative teacher is to make a clear statement of your own discipline, to transform a trivial overlearning of the material into two-sided process of interaction of the child with the virtual world. Electronic textbooks, based on Stratum technology, contain intelligent interactive models illustrating the complex objects, processes and phenomena of the world around us in an understandable form that makes learning more vivid, meaningful and effective.
CEO, design group «VITAMIN»
I've always perceived the world around me through visual images. That is why when a teacher at school tried to explain ice drift to me chalking something on the board, it was so hard to understand how it really works. After studying a model of the Earth for 15 minutes, I easily understood what my teacher had been trying to explain to me the whole term.
I also like it in terms of design - it invites you to touch everything.


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New Pioneering Areas in Breast Cancer Medical Malpractice
Posted on Sep 11, 2013
As medical technology changes, so should standards of care. If you have breast cancer, you may not be aware that new treatment, detection, and prevention options expand liability when the doctors do not act appropriately. Here are 4 major new areas in which medical malpractice cases are emerging relating t breast cancer:
- Failure to prevent breast cancer
- Failure to identify genetic risk factors
- Failure to use available technology to determine ideal treatment
- Breast cancer caused by hormone replacement therapy
In addition, a very new area is genomic profiling in cases where complications arose after unnecessary chemotherapy.


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Accommodation consists of 24 rooms ranging from self contained to budget accommodation each with facilities such as balconies, direct dial telephone and modem ports.
The motel has convenient guest facilities including ample parking, outdoor swimming pool, guest laundry and conference room.
You'll be surprised at the affordable rates. The Pathfinder offers long stay, hospital patient and corporate discounts.
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We are looking for intersectional films that explore transgender, inter or gender-variant approaches to and/ or within films. We encourage film- and videomakers with whom our objectives resonate to contribute stories that are multi-layered.
We are currently looking for films that address or extend beyond the following topics and categories:
* work related * generational * family * prison * borders * music * art * experimental * sports * health * porn * education * accessibility * animation *
Submissions are now CLOSED!
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I'm trying to change out my old Trane Weathertron Thermostat with a Carrier Thermostat. Below is the information I know about both (which isn't much):
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Trane Weathertron Baystat239A - Currently there are eight thermostat wires hooked up to this thermostat. Those wires are below with my understanding of what each of them are based on looking through the web.
X2 - Emergency Heat
O - Switches the heat pump from cooling to heating
G - Fan
Y - Compressor in both heating and cooling
T - Outdoor temperature compensating thermostat sensor
R - Hot power
W - Aux heat
U - No wires connected
F - No wires connected
B - Common
The thermostat I'm replacing the Trane thermostat with is a Carrier Comfort Series Non-Programmable (33CSCNACHP-01) thermostat.
Rc - 24V Cooling equipment
Rh - 24V Heating equipment
W/W1 - Heating
C - Common
G - Fan
Y - Cooling
O/B - Reversing Valve
Y1 - Not used
Can anyone help me figure out what goes to what? I obviously have very little idea about these but I'm remotely handy so I figured I could replace it myself...Any help is greatly appreciated.


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Own it, wear it
Wear your heart on your sleeve and your cunt on the chest.
Wear your heart on your sleeve and your cunt on the chest.
Sun-kissed skin and hair softly tangled by the afternoon breeze. Anton Shebetko's quirky photo editorial is a light-headed memory of careless summer days.
Their music is like a bright red cherry-flavoured lollipop which will cut your tongue. Check out the interview with the four superheroines of the current music scene.
Coming from the heart of a Danish hinterland, Birk Thomassen's intimate photographs are pure expressions of the delicate atmosphere of his own universe.
Smooth like a sunbathed skin, Dánae Cuesta's analog photography is a celebration of the fragile moments tied up with a ribbon of shameless sensuality.
What to do when all we're left with is our (bleak) future? The second year of 3hd festival invited artists, musicians, and academics to elaborate on the abstract question.
Through the craft of ceramics, Slovak-born Natalia Blahova found her way to a slowed-down lifestyle. We asked her about her delicate pastel-glazed work, as well as about living and working in Japan.
Revisit this year's Lunchmeat Festival and take a peek of what it looks like when contemporary electronic music meets new media art in the Czech Republic.
Like a kaleidoscope of vibrant colours and scattered objects contrasted with nude body and white wax, Sasha Chaika's photos compose a story of everyday sensitivity.
With or without feelings, (consensual) sex is fun. Win three packages of Einhorn condoms to keep it risk-free too!
GENTS are a young Danish band whose music, accompanied by cheesy VHS-style videos, will take you right to the 80s. We interviewed them about their music style and upcoming plans.
This weekend, a feminist art collective Curated by Girls had its first IRL exhibition in Berlin. We chatted to the founder and curator Laetitia Duveau about intersectionality, representation, and sexism.


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GBP vs USD Ichimoku Analysis
FX:GBPUSD Funt Brytyjski/Dolar USA
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Looking at the Cable on the H4 time frame we see price trending to the upside. The daily time frame Friday candle close was a bullish Kumo breakout with a strong bull candle breaking above the Kumo. The daily breakout was invalid as our Kumo future was still dark which represents a bearish bias still in affect. The daily breakout aligns both the daily and the H4 bullish market bias therefore we are going to look for long opportunities but since the daily breakout was invalid I am expecting a pullback before price continues the run higher. Currently we are at the 100% fib extension level and if the market pulls back here then look for a retrace into the fractal zone between 1.50767 and 1.50502 before the pair pushes further to the daily fib extension level of 1.53438 shown on the chart. Fractal zones are great levels that the market honors over and over while trending giving traders low risk trade entry points. Fractals also help determine the market structure. Visit me at fxatoneglance.com Thanks for reading and God bless!


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In 2010 the United Nations officially established that henceforth the first week in February is designated as World Interfaith Harmony Week "to recognize the moral imperatives of all religions, convictions and beliefs call for peace, tolerance and mutual understanding… to encourage the spread of the message of interfaith harmony and goodwill….to recognize the imperative need for dialogue among different faiths and religions in enhancing mutual understanding, harmony and cooperation among people."
This year, 2015, northeast CT is joining the worldwide interfaith efforts.
To begin WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK……WILLIMANTIC AREA January 31, Saturday Shabbat Shirah (Shabbat of the Song/Poem) 10 AM Temple Bnai Israel, 345 Jackson Street, Willimantic ALL ARE INVITED.
Informative conversations will continue on the remaining Sunday afternoons in February. 2015. February 8 2 PM Temple Bnai Israel, 345 Jackson St., Willimantic Diversity Within Judaism. Jerry Fischer, Executive Director, Jewish Federation of Eastern CT
February 15 2 PM First Church of Christ, Mansfield Center Rte. 195 & Rte. 89
Diversity Within Christianity Rev. Dr. Lois K. Happe, former Reg. Minister, CT Conf. of United Church of Christ (CTUCC)
February 22 2 PM Place to be announced Diversity Within Islam Dr. Farah Choudhry and Mr. Mongi Dhaouadi, Muslim Coalition of CT
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The Linux kernel's network packet processing subsystem is called Netfilter, and iptables is the command used to cnfigure it. Another word, iptables is a user space utilities which uses Netfilter framework in the Linux kernel.
Because Netfilter and iptables are tightly coupled, most of cases, pepole either use iptables to refer Netfilter in the Linux, or use Netfilter refers iptables in the Linux.
The iptables architecture groups network packet processing rules into tables by funtion(packet filtering, network address translation, and other packet mangling), each of which have chains of processing rules. Rules consist of matches(used to determine which packages the rule will apply to) and targets(that determine what will be done with the matching packets).
Hook points
Iptables defines five "hook points" in the kernel's packet processing pathways:
Build in chains are attached to these hook points. You can add a sequence of rules for each hook point. Each rule represents an opportunity to affet or monitor packet flow.
Iptables comes with three built-in tables:
Used to set policies for the type of traffic allowed into, through,
and out of the computer. Unless you refer to a different table explicity,
iptables operate on chains within this table by default.
Its built in chains are: FORWARD, INPUT AND OUTPUT.
Used for specialized packet alteration, such as stripping off ip options.
it's built-in chains are: FORWARD, INPUT, OUTPUT, OSTROUTING, AND PREROUTING.
Used with connection tracking to redirect connections for network address translation;
typically based on source or destination addresses.
Its build-in chains are: OUTPUT, POSTROUTING and PREROUTING.
Each of them is preconfigured with chains correponding to one or more of the hook points.
By default, each table has chains, which are initially empty, you can create your own custom chains to organize your rules.
A chain's policy determines the fate of packets that reach the end of the chain without otherwise being sent to a specific target. Only the built-in targets ACCEPT and DROP can be used as the policy for a built-in chain, and the default is ACCEPT.
All user-defined chains have an implicit policy of RETURN that cannot be changed.
An iptables rule consists of one or more match criteria that determine which network packets it affects(all match options must be satisfied for the rule to match a packet) and a target specification that determines how the network packets will be affected.
The system maintains packet and byte counters for every rule. Every time a packet reaches a rule and matches the rule's criteria, the packet counter is incremented and the byte counter is increased by the size of the matching packet.
Both the match and the target portion of the rule are optional. If there are no match criteria, all packets are considered to match. If there is no target specification, nothing is done to the packets,, processing proceeds as if the rule did not exist, except that the packet and byte counters are updated.
For example, you can add such a null rule to the FORWARD chain of the filter table with the command:
iptables -t filter -A FORWARD
There are a variety of matches available for user with iptables, although some are available only for kernels with certain features enabled. Generic Internet Protocol matches are applicable to any IP packet.
In addition to the generic matches, iptables includes many specialized matches available through dynamically loaded extensions.
Targets ar used to specify the action to take when a rule matches a packet and also to specify chain polices. For targets are built into iptables, and extension modules provide others.
Configuring iptables
The procedures for configuring iptables vary by Linux distribution, I'll try to provide generic configuration, but for my testbed is Scientific Linux which is Red Hat, so it will look mor like Red Hat specific.
Iptables rules configuration file
Iptables rules are stored in /et/sysconfig/iptables
Checkconfig running level
You can determine which run levels have iptables enabled by running the command:
chkconfig --list iptables
For examples, mostly you want enable iptables for runlevels 3,4, and 5
chkconfig --levels 345 iptables on
Start iptables manually
service iptables start
Stop iptables manually
service iptables stop
Other configuration files
Contains settings for configurations in the /proc/sys directory that are applied at boot time, for example /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward can be set to 1 at boot time by adding an entry net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 to this file
Dumps the contents of the connection tracking structures if you read it.
Controls the size of the connetion tracking table in the kernel.
You need to set this to 1 for the host to act as a gateway
Command example:
Here is a simple iptables command:
iptables -t nat -A PRROUTING -i eth1 -p tcp -dport 80 -j DNAT --to-destiation 10.0.0.1:8080
In the example above:
-t nat Operate on the nat table
-A PREROUTING --> by apending the following rule to its PREROUTING chain
-i eth1 Match packets coming in on eth1 NIC
-p tcp Match that use the tcp protocol
--dport 80 Match the packets for port 80
-j DNAT Jump to the DNAT target
--to-destination change the destination address to <> and port 8080


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Kelly Brothers Painting, located in Truckee and Reno, leads a community service project called, "Feed your Neighbor".
Kelly Brothers Painting partners with Project MANA and Tahoe Food Hub to keep fresh food available to the community by donating fresh produce during the winter months and beyond. Kelly Brothers Painting has, and will continue, to provide healthy boxes of fresh, local produce to Project MANA for distribution in our community.
"The Feed your Neighbor Project is a great model for any business looking to give back to the community," says Susie Sutphin, Director of the Tahoe Food Hub. "Not only does the project provide healthy food to those in need but supports local farms too."
"1 in 7 community members in North Tahoe and Truckee are hungry. Project MANA's mission is to reduce the incidence of hunger and its detrimental effects. We strive to offer a nutritionally balanced assortment of food weekly to community members in need. The bi-weekly donation of fresh produce from Tahoe Food Hub given by Kelly Brothers Painting helps us meet our goal of regularly providing fresh food to our community in 2018," commented Miren Hower Merrill, Program Director for Project MANA.
"Our employees and owners at Kelly Brothers Painting believe in supporting our community and what better way to do it than help those that are less fortunate. This is why we created "Feed Your Neighbor" to give food to those in need through Project MANA," said Bill Kelly, owner of Kelly Brothers Painting, Inc.
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POWELL, Wyo. - Professional's Book Club, formerly the Executive Book Club, will turn its attention to film for its October offering.
The relationship between wealth and happiness will occupy book club participants later this month when they view "The Ultimate Gift," based upon Jim Stovall's best-selling book.
Two choices of evening times and locations are offered, one on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Northwest College's Center for Training and Development (CTD) on NWC's West Campus in Powell and another on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at NWC's CTD on Stampede Avenue in Cody. Both are 6:30-9 p.m. sessions, complete with popcorn.
Teaming up as facilitators are retired Microsoft Corp. executive Rick LaPlante of Powell and Tara Kuipers, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service area educator in Cody.
Interested individuals who'd like to read Stovall's book will find limited, hardcover copies available for only $7 at both the Powell and Cody CTD offices.
A summary of the movie's plot and other details, as well as an online option to preregister, are available by following the CTD Training Schedule link. Or e-mail or call Stacy Gilman at 307-754-6062, or Carri Dobbins at 307-587-3506.The club meets for two-three hours every six weeks throughout the year to discuss chosen works.


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"Girls will learn about God the King and develop a sense of belonging to God's family as they apply his Word daily and become princesses in action," Karen Whiting writes in her children's book, "The One Year My Princess Devotions: Preschool Edition." This three hundred and ninety-four page hardbound book has an embossed cover complete with glitter targeted toward girls that are ages three to five years old. With no profanity, sex, or violence, it is to be used as a daily devotional for mother and young preschool daughter to read. Using mostly the New International Version of the Bible, this reader wishes all pronouns of God were capitalized for reverence. Each page has a day's devotion with a darker pink background on the left page and a lighter pink on the right side as tiny ladybugs flitter across the paper. Besides monthly page breaks, at the end of the book is a Scripture index by date, author's biography, and other books available. Every day is broken down to four themes about princesses: royal words, princess thoughts, a prayer for the King, and the princess in action with each being only one to five short sentences long for quick reviewing. Some daily topics range from flowers, hearts, music, and dancing to listening, being friendly, learning about God, and praying. For example, August 2nd writes out under the first theme Proverbs 31:10 about a noble wife is worth far more than rubies. The thoughts are about being a loving and caring woman, mother, and wife and how she is better than fancy jewels. The short prayer states, "Father God, thanks for my mommy. Help her to be the best mom she can be. Thanks for loving her." The action theme discusses red rubies being the same color as hearts and valentines and to make a red heart for the princess's mother, telling her she is better than jewels and thanking her for all she does. Although some of the concepts may be deep, conceptual, or confusing for a young preschool girl, this is one way to promote getting used to reading a daily devotion about God; it teaches about the King in a nice, innocuous way that princesses can enjoy. This book was furnished by Tyndale Publishers, Inc. in lieu of an unbiased review.
Each day of the year has a special theme where the bible verse, called "Royal Words" is relevant to the initial theme of the day. Following the bible verse is "Princess Thoughts," a brief and easy to understand lesson based on the scripture for the day. "A Prayer for the King" follows, and these prayers are brief, simple and clear. "Princess in Action" is an application where the child can actively participate in a fun activity to apply what she has learned in her daily devotion. These activities are creative and give a little princess extra quality time with her parent(s). My Princess Devotions is a beautifully illustrated, easily understood application for preschool and kindergarten girls. The appearance is "all girl" with princesses depicted on the cover and throughout the book, the use of pinks and purples which are generally a little girl's favorite colors, and what little girl doesn't imagine herself to be a princess? While some may look at the "princess" theme as a negative connotation, the use of this theme is more importantly a means to show the child that she is special, not only in our eyes, but in God's eyes. Every little girl is a daughter of the King, a princess! This sweet book is an excellent tool for parents to use in helping their little girls understand who God is, what he has done for us, and the way that he teaches us to live for him. Using this book with our little girls is a beautiful way to spend time together in both a spiritual way and having fun together. My little granddaughter will love this book! Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are y own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.


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At a recent workshop, local Employment Law attorneys, Lou Storrow and Chris Olmsted, presented a summary of new legislation and compliance requirements coming January 1, 2018 that may require you to adjust your HR processes and policies. Even though you may not have time to adapt to legislative changes, employee complaints may result in legal fees, penalties, and payouts. It is important to also be aware that the Labor Commissioner has stepped up enforcement efforts and can now conduct an investigation without an employee complaint. 2016 amendments to PAGA1 also gave the Labor Commissioner more time and funds to investigate. With increased DLSE funding investigative staff are projected to grow from the current 82 to 141 by 2018/19.
Now that I've made you a bit more aware of the risks of non-compliance (sorry for the negative news) let me outline some of the most relevant changes you need to be aware of.
A. Applications & Interviews:
There are two changes that impact what you can ask both on an application and in an interview.
1. AB168 (adding Section 423.3 to the California Labor Code) prohibits asking for a job applicant's salary history.
- The applicant may voluntarily disclose this information but you are still prohibited from considering salary history as a factor in the hiring decision.
- So update your job applications to remove salary history questions and educate your interviewers to only ask about salary expectations (vs. history).
- The new law also says you must provide a "pay scale" to applicants upon request. The law doesn't define "pay scale" so it's probably advisable to have at least a pay range for the position.
2. For employers with 5 or more employees - AB 1008 (replacing a Labor Code section with a new section 12952 of the Government Code) prohibits inquiries regarding a job applicant's criminal history, until a job offer is made (unless the law requires a criminal background check, such as for childcare workers). When you make the offer, it can be contingent on passing a criminal background check, but you'll have to be able to justify rescinding the offer based on what it reveals. You'll want to update your job applications and inform your interviewers.
- If a criminal history is found then an individualized assessment is required for the job in question. Any guidelines should take into account the severity of the activity, how long ago it took place, its frequency, and its relation to the nature of the job.
- If you disqualify the candidate, you'll have to give a written notice telling them they have 5 days to inform you if they want to rebut the report, and then they have another 5 days to provide the details of their rebuttal. There is specific wording required so make sure you have this included in your process.
- If after the rebuttal you still decline to hire, you'll have to give a written notice with information on how to appeal.
- Good idea – advertise that your hiring is conditioned on background and/or drug screening tests.
B. Sick Pay:
- CA Sick Pay – The Labor Commissioner has updated its FAQ page, stating that it is improper to assign an attendance "point" for absences covered by sick pay. Examine your attendance policy to ensure there are no negative consequences to anyone using this benefit.
- San Diego Sick Pay – The City of San Diego has clarified that this benefit does not cover exempt (salaried) employees.
C. Harassment Updates:
- Harassment Prevention Training – SB 396 requires supervisor's harassment training to include gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. (for employers with >50 employees)
- DFEH Transgender regulations prohibit discrimination against "transitioning" employees and must allow employees to use facilities that correspond to their gender identity or gender expression, not the sex assigned to them at birth.
- DFEH has outlined components of an effective anti-harassment program (DFEH Workplace Harassment Guide). These would be good to follow especially if you ended up in court.
- Based on a recent opinion of the California Court of Appeal in M.F. v Pacific Pearl Hotel Mgmt., an employer is obligated to try to prevent harassment from a non-employee, even if the harasser is trespassing! The employer was held liable since they knew or should have known of the potential threat and did not take effective action.
D. 10 minute rest breaks:
- CA law prohibits "on-duty" and "on-call" rest breaks – the employee must be free from all work-related duties and free from employer control during breaks.
- Make sure your handbooks are updated and clearly state that on break you are relieved of all duties including answering the phone or emails.
- If you cannot provide this then you should pay an hour of extra pay for any day in which a break is lost.
E. Pay Stubs:
- This deserves your constant attention to ensure that all the required information is on the pay stub – otherwise the penalties are stiff. A recent ruling confirmed that the employer can be penalized under the pay stub statute or under PAGA1 – the latter may apply even if the deficiency was unknown or a mistake.
F. Labor Commissioner Investigations:
- SB306 authorizes the Labor Commissioner to investigate retaliation or discrimination claims, even without an employee complaint. So be careful when you appear for a conference or hearing, not to reveal unnecessary information that could trigger an investigation.
G. Independent Contractors:
- The use of 1099s continues to be scrutinized and there are some upcoming cases that will be influential. However, the bottom line comes down to the right to control, even if you don't exercise it. And if you have people doing what your company does, then most likely they are your employees. Read more here.
H. Arbitration:
- This is a good clause to have in your employment agreement and you can include a clause waiving the right to a class action – but you cannot waive PAGA. Recent court rulings have stated that, since PAGA1 claims belong to the state, you can't force arbitration, even if some claims are for individual relief.
1 PAGA – Employees continue to use this law to impose large penalties on employers. An employee can act as the State and keep a share of the penalties.
And finally, AB450 continues California's push back against Federal Immigration authorities who have stepped up enforcement. It adds sections to the Government Code and the Labor Code that order employers not to cooperate voluntarily with US Immigration & Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), unless they show up with a warrant or court order. The law still permits employers to produce their I-9s for inspection, which Federal law demands. More important, if ICE is coming to inspect your I-9s, you have to tell your employees within 72 hours of getting notice of the inspection.
Make sure you join us for North County HR's next legal update June 2018. Additional workshops will be held throughout the year on specific topics.
Additional resources can be found on the SHRM website OR at the San Diego Employers Association.
By Leanne Abraham, President, Premierehire Edited by Lou Storrow, Employment Law Attorney. Original presentation by Lou Storrow & Chris Olmsted


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The Zephyr™ Project, is a Linux Foundation hosted Collaboration Project, an open source collaborative effort uniting leaders from across the industry to build a best-in-breed small, scalable, real-time operating system (RTOS) optimized for resource constrained devices, across multiple architectures.
About Zephyr Project
The Zephyr Project is governed by its member organizations as a Collaborative Project underneath the Linux Foundation. Read more about Zephyr Project governance.
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What is Zephyr Project?
Zephyr™ Project, a Linux Foundation Collaboration Project, is a small, scalable real-time operating system for connected, resource constrained devices. The project is an open source collaborative effort uniting leaders from across the industry to build a best-in-breed real-time operating system (RTOS) optimized for resource constrained devices, across multiple architectures.
What makes the Zephyr project "open"?
The vision for the Zephyr Project is to create a truly community-based, open source RTOS that isn't just called "open", isn't just licensed "open", but actually lives and breathes the "open source way" (http://opensource.com/open-source-way and http://www.theopensourceway.org/). We want this project to be useful to the largest number of developers worldwide and in any industry that needs it. For that to happen, we are seeking discussion and active participation from a broad range of organizations. We want collaboration so that the Zephyr OS can evolve to meet the needs of its community.
The project has identified a core set of Maintainer roles – kernel, subsystem, architecture (ARM, x86, ARC, and others), security, and developer experience. As the Zephyr Project matures, the Maintainer roles will also grow to accommodate the need of managing the detailed subsystems, additional hardware support, and other features as well as documentation, advocacy, community management, financial management, and all the other trimmings needed for a healthy organization. We expect these roles to come from the member organizations, particularly those who have a proven track record of RTOS and small OS development. As with most open source developed projects, the Zephyr project seeks contributors willing to learn the codebase and contribute support via feedback, code, and feature development to evolve the software to become more modular and better suited to distributed and open development. Finally, the project seeks community managers with expertise in working and facilitating with open source development.
Contact us firstname.lastname@example.com now if you are interested in taking an active role.
What is the rationale for choosing the Apache 2.0 license?
here were three main factors influencing the decision to choose the current license model:
The licensing model needed to be permissive enough to allow the community and customers to use code, and contribute what they feel will be valuable back to the community.
We wanted an Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved, permissive license that is in broad use and is well known.
Apache 2.0 has a well understood patent grant
A permissive license gives the user the option to use proprietary extensions or share their code. Contributions are accepted without a Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and the expectation is that contributions will have the license captured as part of the headers in the code. IP compliance will be checked prior to acceptance into the codebase.
The project decided to use a well-known, permissive license to expand membership to a broad set of organizations including those who have not typically participated in open source development in the past. When we form the community, then we can re-open discussion about license through the governing board.
What is the project's position on safety certification?
The project is exploring the prospects of safety certification, and the requirements associated with it. Safety certification requires a strict development process which could best be implemented with a parallel code base. This will require additional engineering resources and likely will require additional spending from the participating numbers to fund the certification. Given safety certification could save many organization's significant time, there is likely financial advantage in sharing the cost of certifying the OS. The governing board continues to consider these factors and others before agreeing upon whether this is valued by all participating members.
To what extent is security integrated into the project and how ready is it for security audit?
Security audit, like safety certification, will be addressed in the Security WG, and final decisions approved through the Governing Board. The breadth of implementation will depend on guidance from the membership, community and steering committee members regarding readiness for any type of security audit and the resources assigned to advise on the security audit/ certifications of the code base. To find out more about how you can participate please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
What boards are supported by Zephyr Project now?
Zephyr Project supports multiple architectures including ARC*, ARM*, Nios II, RISC-V, Tensillica, and x86. Details regarding functionality supported on the board can be found here.
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High Low Dresses and Skirts Perfect for Spring
With warmer weather just around the corner I'm just dying to try out the high low dress and skirt trend. This trend is short in the front and long in the back, which is a great option for shorter girls who want to rock a long dress. Because you still show off some leg, the long dress won't stunt your height.
Check out these hi low dresses, all under $100, and give it a try! The best way to style these dresses is with a heel (for added height), a sandal or wedge is ideal for summer. Also consider a brightly colored belt to cinch your waist.


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Philadelphia -- DaJuan Summers scored 16 points and Chris Wright had 13, including a crucial driving layup with 47 seconds left, to lead Georgetown to a 56-54 victory over No. 10 Villanova on Saturday.
Nikita Mescheriakov had a career-high 11 points for the Hoyas (15-12, 6-10 Big East), who snapped a two-game losing streak while winning their fifth straight over the Wildcats.
Dante Cunningham had 13 points to pace Villanova (23-7, 11-6), which had won three straight and nine of 10. Scottie Reynolds added 12 points for the Wildcats in a game played at the Wachovia Center.
Each team set a season high for turnovers while combining for 45 in the intensely played game that featured featuring stout defense by both sides.
Georgetown, which had 25 turnovers, took control of the game by making nine straight shots over 6 minutes, 52 seconds spanning both halves, ending with Mescheriakov's 3-pointer that made it 40-32 with 17:21 left.
Villanova closed to within two points on three occasions, including on Cunningham's 12-footer that made it 52-50 with 5:02 left.
Then both teams went cold.
The Wildcats went eight straight possessions without a field goal while committing three turnovers, and Georgetown was 0-for-5 with a pair of turnovers but still led 52-51 with 1:15 left after Corey Stokes converted 1 of 2 free throws.
Wright put Georgetown up 54-51 with a driving layup and then secured the win with a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left.
Villanova shot a season-worst 33.3 percent (15-for-45) from the field.


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RSA Academies' Approach
RSA Academies is founded on the basis of a partnership of equals between the RSA and the schools in the RSA Family.
The 'power to create' is central to the relationship between RSA and the schools in the Family, and also to our wider strategic partnerships. Through these partnerships we hope to give the widest range of people working in and with our academies – teachers, pupils, RSA Fellows, RSA colleagues and those working in partner organisations – the opportunity to develop and turn into action ideas that will benefit children at our schools.
The relationship with the RSA brings the opportunity for RSA academies' pupils and staff to work with some of the RSA's 29,000 Fellows. Over the last three years more than 100 RSA Fellows from the West Midlands and beyond have worked with the academies in a wide variety of ways, including as school governors and Trustees, as mentors for pupils, by giving careers talks and delivering creative projects and by contributing to our student leadership programmes. The relationship has also enabled RSA academies to work with the RSA's Royal Designers for Industry (RDIs), particularly benefiting art and design pupils and teachers.
RSA Academies has formed a number of strategic partnerships. The partnership with Warwick University has provided opportunities for pupils from age nine upwards to visit Warwick University and to participate in projects that open up the possibility of higher education as a future option. RSA Academies are also benefiting from an ESRC funded PhD post jointly supported by Warwick University and RSA Academies, which will look at the impact of friendship groups on pupils' aspirations.
We also have a developing relationship with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and we are facilitating links between a number of arts organisations in Birmingham and the RSA academies through the establishment of a Performing Arts Hub. Supported by the Comino Foundation, and in partnership with the Black Country Atelier, our 'manual of modern making' project is helping schools to make the most of new digital fabrication technologies. We are proud to be pioneers of the RSA Pupil Design Awards, inspired by the RSA Student Design Awards, a competition that explores the role of social design and how it can be used to improve the lives of others. A programme that we hope will be extended to other schools in the future. We also hold an annual RSA Academies' Arts Day and award the RSA Academies' Art Prize that celebrates arts and creativity in the schools.
What makes our approach different?
Bringing together students from across the RSA group of schools has provided new opportunities for the pupils to learn from other schools and develop their leadership skills, influencing not only their own schools but also the RSA Family and, indeed, the RSA itself.
There is also the opportunity for our schools to influence the broader debate on education through the RSA networks, public events and on-line platforms – for example, Charlotte Townsend, a teacher from Arrow Vale RSA Academy spoke in a panel at a teacher recruitment and retention debate held in November 2015, students from three of the academies spoke at a climate change and youth voices event, and whose ideas were later featured in the Money Talks: Divest Invest and the battle for climate realism report by Dr Jonathan Rowson in December 2015.
Parents are seen as crucial partners in their child's education, and also as potential contributors to the life of the school through their knowledge, skills, experiences and contacts. This resource is largely untapped, and over the period of this plan we will seek improve our ways of working with parents to secure the best possible outcomes for their children and others in the school.
The substantial majority of a school's budget is spent on staffing, and the teaching and non-teaching staff are the people who can actually deliver RSA Academies' vision for an exceptional education. An important element of our vision is to unleash the 'power to create' amongst teachers as well as pupils, enabling staff to turn their ideas for improving outcomes for children into action.
Central to our approach is a robust programme of research-informed enquiry, innovation and evaluation. An important element of the RSA Academies' approach is to explore what might work as well as to learn from evidenced best practice. Our model of 'disciplined innovation' recognises that it is essential that encouragement to experiment is balanced by a rigorous approach to the collection and analysis of evidence. This means that we are able to celebrate and share information about what works but also remain objective, and only pursue initiatives which are demonstrably having a positive impact on children and young people. This evidence-based and enquiry-led approach also links to our interest in promoting the development of a broad range of competences alongside knowledge, including developing pupils' questioning and critical thinking skills.
We will continue to be outward-facing, drawing ideas and expertise that might be relevant to work with RSA Academies not only from other schools but also from other sectors, and not only within the West Midlands region but nationally and internationally.