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We would like to thank all those who attended and participated in the Workshop which consisted of the following:
The Critter Trapper http://www.crittertrapper.com/
Los Angeles City brochures are available at http://www.laanimalservices.com/about-animals/wildlife/
Beverly Hills and environs are home to a myriad of critters, large and small: coyotes, mountain lions, opossums, raccoons, squirrels, skunks, migrating fowl…the list goes on and on.
The first line of defense is property maintenance: well maintained fences and perimeter walls, as well as intact screens on sub-floor and roof vents, go a long way to keeping animals out of your building. To deter them from the property ensure that the trash bin area is maintained clean, that there is no trash left or put outside the bins, and that the bins are kept tightly closed at all times.
The second line of defense is to not feed pets outside or feed wildlife at any time; this includes birds, squirrels, etc. Feeding pets outside attracts wildlife..to your pet, not to their food...so pets should be fed indoors and no pet food should be left outside. The feeding of urban wildlife is prohibited for this very reason; the feeding attracts the wildlife that preys on the animal you feed. So your urban wildlife friend, as well as your pet, quickly become "sitting ducks."
Wildlife does their best to survive in the city
California Wildlife Rehabilitation Facilities
Web searches are an excellent resource if you are interested in learning more about the habits and lifestyle of wildlife and information on how to coexist.
Coyotes: Our Permanent Neighbors
Coyotes and People
What to Do About Coyotes: Humane solutions are more effective than cruelty
The Misunderstood Coyote
Feral Cats
What to Do About Skunks:
Living With Our Wild Neighbors
The California Wildlife Center
The California Wildlife Center (CWC) is involved with the protection of native wildlife through rehabilitation, education and conservation. Their core work is the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned native wildlife; they are supported by state-of-the-art animal care and rehabilitation facilities, professionally-trained staff, and dedicated volunteers.
Feral Cat TNR Program
Visit the Feral Cat TNR Program web page for more information and for information on dealing with stray, feral, or outdoor pets visit the Humane Society web page at http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/feral_cats/qa/feral_cat_FAQs.html
Dead Animal Pick-Up
To report a dangerous animal at-large or request dead animal pick-up in the City of Beverly Hills and on public property only, please phone the City of Beverly Hills directly at (310) 285-PETS (7387). If you have a dead animal on private property you may contact an independent licensed animal trapper or extermination company for service or you may phone the PETS number for a referral.
Animal Complaints & Excessive Dog Barking
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From: "Brian Tillman, x8425" <address@hidden> Wayne Buttles (address@hidden) writes: >How about a 6 month update nag in Lynx itself with a -no_nag switch. Lord, no! There are often valid reasons why updating impractical, even if the sysadmin is perfectly willing. A nag would make Lynx _way_ too much like PC junkware. Consider the following scenario: 1. Assume that we have defined a recommended place in an installation for an "About _this_ Lynx" page. This page includes or links to a human-readable configuration record generated by the configure/make process. 2. We define an information spec and mailable text format for how to describe an available lynx configuration. This format is dual-duty in the sense that it is reasonably legible and strict enough for finite-state extraction of the core content by a simple program. 3. Anyone who wants to make a binary, a patch, or an upgrade available completes the standard version description and mails it on lynx-announce. 4. This information can be captured to a local status cache via mail filtering and a script that maintains the local record by processing the updates as they come in. 5. There is a dedicated search engine running over the archives of lynx-announce that knows the code (configuration description format) and hence can maintain a database of what's out there from the forms it gets in the mail. Or this could be a totally autonomous server that just receives the mail feed and analyzes the product availability. 6. The "nag" is a second line on the Information Page, and/or selected other venues, where in addition to announcing what version the currently executing image is, there is an annotation of what the latest available is. Compare this with p3/27 for pagination. This line can be guarded with logic so that only if the version monitor is installed, will the "latest" be shown for comparison. *** Back to earth: minimial implementation The version description in the "information page" display is decorated with a "for more information" button that links to an "about Lynx" page. There are installation options for where this takes you: - highest and best: links to the "About _this_ Lynx" page locally installed. That page would have proforma links to documents appropriate to this version and to the announce URL (e.g. http://www.crl.com/%7Esubir/lynx/release.html) which reliably covers the latest major rev. and ad lib other site specific info. - variations ad lib... - lowest and as-shipped default: links to http://lynx.browser.org. With that in place, we can evolve toward "push media" with all deliberate speed. -- Al Gilman ; ; To UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a mail message to address@hidden ; with "unsubscribe lynx-dev" (without the ; quotation marks) on a line by itself. ;
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Our Children - Let them Live!!
I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way............... this popular Whitney Houston song has always been a favourite of mine from I was about six years old. Now that I am an adult, I still appreciate that song. But what can I do to lead the children? How can I contribute to their growth and development? As a member of a church, I realized that there are a lot of children who make up the congregation. There are a lot of children in need of guidance and coaching. The prospect of seeing children on the streets being idle, being exposed to more danger and being unattached caused an itch to my body..............it was like an itch that could not be scratched.
What to do?
About a year ago, I decided to form what is known as Children's Fellowship. This was a gathering of all the children in the church as well as to others in the community. We would meet every Tuesday evening at 5:00 pm at the church hall. During these meetings, we had Bible study, games, competitions, quizzes, food, fun and just good fellowship. In looking back, this was a way of getting the children to be gainfully engaged in productive activities and to develop certain skills, values and attitudes. In addition, these meetings would also boasts the facilitation of social graces and etiquette; this was a way of trying to assist children holistically.
How has it helped the children?
They learnt:
- About Jesus and his teachings...........particularly, they learnt about the Ten Commandments.
- How to exit a social gathering properly with minimal disturbance
- About maintaining proper hygiene at all times
- The values of good education
- The values and benefits of family
- About the values of team work and sharing at church, school and in the home
- About sharing, being loving and honest
- They learnt critical Bible techniques
What did I learn? What was reinforced to me?
- That children have a reservoir of knowledge that needs to be extracted.
- That children are not only the future............they are the present, so we should mould them properly
- A sense of responsibility
- deeper compassion for others
- Patience to deal with children having varying needs, interest and characteristics............ this is a great way of transcending to adults who too have varying attitudes
- A clearer approach to conflict resolution.............knowing that not all conflict is bad. However, I should focus on how to deal with it because some conflict can lead to better ideas.
In reflecting on the Children's Fellowship, it was an activity which saw tremendous growth and development in the children. They were calmer, more tolerant and loving towards each other. This was a lesson for me as well as for other children...................a child indeed can lead! Further to this, while I trod down memory lane, it is a good move to try and assist our children and instill in them the right values. As a member of society, I should play a part in trying to assist children so that they can operate in the future.
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I had to put the event on hold. This was due to illness as well as other issues. However, in the near future, I intend on picking up on where I left off or assist someone else in re introducing the programme. There are many benefits to be derived from doing such. Hence, this is one of my goals for the next three months.
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I had to put the event on hold. This was due to illness as well as other issues. However, in the near future, I intend on picking up on where I left off or assist someone else in re introducing the programme. There are many benefits to be derived from doing such. Hence, this is one of my goals for the next three months.
Here's to our children................ our present............our future!!


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January 14, 2017
The invisibility of certain financial services is a cornerstone of a seamless experience, contributing to the usage growth and expanded opportunities for businesses. Invisible and uninterrupted payments experience, in particular, can have a dramatic impact on any type of service adoption and drive never seen before growth in sales across industries, especially retail and commerce.
In a way, invisible payments can make payments a more integrated, intuitive part of the user experience. The best user experience removes as many pain points as possible no matter the location of the user or the brand they're interacting with, Chris Francis, Vice President of Market Development at WorldPaysuggests.
Today, however, the opportunity with invisible payments services is yet to be explored as existing widely adopted security solutions and payment technologies do not allow a completely non-interactive experience authorizing a transaction. Nonetheless, given that today's consumer doesn't want to wait for anything, the introduction of invisible, instant payments are a natural course of action for businesses and financial institutions to keep up with market demands.
In the world of invisible payments, the friction and necessity for a human intervention are removed from everyday activities involving any financial transaction. So far, Amazon has come the closest to bringing the idea into reality with its concept of Amazon Go store, eliminating the whole part of standing in lines to make a payment as the payment experience itself is removed from the most payment-centered activity – shopping. Amazon Go's Just Walk Out Technology automatically detects when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in a virtual cart. When the customer is done shopping, he/she can just leave the store. Shortly after, Amazon charges person's Amazon account and sends a receipt.
Google has also been working in the same direction with its Hands Free App that allows users to make in-store payments without ever reaching for the phone or wallet. The app is currently running a limited public pilot in a small number of Silicon Valley stores. The Hands Free app uses Bluetooth low energy, Wi-Fi, location settings, and other sensors on customers' phone to detect whether the person is near a participating store. This enables users to pay hands-free, without fumbling with the phone or even opening the Hands Free app.
The search company, however, did not completely remove the payment moment from the shopping experience – a person still needs to go through the cashier and indicate a desire to pay with Google. After that, the cashier confirms customer's identity, using initials and the photo that the customer added to Hands Free profile. At some stores, Google is also running very early experiments using visual identification to further simplify the checkout process. All images and data from the Hands Free in-store camera are used only to confirm person's identity for each Hands Free purchase. Images and data from the Hands Free in-store camera are deleted immediately; however, they can't be accessed by the store, and are not sent to or saved to Google servers.
The development of IoT technology will play an imperative role in advancing invisible payments solutions running on the connectivity of personal devices, including vehicles, homes, laptops, wearables, etc. The need for carrying a particular device (not speaking of wallets) will be eliminated as any tech carried by a person will be able to carry the same function. Equipped POS terminals then can interact with any personal devices with payment functionality to perform a transaction without the need for a person to interfere at all.
The seamless, invisible payment experience comes with certain possible drawbacks for the customer. With invisible payments, the traditional part of any service consumption – the payment for that service – is completely removed, thus, taking away a feeling of spending, which is a positive side for businesses, but removes the sense of reasonable spending behavior. Automatically deducted payment with no feeling and experience of making a payment at all allows customers to experience the product/service without the need to evaluate the deduction because the payment becomes literally invisible in the whole process. PFM platforms will 'have a blast' offering sophisticated strategies to save money when the numbed feeling of spending money will hit pockets.
At the moment, there is not much on financial institutions expressing interest in taking payments to the next level. Technology companies are more likely to beat banks in regard to invisible payments because for banks, the technology will eliminate the part of the business revolving around credit/debit cards and proprietary payments apps loaded with those cards. Therefore, financial institutions may take some time to catch up or miss out on the opportunity at all in their attempt to keep banking apps relevant. With invisible payments, financial institutions will have to forsake cards and invest significantly in the development of features allowing a hands-free payment. At the end, while technology companies can focus on providing the best possible payments experience, banks are the ones moving money and risking own capital in case the security is compromised in favor of that experience.
Invisible payments can change the experience beyond shopping. Professionals from ToneTag bring examples of toll plazas and metro turnstiles – invisible payments would allow people to drive or walk across without stopping to pay every morning.
In the restaurant business, certain startups are already appropriating the dine-and-dash culture. As reported by Upnext, using beacons with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, companies like Dash, Reserve, and Tab allow diners to pay quickly and easily by just saying their name to the waiter or barman. All these apps turn dining out into an experience that's only about the food, the people and the atmosphere – and not about the bill anymore. The app automatically bills the cost to the user's card, which is stored securely in the cloud so there's no need to call over a waiter or think about whether you have enough cash. Payment has become an automatic process that takes place in the background, the edition notes.


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Operation Best Wishes is helping military members, families and friends bridge the distance that separates them from their loved ones during the holiday season, starting the week of Halloween and lasting until News Year Day they are going to various military bases on a national tour. They set up a mobile webcast studio at credit unions. Military family members and friends are invited to the studio where they can record and webcast video greeting, up to 10 minutes in length, to their special loved one bridging the miles.
Military deployed abroad or anywhere in the US can view the message as it is webcast and respond back to the studio through instant text messaging. If they miss the LIVE webcast, they can easily access the archived greeting on the Operation Best Wishes website again and again, at more convenient time or when they can access the Internet.
Operation Best Wishes is a free service. Simply use this website to reserve a recording session at any one of the participating credit unions nearest you. For more information visit www.operationbestwishes.com


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Moore sees red in stalemate
Berwick and 10-man Elgin drew a blank in their opening Irn-Bru Third Division tussle.
Elgin will be the more pleased with a point from the goalless stalemate, having had midfielder Daniel Moore sent off after 23 minutes for a professional foul on Berwick's Chris Townsley.
Kevin McDonald's free-kick created a good close-range chance for Berwick's Fraser McLaren, but he sent his right-footed shot flashing past the left-hand upright.
Elgin were left trying their luck from distance, but both Brian Cameron and Craig Gunn failed to hit the target with efforts from outside the penalty area.
Berwick pressed for the breakthrough as the match wore on, but Fraser McLaren was denied by a fine save from John Gibson, while the impressive McDonald twice saw free-kicks flash narrowly wide.
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text: Tai chi exercises or qigong are often concluded with a "clearing" move by many masters. Most people think of it as a way of calming down and sealing the energy. Also, it gives a sense of closure. But there is SO much more you can get out of a clearing if you know the little details and secrets! Learn how to get the most out of it physically and energetically. Law of attraction and metaphysical aspects are also touched upon in this video clip below. You can also do this before your practice, not just after. Excellent for yoga, meditation and other mind/body arts as well! Enjoy, and may you reap the rewards.


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>> Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Let's start this with an up-to-date picture of my left nipple:
For the last 6 months or so, I've noticed a TINY skin tag on my left nipple. Well, technically it's on the areola (the colored skin around the nipple). It's TINY. We could be the most intimate of lovers, and you'd never see it.
Yeah, I'm that hairy. Deal with it.
Yeah, I'm that hairy. Deal with it.
But I've kept my eye on it.
I didn't want to pull it with a tweezers, because AAHHHHHHHHHHHHH... it's on my NIPPLE!
I didn't want to clip it with a nail clippers, because AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... it's on my freakin' NIPPLE!! But I knew I needed to do something.
Flash forward to about a week ago. I went on a chilly hour-long 8 mile morning run - I think it was around 10 degrees. It's great running weather, and I finished feeling fine. It wasn't ANYTHING like the time I slightly frostbit my penis.
Flash forward another 2 days. I was checking out my nipple, and I did NOT see the skin tag! There was just a TINY dark spot where it used to be! Here it is pointed out in the same photo from above:
I'm now "skin tag free!!"
Chalk this one up to "just ignore it long enough and it will go away."
Thanks Mother Nature!
(And you haven't read about the time I nearly froze my penis off, you might want to check that out. It's a good read.)


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Federal Labor Leader Bill Shorten has launched a national campaign to stop Tony Abbott's $100,000 university degrees from becoming a reality for Australian students.
Joel Fitzgibbon encouraged students, parents and grandparents in Hunter to stand with Labor against the Americanisation of higher education.
"A university degree should depend on hard work and good marks, not your parent's bank balance," said Mr Fitzgibbon.
"Tony Abbott and the Liberals want to take Australia down the path of a two-tier higher education system."
"The Americanisation of our universities will put a degree beyond the reach of many young people in Hunter."
"That's not fair, and Labor will fight these changes," said Mr Fitzgibbon.
Federal Labor has launched a national television and online campaign to stop Tony Abbott's $100,000 degrees.
This comes at a time when students in Hunter are studying for final exams and considering, with their family, university courses.
"A degree shouldn't be a debt sentence for students in Hunter and their families who are already struggling to make ends meet," said Mr Fitzgibbon
"Australia needs an education system that gives every young Australian the opportunity to fulfil their full potential."
More information on Labor's national campaign against Tony Abbott's $100,000 is available at http://www.nodebtsentence.org.au
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Using Circus Ponies Notebook v3.1.2, I want to clear all checkboxes in an outline. How to do this is non-obvious. Here's my procedure. Note that this procedure has some steps which are not always required, but I'm trying to give a process that always works, with a minimum of "If you see x…" in it.
- If an "… Inspector" window is NOT visible:
- Press Cmd-Shift-I
- Select the Cell Inspector pane of the Inspector window (the button with nested rectangles on it, on the left side of the Inspector's toolbar).
- Select the cell (the whole row) for any item in the outline which has a checkbox or a to-do. Select just one item. Check its checkbox, if it is unchecked.
- Press Cmd-A to select everything in the outline.
- Clear the "Completed" checkbox in the Inspector.


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The Investment Scam That Refuses to Die
When a sales pitch begins with, "I'd like to explain to you why the Iraqi Dinar is not a scam," it's...a scam.
But, would-be currency arbitrageurs can't seem to resist something for nothing. Recently, the Better Business Bureau (once again) alerted consumers that it has been "fielding an increasing number of complaints about investment scams involving purchasing Iraqi Dinars."
There is nothing inherent to the Dinar itself that makes it a "scam." If one happens to be traveling to Iraq, Dinars will be very useful. As an investment, however, the Dinar is really nothing more than a souvenir.
Here's what the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions had to say last month in a bulletin titled "Consumer Alert: Iraqi Dinar Scams":
"What consumers are not told is that the Dinars can be redeemed only in Iraq, as most of the established currency exchange houses and banking institutions cannot convert the Dinar to US dollars. Since no exchange exists for the Iraqi Dinar, dealers can charge whatever they want to sell and buy back the Dinars. These dealers often register with the US Treasury as a Money Services Business (MSB ). An MSB registration is nothing more than a form they file; it does not reflect any experience in trading currency nor entail any qualifications on the part of the dealer, other than basic anti-money laundering requirements. The reason dealers seek this registration is to lend legitimacy to their scam and avoid more stringent regulation."
Hmmm…there must be some sort of misunderstanding. Because TampaDinar.com (of Middletown, Delaware), which bills itself as having been voted "Best Dinar Dealer Online," has a slightly different take on the situation:
"There is minimal risk associated with investing in Iraqi currency and the potential of yield is very high."
The essential pitch that Dinar dealers make to explain their reasoning is summed up on TampaDinar's website:
"There is a high chance that the increase in the exchange rate will coincide with the reduction of military force of the USA present in Iraq. Chances are also high that an appreciation might take place just before the Iraqi elections. Many international organizations such as IMF and WTO are working with Iraqi government to bring forth Iraq's financial system to the rest of the world. It is believed that Iraqi currency will soon be available for trade openly in the international market, which will only lead to greater economic stability to the region. As for how high the evaluation of the Iraq currency would be, some conjecture can be made in this regard. A sudden high growth is quite possible given similar circumstances in the past. This valuation could be anything between the values of 0.01 US Dollars to 1.49 US Dollars. Once this first evaluation is complete chances are there will be more steady progressive growth in the future. This steady growth will prevent an international financial rush. With a steady increment, it will form a limit on the exchange rates in the Iraqi Dinar as many would keep their Dinars expecting further growth. This constant progress in the appreciation of the Dinar will allow for the formation of a free fling market as some investors will sell their Dinars as others hold on to it while some will purchase expecting bigger returns.
An "evaluation of the Iraq currency"? The "formation of a free fling market"? Some explanation is in order. Fortunately, TampaDinar.com has a handy chat feature on its website:
Me: I am wondering about Iraqi Dinars as an investment
Jan: It is a very good investment. Things are progressing rapidly in Iraq, and it is a fact that the Dinar will revalue at some point. It is not an overnight-become-rich investment, but more something for the long term.
Fair enough. Long-term investment, not a get-rich-quick scheme, sounds legit. So, what's this about a revaluation?
Jan: Iraq is in the process of joining the WTO, as soon as that happens, the Dinar will revalue. The key is to hold on to the dinars until that happens.
Me: And what does it mean exactly to revalue? (sorry for all the questions...I'm kind of new to this)
Jan: Banks are not holding the Dinar yet, as it is not yet on the Foreign Exchange. The Revalue means that the value changes....it is highly unlikely it will go down as it is very low at the moment (the exchange rate is 0.0008).
Jan continued:
Jan: Iraq is second only to Saudi Arabia in their oil reserves, the country is getting to be very strong. The US government poured over 200 billion in Iraq to rebuild the country, and big US companies are investing in Iraq.
Jan: Such as BP, GE, Pepsi, AT&T, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell.
Jan: Looking at all this, it is unlikely the value of the dinar will go lower...no doubt it can only go up.
Of course. Just look at what Pepsi's (PEP) presence in Bangladesh has done for its economy:
A glance at the US dollar's performance might also offer a clue as to what the stateside presence of BP (BP), GE (GE), AT&T (T), and ExxonMobil (XOM) has meant for investors long the USD (UUP).
Now, Iraqi Dinar discussion boards are absolutely lit up with talk of the revaluation and something Dinar aficionados call the "Triple Zero Lop." This will, as the name suggests, remove three zeros from the Dinar, turning your 25,000 Dinar note into a 25. Here's how Jan explains it:
Jan: Yes, that will happen in January 2013. The value of the dinar will remain the same. They will start printing the new currency. It is overall a good thing as the deletion of the zeros is expected to raise the value of the dinar and will serve the actual purpose of investment (which is to go up).
Me: So like, a 500 dinar note would be worth 5?
Jan: No, the value will remain the same. Iraq only does this for their accounting purposes.
Me: You lost me...
Jan: At the moment, for example, the Iraqi people literally carry a bag of money to buy a loaf of bread. By deleting the zeros, the CBI diminishes the number of dinars they will have to put out.
Let's take a closer look at this math, shall we?
Me: Okay, if I buy 3 million in Dinars today and three zeros get dropped at some point, doesn't that make my 3 million only worth 300,000?
Jan: Not sure what you are asking?
Me: If I buy 3 million in dinars today and three zeros get dropped, isn't my 3 million then worth 300,000?
Me: Jan? You still with me?
Jan: Can you please hold for a very brief moment (on phone)...I do apologize....
Five minutes later…
Jan: Thank you very much for your patience...The value will remain the same as the whole monetary system will change....what you were able to buy for 3 million, you will now be able to buy for 300.000.
Me: but my 3 million that I bought previously would only be worth 300,000?
Jan: The value will not go down, it will remain the same.
Me: If this were a stock and I bought shares at 100 dollars after which I was able to buy the same shares for 20 dollars, that would mean that my investment tanked, no?
Apples and oranges, according to Jan.
Jan: Both currencies will remain in circulation during the time of exchange....we are awaiting more news from the CBI, and will notify all our customers once we do have some more information.
Although Fazil Nabi, Iraq's deputy finance minister, told Iraq Business News that "eliminating zeros from Iraq's currency will not increase the value of Iraqi Dinars," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said "removal of the zeros was purely cosmetic," and Iraqi MP Shorsh Haji explained that "the benefit would be more in appearance," Jan reassuringly explained that all Dinar "investors" would "receive a Certificate of Authenticity with every order."
Analyst John Jagerson, the co-founder of PFX Global and Learning Markets and co-author of the book Profiting with Forex, has sounded alarms about Iraqi Dinar scams for years.
His take on TampaDinar's rosy outlook?
"Complete bulls**t (pardon my French)," Jagerson wrote in an email.
"Most of the comments are actually just lies, not even outrageous opinions," he continued. "I am actually very surprised that you got these responses. The bigger dealers won't make those comments -- instead they partner with marketing guys who make the claims and then just advertise with them. The other thing that surprises me is that they would make comments about the IQD as an investment to an individual. That is totally illegal. You have to have a license to make comments like that to an individual person. You can be fined and charged criminally for stuff like that."
And the revaluation?
"His comment about not being on the forex is a nonsensical lie and his explanation of a revaluation/redenomination is weird and makes no sense. He is confusing the two terms (probably intentionally) to make it seem like the IQD will be redenominated and revalued at the same time as if it were two different currencies, which is absurd."
Certainly, Iraq has no interest in allowing the value of its currency go to the moon, no matter how eager Dinar buyers are to see that happen. If 1,000 Dinar is suddenly worth 1,000,000 Dinar, it would cost the country -- which is in the process of rebuilding just about everything within its borders -- that much more to pursue its efforts.
"The Iraqi government wouldn't want any appreciating currency" for this reason, Jagerson tells me.
Finally, if simply purchasing Iraqi Dinars with your disposable income isn't risky enough for you, why not consider holding a bunch of the worthless paper in your retirement account?
TampaDinar.com helpfully suggests opening a self-directed IRA and securing your golden years with the Dinar. The site recommends a company by the name of Entrust.
Jan wouldn't steer me wrong, surely?
A quick search on the TampaDinar recommended IRA manager revealed that a lawsuit filed in April charged Entrust Group Inc. (as well as an outfit called Equity Trust Co.) with "touting the security and safety of self-directed IRAs without performing due diligence on the investment managers with which they do business." According to the Wall Street Journal, Entrust was also accused of converting customers' funds for improper use, conspiracy, fraud, negligence, and elder abuse.
It's a start, to be sure -- John Jagerson says he has been frustrated in the past "that no one will do anything [about Dinar promoters], but it's just not as big as the kinds of financial fraud you see elsewhere."
"In the world of financial crimes and scams there are very, very few of them that are actually prosecuted," he tells me. "Regulators are understaffed, scammers can shut down and restart quickly, and most of the regulators I have worked with barely understand the financial markets anyway."
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The State of U.S. Travel and Tourism Industries: November 2010
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries recently published its monthly State of the Industries report, which highlights the leading travel and tourism-related indicators for the month and year to date.
Combining a myriad of government data from the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the State of the Industry Report is designed to provide the industry with the latest impact of travel and tourism on the U.S. economy; travel and tourism employment, prices, total industry output; and travel and tourism-related exports, imports, and the balance of trade.
A few highlights from the report:
The State of the Industries report showcases U.S. travel and tourism exports/imports, total industry output, employment, and changes in travel and tourism-related prices, to name a few.
To view the November State of the Industries report, please visit: < http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/pdf/state-of-the-industry-november-2010.pdf >.
The U.S. Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating international travel and tourism statistics for the U.S. Travel and Tourism Statistical System. For more monthly/annual travel and tourism-related data and market research, please visit: < http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/outreachpages/inbound.general_information.inbound_overview.html >.


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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Volvo Start Video
Here's some footage from the start of the Volvo Ocean race in Boston -- you can see the arriving ship that disrupted the start. Also has a nice shot of the Puma foiler moth. This was taken by Maia and Cal.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Another Volvo Start Photo
Puma is leading Ericsson 3 and 4 at the Volvo start in Boston. Most of the fleet completed the race to Galway, Ireland in less than 8 days, despite having to sail extra miles to avoid the right whale and iceberg exclusion zones.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Volvo Start Boston
This photo of Green Dragon and Puma at the start of the race from Boston to Galway Ireland was taken by Sailscape correspondent Maia Pilzer.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
International 14
Here's an International 14 at the Wickford Regatta almost ready to head out. The unusual rudder with perpendicular hydrofoil has to be mounted in deep water.
To learn more about the class, link here. And to see the unusual foils, link here.
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Wickford Regatta
Last sailed in 1980, the Wickford Regatta has been resurrected by former Olympic coach Skip Whyte and the Wickford Yacht Club. Classes racing are the International 420, 505, International 14 and Laser. Next year the A Class cats will be included if they don't have another major event conflict.
Link here to learn more about the event.
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Friday, May 08, 2009
Spring Training on the Bay
The local high school team practices on the bay regularly now even though the water is still pretty cold.
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
Cruiser returns from the Bay
A few more cruising boats are venturing out of the harbor for their early spring test sails. Soon the harbors will be full of boats on moorings.
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One of the advantages about being disabled is that you can sleep when you want to, eat when you want to…and one day is pretty much the same as the day before. Only appointments make any scheduled order into this flow of time and that's about the only way we can distinguish the weekend: there's no appointments.
I got an appointment to see the podiatrist–and I'll see him again in a couple of weeks to have a minor surgical procedure. He's going to remove the edges of my big toe nails and touch the inner part of that removal with a chemical that will kill the cells that generate the nail. I'm looking forward to the end of ingrown toenails! I just can't manage the angles needed to keep up with my own toes–and going to the podiatrist is WAY cheaper than having a pedicure. We've certainly had our share of appointments these past couple of weeks. Most of them just usual check up, follow up or weekly obligation. I saw my primary care giver last Monday. My labs came back within normal levels and we're working on referrals for acupuncture and for a chiropractor. I had a video conference with the pain management team down in San Francisco–I'm their "trailblazer", since I'm the first patient they've had the telecon with. We discussed all of my pain, how it comes and goes, what the Vicodin does (or doesn't do) for me. The first and most important result of this conversation for me was the changing of my pain med. No more Vicodin for me–I'm on 15mg of morphine now. As far as I can tell, it works to get my pain a little lower than Vicodin, and the duration is 7-8 hours instead of 3-4. But since I'm only allowed one at night and one in the morning–and my days are longer than 7-8 hours, I'm having unmedicated pain for about 4-5 hours each evening.
The VA has a stair step of pain meds, and I've apparently been on a lower step. Vicodin is a short duration med; morphine is a longer one. I'm willing to bet that after I try drug after drug, getting a stronger dose each time…I'll end up with the Fentanyl patch I requested in the first place. We shall see–and I shall keep you updated.
My parents gave me an inversion table for my birthday. It's a Teeter EP-960 and it's already helping, after only a couple of days of use. I'm hanging about twice a day–I want to add more, but being out of the house makes that hard. The folks also gave me the shiatsu/heated pad for the inversion table, so I lay on it while its rollers and such give me a very nice massage.
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I continue to have puppy lust—sort of like baby lust, when a woman sees someone else's baby and makes wistful eyes and cooing sounds, longing for one of her own (or remembering her own, depending on the age). I think babies are awfully cute, but I have zero desire to have another one. I'm finished with dirty diapers and midnight feedings and et cetera. But boy oh boy! do I want my own little puppy–and it would be a dog that wouldn't weigh more than 4 pounds, since that's about all I can handle. My own furry baby, to pet and hold and love on…I miss Harry, my Schipperke. As you can see, he was a fun dog!
It will be a while before I can actually get a dog. There's the initial cost of supplies, buying the puppy and then of course there's the ongoing maintenance costs. There's also a small matter of "no pets" in our apartment. I can get the dog certified as an emotional support animal, which is very much a part of the reason I want one–and the landlord has to allow me to have him. So in the meantime, I go look at purebreds and shelter dogs–I don't really care what the pedigree (or type) of dog so long as it's tiny. All I can really find that would work really well are Pomeranians, which are godsawful expensive, or 7-8 year olds being thrown away at the pound. I'll probably go with something I can find at the local shelter, but I do want a younger dog, preferably a puppy-aged one. Believe me, I'll tell you all about him when I finally get him!
There's not much else going on. I have an appointment today to have a manicure and this evening, Beloved and I go to a friend's house to play Pathfinder–a form of Dungeons and Dragons, or as I call it, "Make believe with other adults". He gets to have pool therapy later on in the week; I'm hoping that the referral for acupuncture will come through. We're on week 3 or 4 without any appointments. So that's my life at the moment. I'll be back eventually!


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POLICE have seized a large amount of drugs after receiving information from concerned members of the public.
At around 9.15am on Thursday January 15, police executed a warrant at an address on Briar Grove in Leigh and found in excess of 800 diazepam tablets and a quantity of cocaine.
Officers seized the drugs and arrested a 50 year-old man on suspicion of possessing diazepam with intent to supply and a 21 year –old man on suspicion of possessing cocaine.
PC Paul O'Donnell said: "Hopefully this will send out a reassuring message to everyone on how committed we are to robustly clamping down on unlawful drug dealing and possession in the Wigan Borough.
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Toronto Alternative Arts & Fashion Week (www.getfat.ca) returns to the Distillery District (55 Mill) April 9 to 11 with photography, video installations, performances and live DJs ($20, advance $15 at the Rage, 13 Kensington; Magpie, 884 Queen West; and Lounge, 155 John). The big draw is fashion presentations by emerging and established designers with an alt edge, including NOW's first runway turn on April 10 with a MyStyle catwalk show. We're not just tooting our own horn, though. Here are five FAT talents whose dress will subversively impress.
Designer: Decadent Designs
Show: April 9 at 11 pm
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Designer: Dilly Daisy
Show: April 10 at 8:40 pm
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Designer: CMichelon
Show: April 10 at 10 pm
The skinny: Clarice Michelon focuses on knitwear, hand-knitting and crocheting wool, cashmere and alpaca in grey, charcoal and blue into intricate sweater tunics and dresses.
Designer: Krane
Show: April 10 at 11 pm
The skinny: Krane's last menswear show starred Toronto model twins Nicolas and Daniel Pilaprat switching in and out of waxed cotton motorcycle jackets and duffle coats. This season, look for new tricks like brace and neck tie accessories made from basket-woven elastics.
Designer: UsThemWe
Show: April 11 at 9:50
The skinny: FAT alumna Jennifer Lopez's new UsThemWe collection transitions her tattooed gangsteress look of seasons past into sharply tailored women's and men's pieces inspired by classic literary dandies Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.


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I recently heard about the Colourpop Super Shock Shadows through various youtubers and decided to take the plunge and order some earlier this month. I ended up purchasing one holiday set and a few shadows that are part of the permanent collection.
|From Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Roulette, Hot Totty, La-La, Glitterati, Hustle, Get Lucky and I Heart This
|Hot Totty, La-La, Glitterarti, Hustle (left corner down), Get Lucky and I Heart This
|Left to Right: Roulette, Hot Totty, La-La, Glitterati, Hustle, Get Lucky and I Heart This
The texture is also great, its not a powder and not completely a cream either. It's somewhere in the middle: a creamy shadow pot. They're easy to apply and even easier to blend. The only tip I have here is that it's better to apply them on with your finger for an all-over lid colour, as a brush won't always get the full effect. However, for the crease and to blend them out, I use a brush. They don't irritate my eyes and I don't experience any fall-out either! I've worn I Heart This out for a full day and the lasting power is great as well, about 6-8 hours (without primer!) and I still had some colour and the glitters on my lids!
The packaging is bulky, it's a twist off and I'm not sure you can depot them without affecting the integrity of the product. I would love to see these in a palette! However, the twist off is secure so that the creamy shadows don't dry out, and I'm not sure how that would work in a palette? Maybe if they can figure out a secure way to put them in palette form so the shadows won't dry out - then these would be fabulous! Especially since the price point is only at 5$ a pop, and with 35$ you get free shipping in the USA! Super affordable and a great deal. So far, the only place you can find them is online at Colourpop.com
Would I repurchase the Colourpop Super Shock Shadows? Absolutely! They've just come out with a real matte collection, and I'd love to try those out. There's also two other shadows I'm really interested in grabbing: Game Face and Smash. I really wish I would've grabbed Drift while it was available, but alas it seems to have been limited edition!
Once I get a better test drive of their neutrals, I'm definitely going to be purchasing some of the more "colourful" shadows to play with.
Have you tried these Colourpop Super Shock Shadows?
À Bientôt Mes Amours,
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Easton announced its Fastpitch All-American softball teams on Monday and Salisbury University senior Erika Brittingham and junior Michelle Gravdahl were each named to the team.
The two Sea Gulls were named to the Non-Division I team and were two of just three Division III student-athletes named to the squad.
Brittingham closed out her Salisbury career this season as a dual threat, earning a 22-4 record in the circle, with 15 complete games, and a 0.79 ERA, which was third in the nation. The Georgetown, Del., native also boasted 3.63 hits allowed per seven innings, which ranked fifth in the country. At the plate, she was just as dangerous with team-leading numbers in batting average (.442), RBIs (37) and doubles (13). She was third on the team in home runs (seven) and second with a .494 on-base percentage.
Gravdahl also excelled in two areas, as one of the top offensive threats for the Sea Gulls, and guiding the Salisbury pitching staff behind the plate. The junior's .533 on-base percentage was best on the team, as were her 13 doubles, while she was second in home runs (eight) and third in RBI's (31). Defensively, the catcher helped Salisbury to the country's best ERA (1.06) and gunned down six would-be base stealers.
Salisbury posted a 37-7 record in 2012, including a perfect 12-0 in Capital Athletic Conference play, and advanced to the NCAA Newport News Regional.


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Dark Horse has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of Solomon Kane #1 by Scott Allie and Mario Guevara with covers by Joe Kubert and John Cassaday, on sale in September. When you're through checking out these exciting images, don't forget to visit CBR's Independents forum to discuss Solomon Kane with fellow readers.
For more on Solomon Kane, check out CBR's interviews with writer Scott Allie and artist Mario Guevara, as well as our exclusive first look at the cover by Joe Kubert.
Solomon Kane #1
Writer: Scott Allie
Penciller: Mario Guevara
Colorist Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Joe Kubert, John Cassaday
Genre: Horror , Fantasy
Robert E. Howard's vengeance-obsessed puritan begins his supernatural adventures in the haunted Black Forest of Germany in this five-issue adaptation of Howard's The Castle of the Devil.
When Solomon Kane stumbles upon the body of a boy hanged from a rickety gallows, he goes after the man responsible--a baron feared by the peasants from miles around. Something far worse than the devilish baron or the terrible, intelligent wolf that prowls the woods lies hidden in the ruined monastery beneath the baron's castle, where a devil-worshipping priest died in chains centuries ago.
Dark Horse's original Conan editor, Scott Allie, writes the series, with art by Mario Guevara and Dave Stewart, who reinvents his revolutionary color technique from Conan.


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"I'd miss everything about my ministry. If I wasn't here doing this, I don't know who I'd be"
Religious ministry appears, from the outside, to be a challenging task. You give your live to worshipping a God and leading others to meet God. However, along the way you change, the world changes and, unlike many secular jobs, there may not be much 'wriggle room' to alter your focus or indeed your drive. While there have been many famous 'doubters' who become almost atheist, there is a second realm - one that also touches the very centre of the being - that proves more difficult to cross.
Human sexuality is an oft-misunderstood thing. Within religion it goes beyond the individual and becomes wrapped up in the corporate. Who does what, with who and why suddenly becomes less a moment of personal decision, more a physical outpouring of an understanding of scripture. So what do you do when you realise that practicing your own sexuality may run counter to the teachings of the church you work for, and its understanding of the God you worship?
Father Ray Comes Out was a sensitive exploration of this . Centring on Father Ray, an Anglican minister based in the Southwark Diocese of London, the documentary explored the preparation required to 'come out' to your congregation from the pulpit. While slow to start, once we'd learnt about Ray, his background his monologues to camera became gripping, slowly peeling back the layers to reveal the human behind the collar.
I don't want to die with a feeling of self reject, self hatred......my silence is complicate in the suffering of othersIndeed the film got to the very core of vocational work. What happens if your put yourself into a job out of love, passion and care and through the very act of revealing yourself you are open to rejection. Rejection
"I'm a homosexual and an alcoholic. In our culture those are not things you bring up at dinner parties"
"I don't belive in a God who rejects and punishes people for the way they are"
There were moments within that were uncomfortable- I was unsure about the clear profiling of certain people (of African descent) who may be unhappy with his sexuality - but overall it was a compelling bit of television. So called theological debate can, so often, end up in reams of paper and ignore the basic reality. We are a community of individuals trying to balance our faith, and our journey yet to make and our day to day expereince. Somehow, in an oddly moving way, this film managed just to balance all of that.
Watch the programme today via Channel 4 OD


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The Blue Star Flag
The Blue Star Flag was designed and patented in 1917 by World War I Army
Capt. Robert L. Queissner of the 5th
Ohio Infantry, who had two sons serving on the front lines. It quickly became the unofficial symbol of
a child in the service.
On Sept. 24, 1917, an Ohio congressman read the following into the Congressional Record: "…The mayor of Cleveland, the Chamber of Commerce and the governor of Ohio have adopted this service flag. The world should know of those who give so much for liberty. The dearest thing in all the world to a father and mother – their children."
The Blue Star Flag is an 8 by 16-inch white field with a blue star(s) sewn onto a red banner. Today, Blue Star Flags are displayed by families who have a loved one serving in the armed forces,
including activated members of the National Guard and Reserves, whether the family member is a son, daughter, brother, sister, wife, husband, cousin, grandchild, etc. The flag displayed in the front window of a home shows a family's pride in their loved one serving in the military, and reminds others that preserving America's freedom demands much.
The blue star represents one family member serving in the armed forces. A flag can have up to five stars, signifying that five members of that family are currently in military uniform on active duty. A gold star replaces the blue star if that relative is killed or dies in service. If more than one star appears on the flag, the gold star takes the place of honor nearest the staff.
The Blue Star Flag is a symbol of both hope and of grave concern. It symbolizes a pride in the commitment of America's youth and reminder of the seriousness of the entire war effort. By displaying the Blue Star Flag in the window, Americans can show their support and pride in the men and women who are serving in the United States Military.


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Disconnecting to find connection
A good friend and I went off to a yoga retreat last weekend. It was in a remote hostel outside Inglewood, near New Plymouth, in the middle of nowhere. It was very beautiful, reminding me a little of Devon where I come from in England. Lots of rolling pastures and green and lush. It was also out of mobile reception.
No calls, texts, emails, TV or internet. It was also in true strict ashram style: no tea, coffee, meat, eggs, dairy, alcohol. But there were mung beans. For breakfast. Whoa.
To begin it was an assault on the senses to have all the things I take for granted that are under my control (when I eat, when I wake, and being able to get hold of anyone or any information anytime I like) removed. It was very tempting to become focused on what was missing until I realised that would be to miss the point of the experience. By removing so many things it really opened up the space to experience more of what was actually present.
The mung beans actually started to taste good…ish (let's not get carried away). There, with no TV or distraction, food tasted better as it had my full focus. I lay on the grass between classes and watched the dragonflies buzzing lazily about and read a book.
And I didn't feel guilty about all the other things I "should" be doing or checking my email because, quite simply, there was nothing else to do. There was more joy in the simple things; a hot shower; the chickpea fritters; the body moving through the yoga asanas; the silent but tangible energy of the group meditations. It was as if I was experiencing the sensations of regular things more than I usually do. Everything felt more intense.
And I realised that this was because I was monotasking. The increasingly unusual state of doing just one thing at a time. I am a demon multi-tasker, and even when I am actually doing only one thing, I am usually thinking about doing another when it's complete. This leads to overwhelm and stress and also I can see it sucks a little bit of joy out of the present.
By checking emails while watching TV and eating I may be a multi-tasking queen but I am not getting the full joy of any one of those three experiences. I am short-changing myself of the joy inherent in a fab TV show, an email from a friend, or a well-cooked meal by splitting my attention in so many directions. When all the distractions and choices were gone and I had disconnected from the net, what was left was a far greater connection to myself and the simple pleasures of everyday life.
By ceasing the flow of other people's information, opinions and news I had the clarity to connect with my own inner voice. It felt good to do that. It was a good lesson, and one I intend to incorporate into my everyday life with dedicated "unplugged'' time each week.
If you are a demon multi-tasker what would a little monotasking do for you?
Louise Thompson is a life coach, author and corporate escapee. Visit louisethompson.com for more.


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We pride ourselves on being a one-stop solution for all our clients' interior renovation and construction projects. We provide dedicated and dependable services from design conception to building completion & handover. We have a strong eye for detail and always deliver high quality workmanship.


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Welcome to Lawton, Oklahoma's #1 Real Estate Website, Susan Stricklin, Lawton OK Realtor, www.Homeslawton.com
Posted by Susan Stricklin on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 at 11:42am
Hello Lawton - Fort Sill. I am so excited to have the opportunity to present you with my new website. My team has put a lot of work into this project and our goal is simple: to create the best technology based website for your home buying and selling needs. My new website went into production in December and just launched about two weeks ago. Over 4 months of time and energy was spent on creating this new website so that my clients, past, present, and future would be able to access home buying and home selling data in the newest and most innovative way.
I will be highlighting key features of my new website over the next few months so that my clients are able to take advantage of all the newest upgrades in the most efficient manner.
Listed below are just a few key features of Lawton's newest and best real estate site.
My new website features home listings and community information for each prominent real estate community. The links below will provide you with direct access to each community based page that will give you insight into each real estate market.
Each community page highlights statistics and data for each community as well as listings that are currently for sale.
Be sure to sign in so that you can save your search criteria. By saving your specific search criteria, you will be sent new listings as they hit the real estate market.
Sign Up
If you are looking to sell your home, be sure to check out the following two links:
Marketing Plan
Comparative Market Analysis
My CMA tool will provide you with your home value along with showing you similar properties currently for sale in the Lawton home market. This CMA tool is one of the best I have seen and I am proud to be able to have this feature for Lawton, Oklahoma and surrounding communities.
Lawton, Oklahoma is continuing to grow and the real estate market in Lawton is continuing to see a slow but steady increase in value. This trend in Lawton real estate has been in place since 2007.
Real estate in neighboring communities such as Cache, Oklahoma, Elgin, OK, and Medicine Park, Oklahoma are continuing to grow as well.
We are seeing an increase in New Home sales in Lawton, OK and a decrease in Price per Square foot in New Home construction in Lawton, Elgin, Cache, and Medicine Park, OK.
Now is the perfect time to buy and/or sell your home. With summer fast approaching, the Lawton, Elgin, and Cache Public School districts will be out for summer vacation.
The real estate market Always has a Positive Reaction to the summer Months. May through July is a Very Important time to buy and/or sell. If you are looking for a plan to invest in your Real Estate Growth, please feel free to reach out to me.
Again, I will be highlighting key features of my new website over the next few months. I look forward to helping you take advantage of my real estate site and I look forward to assisting you with your real estate needs.


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Re: how can I get an activation code?theartiszan Jan 2, 2016 7:15 PM (in response to gregd101)
- Member Since: Jul 15, 2011
Only the SIM cards that were sold as prepaid activation kits that include time have activation codes that I am aware of. You can either stop by a store to activate it on a new prepaid account or purchase a SIM card activation kit for prepaid which will have instructions on activating online and a relevant code to activate it. A bare unused SIM card for post paid accounts will not have that information.
Re: how can I get an activation code?e2k Jan 3, 2016 1:48 AM (in response to theartiszan)
- Member Since: Jan 7, 2015
If you have an unused SIM and want to activate it, you should be able to do so at a retail location or by calling sales. You should not need an activation code per se. TMO just needs to activate the SIM.
Re: how can I get an activation code?tmo_mike_c Jan 3, 2016 10:34 AM (in response to gregd101)
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Hey gregd101, the fellas here have the right idea. Either calling in or heading to a retail store to activate your service would be the best bet. If you do need to call in, you can let the representative know you're wanting to activate a new prepaid plan and they can get this taken care of for you.


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This is an original quilt pattern that uses the denim from your favorite old jeans as the fabric. What better way to re-purpose jeans that might otherwise get thrown away?
Using approximately 15-20 pair of adult jeans, intermediate sewists and quilters can make this unique, modern quilt. Directions are for making an exact replica of the quilt shown on the cover. The pattern also includes tips and ideas on how to use old denim jeans to make your own quilt masterpiece.
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Andrea Bernard
Working in technical industries, as I once did, it is vital to get your technology out onto the international market as quickly, safely, and reliably as possible.
If you're unlucky, translation can throw a real spanner in the works. But that's where I can help. For my clients, I apply my years of technical expertise honed in the IT consulting business combined with the translation expertise I regularly pass on to younger professionals at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (ESIT).
Whether it's a patent, case study, or an attractive website – I can help by translating anything in my relevant fields information technology and additive manufacturing from English, Japanese and French into immaculate, attractive, and clear German. I also offer transcreation and copywriting.
This sounds great, can I see some samples? For copywriting, take a look at this customer success case study or download the PDF file (in German). For a translation sample from English to German check out 3D-printed plastic folds itself into amazing shapes.
Also, my article on 3D Printing in Japan and Europe appeared in JAPANMARKT (published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan) in June 2019. I spoke with market leaders and present innovative examples of what 3D Printing can already achieve: Der 3D-Druck in Japan – eine langsame Revolution (PDF)
10 reasons why clients love to work with me:
I have a technical and medical background, so I know what I'm talking about.
I love technology and I love writing and translating, every single day.
Besides translating, I am also a freelance journalist and author (German and English). Writing and translating are my passions, and I write well. I will explain complex technical concepts in a clear way. Involve the reader in a conversation, engage him. Inspire understanding and interest.
I am reactive and I translate quickly and correctly. I not only want to know how a term should be translated, but what it means. I translate context and meaning, not just words. I love technology, and I want to know how things work.
I believe in long-term trusting relationships with my clients and I look at the whole picture rather than limiting myself to my area of responsibility. I point out potential problems and provide solutions.
I lived in Japan for 10 years and worked as a business consultant in an English-/Japanese-speaking environment in the IT and telecom industry. I am fascinated by Japanese technologies. Since 2008 I live near Paris in Sèvres with its large international community.
I wanted to know what it takes to produce even better translations and studied translation to become state-certified for English/German translations.
I constantly aim to improve my language and tech skills. Visiting trade fairs, attending CPD seminars with professional translator associations, reading specialist literature, I am curious and want to stay up to date.
I am teaching technical translation English/German to students at the University Sorbonne Nouvelle (ESIT) in Paris. The lessons are great fun and keep me fit. The best way to understand something is to teach it to others.
As a state-certified translator, I am a member of the VDI (Association of German Engineers), the Société française des traducteurs (SFT) as well as the German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ) and adhere to their Code of Professional Conduct. I take due diligence very seriously.
Andrea did a fantastic job, on all fronts: Great editorial work… both my client, as well as their clients (who she interviewed), loved what she's written. From a Metia perspective, she represents the perfect mix of being open to input from us and pushing back when she has strong views on what'll work well from a German audience perspective. And personally, well, Andrea is just a pleasure to work with. There is absolutely no question that we will be working with her on any future German case studies!
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Rational Test Workbench Licensing Overview
Now that Big Blue has worn a Green Hat and the products from Green Hat are now rolled into IBM's Rational division, let's take a deeper dive into the world of licensing concepts for a new origin product called Rational Test Workbench (RTW).
RTW is a desktop solution that combines Rational's automation capability for functional, performance and integration testing which is a great collaborative platform.
Before we roll out the red carpet for RTW licensing let us know the inclusions of the software family:
IBM Rational Integration Tester is a scripting-free environment for developing tests for SOA messaging and business process integration projects. Tests can be built by recording existing system behaviors or from requirements, by entering the data to send and the data that is expected in return. You can also create virtual services to remove test dependencies and enable earlier testing. Virtual services can be deployed by Rational Test Virtualization Server to provide on-demand virtualized test environments that can support all phases of the test development lifecycle.
IBM Rational Integration Tester Platform Pack contains technology-specific components used by Rational Integration Tester for recording SOA message conversations, HTTP(S) and JDBC traffic, and for monitoring middleware systems under test with minimal reconfiguration of client applications.
IBM Rational Test Control Panel is a server-based web application providing a central repository for virtualized services. The Rational Test Control Panel allows you to use virtual services published with Rational Integration Tester to create, share, and deploy virtualized test environments in Rational Test Virtualization Server.
IBM Rational Performance Tester is a scripting-free environment for automating load and scalability testing of web, ERP, and server-based software applications. Rational Performance Tester provides rich and customizable reporting to help you identify the presence and cause of system bottlenecks. Rational Performance Tester integrates with the Rational Performance Test Server or Rational Virtualization Test Server to create large scale, multi-user workloads so that you can validate scalability and SLAs for your critical business applications before you deploy to production.
IBM Rational Functional Tester is an object-driven automated functional testing solution for Windows, Java, Web 2.0 and other application environments. Storyboard testing combines natural language test narrative with visual editing through application screen shots to accelerate the creation of functional tests. A variety of wizards further simplify the creation of data-driven tests that are resilient to changes in the application UI.
All the flavors are fruitful aren't they? I'm sure, they are!
Ok. Now that we know the inclusions, let's unfold the red carpet for the RTW license keys.
RTW has 2 types of license available:-
1. Authorized License
2. Floating License
As already mentioned, RTW license is a family name for a bundle of 4 licenses. The license inclusions are:
· IBM Rational Integration Tester
· IBM Rational Performance Tester
· IBM Rational Functional Tester
· IBM Rational Performance Tester PVU component
Wow! The above mentioned does not include IBM Rational Integration Tester Platform Pack and IBM Rational Test Control Panel licenses as it is a part of software bundle, if you have noticed.
You got it right! IBM Rational Integration Tester Platform Pack and IBM Rational Test Control Panel do not require a license. Both IBM Rational Integration Tester Platform Pack and IBM Rational Test Control Panel work as an add-on for Rational Integration Tester.
IBM Rational Performance Tester PVU license component works only in conjunction with Rational Performance Test Server (RPTS) / Rational Test Virtualization Server (RTVS) based RPT Agents.
This enables RPT not to attempt, check for protocol licenses for Siebel, SAP, Citrix, and SOA.
- What are the inclusions on RTW licenses on the license key center?
You may want to check this tech note Rational Integration Tester to understand the Rational Integration Tester and Rational Test Workbench license inclusions.
- RPT includes the ability to run 5 Virtual Testers (without accessing a VU Test pack) in order to validate a performance test. Is this still valid with RTW?
- Is there a possibility you can purchase just RPTS?
No. You always need at least one copy of RTW to create the performance tests, and then RPTS is needed to generate the load.
- Is the PVU licensing model applied to any of the Green Hat Products?
Yes. IBM Rational Performance Test Server and IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server both include the PVU licensing capabilities.
- Can RPT be used with the PVU licensing model?
Yes. However, there are some features to be enabled with the IBM Rational Performance Tester PVU license activation kit applied. You may want to check out the tech note for the steps RPT PVU licensing support.
- You may get an error "Server does not serve license keys for IBM Rational Integration Tester" on IBM Installation Manager when configuring floating license for Rational Integration Tester.
There is a tech note for that too! Refer it – RIT error
- Would I get an evaluation version to evaluate RTW?
Currently Rational Integration Tester does not have trials on ibm.com. To get an evaluation copy, please contact IBM Planet wide as per the link http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/
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You may also check out my blog on Rational Integration Tester Licensing Overview for specifics and detailed overview on Rational Integration Tester licenses.
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