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Experlogix CPQ for Dynamics 365 for Operations
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Dynamics 365
The Most Advanced CPQ for Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations
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Experlogix CPQ for Dynamics 365 Sales & CE
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Dynamics 365
Quickly and accurately customize complex quotes and orders with Experlogix CPQ
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Sana Commerce
By Sana Commerce
Dynamics 365
Improve business intelligence & grow sales with e-commerce for Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations
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Sana Commerce (NA)
By Sana Commerce
Dynamics 365
Integrated e-commerce for Dynamics 365 Business Central. This trial is available in North America.
4 out of 60
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Sales and Inventory Forecast
By Microsoft
Dynamics 365
Use reliable forecasting to help ensure that you always have the items your customers want.
5 out of 60
Warehouse Automation
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Dynamics 365
Warehouse Automation offers embedded MHE integration directly into Dynamics 365 for Operations.
6 out of 60
Brick & Click - An Enterprise Digital Platform
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Dynamics 365
Brick & Click is a Unified Commerce Solution enabling digital transformation for Retailers
7 out of 60
Advanced Distribution and Transportation
By Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Inc.
Dynamics 365
ADVANCED DISTRIBUTION WAX+ TRAX+ extends the WHS and TMS modules in Dynamics 365 for Operations.
8 out of 60
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Dynamics 365
LINKFRESH 365 is a fully embedded solution for Food and Fresh Produce Companies.
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ODT Rentals 365
By Open Door Technology
Dynamics 365
ODT Rentals 365 North America manages rental units, quotes, contracts, and recurring invoices.
10 out of 60
Small Package Shipping
By Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Inc.
Dynamics 365
Small Package Shipping integrates Dynamics 365 for Operations with carriers like UPS and FedEx.
11 out of 60
DXC Merchandise Planning and Execution Suite
By DXC.Technology
Dynamics 365
DXC Merchandise Planning and Execution Suite for Microsoft Dynamics 365
12 out of 60
TrueCommerce EDI for Dynamics 365 for Operations
By TrueCommerce
Dynamics 365
An end-to-end EDI solution, accommodating your Dynamics 365 environment & scaling with your business
13 out of 60
Retail Store Pack and Ship
By Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Inc.
Dynamics 365
Retail Store Pack and Ship allows efficient packing and shipping from facilities enterprise wide.
14 out of 60
Trade Revenue Management
By Flintfox International Limited
Dynamics 365
Trade Revenue Management (TRM): Manage complex pricing and rebates across the supply chain.
15 out of 60
Supply Chain Cloud for Distribution
By Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Inc.
Dynamics 365
SUPPLY CHAIN CLOUD for Distribution optimizes distribution within Dynamics 365 F&O
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Supply Chain Cloud - Transport
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Dynamics 365
Manage the movement and handling of freight, while tracking logistics assets across the supply chain
17 out of 60
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Dynamics 365
workBI is an app that allows you to visualize workforce data and use for performance management.
18 out of 60
Avensia Storefront E-commerce
By Avensia Storefront
Dynamics 365
Avensia Storefront ties together Microsoft Dynamics retail solution with Episerver ecommerce
19 out of 60
PartnerLink - Frictionless EDI for Dynamics 365 for Finance an...
By Visionet Systems, Inc
Dynamics 365
Build your digital partner ecosystem with a powerful cloud solution for EDI and Real Time APIs
20 out of 60
Customer Invoice Email App | Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations
By Plumbline Consulting LLC
Dynamics 365
Effectively manage the customer invoicing process.
21 out of 60
Sales Order Status
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Dynamics 365
Clear and simple signal light display in sales orders for various status messages
22 out of 60
YourPass for Customer Loyalty Program
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Dynamics 365
Enhance customer loyalty and process security with wallet provider Yourpass
23 out of 60
FastTrack Payroll Solution for Fin & Ops
By Folio3 Software Inc.,
Dynamics 365
FastTrack Payroll Solution for Dynamics 365 Fin & Ops
24 out of 60
The Supply Chain Cloud - Ship
By Blue Horseshoe Solutions, Inc.
Dynamics 365
Azure based multi-mode shipping solution built for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
25 out of 60
Alpha KMU Starter Pack (ASSMB)
By Alpha Solutions AG
Dynamics 365
Alpha KMU Starter Pack helps your business grow from the beginning.
26 out of 60
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By Cosmo Consult
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Waste management, recycling, reverse logistics, and environmental services for Dynamics 365
27 out of 60
Ogre - Digital transformation for Vehicle Hire
By Ogre
Dynamics 365
Ogre is a digital platform for vehicle hire companies to transform their business.
28 out of 60
By AXGuru
Dynamics 365
ShipGuru integrates Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations with major shipping services.
29 out of 60
Dynamics 365 Localization for Perú
By Artware Software Solutions
Dynamics 365
LATAM localization fits the legal standars of Perú, including accounting and tax legislation
30 out of 60
Advanced-Forms® Document Creation and Distribution
By Quadira
Dynamics 365
Advanced-Forms® - Easy document creation & distribution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
31 out of 60
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faveo address check
By faveo
Dynamics 365
Verify your customer's address with a click of a button!
32 out of 60
Advanced Inventory Count
By Insight Works
Dynamics 365
Simplify inventory counts with comprehensive data entry, reconciliation, posting and analysis tools.
33 out of 60
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EnergyCONNECT Joint Venture Accounting
By MCA Connect
Dynamics 365
EnergyCONNECT Joint Venture Accounting
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LogTrade Connect
By LogTrade Technology AB
Dynamics 365
Booking, quoting and tracking of consignments with different carriers like DHL, FedEx, UPS and more.
35 out of 60
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LAZADA Connector For Dynamics 365 Business Central
By ARSHU CONSULTANCY PTE. LTD.
Dynamics 365
Lazada Connector for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central simplifies the Order Management process
36 out of 60
By eOne Solutions
Dynamics 365
Interactive SmartLists that gives users their data back
37 out of 60
GO-i.VAZ. Automated Transfer of Packing Slip Data
By GO-ERP
Dynamics 365
Promptly submit the data to the State system. A must-have part of the Lithuanian Localization Pack
38 out of 60
By Brenkel Solutions GmbH
Dynamics 365
Smart material planning to procure more effectively and reduce your stock levels.
39 out of 60
Dalstech GST Localization for Singapore
By Dalstech Pte Ltd
Dynamics 365
Dalstech GST Localization for Singapore is designed to facilitate tax and reporting requirements
40 out of 60
VAT & WHT Localization for Thailand
By Ubiz Solution Co., Ltd.
Dynamics 365
Full VAT and WHT functionalities of Thai legal requirements and localization for accounting.
41 out of 60
Clever Handheld for Warehousing
By Clever Dynamics
Dynamics 365
Oozes simplicity and features that streamline your warehouse operations.
42 out of 60
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WMS Data Collection
By Sikich, LLP.
Dynamics 365
Extends WMS and MFG capabilities by providing quick entry/scanning of data to optimize operations
43 out of 60
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Tech Trade Essentials
By WSB Solutions BV
Dynamics 365
For wholesale companies: import items&prices, manage old prices and get notifications in orders.
44 out of 60
Document Flow Navigator
By Awara IT Solutions LLC
Dynamics 365
Document Flow Navigator improves company's manageability, reduces timelines, eliminates mistakes
45 out of 60
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Dynamics Mobile Van-Sales
By Mobile Affairs
Dynamics 365
Help mobile employees perform van-sales, distribution and delivery activities on the go.
46 out of 60
Tech Trade Availability Indicators
By WSB Solutions BV
Dynamics 365
See in one glance what orders can be shipped and have direct insight in stock levels in your orders!
47 out of 60
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3PL Dynamics
By Boltrics
Dynamics 365
3PL Dynamics: the transition from registration to monitor and control.
48 out of 60
Marketing Materials for Naviceram (US)
By Aitana Management S.L.
Dynamics 365
Manages all your marketing materials, including promotional items and tile displays.
49 out of 60
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Reverse Planning
By Abakion
Dynamics 365
Identify items that fall below safety stock within lead time, based on all supplies and demands.
50 out of 60
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Pacejet Enterprise Shipping
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Dynamics 365
Reduce shipping costs and streamline your shipping line with Pacejet shipping software.
51 out of 60
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Warehouse Extensions by Enavate
By ENAVATE, LLC
Dynamics 365
A useful collection of time-saving features to process warehouse management work more easily
52 out of 60
To-Increase Food Manufacturing
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Dynamics 365
Your entire food manufacturing business from source to building a loyal customer base.
53 out of 60
Naviceram (ES)
By Aitana Management S.L.
Dynamics 365
Complete management solution for companies in the tile industry.
54 out of 60
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EasyPost Services Connector
By WebSan Solutions Inc.
Dynamics 365
Send shipments using over 100 carriers around the world within Dynamics 365 Business Central.
55 out of 60
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By Western Computer
Dynamics 365
Integrated POS System for Wholesale Counter Sales
56 out of 60
SRF Colombia Localization Pack
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Dynamics 365
SRF Colombia Localization Pack for Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Finance & Operations
57 out of 60
bcEDI + SPS Commerce
By Beck Consulting
Dynamics 365
Automate Your Business Processes with Electronic Data Interchange
58 out of 60
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Customer Invoicing Portal & Pmt Processing (ePay)
By SK Global Software, LLC
Dynamics 365
Customer invoice portal, real-time payment history & credit card, eCheck payments w/ auto-settlement
59 out of 60
GO-i.SAF. Automated Transfer of VAT Invoices Data
By GO-ERP
Dynamics 365
Error-less submit the data to the State system. A must-have part of the Lithuanian Localization Pack
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Original Trinity Hymnal, #353
Dear Lord, today, our child,
An heritage from thee,
We bring in faith and claim for him
Thy promise free.
Dear Lord, today, our child,
Sweet token of thy love,
We bring into thy church
For blessings from above.
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Rich treasure of thy grace,
We bring upon his brow
The sign and seal to place.
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A gracious gift of thine,
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Some people will do anything to work out in a luxurious gym.
Take the case of one unemployed man in Hong Kong who used his dead wife's identity to enter the gym. The man, who was arrested outside the gym, appeared in court wearing women's clothes and red nail polish.
I wonder if he/she attempted to use the women's locker room after his/her workout. Talk about awkward!
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Avs '96 reunion pics and video and a recount
See all the photos from the Avs '96 reunion.
Fun time at the Chop House tonight. An awful lot of you were there, and everybody seemed to have a good time. Even though I had to work, I did too.
That team meant a lot to people, and I'd be a cyborg if I said it doesn't to me too. That was my first year covering a pro team. Everything was new, exciting, fresh. So many memories. I still remember that very first game, a preseason game in Cornwall, Ontario, between the Avs and Canadiens. It didn't seem real, sitting there in the press box of the Cornwall Aces, 2,000 miles from Denver, watching a team that just a few months before didn't exist. Several months later, everybody was in Miami, watching this strange new team lift the Stanley Cup. How did that happen?


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In the last year or so, there was a reply to a post showing in improved method of installing a Brown side stand.
The reply included at least one picture and I think the featured bike was an R100RS.
The improvement was to add a piece of flat bar stock to that the Brown side stand did not use the exhaust clamp as an attachment point.
I've been through the search feature on three different occasions over the last few days and cannot find this post.
Does anyone else happen to better at finding stuff; or, could the smart fellow who came up with the improved install re post the pictures?
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The Importance Of Vehicle Maintenance
As a vehicle owner it is vitally important that you are carrying out regular maintenance on your vehicle. Without proper maintenance, your vehicle will be a lot more likely to be prone to more serious problems in the future that could lead to you being greatly out of pocket.
By performing routine maintenance on your vehicle, it will highly reduce the risk of serious problems occurring in the future as well as improving the driving quality of your vehicle. Many vehicle owners fail to perform the necessary vehicle maintenance tasks that are so important due to ignorance, lack of awareness or even laziness.
Car maintenance is not a difficult task for most drivers. Even drivers with limited motor knowledge are able to perform maintenance tasks such as checking your tyre pressures, changing the oil, and checking other engine fluids in your vehicle. If some of these maintenance tasks make you a bit uneasy, then you can check the vehicle handbook that comes with every vehicle for advice, or even ask someone with a bit more knowledge for assistance. But it is crucial that in one way or another, you are carrying out regular maintenance.
The Risk Of Failing To Maintain Your Vehicle
As has been mentioned previously, failure to carry out regular maintenance on your vehicle can lead to more severe problems in the future. Certain mechanical failures can occur that will leave great expense in order to fix without proper vehicle maintenance. Some of the most expensive issues that can occur as a result of not maintaining your vehicle can be found below:-
- Fixing or replacing the cylinder – the need to either fix or replace the cylinder in your vehicle is often a sign of continued neglect. Cylinder failure occurs when the correct mixture of fuel, air and sparks are missing, which leads to the cylinder overheating and then failing. The cost to either replace or repair a cylinder can cost up to £5000 because of the labour costs involved.
- Replacing the transmission assembly – transmission problems can be caused by regular maintenance. These problems are rare only if regular maintenance, especially if you follow your manufacturer's guide, is carried out. Without a fully functioning transmission, your car will be unable to turn and to replace the transmission assembly could cost you at least £2000 if not more.
- Replacing the cylinder head and spark plugs – not maintaining your cylinder head and spark plugs can lead to engine failure. Misfires in your engine will cause the cylinders to heat up and fail and this can cost up to £5000.
- Replacing the camshaft – failure to change your oil regularly and cleaning your valves will lead to dirt and grime building up which can result in your camshaft failing. This usually only happens if regular maintenance is neglected so you shouldn't have a problem with this assembly unless you fail to maintain your vehicle. The cost of replacing your camshaft can cost between £900 and £1800.
As you can see with just some of the possible problems that can occur without regular maintenance, the consequence of it can be very expensive. So to avoid having to pay out vast sums of money, it is important to ensure you carry out maintenance duties now.
Important Vehicle Maintenance Tasks
There are a number of vehicle maintenance tasks that need to be performed on a regular basis to prevent serious damage to your vehicle. These tasks can be performed by you yourself so there is no excuse for failing to do so. Some of the most important maintenance tasks that every driver should be carrying out are as follows:-
- Regular fluid checks – it is vital to regularly check your fluid levels such as your oil, transmission fluid and engine coolant. If you find that any of these are running low, it is important to add the required fluids immediately. Failure to do so can lead to the engine failing due to overheating.
- Regular oil changes – the oil is the life of your engine so firstly it is important that you ensure that the oil levels are sufficient enough to allow the engine to run smoothly. Also, the oil should be changed about every 3000 miles to ensure the best performance of your engine and to avoid possible engine problems.
- Check tyre pressures – checking the amount of air in each of your tyres is also an important part of vehicle maintenance. Not having the correct tyre pressure can lead to excess tyre wear and result in you having to change your tyres more regularly. Having too much air in the tyres can also be a problem, as it can leave the tyres more prone to blowing out. You can check the ideal tyre pressures for your vehicle by referring to your vehicle handbook.
- Check the engine air filter – having a dirty air filter can shorten the life of an engine and also reduce your gasoline's mileage by up to 10%. You can clean out your engine's air filter just by blowing off any accumulated dust that may have gathered with an air hose.
By at least performing these maintenance tasks on a regular basis will reduce the chances of more serious problems occurring with your vehicle. It may seem like a chore to some drivers, but the consequences of failing to do so can leave you with a great expense as well as putting your safety at risk.
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Faculty, staff and students recognized at UH Manoa Awards CeremonyUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Chancellor's Office
The 2013 University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Awards Ceremony - the first for the campus - was held on Tuesday, April 30, at Orvis Auditorium, and recognized more than 20 UH Mānoa faculty, staff and students for their excellence in teaching, research and service. Chancellor Tom Apple and campus administrators were joined by family, friends and colleagues to celebrate the accomplishments of these individuals.
"The Mānoa Awards Ceremony and the longstanding tradition of presenting these awards is a testament to the many talented and dedicated people at UH Mānoa. I commend our awardees and applaud their outstanding efforts and accomplishments." said Chancellor Apple.
The awards that were presented, included:
• Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching
• Board of Regents' Medal for Excellence in Research
• Frances Davis Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
• Robert W. Clopton Award for Outstanding Service to the Community
• UH Mānoa Chancellor's Citation for Meritorious Teaching
• UH Mānoa Chancellor's Awards for Outstanding Service
• UH Mānoa Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
• UH Mānoa Student Employee of the Year Award
• UH Mānoa Cooperative Education Student of the Year Award
• UH Mānoa Academic Advisor of the Year Award
For more information about the awards ceremony, the awardees and to view the webcast of the ceremony, visit http://manoa.hawaii.edu/chancellor/awards/.


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It's almost impossible to categorise any of these shots as 'other' since they are all amazing scenic spots in their own right. They are spread far and wide throughout the island, from as far as the wild Wharariki beach on the west coast, to the remote and windswept Cape Campbell on the east coast. Then there's the amazing Nugget Point lighthouse which feels like it might be at the end of the earth and yet it's just an hour down the road from the beautiful Dunedin seaside spots of St Clair beach and Hoopers Inlet, all photo worthy in their own right. Even further south is the Catlins area, about as far from civilisation as you can get, and with gems like Purakaunui Falls hidden up quiet valleys, you wonder how they were ever even discovered in the first place.
You really would need several months to do justice to the scenery in the South Island, or at least many short trips to complete little sections of the island. Despite the journeys I've managed to complete, there are still so many places on my must-see list that I feel as if I'll forever be planning new trips here. But isn't that just part and parcel of living in an amazing country - that you always feel like there's more to see no matter how many adventures you go on.
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Ny Chakrya was jailed on bribery-related charges along with four human rights workers for allegedly giving money to the supposed mistress of opposition deputy leader Kem Sokha, to persuade her to keep quiet about her alleged affair with Sokha.
The U.S State Department's annual report on trafficking in persons says Mauritania does not fully comply with minimum standards for eliminating the practice and is not making "significant efforts" to do so. VOA Khmer's Phy Sopheada narrates.


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Overview: Hammers aren't just for nails anymore
Rip Hammer
Rip hammers have a straight claw instead of a curved claw.
Most carpenters will tell you a hammer is for driving nails. But watch them work and you'll see that they hardly ever whack nails. Air nailers—fast, lightweight, reliable and cheap—have changed all that. But that doesn't mean carpenters don't sling hammers around anymore. They're still indispensable for an incredible number of tasks, including driving the occasional nail.
The vast majority of carpenters prefer hammers with a straight "rip" claw over "claw" hammers, which have curved claws. That's because they use the ripping end nearly as much as the pounding end. At least I do. Here are just a few of my hammer feats over the years, most of them accomplished with the rip end of my trusty framing hammer.
Use 1: Lumber splitter
Splitting a 2×4
The claw serves as a mini-axe to split wood blocks or chop off protruding board edges.
Need a 2×2 when all you have are 2x4s? Or need to clean out a crude dado? Or hack off a projecting piece of framing for the drywall to fit flat? Grab your rip hammer and whale away.
Use 2: Measuring stick
Standard hammer length
Learn your hammer length to make quick, rough measurements
Most of my electrician buddies don't like tape measures, so I guess that's why they use their hammers to position outlet boxes. A hammer's length from the floor to the bottom of the box is about right. It's not so important how high the boxes are, just that they're all the same height.
Use 3: Weapon of mass destruction
Wrecking tool
Ripping hammers are great for tearing down drywall, especially long-handled framing models.
Anytime there's demo work on my plate, I grab my flat bar, recip saw, sledgehammer and, of course, my rip hammer. I use the claw to pull off corner beads, drive through plywood, pry studs apart-just about anything that needs destruction. If I had to, I could demo a whole house with a ripping hammer. (Or at least I could in my 20s.)
Use 4: Caulking gun for airheads
Emergency caulk plunger
The hammer handle makes a decent (well, adequate) caulking plunger when you really need a dab or two.
Can't tell you how many times I've forgotten a caulking gun and needed a little dab or two to seal up a hole. That's when I shove the handle down the tube and force out some caulk with my "hammer gun."
Use 5: Lifesaver
Say you find yourself sliding down the sheathing of a new roof. On your way to the precipice, you have the presence of mind to pull out your hammer and slam the claw through the plywood to arrest your fall. Sound farfetched? Well, I have two friends who have pulled off this stunt. Of course, if they had any brains, they wouldn't have been in that slippery situation in the first place.
Use 6: Blade straightener
Saw blade saver
Bend those out-of-shape blades back to an almost-straight condition.
About every third time I use a recip saw, the blade gets jammed and bent. So I grab my hammer and straighten it out with the claw. You could also lay the blade flat on a 2×4 and beat it.
Use 7: Hole digger
Chop through sod
Excavate shallow holes quickly and efficiently in the toughest soil.
Sometimes I think I've spent half my life on extension ladders. In spite of that, I've never taken a fall. That's because I've always made sure the ladder feet were anchored in little pockets dug into the ground, especially in the winter. Didn't matter if the ground was frozen or not; the rip claw on my hammer would dig through anything. It also works great for prying rocks out of the hole when you're digging.
Use 8: Icebreaker
I live in Minnesnowta. And with our infamous winters come ice dams, sometimes monster ice dams. I'm an old hand at dealing with them, and I always use my rip claw for the job. I've broken up ice dams that were the size of bathtubs. It's just the right tool to chunk up the bergs without wrecking the roof.
Use 9: Back scratcher
Don't try this with your nail gun!!
So Who the Heck Uses a Claw Hammer?
Everything a claw hammer can do, a rip hammer can do better. And there are many things you couldn't do with a claw hammer—like most of these tips! So what good are they? Claw fans argue that they excel at pulling nails. So what? I pull nails all the time with my ripper. If I need more leverage or working room, I slip a chunk of wood under the hammerhead. But usually that's not even necessary.
I do actually own a claw hammer. Maybe I'll sharpen the claw and use it for a fish gaff.


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I'm excited that when I lose 2 more pounds I can take some more pictures and compare. I always love the comparison shots!
In these pictures I weighed in a 196. As of today I am down to 188. I hope that by the end of the week I will be down 10 pounds. It will feel great and I really need a hair cut. :)
I don't know why it is so hard to post these pictures. I know that this is what I look like. Everyone that knows me knows that this is what I look like. So what is my problem?
Maybe it's the perfectionist in me that is so bothered by these pictures. These pictures prove that I made a mistake and gained 30 pounds back of the 50 that I lost. I guess I just hate having to admit that I failed at something.
So now that I got that embarrassing moment over I can move forward and focus on the changes I will see in my 10 pound loss comparison shot.


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If you live in the Battery Park City in lower Manhattan, then you probably don't have power.
But Goldman Sachs does. And they've opened their doors for people who need to charge their devices.
Below is the tweet from @GoldmanSachs. The headquarters is on 200 West Street. You're gonna have to walk around to the back to plug in.
Here's a map of the area courtesy of Google Maps:
Get the latest Goldman Sachs stock price here.


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A pastel painting by Cameron University faculty member Monika Linehan has been accepted into "Pastel National 2014," a national juried exhibition presented by the Wichita Center for the Arts in Wichita, Kan. "The Shy Girl," a 19" x 27" pastel on Art Spectrum paper, was selected from submissions from around the nation and will be on display from March 28 through May 11 at the Wichita Center for the Arts Gallery. The exhibition is a national showcase for artists working in pastels and has highlighted the art of pastel on paper since 1984.
"Working with the pastel medium allows me to attain a richness and depth of color that is difficult to achieve with other dry mediums," says Linehan. "I enjoy the unique physical properties of pastels, which enable me to apply and layer colors as I would with paint."
Linehan, an associate professor of art, joined the Cameron staff in August 2004. She teaches Advanced Drawing, Figure Drawing, Beginning Painting and Advanced Painting. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Arts from Cameron University. Linehan received the Hackler Award for Teaching Excellence in November 2013.


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Former Benton County teacher found guilty of harassment
Pamela Nelson fired; arrested for hitting a student
A former Benton County School of the Arts teacher was arrested and fired in October 2012 after officials said she hit a 12-year-old student.
Pamela Nelson, 57, of Springdale, was found guilty of harassment, a misdemeanor charge, by a jury during her trial Wednesday, according to the prosecuting attorney.
She was originally charged with battery in the second degree and pleaded not guilty, court records show. That charge was reduced to a misdemeanor.
Nelson was accused of hitting a male seventh-grade student.
"I would never strike a child. And I'd just like to ask the people of northwest Arkansas that know me come forward," Nelson said.
Superintendent Paul Hines said the school is cooperating with police in the matter.
The school board met during a 40 minute "executive session." Four members, which make up a majority, were present at the meeting and voted unanimously to fire Nelson.
The student's mother said her son is afraid.


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Stocks reversed early losses to finish near session highs Wednesday following positive comments from President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner on the "fiscal cliff" issue.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 106.98 points, or 0.83 percent, to end at 12,985.11, led by Hewlett-Packard and Chevron, reversing its earlier triple-digit loss.
The S&P 500 advanced 10.99 points, or 0.79 percent, to finish at 1,409.93. The Nasdaq rallied 23.99 points, or 0.81 percent, to close at 2,991.78.
The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, ended below 16.
All key S&P sectors ended in positive territory, led by consumer discretionary and energy.
"My hope is to get this agreement done before Christmas," said Obama at a White House event addressing middle-class Americans, helping to add further fuel to the rally.
In addition, Boehner said while he is still opposed to raising U.S. income tax rates, Republicans are willing to put revenue on the table if accompanied by spending cuts.
And former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles said the White House will not insist that tax rates on upper-income Americans increase all the way back to the Clinton-era level, following meetings he had with Obama, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and other negotiators.
"It's going to a be headline driven market, but stocks are likely to rally this week," said Todd Schoenberger, managing partner at LandColt Capital, citing seasonal factors following the Thanksgiving week. "And for regular Americans, the fiscal cliff mess won't be a true mess until they see their first paycheck in January."
Stocks flip-flopped in the past two sessions as investors reacted to every headline from lawmakers in Washington. Wall Street lost ground in the last hour of trade on Tuesday after Senate majority leader Harry Reid said there had been little progress in dealing with the issue. (Read More: 'Cliff' Talks Send Stocks on Roller Coaster Ride)
Obama hosted another summit with business leaders at the White House to discuss the country's fiscal problems. Chief executives of Goldman Sachs, American Express and Caterpillar, among others are expected to attend.
"You have an 11-percent gain on the S&P 500 this year—I can sell now and know what my capital gain and income taxes are going to be. But I have no idea what they're going to be in 2013," explained Brian Battle, vice president of trading at Performance Trust Capital Partners. "So I think there's going to be a lot of selling ahead, not for fundamental reasons but for technical reasons."
Meanwhile, the U.S. economy chugged along at a moderate pace in recent weeks, according to the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book summary of regional economic conditions. Five of the Fed's 12 districts reported concerns about next year's outlook, related in part to the looming fiscal cliff.
The Fed's report comes two weeks ahead of the central bank's next policy-setting meeting.
Costco rallied after the wholesale retailer announced a special dividend of $7 per share after reporting better-than-expected sales. Other companies including Las Vegas Sands, Ethan Allen nd CNH also announced special dividends this week alone, ahead of next year's possible tax increase on dividends. (Read More: Do Special Dividends Boost Stocks?)
Microsoft said it sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in the month since the launch, one of the new co-heads of the unit told Reuters.
Knight Capital surged after electronic market-making firm Getco made a $3.50 a share offer for the troubled trading company. Getco already owns about 31 percent of Knight's outstanding shares. Meanwhile, Virtu Financial submitted a rival bid of "nothing less than $3.00 a share," according to sources.
Among earnings, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters spiked higher after the specialty coffee company topped forecasts and handed in better-than-expected earnings guidance for the quarter and the full-year.
Earlier, stocks tumbled near session lows following nes that new home sales dipped in October to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, according to the Commerce Department. The Commerce Department added that Hurricane Sandy probably had a "minimal" effect on sales activity, and did not affect collection of data.
"The numbers are going to be bumpy," said Battle. "The housing market problem is going to last a long time so one month won't make or break the economy."
Weekly mortgage applications declined last week, while demand for mortgage purchases gained for a fourth-consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
—By CNBC's JeeYeon Park (Follow JeeYeon on Twitter: @JeeYeonParkCNBC)
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Dallas Cowboys Remind Us That Defense Is Still Alive in The NFL
Rich Eisen is incredibly impressed with the Dallas Cowboys' efforts last night in ending the New Orleans Saints' win streak. The biggest story for him was how the Cowboys had revived the idea of defense speaking louder than offense in the NFL.
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Movie Awards Worst: Chris Evans
I don't have quivery feelings for Chris Evans to begin with. And what he brought last night...well... it didn't help. Last night at the MTV Movie Awards it went from indifferent, at best, to mildly repulsed, also at best. It might be that varsity jacket, or whatever it is he's wearing that looks like a varsity jacket, in the colour of baseball glove, only the knobbiest-looking sh-t I've seen on a boyman in a long, long time.
Not sure why I'm so averse to it. There's a lot of Tom Gun eagerness happening here. Maybe that's why. Or, really, it could just be the jacket. I know it sounds irrational, but I have a massive hate-on for that jacket. What the F-CK is this jacket? No one else seemed to be so offended last night during the liveblog but it's vile to me, straight up gross.
Evans's Captain America: The First Avenger opens on July 22. And he's still in body as Captain America now as The Avengers is currently shooting in New Mexico.
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I would love to say we are completely color blind.
That when we look at our children
vanillas, and chocolates, and
one we aren't really sure what flavor he is…maybe caramel?
We are color blind.
And for the most part, it's completely true:
the assignment of chores and responsibilities,
bedrooms and roommates,
loves and snuggles,
discipline and correction,
bedtime stories and dinner time prayers…
there is total color blindness; total fairness.
But there are times when their color becomes painfully obvious:
stares in public,
double-takes in the grocery store,
questions of "are they all yours?"
or "lord, honey, what HAVE you done to her hair?"
When Lizzie draws pictures of herself with long blonde hair and white skin, I am painfully aware of color.
We celebrate our children's uniqueness:
Chandler's gorgeous green eyes like their dad,
Austin's stoic face like his dad
Brooklyn's amazing long, wavy/curly hair
Lizzie's beautiful milk chocolate skin and gorgeous "puffy" hair
Jaxon's incredible big brown eyes and long eyelashes
Jeremiah's utterly adorable dimples that he only shares with select people.
But it wouldn't be right or fair of us as parents to say that we are always, 100% color blind. They each have their struggles they will deal with later in life. I'd love to think that they will each have the same opportunities because they will be given the same upbringing, but that just isn't how the world works.
The world still sees color.
I won't be able to shield them from what the world sees or says or how they react or think. The world won't know of Jeremiah's struggles as a baby from child abuse that nearly took his life. They won't know of Jaxon's compassionate heart and patience. They won't know of Lizzie's beautiful, bubbly laughter and kind heart. They won't know these things first….they will know their color first.
I pray that the world will become color blind.
I pray that the world will see the Jesus in their hearts and lives first.….and become overwhelmingly impacted by Him…
before they see their color.
Because when I look at them, I see Jesus.
I see the work Jesus did in our hearts to prepare us for His work.
I see the work Jesus did in Jeremiah just to save his life.
I see Jesus in Lizzie as she made a toothfairy that looks like her…milk chocolate with "puffy" hair.
I see the healing Jesus has done in all of their hearts.
Please, see Jesus first. Don't pay attention to color. Look at their hearts. Get to know the person behind the skin. See the beauty before you see anything else.
And always…..be kind.
I have entered this photo in the I Heart Faces Black and White photo challenge for April 2014.


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(CNN) -- The indictment and possible trial of Texas Gov. Rick Perry for allegedly applying illegal coercion to a district attorney will complicate -- but not kill -- his all-but-certain run for President in 2016. It's a sure bet that voters outside of Texas will forgive, ignore or overlook any outcome short of a conviction.
Perry wouldn't be the first modern presidential candidate to hit the trail with a scandal clanging in the background like noisy cans tied to the back of his campaign bus. But history suggests that a messy local political scene, with all its feuds and ethical shenanigans, is rarely a deal breaker on the national stage.
Most biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, for example, focus on his stature as the architect of labor reforms and major New Deal programs such as Social Security, the Works Progress Administration and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Few of the official histories note that Roosevelt's career began as an opponent -- and later, a staunch ally -- of the famously corrupt Democratic Party hierarchy in New York, centered at Tammany Hall, a clubhouse whose members freely trafficked in bribes, kickbacks, rigged government contracts and stolen elections.
"Roosevelt, in the end, came to Tammany. Tammany did not come to him," writes Terry Golway, author of "Machine Made," a masterly work on the history of Tammany Hall. Years later, as President, Roosevelt confided to a friend that "tens of thousands of people are members of Tammany Hall. I do not think they are all objectionable for that reason!"
That fundamental truth -- that local political machines, whatever their ethical shortcomings, are indispensable when it comes to winning elections -- was equally true for Roosevelt's vice president and successor, Harry Truman, who hailed from an even more flamboyantly corrupt political machine in Kansas City, Missouri.
The city machine was run by a notorious leader, "Boss Tom" Pendergast, whose reign ended with a stint in federal prison. Truman never renounced his early patron, and attended Pendergast's funeral days after being sworn in as vice president.
It's tempting to think "that was then, this is now" since Roosevelt and Truman operated in the days before television brought politics into nearly every American home. But consider what happened when -- decades before Watergate -- Richard Nixon weathered a scandal shortly after being named running mate to Dwight Eisenhower in 1952.
Journalists had discovered that the then-senator accepted money and personal gifts from a campaign fund financed by group of conservative businessmen, leading to widespread calls for Nixon to resign from the Republican ticket. Typical of the negative tone was one paper, The Sacramento Bee, that blasted Nixon as "the pet and protégé, the subsidized front man" for a "special interest group of rich Southern Californians."
Nixon answered the critics by seizing upon the still-new technology of television to deliver what's now known as the "Checkers" speech. (Nixon, staring into the cameras, said the only personal gift he'd received from the fund was a beloved dog, Checkers, that he had no intention of selling or returning.) Nixon also asked for -- and received -- a popular wave of calls from voters to GOP officials telling them to leave Nixon alone.
The Checkers speech, delivered to what was then the largest broadcast audience in history, not only showed the power of a direct appeal to the people, it also demonstrated the public's ability to look beyond the sometimes tawdry details of local politics and focus on the major issues of the day.
Voters accepted Lyndon Johnson as a vice president and later President despite widespread rumors that his election to the U.S. Senate in 1948 by a razor-thin, 87-vote margin was stolen with the help of corrupt Texas political bosses -- charges confirmed decades after the fact by biographer Robert Caro.
And in 1992 when it turned out that presidential candidate Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, had ties to an ethically stinky, failed land development deal called Whitewater, voters shrugged it off and made him leader of the free world. No matter how much outrage Clinton's enemies tried to stir up over Whitewater, it never took hold with the voting public, which returned Clinton to the presidency for a second term.
This is not to suggest that Perry's local troubles won't have a national impact. His indictment may scare away some potential supporters, making it harder for him to line up donations and early political support in this crucial pre-election season.
And a conviction -- highly unlikely but possible -- would surely end Perry's presidential hopes.
But the mere fact of a local political squabble casting a shadow on Perry's image ultimately won't automatically knock him out of the running. Far more important will be avoiding debate gaffes such as the famous "oops" incident in 2012 and making headway in early presidential states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, where Perry is currently mired in single digits in the polls.
It may not be much comfort to his supporters, but from the standpoint of presidential politics, Perry is pretty much the same candidate he was before the legal papers got served: a long shot with a tough road ahead of him.
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Cover Story: The @RealSaltLake brotherhood is still fighting for the perfect game http://citywk.ly/1a7Xooo #RSL
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"It'd be awesome to welcome everyone a little early." -Garth Lagerway @RealSaltLake fans full the Riot tonight! Be early, be loud! #Believe
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RealSaltLake.com: Video Preview: RSL vs LA Galaxy: Western Conference Semifinals 2nd Leg
ESPN 700: Garth Lagerwey on The Bill & Hans Show
MLSsoccer.com: Highlights: Sporting Kansas City 3, New England Revolution 1
MLSsoccer.com: Highlights: New York Red Bulls 1, Houston Dynamo 2
Real Salt Lake News & Notes
RealSaltLake.com: Playoff Preview: RSL v. LA Galaxy
RealSaltLake.com: Grabavoy out for Thursday's second leg against LA
MLSsoccer.com: Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy | MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal Preview
MLSsoccer.com: Armchair Analyst: Tactical lookahead to #RSLvLA in the Western Conference Semifinals
MLSsoccer.com: Real Salt Lake admit return leg at Rio Tinto still plays to LA Galaxy's favor – "But so what?"
The Salt Lake Tribune: RSL out to change history against the Galaxy
Deseret News: RSL feels confident heading into Game 2 against Galaxy
KSL.com: Real Salt Lake hosts Los Angeles Thursday in a must-win 2nd leg of semifinal series
ABC 4: RSL staying positive headed into playoff showdown
Pro Soccer Talk: MLS playoff preview: LA Galaxy take slim lead into Thursday's Western Conference semifinal second leg
Changing My Lens: Riley and Dunseth bring passion and experience to Real Salt Lake broadcasts
RSL Academy: Real Salt Lake, Vancouver Whitecaps and Indy Eleven to hold preseason at Grande Sports Academy
For the Fans, By the Fans
RSL Soapbox: Hamstring strain forces Grabavoy out of second leg v LA Galaxy
Real Nation: Audio: Ready for LA
MLS, Other News & Notes
MLSsoccer.com: Kick Off: Familiar ending for New York Red Bulls, joy for Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City
MLSsoccer.com: Portland Timbers plan to have "ruthless mentality" against Seattle Sounders despite one-goal advantage
MLSsoccer.com: Seattle Sounders confident they'll step up when it matters most: "This is the best opportunity"
MLSsoccer.com: LA Galaxy point to improved defense as reason for late-season surge: "We've gotten so much better"
MLSsoccer.com: Gutted New York Red Bulls rue mistakes in Houston loss: "I guess you can't exorcise every demon"
MLSsoccer.com: New York Red Bulls admit "there's no one else to blame" for another "anticlimactic" playoff exit
MLSsoccer.com: Houston Dynamo hail Tally Hall's resilience on a long night in Jersey: "He's not going to go and hide"
MLSsoccer.com: By any means: How Dominic Kinnear and Omar Cummings led Houston Dynamo past New York
MLssoccer.com: Armchair Analyst: Three things we learned from the Red Bulls turning forever orange
MLSsoccer.com: New York Red Bulls 1, Houston Dynamo 2 (AET) | MLS Eastern Conference Semifinal Match Recap
MLSsoccer.com: Head coach Peter Vermes happy to "entertain" Sporting KC faithful in dominant win
MLSsoccer.com: Seth Sinovic savors rare goal for Sporting KC: "It's nice to have one that's not bittersweet"
MLSsoccer.com: Sporting KC offer few surprises, but New England Revolution fail to stop the onslaught
MLSsoccer.com: Matt Reis' magical run for New England Revolution comes to painful end at Sporting Park
MLSsoccer.com: Jeff Bradley: Three things we learned about Sporting KC and their midfield mastery of New England
MLSsoccer.com: Sporting KC 3, New England Revolution 1 | MLS Eastern Conference Semifinal Match Recap
MLSsoccer.com: As rumors fly, Colorado Rapids coach Oscar Pareja says he has yet to be contacted by FC Dallas
MLSsoccer.com: LA Galaxy coaches say Gregg Berhalter has ingredients to succeed as Columbus Crew boss
SI.com: Sporting KC knocks out upstart Revolution with 3-1 win in extra time
SI.com: Houston Dynamo dump Red Bulls from MLS Playoffs in extra time
Goal.com: Player Spotlight: Omar Gonzalez
Pro Soccer Talk: Huge MLS playoff upset: Houston Dynamo stuns New York, advances into the Eastern Conference finals
Pro Soccer Talk: What We Learned from Sporting Kansas City's big win over New England
Soccer by Ives: SBI MLS Newcomer of the Year: Diego Valeri
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Rooming with your Baby
Keeping your baby with you throughout your hospital stay, "rooming in," has many benefits for you and your baby
What are the advantages of rooming in?
Better Sleep
Babies who room in with their mothers sleep deeper.
Less Crying
Newborns cry less when they are with their mothers. Levels of stress hormones of infants separated from their mothers are twice as high as those of infants who room in. Being with their mother is "home" for babies.
Better Breastfeeding
- Milk comes in sooner for mothers who room in than mothers who don't room in.
- Women who room in with their infants continue to nurse their babies longer.
- Babies who room in are fed more often.
- Women who room in with their newborns have higher rates of exclusive breastfeeding. Exclusive breastfeeding, meaning babies are not fed other foods or fluids besides breast milk, is recommended for babies' first 6 months by the American Academy of Pediatrics and many other health organizations.
Better Weight
Babies who room in gain weight better.
Less Jaundice
Babies who room in have decreased jaundice.
Better opportunity to get to know one another
- You have more opportunity to learn about your new baby! Mothers learn to recognize feeding cues when their babies stay in the same room. This doesn't happen as easily when you are separated.
- You will be better prepared to care for your infant at home.
- You will have more frequent interactions with your baby while rooming in. You will have more opportunity to touch, look at, and get to know one another better.
What about sleep?
- Studies show that mothers get the same amount and quality of sleep when their infants room in as when their infants are out of the room.
- Breastfeed in the side lying or laid-back position: baby can feed while you rest!
- Take the opportunity to rest during the day as well as the night. Your nurse can help with limiting day time interruptions and phone calls, if you'd like.
- Get your naps in along with the baby: sleep when baby sleeps!


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The world would be a much healthier and better place if all its inhabitants advocated sustainability instead of unlimited growth. Rather than trying to control nature and use it as a resource for development, we should revere it, respect it, and work with it. The Hostel in the Forest is taking steps to manifest this vision. We see that nature's creatures, including humans, animals, birds and insects share the same land in a unique manner. Inspired by the creativity found in the natural environment, we have transformed our ideas into actions by having an organic vegetable garden used in our dinners each night, recycling our wastes, having a cutting-edge gray-water system, watering plants with a solar powered irrigation system, and using a worm box that composts our table scraps into fertilizer for the garden. Hostel members sleep in tree houses, hike the T-trails through the 133 acre forest, swim and paddle canoes in the lake, take part in the healing process of walking our labyrinth, participate in the sweat lodges held on the nights of the full moon, eat a healthy vegetarian or vegan meal each night, and attend the many educational retreats and lectures designed to teach us how to move toward a wholesome and more sustainable future. We invite you to visit us and be a part of our work in progress; even participate in helping us with our projects, if you so desire. If you are financially able to do so, we would also be most appreciative of any gifts to our 501 C 3 tax-deductible organization in order to encourage and further our goals.


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This summer I'd like to develop a number of applications, all of them relatively small, yet risky -they're complex, I'm inexperienced-. I'm gonna work on my own because my classmates or other IT people I know really don't have a genuine interest in programming (I swear!).
Besides from making good code, I'd like to analyze, design and plan everything correctly. Probably applying standard methodologies would be excesive for a single-person project wouldn't it be?
So, what lifecycle and diagrams should I use? In college I've been taught only a very superficial approach to software engineering.


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I started to make my own yogurt.
It started innocently enough, I had an idea for a scene in my head and it involved making yogurt. So I researched how to do it. I realized as I was reading about it, that it was pretty simple. So I decided to try it. I didn't have to make the yogurt just for research. But doing it myself made it easier to write about it. I keep doing it because it's the type of yogurt I like, that is hard to find in the stores (full fat). Also it has led to making farmer's cheese, which my husband loves.
Did this mean that that scene became a recipe for how to make yogurt? No. Because that would be boring. But it was tempting.
We like to show off what we know. I don't think it's a pride issue. I think it's because we want to share knowledge with other people. But if you are writing a story, that is not the place to give a chapter lecture on theoretical physics. Even if you are writing hard science fiction. The reason, you will lose a lot of the audience.
It's happened to me as a reader. I remember a really interesting story about this man that could flip between parallel universes. The author must of been a fan or studied Eastern marital arts. Because when ever the hero got into a fight, every blow was named. Every fighting style was described in such detail, that I forgot I was reading an adventure story and thought I was reading a fighting manual. The story was slowed down with such detail, to the point I stopped reading.
How much to put in?
Enough to drive the story.
If you want to test yourself to see if you have put too much detail in. Read the story and skip that part. Better yet, get another to read it. If the story still makes sense without all that detail; CUT IT.
There are a lot of things I do as a hobby, that would be great to put in a story. And show off how much I know. But really, does a reader need to know that grandma screw up her gift sweater because she used the wrong cast on stitch while knitting.
If the detail is needed, add it. Maybe it becomes a plot point that you need to know every step in the tanning process, to figure out how the murder happened. Even then, just give the reader enough. Especially if you are describing the pre 20th century tanning process, you don't want your reader getting nauseous. Skip to about 3:20 in the video if you want to know why.
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The new home of UMass Boston baseball, Monan Park is one of the top field-turf facilities in all of college baseball. An exact replica of the historic Fenway Park, Monan Park features its own Green Monster, which stands 27 feet high, and stretches the entire length of left field. The field turf allows the Beacons to play in almost any type of weather, which gives them a huge advantage over other New England teams. The pitcher's mound is the same red clay used at Fenway Park, and is maintained by a professional trained staff. The stadium seats up to 500 fans and features a full working press box. The entire stadium is painted green just like its big brother Fenway, and is truly the gem of New England baseball.
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A nature lover and outdoors sportsman, the Prince is meeting with IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre to find out more about IUCN's work and explore ways of developing a relationship that will help global conservation efforts.
During his welcoming ceremony at IUCN's Swiss headquarters, the Prince said that he is delighted to be working with IUCN and looks forward to doing "great things" for nature.
Patrons of Nature play a key role in advising IUCN's top management on a wide range of strategic issues related to IUCN's work, as well as help us raise our visibility and reach out to decision makers.
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NIH creates new genetic testing registry to help researchers, consumers & healthcare providers
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it is creating a public database that researchers, consumers, health care providers, and others can search for information submitted voluntarily by genetic test providers. The Genetic Testing Registry (GTR) aims to enhance access to information about the availability, validity, and usefulness of genetic tests.
Currently, more than 1,600 genetic tests are available to patients and consumers, but there is no single public resource that provides detailed information about them. GTR is intended to fill that gap.
The overarching goal of the GTR is to advance the public health and research into the genetic basis of health and disease. As such, the registry will have several key functions: Encourage providers of genetic tests to enhance transparency by publicly sharing information about the availability and utility of their tests; Provide an information resource for the public, including researchers, health care providers and patients, to locate laboratories that offer particular tests; Facilitate genomic data-sharing for research and new scientific discoveries
"The need for this database reflects how far we have come in the last 10 years," said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "The registry will help consumers and health care providers determine the best options for genetic testing, which is becoming more and more common and accessible. Our combined expertise in biomedical research and managing such large databases makes NIH the ideal home for the registry."
The GTR project will be overseen by the NIH Office of the Director. The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), part of the National Library of Medicine at NIH, will be responsible for developing the registry, which is expected to be available in 2011. GTR genetic test data will be integrated with information in other NIH/NCBI genetic, scientific, and medical databases to facilitate the research process. This integration will allow scientists to make, more easily and effectively, the kinds of connections that ultimately lead to discoveries and scientific advances.
During the development process, NIH will engage with stakeholders-such as genetic test developers, test kit manufacturers, health care providers, patients, and researchers-for their insights on the best way to collect and display test information. In addition, other federal agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will be consulted.
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Access Makes the Difference
Classes start at a state-run school in Terai Payan, just a few kilometres from Peshawar, the capital of the Northwest Frontier Province. The students rush inside and make themselves comfortable – on the floor. There are no benches or chairs to sit on.
The teacher gives an English lesson, students from both class four and five repeat the sentences. Most of them are wearing shabby school uniforms, textbooks are shared by two and three. Ishtiaq Hamid, a teacher at the school, is dissatisfied with the situation.
"We, the teachers, are trying to improve the standard, but the problem is the people who live in the village. The parents don't care about how their children are doing in school, they don't even come here once in a year. So how are we going to improve if there is no feed-back?"
Students enjoy going to school
His students, however, enjoy going to school because life at home for them seems to be harder.
"When I come to school, I feel very happy, and we learn our lessons. Whatever the teacher tells us, we try to apply it in our daily life," says one of Ishtiaq Hamid's students who also instructs his students in things hygiene. "We feel very good when our teacher gives us a lesson, and we stay clean."
Another student explains that he would have to beg the family's neighbours for food, if he stayed at home. "I like going to school in neat and clean uniform, because if I stay at home, my parents give me a bowl to collect rice from our neighbours. So it is better to be in school."
High level of illiteracy
These children have the opportunity to go to school. Many don't. Half of the Pakistani population is illiterate. The main reasons: Lack of awareness and poverty. The consequence: A class-system of education, laments Syed Mazhar Ali Shah, Managing Director of the Frontier Education Foundation in Peshawar.
"There are two classes, at one level those people living below poverty line who can't afford getting their children in good education institutions. The second class is that of moneyed people who can afford to send their children to big institutions. This dichotomy still remains in this country and we have to finish it off, we have to bring it to a par, so that every soul of this country, every child in this country should have the same opportunity of equal quality education. This problem exists right from the creation of this country, every government is trying to reduce this bridge between the two segments of society, but unfortunately, we haven't achieved satisfying results."
The Pakistan government is currently running an education campaign. "We want to read – Education for all. Let's go and make it possible," is the message spread nation-wide.
Hardly any success in promoting education so far
Previous efforts to improve the educational indicators were without much success. On the United Nations Human Development Index which measures factors like poverty, life expectancy and education, Pakistan still ranks way behind other countries of the region.
In the busy city of Lahore the rush hour never ends. Eight million residents have to face daily pollution. In the midst, a few young guys are struggling to make their living. Most of them never went to school.
"I never thought of education and I just grew older without going to school," says Gulzada, a 17-year-old shoe-polisher. "My parents never did anything for my education."
"There is no need for me to get educated anymore because I'm old enough," tells us Kashif, a sanitary worker who says he's either 15 or 16 years old – he doesn't know his exact birthday.
"I went up to class eight," says 15-year-old Idris. "Now I work in a juice-shop. We are twelve brothers and sisters, but only 3 of them go to school."
The provincial government of Punjab has installed a Literacy and Non-Formal Education Department in 2002 to improve the literacy rate. Abid Safeed is secretary of the department in Lahore and knows much is to do.
Formal school drop-out rate of 50 per cent
"The literacy rate in Pakistan is very disappointing," says Safeed. "Keeping in view the developing countries around us, the literacy rate in a country like us should have been much higher. One reason I may point out is that the population growth is one factor. But there are also economic factors and the drop-out rate from the formal schools. And the drop-out rate is quite alarming – around 50 per cent. Drop-out has various factors: Economic factors, the socio-economic prevailing our country, the societal attitudes and the most alarming thing is that the literacy rate among the females is very discouraging."
Especially in the remote areas schooling is a problem for girls. They are the first to stay at home. "The girls drop out because of the various socio-economic reasons," Abid Safeed goes on to explain.
"One is, they help their mothers at home, help their mothers bring up the children, help the mother in the household affairs, and secondly the conservatism prevailing in some of our far-flung areas leads to such a thing that the girls, when they grow up, they should not be outside their houses, should not go to the schools or it is not safe for them to travel a longer distance. And thirdly, some of these girls even work on the field with their parents."
Educating Pakistan's females
Hence Shabbir Shah, Chairman of the Viqarun Nisa Girls School in Rawalpindi, wants the society to focus on educating the females in Pakistan.
"Unless you teach the mother, the rest of the family in our culture will remain illiterate. So it must start with the girls who are the future mothers, and once you teach the mother you will find the family as the whole, all her siblings and so, they will become educated, or at least literate.
Poor facilities is another cause for low enrolment rates, says Muhammad Zameer, principal of a small government school near Rawalpindi.
"I am the only teacher here for five classes," says Muhammad Zameer. "There is no electricity, no water, no furniture, the students have to sit on the floor. I have applied for further staff for this school to the ministry of education, but haven't received any reply at all."
The citizens are taking action
The barriers for children having access to schools are multi-facetted. But an increasing number of concerned parents is not willing to wait for government help anymore. They are taking things into their hands to provide quality education for their children.
Communities open free or low-cost schools in areas where there are none or few. In Kot Radha Kishen, a less-developed community one hour's drive from Lahore, this was the birth of a citizen school.
Dr. Noor Ahmed Akhtar, manager of the development trust, explains how the trust works:
"This trust has been formulated for the improvement and the development. So we thought that there is need of education for this area because many families began migrating from this small town to Lahore and the big cities. There was no quality standard education around here. So we thought that there should be a good institution that could cater the quality education at a minimum affordable price to the inhabitants of the area."
A qualified staff, scholarships – and a ride to school
Like Noor Ahmed Akhtar many parents decided to stay after the school was established. Coasters pick and drop students from surrounding villages within the range of 15 kilometres, scholarships are given to students from poor class families, the teachers are highly qualified. A father of two kids in Kot Radha Kishen is happy he stayed.
"I was just planning to shift to Lahore for the studies of my kids when this school opened. I think it is good for us. We now have a nearby school of that standard, a standard that is delivered in Lahore. The other schools are not delivering that education that can change our generation. We have to give our generation a modern education, a progressive education to change our next generation. But the governmental schools and the small traditional private schools in our little towns, they are just delivering the formal education, just formalities that doesn't change our next generation."
So lack of adequate resources often leave parents with no opportunities but to rely on private schooling. In the past 20 years, private institutions have mushroomed in Pakistan, offering foreign curriculum and English instead of Urdu as the medium of instruction.
Their number has increased from about 3,300 in 1983 to over 36,000 some 19 years later. Rainhard Sauer from the German Agency for Technical Cooperation, GTZ, has the reasons for this growth.
Efficiency of private schools
"The private school sector over the past years has developed deeply into the middle class and even the upper section of the lower classes," says Sauer.
"The current estimate is that approximately 25per cent of the overall primary school enrolment is in private schools and this shows that this caters for a growing middle class. The difference between the private schools and the government ones is that there is more discipline. Whereas at the government schools, there are a lot of problems of quality, the teachers may not be in school punctually, they are posted in places where they are not resident, and the small private school entity organises that better."
English as key to economic success
One of the really big private educational institutions in Pakistan is Kinnaird College for Women in Lahore. It's an upper-class college, with English naturally being the medium of instruction. Maha Farooq, a 22-year-old student, is doing her masters in mass communication. She thinks profound English knowledge is essential if one wants to play a role as a global player.
"We should have pride in our national language, it is part of our identity," says Maha Farooq. "But Pakistan is a developing country. Since English is the basic standard in all the world, in order to compete with all the others, we need to learn that (language). After that, once we reached that standard, of course we can emphasise on our own national language. But right now we have to get at equal terms with international standards."
The Virtual University of Pakistan
Knowledge beyond boundaries is the idea of the Virtual University of Pakistan. As the name indicates, this institution delivers education with a modern approach: broadcast television and the internet are the platforms for information and education.
"Welcome to our website. You are watching Lectures 1, Introduction to Computing." Any subject can be studied across the country as well as overseas, explains Dr. Naveed Malik, rector of the newly established university. All students need is a computer, internet access, and the dedication to learn.
"Previously that was the trend – to complete your education and head abroad," explains Naveed Malik.
"But now with the changing world scenario that is getting more and more difficult. In fact, one of the focus areas in our curriculum is to provide an enabling education so that students after graduation not necessarily run out seeking for jobs. Education should enable them to maybe set up an enterprise of their on. So we are teaching them entrepreneur skills. Basically, it is an enabling education, so we hope that our graduates will become job-creators, not job-seekers."
No education for the poor
The Pakistani education system has created a class system: At the heights are private boarding schools, highly expensive and professionally equipped at Western standards. Then there are elite English-medium institutions that prepare pupils for professional colleges and universities. More to the bottom is the Urdu-medium public system, currently creating hordes of Bachelors and Masters who are fit for little but clerkship.
Then there is an increasing number of young Pakistanis coming out of religious seminaries or madressahs, whose knowledge is mostly limited to non-secular education. And for the poor – there is no education at all.
A path Pakistan should not move on, according to Professor Dr. Khalid Alavi from the International Islamic University in Islamabad.
The anger of those left behind
"There is an elite system in Pakistan, in which the educational institutions are catering for the class which is well to do," explains Khalid Alavi. "They have established a private school system. They are beyond the reach of the common man. The public system has comparatively deteriorated. So I believe the public system should be strengthened and if there is a private sector, it should not be decided by the system of wealth but on the basis of intellect and merit. In fact, this elite system is dividing the nation into two groups – the ruling elite and the common man – which is harmful for the solidarity of this country because we are creating permanent division in society. There is anger among the common man that their schools are day by day neglected."
Professor Muhammad Ayyaz, Principal of the Divisional Public School of Rawalpindi, has been in the teaching profession for 36 years. When he took over in 2001, he started restructuring the school, opening two fully equipped computer-labs for boys and girls, installing washrooms and air-conditioners, raising the salary of teachers and awarding scholarships to talented students.
His institution is doing well – the school fees cover all expenses. But he never forgot that his roots lie in a far-flung village where access to schools never was easy.
The responsibility of the government
"Those who can afford it – let them go to public schools. But for the common people, let the government establish schools for them. It should be the responsibility of the government to provide education for each and every child. Those who can afford for other institutions, well, let them go. But let the government provide facilities for the common people."
Mainly in the rural areas, a drop in quality education has to do with low budgetary allocations, meaning teachers are paid low for their work. Thus the frustration rate is high in the teaching profession, says Muhammad Saeed Shahid from the Institute of Education and Research at the Punjab University in Lahore.
"If we want to improve the teaching profession, we have to give more socio-economic status to teachers. It is a tragedy that people with a higher scores and better qualification don't like to join the teaching profession – this is a world-wide problem, not only in Pakistan – because the salaries of the teachers compared to other professions are low. If we want to improve the quality of teachers here, and also teacher education, we have to give more socio-economic status to teachers."
Rubina Zaheer, vice-director of the private City-School chain, agrees. She knows that quality teaching is interlinked with the socio-economic satisfaction of teachers. So whoever wants good teachers has to pay for them – access to quality education in Pakistan is not a bargain.
Peter Koppen/Abdul Hafeez
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