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What's the difference between human clippers and dog's? I can get a human clipper with multiple length blade guard for ~25 bucks but dog clippers are almost 100 bucks. Will human hair clippers work for dogs as well?
What's the difference between human clippers and dog's? I can get a human clipper with multiple length blade guard for ~25 bucks but dog clippers are almost 100 bucks. Will human hair clippers work for dogs as well?
A good friend of mine used to share his clippers with the dog!
They'll work, but you might not like the results.
what's the difference with dog clippers? why wouldn't I like the results?
To me clippers are clippers. The reason why the dog clippers cost more is because most of them are the higher end clippers. For dog you need a higher end clipper because they have a stronger motor to run through their fur without pulling on the fur. For human, you dont need a higher end clipper (althought it would be nice) because our hair are not as thick as dog fur so we don't need a stronger motor.
Hope this helps.
Melanie - Cocker Spaniel
I think you will find on most dogs the human clippers will not go through the hair at all and if they do, they pull too much on the hair so the dog really will not like it.
Offhand thought-- maybe check out horse supply stores for horse clippers? I've never clipped a dog, but I've used horse clippers a lot and they always looked just like a sturdier version of human ones. Horse grooming stuff tends to be cheaper compared to dog stuff.
horse clippers tend have a strong motor in order to clip an entire horse, and are also usually very loud. i am not a fan, and most dogs do not need the motor strength, and do not tolerate the noise.Offhand thought-- maybe check out horse supply stores for horse clippers? I've never clipped a dog, but I've used horse clippers a lot and they always looked just like a sturdier version of human ones. Horse grooming stuff tends to be cheaper compared to dog stuff.
ok point taken...thanks guys/gals
I went to Petsmart and local pet supply stores and now I'm confused at the many different models and brands I can get...the price ranges from 50-200...so which one do you recommend?
A cheaper clipper will get the job done okay, but the difference will be in how well the cut looks and how long the clipper holds up.
Many cheaper 'home grooming' clipper sets have an adjustable blade, and different length 'comb attachments', that will help you determine a coat length. However, you will need to make sure there is absolutely no matts in the dog's coat, or those combs come right off. The lengths of the blade attachment will vary, and I think the longest 'clip' you can get off those is usually a #7 length...which may be too short for your dog. Often the home grooming kits blade is not removeable.
I, even before I started grooming dogs, preferred a clipper that I could swap out blades on easily, so determining length was a peice of cake, and I didn't have to worry about making sure the blade was tightened properly, etc.
I am an avid Andis clipper fan...I have 6 of them I rotate while I groom, each one has a certain blade on it, so I don't have to constantly swap blades out; saves on the wear and tear of the blade drive. I use Super Two Speed models, and also have a cordless that I use for faces, and feet.
The dog clippers work wonderfully on my hair.
If I have to give my dog treats for obeying commands, then the terrorists have won.
I tried to use our clippers (a $50 Wahl set) on the dog and it just wasn't working so I took her to the groomer. I was a bit overwhelmed at the idea of doing her feet, and around her face, anyway. Now that she is groomed, I think I could possibly keep up with it myself though, as long as it doesn't get long and matted like it was when she came to us.
I trimmed around her eyes with hubby's beard trimmer the other day. Shhhh.... don't tell him. Why is it that the hair on top of her nose, in front of her eyes seems to grow faster than all the rest? I just had her groomed 6 wks ago.
The skill required to use clippers and the time in labor using them is far more costly than the high-end clippers themselves. Think about what a cut costs at the groomer's and how much a good clipper costs. If you're willing to develop the skill and do the work, you'll save/earn enough to pay for the best in two clips.
The mainstays are the Oster A5 (equivalent to Classic 76 in the human product line) and the Andis. You can get one speed or two speed, but the key thing is that these clippers are built with reliable parts and materials, they run cool, they have a wide selection of blades and attachements available, they're not going to be discontinued in your lifetime, and they've been trusted for at least 25 years or more and they have powerful universal motors -- as opposed to the magnetic drives in the cheapest trimmers and the dc motors in the battery operated clippers.
I have a Classic 76. This is the same as the A5 that's marketed for animals. The blades are interchangeable except the labeling scheme is screwy. Human blades are all finishing blades and numbered like 0, 1, 1 1/2, 3, 4 etc. Whereas animal blades with digital only labels like 3, 4 etc. are skip-tooth blades and the blades labeled 3F, 4F etc. are "finishing" blades, equivalent to human 3, 4 blades. The design of the blades is otherwise identical, but some of the blade treatments and coatings vary. There's cryogenic hardened blades for longevity, Ag ion (Silver ion) treated blades for anti-septic properties, and there's "Elite" blades that have both cryogenic treatment, Ag ion coating and titanium plating for lubricity (cooler running).
I have some of each and I like the Elite blade for the dog because the clippers tend to run for a long time on him. For my family it doesn't make much difference because haircuts are over faster.
You can get an A5 or Classic 76 with a couple blades for $120-150 price range. Plastic attachment combs will extend the range of use on blades for some purposes but in other cases you'll need various blades.
I don't have experience with Andis but I believe their high end models enjoy the same market position as Oster's. I don't know of anything else that has the same level of respect with groomers and barbers anywhere. I'm sure some people doing lower volume work are doing it with the cordless models because batteries have come a long way and a Li ion unit would probably do fine but for a comparable cordless unit you're going to have to pay quite a bit more than corded units.
The A5 is a good unit for horses but anyone doing high volume work on large animals is going to use a bigger unit like sheap shears. They're faster but they don't do good work on dogs.
NO! It seems like a deal to get the human ones, but don't buy them unless you intend to use them on yourself in the future. Even the 'almost 100' dollar clippers may be useless depending on what type of dog you have and the coat. If you go to a place like PetsMart a decent pair of clippers will run you almost 200. Otherwise you're wasting your money.
It all grows out the same you just notice it more over the eyes because it is where you're looking the most. Plus it can be bothersome and stinky depending on the dog and it's tearing.
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I tried using my beard clipper. Nothing doing.
I bought a fifty-something dollar Andis clipper. It works fine for my beasts, but it remains to be seen how long it will hold up. I would advise against a battery operated clipper. The one I got has an electro-magnet motor and runs off of house current. It's pretty strong. A permanent magnet motor probably won't cut it, so to speak.
Dog clippers (good ones anyway), have a higher running speed to them (some have 2 speeds), which helps the blades clip the thicker finer hair of the dog. You might get through a dog's coat with a human clipper, but you could potentially wreck his coat, as the blades may just kind of 'crunch' through the hair, rather than cut it cleanly, like the faster stronger pet clipper will. If you spend the money on a decent clipper, it should outlast your dog...I have clippers from over 10 years ago, and they are still used daily (I groom dogs and cats)...so they have definitely 'earned' their asking price!!!!
As far as checking out horse clippers, unless you have a large breed dog I highly discourage this, as they are really bulky, and there is no way you will reach all the areas, and definitely no way you will get into small spaces, like armpits, and groin areas, without possibly cutting the dog's skin. You also will not be able to change blades on these livestock clippers easily. Yes, they are powerful, but that's overkill for a dog!
Ummm...most of Andis' clippers have the permanent rotar...I have all Andis clippers and they have stood up to everything! I have two speeds (of various versions), as well as a cordless...They have all 'paid for themselves'.
All of my corded clippers were around the 120-130 range new, and my cordless with extra battery, and corded adaptor costed me around 280 new. ALL are over two years old...with my oldest one being around 10-11 (still usable)...
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According my experience, the Dog Clippers can do Human clippers things , but human clippers cant do dog clippers things.
I only use A N D I A brand clippers, they have many blades for all types of hair and cuts, coats. You can see them on line.


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October treats
Don't be a scaredy-cat, phone and follow up phobia is a myth!
By Jean MacDonald
1. Write a script and read it to someone over the phone. You can prepare the script yourself or you can use a prewritten script.
Follow the one that feels the most comfortable. Writing your script down helps the memory process. Now practice with a mirror, smile and reread over and over. This will improve your confidence level.
Now try role play! This is a good way of combating your phobia. Call up a friend and ask him or her to act like a prospect. Have them make up challenges and prepare yourself to overcome objections.
2. If you are selling a product, make sure you know your information well. If you do not know the answer about your product, let the customer know you will get the information and call them back. Be credible.
3. If you are a novice in the field of network marketing you should first study in detail about the company you are working with and also form a clear conception about the products or services you are offering.
Once you gain the confidence, you will feel more comfortable on the phone. Network marketeers receive a lot of no's don't get upset it just takes practice and persistence.
4. In business helping others is what we should focus on. The only way to find out who can use your help is to call them and "Just Ask."
5. If you can accept the challenge, practice, listen and face the no's then you can easily rid yourself of phone phobia. Remember NO means NEXT! It can also mean they need more information. Build value don't sell. "Remember there is a sign around everyone's neck that says; "Make me feel important."
To avoid phone phobia, make calls when you are feeling best. Understand the best time of day or evening for you ( but make the calls.) Do not assume the other person is too busy, they may not be available, too late in the day, getting kids off to school, may be at lunch, too early etc. No excuses! Having an accountability partner to help keep you on track will be a key to your success.
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Carving out some Halloween Trivia
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
Jack o' Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
Don't trick yourself on leaving your job, work on YOU to evolve!
I was talking with a client the other day and sometimes the job we are in is not the most favorite job we love. We spoke at length on how difficult it has been for him.
He realized that the most difficult part of the job was learning the art of mastering the language and the disipline it takes to develop the skills. He is in medical sales working with medical device products. Being prepared, knowing your product and being able to give the answers on the spot is so important.
More important is that you are practicing every day to get better. You are working on yourself. No matter the job you are in, work on you so when the next opportunity comes your way you are prepared, more confident and organized.
I just read an article by the late Jim Rohn and he said; "If you will embrace the disciplines associated with the new opportunity, you will soon find that your self-confidence starts to grow, that you go from being a skeptic to being a believer.And soon, when you go out person to person, talking to people, you will find it to be the most thrilling opportunity in the world. Every person you meet—what could it be? Unlimited! The next person could become a friend for life. The next person could be an open door to retiring. The next person could be a colleague for years to come. It's big stuff. And sometimes in the beginning, when we are just getting started, we don't always see how big it is.
So, before you are tempted to give up or get discouraged, remember all success is based on long-term commitment, faith, discipline, attitude and a few other stepping stones along the way. You might not like the stone you are on right now, but it's sure to be one of the stones that leads to great opportunities in the future."
This is wonderful advice and it can give you a whole new outlook on the job you are now in. Eleanor Roosevelt said; "Do something that scares you every day!" For me writing is scary. I write like I talk.
Sometime I know the grammar is incorrect, thank goodness for spell check but I am enjoying it more and more. I look forward to bring you some pearls of wisdom from things I am learning and help enhance your journey.
~ Jean MacDonald ~

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Week 03 - I AM the Door
Life Group Questions
Key Verse: John 10:1-10
Parable of the Good Shepherd
10 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers." 6 This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.
7 So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and [a]have it abundantly.
1. Jesus says, I am the Door for the sheep. The pictures that were shown on Sunday illustrated a couple of different types of enclosures. Share with your Life Group what stood out to you in the pictures.
2. In which of the following three areas have you experienced the biggest challenge in your life?
A. Look for open doors.
B. Walk through open doors.
C. Don't open your own doors.
3. Pastor Paul stated that the Door is a picture of protection. Have you experienced the Door's protection? If yes, share with your Life Group one story of God's protection.
4. Has this series given you a new perspective of Jesus? What had changed in your understanding?
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Carlmont on the path to sustainability
Andrey Zaytsev, Staff Writer
January 23, 2018
The idea of a green planet is a prominent topic in our world today, especially among youth. Carlmont has recently contributed to this trend with new products to help save the environment. The Carlmont administration has recently implemented a new type of water bottle, called Path Water, designed ...
Green Team works to implement a tri-bin waste system
Rachel Matatyaou, Publicity Director
October 14, 2017
The Green Team is making efforts to establish a tri-bin waste system at Carlmont, which would consist of compost, recycling, and landfill. This would be an expanded and more efficient waste system, as the school currently has landfill bins with several recycling bins around campus. This club is l...
Reformed recycling sytem
March 19, 2012
In recent years, Carlmont has attempted to become more eco-friendly. Enlisting the help of Recology, a solid waste management and recycling company, Carlmont plans to raise a higher level of environmental awareness throughout campus. Recology is recognized as the industry leader in resource recovery,...


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So, one of my FAVOURITE leading-up-to Christmas traditions is sitting by my gorgeous lit up tree, wine in hand, lights off, and the smell of Christmas-y candles burning. NOTHING is cozier, you guys.
I'm a huge candles person. The smell, the sound, the vibes, the ambiance…it's all just so appropriate for the Holidays. I mean, I'm a candles person all year round, but over Christmas, I just get wayyy too excited and buy everything.
Since Black Friday is tomorrow, I thought I'd share my fave candles with you guys. Also, if you could smell my home right now, you'd die, because I've got about seven candles lit and it smells amazing! Think pine cones, fresh balsam & evergreen trees with hints of vanilla. If that's not cozy, I don't know what is…
Okay, let's talk candles.
WINTER | This one is a Bath & Body Works fave! It's 3-wick and made using the highest concentration of fragrance oils. If you don't like a strong smell, this one isn't for you. However, in a big space, this won't be too strong. The smells are amazing!! Think white wood, pine needles, clementines, and spiced cloves. YUM.
SANTA'S COOKIES | Yes, I'll take anything that smells like cookies, thanks. This one from The Canadian Candle Company is not only delicious smelling, with smells of sweet cookie dough, vanilla extracts, and a hint of nutmeg, but also a wood wick candle! And if you don't know what a wood wick candle is, you need to RUN out and get one. Their WoodWick candle features a natural wick made from organic wood, and literally sounds like crackling fire. So shut off your TV, music, or whatever else is going on in the background, grab your favourite book and listen to the sounds of crackling fire while you read. Kind of perfect, no? I'm also loving the vintage jar…
SNOWY PINE & FIR BALSAM | This one HAS to be my favourite from Indigo! Because the smell of fir balsam is just heaven on earth. If you're into the scents of white pine, crisp air, orange zest, snow rose, fuji apple, sage, sandalwood, atlas cedar and fir balsam, this one's for you! I love a fresh smelling home, as I'm sure we all do. Lol. But there's something about this scent that just makes Christmas come sooner. I'm one of those (crazy) people that will start Christmas decorating pretty soon after Halloween…
VANILLA SNOWFLAKE | This one is another popular one from Bath & Body Works. It's very light and calming. It's also 3-wick, and smells of vanilla, iced fir, mint, and coconut flakes. You can actually smell a little bit of everything in there. Which is why I love this one so much! Also, anything that's coconut related, I'm obsessed with. Bounty chocolate, coconut oil, Coconut chips, and the list goes on.
If you're gearing up for the Christmas season, and have no idea what to buy someone, candles make the perfect stocking stuffers. I mean, I can't get ENOUGH candles. They are all over my place and my home just smells like Christmas all the time. What more can you ask for, right?
Any other candle lovers out there? What are your faves? Share!
I'm going to get cozy with some Riesling and another episode of How To Get Away With Murder, all candles lit of course.
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Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
date: 10/06/2017
room: SL 165 (723 West Michigan street)
11:00 am
Edison da Silva, PhD/Federal University of Campina Grande
There are different structures of multilevel converters that can be utilized for machine drive and for renewable energy systems. This talk addresses some of these possibilities. In addition, a fault-tolerant system is presented based in the adequate reconfiguration of one type of multilevel inverter with the objective of continuous operation, even under fault, until a programmed stop.
Edison Roberto Cabral da Silva received the M.S.E.E. degree from the University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1968, and the Dr. Eng. degree from the Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, in 1972. He is currently Professor Emeritus at the Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil and Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil. His current research interests include power electronic structures and motor drives.
Nabil Abdennadher, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Applied Sciences, Western Switzerland
The cloud computing ecosystem comprises hundreds of providers, offering diverse computing services, incompatible APIs, and significantly different pricing models. Cloud application management platforms hide the heterogeneity of the services and APIs, allowing, to varying degrees, portability between providers. These tools remove technical barriers to switching providers, but they do not provide a mechanism for evaluating the cost effectiveness of switching. This talk presents a decision support system, working within cloud application management platforms, that evaluates the costs of a customer's applications using resources from different cloud service providers. The system (1) generalizes and normalizes multiple cloud pricing models and (2) gathers pricing data from cloud providers. These, in conjunction with the application resource consumption model, allow the cloud pricing module to estimate a price for the application for each cloud provider. To demonstrate this, the cloud pricing module has been integrated with the SlipStream multi-cloud application management platform, allowing its users to optimize their choice of provider(s).
Nabil Abdennadher received the Diploma in Engineering (Computer science) from Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l'Informatique (ENSI, Tunisia), and the Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from University of Valenciennes in 1988 and 1991, respectively. He was an assistant professor at the University of Tunis II from 1992 to 1998 and a research assistant at the Computer Science Department of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) from 1999 to 2000. In 2001, he joined the Department of Computer Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences, Western Switzerland (HESSO, hepia) as an assistant professor. In 2008, he became an associate professor and in 2017 he was promoted to full professor. He is currently head of both the inIT Research Institute and the 'Large Scale Distributed Systems research group'. His major research interests include high performance computing, Internet of Things and urban computing. Nabil Abdennadher is currently leading several projects funded by the Swiss confederation (CTI and SNF). During the last years, he has participated in two FP7 European projects. He is also the founder of two companies in Tunisia and Switzerland.
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The tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) is one of the candidates for beyond CMOS devices. The TFET devices are aimed at supply voltages less than 0.5 V which is enabled by the sub 60 mV sub-threshold swing. To design TFET circuits an analytical device model is required that accurately estimates terminal currents and charges versus terminal voltages. The Notre Dame TFET (NDTFET) model has been developed and coded in Verilog-A. The Verilog-A code has been made publicly available for the global design community at nanohub.org. The talk starts with a discussion of the electrical characteristics of TFETs followed by a short description of the most important features of the NDTFET model. Afterwards, several examples are presented that use the NDTEFT model to design analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, such as, for example, amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters, ultra-low voltage digital circuits, ultra-low voltage oscillators and charge pumps.
Trond Ytterdal received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1990 and 1995, respectively. He was employed as a research associate at the University of Virginia (1995-1996) and as a research scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York (1996-1997). From 1997 to 2001 he worked as an ASIC designer at Nordic Semiconductor in Trondheim, Norway. Since 2001 he has been on the faculty of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where he is a Professor at the Department of Electronic Systems. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 papers and is a co-developer of the circuit simulator AIM-Spice. His current research interests include design of analog integrated circuits, behavioral modeling and simulation of mixed-signal systems, modeling of nanoscale transistors and novel device structures. Prof. Ytterdal is a member of The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences and a Senior Member of IEEE.
One of the current focuses in precision medicine study is to fully characterize the phenotype associated heterogeneous characteristics shared by certain but unknown subsets of samples. We recently developed a probabilistic model based bi-clustering approach to comprehensively capture the heterogeneous characteristics shared by subset of samples in large scale omics data. With this computational capability, we developed computational frameworks for single cell data analysis and study of drug resistance mechanisms. Based on this capability, we also developed a method to predict the gain or loss of functions led by specific individual or collective effect of mutations by integrating cancer genomics and transcriptomics data.
Dr. Chi Zhang received his B.S degree in Mathematics from Peking University in 2010 and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from the University of Georgia in 2015. Dr. Chi Zhang joined IU-School of Medicine in the August of 2016. His research focus including computational modeling of cancer micro-environment by using large scale omics data and developing novel computation methods to integrate multiple tissue level and single cell omics data types to understand the mechanism of cancer initiation, progression, metastasis and cancer tumor tissue's resistance to certain therapies.
Russell Eberhart, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, IUPUI
This presentation discusses possible approaches to evolving intelligence in which blended intelligence and extended analog computing play roles. Deep learning and universal learning are briefly summarized. A definition of blended intelligence is proposed, followed by an introduction to extended analog computing. Implementing extended analog computing to achieve intelligence without algorithms is discussed. A revised definition of blended intelligence that includes algorithm-less computing is proposed.
Dr. Russell C. Eberhart is an independent consultant. He is also Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He was formerly CTO of Phoenix Data Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and CTO of Computelligence, LLC. He received his Ph.D. from Kansas State University in electrical engineering. He is co-editor of a book on neural networks (1991), and co-author of Computational Intelligence PC Tools, published in 1996 by Academic Press. He is co-author of a book with Jim Kennedy and Yuhui Shi entitled Swarm Intelligence: Concepts to Implementations, published in August 2007 by Morgan Kaufmann/Elsevier. He was awarded the IEEE Third Millenium Medal. In January 2001, he became a Fellow of the IEEE. He was elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2002. In 2011, he and Dr. James Kennedy were awarded the IEEE Pioneer Award, the highest award an IEEE society can bestow upon an individual for their development of particle swarm optimization. He has been granted six U.S. Patents, and has done ground-breaking work in applying swarm intelligence to human tremor analysis, sleep disorders medicine, evolutionary analog computing, logistics, spectrum warfare, and optimization of resource allocation. His current research is in blended intelligence, the melding of
DATE: November 11, 2016, noon
Andres Tovar
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
For more than a decade, there have been various attempts to improve motor vehicle safety by designing crashworthy structures using topology optimization methods. For mildly nonlinear problems, investigators have relied on simplifications of the dynamic multi-body interaction and the structure's nonlinear behavior to approximate sensitivity coefficients. That approach has been shown to be of limited use in large-scale, industrial applications. This research proposes a new design algorithm inspired in the distributed control mechanisms that govern biological functional adaptation—or the means by which biological structures become better suited to their environment. In this numerical approach, sensor and actuator are distributed throughout a prescribed design domain using cellular automata (CAs). A desired global structural response is achieved by design rules that locally modify the material distribution around each CA. The results obtained by the CA control-based design algorithm show a dramatic improvement with respect to traditional topology optimization. Further improvement is also achieved through the introduction of a design and analysis of computer experiments (DACE) method. Results are demonstrated in the design of various lightweight, energy-absorbing vehicle including progressively folding thin-walled structures.
Andres Tovar, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at IUPUI (2011-Present). He served as a Research Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame (2008-2011) and as an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at the National University of Colombia. Dr. Tovar received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Industrial Automation from the National University in 1995 and 2000, respectively. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Currently, Dr. Tovar is the director of the Engineering Design Research Lab and the Center for Additive Manufacturing Research at IUPUI. His main research areas include simulation-based design methodologies for large-scale, nonlinear applications in materials and mechanical components.
Xiao Luo
Computer Information and Graphic Technology
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
With rapid development of electronic devices, mobile devices and computer software and applications, huge volume of data is being generated every second. Big data has hit business, government, healthcare and scientific sectors. There is no double that value, competitiveness and efficiency are driven by data in all these sectors. In this talk, I will present three projects in the area of data mining and analytics that I have worked on. These projects landed in the text mining, email marketing effectiveness prediction and health data analytics. Challenges and successes in data extraction, data representation, data mining and data analytics methodologies will be discussed. In this talk, I will also talk about the future research projects in the health informatics domain.
Dr. Xiao Luo is currently an assistant professor at the department of Computer Information and graphic technology of IUPUI. Before joining IUPUI, she is a senior data engineer at Nova Scotia Health and Wellness in Canada. She obtained her PhD of Computer Science from Dalhousie University in 2009. She previously worked on multiple Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) funded projects as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University and Saint Mary's University. She also worked as a research officer for National Research Council of Canada and as a research computing consultant for Atlantic Research Data Center. Dr. Xiao Luo's research interests include intelligent and cross disciplines data analytics, applied data mining and machine learning, big data representation and integration, and automated data extraction. She has published academic papers in international conferences and industrial white papers with different organizations. She served as a PC member or reviewer for different international conferences and journals, such as Journal of Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Journal of Discovery Science, Recent Advances on Computational Intelligence in Defense and Security, and so on.
Archived Seminars 2016-2017
Room: SL 108 (723 West Michigan street)
Xia Ning, Ph.D.
Computer & Information Science, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
We are in the era of Big Data, where the sheer volume, high velocity, data heterogeneity and complexity have introduced unprecedented challenges to data mining and machine learning research and their applications in real life. Effectively mining, learning and eventually creating values from Big Data become critical for many high-impact application domains.
In this talk, I will address some Big-Data issues for two specific application domains, i.e., Recommender Systems and Chemical Informatics. For Recommender Systems, I will introduce SLIM, a sparse linear method, that can achieve high prediction accuracy and has low computational requirements for Top-N recommendation from Big Data. I will also present a unified frame based on SLIM that enables effective exploration and incorporation of additional meta-data for better recommendation performance. For Chemical Informatics, I will present my work iSAR on predicting compound activities, where iSAR provides a guided-search approach over the entire chemical space (~10100 compounds) by leveraging available information from related protein targets. I will also briefly talk about my work on Bioinformatics and on-going projects on drug discovery problems.
BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Xia Ning is currently an assistant professor at the Computer & Information Science Department, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Before joining IUPUI in 2014, she was a researcher at NEC Labs America. She got her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in 2012, under the supervision of Prof. George Karypis. Dr. Ning's primary research interests lie in Big Data analytics, data mining and machine learning, with specific applications in Recommender Systems, Chemical Informatics and Health Informatics. She has published papers on both high-impact journals (e.g., Journal of Chemical Informatics and Models) and top conferences (e.g., KDD, ICDM, SDM, CIKM, Recsys, WWW and AISTATS). She has also served as a PC member for top venues as well as a panelist for NSF. Dr. Ning holds 11 pending/granted patents with NEC Labs and Qualcomm, Inc. Her research is currently supported by NSF.
Date: Monday, June 6, 2016
Title: Optimum Functional Forms of Spoofing Attacks, Optimum Processing for Man-in- the-Middle Attacks and Interesting Implications to Unattacked Quantized Sensor Estimation Systems
Speaker: Rick S. Blum, Robert W. Wieseman Endowed Professor of Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., Lehigh University
Abstract: Estimation of an unknown deterministic vector from quantized sensor data is considered in the presence of spoofing and man-in-the-middle attacks which alter the data presented to several sensors. First, asymptotically optimum processing, which identifies and categorizes the attacked sensors into different groups according to distinct types of attacks, is outlined in the face of man-in-the-middle attacks. Necessary and sufficient conditions are provided under which utilizing the attacked sensor data will lead to better estimation performance when compared to approaches where the attacked sensors are ignored. Next, necessary and sufficient conditions are provided under which spoofing attacks provide a guaranteed attack performance in terms of the Cramer-Rao Bound (CRB) regardless of the processing the estimation system employs, thus defining a highly desirable attack. Interestingly, these conditions imply that, for any such attack when the attacked sensors can be perfectly identified by the estimation system, either the Fisher Information Matrix (FIM) for jointly estimating the desired and attack parameters is singular or the attacked system is unable to improve the CRB for the desired vector parameter through this joint estimation even though the joint FIM is nonsingular. It is shown that it is always possible to construct such a highly desirable attack by properly employing an attack vector parameter having a sufficiently large dimension relative to the number of quantization levels employed, which was not observed previously. For unattacked quantized estimation systems, a general limitation on the dimension of a vector parameter which can be accurately estimated is uncovered.
Biography: Rick S. Blum received a B.S.E.E from Penn State in 1984 and an M.S./Ph.D. in EE from the University of Pennsylvania in 1987/1991. From 1984 to 1991 he was with GE Aerospace. Since 1991, he has been at Lehigh. His research interests include signal processing for smart grid, communications, sensor networking, radar and sensor processing. He was an AE for IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing and for IEEE Communications Letters. He has edited special issues for IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. He was a member of the SAM Technical Committee (TC) of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. He was a member of the Signal Processing for Communications TC of the IEEE Signal Processing Society and is a member of the Communications Theory TC of the IEEE Communication Society. He was on the awards Committee of the IEEE Communication Society. Dr. Blum is a Fellow of the IEEE, a former IEEE Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecturer, an IEEE Third Millennium Medal winner, a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi, and holds several patents. He was awarded an ONR Young Investigator Award and an NSF Research Initiation Award.
Location:Science & Engineering Building723 West Michigan St., SL 165Indianapolis, IN 46202
All Seminars are held in SL 165, unless otherwise noted.
ECE Faculty Research Interests
Adjunct Faculty Research Interests
PhD, Indiana University, 2015. Master of Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2009.Her research has been on exploring brain imaging genetics associations by developing efficient and scalable computational and bioinformatics approaches. Specifically, Yan is interested in the combination of machine learning and network science such that rich biological knowledge can be properly incorporated to guide the learning procedure and help yield more interpretable results.
He received his Ph.D. from University of Georgia in 2016. Research activities include high dimensional matrix low/local-rank representation, multi-omics/biomedical data integration, computational biology and bioinformatics, system biology and statistical learning.


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Git hooks
Recently I found the benefits of using git hooks. I want you explain in this article more about git hooks. What are git hooks in the first place? What for hooks are there? (no I'm not talking about a fish hook). And how to use git hooks in combination in my favorite open-source git server: GitLab.
Git hooks
A git hook is a way to fire off your own custom scripts (perl, python or bash it doesn't really matter). These scripts may contain important actions or other things you would like to happen. These git hooks and scripts can get triggered in different moments during the git process: like before a
git push command.
Server & Client hooks
There are exists two types of hooks. Server-side hooks and client-side hooks.
Client-side hooks could be useful, but be-ware of the limitations. Let's say you want to enforce some kind of policies on the users you should not use client-side hooks. But server-side hooks instead. Since client-side hooks are NOT copied during a clone of a git repository. And that is exactly one of the down-sides of using client-side git hooks. Client-side hooks are the easier to setup, but also limited.
Client-side scripts can be placed into the local hidden folder called:
.git within your git repository. There are different types of client-hooks as well. In order of execution time: first the
pre-commit hook is run first, even before a commit message. Then you got
prepare-commit-msg, this hook is run before the commit message editor, but after the default message is already in place. The
commit-msg hook will be triggered after the developer enters some commit message. Besides these hooks there exist more client-side hooks, like:
post-merge and
pre-push hooks.
A git init or git clone will use the default templates located in
/usr/share/git-core/templates.By default the hooks are disabled, so remove the .sample extension to enable them. Or provide your own template directory, using:
--template=<template_directory>. Or in your git config file (
[init] templatedir = /path/to/templates
Use git
config --list to see the new configuration.
So let's say again you want to enforce some policy to the users of the git repository, you are thinking:
pre-push sounds good. This hook is triggered just before the files gets transferred to the server. In fact you can make such a client-side hook script and block the user whenever you want. But be-aware you need to copy this hook to other people (it won't be part of the git repo). And people can still edit the scripts themselves, thus removing the policy. That is why server-side scripts are so much better.
As a system administrator you can setup server-side hooks. This is the way to go when you want to enforce any kind of policy for your project. There are three type of server-side hooks:
- pre-receive
- update
- post-receive
pre-receive hook is triggered when the server receives a push request from a client. If you return a non-zero in this script, the push gets rejected. You can get information about this push via stdin (Standard input stream) within your script.
update hook is very similar to the
pre-receive script, except this hook is triggered for each branch while the
pre-receive is triggered once. So if you push to multiple branches, you can reject a push to a specific branch by returning a non-zero value in the
update hook script.
Finally the
post-receive hook is run after the entire process is completed. You can also use the stdin for the push data. Examples where you can use this hook for are: notifying users or sending mails, trigger the continuous integration server or for example updating a ticket in your Issue tracking system.
Gitlab + Server-side Hook
I'm using Gitlab (Community Edition), which is a free and open-source git server implementation. I highly recommend you looking at Gitlab yourself if you want to setup your own git server.
Gitlab supports server-side hooks, they call it 'Custom Git Hooks'. In my situation I store the Gitlab data on a separated RAID disk mounted on
/media/data under GNU/Linux. So in my case I have a folder called gitlab, which stores all the data of Gitlab on my disk. Within this folder the git-data is located together with all the git repositories. You can store your custom hooks in a folder called 'custom_hooks' within the project's repository directory. The custom_hooks directory needs to be created by you, and give it the git user/group rights. My location for custom_hook directory could be:
/media/data/gitlab/git-data/repositories/melroy/<My Project>.git/custom_hooks
I created a
post-receive hook within the 'custom_hooks' folder, which does a git check-out of the git repository to another location. My script deploys the latest version directly (after a successful push) to a self-defined location, wonderful! I created a new file called 'post-receive' (noticed the '-' and not '_' in the name). I added a bash shebang on top of the script, so Linux knows it's a bash script. Finally give it execute rights and again be sure it has the rights as the 'git' user and group:
sudo chmod a+x ./post-receive sudo chown git:git ./post-receive
The full content of my script is:
#!/usr/bin/env bash # Author: Melroy van den Berg # This script gets executed by the git user on the Gitlab server. # The script is triggered after every successful push command, which sends new data to the server. # Then this scripts deploys the latest version to the "$DEPLOY_ROOT" folder. read oldrev newrev refname DEPLOY_ROOT="/var/www/your_location" BRANCH=`echo $refname | sed -n 's/^refs\/heads\///p'` GIT_BRANCH="master" if [ $BRANCH=$GIT_BRANCH ]; then # Make dir if not exist yet mkdir -p ${DEPLOY_ROOT} cd "${DEPLOY_ROOT}" || exit # Unset the GIT_DIR otherwise the git location is wrong! unset GIT_DIR echo "githook: Deploying Project to: ${DEPLOY_ROOT}" echo if [ "$(ls -A $DEPLOY_ROOT)" ]; then git fetch origin && \ git reset --hard origin/$GIT_BRANCH else git clone email@example.com/user/project.git ${DEPLOY_ROOT} -b $GIT_BRANCH fi echo "Roll-out master. Releasing: ${newrev}!" | mail -s "Gitlab Push" "firstname.lastname@example.com" # Install depends /usr/bin/npm install --production else echo "githook: Skipped. Not the master branch." fi echo "githook: Hook finished" exit 0
The script first reads in the stdin via:
read oldrev newrev refname. Then it checks if branch is equal to the master branch, it continues. It creates the deployment folder if it didn't exists yet and 'cd' (change directory) to the folder. Then a very important step is to unset the GIT_DIR environment variable. Otherwise the change directory command won't work and the git fetch/clone will use the
$GIT_DIR instead. If the project already exists the script updates the folder via a
git fetch && git reset --hard. Otherwise it will execute
git clone for the first time usage.
I even setup a mail trigger, which gives me an e-mail notification. Finally as you can see my project is using NodeJS with NPM packages, that is why
npm install is also executed within my script to install any missing dependencies. The script always return zero (exit 0), meaning the push won't be blocked in any case. Furthermore I use Nodemon tool on my NodeJS server, and nodemon will auto-detect any file changes and restart the NodeJS server if required.
To summarize, if a successful push is done to the master branch, the script keeps the live website server directly in sync with the latest version of the git project. The NodeJS server will restart and the latest version of the website is directly live to the public!
Git hooks, especially server-side hooks, are very powerful extensions to your git projects. The possibilities of git hooks are infinite. In my article I explained an example about deploying the latest version of a git project to roll-out location plus sending an e-mail. Of-source you could do much more things with git hooks. But be-aware of the limitations of client-side hooks and the advantages of server-side hooks.Did you like the article? Please share!


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I think that God is showing me that I'm in the right place at the right time by putting the right people and events in my path. For example, I just discovered that my uncle and aunt will be traveling to the same country as me next week at the same time. And last week, my friend Aine, who I traveled with to Japan, Italy, France and Ireland, was on the same flight as me coming home from Los Angeles last week. Then this week, I was home for my friend's baby's baptism and the SOCIAL EVENT OF THE SEASON: The CWL Bazaar.
First, the baptism. There were two babies being baptized and they were from the VanOoteghem and Vandendriessche clans. (Ten points each for correct spelling.)
I went all the way through school with these people. We're talking kindergarten to high school graduation. My friend, Michel, whom I haven't seen since graduation, looked at me and said, "You haven't changed a bit!"
I beamed.
I love me a good baptism. It's a beautiful welcoming into the church. And with the priest at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the whole affair is very Lion King:
Next event, drum roll please... the CWL Bazaar. This annual event is put on by the Catholic Woman's League. It's a fundraiser at the local banquet hall. Highlights include:
Your goodie table:
Your aunt working the coffee machine:
A lunch of ham, scalloped potatoes and a salad of sorts:
A few rounds of BINGO!
And my wonderful friend Bernadette who has run the rummage table for 20 years:
Bernadette and I met at this very rummage table years ago. We've been writing letters back and forth ever since. How beautiful is she?
I sat with Bob and Georgette at lunch. They fed me countless meals in high school. I said to them, "You haven't changed a bit!" Bob replied, "Because we've always looked old!"
And then there is the ever-popular Penny Raffle table. Prizes include windshield washer fluid from the local gas station, ball caps from the local freight company and shampoo from the local hairdresser.
In the end, I won a plant from the door prize. It sits happily on my mother's coffee table. Score!
Throughout the weekend, I bounced around with my mom and aunts. I'd slip in the pew next to my one aunt at church and slide in next to my other aunt on our way to brunch after church. It was as if I never left.
But there are signs that something has changed.
On Sunday night we had a family dinner. I sat on the one end of the table with my niece doing a jigsaw puzzle as my sisters sat on the other end talking about local restaurants and grocery stores. I couldn't contribute. I was actually grateful to be occupied with the puzzle, quietly listening to their conversation, hoping they didn't notice my silence.
Though a lot has stayed the same, like the CWL Bazaar, a lot has changed, too, over the past 11 years while I've been gone. Like my ability to share tidbits about a common geography.
It's not sad. It just is what it is. They share about what they have in common. I tell them about my life. It's different, but a natural progression of how life goes when one chooses to live a different life far away.
So I've been toggling between being grateful for what hasn't changed and acceptance of how things have changed. And it's good prep work for being from somewhere else wherever I roam.


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Changing the name of an agency is a process in itself, but when you are repositioning yourself from a design agency to also a full service advertising agency offering, there is a very fine balance between the two disciplines.
While one side focuses on the aesthetic of the branding the other is focussing on the engaging creative idea.
To articulate this change the indie agency 'RUN' (formerly Designstein) decided to use the face-swap app as a catalyst for the idea and design direction behind their 'We've Changed', repositioning campaign.
To initiate the campaign, letter-pressed invites to a launch event were sent out to clients old and new, directing them to an rsvp website - wevechanged.co.nz. A visually arresting face-swapped image of the company directors demonstrated the change and was supported by a behind-the-scenes film, to document the creative process.
The launch event was a success as the face-swap technology was used on guests including clients, family and friends; the agency also printed out handheld celebrity faces to add to the fun. This was an engaging and original twist on the usual cliché event photography. On the night, brand booklets were given to clients to showcase RUN's work and creative nous.
Overall this was an integrated campaign across print, moving image, web and launch event. This approach was conceptualised to highlight RUN's wider capabilities in design and creative advertising.


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7:15 AM | Active transition back to reality continues; warm air is already gone, next in line are the potentially damaging wind gusts
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Considerable cloudiness, much cooler, occasional showers, maybe even a rumble of thunder, stiff east winds through early afternoon and then even stronger, and potentially damaging, westerly wind gusts developing late in the day, mid-to-upper 40's
Very windy with potentially damaging wind gusts, partly cloudy skies, maybe another shower or two, turning colder late, mid 30's
Partly sunny, windy with continued strong gusts, chance for snow showers, colder, mid 40's
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, windy, cold, mid 20's
Mostly sunny, much more tranquil, but still pretty cold, low-to-mid 40's
Mostly sunny, milder, low-to-mid 50's
Partly sunny, mild, mid 50's
Mostly cloudy, chilly, chance for some rain, mid-to-upper 40's
The warm air from yesterday has already been displaced by a chilly ocean flow (east winds) that developed in the overnight hours. A "back-door" cold front dropped southward along the coast and the chilly ocean air has made it all the way to just south of the DC metro region and there is very little hope for the warmer air to return before yet another cold front moves in later today from the Ohio Valley. This transition back to reality will continue today with occasional showers, maybe even a rumble of thunder, and strong winds that will pick up dramatically out of the W-NW behind the late day Ohio Valley cold frontal passage. In fact, winds from late today through much of tomorrow can gust to 50 mph or so as a storm along the front strengthens rapidly to our north. Temperatures on Saturday will be much closer to normal (normal high is now 46 degrees) and wind chills will be even lower. Winds calm down on Sunday and then it turns milder again early next week. After that, we'll have to monitor the progress of a strong storm that will likely pull out of the center of the country by about the middle of next week and head towards the East.


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Stunning shawls! The bodice is beautiful too, but boy am I glad not to have to wear boned garments like that!ReplyDelete
Oh I love a bit of drama! (not the kind of drama I performed when I caught my son with his feet on my Sean cushion!!) You bought some beautiful garments... I like your mannequin very much too.ReplyDelete
Abby x
Fingers crossed I might actually manage to get to the Flea on Sunday. If so, see you then! xxReplyDelete
lovely pieces but then your stock is always lovely!ReplyDelete
The clutch is gorgeous- I think it was a pattern in the Dryad Handicrafts catalogue?
See you Sunday
Lovely shawls, Tracey. You always manage to find such interesting things.ReplyDelete
I do try ladies!!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous finds, love the Victorian boned bodice. Good luck for the fairs.ReplyDelete
Jo xx
Beautiful shawl, i would love to see the 50's wallpaper. Dee xReplyDelete
Dee I will do a wallpaper post soon!ReplyDelete
lovely fabrics...but you know how I am about textiles...ReplyDelete


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I'm in the process of doing a "reset" on my GTD system. Basically, I ripped out all of my categories, printed out all my list and deleted them, and am starting from scratch.
Why? I found that I let my lists turn into "junk drawers" which meant that I was a) afraid to open some of them, and b) couldn't find anything useful when I did force myself to open them.
One of the culprits was what I call "category sprawl," which meant that I created so many granular categories for my tasks, and so many goofy 'contexts' that my lists really weren't all that useful any more.
Basically, I acted like I was "special" and made a bunch of changes to the recommended GTD method. It was fun for a while but turned out to be not such a great idea. And now I'm paying the price.
Preventing the sprawl – my strategy
I've taken a number of steps to try to get back into a clean place with GTD:
- I have reverted to the recommended, default contexts as recommended by David Allen (those shown in the screen grab at right). [Note: I am about to add one additional category called @ONLINE but will try not to add any more].
- I turned of automatic categorization in ClearContext so that I have to manually assign categories to tasks. (This wasn't an issue for the GTD Outlook Add-In)
- I am "forcing" all of my next actions to fit into one of these categories.
There are (obviously) a lot of other tweaks I'm doing to my process, like getting back into the discipline of truly identifying physical next actions, moving all projects I'm not actively working on to SOMEDAY/MAYBE, and more.
If you're a GTD person and you find yourself with category sprawl, this kind of a clean-slate approach might help. Let me know if this resonates with you, or if you've got any best practices for a GTD reset.


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I've always loved the medium of comics and sequential imaging, and I am so excited to have an opportunity to honor that love and passion with the gift of focused time, instruction, and creative energy at SAW. Stay tuned for updates on my short narrative and comic work as I continue to prepare for my residency.


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text: WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The New York Fed on Wednesday said it has been authorized by the Federal Reserve Board to extend the authority to conduct reverse repurchase agreements by a year. The maximum allotment cap will be increased to $5 billion per counterparty per day from its current level of $3 billion per counterparty per day. This tool is expected to play a part when the Fed decides to end its ultra-low-interest rate stance. The New York Fed stressed "these operations do not represent a change in the stance of monetary policy, and no inference should be drawn about the timing of any change in the stance of monetary policy in the future."


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and civic pride, including such long-standing community events as the Heart
of Heath Fall Festival, the Christmas Tree
Lighting, the Independence Day Parade
and the Spring Fine Art Show and Sale.
Residents – who are affectionately known
as Heathens – value the community's
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opportunities. City development principles include prudent growth strategies,
preservation goals, and a commitment
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Rockwall was founded in 1854 and is the
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While trying to dig water wells in 1851,settlers discovered an underground rockLocated on the eastern shores ofLake Ray Hubbard in southern Rock-wall County and northern KaufmanCounty, Heath offers great views of theDallas skyline and the benefits of beingjust moments from the core of Dallasbusiness, cultural, entertainment andshopping areas.
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Hailey College Entry Test Result 2018
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Admissions 2018 Hailey College Offer
- BBA (Hons.) Banking & Finance (4 years Program)
- BBA (Hons) Insurance & Risk Management (4 Years Program)
- MBA banking & Finance (3 1/2 years Program)
- MBA Insurance & Risk Management (3 1/2 Years Program)
Schedule for admission in the above program will be notified in the national press and also on this page. Desirous applicants are advised to keep themselves up dated.
Passing of entry test is a pre requisite. The tentative dates for entry test are as follow. Applications forms for entry test will be available at the admission office of the college at 1- crust road, Old Anarkali near jain Mandar, Lahore (from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm) after announcement of the schedule.
Tentative schedule for entry test is as follow
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|BBA (Hons.)
|5th August, 2018
|Punjab University Examinations centre, Wahdat Road, Lahore
|MBA (Morning)
|5th August, 2018
|Punjab University Examinations centre, Wahdat Road, Lahore
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Dear Readers, Customers, Authors, and Friends:
We opened our doors in 2006 committed to bringing the world a broad mix of books. With forty-nine New York Times bestsellers, more than 8,000 books on our backlist, and over 750 titles planned over the next year, we've shown no signs of slowing down since 2011, when Publishers Weekly called us the fastest-growing small publisher in America.
The core categories of our Skyhorse imprint include outdoor sports, adventure, team sports, nature, and country living, with a good dose of politics, true crime, history and military history, reference, and humor—practical, literary, and general trade. Whether you are looking for a guide to fly tying, a lively read about organized crime or the world of politics, or the perfect gift, we hope you'll find what you are looking for on our list.
With nineteen imprints, we publish children's books as Sky Pony Press, regional sports books from Sports Publishing, practical books for creative professionals from Allworth Press, and literary fiction and nonfiction from Arcade Publishing, including the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature winner Mo Yan. In fall 2011, we began to copublish the Not For Tourists series of travel guides. In 2012, we introduced the Helios series on philosophy, religion, and psychology. In 2013, we added the science fiction and fantasy publishers Night Shade Books and Talos Press, and health titles from Gary Null Publishing. In 2014 we acquired Good Books, which features the bestselling Fix-It and Forget-It series. In 2015 we launched our newest imprint Hot Books, offering important newsworthy books.
Skyhorse is distributed by Simon & Schuster in the U.S. Canada, and overseas.
I hope you enjoy our books as much as we enjoy publishing them.
Tony Lyons
About President and Publisher Tony Lyons
Tony Lyons, President and Publisher at Skyhorse, and an attorney, was Publisher at The Lyons Press between 1997 and 2004. He founded Skyhorse in 2006 and has been involved with every aspect of the book publishing process. Starting with a small team of people, some of whom still work for Skyhorse, Tony has steadily built the company from a start-up to an increasingly prominent mid-sized publisher.
About Skyhorse
Skyhorse Publishing, one of the fastest-growing independent book publishers in the United States, was launched in September 2006 by Tony Lyons, former president and publisher of the Lyons Press. The company has had forty-eight New York Times bestsellers and has over 9,000 titles in print.
Skyhorse is dedicated to publishing books that make people's lives better, whether that means teaching them a hobby, bringing them a unique and important story, or encouraging them to fight against injustices, conspiracies, or abuses of power. The company maintains a firm stance against censorship and aims to provide a full spectrum of political, theological, cultural, and philosophical viewpoints to counter the increasingly biased environment in mainstream media.
Through its eighteen imprints, Skyhorse publishes an eclectic and maverick list of titles. Its imprints — Allworth Press, Arcade Publishing, Carrel Books, Clydesdale Press, Gary Null Publishing, Good Books, Helios Press, Hot Books, Night Shade Books, Not For Tourists, Racehorse Publishing, Racehorse For Young Readers, Seahorse Press, Sky Pony Press, Sports Publishing, Talos Press, Yucca Publishing, and Skyhorse Publishing — cover everything from nature, sports, country living, history, reference, travel, humor, health, art, business, philosophy, religion, politics, investigative and conspiracy, to fiction, literary nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, and young adult and children's literature. Its backlist includes more than six thousand titles. Skyhorse is distributed by Simon & Schuster in the U.S. and abroad.
Our Mission Is:
To work hard, move fast, have fun, make money, and change lives for the better by publishing superior books on a wide range of topics from as many differing viewpoints as possible. To be passionate about the topics we publish, and to value honesty, integrity, mutual respect, and teamwork. To encourage personal and professional growth, celebrate initiative and creative thinking, and reward success.
What others have to say about us:
"My experience with the Skyhorse team has been fantastic. They produced the book in record time before the scheduled date. It looks beautiful and is accurate in all respects. The editorial, technical, promotion, distribution and publicity teams have worked seamlessly together with great energy, talent and commitment. Thank you so much."
–Alan Dershowitz, New York Times bestselling author
"[We] have the highest praise for Skyhorse Publishing and the joy of working with Publisher Tony Lyons and Group Editorial Director Mark Gompertz. Tony's unconditional support for our book and his deep commitment to making the world a better place gave us the perfect home to create a New York Times bestselling children's book series and the ability to reach countless families with our message."
–Julian Lennon & Bart Davis, New York Times bestselling authors
"Love working with you and your team!!"
–Natalie Bubnis, Executive Producer, The View
"In the era of corporate dominated mainstream media and feckless herd reporting, Skyhorse's willingness to tackle tough issues that other publishers won't touch has made it a critical cog in our democracy."
–Robert F. Kennedy Jr., New York Times bestselling author
"I can't begin to tell you how gratifying it is to have such enthusiasm and great support from everyone at Skyhorse."
–Terry Goodkind, New York Times bestselling author
"My first series became a New York Times bestselling children's series, and that would have never happened without Skyhorse. . . . It's a great feeling, having them at my side."
–Mark Cheverton, New York Times bestselling author
"I now believe the best word to describe me as an author is spoiled. That's because the folks at Sky Pony have truly made me feel special about being in their stable. My editor is top-notch, and has a unique way of making me feel like her most important author."
–Nancy Krulik, New York Times bestselling author
"First and foremost, Skyhorse took a chance on me as a first-time author, for which I'm extremely grateful. . . . The experience of working on and selling the book felt like an honest-to-God collaboration, and at no point did I feel like my voice was not being heard."
–Mike Bockoven, author
"From the get-go, the Skyhorse editorial, marketing and sales, and publicity team championed my novel, The Promise. Two years after the first publication, the team continues to push the book with the same heartfelt and determined enthusiasm."
–Ann Weisgarber, author
"My experience working with Skyhorse is always a positive collaboration. The editors are first-rate professionals, and my books receive top-shelf treatment. I truly appreciate our working relationship and hope it continues for years to come."
–David Fischer, author
"It has been a pleasure watching Skyhorse Publishing develop into one of the largest and fastest-growing independent publishers over the last decade. Trident does a good deal of business with Skyhorse. Skyhorse has become a cornerstone of independent publishing and has taken its rightful seat in the world of major trade publishing."
–Robert Gottlieb, chairman of Trident Media Group, LLC
"Skyhorse leads the book business in their categories with quality publishing and driven entrepreneurial spirit. Skyhorse customers, authors, and other business partners can expect high-energy relationships and a personal touch."
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Father Cosmas K. O. Nwosuh, MSP (Missionaries of St. Paul)
'I have never ceased to marvel at the
transformative power of God's grace'
Father Cosmas K.O. Nwosuh, MSP, is parochial administrator at Holy Rosary Parish, Medicine Lodge, St. Boniface Parish, Sharon, and St. John the Apostle Parish, Kiowa. He is a native of Nigeria.
SKR: Why did you enter the religious life (other than being a diocesan priest)?
Father Cosmas K.O. Nwosuh, MSP: I think it is important I admit in all honesty that when I first considered the priesthood I did not know the difference between the religious life and the diocesan priesthood. Then I was about eight years old and an Altar server. But even at that young age, the reputation of a certain religious order, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (C.S.Sp.) or the Holy Ghost Fathers, a.k.a. the Spiritans, had captured my imagination. The Order had been the primer for missionaries in Eastern Nigeria from where I came. I grew up regaled with tales of their legendary zeal, sacrifices, and achievements. I do not know exactly when and where, but I believe that it was within this impressionable period in my life that I decided that if ever I became a priest, "I will be a Holy Ghost Father." It was not that I never met many diocesan priests. I did! In fact some of those I had met were ex-students of my father and were frequent visitors to our home. But there was "something" about the Holy Ghost Fathers that had captured my imagination. It never left me. SKR: Why did you choose your particular congregation?
Father Cosmas: Yet, when a decade later I finally decided to pursue my dream for the priesthood in earnest, I did not end up with the Spiritans although I had applied to them for admission. But I had applied also to the new and emergent religious institute in the country called National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul. Again, even though I knew practically next to nothing about the emergent institute, I felt drawn to it. I guess it was the two leading adjectives, "National" and "Missionary" that had appealed most to me and nudged me to submit an application, since to me the words had a connotation of "broadness," "universality," and even "distance." Somehow I felt that in joining the institute, I will still realize my dream of being a priest and a missionary like the Holy Ghost Fathers I had known by repute.
However, it was while I was already at seminary – studying the Constitutions of the Missionary Society of St. Paul – that I became informed of the difference between a religious congregation (like the Spiritans) and a Society of Apostolic Life (like MSP). Therefore in strict canonical terms the Missionary Society of St. Paul to which I belong is actually not a religious congregation (like the Dominicans, Franciscans, or Passionists). Whereas Societies of Apostolic Life have a lot in common with institutes of consecrated life, they however have some differences which we must admit are neither huge nor really radical. As a friend wittingly puts it, "The difference between them could be likened to the difference between six and a half of a dozen."
SKR: What kind of ministries have you been/are you involved in?
Father Cosmas: Since my ordination into the Society over two decades ago, my ministry has been largely within the area of seminary formation, i.e. the training of candidates for the priesthood. My first assignment was to our "Formation House" where we run a two-year probation program for candidates before they begin their studies in philosophy and theology. In the Formation House I was involved in teaching, preaching retreats, and spiritual direction. After two years, and on the instructions of my superiors, I went to the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. There I completed the graduate program in Church History and assumed a new assignment at my society's seminary, where I spent 10 years teaching, writing, and occasionally preaching retreats. I also served as the seminary's Academic Dean and the Archivist of the Society.
SKR: What have been your greatest joys?
Father Cosmas: I think one of the greatest sources of my joy as a seminary teacher and formator is being present at the priestly ordination of my students. Each student is as unique as each set or class is. I have never ceased to marvel at the transformative power of God's grace: transforming young (and sometimes "clueless") seminarians into ministers of his Word and Sacrament. The experience is simultaneously joyful and humbling.
SKR: What have been your greatest challenges as a religious?
Father Cosmas: Some of the greatest challenges I have experienced include believing and accepting without resentment that God's will for me is transmitted through my superiors; or practically giving up your will and life to be run by others.
SKR: Please offer a quote that makes a statement about the value of religious life for you.
Father Cosmas: For me the statement that best offers the value of religious life is: "Pro Christo legatione ergo fungimur" [We are ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor. 5:20)]. This happens to be the motto of my missionary Society.


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First Steps in the Last Frontier/
One late autumn day in the early 1990s, my friend Jerry and I met for lunch in Chicago. We both had a milestone birthday coming up and he turned to me with an unexpected proposition. "We should celebrate with something really special," he said. "I've always wanted to go to Alaska. How about we go fishing there next year?"
Like Jerry, I had never been to Alaska, and I was only too happy to oblige. I embraced the suggestion on the spot. Which is how we came to be in the Anchorage airport one afternoon about seven months later.
As with most trips, we flew first to Alaska's largest city, arriving in mid-afternoon. Due to the vagaries of airplane schedules and time zones, we had to stay in Anchorage overnight before catching an early flight the next morning to a regional hub town, Dillingham, on the western shore of Bristol Bay. We had plenty of time to kill, since summer evenings are long in Alaska.
In the lobby of our hotel, we noticed a 3x5-inch index card thumb-tacked to a bulletin board near the desk. It advertised a "flight-seeing" opportunity for a couple of passengers. They would accompany a scheduled package delivery flight in the evening from Anchorage to Seldovia, which is across from Homer on Kachemak Bay. The cost was $25 per person. Apparently, the enterprising pilot was supplementing his salaried income by bringing along some bootleg tourists on his regular rounds.
Of course, we jumped on it. The pilot took a few aerial detours to show us glaciers and to scout along ridges of the Chugach Mountains looking for Dall sheep and mountain goats. We followed the Kenai River for a while and he showed us Kachemak Bay from the air, including the long, skinny finger of Homer Spit pointing out into the water. We touched down at Seldovia, dropped off the freight and headed back, with more sightseeing along the way amid a constant narrative from the chatty pilot.
After a long day of traveling, it seemed much later than 10 pm when we arrived back in Anchorage. In midsummer, it would stay light for hours yet. Despite my fatigue, I had difficulty sleeping that night, not so much because of the unfamiliar midnight sun as due to the excitement and anticipation of the week that lay ahead. I was in Alaska! I did not fully comprehend the significance at the time, but as John Denver puts it, I had "come home" to a place I'd never been before.
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Bay Leaf: Amazing Things You Should Know About This – Bujint
Although a native of Asia Minor, the Laurus nobilis tree can be found in the Mediterranean owing to its partiality for warm climates. This is generally referred to as Mediterranean Bay Leaf. The Bay leaf tree is an evergreen tree that grows up to a height of 12m. The growth rate is very slow. A mature bay leaf is approximately 5cm wide and 10 cm in length.
There are several other trees grown around the world that are also called bay leaves, namely: Californian Bay Leaf (Umbellularia californica, Lauraceae), Indian Bay Leaf (Cinnamomum tamala, Lauraceae), Indonesian Bay Leaf (salam leaf, Syzygium polyanthum, Myrtaceae), West Indian Bay Leaf (Pimenta racemosa, Myrtaceae), Mexican Bay Leaf (Litsea glaucescens, Lauraceae).
These leaves are pungent and have a sharp, bitter flavor. Their taste and fragrance are somewhat similar to the cinnamon bark but slightly milder. They are used in fresh, dried or powdered form. The oil extracted from bay leaves, called bay leaf oil has medicinal properties and is used to treat several ailments.
Due to their bitter taste, bay leaves cannot be eaten directly but are often used to impart flavor to a variety of dishes, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Bay leaf is extensively used in Indian, Nepalese and Bhutanese cuisines. It is an important spice in Moghulai dishes, particularly biryani and korma. Roasted and ground bay leaves are added to the Indian mixture of spices called "Garam Masala". Myrcene, which is a component of essential oils extracted from bay leaves, is used in perfumery. They also have the property of repelling flies, moths, mice etc. Apart from their culinary uses, they have medicinal properties and are known for their anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, diuretic and astringent qualities.
Most people are familiar with the bay leaf as a culinary herb used to season soups and stews, but it also has a centuries-old reputation as a medicinal herb.
Bay leaves have been used medicinally for centuries. They were eaten fresh or dried and infused into warm water to be taken internally for a variety of ailments. The resulting infusion was a diuretic, increasing urination to remove excess water from the body, and an emetic, to induce vomiting. Bay leaves also have astringent properties, which could help stop secretions due to infection and help reduce excessive sweating brought on by illness.
Frequently found in kitchen cabinets, and well-known to any fan of Italian cuisine, the common bay leaf uses may soon be granted much-deserved recognition for its powerful health benefits. bay leaf uses
In ancient Greece and Rome, glossy bay leaves (Laurus nobilis) were woven into wreathes used to crown kings, poets, and athletes. The bay leaf uses was not only symbolically important, however, it was also used to cure a multitude of illnesses. Now, modern scientific research has confirmed numerous health effects of bay leaves, especially for diabetes and heart disease.
Scientists have found that bay leaves contain enzymes that break down proteins and promote healthy digestion, phytonutrients that help improve heart function, compounds believed to aid in cancer prevention and for those seeking to treat diabetes, the antioxidants provided by bay leaves aid in the absorption of insulin, which can have a powerful overall health effect.
Diabetes (Bay Leaf)
Bay leaves have been found to be effective in treating type 2 diabetes as they cause reduction in blood glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride levels. To get maximum results, these leaves can be powdered and consumed for 30 days. This will cause a drop in sugar levels in the body as well as regulate the functioning of your heart. This is because the antioxidants in bay leaf enable the body to process insulin more efficiently, thus making it a good choice for diabetics and people with insulin resistance.
Bay leaves are good for promoting digestion and can treat digestive disorders such as heartburn and flatulence. Drinking a concoction of bay leaf tea with hot water can alleviate common digestive disorders like constipation, acid reflux and irregular bowel movements. It contains enzymes that enable the breakdown of proteins, thus making it an excellent spice for non-vegetarian diets. It also acts as an appetite stimulant if you are recovering from illness.
Digestive Health: Bay leaves have a very strong effect on the gastrointestinal system, both stimulating urination as a diuretic, which decreases the toxicity of the body, but also stimulating vomiting (as an emetic) when something toxic has been consumed. Furthermore, the organic compounds found in bay leaves are very effective for settling upset stomachs, soothing irritable bowel syndrome, or even lessening the symptoms of Celiac's disease. Some of the more complex proteins in our modern diet can be difficult to digest, but the unique enzymes found in bay leaves help to facilitate efficient digestion and nutrient intake.
Cold and Infection
Bay leaves are effective in fighting the symptoms of cold, flu and infections. In case of respiratory problems, boil water and add 2 to 3 bay leaves. Allow it to steam for 10 minutes. Soak a cloth in this water and place it on your chest to alleviate flu, cold and cough. Bay leaf tea is effective in reducing fever. In case of repeated sneezing, boil some bay leaves in 200 ml water till ¼ remains. Strain and drink this concoction.
When the essential oil of bay leaves is extracted. It can be mixed into a salve and applied to the chest to help alleviate various respiratory conditions. This can also be achieved with a poultice made of the leaves. Spread it on the chest and allow it to remain overnight. Inhaling the vapors has a similar effect to aromatherapy and can loosen up phlegm and eliminate dangerous bacteria that may be trapped in your respiratory tracts thanks to its natural antibacterial quality.
Boost Heart Health
The most exciting news about bay leaves may be that they actually boost heart health. The phytonutrients found in bay leaves (when consumed regularly) improve heart function, as well as prevent:
Heart attacks
Other common heart complications
One of the phytonutrients bay leaves contain is so powerful. Researchers are now working on ways to use it in the fight against cancer. The compound—called quercetin—has known cancer-fighting properties.
Kidney Stones
A 2014 study investigated whether bay leaf extract could help prevent kidney stones. The study found that, along with eight other traditional medicinal herbs. Bay leaf was able to reduce the amount of urease in your body.
Urease is an enzyme that can cause several gastric disorders, including kidney stones, when it's out of balance. But the scientists conducting the study suggested that more research should be done to understand how these herbs function.


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To. Cassiopeia And Bigeast fans~♡
Everyone~♬ Hello. This is Yunho.
Finally, the time for me to enlist has come~♬
By the time you see this letter, I would have gone in for army training right??
At the moment, we're having a final farewell party with family and friends at my home~ One by one the words are coming out..
We've been together since the tough days, fun days, happy days and now this day has come ^_^* Me, the former student...will be going to the army..(It's because I'm 30 years old right??)
In hindsight, there are many things that I am sorry for ^_^*
Truthfully..I wanted greet all of you before enlisting. But I wanted my mindset to be filled like an artist's dream for the first time, not as U-know Yunho but as the person, Jung Yunho.. (Because) I wanted to start growing..I decided on going in privately. If I looked at your faces again, I'm scared that (my resolve) will weaken..
I've always been assiduous with my own style but once I'm discharged from the army, that may change.. I'll come back as an even more intense, cooler monster!
Thank you so much for always supporting (me) up until now...
Please always continue to support (me)..
I promise we will meet again on stage...
We..will meet again ^_^*
I love you..
(T/N: May contain inaccuracies. Do not remove credits.)
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