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CNPD/James Cauty to cease trading..
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Mar 3, 2008 19:43:52 GMT 1
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Mar 3, 2008 19:43:52 GMT 1
Another stunt? Genuine? Make of it what you will
Successful deals with... Ross, romanyg, Frankie Camp B, mirco, nickodey, gbh, spqr, PUD, slammer, Mike Art-El, poppysunshine, Steve HipArt, howlinhooker, craigf, warmgun, jakek
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I honestly couldn't care less
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Welcome to the Urban Art Association message board. Everyone can post here, Members and Non Members
Daniel Silk
Please remember this is a Forum, unlike sites such as Facebook or Instagram were you choose to follow just the artists your interested in, this site shows you a variety of artists from across the scene who are being talked about the most by members.
Aug 21, 2019 2:14:57 GMT 1
My point is some people with greed and no idea for the cause will do the same just to profit and prosecuted
Aug 20, 2019 22:25:34 GMT 1
Well, i'm here to share my biggest desire: Os Gemeos are from Brazil and even so they didn´t an urban art in Brasília. I'm looking for a imoveis df to live more close to the art.
Aug 20, 2019 18:37:28 GMT 1
A1one From Iran with his banknote Piece is havin a hot surf over the political art. love this dude.
Aug 19, 2019 15:37:58 GMT 1
ISO: Charming Baker Sparrows print
Aug 18, 2019 20:31:19 GMT 1
Daniel Silk
In my opinion, Imbue, Ryca and Mobstr would be artists producing the freshest art in the past couple of years. Who would be your top 3?
Aug 17, 2019 15:21:56 GMT 1
Daniel Silk
I have been having a big tidy up in the Banksy forum part of the site over the past few days. I think you will find more threads in the correct places, but still lots more to do.
Aug 14, 2019 14:27:02 GMT 1
Daniel Silk
We now have artist boards for FinDac, Pez, James Oliver, Dale Marshall.
Aug 14, 2019 2:06:13 GMT 1
Only 1 left per the site's counter
Aug 13, 2019 20:11:34 GMT 1
From someone who used to build websites, this site is not easy to navigate, and all those flashing ads at the top are annoying and rather low-end looking. I am guessing the only people who are going to visit are artists trying to sell their art.
Aug 12, 2019 15:31:12 GMT 1
Daniel Silk
Please note, Artists and Galleries are very welcome to join here and post promoting their work and print releases. It's totally FREE to do so. Welcome to the Urban Art Association.
Aug 12, 2019 12:13:32 GMT 1
Daniel Silk
Toughart, the new threads and posts link buttons scroll at the top of the page as always, plus now they also appear on the board of the main page.
Aug 12, 2019 4:10:54 GMT 1
Banksy ,Girl with red ballon for sale with COA mint condition looking around the £55.000
Aug 11, 2019 13:58:10 GMT 1
I thought there was a issue with the website but this new Layout for this forum blows. Why are the new threads and post so hidden? This site is too difficult to navigate now. Bad update.
Aug 11, 2019 13:24:08 GMT 1
Daniel Silk
Yes, you are allowed to post links to your art items for sale on ebay, just please try to post in the correct ebay threads in the artists board. Thank you.
Aug 11, 2019 12:36:58 GMT 1
Daniel Silk
What Artists do you think are leading the Urban Art scene with new ideas? Rather than reproducing old images.
Aug 11, 2019 2:27:45 GMT 1
i like dogs:
Aug 10, 2019 16:46:58 GMT 1
Daniel Silk
WARNING - Please remember this is an Art forum, so if all or a very high percentage of your posts are not related to Art you might be removed from the forum.
Aug 10, 2019 15:25:15 GMT 1
Daniel Silk
This message board is now full width and is open to everyone, even non members!
Aug 10, 2019 12:15:07 GMT 1
hey guys, quick question: I have a For Sale thread posted on June 26. Since then I updated the post with new and sold pieces and commented to bump it. But it is now stuck on page 11 of the Art for Sale thread (and noone sees it). Is "bumping turned off" somehow?
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Guidance Note on Data Protection in the Electronic Communications Sector
This guidance is also available in pdf format.
1. Introduction
Special data protection rules apply to the protection of personal data by data controllers in the electronic communications sector. These are in addition to the general obligations that apply to all data controllers under the Data Protection Acts. Obligations also arise for entities acting on behalf of data controllers in this sector.
The additional obligations are in the areas of data security (including data breaches), marketing, data retention and data disclosure. Failure to comply with these obligations can lead to severe criminal penalties.
The rules are contained in the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations, 2011. These Regulations give effect to the European Union's ePrivacy Directives (1).
2. Sectoral Areas Affected
The Regulations apply directly to electronic communications companies (telecommunications companies & internet services providers) and to any entity using such communications and electronic communications networks to communicate with customers, e.g. by telephone, via a website or over email, etc.
3. Data Security
The Regulations make more explicit the general requirement under the Data Protection Acts to keep personal data safe and secure. Data controllers in the electronic communications sector must give effect to a specific security policy which protects personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss or alteration, and unauthorised or unlawful storage, processing, access or disclosure of personal data; ensure that personal data can only be accessed by authorised personnel for legally authorised purposes; and provide information to subscribers on any particular risk of a breach of the security of [a] public communications network.
4. Data Breach Requirements
The general effect of the Regulations is to make the provisions of the existing Code of Practice legally binding in the electronic communications sector. In addition, the Regulations provide that all breaches in this sector be reported to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.
5. Traffic Data
The Regulations provide that "traffic data" – details of the calls, emails, text messages, fax messages, internet access via an IP address made by subscribers (excluding content) – may only be retained by the service provider for as long as necessary to enable bills and telecommunications providers interconnect payments to be settled and to meet specific legal requirements.
In applying this rule in practice, electronic communications service providers should be mindful of the strong privacy impact of logging such details. They should only store such privacy-sensitive data for a limited period to enable routine billing queries to be addressed, to satisfy the obligations in interconnect agreements and to meet legal requirements (notably the retention obligations set out in the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011.
Details of traffic data relating to subscribers should not routinely be kept for longer periods. However, it is permissible to retain such data for longer periods if –
- the particular subscriber has queried his or her bill, and the data need to be retained to enable the query or dispute to be resolved
- there is some other legitimate reason to believe that a query or dispute is likely to arise in a particular case
Subscribers also have the right not to receive detailed itemised bills, if they wish, as an extra step to safeguard their privacy.
Prior consent is required if a service provider wishes to use traffic data for the purpose of marketing its own electronic communication services or for the provision of value added services. The subscriber must be informed in advance of the types of traffic data to be used, how long it will be used for and be given the possibility to withdraw at any time the consent they may have given for the use of their traffic data. A user must be informed of the means by which they can withdraw their consent.
6. Storing and Accessing information on terminal equipment e.g. "Cookies"
ConsentThe consent of the user must be captured.Consent may be obtained explicitly through the use of an opt-in check box which the user can tick if they agree to accept cookies.
Not all cookies require consent to be used. These are cookies essential to delivering the service requested by the user - session cookies, authentication cookies (for the duration of the session,) and user security cookies. For example, for storage of items in a shopping cart on an online website advance consent will not be required. This will generally be the case where the cookie is stored only for as long as the "session" is live and will be deleted at the end of the session.
NotificationAs best practice, a positive action may be deployed to dismiss the notification.
[Note: many websites have addressed this issue by providing a 'hide' button which dismisses the notification.]
- Consent should be sought as part of a "prominent notification" displayed on entry to a web site (this might be the home page of the site but may also be via a 'deep link' to an inner page, which a user has found from a search result, for example).
- The notification should contain a link to a Cookie Statement which will outline in greater detail how the site makes use of cookies.
Cookies Statement
As best practice, the following information could also be provided in the Cookie Statement:
- The Cookie Statement should contain clear and comprehensive information on how cookies are used, including information on the types of cookies used and details on how to remove them
- Clear and comprehensive information
- Itemised cookie types, including their purpose e.g. preferences such as language or, font, browsing & search history, tracking, session security and any third party cookies
- Instructions on how to disable the cookies.
Third Party CookiesWhere third party cookies are being used, it is not sufficient to simply refer the user to third party websites. In such situations or where there are many cookies being created or read by the site (or its partners) we recommend the inclusion in the Cookies Statement of a tabulated explanation of all cookies with the following details:
- Type
- Name
- A description of their purpose
- Their expiry dates
- Links to advertising networks' opt-out mechanisms for third party cookies
Note: A mock web page based on this guidance can be viewed via this link (PDF - 400Kb)
7. Calling Line Identification ("Caller ID")
Caller ID is the system that allows phone users to see the number of the person who is calling them. The Regulations set out rules to ensure that the system respects people's privacy rights.
The rules applying to Caller ID can be summarised as follows:
Rights for people making telephone calls
- Telephone subscribers have the right to hide or withhold their number on an 'across the board' basis to ensure that every time they make a call all called persons cannot see their number. This right must be easy to exercise and be free of charge. This is referred to as 'per-line' withholding.
- Where a telephone subscriber has not opted for 'per-line' withholding, they still have a right to withhold their number on an individual call basis so that the called person cannot see it. This right must be easy to exercise and be free of charge. This is referred to as 'per-call' withholding.
Rights for people receiving telephone calls
- People receiving telephone calls have the right to block Caller ID details of incoming calls from being displayed. This function must be available easily and free of charge for reasonable use.
- People receiving telephone calls can prevent their own number from being displayed to people who have called them – i.e. the right to block 'connected line identification.'
- People receiving telephone calls have the right to reject incoming calls by simple means, in cases where the caller has hidden or withheld the Caller ID.
8. Processing Location Data
9. Public telephone directories
10. Direct marketing
The Regulations cover the making of unsolicited phone calls and the sending of unsolicited fax messages, e-mail and SMS ("text messages") for direct marketing purposes. The requirements extend to all forms of marketing carried out by means of a publicly available electronic communications service – including, for example, the soliciting of support for charitable organisations or political parties.
Varying rules apply to phone, fax, text message and e-mail marketing. The rules are more restrictive in the case of marketing by electronic mail of individuals (natural persons) who are not customers. Unlike in the case of postal marketing, certain restrictions also apply to electronic marketing to businesses and other corporate entities.
If the call is made by automated calling machine or fax the information provided must include the name, address and telephone number of the person making the communication and, if applicable, the name, address and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the communication is made.
The sender of an e-mail or SMS must include in the message their name and a valid address at which they can be contacted including to opt-out of such messages.
11. Phone (All Subscribers)
A marketing phone call may not be made to the telephone line of an individual subscriber or a business subscriber if (a) the subscriber's telephone line is a mobile phone line and prior consent for such a call was not received, or (b) the subscriber's telephone line is a landline and his/her/its preference not to receive such calls is noted in the National Directory Database.
A marketing phone call may not be made to an individual or business telephone line if s/he/it has previously told the caller that s/he/it does not consent to the receipt of such calls.
The person making a marketing call must include in the call their name and, if applicable, the name of the person on whose behalf the call is made.
12. Automated Calling Machines
An automated calling machine may not be used for the purpose of direct marketing to the line of an individual subscriber unless that individual has previously consented to the receipt of such a communication by this means.
An automated calling machine may not be used for the purpose of direct marketing to the line of a business subscriber if that subscriber has its preference not to receive marketing calls noted in the National Directory Database.
An automated calling machine may not be used for the purpose of direct marketing to the line of a business subscriber if that subscriber has previously indicated to the caller that it does not consent to the receipt of such calls.
Where an automated marketing call is permitted, the name, address and telephone number of the person making the call must be given and, if applicable, the name, address and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the communication is made.
In practical terms, therefore, once a marketing call made by an automated calling machine is answered by the subscriber or the subscriber's voicemail answering service, the automated calling machine must identify who is making the call and provide their contact details.
13. Fax
A fax for the purpose of direct marketing may not be sent to the line of an individual subscriber unless that individual has previously consented to the receipt of such a communication.
A fax for direct marketing purposes may not be sent to a business fax number if that subscriber has its preference not to receive marketing calls to that number noted in the National Directory Database.
A fax for direct marketing purposes may not be sent to a business fax number if that subscriber has previously indicated to the caller that it does not consent to the receipt of such faxes.
Where a marketing fax communication is permitted, the information provided must include the name, address and telephone number of the person making the communication and, if applicable, the name, address and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the communication is made.
14. Electronic Mail
Electronic mail includes text messages (SMS), voice messages, sound messages, image messages, multimedia message (MMS) and email messages.
Where a data controller has obtained contact details in the context of the sale of a product or service, it may only use these details for direct marketing by electronic mail if the following conditions are met:
1. The product or service is of a kind similar to that which was sold to the customer at the time their contact details were obtained
2. When these details were collected, the customer was given the opportunity to object at that time, in an easy manner and without charge, to their use for marketing purposes
3. Each time a marketing message is sent, the customer must be given the right to object to the receipt of further messages
4. The details were collected within the previous 12 months or the subscriber has received a marketing electronic mail within the previous 12 months to which they did not unsubscribe using the cost free means provided to them by the direct marketer
A data controller can also obtain prior opt-in consent from its customers or other individuals to send electronic marketing relating specifically to its own business or services. Each marketing message sent on foot of that consent must contain a means to opt-out and it must identify the sender. Such opt-in consent expires after twelve months unless it is renewed in the interim.
If an individual is not a customer, electronic mail may not be used to send a marketing message to their contact address unless the prior opt-in consent of that individual has been obtained to the receipt of such messages – a consent that can be withdrawn at any time.
Electronic mail may not be used to send a marketing message to a business contact address/number if the subscriber has notified the data controller that they do not consent to the receipt of such communications.
A non-marketing SMS message may not have marketing material "tagged on" unless the recipient has given prior consent to the receipt of such messages. This would apply, for example, to such messages "tagged on" to communications from clubs or societies and information messages from service providers.
15. Enforcement and Compliance
The Data Protection Commissioner enforces the data protection aspects of the Regulations, and the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) is responsible for ensuring compliance with some technical and practical elements of implementing the Regulations.
In carrying out his functions, the Commissioner has broadly the same powers of inspection, information gathering and enforcement that he has under the Data Protection Acts.
16. Offences and Penalties
Failure to comply with certain provisions of the Regulations are criminal offences:
· Data Security and Data Breaches
· Unsolicited Marketing Communications
· Requirements specified in Information and Enforcement Notices issued by the Commissioner
· Requirements imposed by the Commissioner's authorised officers.
The offences attract a fine of up to €5,000 – per message in the case of unsolicited marketing – when prosecuted by the Commissioner in the District Court.
Unsolicited marketing offences may be prosecuted on indictment and attract fines of up to €250,000 in the case of a company and €50,000 in the case of an individual. A data security offence may similarly be prosecuted on indictment and attract the same level of penalty.
(1) Directive 2002/58/EC, as amended by Directive 2006/24/EC and Directive 2009/136/EC
(2) A cookie is a small file that can be downloaded to a PC or other device when the user accesses certain websites. A cookie allows a website to "recognise" the user's device.

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I once said that counseling denied students was one of the most satisfying parts of my job. Certainly not because it's fun. Often it's anything but. Nevertheless, when a student comes to see a denial as a detour, rather than a dead-end, the situation is often redeemed.
I should first make sure it is clear that denying an applicant is not a decision that is made lightly. We understand the sort of trauma that often accompanies the decision. Lives are changed by that decision. Tears will fall. Anger will (sometimes) rise. It's hard on a young person to feel rejected. We know all that, and consequently weigh our decisions very carefully.
The bottom line, when we do deny admission to an applicant, is that we really feel that the student does not have a reasonable chance of success at our institution given the evidence of previous performance. We do not operate under the philosophy that "everyone deserves a chance to fail." Rather, we strive to admit students who have a reasonable chance of success in our specific environment. If we believe that a student will not be successful here, we do not think we are doing a favor by admitting that student, no matter how intense their desire to be admitted.
Having said that, I would go back to the concept that this decision can definitely be viewed as a detour, not a dead end. Remember, I said that our decision is based on the evidence of previous performance. This suggests that it is possible to pursue a course that allows for new evidence to be developed.
Most often, when we coach a student regarding options, we suggest that they enroll in another post-secondary environment to earn transferrable course work. This can be a 2-year UW College, a WTCS campus, or a local satellite campus of another college. Their task while at that institution will be to change the evidenceregarding their ability to succeed in a post-secondary environment. Generally, once a student has earned at least 15 transferrable credits with a reasonable level of success, we will reconsider them for admission. For most students, that is not a lengthy detour. Helping them to see that starts the mental transition from "dead end" to "detour."
This process of changing the evidence may be made necessary by a couple of different things. One typical profile of a student who is not granted admission is that of a person who has terrific test scores but a very low GPA. What this tells us is that the student has great potential, but has not used that potential in the past. When we "coach the detour" for those students, we're looking for evidence that s/he has become willing to apply that great potential to achieve better grades. Another typical profile is that of a student who has achieved marginal success in academics (shown by grades and/or test scores), and who may benefit from additional preparation in an academic setting. Some weaker students benefit from starting college in an environment where freshman class sizes are lower, for instance, and which allow for closer contact with their teachers. There are also the students who "are just not good test takers." We hear that a lot. The reality of college, however, is that grades (especially in the freshman year) are heavily weighted on a handful of timed tests (in an environment where "extra credit" is virtually unheard of to compensate for low test scores). If a student in that situation is coached through a detour, the experience will help to provide evidence that they have learned to test successfully in a high-pressure, timed environment. Or, the experience may get them further along in their academic career to a point that their grades become more project- and research-based.
Whatever the initial reason for the denial, the option of proving one's ability to succeed in a different environment may help encourage a student. The key is to make sure they have a plan.
When I coach the detour with a student, the first thing we do is to decide which environment is most appropriate for them – UW College, WTCS, or another local college. Then, using TIS (for UW colleges or WTCS), we actually choose courses that will 1) transfer, 2) apply toward General Education requirements, and 3) build needed skills. We talk about whatever needs to be done to get started at that school, and we talk – in very specific terms – about what the ONE NEXT STEP is. That keeps in manageable for most students. Finally, I invite the student to get in touch with me when it's time to take the step after that. And the step after that. And so on. Most importantly, before the student leaves my office, I ask, "Do you feel like you have a plan?" If they say no, we go back to whatever point is causing the confusion.
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We say that a $k$-tuple of integers $b_1, \cdots, b_k$ is admissible if for every prime $p$ there exists an integer $X$ such that none of the numbers $X + b_1, \cdots, X + b_k$ is divisible by $p$. Then the prime $k$-tuple conjecture can be stated as follows:
If $b_1, \cdots, b_k$ is an admissible $k$-tuple, then there exists infinitely many values of $X$ such that $X+b_1, \cdots, X+b_k$ are all prime.
Richards and Hensley has shown in 1974 that this conjecture is incompatible with another conjecture due to Hardy and Littlewood, which asserts that $\pi(M+N) \leq \pi(M) + \pi(N)$ for integers $M,N > 1$.
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Initially announced for fall, "Parenthood" will premiere March 1.
"The Marriage Ref," a comedy panel series with Jerry Seinfeld as producer, premieres March 14, followed the same night by the return of "The Celebrity Apprentice" for a new season.
"Parenthood" is based on the 1989 film that starred Steve Martin. It is an ensemble series featuring Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia and Mae Whitman, as well as Lauren Graham, a recent replacement for Maura Tierney, who was sidelined by illness and forced to withdraw from the show in September.
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I have long blonde hair and the summer sun and water is pretty harsh on my hair so for the last few years I have been making and using my own homemade conditioning shampoo. Yes, I make it from scratch!!!! Anyway, I decided to wash Fletcher in it last week before he was neutered. Well, Fletcher is so soft and smooth even today after 5 days. His fur is like silk and I don't see any ill effects on his skin. I also think he is shedding a less! I admit its a little weighted down. I'm wondering if this is only from the shampoo or possibly something else, he was neutered on Thursday and was on pain meds for a day or two... I did add a little wet food to his diet. He's wasn't eating too well so I picked up a can of the new simple recipe Wellness canned food, just adding about 1/3 a little can only in his evening kibble. I guess I can wait and wash him in my shampoo a second time too. But if this is only from my shampoo, I think I might have to play with the recipe a bit and see if I can come up with.
Anyhow, do you think the meds from neutering, neutering or the change in his food is the cause????
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LeTourneau University senior electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology majors won first place in the IEEE Region Five Robotics Competition recently in Tulsa, Okla.
The team included Jeremy Liggett of Houston, Texas; Mark Ho of Tokyo, Japan; Michael Searcy of Longview, Texas, Amy Lundberg of Snohomish, Wash.; and Gary Brown of Klamath Falls, Ore.
All of the 36 competing teams brought their compact mobile autonomous robots to harvest energy from simulated renewable energy sources that were placed on a predefined playing field. The robots delivered the energy to an electromechanical device which was used to determine how much energy was harvested. The competition was won by the robot which finished the challenge in the least time.
"LeTourneau's robot stood out from the rest with its consistent performance," said Dr. Seung Kim, engineering professor and IEEE faculty adviser who accompanied the team to competition. "It was one of only two robots that successfully completed the challenge in each of the three rounds, and our students' robot took a much shorter time to complete the challenge. Our students' success shows our courses in electrical engineering meet the high standards for industry."
Competition judges were from the electrical engineering industry.
Other teams competing included the University of Texas, University of Oklahoma, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana State University, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, University of Missouri at Columbia, Missouri University of Science and Technology and University of Houston.
IEEE, which originally was an acronym for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is an association of professionals dedicated to the advancement of technology.
LeTourneau University is an interdenominational Christ-centered university located in Longview, Texas, offering academic majors in aviation, business, criminal justice, education, engineering, health science-nursing, human services, liberal arts, science and psychology. LeTourneau University also offers graduate degrees in business administration, counseling, education, engineering, psychology and strategic leadership. In addition to its residential campus in Longview, the university offers undergraduate and graduate programs online and at educational centers in Athens, Austin, Baytown, Bedford, Dallas, Harlingen, Houston, and Tyler.
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In an older post I wrote, I talked about how to check your cervical fluid with a folded piece of toilet paper or your clean fingers.
BUT! What if you're doing that and not finding anything? What if you, like many women I talk to, think that they don't have any cervical fluid?
Well, you're in luck, because I'm about to explain how to measure your cervical fluid, even if it seems like you don't have any! Are you ready for this? You're so ready.
Things you'll need:
Hand mirror
Clean towel
Soap and water
So … it goes a little something like this — CRAM YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR VAGINA! Just kidding. Not really. Kind of. Kidding about the "cramming" thing, but not about the "in your vagina" thing.
First things first, wash your hands. You don't want to introduce any foreign bacteria into the vagina — it's got a whole host of its own friendly bacteria that keeps things running smoothly, and you don't want to upset the balance.
Now that your hands are clean … wait a minute! Okay, a lot of you reading this are probably very familiar with your vagina, where it is, how it looks, and every little nook and cranny inside and out. But some of you may not be. For those of you in the second camp, there is an extra step.
Grab a hand mirror!
Okay, was that hand mirror very dirty? Did you take it out of the woodshed or something? Is it your husband's shaving mirror? If any of the above are true, wash your hands again.
Now get naked from the waist down — think gynecologist's office, but significantly less unpleasant. You can leave your socks on. No cold stirrups (hopefully). Now sit or squat on a clean towel on the floor, and hold the hand mirror between your legs so you can actually get a good look at your vulva (external genitalia). As women, our genitals are positioned in such a way that they are very hard to get a clear look at without the aid of a hand mirror, so unless you've done this before, you may be surprised at what you see. Look at how beautiful you are! So many little folds of soft delicate skin, so many different shades of color. Vulvas come in all shapes and sizes and colors, and each are perfect and beautiful and packed with nerve endings, so don't you even dare consider labiaplasty, even if the vulva you see in the mirror doesn't look like the ones you may have seen in certain adult movies (or Canadian strip clubs). Yours is perfect. I promise.
Have a look and a feel around! Gently spread your inner labia apart and take a peek at what's in there. You'll see your clitoris, vaginal opening, and, if you have keen eyesight, the urethral opening. Neat, huh? You may even see some cervical fluid at the vaginal opening.
Now see where your vaginal opening is? Gently slide one clean finger inside, see how that feels? Okay, now you know WHERE to stick your finger when checking your cervical fluid internally.
Crouch in a squatting position, and place one or two (if they fit) fingers in your vagina, until you feel something like the tip of a nose (if you are fertile it might be much softer). This is your cervix! The place from whence all cervical fluid hails! The motherland!
Now draw your finger(s) gently out of your vagina and have a look at them. They will be slightly damp, because the vagina is a mucus membrane, like the inside of your mouth, so wetness is a given. Other than that, is there any "substance" on them? Anything that looks like grade school paste, or hand lotion, or raw egg whites? If so … there is your cervical fluid!!!! You found it! Hooray!
If not, you may be a) on the pill, b) in the pre-ovulatory infertile phase of your cycle, before you've started to make cervical fluid, or c) in the post-ovulatory infertile phase of your cycle, after ovulation, and your body may have stopped making cervical fluid for the remainder of your cycle.
If you don't notice any, check again later in the day, and several times tomorrow, and every day after that! Soon you'll have something to record on your chart! :)
Now you can stand up, wash your hands (again), pull up your pants (this step is critical), and go about your day!
Oh man, I am totally going to post this on WikiHow! HAHAHAAHAHAAA! Go forth, world, and inspect your crotches!
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The North might be wide open, but one must pay respect to the old guard. Brookhaven (19-6, 12-2) has several holdovers from its Division II district championship. In the past several seasons, Northland (22-2, 14-0) has graduated an array of prominent players now in the NBA and college ranks. Even with an abundance of new faces, the Vikings have the depth, athleticism and untapped talent to extend its six-year run. Centennial (15-8, 9-5) could be a sleeper. Beechcroft (8-15, 6-8) has a fine one-two punch in Khaleed Franklin (17.1 points) and Maurice Hale (9.6 points) and added 6-3 transfer Patrick Ngene (18 points, 12.0 rebounds) from Linden. Among four starters back for Mifflin (7-14, 6-8) is 6-6 senior center J. Murrell (15 points, 10 rebounds).Walnut Ridge, Eastmoor Academy, Africentric SOUTH DIVISION
Walnut Ridge (21-2, 14-0) has an effective and cohesive system, featuring an up-tempo defense. Defending Division II district champion Eastmoor Academy (17-8, 9-5) is teeming with scrappy guards. Africentric (22-4, 12-2) is coming off back-to-back state semifinal appearances, and with seven of its top 11 players returning, promises again to be a Division IV power. Big and athletic, Marion-Franklin (10-11, 9-5) � led by gifted 6-8 center Marquiez Lawrence � also could be in the thick of it. Others point to South (7-15, 2-12) being much improved.
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A fourth-year starter, Osborne made first team all-district in Division II after averaging 15.7 point, 7.7 rebounds and 7.7 assists a year ago. He is being recruited by a handful of Division I programs.Randall Clarkson BROOKHAVEN
A tough-as-nails 5-10 senior point guard, Clarkson averaged 14 points, six assists and five rebounds in leading the Bearcats to a Division II district title. He was a second team all-district selection.John Draper EASTMOOR ACADEMY
Draper, a 5-10 senior guard who made first team all-district, averaged 15.2 points and 4.2 assists and shot 60 percent from the field in leading Eastmoor to a Division II district title.
� Columbus International will begin City League play. Its home games will at the former North High School on Arcadia Avenue.
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The attached September 25 interagency fact sheet provides information about fires in Glacier National Park and surrounding areas.
The park will post these fact sheets to the media release page when they contain relevant information about the park.
If the latest fact sheet is not posted on the park website, they are also available at: https://www.facebook.com/FlatheadOES/
For the most up to date information on the Sprague Fire, please visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5510/
The public can also access the Kalispell Interagency Dispatch website to follow along as new fires are reported in and around Glacier National Park. This website will be the first to reflect new fire starts within the park: http://www.wildcad.net/WCMT-KIC.htm
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The Baby Jogger City Select offers parents the unique opportunity to customize their stroller into 16 different combinations to suit their family needs.
The Car Seat Adapter is the easiest way to turn your stroller into a customized travel system. Attaching your car seat to a Baby Jogger stroller has never been easier. You can even fold the stroller with the brackets attached, giving you the most versatile travel system available.
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The Baby Jogger Child Tray features a convenient baby cup holder and a durable easy to clean surface.
Child Tray for double stroller requires the use of a double belly bar (sold separately). Child Tray for double stroller comes with one tray in the box.
The City Select HyChair allows you to use the seat of your Baby Jogger City Select (not included) as a high chair. The HyChair securely fits to most table tops and folds compactly to fit in your under seat basket when not in use. Carry bag included.
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Not merely cute, but a surprisingly powerful Battle Pet. One of its many variable stat types ("Natures" to coin a phrase) is a heavy Power build: 149/14/10 at level 1. That stat build's low Speed is offset by the Flying Passive (increases Speed by 50% while it remains above 50% HP). Also, since the pet is only 40g (assuming you have Exalted), you can just buy several of them until you get the stat setup that you like and cage and sell the rest.
Additionally, the Nether Ray Fry's moveset is pretty amazing. It has excellent 'type coverage'. All six of its abilities are what I'd call "basic attacks" (they have no real secondary effects and no cooldowns), and they are ALL different types: one Magic, one Beast, one Elemental, one Undead, one Flying, and one Dragonkin. This makes it extremely valuable when facing many different Pet Tamers, since you know their lineup in advance (or at least you do if you look it up or try to fight them and forfeit/fail) and can swap in the moves for the Nether Ray Fry that you need.
The only real issue with the Nether Ray Fry is that he isn't a team player. His moves have little or no synergy with the rest of the team, so you may not want him a pure level 25 "optimal" setup. However, I still think the Nether Ray Fry is awesome for leveling and defeating pre-Pandaria pet tamers.
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The Tactile Internet will be the next evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), encompassing human-to-machine and machine-to-machine interaction. It will enable real-time interactive systems with a raft of industrial, societal and business use cases.
What is the Tactile Internet?
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) defines the Tactile Internet as an internet network that combines ultra low latency with extremely high availability, reliability and security. It believes the Tactile Internet represents a "revolutionary level of development for society, economics and culture".
The mobile internet allowed us to exchange data and multimedia content on the move. The next step is the IoT, which is enabling the interconnection of smart devices. The Tactile Internet is the next evolution that will enable the control of the IoT in real time. It will add a new dimension to human-to-machine interaction by enabling tactile and haptic (see following section for definition) sensations, and at the same time revolutionise the interaction of machines.
The Tactile Internet will enable humans and machines to interact with their environment, in real time, while on the move and within a certain spatial communication range. It will unleash the full potential of the fourth industrial revolution, dubbed Industry 4.0, and revolutionise the way we learn and work through the Internet of Skills, aka Human 4.0.
Proponents of the Tactile Internet argue that it should build on areas where machines are strong and humans are weak, so that the machines complement rather than substitute humans. As the power of the machines increases, the value of the human input should also grow.
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Stitch Elsie Island Cream Jumper River Stitch Elsie Jumper Cream Island River In principle all human senses can interact with machines, and technologies to enable and enhance that interaction will deliver the Tactile Internet.
The Tactile Internet will enable haptic interaction with visual feedback. The term haptic relates to the sense of touch, in particular the perception and manipulation of objects using touch and proprioception. Proprioception is the sense of the relative positioning of the parts of one's body and the strength of effort used in movement.
The visual feedback will encompass not just audiovisual interaction, but also robotic systems that can be controlled in real time as well as actuating robots, ie those that can activate a motion.
In order for technical systems to match human interaction with their environment, they must meet the speed of our natural reaction times. As such, 1ms end-to-end latency is necessary for Tactile Internet applications. The underlying network must also be ultra reliable as many critical tasks will be executed remotely and it must rely on cheap edge infrastructure in order to enable scale. It will therefore need 5G as the underlying network infrastructure.
The Tactile Internet will combine multiple technologies, both at the network and application level. At the edges, the Tactile Internet will be enabled by the IoT and robots. Content and data will be transmitted over a 5G network, while intelligence will be enabled close to the user experience through mobile edge computing. At the application level, automation, robotics, telepresence, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) will all play a part.
River Elsie Cream Island Stitch Jumper What are the use cases?
The better question might be 'What aren't the use cases?', as the list is seemingly endless! The examples given here should give a good indication of the broad range of possibilities, but it's clear that the Tactile Internet will have applications that haven't yet been conceived of.
Automation, robotics and telepresence are already growing in importance in industrial applications like smart factories and the remote operation of industrial machinery. The Tactile Internet will take the possibilities still further, enabling the efficient manufacturing of highly customised products, remote mining in high-risk areas, and remote inspection, maintenance and repair of everything from industrial plant to airplanes.
In healthcare, medical expertise is still largely confined to the location of the physician, but in the world of the Tactile Internet it will be available anywhere and at any time. The physician will be able to command a tele-robot at the patient's location, allowing remote physical examination with full AV and haptic feedback. The first tele-surgical operation was carried out as early as 2001 but telesurgery is still not mainstream due to the limitations of robotics and the underlying communications technology. It will be widely enabled by the Tactile Internet.
Robotic exoskeletons will be used for tele-rehabilitation and exoskeleton-based artificial limbs will improve the lives of people with disabilities.
VR headsets are gaining traction in the world of gaming but the development of interactive applications has been limited by the high latency of the current internet, curtailing the number of active players and the distances between them. The Tactile Internet will remove these limitations and open up greater opportunities in non-entertainment gaming. So-called Serious Games have wide applications in fields such as healthcare, education, training and simulation.
Education and training will be further enhanced by the haptic overlay of the learner and teacher. The teacher will be able to feel the learner's movement when s/he undertakes a task involving fine motor skills, and correct as necessary. The learner will be able to see, hear and feel the exact movements their trainer has made, be they an engineer, pilot or surgeon. The concept of 'hands on' will take on a whole new meaning!
And the ability to remotely learn and deliver skills (for example in remote maintenance work) has led to the term the Internet of Skills, which promises to democratise labour as the internet democratised knowledge. Heady stuff indeed!
Who's involved?
The term Tactile Internet was coined in early 2014 by Professor Gerhard Fettweis from the Technical University of Dresden in Germany. The ITU defined it in August 2014 in its Technology Watch, which assesses new technologies with regards to existing standards and their potential impact on future standardisation.
The ITU Technology Watch was prepared by representatives from a number of German academic bodies, as well as Telekom Deutschland, Robert Bosch and the local arms of Vodafone and equipment vendors Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia. Fettweis was the principal author and the TU-Dresden 5G Lab Germany is one of two academic bodies which aim to be at the forefront of developments into the Tactile Internet. The other is King's College London Tactile Internet Lab, led by Professor Mischa Dohler, which is part of the collaboration between King's College and Ericsson announced in March 2015.
The two professors, and other members of their teams as well as a representative from Ericsson Research in Sweden, authored an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) article on 5G-Enabled Tactile Internet in 2016 and are recognised as leaders in the field.
The IEEE launched its Digital Senses Initiative (DSI) in June 2015 to advance technologies that capture and reproduce stimuli (sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste).
Island Stitch Elsie River Jumper Cream In July 2017, the government awarded £16m in funding to King's College, the University of Surrey (which is home to the UK's 5G Innovation Centre) and the University of Bristol to link the three sites via 5G test beds for the development, testing and trial of 5G technologies and applications.
As with the IoT, the full possibilities of the Tactile Internet will not be realised – or even known – until 5G becomes reality. While many of the core underlying technologies have been around for years, widespread implementation has been constrained by the limits of current networks.
The first practical indications of the Tactile Internet began emerging in 2014 and 2015. The oPhone and later oNotes app allowed users to add smell to their reading or listening experience (and have morphed into the Cyrano digital scent speaker). The Apple Watch launched with haptics that gave alerts about new notifications via small vibrations the wearer felt on their wrist.
More advanced, but not yet commercially available, Huawei demonstrated the TAC-2020 robot artist at Mobile World Congress Shanghai in 2015, which reproduced every stroke drawn by a human on a tablet onto canvas, precisely and synchronously.
It is still a way off, but when it arrives the Tactile Internet has the potential to re-shape the way we live, work and play.


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Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) shares dropped more than 10% this week after Walgreen (NASDAQ:WBA) announced it wouldn't renew its contract with the drug distributor. The nonrenewal will slice into Cardinal's revenues, but bad news could get worse if CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) follows suit.
How bad?
Walgreen was Cardinal's second largest customer, accounting for 21% of fiscal 2012 revenues. The retail chain left to buy a stake in AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) -- the same competitor that gained Express Scripts (NASDAQ:ESRX) last summer. Express Scripts had been Cardinal's third largest customer, but it decided to go elsewhere following its multibillion-dollar acquisition of Medco.
So it hasn't been a great year for Cardinal. CVS remains as the largest customer, representing 22% of revenues, but that contract expires this summer. Will CVS opt for nonrenewal? It's possible, but CVS has caught Cardinal vulnerable -- and that's a good time for bargaining.
What can Cardinal do to fight back? There's the possibility of pursuing smaller pharmacies for contracts. And the medical segment recently grew with the $2.1 billion acquisition of AssuraMed. That gave Cardinal a foot in the home medical supply market with a company that had a million patients and about $1 billion in 2012 revenues.
It's better than nothing, but doesn't seem likely to replace these big league losses.
Financial impact
Walgreen's existing contract doesn't expire until after the end of fiscal 2013. Right now, Cardinal's putting the 2014 forecast in line with this year's EPS range of $3.42 to $3.50. But expect revisions in the near future, particularly if CVS leaves.
Foolish final thoughts
I've backed my doubts with a CAPScall of underperform for Cardinal Health.
Cardinal claims it has plans in place to mitigate Walgreen's loss, but didn't provide any details. If CVS does leave, Cardinal shares will plummet. But even if CVS stays, the distributor will have to try to redefine itself in a lower market position.
The company's best chance is to rebid on the deserting companies once the replacement contracts expire. Express Scripts only had a three-year contract, but it'll be a decade before Walgreen's deal with AmerisourceBergen expires.


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CSS Problem-Solving
After spending an hour debugging CSS with Tim Bray this morning, it occurs to me that the most valuable skill to possess in the maddeningly complex minefield of today's browser landscape isn't, in fact, knowing which browsers do what to which properties. It's problem-solving.
Browsers are the wild card in CSS. If everything worked according to spec, the development process (once you've figured out the complexities of the box and float models) would be relatively straightforward. But we're not living in that perfect world, and most of the time what they do isn't quite so important as how you cope with what they actually do.
To that end, the CSS Crib Sheet was meant to aid the process of debugging, and it covers a few points, but I realized this morning that there are some tricks I use to diagnose a problem that don't show up on any resource guides. I figured I'd share.
- Turn on borders.
- One of the biggest problems I've faced is visualizing what exactly is happening, and why. Is that extra space a margin, or some padding? Is it the margin of the parent element, or the child? Is it even caused by either of the two elements, or something else? By applying an arbitrary bright-coloured and obvious border (#F00, #0F0, and #00F) to each element, parent and child(ren), the boxes reveal their constraints and spacing a lot more obviously. Background colours often help too.
- Check your selectors.
- Likewise, using the border trick or background colours to highlight the element you think you're working on can save a lot of frustration. Due to cascading and inheritance, your selector may not actually be applied properly. Do something to check when in doubt; make the element obvious by making it ugly. If the change doesn't take effect, then the selector is your cuplrit.
- Adjust values.
- Font size too small in Mozilla, but fine in IE? Bump it up a bit. Even the slightest bit helps. Going from 0.9em to 0.91em can make a world of difference. Similarily, adjusting margin and padding to wild values that you have no intention of keeping can often make a difference in how something renders, and frequently will squeeze out the root problem through process of elimination. You can always set them back after you've solved it.
- Hide selective elements.
- Speaking of process of elimination, how do you know that the element you're working with is the problem? Try hiding surrounding elements, and leaving parent elements (all the way up the chain, as far as the
bodyitself if necessary) as unstyled as possible. Comment them out, don't delete them, because you'll need them later. Sometimes widths and heights and floats and margins and so on can interact in ways that you don't expect. Reduce and isolate the problem as much as you can, to make sure other elements aren't having a deleterious effect.
- Get rid of unneeded CSS.
- If you have dummy properties that aren't contributing to the net styling, comment 'em out. Remove all possible variables by reducing your declarations to the bare minimum needed for the effect you're trying to achieve. Sometimes things you wouldn't suspect will be at fault.
- Set your margins to 0.
- When in doubt, specifically set the margins of your element(s) to 0. You can't always rely on a browser's default values.
- Validate.
- Good lord, nothing is going to work if you have improperly nested and unclosed elements! Always make sure your (X)HTML is kosher before even starting to think about your styling.
These are but a few; there are more I'll write up as I use them. Feel free to comment with your own problem-solving techniques. (This could very well end up an offshoot resource the way the Crib Sheet did.)
Remember, the key is to highlight the behaviour. Why the browser is displaying a quirky behaviour doesn't always make sense, but if you can work around the problem just by quick testing, it doesn't necessarily have to.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – With two of the sets going extra points, the Georgia College volleyball team (5-22, 2-15 PBC) picked up a hard-fought four-set win over UNC Pembroke (15-18, 4-12 PBC) Saturday in the Centennial Center.
The victory snaps a nine-match losing streak, and a 15-match losing streak in Peach Belt Conference (PBC) play for the Bobcats. Georgia College dominated the first set 25-16, dropping the second 27-25. After a solid 25-18 effort in the third, the Bobcats clinched the win with a 30-28 marathon in the fourth.
Georgia College did it with impressive hitting, balance and surprising net play, particularly late.
Rachel Reynolds (Marietta, Ga.) led all attackers with 19 kills and a .302 hitting percentage, adding four blocks. Blake Willoughby (Savannah, Ga.) was nearly lights-out at a .600 hitting percentage, posting just a single error with 16 kills, a career-best. Rounding out the trio of double-digit attackers was Ashley Savransky (Roswell, Ga.) with 11, also a career-high. Savransky had six blocks and Willoughby four, as Georgia College posted 11 to UNCP's five.
Caroline Ham (Marietta, Ga.) once again led the team in digs with 16, getting 13 from Ella Anastasiades (Atlanta) and 12 from Haley Ashworth (Cumming, Ga.). Micayla Patterson (Tyrone, Ga.) tallied 50 assists, her second-highest total on the season and best effort in matches of four sets or less.
The Bobcats out-hit UNCP .242 to .152, with the best set for Georgia College coming in the errorless first at .382. UNCP was led by 18 kills from Sarah Bower and 14 digs and 47 assists from Shekinah-Joy Toloumu.
GC volleyball is back in action Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. wrapping up PBC play by hosting GRU Augusta (7-24, 1-16 PBC). The Jaguars most recently lost to Francis Marion University 3-0 today.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Billy Cosby, one of America's favorite father-figures, embodied the theme of Jacksonville's two-day education summit, "Increasing Parental Involvement."
The 75-year-old comedian and education activist spoke to a full house at The Florida Theatre Feb. 28 on behalf of Mayor Alvin Brown. Action News co-anchor Mark Spain hosted the event, which began with a drum line competition between four Duval County Public Schools — an idea from Cosby.
"Nothing bothers me more than hearing, 'We don't have good schools in Jacksonville,'" Spain said before introducing Cosby.
Sporting sweatpants and a "Learn 2 Earn" T-shirt, Cosby began his lecture by teasing the mayor and poking fun at the Jacksonville Jaguars' past season, comparing them both to well-known cities that are "on the Weather Channel."
"Now they know your pro football team," Cosby said. "Other cities love your pro football team."
Then Cosby took the audience back to his childhood with stories of growing up poor and the old-fashioned days of parenting, when some parents took a more physical approach. The golden three-word rule he used to survive childhood? "Don't talk back."
"In the South you don't get beatings, you get whoopings," Cosby joked.
Cosby said he strongly believes improving the quality of the nation's education begins with parents. He ended with one last call-to-action to the people to fix Jacksonville's education system.
"Nobody is coming," Cosby said. "Only you."


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You can use DSCC to perform this task. For information, see Directory Service Control Center Interface and the DSCC online help.
Create a resource limits policy.
$ dpconf create-resource-limits-policy -h host -p port policy-name
For information about how to modify the properties of a resource limits policy, see To Configure a Resource Limits Policy.
Associate the resource limits policy to a connection handler.
$ dpconf set-connection-handler-prop -h host -p port connection-handler-name \ resource-limits-policy:policy-name


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Dead Drug Dealer Arrested At His Own Wedding
Above is a video of awesomely-named Colombian drug dealer Fritanga, or Fry-Up, (nee Camilo Torres) being arrested at his Caribbean wedding on Sunday. The wedding, which cost Fry-Up an estimated $1.41 million, was set to last a full week and featured various Colombian entertainers (including the appropriately named band, Los Mortal Combat) and soap opera stars, all of whom were forced to lie facedown on the ground as the arrest was made. Fry-up's model wife, whom he'd just married minutes before, was in tears as they lead her new husband away.
As amazing and ridiculous as all that sounds, it gets even more exciting. It turns out that not only was Fry-Up an essential part of the Urabenos gang, the dominant cartel in northern Colombia, but he was also legally dead, according to his death certificate, which said he died in December 2010 of natural causes.
Ever the jokester, Fry-Up, whose gang recently offered rewards for the killing of Colombian police, made light of the situation as he was shown his ID after his arrest, telling officers he had trouble recognizing himself since it'd been so long since he'd used it.


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I am looking for in class Linux training for my job, preferably in early January. something to teach the basics of the command line & the shell. Does anyone know of any, I have searched the web, but have been unable to find anything. Thanks for any help.
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I'll be visiting my girlfriend in February for half and a month (Je suis peruvien) and I'd like to help you if you still need it. I'm doing my last year, I'm a telecom student.
my email is reynaldomic001 at gmail dot com
Linux seminar
The School of Computer Science at McGill hold a by-yearly seminar. It's pretty good.
As Novell partner we start this week a linux training.
May I ask if you can join us...
you can go to exit certified
you can go to exit certified (exitcertified.com) or savoir faire linux (www.savoirfairelinux.com)


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Kershaw's two-hitter puts Dodgers back in first
SAN FRANCISCO -- Clayton Kershaw put the Dodgers back into first place Saturday night, because that's what he does.
His campaign for a third National League Cy Young Award continued with a two-hit shutout as the Dodgers beat the Giants, 5-0, reclaiming the top spot in the NL West for the first time since the All-Star break.View Full Game Coverage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Clayton Kershaw put the Dodgers back into first place Saturday night, because that's what he does.
His campaign for a third National League Cy Young Award continued with a two-hit shutout as the Dodgers beat the Giants, 5-0, reclaiming the top spot in the NL West for the first time since the All-Star break.View Full Game Coverage
Kershaw is 12-2 with a 1.76 ERA and is on a nine-game win streak. He has four complete games and two shutouts, one a no-hitter. He's 12-5 lifetime against the Giants and 7-2 lifetime with an 0.69 ERA at AT&T Park. His 14 consecutive quality starts against the Giants are the most since Hall of Famer Bob Gibson.
"We're experiencing and witnessing something historic, and being on the receiving end of it is humbling," said Kershaw's catcher, A.J. Ellis.
Kershaw allowed a first-inning single to Gregor Blanco and a seventh-inning single by Michael Morse, both up the middle. He struck out seven, including the side in the fifth inning, walked one and threw 117 pitches.
"He's unbelievable, but for me, no surprise," said Juan Uribe. "I think he can do it every time."
Manager Don Mattingly, who enjoyed seven scoreless innings from Zack Greinke Friday night, said Kershaw was facing his last batter when the game ended on Tyler Colvin's foul out to Ellis.
"Yeah, you do get spoiled, honestly," said Mattingly. "With Clayton and Zack, most clubs try to get to them early. If they don't get them, they end up with low pitch counts and [opponents] get the full dose. I can't say it's a bad plan, but it's a dangerous one."
Added Giants manager Bruce Bochy: "Kershaw, he was good. He's one of the best. He's a four-pitch guy, it's hard to see the ball off him, he's throwing 94-95. You hopefully find a way to get on base and put some pressure on him, which we couldn't."
With the lineup at full potency, Adrian Gonzalez continued his hot hitting with a pair of doubles and a single, while Hanley Ramirez and Uribe each went 2-for-4. Gonzalez is 13-for-31 with eight RBIs on the trip that ends Sunday.
"The way our team is, a veteran team, we see a [opposing starter] once through [the lineup], the next time through we have a pretty good chance," Kershaw said of his offense, which scored 11 of its 13 runs this series in the fourth through seventh innings. "They've got a great team over there. We've got the lineup we want right now. Knock on wood, we're pretty healthy right now."
The Dodgers scored the first run on a ball lost in the sun and a broken-bat hit off Ryan Vogelsong. By that time, the Giants' defense -- other than outfielders Hunter Pence and Blanco -- was in the shade. Vogelsong was working on a no-hitter, with plenty of help from his defense, but when Gonzalez lashed a line drive toward Pence, he lost the ball in the sun and it rolled to the wall for a two-out double.
On a 3-2 pitch, Ramirez popped a broken-bat single down the left-field line that scored Gonzalez just before Ramirez was thrown out at second base.
The Dodgers opened the fifth inning with three more singles from Carl Crawford, Matt Kemp and Uribe for a second run. The Dodgers opened the sixth with two more hits -- an infield single by Puig (despite a spectacular try by shortstop Brandon Crawford) and a hit-and-run double by Gonzalez that sent Puig to third.
After Ramirez was barely thrown out at first by Vogelsong on a comebacker, second baseman Dan Uggla made a diving stop of Crawford's sharp grounder, only to bounce his throw home as Puig scored. Gonzalez was thrown out at the plate by Pablo Sandoval on Kemp's tapper, but Uribe doubled home Crawford.
The Dodgers added a run in the seventh off reliever Jean Machi on a single by Dee Gordon, a ground out by Puig and a single by Gonzalez that scored Gordon as left fielder Morse threw the ball in to third base.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Compression Platen with Integral Spherical Seat (200mm dia.)
S5728A | Compression Platen
Compression Platen with Integral Spherical Seat, 200 mm (8 in) Diameter. 6 mm Clevis (type Om), Capacity: 10 kN
With locking screws to fix the spherical seat in position to ensure parallelism with a lower platen (not included).
Compatible with LVDT mounting.
|Accessory Diameter
|200 mm (8 in)
|Accessory Height
|113.5 mm (4.5 in)
|Accessory Weight
|8.4 kg (18.5 lb)
|10 kN (2,250 lbf)
|Upper Fitting
|6mm clevis (Type Om)
S572x Series Compression Platens with integral spherical seat
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The Polycom VVX 500 multimedia IP phone is a 12 SIP line IP phone with HD Voice that is Open Source to work with most SIP PBX's and 3rd party UC platforms. It features a 3.5in TFT color capacitive touch screen that reacts to gestures, similar to how most mobile phone interfaces work today. The VVX 500 has 2 USB 2.0 ports for media and storage applications which allow you to use the display on the phone for multiple uses, such as built in web applications, digital photo frame, news, sports, weather, or even as an extension of your PC desktop.
The Polycom VVX 500 phone is easy to deploy and simple to manage. Its enterprise-grade, web- based, intuitive configuration method gives administrators the ability to easily set up and maintain a large number of phones throughout the entire enterprise. The built-in, broad interoperability capabilities allow IT departments to leverage previous IT infrastructure investments and achieve easy integration with third-party UC and productivity applications.
Feature-packed IP phone system offers:
12 line keys — Use the standard 2 line keys for managing two live calls on your phone at the same time, and use the others as speed dial keys, or add-on Virtual Receptionist to manage up to 6 live calls at a time and monitor the call status of 6 other extensions.
Superior audio — with Poycom HD Voice™ technology that delivers life-like voice quality and Polycom Acoustic Clarity™ technology that provides full-duplex conversations, acoustic echo cancellation and background noise suppression.
Video capable — the optional Polycom VVX Camera (#32101) installs in seconds and enables the Polycom VVX 500 to connect into video conferences directly from the user's desk, without requiring a costly, dedicated video conference room.
Call handling capabilities — include 12 lines (registrations) for efficient call handling, shared call/bridged line appearance, incoming call treatment/call waiting, call transfer, hold, forward and pickup, local three-way audio conferencing, one-touch speed dial/redial, remote missed call notification, hearing aid compatibility, and more.
Enables third party applications — via an open API and WebKit-based browser. Includes a touch screen user interface that allows third-party application developers to place icons for users to touch and launch their applications – unified communications (UC), customer relationship management (CRM), and appointment management systems to name a few.
Headset compatibility — with a dedicated RJ-9 port for hands-free, private conversations.
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Michelle Kee, writer/director of Mattress, was hard at work on the set of her Crazy8s production. She will premiere her work at the Gala Screening and After party March 1.
Do you know an aspiring B.C. student filmmaker? The Vancouver Sun-CBC Student Video Awards is a great place to showcase their innovative video creation.
One of the biggest keys to creating a successful video is feedback. Understanding how to improve your project with the insight of experts is what the Sun-CBC Student Video Awards Critique Workshop is all about.
Set for Saturday, Feb. 1, the free workshop will allow students to bring in their projects to be critiqued by experts in the fields of story development, sound design, visual effects, animation techniques, motion design to name a few.
The workshop will be hosted at 151 Animation campus of the Vancouver Film School and will allow students to book sessions and walk through their projects with Vancouver Film School instructors.
The Student Video Awards has more than $20,000 in prizing offered by title sponsor, Vancouver Film School. Since its inception in 2011, the SVA has attracted more than 1,500 students and reached more than 80,000 people.
To register for the Critique Workshop, go to www.vancouversun.com/SVAworkshop
For more details on the Student Video Awards, go to vancouversun.com/studentvideos
Keep tabs on the awards on the SVA Facebook page (facebook.com/studentvideoawards) and follow us on Twitter at @VanSun_SVA.
The Student Video Awards is brought to you by The Vancouver Sun, CBC and Vancouver Film School.
Have questions about Student Video Awards? Contact Vancouver Sun, CBC, VFS Student Video Awards firstname.lastname@example.com


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Whenever I get asked how to make the most of Twitter, I start by saying, "The first thing you need to do is cut down on the noise so you can focus on making connections that will move you toward your goals."
How do you do that? You do it by creating lists.
Lists allow you to organize Twitter users into groups so you see only the tweets of the people you put on the List.
I go on to suggest creating three lists to start, naming them: Peers, Pros and Patrons. (Hooray alliteration!)
Here's why each of these lists are important for moving you toward your goals:
Peers – This list would contain people within your industry that are at about the same level as you. These could be people you already have strategic partnerships with, or people you'd like to partner with. These relationships can prove extremely valuable as you move up in the ranks with your business.
Pros – This list is for the experts or thought leaders in your industry, or the people with businesses at a level you'd like to reach. Use this list to monitor how they're using social media or what they're talking about. What can you apply to your business?
Patrons – This list would contain the people who are already customers or clients, or people you've deemed likely to buy, donate, or volunteer. Watch this list to identify their interests, keep an eye out for any questions being asked that you could answer, and monitor for customer feedback (positive or negative) that you can respond to. Expand on your answers with your own content to drive potential customers to your website.
Once you have these lists in place you can start identifying the people you should add to them. To start this is as simple as adding the people you've indentified as fitting into one of these categories. As you monitor Twitter and follow the discussions, you'll organically find new people to add to these Lists.
So how do you create a list? Let me show you step-by-step.
Step 1: Make sure you're logged into your Twitter account. Once you're logged-in, click on your username above "View my profile page" in the top left corner.
Step 2: Click on "Lists" in the left-hand column below your profile information.
Step 3: Click the "Create list" button at the top of the right-hand column.
Step 4: In the "Create a new list" window, enter the name of your list, a description if you want, set the list to private (this way only you see the list and others won't be able to subscribe to it), and then click the "Save list" button.
Step 5: Add Twitter people to your list. You'll be brought to the page for your new list. In the right-hand column you can search for users you'd like to add. Enter the person's name or Twitter username if you know it, then click "Search." I'm going to search for our managing editor, Martin Lieberman.
Locate the correct account from the search results, then click on the little person silhouette to bring up a menu of options. Click "Add or remove from lists."
In the "Your lists" window, check the lists you'd like to add the person to.
Once the list is checked that person is added and you can click anywhere off the pop-up window to close it.
Repeat these steps to create new Lists.
To view your list, follow steps 1 and 2. You'll then see only the tweets from those people you've put on the list.
What about when you find new people to add to the list?
Just click on their names to bring up a pop-up window with their information. Click the silhouette and then "Add or remove from lists" to add them as you did in Step 5.
How to easily monitor your new lists
Now you can log-in to Twitter and bypass all the noise by going directly to your lists. Or, if you want to take this a step further, you can sign-up for NutshellMail and customize your list settings to receive an email digest of these tweets on a schedule that you set up. Awesome.
How are you using lists? Tell us in the comments below or on our Facebook Page.
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Thank you for this. Very helpful


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Genovese, who singled to lead off both ends of the twinbill, followed up each hit with a steal of second. She tied Melisa Cagar '11's single-season record of 32 in the first game and broke the mark in the second contest. Each time, Genovese also came around to score the first run of the contest.
Genovese broke the record in Brandeis's 23rd game of the season. With 20 more games on the schedule and Genovese's career total up to 55 stolen bases, Cagar's career mark of 72 is within reach this season. Cagar set her record as a junior and missed her senior season with an injury.
In today's games, Brandeis outhit Lasell by a combined 23-7 mark. The Judges had one big second inning in each game. In the opener, it was a six-run frame in which five of the runs were unearned due to a pair of costly Lasell errors. The big blows were a leadoff home run by sophomore DP Nikki Cote (Shelton, Conn./St. Josephs), her second round-tripper of the season, and a two-run double by sophomore SS Anya Kamber (Sammamish, Wash./Skyline).
Cote's bomb proved to be the game-winning run, as Lasell scored single runs against her in the fourth and fifth innings. Cote kept the damage down in the fourth after walking the first two hitters and allowing a single to load the bases. She got a grounder to third that produced a force out at home for the first out before Laser rookie 1B Eileen Bergin (Arlington, Mass./Matignon) singled to right to spoil the shutout bid. Cote then got two strikeouts to avoid further damage. In the fifth, sophomore LF Amanda Szidat (Westford, Mass./Westford Acad.) reached on a bunt single with two away and scored on rookie 3B Nicole LeBlanc's (Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames) double to right-center to avoid the mercy rule.
Cote (5-4) settled down after than, retiring the final seven Lasell hitters to earn the win in relief of senior Casey Ducinski (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury). Ducinski faced two over the minimum in her three innings of work allowing one hit and one batter to reach on an error.
In game two, Brandeis junior Melissa Nolan (Windsor, Conn./Loomis Chafee) held the Lasers to just two hits in a five-inning complete game. Nolan moved to 4-2 on the season as she struck out four and walked just one.
After Brandeis scored twice in the first, in the key five-run second inning, all of the Judges' runs came home on two hits. Rookie 3B Madison Gagnon (Westlake Village, Calif./Westlake) scorched a bases-loaded double to right-center that made it a 4-0 game. Up next was sophomore catcher Cori Coleman (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale South), who slammed a three-run home run to left field. It was Coleman's second round-tripper of the season and of her career and made the score 7-0, Brandeis.
After Bergin settled down in the third and fourth innings, the Judges loaded the bases in the fifth on an error, a walk and a bunt single. Bergin got the next batter on a pop to third base, but rookie 2B Danielle Novotny (Milford, N.J./Delaware Valley) skied a ball to left for a game-ending sacrifice fly.
That completed a fine day for Novotny, who went 4-7 with three doubles, giving her 11 two-baggers on the season. She scored a team-high four runs on the afternoon and drove in three, increasing her team-leading total to 22 RBI. Coleman led the Judges with four runs knocked in during the twinbill, finishing 3-7 with two runs scored and her home run as well.
Brandeis returns to action on Tuesday afternoon when they travel to Wheaton College to take on coach Jessica Johnson's alma mater at 3:30 p.m. Lasell hosts Norwich University in a GNAC twinbill the same day at 3 p.m.


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When it comes to the U.S. president making appointments when the Senate is out of town, there is a constitutional argument to support it. The same Constitution provides an argument for senators who dislike those appointments.
Fittingly, the judiciary will settle the battle between its co-equal branches of government.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this week regarding the proper use of recess appointments, a power specifically enumerated to the president. Such appointments almost have become routine during President Barack Obama's tenure as the minority Republicans repeatedly have delayed hearings to assess nominees' qualifications. The specific case centers on National Labor Relations Board appointments Obama made in January 2012. The plaintiffs claim the Senate was not in recess when the president acted.
It was much easier to know when senators were on the job back when recesses lasted for months between sessions. Lawmakers needed lots of time to ride their horses to and from their home states and tend to crops in between. It was precisely these extended breaks the Founding Fathers knew must be dealt with. Judges who died or ambassadors who resigned performed important enough tasks that required immediate replacements -- without waiting for the harvest and then the long ride back before the Senate could convene.
Today, with all the federal holidays and state work periods, breaks are built in almost every month of the year. And when a particular hiatus seems to be going long, pro forma sessions are held. No business is conducted, and generally one designated senator shows up to gavel the session in and out.
However thin the guise, the Constitution calls for each chamber to "determine the rules of its proceedings." If the Senate claims it's in session -- it is.
The nation's highest court will determine whether recess appointments only can be made during the official "recess" between sessions, whether vacancies created before a recess begins qualify, and whether the pro forma sessions prevent a "recess" from being declared.
One branch of government appears destined to lose a centuries-old tradition codified in the U.S. Constitution. Either the president is going to lose his power to make recess appointments, or the Senate will lose its advise and consent role in some fashion. Either way, the process is about to change.
Of course, it's changed anyway. Senate Democrats recently amended chamber rules to reduce the number of votes needed for confirmation. Since November, all nominees except those for the Supreme Court only need a simple majority instead of 60 votes. In these contentious times, the weakening of the filibuster struck Democrats as the only way to get nominees through.
Unless or until the country demands a functional and bipartisan Congress, that rule change sets a dangerous precedent. If the same party does not control both the White House and the Senate, it could halt the appointment process in its tracks.
If Congress were interested in doing something productive, lawmakers could begin identifying all positions filled by presidential appointment, assign each a maximum number of days the position could be open, and the maximum number of candidates the minority party can reject. We need something that ensures the business of the country continues, especially when the Senate and House can't fashion consent on whether they're in session or not.
Editorial by Patrick Lowry


text: Haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend Alice, a heartbroken Billy returns home to Northern Virginia seeking solace from old friends. But what he finds is more disconnecting than comforting: his best friend Stanley has become mysterious and withdrawn from those around him. Billy attempts to find out what is going on, and as he probes Stanley's recent activities, his friend's behavior seems increasingly bizarre and frightening. The discovery of blood-stained evidence among Stanley's possessions pulls him deeper into the nightmare and eventually leads to a violent confrontation that not everyone will survive.