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Carlos Rodon's girlfriend Ashley Paddock enjoys the outdoor life with Carlos. The two are avid, avid hunters based on what I've seen on her Instagram. In fact, there's more hunting pictures than anything else, and I have a feeling it was Ashley that turned Carlos onto it and not the other way around. The reason I say that is because she was bragging that Carlos killed his first deer and that got him hooked, which led me to believe that Ashley had definitely hunted them before him. She also showed off her bow and was talking about the deer in her trail cam that she wanted to go after. Well hey as long as you dress it and eat it, it's sure better meat than you can get anywhere else. I suppose I'm somewhat conflicted about hunting, but I definitely understand why it's an alluring hobby.
In fact, I have reason to believe Ashley Paddock is employed by Open Season TV, which seems to be some kind of channel about hunting starring a bunch of dudes with goatees and a lot of dead animals. But speaking of animals, one very alive animal that was just added to the family is Lefty. Carlos Rodon's girlfriend Ashley Paddock has also taken to a very active outdoor life exploring the deserts in Arizona. I have to say, I'm kind of jealous of these types of activities, being a city rat in Brooklyn, New York. Arizona is a really cool looking place. Ashley even posted a video of herself holding giraffe food in her mouth and letting the giraffe take it from her. In case you don't know, giraffes have insanely long, black tongues that they use to slurp food up like some kind of prehensile mouth-tail. Luckily for Ashley she didn't get too much giraffe tongue.


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Today is 'J's' first day of Pre-K. The big question is: Who is handling it better, me or him?
For nursery school last year, he went two days a week for 2.5 hours each day. This year he's still going 2 days a week but this time for 5 hours. So much time (for me)!
Of course I have the normal mommy fears and I want him to be happy and have a good day. Selfishly, I hate leaving him and I want to keep my baby with me. I know that although the transition time may be rocky, he'll be into the routine in no time and hopefully loving it as much as he did last year.
I left the classroom with him playing with a new friend. Last year, I left him as he was crying so we're already a step up! I just hope it continues throughout the day. On the drive, he was saying he wanted the "same school" with his teachers from last year. Luckily one of his teachers is the same from last year, which I think will help.
Stay tuned to hear how his day went!

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Problem description:
I needed to dissolve singlepart polygon File Geodatabase feature class with a little over 200 000 features.
feature areas: 0.00156 to 725.1 km sq
vertex counts: 6 to 2983 per feature, which I didn�??t consider to be Godzillas, expected output should not result in massive features either. Besides I didn�??t want to Dice the features because I didn�??t want any extra vertices in the output
Extent width and height: 521550.0 m and 967850.0 m.
Check Geometry and Repair Geometry didn�??t find or repair any errors.)
The operation I needed was:
arcpy.Dissolve_management(in_fc, out_fc, myField, "#", "MULTI_PART", "DISSOLVE_LINES")
This command was part of a larger script which used the dissolve tool several times.
Well, the result of this command was a feature class of polygons that were dissolved only within contiguous groups, as if the MULTI_PART parameter was set to SINGLE_PART!
The strange thing was that running the tool from ArcMap with exactly the same settings worked fine. When I copied the geoprocessing result as a snippet and ran it from script, it produced incorrect result as described above. No error or warning message was raised.
Several forum topics and blog posts describe various difficulties with the Dissolve tool, but nothing I found quite matched my situation. The closest was perhaps this blog post suggesting that it might be related to bug NIM079373: Running a large number of features through the Dissolve or Buffer with dissolve option, hangs during process.
What I tried and did not work
- Playing with all parameters of the tool and with arcpy.env.XYTolerance and arcpy.env.XYResolution.
- I built a model with the Dissolve tool, saved the model i a toolbox, added the toolbox to my script and ran the model as a geoprocessing tool from Python.
- I wrote a function that looped through distinct combinations of values in dissolve fields and dissolved features in one category at a time (i.e. features with values in one combination at a time) and then merged the results into a final feature class. I had some success with this approach but it did not work when used as part of my larger script.
- I wrote a function that splitted the input into chunks using another polygon feature class, dissolved the chunks and merged them into a final feature class.
What seems to work, so far:
I wrote a script with the Dissolve tool and �??exposed�?� its parameters using sys.argv. Then I called this script from my larger script using subprocess.popen.
My lines in the larger script look like this:
def dissolveInSubprocess(in_fc, out_fc, dissolve_fields, stat_fields = '#', multi_part = 'MULTI_PART', unsplit_lines = 'DISSOLVE_LINES', xytol = '#'): """Execute Dissolve tool in a subprocess""" opts = (in_fc, out_fc, dissolve_fields, stat_fields, multi_part, unsplit_lines, xytol) cmd = r"C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.1\python.exe C:\Scripts\dissolver.py " + " ".join(map(str, opts)) fn.msg("Executing subprocess with " + str(cmd)) chld = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE) r = chld.communicate() print r if chld.returncode != 0: raise Exception("Error while dissolving in subprocess:" + str(chld.returncode)) else: fn.msg("Finished subprocess with " + str(cmd)) return chld.returncode # �?� then I call the function dissolveInSubprocess(in_fc, out_fc, ";".join(list_of_cols), stat_fields ='#', multi_part = 'MULTI_PART', unsplit_lines = "DISSOLVE_LINES", xytol = '#')
And the script that is called (dissolver.py) looks like this:
"""Script to execute dissolve in a separate subprocess.""" def main(in_fc, out_fc, dissolve_fields, stat_fields, multi_part, unsplit_lines, xytol): import arcpy if xytol[0].isdigit(): arcpy.env.XYTolerance = xytol try: estuarycatchmentsRaw = arcpy.Dissolve_management(in_fc, out_fc, dissolve_fields, stat_fields , multi_part, unsplit_lines).getOutput(0) except Exception as ex: print ex.message return 0 import sys args = sys.argv print args script, in_fc, out_fc, dissolve_fields, stat_fields, multi_part, unsplit_lines, xytol = args main(in_fc, out_fc, dissolve_fields, stat_fields, multi_part, unsplit_lines, xytol)
I cannot fully explain why this works and all of the previous approaches didn�??t, but it seems that arcpy.Dissolve_management is more reliable when it runs in a separate process. Perhaps running tools in a separate process might help also when the Analysis Toolbox tools (Intersect etc.) exhibit inappropriate behaviour.
My system is ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 build 3143 on Windows 7 SP1 64 bit, Dell Precision T3600, 3.6 GHz 8 core Intel Xeon CPU and 16 GB RAM. After some experiments with ArcGIS 10.1 SP 1 for Desktop Background Geoprocessing (64-bit) I stick to the 32 bit Python that came with ArcGIS originally.
Unfortunately I cannot provide the dataset due to licensing restrictions.
I would appreciate your experiences and comments.


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The french web Mediapart has published an article by Benet Salellas and the swiss colleague Olivier Peter about the provisional detention of Jordi Cuixart, a human rights defender.
Us against the fascism of ISISWritten by Benet Salellas i Vilar
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A collaboration of university researchers and Ocado Technology, the research division of Ocado Group, a United Kingdom-based online grocery, have developed a robotic arm they say is capable of safely grasping a variety of products, including fresh fruits and vegetables.
The arm uses the principle of "environmental constraint exploitation," according to a news release. The collaboration is part of the SoMa project, an European United-funded program for research and innovation in humanoid robotics.
"With SoMa, we are pursuing a new direction for robotic grasping by developing robot hands that can safely pick easily damageable items such as fruits and vegetables," says Graham Deacon, robotics research team leader at Ocado Technology, in a news release. "The RBO Hand 2 designed by the Technische Universität Berlin offers a versatile, cost-effective and safe solution for robotic grasping and manipulation that integrates very well with Ocado's highly-automated warehouse retail solutions."


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Exercising with friends is a great way to stay motivated and prioritize health — and running with man's best friend is no different. If you're looking for new ways to spend time with your dog, taking it out during your training can be a great way to keep it healthy, too.
"Running really is a fantastic activity for most healthy dogs," shares Elissa Sosland, director of operations at Trailblazing Tails. "It is a healthy, safe outlet that improves their overall quality of life — not just while they're out running — making them happier and more well-adjusted overall with their families when they're able to have consistent, fun, structured exercise."
If you don't personally have time to run with your dog or give them the exercise they need, using a company like Trailblazing Tails or Wag is a great option; your dog will be with a trained professional who uses positive reinforcement to cue good habits and behaviors.
Should you decide to take your dog with you as you train, there are a few key things to consider to keep your dog out of harm's way and make sure it is a safe and happy experience for you both.
Before you embark on a running plan with your dog, there are a few things to master. Basic obedience is key and may require some outside assistance such as a training class to make sure your dog knows you are the alpha and listens to your commands.
"Training your dog to run with you can begin at any phase in life," shares Andrea J. Nelson, a licensed veterinary technician and co-owner of Nelson Veterinary Associates. "It is important for your safety and the safety of your dog to begin with basic obedience and leash manners — heel, sit, stay and leave it commands — all which will be beneficial if your running route brings you through urban areas where you will have to navigate through pedestrian traffic and use crosswalks."
Starting off by taking your dog for a walk helps you gauge how they will behave when you pick up the pace. Additionally, it is good to see how they behave when approaching people or other dogs that may be out and about. To do this, many trainers recommend using positive reinforcement and rewarding your dog with training treats.
"Teaching dogs to walk on a loose leash while checking in — turning to look at your face — frequently during walks, practicing stopping and sitting, ignoring potential distractions like other dogs, people and squirrels, all while using tasty treats and proper encouragement can really tire a puppy out quickly without requiring any running whatsoever," adds Sosland. "Because of this, and a dog's physical development, we recommend holding off on prolonged running with most breeds until they are at least 8 months old."
In addition to taking into consideration the age — and obedience level — of your dog, understanding their breed is important when it comes to running. Though most dogs can run no matter their size, there are limitations that come with them trying to keep up with your stride and pace.
"Some breeds are more athletically inclined than others," points out Nelson. "Personally, I have a mini schnauzer and a giant schnauzer; despite their size difference, both are great running partners. Just keep in mind how much more work it takes for an 8-pound Yorkie to keep with your stride verses a 130-pound Great Dane."
For the safety of your dog, it is important to understand some breeds have additional limitations to consider.
"The main exception to running is short-nosed or smushy face breeds like bulldogs," stresses Sosland. "They don't have a long enough snout and their bronchial chords are often contracted so they simply can't breathe in and out efficiently enough to safely run. It's a real risk to these breeds' health to run with them." Boxers also fall into this category; both still need exercise, so taking them for walks is fine, but running with them could be harmful to their health.
If you have any questions about whether or not your dog can safely run, asking your veterinarian is the smartest option. This is a good idea even if you know your breed can safely run. Just as you would get a physical before starting a new exercise routine, you should do the same for your dog.
"Just like with humans, it is vital to make sure your pet is in good cardiovascular health before beginning a new training regimen," urges Nelson. "If your moderately-active dog begins accompanying you on your road to your first marathon, have his or her veterinarian give them a thorough examination, including listening to the heart and lungs."
Just as you would take the time of year into consideration when planning your own run, doing the same for your dog is important. Running in weather that is too hot — or too cold — comes with its own limitations for you both. Because your dog can't wear shoes, make sure to keep their paws protected when the concrete is too hot or covered with chemicals to de-ice the roads.
"In Portland, winters are typically quite mild — with temperatures in the 40s and 50s — with lots of rain," notes Sosland. "That's a pretty good temperature range for dogs to run in, so there are less precautions needed for that type of weather than, say, running in the heat, when frequent shade and water breaks are important to prevent dogs from overheating."
For added safety, Sosland recommends becoming pet first-aid and CPR certified. This, of course, is in addition to being familiar with your dog and signs of distress they may exhibit indicating that they need to rest.
Once your dog has mastered their obedience and been checked by a veterinarian, make sure you have the additional tools needed to keep everyone safe. This includes knowing the route you are going to take them on beforehand.
"Run or drive a new route once without your dog," instructs Nelson. "Look for potential pitfalls, such as a house with a loose, aggressive dog. It's better to be ready than surprised when a new dog bounds up to you."
Additionally, making sure you have a strong leash and harness system is important for both your comfort and your dog's. Overall, being aware of your dog's cues and knowing if they are tired and it is time to slow down — or even walk — is the ultimate safety tip to make sure your dog's health is the priority.


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Trends, as we all know, are cyclical. At some point, your sartorial past is going to come back to haunt you, and for me and Lindsey, that point is now, apparently. So many of the things we wore and loved (and didn't wear and hated) are cropping up in stores, some thoughtfully updated with a twist – ribbed crop tops are way cuter when they're made of plain old cotton instead of whatever that disgusting 90s synthetic fabric was, for instance – and some looking as if they materialized unscathed from a rip in the time-space continuum (I'm talking to you, mini backpack purses. I REFUSE). But what's it like wearing the stuff you wore in your teens in your thirties? Personally, I love trends, and I refuse to act like I'm too good for them. So this begs the question: can an old dog squeeze into her old tricks? We're here to find out, and we're starting with jeans.
We've seen many iterations of the jean over the years: baggy and shapeless, bell-bottomed, acid-washed, flared, tapered, low-rised and whale-tailed, high-waisted, distressed – even pleated. And now it seems like we're reaching back into the past to swirl many of these things together again, with vastly differing degrees of success.
To see what the world has to offer us in the way of cutting-edge novelty denim, Lindsey and I headed to Lenox, because between Topshop, Zara, Urban Outfitters, and Forever 21, we figured we were bound to discover a plethora of options. And we were not disappointed.
Topshop yielded the most variety, and we started there. The trend we saw most frequently overall was embellished mom jeans, and we found some great ones here. First, these bedazzled beauties on Lindsey:
In my opinion, these were totally fab, and I can see them looking just as cool with a clean pair of sneaks as with cute heels like Lindsey's. Lindsey said she was "surprised how much [she liked] these."
There was a ton of cool embroidery to be seen, and I liked almost all of it, but these were the only ones they had in my size:
Pretty awesome, right? I seriously considered buying them, except that I never wear orange and don't particularly like it. If one of the floral options I'd tried had ended up fitting, I probably would've taken the plunge. Verdict: crystals and embroidery are cool.
Next, we went a little more avant-garde and chose two of the weirdest pairs of jeans we could find.
Here we have Lindsey, modeling the latest in observation window chic. I didn't hate these and actually thought Lindsey was kind of pulling them off, but she noted that they made her knees sweaty, which is admittedly kind of a weird thing for pants to do.
Totally irredeemable, on the other hand, were these flared abominations:
I mean, WTF. Where to start. First, it looks like I'm wearing a clown shirt as pants. Second, who has ever looked at a pair of jeans and thought, "You know what that needs? A calf ruffle." I mean, someone, apparently, but to that person I say: honey, it's gonna be all right. We're here to help you. Third, who is this supposed to look good on? It's like these jeans were a lab experiment designed to be as unflattering as possible on each and every human woman ever to encounter them. Normally I am happy to identify a trend as "not for me," and move on, but this is where I draw the line. NO ONE SHOULD WEAR THESE. THESE SHOULD NOT EXIST. I kept saying over and over, "These are the worst things I've ever put on my body." And that's coming from someone who wore a Cracker Barrel apron every day for three years. Actually, now that I think about it, a Cracker Barrel might be the only place it's okay to wear these pants.
I had one more pair to try at Topshop, and they are similar to a pair from ASOS that I texted a picture of to Lindsey a couple of months ago with the message, "These are kind of ugly but I also think I need them?" The Topshop version is a little less distressed than the ASOS pair and felt oddly preppy for that reason, but these were still hella cute:
While I didn't buy them, I definitely plan to revisit the ASOS pair and possibly pull the trigger.
Our next stop was Urban Outfitters, which was surprisingly low in trendy denim options (and out of my size in EVERYTHING), but we managed to find a couple of mildly wacky designs.
These were pretty cute, and Lindsey "[wasn't] mad at them." The only perplexing thing was the theme or lack thereof in regards to the print. Like, what do playing cards, feathers, and spaceships have in common, you guys? Is this something we're too old to get? Is it related to some gross sexual act we can find on Urban Dictionary? Help us out.
These were inexplicably SO LOW RISE. I didn't even know they made low rise jeans anymore; I thought we had all agreed that they are terrible and no one wants to worry about their ass falling out of their pants all the time when LITERALLY YOUR PANTS' ONLY JOB IS TO COVER YOUR ASS. Anyway, these could totally be cute on someone else, but I hated them, not only because I couldn't squeeze my undercarriage into them but because I'm not personally a fan of the patch-and-repair detail.
Last, we have our piece de resistance, the cherry on top of the Trend Alert sundae, and it is these beauties from Zara:
Lindsey HATED these. She hated them so much. But I must confess to you that I not-so-secretly loved them on her. In my opinion, they possess that magic quality of being so ugly that their ugliness bends back on itself and becomes transcendent. These trendy jeans are what all other trendy jeans aspire to be. They are a piece of art that reminds us that, despite everything, there has never been a better time to be alive, that man's imagination truly has no limits.
…But they didn't have them in my size, so I guess I'll just have to cherish their memory and know that sometimes beauty is meant only to be experienced, not possessed.
To recap: my favorites were the embroidered mom jeans from Topshop, Lindsey's were the bejeweled mom jeans, also from Topshop, and all of them could be great on the right person. Except those ruffle hem ones. Fuck those.
That's it for us this week, lovelies! What denim lewks are you loving? What other trends would you like to see us try? Let us know in the comments and on Facebook, and be sure to follow us on Instagram if you don't already for lots of fresh daily content. We love you! C U Next Tuesday!


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Details: That Lyft valuation is lower than the valuation of Uber Eats, at least if you take the pitch decks from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley seriously. Uber as a whole, we're told, could be worth as much as $120 billion in an IPO, which maybe explains how it raised $2 billion almost effortlessly in the bond markets this week, despite the fact that it's burning through more than a billion dollars a year.


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Wedding planning is FULL of details. Venue, caterer, florals, oh my! While most items are for the actual day, it's important not to neglect your stationery timelines. The save the dates and invitations are the first glimpse guests will see of the main event. These items also offer valuable information to your guests so they can plan ahead. Use this timeline to take the guess work out of what needs to be sent and when.
Guest Blog Post: Gib's Farm
What's better than beautiful floral arrangements perfect for your big day? Answer: when those flowers are grown locally by a sustainable farm.
I'd like to introduce my friends at Gib's Farm. They grow their flowers and greens without chemicals and preservatives and still manage to provide seasonal options all year around. For that, they definitely get an A+ from me on being a vendor I love!
Gib's Farm was kind enough to guest blog, so check them out below and on their website and Facebook page.
Tell us a bit about Gib's Farm. Where are you located? What do you grow on the farm?
Gib's Farm is a small scale, biodiverse, four-season sustainable farm located near Knoebels Amusement Park in Catawissa, PA. We offer produce and flower CSAs (community supported agriculture). We sell cut flowers, edible blossoms, herbs, produce, and select starter plants at the Ferry Street Growers' Market on Saturdays from May through October in Danville, PA. Also, we provide full service wedding florals, flowers by the bucket for do-it-yourselfers, and floral arrangements for any occasion.
Additionally, we cut flowers and herbs, as well as delicious, nutritionally rich fruit and vegetables. Companion planting, cover crops, crop rotation, compost, and biological controls for pests and disease help us to achieve optimum production in minimal space. With two high tunnels, we grow many crops year round. The goals of biodiversity, lively soil, natural resource conservation, and permaculture inform our efforts. While we are not Organically Certified, we adhere to organic farming principles.
What makes you different from other local florists?
Gib's Farm does not have a flower shop, and we have no e-commerce services such as Telefloral or FTD. We grow nearly all the flowers and greens used in our arrangements without chemicals or preservatives. If a customer asks for floral material we do not grow, we order it from local supplier Dillon Floral Corporation. We often purchase from Dave's Flowers in Catawissa, a top-notch local grower who sells mainly to florists; and Roots Flower Farm in Carlisle, PA, a grower/florist hybrid operation much larger than ours.
You're enrolled in the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program. What does that mean for your farm?
Wildlife Habitat is a conservation plan offered to farmers and property owners by the Natural Resource Conservation Service. Its objective is the establishment of native grassland as a long term conservation cover crop. The warm season grasses and wildflowers in the mix protect soil and water resources, create high quality wildlife food and habitat, and provide organic mulch for our cash crops. Every year we see more and more birds, bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects, as well as toads, turtles and snakes – all of which contribute to a healthy ecosystem and better crops.
You're a year-round operation. How are you able to grow such beautiful flowers, even during Pennsylvania's winter?
Our winter production is limited to cold hardy herbs, salad, and cooking greens grown in our hoop houses or high tunnels. It isn't possible to grow flowers throughout the PA winter without heat, supplemental light, and ventilation, i.e., a climate controlled greenhouse.
What florals would you recommend to brides for a winter wedding?
If a bride wants local flowers, cutflower kale, calendula, lisianthus, snapdragon, Asiatic lilies, and some succulents can be grown with the extra protection of spun poly row cover in an unheated tunnel or cold frame. However, their vibrant colors and sizes will be diminished. Greenery is 2017's Pantone color of the year, so artful assortments of greens are becoming a popular alternative to all floral arrangements.
How can a bride work with you for her wedding?
A bride may phone, text, or email us to initiate contact. She will then receive a wedding floral checklist and price list. We ask what colors and kinds of flowers and styles inspire her, and to see pictures. It's helpful for the bride to have a floral budget she's comfortable with. A meeting is scheduled, and then we send a proposal and estimate – which can be revised before we enter into a contract.
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Your First Wedding To-Dos Before You Say "I Do."
This time of year is magical. I love watching my family and friends (and Facebook friends) get engaged amidst the lights, trees, and holiday cheer. Having been through the wedding planning process myself, I know how incredibly exciting it is! But I also know how overwhelming it can be – the date, the cake, the dress! Where should you begin? So to get you off to a good start, here are my top five wedding planning must-dos for newly engaged couples.
New Year, New Goals
Ahhh, a new year. I love turning over the calendar – it's like a fresh start. It's a chance to refocus my priorities both personally and professionally. I'm still adjusting to mompreneur life and the constant juggling act of being a new mom and business owner. As I sit down to reflect on 2016 and plan for 2017, I'm more excited than ever to start tackling new goals that will make me a better mom and business owner.
Business Goals
Growing My Business
I create a ton of custom work for my clients. I love taking their visions and turning them into stationery packages that reflect their unique styles. However, I also offer a handful of pre-designed wedding invitations available for quick and easy ordering at a lower price point. In 2017 I'm committed to expanding my selection of pre-designed options so that I can provide selections for all types of brides – rustic, boho, classic, glamorous and more!
Giving Back
One of my biggest passions is giving back. In 2017 I'm committed to give back more through my business. I've been blessed with this amazing talent, and I'd like to use it to support organizations with missions near and dear to my heart. I want to work with organizations that are:
Personal Goals
In order to give as much as possible to my clients, I need to take care of my biggest business asset... ME! My family is what fuels me, so in 2017 I'm looking forward to:
What are your goals for the new year?
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Elegant Eggplant card base
Taken with Teal 4 x 5 1/4"
Old Olive 3 7/8 x 5 1/8"
Orchid Opulance 3 5/8 x 3 5/8"
Taken with Teal 3 1/2 x 3 1/2"
Small strip of Elegant Eggplant cardstock
Small piece white cardstock
Lavender Lace eyelet
Lavender embossing powder
Word Window Punch
Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink Pad
Always Artichoke Classic Ink Pad
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All Wrapped Up stamp set
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- Distress the edge of the 4 x 5 1/2" Take with Teal cardstock using the sanding block and mount on to card base.
- On a piece of 1 x 1 1/2" cardstock using Versamark ink rubber stamp at the center "Thanks" from the Think Big stamp set.
- Heat emboss with lavender embossing powder
- Glue on to the Taken with Teal base using repositional glue approximately one inch above the lower right corner (you will later position a "window" for the sentiment to show through as shown in the picture)
- Randomly rubber stamp the small flower from "All Wrapped Up" stamp set on to the Old Olive cardstock using Elegant Eggplant classic ink.
- Distress the edge with the sanding block
- Ink the sponge with Always Artichoke Classic Ink and shadow the distressed edge
- At approximately 1 inch from the lower right corner punch with the Word Window Punch
- Wrap ribbon through the punched window as shown in the picture and adhere.
- Place the stamped Old Olive cardstock over the Taken with teal base and correct the postion of the temporary glued "thanks" sentimet so that the word "thanks" show through the window. Once positioned correctly, glue sentiment permanently
- Attach to the stamped Old Olive cardstock using dimensionals to give it a 3D appearance. The "thanks" sentiment should appear through the window.
- Rubber stamp the 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 Taken with Teal cardstock with the "Big" stamp from the Think Big stamp set using Versamark ink.
- Heat emboss with Lavender embossing powder.
- Distress the edge
- Mat on to Orchid Opulance cardstock
- Distress the edge
- Sponge Elegant Eggplant ink around the distressed edge.
- Rubber stamp white cardstock with the small flower from the "All Wrapped Up" stamp set. Color as desired.
- Punch a hole in the center, apply eyelet, cut out and attach over the letter "i" using dimensionals.
- Punch 2 tabs of Elegant Eggplant using the Word Window Punch
- Fold the tabs and attach to the upper left and lower right corners
- Punch a hole at the center of the tabs and attach the brads
- Mount completed design on to the card as shown in the picture.


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We continue to explore new ways of leveraging blockchain to reduce costs and streamline workflow, such as by improving the healthcare payments and revenue cycle management processes.
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The data reconciliation process in healthcare is costly, error-prone, and ineffective—its results are not trusted. Blockchain technology can transform the way companies share and reconcile data by providing a trusted system of identity, chronology, and integrity for each unique data element. Essentially, blockchain is an efficient means of capturing events so that all parties stay in sync.
Change Healthcare pioneered the use of enterprise-scale blockchain technology in healthcare with the Intelligent Healthcare Network™. Designed to speed claims lifecycle management transparency, the network's blockchain makes it easier for payers and providers to accurately and securely process claims. With greater efficiency, the cost of administering claims decreases. The network's success has spurred us to continue our blockchain innovation.
In November 2018, we announced a collaboration with TIBCO to build the first smart contract system for healthcare. The system will allow health plans to automate the claims transaction process using self-executing business rules embedded on a blockchain trigger.
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Introducing-Punkin's Donuts!
Hi everyone!
I started this blog as a way to share my little world of motherhood as well as sharing my never-ending house projects, activities and adventures with my mini me, decorating, crafting, baking and everything in between as I get this blogging thing down!
So this blog isn't about pumpkin donuts? Not quite. Although, I do admit I am completely addicted to donuts and am on a quest for the best pumpkin and apple cider donuts around.
So how did I chose my blog name?
My inspiration for the name Punkin's Donuts came about from my beautiful, hilarious, intelligent, kind, loving and fascinating, little girl, Kin.
We headed to our local donut shop and picked up a dozen pumpkin and apple cider donuts to celebrate the kick of the fall season. Kin and I have had donut dates before, but those were just everyday donuts-chocolate, vanilla, strawberry. Nothing fancy. It was now time to introduce her to my personal favorite and ever so "basic", pumpkin donut. While she was devouring that donut, I asked her if she knew what she was eating. Her reaction was priceless. She whispered "mommy…daddy…" then screamed… "PUNKIN DONUT!!!!!" That sugar rushed right through her system, the high she had could make Willie Nelson want to eat a dozen. For the rest of the day, she continued to scream "PUNKIN DONUT", laughing at herself with how loud she could scream it – which ultimately made me and my husband laugh even harder until our bellies hurt. That moment became one of my favorite quotes from her (#1 being "I love you mommy"). My Proud Mom moment was that I caught it all on video! (check out IG for the full video) I captured a screenshot of her face of pure joy and that is now my blog's icon. Aside from that day, I wanted to come up with a good pun that contains my daughter's name- which brings us to…. Punkin's Donuts.
Thank you for always being my inspiration, Kin. I love you.


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The other option, of course, is to use client-side threads and polling. This is not an ideal solution, but it's workable for many scenarios.


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2012 (Next) Year in Review
The International Herald Tribune's editorial cartoonist Patrick Chappatte takes a look ahead.
Do the lives of Gandhi, Solzhenitsyn and Mandela tell us more about the future than those of Stalin, Hitler and Mao? Several prominent world-watchers tell us what they think.
Throughout history, political and social change only existed in the forms we knew because protest actions, be they violent or peaceful, were carried out with a lack of resources, especially in terms of communications. Individuals could mobilize and share information with others only to a limited extent. Such circumstances posed obstacles to protest actions that people can take and hindered the impact of their efforts.
Today, we are in a very different world. The Internet and computer technologies liberate individuals and let them act as one. Ideas, plans and actions can be shared with others at lightning speed, and anyone may participate autonomously. New technologies finally enable humans to truly act as individuals. We no longer need to ask where an idea comes from. It gets shared quickly, and other individuals can carry it out within a short period of time. The real revolution is in each individual's mind.
Everybody has to learn to become different from how they perceive themselves. The ways of bringing change and facing political and social struggles have become very different from the previous era. The work of individuals and the path to social change will continue to surprise us.
It has been a bad year for dictators; people power has swept several away. These events give me hope that as a people, as a global civilization, when tested to breaking point, we can muster the character, the courage and the will to say "enough."
I think peaceful protest and civil disobedience, both collective and individual, are visually and morally awe-inspiring, and I believe they embody both passion and power.
I am stunned and gratified by the simple power of ''no'' embodied in Leymah Gbowee's struggle against the Liberian dictator Charles Taylor. Her Nobel Peace Prize was well deserved. She acted without violence, harnessing the power of women to insist on peace, even to the point of forming human barricades to shut the warring factions into the conference room until they came out with a peace accord.
But in the back of my mind I have a nagging feeling. I am reluctant to concede that often the greatest, most far reaching and enduring change, for better or for worse, is born of war and revolution.
I could examine any number of historical examples, but I know it first hand as an Anglo-Iranian growing up in Iran and living through the Islamic Revolution of 1978-79. I will never forget the burning of the Rex Cinema during that long hot summer of '78. People set ablaze as they were watching a movie. That September, there was Bloody Friday, when anti-shah demonstrators were gunned down in the streets of Tehran. There was a lot of death, many injuries, tanks, soldiers, the might of the state unleashed against the people. Martial law against the Mosque.
Only, when the ayatollahs came to power, the killings continued, along with the prison, the torture, the repression that endures to this day. Thirty-two years ago, after a relatively brief struggle, Iran changed completely. Today the power of the aging revolutionaries and their henchmen and their guns, is arrayed against the passions of a new generation of Iranians who want to complete the experiment for social justice and self-determination.
In Soviet Russia, my artist friends and I were called nonconformists and dissidents. Our art was referred to as unofficial and underground. We called the Soviet authorities "them." The prisons, army and police belonged to them, as did all banks, art collections, museums, galleries and clubs. During Brezhnev's reign, we dreamed of coming up from the underground.
To overcome our isolation, we organized Soviet Russia's first open-air exhibition. On Sept. 15, 1974, we brought our art to Moscow's Belyaevo park. The exhibition was the sensation of the year. All the Western newspapers and magazines wrote about it.
Suddenly, bulldozers appeared, heading toward us. Plainclothesmen began to destroy our paintings. I saw that when they came up against resistance they were overcome by the passion for power. Not only did they beat the artists, but viewers as well. One tried to grab my Double Self-Portrait with Melamid as Lenin and Stalin. This painting was particularly important to me. I held it tight and ran.
He caught me, shoved me, and I fell face down in the mud. I saw his boot step on my work. I saw enraged passion on his face; suddenly I imagined the portrait not as Lenin and Stalin, but as Tolstoy and Gandhi. In a quiet, confident voice, I said: "What on earth are you doing? This is a masterpiece!"
Our eyes met and a different kind of contact arose. His eyes widened in surprise; then his face changed and passionate anger yielded to compassion. He didn't destroy the work but simply threw it in the back of a dump truck.
A minute later, still lying on the ground, watching the truck drive off, I smiled. It was my hour of triumph. People weren't indifferent to my art. I savored the compliment. I had created a unique, ephemeral work, which for one moment had changed the face of power. I saw the fleeting surprise that connected passion with compassion. —Translated by Jamey Gambrell
Correction Dec. 5, 2011: An earlier version of this article misspelled Jamey Gambrell's last name.
The philosopher Isaiah Berlin once remarked that one should never underestimate the role of humiliation and shame in human affairs, especially in motivating men and women to rise up against injustice. Power that humiliates and shames will not endure forever. When Mohamed Bouazizi, a young Tunisian fruit and vegetable seller was fined, slapped and insulted by a female police officer in a small town in December 2010, he returned an hour later and set himself alight in the town square.
With this act, he transformed humiliation into politics. He ignited the Tunisian revolution, and the fire has spread across the Middle East. Emotions are facts in politics and their reality cannotbe denied indefinitely. Eventually these feelings will erupt and surge into the streets. Shame and humiliation can justify revenge and violence as easily as they can validate demands for dignity and respect. For these emotions to be bent away from revenge and forced toward justice, great leadership is required. Looking around the Middle East, we do not see these leaders emerging. Perhaps they are there, only time will tell.
We are looking for leaders who have endured shame and humiliation — Mandela is the example — but who have the force of character and strategic insight to rise above them. This is something more than moral nobility. It is also political wisdom. When those who have been shamed and humiliated refuse to inflict it on others, we witness moral greatness, but we also create the foundation for a power that is based on justice and will endure.
It is easily argued that violent revolutions, war and repression bring about the most immediate, obvious change. But I think we need to look at what we mean by change.
Terror and violence can change a given political situation and keep the population in line. But these tactics simply change one dominant force for another. Methods of passion involve a deeper, more transformational process: inviting commitment, vision and long-term struggle. All these can bring about lasting change both in the individual and the community. Methods of passion model the world we want to create.
I have had my moments of rage where I think the powers that be will never end oppression or inequity voluntarily. But I do not trust these moments of violence within me. Passion is persuasive. Power is dominating. Passion is contagious and inspirational. Power is threatening and coercive. Passion moves people. Power controls them.
I think in these perilous times, a third way is emerging, a kind of escalated passion — a creative energy that comes from giving one's heart and soul and imagination to the struggle. Not aggression but fierceness. Not hurting but confronting. Not violating but disrupting. This passion has all the ingredients of activism, but is charged with the wild creations of art.
Artivism — where edges are pushed, imagination is freed, and a new language emerges altogether.
When I went to Cange, Haiti, for the first time — nearly 30 years ago — I had little means of alleviating the suffering I saw. Passion fueled a group working over many years to transform what had been a squatter settlement — the people perched on this dusty hilltop had been displaced by a hydroelectric dam — into a leafy community with health care, clean water and education. This passion, systematized, yielded the approach we call ''accompaniment,'' the commitment to stand alongside people who need your support.
Accompaniment is both an objective that is set at the beginning of a task, and a mode of follow-through. Accompaniment does not privilege technical expertise; it links that expertise to solidarity, compassion and a willingness to tackle what may seem insuperable challenges.
When my Haitian colleagues and I first started seeing AIDS and tuberculosis cases in the 1980s, we saw that our patients needed accompaniment in their homes and villages not only to take their medicines daily but to overcome social, economic and emotional challenges; they needed help finding food, housing, schools and jobs. By addressing these practical difficulties, we improved their clinical prognoses.
Of course, our initial programs touched only a few patients at a time. We needed to aim at a broader target, and to work with governments and international agencies to change the policies affecting the way chronic illnesses — including AIDS and tuberculosis — were diagnosed and treated worldwide. To do this, we needed to communicate the evidence and experience gathered by passionate practitioners and vulnerable communities to the powerful decision-makers. Progress has been made. But many are still dying of treatable and curable diseases, so the effort continues: that's accompaniment. We walk together with passion toward a goal, such as improving aid effectiveness.
When those in power make the choice to do what's best for the poorest of the poor, we need to recognize and support their efforts. I hope we can make the choices that will lead to a world more hospitable for the poor, even as we attack poverty itself.
I have before me my dear friend Christopher Hitchens's most recent book, Arguably. The dedication stumped me: "To the memory of Mohamed Bouazizi, Abu-Abdel Monaam Hamedeh, and Ali Mehdi Zeu."
Turning to the introduction, I read the first paragraph, and was — as usual when reading Christopher — awed by his knowledge and the quality of his prose. Why don't I just quote it directly:
"The three names on the dedication page belonged to a Tunisian street vendor, an Egyptian restauranteur, and a Libyan husband and father. In the spring of 2011, the first of them set himself alight in the town of Sidi Bouzid, in protest at just one too many humiliations at the hands of petty officialdom. The second also took his own life as Egyptians began to rebel en masse at the stagnation and meaninglessness of Mubarak's Egypt. The third, it might be said, gave his life as well as took it: loading up his modest car with petrol and homemade explosives and blasting open the gate of the Katiba barracks in Benghazi — symbolic Bastille of the detested and demented Qaddafi regime in Libya."
Every revolution begins with the firing of a shot heard round the world. (Just ask Michele Bachmann.) But it is impossible to imagine the upheavals that toppled the Soviet Union, British rule in India, and apartheid in South Africa without the Solzhenitsyns, Gandhis or Mandelas. None of the three had any power, other than moral.
If you can read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich or The Story of My Experiments With Truth or Long Walk to Freedom without being overcome with passion then you probably come down on the power side of the question, the one favored by the future chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong: "Every Communist must grasp the truth, 'Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.'"
Is it as simple a proposition to say that passion begets power? In her Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt wrote, "Power can be thought of as the neverending, self-feeding motor of all political action." (The operative phrase there is "self-feeding.")
In Nineteen Eighty-Four Orwell put it thusly: "Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power."
As Tunisia, Egypt and Libya recreate themselves out of the ashes, one hopes — against hope — that those who rise to power will honor the passion of, among so many others, the three men without whom they would still be in tyranny's thrall.
The ways of bringing change and facing political and social struggles have become very different from the previous era.
It has been a bad year for dictators; people power has swept several away.
In Soviet Russia, my artist friends and I were called nonconformists and dissidents.
The philosopher Isaiah Berlin once remarked that one should never underestimate the role of humiliation and shame in human affairs.
We need to look at what we mean by change.
"Accompaniment" is the commitment to stand alongside people who need your support.
Every revolution begins with the firing of a shot heard round the world.
The International Herald Tribune's editorial cartoonist Patrick Chappatte takes a look ahead.
The year was marked by chaos and anxiety, both natural and manmade. A recap of 2011 in pictures from the International Herald Tribune.


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What many of you do know is that there is actually simple way using herbs for weight loss naturally. It is such a dream come true to have a slim body, just like we always find from the media. Nowadays, we have been bombarded with spitting image of man and woman flaunting their near-perfect body, either from the television ads or social media feeds we always take a glimpse at. "Feeling not having enough friends? Cannot get a boyfriend or girlfriend because of your voluptuous body? Yes I'm having all those things!" That is precisely the example of ad highlighting the perks of having slender body, ones you cannot get while having a body shaped like a fatty does. Those kinds of pressures then encouraged many, perhaps including you, to have a body-cleansing and go on weight loss program.
Many of you possibly still take clichéd way of losing weight by going on extreme diet and intense work-out routines. Sizzling drinks and savory drinks put aside, you fill your refrigerator with predigested food only. In addition, you do 100 push-ups and sit-ups respectively and ending up putting yourself in more harm physically. Not only will it harm you, you will only cause several cases of health problem arising and affecting you, such as eating disorder, sprained muscles etc. In simple, you are willing to do whatever it takes to lose weight, including harming yourself. Guess what, you can still go on weight loss program and respect your body at the same time using herbs for weight loss naturally.
There is nothing like going back to nature and soak its benefit through the use of natural ingredients for your daily life, including for your weight loss program, In short, you can lose some weight by taking these natural herbs for your daily consumption.
5 Best List of Natural Herbs for Weight Loss Naturally
1. Ginger
Besides being useful spice for your kitchen, this strong-smelling spice can be added to your supply of herbs for weight loss naturally. You do not need to worry about what food you have to pick should you pick one without suffering yourself. You can still consume foods which are rich of sugar and carbohydrates. You can still enjoy rice and put your sweetened foods and beverages on pedestal while at the same time feeling good about yourself.
All you have to do is just add this precious spice to your foods and beverages. Besides adding distinctive touch of flavor and aroma, ginger can burn the sugar and carbohydrates from the foods and beverages you consumed. That way, you need no longer to worry about how much calories you have to burn while working out.
2. Green Coffee Bean
Well, not everyone has ever consumed this herb, even not many of you have heard of such thing as green coffee bean. Perhaps some of you are a bit worried when you see a word "coffee" labeled on this herb and start to wonder whether green coffee bean can really be used for your weight loss instead of messing up your plan. Well, fear not as this herb does not actually contain caffeine nor is it a stimulant.
This kind of coffee bean does have certain compound called chlorogenic hence its green color. This certain compound has the ability to absorb fat and put a stopper to weight gain. That being said, you can enjoy any kind of food you crave for. Just take this magical herb in you daily consumption. Few people tend to make a cup of coffee out of it. You can take the leaf out of their book as well to be healthy.
3. Kelp
Not many Westerners have consumed this kind of seaweed as kelp is mostly familiar in several Eastern countries, especially those in Asia and Oceania. What you do not know is that this ingredient is so chock-full of nutrition that kelp can fulfill your daily need of nutrition. One of many benefits of consuming kelp is that it can be your reliable partner in your weight loss program.
Kelp is rich of iodine which is the substance which can help you lose weight by absorbing fat you consumed in your food. Besides the iodine, consuming kelp can serve you all nutrition you need so you might want to consume this variant of seaweed once or twice a day.
4. Garlic
One reaction to this spice: "Ew!" Well, that is exactly how you would respond to someone else offering you armful of garlic. Yes, it causes bad breath and horrible stench of sweat. All the bad things notwithstanding, garlic can also be of reliable partner of yours in your weight loss program.
This seem-to-be-good-for-nothing spice can trick you as garlic can burn body fat as fast as doing treadmill on daily routine. Who does not want this extra effective body fat burner even if this causes you horrible breath? Bet you do not really care about that.
5. Dandelions
You might be surprised finding this good-for-nothing plant in the list of herbs for weight loss program. But actually, one seems to have contribution more than others can imagine. Well, such saying applies to the dandelions as well. This plant, usually considered by many as pest, turns out to have special benefit which can be useful for you who have taken on weight loss program since forever. The weeds of this plant help reduce bloat while at the same time fulfilling your daily need of vitamins, such as vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E.
The weed has also grown famous among chefs who use them in their cooking so do not get shocked if you find one of these in the food you order. In short, dandelion can help you losing weight and fulfilling your intake of vitamins.
Based on the list above, you might find out that there are actually so many variant of herbs for weight loss naturally you can pick to be added to you daily menu. Well, keep healthy and green.


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New Release: Immunet 7.0.2
Sam M. posted a topic in AnnouncementsHello all, We are happy to announce a new release of Immunet: Version 7.0.2! This latest version of Immunet provides the same great protection against malware and viruses as before, but also includes NoReboot upgrade beta. The Immunet Windows Connector often requires a reboot to complete the upgrade. This can be problematic for end users who have to time reboots, if they are in middle of critical updates or working on some important project, in order to upgrade the Connector, raising barriers to upgrading more regularly. This feature is to remove the requirement for reboots when upgrading the Windows Connector for good. Expected upgrade behaviour for Immunet users: * Upgrades from Connector versions < 7.0.0 to 7.0.0+ require a reboot to complete * Upgrades from Connector versions 7.0.0+ to any higher version do not require a reboot to complete Looking forward for your participation and help in cases of upgrade reboot failures issues, if encountered any. We would appreciate if you can reach out to us via support forum with Support logs as soon as you see upgrade failing or upgrade asking for reboot on upgrade. You can get the new installer here. https://download.immunet.com/binaries/immunet/bin/ImmunetSetup.exe If you are running an older version of Immunet, you should be able to upgrade via the 'Update Now' button in the UI. If you don't see the update in your UI we recommend uninstalling Immunet and reinstalling the version downloaded from http://www.immunet.com/index Changes in 7.0.2 Improvements and updates: No Reboot upgrades No Reboot uninstalls New kernel logs for Connector upgrades and uninstalls Installer improvements to handle NoReboot upgrades and uninstall Fixes: Stability Improvements in the Immunet SelfProtect driver Fixed reference leak in asynchronous kernel exclusions Stability Improvements on Immunet Protect driver
New Release: Immunet 7.0.0
Andrew G. posted a topic in AnnouncementsHello all, We are happy to announce a new release of Immunet: Version 7.0.0! This latest version of Immunet provides the same great protection against malware and viruses as before, but also includes Credo and AMSI. Credo is a ML engine that allows endpoint connector to extract feature print of a PE file and send to the cloud to see whether the file is malware or not. ScriptID engine allows AMP connector to analyze scripts prior to execution. It is based on the Windows Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI). In 7.0.0 version of connector only PowerShell scripts are analyzed. You can get the new installer here. https://download.immunet.com/binaries/immunet/bin/ImmunetSetup.exe If you are running an older version of Immunet, you should be able to upgrade via the 'Update Now' button in the UI. If you don't see the update in your UI we recommend uninstalling Immunet and reinstalling the version downloaded from http://www.immunet.com/index Changes in 7.0.0 Improvements and updates: New Credo engine New ScriptID engine for AMSI Query improvements in Immunet Protect driver Improvement in preforming Immunet registration Improvements in Connectivity test tool Curl version update ImmunetSCMS service now handle crash reporting Driver updates to support No Reboot upgrades New certificate for the ELAM driver Improvements on the Malicious Activity Protection (MAP) to reduce false positive Fixes: Stability Improvements in the Immunet Protect driver Stability Improvements in the SPP Stability Improvement on Immunet Protect shutdown Stability Improvements in the Exploit prevention
Immunet Release Notes
Jose posted a topic in AnnouncementsHello Everybody. Starting today we will be posting release notes in this thread. This thread will be locked, to be used for release notes only. --- -Immunet Version 220.127.116.1166 Release addressing the issues that surfaced because of 22.214.171.12455. If you have previously performed a clean uninstall and reinstall of Immunet 3.1.12, after an upgrade to 3.1.13, you are now able to re-activate your Plus account via the Settings page. If you are still experiencing issues with this release, please feel free to contact firstname.lastname@example.com. --- -Immunet Version 126.96.36.19965 This small release contains minor bug fixes for the TETRA engine. Release Notes: -Bug Fixes: Several minor bugs, most related to TETRA engine. !NOTE! There were some significant issues with version 184.108.40.20655. Version 184.108.40.20666 corrects these issues --- -Immunet Version 184.108.40.20683 This small release contains bug fixes. Release Notes: -Bug Fix: Fixed some issues with silent crashes -Bug Fixes: Several other minor bugs --- -Immunet Version 22.214.171.12467 This small release contains bug fixes. Release Notes: -Bug Fixes: Fixed an interface crash that occurred on a combination of settings/detections. -Bug Fixes: Several other minor interface bugs --- -Immunet Version 18.104.22.16852 This new version contains a mountain of bug fixes and some important Interface changes. Release Notes: -Operating System Support: Full Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 support! -User Interface Changes: The "My Community" and "Notices" features have been removed from the UI. These became redundant long ago as we found a way for our Cloud Servers to ensure all users received the full protection of Immunet's global community of over 2 million users, rather than just the few immediate users most had in their local communities. -User Interface Changes: We're now "Immunet 3" instead of "Immunet 3.0". There are so many minor changes since our last major release that we've had to rev our version number. -Engine Changes: New and improved versions of both the TETRA and Clam engines! -Bug Fixes: Network related issues that would cause Net Bios name resolution failures, VPN connection failures, and BSOD's. -Bug Fixes: XML locking issues with the configuration files. -Bug Fixes: Many, many more! --- Immunet Version 220.127.116.1112 This version is considered a must-have for Plus users, or those wishing to upgrade to Plus in the future. (Newer versions also contain these fixes) Release Notes: -Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that was preventing TETRA signatures from successfully upgrading. -Made various changes so that upgrades run smoother, as well as more reliably. Cheers. ---


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BAT Nr. 400 - Redline Kerosene lantern
Made by FROWO while working together with HASAG.
This Bat lantern flew in all the way from Canada. A big shout out of thanks to Drew for helping me add this incredible lantern to my collection. As with the big Bat Nr. 450, I call this a 'transitional' lantern as it was made by Frowo for Hasag after Hasag bought the lantern production from Fr. Stübgen. This was during a very short period of time; roughly one to two year; 1935 - 1937.
During this same time frame, HASAG built the FROWO 45 for Frowo and FROWO built the big lanterns for Hasag (the Bat nr. 400 and nr. 450). Thank you Hans-Werner for this information.
The globe is embossed with the Bat, yet is hard to see as the embossing as it is not very strong on this particular globe. As the oak molds began to wear out from repetitive use, the embossing will not be as deep in the glass.
I was unable to save the original red paint on the burner cone nor the fuel cap. The red paint was matched and repainted again.
I have put the Bat Nr. 400 next to the Bat Nr. 450 for comparison. Both of these lanterns are huge and the globe is the same size as what would fit into a Feuerhand Nr. 260/280. See photos above for comparison.


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Firefighter's family irked by lack of progress in regulating trainers
Gary Kendall's family is still waiting for the provincial government to do the right thing, eight years after his death.
Kendall was a 51-year-old Point Edward firefighter taking part in a training exercise in 2010 when he was trapped under a fast-moving ice floe in the St. Clair River and died in hospital the next day.
A coroner's inquest in 2017 examined Kendall's death, as well as the 2015 death of firefighting student Adam Brunt in Hanover, and urged the province to create a certification system for all firefighter safety instructors.
Both men were taking courses from the same private training company.
In April, Jennifer French, an Oshawa MPP, introduced Bill 58, The Brunt and Kendall Act, at Queen's Park, which would create a framework for regulating and licensing private firefighting trainers. Brunt was a student at Durham College in Oshawa.
Her bill passed first reading at the legislature in April and French urged the government, unsuccessfully, to adopt it before the election call.
The NDP candidate, currently campaigning for re-election, said she's hopeful the bill can be reintroduced in the legislature following the June election.
Myrissa Kendall said the bill would accomplish what her family has been working for since her father's death.
"We've always said that all we want is to prevent this from happening to another family," she said.
"Unfortunately, it did happen to another family."
Bill 58 calls for training curriculum and standards to be set and overseen by the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management, with minimum standards for all courses.
"It's unfortunate it took eight years, but at least the process has started," Kendall said.
French said her private member's bill was three years in the making, as she worked with the families through the call for an inquest and efforts to convince the government to act.
While the government is looking at the recommendations that came out of the inquest, its lack of action, "has been very frustrating," French said.
"We just decided to do it ourselves."
French said they worked with firefighting and safety experts on the complicated job of creating the legislation, which was completed near the end of the legislative session.
"We've done the heavy lifting," she said.
"Hopefully, the next government will make that bill the law of the land."
Kendall said the family has been to Queen's Park several times to call for the private training industry to be regulated, and always received the same response.
"They're saying, 'yes, yes, yes, we're going to do it,' and then we have to go back six months later because they haven't done it," she said.
"It's pretty common sense — don't hire unregulated trainers, don't allow unregulated trainers."