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Updates for Suunto Spartan
Here you will find the details about the latest software releases for Suunto Spartan, as well as information on previous updates and how to complete the software update process.
Update your Suunto Spartan software regularly for the best experience.
After the download, install the software by double clicking the downloaded file
Get your SuuntoLink here
Connect your Suunto Spartan watch to your computer with the provided USB cable.
SuuntoLink opens automatically after the watch has been connected.
Select Connect to Movescount and sign in to your Suunto Movescount account or
sign up if you don't have an account yet.
After connecting to Suunto Movescount, SuuntoLink transfers your Moves to Movescount and keeps your watch software up to date.
Watch the video on how to connect Suunto Spartan and update its firmware.
Find user manuals, warranty information, FAQs and see how-to videos from Suunto Support pages. If you have a question about your product or need repair service, you can write us or call to our customer care.
Go to Suunto Support and get started by selecting your product from the menu.
See the growing Suunto offering for multisport and training - including valuable insights on where to train, how to take care of your training balance, community powered training tips and peer group comparisons that help you assess your progress.
Go to Suunto Traning World and stay tuned for updates!
Take your training and racing to the next level with Suunto Spartan. See the full Suunto Spartan collection of GPS watches for athletic and adventure multisport.
Learn more at www.suunto.com/spartan
All Suunto Spartan watches purchased in 2016 benefit from 3 years of warranty coverage. The extra year can be applied by registering your Spartan watch to MySuunto and presenting proof of purchase dated in 2016 to a Suunto Authorized Service Center in case service is required.
Go to www.suunto.com/support for more warranty information.
We are thrilled to share that our latest Suunto Spartan software update is ready for you!
(We will begin releasing this update on May 22 and it will be released to a progressively larger audience until it is distributed to the entire Suunto Spartan community by May 24)
Suunto Spartan 2.0 software brings new features we think you'll love:
-Intensity zones for pace and power: in addition to HR zones, you can now define zones for pace and power
-Enriched training targets: Now from the exercise start screen, you can:
We have also enhanced the Suunto Spartan user a with new, more efficient navigation that includes the following highlights:
We've also fixed some bugs and made additional performance improvements.
On January 18th, we will begin releasing our latest software update for the Spartan family. It will be released to a progressively larger audience until it is distributed to the entire Spartan community by Monday, January 22rd.
This update includes the highly-anticipated Heart Rate (HR) zones in training as well as improvements to HR belt (when starting exercise) and mobile connectivity, as well as overall stability improvements.
Heart Rate (HR) zones:
We have brought HR zones to all Suunto Spartan watches to help improve your fitness and performance.
Key Highlights:
Learn more about heart rate zones in your activities on our blog & happy training! (in English)
Details of the update:
Beginning on October 17th, we will be releasing a substantial, outdoor focused software update to the Spartan family. Some features require an air pressure sensor (like storm alarm) and thus are specific to the Spartan Ultra and Spartan Sport WHR Baro. We are thrilled to be delivering the following new features and performance improvements:
Key bug fixes and performance improvements
We are excited to release the first software update for the Suunto Spartan Trainer. The new features and improvements in the 1.10.28 version are
At the same time, we are bringing performance enhancements improving pairing and connectivity to the Suunto Movescount App.
The sleep tracking functionality will continue to be developed and will be introduced to the Suunto Spartan Ultra, Spartan Sport and Spartan Sport Wrist HR later this autumn. This is planned to happen in conjunction with the Outdoor-focused update currently scheduled for October.
Our focus this summer is to bring performance enhancements to the current Spartan solution. We are targeting to deliver some of these improvements by late summer/early autumn. Following this, we will be bringing a substantial, outdoor-focused release later in the autumn, currently scheduled for late October.
As we move forward, the cadence of our software updates will be once per quarter (approximately every three months). Updates will typically include both feature updates and performance improvements.
We are excited to share the latest update for the Suunto Spartan family. Here are the new features and improvements available in this release:
We continue to focus on Spartan development going forward and incorporating feedback from the community into our plans.
We are excited to bring another substantial software update to the Suunto Spartan Ultra, Spartan Sport, as well as an update specifically for the new Spartan Sport Wrist HR.
On March 30, the release will be available to an initial, limited number of Suunto Spartan Ultra and Spartan Sport and to all Spartan Sport Wrist HR. Beginning April 3, the update will be made available for all Spartan owners. This process will help to ensure the quality of the updates released. (If you have not received the update on Thursday March 30, you will receive it earliest on Monday April 3).
This release brings bring rich new functionality to the Suunto Spartan family including interval training, Points of Interest in exercise, and altitude profile navigation. You can now create and complete interval training sessions on the go, directly on your Spartan. You can decide in the middle of your run to do a new set of intervals and define the repetitions, distance or duration, including the possibility to edit still during the exercise.
In addition to these features, we also bring new power-saving options, including low color mode and display timeout, as well 30 days/7days insight elements on Suunto Movescount.com (daily steps and energy consumption).
Specifically for the Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR, you now have a new view to track your daily heart rate trend.
New features
Bug fixes
We are excited to offer a significant update today for the Suunto Spartan Ultra and Suunto Spartan Sport.
New customizations are now available for sport modes, including seven-field displays, tracking power and editing pool length. Activities in factory modes now include heart rate, altitude and speed data shown in graphs so you can follow your progress and trends during your activity and after. Also, you can now identify and save Points of Interest in Navigation view.
25th January - We are excited to bring you a GPS-focused update.
GLONASS is now available to use for activities in conjunction with GPS in BEST accuracy mode. This update also brings a new GPS firmware to improve general tracking accuracy. We will continue to monitor overall GPS performance as we know it is an important part of your experience.
19th December – We are excited to deliver the first phase of sport mode customization. You can create and customize new sport modes on your Suunto Spartan from Suunto Movescount.com. You can sync up to 19 new custom modes on your Spartan at a time. Each activity type (i.e. trail running) can have several different custom modes, including newly added metrics like altitude, temperature and PTE. Additional functionality will be added to sport mode customization in the new year.
This update also allows you to view planned moves on your Suunto Spartan, see altitude barometer graph in daily view, sport-specific summary screens, as well as set daily step and calorie goals on your Spartan.
As we release this update, we are testing a GPS-specific update to address inconsistent GPS behaviour experienced by some users. This update is planned for January 2017.
30th November – We are excited to bring you the Progress Tool and Personal Bests to Suunto Movescount. You will now be able to see your progress and personal bests in a range of endurance sports, as well as peer-group comparisons to show you how your performance stacks up. These features, in combination with our earlier release of Community Training Insights, will inspire you to get more out of your training and adventures.
3rd November – Today, we are excited to release an update bringing you the Community Training Insights in Suunto Movescount.com. With this update you will get the individualized benefits of one of the world's first training tools to leverage big data based on real-world activities. We've analyzed more than 100 million training sessions of the Suunto Movescount community so you can get more out of all your moves. In our commitment to deliver updates as soon as possible, we are releasing this feature separately from the Progress Tool and Personal Bests, which will be delivered as soon as we ensure they will meet your expectations and ours.


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. has banned animal testing following discussions with an animal rights group that has raised concerns over industry studies in which animals were forced to inhale cigarette smoke, eat tobacco and have cigarette tar painted on their skin.
The nation's third-biggest tobacco company and maker of Newport-brand cigarettes confirmed the new policy to The Associated Press on Monday, which says it will no longer conduct or commission animal research unless it's necessary to meet regulatory requirements. The Greensboro, N.C.,-based company said it hasn't done any animal testing in about three years.
Newer techniques, such as in-vitro testing, in which experiments are done in test tubes, and computer modeling, can be used to test for toxicity instead of testing on animals, said Dr. Neil Wilcox, Lorillard's chief compliance officer, in a statement.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it has shareholder resolutions pending with No. 2 U.S. tobacco company Reynolds American Inc. and Philip Morris International Inc., the seller of Marlboro and other cigarette brands overseas. The group also said it is currently in discussions with Richmond-based Altria Group Inc., owner of the nation's biggest tobacco company, Philip Morris USA.
In its proposals, PETA cites studies from Lorillard and the other tobacco companies in which rats and mice were given food containing smokeless tobacco or locked in containers and forced to breathe cigarette smoke for hours at a time. The animals, which were intentionally bred to have an increased cancer risk, were killed and dissected at the end of the experiments, PETA said.
According to its website, Philip Morris International says it restricts animal studies to occasions where no other alternatives are available and adheres to internationally established best practices for animal care to ensure that animals are treated humanely and responsibly. Altria's website includes a similar statement and says the vast majority of the company's internal and external scientific research doesn't involve animal testing.
Reynolds American took a similar stance in a statement Monday but said the company is committed to tobacco harm reduction and believes it "must reserve the flexibility to perform animal testing" if it is relevant and necessary to achieving approval of tobacco products from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Malli wrote:I'd have her seen if it happens again, my first thoughts were as mentioned perhaps a tooth issue, maybe something got wedged in there, or it could be a focal seizure; again I'm not a vet or a tech
Its excellent that you got video! If you do take her in, bring it with you, it might help the vet.
Pit♥Bull wrote:Were you touching Sidney when this was happening?
hugapitbull wrote:Pit♥Bull wrote:Were you touching Sidney when this was happening?
Since you've spoken to your vet already, I'm assuming this wasn't a possibility. Sure wish it was, that would definitely be nothing to worry about.
ParisStreetPitCrew wrote:I'm glad I caught it on video too! Too hard to tell someone about unless they see it happening.
She hates cameras too, so that made it even harder.
I'll look up Horner's Syndrome. I'm not familiar with it.
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Being Human: Season One (US - BD RA)
Gabe moves into a Bristol house with a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost...
Based on the concept and cover art I was convinced Being Human was going to be a naval gazing angst-fest I'd want nothing to do with, but like most the BBC series I'm sent by the BBC America people this series is perfectly entertaining, and at times even downright engaging. The series plot revolves around three supernatural beings renting a house in Bristol. George Sands (Russell Tovey) is a nebbish and intelligent man cursed to turn into a monstrous werewolf every full moon. George is saved by John Mitchell (Aidan Turner) a tortured, oddly sweet vampire, and the two move into a cosy house in hopes of rediscovering their humanity. Ironically enough it turns out their new house is haunted by a neurotic ghost named Annie Sawyer (Lenora Crichlow), who pines endlessly for her still living fiancé Owen (Gregg Chillin).
The series starts a little too clichéd, but the references are obvious enough that it's clear that the writers are just getting the obvious out of the way (the introductions to the werewolf directly lifts imagery from An American Werewolf in London). The vampire stuff never quite satisfies, but the slightly more comedic treatment of the werewolf mythos is consistently funny, and the ghost stuff is usually quite touching in a clever way (I'm actually slightly ashamed of myself for not guessing more of that story). Setting George and Mitchell in a hospital is also clever, but opens up the door to a whole other set of clichés, though the mixed recognizable elements usually manage to cancel each other out. Once the basic plot track is laid, and we're free to explore the characters and series mythology there are surprises aplenty. I'm especially impressed with the character turns, and with the use of 'villains' who attack on an emotional level more realistically than most fantasy based creations. These emotional attacks usually lead to more goofy frowny faces and misty eyes, but usually the emo-overload is worth the investment.
The comedy is the consistently worthwhile element, and the writers wisely balance the angst-ridden vampire super-plot (which is, frankly, not what's going to bring me back for the second season), though I occasionally found myself pining for more girlish screaming werewolf boy. The comedic stylings are patently British, but I can't really compare them to any other specific series. There's a touch of Doctor Who, and a smattering of Spaced, along with plenty of gags I'll never understand without understanding more UK slang, and watching hours of other BBC series I don't have the time to sit through. The humour features real personality, and no one is afraid to make a bit of an ass out of themselves in the name of a good laugh. I should probably also note for the Twilight crowd that Being Human does not scrimp on the violence and gore. As a horror fan I'm impressed with the gore levels, and the old-school make-up effects. The werewolf transformations are gloriously stretchy and rubbery, and the gruesome stuff, though not especially common, is usually enough to raise the bile a bit.
Instead of comparing Being Human to multi-million dollar American television on Blu-ray releases like Lost or Heroes, I'll compare it to its tighter-budgeted BBC siblings, like Doctor Who and Torchwood. Unfortunately, even with these more modest expectations this collection comes up pretty short. The problem is two-fold. The first and less obvious problem is that of inconsistent detail and clarity. Occasionally things look great, including sharp edges, plentiful fine details, and expressive contrast levels. The rest of the time things are grainy and noisy, with muddied colours, and rough edges. These all appear to be problems with the source material, because there aren't any big issues with compression artefacts, blocking or edge-enhancement. The second, and hard to miss problem is that of interlacing effects. I've watched other 1080i releases on this set and player, and I've never seen a problem like this. The frame rate is all over the place, causing jerky movement during broad camera or actor movement. Sometimes a cross-section of the screen will work on a slightly different speed than the rest of the action, creating a square of choppy lag.
I should note that these discs also froze up a few times while watching them, so it's entirely possible that either these screener discs were defective, or that they didn't mix well with my Momitsu player.
This disc comes fitted with a TV friendly and overall unimpressive Dolby Surround audio mix. The sound designers have fun with the musical track, in that they often give it a definitive point of origin, and when the camera is outside that space it becomes muffled. In the first episode it's appears the action music is actually being created by the werewolf. When offered clearly and plainly the music is the track's largest element, and despite overall compression and lack of discreet separation mostly compares to other low budget television releases. The series sound effects are mostly either basic ambience, but occasionally a werewolf howl fills out a stereo channel, or one of the ghost moving effect sounds will create a bit of left to right movement. The dialogue is the tracks only 'problem', in that the volume levels are inconsistent, though general clarity is rarely an issue.
Extras begin on disc one with a single alternate scene (01:00, SD), followed by a series of fluffy featurettes, most of which were probably used in some sense to sell the series. These begin 'Character Profiles' (20:00, SD), a series of interviews with the cast concerning their…wait for it…characters. It's not very informative if you'd actually watched the show. 'Vamping it Up' (04:20, SD) sees creator Toby Whithouse and other members of the cast and crew discussing Being Human's specific mythology vampire rules. 'Toby Whithouse on The Journey' (07:00, SD) sees the creator discussing the initial failure of the pilot, which was corrected by a rabid, grassroots fan response, and the general nature of the story and characters. The disc is completed with a look at the Bristol locations (09:50, SD), and a look at the costumes and make-up (02:40, SD).
Disc two's fluffy featurettes begin with 'Our Journey's End' (04:10, SD), a series of clips from the series, and interviews with the main cast and creator, who discuss the end of the first season. 'Stunts Package' (10:10, SD) takes a quick look at the stunt process, including interviews, process footage, and the final product. 'Becoming a Werewolf' (05:00, SD) is a reasonably entertaining look behind the werewolf transformation sequences, including interviews with the cast and crew, and plenty of onset footage. The disc also features a collection amusing, behind the scenes 'Video Diaries' (14:50, SD), deleted scenes (08:40, SD), and extended scenes (15:20, SD).
The oversaturation of supernatural television following The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and more recently Supernatural, along with, of course, Stephanie Meyer's impact, has left many of us fatigued with vampires and werewolves. Being Human may sound like tween placating dullness on paper, but it's genuinely worth a try for its solid sense of humour, and some surprising narrative twists. It's also only six hour long episodes long, so it's not much of an investment. I'd personally recommend the DVD release over this Blu-ray since the picture quality is pretty rocky, and the 2.0 audio isn't anything DVD can't manage. Extras are fluffy and unmemorable.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
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This was filmed in Totterdown, just up the road from me.
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That's pretty rad Chris. Did you ever go watch a filming? Did you get me Annabel Scholey's phone number?
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Did Annabel Scholey drink there?
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Disc Details
Release Date: 20th July 2010
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Surround 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Alternate/Deleted/Extended Scenes, Character Profiles, Vamping it Up, Toby Whithouse on The Journey, Locations, Costumes and Make-Up, Our Journey's End, Stunts Package, Becoming a Werewolf, Video Diaries
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, Aidan Turner, Sinead Keenan, Donald Sumpter
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror and Thriller
Length: 343 minutes
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Elbaba, who earned ITA National Rookie of the Year honors, helped Virginia to its third consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 berth and fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2013. Elbaba led the Cavaliers with a 35-12 overall singles record and 18-9 mark in dual action. Elbaba's 35 victories established a new UVa record for first-year players and are second on the Cavalier single-season wins list behind Hardenbergh's 42 in 2011. Elbaba advanced to the finals of the ITA All-American in October and became the first Virginia women's seeded player (No. 9-16) in school history in the NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championship.
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Lana Del Rey's 'American Idol' Performance to Air on March 22
Lana Del Rey performed on the 'American Idol' stage last night (March 15), only we didn't see it. That's because the much maligned singer pre-taped her performance due to scheduling conflicts (!) which prevented her from signing live.
Now, her appearance is confirmed to air on March 22, during next week's elimination results episode. Sources who were on set commented on LDR's performance, noting that if she was a contestant on the show, her voice wouldn't get her deep into the competition. Yikes. It's ironic, considering this is a show known for its belters.
The live audience got to watch Del Rey's performance, but still. Taping it meant that there can be plenty of post-production editing. And a taped performance doesn't feel authentic on a live results show, especially when you are LDR and have something to prove.
E! reports that Del Rey sang her song 'Video Games' twice. Wearing a white dress and Converse sneakers, the singer was accompanied by a 16-piece orchestra and a piano. The ending was high drama, with rose petals falling on the singer.
Those who watched her sing said she seemed nervous before rehearsing and then loosened up as the song progressed. They also insinuated that if she was competing, she'd likely have been sent home already.
But back to that whole scheduling conflict thing. Do they really expect us to believe that? Del Rey has been raked over burning hot coals for her 'SNL' performance (which, for the record, we didn't hate simply because she was low key and immobile) and for canceling tours, leading to much speculation that she can't sing live. At all. The fact that she taped her 'Idol' performance doesn't bode well for our confidence in her live abilities.


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Would it be rude to send this to all of DS's grandparents and great grandparents? I'm just so sick of the plastic, annoying, flashy toys. Also, we love in a tiny house and don't have room for a million toys.
I would like to ask all you grandparents to please not go overboard shopping for Brendon (well for our family in general really) if you plan on shopping for him at all. He already has everything thing he needs (as do we) and plenty of toys and with all the stuff he got at his party I'm not sure where we are going to put everything in our tiny house. I don't know if you have already gotten his gift, but if not, a swing, slide, or sand box for outside would be awesome so we don't have to keep it in the house. As far as inside toys go, we really prefer simple and/or wood toys over flashy, noisy, plastic ones. We are trying to offer him toys that provide open ended, imaginative play opportunities, will not over stimulate him, and will last awhile. Wooden blocks, wooden train sets, a shape sorter, a simple xylophone, drum, or maracas, balls (he loves the pokey, sensory balls), books, a wooden pounding bench, a rug with roads printed onto it, and wooden cars or trucks are all good things. I am really not trying to sound ungrateful or rain on your parade. I still want you to have fun shopping, and we will appreciate anything you get him. I just thought I'd throw our preferences out there for future reference and in case you needed ideas.
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Personally, I feel it is better to have a talk with with "grandmother in chief" for each family instead of a blanket email or letter to them all at once. I think expressing your concerns and feelings will bring you closer together and that's in part what the holidays are about.
I would be slightly ticked off if I got a blanket letter like this instead of a phone call to discuss gift exchange ideas, but that is just my honest opinion. I totally understand where you are coming from, but I think it should be a personal conversation.
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Rude? Eh. I wouldn't have a problem with it.
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I think this is a scenario for a conversation, not really a letter.
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I totally get why you would want to send the letter but yes imho I think it could be viewed as rude. My mom doesnt always pick the gifts I would choose for DS or DD (like you we prefer wood toys, instruments, art stuff) but--she picks him things she thinks he will enjoy. She gets that joy of watching him open something she got for him. If she asks me my opinion about what to buy, I give it to her.
I wouldnt send a blanket letter like that bc I would be worried someone would think I was telling them the gifts they have been getting all along suck. If I wanted to do a letter like this what I would do would be to make a cute email saying "My Wish List to Santa" with a pic. Something cute that seems less serious. Then put on there a little list. Like: outdoor toys, wooden instruments or blocks, etc. It kinda gets the hint across but a lil less demanding? But I def wouldnt be too particular bc afterall it is a gift.
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Hmm. I really think this kind of request requires a lot of class. And a PHONE CALL. No letter. Sorry. I am all for efficiency/ but as I age into my wisdom years, I do think we hide from speaking to people. Tone is very hard to read. And if you are genuinely asking for what's best for your family, alittle sugar and sweetness goes a long way. And for THAT generation- that starts with hearing your voice
Eta: I did not read anyone else's responses before posting. So I think you can see, easily, a letter really doesn't suit the situation for a lot of us..
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I agree with everyone else that it's more of a discuss in person type of thing, rather than shoot everyone the same email kind of thing.
Also, I think the wording itself is a bit off putting. I like the previous poster's suggestion of "my wish list to santa" or something similar. In my family, passing around lists of ideas for each kid is not just common, but expected. And they are lists of ideas of what the kids would like, not a list that basically says-here are ideas because we don't want you to buy other stuff. I think there's a subtle difference and your wording in the letter leans more towards the latter....and that can come off as rude.
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I agree with everyone else that it should be done in person. Emails can be taken wrong.
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I would shorten it to just this:
a swing, slide, or sand box for outside would be awesome so we don't have to keep it in the house. As far as inside toys go, we really prefer simple and/or wood toys over flashy, noisy, plastic ones. We are trying to offer him toys that provide open ended, imaginative play opportunities, will not over stimulate him, and will last awhile. Wooden blocks, wooden train sets, a shape sorter, a simple xylophone, drum, or maracas, balls (he loves the pokey, sensory balls), books, a wooden pounding bench, a rug with roads printed onto it, and wooden cars or trucks are all good things
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I do think the letter you have right now is rude. And this is coming from someone who has successfully gotten our family to buy a few higher quality wooden gifts instead of a bunch of plastic ones, and i did it by sending out emails. I dont always think its necessary to call...im actually a lot better at getting my message across sincerely through writing, so its better for me, but most people are the opposite.
If you are still planning on communicating this way instead of in person, i think you need to choose one angle and stick with it. Either you have valid reasons for opposing certain toys, or you are just shooting out some suggestions (the wishlist).
1. If you have no space, you can let everyone know that and kindly suggest that they try their best to keep toys small, outdoor and/or a certain amount so that you child is able to keep everything and have room to enjoy it. No other restrictions.
2. If you are more concerned with the plastic, you can express your concerns with health risks, the production process, the marketing for children, heirloom quality, etc. Whatever your reason for prefering wooden toys. One thing i dont think youll ever be able to do, however, is simply say that you prefer them because of how they look, etc. Theyre for your son, not you....so unless there is an ethical reason for opposing certain products, i dont think asking outright for these restrictions will ever be received gracefully. I think the only way to navigate a parents preference with no other cause would be a wishlist, and that will take a long time before they get the hint.
3. Educational philosophy. You say that you want open ended toys, so you can give a short and sweet explanation of the educational philosophy youre following (focusing on imagination, no mindless button pressing, etc.) And then give some links to toys that follow this philosophy to give them an idea of what to keep an eye out for.
The last piece of advice I have is to not send this out this year. It is far too close to the holidays and you WILL make some people worry about the gifts theyve already gotten. Youll seem ungrateful before you even have a chance to receive them, and you probably will be disappointed because they already got your child things that are explicitly against your wishes. Just dont do it. Wait until next year and send it out about 3 months early. Throughout the year, drop hints...talk about the things you want your child to learn with, great toys youre looking at getting, the amazing quality of wooden toys that have held up compared to plastic counterparts. Keep casual conversation about your parenting philosophies, including the stuff in your home. Then drop the email.
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Candy Manufacturers Add Health, Sustainability to Production Operations
Buoyed by a wave of steady growth, North American confectioners are lowering operating costs and climbing aboard the healthy-eating bandwagon.
Health and candy traditionally weren't mentioned in the same breath, but times are changing for American confectioners.
A growing body of research tying moderate consumption of chocolate to cardiovascular health looks like a lifeline for a snack segment vulnerable to unhealthy-eating accusations. The merits reside primarily with dark chocolate, and the antioxidant flavonoids it contains is contingent on the process used. But major manufacturers are seizing on the opportunity to adjust their processes and recast their products as a good-for-you indulgence.
Not to be left out, non-chocolate candy makers are enhancing ethe nutritional value of their products. The Polish manufacturer Otmuchow SA recently tripled capacity on its gummy candy processing and packaging line to 2,500kg/5,512 lbs. per hour and incorporated a dosing and mixing system from Bosch to meter in vitamin premixes, along with fruit juices and flavoring.
At the urging of their trade organization, U.S. confectioners are beginning to include nutritional information in a front-of-pack labeling system known as Treat Right. The graphic presentation mirrors the Facts Up Front program championed by GMA and FMI and includes calories per serving information.
If you're going to talk the nutritional talk, you have to walk the complementary processing walk, and manufacturers are adjusting their processes accordingly. Reduced calories and nutritional enhancements can blunt junk-food invective, and manufacturers are engaged in additional efforts to burnish their reputations as responsible corporate citizens. Those efforts are helping sustain steady growth.
Times are good for confections when the economy stinks, and this segment has enjoyed strong growth in recent years, both internationally and in North America. Citing retail sales data from IRI, the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute in a just-released study reports that chocolate candy retail sales grew 3.8 percent last year to $12.5 billion. The non-chocolate segment is half the size but grew at twice the rate to $6.9 billion, up 6.4 percent. The only sour note was gum sales, which slid 5.7 percent to $3.4 billion.
Those figures understate the market size. They omit foodservice and vending channels and don't factor in industrial sales. PMMI calculates chocolate alone rang up $17.7 billion in overall 2011 sales. Ground cocoa beans, the raw material of those products, topped 126,000 metric tons in 2013's second quarter, a 32 percent increase from Q2 2007. And domestic consumption is a laggard compared to emerging markets in Asia and South America. To meet burgeoning demand, manufacturers are installing systems to enhance the accuracy and control of their processes and reduce waste.
Born again E-misers
Best practices and lean manufacturing principles are driving change throughout food manufacturing, and candy is no exception. In many cases, the initiatives are nurtured by sustainability programs that minimize waste and contribute cost savings that bolster the bottom line.
That path is being followed at Just Born Inc., a Bethlehem, Pa., candy maker that counts Mike & Ike jelly bean-like candies, Hot Tamales and marshmallow Peeps in its brand portfolio. With the backing of the company's then-president, "a bunch of volunteers came together in 2003 to start our green program," relates Bill Slater, Just Born's environmental, safety and health manager. The initial awareness and education focus evolved into a comprehensive initiative that included prioritizing equipment and infrastructure upgrades that drive down energy costs.
Lighting upgrades to LED with occupancy sensors in offices and some production areas were made, with T-8 fluorescents replacing older fixtures in most of the firm's 400,000-sq.-ft. production area. In April, a reuse/recycle program culminated in a landfill-free declaration for the Bethlehem operations (similar status is envisioned for the firm's Goldenberg's Peanut Chews facility in Philadelphia), when a compacting system from Sustainable Waste Solutions (SWS), Souderton, Pa., was installed to handle the 8 percent of nonrecycled trash. SWS hauls the compacted material to Conshohocken, Pa., were it is incinerated in a waste-to-energy facility.
"People are looking for transparency, and they want to do business with companies that do the right thing," notes Matt Pye, Just Born vice president-trade relations and corporate affairs.
The firm's highest profile green initiative involved a former Circuit City warehouse the firm acquired and upgraded to LEED Gold standards in 2009. Upgrades included a new roof with extra insulation and two chillers that reduced energy costs 44 percent compared to a conventional system, using ASHRAE 90.1 (2004) as a baseline. Water use also is substantially lower than typical. The Lehigh Valley Branch of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council honored the project in 2010 as the region's top example of sustainable facility design, construction and management practices.


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France striker Loic Remy was finally persuaded to leave Marseille for the Premier League after being challenged to a computer football game by Queens Park Rangers chairman Tony Fernandes.
Fernandes spent four hours in transfer talks with Remy before going for a more personal touch by playing "FIFA 12.''
Remy says "it showed to me what a good person Tony is. He showed his human side to me as an owner of the club.''
Remy's Bayern Munich beat Fernandes' Argentina in their first game.
QPR broke its transfer record to sign striker Remy on Wednesday, paying Marseille a reported 8 million pounds ($13 million).


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Varsity volleyball
Gaston Christian 3, Southlake 1 (25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 25-21) � Alanna Freeman (18 kills, 20 digs), Emily Woodward (28 assists) and Mary-Madison Goforth (24 digs, four kills) led Gaston Christian (8-10, 4-6), which travels to Westminster Catawba on Monday.
Forestview 3, East Gaston 1 (25-22, 12-25, 25-19, 25-23) � Delaney Feezel (33 assists), Lauren Franklin (16 kills) and Leah Smith (10 kills, two blocks) led Forestview (8-6, 5-2 Big South), which visits Lake Norman Charter on Tuesday.
Lincoln Charter 3, Highland Tech 1 (22-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-20) � Madison Dellinger (14 assists) and Alexis Farbo (five kills) led Highland Tech (5-7, 1-4 SPC), which visits Hunter Huss on Monday.
Community-Davidson 3, Cherryville 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-13) � Cherryville (8-7, 4-3 SPC) visits Pine Lake Prep on Tuesday.
Varsity girls tennis
Ashbrook 8, South Point 1 � Singles winners for Asbrook (7-3, 3-0 Big South) were: Claudia Steffey, Ragan Rudisill, Holly McIntosh, Edie Lindley and Lauren Fisher. In doubles, Steffey-Rudisill, Angelica Mejia-McIntosh and Lindley-Fisher finished off the win. Taylor Rash won in singles for South Point. The Green Wave host East Gaston on Tuesday.
Southlake Christian 7, Gaston Christian 2 � Meredith McCraw won in singles for Gaston Christian, and McCraw teamed with Marianne Wright for a win in doubles.
Lake Norman Charter 9, Stuart Cramer 0 � Lake Norman Charter improved to 11-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big South.
Lincolnton 8, Highland Tech 1 (Wednesday) � Ashtyn Whitesides, Nadia Jimenez, Saylor Whitesides, Allison Brown and Isabella Lopez won in singles for Lincolnton. The doubles teams of Whitesides-Whitesides, Shelby Rollins-Jiminez and Kiera Hughey-Karol Sanchez finished off the win for the Wolves (3-3). Highland Tech�s Victoria Rule won in singles.
Varsity boys soccer
Gaston Christian 2, Southlake 0 � Aaron Shepard and Noah Hartley had one goal each for Gaston Christian, while Lucas Jung and Davis Barnhill dished out one assist each. T.J. Morrison and Jacob Noblett combined on the shutout in goal for the Eagles (6-9-2), who host Covenant Day on Tuesday.
Kings Mountain 5, West Lincoln 1 � Robert Baker scored off a Robbie Lysek assist to open the Kings Mountain scoring. Wes Harmon tallied on a penalty kick and Isaiah Cole had a long throw-in accidently knocked into the net by West. Harmon added a second goal on an Arrick Rithiphong pass to make it 4-0. West got a goal from Edgar Rios with seven minutes to play but Max Sappia delivered the Mountaineers� final score off a Cole assist. Kings Mountain, 5-6-1 on the season, hosts Burns Monday in a SMAC JV/varsity doubleheader starting at 5 p.m.
Forestview 2, South Point 1 (Wednesday) � The Jaguars stayed undefeated on the season at 8-0. Ross Boyd scored off a Jake Quinn assist, and Cole Poole scored off a free kick. Nate Long scored the lone goal for South Point. Cole Poole and Corbin Davis led the defensive effort for the Jags. Forestview visits Ashbrook on Monday in a rematch of the Gazette Cup final.
JV football
Forestview 39, Providence 20 � Colton Guthrie tossed touchdown passes to Seth Rathbone and Davion Toms. Maurice Brice added a rushing score, while Marquez Grey posted an interception return for a touchdown. The Jaguars defense was applauded for its overall effort. Forestview (1-3) visits Lake Norman Charter next Thursday.
East Gaston 52, Cherryville 0 � Tyler Spurling (two rushing TDs), Nick Ferens (two rushing TDs), Tanner Drum (rushing TD) and Malik Davis (rushing TD) and Kyle Truett (receiving TD) led East Gaston on offense. Ferens (interception), T.J. Sanders (interception) and Jacob Colvard (seven tackles) paced the Warriors on defense. East Gaston (2-1) hosts South Point next Thursday.
Crest 14, South Point 8
Burns 28, Kings Mountain 22
JV volleyball
Gaston Christian 2, Southlake 1 (20-25, 25-20, 15-13) � Ashlyn Freeman (16 digs, four kills, five aces) and O�Neil Goforth (three kills, 11 assists, two aces) led Gaston Christian.
Lincoln Charter 2, Highland Tech 0 (25-14, 25-13) � Abby Fogarty (four aces) and Hannah Patton (four kills) led Highland Tech (5-6, 1-4 SPC), which visits Hunter Huss on Monday.
Community-Davidson 2, Cherryville 0 (25-9, 25-12) � Cherryville (9-4, 4-2 SPC) returns to action on Oct. 1.
Middle school softball
Stanley 18, Grier 3 � Peyton Kegley, Carleigh Sutherland and Kendyll Killian had two hits each for Stanley. Bree Anderson got the win for Stanley (1-4), which hosts Cramerton on Monday; Grier (0-6) visits Mount Holly (5-0) on Monday.
Bessemer City 15, Chavis 13 � Anna Ramsey (four hits, three triples) and Baylee Willis (three hits) led Bessemer City at the plate. Ramsey collected the win. Bessemer City (5-0) visits Belmont on Monday; Chavis (3-3) visits York Chester on Monday.
Holbrook 16, Southwest 6 � Haley Bourhill (two hits), Sydney Baxter (two hits) and Bridgette Moore (two hits) led Holbrook at the plate. Avery Bumgarner picked up the win. Southwest (3-3) hosts Friday next Thursday; Holbrook (2-4) hosts Friday next Thursday.
Cramerton 12, Belmont 1 � Carolina Shoemaker lead Cramerton going 3 for 3 with a double. Chloe Mabry, who batted 4 for 4, was the winning pitcher with 6 strike-outs. Belmont (2-3) hosts Bessemer City on Monday; Cramerton (5-1) visits Stanley on Monday.
W.C. Friday 17, York Chester 2 � Casey Almond pitched the win while Shelby Herrin (two hits), Almond (double, triple), Spencer Britton (triple) and Grace Simmons (triple) powered the offense for Friday (4-2), which visits Southwest on Monday. Kayla Spencer had two catches for York Chester (0-5), which hosts Chavis on Monday.
Middle school boys soccer
Gaston Christian 4, South Lake 0 � Caleb Thornberg had three goals and one assist, and Colten Brewer had one goal. Austin Helms had the shutout in goal. Gaston Christian (11-0) visits Westminster Catawba on Monday.
Middle school golf
KMMS takes win � The host Patriots defeated East Lincoln and West Lincoln by a wide margin at the Kings Mountain Country Club Tuesday. Kings Mountain posted a 153 total, East Lincoln was in at 181 and West had a 183 total. The Patriots� Alex Goff was the match medalist with a one-under-par 35. Teammates Tyler Withers (37), Harrison Conner (39) and Natalie Lutz (42) gave the victors the top four individual spots. Kings Mountain will be back in action Tuesday at the KMCC layout.


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Props To All The Folks Out There Putting In The Work And Making That HEALTHY Transformation!
The 10 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In America (2018 Edition)
15 Adult Virgins Confess Why They've Never Had Sex
Success Isn't A Mountain. It's An Eternal Struggle
12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos
"To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order. It means adopting the burden of self-conscious vulnerability, and accepting the end of the unconscious paradise of childhood, where finitude and mortality are only dimly comprehended. It means willingly undertaking the sacrifices necessary to generate a productive and meaningful reality (it means acting to please God, in the ancient language)."
This Is What Drugs Are Like
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The Defeatist Ramblings From The Forever Alone Community
The Story Of Jean-Claude Romand, The Man Who Faked His Entire Life And Ended Up Killing His Whole Family
Top 10 Videos Of Convicts Freaking Out After Being Sentenced To Prison
How Does One Get Addicted To Crack Cocaine?
What Does It Feel Like To Be A Hot Girl Who Gets Old?
Confessions Of A Dude With A 12″ Member
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Life Isn't All Sunshine And Rainbows
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Want glowing, luminous skin and a slim figure? Dr. David Colbert, founder of the New York Dermatology Group, says there's a "cosmetic wonder drug" out there that's even better than Botox.
"It's food," he says. "Eating true food that's close to its natural source allows our bodies to rejoin or reconnect with nature without all the chemicals. Our skin, hair, waistlines, and eyes respond with a radiant thank you."
Dr. Colbert's book, "The High School Reunion Diet," was inspired by his patients, who often asked for cosmetic procedures like Botox in advance of school reunions. The book charts a more natural course by discouraging processed foods and championing a nutrient-rich diet, and it includes a 30-day plan for a healthier you.
5 Fresh Foods
Revamping your diet can seem overwhelming, but Dr. Colbert recommends these five foods as a great starting point.
1. Greek yogurt with berries: Yogurt is filled with protein, good fats, and calcium. This combo leads to better cell function, strong bones, and moist skin. Fresh berries are loaded with antioxidants, which protect us from free radicals (the substances that cause us to age).
2. Olive oil: Olive oil is packed with the right fats to make you slim and heart-healthy. It reduces inflammation and cholesterol and improves skin circulation and digestion. All of these factors lead to a healthier appearance.
3. Almonds: Almonds lower cholesterol and contain vitamin E, which helps skin fight free radicals. The natural oils give the skin resilience.
4. Kale: Kale is a superfood that has lots of fiber, vitamin A, and carotenoids that protect the skin from the sun's UV rays. It mixes well with most foods.
5. Bell peppers: Red and orange bell peppers contain the vitamin C needed for collagen production and tighter skin. They also contain natural anti-inflammatories.
Sugar Incognito
Sugar is a notorious diet-don't, leading to such diseases as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. If you do eat foods that are high in sugar, Dr. Colbert recommends pairing high-fiber foods with them, which will slow the absorption of sugar into the system.
Avoiding sugar can be difficult since it's a hidden ingredient in so many of the foods we eat, especially highly processed foods. To help you root out the added sugar in your diet, Dr. Colbert compiled this catalog of ways sugar is often listed on labels:
For more information about the High School Reunion Diet, visit highschoolreuniondiet.com.


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A former FDA regulator has petitioned the FDA to withdraw approval for all LASIK devices and to issue a Public Health Advisory and voluntary recall.
Hindsight 20/20: Lasik Surgery Now Unsafe? »
"A former official who helped promote the procedure now has new warnings."
Former FDA Regulator Says LASIK Side Effects Weren't Taken Seriously Enough »
"...one of the Food and Drug Administration regulators who approved the procedure in the 1990s is publicly expressing concerns about its safety."
Lasik's Blurry Vision »
"Side effects continue to plague patients like me. Now, as the FDA investigates, one expert admits, 'We screwed up'."
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The SledHeads Facebook page exploded a couple weeks ago with a photo of Tony Jenkins' 2014 Summit. We let Jenkins make the last round of snow shows before taking a closer look at his backcountry sled for the season.
Tony Jenkins' 2014 Ski-Doo Summit XM 163 Rasmussen Edition
"I decided to go with a 163-inch track this year to cheat when riding with Mr. Rasmussen. With the tMotion you can't even tell that you have a 163. I usually run the 154 to make it easier to maneuver through the trees.
"All the upgrades that I did to separate this machine from "stock" were things that make extreme backcountry riding a breeze... Rasmussen Style."
Turbo System
"Boondocker puts together a superb product when it comes to turbo systems. The turbo kit that I'm running is a TiAL housing GTX 2860 with Boondocker's external waste gate system, with full intercooler. I decided to go this route for the best throttle response. I will be running around 9 pounds of boost which will give me around 210 tree-bashing horsepower at elevation."
"The Skinz Protective Gear (Rasmussen Edition) extra strength front bumper can take on the abuse from anyone. If you've watched any Schooled vids, you know how I need a tough bumper. The Skinz rear bumper matches up perfectly.
"Skinz Air Frame running boards (Rasmussen Edition) are 1.5 inches narrower than stock. We run narrow running boards to make sidehills seem effortless.
"The Skinz steering post (Rasmussen Edition) is 2 inches forward from the stock XM location. It lets the rider get even further forward of the machine for steep climbs and steep side hills. We're running RSI handlebars with 2-inch riser.
"Skinz protective gear provided me with a lot of cool products this year, and some titanium parts we're testing. It's really cool to work with a company who listens and works with you and who is so innovative.
"Jordan Yankee from ArcticFX helped with the red design on my Rasmussen wrap to keep me stylish and young.
"I just added an ARS-FX 36.5-inch front end kit from ZBroz Racing. It allows for higher ground clearance and stronger A-arms while shedding 1.5 pounds.
"I have re-valved KYB shocks done by Renton Coil Spring with stainless steel dual rate springs on the front of the sled. The rear skid has titanium regressive spring with titanium torsion springs from RCS.
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THL Toolbox > Workflow Issues > JIRA Task-based Management System User Guide
JIRA Task-based Management System User Guide
Contributor(s): David Germano
JIRA is a browser-based bug, issue, task and defect tracking system, and project management software solution created by the Atlassian company. We at THL are using this internally to register and track the progress of various work issues relating to both technology and scholarly content. The great thing about such systems is that they allow for the organized supervision of thousands of tasks across multiple individuals, including a permanent record that can be consulted in the future. Thus staff can easily retrieve all tasks assigned to them, including filtering them by project and priority. Management can easily see the status of each task, change assignments, and so forth. We also use the system for participating scholars who are doing intensive work with THL. See the THL installation of JIRA at https://jira.lib.virginia.edu, though it is only open to those who have accounts.
The basic category in JIRA is an "issue", which is a discrete work task entered into the system. To create an issue, click on "Create New Issue" on the top navigation bar. The first step is:
- Project:
- Issue Type: fix bug or link add feature, task, and many other options.
Once you specify those two, you come to the main screen for describing the issue:
- Summary: this is more like a "title" that summarizes the task for at a glance recognition
- Priority: needs immediate fix, major but can't be resolved, minor, purely experimental. We simply use these as 4 levels of priority, such that functionally we understand as high, medium high, medium and low respectively. IMMEDIATE FIX should be reserved to public bugs, or urgent things that must be addressed immediately. It conveys that everything else should be dropped to address this issue. MAJOR BUT CAN'T BE RESOLVED then is to be used for the current work focus for the person in question - say the next couple of weeks. MINOR are the things that are around the corner, to be addressed in a few weeks. PURELY EXPERIMENTAL then is for things that currently we do not have immediate plans to address.
- Due date:
- Components:
- Affects Version/s:
- Fix Version/s:
- Assignee: specify the person who should do the work.
- Reporter: the person assigning this task
- Environment: as relevant, specify the operating system/version, browser system/version, etc.
- Description: this is where all the detail on the task goes.
- Original estimate: this is mandatory, so if you don't know, just put 1m (one minute)
- Attachment: if you have an attachment, like a screen snapshot, etc.
- Impact-Effort Rating: (1) high impact: low effort, (2) low impact: low effort, (3) high impact: high effort, (4) low impact: high effort.
Once an issue has been created, then you will find that when you open the issue, on the left hand side menu there will be a section on "available workflow actions" and a section on "operations".
Available workflow actions begin with:
- Resolve Issue: this gives options for resolution - unresolved, fixed, won't fix, duplicate, incomplete, can't reproduce - and allows you to add a comment.
- Close Issue: this allows you to add a comment, but otherwise simply changes the issue from "open" to "closed".
- Start progress:
If you choose "Resolve issue", the workflow actions menu will change to:
- Close Issue:
- Reopen Issue: this allows you to reopen an issue that was marked as fixed and/or closed.
Once you close, then only "reopen issue" will remain as an available workflow operation.
As you do various workflow operations, the "status" indicator automatically changes:
- open, in progress, reopened, resolved, closed, deployed to test server,
Operations include the following options:
- Assign this issue:
- Attach file to this issue:
- Attach screenshot to this issue:
- Clone this issue:
- Comment on this issue:
- Create sub-task:
- Delete this issue: delete the issue.
- Edit this issue: edit the content ofthe issue.
- Link this issue to another issue:
- Move this issue:
- Convert to sub-task:
- Voting: You cannot vote for an issue you have reported.
- Watching: Watch it to be notified of changes
- Worklog: this allows you to log work done on the issue.
Resolving & Closing Issues
For the person doing the work, they should "resolve" it when done - never close it. Then the person who is checking the work, they need to "close" it. Thus its important that the "reporter" be the person who is checking the work. And it is essential that the "reporter" then actually confirm the work is done by "closing" it.
It is important if you are doing the work and you report it, that you change the reporter to someone else if someone else is going to need to check the work. If in fact no one else is involved, and it is an item you discovered and you fixed, so that no one else needs to check, then please you have to be responsible for CLOSING it and not simple RESOLVING it.
We need to close issues each week, so that a simple query across "all projects" for all "resolved" issues will turn up the things that need review, and not a laundry list of things done weeks ago.
Also notice that you can "save" filters you use in searches to avoid having to manually redo them.
Classifying Issues
JIRA has multiple ways to categorize issues. Firstly, there is a three fold way to categorize issues by subject matter - Category, which contains Projects, which contains Components. In THL, we have only one Category, which is THL itself. We then have a number of Projects, which are broad classifications such as "Administration", "Place", "Literature", and so forth. These then form larger containers, with which we have various THL work initiatives that are rendered as "Components". Thus within the "Places" project, we have components of "Sera Monastery", "Drepung Monastery", "Place Dictionary", and so forth, each of which is a distinct THL initiative involving a number of different work tasks at any given point. We can easily make more "components", but to make new projects we have to ask for the help of the Library staff.
THL Projects are as follows:
- THL Administration
- THL Community
- THL Documentation
- THL Education
- THL Encyclopedia
- THL History
- THL Literature
- THL Multimedia
- THL Places
- THL Reference Content
- THL Tibetan Language Learning
- THL Tools
- THL Tourism
- THL XML Text Publishing Tech
In addition, to projects and components, there are two other ways you can link tasks to each other.
Sub-tasks: this is available when viewing an issue and is available in the left hand OPERATIONS menu as "create sub-task". A sub-task is just like an issue in most ways, and gives the same interface. Please note the issue-type is hard-wired as "sub-task". Once made, it will visually appear as a subordinate for its parent task. This is a very convient way to group together items.
Link Issues: this is available when viewing an issue and is available in the left hand OPERATIONS menu as "link this task to another task". This allows you to add a comment, to specify the issue it is linked to, and finally to use a drop down list to specify how the two are linked:
- is a pre-requisite for
- is dependent on
- duplicates
- is duplicated by
- incorporates
- is incorporated in
Checking on Issues Open for you or for a Given person
Click on "Find Issues" from the top navigation bar and then fill out your criteria. In this way you can see all the open issues assigned to you, resolved issues done by someone else, or whatever else you need to see.


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The Library Staff has been shifting some 9th Floor books to
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Intellectual Property and Labor Law books from the area near
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9th Floor balcony. The secondary Illinois collection, Martindale
Hubbell directories, and encyclopedias, such as CJS and AmJur
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Back issues of newspapers and news magazines have been moved
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This new online catalog allows you to find similar materials
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What I think we need are smaller classrooms, better pay for teachers, and an emphasis on fundamentals rather than frivolity. Although I am in favor of physical education, I believe most school sports foster a flawed culture. The news that Allen, Texas, has constructed a high school stadium costing $60 million filled me with incredulity. What does that have to do with education? I was much cheered by the new documentary "Brooklyn Castle," about how a team from an inner city junior high school won the national high school chess championship, and didn't need a stadium at all. They were coached by a couple of great teachers.
Defining "frivolity" is tricky: are geometry and basic writing skills serious, while teaching Shakespeare is frivolous? I think there should be an emphasis on acquiring essential skills like reading and arithmetic before graduation, but there's also a place for enthusiastic teachers communicating the joys of a specialty. Of course, I think that would naturally emerge if we had adequately funded and staffed schools.
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MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Police killed nine suspected militants on Tuesday, including a prominent warlord, in a clash in the restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, Russian authorities said.
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The committee said in a statement that the nine fatalities included 50-year-old Bammatkhan Sheikov, a prominent warlord who was said to be competing to oversee all militant operations in Dagestan. Sheikov was sentenced to three years in prison for insurgency in 2008, after he turned himself in and laid down arms.
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Higgins recently spoke of the Boston attack and the thwarted plot to target the border between the U.S. and Canada in remarks on the House Floor. During his speech, Higgins, who represents Western New York's northern border adjacent to Southern Ontario, stressed the need to remain vigilant and give high-risk communities the tools to prepare and prevent such activities. His remarks are below:
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The Grand County High School football team defeated Millard in the 2A state quarterfinals on Friday, Oct. 26 at Moab. Although the Eagles came close to tying the game with two minutes remaining, the Red Devils scored two more touchdowns at the end to pull away with a 48-33 victory.
The big win moves Grand (now 7-3 for the year) into a 2A semifinal matchup against defending 2A champion Manti on Saturday, Nov. 3 at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. The Grand vs. Manti game is scheduled to start at 11 a.m., and will be followed by the other 2A semifinal game, San Juan vs. South Summit at 2 p.m.
Millard started off last Friday's matchup with possession of the ball, but had an early touchdown called back because of a penalty. The Eagles eventually turned the ball over on downs at midfield. On Grand's first play from scrimmage, quarterback Jacob Francis tossed the ball to Koi Cook on the right sideline. Cook then threw the ball downfield to wide receiver Aaron Lewis, who caught the pass and ran it into the end zone for a 55-yard touchdown. Francis' extra-point kick made it 7-0 for the Red Devils.
"That first play kind of set the tone for the whole game," said GCHS head coach Dennis Wells.
Later in the first period, Grand had advanced the ball deep inside Millard territory, but the Red Devils were facing a long fourth-and-goal situation, so Francis lined up for a field goal attempt. Instead of kicking the ball, however, he threw a touchdown pass to Kamron Call, and Grand was suddenly up 14-0.
Millard got on the scoreboard early in the second period on a 60-yard run by Jesse Rhodes, who later added a 40-yard touchdown run to bring the Eagles within one point, 14-13. The Eagles' extra-point kick missed, however.
The Red Devils extended their lead later in the second period when Cook scored on a 15-yard run. Grand led 21-13 at halftime.
Francis completed two more touchdown passes in the third period, a 15-yarder to Cook and a 35-yard pass to Wesley Rodda. Later in the period the Eagles managed to score on a 52-yard touchdown pass of their own. The third quarter ended with Grand ahead 35-19.
But Millard came roaring back in the fourth quarter, putting up two more touchdowns and scoring on a two-point conversion after the first TD. With just over two minutes left in the game, Millard trailed by a meager two points, 35-33, and was about to go for another two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the score.
"I knew they were going to run the ball, so we went into our goal-line defense, and we stopped them," said Wells. "That was huge, because otherwise it probably would have gone to overtime."
Millard then tried an onside kick, which was unsuccessful, and Grand took over the ball at midfield. A few plays later, Grand was facing fourth down and seven yards to go with just over a minute left in the game, and the Red Devils decided to go for the score rather than punt. Francis connected with Rodda for a 45-yard touchdown pass, and kicked the extra point to effectively put the game out of reach, 42-33.
Millard got the ball once again, but Red Devil senior Aaron Randall intercepted a pass and ran it back for a TD, putting Grand on top 48-33 as the clock ran out.
"It was a big win for us," Wells said. "We didn't play as good of defense as I would have liked, but we still managed to beat a really good team. Every time they'd catch up, we'd come right back and score again."
Grand amassed 483 yards in total offense, including 333 yards passing. Rodda and Lewis each topped 100 yards receiving. Francis led the Red Devils in rushing with 74 of the team's 150 rushing yards.
Wells said that the Red Devils have their work cut out for them against Manti this Saturday.
"They're the returning state champs, and can run and pass the ball really well," he said. "They also have a really good defense."
The winners of the two semifinal games will meet for the 2A title the following Saturday, Nov. 10, but the championship game's location and time have not yet been determined.


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When your tamagotchi is an adult can it get more than two presents from other tamagotchi's?
Started by Sonicfan2002 , Oct 09 2004 01:31 PM
Started09 Oct 2004
Last Post10 Oct 2004
Posted 09 October 2004 - 02:06 PM ( #2 )
I have never experienced that. Mostly they get flowers and snacks from each other. And they get one item a day per tama. I have never seen that one tama got more than two presents from another tama.
Each tama has its own presents so a mametchi gets a pencil but my masktchi got a cape today so that varies.


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