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Average Weekly Wage
What is Average Weekly Wage?
Average Weekly Wage ("AWW") is a term used in Missouri Workers' Compensation law to figure out a compensation rate. The statutory section on point is 287.250, RSMO:
"1. Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, the method of computing an injured employee's average weekly earnings which will serve as the basis for compensation provided for in this chapter shall be as follows:
(1) If the wages are fixed by the week, the amount so fixed shall be the average weekly wage;
(2) If the wages are fixed by the month, the average weekly wage shall be the monthly wage so fixed multiplied by twelve and divided by fifty-two;
(3) If the wages are fixed by the year, the average weekly wage shall be the yearly wage fixed divided by fifty-two;
(4) If the wages were fixed by the day, hour, or by the output of the employee, the average weekly wage shall be computed by dividing by thirteen the wages earned while actually employed by the employer in each of the last thirteen calendar weeks immediately preceding the week in which the employee was injured or if actually employed by the employer for less than thirteen weeks, by the number of calendar weeks, or any portion of a week, during which the employee was actually employed by the employer. For purposes of computing the average weekly wage pursuant to this subdivision, absence of five regular or scheduled work days, even if not in the same calendar week, shall be considered as absence for a calendar week. If the employee commenced employment on a day other than the beginning of a calendar week, such calendar week and the wages earned during such week shall be excluded in computing the average weekly wage pursuant to this subdivision;
(5) If the employee has been employed less than two calendar weeks immediately preceding the injury, the employee's weekly wage shall be considered to be equivalent to the average weekly wage prevailing in the same or similar employment at the time of the injury, except if the employer has agreed to a certain hourly wage, then the hourly wage agreed upon multiplied by the number of weekly hours scheduled shall be the employee's average weekly wage;
(6) If the hourly wage has not been fixed or cannot be ascertained, or the employee earned no wage, the wage for the purpose of calculating compensation shall be taken to be the usual wage for similar services where such services are rendered by paid employees of the employer or any other employer;
(7) In computing the average weekly wage pursuant to subdivisions (1) to (6) of this subsection, an employee shall be considered to have been actually employed for only those weeks in which labor is actually performed by the employee for the employer and wages are actually paid by the employer as compensation for such labor."
AWW is tGalleryhe primary barometer used for the actual compensation (i.e., money amounts). The compensation rendered is designed to pay for reasonable medical expenses and costs, medical treatment related to the injury, a percentage of your AWW, provide compensation for time missed (and, if applicable, permanent disability).


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$$\begin{align} d\pi &= \theta dV + dS \\[3pt] & = (\theta \partial V/\partial t + \theta \mu S \partial V/\partial S + \theta S^2 \sigma^2 \partial^2 V/2\partial S^2 +\mu S ) dt + (\theta \sigma S\partial V/\partial t + \sigma S)dw \end{align} $$
In order for the portfolio to be riskless, they set $\theta = -(\partial V/\partial S) ^{-1}$. So essentially they are selling $1 / \Delta$ shares of the option and buying one stock. Why does this make the portfolio riskless?

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Volleyball Team Improves their Game with Biomechanics Technology
November 19, 2018
The University of Northern Colorado's volleyball team is gaining insights on how to improve their off-season training programs with the assistance of three-dimensional motion-capture technology.
Volleyball team members were asked to move and jump in a real-time setting to better understand if they were getting a return with the programs they're using to train.
"We used equipment in our lab including motion-capture and force plates to capture how they're moving," said Otto Buchholz, a UNC Sport and Exercise Science doctoral student who works in the lab. "These special instruments — commonly used to develop video games and virtual reality — quantify the motions and forces while they're jumping and landing; this technology we use in the lab, you see in Hollywood all the time."
After the technology measures where their body positions are in the three-dimensional space, Buchholz, along with UNC Sport and Exercise Science students Shane Murphy and Nathan Robey, can then reconstruct them on a computer.
(The video above shows a lateral shuffle assessment to understand the volleyball player's ability to move side-to-side, which is especially important for front-row hitters and blockers.)
UNC Professor of Sport and Exercise Science Jeremy Smith, Ph.D., said the team approached him and the Biomechanics Lab to conduct these assessments. One assessment was done in the spring as the team was transitioning into their summer program, and the second one was conducted right before their fall season started to understand if there were any improvements from the summer training. This is especially helpful for UNC Volleyball Strength and Conditioning Coach, Jimmy Edel.
"Jeremy, and his team of students, are helping me analyze and get a better picture of how our girls move when jumping and what type of asymmetries they have when doing so," said Edel. "They are helping me understand what we may be missing in some of their training, specifically what I need to address with individual girls."
The equipment used to determine any potential improvements includes the Vicon Nexus software, 10 cameras and an AMTI force-sensing treadmill, all of which import movement and other data into a computer for analyses. The research team is currently in the final stages of understanding these outputs.
One discovery involved a few team members' knee position and its range of motion. Edel believes they need to add more "hip strengthening and single leg plyometric/balance exercise," and he expects additional results as he and his team become more involved with the lab.
"We just started this relationship, so our capabilities to dive deeper into how our athletes function is endless," said Edel. "I look forward to continuing the relationship so both sides can get useful information to better each respective department."
As of now, volleyball is the only UNC sports team that Smith and his doctoral students are working with. They're planning on setting up a yearly schedule to conduct these tests with the team in their off-seasons to help further guide their training.


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Alcohol regulation in America is a legislative Gong Show. Laws vary from state to state. Statutes date back to 1933, shortly after the repeal of Prohibition. Bills are suspiciously crafted to protect and support alcohol's outdated three-tier distribution system. Government programs are set up to create protectionist enclaves for regional businesses. Craft Brewing Business has been shining a floodlight on the chaos of beer law since it was founded in 2013. Last year, government beat writer Keith Gribbins took that coverage to award-winning levels. No, really. He's currently up for a 2019 Azbee Award of Excellence in the category of government coverage for his 2018 work. The Azbees focus on the best business writing in America, judged by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
Here are three big stories we highlighted:
Shady government polices
Canada's protectionist provincial policies are nothing new, but Alberta's Small Brewers Development Program hit impressive levels of deceptiveness, creating a shell game to get Alberta craft brewers around taxes. We expose the masquerade.
A tale of Canadian taxes and protectionist policies: Alberta's craft beer grant program deemed unconstitutional
Misunderstood legislation
Pennsylvania brewers will be required to pay a new state retail tax on on-premise beer sales. Brewers are outraged. The problem is it's not new, it's in line with sales tax around the state and everyone's got the wrong info. We deep dive with the state to show why it makes sense.
Explaining Pennsylvania's brewery retail beer sales tax: Why it's a murky subject and why bars and restaurants are exempt
Ugly amendment
At the last second, Anheuser-Busch lobbyists tried to create a legal pay-to-play scheme with beer merch in Ohio. We reached out to the Ohio Craft Brewers Association and Anheuser-Busch to understand why, spreading the message to get the amendment removed.
Ohio Craft Brewers Association calls Anheuser-Busch-backed glassware amendment pay to play (UPDATED)
Big high five to Keith Gribbins. Please take a second to pat yourself on the back, and then get back to work. MUSH!


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With expected passage in the next few weeks of the Biden Administration's first COVID-19 relief bill, the focus in Washington, D.C., will shift to a second budget reconciliation bill – Biden Administration tax changes. The tax changes are expected to be substantial and far-reaching, and to include corporate, individual and capital gains tax rate increases, international tax changes, and estate and gift tax changes.
Congressional committees in the Democrat-controlled House and Senate are already working on tax and budget proposals that will become part of a second budget reconciliation bill. President Biden's fiscal year 2022 budget is expected to be released in mid to late April, at which point the House and then the Senate will craft and approve a budget resolution to serve as the vehicle for the reconciliation process. Most expect committee action to begin in early May, with ultimate enactment in the fall. Only 51 votes are needed to pass budget reconciliation legislation in the Senate. The effective dates of the newly enacted provisions generally are expected to be Jan. 1, 2022, but certain provisions may have proposed effective dates tied to committee action or the date of enactment (for example, capital gains tax rate increases may be proposed to apply to sales occurring after the date of committee action in early October or the date of enactment of the legislation later in the fall). The effective dates of certain provisions may be phased in over time, and certain provisions may be enacted on a temporary basis to help keep the scored cost of the legislation within acceptable parameters.
Depending on a taxpayer's specific facts and circumstances, significant tax savings may be achieved by taxpayers who anticipate these expected tax changes and take steps now regarding their business plans, transactions pipelines, restructurings, operational affairs and estate plans in a manner that takes advantage of existing tax provisions and rates. This alert addresses only a fraction of the tax changes expected to be enacted in the fall of 2021 (fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation legislation), with a focus on those changes most relevant to 2021 planning opportunities for companies and individuals who previously may not have had any reason to undertake actions this year as opposed to future years.
Corporate tax rates are expected to increase from 21 percent to 28 percent, and the Section 199A pass-through deduction is expected to become unavailable for taxpayers earning in excess of $400,000. NOL carrybacks would be prohibited for tax returns not yet filed. The Biden Administration also is proposing;
Certain of these proposals are not yet well-defined and may be difficult to draft and administer. Others may be achieved only in part (for example, there may not be support to increase the corporate tax rate to as high as 28 percent). All of the proposals are relevant in the sense that they provide insight into what the 2021 reconciliation bill may attempt to achieve. Changes in Social Security taxes, the minimum wage, and many other Biden Administration or congressional proposals do not qualify for consideration as part of budget reconciliation legislation.
Many of the items contained in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that currently are set to change or expire in the coming years – for example, requirements that research and development costs not be deducted but instead be amortized over a five-year period beginning in 2022, and that the deduction for business net interest expense be limited to 30 percent of EBIT (not EBITDA) beginning in 2022 – are expected to be addressed in the budget reconciliation package this fall.
Capital gains and dividend tax rates are expected to increase for certain high-income taxpayers from their current level of 23.8 percent (a 20 percent tax rate plus the 3.8 percent tax on net investment income) to 43.4 percent (the expected higher ordinary income tax rate of 39.6 percent plus the 3.8 percent tax on net investment income). The higher rates are expected to apply to taxpayers with adjusted gross income in excess of $1 million, though that threshold could be as low as income in excess of $400,000. This expected change would tax high-income individual taxpayers on their long-term capital gains and qualified dividends at the same rate as short-term capital gains and ordinary dividends.
Individual tax rates are expected to increase from their current level of 37 percent to 39.6 percent for individuals earning more than $400,000. The Section 199A pass-through deduction, which allows certain pass-through business owners to deduct up to 20 percent of their qualified business income (leading to a current-law marginal rate of 29.6 percent), is expected to become unavailable to taxpayers with income in excess of $400,000. It also may be changed in additional ways that would raise federal revenue.
The $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions is expected to be repealed and replaced with limitations on itemized deductions (i.e., phase-outs, a 28 percent cap on the value of itemized deductions, etc.) for taxpayers earning in excess of $400,000. Child tax credits are expected to be increased and otherwise expanded. A first-time homebuyer's credit of $15,000 also is proposed.
Many of the items contained in the Ways & Means Committee bipartisan "Securing a Strong Retirement Act" (automatic enrollment in company 401(k) plans, increase in Saver's Credit, increase in minimum distribution age to 75, allowing student loan pay-downs and employer matching in lieu of 401(k) contributions, increasing allowed contributions by individuals 60 and older, etc.) are expected to be included in the fall 2021 budget reconciliation bill or otherwise enacted in 2021.
Profits from carried interest are expected to be further targeted for taxation at ordinary income tax rates. The like-kind exchange rules are expected to be repealed in their entirety.
The estate tax and lifetime gift tax exemption (which was temporarily doubled until 2025) currently is $11.7 million per person ($23.4 million for married couples). In addition, there is an exclusion for the first $15,000 gifted to each other person ($30,000 gifted to each other person together by spouses). The current estate tax rate on amounts in excess of the exemption amounts is 40 percent and basis of inherited assets are "stepped up" to their fair market value upon death of the decedent. The Biden Administration is expected to raise the estate tax rate to 45 percent and to return the exemption amounts to their pre-TCJA level ($5.3 million per person; $10.6 million for married couples) or less. Tax basis of inherited assets are expected to have carry-over, rather than stepped-up basis. Portability of exemption amounts between spouses is expected to continue.
As Biden Administration and congressional work continues on the tax and budget proposals expected to become law in the fall of 2021 as part of the second budget reconciliation bill, clarifications and details regarding the various proposals will emerge. Some of the initial proposals may be abandoned and new and additional proposals will emerge. As noted above, depending on a taxpayer's specific facts and circumstances, significant tax savings may be achieved by taxpayers who anticipate expected tax changes and take steps regarding their business plans, transactions pipelines, restructurings, operational affairs and estate plans in a manner that takes advantage of current tax provisions and rates.


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Ahead of our upcoming Interventions with Impact conference on 26th March, Keynote speaker Jean Gross CBE was asked about what Ofsted had to say about successful and less successful interventions.
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The Iowa St. Cyclones are certainly the surprise team of the Big XII this year even though the Sooners have challenged for that title. While wins over the Kansas St. Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks along with close losses to teams like the Missouri Tigers bode well for the Cyclones, they have certainly had their ups and downs. Taking a quick glance at their non-conference schedule, their tournament resume is blemished with losses to the Northern Iowa and the Drake Bulldogs. It would appear that the Cyclones struggled to find their identity through the first portion of the season but once conference play hit, they found what they were looking for.
For the Oklahoma Sooners, this is a must win. After facing ranked opponents in 6 of the first 9 conference games, the second half of the season will be watered down as there are only 2 currently ranked teams left on the schedule. The Cyclones have been one of the hottest teams recently and a win over them right now will only boost the tournament resume the Sooners are currently building on.
Last season, Oklahoma met the Cyclones in an overtime win. Steven Pledger dropped a career high 38 points on 7-13 from beyond the arc.
Confidence level is going to be key in the remainder of the season for both of these teams. Stat wise, these two match-up very well from rebounds to field goal percentage. However, 6-8 270-pound Royce White has this Cyclone team rallying around him and they have done so up to this point. This sophomore is averaging 14 points, to go along side 9.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game making him the only player in the country to lead his team in each of these categories. This could be the most well rounded big man the Big XII has seen since Blake Griffin declared for the draft.
Oklahoma will need to slow White down in order to disrupt the chemistry that Iowa St. has built. But all the focus cannot be put on him. The Cyclones as a team are dangerous from range. One thing Oklahoma has lacked in past seasons is a close out defense. This is another on of those games where fans will be able to see if there has been improvement in this area as the Cyclones boast Chris Allen (44 3-pointers made) along with Scott Christopherson (34 3-pointers made) and Chris Babb (48 3-pointers made).
To slow this down, Oklahoma will need to stay active in the passing lanes to slow down the ball movement to find the open man. Iowa St. is averaging 8.6 three's a game and it could be the deciding factor.


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Choosing the right location to organize international exhibitions and events is critical to reach your targeted audience. For open events choosing a particular location will generally induce an undesired local bias, which you can compensate by proactively trying to attract the right mix of international participants.
Best practices to attract international visitors
To do that, onomastics (name recognition) can be a useful communication tool to leverage the right channels. It is also a great data mining tool to analyse, after the event, the international mix of participants. Company nationality, nationality or residence of a participant, are often misleading information. For example, let us look at the participants list of the OECD Forum 2013, which took place on 28-29 May at the OECD headquarters in Paris and attracted about 1500 visitors.
Firstly, attributing a nationality to companies is becoming increasingly difficult. 'The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & IMF' is clearly international. 'NetworkIrlande' is based in Paris but with a clear Irish touch. What about 'Ernst & Young'? It could be classified as international, if you attracted a partner in charge of a global business unit. But it could also be classified as local if you attracted a local consultant hoping to network with his clients in Paris.
Secondly, considering only the Country of Residence leads to overestimating the local bias. Give the chart below a casual glance and you will get the impression that the OECD, being in Paris, struggles to attract visitors from outside of France.
That's not a fair view of reality. For example, the French residents include a large number of international diplomats based in France as well as international researchers at the OECD itself.
Thirdly, looking at people's names provides additional information though it remains imperfect. It partially corrects the local bias. In the chart below, the OECD Forum looks indeed more international.
Our method of anthroponomical classification can be summarized as follow: if a OECD participant were to become an Olympic athlete (after a bit of training of course), judging from his name only and the publicly available list of all ~150k Olympic athletes since 1896, for which team would he most likely run?
This information is also imperfect. In this chart 'France' means French, as in French name. Many names from, say, Québec, Luxembourg, Belgium, etc. will be misclassified. The United-States do not appear in the chart but 'Great Britain' and 'Ireland' will include names from North-America.
Combining both information (residency and onomastics) we can drill-down into the demographics of a French residents and further reduce our false impression of a disproportionate local bias.
We finally get a more realistic picture of the proportion of local visitors (though it may still include a few people from Belgium, Luxembourg, Québec, etc.). Now, how can we measure the local bias? The question is : how many Frenchmen would normally be present at the OECD Forum, should it take place in a neighbouring country – and to do that we could use other international events as a benchmark. Our conclusion : there is a bias, but it is reasonably small.
Good news, the OECD Forum is a truly international event: no need to move it to London, Geneva or Berlin !
Get the dataset here OECD_FORUM_2013_PARTICIPANTS.zip


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The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
The Territory of Oklahoma existed for a brief seventeen years, yet its rapid expansion and development made its history unique. After the initial land run into the Unassigned Lands on April 22, 1889, the number of settlers exceeded the requirements for creating a territorial government, but the area's citizens waited for a year before the U.S. Congress took action. In the meantime, settlers quarreled over contested claims, with the most serious disagreements erupting among townsite companies whose opposing factions were frequently on the verge of violence. Temporary or "provisional" town governments tended to worsen rather than resolve these disputes.
On May 2, 1890, the Organic Act for the Territory of Oklahoma provided the customary framework of a territorial government. Under the law's provisions, the president would appoint a governor, a secretary, three federal judges, and a marshal. Voters would choose members of a house of representatives and a council, as well as an official delegate to the U.S. Congress. Nebraska laws were to apply until the territorial legislature passed statutes. The Organic Act also divided the area of the Unassigned Lands into six counties, and the so-called No Man's Land (present Oklahoma Panhandle) became the seventh county. Lawmakers anticipated additional lands would be attached to the original territory after American Indians on various adjacent reservations received allotments and their surplus lands became available for settlement.
Pres. Benjamin Harrison appointed George W. Steele of Indiana as the first governor of the territory. After arriving in late May and organizing his office, Steele scheduled the election of the legislature for August 5, 1890. Later that month, when the chosen representatives arrived at Guthrie, the designated capital, Republicans held a slight edge. The Democrats allied with the emergent People's Party (Populists), however, and recruited enough bolting Republicans to create a controlling coalition, which, surprisingly, elected a member of the minority Populists as presiding officer in each house. Preoccupied with location of prized institutions (the university, the capital, the agricultural college, and the normal school) the legislators neglected the passage of statutes until the waning days of the session. The stalemate and squabbling so disgusted Governor Steele that he resigned and returned to Indiana.
The new territory grew dramatically, rising from 60,417 in 1890 to 722,441 in 1907, an increase attributable in part to the work of the Cherokee Commission, or Jerome Commission, as it was commonly known. Created by Congress under the same legislation that had opened the Unassigned Lands, the commission convinced the Cherokees to give up their Outlet and persuaded various other Indian tribes in central and western Oklahoma to take allotments. The federal government then opened the surplus acreage to non-Indians in four additional land rushes: in 1891 into the Sac and Fox, Iowa, and Potawatomi-Shawnee areas; in 1892 into the Cheyenne-Arapaho lands; in 1893 into the Outlet; and in 1895 into the Kickapoo Reservation. Unlike the original Unassigned Lands, settlers had to pay the government for their claims in these four subsequent land openings. In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court concluded a dispute between Oklahoma Territory and Texas over "Greer County," organized by the Lone Star State. The court awarded the region to Oklahoma, and settlers who entered that area simply filed their claims under the Homestead Act of 1862. In 1901 federal officials held a lottery for free land, approximately thirteen thousand quarter sections of property once belonging to the Kiowa, Comanche, Plains Apache, Wichita, Caddo, and other affiliated tribes. Just before statehood the Territory of Oklahoma also added the Otoe-Missouri, Tonkawa, Kaw, and Osage reservations after virtually all of those lands were allotted to tribe members.
New territorial citizens who arrived during the rapid expansion sought to secure their new homes and investments. They vied with each other for the multiplying normal schools, new county seats, and railroads for their communities. They faced a daunting struggle, especially during the economic depression and drought of the 1890s. Following the opening of the Unassigned Lands settlers in the four subsequent land openings often failed to make even the minimum payments owed to the federal land office. Hundreds of citizens in these areas soon formed the Free Home League to push for federal legislation to expunge their outstanding debt. Republican territorial delegate Dennis T. Flynn gained their gratitude when he persuaded Congress to pass the Free Homes Bill in 1900.
National politics most directly affected the Territorial Era through the appointment of governors and other office holders. Only one Democrat, William C. Renfrow (1893–97), served as governor. Republicans held the presidency most of that period, resulting in the appointments of fellow Republicans Abraham J. Seay, 1892–93, Cassius M. Barnes, 1897–1901, William M. Jenkins, 1901, Thompson B. Ferguson, 1901–06, and Frank Frantz, 1906–07. Continuous control of the executive branch by the Republicans led to a predictable intraparty strife, most notably in 1901 during the controversy over the mental sanitarium at Norman under a contract with the territorial government. Several leading party members held shares in the company, and Pres. Theodore Roosevelt dismissed Governor Jenkins for his suspected role. This type of internal wrangling among the Republicans did their party little harm in the election of the delegate to congress. One lone Democrat-Populist served in that elected position: James Y. Callahan, 1897–99. Republicans otherwise monopolized the office: David A. Harvey, 1890–93, Dennis T. Flynn, 1893–97 and 1899–1903, and Bird S. McGuire, 1903–07. Despite the dominance of Republicans as governor and delegate, the two main parties had almost reached parity in the legislature by the end of the Territorial Era.
In addition to the strictly local issues of free homes and placement of institutions, the governors and other elected territorial officials continually confronted national political issues and trends. Hard economic times, drought, and low agricultural commodity prices led disgruntled farmers and their allies to form the People's Party. Members of that movement elected a few legislators in 1890, and in 1896 they aligned with the Democrats to capture the congressional delegate's seat and control of the territorial legislature. Because the Populists then failed in their legislative agenda and because the national Democrats co-opted their issue of silver inflation, the People's Party declined in the territory.
In 1898 a majority of Oklahomans of all political parties rallied around the war against Spain. Hundreds of young men hurriedly volunteered for Theodore Roosevelt's famed Rough Rider regiment, and other units organized for the conflict in Cuba. Consensus and harmony, however, disappeared when territorial citizens faced other issues, such as race. As elsewhere in the South, local politics edged increasingly toward Jim Crowism. In the early 1890s black promoters, primarily from Kansas, started All-Black towns that initially thrived, and hundreds of other African Americans settled among white neighbors on farms. As black settlers prospered and as many moved into the predominately white towns, racial comity deteriorated. In 1901 the legislature passed an act requiring segregation in public schools. By then, many towns had passed notorious "sundown" ordinances prohibiting blacks from merely spending the night in those communities. Even the Republican Party drifted toward a lily-white policy as statehood approached.
Regardless of race, the frontier life in the territory proved difficult for most citizens. In the rural areas the first settlers typically built dugouts, sod houses, or small hybrid shacks. Often their first crops faltered, and on some occasions turnips provided the only staple for many families. If these country residents survived the first few years and the drought and depression of the 1890s, they then constructed wood-frame homes and planted trees and decorative plants around their living areas. Their children often attended school in buildings that also served as temporary churches and social centers. Their fellow Oklahomans in the towns enjoyed more amenities, but they also struggled to keep their communities afloat financially. In both urban and rural regions, neighborly kindnesses and cooperation often enhanced life. By the early 1900s prosperity arrived, settlers could afford newer diversions and recreation, and the dependence on each other declined.
Despite economic improvement, lingering problems frustrated many Oklahomans. The pressures of low commodity prices and high transportation rates angered many farmers during the era. They believed railroads unfairly controlled the market to the disadvantage of rural customers. The dramatic merger of large corporations at the turn of the twentieth century caused many territory residents to be fearful of "trusts" and monopolies. At the national level, beginning in 1902 muckrakers revealed corporate wrongdoing, and local newspapers began describing corruption and acts harmful to the people of the territory. As statehood approached, these concerns led the people of the Twin Territories (Oklahoma and Indian territories) to call for limiting corporations and enhancing the power of ordinary citizens. The newly formed Oklahoma Farmers' Union and labor interests in both territories joined to fight the special interests. Most of all, a large majority of the people of the Territory of Oklahoma simply wanted the creation of a state that would enable them to mold their future. The Oklahoma Enabling Act of 1906 allowed the writing of the constitution, and the territorial period officially ended on statehood day, November 16, 1907.
See Also
John Alley, City Beginnings in Oklahoma Territory (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1939).
Mary Ann Blochowiak, "'Justice is our Battle Cry': The Territorial Free Home League," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 62 (Spring 1984).
George O. Carney, "Oklahoma's Territorial Delegates and Progressivism, 1901–1907," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 52 (Spring 1974).
LeRoy H. Fischer, ed., Oklahoma's Governors, 1890–1907: The Territorial Years (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1975).
William T. Hagan, Taking Indian Lands: The Cherokee (Jerome) Commission, 1889–1893 (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2003).
Roy M. Gittinger, The Formation of the State of Oklahoma: 1803–1906 (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1939).
Danney Goble, Progressive Oklahoma: The Making of a New Kind of State (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1980).
Worth Robert Miller, Oklahoma Populism: A History of the People's Party in the Oklahoma Territory (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987).
Dora Ann Stewart, The Government and Development of Oklahoma Territory (Oklahoma City: Harlow Publishing Co., 1933).
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The following (as per The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition) is the preferred citation for articles:
Kenny L. Brown, "Oklahoma Territory," The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=OK085.
© Oklahoma Historical Society


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Tindalos Interactive's Etherium is a throwback to the classic era of real-time strategy games such as Command & Conquer. The game will feature three playable empires, fighting each other to control the game's precious resource, also called etherium. As to be expected, each empire will have its individual characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, technologies, and special skills, such as climate control, espionage and precognition. Sounds like a classic RTS, and now you can see if the game lives up to the hype: We're giving away keys to Etherium's beta.
Update: Winners have been selected and all the keys are gone. Thanks!
We have 2,500 keys that we want to put in your hands. All you have to do is fill out the form below. Keys will be distributed to 2,500 random winners later today, as well as instructions for how to redeem the keys and join the beta.
The Etherium beta runs for two weeks, according to publisher Focus Interactive, and features:
- Skirmish in tutorial.
- 2 planets (6 in the final game)
- 6 maps (24 in the final game).
- Multiplayer and ranked games (1vs1 only / up to 2vs2 in the final game)


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The Purposeful Incarnation of Jesus Christ
As part of God's plan of sheer goodness, the Father sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ as Redeemer and Savior (CCC 1). In the Incarnation (meaning, the 'act of being made flesh'), God purposefully chose to come to Man (CCC 456). By becoming flesh, Jesus demonstrates God's love (CCC 458), so that Man might have a perfect model of how to love God and neighbor (CCC 459) and so that Man might be able to participate in God's divine nature, becoming adopted children of God (CCC 460).
The Importance of the Physical Jesus Christ
The Church places a great emphasis on the importance of Christ's physical body. "Since the Word became flesh in assuming a true humanity, Christ's body was finite. Therefore the human face of Jesus can be portrayed…" (CCC 476). "At the same time the Church has always acknowledged that in the body of Jesus "we see our God made visible and so are caught up in love of the God we cannot see." The individual characteristics of Christ's body express the divine person of God's Son. He has made the features of his human body his own, to the point that they can be venerated when portrayed in a holy image, for the believer "who venerates the icon is venerating in it the person of the one depicted" (CCC 477).
The Physical Jesus Christ
Scripture, history and meditation offer insights into the Physical Jesus Christ. Jesus:


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Joining Guardian means being part of a professional and thoughtful Team with great benefits that include:
- Lead your ongoing professional development and learning through educational programs, mentoring, and peer support opportunities.
- Collaborate with other professional Educators and Teachers through workshops and meetings to share best practice and learn from each other as you innovate in early childhood education programs based on exploration, discovery, and play.
- Work in high-quality, well-resourced environments for children and Educators.
- Reward and recognition initiatives to acknowledge the value of your contribution to our purpose.
- Enjoy a competitive salary and financial benefits, including attractive remuneration packages, generous childcare discounts, recognition and rewards, and an employee referral program.
- For eligible candidates, we are excited to be able to offer educators who hold a Certificate III in Early Childhood a sponsored Diploma of Early Childhood Education & Care. That means there will be no contribution fees paid by the educator! (Terms & conditions apply)
- WHEREFIT – 2,000 discounted corporate offers at up to 50% off for gyms, studios, activewear, healthy meals, beauty and more…
- Guardian Degree program – We can support you by offering paid study, flexible work hours, guardian mentors and reimbursement of course fees, because we want to see you succeed. (Terms & conditions apply)
- Paid first aid courses and renewals
The Centre
Our wonderful purpose built Manifold Heights centre has just opened! It is a spacious 110 place centre. With full onsite parking it is situated close to primary schools, parks, playgrounds as well as shops and cafes. So lots of opportunity for excursions and community engagement! It is close to public transport with a number of bus stops around.
We have 5 beautiful light filled learning spaces designed to inspire curiosity, fun and a sense of belonging. In addition to dedicated art spaces and ateliers. Architecturally designed outdoor play spaces full of intrigue and adventure. You're all set to offer an engaging and exciting environment for children.
The Opportunity
Working closely with your fellow Educators and Centre Manager, you will enjoy;
- Developing and maintaining meaningful relationships with children, families, colleagues, and the centre community.
- Developing and implementing an innovative early learning program reflective of current early years thinking and practice.
- Documenting and sharing with families in their children's learning and development.
- Actively contributing to the implementation and adoption of the Guardian Curriculum.
- Professional learning and development programs, career pathways, and a truly collaborative and inclusive learning environment.
To be considered, you will have:
- A completed Certificate III and/or Diploma in Children's Services (or working towards)
- Prior experience in long day-care
- Sound, practical working knowledge and implementation of the NQF and the EYLF
- Current Working with Children's Check.
Apply now!
So, what are you waiting for? Take the leap and apply now to join Guardian Childcare & Education.
We offer referrals for Guardian employees so join us and bring a friend to refer and earn. For more details, visit: guardian.edu.au/careers/refer-your-friends
Guardian Childcare & Education values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We are committed to providing a workplace where every person is valued, respected, and supported to progress.
We are also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.
The safety and wellbeing of children will always be our top priority, Guardian Childcare & Education has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse or harm.


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This week is the annual Consumer Electronics Show, where in recent years the 3D printing industry has gained a foothold; many 3D printing companies now present their story at booths on the trade show floor. So many 3D printing companies now exhibit at the show that organizers have placed them all within a kind of "3D printing zone".
We're attending, of course, and hope to visit all the presenters and see any new equipment that might be announced. Some of the questions we hope to answer:
- What is the new MakerBot equipment? A Replicator 3, perhaps?
- How will 3D Systems' Cubify division evolve? Will they improve on the CubeX? Or shift to a different technology?
- What conversations between Afinia and Stratasys take place regarding the latter's claims of patent infringement?
- How much larger will last year's startup companies have grown by 2014?
- What new equipment will demonstrate revolutionary features?
- Which vendor will capture the "best of show" award?
We don't know the answers to those questions yet, but we will next week. Also: give us a shout if you have something you'd like us to check out at the show.


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page text, you are trying to include your keywords in all of these in a
search-engine-friendly way. Make an account with both Google and Bing, and access each Webmaster Tools (Google recently renamed Google Webmasters and it's now Search Console) area to ensure your website has proper indexing. Beyond indexing, they help you evaluate your internal links, diagnose or fix problems, as well as your website's backlinks and which keywords are sending you traffic. If you want to grow your audience, it could be a great strategy to focus on a different language. Creating content in a foreign language can be quite a challenge though. Choosing keywords should be your first step when constructing a site. You should have the keyword list available to incorporate into your site text before you start composing it. To define your site keywords, you should use seo services offered by search engines in the first instance.
You should make certain that you use your internal links correctlyGoogle needs to generate, maintain and increase its revenue. It can only be done when the searchers uses Google as a Search Engine. The searchers will use Google till the time the Search Engine is providing accurate results to the query entered by the searcher. Always remember, "Content is King". Thereby, the content should be fresh, unique and relevant to what your website is about, and there should be no duplicate content. Search engine optimization, or SEO, is the process of improving your site's ranking in search results. Unfortunately the factors search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo use to rank sites are kept secret and change frequently. Niche directories and directories attached to informative websites for a specific industry are a good choice. Having your business listed with such directories makes it easier to get indexed in the major search engines and helps people find you online. There are many theories, some backed by data, that show Google uses user metrics such as bounce rate, click through rate, time on site, etc. when determining the relevancy of a piece of content to the searcher's query.
Conduct keyword research for local termsWithout on page optimization of your content which talks about your website, there will be less chances of your website getting authority leading to, you missing out on traffic.
If you lack on-page optimization, there are less chances of you getting notice, which will again lead to low conversion rate. A great way to boost your site's search visibility is to have a blog. Search engines are constantly scanning for content that is well-written, original, relevant and up-to-date and a blog post can tick all these boxes. Google views your site as authoritative when other sites link back to it. It doesn't want to see a site that is spammy linking back to your site. If you try and manipulate the system, you can get hit with a Google penalty and your site won't rank at all. Are internal links as valuable as external links? The amount of time and effort spent in pushing the content and links for a Website as close to the limit of what search engines allow in their guidelines is better spent creating unique, interesting, and helpful content. If the content were really that good to begin with there would be no desire to test the guidelines to find an advantage. Professional search marketers don't submit the URL to the major search engines, but it's possible to do so.
SEO audience targetting best practiceGaz Hall, a SEO Expert from the UK, said: "By following this advice, you will save a lot of hard work and time creating high quality content for poor quality sites." Yes, contextual link building is important, because they boost results on search engines. But, the number of links on a particular content page also matters to Google. Duplicate content is content that appears in more than one place online. When there are multiple pieces of identical content, it's difficult for search engines to decide which version is more relevant to a given search query. The more relationships you have and the more people trust you, the more people will talk about you, link to you and, ultimately, buy from you. Customers don't buy from people they like, they buy from those they trust! Google has access to all this incredible data about where people go on the Internet through Chrome and through Android.
Pay Attention to Voice SearchMake it easier for search engines to index your website. The technology used on your website can sometimes prevent Google from being able to find your content. Rich media (Flash, JavaScript, etc.) can lead to Google not being able to crawl through navigation, or not see content embedded in a webpage. Over-optimization is proof that there can sometimes be too much of a good thing. Improving your ranking for certain online keywords is ideal, but mutilating your content by stuffing keywords into everything you write, or building way too many links with the same anchor text will not only look unnatural but also hurt your SEO strategy. When deciding which keywords to go after, you could also use a tool, but simply googling your keywords will also give you insight into the difficulty to rank for a certain search term. How are you going to ensure that your site stands out, that it's set apart from all of the other existing sites? This is the key to building decent backlinks in order to rank highly in search engines.
Think about your cluster contentMost of the "solid information" and "powerful strategies" on internal linking are little more than sophisticated-sounding prognostication. Still, there's some merit to theorizing about how Google ranks and values the internal network of linking. You should ensure that the first paragraph or so of text on your web page is entirely relevant to what your site is about. Sometimes search engines take the first paragraph or first few sentences even of your website page and use that for their description of your web page. Also, in terms of the text on your web page it is often good to place limits on the length of how much text that you put on a web page. A suggested lower bound would be 300 words and an upper boundary of about 750 words. Just as Google has always been focused on providing its users with the best results, now it's time to put your focus on what's most important for your audience. Many companies start their online business presence by buying a
domain name (a name for their website, often one close to their business
name) and building a web page that is really little more than a brochure. What SMEs haven't realised yet, is the fact that users are changing their user search behaviour in search engines (when they perform a query) on their mobiles or tablets.


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As we've said before, the reasons people choose home birth are as varied as the people themselves. From weighing the evidence and determining that the pros and cons of home birth best fit with their value system to feeling like it is only at home that they will feel uninhibited enough to birth undisturbed…the reasons families choose home birth are numerous.
We've been exploring this question, "Why home birth?" on social media. So for this week's podcast, we wanted to talk about why we–as mothers and midwives–chose home birth for ourselves and why we continue to make it our life's work. Please join us for this week's episode! And, if you're inspired, please feel free to send us your quote describing why you chose home birth along with a picture of you–your birth or your family–and we may feature it on social media!


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High winds brought in a raft of garbage and boats alike from Cadboro Bay, and now high tides are keeping Oak Bay staff and resident volunteers from cleaning most of it up.
Amongst some of the trash that Oak Bay staff cleaned up two weeks ago were pieces of boats and eight red gas cans, some of them still containing fuel, others empty.
"We took out a whack of stuff, which was what we could pack out [considering the steep stair climb] up Hibbens Close," said Park Services manager Chris Hyde-Lay.
As soon as a tidal window opens up, an Oak Bay Parks crew will enter the beach from Saanich's Cadboro-Gyro beach with a tractor and trailer to pull the rest of the garbage out, including a couch-chair.
As far as the six boats that sunk and washed up on shore in January, Eric Dahli of the Cadboro Bay Residents Association said their future is still unknown.
There has been talk of attempts being made to salvage two of the boats but nothing has worked yet.
In 2017 a 40-person volunteer team led the beginning of a major cleanup on both the Saanich and Oak Bay sides of Cadboro Bay's beaches. And it was exactly a year ago that John Roe of the Veins of Life Watershed Society and Dead Boat Disposal led the exhumation of three boats from their watery graves in Caddy Bay.
Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch said this might be a year that council approves a line item in the budget towards removing marine detritus from Caddy Bay beach. However, the responsibility for derelict and abandoned boats remains a provincial and federal one, he said.
"One of the problems is a lot of these boats are already derelict at their buoys, at their moorings, so that by the time they reach the shore they are a wreck," Murdoch said. "So we need a preventative system that deals with this ahead of time."
"It's as bad as it's been since the big cleanup of 2017," Dahli said. "There's been the odd [wreck], but this has really brought it back to mind.
"We're contemplating some more preventative work, such as leaving notices on people's boats."
Dahli said that all boats should have a phone number visible on the boat that matches a phone number on the buoy.
"One of the things we've discovered is there are people using buoys that aren't theirs, and owners aren't aware, which is an issue that we'll have to address," Dahli said.


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- 2.6.0 New options to hide Welcome message and Profile link. Can now be added to theme using shortcode. Tested with WP 3.5
- 2.3.0 Updated Translation code to include My Profile.
- 2.2.4 Tested with WordPress 3.0. Added Catalan translation, thanks to Aleix Buch.
- 2.2.3 Updated German translation, thanks to Ulli Fetzer.
- 2.2.2 Updated POT file to finish fixing translation problems.
- 2.2.1 Fixed translation code affecting three lines of text, thanks to Ulli Fetzer.
- 2.2.0 Center Widget bug fixed, much code tidied up and documentation improved. Support for themes bug fixed.
- 2.1.7 Minor bug fix.
- 2.1.6 Support for themes improved, thanks to Sean Bolster.
- 2.1.5 German translation updated – thanks again Ulli Fetzer. Widget options updated.
- 2.1.4 Added German translation, many thanks to Ulli Fetzer.
- 2.1.3 Fixed bug with "Title" option not saving.
- 2.1.2 Fixed bug in "Before HTML" and "After HTML" so quote marks are handled correctly.
- 2.1.1 Updated Spanish translation, thanks to César Aracena.
- 2.1.0 New options to add custom HTML before and after the plugin's HTML. Also added Italian translation – thanks to Giovanni Di Santo (GREY FOX).
- 2.0.0 Major update to enable the plugin to be used with themes that don't support widgets. Now the plugin can be added to any part of your site. For example, to add to your footer, simply add "rh_hype_lilo()" to your theme's footer.php. Other parts of the plugin code have also been tidied up.
- 1.5.5 Added Polish translation. Thanks to Daniel of Home Help.
- 1.5.4 Added Spanish (es_ES), Dutch (nl_NL) and Norwegian (nb_NO) translations. Many thanks to Frank Hondsmerk of http://www.erfjord.net for the Dutch and Norwegian translations.
- 1.5.3 Minor bug fix. Added Persian (fa_IR) translation, many thanks to Bluebird2 at http://sourena.net/fa/
- 1.5.2 Clean up PHP code
- 1.5 Added fr_FR French translation – many thanks to Sebastien Violet for the translation and for cleaning up my PHP.
- 1.4 Added support for multiple languages. The POT file is now included in the downloadable ZIP. Please leave a response below if you plan to produce an translation, mainly so other people don't start working on the same thing.
- 1.3.1 Bug fix: Logout link now always returns to the correct post/page – e.g. the post/page that the user was on before clicking "Log out".
- 1.3 Added configuration option to widget to remove the "Options" label for logged-in users. This makes the widget look nicer in narrow sidebars.
Bug fix: Site width/Center Alignment now work properly.
- 1.2 Changed format of links URLs introduced in 1.1. Enter a full URI for external websites (e.g. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/) or "/permalink" for a link to a post/page on your own WordPress site.
- 1.1 Added new admin page to Tools menu.
– enables admin to enter a list of text labels and URLs. If the list is not empty, the links are displayed by the widget.
Added configuration options to widget:
– Checkbox to toggle display of user's email address.
– Checkbox to toggle "Center Alignment" of widget text within the sidebar.
– Textbox to enter the width of the sidebar. Only used if "Center Alignment" option enabled.
- 1.0 Stable release. Can be used only with Widgetized theme. No configurable options.
Login & Logout Changelog
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Hello and thanks for creating this plugin which I just installed on a test site. Your last entry in your changelog states that there are new options to hide Welcome message and Profile link. I don't want to hide the welcome message but I do want to hide the profile link. On a long shot, I tried ticking the hide register link but of course that didn't work. I don't have a custom profile page yet so I would like to hide the "My Profile" link. How can I hide it? Other than that, your plugin seems to be exactly what I was looking for and works extremely well! Thanks again!!!
I just installed the new version of the login/logout plugin and now I can not login in my site: the page appear empty!!!
With the previous versión the site works fine.
Can you help me?
After upgrading to the new Version 2.6.0, I get the following error when I try to update a post:
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/www/stillwaterclub.org/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/login-and-out/hypervisor-login-logout.php:375) in /home/www/stillwaterclub.org/wordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 876
Great plugin! I tried to include it in my header but I can't seem to style it to go where I want it. I can get around but adding code to php and creating style is a challenge for me. Any possible solutions? Thanks
I tried putting it in the navigation file of my theme and keep getting an error. Below is the code. (I don't really know this stuff, just winging it)
using_permalinks()) {
$page_format = ";
$page_start = add_query_arg('paged', '%#%');
} else {
$page_format = (substr($page_start, -1 ,1) == '/' ? " : '/') .
user_trailingslashit('page/%#%/', 'paged');;
$page_start .= '%_%';
echo ". "\n";
echo paginate_links( array(
'base' => $page_start,
'format' => $page_format,
'total' => $wp_query->max_num_pages,
'mid_size' => 2,
'current' => ($paged ? $paged : 1),
'type' => 'list',
'prev_text' => '<',
'next_text' => '>',
echo "rh_hype_lilo();
echo "\n\n";
I'd like to put the login link on top of the navigation in my theme (candy theme) do I just copy the : "rh_hype_lilo(); and put it anywhere?
How can I modify the plugin so it sends users to another domain when they logout?
I'm using it on a subdomain which I use for my clients. When they press logout I want to send them back to the main website. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Roger,
I'm running wordpress 3.01 with your log in lug in on a mac.
I've installed your plug-in, but alas I've tested in Firefox, chrome and safari and NONE of your tickboxes actually tick for:
Display email address:
Hide option label:
Hide Register link:
So I'm unable to exclude the elements I need in the admin area!!!
Are you able to help?
Sally 🙂
Snappy little plug-in. Thank you!
I have 2 additional needs, which require your assistance, since I'm not a .php expert.
1. How do I best force your Profile selection to redirect to an existing custom profile popup, which is different from the WP profile page? Where should I change the code?
2. How can I force a user, after logging in, to my site's "Welcome" page, instead of dropping them back to the last page displayed on a previous session?
Thanks for your time & expertise!
Hello: thanks for your plugin. I wanted to point out that I think there's one problem with translations – the text for "my profile" seems to be hardcoded in the php plugin, it is not retrieved from that po-mo-whatever file. I've been activating and deactivating the plugin, deleting and reinstalling to no avail, until I figured it out, looked the php file and found it there.
The plugin is very useful since, as you say in the description, the "META" widget takes up too much space and the links it contains are not removable nor editable. Thanks!
Thanks for the clever plugin.
I'm trying to modify/improve the italian translation with PoEdit. As soon as I upload the new hypervisor-login-logout-it_IT.mo file, the login-out box disappear from the web page. If I upload only the new hypervisor-login-logout-it_IT.po file it keeps showing the old translation. What am I doing wrong? Usually my translations works….
I can offer you a catalan translation. How send it to you?
Aleix Buch
I need theoption to switch the widget on only on certain WP-pages, not on others. Is that possible?
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This article by Jennifer Minella originally appeared in Network Computing.
Part 1 of this introduction to wireless outlines the basics of radio frequencies and waves. Part 2 explores the challenges of the half duplex properties of wireless networking and mechanisms for avoiding collisions that would disrupt traffic. The final installment addresses encoding algorithms and interference.
A wireless network has to transform data packets into waves to send them across the air. It does this by modulating the digital signals and then transmitting them by radio. The reverse happens when a wave is received; that is, it's transformed back into digital data. As part of that process, a signal is encoded before it's sent, and decoded at the other end.
Encoding algorithms, of which there are dozens, dictate the data rate a client gets. In other words, the speed of a wireless connection is governed by the encoding algorithm being used. For any given client-AP connection, the cleaner the signal, the better the encoding and the higher the data rate. As a client moves farther from an AP, the signal strength is reduced because of attenuation. The encoding rate will change to compensate.
Encoding rates are negotiated between a client and an AP when the client attaches to that network. APs advertise their capabilities to clients, and the client decides which rate to choose. Wireless standards (802.11a/b/g/n) have a set of data rates that must be supported, as well as optional data rates that can be used if both the endpoint and the AP can agree. The client's choice of data rate is based on factors such as signal strength and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The client also decides when to change the encoding rate, if necessary.
Calling Interference
In addition to encoding algorithms, radio signals can be adversely affected by a variety of factors, including obstacles blocking the radio frequency (RF), the distance from the AP to the client, a high degree of ambient RF noise (called the noise floor) and power mismatches, in which an AP with radio power that's too high may not detect a client that's farther away.
Another common hazard in wireless networking is RF interference. The frequencies we use in WLANs are part of the spectrum set aside by the FCC for general use (that is, without the need to get a license). This is a convenience for manufacturers, but it also means there are a multitude of devices operating in the same frequency bands, which may cause interference. The 2.4 GHz band is an especially crowded one. For the time being, 5 GHz is less crowded, and so a great option for avoiding interference.
Unintentional interference can come from all types of devices, including other wireless networks, rogue APs, neighbors' APs and chatty clients. Non-WLAN equipment can also cause interference; this equipment can include microwaves, wireless cameras, Bluetooth, cordless phones, municipal Wi-Fi on 802.11, and really anything wireless that may be in the ISM and U-NII bands.
It's also worth noting that interference can come from your own APs if they're not properly placed or configured. If you have a single AP with dual radios and use both radios in the same frequency, then the rear lobes of the signal often cause interference.
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Lingerie from Night to Day
With sheer chiffon and lace being more on trend than ever, items we traditionally would save for the boudoir can now double as street fashion. Pair these sexy pieces with things you already have in your wardrobe (think blazers or cardis) for a subtly sultry ensemble.
Yummie Tummie Roma Lace Tank, $78
Shapewear shouldn't be something to cover up, and this gorgeous tank from Yummie Tummie is the perfect example. With a slimming torso and pretty lace straps, you can totally get away with wearing this tank on its own or under a tailored jacket-no muffin tops in site with this top!
Affinitas Allison Convertible Bustier in Black, $65
This bustier is so smooth and streamlined that it hardly looks like lingerie at all. It's full length so you can wear it at night as a flirty tube top with jeans or under a sheer top or sweater for day.
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Brulee's silk cami with chiffon trim is the perfect top for a jeans and heels outfit. It comes in gorgeous colors and also looks great with black pants or a skirt.
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This "nightie" is just too cute to be worn to bed. We think it makes an excellent beach cover-up or summer sundress when paired with leather sandals and some cool bangles. It's even in an on-trend "midi" length (think shorter than a true maxi).
Hanky Panky Signature Long-sleeved Top, $48
All-over lace is a little edgy and a little romantic at the same time. Wear this crew neck top with a cami underneath, or if you're a little more daring, just a bandeau or bra.
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Right now it seems like every day we're changing our minds. Literally, from the government to the CDC to our friends, our stance on how we think is moving in a different direction than it was a week ago. This is true on a large scale and it's also true in our own homes.
Do we wear a mask or not? Do we go out to a restaurant or not? Who are we going to vote for? What's our response to George Floyd's death? What do we think about schools being distant?
The amount of important topics to which we need to decipher an opinion on are ENDLESS. Every day there's new information and we're constantly having to negotiate in our own mind and with the people we love most how we respond.
It's for this reason that I firmly believe that it's OKAY to disagree with your spouse.
As I've mentioned before, Brian and I had our fair share of challenges when we first got married. We worked a LOT to figure out each other's communication style, expectations, and how to navigate big life choices. Now just because we worked hard in those first years of marriage doesn't mean we prance along the beach boardwalk like everything is perfect. (Even if Instagram makes it look like that.)
Nope, we still work at our relationship every day because, even though we came from similar backgrounds and cultures, we are STILL two very different people who look at life differently… which is BEAUTIFUL. More on that in a moment.
So, here are my tips on navigating disagreements with your significant other.
- Determine your foundational beliefs
Foundational beliefs are the non-negotiables in your marriage that reflect you and your combined goals or purpose in life. If you're engaged or married, chances are you've already talked about the big ticket items: kids, faith, and politics. If you haven't… close this browser and go have that convo right now. For every couple, they're going to have different non-negotiable foundational beliefs. If one person wants to have kids and one person vehemently doesn't, then that's something that needs to be worked out before you get married or with a professional counselor. For Brian and I, it's foundational that our faith is the same, but it's okay if we disagree on politics. For you, it may be different. Either way, determine what those big non-negotiable beliefs are together.
2. Determine how to disagree
Once you settle on your foundational beliefs, get real honest with HOW you communicate when you disagree. It's going to happen, and it's going to happen A LOT. I suggest picking something small you disagree on– like how to fold the laundry. Then talk about HOW you talk about it. Practice things like "I hear you saying…, is that what you mean?" Practicing phrases when you're not in the heat of an argument will be helpful in instilling that humble mindset. Keep talking about what's frustrating– don't just throw in the towel because that seems easier in the moment. Move towards each other in the conflict, knowing that ultimately, it's okay if you don't 100% agree with one another as long as you come up with a compromise.
Right now it's the coronavirus and the election. At some point, these won't be our main talking points, but there WILL be other issues where we disagree. It's not just okay to disagree, it's important to disagree because disagreeing is better than not talking about these important issues at all.
The beautiful thing about marriage is that you work out your issues with another person. It forces you to learn and seek to understand, which in turn makes you a better person for everyone else.


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Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed into a campaign for greater democratic change.
"I now formally announce the withdrawal of the bill," Secretary for Security John Lee told the city's legislature. Pro-democracy lawmakers immediately tried to question him but he refused to respond and the assembly's president said the rules did not allow for debate.
The long-expected scrapping of the bill was overshadowed by the drama surrounding the release from a Hong Kong prison of the murder suspect at the heart of the extradition case controversy.
Chan Tong-kai, who completed a separate sentence for money laundering, told reporters after his release that he wished to turn himself in to authorities in Taiwan, where he's wanted for killing his pregnant girlfriend, Poon Hiu-wing.
Taiwan announced Tuesday it was willing to send a delegation to bring Chan back to the self-ruled island for trial, but Hong Kong rejected the offer, saying the suspect should be allowed to fly unaccompanied to Taiwan to turn himself in.
The controversy is rooted in the unwillingness of Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous Chinese region, to recognize the legitimacy of the legal bodies in Taiwan, which the communist authorities in Beijing consider a breakaway province.
China has refused all contact with the administration of Taiwan's directly elected President Tsai Ing-wen over her refusal to endorse Beijing's contention that the island is Chinese territory awaiting annexation.
That appears to have compelled Hong Kong to reject cooperation with Taiwan over Taipei's insistence on a "mutual legal assistance" deal with Hong Kong that would require their institutions to deal with each other on an equal basis.
Tsai herself weighed in Wednesday on the Chan case, emphasizing that, although both the alleged perpetrator and the victim are from Hong Kong, Taiwan was willing to put Chan on trial if Hong Kong does not.
However, she said there was no possibility of Chan simply catching a flight to Taipei and insisted Taiwan would not sacrifice its sovereignty in handling the matter.
"I would like to explain that in this case, the murderer is a wanted subject in Taiwan. He is already a wanted criminal suspect in Taiwan with a warrant out for his arrest," Tsai said during a visit to the Taiwanese-held island of Kinmen just off the Chinese coast.
"Therefore, regarding this case, there is no issue of free travel or just being a backpacker. There is only the matter of arrest and no question of simply turning oneself in," Tsai said.
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said allowing a murder suspect to fly on his own would ignore the safety of other passengers and that Hong Kong's approach would indulge Chan and make Hong Kong "a criminal paradise where murderers can walk around."
Chan, 20, returned to Hong Kong alone last year after traveling to Taipei with Poon on vacation. Her body was found later packed in a suitcase and dumped in a field, while Chan made off with her bank card, mobile phone and other valuables.


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There is no gainsaying that information rules the world, for information is simply knowledge and knowledge, they say, is power. Come to think of it, what can we do without information? Exactly! Information is everything we need to survive, and at the heart of that surviving factor (information) lies data. Everybody has got a need to put data together, to put them into use when the need arises and to keep every detail for future reference.
Of course, information has always been gathered several decades before now. But the reality of today has shown that things have changed drastically, new ideas have emerged and developments have taken place. One of such developments is the inclusion of additional data storage features as part of the blockchain. This is possible on NXT, Ardor and its child chains, such as Ignis, with the Data Cloud feature. Data that can be saved on the cloud range from data derived from the blockchain itself, to every other kind of data, including personal data.
The Ardor platform provides more information on this great feature. It states, "The Nxt Data Cloud is a decentralized data storage system. In addition to keeping a record of Nxt transactions, the Blockchain can also be used to store user-defined data. All forms of data can be uploaded to the Nxt Blockchain, providing a secure (and, if desired, permanent) method of storing, retrieving and publishing information.
"One of the most important features of data storage on the Blockchain is that the Nxt Blockchain is a permanent and immutable record that provides a tamper-proof time stamp. This allows for legal records (such as contracts) to be embedded in the Blockchain, with absolute certainty about the time at which they were created."
The platform, while buttressing the encompassing nature of the Data Cloud gives instances of data that can be saved therein. It includes: use cases; land titles, vehicle registries, business license, business incorporation/dissolution records, business ownership records, regulatory records, criminal records, passports, birth certificates, death certificates, voter IDs, voting, health/safety inspections, building permits, Gun permits, Forensic evidence, court records, voting records, non-profit records, government/non-profit accounting/transparency.
It can as well be used to store private records; contracts, signatures, wills, trusts, escrows, and GPS trails (personal). It may also be used for other semi-public records; degree, certifications, learning outcomes, grades, HR records (salary, performance reviews, accomplishment), medical records, accounting records, business transaction records, genome data, GPS trails (institutional), delivery records, arbitration and so on.
Take a closer look at the sky and tell me what you see. Clouds within and around which lies the wonders and gateway to the constellations. Look deeper and we get into the imaginary world that is never the same in the eyes of every observer. When the team looks at the Blockchain and its unachieved and untamed possibilities, they see what others do not. They see endless use with the tendency to change the world.
The future is here. Blockchains are no longer as rigid as blocks for, with NXT/Ardor, we make them flexible enough to improve existing processes and solutions. So, if you haven't started moving with the train, it's time you do. It's time you took control of the future. What's more, it is high time you saved those pieces of information on the Cloud, and remained as confident as a bird in the sky.


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LMG signs to represent the world's largest double-deck tram fleet in operation, Hong Kong Tramways, Limited in brand extension program.
Boutique licensing agency Licensing Matters Global (LMG) signs to represent the world's largest double-deck tram fleet in operation, Hong Kong Tramways, Limited in its brand extension program. For more than a century, Hong Kong Tramways, Limited has delivered happy rides for the Hong Kong community, the new deal will see LMG extend the familiar brand experience into a range of consumer products and promotions locally and globally.
"Ding! Ding!" Since its first ringing in 1904, this signature bell sound has become the nickname of HK Tramways (HKT). "Ding Ding" has been running on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island from East to West, witnessing the transformation of Hong Kong for more than a century. HKT has never ceased to evolve! With its heritage behind the brand locally, HKT is enthusiastic in building brand recognition beyond boundary limitation.
LMG aims to build upon the renowned strengths of the HKT brand experience to develop long-term brand extension programs in categories such as Food & Beverage, Homeware, Apparel, Backpacks and Accessories. As well as expanding HKT's core brand values through promotional partnerships & endorsements, including educational products & courses and art & cultural collaboration.
"The LMG team is extremely excited to announce that we have been chosen as exclusive licensing agent for HKT. The journey is only just the beginning for the symbolic tram fleet which has begun to capture the hearts of its community through launches of diverse products and the introduction of Tram ambassador Ding Ding Cat." says Andrew Kwan, EVP LMG, Maxx Group." We're eager to bring products and experiences to market that are in sync with HKT's brand values".
Licensing Matters Global (LMG) strives to connect brands and licensees through strategic consultancy, to create powerful opportunities. The partnership between Hong Kong Tramways and Licensing Matters Global will commence this December 2020. LMG are currently seeking licensee partners in Food & Beverage, Homeware, Apparel, Backpacks and Accessories. To learn more about licensing opportunities with the Hong Kong Tramways, please contact Andrew Kwan via: firstname.lastname@example.com
About Licensing Matters Global
Licensing Matters is a global, full-service, boutique licensing agency that works with brands to help unlock their latent equity, deepen their relationships with consumers and expand their footprint into brand new market sectors. LMG's client roster includes Shell, KFC, European Space Agency, BuzzFeed, Harvard and Yale.
About HK Tramways, Limited
Hong Kong Tramways, Limited (Tramways) has been serving Hong Kong since 1904 and operates nowadays a fleet of 165 tramcars including 2 antique party tramcars, 1 unique "TramOramic Tour" sightseeing tramcar and 1 unprecedented Circus Tram which focuses on promoting Hong Kong's art and culture experiences. Tramways is the world's most unique fleet of double-deck tramcars in operation, carrying up to 200,000 passengers every day. It has been keeping up efforts in developing a world-wide recognized icon, while offering the greenest, the most affordable and the most joyful transport mode in Hong Kong.


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Bravo's 'Family Karma' Cast Member Has One Thing in Common With Pete Davidson From 'SNL'
Days before the cast of Bravo's Family Karma will become household names, one cast member is already making a pretty personal reveal.
Vishal Parvani recently hit the media circuit and shared that he's dealt with Crohn's disease for the past two decades. He told Bravo's The Daily Dish he wanted to share that he has the autoimmune disease.
He hoped to show "people out there that even if you have an autoimmune disease you can still have a great quality of life."
Like Parvani, Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson went public with his Crohn's diagnosis a few years ago.
Like Davidson, Parvani was reluctant to discuss Crohn's
Parvani told The Daily Dish he wasn't comfortable sharing his diagnosis but went public because he wanted to help others. "At first, I was always very reluctant about disclosing what I had," he said.
"But since meeting [fiancée] Richa, she's been making me more open about it, more comfortable, and getting me to work out," he said. "And I feel less stressed if I'm able to share some experiences. And if that helps people out, I'm actually very excited for that aspect of the show, to be able to help people in that regard."
Davidson went public about Crohn's to share what seemed to work for him. He revealed that medical marijuana was one of the only ways he could still perform on SNL.
Like Parvani, Davidson was also diagnosed at a young age. "I got Crohn's disease when I was 17 or 18," he told the High Times, People recounts. "And I found that the medicines that the doctors were prescribing me and seeing all these doctors and trying new things … weed would be the only thing that would help me eat."
What is Crohn's disease?
Crohn's disease impacts nearly 780,000 Americans, according to Healthline. Like Davidson and Parvani, most people are diagnosed at a young age, between ages 15 and 35. Crohn's has a genetic link and people living in a developed, urban setting are at a higher risk.
Symptoms include stomach pain, weight loss, and diarrhea. However, some people with Crohn's may experience other symptoms such as joint pain and even skin issues. Stress and diet may make Crohn's symptoms worse, but diet and stress do not cause the autoimmune disorder.
A healthy diet is one way to combat symptoms. But medication to suppress the immune system's abnormal inflammatory response can help too. Some patients turn to a combination therapy treatment. "For example, combination therapy could include the addition of a biologic to an immunomodulator," according to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.
Parvani seems to be ready to open his life up to the world, sharing that he's actually a longtime reality television fan. "Seeing other people having issues, and there's always someone that, you're like, 'Oh, s**t, yeah, I would act the same way.' Or, 'I wish I could have the balls to act the way you do,'" he told The Daily Dish.
Family Karma premieres on Sunday, March 8 at 9 p.m. / 8 p.m. central on Bravo.


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Does Resin 4 Support Remoting?
From Resin 4.0 Wiki
A frequent question is: Does Resin 4 support EJB remoting?
The short answer is no. The longer answer is that Resin supports Hessian for remoting. Hessian (now Hessian 2) predates many other forms of remoting and is a wicked fast, binary protocol (faster than CORBA, RMI, SOAP, XML-RPC, etc). You could think of Hessian as a high performance binary JSON. Hessian has been ported to many languages. Hessian is a remoting framework and a flexible Java serialization framework.
You can expose any bean as a Hessian remote bean quite easily. Hessian has been around for 10 years, and is very solid. (Both Hessian and Resin are development and maintained by Caucho).
Resin 4 documentation does not have Hessian documentation yet, but Hessian usage has not changed in years. You can find a good tutorial on getting started with Hessian from the Resin 3 documentation. I've tried these tutorial steps in Resin 4 and the tutorial works as advertised.
Resin 4 is Java EE Web Profile certified as such it does not support CORBA, EJB remoting, etc. However Resin does support Java Dependency Injection (CDI), which allows you to easily find beans with certain annotations. What follows is a simple example that finds all @Stateless beans that have @Remote interfaces and automatically exposes those beans as remote hessian objects:
First let's show our remote interface
Remote interface
package example; import javax.ejb.Remote; @Remote public interface HelloWorld { String hello(); }
Hello Service
package example; import javax.ejb.Stateless; import javax.inject.Named; @Stateless @Named public class HelloService implements HelloWorld{ @Override public String hello() { return "Hello world!"; } }
HelloService client
package example; import com.caucho.hessian.client.HessianProxyFactory; public class HelloClient { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { String url = "http://localhost:8080/hessian/helloService"; HessianProxyFactory factory = new HessianProxyFactory(); HelloWorld hello = (HelloWorld) factory.create(HelloWorld.class, url); System.out.println("Hello: " + hello.hello()); } }
You could just register this bean via a web.xml file as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <web-app xmlns:javaee="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:web="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"> <servlet> <servlet-name>hello</servlet-name> <servlet-class>com.caucho.hessian.server.HessianServlet</servlet-class> <init-param> <javaee:param-name>home-class</javaee:param-name> <javaee:param-value>example.HelloService</javaee:param-value> </init-param> <init-param> <javaee:param-name>home-api</javaee:param-name> <javaee:param-value>example.HelloWorld</javaee:param-value> </init-param> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>hello</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/helloService</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> </web-app>
But what if you wanted to include 20 or 30 services in the war file. Using XML to configure all of those would be a drag. Death by XML!
Well, Servlet 3.0 allows you to programmatically add Servlets, and CDI allows you to discover Java EE managed beans. So instead of configuring XML, we can look up the beans and then configure hessian servlets for out beans as follows:
RemoterListener is a Application Lifecycle Listener class that uses CDI to lookup @Stateless @Remote beans
package example; import java.util.Set; import javax.ejb.Stateless; import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.Bean; import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.BeanManager; import javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent; import javax.servlet.ServletContextListener; import javax.servlet.ServletRegistration; import javax.servlet.annotation.WebListener; import javax.ejb.Remote; import javax.inject.Inject; @WebListener public class RemoterListener implements ServletContextListener { @Inject BeanManager beanManager; public void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent event) { ServletRegistration.Dynamic registration; Set<Bean<?>> beans = beanManager.getBeans(Object.class); for (Bean<?> bean : beans) { System.out.println(bean.getBeanClass()); System.out.println(bean.getName()); if (!bean.getBeanClass().isAnnotationPresent(Stateless.class)) { continue; } if (bean.getName() == null || bean.getName().isEmpty()) { continue; } registration = event.getServletContext().addServlet( "hessian-" + bean.getName(), "com.caucho.hessian.server.HessianServlet"); registration.setInitParameter("home-class", bean.getBeanClass() .getName()); Class<?>[] interfaces = bean.getBeanClass().getInterfaces(); for (Class<?> interface_ : interfaces) { if (interface_.isAnnotationPresent(Remote.class)) { registration.setInitParameter("home-api", bean.getBeanClass() .getName()); break; } } registration.addMapping("/" + bean.getName()); } } /** * @see ServletContextListener#contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent) */ public void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent event) { } }
RemoterListener is a Application Lifecycle Listener class that uses CDI to lookup @Stateless @Remote beans. It takes the name of the bean, and and uses that for the URI path. For each bean that has a @Stateless annotation, it registers a HessianServlet programmatically.
In about 20 lines of code, you can expose all @Stateless/@Remote beans as remote services using the Hessian protocol using CDI and Servlet 3.0.
It should be noted that you could define your own annotations to use instead of using @Stateless and @Remote. Also if they were CDI qualifiers than looking up the remote services would be a lot easier as well.


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New Porch Swing is a Great & Practical Mothers Day Gift
When my kids were young, I was thrilled with whatever gift they chose for me. Just seeing the happiness on their faces as I unwrapped the gift was a gift in its own right.
Now that they are adults, they know how practical I am. They ask me what I'd like as a gift. I know it takes the surprise element away, but I am OK with that 😊 Sometimes I send them a few Amazon links for them to choose from … then I'm surprised by which gift they picked.


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Last night I drifted back to my Mac at about 9 PM. I'd installed the new iLife for 09 on my Mac earlier, after dinner. I started fooling around with iPhoto. By the time I pulled myself away it was the next day. I clicked to my Twitter account and wrote:
oh no I just spent 3 hours doing maps and faces in the new iPhoto … I had so many better things to do, but it's spellbinding. Damn!
And immediately after, I added — because it's also true:
and also the new iPhoto mapping led me to download the new Google Earth, also spellbinding … don't start if you have other things to do.
Which is a good reminder to me of why I like this business; software, and technology marching on. The face recognition feature on iPhoto probably isn't game changing — reviewers are generally not impressed — but for me it's really cool. Or, as I said in the tweet, spellbinding. And the mapping feature is a terrific addition. And Google Earth's new version 5.0 is just plain amazing technology. I could spend hours, days, weeks with it. Especially the combination, posting my 50 years of photos onto the map.
It's also interesting how technology develops. I was dabbling with tying photos to maps and looking at face recognition three years ago as my son and his wife developed amiglia.com, a photo site. As time goes on, the technology gets better, and the bigger players adopt it.
And other businesses develop in their wake. Google Earth and Google Maps have generated thousands of new applications. Easy photo management, photo mapping, and easy application of face recognition will also create new opportunities.


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Acacia Health in Yorba Linda CA
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Are you searching for a way to provide a loved one with the care and assistance they need in a home setting, without having to take on nursing duties yourself?
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At Acacia Health, we provide exceptional home health care services to give patients and their families the utmost confidence in the quality of their care. As a 4.5 star quality rated provider, we have Medicare.gov's seal of approval backing our ability to provide timely and beneficial care.
We Work With You to Meet Changing Needs
Because both home health services and hospice services are provided under the umbrella of Acacia Health in Yorba Linda CA, we are able to work closely with patients to meet their individual needs as their situations change. For example, patients may start out needing daily home care assistance after a stroke and eventually graduate to occasional home visits from their physical therapist. We help ensure continuity of care and stress-free transitions as patients' needs change.
We can provide:
Skilled Nursing: We have an excellent staff of registered and licensed vocational nurses who can oversee patient care in the home. Under the doctor's direction, the nurses can provide necessary medications and services such as wound care and catheter care, as well as monitor the patient's overall health and communicate any changes to the doctor.
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Since inception the privately owned, family run company has grown the business from a small hangar dedicated to painting turbo-props and small jets at Peterborough Airport to an international company known for its strong maintenance capabilities, creative cabin-interior design resulting in functional, yet stylish completions, refurbishments including Flying Colours branded CRJ ExecLiner, avionics expertise and ability to handle complex special mission projects. Led by the core philosophies of Flexibility, integrity and innovation, once the smallest business at the airport it is now the largest airport tenant and is currently expanding its head quarter's footprint with the addition of a fourth hangar measuring more than 100, 000 squared feet.
A second base was established in 2009 when Flying Colours purchased JetCorp Technical services in St. Louis, which became Flying Colours KSUS in 2013. The facility expanded rapidly and now consists of a 40,000 squared feet state-of-the-art dedicated cabinetry and interiors facility along with a further 60,000 squared feet of hangars, the most recent of which opened its doors for business in January this year. With the opening of a Singapore interiors division at the Bombardier Seletar Airport facility in 2015 Flying Colours became truly international. A growing Asia Pacific- based team provides a range of services from interior touch-ups to complete refurbishments for Bombardier aircraft based in the region. Today a global team, which is anticipated to exceed more than 500 employees by year-end, delivers an extensive selection of dedicated business aviation services.
"It's a well-known fact that the business aviation sector is a competitive and challenging industry to succeed in, and we are extremely proud to be marking our thirtieth anniversary this year. In some ways it feels like we are just getting started as we still have a lot of exciting plans to implement over the next decades," said John Gillespie, Founder and President. "It goes without saying we would not have got to where we are without the support of our elite set of customers who value the fact we can deliver even the most complex project, our reliable long-term partners, and most importantly our highly motivated and skilled technical teams. As the years progress this is set to continue to grow," said Gillespie.
Flying Colours plans to mark its thirtieth year with internal and external events with customers, partners and its growing in-house team to demonstrate its gratitude to those that have worked and supported the business through the years.


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Johnston, Archibald, 1864-1948Existence: 1864 - 1948
- Existence: 1864 - 1948
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Archibald Johnston papers
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Archibald Johnston papers
Accession: 1770
Archibald Johnston (1864-1948) was a mechanical engineer, who joined the Bethlehem Iron Company in 1889 where he was responsible for the erection of the gun forging and armor plate plant. In 1901 he was elected to the company's Board of Directors, and between 1906 and 1908 was president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. The bulk of this collection is concerned with Johnston's work at Bethlehem Steel; a smaller portion consists of strictly personal papers.
Dates: 1894-1923