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Academic Calendar. A list of dates found at the beginning of each Catalog. Includes dates for registration, drop/withdrawal deadlines, holidays, exams and fee deadlines.
Academic Dishonesty/Classroom Misconduct/Cheating Policy. The College policy that prohibits plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic misconduct. A student guilty of academic misconduct, either directly or indirectly, through participation or assistance, may be assigned an F or a zero for the exercise or examination or an F in the course, at the discretion of the instructor.
Academic Record. A student's permanent record of academic credit transferred from other colleges and universities and credit earned at Pellissippi State. Records are maintained in the computerized student information system. The assistant vice president of Enrollment Services is responsible for the maintenance and security of these records.
Advisor. A faculty member or academic counselor who meets with students each semester to help in making curriculum choices and discuss progress toward achieving educational goals.
Advisory Boards. Groups of business and community representatives who make curriculum recommendations for Career Programs.
Area of Concentration. A combination of courses and curricular requirements that serves as an area of specialization within the major.
Articulation Agreement. A document that outlines the curriculum agreed to by Pellissippi State and a four-year college or university to satisfy the degree requirements at Pellissippi State and at the receiving four-year institution. Information on articulation agreement requirements may be obtained from academic advisors.
Associate of Applied Science Degree. Degree awarded upon completion of a Career Programs curriculum. This degree is designed for students who seek immediate employment after graduation and is generally not designed for transfer to a four-year institution.
Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees. Degrees awarded upon completion of University Parallel/Transfer Pathways curricula. These degrees are designed for students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution. Associate of Arts degrees require an intermediate modern language sequence that is not required for the Associate of Science degree. Students may earn these degrees through the completion of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway, an articulation agreement, or the curriculum requirements for a general A.A. or A.S. degree as specified in this Catalog.
Associate of Fine Arts Degree. Degree awarded upon completion of a curriculum developed by Tennessee Board of Regents faculty and intended to prepare students to enter the junior year of a baccalaureate program for Art, Music or Theatre Arts. The A.F.A. degree transfers directly to all TBR universities and some area private colleges.
Associate of Science in Teaching Degree. Degree awarded upon completion of a curriculum developed by Tennessee Board of Regents faculty and intended to prepare students to enter the junior year of a baccalaureate program for pre-kindergarten, elementary school, or secondary school English, mathematics and social studies teachers. The A.S.T. degree transfers directly to all state universities and some area private colleges.
Attendance Policy. The policy that expresses the expectation that Pellissippi State students will attend and participate in all scheduled class, laboratory or clinical sessions. With the approval of the chief academic officer, specific attendance requirements may be established for individual courses; these requirements are delineated in the course syllabus.
Audit. The taking of a course for information only, not for credit. Auditing students are expected to pay all fees and attend classes but are not required to complete assignments or take exams outlined in the course syllabus.
Career Program. A curriculum that prepares students to begin a particular type of career immediately after graduating from Pellissippi State with an Associate of Applied Science degree.
Continuing Education. Non-credit courses offered for business, professional or personal development.
Career Services. The office whose responsibility it is to help Career Programs graduates find jobs after graduation. This office may also be able to help students find jobs while enrolled.
Continuing Education Unit. Unit of "credit" available to completers of non-credit courses.
Co-op. A paid position related to a major. The Career Services office can help students in Career Programs find co-op positions in local companies.
Corequisite. A course that must be taken prior to or concurrent with another course.
Corequisite Remediation. The process of combining specially designed corequisite courses in English, math and reading with college-level courses so that students can make up skill deficiencies at the same time as they are earning college credit. Students are placed into appropriate corequisite learning support courses based on their ACT/SAT scores with the option to take the Accuplacer challenge test. While in corequisite learning support courses, students may be restricted from taking some other college-level courses until they attain necessary college-level competencies.
Course Load. The total number of credit hours that make up the student's semester schedule.
Course Waiver/Substitution. A waiver of a required course or substitution of another course for a required course in a particular curriculum. Waivers are granted when necessitated by course deletions or other curriculum changes. Since no credit is awarded for a waiver, a course of equal or greater credit must be substituted for the course that has been waived. Exceptions to an articulation agreement may be approved only by the four-year institution; corequisite learning support courses may not be waived. Waivers and substitutions are not permitted in Tennessee Transfer Pathways.
Credit Hours. The number of hours awarded for a particular course. A minimum of 60 credit hours is required for graduation.
Curriculum. A particular plan of study.
Degree. Official recognition of completion of a curriculum and other general and program requirements.
Degree Audit. A record of a student's progress toward a particular degree (chosen by major). The audit shows courses completed toward the degree, courses in progress and courses remaining to fulfill degree requirements.
Directory Information. Information that may be disclosed without consent of the student to any person requesting such information: name, address, college email address, telephone number, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received and most recent previous educational institution attended. A student who does not wish directory information to be released without consent must provide written notification to Enrollment Services.
Distance Learning. Courses that are delivered in an alternative format. Available distance learning format options include hybrid (part face-to-face and part online), synchronous/virtual online using video conferencing technology with specific login class times (courses begin with a V in the schedule of classes), and asynchronous online with no regularly scheduled class times (courses begin with a W in the schedule of classes). These formats are designed for students who need flexibility in scheduling and instructional methods.
Dual Credit. Credit available for high school students who take college coursework while they are enrolled in high school and after they complete the application for Pellissippi State. Two types of dual credit are available for high school students: Local Dual Credit and Statewide Dual Credit. Students may be awarded both high school and college credit for these courses.
Dual Enrollment. The enrollment of a high school student in one or more specified college courses for which the student will be awarded both high school and college credit.
Educational Records. All records that contain information directly related to a student and that are maintained by or on behalf of an educational agency or institution. Exceptions to educational records include the following: sole possession records, employment records (unless contingent on attendance), law enforcement records, medical/health records and alumni records (those that only contain information about a student after he or she is no longer a student).
Elective. A course that may be chosen to complete degree requirements.
Fast Track. Courses that are offered in abbreviated time periods, usually five weeks. The sessions do not conform to standard semester schedules and have distinct drop/add dates.
Fees. The amount of money owed to Pellissippi State for courses taken. Fee payment deadlines must be met or semester schedules will be dropped.
Financial Responsibility Statement. An agreement between the College and the student in which the student agrees to the financial terms and conditions required to attend the College and gives the College permission to contact him or her via mobile phone and auto-dialer. Students accept this statement before they register for classes each semester.
Full-time Student. A student enrolled in 12 or more credit hours during any semester.
General Education Courses. Courses that give students the opportunity to gain understanding and develop competency in broad areas of human knowledge and endeavor, including communication, history, humanities/fine arts, mathematics, natural sciences and social/behavioral sciences. Every TBR institution incorporates a common General Education core curriculum into its degree requirements and accepts all courses designated as meeting these requirements at other TBR institutions. A complete matrix of courses that satisfy the minimum degree requirements at all TBR institutions and an explanation of the common course prefix and numbering system are available on the TBR website.
Grade Point Average (GPA). An overall average of grades for all courses taken for a semester or during the academic career. The college-level GPA does not include grades earned for corequisite courses for English, reading and math.
Grant. Financial assistance that does not have to be paid back.
Hold. A block that prevents a student from registering, obtaining transcripts, and/or receiving financial aid awards. Holds can be placed on student accounts for various reasons.
Hybrid Course. A course that combines traditional classroom work with online instruction. In a hybrid course, students typically meet in a classroom for one-half the required class time each week and complete the remainder of the class online.
Internship. Usually, a nonpaid position that offers experience related to the major. Some Career Programs require an internship for graduation.
Job Competency Guarantee. The Pellissippi State guarantee that any Career Programs graduate judged by his or her employer as lacking in technical job skills expected of an entry-level employee may take additional courses (up to 15 semester hours) at no charge to the student or employer.
Legitimate Educational Interest. A need for information about a student that results from a faculty or staff member's fulfillment of assigned responsibilities. Disclosure of such information to the faculty or staff member is limited to information necessary to the fulfillment of those responsibilities.
Major. The student's program of study. Students whose primary goal is to transfer to a four-year college or university enroll in a University Parallel/Transfer Pathway. Students whose primary goal is to seek immediate employment after graduation enroll in a Career Program.
Non-credit Course. A course that does not offer college credit upon completion.
Part-time Student. Student enrolled in fewer than 12 credit hours during any semester.
Prerequisite. A requirement that must be met before enrolling in a certain course.
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). Evaluation and assessment of learning that an individual has acquired outside a traditional academic environment. PLA may result in granting of college credit for competencies gained through such avenues as work experience, employer training programs, military service, independent study and volunteer or community service. Additional information is available on the PLA website.
Registration. The time period when students can sign up for classes for the next term. The Academic Calendar in the Catalog provides registration dates.
Reverse Transfer. The process that allows students who have completed more than 25 percent of the required college level credits at Pellissippi State and transferred to a participating Tennessee four-year institution to combine college credits from both institutions and apply them toward an associate degree.
Scholarship. Financial assistance that does not have to be paid back. Most scholarships have specific application criteria.
School Officials. Pellissippi State administrators, faculty and staff. Only those individuals with a genuine need to know based on a legitimate educational interest may have access to a student's records.
Semester. The 15-week period in fall and spring during which courses meet and final exams occur. There are also summer terms during which a student may complete a semester of coursework.
Site Campuses. The five primary locations at which Pellissippi State offers classes and provides services: Hardin Valley Campus, Division Street Campus, Blount County Campus, Magnolia Avenue Campus and Strawberry Plains Campus.
Special Student. Any non-degree-seeking student. Students in this category may not take English, math or certain other courses in a sequence unless they provide proof of proficiency with ACT/SAT scores or college transcripts. Special students are not eligible for financial aid.
Start Strong Center. Helps students with questions related to Admissions, Records, Financial Aid and Registration. Located at the Hardin Valley Campus Goins Administration Building. 865-694-6400 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Student. Any individual who is or has been in attendance at an institution and regarding whom the institution maintains educational records.
Syllabus. The outline of expected student learning outcomes, contents and requirements for a course.
TBR Common Course Numbering. A common course prefix and numbering system developed for all Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) institutions to eliminate unnecessary repetition of coursework by students transferring within the TBR system.
TBR Warranty. The TBR Warranty represents TBR's commitment to the quality of the career programs offered by its educational institutions. It assures employers that graduates of their A.A.S. degree programs and completers of credit-bearing diploma programs and technical certificates have the knowledge and skillsets needed to successfully perform job functions. Valid for one year immediately following the student's graduation/completion date, the program warranty covers retraining only at no cost to the graduate or employer.
Tennessee Promise. A financial aid program offering Tennessee high school graduates a last-dollar scholarship at a community or technical college beginning with the class of 2015. As a last-dollar scholarship, Tennessee Promise covers tuition and mandatory fees not covered by the Pell Grant, the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship or the Tennessee Student Assistance Award.
Tennessee Reconnect. A last-dollar scholarship for qualified adults seeking an associate degree. TN Reconnect covers the cost of tuition and mandatory fees that are not paid for through other state and federal financial aid.
Testing Center. A center on each Pellissippi State campus that provides makeup and standardized testing for students. On the Hardin Valley Campus, the center is located in the Educational Resources Center.
Transcript. An official record of academic history, provided by a high school or college a student has attended.
Transfer Credit. Credit awarded by a receiving college or university for equivalent coursework.
Transfer Policies. The policies and conditions of eligibility at a receiving institution that determine the amount of credit awarded to a student transferring to that institution.
Transfer Pathways. A curriculum designed for transfer to a four-year college or university after graduation with an Associate of Arts, Associate of Fine Arts, Associate of Science or Associate of Science in Teaching degree (also called University Parallel).
University Parallel. A curriculum designed for transfer to a four-year college or university after graduation with an Associate of Arts, Associate of Fine Arts, Associate of Science or Associate of Science in Teaching degree (also called Transfer Pathways).
University Parallel Guarantee. The Pellissippi State guarantee to Transfer Pathways graduates that Pellissippi State will refund tuition for any course passed with at least a C grade if a student is unable to transfer that earned course credit to a four-year college or university with whom Pellissippi State has an articulation agreement. The guarantee is valid for two years after graduation from Pellissippi State. The course must appear on the transfer equivalency table and an articulation agreement with the four-year institution.


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Classpath maintainer
We need someone to follow the classpath.org project and integrate their changes into JNode.
Please contact Ewout about this.
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Version 0.08
This version came out just a few days ago. See:
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Will help here since I follow the classpath project closely. Please explain a possible approach to this. My thoughts go to the Mauve testing facility and extend that to JNode. What is last version being integrated ?
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I think it is best to follow the changes in the classpath repository and integrate them in JNode.
It is not as simple as just copying the latest version, since there are (heavily) modified version of some classes in JNode.
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List of modified classes
How about this for an idea: create a list of the jnode modified classes, then have Ant copy everything from classpath that is not in the list (<fileset excludesfile="jnodemodifiedclasspath.lst"/>). The maintainer then manually updates classes in list.
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A new study suggests that repurposing glycolysis-enhancing drugs such as terazosin, which is typically used to treat an enlarged prostate, may reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease in men.
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by reduced levels of a brain chemical called dopamine. The symptoms worsen over time, and the disease can have a wide range of complications, from causing difficulty speaking to difficulty chewing and swallowing.
While Parkinson's disease primarily affects movement, dopamine loss can also cause nonmotor symptoms, including depression, dementia, trouble sleeping, and low energy.
Various treatments can address the broad spectrum of symptoms, but currently, no medication can cure Parkinson's disease.
A majority of treatments focus on restoring dopamine levels. Recently, however, more research has investigated ways to increase energy levels using a metabolic pathway called glycolysis.
All cells need energy to carry out their functions, and glycolysis is one of the first metabolic pathways in the production of energy.
This multistep pathway breaks down glucose into different types of molecules used for further energy production.
The findings of a 2014 study suggest that increased oxidative stress from the early development of Parkinson's leads to impaired glucose metabolism.
Meanwhile, the results of a 2019 study indicate that increasing energy production levels can delay the onset of Parkinson's symptoms.
For this reason, the researchers from the 2019 study studied terazosin's effects in animal models and used clinical databases to collect information about people with Parkinson's disease who were taking the drug. They found that terazosin delayed the development of the disease, reduced complications, and reduced the number of diagnoses.
Now, an international team led by researchers from the University of Iowa has compared the effectiveness of glycolysis-enhancing drugs, including terazosin, with those of tamsulosin — a drug that has similar indications but does not increase glycolysis.
Their results were recently published in
The researchers conducted two investigations, which involved collecting medical information from people who were new to taking terazosin, doxazosin, alfuzosin, or tamsulosin. All are glycolysis-enhancing except tamsulosin.
From January 1996 to December 2017, the team used data from three Danish nationwide health registries. From January 2001 to December 2017, they took information from the Truven Health Analytics Marketscan database.
The researchers excluded patients who had developed Parkinson's disease before or within 1 year of taking the medication. They did not include any female participants because these drugs are typically prescribed to males.
Data collection began after the first year of starting the new medication. It continued until the person was removed from the database or until December 2017.
The researchers matched people taking glycolysis-enhancing drugs with people taking tamsulosin who had similar characteristics.
There were 52,365 matched pairs in the Danish cohort and 94,883 in the Truven cohort. The average age of the cohorts were 67.9 years and 63.8 years, respectively.
In both cohorts, people who took glycolysis-enhancing drugs were less likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those who took tamsulosin.
People who took glycolysis-enhancing drugs had a 12% lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease in the Danish cohort and a 37% lower risk in the Truven cohort, compared with people who took tamsulosin.
The researchers observed that for people who took a glycolysis-enhancing drug rather than tamsulosin, not only was there a reduction in the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, but this risk continued to decrease the longer the person took the medication.
While the two investigations were "conceptually similar," the team acknowledges that small design differences could have influenced the results.
"While the designs and outcome definitions used in the analyses were roughly parallel, differences between the two countries' healthcare systems and coding practices make direct comparison between the Truven cohort and the Danish cohort difficult," the authors write.
Many risk factors can contribute to the development of Parkinson's disease, and the study did not look at other variables — such as head trauma or pesticide exposure — that could further increase disease progression.
Still, the authors suggest that identifying people with impaired glucose metabolism and prescribing glycolysis-enhancing drugs could help.
It is important to note that the study focused only on males, and it may be premature to suggest that females might benefit from this particular treatment.
A 2019 review in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease reports that men are twice as likely to have Parkinson's disease than women. However, in women, the disease is more likely to progress quickly, and women have higher mortality rates.
Because the present study was observational, further research, including randomized clinical trials, is needed to confirm that glycolysis-enhancing drugs can delay Parkinson's disease in everyone.


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Cate Blanchett has defended straight actors playing gay characters and said she will "fight to the death" for the right to suspend disbelief.
Hollywood has been criticised for giving LGBT roles to straight actors and, earlier this year, Scarlett Johansson dropped out of playing a transgender character following a backlash.
But Blanchett, who played a lesbian in 2015's Carol, disagrees with the idea that a performer can only form a deep bond with a character if they have shared experiences and believes it defies the point of acting.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, she said: "It also speaks to something that I'm quite passionate about in storytelling generally, but in film specifically, which is that film can be quite a literal medium.
"And I will fight to the death for the right to suspend disbelief and play roles beyond my experience. I think reality television and all that that entails had an extraordinary impact, a profound impact on the way we view the creation of character.
"I think it provides a lot of opportunity, but the downside of it is that we now, particularly in America, I think, we expect and only expect people to make a profound connection to a character when it's close to their experience."
Sir Ian McKellen is among those critical of Hollywood's attitude to gay actors.
No openly gay man has ever won the Academy Award for best actor, while straight actors have taken home the prize for playing LGBT roles.
Tom Hanks won it for Philadelphia, while Sean Penn scooped it for Milk.
In total, 52 straight people have been Oscar-nominated for playing gay characters.


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Where to Eat in Montréal, Canada
You know the old saying, you don't know what you've got till its gone? That's how I feel about the food in Montréal. Growing up, I loved the eateries, but never realized what a foodie destination it really is. In fact, according to many sources, it has more restaurants per capita than any other city in North America. So, if you're wondering where to eat in Montréal, you've come to the right place!
Since moving away in 2002, I know a lot has changed. New places have opened, and these trendy hotspots will be on many reviewers' lists. You won't find that here. Instead, this is a guide from a woman who fondly remembers the meals of her childhood. If you're looking for good stuff, these restaurants have withstood the test of time, and this list is for you. These are convenient, affordable options that work for our large family — including vegetarians and keto-loving meat eaters! We hope you will find this helpful!
Top Rated Restaurants in Montréal
Before we go any further, I'm not sure everyone wants to take a trip down memory lane with me. While I love my childhood favorites, there are a million other places where you can get good food in my hometown. Here are some of the top rated restaurants in Montreal according to Yelp:
- Les Deux Gamins (French restaurants with a wine bar)
- Schwartz's (full deli and smoked meat sandwiches)
- La Banquise (poutine, breakfast, general Canadian food)
- Ma Poule Mouillée (rotisserie chicken, poutine, salads)
- Au Pied de Cochon (traditional Quebec "sugar shack" food including maple syrup, lardons, pancakes and more)
- L'Avenue (extensive breakfast menu, lunch options)
- Damas (Syrian)
- Pamika Brasserie (Thai)
- Kazu (Japanese)
- Poutineville (every type of poutine imaginable!)
Yes, my friends. There are a LOT of poutine restaurants in Montréal. You can't be surprised! If you've never had the deliciousness, feel free to keep reading or check out our post about finding the Best Poutine in Canada. Also, when I was a kid, my mother was OBSESSED with Schwartz's. The restaurant specializes in smoked meat sandwiches, and I've heard many times that they are simply the best. I'm not a big fan of smoked meat, but I will say that those sandwiches are pretty darn tasty!
Tim Hortons
Technically, you can visit Tim Hortons anywhere in Canada. While you'll find a few oddballs who don't like it, Canadians love Timmy's! It's like our official food for everything. Running errands? Gotta get Timmy's. Hockey event at your kid's school? Gotta get Timmy's. Wife just gave birth? Better pick up Timmy's on the way to the hospital! It's really like that!
There's so much that I love about the Tim Hortons menu, and my kids miss it so much. He'd heard a lot about it, but growing up in Virginia, Josh never tried Tim Hortons. It wasn't a surprise, though, that he was hooked after just one visit! On one of our last trips to Montreal, he demanded we hit the drive-thru even though it was after 2 a.m.!
What to Eat at Tim Hortons
There's not much I wouldn't order from Tim Hortons, it's all pretty good. There are some must-haves, though, that I can't skip. Whenever I'm near a Tim Horton's, I have at least one stepped tea "Double, Double" (two creams, two sugars), an Iced Cap and a turkey bacon club sandwich. Of course, you have to have donuts, too! My favorite is the strawberry-filled powder donut, but everyone loves the bite-sized Timbits!
Josh really loves the breakfast sandwiches. They are a great alternative to the greasier versions found at McDonald's. The biscuit is nothing like what his Southern mouth is used to, but their morning meals take him to his happy place. For me, I tend to stick with a butter croissant during a morning stop to Tim's. Ugh, I want one right now!
We always take a box of Timbits for the road. We even almost missed our flight out of Vancouver once just to grab some. We're always so sad, wondering when we'll be able to have Timmy's again. Even with heavy Québec taxes, it's just such an affordable and delicious option that we genuinely miss every day.
McDonald's Canada
No matter where you go in the world, you'll probably find a McDonald's. While you can have a Big Mac just about anywhere, it's always cool to see how the menu varies from country to country. McDonald's Canada is very different than it is in the States. In fact, McDonald's is pretty different around the world (we love it in Japan and the world's largest entertainment McDonald's!).
If you like the familiarity of McDonald's but want to try something regional, this is a safe bet. There are a LOT of locations in Montréal, so you shouldn't have trouble finding one!
What to Eat at McDonald's Canada
One of my favorite things about McDonald's Canada is that most locations have a pastry/baked goods case! It's not as tasty as Tim Horton's, but it's pretty good! Most people don't go to McDo (as it's often called by French Canadians) for a muffin, though. They want to have a burger, fries or one of our favorite foods — poutine! It's just so delicious and McDonald's sells one that is hot, cheap and yummy!
If you've never heard of poutine, all it is really is french fries covered in cheese curds and a brown gravy. How the fries are prepared and the flavor of the gravy can make a huge difference. McDonald's already has one of the world's most beloved french fries, so that's a good foundation. Their gravy is okay. It's nothing special. Together, though, it's enough to satisfy the craving!
Even when Lauren and I were up for a quick trip after my grandmother died, we had to hit McDonald's for a poutine (along with an Iced Cap from Timmy's!). It's not as good as what you can get elsewhere, but it's still a solid option on the go. It definitely is MUCH better than the worst poutine we've ever eaten!
Another cool thing about McDonald's Canada is that, when I was a teen, they even had personal pizzas on the menu! They took a while to bake, and not everyone liked them, but I did! People said it couldn't work, but now you see Blaze Pizza killing it years later. Sigh. Get back in the game, McDonald's!
La Belle Province
If you're wondering where to eat in Montréal when you're craving poutine, you've got to try La Belle Province! Sure, there are newer, trendier poutineries around, but this one is iconic. Plus, there are so many La Belle Province restaurants. You can't drive five minutes without hitting one!
Founded in 1970, La Belle Province is what we'd call a "greasy spoon." You'll find a very straightforward menu including breakfast items, poutine, club sandwiches, submarines, burgers, smoked meat, souvlaki and the best hot dogs I've ever had in my entire life.
What to Order at La Belle Province
There are several things that I grew up loving at La Belle Province. One of them is hot dogs. You can get them with either a steamed or toasted bun, and I really have no preference. It all depends on the day, but they are both equally delicious in my opinion. There's also Pogos which, I feel, beats both of them.
Pogos are hot dogs dipped in a batter. Yes, theoretically they are similar to corn dogs, but the batter is not made with cornmeal. It's like a sweet breading and I'm so sad I can't eat one right now. I wish I could have one of the amazing subs at La Belle Province to help make me feel better. Steak and pepperoni was always my favorite!
When we took Caleb to visit family in 2015, Josh had his first taste. With a baby in tow, we needed more space than the cramped eating area in La Belle Province. Besides, I needed to introduce Josh to my favorite milk shake (more on that in a bit!), so we sat in the food court at Champlain Mall (an old haunt from my youth – it's also got good food options!).
Laura Secord
When I was a little kid, my grandmother would take me to Laura Secord for ice cream. We'd get lollipops, chocolate bars, and seasonal items, if they were on sale. She really loved butterscotch, and now every time I smell that flavor, it takes me back to those days. Memories can be so amazing.
As I got older, I'd take my own children to the kiosk in the mall. While we enjoyed all the things I grew up loving, we started branching out and trying new things. That's how I discovered one of my favorite things to eat (or drink!) in Montréal.
What to Get at Laura Secord
Get. A. Milkshake. If you can tolerate dairy and enjoy frothy drinks, do yourself this favor. Oh my goodness, just a plain chocolate milkshake from Laura Secord is enough to knock my socks off. This isn't a thick milkshake — it's meant for drinking right away. It's fresh, frothy and creamy and there's just nothing else like it.
During a trip a few years back, I introduced Josh to the milkshake. As soon as it hit his taste buds, he became an addict! We've made several trips up to Montreal over the next few years, but we never leave without grabbing a milkshake. I'm so glad that Josh loves them as much as I do. Maybe it's a sign that we're meant to be together 🙂
The chocolate bars are also amazing. A few times I brought home some of the chocolate bars, but they didn't always travel well. Eventually we stopped because the creamy chocolate would melt by the time we drove back to Virginia. That hot Southern sun destroyed them, but I still licked the chocolate out of the wrappers!
KFC/Taco Bell Canada
While KFC and Taco Bell (often sharing the same restaurant space) are smaller franchises in Canada, they still make sure to set themselves apart from their American counterparts. Oh my goodness, I'd eat at Taco Bell Canada or KFC Canada any day of the week. The menu is so diverse!
One thing that I really miss? Fries Supreme from Taco Bell Canada. Yes, they've recently started offering a version of this in the States, but it's just not the same. Canadians have been eating this for years, and they've perfected the recipe. While we were there, I took the opportunity to share some with Josh. As you've probably already guessed, he loved it!
What to Eat at KFC and Taco Bell Canada
KFC Canada (or PFK in Québec) is also very, very different. There are no biscuits, for example (biscuits are rare in Canada, in general), but meals do come with a super delicious piece of buttery bread. When I was a kid, you could buy a whole loaf of it (maybe you still can?!).
The cole slaw is fantastic, but it's no longer a blue/green radioactive color as it was in my youth. That was the best cole slaw on the planet, but I digress… Anyway, while we were there, they had a Waffle Double Down sandwich that Josh just had to try! I really thought he was going to lose his mind.
When we got out to the car, he went on and on about how amazing it was. He loved the sauce, the quality of the chicken and was especially impressed by the waffle. When a version of this came to the States, Josh tested it out. He'll address that showdown in another post, but let's just say that the Canadian one is the best in his eyes. He absolutely loved it!
When I lived in Calgary, Alberta, I stumbled upon Moxie's by accident. I was doing a press event for the Juno Awards and the restaurant was in the lobby where my coworker was staying. After scanning the extensive menu, I decided on the Chicken Vindaloo and a love affair began. It was so much spicier than I ever expected from a chain restaurant in Canada. Over the years, they've either adjusted the recipe or I've become accustomed to the heat!
Josh and I typically grabbed quick meals while we were up in Canada because our trips were so rushed but, a couple times, we forced ourselves to slow down and have a real dinner. He chose a steak dish with veggies and I stuck with my Chicken Vindaloo.
Over the years, it feels like the spiciness has been toned down in the dish, but it's still really good. I love the side of naan bread — it's just enough for sopping up the sauce and scooping up rice. This is a great option if you're craving an Indian-inspired dish but your companion wants something else.
Full disclosure: While I've had a great and wonderful history with Moxie's in Calgary, our last visit to the Montréal location did not end well. We waited a long time for our meal and then Josh sent his back because the steak was overcooked. We waited a really long time for a replacement and, just a few hours later, our entire trip was derailed because Josh contracted a severe case of food poisoning so… keep that in mind!
Les Rotisseries Benny
Since 1960, Les Rotisserie Benny, or "Benny's" as we call it, has been delighting the people of Québec. Their specialty, as the name suggests, is rotisserie chicken. For more than 30 years, my go-to meal has been the chicken breast meal. The portions are so generous (by Canadian standards) and the food is delicious!
The chicken skin is so flavorful and the meat is tender. The amazing thing is that they've managed to keep it so consistent over the years. It has been more than a decade by the time I introduced Josh to Benny's, but everything still tasted the same. The sauce is always so hot and thick. It sticks perfectly to those incredible crinkle cut fries. I literally could eat this meal once a week for the rest of my life and be happy!
Of course they offer poutine, and Josh loves getting the one with dark meat chicken on top. One time, we grabbed some right before heading back into Upstate New York. When the customs officer asked if we had anything to declare, we said, "Just this tasty Benny's." Josh pointed to the box on my lap and we all laughed. He agreed, it's pretty delicious!
Until recently, Benny's has only been a counter service restaurant where you could either pick up your order or have it delivered. While we were outside Ottawa a few years ago, we stumbled into one that had a full seating area and it was pretty great!
Bar B Barn
My heart skips a beat when I think about the Bar B Barn. I remember being really young and climbing up the steps to get to the top floor at the downtown Montréal location. I'd eat a kids meal, wishing I could have just a little more from someone's plate. It was so good.
During all of our previous trips to Canada, Josh and I never made it to the Bar B Barn. On our last trip, though, I had a feeling we wouldn't be coming back anytime soon. I seized the opportunity. It was a busy night in the restaurant, but I didn't care how long we had to wait. We were going to have chicken. We were going to have ribs. And it was going to be glorious!!!
Josh was surprised by the stripped down interior. As I pointed out, though, this is supposed to be a "barn." It's very rustic (they've had that same paper place mat menu my whole life), so don't expect fancy seating or the bells and whistles. That being said, be ready to lick your fingers and howl at the moon because you will love your meal!
We decided to order half a chicken (leg for him, breast for me!) and a Whole Hawg (a full rack of ribs) and then we split it up. I was immediately taken back to my childhood, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't shed a tear or two. It was spectacular and worth the long wait. Just like Benny's, Bar B Barn has remained consistent my whole life and it tastes every bit as good as it did years ago.
If you're wondering where to eat in Montréal and want a truly unique chicken and ribs experience, check out the Bar B Barn. The prices are reasonable for what you get, the atmosphere is unique and you can say you've been to one of Montreal's iconic eateries. You'll love it!
Caribbean Curry House
One of the best things about looking for where to eat in Montréal is that everything is so multicultural. There are so many different types of food, so if you've never tried Caribbean, here's your chance. Talk to anyone and they'll say that Caribbean Curry House is the best in the area. It recently began operating under new management, so let's hope they keep those standards high!
There are no pictures from my trips to Caribbean Curry House (the picture above is from Toronto). That's because I'd eat the food too quickly. When I think of this place, it just fills my heart and mind with so many feelings and memories. It's such a special place.
What to Eat at Caribbean Curry House
You'll find an array of homestyle plates at Caribbean Curry House, all served with rice, salad and plantain. You could really enjoy that, but that's not what I order. They are most famous for their incredible rotis. These consist a filling (chicken, beef, goat, or veggies for example) wrapped up in a delicious flatbread. I'm drooling. I'm actually drooling right now.
Of everything on this list, this is the one food that I wish I could bring here. There's nothing like it anywhere near Idaho, so when we were in Virginia recently, I had to hit up Mystic Jamaica (which was very, very good)! There's no better way to wash it down than with a Champagne Kola or Banana Drink.
Miss Italia
Sadly, we have no pics of Miss Italia. Trust me, though, when I say that I've loved that pizza place my entire life for good reason. The pies are wood-fired, they make awesome subs, and when we went there on Valentine's Day in 2015, it tasted exactly like it did in 1980. That's the thing about these long-standing restaurants in a historic city like Montréal. Consistency is key and (knock on wood) they haven't let me down yet.
Miss Italia is not on the island of Montréal, but if you're on the South Shore (my neck of the woods), definitely check it out. They deliver and have two convenient locations.
We love visiting Montréal for the food more than anything else. Maybe one day, we'll get back there and just feast till we pass out. For now, I'll just live in my memories!


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Triumvirate Environmental Corporation
From August, 2007 through September, 2014, Triumvirate Environmental Corporation of Somerville, Massachusetts sponsored 5 carbon-offset forests in the UNFCCC-AIJ program managed by Reforest The Tropics. They total 20 acres (8 hectares) of new designs of farm forests. There are 15 acres in the Las Delicias farm and there are 5 ares in the Hiner Ramirez farm. Both farms are in the Atlantic Zone where rainfall is plentiful year-round, the soils are good and the trees we use can grow very fast. Each has a 25-yr contract signed by Reforest The Tropics. All of the CO2 sequestered by these forests during this period may be used to balance U.S. emissions. The forests are managed by RTT staff.
As of January 2020 when last measured, the five forests have captured a total of 1452 metric tonnes of CO2e for the Triumvirate carbon account.
All RTT forests use mixed species designs to reduce risks from diseases or insects. Designs differ for research purposes.
Farmers are given grants to help defray the establishment expenses such as site clearing, purchase of seedlings, weeding, replanting, pruning and leaf-cutting ant control.
Several financial models are being tested including one in which the farmer is paid per tonne of CO2 captured in the forest.
All forests are measured and analyzed each year.
All forests have been or will be thinned for farmer income (selling the thinned logs) and to stimulate the growth of the remaining forest. Thinning is done between the 5th and 7th year depending on the growth rate, and every 5 years thereafter.
Thinnings temporarily reduce the amount of CO2 in the forest until the remaining forest, now stimulated, regrows to the initial CO2 content and beyond.
These are research forests to learn how best to design and manage carbon-offset forests.
The graph below represents growth in Triumvirate's second forest that was planted in 2010 in Las Delicias. As of the last measurement in 2020, this 2.7 acre forest has captured 231 MT of CO2e.


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20 Funny Cases, When The Parents Wanted To Exchange Faces With The Children In The Photo And Immediately Regretted It
What can be more charming than photos with your own favorite child? Therefore, at first, everyone fills their albums with millions of lovely and funny photos, but when this wave passes, the parental fantasy begins to play to its fullest. For example, they use a photo-application for changing faces, which is called Face swap. It looks a bit wild, but it's no less ridiculous! Check out below funny face photos of parents and their kids.
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Friday, December 06, 2013
Snow on the Mountain
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HI La Tea Dah...Nice to see your post. How are you doing ? Definitely looks cold there right now. Storming here tonight, too. Take care. SusanReplyDelete
Well hello there, Lady! How be you? Getting another chance to be on the mountain I take it before the winter snows sock the cabin in. Take care...hope to see you around a bit more often soon...perhaps January when life is not so busy???ReplyDelete
Beautiful! Would like to be snowed in at your cabin with a wood stove and lots of wood, yarn, fabric, and chocolate!ReplyDelete
So beautiful! There is such a peaceful serenity in each of those pictures!ReplyDelete
Jealous! It was in the seventies here on Friday!ReplyDelete
So beautiful, peaceful, and just plain quiet solitude.ReplyDelete
I haven't stopped by lately and here you are. Missed
Thank you for commenting on my blog post. I am always happy to hear from blog readers. Your words encourage and inspire me. I am glad you stopped by to share conversation, recipes, ideas, and thoughts on creating a welcoming home.


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Deliverance – Mental Strongholds
2 Corinthians 10:4-5:
"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."
Prayer Against Mental Confusion:
In the name of Yeshua…
I pull down the mental stronghold of confusion in my mind.
Every seat of confusion in my life be broken down.
Let the storm of confusion within my mind be still..
Every cloud of confusion that has enveloped my mind, fade away now..
I reject every storm of confusion and claim a sound mind..
I command the voice of confusion to be silence now by fire..
Prayer Against Mental Destruction:
Every evil power that wants to destroy my life and my mind, I command you to depart by the Blood of Yeshua.
Every faulty foundation in my life that has attributed to the creation of mental strongholds, receive correction, restoration, and healing in the name of Yeshua.
I fire back every evil arrow fired into my life back to the sender.
My mind, receive divine touch of God and be healed.
Lord please strengthen my mind any my emotions with Your love and power.
Father, please cancel every mental destruction of the enemy prepared against my mind, in the name of Yeshua
Deliverance From Uncontrollable Thoughts:
I pull down every stronghold of uncontrollable thoughts in my life
I cast down every evil imagination in my heart.
I bring into captivity every area of my thought life to the obedience of Messiah Yeshua.
I break the power of evil manipulative thoughts in the name of Yeshua.
I seal of every doorway of evil uncontrollable thought in me with the blood of Yeshua.
Thou demon of uncontrollable thoughts release me and die, in the name of Yeshua.
Casting Down Imaginations:
I scatter into pieces every evil imagination against me in the name of Yeshua.
I command all imaginations contrary to my prayer life to be defeated in the name of Yeshua.
I cast down and bring to nought every demonic imagination against me and my family in the name of Yeshua.
I immune my spirit, soul and body against every vain imagination in the name of Yeshua.
I cast down, plunder and frustrate every satanic imagination against my life, in the name of Yeshua.
I take authority over every evil thought, in the name of Yeshua.
Lord, I pull down every stronghold of the enemy over my life
I come against every evil pronouncement made against my life.
I cancel and nullify every imagination of enemy upon my life.
I have the mind mind of Yeshua Messiah.
Take Evil Thoughts Captive:
I take captive every evil thought in my mind.
Blood of Yeshua, cleanse my mind from every thought.
My mind be delivered from every evil thought, in the name of Yeshua
I shield my mind with the fire of God from evil thought in the name of Yeshua.
Heavenly thoughts fill my heart in the name of Yeshua
Blood of Jesus cover my mind, in the name of Yeshua
Every evil attack on my mind be defeated, in the name of Yeshua.
Begin to thank God for answering your prayers. In Yeshua;s name – AMEN!


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Crystal growth and investigations on the effects of hydrogen doping of VO2
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Vanadium Dioxide(VO2) has been studied extensively for its interesting electronic structure that allows it to go through Metal-Insulator Transition(MIT) at 65 C. The nature of this phenomena is not entirely clear and more research is needed to firmly establish the science behind it and to realize possible applications; such as ultra-fast electrical and optical switching, sensor devices and Mott-Field Effect Transistors. One of the important experiments to understand the electronic structure of a material is Hall-effect measurements but due to acicular (needle like) nature of VO2 crystals, this subject is only studied either on millimeter sized samples which are not suitable for many device applications or on poly crystalline thin films that are under non-uniform stress due to the substrate effects which gives unsatisfactory results when performing experiments. This thesis suggest a new method of chemical vapour deposition(CVD) growth for low aspect ratio VO2 crystals that have lengths between 50-100 m and thicknesses between 40- 170 nm. These crystals can be mechanically removed from the substrate and transferred to use in different applications such as Hall-effect measurements or Transmission Electron Microscope(TEM) studies. Additionaly this work shows some aspects of the surface chemistry of the widely used Silica, Si, quartz and Sapphire substrates; relating with the control of oxygen saturation on the surface. Another VO2 growth method for c-plane sapphire that leads to considerably more crystal yield is shown. Hydrogenation of the VO2 crystals suppresses the MIT so understanding this phenomena might help us better understand the effects lying behind the transition. To study this phenomena a crystal is doped only from half by blocking the passage of hydrogen to other half so the interplay between the insulating phase and hydrogenated conductive phase can be observed. As the analysis tool, TEM is used on this sample. Using a two-terminal device of a VO2 crystal, the effects of hydrogenation on the electronic properties have also been studied. Overall this thesis introduces a new method for CVD growth of VO2 which is used in various applications such as Hall-effect experiments, two terminal devices and TEM studies. To control the growth process the interplay between oxygen and surface chemistry of sapphire, silica, Si and quartz substrates have been investigated. With these studies a better understanding of the mechanics of growth is intended.


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As summer of 2011 passes
Hi Catlovers! Got some nice pictures from Roberto!
Nothing new is happening in Ocana for the time being.
Sr Aranda owner of SAESA and seller of his cat collection has unfortunately proved to fulfill my widest fears in this deal. Initially I wanted to buy the aircraft as it was, sitting more or less abandoned for the last 10 years.
He tried to sell her for 250KEUR to vaious persons over the years but never managed to find anyone ignorant enough... Until he found me!
Any way I gave him a decent offer for the aircraft as it was but Sr Aranda insisted on including the engines at a higher price. I agreed under the conditon that the engines would have to be: airworthy, installed by SAESA, have all the relevant airworthiness and maintenance documentation and be able to do the ferryflight to Sweden, It is all written down in the contract.
After being fed up with waiting we finally had to do the installation of the engines ourselves only to find out that there is no document on the engines... Sr Aranda still wants to get paid the same price as if he would have delivered.
It is a litle like going to a nice restaurant, ordering a threedish menu, being served a cold sausage and getting a bill for the order.
Consequently we are still trying to find a solution that is acceptable for both parties and I trust that something will come up later this year.
By the way!
Any one that has two P&W R-1830-92 engines to sponsor me with?
A few documents away from flying...
Thanks for keeping up the interest!!
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Fan, vilken sjaskig historia, man blir bara så förbannat på skitstövlar som kör alla fula tricks som finns. Bannlys den där människan på alla flygsajter...
Postat av: Göran
Håller tummarna och hoppas att vi en dag får se denna skönhet på våra breddgrader! Vi står bakom dig, David!


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I spent a couple of days this week in Brussels talking with European Commission people and other vendors about a bunch of things, but DRM kept coming into the conversation. Herewith some doomsaying and paranoia; the whole idea is broken and going to cause severe damage and pain for content vendors, technology vendors, and ordinary folks who just want to go on with life.
There are really two little mini-essays here: first a sort-of-positive one about the impact on consumers, then a blast of pleasantly-pure paranoia about the downsides of DRM on the business desktop.
Most People Haven't Noticed · The action here is intense and on a large scale. On the content side, the conventional music business model has been scrambled like an egg and the industry is trying to unscramble it; the movie people are trying to be pre-emptive. On the technology side, there's the "Trusted Computing" initiative and the Broadcast Flag and lots of work over in MPEG-land. On the policy front there are torrents of US legislation already in place and more on the way, while Europe scrambles to get a grip on the situation.
But out there in the real world, most people's lives haven't been touched yet by DRM. A lot of people are headed for rude shocks when they try to move their music to their new computer and can't, or try to send some video to a friend and can't, and a hundred other obvious things become impossible.
For example, while I was originally impressed by Apple's iTunes Music Store, it's become obvious that buying old-fashioned CDs from old-fashioned music stores is a better deal. The sound quality is higher, and what I get is just a bunch of digital files that are mine and I can store on any computer I want to and play on any device I want to and nobody's getting in the way.
What Do You Think's Going to Happen? · We've seen this movie before. My younger readers may find this incredibly weird but it's true: Not so long ago, it was illegal to buy a telephone. You could only rent them from the phone company, which had all sorts of good arguments why this was necessary to protect the integrity and quality and viability of the telephone network.
Of course, those arguments were a self-serving load of crap. Eventually, it became obvious that the standards were stable, you could buy phones and plug them in without breaking anything. The legislators swept those silly rules away and told the phone company to shut up and deal with it. And, oh yes, the phone business then experienced an explosion of innovation and revenue growth.
Right now, we have the DMCA and its ill-begotten brethren; all foisted on the unsuspecting public by legislators in the pay of the music and movie industries. They were able to get away with this because most people's lives have never been touched by this crappy, intrusive, intolerable technology. Eventually they will be, and despite the fact that Western democracies are mildly corrupt, they are still democracies, and the people will one way or another say "Make this stop!" and the legislators will. At which point, the doors will be opened for another explosion of innovation and business growth.
Business Too · There's another nasty dimension to DRM that has gone mostly un-noticed. Check out the picture below.
It turns out that the latest version of Microsoft Office comes with DRM facilities. Isn't that great? Now everyone can protect their intellectual property.
Above, you see what happens when you try open a DRM-protected Word document in OpenOffice. (Note to geeks: Interestingly, the way it works is that the message you see is embedded in the document; Office 2003 is smart enough to know this and look elsewhere in the file for the real data.)
Imagine that: by introducing DRM, Microsoft can lock out competing office software from opening its data files. Does that make you paranoid? It should.
ContentGuard · In a lightly-reported story, Microsoft and Time Warner are jointly bidding to take over ContentGuard, a company that has some DRM products and a great big patent portfolio. ContentGuard has claimed that rights expression languages such as XACML necessarily infringe on their patents, and thus if you want to implement any such technology, you have to negotiate a license with them first.
If the patent claims hold up, there can't ever be an Open-Source implementation of a rights language. Does that make you paranoid? It should.


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|The COLREGS
There's been a lot of coverage here (and here and here) of a bad boat crash involving boating at high speed and drinking on the part of one of our legistators. The other boat was a guy trailing his grandchildren tubing. Lots of injuries - fortunately, all are expected to recover - and lots of blame to go around. Speed and alcohol for sure on the one boat, potentially speed, distraction and/or erratic driving on either or both boats.
The accident investigation to determine who was at fault hasn't been completed, yet. Lots of conversations online and with boating friends speculating about "who had the right-of-way?"
See, with boats, there is a clear set of rules explaining what to do in various situations where boats meet on the water. They are the "COLREGS" - International REGulations for Preventing COLlisions at Sea, and every US boat larger than 39 feet is required to carry a copy onboard. (Smaller vessels like ours may carry them also, and we do, but aren't required to.) They explain which boat has to alter course if two appear to be on a collision course - sailboats yield to tugs, for example, and power boats yield to sail; in this case it's about which boat is more maneuverable. The boat that has the right-of-way also has obligations; it must maintain its course and speed so the boat that is charged with avoiding it can predict where it will be. COLREGS also give general rules to be followed at all times (keep proper watch, keep speed safe for conditions); and codify old traditions that describe the pattern of lights that will allow boats to see each other, and just by eye to identify each other's type and some indication of their orientation and course at night.
It's my fantasy, so I keep thinking, it would be so cool if we had some sort of COLREGS for everyday life. Just imagine how smooth social interaction would be if everyone knew and followed the same rules to avoid, if not boat crashes, then personality clashes! I get that etiquette is intended to do just that, sort of, but it varies from culture to culture and even from region to region. But remember that whole bit in the COLREGS about lights, so you can instantly look at another boat and from its lights at night, understand what kind of boat it is and where it's headed? What I'd really like in my hypothetical COLREGS for social interaction, is the equivalent of those lights - so that on meeting a new person, you could instantly understand their true nature and intentions.
Note: This post is in no way a reference to either current national politics, nor any of my former lovers. Nope. None. Not any. (Yeah, right.)
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Ericsson And Samsung Want To End Patent Disputes. According to the report of Reuters, Ericsson said on Monday the agreement included an initial payment and royalty payments from Samsung for the term of the multi-year license agreement and would affect Ericsson's operating cash flow at the beginning of 2014.
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By Ericsson, 27 January 2014, Agreement works on following important points.
-- >Settlement ends all ongoing patent related legal disputes
--> Agreement includes global patent cross licensing of cellular technologies
--> License illustrates Ericsson's commitment to FRAND principles
--> Settlement impacts Ericsson sales and net income in Q4 2013 by SEK 4.2 b. and SEK 3.3 b. respectively.
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Samsung have reached an agreement on global patent licenses between the two companies. The cross license agreement covers patents relating to GSM, UMTS, and LTE standards for both networks and handsets.
Ericsson is committed to licensing its standard-essential patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for the benefit of the industry. It believes that licensing according to FRAND principles strikes the appropriate balance between incentivizing companies to innovate and contribute technology to open standards and maintaining the overall royalty rates at a reasonable level to allow new entrants access to the market.
"We are pleased that we could reach a mutually fair and reasonable agreement with Samsung. We always viewed litigation as a last resort," said Kasim Alfalahi, Chief Intellectual Property Officer at Ericsson. "This agreement allows us to continue to focus on bringing new technology to the global market and provides an incentive to other innovators to share their own ideas."
This agreement ends complaints made by both companies against each other before the International Trade Commission (ITC) as well as the lawsuits before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
The agreement includes an initial payment and ongoing royalty payments from Samsung to Ericsson for the term of the new multi-year license agreement.
The initial payment in the agreement will impact Ericsson sales and net income in Q4 2013 by SEK 4.2 b. and SEK 3.3 b. respectively. Ericsson expects that the initial payment in the agreement will impact Ericsson's operating cash flow in the beginning of 2014.
The details of the agreement are confidential and will not be disclosed. Information of the financial impact of the initial payment on Ericsson's Q4 2013 results will be included in Ericsson's Q4 2013 earnings report.
Ericsson is a Swedish multinational technology company that provides and operates telecommunications networks, television and video systems, and related services. Whereas Samsung is a South Korean multinational company.
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Terry Gilliam has admitted that he may not make any more movies.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus director said that he is experienced enough to know not to be "greedy" in the film industry.
"I've actually reached the point of not believing I'll ever make a film again," Bang Showbiz quotes him as stating. "I am reminded by my wife that I always feel like that but the great thing about getting older is your memory goes.
"I get easily distracted and greedy to do lots of films. Whenever I do that, things fall apart. I used to believe I could will things into existence but now I am older I know it doesn't work that way."


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I didn't want a dog that possibly looked like a pit bull.
I didn't want a dog who possibly had any trace of a pitbull.
That is...until I met my first pit bull. And my second. And Miss M became mine.
Sometimes after meeting our dogs, people will say "It's all in how they're raised".
Which we all know isn't true (especially in our case since we adopted Mr B when he was already 5. Miss M was 2.)
Or people will say "They're great dogs...until you have kids".
Does anyone have any good, short 1 sentence responses for when you hear these types of comments?
If you do own a pit bull-type dog....
How much do people really love pit bulls?
The reality of pitbull owners


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In this behind the scenes episode, our host Lizzie Oakes shares some of her own Erebus journey, how she came to make the podcast and the lessons she learnt.
Tag Archives: New Zealand
Ep 12. The Apology
On the 28th November 2019, 40 years on since the Airline Disaster, the Erebus Families finally received an official apology from the Government and Air New Zealand. But what exactly does that apology mean to family members?
Ep 11. Towards The Mountain
Sarah Myles lost her Poppa Frank Christmas on the flight. She talks of her recently published book Towards the Mountain, a Story of Grief and Hope Forty Years on from Erebus and of how important it to is to talk about the things that cause us pain in our lives.
Ep 10. 3 People Is Such A Lot To Lose
David Allan (72) lost his Dad Malyon, his Mum Marjorie and his sister Jane who was in her last year of high school. He talks of how he practically got through in those early days and of how important it is for people to be straight up and tell it like it is.
Ep 9. 40 Years is A Long Time To Wait
Dan Moloney lost his Dad, Nick Moloney who was the Flight Engineer on the sightseeing trip. He talks of the impact Erebus has had on his life and of why an Erebus National Memorial is important for all New Zealanders.
Ep 8. Ex Erebus
Miriam Clancy is a Kiwi Singer/Songwriter based in New York. She lost her Aunty Marie Clancy Wolfert, who was on board as a Flight Attendant. Miriam speaks of the wider implications her Aunt's death had on her family and shares her song Ex Erebus.
Ep 7. It Still Impacts
Carolyn Head (Lizzie's big sister) was in London on her OE at the time of the accident. They chat of a much loved Nan and of how difficult it was to be so far from home when the accident happened.
Ep 6. Our Jim Daddy
Jim Collins was the Captain of the fatal flight. But how did his family cope after the much loved Father & Husband died and then was falsely accused of causing the crash? Kathryn Carter, his eldest daughter, shares precious and personal memories.
Ep 5. Premonition
Paul Gilberd was at primary school when his Poppa Peter Tanton took the trip to Antarctica to celebrate his 60th birthday. But the night before flying, Peter had a troubling premonition.
Ep 4. A True Father
Denise Roper was a young Mum when she heard the news that her fun-loving, happy go, lucky Dad, Frank Christmas had died on the flight. She speaks of the impact Erebus has had on her life and of the journey that helped bring healing to her heart.
Ep 3. The Memorial Champion
Rev Richard Waugh is a busy man with a big heart. He's a Minister, Chaplain and Aviation Historian and although Richard didn't lose a loved one on board, he's made it his personal mission to ensure the Erebus Families have a National Erebus Memorial.
Ep 2. Journey to Forgiveness
At 18, Mark Head (Lizzie Oakes' older brother) was on a cargo ship at sea, when he heard the news that Nan, Muriel Harrison had died on the flight. Mark shares a very real, raw and honest account of his journey to forgiveness.
Ep 1. New Zealand 1979
What was life like in New Zealand in 1979? We set the scene, by travelling back in time and seeing New Zealand through the eyes of a 10-year-old Lizzie Oakes.
On November 28th 1979 an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight crashed into the side of Mt Erebus killing everyone on board. Lizzie Oakes was 10 when she lost her Nan on the flight, 40 years later she talks with others whose lives have been impacted by the disaster.


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Kioxia and Western Digital formally introduced their 8th Generation BiCS 3D NAND memory with 218 active layers. The new storage device offers a 1Tb capacity in 3D TLC mode and features 3200 MT/s data transfer speed, a combination that will enable SSD makers to build high-performance, high-capacity drives. To enable such an extreme interface speed, the companies adopted an architecture akin to YMTC's Xtacking. The 218-layer BiCS 3D NAND device jointly developed by Kioxia and Western Digital supports triple-level cell (TLC) and quad-level cell (QLC) configurations to maximize storage density and expand addressable applications. The companies said that the new device embraces their new 'lateral shrink technology to increase bit density by over 50' without elaborating. Considering that the flash memory IC increased the number...
China Develops High Capacity QLC 3D NAND: YMTC at 1.33 Tb
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) has announced that it's developed its new 128-layer 1.33 Tb QLC 3D NAND memory chip, the X2-6070. The new chip is based on its...64 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/13/2020
YMTC Starts Volume Production of 64-Layer 3D NAND
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) this week said that it had started volume production of its 64-layer 3D NAND memory that uses its proprietary Xtacking architecture. The bhips were...4 by Anton Shilov on 9/5/2019
Flash Memory Summit 2018, Yangtze Memory Technology Keynote Live Blog: Unleashing 3D NAND
The final talk of this session is from Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC). We published their announcement this week, but they have set a very interesting talk for the show...5 by Ian Cutress & Billy Tallis on 8/7/2018
Yangtze Memory Unveils Xtacking Architecture for 3D NAND: Up to 3 Gbps I/O
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) on Monday unveiled key details regarding its Xtacking architecture that will be used for its upcoming 3D NAND flash memory chips. The company's technology...7 by Anton Shilov on 8/6/2018


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Young Students at Stepping Stone School Raise Over $3,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities
Young Students at Stepping Stone School
Raise Over $3,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities
AUSTIN, TX (August 20, 2015) – From selling refreshing lemonade, warm cookies and creative crafts, the students of Stepping Stone Schools in Austin, TX put their business minds and giving hearts to work at the schools' Young Entrepreneurs & Philanthropists summer camp program – all to support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas. The students raised over $3,000 through the sale of their goods and Stepping Stone School matched and exceeded all funds. Together, they donated $6,500 to support the families with hospitalized children that rely on Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas.
Stepping Stone's summer camp program combines teaching students how to plan, prepare and conduct a series of businesses while learning how to give back. The young students did everything from developing advertisements and pricing strategies for their businesses, plus they learned how to work as a team and most importantly, had fun!
"Stepping Stone School is thrilled to partner with RMHC for the sixth year," expressed Rhonda Paver, executive director and founder of Stepping Stone School. "We appreciate the opportunity to develop the young minds and character of these children on behalf of our community."
Stepping Stone School's Young Entrepreneurs & Philanthropists program began in 2010 and has supported RMHC CTX from year one. Since they began supporting RMHC CTX, Stepping Stone School has donated over $19,000.
"It's amazing when young students learn about creating their own businesses and the importance of giving back to their communities," comments Carolyn Schwarz, chief executive officer of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas. "We are so appreciative of their creative ideas to design and sell their goods to support our children and families. It's because of generous friends like the Stepping Stone School that we are able to comfort and care for our families while their children heal in the hospital."
About Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization, creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children. Through its Ronald McDonald House® and Ronald McDonald Family Room programs, RMHC CTX provides a "home-away-from-home" for families that keep them together as their critically ill or injured children receive treatment in Austin-area hospitals. The Ronald McDonald House is a 30 guest room, nurturing home-like environment and the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms are comforting havens located within four Austin hospitals. RMHC CTX is also currently expanding its services to Bryan-College Station. For more information, visit rmhc-ctx.org, follow RMHC CTX on Twitter (@RMHCCTX), or on Facebook (Facebook.com/RMHCCTX).
About Stepping Stone School
Stepping Stone School has been locally owned and operated since 1979. Its founders and employees apply the principles of the school's nationally recognized S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Education, Arts, and Math) based curriculum while providing the highest quality early education and care. In addition, the founders consistently exercise their philanthropic commitment to their community through donations of time, money and resources to organizations whose missions are to better the lives and education of children and families. For more information, please visit www.steppingstoneschool.com.


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Critical success factors to differentiate your brand and win players
Great CX signals to your customers that you care about their privacy, that you care about what they want and that you're willing to go the extra mile to deliver it. That turns one-off customers into loyal supporters, and maybe even brand ambassadors.
Most successful brands don't just create a slick user experience and leave it there – they're serious about continuous brand-building based on emotional responses to great experiences. You can see this in the most successful brands in all kinds of industries. It's why Spotify spends millions on AI to create bespoke playlists for every subscriber; it's why the telcos and utilities (that once saw customers as a captive market) are falling over themselves to deliver a better customer experience than their competitors. And its why Amazon famously leaves one chair empty at every meeting to represent the customer – a visual reminder that CX always comes first.
In an industry like iGaming, where few can compete on product features (and nobody wants a race to the bottom on price), CX is becoming the prime way to differentiate your brand and win players.
We have identified six critical success factors to win back your players trust.
1) Lead from the front
For CX to get off the ground and deliver long-term benefits, top management needs to be prepared to implement the changes needed, not just talk about them. Many brands talk about the value of CX but the results only happen if you make CX a reality in day-to-day operations, rather than just a line on a mission statement.
2) Put people first
Build a customer-centric culture and continually examine your strategy to make sure CX remains at the heart of everything you do. Customer behaviours change, new market trends appear and new regulatory challenges emerge that require constant focus to ensure what you're doing is still the best option.
3) Make an emotional connection
For your brand to be important to your players, they need to feel like they're important to you. Get rid of the old mass messaging and build intelligence into your systems that allows you to target the right players with the right offers, at times they want to engage. Not only will they like it more, but your engagement rates will likely skyrocket.
4) Integrate and automate
Building your entire Marketing Technology stack around customers will take some time to set up, but digital tools and automation will cut the work in the long-term. Put the customer first and get the tools you need to support them across the entire customer journey (not just when trying to get them to sign up). This level of integration is often easier said than done, so start thinking about the future now.
5) Think long-term
While you may have some immediate business goals for your CX improvements, it should always be a long-term strategy. Changes aren't going to affect your bottom line overnight. But when word starts spreading, and customers start engaging more with you, you'll begin to notice a difference.
6) Be sustainable
To build sustainable customer relationships, you need to balance your long-term goals with your short-term goals. It's why it's so important to encourage customers to gamble responsibly with things like deposit limits and loss limits.
As Per Norman, winner of Europe's best CEO in the sustainable gaming industry, put it:
"Green Gaming is not about giving us a good feeling, it is also crucial for our business. Like every consumer company we want our customers to be loyal and return to us. Through Green Gaming, we build consumer confidence which is important in order to create long-term customer relationships."
Want to get started but don't know how? It's all in the details. Let's show you how Mobile Customer Activation can help you with specific customer interactions in the process to convert players from registered to first deposit.


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When using ROS:
Why should I use
catkin build from catkin_tools instead of
I've been told that
catkin build is better but no one who tells me this can give me a reason why.
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When using ROS:
Why should I use
catkin build from catkin_tools instead of
I've been told that
catkin build is better but no one who tells me this can give me a reason why.
The main difference is the isolated environment that you get with
catkin build. This makes the whole build configuration much more compartmentalized and robust to changes in the configuration (add/remove package, modify a cmake variable etc.)
Apart from that you also get much better and easily-readable colored cmdline output which makes the whole experience much more pleasant.
@SteveO's link also gives a nice summary of the changes between the tools.
Adding to
catkin build you also get many other useful subcommands with
catkin including
catkin clean for cleaning the
devel and
install spaces, as well as
catkin list ,
catkin locate,
catkin profile
Apart from the isolated build, it is much more convenient to use:
catkin build can be used from any directory in the workspace while
catkin_make only works in the top level directory.
catkin build package_name or, when called from the package directory,
catkin build --this. Add
--no-deps to skip dependencies.
catkin_make has a
--only-pkg-with-deps flag for this, but there it will result in a persistent setting so next call of just
catkin_make would also only build this package which is very unintuitive.)
catkin clean makes it easy to wipe build/devel without having to use a scary
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Ancient Christian fifth century AD ruins discovered in Egypt's Western Desert
A French-Norwegian archaeological team has discovered new Christian ruins in Egypt's Western Desert, revealing monastic life in the region in the fifth century AD, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said Saturday.
"The French-Norwegian mission discovered during its third excavation campaign at the site of Tal Ganoub Qasr al-Agouz in the Bahariya Oasis several buildings made of basalt, others carved into the bedrock and some made of mud bricks," it said in a statement.
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The complex is comprised of "six sectors containing the ruins of three churches and monks' cells", whose "walls bear graffiti and symbols with Coptic connotations", said Osama Talaat, head of Islamic, Coptic and Jewish Antiquities at the ministry.
Mission head Victor Ghica said "19 structures and a church carved into the bedrock" were discovered in 2020, according to the statement.
The church walls were decorated with "religious inscriptions" and biblical passages in Greek, revealing "the nature of monastic life in the region", Ghica said.
It clearly showed that monks were present there since the fifth century AD, he added.
The remote site, located in the desert southwest of the capital Cairo, was occupied from the fourth to eighth centuries, with a likely peak of activity around the fifth and sixth centuries, according to the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology, in charge of the mission.
Cairo has announced several major new archaeological discoveries in recent months with the hopes of spurring tourism, a sector that has suffered multiple blows -- from a 2011 uprising to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sheila graduated with a Bsc Hons degree in Physiotherapy from UUJ. Since then she has gained a wide range of clinical experience in both the UK and Ireland in areas ranging from orthopaedics, spinal, musculoskeletal, neurological rehabilitation and pain management.
She has also gone on to do a Licenciate in Traditional Chinese Medication/ Acupuncture.
For the last 20 years, in particular,she has enjoyed working with clients presenting with a variety of needs and continues to use a whole person approach in helping them overcome their problems.
Particularly interests include:
- Soft tissue and myofascial pain relief through hands on work and acupuncture needling;
- Spinal and pelvic pain;
- Holistic approach to pain management;
- Use of acupuncture to complement wellbeing including women's health, stress related illnesses and respiratory conditions;
- Maintaining mobility and wellness with age.
Following disc surgery, I came to The Physio Rooms for treatment of continuing pain in my leg and knee. I was unable to walk any distance. Hands-on Physiotherapy and rehabilitation exercises helped a lot to improve my movement and strength. I had never tried Acupuncture but found it particularly good for relieving the nervy pain I was getting down the leg. Craniosacral therapy helped boost my energy. For me, the combined approach worked very well to maximise my recovery. I now walk three miles a day five times a week with little to no pain.
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During a holiday in Scotland with her husband Prince Albert, Queen Victoria fell deeply in love with the evocative Highland scenery, announcing that Scotland was " the proudest, finest country in the world" she decided to acquire a home there. Albert also felt inspired by the dramatic mountain scenery, which reminded him of his native Coburg in Germany, for which he had often felt homesick.Balmoral Castle
They rented Balmoral Castle, which stands in magnificent scenery in the shadow of Lochnagar, from its then owner, the Duke of Fife. Located in the Dee Valley in Aberdeenshire, six miles from Braemar, the castle already boasted royal connections, Robert II, King of Scots, had owned a hunting lodge there in the middle ages. ,br> The Queen purchased the castle and estate in 1852 for £31,000, with money bequeathed to her in the will of the wealthy and eccentric John Camden Nield, who left half a million pounds (the equivalent of 24 million pounds today) to "Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, begging Her Majesty's most gracious acceptance of the same for her sole use and benefit". Her diary for 1852 records "A very handsome fortune had inexplicably been bequeathed to me by a Mr John Camden Nield. He knew I would not squander it". She ensured that his servants were well provided for and in 1855, had a stained glass window installed in his honour at North Marsden church, as well as carrying out repairs to the church roof.
The royal couple decided to demolish the existing fifteenth century castle and erect a new one. The Scottish baronial style castle, with pepper pot turrets, which replaced it was completed by 1856, Albert participated in the design. Queen Victoria's journals refer to Balmoral as " My dear paradise in the Highlands" The industrious Prince Albert even designed a Balmoral tartan.
After the death of her beloved Albert in 1861, from which she was never to properly recover, Victoria suffered a breakdown and became somewhat reclusive. She began to spend more and more time at her beloved Balmoral, she relished the solitude, which calmed her shattered nerves. The scandal threatened to engulf her, when during this time, much to the chagrin of the Prince of Wales, she formed an emotional attachment with John Brown, her Highland servant, leading to the Queen being popularly referred to as Mrs Brown. However, it is unlikely that there was anything in the relationship other than the companionship that the lonely and emotional Victoria craved.
On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the castle and estate passed, by the terms of her will, to Edward VII and succeeding British monarchs. Today it is the private home of Elizabeth II and the Queen and her family occupy Balmoral throughout the summer holiday period.
Victoria's original 6,350-acre estate has been expanded to its present 50,000 acres which include some truly panoramic scenery. The estate includes Ballochbuie Forest, the largest remnant of the ancient Caledonian Forest. Loch Muick and Lochnagar Wildlife Trust was established with the Scottish Wildlife Trust in 1974 and a visitor centre was built on the site.
The ballroom is the only part of the castle itself where the public are admitted. It contains various paintings, porcelain and silver and displays of Highland dress. There is also a cafeteria and a shop selling a wide range of souvenirs.
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Sustainable Salmon Farming
Sustainability – Saving Our Resources Now and for the Future
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"
The World Commission on Environment and Development 1987 (Brundtlalnd Commission)
When we practice sustainability, it means we become better stewards of the environment and promote economic growth and social objectives. It also can be a strong catalyst for innovation, competitiveness in the market place and can improve our quality of life. Aquaculture is rooted in these very ideas because:
- The ever-growing demand of affordable, healthy sources of protein from seafood puts great stress on the environment. Only aquaculture can keep up with this demand and protect natural supplies and their eco-systems.
- Farm-raised fish only thrive in a clean, unpolluted environment. For this reason alone, aquaculture promotes the conservation of nature.
- Aquaculture sustains not only the environment but helps to build a strong economy by offering fishermen the opportunity to prosper without depleting natural sources and by providing an affordable product year-round.
Sustainable Aquaculture – Riding the Wave of the Future
Aquaculture "involves the managed reproduction and growth of aquatic animals under controlled conditions." It's these controlled conditions that ensure that the environment is respected and the consumer is offered the highest quality for a great price. Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. and global agricultural economies and continues to provide the world with the greatest hope of supplying demand while protecting and conserving natural resources. One of the reasons for the trend toward the sea versus land is that unlike agriculture, aquaculture is based on volume rather than area and it is quite clear that the land available for producing food is not keeping up with population growth.
The ways in which salmon farming promotes sustainability includes:
- Requiring less feed per pound of live weight in comparison to other animals such as beef or chicken. That means fewer resources are used than with traditional sources of protein.
- Eliminating the occurrence of non-target fish and other marine species (such as dolphins, sea turtles, etc.) being unintentionally caught in nets.
- Preserving wild forage fish by continual research into better feed for farmed fish which would reduce the use of fishmeal and fish oil.
- Reducing fuel usage and pollution by having production facilities located close to the farms.
- Reducing food waste and water contamination by using ocean floor vacuums and cameras.
- Protecting the ecosystem surrounding the farms by continuous monitoring of waste and constant environmental
assessment by government agencies.
- Helping to preserve the ozone since there is no release of methane gas.
Our producers are located in Chile and Norway, countries that take immense pride in protecting their coastlines. These countries have strict government monitoring, regulation and control over their aquaculture and have become the leaders in not only ocean-farming technology but in staying harmonious with nature. All of this of course contributes to the ultimate goal of having an industry that is sustainable in both an environmental and economic way.
Scarcity of resources and demand from growing populations makes salmon fish farming one of the most viable choices and truly the wave of the future as scientists and countries around the globe search for sustainable solutions to not only promote good health but preventing hunger.