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Drug driving relates to the offences of Driving with Prescribed Illicit Drug in Oral Fluid, or the more serious offence of Drug impaired driving under the influence of drugs.
Drug Driving Offences
If you have been charged with a drug or drink driving offence in Perth, you need to speak to an experienced traffic lawyer about your case as soon as possible. Let our team deal with the police on your behalf, offer advice and represent you in court. A consultation with a knowledgeable solicitor is a good first step in the process of understanding the court process, possible defences and the likely outcome of your matter.
About Drug Driving
If you have been charged with the offence of Driving with Prescribed Illicit Drug in Oral Fluid, or the more serious charge of Drug Impaired Driving under the Influence of Drugs, where police have evidence of suspicious or erratic driving behaviour and where that suspicion is confirmed following a driver assessment and/or blood tests, then you could be facing some heavy fines, lengthy or permanent license suspensions and even jail time. It's important you get the right advice at the beginning to avoid getting the maximum penalties.
The following information comes from the Road Traffic Act 1974 (page 48), and gives an approximate look at the type of penalties you could expect to face if charged with drug driving:
Penalties For Driving With Prescribed Illicit Drug In Oral Fluid:
Min Penalty
Max Penalty
Demerits OR Licence Disqualification
|First Offence
|3 demerits
|Second OR Subsequent Offence
|6 months minimum
Penalties For Drug Impaired Driving Under The Influence Of Drugs:
Min Penalty
Max Penalty
Licence Disqualification
|First Offence
|10 months minimum
|Second Offence
9 months imprisonment
|30 months minimum
|Subsequent Offence
18 months imprisonment
Drug Driving FAQs
Police may have evidence of suspicious or erratic driving behavior, meaning that may stop to test you for drugs and alcohol. They may also randomly drug test you – much like a booze-bus for alcohol. The process usually involves a swab being dragged along your tongue however may, in some cases involve a blood test from a sample of your blood.
- The penalty for a first offence is a fine between $900 - $2,500 and a minimum 10 month licence disqualification.
- Second offence offenders can be fined $2,100 - $3,500 and lose their licence for 30 months or more.
For a third or subsequent offence a fine of between $2,100 - $5,000, a permanent licence disqualification or jail for 18 months.
What Should I Do Now?
Engaging the right lawyer to look after your case is very important in achieving a good result. At the law offices of Andrew Williams you will get direct and honest advice about whether you have a defence to the charge, the likely outcome if convicted including whether your license would be suspended or cancelled, and whether there is a risk or likelihood of imprisonment. You will also receive professional representation from an experienced traffic and driving offence lawyer and barrister who has handled countless traffic law matters over many years.
Andrew Williams represents clients in all courts for criminal and traffic related charges. As an experienced traffic and driving offence lawyer, Andrew is passionate and determined in attaining the best possible outcome for his clients charged with a DUI offence. He is a phone call away and will provide sensible, easy to understand legal advice as well as committed and determined representation on all traffic and driving offence matters. Contact Andrew today to discuss your traffic matter or call on (08) 9278 2575.


text: Massive suspicion of manipulation against Bitcoin course 2017 01 December 2019 Rudolf-Faix Crypto Currencies (0) TweetShareNew storm clouds are brewing over the global digital currency Bitcoin. A study by US financial economics professors John Griffin (University of Texas) and Amin Shams (Ohio University) is now fueling the suspicion of a massive manipulation of the Bitcoin course in 2017, where the value of a Bitcoin has risen to nearly $ 20,000. Financial professors John Griffin and Amin Shams, lecturers at the University of Texas and Ohio State University respectively, analyzed over 200 gigabytes of data about the transaction history between Bitcoin and Tether, another digital currency. Tether is an asset known as "stablecoin" whose trading value is (partially) linked to the US dollar. The study of the professors revealed that the tethers traded against bitcoins had a mysterious pattern. "We find that the identified patterns are not present in other streams - and almost all of the price impact can be attributed to a major player", wrote Griffin and Shams. "We map this data across both blockchains and find that a large player is behind most of the patterns we document". The manipulation occurred when Bitcoin rose to an all-time high of nearly $ 20,000 in late 2017, according to the study. Griffin and Shams were able to trace the data clusters back to a source. According to the two professors, it is "a big account at Bitfinex", one of the world's leading digital currency exchanges. The Wall Street Journal first reported the results of the updated study in early November. The study is another setback for the crypto market. Just recently, a report from investment firm Bitwise revealed that 95 percent of all trading volumes in Bitcoin exchanges are fictitious. "Big Player" should have dominated price history with transactions The two financial analysts had analyzed more than 200 gigabytes of transactional data, focusing on the two digital currencies Bitcoin and Tether and the trading history between them. The trading pattern suggests, according to Griffin and Shams, that the course of the Bitcoin in 2017 in correspondence with Tehter could be assigned to a single "big player". The starting point could be a large account at Bitfinex, one of the leading digital currency exchanges, for alleged price manipulation. As if that were not enough, other studies also tinker with digital money transactions. A recent study by the investment house Bitwise suggests that 95 percent of trading volumes on Bitcoin exchanges are not genuine. The study comes after an analysis published in March found that 95% bitcoin spot trading is faked. The survey, created by cryptocurrency asset manager Bitwise for the SEC, found that only $273 million of about $6 billion in average daily bitcoin volume was legitimate.

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That is if their businesses haven't already died! Below is the DeWine presser:
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud signed the Addendum to Director's Third Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-In Service, with Exceptions. This amended order, reopens self-service food stations in restaurants, bars, banquet and catering facilities, and services, as long as the following conditions are met:
- Customers must wear facial coverings while using self-service food stations or in line for self-service food stations. Those unable to wear a facial covering must be served by an employee.
- Buffet tables/salad bars must be spaced a minimum of 6 feet away from customer seating/tables, and lines must not extend into seating areas.
- Customer flow at buffet tables/salad bars must move in one direction with a beginning point and ending point, and customers must maintain at least 6 feet of social distancing while in line. Directional signage must be posted indicating where the customer line begins.
- Hand sanitizer must be placed at self-serve food stations, including at the front of the line and end of the line of buffet tables/salad bars, and used by customers prior to, and after, serving themselves.
- At least 6 feet of social distancing must be maintained between seated customers and customers in line for a buffet/salad bar and monitored by employees.
- Serving utensils must be replaced or cleaned and sanitized at least hourly. It is recommended that customers use disposable napkins, tissues, wax paper, etc., when handling serving utensils, and operators of self-service food stations are encouraged to make them available. A trash receptacle should be conveniently located.
- Use of individually packaged condiments is recommended instead of shared or bulk condiment dispensers.
- Commonly touched surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized frequently.
- While in operation, self-serve areas must be continually monitored by staff who are trained in food safety, including monitoring customer hand sanitizing practices at the self-service food station.
- Food must be protected from contamination, including sneeze guards on self-serve equipment.
- Signage must be placed at self-service food stations requiring customers to use hand sanitizer before and after serving themselves, and to maintain at least 6 feet of social distancing while in line. The signage should recommend that customers use disposable napkins, tissues, wax paper, etc., when handling serving utensils. A sample sign is available on Ohio's coronavirus website at https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/responsible-restart-ohio/Posters-and-Signs (food service operations and retail food establishments may choose to develop their own signage).
The order goes into effect on February 11, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.


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SYDNEY, Australia — The question from the debate moderator in New Zealand was simple and to the point: "Jacinda Ardern, have you ever used cannabis?"
"Yes I did," said Ms. Ardern, the country's popular prime minister, "a long time ago."
The moderator paused, looking surprised. Then the audience applauded.
Ms. Ardern later declined to say whether she supported the legalization of marijuana, which New Zealanders will decide in a referendum with the national election on Oct. 17. But by that point in the debate on Wednesday, she had already won another smiley-face emoji from the global left, while reminding voters that she hadn't always been so earnest.
Before leading the coronavirus lockdown that worked and becoming New Zealand's unifier-in-chief after the deadly shootings last year at two mosques in Christchurch, Ms. Ardern was, it seemed, like most of her constituents: a toker, at least once or twice.
Roughly 80 percent of New Zealanders have tried marijuana, according to independent studies — more than double the rate for Australians, and far above what Americans report, too. So when Ms. Ardern, 40, acknowledged her own past drug use, the nation of five million — where a lot of things are green and dank — simply shrugged.
"Most people will have just smiled to themselves, as most have had a puff," said Peter Williamson, 67, a Methodist minister in South Auckland. "I'm probably one of the few people who's never actually had the opportunity."
That's New Zealand for you — democracy's relaxed parallel universe. While President Trump and Joe Biden were drawing comparisons to dumpster fires inside a train wreck this week, Ms. Ardern and her opponent, Judith Collins, leader of the conservative National Party, were engaging in an intense debate with just a few interruptions (and a call at one point for "manners").
New Zealand's upcoming election is an anomaly in other ways as well. It has the potential to be historic — as a marker of consensus, not division.
Ms. Ardern is such a favorite that the only question is whether her Labor Party will win enough support to form New Zealand's first majority government since landmark electoral reform in the 1990s, or whether she will need to form a coalition with the Greens.
Marijuana has become a hot issue precisely for that reason. With a majority in reach, Ms. Ardern has been reminding the world that her politics of kindness also includes steely calculation.
Helen Clark, the former Labor prime minister who is a vocal supporter of legalization, said "the indication that she has used it is in itself a powerful signal."
But polls show a closely divided electorate on legalization. Some observers see that as the reason Ms. Ardern has refused to say which way she leans on the issue.
"She needs center-right voters," said Richard Shaw, a politics professor at Massey University in Palmerston North. "The concern might be that the National Party would use it against her as a weapon."
For now, her "I smoked but may not want you to" approach has flummoxed her critics on both the left and the right.
During the debate on Wednesday night, Ms. Collins, a lawyer who is the second woman to lead the National Party, interjected a sarcastic "come on" when Ms. Ardern said she wanted to let the public decide whether marijuana should be legal.
Her own answer was more definitive: Ms. Collins, 61, said she had never used cannabis and would vote no on the referendum.
"I want to protect the mental health of young people in particular," she said.
Many New Zealanders seem, like Ms. Ardern, to be arguing not about the intent of the law, but how far it would go and how it should be passed.
Mr. Williamson, the Methodist pastor, who is also a former criminal barrister, said he would prefer that marijuana possession be decriminalized. Indigenous New Zealanders are three times as likely to be arrested and charged with marijuana offenses as white New Zealanders are.
"An ordinary person with a small amount of marijuana should not be afraid of being stopped by police," he said.
Even supporters of legalization have wondered aloud if the referendum was the best way to go. It lays out in great detail how the drug would be regulated: Cannabis would be sold via licensed retailers; it would be legal for those 20 and older; and people would be allowed to grow up to four plants at home, and share up to 14 grams socially.
But given that Ms. Ardern said in 2017 that she supported a public health approach to recreational marijuana use, many ask, why turn the decision over to the people?
"They committed to writing a very good law, but they're letting it hang out in a no-man's-land," said Ross Bell, executive director of the Drug Foundation, which has worked for decades to reduce the harm of alcohol and drugs through education and policy advocacy.
Nandor Tanczos, a former Greens party lawmaker who is now on the district council in the town of Whakatane, and who runs a social change organization called He Puna Whenua, agreed.
"Parliament should have just legislated these reforms, based on science," he said.
Relying on a referendum, he argued, has allowed misinformation to bloom. One example he cited: The antilegalization lobby has shown images of rural dairy farms with marijuana ads plastered on them — although the new law would prohibit advertising.
"It's an attempt to scare people into thinking we're getting something different than we actually will," Mr. Tanczos said.
That kind of fearmongering could have long-term consequences, said Mr. Bell.
"A 'no' vote means no politicians will touch cannabis for a long, long time," he said. "And that law will stay, doing harm mainly to young people and Maori."
Amanda Saxton contributed reporting from Auckland, New Zealand.


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Quarterly Review of Wines
Spring 2005
"…Lodi is now one of California's up-and-coming wine regions."
"Another Lodi advocate of old-vine Zinfandel is Lance Randolph, owner of Peirano Estate. He says that his 75-acre block, part of the 300-acre estate, is 'perhaps the largest block of old head-trained, natural rooted Zinfandel left in California.' Randolph's great-grandfather Giacomo Peirano, a native of Genoa, Italy, first planted vines in Lodi in 1895. Today, Peirano is known for Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Syrah.
"Peirano bottles at two levels, the affordable Peirano Estate wines, $10, and the Heritage Collection, $15-$19. While the estate wines are solid and varietally correct, often with dense layered flavors, the Heritage Collection wines are complex and distinctive, fully worth the additional dollars. Peirano Estate 1998 Old Vine Zinfandel, $10, was a little jammy with big ripe berry flavors, while the Peirano Heritage Collection 1999 Old Vine Zinfandel, $19, was dense and rich with lovely blackberry flavors and hints of spice. For my money the quality difference between the estate and Heritage Collection Peirano Shirazes made the point even more. Peirano Estate 1998 Shiraz, a real bargain at $10, is bright and textured with layered fruit, but the Heritage Collection 1999 Shiraz, $17, is loaded with black cherry and blackberry flavors and has a great structure and texture."


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Queesland – The Land of Giant Tree
Queensland is known throughout Australia and throughout the world for its beautiful environment. With an eastern coastline offering expansive white sand beaches, its native forests, its tropical Northern environments and the dry plains of its middle regions, Queensland offers a rich multitude of climates and habitats for various natural flora and fauna. Many Australian native trees thrive in Queensland and become an integral part of its native landscape.
Because of its geographical variety in landscapes and environments, Queensland has many natural trees native to its state. Queensland's multitudes of environments allow for the proliferation of many varieties of trees which require a range of natural climates. Some of Queensland's largest and tallest native Australian trees include…
Agathis Robusta: Queensland Kauri Pine
The Agathis robusta is known as the Queensland Kauri Pine and is native to the state, as well as to Australia. It has a very invasive root system and can grow up to 50 metres high and 8 metres wide – imagine the space that would take up in your standard backyard! This tree is also known as a 'smooth-barked kauri'. It's a coniferous tree, large and evergreen, growing straight and tall.
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Where does it grow?
The Queensland Kauri Pine generally grows in two very specific areas: firstly, the southern area of Fraser Island and around Maryborough, and secondly, in the Atherton Tableland region west of Cairns. However, the pine can be cultivated in other regions where the climate suits its environment needs.
Botanical details
The Queensland Kauri Pine's leaves are between 5-12 cm long and are arrange in opposite pairs on the stem. This tree produces globular cones which are around the size of a tennis ball. These cones often litter the base of the tree as they fall.
Historical and current uses
This particular tree species has been heavily logged in the past. The largest and most prodigious sized Queensland Kauri Pines are now much rarer than they were in pre-European times due to this logging activity. Now, the tree is a part of the Australian native landscape and is iconic to Queensland in the minds of both locals and tourists.
The Queensland Kauri is also used to make timber. Its wood results in a native softwood with a fine, even texture, a pale cream or pinkish-brown heartwood and a straight grain. This timber is suited for many indoor uses, including fine cabinetry, flooring, for making furniture and for violin bellies. However, due to its rarity, it's not a tree which is heavily used for timber purposes.
Ficus Macrophylla: Moreton Bay Fig
The Moreton Bay Fig is another native Queensland tree, named after an iconic Queensland region. This tree also has a very invasive root system. Reaching heights of up to 30 metres, the Moreton Bay Fig then spreads another potential 20 metres wide. The Moreton Bay Fig is a large spreading shade tree which is often used for its shade cover in parklands, with an abundance of berries highly prized by local birds.
Where does it grow?
The Moreton Bay Fig is mostly found on Queensland's east coast, ranging from the Atherton Tableland down to the Shoalhaven River on the New South Wales south coast. It grows in climates which include both subtropical, warm temperatures and dry rainforests. It's also able to grow from as low as sea level to within a 300-metre altitude.
The tallest Moreton Bay fig in existence resides on a cattle farm near Egg Rock, Numinbah, Queensland. It measures in at 49 metres.
This tree is also cultivated in other suitable environments throughout the world, including New Zealand, South Africa, Portugal, Italy and California in the United States. Santa Barbara's Moreton Bay Fig Tree was planted in 1876 by a little girl who, the story tells, was given the seedling by an Australian sailor. Today, it's a popular Santa Barbara tourist attraction.
Botanical details
This is a fruit producing tree. The Moreton Bay Fig is a key source of food in the rainforest for many species, including fruit-eating pigeons, cuckoos, currawongs, bowerbirds and fruit bats.
The Moreton Bay Fig is a long-lasting tree, often living for over 100 years.
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Historical and current uses
Due to its huge shade cover, the Moreton Bay Fig is widely used in public parks. Historically, the tree has been popular with Australia's early settlers. At the beginning of the 20th century, its planting as a street tree was advocated by Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens director Joseph Maiden. Some of the trees planted in his day are still now living and providing shade cover for modern residents, and their spreading roots are iconic and familiar to the majority of Queenslanders. The Moreton Bay Fig is a great tree for climbing because of its extensive root spread and branches.
Native Australian Aborigines have many more historical and current uses for the Moreton Bay Fig. Long before European settlement, they drew on the tree for its fruit supplies year-round. Once the fig fruit hit the ground, it would fill the air with a very distinctive fermenting aroma. The figs would then be either eaten when ripe and soft or turned into a paste. The tree's fig fruit contains potassium, calcium, magnesium and iron.
Indigenous Australians also used the inner bark and roots to make cloth and cord, which was then used to weave fishing nets and in making bags. As well, the tree's branches were used to make waterproof canoes. The tree's milky sap was also used as a medicine, treating infections and dressing small wounds.
Bracychiton Rupestris: Queensland Bottle Tree
The Queensland Bottle Tree is a native Queensland tree, growing up to 20 metres high and 5 metres wide. It has a very unique trunk, growing in a bottle-shaped size which grows to an enormous girth. The Queensland Bottle Tree is a good shade tree and is able to tolerate hot, dry environments. This tree is a slow grower, taking years to reach its full height and girth.
This type of tree is known as a 'Supreme Feature Tree', as its shape and form varies within its distinct bottle shape. It can grow in any combination of short-squat, thick-thin, bent-straight, and even in some cases with twin trunks. These trees grow in a variety of landscape designs and are found in many backyards and landscaped public spaces.
Where does it grow?
Given the Queensland Bottle Tree's ability to grow and survive in many different environments, it's found in many regions throughout Queensland. Its highest concentration is found in central Queensland. In New South Wales, a similar tree called the Kurrajong grows in the same type of climates as its Queensland counterpart. It's able to grow on hills, ridges, slopes, in clay, shale, or in basalt soils.
In Roma, Queensland, the community planted 93 Queensland Bottle Trees in an avenue between 1918 and 1920. Each tree represented a local man killed in World War I. These trees still stand in remembrance today.
Botanical details
The Queensland Bottle Tree grows as a succulent, its size adaptable to the environment it's given to grow in. It has a dark grey bark on its trunk. Between September and November each year, the tree flowers with creamy-yellow native flowers marked with red. When in their natural habitat, these trees are typically leafless in between the months of September and December. The amount of leaves grown, time they remain and extent of their drop can be affected by both extreme rainfall and drought.
Historical and current uses
This is another tree which Indigenous Australians have had uses for over the course of thousands of years. The Aboriginal people would eat the roots of young plants and consume the sap which came from the tree when its trunk was cut. The tree's fibre was also used to make nets. In farming practises, Queensland Bottle Trees will be left as a food source even as the land around them is cleared for farming. When conditions have deteriorated due to drought, at times entire trees have been felled to feed livestock – by removing the bark, a soft, edible pulp is exposed.
Lophostemon Confertus: Brush Box
The Brush Box tree reaches heights of 15 metres high and widths of up to 8 metres (in the wild, it can reach heights of up to 40 metres). It's also known as a Queensland box, Brisbane box, pink box, box scrub, and vinegartree. This is a tree which natively grows in Queensland's coastal regions, but it is now commonly used as a street tree in many eastern Australian capital cities.
Its high level of resilience to pests and disease makes it a common choice for street use, as well as the fact that it doesn't require a heavy upkeep in order to remain healthy. This is a tree which will often require lopping to keep it clear of overhead power lines, but it survives the pruning process well.
Botanical details
The Brush Box grows a thick canopy with leaves which are dark green, thick and glossy. It also bears fruit, growing small woody bell shaped capsules which are roughly 1cm in size. Its smooth, beige coloured bark protects the trunk, peeling seasonally to reveal a coppery orange and brown tones. Its native flowers, which are white and fluffy, attracts bees and other insects to the area who hunt for sustenance from its sources.
The Brush Box tree grows in an attractive, round shape. Because of its aesthetic and its ability to tolerate smug, drought, poor drainage and heavy pruning, this tree is popular for use as a street tree.
It's happiest in a moist soil which has strong drainage but is able to tolerate poorer soils as well. Its preferred climate is sub-tropical with plenty of sunlight.
Historical and current uses
Brush Box trees are used to protect against erosion and to keep soil in place against natural elements. It produces honey through the bees it attracts, and is also a great tree for nesting birds.
Its trunk is turned into hardwood, which is then used for a variety of applications, including flooring, cladding and bridge decking. When turned into hardwood, its colour can vary in appearance from a greyish pink through to a reddish brown. It possesses a fine and even texture with an interlocking grain. Its natural waxiness is a good base for paints and stains.
Brachychiton Acerifolius: Illawarra Flame Tree
The Illawarra Flame Tree is native to subtropical regions on the east coast of Australia and is a familiar sight for many Queenslanders. It's known for its bright red bell-shaped native flowers which often cover the entire tree when it's fully leafless.
Botanical details
The Illawarra Flame Tree is a deciduous tree, shedding its leaves after the dry season. Its beautiful flowering occurs in late spring, creating new foliage which is ready for the summer rains.
It bears a pod-like fruit which is dark brown and boat-shaped, growing up to 10cm long. It grows best in temperate climates, but these days it's cultivated all over the world because of its beauty. It grows to a maximum height of up to 40 metres, but can only reach this height in its original warm habitat. In other areas, it generally grows to a 20 metre height.
The tree offers food and support to a wide range of native animals throughout its natural growth regions, including caterpillars, pigeons, and butterflies.
Historical and current uses
Indigenous Australians used the tree as a source of sustenance and to create tools. Its yellow seeds can be eaten after being toasted, providing a food source. However, its seed pods are potentially hazardous, as they contain hairs which can be inhaled, can irritate skin on contact, or even cause blindness. Its inner bark can be used to create fishing line once the trunk has been stripped.
Common in many regions of Queensland and planted and cultivated for its beauty, the Illawarra Flame Tree provides iconic and splendid shade coverage to many streets and public areas of Queensland.
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Joyetech Espion 200W Box Mod / Kit – From $40.35
It's been a while since a device from Joytech caught our attention, but the Joyetech Espion 200W Box Mod Kit certainly seems like a quality offering with plenty of bells-and-whistles. Powered by dual 18650 batteries, it has a stylish ridged chassis with a huge 1.45 inch TFT color display that provides an enormous amount of data, including real-time clock and customizable colors. It's powered by dual 18650 batteries and provides up to 200W of output with full temperature control (Ni/Ti/SS), preheat, TCR, resistance lock and more. The Joyetech Espion 200W Mod has a unique 3-button user interface with large side fire button, hinge / lock battery access door, 2A micro-USB charging / upgrade port and can accommodate atomizers up to 28mm in diameter.
Sold alone or as a complete starter kit with the 4.5ml ProCore X Sub-Ohm Tank, the Joyetech Espion 200W Box Mod has a clean, professional design with all of Joyetech's latest technology. Now available and ready-to-ship, you can get the Joyetech Espion 200W at these online retailers:
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Joyetech Espion 200W Mod features:
- Variable wattage: 1 – 200W
- Temperature control: 200 – 600F / 100 – 315C (Ni/Ti/SS/TCR)
- Resistance range: 0.05 – 3.5 ohm
- Output modes: Power / RTC / TC (Ni/Ti/SS316) / TCR
- Unique and professional design
- Large 1.45 inch TFT color display
- Real-time clock, 5-color options and more
- TCR, resistance lock and preheat functionality
- 3-button control interface
- Oversized firing button
- Numerous built-in safety protections
- Hinge and lock battery access door
- Micro-USB 2A charging and upgrade port
- Centered SS 510 connection with gold-plated contact
- Powered by dual 18650 batteries (sold separately)
ProCore X Sub-Ohm Tank features:
- Stainless steel and glass construction
- Hinge and lock top-fill system
- 2m or 4.5ml tank capacity
- Utilizes Joyetech ProC Series Coils
- Includes 0.4 ohm DL and 0.25 ohm MTL coils
- Dual adjustable bottom airflow
- 510 threading
- 25mm diameter


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Gran Turismo 7 Launch Date Revealed With Awesome Trailer
You'll want to stop and watch this video to see how the latest GT installment returns to its roots.
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Mark your calendars for March 4, 2022. That's when the latest installment in Polyphony Digital's iconic franchise, Gran Turismo 7, will become available for both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Frankly, it looks incredible, offering the sort of expansive and immersive car enthusiast experience that the franchise is known for—but which the most recent release, Gran Turismo Sport, essentially abandoned.
So consider this a return to form. All the things that made the previous things great, like a massive selection of cars, and an emphasis on collecting said cars and modifying them, and a robust single-player career mode. Whereas Sport was focused, almost to a fault, on a competitive online driving experience, GT7 appears to be pure GT fan service—to its everlasting benefit.
We get a peek at GT7's most important elements, like the livery editor, the "Scapes" photo mode, the all-important "GT Auto" tuning mode, and some interesting new features like "GT Cafe." The latter is very intriguing, apparently using NPCs to prompt (and assist) players in acquiring certain types of cars, generally fitting a specific type; say, Japanese Compact Cars, as the screenshot included in the release says, with rewards for completing the "menu."
But it's the racing that's the soul of the game, and it looks like Polyphony Digital is wringing some serious graphic juice out of the PS5 hardware. More robust weather and time-of-day effects add to the realism, particularly on old favorite tracks like High Speed Ring and Trial Mountain. Watch the trailer above for yourself and see. We recommend stockpiling a big screen, a good sound system, a wheel-and-pedal setup, and the patience you'll need to wait until March to load this game on your machine.


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'Tis the season for exchanging gifts, which means you might have just found a brand new laptop under the Christmas tree. Once you've got over the excitement of unwrapping it, and profusely thanked the person generous enough to buy it for you... well, what's next?
Most laptops don't come with much of an instruction manual so it's down to you to figure everything out, and that might not be so simple - especially if you're jumping from an OS you're familiar with to one you've never tried before. Read on for all the basics you need.
1. Update, update, update
It's likely that your new laptop has been sitting on a warehouse shelf or in a store display for several months, and that means software updates have probably been piling up in the background while the laptop hasn't been used properly.
You may well want to get on with something more exciting on your new machine, but updates are vitally important, even if they are a bit dull - not only do they add new features to your computer, they fix bugs and patch up security holes, so you really want to focus on this first. Get the updates started off then go and play Trivial Pursuit for a bit.
On , head to the Update & security part of Settings; if you're on a Mac, then you'll find the updates in the App Store; and on a Chromebook, you simply need to restart when you see the update icon (a small upwards-pointing arrow) in the status area.
2. Set up some security software
Before you start doing anything important on your shiny new computer, you want to make sure you're adequately protected against all the nastiness that lurks out there on the internet.
Having a modern, fully updated browser is a good start - keeping the updates going applies to individual applications as well as the main OS.
Fortunately, system security is now much more straightforward than it was five or ten years ago, and Windows 10, macOS Sierra and Chrome OS all come with plenty of built-in tools for keeping unwanted malware and viruses at bay.
You need to apply some common sense too - don't follow links you aren't sure about (like those that appear randomly on social media sites or in badly worded emails).
Some extra security is always a good idea, particularly on Windows, which tends to attract most of the unwanted attention from hackers and scammers - our friends at TechRadar have some for improving your laptop's defences.
We'd recommend getting some sort of backup plan in place too, if you're on Windows or macOS - both come with a built-in solution ( for Windows and for macOS) but there are other options, like , or .
3. Get your favourite applications installed
That's enough of the housekeeping - it's time to have some fun with your new laptop and download your favourite applications and maybe discover some new ones.
On Windows, you can open up the Windows Store from the Start menu, and there's an App Store entry on the dock on macOS. On Chromebooks, as well as Windows and macOS, you can also find, download and install programs through your web browser of choice (a web browser is probably the first app you need to get hold of, if you don't want to use the one that comes with operating system).
Big, professional-level applications like Office and Photoshop will cost you money, but there are plenty of programs , plus plenty of web apps - from to - that you can run through your browser, including .
4. Remove any applications you don't want
There are quite a few reasons not to leave unused applications lying around on your system - they take up precious disk space for a start, they make life harder for your laptop's OS, and they can even be a security risk if an out-of-date program should suddenly develop a vulnerability.
This isn't a problem you'll have on a , of course - one of the benefits of going with a Google-powered laptop is you don't have to worry about uninstalling or indeed installing programs, because everything runs on the web.
On Windows, you can get rid of anything you don't want (and anything that might have been pre-installed by the manufacturer) by opening the Settings panel from the Start menu and choosing System then Apps & features.
On macOS, removing apps you don't want is as easy as opening Launchpad, clicking and holding on an app's icon until it starts to shake, then clicking the delete button (a small cross). If no delete button appears, follow .
5. Customise your laptop OS
With all the basics taken care of, it's time to make your laptop your own by customising its look and behaviour.
If you're sharing the computer with other people you might want to create your own user account first, as this will keep all your tweaks and changes personal to you without interfering with anyone else.
On Windows, the easiest way to start customising is to right-click on a blank area of the desktop and choose Personalise from the pop-up menu - you can adjust colours, the desktop wallpaper, the Start menu and more besides. If you want to go further there are third-party utilities such as than can help.
If you're using a Mac, meanwhile, open up System Preferences from the main Apple menu (top left), and you'll find a host of options under the General, Desktop & Screen Saver, and Dock headings.
As far as Chrome OS goes, open up the Settings from the main Chrome menu and you can play around with various OS options, including the desktop background. You can also and save them as themes, or install a theme .


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The South Korean cryptocurrency market is surging as daily Bitcoin (BTC) trading volume in the country has jumped by 10-15% in the past two days.
Seoul-based crypto exchange Bithumb has processed over $666,658,444 in BTC-KRW (Korean Won) trading in the past 24 hours, according to data by CoinMarketCap. Total cryptocurrency trades for the exchange have exceeded $3.1 billion, surpassing the world's leading crypto exchanges, including Binance and OKEx.
Meanwhile, XRP and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) have skyrocketed on Upbit. South Korea's second largest cryptocurrency exchange currently reports a 70%+ increase in trade volume with XRP and BCH representing 44.76% and 16.43% of total volume, respectively. Bitcoin Cash is currently up 9% at $600 and XRP is up 8.7% at $.52.
From June through September the Korean crypto market appeared to be stagnant, if not shrinking. At that time, Bithumb was hacked, reporting $31 million in stolen cryptocurrency. Also in June, South Korean exchange Coinrail was hacked, losing an estimated $40 million.
The exchanges suspended deposits and withdrawals, and trading was scaled back until security issues were resolved. The resolution of these issues, combined with an announcement from Korea's watchdog, Financial Services Commission (FSC), appears to be providing the latest market boost. According to a report by Asia Crypto Today, commissioner Choi Jong-gu says the regulator will permit cryptocurrency exchanges to obtain banking services.
As Bitcoin stabilizes, it continues to show signs of reduced volatility and market maturity. Up .39% at $6,451 at time of writing, Bitcoin has been trading between $6,000 and $6,700 since mid-September, according to data by CoinMarketCap, approaching its lowest volatility in nearly two years.
MarketWatch reports that Bitcoin futures volatility has also set a record low.


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With a solid reputation for successful recruitment in the energy sector, CRG Energy Projects Inc. has grown to become a boutique recruiting, training and outage preplanning company for the nuclear industry.
CRG Energy has announced a 10-year $30,000 Saugeen First Nation Indigenous Nuclear Scholarship. The scholarship will run from 2021-2031. Visit our Press page to read the full Press Release.
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CRG Energy Projects has earned a reputation as a company that goes above and beyond in service delivery. We take the time to get to know our clients. We go the extra mile and strive to earn a long-term position as your single-source partner. In fact, we've made this commitment a key part of our mission statement.
Our Nuclear Training services are aimed at meeting the growing demands across Canada's nuclear sites.
CRG Energy Projects provides premier, value-added project controls management services for its nuclear industry clients.
We provide recruitment and human resources services including contract hire, staff augmentation and managed tasks.
With a solid reputation for successful recruitment in the energy sector, CRG Energy Projects Inc. has grown to become a boutique recruiting, training and outage preplanning company for the nuclear industry.
At CRG Energy Projects, we have become a leader in Nuclear Training, Projects and Staff Augmentation Services by going the extra mile in service delivery. We meet the needs of contractors seeking opportunities and organizations in need of highly skilled staff.
CRG Energy Projects Inc. is a Canadian company that provides a complete range of services to the nuclear industry in Canada. CRG Energy has over 70 years of combined nuclear experience across a broad spectrum of nuclear related skills.
My experience with Sebastien at CRG has been a very positive one. I find him to be very professional, helpful and reliable. I would definitely recommend his services.
Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate the personal touch that your team at CRG provides. Working with people that take the time to understand my personal situation, needs and goals then provides me with the service and flexibility that I require is a big load off my mind. I'm looking forward to a long and fruitful working relationship. Thanks again.
I chose CRG based on Sebastien's personable approach and his desire to make sure that I was treated well and fairly by any Agency with which I decided to work. Sebastien is open and honest about what he is trying to accomplish both personally and for those of us whom he represents. Sure, he's in business and representing former Authorized personnel is good for business, however my wife and I feel that Sebastien's interest in me is sincere: I'm not just another invoice number to him.
I have been with CRG Energy Projects for about a year now and am quite happy with the way the company explains the business world and how it relates to the individual contractor.


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The Snake Bites Hardest Just Before It Dies
I try to keep that in mind when discussing racism. The idea that electing a black man to the Presidency would somehow usher in a new era of racial harmony was a naive proposition at best. Is it really that surprising that people in a position of privilege would just shrug their shoulders and say, "Ok" when they perceive that they are losing that position?
But I am not discouraged by the inevitable backlash, because I take to heart the title of this post. The ferocity of the backlash is just another sign that it is the last strike of a dying point of view.
Racism (or, in its more general form, xenophobia) is part of the human condition and will never be completely eliminated. But it does get better. It has gotten better. It will get better.
This I believe more firmly now than ever.
(This post inspired by this.)


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Dress Up. Decorate. Celebrate!
Each spring the Chamber organizes Business in Blue Jeans to encourage local businesses to dress and decorate in a western theme, and celebrate the coming of spring and the St. Albert Rainmaker; an event that brings thousands of people into our community each year. The week-long contest leading up to rodeo weekend sparks a friendly rivalry between businesses as they compete for the grand prize - and a year's worth of bragging rights of course. Registration is free!
Watch for the western coming to a business near you!


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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freenome, a health technology company employing advanced machine learning to develop a blood test for early cancer detection, announced today that Randy Scott, Ph.D., has joined the company's Board of Directors. Dr. Scott, who is Executive Chairman of Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA), joins Freenome's Board with CEO Gabriel Otte, COO Riley Ennis, and Vijay Pande, PhD, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
"Randy is a pioneer in the genomics industry, and we're confident that his deep expertise will help guide Freenome's strategies as we look to focus on commercial applications for our technology in 2018," said Mr. Ennis.
For nearly three decades, Dr. Scott has been an entrepreneur and visionary leader in genomic medicine. In 1991, he co-founded Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY), where he served as the chief scientific officer, president, and chairman. In 2000, he co-founded and led Genomic Health (NASDAQ: GHDX), a company focused on using genomic information to improve treatment decisions for patients with cancer. In 2012, Dr. Scott became co-founder and CEO of Invitae, one of the fastest growing genetic information companies, whose mission is to bring comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medical practice, before his appointment as Executive Chairman this year.
"I'm delighted to join the board of directors at Freenome because I believe it's a unique company that sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, genomics and healthcare with a unrelenting passion for helping patients," said Dr. Scott. "Freenome's technology platform and approach are unique and have enormous potential across a large number of health applications in cancer and beyond."
The author of 40 scientific publications and holder of 20 patents, Dr. Scott received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Emporia State University and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Kansas.
About Freenome
Freenome is a health technology company on a mission to empower everyone with the tools they need to prevent, detect, and treat their diseases. By applying advanced machine learning techniques to recent breakthroughs in genomic science, Freenome is currently developing noninvasive blood tests to detect early-stage cancer and make treatments more effective. In 2017, the company completed $72 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and including Google Ventures, Polaris Partners, and Founders Fund.


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Residents of Nsukka hail Gov. Ugwuanyi's re-election
Residents of Nsukka town are happy with the re-election of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for the second tenure in Enugu State and pledged their continued support for his administration.
The residents in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka on Monday, described Ugwuanyi's victory as "well deserved,'' given his good performance in the past three years as the governor of the state.
Ugwuanyi, a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 449,935 votes to defeat his closest rival Sen. Ayogu Eze, candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 10, 423 votes.
The governor was on Sunday declared winner of March 9 Governorship Election in Enugu State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Mr Onyema Idoko, the Director-General of Ugwuanyi Governorship Campaign in Enugu North Senatorial District said residents voted massively for the governor because they had seen his good works in their senatorial districts, local governments and communities.
"Enugu State has witnessed uncommon transformation in the past three years under the administration of Ugwuanyi.
"Ugwuanyi's victory, to me is a thank you by Enugu State residents for his good performance for the past three years,'' he said.
Mr Tony Ugwu, a former Council Chairman in Nsukka Local Government Area said the victory of Ugwuanyi was not a surprise to him given the numerous achievements of his administration.
"There is no community in Enugu State that has not benefitted from Ugwuanyi's administration.
"He pays civil servants in the state their salaries on 25th of every month and pays them 13th month every year.
"The governor's good performance, humility and God-fearing endeared him to the people of Enugu State,'' he said.
Mr Fabian Onah, Chairman of PDP in Nsukka Local Government Area (LGA) said Enugu State had witnessed peace and massive infrastructure development during the first tenure of Ugwuanyi.
According to Onah, every resident in the state is happy as well satisfied with his numerous achievements in Enugu State.
"Enugu State under Ugwuanyi has witnessed peace and uncommon transformation; so his victory is well deserved and pays back for his good performances.
"In spite of the state's lean resources, Ugwuanyi paid workers regularly as well as ensured that every community benefitted at least in infrastructure development,'' he said.
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CINCH Rodeo Shootout Recap [PHOTOS]
After an action-packed two hours, the CINCH Rodeo closed with five new champions and co-team champions--a first for the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo committee.
Yesterday 8 teams competed in five rodeo events--bareback riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. One champion in each event brought home $10,000 in cash, and the co-team champions won $5,000 each.
Check out the photo gallery below for an overview of the inaugural event.


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I'm reminded that Cutlock isn't the only rare name in the family tree, at least as judged by the Ancestry website surname look-up feature. This uses the 1891 census records (England and Wales), showing a distribution map at county level (of people, not families as it states).
Cutlock – 10 people, all in Norfolk. The one who was born in London has married in.
Laddiman – 9 people, all in Norfolk.*
I have the impression that there are now more Laddimans than Cutlocks, given the prevalence of female offspring in the latter.
Any bidders for greater exclusivity at 1891 (excluding transcription/spelling errors, please!)?
* Laddiman on the other hand is clearly connected to variations on the name Liddiman, and also Liddiment (need to find my notes on that last one).
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Cutlock and Cullum, or for Laddiman, Neal family (under Eliza).


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BW Offshore's FPSO Departs Singapore, Heading to Gabon
The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit BW Adolo has left anchorage in Singapore and is on its way to the Tortue field offshore Gabon.
According to its operator, the Norway-based BW Offshore, the unit is expected to arrive at the field in August 2018.
"The BW Adolo was completed on time, with increased life extension scope enabling an extended production profile on the back of positive reserve developments," Carl K. Arnet, the CEO of BW Offshore, said.
The BW Adolo has an oil storage capacity of 1,350,000 barrels and a production capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day.
In a separate statement, BW Offshore informed that it received a one-year contract extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Umuroa.
The FPSO is operating on the Tui field offshore New Zealand for Tamarind. The firm period has been extended from the fourth quarter of 2018 to the same quarter of 2019.


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Welcome to Secret Philly, an occasional series in which Billy Penn will visit hidden or exclusive places in Philadelphia and write about them.
Philly's a city of old buildings, but you'd be hard-pressed to find one as impressive as the Armory of the First Cavlary Troop. Located in Center City, this booming fortress features turrets, a sally port, and a plethora of military history.
The Armory occupies an entire city block, bordered by 23rd, 24th Amory and Ranstead streets. Inside the Armory is a vast open drill hall, which you can rent for all kinds of events — from weddings to roller derbies.
But when the event lighting comes down and the vendors leave, there's much more to see. Tanks and military vehicles park within, National Guardsmen come monthly to train, and a nearly 250 years of history are preserved behind its walls.
So…what's the castle for?
Built in 1901, the giant granite building houses the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry. Besides having a kickass building to call home, the First Troop has an impressive story behind it.
First Troop formed in 1774 and is the oldest continuously serving cavalry in the nation. Its history starts a few months after the First Continental Congress met in the same year, at which citizens of Philly put together a committee to determine the best way to resist the British and carry out the nonimportation resolutions of the Congress. On Nov. 17, three of the committee's members, along with 25 other distinguished Philadelphia gentlemen, associated as the Light Horse of the City of Philadelphia, which later became the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry.
Unlike most modern military units, the Troop still operates on certain rights and privileges courtesy of two pieces of legislation, the Militia Act of 1792 and the Militia Act of 1903. It is one of, if the not the only, unit that can take advantage of the provisions of those acts because of its age. Which means the Troop is able to keep its founding privileges intact, like its democratic method of voting members into the unit and electing members into leadership positions.
Even with the traditions, the First Troop is still a functioning military unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, seeing recent deployments to Kuwait, Iraq and Egypt. Membership has always been voluntary, requiring members in an active role to donate their drill pay back to the unit to follow the tradition.
To preserve the history of the cavalry unit, members learn to ride horseback and even handle a sword while mounted at the Troop's horse farm in West Chester. Also of note, members of the unit are authorized to wear traditional dress uniforms dating back to its early days, as opposed to the modern Army Service Uniform.
Traditions, got it. But what's in the castle?
Pass through the sally port (castle-speak for "big ass doorway"), and walk into the giant, open hall. The room is one of the largest enclosed spaces in the city and relies on ginormous trusses rather than on support beams. The absence of the beams allowed for horses and riders to practice maneuvers without any interference. Today, the hall houses the unit's vehicles and has separate rooms for its training equipment and supplies.
The rooms outside the hall serve as both activity space and museum-like display areas.
First, there's the quarters for the commissioned and noncommissioned officers. Mimicking motherland England in many ways, the Army kept the officers' and the sergeants' lounge areas separate. Each features a full bar.
On the walls of the quarters, as well as throughout the entire building, are paintings of the troops and portraits of the members. Of note, there are several paintings by the Rhode Island artist Gilbert Stuart, who is considered to be one of America's foremost portraitists.
Move upstairs and step into the mess hall, a massive room that serves as both a dining area and ceremonial meeting room. In addition to paintings, the walls bear the various "guideons," or flags, of the unit over time.
"During the time of the revolution, flags were not woven as patriotic symbols out on front door steps, Ryan Noyes, a member of the Troop, said. "They had an extremely functional and important meaning. They were essentially identifiers of the unit."
While modernized with air conditioning and audio/visual equipment, the mess hall looks much like it did when built and is used to carry on even older traditions. The Troop's monthly meetings, which operate under Robert's Rules of Order, take place in the hall, as do inductions into the Troop and member promotions.
Fancy rooms, check. What else is inside?
Artifacts not on display throughout the building are on display in the Troop's museum, which contains pieces dating back to its formation. Rifles, sabers and uniforms revealing the chronological changes in the unit are on display throughout the gallery. While currently being held elsewhere, the museum also displays a hand-written letter from George Washington thanking the Troop for escorting him during the Revolutionary War.
One of the Armory's most valued items is the Markoe Standard, a flag first used during the Troop's escort of General Washington during his trip from Philadelphia to Boston to take command of the Army in 1775. The Troop went on to carry the standard throughout the Revolution.
In addition to the flag's significance in the Troop's history, it also represents a dramatic shift for the country. The Markoe Standard is believed to be one of the first flags to use 13 alternating stripes as a representation of the unionization of the colonies.
"What you see here is a change in character," Noyes said. "If you look very carefully behind these stripes, you can see what is left of a Union Jack. Around the country, we were using new motifs to show this union of colonies."
Beyond the historical value of the artifacts, though, is what they represent to those still a part of the Troop. Unlike normal soldiers, the military is not their job, as any money they receive from the government goes back into the unit. For these men, though, the culture of being a part of First Troop is worth much more.
"You get the prestige, if you give it enough years, to be a part of something that's incredibly special." Noyes said. "It's a fraternity for life. Our wives know each other. Our kids know each other. Our grandchildren know each other. It often becomes a family tradition. It's almost like this close affinity and friendship and love that has permeated through the generations."


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A leading provider of high-assurance identity management programs and services. SureID solutions create safer and more secure environments for military, government, nonprofit, and commercial organizations.
Industry: IT, Software, Technology
Location: Hillsboro, OR
SureID remediates server drift with the push of a button
SureID is a top-to-bottom "Windows shop;" the majority of SureID's infrastructure is hosted on Windows servers. They are also a user of our popular Universal Package Management tool, ProGet.
The Challenge:
All IT organizations must cope with the undesired reality of server configuration drift. A simple change to a server, even by accident, can alter its settings and lead to equally undesired consequences in functionality.
SureID's engineering team was previously tasked with manually remediating drift across a large number of TeamCity build agent servers whenever drift occurred. Not only was the task of manually reconfiguring multiple servers incredibly cumbersome, but detecting drift in the first place was equally challenging. The build engineer felt burnt out doing all of these tasks on his own, however hiring another build engineer to split the workload didn't seem like the best investment either. There had to be a better way. The solution to tackling the manual workload was not to add resources, but rather to eliminate the manual workload altogether through automation.
To start the automation process, SureID's team looked into a leading infrastructure-as-code product, but found there were too many impediments to use. While this product "does" have Windows support, the reality is that it was an afterthought, implemented well into the product's development cycle. This infrastructure-as-code product would not be the solution to their challenge.
The Solution:
When SureID heard that Otter was specifically designed for for Windows, starting an evaluation was an easy decision.
Not only did SureID find Otter much easier to install than competing products, they found working with Otter's UI and configuration plans to be very intuitive. They were able to quickly set up a few key configuration plans: checking for, and automatically receiving, notifications for any changes to global Nuget configuration files; and custom-built PowerShell modules deployed as Chocolatey packages, meaning they could check for drift on these based on version number.
Now, with just the click of a button that says, Remediate with Job, they are able to remediate all cases of drift across the entire organization's TeamCity build infrastructure within seconds.
Overall Results:
Otter has functionality well beyond SureID's current use of it, including server orchestration, orchestration jobs, and even more automated drift remediation facilities. They look forward to expanding their use of Otter now that they've put out the fire which originally lead them to it.
Managing IT infrastructure is a daily labor of love, so teams need a tool that is easy to work with and allows them to grow. SureID sees the benefits of using Otter for long-term consistency and uniformity within their IT infrastructure. We also look forward to growing with them, as well.


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In my journey to discover abstract painting techniques, I had to try out a few with these paintings. This is just a few that I've found fun to do and resulted in some nice pieces.
Click on an image to bring up a larger picture. Some can be expanded even further by clicking the expand button in the upper right of the image.
These three paintings started off without any color! Remember, abstracts don't have any rules, but I do keep in mind the longevity of the work, and use materials that are of top quality, and will have multiple generations of viewing pleasure for it's owners.
When I say "no rules", you can still cheat a little and keep a few things in mind while creating.
Here's a list of those three abstract painting techniques things that will make your next painting POP!
I started each work based on movement. I wanted to convey a sense of crashing waves within a confined space. Using a mixture of gesso and modeling paste, about 50% each, and a palette knife, the mixtures were applied to the canvas.
Then using a very old beat up house painting brush, the mixture was manipulated to form the basis of each painting. Being large canvas's and using a white mixture to build form and texture required the use of a large spot light positioned close to the edge of each painting. This cast a nice shadow on the texture to show its form and location on the canvas.
You can see the texture quite well with these closeups. Each closeup is of the painting above it. The gesso/modeling paste mixture was allowed to dry overnight and actual painting began the next day. Because I am working in oils, each stage required some drying time in between.
I did use a dryer, "Liquin" to my mixtures to help dry overnight.
I also worked from dark to light. With each layer applied, paint was added, then wiped away from the raised areas of the canvas.
A basic color scheme of burnt sienna, yellows, light blues were used. I did add a bit of green too.
Of coarse, as each painting developed, they took on a life of their own. The first is called "Dimensional Shift" and is depicting time breaking between universes. The stark deep burgundy reds are the 2nd universe breaking through.
The second had some twirls that were repeated throughout and thus "Spin Splash" was born.
The third shown simply reminded me of a nebula, so with the addition of a few stars, "Nebula Eclipse" was created.
All of these works will be available within my Etsy Store soon.
I hope these ideas will help you in your quest to create abstract works with texture. Sign up for my e-zine "Easy Oils Blast" to learn when I post my next abstract painting demonstration! Just sign up in the box on this page in the upper right column.
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This audio sermon by Rev. Howard Reed is titled "Blow the Secret". The Scripture references for Mr. Reed's teaching are:
Ezekiel 1:2-11 ; 15-21 New International Version (NIV)
2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human, 6 but each of them had four faces and four wings. 7 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze. 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four of them had faces and wings, 9 and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.
10 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. They each had two wings spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body.
15 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. 16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. 17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went. 18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. 20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
Mark 7:31-37 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man
31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.
33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means "Be opened!"). 35 At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.
36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well," they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."
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Watch as a speeding Audi RS 6 Avant driver on the streets of Poznan, Poland runs a red light and then crosses directly in front of a tram. The footage, taken by a dash-mounted camera of another vehicle waiting at the red light crossing, shows the complete crash as it unfolds. It appears the RS 6 driver was attempting to make a right turn but didn't anticipate the approaching tram.
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Incredibly, we hear this crash happened during a test drive of a brand new RS 6. The latest version of the Audi sledgehammer was unveiled at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. It's available exclusively in the A6's Avant wagon bodystyle and comes with a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 delivering 560 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque to all four wheels. This is enough for 0-62 mph acceleration in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of around 190 mph.
Sadly, there are no plans to bring the RS 6 over to the U.S., at least in this generation.
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Questo giveaway è scaduto. HiDaddy: Pregnancy app for Dad è adesso regolarmente disponibile.
Congratulations! Have you already learned that you are going to become a father? That is amazing news!
Are you nervous? Are you feeling scared? Are you feeling uncertain and happy at the same time?
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Men, Masculinity, and the Indian Act
Canada's Indian Act is infamously sexist. Through many iterations of the legislation a woman's status rights flowed from her husband, and even once it was amended to reinstate rights lost through marriage or widowhood, First Nations women could not necessarily pass status on to their descendants.
That injustice has rightly been subject to much scrutiny, but what has it meant for First Nations men? In an original complement to studies focused on the implications of the act for women, Martin J. Cannon challenges the decades-long assumption of case law and politics that the act has affected Indigenous people as either "women" or "Indians" – but not both. He argues that sexism and racialization must instead be understood as interlocking within the law. This double discrimination has been used to disrupt gender complementarity between Indigenous men and women, and to undercut the identities of Indigenous men through their female forebears.
By restorying historically patriarchal legislation and Indigenous masculinity, Men, Masculinity, and the Indian Act encourages Indigenous men to begin to articulate the complex ways in which their life's journey is shaped by discrimination directed at Indigenous women. Only then can a transformative discussion about Indigenous nationhood, citizenship, and reconciliation take place.
Scholars and students of Indigenous studies and gender studies will find this book of interest, as will activists, legal practitioners, and others concerned with Indigenous rights, feminism, nationhood, identity, and the Indian Act.
We need Martin Cannon's meticulous and critical work to help us reimagine Indigenous identity in Canada. This book will long be a go-to reference for understanding the intersections of sexism and racism brought on by the Indian Act, and for determining sovereign identity pathways forward.
1 The Indian Act, a Legacy of Racist Patriarchy
2 Sexism, Racialized Injustice, and Lavell v Canada, 1969–73
3 Individual versus Collective Rights Dispute in Status Indian Politics, 1985–99
4 Sexism, Indigenous Sovereignty, and McIvor v The Registrar, 2007–09
Notes; References; Index
Assembling Unity
Indigenous Politics, Gender, and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs
Making Men, Making History
Canadian Masculinities across Time and Place
Edited by Peter Gossage and Robert Rutherdale
He Thinks He's Down
White Appropriations of Black Masculinities in the Civil Rights Era
Invested Indifference
How Violence Persists in Settler Colonial Society
By Kara Granzow
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Silver Star Youth Program
Rancho Cielo's flagship program offers intensive educational instruction to students between the ages of 15 1/2 and 18. All students are screened prior to acceptance and must have a desire to make positive changes in their lives. Most students are on probation when referred to Rancho Cielo but recommendations may also come from the juvenile court, schools or parents. Graduates receive a high school diploma or GED.
The program is operated in partnership with the Monterey County Probation Department, which provides supervision, case management for students involved in the juvenile court, meals and transportation; the Monterey County Office of Education, which provides teachers and classroom aides for Rancho Cielo's Community School.
Students, who range in grade-level proficiencies between third and twelfth grade, benefit from a small classroom size and a curriculum tailored to meet their needs. They are taught a California State Standards-based core curriculum in English, math, social studies, science, physical education, and fine arts. Classes are held daily, Monday through Friday, through the school year. We also run a summer program.
In addition, students are offered a variety of elective enrichment classes such as wood shop, sports, arts and crafts, music instruction and gardening. Students are able to develop vocational skills in a project-based learning environment.
Job training
Employment preparation classes are offered through a partnership with Turning Point of Central California, Inc. Resume writing, interviewing skills and networking classes are provided.
Mental Health Services
Monterey County Behavioral Health dedicates three licensed psychiatric social workers to our students at Rancho Cielo. They use Evidence-based practices when leading groups or individual counseling. All students have access to this critical service.
Support Services
In conjunction with the high school curriculum, students have access to a number of support services, including drug and alcohol counseling, family planning, gang intervention, conflict resolution, anger management, grief counseling, health education, family counseling and career planning.
Students must also submit to twice weekly drug testing. The students are transported to and from school by the probation department.
Service Partners
In accomplishing our mission, we constantly seek innovative partnerships with our community and specialized programs tailored to our students.
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- Carmel Bach Festival
- Global Majority: an international nonprofit organization committed to the promotion of nonviolent conflict management through education, training, and advocacy. Implemented at Rancho Cielo in August 2013, Global Majority's Conflict Management Program is a semester-long elective course in which students learn about personal, local, and international conflict and effective, nonviolent conflict resolution. Global Majority's Instructors consist of professional and graduate students with the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Trained and certified in Nonviolent Conflict Resolution, Global Majority Instructors work with students to improve their understanding of conflict, identity conflict areas and situations in students' lives, and explore alternatives to violent approaches to conflict situations.
- Families in Control
- First Tee of Monterey County Gold Program
- Monterey County Behavioral Health
- Victim Offender Reconciliation Program
- Planned Parenthood
- Monterey County Economic Development Department
- Guitars Not Guns
- ROP, Mission Trails
- Community Human Services
- Choices
- Unchained Dog Training Program
- Master Gardeners of the Monterey Bay
- Harmony at Home
- Loaves, Fishes and Computers
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5000 Pesos 2008, Colombia
|in Krause book
|Number: 452
|Years of issue:
|Gerente General: José Darío Uribe Escobar, Gerente Ejecutivo: Geraldo Hernández Correa
|No Serie
|Specimen of:
|Cotton fiber
|Size (mm):
|140 х 70
|TDLR (Thomas de la Rue & Company), London
* All pictures marked are increased partially by magnifying glass, the remaining open in full size by clicking on the image.
** The word "Specimen" is present only on some of electronic pictures, in accordance with banknote images publication rules of appropriate banks.
José Asunción Silva.
The engraving on banknote is made after this photo of José Asunción Silva.
José Asunción Silva (Jose Asuncion Salustiano Facundo Silva Gomez, 27 November 1865 - 23 May 1896) was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.
Born to a wealthy and educated Bogotá family, Asunción Silva led a comfortable life. When he was just ten years old, he wrote his first poems. In 1882 he traveled through England, Switzerland and France, and in Paris met with other romantic writers, including Stéphane Mallarmé and Gustave Moreau. His trip to Europe would influence his style, as he incorporated many French themes. However, with the death of father and the mounting financial difficulties of his family, Asunción Silva found himself obligated to return to Colombia. Incapable of paying his family's enormous debts, Silva accepted a diplomatic post in Caracas. Once there, he was encouraged by his fellow writers to dedicate himself to his poetry. In 1892, his beloved sister Elvira died. In 1895, Silva's principal work of prose was lost in a shipwreck. He was, nevertheless, persuaded to recreate the novel from memory, but the losses of his sister and the novel took their toll. It is said that Silva committed suicide after a dinner on the evening of 23 May 1896.
On the right side is a flower Cattleya trianae, also known as Flor de Mayo ("May Flower") or "Christmas Orchid" is a plant belonging to the Orchidaceae family. It grows as an epiphytic orchid, with succulent leaves, endemic to Colombia where it was nominated as the National Flower in November 1936. That year, the National Academy of History of Argentina asked the Latin American countries to participate in an exhibition with the representative flowers of each country. The Colombian government gave the botanist Emilio Robledo the task to designate the most representative flowering plant of the country.
The choice of Cattleya trianae was made for two main reasons:
The lip is yellow, blue and red, in the same way as the Colombian flag.
The species was named after the XIX century Colombian botanist Jerónimo Triana.
On the left side, probably, is a glass frog.
The glass frogs (or glassfrogs) are frogs of the amphibian family Centrolenidae (order Anura). While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is translucent. The internal viscera, including the heart, liver, and gastrointestinal tract, are visible through this translucent skin, hence the common name.
Also, on the right side, is a firefly.
All images on banknote represents the poem "One night" ("Una Noche", "Nocturno") by Jose Silva.
The poetry in English:
One night
one night all full of murmurings, of perfumes and music of wings;
one night
in which fantastic fireflies burnt in the humid nuptial shadows,
slowly by my side, pressed altogether close, silent and pale,
as if a presentiment of infinite bitternesses
agitated you unto the most hidden fibers of your being,
along the flowering path which crosses the plain
you walked;
and the full moon
in the infinite and profound blue heavens scattered its white light;
and your shadow,
fine and languid,
and my shadow
projected by the rays of the moon,
upon the sorrowful sands
of the path, joined together;
and they became one,
and they became one,
and they became only one long shadow,
and they became only one long shadow,
and they became only one long shadow….
alone; my soul
full of the infinite bitternesses and agonies of your death,
separated from you by time, by the tomb and by distance,
by the infinite blackness
where our voice cannot reach,
silent and alone
along the path I walked…
And the barking of dogs at the moon could be heard,
at the pale moon,
and the chirping
of the frogs…
I felt cold. It was the coldness that in your alcove
your cheeks and your temples and your adored hands possessed
within the snowy whiteness
of the mortuary sheets.
It was the coldness of the sepulcher, it was the ice of death,
it was the coldness of oblivion.
And my shadow,
projected by the rays of the moon,
walked alone,
walked alone,
walked alone along the solitary plain;
and your shadow, svelte and agile,
fine and languid,
as in that warm night of springtime death,
as in that night full of murmurings, of perfumes and music of wings,
approached and walked with mine,
approached and walked with mine,
approached and walked with mine… Oh, the shadows intertwined!
Oh, the corporeal shadows united with the shadows of the souls!
Oh, the seeking shadows in those nights of sorrows and of tears!
Denomination in numeral is in top left corner. Centered are in numeral and in words.
The poetry "One night" ("Una Noche", "Nocturno") depicted on the monument with vase.
The poem "Nocturno" ("Nocturnal") was most famous work of José Asunción Silva, published posthumously in 1908. Written in free verse, the poem broke with the more classical mode of Spanish versification and showed many signs of Modernism. The poem itself is written in a response to the death of Asunción Silva's sister, Elivra. The imagery, especially the symbolism of the shadow, evokes a sense of melancholy and sadness.
On both sides are floral patterns. Lower right is the seal of Colombian Bank (represents a female allegory of Colombia).
Denominations in numeral are in top left and lower right corners. Centered in words.
Designer: Juan Cárdenas.
Security strip. A microtext "BRC 5000" is repeated along the entire length of the strip.
The entire "Nocturno" poem appears on microtext font on the bill.
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