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QUT Business Advantage
I first heard of QUT's Business Advantage Program during my undergraduate orientation. Whilst undertaking my studies at the Business School, I have always been motivated to build a variety of professional and social skills. As a result, I was drawn to engage in a co-curricular activity that embraces the development of these skills.
Startup Weekend: The 54-hour whirlwind of blood, sweat and tears…in good company
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Google, Uber, Airbnb, Spotify, Fitbit, Netflix, Apple. If one or some of these are involved in your everyday life, then you've been exposed to a startup. What's a startup you ask? And how is it different from a business? Well, in Dan Norris' words from his book 'The 7 Day Startup', 'A business is anything that derives a wage for its founder. By that definition, buying a lawn mowing franchise or opening a corner store is a business. But neither is a startup. A startup is a bit more exciting. It has:1) High impact potential; 2) High levels of innovation; and 3) High levels of uncertainty' With these traits, a startup has the ability to change the world! Read more
Set, ready, TALK!
I had been wanting to attend the Public Speaking module since I first saw it on the line up of events of the Business Advantage Program. After a few failed attempts to book in, I put myself up on a waiting list to increase my chance of securing a spot. It was early January when I received an email from Marvin Fox, the BA Program coordinator, inviting me to a summer session of the Public Speaking Module. I instantly said yes! I thought, what a great way to spend a hot summer day in the cool of the Gibson Room, overlooking the river and working on my public speaking skills!
Things I learnt from QUT Business Advantage
It has been almost a year since I started at QUT. Though I heard about Business Advantage during the orientation in my very first day, I didn't take part in it until my second semester. For those who haven't heard about this program, Business Advantage is an extra-curricular program aiming to help business students develop comprehensive skills through interaction, group discussion, presentation and even debating.
QUT Business Advantage
As a postgraduate student within the QUT Business School I knew that I wanted to get the most out of both my studies and from what the university offers. Throughout orientation and the first few weeks I was looking for societies and programs that I could use to improve my skills while making myself more attractive to potential employers.
This is where I first heard about QUT Business Advantage, a modular based program that aims to improve professional skills by connecting students with industry facilitators. Covering a wide variety of topics including professional communication, networking, executive thinking, design thinking and more, the program is highly informative, interactive and relevant.


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The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today sent seven letters to companies selling homeopathic HCG asking for scientific substantiation for their weight loss claims.
The FDA and FTC have given the companies 15 days to back up claims, and may result in a Federal District Court injunction or an Administrative Cease and Desist Order. The agencies may also require the companies to pay back customers for selling a bogus product.
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For Immediate Release - (916) 454-5805
In a vote of unanimous and bipartisan support, the California State Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs passed AB 2574 last week. This new CSGsponsored legislation will create
opportunities for California veterans to take-up occupations in
farming and ranching. Assemblyman, Rocky Chavez (R), a retired
Marine veteran and Colonel worked with theCSG to author the bill.
The measure moves forward to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee this week.
The bill is a landmark measure offering new incentives to California's nearly two million veterans to become farmers and ranchers by leveraging existing state programs and resources to draw increased federal dollars and resources into California.
The 2014 United States Farm Bill included military veterans as a distinct
classification of farmers for the first time in the history of farm bills. Congress included a variety of landmark incentives to help America's veterans returning from military service to acquire skills to start and manage a farms and ranches.
These incentives arose from recent findings by the United States Department of Agriculture that the average age of farmers across the nation is on the rise. The average age of principal farm operators is at 58.3 years, and 33% are over the age of 65.
CSG President Bob McFarland said, "Through these state and federally funded programs and resources, we will help returning veterans adapt from battlefields to farm fields.
"There is a healing benefit for soldiers working with theland. The CSG will continue to support and encourage new generations of farmers. Our future will depend on regenerative agricultural and access to an abundance of healthy foods," McFarland added.
Assemblyman Chavez, notes, "Supporting our veterans' ability to draw down federal money and transition into a field of such demand will create security and stability for our state's agricultural industry and for our veterans shifting to civilian life."
Lt. Bobby Ross, a retired veteran who served during the Tet Offensive in Viet Nam and has farmed since 2004, stated at last week's hearing, "I do believe that farming and ranching requires so much commitment, physically and mentally, that a wounded veteran can truly benefit from it."
In January at USDA offices in Davis, the CSG led the first-meeting of a new coalition of state organizations supporting military veterans entering farming careers. The coalition includes representatives from the USDA, Farmer Veteran Coalition, UC Davis' CalAgrability, Cal Poly's Veteran Sustainable Agriculture Training, California Employment Development Department, Women Veterans Alliance, National Center for Appropriate Technology and California Department of Veteran Affairs.
AB 2574 will create and strengthen incentives to help veterans returning from military service to become farmers and ranchers. These incentives include education and training, technical assistance, farm loans, and microloans to support such needs as farm equipment or other essentials.
Last year, the CSG sponsored a tour of the award-winning film Ground Operations with filmmaker Dulanie Ellis, screening the film at five granges up and down the State and at the EcoFarm Conference at Asilomar. The documentary film provides numerous examples of former combat veterans successfully becoming farmers and ranchers. Copies of the film are available through the CSG.
The Redwood Valley Grange will screen Ground Operations on Friday, April 22 at 6:30pm as part of their Earth Weekend celebration. For more information, contact Bill or Jaye at (707) 272-1688.
For more information on AB 2574, phone the CSG offices at (916) 454-5805.
The CSG is not affiliated with the National Grange or the
Grange of California's Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Chartered.
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This picturesque village features period architecture and traditional family homes on spacious lots.
Affectionately called the "Icebox of Connecticut" due to the cold temperatures and large snowfall amounts in the winter, Norfolk is a quiet rural community on the Massachusetts border. The town's infamous winter weather conditions contribute to a hardy, humble and industrious vibe to the community.
Locally owned antique shops and a classic New England corner store provide shopping options for residents. Further shopping is available in nearby Torrington and Winsted.
Young residents attend grades K-6 at the Botelle Elementary School in town. Norfolk is part of Northwestern Regional School District 7, which provides quality middle and high schools for students from Norfolk, New Hartford, Barkhamsted and Colebrook.
The summer campus of the Yale University School of Music is located in Norfolk. The "Music Shed" provides a summer chamber concert music series. Norfolk offers residents three state parks with hiking, cross-country skiing, picnicking and fishing.


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First Word: Boehner's new (old) debt ceiling threat
Ahead of President Obama's big address this week, House Speaker John Boehner laid out his own vision on how to approach the economy. Spoiler alert: It doesn't involve raising the debt ceiling.
"We're not going to raise the debt ceiling without real cuts in spending. It's as simple as that," Boehner vowed Tuesday while speaking to reporters.
Boehner has repeatedly tried to use the nation's borrowing limit as a trump card in budget discussions. Likewise, Obama has repeatedly said the debt ceiling is not up for negotiation.
Here's are some of the stories The Last Word newsroom is currently following:
- Boehner: No debt ceiling increase without spending cuts
- Judge rules in favor of Ohio same-sex couple
- Anthony Weiner admits sexting continued after 2011 resignation from Congress
- Gov. McDonnell pays back more than $120,000 in loans
- Poll: Enzi holds big lead over Liz Cheney
- Is Stand Your Ground racially biased? George Zimmerman vs. Marissa Alexander
- O'Reilly smacks down Obama's race speech: President has 'no clue' how to combat 'gangsta culture'
- Why don't planes have safer seat belts? Cost and comfort
- Celebrities head to White House to help roll out Obamacare
- The Weinstein Company loses appeal over 'The Butler' title
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OBIEE: nQSError 43126 Invalid Username/Password
System returned the following error: An invalid User Name or Password was entered.
Although I was perfectly capable of accessing WebLogic Server console and Enterprise Manager console OBIEE didn't let me in.
After a brief investigation in logs located at:
I spotted this error:
WSM-06102 Policy Reference The policy reference URI "oracle/wss_username_token_service_policy" is not valid.
which is an error given by a deplyed component which has gone bad.
This can be verified accessing WebLogic Server Deployment console, wsm-pm component is in error state:
To solve this it's sufficient to re-deploy this component
Click Lock & Edit -> select component wsm-pm -> Update
Click Next -> Finish
Then Activate Changes and verify that wsm-pm can service all requests and is in running state.
Once this is completed you should be able to login to OBIEE presentation Services again!
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What im trying to do here is to deploy a .rpt file in the oracle enterprise manager where the WSM-PM(Admin server ) is down. Thats how I stumbled on this page.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. I can send you the error log if you can give me an email.
Hello, the error is reported while you click "start servicing all requests" on WSM-PM or on your deployed rpt??RispondiElimina
Have you checked there are no other components disabled?Some days ago I stepped again in this issue, but this time it wasn't wsm-pm fault but there were other BI components that were listed as stopped under deployments list.
I suggest you to ask in OTN Forums or open a SR to solve this.
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The Knucklehead of the Year awards- Bureaucratic
The first Knucklehead of the year awards is back. Today's category is the Bureaucratic. Our government or some corportation and the silly rules they create and enforce.
Read this post if you want an explanation of how I set up this year's awards. Our judging panel remains the same.
Jo at Jo's Cafe
Don Surber
John in Carolina
Greta aka Hooah Wife plus Yours Truly
Our Six nominees for today are
1- The management of Halifax Calderdale Royal Hospital
2- Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
3- German Interior minister Otto Schily
4- Australia Immigration minister Amanda Vanstone
5- Government of Denmark
6- Spencer High School Principal Olivia Rutledge, Asst. Principals Alfred Parham and Wendell Turner, Spencer High School teacher Felicita Pescia and Muscogee School Superintendant John Phillips
Before announcing our winner, two other nominees got a single vote each. Greta voted for the Florida Dept of Juvenile Justice saying-
Why didn't they just put the poor child in the hands of Manson. (I am seeing a Florida pattern here)
The other vote went to Spencer High School Principal Olivia Rutledge and her colleagues.
Our bureaucratic winner is.........
Halifax Calderdale Royal Hospital
Way to go Hospital! Halifax Calderdale originally won the knucklehead on September 30th. The hospital administrators wanted people to stop staring at babies. It may disturb the newborns.
Not that newborns can see very far. Apparently the people running the hospital have never gone to medical school.
John in Carolina wrote-
My choice because it literally illustrates the PC crowd dictating what should happen to us the moment we're born.
That ward nurse who said, "Cooing should be a thing of the past because these are little people with the same rights as you or me," is a perfect example. She doesn't know whether the "little people" want to be coo at or not. My experience has been that they almost all do.
But here we have the ward nurse telling us the "little people (have) the same rights as you or me" and then dictating how they'll be treated. And what's there right? To be treated as she wants them treated without so much as an approving coo from any of the "little people."
The ward nurse is pure PC.
So Halifax Calderdale Royal Hospital joins five supreme court justices and MLB Pitcher Kenny Rogers as Knucklehead of the year finalists. Please come back December 26th-29th to find out who our four finalists will be. On December 31st the Grand Knucklehead of 2005 will be announced. Till next time.
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This web site is maintained by Dodie E. (Smith) Browning
Remember the Spring Fashion Show?
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They were originally published in the Logan Banner in 1955.
Crinolins were definitely the "big thing" in the 1950s!
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Gentlemen I have had a run of bad luck recently trying to stay positive this was just another thing to my pile but on...
Monday morning headed to work Truck developed a slight hiccup or bump couldn't tell. Turned radio off and windows down couldn't quite pick it up I was doing Highway speeds. I let off the throttle it went away I then got back into it and it was worse. The engine was breaking up. Almost as if it was running out of fuel. I have had a UVHC external plug burn up on me before it was like that but different lol. So I just continued to let the truck roll in N so trying to make it to the next exit. Soon the engine stalled. No restart while rolling I tried. I drifted ever so slowly to a stop in a parking lot right after the exit. Tried to start the truck and it wasn't having it. Cranked fine but wasn't gonna start. I got under the hood and couldn't find anything quick so I had to get her a stretcher ride home. I then replaced the CPS I am pretty sure that the dealer sold me the wrong one but he assured me it wasn't. That's a big no go didn't work. So now I had to call my boss and say I wasn't coming in. Well he informed me he was sorry but I would be getting written up since I am still on new hire probation. Since the last place I work laid me off I am starting over again.
SO I get the truck into my garage and I checked my FB it seemed fine a little cruddy but all in all ok. I took it out cleaned it up changed out the FL since they were barley there and put it back in with high hopes and once again nothing had to get a ride to work 2hrs early not paid with the wife and then get a ride home all week I have been doing this.
So a friend lends me a scanner (Blue point eerc or something) it worked but I got way less than I thought I would. Upon initial plug in under advanced I believe I got 3 codes P1280 ICP low circuit, P0472 EPS Low input, and a PO603 PCM Keep Alive memory Error.
The KOEO test came up with P0605 PCM ROM test something, and P0470 EPS.
Truck does not smoke while cranking except.... This evening I unplugged the ICP and EPS and cranked the crap out of it. It smoked a little and eventually chugged but never fired.
There is a loud clicking from behind or near the Fuel pump Oil is fine and tuner is unplugged. I went this evening and got a Fuel Pressure Test kit I am going to go out and try that next Because I am assuming it may be that pump but IDK and I don't want to muck this up more than it possibly already could be.
Any Ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. I am newer to Diesel trucks but not a green mechanic. I need some help Thanks in advance.
Check the fuel pressure which should be 25 psi minimum while cranking. Check all the UVCH connections for oil or burned pins. Is the WTS light coming on? If the TS-6 chip is still in it, physically remove it (with key noehere near the ignition!) and see what happens. Cheers!
1997 F250 SC 4x4, E4OD, 4.10 LS, Basically Stock, Relocated Block Heater Plug, External Trans Filter, Tru-Cool Max, I/C Mounted but not Plumbed
SOLD - 1994 F350 CC DRW 2WD PSD, 5 Speed, 4.10 LS, SBC Con-O, Baldwin Filter, Tymar HPX Hose, DPPI DP, Bilsteins, $12 AIC, Coolant Filter, Explorer Overhead Console, A-Pillar w/ISSPRO Black Ice, EV Boost, and EV Pyro, Modified Pedestal, Gutted EBPV.
I have been trying to test the fuel pressure at the Schrader valve. I don't know if I did something wrong or not. I would assume I didn't because I am not new to testing pressures via Schrader valves.........
But does it need to be an empty fuel bowl?
Do I need to open the valve by giving it a half turn or anything or is it as straight forward as it appears to be?
In trying to test the FP I received a reading of 0psi so. I went to remove the fuel filter and see if when I cranked it filled the bowl and that stupid plastic cap broke on the Dura**** filter that was the only thing left in stock.... I already ordered a motorcraft filter the night I put that POS in I just didn't want to place the old filter back in so I assumed that pos would be better than the old one nope and never again.
when I removed the bowl etc.. the other night I checked and cleaned all the UVCH connections as well as all other connections in the valley area.
The WTS light does come on as well as the LED I placed on the dash for when the wife starts the truck for me in the mornings she knows if that doesn't come on recycle the key and wait 30 seconds or so until cranking once it is illuminated. Lol
I removed the TS-6 earlier and with no success nothing changed for me.
So currently I dropped the tank to inspect that and wow what a mess from a PO but it has fuel and seems intact but I do believe its a F150 sending unit with a half wacked Hutch mod. SMH
I planned to work forward from there with the frustration of the filter to deal with last . Next is the selector Valve body and switches. Does that ever get clogged or fail shut etc? Also I only have a front tank and with that being the case can I just leave that in place so the electronics work and jump the Fuel lines around it?
Thanks for the reply I am just desperately trying some old detective work I know it needs fuel so I decided to start with the supply..
I would blow out the feed line, from the engine towards the tank.
Mine the pickups broke off and pieces got stuck.
Or your pump is shot.
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Check the engine oil!
But Denver being serious is it better to check the HPOP level through the sensor hole or through the little plug on the LH side of the pump?
Thanks guys I will keep you posted Keep the ideas coming I appreciate it all. But I do have work at 5am and may try to squeeze in a nap.
Check the HPOP level through the plug on the driver's side top of the reservoir. Cheers!
1997 F250 SC 4x4, E4OD, 4.10 LS, Basically Stock, Relocated Block Heater Plug, External Trans Filter, Tru-Cool Max, I/C Mounted but not Plumbed
SOLD - 1994 F350 CC DRW 2WD PSD, 5 Speed, 4.10 LS, SBC Con-O, Baldwin Filter, Tymar HPX Hose, DPPI DP, Bilsteins, $12 AIC, Coolant Filter, Explorer Overhead Console, A-Pillar w/ISSPRO Black Ice, EV Boost, and EV Pyro, Modified Pedestal, Gutted EBPV.
Oil is all the way up to the hole.
I got the truck fired up and it is running was running great until I put my TS 6 chip back in to use the High Idle. Do they ever become corrupted not that it doesn't seem to do what it should it just seems that the truck ran better as a diesel without it. Does that make any sense? Advice (practical)
What I repaired and did......
After going through a million and one crazy scenarios I just said screw it. I am an all around figure it out type mechanic. The truck had fuel in the bowl but it seemed to not be getting any more and It took about a mile until it broke up enough to stall. I have had a UVCH plug burn up on me the truck ran like **** lost all power but it still ran..
So I dropped the tank went through that seemed fine repaired a few obvious leaky areas and moved on to the front. Pulled the FB went through it. Replaced O rings checked screens Yanked the FB heater mostly because I broke it... then shimmed my spring while I was in there Re assembled and tried to fire the truck. No GO!!
So then I went to the EBPV due to the error code mentioning it. It was clogged SOLID!!!! all the way to the fitting on the manifold. So I removed all of that tried to clean it lost patience with that stupid idea. Bent up some brake line and replaced it. Once again a No GO on starting...
So now I know its time for that goofy PIA Pump. couldn't find my wrench most likely it has found a home in someone else's box. so after the purchase of a wrench I began removal of the pump for a basic inspection. I couldn't get it to budge Finally it broke off. I think I woke the neighbors with the amount of curse words and their volume. But when I looked the stem had broke as well. SO after some careful planning I got a very strong retrieval mag and a set of needle nose vice grips a Map gas torch and began to play the game of operation with a powerstroke. it worked I got it all out with no buzzer or red nose. I went and got a new pump Cheap DELPHI one with a Lifetime warranty. (I know that they only offer that because it will break). But I am working with limited funds here hence the 25 year old truck.
I then cleaned all plugs re pinned a few and moved forward. After a lot of cranking the truck finally lit off man she was angry. But it smoothed out and ran great. I filled her up and washed up for work in 4 hours the next morning.
On my way home I blew the Drivers side (RH) pressure return fuel line from the head and let me tell you what there was Fuel every where I dumped about half a tank before getting home. I had napa make me up a new set of lines and so far so good.
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We sometimes call attention to important resources for constitutional research. One is the database at the University of Maryland on state constitutional design, available here. There is increasing attention devoted to state constitutions, which provide interesting though imperfect analogues to national constitutions. For more on the relationship between the two, see Dan Rodriguez excellent post.
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Nobody can question if you implement the Agile practices in Waterfall projects. If you talk about XP practices in general, they are not really specific about any methodology. Pair-programming, CI, TDD etc all make sense in any methodology. However one of the key difference is – Waterfall doesn't bound you in anything. It also doesn't say that the least engineering or project execution practices are these or those or that one except defining 4 phases of the methodology. So in my experience of 10 years with Waterfall some people used to adopt some good practices and some others didn't. It used to be person dependent case how a Project Manager would like to execute a project.
Scrum and Agile in general took some common-sense based practices formally which could be a beginning point of every project. Ceremonies are defined because they made a lot of sense and also provided a rhythm and discipline to the team (the way brushing teeth is a daily ceremony for everybody). You can do away with them if you want to but you need to have enough valid reasons to say that in your context it's not making sense. So Scrum defines ceremonies, roles, project execution cycle in very formal manner. On top of it you need to apply the basic Agile principle "Inspect and Adapt" as you move further. So you can do the changes which make sense to you and that's how you evolve some practices which are general or are project specific.
In this context, I feel the roles mentioned in my previous blog like Agile Architect make a lot of sense. We cannot get away with "get them whenever you need" the way we did earlier in Waterfall. The reason is "whenever" like "it depends" for many people becomes very confusing.
Further even these cases are not generally mentioned in any Scrum literature and to everybody in the world. From the outset it looks like that Scrum just works with generalist-specialist kind of people and it doesn't have any scope for any specialist and again it's on need basis. However most of the time people don't get to know those needs and get confused with just generalist team idea.
Why do we need specialist also in the team?
I feel it's a chicken and egg kind of situation. The reason why we want specialized people to be "team member" is just because of our bad experience with Waterfall world in which Architects used to work in their ivory tower where they couldn't see the battle-field in real sense. That kind of architect culture didn't work as Architects were getting out of touch as they grew in terms of the experience gradually.
In the beginning it looks like a great solution where specialist is no more a specialist but just a specialist-generalist which means based on their interest and capabilities people can give suggestions. However practically I have seen it failing not from emerging design point of view but in a sense of having a balance between emerging architecture and business+non-functional requirements. Sometimes they go tangential because of following reasons:
- As everybody is a generalist-specialist and the team is responsible for emerging architecture, the accountability doesn't remain on one person. In such kind of situations where everybody is responsible for everything, it implies nobody is accountable in real sense.
- There is a mix of responsibilities now. The guy is deep down developer also and has some iota of responsibility from architecture point of view too. So the boundary is very thin here. You never know, when an architect is going to lose the sense of looking out from third-person point of view.
- When everybody is in deep mess in project development, the focus of every generalist-specialist is to get out of the mess. How you do that- doesn't matter much sometimes. So that eye of somebody who continues to keep a tab on balancing both emerging architecture and non-functional requirements can go for a toss and you will not know when it really happened.
All above cases are based on experience with real projects and with very experienced teams.
So making an architect a full-fledged developer doesn't work in my view. Instead, I feel it will work when the focus factor for persons' availabilty is less than 1 for project development. At the same time, it's important to have some backlog from architecture point of view on which that person works along with multiple team-members for achieving certain non-functional goals.


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Pet enthusiasts also can vote because of their favorite pet performers in the Animal Planet through viewing video clips and their latest animal tricks. On of the very most watched videos is for the bird, Einstein, who are able to mimic several pet sounds.
Since we have now pay top dollar for these "lovable mutts", you could just believe that they are well worth investing slightly extra cash on to buy them a designer dog bed. On those cool wintertime nights, you wouldn't desire your absolute best buddy resting regarding the tough floor, or getting rid of on the brand-new sofa. Buying a high quality sleep for him will be the best way he'll stop sleeping around.
If you browse what "most well-known dog breeds" on the net, you'll find many listings- through the various categories of dogs in addition to types within them, towards the most well known puppy types for households with children. Slim down what exactly you are searching for hence should assist a lot. Perchance you wish to know what widely known doll dog types tend to be, and/or preferred hunting puppy breeds. In any event, it will be possible to pull up just the right list and discover in which your preferred dog breed places.
Deciding the requirements of family additionally the length of time you have available to nurture your dog needs to be considered before a range is made. Also you need certainly to give consideration to the way the dog may influence anybody in your family with allergies or other health issues. Simply because some one suffers from pet allergies does not mean that it disqualifies all of them from having a dog. Allergy suffers will just need to be labradoodle mix discerning aided by the breed of dog they decided to go with. Although no puppy is 100per cent hypoallergenic, a few of them have less influence on sensitivity suffers.
May possibly not seem it but training your pet is important. It really is healthy to ascertain boundaries and it's vital that you build mutual respect between you and your dog. The key is usually to be fast and consistent constantly, ultimately they'll get on – the job you do initially will pay off for lifelong.
In many years previous, people with allergies thought they certainly weren't capable have your pet dog. However, some breeds are known for becoming hypo-allergenic, this means they may be safe for folks who are sensitive to puppy dander. Some breeds being less dangerous include the Bichon Frise, the Schnauzer, the Bedlington Terrier, the Poodle and a hybrid such as the labradoodle. But hypo-allergenic doesn't mean you wont possess some kind of effect in the event your allergies tend to be extreme. Before you start evaluating puppies, consider going to the doctor and achieving a skin test done to ensure that you'll get along with your brand-new best friend.
Many puppy breeders, once they first start aside, think purely concerning the cash. Whatever they don't understand is breeding any puppy is pricey while you initially must mate canine and buy stud costs and you have to cover veterinarian expenses, both before the puppies tend to be born and afterwards. So, it is really not always rather the funds venture that people think it is.
If you are looking at a tremendously rare breed, you may need to travel being visit a certain breeder. This is when a breeder shines inside their industry. It's very hard to correctly reproduce a rare type as you have to be cautious at different the gene share to have healthy offspring. Whenever dogs tend to be interbred, the offspring inherit an environment of dilemmas affecting their development, their particular disease fighting capability, and then make them at risk of hereditary problems like types of disease. Once more, like competition breeds, these will be very pricey, but you'll be getting exactly what you would like.


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Friday, July 1, 2016
Star Wars - First Order Stormtrooper Paper Toy - by Cubefold
From Star Wars universe, here is a First Order Stormtrooper, in a funny paper toy version created by North American designer Calvin Nicholas Lin, from Cubefold website. There you will also find the paper toys of Darth Vader, a generic Stromtrooper, Boba Fett, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker.
Do universo de Star Wars, eis aqui um Stormtrooper da Primeira Ordem, em uma divertida versão paper toy criada pelo designer norte-americano Calvin Nicholas Lin, do site Cubefold. Lá você também encontrará os paper toys do Darth Vader, de um Stromtrooper genérico, do Boba Fett, do Han Solo e do Luke Skywalker.
Link: Star.Wars.First.Order.Stormtrooper.Paper.Toy.by.Cubefold
More Star Wars Paper Models related posts:
Star Wars - X-Wing Starfighter - by J. Leslie
Vintage "Star Wars" Death Star Play Set - by Erik Stormtrooper
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Marcello Lippi is not getting carried away with the fact his Guangzhou Evergrande are on the verge of progressing to the AFC Asian Champions League final.
The Chinese Super League outfit are in pole position ahead of the semi-final second leg against Japan's Kashiwa Reysol in Guangzhou on Wednesday night following their 4-1 victory last week.
However, Italian World Cup winner Lippi says his side have still got work to do before assuring their place in the decider where they could meet either South Korean giants FC Seoul or Iran's Esteghlal.
"I don't think we have got (a place in the final) yet," said the former Juventus boss who is looking to become the first coach to win both the AFC Champions League and the UEFA Champions League.
"I'm 64 years old this year and have been in the coaching business for 30 years, and from that experience I can tell that you that you never know what will happen next in football, and Reysol have ability and were a tough side to play this time.
"We are still on the way to moving on to the next stage. But we want to win to advance to the next round."
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I am grateful to the doctors who refused to give up without a diagnosis.
In the fall of 2000 I was in the hospital over night with chest pain--but we learned there was nothing the matter with my heart. I went on with my life in excellent health. In the fall of 2003, I again found myself in the hospital with chest pain. Immediately after my stress test, my doctor said to me, "We are not going to blame this on stress." Which was good, because just about everyone I knew told me my symptoms were due to stress. This time, the symptoms did not go away, and gradually became worse while I pursued the testing my doctor ordered. First I had an ultrasound of the gall bladder, but it came back normal. Then I had an upper GI series, but it came back normal. Intermittently, I began to live with mild nausea, mild headaches, continual "heartburn," (which I'm told is not what heartburn actually feels like) and sometimes low-grade fevers, in addition to occasional chest pain. My doctor tried a couple of proton pump inhibitors while all this went on, thinking perhaps I had reflux. I went to a GI doctor and had an endoscopy. This time, they found an ulcer, and I took medication to heal the ulcer. None of these meds had helped my symptoms in the least. When I finished the ulcer med, I called my GI doctor and said something had to change for me. She said she could order one more test, which was unpleasant, called an esophageal manometry. I requested the test without any hesitation. The results came in the mail--"This typifies the nutcracker esophagus." Further testing has shown conclusively that I do NOT have reflux. My condition is now under excellent control with medication. I have very occasional flare-ups, and see my GI doctor once a year. I am very fortunate that my doctors refused to blame "stress" and did not give up until I was diagnosed.


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Students do you have to dress like Clara Barton for a school report or presentation? Download and print out our Dress Like Clara Barton handout for tips and ideas. Make your own Red Cross pin.
Do you need some ideas on what props or supplies to use in your presentation? Download and print our What Would Clara Barton Bring? handout for ideas. Bandage your classmates!
We have a few transcriptions of "primary source" documents and a photo gallery of Clara Barton you may use for school reports also. Don't forget to look through the Clara Barton Chronology for a timeline of important dates and events from her life.


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Adventures in writing with Lisa Jensen, Author, Columnist and Film Critic
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Meaning: it's time for my Beast of the Month!
This is from English illustrator Paul Woodroffe, from a 1905 edition of Beauty and the Beast. My version of Beast is not nearly as humanoid as this one. (Although I do love his elegant backswept horns!)
But his brooding posture, and the mysterious mood of this image feel just right.
I also adore the prominent candlestick, lighting the scene. A silver candlestick plays a very important role in my story!
Woodroffe was famed as an illustrator of fairy tales and other children's books, Bible stories, and Shakespeare. But he was also renowned as a stained-glass artist, as you can tell by the elaborate design of the panel (or possibly chair back) behind Beauty in this image.
My Beast borrows a lot in terms of mood and atmosphere from golden Age illustrators like Woodroffe. But I've shaken up the classic story too!
Pub date is currently planned for March 6, 2018. Stay tuned . . .
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UPDATE: Marvin Potter sentenced to two life sentences for double murder
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. - Update, Friday, October 11, 2013 at 11:30 p.m.
A Johnson County man found guilty of killing a couple is headed to prison for a very long time. Prosecutors say the motive for murder was a Facebook feud.
After three hours of deliberation, the jury found Marvin "Buddy" Potter guilty on two counts of first degree murder for the 2012 killing of Billy Payne Jr. and Billie Jean Hayworth. Investigators say Potter murdered them because they unfriended Potter's adult daughter on Facebook.
Both family and friends were crying in court, hugging, and some say justice was served.
The judge sentenced Potter to two life sentences. A judge will decide if Potter will serve the life sentences at the same time or back-to-back in Mountain City on October 29.
Update: Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 11:00 p.m.: In day four of the Facebook murder trial the prosecution rested its case and the defense got their chance to call witnesses to the stand.
The prosecution accused Marvin "Buddy" Potter of killing Billy Payne Junior and Billie Jean Hayworth.
The defense says Potter didn't kill the couple, instead saying it was someone they knew or a drug deal gone bad.
On Thursday the prosecution called Chief Deputy Joe Woodard with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
He was in the Potter home when the search warrant was issued and saw Potter's wife Barbara ripping up pictures of Billie Jean Hayworth and her friend.
Potter's older estranged daughter, Christie Groover, took the stand for the prosecution talking about her rocky relationship with her parents Barbara and Marvin Potter. Groover also talked about her sister Jenelle's mental state.
Next the state called J.D. Winebarger, who worked at a local grocery store and didn't know the Potters or the victims, but says the Potters would talk with him about the victims and their problems.
The defense then had their chance to call witnesses. Several of them talked about Payne and how they would occasionally buy pills from him.
One of Payne's friends talked about the meeting between Payne and the Potter family where they settled their differences.
David C. Williams testified, "From my observation was that if there was an issue that they would contact each other and handle it".
The defense will continue to call witnesses on Friday.
UPDATE AT 2:08: News 5 WCYB's Lyndsey Pricetells us the prosecution has restedits case as of 2:00 Wednesday afternoon.
The defendant Marvin "Buddy" Potter has been read his rights. He does not have to testify in the trial, but if he wishes to do so, he can.
We are waiting for the defense to start its case. We'll continue to update you on air and online with the latest facts from the courtroom.
Testimony from the prosecution will continue Thursday in a double murder trial involving a man accused of shooting two people, because they unfriended his adult daughter on Facebook.
The highlight of testimony Wednesday came when a recorded phone call was played and in it the defendant admits he had some role in the deaths of a Mountain City couple.
On Wednesday the trial started with the defense asking Judge Jon Kerry Blackwell for mistrial after a witness did an interview with a local media outlet.
The judge Jon Kerry Blackwell called the witnesses into the courtroom and gave them a stern warning. "You can not talk to anybody else about this case nor can you grant any interviews or can you be seen on television," he said.
Jurors then began watching a nearly three hour video of TennesseeBureau of Investigation agents interviewing the defendant Marvin 'Buddy' Potter, the man who is charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Billie Jean Hayworth and Billy Payne, Jr.
After the video prosecutors played a recorded phone call between Potter and his wife, which said, "Before you find out from someone else I want you to know I was involved in it. I did it."
After a long lunch break court resumed with emails investigators found shredded in the back of Potter's truck. It took TBI Investigators a month to put the shredded documents back together and they reveal conversations that prosecutors feel will help their case.
During cross examination TBI Agent Scott Lott talked about the conversation he had with Potter. Lott stated, "He said he was involved, he did, but you never did find out how or what from him. He never did provide details."
The day wrapped with wittiness testimony from a friend of Billie Jean Hayworth who says she only had one enemy and that was Jenelle Potter, the daughter ofthe man on trial.
The trial could last through the week or longer.


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I'm deep into writing a new version of the stock monitor that I use to manage my investments. I like things to work quickly so when I enter a stock symbol in a textbox and press ENTER, I want things to start happening. Here is how you make things happen with the KeyPress event. Remember, I like to instruct with very simple examples.
First off, create a simple form and place a textbox in it. I left the default name of textbox1.
Right click the textbox and select Add Events.
Scroll down and select KeyPress. You need to do it this way so the event registers. If you manual type the event to create it, it will not work.
Now click Create.
This is what you get.
The first thing we are going to do is to suppress the "Ding" noise that you will get if you press ENTER. We reference the event with $_. Check out the members available to this event.
We will set the Handled event to $true to prevent the "Ding".
Now we will act to the KeyChar property. According to a standard ASCII chart, the carriage return is 13. We will use this with an IF statement to act on it.
We are only changing the color of the text boxes background to Green. This is where you would take your action. Here is the before and after.
Again, this is a very simple example that I hope will allow you to do very complex actions.


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One thing that bombards certain authors and creators that have set benchmarks of the long-winded conversation known as the strong female character is the question of "how?" In a recent interview, author Neil Gaiman was asked how he writes such strong female characters and references Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His response was great…
Gaiman: I always feel like the wrong person to be asked when I get asked that question because people say, 'Well how do you write such good female characters?' And I go, 'Well I write people.' Approximately half of the people I know are female and they're cool, and they're interesting, and so, why wouldn't I? In the case of making the TARDIS a person, you make her the kind of person you'd like to meet."
Alderman: This gives me nothing to help people with who cannot write good female characters, and they do exist.
Gaiman: I think the big thing to point out to people is, you know, possibly they should go and hang around with some women. And also, it's worth pointing out that people, unfortunately, misunderstand the phrase 'strong women.' The glory of Buffy is it was filled with strong women. Only one of those strong women had supernatural strength and an awful lot of sharpened stakes. And people sort of go 'Well yes, of course Buffy was a strong woman. She could kick her way through a door.' And you go 'No, well that's not actually what makes her a strong woman! You're missing the point.'"
Whedon is probably even more well known for his strong women leads, being the the man who made Buffy what she is today. When asked the very same question that was posed at Gaiman, his response is a little more agitated…
"I think that the romance, and the supernatural and the lure of the vampire, which is, you know, timeless, that all seemed to go over pretty well. The self-actualized female who was in charge of things didn't land quite as solidly. I think people are un-used to it. I grew up with it, it just makes sense to me. You know, we write the things we either want to see or always have. Buffy was both, and I, too, have been somewhat disappointed. I mean, there've been great shows, great roles, but when you look at the shows somebody would lump in with Buffy the Vampire Slayer they're, you know, very passive girls choosing between the cute boys. It feels almost like a backlash – we want to inoculate ourselves against this by giving you everything it had without the feminism. And, needless to say, slightly problematic for me."
The heated discussion about the "strong female character" has been tossed around for a few years now, often being misunderstood as a female with supernatural and kick-ass abilities, or a female pinning over men who aren't worth the time of day. Putting a woman in a lead role doesn't automatically make her strong. The question now is, how did everyone misunderstand what Whedon was trying to do with Buffy?
Comics have been getting hit pretty hard recently with the recently coined concept of "Women in Refrigerators," where women, whether strong or weak, are used as disposable plot devices to further the male's story – sometimes women are muses, sometimes they are killed, and sometimes they are the reason a man is capable of performing death defying feats. But hardly ever – with exception to the heroines with their own self-named comic book series – is care given to their own personal story. Thus follows the need for the woman's part in a story to be handled, not delicately, but intelligently.
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FBI Issues Alert Against Almanac Carriers
As seen on Yahoo!...
WASHINGTON - The FBI (news - web sites) is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning.
This is possibly one of the stupidest alerts in a very long line of stupid terror alerts. What's next? Arresting people for being able to read? For reading the wrong books?
"He was carrying a copy of the Qu'ran, your honour."
"Clearly Guilty. Send him to Guantanamo bay."
Update: There's a great discussion of this over at Teresa Nielsen Hayden's Site. (Have I mentioned how much I like that site?)
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Whether you're the designated driver, certified Mom of the group, a sole brain among your well-meaning, albeit degenerate friends (and as such are morally obliged to behave – somewhat – responsibly), underage, or simply don't drink, we at float fest want you to know that – despite the propagated festival mentality – it is, not only possible, but easy to party sober at float fest while having one hell of a time. Better yet, you're guaranteed to remember every moment. So, here it is: our comprehensive guide to inundate yourself in all thinks Float Fest while staying "dry."
Float: If you want the full "Float" Fest experience…you need to float – this goes double if you're a virgin floater on the San Marvelous River. Simply put, the lush landscape, tranquil waters, and Big Gigantic Texas sky is breathtaking. Furthermore, the sober floater isn't disadvantaged when navigating rapids, attempting to remain afloat, tugging a cooler, or juggling a six-pack. Instead, you simply lay back, take in rays, take a dip (or two) and relax.
Fest: As the sober listener you can fully immerse yourself in the Float Fest lineup. Mind unclouded, you are able to hear and appreciate every riff, every bar, and you won't have to lose your front row spot to grab another brew (or cause the last 5 are running through you). Get lost in the music – not the sauce.
Game: Just cause you aren't drinking doesn't mean you can't play, and win. This year Float Fest will feature LIFE-SIZE beer pong, GIANT corn hole, and your classic array of carnival games. Best part, with your fine motor skills and wit fully intact you should be able to kick your friends' collective butts after they get a few deep. Sure, the liquid courage may – initially – improve their game, but what comes up must come stumbling down, and that's when you capitalize. What I'm trying to convey here is that there is a lot to do at Float Fest besides excessively downing brews and mindlessly head-bobbing to any anonymous beat within earshot.
Ride: Best yet, without a belly bloated with bud light and corn-dogs, you can take advantage of our newly installed, full-blown carnival. Undeterred by the fear of blowing chunks, you'll ride the fest on our scorching Sizzler. Unwavering, you'll shout out in unadulterated joy as the centrifugal force of our Round Up whirls you round and round; minus the "spins" you'll be able to walk off with a head held high – rather than being aided or carried off by friends, volunteers or worst case scenario security. Moreover, the romantic round on our Ferris Wheel is a lot more intimate when you can take in the lights and laughter through clear lenses (and you aren't fighting a gag reflex as your significant other takes the obligatory Instagram pic at the peak). Our roller-coaster? Don't get me started. In my humble and ineffectual opinion, only the fully, or near-so, coherent should dare hop on that ride – the imagined collateral damage from a front row spew is just too great and gross a risk.
Feast: The irony is not lost that fire water (especially at a festival) really does burn a hole in your pocket. Unburdened by that expense – on both budget and appetite – you're free to feast at the fest. Gorge yourself! Sample the best food trucks and vendors in the great state of Texas. Feeling' some tacos? Torchy's has you covered with tex-mex covered in queso. More of a BBQ day? Schmidt's has the beef, and it falls straight off the bone. Whatever you're feeling, you won't have to search far or wide, we've got it.
Many of you already know this, but to the college students who drew the short straw and are on the leash to drive the crew home: a sober party doesn't have to be a somber party – this goes double at Float Fest. We've worked hard to provide a near superfluous. If you're bored you're doing something wrong, and the bottle doesn't have to be the solution. Look around, and you'll find an endless amount of activities to experience. Those in a sober or at least coherent state have, in all honestly, are likely to have a more immersive, well-rounded festival experience. Finally, to all the DD's taking one for the team, your responsible action is not lost on us. We cannot thank you enough. See you on The Ranch, and please remember to rage responsibly, spread good-vibes, and have a great time.


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ANYWAY I'm doing a Kitchen Sink Mani today which is a term Nicole came up with for a mani where each nail is different but they go together in theme. We decided to do a weekly KS mani for the month of January each Saturday and if you want to join, feel free! Here's my first one:
- Index: Nails Inc Westminster from Hannah with white dots
- Middle: W7 Salt n Pepper (2 coats), also from Hannah
- Ring: 2true #54 from Hannah as a base, then I did Illamasqua Jo'Mina on top of a tape mani which was from Wes
- Pinky and thumb: Pretty and Polished Tart from myself to myself ;)


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She can comfortably sleep 4 in private cabins with en-suite heads, and can easily convert the dining table if you have a party of 6 staying on board. (**For a harbor cruise or whale watching, maximum number of guests is limited to 10.)
Equipped with all the amenities you would expect to have at your home, the fact that a boat has everything she does is amazing! From the high performance Bose sound system, to HD TV, fine finishes, and peaceful surroundings make a stay on board an absolute dream!
We had a fabulous time. Joe was more than helpful with everything. Thank you for sharing your boat with us!


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Feb. 18 --An image on a U-Haul bubble wrap carton was not substantially similar to a 1930s drawing by M. I. Hummel, whose works are the basis of a popular line of porcelain figurines, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled Feb. 17.
Granting a motion to dismiss some of the claims regarding the U-Haul carton, the court noted significant differences between the original drawing and the image of the figurine on the bubble wrap.
Claims that the bubble wrap carton also infringe the actual figurine based on the original drawing are still pending, subject to a dispute over whether a statute enacted by Congress in 1994 restored a copyright interest that had lapsed under the Copyright Act of 1909.
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In the 1930s and 1940s, Berta Hummel--a German nun known as Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel, or "M. I. Hummel," who died in 1946--drew a series of images, 40 of which were published in 1934 in the "Hummel Book."
Emil Fink Publishing House of Stuttgart, Germany, hired Margarete Seeman to write a preface, several poems, and other text to accompany the drawings in the "Hummel Book."
In 1936, the book was registered in the U.S. as a foreign publication. Later, the book was published in an English language version.
In 1935, porcelain maker Franz Goebel contracted with Hummel and her order, the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters at the Convent of Siessen, for the exclusive rights to produce a series of figurines modeled on Hummel's artistic style.
W. Goebel Porcelain Manufacturing (W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik KG) of Rödental, Germany, produced the popular figurines until its bankruptcy in 2006. Since then they have been produced by Manufaktur Rödental.
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From 1988 to 1994, Goebel distributed its figurines in the U.S. through Schmid Bros. Inc. f/k/a Schmid Management Corp. of Boston.
Following a series of legal disputes with Schmid, Goebel formed its own subsidiary for U.S. distribution of the M. I. Hummel figurines, Goebel Art GmbH d/b/a Goebel Art of North America.
Schmid eventually declared bankruptcy, and Goebel acquired all of Schmid's interest in the "Hummel Book."
In 1938, Goebel began producing the "Brother figurine"--based on Hummel's "Hansl u. Gretl" drawing--also known as "Village Hero" (Dorfheld) or "Hum 95," "which depicts a small boy in the traditional folk costume of Bavaria, Germany, standing with his hands in his pockets and with the front of his shoes turned upwards showing the soles."
In the United States, copyright protection on the Brother figurine expired pursuant to the Copyright Act of 1909 for failure to comply with the registration and renewal formalities. The parties still dispute whether copyright protection was restored in 1996 under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994, 17 U.S.C. §104A.
The rights in the original "Hansl u. Gretl" drawing descended to Alfred Hummel--Berta Hummel's nephew and director of the Berta Hummel Museum in Massing, Germany--and Berta Hummel Art Administration (Berta Hummel Kunst Verwaltungs KG). And they licensed manufacture of the Brother figurine to Manufaktur Rödental.
Alfred Hummel, the Berta Hummel Museum and Berta Hummel Art Administration assigned to Boston Copyright Associates Ltd. of Boston the U.S. rights in the works.
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U-Haul International Inc. of Phoenix, a subsidiary of Amerco Inc. of Reno, Nev., is the nation's largest moving van and rental company. U-Haul also sells a range of moving supplies, including Enviro-Bubble bubble wrap. The Enviro-Bubble carton, manufactured by Pregis Corp. of Deerfield, Ill., featured a two-dimensinal image of what looks like a black-and-white version of the Brother figurine.
Boston Copyright Associates sued U-Haul, Amerco and Pregis, alleging infringement of its rights in the Brother figurine and the "Hansl u. Gretl" drawing in the Hummel Book.
U-Haul moved for dismissal of certain counts of the complaint, arguing that the image on the Enviro-Bubble carton was not substantially similar to the "Hansl u. Gretl" drawing.
The court determined that the two images were not sufficiently alike to support an infringement ruling.
Specifically, the court said that the U-Haul carton image had an air of "formality" and did not have the "whimsicality" of the original Hummel. The court said:
Where the Hansl image shows a boy in playful disorder, the boy on the Enviro-Bubble label appears neatly buttoned up. The image on the Enviro-Bubble label is also rendered in stark black and white, without the shading and detail of the Hansl image. Coupled with the more formal dress and straight posture, this lack of tone and shading in the Enviro-Bubble image further evokes a sense of order that is absent from the Hansl image and in opposition to Hummel's protectable style of whimsical expression.
The court's ruling was issued by Judge Indira Talwani.
Boston Copyright Associates was represented by the Warshauer-McLaughlin Law Group P.C., Denver. U-Haul was represented by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta.
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Markets started out the first full work week in September with a bang, as economic news from China — where exports rose 7.3% in August — and merger & acquisitions activity in the U.S. set the stage for a broad rally.
Helping stoke the buying were reports that Russia is working to find a solution to the problems in Syria, even as Congress reconvened and picked up its debate on possible military action.
All three indices extended last week's gains. The Nasdaq led the way, moving 1.26% higher to finish at 3706.18, and the S&P 500 finished up for a sixth straight session, closing up 1% at 1671.71. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.94% at 15063.12.
Privately held Koch Industries announced it will purchase electronic connector manufacturer Molex (MOLX) for $7.2 billion, or $38.50 per share — a 31% premium to Friday's close. Molex shares finished up 13 cents higher than the bid price.
Blackberry (BBRY) jumped 6% on rumors of a possible buyout by Canadian investor Prem Watsa. BBRY shares are up more than 16% since announcing it was seeking alternatives (read: buyout candidates) for its future.
Also, Ares Management LLC and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board reportedly are teaming up to buy privately held luxury retailer Neiman Marcus for $6 billion, which also had been considering an IPO.
Carl Ichan actually gave up on the M&A front, announcing he will no longer fight Michael Dell and Silver Lake Capital Partners' bid to take Dell Inc. (DELL) private. A shareholder vote on the proposal — which is for $13.75 per share plus a one-time dividend payment of 13 cents per share — is due Thursday. Dell finished unchanged on the day.
Homebuilders got a double dose of good news, as MDC Holdings (MDC) rose over 6% after an upgrade to "neutral" from Citigroup and Hovnanian (HOV) rose more than 2% after announcing its contract backlog was 28% higher compared to one year ago. The news helped propel industry names including PulteGroup (PHM, +7.5%), D.R. Horton (DHI, +6.5%) and Lennar (LEN, +5.4%) ahead.
Lastly, Apple (AAPL) shares rose nearly 2% as investors and tech-heads alike await the reveal of Apple's newest iPhone at Tuesday's media event.
Three Up
- Fusion-io (FIO): Up 25.6% ($2.77) to $13.60.
- Sears Holdings (SHLD): Up 12.8% ($6.02) to $53.07.
- Delta Air Lines (DAL): Up 9.4% ($1.87) to $21.76.
Three Down
- Eldorado Gold (EGO): Down 4.3% (36 cents) to $8.07.
- Tesla Motors (TSLA): Down 3.8% ($6.29) to $160.68.
- Tenet Healthcare (THC): Down 3.7% ($1.47) to $38.39.
Marc Bastow is an Assistant Editor at InvestorPlace.com. As of this writing, he was long AAPL.


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Designed by Mums, Mini Vanilla pyjamas make every bedtime special. For all ages from 0-3 months through to 16 years, the softest fabrics are brushed for warmth in the winter or left cool for the summer - but they are always stylish.
For boys, woven checks are used to make a grown-up traditional pj just like Dad's - with a matching bag for sleep overs. Soft cotton jersey is used for a more modern approach, with T shirt style tops coordinating bottoms. Motifs are cool (All star trainers, guitars and rock bands), crazy (creepy crawlies, video game monsters and robots) or classic (cars, football and aeroplanes).
Girls have pretty details like embroidered trims, lace, bows and smocking. Prints are sometimes pretty (ditsy florals), striking (butterflies and traditional paisleys) or trendy (Mary Quant style daisies) with floaty nightdresses and pretty, loose fitting tops. Sleepovers are no problem, with little matching drawstring bags.
The Mini Vanilla offer takes the cool bedtime look one step further with bathrobes. The colours in velour prints are cleverly coordinated with the season's offer of pyjamas to give an effortlessly great top-to-toe look.
There's no need to worry when the kids grow out of the traditional pyjama – perfect for nights chilling on the sofa, for putting on after a hard day at school, for sleepovers or duvet days is our sister brand, Vanilla Park. A multitude of fabulous checks, complemented by our signature stripe in the waistband, make loose fitting drawstring pj bottoms, Complemented by the softest, warmest fleece tops, the Vanilla Park lounge pants fit all kids up to 16 (and beyond – we all love them!)
So…whether it's for him, for her, for a gift or for your own kids, Mini Vanilla can always be trusted to make bedtime special! At Mini Vanilla we aim towards achieving the highest levels of design, quality and service.
Boys Pyjamas
Mini Vanilla has a fantastic range of boy's cotton pyjamas which will help your children to enjoy a comfortable night's sleep. From cool, cotton pyjamas with shorts for the summer months, to warmer, cosy boys nightwear for colder nights, we have pyjamas which are perfect for every season. Colourful prints and quality fabrics help to make our nightwear stand out, and can help boys to look smart – even when they are sleeping.
Girls Pyjamas
Pretty patterns, girly shades and stylish little details all help to make girls pyjamas from Mini Vanilla the perfect choice for girls of all ages. Thanks to our beautifully-made girls nightwear, your girls can sleep in style and comfort. We specialise in girls nightwear which is girly, sweet and just as pretty as the outfits your girls wear in the day.
"There is something immensly comforting about slipping into your favourite PJ's. We want the Mini Vanilla experience to be that extra bit special, whatever your age.." - We hope you'll enjoy shopping with us and Mini Vanilla will soon become a favourite of yours too! Happy shopping, please do get in touch if we can be of help in anyway.
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Anonymous on 04/18/2015
Lived there for most of 2014. We had thousands ( not exaggerating ) of bed bugs to the point our whole bodies were covered in itchy bites. There was blood all over the walls due to killing them. Cockroaches everywhere too covered the counters completely. Construction put holes in our ceilings where we could see upstairs. We had the places sprayed by their bed bug and roach company numerous times but it didnt make a difference. The building was poorly maintained and management did not care. We lo
st a lot of money due to all of our items having to be thrown out due to bugs. Talking yo neighbours the whole building is infested and is not a safe place to live
Anonymous on 06/23/2011
Roachs and spiders (they eat roachs)
Poorly maintained and not clean
Hot water only warm
Anonymous on 12/30/2010
This building definitely has a problem with bugs in general. Cockroaches, bed bugs, some new ones I have never seen before... It's a hole and it is poorly managed. Avoid it at all costs.
Anonymous on 12/17/2010
A know a person who lives here who has bed bugs.
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I"m back from the trip of a lifetime - I explored Latvia, saw my grandparents, indulged in countless cups of smooth coffee and flaky pastries, and walked cobblestone streets until I could no longer feel my feet.
It feels surreal to be back - these two worlds are so different that while I am in one, the other feels like a dream. I miss my grandparents terribly - though I know my parents brought us here for a better life, and greater opportunities, the physical separation between our loved ones overseas leaves an open, gnawing wound in the soul.
I've always dreamed of living in Paris - but as I grow older (and dare I say wiser), I realize that I would never want to separate my {future} children from their grandparents. Although I have always been a wanderer at heart (and in reality, having lived in four countries before the age of 10), lately I have come to understand the value, indeed the necessity, of forming roots, of cultivating family relationships - and how lucky I am to have family, if only immediate, close by.
But don't get me wrong - this gypsy soul can't be stifled. My fiance promised me 6 months to 1 year in Paris, and I plan to keep him accountable! (And perhaps while we are there I"ll so happen to lose my passport, and we'll have to stay longer. Also...if I give birth in Paris, do I get citizenship as well? .....) What I'm saying is - I plan to fill my life with travel and adventure, but perhaps the most important part of it all is having a home to come back to, and all the people that fill it with warmth and love.
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|27 Feb 2018
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
SPDIF output activation on the motherboard (with ALC887) without SPDIF
I was able to activate the S/PDIF output in Fedora 27 (from pin 48 ALC887. I also added a 20k resistor from pin 33 to ground) on the board without S/PDIF - Gigabyte GA-C1007UN.
I used hdajackretask (hda-jack-retask, alsa-tools-gui).
file /sys/class/sound/hwC0D2/init_pin_configs
0x11 0x411111f0
0x12 0x411111f0
0x14 0x01014410
0x15 0x411111f0
0x16 0x411111f0
0x17 0x411111f0
0x18 0x01a19c40
0x19 0x02a19c50
0x1a 0x0181344f
0x1b 0x02214c20
0x1c 0x411111f0
0x1d 0x4004c601
0x1e 0x411111f0 <-----
0x1f 0x411111f0
file /sys/class/sound/hwC0D2/user_pin_configs
0x11 0x411111f0
0x12 0x411111f0
0x14 0x01014410
0x15 0x411111f0
0x16 0x411111f0
0x17 0x411111f0
0x18 0x01a19c40
0x19 0x02a19c50
0x1a 0x0181344f
0x1b 0x02214120
0x1c 0x993301f0
0x1d 0x4004c601
0x1e 0x014b1180 <----- change (0x1e = probably S/PDIF)
0x1f 0x411111f0
(hwC0D2 = ALC887)
I don't know how to do the same in Windows 7 64-bit. I tried to use High Definition Audio Utility 64-bit program - with no effect.
Menu File -> Local machine codecs -> ... - result:
"No HD Audio debug interface found. Please make sure the class driver is installed."
hdausetup_x64.msi (HDAU.exe) - High Definition Audio (HD Audio) tool - Windows 10 hardware dev | Microsoft Docs
pin config: Pin configuration guidelines for High Definition Audio devices - Windows 10 hardware dev | Microsoft Docs
(The original links were broken by the forum software - by the presence of parentheses in them)
I tried through regedit - in the key
I added binary value "Pin1E": 014b1180 - with no effect.
Thanks in advance.
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|23 Nov 2018
Hi !
I want to do the same, did you achieved to add the SPDIF out to windows registry ?
I have no use on linux, it's for gaming.
ps : why did you add the resistance ?
Thanks ! :)
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Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) January 06, 2014
Hagley Museum and Library received the Cataloging Special and Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to process and catalog the David Sarnoff Library collection. The collection contains the personal papers of David Sarnoff, the iconic pioneer of the radio and television broadcast industry, as well as corporate and technical reports of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and some papers of the National Broadcast Corporation (NBC). The David Sarnoff Library collection will be open to researchers in 2017.
Hagley received approximately 3,000 linear feet of documents when the David Sarnoff Library, then located in Princeton, New Jersey, closed in 2009. "Since the collection's arrival, high-demand portions of the collection have been continually identified and processed as staff time permitted; however, through the generous support of CLIR, the collection will be available in its entirety in three years." says Erik Rau, Hagley's director of library services.
Highlights of the collection include documentation of David Sarnoff's career from telegraph operator to company president, an early history of radio and television communications, and technical information from the labs. Hagley has a digitized component of the collection, including images and documents, available on Hagley's website, http://www.hagley.org.
About the Council on Library Information Resources
CLIR is an independent, nonprofit organization that forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning.
About Hagley Museum and Library
At Hagley, we invite people of all ages to investigate and experience the unfolding history of American business, technology, and innovation, and its impact on the world, from our home at the historic DuPont powder yards on the banks of the Brandywine.
For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit http://www.hagley.org.


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After the horrific events in Orlando, many people expected a strong statement from their commander-in-chief. However, when he gave his press conference, many people said his message was tepid and weak.
Ronnie Dunn was one of those people. Dunn, an American country music singer-songwriter, took to Facebook to express his frustrations with the president's speech. He wrote:
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His comments sparked some opposing views from his Facebook followers, but Dunn didn't mind engaging in those who disagreed with him. Among some of his comments:
"Nobody blamed it on Obama. Political preference doesn't influence my opinion. I'm not selling politics, I'm making an observation."
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"Look into how many mass shootings are related to two main factors….pharmaceuticals and radical religious ideology."
"I don't see these 'brave warriors' walking into police stations. They pick children, the elderly and otherwise helpless victims."
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"What would've happened if the nation's leader had walked up and said….'America, we are now going to offer public national anti-terrorism seminars. After you take the courses and pass the tests will be allowed to attain (sic) a carry permit… Arm yourselves. We are OFFICIALLY, at war with a global, radical ideology."
The president mentioned that the killer was carrying a AR-15-style assault rife. He used this talking point to elaborate on the ease in which people can acquire weapons in this country. "We have to decide if that's the kind of country we want to be — and to actively do nothing is a decision as well," he said.
Dunn did reply to a comment regarding assault rifles by saying, "I don't disagree with tighter control of assault weapons."
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Gravestone reads
"Nannie Plunkett Davis
1876 - 1902"
Some of the gravestones in this cemetery have the name Robison while others have the name Robeson, so the names may be Robison or Robeson.
Plunkett Family Cemetery is located in the Blacksburg City Heritage Park. The entrance to the park is near 2204 Glade Road in Blacksburg, VA.
Contributed on 1/23/06
Record #: 83
On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Virginia, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.
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The threaded fasteners that secure the wheels to the chassis are perhaps the most critical components on any vehicle, yet they're often the most overlooked and under-appreciated. Improperly sized threads or seat styles or improperly installed wheel fasteners can result in loss of a wheel and tire package (wheel separation from the vehicle) during vehicle operation. With that in mind, we need to pay more attention to these vital fasteners.
While it may initially seem simplistic to devote an entire article to this subject, its importance and the need to educate beginning or apprentice technicians cannot be overemphasized.
Here, we'll provide a basic overview of the often overlooked threaded wheel fastener — how to identify it and how to handle it. This includes information dealing with fastener thread size, seat styles and torque values.
Our goal is to provide clear and accurate explanations of various wheel fastening systems that will help to train new technicians (as well as imparting this knowledge to your customers).
NOTE: The common method of attaching a wheel to a hub involves a group of individual threaded wheel fasteners (wheel nuts or wheel bolts), involving a pattern of four, five, six or eight fasteners per wheel. Another type of wheel clamping system involves attaching the wheel to the hub with a single spindle nut. This is most commonly referred to as a knock-off or pin-drive system. Since it's rare that your shop will encounter a pin-drive system, we'll focus on multiple threaded fastener designs.
Clarifying misunderstandings
While it's difficult to break with the use of traditional terms (i.e. "lug nuts"), the term "wheel fasteners" is more appropriate.
Remember that not all automotive wheels are secured with studs and nuts. For example, many German vehicles use wheel bolts instead, which engage into threaded holes in the hub face. So, constantly calling all wheel fasteners "lug nuts" simply isn't accurate.
The basic factors to consider when selecting wheel fasteners includes:
• Thread diameter
• Thread pitch
• Thread length/thread engagement
• Fastener seat style
• Installed torque (clamping load)
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I'm a big fan of handmade accessories. They're a quick and inexpensive way to update your look, which is why I make a lot of them. Recently I acquired some leather laces and cord, and decided to turn the cord into a bunch of easy bangle bracelets. With the addition of little charms, you can mimic the look of luxe leather wrap bracelets.
Here's how to make your own.
Leather cord (I used 1.5mm round cord in mint, turquoise, and lilac)
Metal tube beads (here are some that are similar to the ones I used)
Measuring tape
Glue (I used E6000)
Needle-nose pliers
Jump rings
Small charm
1. Use the measuring tape to measure around your wrist, making sure that you can slip it over your hand. Or you can just measure the circumference of bangle bracelets that you already own. I used a measurement of 8.75 inches.
2. Measure and cut a piece of leather cord to the length you just determined.
3. Ready your tube bead. Take your leather cord and coat the ends (about 0.5 to 1 inch) in glue. You can use the toothpick to help spread it around.
4. Now insert the glue-coated ends of the leather cord in the tube bead until they meet in the center. Wipe off any excess glue. Lay flat and leave to dry.
5. Make a bunch!
6. [Optional] After the glue dries, you can attach two or three of the bangles together and add a charm. Open up a jump ring and insert the bangles across the bracelet from the tube bead. You want a nice snug fit, so you might need to try different sizes of jump rings. Slip a charm onto the jump ring, then close it up with the pliers.
I used a little bird charm on this turquoise one. There's a "put a bird on it" joke in here somewhere.


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Lorell Executive Mid-back Fabric Contour Chair
Frame - 28.0" x 27.0" x 42.0"
Executive, mid-back contour chair offers cushioned seat and back upholstered in fabric as well as built-in lumbar support to enhance your comfort. Simple tilt mechanism can raise or lower the seat to your desired height using the handle. Increase or decrease the tilt tension with the knob control. Functions also include 360-degree swivel and height-adjustable arms with soft polyurethane pads. Black, five-star nylon base is equipped with smooth-rolling casters for easy mobility. Weight capacity is 250 lb. Mid-back chair meets or exceeds BIFMA standards.
List $316.00 - 1 EA
General InformationManufacturer: Lorell
Manufacturer Part Number: 84579
Brand Name: Lorell
Packaged Quantity: 1 Each
Product Type: Chair
Physical CharacteristicsColor: Black
Height: 42"
Width: 28"
Depth: 27"
Product InformationChair/Seat Type: Executive Chair
Maximum Load Capacity: 250 lb
Seat Material: Fabric
Seat Color: Black
Seat Feature:
- Padded
- Upholstered
Back Material: Fabric
Back Color: Black
Arm Material: Polyurethane
Base Shape: 5-star
Base Material: Nylon
Base Color: Black
Number of Casters: 5
Application/Usage: Office
- Lumbar Support
- Padded Back
- Upholstered Back
- Comfortable
- Tilt
- Handle
- Tilt Tension
- 360° Swivel
- Padded Armrest
MiscellaneousCertifications & Standards:
Recycled: No
Recycled Content: 0%
Post-consumer-waste%: 0%
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The Pew Forum recently released a noteworthy report demonstrating that religious restrictions worldwide are on the rise.
Pew found that between mid-2009 and mid-2010, religious restrictions increased in every major region of the world. Because of this increase, in 2010, 75 percent of people worldwide lived in countries that have either high government restrictions on religion or high social hostilities toward religion, up from 70 percent for the year ending in mid-2009.
Pew reports that 66 percent of countries experienced some increase in government-endorsed restrictions on religious practice, and 10 new countries were added to the list of places with high levels of these restrictions. Among those countries with high government restrictions are Syria, Iran, and Egypt—all of which have made international headlines this year for oppressive policies and actions toward religious minorities.
The negative trends in religious liberty worldwide present an opportunity for the United States, which prides itself on its constitutionally protected freedom of religion, to advance religious liberty. Heritage scholar Jennifer Marshall wrote in a 2009 report that religious liberty "is an American success story that should be told around the world.… One of the major reasons for the success of the American experiment is that it balanced citizens' dual allegiances to God and earthly authorities without forcing believers to abandon (or moderate) their primary loyalty to God." However, Marshall explained, this aspect of the American order is often misunderstood, a notion confirmed in the Pew report.
Pew found that on both of the study's measures of religious freedom—government restrictions and social hostilities—the U.S. moved up more than one point on a 10-point scale. The result: The U.S. is now classified as having a moderate level of government restrictions on religion (2.7, up from 1.6) and is now at the high end of moderate hostility toward religion (3.4, up from 2.0).
This is especially concerning given that Pew's report chronicles the status of religious liberty in the U.S. two years ago, which means that it does not include some of the most recent high-profile conflicts, such as the Obama Administration's anti-conscience mandate and the Chick-fil-A controversy this past summer. (More examples can be found in Thomas Messner's post a few weeks ago.)
While Americans certainly do not face the same kinds of persecutions for faith that millions of others around the world do, we can hardly advance a model of religious liberty if we either misunderstand or half-heartedly embrace religious liberty at home. Marshall wrote in 2010, "Condemning and curtailing religious persecution is a critical goal, but religious freedom includes much more. Our vision of religious liberty must be robust."
Given the negative trend in Pew's findings, perhaps we'd better have this conversation sooner rather than later.
Thomas Bell is currently a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. For more information on interning at Heritage, please visit http://www.heritage.org/about/departments/ylp.cfm.