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What used to be two separate endeavors – requiring distinct infrastructure and different skill sets – is now one unified strategy. Simplifying deployment, maintenance, upgrades, scalability, usability... everything.
"It was a big deal for us, the Mitel and VMware partnership...Their solution is stable, tested...and actually works." --Amit Mantri, Director of Network Operations, Intrasphere Technologies, Inc.
The promise of "simply communicating" starts with a simple premise: Voice is just another app.
Mitel's strategic partnership with VMware is the catalyst for transformation.
Together, Mitel and VMware cracked the code on how to add real-time voice applications to virtualized servers without experiencing latency issues that affect call quality.
Virtual Desktop Solutions
Our relationship with VMware continues to transform unified communications. For example, Mitel introduced a series of Virtual Desktop UCC solutions, which essentially integrates the office phone into the portable desktop.
Integrated Business Collaboration Applications
Mitel and VMware Zimbra have recently announced the integration of click-to-call, visual voicemail, and call logs with the Zimbra 8 web client.
More than 2,000 Mitel clients of all sizes have already deployed virtualized voice and are reaping the tremendous value of the Mitel–VMware partnership. This is where the industry is heading. See you in the data center.


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Inclement Weather or Emergency Closing
On occasion of inclement weather or emergency closing, announcements will be made by the Director of Marketing and Community Relations concerning the activities of the College and day and evening classes at the Rutherford Campus, the Polk Center and any other locations. This information will be posted as soon as possible on the college website and announced on the College Radio Station (WNCW 88.7). Local and area radio and television stations will also be requested to carry the announcements and the County Communications Center will be notified.
If it is announced that the college is closed for either inclement weather or any other type of emergency which may arise, designated essential personnel (maintenance and campus assistance) will report unless directed otherwise. Other essential personnel as designated by the President or appropriate Vice President will report as directed.
For all full-time personnel not considered essential—if the college is closed, time missed will be considered administrative leave and/or annual leave as directed and will not be made up. If classes are cancelled but the administrative offices are open, the staff time missed must be made up or counted as annual, compensatory or bonus leave. If the college opening is delayed for any reason, only time missed after the announced reopening will need to be made up or counted as leave. Time missed must be counted as annual, compensatory or bonus leave.
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|System: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
|Dev: Slightly Mad Studios
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by Patriel Manning
This generation has been particularly kind to car lovers. So far we've seen three DiRTs, two Project Gothams, several Need for Speeds, two F1s, three Forzas, and Polyphony Digital's automotive opus, Gran Turismo 5. We're leaving out a lot here, as there were also quite a few racing games that had a decidedly different focus but were nonetheless substantial offerings. With that in mind, then, fans of racing games have not been left wanting.
However, Slightly Mad Studios, the developer behind Shift 2: Unleashed, has decided that the racing grid isn't crowded enough, as they're hard at work on a title called Project CARS. Their aim seems to be to create a better racing simulator in the vein of Forza or Gran Turismo, as opposed to Codemasters' F1 series. From the way things are looking based on my hands-on time with the game, they'll be able to reach their goal.
Even in its present pre-alpha state, the roster of cars set to appear is fairly impressive. Among the officially licensed vehicles stand the agile Ariel Atom and the ferocious Gumpert Apollo. As far as different racing disciplines are concerned, Slightly Mad Studios looks to be trying to tackle just about anything that can be done on tarmac. Everything from karts to touring cars and even Formula B are already in the game and running smoothly. There are even a few classic F1 cars.
I'm not the only one impressed by the present state of the game either. It seems everyone who's had a chance to play it has walked away impressed, including Ben Collins, formerly "The Stig" of Top Gear fame. Commenting on the handling, he said that the "physics are very similar to the Le Mans/F1 simulator we've been using." The reason that's so astounding is that the type of simulator Collins is talking about usually costs millions of dollars. If what he says is true, Slightly Mad has accomplished something remarkable, especially considering the relatively short amount of time the game has been in development.
That's probably due to Slightly Mad's approach to the development of this title. Through their website, World of Mass Development, they're inviting anyone who's willing to join the development team. "The great thing about having the community involved is all the feedback," Slightly Mad producer Suzy Wallace said in an interview with Eurogamer. "It's like having a focus group all of the time." So unlike other titles in the genre, community members can actually take part in molding the product prior to its release. This goes just a bit further than even the excellent community features in the Forza series, and gives the community the power to shape the game they're playing.
As you'd expect, some serious attention has been paid to the tracks as well. For the sake of accuracy, all of the real-world tracks in the game have been laser-scanned. Collins, quoted earlier, said that the track realism is "extremely close" by his estimate. Fans of motorsport will be thrilled by this bit of information, as not only are both Circuit de Spa-Francorchampsand Bathurst included, but they're also impeccably re-created.
The simulation aspect of the game looks to be a cut above everything else on the market in other ways as well. While hooning around on the Test Track—in a racing kart, no less—I blew my engine. Destroyed it, actually. It didn't work anymore. I was thrilled. While mechanical damage has been implemented to a somewhat limited extent in Gran Turismo and more extensively in the Forza series, we have yet to see that level of damage in a console racing game, save for Slightly Mad's previous title, Shift 2: Unleashed, which many fans didn't accept as a simulator. The prospect of having more real-world consequences for, say, revving your engine at 9,000 rpm for twenty minutes is absolutely thrilling.
Of course, at this stage in development, Project CARS isn't without its problems. Chief among my concerns so far are that playing the game with a controller is dodgy to say the least. Fiddling with the steering settings helps a bit, but there's still a bit of work to do to get that part of the experience properly tuned. This is most likely due to the team's focus on creating a proper racing simulator, one that might even catch the attention of PC gamers who are used to a slightly more hardcore experience than their console counterparts.
As such, much of the focus in the control department has gone toward making sure that those with a wheel and pedal setup will be able to get as much out of the game as possible. Hopefully, by the end of production they will have sorted out the kinks without sacrificing anything for those want to play with a wheel.
All things considered, though, Project CARS is shaping up to be a fairly good offering for fans of racing simulators, cars, motorsport, or just racing games in general. Save for a few audio glitches here and there and some control issues—things that will hopefully be ironed out—there's not much wrong with it.
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UH Manoa presents International Night 2005
Features musical performances from more than 20 countriesUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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Posted: Mar 2, 2005HONOLULU — UH Mānoa students and faculty from all over the world will come together for International Night 2005, a cultural extravaganza featuring ethnic performances and cultural booths from more than 20 countries. The event will be held from 6:30 — 9 p.m. on March 11, 2005 at the UH Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom. It is free and open to the public.
This year's theme, "Divided by Oceans, United by Heart," illustrates how the world came together to help with the recent tragedy in Southeast Asia. Throughout the evening's activities, organizers hope to convey the message, "unity through diversity," by appreciating and respecting different cultures. The event will be dedicated in honor of the tsunami victims.
International Night 2005 is sponsored by UH Mānoa International Student Association, International Student Services and Campus Center Activity Council. For more information, call 255-5975.


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Devon "Hannibal" Nicholson, the Ottawa wrestler who has already filed a $6.5M lawsuit against Abdullah the Butcher, has now filed a statement of claim against World Wrestling Entertainment, claiming wrongful dismissal/breach of contract. The wrestler, who has Hepatitis C, is seeking almost $6 million from WWE.
The suit, filed August 26th and served September 26, 2011 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, is based on the fact that WWE offered Nicholson a standard contract on June 5, 2009, and later rescinded the contract on August 28, 2009, upon discovery that Nicholson had Hepatitis C through medical tests required for the employment.
Nicholson is alleging that he was discriminated against based on the fact that he was found to be Hepatitis C positive. His separate claim against Abdullah the Butcher (Larry Shreve, of Atlanta) is accusing the famed wrestler infected Nicholson with the blood disease.
The suit seeks:
- Damages for wrongful dismissal and/or breach of contract in the amount of $600,000
- Damages for injury to dignity, feelings and self respect under the Ontario Human Rights Code, in the amount of $250,000
- Aggravated and punitive damages in the amount of $5,000,000
"In rescinding Devon's employment contract, the WWE intentionally infringed Devon's human rights by discriminating against him because he is Hepatitis C positive," the claim reads.
Part of the suit also brings up WWE's "No Blood Policy" whereby the company attempts to curtail blood in the ring. Nicholson alleges that different doctors told him different things as has as being able to wrestle while Hepatitis C positive given the "No Blood Policy."
There are five U.S. states where Hepatitis C positive wrestlers are barred from performing.
According to the filing, Ty Bailey from WWE's Talent Relations Branch called Nicholson and expressly said that the rescinding of the contract was not related to Nicholson's health situation, but "rather was due to licensing situations."
Nicholson has competed in pro wrestling as Hannibal, Kid Nichols, and Adam Lust.
The 28-year-old wrestler/promoter has announced that he is retiring from professional wrestling.
"I'm turning 29 in a few weeks and am going to find other things to use my talents for. My mind can't take it anymore," Nicholson wrote SLAM! Wrestling in an email. "October 8th in Renfrew [Ontario] will be my last match."
Nicholson is being represented by Ted Bergeron and Gavin Cosgrove from the Bergeron Clifford law firm.


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Job Location: United States : North Carolina : Charlotte
In January 2016, MetLife announced a plan to pursue the separation of a substantial portion of its U.S. Retail segment. Once separated, the new business will be called Brighthouse Financial.
Brighthouse Financial will serve customers the way they want, need and deserve. It will focus on eliminating the complexity, confusion and cost that can get in the way of many Americans who are seeking financial security. We will bring products to the market that add value to our customers' lives, and will be guided by a common set of values that focus on the customer and drive accountability.
Brighthouse Financial is seeking high-performing team members who are passionate about the company's mission. We are laser-focused on adding value to our customers and minimizing complexity in every decision and action. We are building high performing teams who set the bar high and hold each other accountable.
This opportunity allows coordination with internal stakeholders for information reported (i) within SEC filings for SEC registrants and (ii) within GAAP financial statements for non-public entities, as well as analysis of such information for completeness and accuracy.
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MetLife is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is MetLife's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Demi Moore is a Actress from United States. She was born in Roswell on November 11, 1962. She is listed on FreeOnes since 2001 and is currently ranked 3808th place. She currently has 23 gallery links in her own FreeOnes section.
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So then, here's the problem. World of Warcraft is TOO accessible. By that, I mean, it's possible for someone who hates the MM part of MMOs - other people - to progress through the entire game without ever needing to, well, group. Eventually, in the 50's, they might start getting pick-up groups for the lower level "end-game" instances or more difficult quest sequences. But the wall between "LFG Stratholme" and "finding a guild that will get me into MC/BWL gear" is abso-freakin-lutely HUGE. And it's quite obviously a leap of design. It's a very clear point of departure - once you get to this point, you're no longer casual. Your character won World of Warcraft. You got level 60. You got the powerup. YOU WON THE GAME.
It's no coincidence that Blizzard, no doubt driven by their community people put up a page on their website detailing exactly what to do when you, well, win. "Hey, you can… uh… do PVP? Raid? Roll an alt? Play our expansion?" Kind of obvious stuff - unless you have a player base composed mostly of people for whom this is their first MMO, and definitely the first MMO they've reached the endgame in. They want more stuff. They want more stuff like they already played.
They absolutely do not want different stuff. They want stuff like they liked. If they wanted that other stuff, they'd have not quit that other MMO they tried for a month. They want more stuff like the old stuff.
And… they ran out of stuff. And Blizzard can't make enough stuff. And most of the stuff they are making… uh… it's not that stuff. It's the other stuff. The high-level raiding stuff that, to keep a tradition in every other MMO alive, wasn't included with the original game, but was PatchedInLater.
So until the expansion comes later this year, which will deliver a DVD full of MORE STUFF, you have millions - millions of players who are out of stuff. It's getting pretty ugly. And most of those have no interest in being in the top 25% or 10% or whatever of the pyramid of players that enjoys organizing raids to whack the most powerful foozles. They feel bait and switched. They had a good year or so of stuff. They want more stuff.
But every game eventually runs out of stuff. There's never enough stuff. What's left at the end - the endgame - is what the players can come up with to make their own stuff. Be it PVP or high-end complex PVE raiding until their fingers bleed, every game eventually has to figure out how to keep players happy - either in cranking out More Stuff on a regular basis (/wave Everquest) or in keeping people happy in making their own stuff. Thus why PvP is such a common end-game goal for designers - hey, people have an endless appetite for beating each other over the head with sticks.
But if you play WoW, and you got to level 60, and you don't like raiding, and you don't like PvP, and you don't particularly want to level up a new character… well, you're out of stuff.
And that's where some people get REALLY ANGRY. Because they have a lot invested into their characters, their friends and the connections between the two, and they REALLY. DO. NOT. LIKE. BEING. TOLD. NO. Queue the hundreds of threads on the WoW forums. All of which boil down, in the end: "More stuff, plz."
Because, despite the claims by both sides on the forums, the "casuals" don't really want free government cheese from Nefarion. They want more character development. They want to get to 70, or 80, or 60.0009. They don't want to feel like they've reached the brick wall of character development that, well, they have. They don't want to completely switch their playstyle to keep developing the character they've grown attached to. They don't want the game to end
And that sentiment is universal to all games. The fact that we're seeing so much of it expressed in World of Warcraft bespeaks more of its success than its failures.
The task of the WoW designers - should they choose to accept it, and it's quite likely they won't, being that it's Different and thus Scary - is to move players from a developer-driven character development model to a player-driven character development model.
Whether it's through PvP (a "cop-out" that many players won't accept), some form of guild-based PvE advancment that even the smallest guilds can participate in, or something entirely new… maybe a dancing contest! Everyone loves dancing. Really. But the point is that the life cycle of the character has to move beyond the racetrack that the quest lines and character levelling aims the player down. And the only way for further points in the life cycle to self-perpetuate is to enable the players to make, and track their own goals. There are five million WoW players. While there are probably a lot of WoW developers, there most assuredly are not five million of them. Numbers are not on their side.
And yes, this means getting more "world-ly" and less "game-y". But games end, and worlds don't. And players who are demanding that their character's life cycle not end… are demanding more world. Not necessarily more content - but more ways to participate.
But that would require a good deal of thought, and development work. Maybe even an expansion! Never seen those before. But in the meantime, we're seeing what happens if, in the days of Everquest pre-any-expansions, somehow five million people managed to cram into Lower Guk. Demanding more stuff.
...And I want a world. What worries me, is that all the future MMOs trying to copy WoW's success are just going to fall into the same trap. Really, as long as the game is profitable overall, who cares what the players want longterm? The devs will make their profit and be happy, and that's what they want, after all. I suppose it's our own fault for shelling out the cash to support a love/hate relationship with the game.
The second expansion pack is coming out sometime in the near future -- has Blizzard realized what Scott (and many other oldtime MMOers) have said for years? Or will it be more of the same? I hate to say it, but I really think it will be more of the same...
If anyone finds an MMO that actually tries to be a world instead of just a fun game on rails, please let me know. So far none of the upcoming contenders really seem to be trying for that, though.


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Saft, a world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced technology batteries for industry has been awarded a major five year contract by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps with BA 5590 lithium sulfur dioxide (Li-SO2) batteries.
The BA 5590 batteries are used in different portable military applications such as military radios and surveillance equipment. The BA 5590 batteries provide a long lasting, lightweight and reliable power source for the Army's critical missions.
This contract was awarded to Saft for 100% of the U.S. military needs for this type of battery. The contract with DLA is an indefinite quantity contract for a five year period with a maximum amount of up to $98 million. Orders under the contract are demand-based, with the first orders expected in mid-2013.
"The heritage of these field-tested batteries has been demonstrated for more than 20 years," said Thomas Alcide, General Manager of Saft's Specialty Battery Group. "Saft is proud to be able to provide superior quality and performance at the best value to our military clients."
About Saft
Saft (Euronext: Saft) is a world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced technology batteries for industry. The Group is the world's leading manufacturer of nickel batteries and primary lithium batteries for the industrial infrastructure and processes, transportation, civil and military electronics' markets. Saft is the world leader in space and defense batteries with its Li-ion technologies which are also being deployed in the energy storage, transportation and telecommunication markets. Saft's 4,000 employees present in 19 countries, together with its 16 manufacturing sites and extensive sales network, all contribute to accelerating the Group's growth for the future.
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Bantam, Jun 2004, 24.00, 368 pp. ISBN: 0553803875 Detective Sergeant Janice Longbright learns from long time Detective John May that an explosion killed his peer Detective Arthur Bryant. John and Arthur first met when the Peculiar Crimes Unit was established in 1940 and they investigated a weird murder of a dancer at the Palace Theatre. Now both octogenarians, it appears that Arthur was writing his memoirs when a six decades old bomb from the...


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1. Tell us a bit about yourself.
My name is Eric, and I'm a sophomore in high school. I like to think I'm mature for my age, but most would disagree if they saw me around my friends.
2. How did you find High Impact Halo, and when?
In the summer between 6th and 7th grade in some gaming magazine, they had a several page spread on the skulls in Halo 2 and how to get them, and in a little box it said for better tutorials go to highimpacthalo.org, so I did.
3. What is it that you like about Halo tricks, and what kind of tricks are your favorite to do or see?
I like that they add a lot more to the game than was intended, at 95% of my absurd amount of playtime on Halo 2 was tricking and glitching. Personally, I prefer launches, just because they are fairly straightforward and they either succeed or fail, there is never a launch where you "kinda" did it. You either landed on X-Building or missed.
4. Have you discovered any Halo tricks or glitches yourself?
Well, not completely by myself. I helped with many of the glitches and illusions in Dementia. The only glitches I found on my own, everyone was like, I've seen professional Mongolian contortionists do that.
5. What is your favorite game from the halo Series?
Halo 2 without a doubt
6. What other hobbies do you have?
I like to play the guitar, and I'm okay, I've only played for about a year and a half.
7. If you could choose, what would you choose and why?
Probably guitar, since I haven't played Halo in months (and Halo won't get me the ladies ;). )
8. What is the first video game you ever played?
The first one I have any real memory of is pokemon, and that was when I was in 1st or 2nd grade.
9. (From last week's winner) What is your favorite brand of socks? -Jamie Maddrox
According to my sock drawer, Nike.
10. If you could ask the next lottery winner one question, what would it be?
Would your rather lose your penis or both of your thumbs? Neither is not an option.
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Student Parking Regulations
Spirit and Intent
CPCC Parking Areas are maintained for the benefit of students, employees, and visitors to every campus and facility utilized by Central Piedmont Community College. CPCC's Parking Regulations will be enforced for the benefit of those who use campus facilities, to ensure that all permitted or authorized individuals have maximum access to suitable parking in and around campus parking areas. Enforcement of parking regulations will be performed with the express intent of maintaining accessible and safe parking for all who visit CPCC.
Enforcement, Fees, and Appellate Review:
- Notice of Parking Violation will be issued to those who park incorrectly, thereby preventing others from parking, or to those drivers who park a vehicle in a manner so as to cause an unsafe condition. A violation notice will be issued in an envelope, which will be placed on the window of the offending vehicle in a place where the notice may be easily observed by the driver. If a driver is present in the parked vehicle, he or she will be instructed to correct the violation. A notice of violation will NOT be issued if the driver corrects the violation.
- Each notice of parking violation and its current disposition will be stored in a database for a period of not less than 5 yrs.
- Fee Schedule: Fees associated with fines will be $15 for each violation.
- Payments: may be made through clearly indicated verbiage printed on the notice of violation. Payments may be made by check or money order. Cash will not be accepted by Parking Personnel. Payments may also be remitted on-line, via credit card.
- Appeals: may be made through clearly printed instructions on the reverse of the violation notice. Appeals will be processed via a third party parking adjudicator not directly affiliated with Central Piedmont Community College or its parking, security, or ticketing processes.
- Records Hold: Repeat violators with accumulated fees in excess of $50 may be reported to the registration office, and a hold may be placed on grades and registration. This will be initiated at the direction of the Parking Manager. Each hold must be approved by the Director of Administrative Services/Bursar.
- Wheel Locks: Wheel locking devices represent restraint of movement. Vehicles will be wheel locked only if the driver has three or more open, unpaid notices of violation. All wheel locks must be pre-approved by the Parking Manager, and the Security Operations Shift Supervisor must be placed on stand-by to observe safe removal. Cases not resolved by wheel locking devices may be directed to the attention of Charlotte Mecklenberg Courts or to the office of the Associate Vice President of Student Services, as applicable.
- Enforcement Towing: Towing will be accomplished at CPCC only when a vehicle is parked in an unsafe manner, or obstructs other vehicles. All vehicles to be towed and impounded must be pre-approved by the Parking Manager, who will inform the Senior Director of Security or designated representative.
Parking Guidelines
- Student Parking Areas will be designated with posted signage. Students must display proper permit.
- Employee Parking Areas will be designated with posted signage. Employees must display appropriate permits. Employees must possess employee parking access cards in gated areas.
- Visitor Parking Areas will be designated by posted signage and by gates and pay-stations. Visitors will pay established parking fee upon exit from parking area. Visitors may be issued tokens for validated, unpaid exit from parking areas.
Violations subject to issuance of notice of parking violation and Definitions of violations
- No Permit Displayed. No Employee Permit Displayed in an employee only parking area, no Student Permit Displayed in a student only parking area
- Expired Permit—Permit has expired.
- Parking on/over the line—Taking two spaces, and thereby preventing someone else from parking.
- No Parking—Parking a vehicle in a designated no parking area. Creates an unsafe condition for other drivers, and may obstruct emergency access for response vehicles.
- One Hour Limit—Parking over allotted time in a time-restricted visitor parking area.
- Time Restricted Loading Zone Violation—Parking over allotted time in a 20 minute loading zone.
- Blocking Drive Aisle or Driveway—Using parked vehicle to obstruct a driveway, thereby creating an unsafe condition or preventing other drivers from entering or exiting.
- No Student Parking—No students may park in an area designated for employees or in unpaid visitor parking areas. EXCEPTION: Employees of CPCC enrolled in less than six credit hours may park in employee parking areas by displaying the appropriate permit.
- No Employee Parking—No Employees may park in a designated student or unpaid visitor parking area. EXCEPTIONS: Employees who choose to pay CAPS fee may be permitted to use student parking areas. Employees with disabilities may be authorized by a Dean or Associate Dean on a case-by-case basis to use student or visitor parking areas without incurring cost.
- Unauthorized use of handicapped space—Parking in an handicapped space with no displayed placard or license tag permit. Fraudulent use of an handicapped placard not assigned to the vehicle driver or passenger. FINE $250.
- Unauthorized use of handicapped van access zone—Parking in a zone designated for wheelchair accessible vans.
- Breaking Gate—Visitor has broken a parking gate without emergency, thereby damaging school property.
- No Storage—No unauthorized long-term storage or unauthorized overnight parking of personal vehicles in CPCC Facilities.
- Littering—Depositing or Dumping of refuse or hazardous materials on CPCC property.
- Fire Lane—Parking a motor vehicle in a manner which obstructs a zoned fire lane, thereby causing a great safety deficiency.
- Lot Closed—Unauthorized parking in an area which has been closed after hours, or reserved for maintenance or special function.
- Gate Running—A driver has deliberately jeopardized him or herself, his or her vehicle, other drivers, pedestrians and vehicles, and CPCC property in a deliberate act of theft, by tailgaiting out of a visitor parking gate or into a gated employee area to avoid payment of fees.
- Reserved Parking Violation—A vehicle has been parked in a reserved parking space.
- Improper Display of Permit—A permit has been placed in a manner that obscures vital data. Indicates a possible attempt to misuse or share a permit.
- Misuse of Permit—Sharing of transferable permits to avoid payment of fees.
- Misuse of Employee Parking Card—Sharing of card to allow an unauthorized individual access to a gated employee area.
- Unsafe Operation of Motor Vehicle—Motorist drives in such a manner as to endanger lives or property. A notice for this violation must be approved by a CMPD Officer, the Parking Manager, or by the on-duty Security Investigator.
Enforcement Considerations
- Enforcement in parking areas will be performed only up to a level necessitated by the need to provide adequate and safe parking for all those who visit Central Piedmont Community College or use its facilities. Enforcement in alleys, roadways, drive lanes, and fire lanes will be performed rigorously to ensure that the highest possible level of safety is maintained at all times.
- An appellate process will be made available for all drivers who receive notices of parking violation. Adjudication of appeals will be performed by a removed third party.
- All Appellate communication will occur in writing. Telephone contact will never result in a completed appeal process, and interpersonal contact must result in a written appeal.
- When applicable and available, photographs of the violation will be provided to the driver upon request.
- Cash will never be accepted by a Parking Enforcement Officer for payment of parking violation fees.


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September 6, 2013
New Orleans, La. -- Today, the Interagency Federal Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities released an important set of federal policy recommendations to address the health and rights of women living with HIV, especially women affected by violence.
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the first US domestic HIV strategy, failed to articulate or address intersections between violence, trauma and HIV and researchers and policymakers initially demonstrated skepticism that such a link existed. However, evidence clearly shows that women living with HIV in the US are disproportionately impacted by childhood sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and other forms of abuse, before and after diagnosis. Women living with HIV may face challenges leaving abusive relationships for a variety of reasons. In addition, data demonstrates that women living with HIV are likely to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its consequent negative health outcomes.
Following outcry from advocates and ongoing pressure from women-focused groups, including the 30 for 30 Campaign, President Obama formed this Working Group to prioritize a response to intimate partner violence (IPV) in the context of HIV "because of its high overall prevalence among women and girls, especially women living with HIV." Violence and trauma negatively impact physical and mental health, complicate access to and retention in medical care, and have a detrimental effect on overall quality of life.
The report proposes key next steps, including recommendations to develop, pilot and evaluate programs that provide trauma-informed care as part of HIV care and services for women. For a full list of recommendations, check out the Working Group's report here.
This Sunday, September 8th, the report will be presented by Working Group leaders at the US Conference on AIDS in New Orleans.
"Although the National HIV/AIDS Strategy missed this critical intersection for women, this report is an powerful step forward in the right direction, says Naina Khanna, Executive Director of PWN-USA and a member of the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
Positive Women's Network - USA commends and congratulates all members of the Federal Interagency Working Group, especially co-chairs Lynn Rosenthal and Grant Colfax, James Albino, of the Office of National AIDS Policy, and all federal agencies involved in the process to create this groundbreaking report.
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This dessert is a show stopper – it's the sort of dessert people have to eat more of even if they're about to burst at the seams! The bonus for you is that all the prep can be done an hour or so in advance and the only real skill involved is slicing bread. It's the perfect winter warmer for this rotten weather we're all currently enduring.
Although I describe in the recipe below how to slice the bread I think it's a good example of a picture being worth a thousand words. Here's what your loaf needs to end up looking like:
Then slice thus:
The name tells you everything; it really is a combination of two of the best desserts ever! Personally, I find some bread and butter puddings can get a little greasy, but the addition of the jam in this dish stops that happening. Each slice of bread produces two rolls:
We're all looking for shortcuts in the kitchen; sometimes I don't sift flour (I know! I'm a rebel!) but one shortcut you should never take is failing to sieve uncooked custard – it will always have eggy lumps in it. See what I mean?
The finishing touch to the dessert is the sprinkling of sugar before putting the dish in the oven to bake; please don't forget this or decided not to do it as it provides the most delicious sweet crust. The CCB (Caked Crusader's Brother) requested a dessert made purely of the sugary crusts – they are that good!
The first time I served this I prepared extra custard (Mr CC is a custard addict) but it doesn't need it at all. The baked custard soufflés up around the bread and provides soft creaminess. Any left over pud can be covered with foil and reheated when required...but I don't think it will hang around for that long, to be honest!
If you only make one recipe from my site this year…this could be the one to pick!
100g unsalted butter, at room temperature – it needs to be soft
1 jar (approx 350g) raspberry jam
1 large fresh white loaf – uncut (it will weigh about 800g and it's best to choose a sandwich type loaf that has a nice flat top)
4 eggs
400ml double cream
400ml milk
85g caster sugar, plus extra to sprinkle on top
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Butter a 2 litre baking dish – I used a disposable tin tray to save on washing up (I bought mine in Tesco for £1.50)
Spoon about a third of the jar of jam into the bottom of the tray and spread it around.
Using a large serrated bread knife, cut the crusts off the loaf (you can blitz these in the food processor and freeze the crumbs to use in another recipe).
Cut the bread into four long slices i.e. not the way you would slice a loaf to make sandwiches – this is the only slightly tricky part of the process as, without the crust, the bread loses it's stability. I found that gentle swipes of the knife did the job better than trying to saw through it heavy-handedly.
Butter one side of each slice of the bread.
Turn the slice over and spread the remaining jam on the bread.
Roll up each slice like a swiss roll – I used the bread knife to help lift the buttery bread from my work surface.
Cut each swiss roll through so that you now have 8 dumpy little swiss rolls.
Arrange them in the baking dish jam cut side up so that they look pretty.
Whisk together the eggs, cream, milk, sugar and vanilla.
Hold a sieve above the dish containing the swiss rolls and ladle the custard – through the sieve – into the dish. Ladle some over the rolls so that the bread can absorb the custard. You must sieve the custard as there will be eggy lumps in it.
Depending on the depth of your dish you may not be able to get all the custard in straight away – if this is the case, leave the rolls to absorb the custard then return 20 minutes later and add the remaining custard.
Leave the dish to stand for 30 minutes before baking – this is to give the custard plenty of time to seep into the bread and make it moist and creamy. It wouldn't matter if you let it stand for longer.
Preheat the oven to 160˚C/fan oven 140˚C/320˚F/gas mark 3.
Scatter 2-3 tablespoons of caster sugar over the top of the rolls.
Bake for 1 – 1 ¼ hours but check after an hour – it's ready when the custard is set and the dessert has a golden brown look to it.
Serve one roll per portion with the surrounding custard – it cuts nicely into squares.
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Reach The Potential needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 45 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Reach The Potential
We are a business in its early stages, looking to aid people in finding out just how great they can be once given the propper tools to adress various situations in their life, such as their finances, health, spirituality and relationships.
After countless hours of research, we have decided to launch a website designed to give people tips, tricks and tools to better themselves and achieve personal goals, whatever they might be.
Our target audience is very broad, as we deliver guides to every major aspect of life. However our predictions are that the majority of our audience will be young adults up to around 40 years old, including both genders.
The only thing that really connects them will be their interest in improving the quality of their life, through tutorials and guides provided by our website.
Colors: either green or red, preferably make two versions (one of each color) use these colors on white background. Use several shades of the colors.
Our goal is to help people reach new levels in their life, so a symbol for growth or development would be interesting, but not a definite need. Feel free to be creative.
We also would like a combination of a symbol along side our company name "Reach The Potential".
Preferably a logo that is shiny and sexy
we dont want:
We will give feedback throughout the contest, helping everyone involved
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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With their highly advanced technology and potent psionic abilities, the protoss once considered themselves the most powerful species in the galaxy. Their war with the zerg has proved otherwise: even the most individually capable warrior cannot overcome such insurmountable numbers. The lesson has been a hard one for the protoss, for their society is built around core philosophies that have been rigidly adhered to for over a thousand years. However, the zerg invasion of the protoss homeworld of Aiur has brought the race to a crossroads: the protoss must embrace change if they are to survive and prevail.
Now new tactics and technologies are being brought to bear in the increasingly desperate battle against the zerg, and ancient, terrible weapons the protoss set aside long ago are being unleashed. The protoss have never been a prolific people and have traditionally bolstered their numbers with a variety of robotic war machines. Individual protoss warriors are unsurpassed in their skills, greatly enhanced by the combination of technology and formidable psionic strength. Nonetheless, the protoss must rely on mobility and surprise to maximize their advantages without getting drawn into a battle of attrition. One of their greatest strengths lies in their fleet, which boasts a variety of ships powerful enough to pound an enemy to atoms.


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Tschaff necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 438 diseños de 85 diseñadores freelance.
Sales Bamboo (formerly known as http://www.expgrowth.com)
Our business magically transforms company, helping them win their largest accounts. 117 of 120 of our last clients have won their biggest account with us.
Yet, our brand looks...UNREMARKABLE:(
Our amazing track record of success doesn't happen by accident. We're a lot like bamboo. Bamboo often takes 5 years to build a root structure with no apparent sign of growth. Then, in a 24 hours span, black bamboo can grow 20 feet! YOu can cut and it grows back very fast, because of the root system.
Our training works because we manage expectations. We work on the real roots of the problem, fixing the business, before we try to get more sales. Make things better so customer refer you and have a strategic advantage.
That's the idea..and that's why we think Sales Bamboo makes a lot of Sense
So what does Sales Bamboo do? We are a consulting and training firm that helps individuals and salespeople increase sales. We provide strategic big deal consulting and tactical sales techniques. We also do recruiting and selection work, mostly in the areas of sales.
Our logo and look needs to convey that kind of sensibility with wow, pop...that kind of REMARKABLE predictable delivery!
REMARKABLE Sales Growth IS the promise but the message needs to convey building from your roots, building the infrastructure to support your growth. If a company invests their hard earned money with us, plays for the long term and is strategic vs convenient, they will get a great return back. The Sales Bamboo logo must deliver a compelling visual that supports growth through infrastructure, process and playing for the long term.
When you're done, they need to get that we will help them build the infrastructure to grow very very fast.
How can you help prospects imagine what that would be like and help them realize that, predictably, we can deliver that?
Our logo design, color and typefont must be one that will appeal to our client and represent us well. Our clients are typically:
Private Equity and Venture Capital investors who own a portfolio of companies and want to see them grow dramatically to maximize their investments...or...
CEOs of 10 million to 300 million privately held firms
They most often started their company and they want to grow, grow, grow their business.
They take advice from consultants, read a great deal, and are usually in some CEO best practices group.
They have an executive team that works for them, not just supervisors.
They likely have a kindle or ipad and watch podcasts and read digital books.
They are decision makers who work with decision makers to make decisions.
They like change. They move fast. They are bold and challenging.
They are innovative, early adopters who want all the gains of first mover position.
They like to win.
They get frustrated with boring, expected, same old stuff of past.
They are skeptical of overpromises and hype
It's imperative that our style needs to be reflected in the design icon and typefont you select.
Bamboo is fast growing idea that we're intrigued with...again, the key is the roots. Roots deep allow for maximum growth. How can you show that in a compelling way?
We are receiving some extraordinary logos now. WARNING: Teddy Bear pandas that attract your daughter will not attract a CEO
As we sort through ideas, we will sort them into the following buckets:
1. Sales Bamboo typography/style/weight etc
2. Sales Bamboo with Bamboo images
3. Sales Bamboo with Panda - CEO Style
4. All other iconography that involves Sales Bamboo
It's possible to win this logo contest in any of the 5 areas. Ideally, we'd like your best idea for each of the types of ideas above. Some designers will have great insight on an idea that won't resonate with customer but resonate with us and we'd hate to miss your OTHER genius ideas.
When in doubt, think of your best idea in one of the categories and submit it. Then, work another category instead of lots of version of one category.
Final ideas must help a very business like CEO IMAGINE that if they use us, their business success will happen faster, broader and more predictably. At the same time, it must help set the expectations that we will work hard on the roots, see little progress for a time and then experience growth. Much like a mother carrying a baby, the pregnancy's first months are where the most work are happening but there is little baby growth. Later months have major increases, but the hard work is already done.
What gives that visual of growth through roots/ infrastructure to you?
We are fond of simple graphics that have subtle genius. What you do with the reverse white space is as important as what you do with the ink.
The ten words that best reveal how we do things are listed below. Please make sure your idea fits the majority of them and is not at odds with any of them.
1)Candor..we say it like it is, to a fault.
2)Contribution…if we can't help companies, we won't take the work.
3)Spiritual…we believe in God but aren't preachy - we're going to strive very hard to do things with a higher conscience
4)Playful…we are fun. We have sense of humor and enjoy using it. No one will confuse us with dull.
5)Learning…I'm in a room with 6,000 books. We read, study and are experts that revere learning.
6)Adventure..everything we do comes with lots of adventure and we love taking on new things.
7)Creativity….we look at things differently, see things differently and enjoy the new ways.
8)Authenticity..we are vulnerable, real people who don't pose or fake it.
9)Gratitude..we are thankful and thank often.
10)Generous…we underpromise, overdeliver and go the extra mile.
Logos we Love….Apple, Dreamworks, Disney (signature version), Run DMC, NBA, Target, Star Wars, Superman, Virgin, Air Jordan, FedEx, FedEx Home Delivery, Hartford Whalers, Mo Sleep, Jivespace
Colors. We don't have a requirement but they need to make sense, the logo needs to work in black and white as well, and there shouldn't be a ton of colors. You can pick up to three colors, and they can be Analogous, Complementary or Sector.
Green is an obvious choice but doesn't have to be used. Green says GO, Growth, Money and Wisdom which all fit sales consultancy.
Red is interesting and not as obvious. Intensity and passion, SPEED, excitement, competition, aggressive, and action are things I like about Red.
Black is great power color.
We do not have a color expectation in terms of PMS…we do have an expectation that the color will POP and make sense, be compelling and that our customer will like it in context and want to wear it when we give them a gift.
Key Criteria:
Must grab attention. Quickly. Immediate…WOW. Then, reveal something not obvious at first.
Our acid test will be…will our customers want to wear shirts/hats with our logo?
Should be a logo that will be Classic and not irrelevant in 2 years. Basically, timeless look.
Need elegant, simple logo that looks good when printed small or in black and white.
Must not have too many details that get lost when shrunk down on business cards.
Final artwork should ideally be in vector art so we can use in diverse formats.
600 dpi resolution.
No gradients, transparencies or costly special effects that won't print well.
Simple PMS Colors are better.
Typeface not to thin so won't disappear if condensed.
No shadows. No screens.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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As the UK's No.1 insurer and world's sixth-largest financial services group, we offer the kind of stability few other organisations can match. After all, we've been in business since the 17th Century. There are circa 46,000 Aviva people spread across 28 countries around the world. That scope brings with it great opportunities.
We pay a lot of attention to the way we reward hard work, too. Not only do we offer highly competitive salaries, we have one of the most comprehensive benefits packages around. From generous leave to valuable pensions, discounts on our products to offers with high street partners, you'll take home much more than the figure at the bottom of your pay slip.
Role Profile
The purpose of this role is to provide technical consultancy to projects and business areas, create designs for new and changed security solutions, develop and build Aviva JEE eSecurity applications, and support your team and the eSecurity platform in all environments. You will support and trouble shoot security application issues, as well as be involved in development of new applications based on customer requirements.
You will have the chance to develop leading edge federated identity and access management protocols such as SAML 2.0, OAuth and OpenID. You will be working closely with business customers, application developers, application solution designers and other Security consultants, changing and challenging developments in the Security architecture. You will also be working with other Aviva partners around infrastructure and networks.
Person Profile
You will have a technical interest in eCommerce security and ideally be educated to degree level preferably in IT. You will have experience of working with security applications and frameworks, You will ideally have some experience of Tivoli Identity and Access Management products: Tivoli Access Manager 6.1, Tivoli Identity Manager 5.1, Tivoli Directory Server and LDAP.
You will have a good blend of technical and business skills, and enjoy working in a small dedicated team on both a mixture of small and large scale deliveries. You will have experience of working in a customer focused environment, you will be delivery focused and have experience of working with third party suppliers and managing deployment processes.
You will have a good understanding of software engineering lifecycles and principles, and some experience of Java development, ideally with a WebSphere Application Server 6.1/ 7.0 background. You will have an aptitude towards problem solving, good consultancy skills, the ability to work to deadlines, and some experience of UNIX administration and Java/ JEE development with Spring experience an advantage.
Base £21,100 to £43,100 depending on experience; plus Bonus potential, generous annual leave entitlement, competitive Pension and Flexible Benefit options.
This eCommerce Security Software Engineer position will be based in our Norwich office.
There's more to a job than the results you achieve and the money you get paid. At Aviva, we believe that respect and recognition play a vital part. We do it by living up to our brand motto One Aviva Twice the value. It's a simple way of expressing what we do for our customers - and how we do it.
Please apply online here: http://www.joberate.com/redirect/url...9-cb-1a-0f4521


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Tim Cook might very well have the hardest job in the world. Not only does he have to run the most cherished company on the planet, but he also has to follow one of the greatest CEO's in history. Is he up to it? I'm starting to think he's not.
There have been missteps of course, like some earnings releases that have disappointed investors, the maps debacle, the inability to make good on NFC or on Apple TV, but that's not why I'm starting to have my doubts. I find it very easy to believe that all of those things would have happened even if Steve Jobs was still around.
No, what's starting to give me doubts is a what he said in a recent Businessweek interview, which I will quote here with my own emphasis added:
Creativity and innovation are something you can't flowchart out. Some things you can, and we do, and we're very disciplined in those areas. But creativity isn't one of those. A lot of companies have innovation departments, and this is always a sign that something is wrong when you have a VP of innovation or something. You know, put a for-sale sign on the door. (Laughs.)
Everybody in our company is responsible to be innovative, whether they're doing operational work or product work or customer service work.
In just few sentences, he encapsulates both why Apple has been so enormously successful and also why its future is so precarious.
While Apple has gained a reputation as a disruptor, in truth its products generally don't meet the definition of disruptive innovation (except for iTunes, which does). They launch products at the high end of existing markets and utilize conventional business models. The thing that has set them apart is that their products have been so "insanely great" that, even in well established categories, an Apple launch can feel like something completely new.
I think three factors account for the company's success innovating this way. One, is the discipline that Tim Cook spoke of above. The second is world class talent like Jony Ive and lastly, of course, is Steve Jobs. It was his ability to see the incredible possibilities of technology along with his "reality distortion field" that drove Apple to create products like no other company.
But that last crucial element is gone now and Apple will need to adapt and that will mean taking a broader perspective toward innovation than they have in the past.
To illustrate the point, I will use the Innovation Management Matrix that I recently published in Harvard Business Review:
While Apple, much like Toyota, has thrived by making important improvements to existing products, there are some other avenues they could explore, including:
Basic Research: In 1993, IBM research achieved the world's first quantum teleportation, a discovery which will form the centerpiece of the next digital frontier of quantum computing that will begin to take over sometime around the year 2020. It's that kind of long term thinking which has enabled them to build products like Watson, today's most impressive computing platform.
As I noted in an earlier post on Forbes, Apple spends very little on research and development and almost nothing on basic research. Investing in completely new paradigms, rather than simply improving existing ones, might be something that Tim Cook and Apple will want to consider.
Breakthrough Innovation: Another thing that Cook highlighted in the interview is how tight knit Apple's senior management is. That's great for running operations, but inevitably people who spend a lot of time together end up thinking a lot alike, which makes it difficult to overcome tough problems when you get stuck.
A lot of companies are having success with Open Innovation platforms like Innocentive or P&G's internal program, Connect + Develop. However, for Apple to create truly collaborative relationships with outside entities they will have to make serious adjustments to their famously prickly culture.
Disruptive Innovation: Both Google and 3M have been able to consistently come up with truly disruptive innovations that have created new categories. Products like Google Maps, which funds a satellite imagery service by selling ads to hardware stores and the like, isn't the type of idea that thrives in a centralized structure.
Both companies have versions of the 15% / 20% rule which encourages experimentation on a massive scale, rather than a laser like focus on a few blockbuster products. Other companies pursue disruptive innovation with internal VC arrangements, hackathons, innovation days and yes, innovation departments.
So while Apple's approach has worked magnificently in the past, that's no guarantee that it will succeed in the future. Before he dismisses workable approaches that other companies have successfully adopted, he might want to look around a bit more.
Which brings me to something else Cook said in the interview about what Steve Jobs told him when he handed over the reins:
He said, 'I want to make this clear. I saw what happened when Walt Disney passed away. People looked around, and they kept asking what Walt would have done.' He goes, 'The business was paralyzed, and people just sat around in meetings and talked about what Walt would have done. He goes, 'I never want you to ask what I would have done. Just do what's right.'He was very clear.
Perhaps Jobs knew that, after him, Apple would have to become a very different company, that they would have to find their own way, set their own mark and operate differently.
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Introducing The Sally Awards
Comedian Russell Brand humiliates his hosts, linking their biggest sponsor to the Nazis, at the recent British GQ "Man of the Year" awards. Miley Cyrus does whatever that dance debacle was at the MTV Video Music Awards. In a TV landscape dominated by tightly scripted drama and staged reality shows, the most memorable unexpected moments today rise from the chaos of live awards shows. It's time to formally recognize this.
Introducing The Sallys, an award for awards-show performances. The name honors Sally Field's acceptance speech after she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1984, when she burned the phrase "You like me, you really like me" into the collective unconscious. But it also pays homage to Kanye West's spontaneous interruption of Taylor Swift in 2009, to David Niven's Oscar quip when a streaker dashed behind him in 1974, to the 2004 dual-sliming of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards — to every awards show writer, musician, choreographer, presenter and honoree who ever hoisted a statuette.
Throughout the year, we'll be watching for outstanding awards-show performances – the good, the bad, and the cringe-inducing — gathering nominees in multiple categories. Some categories will obvious, like Most Inspiring Acceptance Speech, or Worst Joke. Other categories will reveal themselves as awards season grinds on, custom-built around performances that demand recognition. We'll present all the nominees and hand out the hardware in the days following the Oscars telecast in March.


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text: I've got a problem with OpenSuse 12.1 "vlogger" script. The issue description could be found on one of German's forum: http://www.howtoforge.de/forum/installation-und-konfiguration-12/fresh-install-von-ispc-3-0-4-3-auf-opensuse-12-1-nach-perfectsetup-mit-apache2-5448/ Unfortunately, this topic still is not resolved. My observations are as following: 1. Initial ("from scratch") installation of OpenSuse 12.1 and then ISPConfig 188.8.131.52 2. After this, I observed the following entry in "Apache-error_log" every 5 minutes (ca.): I checked "On page traffic" statistics and they look good in my opinion. I see that these statistics are calculated accurately (they are incrementing) so it looks like "vlogger" scricpt works with "mysql" properly. However, during system startup there is an error message indicated by Apache module: Also, the followng entry is logged in Apache-error_log : Because of Apache is started before MySQL, I'm not sure if this fact does not impact "vlogger" functionality. I tried to change startiing sequence of services by updating in /etc/init.d/apache2 but without any success It turned out that "Apache" is started by /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/apache2.service I tried to add "mysql" to this file: but unsuccessfully. The following error was indicated: I have no any ather idea how to fight this issue and belive you guys can help me. My questios are: 1. How to enforce start of MySQL before Apache initialization in OpenSuse 12.1? 2. How to eliminate "vlogger" error? Thanks for your help. Best regards,


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On July 1, 2001, FLAIR began the implementation of new edits to validate selected fields pulled from the expansion option and set files at transaction time. The previous transactions affected by these edits were announced in Agency Addressed Memoranda (No. 12, 2000-01) dated June 13, 2001, (No. 03, 2001-02) dated August 30, 2001, and (No. 08, 2001-02) dated January 15, 2002. Effective August 3, 2002, the disbursements, recurring payments, purchasing card, invoice tracking, allocation matrix, general accounting and SUS purchasing are scheduled for re-editing to validate expansion data by transaction code.
The specific transaction codes affected are:
Implementation of the above transaction codes completes the re-editing effort. Questions regarding this information are to be directed to the DIS Help Desk, either by phone at (850)410-9340, Suncom 210-9340, or by internet at http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/dishelpdesk/.


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EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — The College Park area at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which made its debut in 2013 with dozens of aviation colleges and universities taking part, will expand in 2014 to include more opportunities for those seeking aviation careers and job openings.
College Park brought together the numerous aviation schools that regularly exhibited at Oshkosh into one location right along the flight line. During week Oshkosh last summer, events included a job fair for current aviation professionals and a college night that welcomed high school and college-age students who were exploring aviation education.
"The first year of College Park at Oshkosh was a tremendous success, but we also heard from many aviation professionals and enthusiasts who were looking for even more opportunities," said Holly Williams, Business Relationship Manager at EAA. "We know that Oshkosh is a place where the most diverse group of aviation people from around the world connects, so we want to make it even easier to build those networks."
In addition, a new aviation careers exhibit area will debut adjacent to College Park in 2014. The area will highlight companies recruiting for those interested in aviation careers and will host an expanded aviation job fair during AirVenture 2014.


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Want to know 3 easy steps to clicker train your Vizsla fast?
I feel your pain… I spent 12 months with an 'out of control' dog before I found relief.
Whatever kind of dog you have, clicker dog training is one of the most effective and impressive methods for controlling and dictating a dog's behaviour when trying to teach them basic commands. It takes very little time to master clicker training and with a well operated clicker, you can teach your dog nearly anything.
Clicker Training – The Theory Behind It
The concept behind clicker training is that you are training the dog to link the sound of the clicker – a strong, pointed sound that they can hear from 20+ yards away – with a particular command you give. The point of the training is to mark particular desirable behavior and then reward it with the sound of the clicker.
Of course clicker dog training does not start with a clicker. You must first teach your dog that the clicker is a reward for good behaviour. This can be done with a bag of treats and a simple, two dollar clicker from your local pet store.
Why should you follow this method?
* Your Vizsla will connect the clicker with 'doing a good job' and 'receiving a treat' only
* Verbal commands are given in a variety of situations – this can cause confusion in your dog's mind and therefore verbal commands are often not as strong as a clicker response
The method of clicker obedience training
There are 3 very easy steps to train your dog to respond to a clicker.
Step 1. Ask for the behavior – ask your Vizsla to do something you want. It can be sitting, staying, lying down, or whatever other behaviours you are attempting to teach.
Step 2. After you've gotten them to perform their behaviour, mark it with a click.
Step 3. Offer a reward.
It generally takes only 2 or 3 markings before your dog learns the connection between the behavior and the click.
Once the dog has done the behaviour and received their reward, continue doing it to reinforce the behaviour as much as possible. You do not have to use treats every time. Praise and petting work just as well and can eventually replace the behaviour.
Clicker dog training works well because they will immediately respond, allowing you to reward them and immediately instill it in their minds. A verbal command will take time to get through.
Transitioning to a Command
Once your Vizsla has associated the new behaviour with the click – it is time to transition to a command.
Step 1. Say the command Step 2. Click Step 3. Give a Reward
Your dog will quickly learn to associate all 3 steps.
Ultimately, with good clicker canine obedience training, a dog will make a response to an oral cue and praise for their action and then they can simply learn it. The necessity for treats or praise will be gone and the dog will simply know the action pleases you.
As you might imagine, clicker canine training has a considerable number of applications. It can make coaching your dog far easier in some ways. With an easy, pointed command, you can mark and fortify almost any behavior.


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- 1" wood blinds and roller shades are ideal
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French doors have decorative handles that could interfere with the operation of door blinds or shades, so you'll want to choose a window treatment that is not very deep with an outside mount. If you plan on regularly raising and lowering your shade, go cordless to avoid getting cords tangled up on the door handle while also increasing child and pet safety. If you plan on leaving the shade down, you should select the hold down brackets when customizing your blind. These are installed on the door to keep the bottom of the shade in place.
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black bart wrote:*By thee way ye may not be familiar wiv Luis Suarez wot plays for Liverpool FC in Hingland and appears to be a vampire judgin by thee way he bit an opposition player last weekend and has previously bitten other footballers.
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April 30, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Buoyed by strong performances from its distance runners Sunday at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, the Florida State men's and women's track & field teams can claim their highest rankings of the season in this week's USTFCCCA Computer Polls.
The Seminole men moved up two spots to No. 3 among NCAA Division I teams, while the women are up one spot this week to No. 15 in the computer rankings, released Tuesday.
"We're excited to be back in the mix where Florida State teams have historically been," FSU head coach Bob Braman said of the men's team. "Obviously this is a big move forward as we get ready for the postseason and in contention for a national championship."
Florida State made the biggest move among the top five men's teams, after freshman Zak Seddon registered the nation's No. 2 time in the steeplechase (8:34.42) and senior Michael Fout clocked the No. 5 time nationally in the 10,000 meters (28:52.77) at the Payton Jordan.
The Florida State women, who were unranked two weeks ago and debuted at No. 16 last week, climbed a notch behind impressive, career-best performances by Amanda Winslow, Colleen Quigley and Kayleigh Tyerman at Stanford.
Winslow raced to the No. 10 time nationally in the 1500 (4:10.79), while Quigley is No. 4 in the 3000 steeplechase (9:52.19). Tyerman posted the nation's 13th fastest time this season in the 5000-meter run (15:49.07).
"The women have a lot of momentum moving forward," Braman said. "We're excited that we're in the hunt for a top 10 NCAA finish."
Winslow claims second ACC weekly honor
Florida State senior Amanda Winslow collected her first ACC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Performer of the Week honor this season on the strength of her sizzling 1500-meter performance Sunday night at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational on the Stanford campus.
Making her season debut at the distance against a stacked field of competitors, including several professionals, Winslow clocked a career-best 4:10.79. It is the third-fastest time in Florida State history and currently ranks No. 2 in the NCAA East Preliminary rankings and No. 3 nationally.
Winslow, who was the NCAA Indoor runner-up in the mile, came into the meet with a lifetime best 1500 time of 4:13.08. She set that mark en route to a seventh-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Winslow is the third consecutive FSU woman to earn Performer of the Week honors, joining Colleen Quigley and Georgia Peel.
Seminole Twilight Set For Friday
The FSU track & field teams will close out the home schedule Friday by hosting the Seminole Twilight Meet at Mike Long Track. Approximately a dozen teams are scheduled to compete in the meet, which begins with the first field event at 3 p.m. and the on-track action getting started at 6:30 p.m.
Most of the top sprinters, hurdlers and field event personnel from the nationally-ranked Seminole men and women, are scheduled to compete. Among the teams with athletes entered are Florida (men & women) and UCF (women), which are ranked among the nation's top teams.
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Today's featured quilt Urban Garden is from none other than Jacquie Gering from Tallgrass Prairie Studio. This quilt is scrappiness and improvisation at its best. Read on as Jacquie describes in her own words about this quilt, why she loves working with scraps and about how she let the scraps themselves guide the creation of this beauty.
Tell Us About Your Quilt
The Urban Garden quilt was a personal scrap challenge. I pulled down my orange, green and brown scrap baskets. I grabbed a generous handful of scraps from each. I told myself I had to make something from what I pulled. The colors were earthy and I started thinking about land and how farm fields look from the window of a plane. I grabbed some natural osnaburg (it has that nubby earthy feeling too) and started piecing. The piece evolved into more of a community garden, you know those communal gardens where a bunch of folks share a plot of land to plant gardens. There are those well-tended plots and those more hap-hazard ones and plenty of land left to plant. I chose to quilt it with a serpentine stitch which reminds me of furrowed ground and was a nice fit with the idea behind the quilt. My favorite part of the quilt is the piece of pink fabric that found its way into the quilt. It was 'misfiled' in the orange scrap box and became a strawberry patch in the garden. Urban Garden is a favorite and is one of the quilts in my book, Quilting Modern.
What do you love about using scraps or repurposed fabrics?
I make a lot of scraps with all the experimenting I do in the studio and I hate to see things go to waste, so I save everything. It's a great feeling to use something that could be classified as trash and turn it into something beautiful and functional.
Tell us about yourself and you as a quilter?
I'm an educator, a mom, and now a quilter and author. I learned to sew in 4-H as a kid, but I didn't start quilting until 4 years ago. As a quilter, I try to push myself to stretch the definition of a "modern quilt" and at the same time maintain a connection with tradition. I'm a member of both the Kansas City and Chicago Modern Quilt Guilds. I live in Chicago with my hubby and my quilting companion, my black lab, Bruno.
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Jacquie, thank you thank you thank you for show a bit of your design process, I'm amazed by these modern quilts. As a relatively new quilter, old sewer though, I started with traditional quilts and knew that's not what I wanted out of quilting, and now that I've found modern quilting I'm working very hard to reason the process out. You just helped me so much!
Your quilt is lovely Jacquie. I love the improvisational approach you took while still respecting the 'boundaries' set by the chosen fabrics and color scheme. And the name is lovely too!
Stunning quilt – I love all three of these quilts. And it does look like a view from a window of the plane
I really enjoyed reading about your design inspiration and process! The end result is fabulous!


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Happy new year to you all.
This is the problem, I have managed to get the 3d plug-in to work on my site using IE. When I use Netscape I get the message "click here to get plug-in", I click it, then I get a new page that tells me "NOT FOUND".
I have posted the code on here to see if anyone can tell me what I am doing wrong.

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<object classid="clsid:5DB05CB8-7751-469D-A1DD-45C8C201C013"
codebase="Blender3DPlugin.cab#Version=2,25,4,0" width="640" height="480"
<param name="blenderURL" value="room101.blend">
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<param name="BackColor" value="255">
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Ok, then take a look at your HTML code again. See the PLUGINSPAGE=... line? At least for me plugin.blender.nl doesn't work (no wonder...).ELMER wrote:Thanks but this is not what I meant.
What I want is for the Plug-in to auto load on the client sides pc.
A workaround could be to link to another page offering the plugin, but make sure you don't violate any license (the binary only plugins are still NaN property, and I have not seen an open source build of the plugins). I asked questions about this a while back, you should be able to find the threads on this forum.
Correct me if I'm wrong, especially when it comes to the license stuff and a free plugin build. I'd love to hear some good news about that myself
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I just put the plugins up on my website again for installation because the pages on the old blender site aren't setup correctly for the installl... they just have the info.. so I "borrowed" some of the info and put it up... I am still having problems with a corrupt JAR file for the netscape plugin... there isn't an Auto-Install for netscape.. the user has to click a button. And its even more manual when the user is using linux. http://www.pablosbrain.com/ just click on blender. Hopefully I'll get the netscape one working later this coming week. As I understand the licenses.. I can distribute the plugin from my website being a Publisher Owner. Thats my understanding, as the plugins are freely available to be downloaded from blender.org... but I could very well be wrong.
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Danny Baggs avait besoin d'un nouveau design de logo et a lancé un concours sur 99designs.
Un gagnant a été sélectionné de 115 designs proposés par 35 designers freelance.
Innovative logo needed to represent a startup that harnesses the knowledge of the masses in order to aid people to gain new skills. Primarily focused on the learning of languages, it aims to connect people into a community through the use of innovative features powered by the users themselves.
Please see the requirements below about the idea in more detail. However, the target audience is very open. From young digital natives to older people keeping themselves informed about technology, the Internet presents a powerful means for combining knowledge to aid learning.
Therefore, I would say that the logo would need to have a fresh, young look that is synonymous with social media (or web 2.0 if you like).
The offering will be a web-based service where users can learn and share knowledge (initially focused at learning languages) through the rich and engaging channels that today's online world provides.
This community approach to learning is a key point here and the logo should reach out to the audience to encourage participation whilst have a professional and clean look.
Many associate modern life online as being 'noisy' and hectic with many places to turn to for information. Therefore, the logo needs to emphasise CrowdSweat as a respected online presence where clean and well thought through design makes it easy to educate oneself through connecting with people with similar needs..
It would also be good if it can reflect the nature of the site in that it's key features and value is in the collaborative effects of enabling the masses.
This is if course quite a challenge and I look forward to what can be done. I would welcome the use of artistic initiative and am happy to evaluate all sorts of ideas and discuss concepts.
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Former Maine Senate President Kevin Raye formalized his candidacy Thursday for Maine's 2nd Congressional District seat.
The former staffer for retired U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has made two previous bids for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine. Michaud is running for governor in 2014.
Raye, considered a moderate in his party, has taken heat from the far right in the past. In his press statement he said that it was important for the party to nominate a Republican with "broad appeal" that can win in the general election.
Republican former state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin has already announced his candidacy for the seat. Blaine Richardson of Belfast also has declared his candidacy, and former state Sen. Richard Rosen of Bucksport also said that he will announce his candidacy this fall.
Raye's candidacy filing with the Federal Elections Commission doesn't identify him as a Republican. However, his wife, Karen Raye, said the ommission on the form was simply a clerical error. Kevin Raye also made it clear in his press statement Thursday that he's running for the Republican nomination.
On the Democratic side, Sen. Emily Cain of Orono, Sen. Troy Jackson of Allagash and Alden Smith of Sangerville have announced their candidacies.
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Well, I liked the way my kingdom developed on the last playthrough, unlocking stuff fast ment I could tackle tricky stuff fast. But I'm in the "completion's it's own reward" demographic I guess.
The problem, though, seems to be that what you unlock in the beta is tools which seem necessary. In the alpha there was no CP (past the glyphs) and all gods started unlocked, while the classess were relatively easy to unlock. People will rush unlocks in the beta - I've tinker scummed for them occasionally just to give myself options.
So my line of reasoning is what I said up there - if players feel the need to rush unlocks to get to the "intended" number of shops, all classes and all preps, altars and stuff, and the perceived "intended" number means all unlocks asap, then the only way to reward the players is to start cutting unfair advantages on the other side. The players starts at an "option hendicap", but if it weren't way to late, the vicious dungeons could keep the player at the options hendicap unless proper completion was achieved. The end result would be proper "campaigns" in every direction to make inroads which would bring vicious down to your level once you've unlocked all the options and beat horatio.
And err, sorry if this looks like complete reiteration.