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Here is a fascinating glimpse of a moment in time in Joplin's history. Time to explore the story of the photograph of looking West on Fourth Street from Main Street:
First, let's positioned ourselves and stand in the same place as the photographer. In front of us is the intersection of Main Street and Fourth Street. We are looking West in this photograph which tells us that out of sight, but immediately to our left is the Keystone Hotel. On the right, you can see the edge of the curb of the Worth Block, which means the House of Lords is just a quick jaunt around the corner.
Second, the Connor Hotel is across the street from us. The Connor Hotel was completed in 1908, so we now have an estimated time as to when we are standing at the intersection of Fourth and Main. If you look closely, you will recognize some of the stonework that is now outside the Joplin Public Library. When you look down the street from the Connor, you will notice a row of small buildings. These buildings were eventually demolished to make way for the Connor Annex, which was built in the 1920's. Again, we have now created a time span for when we are looking: 1908 to 1920's.
Third, beyond the small buildings, you will notice a tall building. Gone now, but only a few years old at the time of this photograph, the Miners Bank Building was home not only to the aforementioned bank, but also to one of Joplin's premier architects, August Michaelis. If you squint, on the opposite side of the street framed by telephone and power lines, is a steeple. That steeple belongs to another of Joplin's lost buildings, the Club Theater. It was home to the Joplin Commercial Club, which survives today in the form of the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce.
Fourth, immediately across from the Connor is a two storm frame building. Until it was destroyed to make way for the Liberty Building (and current resident of the southwest corner of Fourth and Main), this was the oldest remaining building in Joplin at the time having been built in the 1870s.
Fifth, also of note, are of course the the trolleys and if you look close at the street, you can see a textured surface. Reportedly, these were macadam streets, which Joplin boasted of having many and might still exist in some form under her currently paved streets.


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STOP THE SPREAD TESTING SITES EXTENDED TESTING THROUGH March 31ST
Staffing at both test sites has been increased. The staff at the drive-through site has been doubled to lower wait times and increase the volume of vehicles that can be accepted.
Changes have been made in operations at the drive-through site to clearly establish an end point in testing availability each day. We hope to eliminate the possibility of visitors to the site waiting in long lines, only to be turned away at the end of the testing session at 11am or 7pm.
Under the new procedures, the last eligible vehicle for testing (for that day's testing session) will be established as soon as can be reasonably determined. That vehicle, and any vehicle in line before it, will be tested even if they do not reach the testing area by the set end of the session at 11am or 7pm.
WALK UP COVID-19 Testing Site in Holyoke
As of Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 the Stop the Spread walk-up testing site will be moving across Appleton Street to the War Memorial.
The War Memorial is located at 310 Appleton Street. The lot at 323 Appleton Street may still be used as parking for the test site. Hours of operation will not change at this time.
Testing will take place at the front doors to the War Memorial.
Members of the public seeking a test will not be allowed to enter the building during testing hours.
The line should start at the front door and wrap around on the Maple Street side of the building, if necessary.
Testing hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2pm to 6pm. Testing will run until 3/31/21.
DRIVE UP COVID-19 Testing Site in Holyoke
A Stop the Spread test has opened at Holyoke Community College. Testing will run until 3/31/21.
The location of testing at Holyoke Community College has changed.
A map with the new traffic pattern and testing site location is posted on the Holyoke Board of Health website.
The testing will remain at HCC, but now take place at Lot H.
The test site will still be drive-through.
Hours and days of operation will not change.
– The site will operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 7am – 11am. Tuesday and Thursday 2pm -7pm.
– Turnaround time for results is typically 4 days or fewer.
– This test site is first come, first serve. There are no appointments. Please do not call the Health Department or Holyoke Community College to make an appointment.
– The test site at Holyoke Community College is a drive-through only test site. Please do not get out of your vehicle. Signage and Campus Police will be readily apparent to help you access the site easily.
– To help speed up the process, please have your information ready. They will ask for your full name, address (you must be a Massachusetts resident), phone number and email address.
– There is no cost for the testing. You do not need a referral, nor do you need to be symptomatic.
– The test style will be the less invasive swab in the lower nostril. The older style that required further insertion of the swab will not be used.
– If you have previously tested positive, DPH and CDC guidelines do not recommend getting retested at this time.
– If you are acutely symptomatic, particularly if you have a high fever, consider scheduling a test with your Primary Care Physician.
– Information on all of the Stop the Spread test sites across the State can be found at: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/stop-the-spread
As of today, there have been a total of 3,965 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Holyoke. ~10% increase from Friday
Weekly Public Health Report (Updated Wednesday) Contains town-by-town numbers, long-term care facility information, and more: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting#covid-19-weekly-public-health-report-
Massachusetts comprehensive daily "dashboard" illustrating the spread of this virus across regions and demographics: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting#covid-19-daily-dashboard-
Testing has a turnaround time of 1-5 days and many cases are being clinically diagnosed (no testing or reporting involved). All are advised to behave as though they are carriers of Covid-19.
The curve we need to flatten: County numbers graphed over time can be found here: https://www.wmasscovid.com/
As of today, there were 90,567 estimated active cases in MA with 5,396 new cases. There were 77 new deaths today. The average age of cases that were hospitalized is 73 years old. The age range trends have changed and now the age range with the highest number of current positive cases is 0-19 year olds, followed by 20-29 year olds, followed by 30-39 year olds. All together the state has a 7-day average positivity rate of 7.21%.

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Now that we see a quite large amount of OS X Lion questions here on Super User, I've seen people telling the OP to go to ask on Ask Different.
Of course, the folks at Ask Different want their site promoted:
Now that Lion is out, help promote Ask Different!
Now that Lion is shipping, there will be zillions of mac users upgrading, and they'll have lots of questions. And since all those questions will be new, Ask Different will have as good a shot at having the best answer than any of those, you know, competitive sites. Essentially, this is a great time to recruit new members!
And it seems there are people who dislike having so many OS X questions on Super User. Still, questions about OS X are on topic here.
Is it therefore justified to inform people (who suggest to go to Ask Different) that Mac hardware and OS X questions are perfectly on-topic here and should not be migrated or closed?
This probably is the reason why there is no migration path to Ask Different yet.
Further discussion: I've added an answer to the above meta.Apple.SE question. Joel Spolsky then added a comment that I should bring it up here, so I did. So what do you think? Should we give Ask Different more users by telling them to go elsewhere? Basically like having ads for Ask Ubuntu. Is anybody annoyed by having so many recent OS X questions?
I would think that it's fine to tell the OP about Ask Different in the case of a very specific question that hasn't yet received an answer. But then again we shouldn't encourage people to cross-post.


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L'Abbé Wins 2017 bpNichol Chapbook Award
The Meet the Presses Collective announced on 18 November 2017 that Sonnet L'Abbé (Vancouver Island, British Columbia) has won the 2017 bpNichol Chapbook Award for Anima Canadensis published by Junction Books. This is the richest annual literary award for a poetry chapbook.
The prize was awarded at the 2017 Indie Literary Market, held at Trinity-St. Paul's Centre in Toronto. In her acceptance speech for the $4,000 award, Sonnet L'Abbé stated:


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Welcome to JobsManila
JobsManila International, Inc. (formerly Achica International Placement Agency, Inc.) was created and incorporated last August 02, 2002 and later on was taken over by the new management last November 14, 2007. With its massive network and affiliations, JobsManila was immediately in active operation and over a short period of time, it has been consistently growing under overseas employment and has worked on numerous Manpower Requests from our Client-PARTNERS in Middle East specifically Doha, Qatar. Our counter part in Doha Qatar is Qatar Recruitment Company.
We have extensive experience in recruiting professionals, skilled workers and semi-skilled workers. We guarantee the quality and qualification of our hired candidates in which they are developed in their own specialization. Our aim is to enhance a mutually beneficial partnership between the company management and the workforce. Committed to the Vision & Mission of professionalism and platinum quality service, we require from our employees not only in technical competence above par but also a high sense of professional maturity and personal integrity.


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PEEL: police efficiency 2016 - Nottinghamshire Police
As in HMIC's previous assessment of police efficiency, this inspection:
- examined how well each force in England and Wales understands the demand for its service and how well it match its resources to that demand; and
- provides an assessment of its efficiency.
This report sets out the findings for Nottinghamshire Police.
HMIC also assessed efficiency on a national level, drawing out overarching themes which are set out in the national overview.
The efficiency reports will be followed by reports on legitimacy in December 2016 and effectiveness in early 2017, which together make up the three pillars of the annual PEEL assessment.
Get the report
PEEL: police efficiency 2016 – Nottinghamshire Police (PDF document)
Get the national overview
Get the press releases
Nottinghamshire's PEEL efficiency 2016 press release (PDF document)
National press release: Police forces urged to get back to the future


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S4BB Limited has just launched ViSS – Video Shrink 'n Share – on BlackBerry World. ViSS allows to select any video and it then shrinks it to a size that can be shared through BBM or WhatsApp. From now on, users don't need to remember the maximum file size of videos they want to share with their friends and family.
ViSS in Detail
ViSS stands for Video Shrink and Share.
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ViSS is compatible with all BlackBerry 10 phones, including the BlackBerry Leap, Classic, Passport, Z3, Z10, Z30, Q5, Q10, P'9982 and P'9983.
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IMPORTANT: HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION: This is a summary and does NOT have all possible information about this product. This information does not assure that this product is safe, effective, or appropriate for you. This information is not individual medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care professional for complete information about this product and your specific health needs.
COMMON BRAND NAME(S): Lotrisone
USES: This combination medication is used to treat a variety of inflamed fungal skin infections such as ringworm, athlete's foot, and jock itch. This product contains 2 medications. Clotrimazole is an azole antifungal that works by preventing the growth of fungus. Betamethasone is a strong corticosteroid that works by reducing the swelling, redness, and itching that occurs in the skin infection. This medication is not recommended for children younger than 17 years or for diaper rash.
HOW TO USE: Read the Patient Information Leaflet provided by your pharmacist before you start using this medication and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, consult your doctor or pharmacist. If you are using the lotion form of this medication, shake the bottle well before each use. Use this medication on the skin only. Clean and thoroughly dry the area to be treated. Apply a thin layer of the medication to the affected area and gently rub in, usually twice daily (in the morning and evening) or as directed by your doctor. Wash your hands after using unless you are using this medication to treat the hands. Do not wrap, cover, or bandage the area unless directed to do so by your doctor. Wear loose-fitting clothes after applying the medication to the groin area. Do not apply the medication in the eyes, nose, mouth, or inside the vagina. If you do get the medication in those areas, flush with plenty of water. The dosage and length of treatment depends on the type of infection being treated. Ringworm or jock itch is usually treated for 2 weeks, and athlete's foot is usually treated for 4 weeks. Do not use more than 45 grams of the cream or 45 milliliters of the lotion per week unless directed and closely monitored by your doctor. Do not apply more often or use longer than prescribed. This may increase the risk of side effects. Use this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, use it at the same times each day. Continue to use this medication until the full prescribed amount is finished, even if symptoms disappear after a few days. Stopping the medication too early may result in a return of the infection. Inform your doctor if your condition worsens or does not improve after 1 week of treatment for jock itch or ringworm or 2 weeks of treatment for athlete's foot.
SIDE EFFECTS: Burning, tingling, dry skin, or stinging may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly. Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects. Tell your doctor immediately if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: extreme hair growth, skin thinning/discoloration, acne, stretch marks, "hair bumps" (folliculitis). Rarely, it is possible this medication will be absorbed from the skin into the bloodstream. This can lead to side effects of too much corticosteroid. These side effects are more likely in children, and in people who use this medication for a long time or over large areas of the skin. Tell your doctor right away if any of the following side effects occur: unusual/extreme tiredness, weight loss, headache, swelling ankles/feet, increased thirst/urination, vision problems. A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, seek immediate medical attention if you notice any of the following symptoms of a serious allergic reaction: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing. This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist. In the US - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
PRECAUTIONS: Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to clotrimazole or betamethasone; or to other azole antifungals (e.g., ketoconazole) or corticosteroids (e.g., triamcinolone); or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details. Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: immune system problems, poor blood circulation. Caution is advised when using this drug in the elderly because they may be more sensitive to the effects of the drug, especially thinning skin. Rarely, using corticosteroid medications for a long time or over large areas of skin can make it more difficult for your body to respond to physical stress. Therefore, before having surgery or emergency treatment, or if you get a serious illness/injury, tell your doctor or dentist that you are using this medication or have used this medication within the past few months. Though it is unlikely, this medication may slow down a child's growth if used for a long time. The effect on final adult height is unknown. See the doctor regularly so your child's height can be checked. During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. It is not known whether this drug passes into breast milk when applied to the skin. Similar medications pass into breast milk when taken by mouth. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first. Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: drugs that weaken the immune system (e.g., cyclosporine), other corticosteroid products (e.g., prednisone). This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
OVERDOSE: This medication may be harmful if swallowed. If overdose or swallowing is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents should call the US National Poison Hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents should call a provincial poison control center.
NOTES: Do not share this medication with others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (such as adrenal gland function tests) may be performed periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects, especially if you use this drug for an extended period of time or apply it over large areas of the body. Consult your doctor for more details. This medication has been prescribed for your current condition only. Do not use it later for another infection unless told to do so by your doctor. A different medication may be necessary in that case.
MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.
STORAGE: Store at room temperature at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) away from light and moisture. Brief storage between 59-86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C) is permitted. Keep all medicines away from children and pets. Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.
MEDICAL ALERT: Your condition can cause complications in a medical emergency. For information about enrolling in MedicAlert, call 1-800-854-1166 (USA) or 1-800-668-1507 (Canada).
Information last revised February 2011. Copyright(c) 2011 First Databank, Inc.


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Nissan announces massive solar farm plans to power Leaf production in Sunderland
Nissan has announced plans for a huge expansion of renewable energy generation at its factory in Sunderland.
The proposed solar farm would more than double the plant's renewable energy capacity and mean 20 per cent of all its power would be from on-site renewables.
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Plans for the new 20MW solar farm are being put to a community consultation ahead of an official planning application being lodged later this year.
The new solar array would compliment an existing 4.75MW solar farm and 6.6MW wind farm already on the Sunderland site, taking its total renewable capacity to 32MW.
Alan Johnson, vice president of manufacturing at Nissan Sunderland, said: "Renewables have already made a big difference to our business and we continue to look for ways to make the manufacturing process more sustainable.
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Nissan has set itself the goal to achieve carbon neutrality across the company's operations and the life cycle of its products by 2050. As part of this effort, by the early 2030s every all-new Nissan vehicle in key markets will be electrified, as well as introducing innovations in electrification and manufacturing technology.
The Sunderland plant also produces Nissan's Juke crossover and the best-selling Qashqai SUV, with the all-new Qashqai due to begin production there later this year.


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Measures approximately 25" x 14".
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Cataract Surgery Co-Management
A cataract occurs when the clear lens inside our eye becomes cloudy. Cataracts develop slowly and reduce the amount of light that can get through the lens, making it difficult to see. Those with the condition feel as though they're perpetually looking through a dirty window that cannot be cleaned.
It is impossible to predict how quickly a cataract may develop, but diabetes and the eyes' exposure to ultraviolet light often accelerate the process. Smoking and poor nutrition are additional risk factors. You can also get cataracts following an eye injury or after eye surgery for another eye problem, such as glaucoma.
A cataract occurs when the clear lens inside our eye becomes cloudy. Cataracts develop slowly and reduce the amount of light that can get through the lens, making it difficult to see. Those with the condition feel as though they're perpetually looking through a dirty window that cannot be cleaned.
During your eye health evaluation, we'll carefully examine your eye lens for signs of cataract formation. If a cataract is noticed and the clouding is causing visual disruption, our optometrist will refer you to a trusted and respected surgeon for cataract surgery— the only known treatment for cataracts.
Cataract surgery is perfectly safe and corrects any vision problems resulting from cataracts.
Cataract Surgery
What to Expect With Cataract Surgery
If the cataract is at an advanced stage, Dr. Anand Kumar will likely recommend surgery. Cataract surgery consists of removing the cloudy lens and replacing it with a new intraocular lens (IOL). Intraocular lenses are made of clear plastic and are available in several varieties that provide near or distance vision, or even both, depending on the patient's preference.
Types of Intraocular lenses
- Fixed focus monofocal lenses provide distance or near vision. People who are farsighted and haven't had the near vision lens inserted will still need reading glasses after surgery.
- Accommodating focus monofocal lenses provide distance vision only. However, this IOL works in conjunction with the eye muscles to allow for a smooth transition between distance and close-up work, sometimes making glasses unnecessary.
- Multifocal lenses provide a smooth transition between distance, intermediate, and near vision— sometimes eliminating the need for glasses.
- Astigmatic (toric) correction lenses are used for high degrees of astigmatism.
There is also an IOL that can block out harmful ultraviolet and blue light rays to protect your retinal health.
Several days before your surgery, your eye doctor will measure the size and shape of your eye and will discuss your lifestyle and daily activities to better determine the most appropriate IOL for your needs.
The vast majority of people who undergo cataract surgery are satisfied with the outcome. Not only are they thrilled to have sharper and clearer vision, but are also pleased with the overall improvement in their lifestyle. Only once their "new" vision sets in do they notice the series of adjustments they previously made to accommodate their deteriorating vision. After surgery, you will find that you can resume activities that you previously enjoyed and regain your quality of life. Driving, reading, playing cards and watching television will no longer be a chore.
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Stevie Nicks Recalls Prince's Surprise Appearance on 'Stand Back'
Stevie Nicks recalled her surprise at Prince's appearance in the studio after she'd told him about how he'd inspired her song "Stand Back."
The track, which was released in 1983, was a direct result of Nicks listening to Prince's "Little Red Corvette" while she was on the freeway just after her marriage to Kim Anderson, as she told Uncle Joe Benson on the Ultimate Classic Rock Nights radio show.
"All of a sudden, out of nowhere, I'm singing along, going, 'Stand back!'" she said. "I'm like, 'Kim, pull over! We need to buy a tape recorder because I need to record this.' And so we do – we careen off the freeway to find a radio, record shop or something, and we go in and we buy a little tape recorder."
Instead of celebrating their nuptials, the couple stayed up "all night long" working on what would become "Stand Back." Nicks said, "We get the song, and I'm basically using Prince's instrumental melody. What I'm singing along is very, very different from what he's singing. I'm singing in and out of all of the holes."
When she returned to work, she laid down a proper studio recording, then called Prince and told him, "I know that 50 percent of it is yours – and, what are you doing later? Because we're here at Sunset Sound. ... Do you have any interest in coming down and hearing it?" She admitted she was "never in a million years thinking that he would say 'Yes.' And he said, 'Yeah, I'll be right down,' and he came down."
On hearing the track, Prince went over to a keyboard and began playing new parts, to Nicks' astonishment. "That was the coolest thing we've ever heard," she remembered thinking. She added, "Takes him an hour; he gives me a little 'I don't really know you' hug, and, uh, he's gone. Like a little spirit." The results appeared on her second solo album, The Wild Heart.
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There is a gallery in Eugene with more than 66,000 paintings from over 900 artists. That's twice as many artworks than are currently on display in the Louvre Museum. You're not going to find Daily Paintworks on any art walk, however, because it's in the cloud; it's online.
"The internet is transforming art — the art industry — just the way it has with music and publishing," David Marine, co-founder of Daily Paintworks, says.
Daily Paintworks comes from an idea credited to artist Duane Kaiser: If a fine arts painter wants to make a living, the painter should complete at least one small painting a day, post it online and try to sell it at an affordable price (around $100) via sites like eBay. Daily Paintworks multiplied this idea, ushering in artists and buyers from around the world, from Eugene to India. The online gallery, as a result, has been a success, but it wasn't always so.
The Marines relocated to Eugene a year ago after a devastating fire in Central Texas swallowed their home. "We didn't lose anybody, but we lost everything," Marine says of he and his wife and fellow co-founder, Carol Marine. He looks at the fire as part blessing. He had been a woodworker in Eugene in the '90s and had always wanted to return. It was around that time that Marine was ready to shutter Daily Paintworks. At that stage, the site was an invitation-only collective, like similar sites, and thus only 50 painters were selling their work. It wasn't sustainable.
"I was ready to completely give up on Daily Paintworks," Marine says. "There was a point where we realized that what buyers wanted was different from what artists wanted. Artists wanted to be part of this exclusive club. Buyers wanted to go to a place where they had a lot of selection." Carol Marine suggested turning the collective into a business by opening up membership and charging artists $12.95 a month to host their work. Soon membership ballooned from 50 to more 900 artists, and the site's unique visitors per day grew from 200 to 10,000.
Marine says that this business model works in the favor of buyers and artists. Compared to brick-and-mortar galleries that charge 50 percent commission and feature the "top, thinnest slice of talented artists," and eBay, which charges 9 percent commission, Daily Paintworks charges 3 percent. In a town where artists can't find enough buyers, the Marines may be on to something.
"Eugene has a lot of artists but there's nobody to buy the work," says Sabrina Ridge, a local artist and owner of Poppy & Moe (a screenprint T-shirt company). "If you want to make money as an artist in Eugene, you have to get your art out of Eugene."
Carol Marine paints five to seven paintings a week and sells them across the globe for $150 to $250 each on DailyPaintworks.com. Local painter and member Sarah Sedwick (see Cezanne's Greetings, Nov. 15) also uses the site to sell her work. But it's not just the international reach and open membership, Marine says, that has made the site a success. "We put a lot of effort in attending to our members and our buyers," he says of the family-run business. "We want to be beloved."
For more information, visit dailypaintworks.com


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I am young, just started my career, and looking to begin investing so I can make my money work for me. I'm still living like I did in college (occasional purchase on myself, but most of it goes into savings) and I would like to take the extra money and invest it.
What would you suggest are the best options for me to begin? I was considering getting a personal investor [a financial advisor] for perhaps a year or so, but I've heard that they really are not worth the money. I wanted to get the input of the great minds here.


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The SAT college entrance exam given to thousands of high school students across the United States may have been leaked in Asia ahead of Saturday's test, the Los Angeles Times reported.
High school junior Huzail Hassan of Rancho Cucamonga received a text from a friend who said the College Board, which administers the exam, reused a test from last fall, the LA Times reported.
"I checked on Twitter and so many people had taken screenshots," Hassan told the LA Times. "I looked it up and it was the same exam. It had the exact same questions and it had the answer key."
RELATED: San Diego teachers, students call for free in-school SAT testing
Scripps station KGTV in San Diego received a statement from the College Board addressing the next steps for students.
"In response to theft and organized cheating, which affects all high stakes testing, we have significantly increased our test security efforts and resources. We have a comprehensive approach to test security and go to great lengths to make sure that the test scores we report are accurate and valid. In all our efforts, we've worked to strike a balance between thwarting those seeking an unfair advantage and providing testing opportunities for the vast majority of students who play by the rules," wrote Associate Director of Media Relations Jaslee Carayol in an email.
"As part of our comprehensive approach, after every test administration, we take additional quality control steps before scores are released, including conducting a comprehensive statistical analysis of certain test scores. If we determine students have gained an unfair advantage, we will take appropriate actions, including cancelling test scores and, in some cases, prohibiting them from taking another College Board assessment. To protect the security of our tests, we cannot comment on the specifics of question usage and test administration schedules."
RELATED: Report of student cheating may have led to AP debacle
The SAT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test, was created in 1926 to serve as a benchmark for the academic performance of graduating students. It measures performance in mathematics and critical reading and writing. Scores range from 400 to 1600, combining the results from the two 800-point section. Students pay $45, or $57 with the optional essay, to take the SAT.
The test is run by the College Board, a nonprofit group with a membership of more than 6,000 educational institutions.


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Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, is taking a serious look at Bitcoin. As cash use plummets and the amount of currency in circulation dwindles, central banks are looking to cryptocurrencies as government-backed money.
In Sweden, the number of banknotes and coins in circulation has fallen to its lowest level in three decades. Riksbank estimates that cash transactions made up only 15 percent of all retail transactions last year. That number is down from 40 percent in 2010, thanks in large part to massively popular mobile payment services. That leaves the bank wondering if a technology similar to that of Bitcoin's could be implemented in Sweden.
Riksbank isn't the only central bank taking a serious look at blockchain, the technology that makes Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies run. These systems, also called distributed ledgers, rely on networks of computers, rather than a central authority like a bank, to verify and record transactions on a shared, virtually incorruptible database. Government bankers across the world believe this has the potential to replace cash and make other payment systems more efficient. – Technology Review
Riksbank is investigating not only distributed-ledger technology (which it describes as unproven yet "progressing incredibly rapidly") but also traditional, centralized accounting methods for its "e-krona" (pdf) project. Many central banks are looking into this type of currency, but Sweden appears to be at the forefront of the movement.
According to Rod Garratt, an economics professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a cryptocurrency that's available to all consumers "opens up a whole host of issues" and would pose new challenges for makers of monetary policy.
First, there's the question of who, exactly, should verify the transactions and maintain the distributed ledger. Even if that's solved, the new system would be, in a sense, too streamlined, making it easier for bank runs to occur in a moment of crisis or panic. In most current financial systems, large-scale withdrawals of funds are naturally slowed by the time it takes for a central bank to produce the paper money people are demanding. But if the currency is purely digital, no such brakes exist—a panicked citizenry could empty their accounts almost instantly, leaving an entire country's banking system all but penniless.
A new journal article (pdf) published by the Bank of International Settlements, a kind of central bank for central banks, suggests a more straightforward approach than trying to use cryptocurrency to replace cash. In the article, Garratt and Morten Bech, a researcher at the BIS, draw an important distinction between a "retail" cryptocurrency like FedCoin and a "wholesale" one that would only be used by banks. –Technology Review
China's central bank has also begun testing of a digital currency. Speeches and research papers from officials at the People's Bank of China show that the bank's strategy is to introduce the digital currency alongside China's renminbi. But there is currently no timetable for this, and the bank seems to be proceeding cautiously.
But the main issue for governments is that they are losing their grip and control on currency. Sweden's dwindling cash usage is increasing reliance on mobile payment systems risks marginalizing people who don't use them or can't access them. Those systems are also run by private companies, which means that commercial forces, rather than government policies, could end up determining how effectively the financial system serves people and the economy.


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December 13, 2019
my jpgs are around 7mb, being compressed to 200kb by wordpress.
using this plugin I still find my pictures are still compressed to about 2mb by wordpress.
So I cannot say this plugin works properly unfortunately.
Please let me know if I am using the plugin wrong
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September 3, 2016
Thank you for making this plugin!
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I normally don't rate plugins but felt it was necessary to warn others about wasting time and potentially encountering problems with this one. It sounds simple enough and is supposed to be very light weight. That may be true but the core function of this plugin is to prevent WordPress from applying the standard 10% compression to uploaded jpeg files. That not only didn't happen but it actually increased the compression rate to 20%.
I would normally uninstall and leave it at that but I submitted a detailed ticket (with examples) and asked if there was anything that could be done. A week later and not even an acknowledgement.
The only reason I rated it 2 stars instead of just 1 is because it appears it works for some people.
September 3, 2016
This plugin simply works. and the developer provides quick support. there are no settings just activate and the default wp jpeg compression is disabled.
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Hudson Theatre Ensemble's latest production from their Silly on Sixth Children's Series is "The Little Engine That Could," an adaptation with music, song, and dance that will entertain children ages 3 to 10 and their families.
The timeless classic about a little train that uses will and belief in herself to overcome obstacles has been a major inspiration for many generations of children.
In the 14th season of the Silly on Sixth series the show includes memorable music, an all-adult cast, and a dancing doll courtesy of Garden Street School of the Performing Arts.
The child-friendly, ground-floor, air-conditioned theater is completely barrier-free and accessible to persons with disabilities.
And if your child has a June birthday, incorporate Silly on Sixth and "The Little Engine That Could" into your birthday plans. The entire audience will sing "Happy Birthday" to your child, and the kids meet the actors after the show. Call Florence for details at (201) 377-7014.
Cast members include Laura DiCerto, Gregory Nye, Florence Pape, Jason Pumarada, Howard Richman, Catriona Rubenis-Stevens and Addie Kriegel of the Annie Mac Dance Company courtesy of Garden Street School of the Performing Arts
Diana London's adaptation is directed by Howard Richman.
"The Little Engine That Could" will run for six performances on Saturdays, June 14, June 21, and June 22. All performances are at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and run about 40 minutes, at the Hudson School Performance Space, 601 Park Ave., Hoboken. Tickets are $8 for kids and $10 for adults. Call (201) 377-7014 or go to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Gold Sponsor for "The Little Engine That Could" is the practice of Drs. Brescia, Migliaccio, Chinn, Moon, Picard, Lowe, & Tully, Obstetrics & Gynecology.


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iOS: Water can help curb your appetite, relieve back pain, maybe even give you a little extra energy, so you want to make sure you get enough. Waterlogged is an iPhone app that can help you track your intake with minimal effort and analyze past data for an accurate look at your water consumption.
Tracking is really easy because you just have to enter glasses and water bottles once. Every time you drink a (partial) glass or bottle of water you can just choose it from a list (completely with photos, if you add them) and it will be added to your tally. Waterlogged will also let you set reminders so you don't go too long without something to drink.
Waterlogged is a free app, but in-app purchases ($2 per year or $3 forever) buy you no ads, unlimited reminders, and detailed tracking drinking graphs.
Waterlogged | iTunes App Store
You can follow Adam Dachis, the author of this post, on Twitter and Facebook. Twitter's the best way to contact him, too.


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KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has been named a 2013 Michigan Green Leader by the Detroit Free Press.
WMU was named the winner in the public sector category in this year's statewide competition. The names of the paper's eight 2013 honorees were announced May 5 in a column by business writer John Gallagher. This year's winners will be honored Monday, June 10, during a Detroit Economic Club event.
WMU was lauded for what the Free Press called "a remarkable range of green activities," that include the campus' extensive electric vehicle infrastructure, its recycling program and a partnership that allows all students, faculty and staff to ride Kalamazoo public transit for free.
Among other honorees for 2013 are the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, DTE Energy and companies ranging from small- and medium-sized firms to an innovative automotive supplier.
The Free Press announcement notes the broad impact of this year's winners, quoting one of the judges as saying, "Nominees seemed to have an impact on society beyond their own backyards. I think the thing I saw this year, especially among those who won, was what I call a real depth of system impact."
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin is scheduled to speak at the June 10 event honoring this year's Detroit Free Press Michigan Green Leaders. The breakfast ceremony will take place at the MotorCity Casino Hotel.


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Jellycat If I Were a Giraffe Board Book
Get thinking and dreaming with the If I Were A Giraffe book! This chunky board book has a splotchy giraffe tail, and pages and pages of feely fun. Let little ones ponder being a wandering giraffe, eating leaves and being tall, patchy, and furry! (English written language)


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Sour water stripping
Stripping hydrogen sulfide and ammonia from refinery sour water prior to subsequent reuse or wastewater treatment calls for highly reliable, corrosion-resistant, low-fouling equipment. Alfa Laval Compabloc heat exchangers do the job, minimizing fouling and corrosion problems in refinery sour water strippers in refineries world-wide while maximizing energy efficiency and uptime.
Optimizing sour water stripping processes
Refinery sour water units aim to maximize water reuse by applying heat to strip hydrogen sulfide and ammonia from process water. Alfa Laval has the expertise, technology and services to maximize energy efficiency and minimize fouling and corrosion problems.
Increasing energy efficiency in sour water stripping
Energy is recovered when sour water is preheated before the stripper by means of stripped water. The more energy recovered in this service, the less energy needs to be provided to the stripper reboiler in terms of steam.
Alfa Laval Compabloc heat exchangers can be designed with a temperature approach of as little as 5°C. This maximizes energy recovery, thereby minimizing steam consumption in the reboiler.
The stripper reboiler is generally designed as a kettle-type reboiler. These typically require a large temperature difference between the boiling media and the steam. This means that a higher pressure steam is required to run the reboiler.
When Alfa Laval Compabloc exchangers are used as rising film thermosiphon reboilers for the sour water stripper column, a temperature difference of less than 10°C is possible to initiate boiling and create natural circulation through the reboiler. This often means that it is possible to use more readily available low-pressure steam instead of medium-pressure steam.
Mitigating fouling
There are different types of fouling deposits. Fouling can take form as corrosion particles that typically come from the stripping tower, or as sludge coming from the sour water tank when there are process upsets and hydrocarbon carry-over into this tank. To minimize fouling tendencies, Alfa Laval Compabloc heat exchangers are designed for maximum shear stress and turbulence in the heat transfer channels, which greatly reduce the risk of fouling.
Improving corrosion resistance in sour water stripping
If there is a high content of hydrogen sulfide in the water, the risk of corrosion increases. In many cases, carbon steel material cannot be used, and the use of a higher grade of material is required. To minimize the risk of corrosion, standard Alfa Laval Compabloc heat exchangers are made of AISI 316L stainless steel. Moreover, higher grades of material are readily available upon request.
Safeguarding processes through reliable, leak-proof design
Because hydrogen sulfide is a lethal compound, the risk of leakage from heat exchangers handling this media must be minimized. Alfa Laval Compabloc heat exchangers have plate packs that are laser-welded to form heat transfer channels. Because there are no inter-plate gaskets sealing the heat transfer channels to the environment, the risk of external leakage is minimized.
Reducing CAPEX
Heat exchanger cost can also represent a major portion of the total process unit cost, especially if many large traditional shell-and-tube heat exchangers in series are required to maximize energy efficiency or when the use of high-grade material for large shell-and-tube heat exchangers or kettle type reboilers is required.
Using high-efficiency Alfa Laval heat exchangers instead of shell-and-tube units can reduce the heat transfer area by up to three times and minimize the number of heat exchangers required. This increases cost-efficiency. especially when high-grade material is required and installation cost included. This is even more true when installations on construction, such as for overhead condensing services, are required.
Proven technology for refinery sour water stripping
Alfa Laval has more than 150 compact heat exchangers installed in sour water stripper units around the world. These operate as interchangers, reboilers, condensers and coolers, providing refineries with maximum efficiency and uptime while minimizing fouling and corrosion tendencies.


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Goddess Luxury All Natural Laundry Soap
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A fine mix of florals, amber and vanilla with a hint of cocoa. 32 oz Bottle
PHOSPHATE FREE, SULFATE FREE, CHEMICAL FREE, DYE FREE, GENTLE FORMULA for your most prized fabrics and linens.
Machine Wash Instructions:
- Use 1 tablespoons per average size load.
- Pro Tip: Mix 1 part goddess soap with 3 parts unscented detergent to make your goddess luxury soap last a little longer.
- Hand Wash: 1 teaspoon per cup of water
- Please follow instructions on the clothing garment tag for wash temperature and drying.
Ingredients: water; coconut, hemp, sunflower seed, jojoba and olive (cleaning agent blend); sodium bicarbonate (cleaning agent); proprietary oil blend (scent)


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Hybrid Seeds. Genetically-modified (GMO) seeds. Heirloom seeds. The labels often confuse people. Not a single day passes without some well-meaning reader leaving a comment like this one: "GMOs are perfectly safe. Farmers and gardeners have been cross-breeding seeds like this for thousands of years. Take off your tinfoil hats, people!"
Um… no. Just no.
Farmers and gardeners have NOT been cross-breeding seeds like this for thousands of years. What those well-intentioned readers fail to understand is the fundamental difference between hybrid seeds and GMOs.
Hybrid Seeds: What are they?
Farmers and gardeners have been cultivating new plant varieties for thousands of years through selective breeding. They did this by cross-pollinating two different, but related plants over 6 to 10 plant generations, eventually creating a new plant variety.
The process required patience, but was rewarding. By selectively cross-pollinating related plants in this way, farmers could create varieties that were healthier and stood up to the farmer's micro-climate — their soil, their weather patterns, their predatory insects.
Yet in the mid-nineteenth century, Darwin and Mendel discovered a method of controlled crossing that can create these desired traits within just one generation. This method produces what's known as F1 hybrid seeds.
These hybrid seeds are just as natural as their historic counterparts; they're still cross-pollinating two different, but related plants.
Hybrid Seeds: The Consequences
The biggest disadvantage of hybrid seeds is that they don't "reproduce true" in the second generation. That means that if you save the seeds produced by F1 hybrid plants and plant them, the plant variety that will grow from those seeds (known as the second generation) may or may not share the desired traits you selected for when creating the first generation hybrid seed.
I like how Rebsie of Daughter of the Soil describes it:
When two dissimilar varieties are crossed, the result is a hybrid which will often be bigger, brighter, faster-growing or higher-yielding than either of its parents, which makes for a great selling point. But it's a one-hit wonder. Subsequent generations don't have the same vigour or uniformity, and the idea is that you don't save seed from it, you just throw it away and buy some more. This is bad for the plants, bad for the garden and bad for you, but the seed companies make a packet out of it and gain increasing control of what we buy and grow.
While there may not be anything inherently wrong with this process, it does keep you dependent on seed companies year after year since you can't save your seeds and expect the next generation of plants you grow to be identical to the first.
While this is a small nuisance to a home gardener, it can be devastating to subsistence farmers around the world.
In fact, this is precisely what happened. Dawn from Small Footprint Family writes:
When the peasant farmers grew these new hybrids, they were indeed more productive, even though they required more fertilizer and water. But when they collected and saved the seed for replanting the next season—as they had done for generations and generations—none of it grew true to the parent crop, little food grew, and these poor farmers, having none of their open-pollenated traditional varieties left viable, had no choice but to go back to the big companies to purchase the hybrid seeds again for planting year after year.
U.S. companies like Cargill intentionally disrupted the traditional cycle of open-pollinated seed saving and self-sufficiency to essentially force entire nations to purchase their seeds, and the agricultural chemicals required to grow them.
Most of these poor subsistence farmers never had to pay for seed before, and could not afford the new hybrid seeds, or the new petrochemical fertilizers they required, and were forced to sell their farms and migrate to the cities for work. This is how the massive, infamous slums of India, Latin America, and other developing countries were created.
By the 1990s an estimated 95% of all farmers in the First World and 40% of all farmers in the Third World were using Green Revolution hybrid seeds, with the greatest use found in Asia, followed by Mexico and Latin America.
The world lost an estimated 75 percent of its food biodiversity, and control over seeds shifted from farming communities to a handful of multinational corporations.
GMO Seeds: What are they?
Unlike hybrid seeds, GMO seeds are not created using natural, low-tech methods. GMO seed varieties are created in a lab using high-tech and sophisticated techniques like gene-splicing.
Furthermore, GMO seeds seldom cross different, but related plants. Often the cross goes far beyond the bounds of nature so that instead of crossing two different, but related varieties of plant, they are crossing different biological kingdoms — like, say, a bacteria with a plant.
For example, Monsanto has crossed genetic material from a bacteria known as Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) with corn. The goal was to create a pest-resistant plant. This means that any pests attempting to eat the corn plant will die since the pesticide is part of every cell of the plant.
The resultant GMO plant, known as Bt Corn, is itself registered as a pesticide with the EPA, along with other GMO Bt crops. In other words, if you feed this corn to your cattle, your chickens, or yourself, you'll be feeding them an actual pesticide — not just a smidgeon of pesticide residue.
GMO Seeds: The Consequences
Sadly, GMOs are a great, big scientific unknown.
On the one hand, biotech firms like Monsanto argue that the GMO seeds they create are so unique that they need to be patented — something that has far-reaching and devastating effects on the global economy. (Just ask Percy Schmieser.)
Yet on the other hand, the same firms argue that the GMO seeds are "substantially equivalent" to other seeds, so they have no need to be labeled, tested, or otherwise regulated.
So far, the U.S. government has allowed biotech firms to get away with this crazy juxtaposition. However, some testing of GMO seeds has been done in other countries, and it takes investigative journalism found in books like Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating to expose just what's at risk.
Vickie Mattern of Mother Earth News summarized it this way:
The trouble is that nobody knows how these unnatural new organisms will behave over time. The seed companies that develop these varieties claim intellectual property rights so that only they can create and sell the variety. In some cases, companies — such as Monsanto — even refuse to allow scientists to obtain and study their GM seeds. For some crops, such as corn, wind can carry the pollen from GM varieties and contaminate non-GM varieties. And there is no mandatory labeling of GM content in seed, says Kristina Hubbard, advocacy and communications director for the Organic Seed Alliance.
Hybrid Seeds vs. GMOs
In short: Hybrid Seeds are nothing to fear, but you may not want to support them given that they fail to breed true and have caused so much global havoc. GMO seeds are far more unnatural and likely to cause harm — both to your environment and your health.
How to Avoid GMOs
Unfortunately, because GMOs aren't currently labeled in the U.S., you have no way of knowing whether or not you're eating them. Roughly 85% of all grocery store foods contain GMOs, and there only a handful of sure-fire ways to avoid them:
1. Opt to buy single-ingredient certified organic food.
2. Choose Non-GMO Verfied labeled foods.
3. Grow your own open-pollinated, heirloom variety plants.
4. Know your farmer and ask pointed questions about his or her growing practices, then opt to support GMO-free growing.
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Residents in a long term care setting often face complex social, medical and emotional problems. Their families and the direct
care staff are also confronted with these challenges when caring for them. At Albany Care, a clinical team provides assessments and ongoing services for residents according to their unique needs, including medication management and supportive therapies.
Residents are ensured Medication is available and taken correctly. This service alone greatly reduces the need for hospital admissions. Individuals with Mental Illness often miss medications when living in community settings; they often do not get medications refilled and/or convince themselves that they no longer need them.
Albany Care offers comprehensive medical and psychiatric services including regular physician and psychiatrist visits. Other medical services are also available and scheduled either at our facility or coordinated for the resident as needed.
The team provides families with tools and the critical knowledge needed for handling the challenging mental and physical health issues and the associated behaviors of their loved ones.
Albany Care manages each resident's treatment and continuity of care according to their individual needs.
Our professional staff meets regularly and reviews individual goals to assure successful community living.
If you are interested in learning more about our programs and services for your loved one please contact our Admissions Office at 847-475-4000.


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Mohican 100 Mountain Bike Race – Directions |
Mohican MTB 100 – Directions
For racers planning air travel to the event, Mohican
recommends Akron Canton Airport
(CAK) as a most convenient alternative.
It is a small, friendly regional airport located 62.9 (1hr 11min) miles
from the venue. The airport serves most major
airlines including Southwest, Frontier, United, Delta, US Airways and Air
Tran. The race is also located 74.7
miles (1 hr 25 min) from Cleveland Hopkins Airport
(CLE) and 78.5 miles (1hr 27 min) from Port
Columbus Airport (CMH).
FROM CLEVELAND - Take I-71 South to
Exit # 173 (Mansfield / Lucas exit) to St. Rt. 39. Go East to Loudonville,
approximately 18 miles. In town, take St. Rt. 3 South about 1.5 miles to
Mohican Adventures.
FROM CANTON- Take US Route 30 west to
Wooster, then St. Rt. 3 South to Loudonville, approximately 20 miles. Follow
St. Rt. 3 through Loudonville. Mohican Adventures will be about 1.5 miles south
of town.
FROM TOLEDO- Take US Route 75 South to
US Route 30 East, then US Route 60 south to Loudonville. Pick up St. Rt. 3 south in Loudonville, follow that south of town 1.5 miles to
Mohican Adventures.
FROM COLUMBUS - Take I-71 North to Exit
#165 (Lexington / Bellville exit). Turn right onto St. Rt. 97. Go east
approximately 20 miles, and 97 dead ends onto St. Rt. 3. Turn left on St. Rt.
3, come north past the Mohican State Park and it is about 1 mile to Mohican
FROM AKRON -Take I-76 west to St. Rt.
21 south, 21 south to St. Rt. 585 south to Wooster. Pick up St. Rt. 3 south to
Loudonville approximately 20 miles. Follow St. Rt. 3 through Loudonville,
Mohican Adventures will be 1.5 miles south of town.
FROM Cleveland–Hopkins Airport
You will enter I-71 approximately 5
miles north of the Ohio Turnpike. For I-71 south, take exit #161 from the Ohio
Turnpike. Proceed South on I-71
approximately 45 miles to Hwy. 250 (exit #186).
Take 250 West approximately 1.7 miles to Hwy.
42 South. (If you find yourself in Ashland proper you've missed 42. There are several stoplights on 250 West
between the one at the exit from I-71 and the one at the 42 South ramp). Make a left
onto the Hwy. 42 South ramp just beyond an overpass. At end of ramp, turn right
(south) onto 42. Take 42 about 1.7
miles. Watch for the "To 60
Loudonville" sign and turn left when you see it. After a very short connection, about 4 car
lengths turn left again. ("To Loudonville 60" sign). After another very short distance you will
meet up with Hwy. 60. At 60 turn right
(South). Take Hwy. 60 South about 16
miles to State Route 3 in Loudonville.
Mohican Adventures is located on 3058 on State Route 3.
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Arms Control Today: Archived Issues
Arms Control Today is the monthly flagship publication of the Arms Control Association. Since 1972, Arms Control Today has provided policymakers, journalists, and concerned citizens with authoritative information and analysis on arms control proposals, negotiations, and agreements, and related national security news.
Below are links to archived versions of the journal from July 1996 through the present issue. Earlier issues may be accessed by users at an academic library or institution via JSTOR back to 1974. If you have any questions, please contact us at 202-463-8270 ext 105.
Through a joint project with the Center for International Security, news briefs from each issue of Arms Control Today are also now available in Kazakh and Russian to provide experts in the region with the latest information on current processes in the field of international security.


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Three weeks ago, on 23rd January, we joined a new Slimming World group.
We'd been to another group previously but decided we'd move to a Saturday session. Weekends were always a difficult time for us, but coming fresh out of class on Saturday lunchtimes keeps us fired up for the week somehow.
I've lost 12 pounds in total – 9.5 in the first week, nothing in the second and 2.5 in the third. I'm good with that. The big loss at the start is the most I've ever had, so I wasn't too disappointed when I maintained in week two.
Aside from the move to a Saturday session, there are a couple of other things we've done differently this time.
The plan's different. More of an emphasis on the speedy fruit and vegetables, and a few syns added to some of the packet meals I used to enjoy. I'm struggling a bit with eating enough vegetables – sometimes because I'm having something that doesn't lend itself to adding extra veg, and sometimes because I'm simply not in the mood to eat lots. So that's my big challenge at the moment.
We bought two things just as we started. A Nespresso machine and an actifry. We'd had a Nespresso in our room on holiday this year and I decided to invest in one for home. We always have our coffee black without sugar, and it's great to have a treat that we don't have to count. It also means we can avoid tempting trips to Costa on Saturday afternoons when we're craving real coffee. It's gorgeous, takes up very little space and feels like a proper indulgence!
The Actifry has been a revelation. I've been hankering after one for years; ever since Slimming World types started getting them and bragging about making chips in them. Well, after years of making Slimming World chips in the oven, this is a whole new experience. It really does work, takes hardly any cleaning and delivers perfect chips every time.
I keep promising myself I'll try something new, but so far that's been limited to some sweet potato paprika bites and a bit of spicy chicken. But it's been worth it just for the chips.
And then there are the Slimming World meals. I think they've been really key in keeping us on plan. In the past, there'd always be that temptation to order a takeaway after a long day at work. Now we have a freezer that's half full of ready meals that don't need synning and are big enough to be a full meal – unlike a lot of slimming meals, these ones are really substantial.
All of those things have helped, but what's really made a difference is that I felt truly ready for this. I was feeling fat and miserable for months beforehand, but I knew that I had to wait until I was ready. I don't know how that comes about or what the trick is, but I just knew that the time was right.
Since I started, I've stuck to it 100%. No cheating, no black holes. And I've not really felt tempted.
The next few weeks will be more tricky; we have a meal out this week and I have a conference at the end of the month. But I feel determined to keep powering on.


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Updates RFC 2026Network Working Group L. Dusseault Request for Comments: 5657 Messaging Architects BCP: 9 R. Sparks Updates: 2026 Tekelec Category: Best Current Practice September 2009 Guidance on Interoperation and Implementation Reports for Advancement to Draft Standard Abstract Advancing a protocol to Draft Standard requires documentation of the interoperation and implementation of the protocol. Historic reports have varied widely in form and level of content and there is little guidance available to new report preparers. This document updates the existing processes and provides more detail on what is appropriate in an interoperability and implementation report. Status of This Memo This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright and License Notice Copyright (c) 2009 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the BSD License. Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 1]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................2 2. Content Requirements ............................................4 3. Format ..........................................................5 4. Feature Coverage ................................................6 5. Special Cases ...................................................8 5.1. Deployed Protocols .........................................8 5.2. Undeployed Protocols .......................................8 5.3. Schemas, Languages, and Formats ............................8 5.4. Multiple Contributors, Multiple Implementation Reports .....9 5.5. Test Suites ................................................9 5.6. Optional Features, Extensibility Features .................10 6. Examples .......................................................10 6.1. Minimal Implementation Report .............................11 6.2. Covering Exceptions .......................................11 7. Security Considerations ........................................11 8. References .....................................................12 8.1. Normative References ......................................12 8.2. Informative References ....................................12 1. Introduction The Draft Standard level, and requirements for standards to meet it, are described in [RFC2026]. For Draft Standard, not only must two implementations interoperate, but also documentation (the report) must be provided to the IETF. The entire paragraph covering this documentation reads: The Working Group chair is responsible for documenting the specific implementations which qualify the specification for Draft or Internet Standard status along with documentation about testing of the interoperation of these implementations. The documentation must include information about the support of each of the individual options and features. This documentation should be submitted to the Area Director with the protocol action request. (see Section 6) Moving documents along the standards track can be an important signal to the user and implementor communities, and the process of submitting a standard for advancement can help improve that standard or the quality of implementations that participate. However, the barriers seem to be high for advancement to Draft Standard, or at the very least confusing. This memo may help in guiding people through one part of advancing specifications to Draft Standard. It also changes some of the requirements made in RFC 2026 in ways that are intended to maintain or improve the quality of reports while reducing the burden of creating them. Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 2]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 Having and demonstrating sufficient interoperability is a gating requirement for advancing a protocol to Draft Standard. Thus, the primary goal of an implementation report is to convince the IETF and the IESG that the protocol is ready for Draft Standard. This goal can be met by summarizing the interoperability characteristics and by providing just enough detail to support that conclusion. Side benefits may accrue to the community creating the report in the form of bugs found or fixed in tested implementations, documentation that can help future implementors, or ideas for other documents or future revisions of the protocol being tested. Different kinds of documentation are appropriate for widely deployed standards than for standards that are not yet deployed. Different test approaches are appropriate for standards that are not typical protocols: languages, formats, schemas, etc. This memo discusses how reports for these standards may vary in Section 5. Implementation should naturally focus on the final version of the RFC. If there's any evidence that implementations are interoperating based on Internet-Drafts or earlier versions of the specification, or if interoperability was greatly aided by mailing list clarifications, this should be noted in the report. The level of detail in reports accepted in the past has varied widely. An example of a submitted report that is not sufficient for demonstrating interoperability is (in its entirety): "A partial list of implementations include: Cray SGI Netstar IBM HP Network Systems Convex". This report does not state how it is known that these implementations interoperate (was it through public lab testing? internal lab testing? deployment?). Nor does it capture whether implementors are aware of, or were asked about, any features that proved to be problematic. At a different extreme, reports have been submitted that contain a great amount of detail about the test methodology, but relatively little information about what worked and what failed to work. This memo is intended to clarify what an implementation report should contain and to suggest a reasonable form for most implementation reports. It is not intended to rule out good ideas. For example, this memo can't take into account all process variations such as documents going to Draft Standard twice, nor can it consider all types of standards. Whenever the situation varies significantly from what's described here, the IESG uses judgement in determining whether an implementation report meets the goals above. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119]. Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 3]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 2. Content Requirements The implementation report MUST identify the author of the report, who is responsible for characterizing the interoperability quality of the protocol. The report MAY identify other contributors (testers, those who answered surveys, or those who contributed information) to share credit or blame. The report MAY provide a list of report reviewers who corroborate the characterization of interoperability quality, or name an active working group (WG) that reviewed the report. Some of the requirements of RFC 2026 are relaxed with this update: o The report MAY name exactly which implementations were tested. A requirement to name implementations was implied by the description of the responsibility for "documenting the specific implementations" in RFC 2026. However, note that usually identifying implementations will help meet the goals of implementation reports. If a subset of implementations was tested or surveyed, it would also help to explain how that subset was chosen or self-selected. See also the note on implementation independence below. o The report author MAY choose an appropriate level of detail to document feature interoperability, rather than document each individual feature. See note on granularity of features below. o A contributor other than a WG chair MAY submit an implementation report to an Area Director (AD). o Optional features that are not implemented, but are important and do not harm interoperability, MAY, exceptionally and with approval of the IESG, be left in a protocol at Draft Standard. See Section 5.6 for documentation requirements and an example of where this is needed. Note: Independence of implementations is mentioned in the RFC 2026 requirements for Draft Standard status. Independent implementations should be written by different people at different organizations using different code and protocol libraries. If it's necessary to relax this definition, it can be relaxed as long as there is evidence to show that success is due more to the quality of the protocol than to out-of-band understandings or common code. If there are only two implementations of an undeployed protocol, the report SHOULD identify the implementations and their "genealogy" (which libraries were used or where the codebase came from). If there are many more implementations, or the protocol is in broad deployment, it is not necessary to call out which two of the Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 4]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 implementations demonstrated interoperability of each given feature -- a reader may conclude that at least some of the implementations of that feature are independent. Note: The granularity of features described in a specification is necessarily very detailed. In contrast, the granularity of an implementation report need not be as detailed. A report need not list every "MAY", "SHOULD", and "MUST" in a complete matrix across implementations. A more effective approach might be to characterize the interoperability quality and testing approach, then call out any known problems in either testing or interoperability. 3. Format The format of implementation and interoperability reports MUST be ASCII text with line breaks for readability. As with Internet- Drafts, no 8-bit characters are currently allowed. It is acceptable, but not necessary, for a report to be formatted as an Internet-Draft. Here is a simple outline that an implementation report MAY follow in part or in full: Title: Titles of implementation reports are strongly RECOMMENDED to contain one or more RFC number for consistent lookup in a simple archive. In addition, the name or a common mnemonic of the standard should be in the title. An example might look like "Implementation Report for the Example Name of Some Protocol (ENSP) RFC XXXX". Author: Identify the author of the report. Summary: Attest that the standard meets the requirements for Draft Standard and name who is attesting it. Describe how many implementations were tested or surveyed. Quickly characterize the deployment level and where the standard can be found in deployment. Call out, and if possible, briefly describe any notably difficult or poorly interoperable features and explain why these still meet the requirement. Assert any derivative conclusions: if a high-level system is tested and shown to work, then we may conclude that the normative requirements of that system (all sub-system or lower-layer protocols, to the extent that a range of features is used) have also been shown to work. Methodology: Describe how the information in the report was obtained. This should be no longer than the summary. Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 5]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 Exceptions: This section might read "Every feature was implemented, tested, and widely interoperable without exception and without question". If that statement is not true, then this section should cover whether any features were thought to be problematic. Problematic features need not disqualify a protocol from Draft Standard, but this section should explain why they do not (e.g., optional, untestable, trace, or extension features). See the example in Section 6.2. Detail sections: Any other justifying or background information can be included here. In particular, any information that would have made the summary or methodology sections more than a few paragraphs long may be created as a detail section and referenced. In this section, it would be good to discuss how the various considerations sections played out. Were the security considerations accurate and dealt with appropriately in implementations? Was real internationalization experience found among the tested implementations? Did the implementations have any common monitoring or management functionality (although note that documenting the interoperability of a management standard might be separate from documenting the interoperability of the protocol itself)? Did the IANA registries or registrations, if any, work as intended? Appendix sections: It's not necessary to archive test material such as test suites, test documents, questionnaire text, or questionnaire responses. However, if it's easy to preserve this information, appendix sections allow readers to skip over it if they are not interested. Preserving detailed test information can help people doing similar or follow-on implementation reports, and can also help new implementors. 4. Feature Coverage What constitutes a "feature" for the purposes of an interoperability report has been frequently debated. Good judgement is required in finding a level of detail that adequately demonstrates coverage of the requirements. Statements made at too high a level will result in a document that can't be verified and hasn't adequately challenged that the testing accidentally missed an important failure to interoperate. On the other hand, statements at too fine a level result in an exponentially exploding matrix of requirement interaction that overburdens the testers and report writers. The important information in the resulting report would likely be hard to find in the sea of detail, making it difficult to evaluate whether the important points of interoperability have been addressed. Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 6]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 The best interoperability reports will organize statements of interoperability at a level of detail just sufficient to convince the reader that testing has covered the full set of requirements and in particular that the testing was sufficient to uncover any places where interoperability does not exist. Reports similar to that for RTP/RTCP (an excerpt appears below) are more useful than an exhaustive checklist of every normative statement in the specification. 10. Interoperable exchange of receiver report packets. o PASS: Many implementations, tested UCL rat with vat, Cisco IP/TV with vat/vic. 11. Interoperable exchange of receiver report packets when not receiving data (ie: the empty receiver report which has to be sent first in each compound RTCP packet when no-participants are transmitting data). o PASS: Many implementations, tested UCL rat with vat, Cisco IP/TV with vat/vic. ... 8. Interoperable transport of RTP via TCP using the encapsulation defined in the audio/video profile o FAIL: no known implementations. This has been removed from the audio/video profile. Excerpts from http://www.ietf.org/iesg/implementation/report-avt-rtp-rtcp.txt Consensus can be a good tool to help determine the appropriate level for such feature descriptions. A working group can make a strong statement by documenting its consensus that a report sufficiently covers a specification and that interoperability has been demonstrated. Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 7]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 5. Special Cases 5.1. Deployed Protocols When a protocol is deployed, results obtained from laboratory testing are not as useful to the IETF as learning what is actually working in deployment. To this end, it may be more informative to survey implementors or operators. A questionnaire or interview can elicit information from a wider number of sources. As long as it is known that independent implementations can work in deployment, it is more useful to discover what problems exist, rather than gather long and detailed checklists of features and options. 5.2. Undeployed Protocols It is appropriate to provide finer-grained detail in reports for protocols that do not yet have a wealth of experience gained through deployment. In particular, some complicated, flexible or powerful features might show interoperability problems when testers start to probe outside the core use cases. RFC 2026 requires "sufficient successful operational experience" before progressing a standard to Draft, and notes that: Draft Standard may still require additional or more widespread field experience, since it is possible for implementations based on Draft Standard specifications to demonstrate unforeseen behavior when subjected to large-scale use in production environments. When possible, reports for protocols without much deployment experience should anticipate common operational considerations. For example, it would be appropriate to put additional emphasis on overload or congestion management features the protocol may have. 5.3. Schemas, Languages, and Formats Standards that are not on-the-wire protocols may be special cases for implementation reports. The IESG SHOULD use judgement in what kind of implementation information is acceptable for these kinds of standards. ABNF (RFC 4234) is an example of a language for which an implementation report was filed: it is interoperable in that protocols are specified using ABNF and these protocols can be successfully implemented and syntax verified. Implementations of ABNF include the RFCs that use it as well as ABNF checking software. Management Information Base (MIB, [RFC3410]) modules are sometimes documented in implementation reports, and examples of that can be found in the archive of implementation reports. Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 8]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 The interoperability reporting requirements for some classes of documents may be discussed in separate documents. See [METRICSTEST] for example. 5.4. Multiple Contributors, Multiple Implementation Reports If it's easiest to divide up the work of implementation reports by implementation, the result -- multiple implementation reports -- MAY be submitted to the sponsoring Area Director one-by-one. Each report might cover one implementation, including: identification of the implementation; an affirmation that the implementation works in testing (or better, in deployment); whether any features are known to interoperate poorly with other implementations; which optional or required features are not implemented (note that there are no protocol police to punish this disclosure, we should instead thank implementors who point out unimplemented or unimplementable features especially if they can explain why); and who is submitting this report for this implementation. These SHOULD be collated into one document for archiving under one title, but can be concatenated trivially even if the result has several summary sections or introductions. 5.5. Test Suites Some automated tests, such as automated test clients, do not test interoperability directly. When specialized test implementations are necessary, tests can at least be constructed from real-world protocol or document examples. For example: - ABNF [RFC4234] itself was tested by combining real-world examples -- uses of ABNF found in well-known RFCs -- and feeding those real-world examples into ABNF checkers. As the well-known RFCs were themselves interoperable and in broad deployment, this served as both a deployment proof and an interoperability proof. [RFC4234] progressed from Proposed Standard through Draft Standard to Standard and is obsoleted by [RFC5234]. Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 9]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 - Atom [RFC4287] clients might be tested by finding that they consistently display the information in a test Atom feed, constructed from real-world examples that cover all the required and optional features. - MIB modules can be tested with generic MIB browsers, to confirm that different implementations return the same values for objects under similar conditions. As a counter-example, the automated WWW Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) test client Litmus (http://www.webdav.org/neon/litmus/) is of limited use in demonstrating interoperability for WebDAV because it tests completeness of server implementations and simple test cases. It does not test real-world use or whether any real WebDAV clients implement a feature properly or at all. 5.6. Optional Features, Extensibility Features Optional features need not be shown to be implemented everywhere. However, they do need to be implemented somewhere, and more than one independent implementation is required. If an optional feature does not meet this requirement, the implementation report must say so and explain why the feature must be kept anyway versus being evidence of a poor-quality standard. Extensibility points and versioning features are particularly likely to need this kind of treatment. When a protocol version 1 is released, the protocol version field itself is likely to be unused. Before any other versions exist, it can't really be demonstrated that this particular field or option is implemented. 6. Examples Some good, extremely brief, examples of implementation reports can be found in the archives: http://www.ietf.org/iesg/implementation/report-ppp-lcp-ext.html http://www.ietf.org/iesg/implementation/report-otp.html In some cases, perfectly good implementation reports are longer than necessary, but may preserve helpful information: http://www.ietf.org/iesg/implementation/report-rfc2329.txt http://www.ietf.org/iesg/implementation/report-rfc4234.txt Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 10]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 6.1. Minimal Implementation Report A large number of SMTP implementations support SMTP pipelining, including: (1) Innosoft's PMDF and Sun's SIMS. (2) ISODE/ MessagingDirect's PP. (3) ISOCOR's nPlex. (4) software.com's post.office. (5) Zmailer. (6) Smail. (7) The SMTP server in Windows 2000. SMTP pipelining has been widely deployed in these and other implementations for some time, and there have been no reported interoperability problems. This implementation report can also be found at http://www.ietf.org//iesg/implementation/report-smtp-pipelining.txt but the entire report is already reproduced above. Since SMTP pipelining had no interoperability problems, the implementation report was able to provide all the key information in a very terse format. The reader can infer from the different vendors and platforms that the codebases must, by and in large, be independent. This implementation report would only be slightly improved by a positive affirmation that there have been probes or investigations asking about interoperability problems rather than merely a lack of problem reports, and by stating who provided this summary report. 6.2. Covering Exceptions The RFC2821bis (SMTP) implementation survey asked implementors what features were not implemented. The VRFY and EXPN commands showed up frequently in the responses as not implemented or disabled. That implementation report might have followed the advice in this document, had it already existed, by justifying the interoperability of those features up front or in an "exceptions" section if the outline defined in this memo were used: VRFY and EXPN commands are often not implemented or are disabled. This does not pose an interoperability problem for SMTP because EXPN is an optional features and its support is never relied on. VRFY is required, but in practice it is not relied on because servers can legitimately reply with a non-response. These commands should remain in the standard because they are sometimes used by administrators within a domain under controlled circumstances (e.g. authenticated query from within the domain). Thus, the occasional utility argues for keeping these features, while the lack of problems for end-users means that the interoperability of SMTP in real use is not in the least degraded. 7. Security Considerations This memo introduces no new security considerations. Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 11]
RFC 5657 Implementation Report Guidance September 2009 8. References 8.1. Normative References [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. 8.2. Informative References [METRICSTEST] Bradner, S. and V. Paxson, "Advancement of metrics specifications on the IETF Standards Track", Work in Progress, July 2007. [RFC2026] Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996. [RFC3410] Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart, "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet-Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002. [RFC4234] Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF", RFC 4234, October 2005. [RFC4287] Nottingham, M., Ed. and R. Sayre, Ed., "The Atom Syndication Format", RFC 4287, December 2005. [RFC5234] Crocker, D. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, January 2008. Authors' Addresses Lisa Dusseault Messaging Architects EMail: firstname.lastname@example.com Robert Sparks Tekelec 17210 Campbell Road Suite 250 Dallas, Texas 75254-4203 USA EMail: firstname.lastname@example.com Dusseault & Sparks Best Current Practice [Page 12]