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To access LM2001 go to the LM2001 Login screen at
You will see something similar to the following screen
Figure 1 : LM2001 Login Screen
If you want to search the rest of the Open University for information on, for example, Courses & Qualifications, you can do that by clicking on the globe in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
If you click on the OU logo at the top left of the screen, you will be linked to the OU's internet frontpage.
Open University staff and research students have a choice of methods for logging in – you can either type your OU mailname in the box provided and click on the 'Submit' button or use the method for internal LM2001 users which is to click on "OU Staff" button.
If you choose the former method, LM2001 recognises the OU mailname, with or without the @open.ac.uk part, and calls up the internal authentication process automatically. However it is a bit quicker if you click on the link provided.
What happens next is that LM2001 has to check that you are indeed a member of the OU. It does this by talking to the OU's Authentication module for web-based applications.
When you have been authenticated you get passed back to the LM2001 system which presents you with the "Mailing Lists" screen.
If the LM2001 server is down you will get an error screen like this
Figure 3 : Server not available
If this is the case, please try again later.
Note: The server is scheduled to be off-line, for a short period each night midnight, whilst essential house-keeping tasks are performed.
Figure 4 : Example My Lists screen
Once you have been authenticated you are logged in until you close the
This means that if you use a public workstation or share a PC you should exit your browser before leaving the PC unattended. (In general, you should logout of, or lock, the PC completely if you are going to leave it unattended
For details of what you can do at the 'My Lists' page, please refer to LM2001: A Guide for List Members.


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|Saw the Taylor Swift 1989 World Tour with 4 awesome Swifties and had the best time! Our seats were really good and that helped a lot. She's so cute and adorable and such a showman.
|Needed to do some day-to-night action for a midweek show of Les Miserables (we booked a Wednesday night show thinking we'd be free because of Uni holidays) and I bought this at Mecca on the day because I didn't bring any eyeshadow.
|One of the best avo toasts I've eaten! Not bad, Cafe Brisbane.
|Dreamy kikki.K order. I love the watercolours and soft blue of the Be Brave collection!
|Bought myself a new pair of TOMS on casual Friday because my feet hurt from wearing heels all day and I was looking for a present for my boyfriend at Hype DC.
|Malaysian food at the first PappaRich in Brisbane! Some things were great- I liked the satay, laksa and my watermelon Ribena lychee frappe. The roti and teh tarik weren't great- almost clumsily made?
|Writing cards over breakfast for one at Brew.
|Koko Black for work gifts!
|New brushes! Collectively these were about $15-$16 AUD.
|More delicious avo toast! They added pomegranate to it this time.
|Celebrated our 2 year anniversary with a dinner at Rogue Bar and Bistro! The pork and salad go down as some of the best food we've had.

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The article is known as "Harry Potter's Magic". This article has been written by Alan Jacobs who is a professor of English at Wheaton College. The article analyses some of Harry Potter's work and shows how the Harry's work could be viewed positively.
Most bookstores are stocked with Harry Potter's books. His books have been very common in online business whereby they have been the most selling books. Many people are familiar with the most talked about children's books in decades, for example how an English publisher Bloomsbury Books, took a chance with a mysterious author and how Harry Potter's novel became the best selling novel for both adults and children after Bloomsbury devised a more mature cover as this avoided embarrassment for the passengers as they enthusiastically followed Harry Potter's enormous three-headed dog, Fluffy and what was being protected by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizard (Jacobs 1). International success followed as illustrated by efficient sale of the books online. For a long time, there have been remarkable developments within American publishing. Since I admire Harry Potter's books, I initially read his first book under inane American title, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone. It is evident that the American publisher thought that no book with the word "philosopher" in the title could sell. Even though C.S Lewis Narnia books are great, they do not have the strict sense mythopoeic. The books do not have the obviously demarcated completeness which he considered the indispensable good value of his own Middle earth (Jacobs 1).
Most of the books relating to magic are dubious. The authors are Christians who think that books with such funny magic do not support Christianity. Such books can only encourage children to tolerate new age view of witchcraft and encourage witchcraft practice amongst them. Some of them note that Harry Potter is not precisely a model student since he disregards regulations and spends time evading to be caught (Jacobs 1). But Dumbledore thinks Harry is authentic and obedient as well; especially the climax of the second novel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets turns on Harry's loyalty to Dumbledore. Again, the propensity of Harry Potter to flaunt rules is only his concern. He cares about the self justifications he provides and regularly doubts not only his capabilities but even his virtue. Rowling's moral scope in the three novels is sound. But the issue of witchcraft remains. Many people presently have two perceptions regarding witchcraft, first ideal witches do not exist and secondly the witches are not as evil as masterminds of the Salem witch trial made them to be. They just have different way of thinking (Jacobs 1).
Harry Potter is not a bad witch; he harms no one except from the evil ones. There are supposed to be two histories, a history of magic and experimental science. "Is not magic governed by superstition, ignorance, and wishful thinking, while experimental science is rigorous, self-critical, and methodological?" (Jacobs 1). For example, it took time before being acknowledged that a doctor could cure someone and not an old herbalist. Magic is however different from science. "Magic may even be the origin of techniques." However, Rowling implies there is a need to choose between good and evil though Harry Potter acknowledges that he is not inevitably good. Harry asks: "Who am I at heart?" (Jacobs 1). This shows that he is supposed to do something in order to become what he ought to be. Technology is a form of science but in some way also represents some magic in it. Magic is fun and exciting but constantly potentially dangerous. However, it is significant to say that technology is result of magic to some extend. Magic brings out lots of fun in numerous undertakings.
The article brings out the angst expressed within the Christian press and in the midst of conservatives regarding the notion that Harry potter's books sanction magic and are not religious as well. Even if Jacob feels that this view is somehow essentially silly and unnecessary, I am inclined to dismiss it fast. Within a society whereby Wicca has started to take critically as a belief system, a parent should be concerned regarding the likely effects on their children on such phenomenon as Harry Potter's.
However, a parent who is responsible and reads and also discusses Harry Potter's books and the themes as well should not worry since about witchcraft instead of having preceding generations of parents required to worry over sorcery. Most probably, if J.K Rowling were religious, and outspoken regarding her beliefs, most of her concern regarding her writing would fade away. Nevertheless, this is nor realistic or productive standard to judge authors by the moral message in their writings. By this standard, Harry Potter's books should offer Christian as well as religious parents a reason to be appreciative and not worried. This is because Harry is a typical example of how people struggle while choosing between good and evil.
My view is that the pull the article exerts is twofold; one, escapist and metaphorical as well. In terms of pure fun and entertainment, Jacob puts it that daily existence has been very brutal for a long time and society that is very rigidly stratified, such that it would have been natural for parents to want to believe that they were miscast as peasants and that one day someone would come and disclose that a terrible mistake has been done, changing the peon into a prince within a trice. As metaphor, every youth passes through a period when they fell like a misfit. The endurance and finding the deeper meaning in everything, for instance Harry Potter's work is what is fundamental.
Cited Works
Jacobs Alan. "Harry Potter's Magic". 2000.


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Okay, it may not officially be the first day of Spring, and sure, there may be a blizzard going on out side, but I DON'T CARE! In my little world, it is SPRING! So... here are some Spring flowers for you, Happy Spring!!!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Happy Spring!!!
Posted by Sam at Thursday, April 01, 2010
1 comment:
- Quay said...
You have a darling Blog!! I love all the digi pp's and embellis!!
- April 1, 2010 at 10:43 PM
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Since converting to mostly organic and free range products and curbing my sugar intake, I have been much happier. I now survive on much less sleep and can concentrate for longer periods (believe it or not last year I barely lasted 5 minutes). Not to mention a completely flat stomach.
As a test I had a small handful of mini Easter yesterday afternoon which resulted in a feeling of hangover today. Ewww.
Don't despair though, I'm still eating amazing foods.
Coconut yoghurt is a salvation. It's creamy and filling and believe it or not has no sugar in it at all. Along with halloumi cheese.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Sugar free update
Written by She Wore It Well at 21:08:00
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- Anonymous7:41 am
Looks fabulous and does wonders for your skin xxReplyDelete
Yum looks delish too... Coconut yoghurt, can I get that from any supermarket? XReplyDelete
Haven't seen it at super markets (but I haven't looked) - I get it from Thomas Dux grocer!! xReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:57 pm
I had halloumi today in my salad (cucumber/tomato/bbq'd lamb back strap)
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Apologies for the quite appalling lack of blogging of late. I am absolutely run off my feet at the moment, and when I get in from work I am more inclined to pass out on the sofa in front of the TV than try to write witty things on here.
Anyway, tonight I managed to escape work at a relatively decent hour in order to mug up for tonight's pub quiz at the Nobody Inn. We used to go to The George or The Rosemary but the quizzes there were scarily preoccupied with questions about History which is easily our worst subject between us.
Pleasingly, the one at the Nobody Inn has no truck with such subjects, preferring to focus on current affairs and showbiz, which is much better suited to us lot. It is also an absurdly generous place in terms of prizes. KT and I went there a few weeks ago and ended up doing the quiz while completely hammered. We came rock bottom, yet were still invited to choose a prize (we had a choice of a family sized bar of Dairy Milk or four cans of Carling. God knows what the winners got, considering this generosity. Gold bullion?)
So, Heat magazine read and the names of family-abandoning Tory politicans memorised, we're ready to rock. All we have to do now is choose our team name. I am hanging out for 'Heather Mills-McCartney is a total ho', but I fear that while this is factually correct, it is not quite witty enough in comparison to our fellow Hackney quizzers.
Wish us luck!
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Quiz me up to the max
Posted by Miss Hacksaw at Thursday, October 26, 2006
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The following form allows you to view linux man pages.
alternate object database
Via the alternates mechanism, a repository can inherit part of its
object database from another object database, which is called
bare repository
A bare repository is normally an appropriately named directory with
a .git suffix that does not have a locally checked-out copy of any
of the files under revision control. That is, all of the git
administrative and control files that would normally be present in
the hidden .git sub-directory are directly present in the
repository.git directory instead, and no other files are present
and checked out. Usually publishers of public repositories make
bare repositories available.
blob object
Untyped object, e.g. the contents of a file.
A "branch" is an active line of development. The most recent commit
on a branch is referred to as the tip of that branch. The tip of
the branch is referenced by a branch head, which moves forward as
additional development is done on the branch. A single git
repository can track an arbitrary number of branches, but your
working tree is associated with just one of them (the "current" or
"checked out" branch), and HEAD points to that branch.
Obsolete for: index.
A list of objects, where each object in the list contains a
reference to its successor (for example, the successor of a commit
could be one of its parents).
BitKeeper/cvsps speak for "commit". Since git does not store
changes, but states, it really does not make sense to use the term
"changesets" with git.
The action of updating all or part of the working tree with a tree
object or blob from the object database, and updating the index and
HEAD if the whole working tree has been pointed at a new branch.
In SCM jargon, "cherry pick" means to choose a subset of changes
out of a series of changes (typically commits) and record them as a
a short hand for commit object.
As a verb: The action of storing a new snapshot of the project's
state in the git history, by creating a new commit representing the
current state of the index and advancing HEAD to point at the new
commit object
An object which contains the information about a particular
revision, such as parents, committer, author, date and the tree
object which corresponds to the top directory of the stored
core git
Fundamental data structures and utilities of git. Exposes only
limited source code management tools.
Directed acyclic graph. The commit objects form a directed acyclic
graph, because they have parents (directed), and the graph of
commit objects is acyclic (there is no chain which begins and ends
with the same object).
dangling object
An unreachable object which is not reachable even from other
unreachable objects; a dangling object has no references to it from
any reference or object in the repository.
detached HEAD
Normally the HEAD stores the name of a branch. However, git also
allows you to check out an arbitrary commit that isn't necessarily
the tip of any particular branch. In this case HEAD is said to be
You are waaaaay behind. See index.
The list you get with "ls" :-)
A working tree is said to be "dirty" if it contains modifications
which have not been committed to the current branch.
Favorite synonym to "tree-ish" by some total geeks. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth) for an in-depth
explanation. Avoid this term, not to confuse people.
evil merge
An evil merge is a merge that introduces changes that do not appear
in any parent.
Linus Torvalds originally designed git to be a user space file
system, i.e. the infrastructure to hold files and directories. That
ensured the efficiency and speed of git.
git archive
Synonym for repository (for arch people).
Grafts enables two otherwise different lines of development to be
joined together by recording fake ancestry information for commits.
This way you can make git pretend the set of parents a commit has
is different from what was recorded when the commit was created.
Configured via the .git/info/grafts file.
In git's context, synonym to object name.
A named reference to the commit at the tip of a branch. Heads are
stored in $GIT_DIR/refs/heads/, except when using packed refs. (See
The current branch. In more detail: Your working tree is normally
derived from the state of the tree referred to by HEAD. HEAD is a
reference to one of the heads in your repository, except when using
a detached HEAD, in which case it may reference an arbitrary
head ref
A synonym for head.
During the normal execution of several git commands, call-outs are
made to optional scripts that allow a developer to add
functionality or checking. Typically, the hooks allow for a command
to be pre-verified and potentially aborted, and allow for a
post-notification after the operation is done. The hook scripts are
found in the $GIT_DIR/hooks/ directory, and are enabled by simply
removing the .sample suffix from the filename. In earlier versions
of git you had to make them executable.
A collection of files with stat information, whose contents are
stored as objects. The index is a stored version of your working
tree. Truth be told, it can also contain a second, and even a third
version of a working tree, which are used when merging.
index entry
The information regarding a particular file, stored in the index.
An index entry can be unmerged, if a merge was started, but not yet
finished (i.e. if the index contains multiple versions of that
operations is called a pull. Merging is performed by an automatic
process that identifies changes made since the branches diverged,
and then applies all those changes together. In cases where changes
conflict, manual intervention may be required to complete the
As a noun: unless it is a fast-forward, a successful merge results
in the creation of a new commit representing the result of the
merge, and having as parents the tips of the merged branches. This
commit is referred to as a "merge commit", or sometimes just a
The unit of storage in git. It is uniquely identified by the SHA1
of its contents. Consequently, an object can not be changed.
object database
Stores a set of "objects", and an individual object is identified
by its object name. The objects usually live in $GIT_DIR/objects/.
object identifier
Synonym for object name.
object name
The unique identifier of an object. The hash of the object's
contents using the Secure Hash Algorithm 1 and usually represented
by the 40 character hexadecimal encoding of the hash of the object.
object type
One of the identifiers "commit", "tree", "tag" or "blob" describing
the type of an object.
To merge more than two branches. Also denotes an intelligent
The default upstream repository. Most projects have at least one
upstream project which they track. By default origin is used for
that purpose. New upstream updates will be fetched into remote
tracking branches named origin/name-of-upstream-branch, which you
can see using git branch -r.
A set of objects which have been compressed into one file (to save
space or to transmit them efficiently).
pack index
The list of identifiers, and other information, of the objects in a
pack, to assist in efficiently accessing the contents of a pack.
Cute name for programs and program suites depending on core git,
presenting a high level access to core git. Porcelains expose more
of a SCM interface than the plumbing.
Pulling a branch means to fetch it and merge it. See also git-
Pushing a branch means to get the branch's head ref from a remote
repository, find out if it is a direct ancestor to the branch's
local head ref, and in that case, putting all objects, which are
reachable from the local head ref, and which are missing from the
remote repository, into the remote object database, and updating
the remote head ref. If the remote head is not an ancestor to the
local head, the push fails.
All of the ancestors of a given commit are said to be "reachable"
from that commit. More generally, one object is reachable from
another if we can reach the one from the other by a chain that
follows tags to whatever they tag, commits to their parents or
trees, and trees to the trees or blobs that they contain.
To reapply a series of changes from a branch to a different base,
and reset the head of that branch to the result.
A 40-byte hex representation of a SHA1 or a name that denotes a
particular object. These may be stored in $GIT_DIR/refs/.
A reflog shows the local "history" of a ref. In other words, it can
tell you what the 3rd last revision in this repository was, and
what was the current state in this repository, yesterday 9:14pm.
See git-reflog(1) for details.
A "refspec" is used by fetch and push to describe the mapping
between remote ref and local ref. They are combined with a colon in
the format <src>:<dst>, preceded by an optional plus sign, +. For
example: git fetch $URL refs/heads/master:refs/heads/origin means
"grab the master branch head from the $URL and store it as my
origin branch head". And git push $URL
refs/heads/master:refs/heads/to-upstream means "publish my master
branch head as to-upstream branch at $URL". See also git-push(1).
A collection of refs together with an object database containing
all objects which are reachable from the refs, possibly accompanied
by meta data from one or more porcelains. A repository can share an
Source code management (tool).
Synonym for object name.
shallow repository
A shallow repository has an incomplete history some of whose
commits have parents cauterized away (in other words, git is told
to pretend that these commits do not have the parents, even though
they are recorded in the commit object). This is sometimes useful
when you are interested only in the recent history of a project
even though the real history recorded in the upstream is much
larger. A shallow repository is created by giving the --depth
option to git-clone(1), and its history can be later deepened with
Symbolic reference: instead of containing the SHA1 id itself, it is
of the format ref: refs/some/thing and when referenced, it
recursively dereferences to this reference. HEAD is a prime
example of a symref. Symbolic references are manipulated with the
git-symbolic-ref(1) command.
A ref pointing to a tag or commit object. In contrast to a head, a
tag is not changed by a commit. Tags (not tag objects) are stored
in $GIT_DIR/refs/tags/. A git tag has nothing to do with a Lisp tag
(which would be called an object type in git's context). A tag is
most typically used to mark a particular point in the commit
ancestry chain.
tag object
An object containing a ref pointing to another object, which can
contain a message just like a commit object. It can also contain a
(PGP) signature, in which case it is called a "signed tag object".
topic branch
A regular git branch that is used by a developer to identify a
conceptual line of development. Since branches are very easy and
inexpensive, it is often desirable to have several small branches
that each contain very well defined concepts or small incremental
yet related changes.
tracking branch
A regular git branch that is used to follow changes from another
repository. A tracking branch should not contain direct
modifications or have local commits made to it. A tracking branch
can usually be identified as the right-hand-side ref in a Pull:
An index which contains unmerged index entries.
unreachable object
An object which is not reachable from a branch, tag, or any other
upstream branch
The default branch that is merged into the branch in question (or
the branch in question is rebased onto). It is configured via
branch.<name>.remote and branch.<name>.merge. If the upstream
branch of A is origin/B sometimes we say "A is tracking origin/B".
working tree
The tree of actual checked out files. The working tree normally
contains the contents of the HEAD commit's tree, plus any local
changes that you have made but not yet committed.
gittutorial(7), gittutorial-2(7), gitcvs-migration(7), Everyday git[1],
The Git User's Manual[2]
Part of the git(1) suite.
1. Everyday git
2. The Git User's Manual
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What?! A POST from Megan???? That's unheard of!
Just kidding, but I totally have neglected my blog this summer. :(
p.s. I'm over HERE today. :)
I have an awesome blog post for you all today, Alyssa from Live. Love. Craft. is here to show you all such a cute tee refashion!
Take it away girl!
Hey Making Lemonade readers! It's Alyssa here, from Live. Love. Craft. And today I'm going to show you how to make your own custom painted tee shirt! It's super quick and easy, and at max it will only cost you about 5$ including the tee shirt if you don't have an old one on hand! You'll simply need the color of acrylic paint you want, Decoart's fabric painting medium, water, a marker, a tee shirt, and cardboard.
{here's what the fabric painting medium looks like. You can find it in any craft store for about a buck. You just follow the instructions which are mixing certain parts water, medium, and paint.}
First get your tee shirt and lay it out flat. Put your cardboard in the middle so the paint doesn't bleed through.
Get a washable marker and draw out what design you'd like. I choose to do a modern lace type design.
Mix your paint up and paint in your lines. It's okay to paint on the lines. It may take a double coat.
After this I used a little silver to make it shimmer in some places. You can't really tell in the picture though :( Now just let it dry like it says on the bottle and wash it like normal! Now you have your own custom shirt design!
The coolest thing about it though is that you can do whatever you want!
Thanks Megan for having me! I hope you guys like the tutorial, if you do, you should check my blog out!
How fun right?? And if you have read my blog before you know I love coral!
Go check out her blog - it has tons more cute ideas!!


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The classics-inspired DENIM camera strap is a combination of functionality and style. Strong
enough to carry your camera, the trendy DENIM is designed to be worn crossbody or around the neck. DENIM can always help you to stay close to your camera with an extra touch of chic.
- Perfect for cameras ranging from DSLR, Mirrorless DC to compact
- Adjustable length
- Fit for crossbody
- total length: 133cm; width: 4cm
Established in 2010, ideer is an innovative brand designing the finest quality fashionable digital accessories including camera bags, laptop bags and mobile devices cases.. ideer was founded with the vision to take digital accessories to a new stage. Instead of being accustomed to conformity, ideer strives to add a little twist into our design to make it stand out. Every design expresses uniqueness and the passion that goes into its creation. Providing a fashionable way for users to safely carry their gear is what we always focus on.
Our products, in addition to staying close to the fashion trend with unique style, are providing maximum equipment protection. Besides being particular about the design, we also emphasize on quality. From product design, selection of the finest materials, production processes, quality inspection to packaging and so on, each stage is scrupulous. We combined function and fashion to create every single product just to make sure they meet everyone's needs. Ideer is widely distributed throughout the world, including in Japan, Macau, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and United Kingdom etc.


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Well, you certainly bagged it and brought it!
Thanks to everyone who collected items for our 'Bag It and Bring It' day! We managed to raise £135 for school funds as a result.
A very big thank you to everyone who helped and took in some bags!
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In 2015, various environmental initiatives were undertaken on our projects. Here are just a few examples in each of our business sectors.
John Hart Generating Replacement Project, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Protecting the water quality of the John Hart reservoir is of prime importance during this project – John Hart reservoir is Campbell River City's source of potable water. To protect the drinking water, we put in place four lines of defense:
We provided specific environmental training to the crews who work in the area before the work began.
Ma'aden Umm Wu'al Phosphate Project, Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabia
In partnership with Sinopec Engineering Group (SEG), we're delivering one of the world's largest and most advanced sulphuric acid complexes for Saudi Arabian mining and metals leader Ma'aden. Awarded in February 2014, the project continues to progress well. At the project's heart is a game-changing training and employment program for the less-developed and -populated Northern Borders region. Our customized, competency-based Local Resource Development Initiative (LRDITM) includes in-class and on-the-job industrial technical training, mentoring and coaching. The program's completion rate stands at 75%; its trainee employment rate at 100%. By May 2016, we had certified over 500 trainees.
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Ringio is a cloud-based call center management solution that features a CRM dialer, call routing, analytics and more. It's used by sales teams in many industries such as healthcare, media, non-profit and banking.
The system can integrate with SalesForce.com, Zoho CRM and Google Contacts. These integrations allow businesses to route calls based on a variety of fields such as lead owner, pipeline stage and customer tier. It provides click-to-call capability directly from the CRM system and also automatically logs and records calls.
Ringio can be used with a wide range of devices including Macs, PCs, iOS devices Androids, softphones like Skype and IP phones such as Polycom or Cisco. From the mobile app, users can sync contacts, check voicemails and make calls from their business number.
New and existing users can access Ringio's support and resources pages directly on their website; it consists of FAQs, a knowledge base, a blog, video guides and more.
Brian from BSOTG
Specialty: Marketing Services
Employees number: 11-50 employees
November 2018
November 2018
We use Zoho as our CRM and this product is FULLY integrated with Zoho (no other software (zapier, etc) needed. My team can Power Dial through lead lists in Zoho, and we have workflows (set tasks, set appts, send emails) auto triggered based on each type of disposition, call recording, local number and free two-way texting (in beta). Customer support did an amazing job easily onboarding us, and conveying the features and benefits in an easy to understand way. And then, he setup our solution (both Zoho and Ring.io). Excellent experience.
The UI could be "prettier" with more colors and easy call to actions. However, it does the job just fine!!!
Joe from Florida Pool Tech
Specialty: Construction / Contracting
Employees number: 11-50 employees
February 2018
February 2018
Fix it or we're leaving too.
Good features. Except...there's no working phone app with all new phone iOS. Garbage advertising.
They won't (we spoke to them) update the phone app so it would work on 64 bit. Why advertise having an App when you actually do not.
Andrew from Ontario Inc.
Specialty: Distribution
Employees number: 11-50 employees
December 2016
December 2016
We switched our business to Ringio and have been disappointed. They advertise that they integrate to highrise CRM but it seldom works or recognizes calls. Phone works when it wants and has many issues. I wish we have never switched to this company. We even purchased our IP phones from them to avoid having issues and it is still VERY BUGGY. AVOID THIS ISH WE COULD HAVE.
Apps don't work, drops calls, fails very buggy
DO NOT use Ringio look for something better....PS as I write this its the 5 time (in 9 days) that I cannot use our work phones.


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«First we have to change [the Single] Convention [on Narcotic Drugs] Treaty, which was the convention that the U.N. [United Nations] put out in 1961 that says: Cannabis is a crime… If you have it, if you grow it, if it's in your possession, you should be in prison. That dogma has dominated the world.
Right now, they are asking for input from the World Health Organization, in the process of writing a letter stating that this is a dietary essential—it's not a criminal thing.
Cause we have to change that Treaty before we can go into Central, South America and say, you know, grow yourself an acre of this plant. Feed your family. Prevent illnesses.»—William L. Courtney MD, Dietary Raw Cannabis Specialist


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The three smokestacks of the Otto E. Eckert Station, affectionately nicknamed "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod," sit just south of the GM plant in Lansing, MI.
These smokestacks are an iconic part of the Lansing skyline, and are a fixture in the minds of those who live and work in the city.
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While in my head 75 days seems like a lot of time, when I think of the time we have left to plan in terms of weekends, it's not all that much. Next weekend, I will be devoting all my time to fitblogging, and I am even staying in a hotel downtown with my friend, Kathleen. Because we are going to run a 5k early Saturday before the conference starts, we thought it would be best to have a place we could get ready quickly. I mentioned the conference a few months ago, and I am so excited it's finally here. It will be great to finally meet some of the bloggers that I feel like I already know, plus test out some of the gear they are offering to attendees. Expect a full recap next week.
The following weekend is my bachelorette party in Florida - WOOHOO! I seriously can't even believe it's so soon. Granted, I have no idea of the activities we will be partaking in, I am sure it will be absolutely perfect thanks to the wonderful planning of my bridesmaids. :) I really could use some sun. I will be parking my very pale body right in one of those chairs.
During the time we are there, our invites are supposed to go out. And...I haven't actually sent in my final list yet to the printers. EEKS! But, she said it shouldn't take more than a week to turn them around, so I'm not that worried. The good thing, though, is that our designer said she already started printing the invitations, RSVP card and return addres labels, so printing out the envelopes shoudln't be too hard. I can't wait to see them; I can't wait for everyone to see them!
Then, the weekend after that is Easter (and my first dress fitting - whaaaaa!), and then the one after that is my shower in Pittsburgh. It's going to be a crazy, but wonderful few weeks.
One of the things I seemed to overlook is outfits for the Pittsburgh shower, rehearsal dinner, the bachelorette party and the honeymoon! Being that I have a love of clothes, it's one of the fun things that I couldn't believe I put last on the list. Not to worry, though, I did find some adorable dresses (and no, they aren't all from Anthropologie), but they are cute. While I won't share the outfits I bought, I thought it would be fun to share some of the accessories I found to compliment some of the outfits. :)
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Students in every class have the opportunity to nominate themselves for the Student Representative Council (SRC). The SRC is made up of students from Years 3 to 6 (one student per class) who have been selected by their peers. Having leaders selected by their peers, across multiple ages, allows the entire school student population to be represented in issues across the school community including student welfare, school pride, as well as involvement in charitable causes.
Student Representative Councillors attend fortnightly meetings; make decisions about which community service activities the students will support; feedback information and promote initiatives discussed at meetings with their class; actively listen to their class members' ideas and feed these back at SRC meetings; and speak at assemblies when needed.


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Chip Baskets (Zach Galifianakis) is in France, attempting to learn the craft of clowning, despite not knowing the language. This opening sequence from Baskets, which lays the groundwork for Chip's adventures in suburban Texas, suggests a provocative concept about the nature of comedy: How exactly is one to take it seriously when seriousness kills humor? Chip's attempts at learning the craft of clowning yields no results, but rather uncovers a distinctly American fool, one who can be funny from failing to be "funny."
There's a hint in these early, fleeting moments of something that Charlie Chaplin might have sunk his teeth into, a scenario that feels inherently tied to high-end physical gags for a top-tier buffoon. But as soon as our hero arrives stateside, Baskets quickly devolves into a dreadful, if strange and intermittently fascinating, comedy of bleakness, as Galifianakis's disappointed fool takes a job as a rodeo clown for dirt pay. The actor, who created the series and produces alongside Louis C.K. and Jonathan Krisel, presents a world that's made only of awkward exchanges and hardships, and where selling out or taking a go-nowhere day job are the only options in attaining some level of contentment.
Not only does Baskets depict no real joy in life for an artist, it tends to fetishize the purveying cliché of commercialism and hopelessness ruling over the South and Midwest. The story saddles Chip with a European wife, Penelope (Sabina Sciubba), who doesn't love him and bleeds him for what little money he has; she seemingly exists only to underline how lonely and pathetic Chip is. The same could be said of Chip's mother (Louie Anderson, in drag), who praises Chip's mildly successful twin, Dale (Galifianakis), and the ample savings at Costco. Only Martha (Martha Kelly), Chip's dutiful insurance agent, exudes something like genuine kindness toward Chip, and, in turn, she's treated rather horribly by Chip and depicted as a terminal pushover.
Baskets settles for being a dingy theater of humiliation, like the very worst scenes in Todd Solondz's films, without the visual flare or bold, challenging characters. The series is all sunbaked dreariness, filled with hard-asses, the shallowly confident, and the weak-willed, with few exceptions. Its ultimate goal seems to be little more than to depict the struggles of a rude, vaguely talented artist, and to find entertainment in his ego-driven failures.
Even if the show's premise suggests an interest in, and knowledge of, the tremendous struggle of a burgeoning performer, Baskets evinces no sign of empathy for those who toil at the unglamorous work of building up an act or any other sort of expressive art. And if the impulse for the show's narrative is to shoot straight about the rarity of monetary success and fame as an artist, let alone a performer as self-obsessed, delusional, and ignorant as Chip, that feeling finally comes off as nothing more nuanced or experiential than Liz Lemon's famous assertion that everything's the worst.


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Ugly Produce is the impending new full-length from Australian extreme metal miscreants KING PARROT. Slated for release on September 22nd in North America via Housecore Records, in Europe via Agonia Records, and in Australia via EVP Recordings, Ugly Produce is a ten-track feast of distinctively punishing and powerful anthems. Recorded at the infamous Goatsound Studios in Melbourne, Australia and produced by Blood Duster's Jason Fuller, this is no walk in the park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Ugly Produce is a twisted, cantankerous ride through an outback graveyard, high on PCP, wreaking of animal feculence.
In advance of its official detonation, today Decibel Magazine offers up second single, "Die Before You Die" for communal consumption. Issues the band of the track: "This track was one of the last we put together when we were writing the album. It's got a real thrash vibe to it, but also features some of the slowest and sludgiest moments from our forthcoming album. The lyrics touch on breaking out of the mold that's expected of you in society, and pissing caution to the wind. It's effectively what we've had to do to get this band out of Australia. If you live like you've already died, or approach life from that mindset, you can get through most things without fear."
Hear "Die Before You Die," courtesy of Decibel Magazine at THIS LOCATION.
And if you missed it, feast yours eyes on KING PARROT's video single for "Ten Pounds Of Shit In A Five Pound Bag" HERE.
Ugly Produce will see release on CD, digital, and vinyl formats. Preorders are currently available at the official KING PARROT website HERE. Digital preorders - which come with an instant download of "Ten Pounds Of Shit In A Five Pound Bag" - are available via Apple Music HERE and iTunes HERE.
Ugly Produce fuses the raw fury of the KING PARROT's critically-lauded debut album Bite Your Head Off and mashes it with the twisted sophistication of their ARIA-nominated follow-up Dead Set.A repugnant harvest of gnarled and nasty grind, death metal, thrash, and punk rock, the band's unique, over-the-top sound is ever prevalent and honed further on Ugly Produce while remaining true to the fundamental ideals the band started with: angst, aggression, absurdity, and antics.
In conjunction with the release of Ugly Produce, KING PARROT will return to the US supporting Housecore labelmates Superjoint along with DevilDriver. Additional support will be provided by Cane Hill and Child Bite (also on Housecore Records). The tour will run from September 23rd to October 20th with KING PARROT performing through October 14th. See confirmed dates below.
KING PARROT w/ Superjoint, DevilDriver, Cane Hill, Child Bite:
9/23/2017 Come & Take It Live - Austin, TX
9/24/2017 Tricky Falls - El Paso, TX
9/25/2017 Rialto Theater - Tucson, AZ
9/27/2017 The Whisky - Los Angeles, CA
9/28/2017 Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
9/29/2017 Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
9/30/2017 Ace of Spades - Sacramento, CA
10/01/2017 Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
10/04/2017 Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
10/06/2017 Q & Z Expo Center - Ringle, WI
10/07/2017 Diesel - Chesterfield, MI
10/08/2017 Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
10/09/2017 The Forge - Joliet, IL
10/11/2017 Gramercy Theater - New York, NY
10/12/2017 Agora Theater - Cleveland, OH
10/13/2017 Reverb - Reading, PA
10/14/2017 Palladium - Worcester, MA @ Rock 'N' Shock
KING PARROT has evolved into a fully-fledged touring and creative force barely stopping for a breath since their inception on the international metal scene in 2013. Following tour after tour with the likes of Soulfly, Obituary, Down, Cattle Decapitation, Exodus, Superjoint, Voivod, and their own headlining tours in Australia, KING PARROT has become hardened road warriors possessing a rare and deep hunger for the raucous and off-the-wall live shows they've become revered for. These outings fuel the creative drive within the band to compose only the most angst-driven and vile expressions to ensure maximum involvement from audiences that lap up every frantic beat, chainsaw riff, and psychotic scream. Ugly Produce is a testament to the blood, sweat, and tears poured into everything KING PARROT does.


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ColdFire 0.0.6
On Sunday Ray quietly released version 0.0.6 of ColdFire. With this version, the ColdFire extension actually modifies the user agent by adding "ColdFire/0.0.6" to the end of the string. This allows the coldfire.cfm debug template to check the user agent header for this string and only return debugging info if it is present. This means you shouldn't encounter much debugging overhead if you don't have ColdFire installed or if you choose to disable Firebug for your site. ColdFire only modifies the user agent header if Firebug is enabled.
While this may seem like a minor update it actually involved some major changes to the FireFox extension code. The biggest change was the addition of an XPCOM object to handle the request header modification. Compiling an XPCOM typelib requires the Gecko SDK and unfortunately there isn't an Intel Mac build of the SDK. While I could have tried to build it myself, in the interest of time I ended up switching to my PC for extension development. Even then, building the typelib wasn't exactly straightforward. If you find yourself trying to build a XPCOM component on Windows you may find the following helpful: Find xpidl.exe in Gecko SDK for compiling IDL files.
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World T20: Windies elect to bat against Pakistan
DHAKA: West Indies have won the toss and they will bat first against Pakistan in their World T20 match at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium at Mirpur on Tuesday (today), ARY News reports.
The winner of today's match will progress to the semi-final stage of the tournament.
Pakistan XI: Kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Zulfiqar Babar and Saeed Ajmal.
West Indies: Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo, Dinesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree and Krishmar Santokie.


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TWO schools may be merged in a bid to reverse an 'inadequate' grade given to one of the schools by Ofsted.
Hampshire County Council is considering a plan to combine Brockhurst Infant and Junior schools in Gosport into one primary as early as next September.
The plan follows the education watchdog's claim in March this year that the junior school was in bad shape.
There will be public consultations on the plan at Brockhurst Infants on December 8 at 6pm, and at the junior school on December 10 at 6pm.
Executive member for education Councillor Peter Edgar said: 'I'd encourage as many people to respond to the consultation as possible.
'That includes local residents and businesses, as well as the school community.
'I can assure you that their views will be taken into account by officers responsible for drawing up the final proposal, and by me when I consider the proposal and if it should be given the go ahead.'
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Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist to lead host New York to a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night, cutting the Rangers' deficit to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Michael Graber, Rick Nash and Oscar Lindberg also scored, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 26 shots for the Rangers. New York has won three straight playoff games at Madison Square Garden after losing six straight on home ice, including Game 3 of the first round against Montreal.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who had four goals in Ottawa's 6-5 double-overtime win in Game 2, scored again for the Senators, and Craig Anderson finished with 26 saves.
Sidney Crosby walked around the Pittsburgh Penguins practice facility, trying to encourage his teammates as they prepared to go forward in their increasingly caustic playoff series against Washington without their captain and the game's most indispensable player.
The Pittsburgh star is out for Wednesday's Game 4 while recovering from yet another concussion, this one coming from being cross-checked in the head by Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen in the first period of Washington's 3-2 overtime victory on Monday night. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Crosby will be evaluated on a daily basis going forward. There is no timetable for the two-time MVP's return.
Meanwhile, Crosby, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky are finalists for the NHL's Hart Trophy. The award is given annually to the league's most valuable player.
Wright placed on the DL
The Red Sox have placed knuckleballer Steven Wright on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained left knee.
Boston made the move before Tuesday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles. It's retroactive to Sunday. Wright is 1-3 in five starts this season with an 8.25 ERA. Boston recalled right-hander Brandon Workman from Triple-A Pawtucket.
More cash for Saban
Alabama is giving football coach Nick Saban plenty of incentive to stick around -- and to sign a contract extension in the first place.
University trustees approved a three-year extension through the 2024 season that could pay Saban at least $65 million over the next eight years and again make him college football's highest-paid coach. Saban will make $11.125 million this year.
Charles joins Broncos
Jamaal Charles, the Kansas City Chiefs' all-time rushing leader, has signed with the AFC West rival Denver Broncos. Charles ran for 7,260 yards and 43 touchdowns in nine seasons with the Chiefs, who ended Denver's five-year run as division champs last year.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is back at practice, less than six months after being attacked by a knife-wielding intruder. Kvitova posted a photo showing her swinging a tennis racket.


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Ernesto Valverde celebrated Barcelona's 3-0 victory over Juventus [12] as a new Champions League beginning. "We beat the finalists of last season."
The Blaugrana were knocked out of the tournament with an identical aggregate result in last year's quarter-final under Luis Enrique.
"We really value this win, especially in terms of the group's placing," the Coach told reporters.
"We've beaten the finalists of last season, conceding no goals and scoring three. These three points give us good sensations.
"We had a good game and caused them a few problems in the first half, but we had the necessary patience to play, win the ball back and attack them."
Lionel Messi broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time, adding a second after the break around Ivan Rakitic's strike.
"You never know when you can open the game, so you have to keep going.
"You have the feeling that when Leo gets the ball, something good could happen for us. Going 1-0 up was crucial, before half-time."
See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk [13]


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Hey, we're all human. Mistakes happen, especially in social media! The poorly timed Tweet. The politically sensitive Facebook image. The not-such-a-great-idea hashtag. The clever post that demonstrated to the world you don't follow current news. The unfortunate late Friday afternoon tweet when your social media manager forgot they were not on their personal Twitter account.
Social media humiliation is like a circling shark – it's out there, and it may just bite you. What to do? Recently, Miles Technologies shared its views with Small Business Trends on what businesses and professionals can do to ride out the humiliating sting of social media woes with dignity!
4 Ways To Survive Social Media Humiliation
Remember, grace under fire is always a plus! Reacting timely to a social media flub is simply good communications and, after all, isn't that what social media platforms are for today's businesses – communications platforms. Keeping poised and focused is the best way to ride out a social media storm with acceptance and humility. Don't be afraid of a social media disaster! Turn temporary humiliation into an opportunity to better connect with your clients, prospects, colleagues and market insiders!
Does your social media need a little finesse? The online marketing team at Miles Technologies are experts in managing social media platforms of all varieties and flavors. Contact us to boost your social media to new levels…or even crisis control one unfortunate tweet!


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A quick wrap-up of a liquid light macro show I did in collaboration with A Prouder Grief live on stage!
What am I looking at? I don't know what it is. Immediately, it brings up the magic question: "what does it look like?".
Beautiful Chemistry is an outstanding video project about scientific visualisation and made it once around the world.


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Guest Post: Fermented (Cultured) Foods Rock!
Here's our second guest post of the week from my friend Caroline Cain. She found me on Twitter and just happened to be traveling around Southeast Asia the same time I was in Bangkok working on the SEA cookbook and we were able to meet. I think if we lived in the same city we'd be the best of friends. Today you get to learn about fermented foods and a few easy recipes to make your own!
Did you know that approximately 80% of your immunity is located in your gut? From the second you begin your journey down the birth canal to then take your first breath of air, your gastrointestinal tract is busy being colonized by armies of "good" and "bad" bacteria. You guessed it, the "bad" bacteria lead to disease and the "good" bacteria encourage the growth of beneficial gut flora
boosting our immunity and protecting us from disease. Signs that your good bacteria are outnumbered and struggling can be seen in various digestive issues, a poor nutrient uptake (which manifests in disease), candida, allergies and more serious illnesses. What to do? Well, the bad bacteria need to be crowded out by good bacteria to tip the balance back in our favor, allowing us to thrive in
optimal health. In an age where antibiotics are prescribed as soon as one sneezes – certainly useful when necessary, but the over-use of antibiotics greatly weakens our natural immunity by destroying our good gut flora – looking to ancient food preparation practices has a lot to offer. Preserving fruit and vegetables using the process of lacto-fermentation was used by the most ancient of societies thousands of years BC. These practices are still commonly used worldwide (think: German sauerkraut, English chutney, Korean kimchi, Japanese pickled ginger as a side serving with your sushi).
A bit of science:
The lactic acid created during fermentation acts as a natural preservative and its probiotic ('good' friendly bacteria) qualities increase the growth of healthy flora in our intestine. Fermentation increases the bioavailability of food as the food is partially digested through the process, making these foods more readily available to us, increasing our ability to absorb vitamins and minerals, whilst also actually creating certain vitamins such as B12. Fermented foods are raw which means that they maintain all their enzymes, vitamins and minerals which otherwise are reduced or destroyed through heat. Your body has a limited reserve of enzymes, so adding them, rather than constantly using up your reserves is an essential part of any health promoting diet.
How to Make Fermented/Pickled Foods:
It is actually very easy and super quick to ferment your own vegetables at home. I modified this Cucumber Kimchi recipe to match what I had in my kitchen.
Preparation Time 10 mins
Total Time 1 day
Cucumber Kimchi
3 large cucumbers (English variety)
Mineral/sea salt
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup white onion, diced
1.5 tablespoons cayenne Pepper or chili flakes/powder
Chop up cucumbers into squares and place in bowl. Add 2 teaspoons of salt and mix thoroughly. Cover. Allow to sit at room temperature overnight.
Add garlic (more or less, according to taste), onion, cayenne pepper and agave and mix well. Place in glass jar – including 1 tablespoon brine, leaving 1 inch between the vegetables and the top of the jar.
**I left the vinegar out of the original recipe to ferment the vegetables rather than simply pickling them. I also realized why it' s important to leave 1 inch or so between the vegetables and the top of the jar – when I opened the jar (not having left this space), the liquid came fizzing out all over the place due to the fermentation process!
These pickles last about 3-6 months. Alternatively you can use these three simple steps below to ferment almost any vegetable.
Fermented Beetroot
Only use pure (filtered) water, as you want the beetroot to absorb only the best water possible. You need to use a mason jar or a jar that can be closed using a rubber band and some cloth for the first 3 days. Once it is ready to be put into the fridge make sure you use an airtight container and it will then keep for a couple of months.
Preparation Time 10 minutes
Total Time 3 days
Beetroot, peeled, then sliced or cubed
Pure water
Mineral/sea salt
Put the beetroot into a jar until it is filled about 2 cm from the top. Take one cup of pure water and mix in the salt, then add it to the jar. Fill the rest of the jar with pure water until all beetroot is covered. Leave at room temperature for about 3 days without opening it, then store it in the fridge.
Have you made your own pickles before? What are your favorite combinations?
Caroline Cain (BA, BSoR) is a Holistic Reflexologist and two papers away from qualifying in Nutritional Healing. Caroline guides clients, friends, family in creating the healthy, happy life they want through borrowing Mother Nature's gifts, feasting on (mostly) vegan, whole and raw foods and establishing positive lifestyle choices and habits. Caroline's blog posts stem from her educational and professional experience as well as personal experience. "I won't blog it unless I've tried it. Establishing a healthy balance in life through living consciously within forever changing parameters learning what works for each of us, is what I'm all about".


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To celebrate the release of The Days of Anna Madrigal and mark the end of the Tales of the City series, we're looking for Armistead Maupin fans to share their experiences of the books and to address what makes them special.
If you have a story to tell about how you stumbled upon his work, if you relate to the characters or if you've made the pilgrimage to San Francisco to see the old haunts we'd love to hear about it.
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2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe 650i 2dr Coupe (4.4L 8cyl Turbo 6M)
I brought a brand new factory ordered 2012 650i 8 speed automatic with heads up display and drivers assist package and LED headlights-sport packaged 20 inch rims with manufacture date 11/2011. Fun to drive with nice design in/out until the low oil level indicator warning came on at 3248 odometer miles. Classic BMW dealership where I bought the car told me it was normal even though the car had short lived 1-2 sec of clanking noice on cold start and rough idle, evident with bottle water in cup holder. Dealership put one quart of oil. 3200 miles later I am low on oil again. Dealership put another quart of oil. Again I am back for 3rd quart of oil at 2794 miles later with 9610 odometer miles!
Heads up display and drivers assist package. The views from the cameras will help you from
scraping wheels and fromt spoilers. 8 speed automatic allows me to cruise 77 mph at 2000 rpm. LED headlights with front only LED turn signal lights (like previous old 2008-2010 650 series). LED fog lights. Fun to drive!
Excessive oil consumption for a 4.4 liter engine, even with a modest twin turbo over previous 4.8 liter naturally aspirated engine and only 40 more horsepower to show. Rough idle on with transmission on park or drive. Put a bottled water in the cup holder and check. If that bothers someone then get the B&O stereo upgrade to mask the rough idle. Shorted lived clanking noise from the exhaust on cold start best heard by leaving the drivers door open. Rear tail-light not evenly bright on the trunk portion and the corner portion. No auto trunk closing option.
2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe 650i xDrive 2dr Coupe AWD (4.4L 8cyl Turbo 8A)
The new 650 is surely a GT but it seems like more to me.I can explain best via comparison.It handles and pulls better than my Aston Martin.The cabin is richer than all but 65-level AMG cars.Technical geekiness is on par with a 911.On the other hand, it is not a rare British sculpture but it will have much greater reliability.It is not an S65 but feels better and costs way less.It is surely no 911 in terms of handling, but styling and grace, and lack of pretentious attitude give it the nod.I was ready for a less-involved driving experience, and the 650 is perfect.It is a demanding ride only until I am ready to just relax.I used to need 2 different cars for that.
Seat, smooth available power, geek gadgets, performance that my woe can drive more easily than a 911 or V8 Vantage.
Will add Dinan engine mod for a total of 501 up.
So, it'll be an AWD M6 when Im done


text: Our film took on a change of name recently, just in time to save us from the situation of sharing names with a Canadian horror film! I absolutely couldn't give up Evangeline however, as I have now conceived of my main character being called this for almost three years. Luckily I think adding I am on the front is actually better.


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Editor's note: the following is in response to a previous letter by J. Buss.
Your letter moved me. Especially your heavy heart.
A few weeks ago, talking with a good friend who I feel is very intelligent about my opinion that Hillary Clinton was dishonest, corrupt and consequently untrustworthy, my friend suggested I put the question, "Is Hillary Clinton honest?", into Google. Fully reading the entry beginning, "This may shock you…," I was shocked and feel I can now vote for her with no heaviness of heart.
On Trump you might be relieved to know that through his own recent major speech on taxes and the economy he is, if you read carefully, pro-billionaire rather than pro-middle class and worker. On being pro-United States, please look at the way he behaves – always a good way to size someone up. One young person said, "I don't want a president who shouts at people." Do we want a man like this as an example for the future citizens of our country, the very young who are so impressionable? A man dramatically not Christian in many more ways than I've mentioned, as your heavy heart may already know?
I feel with you and hope this is helpful.
Ronald Jorgensen


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In the Crimea, not enough doctors
The lack of more than 900 professionals, authorities say.
In Crimea, the shortage of doctors in health care today is 900. This was stated by the so-called Minister of health of Crimea Alexander Golenko, according to the Crimea. Realities.
"The shortage of doctors acute, about 900 doctors, not enough medical organizations of the state form of ownership. In the past year, arrived in Crimea 116 young professionals. But many of them go to work in private clinics, or even leave the public health," said Golenko.
According to him, young professionals are quitting the medical profession "does not bear the weight of responsibility for the life and health of patients."
In this context, in 2018, will attract 55 professionals to work in rural regions of the Peninsula under the program rural doctor.
Recall, Ukraine asked the UN to support the resolution on the Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, which in the near future Ukraine will submit for consideration in the Third Committee of the UN.


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MAT Art Education at SVA provides a hands-on learning environment where student teachers research and explore educational issues and topics while continuing to make art. Course work relates directly to fieldwork and student teaching through discussion of course development, classroom management, and age-appropriate application of educational theory.
The 36-credit degree can be completed in either a full-time, one-year program or part-time, two-year program. All students teach at diverse New York City public school sites and community-based children's programs at SVA. In the final semester, each student is required to complete a thesis project exploring a topic of personal importance through literature review and experience in the classroom.
SVA MAT in Art Education is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, formerly known as the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and by New York State Regents Accreditation of Teacher Education. The program provides the coursework and student teaching required for the New York State Initial Certification in Art, pre-K through grade 12.
2016 – 2017 student population
8 matriculated students
Department chair
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Faculty members
Sandra Edmonds, Wan Ling Fahrer, Michael Filan, Jerry M. James, Sherry Mayo, Barbara Salander, Lynn Seeney, Devin Thornburg
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The Berkeley Carroll School, City-As-School High School, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, Friends Seminary, The High School of Art and Design, Horace Mann Middle School, Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, Manhattan Village Academy, People's Preparatory Charter School, PS 234/The Independence School, PS 41/Greenwich Village School, Washington Heights Academy, William Cullen Bryant High School
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forgot password to netgear router 3700. When I was in the setting page I change the password so it not (admin / password). So now how do I get back in???? Pls. HELP
From the Netgear support page:
1. How can I to reset and restore the router to factory default settings?
1.1 Press the reset button on the back until the Power light blinks. This takes about 5~10 seconds. (To avoid accidental resets, the small button is recessed. Use a pen or paperclip to access it.)
1.2 Release the button.
1.3 Wait for the router to reboot.
1.4 Log in with the default password. The default username is ("admin") and password ("password").
2. What can I do if I forgot or lost the Password for this router?
Unfortunately, there is no way to recover a lost or forgotten password from a router; you will need to reset the device to factory defaults. However, once the device is reset to factory defaults, you can use the default username ("admin") and password ("password") to reconfigure your router settings.
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5 Reasons Why Sellers Still Choose to Work With Real Estate Agents
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Glore Store, the first sustainable clothes store in Germany, is commited to help small
sustainable brands from all over the globe. From this point, we wanted to make a link
with the most sustainable way of transport: bicycles.
Following this eco-philosophy, we also decided to reuse some material and collected old bicycles in local shops, fruit boxes for other pieces of furniture, and recycled cardboard for the lighting.
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When I was a principal working in the Inner London Education Authority in the 1980s, a visit from the inspectors was cause for celebration.
For me, an inspection meant free consultancy, a chance to get feedback on creative developments and to strengthen our support; for my colleagues, it was a chance to help tweak the institution's development by using Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI) as an intermediary between experience in the classroom and the cloth ears of the leadership.
The inspectors did, of course, review institutions formally but their work was firmly developmental. The reports they wrote were geared as much towards what others in the field could learn as to judgements about provision. HMI's work ensured that a key part of the discussion of institutions was focused on improving the curriculum in particular, and on strategies for strengthening the educational system in general.
As Professor Richard Pring, honorary research fellow in the University of Oxford's Department of Education, has said, HMI performed a second critical function. Before it was abolished in 1992, no civil servant met ministers to discuss policy initiatives without a representative of the chief inspector being present to uphold the professional interests of the field. We lost that professional support when the independent HMI was replaced by the Further Education Funding Council's inspectorate and, eventually, by Ofsted.
Today the depth of inspectorate engagement with institutions, and with the teaching and organising staff within them, is striking. These days, however, Ofsted's central public task is to make and report judgements. Of course it continues to look carefully at classroom practice. But despite fruitful feedback, the four-point scale of "outstanding", "good", "requires improvement" or "unsatisfactory" dominates. Classifying institutional performance has replaced the collegial dialogue of the past.
It is impossible to avoid seeing inspection as a compliance mechanism – it is noteworthy that the "satisfactory" judgement was replaced in 2012 by "requires improvement". Now when an inspector calls, the smack of firm government hangs in the air.
Don't get me wrong. I am in favour of high-quality education, of exposing institutions and the individuals who teach in them to best current practice, of supporting weak performers to improve. Being inspired by good practice reinforces the agency and motivation of teachers, organisers and governors. Inspectors carry a wealth of experience, and among them are some of the finest educators of this or any generation. But how much of that is shared with the teachers they meet?
Measurement comes up short
The contemporary obsession with measurement and the simplification of complex issues into the four-point scale has been bought at the expense of trust, and has shifted responsibility for judgements of quality from professionals to the state.
This would be bad enough even if we knew it worked, yet Ofsted has abandoned graded lesson observations in the face of evidence that these don't accurately evaluate good teaching. As Einstein observed: "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
In June this year, 180 further education staff met at the University of Wolverhampton to explore effective strategies for observing classroom practice. The discussion ranged from learning journeys to mutual peer review by colleagues in different disciplines, from filmed classes to imaginative involvement of students.
Most remarkable was their level of energy, their ownership of the challenges of providing high-quality learning experiences, and their frustration at how an over-regulated and policed system inhibited their ability to do so effectively. I couldn't help thinking that inspectors are our natural allies for this kind of developmental work, and that this should be their focus.
Alison Wolf's Heading for the precipice highlights the extraordinary differential between student support in further and higher education (roughly £2,000 and £9,000 per head, respectively), but there is an equally striking difference between how the two sectors evaluate quality. In higher education, judgements are undertaken by peer group academics and scholarly journals use peer review as evidence of rigour. Trust in academics' professional judgement is at the core of the system. The state affords no such trust to FE staff.
By-product of snobbery?
If we are to recover FE's place in the sun, and the opportunity to learn for the 2 million adults lost in the past decade, we must understand why the higher education sector is given its head in this way and FE is not.
In part it is a by-product of snobbery that values academic over vocational study. In part, too, it is because politicians and policymakers have little experience of the key role played by colleges and adult centres in the economic and social wellbeing of communities. Nationalising colleges gave them more money in the short term but detached accountability from their local roots.
Then there is the Treasury. When, in 1996, The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development became convinced that human capital was the key to Western prosperity, investment in lifelong learning boomed. But then ministers unleashed a stream of ever-more-active policy interventions, ranging from bizarre and wasteful experiments such as Train to Gain to the narrow instrumentalism that shapes policy now.
Worst of all is the ongoing obsession with measurable short-term cost benefits that add nothing to national productivity, let alone wellbeing, and weaken trust in the good judgement of lecturers and their institutions to do what is right. And we are all the worse for it.
Alan Tuckett is professor of education at the University of Wolverhampton


text: Residential areas also need cleanup Having moved to Pasco some 33 years ago, we have resided in the Embassy Hills section. When we moved here it was a very nice area. All property was well maintained, and it was a pleasure to drive around. In the last 10 to 15 years, I have seen a steady decrease in property upkeep. Soon it will be one big blighted area.One only needs to drive around and see fallen-down fences, overgrown yards, junk and what have you piled in front of or next to homes; once well-maintained lawns hosting three, four or more cars; blue tarps over roofs, some for over five years; trailers parked in front, not on the side or in back, and I could go on and on.One reads in the newspapers how the county wants to beautify U.S. 19. Is there a problem with starting with the residential areas first? This area is one of the first that visitors see, and I can only imagine what they think. The old story — "we need more code officers" — well you have them now, so how about some action?A few months ago, we saw pictures in the paper of county commissioners all congratulating themselves on cleaning up the Colonial Hills area, another area that was sorely overlooked by Pasco County. How about a code enforcement push now through the Embassy and Regency Park area?I urge commissioners to do so ASAP and tackle the problem before it's too late. I encourage my fellow residents of Embassy and Regency Park to contact the commission, especially Commissioner Jack Mariano, who is our representative in this area.Ernie Stetz, Port RicheyThings looking up at Hacienda Hotel Our once-grand and glorious roaring '20s-era Hacienda Hotel sat empty downtown for a decade. I felt embarrassed whenever I walked by and observed its broken windows and rundown condition.A few years ago, our City Council put out a call to city residents to come out and start fixing the place up. Hordes responded, cleaned it up, and painted its outside. Enthusiasm ran wild.The city then got a large Florida grant for structural repairs, put up a chain-link fence, and there she sat, vacant and still abandoned, after the repairs were done. No question much work remained. A potential outside partnership to develop it into a boutique hotel failed to move forward.People continued to request that city management take down the fence. Meanwhile, Friends of the Hacienda decided to put on a roaring '20s-style gala ball, and the fence came down. The outside is already quite beautiful.On a recent Saturday, nearly 200 of us experienced the first gala held in the hotel ballroom in 30 years. Citizen-members of Friends of the Hacienda skillfully used smoke and mirrors to decorate the ballroom superbly and got the place electrified and air conditioned. We enjoyed live music, dancing, appetizers and beverages. At least half the guests dressed in roaring '20s style. We had a blast.New Port Richey folks, with the help of good government, got it done. I feel very excited to see what more can be accomplished as other major parts of the restoration continue to move forward. Congratulations, Friends of the Hacienda!Louis Parrillo, New Port Richey


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Accra, the capital of Ghana, has emerged as one of the leading business hubs in Africa and is also considered as one of the most livable cities of the continent. This city is a mix of history and modernity. In Accra one will find historic sites, tropical gardens, craft markets, along with contemporary architecture, posh restaurants and pubs, and shopping malls. The best part is that even though the city has embraced modernity, the traditional African culture can also be found.Best Time to Visit Accra
July to August is one of the best times to visit Accra. During this period the weather is cooler as it is the rainy period. Moreover, the cultural events and festivals are held at this time of the year. Another good time to visit the city is December to March when the weather is dry and warm. This time it is quite dry, and one can get to see wild animals near the water holes. So this is the perfect time to go on Safaris.Accra Top Attractions Labadi Beach
Labadi Beach is one of the most popular beaches of the city where one needs to pay a minimal fee to enter it. People visiting this beach get to enjoy musical performances like playback, reggae, cultural drumming, and hiplife. It is a great place to relax and enjoy especially during the weekends when most of the local visit here.Jamestown
To know the history of Accra, Jamestown is the perfect place. It was established around the 17th century. It is still the fishing harbor of the Accra. Ancient structures left behind by the Portuguese and British can still be seen in this part of the city. One can discover the hidden treasures of yesteryears by walking through this town.National Museum Ghana
This Museum will provide a lot of information about the Atlantic slave trade of the olden times. Some of the things that one would see are Royal Ashanti Stools, musical instruments, statues of traditional dancers, modern paintings, handicrafts and many other items. In fact, this museum is a great place to go back in time and know about the culture of Ghana.Shopping in Accra Accra Mall
Accra Mall is one of the most popular malls in the city with ample space for stores and parking. It is mostly dominated by the African fashion brands like KIKI, Woodin and Vlisco. Apart from these it also has popular international brands like Levis, Swatch and Puma. This mall also has a food court and restaurants serving African food.Makola Market
One of the commercial hub and most visited market in the city, Makola Market cannot be missed. It is always crowded with people but has a unique charm. Here one can shop kitchenware, jewelry, clothes, textiles, shoes and many other items. This market is also dominated by women traders and also famous for providing fresh produce.Marina Mall
Marina Mall is one of the hippest malls in the city known for its fashion store and a plethora of eateries. This three storied building has a food court on the top floor, and the large balcony provides an amazing view of Accra. It has a large number of fashion stores like Benetton, Facconable, etc. There are plenty of eateries like Yasmina's and Soho.Dining and Nightlife Scene in Accra Bread & Wine
An upscale restaurant of the city Bread & Wine is known for its amazing dishes and classy ambience. It is open 7 days a week serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu is mainly French and few of the dishes to try here are daube de bouef, Margret de canard, lanquette de veau. It also has a terrace from where you can enjoy a spectacular view of the city while sipping wine.Santoku
This is a high-end restaurant of Accra serving authentic Japanese delicacies. The interior of this restaurant is very contemporary, and one can either sit on the private table or long table. The dishes to try here are pan-fired scallops with foi gras and orange tobiko and teriyaki pork belly with ginger ponzu aubergine. It is also popular for its cocktail bar and the terrace.Firefly Lounge Bar
One of the posh and hip nightclubs of Accra is Firefly Lounge Bar. The interior of this club is pretty pleasing with the brickwork and dim lights. This club is perfect for those who prefer techno music, and that is why the dance floor is always buzzing. The wine and spirit collection is also quite good here.Bedouin
Bedouin is a hub for those who love music, cocktails and barbeques. This club boasts a stylish interior. It is so popular that one can spot many celebrities here. Due to its fantastic ambience, hip crowd, great music and drinks this place is always crowded, and that is why many prefer making reservations beforehand.How to Reach Accra
Kotoka International Airport is the main airport of the city which is located 20 minutes away from the city Centre. This airport is well-connected from all over the world. Delta Airlines operates flights to this airport directly from New York, while British Airways operates flights every day to London. Other airlines that render service to this airport are Air Nambia, Air Viva, Arik Air, KLM, TAP Portugal and many more.Day Trip Destinations from Accra Elmina
Elmina is just 3 hours from Accra and the most colorful part of the country. It is a fishing port, and one can enjoy the hustle bustle of the fish market. Batik printed dresses and football shirts add a lot of colour to the area. Moreover, this is the perfect place for seafood lovers.Boti Falls
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This week's Dancer/Choreographer shout out goes to Natasha Powell. A Toronto native, Natasha is not only recognized as an extremely versatile and passionate artist, but more importantly, a soulful mover. Dance only started out as a summer activity that her mother enrolled her in, not knowing that Natasha was about to meet the love of her life at the age of 9 years old. Her training started in ballet, jazz, and tap, then branched out to street dance forms hip hop, house, waacking, and funk styles. Her extensive dance vocabulary stems from training across North America with some of the best in these forms. As a performer, select credits TV and film credits include Nickelodeon's "Spectacular!", HBO Series "The L Word", and "Centre Stage 2".
In 2008, Powell became co-Artistic Director and Choreographer of Toronto dance company Catalyst; a collective that is highly-respected for their creative, dynamic, and versatile story-telling methods, through the use of their highly diverse vocabulary in movement. They have performed and hosted dance workshops across the Greater Toronto Area. They are most known for their work in the Toronto Fringe Festival titled "The 5th Element" which received raving accolades from NOW Magazine, and other theatre reviewers, and was nominated as BEST DANCE PRODUCTION in the 2011 Broadway World Toronto Awards.
In 2011, she founded Soul Committed Productions, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the vital core element in urban dance: soul. Through workshops, programming, and events, her aim is to foster, inspire, educate and build relationships between the artists and the people that support them.
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Check out Natasha's website: natashapowell.com
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Find out what Natasha had to say in this week's shout out….
Nikki: Do you remember the first time you started dancing?
Natasha: Dance has always been a part of my life. I was exposed to it at first through all the house parties that my parents had. Then myself, my cousin, and nephew decided that we wanted to make up routines and show them to the family! After that my parents enrolled me in a dance summer camp, and that's where it all began 🙂
Nikki: Do you remember the first song you choreographed to? (Or your earliest memory)
Natasha: Ah yes – The three of us decided to do a Michael Jackson tribute. So I choreographed a solo for myself to "Will You Be There", and then we collaborated on choreographing a dance to "Black or White". LOL! We had props, costuming, and even put together a program for the family to come downstairs to watch what we put together!
Nikki: Your personal advice for dancers when it comes to free styling?
Natasha: Just do it. I know it's easier said than done, but the more you practice, session, go out to clubs and dance, is the more confident you will feel in your skin. Listen to music. A lot of different music Free style is essentially you having a conversation through dance, so tell us what your story is. If you're being asked to free style in a particular genre, than learn it's foundation, and find ways to make it your own. Be creative, and don't think that you have to look like a certain person, be you.
Nikki: Getting in the zone to choreograph, what does it take for you?
Natasha: An idea, a question, or a theme. Once there's something in my mind that I'm interested in exploring, then I turn to music to see what's inspiring and motivating to me at the same time. Then at times it's vice versa – I hear an amazing track that makes me what to do something with it.
Nikki: Who are some of your biggest influences in the Dance industry?
Natasha: Girl there are too many to name. My first and biggest influence, is not in the dance industry, and they are my parents. I don't know any couple that can burn a dance floor like they can. But my mom is the epitome of poise, class, hot swinging hips, and most importantly: soul. She is who I learned to be a lady from. On and off the dance floor.
In the industry it would be Alvin Ailey, Complexions Dance, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Debbie Allen, The Lockers, Elite Force, Dance Fusion, the entire MOP TOP family, Soul Train dancers, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robins, Crystal Pite, Nicholas Brothers, my Catalyst and DiscoLoveChild peeps
Nikki: Name a Toronto Choreographer you enjoy working with and why?
Natasha: Janet L. Castillo – she has the ability to see the big picture at times that I could never see.
Nikki: Name one of your favorite artists to work with and why?(Could be another Dancer, choreographer, musician etc. Doesn't have to be from Toronto)
Natasha: One of them right now is Jasmyn Fyffe. I've worked with quite few people who are super talented, but Jas possesses a quality that I highly value and rarely see: professionalism. There aren't too many people who are reliable, communicate effectively, eager and willing, and overall just hard working. She is a joy to work with and a true professional.
Nikki: Are you currently working on any projects?
Natasha: I'll be performing at the Harbourfront Centre's Hot n Spicy Festival on July 22nd, and producing a dance workshop series called Higher Learning on July 28th. Higher Learning is dance workshop series dedicated to nurturing skills, and educating dancers about street dance. This first installation will be with Moncell Durden aka iLL Kozby from Philly. Education is something that is very important to me, and as new generations of dancers emerge, I feel it's important for them to understand where street dance truly comes from.
Nikki: Qualities you think Toronto Dancers possess?
Natasha: Rawness, soul, diversity. Because Toronto is such a multi-cultural city we hone all the things that the city is.
Nikki: Any advice for emerging dancers and choreographers working/training in Toronto?
Natasha: Listen to your heart, and your gut. Be professional (PLEASE), let go of your inhibitions. Realize your worth. You will have a lot people who will try to put you down and judge you (even your own friends and family), but stay strong and remember why it is that you dance. Once you know why you, everything else will happen in it's due course. Being a dancer is like being in a relationship. It's the longest roller coaster I've ever been on; scary, fun, all of the above. But at the end of the day, if you truly love it, you will survive.