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Asian Women's Project, Nottingham
Provides practical help and support for Asian women, through group activities, welfare rights, immigration and nationality advice, training courses, interpreting (Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi) and language classes. Also operates a range of Asian community projects, including: Radio Faza, Pehla Qadam - First Steps Day Nursery, STEPS Training Project, Jaan Tay Jahan - Healthy Living Centre and the Hikmah Project (child development and education).
The Asian Women's Project (AWP) operates out of two main community centres: 410-414 Radford Road and Chapel House in Noel Street, Forest Fields; contact for accessibility details.
Who to contact
- Telephone
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- Website
- www.asianwomensproject.org.uk/
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Signs such as the one above are popping up around Gwinnett's Commission District Four as the anonymous war being waged against Commissioner Kevin Kenerly continues. The anonymous campaign, alleged to be orchestrated by local political consultant Bill McKinney, is spending big bucks. The source of these funds remains a mystery, but I suspect that secret will not remain one for much longer. McKinney is also alleged to be involved with the campaign of one of Kenerly's opponents, Jodie Rosser.
A new development in this saga is the uncovering of the owner of the bulk mail permit being used to send out the anonymous mailings. As I mentioned before, permit #1402 was used to mail these anonymous mailpieces. Gwinnett activist Bob Griggs posted this on his website:
The DVDs were mailed on June 26 using Bulk Mail Permit #1402. That permit belongs to ABC Direct Marketing, P.O. Box 293, Grayson GA 30017, the mail house of Auveed and Chris Cauthon. Auveed is the daughter of Snellville Citizen Publisher Carolyn Bagheri. In fact, Chris himself signed in the 9,800 mail pieces at the post office.
ABC Direct Marketing has been used on numerous occasions by Bill McKinney and his clients to send campaign mailers. Commission Chairman Charles Bannister paid Auveed and Chris Cauthon over $40,000 for more than half a dozen mailers in 2004.
The mailer had a return address of "BeatKevin.com, P.O. Box 3172, Cumming, GA." It could be argued that the Cauthons facilitated the distribution of a mailer that they knew or should have known violated the Ethics in Government Act, especially since, as I suspect, they received the content directly from Bill McKinney and not "Bob Walter" of Cumming. At the very least, the State Ethics Commission could start with the Cauthons if and when an investigation is initiated.
I have already pinned McKinney to the registration of the domain; the Cauthons could be compelled to provide information on the financing of this mailer.
What's odd about Cauthon's involvement is that the newspaper owned by his mother, displays an ad from Kevin Kenerly on it's website. Furthermore, the Snellville Citizen (which also goes by the name Gwinnett Citizen) has often been harshly critical of Bill McKinney.
On the other hand, the Citizen's owner loathes Bob Griggs, which would explain the attempt to label Griggs as the source of the anonymous mailing by redirecting "beatkevin.com" to Griggs' website.
I realize this is confusing, but Gwinnett politics often is. Loyalty is often non-existent as demonstrated by the fact that Kenerly hired McKinney earlier this year to find out who might be running against him. McKinney took the money even as he himself was searching for a candidate to challenge Kenerly (and then filed an ethics complaint when Kenerly failed to report the payment). In fact, McKinney approached me about taking Kenerly on
last year earlier this year.
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I'm a professor in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. I'm affiliated with the Institute for Communicating and Collaborative Systems and the Edinburgh Natural Language Processing Group.
My research focuses on probabilistic learning techniques for natural language understanding and generation. I am interested in the the general problem of extracting semantic information from large volumes of text. This is a challenging task for at least three reasons. Firstly, a lot of intended meaning is implicit and must be inferred as corpora usually do not contain much information beyond the words of a language. Secondly, ambiguity is prevalent in natural language, and although humans deal with it effectively, computational models must have specialized strategies for representing meaning distinctions and narrowing down the range of possible meanings invoked by ambiguous words. Thirdly, there are many alternative ways to convey the same information. A method of identifying whether two words or phrases have similar meanings is paramount for any model of lexical meaning.
My work explores primarily unsupervised methods that learn directly from text samples rather than from human-annotated data. Within the general area of empirical semantic processing, I have worked on the development of graph-theoretic algorithms for the assignment of semantic roles and word sense disambiguation, the creation of knowledge lean algorithms for sentence ordering, discourse segmentation and chunking, and the automatic identification of the temporal order of events in texts.
The main theme underlying my generation work concerns the acquisition of paraphrases and their application to text rewriting. The latter is an important component in many applications that extract and synthesize information. Examples include summarization, but also sentence compression, text simplification and question answering. The idea is to develop a rewriting framework that is not application-specific but can be tailored to different tasks and user groups. The framework uses integer linear programming (ILP), a technique for solving discrete optimization problems that offers great modeling flexibility and allows to incorporate syntactic, semantic, and discourse-based information.


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ICCCN 2010 – Track on Wireless Networks and Emerging Technologies (WNET)
While traditional wireless networks have continued to attract the attention of scientific community and begun transition to the real-world usage and commercialization, innovative networks and paradigms have been emerging. For instance, the rapid proliferation of smart phones have made personal sensor networks a fertile area for new research, where sensors deployed on and around human body are used for monitoring physical, physiological, psychological, and social states of an individual.
The WNET track solicits high-quality original research contributions that demonstrably advance the state-of-the-art and are likely to inspire the scientific or practicing wireless community. Interdisciplinary research that borrows from or directly contributes to advances in other disciplines via potentially reusable innovations in computing is especially encouraged.
Track Topics
- Personal sensor networks
- Rich context inferencing & context-aware services
- Intelligent environments for pervasive computing
- Wireless sensor networks
- RFID technologies
- Topology and coverage control
- Sensor data aggregation and query processing
- Localization, time synchronization, clustering
- Mobile ad-hoc networks
- Vehicular wireless networks
- Wireless mesh networks
- Delay/disruption tolerant networks
- Energy-efficient protocol design
- Wireless MAC, routing and transport layer protocols
- Cross-layer design and optimization
- Wireless QoS architectures
- Wireless programming paradigms and middleware technologies
- Lightweight operating systems
- Mobility management and modeling
- Modeling and simulation support for various wireless networks
- Wireless infrastructure planning and deployment
- Lessons learned from long-term deployment experiences of wireless technologies
- Radio access technologies and evolution
- Cognitive radio networks
- Channel allocation algorithms
- Wireless network coding
Track Organizing Committee
Track Co-Chairs:
- Santosh Kumar, University of Memphis
- Qun Li, College of William and Mary
Track Technical Program Committee:
- Tarek Abdelzaher, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
- Alhussein Abouzeid, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Nilanjan Banerjee, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
- Lichun Bao, University of California, Irvine
- Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University
- Guohong Cao, Pennsylvania State University
- Qing Cao, University of Tennessee
- Yu Cheng, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Francesca Cuomo, University of Rome La Sapienza
- Emre Ertin, The Ohio State University
- Do Young Eun, North Carolina State University
- Olga Goussevskaia, ETH Zurich
- Lin Gu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Sandeep Gupta, Arizona State University
- Omer Gurewitz, Ben Gurion University
- Jason Hallstrom, Clemson University
- Qi Han, Colorado School of Mines
- Xiaoyan Hong, University of Alabama
- Polly Huang, National Taiwan University
- Anxiao Andrew Jiang, Texas A&M University
- Koushik Kar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Dan Li, Microsoft Research, Asia
- Fei Li, George Mason University
- Benyuan Liu, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Mingyan Liu, University of Michigan
- Wenjing Lou, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Sanglu Lu, Nanjing University
- Andreas Meier, ETH Zurich
- Prasant Mohapatra, University of California, Davis
- Daji Qiao, Iowa State University
- Umakishore Ramachandran, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Stefan Schmid, T-Labs (Deutsche Telekom) / TU Berlin
- Bo Sheng, Northeastern University
- Radu Stoleru, Texas A&M University
- Violet Syrotiuk, Arizona State University
- Kun Tan, Microsoft Research Asia
- Jian Tang, Montana State University
- Anil Vullikanti, Virginia Tech.
- Peng-Jun Wan, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Bing Wang, University of Connecticut
- Guiling Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Haodong Wang, Virginia State University
- Wenye Wang, NC State University
- Xin Wang, Florida Atlantic University
- Xinbing Wang, Shanghai Jiaotong University
- Guoliang Xing, Michigan State University
- Dong Xuan, The Ohio State University
- Lei Ying, Iowa State University
- Honghai Zhang, NEC Labs America
- Hongwei Zhang, Wayne State University
- Pei Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University
- Wensheng Zhang, Iowa State University
- Yanchao Zhang, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Ying Zhang, Palo Alto Research Center
- Sheng Zhong, SUNY Buffalo
- Gang Zhou, College of William and Mary
Important Dates
February 19, 2010March 5, 2010: Abstract registration deadline February 26, 2010March 5, 2010: Paper submission deadline
- April 30, 2010: Author Notification
- May 15, 2010: Camera-ready papers due
Submission Link
Please note the submission guidelines for ICCCN 2010.
- Submission link for all ICCCN tracks: http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=8289
- Submission link for WNET track: http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=8363&track=8509


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I first saw this fun little meme on my friend Paula's blog, and have also seen it popping up all over blogland. Fun to see/read… and fun to make. Great way to avoid laundry, cooking, weeding, bills, getting dressed. Oh you KNOW you wanna play too!
The Game:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image. I don't know if this is cheating, but I selected each photo from viewing all the first page categories "Most relevant • Most recent • Most interesting". Ok. Not cheating. I just decided.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Labs Mosaic Maker.
The Questions:
1. What is your first name? Monica
2. What is your favorite food? German
3. What high school did you go to? Northgate
4. What is your favorite color? redaqua
5. Who is your celebrity crush? George Clooney
6. Favorite drink? Iced Tea
7. Dream vacation? Paris
8. Favorite dessert? Crème Brûlée
9. What you want to be when you grow up? Alive & Healthy
10. What do you love most in life? My family & friends
11. One Word to describe you. Absurd
12. Your flickr name: thehappyzombie
For bonus points… put "sign" behind your answer. Oh this was fun. Good laughs. Gahead… go beyond the first page.
1. Monica sign, 2. German sign, 3. Northgate sign, 4. Aqua sign, 5. George Clooney sign, 6. Ice tea sign, 7. Paris sign, 8. Crème Brûlée sign, 9. Alive/Healthy sign, 10. Family sign, 11. Absurd sign, 12. Zombie sign


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In any messaging component, if there are lots of messages defined, let's say 200 WS Server responses (which is easy to get with big WSDL), if one wwants to delete the messages, it has be done one by one. This is a reeeeeaaaaaaly tedious task. It would be much more comfortable, if the messages could be selected as a group with e.g. shift key, and deleted altogether.
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PHOTO: Vargas All-American
Ethan Vargas of Hudson placed second in the 15-16 year-old boys race at the 2017 AAU Cross Country National Championships at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, N.C. Saturday, Dec. 2. Vargas covered the 5,000 meter course in 16 minutes, 12 seconds to earn All-American honors. Over 1,2000 athletes from across the country ran at the meet. Photo courtesy of Darcy Vargas


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Charleston, South Carolina 29403
Neighborhood: Cannonborough-Elliotborough, Morris Square
- 3 beds
- 3 baths(3 full)
- Built 2018
- 1827 Sq.Ft.
- $410/Sq.Ft.
- Status: For Sale
- Last Verified: 11 minutes ago
The Gathering at Morris Square is an exciting new development in the heart of Charleston's Cannonborough-Elliotborough neighborhood and a very short walk from Upper King Street, MUSC and the College of Charleston. 33 new single family homes with quality features such as granite countertops, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, metal roofs and tank-less water heaters. Two dedicated onsite parking spaces convey with each home. Directly adjacent to new City Park, playground and civic building all under construction and slated for completion in fall of 2018. Extremely unique and exciting opportunity to own new construction in prime downtown Charleston location! Notes: This home is under construction and expected to be completed by fall.
Listing courtesy of Applegate Real Estate
GreatSchools Ratings
- Memminger Elementary School
Rating out of 10
- Burke High School
Rating out of 10
Property Details
Key Details
- List Number Main: 18022332
- Sub-Type: Single Family Attached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Baths - Full: 3
- Baths - Half: 0
Exterior Features
Community Information
- Area: Peninsula Charleston Inside of Crosstown
- County: Charleston
- Amenities: Play Park
- Water/Sewer: Public Sewer, Public Water
- Year Built: 2018
- Exterior: Cement Plank
- Foundation: Crawl Space
- New Owned: Under Construction
- Roof: Metal
- SF Attached Style: Triplex (1 Unit)
- Stories/Levels: 3 Stories
- Garage/Parking: Off-Street Parking, 2 Car Garage
Interior Features
- Cooling: Central
- Floors: Ceramic Tile, Wall to Wall Carpet, Wood
- Misc Interior: Ceilings - 9'+, Ceiling - Smooth
- Rooms: Laundry
Master Bedroom Information
- Master Bedroom: Ceiling Fan
Property / Lot Details
Property Information
- Timestamp: 2018-08-08 14:13:11
- Apx. SqFt: 1827.00
- Tax Map #: 460-12-01-212
- Last Updated: 2019-02-12 19:17:42 CST
- Last Checked: 2019-02-20 07:15:38 CST
Lot Information
- Acreage: 0.02
- Lot Description: Level
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Falling in love wasn't the problem, it is who they fell in love with which was.
In the modern day of 2015, Indians living in Britain have adapted to the western ways. But for best friends Ravi and Jas they have to face a hundred year tradition. As Ravi confesses his love for Jas, she rejects any idea of being together out of respect of her family. Ravi isn't one to give up, pushing Jas until she cracks. But when she does it isn't in the way Ravi hoped. Now Ravi faces a new challenge how will he cope. With Jas's big news will she give into her heart or keep the family honour and tradition alive.
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Edward Mwelwa Uses UAC Training to Follow His American Dream
Edward Mwelwa had over ten years bookkeeping experience in his native country of Zambia (South Africa) so when he immigrated to the United States in 2001, his dream was to eventually own and manage his own bookkeeping practice.
His first three years in the states were spent performing temporary jobs like landscaping, snow plowing, and housekeeping. In 2004 he secured a full-time position in production with Latex International, a bedding and pillow manufacturer in Shelton, Connecticut where he continues to work this day. In 2005, Edward's family was finally able to join him in the states.
From 2008 to 2011 Edward worked to earn his associates degree in accounting, and shortly thereafter established his own tax preparation business on the side. But his passion for accounting propelled him forward in efforts to accomplish his dream of full-time self-employment.
Edward enrolled in UAC's Professional Bookkeeper™ (PB)), Professional Bookkeeper™'s Guide (PBG) to QuickBooks, and Universal Practice Builder (UPB) programs. He explained, "The UAC package which offers both professional (practical and real life) training coupled with the UPB Program was the most ideal."
Edward has since earned the Professional Bookkeeper™ and , designations and provides tax preparation services for more than 50 individual clients! He says, "Having recently expanded our services to include bookkeeping, my goal is to have between 10-20 small-business clients by the end of the year." And seeing what Edward has accomplished thus far, there's no doubt that he'll also see the accomplishment of that dream in the near future.
Edward continues to enjoy benefits from his Universal training. He explains, "Having this real life and practical understanding of bookkeeping is a huge benefit I cannot understate. This has made it much easier for me to understand and resolve difficult bookkeeping entries using QuickBooks software." He also appreciates "the fact that the program still provides resources I can fall back on to resolve challenging accounting problems."
His favorite thing about managing his own business is "working independently, making decisions in managing the practice." He also enjoys the financial rewards. "If I work hard and build a good, honest, and results-oriented reputation, my business will grow and my family will be good financially."
Edward has worked tirelessly to achieve his dream. His advice to other Universal students is to remember "bookkeeping is a business of trust and whether you are studying to get employed or set up a practice, you have to work diligently and be a willing learner to succeed."
Edward's success recently garnered him some local notoriety when an article about his journey was published in the New Haven Register. There, one of his clients, James Murphy, described him as a conscientious worker who has prepared his taxes for the past two years. It's this type of feedback that reflects on Edward's strong work ethic and desire to succeed. When asked what his clients most appreciate about his services, Edward says, "I am able to reach out to them beyond just business as usual. Being a home-based business, they can reach me outside normal working hours when they have an urgent need."
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PHASE I: Pre-Upgrade Preparations ================================= It is very important to gather this data before proceeding with the following procedure. 1) Get copies of the following files. /kernel/drv/md.conf /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.tab /etc/opt/SUNWmd/mddb.cf /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.ctlrmap (this file is not present with SDS 3.0) /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.cf 2) Backup the entire system using "ufsdump" for safe keeping. 3) If you have multiple controller #'s with storage arrays attached, make note of the controller #'s. (for SSA's run: ssaadm display c# for each). 4) Get copies of /dev/dsk and /devices trees, also /etc/path_to_inst file. If adding new hardware to your system do not move current controllers to different sbus slots, this will cause controller #'s and devices to change after a (boot -r) resulting in devices not being mounted on reboot. 5) Repair any mirrors that have errors. 6) Get locations of all known replicas and command line syntax of how each metadevice was created. metastat -p > /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.orig.tab metadb > /etc/opt/SUNWmd/metadb.orig 7) Save copies of /etc/vfstab and /etc/system files. # cp /etc/vfstab /etc/vfstab.orig # cp /etc/system /etc/system.orig 8) Backup to tape of files in step #1, 6, and 7 for safe keeping. Phase II: Unmirroring OS Filesystems ==================================== 1) metaroot cxtxdxsx This command returns root entry in /etc/vfstab to original underlying physical device, for root only. 2) Edit /etc/vfstab: a) comment out all non-OS metadevices. b) return /usr, /var, /opt, and swap to underlying physical devices if they reside in a metadevice. /etc/system: c) remove bootlist state replica lines. 3) Rename the DiskSuite startup files so they are no longer initialized at boot time. # cd /etc/rcS.d; mv S35SUNWmd.init s35SUNWmd.init # cd /etc/rc2.d; mv S95SUNWmd.sync s95SUNWmd.sync # cd /etc/rc3.d; mv S25mdlogd s25mdlogd (for SDS 4.1 if SUNWmdn was installed) These links will be added later by reinstalling DiskSuite after the upgrade. 4) Convert the root mirror to an one-way mirror with the metadetach command. We remove the primary sub-mirror because if something were to go wrong with the upgrade; we could use the secondary sub-mirror to boot from and get back to our original config. So for example: # metastat d0 d0: Mirror Submirror 0: d10 State: Okay Submirror 1: d20 State: Okay Pass: 1 Read option: roundrobin (default) Write option: parallel (default) Size: 3026320 blocks d10: Submirror of d0 State: Okay Size: 3026320 blocks Stripe 0: Device Start Block Dbase State Hot Spare c0t0d0s0 0 No Okay d20: Submirror of d0 State: Okay Size: 4300560 blocks Stripe 0: Device Start Block Dbase State Hot Spare c0t10d0s0 0 No Okay #metadettach d0 d10 (where d10 contain boot disk c0t0d0) 5) Copy /etc/vfstab, /etc/system and startup files back. We copy these files to the secondary sub-mirror. If something happens during upgrade we can always boot from mirror which would have original config. a) cp /etc/vfstab.orig /etc/vfstab b) cp /etc/system.orig /etc/system c) cd /etc/rcS.d; mv s35SUNWmd.init S35SUNWmd.init d) cd /etc/rc2.d; mv s95SUNWmd.sync S95SUNWmd.sync e) cd /etc/rc3.d; mv s25mdlogd S25mdlogd (for SDS 4.1 if SUNWmdn was installed) 6) Execute init S (go to single-user mode) fsck all underlying partitions. 7) Reboot system Phase III: Removing SDS ======================= 1) Verify that no metadevices are in use: #df -kl Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 96019 48553 37865 57% / /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s6 1369054 487505 826787 38% /usr /proc 0 0 0 0% /proc fd 0 0 0 0% /dev/fd /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s1 96019 54753 31665 64% /var /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 24114 9 21694 1% /export/home /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s4 2052609 336119 1654912 17% /extra /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s5 288556 255427 4274 99% /opt swap 168776 480 168296 1% /tmp 2) Backout SDS related patches # ./backoutpatch xxx 103926-xx Online DiskSuite 3.0: Jumbo patch 102580-xx Solstice DiskSuite 4.0: Jumbo patch 103421-xx Solstice DiskSuite 4.0: POINT PATCH 104172-xx Solstice DiskSuite 4.1: Jumbo patch 3) Remove SDS packages: SUNWmd, SUNWmdg, and SUNWmdn. # /usr/sbin/pkgrm SUNWmd SUNWmdg SUNWmdn (SDS 3.0 will have package SUNWmd ONLY!) If removing SDS 3.0 or 4.0, you will be prompted for these questions: ----------------------------------------------------- ##Removing pathnames in class <preserve> The following files will be left installed: /kernel/drv/md.conf /etc/opt/SUNWmd/mddb.cf /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.tab /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.ctlrmap /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.cf Do you with to remove them now (y,n,?) y The following lines will be left in /etc/system: *Begin MDD Database info (do not edit) set md:mddb_bootlist1="[SDS-MDDB-BOOTLIST]" *End MDD database info (do not edit) Do you with to remove them now (y,n,?) y ---------------------------------------------------- If removing SDS4.1, you will not be prompted with these questions SDS 4.1 removes them for us, this is why we need to make copies of these important files. 9) Remove the disksuite devices. This step is not necessary for SDS 4.1; it removes /dev and /devices for us. # rm -r /dev/md # rm /devices/pseudo/md* You have successfully backed out DiskSuite. PHASE IV: Upgrading Solaris =========================== 1) Upgrade your system to the new Solaris release. See Solaris documentation for upgrade process. 2) Install current cluster patches for corresponding Solaris release. 3) Reboot system. PHASE V: Installing New SDS and Recovering SDS Configurations ============================================================= 1) Install Solstice Disksuite packages SUNWmd, SUNWmdg, and SUNWmdn. For Solaris 2.6 Server Edition, use the the Server Intranet Extension 1.0 cdrom. # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/DiskSuite_4.1/sparc # pkgadd -d `pwd` SUNWmd SUNWmdg SUNWmdn For Solaris 7 Server Edition, use the Solaris Easy Access Server 2.0 cdrom. # cd /cdrom/cdrom0 # ./installer & The installer script will launch a graphical gui to lead thru the process of installing SDS 4.2 along with other bundled software as well. 2) Install the appropriate patches for your SDS release. 104172-xx Solstice DiskSuite 4.1: Jumbo patch 106627-xx Solstice DiskSuite 4.2: Product patch 3) Execute init 6 to reboot. 4) Re-create all of your state database replicas via the metadb command. Use the metadb.orig (from PHASE I) file as your reference. For example to recreate these replicas: flags first blk block count a m p luo 16 1034 /dev/dsk/c0t9d0s7 a p luo 1050 1034 /dev/dsk/c0t9d0s7 a p luo 2084 1034 /dev/dsk/c0t9d0s7 a p luo 16 1034 /dev/dsk/c0t10d0s7 a p luo 1050 1034 /dev/dsk/c0t10d0s7 a p luo 2084 1034 /dev/dsk/c0t10d0s7 Use this command syntax: # metadb -f -a -c 3 c0t9d0s7 c0t10d0s7 (where the # after the -c is the number of replicas to put in each slice) 5) Execute init 6 to reboot which will elect one of the replicas to be the master replica. 6) Editing the /etc/opt/SUNWmd/md.tab file. i) cp md.orig.tab md.tab (md.orig.tab from PHASE I) ii) make the following changes to the contents of the md.tab to avoid data loss during process of reinitialize metadevices under new version of SDS. Modification Rules: ------------------- a. Convert any 2-way metamirrors to 1-way meta-mirrors. For example: d40 -m d14 d24 1 Change to: d40 -m d14 Remember to reattach secondary sub-mirror to main meta-mirror after metadevice have been reinitialized and system have been rebooted. For example: #metattach d40 d24 b. Verify that there is a -k option in raid5 metadevice syntax. If it's not there, then add it. For example: d6 -r c1t10d0s0 c1t11d0s0 c1t12d0s0 -k -i 32b c. For Trans metadevice, follow same rules as for 2-way mirrors. Just convert any 2-way mirrors to 1-way mirror. It doesn't matter if the 2-way mirror is the logging device, the master device, or it could be both. For example: d9 -t d19 d29 d19 1 2 c1t11d0s4 c1t12d0s4 -i 32b d29 -m d39 d49 1 d39 1 1 c1t12d0s5 d49 1 1 c1t11d0s5 Change to: d9 -t d19 d29 d19 1 2 c1t11d0s4 c1t12d0s4 -i 32b d29 -m d39 d39 1 1 c1t12d0s5 d49 1 1 c1t11d0s5 Remember to: # metattach d29 d49 (after Trans metadevice has been re-initialized and system have have been rebooted.) d. Recursively remove all metadevice entries that corresponds to metadevices containing OS filesystems. It is safer to re-mirror these filesystems after reinitializing the non-OS metadevices. 7) Re-create the metadevices using metainit -a # /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metainit -a If for any reasons that the reinitialization of any metadevices should failed or data is corrupt within reinitialized metadevice, then fall back to the "newfs and restore from backup" strategy. 8) Edit the /etc/vfstab file to now mount non-OS metadevices upon boot up. 9) Execute init 6 to reboot system. 10) Use metattach to attach submirrors to all mirrors that previously had two(or more)-way meta-mirrors. example: # metattach d0 d20 example: # metattach d4 d23 11) Compare the /kernel/drv/md.conf file to the original file /kernel/drv/md.conf any changes made to this file will have to be repeated, default metadevices is 128 PHASE VI: Remirroring OS Filesystems ==================================== 1. Once system is stable, go ahead and proceed with procedures to mirror /, /usr, /var, /opt, and swap. 2. See SDS documentation for exact step-by-step procedures. Once remirroring of OS filesystems is done, the upgrade process is complete.
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Now that the kids are back in school, maybe you find yourself with a little extra free time for reading grown-up people books with grown-up people words in them. Maybe, as the autumn air gets chillier, you're looking for an excuse to snuggle up inside under a blanket. Whatever the reason, one thing's for sure: you need some great stuff to read. Thus, we bring you...
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Ah, summertime and the living is easy. School got out really late in Washington this year, so my summer has just begun. Lazy days of laying in my hammock (and later, on the beach in Kauai!) while reading await.
To me, a good summer of reading takes some balance: something funny, something thought-provoking, something entertaining. Here's what I'm planning on (or have already read!) this summer:
Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo
Status: Reading it now
Why I'm reading it: I admire Russo's style and his insightful perspective on small-town America. His book Empire Falls, which won the Pulitzer in 2002, is one of my favorite books.
Synopsis: The novel follows the goings-on in an upstate New York town called North Bath. Several characters are on loan from a previous Russo novel, Nobody's Fool, which was his first critically-acclaimed book. I'm not very far into the book, so I can't tell you much more than that!
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Status: Finished it!
Why I read it: I was late to the party on this one! The Goldfinch was a best-seller and Pulitzer winner in 2014. I wanted to see what all the buzz had been about!
Synopsis: Theodore Decker is in a tragic explosion at an art museum that kills his mother. In shock and under strange circumstances, he leaves the museum with Carel Fabritius' painting The Goldfinch tucked in his backpack. He's afraid to return the painting for fear of prosecution, but the painting changes the course of his life. Not only is this book beautifully written, it's a page-turner. At over 700 pages, it better be!
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Status: Haven't started it!
Why I want to read it: They say not to judge a book by its cover, but this cover is gorgeous. I have to admit, it drew me in. I also enjoy a We Were the Mulvaneys-style family drama, which this book promises!
Synopsis: "The Nest," the Plumb family's trust fund is put at risk by a sibling's reckless behavior. Family drama ensues.
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes
Status: Finished it (in less than 24 hours)!
Why I read it: Part of the novel takes place in the San Juan Islands at the same time period (1890s) as my MiL, Ashley Sweeney's, novel Eliza Waite. The author is local to me!
Synopsis: When her great aunt passes away, Inara takes over her family's estate on Orcas Island, determined to turn it into a boutique hotel. She finds a silk sleeve embroidered in a Chinese style under the stairs and her quest to find out the origin of the sleeve uncovers family secrets. The present-day story is augmented with chapters that tell the story of Mei Lein, the Chinese-American woman who embroidered the sleeve. This book is not artfully written, but it is a very engaging story.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
Status: Started it.
Why I want to read it: Bryson makes me laugh, often out loud!
Synopsis: After living in England for 20 years, Bryson returns to the United States. They say you can't go home, and Bryson finds this to be rather true. The book is a collections of columns he wrote about the quirks of modern American society. Because there isn't an overall plot, it is easy to read this book in installments, rather than all at once.
The Girls by Emma Cline
Status: Haven't started yet
Why I want to read it: I read a review of it in Time and since then, it seems to keep popping up in different publications.
Synopsis: A vulnerable girl gets sucked into a Charles Mansonesque cult. It looks dark but intriguing.
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
Status: Started it (on audiobook)
Why I want to read it: What is a summer reading list without a classic? Besides, a couple of my former students who took AP Language said it was their favorite book they read this year.
Synopsis: The book follows the story of Swedish-American pioneer family in the early 1900s as they struggle to work the land after their patriarch's death. The protagonist, Alexandra, has grit. I like her.
Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper by Hillary Liftin
Status: Haven't started it
Why I want to read it: Every summer reading list needs a fluffy book. The one will be perfect for lazy days on Kauai!
Synopsis: Lizzie Pepper is a movie star who wants to write her memoir. This book is her fictional memoir. The author, Hillary Liftin, was a ghostwriter to the stars, so it's got to be juicy!
I'm sure I'll pick up some other books along the way as well, but this is a start!
What's on your summer reading list?


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Assessing the dynamic postblink changes in tear film with ageing and contact lens wear
Poster Details
First Author: A. Moulakaki SPAIN
Co Author(s): I. Siso-Fuertes R. Montes-Mico H. Radhakrishnan
Abstract Details
To study the changes in higher ocular aberrations (HOAs) during the postblink period in different age groups with and without multifocal contact lens wear.
University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Hospital University Clinic of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Three different age groups (I: 20-29 years, II: 30-39 years, III: >40 years) comprised of 7 eyes each group were included in this study. Eyes with astigmatism less than 1D, corrected visual acuity 20/20 (feet) or better and normal non-invasive tear break-up time (NIBUT) findings were enrolled. Total ocular aberrations were measured in the left eye sequentially for 12 seconds (sec) after a blink, using a Hartmann-Shack wavefront aberrometer (irx-3, Imagine Eyes). Dynamic tear meniscus measurements were obtained during 12 sec postblink period, employing optical coherence tomography (OCT). Measurements were performed initially without contact lenses and then with contact lenses.
Systematic changes in the HOAs significantly increased with time after a blink for the young subjects tested and included in group I (p< 0.002). In this group, a positive relationship was identified between time and spherical aberration (p<0.002) during the postblink period, with the curves to be coalesced 3 sec after a blink, due to tear film consolidation. The tear meniscus height and its area did not change significantly (p>0.79) over the postblink period. A large amount of inter-subject variability was also observed within any of the groups. While, contact lens wear significantly changed the aberration profile during the post blink period (p<0.05).
The optical quality of the human eye varies considerably over time after a blink, due to changes in the tear film characteristics. Age and contact lens wear also influence on the dynamics postblink changes in aberrations.
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Front page story in the Winona Daily News
CBS/WCCO Wander Minnesota, "Can You Learn to Draw?"
Minnesota Monthly, "Best New Art of 2016"
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This is a story about Kuning, the Hero Dog who saved other abandoned dogs in Pulau Ketam back in 2009.
His story at a glance (scroll all the way to the end of this blogpost for his full story)
Back in June 2009, 300 dogs were dumped at a mangrove island, Pulau Selat Kering. It makes international news as one of the horrific dog abuse case, in Malaysia history. These dogs were destined to die a slow death, with no food or water. Either that, or drowned as when its high tide the whole Island would be covered with water. Many ended up killing each other, for desperation of food and stress. Kuning was there to lead the pack of dogs and saved the day!
It was Kuning's 12th Birthday last week and I was at his Birthday Party!
It's not every other day you attend a celebrated doggie hero's birthday party. It was held at The Bee at Jaya One on 29th May 2016. He was definitely KING FOR THE DAY! Look how disciplined and well behaved he is!
Doesn't even take a bite at the yummy cakes in front of him.
I simply love this shot of Mr. K with his portrait postcard.
So how did I ended up meeting Mr. Kuning? (also known as Mr. K)
My dearest dog lover girlfriends here, Cheng Bee and Kelly initiated the gathering and we as dog lovers celebrated Mr. K's birthday together.
My very first shot with Kuning. Awwww...he is so huggable!
His fur coat is perfect and he is sooooo cuddly.
Mr. K is fit and strong
There were also other doggies at Mr. K's Birthday Party.
Meet Johnny who looks like a man's best friend beside me.
Meet River, a super cute pup who lost one of his legs.
You will melt just by looking at this photo.
At times he looks sad too. Awww...
On the other hand, out for some fresh air is this poor little doggy who could not walk. It's not easy taking care of a bedridden doggie. This poor fella is very much confined to his bed or rather mattress and had some bed sore. Poor little guy. S huge shout out to his caretakers which I know is not an easy task. He deserves all the love and attention too. This guy here is a gentle soul.
Items on sale at the event. All for charity.
Does the postcard look like me? asks Mr. K
Gaya duduk so sexy
Some of the shots during Mr. K's Birthday Bash
A kiss on his forehead
After playing with the dogs and having a great time, we had our lunch at The Bee.
The story of Mr. K
Source and special credit goes out to Darshini Kandasamy
of Malay Mail who wrote this story published on 3rd June 2009.
Kuning's no coward-he's a deep-sea rescuer.
His name is Kuning and he's fast gaining a reputation as a wonder dog, helping animal rescuers bring home fellow canines from the uninhabited islands off Pulau Ketam, Klang.
Indeed, according to pet rescuers, Kuning — who had gone missing two weeks ago — and his fellow pooch- Hitam are touted as the 'leaders' for aiding in rescue of 18 abandoned dogs.
Kuning was one of the first batch of dogs left by Pulau Ketam villagers on an isolated island. He swam from the mangroves to the nearest kelong (floating fish farm) where he and Hitam were adopted by the workers there.
Furry Friends Farm (FFF) principal Sabrina Yeap said that Kuning did not know what the rescue missions were about when they first started on May 2.
"We asked for the fishermen's help but because of the jellyfish and sea snakes, we had discouraged them to go into the water. Unexpectedly, Kuning swam to the island one day. Some of the dogs there followed him and swam back out. It was as though he understood we were trying to lure out the dogs," related Yeap.
"The fishermen would then place cages on the boat and coax the swimming dogs into climbing onto the boats and straight into the cages."
She said the fluctuations between high and low tides had hampered rescue missions but the combined efforts of Kuning and Hitam and the fishermen helped to save time and speed up operations.
"Hitam would eat fish at the kelong and swim out to the island where he would actually cough out the food for the other dogs to eat," narrated Yeap.
FFF managed to rescue 21 dogs, three on their own and the rest with the 'follow the leader' style of Kuning and Hitam. Yeap said proudly: "They deserve medals."
Even the kelong workers felt safer with the two around as they proved to be excellent guards, barking and alerting the workers whenever anyone neared the place.
So, when free-spirited Kuning went missing, speculation was rife for about a fortnight about what could have happened — until he was found, safe and sound with veteran webmaster-blogger TV Smith, who was also doing rescue work. Kuning had been mistaken by two independent rescuers for one of the abandoned dogs and carted off for fostering.
But you can bet after a fully sponsored break with free board and breakfast and more, Kuning is back to business of being 'lifeguard'
Now, 7 years later Mr. Kuning lives a happy life at Furry Friends Farm and has been serving the Farm as the Ambassador for the past 4 years.
For those who wish to contribute to Furry Farm Friends, here is their account number.
Public Bank Berhad 317 884 2626 Furry Friends Farm.
For more info log on to their facebook FURRY FARM FRIENDSand website http://www.furryfriendsfarm.org.my/


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Freedom Marches as Dictators Goose Step
Anne Bayefsky published an article at National Review Online summing up her experiences from the Democracy & Security Conference in Prague, Czech Republic this week.
Anne includes in her summary this powerful statement from Natan Sharansky:
Natan Sharansky: "Democracy is on the march, but dictatorships are also on the march. There must be mutual reinforcement between the leader of the free world and dissidents. The most dangerous thing for a dissident is to be ignored; only the solidarity of the world makes it possible for dissidents to continue their struggle. Today there are dissidents in many different contexts but the underlying battle is the same — freedom versus fear. We improve our influence by uniting as dissidents against totalitarians regimes."
Yet, as Anne pointed out, the elephant in the democracy hall is a regime that is about to build nukes.
Anne Bayefsky takes a critical look at the democracy situation and the building threats.
Read it all HERE.
Previously from Prague:
Prague Blogging- 2007 Democracy & Security Conference
Blogging From the Communist Parliament Building
A Night Out With Jose Maria Aznar, Vaclav Haval & Natan Sharansky
Senator Joe Lieberman Gets Personal in Prague
Democracy & Security: Has Democracy Reached an Impasse?
Democracy & Security: Does Democratization Mean Security?
Bush Rocks the Czernin Palace At Prague Democracy Conference
Garri Kasparov Joins Democracy Leaders at Press Gathering
Democracy & Security: Day 2- Dissident Row
Richard Perle Talks On Bush Freedom Agenda (Video)
Former Official Discloses Islamist Infiltration of Bolivia (Video)
Iraqi Warrior Zainab Al-Suwaij Speaks on Mideast Human Rights
Plane Blogging With EYEontheUN's Professor Anne Bayefsky
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|Vertical succulent garden by Vera Devera (c) 2012
If you're planning a wedding with succulents, I'm sure you've seen lots of inspiration for vertical succulent gardens. I'm hosting my own birthday party in a couple of weeks and that has motivated me to get our backyard in shape.
First thing on my list: salvage a pallet and turn it into a kickass garden. And that's just what I did!
- 1 salvaged pallet (i.e., rescue an abandoned pallet off the street, usually outside a warehouse or store)
- Burlap
- Upholstery staple gun
- 3 cubic feet of soil
- Compost
- Lots of plants
This is a great backdrop not only in your backyard, but I can see it used as an escort card display, especially for a garden wedding. The cards can be "sown" into the soil with wooden seedling markers Or it can be a cool architectural feature as part of the setting the scene for your succulent-themed wedding.


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Mick Aston : biography
Michael Antony "Mick" Aston, FSA (1 July 1946 – 24 June 2013) was an English archaeologist. As an academic, he taught at a number of universities across the United Kingdom, and helped popularise the discipline amongst the British public by appearing as the resident academic on the Channel 4 television series Time Team from 1994 to 2011. Through the series, Aston became well-known to the viewing public for his trademark colourful jumpers and flowing, untidy hairstyle.Eggington 2008. He also published a number of books on the subject of archaeology, some of which were written for an academic audience, and others for the general public.
Early in his career, Aston worked for Oxford City and County Museum and later became the first County Archaeologist for Somerset. He taught classes at the University of Birmingham, University of Oxford and the University of Bristol. With the television producer Tim Taylor, Aston began to work on creating shows that would bring archaeology into popular consciousness, being involved in the creation of the short lived Time Signs (1991), which was followed by the far more successful Time Team, which began airing in 1994 and is scheduled to end in 2014. He retired from his university posts in 2004, but continued working on Time Team and commenced writing regular articles for British Archaeology magazine.
Aston specialised in landscape archaeology, focusing on the study of British landscapes in the Early Mediaeval period (circa 400 to 1200 CE). He had a particular research interest in the archaeology of towns and monastic sites from this period.Aston 1998.University of Bristol 2002–2011. As site director, he also undertook a ten year project investigating the manor at Shapwick, Somerset.
Born into a working-class family in Oldbury, West Midlands, Aston attended Oldbury Grammar School. He studied geography at the University of Birmingham before going on to become a professional archaeologist and gaining further degrees in the subject. At the same time he pursued his interest in archaeology both academically and through fieldwork, finding his vocation as a landscape archaeologist.M. Aston, Mick's Archaeology (2000)
Academic work
While researching for a higher degree, Aston taught at the Extra-Mural Department of the University of Birmingham. When he moved to Oxfordshire to take up a post at the Oxford City and County Museum, he taught many extramural classes for the University of Oxford. From there he moved to Taunton to become the first County Archaeologist for Somerset. Again he taught extramural classes, this time for the University of Bristol. In 1978 he became a full-time tutor in local studies at the Oxford University External Studies Department. Then in 1979 he returned to the West Country as tutor in archaeology at the University of Bristol Extra-Mural Department. He was awarded a personal chair at Bristol University in 1996.
When Aston retired in 2004, he became an emeritus professor at Bristol University, and an honorary visiting professor at the University of Exeter and the University of Durham. In the same year he was awarded an Honorary D.Litt by the University of Winchester, formerly King Alfred's College. He had long been associated with this college as an external examiner. The archaeology students of King Alfred's also participated in a 10-year project led by Aston to investigate the manor of Shapwick in Somerset. He received an honorary degree from Worcester University on 31 October 2007. His academic colleagues have contributed to a festschrift in his honour, published in 2007.Festschrift: People and places : essays in honour of Mick Aston / edited by Michael Cotsen. Oxford : Oxbow, 2007. ISBN 1842172514 Following his retirement from academia, Aston continued to return to the universities at Exeter, Durham and Bristol to do occasional teaching.Aston 2010.
Aston published many works, particularly on landscape archaeology and monasteries. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1976 and was the 21st member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists. In July 2012 he received a lifetime achievement award at the British Archaeological Awards.
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Due to our dynamic growth, we are expanding our team in Munich, and are currently looking for an Organizational Design Advisor (m/f/d).
Organizational Design Advisor (m/f/d)
Your tasks
- Responsible for organization diagnosis and development
- Gather and analyse data to identify trends and recurring topics, internally as well as industry best practices
- Develop and implement organization roadmap strategies for improved organizational design and service delivery
- Prepare organization design alternatives, test them against design criteria and principles, and help align leadership – including in-/outsourcing, offshoring and shared services
- Identify and assign decision making authority and responsibility to individuals (decision rights) and groups (governance)
- Design jobs, roles and team mandates, create competency models and career paths, reward systems, KPIs as well as SLAs and SoWs
- Serve as a trusted advisor to all operative and central units
- Contribute to practice development initiatives including culture building, workplace value realization, etc.
- Provide an overview and system administration on organizational structure, staffing, policies and guidelines and terminology
Your profile:
- 3+ years of relevant work experience
- Demonstrated interest in a profession in human capital work through professional organizations, coursework, certifications, conference attendance, etc., including expertise on regulative requirements
- Strong analytic and data visualization skills and research thinking
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation and documentation skills for design workshops, focus groups, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and apply problem-solving skills, generating new ideas and providing technical guidance
- Demonstrated team work and leadership capabilities
- Fluent in English and German
- Expertise or certification in work organization and productivity, e.g. Star Model, Holacracy, Design Thinking, Positive Psychology, etc., appreciated
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[THE INVESTOR] Concerns over Celltrion having received a Form 483 from the US Food and Drug Administration is disproportionate, said eBEST Investment and Securities on Aug. 8, maintaining a "buy" recommendation and 450,000 won (US$402.14) target price.
FDA has issued a warning letter, noting an issue related to vial stoppers, in January and did a follow-up inspection last month. The company stated that this Form 483, or Notice of Inspectional Observations, is unrelated to the contents of warning letter, hinting that the level of inspection will be advanced to Voluntary Action Indicated from Official Action Indicated.
Celltrion is holding talks with FDA to draw a conclusion by mid-August and VAI classification, if granted as presumed, will not pose any problem in gaining an approval for applications, said analyst Shin Jae-hun.
The fast-track status of its global CMO partner Teva's drug candidate remains unchanged as well, added the analyst.
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Cell Manager
Manage mobile devices and apps throughout your complete fleet for optimal security, no matter whether gadgets are private or firm owned. MobileIron's goal-constructed MDM software program offers global firms with a highly scalable solution for cellular system administration, security and enterprise app storefronts and was positioned within the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Cellular Gadget Administration. As soon as they are reported to the server, the entries for the apps are faraway from the subsequent query. SOTI MobiControl supports biometric and two-factor authentication to prevent unauthorized entry to the cellular gadget and the corporate community.
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This term is often related to enterprise use of mobile devices, the place it will be significant for businesses to each enable for effective cell system use, and defend sensitive knowledge from unauthorized entry. It lets you hold data secure on the gadget by guaranteeing a passcode is about, and if the passcode just isn't set, firm information is robotically faraway from the device. Easy and reasonably priced, our Canada 4 GB Enterprise Cell plan is ideal for single users or may be shared by a number of customers underneath the identical account within the same area.
Whereas user-owned units have exploded onto networks in every single place, it's crucial to maintain community entry safe with out inflicting an undue IT burden. And, an efficient gadget administration or Enterprise Mobility Administration device ought to be capable of deploying, securing, monitoring, integrating and managing any device utilized by workforce for official goal. Not like iOS purchasers, a macOS shopper on an MDM server enrolls gadgets and customers as separate entities.
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Due to Cell System Administration (MDM), you and your IT managers retain control of your company's cellular system landscape. Even if you are not deploying these mitigations in the mean time, you need to search to buy a Home windows Hardware Compatibility Program device that support TPM 2.0, UEFI v2.three.1 or greater and have a processor with virtualisation extensions. If the application is installed unmanaged, the person will probably be prompted to permit administration of the app on unsupervised gadgets and, if accepted, the appliance becomes managed.
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Alfa is a old wizard that seems to be friends with Sia who appeares in the RP Solo Story: Sia's Hometown Shoke and the Life of Heroes RP 2: Death from Above. He first appeares in both of Sia's memories that was shown to Crash Man, Shadow and Crash the Hedgehog while they were in her head trying to stop Demon Sonic from controllying her. His real name is Abutono Zonico Universallno the 5th, but Sia calls him "Alfa" because she says that he's like "the alfa dog in Aura Energy knowlage". In the RP, Alfa was called in by Q's Uncle to find out whats wrong with CM while he was glowing. After they all left the manstion, Alfa cures Crash Man from his exposure to the deadly radiation, along with The Chaotix, Q's Uncle, and Coco and is now comming along with the heroes.
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Sia (student to teach about the Aura Energy Guardians), Dr. Bluesmith (more like aquentences), Crash Man, Shadow, Q-Pid, Q's Uncle, Aku Aku, Luna.
Black Doom, NightDusk, Spark, Shade, Sal (possibly).
Wise, loyal to his word, somewhat not understandable (to Sia only)
- When Alfa talks to Sia about the day she dosen't remember, he gives her a cup of hot chocolate. This could mean that its Sia's or Alfa's favoret drink.
- Alfa seemes to know Shadow somehow. This being proven when Sia mentoned Shadow's name, Alfa became suprized. Alfa also seemes to know Black Doom and Luna as well.
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Smoke and Mirrors
As Mark Ruffalo gets ready for Now You See Mea��s sequel, he talks about his bond with the cast and the directora��s vision.
AMERICAN actor Mark Ruffalo, known for his social and humanitarian works, recently attracted the ire of several scientists when he commented on the controversy surrounding the Flint (Michigan) water crisis, saying that it is not safe to take a bath in the citya��s water due to its lead content. Meanwhile, the Hulk star is all geared up for his next, Now You See Me 2a��where he reprises the role of Dylan Rodes, an FBI agenta��which boasts grander plot twists. The movie revolves around the four horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Lizzy Caplan) who are on a new mission. The 48-year-old is also working on Thor: Ragnarok along with Chris Hemsworth. Here he talks about going back to an amazing cast and his excitement over working with Morgan Freeman again.
How different is the sequel from the first part?
The movies have the same joie de vivre that we have with each other
(the cast) in real life. This is a little bit grander than the first one. The payoff is a final big magic trick that is mind-blowing and really satisfying.
Can you tell us about the movie and the characters?
Theya��re (the horsemen) trying to expose a tech upstart (Daniel Radcliffe) who has figured out how to put a backdoor on all kinds of encryption, in order to steal information.
How was it to work with Morgan Freeman again?
Morgan and I got to do a lot of stuff in the film. He was really like a blessing to me. Hea��s one of the great actors; someone I really look up to.
Have your kids watched any of your movies? How did they react?
The first time he (Keen Ruffalo) ever saw me on TV, I was away and he was there with the nanny. He saw me on TV and he ran to it and started banging on the side, going: a�?How is he? Papa! Papa! Come out, come out!a��
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INDEPENDENT THEATRE: mothersmilk The Other One Productions
The Other One Productions is an independent theatre production company that was formed in 2012 by Joanne Trentini; its premiere season of mothersmilk was held at Melbourne's iconic fortyfivedownstairs from 31 October 2012. With Joanne as writer and actor, Renee Trentini of The Winnifred Effect and Kathryn Hooper of Dallape Chant joined the team as Co-Producers.
Workshopping as a collective to ensure the right 'hero' image was captured by photographer Sarah Walker was central to the success of mothersmilk. The subsequent development of the marketing materials including the poster, postcard, program, and fundraising campaign was the collaborative efforts of Kathryn as graphic designer, Renee as editor and Joanne as the face of the campaign; the result is a cohesive, professional and intriguing image being presented. Notwithstanding the central aim of the marketing material was to capture the audience's attention resulting in good ticket sales; this objective was achieved.
Attracting and capturing interest through the use of social media was a core component of the marketing strategy. The Other One Productions wanted to show a behind-the-scenes look at the production to our followers on Facebook and Twitter allowing them an inside look at the challenges – the highs and lows – faced by independent theatre producers, a chance to meet the cast before seeing them on stage, and an introduction to the creatives such as the Director, film maker or animator. Again, the collaborative efforts of Kathryn as the social media campaigner, Renee as editor and Joanne ensuring access to rehearsals, the cast and creatives meant that we had great amounts of material we could share.
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One great way to learn the law is to listen to an audio study aid during your commute to school, while exercising, or when you have any down time. Learning the law is a full time job and this means not wasting any time. You must keep reinforcing the law you studied or you will forget it by the time you get to exam day–if you don't reinforce knowledge within 48 hours of first studying it, most of it will be forgotten and you will have to spend lots of time relearning it for the exam.
This series is designed so that no topic is longer than about five minutes. This approach will allow you to quickly find the rules you are looking for, which is a huge improvement over other series where you have to search through an hour long lecture to find what you want to listen to. You can find the series on Amazon, iTunes, or your other favorite mp3 download site


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(Protesters display placards against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar during the campaign in Nintavur)
The group of people in Nintavur today protested against the attack being carried out on the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
The protest march commenced at the Grand Jummah mosque and ended at the Divisional Secretariat at Nintavur.
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On Saturday, September 22, 2012, Vicksburg National Military Park will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the preliminary announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation with a program entitled, "Contested Freedom: Emancipation, Reconstruction, and the Vicksburg Riots of 1874."
At 10:00 a.m., park ranger Dr. David Slay will conduct a one-hour program on the front lawn of the Shirley House located at Tour Stop #2 along the park tour road. Beginning with a public reading of the Emancipation Proclamation and brief talk on Reconstruction, the program will focus on the 1874 Vicksburg Riots and sites within the park related to the terrible series of events which took place in early December 1874. These events would signal the end of Reconstruction and set the tone for racial violence for the next 100 years in this region.
Park admission is $8.00 per vehicle, and limited parking is available along the tour road between the Shirley House and Illinois Monument.


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LAK @ WPG - 6:42 of the Second PeriodNHL.com @NHLdotcom
At 6:42 of the second period in the Kings/Jets game, video review determined that Blake Wheeler's shot entered the net after it had come off its moorings. No Goal Winnipeg.View More
According to Rule 78.5 "Apparent goals shall be disallowed by the referee when the net becomes displaced accidentally. The goal frame is considered to be displaced if either or both goal pegs are no longer in their respective holes in the ice, or the net has come completely off one or both pegs, prior to or as the puck enters the net".


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Sampson County and Sherman's March
Original roads and bridges are hard to find in Sampson County. Ken Cox of Newton Grove shared these pictures of the original road/bridge over Seven Mile Swamp on present day Church Road. There were taken during the drought of 2010. This original road is indicative of those in the 1800s such as troops would cross as they moved from Sampson County into Johnston County.
The following are excerpts from actual accounts after the Battle at Bentonville. Thomas W. Connelley of the 70th Ohio wrote about the heart of Sampson as the XV Corps broke camp on the road south of Newton Grove, "The last two days have been sunny and the air deliciously pleasant, full of balmy influences of Spring. The peach and apple trees are full of their delicate pink and white blossoms. Their delightful fragrances float in the air, greeting us with natures' tenderest offerings. We are passing through a well cultivated country, with rich farm lands skirting the roadside. The houses are well built, the granaries are full of oats and corn and our animals are getting their fill.
We have found more forage than we could bring away." Henry Wright , 6th Iowa wrote, "We are moved to the vicinity of Newton Grove Cross-Roads and camped before night. Here while oak timber was seen for the first time in many days and was hailed by the troops with shouts of joy for it was something to get out of the pine woods."
The XV Corps train moved north from the Seven-Mile Creek and Rob Lee's store at 6:00 AM, following what is now SR 1647 to Newton Grove Post Office at the home of Dr. Monk. There they turned to the right on the Goldsboro new road and encamped at Canaan Baptist Church until 4 PM, while the rear of the XV Corps cleared the Newton Grove area. Obviously these troops were headed to Bentonville for the last major battle of the War.
Sampsonians in the battle were in Company A, 71st NC Regiment, part of the NC Junior Reserves. The 51st Regiment was another with a number of Sampsonians. A unit that lost heavily was the 36th North Carolina and Company A of that regiment were all Sampsonians.
There were at least one civilian Sampsonian who had part in the battle. Sounds of cannons from about 11 AM could be heard clearly for about 20 miles and those living as far away as Giddensville and Wesley Chapel areas could heard the cannons roar. One that did was James Fellows Jackson, a 59 year old farmer. He was not too pleased with the Yankees sacking his farm and taking his food. He grabbed his squirrel rifle and set out to do his part in the raging battle at Bentonville.


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Meet Magento Poland 2015: Recap
On 19-20 of October Polcode once again took part in Meet Magento Polska. We are regular participants of eCommerce events and fans of the platform itself, which is especially dear to us due to its unflagging popularity in the world of online sales and its tightly knit community. The annual Meet Magento meetings are held under the common name around the world, with editions in the US, Japan, Germany, Brasil, Netherlands and more. Up till now, they were conferences with just lectures and presentations aimed primarily at developers and owners of e-stores. This year, however, organizers not only moved the venue to Poznan, but also introduced additional attractions within the agenda. They decided to move away from the two-track talk convention style of previous years and expanded the program with workshops – both for eCommerce entrepreneurs and developers. As we were interested by this new form of the event, we sent a slightly more numerous representation than usual: three managers specialized in business analysis and project management in eCommerce, and five Magento developers. Our impressions?
We were not disappointed in the slightest. The most popular workshops and lectures were those covering the long-awaited Magento 2. We had long heard about the new version and had been waiting for it for years. Finally, in Poznan we had the chance to talk about the specifics with the people responsible for all the "fuss."
The program was packed with many interesting topics, so much so that sometimes choosing between parallel lectures was really difficult. Vinai Kopp during the "Dipping your toes into Magento 2 waters" introduced participants to creating Magento 2 modules. The workshop really stood out thanks to the very practical approach to the subject. We could create a module for Magento 2, which encouraged thinking and continuous concentration on the topic. What is truly important for a programmer is that the workshop's result was a complete and working piece of code (module), which can be further expanded upon and improved ("test and refactor" as Vinai repeatedly said;)).
"Magento Core as a Holy Grail. Core modification for great performance increase" is our next favorite. Ivan Chepurnyi, as always, had a very interesting talk about the secrets of Magento's core architecture. During his short lecture he drew attention to in what way someone can modify what every Magento developer is afraid to touch – the Magento Core. Ivan conducted the lecture in a very informative way, providing examples and repeatedly backing them up with numbers. With his modifications he achieved an impressive improvement in the Magento platform efficiency.
The lecture by Ben Marks, "Magento 2 mysteries" was an obvious sensation as Ben presented Magento 2 in a nutshell to the audience. Ben, with his characteristic enthusiasm, talked about what awaits us in Magento 2, and as a lot of good things await us, he managed to get everyone interested in participating in the following lectures and workshops as well as in continuously developing our skills (the lecture's motto "Testing is everything" ;)).
We did not regret participating in the "Braintree implementation – hints, tricks & smooth implementation" presentation either. The two lecturers, smoothly and with a great humor, discussed topics relating to one of key features in modern eCommerce applications – online payments. They presented current trends and the purchasing process from the customer's perspective. Piotr Karwatka filled knowledge gaps about the wise use of the vast amount of information (BigData) and Brendan Falkowski shared a lot of practical information on how to create an effective mobile front-end during the "Responsive Design Along The Conversion Path" talk.
Stach Bręczewski's workshop will also be fondly remembered. First, he focused on discussing the issue of a brand in contemporary business and, during the afternoon workshop, concentrated on teamwork. In groups of four, with rudimentary slogans and some accessories, we had to come up with a vision for a new, self-generated product and then present a business plan for the rest of the participants who played the role of investors. Last but not least, and definitely deserving of a mention, is Inchoo's Aron Stanic's very informative and objective elaboration on the formal aspects of the Magento Solution Partner Program.
In short, Snowdog (the organizer of Meet Magento Poland) rose to the occasion – took care of the networking possibilities and organized a fun afterparty that included a spectacular ice sculpture display. The ice sculptor used a chainsaw, had antastic lighting and a musical backdrop. The end result was a familiar-looking, giant letter M. Not surprisingly, afterwards most of the participants queued up for a souvenir photo.
As we mentioned, we could not complain in the slightest about the organization or the atmosphere, as evidenced below:
Nevertheless, as with every edition, we did feel a bit unsatisfied even with all the positive impressions. That's because two days of workshops, networking and fun did not feel like enough, but we tried to make the most of every moment. We cannot do anything more than to heartily thank the organizers and all the participants for a great time.
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Dyslexia and stress
Thomas Richard Miles
Whurr, Feb 1, 2004 - Education - 196 pages
Though a good deal is known about the remediation of dyslexics of all ages, there is growing awareness among teachers and others that there is much more to their work that teaching literacy skills. Most of us experience stress at some point in our lives, but experience suggests that dyslexics are particularly vulnerable to it. This book presents documented evidence on the subject.
The second edition has been substantially rewritten and contains contributions from both dyslexics and non-dyslexics. Many of the contributors to the first edition have substantially rewritten their original chapters.
Among the new contributors are Morag Kiziewicz, herself dyslexic and a learning support manager at the University of Bath; Michael Lea, a professional musician; and Julian Cox, who, in the editor' s view, was unjustly convicted of murder by the courts when the whole event leading to this was a tragic accident brought about by his disabilities. All describe the ways in which dyslexia has influenced their lives. There are also chapters by Lindsay Peer, who writes from her standpoint as education office of the British Dyslexia Association and Melanie Jameson, who is advisor to the Adult Dyslexia organization and speaks of the way dyslexics' stresses in the lawcourts sometimes lead to serious miscarriages of justice.
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Tennis superstar, Serena Williams has qualified for the Wimbledon singles final for the tenth time in her career and the very first since becoming a mother.
The 36-year-old mother of one reached the Grand Slam final after beating Germany's Julia Goerges 6-2, 6-4 at the All England Club on Thursday with only 70 minutes.
Speaking after the game, Serena said:
'It's crazy, I l didn't expect to do this well in my fourth tournament back. I can play so free and that's kind of what I'm doing.'
'This wasn't inevitable for me, I had a tough delivery (birth) and had multiple surgeries, I couldn't walk to my mailbox so it's not normal to be in a Wimbledon final.'
Of her next opponent, she said: 'She is clearly a very good grass court player, whatever happens it's an incredible effort from me and good motivation to keep going for the rest of my career.'
Serena Williams, a 23-time champion, will equal Margaret Court's all-time record if she beats Angelique Kerber on Saturday in the finals.


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After last year's multi-billion dollar acquisition of Oculus' Virtual Reality platform by Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), doubts had begun creeping into the minds of investors, observers and commentators alike, regarding the judiciousness of such an acquisition. Facebook, perhaps compelled by the anxiety of its investors regarding the fruitfulness of Oculus' acquisition, has come out with its future plans with Oculus.
Oculus's Chief Scientist Michael Abrash and Facebook's Chief Technology Officer, Mike Schroepfer, utilized the second day of its Annual developer conference to clarify on Facebook's Oculus plans. The basic premise and the idea on which Facebook and its user community thrives is the principle of 'shared experiences'. Facebook explained that with Oculus VR and its integration into the social networking platform, the 'shared experiences' principle can be taken to a whole new level.
The bets are laid on the fact that, in the future, VR videos will provide users an immersive experience into other's lives, thus enabling a person's real experience to be shared in a 3D virtual space. This could only be seen as a logical progression for Facebook to transform the quality and content of its social network.
Facebook has to constantly re-invent and re-shape the user experience of its community and therefore, the explanations from Facebook have come at an opportune moment to indicate the future trajectories that Facebook intends to walk upon. At the same time, Facebook, has in one swoop, also laid down a more compelling business case for virtual reality players by opening a new window of opportunity for them. Of late, the VR platforms were inching closer to the danger of being relegated to the narrow arena of games and entertainment. Although, the idea and the rationale for the acquisition of Oculus VR may seem clearer to investors, it may still take some more time before Facebook comes out with an Oculus VR integrated social platform.
As Facebook's CTO, Shroepfer explained, it may be some time before the masses could be taken to virtual reality. The current challenge for Facebook, however, is to create a 'minimum bar of presence', so that its subsequent users make sense of the platform when it launches. This will ensure that users are able to easily and conveniently adopt and integrate it into their lives. Moreover, the cameras that can record VR videos cannot be currently manufactured at price points acceptable to the average consumer. Lack of an enabling ecosystem, therefore, has put Facebook on a cautious tread in its ambitious plans of marrying virtual reality with our everyday lives.
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Arizona law enforcement agencies split on benefits of 'Live PD'
PHOENIX — The Pinal County Police Department's contract renewal for "Live PD" is still to be announced as the show has gotten mixed reviews from officials.
Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb told Pinal Central that the reaction has been positive and that they were pleased with it.
The reality show centered on the day-to-day duties of police officers on Friday and Saturday nights. It is broadcast almost live to viewers.
Lamb said that the show has boosted the image of the department but other law enforcement agencies who have withdrawn from the show have cited economic development concerns.
Agencies from around the country, including departments in Oklahoma, Connecticut and Ohio, decided not to renew their contracts. They said the show spotlighted the criminal activity in the area, rather than focus on the positives happening in their communities.
However, Arizona officials said that they have not seen this.
"I can't say that the show has helped or hurt economic development efforts," Pinal County spokesman Joe Pyritz told Pinal Central.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety was featured on the first season of the show but has since parted ways after completing over 60 episodes.
"Much evaluation went into the decision to not return to 'Live PD,'" DPS spokesman Bart Graves told Pinal Central. "The agency and 'Live PD' parted on very good terms and we enjoyed our time on the show but felt it best to not continue at this time."
Lamb said he sees no reason why he wouldn't renew the contract.
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