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Monday morning, Intel announced an arrangement with AMD to give a discrete GPU for a future project with Intel SoC. On Tuesday, AMD reported that their main GPU draftsman, Raja Koduri, was leaving the organization. Today, Intel declared that they have employed Raja Koduri to fill in as their GPU chief architect. Raja's task won't be small; Intel will build their own top of the line discrete GPUs. Intel said that Koduri will be General Manager of an initiative to drive computer research, which implies Intel needs manmade brainpower and visual registering from the servers for real gadgets.
"Raja is one of the most experienced, innovative and respected graphics and system architecture visionaries in the industry and the latest example of top technical talent to join Intel," said Murthy Renduchintala, Intel's chief engineering officer and a group president, in a statement. "We have exciting plans to aggressively expand our computing and graphics capabilities and build on our very strong and broad differentiated IP foundation. With Raja at the helm of our Core and Visual Computing Group, we will add to our portfolio of unmatched capabilities, advance our strategy to lead in computing and graphics, and ultimately be the driving force of the data revolution."
Rajas goal will be to grow Intel's position in integrated graphics for the PC market, and to move Intel to the top in the discrete graphics chip market. That part will place them in a major rivalry with AMD and Nvidia. Some have wondered if the side-switching will lead to battles in court, as it did between AMD and Intel in the 1990s.
A spokesperson for AMD said: "We have a very strong graphics team and will continue our focus on building great products. We also have industry-leading graphics [intellectual property] IP and, if necessary, will vigorously defend it."
Koduri has more than 25 years' experience in visual computing, game consoles, and accelerated computing. "I have admired Intel as a technology leader and have had fruitful collaborations with the company over the years," he said. "I am incredibly excited to join the Intel team and have the opportunity to drive a unified architecture vision across its world-leading IP portfolio that helps accelerate the data revolution."
Koduri will officially start at Intel in early December.


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Your Guide to The New Project Runway
Project Runway had some ups and downs since its original launch in 2004 on Bravo. The show later moved to Lifetime in 2009. After 16 successful seasons of searching for America's next big designer together with Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway is now getting a huge makeover. The Weinstein scandal led to a temporary termination of the show. Now that Harvey Weinstein is out of the game, it was announced that the series will be back on Bravo for its upcoming 17th season. Here is your ultimate guide to the new Project Runway.
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn Are Out of Project Runway
The dynamic fashion duo that rose to fame Project Runway is officially out of the show. Both hosts are currently working on another reality show for Amazon Prime Video.
"I'm most excited that my journey with my dear friend and colleague, Tim Gunn, is far from over. We will be partnering with Amazon for a new show, and we're excited for everyone to see what we're designing next!' – the former supermodel revealed.

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- I pulled out two old potties.
- I pulled out several potty books written for kids and ordered one more. (As it turned out unnecessarily--there is a lot of overlap in thematics. Two are enough.)
- I bought an absorbent waterproof-bottomed machine washable bathmat from Bed Bath and Beyond and installed it underneath one of the potties in Baby T's carpeted bedroom. (I've never had a child have a potty in their own bedroom, but the bathrooms are so far away from her room that it's going to have to be that way.
- I bought some more flannel receiving blankets to use as covers for the machine washable bathmat.
- I installed the other potty in our master bath.
- I bought several packs of pullups with enticing designs.
- I bought a Sesame street potty seat that goes on top of the grownup potty and installed it in the powder room downstairs. (So, that's three officially-approved pottying stations for our Baby T. I also own a couple of folding seats for use when out and about, but I haven't pulled those out yet.)
- I purchased two step stools. One is now in the powder room and the other is now in the master bath. Baby T has already been enjoying her new freedom and independence with regard to being able to wash her hands.
- Baby T has done easily a dozen potty visits so far, most of them on her initiative. We spend our time either reading and rereading the potty books or just me singing "Wheels on the Bus," with Baby T suggesting verses. (She'll say "cows" and I'll sing about how "The cows on the bus go moo, moo, mo, all through the town!") I think that several verses of Wheels on the Bus make a good potty timer. Rereadings of the potty books suggest that Baby T has a stronger and stronger grasp of at least the theoretical side of the subject.
- What about concrete results? you ask. One successful pee. That's all! But we are prepared for success, if success is on the way. I'm also thinking that once warm weather arrives, I can just have Baby T wear a t-shirt and pullup around the house.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Potty training?????
On Monday, Baby T said something that I've forgotten now that showed so much physical awareness that I decided to do a push for potty training. Here's what's happened since then:
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Following the flame: Inverness - dominated by Mr Duffy
09 Jun 2012
Posted by: Anna Stone
Subjects: Interesting stories
Aviva's first agent in Inverness, Peter Anderson, was appointed in 1809 by North British Insurance Company and by 1813 the company was running a fire engine there which they purchased from the Aberdeen Insurance Company.
By 1818 they had been joined by Norwich Union Life , represented by Lewis Grant a bookseller...
...and by 1842 Scottish National was operating in Inverness under William Short of the British Linen Company.
By 1870 Northern Assurance were operating in Inverness under agent Thomas Douglas of the City of Glasgow Bank.
By 1877 he had been replaced by William Corner who had this special envelope printed...
...and through whom the policy below was taken out by Robert MacRae, a local mason, in 1878.
General Accident first appeared in the town (as it was then) in 1889 when their agent was listed as Richard Duffy. While representing General Accident for accident insurance Mr Duffy was also agent for Norwich Union's Fire and Life business in Inverness. He was listed as their agent by 1892 and photographed for the staff magazine on his appointment as district manager, based at Norwich Union Chambers on the corner of Academy Street, in 1898.
But this was still not enough for Mr Duffy who also founded our two Inverness-based constituent companies. In 1894, while working for both Norwich Union and General Accident, he spotted a type of insurance he wasn't offering and promptly set up his own company to sell it! The North of Scotland Plate Glass, as the new concern was known, was eventually purchased by General Accident in 1923.
Two years later Mr Duffy set up the North of Scotland Fire Insurance Company from offices at 3 Union Street. The company was sold to Norwich Union Fire and amongst its records I found this policy of 1898 taken out by Alexander Gardner Scott, a clerk at the company, insuring his property in lodgings at 30 Hill Terrace.
In 1906 Mr Duffy was forced to choose between Norwich Union and General Accident when the former took up accident insurance meaning he could not act for both. After a visit from Francis Norie-Miller (who had a much shorter journey than Mr Bignold way down in Norwich) he chose to stay with "GA".
1906 was an interesting year for the branch as it paid out what is thought to have been the very first claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act. At 1pm on the day the act became law an Inverness policyholder reported that his domestic servant had injured her foot on a rusty nail while jumping down off a table and called upon the company to pay the doctor's bill.
By the following year the branch, under resident secretary Mr R Duffy, was at 28 Queensgate. They were still in the same premises a decade later when the branch became the first to employ a woman as chief clerk. In 1917 Miss Helen Shand, formerly of both North of Scotland Plate Glass and of Norwich Union, was appointed to the position. The previous post holder, Sergeant-Piper William Fraser, had been called up for military duty for the second time having recovered from injuries sustained at the Battle of Loos.
In 1920 General Accident moved to Portree House 15 High Street where they still resided in 1924 when Mr Duffy retired after 35 years with the company. The picture below appeared in the staff magazine of 1911 with a feature on the man which referred to his involvement in the establishment of Inverness Investment and Permanent Building Society and the Portree Wool Mill Company, his role as town councillor and magistrate and his love of cricket and golf.
You might think that this is the end of "Duffy domination" but you would be wrong. Richard Duffy was replaced as joint manager by Mr D Duffy and S Hutcheson and from 1928-1948 Mr D Duffy was in sole charge. He may well be among those pictured below outside the company's agricultural show stand in 1932.
Staff photographs at agricultural shows are actually a bit of a theme with Inverness as we also have this undated photograph of Northern Assurance Inverness staff...
...and this showing General Accident's branch manager James D Fraser and his staff at a show in 1959.
By this date the branch controlled an area of 11,000 square miles with a total population of just 223,000. According to the staff magazine the most northerly part of the area covered was actually closer to Norway than to the branch office at 7 Ardross Terrace Inverness.
My final Inverness story concerns the house warming party held to celebrate the move to 7 Ardross Terrace at the end of 1955. The then branch manager, Mr Leishman (shown seated centre), wrote to head office with details of the event which was attended by 100 guests.
He then left his successor, James D Fraser, the unenviable task of getting head office to pay the bill for the refreshments. In response Mr Fraser received a memo saying that the cost of spirits (at £41 5s, the equivalent of £844 today) was "surprisingly high".
His superiors had calculated that this equated to 8s per head on spirits and demanded an explanation. Mr Fraser replied that almost all those who attended had drunk whisky, with the exception of one agent spotted drinking sherry, and concluded that the expense "really was what we expected because you can rest assured that at these functions in the North the clientele take full advantage of the hospitality offered".
I've struggled to find a suitable link to introduce this final photograph, of Norwich Union's Inverness branch decorated for an unidentified occasion, but I've failed - so here it is just because I like it.
© Andrew Paterson/Scottish Highlander Photo Archive
Addendum – thanks to the detective work of the Facebook group, 'Inverness when you were a kid', we can now confirm that the building was decorated for the coronation of George VI in 1937. More information about this particular image can be found on the Scottish Highlander Photo Archive website (ref 31293).


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It may not have come as a surprise that the US government blocked the proposed merger between China's Ant Financial and money transfer firm MoneyGram in a US$1.2 billion deal. And last week it was reported that the Australian government would not allow Huawei Technologies to participate in a submarine cable project that would connect Sydney to the Solomon Islands.
The two cases show the huge obstacles that Chinese technology firms are facing as they pursue their global expansion plans. Nations appear to harbor security concerns when Chinese enterprises are involved because they believe that these companies are ultimately controlled by the Chinese government.
These nations are afraid that the Chinese government – meaning, the Communist Party – has the power to interfere in the operations of these companies, whether they are private or state-owned. And being under its control, these companies could be used to serve the interests of the state. As such, fears of surveillance and espionage, theft of corporate secrets, and even sabotage are not far from the minds of the authorities when vetting business deals involving Chinese companies.
These concerns become more pronounced after Chinese leader Xi Jinping made known to the world that his nation intends to become a global power, and as US President Donald Trump pursued his "America First" policy that is seen as America's retreat from its leadership of the "Free World".
Alibaba's Ant Financial may be simply a Chinese financial institution that operates the Alipay mobile payment platform. But the fund it manages has already exceeded the value of China Merchants Bank.
Ant Financial has been planning for a long time to pursue a global expansion strategy to maintain its strong growth momentum. And it is quite clear that the Chinese company is aiming to change the way of doing business in overseas markets through its Taobao, TMall and Alipay ecosystem.
The acquisition of MoneyGram would have helped Ant Financial to establish a presence in the US financial market, allowing it to build relationships with American businesses and people.
In a joint statement issued after the deal was rejected by the US government, Ant Financial and MoneyGram said the geopolitical environment had "changed considerably" since the merger was announced last year.
While the statement did not reveal the reason for the rejection, it is quite clear that Ant Financial sees it as a political decision.
In fact, many critics in the US financial industry have warned against the acquisition of MoneyGram by a Chinese company. They noted that the US-based company provides money transfer services to suppliers and families of the US military service.
If the deal is allowed, sensitive personal information related to the US military service would be available to the Chinese company, and by extension, to the Chinese government. That would present a security loophole, the critics said.
In the case involving Huawei, Australia, a staunch ally of the United States, would not allow a state-controlled Chinese company to get involved in its infrastructure investment, especially in an undersea cable project that is the backbone of the internet and used in the transmission of data around the world.
Australia would not give Beijing the opportunity to have access to its sensitive information network, which it believes could happen if Huawei is allowed to participate in the project.
Alibaba and Huawei have the resources to pursue their expansion plans, but it is possible that their aggressive approach may be raising feelings of discomfort and suspicion in the markets they intend to reach.
On the other hand, Alibaba was able to acquire an e-commerce firm in the US to support its B2B platform growth, and it was regarded as a purely business deal and did not draw massive opposition from rivals and the regulators as the business does not involve sensitive government information.
Tencent Holdings also expanded its footprint in overseas market with the acquisition of Supercell, an online game developer, for HK$67 billion in 2016. The deal also secured the green light from local authorities without significant hitches.
Indeed, Chinese technology firms can pursue their international expansion plans but they must be sensitive to local sentiments in the markets they wish to enter. They must also be able to assure everyone that they are not in any way under the control of Beijing authorities.
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Did you know that Tigris' temporary staff are divided into 6 separate categories? While interviewing candidates, we always ask which positions they would be interested in being considered for. These include: promotional model, market researcher, sales staff, brand ambassador, events staff & corporate entertainers. Our staff are not limited to one position – many staff fall under several categories according to their appearance, personality and skill level. Although there are several categories we place our temporary staff into, each category can encompass various roles and specific duties. A professional hostess, for example, would fall under the 'promotional model' category. Do you have what it takes to be a professional hostess?
Little Black Dress
If you're interested in working as a professional hostess, a little black dress is mandatory. This is a go-to outfit for most promotional models and is requested by many clients. Ensure you have a variety of dresses for each season and various types of events. For example, a good variety of dresses would include knee-length dresses, those just above the knee, long sleeves, short sleeve, sleeveless, high-neck and low-cut dresses. This way, you are prepared for the weather and will have am appropriate dress for every occasion.
Can You Last a Day In Those Shoes?
We can't stress how important it is to wear comfortable shoes. Depending on your duties, you may be required to stand for several hours, or be asked to assist with serving beverages and appetizers. Regardless of your duties, there is a great chance you will be on your feet for most of the event. When selecting which shoes to wear, ensure you are comfortable walking and standing in them for several hours. The last thing you want is sore feet, or to be wincing as you greet guests! Ensure you have a comfortable pair of closed toe and open toe heels. We also suggest bringing a pair of flats to change into after your event. Trust us – your feet will thank you!
Fresh Makeup & Little Accessories
While working as a promotional model and professional hostess, it is important to apply fresh makeup and take an extra few minutes to ensure you look your best. Some staff even prefer to wear false eyelashes, which aren't mandatory but create a great look. If you're working outdoors or for over 4 hours, it's also a great idea to bring a few cosmetic essentials such as lipstick and foundation to ensure you are looking great throughout the entire event. It's also important not to over-accessorize, unless specifically told by the agency. We would suggest a watch and stud earrings to complete your look.
Our Go-To Hairstyle
Many of our clients ask for our professional hostesses to wear their hair down while hostessing. If you are required to serve food at the event, we suggest having your hair off of your face. Majority of our promotional models wear their hair down, either curly or straight, or half-up/half-down (as shown in the photo above). Choose which hairstyle looks best on you!
Don't Go Hungry
Professional hostess shifts don't usually last over 5 hours, but regardless of how long you are there, it's always a great idea to pack snacks. Bring some fruit and water for when you take your 15 minute break. This will keep your energy levels high and prevent you from wasting time looking for a restaurant, and standing in long line ups for a quick snack during your break.
Stay Warm & Dry
The weather can be unpredictable, so it's always a good idea to pack an umbrella, as well as an extra black sweater. If you're walking to your event, the last thing you want is your hair to get soaked! Along with staying dry, it's important to stay warm at each event. Packing a light, black cardigan or black blazer is a great way to stay comfortable in case the venue is cold.
Be Present in the Moment
Those who make it onto the Tigris roster are qualified due to their beauty and brains. Along with looking the part, it's extremely important to act the part as well. Be courteous, eager to work and offer to go the extra mile at each event. Wear a bright smile and let your personality shine through. Try to leave any distracting thoughts at the door and be present in the moment while representing top brands.
Did you find this essential guide to working as a professional hostess helpful? Let us know in the comments below!
Tigris has over 1,500 temporary staff in over 15 markets across Canada including Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver. If you're interestrf in using our professional hostesses for your event, give us a call at 416-283-9119 or send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com for a free, no-obligation quote.
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From the lengthy hiking paths in Antalya Lycian Way, San Paul path, Taurus path (Akseki İbradi) or Taurus Mountains can be walked up to 20km.
Participants of our hiking experience will have the opportunity to see lakes, forests, various kinds of flowers, valleys, national parks and many more.
Please keep in mind when joining to our nature walk that your guide is thinking hiking as a sport; not a walking trip
We encourage you to join with proper hiking boots and a backpack.
Mountain reach by car is included in the price. However, we do not offer pickup from airport.
We do not offer local dishes, but we can advise as you wish.
Fixed price of 200 euros upto 5 people.
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Recommended tour operator: Exsus
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When it comes to romance, the Italians rule supreme – and nowhere in Italy is more romantic than the island of Capri. Spend your days exploring the stunning coastline by boat, or simply lounging poolside, with glamorous dinners in the evenings, accompanied by panoramic views.
Located in Anacapri, the island's most exclusive area, the Capri Palace Hotel & Spa is the grande dame of Capri and one of our most sublime honeymoon recommendations.
With sensational views across the Bay of Naples, this hotel is the epitome of Italian seaside glamour. Soaring columns, vaults and arches, an eclectic art collection and stylish interiors create the ambience of an Italian palazzo. The guest rooms and suites contain chic furnishings and ivory textiles, and some have a private pool and garden.
The L'Olivo restaurant boasts two Michelin stars, while the elegant Il Riccio restaurant and beach club, by the famed Blue Grotto, also has a Michelin star, and you can dine on the terrace overlooking the sea at Bistro Ragu.
Capri has long been recognised as a place of healing and revitalisation, and is renowned for its health-giving waters. Now it is home to one of Europe's best spas, the Capri Beauty Farm, with a wide variety of pampering beauty treatments to suit all spa lovers.
For the ultimate Italian honeymoon, we recommend our 10-night Amalfi Mi Amore holiday, where you can experience beautiful Praiano and Ravello, with three nights at the Capri Palace in between. Soak up pretty fishing villages, historic hilltop towns and the quintessential Italian island of Capri.
Alternatively, enjoy Living La Dolce Vita on a perfect Italian honeymoon which takes in Rome, Capri and the beautiful Amalfi Coast, with hidden gems such as private scenic boat trips and secluded clifftop pools along the way. Or explore the islands and volcanoes of southern Italy on an action-packed adventure which starts on Capri before taking in Sorrento – including tours of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius; the island of Panarea and the peaks of Stromboli and Vulcano; and Zafferana Etnea, which sits in the shadow of the iconic Mount Etna.
Find out more about the Capri Palace Hotel & Spa, our other honeymoons in Italy and our latest honeymoon offers.
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Minority Report
Minority Report
A FILM BY: Steven Spielberg
WRITTEN BY: Philip K. Dick (short story), Scott Frank (screenplay)
STARRING: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton
Based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, "Minority Report" is an action-detective thriller set in Washington D.C. in 2054, where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. Tom Cruise plays the head of this Precrime unit and is himself accused of the future murder of a man he hasn't even met.
Technical Information
Production Year: 2002
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Run Time: 145 mins
Format: 35mm


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text: Chris Wellens has generated the following test plan for the Interoperability Testing for the Printer MIB. As a reminder, interoperability testing is required by the IETF for the Printer MIB to progress as a Draft Standard. The dates that have been selected are December 2nd through 5th, 1996. The location is Stardust labs, Campbell, CA. Campbell is a few miles west of San Jose. Chris, Jay Martin and myself (the ones responsible for coordinating this event) will be developing a more detailed test plan over the next three weeks. We believe there is enough detail in this current test plan for companies to commit whenever or not they would participate in this event. The cost is a flat $9000 divided up between the companies that participate. With all seven companies participating, the cost would be approx. $1300 per company. The schedule that we would follow is equipment setup on Monday 12/2. Testing would start Tuesday morning 12/3 and continue through Thursday evening 12/5. We have not discussed yet when the testing results would be available for review by the companies and the Printer MIB group. I will be contacting the following company representatives on Thursday (11/14) and Friday (11/15) to get their participation commitment. HP Bob Pentecost IBM Harry Lewis Kyocera Atsushi Yuki Lexmark Lloyd Young (We are committed to participate) Novell Scott Isaacson Tektronix Andy Davidson Xerox Angelo Caruso Thanks, Lloyd ----------------------------------------------------------------- DRAFT 11.12.96 Test Plan for Products implementing the Printer MIB, RFC 1759 The primary goal of standardization is to achieve interworking of systems developed by independent sources. The IETF standardization process as defined by RFC 1602 and updated by draft-ietf-poised95- std-proc-3-06.txt. This document requires that interworking of implementations of a specification be demonstrated and documented by the specification's WG before that specification can be advanced from the "Proposed" to "Draft" level on the three level IETF standards track. (Note that this requirement differentiates the IETF standards process from many other organizations that define standards.) A lack of interworking can be due to a poorly specified standard and/or to low quality implementations of the standard. Both of these causes must be corrected before interworking can be achieved. However, the IETF standardization process only requires that non-interworking due to poor specification be corrected and leaves "correction" of low quality implementations to "the market." A high quality specification is precise, unambiguous, complete, understandable, and internally consistent. This quality level is measured by the IETF standards process by demonstration and documentation of interworking of implementations of all aspects of a specification. Implementation of an SNMP MIB requires implementation of a network transport protocol, such as UDP, and implementation of the SNMP protocol. The SNMP protocol requires two entities, one acting in a "manager" role and the other acting in the "agent" role. An SNMP MIB is implemented in both an agent and a manager. Demonstrating interworking requires that both agents and managers be implemented. Implementation of a MIB in an agent typically requires that instrumentation and access to that instrumentation, which is called the method routines, be added to the managed system and those method routines be linked to the agent. (The details of how this is done is outside the scope of the standardization process.) Implementation of a MIB in a manager typically takes two approaches. The first is "table driven" using the MIB module specification and "generic" applications such as those that retrieve values of instances of MIB objects and display and/or plot them. The second approach is development of a management application that is customized to the semantics specified in a MIB. For example, MIBs may contain objects that allow a device to be configured. A customized management application "understands" the inter-dependencies, if any, between MIB objects and the consequences of changing their values. Generic applications do not have such "knowledge" and depend on their user to perform the sequence of steps that "make sense", and to interpret their output. Participants in the Printer MIB Working Group have now completed distinct agent implementations of the Printer MIB RFC 1759. {list the management applications,} Unlike other products implementing SNMP (or other IETF protocols), printers are largely receive only devices and do not have a network pathway out to other products as hubs, routers, etc. do. With the exception of traps, printers are passive devices from a network management perspective. For this reason, the most significant aspect of interoperability will be consistent operation (returning the same values) under like operating conditions, rather than the ability of two devices to send and receive packets. Requirements to Demonstrate Interworking I. Values: In order to move RFC1759 forward to "Draft Standard", each of the implementations must be tested for: (1) consistent predictable traps (2) consistent predictable scalars (non-table variables) (3) consistent predictable table values A document reporting the results of all tests for each coded printer (stripped of manufacturer identity) will be provided to the IETF. II. Applications: Underscore will provide the Print Alert software. If other software applications become available, they will be incorporated into the testing. III. Heavy/Load and Heavy Traffic Conditions: Tests in I and II should be repeated under heavy traffic conditions to insure that operation remains consistent. IV. Protocol Conformance Testing In addition to all printer MIB specific issues, the general SNMP agent should be implemented correctly and capable of passing a suite of protocol conformance tests. PURPOSE The purpose of the testing is to demonstrate satisfactory interoperability of the implementations of the Printer MIB RFC 1759, so that RFC 1759 may be advanced through the IETF standards process. GOALS The outcome of this testing should be an independent, unbiased report that states the results of all tests for each coded printer (stripped of manufacturer identity). The report must show that 90% of all results were consistent. All inconsistent results (the remaining 10%) must be addressed by the Printer MIB Working Group and corrective action taken. The corrective action is likely to take two forms: a. request that the vendor(s) with incorrect implementations fix them immediately b. clarification of RFC 1759 to correct divergent interpretations. METHODOLOGY Schedule an interoperability test event for a three day period that vendors or their proxy are required to attend. The fee to use the Stardust lab facility for three days is $9,000. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd Young Phone: (606) 232-5150 Lexmark International Inc. Fax: (606) 232-6740 740 New Circle Road NW internet: lpyoung at lexmark.com Lexington, KY 40511


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Online Fraud: What You Don't Know Can No Longer Hurt You
We recently shared some signs of fraud to look for, but what happens when fraudsters hit your business with freshly stolen information from a breach that hasn't been discovered yet? Clearly if you're the first target, you have no chance… right? Not exactly.
During the 2013 holiday season – even before Target announced its now infamous breach – Kount technology began detecting a surge in fraudulent activity because of those (at the time unrevealed) customer records flooding the fraudster market (yes, fraudsters actually have a black market where they buy and sell stolen identity credentials).
Fortunately, a unique combination of Kount technologies helped protect our customers – even though they were unaware (just like everyone else) of the Target breach. At the forefront was Personas technology. Personas technology taps the data insights from the millions of transactions we handle daily – revealed by our integrated technology portfolio that includes Order Linking, Velocity, and Dynamic Scoring and Rescoring – to build sophisticated, predictive models of what a fraudulent CNP transaction looks like. So even if a credit card account has not yet been flagged as fraudulent/part of a breach, its characteristics can reveal to Personas that it requires additional screening. The result? Kount customers can protect themselves against fraudulent transactions and resulting chargebacks.
In light of the unfolding Home Depot breach as well as the just announced breach at Shaw's, this holiday season is shaping up to be perhaps one of the most risk-filled in memory. The good news? It's NOT too late to protect yourself. With our SaaS model, you can have Kount Complete with Personas technology up and running in just days.


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Began in 1924, Zales is the best-known jewelry store that specializes in a broad selection of classic and contemporary styles. In addition to diamond fashion jewelry, Zales offers gold, cultured pearls and an extensive wedding jewelry selection. In fact, it is the extensive bridal collection that represents the largest part of the chain's business.
Zales has grown from a single store selling jewelry alongside appliances and cameras to a major international jewelry corporation. Over the course of five generations, Zales expanded from a family jeweler located in just a few downtown locations to the largest fine jeweler in retail shopping malls across North America. Having surpassed 750 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, Zales Jewelers has grown upon the strength of its traditions and its commitment to excellence.
- Zales
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"Got engaged on Valentine's Day and love my ring! I needed to get it sized and wanted to get it back in time for our trip. I went to Zales in the Arden mall and was greeted right away by Ervin. He was professional and friendly and helped me with a temporary ring sizer so I don't have to be without my ring until we get back from our trip. He even took extra time to go over our protection plan and explain how it works. I left very happy and am thankful for his wonderful customer service!"
- Marci E. 2/18/15
"I buy all my jewelry from zales and I have no problems with them or their service it might just be the location of what all the other reviews giving. One of the best stores I've ever been to a bad name zales has never let me down maybe y'all should move to athens ga they are the best."
- kingpolo81 1/31/15
"My wife brought a diamond bracelet to be repaired at the Zales Paramus store in the garden state mall. On going to the store to retrieve the bracelet, was told that it cannot be found. Since then I cannot get any redress from anyone at Zales about this matter..... they just ignore us."
- Peter 1/22/15
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A low scoring game as the Sharks hold on.
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Round 6 of the ANZAC round seen the Cronulla Sharks travel up to the Gold Coast and they were welcomed with a constant drizzle from the weather Gods. After an early mistake from Hurrell he was first to cross the try line in the 4th minute but some gutsy goal line defence were able to hold him up. After both sides both went close to scoring again it was the Titans with first points through a Gordon penalty goal.
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Hello, friends! I hope you are all having a great week and staying cool! Today, we will see Moses learn a valuable lesson in leadership from the advice of a wise mentor. -Peter
(Take time to write down responses to these questions or discuss in your group)
_ What was the most valuable mentorship relationship that you have been a part of? What were some lessons that you learned?
_ How is the Lord impacting someone you are walking with (to help grow in or discover Jesus)
Take some time to thank and praise God for who He is, to pray for those you are walking with, for the needs you/group are facing, and for the Spirit to open your heart and eyes as you read the passage, which has been completely inspired by God.
DISCOVER [Exodus 18:1-27]
+ WHAT is this passage saying and what do we learn? (Use these questions below each portion of text to clarify the main point)
18 Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her home, 3 along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land"), 4 and the name of the other, Eliezer (for he said, "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh"). 5 Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was encamped at the mountain of God. 6 And when he sent word to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her," 7 Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. And they asked each other of their welfare and went into the tent. 8 Then Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardship that had come upon them in the way, and how the Lord had delivered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the good that the Lord had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. 10 Jethro said, "Blessed be the Lord, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh and has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because in this affair they dealt arrogantly with the people." 12 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God; and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.
_ Why did Jethro go to meet Moses?
_ How would you describe the relationship between Moses and Jethro?
13 The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. 14 When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?"15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God; 16 when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I make them know the statutes of God and his laws."17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing is not good. 18 You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. 19 Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, 20 and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do.21 Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you. 23 If you do this, God will direct you, you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace."
_ What role is Moses playing in verse 13?
_ What problem does Jethro identify with Moses's leadership?
_ What solution does Jethro propose?
_ Before Jethro tells Moses to break up the responsibility, he tells Moses to teach them God's law. Why is this the first piece of advice?
_ Why was it significant for Moses to break up the responsibility?
24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.25 Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves. 27 Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went away to his own country.
_ How did Moses respond to Jethro's advice?
+ HOW am I compelled to respond to what I learned today with a simple step of action? (Here are some thoughts to discuss in break-outs)
_ Who is your Jethro? Is there anybody in your life that is acting as a mentor?
_ Why is it important to surround ourselves with a team?
_ What does this passage teach us about humble leadership? Are you leading in any area where this could apply?
+ WHO are you walking with that you might pass along or encourage what you learned, with today? (e.g., your family around the dinner table, a friend, co-worker or neighbor you are walking with to discover the message Jesus)


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After winning a military contract, John is asked to build a sensory deprivation chamber. A chamber used to boost mental awareness. After deciding to use the tank to heighten his regression hypnosis, things begin to go horribly wrong and John unexpectedly changes an event in his past life that not only changes his present life, but puts millions of other lives at risk.
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To appear neither male nor female or to be a combination of both male and female.
Component of a psychological theory intended to explain the development of Gender Identity Disorder (GID). GID is said to be the result of a mis-directed sex-drive. According to the creater of this theory, Ray Blanchard, a transsexual who is sexually attracted to members of their target sex has a sex-drive directed at the idea of being the target sex.
The taping down of a genetic female's breasts to hide them. Usually this is practiced by pre-op FtoM transsexuals.
Butch (Dyke)
Used to identify a person who expresses and/or presents culturally/stereotypically masculine characteristics. Often a person who self-identifies to a great degree with the stereotypically masculine end of a gender characteristic spectrum. Can be used either as a positive or negative term.
In the case of a male-to-female transgender individual, the act of being caught or discovered while en femme as "a man in a dress".
Crossdressing or Crossdresser
To occasionally wear clothes traditionally associated with people of the other sex. Crossdressers are usually comfortable with the sex they were assigned at birth and do not wish to change it. "Crossdresser" should NOT be used to describe someone who has transitioned to live full-time as the other sex, or who intends to do so in the future. Crossdressing is a form of gender expression and is not necessarily tied to erotic activity. Crossdressing is not indicative of sexual orientation.
Drag King
Usually a lesbian woman who dresses up in male personna, typically for public performance.
Drag Queen
Usually a gay male who dresses up in women's clothing, typically for public performance.
En Femme
For a male, the act of being dressed, either privately or publicly, in women's clothing.
Estrogens (alternative spellings: oestrogens or œstrogens) are a group of steroid compounds, named for their importance in the estrous cycle, and functioning as the primary female sex hormone. Estrogens are used as part of some oral contraceptives, in estrogen replacement therapy of postmenopausal women, and in hormone replacement therapy for transwomen. Like all steroid hormones, estrogens readily diffuse across the cell membrane; inside the cell, they interact with estrogen receptors.
Female Impersonator
A male who dresses up in women's clothing, typically for public performance. As opposed to a drag queen, this person will dress to resemble a female stage or screen star, living or dead, that is known to a wide array of individuals.
A device used to conceal a genetic male's penis so that no bulge is visible underneath female garments.
Gender Expression
External manifestation of one's gender identity, usually expressed through "masculine," "feminine" or gender variant behavior, clothing, haircut, voice or body characteristics. Typically, transgender people seek to make their gender expression match their gender identity, rather than their birth-assigned sex.
Gender Identity
One's internal, personal sense of being a man or a woman (or a boy or girl.) For transgender people, their birth-assigned sex and their own internal sense of gender identity do not match.
Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
A controversial DSM-IV diagnosis given to transgender and other gender-variant people. Because it labels people as "disordered," Gender Identity Disorder is often considered offensive. The diagnosis is frequently given to children who don't conform to expected gender norms in terms of dress, play or behavior. Such children are often subjected to intense psychotherapy, behavior modification and/or institutionalization. Replaces the outdated term "gender dysphoria."
GenderQueer or GenderFuck
A person who perceives their gender as being neither that of a man nor that of a woman but outside of the gender binary.
Harry Benjamin Standards of Care (HB-SOC or SOC)
A list of rules dictating what is considered by a consenesus of mental health professionals the appropriate way to treat transsexuals. Despite the power of this document, many of it's standards have not been subject to an experimental study to confrim their effectivenss.
DEROGATORY see Intersex.
Describing a person whose biological sex is ambiguous. There are many genetic, hormonal or anatomical variations which make a person's sex ambiguous (i.e., Klinefelter Syndrome, Adrenal Hyperplasia). Parents and medical professionals usually assign intersex infants a sex and perform surgical operations to conform the infant's body to that assignment. This practice has become increasingly controversial as intersex adults are speaking out against the practice, accusing doctors of genital mutilation.
Describes the procedure of padding the trouser front so that a transsexual female-to-male individual may more successfully assimilate into male society.
Undergarments that utilize foam to create or enhance certain body features to make them appear more masculine or feminine.
The classification of people as male or female. At birth, infants are assigned a sex based on a combination of bodily characteristics including: chromosomes, hormones, internal reproductive organs, and genitals.
Sex Reassignment Surgery or Genital Reassignment Surgery
Refers to surgical alteration, and is only one small part of transition (see Transition above). Preferred term to "sex change operation." Not all transgender people choose to or can afford to have SRS. Journalists should avoid overemphasizing the importance of SRS to the transition process.
Sexual Orientation
Describes an individual's enduring physical, romantic, emotional and/or spiritual attraction to another person. Gender identity and sexual orientation are not the same. Transgender people may be heterosexual, lesbian, gay, or bisexual. For example, a man who becomes a woman and is attracted to other women would be identified as a lesbian.
A male who has undergone some feminization, such as cosmetic surgery or breast implants, but retains the male genitalia. The connotation is that this has been done for sexual or pornographic purposes; hence, the term is usually considered highly pejorative by other groups within the transgendered community, who stress the emotional rather than sexual aspects of transgenderism.
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands. It is the principal male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid.
T-Friendly (Gender-Friendly or Transgender-Friendly)
Any organization or institution that is accepting of transgendered peoples and their needs.
An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. The term may include but is not limited to: transsexuals, cross-dressers, and other gender-variant people. Transgender people may identify as female-to-male (FTM) or male-to-female (MTF). Use the descriptive term (transgender, transsexual, cross-dresser, FTM or MTF) preferred by the individual. Transgender people may or may not choose to alter their bodies hormonally and/or surgically.
Altering one's birth sex is not a one-step procedure; it is a complex process that occurs over a long period of time. Transition includes some or all of the following cultural, legal and medical adjustments: telling one's family, friends, and/or co-workers; changing one's name and/or sex on legal documents; hormone therapy; and possibly (though not always) some form of surgical alteration.
A slang term refering to a female-to-male transgender or a female-to-male transsexual person.
The fear and hatred of or the discomfort with people who identify or may be perceived to be transgender, respectively. Transphobic reactions often lead to intolerance, bigotry, and violence against anyone not perceived to match gender norms. Transphobia is not homophobia, yet they do have a connection. Stereotypes of the lesbian and gay communities are often based on gender expressions and/or roles within a binary gender system in a monosexual (hetero, gay, lesbian) paradigm (i.e. gay men as effeminate, lesbians as masculine, etc). Since trans identified folks transgress a binary gender system, they may be more susceptible to homophobic actions.
An older term which originated in the medical and psychological communities. Many transgender people prefer the term "transgender" to "transsexual." Some transsexual people still prefer to use the term to describe themselves. However, unlike transgender, transsexual is not an umbrella term, and many transgender people do not identify as transsexual. It is best to ask which term an individual prefers.
DEROGATORY see Crossdressing.
A slang term refering to a male-to-female transgender or a male-to-female transsexual person.
To hide the male genitals while dressed as a woman in order to avoid detection.
Two Spirit
American Indian persons who have attributes of both genders, have distinct gender and social roles in their tribes, and are often involved with mystical rituals (shamans). The term "Two-Spirit" is usually considered to be specific to the Zuni tribe.
Gay Flag
The rainbow flag, sometimes called 'the freedom flag', was popularized as a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride and diversity by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. The different colors symbolize diversity in the gay community, and the flag is used predominantly at gay pride events and in gay villages worldwide in various forms including banners, clothing and jewelry. For the 25th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots held in 1996 in New York city a mile-long rainbow flag was created and post-parade cut up in sections that have since been used around the world.
Originally created with eight colors, pink and turquoise were removed for production purposes and as of 2006, it consists of six colored stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. It is most commonly flown with the red stripe on top, as the colors appear in a natural rainbow.
Transgender Flag
The Transgender Pride flag was designed by Monica Helms, and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona, USA in 2000. The flag represents the transgender community and consists of five horizontal stripes, two light blue, two pink, with a white stripe in the center.
Monica describes the meaning of the flag as follows:"The light blue is the traditional color for baby boys, pink is for girls, and the white in the middle is for those who are transitioning, those who feel they have a neutral gender or no gender, and those who are intersex. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it will always be correct. This symbolizes us trying to find correctness in our own lives."
Other transgender symbols include the butterfly (symbolizing transformation or metamorphosis), and a pink/light blue yin and yang symbol is also used.
Jennifer Pellinen created this design in 2002. The colors on the flag are from top to bottom. Pink, light purple, medium purple, dark purple, and blue. The pink and the blue represent male and female. The 3 purple stripes represent the diversity of the TG community as well as genders other than male and female. The flag is public domain.


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Many Americans are concerned about the way the fashion industry promotes a less-than-healthy female body image, especially at a time when up to 24 million people in the United States suffer from an eating disorder.
Victoria's Secret, for example, has been criticized over its "Perfect Body" campaign, and many Americans have called for more pro-body image ads to empower women to be comfortable in their own skin.
Some believe Calvin Klein must have missed the memo on that one.
The fashion giant signed the 27-year-old size 10 model Myla Dalbesio for their new lingerie ad campaign (although New York Magazine believes she's closer to a size 8) meant to "celebrate and cater to the needs of different women" with photos "intended to communicate that our new line is more inclusive and available in several silhouettes in an extensive range of sizes."
Twitter erupted immediately, as did the media, outraged that Dalbesio was Calvin Klein's newest plus-size model.
While it is, of course, outrageous for anyone to assume that size 10 (or 8) is "plus-size", here's the thing: Calvin Klein has never called her "plus size".
Entertainment Tonight did. New York Mag did. Yahoo! did. Twitter did:
And they're just a few.
As Dalbesio confirmed and TIME reported, "the brand made a big step forward here by putting a model who would otherwise be cast in the 'plus-size' category in an industry with serious body-perspective issues, into their 'normal' campaign."
The problem here doesn't lie with Calvin Klein—it lies with other companies who have booked her as an outright plus-size model. It lies with the ingrained mentality that some women believe that normal-sized is too big.
Despite the fact that most plus-size models are still a rather paltry size 12, Dalbesio as an "in between" is segmented into that category because she isn't a size 0.
Still, none of this excludes Calvin Klein from the responsibility to use models of all sizes in their campaigns. It just means that the public will be watching more closely.
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- America's Next Top Model – "The Guys And Girls Make It To Hollywood"
- Is This Size 10 Model In Calvin Klein Ads "Plus-Size"?
- America's Next Top Model – "The Girl Who Got Five Frames"
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Indira Global Business School, Pune [IGBS] celebrated SPLASH 2K17 – a cultural extravaganza on the 17th November 2017 in the IGBS premises. The Event started at 9am with events like Treasure-Hunt, Business Quiz, Photography Contest and Mad Ads.
The highlights were events like the Mad Ads and Treasure Hunt. The Second half of the day was celebrated by cultural performances like Group dance, Solo dance, Solo Singing, acoustic performance, drama and fashion show. The students of IGBS have constantly strived over the years to include diverse events to make "SPLASH" a pot pourri of cultural extravaganza."
The event concluded on a high note, as everybody enjoyed the fashion show based on the theme-100 years of Bollywood. "SPALSH has always enthralled the students of IGBS. It is such a wonderful launch pad for the students to get ready for the upcoming inter-collegiate competitions." quoted, Vaishnavi Vartak, First year MBA student of IGBS.


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Document Type
Doctor of Philosophy
Industrial Engineering
First Adviser
Terlaky, Tamás
Other advisers/committee members
Storer, Robert H.; Davison, Brian D.; Peña, Javier
The goal of our research is a comprehensive exploration of the power of rescaling to improve the efficiency of various algorithms for linear optimization and related problems. Linear optimization and linear feasibility problemsarguably yield the fundamental problems of optimization. Advances in solvingthese problems impact the core of optimization theory, and consequently itspractical applications. The development and analysis of solution methods for linear optimization is one of the major topics in optimization research. Although the polynomial time ellipsoid method has excellent theoretical properties,however it turned out to be inefficient in practice.Still today, in spite of the dominance of interior point methods, various algorithms, such as perceptron algorithms, rescaling perceptron algorithms,von Neumann algorithms, Chubanov's method, and linear optimization related problems,such as the colorful feasibility problem -- whose complexity status is still undecided --are studied.Motivated by the successful application of a rescaling principle on the perceptron algorithm,our research aims to explore the power of rescaling on other algorithms too,and improve their computational complexity. We focus on algorithms forsolving linear feasibility and related problems, whose complexity depend on a quantity $\rho$, which is a condition number for measuring the distance to the feasibility or infeasibility of the problem.These algorithms include the von Neumann algorithm and the perceptron algorithm. First, we discuss the close duality relationship between the perceptron and the von Neumann algorithms. This observation allows us to transit one algorithm as a variant of the other, as well as we can transit their complexity results. The discovery of this duality not only provides a profound insight into both of the algorithms, but also results in new variants of the algorithms.Based on this duality relationship, we propose a deterministic rescaling von Neumann algorithm. It computationally outperforms the original von Neumann algorithm. Though its complexity has not been proved yet, we construct a von Neumann example which shows that the rescaling steps cannot keep the quantity $\rho$ increasing monotonically. Showing a monotonic increase of $\rho$ is a common technique used to prove the complexity of rescaling algorithms. Therefore, this von Neumann example actually shows that another proof method needs to be discovered in order to obtain the complexity of this deterministic rescaling von Neumann algorithm. Furthermore, this von Neumann example serves as the foundation of a perceptron example, which verifies that $\rho$ is not always increasing after one rescaling step in the polynomial time deterministic rescaling perceptron algorithm either.After that, we adapt the idea of Chubanov's method to our rescaling frame and develop a polynomial-time column-wise rescaling von Neumann algorithm. Chubanov recently proposed a simple polynomial-time algorithm for solving homogeneous linear systems with positive variables. The Basic Procedure of Chubanov's method can either find a feasible solution, or identify an upper bound for at least one coordinate of any feasible solution. The column-wise rescaling von Neumann algorithm combines the Basic Procedure with column-wise rescaling to identify zero coordinates in all feasible solutions and remove the corresponding columns from the coefficient matrix. This is the first variant of the von Neumann algorithm with polynomial-time complexity. Furthermore, compared with the original von Neumann algorithm which returns an approximate solution, this rescaling variant guarantees an exact solution for feasible problems.Finally, we develop the methodology of higher order rescaling and propose a higher-order perceptron algorithm.We implement the perceptron improvement phase by utilizing parallel processors.Therefore, in a multi-core environment we may obtain several rescaling vectors without extra wall-clock time.Once we use these rescaling vectors in a single higher-order rescaling step, better rescaling ratesmay be expected and thus computational efficiency is improved.
Recommended Citation
Li, Dan, "Exploring the Power of Rescaling" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 2680.


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Artwork Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches
Medium: mixed media on Aquabord
Year Created: 2013
Additional details: The three-legged raven is a figure that shows up in folklore from around the world. In China, he is known as Sanzuwu, and he is responsible for the sun's passage across the sky. The three legs represent the Earth, the Heavens and Humanity. In other Asian countries he goes by a different name, and is a divine messenger. He is also a symbol of power. In Korean mythology, he ranks above the phoenix and the dragon. But the three-legged bird is also a very ancient symbol that can be found in neolithic granges, ancient Scandinavian, Italian, Celtic, Egyptian and African art, as well as in Asia. In East Asian cultures, he is associated with the sun. The shapeshifting raven itself is an archetypal solar symbol, and in some Native American creation stories as he is the one who brings the sun's light into the world.
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Karl Mulvaney Appointed As Indiana State Bar Association Counsel to the President
Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP partner Karl Mulvaney was recently appointed as counsel to the president of the Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) at its annual meeting in French Lick on Oct. 9, 2015. He was appointed by ISBA President Carol M. Adinamis, and his term will expire in October 2016.
Mulvaney focuses his practice in the areas of appellate, litigation and disciplinary law. In August 2015, he was elected President Emeritus of the International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and an active member of the Indianapolis, Indiana State and Seventh Circuit bar associations.
Founded in 1896, the ISBA is the single largest legal organization in the state. With nearly 12,000 members, the ISBA serves and advocates on behalf of its members, their clients and the public interest as the independent voice of the legal profession.
Please join the firm in congratulating Karl on his esteemed appointment.
For more information about the State Bar, please visit their website.
To learn more about Karl Mulvaney and his practice, please visit his profile.


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The bane of a hiker
Alone I stroll through the glorious park,
wondering if life is but a lark,
pondering mysteries within and without,
this trail, the place where I shed all doubt.
When upon said trail I sadly see,
Someone's garbage left for me…
Yeah. A lot of us nature loving solo hikers get that. The glory of being alone with our thoughts and with nature. The feeling of being connected to all that is, then suddenly, there it is. right at our feet, or better yet down there in the rocks at the river's edge. Yay. The refuse of some human who came to the woods and threw their {Insert stupid bullshit here}. They were either:
- to wrapped up in the glory of the all and all that they forgot their empty water bottle.
- In a deep philosophical discussion on {insert fascinating topic here} that they unknowingly drop that snickers bar wrapper.
- They just don't give a shit so they toss their crap wherever when they are done.
I am going to roll with numero uno, because I like thinking kindly of people. Never have found myself wanting to choke someone I am thinking kindly of.
But it is ever there as any of my trail bound brethren and sethren know… trail trash. Many of us carry bags with us, understanding that we will leave the woods with a collection. It is everywhere. I have picked up trail trash in Texas. I have picked up trail trash in New England.
One thing I have observed, In New England, at least, the trail side beer can does not have bullet holes in it. Which is somehow comforting.
Anyway, as a self appointed custodian of the earth I pick up shit every time I am out in the woods. Just what I do. But not without reward.
Reward? You ask? Yes gentle reader, rewards a plenty. Sometimes, I get the most delicious WTF moments because of the bullshit I find beside the trail, often in the middle of freaking nowhere. Last Sunday, a gloomy overcast one in the September of 2016, was one such. Along this quasi remote trail I find the ketchup squeeze bottle in the title image. Now, firstly, I wondered why the hell someone would take the ketchup out of the plastic squeeze bottle it as sold in into another plastic squeeze bottle. But whatever, people do stupid bullshit that makes no sense all the time. No biggie. Then I wonder what in the hell this particular one is doing out here off the beaten. Doesn't really matter. I pick it up and march on.
100 yards or so down the same trail I find the sleeveless tee of the type affectionately know as a wife beater. Now, I am really intrigued, there is a STORY here. Yes folks, trail trash can have a story. So here is the one I came up with.
This couple, wandering far back in the woods with their picnic, sit under a tree to enjoy the waning days of summer. One thing leads to another and well, clothing gets removed, other things transpire… you know. And those other things were so mind blowing the dude forgot his shirt and afterwards on they walked, when she, still quivering from the experience, drops and forgets the ketchup. Yup. Exactly what happened.
Or maybe it was leftover props from the filming of Blair Witch… could be that.
That's the story. And I found that story while on my ongoing mission, to walk miles a many, and leave the place behind me a little bit better. It also left me feeling that there was a sound reason for those items being there. Not angry at some ignorant asshole who doesn't give a shit.
Moral of the story, When you go to a park or place where the only sound is the wind blowing through leaves, water running over rocks and insects and animals. Pick up what you find, Don't just leave it. If you take stuff, make sure all the leftover stuff leaves that place with you. That includes the bullshit your kids bring. They don't know better, use the opportunity to teach them.
Happy Hiking…


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To add manually installed Eclipse 3.5 to the Applications->System Tools for easy start up.
1. From System->Preferences->Main Menu to start the menu editing, highlight System Tools, select New Item, the Create Launcher dialog pops up.
2. The default type is Application, Enter "Eclipse 3.5" in the Name field, Browse the executable /usr/local/lib/eclipse/eclipse, click OK, then enter the comment as Java Development Tool. Click OK. The new item Eclipse 3.5 is created and selected at Main Menu dialog. Click Close to finish the Main Menu editing.
3. The item Eclipse 3.5 is the new item in Application->System Tools now.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Application Menu on Ubuntu 9.04
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What do I need in order to sign up for the Magic Line SJD?
- A TEAM of 5 to 20 people. You will need to create a name for your team, a slogan, and a send in a picture. Once you have registered at least 5 members, you will be able to send the electronic invitations to others so that they can sign up and join your team. Will need to:
- Choose a captain for your team
- Fill in general information about each team member (DNI or ID, birthdate, postal code, gender, and email), which you can also go back and edit if necessary.
- If you're a school, business or institution, or a leisure entity, we've got options for you! Send an email to equipsbarcelona@
- Choose the distance you want to walk with your team.
- In order to sign up for the Magic Line SJD, you and your team must commit to raising money that will go towards funding social programmes, as well as helping individuals who are in vulnerable situations. It's a growing movement, so feel free to get creative with your approach to raising funds and awareness for these charities!
The registration fee is 40€ , and must be paid by card.
Once you've registered, you will receive all of the information you need by email from Fem Equip.


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Prescription February 26, 2009Posted by findingherforte in Uncategorized.
Tags: anger, angst, doctor, poetry, prescription, strong, x ray
Hook up the x ray
You'll find nothing there
Tell me you're worried
I don't know if I'd care
Diagnose me with apathy
Two pills a day
Fill me with hope
That won't go away
Strap me down tight
And see what is wrong
Test my stability
And see if I'm strong
Fill up my holes
With logic and glue
I'm sure you can find them
There's more than a few
Cut me up pretty
And take out the hate
I don't feel like fighting
Screw your debate
Run your experiments
To see how I tick
I'm numb to you now
But you still make me sick
[[this one is also an oldie. Remember to check out my other ones too]]
- 3. Papa - March 14, 2009
Is this about your hate of Doctors? It seems a bit bitter. I like it but it seems bitter.


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SharePoint & Project 2010 - Top 10 Benefits
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Microsoft Project Server 2010 is built on Microsoft SharePoint® Server 2010, and brings together powerful business collaboration platform services with structured execution capabilities to provide flexible work management solutions. Project Server 2010 unifies project and portfolio management to help organizations align resources and investments with strategic priorities, gain control across all types of work, and visualize performance by using powerful dashboards.READ MORE
1. Unified project and portfolio management.
2. Drive accountability and control with governance workflow.
3. Standardize and streamline project initiation.
4. Select the right portfolios that align with strategy.
5. Easily build Web-based project schedules.
6. Intuitively submit time and task updates.
7. Gain visibility and control through reports and dashboards.
8. Simplified administration and flexibility.
9. Gain additional value from the Microsoft platform.
10. Extensible and programmable platform.
SharePoint Server 2010 Governance Considerations
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Governance planning is even more important in SharePoint Server 2010 because the increased emphasis and availability of social computing features means that there are more types of content to govern. In addition, because SharePoint Server 2010 offers new capabilities to manage metadata at the enterprise level, you will need to consider the addition of a new organizational role that plans and monitors metadata attributes across your organization. So, even if you have already defined a well-documented governance plan for your SharePoint Server 2007 environment, you will need to adapt your plan to incorporate the SharePoint Server 2010 features that you plan to deploy. We'll discuss these areas in more detail later in the white paper, but here are some of the governance areas that are new to SharePoint Server 2010:READ MORE
- SharePoint Server 2010 offers users a far more participatory role in the solution information architecture through the use of "social data" such as tags, bookmarks and ratings. Users need to understand and internalize the value proposition for leveraging these features. Solution designers will likely need to provide both guidance and encouragement for their use.
- SharePoint Server 2010 introduces new capabilities for sharing metadata across multiple site collections and even server farms which require planning and control. You will need to consider the addition of a new role (or at least a new responsibility to an existing role) to manage and maintain the dictionary of shared metadata.
- SharePoint Server 2010 includes new and more user-friendly records management capabilities such as the ability to declare a record "in place." While many organizations have records management plans and policies for their SharePoint Server 2007 implementations, enforcing and acting on these plans has not been consistent. The new records management capabilities introduce an opportunity to create and enforce your records management plan.
- SharePoint Server 2010 offers many more opportunities for users to customize their sites with easy-to-apply themes, create custom designs with Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer, and use sandboxed solutions to create custom solutions. Your Governance Plan now needs to include decisions regarding how, where, and when to allow configuration by using these expanded capabilities.
- SharePoint Server 2010 does a better job of handling lists with large amounts of data. However, there is still a need to ensure that users understand the kind and quantity of information that they should store in SharePoint Server. Through a new feature, SharePoint Server 2010 can automatically restrict user queries of large lists by using Resource Throttling. This is a policy setting and should be considered when defining a plan for overall governance because it can impact overall usability of the system.
- SharePoint Server 2010 can also assist in partitioning large amounts of data through a feature called the Content Organizer. Through the content organizer, documents can be routed into folders and libraries based on metadata and other factors. The downside is that users may not understand where their document landed and should be addressed in the overall plan for data management.
- Finally, SharePoint Server 2010 introduces a feature called sandboxed solutions, which enables the site collection administrator to directly upload customization elements such as Web Parts. Within your governance plan, you should have a customization policies section that describes how you will deal with the numerous ways to create solutions that customize SharePoint Server.


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Sarcastic Mom (aka Lotus)! Congratulations you get your own set of MomSpit!
Thank you to all that entered, it was my first giveaway and it means a lot to me that you took the time to tell me your funny stories.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
And the winner is.....
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Local SEO is a very good and effective method of online marketing in your local area. This is great when first starting your business as you will get known in your area and then you will have good foundation and client base to allow for expansion.
Local SEO uses business directories and yellow pages as well as Google's own directories, which millions of users tap into when searching for local services.
Local SEO is different from something like putting leaflets into people letterboxes or having ads in a local newspaper because it targets a specific audience. This means that only potential customers are targeted, in this case, website owners would be targeted for SEO. There is also a much higher rate of conversion as customers look up your service when they are actually looking to buy. Not while they are reading the news. It guarantees that your business is seen by people who are interested in the service you offer.
Below are some factors which play a huge role in local SEO and allow you to attract new customers thereby, increasing business revenue.
- Local customers are now going online to find services in their local area. In this moment in time, around 60 – 70% of local searches are made on a mobile device so don't forget to have a mobile friendly site! Only around 30% of people use paper directories and this number is constantly lowering.
- A great benefit of local SEO is that you can get yourself out there and network with lots of different people! It helps you build connections with local customers who will stay customers for a lifetime. Again, it also allows you to connect with your customers when they actually need you.
- The huge increase in mobile users means more local customers use their mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, iPads, etc) to make searches for local services, instead of their desktop. Local SEO includes optimizing your site to make it mobile friendly so mobile users are targeted as well as desktop users.
- Prepare for a very good ROI (return on investment). Not just local SEO but SEO, in general, is an extremely effective ways to profit. But only if implemented correctly. This year alone, it is expected that SEO is going to become an 8 billion dollar industry. This must mean that SEO is WORKING and is very cost effective.
- Local SEO is a great chance to get ahead of your competition. As shocking as it may seem, only 10% of local business have got an online listing in Google for their service. This creates a great opportunity for you and your business to get a high ranking listing before your competitors wise up and start investing in SEO. This is the case in many cities and in markets like London SEO which are very dense. It is more important than ever to have a website and a listing in the top Google results.
- Plenty of online business directories are currently free however, you can't expect them to stay free forever. Now is the time to make a move and get a listing not only in Googles directory (Google My Business) but also in other business directories like Yelp.
- You have most probably noticed that local newspapers are in rapid decline. Everyone now checks world news and local news online so is it really worth investing your hard earned money into local newspaper adverts? The answer is a big no. Invest it in SEO instead.
- Online business reviews have started to gain a lot of trust from communities. Make sure you have LinkedIn recommendations and good online reviews to gain trust from your customers. Additionally, don't forget about the old-fashioned marketing tool – word of mouth. This is still one of the most effective ways to get customers and can get you hundreds of new clients.
Check out this SEO agency in London who specialise in local SEO.


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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced property professional to fill this newly created position within the Diocese of Southwark's Property Services Department.
Based near London Bridge, our property services department looks after c.500 properties throughout south east London and Surrey, serving in particular the housing needs of clergy who are required to live close to the church in one of our properties.
Your main duties will include co-ordinating the provision of an effective repairs service to the properties that the Diocese is responsible for, including the monitoring of expenditure and the distribution of work to contractors.
You will oversee the planned preventative maintenance programmes for all properties owned and managed by the Diocese and you will also support the services provided by the property services department in its day to day operations, including the use of its databases and automated services.
To be successful in this role, you will hold a graduate level qualification (or have relevant equivalent experience), you will need to have outstanding customer service skills, with the ability to maintain positive relationships internally and externally.
Your extensive experience in a property related role will be essential for this position, as well as being a confident and competent user of electronic information systems for inputting and extracting data for monitoring and reporting purposes.
Working in a small team, you will also be willing to have a flexible attitude to tasks and a cheerful positive approach to work.
Please see the information pack for the full job description, person spec and further information on the Diocese.
The closing date for completed applications is 10th December 2018.
Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on 18th December 2018.
Founded in 1905, the Diocese of Southwark forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England and is part of the wider Church of England, in turn part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. the Diocese covers primarily the area of Greater London which is South of the Thames, together with the eastern part of the country of Surrey. It is one of the largest dioceses in terms of population and parishes and well as one of the most diverse.
The Diocese of Southwark provides a generous annual leave entitlement, various well-being benefits, inclusion in a non-contributory pension scheme and season ticket loan (see outline terms and conditions).