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Connexion browser problems and troubleshooting
Last revised: October 3, 2013
Using Internet Explorer 7 and 8 with Connexion
Problems with local holdings maintenance
Problems with controlling headings
Known problems
Change to searching behavior resulting in "No records found for your search"
As part of the most recent Connexion install, an unexpected change was introduced to authorities searching. In some cases, searches that used to retrieve results are now failing and present the message: "No records found for your search".
An example of this is:
pn: brahms and ti: op 8
However, if the search was input separating the elements op and 8, the search would present the appropriate records.
pn: brahms and ti: op and ti: 8
If a search returns the message "No records found for your search", OCLC recommends re-trying the search and separating multiple elements into separate intake boxes or by adding the word 'and' if using the command line (e.g., ti: no 7 entered as ti: no and ti: 7)
(Added 20131003)
Variable fields do not display in records
Ask your IT staff if they are using a content monitor called WebSense. If so, change the category in WebSense from Elevated Exposure to Education. If you do not use WebSense, ask your IT staff to modify settings on the proxy server or firewall to allow http://connexion.oclc.org through.
(Added 20110208)
Running IE 8 in Compatibility View required for Keystrokes using ALT key to work
For information on running Connexion in Compatibility View see
Workarounds for problems using Connexion with IE7 and IE8
ALT + O to moved to the Home screen and ALT + D to move to Dewey Services will not work in Compatibility View. They can be set on custom keystrokes.
(Added 20101110)
Show Active Records command results in blank screen
When you select Active Records from the Show Options list to view all records currently open, the system returns a blank screen. Clicking the Show Active Records link on the End Your Session screen also results in a blank screen.
(Added 20081216)
Labels "file could not be located" error message
When trying to view labels, if you get the error message "OCLC Cataloging Label Program. An error occurred with file: [filename and location]. The file could not be located," this may be a problem with the browser cache files. When this occurs, open Tools/Internet Options/General/Temporary Internet Files/Settings/View Files and manually delete the cache.
Labels with diacritics
When printing labels from the Connexion browser with the OCLC Cataloging Label Program, diacritics are displayed and printed incorrectly. The Connexion client handles diacritics correctly. A third-party label program that can handle Unicode can also be used to print labels containing diacritics from a file created in the browser.
Multi-record extractor
There are multiple problems with the multi-record extractor. Until these problems are corrected, libraries should use single record-create extraction.
Special characters and diacritics in CD name and CD My Status cause errors
When you create a constant data (CD) record, avoid using the following special characters and diacritics in either the CD name or optional My status you assign to identify the CD record. These characters can cause errors when you use the CD record (retrieve, save, apply, delete, etc.). For example, errors prevent you from deleting these CD records, either singly (from the full record) or in a group (from a list of CD records). Problems occur because CD records whose names contain special characters cannot be indexed correctly.
|Do not use ...
|Period (full stop)
|Pound sign
|Double quotation marks
|" "
|Percent mark
|Question mark
|Plus sign
To be sure that CD records are problem-free, use only standard letters (upper- and lowercase) and numbers in CD names and My Statuses.
(Updated 20061201)
Automatic sort of bibliographic constant data search results does not work
When you retrieve bibliographic constant data records, the list is not sorted alphabetically by constant data name as it should be. To sort by name, open the Action/Sort list and click Sort By Name.
Connexion sorts words that include diacritics out of order in WorldCat derived and keyword search results
(Partly resolved - for derived search results only - with system changes 20051113)
When WorldCat derived and keyword search results include words with diacritics, the records sort out of sequence with words that do not have diacritics, whether you use the client or the browser interface.
- A personal name keyword search for lutz, m* returns Lutz, Madeleine, Lütz, Manfred, and Lutz, Marcel, bu t Lütz, Manfred incorrectly appears first in the sequence.
- A personal name derived search for lutz,m, results in the following order of records retrieved: Lutzki, Moses, Lutzky, M. , Lutzky, Morton, Lütze, Max, Lützeler, Marga.
Workarounds: (1) In the client only, you can click the column heading in the list to re-sort, although the re-sort is not always 100% correct, or (2) in the client or browser, browse (scan an index) for the term instead–Connexion normalizes the headings by removing the diacritics, so the results display correctly.
(Added 20050822)
Caution: Whether to retain or omit a comma in a browse term for the LC names and subjects authority file depends on the index you browse
Retain a comma in a term you use to browse the LC authority file only when you browse the personal name index and the topical index. Exclude a comma from a term when you browse the LCSH index.
Example: Browse for authors, english in the topicals index. Browse for authors english in the LCSH index.
(Added 20050822)
Searching authority records for headings that contain the percent (%) symbol
Do not use the % symbol when searching the authority file. In some cases, keyword searches that includes the percent (%) symbol may result in an error message.
(Added 20090723)
Browsing for a personal name with abbreviated surname -- replace the period with a space in browse query
When browsing for a personal name that ends with a period as part of an abbreviated surname, do not include the period in the browse query. To retrieve the desired heading, substitute a space for the period.
To browse for the name Harry L., enter the following query:
L , Harry
Not: L., Harry
or: L, Harry
(Added 20080618)
Validation set to None may have implications for offline services
If you have validation set to None for setting holdings (General tab > Admin > Cataloging Options / Validation Levels), invalid characters in records will not produce an error message when you update holdings on an existing record or delete your holdings. However, the system will convert invalid characters to fill characters in your archive files.
(Added 20051113)
Inappropriate message may appear when exporting authority records
On occasion, you may receive the following message when you export authority records: "This main entry exists in another authority record: LCCN=n ######## ARN=oca########." You receive the message as a result of a process that normalizes the main entry to help reduce duplicate records. Currently, tags are not considered in the normalization process.
The message occurs when you validate the record (Edit list, Validate Record) before exporting or when you have the validation level set to "Full" in the General tab, Preferences, Cataloging Options, under Validation Level Options.
If you used Edit, Validate Record, you can go ahead and export with no problem. If you have the validation level set to "Full," change it to "Basic" and then export the record.
(Updated 20051219)
Internet Resources appear under Books in the group list, but actually are correctly retrieved by your search
Currently, records that meet specific requirements (presence of 856 with appropriate indicators) are given the primary document type of Internet Resources, but Connexion group lists do not yet include Internet Resources as a separate group heading. Instead, Internet resource records are included under Books in group lists, regardless of how the fixed field is coded. These groupings are for display purposes only. They reflect the actual format of the records, except for the inclusion of these Internet resources in any format.
For example, the search pb:naxos and hl:trios and mt:rec retrieves records for streaming video that are grouped under the Books format, even though the records are in the sound recordings format, with 006 fields for electronic resource/computer files, an 007 for sound recordings, and an 007 for the computer file.
For now, you can limit a search to non-Internet items (not mt:url) to retrieve and display non-Internet items under the "correct" format heading in a group list. If you intend to retrieve both Internet and non-Internet items, be aware that any Internet resource records that match the search will be found under the Books format if you get a WorldCat group list.
(Added 20051216)
Incorrect record counts in browse results for authority records
Browse results for authority records display headings and record counts from a list that the system does not update immediately when authority records are added or replaced. In the past, updates were immediate but caused an adverse effect on overall system response time. This was formerly a problem with WorldCat search results. OCLC is working on database architecture and indexing to overcome this problem for authority browse results, while balancing the need to provide reasonable system response time for searching.
(Added 20060202)
False error message may result from system duplicate detection when new authority records are added or master records are replaced
The system uses NACO Normalization rules to match the 1XX heading of any record you want to add or replace against the 1XX and 4XX name headings to detect duplicates. However, the system incorrectly ignores the first comma in subfield a, which results in an incorrect validation error message— This main entry exists in another authority record: LCCN=xx xxxxx ARN=ocaxxxxx. If you receive this message as a result of this problem, and the new/replace heading is not a duplicate, click OK to close the message, and simply re-issue the Add or Replace command to successfully add or replace the record.
(Added 20060614)
Pathfinder CD: Cannot apply default constant data automatically when creating a pathfinder
When you create a pathfinder record and attempt to include default constant data automatically, your action ends with the misleading error message:
"Your default constant data has been deleted (5462)."
Workaround: Apply your default constant data manually.
Pathfinder default CD: Cannot show Default CD (Pathfinders tab)
When you select Default CD on the Show list (Pathfinders tab), your action ends with a system error message:
"System Failure Page: Unable to successfully complete transaction"
Workaround: Search the Pathfinder constant data file and view your default constant data record.
(Added 20070320)
Using Internet Explorer 7 and 8 with Connexion
Problems using IE7 and 8 with Connexion browser: workarounds
Users have requested information regarding Connexion's compatibility with Internet Explorer 7 and 8 (IE7 and IE8). OCLC supports Internet Explorer 7 or 8 for use with Connexion browser. Issues are addressed through application changes or suggested workarounds.
The attached document describes problems that Connexion browser users may encounter with IE7 and IE8 and explains a workaround to address each issue.
Workarounds for problems using Connexion with IE7 and IE8
Problems with CatExpress
March CatExpress Transaction Report delay
Due to a recent system update, CatExpress Transaction reports for March and April will only include Current Month results. The Year To Date results will not be included. To obtain current Year To Date activity totals, use the Year To Date activity provided in the February report and add to the Current Month activity for March and April. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Problems with local holdings maintenance
Cannot print local holdings constant data records from Actions drop-down list
When you try to print local holdings constant data in display or edit mode using Print on the Actions drop-down list, a blank record prints.
(Added 20060220)
Problems with controlling headings
Headings seem controllable but cannot insert them into bibliographic record
There are situations in which headings are presented as controllable, but when a user attempts to insert them the heading is not successfully inserted into the bibliographic record. An example of this is when attempting to control the heading:
600 10 Mah, Stuart $v Correspondence.
The following headings are presented in the Control Headings window:
Mah, Stuart ǂt Correspondence >> Mah, Stuart. ǂt Correspondence. [600 Partially-controlled]
Mah, Stuart ǂv Correspondence >> Mah, Stuart ǂv Correspondence. [600 Fully-controlled]
Both headings are presented with the option to either Modify Heading or Insert Heading. But at this time, if a user attempts to insert the heading, other pages are presented but the user cannot successfully insert the heading.
(Added 09/02/2014)
Bibliographic record contains "controlled" 6xx headings with second indicators other than 0
In some bibliographic records, headings tagged as 6xx with indicators other than 0 (zero) are incorrectly highlighted as controlled headings. Staff are working to resolve the problem.
(Added 09/17/2010)
After controlling a heading, you find that the $x (or $v) is incorrectly changed. The Control Headings window did not open when you used the control headings command. Instead, the incorrect heading was automatically inserted into the bibliographic record
In most cases, this scenario results from the presence of a pre-coordinated authority record. Because the system tries to match the heading to the fullest form, normalization finds the full heading and changes $x to $v (or vice versa).
Workaround/Example: You can block the system from finding the fullest match upon the initial query.
For example, if you control the heading Education $x Exhibitions, the system changes it incorrectly to Education $v Exhibitions based on the authority record sh 85041006.
To block this match, in the record, enter the heading with a typographical error in the subdivision (for example, $x Exxhibitions) and then control the heading. The error you introduced prevents a match to the incorrect heading. Instead, the Control Headings window opens.
In the list of headings, click Modify Heading next to the heading Education to move the controlled portion of the heading into the modified heading area.In the New Query box, enter $x Exhibitions, and click Match Best. You now have the following choices:
Click Append to Heading next to the correct subdivision, $v Exhibitions, to complete the heading, and then click Insert Heading to insert it into the bibliographic record.
(Updated 07/19/2006)
After controlling a heading, the punctuation in the controlled heading differs from the punctuation entered, and/or from the punctuation present in the authority record. (Revised)
Revised following system installation 05/15/2011. When controlling headings, the system matches headings against the authority file. This matching process invokes a normalization process, which collapses all punctuation and spaces, removes subfield delimiters and codes, and is not case sensitive
If punctuation is incorrectly altered when you control a heading, uncontrol the heading, correct the punctuation, and leave the heading uncontrolled. See more information in Technical Bulletin 259R, Authorities System Changes about new punctuation rules for controlling headings.
A note about incorrect punctuation in the authority record. The following is a new recommendation:
- If the authority record is not punctuated correctly, then the controlled heading in the bibliographic record will contain the same incorrect punctuation.
- In this case, OCLC prefers that you control the heading that contains the incorrect punctuation and then report the incorrectly punctuated authority record to firstname.lastname@example.com.
(Revised 05/15/2011)
Tag flips
The control process returns a controlled heading in which the tag has mysteriously changed. (Revised)
Revised following system installation 05/15/2011. When controlling headings, the system matches headings against the authority file. The matching process invokes a normalization process, which collapses all punctuation and subfield codes, is not case-sensitive, and does not retain the tag information associated with the heading. The matching process finds the fullest match possible, but sometimes, the results of normalization, combined with finding the fullest match, could result in tag flips if the system completed automatic controlling.
With authorities system changes (05/15/2011), the system does not control the heading and flip the tag when this is the case. Instead, the Control Heading window opens so that you can review results and select or build an appropriate controlled heading. For more information and examples, see Technical Bulletin 259R, Authorities System Changes.
(Revised 05/15/2011)
Series headings
Currently, only series headings coded as 8xx are candidates for controlling. While series headings are access points, the primary function of the 4xx fields is to reflect the transcription of series statement on an item, and secondarily to provide access as a series added entry. Currently, if 440 fields were controlled, the 'correct' 440 heading text could be incorrectly changed to the new heading in the authority record. This would result in the loss of the fields primary function of transcribing the series statement as found on the item.
Series headings in 8XX fields
Although 8XX fields are controllable, if an authority record does not exist for the title part of a series name title heading in fields 800, 810, 811, or 83X, and you try to partially control the heading (in addition to leaving the $v uncontrolled), the tag automatically flips from 8XX to 7XX.
(Added 10/25/2007)
Cannot control headings when the main heading and subdivision are the same
You cannot control a heading that repeats the same text as main heading and subdivision, as in the following example:
Example: 650 [blank] 0 History $x Study and teaching (Higher) $z Poland $x History
Currently, there is no workaround. You must leave headings uncontrolled when the main heading and subdivision are the same text.
Cannot control headings with subfield i followed by a relationship verb such as "contains"
You cannot control headings that begin with subfield i followed by a phrase that begins with a relationship verb; for example, "$i contains information".
(Added 05/15/2011)
Cannot control headings with open date (including hyphen) containing a geographic subdivision
You cannot control headings of the type:
650 0Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949-$z Lebanon
These are cases when a pre-coordinated authority record ends in an open date (and includes a hyphen) and contains a geographic subdivision.
Currently, when attempting to control headings of this type online, the controlled inserted record in the bibliographic record appears as:
650 [blank]0 Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949- ǂz z Lebanon.
A workaround for this problem is to add another subdivision that requires the Controlled Heading Window to open:
For example, enter the heading:
650 [blank]0 Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949- ǂv Periodicals ǂz Lebanon
When the list of headings is presented, the line number associated with the correct form (Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949- ǂz Lebanon) and the heading will be inserted without the incorrect character between the $z and Lebanon.
(Added 02/07/2013)
Troubleshooting checklist
The following questions, issues, and instructions may help you pinpoint or resolve problems you encounter while using Connexion browser.
1. Collect information.
The following questions will help you define the problem:
- What are the symptoms?
- When did this problem start?
- Can you recall any exact error message text:?
- Does this function work properly when you use Connexion browser on other computers in your office?
- Has Connexion browser ever worked on this computer without these problems?
- Does the problem occur in the same place every time, such as clicking a particular link or performing a search with specific data?
- Can you provide the HTML source for the screen you were using?
First step (any browser): Right-click within the frame (screen area) that shows the problem, such as record text or a results list; do not right-click on the navigation bar, header bar, jump bar or command list. Then follow the procedure for your browser.
Internet Explorer: On the popup context menu select View Source. In the window containing the HTML code, open the File menu and select Save As. In the Save As dialog box, specify a location and then click Save.
Netscape: On the popup context menu select This Frame. On the submenu select View Frame Source. In the window containing the HTML code, open the File menu and select Save Page As. In the Save As dialog box, specify a location and then click Save.
Submit the source file with your problem report. Screen captures can be useful as well, to document complex error messages or dialog boxes.
- Are you using PopNot or another program that prevents pop-up windows from opening? Such a programs may reside under your browser's toolbar.
Note: A bug in PopNot prevents it from working properly with some Connexion screens. When you turn off PopNot by right-clicking its icon (so that the light bulb icon is visible on the taskbar but dimmed), the program remains resident and can still cause problems. You must completely exit or stop PopNot to avoid these problems.
2. Verify that you are using supported versions of your operating system and browser.
- For the Microsoft Windows version, click the Start button on the taskbar and look at the left side of the start menu. Or right-click on My Computer, click Properties, and select the General tab; operating system and service pack versions are listed under System.
- For the Netscape browser version, open the Help menu and select About Communicator.
- For the Internet Explorer version, open the Help menu and select About Internet Explorer.
3. Confirm that you are not using the Back button, Refresh button, or Stop button within OCLC Connexion browser.
Using these buttons can cause errors because what appears on your screen does not match what the servers are doing behind the scenes.
4. Check the browser's cache settings.
Using the recommended settings can improve browser performance by instructing the browser to display stored pages, rather than download fresh pages from the server, when revisiting a site.
Recommended cache settings
- Set your browser to refresh Web pages automatically when necessary. Do not specify that the browser refresh a page each time you view it.
- Allocate adequate disk space for the browser cache. 10 MB is recommended. Do not specify zero space for the cache, and avoid allowing it to be larger than 50 MB.
- Do not configure Internet Explorer to clear the cache each time you exit the browser (Supported Netscape browsers have no equivalent setting).
- Retain the browser's History (log of recently visited sites) for 4 days.
- Before changing settings. Before changing cache/history settings, write down your current settings so that you can restore them if the new settings cause problems.
- If you experience problems with Connexion browser or with other web-based applications when using the recommended cache settings, see 6. Resolve caching problems.
Internet Explorer
- On the Tools menu click Internet Options.
- On the General tab, under Temporary Internet Files, click Settings.
- In the Settings dialog box, under Check for newer versions of stored pages, click Automatically.
- Under Amount of disk space to use, type 10 in the text box.
- Then click OK to close the Settings dialog box.
- On the General tab, under History, for Days to keep pages in history, type 4 in the text box.
- On the Advanced tab, under Security (the last group of items in the list), clear (uncheck) the check box labeled Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.
- Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
- On the Edit menu click Preferences.
- In the left pane of the Preferences dialog box, under Navigator, click History.
- In the right pane (the History panel), under Browsing history, for Remember visited pages for the last __ days, type 4 in the text box.
- In the left pane of the Preferences dialog box, under Advanced, click Cache.
- In the right pane (the Cache panel), under Set Cache Options, change the number in the text box to 10. Make sure this number is not 0.
- Under Compare the page in the cache to the page on the network, select When the page is out of date.
- Then click OK to apply the changes and close the dialog box.
5. Clear the browser cache.
Note: Work through all of the steps for your browser and then restart your browser; do not restart after each configuration change.
Note: If your institution uses a firewall or proxy server, that program may also have a cache.
- If you experience JavaScript errors immediately after a Connexion release, try refreshing affected pages first, or clear your cache once rather than changing your settings.
- Other symptoms of caching problems include: old data repeatedly appearing; check boxes not remaining selected; and changes not being retained.
- For best browser performance, do not clear the cache more often than necessary.
- If clearing the cache does not solve a persistent caching problem, see 6. Resolve caching problems.
Internet Explorer
- Log off Connexion browser.
- Close all Internet Explorer windows, including popups. This step is essential for your cache to be cleared completely.
- Start just one Internet Explorer window and navigate to a non-OCLC site such as Yahoo or Google. Do not start any other IE windows until after you complete the cache-clearing procedure.
- On the Tools menu click Internet Options.
- On the General tab, under Temporary Internet Files, click the Delete Files button.
- In the Delete Files dialog box, select the Delete all offline content check box and then click OK.
- Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
- Close, and then restart, Internet Explorer.
- Log off Connexion browser.
- Close all Netscape windows, including popups. This step is essential for your cache to be cleared completely.
- Start just one Netscape window and navigate to a non-OCLC site such as Yahoo or Google. Do not start any other browser windows until after you complete the cache-clearing procedure.
- On the Edit menu click Preferences.
- In the left panel, under Advanced, click Cache.
- Click the Clear Cache button and then click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
- Close, and then restart, Netscape.
Note on cache size
By default, recent versions of Internet Explorer assign a very large value for cache size. In some cases it may be 200 MB or higher. Unless you regularly download many large video or Flash files, we recommend that you reduce the value for 'Amount of disk space to use' to 10 MB. This is more than sufficient for most users and greatly reduces browser overhead for maintaining the cache.
Netscape, Mozilla, and Firefox generally default to between 5 and 50 MB of cache. You can accept their defaults unless you experience performance problems. To improve performance, it may help to change the cache size to 10 MB. A cache that is too large often causes just as many problems as one that is too small.
6. Resolve caching problems
- If, after using the previously recommended cache settings and occasionally clearing the cache, you observe caching problems, you may need to change cache settings to correct the problem.
- Suggested changes. This section recommends that you set your browser to refresh pages every time you visit a page. Using the settings given in this section slows performance but can improve reliability when a workstation has a cache problem that causes the browser to display expired pages or incorrect data.
- These settings should be compatible with other web-based applications, including the following OCLC services: FirstSearch, NetLibrary, and QuestionPoint.
- Before changing cache settings. Before changing cache settings, write down your current settings so that you can restore them if the new settings cause problems.
Internet Explorer
- On the Tools menu click Internet Options.
- On the General tab, , click Settings.
- In the Settings dialog box, under Check for newer versions of stored pages, click Every visit to the page.
- Then click OK to close the Settings dialog box.
- On the General tab, under Temporary Internet Files, click the Delete Files button.
- In the Delete Files dialog box, select the Delete all offline content check box and then click OK.
- On the Advanced tab, under Security (the last group of items in the list), select (check) the check box labeled Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.
- Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
- On the Edit menu click Preferences.
- In the left pane of the Preferences dialog box, under Advanced, click Cache.
- In the right pane (the Cache panel), under Compare the page in the cache to the page on the network, select Every time I visit the page.
- At the top of the Cache panel, click the Clear Cache button.
- Then click OK to apply the changes and close the dialog box.
7. Try an alternative browser.
Switch from Netscape to Internet Explorer; or vice-versa. The latest version of either browser should work, but many versions have quirks that may cause problems in some situations.
8. Does the problem happen only when you perform a specific workflow?
If so, test with the same operating system version and browser version to verify the problem can be duplicated on a separate computer and/or that the problem can be duplicated by your technical staff. If you plan contact OCLC Customer Support, write down the steps that produce the problem (your workflow) so that CSD staff can use the same system and browser versions and follow your exact workflow to verify the problem.
9. Check with your system administrator to determine whether a firewall or proxy server is caching Web sites.
If so, have the administrator exclude any caching for OCLC Web sites. It is preferable to exclude the entire oclc.org domain if the firewall supports this approach. If you cannot exclude the entire domain, exclude the following specific addresses: connexion.oclc.org, illweb.oclc.org, firstsearch.oclc.org, catexpress.oclc.org, psw.oclc.org, www.oclc.org, and questionpoint.org.
10. Check the browser's security and privacy settings.
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer has security options that you can customize to provide different levels of security for different categories of Web sites. The best strategy is to add the OCLC sites to the Trusted Sites zone so security to other sites is not affected.
- On the Tools menu click Internet Options.
- Choose the Security tab and select the Trusted Sites icon.
- Set the security level to Low. If security for Trusted Sites is set to Custom, click the Custom Level button. In the Security Settings dialog box, in the Reset to: list, select Low and then click the Reset button.
- Click the Sites button and clear the Require server verification check box.
- Add http://*.oclc.org to the Trusted Sites zone.
- Click OK to exit the Trusted Sites dialog box.
- On the Privacy tab, adjust the setting to Medium or Medium High.
- Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
- Restart Internet Explorer to ensure changes take effect.
- On the Edit menu click Preferences.
- In the left panel, click to expand the Advanced item.
- On the Advanced panel, select the Enable Java check box.
- In the left panel, click to expand Privacy & Security. Then click the Cookies item.
- In the right panel, select Enable cookies based on privacy settings. The default setting, Medium, works well with Connexion. To check or adjust the privacy setting, click the View button (next to the list of options on the Cookies panel). When finished, click OK to close the Privacy Settings dialog box.
- Click OK to close the Preferences window.
- Restart Netscape to ensure changes take effect.
11. Check the browser's proxy settings, connection options, and other network preferences.
Internet Explorer
- On the Tools menu click Internet Options.
- Click the Connections tab.
- If you are connecting through a local area network, there should be no dial-up sites listed in the Dial-up Settings box. If you are connecting through a dial-up connection, verify the correct connection is selected.
- For a LAN connection, select the LAN Settings button. For a dial-up connection, select the correct connection and click the Settings button.
- Clear the Automatically detect settings, Use automatic configuration script, and Use a proxy server check boxes if they are selected.
- Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
- Restart Internet Explorer to ensure changes take effect.
- On the Edit menu click Preferences.
- In the left panel, click to expand the Advanced item.
- Click Proxies.
- On the Proxies screen select Direct Connection to the Internet or add oclc.org to the No proxy for box.
- Click OK to close the Preferences window.
- Restart Netscape to ensure changes take effect.
12. Check that content managers are not being used.
Content managers or filters can interfere with the display of OCLC content. Products such as Cyber Patrol, Net Nanny, Cyber Sitter, SurfWatch, and WebSense filter out or limit content from Web sites based on certain criteria. These products can erroneously deny access to OCLC's Web interfaces. Or they may prevent the use of certain features, producing strange results. In Internet Explorer, check the Content tab in the Internet Options dialog box. Ask your system administrator whether any content managers are in use, and provide addresses for the OCLC Web interfaces you use. All content managers should be disabled while using Connexion browser.
13. Ask your system administrator to rule out network problems.
Administrators can test by using the ping and tracer functions and network troubleshooting tools.


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Durable Since the late 1800s, these towels have proved their worth. Original towels are still in circulation, so it is safe to say they are durable. The flour sack towels do not pill easily, can be bleached, and have withstood hand and machine washing for over a century.
These towels can also help you create what we've called the paper towel-less kitchen. The flour sacks have had a very practical path from bags to towels, bedding, and diapers but something tells me it isn't over yet.
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Parts of Microsoft patent ruling reversed
A US federal appeals court has reversed parts of a $US521 million patent ruling against Microsoft Corp, giving the world's largest software maker another chance to prove that its widely used web browser didn't illegally copy a key piece of technology.
Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft on Wednesday hailed the US Court of Appeals' 29-page decision ordering a new trial as "clear victory" for Internet users as well as the company.
The decision also upheld portions of the lower court decision.
Martin Lueck, a Minneapolis attorney representing patent holders Eolas Technologies Inc. and the University of California, predicted Microsoft ultimately would have to pay the damages previously awarded by jury, plus interest.
"We believe we will prevail on this issue as we have throughout this process," Lueck said.
The complicated case revolves around the computer coding that enables a variety of software applications to work with web browsers.
Eolas' founder, cellular biologist Michael Doyle, says he invented the technology while he was working at the University of California more than a decade ago and then watched Microsoft capitalise on the breakthrough by including the features in its Internet Explorer browser.
Microsoft has denied the allegations since Doyle and the university sued the company in 1999.
The stakes in the case extend beyond the protagonists.
A group founded by World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee is worried Eolas' patent claims will require force widespread - and possibly expensive - revisions to millions of online documents. In a worst case scenario, the World Wide Web Consortium, or W3C, fears potentially valuable material will be wiped out from sites that are no longer active.
The concerns prompted the US Patent and Trademark Office to take the rare step of reviewing the validity of the patent granted to Chicago-based Eolas Technologies and the University of California in 1998. That review remains unresolved.
Doyle and the university filed for their patent in 1994, a year before Internet Explorer hit the market.
In their suit, Doyle and the university alleged that IE pilfered their patented plug-in technology. A jury agreed in 2003, ordering Microsoft to pay $US521 million, or $US1.47 for each of the more than 350 million units of the Windows operating system that shipped between November 1998 and September 2001.
A federal judge in Chicago upheld the jury award last year and ordered Microsoft to pay $US45 million in interest.
In its decision, the appeals court concluded the lower court had erred in its approach to a key issue in the case. Microsoft contends the Eolas patent is invalid because the technology had already been developed and showcased in a May 1993 demonstration by another inventor, Pei-Yuan Wei.
Microsoft also says Doyle was aware of Wei's pioneering work in the Viola browser, but concealed the knowledge when he applied for a patent.
The appeals reversal "gives Microsoft the opportunity to tell the whole story of how this technology was developed," the software company said in a statement.
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This is an old question for me. I have been asking this question from the time I was 15. That is, more than 23 years. I am posting the question with slight modifications.
Which of these is the biggest number?
1. The total number of grains of sand on planet earth.
2. The total number of leaves and leaflets on all the members of the Plant kingdom on planet earth.
3. The time taken by a snail to orbit around the galactic center once.
4. The mass of the sun, all the planets and their satellites in milligrams.
5. The value of 200! (That is 200x199x198x197x...3x2x1)
6. The smallest number apart from zero and one which is a perfect square, cube, fourth, fifth, sixth, ...and tenth power.
7. The probaility of choosing any two people from (roughly) the 7 billion people on planet earth.
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3. The time taken by a snail to orbit around the galactic center once.
Unit of time not given, so I will represent time in 10^-k seconds, where k is the largest number from choices 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Therefore, the answer is 3.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
Purely an academic question since the snail is using 10^-k seconds for his velocity, but was the orbit circular or elliptical and what was the min and max radius of his orbit?
Edit: Since it isn't stated, I declare the orbit to be 0 meters in circumference! The game's back on!
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Trillian: Five to one against and falling. Four to one against and falling Three to one, two, one. Probability factor of one to one. We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still cant cope with is therefore your own problem.
Answers 1, 2, and 4 can be eliminated quickly. The mass of the sun is just less than 2*10^30 kg, which is 2*10^36 mg. Even if we dramatically overestimate and say that the rest of the solar system has 9 times the mass of the sun we'd only end up with 2*10^37 mg of mass for number 4, which is quite small. Numbers 1 and 2 will be much smaller yet than this number, eliminating them.
Number 7 is also quite a small number. It's just 7 billion squared, which is about 4.9*10^19, again much too small for this question.
When we compare 5 and 6, it's simple to show that 6 is much larger than 5. It's easy to show that 200! is much less than 200^200 (200! = 200*199*198*..., while 200^200 = 200*200*200*..., so each term is larger than it's factorial counterpart). We know that 200^200 = 2^200 * 100^200.
Now, consider number 6. The smallest such number will be 2 to a power that can be divided by 2, 3, 4, ..., 10. The smallest such number can be found by factoring each number into it's primes and finding the smallest such number that includes every prime factor. This number is 2^3 * 3^2 * 5^1 * 7^1 = 2520. Thus, number 6 is 2^2520 = 2^200 * 2^2320. All you must do now is convince yourself that 2^2320 is greater than 100^200. Consider that 2^7 = 128 > 100, so we have 2^2320 > (2^7)^330 = 128^330 > 100^200. Thus, we know that number 6 is a larger number than 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7.
That leaves only number 3. As Ricky pointed out there is no time unit given. The sun (and therefore Earth) take about 2.5*10^8 years to travel around the galaxy. This is roughly 8*10^15 seconds. Rounding down, the plank time is 10^-45 seconds. That means that even if we use the smallest unit of time that has any physical significance it would only take a snail 8*10^60 time units to circle the galaxy, far less than 2^2520. Thus, I declare number 6 the winner.
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Wonderful work, Ricky, NullRoot and TheDude.
I thank NullRoot and TheDude for coming to my rescue! I had missed to mention seconds as the unit for #3.
The answer given by TheDude is perfectly in order. The number is roughly 3.9 x 10^758. Commendable work, TheDude!
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Molecular Analysis of Pecan Nut Development.
Samples of developing Pecan nuts will be extracted to isolate total ribonucleic acid (RNA) and protein. RNA will be sequenced using next-generation sequencing, and then analyzed and annotated to identify specific genes and compare expression profiles. Quantitative-real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) will be done to confirm findings for individual genes. Total protein accumulation during Pecan nut development will be analyzed by gel electrophoresis and mass-spectrometry. Major Pecan allergens Car i 1, Car i 4, and the 7S vicllin will be studied using each of these techniques to characterize their expression, processing, and accumulation. Other Pecan allergens will also be identified based upon homology.


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The Eagles have no plans to trade Nick Foles even though Michael Vick was named the team's starting quarterback on Tuesday, an NFL source said.
Foles was asked if he wanted to be traded with the opportunity to start, but he said that he wanted to remain with the Eagles.
Considering Vick's injury past, there is a strong chance that Foles will play sometime this season. Vick missed 11 games in the last three years because of various injuries. He missed six games from 2010-11 because of rib injuries and missed five-plus games last season because of a concussion. He's suffered two concussions in the last two years.
Foles started six games for the injured Vick last season.The Eagles went 1-5 in those games. Foles completed 60.8 percent of his passes for 1,699 yards and six touchdowns in seven games. He also threw five interceptions and had three fumbles.
The 24-year-old Foles has played well this preseason, although Vick clearly out-performed him in two games. Foles completed 11 of 14 passes for 96 yards. He tossed a costly interception last week against the Panthers when he tried to throw the ball out of the back of the end zone, but it came up short. Foles also ran three times for 23 yards and one touchdown.
The former third-round draft pick has value, although it is difficult to trade quarterbacks this late in the preseason. Foles would have to likely learn an entirely new offense if he was to go elsewhere and compete for a starting job.
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Jenne Keeps JP Seat by 1 Vote - Derby Town Clerk Vote Today
DERBY – The Derby Town's Clerk's office is hopping with activity. Election officials were busy counting ballots for the general election, and then a recount was requested in the Justice of the Peace Race. Today there is a special election for the town clerk and treasurer position; so more ballots to count.Typically the Justice of the Peace race is a quiet one with just enough people seeking the positions, or sometimes not enough. But this year 15 people sought the 12 positions. Maureen Fountain ran but did not have enough votes to win, falling short by only three. Karen Jenne was the 12th one to make it. Fountain requested a recount because of how close the race was and because of the potential for human error.The results from the general election were Fountain 895 and Jenne with 898. After the recount, Jenne kept the position, but this time only by one vote. The recount had Jenne with 901 to Fountain's 900.Over the last year, Fountain took a keen interest in town happenings and enjoys begin involved. It is the first position for which she has run.Unless there is a write-in campaign, interim Derby Town Clerk and Treasurer Faye Morin will remain in the position until elections in March. She was the only person to turn in a petition for the special election called for by Derby residents.Many community members were upset when former Derby Clerk and Treasurer Nicole Daigle resigned and trained Morin to serve the remainder of her term until the election at Town Meeting in March. When Daigle found a new job, she decided to bring in Morin and train her. Daigle said she had Morin's resume on file and thought she was best suited to take over the position when she left. A petition calling for a special election to fill the office circulated and enough signatures were collected. Several said holding an election is appropriate for the Democratic process.Jenne had said she was considering running, but then she said that she is seriously contemplating running in March during Town Meeting instead. She said she has heard some say they will write her name in for this special election, and if she won she would have to decide what to do, since she serves as the clerk for Derby Line Village and time management and conflict of interest concerns would arise.


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Robbie Rogers: No Gay Soccer Players Have Reached Out To Me
LA Galaxy player Robbie Rogers acknowledges that while he's received a huge amount of support following his decision to come out as gay back in February, no other gay soccer players have reached out.
Robbie tells BBC:
"I haven't received a letter or text or anything from one footballer that wants to talk about these issues," he said.
He thinks that is because players are too scared to do so.
"I've received phone calls and I've spoken with all my friends here in the UK and around the world that have supported me, but I haven't had one message from a [gay] footballer," he told BBC Newsnight.
"It reminds me of the fear that I had - you remember that atmosphere and how it made you feel. It just shows there's a huge problem.
"What do you do to change that, do you try to support them to create an environment that would support them to come out and they would feel comfortable in? It's really tough."
So what do you think? Is it fear that's keeping other gay soccer players from coming out or even reaching out to the sport's one openly gay player? Is it possible there are no other closeted players currently playing the game?
How do we work to make the environment safer for players to feel like they can be open?
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Thank you for your courage as an example to many who are still deep in the closet. I am an ice hockey player that is petrified much as you were. There is a price for being OUT. I know as you have stated that once OUT all issues seem to go by the wayside. I have discovered that there are many ice hockey players that are SHY about their sexuality. My boyfriend used to come watch me play and it seemed not to be an issue. In fact, at another rink, I brought a separate guy as a date to the league XMAS party. It was a hoot.
At a later time, I had a fellow player come OUT to me. He was also petrified. He was in tears. I was honored that he chose me to disclose not only his sexuality but his desire to be OUT. I saw him later at a local mall with his boyfriend and he was beaming ear to ear . . . relieved of the burden of the closet. Let's get that door open to the closet ALL the way so that our manhood is no longer linked to our sexuality and our ability to be a great sportsmen.


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Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board
GISHAB is a labor-management organization representing all major sectors of Washington industry whose mission is to promote safe and healthy working environments for the people of Washington State by providing education and outreach programs. One of GISHAB's major goals is to implement workplace safety and health curriculum in all Washington State schools. GISHAB also sponsors the Washington Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference in conjunction with Labor & Industries.
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January 28, 2009: Audacity 1.3.7 released
The Audacity Team is pleased to announce the release of Audacity 1.3.7 (Beta) for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix.
This is primarily a bug-fix release. It significantly improves stability and usability, especially on Mac OS X, but incorporates some new features too.
Cross-Platform Bug Fixes include:
- Muting/soloing caused incorrect channel results in exported stereo files
- Effects: Noise Removal added unwanted paste and filtering tail; Nyquist effects added unwanted paste, had no progress bar, and truncated audio if canceled
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- Export as WAV could be corrupted if overwriting to same file, uncompressed Export Multiple only produced 16-bit WAV
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- Restored support for multi-channel recording devices that can record more than two channels using Audacity
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- Windows Vista: fixed crash opening Preferences
- Mac OS X and Linux: fixes for spurious clipping, label typing, no shortcuts after running effects, project rate when importing files
- Mac OS X only: fixes for inactive or corrupted menus and hidden dialogues, portable settings not detected, inability to set independent Command and Control shortcuts; FFmpeg installer now available
New Features and other changes:
- F11 Full Screen mode, high-quality "Sliding Time Scale/Pitch Shift" effect, Audio Contrast Analyzer
- Windows: sound devices can now be opened using the more efficient DirectSound API
- As a first step towards improving latency correction, a fixed rather than variable correction is now applied
Because it is a work in progress and does not yet come with complete documentation or translations into foreign languages, it is recommended for more advanced users. For all users, Audacity 1.2.6 is a stable release, complete and fully documented. You can have Audacity 1.2.6 and 1.3.7 installed on the same machine.


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All 15 libraries in Jackson County could reopen by the first week in November if an outsourcing contract with a Maryland company is approved within two weeks.
Library Systems and Services LLC, known by the acronym LSSI, has told county officials that they are prepared to bring in a team to get the system up and running as quickly as possible.
County Administrator Danny Jordan said details of the contract still need to be worked out so he expects to present a contract to commissioners on Sept. 26.
"I think we've got to a pretty good point where both parties feel pretty good about where we are at," he said.
The county closed all 15 libraries April 6 after the county lost $23 million annually that came from the federal government under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act, designed to help timber dependent counties faced with a decline in logging.
Since then the federal government reauthorized a one-year extension of the money, providing Jackson County with $23 million.
Libraries would be reopened at roughly half the number of hours before they were closed.
Although the exact number of hours for each branch could change, the libraries in Ashland, Medford, Central Point, Eagle Point and Rogue River could be open for 24 hours a week under the proposal. Branches in Gold Hill, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Shady Cove, Talent and White City would be open 16 hours a week. Outlying branches in Applegate, Butte Falls, Prospect and Ruch would be open eight hours.
LSSI has offered to run the library system for $4.3 million annually, about half the budget before the branches were closed.
While many library staff members have retired or moved on, others plan to apply for a job with LSSI. Jordan said the company also has the option of hiring retired library employees.
"They hope to hire back our staff," said Jordan. "They intend on actively recruiting them."
Former library manager Anne Billeter said, "I am seriously thinking about applying for one of the mid-management positions."
She said has discussed salary ranges with former LSSI workers to get some idea of what to expect.
"Generally speaking the salaries for those with a master degree in library science get a comparable salary or even slightly higher," she said.
However, the benefits like medical or retirement are not at the same level, she said. Salary levels are also adjusted depending on market conditions, she said.
Billeter said there is still much information that former library workers would like to find out about the company.
Library workers in Redding, Calif., which is also run by LSSI, confirmed earlier this year that salaries were comparable to what they received when they were paid by the government.
Shelvers, who are usually some of the lowest paid library workers, couldn't receive much less than they did with the county, she said.
"They were close to the minimum wage," she said.
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Vivian Claire Wright, 83
Vivian Claire Wright, 83, Glen Campbell, died Monday, March 7, 2011, at Punxsutawney Area Hospital.
She was born April 11, 1927, a daughter of the late Edward and Alda (Stewart) Goss.
She was married to Gerald Wright, who preceded her in death March 14, 1997.
Mrs. Wright was the owner of Wright's Personal Care Home in Glen Campbell, and she was a member of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Rossiter Fire Company.
Surviving relatives include three sons, Ricky Wright and Robert Wright, both of Rossiter, and Randy Wright of Glen Campbell; three brothers, Ernie Goss of Ohio, Paul Goss of Arcadia, and Cecil Goss of Ohio; 18 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four children, Gerald Wright Jr., Cathy Pearce, Donald Wright and Ronald Wright.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Richard L. Fait Funeral Home, Punxsutawney.
A funeral service will be held at 8 p.m. today at the funeral home with the Rev. Timothy Bowser officiating.
Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery.


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About a year ago, 11-year-old Savannah Maddison of Florida wanted to cheer up her friend, Wilson, whose father had been deployed to Afghanistan. She wrote Wilson a song, but that didn't feel like enough.
So she decided to set a goal of writing letters to all 700 troops deployed with Wilson's dad. When friends came over, she gave them pen and paper. When it felt like the goal was still too far away, she started speaking at other schools and even at Miami Marlins games to rally support.
The letters started pouring in. Savannah eventually met and exceeded her goal, and added a naval unit and an army battalion to reach more than 1,000 service men and women. She's still gathering letters today; you can even e-mail a letter to the troops through her website.
Sweet footnote: Wilson's dad made it home to his family, just in time for Christmas.


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Texas Senate Floor Becomes National Stage
State Lawmaker Gains Wide Praise for Filibuster of Antiabortion Measure; Governor Calls Legislature Back Into Session
AUSTIN, Texas—Wendy Davis, a state senator from Fort Worth, became an overnight sensation among Democrats and abortion-rights supporters after staging a marathon filibuster Tuesday that helped kill legislation that would have restricted abortions in Texas.
But her victory may be short-lived, as Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called the legislature, which usually meets only every two years, back into another special session starting Monday to reconsider the abortion bill and other unfinished business....


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Officer Continues Recovery After Being Hit by Wrong-Way, Drunken Driver
September 19th, 2012 by milwaukeepolice
Milwaukee Police Officer Josh Albert continues his recovery from serious injuries he suffered after he was hit on I-94 while driving home from work at District 3 on Sept. 5, 2012.
Erin Salmon, 23, has been charged with driving drunk the wrong way on I-94 after a night of drinking, according to the criminal complaint.
Josh is still in critical condition but he continues small improvements each day. He and his family appreciate the kind wishes and prayers the community has shared for his recovery.


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Floyd Wright of Newington.
The American Heart Association recently held its annual Hartford Heart Walk at Rentschler Field with over 2,000 supporters, survivors and volunteers. The benefit walk raised over $300,000 to fight heart disease and stroke - the No. 1 and No. 4 killer in the U.S. During the event, five individuals from Connecticut were recognized with the 2012 Hartford Lifestyle Change Award for their inspiring and life changing improvements. One of the recipients is Floyd Wright of Newington. Read The Story
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16/16 Reg | 6,701 miles | Petrol | T70 - Gold | Manual
Insurance groups range from 1 to 50 and dictates the cost of the vehicles insurance. The higher the group, the higher the insurance will be for the vehicle.
Insurance Group
BHP rates the engine performance of vehicles and stands for the brake horsepower.
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"With less than 7000 miles on the clock and finished in stunning metallic 'Goldbusters' paintwork, this stylish Adam Energised looks superb and drives as well as it looks. With low running costs and the economical 1.2 engine, this would make the perfect first car and is still under manufacturers warranty until June 2019."
Mike Cox, General Manager
Vauxhall Northampton
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|Laminated windscreen
|Traction control
|Hill start assist
|ESP plus
|Bluetooth system
|Driver Aids
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|Speed sensitive power steering
|Driver Information
|IntelliLink infotainment system
|On board computer
|Rev counter
|Service interval indicator
|Digital clock
|Low fuel level warning light
|Electronic odometer and trip odometer
|Driving Mirrors
|Electrochromic automatic anti-dazzle rear view mirror
|Auxiliary input socket
|Steering wheel mounted audio controls
|Exterior Body Features
|Front grille bar - Black jack
|Exterior Lights
|LED daytime running lights
|LED tail lights
|Adaptive brake lights
|Air conditioning
|Interior Features
|Facia, door panel inserts in Pearl white
|Leather steering wheel
|Morrocana cloth upholstery
|Luggage cover
|Height/reach adjust steering wheel
|Front door pockets
|2 rear cupholders in centre console
|Sports pedals
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|Driver/front passenger assist handle
|Interior Lights
|Illuminated load area
|Interior courtesy light operated by all doors
|Black roof colour pack with tinted rear windows - Adam
|Roof colour pack (Black Jack) - Adam
|Tyre pressure monitoring system with individual tyre pressure display
|Side impact protection beams
|Side airbags
|Seatbelt warning
|Height adjustable driver's seat
|Front seats - 'Easy Entry'
|Front body-lock seatbelt pretensioners
|Anti-drill door locks
|Electric tailgate lock with touchpad
|Locking wheel nuts
|Remote central locking
|Folding key
|Vanity Mirrors
|Twin sunvisors with document holders and drivers covered mirror
|Wheels - Alloy
|17" Hurricane alloy wheels in I'll be Black
|Wheels - Spare
|Tyre inflation kit
The specification listed for this vehicle was standard when purchased new. The actual specification may vary, for confirmation, please contact our sales department.
Vauxhall's ADAM is a fashionable little citycar that did much to pioneer the whole concept of almost endless buyer personalisation when it comes to models in this segment. If you'd rather than the Griffin brand did the job for you though, then this 'Energised' derivative might be up your street. You have to have it with the 1.2-litre petrol engine and it comes with a pleasingly bespoke feel for the money.
The ADAM has proved to be a small but significant player in the compact car segment for Vauxhall and since it was first launched, the brand hasn't stopped continually trying to improve it. First, there was a pokier 1.0-litre direct injection turbo petrol engine. Then a 'Rocks Air' convertible bodystyle. Then an 'S' hot hatch model. And now this 'Energised' high value version. The 'Energised' package is quite a simple one to get your head around. It involves taking the most affordable 69bhp 1.2-litre petrol engine, then matching it with a classier look, 17-inch gloss black alloy wheels, part-leather seats and the Intellilink infotainment system for less than £2,000 more. Sounds promising.
So what's it like behind the wheel? Slide into the seat and there's a very different feel from that provided by a Corsa - or any other conventional supermini come to that. The commanding driving position, the big chunky MINI-like wheel, the wide, low glass area. It all makes you eager to tackle the urban jungle, with the promise of secondary road sportiness beyond. Not too much mind. In this 'Energised' derivative, you only get the feeblest 69bhp 1.2-litre non-turbo petrol engine, so performance is leisurely to say the least. 62mph from rest takes 14.9s and the engine does struggle a little with the task of pushing nearly 1.1-tonnes of ADAM up the road with any real zip. As with most models of this kind, while you'll be quite comfortable in attempting a motorway trip of a few hours, you will notice at and around the legal limit that refinement isn't quite as good as you first thought.
At under 3.7m in length, this ADAM is actually shorter than many citycars and a full 300mm shorter than Vauxhall's Corsa supermini. But there's more to it than that. The tall height and the considerable width - it's actually wider than a Corsa - positions it visually as a bigger car than it actually is. A clever trick, which also pays dividends inside. As in a Fiat 500, the high roof gives a spacious feel, something that here is further underlined by the greater width and glass area. But all the smoke and mirrors in the world can't create space where there isn't much and Vauxhall's claim that this design can 'comfortably seat four adults' requires for fulfilment the directive that those in the front should be very short-legged indeed. And at the wheel? The dash is dominated by the 7-inch LCD colour Intellilink infotainment system, one of the first to be able to communicate with both Apple and Android devices and applications and operable either via the touchscreen itself or through steering wheel switchgear. Out back, a prod on the rear Griffin badge reveals a 170-litre boot that lies size-wise somewhere between slightly smaller shape of a MINI and the slightly larger one of a Fiat 500.
The 'Energised' package adds 17-inch gloss black alloy wheels, a black roof and black exterior detailing. Plus you also get LED daytime running lights and LED tail-lights included. Inside, you'll find part-leather seats, sports pedals and the Intelliink infotainment system. The complete package costs an extra £1,845 on top of the normal car and the only extra is the optional OnStar system. Buyers get a choice of five colours but unfortunately, they can only have Vauxhall's older 1.2-litre petrol engine - you can't specify the more modern 1.0-litre direct injection unit. The one thing that isn't optional on this ADAM - and shouldn't be - is safety. This model gets the expected twin front, side and curtain airbags and ABS brakes, plus the ESP stability control that some rivals charge extra for on their baseline models. Some of the fancier safety systems borrowed from larger cars that other rivals have started offering are missing though. Obvious rivals include Fiat's 500 and ritzier versions of Volkswagen's up!
Because this 'Energised' variant can't be had with Vauxhall's most economic 1.0 ECOTEC engine - or any sort of diesel option - the running cost returns on offer here can't be in any way exemplary. Still, a combined cycle figure of 53.3mpg and a CO2 return of 124g/km is hardly ruinous. You can monitor your progress in frugality by keeping an eye on the 'Eco Drive Assistant' - basically a section of the trip computer that monitors energy consumption and indicates when to shift up. Residuals will probably be a touch behind, say, a MINI Hatch 3-door or a Fiat 500, but perhaps only until the market adjusts to the idea of as desirable fashion-led small Vauxhall.
Colour-keyed fleece velour carpets, Laminated windscreen, ABS, Bluetooth system, Cruise control + speed limiter, IntelliLink infotainment system, Electrochromic automatic anti-dazzle rear view mirror, Auxiliary input socket...
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|Standard Euro Emissions
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|EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies
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You choose the car, the deposit, how long you want the contract to run for and the mileage you intend to do. You will then receive a quote for fixed cost motoring for the length of the contract. At the end of the contract you have a choice to either buy the car outright for an agreed lump sum (the GFV or final balloon payment), or hand the vehicle back to the lender.
Hire Purchase allows you to take ownership of a car once all payments are made.
This is one of the most popular methods to buy a new vehicle. You pay an initial deposit, then pay off the balance in monthly payments over an agreed period of time, when the payments are complete the car is yours.
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The KidCo Safeway is a hardware mount gate that provides maximum safety at the top of stairs and in high traffic doorways because there is no bottom threshold to potentially trip over as found on pressure mount gates. While it is specifically designed for top of stairs use, the Safeway can also be used in hallways or as a room divider. One of the original KidCo gates, the design, functionality, and ease of use have proven it to be a parent and baby proofer favorite for almost 20 years.
- Easy one hand adult operation
- Quick release hardware allows gate to be easily removed when not needed
- Directional stop prevents gate from swinging out over stairs
- Hinge side hardware can be mounted on an angled surface
- Heavy duty steel construction
- Adjustable width
- Gate Width: 24.75"-43.5"
- Height: 30.5"
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Dear Mary: My wife and I inherited a small printing business 40 years ago and have run it successfully ever since. We've had our ups and downs over the years, but we continue to survive. Now we need to upgrade our equipment to remain competitive. With supplies, training and shipping, the digital production press we need will cost about $20,000.
We do not have that amount of money to buy the press. Our credit seems to be holding us back from getting a loan. We are confident that with the increased business the press will generate, we can pay it back, in the same way we have paid for all of our other machines and equipment.
Is there any lender you know of who will consider our 40 years of success and the potential we have for increasing our business?
— Jack P., Pennsylvania
Dear Jack: Your situation may be ideal for funding through Lending Club (LendingClub.com), a peer-to-peer network founded in 2007. Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is fairly new to the world of personal finance. Think of it as cutting out the banks, because that is exactly what it does.
In P2P lending, ordinary people like you and me lend money to other ordinary people. This cuts the banks out of the equation, resulting in lower rates for creditworthy borrowers and better rates of interest for savvy investors than any of us can get these days at banks or credit unions.
At the Lending Club, potential borrowers fill out a loan application and submit it on-line. A committee looks at the application and applicants' credit reports. If approved, the committee determines the fixed rate of interest you will pay. Then your loan is posted for funding.
As an investor, I can go online and agree to participate in funding your loan. Let's say I have $50 to deposit into my account at Lending Club. I can choose to "lend" all of it to help fund one borrower's loan, or I can divvy up (diversify) the amount to a number of borrowers. I choose what rate of interest I want to earn, which correlates directly to the amount of risk I'm willing to take. The riskier the borrower, the greater the interest rate available to investors.
Should you be approved for funding, it's likely that hundreds of Lending Club investors will fund your loan in small increments, like $20 each. That way, investors can fund many loans with small amounts rather than putting all of their eggs in one basket.
Amazingly, Lending Club, which is fully FDIC-insured and regulated by the same federal laws that regulate U.S. banks, funds more than $100 million in loans every month — far more than its closest P2P competitor, Prosper.com.
To demonstrate how much I like the idea of peer-to-peer lending, I'll make you an offer: If you apply for a loan to buy that new piece of equipment — and your loan is approved for funding — I will personally be one of the investors that helps you upgrade your business.
When your loan appears for funding on Lending Club.com, send me a note, and I will invest in it. Good luck, and I'll be watching my mailbox.
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On Oscar Sunday, Feb. 24, charities in 45 cities will bring the Oscar experience to life at viewing parties in each city. The "Oscar Experience: Benefits" is the Academy's grassroots outreach program that allows charities across the country to host official Oscar parties while raising money for their causes.
In 2012, the "Oscar Experience: Benefits" raised more than $3.1 million in 49 cities. Since its inception in 1994, as "Oscar Night America," the program has brought in more than $36.6 million, with all of the funds staying in the communities where they were raised.
All of the parties will feature a live broadcast of the 85th Academy Awards; many will integrate Hollywood-style glamor elements, including red carpets, local celebrities, "paparazzi" and predict-the-winners contests.
"The 'Oscar Experience: Benefits' is a natural extension of the philanthropic work the Academy does year-round," said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. "We are thrilled to share a part of the Oscar experience with movie fans nationwide while supporting charities across the country."
The 2013 "Oscar Experience: Benefits" charities and cities are (alphabetical by city):
To set these parties apart from thousands of other events taking place on Oscar Sunday, each "Oscar Experience: Benefits" party receives from the Academy copies of the official commemorative poster and the official Oscar show program, among other items.
Only one charity in a given media market may participate in the "Oscar Experience: Benefits." Events are entirely produced by local nonprofit organizations with the active participation of the local ABC-TV affiliate station.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.


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The seeds of Taarka were planted as early as fall of 2001, however, David Tiller and Enion Pelta were both playing in a bluegrass group in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. The group, Brooklyn Browngrass, was doing well, but not satisfying either of their creative desires to the fullest.
In late 2001, David called up his old friend Jarrod Kaplan (known locally with his percussion in Hanuman). They spoke of many worldly things before coming to the crux of the matter - Dave and his fiddlin' friend Enion were planning to move to the Northwest, had some material together, and wanted to play when they arrived. Jarrod, being his adventurous self, asked the two to send him a recording of their music. He did not receive anything until they had arrived in Portland and gone up to visit him in Seattle, where they burned him a disc of their latest creations while sitting on his living room floor.
From the first, the three loved playing together. They continue to do so, and since the addition of a new bass player Jason Flores, a great player well-educated in jazz and middle eastern music, Taarka's changing and growing in some new directions.
This Friday, Taarka and the amazing percussion of Kaplan returns to the River City Saloon for a 10 p.m. show. There will be a cover charge.
Up to this point, Taarka's creative venture has taken them to numerous festivals on the West Coast, where they've shared stages (sometimes at the same time) with David Grisman, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain String Band and Garaj Mahal, among others. At this year's High Sierra Music Festival, no less than Col. Bruce Hampton of the Code Talkers and Aquarium Rescue Unit called Taarka his "favorite band of the festival." They've toured up and down the West Coast as well, and were met in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado with glowing response.
On Saturday, the Bachelors of Science brings its full seven-piece funk crew to the River City Saloon for a night of dance floor mayhem.
They love to bring back the old school with a full horn section and blazing Hammond Organ, but at the same time putting a modern spin on things. For more information, visit www.rivercitysaloon.com.
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jetjaw necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 714 diseños de 147 diseñadores freelance.
JetJaw lets businesses to gather feedback from customers using surveys that are optimized for EVERY mobile device. Our smart technology detects the device that each person uses to access the survey on the internet on their mobile device. Then, the perfect version of the survey is displayed on their device. From basic flip phones to smartphones to full computers...it doesn't matter what device respondents use, our surveys render perfectly on all of them.
Before JetJaw, people had to wait to get back to their office or home to fill out a survey on a laptop or desktop computer. With JetJaw, they can fill out surveys wherever they are. JetJaw surveys are convenient, immediate, short, fast, and allow the business to provide an onsite incentive to the respondent for filling out the survey (such as a free dessert at a restaurant).
The value JetJaw provides to businesses is that we help improve their relationship with their customers, which leads to more revenue. We do this by helping them get: 1. more feedback 2. richer, accurate feedback 3. immediate feedback.
Our target customers are small and medium businesses who have consumers coming to their physical location (like a restaurant or a clothing store). We also expect large businesses to use JetJaw to allow their mobile workforce to gather information while in the field (like mystery shoppers, district managers, and field merchandisers).
JetJaw is fun to say, but we don't want to be viewed as silly. We want these businesses to view JetJaw as a fun company that delivers serious value.
We need a creative logo that will help establish our value and identity on our website and business cards. Please capitalize both J's in JetJaw. The website will have a simple, clean look, so we need a logo that reflects this. The focus of the logo should be the typeface, but should include something simple to make it unique. If you include an icon to go with the typeface, then keep it simple. As for color, we generally like blue, but are certainly open to other colors. However, please try not to use more than 3 colors in the logo.
We appreciate the simplicity of these logos (please DO NOT model the JetJaw logo directly after them):
The name JetJaw comes from:
1. Jets are both mobile and fast. JetJaw surveys are mobile and don't take long to complete. When people need to leave, they may say "I've gotta jet."
2. Jaw signifies talking or sharing information. JetJaw is enabling customers to share their feedback.
We don't want any clipart, gradients, or shadows.
Upon contest completion, we need both color and black/white versions of the logo in each of these 4 formats: .eps, .ai, .png, and an RGB transparent .gif. The .png and .gif files must be 600dpi.
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It goes without saying, but I'm obviously not cut out for special warfare.
That was apparent before I even reached the front door of the National Navy SEAL Museum (navysealmuseum.org), an inspiring tribute to the history, skills and ongoing mission of the Navy's elite special operations force.
The museum — along State Road A1A North on Hutchinson Island, east of downtown Fort Pierce — chronicles the Navy's sea, air and land teams from their origin in World War II to heroic modern-day assignments such as the killing of terrorist Osama bin Laden and the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips after his freighter was captured by Somali pirates.
On the lawn outside...