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|Varvel, Gary
|Riedell, Walter
|Deibert, E
|Mcconkey, B
|Tanaka, Donald
|Vigil, Merle
|Schwartz, Robert
Submitted to: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/1/2005
Publication Date: 3/1/2006
Citation: Varvel, G.E., Riedell, W.E., Deibert, E., Mcconkey, B., Tanaka, D.L., Vigil, M.F., Schwartz, R.C. 2006. Great plains cropping system studies for soil quality assessment. Renewable Agriculture and Food System 21:3-14.
Interpretive Summary: Soils serve a multitude of functions and play an important role in environmental quality through interactions with the hydrosphere and the atmosphere. Long-term studies are usually required to compare management effects on the soil resource to make soil quality assessments. This requirement exists because of the effect annual variations in weather has on the system and also because we are often trying to detect changes in the value of large pools exhibiting spatial variability. In protocols established by the Great Plains Cropping System Network in 1998, sampling and testing procedures were selected to identify components or fractions of larger pools that are responsive to management that may serve as indicators of changes in the larger pool, which would be useful in assessing the effect management practices have on the soil resource. Eight existing long-term studies available in the region, their locations, and the selected conventional and alternative treatments selected for soil quality assessments are described in the paper. Precipitation, temperature, and yield data for each location are also presented.
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ASTM B-633 Type II vs. III zinc plating
A discussion started in but continuing through 20182002
Q. We are getting poor coverage on the as-cast surface of some steel castings using a yellow Zinc chromate. Our plater would like to go to a clear zinc, but our customer is under the assumption that the clear will not do as good a job with corrosion resistance and salt spray life. He is asking for more info on the difference between ASTM B633 [link by ed. to spec at TechStreet] type II and type III. Can anyone give me some direction on how to get the customer to accept going to clear. Our plater said that he would be willing to go thicker on the clear. Also, I found out that the casting is painted after plating. Does plating make that big a difference knowing that it's going to be painted also?Mark Hollenbeck
alloys - Muskegon, Michigan
A. Surfaces left-bare should be heavily chromated.
Surfaces to be painted should be ONLY lightly chromated.
A heavy chromate will shear under paint and cause the paint to peel. Put the chromate on light. A light yellow would be better than a clear.
This applies to all metals. In the case of castings you may get some out-gassing and/or bleeding from the porosity.
Robert H Probert
Robert H Probert Technical Services
Garner, North Carolina
Editor's note: Mr. Probert is the author of Aluminum How-To / Aluminio El Como
and co-author of The Sulfamate Nickel How-To Guide
"Zinc Plating"
A. Type III refers to a clear (blue brite) chromate (passivate); Type II refers to a colored (yellow, olive drab)chromate.
I believe it is ASTM B201-80 [link by ed. to spec at TechStreet] that states you should get at least 24 hrs to white corrosion from a single dip clear (blue brite) chromate in a salt spray cabinet.
Yellow chromate should get 96 hrs to failure.
Olive Drab chromate is 150 hrs.
The end user must decide when a part fails, at "white rust" corrosion (the chromate has failed) or red rust (both the chromate and the zinc are gone exposing the base metal).Don Penzenik
- Elkhart, Indiana
A. The problem may not be with the chromate at all. Going with clear will make it difficult to tell what is clear chromated zinc vs. what is bare steel (except for the rust that is likely to appear). What type of zinc plating bath is your plater using? Certain castings are difficult, if not impossible, to plate in either cyanide or alkaline non-cyanide plating baths. Try using an acid zinc chloride bath and see if the casting covers.
I will be attending the ASTM B8 committee meetings in Philly later this week (2002) and will mention this letter to the sub-committee chair responsible for the B-633 spec.
Anoplate Corporation
Syracuse, New York
Ed. note: The above entries are somewhat dated: because of RoHS regulations, most platers have switched from hexavalent to modern trivalent chromating, and the corrosion resistance of the coating is no longer related to its color; in many cases the yellow color nowadays is simply dye.
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Q. I cannot get a straight answer -- Zinc plating, zinc plating with chromate, Type II, III, etc. All I need to know is what color the types are. Here we use clear & yellow zinc plating ... also use the terms bleached and unbleached -- which I haven't heard of until I got here. Any information would be well received.Ron Werkheiser
- Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
A. It's pretty simple, ASTM B633 [link by ed. to spec at TechStreet] Type II coatings indicate a colored chromate; gold, black etc.; Type III coatings are colorless or clear chromate (iridescent okay). The Standard default is gold for type II coatings unless otherwise specified.Bill Grayson
- Santa Cruz, California, USA
A. And yes, some shops bleach/leach the strong gold/yellow color back to a very faint color by immersion in a hot rinse tank -- although some believe that if the color is gone, the protection is gone. I've seen this done less commonly on chromated zinc plating than on chromated aluminum.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live "Aloha"
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ASTM B-633 and Hexavalent Chromium2005
Q. I need to specify platings that do not contain Hexavalent Chromium for parts that will be used in the automotive industry. Do I need to specifically call out the use of Trivalent Chromium, or is it covered in the specifications used for ASTM B633 [link by ed. to spec at TechStreet] ?
1 Do all ASTM B633 Type II platings use Hexavalent Chromium?
2 Can you get a type II finish that uses Trivalent?
3 Do all ASTM B633 Type III platings NOT use Hexavalent Chromium?
4 I have not heard much about the Type IV finishes. Do they use Hex or Trivalent chromium, are they available in colours, and do they protect as well as the type II or III finishes?
If anyone knows of a good plating guide to pick up, please let me know.Claudio Zubin
Auto Parts - Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Q. I have the exact same questions. Did you ever get the answers you were looking for? Does anybody know this info?Doug Kovacs
- North Canton, Ohio
A. Hello Claudio and Doug,
My compliments for an excellent round of questions!
In response to your questions re ASTM B 633; I have an old version of the spec so my opinions are based upon the one I have.
1 Do all ASTM B633 Type II platings use Hexavalent Chromium?
Ans: The answer is Yes. ASTM B 633 and all other worldwide standards were written around the time when no one spoke about trivalent. It definitely implies Hex Chrome.
2 Can you get a type II finish that uses Trivalent?
Ans: Trivalent chromates give paler and lighter finishes; some use metals, some use permanganates, some use dyes, in order to replicate the Hex finish. You can get the same finish only for blue and black hex chrome with tri substitutes, but not for yellow or olive as of yet. A Blue with pale yellow is the best replacement for yellow as of now.
3 Do all ASTM B633 Type III platings NOT use Hexavalent Chromium?
Ans: No it does not imply that. Type III (colorless) generally refers to Hex Chrome that has been bleached off to give a clear look. It still will have Hex Chrome.
4 I have not heard much about the Type IV finishes. Do they use Hex or Trivalent chromium, are they available in colours, and do they protect as well as the type II or III finishes?
Ans: In 24 years I have only been asked this question once before and I presume it involves phosphating over zinc plating for those heavy phosphating grammage applications, where normal phosphating will not provide enough zinc phosphate that is required in the deposit. No, other colors may not be available if my presumption is right.
Saify Ind
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
A. As far as I remember the RoHS Directive asks for no more than 1000 ppm (0.01%) of hex Cr of an homogeneous item.
To calculate it is very difficult, as the plating is a few molecules thick. According to RoHS the homogeneous and non-homogeneous are defined in such manner that every one may understand that the layer is removable (let's see how).
In my opinion a Mil-C-5541 [link is to free spec at Defense Logistics Agency, dla.mil] plating withstands the 1000 ppm that means that the plating passes the barrier (at least on aluminium plates).
What do you say?
- Oranit, Israel
Q. Our Customer has specified on the print, "Zinc chromate per ASTM B633, Fe/Zn Type II Clear." We are not sure what is meant by, "Fe/Zn Type II".
Could you explain this?
Product Engineer - Cincinnati, Ohio
A. I'm not a zinc plater, but 'Type II Clear' seems self-contradictory.
See ASTM B633 [link by ed. to spec at TechStreet] -07, 'Standard Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Zinc on Iron and Steel.'
Fe/Zn Type II indicates an iron or steel substrate, electroplated with zinc, followed by a Type II treatment (colored chromating).* Two problems with the given print specification:
1) Zinc thickness isn't given, and
2) 'Clear' isn't defined in B633 but ASTM B201-80 [link by ed. to spec at TechStreet] mentions 'colorless (clear bright).' Colorless chromate is Type III per B633.
Perhaps some confusion with Service Condition (SC) 2 (moderate), which indicates a minimum zinc thickness of 8 microns and is commonly clear chromated (Type III). In this case, the designation would be Fe/Zn 8 Type III.
Type II chromates are more commonly used where greater corrosion resistance is required, e.g., for SC3 & SC4 (13 & 25 microns zinc, respectively). Obviously, this must be clarified by the customer. Also, some yellow chromates are clear w.r.t. opacity, although this is not platers' usage.
*Note: Answer is based upon pre-2007 versions of B633 (1985, 1994, 1998). The 2007 revision addresses RoHS concerns and specifically allows non-hexavalent chromate treatments.
- Goleta, California
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Q. Regarding the question asked in letter 18112; Type II zinc plating vs. Type III ... We have a callout for "Bright Blue Zinc Plating", type II, SC3 per ASTM B-633. The part is currently being produced in China and my local platers are suggesting a dye to get a blue color. That seems a bit discretional to me. Is this process done in the United States, and if so by whom?Rich Farnham
- Huntersville, North Carolina
May 2009
A. Hi, Rich. To me "bright blue" does not usually literally mean "bright blue" like the sky or a robin's egg. It would be "bright, blue" -- that is, shiny and metallic but with a bluish rather than a yellowish cast.
But if you are looking for something indisputably blue, as opposed to clear with a possible slightly bluish cast, this probably requires dye. As the USA moved toward metric fasteners, for a while there was a move to dye them blue. The color was known as "metric blue", which apparently is also a company name/trademark (although I don't know whether the chicken or the egg came first).
Until a very few years ago chromate conversion coatings were based on hexavalent chromium, and deposited a thick film that was relatively easy to dye. Some of today's proprietary trivalent chromium coatings are very thin and consequently will not generate a highly saturated color though.
Zinc plating is usually considered a functional coating, not a decorative one. So if you need to color match, you need to do it with a requirement for compliance with sample parts -- not a verbal description. Good luck.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live "Aloha"
Zinc Chromate Per ASTM B633-85 Type IIMay 20, 2009
Does the Type II in spec ASTM B633 [link by ed. to spec at TechStreet] designate the color Zinc Yellow. How do you know if it is supposed to be Zinc Yellow or Zinc Clear?Chris Bertuzzi
QA Technician - Pinebrook, New Jersey
Difference Between ASTM B633 TYPE III & Type IIAugust 28, 2015
Q. Difference Between ASTM B633 TYPE III & Type II? I am not getting the difference between this. Is there any colour difference OR is there any Salt spray difference?kaushik HV
New Product Development - Bangalore,Karnataka,India
August 31, 2015
A. Kaushik,
The "Types" define supplementary finishes to be done after the plating.
II says "colored chromate coatings" meeting 96 hours of salt spray, and III says "colorless chromate conversion coatings" meeting 12 hours of salt spray.
Both should be finished according to ASTM B201 and tested according to ASTM B117 [link by ed. to spec at TechStreet] .
So if I'm interpreting this correct, there is both a color difference and a salt spray difference. III is colorless and not expected to hold up as long as the colored II.
Stellar Solutions, Inc.
McHenry, Illinois
Two Different Colors of Zinc Plate Clear Chromate ASTM B633-15, SC2 Type 5December 27, 2018 -- this entry appended to this thread by editor in lieu of spawning a duplicative thread
Q. Hi,
I recently received 2 batches of parts from two separate platers using this specification.
Zinc Plate Clear Chromate ASTM B633-15, SC2 Type 5
However, I noticed that one batch of parts from supplier A had a blueish tint, while the second batch of parts from supplier B had a whitish tint. What process variation would produce these different results?
- Long Beach, California USA
December 2018
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Pine Beach, New Jersey
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Regency Lighting's value of Service not only influences our behavior toward customers and staff, but also extends to our community, the country and the world. Each year, Regency shares a portion of our profits with individuals and organizations who are making a difference in the lives of those who are less fortunate. Highlighted below are the primary organizations with which Regency Lighting is actively involved:
Africa Renewal Ministries (ARM) is focused on developing the next generation of African leaders through building and supporting schools, orphanages and clinics. ARM's Mercy Ministry partners with Children's Hunger Fund to supply food to thousands of children and adults in the war-torn and AIDS-ravaged areas of northern Uganda. Their child sponsorship program also allows children in dire circumstances to be fed, clothed and educated. To date, Regency Lighting has been able to sponsor over 20 children through this and other organizations.
The Atlanta Dream Center provides hope to Atlanta's inner city residents by meeting both tangible and spiritual needs: food, clothing, shelter, life rehabilitation, education, job training, and spiritual training. Regency Lighting employees in Atlanta have been privileged to participate in special distribution events hosted by the Center and witness firsthand the positive impact being made in their own city.
Children's Hunger Fund (CHF) delivers hope to suffering children across America and around the world. Through strategic partnerships with local churches in impoverished communities, CHF serves poor children and their families by meeting their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. CHF has distributed more than $1 billion in food and other resources to more than 20 million children in 35 states. and 72 countries worldwide. Since 1992, 99% of contributions have gone to programs helping underserved children.
The Dream Center, located in Los Angeles, California, provides hunger relief, medical programs, job skills training, education, shelter, foster care intervention and much more to over 50,000 people each month. The Dream Center's goal is to take people off the streets and provide for their needs while equipping others to serve. Over 100 Dream Centers have been established all across the country, and many who once were served are now serving others. Regency is proud to partner with the LA Dream Center to help turn others' dreams into reality.
Joni and Friends International Disability Center, through their ministry, Wheels for the World, aims to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the disabled around the world. This occurs by providing wheelchairs, crutches, canes, and walkers through a networked group of volunteers across the country. Employees at all of our Regency Lighting locations collect and warehouse wheelchairs, which are then completely refurbished by inmates at nearby correctional facilities (federal, state, and private institutions). The wheelchairs are then shipped overseas and distributed by teams that custom fit each wheelchair specifically for the recipient and train him or her in wheelchair use and upkeep.
In addition, Regency Lighting was able to finance the cost of setting up the manufacturing capability for an expandable pediatric wheelchair, the engineering blueprints for which had been previously provided to Joni and Friends. Located in the Taft Correctional Facility, in California, the first "Regency Chair" rolled off the assembly line in the 4th quarter of 2009, and over 1000 chairs are now produced annually. We are thankful for the opportunity to help change the lives of an increased number of disabled children, and for the added benefit the prisoners experience as they participate in such a worthwhile cause.
The King's Village Project provides clean water and sanitation, healthcare, education and training and enterprise development in the Tolon-Kumbungu district of Northern Ghana. Until 2006, the 160,000 people who lived in this district only had one nurse for every 6,000 people, and there were no doctors. The infant mortality rate was 140 for every 1000 live births.
The King's Village opened a medical center in April, 2006, and today, The King's Medical Centre includes 3 doctors, 1 pharmacist, 20 nurses, and over 30 other supporting staff. A 60 bed emergency block and operating theater were completed in January, 2011, enabling the treatment of over 60 inpatients daily and the provision of 24/7 emergency services. This emergency wing was made a reality through partial funding provided by Regency Lighting.
Community Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants also receive support and training from the center. A planned, third phase of building work will see the development of a maternity wing and more inpatient care. Regency Lighting is privileged to contribute to the medical center to help provide healthcare to the community.
Turnaround Ministries believes in making a difference in the world, one child at a time. They specifically target broken families in Atlanta, GA to help bring healing and restoration. They work by giving children a safe place to learn and grow while allowing parents to heal in order to create a stronger, unified family. Turnaround currently permanently hosts 20 kids and works with several others as needed. Their ministry has continued to grow, and Regency is privileged to be a part of their work in Atlanta.
ZOE International Ministries is an international organization that rescues children who are at risk of being orphaned, sold into prostitution or slavery, or victims of other heinous crimes and abuse. Based in Thailand, the central hub for the sex industry in Southeast Asia and an export hub for exploited children to other nations, the ministry's founders, Mike and Carol Hart, along with their staff, operate safe homes for children and care for children who have suffered this kind of abuse. Regency's support of Zoe Children's Homes has expanded from just a financial partnership to having staff travel to Thailand to offer "hands-on" love and support to these precious children.
In 2013, Regency provided funds for a building dedicated to housing the increasing number of young boys caught in the sex trade in Thailand. This project was especially significant because it marked the first time that employees, vendors and the Regency Leadership Team partnered together to raise funds. The Leadership Team and the employee who raised the most funds for the project traveled to Thailand for the dedication and opening of the new home.
Connect 2 Ministries was founded in order to connect churches, businesses, and other organizations in the United States with churches overseas to help serve their communities through several different programs. Connect 2's primary focus is to the nation of Haiti. Some of their current programs in operation include food distribution, offering medical care, providing wheel chairs for the disabled, and establishing preschools and orphanages to care for the orphans. Regency Lighting began a partnership with Connect 2 in December 2015 with the intent to fund and build Connect 2's newest orphanage in Haiti that will house about 100 children and their care-givers. In addition to the living spaces, the orphanage will house an on-site school and sustainable projects to help feed the children. The orphanage opened and started taking in children in December 2016. If you're interested in volunteering to visit the orphanage and help build the vocational center, visit this page.


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Okay, so let me start by saying that I plan on doing an updated version of this "tutorial" in the future. Hah. Probably not anytime soon but when I can find someone to be a model for me, I'll make another tutorial for you guys. I tried doing this on myself and it was kinda the hardest thing I've done guys. And NOT because it's a hard updo to do. It's actually pretty simple. It's just that I can do other people's hair no problem. But when it comes to doing my own, that's another story. So here ya go, I hope it's somewhat easy to follow along :) Let me know if you have any questions!
Sunday, September 28, 2014
A Simple Hair Tutorial. Kinda.
Labels: hair, hair tutorial, tutorial
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Thanks for the tutorial! I'm terrible at doing my own hair, so I may ask my boyfriend to give this a try for me. :DReplyDelete
so pretty!! How is the job hunt going??ReplyDelete
Amazing! Marsa, I have been waiting for you to do this for forever. Too bad I'm also no good at doing my own hair. I will definitely try though :)ReplyDelete
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Gorgeous! So classy!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for your lovely comment! I may not always be able to get back to you but just so you know, I read and appreciate every single one :)


text: This thread is not about mobile phones, but of freshly picked fruits. Over the weekend, while we were walking to our Village Hall, we passed by the village park. This was when we noted that there were blackberry bushes which were bearing ripe fruit ready for the picking. Needless to say, when we went home, we took two empty baskets and made our way back out to pick the blackberries. Continue reading Blackberries and Apples


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Human Potential LLC was created to help people discover what it is to be human. Our races are specifically designed to challenge each runner physically and mentally. It is through adversity that we can understand Human Potential, and discover oneself.
In other words, we're glad you're here giving us a look. What you'll find at HPRS is a series of Mountain Ultra and Trail running events that celebrate the more "old school" traditions of our sport. It doesn't matter if you're skinny or overweight, young or old, ugly or beautiful, fast or slow; we treat all of our runners the same, but you WILL BE CHALLENGED. We believe that in order to discover your Human Potential you need three things; the right training, grit, and stubborn determination. We fully believe, embrace, and vocalize the idea that these types of events are Transcendental, of which a core belief is in the inherent goodness of both people and nature. Transcendentalists believed that people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent. Don't worry though, we're here to support you along the way.
We encourage all runners to embrace a communal spirit during all of our events; official or otherwise. We want you to forge new relationships. We hope you'll take the time to learn from and about, encourage, and care for each other. There is goodness in investing in the success of others. After all, we're all in this together every step of the way.
We acknowledge that those who finish last work just as hard, sacrifice just as much, and are just as committed, as those who finish first. We uphold the old school traditions of Ultra-running by presenting the same finisher awards to all participants. We offer no cash prizes at our races to front runners, and they will receive no special/preferential treatment over the rest-of-the-pack.
Our races are designed with the utmost respect for runners and non-runners alike; as well as local and federal municipalities, local residents, land managers and businesses. While we acknowledge that it is nearly impossible to please everyone, we do our very best to respect all and provide satisfaction to the majority.
The founder/owner, and race director, of The Human Potential Running Series is a seasoned ultra veteran who has traveled to all corners of our country specifically for ultra running events for more than a decade. He brings his combined experiences of Ultrarunning in other parts of our country, and other ultra communities, to the forefront of ultrarunning in Colorado. He is committed to providing our runners with races that focus on people before profit. HPRS was designed to not only treat all runners as equals, but to make them tougher on the inside, while celebrating the power of our ultra community.
To learn more about your race director, "Sherpa" John Lacroix, please CLICK HERE.
Human Potential LLC is registered with the Colorado Secretary of State and in good standing.


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HTC device 'focuses on communication'
One of the latest phones to arrive on the Orange network has been put to the test in a new review.
The Window-powered HTC S740 was looked at this week in an article for ZDNet UK, which noted the handset was something of an oddity in that it boasted a Microsoft operating system but no touch-screen.
In the piece, Sandra Vogel suggested the phone is targeted at those who are looking for a model that delivers "communications first and data second".
She explained the design of the HTC's S740is similar to the manufacturer's Touch Diamond, in that it uses the same glossy black finish with diamond cut backplate.
In terms of technical features, the phone has microSD card support, a 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7255 processor, as well as HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
"No navigation software is bundled, but you can get various third-party applications or try online options such as Google Maps," Ms Vogel adds.
Orange recently announced the launch of the Nokia 5800 complete with the manufacturer's Comes With Music.
Turn your old mobile phone into cash http://www.mazumamobile.com/


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The Waist To Hip Ratio (WHR) is being increasingly used by the medical community as a better indicator of health compared to popular measurements such as BMI.
People that carry more weight in their midsection are known to have an 'apple' shape while those who carry excess weight in their legs are known as having a 'pear' shape. With respect to health, the apple shape has far more serious health consequences.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) has stated that excess abdominal fat is strongly correlated with early heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure – and even cancer.
The issue is that most people envision abdominal fat to be 'somewhere under the skin'. The truth is that most abdominal fat is 'visceral' fat – meaning that it is underneath our muscles and surrounding our vital organs.
The Waist To Hip Ratio is highly instructive for dieters as it helps to focus your energy on what you need to accomplish to stay healthy. The key is to pay attention to our midsection to determine if our diets are truly successful – our health depends on it.
Calculate Your Waist To Hip Ratio
To begin, you will need to measure your waist and hips:
Measure your waist approximately one inch or one centimeter above your navel. If you tend to wear your clothing lower, measure in that location, and only use that measurement if it is larger than the one above your navel.
Measure your hips in as level a manner as possible – standing in front of a mirror helps. Make sure you are measuring across the largest portion of your buttocks in order to have an accurate measurement.
Now input those measurements in the waist to hip calculator below.
WHR for Women
Less than 0.8 – Low risk of health issues
0.8 to 0.89 – Moderate risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer
0.9 or over – High risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer
WHR for Men
Less than 0.9 – Low risk of health issues
0.9 to 0.99 – Moderate risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer
1.0 or over – High risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer
Interesting Facts About The Waist To Hip Ratio
Multiple studies have drawn a strong correlation with the waist to hip ratio:
- Women with a WHR of .7 or less were found to be significantly more fertile than women with a ration of .8 or higher
- Women in the .7 range were found to have optimal levels of estrogen and less risk for cardiovascular disorders, diabetes and ovarian cancer
- Women above .8 were found to have lower pregnancy rates than those below .8
- Men in the .9 range were found to be more fertile with less of a chance of prostate and testicular cancer
- If WHR is used instead of BMI to determine obesity, three times as many people worldwide would be classified as highly likely of experiencing a heart attack
- WHR is more reliable at predicting mortality of older people as opposed to BMI
- Children's cognitive ability were found to be higher if the mother's WHR was lower – hip fat was found to provide polyunsaturated fatty acids which helped cognitive development
Pros And Cons Of Waist To Hip Ratio
Waist To Hip Ratio is superior to BMI as it emphasizes the correlation between health and your waistline.
A large number of studies support WHR as an excellent predictor of numerous serious health issues.
The only issue we have with Waist To Hip Ratio is the example where an obese person with a large belly that is dwarfed by even larger hips.
An example is a person with a 50 inch waist and 63 inch hips. In this example the WHR is .79 – hardly a reason for that person to believe they are healthy.
Bottom Line
Waist To Hip Ratio is a very reliable indicator of health, and should be embraced by all dieters as an extremely important calculation.
Although Waist To Hips Ratio is a better indicator of health than BMI, we still recommend that dieters look at all calculations to assess their fitness – and use them to determine the appropriate goals for their body.
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text: Prasanna Venkatesh CB 4 April 2016 Categories Customer Experience, Strategy & Operations, Technology Share: Why CEO's don't go on a job hunt? Why CEO's don't go on a job hunt? Read to know more... Being a CEO of an organization is more than a privilege. It's a huge responsibility that will have to be shouldered by the person in charge of the office. What looks from outside might seem pretty rosy, but there is more to the title than meets the eye. In my view, there are three kinds of CEOs. New face Known face Home face A new face is not from the pack. He is a person from outside, with immense industrial experience. With plethora of accolades, he is normally brought in by the founder of the firm. This decision is backed by the board of directors and senior management. A known face is from the pack. He is an insider, who would have spent considerable amount of time with the organization. It is most likely that he is given up votes by many senior executives. A home face is a son of the soil. Right from its inception, he would have built the organization from the scratch. There is one common trait all these leaders possess. They don't spend their time hunting for jobs. They rather invest their time in doing market research, watching future trends and reviewing YoY guidance of their organizations. Be it an outsider or an insider, these leaders are entrusted with a huge role. To outperform their revenue guidance, to exceed investor expectations and to manage stakeholders is not an ordinary job. The CEO is like a guard of honor, who takes complete accountability for the performance of his organization. To them, it is a matter of pride to hold their reigns. Moving away from the coveted post takes more than what the title has to offer. No person in office will be willing to give away his position to another opportunity, no matter how enticing it might be. The reasons could be as follows: It is a question of reputation Principles that align well with the organizational goals It is a test of courage that will have to stand the test of time – More the better. Surprisingly, our analysis indicates CEOs operate at a completely different wavelength than the rest of their fellow employees. Maybe, that is why they areCEOs. Positions are more than what they seem to be. What else do you think could be the reasons? Please fill in your views… Please login or register to add a comment.


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Symbol Technologies, Inc. History
Bohemia, New York 11716
Telephone: (516) 563-2400
Fax: (516) 244-4645
Employees: 2,600
Revenues: $540 million (1995 est.)
Stock Exchanges: New York Chicago Pacific
SICs: 3577 Computer Peripheral Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified; 3578 Calculating Machines Except Computers
Company History:
Symbol Technologies, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of bar code technology and related products and the only one of its growing competition with in-house design and development services to carry products from ideation to point of sale and beyond. From its bar code reading equipment and remarkable hand-held portable data collectors to radio frequency (RF) data communication systems, Symbol's innovations have allowed health care, postal, retail, and transportation companies worldwide to revolutionize their order and inventory management systems.
Symbol was founded in New York in 1973 by Dr. Jerome Swartz and a venture partner named Sheldon Harrison. A physicist with a keen interest in laser applications, Swartz was a graduate of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and had been working as a consultant in optical and electronic systems and instruments. Building and experimenting out of his garage in Stony Brook, New York, Swartz invented a laser scanning device for use with bar codes. His new invention drastically changed the grocery and retail industries over the next decade, and Swartz's newly formed Symbol Technologies, Inc. rode the wave. Throughout the next several years, Swartz's technical skill and innovative thinking earned him dozens of technical U.S. patents, many of which were basic patents for Symbol's growing line of sophisticated hand-held scanning devices.
Early in its evolution, Symbol formed a reciprocal relationship with the State University of New York (SUNY). Dr. Swartz served as a part-time professor of electrical engineering at SUNY Stony Brook, while Symbol contributed funds for grants and research and recruited students for internships and part-time positions. This was a somewhat unusual arrangement, since Symbol was a very small company and not in a position to spend what little money it had on charitable contributions. Yet Swartz believed in supporting higher learning, and the relationship proved fruitful for both. By the end of the decade, a young graduate named Rich Bravman, who had received a computer science degree from SUNY, was recommended by the chairman of the electrical engineering department to Symbol's management. Bravman was hired and would eventually served in a variety of top management positions with the company.
In June 1979, Symbol went public with an initial offering of 456,500 shares on the NASDAQ exchange. (The company later switched over to the New York Stock Exchange in 1988). Four years later, at the end of 1983, Raymond Martino joined Symbol as president and COO, leaving his position as vice-president of marketing and sales at Mars Electronics (a division of M&M/Mars Inc.) of Folcroft, Pennsylvania. The president of M&M/Mars Inc., Dr. Fred Heiman, also had a connection with Symbol--he was a member of Symbol's board, played a pivotal role in the fledgling company's development, and eventually came aboard full-time. During these years, Symbol was bringing in only around $5 million per year, but Martino, Heiman, and the rest of Symbol's employees and board believed in Dr. Swartz's abilities and the expanding product line.
Between 1983 and 1985, Symbol's revenues leapt to $13.9 million and its work forced swelled to 152. As sales increased, Symbol continued to add to its team of engineers and by 1987 the company's size required a move to new, spacious corporate headquarters. Due in part to the company's 1988 acquisition of the MSI Data Corp. of Costa Mesa, California, originators of a portable data terminal, Symbol became the sole contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense for hand-held laser scanners. With technology from MSI and its own research and product development, Symbol built a very lightweight (20 ounces) hand-held scanner and then provided a radio frequency to link it to computer terminals. The concept was revolutionary; the applications almost limitless. Though the purchase of MSI wasn't without complications, the combined technologies allowed Symbol to both break unprecedented new ground with its products and enhance the company's marketing capabilities in the U.S and especially in Europe.
By 1989 the company's sales had reached $222.3 million, increasing by a phenomenal 1,498 percent over the previous four years. Rich Bravman, the SUNY graduate who joined the company fresh out of school, was now vice-president of marketing. Symbol's employee roster, which had grown to 1,800 worldwide, was cited by Bravman as representing the company's "number one principle" of maintaining a motivated, happy work force, which in turn kept productivity and sales high.
Around mid-year 1989 the bar code industry slipped into a recession and holding its own despite a weakening industry, Symbol captured 40 percent of the market by 1990 and whittled competitors from nearly a dozen down to three by stringent protection of its patents, forcing those who survived to pay royalties (which amounted to nearly ten percent of the year's revenues). Though sales weren't up dramatically from the previous year's, Symbol's $231.5 million was impressive under the circumstances.
In 1991 the company made a major move in developing its prospects in the Far East. Previously unable to secure a footing in the vast Asian market, Symbol successfully defended itself against a lawsuit brought by the Japan-based Opto-Electronics Corp., which had sought to challenge Symbol's laser scanning technology patents. With the lawsuit out of the way, Symbol announced a joint venture with Olympus Optical Company, Ltd. of Tokyo to design and manufacture bar code data collection products under the name of Olympus Symbol, Inc. (Symbol owned 50.10 percent), which also became Symbol's worldwide distributor. In other international news, European sales (with the help of the MSI Data Corp., purchased the previous year) accounted for 30 percent of Symbol's overall revenue, and Japanese sales were expected to boost the figure substantially (by as much as $75 million) in time.
The year 1991 also marked the bar code industry's climb out of its recessionary trough, helped by what some analysts deemed Phase Two of the bar coding and data collection business. Phase One had included introducing the technology and convincing clients of its value. During Phase Two, bar coding products gained wider acceptance and use within the retail sector and other businesses. Moreover, clients began ordering the next generation of scanners in even greater quantities than before. This momentum was borne out by Symbol's year-end results with sales hitting $317 million, a wholesome leap of 37 percent over 1990's revenues.
In August 1992, Symbol reduced its 1,100 work force by 140 to control costs and improve efficiency. Four months later, the company initiated a restructuring program to consolidate engineering and manufacturing operations and to trim sales, marketing, finance, and administrative costs. The company took a pre-tax charge of $40.9 million for both actions. Despite a loss of $3.4 million in the third quarter from a domestic sales fall-off and the work force reduction, Symbol finished the year with net revenues of $344.9 million and a loss of $16.2 million.
Thanks to a sizeable jump in research and development funding from 1992's $13.6 million to $16.3 million in 1993, Symbol stunned the industry with several major innovations. Among them was the PDF417 Symbology, which encoded 100 times more data than traditional bar code labels, all in the same amount of space. Using a two-dimensional format, data was compressed into a denser code with multiple rows of encoded information that could be read both horizontally and vertically. Additional payoffs came in the forms of two new licensing agreements and an alliance with Microsoft. This year also saw a shift in focus away from Symbol's traditional laser scanning devices as the bulk of its earnings, to its newer products and applications. Bar code scanners had long dominated Symbol's sales, but went from representing 50 percent of sales in 1992, to 45 and 40 percent in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Symbol had also begun construction of a new $50 million headquarters in nearby Holbrook, New York, to house its growing work force, which had now reached 2,000 employees.
After 11 years with the company, Ray Martino retired as president and COO in 1994 and was named vice-chairman of Symbol's board of directors. Succeeding him was Jan Lindelow, formerly president of Swiss conglomerate Asea Brown Boveri, and a 25-year veteran of the information technology industry. Major boons for the company came in the form of contracts with the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division; the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrations' selection of the Symbol's PDF417 (2-D symbology and portable data file system) as its standard equipment; the installation on three continents of the Spectrum One wireless networks for retailer Toys 'R' Us; and a sales surge to $465.3 million (a 29 percent increase from 1993's $359.9 million), with international sales growing by over 48 percent to a record $141.1 million.
By 1995 Symbol dominated the worldwide bar code scanner industry, holding what analysts projected as 75 percent of the market, having installed more than three million scanners and portable data terminals and handling such heavy-hitting customers as the federal government (the U.S. Postal Service, the U.S. Army, and the Department of Defense), as well as American Freightways, Eckerd Drug Stores, Home Depot, Kmart, Target, UPS, Volvo, and others. By the end of the year, change was afoot when Lindelow resigned and longtime senior vice-president and Tomo Razmilovic was named president and COO.
Headed toward the 21st century, Symbol's future seemed secure, with more and more products and applications being introduced to a world increasingly needful of its technology. With portable data collection equipment ranging from $400 to $4,400 per unit, depending upon the level of technical configuration, Symbol's handiwork was accessible to companies of all sizes throughout the world, with customer support operations in 11 U.S. states and foreign offices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Principal Subsidiaries: Symbol Australia Pty. Ltd.; SymboLease, Inc.; SymboLease Canada, Inc.; Symbol Technologies Asia, Inc.; Symbol Technologies Canada, Inc.; Symbol Technologies GmbH (Austria); Symbol Technologies GmbH (Germany); Symbol Technologies International, Inc. (Delaware); Symbol Technologies International, Inc. (New York); Symbol Technologies Limited (United Kingdom); Symbol Technologies, S.A. (France); Symbol Technologies S.A. (Spain); Symbol Technologies, S.R.L. (Italy); Symbol Technologies Texas, Inc.; True Data Corporation.
Principal Divisions: Laser Scanning Division.
Further Reading:
- Biesada, Alexandra, "Symbol Technologies: Buy on the Short Frenzy?" Financial World, April 28, 1992, p. 18.
- Demery, Paul, "Symbol, Olympus Target Far East," LI (Long Island) Business News, March 25, 1991, pp. 1,16.
- "Fastest Growing Companies in N.Y. Area," Crain's New York Business, October 21, 1991, p. 20.
- Frankland, Christine, "Close Up: Martino and Symbol on the Fast Track," LI Business News, December 2, 1991, p. 3.
- ------, "Motivated Workforce Helps Symbol Grow," LI Business News, November 13, 1989, p. 3.
- Hord, Christine, "LI's Symbol of High Tech Change," LI Business News, February 7, 1994, pp. 17, 19.
- Jochum, Glenn, "Close Up: Symbol's Chief Scans New Markets," LI Business News, January 2, 1995, p. 9.
- Mamis, Robert A., "The Inc. 100: The 12th Annual Ranking of America's Fatest Growing Small Public Companies," Inc., May 1990, pp. 40-41.
- Needle, David, "10 Hot Companies," Information Week, January 30, 1995.
- Schonfeld, Erick, "Bar Codes: The Latest Industry Scan," Fortune, June 12, 1995, p. 141.
- "Symbol Names Lindelow President," LI Business News, June 20, 1994, p. 16.
- Talley, Karen, "Symbol is Stymied by Failed Bond Act," LI Business News, November 16, 1992, pp. 1, 13.
- Zipser, Andy, "Attractive Symbol," Barron's, January 14, 1991, p. 32.
Source: International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 15. St. James Press, 1996.


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Via an Anonymous Source, Posted by Adam White Music
Bremerton, Washington's Kane Hodder have posted a new song titled "Siberia 1908." The song comes from the follow up to 2004's Fueled By Ramen released The Pleasure To Remain So Heartless and was the bonus song promised on their recent sampler CD Fly Comet Fly.
You can find the song on their myspace page.


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Microsoft's Black Friday deals will be live throughout the day. The company has already cut prices on 1,000 digital movie, music, game and app deals starting at just 10 cents. The deals extend for Windows 10 devices and Xbox One, which will be available starting at $299.
Other deals include PCs starting below $150. The company will be offering deals through the Windows Store online and through over 114 Microsoft Stores nationwide. Customers will also be able to pick up many of the same deals from Microsoft through a collection of retail partners.
Windows is thanking its fans for reaching 110 million devices running Windows 10 by offering 1,000 10-cent deals leading up to Cyber Monday. Those running Windows 10 in the U.S. will be able to download movies, songs, games and apps for 10 cents each using the Windows Store. Using Windows 10 customers can rent movies including "Jurassic World," "Terminator Genisys" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1." Songbirds can purchase today's top hits including "What Do You Mean," by Justin Bieber, "All of Me," by John Legend, and "Timber," by Pitbull. Deals change daily, so be sure to check back each day.
From Thursday, Nov. 26, through Monday, Nov. 30, select Xbox One console bundles will be available starting at $299, the lowest price ever for Xbox One, at Microsoft Stores and online. Shoppers can also save $50 off the estimated retail price of any of the 12 Xbox One holiday bundles this season. Plus, gamers can take advantage of more than 150 game deals, some up to 40 to 60 percent off, and try Xbox Live Gold for one month for $1.
Mobile users can find the new Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL with Windows 10 on promotion as well. If you shop at participating Microsoft Stores, you can also pick up a free Display Dock with purchase of the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL.
Other quick offers include $10 off Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal, as well as the Work & Play Bundle for just $149 which includes a one-year subscription to Office 365 Home, Xbox Live Gold, Skype Unlimited World, unlimited Wi-Fi, Assure Software Support, plus a $60 promotional gift card for digital entertainment content.
Other Black Friday deals include savings of up to $200 on the Surface Pro 3 and only $399 for the Dell Inspiron 15 — that's $350 saved.
Additional deals at stores include these:
- HP Pavilion 15 is now $549, which is a savings of $300.
- ASUS TP200 is now $229, so you save $120.
- Lenovo Ideacentre Computer Stick 300 is now $69, which means a savings of $80.
- There are also great savings on select Dell monitors of up to $500 off.
- Black Friday deals begin online Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 9 p.m. PT and are available at more than 114 Microsoft Stores.
The Acer Aspire R13 is a high-performance 13.3-inch convertible notebook. Normally available for $1,499, it will be available for just $1,099. The Acer Aspire Switch 11V is a 2-in-1 notebook and tablet PC in one flexible device. Normally available for $649, it will be available for just $499.
At Walmart, customers can grab the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro with a 13.3-inch 2-in-1 multimode laptop perfect for multimedia at $699, a total of 53% off.


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The Tampered/Vendor ROM that came pre-installed by default on some of the newly bought Mi4c on 3rd party sellers/online sellers have several issues like overheating and obstructive ads.
Because of such issues, it is recommended to flash/install Official/Custom ROMs on Mi4c.
But what are this Tampered/Vendor/EU/Custom ROMs/flashing they are talking about and what is the recommended ROM to install upon receiving your device? Read below to find out.
What is an Android ROM?
Flash memory holds the Android's firmware, the same as most other devices with an embedded OS. A ROM is a read only memory chip that provides unalterable storage of programs and data.
An Android ROM is an operating system file, which is easily alterable.
Source: PCMag
What does ROM flashing means?
"Flashing a custom ROM" basically means to load/install a different version of the Android OS. This site actually explains it very well. Stock ROMs are the mostly what is installed by default on many Android smartphones. A custom ROM is the full Android OS customized by the ROM builder usually to make it faster, provide better battery-life or add new features.
Source: Android StackExchange
What is a bootloader?
In literal terms, bootloader is code that is executed before any Operating System starts to run. The concept of bootloaders is universal to virtually all Operating systems that inculcates operating systems on your PC, laptop, smartphones, and other such devices. Bootloaders basically package the instructions to boot operating system kernel and most of them also have their own debugging or modification environment. As the bootloader kicks off before any piece of software on your device, it makes it extremely processor specific and every motherboard has it's own bootloader. This is one reason that all Android phones have different Custom ROMS developed due to high variance of processing hardware present on the device.
A locked bootloader restricts direct user access to the system, thereby preventing flashing custom ROMs, custom recovery, flashable zips, altering system and sometimes, the recovery mode. Thereby, unlocking the bootloader gives access to these alterations to the Android system.
Source: Addictivetips
What is Tampered/Vendor ROM?
- Tampered/Vendor ROM – the default ROM installed on some of the newly bought Mi4c devices. Xiaomi Mi4c is only released on China, thus the original ROM is modified by the vendors to add Google Play functionality, but somewhat adding several issues and bugs. This is not their original ROM, thus, they are unofficial ROM releases.
Differences between Tampered ROM, Official China ROM and EU ROM
Tampered/Vendor ROM
- MIUI based
- Default ROM that comes pre-installed on some NEW Mi4c devices
- Comes with an unlocked bootloader (temporarily) and Google Playstore
- Have heating issues, adware, bloatware, bugs at cannot use OTA update
Official China ROM
- MIUI based
- Original/Official ROM that should be installed on Mi4c devices
- NO Google Play Store installed by default
- Follow this guide to install Google Playstore: Blog Link
- Chinese apps/features (especially online content)
- You can always set English as the default system language
- You can uninstall some Chinese apps and change the keyboard by installing other keyboard apps
- Installed using system updater, recovery mode or fastboot mode (using MiFlash)
- BOOTLOADER WILL LOCK once installed
- Can be incrementally updated via OTA or install full size ROM update via system updater/recovery mode
- Can replace Tampered ROMs by installing via system updater/recovery mode
- Go here for Official Mi4c China ROMs download: Site Link
- China Stable – more stable, less bugs, less update frequency, less features
- China Developmental – more up-to-date features, weekly updates, less stable, more bugs
- More info below regarding Stable and Developmental builds
- MIUI based
- Like the Official China ROMs, EU ROMs are the same in terms of functionality and aesthetics, but has ton of improvements, enhancements, tweaks and additional features
- Google Play store functionality
- No Chinese apps/features
- Flashing this ROM WILL NOT LOCK your bootloader
- Flashing the MIUI 8 Nougat ROMs WILL LOCK your bootloader
- Not be able to enter recovery mode
- Previously installed TWRP v3.0.2 recovery will be erased (TWRP v3.0.3 and newer will not be erased)
- Flash TWRP v3.0.3 or newer
- How to flash TWRP: Blog Link
- Not able to flash ng custom recovery, custom rom or tweaks via fastboot
- You should to apply to Xiaomi for official unlocking
- Flashing the MIUI 8 Nougat ROMs WILL LOCK your bootloader
- Custom ROM, needs custom recovery (ex: TWRP) to be installed
- Guide here to install ROMs via TWRP recovery: Blog Link
- Go here for additional details and EU ROMs download: Forum Link
- EU Stable – more stable, less bugs, less update frequency, less features
- EU Developmental – more up-to-date features, weekly updates, less stable, more bugs
- More info below regarding Stable and Developmental builds
Custom ROM
- These ROMs are created, modified or ported from other devices to run on your device. These ROMs might have similarities or differences in terms of design & aesthetics, functionality and features. They might also come with bugs not present in stock ROMs, please read the changelogs, buglist and notes of these ROMs.
- Notable examples of Custom ROMs for Mi4c are EU/Globe/MultiROMs (MIUI based), CyanogenMod, LineageOS, Resurrection Remix, AICP, Slim, Mokee, FlymeOS and many more.
- These ROMs need a working custom recovery (ex: TWRP) to be installed.
Differences between MIUI Stable and Developmental builds
- Official Stable and Developer ROMs are made by MIUI Official
- Some Custom MIUI ROMs also has both Stable and Developer builds. But they are NOT Official ROMs because they are Custom/Modified MIUI ROMs
Stable ROMs
- Are updated every month, two months or even longer. They don't have a regular update frequency.
- You should use the stable builds if you are not eager to experience new features, just want a stable working device and don't have much knowledge and time on regularly flashing ROMS your phone etc.
Developer ROMs
- Are updated every week (except for special occasions like Chinese national holidays) and they should get faster bug fixes and new features in every update
- Developer ROM versions are named after the date of its release. E.g. the update released at June 13, 2014 is named 4.6.13
- You might want to use developer builds if you want the bleeding edge features and updates but more unstable device. Have the time, resources, patience and knowledge for regular flashing
Source: en.MIUI
What are the differences between Recovery and Fastboot MIUI ROMs?
Recovery ROM
- This is a ROM (zip file) you can install via Mi Recovery or System Updater. Most of the time, this is the type of ROM you want to install if you want to update to a new version. Flashing a Recovery ROM will not wipe user data or files in internal storage.
Fastboot ROM
- This is a ROM (tgz file) created to be flashed using a flash tool or in our case, MiFlash Tool. You need a Windows based computer to use MiFlash tool and install the ROM. Before installing this ROM type, you can also choose if you want to wipe user data or not.
Source: en.MIUI
What are Stock and Custom Recovery?
Stock Recovery
- Android devices come with Google's recovery environment, which is often referred to as the "stock recovery." You can boot to the recovery system by pressing device-specific buttons as your phone or tablet boots or by issuing an adb command that boots your device to recovery mode. The recovery menu provides options to help recover your device — for example, you can reset your device to its factory default state from here. The recovery mode can also be used to flash OTA update files. if you want to flash a new ROM to your device — or re-flash the factory default ROM file — you'll need to boot to recovery mode first.
- The stock recovery is a minimal, limited system. It's designed to be ignored, and it can generally only flash OTA updates and ROMs provided by the device's manufacturer, not third-party ROMs.
Custom Recovery
- A custom recovery is a third-party recovery environment. Flashing this recovery environment onto your device replaces the default, stock recovery environment with a third-party, customized recovery environment. This is a bit like flashing a custom ROM like CyanogenMod — but, instead of replacing your device's Android operating system, it replaces the recovery environment.
- A custom recovery environment will do the same things as the stock Android recovery. However, it will also have additional features. Custom recoveries often have the ability to create and restore device backups. Custom recoveries allow you to install custom ROMs.
- Notable examples: TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) Recovery, ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery, Carliv Touch (CTR) Recovery, Philz Recovery, Cyanogen Recovery, etc.
Source: HowtoGeek
What is the recommended ROM to install?
It highly depends on your usage and knowledge regarding flashing recovery and ROMs.
China ROMs
- Recommended for casual users who just want the original and stock MIUI experience without the hassle of unlocking bootloader and rooting their phones. Install via system updater or Mi Recovery.
- Guide here: How to install Official China ROMs
EU ROMs
- Recommended for advanced users and for those who want the same MIUI experience from China ROMs, but are also experienced and comfortable in advanced flashing, console commands and tweaks. Installed via TWRP recovery.
- Guide here: How to Flash Custom ROMs
Custom ROMs
- Recommended for advanced users and those who want a different/stock Android experience on their devices, but are also experienced and comfortable in advanced flashing, console commands and tweaks. Installed via TWRP recovery.
- Guide here: How to Flash Custom ROMs
- Because Mi4c is released exclusively in China, there will be NO MIUI Global ROM releases for it.
- Feel free to comment your suggestions, recommendations, errors or wrong information in this post. Thank you.


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The Actual Staffing Effectiveness (ASE) chart displays how often tellers are processing transactions (shown as a % of total processing hours) within specified productivity ranges. It provides a quick snapshot view of how effectively teller lines are being scheduled overall throughout the organization. When you are staffed for high performance, the first four bars (green portion of bar) of the Staffing Effectiveness Chart should equal the acceptable waiting for work* (WFW) time percentage. Anything over these ranges (in red above) represents excessive waiting for work time. ASE charts are updated monthly for all FMSI Teller Management System clients.


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It seems a simple thing, but when you need to create an additional directory for testing/dev purposes, you may ask yourself how to create. In this Tutorial, we are going over the process to provisioning a new Azure Active Directory on the existent tenant and what changes for the administrator.
The first challenge is when you click on Azure Active Directory on the left side, and you go straight to the existent Azure Active Directory (AAD), and there is no new button on this blade like we have with other services.
In order to create a new Azure Active Directory, we need to click on New and then type in Azure Active Directory and select from the list.
A new blade with a brief description of the service will be displayed, just click on Create. Note that the AAD is not associated to a Resource Group.
In the new blade to create a directory, we need to fill out the organization name (just a caption), an unique name for the Azure Active Directory, and the region. Click on Create and wait a few moments.
After the creation of the new directory the administrator has the ability to change directories, a Switch directory option will be available. As soon as we click on it, the menu on right side will be open and we can select between Directories.


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Review: Cumberland County Playhouse's The Perils of Pinocchio/
C. Austin Hill
This was my first visit to Cumberland County Playhouse (CCP), though I have heard rave reviews from theatre-goers since I came to Tennessee in 2013. The theatre is somewhat remote—Crossville is over 70 miles from Knoxville and Chattanooga, 100 miles from Nashville, and 55 miles from where I live. Why, I wondered, had nearly everyone I know been to this theatre? Would it be worth the drive? The answer to the latter is—in the case of The Perils of Pinocchio—a resounding YES! And moreover, I'd have gladly traveled further for this charming, funny, well-performed, and brilliantly directed play.
The Perils of Pinocchio, as you might expect from the title, situates itself somewhere between children's theatre and "theatre-for-young-audiences." The play features a mixture of local children and CCP's resident professional (non-Equity) company. The audience on opening night—a near sellout in the 500-seat Mainstage Theatre—featured more adults than children, while the cast composition was the opposite with 5 members of the professional company and 29 children ranging in age from 4-18. The Perils of Pinocchio is a remounting of a 1963 production by CCP's founder Paul Crabtree, though the show has been extensively re-worked for this production with new orchestrations and lyrics by Ron Murphy.
Director Weslie Webster, who is CCP's Education Director, did a masterful job of managing the large cast—but more than that, guiding them (children and pros alike) into a retelling of the Pinocchio story that felt fresh, crisp, and original. To make Pinocchio's familiar story feel new is no mean feat, but Webster accomplished this through playful staging, a brisk pace, and some phenomenally talented youngsters.
12 year-old Sophie Burnett as T. Picket Ficket (the cricket), was superb. She was a personable and relatable host with a tremendous voice. She immediately captured the hearts of the audience, and certainly had my co-critics (my 11 year-old and 13 year-old children who accompanied me) singing along with her. 9 year old Chavin Medina was a delightful Pinocchio—charming and lovable, with just the right amount of mischief. The relationship between Burnett and Medina was lovely—a true testament to Webster's directing chops.
The cast overall was terrific. Of particular note were Chaz Sanders as Cat and Donald Frison (who also provided the excellent and fun choreography for the show) as Fox. This devious duo produced a perfect mixture of menace and charm, and it was easy to see why Pinocchio might be taken in by their antics. Also notable was Lindsey Maples for her hilarious "Chenowith-ian" turn as the Blue Fairy, Darbi Banegas as the domineering Queen of the Sea, Liam Velker's groin-attacking Punchinello, and Quinn Cason's relatable, and endearing Gepetto (and his tremendous singing voice). And I would be remiss if I failed to mention 4th grader Taylor Dearman's performance as the most adorable Starfish I've ever seen on stage.
The scenic design by Joe Varga comes from CCP's 1988 production of the play, and is spectacularly preserved (CCP does a brisk scenery rental business) and beautiful. Complimented by lighting design by Sandra "Sam" Hahn, well-executed projections by John Fionte, and perfect story-book costumes by Renee Luttrell, Varga's set bridges the gap between the rustic theatre and Pinocchio's fairy tale world.
If I have a quibble with this production, it's that the framing device of a family bedtime story seemed unnecessary, and it frequently conflicted with a voice-over narrator. I couldn't tell if that narrator was meant to be the mother speaking to her children, or if it was an omnipotent voice…at one point the narrator was heard while the mother was on stage—a fact I found oddly sloppy in an otherwise extremely tight play.
All told, though, I loved The Perils of Pinocchio, and so did my kids. I find it remarkable that this production managed to entertain my 11 and 13 year-olds—who so frequently can't be bothered to look up from their phones. We all giggled, and sang, and grinned throughout the play's 105 minute run-time. Maybe giggled isn't exactly right—many times we laughed right out loud.
About the Cumberland County Playhouse: The Cumberland County Playhouse, founded in 1965 by community leaders led by Broadway veterans Paul and Mary Crabtree, is the only rural Major Cultural Institution as designated by the Tennessee Arts Commission and the only non-profit professional performing arts resource in rural Tennessee. The Playhouse is committed to the arts as an indigenous, homegrown part of rural America and has helped to transform Crossville into a thriving cultural hub over the past 50 years. In a region vastly under-served with other arts opportunities, the Playhouse provides over 350 performances and 1200 classes in theatre, dance and music annually. Recognized as a top attraction by the state tourism office, The Tennessee State Museum and Governor Bill Haslam, the CCP has welcomed over 100,000 visitors each year on average since 1965, and is home to two indoor and two outdoor stages. Family roots in the Playhouse still hold strong; current board, supporters and volunteers represent many founding families, and the organization has been managed by two generations of Crabtrees, all serving over 5 million visitors since the 1965 opening. View more information and photos at link: www.dropbox.com/sh/rvnma2c9b65tozc/AAAaUYEoXPvXg-RpypcM_Lowa?dl=0. Website: www.CCPlayhouse.com.
The Perils of Pinocchio, September 25th- October 31st
Be a part of the magic that lit the fire in 1963! This new production of Paul Crabtree's classic musical fantasy will feature kids, teens and members of the professional Playhouse acting company, along with amazing new special effects and a live orchestra.


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Anglo American has abandoned the Pebble Mine Project in Alaska. That much was news to me this morning as I boarded a flight to a mine in a wet climate and sensitive place. By the time we had done the day's business on this mine and I got to the computer, the blogs and news services were choking with the news. Very little in the way of comment though, so the way is still open for me to say something.
I stopped blogging about Pebble a long while ago–it was more or less like those stories that go on and on, yet never go anywhere. Like the Israel vs Palestine conflict. Or Iran and nuclear weapons. Or Cuba, North Korea, and other unsavory places.
Recall that Cynthia Carroll, former head of Anglo, once said they would pull out of the mine is there was no local support. So it was only a matter of time before Anglo pulled out, for there is no local support. Anglo just had to find a time and reason for pulling out without living up to Carroll's promise.
Now they have pulled out citing risk and the need to make money instead of spending it on loosing projects that may never come to be any time ever down the pipeline.
It is a perfectly sensible decision by Anglo, albeit an expensive one. Just how long can you throw money at so controversial a project with such strong opposition? How much would it cost to get the EPA off your back and the Republicans in Washington on your bandwagon? Seen from London, it must have looked like an eternity and an infinite sum to boot… image from : switchboard.nrdc.org, article from : ithinkmining.com read more >>


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Beyoncé being Beyoncé, she got everyone's attention when she posted the first photo of herself and her one-month-old twins on Instagram, followed by several pictures of herself in a high-waisted skirt. Of course, since she's Beyoncé, those pictures have gotten a lot of attention. Unfortunately, most of it has been on her body.
I read a lot of the comments, finding remarks like "How come she already lost the baby fat?" and "She's already thin, like whatttt?" While many of them are no doubt well-meaning, some of the observations felt pretty crappy to read. Case in point: "Wow! That body after twins??? Lady's [sic] y'all have work to do!!!"
Um…let's back up a second here. For starters, let's not forget the fact that Beyoncé posted the twin photo to announce the arrival of her new babies, not flaunt her body. Next, it's important to point out that she is a celebrity, and for most women, rapidly "retuning" to their prepregnancy body is not the norm. Seriously. Many women look like they're still pregnant for weeks or months after giving birth. Every woman's body is different postpartum, and it can even be different from pregnancy to pregnancy. Personally, I had a Beyoncé-like experience after I delivered my first son (very lucky, I know!), and then I looked pregnant for a while after my second. Honestly, it kind of messed with my head, which is why I hate these kinds of comments.
After I delivered my first son, Miles, my body immediately looked like it did before I got pregnant. I got a lot of comments about my postpartum body—from friends and even strangers—and many of them weren't kind (I got more than my share of "I hate you"). With my second son, Bodhi, I had a swollen belly for weeks after he was born. I distinctly remember walking to the ice machine in the hospital and a nurse who didn't know me asked when I was due…a day after I'd had the baby. She meant well and I laughed it off, but it didn't really make me feel amazing. I also got a lot of encouraging comments from well-meaning people about how the tummy would go away (which I knew) and how "great!" my body looked even, though I didn't ask for comments about my physical appearance. It made me feel a little insecure—did I somehow do something wrong the second time around? And did it matter that I still had a baby belly?
I did the exact same thing with each pregnancy, so I really have no idea why I looked so different. And it's bizarre how much the reactions differed with my postpartum shape. But here's the thing: It doesn't matter! No one should care what I, or Beyoncé, or anyone else looks like after giving birth. Not only can what you say impact a new mom in a way you didn't intend it to, it sets a really bad precedent for everyone else.
I have a friend who had a baby a few months after I had Miles and she was devastated that she didn't suddenly "bounce back" like I did, despite the fact that we have similar body types. My experience messed with her head, even though it really had nothing to do with her; it was just what she had come to think was typical. There was nothing either one of us could do about it—it's just what happens.
Sure, it's considered normal (and even polite) to tell a new mom that she looks amazing after she gives birth. But maybe the next time you go to compliment a friend on her postpartum appearance, consider praising her how happy she seems and how well she's handling new motherhood instead of talking about her body. The overall effect is the same, but the message is different: You're amazing, regardless of your physical appearance. That can carry more meaning than you realize.