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Following the success of the drive that helped tidy the hospitals perimeter, this cleanliness initiative will be extended to the rest of the suburbs in the city
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MAHIM, MUMBAI: In support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission, S L Rajeha – A Fortis Associate Hospital, initiated a Cleanliness campaign, "Swachh Mumbai, Swastha Mumbai", to create increased awareness that good health and cleanliness are closely related. The initiative was led by, Dr Ratnadeep Chaskar, Zonal Director, S L Rajeha – A Fortis Associate Hospital. Through this initiative, the hospital reinforced that quality healthcare delivery is best possible in a clean environment.
The initiative saw a participation of over 150 members of the hospital which included senior members of the management, Clinicians and Nursing staff who spread out in the surrounding areas of the hospital to send out a strong message of social consciousness and to emphasize on the responsibility of citizens in keeping the environment clean. The teams swept the surroundings and also spread awareness about cleanliness amongst auto rickshaw drivers, street hawkers and pedestrians.
Dr Ratnadeep Chaskar, Zonal Director, S L Raheja – A Fortis Associate Hospital, Mahim, said, "Cleanliness and Hygiene are critical for good health at personal and societal levels. If not disposed in timely manner, garbage becomes breeding grounds for disease-carrying vectors, causing health problems amongst residents. As an institution that provides best-in-class health services, we have always been at the forefront to support causes of public health concern. Primary objective of the initiative was to dispose the garbage in a way that it does not lead to any public health concern. This initiative will be rolled-out across neighboring suburbs as well".
In line with the government's ambitious Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to tidy the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country, S L Raheja Hospital, supports the mission that gives importance to cleanliness, sanitation and personal hygiene, as important factors to sustain development of the city. With the success of "Swachh Mumbai, Swastha Mumbai" initiative at Mahim, that witnessed participation from the hospital staff and residents of neighborhood areas, this initiative will be rolled out in neighboring suburbs in the following months. S L Raheja – A Fortis Associate Hospital is inviting volunteers from across Mumbai to join the cleanliness initiative, anyone wishing to be part of the initiative can contact on 022 6652 9676.
Fortis Healthcare Limited is a leading integrated healthcare delivery service provider in India. The healthcare verticals of the company primarily comprise hospitals, diagnostics and day care specialty facilities. Currently, the company operates its healthcare delivery services in India, Dubai, Mauritius and Sri Lanka with 54 healthcare facilities (including projects under development), approximately 10,000 potential beds and 306 diagnostic centres.


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Rhode Island muscle car dealers are a great choice for car enthusiasts in the Ocean state. From Providence to Newport, muscle car enthusiasts in the Ocean State enjoying cruising to the coast in hot rides found at local dealerships. This year you can bring your own Ford, Chevy or Mopar to the annual Autos of the World show in Warwick.
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Howdy one and all, to those of you I knew and remember me, to those that I knew and have forgotten and to those that I will be meeting in the future.
I am, unfortunately, back from Brazil. The job scene is quite a bit different here than what I had hoped (not for the good).
I have found a job ad for a position pretty close to where I live that deals with eDir I think.
All the products have changed so much since I last sailed the Novell Seas. At that time Novell was still called Novell!
Does this job sound like it would be a basic eDir migration? I was once a CNI/MCNE etc but its been a looooong time since I've dealt in support so I'm a little apprehensive about sending in a resume. I'm guessing it is going to be a stretch for me since I only know the Novell side.
I had quite a time finding this forum. I got to the Microfocus site but had some pages that just wouldn't open. Couldn't find the forums until after they did.
Solution = Google "novell sheep" and Violà!
I hope everyone is ok, kgroegman? Susan? Felton? Not that creepy Jay guy though. Well, ok him too.
Anyway, if someone has insight into that add as to how much difficulty a 6.5 MCNI/CNI that hasn't touched eDir for a good long time would have, please let me know.
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Ms. Priyadarshini Das Sharma
Ms. Priyadarshini Das Sharma
Assistant Professor - Personality Enhancement Program
An astute professional with over 8 years' experience in copy editing, content writing, digital marketing, and education. Industry expertise includes online media, IT, training, coaching, mentoring, and motivation. An entrepreneur, has co-founded Digital Marketing agency, Gambit Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Educational Qualification:
- MA, Journalism and Mass Communication, Sikkim Manipal University.
- MA, English Literature, Rabindra Bharati University
- BA, English (Honors), Asutosh College, University of Calcutta
- D.Ed, Mental Retardation, Manipal University - Digital Marketing, Simplilearn
- Inbound Marketing, Content Marketing, and Email Marketing, Hubspot Academy
Subject Taught:
English Literature
Hospitality Communication
Business Communication
Business Etiquette
Research Interest / Consulting Area:
Indian and Japanese Literature in English
B2B Digital Marketing Strategies
Academic Work experience:
- Assistant Professor, T John College
- 4 years experience in educational institutions such as Jain Group of Institutions and Pearson Schools UK
- Therapist for children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Mental Retardation
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- Co-founder, Director, and Content Head, Gambit Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
- Editor-in-chief, Team Gambit, Digital Marketing Magazine
- Consultant Copy Editor, Trivone Digital Services. Clients: Aegis, Intel, Tavant Technologies, NIIT, Titan, Position2, Economic Times, and Capital Float.
- Sr. Content Writer and Editor, Banyan Tree Infomedia.
- Domain Specialist (ERP), Capita SIMS India
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Jain International School
SG International School
- Best Teacher for Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education, ICSE
Books/Research papers published :
- Must-Have Content Marketing Tools
- The Ultimate Guide to Hashtags.
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1991 Mercedes Benz 300SL - £7995August 7, 2013
For sale here we have a very nice example of one of the finest machines to come out of Stuttgart, a 1991 Mercedes Benz 300SL R129 in stunning polar white with contrasting navy blue interior.
This particular example has belonged to my father for the last three years, during which time it has been cherished and looked after with a no expense spared approach. That coupled with the comprehensive service history from new, must make it one of the finest and most honest examples available today.
On the outside the bodywork is in superb condition, with no evidence of any corrosion and only one or two minor marks as you might expect on a 20 year old car. In fact the paint appears to be original throughout, a testament to how the car has been looked after and the original build quality. The factory spun alloy wheels are in very good condition, as are all the lights and trim. The electrically operated hood is in very good condition, is fully functional and is a feat of engineering to watch as it tucks itself away under the padded rear deck. For the colder times of year there is also a factory hardtop, again in excellent condition which comes complete with its own stand if required.
On the inside, again the car is in stunning condition, with the original cloth seats, which have stood the test of time far better than their leather counterparts do, and are a much more comfortable place to be on a hot sunny day with the hood down! The factory navy blue suits the white car perfectly and in addition to the spacious and comfortable front cabin, there are also a couple of folding rear seats suitable for children or small adults. The seats are electrically operated, as too are the windows.
Driving the car you can see where Mercedes built its reputation, as the car is solid, smooth and comfortable, its easy to see why this generation of Mercedes are seen as the last "proper" Mercedes. The engine is the bullet proof 300 straight six, and feels very lively pulling very well through the auto box, which also functions perfectly. The brakes are very effective and the power steering is weighted just right to suit this style of car.
In summary this is a superb Grand Tourer, with 12 months MOT and tax, which has proved to be wonderfully reliable whilst in our ownership. Its condition is far superior to most, and with the price of the earlier SLs rocketing, these are tipped to increase in value over coming years, so it is surely a wise investment. Why have money sat in the bank, when you could be enjoying it!
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What's in a name? More than you'd think. Take mocha for instance. It's not just the name of a type of coffee, it's a place too. And not just any old place, it's probably the birthplace of coffee. As far back as the 15th Century, the port of Mocha (al-Mukhā in Arabic) on the Arabian peninsula has been synonymous with coffee: buying it, selling it, consuming it. And from there it spread to Egypt and the rest of the world.
And while the humble latte is much more literal - latte means milk in Italian - the ever popular cappuccino is not named after its frothy nature or chocolatey sprinkles. Its name comes from the colour of the robes worn by the monks of Capuchin, Italy! So the next time you ask for your favourite coffee you just might appreciate it all the more for knowing why it's called what it's called and that there's more to a name than meets the eye.


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Yedlin: U.S. trade agenda top of mind in Alberta
It's annual meeting season in Calgary, but the subject that continues to be raised across the city is trade. More specifically, the likelihood of existing pacts, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, being renegotiated or torn up.
Two trade-related discussions have been held here within the past week. The Alberta chapter of the Canadian Council of the Americas last week hosted a session focused on business opportunities in South America.
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, a summit co-sponsored by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy and Calgary Economic Development, discussed how Canada — and Alberta — should respond to the uncertainty surrounding trade flows with the United States.
The advice and insight has ranged from finding opportunities to diversify our trade in markets outside the U.S., to doubling down on efforts to reinforce relationships south of the border.
For governments and business, it's about how to best manage risk associated with the widespread uncertainty created by an American president who continues to make up policy on the fly. One day NAFTA will be scrapped, the next it's to be renegotiated.
Delegates at this week's U.S.-Canada trade summit were encouraged to engage with businesses and governments at the state and federal levels. The point was made many times that it should not be assumed the impacts of existing trade relationships with Canadian companies are well understood in terms of jobs and economic activity.
Trevor Tombe, a professor of economics at the University of Calgary, said Canadian trade with the U.S. comprises as much as 40 per cent of this country's Gross Domestic Product. Conversely, American trade with Canada accounts for only three per cent of U.S. GDP.
Most of what we export are parts, not finished goods. That suggests a fairly low level of understanding about how a dramatic change to trade agreements would affect Canada's economic fortunes.
There are only two states where trade accounts for more than 10 per cent of GDP — Vermont and Michigan, said Tombe.
"It's not the same kind of issue for (the U.S.) as it is for us, so we have to make sure we approach it very, very carefully," he said.
Tombe and his fellow panellists, Montana Sen. Sue Malek and Michael Reeves, president of the Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor Coalition, agreed NAFTA would be strengthened if it was updated to reflect elements such as e-commerce and the privatization of Mexico's energy industry.
Last week, Eric Farnsworth, vice-president of the Council of the Americas and Americas Society in Washington, D.C., said NAFTA was the gold standard for trade agreements when it was established in 1993.
"It was cutting edge, an experiment. A formal agreement that included the world's most developed country, the U.S., and a developing country — Mexico. The world has changed fundamentally," Farnsworth told the Canadian Council of the Americas conference.
NAFTA has been tweaked during the past 25 years, but those changes did not address aspects of the economy we now live with every day, like e-commerce. It also does not have a chapter on energy.
When NAFTA was drafted, the issues involved security of supply, not security of demand and Mexico was still a closed country for private-sector investment in its energy resources.
Because Canada is the proverbial fly on the elephant's back when it comes to trade, a concerted effort is needed at the state and federal levels to illustrate the impact trade with Canada has in various jurisdictions.
"I think we need a lot more businesses and consumer groups to speak up for the benefits of trade. Congress is going to be critical here. Lobbying for trade needs to start and I haven't seen a lot of it," said Tombe.
There is nothing new in terms of what is being contested by the U.S. administration. This is the fifth softwood lumber dispute and there have long been complaints about Canada's supply management system for the dairy industry.
What's different this time is the rhetoric and the uncertainty created by politics entering into trade policy discussions.
"Typically when an issue comes up, it's the result of companies making a complaint through the department of commerce, which in turn does an investigation," said Tombe. "It's very rare these are initiated from the White House. Politically motivated trade measures could be a challenge."
There is no doubt Canada needs to work with the U.S., but the current situation yet again underscores the importance of market diversification — energy and beyond.
The now defunct TransPacific Partnership was meant to modernize trading relationships and there are expectations elements from that framework will be borrowed for a possible NAFTA renegotiation.
Canada's economic prosperity depends on its ability to trade openly and competitively.
The keynote address at this week's trade summit was given by Washington State lieutenant governor Cyrus Habib, who spoke eloquently about the importance of the Canada-U. S. relationship — beyond the shared border.
"What makes the Canadian-US relationship so important, so essential, so critical, is that we share values — and those values are inclusion and opportunity," said Habib, who later added he was concerned about the rhetoric of nationalism, protectionism and isolationism finding its way into the American political mainstream.
The uncertainty resident in the current environment is challenging for governments and not constructive for businesses that make long-term investment decisions.
It's increasingly apparent the pivot elsewhere for Canadian companies — not just the energy sector — must be to Asia, South America and Europe. While economic linkages with the U.S. are important, and will survive the current administration, equally important is finding other customers for our goods and services and ensuring we're attractive to new businesses from other countries and sectors of the economy.
Without diversity of markets, Canada and Alberta lack leverage at the bargaining table. The time has come for that to end.
Procrastination and complacency have not served us well, and procrastination — as Casey Eagle Speaker reminded those at Suncor's annual meeting last week — is the thief of time.
Deborah Yedlin is a Calgary Herald columnist


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You know when you go to the ATM or enter a PIN, you're told to cover up your hands so no one can look on. I wonder whether the same rule ought to apply for people on the bus who are on the phone. I've overheard passwords for what seem to be very important institutions, and I have enough non-AIX knowledge to know the root password (for Linux) or Administrator (Windows) is probably something precious.
For that matter, if IBM developerWorks - let's shorten it to ibmdw, had a root password that went something like 1bmdw123, I'd be a little worried. So why does ACME Corporation's support guy tell me - and everyone on the bus - that the root password is @cme123? Or if Fred Nurks' software runs NurksApp, would it be too much for all of their customers not to have a password such as nurk5@pp?
I have no idea if IBM developerWorks even has a root password, and I certainly hope there is no such software as NurksApp, or else my next post may be from a law court, but I think and hope that password policy has come along a little from the days when we can log in as root and have a pretty good wild guess at the password. Still, if I were a hacker, sitting and listening on the bus or train or metro is probably more helpful than doing a course on Cybercrime for Dummies.
I once heard of an Australian company with the password pajamas. (Incidentally, this was many years ago and many systems ago and so don't try to crack them). That was actually a pretty hard one to guess because in Australia, at least, we spell that word pyjamas (starting with py, not pa). The "Modern" US spelling comes from 1845:
1800, pai jamahs "loose trousers tied at the waist," worn by Muslims in India and adopted by Europeans there, especially for nightwear, from Hindi pajama, probably from Persian paejamah, literally "leg clothing," from pae "leg" (from PIE *ped- "foot," see foot (n.)) + jamah "clothing." Modern spelling (U.S.) is from 1845. British spelling tends toward pyjamas.
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In his memoir, Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain wrote, "The face of the water, in time became a wonderful book—a book that was a dead language to the uneducated passenger, but which told its mind to me without reserve, delivering its most cherished secrets as clearly as if it uttered them with a voice. And it was not a book to be read once and thrown aside, for it had a new story to tell every day."
This fascination and reverence for life on the water is rooted in the hearts and minds of all marine artists. When it comes to artistic expression, no other subject matter inspires me more than the grit and beauty of rivers, and the earnest characters who make their living on the water.
As a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, former nuclear submariner and sailor, my love of marine art and its history is unyielding. That's why I'm honored to be named Managing Director of The American Society of Marine Artists. In this new position, I will work passionately to promote marine art and maritime history while encouraging the free exchange of ideas between artists.
The History of Marine Art
The lure of new place and the yearning for adventure have been romanticized in the narrative of marine art throughout the centuries. However, this genre is also vital in its role of documenting history. Vessels on the water have been depicted in art from the earliest times.
In ancient Egyptian art, the Nile River is depicted as the source of all life. Both men and gods are portrayed in historical artwork on boats crossing the mighty river, and the scenes eloquently portray the time's culture, mythology and religion.
As landscape art emerged during the Renaissance, marine landscape became an important element in works, but pure seascapes were still rare. It wasn't until the Dutch Golden Age that marine painting became a significant genre, reflecting the importance of overseas trade and naval power of the Dutch Republic. It was at this time that the first career marine artists emerged.
In modern times, many of America's most celebrated works of art document life on the water.
Winslow Homer's famed painting, The Fog Warning, beautifully illustrates an ancient struggle, where the sea is both provider and adversary.
Edward Hopper's work, The Long Leg, demonstrates the graceful movements of a boat across the water, and the peaceful solitude of a Northeastern seascape. American painters like Frederick Waugh and N.C. Wyeth masterfully capture the stormy drama of sea life in their often historical works.
Fair Winds and Following Seas
In the year ahead, I look forward to sharing my passion for marine art. This includes planning a new museum exhibition featuring my works celebrating life and work on our inland waterways.
I invite you to join me in this journey as we traverse together the waterways of the world as represented in the alluring work of maritime art.


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Librarian: Sarah Woo
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At Holten-Richmond Middle School in Danvers, we are lucky to have a very strong, ongoing, collaborative relationship with the public library. Michelle Deschene-Warren, Head of Youth Services at Peabody Institute Library (PIL) in Danvers, and I work on many projects together. We are grateful that our flexible schedules - along with a flexible principal and director - allow us to fit in collaborative time to help us meet the challenging and changing needs of our students.
We develop the summer reading list and promote it by doing book talks and videos each year, and we often run a summer reading book fair at Barnes & Noble, during which we feature titles on the list. We each purchase the list titles, and I check out our copies to PIL for the summer. Michelle creates a display and manages the program for the summer with the help of the rest of the staff at PIL. We also collaborate on regularly scheduled book talks, activities, and book checkout with all three grades during library orientation and throughout the year. These visits have evolved into events which include videos, slide shows, and speed-dating with books, in addition to old fashioned book talks. Throughout the year, we work on single events that have in the past included superhero trivia and author visits. We also run an after school book club together, too, called BookIt. We meet at the school library after school once a month for conversation, snacks, and often a related activity. We are about to launch a new, unfortunate book club around the Lemony Snicket series, anticipating a resurgence of interest in the books because of the new Netflix series.
Michelle develops programming for our early release days, which occur once a month. Not only are all middle school students welcome, but also we provide a bus from the school to the library for all who are interested. These programs have featured live animals, cooking demonstrations, historical sword fighting demonstrations, art instruction, along with speakers presenting on various topics, such as the haunted history of the state and astronomy. Popular movies are also screened once or twice per school year. Another area of collaboration that we look forward to each year is around poetry. Michelle has created a program called Poetry in the Margins, which attracts upwards of 100 people, including students, families, and friends. Students perform original or favorite poems and/or songs at the event, which always occurs at the end of April. We promote the event with signage around the school, emails to parents, and "poem of the day" readings by students and staff during morning announcements throughout the month of April. To further stoke interest in Margins, we hold a Spine Poetry competition, which entails students visiting the library during SSR and after school to create spine poems. Michelle and I take photos of these poems, each one assigned its own number, and hang them up outside the library. Students are asked to vote for their favorite poem.
Finally, our most ambitious, well-attended, exciting event each year for the past three years is Harry Potter Book Day, a global event held on the same day each year around the world, sponsored by Bloomsbury Publishing. We do advertise it as a worldwide event, but but we always deviate from Bloomsbury in terms of theme. Michelle is usually busily thinking about the theme for the following year as we are cleaning up from the present year. The first year we dressed up the windows looking out to the hallway as though it were a stroll down Diagon Alley. At the event itself, having been sorted into their proper House, kids created potions, transfigured lollipops into spiders, shopped for pigmy puffs, ate lots of sweets from Honeydukes, and competed in a Hogwarts trivia quiz.
Last year we created a Hall of Portraits in our library windows, having convinced many staff members to dress up and pose as Hogwarts professors. Witches, wizards, and muggles alike walked past the amazing Hall of Portraits to get to the Hogwarts Classrooms. There they were sorted into Houses, created monster books and death eater masks, played Quidditch, and competed in Hogwarts Jeopardy Trivia.
This year, Michelle thought of expanding to include schools of magic other than solely Hogwarts. Having witnessed the brilliance of the previous two Harry Potter event themes dreamt up by Michelle, I was willing to embrace the latest. Thus began the 3rd annual Harry Potter Book Day: The International Schools of Wizardry Exposition of 2017. I've attempted to capture the spirit of the event with the photos on this page. Five schools of magic, along with the schools of wizardry map presented on Pottermore.com, were represented in our windows: Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the United States of America, Mahoutokoro School of Magic in Japan, Uagadou School of Magic in Uganda, Durmstrang Institute in northern Europe, and Beauxbatons Academy of Magic in southern France.
Inside the library, the space was transformed into additional schools of magic, represented either by food and decorations, or crafts and decorations. We provided snacks such as:
- bolo de rolo, brigadeiro, and pão de queijo (aka jelly roll, chocolate cupcakes, and cheese buns) in Castelobruxo in Brazil;
- rooibus and honeybush tea, biltong/dried ostrich, and sfenj/donuts soaked in honey (aka tea, beef jerky, and glazed munchkins) in Uagadou;
- éclairs, macarons, baguettes avec du fromage/cheese with French bread, and croissants in Beauxbatons;
- chips, chocolate chip cookies, popcorn, and Boston baked beans in Ilvermorny;
- kransekake, floderbolle, and lattemiele (aka waffle tower, chocolate marshmallow treats, and milk & honey cookies) in Durmstrang;
- mochi ice cream and other treats in Mahoutokoro;
- in addition to drinks and the pièce de résistance: the fontaine de chocolat - a chocolate fountain, which was a huge hit.
Attendees gathered in the Great Hall to hear an introductory speech given by Headmaster Federico (our principal - a convincing, enthusiastic, and unflappable presence throughout the afternoon) that set expectations for the event. They then entered the library and pulled a miniature scroll that, when unrolled, revealed the school into which they were sorted. Next, they helped themselves to snacks and were allowed to choose one major craft - first come, first served. Their choices were:
- the dark art of Matryoshka (nesting doll and "fabergé" egg painting) in Durmstrang,
- Dreamcatchers in Ilvermorny
- Charmes de parfum ("scent charms," using jojoba oil and their choice of 16 essential oils) in Beauxbatons
The final activity saw students of the four schools engaging in lively matches of Conscriptio (aka Pictionary) in competition with each other. Finally, prizes were awarded for most creative crafts and winners of Conscriptio. In addition, one of our teachers donated a jar of jelly beans and a Pop Voldemort, both of which were handed out to the student who came closest to the actual number of jelly beans contained in the jar.
100 witches, wizards, and no doubt a few muggles, attended. All got into the spirit of the event and participated joyfully, as did the approximately one dozen volunteers from the middle school and the public library, without whom we never could have pulled it off. Lastly, Rita Skeeter put in an appearance to record and misrepresent the entire celebration.
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text: OK, Let me explain that again: Final LinuxBIOS image = VGABIOS ROM + Normal Image + FallBack Image FallBack Image = PayLoad + linuxbios_ram.n2v + linuxbios_rom Linuxbios_rom = crt0.S + init.o + id + reset_vector Reset_vector is sit on 0xfffffff0, and at the very beginning, reset happen, the ROM only can be accessed in 64K range. So need to make sure _start in crt0.S need to stay in last 64 address range. The init.o will include cache_as_ram_auto.c in the fallback amd64_main, it will enabled the access 4M flash access. When We were using ROMCC, the crt0.S will be very bigger (it include auto.inc), So for 8 way or 4 way system, It will push out the _start out of last 64K. When We are using CAR, the init.o is all the same size for 8way and 2 way system. ( because CAR use gcc, and have real stack for functional call, ROMCC can not have stack because of limited regs) Another problem is if put set ROM_IMAGE_SIZE too big, the current lds can not curbe crt0.S to stay in last 64K too... So you need to set your ROM_IMAGE_SIZE carefully for FALLBACK image. If it is too small, it could not fit Payload +linuxbios_ram.n2v+linuxbios.rom It it is too big, _start in crt0.S will out of last 64K.... Later we could modify .lds to force crt0.S and init.o stay in last 64K.... Or change Linuxbios_rom = init.o + crt0.S + id + reset_vector.... ( need make sure enable_rom in 64K too...) But is not high priority, because crt0.S+init.o for CAR are always small.... Other problem is you must use Linux otherthan Redhat and Suse???? And you need to upgrade your gcc YH -----Original Message----- From: beneo [mailto:beneo at comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:54 AM To: Lu, Yinghai; Ronald G Minnich Cc: linuxbios at openbios.org Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] Build broken? Thanks. It works on one of issues I have encountered. My immidiate question is why my ROM_IMAGE_SIZE with larger value 0x20000 won't work, but with 0x16380 would work? If you don't tell me this, I probably would never be able to figure out. My have another issue, It looks like a bug in target tyan/s2891. I'm trying to build tyan/s2891. No matter what I change, I always get a build error like: --- gcc -m32 -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o linuxbios -T ldscript.ld crt0.o init.o /usr/bin/ld: section .rodata.str1.32 [fffbff80 -> fffc0091] overlaps section .reset [fffbfff0 -> fffbffff] collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [linuxbios] Error 1 --- Then I looked at ldscript file, it included southbridge/nvidia/ck804/id.lds file, which looks like this: --- SECTIONS { . = (_ROMBASE + ROM_IMAGE_SIZE - 0x80) - (__id_end - __id_start); .id (.): { *(.id) } } --- There is no linker script would arrange section .rodata.str1.32. I guess that just makes linker to patch section .rodata.str1.32 at end of .id section, which caused the overlap with .reset section. This looks to me is a bug in tyan/s2891. How do I fix this? is that OK to remove nvidia/ck804/id.lds? thanks beneo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lu, Yinghai" <yinghai.lu at AMD.COM> To: "beneo" <beneo at comcast.net>; "Ronald G Minnich" <rminnich at lanl.gov> Cc: <linuxbios at openbios.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] Build broken? > Please change ROM_IMAGE_SIZE in romimage "fallback" section to 0x16380 > > YH > > > > -- > LinuxBIOS mailing list > LinuxBIOS at openbios.org > http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios


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Pelletier, Gérard
Gérard Pelletier, journalist, labour and social activist, politician, diplomat (b at Victoriaville, Qué 21 June 1919; d at Montréal 22 June 1997). One of 8 children of a working class family, Pelletier was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet, Collège Mont-Laurier and the U de M. He was secretary-general of Québec's Jeunesse étudiante catholique 1939-43 and field secretary of the World Student Relief organization in Geneva 1945-47. After touring Argentina he returned to Montréal, where he became a reporter for Le DEVOIR 1947-50. His reporting of the 1949 ASBESTOS STRIKE brought him the position of director of Le Travail, the organ of the Confédération des travailleurs catholiques du Canada.
In 1961 he left to become editor of La PRESSE; after a prolonged strike in 1964 the owners of La Presse fired him for his radical editorial views. His radical ideas developed during the war when he was influenced by French social Catholics, especially the personalist philosophy of Emmanuel Mounier and the review Esprit. He was inspired, with several colleagues, including Pierre Elliott TRUDEAU, to found CITÉ LIBRE.
Through Cité libre and Radio-Canada, Pelletier and the others denounced the socially regressive and antidemocratic policies of the DUPLESSIS regime as well as the clericalism of the Québec Catholic Church. They advocated using the state and dynamic labour organizations to create a modern, democratic and pluralistic Québec society. Pelletier's SOCIAL DEMOCRACY contributed to the re-emergence of ideological pluralism in Québec during the 1950s.
With the rise of SEPARATISM in the 1960s, Pelletier, Trudeau and his longtime friend in the Catholic labour movement, Jean MARCHAND, decided to enter federal politics in 1965. Pelletier served as secretary of state for external affairs (1968-72) and minister of communications (1972-75) in the Trudeau administration. He helped formulate the federal government's response to the growing crisis in Québec/Ottawa relations. He pursued this goal as Canadian ambassador to France, 1975-81, and then became ambassador to the UN, 1981-84.
In 1984 he became chairman of the board of the National Museums of Canada, a post he held until retiring from public life in 1987. He was the author of La Crise d'Octobre (1971), Les Années d'impatience (1983) and Les Temps des choix (1986, trans 1987 as Years of Choice). See alsoFRANCOPHONIE.


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Raising a child may 'radically rewire' parents' immune system
Raising a child together has a radical impact on both parents' immune systems, a new study has found
Researchers at the Babraham Institute and VIB and KU Leuven in Belgium have undertaken a detailed look at the immune systems of 670 people, ranging from two to 86 years of age.
Results showed that parenting potentially has a greater effect on the internal system than the seasonal flu vaccine or travellers' gastroenteritis.
From an assessment of the effects of a range of factors, including age, gender and obesity, one of the most potent factors that altered an individual's immune system was whether they co-parented a child.
Individuals who lived together and shared a child showed a 50% reduction in the variation between their two systems, compared with the diversity seen in the wider population.
Dr Adrian Liston said that this is the first time anyone has looked at the immune profiles of two unrelated individuals in a close relationship.
"Since parenting is one of the most severe environmental challenges anyone willingly puts themselves through, it makes sense that it radically rewires the immune system – still, it was a surprise that having kids was a much more potent immune challenge than severe gastroenteritis," he said.
Dr Liston added that sleep deprivation, stress, chronic infections and all of the other challenges of parenting do more to our body "than just give us grey hairs".
"I think that any parents of a nursery- or school-age child can appreciate the effect a child has on your immune system," he added.
The researchers also found that following challenges, our immune systems tend to bounce back to the original steady state, demonstrating an "elastic potential".
Regularly monitoring their insides showed that the individuals maintained a stable immune landscape over time, even after their systems were triggered into action by the seasonal flu vaccine or gastroenteritis.
Participants in the study were assessed over a period of three years.
The research was first published in the Nature Immunology journal.
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Around the NPB Horn: Marines sign former Yomiuri righty Bryan Corey
by Gen on Dec.18, 2009 @ 3:27 pm, under NPB
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...The Marines announced that they signed former Yomiuri Giant Bryan Corey (a 36 year-old right-handed pitcher) to a 1-year deal worth about 27M yen ($300,000). He has been assigned the number 33.
Hanshin Tigers
...Minoru Iwata is commuting to Koshien Stadium by bike during the off-season (weather permitting) as part of his training. It's about a 15-minute ride away from his home.
...Seating capacity near the bullpen at the Tigers' Spring camp training stadium, Ginoza Municipal Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, will be expanded in case there are more fans that are interested in watching bullpen sessions involved Kenji Johjima.
Nippon Ham Fighters
...The Fighters are also planning to hold a farewell party during their trip to Hawaii for Naoto Inada and Yataro Sakamoto. Both were traded to the Bay Stars but accompanied the team to Hawaii.
Orix Buffaloes
...There has been an increase of about 1,000 members for the Buffaloes' mobile site this year.
...Akinobu Okada admitted on an Asahi Broadcasting TV program on Thursday that So Taguchi dropped by his home and that the two spoke for about 3 hours on November 25th. While no decisions have been made yet, the Buffaloes have begun to move forward in attempting to lure Taguchi to their team.
The Buffaloes are also thinking about offering the number 5 to So Taguchi. Kazuhiro Kiyohara wore the number 5 before he retired after the 2008 season.
Softbank Hawks
...Shuhei Fukuda and Hiroki Yamada holed themselves up in a mountain in Buzen City, Fukuoka for intensive training.
...Nagisa Arakaki is tweaking his delivery. He's apparently taking a much larger stride towards home plate so that he can be "closer to the batter" when he releases the ball.


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England hooker Jamie George says the thrilling 42-39 loss to South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday has served as extra motivation to snap their four-game losing streak in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
England let a 24-3 lead slip as the Springboks roared back to claim victory in the opener of the three-match series and while George says there is "frustration" in the camp, he is ready to "rip into it" ahead of the second game.
"We just want to put things right. We were nearly very, very good, so hopefully we can string a few things together and get that 80-minute performance next week," George told reporters.
"The frustration, for me, of not getting it quite right means that I just want to rip into it this week and if it was up to me we would be playing again tomorrow.
"The first 20 minutes was some of the best rugby we've played and we then let them back into the game by ill-discipline, which is so, so frustrating. So hopefully we can build on why the first 20 minutes that was so good."
George added that the players needed to take responsibility for the errors that allowed South Africa to score five tries in Johannesburg.
"Honesty is a big part of it and players need to take responsibility at the same time," he said.
"There were a lot of individual errors that led to the ill-discipline, so first up we've got to be honest with ourselves, brutally honest at times, and hopefully that will lead to coaches not having to say too much."
The hooker admitted that the Boks had mounted an incredible comeback with the quality of their backs and work-rate at the breakdown, but says this England side is good enough to level the series.
"You have to have big respect for what South Africa did out there, 24-3 down is a very difficult place to come back from and fair play to them they got stuck in.
"We know we're up against a very good side, a very physical side so it's going to be a challenge for us but one I feel we're ready for."


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The night belonged to the beats of clapping hands. But that same night also belonged to the pre- and post-pubescent boys, to the end of spring break, to teenage acne, to young couples sucking face, to the cornered off 21-and-over drinking section, to rebel fashion and to the girls whose bubbly dreamy dreams were all coming true. It was the perfect set up for Tokyo Police Club's performance at Studio A in Miami.
For these four young hipsters, playing in a band and conquering the music scene happened in a matter of minutes. The band's 16-minute A Lesson in Crime EP became an instant hit, and they hadn't even turned 21. You'd think this success might go to their heads. On the contrary, these boys are nowhere near that point. TPC barely made it to the Miami show after a grueling 12-hour bus trip from Tallahassee, and they didn't even have time for sound check before the show. Yet they still managed to pack the venue full of kids, who exploded in excitement and sang through every single song with an energy that can be compared to prom night.
The Scenestar had a chance to chat with keyboardist Graham Wright about new album Elephant Shell and the challenges involved in making their highly anticipated full-length album.
The Scenestar: Alright Graham, you're the blogger, you're basically the one who writes up all the info on TPC. Do you designate a title for yourself?
Graham Wright: Public relations. Head of public relations.
SS: Ha. How did your recent gigs go in Los Angeles?
GW: It was great. We did two nights there, and I think it was the first time we did two nights anywhere. And they were both really good. Usually the first or the second doesn't go the way you want it to, and you're always disappointed, especially in a place like L.A. I always get my hopes up. It's L.A. Friends are there, and we always get a good crowd there. We sold out two nights. The same thing happened to us last time we were in New York. First night went really great, second night we bombed. The crowd seemed into it, but we were just not happy about it.
SS: Speaking of New York, you have a shitload of shows coming up that are sold out.
GW: Three yeah, not sure which ones. I hope we can repeat our double success in L.A. and make it a triple success in New York.
SS: Let's talk about Elephant Shell. The second release is always hard since you don't want to look like a one trick pony.
GW: Obviously the pressure is there, and you try to ignore it. But it's always in the back of your mind. But I think more the problem is that … as they say, it's a cliché: "You have your whole life to write your first record and you have two years to write your second." It's hard to do. It was especially tough for us since we're on the road so much. We're so busy, we never had time to get together and write songs.
SS: Interesting you say it takes your whole life to write your first record. Do you consider A Life in Crime your first record?
GW: Yeah we do. First of all, I consider it a short record; we toured off it like it was a record. We spent two years touring on that. And at the same time, we released the Smith EP and "Your English is Good" single. I think we had an album's worth of material that was all thrown into one massive pot of music.
SS: Working on Elephant Shell, how much harder was it than A Lesson in Crime?
GW: Our first record, it was doing it all for fun, getting together in a basement having a good time … a lot of it, it sort of would happen without us even knowing it. When we knew it, the song was over. And with the new record, it was kind of a big adjustment to not have that happening, to get together and find out that we have to work hard on making the songs, working on stuff like that.
SS: Considering that this is a short album.
GW: Yeah, that is two solid years worth of work without a single song left out.
SS: But when you think about it, maybe that's the way you wanted it to come out.
GW: Yeah, I'm thrilled with the record. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. So I guess whatever weird path we had to take to get to it was the right one. I just hope it's easier the next time.
SS: Being at your age, not that it completely matters, are you at a certain point that you don't really care about the criticism?
GW: We always tried not to care too much about the criticism, and you cannot not care about it. We are really working very hard on this music, we're putting it out there, and what people think about it is always going to matter to us regardless. The important thing to learn is not to get caught up with it. It's great when we get good reviews. I am always thrilled when we get them, and at the same time, as easily as you can get a good review, you can get a bad review. I'm sure with the new record there's going to be plenty of them, like the blog backlash and all that stuff. As long as you don't use the reviews to legitimatize yourself. I mean, they are a nice bonus, but that is not how we count our success. It's based on if we're happy with the songs and kids are coming out to the shows. There are plenty of bands out there that are not liked by the blogs that go out and play great shows and have tons of fans, and what the hell does it matter what reviews say.
SS: You just released a new video, "Tessellate."
GW: It really wasn't going to have us in it at all. It was just going to be the school stuff with the kid. That was the treatment we originally got, and I guess when the video came through, the consensus was we should be in it a bit.
SS: You've already hit many of the important points that many bands would want to reach, but what else does Tokyo Police Club need to achieve?
GW: Achieve as a band, always more; [we're] never satisfied. I'm happy when we reach milestones, but we want more. More fans, write better songs, more records. I think when you grow up daydreaming in your bedroom about being a rockstar, you don't daydream about playing a 500-person club for a cult following. I dream about playing giant stadiums and arenas and having scores of adoring fans. That is sort of part of the dream.
SS: What would you like to say about Elephant Shell?
GW: I think for people that are familiar with our band and with the EP, it's going to be a grower. As [with] any band, a lot of bands' second albums are—if you're familiar with them—you know, it doesn't sound like what you expect. It's different. I don't think [Elephant Shell] is that different, but in some key ways it is. And I think that's going to throw people at first; it probably will alienate some people … I don't know. I think it's something that people are going to need to give a little more of a chance, to listen to it a few more times and let the more subtle parts speak out. I hope that's how it is. I love second records that are growers. And at the same time, for people that are not familiar with us before, I don't think it's that dense of a record. I think it will be immediate for those who are hearing us for the first time. I really think it's awesome when you can listen to a record you've never heard of before, and it can be a blank slate and you sort of can project your own things on it. You're not worried about the influences or what it sounds like or what it's about. That's why we picked the title Elephant Shell, which is the question that everyone asks. It doesn't mean anything. It's nothing. It enables you to listen to the record and get out of it whatever you get out of it. And that is really important for us, that's what we want to give people.
By the time sophomore albums come around, new bands are used to the late nights, traveling, good and bad venues, promotions, groupies, tours and critics—all that there is to learn in the name of music. And that's a difference you can see with Canadian band Tokyo Police Club. As I was searching for their recent performance on the Late Night Show With David Letterman, I came across the band's first performance of "Nature of the Experiment" back in April 2007. They looked younger, teenage-like, almost afraid to look straight at the camera. They had a smaller drum set and a smaller keyboard.
A year later, they're taller, with grungier hair, a bigger drum set and an extra keyboard. And although some habits haven't changed, like the way David Monks picks up his left leg or Graham gets a little too close to his keyboard, either way, these four cuties haven't allowed success to get to their heads. For them, it's about the kids having fun.


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Tighe Wilhelmy is the co-founder of Local Lawyer Guide, a digital agency for attorneys with an emphasis on video production, video marketing, and online video advertising. Local Lawyer Guide helps attorneys generate leads through online marketing, while consumers can use the site to search, watch, and hire lawyers in their area. Tighe specializes in SEO and SEM practices for professionals from various fields.
What part of Arizona do you call home?
What was your very first entrepreneurial venture?
My first entrepreneurial experience was related to offering SEO services to lawyers and dentists.
What do you do now?
Own a digital advertising agency for attorneys.
How did you come up with the idea for your business?
My business partner and I decided consumers didn't have sufficient resources available to them to hire an attorney who truly fit their needs. This is a significant time in someone's life where it's important to work with an attorney you trust and have a connection with. We felt that by letting consumers search, watch, and hire attorneys on our website, the experience was much more convenient and transparent.
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The biggest challenge in executing this has been creating awareness, as with anything really. I've never been a fan of the old saying, "if you build it, they will come."
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My favorite part about running a business is about getting to build something that provides real value to our clients, while having a positive impact on the lives of those contributing toward the growth of the company.
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My initial interest started with general SEO and SEM practices and soon expended into using technology to improve attribution modeling. And lately, it's expanded even further into data acquisition and analysis.
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What's your favorite thing about living in Arizona?
My favorite thing about living in Arizona is the absence of traffic. For the most part, [we] have very well mapped out roads and simple highway systems.
What's your least favorite thing about living in Arizona?
My least favorite thing about Arizona are the scorpions. I've been stung in my own bed. It took months to recover psychologically.
In what area do you think Arizona still has a long way to go?
Arizona still has a long way to go on providing local talent. It can be very difficult to find senior level executives in the valley. This creates an issue for startups who have gained traction and need to take the next step.
The foodie scene is growing bigger and bigger by the day here in Arizona. What is your favorite place to get breakfast in your city?
My favorite breakfast spot is a little place called Snooze.
What's your favorite place to grab lunch?
My favorite place to grab lunch is Blanco Tacos. Great tacos and atmosphere.
What's your favorite dinner spot?
Favorite dinner spot would have to be Maestros Steakhouse. Great to have after the company makes big accomplishments.
What's your favorite place to work in your city aside from your office?
My favorite place to work outside of the office is my home. It's a perfectly controlled environment.
Best place for a meeting over drinks?
Olive and Ivy has a great patio area during the cooler seasons. Great atmosphere too.
What is something about living in Arizona that only a local would know of?
Arizona locals know Arizona State University is the only university worth considering attending. Go Sun Devils!
Any tips for new Arizona residents?
Drink lots of water and don't forget to travel outside the city to do some hiking, camping, and other outdoor activities.
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The Sexiest 10 Songs of All Time - Part 1
Put simply this should be retitled the 50 suckiest sex songs of all time. According to the list Let's Get Physical by Olivia Newton John is the sexiest song ever. Says who? My dad who had a big crush on her back in the day.
Unless you happen to find that late 70s, early 80s workout video look sexy, I doubt if you will concur with this list. Nor does a song have to be directly about sex to be sexy. Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer may have lots of rude meanings but that doesn't make it a great song to make out to.
Still I never knew that about Prince's Raspberry Beret having always assumed it was about a girl who wore a red beret. There are perils to having such an innocent mind....um.
My top 10 countdown list is purely subjective but, at the very least I'm hopeful it's better than the billboard one. Try not to die of anticipation by the time we get to Number 1.
James' clear, soluful and sultry voice makes this the most rrrrrrrr version of this song, in my humble opinion.


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Today marks 40 years since Cambodia was overtaken by the Khmer Rouge, a period of almost four years where approximately 2,000,000 people (a quarter of the population) were killed. This day is known as 'Operation Eagle Pull', was the United States military evacuation by air of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. At this time, the Khmer Rouge surrounded Phnom Penh and since it was seen the Khmer Rouge would be victorious, the US government evacuated US nationals and allied Cambodians by helicopter to ships in the Gulf of Thailand.
Just five days later the Khmer Republic collapsed and the Khmer Rouge occupied Phnom Penh.
When the Khmer Rouge occupied Cambodia they isolated the country. Factories, hospitals and schools were closed. All private property was confiscated. Currency was abolished. Religion was not allowed. People were relocated from urban areas to collective farms with forced labour.
Cambodia was turned into a classless society, with the urban population, known as the 'new people' being forced into agricultural communes. Given the 'new people' had very little knowledge about agriculture, famine occurred, as it was often 'every man for himself' in order to survive, and people wouldn't help others out of fear.
Executions, work exhaustion, illness and starvation killed a quarter of the population. An estimated 90% of the educated population perished (including those who were stereotyped to be educated, such as those who wore glasses), and those intellectuals who survived did so mostly due to lying about their lives or pure luck.
On January 7th, 1979, Vietnamese armed forced and the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation invaded Cambodia and captured Phnom Penh.
Although the country was rebuilt, the horrific scars remain today.


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How's this for girl power? Demi Moore has joined the biopic Lovelace and will be playing none other than feminist icon Gloria Steinem! Adam Brody has also been added to the line-up to star as the X-rated actor Harry Reems.
The movie centers on Linda Lovelace, one of the world's first mainstream stars of adult entertainment, as indicated by Entertainment Weekly.
Linda claimed she was violently forced into her work by her husband and later became an adamant anti-porn activist. She died in 2002 in a car accident. Amanda Seyfried will play Linda in the biopic.
Demi and Adam are joined by Eric Roberts, a fact-checker who has been brought in to question Linda about her book. Sharon Stone, Juno Temple, Hank Azaria, James Franco and Chris Noth will also star.
The movie will open later this year — sounds like it's one that's not to be missed!
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To plan is one thing, to execute and implement is another. Plans made should be executable and should be ready to be implemented to its best level.
For this it would be best to break down your strategies and plans into detailed steps.
An example would be:
Social Media Marketing Strategy for Online T-shirt Business
Avoid taking shortcuts in the planning phase. The more bases you cover, the less likely of a chance of you being surprised by problems. It is easier to execute the smaller steps than to have one big overwhelming block to climb over. Imagine if for the example above, I had just written use 'Social Media to Market Business'. That would cause a lot of confusion; there would be no understanding of where to start. Having a system gives you the discipline to get the work done better, and it also becomes easier for someone else to take over.
A Different Perspective
Many a time you will get caught up in the excitement about how great your idea is. It will really amaze you and you may tend to overlook certain things. In some cases you may not notice that your idea may not actually be viable.
The best thing to do is to start asking lots of questions. Question each and every aspect of your business, from operations, business models, revenue models, target market, market acceptance, finance etc… The more doubts you resolve, the smoother the process will be.
As mentioned above, it is very easy to get caught up in the rush of a startup. It can be very exciting and you may be so emotionally involved, that you can overlook many things.
There are 2 ways to go around this;
This feedback and critique can really be beneficial before a launch. It will help you get market and customer insight. Entrepreneurs can sometimes be blinded by their own emotions about their products that they may fail to see its flaws.
Having external parties test the product would really help improve it for the mass market.
2. Become a Customer Yourself
An entrepreneur should always ask; Would I use the product myself?
Why create a product that you yourself will not use?
There will come a time in your planning where you would have to take a step back and look into your work. It is always good to view your product as a customer. Detach yourself emotionally from your work and start scrutinizing, as if you paid for the product as a customer.
For EntreCity that is what we did. We sat down and went through each and every product the company would offer. We listed down why we would subscribe and pay for each service. We also talked about why we would not subscribe to any of the products.
This helped us figure out what was working and what was not. Having this knowledge, made us tweak our products to become better.
The thing about implementation is that you may not get it right on the first time. "If your first version is so impressive that trolls don't make fun of it, you waited too long to launch." – What Startups are Really Like, Paul Graham.
The idea is to keep improving your product with time. Launch with a less than perfect product, then keep tweaking and improving it with time and data (feedback). People appreciate improvement; it shows that you are working hard to please. Also keeping a flexible product helps you to change with the market's needs and wants.
Understanding the concepts in the past two articles will help in transforming your idea into a business better. Remember, if you release a final product on the first day, it will be the end of your business, as there will be nothing else left to do. Keep updating and improving your product as more feedback comes in.
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At McFarlane Real Estate we care about your investment property and offer a comprehensive Property Management service for rental properties in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Lower Hunter Region.
Over 40 years of managing investments for Landlords we have learnt a few things about Property Management and what is required to maximise the return. After all, that is what it's all about for the vast majority of property investors.
Our clients in particular enjoy some key aspects of our services that very few of our competitors offer. These include;
One point of contact for you;
It is common for Landlords to deal with several different people when contacting the real estate to enquire about their investment/s. We offer our Landlords a Property Manager as one point of contact for all enquiries so you can build a relationship with the person that can answer all queries regarding your investment.
Routine inspections
We carry out a routine inspection in the first 2-3 months of every new tenancy. That way we can identify any issues with the new tenant and/or property and rectify them before they escalate. And rather than being set on bi-annual or annual routine inspections, we conduct routine inspections based on you and your property's requirements. For example, if there are tenant issues (i.e. damage or cleanliness) we may need to visit the property every 3 months to monitor the issues and take necessary action. This is why our 'new tenancy inspection' works so well for Landlords.
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Campos Meta on the brink
Campos Meta's entry in the 2010 Formula One World Championship has been put further in doubt with the news that Tony Teixeira has entered the frame to take over the Spanish outfit. The man behind the defunct A1GP championship has always harbored ambitions to enter Formula One but failed in his efforts to take over Spyker, Honda and Toro Rosso over the last two years.
Adrian Campos, Meta 1 and their partner Jose Ramon Carabante have not been able to attract any serious sponsorship to the team in the last eight months and the signing of Bruno Senna has failed to raise the level of interest in the team from Spanish and Brazilian companies.
Campos' Sporting Director Daniele Audetto has been busy trying to sort out deals with either young Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado or Russia's Vitaly Petrov - both thought to have access to serious funding from their countries - but has yet to succeed in his quest, a situation that is putting the team's future in doubt.
Adrian Campos has contacted several potential investors in the last few weeks to find the money to keep paying the bills to Dallara - the company that is building the chassis for the Spanish outfit - including Tony Teixeira and Ultimate's Brian Walsh, but hasn't been able to conclude a deal. With the construction of the second chassis and enough spare parts to go testing and racing looming, Campos needs to find a large amount of money as soon as possible or risk delaying the Italian company's work even further. According to sources close to Dallara payments have been delayed, with the company slowing down the development of the car and it's now certain Campos won't be able to attend the Valencia test at the start of February even if it finds all the money it needs to run the 2010 campaign quickly.
At the same time Stefan Grand Prix continues to work as if it's taking part in the coming championship, even though the Serbian company has not been given an entry, with Bernie Ecclestone supporting the deal done with Toyota and, allegedly, pushing hard to make the other teams accept it as a suitable replacement for Campos Meta 1 in the 2010 Formula One World Championship - a move the FIA could be far from keen to endorse following the legal challenge made by Zoran Stefanovich to the Federation's team selection criteria.
According to German sources Stefan GP has bee handed what would have been the Toyota TF110 chassis, with engines and gearboxes included and will field Kazuki Nakajima in one of its cars should an entry in the championship become available.
But that will only happen if a team drops out in the coming weeks with all eyes focused on Campos' situation as the Spanish team is clearly the weakest link in the entry list accepted by the FIA.


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Only two matches survived the big chill in the Haslem-Sheppard Halifax AFL on Saturday and Shelf FC boss Matthew Till got more than he bargained for in one of them.
Till had to play in goal against Hebden Royd Red Star Reserves at Queensbury School, after Pawel Szypulski had pulled out with a chest infection, and he was beaten five times by hot-shot Lewis Cockroft.
However, Till could still afford to smile at the end of the second division contest after his side hit back from a 4-1 deficit at half time to win 7-6.
Victory helped Shelf close the gap on the top four with games in hand on all of them.
Shelf hadn't played on the school pitch since November and the long grass provided a cushion from the frost-hit surface below.
Cockroft, a prolific marksman for Star's first team in the Premier Division, kept Till busy picking the ball out of the net.
James Cowens also scored for the visitors.
However, Shelf had plenty of success at the other end of the pitch, goals from Gary Boldy (three), Kyle Peel (two), James Grace and Sam Collins giving them the edge.
Also in Division Two, Illingworth St Mary's Reserves and Denholme Reserves battled out a 1-1 draw on the Trinity Academy 3G pitch.
Denholme took the opportunity to give some first teamers a much-needed run out and this helped provide a competitive game for Illingworth's youngsters.
Chances were few and far between in an even first half with solid defending from both teams and neither 'keeper really tested.
The introduction of Danny Moralee provided instant reward for Denholme early in the second half when his long range effort was deflected into the top corner of the net, giving Saints 'keeper Tony Clarke no chance.
Second-placed Illingworth were lifted by three changes on the hour and Tom Kershaw broke clear following a through ball and finished well to bring the sides level.
Denholme's prolific striker Michael Midgley struggled to break clear of man of the match Kyle Butler whilst Brian Matthews had a great chance to score a late winner for Saints but his shot ballooned over.


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Goodreads Summary: Hardships and heartache brought them together…now it will tear them apart.
Layken and Will have proved their love can get them through anything; until someone from Will's past re-emerges, leaving Layken questioning the very foundation on which their relationship was built. Will is forced to face the ultimate challenge…how to prove his love for a girl who refuses to stop 'carving pumpkins.'
Series: Slammed #2
Author: Colleen Hoover
Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK
Release Date: 18th September 2012
Format: eGalley and Paperback
Source: via publisher from NetGalley and Library
**Please note: this review contains spoilers for Slammed**
OH MY GOODNESS! Point of Retreat was perfect in every way. It continued on from Slammed and I cannot wait to read This Girl to find out what is next for all the characters. Ms Hoover has me addicted to her books and I feel so emotional during and after reading her books that I cannot pick up another for a couple hours. I had to calm down and go wow that was fantastic. I did get a little annoyed with Lake in this one, but only because she was being a total cow towards Will. I really felt for him in this one, poor guy.
After the passing of Lake and Kel's Mum (Julia) they now seem to be in a routine. Starting college has been exciting and enrolling a challenge, but together with Will and Caulder, they make a happy family. Everything seems to be going along ok; they managed to get separate days at school and are not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing.
Will has one last gift from Julia that they are to open together. Lake is eager to find out what it is, but emotional all the same. It's the last object left from her Mum and it seems to make everything final. They open the box and find it contains a vase full of tiny origami stars. The note reads from Julia that each star has a little bit of wisdom that may help them find their way. It could be lyrics from a song, a quote or a saying from Julia, but all will hopefully give them some advice to help their life. Since they don't have anybody but each other, these little stars will give them a little help.
Never finding a moment to themselves, they are never allowed to take their relationship too far. If they ever find a moment in quiet and start kissing, there is always a point of retreat that they call. Lake and Will do not want to get too far in case Caulder or Kel walk in on them. Plus there are also new neighbours across the road and they seem to become part of their mismatched family. Kiersten is an 11 year old with attitude and wisdom of an 18 year old. She speaks her mind and Kel has taken an instant liking to her.
Back at school, Will has his first class and finds a familiar face amongst the students. She starts towards Will and sits next to him; he is astounded that it's Vaughn. He hasn't seen or heard from her in 3 years since she broke it off when his parents died and now here she is.
Vaughn turns up at Will's house one afternoon to talk to him, she wants to apologise for the way she ended things and to try again. Will has asked her to leave, but she starts the waterworks and as Will has the biggest softest heart, he hugs her. This is when Lake walks in, BUSTED! Now everything is in question.
Is Will only with Lake because they have grief in common? Would they have fallen in love if circumstances were different? Could Will love Lake without her baggage?
Will now has to prove himself to Lake; prove how much he loves her and that they belong together. He cannot imagine his life without her. Everything gets tested one night when their whole world comes crashing down. Will they survive?
I love all the characters in Point of Retreat, Kiersten is hilarious with her attitude and Sherry with her homemade medicine. This book is utterly butterflyingly awesome and is a must read to everybody! I can't wait to read more from Ms Hoover.
Slammed (Slammed #1) by Colleen Hoover
You can read my 5 book review HERE!
About the Author
I'm addicted to diet pepsi and could tell you in a taste-test which restaurant it came from. It's a serious addiction, I tell you.
I get stoked whenever I get a message from goodreads saying I have a new friend request...so request me, dangit!
If you want to know when I have new books out or just want to be inundated by random, pointless blog posts, follow me at www.colleenhoover.com


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I'm sure many of you were able to find photos of this collection (or even order it online) for a while now but here is your first official look at essie's Winter 2015 collection!
Now, I'm definitely not ready for Winter but this collection is making it a little easier! It was designed, once again, with Rebecca Minkoff and it is sure to please! Let's have a look…
"Temperatures are dropping. Snow is falling. Adventure awaits. Now's the perfect time to make a dash for the mountains where beautiful vistas, clear skies and a Winter wonderland will give you a taste for life at the top. Whether you love to ski, snowboard or simply prefer to kick back and relax, a mountain holiday is the ideal moment to showcase your elevated style. Think exhilarating fresh air, pristine trails, roaring fires, fur blankets and lots of ski-lift kisses high in the sky. Whether you're feeling luxe or lowkey, your après-ski ensemble will be completed to perfection with this collection of six wintery wonderland shades. Seductive reds and pretty pastels get metallic allure from iconic platinum to a fiery jet black. It's a tightly edited collection sure to melt hearts – and Winter's chill."
'virgin snow' Pure. Untouched. Pristine. This icy frozen lavender is just waiting to be discovered.
'après-chic' Sport this iconic platinum and go from ski bunny to Winter wonderland queen.
'peak show' Enjoy the view from the top. In this scenic powder pink, it's the place to be – in all it's pretty glory.
'altitude attitude' Rise to the occasion in elevated sublime scarlet and scale the heights of fashion without batting a lash.
'shall we chalet?' Well darling, since you ask… why not? It would be impossible to resist this seductive ruby
'haute tub' Turn up the fashion heat and take the plunge in indulgent jet black with amethyst fire.
"Off on a ski and spa holiday? Be sure to pack your altitude attitude so you can be the height of après-chic. There's nothing like a peak show at the summit –with all that virgin snow a handsome instructor is bound to ask, shall we chalet? Well, why not? There's nothing like a bubbling haute tub under the stars."
Here's how they compare to other similar essie shades:
My top picks? 'virgin snow' and 'haute tub'! I will definitely be posting more in depth about this collection throughout Winter, but for now I'm still enjoying Fall. 🙂
The essie Winter 2015 collection will be available early November in Canada!
♡ Lauren
*PR press sample kindly provided for my un-biased consideration.*


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It's probably no surprise then, that I love putting together the new plants stories you see here on BHG.com. This year I had the pleasure of working with my friends Doug Jimerson and Karen Weir-Jimerson on the lineup. (I had the easy job: picking the plants; they did the fantastic writing.) Are you interested in learning about the must-have plants for 2013? Check out there.


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Are your feet tired? Are they hurt? Do you need some warmth? Some cosiness? But an extra comfort? You probably need a some comfy shoes for your feet. How about Toms? Yes, Toms for women is available in the market. Here is a list of the best Toms that probably you should get for that extra dose of comfort.
The geometric toms are super comfy. They are bright and available in variety of patterns and sizes. They are simply perfect for any occasion. Usually, geometric shoes are not comfortable but these ones are. So you are in luck.
The Moroccan cutouts, though, might pinch your pocket, but they are totally worth it. Rather you are worth it. The Moroccan cutouts are of Toms. They are not only pretty but very classic in nature. They come in black, pink and blue. You feet can breathe easily because of the delicate artistically cutouts. You feet will be really comfortable in them.
Spaced dyed Toms are another of Toms variety. They come in nice pleasant colors. If you will see its coloring you will feel like it is hand painted by a kid. The coloring is not extraordinary and that is its unique selling point. They are available in pink and grey shades. You can even wear them as your in house shoes.
Anyones favorite could be these rope print Toms. These are the most unique ones in all of the Toms collection. These ones they give you a sailor like feeling. They usually have a pale fabric so they end up getting dirty too soon. But still they look good that way. Or else you can wear them only at grand occasions.
And lastly, a classic pair of Toms. This classic pair is made of canvas. So it is extremely soft on the inside. Though they are meant for a formal occasion, they simply look classic on regular wear also. They come in all formal colors like light yellow, brown, black and so on. Do not hurt your feet anymore. All they need is nice comfy shoes.


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This time the record was achieved in the UK after setting five records in Nevada last year.
Koenigsegg recently announced that production of the Agera RS has come to an end, but that hasn't stopped it from setting yet another top speed record. Last year, the Swedish supercar . It beat the Bugatti Chiron's 0-249-0 mph record, and also reached an astonishing speed of 284 mph – the fastest speed ever recorded by a production car on a public road. And now Koenigsegg can add one more record to that list.
At a recent Vmax200 event in the UK, the last Agera RS ever built, a blue example dubbed the 'RSN' owned by Neil Miller, recorded a speed of 242 mph over a set distance of 1.3 miles, beating the previous 240-mph Vmax200 record over a set distance of 1.4 miles. Incidentally, that record was achieved by a Koenigsegg One:1 back in 2016. VMax200 is a top speed event held several times per year at airfields around the UK, if you weren't aware. The used for the run was specced with the optional one-megawatt engine from the One:1, which cranks the car's 5.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 up to 1,360 hp and 1,011 lb-ft of torque.
In an early run, Miller achieved a speed of 234 mph in the Agera RS. One hour later, Koenigsegg factory driver Niklas Lilja took over for the final runs of the day, topping out at 242 mph and setting a new record. "The car was strong all day. We had to do a little fine tuning on the active rear wing as we progressed through the day so we probably left a few mph on the table for next time," said Lilja. "Overall, though, it was a very satisfying event, and a good way to back up the experience we had setting five new world records in Nevada last year." If you're wonder how the heavier Agera RS beat the One:1 at the Vmax200 event, the One:1 was limited to 240 mph and hit that speed before the finish line.
"It'd be an interesting exercise to remove the limiter one day and see these two cars go head-to-head," said Oliver Webb, who set the 2016 Vmax200 record in the One:1. "Either way, it's a wonderful thing that it took a Koenigsegg to break the record held by another Koenigsegg!"


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Breakfast is served downstairs in our dining room where you will find Daisy slaving over a hot stove! There is always a Full English on the menu but for our more health conscious guests we have a feast of options, including a juicer for a morning kick start smoothie, eggs & vegetable skillet pans & homemade Granola. For those who are past eating & are in recovery mode there is the serve yourself Bloody Mary Bar! If you really want a relaxed & lazy start to the day or just can't get out of bed, we have a continental breakfast basket we can provide to your room. If we can't make it ourselves, we source the freshest & most local produce possible. This being said, we have lived in some wonderful places & have tried to incorporate a few of our favourite things we have discovered along the way!
For those of you that are non-stop & would prefer to take a quick bite with you on a day out we can provide a packed lunch to keep your energy up whilst adventuring the Devon & Dorset coast at £10 per person.
For a more romantic & leisurely day by prior arrangement we provide a bespoke hamper lunch filled with all the goodies. Please speak to us as to what you would like or you can let Daisy go crazy & be pleasantly surprised! POA
If you are spending the afternoon in the house & would just like to relax in the garden or by the fire, we are more than happy to provide Afternoon Tea for you & your guests. We have healthy & more indulgent options. £12 per person.
Are you arriving late or just can't drag yourself out after an adventure packed day? We provide supper... this is a hearty main & dessert with a complimentary glass of wine. £25 per person.
We host fine dining; from an intimate affair to the most lavish. Our table can comfortably seat up to 24. If you wish to bring guests for dinner that are not staying at Old Park Hall, you are more than welcome to as long as you have exclusively hired all of our rooms. Our wonderful chef will work with you to tailor a bespoke menu to your requirements.
A tipple before you go out, feel like a glass of wine or a night cap to round off the day? The honesty bar in the snug is chockablock with all our favourite wines & spirits. There is a well stocked midnight snack bar, a family favourite of pickled cauliflower to coconut popcorn we have you covered for all those nibbly needs!
Feed your soul, Sara Lee can tailor classes to all requirements. Find your inner forager & learn to cook your finds, or you can become the ultimate Domestic Goddess making your next dinner party a breeze. If it be just for you or for a group of friends, it is a wonderful way to while away a weekend. All classes need to be pre-booked & are subject to availability.


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There have been times I wish it was this simple. They say it's easier to find a job if you already have a job. In my case I have a job, but the new job so far has continued to elude me. This column is for those of us who play it safe, and yes it is best to line something up before you quit a job.
It's either that or go back to school full-time. ;)