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Scope of Data Privacy Statement
This Data Privacy Statement sets out the steps we have taken to meet the data privacy requirements as stipulated by Swiss and EU law and other applicable provisions on the collection, storage, use and transfer ("processing") of personal data.
This Statement describes how we process the personal data that we received from you via a website or application. This Statement applies exclusively to personal data collected by Swissmem, e.g. via websites, email or other online tools and applications.
The Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, supplementary to it, if applicable, the relevant provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply.
Processing of personal data; type, purpose and use
When you visit our website www.swissmem.ch information is temporarily stored on our servers in log files. This is information that the browser on your device sends automatically, notably:
- IP address
- date and time of the request
- time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- content requested (specific page)
- access status / HTTP status code
- the quantity of data transferred
- the web page from which the request was sent
- browser
- operating system and its interface
- language and version of the browser software
We process this data for the following purposes
Personal data consists of all the information that relates to an identified or identifiable person. The data subject is a person about whom personal data is processed. Processing includes any operation on personal data, regardless of the means or processes used, in particular the storage, disclosure, procurement, deletion, saving, modification, destruction and use of personal data.
We process the personal data that we require in order to provide our products and services in an effective, user-friendly, sustainable, secure and reliable way.
As a matter of principle, we process personal data only once the data subject has given their consent, unless it is permissible for other reasons, e.g. to fulfil a contract with the data subject and for the respective precontractual measures in order to protect our preponderant justified interests because the processing is evident in the circumstances, or on the basis of preceding information. Within this scope, we process, in particular, information that the data subject transmits themselves when making contact – for example via letter, e-mail, contact form, telephone or social media – and may store these details in a customer relationship management system (CRM), in online shop software or similar.
We only process personal data for the duration required for the respective purpose or the respective purposes. If we are subject to legal and other obligations requiring us to store data for an extended period, we restrict processing accordingly.
We may outsource the processing of personal data to a third party, domestically or abroad. The provider of this service processes the personal data on our behalf. We make sure that these service providers guarantee adequate data privacy.
We are present on various social media and other online platforms to communicate with existing and prospective customers and to inform them about our products. The General Terms and Conditions (GTC), data privacy policies and other provisions of the respective platform operators apply.
Legal basis for processing personal data
We process personal data in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and other applicable data privacy laws (e.g. GDPR).
Processing of personal data
Swissmem collects and processes the personal data of
- users of our websites, whether they are registered with Swissmem or not;
- contact persons and employees of suppliers, dealers, sales agents and vendors of Swissmem products and product parts;
- existing or prospective customers, buyers and recipients/beneficiaries of Swissmem's products and services or their contact persons and employees;
- contact persons and employees of business partners and associated companies and other commercial and economic partners;
- subscribers of Swissmem newsletters;
- participants in market research and opinion polls conducted by Swissmem;
- participants in the courses, seminars and other events offered by Swissmem;
- users of the wifi service offered at business premises and other locations;
- (subsequently collectively referred to as Business Partners).
As a rule, Business Partners' personal data is collected directly from the data subjects when they use the website, request or use products or services, submit reviews and reports, take part in market or other surveys or Swissmem events or enter into direct communication with Swissmem via e-mail, telephone or other means.
It can, however, also be collected indirectly, namely when transactions in favour of a Business Partner or a delivery to this partner by another Business Partner are effected on the recommendation of a third party (e.g. recommendation by the Business Partner's contacts) or by obtaining or purchasing supplementary details from third-party data sources (e.g. social media, address brokers).
Swissmem processes the following categories of personal data specifically:
Personal data and contact details: This includes particularly, but not conclusively, first and last name, home address, place of residence, telephone number, e-mail address, age, date of birth, gender, marital status, family members, details of any secondary contacts, photo, details of job function, details of prior business correspondence with these persons, details of business transactions, requests, offers, products and services, terms and contracts, details of the person's professional or other interests;
Data relating to deliveries and sales as well as orders and purchases: this includes particularly, but not conclusively, payment methods, credit card details and other payment details, invoice and delivery address, products and services delivered and sold or ordered and purchased;
Data relating to the marketing of products and services: this includes particularly, but not conclusively, details about marketing activities such as newsletter subscriptions, newsletter opt-ins and opt-outs, documents received, invitations and attendance at events and special activities, personal preferences and interests, etc.;
Data relating to website use: this includes particularly, but not conclusively, the IP address and other identifiers (e.g. social media user name, MAC address of smartphone or computer, cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, log files, local shared objects (Flash cookies) or other technologies that collect personal details in an automated way), date and time of website visit or use, pages and content viewed, referring websites, etc.;
Data relating to communication: this includes particularly, but not conclusively, the preferred communication channel, correspondence, correspondence language and communication with Swissmem (including communication logs), etc. For its telephone and e-mail services, Swissmem uses Microsoft Exchange Online, which is operated in the Microsoft Azure cloud in Western Europe. The contact details stored are therefore synchronized with the Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) cloud service. The data and information that have to be transmitted to Swissmem in connection with telephone and e-mail services will be treated strictly confidentially. Swissmem uses only the data that is necessary for telephone or e-mail communications. The privacy statements for Microsoft and Microsoft Azure can be found at the following links:
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Data transfer to third parties (including shared responsibilities and outsourced data processing)
Your data will be transferred to our partners (third parties) as necessary for order processing. If we transfer your data to an external service provider, technical and organizational measures are taken to ensure that the transfer is conducted in accordance with the legal data privacy provisions. If you provide us with personal or business-related data at your own initiative, we will not use, process or transfer it beyond the limitations set out in the law or in a declaration of consent. Furthermore, we will only transfer your data to external service providers if it is necessary for contract execution and if they agree to the relevant provisions of confidentiality and due care. Apart from this, we will only transfer your data if we are legally obliged to do so by an official or judicial order.
We use cookies on our website (session cookies as well as temporary and permanent cookies). These are small files that your browser creates automatically and which are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our page. Cookies do not necessarily mean that we can identify you.
One of these uses of cookies is to help us to log frequency of use, the number of users and their behaviours on our website so that we make our website safer to use and the content more user-friendly. These cookies are automatically deleted when you leave the website.
In addition to this, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness. These are stored on your device for a fixed duration. When you visit our website again to make use of our services, it automatically recognizes that you have visited before and remembers the information and settings you entered at the time, so that you do not have to enter them again.
You can configure your browser settings so that no cookies are stored on your computer. If you fully deactivate cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website.
If you continue to use our website and/or agree to this Data Privacy Statement, you give us your consent to store cookies on your system, thereby collecting, storing and using personal usage data even after the end of the browser session. You can withdraw this consent at any time by changing the browser default to refuse cookies from third-party providers.
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90 days
|Contains the key of the TYPO3 back-end login provider used (administration area).
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|This cookie is used by HubSpot to store and display the user's chat history.
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|This cookie is set by Facebook for the targeted placement of third-party products.
|Google Analytics
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|Used by Google to analyse user behaviour and optimize the user's visit to the site, for example, with tailored advertising.
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|This cookie detects the user status of page requests.
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|This cookie is set when the user clicks on OK! on the cookie information banner.
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|Swissmem uses the Vimeo video portal to display videos. The cookie checks the user's preferred settings for Vimeo and uses them for search suggestions.
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Analysis tools
Google Analytics
Our website uses the Google Analytics web analysis service by Google Inc., USA. Google Analytics uses cookies (see below under Cookies). These allow Google in the USA to analyse data about the use of our website, including IP addresses. Please note that Google Analytics on this website was extended by the "gat._anonymizeIp();" code to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses (IP masking). When anonymization is active, Google abbreviates IP addresses from within the member states of the European Union or other states in the European Economic Area. This prevents your identity from being determined. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and then truncated there. Google respects the data privacy provisions of the "Swiss USA Privacy Shield" agreement and therefore has an adequate level of data privacy. Google uses the information collected to evaluate website activity on our behalf, to compile reports for us about this and to provide us with other relevant services. To find out more, please visit http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html particularly with regard to the option of deactivating Google Analytics, https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB .
We use the social media plug-ins listed below on our website to raise the company's profile. The underlying marketing purpose is regarded as a legitimate interest as set out in Art. 6 para. 1 page 1 (f) GDPR. The respective provider is responsible for ensuring data privacy. When you use these plug-ins, the resulting data processing is done with your consent.
If you use the services of these social networks independently or in connection with our website, the social media networks evaluate your use of the plug-in. In this case, the information is passed to the social networks via the plug-in.
Our website uses plug-ins of the social media network Facebook owned by Facebook Inc. The Facebook plug-ins can be recognized by the Facebook logo or the designation "Like" or "Share". For an overview of the Facebook plug-ins and what they look like, visit https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins.
When you visit a page on our website that contains one of these plug-ins, your browser sets up a direct link to the Facebook servers. The plug-in content is transmitted directly to your browser by Facebook and integrated into the page.
This embedded element notifies Facebook that your browser has visited the relevant page of our website, even if you have no Facebook profile or are not logged into Facebook at the time. This information (including your IP address) is sent directly by your browser to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged into Facebook, Facebook can directly associate your visit to our website with your Facebook profile. If you interact with the plug-ins, for example by pressing the "Like" button, this information is also sent directly to a Facebook server and stored there. The information is also published on your Facebook profile and shown to your Facebook friends.
The purpose and scope of the collection, further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in relation to it and your optional settings for protecting your privacy can be found in the Facebook data privacy statement: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
Our website includes plug-ins by micro-blogging site Twitter Inc. The Twitter plug-ins ("Tweet" button) can be recognized by the Twitter logo and the designation "Tweet". When you visit a page on our website that contains this plug-in, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Twitter server. This notifies Twitter that you have visited our page from your IP address. If you click the Tweet button while you are logged into your Twitter account, you can link the content of our pages to your Twitter profile. This enables Twitter to associate your visit to our website with your user account.
Please note that we as the publishers of the website have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how Twitter uses it. Find out more here http://twitter.com/privacy.
Our website features the plug-ins of the social network LinkedIn Corporation, USA. You can recognize the LinkedIn plug-in ("LinkedIn Recommended" button) by the LinkedIn logo. When you visit a page on our website that contains this plug-in, a direct connection is established between your browser and the LinkedIn server. This notifies LinkedIn that you have visited our page from your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn button while you are logged into your LinkedIn account, you can link the content of our pages to your LinkedIn profile. This enables LinkedIn to associate your visit to our website with your user account. Please note that, as the publishers of the website, we have no knowledge of the data content transmitted or how LinkedIn uses it. For more information please visit https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Our website features the plug-ins of the social network XING SE, Germany. You can recognize the XING plug-in ("XING" button) by the XING logo. When you visit a page on our website that contains this plug-in, a direct connection is established between your browser and the XING server. This notifies XING that you have visited our page from your IP address. If you click the XING button while you are logged into your XING account, you can link the content of our pages to your XING profile. This enables XING to associate your visit to our website with your user account. Please note that, as the publishers of the website, we have no knowledge of the data content transmitted or how XING uses it. For more information, please visit https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection .
Google Maps
Our website uses Google Maps services (e.g. in-screen or via interfaces / API). Google LLC, USA therefore may process information about your current location. Google uses various technologies to determine location, e.g. IP addresses, GPS and other sensors that may provide Google with information about nearby devices, WLAN access points or cell towers, for example.
The purpose and scope of the collection, further processing and use of the data by Google as well as your rights in relation to it and your optional settings for the protection of your privacy can be found in the Google privacy statement at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=de.
Our website features at least one plug-in of YouTube which is owned by Google Inc., LLC 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066 USA. When you visit one of our web pages that contains a YouTube plug-in, a connection will be set up to the YouTube servers. This notifies YouTube of the specific page you visited on our website. If you are logged into your YouTube account at the time, this allows YouTube to associate your browsing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand. More information about how YouTube collects and uses your data is provided in their data privacy policy at http://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.
If you subscribe to the newsletter and confirm that you wish to receive it (double opt-in), we process the following personal details: first name, last name, e-mail address. The data is processed for the purpose of authenticating the subscriber at the time of registration, to send a newsletter to the subscriber and to detect whether and when the subscriber opens individual articles in it.
The data you enter when subscribing to the newsletter is processed by Mailchimp/Mandrill. This data is only processed on the basis of your consent. You can revoke this consent at any time, for instance by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. Any data processing already done by then remains unaffected by the revocation. When we send newsletters using the services of Mailchimp/Mandrill, we can tell if a newsletter has been opened and which links were clicked. Mailchimp/Mandrill enables us to group recipients into various categories. For more information visit: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/r . If you do not want this analysis to be done, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter.
Information, deletion, correction
You can demand to be informed about the data we store about you at any time. To do this, please email a request for information to the address below. Proof of identity must also be sent to this address with the request.
You can demand that we delete or correct your data at any time. You are, of course, also entitled to withdraw any consent you gave for the processing of your personal data at any time with future effect. To do so, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We delete stored data when we no longer require it for the indicated purpose.
With regard to the deletion of data, please note that we are subject to certain legal duties which oblige us to retain specific data for a certain period. We must comply with these duties. If you request us to delete data that is subject to the retention obligation, we will block the data on our system and use it only to meet the legal retention obligation. Once the retention period has expired, we will comply with your request to delete the data.
Right of objection
If your personal data is being processed on the basis of justified interests, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data provided that there are reasons arising from your special circumstances or because you object to direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object which we will comply with even if no special circumstances apply.
Data security
We will store your data securely and therefore take all reasonable measures to protect your data from loss, access, misuse or changes. Our employees and contract partners who have access to your data are contractually obligated to maintain confidentiality and to observe the data privacy provisions. In many instances, it will be necessary for us to pass on your requests to associated businesses. In these cases too, your data will be handled confidentially. Storage duration
Contact details
This Data Privacy Statement applies to data processing by:
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The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)
Validity and changes to this Data Privacy Statement
Any changes to this Data Privacy Statement will be published on this page. In this way, you can find out at any time about the data we store, and how we collect it and use it. You can save and/or print the Data Privacy Statement here. The latest Data Privacy Statement can be found at www.swissmem.ch/datenschutzerklärung.


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This is the place where the maintenance team knows your dog's name and sneaks him a treat. It's the place where you find your new workout tribe. And most importantly, this place was built with your health and our planet in mind.
At Brick Avenue, our standards are higher. We are out to change your experience of apartment living through sustainable building practices that will improve your health like clean indoor air and allergen free hard surfaces combined with technology for the modern renter (and our super nice team). We'll make sure your time with us is personalized, memorable, and friction free while improving your health. This is the way living should be.
When most people think of apartment living, they don't consider it to be a place where they meet their best friends, learn a new skill, adopt a dog, or start living green—but they should. Brick Avenue Lofts is home and not just another place to rest your head. Our team is committed to stress-free living, having fun (lots of it), and making sure you love where you live.
Brick Avenue Lofts is powered by Specialized Real Estate Group with a mission to cultivate healthy spaces that inspire people to connect with neighbors and nature. Be our neighbor.
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After moving to NWA from a metropolitan city, I was really missing living in more contemporary setting (a lot of the apartments around here are cookie-cutter owned by 1 major group). Brick Ave Lofts truly stands out above and beyond from anything else around here in both style, amenities, and service.
This community is amazing. The apartment itself is beautiful with the open concept living space, no carpet throughout the apartment, and the amount of natural light is incredible. However- what sets these apartments apart is the community they have built. Every neighbor will stop to pet your dog, wave hello, and make you feel welcomed…
I have lived at Brick Avenue for 3 months now and I absolutely love it!! The whole property is gorgeous and the team here is always finding new ways to enhance our living experience! Couldn't be more thankful for the team here and all the work they have done to help me out when I need anything.
My fiance and I looked at quite a few apartment complexes, and, in terms of luxury, Brick Avenue Lofts is in a league of its own. It is obvious that this place was designed with health and well being in mind, both in terms of its residents and the environment. We love the urban garden, the location (we hardly ever start our car), our fresh air button, the Pelaton bikes in the cardio bar, and the emphasis on building a community.
Incredibly well designed space for personal lifestyle and community! Each of the units include thoughtfully designed storage space. The clean lines and open floor space allow for versatility to design a home that suits your own lifestyle. I love the community feel of doing life together here! They have intentionally brought the opportunity for a balanced life to each resident.
As the regional leader in LEED-certified multifamily communities, we consider efficiency, beauty, your health, and the broader community in each decision we make. When you live at Brick Avenue Lofts, you will notice we make the active choice the easy choice by pedestrian-friendly design, bike connections, and programming.
Building healthy places doesn't stop when the construction dust settles. Our construction practices are easy on the planet, while providing long term benefits to you. We use innovative heating and cooling systems and NO VOCs that alongside our indoor air quality pledge will keep you breathing easy at Brick Avenue.
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From a houseplant workshop on the deck to deep conversations with your neighbors over an afternoon beer – expand your horizons with us.
Start your evening with a neighborhood happy hour, community dinner, playing fetch with your dog, or join a group at the Holler for shuffleboard. No matter where the night takes you, it's a short walk home.
Fresh herbs and vegetables in the community garden are not the only things growing here. Group bike rides, high-intensity training, and yoga classes all in your backyard make active living second nature.

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I've been sorting through my films over the last few days sorting out what is what and trying to find out what is missing. I usually let others watch them and quite often they are not returned. It is annoying.
The number of films I have with a survival theme though was surprising. I have quite a few, percentage wise, so I'm starting to watch them and see what I can pick up when I go to bed. My memories of them though are that I thought most were unrealistic. Forget the zombies which clearly are meant to be fiction but the scenes that they give seem to be more about a lack of electricity than anything else. Most of them have no shortage of good quality fuel, car parts and everyone is a mechanic and can repair their own vehicle. Reminds me of the 70s when the Chinese though every Western person was an astronaut and we all thought every Chinese person was a martial arts expert. In survival films every person seems to be an instant survival expert.
Currently watching the remake of BattleStar Galactica. I've started the 1st Series. Nukes explode on the hull and next minute everything back and going fine. Vipers being wiped out but I do remember a few realistic bits where a shortage of trained people were an issue and Democracy, Collaberation and Guerrilla Warfare are topics. I'll be watching it this time with a different eye. I did like it when I watched it because it did look at things more realistically than the original series and of course the special effects are much better.
Most of the older survival related films though are simply popcorn movies. Fun to watch but not very realistic because they never really thought beyond nuclear warfare or an asteroid impact. More modern ones seem to have more realism in them no matter what the theme but all still have some technology that saves us all. This is pretty much in line with our prepping though where older stuff was all guns and armour. Now we are looking at survival seeds, medical supplies and issues several years down the line. A lot more realistic.
Any recommedations for films or books?


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An artist has installed a tennis court inside a 16th-century church in the heart of Milan that visitors can actually play on. Artist Asad Raza from Buffalo, New York created the project, Untitled (plot for dialogue), with the intention of exploring subject and space.
The orange tennis court has been purposefully created to appear as 'out of place' within the old building. There are cool refreshments placed along the frescoes. The frescoes of the church date back to somewhere between 1549 and 1610. The church itself was built in 1808 but used as a storage space until 1932. Between the 1960's and 1980's, it was used as a recording studio.
The tennis court will be usable until December 16. It's open to the public from Thursday to Saturday and it's totally free to use, there are even tennis coaches on hand to assist in game playing.


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Chapter 169: Prehistoric Research Institute
Chapter 169: Prehistoric Research Institute
The A-43 relic expedition tragedy had almost depleted all of Han's resources, and there were only 5 of the most powerful Godly Armored Beasts left. There are also 12 six-armed star apes left, less than 50 Thunderbolt explosive bugs, and bloodthirsty sky vines were completely exhausted.
Nevertheless, when dealing with mediocre level Witch Clan soldiers, 5 Godly Armored Beasts, 12 six-arm star apes plus Demon Claw were enough!
Han's fusion beast army rushed straight into the enemy and encountered the Witch clan counterattack. They ejected a white powder onto the terrifying fusion beasts and produced a sound that could incapacitate any regular soldiers.
But the fusion beasts weren't afraid of poison nor sound. They were originally products of dead star beasts being reactivated, it was not excessive to call them undead fusion beasts.
A Witch clan soldier that was shooting white poison at a Godly Armored Beast had his head cut off right away. It seemed that the fusion beasts could also get stronger. They managed to survive the nasty hell of the A-43 relic. Now that they were faced with these Witch clan soldiers, the fusion beast army was harvesting the lives of enemies like slicing melons and cutting vegetables.
The sinister Demon Claw hid under the ground, dug below an enemy with incredible speed then emerged, leaving a few bloody holes in the enemy with its sharp claws and then hid back into the soil and moved onto the next target.
The battle went unusually smoothly. The reason being that the Witch clan enjoyed an infamous reputation. It was not because the clan was known for strong fighters with powerful capabilities but because of the abundance of tricks, especially sinister skills like poison and illusions which struck fear in the hearts of their enemies.
But once they encountered fusion beasts which weren't afraid of these tricks, the Witch Clan's vulnerability was immediately exposed. When fighting with weapons and martial arts, they were completely no match for these powerful fusion beasts.
The sounds of fighting gradually disappeared. A few Witch clan soldiers that fled were also killed by the Demon Claw and the six-arm star apes in the darkness. The six-arm star apes and Demon Claw, although they weren't as tough as the Godly Armored Beasts, they were really good at mobile offense.
In the forest environment, the six-arm star apes could hang themselves among the tree branches and move like the wind, jumping directly onto the enemy, whereas the Godly Armored Beasts were rolling over the Witch clan soldiers like tanks.
Finally, the last Witch clan survivor was lifted up into the air by a Godly Armored Beast. If it made any slight movements, the Godly Armored Beast would tear him apart into pieces.
Han walked straight towards him and ripped off the alien skin mask off of that head, exposing a green old face.
The Witch Clan were experts in poison, but they would be compromised by the poison themselves, that's why they all had ugly green faces, both men and women.
"Why are you guys here?" Han asked in a deep voice.
The Witch clan soldier's eye turned and there was a slight hesitation in answering the question, and Han already gently waved his arm.
The Godly Armored Beast immediately pulled off the left arm of the Witch Clan soldier and threw it to the side. Han just calmly took out a bottle of anesthesia and some hemostasis powder and sprinkled them onto the wound.
The painful scream sounded like a pig getting butchered, and Han showed no mercy, "Now I'm going to ask you question, you have to immediately answer without thinking. Otherwise, I will rip off your other arm."
The Witch clan soldier was scared stiff. He immediately nodded like a chicken pecking rice.
"Who are you?"
"We are the Witch clan King Mandala's men!"
"We heard that the Headhunter clan possessed many magical goods from the Prehistoric Civilization, so King Mandala led us here to snatch them!"
"Have you seen Ye Guhong?"
"We didn't know Ye Guhong was here too! He and King Fran were determined to fight back until death, and it took us a lot of effort to control them!"
"And then?"
"Then King Mandala took them to the relic, leaving us here, disguised as Headhunters!"
"Where's the relic?"
"There's a secret passage leading to the ruins beside that cabin."
"How long have they gone for? How many people?"
"23 in total!"
Sure enough, this Witch clan soldier did not dare to lie anymore. Han asked a question and he would answer a question.
After the captive pointed to Han where the secret passage to the extinction domain is, Han immediately waved his knife, sliced the throat of the prisoner and said in a deep voice, "Very well, that's all my questions."
Ye Jincheng had an anxious look. He was very concerned for Ye Guhong's safety and wanted to go down the secret passage right away. Han thought for a second and said, "Of course we have to go in, but we also need to signal other people."
"How do we signal? All wireless communications cannot be used here." Ye Jincheng said.
"Very easy, use this." Han said as he pulled out an explosive bug Thunderbolt.
With a large bang at the top of the mountain and the ensuing wildfire, Han and Ye Jincheng already dug into the secret passage near the little cabin.
The passage was very narrow and could only accommodate one person at a time. The Headhunter clan's leader Fran probably used this secret passage for all these years, secretly visiting the relic. The so-called going hermit mode in the forest, was perhaps just a deception Fran gave to his clan members.
The Witch clan leader Mandala who could simultaneously keep both Ye Guhong and Fran under control, must be a complicated character. As one of the three Witch clan kings, Mandala, Fantasy Neptune, Sha Emperor, they were all totem-class characters in the Witch clan.
Amongst them, Mandala was famous for his poison techniques, Fantasy Neptune specialized in magic, and Sha emperor was a master at puppet techniques.
Drugs, magic, puppet techniques, these were three of the wonder techniques of the Witch clan, and these three kings were the top experts in their respective fields.
While Han advanced along the narrow underground passage, he thought about possible encounters. Against an enemy who was a master of poison, careful thinking was needed.
After all, Han had already experienced how terrifying poisons could be from Night Walker. Even warlord level espers that claim to be immortal, Night Walker could still permanently disable them using poison and make them suffer more than just dying right away.
Now that he thought about it, since Mandala was the Witch clan's poison king, his mastery in poison was probably not below Night Walker.


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A woman who left the Philippines in 2010 for what she believed would be a teaching job in the United States will share her experience of instead finding herself a victim of human trafficking.
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Baptist church offers free tax help
Chinese Baptist Church is offering free tax preparation service on two Saturdays, March 8 and March 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Trained volunteers will help prepare personal tax returns. Priority service is provided to low-income families (annual income under $50,000) and the elderly, on a first-come, first-served basis. Others will be served as […]
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We're back with a new interview episode! Special guest Casey Yano drops by to discuss the experience of developing his hit game Slay the Spire using early access development, in which a game is made available for play and purchase while it is still being actively built by the developer.
Together we explore how to recognize if early access is right for your project, what value it can create for you as a developer, how to convince your players to pay for an unfinished game, and strategies for avoiding the dreaded scope creep.
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The first thing you'll want to do with your Arduino Board will be to get it set a prototyping board called a breadboard. Breadboards allow you to try out various circuits without needing to make them permanent nor damaging your components. For a full breakdown on what a breadboard is and how it works you need to read this page by Tom Igoe.
In this lesson we will set up our breadboard for maximum utility with Arduino. Once set up you can leave it together this way for the rest of this course.
Next we'll need to add an external LED. LEDs have two legs, on most LEDs the shorter one is the negative lead. It is also important to note that LEDs will burn out if you put too much voltage through them. So you will almost always need to include a resistor. The exact size will vary with the specific LED and the voltage we're using. When in doubt 1k ohm is a good default. For our LEDs and Arduino 220 or 330 ohms work just fine. Now attach your resistor and LED to your Arduino, being sure that the short (negative) lead is attached to our negative power rail (or ground).


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A Le Mars, Iowa nursing facility, Abbey of Le Mars, Inc., and others with financial interests in facility operations, have agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations of Iowa Medicaid Fraud after allegedly submitting false claims for payment to Iowa Medicaid for grossly substandard care of 16 residents over a period of six years.
Federal authorities have terminated Abbey of Le Mars' participation in Iowa Medicaid and Medicare programs and the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals ordered Abbey of Le Mars' to close down operations, effective February 1. The investigation into the nursing home was initiated by the Department of Justice's recently assembled Northern District of Iowa Elder Justice Task Force.
Abbey of Le Mars' trouble arose from the lack of care it provided for 16 Iowa Medicaid beneficiaries between January 2009 and February 2015.
The government claims that Abbey providers failed to properly treat bone fractures and skin conditions, resulting in further complications and additional medical costs. Rather than address simple issues with the proper responses, caretakers resorted immediately to physical restraints and anti-psychotic medications to sedate residents and silence patient requests. Extreme negligence led to malnourishment, infections resulting from lack of bathing and toileting assistance, and impactions requiring numerous emergency room visits.
In one tragic incident, Abbey staff reportedly changed the sheets and dressings of 89-year old resident, Robert Nipp, before noticing he was deceased and alerting coworkers. Personnel allegedly attempted to cover up the incident by falsifying medical records to reflect care associated with breathing problems for the man days prior.
Billing Iowa Medicaid and Medicare for substandard products and services or services never performed is a violation of the both the federal False Claims Act and Iowa False Claims Act. Abbey's settlement agreement resolves government claims alleging the nursing facility submitted claims for payment to Medicaid when the services provided were "worthless and effectively without value."
Federal and Iowa False Claims Acts offer generous cash awards to individuals who come forward with inside information on elder abuse, patient negligence and Iowa Medicaid fraud. Whistleblowers who choose to file a qui tam lawsuit are eligible to receive up to 30% of the total amount of any government recovery.
Elder abuse is one particularly distressing form of Iowa Medicaid fraud. When health care professionals choose to side step quality care for Medicare beneficiaries in order to cut costs and profit from others' hard-earned taxpayer dollars, everyone suffers.
Medicaid fraud associated with elder abuse is a serious crime in Iowa. So serious that, in March 2016, the Department of Justice selected the Northern District of Iowa as one ten new U.S. Elder Justice Task Forces initiatives to combat elder abuse in nursing facilities. The Iowa Task Force focuses on over half of the counties in the state, including Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Waterloo, and Dubuque.
The Iowa Elder Justice Task Force coordinates efforts from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Iowa Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, state and local prosecutors' offices, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa Adult Protective Services, Long-Term Care programs and law enforcement.
"The Elder Justice Task Forces reflect the department's larger strategy and commitment to protecting our nation's seniors, spearheaded by the department's Elder Justice Initiative," said the Department of Justice release. "The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa has rededicated its efforts and resources to investigate and hold accountable those who have been involved in activities incompatible with ensuring that the state's more vulnerable citizens are treated with dignity and respect."
Abbey of Le Mars building owner Leo Lenaghan, paid consultant John Florina, Jr., Abbey president Janet Howe, administrator Don Butcher and former nursing director Donna Stuhrenberg signed the $100,000 settlement agreement. The claims settled by this agreement are allegations only and there has been no determination of liability.
"Nursing facility residents deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, and attentive care sufficient to meet their medical needs and support their mental health," said United States Attorney Kevin W. Techau. "This settlement demonstrates the commitment of the Northern District of Iowa United States Attorney's Office to defending the integrity of the system and ensuring that taxpayer money is spent as Congress intended. We will continue to work with our federal and state partners to hold nursing facility owners, administrators, and employees across the district accountable if they are responsible for nursing facility residents being mistreated or if Medicaid or Medicare payments are wasted or misspent."
You may be eligible for a substantial cash award for reporting non-public information on Iowa Medicaid fraud. If you have information on health care providers who may be submitting claims to Medicaid or Medicare for substandard care or services never rendered, call 888.742.7248.


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Four tips to improve your sales forecasting
Does your sales forecast drive downstream decisions? It should. It's time to leverage technology and get out of the Excel maze for accurate and timely demand planning.
Complicated Excel workbooks. Invalid and incomplete data. An inability to operationalize the forecast. Does this sound like your organization?
If so, you're not alone. Many mid-market manufacturers and distributors struggle due to a broken or only partially useful forecasting process, making supply chain and inventory carrying decisions based on bad data, or providing projections to internal or external stakeholders that lack basis and rigor.
Even worse, you may require significant time, meetings, and spreadsheet gyrations to prepare your forecast that, ultimately, only provides information that's reactive at best.
While no sales forecast is perfect and there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach, there are fundamental best practices and technology-enablers that can meaningfully improve the quality and usefulness of your forecast.
There are fundamental best practices and technology-enablers that can meaningfully improve the quality and usefulness of your forecast.
Sales forecasting: Opportunities for improvement
Forecasting doesn't need to be difficult or confusing. Here are four tips to improve demand planning.
- Start with people and processes. Before technology is considered, it's important to blueprint and assess your processes for tracking sales opportunities, maintaining a pipeline, combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, and working cross-functionally. Sample best practices include appropriately weighting third-party data sources, standardized deal-tracking, robust product family classification setup, and a right-sized sales and operations planning process. With your sales, supply chain, and accounting teams on the same page, forecast development and maintenance becomes more useful to the entire organization.
- Integrate the appropriate technologies. Struggling to determine which platforms and technologies to use for your sales forecasting process? Oftentimes, the answer is more than one solution. For example, ERP might be the source of historical shipments and sales data, while CRM might contain your sales pipeline. Harmonizing these data sets, performing statistical analysis, and modeling and visualizing the forecast might take place in a business intelligence tool. Potentially, your ERP has a robust, native forecasting module. In any scenario, it's important to document your system requirements, evaluate the capabilities and limitations of different solutions, and develop a systems strategy that supports the forecasting vision.
- Use robust statistical analysis and models. Sales forecasting is both an art and science, and the science aspect should take full advantage of modern advances in business intelligence and powerful software. Robust tools embedded in Tier I (e.g., SAP S/4HANA or Oracle ERP) or select Tier II ERP solutions, as well as native budgeting and forecasting tools such as Anaplan, can provide multiple models to leverage. Exponential smoothing, historical moving average, and regression analysis may seem like foreign concepts to you today, but can be more readily applied and tested with the right tools. A proper forecasting system should be capable of running multiple models and generating recommendations based on historical accuracy.
- Leverage the forecast in operations. Forecasting is best when it's collaborative, regularly discussed, and used to drive business decisions. Find ways to publish the forecast so that it's easily and readily accessible to everyone. Your tools should allow users to leave comments or have threaded communication on the forecast. Also, make sure the forecast is refreshed regularly to make comparisons with actual performance. To the extent possible, leverage the forecast and demand plan downstream for supply planning and replenishment decisions.
Struggling to determine which platforms and technologies to use for your sales forecasting process? Oftentimes, the answer is more than one solution.
While the future state can be bright, it's a journey to realize the benefits of enhanced forecasting. Improving processes and selecting the right technology for your business along with ensuring successful implementation are critical to circumvent any project failures. If you're interested in getting more value from your sales forecast, or are unsure where to start, give us a call.
What to read next: Leverage business analytics for greater margin intelligence.


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Happy Theory Thursday!
This glorious Theory Thursday, learn how to stop worrying and Trust Your Calculation.
In this week's lesson, get some important insight on how to handle a difficult position, from Magnus' recently won game against Wesley So at Sinquefield Cup 2017.
This new lesson is available now on Magnus Trainer!
What is Theory Thursday?
Each week, the Play Magnus team works to bring you a fresh, new lesson designed to help improve your chess skills. Lessons help you learn everything, from strategy and tactics to openings and endgames.
Keep an eye out for these new lessons, coming to Magnus Trainer every Thursday.


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If you have been looking for a versatile, affordable and efficient platform to host your ecommerce website, you will concur this is a herculean task. Truth be told, there are many Enterprise Performance Management systems out there but most fall short when push comes to shove.
Luckily, Oracle still has its groove on and this is the reason it has persevered amidst stiff competition from other enterprise performance management (EPM) systems. Even if you already have an ecommerce platform that is operational, you need to explore application that is more specialized, offering robust functioning.
Reasons why Oracle Enterprise Performance Management systems Reigns
Oracle offers a system tested for decades by a vast range of industries, from the biggest brands to SMEs and everyone in between. To optimize on the powers of this EPM, you need to understand what it brings to your ecommerce strategy. Take a look:
- Versatility: Oracle has many types of solutions that are utilizable in all types of industries. If you look at Oracle users, they range from transport, telecommunication, FCGM, government, educational institutions among many others. Basically, you are already covered whatever your industry.
- Holistic commerce platform: Oracle EPM offers you a robust platform with all operations enabled through myriad site elements. From integrated SaaS (Software-As-A-Service), ATG web commerce solutions, applications to manage eCommerce data and much more, there is no dearth in creativity from the company to ensure seamless functioning of your business page.
- Integration for more efficiency: Once you integrate your platform with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management system, it is all systems go. You will have a single platform where managing customer data for targeted marketing is possible.
- Enhanced security: When it comes to data, security is of utmost importance especially in the backdrop of the Sony Hack back in November 2014. Oracle enhances customer data protection through creation of a middle ware. This allows customers to push data securely thus reducing exposure by confirming all data passes securely.
- Improved performance through real-time updates: Loading time determines how well your ecommerce business visitors interact with you. Oracle ensures rapid loading times because data that would take minutes to load is instantly available. Well, the contemporary shopper loves fast loading pages and through this EPM, you will fulfill users' dreams.
- Order and shipping management: Unlike any other EPM, Oracle goes an extra mile to help in order management as well as tracking of orders during shipping. The company's experience dealing with shipping companies such as EPS, UPS, DHL and FedEx among others makes it easy for the company to configure your pick lists, label printing, scanning, automated quotes, bill of lading setup and processing and much more.
- Easy navigation on your page: If there is one pitfall most ecommerce sites find themselves in, it has to be poorly navigable platforms. You need to understand the modern shopper is choosy due to proliferation of online retailers. Oracle Enterprise Performance Management system helps through guided shopping where metadata helps shoppers get exactly that they are looking for.
To say Oracle is an integral part of a successful ecommerce platform is an understatement; the right word is indispensible.
Barry Timland has worked as a database administrator and researcher working with multiple companies in a span of over 17 years. Currently, he is an avid Oracle EPM consultant who also blogs prolifically on this technology during his free time.


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Activate Print Seminar Comes to Toronto!
On October 17th, Layar is hosting a seminar in Toronto, Canada for members of the media and publishing industries. This seminar will introduce the Layar Creator and interactive print, providing an opportunity for anyone interested in the Layar Creator to see an in-depth presentation and try it out themselves.
The event, presented in partnership with the Netherlands Embassy in Canada, is free and kicks off at 1:30pm at the Art Gallery of Ontario Weston Family Learning Centre. Check out more info below or click here to register right now!
Activate Print Toronto is a seminar for publishers, editors and media professionals who want to deliver more value to print readers and advertisers. At the seminar you will learn from Layar co-founder, Claire Boonstra, how easily you can combine digital with print, the added value it creates for readers and how it delivers more to advertisers. OMD, TBWA, Toronto Star and Postmedia Network will share their Layar Creator experiences and interactive lessons learned in print. Meet the experts and learn Layar Creator best practices alongside fellow professionals who have already begun to use Layar or are learning about it for the first time. The event is free, but there is limited space so register soon!
Have a laptop and a PDF of one of your latest printed pages so that during the seminar, guided by our experts, your print publication can be enriched.
Activate Print Toronto will be held at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Weston Family Learning Centre, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto Ontario Canada M5T 1G4. Click here for directions.
Check out reactions from our previous seminar in Amsterdam, or watch the entire event here!
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Contributed by Marina Paola GARDIMAN1, Matteo FASSAN1, Enrico ORVIETO1, Loredana IARIA1, Milena CALDERONE2,
Rodica MARDARI2, Domenico D'AVELLA3, Giorgio PERILONGO4
1 Department of Medicine (DIMED), Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology Unit,
University Hospital of Padua, 35100 Padua, Italy
2 Division of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Padua, 35100 Padua, Italy
3 Department of Woman's and Child's Helath, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Padua, 35100 Padua, Italy
4 Department of Woman's and Child's Helath, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University Hospital of Padua, 35100 Padua, Italy
A 14-year-old girl with a recent history of sciatica and ataxic gait was admitted to the Pediatric Neurosurgery service. Brain and spine MRIs revealed a mildly heterogeneously contrast-enhancing mass with a cystic component in the 4th ventricle with caudal extension through the foramen of Magendie with compression of the medulla (Figure 1A). Another cystic mass with a large enhancing nodule was detected in the left cerebellar hemisphere (Figure 1B). The spinal MRI revealed an extensive septated syrinx as well as an intramedullary contrast-enhancing nodule at T4 (Figure 1D). Diffuse leptomeningeal enhancement with scattered nodules was visible in the suprasellar cistern, internal auditory canals, interpeduncular fossa, the ventral brainstem as well as the spinal cord. Moreover two solid, contrast-enhancing lesions were detected in the right temporal lobe (Figure 1C); and in the sacral spinal cord, a "drop" metastasis was detected within the thecal sac (Figure 1E). A specific radiological diagnosis was not achieved. Multiple biopsies of the cerebellar lesion and of the tissue in the thecal sac were performed.
Histologic examination of all biopsies showed a pleomorphic tumor mainly composed of spindle-shaped cells intermingled with multinucleated giant cells and large cells with a pleomorphic nuclei(Figure 2A). Many eosinophilic granular bodies were also present, whereas cytoplasmic vacuolization were rarely observed (Figure 2B). There was a widespread dense intercellular reticulin network as well as perivascular lymphocytic infiltrates. Neither necrosis nor microvascular proliferation were observed. Immunohistochemically, many tumor cells were positive for GFAP (Figure 2C). Isolated cells or focal clusters of cells were also positive for neurofilaments and NEU-N (Figure 2D). Furthermore, immunohistochemical analysis for CD34 revealed either a membranous pattern in some cells or a strong immunoreaction in a pericellular stromal pattern reminiscent of the reticulin network demonstrated by Gomori silver impregnation. Ki67 proliferative index did not exceed 2% and p53 was normal.


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THIS GIRL'S MAMA IS HAPPY TODAY! 😁 After the school run I went to @sainsburys for some essentials, yes I was brave enough to do the food shop with two tired kids👏🏽💪🏽 & spotted this @mamalifemagazine 😍 As a Mama, who works empowering Mamas, & a writer, based in Staffordshire, something tells me this caughtContinue reading "Representation Matters"
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You can be happy.
Maybe you need to break up with your boyfriend.. Maybe you need to eat healthier.. Maybe you need to redecorate your home.. Maybe you need to start being creative again, sing, dance, write, draw & paint for fucks sake! Maybe, just maybe with making some small but COMMITTING to changes.. YOU CAN BE HAPPY. It'sContinue reading "You can be happy."
You don't want to think about what you don't want..
If you think: 😕'I don't want to feel like sh** anymore' 😕'I don't want to have anxiety anymore' 😕'I don't want to be afraid anymore' 😕'I don't want to be skint anymore' 😕'I don't want to be insecure anymore'.. YOU aren't going to make the changes you want in your life!! Every time you thinkContinue reading "You don't want to think about what you don't want.."
🌿 Look who's in the office with Mama again? My baby boy is better than he was, quite chatty today but he's still under the weather. So he needs to be with me. 🌿 I'm feeling so grateful that I can be there whenever they need me. That I can take care of my family,Continue reading "FINALLY THRIVING."
Source is like a ball of fire, the ball of fire. I came from it, yet when I touch it I wince at the singe of my fingertip. I suffer when I leave it. Source is the ball of fire. In which when I submerge myself, I will burn, I will shine and I willContinue reading "Source"
Receiving Criticism..
Something happened today.. As some of you may know I write creative pieces such as short stories, poetry etc. And today I was a part of a workshop in which four of my own poems were to be critiqued.. 😬😬😬😬 I'd had fleeting thoughts about it last week but soon forgot about it. Last nightContinue reading "Receiving Criticism.."
Am I a crystal convert? 💎
🌿 I really wasn't sure about all this crystal stuff before. But I L O V E this Rose quartz pendant. It may just be coincidence that I'm noticing a positive change when I have it on or close by me but it really doesn't matter. If I feel Fabulous, who cares why?? 💗🥂 🌿Continue reading "Am I a crystal convert? 💎"
One of those days.
🌿 So this was my day today.. a series of messy mistakes. I forgot the kids had non uniform day, I missed my morning lecture as my daughter needed to see the doctor. I smashed the coffee jar, stalled the car, was late for the afternoon lecture and sweated the whole afternoon. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY..Continue reading "One of those days."
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A dip. (Hypothyroidism)
🌿 Sharing this from @hypothyroidmom I'm having what I call 'a dip'. 🌿It's just that, things become much more difficult, some impossible. But it's just that. A dip. I will come back up and carry on, doing all the things I once; for a short while accepted that I wouldn't be able to do. 🌿Continue reading "A dip. (Hypothyroidism)"
Monday Mantra
🌿 MONDAY MANTRA:"All I Need Is Within Me Now." 🌿 Repeat this mantra each morning, seven times. Each time accentuating one word. Starting with "ALL" the first time and accentuating "NOW" the seventh time. E.G: "ALL I need is within me now." "All I need is within me now." "All I NEED is within me now."Continue reading "Monday Mantra"
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|RIFLE SLINGS: WHICH TYPE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?Rifle Slings: Which Type is Right for You?
Your sling probably won't make or break your next hunting trip. It won't save you those tenths of a second on your next stage and it probably isn't ever going to save your life. That said, a good sling can go a long way to improving comfort when carrying your firearms, will let you free your hands, and even offer an option for a more stable off-hand shot. With all the sling options available, how do you find the best one for you?
Well, first you'll have to decide what style you need.
There are a wide variety of slings available on the market today, including 3-points, Hasty slings, cuff slings, and other more specialized options. For most shooters, the two most common sling options will do everything they need. Let's take a look at single point and two point slings.
|Single Point Slings – The Pros
Single point slings got that name because they only have one attachment point on the rifle, generally towards the rear of the receiver or stock. Single point slings offer a lot of flexibility, making transitions from shoulder-to-shoulder a quick and effortless affair. They also allow the rifle to sit directly in front of you (or under one arm), making transitioning from carry to ready very fast. When using a rifle-style pistol, or compact sub-gun style firearm with a PDW-style collapsible stock or a folding stock adapter, you can even push out against the sling and use the tension to improve control in an emergency.
The Cons
They are not without their cons though. While excellent for static positions where you don't need to move or run, single point slings simply do not secure the rifle very well against movement. Having a large, heavy carbine like an AR-308 swinging free in front of you can be detrimental in multiple ways to your ability to move, especially if you need your hands free at the time. While they can be a shooting aid with compact, stockless firearms like a KRISS Vector, they can't be used as additional support when shooting offhand with more traditional firearms.
|Two Point Slings – The Pros
Two point slings attach to your rifle in two places, usually your rifle stock or rear of the receiver and your handguard. Most two point slings offer users the ability to quickly tighten the sling down when the rifle is being carried, preventing the firearm from flopping around when you need your hands free or need to move and you can't spare a hand to retain it directly. They can also be used as a shooting aid. Simply loop your support arm into your sling and tighten it. The additional tension between your arm and the sling can significantly improve stability when shooting offhand when you don't have the option to use a bipod or a supported position.
|The Cons
While two-point slings offer a lot of options, they lack the flexibility of a single point sling when it comes time to shoot. Poor technique when transitioning shoulders can result in a taught sling digging into your neck and throat. Especially if you opt for the most comfort while carrying your rifle and run a wide or padded sling. Proper technique requires you to mostly get out of the sling when making your transition. While many single point slings offer a quick-release buckle should you need to immediately free yourself from your rifle, very few two point slings offer such a feature.
Which Option Is Best for You?
So, what it really comes down to is how much you're planning on moving with your rifle slung. Pulling guard duty and stuck standing in place, have a compact firearm, or simply want to quickly transition shoulders? You probably want a single point sling. Do you need to hike to your stand, move dynamically, or want the ability to improve your stability when you can't put a bipod on a shooting bench? Then you're probably going to prefer a two point sling.
|Don't want to get too locked into one or the other? There are hybrid options available! Magpul's line-up of MS4 slings can be readily converted from single point to two point and back with no additional hardware. If you have a two point sling you like but want to be able to convert it to single point? You should check out the Viking Tactics 2-to-1 Sling Conversion attachment. It simply slides onto your sling and allows you to move your forward QD sling swivel from your rifle to the attachment to run your sling as a single point. Another choice is the Black Rain Ordinance 2-to-1 sling which uses a simple design to give you flexibility.
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Apprenticeship AAS
WAFE Department | A.A.S. Associates of Applied Science Degree
Limited Entry Program: Admission by Application through Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committees (JATCs) Only. See "How To Apply for Apprenticeship" below.
Associate degree programs for the following trades: Limited Energy, Protective Signaling, Plumbing and Painting.
Students enrolled in our apprenticeship program will go to school in the evenings and work at a company in their trade during the day.
Apprentices typically start their classroom hours in fall term once accepted in the program. These programs range from two to four years depending on the requirements for that trade. After successful completion of the related instruction coursework and on-the-job hours, students have the opportunity to take the state licensure test for the journeyman card in their field.
Types of degrees/certificates available through CCC:
Associates Degrees:
- Construction Trades, General Apprenticeship AAS Degree
- Electrician Apprenticeship Technologies AAS Degree
- Construction Trades, General Apprenticeship Certificate of Completion
- Electrician Apprenticeship Technologies Certificate of Completion
- Electrician Apprenticeship Technologies, Limited Electrician Technologies Certificate of Completion
Apprenticeship programs available through CCC:
Apprenticeship programs
Job Outlook
Trades are in large demand, offer good pay, steady work and opportunities to advance.
- Plumber average journeyman wage $36.96 hourly; apprentice starts $16.63.
- Painting average journeyman wage $22.50 hourly; apprentice starts $15.75.
- Limited Energy A license average journey $31.37-$32 hourly; apprentice starts $15.68-$16.
- Limited Energy B license average $30 hourly; apprentice starts $15.
How to apply for an apprenticeship
The next step is to contact the local Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) affiliated with your choice:
Related Scholarships
For scholarships opportunities, apply for the CCC Foundation Scholarship and review the External Scholarship List for scholarships related to the trades and apprenticeship.
Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology & Management
Students in our apprenticeship programs can transfer up to 60 credits of related training coursework to use toward a Bachelor's of Science in Technology and Management at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT).
Bachelor of Applied Science in Operations Management
Students in our apprenticeship programs can transfer up to 30 credits of related training coursework to use toward a Bachelor's of Science in Operations Management at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT).
Leslie Donohue
Apprenticeship Coordinator
Katelynn Karch
Apprenticeship Advisor (Prospective and Current Students)
Daniel Lofaro
Director of Apprenticeship
Other Programs
Equal Employment Opportunity
Clackamas Community College and the Apprenticeship Sponsor will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are in individual with a disability or a person 18 years old or older. The Apprenticeship Sponsor will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.
Filing a Harassment or Discrimination Complaint
If you think that you have been subjected to discrimination, you may file a complaint within 300 days from the date of the alleged discrimination or failure to follow the equal opportunity standards. For information on how to file a complaint, please view our pledge.


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Goods BMX had some Nathan Hines footage that needed a home. Instead of letting it go to waste, they whipped up this quick edit filled with solid clips from street and park sessions! Hit play and enjoy the goods!
"Had a few clips of Nathan. Wish we had more." – Goods BMX


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Over the past couple weeks, two events got me thinking.
At South by Southwest in Austin, I was at several events attended by the "social media mafia" – the 300 or so folks that create much of the content around social media nationally. Bloggers, consultants, community managers, et al. There are of course many excellent social media practitioners that do not attend SXSW, but there is definitely a high concentration of social media pros at these taco-fueled events. One of the events was even produced by Amber Naslund and me, as a launch party for The NOW Revolution (awesome pics here).
As I looked around at these events, I noticed that the vast majority of attendees appeared to be 25-39 years old (I'm actually an old fart in social media circles), and the vast majority were White. The fact is, most social media pros can easily name the handful of people of color in the business. Excellent professionals like Wayne Sutton, Stanford Smith, Shashi Bellamkonda, Shama Kabani, and Rohit Bhargava are the exceptions that prove the rule.
In Louisville a few days before SXSW, Amber and I presented to a group of social media and business leaders at a terrific event produced by our pal Jason Falls. During the questions, an attendee asked whether companies should be thinking about increasing diversity in their social media ranks. It was the first time I'd been asked about diversity in a social media context.
The premise of The NOW Revolution is that business success is increasingly about reaction time, and that to be fast your company needs to operate with one head, and one heart. Decentralizing social responsibilities and empowering employees to make the right decision right now, is the hallmark of social evolution. The best way to move fast and with authenticity is to innately understand the perspective of the person on the other end of the social telephone. That's why ThinkGeek is so effective socially (as chronicled in the book). They sell to geeks. But more importantly, their employees ARE geeks.
Consequently, I do believe companies need to consider proactively adding diversity to their social media teams, to ensure that first responder and content creation teams understand the perspectives of all customers and potential customers.
If social media is going to be a public "face" of organizations, and drive kinship with the populace, we have to do more than rely on a bunch of 30 year-old White people to do so. As an industry, we cannot fall into the same trap that the advertising business did, whereby they continue to struggle with attracting and retaining a diverse workforce 30+ years after it was first identified as a shortcoming.
I realize the labor pool for social media is tight. The Jay Baer Job Fair component of my 3-2-1 newsletter is always full of open positions. But let's make sure social media practitioners look like the people with whom they are supposed to interact: our customers.


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Writer-director R. Balki, who has worked with megastar Amitabh Bachchan in all his four films, says he would love to work with Shahrukh and Salman Khan provided he gets the correct idea for them.
"I want to work with all of them, but the idea should be there. I'd love to work with Shah Rukh (Khan), love to work with Salman (Khan), but the thing is you have to get the correct idea for them," Balki.
"Who does not want to work with them (Khans)? But there's no point in me working with them unless I really get an idea, then I chase them and ask them if they want to do it," he added.
Balki's wife Gauri Shinde, after her debut venture "English Vinglish", is presently busy working on her next film which stars Shahrukh Khan and Alia Bhatt.
Balki said that his wife wishes him to become "at least 10 percent" of the characters he presents in his films, like Kabir from his latest film "Ki & Ka".
"Gauri always says, 'I wish that you could at least become 10 percent of the characters that you write. Why can't you be like Kabir? Or like others?' I always tell her that if I would become my characters, then why would I write them. I'll always write what I am not. I never write what's there in life, but what I want to become in life."
"Like we think, this is how a man or a woman should be, every writer has qualities of both male and female. So whatever he/she wishes, they write that, not what they really are, but what they want to be," said the director of "Ki & Ka".
Balki is always known for his unusual stories, like a househusband in "Ki & Ka", a father playing a son to his real-life son in "Paa", a love story between man and a woman, half his age in "Cheeni Kum" and a mute man talking with the help of innovative technology in "Shamitabh".
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan featured in all of his films, with a cameo in "Ki & Ka".
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Three Wannabe developers are seeking a Judicial Review challenge to Farnham's Neighbourhood Plan, which is/was, possibly may be – all set to be the subject of a referendum on 4 May.
The three claimants…
Catesby; Bewley and Wates; are developers of sites that were not selected for allocation in the neighbourhood plan, so they have issued judicial review proceedings and applied for an injunction to cancel or postpone the referendum.
However, "Your Waverley' has taken legal advice and says it won't be postponing the referendum and will robustly defend the application.
It has told borough, town and parish councils it will continue to work closely with Farnham Town Council, which is also taking its own independent legal advice.
Farnham's Neighbourhood Plan was submitted to Waverley last July and was subject to a public consultation and an independent examination; with a hearing session that was open to the public.
Earlier this year, the Examiner's report found, subject to a few modifications, that the Plan met the 'Basic Conditions.' A Decision Statement on 10 March 2017 confirmed all the modifications had been accepted and a referendum could go ahead.. It is the Decision Statement that is now being challenged.
The judicial review challenge is based on three grounds:
1. The Examiner focused too heavily on the emerging Local Plan rather than the adopted one.
2. The Examiner sought views on a revised Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) policy but did not then deal with comments submitted to him by the claimants on the revised policy.
3. The Examiner did not adequately deal with their criticisms on one of the evidence studies produced for the Local Plan in his report.
The claimants want their application dealt with on an "extremely expedited basis"; and the postponement application is likely to proceed quickly through the courts.
Catesby; Bewley and Wates; are all members of the Waverley Housing Forum that last met on 20th March. Other members include:- Thakeham Homes who want to build in Alfold and Ewhurst, Crownhall Estates; Cove Homes; Castle Land, and A2 Dominion that will soon be building in Cranleigh.
Ring Binders three inches thick containing the Challenge have now ben received by Farnham Town Council. Soon 'Your Waverley officers will be trawling through thousands of documents. However, most of the senior members of 'Your Waverley' including the two head honcho's 'The Chief Executive and his deputy are on their Easter holidays.
The postal voting forms for the referendum are already out .
Neame Sutton – Chartered Town Planners, Cratus; RPS; Judith Ashton Associates and Lichfields. are assistng the claimants in the Judicial Challenge.


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|From: Eli Barzilay (eli at barzilay.org)
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Does anyone remember any particular reason that `md5' doesn't work on strings? (The only thing I can think of is very weak: expecting a string input to make it return a string result.) -- ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) Eli Barzilay: http://barzilay.org/ Maze is Life!
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Forehead Shape and Meanings
In Chinese face reading, your forehead contains information about your life between the age of 15 to 30. Wisdom is judged by the shape of the forehead.
Generally, a broad forehead (wide and high) is preferable. People with a broad forehead enjoy being in charge. Talented and open minded, these people are born to organize and lead others. They enjoy thinking, observing and coming up with their new conclusions. Its been observed that most successful business people, celebrities, royalty, and kings fave full foreheads.
Curved Out, or Prominent Forehead
When a forehead is prominent when looking sideways (pic A), the person has plenty of energy. He/she also enjoys thinking, imagining, analyzing, and coming up with good ideas. Creative and intelligent, those who have prominent foreheads are believed to have good luck on wealth for their whole life. Albert Einstein is a good example of someone who have a prominent forehead.
Square Forehead
This is arguably the best shape our forehead can have in terms of luck. A person with this type of forehead is well organized, intelligent and reliable. (Pic B).
Facts about Face Reading
Rounded Forehead
Rounded forehead indicates someone with a peaceful and friendly nature. These good daydreamers are very inventive but they also get bored easily. They are also very independent and brave, and they will not hesitate to point out other people's faults. (Pic C).
Tapered Forehead
This type of forehead belongs to a very adventurous person. Although they can be very impulsive and careless, those who have tapered forehead are willingly to take risks and explore changes. (Pic D).
Slopped Forehead
Adventurous, and self-willed, the owners of this forehead are fast thinkers and they dont really care the consequence when they decide to do something. These people get bored easily and they often handle many tasks at the same time. However, these quick decision makers often made many mistakes throughout their lives but many of them also become extremely successful.
Vertical Lines on Forehead
When a single vertical crease is seen between the eyebrows, then the person is very stubborn and persistent. Although selfish, egotistical, and not very romantic, people with one frown line would not give up in order to achieve their goal.
People with two frown lines on the forehead are understanding, caring, empathethic, and sympathetic people who get on well with virtually everyone. Two vertical lines also represent a person who can see others' point of view. People with angled frown lines tend to overreact and lose their tempers quickly.
Two Frown Lines
Angled Frown Lines
People with many vertical lines between their eyebrows tend to become a perfectionist. These hard working and persistent people like to examine everything carefully before deciding what to do.
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(Thanks to Rory Sutherland of Ogilvy for that image). A brief, as at mid conference, ones mind is too distracted to put together a reflective, long format piece for a media blog (well I suppose that'€™s the nature of...Read More
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Thanks to my friend Brian Seth Hurst for sending this to me and for almost single handedly changing the way Emmy Awards, for one, recognise emerging and I suppose emerged media. This article in LA times is one step on from my...Read More
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For your taste buds
Food connoisseurs will not be disappointed at Kampung Benggali. The enclave teems with a diversity of cuisine, both at the street stalls and in restaurants.
Lorong Bagan Luar 3 has several exciting eateries. The Sin Bee Chew Restaurant offers authentic Hailam dishes, such as Lam Mee and the much sought after Chicken Chop.
Meng Chai Kopitiam popularly serves Sup Lembu Hailam (clear soup and herbal soup). Next to it is Luan Fong Restaurant which also offers delicious Sup Lembu Hailam (clear soup) in addition to sandwiches.
The biggest restaurant along Jalan Bagan Luar is the Sri Ananda Bahwan in the 'Little India' area which serves Indian cuisine and various Malaysian dishes. Incidentally, this is where the Sri Ananda Bahwan chain of restaurants, now with outlets nationwide, began about two decades ago.
On the ground floor of the nostalgic Hotel Ambassadress one finds Claypot Chicken Rice and other hawkers' fare. The old hotel has a vintage feel as it has been serving in this same setting for more than fifty years. The legendary late actor Tan Sri P. Ramlee and the Perak royalty are known to have stayed here in the 1960s when the Ambasadress was the leading hotel to check in to in Butterworth.
Other notable food outlets along Jalan Bagan Luar are Kenny Haus Coffee with classic-style western dishes and coffee, and Restoran Lucky which serves hundreds of bowls of delectable Loh Mee daily and stewed chicken feet which is a favourite side-dish.
Jalan Kampung Benggali is certainly an enticing place for food lovers as it packs a variety of goodies within its short span. For Nasi Kandar fare visit Nasi Kandar Jamal Mohd, and for savoury Indian delicacies head for Saravana's Restaurant.
After a hearty meal, stop at Miko Food Enterprise for a bowl of silky-smooth Soya Bean Curd sweetened with aromatic Gula Melaka or a tall glass of soya bean drink topped with Cincau.
Add to the list of palatable items is Koay Teow Th'ng (flat rice noodles in clear broth) topped with roasted pork served at the Xio Bak Koay Teow Th'ng.
Also along the road, Restoran Hui Kee is another fine option to visit for lunch, with its Curry Fish Head and Chinese dishes. And for a good plate of Chicken Rice and bowl of tasty Koay Teow Th'ng, go to Restoran May Fong.
Bee See Heong in the lane behind Hotel Ambassadress also woks up delectable Chinese dishes including succulent curry prawns. Across it along the same lane, under a huge shady tree, Kasilinggam's tea stall serves rich, frothy teh tarik, curry puffs and an assortment of kuihs (local Malay cakes).


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Dog Food Advisor › Forums › Canine Nutrition › Good Chunky Canned Food
October 25, 2013 at 4:17 pm #27062 Report AbuseCattleCaitMember
We're transitioning to canned food for the winter (I raise rabbits and hogs, so during the rest of the year we feed raw) and my boyfriend's dog refuses canned food unless it is chunky.
Does anyone have any good brands that they recommend that are very chunky? Our other dogs eat Pioneer, but even the Chunky Beef and Pilgrim's Feast aren't "chunky" enough for Her Royal Highness 🙂
Thanks!October 25, 2013 at 9:22 pm #27075 Report AbuseMom2CavsMember
I use canned foods and my dogs like chunky/stew types the best. Wellness stews are good, 4Health (Tractor Supply's brand) is good, Nature's Variety Prairie Homestyle stews that are good, Castor & Pollux has chunky formulas that are good. I hope this gives you a good start.October 25, 2013 at 9:40 pm #27076 Report AbusepugmomsandyParticipant
I use Wellness Stews, Merrick (Turducken, Wild Buffalo Grill), Nutrisca, Weruva (Jammin Salmon, Marbella Paella) and these are chunky. Some of the Merrick canned foods have bones in them. Maybe he'd like that.October 25, 2013 at 11:38 pm #27077 Report Abusecrazy4catsParticipant
I use Kirkland cuts in gravy regularly and I consider it chunky. I also used Merrick's Brauts-n-tots the other day, and I thought it was pretty chunky as well. Both mix well with kibble.
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To help identify your room, bring along a picture of something familiar, like the family dog — but NO personal pictures, for safety reasons — and tape it to your door along with a BIG stick-on Christmas bow, glittery streamers, or other eye-catching, but easily removable object.
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A story for any of you who are still on the internet today:
A few years ago, a certain editor of this site went out to dinner with some friends. Just something easy and quick—nothing fancy. "Where should we go to dinner?" they asked themselves. Flower Shop it was decided, as Flower Shop serves excellent burgers and is also conveniently located close to this editor's office. Little did they know that just the night before, one Ashley Olsen, of the Gimme Pizza Olsens, had also stopped by Flower Shop. While we haven't been able to confirm if she ordered the burger (really, it's very good), the attending editor did hear that she ordered a tequila soda at the bar. This is why it's ITG's position that tequila is the superior liquor. Team Tequila 2017.
Also, makeup artist Wendy Rowe once offhandedly mentioned that tequila was the least worst alcohol for your skin. Something about the low glycemic index? Whatever, who cares, it's delicious and Ashley Olsen drinks it. Add to cart. Drink one every hour for eternity. Live long and prosper.
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Millions of people have left their homes because of war, conflicts and political violence in the past few decades. They seek refuge in neighbouring or Western countries whose language and culture are unfamiliar and sometimes vastly different. These pre-migration experiences can negatively affect individuals in a new country, on top of the culture shock from the uproot.
Because of its high societal and personal costs, treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is important. One group in which PTSD may not be treated adequately is refugees.
What is PTSD?
PTSD is classified as a trauma- and stressor-related disorder. PTSD develops in reaction to physical injury, or severe mental and emotional distress, such as exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation.
The exposure must result from one or more of the following scenarios, where someone: a) experiences the traumatic event; b) witnesses a traumatic event; c) learns a traumatic event occurred to a close family member or close friend d) experiences first-hand repeated or extreme exposure to details of the traumatic event.
It is not the physiological result of another medical condition, medication, drugs or alcohol.
People with PTSD report a range of problems from insomnia, nightmares, night sweats, flashbacks, overwhelming waves of emotions, anger, anxiousness, feelings of detachment and losing interest in everything they used to enjoy. Some potential physiological problems are weakening of immune system, ulcers, chronic fatigue and obesity. PTSD is associated with secondary mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety.
Refugees and PTSD in Toronto
A 2016 report from Refugee Research found "many of the newly arrived refugees in Toronto have undergone difficult and traumatic pre-migration experiences that constitute salient risks and stressors to their mental health."
Pre-migration traumas such as rape, sexual assault, torture and death of loved ones are significantly associated with extreme PTSD outcomes and these are made worse by post-migration factors such as financial difficulties and legal insecurity.
Individuals with more severe PTSD are at higher risk for developing problematic drug and alcohol use. Not all refugees develop PTSD, but many of them show symptoms.
Adequate treatment of PTSD in refugees requires proper diagnosis of the condition, yet PTSD may not be accurately identified in refugees. The immigration process on its own can be stressful and traumatic although the DSM-5 and other psychology publications don't define it as such.
Why is the acculturation process in the new country not considered a traumatic experience and more importantly, should it be? This issue complicates the correct diagnosis of PTSD.
PTSD causes great personal costs to refugees and can lead to catastrophic social and economic consequences for Canada. Because of this, we need to have an open discussion, as a society, as to whether or not the acculturation process by itself can cause PTSD or not.
It is important to offer refugees a fair chance at a life in Canada.
By Aureza (Allan) Jamshidi and Ioana Arbone
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