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Accessing the Kolab Webadmin API from PHP via CURL September 8th, 2017
Recently I was in the situation where I needed to manage users in Kolab from PHP.
There is an API for the Kolab Webadmin, and it is documented here: https://docs.kolab.org/architecture-and-design/kolab-wap-api.html
There is also a PHP class, that I could have used: https://cgit.kolab.org/webadmin/tree/lib/kolab_client_api.php. But for some reason, I am using CURL.
It took me some time to figure out how to do the GET or POST calls for connecting to the API and call user.info, user.delete, user.add and users.list.
Therefore, I have created a small PHP class, that shows how to do that.
You can find it here: https://github.com/TBits/KolabScripts/tree/KolabWinterfell/kolab-webadmin-api-client
There is also a test.config.php and a test.php to show the usage of that class.
During development, I sometimes got the message: "Internal error". This is from the class kolab_api_controller, eg. https://cgit.kolab.org/webadmin/tree/lib/kolab_api_controller.php#n181
Actually, it would help if that error was logged to
/var/log/kolab-webadmin/errors with some detail:
else { Log::error("API controller: Internal Error, ".$service . "_" . $method. " Post: " .print_r($postdata,true). " Get: ".print_r($_GET,true)); $this->output->error("Internal error", 500); }
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German title: "Lastschriften in Überweisungen konvertieren"
We have had the situation that a SEPA direct debit was sent twice to the bank.
Now we need to credit our customers the amount again.
I did not find an open source script that reverses a direct debit, but I found https://github.com/AbcAeffchen/Sephpa which can write SEPA direct credit files.
Preparation on CentOS7:
yum install epel-release yum install php-cli composer composer require AbcAeffchen/Sephpa
Then get the index.php from below, modify the filename of the direct debit file, and the execution and creation date, and pipe the result:
php reverseSEPA.php > directcredit.xml
Here is the script:
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TimeSheetNG (Next Gen) with mysqli support April 25th, 2016
I have been using TimeSheetNG for years to record the working time for myself, so that I can keep track on where my time is going, and who I can charge for which hours 🙂
I am using version 1.5.2 of TimeSheetNG, with some small modifications to make it easier for me to enter the minutes of an hour.
My instance is running on a Hostsharing server, which was just upgraded to Debian Jessie. This meant that I got a php warning, that mysql_connect is deprecated, and I should be using mysqli instead:
Deprecated: mysql_pconnect(): The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the future: use mysqli or PDO instead in .../mysql.db.inc on line 10
So here is the patch that I applied to my TimeSheetNG 1.5.2, it should work for 1.5.3 as well:
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Recently at TBits.net, we wanted to even better secure the authentication to a web application that we provide to our customers.
There are several options to extend authentication:
- security questions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_question
- another security token, eg. a YubiKey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_token
- partial passwords: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_Password
- and more…
We decided for partial passwords: You have your username and your first password, you login with that, and if that worked, you are asked about some specific letters from your second password: Please give us the third and 5th character of your second password!
See this paper called "Give Me Letters 2, 3 and 6!": Partial Password Implementations & Attacks that describes Partial Password implementations and attacks in a detailed study.
The next question is, how to store the information about the partial password: you cannot hash it, because you will have to verify single characters. The solution is to use a secret sharing scheme, as described in Partial Passwords – How. It uses the Shamir's Secret Sharing algorithm.
I have now implemented this idea, processing partial passwords with Shamir's secret sharing scheme, in PHP. You can find the code licensed under the MIT at: https://github.com/TBits/partialPasswordShamirsSecret. There is an example included.
The Wikipedia article on Lagrange polynomial has been helpful as well in properly implementing the algorithm in PHP.
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Organize your TODO list with Trello or Kanboard June 23rd, 2015
How do you organize your TODO list?
Over the past months, I have tried to organize my TODO list better.
Often I kept emails unread in my Inbox: I thought, that I would know which emails I still have to answer. But I realized that this was very confusing, and there was no order at all.
One attempt was to use a virtual board with notes on it, based on http://www.aypwip.org/webnote/. That got quite messy, with too many notes moving around all the time.
There is a short description of the Kanban method: http://kanboard.net/documentation/what-is-kanban
Kanban was invented by Toyota. It can be used for organising your work. You can see your tasks visually, and can decide to focus on tasks by limiting the tasks that you currently work on.
Organising your tasks on boards and columns
I have a board per project: For example, one board for Kolab, one board for OpenPetra, one board for TBits.net, and one board for daily things. I create my own columns on those boards.
For my daily board, these are the columns I use:
- A column for incoming, things that you will need to sort later when you have time into the proper column.
- Another column I have is for today: these are the things that are important now, and I want to finish them today.
- Another column is called "week": these are the things that I want to deal with this week.
- Another column is "month".
- Another column is: "Long term goals".
For the project specific boards, I have columns for subprojects, but also for daily, weekly and long-term tasks.
Trello is a free service. You can create several boards, and each board can have as many columns as you want. The UI is very nice, and it is easy to add new columns, to close tasks, to move tasks between boards.
Unfortunately, Trello is not free software, and you cannot install it on your own server. So I looked for an Open Source alternative, and I found Kanboard. It is written in PHP. Some elements of the user interface are still involving too many clicks for my taste, but it is open source, and I already got one pull request merged on Github…
Moving your data from Trello to Kanboard
I was able to improve an existing importer from Trello to Kanboard: https://github.com/tpokorra/kanboard-import-trello forked from https://github.com/matueranet/kanboard-import-trello
With my improvements of the importer, all my comments and checklists on all cards got imported from Trello. Empty columns were ignored. The importer uses the JSON API of Trello to download the boards and cards.
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kontocheck available for CentOS and Debian as php package July 26th, 2013
With the coming switch in Germany from Bank account number and banking sort code (BLZ) to IBAN and BIC, there are quite some tasks to accomplish.
One task is to convert the bank account numbers to the new IBAN number.
On the first look, you might think that it is simply concatenating the account number and BLZ, add a checksum digit, and you are done. Eg: kto=648489890 and blz=50010517 becomes IBAN DE12500105170648489890
But in fact there are currently 54 rules, explained on 171 pages (see Bundesbank IBAN_Regeln).
There is an Open Source library available under LGPL that does implement all these rules:
It can be used from several programming languages, among them C# and PHP (see http://kontocheck.sourceforge.net/konto_check.php?fix_nav=1&ausgabe=5&sub=4).
I have packaged it for PHP to offer it as a webservice for OpenPetra.
You can test it live here:
I have added an option to use it as a webservice.
Eg. https://kontocheck.solidcharity.com/index.php?kto=648489890&blz=50010517 returns an xml file like this:
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<result> <bic>INGDDEFFXXX</bic> <iban>DE12500105170648489890</iban> <bankname>ING-DiBa</bankname> <plz>60628</plz> <ort>Frankfurt am Main</ort> <kontocheck>ok</kontocheck> </result>
The packages are built on the Suse Open Build Service: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:tpokorra:kontocheck/kontocheck
At the moment I build it for CentOS5, CentOS6, and Debian 7. If you are interested in other distributions that are available on build.opensuse, let me know, I might add that.
Installation instructions for CentOS5, CentOS6 and Debian 7 see: http://software.opensuse.org/download/package?project=home:tpokorra:kontocheck&package=kontocheck
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Notify all users logged in over X2Go on their graphical desktop July 12th, 2013
I am providing now a server for development of OpenPetra, with X2Go desktop remoting.
See more details at https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/openpetraorg/index.php?title=Hosted_development_workstation
To save costs, I am running the server on a jiffybox, which costs less when you freeze it.
So I am providing a php script that allows starting the machine, and to refresh it. After the last start or refresh, the machine will be stopped and frozen.
Now it would be good to remind the users once in an hour to do visit the refresh link.
I am using zenity to display the message.
This script will get all users logged in over X2Go, and display the message on their desktops:
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message="Server will shutdown soon, please refresh if you still need it by visiting http://jb.solidcharity.com" wall $message for display in `ps xaf | grep x2goagent | grep -v grep | awk '{ print ( $(NF) ) }'` do user=`ps xaf | grep x2goagent | grep -v grep | grep "$display$" | awk ' { print ( $(NF-5) ) }' | awk ' { print ( $3 ) }' FS='/'` echo "$user $display" su - $user -c "zenity --info --display=$display --text='$message'&" done
(for better layout, see https://gist.github.com/tpokorra/5984248#file-zenity-sh)
The crontab looks like this, to run it every hour:
0 */1 * * * /root/zenity.sh
The php script looks like this:
see https://gist.github.com/tpokorra/5984248#file-_jiffybox-php
The script is installed on a separate machine, that is always running.
The users can call jiffybox.php/?operation=refresh to start or refresh the machine.
The cronjob for stopping the machine looks like this:
*/15 * * * * cd ~/subs/jb; php jiffybox.php
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Knowledge Tree and PHP 5.3.3 March 7th, 2011
We have got the latest PHP version on Hostsharing, and Knowledge Tree 126.96.36.199 did not work anymore.
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);ini_set('display_errors', '1');ini_set('display_startup_errors', '1');
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Digest for phpBB Forum without plugin November 13th, 2010
I am very glad for the hosted apps that Sourceforge provides. It is excellent to have only one login, and not to need to worry about updating the apps.
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KnowledgeTree and Versioning of documents uploaded by WebDAV February 20th, 2010
The advantage of KnowledgeTree is that it keeps versions of each document that you upload. Unfortunately, this does not seem to work in version 18.104.22.168, when uploading a new version of an existing file via WebDAV. The file is overwritten with the new version, but there is no version history.
// Modified – 25/10/07 – changed add to overwrite// $oDocument =& KTDocumentUtil::add($oParentFolder, $name, $oUser, $aOptions);$oDocument =& KTDocumentUtil::overwrite($oDocument, $name, $sTempFilename, $oUser, $aOptions);
$aOptions['newfilename'] = $name;$oDocument =& KTDocumentUtil::checkin($oDocument, $sTempFilename, 'WebDAV upload', $oUser, $aOptions);
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By Steve Herring
Published in News on April 2, 2009 1:46 PM
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FAISON -- After waiting for nearly three hours, the throng of people shoehorned into the Goshen Medical Center waiting room got to hear Vice President Joe Biden sing the center's praises and tout the federal stimulus package -- and 10-year-old Daniel Bounds got an autograph and an invitation to tour the White House.
Daniel, the son of the center's CEO, Greg Bounds, was waiting with his father for the vice president's arrival Wednesday morning. Goshen is receiving more than $600,000 through the federal stimulus package and Biden's stop was intended to bring attention to the help the money is intended to bring to rural America.
For Daniel, however, it was a chance to meet the second most important figure in the country.
"I got his autograph and he told me that he was going to try and arrange a trip with us to go to the White House one day and show us where his office is," Daniel said after Biden's motorcade pulled away. "He is pretty nice. It was pretty cool."
His father confirmed the invitation.
"He has invited us to come to the White House, bring my family up and he is going to give us a tour and show us the Senate where he used to work and the vice presidential office," Greg Bounds said.
The visit was a big day for the little Duplin County town. People stood across U.S. 117 from GMC as Biden's motorcade, heralded by a motorcycle escort, pulled into the parking lot shortly before noon. When he left about an hour later, people who had gathered at a house next door to the center were waving and taking photos.
"He is just so personable," Bounds said, referring to Biden. "He talked to and greeted warmly and discussed personal and job issues with every person he met and encountered.
"It is very flattering as he said he called the secretary of agriculture and asked where is the best example of how to use federal money in a rural area and they picked Goshen Medical Center. That is very flattering. It is very reinforcing that we are doing things well."
Marlena Smith, a certified medical assistant, Lauren Eades, a physician's assistant, and Dr. Allyn Dambeck stood behind Biden as he addressed the audience.
At one point Biden placed his arm around Dambeck as he spoke about the importance of the strong doctor-patient relationships built at community health centers like Goshen.
"We were all real excited to hear about the stimulus recovery coming to Goshen because part of our mission statement is to serve the underserved and make health care more affordable," said Ms. Smith. "With those extra funds we will be able to do just that."
She said it felt "kind of surreal" to be standing with the vice president.
"It's kind of like, 'Is this really real here in Faison?'" she said. "My son and I were unable to go to Washington for the inauguration, but it seems Washington came right here to us in Faison today."
Wayne County Health Department Director Jim Roosen agreed about the importance of community health centers, but he also made it a point to emphasize to Biden and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack the importance of public health.
Roosen said was not disappointed by Biden's address. He said he only wanted to make his point, given the chance.
"No, this was a meeting about community health," he said. "So I am not disappointed. The main issue is that we already have a very good public health infrastructure in place. We need to look at augmenting that system in addition to the expansion of community health centers.
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Paul Pogba video reveals new outrageous haircut following France goal [Video]
It's has gone to the stage that stories involving Paul Pogba getting outrageous hairstyles are as common as grass being green.
The France international must have the fastest growing hair in the world, modelling new styles more frequently than rain showers in Manchester.
Set to face Liverpool on Monday night, Pogba's new hairstyle comes off the back of last night's cracking finish against the Netherlands.
Watch the video posted on his Instagram account below.
At least he's not trying to copy Maroune Fellaini, unlike a certain Mario Balotelli.


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If you would like to send students to the Writing Center for tutorial assistance as part of your course requirement, please call the Writing Center at extension 3360 to make arrangements. We currently offer several options for you and your students. For example, you may want to offer students extra credit for coming to the Writing Center for one or more assignments, or you may want to require students to come to the Center for one or more assignments. However, to prepare for the volume of students frequenting the Center, arrangements must be made in advance.
The Writing Center offers in-class workshops on a variety of subjects to assist you in your course planning. If you have special course needs and/or assignments, a workshop can be individually designed to meet those needs. Please call the Writing Center (x3360) to discuss and/or schedule a workshop to augment your course. All materials are provided by the Writing Center. If you would like an in-class workshop, the following are currently available:
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A thirty-minute workshop designed to help students deal with the stress and pressure of a timed essay exam. Practical tips and useful strategies are presented and discussed. Topics include: the pre-writing stage, the writing stage, tips to save time, key words in an essay exam, introductions and conclusions, and the thesis statement.
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Two kinds of journal writing are discussed in this workshop, journals as places for reflection and the reading journal. For the reflective practitioner, "journal starters" are provided to assist entry into the process. For the reading journal, a series of suggestions and questions have been designed to elicit a reaction to reading assignments.
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Similar to the in-class essay exam, practical tips and useful strategies are presented and discussed along with sample questions in which various approaches and responses are examined. Topics include: key words in an essay exam, introductions and conclusions, and the thesis statement.
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This is a workshop designed to assist students with the technical details associated with the college paper. Practical tips and exercises are employed.
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Identities found with experimental theater
Last Friday, actors from Lansing Art Works held an Evening of Experimental Theatre. The skits and monologues revolved around the theme "Identities."
Personal monologues, such as "Lessons from the Bike" by Minori Wisti, were one of the many performances incorporating sound, sight and touching displayed at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St. Journalism senior Holly Johnson directed the performance and wanted to use the elements to string something together to make one cohesive theme.
"I wanted to make it all under one category so I thought, 'Why not make the theme "'Identities?'"" Johnson said. "I wanted to focus in on what mostly people our age are going through and capture that before it changes again."
Graduate student Kiel Darling attended to see what the event was going to do with the theme identities.
"You could understand that the theme was identities from all these performances, especially with the biking monologue," Darling said. "You could tell the tone of each performance related to each other."
The evening developed into experimental theater when Johnson and the other actors who are part of Lansing Art Works felt theater was lacking in their lives, and they wanted to bring a stronger connection of art in the East Lansing area.
"I felt this absence of theater in my life, and I have been wanting to place it with a theater project of my own and this was my opportunity," Johnson said. "Through my art collective, Lansing Art Works, I was able to organize this event and have my friends, people who are in the collective, fully support that and want to help me out with this."
When Residential College in the Arts and Humanities sophomore Caroline Caswell heard Johnson was planning this event, she wanted to help out and experiment with modern-theater techniques.
"Holly decided to put on this show of performance art and experimental theater and everyone from Lansing Art Works were all on board," Caswell said. "I've done some theater in the past, but it was very traditional. I was ready to stir up some things especially with the spectators and the audience."
Johnson said an important part of the event and performances was to make the audience interact with performers.
"We wanted to involve the audience and make them wonder if the performer is going to touch them and feel a part of something rather than just feeling like a bystander," Johnson said. "Plus, it's a lot of fun and reactions are priceless."
Since identity is such a big part of being comfortable as a person in general, Johnson's main goal was to challenge each person's mind on who they want to be.
"I am hoping it made audiences think about who they are, who they are attracted to, what they want to achieve at this moment and what they want to come across as their own identities," Johnson said.


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Milton Keynes-based Transport Systems Catapult has installed an advanced virtual reality system to test how pedestrians react to driverless cars in a safe environment.
The system uses the Oculus Rift headset, Optotrak's motion tracking technology and a special floor that allows the user to move and walk in the virtual Milton Keynes completely unconstrained.
"This is the Omnideck 6, the missing link between reality and virtual reality," said Daniel Hopstadius, CEO of Swedish firm Omnifinity which has engineered the system.
"What you can see behind me is my colleague Peter walking around in Milton Keynes as if he were there for real. He is constrained to a wire and when the wire stops, he stops. But having this floor, he can move totally freely in the world."
Omnideck 6, which had its UK debut in Milton Keynes during the Imagine Festival last week, smoothly responds to Peter's movements by compensating for the speed of his steps. Although he is walking through the unlimited space of the virtual world, he will never walk off the circular floor only a few metres in size.
Omnideck was launched in December last year and has seen a huge amount of interest from researchers, architects and designers, the military and of course, the gaming industry.
"The next thing is to bring in the tactile feedback so that you would be able to feel the objects with your hands," Hopstadius said. "That's going to be a huge step and also combining sound with visual and the smell. Once you get all these together, you will be fully, fully immersed."
The current virtual world in Milton Keynes is designed to test the interaction between pedestrians and driverless cars. In the safe virtual world, pedestrians can get familiar with the pods and their behaviour without risking an injury.
"For example, if a pod is approaching you on a pavement, do you need to know that the pod has recognised your presence? Do you need to know that it is going to change course or direction and therefore should it indicate this change externally?" Transport Systems Catapult's principal technologists Martin Pett named some of the questions the researchers want to ask in the trials.
But the potential of the tool is, of course, much wider.
"We believe that there are a number of opportunities to use virtual realities to help decision-makers make decisions," Pett said. "To take away the emphasis on large lengthy reports and 2D drawings and to use a consistent language to communicate the future designs of infrastructure, civil engineering projects and other possible areas where using visual media is much more powerful in communicating what's intended."
The experience is truly captivating and the user easily forgets about the real world around. The researchers believe that in the future, people would be able to use virtual worlds to visit exotic places, ancient monuments or natural marvels. Let's hope our appetite for the beauty in the real world stays unchanged.


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SOURCE: King, Shirley. "San Manuel Bueno and Unamuno's Reading of Hauptmann." Revista de Estudios Hispánicos 19, no. 1 (January 1985): 39-54.
The following essay, King finds connections between Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr and Gerhart Hauptmann's Der Ketzer von Soana.
"Si quiere usted enviarme algo envíeme de Hauptmann."1 When Miguel de Unamuno wrote these words in 1899 in a letter addressed to a friend in Berlin, he was interested in the writings of the German author Gerhart Hauptmann. Thirty-three years later a short novel by Unamuno was published under the title: San Manuel Bueno, mártir, the story of a priest tormented by religious doubt. Was Unamuno aware that in the meantime Gerhart Hauptmann had published a short novel called Der Ketzer von Soana (1919, The Heretic of Soana), about a priest tormented by religious doubt? Can there be some connection between the two?
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The luxury of wi-fi wherever you go will be available on the Ford Focus family hatchback from next year.
Signalling what Ford calls "a new era of in-car technology", the system will then be rolled out to other vehicles in its range.
Owners will be able to use their existing USB modems or Smartphones to make use of the secure wireless connection, broadcast throughout the vehicle. Passengers with any wi-fi-enabled device will be able to connect and access the internet on the move. Called SYNC, it will be available from mid-2012, as an option. Owners will not have to pay subscription fees.
"Ford will offer individuals and families a level of in-car internet access that was until recently only available to the owners of considerably more expensive vehicles," said a spokesman. "In-car internet access is no longer only demanded by chauffeur-driven executives. The increasing availability and popularity of wi-fi compatible devices means that, as long as there is a data connection brought into the car, passengers will be able to stay in contact with friends, keep abreast of the news and even play the latest games on the move and at all times."
Added Christof Kellerwessel, Ford's chief engineer for electronic and electrical systems: "We're finding that Ford customers are tech-savvy and, while travelling as passengers in cars, they want to be able to use their wi-fi enabled devices on the move. A reliable in-car internet connection is therefore extremely important to them, and that's exactly what SYNC will offer when it makes its UK debut on the Ford Focus in 2012."
SYNC will be factory-fitted and each one will cater for up to five devices. Ford will announce prices nearer the launch.


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Thinking just now about the bullying post earlier, and how that traumatic experience of high school bullying shaped so much of my subsequent life. I recall six or seven years ago, when I left the Catholic Church after the abuse scandal broke me, not being able to explain quite fully to myself why I couldn't control the rage, sometimes even the panic, contemplating what had been done by evil priests to Catholic children, and — more to the point — what the bishops in charge had allowed, over and over, to be done to those children.
When I left Catholicism, a number of people accused me of leaving for "emotional" reasons, and they weren't wrong. But what they didn't understand is that religion is not simply an intellectual thing. I really did lose my Catholic faith, in the sense that for whatever complicated reasons, I lost the ability to believe in it. Of course it was emotional, or driven by emotion — but it was no less real for that.
With some distance behind me, and having had to return, in the process of writing The Little Way Of Ruthie Leming, to my youth, specifically my reasons for wanting to get out of my hometown, I have a better perspective on how and why the bullying (not only that one incident in the hotel room, but the two years of bullying that followed it) affected my faith life so profoundly nearly three decades later. Put simply, the bullying was the most traumatic event of my life. The Catholic abuse scandal awakened the empathy deep inside me for those abused kids, and my utter loathing of the authorities who could have stopped it, and who had a responsibility to stop it, but who were too cowardly to do the right thing. The urge to flee the trauma for the sake of self-preservation was overwhelming, and finally did overwhelm everything keeping me in place. I didn't see any of that at the time.
The wisdom I am coming around to in all this — and I offer this to my fellow religious believers, whatever your church or religion — is that it will never, ever be enough to keep your religion in your head. It has to live in your heart. The way to make it live in your heart is through constant prayer and action. Not studying Scripture and thinking about theology, as important as those things are, but by engaging in an ongoing relationship with the Holy Spirit and with a community. If I had done that as a Catholic instead of occupying myself with reading books and arguing about theology and Church politics, I might have developed the roots to have held on.
Now that I'm Orthodox — and let there be no doubt that I'm so grateful to God for giving me another chance, this time in Orthodoxy — I am determined not to make the same mistakes. I can't advise you strongly enough — Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, or some other religion — to learn from my mistake. I thought it was enough that I had the apologetic arguments down pat in my head. True faith is not a mere set of propositions, though.


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The Better Bloodrayne
I don't really know all that much about BloodRayne. What I know, other than two terrible movies, and one fantastic fan film starring Vera Vanguard, a review of which can be found here.
Recently I downloaded BloodRayne: Betrayal. I was thinking it would be cool. After all, what's not cool about a hot chick killing Nazis and vampires, really, it sounds like the perfect game. The problem is, this game is really nothing like that at all. It's not even as cool as previous BloodRayne games I've learned. Older versions of the game were actually similar to Tomb Raider in style, this one is a sidescroller (see, I'm learning the lingo), like Rolling Thunder or Bionic Commando. To me, the novice, this seems like a step backward in evolution. I definitely prefer Lara Croft to this weak 2D anime.
Like many games, I was unable to get very far. The game keeps it simple, half-human half-vampire BloodRayne is recruited by good vampires to fight bad vampires, but apparently not simple enough for me. This game would have been marked for deletion along with the others among The Rejected, had Crystal and Jeff not taken a liking to it.
Jeff, in his usual manner, got on the game and started kicking its ass. He was cruising across this side scroll whupping vampire butt left and right, though mostly right. The vampires good and bad were blowing up like Pookas and Fygars in Dig Dug. Have I mentioned how awesome Jeff is? Well, actually he might not be that great of a gamer, but he can sure make me look bad, not a hard feat.
As far as BloodRayne goes, I think I'm going to stick with Vera Vanguard. Like Jeff, she's much cooler than this game.
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Horta, Oscar (2016) Changing attitudes towards animals in the wild and speciesism. Animal Sentience 7(15)
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Yew-Kwang Ng, How welfare biology and commonsense may help to reduce animal suffering
I argue that despite Ng's claim that we should postpone the defense of those animals that live in the wild, we do have reasons to start spreading concern for them now. We can do it by (i) changing public attitude by heightening awareness of speciesism, by which we will also challenge animal exploitation; and (ii) by disseminating information about the situation of animals in the wild.


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Suddenly, even political foes approve of Republican vice presidential pick Paul Ryan — for his looks.
Until being picked as Mitt Romney's running mate, Ryan was almost exclusively mentioned in connection with his conservative ideas on solving America's debt crisis.
But his brawn, not brain, is hot now.
Google searches for "Paul Ryan shirtless" have soared. Since there seem to be none online, bloggers have responded by photo-shopping the congressman's head onto other naked bodies.
Ryan, 42, is an enthusiastic, even obsessive, student of the P90X fitness program, which combines weight training, nutrition planning and martial arts.
He reportedly maintains a body fat index of between six and eight percent, emerging as unusually athletic looking for a middle-aged American man — at least as lean as the unusually trim President Barack Obama himself.
With the election campaign mired in mud-slinging and an electorate deeply worried about the country's future, this might seem a strange time to fixate on a candidate's looks.
But interest in Ryan's distinctly blue eyes and the state of his abdominal muscles has indeed begun to muscle in on views about his controversial proposals for curtailing Social Security.
TMZ said he "may be the hottest vice presidential candidate ever… but we're not talking policy."
Ryan's morning workouts at the congressional gym are "fierce" and he is "totally ripped and has a six pack," the celebrity gossip and news site cited sources as saying.
It's not just TMZ. The august New York Times poked fun at the Romney-Ryan pairing of "cute Republican dudes."
Ryan is "a nerd suddenly out of his loafers and into the sex dreams of Republicans," the Times added, before tempering that with a high-minded diss of Ryan's dress sense.
The Politico news website said "Paul Ryan is kind of hot," while New York magazine saw him from the liberal Manhattan dating scene point of view: "Paul Ryan is your annoying Libertarian ex-boyfriend."
Apparently uber-liberal political talk show presenter Rachel Maddow was speaking for many last year when she called Ryan "so handsome and boyish."
In the Internet byways outside the mainstream media, the Ryan crush is in full spate.
heygirlitspaulryan.tumblr.com — a spin-off of the infamous Ryan Gosling "Hey Girl" meme — has gone viral with pictures of Ryan in different settings along with cheesy fanzine headlines.
One, superimposed over a photograph of Romney in American football uniform, reads: "Hey girl, let's tackle the debt together." Underneath, it reads: "Huddle up."
Things get hotter, if not downright embarrassing, over at the blog Texts from Washington.
"OMG HIS EYES ARE POOL OF SEX. HOT SEX," one entry reads.
On Twitter, GayPatriot wrote: "neutral objective fact: Paul Ryan's eyes dreamy. Am I right, ladies?"
"Absofreakinlutely," another contributor replied.
Not everyone is bowled over with the vice presidential wannabe's physical attributes. On the Esquire politics blog, Charles Pierce referred to Ryan as "zombie-eyed."
Psychology Today weighed in by worrying whether "just because Paul Ryan is hot, does that mean he is also objectified?"
But political and social analyst Rich Hanley at Quinnipiac University said that Ryan's abrupt rise in the sex appeal polls — if not the election polls — is understandable.
"It's more a commentary on how hotless the Republican Party has been for so many years — that you get a fresh face and you call him a beefcake," he said.
When Republican politicians are often seen as the "man in the gray flannel suit," Ryan looks more like his opponents.
"He represents, certainly to the conservative Republican voter, a guy who stays in shape, who has a youthful figure, something that's usually associated with Democrats," Hanley said.


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Proposal would lead to massive reimbursement cut for certain services performed in non-excepted, provider-based clinics despite CMS' lack of data.
This article was originally published on Revenue Cycle Advisor, July 17, 2017.
Hospital providers will need to look beyond the OPPS proposed rule for policies regarding 2018 reimbursement, as the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule includes a policy that could once again have significant payment impact on non-excepted, off-campus provider-based departments (PBD).
For 2017, CMS finalized a policy to pay non-excepted, off-campus PBDs at 50% of OPPS rates for most services, excluding those paid on another fee schedule (e.g., Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule) and separately paid drugs, which continue to be paid separately at average sales price plus 6%.
For CY 2018, CMS proposes to reduce those payments further so that payment would be made at 25% of the OPPS rate.
"CMS' proposal is incredibly dramatic," says Jugna Shah, MPH, president and founder of Nimitt Consulting. "It's quite surprising to see the agency propose this, as it would result in cutting payments by half again without even having had time to analyze the current payment methodology and without having addressed comments received previously."
In the 2017 OPPS final rule, CMS wrote that the 50% reduction was temporary until more precise data was available, but now writes that it will not have that data until the end of 2017, at the earliest. To propose a further cut despite this is likely to raise significant concern among providers, says Shah.
CMS adds in the MPFS proposed rule that the 25% reduction is an "imprecise adjustment" of payment rates, but wants to ensure it does not overestimate the appropriate payment for these services.
CMS is requesting provider feedback on this payment rate reduction, even suggesting in the MPFS proposed rule that a reduction of 40% may be more appropriate as a middle ground between 2017 rates and its proposal.
For more information on the MPFS, including requests for comment on E/M changes, see the 2018 proposed rule, fact sheet, and coverage in Part B News. Comments on the rule are due by September 11.
Revenue Cycle Advisor combines all of HCPro's Medicare regulatory and reimbursement resources into one handy and easy-to-access portal. News is not just repeated from other sources. It is analyzed by our Medicare experts so professionals can comprehend any new rule and regulatory updates thoroughly. Learn more.


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Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Experts estimate that more than two million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year. Because of our active, outdoor lifestyle at high altitude, Coloradans are at a higher risk than those at lower altitudes.
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Maggie is long
Maggie Gyllenhaal was at The Darker Side of Green Climate Change Debate in New York yesterday. Am all over this blouse. Love it. And she looks LONG. Because she is long. I had to crank my head up at her at the Spirit Awards a few weeks ago in LA on the carpet. Most celebrities are smaller than you think they are. Almost always. Maggie is tall. She looks extra tall here. That's a lot of leg.
Maggie can currently be seen in theatres in the UK in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. She apparently delivers a flawless accent. Said co-star Rhys Ifans:
"It was amazing. I didn't realise she was a Yank until about three weeks in. She kept it going the whole time, even in the make-up trailer, this pristine period English accent. I almost wanted to spill hot coffee on her to see what it would take to get this girl to do (an) American (voice). She was that good."
Too bad her brother Jakey isn't so proficient. Have you seen the trailer for Prince of Persia? It's barely better than Madonna's.
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About Jamie
Jamie Maczko
Jamie Maczko is the youngest son of Jim and Betty Maczko, the original owners of Jim's Shoe Clinic, and the place where Jamie first became acquainted with the importance of healthy feet.
Born and raised in Sarnia, Jamie was an avid hockey player and athlete. He graduated from Northern Collegiate in 1978 and subsequently was accepted at the University of Western Ontario where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education in 1981.
The following year, Jamie worked with his father at Canadian Orthopedic Supplies in Sarnia and subsequent to that, was accepted into the Chiropody program at the Michner Institute in Toronto. Jamie graduated as a Chiropodist in 1984 and worked for one year in the Teaching Clinic at Toronto General Hospital before returning to hometown Sarnia in 1985.
Jamie introduced Chiropody to the Sarnia area and was the founder of the Chiropody Clinic at St. Joseph's Hospital, the predecessor to Bluewater Health Centre, in 1985. He was employed there as the Senior Chiropodist until the clinic was closed in March 2007.
Throughout the years, in addition to his hospital position, Jamie has always provided additional services through Mazcko Chiropody, on a part time basis. Following the closure of the Bluewater Health Chiropody Clinic, Jamie has opened a full time practice in a brand new, state of the art office, at 559 Exmouth Street. This beautiful new treatment centre provides top-notch service, a relaxing atmosphere and a ground floor entrance, which is wheelchair accessible.
Jamie has been married to his wife Kathy for 28 years and they are the proud parents of three amazing children: Sarah, a graduate of the University of Guelph is employed as a Senior Analyst at Research In Motion (RIM) in Waterloo, Ontario; James, a graduate of York University Toronto Honors Fine Arts degree in Theatre and Television. He's currently pursuing his acting career in Toronto, Ontario; David, a graduate of the Instrumentation Program at Lambton College and is employed in Sarnia at Lanxess Inc.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I bring my truck?
Sure! All street legal vehicles are welcome on the track.
Can I participate with my motorcycle?
Yes. Motorcycles are welcome! We do require that all drivers and/or passengers wear a helmet.
How fast can I go?
The lap(s) will be paced by our Official Pace Car. He will allow you to exceed regular road speed limits, depending on weather and track conditions.
What if it rains?
The Car Wash and Ride for Charity will take place rain or shine!
How old do you have to be to participate?
All drivers must show a Valid Driver's License, but passengers of all ages are permitted.
Where do I get tickets?
There are no advance tickets. You can simply pay when you enter our facility.
How are donations being accepted?
Cash or credit cards will be accepted. Please, no personal checks.
Where are the laps taking place?
The Victory laps will be taking place on the oval. Not the road course.
Do I have to get a car wash?
We require the $20 donation, but if you prefer that we do not wash your car, you may skip ahead to the victory lap.


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The Retirement Income Industry Association, a six-year-old non-profit focused on research and retirement analysis, has appointed industry veteran and retirement specialist Karen Wimbish to its board of directors.
Looking to develop its membership base and household-focused programs, RIIA plans to tap into Wimbish's three decades of experience in the financial services industry to bolster its initiatives and membership ranks.
"Her extensive background in banking combined with her proven ability to lead successful teams across an organization will serve RIIA well as we strengthen and expand our membership, our programs and benefits Across the Silos," said Francois Gadenne, executive director and chairman of the board.
Wimbish will continue in her role at Wells Fargo as director of the firm's 275-member retail retirement division as well as working with Wells Fargo's Advisors, Management and Community Bank divisions.
"Joining RIIA's board is a wonderful opportunity for me to help shape and enhance the association's unique View Across the Silos as our industry works to provide the products, advisory services, and processes to help millions of Americans achieve their retirement dreams," Wimbish said in a statement.
Mason Braswell writes for On Wall Street.
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The context of the conference: the post-2015 agenda
From 13 to 16 July 2015 the international community will gather in Addis Ababa for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. The aim of the conference is to agree on the financial and non-financial means of implementation that will support the post-2015 development agenda.
The post-2015 framework will succeed the Millennium Development Goals and integrate the follow-up to the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, both processes merging into the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. This new agenda will be agreed upon by Heads of State in New York in September at the UN General Assembly. It aims at eradicating poverty and ensuring sustainable development in all its dimensions, covering issues that range from access to food, water, energy, health and education, to addressing inequalities, including gender inequality, and the needs of people in vulnerable situations.
The success of the two conferences in Addis Ababa and New York is also key for securing a positive outcome for the UN climate change conference in Paris that will be held at the end of this year.
What the conference in Addis Ababa is about
The Financing for Development Conference will cover not only financing, but will also look at how to achieve the goals of the post-2015 agenda in a broader sense – this is called the "means of implementation". The EU's vision is a new global partnership that should involve all countries and mobilise all means of implementation, including:
- An enabling policy environment: Good governance and effective institutions will be fundamental for achieving progress and success.
- Mobilising domestic resources in developing countries: Putting in place transparent and efficient tax systems, tackling illicit financial flows.
- Unleashing the potential of the private sector, as well as more cooperation between public and private financial institutions, public-private partnerships and private investments for development.
- Trade is one of the most powerful means to promote sustainable development and growth.
- Official development assistance (ODA), as an important source of financing – particularly for poorest countries – and also as a catalyst for leveraging and maximising the impact of other means of implementation.
- Unlocking the full potential of science, technology and innovation.
The EU stands ready to play its part and contribute its share to mobilising the resources for putting the future agenda into practice.
Three figures illustrating the leading role of the EU in implementing the Post-2015 Agenda
- €58 billion: This is the figure of EU collective ODA in 2014 which makes it the world's largest donor by far. In line with this role, the EU took a particularly ambitious commitment to achieve the UN 0.7% target within the timeframe of the post-2015 agenda, including a specific effort for countries most in need (0.15-0.20% to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the short-term, 0.20% within the timeframe of the post-2015 agenda).
- €100 billion: This is the amount the EU estimates to mobilise through blending by 2020. EU investments of up to €8 billion should generate over €40 billion from public finance institutions which should help mobilise over €100 billion in total from private sources by 2020. The EU has been a pioneer in leveraging additional finance for sustainable development. Given the scale of the challenges ahead, using the catalytic potential of public finance to unlock additional investments will be crucial.
- €35 billion: minimum estimated annual value of Least Developed Countries' (LDCs) exports to the EU. The annual benefit of the Duty Free Quota Free treatment amounts to 12% of the LDCs' export value. – This is but one example of how EU policy has a positive impact on partner countries. Setting the right policy framework at home and internationally will be key to achieving sustainable development.


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Delivering Tax Technology Solutions with SQL 2012
For those of you who don't know for the past couple of years I've been focusing on creating our services around Tax Technology using the latest Microsoft technologies. Our fiscal year ends at the end of this month and thinking back I'm happy to say that last year was a very productive year. The Solution Center that I run was able to launch several services and solutions for the Tax world. Some of the solutions we rolled out to our clients are Tax Operations Manager, Tax Data Warehouse Service, Data Import and Set-Up Service, Corporate Tax Reporting (ITRS), Tax Community of Interest Site, Transfer Pricing Integration Manager (TPiM), Audit Manager, Tax Operations Manager for Live Events, and Tax Development Service which are all compatible with SQL Server 2012 and sit on SharePoint.
Even though SharePoint was the core foundation, SQL 2012 was a very critical part of all of these solutions. We're leveraging all aspects of SQL 2012 from Integration Services to Analysis Services to Reporting Services. We're leveraging Data Quality services and Master Data Services. Tabular BISMs are a core part of our architecture which allows us to quickly create new models for our Tax clients. BI with SQL 2012 is just pure fun to work with. My team was very happy with what we could accomplish very limited budget and time. As always after a long year of developing on SQL 2012 I'm putting together series of blogs, content and presentations. I'm looking forward to getting back to the presenting world and connecting with all of you.
Having said that I'm super excited to let you know that my next session will be the SharePoint Fest – D.C. 2013 August 5-7 – Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center http://www.sharepointfest.com/DC/. Feel free to use the following code (Cavusoglu100DC) for a discount when you're registering. Below are the details for the session. Look forward to seeing you there.
BI 102 – Data in the Cloud: Creating SharePoint 2013 BI Solutions using Azure
In this session we will cover the different flavors of Azure and to Windows Azure SQL Services. We will look at creating reports using Data in the Cloud. We will connect to a Azure SQL Database through WCF Data Services. We will also cover the topic of Big Data. An overview of Big Data concepts and and how to use big data without crashing your budget and servers. And finally we will go over the Azure Data Market, we will look at the basic concepts around building an app to consume data from a Windows Azure Data Market feed.
SharePoint 2013 Trial
When I talk to most of my clients I see that most of them aren't aware that you can actually spin up a trial version of SharePoint 2013 on an Office 365 Environment. If you quickly want to setup a SP2013 Trial Environment I would defintely recommend that you click on the below link to get this going. It takes only about 5 minutes to set everything up.
If you're an IT Pro, I'm sure you have the link to download SharePoint 2013, but just in case you don't have it here is the link
SSRS 2012 Service Application in Sharepoint 2013 returns internal Server Error (500)
So you are installing SQL Reporting Services in a 2 or more server farm. And when you go to the service to manage it you're getting the following error
Application error when access /_admin/ReportServer/ReportingServicesSystemSettings.aspx, Error=The remote server returned an error
If you're getting this error after you installed the SQL Reporting Services Add-in for SP2013 that means you haven't installed Reporting Services on a SharePoint 2013 server. You can either install SharePoint on your Reporting Services installed server or install Reporting Services to one of your SharePoint App servers.
Install SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services on a SharePoint application server. In the SQL Server 2012 installation wizard, choose 'Reporting Services – SharePoint' on the feature selection page.
Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013 Development Environment
For single server installations that you would typically use for your development environment you need minimum 24 GBs of RAM, 4 Cores, and 80 GBs of space.
Based on the MSDN article located at – http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx
Install Reporting Services SharePoint Mode for SharePoint 2013
So you installed SQL 2012 and SharePoint 2013 but you don't know how to get Reporting Services working so you can use Power view? Well no worries here is a summary of what you need to do.
First, Install the Service
The first thing you need to make sure you do is install the service on SharePoint. Run the following PowerShell commands in SharePoint 2013 Management Shell as an administrator.
- Install-SPRSService
- Install-SPRSServiceProxy
- get-spserviceinstance -all |where {$_.TypeName -like "SQL Server Reporting*"} | Start-SPServiceInstance
Second, Create the Service Application
After you install the service in Central Administration you will now have the option to create a new SQL Server Reporting Services Service Application. Go to Application Management group, click Manage Service Applications and create a new service application. If you don't see this option that means the above steps weren't successful in creating the service. So make sure you have that completed before you try to create a new service application.
Third, Activate the Powerview Feature
To activate the feature, go to the site collection features and find the feature Power View Integration Feature in the list and click Activate.
For detailed step by step how to visit the MSDN article – Install Reporting Services SharePoint Mode as a Single Server Farm
Hi blog, I'm back!
It's been a crazy year since I started PwC. I've been lucky enough to be working with great people – with world class talent … It has been fun and exciting, but it has been just a super high tempo of traveling around the country transforming tax technology using SharePoint. My team has been waiting for SharePoint 2013 and we've been working on creating a solution for Tax Departments using the new SharePoint 2013 functionality. I'm looking forward to sharing with you some of our best practices and findings with our SharePoint 2013 implementations. Let the blogging begin!
How to create a Custom Theme for SharePoint 2010 in 10 minutes
Here is a great post on a tool called Theme Builder. Lou van der Bijl has done a great job in explaining how the tool works. Check it out!
SharePoint Saturday Virginia Beach
This year in SPSVB 2011 I spoke on two topics.
– SharePoint 2010 Records Management Capabilites
– SharePoint 2010 Workflows
Below are the links to the slides, please feel free to contact me I always welcome your feedback!
Live Online SharePoint Saturday EMEA
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More powerful than electric baseboards, natural gas boilers heat your home faster. Choose a natural gas boiler and you may be able to take advantage of Énergir's grants. Grants may be combined and vary with the type of appliance selected.
Convert your current residential heating system by installing a natural gas boiler and be eligible for a grant of $1,200 for the purchase and installation of your boiler, no matter which type of appliance you choose. This is our way of welcoming you to "life in blue".*
Are you heating with oil? Énergir is also offering the Blue heating rebate of $1,275 toward converting your oil-fired system to a new natural gas one – a good choice for you and for the environment.*
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High-efficiency boilers quickly provide even heating while minimizing energy loss. As part of its Energy Efficiency Program, Énergir offers an additional grant of $900 to encourage its customers to adopt energy-wise lifestyles. This amount helps reduce the difference between the cost of this high-performance appliance and the cost of a standard boiler. See the list of appliances qualifying for this program.**
* Discount only applicable during the conversion to a natural gas central heating appliance. Additional discounts are available on the installation of multiple natural gas appliances. Enjoy our many savings! These discounts are available only to homeowners with central heating appliances. These programs are offered exclusively to residents whose homes are on the existing Énergir natural gas network and not part of a new housing construction project supplied by Énergir. Dual energy heating systems are not eligible for financial aids. The discounts cannot be combined with any other Énergir promotion and may be subject to credit approval and eligibility for a natural gas consumption discount program and the energy efficiency program. These discounts do not apply to those building their own homes. The discounts are applied directly to the installation invoice. A financial contribution for the connection of your home to the natural gas distribution network is required and will be invoiced in the form of interest-free instalments of 12,50 $ (before taxes) for the next 24 months. Rebate equivalent to one year of FREE heating = This amount will be credited to you on your installation bill.The rebate is equivalent to approximtely one year of heating for a 1,700 sq ft house (1983 insulation norms) based on an average of prices in effect during the last 12 months. This amount may vary depending on equipment installed and other factors. Some restrictions apply. Appliances must be converted from oil to natural gas. The conditions of the program and the amount of the grants are subject to change without notice.
** In order to qualify for this grant, you must contractually commit with Énergir or an Énergir Certified Natural Gas Partner prior to your appliances' installation. The total grant amount must not exceed admissible amounts. Some restrictions apply. The conditions of the program and the amount of the grants are subject to change without notice. The $400 grant is valid since january 1st, 2018. For the contract signed before this date, you can receive a grant of up to $250.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale said on Thursday that a nitrogen dioxide leak at its Copper Cliff smelter in Sudbury, Ontario had been contained and that the leak did not result in any injuries.
A spokesman for Vale said the incident would not have an impact production as the leak occurred just as Vale was beginning a scheduled maintenance shutdown at the nickel smelter.
"It looks at this point in time like it may be related to some of the shutdown work that was being done," said Cory McPhee a spokesman for Vale in Canada. "Until we're able to investigate further, I can't say with any degree of certainty."
Vale initially declared a Level 3 emergency at the site, but it has now downgraded that to Level 2, meaning that it now only affects the plant, and it is safe for residents in the area to go outside, said McPhee.
Broadcaster CBC earlier reported a yellow plume was visible above the Vale complex — and that cars were being directed away from the smelter.
"The cloud is dissipating. The levels that we registered throughout the event were very low," said McPhee, adding that Vale has not received reports of any adverse effects outside the plant.
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A rotating water stone can indeed result in a very keen edge, but not everyone has the skills, experience and nerve to sharpen knives on a grinder of any kind. The SOG Universal Knife Sharpener is intended as a convenient, quick method with which to maintain kitchen and household knives, and it does a great job. Can you shave with your knife afterwards? Maybe not, but you'll be back to carving roast in the time it would take to walk to your grinder and back.
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This photo was taken at a James Bond inspired photo shoot. I had the idea of using a blind to represent a window and to have a light shining through he blind, this then evolved into a film noir styled shot. I love the low key style and the mystery of what is happening.
This is a photo taken from a recent photo walk with Frui and professional photographer Jimmy Watkins, www.jimmyimage.co.uk. There was a group of six of us and we met at Zero Degrees; our first stop was at the top of a multi-story car park which gave a great view towards the city centre. After some coaching and a few shots it was on to our next location which was at the bottom of Park Street where there were plenty of images to be had if you looked for them. It was a great experience and an enjoyable evening spending time with other photographers.


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Palm reading has been studied in China from 5000 years ago. No one has same lines of palm. Palm reading is mysterious fortune telling which definitely mirrors the one's personal life.
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It is becoming ever clearer that the four of plays "Much Ado About Nothing", "MSND", "The Tempest" and "Romeo and Juliet" are somehow interconnected in many ways. They can all be said to comprise some combination of fathers, fiancées, friars or foundlings, if foundling is an appropriate word to describe both the changeling Indian baby in "Midsummer Night's Dream" and Caliban in "The Tempest". It was the best I could do to keep the alliteration going!
We all know about Lord Capulet and Egeus. In "Much Ado About Nothing" we have been presented with another strict father, Leonato. His strictness is not highlighted by his insistence on a choice of husband for Hero, since she is an overly compliant and reticent daughter compared to Juliet and Hermia. She offers no resistance whatsoever. Rather his strictness is illustrated in his unwillingness to believe that Hero is innocent of the accusation against her honor. This clearly associates him with that band of cold, harsh, disciplinarian fathers. Once Leonato is led to believe that Hero's honor is besmirched, he does not question the truth of this but says she is "foul-tainted flesh" and believes death is the best thing for her. Prospero, in The Tempest, is somewhat controlling, too, manipulating Miranda and arbitrarily demanding that Ferdinand should move logs just because he has the power to wield and make demands. Well, I do not want to get ahead of next week's discussion. But you can see a pattern.
So when fathers make life difficult for their daughters we need a friar to come to the rescue. Like Friar Laurence in "Romeo and Juliet", Friar Francis comes to the aid of the distressed Hero in "Much Ado About Nothing". The appearance of friars in these plays makes one wonder how much Shakespeare was at risk of being censored since the Catholic monasteries had been dissolved in Henry VIII's reign and Franciscan monks were not politically in favor. Both friars play a similar role summed up by Friar Laurence, when he says, "Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied/And vice sometime by action dignified." They both try by irregular and unorthodox methods to make good come of evil. They see innocence where others do not. The relative success they each have is determined by the genre of the play they each appear in.
Fiancées? Well they abound in all the plays: Romeo and Juliet, Hermia and Lysander, Helena and Demetrius, Hero and Claudio, Beatrice and Benedick and Miranda and Ferdinand. Everything eventually ends well for all the couples except Romeo and Juliet. Hopefully those who will enjoy a wedding will have experienced some life lessons.
Finally, we come to the foundlings. In "Midsummer Night's Dream" the Indian changeling boy represents a domestic power struggle between Oberon and Titania. Caliban in "The Tempest" is often thought to be representative of native people in a land colonized by others. So he could be considered symbolic of a power struggle between indigenous people and invading colonizing forces. In any case, the presence of both these characters leads to many questions and much discussion.
Here is another interesting connection that I've just "discovered" just by thinking about the 4 plays: Shakespeare gave his contemporary audience an inside joke when he has Dogberry say, "O that I had been writ down an ass." The actor Will Kempe, who played Dogberry in "Much Ado About Nothing" had actually already "been writ down an ass" since it was he who played the role of Bottom in "Midsummer Night's Dream". He literally spoke lines written for an ass in that play…
These are a few of my thoughts regarding the interconnectedness of four of Shakespeare's plays I read in 2015. Do you see other connections and parallels? Please join the conversation if you wish to do so..


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Less than a week after Whitney Houston was laid to rest, at least one major network has already been discussing the production of a biopic of the late legend's life and even a televised live farewell concert.
"Obviously nothing will be done unless the family is supportive, but this would give them a chance to have a say in their daughter's legacy, plus potentially make a lot of money," a production insider tells me. "It would be a one-off massive concert where fans could buy tickets to hear all the songs Whitney sang and even have a charity component to it. But the bigger idea is organizing a film that tells the life of Whitney Houston, including the good and the bad."
Rihanna and Oscar-winning "Dreamgirls" star Jennifer Hudson are said to be at the top of the list of actresses under consideration to portray Houston. Vivica A. Fox, Jordin Sparks and even Will Smith's young daughter, Willow -- eyed for the role of a young Whitney -- have seen their names circling amid rumors of a Whitney biopic.
Tina Turner's movie "What's Love Got to Do with It" landed two Oscar nominations for Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, and producers hope Houston's story will do the same for whomever they cast.
"It doesn't necessarily need to be a great singer to play the role," the insider tells me. "I'm sure they will use Whitney's voice for the songs. What they are looking for is a great actress, someone that can bring to life both the pain and the joy Whitney experienced. Does she have to be an African-American actress? Not necessarily."
The biggest obstacle for producers, however, will be convincing Whitney's former label chief and mentor, Clive Davis, to be on board.
"No one has brought this to his attention," a friend of Davis tells me. "I'm sure down the road something like this will happen, but for the moment he is still too consumed with grief."
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by Elizabeth Gordon, http://chicperspectives.businessradiox.com/233
April 8, 2010
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Today on The Chic Perspectives Show I had on some fabulous women from Atlanta's Women in Technology. Heather Rocker, Executive Director of Women in Technology & the WIT Foundation joined me in the studio to talk about WIT and her path to becoming a leader.
Heather Rocker joined WIT in March 2007 as the organization's first-ever executive director. She was named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Top 40 Under 40", awarded "Outstanding Young Alumna" by Georgia Tech and most recently won the Turknett Leadership Character Award in the "Inspiritor" category. Heather currently authors a blog about strategic volunteering and speaks to nonprofit and corporate groups about incorporating this concept into their leadership development plans.
Heather talked about Strategic Volunteering – it's about making the most of your limited time while making an impact in your community.
In order to create the best volunteer role for yourself: you have to know what to look for, where to go, and how to get into the right placement.
She suggested women consider expanding their network by volunteering.
Here are some questions to ask yourself if volunteering would be a good move for you: Outside of work, where am I involved? What is the list of people that I could call today for a favor or introduction? Could the leaders of organizations for which I volunteer serve as a reference for me?
Heather also suggested you create a strategic volunteering action plan: use your performance reviews/goals to align your professional goals with your volunteer goals.
Check out WIT's new website @ www.mywit.org
Find more about Heather Rocker and Women in Technology (WIT)
Blog: www.Strategicvolunteering.blogspot.com
Twitter: hsrocker &wit_atlanta
My next guest was Fela Strickland-Smith. Fela is the COO and Managing Partner at Satori Consulting, Inc. With more than 15 years as a senior Information Technology professional, Fela provides clients with results-focused user centered processes, design , information architecture and usability for traditional and web-based applications. Fela's customer-focused leadership approach has led clients including Wachovia, JP Morgan, American Express Global Network Services and Chase Manhattan bank to achieve their business goals.
Prior to founding Satori Consulting, Fela led technology initiatives, developed products and established business processes for leading companies including Equity Residential Properties, GE Capital Corporate Treasury's Short Term Funding Group and Accenture. Fela is also holds a position as an adjunct professor with the Art Institute of Atlanta's – Interactive Media and Design Department and also serves as an account manager for Women in Technology's Strategic Alliances Outreach Program. Fela earned her Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Math and Computer Science from Virginia Union University. Originally from the Northeast, Fela resides in Atlanta with her husband and two children.
Fela shared that research is the secret weapon for an effective web site because it tells you the most important fact you need: how your customers use your product or service.
When it comes to web sites, everyone wants to know the secret to customer loyalty. The key is RESEARCH FIRST, build and design LATER. Given a choice, the customer will buy based on their needs – not on design.
The number one question they get asked at Satori Consulting: "why aren't our customers buying from our web site?" The answer: they've invested heavily in the technology and design of the site without understanding how their target audience will use the site.
Fela recommended practicing the "Three E's" – Examine your business goals, Enlighten yourself with research, Evolve your web site to meet your customers needs.
She reminded us that it is important to also ask yourself: who is your web site's intended user, and what are your business goals? Then find a way to marry the two.
Satori Consulting builds relationships with their clients while providing world-class consulting services. The result: clients know Satori Consulting will provide results-oriented solutions based on first-hand experience. Web application development with a customer focus and product development with an emphasis on new product idea generation is a necessity for businesses building an effective web presence. Satori Consulting is a leader in developing web applications and new products for our clients to build their businesses while focusing on customer loyalty. Find out more about Satori Consulting @ www.satoriconsultinginc.com – 1200 Abernathy Rd., Ste. 1700 Atlanta, GA 30328
My next guest was Jamie Greene, who is a Partner at Kilpatrick Stockton. Jamie is a patent attorney with Kilpatrick Stockton where she has been obtaining and providing legal advice relating to biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents for over 25 years. As a co-leader of the Kilpatrick Stockton Health and Life Sciences Team, Jamie advises individuals, universities, and small start-up companies to large international companies on intellectual property issues. She received a degree from Wellesley College in Molecular Biology, a law degree from Emory University and a Masters in Immunology from Emory and has been an adjunct professor of Intellectual Property at Emory Law School. In addition to being the immediate past-president of Women in Technology, Jamie is on the board of the Huntington's Disease Society of America and Childspring International, and is a member of the Emory University Conflict of Interest Committee, the Georgia BIO Education and Workforce Development Committee and the CDC Foundation National Advisory Council.
Jamie shared her story and told us that it wasn't easy being the first female patent attorney in Atlanta, but she has a determination to succeed. As the graduate of an all-women's college, Jamie is not easily intimidated. She is driven and passionate about the improvement of health and prevention of disease.
She had a dream to contribute to something that had a huge impact on the health of humans and animalsand started as a scientist in cancer research, but the results didn't come fast enough. Most people don't realize that improvements in healthcare are directly related to patents.
Discoveries must be patentable to provide business with the incentive to develop technology that will improve health. By helping scientists obtain patents, Jamie achieves her original goal and has actually contributed to the eradication of illness and disease.
She has worked on obtaining patents involving human papillomavirus, the infection that can cause cervical cancer and death if not diagnosed and treated. The patents enabled a company to obtain the funds to develop a test that is now used to diagnose HPV infection at an early stage, resulting in the prevention of many deaths.
Currently, she is helping a scientist obtain patents on a diagnostic method for the early detection of breast cancer. He had to start his own company in order to develop and produce diagnostic tests based on his discovery. Patents were essential to funding and funding was necessary for successful research and development.
So was all the hard work worth it? Organic Chemistry class, demeaning law professors, the Patent Bar exam and all those late nights studying and writing patent applications, when asked if she would do it all over again, Jamie Green answers an unequivocal -Yes, in a heartbeat.
To contact Jamie go to www.kilpatrickstockton.com
Next up was Tricia Dempsey, the founder and CEO of Agile, the IT staffing and consulting firm that works with technology leaders to speed their time to talent. Tricia also serves as a board director for both Women in Technology and Komen for the Cure – Greater Atlanta.
Tricia talked about research that shows top talent is 250% more productive than average employees and what her firm does to help companies find the right people fast.
To hire someone with top talent, you must understand your need (beyond your job description) by creating a performance profile.
Tricia says the performance profile should "start with the end in mind" – you should consider what you will be reviewing the winning candidate on one year from the date of hire.
Additionally, performance profiles consider hard skills, but also soft skills, values/motivators and behavioral style.
The bottom line – Hire slow…fire fast.
Find out more about Agile the IT staffing company @ www.gotoagile.com
Next in the group was Mary Lou Heastings, President of Executive Alliance. As president of Executive Alliance, Mary Lou Heastings has responsibility for guiding the expansion of the company's portfolio of technology related leadership award recognition programs, executive summits, roundtables, and custom programs across the U.S. Her leadership has resulted in the establishment of a national network for senior level executives in Fortune 1000 organizations. An avid boater, she also received her Captain's license in 2004.
Mary Lou told us that it's not enough to be good at what you do, people need to know how good you are.
She recommends you stake out a corner – the key to building great recognition is "know me for this" You want to showcase not what is most different, but most compelling.
Promote your vision; lead strategically, emphasize the journey, and focus on the vision.
Leaders in a market are thought leaders, thought leadership is message based.
Build great messages for yourself or your company that start with a named problem that needs to be solved for your customer or your organization.
Recognized leaders have built "journey messages"; they showcase their intermediary wins to validate their journey.
The real test of a great message is how your message is retold. Leverage your visibility and recognition; maintain differentiation, aura, and momentum
Check out more about Executive Alliance @ www.execalliance.com
We talked about some of the trends to lookout for in technology as well as the importance of supporting math and science education for women and girls.
Thank you again to Heather Rocker bringing all these wonderful Women in Technology into the studio for a fantastic show.


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It has been an interesting 42-year run in the NFL for the Buccaneer franchise. The 26-game losing streak to
start it all off followed in 1979 by becoming the fastest expansion team to reach a championship game.
Then the double-digit losing seasons from 1983 to 1995 until the ownership, coaching and uniform changes
saw it all turn round again. And of course, the victory in Super Bowl XXXVII that saw the Vince Lombardi
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