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Our highly trained technicians are qualified with decades of specialist experience in servicing, repairing and upgrading caravan and camper trailer parts.
- Brake inspection, service & replacement
- Wheel bearing inspection, service & replacement
- Suspension lubrication & overhaul
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* Please note that we do not perform internal or body work on caravans and trailers
Our commitment to customer service, and providing honest, reliable, quality and professional servicing has seen our Service Centre grow exponentially since opening in early 2012. Our staff will be happy to discuss your requirements and provide you with a detailed quotation.
"We had our caravan suspension serviced today. We are extremely thankful for the great job they did. I highly recommend this company" - Julie Hoffman
"We purchased a Spinifex caravan in 2014 and prior to our first trip we were advised to go and complete a shake down trip of around 1000 kms and then take it to Vehicle Components to have a wheel alignment and suspension check.
I rang your service division and spoke to Kierran and I then booked in our caravan to have a wheel alignment and general suspension check over. After my phone call, I said to my wife what a pleasant experience that was.
When we arrived at the workshop Kierran came out to greet us and explained to myself and my wife what his team was going to do and where he wanted me to park the caravan.
Kierran said that he would call me half an hour before the caravan was finished and this would allow us to get back to the workshop, he expected to call us around 3.00 pm. Sure enough the phone rang at 2.50 and when we arrived Kierran assisted with the directing of the car to hitch up the caravan. He then explained what his team had done and how the suspension was set up.
We left the workshop feeling very pleased about how things went.
I rang Kierran in February 2015 and booked our caravan in March for a check over as we were about to do the "Big Lap" around Australia and we expected to do approximately 15,000 klms.
So in March we took the caravan down to Vehicle Components in Geebung and we were once again greeted by ever friendly Kierran who assisted us with backing into the workshop. Once again Kierran said he would call us around 3.00 pm which he did. When we got to the workshop Kierran explained what his team had done and how the wheel alignment had not altered and the tyres were wearing perfectly. That eased my mind greatly knowing that we should not have any issues.
After completing our "Big Lap" I rang Kierran in October 2016 and booked our caravan in for a check over and wheel alignment. Once again, we were greeted by the ever friendly Kierran.
We left the workshop knowing we would get a call mid-afternoon to say we could collect our caravan and sure enough at 3.00 pm we were called. We drove back to Geebung and hitched up with Kierran's assistance. We paid our account and left to go to home, once again feeling very happy with the Service and the whole experience we had received from Kierran and his team at Vehicle Components Service Centre. Thank You" - Eric and Sheryl Horan
"We wanted to share with you our recent experience with your Service Centre as we felt that the quality of workmanship, the attention to detail and the quality of staff needed to be recognised. Many companies talk about being focused on providing excellent Customer Service but so many of them fail to deliver on that promise.
Vehicle Components however, really do "everything right" in the customer service arena and we wanted to share our experience, especially with regards to our interaction with the Service Centre which is run by Kierran and his team.
Towards the end of an extensive 16,000 km road trip we discovered a problem with the wheel alignment on our Elite Balistic caravan which is fitted with the Cruisemaster AT Suspension. We had previously had a wheel alignment and service during our trip but one of the tyres had continued to show abnormal wear. Based on our previous dealings with Vehicle Components we decided to contact Kierran at Vehicle Components to see if he could help us. Kierran organised to check out the problem even though he was heavily committed with other work. When we met Kierran and his team we were extremely impressed, to say the least. The team were all very courteous and the workshop was clean and well organised. The work was done in an extremely professional manner and they found the cause and rectified the problem.
We have since been back to have our van serviced and wheel alignment checked. Once again Kierran and the team were outstanding in all aspects of customer service. They made us feel that we were very valued customers and the work that was done on our van was top quality.
When towing a caravan, it is crucial to make sure that everything is in proper working order. When we hooked up our van and drove off we felt confident that the work which had been carried out on our van was of the highest possible quality and that the van was in the best possible towing condition.
I will certainly be recommending to friends and fellow van owners to go to Vehicle Components for Caravan Servicing.
Thank you again to Kierran and his great team." - Peter and Robyn
"Yesterday I had extensive work carried out on my Boroma vans suspension. I would like to pass onto management my extreme satisfaction on the way your staff handled my job, right from the first telephone conversation to the finished job. I was the Dealer Principal in a similar retail, parts and workshop business in Western Australia for forty years and know the importance of good staff. Yours, (and especially Kierran) were exemplary. Don't lose him, he is really good man. It was a pleasure to do business, please pass on my thanks to the workshop fella's. Cheers!" - Mike Branson
"On this recent trip back to Brisbane to see the grand kids I had a look at one of the brakes and was amazed how bad they were, so I went to Vehicle Components as you were the original manufacturer to see if I could book it in for service, I tried earlier to see if anyone could fix then in my time frame but was told the van was tooooooo big. You were busy on the floor that day and a young gentleman came to see me, he was very pleasant and helpful regarding the booking in process.
A week later I arrived for the service and was greeted with a happy crew who guided me into the service area without any fuss.
Later in the day you informed me to see the staff working on the van about an issue with air leaks and was amazed at how many air leaks I had and he also explained everything including how the bushes were incorrectly fitted previously.
We'll after spending all of my months pension in one go, was I happy, you bet I am.
You have a very talented and knowledgeable team working for you, and they are very good with customer service. Would I come back again YES I would. Would I refer you business YES!
Look after the younger ones as you have trained them well!
Will see you again in about 18 months or sometime for another service.
Please let your staff know how pleased I was with the service." - Graham Bebbington
"After much deliberation I decided to cough up the $1500 to have a dexter sway control system supplied and installed by Vehicle Components. Spending that sort of money on something that you can't really see that just works in the background can be a tough call. On collecting the van out of hours I crawled under it to have a look at what I had paid for. I spent much longer under the van than I had intended, what I was looking at was an absolute work of art. The attention to detail and the care taken was most evident.
Thank you Dean for your work and Kierran for your no nonsense approach over the phone." - Richard Murphy
"The real reason for my email is to give feedback about the guys from your Servicing Department. What a pleasure it was to deal with them last Wednesday & you should be proud & thankful to have such valuable & dedicated people working for your organisation. Servicing of the brakes was long overdue so it turned out to be a more complex job than a standard brake/bearing service. At all times Kierran & Kelvin clearly explained what was required to fix the faults & bring our rig back to good working order. The young fellow whose name I have forgotten was also very pleasant & helpful. When looking for a service provider who sells & or uses quality materials & who employs people I feel confident in, whom I can trust & who have the skills & knowledge to do an excellent job. My impression is that Vehicle Components is one such organisation & again I would like to thank Kierran, Kelvin & the younger guy (sorry I forgot your name) for their professional attitude & excellent service delivery." - Greg & Diane


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Raúl González struck seven minutes from time to earn Real Madrid CF a 1-0 win against RC Celta de Vigo on Saturday and take Vicente del Bosque's side back to the top of the Primera División table.
Title favourites
The Spanish international striker scored for the second week running with a finely judged header from Zinedine Zidane's cross to put a gloss on what had been a hard-fought encounter in the Balaídos stadium. The result gives the reigning champions and title favourites 49 points from 28 games, two clear of Valencia CF, who are away to Real Zaragoza on Sunday.
Maakay on target
Sevilla FC's hopes of European qualification took a knock when they were beaten 1-0 at home by RC Deportivo La Coruña. Dutch international Roy Makaay scored seven minutes into the second half at the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium to keep his team in the title race. They are currently in third place and just two points behind Madrid, while Sevilla remain tenth.
Betis held
Real Betis Balompié are just a point behind Deportivo after a 1-1 draw at Villarreal CF's Madrigal stadium. Former Spanish international Guillermo Amor netted after 20 minutes for the home side, but Dani restored parity eight minutes before the break. Villarreal now have a five-point safety cushion over Rayo Vallecano in the highest relegation place.

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Pupil Achievements: Meán Scoil Mhuire continues its recent run of student achievements. Congratulations to Samantha McHale and Niamh Belton, who scored an outstanding 100% in their Junior Cert Maths exam last June. Also, congratulations to Grace Feeney, a past pupil who received a prestigious Alumni Fund Scholarship, awarded by UCD on account of her brilliant Leaving Cert Results. Trad for Trocaire: On Thursday 15th, the Trad Group performed their repertoire in aid of Trocaire, an organization which helps people in developing countries. The solo and group performances were immensely entertaining; €123 was raised for Trocaire. Thanks to Ms Mellet for coordinating the performances.
Macbeth: On Tuesday 13th, the 5th year Higher Level English classes travelled to the Helix Theatre in Dublin to view a performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth. All students who attended were pleasantly surprised by the impeccable performance and the magnificent artistry which was incorporated into the production. We would like to thanks Ms. Connor and Ms. Macko for accompanying us on this trip!
Basketball: Commiserations to the Under 16 basketball team who were beaten by a team from St. Louis of Monaghan by 6 points. Hard luck girls and we wish you best of luck in your forthcoming games!
Abbott Visit: On Tuesday 13th, a small group of second years travelled to Abbott to discover what type of work is carried out in the factory. Each girl had to write a letter to their science teacher, outlining why they should be chosen. Out of a large number of entries, 5 budding scientists were chosen to represent their school at the event. We hope the girls obtained lots of information about the world of science and enjoyed the experience!
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Self-Defence: Last week, TY 2 began their new activity of Self-Defence with two instructors trained in martial arts. In these lessons they will learn how to protect and defend themselves in time of attack. So far, the girls are really enjoying these lessons and they hope that they will put their newly acquired skills to good use.
Photography: Last week, TY 1, along with Shelley Corcoran depicted scenes from their favourite films and caught them on camera. These films consisted of "Beauty and the Beast", "St. Trinian's", "The Walking Dead" and "Paranormal Activity". The girls thoroughly loved this creative task and embraced it with open arms.
Kupcake Kingdom: Last Friday, Caoileann Bushell, Molly Carleton, Róisín Smyth and Niamh Belton, put their mini business to the test by selling their finished products to their fellow students and asking them for feedback. This business involves the making of many different varieties of cupcakes. Their business being called "Kupcake Kingdom" will go on to the National Enterprise Competition where they will compete against other schools and hopefully be crowned winners. Many of the other TY's are making progress on their mini business and also hope to compete in the Enterprise Competition.


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Prosecutors dropped a 16-year-old murder charge today against a Chicago man whose original conviction was secured through a lip print allegedly left at the crime scene.
Kane County State's Atty. Appellate Prosecutor Charles Colburn withdrew the murder charge against Lavelle L. Davis for the 1993 Elgin shooting death of Patrick Ferguson.
Davis, 35, had been found guilty of the murder primarily on the basis of a lip print found on a piece of duct tape.
An appellate court upheld the conviction in 1999, but in 2006, the trial court reversed it and ordered a retrial, ruling that Davis' trial lawyer should have challenged the admissibility of the lip print. The prints have not been accepted for use as evidence.


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In video the name Sony is like Rockefeller or Kennedy. It carries a certain weight uncommon to its opponents, and the corporation`s every move demands close scrutiny. Now our good friends in the land of the rising sun have entered the 8mm video field -- with gusto.
Not that Sony`s basic technology is all that different from Kodak`s; both capture images on 1/4-inch tape (the same size as an audio tape) rather than 1/2-inch VHS or Beta format tape. Blanks (there are as yet no prerecorded 8mm titles) range in price from $5 to $7 and are available in 30-, 60- and 120- minute configurations; recording time can be doubled in EP (extended play) mode.
But Sony`s version of 8mm is superior to Kodak`s in its simplicity of design, picture quality (Sony makes its own special recording heads) and state-of-the- art CCD camera element. In addition, the Sony system permits audio recording in four different forms: mono, stereo, AFM stereo (audio frequency modulation) -- which is the same as Beta and VHS hi-fi -- and digital or pulse code modulation (PCM) audio.
It`s the digital audio feature that makes the Sony System so intriguing. Just as the new combo laserdisc/CD players may benefit more from their audio component than their video component, 8mm may also pull a back-door move into our homes. Here`s why: Though Sony`s new EV-S700U home 8mm deck ($1,500) has all the traditional components of a VCR (i.e., turner/timer, two- or four-hour recording mode, slow-motion, still frame, etc.), it can also double as an audio-only record deck for digital sound.
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text: Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts third-grader Esteban Quintero shovels earth around the roots of a loblolly bay tree on Friday during the Hilton Head Island Council of Garden Clubs Arbor Day Celebration at the Xeriscape Garden at Town Hall. Esteban won first place in the "Trees Around the World" contest with a project on redwood trees. He, and six other third-graders, gave presentations on their projects during the program.


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text: Yeah whats up D:< ! Wanted to play some zombies and get to be in a community as well, hope I have some fun Just a little quick note bout me: I love the fighting game genre, pretty much play every fighter I can get my hands on. (Street fighter, tekken, Kof, SSBB) Love to do gfx even if i'm bad at it :] Pretty much like to do anything interesting. So yeah As far as Pc games go, i'm currently on Swtor ( I did play WoW till i had 2 85's :U) LoL, TF2 (I have a paid account ) and CSS of course


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National Action Weekend, 7th - 8th March 2015
We are heading off to the beautiful city of Oxford to go and campaign for Layla Moran PPC. We'll be doing lots of campaigning on Saturday and Sunday! We'll be doing lots of campaigning on Saturday and Sunday, there'll also be the chance to socialise with other young liberals, with some fantastic plans by Oxford University Liberal Democrats for Saturday evening.
Accommodation is free. Food on the Saturday night will be provided. We are giving up to £30 towards everyone's travel costs - just book your travel and we will reimburse you the cost up to £30!
If you have any questions or want more information, then please email our full time staff member Olivia at firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Layla
Layla lives in North Oxford and is a Physics teacher by profession, formerly working as a Head of Year in an international school. She read Physics at Imperial College and holds an MA in Comparative Education. Layla has an international background; her mother is a Christian Arab from Jerusalem, and her father is a British EU Ambassador. She has lived in many countries including Belgium, Greece, Ethiopia, Jamaica and Jordan and speaks French fluently along with some Spanish, Arabic and Greek.
Her priorities for Oxford West and Abingdon include fighting for more school places, fairer taxation and better transport. Layla also advocates evidence-based solutions to environmental issues like flooding and is a strong supporter of science innovation and investment.


text: Share: Comments Print February 14, 2013 at 8:35 AM Latest Mariners bullpen addition wants…to start again? Posted by Geoff Baker Mariners non-roster invite Kameron Loe participates in a pitchers' fielding drill this morning in Peoria, AZ. Well, this certainly wasn't expected when I rolled in to the Peoria Sports Complex this morning in search of 6-foot-8 non-roster bullpen invitee Kameron Loe. It actually doesn't require much of a search to find Loe, one of the taller professional athletes not employed by a basketball team. Turns out, Loe would like to get back to being a starting pitcher again. I didn't even ask him the question — he offered it up. Thing is, he hasn't started in the majors since 2007 with the Rangers. "I'd love to have seventh, eighth inning, or at least help out in close games at the end of the game," he said. "Eventually, I'd like to get back to being a starter. If they see an opening for me. I either want to be at the beginning of a game or the end of a game." Loe did pitch as a starter for the Softbank Hawks of the Japanese League in 2009 after the Rangers released him from their bullpen. He went 0-4 with a 6.33 ERA in his ony five outings. Then, in 2010, when the Brewers signed him to a minor league deal, he went 4-3 with a 3.16 ERA in 10 starts in Class AAA. "I was going pretty deep into games," he said. But the Brewers needed bullpen help that year, so when Loe was promoted to the majors, it was back to full-time relief work again. Loe held opponents to a 2.78 ERA in 56 outings for the Brewers that year, striking out 46 and walking only 15. That helped earn him two more seasons with the Brewers, first for a playoff team in 2011 and then a disappointing squad last year in which he broke his toe and endured a big slide at the end of the season. Loe finished with a 4.61ERA overall and still managed 55 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings, with 20 walks. But the toe problem, arm fatigue and inconsistency caught up with him late. He finished with a 10.45 ERA in 13 outings that final month, striking out five and walking four in 10 1/3 innings of work. That was enough for the Brewers to release him after he declined a minor league assignment. He went through the winter unsigned until the Mariners, seeking more experience from the right side in their bullpen, designated Shawn Kelley for assignment last week and stepped up talks with Loe's agent. Loe is pretty clear about what he needs to do to be a starter again. "Lefties have been my problem," he said. "Getting lefties out consistently." He's a sinker/slider type of pitcher with a four-seam fastball that top out in the low-90s and averaged less than 90 mph last season. Primarily, his sinker runs away from left-handed hitters and he hasn't pounded them inside enough with four-seam fastballs. His change-up has also been inconsistent, so developing that and throwing inside are the biggest keys. "I think that will be the equalizer for me," he said. Not just as a starter, but a reliever as well, since that's almost certainly how he'll begin his Seattle career if indeed he makes the team. Lefties pounded him for a .307 batting average and .843 OPS last season compared to .267 average and .745 OPS by righties. One thing worth noting about Loe is that he does a good job at hitting his target with pitches and is above average at getting hitters to swing and miss, which is likely what intrigues Seattle the most about him. His problem has been that, when hitters make contact, the ball tends to go a long, long way. So, we'll see. Comments | More in Free agents | Topics: brewers, bullpen, japan


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Browsing the Internet is great fun—and very useful, too. In fact, watch as I instantly transfer millions of dollars from my secret Swiss bank account to…. Wait a minute, what's a 404 Server Not Found Error? What's going on? Did the modem disconnect? Is the IRS closing in on me? Help! Where's my money?!
If you've used the Internet for any length of time, this scene may seem all too familiar—except for the bit about the Swiss bank account (a guy can dream, can't he?). Connecting to the Internet and using the Web is an amazingly user-friendly experience, yet we can't escape the basic fact that it's a staggeringly complex system. If something goes wrong at any step along the way between your fingertips and a server somewhere off in cyberspace, the whole system comes to a crashing halt. Where do you begin to find and fix the problem?


text: EURASIAN LAUGH Alexander DuginNow I am approaching the end of my Magnum Opus Noomahia. It should consist of 20 big volumes dedicated to different civilisations. 18 are already finished and published. That is most important for me because it is a sort of Encyclopaedia of Multipolar World or else Anti-Encyclopaedia of Enlightenment, or Counter-Modern Encyclopaedia deconstructing the eurocentrism and Western Modernity and affirming the right of the people to create their own civilisations basing on their own values. It is the plan for global radical revolution against the Modern World, globalism and the domination of the West. But at the same time it is defence of the deep - Premodern — european identity destroyed by the capitalism, liberalism and anglo-saxon ideological dictatorship. My life is the proof that ideas do matter. More than anything else in the life. More than life itself. I will fight for my ideas and for the revival of deep Russian identity till the end. And we will see who will laugh the last. So I strongly believe in the final Eurasian laugh over the smoking ruins of the present world that should end.


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This portable drive that ioSafe revealed at CES has got to be by far, the most rugged of all. I will go so far as to say it is the KING of rugged drives. The company is so confident that it is the most rugged, that it will offer free data recovery within the warranty period. For HDDs, costs range from $149 for 250GB to $399 for 1TB. For SSDs, it costs a little more. $1299 for a 256GB drive and $2799 for 512GB drive. Every drive comes with a one-year warranty that can be extended to 3 years for $50 and 5 years for $100.
The drive is crush-resistant to 2500 lbs or force, shock-resistant up to a 10 feet drop, and waterproof for up to 3 days under 10 feet of water. It can operate at an altitude of 15,000 feet. However, it is not fireproof like its desktop drives. A company representative said that "If it were, it wouldn't be portable."
The company even allowed the demoers to shoot at the drive! They were taken out to a shooting range where demoers got the chance to shoot at it with a 12-gauge shotgun and an M-16 rifle.
After one shotgun shot, the drive still plugged into the computer and the data loaded. However, after 6 rounds, the drive would not mount, but when the CEO removed the drive electronics and shock protection and then plugged the drive into a small SATA-to-USB adapter, the data loaded.
Now came the fun part. One demoer was allowed to shoot the drive with an M-16 machine gun. After four rounds, the drive fell to the floor, but the CEO still got the SSD drive lying on the floor. He took the remaining fragments of the shock protection off, and plugged it into the adapter, and the data was still readable! This is unbelievable!
This clearly is the world's most rugged portable drive.
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Mrs. Hartwell is back (First Year Letters, 2003, etc.) in a gentle satire on teaching to the test.
It's a Monday at the end of a really great school year. The kids have learned a lot and had fun along the way, but it's time now for the dreaded standardized test. But first, they need to learn how to show what they know. On Monday, they practice sitting still. Tuesday's lesson is on bubble-filling, and Wednesday finds the class taking a timed practice test. Throughout, Mrs. Hartwell finds that she is writing a lot of passes to the nurse's office—the students can't take the pressure. And so on Thursday, Mrs. Hartwell tosses her lesson plans and leads her nerved-up class to the library for a little relaxation. Danneberg's tongue-in-cheek humor is definitely in evidence as she describes the rigors of getting ready for a standardized test and the maladies that arise in anxiety-ridden students. Love's ink-and-dye artwork captures the varied expressions and body language of a classroom full of students, from a finger-down-the-throat gesture of disgust to the pride on their faces at having learned so much.
Once they stop laughing at the spot-on depiction of standardized testing, teachers should take a page from Mrs. Hartwell's book. (Picture book. 6-9)


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Harry Redknapp paid tribute to the players after recording back-to-back wins against Arsenal and Chelsea and beamed: "I couldn't have asked for more."
It was the stuff of Spurs fans' dreams as the lads followed up Wednesday night's memorable win against the Gunners with arguably an even better performance and 2-1 win against title-favourites Chelsea.
To cap the day, United beat City 1-0 in the Manchester derby in the early kick-off so we moved back into fourth place in the Premier League, two points ahead of City.
Jermain Defoe hammered home a penalty, Gareth Bale struck a 20-yarder with his right foot for a 2-0 lead at half-time. We then missed a host of chances as Chelsea went down to 10 men - John Terry sent off - only for the Blues to grab a late goal through Frank Lampard. Thankfully, it was no more than a consolation.
"It's been an incredible week," said Harry. "To start the week with such a disappointment at Wembley but come back and show the character to beat Arsenal and Chelsea has been amazing.
"The lads have produced two fantastic performances and we thoroughly deserved to beat Chelsea, we created so many chances.
"I thought before the game we might be under the cosh because of the way we play. I could see them getting control of the game. Not many teams play with two men up now, United went to City and played with three in midfield and got control of the game that way.
"We play with two front men and that can be difficult (in midfield) but we got after them. When we lost possession one of our front men got around Mikel and did a job in there and that was important for us.
"In the first 30 minutes we got on top of them and were much the better team. Look at the chances we didn't score, we had so many opportunities.
"United did us a favour earlier in the day against City but we had to take advantage of that, we had to make sure we won to reap the benefit of that and it's a tough task to beat Chelsea, not many teams do it.
"We've lost so many key players but whoever has come into the team has stepped up and done the job. It's been a fantastic team effort.
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Last week, I asked Windows Client UPDATE readers who have user-support responsibilities how they handle controlling their mobile users' ability to install applications on company-owned computers. I seem to have touched a nerve: I received a number of responses, ranging from barely suppressed rage to suggestions for software to control user-installation capabilities. (And, of course, a few readers asked what the problem is in letting users install unapproved applications!)
One of the most common responses I received is that administrators lock down user access to company-owned computers completely, never giving laptop-computer users sufficient privileges to install applications or services. However, almost every message I received that recommended locking down also mentioned that users complain that they can't attach their laptops to printers outside the office. A year or so ago, I wrote about this particular problem; I'd been hearing from users who needed to add printers while they were at client sites but couldn't because their systems were locked down. Reader opinion at that time was to let users install printers and very little else. Obviously, if a laptop user's job requires the ability to print anywhere, you need to find a way to accommodate that need.
Some readers treated the concern about installing unapproved software with flexibility; if a user does something to his or her system that causes a problem, the IT staff will devote a small amount of time to fix it. If IT can't solve the problem, the IT staff wipes everything from the computer and reinstalls the base corporate image. Most of the readers who provided this response said that this strategy usually works; few users want to rebuild their desktop and reconfigure their applications for their personal preferences more than once or twice. (Think of this strategy as aversion therapy for your corporate users.) I really like this solution; to a certain extent, it moves the responsibility for the computer to the computer user, making it harder to blame IT for computer problems. I've worked with users who needed complete access to their laptop-computer resources and who installed applications and utilities that broke those laptops on a regular basis. Maintaining a zero-tolerance approach to supporting those users significantly reduced the support headaches this group of users caused. (This zero-tolerance policy usually meant that if the computer was delivered to our IT department in the same state it was when our staff delivered it, we'd fix the machine; if the problem was caused by something the user installed, we would reinstall only the base image.) One set of readers responded primarily to the issue of user-installed applications that suck up network bandwidth. These readers suggested solutions that range from port blocking at the firewall to installing applications that log, track, and stop what IT policy identifies as inappropriate Internet traffic. Such a policy tends to bring visions of big-brother software to mind, but as I've learned more about what really goes on in large corporate enterprises, I've become far less resistant to the idea of a company using those types of applications— within reason. I've just seen too many users spending a significant part of their workday surfing the Internet for what I would diplomatically describe as non-business-related content.
The last group of email messages I received was from vendors who make products that extend group and system policies. I heard from only one reader who was using such a product, but apparently at least a half- dozen solutions are available that can fine-tune the use of policies to control the way users interact with their computers. I think this category of software has potential for solving the problem of users installing unapproved applications, so I'll be contacting these vendors for copies of their software for review. I'll let you know what my reviews turn up.


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For your training manual, consider the following situation. You are an employee of the XYZ Company and work in the corporate training division of the company.
XYZ Company is planning a move from using Outlook for a corporate email system to Gmail. As a part of the Gmail rollout, you are being tasked with the
development of a training manual for employees of XYZ that will ensure a smooth transition to the new email system. As part of the training document, you will
address the issue of different technical abilities of the various audiences within the corporation. The manual should provide the end user with clear and concise
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Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Executive Brief – create an executive brief that addresses the following points:
a) Describe the key features of the product specific to the target audience (users that will be trained).
b) Explain how the content of the manual will address the needs of end users at various levels of technical expertise.
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Microsoft is selling tablet computers. Commercial space travel is now a reality. The world's two first Twitter-activated vending machines have just landed in Cape Town. What's going on? It can only be The Future, suggests REBECCA DAVIS.
Cape Town's Wembley Square mall is not the most pleasant environment on earth at the moment. They're currently carrying out renovations that give the whole place the look of an architectural dig, with some heady paint fumes as guaranteed headache material if you stick around long enough. As such, it seems an inglorious position for BEV, the "whirling, bleeping, buzzing BOS Ice Tea-vending robot", which has been programmed to respond to tweets with product samples in what is claimed as a world first.
Digital agency Cow Africa's senior account manager, Larry Leyden, told the Daily Maverick that they started planning the campaign last November. "We wanted to find a way of giving out drink samples that was interesting, innovative, exciting. So we started wondering: would it be possible to make a vending machine activated by tweets?" The answer, it emerged, was yes. Inside the machine is a nano-PC which uses a hashtag as a Twitter filter. It continually scans the entire Twitter network for tweets matching its criteria, and responds when it finds one that does.
For the user, it's simple: you approach the machine and tweet at the brand (@BOS), using the designated hashtag (#BOSTWEET4T), details of which are supplied on BEV herself. BEV checks that everything is in order with your tweets, and then rolls you out a can of iced tea.
Leyden explains that they initially intended the tweets to be location-dependent – so you would need to have activated the geo-location facility on your Twitter application to prove that you were standing close by the machine in a position to collect your can. Then they realised that this would amount to "a bit of a hassle" for the user, so they removed this requirement. As a result, you can now be sitting in Johannesburg and cause BEV to expel a can. There's a two minute delay between tweet processing, however, and it's limited to one can per Twitter handle.
When I arrived to visit BEV on Tuesday morning, she was sitting dejectedly out of stock, not whirling, bleeping or buzzing. We all know it's bad news when robots lose their raison d'être – sometimes it causes them to turn against their human overlords in every sci-fi flick worth its salt – but BEV seemed to lack the energy to lead a robot mutiny. Soon a man arrived to re-stock her, but it appeared that BEV just wasn't in the mood to put out. Some slightly worried-looking people fussed around her for a while, but then BEV regained her mojo, flashing out the message: "Let's get vending trending!"
I approached her with some scepticism – and also a slight, inexplicable sense of mortification – and sent the required tweet from my BlackBerry. There was a delay of no more than two seconds before BEV hummed into life, selecting a can and pushing it down the chute. The machine then expressed its desire for me to enjoy my drink (in a satisfyingly robotic voice), while flashing my Twitter handle to the world. I cannot lie, dear reader – I experienced that enjoyable frisson that comes from a brush with The Future.
Cow Africa is at pains to describe this as probably the world's first "sampling" machine activated by Twitter, because they've got competition – within Cape Town, within the same fortnight. Agency Draft FCB, in collaboration with ThingKing, pipped BEV to the post by making a tweet-activated gumball machine for Toyota as part of a "Tweets for Sweets" campaign for Toyota Etios.
This particular tweet-powered robot resembles a Heath Robinson-esque contraption made of random objects, and has been set up in a disused shop window in Gardens, close to the centre of Cape Town. The Etios Smile Machine works in the same way as BEV – you tweet (ostensibly about "what makes you smile", but clearly this content is irrelevant) using the hashtag #etiossmile, and the machine releases a gumball. This is all in line with their wider campaign message, which is that the release of the Toyota Etios is "spreading smiles on and offline".
Leyden insists a crucial difference is that BEV was built from a real vending machine. "So ours is giving out samples of our actual product, whereas theirs isn't giving out samples of Toyotas," says Leyden, a touch defensively. "Though it would be cool if it did."
Gumball machines, sampling machines – call them what you like, but they're reasonably confident these are world firsts. "This is also suggested by the fact that the pick-up from international media has been quite significant," says Leyland.
However, neither BEV nor the Etios Smile Machine are the first gimmicky social media-driven machines. In 2010 Unilever rolled out the first ever smile-activated ice cream vending machine. If you smiled widely enough for the machine's camera – there was a "smile-o-meter" which had to be satisfied – a photo was taken, uploaded to Facebook (with the user's permission), and the machine rewarded you with a free ice cream.
Now, I ain't no marketer's patsy. I'm fully aware that in having sent my tweet to redeem my drink or my gumball, I've just been lured into advertising this product for free online. This is clearly the appeal of these kinds of campaigns for advertisers. But because the users, in turn, get a free product and a nifty experience with some novel technology, it doesn't feel exploitative. Welcome to the future – we may all turn into brand gimps, but at least we'll have loads of free stuff. DM
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From vintage gems to fresh-off-the-runway highlights from some of fashion's heavy hitters, there's a store to satiate all sartorial appetites. We round up 3 style-defining boutiques that are sure to help you curate a cool capsule edit, whatever your look.
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– Giorgia Burighel, merchandiser
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Stefania Mode
Host to some – in fact, make that most – of fashion's most illustrious labels, Sicily's Stefania Mode has been a go-to for the fashion set since its seventies inception, with the likes of Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana and Chloé shaping a modern, feminine edit each and every season.
– The Webster team
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Fun-loving Miami boutique The Webster houses some of the coolest names in contemporary fashion. Founder Laure Hériard Dubreuil scouts fledgling labels (think low-key luxury brands like New York's Protagonist) alongside an edit of classic and bohemian labels that lend themselves perfectly to the store's sun-drenched beachside location.
Above: Christian Dior fashion show, March 1995
– Goncalo Velosa, founder
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The House of Liza woman is a vintage lover who's constantly on the lookout for her very own perfectly preserved piece of fashion history. Amply stocked with rare pieces by Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior and more, this London boutique is a treasure trove for collectors (with spacious walk-in wardrobes).


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As New Orleans wraps up its biggest party of the year, Tenney Flynn will be doing his best to show outsiders how it's done in the kitchen.
The GW Fins chef and co-owner is in New York City, where he's preparing a special Mardi Gras night Louisiana seafood dinner at the James Beard House. He spent Lundi Gras preparing, which included peeling 80 pounds of crawfish tails for a bisque he's made to serve alongside savory jasmine rice pudding and local snapper. There will also be Gulf fish crudo and individual king cakes.
"I found this place that does sugar babies, so we've got edible babies," Flynn said. "We were going to do sparklers, but the ceilings are too low."
The Beard dinner won't be Flynn's only act of culinary ambassadorship while in Manhattan. He developed a special New Orleans-themed dinner for Dizzy's Club, the southern-influenced restaurant and jazz venue associated with Lincoln Center. The menu is featured March 8 to 14.
On Wednesday, Flynn is teaching a class at Macy's. "They're going to butcher their own fish," Flynn said of his students. "I hope they have a good first aid kit."
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Readers of the Manchester Evening News must be scratching their heads at the paper's coverage of Salford.
The city council is facing its worst ever budget cuts, with nearly £90m of cuts in three years. This will have a devastating impact on the lives of Salford people.
Services and jobs are under threat as never before, while Salford people struggle to make ends meet in a Coalition-made double dip recession.
Yet all the M.E.N's headline writers are bothered about is the appointment of a temporary replacement for our outgoing communications head!
The M.E.N. would have been quite right to object if the city council had delayed or even failed to get a replacement for such a key strategic role. But we didn't. We acted quickly and decisively, because we recognise that good communications are needed when the people of Salford face daily attacks from the Coalition Government.
And frankly, we must improve how we communicate with local people, because the threat to public services in Salford is the most serious in our history. We need to tell them what's going on and why – and to consult, inform and involve them every step of the way. I make no apology for that.
I am not perfect. I am capable of getting things wrong. It has been difficult for both me, as Mayor, and for the council, to adjust to the new political environment created by this Coalition Government.
But we are getting there. And it would help if there was some understanding and some serious reporting of the difficult challenges we face.
Yes, we have to review the pay and grading of our 11,000 staff to comply with equal pay legislation. No, we are not going to penalise the poorest paid. I have given a cast iron guarantee that I will do everything in my power to protect the lowest paid staff. The highest paid, including the chief executive, will have to take their fair share of any cuts.
That's worth a headline, isn't it?
I am committed to introducing a living wage for Salford council employees, giving a pay rise of up to £40 a week to 1200 of the lowest paid staff, mainly women, in roles such as cleaners and teaching assistants.
That's worth a headline isn't it?
I want a new partnership with the trade unions that will create a positive Employment Charter, set some minimum standards and offer decent training opportunities for all our staff. A headline?
For the first time, I have invited business leaders around the table, to discuss how we can drive the city's economic recovery to create the jobs we need and continue the city's regeneration. A headline?
And I am determined to ensure that council services are protected for the most vulnerable people in our community, including those with mental health difficulties. Misleading and irresponsible information has caused needless concern to some of these service users, their carers and families.
These are very serious times for Salford people – they demand a serious response from serious politicians. I am not City Mayor because it's an easy ride or because I don't care what people say about me.
I do care.
But I care more about the people who are being made to bear the brunt of unfair Coalition policies which are making the people of Salford pay the price for a double dip recession they did not create.
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There's a lot to be said for a device that does your cooking for you while you're off at work, or maybe just standing over it staring for eight hours demanding "Coooook my pretty, cooook…." Slow cooking made Johanna Fateman's list. She reports "My slow-cooker. It's made bulk dry beans do-able. And leaving a soup or stew unattended while you go about your day is priceless." 2011 saw Kathy Hester's The Vegan Slow Cooker swoop into our lives, check out Fat-Free Vegan's review.
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"Primrose Schools' philosophies are based upon the belief that by providing each child with a secure, nurturing and educational child care experience—that fosters self-discovery and a love of learning—we can help to establish a foundation for lifelong success. That is also our mission.
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* A child's limitless potential should be met with boundless inspiration.
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* We believe that every child has something special that can be built upon.
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Next it's the launch- the product is put on sale for the first. This is usually backed up with lots of advertising and sales promotion, such as posters and T.V adverts. During the growth phrase, sales and profitability gradually increase, until the product becomes well established in the market.The product must be fairly regularly advertised and we must make sure that we don't go over budget with the advertising and we also shouldn't get carried away with enforcing our point about our product.
The Growth Phrase
During the growth phrase, sales and profitability gradually increase until the product becomes well established in the market. Because of the growth of the product, Price snacks has decided to ease back on the advertising.
Product Maturity
Towards the end of maturity phase the market becomes saturated. There is no room to expand. Eventually sales start to decline as rival products take over and the product becomes absolute. This is where the research and development costs are likely to have been paid off and the some of the profit made from the current product can be put into the research and development of a new product.
This is where a products life starts to come to an end and be forgotten. If the product was un-successful then the company will allow the product to die out. There would be no need to try and extend its life.
Extension strategies
The extension strategies would take place around the maturity of the product life cycle. This is to try and extend the life of a product and try to get customers attention through special deals like buy one, get one free or supplying discounts. We could also set out competition prizes like money, gadgets or holidays; these points would catch a customer's attention and keep them coming back.
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When Carlene Smith Martin moved to Newnan 13 years ago, she was a food safety and quality supervisor for Cargill. While living in the area, she met her future husband, Carlton, and they married in 2006.
Now Carlene, 43, a native of Jamaica, and Carlton, 42, a son of Newnan, are co-owners of a new Caribbean restaurant called Jamaica Cea Breeze. The business, located at 3653 Victory Drive, opened Feb. 19 after two years of planning.
"It was always my desire to have a restaurant," said Carlene, sitting next to Carlton while soca and reggae music played in the background. "My husband is like my backbone. He said, 'If this is really what you want to do, I'm behind you 100 percent.'"
The Martins opened the restaurant while both working their regular jobs and managing a blended household with five children. Carlene is currently a site environmental and safety manager at Kellogg's, which sits across the street from the restaurant. Carlton is owner of CMJ Construction, which does concrete work on Fort Benning. But he has been managing the restaurant while his wife is at work. Two of their children also work at the restaurant.
Carlene said they had originally planned to open the business in Newnan, but plans to purchase two other buildings fell through. When Carlene started working at Kellogg's, she saw a sign that read: "Restaurant and Bar Now Leasing."
So, the couple called and rented the space for a year before launching the business. Carlton said the building was originally a Bonanza, and was the location of several clubs over the years. Now, it's a full-blown eatery with seating for 143 people.
Here's what Carlene and Carlton had to say about their new business venture. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
So, what inspired you to open a restaurant?
Carlene: My hobby is cooking and entertaining. And it's so funny because he loves to entertain too, only thing is he doesn't have the gift of cooking.
Carlton: At home, we throw a lot of parties, 4th of July cookouts, Jamaican parties, anything to get people together to have fun.
What response have you received from the community?
Carlene: Very positive. We get between 100 and 200 customers a day. We have a Facebook page and have received lots of really good feedback.
Did you face any challenges?
Carlene: This is new for both of us. So when we first opened, we had to learn lots of things like how to get things done quickly and how to tackle a big group and make sure everybody is happy. We learned a lot of that gradually and I think pretty much understand the process now. We organized the kitchen a little bit differently to provide more space so we could lay out things a little bit better.
Carlton: Every day we're still learning. The biggest thing for me was customer service, trying to please everybody. Sometimes no matter what you do, you can't please everyone. And that was kind of hard for me. My wife, she deals with people a lot. But me being in the construction business, it's only me and my work. So, I had to learn to bite my tongue a little bit and know that the customer is always right.
Who's doing all the cooking?
Carlton: Carlene has a sister here, and she brought two aunts from Jamaica. It's all authentic. A lot of people ask me about things cooking-wise and I just have to tell them, "The ladies in the back are the experts."
Now you're American, Carlton. Meeting your wife, was that your first exposure to Caribbean food?
Carlton: Yes, for the most part. But I've eaten oxtail all my life.
Who are generally your customers?
Carlene: We have like 60 percent military. And we do provide them with a military discount, not just them but any law enforcement personnel.
Carlton: Most are Americans, even though we get a lot of people from the Caribbean too.
Is there a large Caribbean population in Columbus?
Carlene: I had no idea it was this big. But a lot of people who come in are from the Caribbean.
Carlton: A lot of Panamanians, people from Barbados and other islands. It seems like everybody I meet and talk to are from the Caribbean. And I think we probably haven't even tapped into half of it. The majority of them are soldiers. I ask them where they're from and they tell me the different islands, some of them places I've never heard of.
What are the popular items on the menu?
Carlene: We have jerk chicken, very popular. We also get a lot of orders for oxtail and steam fish and bammy (a cassava flatbread).
Carlton: And curry goat. We sell a lot of that too.
What type of entertainment do you have on a nightly basis?
Carlton: On Friday nights, we have Caribbean Night with a live DJ who plays soca, reggae and dance hall. His name is Magnum Sound Entertainment. Right now we're having about 80 people on Friday nights. It starts at 8 p.m. and goes until about 1 a.m.. On Saturdays, we have Chicago Stepping. We have a guy who teaches the class. His name is DJ Eway. He's with United Steppers. He teaches the class from 6 to 7 p.m. and then from 7 to 11 they dance.
Carlene: We can't sell any alcohol past 2 a.m. So we shut the kitchen down about 1.
Any other upcoming events?
Carlton: We're having Caribbean Fun Day on June 14th. We're going to have a cookout here with games. And then on Aug. 2, we're celebrating Jamaican Independence Day.
You've described the business as a family restaurant and not a club. How do you make that distinction?
Carlton: First of all, we don't have a cover charge. Secondly, we don't crank up the music until about 10 o'clock because we still want people to be able to feel comfortable enough to eat where the music is not too loud or anything like that. And we want them to bring their children.
What are the hours of operation?
Carlton: Monday through Thursday, it's 10:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. On Fridays and Saturdays, it's 10:30 a.m. until 1 a.m. We're closed on Sundays.
Why are you closed Sundays?
Carlton: When we started we had it open seven days a week. But it got to the point where it was 17 hours a day, seven days a week, no time to see my kids, no time to spend with my wife. So, Easter Sunday was our first Sunday off, and I was like "You know what? That's it." Now, on Sundays when we're home, everybody sleeps the whole day. We get refreshed and we start back Monday morning.
Names: Carlton Martin and Carlene Smith Martin
Ages: Carlton, 42; Carlene, 43
Hometowns: Newnan (Carlton) and Jamaica (Carlene)
Current residence: Newnan
Education: Carlene has a bachelor's and master's degree in animal science from Prairie View A&M University in Texas; Carlton has a high school diploma, a few college courses, and a certificate in electronic engineering from ITT Tech.
Family: Daughters Saysha, 25, and Jameria, 24. Sons Carlton III, 20; Sean, 9; and Carby, 6.
Leisure time: Carlton breeds dogs and Carlene entertains, talks on the phone and listens to music.


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Compared with others Cities in China, Tibet is poorer; if you travel in Tibet you will found there are some differences. Communication conditions are greatly improved in Tibet now and it makes communication much easier than before. But join Tibet tours may help a lot. A number of hotels provide IDD call and fax service as well as there are photocopy facilities in Lhasa. Phone calls can be made from public telephone booths with IC cards or in Telecommunication Centers.
There are two Telecommunication Centers in Lhasa, one opposite the Yin Qiao Hotel and the other at the west end of Beijing Dong Lu. Both are next to a post office. IP card service connecting most China cities and many countries is also available in Lhasa. Paging service covers the whole region now. Mobile phone services are also available in Lhasa and other major towns even on the Qinghai Tibet Railway.
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Welcome to The Build Basic Custom Closet System! In this Series, I'm showing how to make a handful of simple DIY components that come together to create a functional, beautiful custom closet space. Even better is that ALL of the cut lists are adjustable so you can quickly and easily pick and choose the type of storage you need, and size it to fit your space!
In this tutorial, I'm showing how to add adjustable shelves and hanging rods to the "cubby" built in Part One. These Cubbies can also house add-ons like a tilt-out hamper, and a pull out shoe organizer. In addition, this series includes free plans for an easy hideaway ironing station and built-in closet drawers that don't require a table saw or router! Click around to see which organization options you'd add to your dream closet!
This post is sponsored by PureBond Plywood, the makers of the beautiful formaldehyde-free plywood I'm using to build this project. To learn more about their great products and how this series came about, click HERE.
The Build Basic Custom Closet System
Adjustable Shelves and Hanging Rods
Built-in Closet Drawers (the easy way)
TIP: Click the tabs below to see the tools, materials and cut list.
Difficulty: Easy. Drilling evenly spaced holes for the adjustable shelves, and adding the hardware for the hanging rods, is a quick and easy process.
Kreg Shelf Pin Jig with 5mm Bit
- To learn what materials are needed to build a Cubby, click HERE
Adjustable Shelves
- ¾-inch Plywood (I'm using PureBond Plywood in Birch)
- 1 x 2 x 8′ Boards to finish the front edge of each Shelf
- 1¼-inch Finish Nails
- Shelf Pins
- Wood Filler
Hanging Rod
- Closet Pole Sockets (2 pack)
- #10 ¾-inch Wood Screws
- Closet Rod – I'm using a 1 5/16-inch Rod
¾-inch Plywood Shelf – 16 inches Deep x The Interior Width of the Cubby
1 x 2 Shelf Face – 2 @ Width between the Face Frame Stiles
Wood Closet Rod – 2 @ 1/8-inch less than the Interior Width of the Cubby
1. Size the Shelves
2. Sand the Shelves
3. Mark the Shelves and 1 x 2
4. Attach the 1 x 2's
5. Mark the Walls
6. Begin Drilling the Shelf Pin Holes
7. Finish Drilling the Shelf Pin Holes
8. Insert the Shelf Pins
9. Install the Shelf
10. Mark the Hanging Rod Placement
11. Install the Pole Sockets
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Welcome to Portland Classic Guitar!
Portland Classic Guitar serves a local and international community of guitarists and guitar music fans in three important ways. We are an elite teaching studio, where students of all ages and skill levels receive a unique and integrated classical guitar experience through a combination of private lessons, opportunities to perform in quarterly student recitals, and exposure to the Portland Classic Guitar concert series—where students can meet and learn from some of the premiere guitarists in the world.
We are a peerless purveyor of fine classical guitars—the only classical guitar shop in Oregon, representing some of the top luthiers in the Northwest and from around the world, and a crucial resource for local conservatories and university music departments.
We host an exceptional and internationally renowned concert series, bringing the greatest guitarists in the world to the Portland area since 2005.


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The safe, supervised Westin® Family Kids Club is designed to let the grownups spend worry-free time doing grownup things while the kids get to romp, play and explore. Where better to be a kid than an oceanfront paradise with so much to do?
Welcoming children aged 4 to 12, our Indoor Discovery Room and Outdoor Playground offer a world of engaging, interactive activities under the watchful eye of professional staff members. This is no one-size fits-all day camp. Activities change daily and are tailored to the ages and interests of the children who join us each day. One day might find everyone learning a little Mexican culture through piñata games, Spanish lessons or Salsa dancing. Another brings arts and crafts or a LEGO® building contest. Two things we can promise: Stories will be read and movies will be watched. The occasional nap might even be taken, especially after an adventure through the outdoor jungle playground.
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MTH411 Number Theory
Lead Faculty: Dr. Igor Ya Subbotin
Course Description
An examination of fundamental concepts of numbers, including divisibility, congruencies, the distribution of Primes, Pythagorean triples, the Euclidean Algorithm, the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Diophantine equations, and Goldbach's conjecture. Emphasizes active student involvement in posing and testing conjectures, formulating counter examples, logical arguments and proofs.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe a rationale and a set of strategies for the activity of problem-generation. Students will compare and contrast the framing of questions; e.g., those that attempt to get at the internal vs.; those that analyze the external character of the problem; those that require an exact vs. an approximate answer; those that make use of a pseudo-historical vs. metaphorical context.
- Discuss the processes of inquiry; including how to get started, the processes of specializing and generalizing, the elements of justification.
- Discuss the roles of affect in mathematical problem-solving.
- Discuss divisibility properties of integers, the greatest common divisor, the least common multiple, and the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic.
- Discuss prime numbers, gaps between primes, the twin prime conjecture, Goldbach's conjecture.
- Describe properties of congruencies (a is congruent to b modulo n) residue systems and examples (odometers, clocks).
- Investigate Pythagorean triples and Diophantine equations.
- Discuss the distinctions between rational vs. irrational number, geometrically and algebraically.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the properties of the real number system and of its subsets


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Last week we celebrated the National Education Association's Read Across America Day, our nation's largest reading event, occurring each year on or near Dr. Seuss's March 2 birthday. Dr. Seuss's wonderful books have contributed to generations of children's early love of books, and their appreciation for rhyme, nonsense, and wonder. The following craft project can be enjoyed any day of the year and was inspired by the Dr. Seuss book," Oh the Places You'll Go!:
I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells.
The more that you read the more things you will know.
The more you learn, the more places you'll go.
- "Oh the Places You'll Go!" to read
- Paper Cutter
- Good quality construction paper cut into 3/4-inch strips
- Glue stick
- Card stock for base
- Scissors
- Cut out of "You" character (see PDF below)
- Start by selecting one strip of paper. Fold over the paper strip about ½" on both ends creating tabs, apply glue to the tabs and secure onto card stock base paper, creating an arch.
- Repeat process, of making paper strips with tabs using different colors and arranging them creatively.
Try attaching one strip to another and building up.
Try accordion folding a paper strip to create stairs, or zigzag arches.
Try folding the middle section of the paper strip into a 3-sided door/window frame.
Try gluing a paper strip into a circle and glue onto base.
Try spiraling a paper strip to create tunnels.
Cut strips as needed to fit design.
Trim strips as needed to fit design.
Try bending the middle section of the paper strip into a rectangle door/window shape.


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Speedy Morris, legendary basketball coach at St. Joseph's Preparatory School and previously at La Salle University and Roman Catholic High School, will speak about how the Blessed Mother has impacted his life during his talk "Why Mary? The Answer is Easy," on April 21 at 7 p.m. at the Miraculous Medal Art Museum.
The museum is located across from the Miraculous Medal Shrine at 475 East Chelten Avenue in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.
Morris' talk is part of the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal Speaker Series, which presents noteworthy Catholic speakers throughout the year to inspire people in their faith and devotion to the Blessed Mother.
The event is free but seating is limited; RSVP by April 15.
Visit the Miraculous Medal Shrine's website or call 215-848-1010 for details.
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HAMILTON >> After two wins and a third-place finish, Alessio Paoloni thought his day was done.
But the sophomore's strong efforts managed to keep the Hopewell Valley High boys' swim team in the hunt for a victory so he was called on one more time.
And as part of two clutch 400 free relay teams, Paoloni helped the Bulldogs pull out a thrilling, 87-83 win at Steinert Tuesday.
Entering the final relay, Hopewell (3-0) trailed 79-77 and had to take first and third to win. A Steinert victory would clinch it for the home team, and it would have ended tied had the Spartans took second and third.
The Bulldogs did the job, as the A team of Ethan Hammett, Charles Kessel, Xander Wurtz and Ethan Anderson won by over six seconds. That left it up to the makeshift B team, which took third behind Paoloni, Alex Kessel, Eric Sawicki and Nick Pierinferno.
"We had a couple of injuries and a couple of sicknesses that put us back a couple swimmers," coach Dennis Atkinson said. "We mixed and matched, and Alessio Paoloni was really big towards the end. We had to put him in a relay at the last second to get that third place and also put him in the 100 back so we could win that as well. He really came up big at the end."
Paoloni has swam relays before. In fact he was part of the winning 200 free relay along with Mark Sarachman, Charles Kessel and Anderson. But he wasn't expecting the call for the 400.
"He just randomly put me in, it was surprising to me," Paoloni said. "I sure did (feel pressure). I was like 'I don't know if I'm going to do good or mess it up."
He did well enough as leadoff man to put Hopewell in position to get those valuable two third-place points. The Bulldogs spent the entire meet fighting back and the final score was the only time they led all meet.
"We knew it was gonna be a tight battle," Atkinson said. "We knew we were gonna be down a little bit in swimmers, but we just kind of kept fighting. We had to make a little adjustments, especially after the first break at the 50 free (trailing 35-27).
"So, we made those adjustments, and we really thought we had a shot at the end. Of course it always comes down to the four free relay so, it was a fun ending and a good ending for us."
Steinert opened strong with a first-and-third in the 200 medley relay, with Christian Devine, Alan Sun, Kyle Calamia and Dylan McGettigan providing the first-place swim. McGettigan also won the 50 free and Devine took the 100 breast, while Felipe Bargo won a pulsating 500 free in beating Anderson by .09 seconds.
Hopewell kept pace with wins by Paoloni in the 200 IM, Charles Kessel in the 100 fly and Wurtz in the 100 free. Kessel's win and Paoloni's third in the 100 back helped Hopewell tie it before Devine won the 100 breast. Matthew Immordino and Wurtz finished 2-3 in the breast to keep the pressure on Steinert; allowing it to come down to the relay.
"It was really exciting, it was a really close meet," Paoloni said. "We had to work really hard to accomplish what we did today. I always thought we could still come back. We were working hard and we were confident."
And Atkinson, a math teacher by day, managed to form the right equations to eke out the victory.
"We switched a couple kids, flip flopped a couple of events," he said. "Both teams competed so hard the entire meet. The opening relay was close. Both teams really got after it. They swam out of their minds, we swam out of our minds as well. You could tell by how competitive it was, that it would come down to the last relay. And we had a bunch of kids step up and really help us out."
200 medley relay: Steinert (Devine, Sun, Calamia, McGettigan) 1:51.25 200 free: Anderson (HV) 1:50.21 200 IM: Paoloni (HV) 2:10.13 50 free: McGettigan (S) 24.54 100 fly: Kessel (HV) 1:59.08 100 free: Wurtz (HV) 53.67 500 free: Bargo (S) 4:57.36 200 free relay: HoVal (Sarachman, Kessel, Paoloni, Anderson) 1:36.27 100 back: Kessel (HV) 1:02.70 100 breast: Devine (S) 1:05.81 400 free relay: HoVal (Hammet, Kessel, Wurtz, Anderson) 3:35.56
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The pancreas is a gland that produces insulin and digestive enzymes. Located in the upper posterior abdomen, next to the duodenum, most of the pancreas supports the exocrine function, and the rest is involved in the endocrine function. When the digestive enzymes begin attacking the pancreas, it is inflamed leading to pancreatitis or pancreatic inflammation. It can even cause damage to vital organs such as kidneys, lungs and heart.
Chronic pancreatitis: Characterized by irreversible morphological damage, chronic pancreatitis is a progressive disorder. The gradual inflammatory process of the pancreas leads to impairment of the endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas. Pancreatic fibrogenesis is noted with a complex interplay of cytokines and chemokines and deposition of the extracellular matrix and proliferation of fibroblasts.
Diagnosis Blood tests are done to assess the serum amylase and lipase levels, which may be elevated. Fecal tests are done to confirm advanced stages of chronic pancreatitis. Abdominal radiography shows pancreatic calcifications and CT scan shows the subtle abnormalities of chronic pancreatitis. ERCP allows accurate visuals of the pancreatic duct.
Acute Pancreatitis: Acute pancreatitis can be a life-threatening complication and has a sudden onset. Acute edematous pancreatitis occurs involving the parenchyma leading to dysfunction and hemorrhage of the gland. In acute pancreatitis, cellular hemostasis is imbalanced.
Diagnosis The diagnosis consists of laboratory tests inclusive of amylase and lipase levels, AST and ALT levels, BUN, creatinine, cholesterol, serum electrolytes and triglycerides. CBC and hematocrit counts with C-reactive protein are also obtained. Abdominal radiography for KUB, ultrasonography (EUS), CT, ERCP, genetic testing and image-guided aspiration and drainage are also conducted.
Diseases of the pancreas
Pancreatic Cancer – Pancreatic cancer occurs when the cell of the pancreas is damaged and the malignant cell grows out of control. The types of pancreatic cancers are squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and adenosquamous carcinoma. Pancreatic cancers are classified as:
Primary cancers – that arise in the organ itself
Metastatic cancers – that arise in another organ and affect the pancreas
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction – The Sphincter of Oddi controls the flow of pancreatic juice and prevents backflow of bowel contents. A disorder of the sphincter refers to its dysfunctionality.
Cystic fibrosis – An inherited disease, cystic fibrosis is an abnormality of the sweat glands and mucosal glands. It affects the respiratory system, the GI system and the reproductive system.
Tumours or neoplasms of the pancreas
There are many types of pancreatic neoplasms. Some of them are:
Exocrine pancreas
Adenocarcinoma – Microscopic glands are formed, which grow large and invade the nerves and frequently spread to the lymph nodes or liver.
Adenosquamous carcinoma – It is a variant of pancreatic cancer forming glands with a squamous differentiation.
Colloid carcinoma – A distinctive cancer, they are a form of ductal carcinoma and float in extracellular mucin.
IPMN – Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms are finger-like formations or papillae growing into the pancreatic duct.
Endocrine pancreas
Neuroendocrine tumours are rare and are also known as islet cell tumours. Highly active and large amounts of insulin hormones are produced that have dramatic symptoms such as hypoglycaemia.
Dr. Deepak and his team of experts treat all pancreatic disorders through stringently designed protocols after careful evaluation of each patient.


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