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To: Community Members and Interested Persons
From: Heidi L. Reed, Commissioner, MCDHH
Date: January 19, 2011
Re: William Hoy Council on Deaf Studies and Work Development
The report of the William Hoy Council of Deaf Studies and Workforce Development is posted on the Mass.Gov website for the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH). This report is a result of research, data collection, and discussions related to developing guidelines for a grant program, financial assistance, and marketing and outreach to further advance Deaf Studies and American Sign Language (ASL) training and interpreter programs within the Commonwealth's postsecondary schools.
I would like to acknowledge with gratitude the extensive commitment from service providers, educators, students, and agency and program administrators who came from across our state to bring perspective, experience, and vision to the Council. The Hoy Council met during the 2009 and 2010 fiscal years and formed teams to identify resources, compile data, and conduct discussions with key stakeholders from the college and service provider communities. The Council sought to identify strengths within the state's postsecondary programs and recommend guidelines for responding to gaps with a systematic model of enhanced training, recruitment, and financial support.
As mandated in the Chapter 526 of the Acts of 2008, this report was submitted to the Joint Committee on Higher Education and to the Joint Ways & Means Committee within the Massachusetts State Legislature; for their review and to be used to guide further Deaf Studies and Workforce Development in Massachusetts.
This information is provided by the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.


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Case Study: Norco Training School
Project: Mezzanine floor installation for light assembly including enclosed offices used for the purposes of a Skills Training School.
Value: £36,000
Duration: 4 weeks
Elements: Structural steel mezzanine floor including fire protection to the underside in the form of suspended ceiling, column cladding and fascia. First Floor compartment partition forming an area subdivided with internal partitions and ceilings.
Building Envelope: A new build Industrial unit of portal steel frame with insulated composite cladding.

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"Ever wonder what is going on chemically in the body while you sweat it out at the gym? The euphoric feelings during and after exercise, as well as the muscle soreness that might just come a day later, don't just appear magically. Your body is made up of millions of chemical reactions, which result in different physical and mental feelings. Take a look at some of the top hormones and chemicals that are released when you workout."
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Justice Kpojime, Nguveren Elizabeth was born on the 16th May 1954 at Turan, Jato-Aka, in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, where she hails from.
She had her early education at the Uavande Girls Primary School from 1964 to1966 where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate and proceeded to Federal Government College Sokoto where she attended school from1967-1971 and came out with her W.A.S.C. She then attended the School of Basic Studies Ugbokolo from 1976 to1978 where she gained an I.J.M.B Certificate.
In 1979, she was admitted to Ahmadu Bello University and graduated from the institution in 1982 with an LL.B (Hons). She also attended the Nigerian Law School, Lagos from 1982 and graduated with a BL(Hons) certificate in 1983.
Justice Kpojime was a Clerical Officer with NITEL, Jos as well as Legal Assistant to Base Commander, NAF Base Makurdi for her NYSC; State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Makurdi; Company Secretary/Legal Adviser, Taraku Mills Ltd and Director of Public Prosecution, Ministry of Justice until her appointment as High Court Judge.
She is a member of several professional bodies including International Association of Women Judges; National Association of Women Judges; Commonwealth Magistrate and Judges Association and the International Dispute Resolution Institute. Justice Kpojime is also widely travelled, some of the countries she has visited including the United Kingdom, South Korea and Dubai, to mention a few.
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Hi there, my name is Adrian and I live in Orange County, California with my father and my husband. I have two sons and five delightful grandchildren. I also have two remarkable daughter-in-laws. A perfect day for me would always include grandchildren.
My husband Brian and I are part of a team that brings church to a retirement home.
I enjoy studying the Bible. I can spend hours chasing a thread through the Old and New Testament.
I cherish my family and friends and love spending time with them.
A friend recently wrote me a note, in it she says, "I love your transparency, it has a huge impact on others. It changes the hearts of others around you."
So here I go keeping it real with you in hopes it ministers to you and to me.


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Acts 2:1-21
1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God." 12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?" 13 But others mocking said, "They are filled with new wine."
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
17 "'And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20 the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.'
It is Pentecost Sunday. The birthday of the church, when the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples and filled them, covered them, set them afire with power and faith — trust — to do great things.
I was baptized on Pentecost Sunday in 2005, so this is my "baptism birthday." My first internship supervisor, who has moved on from his call in rural Wisconsin a time or two or three since our time together, would, for a the first few years afterwards, send me a message — "Happy baptism birthday!", something he tried to do with all his parishioners when he knew they date of their baptism.
The first couple of times, that greeting made me angry, felt deeply humiliating, a reminder of the terrible thing that happened. But those feelings passed a long time ago. It's also been a long time since he's wished me a happy baptism birthday. And I miss it.
I'm feeling disconnected today. Not spirit filled. Not on fire. I'm lonely and isolated. I wonder what my future is. I am not amazed, or astounded, and I'm not dreaming dreams.
It's the usual complaint of the last few years. My life feels somewhat pointless, purposeless, and empty. I cannot even take comfort in this ministry I do, since I no longer have any idea how much of it was real and how much wasn't. I feel a little humiliated being lied to, but more importantly, I feel like I've wasted my purpose. Like I have none.
In the past, when I have felt this way, it has been mixed with destitution and the despair that induced. But thanks to my father's recent death, Jennifer and I now no longer face that kind of oblivion. I have work and a place to live I pay rent on, and some other things. We shall not be destitute unless I'm supremely stupid or the stock market ceases to exist tomorrow.
But still … purpose.
It's a sense of homelessness, a desire to connect, to belong, to part of a people, to know them and be known by them. I picked a lousy place to do that — Central Washington is a place, like the Midwest, of settled people, of people so enmeshed with each other that they don't welcome strangers very well and don't really know how to get to know strangers. The upside of knowing people since kindergarten — as one tiny class of seven high school graduates do in one small town high school graduation I covered this weekend — is that is how most people have known each other for most of human history. You are born, live, work, and die in the midst of kin and loved ones. "These are my brothers and sisters," one student said. And he wasn't wrong.
The downside is the only way people really enter that group is through birth. They know of no other way to welcome new people into their midst. And so … they don't really know how.
This is one reason I think Semitic scriptures (Bible and Qur'an) make such a big deal of welcoming strangers. It is so very counter to how we actually live. It is not easy. And that is why so many are not very good at it.
I think the ministry was a way for me to connect, even with someone virtual. (I think Bethany — whoever she really was — wanted that too, was lonely too, which is why she pretended so much, and why she hasn't hurt me.) I am lonely, and I want to be part of other people's lives, to matter, to be important. And it's hard, being a stranger and a wanderer in the land of settled people.
It is, right now, more than I really care to bear.
God feels so … gone. I feel so empty, forgotten, abandoned. I know I cannot rely on my feelings, especially in the empty place. But still, it is all very overwhelming. And it's not just feelings, either. I am not part of whoever "they" are as they have gathered in that one place. I am not part of them. I am not of them. I have no place.
I was on fire. Once. Now I am ashes. The fire … has gone.
In the LCMS's The Lutheran Study Bible, there is a prayer in the footnotes to this passage from the Hymn "Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord":
Come, holy fire, comfort true, Grant us the will Your work to do And in your service to abide; Let trials turn us not aside.
I have to trust this emptiness is, in fact, a place I have been brought. That this yearning to know and be known, to have a home, is one I have some hope of realizing. Because right now, I do not know. It is hard to trust. Hard to trust God in the emptiness. Hard to trust the fire of the Spirit when there is nothing but cold and ashes and silence.
Jesus spoke to me. Why don't more people care about that?
Maybe because I don't care enough about it.
It is an odd place, this place of cold silence. This place of strangeness. This empty place. I've had the Spirit descend on me, speak to me — It will not always be this way, so live until it changes. You do not need to be so angry. Things are going exactly as they should be. My love is all that matters and this is who I am. — an intense revelation that when I read it together, still speaks to me.
Still says all I need to know. To believe. To trust
That I am reborn. That I have new life. That I am filled with the Spirit. That I am on fire. That I belong. That I am one of them in that one place. That I have been called and gathered and sent forth.
I trust. In the thing I cannot see, touch, or even feel inside me right now. I trust. It is all I have.


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Here we go! My first day of Hack Reactor. Feeling bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
Housing situation feels just right. Staying with two friends through dance, I've known them for a few years now. They're living in a family cooperative in Berkeley. The space is warm and inviting.
I arrived just in time for their communal dinner, a delicious potluck, and a chance to meet a bunch of the residents. It makes me quite happy to return to an environment like this one. The two are Good People and we always have a lovely time together. I look forward to the opportunity to do so more often. Plus I have a loft bed in a room with a door, which is super plush by house-surfing standards.
The rapid switching of gears was a challenge. I arrived yesterday evening after a weekend of teaching, then first class today. I was up late doing laundry, because I lacked a reasonably clean shirt for the class photos to be taken today. It's those silly little details that can break a person during such transitions, I think, and it's part of what makes the nomadic lifestyle stressful. Fortunately, I have experience dealing with these tribulations.
A 45-minute BART/walking commute awaits me on either end. I'm actually glad for this right now, as it'll given me some solo time. I plan to use it for reflection in journaling or composing posts for my blog. Time will tell if it remains a boon.
My technical blog has already attracted some professional interest. It's been passed along to a CEO who thought I'd be a perfect fit for their new position. When you open up to the world, it's wonderful what it can give back to you.


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The BoZuyuk plant of this Turkish colossus has been extended to raise output capacity of 1 million pieces/year
Just two hundred and thirty days: that's the record time in which the BoZuyk plant belonging to Turkish giant Vitra - one of the world's top six sanitaryware producers - was enlarged. The Sacmi Group played a key role in this expansion, which has raised output of 1 million pieces a year. More specifically, Sacmi supplied Turkey's major sanitaryware producer with a fibre-lined TW tunnel kiln with 12-hour firing cycles, a fibre-lined SSK shuttle kiln in which temperature is homogenised to within a tolerance of just five degrees Celsius and five Gaiotto GA2000 glazing robots featuring the mass control system to optimise glaze application.This increase in output capacity - which now reaches 6.200.000 pieces/year - was needed to respond to growing internal demand, which has increased significantly over the last two years. Vitra, moreover, exports 80% of its output, mainly to Germany, U.K, Italy,France, USA.
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1) Shortly after moving into my new property, the combination built-in-microwave/range stopped working. It was a fairly new unit and had been in good condition. I was slightly frantic as it looked as though it was a pricey unit- an additional expense I just did not need after purchasing a new property. Fortunately, Home Warranty Coverage was included in the purchase of my property and I contacted the warranty company. In no time a service technician was at my house. Unfortunately the unit could not be repaired and needed to be replaced, so the Home Warranty Company provided a replacement unitat NO COST to me. Needless to say I was thrilled. I would definitely recommend that all buyers of resale properties make sure they have a Home Warranty. ~ J.H ~
2) We had owned our home for just under a year and had no problems. Then within a month the Air Conditioning System was not working and the main floor toilet kept backing-up – what luck! I was in a rush to resolve these problems as my husband was returning from Afghanistan in just a few weeks. With everything going on with the kids and preparations for my husband's arrival, I just did not have the time to deal with these problems. Thankfully the Home Warranty Company took care of everything. They assigned service technicians to deal with my problems and everything was resolved in the nick of time. ~ S.B. ~
3) My husband and I finally settled on a resale property which we both liked and could afford. It was an older property so we had a home inspection to make sure everything was operational and there would be no hidden costs associated with future repairs. Despite this, four months after we moved in we experienced a substantial leak in the roof which caused damage to the interior. My initial reaction was to call our Home Owner's Insurance Company. When all was said and done they covered the cost of repair for most of the secondary interior damage within our home, but not the roof repair cost. I later called the Home Warranty Company to see if they could do anything for me. Apparently I had roof repair coverage and they paid for the entire cost of repair for the roof. The Home Warranty Coverage proved to be incredibly complimentary to Home Owner's Insurance, in that they covered what our Home Owner's Insurance did not. ~ C.H.~
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ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was informed that the Ministry of Interior had arrested one person in a case regarding publishing blasphemous content on social media, while names of several people have been placed on the Exit Control List (ECL), reported Dawn News.
IHC Chief Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui was hearing a petition seeking removal of blasphemous content from social media on Wednesday when the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted its report on the matter. and informed the court that they had registered a case two days ago after completing their inquiry.
The FIA told the Chief Justice that a case had been registered days ago after completing their inquiry, while the court expressed its displeasure over slow progress. The court also directed the ministry to file a detailed report on March 27, the next date of hearing.
The court added that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), premier spy agency of Pakistan should help the government in the case.
Justice Siddiqui announced that a decision regarding imposing a ban on social media in Pakistan will be made after reviewing the report of the interior ministry.


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Prince Fielder Tumbles Rounding 3rd, Can't Stop Laughing (Video)
Prince Fielder is an easy guy to make fun of. The man is a damn planet. Of course, it helps that he's both one of the best power hitters in the game, and that he has a pretty amazing sense of humor about himself.
Last night, Prince Fielder was rounding third, possibly to score (you never know with him), when he got tripped up and fell for no particular reason. It would have been embarrassing, had Fielder not joined his teammates in laughing uncontrollably at the incident.
I mean, watch this video. He really owned it. Sure, it may have cost his team a run. But the laughs will last a lifetime:
It warrants mentioning that this happened in the bottom of the 1st against the Dodgers, with the game tied at zero. Way to set the tone for the rest of the game, Prince.
Eh, the Rangers managed to win the game 3-2 anyway, so let's just focus on the positive.


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Here now lies the whole trouble with the inbred Philippine Media community and its boys' club of mutually high-fiving Establishment "bloggers". While so much ire, speculation, and hearsay "reporting" directed at a who's-who of bozos in Imperial Manila (revolving around, who else, President Gloria Arroyo) is given so much profile, a whole class of feudal chieftains and carpetbaggers enrich and entrench themselves in the hinterlands of Imperial Manila's satellite provinces.
Thus it is hardly surprising that the Philippines' premier online mouthpiece is "shocked and awed"…
ALREADY SHOCKED BY THE ENORMITY OF THE Nov. 23 massacre in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Filipinos have been stunned by the size of the war arsenal the Ampatuan clan have built and awed by the wealth they have amassed.
The government crackdown on the warlord clan, believed to be behind the mass murder and mutilation of 57 unarmed civilians, has led to the discovery of hundreds of high-powered firearms, including assault rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, mortars, anti-tank missiles and armored vehicles, as well as hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition. A raid on a vacant lot in the provincial capital, Shariff Aguak, on Dec. 3 yielded enough firearms and ammunition to equip an entire battalion, according to the chief of the Philippine National Police, Director-General Jesus Verzosa. Last Tuesday, a raid on a warehouse owned by the clan patriarch, Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr., led to the discovery of guns, missiles and ammunition which military officials said packed enough power to blow up a small town.
Like everything else in the Philippines, whether it be disastrous flooding, or armed-to-the-teeth warlords, the Philippine Media — that supposed bastion of enlightenment, truth, and (get this), "information", simply fails to lead the way in helping the public focus on what is important. To be "shocked" and "awed" by a problem that is largely the result of an obvious rot left to fester for decades is a bit of a laugh.
Sensational "news" should never be confused with important information. And if it is useful information we seek, it seems that no amount of "press freedom" will help us identify the relevant issues that determine what our calls to action should prioritise. In the same way that irresponsible property development and garbage disposal failed to make headline news — until Ondoy did it for us — warlords in Mindanao and the rest of the Philippines' hinterlands amassed their wealth and arms under the radar — until the Maguindanao Massacre turned it to today's talk of the town.
The irony that escapes the Inquirer.net's Editor's expression of "shock and awe" is that by doing so, he merely highlights the failure of his industry to live up to its duty to the Filipino people.
Amidst the anguish surrounding the banal realities of being Filipino in the 21st Century, there is a small handful of elites laughing all the way to the Bank — and the Philippine Media is among them.


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The Trees planted their roots in Southwest Florida the first time in the early 1980s when they bought a condo on Marco Island. But work and their daughter's education got in the way of spending any serious time in the area. So they returned to Chicago for nearly two decades. Still, they missed the warm weather and relaxed atmosphere. When George retired in the early 2000s, they decided to give the area another try.
Since then, they've been avid supporters of the Naples Philharmonic and specifically principal tuba Aaron McCalla, whose chair they underwrite.
"We believe in supporting the arts in a community is one of the most important commitments one can make to improve the quality of life in one's hometown," George says. "We are fortunate to have an organization such as Artis—Naples that brings to us visual, performing and musical arts in one package."
The couple says they have formed a good bond with Aaron over the years, despite only having a few interactions each season. But they aren't looking for specific recognition of their gifts, even if they do feel a sense of pride when Aaron is featured in a concert they attend.
"We're sure there are many reasons people have for underwriting musicians at Artis—Naples: the pleasure of supporting an important community resource, freeing up dollars for other important work, getting your name 'in lights,' or participating with other donors in special activities," George says. "All of those are important, but for us, I believe the most important thing is simply that hopefully Aaron and the other underwritten musicians feel that they are appreciated for what they give to us. Who wouldn't feel good about supporting these wonderful musicians and encouraging them to remain in the Artis—Naples community?"
The couple also hopes their contributions can help continue Artis—Naples' mission of introducing children to a variety of artistic experiences.
"Unfortunately, funding and support in primary and secondary schools for cultural activities and learning is under severe budget pressures and often seems to be a mere afterthought," Barbara says. "Artis—Naples has done an admirable job in exposing young people to such activities and in providing opportunities for active participation in the arts."
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Report identifies vendors that can help keep pace with digital innovation
According to research firm Gartner, CIOs and IT leaders should partner with digital disruptors that can help them maintain a pace of innovation that is at once high and sustainable. Gartner, Inc.'s 2017 Cool Vendors research examines 330 disruptive vendors that are helping companies to solve long-established problems and stay ahead of the competition in a rapidly changing world.
Many of these providers are exploiting digitization, blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, conversational user experience and the Internet of Things (IoT) to build the next generation of innovation and offer unprecedented opportunities to exploit new business models.
Gartner's definition of a "cool vendor" is a small company offering a technology or service that is:
- Innovative enables users to do things they couldn't do before.
- Impactful has or will have a business impact, not just technology for its own sake.
- Intriguing has caught Gartner's interest during the past six months.
"Gartner's 2017 Cool Vendors reflect the need to stand out from the crowd, the ability to keep pace in fast-changing digital scenarios and the aptitude to solve problems that have persisted over many years," said Daryl Plummer, vice president at Gartner. "Being a cool vendor in 2017 is all about both standing out and fitting in. In many cases, the cool vendors that stand out do so because they offer a major disruptive capability or opportunity."
Mainstream adoption of new digital technology options is reshaping expectations for what is normal. Most companies recognize that many categories of capabilities need to be reviewed to understand where the best new technologies will be applied.
"While many Cool Vendors have yet to grow to high visibility, they benefit from being able to act quickly without the burden of existing products and services built in pre-digital models. CIOs interested in catching up or keeping up with these digital disruptions should be viewing these cool vendors as opportunities to partner with those who are on the edge of new thinking," Mr. Plummer said.
Since Gartner first introduced the Cool Vendors report in 2004, more than 2,900 cool vendors have been profiled. A few have gone on to become IT megavendors in their own right, while others have been acquired by megavendors and other industry stalwarts; however, some have simply disappeared from the radar. While the 2017 collection of cool vendors is not exhaustive, Gartner analysts have selected some companies based on their sense of how impactful they are today and can be in the near future.
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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill reached a new milestone as parents this fall, when the couple's eldest daughter, Gracie, went off to college. McGraw even posted a video performing his song "My Little Girl," dedicated to her and her new adventure, but he recently opened up a little more about the experience.
Turns out both he and Hill had a lot of feelings when preparing to drop their little girl off for school, though they expressed them at different times.
"We were both pretty emotional. I think mine was earlier and hers was more in the moment," McGraw recalls to the Chicago Tribune. "I got through my emotional part thinking about it ahead of time. When it came time to move in and it was all about carrying boxes, I was a little emotional. But I think I got through the emotional part the week before. Faith was pretty emotional."
Despite his tough exterior, McGraw is actually a big softie. The artist says he's rarely successful masking his true feelings when they arise.
"I'm Italian and Irish. I can't hide my emotions very well," he explains.
McGraw also recorded a song for his upcoming record with Gracie, titled "Here Tonight," which he adorably says he was nervous to ask her to sing on.
"I was afraid to ask her because she's way cooler than I am, and I was scared to death that she would say no," he told the Tennessean.
Of course, the star had nothing to worry about. Gracie said yes, and fans can get the song now be pre-ordering the album. The music video for the new single and title track "Damn Country Music" was just released Oct. 13 via Facebook, and McGraw says the tune is representative of the rest of the album.
Next summer, McGraw will headline WE Fest in Detroit Lakes, Minn. For more information on the hottest festivals of 2016, check out our handy 2016 festival guide.
Tim McGraw and Daughter Gracie Duet on 'Here Tonight'


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Tax Exemption Certificate Commercial Items Clauses Specifications This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Requirement: USDA-ARS, 1691 South 2700 West, Aberdeen, Idaho 83210 has a requirement for four (4) each ONE ROW CROP BINDERS and ACCESSORIES (see attached Specifications document for the complete requirement). FOB Destination (Note: three (3) each will be shipped to Aberdeen, ID and one (1) each will ship to Parlier, CA). Solicitation #AG-0202-S-17-0004 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document, with the attached clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and will be incorporated in the awarded firm-fixed price purchase order. Interested vendors should reference the solicitation documents for all terms and conditions. Please make your quote valid until September 30, 2017. Due to the complexity of government contracting we may not have funds available to support this project. All interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure they have the most current information (i.e. Amendments) for the solicitation. No paper solicitation will be available. Notice of Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns: This requirement is a Total Small Business Set Aside. Period of Performance: Deliver 120 days from award to USDA-ARS, 1691 S 2700 W, Aberdeen, ID 83210 USA, and USDA-ARS, 9611 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648. Biobased Products: This procurement requires the use of Biobased products to the extent that such products are reasonably available, meet agency or relevant industry performance standards, and are reasonably priced. The products should first be acquired from the USDA designated products categories. All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable; include the exclusive use of biobased and recycled products. Please visit www.biopreferred.gov for more information on the USDA Biobased Program and to reference the catalog of mandatory biobased products. Quote Submission Instructions: 1. Read the solicitation in its entirety (including the Specifications document). Brand name or equal. See FAR 52.211-6. 2. The quote should include any other documentation deemed necessary, such as past performance references. 3. Quotes must be submitted by 4:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time, Monday, August 14, 2017. Send quote to (email) email@example.com or Rose Wride, Purchasing Agent, USDA-ARS, 1691 S 2700 W, Aberdeen, ID 83210. 4. This is a LPTA Best Value Acquisition. Award of the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal offers the "best value" to the Government, which may not necessarily be the quote offering the lowest price nor the highest technical advantage. In the event two or more offerors within the competitive range are considered essentially equal in terms of technical competence, the Government reserves the right to award to the offeror with the lowest realistic price. FAR 15.101-2 5. The Government may elect to conduct discussions with offerors whose quotes are technically acceptable (or which may be expected to be made acceptable by moderate modification) and fall within the competitive price range. The Government reserves the right, however, to award a contract based on initial offers without conducting discussions. Therefore, each quote should be submitted in the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. See FAR 9.104-1. 6. USDA-ARS is Tax Exempt. See attached Tax Exemption Certificate: 720564834F. 7. GSA discounts: The USDA is requesting that schedule contractors extend additional discounts to the USDA when making responses to this solicitation. GSA contract schedule holders are able to offer one-time discounts from established Schedule contracts. Schedule contractors can give one buying member a discount without passing the discount on to the entire federal government. In essence, this provision allows the contractor to offer and the government to avail itself of spot pricing in the commercial market. 8. Contractor must be registered at SAM.gov (System for Award Management) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to award. Criteria for Evaluating Proposals: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following LPTA factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Technical: This factor will be evaluated based on how well the offeror demonstrates their ability to meet the requirements outlined in the Specifications document. 2. Price: All quotes must be FOB Destination. Keep in mind, three binders are to be delivered to Aberdeen, Idaho and one is to be delivered to Parlier, California. Please respond with a firm fixed price quote to email@example.com. The Government will evaluate prices offered for reasonableness in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a) - Basis for Award. 3. Past Performance: This factor will be evaluated based on the offerors capability and capacity to meet the contract requirements, based on past contract performance. Past performance will be assessed based on references provided to the procurement office. If no references are provided and there is no known past performance with the procurement office, the vendor will be given a neutral rating. The clause 52.214-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items and 52.214-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement Statues or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. Commercial Items Clauses are attached.
POC Rose Wride, Phone: 2083974162170
Address:USDA-ARS, PWA, 1691 S 2700 W, Aberdeen, Idaho, 83210, United States83210, Link: FBO.gov Permalink


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United States Judiciary, U.S. Probation Office, Baltimore, MD, United States Probation, Balt, 250 W. Pratt Street, Suite 400, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS SOLICITATION, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE ATTACHED REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL BY 2 P.M. SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 TO THE CONTACT LISTED. Approximately 74 parking spaces for the period 10/1/17 through 9/30/18, with an option for parking for two additional one-year periods: 1. Spaces must be covered and must be located within 1,000 feet of 250 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD. 2. Parking facility must have more than one entrance and exit. 3. Employees must be able to park their own cars, keep their keys, and have unlimited in and out access at no additional cost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 4. Parking facility must be well lit throughout, including elevators, stairwells, entrances, and all areas accessible by the public. 5. Parking facility must be a safe and secure environment. 6. Parking facility must be clean with appropriate ventilation and exhaust. 7. Two or more government vehicles will remain parked there when not in use. 8. Contractor shall provide parking passes with an ID number on each pass. The number of spaces needed may vary throughout the term of the contract. Payment will be made on a monthly basis based on the number of spaces utilized during the month billed for. Contractor will be notified promptly when the number of required spaces increases/decreased and shall advise the contractor of the revised contract ceiling price resulting from the change in the requirement.
POC Stephanie Quinn, Phone: 410-962-4274
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Title: Today
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Criminal Minds
Characters/Pairing: Rossi/Prentiss
Genre: Romance/Angst
Summary: David Rossi is having trouble coping. An old friend comes to help him out. Post-Lauren.
The house was so goddamned empty.
Normally, at this time of evening, Emily would be listening to music, or maybe watching TV; that noise alone made the four-bedroom, two bathroom house seem a lot cozier.
Today, it was just Dave and Mudgie.
Dave, Mudgie, and a very nice bottle of bourbon, to be precise.
It was five days since the team had returned from Boston – five days into the mandatory bereavement leave that they had been ordered to take. It might as well have been five seconds, for how badly David Rossi was dealing with the death of the woman he loved.
The rest of the team, no doubt, were reminiscing in the wake of one of the more difficult funerals that Rossi had attended over the years. He'd lost colleagues before, but never a lover. This raw, unfettered pain that tore through his insides – that was new.
Mudgie gave a long whine, and Dave stared down at the dog sympathetically. 'I know, buddy…I know.'
The next day, things hadn't changed a great deal; instead of just being depressed, David Rossi was hungover and depressed, and hanging around the house didn't help one bit.
He missed her touch, her smell. He missed the way she laughed, the way she groaned and pulled the covers over her head when he tried to wake her up on Sunday mornings. He even kind of missed that fur ball of a cat that Reid had volunteered to look after.
The cemetery was quiet, for a Sunday.
There were a couple of families there, but Dave kept his distance. There was an unspoken rule in places like this; keep your grief to yourself. Everyone else is there for the exact same reason.
The flowers from the previous day were still fresh, the headstone already in place. It was simple, and to the point, and yet entirely unsatisfactory. But then, he wasn't there to look at her headstone.
Yesterday, he had set a white rose on her coffin. Today, he set a red one on her grave.
'I don't think…' He frowned, pausing. 'I love you, Emily. More than anyone I've ever known. The fact that I never got to tell you that will weigh on my soul for the rest of my life.' He imagined his lips pressed against hers, her hair against his skin. 'I just wish…I wish that you'd told us what was going on – so that we could have helped. So that I could have been there for you.'
He'd almost said, "so I could have taken care of you," but he knew that that was the kind of chauvinistic statement that Emily would have countered with an indignant, "I don't need taking care of." No matter how much he wanted to be the stereotypical male, Emily Prentiss was an independent woman.
The footsteps he heard were instantly recognizable. The owner of those footsteps had accompanied him through the hell of his youth, through good times and bad. The one person that he trusted to give him guidance, and the one person he had refused to call.
'Who told you I'd be here?'
'Agent Hotchner called me.' Jimmy did not step forward. As a Catholic priest, the man had no doubt officiated his own fair share of funerals. 'He didn't tell me where you were, but he told me enough to be able to find you.'
'I couldn't take care of her,' Dave said. 'No matter how much I wanted to.'
'There are different ways of taking care of people, David. Not all of them need to be palpable. Sometimes it's as simple as making sure she had a shoulder to cry on when she needed to.'
'She might be alive, if I'd been there for her.'
'And pigs might fly,' the priest countered. 'You can't beat yourself up over this, Dave. She wouldn't want that.'
'How the hell would you know what she'd want?' Dave thundered. 'You've never even met her.'
Jimmy was unperturbed by his anger. 'You're right. I haven't. But I've heard enough from you to feel like I do anyway, and the woman you describe isn't someone who would go around laying the blame.'
Rossi let himself relax slightly. Jimmy was right. Jimmy always seemed to be right – half his job seemed to revolve around giving guidance to his parishioners.
'Besides,' Jimmy continued. 'Didn't your mother ever tell you not to yell at a clergyman?'
'I seem to recall my mother telling me that you were a bad influence, and that I should avoid you if I didn't want to find myself on the wrong side of a jail cell. Funny how things turn out.'
After all, when David Rossi had returned to the BAU, he hadn't expected to fall in love – least of all with a colleague.
He shook his head. 'I just miss her so god-damned much, Jimmy. I keep expecting to wake up, and find out this is all some fucked up nightmare – that she's in bed beside me, hogging all the damn blankets.'
'Death is a part of life that we all have to accept.'
'You think I don't know that?' Rossi asked him, half-exasperated. 'I know she isn't coming back. I know I need to deal with that, but I can't…not yet.' There was another long pause. 'I think maybe I need a drink and to talk about this…or not talk about it…I don't know.'
He wasn't used to this kind of self-doubt. After thirty years of experience in the FBI, he was used to having the answers, or at the very least, having the knowledge necessary to formulate the answers.
Today was different.
Today, David Rossi was, for lack of a better word, lost.
Tomorrow…tomorrow was another story.


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Wondering if GS3 is more stable or any performance differences when using a lower or higher refresh rate.
Wondering if GS3 is more stable or any performance differences when using a lower or higher refresh rate.
GS3-GVI, Sonar PE 6,
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I doubt it. The reflesh is done on the back-end of the video hardware, so it doesn't stress the CPU. Having GS3 is the foreground, rather than your sampler, might help reduce the CPU load, as Giga doesn't really animate anything except the level meters. If your sequencer is redering lots of moving waveforms, then that will take a bit more processing. And any video windows take more processing still...Originally Posted by gigafusion
I agree with Jon, the only thing I can think of video hurting GS3 is to do with the video cards drivers conflicting with your soundcards, which is a pretty well known problem now. Actual refresh rate though shouldn't be a problem.
If you want to find out more about the drivers thing look at the following:
(WARNING! - it is a long thread)
I agree with the comments so far.
Put it this way, if refreash rates "did" take up a tiny bit of cpu power, there is still no way that I would run the refresh rates on my systems under 100hz. Personally I'd rather use some cpu power and not have sore eyes.
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Are Tattoos Still a Taboo in the Workplace? Submitted by Anonymous | 22 / Mar / 2017 - 11:30
In recent years, tattoos have become more accepted within society, going from being a cultural taboo, to a celebrated expression of self, but has this new social norm made its way into the workplace?
Although there have been major developments in tackling workplace discrimination, tattoos are still a taboo in many working environments.
While many companies have relaxed their views on body art, there are still many obstacles that can either stall the career of an inked individual, or have a negative effect on job prospects.
But why is it still okay to discriminate against people in the workplace for their ink?
In this podcast we talk to David Allpress, a recruitment officer for a catering company, and Amy Brown, the manager of a coffee shop in Huddersfield about their views on tattoos in a professional environment, as well as tattoo artist Harry Peace, from Diamonds & Dusters about his views and experiences.
Have you ever had a negative experience because of your tattoos? Do you feel really strongly about their place in a professional setting? If so, feel free to comment below and share your thoughts.
03 / 22 / 17
Ah man, that's such a shame..
03 / 23 / 17
Brilliant podcast, thank you
I didnt take the chance to
My IT job is pretty accepting
I totally agree, I guess I
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I work for a multinational
I'd like hand tattoos one day
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Permission Granted!
I hereby grant you permission to do whatever you feel would serve the greater good. I trust you. You should listen to that voice inside telling you to Go!
I hereby grant you permission to do whatever you feel would serve the greater good. I trust you. You should listen to that voice inside telling you to Go!
Too often I see improvisers who hesitate because they don't feel like they have...
I hereby grant you permission to do whatever you feel would serve the greater good. I trust you. You should listen to that voice inside telling you to Go!
This blog is part of a series of "Classic Bovine Blogs." These are blog posts that we managed to recover from our old website that crashed in 2014. This blog was written by Eric Farone and originally posted on February 7, 2008.
Group mind is the crowning achievement of improvisational theater. It is when all of us on stage are connected and participating and none of us are leading and the piece moves forward to it's inevitable conclusion, that no one saw coming. Our mirroring neurons are synched up and we are all thinking the same way. It is a rare event. Even when it does happen, sometimes it is just for a moment, or maybe a scene or if we are lucky we may reach group mind for a whole set. It is when we are on stage and feel like every move made is precipitated by the move before it. Everyone's choices are in...
We are artists. We are comedians. We are creators.
When we are on stage we are creating. We are bringing something new onto the stage and into the world. We create new characters and worlds. We have a responsibility to create something we love.
Mary Shelley's Dr. Frankenstein creates life without love. So much so that the doctor then begins to loathe the creature he has created. After giving life to the creature, "I issued into the streets, pacing them with quick steps, as if I sought to avoid the wretch whom I feared every turning of the street would present to my view. I...
We have been performing "On The Spot" for 16 years here at the theater. Often the players are quick to blame they audience for a bad show. "They were a bad house" I have heard far too often (I may have even said it myself once or twice).
We have had sold out houses, small houses, tired houses, responsive houses, and mostly crazy fan audiences. The point is, that we have seen a ton of different audiences and only a handful have been "bad". For me, a bad audience is one that is where one person or a small group is too distracted to pay attention. If a group or individual is very drunk...
"Yes, &" doesn't mean "Shut up and do it my way". It is not a weapon to be wielded by the first person who speaks.
"Yes, &" is about collaboration. That means that I need to give and take. For those of you not familiar with "give and take" it means you and I both have to "shut up" at some point during the scene and let our partner contribute too. It also means we must speak up and build on what has come before at some point too.
If my partner does an "&" that I did not expect, it is my job to go with it and "Yes, &" their idea. I shouldn't get mad, correct, or...


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As a fully licensed, practising Christian, I thought it was quite funny. Some people need to learn to take a joke. God has to have a sense of humour after all, I mean, look at what he came up with while having supreme creative power!
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As a fully licensed, practising Christian, I thought it was quite funny. Some people need to learn to take a joke. God has to have a sense of humour after all, I mean, look at what he came up with while having supreme creative power!
Pretty sure they could just copy that and do it with this, then the $6billion sounds far more reasonable. As long as the people believe they are heading to Mars you have an interesting social experiment for the better part of a year. Even more kudos if you can fake the landing and carry on with a faux Mars environment.
or naive advertisements? Odd what the removal of a single letter can do.
Science I can get behind, holding to the long held human tradition of "what happens if we set it on fire?"
I'm not sure how they could get much worse, excessive bureaucracy internally, poor rep externally. I sat at the same desk, got TUPE'd and suddenly the networking and server kit I'd been looking after for 6 years I couldn't touch anymore because I'd been aligned to "desktop" glad I took the money and ran during one of the many, many, redundancies there.
Working on helpdesk, call came in, stuff not working, found out it was power outage on top floor (apparently there was a kettle with a dodgy plug and anytime anyone boiled for a cuppa there was a chance it'd trip all the sockets on that floor).
The person ringing me was one of the most IT illiterate people I've ever met and she often had issues of a similar calibre. But yes, complaining about her PC when the power was off took the cake.
That my wife's work supplied laptop is Windows XP and IE8..... considering she is a teacher with therefore the data and assessments on her class on there..... I've had my own work machine replaced 3 times since she's had that one.
... not that new. Anyone that has any experience with The Old Republic era video games, or even the staffs wielded by Grievous' bodyguard in ROTS are aware that weapons that can parry/block Lightsabers are not at all unheard of.
after watching the second Avengers movie that all Internet traffic was routed through a magical building in Oslo.... you mean to tell me that Scandinavia isn't the centre of the Internet?
Can we not send Tony Stark in to sort it all out?
.. bites the dust. Cancelled my renewal.
My wife is a teacher here in Blighty. She has a 6+ year old Windows XP machine with outdated and expired anti-virus and a battery that lasts about 5 minutes. It's slow (understandably) and she is paranoid about me doing anything with it to try to make it at least mostly usable. She can't take her own device (as I've got enough laptops to furnish her with at least a Win 7 replacement) and there's no sign of her getting a piece of kit fit for purpose. Doesn't help that she won't rock the boat and complain about the age/usability of the machine either. OK she's not renting it from the state but people over here are working with sub-par kit too.
Now all that Jeremy needed were a couple of scantily clad ladies and some cats and his plans for Internet domination would bear fruit.
This is the kind of science that truly excites me, seeing those amazing pictures of alien worlds. Then engineering that goes into these successful missions of the past year (even if things took a lot longer to get to where they were going) is a credit to the skill and determination of the people working on these projects. These guys do incredible work and should be justly recognised for their efforts.
the only person that thought it amusing that the Financial Conduct Authority shares an acronym with the Ferengi Commerce Authority, considering the banking sectors very Ferengi ways in their pursuit of profit. Sadly, when watching the new this morning, the FCA spokesperson wasn't called Liquidator Brunt.
£20 says they call it Pandora and find something to mine off it.
It's the little people at the sharp end that are getting the axe, not the endless legions of useless Project Managers that are too expensive to make redundant despite them being just that.
"Despite its CEO's recent claim that "reports of our death are greatly exaggerated," Blackberry posted a loss of almost $1bn in Q2 2014." Can I place bets on this figure? I'd love to know the future of the financial markets.
back of a napkin maths..... these IHDs at £25 a pop, compared to the 53 million homes they want the meters in (imaging of course that they bung everyone a display unit) comes out to £1,325,000,000. Surely that amount of money could be used far more wisely in researching cleaner and more efficient tech for the production and supply of our leccy.
Water on Mars.... perhaps Edgar Rice Burrows was more of an historian than a fiction writer after all.......
they get struck by micro-meteorites? In space, no one can hear the noise of rapid deflation!
Emphasis on the HAD. I got an HTC HD7 two years agoas it looked a decent phone and got me away from Apple. I upgraded this month and got a Nexus 4 which is about several orders of magnitude better an experience then my old Windows phone let alone what the new one would be like. I struggle to see M$' relevance in this area now considering how late they have come to the party. They've let Android and iOS get such a significant foothold in the mobile market that they'll struggle to find traction with any demographic.
I saw this on Sky news this morning and thought "I guess he feels like he hasn't been in the news recently." This does smack of the fact that he wants to remind everyone he's still here despite the fact that 99.999% of the world's population can get on fine without him.
Fallen - a movie that is rendered completely pointless by the end... I'm actually ashamed that I didn't walk out of the theatre. Skyline has been mentioned, that was awful. Pathfinder with Karl Urban is the worst thing I've ever seen him in.
a disturbing lack of crashed Autobot ships or shifty Decepticons...... what do you mean it was only a movie?
liking the austerity busting pirces of these models too, something for the common man here.
you should see the comments about the early game access!
I still remember wasting many hours playing this on our Amiga 500.
surely we'll never find out if there is intelligent life out there if they caught hold of that Bebo broadcast. I'd be more worried about Xindi style doomsday weapons coming our way.
I always wanted FUB 4R
is why he is spoling a nice pizza with that salad crap?
their market research that shows people who play Mario compared to how many actually own a proper Tanooki suit! I'm sure they could go out and get a real job if they wanted.
the WoW song was right.... the Internet is for Porn!
The happy mispent days of my youth. I don't know about anyone else but the graphics still don't look all THAT bad for a game almost 20 years old...damn that makes me feel old now.
to see tits on the Internet might I suggest there are other avenues than Facebook!
Best thing I ever did was leaving them, far too big a company to ever do anything properly or cost effectively, all those project managers need a slice of the pie afterall.
resonance cascade.....
.."I'm not well comfortable with this luggage , understand me dear" I didn't know they came from the east end.....
The sharks might actually be safer if we did provide the aforementioned "frickin' laser beams". They'd be able to cut themselves out of the nets and give a nasty shock to any fisherman wishing to farm illegally.
"penned by Skip Woods of A-Team, Wolverine and X-Men Origins fame." Fame or infamy, while we haven't seen origins yet I think this man's previous works do not bode well for this being a box office hit!
..is that this bloke has managed to get money to spend his days checking out ladies of negotiable affections on t'Interwebs.
I think the Leaf is affordable if you compare it to the competition, the competition being the £80k Tesla! Still for most of us while we'd like to get a leccy car if only to stop burning through our cash at the pumps, rather than out of concern for the environment, it'll be a while before this technology is mainstream enough for us to actually afford the car.
denied it, supplied it" or even "he who articulated it, particulated it" of course there could be problems if someone let's out a silent one in a room full of people. Unless they followed through it may be tough to prove who dun it.
..called the J-20, I wonder what flavour they'll finally be available in, Apple & Melon, Orange and Passionfruit, Raspberry...
Axl Rose is not GnR, certainly not after he has dragged the name through the mud and shown what a self-interested money grabbing spaz monkey he really is. Way to keep living that rock star lifestyle? Sue someone for IP that isn't totally yours so you can take a chunk out of one of the most successful games franchises in recent years so you don't have to do any real work....
in our next story, Ursine forest defecation!
and I'm all out of gum! Looking forward to reliving the 90s, Duke is back!!!
Crap film + crap 3d conversion = crap box office performance. Avatat was shot natively in 3D and made full use of the advantages. until we get another film that tries to follow it, yeah, no one will want to pay extra for the gimmick of 3D to see a crappy film looking worse. Hollywood need to stop with all the sequels and reboots and go back to trying to make some good movies we actually want to see. This isn't showing that 3d is bad, it is showing that given the choice punters will pay less money to see a potentially wonky film.
... in order to maintain a fully healthy population and keep medication costs down, get rid of all the fat birds?
Environment suits and crowbars at the ready chaps.
that could be used for medical or military applications, I believe that Star Trek called it a Tricorder! See, DARPA really is still looking into the future!


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The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is located in eastern Wisconsin, between Fond du Lac and Appleton on the beautiful Fox River.
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Ade Miller and Patterns of Parallel Programming
Excellent video, nicely explained.. good job guys
It was mentioned briefly that parallelism could help data retrieval. Will namespaces (such as System.Data.Sql) be taking advantage of it in the near future? Or will this always be a "practice" that should be implemented.
I love to think of where this is taking us in terms of computing. Lynne Hill similarly expressed that computers will be "doing things" for us without us knowing. This is exciting but whilst we ansiouxly wait how will parallelism be beneficial for web applications?
Kim Hamilton and Wes Dyer: Inside .NET Rx and IObservable/IObserver in the BCL (VS 2010)
Interesting stuff, yet another reason to look forward to the RTM release!
Out of curiosity, like you mentioned developers tend to use IEnumerable over arrays, do you think developers will have the tendancy to use this over events in C# .NET? Will any of the controls we use today be extended with IObservable implementations?


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14 Shocking Confessions From "Jurassic Park Secrets"
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I don't know how about you, but I do like lace-up shoes and blouses. There is something edgy and classic about this trend. In today's post I want to draw your attention to my favorite ways of wearing lace-up blouses and shoes this season. Every outfit that features laces automatically make you look very special, ladylike and unique. No matter if you are one of those who loves to experiment or you are the conservative type of women, the lace-up style gives you an individual appearance.
This woman is dressed voguish, she appears on the streets wearing pinstripe sleeveless coat, black dress and black lace-up flat pumps.
If you do like this trend, then you better know how to wear it on the streets. There are ultra-chic ways to make it great for going out for a night walk on the town as well as for parties. If you do like casual laid-back look, then you better pair your favorite lace-up blouse and shoes with denim bottoms, like baggy boyfriends, bohemian flares, washed skinnies or cut-off shorts. Those of you who wants to look more ladylike, then you might like to try on lace-up blouse and shoes with skirts, starting from maxi vintage styles, patchwork denim, or pencil version. If you are an ultimate rocker at heart, then you better pair your lace-up pieces with leather basics and edgy essentials. If you want to try on attention-grabbing look, then go totally black in an all-black outfit, keep the focus on details. Hope these ideas will help you to create the one and only outfit featuring lace-up blouse and shoes.
Totally black look is here. We see lady, who's wearing Deep V-neck lace-up top tucked in track pants. In love with aviator sunglasses and beige-grey pointed-toe heels:
Another sexy deep lace-up V-neckline is tucked in charcoal skinny jeans. The look is completed thanks to bright red fur jacket and high-sole black leather shoes:
Naval blazer with statement golden buttons is worn with striped T-shirt, ripped slim jeans and lace-up flat pumps:
We see a laidback lace-up white blouse paired with pinstripe mini skirt and flat sandals:
How about keeping it smart casual. Go for aviator sunglasses, pinstripe shirt, black shorts embellished with lace and lace-up flat pumps:
This is sex! We see sultry lace-up deep V-neckline black top tucked in cuffed boyfriends:
Tailored blazer in voguish print looks awesome styled with basic white top tucked in washed blue skinnies that are paired with lace-up peep-toe heeled pumps:
1970's inspired suede grey-beige coat looks terrific paired with lace-up white blouse tucked in blue flares:
Graphic print mini sleeveless dress embellished with skinny belt looks awesome worn with lace-up gladiators:
Make a move! Go for black striped white T-shirt tucked in army inspired khaki beige midi skirt styled with lace-up flat pumps. Complete the look by adding red neck scarf and statement bracelets:
A sexy update! Go for this sultry sleeveless black lace-up deep V-neckline top and tuck it inside patchwork high-rise denim skirt. Complete the look by adding white high-sole sneakers:
Totally white look is the best. In love with lace-up semi-sheer blouse tucked in high-rise mini skirt:
Graphic shirt looks perfect worn with black leather jacket and knee-ripped black skinny jeans. Complete this rock chic outfit by adding lace-up ballet pumps:
The black leather jacket is worn atop black lace-up deep V-neck top tucked in pale burgundy wide trousers:
The lace-up thigh-high black leather boots look sexy worn with mini black leather skirt and sporty sweatshirt:


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Matt Chandler: What is The Apostles Creed? Who wrote it? When did it show up? This looks at the history behind the creed and why it's still relevant today.
Who Chooses Whose Life Has the Most Value?
Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX, calls out abortion for what it is. Murder in the name of convenience.


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Silvana's Gluten-Free Pie Tutorial
Gluten-free pie on your menu? From start to finish, I break down everything you need to know—from how to build your pie pantry, how to measure flour, how to make and roll out pastry dough and how to make a cookie crust and a grain-free, nut crust. Gluten-free or not, baking is a science and ingredients are part of the formula.


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Monday Motivation from Robin Barone, Founder of Diplomat Books
Mondays can be rough and, sometimes, we can all use some motivation. Our #MondayMotivation blog series brings you tips and life hacks from industry leaders and some of the most creative entrepreneurs out there.
This week, we chat with Robin Barone, Founder of Diplomat Books, which is "a platform dedicated to planting seeds of curiosity in children about the world through adventure travel books."
What inspired you to start your business?
The inspiration for my company came from my personal search to find a children's book about travel that was colorful, fun, creative, and educational for the children in my life. I discovered a massive void in the book market and an age group overlooked altogether. I became curious and began asking questions to learn about the industry and unravel the mystery about what it would take to bring a children's book series to market.
I had always loved to travel and tell stories about my trip. Through sharing of my stories- in person, over email, or on my blog- I was able to demonstrate to my family that people are the same around the world. Through my personal travels to over 60 countries and living abroad, I became a more open and fearless individual as I learn to be curious and understand other's perspectives.
In my initial journey to develop the series, I pitched dozens of agents and publishing companies about my idea; through their negativity and rejections, I learned about the industry and ultimately what it would take for my idea to come to life and succeed. Through all of these meetings, I came to terms that if I wanted my idea to come to life, I would eventually have to develop a prototype, test the market, and, essentially, create my own company to realize this vision. If I was investing all of this energy into creating a brand and series, why would I would I want to sell the vision down the line once we were successful.
To test my idea I hired an illustrator who helped me develop a mock character. I used the vision and created a crowdfunding campaign to see if I had an audience or could develop a customer base. I raised a few thousand dollars which increased my confidence that I could lead the idea to success.
During these years of investigation, technology had advanced as well as consumer buying behavior which made a small press business easier to set up. In 2014 I made the decision that I would have to commit full-time to this endeavor if I wanted to see what it could become. From an early age, I always wanted to start a business but was unsure of what it would be. I had also reached a point in my finance career that it was riskier to stay put and do nothing than taking the leap and see what I could achieve.
What's been the biggest challenge you've faced so far?
The biggest challenge has been to learn marketing and how to connect with consumers in a crowded marketplace. My prior professional life was in finance – numbers, spreadsheets, and other formulaic actions. Now as a producer of consumer goods, appealing to consumers, connecting to their emotions, and finding ways to provide value to them has been a completely opposite way of thinking. The same amount of work to earn $1,000 of sales based on emotional connection was the amount of effort put into $100 million deal conducted in a goal oriented march. Developing these intuitive skills, emotional messaging, and choosing calls to actions has been a part of the learning process which helped me evolve into a more aware contributor!
What's been the greatest reward?
The greatest reward has been seeing children connect to my mission and be inspired to work towards a goal beyond travel. The greatest privilege has been to connect with other women entrepreneurs who are chasing a vision much bigger than themselves!
What is the biggest thing you'd like to see changed in your industry, and how are you working toward making that change happen?
My business is in the publishing industry whose ways of doing business were established decades before the advancement of technology made direct to consumer businesses possible. Years before Amazon, the industry had the chance to define how they would adapt and innovate with advances in technology, yet they choose to anchor into their profit margins and resist. Industry lobbies have kept many participants in the distribution collecting fees which each transaction due to contracts. I would love to see more consolidation occur to reduce fees that limit the burden on publishers. In the interim, although I am working within the established procedures for sales and distribution, I will continue to support my direct to consumer business as revenue channel as a way to generate a community around my children's book series.
Who or what motivates you to keep going, even when things get tough?
The best course of action has been for me to change my scenery and reconnect to my original vision of the business – perhaps coffee for a coffee, walk around the block, a spinning class, or even a nap- has helped me shift my perspective and rejuvenate my energy level
I have found that the entrepreneurial journey is like running a marathon. In marathons, there is a term called "hitting a wall" which occurs around mile 20 when you start to run past the distance that you trained. The experience is unfamiliar and uncomfortable with your body but you still have 6.2 miles to go and need to keep taking each step to reach the finish line. When you "take the leap" to start your company there is an initial adrenaline rush until you settle in a pace that is sustainable, finding the sustainable pace in terms of how and how much you work has been key to staying connected to my initial vision and passion for the products that I am creating. In this journey, I found that every time I hit a wall it is connected to the next step or milestone and over time the intervals have become shorter. With each interval, it has become increasingly important for me to offload responsibility to others with special skill sets in order for the business to grow.
What's one piece of advice you'd give to another entrepreneur just starting out?
With regards to your company, more often than you can imagine, plans will go sideways. In those moments, it will feel like a punch in a gut. If you allow situations to unfold, better choices will appear if you redirect your energy to staying open and mindful of your goal.
With regards to your life, you have a limited amount of time and energy. Be mindful of both to who and how you spend your time with. The people that surround you will either push you forward or hold you back. Choose to spend time with people that push you forward even if it's uncomfortable.
What do you do every Monday morning to prepare and motivate yourself for the coming week?
My Monday morning routine is similar to my daily routine. I meditate 10-30 minutes a day and write down in my journal a theme for the day, 3 things that I want to accomplish, and write down 5 things that I am grateful for in my life. The 5 things that I am grateful range from small acts of kindness like a smile or text message to a large accomplishment such as a book order or press mention.
For more #MondayMotivation, check out our interview with Darrah Christel, CEO & Founder of LOHO, which strives to "change the way women feel in tights, and feel about themselves."


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A plan for currency
Last weekend I taught at the Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Program in Kansas City. During one of my ground sessions we talked a bit about currency and how to maintain it and I pointed out that there's an excellent syllabus put out by Cirrus for this purpose. As it hasn't received a lot of attention and there was a definite interest in seeing it, I present it here for download. Just wait a second and read on before you crack it open.
The syllabus suite is fairly straight forward and contains all the training types including initial Transition (which is VFR only) and Advanced Transition (which incorporates IFR proficiency and, of course, takes a bit longer). There's more to it than that though!
It's recommend that once you've completed your transition a day should be spent about 3 months later to review and fill in the gaps. The transition course is a bit like drinking from a fire hose, so it would make sense that not everything got into the transition pilot's memory. The 90 day refresher is an excellent opportunity to check for those things.
Having completed that, it's recommended that you do some training every 6 months. The syllabus suite goes on to offer an outline for that training: one half-day (roughly 4 hours) session every six month, alternating between VFR and IFR procedures but to include normal and abnormal operations in each. If you're looking to stay sharp, this is a PERFECT way to do that. Once a year is ok, but greater frequency will keep you sharper.
So here for your review is the syllabus suite. If you're getting a transition training, I strongly recommend that you insist on using this syllabus to get comprehensive training. Some insurance companies even require it. If your instructor isn't a CSIP, I would strongly recommend seeking one out who is familiar with this syllabus and who adheres to the Flight Operations Manual (here's the Perspective version and here's the Avidyne version).
Incidentally, there is an instructor version of this syllabus suite that your CFI should be referencing as they teach you. Keep an eye out for people who represent themselves as Cirrus instructors but who don't use the latest information, including the syllabus and FOM. I hear there's a number of them out there and they won't do you any favors with a home-brew transition. The courses put out by Cirrus are among the best I've seen and I'm not saying that lightly. They really did a good job on this.
Safe flying!
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In a summer largely dominated by the surprise renaissance of Skateboard P's career (possibly the result of a Faustian pact), Ed Sheeran's attempt to become Justin Timblerlake and mass media's sudden acceptance of the word 'selfie', you've probably found yourself wondering where you can delight in somebody else's pain for a change. Well, here, since you're asking. 'Pendulum' is the second single from FKA Twigs debut album, the appropriately titled LP1, and it's unapologetically gorgeous. 'Pendulum' is a thing of uncommon beauty and about as close as Tahliah Barnett gets to straight up R'n'B on her debut album, taking a genre which increasingly revels in sparse arrangements to its nth degree with help from her fragile, almost fluttering vocal delivery.
LP1 is out via the ever hip Young Turks label on the 11th of August, where you could do better than purchase it. On a personal note, I've been away for a while, so, sorry. I do love you.


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We documented abundance and diversity of raptors in a relatively undisturbed landscape in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, from February through August 2002. Within a 31.1 km2 study area we located 46 nesting pairs that consisted of 9 raptor species. The American kestrel (Falco sparverius) and the Common raven (Corvus corax) were the two most abundant species on the study area. We considered Common ravens as an ecological and trophic level equivalent of raptors. Six of nine species fledged at least one young, and the mean number of young fledged per occupied nest for all species was 1.0 (sd = 1.0, range = 0 to 3.0). We observed complete nesting failure for Swainson's hawks (n=4 nests), Bald eagle (n=1 nest), and the Long-eared owl (n = 1 nest). We located the territory but not a nest for two Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) adults, and two Sharp-shinned hawk adults. Six of the nine species observed in 2002 migrate, and two of the nine species are known neotropical migrants. Cold and wet weather conditions along with a high wind storm during the early incubation period appeared to have a negative effect on the breeding success of stick-nest breeders on the study area.
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Craighead, Derek and Smith, Roger
"Breeding Raptor Census in Grand Teton National Park, 2002,"
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Dd FDR Have Prior Knowledge Of Pearl Harbor?
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Published: June 18, 2016
The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese went down in history as a 'Day of Infamy'. But just as soon as the attack occurred, conspiracy theorists suggested that they had evidence that President FDR allowed the attack to happen, as it was the justification America needed to enter into WW2.


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Broken Social Scene present "Skyline"
Monday, September 18, 2017 at 1:11PM
Check out some of our rock and roll heroes in their seriously cool new video for "Skyline" featuring the likes of Foreigner, Andy Kim, The City of Toronto and so much more! Broken Social Scene has a sound and style that has gripped us tight for well over a decade and never let go.
We love them. We love them as a group, we love all the solo shit. They make us proud all the time. Long live BSS! Enjoy!
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The Federal Government plays a part in California water allocation and use through a variety of laws. What, if any, legislation would you support in an effort to handle water shortages caused by the current and any future drought?
The Central Coast is home to some of the most diverse and beautiful places in the world. It is imperative that we work to conserve our water during this historic drought. We need to encourage a multi-modal solution to one of the most pressing environmental crises of out times. We need to encourage programs that expand our water recycling, storage and desalinization all in coordination. California is home to a vibrant agricultural community and we need to focus on a solution that is viable for our Central Coast agricultural businesses as well.
I would also encourage us to move toward cleaner energy solutions that help create new jobs, like we did with the solar power facilities in the Cuyama Valley and on the Carrizo Plain. I am proud to have served on President Obama's task force on climate change to come up with a range of sustainable solutions to be implemented at the state and local levels and to have the Sierra Club's endorsement. I will fight to protect our Central Coast's environment and renew our investments in clean energy sources, so that future generations have the opportunity to enjoy these open spaces in our region.
Should immigration laws be changed? What changes would you support? Please explain why.
Millions of immigrants currently live in the United States without documentation and without legal protections in constant fear of deportation. These are families that came to America in order to give themselves and their children a chance at the many remarkable opportunities this country has to offer.
When I immigrated with my family, it was through a system that worked. Now that system is broken. The real answer to fixing our broken immigration system is through comprehensive immigration reform that only Congress can enact. When I am in Congress, I will make it a priority to work across the aisle to pass bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform to protect and to keep these families together. Families that, like all of us, want live with dignity, without fear and to contribute to our great nation.
What, if anything, does the U.S. need to do in order to address national security and terrorism? Please explain your answer in detail.
International terrorism and lone wolf attacks inspired by this radical ideology here in the United States are of extreme concern. It is not an excuse, however, for the hateful rhetoric of Republican candidates this election cycle. We must do everything in our power to strengthen our immigration screenings, but they should not be stopped altogether nor should they discriminate based on race or religion.
The political climate in Washington, D.C. has been extremely partisan in recent years. In that kind of atmosphere, what would you do to get things done while in office?
One of the things I pride myself on most is my strong record of working across party lines, bringing Democrats and Republicans together to solve problems and get results for our constituents. As a Santa Barbara County Supervisor, I've worked across the aisle to preserve our natural environment and open spaces, expand health insurance for our kids and invest in our highways and roads to create jobs and maintain our quality of life.
The partisanship in Congress is unfortunate and is damaging our nation. There are still opportunities, however, to build relationships with colleagues across the aisle in order to create to bring positive investments and opportunities for our citizens along the Central Coast. I believe that's the kind of leadership we need in Congress today.


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4. After your (as well as your partner's) death or move right into long-lasting treatment, the lending is paid off from the sales earnings of your house.
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BOSTON (CBS) – For the second straight year the New England Patriots helped boost their defense at the NFL trade deadline.
The Patriots sent a fifth-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga and a sixth round pick on Tuesday, a move that should help boost a very thin defensive line.
Sopoaga spent the first eight years of his career with the San Francisco 49ers before signing a three-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles in the offseason. He's recorded 227 tackles, 7.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in his nine NFL seasons.
The 6-2, 330-pound Sopoaga started seven of his first eight games with the Eagles this season, recording 10 tackles.
READ: Defense Will Dominate When Steelers Visit Pats
The 32-year-old will help fill the void on the Patriots' defensive line with Vince Wilfork out for the season and Tommy Kelly recovering from a knee injury. Over the last three weeks, New England surrendered a total of 646 rushing yards to the Saints, Jets and Dolphins, so having a big body like Sopoaga on the line will provide some much-needed help.


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Former BBC North West Tonight political editor, Jim Hancock, is returning to Granada to present the "What the political papers say" segment on Party People on Thursday nights, reports How Do.
Hancock will be reunited with his former Granada producer Rob McLoughlin.
Hancock said:"It will be a shame if the excellent political journalism of the team does not survive the cuts in ITV regional programmes in some form."
"It's good to get Jim out of the house and back into the studio," added McLoughlin. "He's finally forgiven me for all those years of cut throat competition between Granada and the BBC, which of course we won."