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Daily Vaper: Hohm Wrecker 151W Review
The Daily Vaper: There simply is no place on the Internet to find all the information a vaper needs when considering whether to buy a specific model. The Daily Vaper is a new series in which we share vape reviews found on YouTube. We give you everything you need to know, all in one place. The video review can be found at the bottom of the article. The entire series can be found here.
The Hohm Wrecker 151W uses the all new FSK (Flagship Killer) chip, engineered in the United States. The chip supposedly has high accuracy with temperature reading and self-diagnostics. It is a dual 18650 battery-operated device producing up to 151W. Originally $170, it is currently on sale for just $90.
As the reviewer states makes clear, "It's a well-built box". It has very easy accessibility to temperature control. Also, there is no button rattle. The Hohm Wrecker is a very solid device. On a negative note, there is no upgrade port for the FSK chip. Overall, the video reviewer gives the Hohm wrecker positive marks. And that's not even considering its current deal price of $90.
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List price: $29.95Copyright year: 2001Publisher: Daily Racing FormPublication date: 10/8/2001Binding: HardcoverPages: 288Size: 7.75" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall Weight: 1.496Language: English
James Quinn is a Technical Marketing Engineer for Juniper Networks' high-end security systems. He was previously the Senior Resident Engineer for Juniper Networks at one of the largest wireless carriers in the world for more than four years, and before that a senior engineer for a large public University system. He is JNCIE-M #117, JNCIE-ER #40, CCIE #8919, JNCIS-FWV, and JNCIS-ES certified and has contributed to writing Juniper Networks certification exams.Timothy Eberhard is a Subject Matter Expert for the wireless data networks at Sprint. He has been a member of Sprint's Network Operations team for more than four years. He is CCSP, C|EH, JNCIS-FWV, JNCIS-ER, and JNCIS-M certified. He has written two open source software tools utilized by engineers around the world for supporting Juniper firewalls: the NSSA firewall session analyzer and the TPCAT packet capture analyzer.Brad Woodberg is a Technical Marketing Engineer for Juniper Networks high-end security systems. He currently holds the JNCIE-M #356, JNCIS-FWV, JNCIS-SSL, JNCIA-IDP, JNCIA-AC, and CCNP certifications and a BS in Computer Engineering from Michigan State University. He has co-authored the "Configuring Juniper Netscreen and SSG Firewalls" and "Configuring Juniper SSL VPN Gateways." Before joining Juniper Networks he worked as a senior engineer at a Juniper Elite Partner where he designed, implemented, managed, and supported large network and security infrastructures.Rob Cameron is a Technical Marketing Manager for Juniper Networks' high-end security systems and the author of several SSN and SSL books with Syngress (mid-2000's). He is an expert on the SRX and leads the engineering teams supporting the technology across carrier, enterprise, and service provider venues.Patricio Giecco is a Technical Marketing Engineer for Juniper Networks' branch security systems, where he designs best practice security solutions and features for Juniper Networks. He has more than ten years of network consulting experience working for both vendors and service providers in Latin America, Europe, Asia and North America. At Juniper Networks, Patricio specializes in network security architecture, routing, risk management, and high-availability designs.
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Soak 1 large cedar grilling plank (15 by 6 inches) in a baking dish of water, about 2 hours; put a plate or mug on top to keep the plank submerged.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Sprinkle the salmon with the coriander, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Let stand at room temperature about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the maple syrup, ginger, lemon zest and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 7 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice and set aside.
Remove the cedar plank from the water and pat dry. Place the plank directly on the oven rack and preheat about 15 minutes. Using tongs or oven mitts, remove the hot plank from the oven and place the fish, skin-side down, on the wood. Brush the fish with half of the ginger glaze. Transfer the fish on the plank to the oven; put a baking sheet on the rack below to catch any drips. Cook until the salmon is just firm and slightly golden on top, about 12 minutes.
Remove the fish from the oven and change the oven setting to broil. Brush the remaining ginger glaze over the salmon and broil until golden, 2 to 3 more minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest 5 minutes on the plank before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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text: Werent sure if this could be a DS or Wii game so shoved it into other. Anyway heres yet another rumour caused by a company trademarking: From Kotaku "Golf is the kind of sport that is really only meant to be played as a video game. Joining country clubs, reserving tee times, wearing ugly clothes, and carrying fifteen pounds of metal for a whole day looking for a ball smaller than the palm of my hand somehow doesn't beat out staying in bed and ignoring items that need to be returned to Ikea on my weekend schedule. Right now, all the jazz is focused on Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, but for those who like a little more fantasy on the course (dolphin sand dunes, uh, yes please!), there is a glimmer of hope that Nintendo will offer one of their famous Mario golf games for the Wii in some way shape or form after some of their new trademarks were posted for Joy Mecha Fight, Wii de Yawaraka Atamajuku, Mini Mini Daikoushin!, Brownie Brown, and of course, Mario Open Golf. Although I desperately want Mario Open Golf as a regular game, there is the possibility that it will only be released as a VC game since it has already been confirmed for it in the European, Austrailian and New Zealand on their Wii Shop channels." Dunno why they think its a VC game as there isnt actually a title called Mario Open Golf already and if so why would Nintendo need to trademark it again? The only golf VC title that has been confirmed is NES Open Tournement Golf so maybe they got mixed up, Anyhoo disguss away! I personally would love a motion sensor Mario Golf game as I loved the N64 and GC ones. I'd also like to see a NDS title too(with link up and wi-fi please!), like the GBC/GBA ones, Camelot are busy doing PC golf games so they probably wont be doing it this time but who could do the RPG/sports hybrid?


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Venue: Bernard B Jacobs Theater
Address: 242 W. 45th Street
Length: Ninety minutes (no intermission)
Opened: October 13, 2011 (Closing - January 15, 2012)
Category: Broadway Play (Drama)
Evening:Tue 7pmWed through Sat 8pm
The Mountaintop Broadway play is sure to be a highlight for the 2011 fall season. Fall on Broadway is all about fresh faces, new shows, interesting stories and intriguing characters. Just like every other fall season, 2011 has some great works hitting the big stage. The work is written by young American, journalist and actress and playwright Katori Hall from Memphis, Tennessee. She told a fictional depiction of the Reverend Martin Luther King's last night alive, soon after his iconic historical "Mountaintop" speech. The play had a very successful run in 2009 at London's Theatre503 where it sold out. The play then transferred to the West End's Trafalgar Studios where it was honored with the Oliver Award for Best New Play. The Broadway production brings a couple huge Hollywood names to the marquee. Samuel L. Jackson is slated to make his Broadway debut in the role of Dr. Martin Luther King with co-star Angela Bassett. Halle Berry was originally cast for the role of Camae but had to decline due to her ongoing child custody battles. The Mountaintop tickets are on sale now for all performances, including current previews.
Hall's story is a re-imagining of the last night King spent on earth. The story takes place at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis the night after his famous "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech. A young mysterious woman comes to his room for room service, and King is forced to debate and review his past, his movement and the future of civil rights in America. Hall has been met with some criticism and controversy for her exploration into the parts of King's life many would rather leave go. Still, the playwright is trying to show we all are human, capable of minor mistakes, which can lead to great successes and importance, even alter history for the better.
Samuel L. Jackson's Broadway debut is sure to put this play on the map. Taking on such a "larger than life" character such as Martin Luther King is no easy task. It is not just the fact that many people, followers of his message, will be judging very tightly but rather than King is a tough study. His voice and articulations are not easy to imitate nor recreate especially on a stage. Mr. Jackson has shown strong interest in the role for wanting to teach and educate the younger generations on the importance of Martin Luther King's message and movement. If anyone can pull it off it is sure to be Mr. Jackson, and the role has the great potential to be something very special. Jackson's only Broadway credits include an understudy in The Piano Lesson and an off-Broadway credit in the original production of A Soldier's Play.
The Mountaintop Broadway play is currently in previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The official opening night scheduled for October 13. The Mountaintop Broadway production is a limited run set for final curtain on January 15, 2012. This is sure to be one of the highly anticipated play openings for fall 2011 on Broadway. With its established success over in London and Hollywood heavyweights taking the stage in New York it is likely quickly to become a "must see" for Broadway. You can view our huge selection of The Mountaintop Broadway tickets online by clicking the link.
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Adegem, Belgium, Tuesday, October 28, 2014
I am humbled and deeply moved to visit the final resting place of so many Canadians who died in the liberation of Belgium, 70 years ago.
From October until the beginning of November, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Division, the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and the 52nd Division took part in operations along the River Scheldt. The objective was to clear access to the Port of Antwerp.
Historians have called the Battle of the Scheldt the most important event in the liberation of Belgium. The fighting was fierce, and the losses were heavy. The Belgian resistance aided the Canadian troops a great deal.
Most of the 848 Canadians who are buried in this cemetery were killed in that battle. A number of Canadian airmen who died in action elsewhere are also interred here, as are a number of British and Polish soldiers who we also remember.
The bravery and sacrifices of those who fought in this region were central to the outcome of the larger struggle against occupation. I am delighted that one of them, Canadian Second World War Veteran Sidney Cole, is among us.
This part of Belgium, its waterways, landscapes and communities will always hold a prominent place in the hearts of Canadians.
I would like to extend a special thank you to Maldegem and all other municipalities, people and organizations here in Belgium that steadfastly honour the sacrifices of the fallen. You help to maintain and strengthen the ties that exist between our two countries.
Your remembrance and your friendship means a great deal to our veterans, to the families of those who served, and to our country.
Out of the horrors of the Second World War grew a lasting friendship between the people of Canada and of Belgium. This is the one of the most precious gifts to emerge from those extremely difficult days.
To this day, Canadians are welcomed in Belgium and are made to feel at home here. My wife, Sharon, and I, as well as the members of our delegation from Canada, are pleased to help renew our friendship with this visit.
As was the case 70 years ago, Canada and Belgium are great friends and partners today, and the liberation is an important part of our story.
The value of life and of freedom is held precious by the people of this country. And the same can be said of the people of Canada in light of the recent events that took place in Canada during which 3 soldiers were taken down. My wife and I were shocked and deeply saddened and we mourn the losses of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Corporal Nathan Cirillo, and extend our sincerest condolences to their families and friends. And we wish a speedy recovery to the injured soldier.
Let us honour the sacrifices of those who fought and died here by always remembering our veterans and their families. We owe them a great debt.
And let us all commit to working together for a more just and peaceful world.
Thank you.


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It will begin at the end of June the most loved event of Carloforte: Girotonno, whose 2017 edition will take place from 22 to 25 of June, while usually took place before the end of may and the first days of June.
We will inform you about all the news as soon as it will be defined in the program.
In the meanwhile a major advance: the 24th of June 2017 there will be a concert of the famous Italian singer Fiorella Mannoia, with the title of his latest album "Combattente" ("Fighter").


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NCsoft on the divergence of RPGs
NCsoft's Stephen Reid considers the growth of MMOs in relation to their single-player equivalents, and how the genre's shaping up overall.
As the line between massively-multiplayer online games and their single-player equivalents becomes increasingly blurred, and developers like BioWare who've traditionally focused on turn-based affairs strike out in other areas, NCsoft's Stephen Reid considers the genre's progress in a number of areas.
Eurogamer: What are the lessons learnt from the amazing success of World of Warcraft compared with other RPGs? In which way will future RPGs be influenced by this game?
Stephen Reid: World of Warcraft has shown that building on an existing and established license can benefit the launch of a new product, even if it is a different kind of game from the original. The Warcraft brand, without a doubt, helped the game reach a new audience for MMOGs.
It's also proven that there is great potential in the European MMO market and that the audience is growing with the growth of broadband. Finally, it seems to have proven that there is an audience ready for MMOs that allow for casual, as well as more intensive, play styles.
Eurogamer: There seems to be an abundance of MMORPGs in development, whereas single-player RPGs are quite rare. With the increasing demand of multiplayer games, will single-player RPGs eventually disappear?
Stephen Reid: MMORPGs are definitely enjoying a renaissance with many publishers taking notice of the prolonged success of titles such as Lineage II. However, single-player RPGs will continue to have an audience as not all gamers play to be sociable, there are still lots of players that like to play solo; although most MMOs do cater to that sector.
In future, it's likely that the in-depth, story-led experience of traditional RPGs will increasingly become part of the multiplayer experience. This is something that ArenaNet has strived to push forward in Guild Wars, which contains a strong storyline as well as excellent PvP elements. So perhaps the single-player RPG developers will just team up with the MMO developers.
Eurogamer: RPGs generally fall into two categories - real-time action and turn-based - but developers tend to favour the former category. Why?
Stephen Reid: Developers and publishers follow the market; the demand seems to be for real-time action in today's market. That said, there are still plenty of excellent turn-based games on the market, and if players flock to those games, then the publishers and developers will definitely react to bring turn-based games back into the spotlight.
Good game design and innovation will always shine through - whether it's turn-based gaming or real-time, if it's a good game, it'll work regardless.
Eurogamer: Some RPGs are very open-ended, while others rely heavily on story and dialogue. When will it be possible to combine the complexity of Morrowind with a story like in Knights of the Old Republic?
Stephen Reid: As soon as a developer chooses to make that game! Obviously more power in whatever platform is being used will help someone to make a game as ambitious as this, but in the end, it's down to the developers and publishers to make that bold choice - and then invest the enormous amount of time, effort and resources it would require to make that happen.
Eurogamer: Apart from the obvious visual improvements, how will RPGs of year 2007 differ from RPGs of year 2005?
Stephen Reid: There seem to be a few trends that are emerging. One is diversity of genres; we'll see plenty more genres in RPGs, not just the traditional fantasy with occasional sci-fi. Hopefully more developers will begin to take more risks, and not just follow the fantasy crowd.
Real-time communications will probably be a must in any game; voice communications will be built in as standard into Auto Assault and Tabula Rasa, so there's no reason why future games won't include this option.
Video communication might also become part of the equation, allowing you to map your own face onto your character (for example) or allow you to talk directly to another person on video when in-game.
Finally, it's fair to expect a massively-multiplayer game to be launching on a home console system by 2007... Whether it'll be a success or not, is down to a lot of different factors.
Eurogamer: Taking the tremendous amount of time spent with MMORPGs into consideration, how many RPGs of this kind addressing the same theme (fantasy, sci-fi) and audience can draw attention at the same time - and keep being profitable for their creators?
Stephen Reid: Not many! That's why more genres need to be explored, or, at the very least, different takes on the same genre. No one wants to play another fantasy game - unless it's genuinely got something different about it. People want a different game experience from each game they play.
There are bound to be 'market leaders' in particular genres, but a single game can still come into a mature market and become the leader in a short time - it happened with World of Warcraft, it could happen again.
Stephen Reid is content and community manager for NCsoft Europe.


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AOL and Google finally wrapped up details on a business partnership yesterday that will create cross-marketing opportunities for both companies. Under the terms of the pact, Google will pay AOL parent Time Warner $1 billion for a 5% stake in AOL.
The cross-marketing aspects of the deal give AOL advertising clients a chance to bid for search ad sponsored links through Google's contextual-advertising AdSense program. AOL sales staff can also sell sponsored links across AOL search. AOL search will continue to be powered by Google, a cooperation that has existed since 2002 and which brings in about 10% of Google's revenue. Also, Google's ad clients will be able to purchase display ads, of the sort that AOL sells, across Google's network.
"We will build a system for AOL whereby AOL will be able to sell into search for AOL search and those same advertisers will be able to sell into Google AdSense advertiser network," said Patrick Keane, director of sales strategy, Google, in an interview late last night. He added that details have yet to be hammered out. But that the focus of the partnership "means a greater inventory of ads," he said. "There are going to be interesting relationships and cross-selling across all the inventory."
Some, however, are already grumbling that the deal will give AOL preference over other Google clients. "It's an extension of the partnership," Mr. Keane said. He added that there will be no special placement or preference for Google's algorithmic, natural search results.
Companies that can monetize search and display advertising will be the Internet leaders, said Todd Chanko, analyst, Jupiter Research. When all ad dollars are finally tallied for 2005, search is expected to bring in $4.2 billion in ad revenue overall, and display will earn $5.1 billion, according to Jupiter numbers. By 2010, display and search will be neck and neck. Search is projected to make $7.5 billion, while display will bring in $7.2 billion. "What this shows is search and display will be key revenue drivers for companies best-positioned to deliver the goods," he said. "What you're seeing now is the Google-AOL deal prefiguring those trends."
Under terms of the deal, Google will also index AOL video content, which users can then access via Google search or AOL search. "We think Time Warner has some of the best content available," Mr. Keane said.
When AOL redesigned its sites to remove the walled garden and open up the portal to be used free by the anyone on the Web, it grew video streams by more than 120%, as it reconfigured itself for broadband access, Fred McIntyre, VP-video at AOL Media Networks, told Advertising Age. With the addition of In2TV on AOL in early 2006, Time Warner's archive of thousands of TV programs will be made available.
Mr. Keane said that plans about precisely how to monetize that video content are not yet set.
In another apsect, Google Talk (Google's instant messaging and voiceover IP product) and AOL Instant Message product will be opened up to allow users of both services to communicate with each other. AOL's IM product is the largest on the Internet. Users of both services will be able to communicate across properties, potentially opening up more ad opportunities.
A deal was anticipated for months, as AOL sought a strong partner to help solidify its new direction and try to reassume prominence on the Internet. AOL held talks with a number of potential partners, finally narrowing it down to just two -- Microsoft and Google. Microsoft, which had hoped for a partner and large audience to boost its search engine, was edged out of discussions last week. News of Google's partnership with AOL leaked out late on the evening of Dec. 15.
The pact will give Google and AOL's clients access to the largest combined audience on the Web -- each attracting about 80 million users a month. The unduplicated audience for September of AOL and Google was 107 million users, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. AOL also has 20 million dial-up subscribers loyal to the AOL brand. AOL users spend about six hours a day on the portal, Nielsen/NetRatings' numbers show.
In 2004, Google's revenue was about $3.2 billion. AOL was just under $9 billion, which included subscription revenue of $7.5 billion and ad revenue of $1 billion, said Mr. Chanko. "Money isn't the entire story here," he said. "Google has tremendous brand equity. If AOL's goal is strategic, Google is the better choice for a partner."


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Lesson 1 of 11
Objective: Students will be able to identify the four major states of matter, classify matter, and compare chemical versus physical changes as evidenced by taking notes, making a foldable, filling in a concept map, and watching a demo.
In this lesson students are introduced to the definition of matter, the various states of matter, how to classify matter, and changes in matter. Although this is content that students should remember from previous science classes I have found that I must review the concepts so students have a basis for higher level concepts in this course.
Students are simply taking notes in this lesson, but are doing so on a notes paper which includes a concept map and a foldable. I pre-make the foldable for students using my paper cutter which is much quicker than having students try to cut it themselves. See the reflection on foldables where I describe this in more detail.
This lesson aligns with two NGSS Performance Expectations for middle school:
- MS-PS1-2: Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
- MS-PS1-4: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
This lesson also aligns with two NGSS Crosscutting Concepts.
- It deals with NGSS Crosscutting Concept 5: Energy and Matter. It does this because throughout the lesson I help students understand how the state of matter really depends on kinetic energy of particles.
- It deals with NGSS Crosscutting Concept 3: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity. It does this because within the lesson I help students begin to understand that we can see phenomenon at the macroscale (e.g. water boiling) and then can infer what is occurring at the particlulate scale (e.g. water molecules gaining energy, moving further apart, etc.).
In this first section students are doing an introduction paper which includes two sections. I usually have students start this paper when they are completing their Unit 1 exam at the end of the previous unit (Unit 1), and then revisit it at the beginning of this unit (Unit 2).
1. In the first section students define vocabulary that is important for the section. I choose words that are integral to understanding the concepts. This is the same vocabulary that it included on the word wall in the classroom.
- Students define the vocabulary words using their textbooks. The textbook I use is Glencoe's Chemistry Matter and Change. To help students, and try to keep them from just looking at the glossary in the back of the book, I give students the page numbers where they will find the vocabulary in their textbooks.
2. In the second section students are answering a prompt that is aimed at getting at their misconceptions concerning the boiling of water. The prompt is adapted from NSTA's Uncovering Students' Ideas in Science Formative Assessment Probes.
- The goal of the probe is to find out if students recognize that bubbles formed when water boils are the result of liquid water physically changing into water vapor. Despite this being an "elementary school" concept many of my students feel that the bubble are "nothing", "air", or "oxygen and hydrogen that have split".
- There are many great probes available in NSTA's Uncovering Students' Ideas books available from NSTA's website or Amazon.
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When I introduce the material in this section I have students record information in three ways.
1. They record information on a notes outline paper where they write down definitions. (Here is a filled in copy of the notes with the front page and back page).
2. They fill in a matter foldable so that they can differentiate between the four major types of matter. (Here is a copy of the filled in outside and inside).
3. They organize matter using a concept-map. Here is a copy of the filled in concept map.
I have all of this organized on the PowerPoint that I present to students. They start on the notes (slides 2 and 3), then do the foldable (slides 4-8), then go back to the notes (slides 9-12), and finish with the concept map (slides 13-16).
This is an information rich set of notes; however, it should be review for students based on previous science classes. I have found that students do much better with having a way to organize the concepts of states of matter and how to classify matter so I use the concept map and foldable.
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As a way to elaborate I have students watch this video from Siberia where this person takes boiling water and throws it outside in very cold temperature where it freezes.
I then have students answer questions at the bottom of their notes where they analyze what happens visually (water freezing), what happens at the molecular level (liquid to solid, decrease in kinetic energy, increase in intermolecular attractions), and whether this is a physical or chemical change (physical).
Here is a copy of one student's responses to the video at the bottom of the page.
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For the evaluation section of this lesson I have students do bookwork that comes from the Study Guide that accompanies their textbook.
I find that giving bookwork is helpful for this section because it allows me to scaffold based on students' prior knowledge.
- For those students who remember this material from middle school they can just answer the questions without reading the sections in the book
- For those students who do not remember the material from middle school can take the time to read the sections in order to answer the study guide questions appropriately.
The textbook I use is Glencoe Chemistry Matter and Change. This bookwork is for sections 3.1 and 3.2 and is pages 13, 14, and 15 of the Study Guide. The bookwork covers the properties of matter and changes in matter. The properties of matter section includes the definition of matter, chemical vs. physical changes, and states of matter. The changes in matter section deals with physical and chemical changes.
If you do not use this textbook then I would suggest using your own textbook and having students read similar sections and either using a study guide or the questions at the end of the section. If you do not use a textbook or your text does not have similar sections on matter than there are also some resources available online. Just through a quick search these are some resources that I found:
- This is site "Science Quiz" has quizzes on various subjects. This is the link to their quiz on states of matter.
- The website shmoop also has quiz questions for students dealing with matter.
- On this site there are a bunch of questions that could be used for checking for understanding.


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I hope you all enjoyed part 4 of my micro blog tutorial on how to "Allocate Storage pools to Hype-V host groups" . In part 5 , i would demonstrate the steps to create a LUN for a "Standalone Hyper-V Host", "Hyper-V Cluster" and how you can "Use a Cluster Disk as a Cluster Shared Volume for High Availability".
To use the storage exposed via SMI-S in SCVMM, you must allocate storage pools to the Hyper-V host groups. When this procedure is performed the Hyper-V host members of that host group will be suitable for LUN provisioning and LUN creation, only for the selected storage pools.
Before getting started, make sure that at least one storage pool has been allocated to the host group, for more details on how to allocate storage pools to Hyper-V host groups refer to
part 4 of my micro blog.
On the SCVMM 2012 console, navigate to Fabric; under servers detect the desired standalone Hyper-V host.
Right-click the host and select Properties, on the Storage page, click Add and "Add Disk".
Click Create Logical Unit, the LUN creation wizard pops up.
Select the Storage pool where you want to create the LUN. Only storage pools that have been allocated to the host group will be visible. Enter a Name for the LUN. Select the Size of the LUN. Select
either Create thin storage logical unit with capacity committed on demand or Create a fixed size storage logical unit with capacity fully committed, click OK.
The LUN will be created, and the option will display the LUN information. Select the partition type, volume name, format option, and drive letter that will be used on the Hyper-V host. (Drive E in this example).
The new disk has been created; the LUN can be seen in the Fabric, Storage, Classification and Pools:
Log in remotely to the Hyper-V host and verify that the disk has been created and is available.
Next i would demonstrate the steps to create a LUN for a Hyper-V cluster.
Create a LUN for the Hyper-V Cluster
In the SCVMM console click Fabric > Servers select the cluster where you want to create a new LUN. Right-click the cluster and select Properties and click Available Storage and click Add.
Click Create Logical Unit.
Select Storage Pool, enter a Name, select the Size of the LUN, select either Create thin storage logical unit with capacity committed on demand or Create a fixed size storage logical unit with capacity fully committed and click OK.
After the LUN gets created for the cluster, a new volume is available under Available Storage in the cluster.
After the SCVMM job is completed, the Hyper-V hosts' member of the cluster will have a new Cluster Shared Volume that can be used to store the VM. The result can be seen in the cluster Property, in the Shared Storage section:
Next lets use this available storage and convert it to a CSV which could be used later to place highly available VM's
Using a cluster disk as a CSV is fairly simple, select the highlighted disk and click Convert to CSV.
Next head over to the "Shared Volumes" tab and verify that the disk shows up as a CSV, you can also verify this by logging into a clustered Hyper-V host -> Failover Cluster Manager -> Shared disks.
I hope that you have enjoyed this blog entry and have found this information helpful.
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Open Thread: It Happened to You
This is your place to talk about the funny, sad, outrageous things that are happening in your life -- whenever you're ready.
When I first started dating my husband, I was actually happy when I found out he had kids.
He was a cool, rocker guy in his 40s and I was a nerd in my 20's. I liked him right away:He was handsome, funny, smart, artistic and conversation came easily. I thought it would be a brief, just-for-fun relationship, since he was an unattached older guy and probably wasn't looking for marriage. On our first big, official date (not just "hanging out"), he told me he was divorced and had two kids. I was excited -- this meant that he wasn't afraid of commitment, marriage or fatherhood. Plus, if I decided I didn't want children, he'd probably be OK with it since his genetic narcissism had already been fulfilled.
Before my husband, I'd never seriously dated an older guy and never a guy with kids. He seemed nervous to tell me about his kids but I didn't see what the big deal was. So he had kids. Whatever.
Before I got married, people told me vaguely ominous things like "If you marry a man with kids, you're marrying his kids, too." I didn't know what that meant. Today, I am not so subtle with my friends. When I find out my single girlfriends are dating a guy with kids, I break into my shrill rendition of Iron Maiden's "Run to the Hills." When we were dating, I never met my husband's kids. I thought he was just being protective of them, now I think he was being protective of me. It wasn't until we were engaged that I spent time with them and even then it was minimal. Honestly, I would have bailed or at least reconsidered marriage if I had any idea what life with his kids would be like. Now that we are married, I see what the big deal is. I am a teacher, so I am around kids a lot. I'm actually quite good with kids. Kids, in general, like me. People like me. I can strike up a conversation with anyone. I guess this is why I underestimated the challenge of stepchildren, I thought, "They're just people. I love people! We can make it work."
Before anyone accuses me (as all stepmothers get accused) of traumatizing my stepchildren, let me say I always treat them with kindness. I am great to them! I go out of my way to do kind things for them and never react to their rotten behavior. Even if they mock me to my face, I don't respond negatively to them. However, being around them simply exhausts me. Since I have been married, I dread Fridays like most people dread Mondays. Now that I have stepchildren, I absolutely hate the weekends.My husband's two kids are teenagers and like some teenagers they are rude, selfish and unreasonable. My husband is constantly apologizing for his "bratty" kids. These kids are well-loved and well-cared for; if they grew up in a bad neighborhood with abusive parents, their behavior might be understandable but that's simply not the case. They're just jerks. To everyone.
What frustrates me most is that more often than not he does nothing to curb their rude behavior. Nothing. He often claims he "didn't hear" the rude or profane remark that his kids made to him, his extended family members, strangers or me. My frustration is with my husband as much as with his kids. I grew up in a strict household where behavior perceived to be defiant was not tolerated; to be fair, it would be more accurate to describe my childhood home as "abusive" -- getting punched in the head as a kindergartener for spilling a drink can hardly be called discipline.
However, my stepchildren regularly say and do things I wouldn't dream of doing, like call their dad "stupid" to his face and mimic (yes, just like a kindergartener would) and insult other adult family members. They boldly and loudly make racist remarks about every ethnic group not their own. My husband seems to think that as long as his kids aren't physically violent, that their behavior is not that bad.One of the most difficult things is to see my husband mistreated and used by his kids. I have to witness the person I love more than anything get tormented by two monsters and I can't help him because it's not my place. The only time they speak to him with a modicum of respect is when they are asking for something. Even then, they never say "please" or "thank you." My husband always agrees to what they ask no matter what, even if it means disrupting his plans or dipping into our savings.The first year of our marriage was very hard for me. I stuck it out and constantly bit my tongue. I kept thinking "Patience! [Stepson] is a senior in high school, he'll be in college soon and won't come over every weekend," but then he didn't feel like going to college. So then, I readjusted to "OK, [stepson] will turn 18 soon and won't come over every weekend," but then he turned 18 and his mom kicked him out so he moved in with us. So the second year of our marriage, I saw even more of my stepchildren. Yes, if I knew then what I know now, I would have bailed.
The classroom -- one place where kids actually like me.
Coping with his kids really rough for me and I have no support. I have no one to talk to about it. I once jokingly referred to my husband's kids as my "wicked stepchildren" in front of a group of childless female friends and they were horrified; these are the same friends who make abortion jokes. I've tried talking to my mom and her response was "That's what you signed up for when you got married." No one will even listen to me. I'm not allowed to vent or I'm an unreasonable bitch.The only support I get is books and articles I read on the topic of step families. They all confirm that being a stepparent is fraught with difficulty and frustration. The ideal of a stepparent loving a stepchild as their own is extremely rare and occurs mostly in cases where the stepparent came into the child's life when they were very young. Even then, the relationship ebbs and flows. If an unloving stepmother is "wicked," then wicked stepmothers are the norm.If you look at any online advice column where a stepparent (usually stepmother) has candidly shared the frustration they have with their stepchildren, the advice from the columnist is usually very sympathetic and helpful. The comments, however, are more often than not full of vitriol and wrath. A stepmother, these comments say, should love their stepchildren as their own. The stepchildren, they continue, are not the problem, the stepmother is the problem. Some commenters write that they are divorced with children but would never remarry unless their partner loved their children as much as the birth parents. Others ask what state the stepparent lives in and threaten to call CPS. Usually, there is at least one comment where someone shares the story of a friend or partner who was not loved by their stepmother and became an alcoholic. Everybody hates a stepmother. I hate myself, too, sometimes. I never wanted to be a wicked stepmother. Of course I would much rather be a fairy godmother. My whole life, I just assumed I'd marry a guy, possibly start a family and live out the rest of my life, hopefully somewhat happy. I never imagined that I'd have two poorly behaved stepchildren sucking the joy out of life and that the world would consider me a huge bitch for not loving them.It really is a testament to the love I have for my husband that I have stuck around this long. Our marriage is happy, loving and blissful with one incredibly huge exception. But I don't know if I can take much more. It doesn't feel like it's getting better.
This summer, we are entering our third year of marriage and I fantasize about bailing like I used to fantasize about running away from my abusive childhood home. Please tell me somebody out there can relate.


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|699 sq. ft.
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This apartment has a large balcony to the east and south with a fantastic view into the surrounding gardens and the mountains with its summits. You can take your meals there during sunny weather. The bedroom has a double bed and a sleeping gallery for children. The living room has a dining area, couch and easy chairs and two foldaway beds. The kitchen is fully equipped and has a dining area for 2 people for a quick meal. China and cutlery are there for at least 6 people. The bathroom has a bathtub (here you can relax your muscles after mountain climbing), washbasin and toilet. You enter the place into a friendly furnished entrance hall with mirror and wardrobe. The apartment has 65 sqm and is situated on the first floor and very quiet. The owner lives downstairs and speaks perfect English and will help you planning a perfect holiday.
We offer three roomy, comfortable apartments in nice scenery. You can spend an unforgettable holiday in the picturesque, quiet mountain village in every season. Every apartment has room for 2-4 adults and 2 children. All kitchens are completely furnished, bathroom, toilet, living room where the guests take their meals, couch and easy chairs, bedroom. From every balcony you have a fantastic view to the mountains. The largest apartment has an extra bedroom for children. You get all bed sheets, towels, baby carriage, sledge, games free. Pets are welcome, too. The Alps offer a great variety of sports and wellness from relaxing to fun active sports. Mountaineering, climbing, hiking, canoeing, tennis, golf in summer and downhill (in Oberjoch and Oberstdorf) and cross country skiing along the river Ostrach and skating and sledging in winter. Covered pool, sauna, nature bath, bakery nearby. Health and beauty treatment are possible.
In the Allgäu there are a few golf courses which you can reach within an hour. Oberstdorf, Sonnenalp, Fischen, Ottobeuren, Steibis
Along the river Ostrach there is the cross country trace for cross country skiing. Downhill skiing in Oberjoch, Oberstdorf, and many other places. Sledging at the Hornbahn, and down from Schwarzenberg and for little children from the hill next to the house.
Bei Kurzaufenthalt (2-4 Nächte) bezahlen jede Personen 35 Euro € pro Nacht inklusive. W-lan kostenlos.Preis in der Tabelle für 2 Personen, zusätzliche Personen 18 Euro pro Tag plus Kurtaxe. Frühstücksbuffet für 10 Euro und Abendessen nach Karte im Hotel "Waidmannsheil" nebenan..Bitte melden Sie Haustiere an. Bei Fragen: Tel.Nr. 083248170, für Tiere sind 6 Euro pro Nacht zu bezahlen
Great host. Very informative, pleasent and accommodating.
We stayed in Gabi's one bedroom apartment for two glorious weeks. The views of the mountains, provided from two picture windows in the living room, were unbelievably beautiful. The scenery was spectacular as the leaves were just beginning turn colour. The kitchen was well stocked and the beds very comfortable. Gabi was a gracious host and very helpful any time we needed her assistance. We thoroughly enjoyed the walking paths and gorgeous countryside. Loved hearing the cow bells tinkle and the church bells chime throughout the day.
M&B, Ontario, Canada
We, and another couple from Kansas arrived to the beautiful alps in Hinterstein. The accomodations were perfect! Everything was clean and well stocked. After a tour by Gabi {who was very, very helpful} we headed to the bakery and deli just down the street. The most friendly and helpful owner stocked is up on food and gave us pretzels as a welcome gift! Gabi can speak perfect English and directed us to the local restaurant at the foot of the alps. In the morning we had our coffee and hard rolls with wonderful butter and jam on the balcony. We watched the sun come over the alps and thought we were in Heaven. Glorious! After touring different parts of the are{Munich, Dachau, Neueschwanstein} we came home to a wonderful place to rejuvinate for the next day. We would highly recomend Gabi Haus for your vacation retreat. Thank you Gabi!
Peter and Inge Hendler Wisconsin USA
My husband and I and our two friends stayed in one of the apartments for a week in August. The apartment was spacious and clean with panoramic views of mountains and waterfalls, located in a peaceful idyllic village, with stunning surrounding areas. We arrived on 2 Harley Davidson motorbikes after travelling from England, to be greeted by Gabi and her husband. Gabi spoke fluent English, what a relief. On arrival both myself and my husband were unwell and Gabi did her utmost to help us to recover, supplying us with a heat pad for our chest and vitamin tablets. This was most appreciated and we soon began to feel better. They even moved their plant pots so that we could park the motorbikes undercover. We had many interesting conversations with our host and she gave lots of useful advice. We would all like to thank Gabi and her husband for making us so welcome and making our holiday so memorable. We would all like to return one day and would definitely recommend this accommodation and the hosts to family and friends.
My family stayed in this wonderful village over a long weekend. We used it as a base to explore the surrounding area, returning every evening to this truly quiet and gorgeous little village to rest and recharge for the next day. The place is surrounded on three sides by impressive mountains, waterfalls churning out of them in several places and loud enough--even a thousand feet away--to be heard from the apartment. Ever present as well are the Alpine flowers in the meadows that greet you as you approach Hinterstein, and the gentle tinkle of cow bells. The apartment is comfortable, with large windows giving you beautiful views from the living room, which lets out onto a deck. Gabi was very friendly, helpful. She spent some time after our arrival describing the area, activities, trails, restaurants--the feeling is that you are staying at a friend's house. The raw beauty of the area and the serenity of this village are hard to put into words. I was very satisfied with this visit and would definitely return.
My husband was ill the day we arrived - and during a holiday, of course - but Frau Soer was able to contact a local doctor for us. She also fixed her healthy porridge for my husband - she and her husband are both so kind and helpful. The village is small, but has several nice restaurants, and many beautiful walking trails. We particularly enjoyed going to the Jagerhaus and finding a traditional Bavarian band who played during lunch. The apartment was comfortable and had wonderful views. We hope to return someday and would definitely stay at Haus Gabi again.
Hinterstein is the last village of the valley of the river Ostrach. In former times it was the hunting area of the Bavarian kings. Today it is the starting point for hiking and mountain climbing (also for seniors or guests with children, light tours, well known climbing tours or just walking. The animals and flowers of the valley are always admired and photographed. A waterfall, natural bath,(200 m), playing ground, paths along the river Ostrach, carriage museum and the way to the Giebelhaus (the valley divides here and ends up in the mountains),(here you can see the golden eagle) are very special for friends of nature all year through. Wherever you go, you see the magnificence of scenery of the mountains and the meadows, where the cows graze in summer and the marmot whistles. Our valley is the most beautiful valley of Bavaria (so a television journalist said).Restaurants and bakery are near by. We are situated 865 m above sea level and our mountain air is good for allergic people.
Other Activities: Canuing
Golf: You can play golf at different golfcourses, Sonnenalp, Oberstdorf Hörnerdörfer,
Ski: You can do cross country along the Ostrach and downhill in Oberjoch (11 km) Oberstdorf (27),Kleinwalsertal (15 km) and sledging at Imberger Horn oder Schwarzenberghütte.


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United States citizens and lawful permanent residents can file a petition with the U.S. Embassy or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for their spouses, parents, children or siblings to immigrate to the United States.
U.S. Residents petitioning for their family member will use a combination of birth, marriage, medical and other legal documents to provide proof of an alleged relationship. In some cases a DNA test may be requested.
The applicant residing in the United States is referred to as the petitioner. At the time of the DNA collection the petitioner must provide a government issued photo ID and the paperwork received from the USCIS or U.S. Embassy.
The beneficiary is the individual residing outside of the United States. Their DNA collection will take place at the U.S. Embassy, consulate or an approved panel physician's office. A sample collection kit must be sent directly from the laboratory to the embassy. The beneficiary will be required to provide a government issued photo ID and pay the DNA collection fee in their country.
When the sample collection is complete, the samples are sent by the Embassy or Embassy's agent directly to the laboratory for analysis. PLEASE NOTE, a small number of countries require country pay the shipping costs of the samples back to the laboratory. The laboratory will inform you if you are dealing with one of these countries.
Once all of the samples have been received at the laboratory the test will be completed and results wills be released in 2 business days. Initially you will receive the test results by fax or email followed by U.S. mailed copies of the government paperwork and an original report.


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OCD or do you worry too much?
OCD – obsessive compulsive disorder. It is everywhere. I have a close friend that often feels she did not turn off the stove or did not lock the doors. And she cannot just "snap out" of it. No one can. I have a few obsessions too. Like looking for triple digits on street cars. Or […]
Posted: May 22nd, 2014 under BOOK, BRAIN, EXERCISE, OCD, REMEDIES.
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A foundation that supports low-income families and seniors gain independence is gearing up for its second annual "Dreaming Beyond the Stars" fundraiser, 7 p.m. Friday at the Padre Hotel.
The charity will help raise needed dollars so that the agency can assist "unprivileged seniors, youth and needy families that are pursuing self sufficiency," said Norma Rojas-Mora of the Housing and Opportunity Foundation of Kern. "We anticipate the Kern County community will step up once again and demonstrate our heart for helping those in need."
Rojas-Mora said the charity gala will follow a New York theme and feature "exclusive wines and champagne, Italian hors d'oeuvres, alluring art, live performers, silent auction, dancing" and more.
"Attendees will literally feel like they are in New York," Rojas-Mora said. "The terrace will be transformed to Times Square; there will be a room inspired by lower Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood in SoHo, and a dessert/auction room to indulge in shopping and sweet treats. Of course New York wouldn't be the same without Broadway, so 'Dreaming Beyond the Stars' will feature an incredible lounge singer to elevate the Broadway ambiance throughout the night."
While one goal is to make sure attendees enjoy the evening, Rojas-Mora said the big objective is raise enough funds to support programs and services for low-income seniors, youth, and families served through the Kern County Housing Authority. Education and career-building programs as well as homeownership opportunities are among the programs standing to benefit.
She said last year's event was quite successful, raising $30,000.
Tickets are $100 per person and will include a selection of exquisite foods, drinks and entertainment.
For tickets, sponsorship or other information, visit kernopportunityfoundation.org or contact Rojas-Mora at 335-0528, ext. 27, or email email@example.com.
Bakersfield Life seeks artist work
Bakersfield Life Magazine and Metro Galleries are proud to announce a call for works and give artists a chance to showcase their work on the December cover of Bakersfield Life. The cover concept must highlight the theme of "Bakersfield and Kern County during the holiday season." In other words, share with us your vision of Bakersfield during the holidays.
Submissions are free to enter. Guidelines are as follows:
Artwork must represent an interpretation of Bakersfield/Kern County during the holiday season.
Artwork can be no larger than 16-by-20 inches and must be framed or gallery wrapped. Vertical is preferred.
Artwork is submitted to Metro Galleries on 19th Street in downtown Bakersfield on Tuesday, Nov. 12, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Artwork will be juried by a panel selected by Bakersfield Life staffers.
The winning piece will be used as the cover of Bakersfield Life's December edition.
All artwork will be displayed at Metro Galleries on First Friday, Dec. 6. Ice House Framing will frame the winning entry for display at Metro Galleries, and a special prize package will be awarded to the winner.
Bakersfield Life Magazine and Metro Galleries will retain all publishing and image rights of artwork for promotion and publication. For more information, please email email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 395-7487.
BWell Get Fit Challenge
Speaking of magazines, Tim Gojich, owner and trainer of Fit For Life Gym, is looking for two candidates to take on B Well's Get Fit Challenge. This annual project is a joint partnership between BWell, a health and wellness magazine, and Fit for Life Gym.
Fit for Life is located at 701 19th St., Suite C, in downtown Bakersfield. Potential candidates should be non-drinkers and committed to working out a minimum of four days per week. Individuals should be also dedicated to attending group or semi-private group training and follow a specific diet. Candidates are also encouraged to sign up for 30-Day Extreme Fat-Loss Class at Fit For Life Gym. Class starts Dec. 2 and runs for 30 days; check Bakersfield.com for an online Daily Deal on the program.
If you are interested in being chosen as a candidate for this challenge, sign up for the class and attend the Dec. 2 informational class.
In addition, those interested can send their story to Tim Gojich at firstname.lastname@example.com, with the subject line ATTN: Get Fit Challenge. To learn more about the Extreme Fat-Loss Class, visit fitforlifebootcamp.com.
Two people will be selected to be a part of a yearlong training program in 2014 and will be featured on a regular basis in the magazine, particularly with a "before-and-after" shot.
Children and art
Looking for something to keep your child busy after school? The Bakersfield Museum of Art is offering its Art After-School program. The program runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and is for children ages 6 to 12. As part of the program, the students explore art projects inspired by current exhibitions at the museum, said Matt Munoz, BMOA marketing director. For younger children, consider the Side-by-Side program, which happens every second Saturday and fourth Thursday of the month, from 10 to 11 a.m. It is designed for children between the ages of 3 to 6, accompanied by an adult.
My friend, Nancy Chaffin, has taken her two granddaughters to Side by Side and simply loves it. For more information about the either program, please visitbmoa.org/category/education/classes-programs.
Olivia Garcia is editor of Bakersfield Life and BWell magazines, and a columnist of The Bakersfield Californian. These are her opinions, not necessarily those of The Bakersfield Californian. Send her tips at email@example.com.


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Leadbelly Im All Out And Down tab
The spoken prose parts to the song follow the same chord progression, but if you want to them, then you should pick up a recording of the tune. slow blues around 85-90 E E7 A Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey, A A7 E I'm broke, babe, an' I ain't got a dime, A A7 E Every good man gets in hard luck sometime, B7 E Don't they, baby, don't they baby? E E7 A Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey, A A7 E Oh, the mules and the hosses nicklin' (beggin') for their corn and hay, A A7 E Women on the levee shoutin' 'cause it's almost pay day, B7 E Cryin', 'Daddy, Sweet Daddy.' A A7 E Aw, the women on the levee, honey, hollerin' 'Whoo, haw, gee,' A A7 E The mens on the levee hollerin' 'Doncha murder me. B7 E Please, baby, doncha murder me.' E E7 A Honey, what you want me to do, Honey, A A7 E I'm down in the bottom in the mud up to my knees, A A7 E Workin' for my baby and she's so hard to please, B7 E Ain't you baby? Ain't you baby? A A7 E Yellow woman make a preacher lay his Bible down, A A7 E Jet-black woman make a jack-rabbit hug a houn', B7 E Tell me, baby. Tell me, baby. E E7 A Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey, A A7 E Worked all the summer and part of the fall, A A7 E Had to take my Christmas in my overalls, B7 E O Lawdy! O Lawdy! A A7 E I'm down in the bottom, skinnin' for Johnny Ryan, A A7 E Puttin' my initials, honey, on the mule's behin', B7 E With my line, babe. With my line, babe. E E7 A Honey..... [just continue the progression until you feel like ending]


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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Clark County officials are poised to hire architects for a new building for the agency that handles child protective, foster parent and adoption services.
County commissioners will be asked Tuesday to approve a $440,000 contract with Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects to begin design work on a Department of Family Services building at the Clark County Government Center near downtown Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1kxV94u ) that cost estimates for a multi-story building of up to 150,000 square feet begin at $33 million.
Department spokeswoman Kristi Jourdan says Family Services currently has eight sites in and around Las Vegas, and about 800 full-time and part-time employees.
The Child Haven emergency shelter for abused and neglected children will remain at its current location near Pecos and Bonanza roads.


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Have you noticed a change in the traffic light at Linn and Hwy 62? It now has a green turn light for those wishing to turn left off Linn road onto Hwy. 62. ODOT acted quickly after the council heard a request from a citizen and wrote a letter to ODOT. This should help with safety at that intersection and also make it much clearer for all concerned.
Last Thursday, a speed check was done between V.A. Domiciliary and Barton Road. The city is requesting the speed continue at 45 mph through that section. That was the original request several years ago, but it was denied at that time. If the speed through the area is very high it would be difficult to get it reduced said Dan Durrell, of the area ODOT agency. However, he thought the speed tests might show speed was low enough it could be reduced. If preliminary figures indicate a possibility, the information will be forwarded to the state for final authorization.
The council approved the purchase of 6.5 acres of land in the Westbrook subdivision for a park with several conditions; one of which is providing certification that wetland issues have been mitigated and that there are no more wetlands on any portion of the property. All conditions must be cleared by Oct. 1. The northern property lines at the edge of Barton Hills Estates.
Public Works Supervisor Robert Miller reported there was a break in the water line on Fargo Street where contractors are redoing the street. This occurred on Jan. 5.
Police Chief Vern Thompson reported he had 25 applicants for the police officer position.
There were about 50 applicants for the planning position now held by Bunny Lincoln. City Administrator Dave Hussell reported that number has been narrowed to four, one from Belleview,Wash., one from the coast, one from Medford and one from Florida. He said he expects interviews to be held Jan. 18-20 with an offer by Feb. 1.
Following an executive session, Hussell said candidates for his position as city administrator had been narrowed to six and that three could possibly be interviewed. He said council members have been asked to look at the recommendations of the sub-committee by the next council meeting. Hussell said interviews could be in the first 10 days of February.
Judy Burkhardt, who has been with the City of Eagle Point for 14 years, retired last Friday. Her most recent responsibility has been billing utilities, along with the number of other things the front office staff does. She has purchased a home in Prospect and will be near her daughter's family and her grandchildren.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- TheStreet has narrowed down the hundreds of bank stocks trading below $5 to five names with up to 100% upside implied by analysts' consensus price targets. All five bank holding companies have pulled back significantly this year, with four of them declining even more than the KBW Bank Index ( I:BKX) which had pulled back 32% year-to-date through Friday's close at 39.50. All but one of the five names trade significantly below their Sept. 30 tangible book value, according to SNL Financial, and two of the names are more speculative, with with nonperforming assets increasing sharply late in the credit cycle. Two of the names are expected by analysts to report full-year losses for 2011, although one of these is a very strongly capitalized bank, formed just over a year ago. Two of the five bank stock picks below $5 trade below seven times forward earnings estimates. A comparison to the "big four" U.S. bank holding companies -- all trading below eight times forward earnings, with two trading significantly below book value -- shows that the entire banking industry could be grossly undervalued, despite the continued political and media onslaught against the group.. Bank of America's ( BAC) forward price-to-earnings ratio was 6.4, based on Friday's closing price of $6.49 and a consensus 2012 earnings estimate of $1.02, among analysts polled by FactSet. The shares trade for just under half the company's reported Sept. 30 tangible book value of $13.22. For JPMorgan Chase ( JPM), the forward P/E was 6.9, based on Friday's close at $33.97 and the consensus 2012 EPS estimate of $4.94. The shares trade just above their tangible book value of $32.53, according to SNL. Citigroup ( C) also has a forward P/E of 6.9, based on a closing price of $30.34 Friday and a 2012 consensus earnings estimate of $4.42. The shares trade for 0.6 times the company's reported Sept. 30 tangible book value of $49.50. Wells Fargo's ( WFC) forward P/E was 7.9, based on Friday's closing price of $25.40 and consensus 2012 EPS estimate of $3.22. The shares trade just over the company's reported book value of $24.13, as of Sept. 30. Out of 895 publicly traded U.S. bank and thrift stocks -- excluding those trading on the Pink Sheets -- 273 trade for less than $5 a share, according to data supplied by SNL. We narrowed down the list down to 21 names with three-month daily average trading volume of more than 50,000 shares. We further pared the list to the five names with the most upside implied by mean price targets among analysts polled by FactSet, limiting the group to bank and thrift holding with "Buy" ratings from at least half the covering analysts. Here are the 5 Bank Stock Picks Below $5, ranked by ascending upside potential based on consensus price targets:
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The statistics are there: car buyers spend 59 percent of their time online before they purchase car, according to a 2016 study from Cox Automotive. This same study cited 88 percent of customers used the internet to purchase their vehicle and 46 percent use multiple devices to get to a dealer's website, with 14 percent using only a mobile statistic.
Why are these statistics important? The future of car buying is mobile, and your dealership needs to be ready for it. So what should you do in order to attract the mobile customer?
Here are a few suggestions:
- Don't Have A "Click or Call For Price" Button on Your Website- Everyone who shops online and on their mobile phone is used to having all the information available to them at once. Your dealership should abide by these same principles. Eliminate a button that requires a customer to call for the price, Make sure the customer can see that information on your website.
- Develop Widgets That Provide Further Information To Your Customers– Applications like QR codes that take customers to a more detailed vehicle page help to simplify the shopping process for consumers and could help develop more leads if used effectively.
You may also want to consider dealer-specific apps to make it easier for employees to input data. Many third-party sites have apps that enable your employees to input vehicle data and capture photos. They include step-by-step instructions that make it a very simple process. These apps can also help you compare other cars on the market and price them accordingly in order to remain competitive with other dealerships.
- Try In-App Advertising to Target Different Consumers- Consumers use mobile apps every day. From Instagram, to Snapchat, to Twitter to Facebook, your dealership has an opportunity to geo-locate customers who are in the market to purchase a vehicle by putting ads in these everyday applications. If you develop specific phone or text numbers, you can accurately track the response and return on investment of customers that actually end up purchasing a car from these social media ads.
- Focus on Real-Time Locations- It's important to get your customers when they're in your dealership's vicinity. Using geo-location technology your dealership can track mobile phones in the area and send them coupons, discounts, or different vehicle specials that could help quicken a customer's buying process. Even if all a customer does is purchase some new window blades due to a push notification they received, that's revenue you would not have garnered otherwise.
- Watch How You Create Your Ads- Bigger does not mean better when it comes to mobile advertising at your dealership. Size your ads in a way that they do not take up a customer's entire viewing screen- that's the quickest way to scare someone off. Not only that, but test the speed of the ad before you put it on your mobile site. No one has time to wait for an ad that takes fifteen minutes to load…They'll just go to the next dealership that has a more responsive mobile page.
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Devin Koskan is the Founder and CEO of www.KosLo.com, the online vehicle deal generation company that is revolutionizing the car buying/selling experience. Devin started his career in the wholesale industry with a Minneapolis-based company, where he was selected as President to turn around the financially failing company. Devin quickly found his passion for fixing companies, increasing efficiencies, and helping people grow professionally. He then went on to develop KosLo after years of frustration with the purchasing process for high dollar items such as cars and motorcycles. Devin's dream was to develop an online website that saved consumers time and money, while also adding financial benefits to all dealerships.
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i orderd my bat mitzvah cake from there and also asked for horshoe its the best kosher bakery ever . i can't wait to eat the bat mitzvah cake they made for me!
i happen to really like solomons bakery. their challa is delicious, brownies are good too. they also have good truffles
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Destination: For WWI history buffs
When World War I began in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed U.S. neutrality. That lasted until 1917, when he sent U.S. troops to Europe. After the war, he worked to create a lasting peace, and in 1919, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. This summer marks 100 years since the start of WWI, making it an especially good time for history buffs to learn more about Wilson's life and legacy on a guided tour of the President Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, D.C. Located just north of Dupont Circle, the house has been restored with period furnishings and memorabilia. Through Aug. 10, a first-floor gallery hosts "Images of the Great War." Admission is $10, $8 for seniors, $5 for students and free for kids under 12. 2340 S St., Washington. 202-387-4062; www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org.
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We'll be making a quick trip to Boston. We'll have Monday through Friday and will probably be doing a couple of college visits. Where would you recommend that we stay, and what about museums, historical sites, outdoor activities and good eating?
Try the Hotel Marlowe, just barely in Cambridge and on the water, which means it has easy access to both Boston and Cambridge. It's near MIT, and it's an easy ride on the red line to Harvard Square. Plus, you can walk right over the bridge and get to Charles Street/Beacon Hill and then very easily to the State House, Boston Common, Freedom Trail and North End. My favorite museums are the Gardner and the Institute of Contemporary Art. One of my new fave restaurants is Alden & Harlow, right in Harvard Square, but you should also try one of Ana Sortun's and/or Barbara Lynch's places: Sortun's include Oleana, Sofra and the new Sarma. Lynch's include No. 9 Park, Sportello, B&G Oysters and Butcher Shop.
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Thai media reported Saturday that two Canadian sisters were found dead in their hotel room in a southern resort island.
Canadian Foreign Affairs spokesman John Babcock confirmed that two Canadian citizens died in Thailand but did not provide further details. He said Canadian consular officials in Bangkok are providing assistance to the family and are in contact with local authorities.
Thai media reported that the bodies of the sisters were found at the Phi Phi Palm Residence Hotel on Phi Phi Island. The cause of death was under investigation.
The Manager newspaper website quoted police Lt. Col. Rat Somboon as saying the women had probably been dead more than 12 hours when their bodies were discovered Friday with vomit and other signs of a toxic reaction.
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Fenton Lanes offers 24 lanes of Brunswick's newest Pro Lane with Frameworks automatic scoring which offers fun for family,friends and league bowling.If you're looking for something exciting to do with the kids or just want to relax and catch a game with friends come to Fenton Lanes! Plan your next birthday party,office partyor fundraiser with us. This is not your grandpa's bowling alley!
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UN reports that North Korea's human rights abuses resemble those of the Nazis
The UN's Commission on Human Rights in North Korea, after having gathered evidence for almost a year, has announced their final report. In it, they state that North Korea's leadership is committing systematic and appalling human rights abuses against its own citizens on a scale unparalleled in the modern world, including crimes against humanity with strong resemblances to those committed by the Nazis. Inquiry chairman Michael Kirby wrote to Kim Jong-un warning that he could face trial at The Hague for crimes against humanity. Here are illustrations by a prison camp survivor of life in a North Korean prison camp that serve as evidence of the government's crimes.
The eight cartoons by Kim Kwang Il, which depict the various forms of torture, hardship and death visited upon the prisoners, come from part of a new UN report on the communist dictatorship's brutal excesses. According to Kim Gwang Il, he himself was tortured into making confessions to the North Korean officials.
Kim's illustrations of life in a prison camp are included below, with quotes excerpted from the report:
"He had to crawl on his hands and knees into the cell he shared with 40 other prisoners, because the entrance door was only about 80 cm high. The guards told him that 'when you get to this prison you are not human, you are just like animals, and as soon as you get to this prison, you have to crawl just like animals.'"
"During the interrogation phase, suspects are systematically degraded, intimidated and tortured, in an effort to subdue them and to extract a full confession. The physical setup of the interrogation detention centre is often already designed to degrade and intimidate."
"Mr. Jeong was also subjected to the so-called 'pigeon torture'. 'Your hands are handcuffed behind your back. And then they hang you so you would not be able to stand or sit,' Mr. Jeong described. 1035 On repeated occasion, Mr. Jeong had to spend a full three days at a time in the pigeon torture stress position, enduring excruciating pain."
"During the 10 months he spent in detention, Mr. Jeong was given so little food that his weight dropped from 75 kilograms to 36 kilograms. In order to make him confess, Mr. Jeong was beaten with clubs, while hanging upside down."
"In March 2003, another man left his work unit to take some potatoes from the storage, because he was extremely hungry. Fearing that the guards would try to consider this an attempted escape, he tried to hide. The guards chased tracker dogs after him. The dogs found and mauled the man until he was half dead. Then the guards shot the victim dead on the spot."
"The torture chamber was equipped with a water tank, in which suspects could be immersed until the suspect would fear drowning. The room also had wall shackles that were specially arranged to hang people upside down."
"During the famine, food rations were further cut down to a point where only adults engaged in full time forced labour would receive rations. Her grandmother died from starvation and her exhausted mother fell from a steep cliff as she tried to forage for edible wild plants."
"The prisoners were brought to the camps in train wagons originally designed to transport animals. 'There were like six wagons that were filled with people. And that train came to the camps for six days consecutively, so thousands came in,' Mr. Ahn testified."
This is a video produced by Human Rights Watch featuring testimony from camp survivors.
"Crimes against humanity have been, and are being, committed against starving populations," the Commission says in a stern summary of its findings addressed to North Korean authorities, adding that, "persons detained in …prison camps, those who try to flee your country, adherents to the Christian religion and others considered to be introducing subversive influences are subjected to crimes against humanity."
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Toy Story vs. the Internet
Did one of the creators of Toy Story 2 have a bad experience on eBay? The new Disney film articulates a provocative and long-overdue critique of what is possibly the worst thing about the Internet: Its tendency to turn everything in meatspace--first editions, Beanie Babies, unopened cans of New Coke--into a "collectible." In the movie, Sheriff Woody, the cowboy action figure (voice supplied by Tom Hanks), turns out to be a valuable relic of the late 1950s; he is stolen by an unsavory collector/toy-store owner named Al (Wayne Knight) and sold to a museum in Japan. The other toys from Andy's room--Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Mr. Potato Head (Don Rickles), et al.--arrive to rescue Woody before he's shipped overseas. But Woody is by then uncertain whether he prefers a necessarily short shelf life as a child's toy to immortality as a museum piece. The dilemma is fairly complex. Being Andy's toy = being an Uncle Tom. You devote yourself to the Man (well, the Child) and for your troubles end up being outgrown and cast aside. Existentially, though, it's more satisfying than being an artifact. Being a museum piece = reveling in group identity. That's because Woody would be joined in Japan by various Woody accessories of which he was previously unaware--a horse named Bullseye, a female sidekick named Jessie (Joan Cusack), a prospector named Stinky Pete (Kelsey Grammar) who's never even been out of the box. But are toys really meant to be gazed at behind glass? In the end, the filmmakers fudge on the ethnic-identity question (Woody chooses to be Andy's toy and gets the Woody accessories to come with him), but reject unequivocally the creepy culture of collectibles.
I don't recall seeing any computers in Toy Story 2, and of course the movie was made with computers. Furthermore, Steve Jobs, the chairman of Pixar, the animation studio that made both Toy Story movies, is quite obviously very fond of computers. Still, what force in our culture is driving the growing obsession with collectibles? What technology is globalizing the collectibles market--is making it possible for, say, a museum in Japan to obtain cast-off vintage toys from the United States? The Web! (Pedants will observe that in the movie, the evil toy thief Al actually conducts his communications with the foreign buyers via cell phone and fax machine, but that's just because the filmmakers don't want to be too overt in challenging the mightiest phenomenon in capitalism today.)
In a sprightly New York Times essay last year about collecting, Michael Kimmelman noted that in Germany during the 16th century there proliferated Kunst- und Wunderkammern, "art and wonder cabinets" containing curiosities of all kinds:
Wonderment came to be perceived as a kind of middle state between ignorance and knowledge, and wonder cabinets were theaters of the marvelous, museums of accumulated curiosities, proving God's ingenuity. They contained whatever was the biggest, the smallest, the rarest, the most exquisite, the most bizarre, the most grotesque.
Art, astrolabes, armor--man-made wonders--were cheek by jowl with monkeys' teeth and pathological anomalies like human horns. A German doctor named Lorenz Hoffman had a typical Kunst- und Wunderkammer: he owned paintings by Durer and Cranach, a skeleton of a newborn, two dozen miniature spoons hidden within a cherry pit, an armband made of elks' hoofs, mummies and various rare musical instruments.
Broadly speaking, the Internet is itself a kind of Kunst- und Wunderkammern, but it is also very efficient at helping people fill whatever non-virtual wonder cabinets they have lying around the house. This is in many ways a blessing. Chatterbox is delighted that used-book sites like Bibliofind and Alibris and Advanced Book Exchange and Powell's Books make it possible to retrieve almost any out-of-print book one might want--usually for less than one would pay to buy it in paperback. But Chatterbox is always surprised to see the wares presented in such artifact-y fashion. On searching Bibliofind for Pappy Chatterbox's first novel, All the Right Answers, for instance, Chatterbox learns that Book Mail, a used bookstore in Costa Mesa, Calif., is ready to sell it to for $9, provided the buyer doesn't take offense that it has "writing on front fly." Why would Chatterbox care about a little writing on the front flyleaf? Pappy Chatterbox's second novel, The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa, can be had for $35 from Poe's Cousin in White Plains, N.Y. It's priced that high because it's a first edition and wrapped in plastic. But Jeez, Chatterbox can get a fresh hardcover (it's still in print) for a mere $22.95. The point, after all, is to read the thing, not hang it on the wall. Indeed, first editions in pristine condition ought to be less valuable than most books, because it's almost impossible to use them for their intended purpose--i.e., read them. Who wants to crack the binding of a museum piece? Sheriff Woody would understand. The Internet doesn't.


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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Clorox, Ecolab, Church & Dwight, Procter & Gamble and Westamerica Bancorp
Feb 06, 2013, 09:30 EST
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX), Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL), Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE:CHD), Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) and Westamerica Bancorp. (Nasdaq:WABC).
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Clorox Shares at All-Time High
Shares of The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) hit an all-time high of $80.86 on Monday, Feb 4, just after the company reported a better-than-expected second-quarter results and an upbeat outlook for fiscal 2013. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) global consumer product company eventually closed at its highest mark of $79.72 yesterday, representing a healthy return of 18.1% over the last one year. Average volume of shares traded over the last 3 months stands at approximately 923,319.
Drivers that Triggered Momentum
An impressive record of beating the quarterly earnings expectations, a positive fiscal 2013 outlook and a decent dividend yield are the factors that enabled the shares of Clorox to reach a new high.
With respect to earnings surprise, Clorox has been beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the last 9 quarters, most recently topping it by 11.1% in the second quarter of fiscal 2013.
Yesterday, Clorox came up with impressive earnings and sales comparisons for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The company's adjusted earnings of 90 cents per share jumped approximately 13.9% from the year-ago quarter's earnings of 79 cents and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents.
The company's earnings benefited from improvements in revenues as well as gross margins, offset by higher selling and administration expenses as it continues to invest in information technology (IT) systems.
Net sales elevated 8.5% year over year to $1,325 million from $1,221 million in the year-ago quarter, mainly due to improved prices and volumes. Moreover, total revenue came in ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,270 million. Total volume increased 5% from the comparable quarter last year.
Bolstered by better-than-expected quarterly performance, Clorox raised its sales growth forecast to 3%–5% for fiscal 2013 from 2%–4% forecasted earlier, driven by better category-wise performances, market share gains and further product innovation across its brands.
The company expects operating income margin to expand by 25 to 50 basis points in fiscal 2013, on the back of strong cost savings, the benefit of price increases and flat commodity costs forecasts. Further, the company now anticipates annual earnings of $4.25–$4.35 per share in fiscal 2013, up from the previous guidance range of $4.20–$4.35.
Clorox is also known for its shareholder friendly moves. Since 1983, the company has increased its dividend from 1.875 cents to 64 cents. This currently yields a solid 3.21%, while the company has a payout ratio of 59%. We believe that its continuous dividend payments and increments reflect the growth potential of its earnings and cash flow generation capabilities.
Besides Clorox, other consumer products companies like Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL), Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE:CHD) and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) also focus on improving shareholder value by paying regular quarterly dividends.
Stock's Key Indicators
Clorox currently trades at a forward P/E of 18.52x, slightly above the peer group average of 18.47x. Again, its price-to-sales ratio of 1.86 is in line with the peer group average. Moreover, the company's return-on-investment (ROI) and return-on-asset (ROA) are 32.2% and 12.5%, respectively, which are significantly higher than the peer group average. The company's strong fundamentals are well supported by its long-term estimated EPS growth rate of 8.4%.
Westamerica Remains Underperform
On Feb 4, 2013, we reiterated our long-term recommendation on Westamerica Bancorp. (Nasdaq:WABC) at 'Underperform'. This reflects the company's dismal fourth-quarter results, which went down both sequentially and on a year-over-year basis.
Why Underperform?
Westamerica's fourth-quarter earnings of 70 cents per share declined from the prior-quarter earnings of 73 cents and the year-ago earnings of 77 cents. The results were adversely impacted by sluggish top-line growth, partially offset by lower operating expenses. However, improving credit quality and stable capital ratios were the tailwinds for the quarter.
Following the fourth-quarter results, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2013 has gone down 1.8% to $2.75 per share. Likewise, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2014 has also declined (down 1.4% to $2.77 per share). With the Zacks Consensus Estimates for both 2013 and 2014 going down, the company now has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Further, Westamerica's net interest margin (NIM) has been falling over the last several quarters owing to the challenging economic environment. Sluggish economic recovery and the Federal Reserve's decision to keep short-term interest rates low through mid-2015 are expected to keep NIM under pressure going forward.
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