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There once was a time when I was pleased when told I didn't sound like a Pittsburgher.
And this was way, way before the 'Burgh received international notoriety from Gawker.com, which bestowed a bonafide, if not bogus, bragging right upon the city last fall with this amazeballs announcement: "Dear Jagoffs, Pittsburgh Officially Has The Ugliest Accent in America."
And to this dubious honor, I say all Seth Meyers-style: REALLY?! When there's New York to consider? Philadelphia? Frickin BOSTON? Really?!
But that is water over the proverbial verbal dam. Back to Pittsburghese and all of its Stiller-lovin, dahntahn-livin, Primanni-eatin splendor.
And look at Curt Wootton, better known as Pittsburgh Dad. The Yinzer-extraordinaire is a local celebrity and growing brand, thanks to his You Tube channel and bits like "Super Bowl? Yeah, great. Patriots are in it again. It's like Grahndhog Day. Yinz ever see that movie with Bill Murray?" (Episode "Dad Reacts to Super Bowl XLIX & Deflate-Gate" has 126,605 views, btw.)
Seth Meyers, whose dad is from Sliberty-er East Liberty-was promoting his Late Night show on WPXI and noted that his dad talks about Pittsburgh the way Braveheart talks about Scotland. Later, Meyers proclaims the Pittsburgh accent as an "acquired taste" and riffs on it with show guests and Pittsburgh natives Zachary Quinto and Joe Manganiello.
Just now watching the Pirates game, roving reporter Robby Incmikoski, was telling a story about Clint Hurdle visiting the "liberry." I'm guessing Incmikowski is a hometown kid. I'm hoping he doesn't tell me to git autta tahn or push me in a jagger bush, yinz guys.
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Lynne Glover is a Pittsburgh native and bridge lover. She's been known to stop in her tracks to collect a particularly nice rock (or pinecone) and finds joy in the simple act of looking up. She'll turn 40 next September. Again. Contact her at and follow her on Twitter


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Last Update: September 26, 2016
Key Journals in Information Ethics
Ethics and Information Technology, edited by Jeroen van den Hoven (Editor-in-Chief), Lucas D. Introna, Deborah G. Johnson and Helen Nissenbaum
The ETHICOMP Journal, edited by Simon Rogerson and Ben Fairweather
Information edited by Mark Burgin
International Review of Information Ethics (IRIE), the journal of the ICIE, edited by Rafael Capurro (Editor-in-Chief), Jared Bielby, Johannes Britz, Thomas Hausmanninger, Michael Nagenborg, Makoto Nakada and Felix Weil (2004-).
International Journal of Internet Research Ethics (IJIRE) edited by Elizabeth Buchanan and Charles Ess.
International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction edited by Bernd Carsten Stahl
Journal of Computer Mediated Communication (JCMC) edited by Susan Herring (1995-)
Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies (JCLIS) edited by Emily Drabinski, Rory Litwin and Andrew J Lau (2015-)
Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society (ICES) edited by Simon Rogerson and N. Ben Fairweather (Editors-in-Chief)
Journal of Information Ethics edited by Robert Hauptman
tripleC: communication, capitalism & critique edited by Christian Fuchs and Marisol Sandoval
Other Selected Journals
AI & Society: The Journal of Human-Centered Systems and Machine Intelligence ed. by Karamjit S. Gill, James H. Finkelstein, David Smith, Richard Ennals (1987-) (ISSN: 0951-5666 (printed version) ISSN: 1435-5655 (electronic version)
alfa-redi: Revista de Derecho Informático.
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, edited by Thomasine Kushner and Steve Heilig.
Computers and Society: The quarterly publication of ACM SIGCAS (Assoc. of Computing, Special Interest Group on Computers and Society)
Cybernetics & Human Knowing , edited by Soeren Brier (1992-)
Logeion: Filosofia da Informação, ed. IBICT
ejc/rec The Electronic Journal of Communication / La revue electronique de communication, edited by Teresa M. Harrison
EJISDC: The Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries ed. by R. Harris
Ethical Perspectives: Journal of the European Ethics Network ed. by B. Pattyn Ethics & Behavior, edited by L. Erlbaum (1991-)
Etica e Politica, edidted Univ. degli Studi di Trieste (Special Issue: Computer Ethics, ed. L. Floridi, December 1999)
ephemera. critical dialogues on organization, edited by S. G. Böhm, C. Jones, C. Land
FIS: Foundations of Information Systems edited by J. Porra and J. Courtney
Flusser Studies, edited by Rainer Guldin, Anke Finger, Gerhard Fröhlich et al. (articles in English, German, French, Brazilian and Czech).
I CONNECT published by the Internat. Inst. for Communications and Development (IICD)
IF: Información Filosófica, Revista International de Filosofía y Ciencias Humanas, e-journal published by Angelo Marocco (articles in English, French, Spanish, Italian).
International Journal of Cyber Ethics in Education (IJCEE), edited by Kadir Beycioglu, Inonu University, Turkey.
IMIS: Journal of The Institute for the Management of Information Systems, UK, Ethics Column by Simon Rogerson
Index on Censorship London: Writers & Scholars International (1972-)
I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, produced jointly by Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz School of Public Policy and Management and the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University.
Javnost: Journal of the European Institute for Communication and Culture
JEP: The Journal of Electronic Publishing edited by Judith Alex Turner(ISSN 1080-2711)
Journal of Business Ethics, edited by Alex C. Michalos (1982-) (ISSN 016,7-4544)
Journal of Community Informatics, edited by Michael B. Gurstein
Journal of Information, Law & Technology, edited by Abdul Paliwala (ISSN 1361-4169)
Library Juice, edited by Rory Litwin
Library Trends: Ethical Issues of Information Technology, edited by Robert G. Wengert, 49 (3), Winter 2001
Logeion. Filosofia da Informação edited by Clóvis Ricardo Montenegro de Lima and Geni Chaves Fernandes
new media & society, edited by Nicholas Jankowski, Steve Jones, and Leah Lievrow (1999-)
Netfuture: Technology and Human Responsibility, edited by Steve Talbott
Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness: An Inter-Disciplinary & Multi-Disciplinary (free) E-Journal (ISSN 1471-5597)
Science, Technology & Human Values, Sage Publications, CA (1978-)
Surveillance & Society, edited by Kirstie Ball, Stephen Graham, David Lyon, Clive Norris (2002-)
Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology, edited by David Baird (1995-)
Telepolis, edited by Christian Heise
The Information Society: An International Journal, edited by Rob Kling
The Online Journal of Ethics (De Paul University)
The PRIVACY Forum, edited by Lauren Weinstein
Special Issues
Ética en la información, comunicación y lenguajes. Special Issue for the Journal Signo y Pensamiento (2009) Edited by Guillermo Hoyos Vásquez (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia).
GLOBAL INFORMATION ETHICS Perspectives Issue for the Journal of the American Society for Information Society and Technology (JASIST) (2008) Edited by Toni Carbo (University of Pittsburgh) and Marti Smith (Drexel University).
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At an awards ceremony in New York last night, James Cameron dropped several hints about Avatar 2 and how Sigourney Weaver could be in the movie—even though her character died in the first film.
Weaver herself has suggested a few times since the release of Avatar that her character, Dr. Grace Augustine, could return in the sequel even though she seemingly died of a bullet wound before her consciousness could be permanently transferred to her Na'vi body. But how could that be?
Leave it to Big Jim. The man received a Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics on Monday night, with Weaver on hand to give him his trophy. After the ceremony, Vulture caught up with Cameron and asked about Weaver appearing in the Avatar sequel. His first response, "Did I say she was going to be in Avatar 2?", was said with a grin, but then he got into it:
Have you ever heard of nonlinear storytelling? A lot happens on that planet before she shows up, and before Jake shows up to join her. She's there for fifteen years ahead of time. I don't know, but I wouldn't jump to conclusions.
So does this mean that Avatar 2 could feature flashbacks? Cameron wasn't going to reveal that much, but he did add this:
Okay, here's the deal. When you have a science-fiction series, a science-fiction franchise, you're never dead, unless your DNA is expunged from the universe. And then there's always time travel!
While Vulture had him on the spot, Cameron also confirmed that he'll be consulting on Disney World's planned Avatar theme attraction, but other than that, his only other project(s) for the next five years are Avatar 2 and 3—apparently featuring Sigourney Weaver!
Do you like the idea of Weaver returning for the Avatar sequels? Should it be through flashbacks, or should Cameron somehow make her survive as a Na'vi after all?


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The Mensch on a Bench is a
NEW Hanukkah Tradition meant to bring families together.
Adding More Funukkah to Hanukkah.
That is what started this whole thing.
Mensch on a Bench was created by a Jewish father who wanted to teach his sons about the Jewish holiday while adding new traditions to the family. First came the story of Moshe the Mensch who helped Judah Maccabee at the temple. Moshe played dreidel, loved gelt, and was a true Mensch. Next came the doll which could hold the Shamash candle and watch over the Menorah.
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The Author
Neal Hoffman was born and raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, where he stood out as a "model" student in his Hebrew school. With an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and MBA from University of Viriginia, Neal landed his dream job making toys at Hasbro where he worked on GI Joe, Tonka, and Transformers. In 2011, Neal and his wife Erin moved to Cincinnati with their son, Jacob Maccabee Hoffman, and welcomed their second son, Alexander Goldwin Hoffman. Drawing from his creative background in toys, Neal was inspired when Jake asked for an Elf on a Shelf and came up with the idea for Mensch on a Bench. That night, Neal wrote the first draft of the book and read it as a nighttime story to Jake. Just 18 months later, the Mensch has benefited from a successful Kickstarter campaign, launched into the retail industry, and been widely accepted by the Jewish Community.
Neal is passionate about helping Jewish households create new memories and traditions, starting with his own. The Mensch on a Bench is a passion project; Neal responds to every email, Facebook post, and Tweet personally, and he's loving every second of it.
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Relapses and Slips in Alcohol (or any Addiction) Recovery
A relapse is when you return to using alcohol (or drugs) in the manner you did before you quit.
This is when you drink but put an end to it right away.
There is evidence that approximately 90 percent of alcoholics are likely to experience at least one relapse over the 4-year period following treatment (1). Despite some promising leads, no controlled studies definitively have shown any single or combined intervention that prevents relapse in a fairly predictable manner. Thus, relapse as a central issue of alcoholism treatment warrants further study.
Similar relapse rates for alcohol, nicotine, and heroin addiction suggest that the relapse mechanism for many addictive disorders may share common biochemical, behavioral, or cognitive components (2,3). Thus, integrating relapse data for different addictive disorders may provide new perspectives for relapse prevention.
Relapse triggers can be external or internal. They make us think that it is alright, or even a good idea to drink again. Most alcohol triggers are classically conditioned. They are learned.
External relapse triggers happen when you put yourself in situations that make you want to drink.
- When you visit certain people do you feel like drinking? When you hang out with your old buddies do you feel like you should be doing the things they are? Especially if they are drinking.
- When you visit certain places do you feel like you should be drinking? The bar is a good one. Poker night. Bowling league.
- Does the time it is make you feel like drinking? "It's five O'clock somewhere". Maybe after you get off work.
- Do certain songs or movies make you feel like drinking. Jimmy Buffett songs, etc.. (I'm a huge Jimmy Buffett fan and I don't listen to him sometimes because I associate Buffett with good times, romanticism, and alcohol)
These are things you can try and avoid.
Internal triggers, however, can also happen from out of nowhere. You may see a commercial on Television. (They are designed to make you want to drink.) Or hear a song on the radio.
Internal relapse triggers are inner ideas that drive you to a certain behavior.
- Maybe you are feeling down and depressed about things.
- Maybe things are going too well and you just want to party.
These relapse triggers can work together. Maybe things are going good and you run into an old friend. Next thing you know you're intoxicated. Triggers are things that we learn to deal with in the maintenance stage of change.
Avoiding Relapse
1. Have some type of self help group many folks like to go to meetings, however, this doesn't have to be the case. The support can come through family members, co-workers, teammates, clergy, and naturally staff at the in-patient drug rehab that was attended. Don't be afraid to communicate problems and request help from people you have faith in, but try and concentrate more on solutions than the problems themselves.
2. Attend a prolonged treatment program. If possible, a longer-term (over 30 days) drug and alcohol treatment center will frequently generate a solid foundation to employ that should include therapy and coaching concerning addiction and staying sober.
3. Get involved with various other drug-free organizations and activities this might include getting active in your church, discovering some form of sport or hobby, volunteering with community services, or anything that helps to keep you occupied and productive.
4. Don't hang out in pubs and clubs ' whether or not alcohol was your principal drug of choice, bars and clubs normally have a rather high rate of substance abuse and might be disastrous to someone who's trying to reconstruct a life with no chemicals or alcohol. In addition, people that drink alcoholic beverages lose their inhibitions and perception of good judgment and generally decide that it is okay to take substances 'just this once,' causing their downfall.
5. Maintain good quality health, exercise, set adequate sleep patterns and suitable nutrition are essential to feeling good. Since substance and alcohol addiction is usually the consequence of wanting to feel better regarding some unwanted condition, the more that you can do to stay healthy the greater your chances are for keeping away from substance abuse. This does not have to mean a laborious workout regimen, but it does mean to stay busy in some way, take vitamins and other natural supplements and get enough sleep to be rejuvenated for every day and to keep you free from harmful toxins. You may be stunned at how far all these simple things will take you.
6. Stay apart from old drug-using acquaintances people who get support for drug abuse quite often make the mistake of hanging out with their old friends who still abuse alcohol or chemicals. At some point the standard agreement of 'it's ok to do it so long as it's not out of control' takes over and triggers a backslide. It is not really a good notion to keep in touch with folks like that who can have a unhealthy impact on your sobriety. In the beginning this is critical to preventing alcoholism relapse.
7. Establish and work toward accomplishing goals and objectives in life ' one of the finest methods of sustain satisfaction is to keep productive and attain objectives you have set for yourself. This could be little things to start with, but also incorporate mid-range and long term goals and objectives so that you are perpetually striving to boost your circumstance in life.
8. If at all possible, stay away from prescription drugs that have misuse potential. In present-day society we are continually deluged with advertising campaign encouraging the most recent 'feel-good' chemicals and the notion of taking a tablet for every single symptom. Substances with either serious abuse potential or possible heavy side-effects can include painkillers, anti-anxiety chemicals, sleep aids, antidepressants or anti-psychotics. Prescription drug addiction has grown to be a significant condition in America, so speak to your physician and get an extra opinion to determine if prescriptions are really necessary for your circumstance or to determine if there is a drug-free alternative remedy for them.
The 8 tricks for averting the alcoholism relapse in the above list are just some common sense examples of how you or someone you love can stay drug free. In a lot of situations the simple things, when applied, are what work the best, yet sadly most therapy professionals try to complicate the matter. Selecting the correct drug rehab clinic is usually a good start.
You slipped, don't let it become a relapse.
After a Slip
Taken from: choosehelp.com
Firstly…don't panic. Take a deep breath and consider the following facts.
- Slips are pretty common, especially early on. Slips don't have to grow into relapses and the quicker you get back on the right track, the better.
- Having a slip or a relapse doesn't mean that you've failed or that treatment didn't work. Getting treatment doesn't give you a magic cure, it just teaches you the skills you need to maximize your chances at maintaining abstinence. After a slip, the best thing to do is to retreat back to what was working to keep you sober before the lead-up to the relapse.
- If you use a slip as a learning experience, it can even strengthen your longer term recovery chances.
After a slip, consider:
- Getting physically away from a risky environment – away from temptation, away from alcohol or drugs and away from people who provoke cravings
- Getting in touch with the people who keep you sober right away – call or visit your sponsor, your counselor, a family member or anyone else from your sober support network
- Talking to your counselor or another mental health professional about whether you should return to a higher intensity level of treatment. Addiction treatment, at its best, changes over time to meet your needs. As you gain stable sober time, you probably need less intensive treatment (occasional continuing care sessions, for example) but after a slip or relapse, you likely need to return to a more intensive stage of treatment (returning to an outpatient program for example, to refocus on the skills you need to maintain abstinence).
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Andy Cohen had Kris Jenner and Nancy Grace as guests on "Watch What Happens: Live" (Weeknights, 11 p.m. EST on Bravo). Because of the latter, he virtually had no choice but to address the recent did-she-or-didn't-she Jennifer Lopez wardrobe malfunction at the Academy Awards. Nancy Grace was at the center of the most recent nip slip controversy during the second week of "Dancing With the Stars" in the fall of 2011.
Perhaps because she knows how crazy the public scrutiny and harassment can get, Grace's response was, "Unless the nipple pulled out an uzi and murdered someone, I would not care."
In other words, this isn't an important issue so why is it still getting so much play in the media?
With Jenner, Cohen asked her about the recent spoofs of her family seen on "Saturday Night Live." While the Kardashian sisters have been featured regularly, Kristen Wiig's take on Kris as pathetically seeking to become famous herself on the backs of her daughters was an unexpected surprise.
As for what Jenner thought of it? She said, "It was funny. It made me laugh a lot. If you take yourself too seriously, you know ... You just can't."
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Examination of Witnesses (Questions 60-79)
Sir Robert Smith
60. How much is the charge for call-outs and how is it collected?
(Mr Cuttill) The typical charge for a lost key, for the second call-out is about Ł40. It is a considerable incentive to not lose the key because that is what the visit costs us to undertake, particularly out of hours.
61. Would that not explain why people are not signing up though? Sharing the risk with everyone on a higher tariff is a bit more invisible than signing up for something where you can see Ł40 on the paper.
(Mr Cuttill) And clearly you are quite right to identify that it may be quite challenging to collect it on the doorstep. The fact that we have had no call-outs means we have not had to try it yet. It is not the only reason why people are reluctant to sign up. It is that on so many occasions customers are more comfortable in saying they know what they have, they understand it completely and they would like to stick with it. The fact that it is Ł8 per year surcharge . . . is it?
(Dr Jackson) It differs between companies. The maximum is Ł15 per year, but typically it is about Ł8 per year.
(Mr Cuttill) They would rather rest with that. The idea is to try to demonstrate that it can be more beneficial for them.
Mr Hoyle
62. It is interesting that you say that. Surely you must have got something wrong if people are not taking up the scheme. It is failing; if people are not taking it up, it must be a failing scheme.
(Mr Cuttill) I would not say that it is failing. The customer satisfaction of those customers we have got onto it is in the high 90s from the tariff plan. We do not have as many onto it as we should like; perhaps the design is wrong. The whole idea of introducing it for a 12-month period was to seek to learn and we have just come to the end of that period. Where we can put the customer onto this tariff, it would appear to work for them.
63. What percentage has taken up, out of the total percentage made available for you to change over?
(Mr Cuttill) It is the 18 per cent. We targeted about 1,000 homes and we have 150-160.
64. If 18 per cent is not failing, how would you describe it?
(Mr Cuttill) This is not meant to be in any way fatuous: it is not as many as we would have hoped. When we sit down with the customer and say we can save him energy costs and we are not able to persuade him, then clearly the design of the tariff is not completely as attractive as we thought when we started out. The whole reason for having a trial was to try something to establish whether it worked. If we reflect on the fact that it has not worked, then we shall have to think of something else.
65. What was your ambition? What was the total you were aiming for? You have managed 18 per cent, but what would you call a success? Seventy-five, eighty, ninety?
(Mr Cuttill) No, if we had achieved a success rate of about one in two we would have been satisfied.
66. Fifty per cent.
(Mr Cuttill) Yes.
Linda Perham
67. You said you had not had to try to collect this Ł40 for the second loss of the key. What is the sanction if you turn up and they either could not or would not pay? Is that it? Would they lose their supply?
(Mr Cuttill) No, not at all. Because it is a trial arrangement, the operative who is required to attend has some latitude in this trial situation. The operatives in fact have latitude at all times, particularly out of hours or particularly during the winter quarters, or something like that. They do have some room for manoeuvre. We have not had to levy the charge yet.
68. We have a quote from Powergen which says "the key issue . . . is to ensure that customers in fuel poverty can benefit from the choice available to customers as a whole" and commits them to ending PPM surcharges by 2005. What about the issue of debt blocking? Is that an option you considered?
(Dr Jackson) Yes. Over the last six to nine months energy companies have been participating in a trial with Ofgem on debt blocking in relation to prepayment-meter customers. At the moment the results of that trial are being assessed. It is probably important to put debt blocking into perspective for this group of customers. We now see that well over 30 per cent of prepayment-meter customers have switched supplier at least once and when you combine that with the fact that there is a relatively low incidence of debt amongst those who have an electricity prepayment meter, our view would be that removing debt blocking is not going to have a significant effect, certainly in terms of reducing the numbers of people in fuel poverty. It is an issue, but it is quite a minor issue, I would suggest.
69. Can I ask about the British Gas Jigsaw scheme operated by Centrica which is trying to get customers to reduce bills by arranging for customers without bank accounts to access direct debit discounts? To whom is this available? How is it publicised and targeted?
(Ms Harrison) We launched Jigsaw as a trial last year in conjunction with Bank of Scotland; it is a partnership approach. It was targeted very much at customers who pay on budget schemes, people who would traditionally go into post offices or a pay-point outlet and pay a small sum of money each week. Conceptually what we were trying to do was to say they should carry on paying the way they paid now, they could still go down to a pay point and make small payments and sitting behind that, instead of the money coming to us in dribs and drabs, it would go into a bank account and we would then call a direct debit from that bank account. This took some operating cost out for us and gave the customer the benefit of a direct debit discount. We launched it last year as a trial. We targeted all of our budget pay customer base with it. It is a very complex proposition. It means quite a lot of form filling because we cannot do face to face sign-ups on this because of financial services regulation. It is quite a complex process by post. About 4,500 people so far have raised their hand to express an interest and of those about ten per cent have gone on to open accounts. Limited success. We have just done some customer research to understand why there is a fall-out in the number of those who are interested and those who go through to open an account. It is mixed. Some people are frightened about direct debits and about money not being in the account when we call for it and therefore incurring a surcharge. Some people like to pay at post offices and because of the costs of doing that we are only running this through pay-point outlets. We are doing quite a lot of work to make customers more aware of where they can pay at pay points. Most local garages and shops have those facilities within the locations of our base. Some people feel uncomfortable about a bank and as soon as they see the words "bank account" they just switch off. Some of the people we are attracting or have targeted have actually been bankrupt, which means they might not think that they are entitled to a bank account. There is a whole mix of stuff coming back in the research, which we are working with to try to see how we can overcome some of those things. There is no doubt in my mind that getting people to open bank accounts when they are reticent is always going to be done best face to face by an agency somebody feels implicitly comfortable with in a trust sense. Trying to do things, as we are, by post or by telephone, is a more difficult proposition for people to absorb and to take on board. We are learning what works best and will keep ploughing forward with it.
70. Are you working at all with the Government, given that they are going to phase out the use of post offices for handing over benefits and everyone is going to have to have some kind of an account, either a post office card account or basic bank account? Is there any work on whether these cards would be able to interface with energy payments?
(Ms Harrison) We talked quite a lot to the universal bank team when the universal bank was first mooted; we had quite a lot of discussion with them about how we could bridge this into a universal bank account if it ever became available. We have shared information from some of our research back with DTI for them to pass back to BBA or to the universal bank team. In terms of trying to make sure what we are doing is compatible with anything which might evolve in the future, as far as we are able to with the information we can get from the universal bank team we have tried to do what we can. There is no reason why this should not work with anything that is developed for benefits, because it is just a bank account sitting in the Bank of Scotland's array of bank accounts. It has all the same facilities that any normal bank account would have, except for withdrawals. This is essentially a bill payment account, so you pay money in.
71. The Bank of Scotland are picking up the costs you used to have of handling the small payments.
(Ms Harrison) It is a joint venture. We absorb the cost of handling the account.
(Dr Jackson) On a national basis, through the task force over the last few years we have had a number of discussions with organisations like the British Bankers' Association and the post office and so on to explore alternative payment methods which could bring benefits to customers. That is the sort of ongoing dialogue.
Mrs Lawrence
72. May I ask you a question on TXU's StayWarm product? They say that it is a radical departure for an energy company, where costs are calculated according to the household's number of occupants and number of bedrooms. They claim it is the first mass-market energy services product available to those over 60. I can see you shaking your head there. They do say it has been rapidly growing since its launch two years ago and now has over 200,000 customers. What effect has this scheme had on energy usage and average spend and why did you shake your head?
(Mrs Kirkpatrick) I know that TXU has put evidence in. I was not able to field a TXU player here. You have heard from the discussions how a nuance can affect a discussion. I do not really feel qualified to answer on behalf of the company but what I do undertake, if you will accept that, is that your question has now been written down and you will get a reply direct from TXU just as quickly as we can communicate that to them.
73. May I move on to Warm Zones? You mentioned the five pilots of which LE sponsors one in Newham in East London. Can you describe the aims and limitations of the Warm Zones approach?
(Mr Cuttill) Our experience from the Newham Warm Zone is to use the opportunity for trialing what we hope will be sustainable and cost-effective models by which we can tackle issues with regard to fuel poverty. One of the principles for the Newham model is to work on the basis that we are actually taking the property beyond fuel poverty, not necessarily just the individual householder. One of the issues which leads into one of the other points which has been raised is why we have a target of 60 per cent whereas the one in Stockton is 80 per cent. That really extends from the tenure in Newham of the properties. Nearly 60 per cent of all Newham homes were built before 1944. The national average is that about 53 per cent of private rented dwellings were built before 1919; for Newham that is believed to be just over 80 per cent. Over 80 per cent of private rented dwellings were built before 1919 and 59 per cent of all homes were built before 1944. One of the challenges for us is to tackle the issue around the property as well as the individual householder. The partners in the zone, ourselves, London Borough of Newham and Warm Zone, are clearly targeting Warm Front and EEC programmes so that we can maximise the measures we can deliver but also working with managers such as EAGA and Osborne Energy. We are seeking to put together a basket of arrangements in that area to tackle it in that way. When we started the original plan was to use more desktop analysis rather than door to door interviews. That has proved to have been not as completely successful as we would have wanted and therefore we have now started more door-to-door interviews with individual customers and residents in that area to understand what it is which is actually affecting their property and themselves, so that we can get a much better understanding of what targeted measures can be undertaken to assist them. Jill has been particularly involved with the Stockton one, so perhaps it would be useful to contrast the two.
(Ms Harrison) Yes, we are partners in the Stockton Warm Zone. In Stockton we set a different target which was to reduce fuel poverty by 80 per cent. A higher target but a different approach. One of the strengths of the Warm Zones is that they are all different and they are all trying different approaches to see what works best. What we are doing in Stockton is surveying all properties on a ward-by-ward basis. We literally knock at every door, including re-visits. If somebody is not at home or it is not convenient, we will go back up to three times to try to gain access and get people enthused. Not everybody wants it and not everybody is engaged when we have the dialogue with them. So far we have done 24,500 visits to homes and have completely dealt with 5,000 homes. It is a rolling programme and the aim is to deal with 75,000 homes by the end of the three-year programme. We are committed to being long-term partners in that, as is the local authority which has effectively assigned all its housing improvement money into the Warm Zone for us to use in the best way we can to make sure we get energy efficiency measures installed.
74. You have in part answered my next question about the differential. I wondered whether the answer to that question would be that there were localised problems with skills shortages. The type of work you are generating does require people with skills to come in and do the work. Have you run into any of those sorts of problems?
(Ms Harrison) Part of the Stockton programme is to deal with the re-skilling of local labour where it is available, so to some extent they are trying to help themselves to address some of these issues. There are some issues. Because it is a very targeted approach and we literally knock on every door in a ward, we raise an expectation that we will be following it up in a very short timescale. The funding and resources within the Warm Front programme cannot always deliver to the expectations raised. Another thing we are learning is to manage expectation when we call so that people are very clear about when and in what order we shall be back to do the work. A learning process again. Another thing we are doing is employing two full-time benefits advisers in the Warm Zone to pick up the issue of benefits health checks and to see whether we can help by being more holistic around the kind of support work we are providing.
(Mr Cuttill) In the Newham area the skills shortage for us is in gas fitting. The only remaining source of skills resource will be in the more deprived areas of the capital because of the level of employment already in London. One of the steps that the Warm Zone has taken is to link with local regeneration initiatives to look at ways of retraining to employ local skilled employees and with regard to insulation there are several more regional and national players who are interested in taking on local staff to undertake the installation work. We are working through how we can then ensure they stay with that regional or national player, because they are particularly interested in building their pool of resource which in the end can work anywhere, not just in the immediate vicinity. If they are going to commit money to the training in the individual, they want some reciprocal commitment that they will stay with the organisation and become part of the company for work elsewhere within London and elsewhere in the country as well. Yes, skills shortage is an issue but it does not necessarily drive the difference in the targets.
75. Powergen say in their evidence that a particular obstacle is the inadequate level of energy efficiency in privately rented accommodation. The Warm Zones initiative has a key role to play here. What can Warm Zones do to address the problem of privately rented accommodation?
(Dr Jackson) This is a difficult area. We believe somehow incentives need to be given to landlords to invest in energy efficiency. They have to see something coming back to them. Whether this is best dealt with through some sort of tax break or through giving them some reduction on their community charge if they invest in their properties to raise the energy efficiency rating, I am not sure. It is that sort of area where we have to try to give the right sort of incentives to encourage them to make the necessary investment.
(Ms Harrison) In the Stockton Warm Zone we have one representative of the private rented sector on the committee, so they are aware of the things we are doing and we can draw on them to look at ways in which we can do things differently. There is a couple of issues. Warm Front itself requires them to offer a guarantee that if the property is improved it will be occupied by priority tenants for a period of time and some of the landlords do not think they can honour that. That makes them somewhat reticent in terms of participating. It also requires them not to increase rent prices for 12 months and that makes some of them feel uncomfortable as well. It is understanding more about issues like that and how we can give them the confidence about these issues that may get them more engaged and participating in what can be done.
76. The NEA talked about the difficulty in evaluating the effectiveness of industry-led initiatives because of the commercial secrecy between different organisations about best practice and how they shared that information. You stated that you can give us some examples. In paragraph 13 of your memorandum you mention that it is possible to share. Are companies setting up schemes to try to attract customers and is there really any benefit for those customers? If it is such a good scheme, how do we get them then to share that scheme with other companies so people are not the losers?
(Mrs Kirkpatrick) I can honestly say, and I have only been in this particular organisation for a fairly short time, I have come across the most extraordinary commitment to this issue which goes deep down inside even the trade association. I believe it is something which companies are working on. You see them here; very competitive companies sitting here talking to you and having talked to each other and participated in the task force under Tony's leadership talking very frankly about what is right and what is wrong, what has worked and what has not. We would hesitate to think that there was a one-size-fits-all solution in the country. Personally I would find that an unlikely scenario. Tony can, over a much longer period than I, say something about the nature of the co-operation and sharing of information.
(Dr Jackson) It is quite a feat to get all the companies together on this particular issue, given that we are operating in a competitive market. To give you a couple of examples of co-operation, we have been publishing periodically summaries of the initiatives that companies are taking and we attached an example of that to our written submission. Secondly, last autumn as a task force we published a good practice guide for advice workers and practitioners in the field which was called "Getting the Most from Energy". That was bringing together good practice and was trying to demonstrate how a partnership approach can make payment advice and energy efficiency accessible to those most in need. That was brought together through the co-operation of all the energy companies. That particular document has been very well received out in the field. We can certainly provide copies if that would be helpful. As a task force there is a line over which we cannot tread in terms of confidentiality, but we have been quite successful in treading down that line of getting co-operation and sharing information between companies, yet allowing the competitive market to work to enable companies to pursue their individual initiatives which we have been hearing about today.
77. Are you finding it difficult to evaluate some of the information and some of the schemes they come up with?
(Dr Jackson) In terms of what? Do you mean the impact on the fuel poor?
78. Yes and whether it is to the benefit of the customer.
(Dr Jackson) It is clear that all the schemes which are being tried are beneficial to customers. The whole benefit of the competitive market is that those schemes which are the right ones will come to the surface and will be rolled out naturally. It is all a learning process.
79. Do you find it difficult to evaluate the schemes?
(Dr Jackson) It is difficult to evaluate because taking a particular scheme and working out exactly who has benefited is not an easy task. We can measure it at one level in terms of numbers of customers or numbers of measures which have been introduced, but at another level having perfect information about individual circumstances is not often possible.


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Joe Jonas & Blanda Eggenschwiler: 'Catching Fire' Premiere with Emily Osment!
Joe Jonas keeps close to girlfriend Blanda Eggenschwiler at the premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday night (November 18) in Los Angeles.
The couple was joined on the carpet by actress Emily Osment.
Catching Fire picks up as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) return home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a Victor's Tour of the districts.
Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the The Quarter Quell – a competition that could change Panem forever.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens Friday, November 22nd. 10+ pics inside…
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Capril is about raising awareness of depression and removing the social stigmas attached to it. To that end we encourage you to hold a Capril event in your workplace, school or community. Email Angus at email@example.com outlining the Capril event you would like to hold.
Schools are also welcome to run cape wearing days. We suggest that you get information packs from the beyondblue website. Schools can contact John for Capril school event details at email@example.com.
If you request help with a Capril event, please include your name, address, date of the event and where it will be held. The address should be an address that we can get information packs delivered to you from beyondblue: the national depression and anxiety initiative.
To understand your obligations and what kind of events are acceptable, please download our fundraising guidelines here, Capril 2014 Fundraising Guidelines 1 Page sheet, or the complete beyondblue: the national depression and anxiety initiative guidelines here.
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If you're holding one at a school, why not have a cape wearing day, and organise someone to speak to the students about depression. It is also a great idea to involve parents as well. We can order wrist bands, temporary tattoos and youth information packs to help you talk about depression and the support available for those who need help dealing with it.
If you're in an office environment, why not have a cape wearing day and take a group photo to hang up on the wall?
If you just want to do something low key, why not organise a morning tea with your friends? Have everyone turn up in capes and collect money to donate to beyondblue: the national depression and anxiety initiative.
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Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions and ophthalmic photography. Provide instruction and supervision to other ophthalmic personnel. Assist with minor surgical procedures, applying aseptic techniques and preparing instruments. May perform eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct patients in care and use of corrective lenses.
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The greatest threat to unity in the church today is not this or that doctrine. Sadly, most Christians couldn't care less about doctrine. Instead, they go to battle over gray areas. A gray area can be defined as anything not explicitly addressed in the Bible. They are preferences and opinions, whether pertaining to music, missions, personalities, facilities, politics, etc. Paul addresses gray areas in his letter to the Romans by singling out two groups of people. The first group represents those who look at gray areas and see black and white. The second group sees gray for what it is, but must strive to be sensitive to the first group to prevent them from stumbling. The first group leans toward the letter of the law; the second group leans toward the spirit of the law. Which group are you in?
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You're listening to Making Waves from NOAA's National Ocean Service. I'm Troy Kitch.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be long over, but much work continues to clean up the region and to better understand the harms caused by the estimated five million barrels of oil that discharged into the Gulf. Today, we're going to look at a new NOAA-led study that independently looked at how fast gases and oil were leaking into the Gulf before the wellhead was capped in July 2010 … and we're going to tell you about a draft plan now out for public comment that lists initial projects to receive funding from the billion dollar Early Restoration Agreement announced by the spill Natural Resource Trustees and BP back in April 2011.
(New Study)
First, let's take a look at the new study. NOAA scientists and academic colleagues have independently estimated how fast gases and oil were leaking during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by combining chemical measurements in the deep ocean, in the oil slick, and in the air.
This information about the transport and fate of different components of the spilled gas and oil mixture could help resource managers and others experts who are trying to better understand environmental exposure levels.
The new chemistry-based spill rate estimate came out to an average of 11,130 tons of gas and oil compounds per day. That's very close to the official average leak rate estimate of about 11,350 tons of gas and oil per day (that's about 59,200 barrels of liquid oil every day during the spill). That official estimate was based on things like video flow analysis, pipe diameter, and fluid flow calculations.
Authors of the new study found that the leaking gas and oil quickly separated into three major pools: the underwater plume about 3,300-4,300 feet below the surface, the visible surface slick, and an airborne plume of evaporating chemicals. Each pool had a very different chemical composition.
The team found that the underwater plume was enhanced in gases known to dissolve readily in water. This included essentially all of the lightweight methane (better known as natural gas) and benzene (a known carcinogen) present in the spilling reservoir fluid. The surface oil slick was dominated by the heaviest and stickiest components, which neither dissolved in seawater nor evaporated into the air. And the airborne plume of chemicals contained a wide mixture of intermediate-weight components of the spilled gas and oil.
The visible surface slick represented about 15 percent of the total leaked gas and oil; the airborne plume accounted for about another 7 percent. About 36 percent remained in a deep underwater plume, and 17 percent was recovered directly to the surface through a marine riser. The remaining 25 percent of the total leaked gas and oil was not directly accounted for by the chemical data the team analyzed.
The new study, Chemical data quantify Deepwater Horizon hydrocarbon flow rate and environmental distribution, was published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.
We'll have links to that study in our show notes at oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast.php.
(Early Restoration Plan)
If you would like to contribute to official plans to restore natural resources damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, here's your chance. The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees are now seeking public input on the Deepwater Horizon Draft Phase I Early Restoration Plan & Environmental Assessment released last month.
The plan represents a first step toward restoring resources injured by the spill. It proposes a series of initial projects to receive funding from the billion-dollar Early Restoration Agreement announced by the Natural Resource Trustees and BP back in April 2011. Early restoration actions are meant to begin the restoration process before the natural resource damage assessment process is complete and the full extent of the harm to the Gulf ecosystem is known.
The eight proposed projects include two each in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. These e arly r estoration projects include actions that help lay the groundwork for rebuilding coastal marshes, restoring wetlands and barrier islands, conserving sensitive habitats for wildlife and improving people's use of natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico.
Your input is very important to this process. You can weigh in on the plan at one of the public meetings to be held in Gulf Coast communities and Washington, DC, this month and in February. And you can also comment online through February 14. We'll have a link to the meeting schedule and to the place to go to comment online. As always, check our show notes.
And that's it for this week.
If you have any questions about this week's podcast, about the National Ocean Service, or about our ocean, send us an email at email@example.com. You can find us on the web at oceanservice.noaa.gov … and we're on Facebook and Twitter. Our handle is usoceangov.
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Open source doesn't repeal laws of economics
After failing in its webOS strategy, HP has announced plans to use it to create an open source project. This is an example of what (in our 2006 paper) Scott Gallagher and I called a "spin-out" strategy by firms to find a home for a technology they no longer wish to control.
Some might hope this would be as successful as IBM was with Eclipse. Others compare it to Fedora, the Red Hat desktop variant of its core Linux server product. However, with more than a decade of open source research and consulting, I don't think it will be successful.
I take HP at their word that they will work with the open source community to set up appropriate licensing and governance. Unlike other firm-sponsored communities, letting go is not likely to be a problem.
However, open source only works when you have enough contributors. WebOS is not desktop Linux. Before a project launches, the best proxies are developer interest and user demand ("scratching your own itch"), and it's no secret that webOS — although technically sophisticated — was already an also-ran when HP bought it in spring 2010.
The fact that when software has failed as a proprietary technology, it nearly always fails as an open source technology. From my research, I'd say a major reason is timing: firms don't let go until the technology has clearly failed on the market.
The other problem that the world really only wants (or needs) a single open source product in each category. Eclipse was the first open source tools platform, so that Sun's subsequent efforts to let go were too late (see #1 above). The BSD variants of Unix predated Linux but were swamped and the Netscape server never caught on against Apache. It doesn't have to be all that open, as the success of MySQL (and Android) has shown.
(Some would argue that Chrome and Mozilla are an exception to this rule. Perhaps — but the competition is not over yet.)
In fact, with webOS HP seems doomed to repeat history — in this case, Nokia's failed efforts with open source Symbian. In addition to being late and competing against Android, Symbian began open source life with a raft of problems that caused it to lose its once-dominant market share in the category it created. The prospects for webOS seem similar — except that webOS never had 60% of the global smartphone market.
Does webOS have a chance? Over a decade ago, Shane Greenstein and Tim Bresnahan showed that the only way a new platform succeeded was by identifying an unserved niche (that hopefully became a big market). So if webOS is going to succeed, the answer is the same as a year or two ago: not by competing head-to-head with Android and the iPhone, but serving a market that they've ignored. Since HP hasn't found this market in the past 18 months, I can't see how open source will change things.


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Thursday, October 20, 2016
An Introduction to "Horizon-Homeless" By Larry Peterson
There are millions of people across this great land of ours that are pre-homeless. Please say hello to Bob and Tracey Slider and their son, Jake. They are a composite of so many American families that cover our land from 'sea to shining sea'. They are among the millions of unnoticed, hardworking, Americans, locked into survival mode while trying their best to do the "right thing" every day. What happens when they are confronted with circumstances which place them on a road heading downward where the horizon up ahead turns homeless? Can they make the turn and begin heading uphill? What choices will they make? What will determine their success or failure?
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" Matt: 11:28
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
@SueBadeau "Book Signing, Coloring, Wine and Chocolate"
Author and Illustrator Sue and Chelsea Badeau celebrated the local launch of their book, "Building Bridges of Hope: A Coloring Book for Adults Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma" with a book-signing event at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore in their home neighborhood of Mt. Airy in Philadelphia on Friday night, October 14th. Joining them will be another local author, Latasha Goodman-Shears, author of: "Dear Wives: Side Chicks Are Winning."
The Big Blue Marble Bookstore, located at 551 Carpenter Lane in Philadelphia, likes to celebrate local authors and artists and has been honored in Philadelphia Magazine as one of the "Best of Philly" - the magazine says, "Like so much of Mount Airy, Big Blue Marble is well thought-out, community-oriented, and full of unexpected delights."
The Badeaus shared sample coloring pages, read excerpts from their book and encouraged participants to use the practical tools in their book as a way to both prevent stress as well as coping with stress or trauma in their lives. Goodman-Shears will lead a lively discussion on marriage. Throughout the evening, participants were offered wine, lemonade and chocolate goodies.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
@TonyHilling "THE GOD WHO FORGIVES"
There was a whole gamut of responses ranging from anger and vindictiveness to complete ignorance of how to respond at all to such a request. Some even doubted the veracity of whether the incident happened at all. Others who knew Wiesenthal well, accepted the matter at face value. One interesting response came from fellow Austrian, Franz Cardinal Konig. He explained that Jesus preached that there was no limit to forgiveness. But he deftly remarked that given the horrors that Jews like Wiesenthal had experienced, an explicit pardon would have been "…beyond our concept of the human." The Cardinal went on to say that the dying soldier clearly believed in God, and Wiesenthal had listened to him and showed him sympathy. The soldier somehow felt accepted or he would never have bequeathed him his personal belongings.
Returning to Wiesenthal's remorseful soldier, perhaps this young man had some remnant of nobility of spirit that led him to unburden his terrible crimes to a Jew, a representative of the nation he had persecuted. He had the opportunity no doubt to speak to a pastor or priest, but he wanted to do more. I can't help thinking though, that he spoke to the wrong Jew—no offence intended against Simon Wiesenthal. There is another Jew who is simply beyond the concept of the human. Only He could address the sin done to others Jews; indeed, the sins of the whole world.</b>
Please drop by Tony's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Tony-Hilling/e/B00Y3UFUFS/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3?qid=1475780565&sr=8-3
Coming Soon from @SueBadeau and Chelsea Badeau:"Bubbles & Bears: A Calming Coloring Book"
"Bubbles & Bears: A Calming Coloring Book" (little kids)
"I'm in Charge of My Feelings! A Calming Coloring Book" (school age kids)
"Have you ever said "Calm down!" to a child who is spiraling out of control? It doesn't work too well. When a child is sad, scared or angry, these feelings can often lead to challenging behaviors at home or in the classroom. Parents and other adults in their lives need effective tools to help children manage challenging emotions, re-claim a state of calm and tame difficult behaviors. "Building Bridges of Hope: A Coloring Book for Adults Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma" provides a tool kit for adults in these situations. Soon, the author and illustrator, mother and daughter team Sue and Chelsea Badeau will be releasing two more versions of this popular tool, one for very young children (ages 2-6) and one for school-age children (ages 6 - 12) so they, too, will have their own tool kit of calming activities at their fingertips."
Right now you can grab Sue and Chelsea's "Building Bridges of Hope" on Amazon in ebook or paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Bridges-Hope-Chelsea-Badeau/dp/1622085930/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1475779497&sr=8-1
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It seems like we already know almost everything about the iPad 3 before Apple has even announced the tablet. We've heard and seen so much about the rumored Retina Display on the next iPad that it already seemed confirmed. Now MacRumors claims to have confirmed that the next iPad's screen will definitely be a Retina Display.
The claims come from a display that should be inside the next iPad. It's a 9.7-inch display with the same dimensions as the iPad 2 screen, but it has four times as many pixels. This display has a resolution of 2048×1536, which is quadruple the 1024×768 screen in previous iPads.
Even without any way of powering the screen, photos show that the display has far more pixels than the iPad 2 screen.
A display with that resolution would make it incredibly difficult to see individual pixels at a distance. Holding it in your lap or on a table as you would with an iPad it would look just as good as the iPhone 4/4S screen does. The screen could almost look like a really bright, backlit piece of paper because you see no pixels at all.
MacRumors bought the display from TrueSupplier a "mobile phone accessories wholesaler," so there is a chance that it's "OEM iPad 3 LCD Screen Replacement" isn't exactly real, but it does match up to other parts we've seen recently. All evidence points to this display being the real display that we'll see in the iPad 3.
If it is, expect this iPad to be a huge leap from the iPad 2. Also expect to have almost any other screen in your life suddenly seem terrible by comparison.


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P2666 code definition
The P2666 code identifies a problem with the fuel shutoff valve.
The P2666 code is often associated with the P2665 and P2667 trouble codes.
What the P2666 code means
P2666 is the OBD-II generic code for a problem with the fuel shutoff valve. Within the fuel shutoff valve circuitry, a circuit can be displayed as either "open" or "closed". A circuit is "closed" when it is in its normal state and functioning properly. If the circuit is "open", then there is a disconnection within the circuit. An "open" circuit is indicated by the P2666 code.
The location of the particular control circuit; "valve B" in this case, varies depending on the vehicle.
What causes the P2666 code?
The fuel shutoff valve code may have several causes:
A collision to the rear of the vehicle has deactivated the fuel shutoff valve.
There was a short circuit within the circuitry of the fuel shutoff valve.
A wire within the fuel shutoff valve circuitry has been disconnected.
What are the symptoms of the P2666 code?
Once the P2666 code is triggered, the Check Engine Light will illuminate on the vehicle's dashboard. Depending on the particular vehicle, the engine may be unable to start. In some cases the engine will start, but will also suffer from insufficient fuel pressure to run correctly.
This problem will have similar symptoms to a problem with the fuel pump or other components within the fuel system.
How does a mechanic diagnose the P2666 code?
P2666 is diagnosed with an OBD-II code scanner that is capable of scanning the factory sensor readings. A qualified technician will perform the diagnosis using the machine. The first thing they will do is observe when exactly the code was first activated. They will then reset the code and test the vehicle.
If the vehicle is capable of starting, the mechanic will run the engine and perform a test drive while also viewing data from the engine live via the scanner. If the same code comes back, then an inspection of the wiring and electrical connections surrounding fuel shutoff valve B will take place. If no observable problems are noted, then the technician will perform a test of the circuit using a multimeter and an oscilloscope.
Common mistakes when diagnosing the P2666 code
Despite the accompanying trouble code, the fuel delivery problems associated with problems in the fuel shutoff valve are often misdiagnosed as a problem with the fuel pump or other components along the fuel delivery system. Before replacing or repairing any components, make sure the P2666 code has been cleared and has not returned. If the circuit is still "open", then the P2666 code may be the cause of the fuel delivery problems.
How serious is the P2666 code?
The P2666 code can, in many cases, prevent the engine from starting. This is not true for all applications. In some instances, the engine will be able to run but will experience problems with fuel delivery. For these reasons, the P2666 code is relatively serious and should be diagnosed by a qualified technician as soon as possible.
In some cases, the P2666 code only appears intermittently. This could lead to a lengthier and more complicated diagnosis process, as the code should appear constantly. If the problem truly lies with the fuel shutoff valve, then the code should appear again immediately after being reset.
What repairs can fix the P2666 code?
The most common potential repairs to address the P2666 code are as follows:
Inspect the wiring and electrical connections in and around the fuel shutoff valve circuit for signs of corrosion or other problems.
Any wires or connectors showing signs of damage should be replaced or repaired as necessary.
If there are no more issues remaining with the wiring, then check the fuses that correspond to the fuel delivery system.
If the fuses are all in working order, then repairing the problem may require the fuel shutoff valve itself be replaced.
If there is a problem with the circuitry surrounding the fuel shutoff valve or if a short in the circuit has caused serious damage, the circuitry may have to be replaced. This may require reprogramming as well.
Additional comments for consideration regarding the P2666 code
Due to the fact that this is an electrical issue associated with the fuel delivery system, the appearance of the P2666 code is not definitive proof that the fuel shutoff valve has been deactivated. The code has to be reset so that a technician can observe whether or not the code appears again immediately. If the problem is intermittent, then it may not be properly diagnosed until the code appears again once the car is running.
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Like me you may want to know how to keep moving when you don't want to…so here are my 10 favorites for motivation.
Be realistic
Unfortunately, first-time exercises come up with unrealistic targets that are too ambitious. Gerald Endress, fitness director of the Duke Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, N.C. says, "They want to go for maximal goals, but they tend to get overwhelmed." Instead set more reachable goals that you know you can reach.
Keep Track of Your Progress
Use a chart progress to keep track of your progress. You could use a high-tech online tracker or a fitness journal. Seeing your own progress boosts your confidence and motivation to work harder.
Don't Expect Perfection
Except that you will make faults and mistakes because it only will help you prepare mentally for setbacks. Be ready to know that you will miss a couple of days of exercising but don't let that be an excuse that you are giving up.
Make it Convenient
Do what is necessary to remove on exercising and make it as convenient as possible. Try doing some at home exercises to DVDs instead of driving all the way to the gym if you are pressed for time or wake up early in the morning to exercise.
Forget the Past
Don't let prior bad experiences with exercises stop you. Your target now is to stay healthy and enjoy your life.
Reward Yourself
Reward yourself for efforts made to exercise with something that you enjoy doing, like going to the movies. Think of what would motivate you to keep a mind-body connection. Or plan a trip to anywhere, like a botanical garden. It helps remind you that every time you enjoy yourself it is because of the good things you have done for yourself.
Don't compare Yourself to Others
Don't compare yourself to others because you are not them and they are not you. Don't let them determine how you will exercise or what your target is.
Get support
The best thing to have is support. If there are people there for you and support what you are doing, it is the best thing in the world. Their support motivates you to do better for yourself and for them as well.
Find the Fun of it
Find some exercise you like to do and it will be fun for you. Find different places to exercise if you are not a gym person. If you like to exercise outside, then go walk through the neighborhood or go to a park. Just make sure to do something that appeal to your interest and it will help you stay engaged.
Break it up
Dividing your exercises in two or three different sessions makes it easier on yourself and said to be much more beneficial than one long workout. For example if you don't like exercising for an hour split it up into four different workouts.


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January 1939. "Grocery store in Negro section. Homestead, Florida." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Arriving there as a 2 year old in 1957 and staying for the next 19 years (through High School), I can't recall a black section of town within the city limits of Homestead. My father was stationed at Homestead AFB.
There were significant black populations living in Goulds, Naranja (north), and Florida City (south) which are all very near / adjacent to Homestead, and I had many black classmates in Junior High and High School.
Back then Homestead was a very small rural farming community. Miami was 35 miles north and an entirely different world. There was actually farmland for miles between the two areas. No one lived east of US 1 as it was mangrove swamps or farm fields (closer to town). Krome Ave (then US 27) was the center of the town.
I went back to visit a few years ago and most of the middle class had fled the area after Andrew's devastation. The area is now very poor and heavily Latino. US 1 is now the center of town and east of it is now heavily built up.
God help them if another Andrew strikes the area. Card Sound Rd was inundated with a massive storm surge for miles inland in a storm that struck in the 1920' or 30's. The highway was literally wavy (up and down) from the beating of the flood. I remember an official DOT yellow sign warning of "elephant tracks" going south on Card Sound Road out of Homestead in the 1960's.
Most of the area south of Miami averages 3' - 6' above sea level, even far inland. In fact Homestead is located on a narrow coral ridge the ends just west of town near the Everglades Nat'l Park boundary.
For those who know the area, Roberts was literally just a fruit and veggie stand outside the gate of the Park back then. (http://www.robertishere.com)
It was a great place to be a kid in the 60's!
It took a while for theaters to be able to convert to sound technology. I would think that a theater in a place like this would be one of the latter to get it. The board looks like one that they write the movie schedule on and I sure wish we could read it!
These cute little boys are what initially caught my eye, however!
...are SO cute! I hope they had good lives.
Folks in Homestead must have been a little behind the times, still advertising "TALKING Pictures" about 12 years after the first sound picture [The Jazz Singer] was introduced. However, I have heard that silent films continued to be produced through about 1930-31, mainly for secondary markets.
Bars on the window of the Bodega even back then?


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We're using ps6402/ps6403 devices with a sofware written on our own, distributed by our company to many customers. It has been working for the last 3 years without major problems.
we have implemented a solution that uses the isReady() function to poll continuously the scope after a runBlock call (trigger is armed). This looked to work fine so far. We recently noticed that this sequence may fail (isReady never returns "ready") especially when these API calls are performed just after system power-up. A second call to this API sequence without any restart of the scope will work.
So here are my questions :
- does the behavior of the DLL can be different just after its loading into the memory ?
- Shall we introduce a tempo between the isReady calls / use a callback model ?
Here are my versions : driver 220.127.116.11 / win7 pro 64bits
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SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - January 19, 2016) - Violin Memory (NYSE: VMEM), a global pioneer of award-winning all-flash storage platform solutions for primary storage and active workloads, has been named a finalist for TechTarget's Storage Magazine/SearchStorage.com 2015 Products of the Year Award in the category of all-flash storage systems. The company was recognized for Violin's Flash Storage Platform™ (FSP) offerings, including the FSP 7300 and FSP 7700. The FSP all-flash array solutions offer enterprise data services including all redundant components that are non-disruptively upgradeable, asynchronous replication with space-efficient snapshots, synchronous replication, and stretch clusters for failover between active-active metro sites.
The all-flash storage systems finalists in the Storage Magazine/SearchStorage.com 2015 Product of the Year competition were required to offer storage platforms that could only be purchased with all-flash storage and no hard disk drives. Eligible products included FC and iSCSI, NAS, multi-protocol systems, converged/hyperconverged infrastructure, DAS, solid-state storage drives, disk controllers, caching appliances, storage virtualization appliances and cloud integrated storage.
The Violin FSP 7300 and FSP 7700 powered by Concerto™ OS 7 deliver a rich suite of enterprise data services, including business continuity, data protection, data scalability, and data efficiency. Violin's Flash Storage Platform enhances system performance and drives efficiencies elsewhere in the data center, including server utilization where there is no I/O wait time, to effectively transform the data center to deliver the performance and capabilities demanded by enterprise primary storage environments.
The Violin FSP stands out as the only all-flash array for primary storage with robust data services from a single vendor in a single OS, that provides an easy installation process while avoiding compatibility issues caused by deploying disparate products for similar features. The FSP easily integrates into existing data centers and fully supports common workloads such as Oracle, SQL Server, and SAP in both physical and virtual environments. Management includes an easy-to-use GUI interface that allows the provisioning of storage and administration of data services across hundreds of Violin arrays. The solution also offers numerous competitive features that include:
"As flash storage begins to mainstream with the market transition from disk, Violin has transitioned from providing a point solution to providing a broader full-service enterprise level storage offering for capacity, primary and performance solutions," said Kevin DeNuccio, CEO of Violin Memory. "Being recognized as a finalist for the Product of the Year Award as judged by a panel comprised of a cross-section of industry experts is a testament to our value proposition and Violin's commitment to being the all-flash storage solution of choice for enterprises. Violin constantly aims to lead in innovation, reliability, and agility year after year as we engage with some of the largest enterprises in the world in their most mission critical applications."
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Business in a Flash. Violin Memory, the industry pioneer in All Flash Arrays, is the agile innovator, transforming the speed of business with enterprise-grade data services software on its leadership Flash Storage Platforms™. Violin Concerto™ OS 7 delivers complete data protection and data reduction services and consistent high performance in a storage operating system fully integrated with Violin's patented Flash Fabric Architecture™ for cloud, enterprise and virtualized business and mission-critical storage applications. Violin Flash Storage Platforms are designed for primary storage applications at costs below traditional hard disk arrays and accelerate breakthrough CAPEX and OPEX savings while helping customers build the next generation data center. Violin Flash Storage Platforms and All Flash Arrays enhance business agility while revolutionizing data center economics. Founded in 2005, Violin Memory is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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A long ongoing question that many fitness enthusiasts are talking about is about Serious Mass from Optimum Nutrition. The question revolves about its huge calorie provision which is 1250 per service, with 50g of protein, 252g of carbohydrates and 4.5g of fat. When compared to normal whey powder shakes that offers a variety of around 120 calories per serving but with a 30g of protein, it is clear which is the better choice when building lean muscles and getting into better shape. But, how come Serious Mass has gained great popularity, and when should you drink it?
Serious Mass
From the name itself, this product was intended for thin guys (usually skin and bones) with very fast metabolism to build up muscle and weight in a short period of time. This product provides 25 vitamins and minerals along with power optimizing ingredients namely: Creatine, Glutamine and Glutamic Acid. It also has four types of protein: whey concentrate, whey isolate, casein protein, and egg protein. These are all efficient to provide a speedy and explosive grow with improved strengths. It is a sure win for anyone trying to gain weight. So, is just for people trying to gain weight?
Well, yes and no. Although, it is ideal for people who are new to bodybuilding and wanting to gain some muscles and buff to shape. However, it doesn't provide much for people who are already in the right weight but their muscles are scarce. A consideration for taking this product is also for those who wants to gain more muscle mass than what they've already had or wanting to do a huge change in their physique. But, the only concern is that you will also gain some unwanted fat during this process but you will easily tip the scales with a higher number.
Serious Mass is a quality product from Optimum Nutrition, one of the world's leading protein supplement providers. It is the best solution for those who are extremely underweight and a great supplement for those wanting to further increase their mass in shorter periods of time. The only thing that's not ideal about it is when you're already close to your dream weight; the best thing to do is just rely on plain whey protein shakes with low calories to provide more lean muscles. There is no mistake in taking this product as it would solely depend on what your goals are – in simplest words if you want to increase both weight, strength, and power without care if you gain lean muscles or not, this is the best option. If you want to learn and would love to have a ripped physique, it would be ideal just to stick with whey protein with lower calories or you can visit http://muscledemon.com/ to know another secret in body building.


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Former Blackhawks and Maple Leafs defenceman Pierre Pilote dies at 85
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ormer Blackhawks defenceman Pierre Pilote, who won a Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1961, has died. He was 85.
The Blackhawks said in a statement Sunday that Pilote had died Saturday night.
Pilote, from Kenogami, Que., played a total of 14 seasons in the NHL from 19551969, 13 of those with the Blackhawks and one — his final season — with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
"The Chicago Blackhawks offer our sincere condolences to the family of Pierre Pilote as we mourn his passing," the statement said. "Pierre was one of the most decorated defenceman in NHL history and was a valuable member of the 1961 Stanley Cup championship team. He will be remembered for his toughness, leadership and reliability on the ice — as proven by his captaincy and streak of 376 consecutive games played.
"We will forever be grateful for his incredible contribution to the Blackhawks and the game of hockey."
Pilote served as team captain from 1961-1968. The defenceman played in 821 games and scored 477 points (77 goals, 400 assists) as a member of the Blackhawks.
He had three goals and 18 assists during his one season in Toronto.
Pilote is one of just eight defencemen in NHL history to capture the Norris Trophy three times (1963, 1964, 1965).
His No. 3 sweater was retired by Chicago along with Keith Magnuson's in November of 2008, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.
"We are saddened with the passing of our father, but our family will always remember the Blackhawks organization for providing us with so many special
moments," the Pilote family said through the Blackhawks release. "We are so proud of what our father accomplished in his professional career and thankful that his legacy will be preserved with the retirement of his No. 3 by the team."


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Your letter to Mr. Hale, [2] in which you do me the honor of making some kind enquiries concerning me, has been handed me by
Page 456Mr. Hale, with the request that I should give you the desired information. I was born Feb: 12th. 1809 in Hardin county, Kentucky. My father's name is Thomas; my grandfather's was Abraham,---the same of [sic] my own. My grandfather went from Rockingham county in Virginia, to Kentucky, about the year 1782; and, two years afterwards, was killed by the indians. We have a vague tradition, that my great-grand father went from Pennsylvania to Virginia; and that he was a quaker. Further back than this, I have never heard any thing. It may do no harm to say that ``Abraham'' and ``Mordecai'' are common names in our family; while the name ``Levi'' so common among the Lincolns of New England, I have not known in any instance among us.
Owing to my father being left an orphan at the age of six years, in poverty, and in a new country, he became a wholly uneducated man; which I suppose is the reason why I know so little of our family history. I believe I can say nothing more that would at all interest you. If you shall be able to trace any connection between yourself and me, or, in fact, whether you shall or not, I should be pleased to have a line from you at any time. Very respectfully


text: Fiscal Fitness: Beware of Embezzlement Trend November 25, 2013 07:09 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By MILK Guest Editor The past few months have seen some positive changes in the dairy industry. In the last six to 12 months, some dairy operations have been able to refinance with new lenders and move out of the special or troubled assets branch of their old lender. Operators have learned to manage on slimmer margins, and margins have at least opened up to offer the ability to turn a small profit with positive cash flows. We need to make sure we are planning for the future in a prudent, fiscally responsible manner. I'm not sure why, but it appears a new trend has also emerged, one that indicates more than just that the owners are aware that cash flows are now generally on the positive side. For the last couple of years, we spent all our time working with managers, struggling to stay afloat in a period of low cash flows. Currently, we are doing the same, only in a really different way. The issues now involve protection of the assets, including the excess cash flow, or in other terms, the avoidance of embezzlement. Bonus Content Extended Column Extended comments highlighted in blue As operations recovered and have been able to use the excess positive cash flows to catch up on debt and vendor payments, it was rarely left lying around in bank accounts or excess inventory levels. Since cash flows have created the ability to catch up with liability payments, a few are starting to see some growth in their cash balances or reductions in their lines of credit. This positive cash flow can unintentionally invite additional risks. It does not take much time surfing the Internet to find hundreds of articles about an employee being terminated and charged for misuse or misappropriation of funds. And if you look, you will find the perpetrators are not from any specific area of an organization. It can be the janitor on staff as easily as it can be the bookkeeper you have trusted for the past 15 years. Keep in mind that the information we are able to research and review online represents only the cases that are reported. How many cases exist where embezzlement is identified by an employer and it merely ends with the employee being terminated and never reported? Generally, smaller businesses are at greater risk because they have very few controls or the resources to implement and enforce the controls. More often than not, the small business owner relies mostly on his or her bookkeeper or CPA. Spending a few minutes to make sure the appropriate basic controls are in place can go a long way toward helping remove any opportunity to misuse, misdirect or misappropriate business funds that may exist. A basic study performed by someone outside your business does not have to be complicated or costly. If you remember some of our earlier "Fiscal Fitness" columns, we spoke about the need for a management team and its ability to change as your business moves forward. This is an issue that might need a different type of financial consultant than you currently are using. We cannot express enough that a second opinion regarding your businesses financial health can be just as important as that second opinion we all look for when dealing with our personal physical health. Now that your business is coming out of a pretty severe economic storm, be sure to make the needed repairs. Then move forward, preparing for the future. Do not let someone else begin to prepare for their future at the expense of you and your business's future. Dairy producers, give your CPA a call and have him or her give your financial record processes a thorough health checkup. If you get a clean bill of health, great! If not, then let's start the healing process and begin to really enjoy life. Mark A. Brady, CPA, CVA, Partner Cooper Norman CPAs & Business Advisors. Contact him at (208) 733-6581 or email@example.com. Back to news


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"Not in recent years has a Florida Legislature begun its task with such seriousness. The members are a long way from the frolicsome attitude of a few years ago when a bill was proposed to require tail lights for cows. Florida's economic future is at stake."
- April 19, 1931, The New York Times
That's right, 1931. Florida then, as now, faced unprecedented economic problems. The state's railroads had sunk into receivership. Florida's banks and local governments were on the brink of collapse. The state's debt liability led the nation.
I share this history as a reminder that Florida has long been dependent on the health of the nation's economy and on population growth, construction and tourism. While we continue to seek new financial engines like high-tech, energy and bio-research businesses, our economy is not yet fully transformed.
As in 1931, this year's session was marked by a serious understanding among legislators that our most important mission right now is recharging Florida's economy and helping create jobs for Floridians.
Over the past two years, the state budget has been reduced by over $5 billion. Still, these reductions were not enough to balance this year's budget, as consumer and business spending continues to sag, homes sales are way down, and new residential construction has almost ceased.
We passed a balanced budget anchored by the realities and uncertainties of the state's economy. That required tough choices. It meant limiting spending, responsibly using federal stimulus dollars, and raising new revenues this year to avoid burdening Floridians with a billion-dollar tax increase next year as federal stimulus dollars run out.
The 2009 Legislature accomplished this while preserving state government's core missions: We increased per-student funding in the public schools, funded critical health programs to protect our seniors and most vulnerable, maintained our commitment to restoring the Everglades, fully funded Florida's law enforcement officers, and expanded the program that enables Floridians to avoid nursing homes and receive care in their communities.


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Serve with the family
God has uniquely designed you with personality, talents, and spiritual gifts for a purpose. Service is a way to not only discover that purpose, but to make a difference with your life.
At City Fellowship we're building a beautifully diverse family that follows after Jesus, the Servant King. And with a diverse family, comes a diversity of gifts and talents that together become a powerful force of love and service to our neighbors. Join a ministry team and discover how serving with the family will make a difference in your life and the lives of others.
Opportunities To Serve
- City Kids (early childhood - elementary)
- Student Ministry (6th-12th grade)
- Hospitality Team (greeters, refreshments, ushers)
- Band
- Singers (vocal team, choir)
- Tech Team (audio, multimedia)
- Media & Art (graphic design, photography, video)
- Community Groups (leaders, host homes)
- Relief (food pantry)
- Baby U & Daddy U (childcare, hospitality, refreshments, transportation)
- Building & Maintenance (renovation projects)
- Administration