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For thousands of small towns that stretch across America, business aviation is the transportation lifeline that enables those communities to remain competitive in the global economy. One such place is the central Pennsylvania town of Gratz (population 676), whose primary employer is MI Windows and Doors, Inc.
MI (formerly Metal Industries) Windows and Doors, which started fabricating window screens in a Florida airplane hangar in 1947, has grown to become a supplier to some of the nation's largest homebuilders. The company has prospered, thanks in part to a business model that relies on a company airplane (a Cessna Citation III) to link its Pennsylvania plants and headquarters, where 750 people work, with a series of dispersed manufacturing operations located in rural communities where windows and doors can be produced with a quality workforce.
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Matt DeSoto, MI's executive vice president of eastern operations, said the company began flying a business aircraft in the early '90s for two reasons. First, although Gratz is just 35 miles from Harrisburg, MI's team members found that traveling by airline to other company facilities was not practical from a time-management perspective. Business aviation has made those trips much easier.
"It used to take a [full] day to travel," said DeSoto. "We now can be there in literally two hours. And the more we can be on site, the more value we can provide to our team members, and that value is passed on to our customers."
Second, the airplane has proven to be important to MI's marketing efforts. DeSoto said that business aviation is the best way to bring customers in to see our manufacturing operations and return them home in the same day. He also believes that customers who fly on the airplane understand that MI is an efficient company that respects the value of their time.
"Not only do we make it easy for them to get in to see our operation, they can see the type of company we are. Using the plane to bring folks in has conservatively resulted in an 80-percent success rate to do business with those customers. Their trust level increases; they see a lot more people [instead of just the salesperson] and the type of culture we've got – from the pilots and salespeople to the folks in manufacturing and engineering. It [the airplane] is a great tool to showcase what we are about."
In fact, customer/prospect travel is the top mission for MI's airplane, with trips to outlying plants by company people a close second. During a recent week, Chief Pilot Jim McMahon and Captain Patrick J. Quinton pre-positioned the Citation III in Omaha on Sunday night so they could transport a prospect back to Pennsylvania on Monday morning. They flew the customer back to Nebraska late Monday afternoon and returned to Pennsylvania Monday night. Tuesday morning they started a three-day trip that involved stops at MI plants in Salisbury, NC; Statesboro, GA; and Smyrna, TN, returning to Pennsylvania Thursday evening.
" The company plane is utilized – and valued – by a variety of team members. "
However, some of MI's most memorable flights have been those flown on behalf of Cessna's Special Olympics airlift. During the most recent national Special Olympics games, MI participated in the airlift, carrying three coaches and five athletes from Baltimore to Des Moines and bringing them back a week later. McMahon said: "It was the most humbling thing I ever did in my professional career."
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As the housing market has cooled, the business climate has become more challenging for MI Windows and Doors. While some companies dispose of their airplane during tough times, DeSoto said his company takes the opposite approach. "The way we can increase profitability during a trough is to increase sales, use the airplane to do more tours, capitalize on sales opportunities and get more team members out to operations to make do with limited resources. The plane is not a tool we look to cut."
Indeed, the company plane is utilized – and valued – by a variety of team members. "Our aircraft is not used by executives only," said DeSoto. An executive vice president, CFO, a senior vice president, a factory manager, an accountant, an engineer and a quality control person were all aboard a recent flight. "Word has traveled through the various departments: This isn't a luxury; it's a tool to help us do business better."
Within the last year, McMahon has helped boost utilization by making it easier for airplane users to book a flight: they simply look up the schedule online and place a reservation. Trips are booked on a first-come, first-served basis, and team members who did not originally schedule the trip but have business to conduct at the same destination are encouraged to fill the remaining seats.
Whether the Citation is full or not, safety is always the first priority. "There is only one person aboard the airplane who makes the decision on whether we go or don't go, and that's the chief pilot," declared DeSoto. "We often have up to eight people aboard, so if safety was not our first priority, we would be making a very bad decision for the welfare of our company."
"If we can't do it safely, we are not going to do it," added McMahon. "The most important resource is our people, so safety is our top priority." McMahon and Quinton undergo recurrent training every six months, and the MI flight department has embraced the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), a set of best practices developed by the International Business Aviation Council.
An example of the company's commitment to safety is the "pilot flying, pilot monitoring" concept, which makes the second aviator just as responsible for flying the airplane as the one who has his hands on the yoke. Also, to avoid distractions during the initial phases of flight, MI pilots do not perform any administrative functions until after the cruise checklist is completed.
McMahon views NBAA as a partner in improving the safety and efficiency of his department. He often turns to Association publications and Air Mail to get answers to his questions. McMahon likes going to the NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention to see what new products and services are available and to attend the Maintenance & Operations Sessions. In the future, he hopes to participate in NBAA's Professional Development Program (PDP) and Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) Program.
" Word has traveled through the various departments: This isn't a luxury; it's a tool to help us do business better. "
Extending the Reach of the Company
McMahon says that all the employees who fly on the Citation appreciate the fact that they can travel, get a full day of work done and return home at a decent hour. But DeSoto notes that there are other, harder-to-quantify advantages of using business aviation. "If faced with a 16-hour day when traveling by airline, how many trips would not be made if we did not have our own plane?" he asked rhetorically. "With no distractions onboard, we have some of our best internal discussions on the airplane," he added. "Whenever we leave a plant, our minds are full of things we saw that day," and team members on the return flight often discuss issues that need to be addressed. "We could not do that on an airline flight."
MI, which flies its Citation about 400 hours per year, will consider adding another aircraft as the company strives to expand its reach. Either way, this small-town company will be doing big things with the help of business aviation.
MI Windows and Doors Operating at the Highest Level of Safety and Professionalism
The International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) – developed by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and its member associations, including NBAA – outlines best practices designed to help flight departments worldwide achieve high levels of safety and professionalism.
IBAC introduced the IS-BAO program for many reasons. In many business sectors, international standards are recognized for their role in facilitating global commerce. IS-BAO is similar in this respect as its fundamental purpose is to foster safe and highly professional aircraft operations. While IS-BAO is a voluntary set of practices, flight departments can gain considerable benefits by advising their boards of directors, regulators and insurance companies of compliance to the international standard.
MI Windows and Doors is an IS-BAO-registered operator, which means that it has demonstrated compliance to a recognized international set of practices, and has been awarded an IS-BAO Certificate of Registration. NBAA congratulates MI Windows and Doors on its voluntary compliance with IS-BAO, and encourages all Operating Members to consider working toward compliance. Learn more at www.ibac.org/isbao.php.


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What Is Aluminized Steel
When I worked in culinary retail, certain questions would come up time and again. One of those questions is the subject of this article, "What is Aluminized Steel?"
I assumed that over time, understanding about the subject would grow, but a friend and former colleague who is still working in culinary retail told me recently that both customers and sales people still seem confused. The reason this question comes up so often is that some of the best bakeware in the business uses aluminized steel and sales people in shops are told to use the term as a selling point. Of course when a sales person states emphatically, "This bakeware is made of aluminized steel…", the customer naturally asks what that means and the truth is most sales people don't really know.
Aside from curiosity, some customers ask about aluminized steel because they have heard that aluminum is the cause of health concern; thus they avoid it out of fear. Aluminum has been linked to Alzheimer's, as well as an increased risk of developing estrogen based breast cancer mostly via antiperspirants or "excessive" use of certain antacids but none of these links have been universally accepted as scientifically proven fact.
Aluminum is the third most abundant element – after oxygen and silicon – and the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust. Aluminum is the most widely used non-ferrous metal in the world with a documented history that dates back to the Greeks and Romans. It is prevalent in so many forms that it is impossible to escape its presence. It is one of the least toxic metals known, with a median lethal dose of 6207 mg/kg which corresponds to the consumption of 500 grams (17.7oz) of aluminum for a 175 pound person. Although there is little evidence that normal exposure to aluminum presents a risk to healthy adults, it has been famously stated by others, "While it's very easy to scare people, it's very hard to un-scare them." A partner axiom would be that it's impossible to prove a negative such as "aluminum does not cause [insert ailment here]."
The use of aluminum cookware or bakeware has NOT been shown to lead to aluminum toxicity in general, again most concerns come from the "excessive" consumption of antacids containing aluminum compounds and of aluminum-containing antiperspirants both of which allegedly provide increased exposure. The health concerns over aluminum seem exaggerated to me, however each person must decide for themselves the course of action to take.
For culinary applications, aluminum is the second most energy conductive metal after copper, measuring about 59% the conductive ability. It is this performance capability combined with its relative low cost that make aluminum a popular cookware medium.
What is aluminized steel?
I posed this question to the people at the non-profit Cookware Manufacturers Association and received this response:
Aluminized steel is steel that has been hot-dip coated on both sides with an aluminum-silicon alloy. The silicon provides adherence of the aluminum which then protects against corrosion, allowing for the use of the product without worrying about rust. It is also used for heat exchangers in furnaces, in fireplaces, ovens, and of course baking pans.
There is a type 2 aluminized which is coated with pure aluminum but it is usually for exterior applications or for wet areas (air conditioners).
The aluminum in the coating forms aluminum oxide, which is transparent and not noticed, but which protect the underlying surface from reactions with the atmospheric oxygen. The aluminum is also non-reactive to foods and is therefore favored for both barbecue and baking applications since these are typically below 1,400° F. You don't typically see it on cookware in that the temperature of direct flame application potentially would melt the aluminum off, but some firms have produced aluminized steel cookware with a high temperature paint that does just fine and that is used in connection with outdoor cooking.
Aluminized steel is seen most commonly in bakeware such as baking sheets (also known as jelly roll pans), bread/loaf, cake, pie and muffin pans, although you can sometimes find cookware.
Aluminized steel pans are solidly built and most often come with rolled edges covering internal steel wires for extra support which prevents warping in high temperatures. The aluminized steel bakeware has a thick, solid feel to it and will cost more than value priced bakeware, but is worth the added cost. I love aluminized steel pans for their terrific performance and long life.
The most widely available consumer manufacturers are Chicago Metallic and NordicWare, but I am also now seeing a company called USA Pans. Since USA Pans manufacture on contract, you may see their product branded as King Arthur, Sur La Table and others, but their stand alone brand is increasingly available. Their pans have a very distinctive corrugated surface and once familiar with it, you will find yourself able to identify it easily.
Some Chicago Metallic and all USA Pans have a clear-coat silicone non-stick layer called Americoat. The clear silicone non-stick layer is preferred to the more traditional dark non-stick coatings as it does not affect baking time or crust browning. The addition of this Americoat non-stick layer, which is free from PTFE's or PFOA's, increases the cost a bit, but can be very useful in the loaf, cake, pie and quick bread pans.
NordicWare sells an aluminized steel skillet that is 12″ across with high sides, resembling a saute pan, but having no lid.
In whatever form you desire, coated or uncoated, every person who bakes or cooks in the oven should own and use aluminized steel bakeware.
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You might note that Chicago Metallics is mainly being manufactured in CHINA today. Only their commercial line is still made here. For now at at least…
Made in USA but materials sourced globally. China?
Mike D
Great Article Kitchen Boy!
I am a Sales Representative for USA Pan. I travel the USA doing baking demonstrations and selling our products everywhere. You were correct in saying that USA Pan is becoming increasingly available.
I'd like to add to the aluminized steel discussion as I found this blog while researching heavy gauge aluminized steel. Here at USA Pan our entire brand which includes 55 different specialty bakeware pieces all use aluminized steel construction. USA Pan uses a heavy gauge rust proof wire around the rolled edge providing maximum strength and sturdiness. After we corrugate it (add ridges and valleys to the baking surface) not only does it add rigidness and durability to our pans, but that process allows hot air to flow underneath the food on the cooking surface to bake and brown evenly every time. Our proprietary non-stick coating is sand based, non toxic, and of course PTFE and PFOA free. Think of our Americoat as a non stick coating that is similar to glass.
It is however very important to care for your USA Pans by not putting them in the dishwasher, use metal utensils on them, or spray any other non stick sprays on them. I suggest to just wipe them with a damp cloth, or mild soapy water if necessary. USA Pan also offers a limited lifetime warranty on all of our products. If a pan you purchase ever has a problem due to faulty materials or workmanship, just send it back to our factory in Pittsburgh PA and we will send you a brand new one.
Have a Bake Day,
Mike D
Vincent Mennito
We have some Chicago Commercial II bakeware that developed a black stain when left to soak for a while. Any suggestions as to how to get the black stain off the jelly pan? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to do the research and present it here.
Thank you very much for your time and highly informative write-up. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks for writing this page, it's the best one I found when searching for an explanation of what aluminized steel pans were. I was sort of hoping it was a sandwich of steel on the outside and aluminum in the middle for conductivity (similar to clad pans).
The quote says Aluminum is non-reactive to foods, but I was always taught not to cook high acid things like tomatoes in an aluminum pan both because it affects flavor and also is bad for the pan.
Still searching for bakeware…
That's me off to buy a couple of aluminized steel to do a little worry-free baking.
Thank you for this helpful and insightful info!
I will be purchasing one of these for sure.
Carol Burke
Many of my non-stick pans' coating comes off in splotches after a while making me wary of using them as I think the coating is coming off into the food. I have been looking for new pans with stronger coating and noticed the term "aluminized steel" describing non-stick pans. Thank you for this discussion. I would like to read more about coatings on pans.
Helen C.
This is an excellent summery – of both the technical and baking-related issues associated with aluminized steel. The information on silicone non-stick coating is also worth attention. Good stuff.
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I had made another Akali build earlier (as you can see on the right under 'Author's Builds') however, although it works, it lacks seriousness and is more a fun build.
However I noticed recently that there lacked an off-tank AP Akali build. So I thought I would make more effort and create this build.
Disclaimer: This build focuses on AP so if you prefer AD or Hybrid then this isn't the build for you
Another Disclaimer: I don't use Stack Items on Akali, although with her excellent escape tools its perfectly viable on her. I don't use them however because I hate the idea and implementation of stack items. It also just isn't my playstyle, add them if you wish however.
Ok. First up I want to talk about how you build Akali
I see a lot of damage builds with Akali and I hate to burst your bubble but most of the time Akali doesn't auto-attack. Although it works well on her because of her passive its more effective (burst damage wise) to build AP on Akali. In the end you will spend more time using her abilities - or as the way I teach you in this guide you will.
First I'm going to start with the masteries. As it is the Offense Tree is pretty useless for mages as even the 15% Magic Penetration isn't much. The Utility tree is mostly about mana regen which Akali doesn't have much of. You could go for experience boosts etc but since this Akali build goes with a lot of health I advise full defence tree and the magic penetration.
It not really worth aiming for the experience and gold upgrade as its only 300 Gold in a 45min game or so and 5% experience is virtually nothing when your level caps real quick anyway but if you want to go 0/21/9 then do so
But to me, 9/21/0 seems to be the most logical choice so with this build thats what I advise.
As it is I can't stand Runes, just now they cost so much IP and I would rather buy new champions instead of runes so I currently run with these four runes all the time - ~ Greater Seal of Vitality ~ ~ , this is because I usually play Tank or Off-tank champions and this also has heavily played a part in the way I play every champion and this build.
If you wish to use the same runes as I do, be my guest. If you want me to clarify why I use these runes for Tanking then you can ask but I'm not going to explain here.
I will clarify my choice of the best runes (IMO) for Akali.
First off is the Greater Quintessence of Fortitude.
= 97.2 Health
This is what I would call the default Quints, 100 extra starting HP is rarely worth passing over and I would advise it on almost all champions. These quints greatly improve your early game and laning phase and haved saved me who knows how many times. A must buy.
Next, for the Gyplyhs are the Greater Glyphs of Force
= 27.54 Ability Power
This gives you ability power per level which is obviously good.
But surely, you say, going for Glyphs of Potency would be better as it gives you a much larger boost at the start for some early kills and maybe a first blood?
Well maybe yes, but after level 6 the Force Glyphs overtake the Potency Glyphs and to be honest, you won't be aiming for many kills until level 6 because thats when you get your ultimate is what gives Akali her real strength
For the Seals I would recommend the Greater Seals of Vitality
Greater Seal of VitalityGreater Seal of VitalityGreater Seal of VitalityGreater Seal of VitalityGreater Seal of VitalityGreater Seal of VitalityGreater Seal of VitalityGreater Seal of VitalityGreater Seal of Vitality = 174.96 Health
Again I would recommend these over the Seals of Fortitude as they overtake the Seals in usefulness at level 5 and the boost they give is quite substantial (175hp at level 18, add on your Health Quints for roughly 270hp. Thats an entire ability worth)
I would say these are better than the armour or dodge seals as those seals only boost your defence against physical attacks which Akali usually doesn't worry about, people usually try to stun you and lock you down with spells so more health is better as you will be aiming to have a high magic resistance anyway
Finally, the Marks should be the Greater Marks of Insight
= 8.55 Magic Pentration
Magic pentration. Means your abilities hit harder which is good. These are chosen over the Greater Mark of Force as the extra pentration will give more benefit than these 2nd best AP marks will
Summoner Spells
The two spells I recommend are the two spells I'm starting to use as standard
This ability lets you escape quickly from your Twilight Shroud and away from enemies, or to quickly close the distance between an enemy to use your ultimate
This ability I've started to use simply because its an excellent way to continue to stay in the fight. I rarely use it with Akali for the slow but rather for the damage lowering effect meaning that when you gank you gank hard
Other Summoner Spells that are probably worth using
Get out of jail free card. Combined with your Twilight Shroud escaping from enemies is a breeze. Personally I prefer Ghost although this spell is an excellent choice.
Due to Akali's fast farming abilities and the fact she can distract people with her Twilight Shroud this is an excellent entry and exit spell.
Use it if you like but remember you can use it on wards to ;)
Since Akali can escape quickly the only thing that can worry you really is being stunned so taking Cleanse is a good way to prevent yourself from being focused. Cleanse + Flash is also a deadly combo.
Adds to your burst damage and sometimes can give you that Little bit more damage. I used to use this spell a lot however I find Exhaust more useful now though, use it if you prefer though.
Other Summoner Spells
I don't really see the other spells being of much use for Akali however if they fit your playstyle feel free to use them.
Skill Sequence
Leveling up your first spell - Your Q
- is your first priority. You only need to stick a point in your W
spell early on and level it up later. Your E
is next priority after your Q
but again an early level in it will help with your burst damage
Skill Anaylsis
Mark of the Assassin - Q Spell
This is probably Akali's best ability although it would seem that Crescent Slash does more damage with its higher scaling and damage scaling, however Mark of the Assassin leaves a floating symbol above your opponent's head similar the image used for Crescent Slash This is your mark, and if you physically attack your opponent whilst they are marked they will take the damage dealt a second time and you gain half the energy used to cast Mark of the Assassin back.
Very handy.
Another thing to note is that this spell is ranged, automatically making it superior to her E spell. Since you are a ninja and don't have the burden of mana you can harass with this spell all day long, so do so.
Also remember that when you combine this with the range of Akali's Ultimate you can pick someone off from quite far away
Twilight Shroud - W Spell
Probably Akali's best move yet the one I see used the worst the most often. So I'm going to go into it quite deeply.
First off the Shroud lasts for 8 seconds and when you are inside it, it increases your armour and magic resistance AND it slows any of your opponents that run through or into it.
Its primary use is obvious. You get in trouble you throw down your Shroud. They can't see you, they can't hurt you. And even AoE moves will do less damage i.e.
However using it well is tough however this handy tip says a lot - http://www.gamereplays.org/leagueoflegends/portals.php?show=page&name=gamereplays-league-of-legends-tip-of-the-week-spectacular-shadow
However this tip was made before Akali was nerfed making it impossible for her to telport whilst shadowed
However when stealthed running in the direction your opponents least expect can lead to a hasty escape
Also since Twlight Shroud slows you can use it to slow down opponents for your time mates to catch or escape from. However if you tower dive with it you cannot be stealthed under a tower however it will increase your armour making you harder to kill
Note that it also prevents you from auto-attacking to reveal yourself so you will have to repeatedly click on someone to attack when cloaked
Crescent Slash - E Spell
This handy ability scales with both your attack damage and ability power which is why stacking attack damage or going as a hybrid can be effective on Akali.
This ability like all of Akali's has many uses but it has two primary functions, mid-late game it adds to your burst damage when jumping in but it also helps farm creeps.
Since it deals damage in a small AoE it is good versus large groups of enemies and farming.
There isn't much you can saya about Crescent Slash
Apart from one thing, its range is slightly longer than the range of your auto-attack, sounds like a useless hint but trust me, its handy to know ;)
Shadow Dance - R Spell: Ultimate
Finally on to the juicy stuff. This is what makes Akali Akali. Shadow Dance lets you close the gap between an opponent over an insane range and deal a reasonable amount of damage. Its half the reason Akali is so good at ganking.
It can be targetted on champions or minions so if you are behind enemy lines you can use it as a quick escape tool, as shown in this handy Gamereplays.org tip -http://www.gamereplays.org/leagueoflegends/portals.php?show=page&name=gamereplays-league-of-legends-totw-akali
As long as she can see it she can jump to it.
Now apart from the insane distance, what else makes Shadow Dance so good?
''Akali stores an Essence of Shadow on kills and assists as well as every 25 / 20 / 15 seconds up to 3 total.''
Thats what. Shadow dance deals decent damage and recharges quite quickly so you can use it with your other abilities to quickly kill a target then jump to another straight after.
Note if you use it on creeps make sure to leave 1 Essence remaining so that you can gank or escape should the need arise
Item Build
The juicy part
Starting Items
First off is a Long Sword and Health Potion. This comes to a neat 450g
So why buy a Long Sword first?
To activate her Passive giving you 10% Spell Vamp off the mark. This basically means that using your Q you can heal up off minions for free, since your spells work off energy. This is much better than the 10% extra damage because being healed is obvious better than extra melee damage
Your next item to buy is your boots and although the item build says to get Boots of Swiftness however you could get any of these shoes Each of these shoes are useful in different situations so buy whichever one is best for your situation. If in doubt go with a Mercury or Swift.
Core early items to aim for
This items are key core items you should aim to get as soon as you have your boots if not before. Choosing which one you aim for first is important to. If you are laning against someone who is unable to kill you quickly then going for a Hextech Revolver for more burst damage and spell vamp then aim for the Rylai's
However I would recommend picking up the Giants Belt if you ever get all the gold at one time
The follow up items
This is where things get tricky. There are a lot of options for Akali and I'll list every option and why it is advised.
First off items that are Great on Akali
Recommended Items
This item gives you more spell vamp, lifesteal and large amounts of AP and AD AND an active ability which you should always remember to use
So stupidly powerful. Getting this earlier is fine because with the passive it gives you almost 200 AP even if it was your First item.
A MUST on Akali
This item gives you AP, passive magic pentration and a large amount of magic resistance. Handy if you are having some major mage problems
Need to take down some tanks?
Since it was reduced in cost recently this item has become a bit more viable and combine it with your Hextech Revolver you easily get over 40% spell vamp very quickly. Which if you do 300 with one hit, is 120HP. Nothing to sniff at
It gives health, damage, ability power, movement speed, several passives and mana is really wasted on Akali
It gives damage and ability power and the more you attack or cast increases you attack speed and ability power. A great item, but you may need to sell it if the game never ends :/
Good optional items
Someone recently pointed out that against a heavy DPS team ulting in then using your Shroud combined with the Active ability of Randuin's Omen you can almost effectively stun the enemy team with the massive AoE slow you will let off
Advised much like the Rylai's Crystal Scepter because it gives you a huge HP boost whilst also adding a slow. However it doesn't add anymore damage to your ability power
It gives health, ability power and magic penetration. Only problem is that if the game progesses you may need to sell it
This item gives a large chunk of ability power as well as magic resistance (also mana which you don't use). With lots of ability power this can hit like a truck. However its a nice to have item as the magic resistance boost is small, its hard to build and you can't use that extra mana. Great apart from that
These items are viable but as it is I don't like them but use them if you wish
Items its not that great to get
It may have great ability power and cooldown but you don't need mana regen or attack speed that much. Better to go for another item
Again nice AP, nice active but you don't need the mana regen. This is an early game item so you are better to aim for something else
A nice item. But you don't any of that mana so you are better picking up a Rylai's because of its slowing passive
Again a very nice item but you won't be aiming to auto-attack that much and the damage can be taken from a Gunblade so you are better off getting one of those
Items to avoid. Full stop
Kage's Lucky Pick Worst of the gold items. And doesn't turn in to anything you really want.
You don't have mana...
Expensive and unhelpful to Akali. Avoid it like the plague
Under-rated item... but not for Akali.
- All bad ideas
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Yet to be added: Item Build reasoning, Overall Use, Good Allies, When to pick Akali


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Im Joo Hwan and Kang So Ra to Play Leads in New Drama Ugly Alert
Im Joo Hwan will make his return to the screen with the new drama Ugly Alert, to be produced by Sin Yoon Seob (Rooftop Prince) and written by Jung Ji Woo (Wish Upon a Star). Im Joo Hwan, who was just released from the military in February, will play the role of Gong Joon Soo. The drama will emphasize the meaning of family among people who are not related by blood.
The production company's representative described the drama as a story of Gong Joon Soo, a man down on his luck who still manages to affect the lives of people around him. Kang So Ra will play the innocent and angelic granddaughter of the founder of the fashion company that Gong Joon Soo ends up working for. The drama is expected to be touching while also having a good mix of extreme revenge and love affairs.
Kim Hyun Woo of 24/7 has also been confirmed to be a part of the cast. He will play Kang Chul Soo, a close friend and love interest of Gong Joon Soo's sister.
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Free shredding at Capitol for Consumer Protection Day
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Shred-it® will be providing free document shredding on Thursday at the State Capitol during Oklahoma Consumer Protection Day.
You can shred your documents for free from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Capitol's south lawn.
Inside the Capitol on the second floor, consumer experts and local, state and federal law enforcement officials will be on hand to answer questions on how to avoid fraud, scams and identity theft.
The Attorney General's Office also will announce this year's recipient of the Brad Edwards Consumer Champion Award with Brad's daughter, Ashton Edwards, and Scott Hines and the In Your Corner Team.
"Shredding financial and personal documents is a necessary step in avoiding costly identity theft, which unfortunately hits thousands of residents and families across Oklahoma each year," Pruitt said. "This is a serious crime that can have long-lasting consequences. It's crucial for consumers to be aware and take precautionary measures."
Below are tips from the Attorney General's Public Protection Unit to help avoid ID theft:
- Never give personal information over the telephone unless you have made the call;
- Destroy documents with credit card or bank account information;
- Destroy pre-approved credit card applications;
- If you order pre-printed checks, pick them up at the bank rather than having them mailed;
- Check your credit report once a year;
- Monitor bank and credit card accounts more than once a month;
- Only shop online at secure websites; and
- Never use information such as birth dates, last four digits of your social security number or phone numbers as pin numbers or passwords on accounts.
For more information on how to avoid identity theft or to report fraud, go online to www.oag.ok.gov, call (405) 521-2029 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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by KIM ZETTER
In this article "Researchers at Kaspersky Lab in Russia are asking the public for help in cracking an encrypted warhead that gets delivered to infected machines by the Gauss malware toolkit.
The warhead gets decrypted by the malware using a key composed of configuration data from the system it's targeting. But without knowing what systems it's targeting or the configuration on that system, the researchers have been unable to reproduce the key to crack the encryption.
"We are asking anyone interested in cryptology, numerology and mathematics to join us in solving the mystery and extracting the hidden payload," the researchers write in a blog post published Tuesday.
The payload is delivered to machines via an infected USB stick that uses the .lnk exploit to execute the malicious activity. In addition to the encrypted payload, infected USB sticks deliver two other files that also contain encrypted sections that Kaspersky has been unable to crack."


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According to a Statistics Canada publication just released almost 12.5 million Canadians or 46% of the population aged 15 and over volunteer in some capacity. Canadians volunteered almost 2.1 billion hours in 2007 – the equivalent of close to 1.1 million full-time jobs.
Those individuals who contribute the most hours are more likely to be seniors, to have higher levels of education, lower household incomes, no children in the household. People volunteer to make a contribution to the community, to use and expand skills and experiences, help an organization in which they have a personal interest, to network with or meet people, or because friends volunteered.
Asked what kept them from volunteering more people cited the lack of time as a barrier
and over half reported that they were unable to make a long-term commitment to volunteering. Many individuals indicated that they did not volunteer more or volunteer at all because they were not asked. Other barriers included not knowing how to become involved and the financial costs associated with volunteering.
Every genealogy society relies on and is for ever appealing for volunteers. I heard that last evening at the OGS Ottawa Branch AGM, and last Saturday at the BIFHSGO AGM. Each event mentioned Board positions that remained vacant. Multiple tasks, some not very time consuming, were looking for willing minds and hands.
Both those AGMs also recognized volunteers by mention, and by presentation for people who have made especially significant contributions. Prior to last evening's OGS meeting a City of Ottawa committee on which I serve recommended a long-time volunteer for provincial recognition.
According to Volunteer Canada recognition programs that typically work are those which:
- Base rewards on an appreciation of the individual volunteer as a unique person and which addresses individual needs.
- Are based on individual jobs or tasks.
- Have consistent reward policies, resulting in a sense of trust that effort will receive the proper reward.
- Recognize longevity and special contributions frequently.
- Offer rewards which can be shared by teams of volunteers or the entire organization.
How does your genealogy or family history society recognize its volunteers? Have you gone beyond the certificate, pin or plaque?


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If you receive a notice of a parking violation or parking ticket in New York City, your options are to pay or fight the ticket, according to the official website of the City of New York. The city accepts payments online, by mail or in person, and receives disputes using the same methods. After 30 days, additional penalties apply. In-person disputes receive an answer the same day, but phone or mail requests take up to 75 days for completion.Continue Reading
In Los Angeles, California, you also have the option of paying a notice by phone, explains the city's website. While the city allows you to request an administrative review, hearing or court appearance, California state law requires you to pay the ticket before the city grants a request for a hearing. A court appearance requires an additional fee the court returns if you win the case. Late payment penalties apply, and five or more outstanding tickets can result in booting and towing of the vehicle.
In Tucson, Arizona, you cannot pay parking tickets online as of 2016, but you have the option of using a payment drop box, notes the city's website. Within 30 days of the citation, you can request a hearing before a judge in the Tucson City Court. If you are found guilty, you are responsible for additional fees. Owners and operators have both joint and individual responsibilities for a violation in Tucson.Learn more about Driving Laws


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Six men killed while swimming in north Iraq
Gunmen killed six young Arab men while they were swimming in a predominantly Turkmen town in north Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said.
"The six martyrs were Arab residents from Amerli," said Colonel Khalid Hassan al-Bayati, police chief of the town of Tuz Khurmatu, 175 kilometres (110 miles) north of Baghdad.
Amerli lies just outside Tuz Khurmatu, which is mostly populated by Shiite Turkmen.
"This is a terrorist act, not a criminal act. Two gunmen attacked them while they were swimming," Bayati said.
A police lieutenant colonel said the attackers were riding motorcycles and had fired on the group while they were in a pool in Tuz Khurmatu.
A doctor in the town's hospital confirmed receiving the six bodies, adding that all had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
The latest violence brings the number of people killed in attacks in Iraq so far this month to at least 113, including 57 security forces members, according to an AFP tally based on security and medical sources.
While violence has decreased from its peak in 2006 and 2007, attacks remain common across Iraq. There were attacks on 27 of the 31 days in July.
Official figures put the number of people killed in attacks in July at 325, the highest monthly death toll since August 2010.


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How Usabilla helps Aer Lingus handle bugs and errors up to 50% faster
The aviation industry is changing; the days of visiting a travel agent to browse through brochures or booking a trip over the phone are gone. Advances in and adoption of smartphones and tablets mean that online users have the freedom to search for and book flights how, when, and where they want.
With websites that revolve around this search and booking process, designing and optimizing with the user in mind is vital for the aviation and travel industry. Aer Lingus recognizes this demand.
So, when the top Irish airline launched its new website in Autumn 2015 it knew it needed a way to gauge customer opinion, detect potential bugs and errors, and ultimately optimize the renewed customer booking flow.
Why Usabilla?
Thanks to our notable success with many leading airlines – including Lufthansa, KLM, and Air France – Aer Lingus had faith in Usabilla's competitive offering.
Alongside our advanced targeting options for surveys, customizable feedback button, and powerful screenshot functionality, a big part of Aer Lingus' decision to partner with Usabilla was our extensive reporting capabilities. This includes:
- Our selection of issue and project tracking software integrations
- Automatic labeling to reduce huge volumes of feedback
- Feedback for specific keywords and metadata to identify potential issue patterns
- Daily or weekly report generation, automatically sent to a specific email address
As Catherine Wilson, Lead UX Strategy Designer at Aer Lingus, summarizes:
"Usabilla enables us to pinpoint the issue and provides useful information, metadata, and visual context of what is happening. This reduces investigation and resolution time for these bugs by up to 50%."
80,000 feedback items later
Over an 8-month period, Aer Lingus received over 80,000 feedback items – with over 20,000 of these coming from the feedback button alone! As a result, here are just some of the key results the airline have been able to achieve:
Reduced bug detection time by up to 50%
By opening this channel for instant feedback to their users, Aer Lingus are able to immediately detect and fix bugs, saving time, money, and resources. The data and screenshots attached to each feedback item provide invaluable context for efficient bug troubleshooting and reproductions.
Improved booking and check-in flow
Throughout the 8-month period, Aer Lingus received over 20,000 unprompted feedback items from their in-page button, mainly flagging issues from the booking and check-in flow, as well as the 'Manage My Trip' area. These valuable insights still contribute to the customer journey roadmap and allow teams to quickly identify and remedy customer pain-points.
The validation of costly assumptions
Usabilla helps Aer Lingus to base their decisions and roadmaps on relevant user-generated data. Since teams are able to effectively communicate user pain-points to high-level executives using actual feedback items paired with detailed screenshots.
Established a clear ROI on website changes
Aer Lingus continuously implements user surveys on their new website to gauge customer opinion and satisfaction. The company methodically does 'before and after' reports to prove the impact of website changes with qualitative data; this supplements it's award-winning Market Research and Voice of Guest programs.
Airline website users today expect a smooth browsing and booking experience across multiple devices. A user may well search via mobile, book via desktop, and check-in via tablet. Airlines need to pay attention to this shift in user behavior and make sure they invest in the cross-device user experience.
Luckily, as Aer Lingus continues to see, users are willing to leave feedback and actively pinpoint any problems. By collecting this kind of qualitative feedback, you can immediately identify bugs, errors, or simply things that don't work the way your users expect them to. What's more, with Usabilla's option to leave specific, and not just general, feedback and unique screenshot functionality, users can immediately give context to their feedback without having to waste time and effort.
For more insights into optimizing the CX for airline websites, check out User Feedback Trends: Aviation – a report generated from the analysis of over 24,000 feedback items from some of the biggest airlines in Central Europe. Alternatively, you can watch our on-demand webinar with Aer Lingus' Catherine Wilson.


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The 5th Edition of the National Guide to Funding in Religion provides detailed fundraising information in your specific field. This essential directory brings together a group of more than 4, 500 grantmakers, all of which have proven their commitment to the field by funding churches, synagogues, and mosques, as well as building preservation, humanitarian aid, missionary societies, religious schools, welfare, youth groups, and many other religious-affiliated programs.The new 5th Edition of the National Guide provides all the facts you need on potential funders: grantmaker addresses and contact names, financial data, giving interest statements, application guidelines, and the names of key officials. Many entries also feature descriptions of recently awarded grants, often, the best indication of funding priorities. The volume includes over 6, 000 sample grants!... Jan, 5561 Nicholson, Marion Grable, 5561 Nicholson, Pam, 3110 Nicholson, Susan V., 2151 Nicholson, William B., ... 476 Norris, Anita, 933 Norris, Dellora A., 1 807 Norris, Jerry, 4799 Norris, John D., 1807 Norris, Lester J., 1 807 Norris, anbsp;...
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"Externalities do not imply that a government can do better."
Part of a bigger essay on fairness and markets - worth the read (Bleedingheartlibertarians):
Externalities do not imply that a government can do better. Publicity does better than inspectors in restraining the alleged desire of businesspeople to poison their customers. Efficiency is not the chief merit of a market economy: innovation is. Rules arose in merchant courts and Quaker fixed prices long before governments started enforcing them.


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You can choose another country to view available products or go to our Global website for company information.
Weeks after weeks of our viral communications internally and externally, from bottom to top and top to bottom and via the strong official commitment of our top leadership, #HeForShe mobilisation campaign became our collective voice aiming to change perceptions and behaviours, and engage more men into the global gender equality conversation.
In this exciting and very inspiring journey toward a more diverse and equal world, within Schneider Electric and everywhere, our #HeForShe mobilisation message is "A world and a company with more gender diversity and equality means a better world!"


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Hello Everyone,
I am looking for a flat for myself (studio or one bedroom) in Kadikoy near the main bus station.
I arrived in Istanbul about two weeks ago and I am currently living in a shared apartment in Kadikoy on Moda Street. I would like to move into a new place at the beginning of next month.
I have been searching Sahibinden.com and Craigslist, but have found that most places are rented through real estate agents and I am not sure if I will be able to rent this way because of my residency permit-I have a residency permit, but it has expired and I am waiting for my appointment to renew it.
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Apple fixes another DNS vulnerability
The Security Update 2008-006 and Mac OS X v. 10.5.5 security update fixed roughly 35 bugs, including issues with open source components and a login password glitch.
DNS cache poisoning is a major vulnerability first revealed in July by Dan Kaminsky and it affects all operating systems, said Rami Habal, director of product marketing at email security firm Proofpoint.
Apple resolved a DNS problem in its implementation of libresolv, which provides translation between host names and IP addresses for applications that use the unicast DNS resolution API found in Libresolv. This summer, Apple patched its version of the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS server for the cache poisoning problem.
The DNS vulnerability enables hackers to manipulate the IP address and send users to a spoofed page of a legitimate site, Habal told SCMagazineUS.com on Tuesday.
"The fake site looks like the real site," Habal said, "and tricks users into providing personal information."
Another important patch fixes a flaw in Apple Type Services' handling of PostScript font names, according to the Apple Support website. Viewing a document that contains a malicious font may lead to arbitrary code execution.
"If somebody were to create a specially crafted PostScript document on a website, a user could open the document and leave it vulnerable to an attacker to load malicious software on your computer," John Pescatore, analyst at Gartner, told SCMagazineUS.com. "That enables trojan horse fonts to be installed."
Pescatore added that these patches are fairly complicated, but there is disappointment that Apple didn't provide the patches sooner.
"These were serious flaws that took a pretty long time to fix," he said.
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No matter you are looking to set up a blog site, an online store or a business portal, you do not want to repel your audiences as soon as they land on your site. After all, they need time to check and understand the information you are looking to convey. If the time they spend on your site is too short, you can hardly achieve the goal you put into your words. In this case, how to prolong the holding time? We have listed some easy tips of how to increase audience on-page time in WordPress sites.
In addition to the valuable tips, we also would like to tell you what you can get by doing so and how to calculate the average duration for your audiences.
How to Calculate the Audience Duration for Your Web Contents
Before doing something to increase the people on-page time, you firstly need to know the current statistics. Here, we recommend an easy method – make use of Google Analytics.
When monitoring your website running using Google Analytics, you can find a special metric of "average session duration". It can be found from the dashboard directly.
Here, you can only know the average time people spend on your web contents. However, you can click it to drill down. This allows you to find more detailed information – the time people spend on each of your webpage and blog post.
This way, you can easily know which post retains your readers for a long time by comparing with the average duration. Generally, only when people feel interested in your content, they will keep the long reading time. Otherwise, they will go just in a mouse of click. For these less attractive articles, you should refine the content carefully.
What You Can Get by Achieving the Long On-Page Time
The most importantly, if people land on each of your blog post for a relatively long time, it means they are checking your content carefully. In this case, your chances to have your content ideas conveyed are high.
For instance, if your post is about a tutorial, you can easily deal with your readers' questions or resolve their confusion and issues. If your post is about a promotion, you can effectively market your target to your prospects.
In addition, many SEO experts claim that the longer reading time on your web content gives you more chances to be ranked highly. Especially, for Google search engine, they will move your website down at the SEPRs if they find people leave your site right after the landing.
How to Increase Audience On-Page Time in WordPress Sites
Now, we have listed some useful tips that help you increase audience on-page time easily.
Pay Attention to the Web Content
First of all, you should focus on the quality of your web content. No matter you are looking to anything to your website, you have to confirm that your contents are well presented. Previously, we have already told you how to come out the high-quality blog posts. And you can write down the words accordingly when coming out the new blog posts.
In addition, we highly recommend you to update your old posts. Especially, if you find that some posts have a very short audience on-page time, you need to refine them surely.
Revamp the Navigation Section
This practice is useful for your article series. Sometimes, you may feel hard to cover a large topic in just a single blog post. In this case, you put the contents into different articles to achieve a topic series. If so, you need to give them the easy way to navigate throughout each post. Thus, you can increase the reading time on this series. Especially, if you find that people deviate from the reading path you have already determined for them, you should optimize your navigation for it is not straight-forward at all.
Match the Topic with Your Content
Before truly reading your web contents, what people say at first is your post title. In this case, if they are interested in your titles, you can attract them into your detailed contents successfully. However, to retain them for a long time so as to fully understand what you write, you should make sure that the content matches the topic. After all, if people arrive on your post, expecting one thing but just get anything else, they will be disappointed and go away.
Ensure the Easy Reading Process
Some people are looking for the stylish or the unique design. In this case, they adopt the uncommon color schemes, strange fonts and the colorful background. Surely, this practice can catch people's eyes in the first sight. However, if people want to learn deep into your content, this can be the disaster.
In this case, for the readability, you need to make sure that your posts are easy to read and to scan. Do not use too many white spaces. Do use the white background and the black text color. Also, you need to organize the web contents into the proper chunks, along with the suitable pagination and breakup.
Add the Video Components
Most people now can scan a long post easily. In this case, even if they love your content, they still may finish reading within a short time. If so, you'd better add some other contents. And here, we recommend you to add the videos.
This is especially useful for some tutorial. For instance, explaining the utilization of WordPress using the pure words might be plain. In this case, you can record the whole process of how you use this script. And then, you can display the video to give people a clear view, while keeping them on your post longer.
Add the Live Chat Optionally
This is an optional practice you can do. Here, if your website is a business portal or is selling something, you can add a live chat box in the bottom right section of the whole screen. In this case, when people have the questions about your contents, they can talk to you quickly without the unnecessary jumping.
Display the Relevant Post Section
The above-mentioned tips mainly tell you how to increase the on-page time for the single blog post. However, if you are looking for the long retaining time on your whole site, you can consider the display of the relevant post area.
Generally, when people finish the reading of a single post, they are likely to find some other related contents if they are looking to learn more. Due to this, you can showcase the related post area below the main post content. This ensures the great convenience for people to jump to other related blog posts. And in the meanwhile, you can increase their on-page time on your whole site and decrease the bounce rate as well.
Interlink Your Blog Posts with Each Other
This can achieve the same goal as the previous tip. The difference is that you can enter links to the related posts within the post content. In this case, people can be taken to other pages easily.
To help you interlink your posts, WordPress provides an effective feature in the visual editor. You just need to click the Insert Link button, enter the URL, provide the link text, decide whether to open the link in a new window and click the Add Link.


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Ohio State shocks No. 1 Wisconsin
Langan scores two goals and adds an assist to lead Buckeyes
MADISON, Wisc. -- Opening with three goals in the first period, Ohio State closed out the regular season with a 4-2 upset of No. 1 Wisconsin Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center in Madison. The win was the program's first regular season victory against a top-ranked opponent and the first at Wisconsin since the Buckeyes upset the Badgers in the 2010 WCHA tournament.
The victory moved Ohio State to 16-14-4 overall and gave the Buckeyes a 13-14-1-1 record in WCHA play. Wisconsin, who had already clinched the WCHA regular season title, dropped to 29-3-2 and 23-3-2.
The win solidified a fifth-place finish in the WCHA standings with 41 points.
Ohio State nabbed its first goal of the game at 8:03 to go up 1-0. Freshman Kari Schmitt capitalized on a Wisconsin turnover and sent a shot past Nikki Kaasa for the score. The unassisted goal was the second of the season for the defenseman.
The Buckeyes built on their lead with another even-strength goal in the first, scoring at 10:39. Senior Laura McIntosh took a shot from the faceoff circle and it slipped past Alex Rigsby for the two-goal lead. Senior Melissa Feste and junior Hokey Langan each had a helper on the goal.
A minute later, a Wisconsin interference call gave Ohio State its first power play of the game and the Buckeyes capitalized with a goal at 11:44. Langan notched her seventh goal of the year with assists to McIntosh and Natalie Spooner. Ohio State went into the first intermission with a 3-0 advantage.
Wisconsin scored its first goal of the game and the only goal of the second period late on the power play. Senior Brooke Ammerman tallied the score at 17:31 with assists to Stefanie McKeough and Brianna Decker.
The Badgers cut the lead to one at 14:59 in the third when Carolyne Prevost scored a power play goal to make the score 3-2 in favor of Ohio State.
After Wisconsin pulled its goalie, Langan sealed the 4-2 victory at 19:31 with an empty-net goal for her second score of the game.
Sophomore goalie Lisa Steffes tallied 28 stops in the win to improve to 12-10-1 on the season. Rigsby totaled 19 saves in the loss.
The Badgers held a 30-23 advantage in shots, while the Buckeyes had a 28-27 lead in faceoffs.


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Yellow Pages is one resource that lists the addresses of local police departments, according to YP.com. PoliceOne.com is another online resource for finding police department addresses, states the website.Continue Reading
Users may search for police department by city, state or ZIP code through Yellow Pages. Local listings contain contact information such as addresses, phone numbers and websites, if applicable. Directions to the establishment are also listed, according to YP.com.
PoliceOne.com allows users to search for police departments by state, type or by the name of the departments. In addition to contact information, PoliceOne.com provides demographics for each department and ways to connect with the officers in any agency, as stated on the website.Learn more about Law Enforcement


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Our number one priority is to support you throughout your degree, both on an academic and personal level, and for this reason we assign you an academic tutor who is there to oversee your academic progress and general wellbeing throughout your time at Leeds. You will meet individually with your tutor several times a year to review progress, to discuss the next stage in your university career and to plan for your future employability. Your tutor will also write your references once you have successfully graduated.
We have a strong reputation for the quality of our pastoral care. With robust procedures in place to ensure that mitigating circumstances are fully accounted for at every stage of the assessment process, we make sure that you receive the appropriate support and guidance to help you to achieve your full potential.
Pastoral support is overseen by the School's Student Support Officer who works alongside your tutor and teaching staff in the delivery of pastoral care and is there to support you with any issues affecting your progress or welfare. If we feel you could benefit from more specialist expertise, we will put you in touch with one of the University's specialist services, such as the Student Counselling Centre, the Student Advice Centre, or the Student Medical Practice.
The University's Disability Services offers comprehensive support to all students with a physical disability or specific learning need. The standard procedure for reporting a disability is at the application stage, but students are welcome to visit Disability Services at any time to make an appointment for an individual assessment. Departmental support for disabilities is provided in accordance with a student's 'assessment of needs', and is coordinated through our Disabilities Officer. Teaching staff are informed in confidence about any disabilities or learning needs, so that appropriate support is provided.
Peer support is a great way to settle into university life, and as well as working together in groups at all levels, there are many opportunities to work alongside and be mentored by students at a higher level. A fantastic way to meet other students in the School is to become a member of GeogSoc, our departmental student society. GeogSoc is one of the largest societies on campus with a packed calendar of social and sporting events.
In addition to Skills@Library, a central University resource for all students which offers teaching, training and guidance on a broad range of study skills, the School of Geography provides specialist study skills support in two specific areas:
The University provides a range of academic, pastoral and welfare support services, available to all students in all departments. To find the service most relevant to your particular need or requirement, check out the Help@Leeds website.
Even though students are legally adults, there are sometimes occasions during their university career when things may go wrong, and if they are living away from home, it can be hard for parents to know what to do for the best. Wherever possible, it is preferable for students to be supported in finding solutions to their own problems, so it often helps to remind students of the most appropriate source of guidance. If your son or daughter is upset, or worried about something, it is best that they share it with us. Often worries are unfounded, or can easily be resolved. Sensitive issues are dealt with confidentially. There are various people that a student can contact for help and advice:


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ARM Showcases Innovation in Mobile Technology at 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress
WHAT: At the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress, ARM will offer attendees the opportunity to experience the latest mobile trends and strategies. A series of product demonstrations and Partner activities will provide an opportunity to learn about tomorrows mobile technology solutions today. 2008 was an exciting time for ARM with several milestones reached:
* ARM® Partners shipped 10bn chips into the mobile market, an average of two ARM processors per mobile phone
* First showing of ARM technology on 32nm HKMG wafer
* Launch of wide range of innovative devices including the G1 handset and the first Cortex-A8 processor-powered mobile phones.
In addition, ARM CTO, Mike Muller, will present on the topic Mobile Web2.0 & Open Source, as part of the Mobilizing Open Source track and ARM is sponsoring the International Mobile Gaming Awards.
Product demonstrations at the ARM stand 1C01 in Hall 1 will include:
Symbian Symmetric Multiprocessing Demonstration on the ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
See the first public demonstration of two new technologies working together that will be key to the future of the mobile industry: The ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore multicore processor delivering notebook performance with the power footprint of mobile, and Symbian OS SMP capability. The second-generation MPCore multicore processor enables the sharing of workload among processors, providing more processing performance on-demand with lower power consumption overall. This will enable greater responsiveness to the multiple tasks with which a smartphone has to cope, whilst extending battery life.
ARM Netbooks, Hybrids and MIDs....All-Day Mobile Computing
ARM and its Partners are redefining Mobile Computing to enable a full web experience, all-day battery life and a diverse range of attractive low-cost consumer products. ARM will be showing a broad selection of ARM Powered® devices based on the ARMv7 architecture, such as the Cortex-A8 processor. With a wide choice of Partner technology, attendees will also be able to learn about the ARM ecosystem built around these devices. This technology is driving battery life, full web experience, and differentiation in devices. On the booth you can see:
* Cortex-A8 processor vs Intel Atom power comparison
* Pegatron Netbook running Ubuntu
* Hybrid Notebook
Software for Mobile Computing & Mobile Web 2.0
Notebook Linux distributions, office suites, fast boot technology and Android running on high-performance Cortex-A8/ARMv7A processors are demonstrated here. These software components are important to the emerging trend of Web-orientated Netbooks and Hybrid Notebooks. ARM has a diverse ecosystem that brings Web2.0 to ARM Powered devices in your hands. On the booth you can see:
* Ubuntu with Firefox 3
* Phoenix Technologies Hyperspace running on Cortex-A8 processor
* Thinkfree office suite with Suns Java SE on Qualcomm SnapDragon-powered Inventec Netbook
* TI® OMAP Zoom2 reference design running Android.
* Alpha release of Ubuntu 9.04 for ARM will be shown running on Cortex-A8 processor-based systems. Ubuntu 9.04 is scheduled for full release in April 2009.
ARM Mali-200 GPU Bringing Visual Entertainment to Life
Advanced user interface software and compelling gaming experience show what is possible with the scalable, power-efficient Mali graphics processors and OpenGL ES 2.0-compliant high-quality driver software, supporting resolutions up to 1080p enabling a rich graphical user-interface on mobile devices, more realistic navigation and gaming. The Mali-200 hardware at the booth will be demonstrating:
* OpenGL ES 2.0 delivering the next generation of UIs beyond todays OpenGL ES 1.1 UIs
* Next generation of mobile gaming capabilities
* Wide range of new visual effects using programmable shaders
* Mali GPUs zero cost FSAA allowing smooth rendering of images on the small screen
RealView® Development Suite 4.0 with ARM Profiler
This demonstration will show how the use of the RealView Development Suite from ARM enables software engineers to get the best out of their ARM technology-based device. With features such as non-intrusive profiling of applications for unlimited duration, developers can quickly and accurately target their optimizations to improve performance and size on applications, firmware and Symbian OS-based systems. With immediate feedback on actual application performance and rapid identification of bottlenecks across a broad range of performance measurements, bringing applications to market is achieved faster and with lower risk with ARM.
In addition, ARM CTO, Mike Muller will deliver a presentation examining the increasing role of Open Source in enabling Mobile Web 2.0 centric devices. Mobile Web 2.0 & Open Source will be part of the conference session, Mobilizing Open Source, taking place on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 14:00-17:30 in Hall 5, Auditorium 2.
This presentation discusses how Open Source web components such as WebKit and Javascript JIT engines and now complete platforms are transforming the Smartphone into a Web centric device. The personal web experience that devices built on these components deliver is both different and better in many respects to the tethered PC experience. By innovating around these emerging highly-optimized technologies, handset manufacturers can quickly deliver platforms that focus on Rich Internet Applications and will create new and desirable capabilities that will delight users and drive data usage for carriers.
ARM Sponsors International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA)
ARM supports the IMGA in the drive for ever more advanced, innovative and creative content for handsets, maximizing the end-user experience and making the most of technologies such as the market leading ARM CPU and ARM Mali GPU families. Borgar Ljosland, director of advanced product marketing, ARM Media Processing Division will present the International Mobile Gaming Excellence in 3D Award at the IMGA ceremony, taking place on Wednesday, February 18 from 17:00 at the Telecom TV stand in Hall 7 at the FIRA Barcelona.
WHEN: Monday-Thursday, February 16-19, 2009
WHERE: 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress, Fira Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain.
WHO: ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARMs comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the companys broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
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If you ever have tried SATA SSD drives before then you know the benefits in speed of it over regular HDD. WD's new 3D NAND packs in 1TB of storage in super fast memory! There is also a 2TB variant available!
Some cool things with this new SSD is how it draws 25% less power than previous generations. Read speeds are up to crazy 560 MB/s and write speeds up to wild 530 MB/s. 1.75M hours mean time to failure (MTTF) and 500 terabytes written! You also get backup software and the ability to see the current status on your drive.
They have also tested this 3D NAND card a lot in WD functional integrity testing lab to verify it's safe. It has a black colour and no moving parts inside, also comes with a blue and white WD logo. This card will consume less battery in your laptop/PC before a need to charge will come. Which is great because battery is a big problem with modern technology how fast our devices get drained and need a re-charge.
The size is 2.5″ 7mm. So very compact just as any other SSD drive. My own personal experience I have found SSD drives to be very reliable and last for a long time. And with start up speeds of apps and content I find it to be at least twice as fast as a regular hard drive. Will we even get something faster in future than SSD? Probably but it will take some time to get there.
I highly recommend you install your main OS on SSD drive so it can load up the system fast. It will surely make a difference that you will feel. Have you ever owned an SSD? What do you think of the 3D NAND? If so then what is your experience with them? Ever had an SSD crash on you?


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I beleive what Tony was saying is that the Raptor is a bad choice as it is not designed for a low rpm shift point like the sy/ty's require (as well as other things like the converter)
His point was that the advise was given to you to fix the trans and converter that you had, and all would be well. But against the advise of people who "know" like myself, Tony and Nolan you decided to spend more money on a unit that is not right for the application, as well as now wanting to rebuild the trans you had at another expense.
You had told me you were sending the trans here to get us to fix it and then..........................
We could have fixed it, for alot less than $2500 and your problems would have been over. I understand where your coming from with your comments to Tony, but I also side with Tony in the fact that you ask us for advice on what is right (as we've "been there, done that") and then go do something totally opposite.
I think you better reconsider your thinking towards the actions you are taking as there are few people who really understand these trucks, and I think your pissing them off quickly.
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The United States House of Representatives recently approved a bipartisan bill that recommends new avenues to grow and strengthen the American-Israeli relationship in the fields of missile defense, homeland security, energy, intelligence and cyber-security.
This bill, the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012, was passed in a voice vote on July 17 and is an amended version of a House bill that was approved in May. The Senate unanimously voted in favor of the bill last month while also adding language that extends the authority of the U.S. to store weapons in Israel that it could give in an emergency. At press time, the bill awaits President Barack Obama's signature.
Several local lawmakers spoke in support of the bill.
"Israel must be allowed to defend itself from external and internal aggression, the Israeli people must be allowed to continue to build within their borders and Jerusalem must be recognized as the nation's only capital," said Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, whose 22nd district also includes parts of Palm Beach County, in a statement. "Furthermore, the United States must stand by Israel's side in the face of a United Nations who clearly views the State of Israel through the lens of anti-Semitism and hatred."
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, who is also chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also spoke in favor of the bill.
"Our goal with this legislation is to ensure that Israel has the ability to protect its citizens against the dangers that touch their lives every day — against the rockets, against the bombs, against the missiles that their enemies stockpile while making well-publicized threats against the Jewish state," she said.


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This update includes:
- New Orange Bird! The Orange Bird is unlocked on level 1-4. He's a tiny little guy, but he's hiding a "big" secret. You can trigger him to MASSIVELY inflate at any point in-flight or about 2-seconds after contact.
- Seasons episodes are now broken down in two categories: 2011 and 2012
- 30 new levels all themed for a slightly darker Halloween
- One Hidden Golden Egg and a bonus "Big Black Pumpkin" Golden Egg level
- 6 new achievements, which are currently available on iOS only
- Seasons Greeding 1-16 feather threshold is lowered. Congrats to those who got their badge before the threshold was changed!
- The Golden Egg numbering has been removed completely!