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We stood among 321 Champs at Manor View ES of Fort Meade to talk about The Little Champs – Child Heroes Attached to Military Personnel. Thanks to the USO's commitment to our Nation's littlest heroes, each student was given his/her very own copy of the book; to have and to hold, to read and to reread. Meanwhile, the students had read The Little Champs in their classrooms with their teachers before we arrived. Their minds, hearts and souls were full. There was a wellspring of energy and emotion: the school's guidance counselor noted, finally, this is a book that is about them and for them – and honors them.
The Little Champs accomplished its mission through literature and music, reaching and teaching to multiple learning styles. The story intertwines their stories, with characters to whom they could relate. As one parent commented, "the characters are 'real time.' My kid takes it wherever she goes.'" Its characters walk the walk, talk the talk, and 'feel the feel' – they experience the multitude of emotions that our Champs experience. Its characters acknowledge their feelings, and deal constructively and proactively with their situation, learning more about their inner strengths in the process. I like to call it building resiliency by building character.
Among the feedback from teachers, parents, and the guidance counselor, the story evoked "Aha!" moments, proud smiles, cathartic tears, grateful giggles, and sighs of relief.
One 5th grade teacher said: "I want to thank you very much for writing such a wonderful book for our military children. Fifth graders have a lot of emotions as military children, and they're not always open with their feelings. They're not always able to express what it is that they're feeling. They may be angry or upset or sad.
"During the time we were reading the book, they were making so many connections, and having these 'A-ha' moments, and just really related to what they were reading. I had one student who, when the book talked about the Champ whose stomach dropped when the dad was moving the family back to the East Coast – he had experienced the exact same thing. The student teared up and said, 'Ms. Ricker, I have that connection. The same thing happened to me and my family, and my stomach dropped.' It was an opening to talk about it.
"I really appreciate that there's a book to help them express their emotions, and lets them know they're not alone. These feelings are okay. It's okay to be angry. It's okay to be sad. It's just part of what comes with having a parent deployed or having to move a lot. It's a great book, and was a great experience, and one that I really appreciate.
"My favorite part was that we sat cuddled up together on the carpet; the kids were sooo into the book; each kid had his/her own book that s/he could go through; they didn't want to stop reading until we'd finished … it was such a special, warm experience for all of us."
In addition, each child had created a personalized "I Am Me" card, that they'd then placed in a Champ Chest. The Champ Chests were decorated by University of MD's college students, covered with motivational comments, through Operation Champs. It was quite special to see them place their "I Am Me" cards in the Champ Chests as they headed to feast upon the ice cream treats that awaited … another sweet USO touch to make this a most memorable, multi-sensory experience for all!
We walked away with full hearts, full Champ Chests, and the knowledge that we'd reached out and touched the hearts and souls and minds of 321 of our Nation's littlest heroes. - Debbie Fink, MA, Author
Their journey is everyone's responsibility. From the moment they enlist, through their assignments and deployments, and as they transition back to their communities, they can rely on your support.
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He Stays at Home With Their Two Boys While She Serves in Afghanistan
Former Air Force Major Brad Eychner has no illusions about his important role as a stay-at-home dad and military spouse. Learn how he came into this role and how he takes care of their two young boys while his wife is deployed.
Oct 12, 2018
7 Things to Cheer On The Navy's Birthday
October 13 is the U.S. Navy's 243rd birthday! Originally established during the Revolutionary War in 1775, the Navy has played a central role throughout history and today, it continues its mission of maintaining the freedom of the seas. Here are seven reasons to cheer the Navy's birthday!


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Windows 8, meet Mountain Lion: Major OS updates delight
Few things excite computer enthusiasts more than major updates to the operating systems that make their machines go.
So the last few weeks have been something akin to Rio de Janeiro's carnaval for such folks — yours truly included — with Apple and Microsoft unveiling dramatic upgrades to their Mac OS X and Windows operating systems.
I write about Windows 8, recently released to the public in a free "consumer preview" form, in my Tech Test Drive column this week. The bottom line: I love the radical, tablet-friendly new version of a classic OS.
I also love Apple's Mountain Lion — AKA version 10.8 of Mac OS X — the upcoming successor to the Lion flavor of the Macintosh operating software.
This update isn't as groundbreaking, at least in the "developer preview" recently made available, but Mountain Lion is chock full of updates large and small that make me yearn for the software's scheduled summer release.
Macworld has a good overview of Mountain Lion features, but here's my take on a handful of the ones I really like:
Better iCloud integration. This is one of the major ones. Lion works with Apple's suite of online services incompletely and imperfectly. Photos can be synced among Macs and Apple's mobile iOS devices via iCloud, for instance, but documents created using Apple's iWork productivity apps (Pages, Numbers and Keynote) cannot.
That will change with Mountain Lion. If I start working on a Pages document on my Mac, I'll later be able pick up where I left off using iPhone or iPad versions of Pages via iCloud synchronization. Still later, I'll go go back to the Mac and continue my work, again with all changes iCloud-synced.
I crave this feature because I am a huge fan of Pages, which may have a shot at replacing Web-based Google Docs as my cloud-centric writing tool. Now, iWork sync to iCloud only works with iOS devices, with Macs left out.
I like how Mountain Lion users will be nudged into logging in to their iCloud accounts when configuring new Macs, which will automatically populate the computers with their iCloud settings and data. If new-Mac owners don't have iCloud accounts, they'll be guided to create new ones.
Microsoft takes a similar tack with Windows 8, which is integrated with its Windows Live online services.
A Safari-browser "omnibox." This is a minor but welcome change. Apple's browser no longer has a separate search box and address bar. Search queries and Web URLs are typed into the same, unified window.
Google popularized this feature with its Chrome-browser "omnibox" a while back, which makes other browsers appear cluttered. I was hoping to someday see an omnibox in Firefox, my fave browser on the Mac, but now Safari has a shot at being my Mac default.
Twitter integration. As a tweetaholic, I'm delighted to see Apple working closely with Twitter to hardwire the popular short-message service into OS X as it has been doing with the mobile iOS.
In Mountain Lion, this is largely being accomplished via a new feature called Share Sheets that centralizes a variety of sharing options (such as e-mailing and texting) within OS X applications. So if I want to tweet a Web address from within Safari, or a a photo from within Preview, picking the Twitter option in the relevant Share Sheet (shown as an arrow-style toolbar icon) makes this easy.
Twitter joins iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo and Microsoft Exchange in the Mail, Contacts and Calendars portion of System Preferences, so I can plug in multiple Twitter accounts. Other account options that are new with Mountain Lion include Flickr and Vimeo, both of which I use.
Notifications. My favorite recent improvement to the iOS is the Notification Center, which offers an integrated look at recent notifications from a host of apps. Getting to the Notification Center is easy — swipe downward with a fingertip from the top of an iPhone or iPad screen.
Now a virtually identical Notification Center is being integrated into Mac OSX except the window appears on the right side of the Mac's screen with the tap of an on-screen button or a two-finger trackpad swipe.
Mountain Lion, like iOS, also has individual alerts that appear on the screen. On the Mac, these are in the form of rectangular information sheets that appear briefly on the upper right, and then slide out of view.
Longtime users of the third-party Growl notification system will find Mountain Lion's notification sheets familiar, and may lament how Apple is rendering that elegant and popular tool obsolete. But most Mac users aren't nerdy enough to know about Growl, and will welcome the Mountain Lion equivalent.

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Daniel Michelson is a 2013 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winner and served as the editor-in-chief of Radnor High School's student newspaper, "The Radnorite."
He was also the vice president of the Radnor Model United Nations club. He has lettered four times as a defenseman for the ice hockey team and also played doubles for the varsity tennis team.
Over the last two years, Daniel has served as treasurer for the Radnor Society for Childhood Cancer Awareness, helping to raise more than $8,000 to fund childhood cancer research. As a junior, he received the Harvard Book Award and the Rensselaer Medal for outstanding achievement in math and science.
Daniel will attend Yale University in the fall and hopes to pursue a career in medicine.
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Kings County Hospital is being called "Killer County Hospital" after a 49-year-old woman keeled over and lay for a hour in the waiting room of the psych ward of the facility, where she died.
Esmin Green, the dead woman, can be seen falling and convulsion on video from the surveillance camera, which shows staffers passing by her and doing nothing during most of the time she's on the floor.
After a worker came and poked at her, hospital personnel eventually put her on the stretcher. [photo shows Green lying in upper right.]
But the attention was too late.
The New York Civil Liberties Union is calling the treatment that poor Central Brooklyn residents receive at Kings County a disgrace, an affront to decency. [click below to see the video.]
The NYCLU already had an outstanding lawsuit against the hospital and the latest incident, mercifully, seems to have spurred some positive reaction. Some employees were fired.
The organization says in a headline on its website: "After Death on ER Floor, NYC Finally Agrees to Some Improvements at Brooklyn Hospital Named in Civil Rights Lawsuit."
Green, said to be from the island of Jamaica, died on June 19. She had been in the waiting room for more than 24 hours.
In a Daily News story, Mayor Michael Bloomberg denounces the treatment of Green at the city hospital but said he still had confidence in Health and Hospitals Corp. President Alan Aviles, who runs the city's hospitals.


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I stayed up waaaay too late last night working on my website redesign, which was a bad move since I had to get up and work in the gallery today (I still work in an art gallery/frame shop two days a week for the extra cash, the discount, and the motivation to get dressed and put on makeup at least twice a week). I'm definitely tired, but I'm so happy with the new look! I've been working on it for a couple of weeks, but I decided to publish it when no one would be shopping (in the middle of the night). Unfortunately, I didn't realize it would take over two hours when I began around 1:30 a.m. Oh well, it was so worth it! I've definitely got some more tweaking and I can't wait until I can make and photograph my new designs to upload them to the website, too!
Tell me what you think of my new look for Freshie & Zero!


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Indicators on patents | Compendium of Patent Statistics
Raw data on patents | Trademark Statistics
OECD Patent Statistics Manual
See also:
OECD work on patent statistics
The OECD Patent Database was set up to develop patent indicators that are suitable for statistical analysis and that can help address S&T policy issues. The Patent Database covers data on patent applications to the European Patent Office (EPO), the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), patent applications filed under the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) that designate the EPO, as well as Triadic patent families. Data mainly derives from the latest version of the EPO's Worldwide Patent Statistical Database (PATSTAT).
The following patent statistics were updated on OECD's statistical portal in July 2011:
For the most part, OECD patent indicators are counted according to the priority date, which is the closest to the date of invention. However, there is a time lag between the priority date and the availability of patent information. To improve the timeliness of the OECD patent indicators, the latest years are estimated at an aggregated level, for patents counted according to the residence of the inventor: estimated figures are presented for total EPO and total triadic patent families up to priority date 2009. Patents in selected technologies related to the environment are now included in the list of indicators.
OECD Compendium of Patent Statistics 2008
This report provides a snapshot of the latest available internationally comparable data on patents. The patent indicators presented in this compendium are specifically designed to reflect recent trends in inventive activities across a wide range of OECD member and non-member countries. A series of new indicators report patenting activities in key technology fields such as nanotechnologies, environmental technologies and patenting by industries, as well as patenting activity by region.
The OECD has developed 4 different sets of patent data, for research and analytical work only. The detailed raw data can be downloaded from a secure – password protected – server. Please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com to request access to one of the datasets, mentioning "OECD patent database" in the title of your message.
Also available: the OECD HAN database
The OECD "Harmonised Applicants' Names" database provides a dictionary of applicants' names which have been elaborated with business register data, so that it can easily be matched by all users. The data is based on applicant's for patents filed to the EPO and through PCT. The dataset is complementary to Eurostat's method for harmonising applicants names.
Most of these datasets mainly derive from EPO's Worldwide Statistical Patent Database (PATSTAT, April 2011) which provides a harmonised and comparable set of information on patent applications taken in patent offices worldwide. Please contact the EPO for further information on this database.
Trademarks Statistics
During the last decade, trademark data has received growing interest from researchers in the field of economics of innovation and industrial change. It has been noted that trademarks could contribute to measuring relevant aspects of innovation, especially non-technological innovation and innovation in the service industries. Those aspects have become crucial in the innovative processes of advanced economies, and they are not well appraised by traditional data sources. The OECD has undertaken some analyses on trademark data in order to extract relevant information and to develop new trademark-based indicators of innovation.
A workshop on trademarks and trademark data was held in Paris on 16-17 July 2009. It intended to bring together researchers interested in empirical and theoretical research on trademarks and brands, as well as in legal analysis of trademarks.
OECD Patent Statistics Manual
For further information on the underlying methodologies used to develop patent related indicators, refer to the OECD Patent Ststistics Manual (2009) or consult www.oecd.org/sti/ipr-statistics.
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LaFontsee Galleries will celebrate its upcoming move to Grand Rapids' East Hills neighborhood in a big way — by hosting the first Site:Lab event on Oct. 22.
Site:Lab, a new nonprofit that "creates temporary site-specific art projects aimed at facilitating dynamic collaborations between the art, education, business and cultural communities of Grand Rapids," is spearheaded by Paul Amenta, who curated the "Michigan — Land of Riches" exhibit this spring and was the creative director of ActiveSite.
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Tom Clinton, exhibition coordinator for Site:Lab, worked with Scott and Linda LaFontsee to use their future space, the former Network180 building at 833 Lake Drive, for the event before the remodeling work begins.
"We get the building before the interior demo starts, which allows us to do almost anything we want, which is really exciting," Amenta said. "The way the building's set up now, the interior spaces are ubiquitous office spaces. They're going to come in and gut the entire interior, almost down to the exterior walls and supporting beams, with a few exceptions."
Amenta and his team have been doing their own demolition to create open social spaces, and each participating artist or collaborative group will have an office space or two to manipulate how they like, Amenta said. The artists are encouraged to respond to the physical building — or its history or its future as an art gallery — to create site-specific work.
"They can cut holes, tear down walls; they can paint any surface, rip up carpet, tear down ceiling tiles," Amenta said. "So there's going to be a broad range of activity, but it's all geared toward the site itself. It's really an exciting opportunity for the artists involved."
Different businesses and organizations are participating in the event, as well.
Grant Carmichael, owner of ThinkXD, and Eric Kuhn, an instructional design and technology consultant, are coordinating the "ArtTech Experience Design of Site:Lab." They're looking for new technologies and experiences to incorporate into the event, Kuhn said. A new mobile-marketing company, Red Pigeon, will provide some of these cutting-edge technologies.
When: Oct. 22, 5-11 p.m.
Where: 833 Lake Drive, plus other locations in East Hills and Heartside neighborhoods
Cost: Free
More info: site-lab.org
Doug Lang, Red Pigeon's director of marketing and sales, is incorporating the location-based game SCVNGR into the event, plus creating QR codes that will allow attendees to learn more about the artists using smartphones. He also will be the event's "social media DJ," creating a live mashup of event-related content that people post on social media sites, which he will project on the windows and walls at Site:Lab.
"It's great," Kuhn said. "It lets him try out these things in a huge environment, and it gives us something new to show people because we always want to have something a little bit different at each show."
Through such collaborations, these kinds of events always turn out better than Amenta anticipates.
"The interesting thing, to me, is it happens in such an organic way and in a way that people are so interested in getting involved and taking ownership of their participation," Amenta said.
LaFontsee Galleries' future East Hills neighbors are getting involved, as well. Richard App Gallery and Byrneboehm Gallery, and even restaurants and other businesses, are hosting artists and doing things to "essentially join in the energy that we're going to be creating around this project," Amenta said.
And the event has expanded beyond the East Hills neighborhood, joining the Free Radical Galleries event, which Avenue for the Arts is hosting in the Heartside neighborhood the same night. A free trolley service will link the two neighborhoods, which will feature work from hundreds of artists, plus participating bars and restaurants and extended hours from certain galleries and businesses.
"I think there's an awareness from a more general, non-art-viewing audience to want to participate in this stuff, and that's really exciting," Amenta said. "And then to have the local businesses — I'm just amazed that these businesses want to link up with an art event in this sort of way."


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Rio de Janeiro: Former Corinthians manager Tite has emerged as the favourite to succeed Luiz Felipe Scolari as coach of Brazil after the World Cup.
Scolari is widely tipped to step down following Brazil`s clash with the Netherlands for third place in Brasilia Saturday.
Other candidates mooted for the role are Sao Paulo coach Muricy Ramalho and former Brazil and Real Madrid boss Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
Tite led Corinthians to the Copa Libertadores-FIFA Club World Cup double in 2012. The 53-year-old has been out of work since leaving Corinthians in December 2013.
It is understood Scolari told friends and family of his intention to resign following the Selecao`s 1-7 semifinal defeat to Germany Tuesday.
Scolari guided Brazil to victory at the 2002 World Cup during his first spell as national coach.


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From WBUR 90.9 FM's "On Point"
with Tom Ashbrook
March 6, 2014
More scrutiny of plastics. Evidence of potential danger now, even in the kinds that were supposed to be safe. We'll get the latest.
The Food and Drug Administration says the chemical bisphenol-A, or B.P.A., is safe – but bans it in baby bottles, baby cups, the packaging for baby formula. The American Medical Association has deemed B.P.A. an "endocrine disrupting agent." Studies have found it mimics estrogen. Have linked it to cancer, asthma, diabetes, obesity, infertility, heart disease. Households across the country have cleared their shelves of B.P.A. plastic.
But what if the "B.P.A.-free" plastics – substitutes – are dangerous too? There's a huge fight over that right now. This hour On Point: the safety of plastics.
Listen to this discussion HERE.
Mariah Blake, reporter for Mother Jones. (@MariahCBlake)
R. Thomas Zoeller, professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Shuk-Mei Ho, chair of the department of environmental health at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
From Tom's Reading List
Mother Jones: The Scary New Evidence on BPA-Free Plastics — "Today many plastic products, from sippy cups and blenders to Tupperware containers, are marketed as BPA-free. But Bittner's findings—some of which have been confirmed by other scientists—suggest that many of these alternatives share the qualities that make BPA so potentially harmful."
Wall Street Journal: No Ill Effect Found in Human BPA Exposure – "Human exposure to a controversial ingredient in many plastic bottles and food containers is too low to be worrisome, according to a closer look at 150 studies of an additive called bisphenol A, widely known as BPA. A toxicologist at the federal Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reported Friday that he had re-examined studies covering blood levels of BPA, which in high enough doses can mimic the sex hormone estrogen, among 30,000 people in 19 countries, including women and infants."
Newsweek: BPA Levels Higher in Men With Prostate Cancer: Study – " new study published Monday in the journal Plos One found that men with prostate cancer have BPA in their urine at levels 2- to 4-fold higher than cancer-free men. Aging is the best-known risk for prostate cancer, which makes the study's findings particularly salient: BPA concentrations were especially high in prostate cancer patients under the age of 40, when aging is less of a contributing factor to the development of prostate cancer."
R. Thomas Zoeller's Tips On Reducing BPA Exposure


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* Three of my appearances will be with author Lilith Saintcrow. These are noted. If she isn't mentioned, then I am doing the event solo
* Book limit: I will sign any book that you bring to the store or purchase there, with these limitations. Only one can be personalized (with your name). I will sign my signature in up to five more. Sorry for the limits, but otherwise, you might be waiting for hours!
* I am happy to take pictures with fans, time permitting.
* Most of the bookstores will carry all of my other titles, along with Blood Promise. If there are books you want that you don't have yet, try to wait and buy them at the store to support them for hosting me. :)
* There are no admission fees or book purchase requirements to these events, with the exception of the conferences. Please check their websites for details.
August 25---Seattle, WA 4pm--University Bookstore (Mill Creek) 18325 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011 Reading and signing (with Lili Saintcrow)
7pm--Borders (Redmond Town Center) 6549 N.E. 74th Street, Redmond, WA 98052 Reading and signing
August 26---Los Angeles, CA (Upland) 4pm--Upland Library (tentatively - please check back) Reading and signing (with Lili Saintcrow)
August 27---San Francisco, CA (Palo Alto) 7pm--Books Inc. 855 El Camino Real #74 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Reading and signing (with Lili Saintcrow)
August 28---Denver/Boulder, CO 6pm--Boulder Bookstore 1107 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302 **location tentative -- please check back closer to date** Reading and signing
August 29---Houston and Austin, TX 1pm--Barnes and Noble -- HOUSTON 1201 Lake Woodlands Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77381 Reading and signing
7PM--Book People -- AUSTIN 603 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX Reading and signing
August 31---Detroit, MI (Birmingham) 7pm--Borders 34300 Woodward, Birmingham, MI 48009 Reading and signing
September 1---Chicago, IL (Naperville) 7pm--Anderson's Bookshop 123 W Jefferson Ave Naperville, IL 60540-5310 Reading and signing -- with food and vampire trivia!
September 2---Lexington, KY 7pm--Joseph Beth Booksellers 161 Lexington Green Cir, Lexington, KY 40503-3325 Reading and signing -- with a vampire prom theme in the store!
September 3---Alpharetta, GA ***Note: this is a date change from 9/2 7pm--Barnes and Noble 7660 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30022 Reading and signing
September 4-7---Atlanta, GA DragonCon & Decatur Book Festival Signing and panel schedule to be announced
September 8---Baltimore, MD (Ellicott City) 6pm--Barnes and Noble 4300 Montgomery Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043 Reading and signing
September 9---Washington, DC (Fairfax, VA) 7pm--Borders 11054 Lee Hwy., Fairfax, VA 22030 Reading and signing
September 10---Boston, MA (Burlington) 7pm--Barnes and Noble 98 Middlesex Pkwy, Burlington, MA 01803 Reading and signing
September 14-19 – Australian Tour Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane Specific locations and dates TBA
October 23-25 - Vancouver, BC,
Surrey International Writers' Conference Panels and a signing - schedule is on their website


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Netflix's latest über-buzzy show Orange is the New Black premiered about one week ago. Eight simple turns of the Earth. If Orange is the New Black were a normal show, the second episode would have aired last night. But it is not; it is a Netflix original show, which means all 13 episodes were available to stream at once and everyone, it seems, already has. Except me.
It isn't for a lack of trying that I haven't yet finished all 13 episodes. The night I started the show, I powered through "I Wasn't Ready," "Tit Punch" and "Lesbian Request Denied" (fun fact: Jodie Foster directed that episode) without stopping. Since then, I've finished two more, but still that's only five of 13. Avoiding spoilers has been tricky, sure, but the worst feeling is that I'm afraid everyone will be done talking about it by the time I'm finished.
Some say the idea of a water cooler show is old-fashioned, but trying logging onto Twitter on during an episode of Mad Men. People are talking — more than ever — they're just talking in a different place. I don't have a television, but I do have a Netflix account (my own), a Hulu account (borrowed) and an HBO Go account (stolen), so I'm able to stay up-to-date enough on the shows I watch to know that the correct response when someone says, "oh my god how upset are you about Sybil?!?!?!?!" Staying current for one hour a week is easy enough, but to keep up with a 13-episode show that's meant to be watched as quickly as possible? That's an entirely new social phobia, one I'll call "Netflix FOMO."
For those who aren't watching Orange is the New Black, here's a quick primer. Piper (played by Taylor Schilling, the lady who got to make out with Zac Efron in The Lucky One) is headed to a federal prison. She carried drug money for her girlfriend 10 years ago and it's come back to bite her in the ass. Her fiancé is played by Jason Biggs, who mostly just masturbates, from what I've seen so far. In prison, Piper meets a quirky cast of characters who are alternately depressing, threatening and delightful. For those who appreciate nostalgia, the prison's yoga instructor is played by Constance Shulman, otherwise known as the voice of Patti Mayonnaise. As only Jenji Kohan (creator of Weeds) can, the show is both wickedly funny and strikingly dark. It deals with race and LGBTQ issues in a way that I've never seen on television before, not coming off as either preachy or insensitive. The show is also shot in my neighborhood (hey Astoria!) which adds to the fun.
But if Netflix shows are going to be A Thing now — and Netflix's 15 Emmy nominations suggests that they will — how are we going to make sure we aren't missing out? Keeping up with the online world can, at times, feel like a Herculean task. The world moves so fast, thanks to the internet. But, when it's possible, it's nice to slow down, to enjoy something as simple as a television show. And let yourself have something to look forward to.
The second season of Orange is the New Black won't be out until 2014, anyway, and I'm sure I'll have finished the first season by then, at least.


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Gutermuth Road / Wood Glen Sanitary Sewer NID
The Gutermuth Road/Wood Glen NID is a proposal to design and construct approximately 1,620 feet of sanitary sewer main and lateral connections to 12 properties currently on private septic systems. The main would extend from an existing sanitary manhole on the Spellmann or Estates at Timberleaf properties to the rear of Lot 11 in the Wood Glen subdivision. The NID would encompass five properties along Gutermuth Road, one property along Motherhead Road, and six properties in the Wood Glen subdivision. Duckett Creek Sewer District will be the agency responsible for maintaining the sanitary main.
On Monday, Oct. 30, the St. Charles County Council voted on the plans and specifications for the Gutermuth/Wood Glen Sanitary Sewer NID project. On Thursday, Nov. 2, notification was advertised for the acceptance of bid proposals. All bids received will be opened at 2 p.m., Dec. 7, 2017. Bids will then be analyzed and the best and least bid will be determined.
Easement documents were sent out to property owners who will have the sanitary main line running through their property. These documents will need to be signed and notarized and sent back to St. Charles County to be recorded by the Recorder of Deeds.
Updated 11/6/17
The St. Charles County Council will hold a public hearing pursuant to the Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) Act to consider the proposed improvements and assessments for the Gutermuth Road/Wood Glen Estates Sanitary Sewer NID and the Gutermuth Road/Wood Glen Estates Sanitary Sewer NID II. The first public hearing will be held at 7 p.m., Oct. 10, 2017, in the St. Charles County Council Chambers, 100 N. Third St., St. Charles, MO 63301. A second hearing and vote will occur at 7 p.m., Oct. 30, 2017, at the same location. The purpose of this meeting is to hear public comments in regard to the Gutermuth Road/Wood Glen Estates proposed sanitary sewer extension project. Written and/or oral objections will be considered at this hearing.
Updated 10/4/17
The public hearing with the County Council was postponed to assess an alternate alignment to the sewer main that may have avoided the need to go through the condemnation process for an easement along the currently proposed alignment. Unfortunately, there were a myriad of construction problems that were discovered along the alternate alignment, and it was the Development Review Division's determination that the alternate alignment did not make economic sense. The division is resuming our negotiations for easements along the original alignment as presented in the workshop. Additionally, the plans and construction specifications need to be revised by our engineer prior to rescheduling the public hearing with the County Council. Residents in the NID will be notified by regular mail and email when the public hearing is rescheduled. If you live in the NID continue to check your email and our website for updates on the project.
Updated 4/21/17
The County Council Public Hearing scheduled for Feb. 13, 2017, has been postponed due to a possible need to revise the sewer alignment where it connects into the existing sanitary sewer main.
A conflict has arisen that may cause the need to make an alternate connection to the existing sewer system. The redesign would only affect the sewer location on the property located at 5246 Gutermuth Road. The rest of the design will remain as presented in the workshop held Jan. 26. NID stakeholders will be notified of any changes to the plans and dates for the rescheduled hearing and vote by Council as soon as the design and off-site easement acquisition issues have been resolved. A new Notice of Public Hearing will be mailed and published 10–20 days prior to the rescheduled Public Hearing. Please contact the Community Development Department with any questions.
Updated 2/1/17
Workshop to review and discuss the preliminary design plans will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at the St. Charles County Administration Building, 201 N. Second St., Room 115, St. Charles, MO 63301.
The purpose of the meeting is to present the proposed construction plans, answer questions and get feedback about any problems/conflicts that the design may have with existing improvements/uses on the NID properties. Invitations to the workshop will be sent via registered mail. This will be the last opportunity for NID stakeholders to give their input into the design and construction of this project and it is important for all to be in attendance. After the workshop, the design plans will be finalized and sent to the County Council for approval and easements will be obtained for the construction.
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From a child life specialist in Austin, Texas, USA:
I am providing education to patients with newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and while I currently have a few books that I use for education to help patients and siblings (ages preschool to school age), I'm having a difficult time finding children's books explaining diabetes for the Spanish speaking population. Do you have any suggestions?
Many of the handouts on the American Diabetes Association Wizdom are in Spanish. Also, An Instructional Aid on Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, a book for children with diabetes, written by Dr Luther Travis, is available in Spanish.
Additional comments from Dr. David Schwartz:There are several. Search this site, and contact your local American Diabetes Association affiliate. You might also contact the endocrine/diabetes sections of the local/regional teaching hospitals.
Additional comments from Dr. Donough O'Brien:The Children's Diabetes Foundation at Denver publishes an educational coloring book for small children in Spanish.
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Lapatinib Side Effects
What should I watch for?
Visit your doctor for checks on your progress. You will need to have regular blood tests while on this medicine.
Report any new symptoms promptly. Let your doctor know if you have any change in bowel patterns, nausea, loss of appetite, or vomiting, as these side effects may cause dehydration. If you have shortness of breath, contact your doctor. Possible serious side effects include heart or lung problems.
Do not become pregnant while taking this medicine. Women should inform their doctor if they wish to become pregnant or think they might be pregnant. There is a potential for serious side effects to an unborn child. Talk to your health care professional or pharmacist for more information. Do not breast-feed an infant while taking this medicine.
Common and Rare Side Effects
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Less common
Difficult or labored breathing
fast or irregular heartbeat
severe diarrhea
tightness in the chest
unusual tiredness or weakness
Abdominal or stomach pain or tenderness
clay colored stools
dark urine
decreased appetite
itching or skin rash
loss of appetite
swelling of the feet or lower legs
yellow eyes or skin
Incidence not known
Blistering, peeling, loosening of the skin
difficulty with swallowing
general feeling of discomfort or illness
joint or muscle pain
puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
red skin lesions, often with a purple center
red, irritated eyes
sores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth or on the lips
thickening of bronchial secretions
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
More common
Acid or sour stomach
back pain
cracked lips
diarrhea (mild)
pain in the arms or legs
redness, swelling, or painful skin
scaling of the skin on the hands and feet
sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips, tongue, or the inside of the mouth
stomach discomfort, upset, or pain
swelling or inflammation of the mouth
tingling of the hands and feet
trouble sleeping
Incidence not known
Loosening of the fingernails
redness or soreness around the fingernails
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.


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Chandigarh: Still awaiting an invitation to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s function at Kaithal, Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) supremo Kuldeep Bishnoi on Sunday said if not invited his party will take a final call on keeping the alliance with BJP tomorrow.
"If I am not invited by BJP for Modi`s function tomorrow, the core committee meeting of the HJC will take a final call on continuation of coalition with the saffron party tomorrow," Bishnoi said.
Asserting that his party had always given due respect to BJP leaders at the national and state level, a miffed Bishnoi said, "the BJP has not bothered to invite me to a single rally held by big leaders in the state."
"In the past, BJP did not invite me officially or unofficially to any rally," he said in a statement in which he also claimed that he was not given any invitation to attend the recent rallies of BJP`s party president Amit Shah at Mahendergarh and Jind.
Modi will be at Kaithal tomorrow to lay the foundation stone for the modernisation of Ambala-Hisar National Highway.
Haryana BJP President Ram Bilas Sharma along with Union Minister of State Krishan Pal Gujjar had close-door meeting today with party leaders in connection with Modi`s function.
A tussle is going on between allies BJP and HJC in poll-bound Haryana. Yesterday, Bishnoi had charged the BJP with violating the coalition dharma.
Bishnoi, younger son of late Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, had been adamant that under an agreement in 2011 between BJP and HJC, the two parties were to fight 45 seats each and he would be the Chief Minister for the first 30 months.
However, Shah had recently asked HJC not to remain so adamant on alliance terms, saying the party has to keep in mind people`s aspirations after the changed scenario post the Lok Sabha polls.
Cracks have surfaced in the BJP-HJC alliance in Haryana after the Lok Sabha polls, with demands from certain sections in BJP`s state unit to either rework the tie-up or go it alone in Assembly elections.
The BJP fought recent Lok Sabha polls on eight seats in Haryana and its ally HJC two of the total ten seats. BJP won seven while the HJC lost both of its seats.
Bishnoi too lost from his traditional Hisar seat to young Indian National Lok Dal turk Dushyant Chautala.


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I have a room, which is in my brain, and it's very, very, very... untidy! There is stuff fallen everywhere. There are some very important ideas next to dome very silly ones. There is a bottle of wine that was opened five years ago, and there is a lunch I haven't eaten from last summer. There are faces of children who are going to die but don't have to. There's my fathers face telling me to tidy up my room. So that's what I'm doing - tidying my room.
I believe you have to write every day–make the time. It's about having an organized mind instead of a chaotic and untidy one. There is a myth that writers are bohemian and do what they like in their own way. Real writers are the most organized people on the planet. You have to be. You're doing the work and running your own business as well. It's an incredibly organized state. [Also reading]…one of the things reading does do is discipline your mind. There are no writers who are not readers.
Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away. That is, running away in the heat of anger with a knapsack on her pack. She didn't like discomfort; even picnics were untidy and inconvenient: all those insects and the sun melting the icing on the cupcakes. Therefore, she decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere but would be running to somewhere.
I drew laughing, high-breasted girls aquaplaning without a care in the world, as a result of being amply protected against such national evils as bleeding gums, facial blemishes, unsightly hairs, and faulty or inadequate life insurance. I drew housewives who, until they reached for the right soap flakes, laid themselves wide open to straggly hair, poor posture, unruly children, disaffected husbands, rough (but slender) hands, untidy (but enormous) kitchens.


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7 cool, yet sensible, new rides to take to college
These vehicles earn top grades for safety, fuel economy and versatility
You should be getting around campus in a car that's not only affordable and cool but earns high grades for safety, fuel economy and versatility. To make our list of the best cars for college, it had to cost less than $25,000 and:
• Be economical to operate, with a four-cylinder engine that delivers at least 25 miles per gallon in the EPA's combined city and highway mileage tests.
• Earn a "Recommended" rating from Consumer Reports. This means it performed well in more than 50 tests, had average or better predicted reliability and met strict safety standards.
• Receive at least four out of five stars in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) overall crash test ratings.
• Include power windows, door locks and outside mirrors.
All of our picks are front-wheel drive, except for one that's all-wheel drive, and all prices include destination charges. Here they are, starting with the cheapest ...


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Construction firm Structural Metal Decks Limited (SMDL) has been fined after a worker was left paralysed following an accident at a building site in Kilsyth.
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Construction firm Structural Metal Decks Limited (SMDL) has been fined after a worker was left paralysed following an accident at a building site in Kilsyth.
The current recruitment for trainee inspectors is closed, however, see if you could be right for the role?"
A cargo handling company based in Aberdeen has been fined after a worker suffered serious injury.
A stonemasonry company in Perth has been fined after an apprentice stonemason was seriously injured from contact with an overhead power line.
A general haulage company from Dumfries has been fined after the tragic death of a man who was crushed by a failed hydraulic ramp on Christmas Eve.
Scottish Power was fined after a worker was seriously scalded at Longannet Power Station in Alloa.
A lifting and plant hire company in Wick has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from a man riding basket.
A construction company based in Derbyshire has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell through a void.
A diving contractor from Johnstone, Renfrewshire, has been fined for safety failings in operations for shellfish diving.
A Helensburgh-based contracting company has been fined after a worker hit an underground cable and suffered burns to his hands and face whilst working on a primary school refurbishment project.
A farm has been sentenced after a young man was killed while trying to clear a blockage in a grain bin in Hawick.
A Mosstodloch Engineering company has been fined after an employee was seriously injured after falling twenty feet.
Clydeport Operations Limited (Clydeport) of Glasgow, has been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries at their Hunterston Coal Terminal site in Ayrshire.
There was a huge turnout at a Glasgow hotel on Monday as Scottish business leaders, worker representatives and regulators met to discuss the how to help more people come home safe and well from their jobs.
Leaders of Scottish business and supporting organisations are meeting today in Glasgow to discuss the development of Britain's new strategy for workplace health and safety.
Two companies were fined for safety failings that led to two workers being seriously injured at a construction site when a cold store collapsed under them.
A glazing firm was fined after a worker fell from the roof of a van, causing severe head injuries.
Oil and gas production company Total E&P UK Ltd has been fined a record £1.125 million at the Sheriff Court in Aberdeen after it admitted failures that led to largest release of gas on record from the Elgin Offshore platform.
Siemens Public Limited Company (plc) and RWE Innogy UK Limited (RWE) were fined after 27-year-old Colin Sinclair was killed when he came into contact with the unguarded rotating shaft of a gearbox within a turbine at Causeymire windfarm.
Ark Housing Association Limited has been prosecuted after a 60-year-old man suffered severe scalding after being lowered into a bath of hot water and later died.
Keep in touch with all the latest news from HSE
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Big Cola, 5-inch smartphone with dual-core processor
by Nov 7, 2012 8:49 pm0
5-inch Big Cola smartphone is here!, when I first time heard the name of this phone is very ridiculous, but thats the real name of the phone, come from Chinese manufacturer, name "Dakele" in Chinese, the new 5-inch smartphone come for domestic market.
This phone is packed with 5-inch screen size and the price is quite interesting, the 999 yuan or around $160 is very affordable price for smartphone which packed with 5-inch screen as same as Samsung Galaxy Note as a popular brand for a while now.
Big Cola packs with 5-inch 960 x 640 screen resolution, powered with a dual-core processor, and sports with 1GB of RAM, 4GB of ROM, 5.0 megapixel rear-facing camera, powered by 2,450 mAh battery and running Android 4.0. also known as Ice Cream Sandwich. This phone also equipped with twi simcard slot which support for dual-card dual standby.
The Big Cola smartphone has sleek design since has 147 x 85.6 x 10.9mm size dimmension that an fit in your hands and the 5.0-inch screen equipped with TFT screen with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixel.
In front facing area, there is one big physical button for back to the home screen and two soft button for back and switch between running applications. While the micro USB located on the bottom of the phone. And the power button located on top of the phone beside the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Here are few video of Big Cola Smartphone, while the picture after the break:


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Directions to the OICMF Office and Orcas Center:
From I-5, travel north from Seattle, or south from Bellingham. Take the WA-20 exit – exit 230 – toward BURLINGTON / ANACORTES.
Turn LEFT onto WA-20 and follow it into Anacortes, turning slightly right onto Commercial Ave. Follow the signs to the Anacortes-San Juan Islands-Sidney Ferry.
ARRIVE AT THE FERRY TERMINAL one hour before sailing time. Seasonal schedules are available at www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries. Purchase your ticket for passage to Orcas Island.
From the ferry landing at Orcas Village turn left (along with most of the other traffic). Follow Orcas Road approximately 15 miles to Eastsound. Rather than turning right into Eastsound Village, continue on Lover's Lane for 1 mile. Lover's Lane will curve to the right to become Mt. Baker Road. You will see the airport on your left. Continue traveling east.
The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival office is located within the Orcas Center. Turn right at the large orca whale sculpture at 917 B Mt. Baker Road. Follow the black and white OICMF signs around the building bearing right. The Festival Office is located on the west side of Orcas Center.


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Christmas is coming. We have compiled a list of films suitable for Christmas and the holiday season whether it's 2009 or 2010 or 2011, because some movies are simply classic. Just get these DVD's, sit back and enjoy!
Number 10
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
A Charlie Brown Christmas may be a short movie but it's a classic.
Number 9
The Polar Express (2004)
Robert Zemeckis' The Polar Express is the first movie using performance-capture technology. Although it's not flawless, the film sure is enjoyable and plenty of fun awaits.
Number 8
The Santa Clause (1994)
Watch Tim Allen accidentally kills Saint Nick in The Santa Clause. Watch him again in The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3.
Number 7
Home Alone (1990)
Watch an 8-year-old Macaulay Culkin defending himself from burglars in Home Alone. This movie grossed $533 million worldwide for a reason.
Number 6
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street is a heart-warming Christmas film and one of the all-time classic Christmas movies.
Number 5
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) starred Jim Carrey as The Grinch. Jim Carrey played the character wonderfully and this Dr. Seuss' classic should not be missed.
Number 4
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life is a timeless Christmas classic. One of the top Christmas films.
Number 3
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Also known as Scrooge. Check out one of the earliest version of Charles Dicken's classic, A Christmas Carol
Number 2
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas may be spooky but it's a great animated fantasy for kids and adult alike.
Number 1
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story may be made more than 25 years ago, but till today it's one of the classic Christmas movies that will remain timeless for many years to come.


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Big headed
verse by
Stella M. Turk MBE
Now that brain has replaced brawn
It is more painful to be born.
We enter the world at too early a stage
Taking many a year to reach mature age:
One quarter of a whole life span
Is needed to complete a Man.
And in the time we have to grow
There is much we have to know.
We must stay supple in the mind
To flex with facts* of every kind,
For we need to think freely to mix and re-new
As more is disclosed of the universe view
And of chaotic history in time and space
Looked at through mind's blurred interface.
A fact is a human-made construct
changing with knowledge and context.
Authors notes:
"Facts are, in truth, exactly what is meant by the Latin word facta from which the English word is derived. They are things that have been made." Ex. Toynbee Study of History.
Stella M Turk MBE
November 2003
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From: Thomas C. Bishop (bishop_at_latech.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 23 2015 - 15:57:04 CST
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Maxim and Brian are on the right track
but maxim's code did not cut and paste ( bummer :-(... it's been too long a day to think now) but appears to do exactly what I want
fundamentally what I want to display are all pairs of Oxygens
that are w/in some cutoff of each other.
as stated in the current manual
(within 3 of protein) and not protein is equivalent to exwithin 3 of protein.
so exwithin of name O
eliminates is the oxygens I'm trying to catch
The google page I found was old so no mention of exwithin
the current manual spells things out though
Thanks all.
On 01/23/2015 02:44 PM, Maxim Belkin wrote:
On Jan 23, 2015, at 2:05 PM, Axel Kohlmeyer <email@example.com> wrote: On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Thomas C. Bishop <email@example.com> wrote:Dear VMD, I"m looking for a quick way to generate a list of atom pairs that are within a specified distance of each other. e.g find oxygen atoms that are within say 3A of each other. I thought I could use the within command set sel [atomselect top "within 3 of name O" ] This selects all atoms within the specified distance (in Å) from a selection, BUT ALSO INCLUDES THE SELECTION ITSELF. So the above sel includes ALL atoms named O b/c each oxygen is within 3 of itself :-) Maybe it's just Friday but I dont' see a simple solution here. This selection is being used to highlight various pairs associated with a radial distribution analysis. Any tips,tricks or solutions greatly appreciated.you want to use "exwithin" instead of "within"... and a little bit of coding. For example, one could use a very (ultra?) slow script like this: # result: pairlist with a list of pairs ##################### set pairlist {} set sel [atomselect top "name OH2"] set sellist [$sel list] foreach index $sellist { set selection [atomselect top "name OH2 and exwithin 3 of index $index"] set n [$selection num] if {$n > 0} { set selectionlist [$selection list] for {set i 0} {$i < $n} {incr i} { set idx [lindex $selectionlist $i] set pair [lsort [list $index $idx]] if {$pair ni $pairlist} { lappend pairlist $pair } } } $selection delete } $sel delete ############################# Maximaxel.Is it worthwhile to suggest a " -self" option be added to the within command Thanks in advance, Tom. -- ******************************* Thomas C. Bishop Tel: 318-257-5209 Fax: 318-257-3823 www.latech.edu/~bishop ********************************-- Dr. Axel Kohlmeyer email@example.com http://goo.gl/1wk0 College of Science & Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia PA, USA International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. Italy.
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Toolbox New Products for IT Pros
Greg Steen
The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Microsoft. All prices were confirmed at the time of writing, and are subject to change.
Secure Sensitive Information
Encrypt Only What You Need
Encryption is a great way to protect your sensitive information, and there are a number of utilities and tools out there to help you do so. One such tool is Microsoft's own BitLocker technology, which seamlessly encrypts an entire volume on your Windows system.
But sometimes you need to encrypt just a single file to protect your sensitive information or transport a file in a protected manner. If so, you may want to take a look at AxCrypt. AxCrypt is free, open-source file-encryption software that allows you to easily encrypt, decrypt and compress individual files on your computer.
The tool integrates with Windows Explorer, giving you right-click access for encrypting and decrypting your files. Because the file extension is registered with Windows, double-clicking the file will pop up the passphrase or key file dialog, so opening and editing your encrypted items won't slow down your day-to-day operations.
When you save your file, AxCrypt automatically re-encrypts the modifications, providing a near seamless workflow. If you don't want to use the Windows Explorer interface, the utility also has a complete command-line interface. AxCrypt supports files greater than 4GB, so you could, for example, encrypt .ZIP files of protected content as well. In addition to creating the custom extension encrypted files, AxCrypt can also wrap the encrypted file in an executable for easy repurposing and sharing of the encrypted data.
A note about names: Although AxCrypt's default is to give the encrypted file the same filename as the original (with a different extension), you can use the "Rename" functionality to protect the content; the utility will assign a completely anonymous name. When you decrypt that file, the original filename will be preserved.
To secure your data, AxCrypt uses AES encryption with 128-bit keys. It also uses iterative key wrapping as a countermeasure against brute force attacks. You can either protect your file with a passphrase or a key file. If you use a passphrase, the strength of the encryption is dependent upon the complexity of your passphrase. Key files are more secure; the downside is that you have to protect access to those key files. AxCrypt has a built-in random key file generator which wisely recommends that you keep your key file on removable media, and print out a backup rather than storing it on a fileserver (remember, you won't be able to access that encrypted data without it).
AxCrypt has an integrated "Shred and Delete" function, to ensure that the bits of an extracted file are completely wiped from your system as added protection. As a further security measure, AxCrypt does not place any keys or data into your paging file while it encrypts. And since the project is open source, you can download the source code to get a sense of AxCrypt's architecture.
AxCrypt is open source and free to use, so the next time you are looking for a file encryption tool, why not take a look?
Price: Free.
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Remote Connection
Make the Switch with KaVoom! KVM
Remote Desktop is a great way to connect to your Windows machines remotely. But there are times when you are either unable to use Remote Desktop, or the version of Windows you are connecting to doesn't support it. For those occasions when you need to "be there without really being there" and can't use Remote Desktop, you might want to consider a software-based keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) switch. One such switch is KaVoom! KVM from KaVoom Software Inc.
Software KVM switches differ from hardware-based KVMs in at least two significant ways: first, they require a client to be installed on each machine; second, they need to be networked together. After installing the KaVoom! KVM on each machine you'll be connecting to and from, you will need to configure the primary (the display) and secondary (slave) machines. You can set it up so all machines are both primary and secondary, if needed.
The application runs in your taskbar. As a default, KaVoom! displays an "always-on-top" switch in the lower right of the display to provide one-click switching between configured hosts. Adding a host is easy: Simply right-click on the tray icon and select "Setup." Here, too, you can hide the switch UI if it becomes distracting.
Other configuration options include setting hot keys for switching between machines and hot keys for specific machines. You can also set friendly names for each of your connections, or reinstall the KVM software remotely if your account has permission to do so. There are no software limits on the number of machines to which you can connect.
Price: A full-featured trial of KaVoom! KVM is available; a two-computer license can be purchased for $39.95, and each additional computer costs $16.95.
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Book Review
Malware Forensics: Investigating and Analyzing Malicious Code
What do you do if you suspect or detect some kind of worm, botnet, rootkit or Trojan horse inside the walls of your own infrastructure? Will you be prepared to analyze it in a live setting or will you have to wait until it causes the damage it was intended to do?
One book that will get you up to speed on live analysis and malware forensics in general, for both Windows and Linux systems, is "Malware Forensics: Investigating and Analyzing Malicious Code" (Syngress, 2008) by James M. Aquilina, Eoghan Casey and Cameron H. Malin. The book alternates chapters between Windows and Linux technologies, presenting techniques and tools for Windows first and then Linux, providing a full overview of both.
The first two chapters cover malware incident response, showing how to collect and preserve volatile data (data that doesn't persist, so it must be observed and recorded either as it happens or shortly thereafter) on a live system. You'll see how to use tools such as Quser (Query User Utility), Netstat, CurrPorts and OpenPorts to help collect the information you need.
Next up is Memory Forensics, wherein the authors demonstrate how to uncover and utilize evidence with memory forensic tools for both Windows and Linux systems. Here you'll see the usage of tools such as Userdump, Process Dumper and Memfetch.
Following that is coverage of Post-Mortem Forensics. As the name implies, this post-incident information involves collecting evidence from a compromise, analyzing it, and using it to protect against future attacks. The next chapter, Legal Considerations, provides an overview of the laws in place to protect your private information—as well as the limitations of those laws. You'll also learn how to improve your chances of being able to use your collected information in court by using techniques such as hashing.
The next two chapters highlight File Identification and Profiling for Windows and Linux systems, demonstrating the anatomy of an executable file, different file signatures, file obfuscation techniques employed by malware, and how to extract embedded artifacts within those files.
The last pair of chapters expands the file coverage into Analysis of a Suspect Program, giving you guidelines for examination of a suspect program with passive and active network monitoring techniques and tools such as Process Explorer, pstree and strace.
If you're looking for a malware book based on real-world experience from real-world security experts, give this one a try. Its in-depth coverage will increase your knowledge, making you a better investigator and incident responder.
Price: $69.95 (list).
Extension Discovery
Find that File
The time it takes to discover an unknown file extension in Windows can be a real frustration for the IT pro. But it does not have to be. One quick and easy extension to your machine to help speed the process of identification is FILExt Direct.
The free utility works by changing the default action for unknown file types. When you double-click to open them, the query goes to the FILExt.com Website to determine the file type and associated program to open it with.
FILExt.com is an online repository of more than 25,000 file extensions and associated details. The information includes data like the program or extension function used to open the file type, notes about that file type describing its usage and what to do with it, MIME and file classification information, and links to useful information about those files. The FILExt.com repository is user supported, so you can also submit your own extensions as well.
Price: Free.
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If you have a favorite tool or utility you would like to see featured here, please write to the author at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Greg Steen is a technology professional, entrepreneur, and enthusiast. He is always on the hunt for new tools to help make operations, QA, and development easier for the IT professional.


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This week I discussed reaching millionaire status. The process itself is not difficult. You need to earn money, spend less than you earn, save the difference, invest the money you save, and repeat the process.
Each step is essential. To become a millionaire you must follow each of these steps. You must earn money and spend less than you earn. You must save and invest, and you must repeat the process. It doesn't matter if you increase your income 10 fold if you spend it all as soon as it comes in. It doesn't matter if you cut expenses to the minimum if you don't invest your money. If you remove any of these steps from the process, you will not be able to grow your wealth and you will not become a millionaire.
Stay the course. The quickest way to derail your goal of becoming a millionaire is to stop at any point in the process. Earn money, spend less than you earn, save the difference, invest your savings, and repeat. If you can consistently repeat this process, you will continue to grow your wealth. Even if you don't reach that magical number of $1 million, following this formula should put you on the path to financial prosperity.
More tips for your millionaire journey.
The process to becoming a millionaire is straight forward, but that doesn't mean it is guaranteed. You need time, luck, patience, self-discipline, and motivation.
Time and compound interest are your greatest allies. The earlier you begin healthy financial habits, the easier it is to grow wealth. Thanks to the power of compound interest, the longer you allow your money to grow, the more money you will have.
You need a little luck. You never know what the future may bring. You may have consistent promotions at work, receive generous raises, buy a house in the right market at the right time, and invest in all the right places. Your path may be relatively easy.
On the other hand, you may lose your job and have a drastic decrease in income. If this happens, hopefully you have an emergency fund in place and are able to tap into your network to find a new job fairly quickly. If you cannot find a new job quickly, look into other methods for earning an income.
There will always be difficulties in life, and there will also be opportunity. Do your best to prepare for the downturns and to recognize and seize opportunity.
Becoming a millionaire is a test of patience. The majority of people do not become millionaires overnight; the process is usually measured in decades. Be patient and follow these steps and you will be on the path to financial prosperity.
Becoming a millionaire takes self-discipline. It takes discipline to do what you know is right, even if it isn't what you want at the moment. It is often a matter of recognizing wants vs. needs. I would love to have a BMW or a Corvette. I can afford one, but only at the cost of not contributing to my 401(k) and IRA. My current car is reliable and inexpensive, and my money is better used for investing in my 401(k) and IRA.
You need motivation to succeed. Why do you want to become wealthy? This is a question only you have the answer to. To me, becoming a millionaire means nothing more than being better able to afford my future retirement with the people I love. I want to be able to live the latter years of my life without worrying about having to work or how I will pay my bills. That is the only motivation I need.
It's more than just about money and status. Money is only a tool; a means to an end. I don't want money to buy flashy cars and diamond rings. I want more money so I can use it to live how I want to live – especially in my retirement years. There will come a day when I either won't be able or won't want to work anymore, and I want to be able to afford to continue with my life as normal when that day comes. To me, becoming a millionaire means nothing more than being better able to afford my future retirement with the people I love.
Good luck on your journey to financial prosperity. I wish you the best. 🙂


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There's a new "Community" coming, and what better way to preview that arrival than with two videos related to the show.
One video is a scene from the episode, "Alternative History of the German Invasion," and features the return to Greendale of Chang (Ken Jeong). The other comes from a concert in which Alison Brie sings a song accompanied by Tom Felton (aka, Draco Malfoy of the "Harry Potter" movies).
First up, Chang is back. Except that he isn't totally Chang. For reasons that we have yet to learn, the man formerly known as Ben Chang is now going by "Kevin." He seems to have no memory of his past life.
Does Chang really have "changnesia"? Will Dean Pelton (Jim Rash) be stuck with this head case? Which is crazier — amnesiac Chang or the original Chang? "Alternative History of the German Invasion" promises to at least start to answer those questions.
The second video does not come from "Community" directly but does feature the singing talents of Alison Brie, along with her band, The Girls. They had a special guest guitarist for this song, a cover of The White Stripes' "We Are Going to Be Friends" — Tom Felton.
Did you know that Draco Malfoy could play guitar? We didn't either.
"Community" airs Thursdays at 8pm on NBC.


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Just a quick thread to ask if you could do something to allow us to order our teams in the menus ?
Having to click on the arrows to browse them is anoying. Especially when you have a lot of them, and when several are on the same league but not close together in the list.
You could use your "Teams" outlet from the league window to create a better window for our teams.
Be able to drag the team icons to order them would be great for example.
Be able to order your existing teams
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U.S., S. Korean Diplomats to Meet as U.S. Pushes for Tougher Sanctions on N. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea – A top U.S. envoy plans to hold talks with South Korean officials as Washington warned of aggressive sanctions on North Korea unless Pyongyang returns to the stalled multinational talks on ending its nuclear programs.
Kurt Campbell, the assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs, was to meet his South Korean counterpart later in the day and Seoul's foreign minister and its top nuclear envoy on Monday.
The meetings come as the U.S. is moving to enforce U.N. as well as its own sanctions against the communist regime for its May 25 nuclear test. Campbell held talks with Japanese officials on North Korea this past week and called for implementation of the U.N. sanctions.
"We would like to see North Korea return to a process and to begin to take irreversible steps toward denuclearization of the peninsula," U.S. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters on Friday in Washington.
He warned that the U.S. will keep pressure on North Korea into giving up its nuclear programs, saying Washington is "aggressively implementing" the U.N. sanctions until the North returns to the nuclear talks and take steps toward denuclearization.
The six-nation talks came to a halt in April when North Korea withdrew to protest a U.N. statement condemning what Pyongyang described as a satellite launch. The U.S., and its allies said the launch was a long-range missile test.
Kim Yong Nam, the North's No. 2 official, this week said Pyongyang was not ready to resume nuclear disarmament talks because the U.S. and its allies do not respect the country's sovereignty.
The talks — which involve the two Koreas, the U.S., Japan, China and Russia — were last held in Beijing.
North Korea's "nuclear weapon is not for invading or threatening others but is war deterrence for defending the peace and security on the Korean Peninsula," Kim said in a Wednesday's speech at the Non-Aligned Summit in Egypt, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.
He also said his country "is opposed to a nuclear war, nuclear arms race and nuclear proliferation."
But Crowley said the U.S. is seeking to take steps to ensure that North Korea is less able to proliferate technology and weapons elsewhere in the world.


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Ohio-based aftermarket tuner Switzer Performance loves beastly engines and it mostly works its magic on the Porsches. This time around, Switzer thought about taking a gamble with the Nissan GT-R after a GT-R owner demanded Switzer to increase his commuters' power-to-weight ratio. Switzer obliged by heavily cutting down on the weight and increasing the power. The specific P800 package used for the Nissan GT-R included new intercoolers, air intakes, turbochargers and exhaust along with a new spoiler and sports seats. The package worked its magic to reduce the overall car weight by 200 pounds while increasing the pony count by 300 to reach 800hp.
The Nissan GTR (Skyline) Supercar has been staged at the Tokyo Motor Show with some admirable tweaks going into next year as the 2010 model which will be available as early as January. Although a new model altogether wasn't expected, the updates for the entire GT-R lineage are timely. For starters, the updated GT-R comes with a new CARWINGS HDD-based navigation system and it gets the rear diffuser from the GT-R SpecV. The 2010 Nissan GT-R comes with stiffened rear suspension radius rod bushings, front shock absorbers and springs which together help in recalibrating the suspension. In Japan the updated GT-R will cost 8,610,000 yen while the range topping Spec V will be sold for 15,750,000 yen.
Let's make it clear. The new Nissan GT-R doesn't need any add-ons to make it even more spectacular than it is, but hell, who are we to argue with guys that think it doesn't pay homage to sportscars. For that reason, Wald International decided to brew their own body package (nothing on the engine side …) that will make you fall in love with it, if you haven't yet. It includes more carbon-fibre parts to make it lighter, a custom built a front-lip spoiler and nose cover, a rear wing and is all wrapped in a glossy finish typically used for street cars (wet carbon fibre) or a dull matte grey color (dry carbon fibre). Expect to pay some $11,500 for the first one or $26,410 for the dry version. Worth it? We'll let you decide …
Now why in the world would you want to take something as finely balanced as the Nissan GT-R and modify using it a tuning kit that is named 'Godzilla Package'? The Texas-based tuner Hennessey, released a 600 hp upgrade for the GT-R along with air induction system, electronic boost control, an improved wastegate actuator, and front-mount intercooler system. That seems to put the GT-R more out of balance than enhance its aerodynamics and while we also get turbo down pipes, mid-pipe exhaust, and rear section exhaust in stainless steel, we could still use some slimming down of the whole package. Available with installation for a $14,500 cash and on shipping for $11,500, this is where the 'beast meets the beauty'.
Nissan's official tuner, Nismo, released a Club Sport upgrade package for the GT-R R35 model. Their main focus was on delivering a light car with increased handling and my honest opinion is that they managed. With RAYS forged aluminum wheels and Bridgestone RE070R run-flats, with Bilstein's Damptronic height adjustable coilovers, a new exhaust system and carbon fiber undertray, the Club Sport package is only available in Japan for now and costs a whopping ¥5,460,000 (€35,000). However, importers got their hands on some deals and we can expect it in South Africa soon enough for something much cheaper.
Rumors of a Spec V version of R35 Godzilla, that we all knew as the new Nissan GT-R, were confirmed these days when a brochure leaked and the result seems to be simple more power and less weight. By using several techniques to pump up the muscles of a sports car the new Nissan GT-R is supposed to come with an all-carbon fiber body and should develop 382 kW / 512 bhp. To be honest this could suit well the Bond car, but who knows.
I'm not sure what the price would be, probably somewhere near $100k but if you consider the performances (this could probably get from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds?) it sure seems like a great deal.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, today announced the launch of the new model – GT-R. it is peoclaimed as "an ultimate supercar enjoyable to anyone, anywhere, at anytimeâ€. The car will be available mainly through Nissan High Performance Centers.
New GT-R embodies the new understanding and appreciation of natural forces of gravity, inertia and aerodynamics. The car transforms these forces into an absolutely new design, maximal tire grip and airflow.
To increase the interaction between a driver and a vehicle a Human-Machine Interface (HMI) never seen before in the marketplace was designed and became an integral property of a new model. The main principles of a new GT-R are speed and efficiency, high-output with environmental mindfulness and high performance and safety.
So Nissan has designed a completely new model offering advanced high performance for secure and enjoyable driving free of climatic, road condition or driving technique limitations. The car suits to drive on snow, rain or urban areas owing to its advanced technology and driving dynamics.
The perfect characteristics of a new car were reached also through specialized production process. The components are assembled with a special high-precision process, which includes a series of vibration tests. Engines and transmissions are assembled in a "clean room†environment and after its completion every car of the present series undergoes several comprehensive tests to ensure the proper operation of all vehicle components.
The owners of a new GT-R will be offered total support for the first three years of ownership including measurement and adjustment of the engine, transmission and wheel alignment after the first 1000 km.
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Nissan engineers are working hard on putting the finishing touches to the new Nissan Skyline GT-R, which will debut at the next Tokyo auto show (october 24th). While we wait for official photos, the japanese magazines Response.jp and Holiday Auto have some very interesting information regarding the price and the engine of this new super-car from Nissan.
According to Holiday Auto, the engine will be called VR38, part of a new family of extremely light engines, built with extensive use of aluminium, titanium and magnesium. The VR family will be very different from the VQ family of V6 engines, used in a good portion of Nissan/Infiniti coupes and sedans.
The VR38 engine will be a V6 with a 3.8-liters capacity, with two variable geometry turbines with a pressure of 1.47 bar. Valvelift and timing will be variable, thanks to the new Nissan system called VVEL.
Power output will be 480 ps at 6,800 rpm, but the VR38 engine will have more than 90% of top power still available between 6,800 and 7,500 rpm (redline at 7,600 rpm). Torque will be impressively linear: 580 Nm constant between 1,700 and 5,600 rpm.
The GT-R will be based on a Premium Midship platform, which has a weight distribution of 50/50 on the front and rear axles. The 4WD system and the weight distribution is a good premise for the road handling characteristics of the GT-R.


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I often worry about the world that my four-year-old daughter will encounter in her adulthood. Luckily, I have a job that eases my mind. I have the privilege of teaching high school in a small community in the foothills of North Carolina. This career has given me my strongest belief. I believe with every ounce of my being that my students will save us.
My students not only want, but demand, environmental awareness. Students expect that we recycle and some will even take the recycling out of our rooms for us. Some of my Seniors are now prepared to vote based on environmental issues alone. Issues relating to fuel efficiency, global warming, and sustainable energy have moved out of the science classroom and into their daily conversations. Eighteen year olds are watching movies about climate change for fun. My viewing at eighteen was limited to movies with nudity. The profound social change that will be required to solve the climate change problem is already occurring.
My students no longer believe that one political party is affiliated with religion. I have Christian students who are actually going to vote for both political parties. They are voting based on broader issues than the obvious wedge issues. Issues of equity, peace, and love are as important as gay marriage. My students are moving the political dialogue from the extremes to the middle. Their politics are shaped by their personal faiths rather than the political party platforms.
My students are more tolerant of other people's beliefs and differences than any group in our history. Just 40 years after the Little Rock Nine, and 30 years since North Carolina repealed the law against interracial marriages, couples of all races and socio-economic groups are holding hands in our halls. Racial and social barriers to dating simply do not exist for the majority of my students. The people in our community who seem to be most disturbed about interracial couples in our school are the adults. The barriers of race and class are quickly fading away.
Will my students be without problems as the reach governing age? Of course not. They will have struggles that we cannot even foresee. But, will they solve some the greatest problems that we face now? I believe that they will. They will save the world.
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The IT Services department IT Infrastructure and Operations oversees infrastructure design, mainframe systems, production services, and virtualization and storage systems.
Infrastructure Design
The IT Operations Infrastructure Design team is responsible for the design and implementation of MSU's backbone network architecture. The team also focuses on the design and project management of core networking and other major network projects for the MSU campus and its various remote locations, including consultations, and installations.
Clinical Technology
Clinical Technology supports the systems, Radiology PACS, and radiology development for Health Enterprises at Michigan State University.
Clinical Systems
The Clinical Systems team supports the MSU Health Enterprise systems.
Radiology PACS
The Radiology PACS team supports the Radiology PACS application.
Radiology Development
The Radiology Development team supports radiology development.
Network Engineering
The Network Engineering team is responsible for network drawings and documentation. They are also responsible for new service design, development, testing, verification, and deployment of the network. In addition, they decommission areas of the network as needed.
Network Operations
The Network Operations team is responsible for network analysis, monitoring, tooling, and maintenance. In addition, the team responds to network incidents.
Network Planning
The Network Planning team is responsible for capacity management, customer relationship management and integration management. They are also responsible for planning, prototyping, and novel service development.
Production Services
Operations Support
The Operations Support team provides 24/7 operation of the enterprise university data centers. This includes the secure monitoring of the data center environments.
Production Support
The Production Support team coordinates, schedules, and manages enterprise systems batch schedules utilizing automated batch scheduling products (CA-JobTrac and UC4).
CommVault Backup
The CommVault Backup team provides processing of data and backups.
Data Center Facilities
The Data Center Facilities team provides support for the data centers.
Mainframe Systems
The Mainframe Systems team is responsible for mainframe hardware and systems software installation, configuration, customization, maintenance, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
Systems Infrastructure
The Systems Infrastructure team is responsible for the design, build, and maintenance of the Virtual Servers, Department Storage, Messaging, Collaboration, and Client Engineering services.
Client Engineering
The Client Engineering team provides support to the MSU health colleges.
Virtualization & Systems Engineering
The Virtualization & Systems Engineering team provide physical and virtual server options (managed and self managed) that can be customized based on need.
Storage Engineering
The Storage Engineering team oversees broad storage options for the MSU community, including personal and enterprise storage solutions for campus units.
The Messaging team provides email services to the campus community.
The Collaboration team provides collaboration services to the campus community.
Business Analyst
The Business Analyst assists the Systems Infrastructure teams with analysis and business processes.


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If you're looking for cleaning capability that is a little more thorough, you can opt for a handheld vacuum cleaner like the BLACK+DECKER CHV1410L , which is one of the best options through list of car vacuum reviews under $100 for 2018 by Automotive Ward. Thanks to this vacuum's lithium-ion battery, you won't have to worry about it dying on you unexpectedly.
Of course, being on the road can be a hazardous experience at times, and if you are going to be a ridesharing driver, you should be prepared to treat some basic wounds, just in case. Even if someone has a small cut on their hand that you can disinfect, it will go a long way towards making you a better person (and improving your rating).
In the event of a car accident or something more major, your first aid kit may end up saving someone's life, so there is no reason to go without one. In fact, you should even have a first aid kit in your personal vehicle, especially if you tend to go on long-distance drives relatively often.
The inclusion of an air freshener simply makes the experience of riding in your car more pleasant for anyone, and there really is no reason that you should equip one in your vehicle. Air fresheners are some of the cheapest but most effective uber accessories that you can purchase, and going without one is a rookie mistake.
You have to consider the sheer number of people who will come through your car throughout the day and account for the likelihood that you will have to deal with some unpleasant smells. For your own sake, and for the sake of your riders, get an air freshener that will be able to keep your car smelling good, but not overpowering.
The sign of a good Uber driver is often whether or not they have the right cord for your needs. While you may be a driver, it is likely that you have experienced the inconvenience of being in a taxi with music that you aren't enjoying, and having access to your phone can greatly improve the ride.
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As a rule of thumb, you should always bring at least one charging cable for an iPhone, one USB charging cable for Android phones, and an aux audio cord for passengers who want to play music. The minute you bring these Uber accessories into your car, you will start to see your ratings improve dramatically.
If you are driving for Uber, you will need access to your phone so that you can see the route, and holding onto it or leaving it in your lap is dangerous and irresponsible. A phone mount is one of the most necessary Uber accessories that you can opt for, and if there is a single thing on this list that you get, this should be it.
You have a range of options available when it comes to choosing the right phone mount as an Uber driver, and you will also have to decide where you want it mounted. Some drivers prefer to have their phone fixed somewhere higher up, and others prefer to have it located on the center console.
The SC JUA wins over 90% of the cases that go to trial.
The JUA has been in continuous service to South Carolina medical providers since 1975.
The SC JUA has successfully defended more doctors in South Carolina than any other carrier.
The JUA is the only Medical Professional liability carrier with a full staff of underwriters and claims experts located in South Carolina.
More SC medical providers place their professional liability coverage with the JUA than any other carrier.
The JUA is the only carrier with endorsements from all three of the state's leading medical professional associations.
The JUA has closed more SC claims without payment than any other medical professional liability carrier.
That's how much gets paid on the vast majority of claims against JUA insureds!
Dr. Davis buys an Occurrence policy in year ONE with $1,000,000 per occurrence/$3,000,000 annual aggregate ($1M/$3M) limits. He continuously renews the policy for two additional years.
At the end of year THREE, Dr. Davis accepts an offer from a new employer and non-renews his Occurrence Policy.
Several years after he changed employers, "Patient A" sues Dr. Davis for alleged malpractice that "occurred" during the first year he had Occurrence coverage while with his previous employer.
Dr. Davis' new policy with his new employer will not cover him for "Patient A's" claim. However, the Occurrence policy he had in force while with his previous employer will. In fact, Dr. Davis' old Occurrence policy would protect him from "Patient A's" claim, regardless of when it is filed.
If this is the first claim against Dr. Davis for incidents occurring the year he treated Patient A, he will have access to the full $1M/$3M limits of his Occurrence policy to protect him in the case.
Weeks after receiving notification of "Patent A's" claim, Dr. Davis receives two additional claims from "Patient B" and "Patient C." The new claims allege malpractice incidents that took place during the second and third years he had Occurrence coverage while with his previous employer.
All three claims result in $1M payments.
Because he had Occurrence coverage during those years, his policy would respond to each claim with a separate set of $1M/$3M limits. All three claims could be paid up to $1M each, without exhausting limits available to protect Dr. Davis from future claims involving incidents that occurred during these same three years.
Occurrence Coverage Example $1M/$3M Policy
Because Occurrence policies respond to covered claims regardless of when they are filed, there is no need to purchase extended reporting period coverage — or "tail" coverage — when the coverage period ends.
Not having to buy "tail" coverage also makes Occurrence coverage easier to administer in a practice setting. Determining who will be responsible for buying tail coverage in a shift to Claims-made may require a careful review of employment agreements, partnership agreements and buy/sell agreements for medical providers and their practice entities.
The permanent nature of the protection, ease of administration and competitive pricing of Occurrence coverage, makes it a very desirable form of medical professional liability insurance. It is also becoming more difficult to find in today's market.
The South Carolina JUA is pleased and proud to offer this comprehensive coverage to nearly all medical providers in our state.
As an accommodation to our customers, the South Carolina Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) has made arrangements with SC.GOV to process online premium payments via credit card or electronic check. 1


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text: Multiplication & division are core to basic maths calculations and hence must be practiced hard by all students. There are multiplication and division worksheets passed on to students to hone up their calculation skills. Are you a maths teacher who often needs to create these worksheets for the students? Well, creating whole worksheets for the entire class is no doubt a hectic affair. But you can lessen much of your burden here by taking to multiplication and division worksheets example that are available online in template forms.


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I love the vintage, textured look of milk glass vases. The price tag, however, can be pretty hefty when you are planning to use a cluster on each table as your wedding centerpieces. Authentic vintage milk glass vases can cost upwards of $30 or more depending on its quality and age. It's easy to make diy milk glass centerpieces using ordinary glass – in fact, this project can cost very little if you search thrift stores or garage sales for glass vases. I'll bet you even have a few glass vases in your house that would be perfect for this project. But first, let's take a peek at a real wedding inspiration piece styled by Justin & Mary Marantz and spotted via Pinterest from Style Me Pretty.
To do it yourself all you need is puffy paint, white spray paint, and glass vases (you can even use aluminum cans). Take a peek at this tutorial for details by Erica Domesek of P.S. I Made This.
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