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Dear Transportation Partners:
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has been working on upgrading its Financial Management Information System (FMIS) for a while to comply with some MAP-21 requirements. The roll out of FMIS upgrade has been postponed several times at the requests of state DOTs, including Caltrans, to allow the state DOTs more time to get their systems ready to work with the upgraded FMIS. To minimize the impact on the states' ability to authorize federal funded project, the FMIS roll out has been postponed to near the end of federal fiscal year.
The time has finally come for that roll out to take place. On September 26, 2015, FMIS will shut down. This takes place a day after the deadline for all states to obligate their federal funding for federal fiscal year 2014/2015. The new FMIS is scheduled to come back on October 26, 2015.
Here are major impacts this month-long FIMS shut down will have:
· E76 approvals – No E76 approval will take place during this period. Fortunately, we will have processed most, if not all, of the E76s submitted near the end of the federal fiscal year. I expect the impact to project approval to be minimal.
· Local Agency Invoice Payment – Caltrans will continue to process invoice payments to local agencies, even though the FMIS shutdown will include the stoppage of reimbursement to Caltrans by FHWA.
I could go on telling you about the upgrade Caltrans is working on our Federal-aid Data System (FADS) to match the changes in FMIS. However, those changes will impact Caltrans internal staff more than the local agencies.
I wanted to get this quick information out as some local agencies have concerns about their invoice payments after hearing from other state DOTs that they would stop paying local agency invoices. Not in California. Your invoice will continue to be paid.
Thank you for your attention.
Ray Zhang, Chief
Division of Local Assistance


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Poor photography will negatively affect your overall photographic reputation. This article is filled with useful advice that can help you to improve your photography techniques.
Keep your technique for taking pictures as simple and easy. You can usually take a gorgeous picture without playing around with advanced settings.
Framing your photo is an important factor when it comes to photography. Zoom in on your subject or the most important part of the photo and eliminate any surrounding distractions. This can eliminate unwanted focal points and prevent tons of clutter in your photographs at bay.
Stand close to your subjects to take better pictures. This will help you frame your subject, and block out disruptive backgrounds. In addition, you are able to focus better on your subject's facial expressions, which are very important aspects for portrait photographers. If your subject is far away, you are likely to miss the small important details.
Start taking pictures right away when you leave for your trip.You should keep your eyes peeled for interesting photos to take during your trip, but the journey getting there can offer opportunities for shots as well. Document each phase of your vacation — the journey; you may be able to find some interesting shots.
When warming up to shoot a wedding, like a makeup bag of a flower. You may also capture some gems in the meantime.
One way to exercise your photography is to impose limitations on how you take pictures. One such limitation would be to only photograph subjects that express a single idea.Try to shoot 100 different photographs from the same vantage point or within the same room. Working under such limitations will spur you to think creatively and take more creative.
To create pictures that resemble things like water colors, sketches, or oil paintings, use digital methods. Adobe Photoshop is widely considered the industry standard for digital images, but there are numerous other companies with adequate programs. Instantly converting photographs to pieces of art is as simple as selecting the "filter" button, choosing which medium you prefer, then clicking your selection.
When you go travelling, look around to decide the best shots to take. To get some pointers on where to start, go to a postcard rack. Postcards have landscape pictures of attractions and other interesting things that you may find to be interesting.
You may be tempted to take low-res photos in order to save space on your storage media, but realize that you are sacrificing some quality in the process.The lower setting should only be used for images that will be shared via computer screen.
Use manual white balance when taking your photographs. While it may take a while to find the ideal settings, you'll no doubt be pleased with the end results.
When taking pictures, avoid overcast skies. A large swath of gray washes out a photo, giving a muted look to the entire shot. Black and white photography may work better if you must shoot into an overcast sky. A clear blue sky is always lovely in a photo, but adjust your settings to account for bright light.
You need to decide if you want to use highlights or shadows in your pictures. However, with new digital technology you can take two photos of the same subject, each with different exposures, and use a program such as Photoshop to blend the two pictures into one perfect photograph.
You can easily edit your own photos! There are a vast number of different editing software to choose from. A feature-rich editing program offers an almost limitless number of settings. Make sure to find a program that it is simple to use.
Taking boring pictures is a common frustration every beginner encounters. Asking for help with both advice and critiques will teach you what you're doing right, and what you're doing wrong. Put the preceding tips to good use and become a practiced photographer starting today.
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Several SWOSU Offices Open This Saturday
Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford will have several offices open this Saturday, August 16, as part of "Move-In" Day on the SWOSU campus.
Offices that will be open for the convenience of students and parents include:
|Admissions & Recruitment
|10 a.m.-2 p.m.
|Auxiliary Services
|8 a.m.- 1 p.m.
|10 a.m.-3 p.m.
|11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m.
|Dean of Students
|8 a.m- 2 p.m.
|Department of Public Safety
|All Day
|Health Services
|10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
|Human Resources
|10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
|Information Technology Services
(for wireless internet help)
|2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
|10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
|Residence Life
|10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
|Student Financial Services
|10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
|University Bookstore
|8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.
|University Market
|9 a.m.- 8 p.m.
|Wellness Center
|10 a.m.- 10 p.m.
SWOSU a variety of activities planned for Dawg Days, which will run August 16 through September 13 (Parent's Day). There are dinners, fun events and more planned throughout Dawg Days. For a complete list of activities, please check out the SWOSU website at www.swosu.edu/news and click on Dawg Days in the events section.


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A Few Kids Christmas Poems
It's Christmas
Candles lighted
in a row,
Casting shadows
as they glow.
Holly, pine
and mistletoe,
On the lawn
New-fallen snow.
Stockings bulging,
How they strain --
By the mantel
Once again.
Eager faves
Breathless pause --
Speechless wonder
Of Santa Claus!
Children's laughter,
Oh, what joy
For each small girl
And each small boy.
Surprise and rapture
In each eye --
Have you guessed
The reason why?
It's Christmas
Alice B. Johnson
Beneath The Mistletoe
(This is a cute poem for a small girl that was used many a times at some of our Christmas programs. The girl holds a bit of mistletoe over her hear or stands under the mistletoe in the room.)
Beneath the mistletoe I stand,
You know tis Christmas Day;
I wonder if you understand
Why I'm placed this way?
My face is lifted don't you see?
My lips are puckered too;
I have now a gift so free,
'Tis a kiss from me to you!
The Snowman
Once there was a snowman
Stood outside the door
Thought he'd like to come inside
And run across the floor;
Thought he'd like to warm himself
By the firelight red;
Thought he'd like to climb up
On that big white bed.
So he called the North Wind,
"Help me now I pray.
"I'm completely frozen, standing here all day."
So the North Wind came along
and blew in the door,
And now there's nothing left of him
But a puddle on the floor!
Author Unknown
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April 4, 2014
New TV Ads Call for Passage of Federal Bill to End Horse Soring
The Humane Society of the United States launches ad campaign in Tennessee, urges support of H.R. 1518/S. 1406, the PAST Act
In an ongoing effort to urge Congress to pass legislation to protect Tennessee walking horses, The Humane Society of the United States has launched a new television advertisement calling out Sen. Lamar Alexander and Rep. Marsha Blackburn for introducing legislation that would allow the intentional soring of horses in the Big Lick segment of the Tennessee walking horse industry to continue. The ad asks viewers to reject their bills and instead to call their federal lawmakers in support of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 1518/S. 1406, introduced by Reps. Ed Whitfield, R-KY, and Steve Cohen, and Sens. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, and Mark Warner, D-Va.
Keith Dane, vice president of equine protection for The HSUS, said: "The Big Lick set has enlisted some of its allies in Washington to introduce new legislation to allow the industry to keep torturing horses. Their bills are a sham, and we know the public won't be duped by their obstructionist efforts."
View the ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZO5CH-_UQE
The way to prevent horse trainers from soring horses is to adopt the PAST Act, H.R. 1518/S. 1406. These bills, which collectively have more than 300 cosponsors in among Representatives and Senators, would eliminate the failed system of industry self-policing, prohibit the use of "stacks" and chains (devices used to inflict pain on horses' front limbs and produce the "Big Lick" gait) on horses in the Tennessee walking, racking and spotted saddle horse breeds, and increase penalties to finally provide an effective deterrent.
The PAST Act is endorsed by the American Horse Council, the American Veterinary Medical Association, all 50 state veterinary medical associations, the American Association of Equine Practitioners and dozens of leading horse industry organizations (see full list).
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Interpublic, the pioneering agency holding company, had biggest bragging rights just four years ago. But revenue came crashing down amid asset sales and weak operating results.
It's not all bad news. Interpublic has abandoned an obsession with bigness and unloaded misfit assets, such as race tracks, bought during a frenzy of dealmaking. Better to be a strong and focused No. 3 than an unmanageable No. 1. At this point, though, Interpublic is a weak No. 3.
While hugeness is an easy tally, it's not the best performance measure. But Interpublic comes up short on important metrics including profits and organic growth. A spokesman declined to comment last week because Interpublic was in a pre-earnings quiet period.
Interpublic, whatever its ranking, has the global scale to serve clients with an array of marketing services. So does falling to No. 3 matter? "I'm not sure the holding company rankings have any impact on their business, but it is an issue that they have not been able to grow," said Merrill Lynch analyst Lauren Rich Fine.
Advertising is a perception business, and Interpublic's slip to third hardly creates the image of positive momentum. Said Joseph Stauff, analyst at Schwab Soundview: "Agencies are notorious for chest beating to prop up one's perceived reputation, and they seem to love to use relative size as a differentiator."
Acquisitions and a weak dollar have boosted revenue figures for two rivals, with U.K.-based WPP Group moving ahead of Interpublic and France's Publicis gaining. If Publicis does more deals and Interpublic refrains from buying (or does more asset selling), Mr. Stauff said, it's conceivable Publicis could become No. 3.
One Publicis investment hasn't worked out. It ended up with a 1.4% Interpublic stake when Interpublic bought True North Communications, in which Publicis owned shares. Publicis, betting Interpublic's stock would rise, sold bonds backed by Interpublic shares in 2001. Interpublic then tanked. Publicis this month had to buy back most of the bonds, but it still owns the Interpublic stock. A Publicis spokesman said: "This is not a strategic asset for us."


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text: 1267page 8 of 126910125126 BackCopy of pp. 12-13 for an electroencephalograph (EEG) test performed on Jack RubyObject Number: L2017.1.29Category: DocumentsCreator: EEG LaboratoryOriginal owner: Dallas County District Attorney's OfficeType of Object: DocumentDate: 01/28/1964Credit Line: Loaned Courtesy the Dallas County District Attorney's Office/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey PlazaDimensions: 12 × 23 7/8 in. (30.5 × 60.6 cm)Medium: PaperDescriptionCopy of pages 12-13 for an electroencephalograph (EEG) test performed on Jack Ruby by EEG Laboratory in Dallas, Texas on January 28, 1964.The pages are printed on a long, narrow sheet of thick paper. The test shows eight parallel jagged lines that run horizontally across the paper. At the top middle and far right of the page are the page numbers "012" and "013" respectively. The last line of the EEG reading between the page numbers has a place where the line has more exaggerated peaks and valleys; this small portion has been underlined. This object was originally part of the evidence collected by the Dallas County District Attorney's Office and specifically prosecutors Henry Wade and Bill Alexander during the investigation leading up to the Jack Ruby trial for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.Curator's NotesThis item, along with materials from the DA's Ruby file (which is on loan to the Museum) and from the Museum's permanent collection, briefly appeared in a temporary display on the Museum's seventh floor in 2017. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of CollectionsTags DA's Ruby file Dallas County District Attorney's Office EEG Holbrook, John T. Jack Ruby trial Medical tests Olinger, Sheff D. Ruby, Jack Stubblefield, Robert Towler, Martin Weaver, Robert All requests for permission to reproduce, publish or broadcast materials in this collection must be submitted to the Museum's registrar, using the Rights & Reproductions Request Form. Inquiries may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Paradigm Reports Rapid Adoption of SKUA Software Suite in 2013
Advanced volume-based modeling software honors reservoir complexity for any fault structure and stratigraphic system, ensuring more accurate subsurface models.
Jan 23, 2014, 10:15 EST
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm® (www.pdgm.com) announced today that its advanced SKUA® (Subsurface Knowledge Unified Approach) volume-based modeling system had a rapid rate of new software adoption in 2013. Additionally, organizations using Paradigm® GOCAD® are upgrading to SKUA, as they see value in the combined strengths of GOCAD and SKUA technologies to address their most challenging geological settings. The software suite ensures better field development and more reliable reservoir prediction through true collaboration and geological integrity.
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SKUA uses a radically different volume-based 3D modeling approach that removes all limitations and deformations caused by conventional methods. The unique technology uses all available data and honors basic geologic rules to build more accurate, simple-to-complex subsurface models. Based on the proprietary Paradigm UVT Transform® algorithm, the SKUA software suite reduces modeling times from months to days, and the integration of all interpretation results exponentially increases accuracy.
Growth in 2013 was driven by significant new global business wins. While the entire Paradigm product suite has seen broad acceptance, customers like Petrogal Brasil, and SCDM Energie have responded with particular interest in differentiated technologies around seismic interpretation and modeling, including SKUA.
"As the world's oil and gas reservoirs continue to grow in complexity, geoscientists and interpreters need a solution that honors that complexity for any geology," said Indy Chakrabarti, SVP of Strategy and Commercialization at Paradigm. "With SKUA, subsurface models more accurately resemble a reservoir for any fault structure and stratigraphic system without simplifying the interpretation or leaving out valuable data. Our oil and gas customers worldwide are seeing tremendous value in this new approach to 3D modeling and are using it for both traditional and advanced interpretation of the subsurface in search of hydrocarbon reservoirs globally."
For more information on Paradigm products and services, visit www.pdgm.com, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Paradigm®
Paradigm (www.pdgm.com) is the largest independent developer of software-enabled solutions to the global oil and gas industry. Paradigm easy-to-use technology and workflows provide customers with deeper insight into the subsurface by combining leading-edge science, high-performance desktop and cluster computing, and scalable data management, delivering highly accurate results and productivity without compromise.
The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of Paradigm B.V. and/or its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, "Paradigm"): Paradigm®, Paradigm logo and/or other Paradigm products referenced herein. All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners.
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The BlackVue DR430-2CH (HD + HD) brings you the BlackVue quality at the best price.
The newer BlackVue DR470-2CH (Full HD + HD) blends the outstanding architecture and performance of the DR650S-2CH (minus the internal Wi-Fi and GPS modules) with the form factor of the DR430-2CH.
They are both dual-channel dashcams that record simultaneously the front and back or interior of your vehicle.
Both have a very compact design, with the front camera almost invisible to the driver's eye, letting you focus on the road, knowing that you are protected.


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This week's Fill-Ins are
2. My favorite month is ____December because I love Christmas _________.
I agree with you... the inner child is the thing what can brighten our days ;o)
Fabulous Fill-Ins guys!
Wishing mew a truly terrific weekend!
Bestest purrs
Basil & Co xox
Mom really gets annoyed by those in your face car commercials.
There is one guy up here particularly bad, Mark Jacobson Toyota...she says she would walk everywhere rather than buy a car from him.
Angel Cubby what a sweet little face and alert ears
Hugs madi Raz's gal
We all love Christmas here too!
I think we ALL should let our inner child out more often...!! I am positive that Ellie is with all her Angel friends including of course the ones from her very own family..........
Love, Pam (and Teddy too!)
guyz....promise.....cubby was ther two met ellie ~~~~~~~~ hope dadz doin aye oh kay ♥♥
Mom has to agree with all your answers. And we are certain that Angel Cubby and Angel Clifford were there along with all the other Angels to give Angel Ellie a royal welcome.
Woos - Lightning and Misty
I am sure Angel Cubby was there to meet Ellie. Thank you for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. You do need to let your inner child out daily, it is good for you. October is my favorite month too. XO
I agree with all your fill ins!! Have a great weekend!
Aw, it's so nice to see Angel Cubby today. Purrs....
Christmas is good. You're from NJ so maybe you remember those Crazy Eddie commercials. They were the most annoying by far.
you know, the FCC was supposed to regulate that back in 2015. Make all commercials be the same volume as the TV show. We wonder how THAT got derailed....
Sending you & Bill many purrs!!!


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Saica Natur Security News
Identity Theft
Private & confidential information is ending up in the wrong hands and we are not just talking about your local competitors – so how can you ensure that your business data is being disposed of securely
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Terms and Conditions for Security Destruction Services
1. Definitions practicable, the health, safety and welfare of their employees.In these terms and conditions the following definitions shall apply: 8.3 Where the supply of Equipment means that existing risk assessments are no longer valid, the Customer should reviewContaminated Material: means any materials other than those that the Contractor has agreed to collect pursuant to the their risk assessment. Order, including (but not limited to) heavy metals, glass, matches, combustibles, liquids, flammable materials or any other 9. Payment
material likely to cause damage to the Contractor's equipment. Contract: means the contract for the provision of the Services by the Contractor to the Customer that comprises these termsand conditions and the Order.Contractor and Data Processor: means Saica Natur Limited. Customer and Data Controller: means the company, entity or individual detailed in the Order. Equipment: means such document storage consoles, bins, skips and boxes and other equipment that the Contractor mayprovide to the Customer from time to time as part of the Services as detailed within the Order.Evaluation Period: means the period of 3 months commencing on the date of the Contract and expiring on the date exactly3 months afterwards, as set out within the Order.Order: means the quotation by the Contractor to provide the Services to the Customer, once accepted by the Contractor, in accordance with these terms and conditions. Price: means the Price for the Services and the rental of the Equipment (where applicable) as set out in the Order. Services: means the provision of data destruction and document shredding services and/or the provision of the Equipment,as more particularly described within the Order in consideration of the payment of the Price by the Customer in accordancewith these terms and conditions.Term: the duration of the term of the Contact as set out within clause 5 of these terms and conditions. Waste Transfer Note: a waste transfer note that complies with section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Working Day: a normal working day (excluding weekends and public holidays in England)
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2.1 Quotations by the Contractor unless otherwise stated in them shall be open for acceptance within 30 days of the date of the quotation. A quotation for Services given by the Contractor shall not constitute an offer, and the Contractor reserves its right to change the quotation after it has been issued.
2.2 No Contract shall come into existence until the Order (however given) is either accepted by the Contractor's written acceptance, or otherwise by the Contractor commencing with the provision of the Services to the Customer in accordance with the Order.
2.3 All Services and Equipment supplied by the Contractor are supplied subject to these conditions unless otherwise agreed by the Contractor and confirmed in writing upon acceptance of an Order from the Customer.
2.4 The Contract is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter of the Contract and supersedes all previous communications, representations and arrangements, written or oral. The Customer acknowledges that no reliance is placed on any representation made but not embodied in the Contract.
2.5 The printed terms and conditions of any purchase order or other correspondence and documents of the Customer issued in connection with this agreement will not apply unless expressly accepted in writing by the Contractor.
2.6 These conditions shall be incorporated into the Contract to the exclusion of any terms or conditions stipulated or referred to by the Customer, or which might otherwise be implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.
3.1 By entering into this Contract, the Customer engages The Contractor as the exclusive supplier of the Services throughoutthe duration of the Term in consideration of the payment, by the Contractor, of the Price in accordance with these terms and conditions.
3.2 The Customer warrants that it shall not, throughout the duration of the Term, engage any other business or person tocarry out the Services other than the Contractor.3.3.In providing the Services, the Contractor shall destroy all paper, data or goods supplied by the Customer and either:
4. Evaluation Period
4.1 During the Evaluation Period, either party may give the other party not less than one weeks prior written notice to terminate the Contract, with such notice terminating on the date exactly 3 months after the date of the Contract.
5.1 Subject to clause 4,1 where the Contractor under the Contract provides ongoing Services to the Customer the Contract shall be for an initial period of 1 year from the date of the Contract and thereafter automatically renewable annually unless either party shall give to the other not less than 30 days prior written notice of termination expiring on any anniversary of the date of this Contract.
5.2 If notice of termination is not received as set out in clause 5.1, the Contract for ongoing Services shall be treated as renewed and the Customer shall continue to engage the Contractor as its exclusive supplier of the Services in accordance with these terms and conditions.
5.3 Without Prejudice to any other right or remedy it may have, either party may either terminate the Contract, or temporarily suspend the Services and remove the Equipment, at any time by notice in writing to the other if:
6.1.The Contractor shall use all reasonable endeavours to collect the waste materials from the Customer, with the frequency and at the agreed times and location as set out within the Order.
6.2 All Customers are required to provide specific written order instructions to the Contractor detailing all relevant information relating to the collection/delivery including any times during which access will be denied.
6.3. All collection dates given by the Contractor are estimated and the Contractor, its employees and agents shall be underno liability whatsoever for any delay in collection howsoever caused.
6.4 The Customer must give the Contractor not less than one Working Day's prior written notice to cancel an agreedcollection time. Such notice must contain an alternative collection time (within 48 hours of the original collection date), which cannot be re-arranged or cancelled.
6.5 The Customer may request additional collection times, subject to giving the Contractor not less than 72 hours prior writtennotice. Such additional collections shall be charged at the Contractor's normal rates as set out within the Order.
6.6. The material shall remain at the Customer's risk until collected and released to the Contractor, with an approved collection/receipt given, and signed for by the Customer.
6.7 The Customer shall allow the Contractor unrestricted access to the Equipment at the agreed times to allow the Contractorto provide the Services.
6.8 The Contractor shall only collect materials that are stored within the Equipment provided. Any loose materials or excessmaterials that may, from time to time, be collected by the Contractor shall be subject to additional charges and may result inthe Contractor reviewing the quantity/size of the Equipment situated at the Customer's premises.
6.9. Where collection is by instalments each collection will be a separate contract and any failure or defect in any onecollection shall not invalidate the Contract as to the remaining collection.
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7. Segregation and Legislation
7.1 The Services and Equipment are supplied for the collection of paper, data or goods for security destruction only. It is the Customer's responsibility to ensure that only the correct material is placed in the Equipment provided.
7.2 The material destined for security destruction must not contain any Contaminated Material. The Contractor shall take reasonable steps to remove any Contaminated Material that it finds during the destruction process. The Customer shall indemnify the Contractor for all damages, costs, claims, demands and loss suffered (whether directly or indirectly) whatsoever by the Contractor as a result of the Customer supplying Contaminated Materials to the Contractor, including (but not limited to) damage caused to the Contractor's machinery as a result of Contaminated Materials passing through the Contractor's equipment and causing damage, explosion or fire.
7.3 The Customer shall be liable for the cost of sorting and the shredding/recycling/disposal of any Contaminated Material at the rates set by the Contractor from time to time.
7.4 The Customer shall comply with all legislation and regulations applicable to the storage and disposal of waste that is appropriate for the Customer's business, including (but not limited to) the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and ensuring that the materials do not include any waste that requires notification under the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 or the Special Waste Regulations 1980, or any subsequent modifications or amendments thereof.
8.1 The Customer shall ensure that the Equipment is located, used and loaded properly and responsibly in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any other relevant statutory provisions.
8.2 The Customer has the responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to ensure, so far as is reasonably 9.1 The Customer shall pay the Contractor for the Services within 30 days of the delivery of invoice (due date) or otherwise on the terms stated within the Order.
9.2 The Contractor shall invoice the Customer for the Price of the Services and the rental cost of the Equipment (together within any additional charges incurred by the Customer under the Contract) on a monthly basis or otherwise as set out within the Order.
9.3 Payments outstanding at their due date shall attract interest at 4% over the base lending rate of Barclays Bank Plc for the time being in force from the due date until the date of payment.
9.4 It is acknowledged by the Customer that the Contractor may adjust the Prices from time to time to cover any legislative, fuel, disposal cost increases or any other cost variables outside of the Contractor's control or any additional costs incurred as a result of the Customer amending its instructions to the Contractor. Any alteration to the Prices will be notified in writing to the Customer as soon as is reasonably practical and will be deemed accepted by the Customer immediately upon the next collection of material by the Contractor following such notification.
9.5 The Contractor may withhold the certificate of destruction for the materials until payment has been made by the Customer for the Services to which the Waste Transfer Note relates.
10. Additional Charges and Suspension of Services
10.1 The Contractor reserves the right to charge the Customer, on a full indemnity basis, for all costs incurred by the Contractor for:
11.1 Any Equipment supplied by the Contractor shall at all times remain the property of the Contractor. The Customer shall be responsible for its maintenance, cleaning, safe keeping and for any damage while under its care and shall not permit its use or movement by any third party without the written consent of the Contractor.
11.2 The Equipment must be returned to the Contractor at the end of the Term in the same condition as when provided at the start of the agreement reasonable wear and tear excepted.
11.3 The Customer shall ensure that the Equipment is not overloaded or filled with unsuitable waste, such as building rubble, soil, concrete and similar waste.
The Contractor will use it reasonable endeavours to comply with the Security Shredding Standards laid down by the United Kingdom Security Shredding Association (UKSSA), and where applicable Principle 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 when carrying out collections, destruction, recycling or disposal of material supplied by the Customer.
13. DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998 'Principle 7 Agreement'
13.1. Personal data collected by, delivered to or coming into possession of the Data Processor from the Data Controller shall only be handled for the purpose of carrying out the terms of the Contract and shall not be released to a third party without the consent in writing of the Data Controller and/or the data subject (where appropriate) and in compliance with Principles 1-8 and section 7, 8 & 9 of the Data Protection Act 1998.
13.2 Where processing of any personal data is carried out by the Data Processor on behalf of the Data Controller, the Data Processor will take appropriate technical, organisational and security measures governing the processing to be carried out, and will take reasonable steps to ensure compliance with those measures.
13.3 Having regard to the state of technological development and the cost of implementing any measures, the Data Controller agrees that the measures taken by the Data Processor ensure a level of security appropriate to the harm that might result from such unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss, destruction or damage as are mentioned in the seventh principle, and the nature of the data to be protected.
13.4. The Data Processor has also taken reasonable steps to ensure the reliability of any of its employees who have access to the Data Controller's personal data.
13.5 The Data Processor will endeavour to comply with any reasonable requests by the Data Controller to inspect the Data Processor's destruction of Personal Data.
14.1 Subject to clause 14.3:
14.2 Without prejudice to the clause above, the Contractor shall not in any event be liable for any claim unless notified in writing within 7 days of the collection of material or the event giving rise to a claim.
14.3 Nothing in this Contract shall limit or exclude the Contractor' liability for:
15. Force Majeure
The Contractor shall be excused from any liability if the performance in whole or in part of the Contract is prevented or hindered by cause beyond its control including without limitation by Act of God, War, Terrorism or acts of central or local Government or other competent authority, fire, accident, strike, trade dispute or lockout etc.
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16.1 The Customer shall ensure that any person giving written instructions on behalf of the Customer pursuant to these terms and conditions is duly authorised to enter into contracts on the Customer's behalf, and the Contractor is entitled to assume that any person giving written instructions on behalf of the Customer is so authorised, without the need to carry out further enquiry.
16.2 The Customer may not transfer, assign or otherwise part with the whole or any part of its rights and obligations under any Contract without the Contractor' prior written consent. The Contractor may transfer, assign or otherwise part with the whole or any part of its rights and obligations under any Agreement at any time.
16.3 Neither party's failure to enforce or rely on or delay in enforcing or relying on any right will prevent that party from later enforcing or relying upon that or any other right.
16.4 If a court or other regulatory body finds that any part of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Contract shall not be affected and shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable part did not exist.
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A fellow MT and friend had a client pass away last week. As she was contemplating attending the funeral, and how to best go about being a support for the family - I realized that this is not something that massage school prepares us for. (At least, not mine... did yours? If so, I'd love to hear more about your experience.)
Dealing with death is difficult enough on it's own. Add in the professional relationship (and in the capacity of a therapeutic one at that) creates it's own special challenges.
The stages of grief are:
- shock or disbelief,
- denial,
- bargaining,
- guilt,
- anger,
- depression,
- acceptance/hope.
Myths and Facts About Grief
Coping with grief and loss tip 1: Get support
Family, friends, a support group, a counselor, etc.
Coping with grief and loss tip 2: Take care of yourself
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My bridesmaid hairbands arrived today! I'm very excited! I got them from My Lavaliere over on Etsy, and they are wonderful quality, and arrived in really good time. I absolutely can't fault Danielle for service either (I can't leave a review for her yet!), she responded very quickly to my queries, and when I asked for guidance on what colour hairband would work best with the colours of my bridesmaid dresses, she added an extra hairband to my order 'on loan' in the alternative colour so I could see what I liked best!
Ta-daa! Copper vs Antique Brass.
I'm torn now though because I'm still not sure what colour works best, and the opinions I've garnered have been 50-50 each way! What are your thoughts, bees? I've snapped pictures of them on the swatches – brass first, and copper second, with a photo of all the swatches together at the end to show how they work together. Hair-colour wise, one Bridesmaid or Best Man has blonde hair, two have medium-brown hair and one has dark brown/black hair.


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The ten crewmembers of the Atlantis / International Space Station complex transferred experiments and supplies into their respective vehicles today as the latest addition to the station, the S-Zero (S0) Truss, continued to pass its initial checkouts with flying colors.
Atlantis Commander Mike Bloomfield, Pilot Steve Frick, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa, Rex Walheim, Lee Morin, Jerry Ross and Steve Smith – and the Expedition Four crew – Commander Yury Onufrienko and Flight Engineers Carl Walz and Dan Bursch – spent their day transferring equipment and science experiments between the shuttle and the station. They also transferred oxygen from the shuttle to one of four high-pressure gas tanks on the Quest Airlock. The tanks are used to repressurize the airlock at the end of each spacewalk staged from the module.
Station flight controllers reported that four new computers on the S-Zero truss were tested successfully, as were new devices to determine the station's orientation relative to the Earth, Global Positioning System navigational antennas and the Thermal Control System for the 13 ½ ton girder, which will be the backbone for other trusses and solar array towers to be mounted on the station in the next year.
The two crews transferred a number of experiments from Atlantis to the station's Destiny Laboratory and reviewed plans for the second and third spacewalks of the mission Saturday and Sunday to continue the outfitting of the new truss.
Saturday's spacewalk by Ross and Morin is scheduled to begin around 9:30 a.m. Central time. The two spacewalkers will complete the bolting of two aft struts on the truss to Destiny, forming a secure structural mate between S-Zero and the Laboratory. Ross and Morin will also attach a second umbilical system to the truss' Mobile Transporter, a form of rail car that will eventually move the station's robotic arm some 350 feet up and down the entire length of the completed truss.
The two crews enjoyed some off duty time this afternoon and are scheduled to begin their sleep period at 7:44 p.m. Both crews will be awakened Saturday at 3:44 a.m.
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Now we've got our very first glimpse at Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Quicksilver in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, we're able to broadly compare the look of his Quicksilver with Evan Peters' version in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Confused? Somewhat awkwardly, Joss Whedon's Age of Ultron and Bryan Singer's Days of Future Past will both feature the Marvel speedster, played by Taylor-Johnson and Peters respectively. While we've only got concept art to work off, it appears Taylor-Johnson's costume will be much more streamlined than Peters,' who will be decked out in a silver jacket, shoes, goggles and a somewhat extreme utility belt. Take a gander at both looks below.
So, which do you prefer? The ostentatious Days of Future Past Quicksilver, or the fairly nondescript Age of Ultron Quicksilver?
X-Men: Days of Future Past will open in cinemas May 14, 2014, while Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron is scheduled to open May 1, 2015.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Oscar Pistorius Banned Again!
SY5K event organizers were not certain if Oscar Pistorius was planning to enter the contest but wanted to eliminate any doubt about his eligibility with the deadline to post a stubble time looming. They further asserted in a written statement that it would be "impossible to determine whether Oscar's improvement during the year was due to training or technology."
Oscar Pistorius has called the announcement "nothing more than a publicity stunt" on the part of Half-Fast, an insignificant player on the world running stage. Pistorius went on to claim that Half-Fast was merely looking to cash in on Google searches for the name "Oscar Pistorius."
When reached for comment, hunky Half-Fast spokesperson Vanilla said "If Oscar Pistorius thinks that this is just about publicity and Google searches then Oscar Pistorius is wrong. Oscar Pistorius was banned from this event because Oscar Pistorius has an advantage over able bodied athletes not named Oscar Pistorius. If Oscar Pistorius would like to discuss the barring of Oscar Pistorius in a civil manner or file an appeal then Oscar Pistorius is welcome to contact me via the e-mail address listed at Half-Fast. Oscar Pistorius can easily find the site by Googling Oscar Pistorius."
Perhaps Oscar Pistorius will take solace in the fact that he was not the only person who was banned from participating in the Shave Your 5K Challenge. Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco and Eliot Spitzer were also banned from the SY5K challenge although it wasn't made clear why.
With apologies to those of you who just found Half-Fast via a search for Oscar Pistorius, I highly recommend The Science of Sport for their coverage of this saga.
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What about Katie Holmes? Did she even qualify?ReplyDelete
Hilarious! Though, if he uses the same set of prosthetics in his stubble and shaved 5K, would that prove the improvement was due to training over technology?ReplyDelete
LOL - As always.ReplyDelete
A HA HA HA HA HA, I'm dying. I'm drunk so that is probably contributing but I'm ROFLMAO. Awesome.ReplyDelete
It is always makes me laugh how you can write about yourself inReplyDelete
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What about A-Rod, I know you want to ban him. Just do it, you'll feel better.ReplyDelete
Good for you! Damn those people with disabilities -- clearly their disability gives them an advantage over all those able-bodied athletes!ReplyDelete
No current or previous Yankees are eligble. It's a household rule. I'd return my own son for pretending he was A-rod in a baseball game.ReplyDelete
Can we also ban Marion Jones? I am still heartbroken about her doping.ReplyDelete
On the plus side, this probably means Heather Mills won't be eligible either?ReplyDelete
Heh, that's pretty funny.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad I found your blog.....very entertaining!ReplyDelete
Hey, how about banning some Canadians! Ben Johnson?ReplyDelete
Hats off, by the way, for being able to spell Oscar Pistorius. It would be beyond me without your hilarious blog entry as a reference.
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Millersville University participates in a Keystone Innovation Zone Seed/Assistance Funding for Research or Commercial Partnering Activities program, which funds partnership opportunities between faculty and regional businesses in the development of new products or initiatives. During 2008, Dr. Molla-Hardy of the Computer Sciences department worked with locally-based White Wolf Security to design, develop, implement and evaluate two sets of web applications for security testing.
Ganser Library at Millersville University recently teamed up with The Lancaster County Historical Society, which enables the Historical Society to maintain and update its Automated Library System through a telecommunications link to the MU site for connection into the Keystone Library Network.
The Lancaster Partnership is a collaboration between businesses and the University to provide the means and motivation for underrepresented students within the city of Lancaster to complete their high school diploma, obtain a college education and find professional employment opportunities in the region. Millersville University, the School District of Lancaster, and sponsoring corporations bring unique strengths to this relationship.
Millersville University is also an active member of the Millersville Area Business Association whose mission is to advance positive relationships between business and the community. Local businesses have made philanthropic gifts to Millersville and many have become sponsors for University athletic competitions and cultural events. Some ways in which the University works with local businesses include:
- Millersville University established a business advisory board to build and sustain a collaborative partnership with the local business community and the Business Administration program. The Business Advisory Board works to provide advice and counsel and to promote ideas regarding a variety of business
issues,while developing strategies for recruitment and career placement of business students.
- The Small Business Institute program, led by Dr. Patrick McCaskey, provides small business owners with an opportunity to receive intensive management counseling from qualified business students under the expert guidance of Millersville faculty.
- The Student Business Association, a student-managed organization, gives students the opportunity to develop professional and working relationships with peers and local business specialists. The organization also offers a variety of opportunities to its members, including networking workshops, guest speakers, advising, community service and internship opportunities.
- The Marauder Gold program was launched in 2008 to give locally owned businesses the opportunity to connect with student customers. Students are now able to use their on-campus discretionary accounts at local businesses with their Marauder Gold cards.


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Cheaper Windows 8.1 tablets are rolling out one after another this year. Toshiba and Acer have already rolled out theirs, and now Asus is following suit with a stylus-less version of the Asus VivoTab Note 8 (M80TA) which is called Asus VivoTab 8 (M81C) and lacks the Wacom digitizer of the original.
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Other than that, the specs are fairly similar. The 8-inch LED display sports HD resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, while the processor is a very similar quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 processor with a turbo speed of 1.86GHz.
RAM will vary from 1GB to 2GB, but Asus have yet to announce how this memory option will vary.
Storage is still a minimum 32GB it seems though, which is expandable with microSD cards up to 64GB. Connectivity comes from the 802.11 a/b/g/n dual band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
Unless Asus have made a blunder, they say that the front camera is a 2MP camera, and that the same 2MP applies to the rear camera as well.
The rest of the specs are g-sensor, gyro, e-compass, hall sensor, GPS, and GLONASS. Ports include the regular micro-USB, and 3.5mm audio combo jack, while it also comes with the regular Office package.
The battery seems a little on the low side compared to the class leading Lenovo Miix 2, with just a 8 hour battery life from the 15.2Wh battery.
For dimensions it's 8.8 mm thick, which is alright for a 8-inch budget tablet, while the weight is 330 gram. For the first time we are seeing color options on the 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablets too. They used to be all black, but Asus is manufacturing Asus VivoTab 8 (M81C) tablets in not only black, but also white, purple, and gold.
Now, what's the price and release date? This tablet will probably launch for $199, but it just might drop to the Toshiba Encore 2 Pro price of $179 after a while. The original Asus VivoTab Note 8 (M80TA) was released for $329 in February, but was radically cut to $199 in May.
The release is estimated to start in November in the US, though Europeans could get hold of it earlier than that. At the moment though, there is so little between the original and the digitizer-less copy that there is little incentive to wait for the newcomer.
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Stablewood Coastal Cottages was established in August 2011, following the acquisition of Heather Cottages.
Stablewood Coastal Cottages is a family run business, whose goal is to provide a personal and responsive service that is centred around having a portfolio of high quality holiday accommodation, that all have their own uniqueness whilst maintaining the Stablewood Brand.
The business is owned by Tina Johnson and is run with the help of her sons Daniel and Jonathan Johnson.
In January 2012, we refurbished Heather Cottages and in July 2012 we added a brand new Norweigan log home, this being known today as Brown Owl Lodge. In May 2013 we added a further log cabin, this being called Grey Heron Lodge. Both of these lodges are situated immediately behind Heather Cottages.
In July 2013, we added Lucker Cottages to our Collection, the names of these being Red Fox & Roe Deer. Lucker Cottages have been specifically designed & built as luxury cottages to help cater for every need of our guests. Both cottages can accommodate up to 6 guests per cottage and have recently been awarded 4 star gold awards. Lucker is situated approximately 4 miles from Bamburgh.
In February 2014, Stablewood Coastal Cottages purchased 8 holiday cottages within Lucker from Northumberland Estates to add the ongoing collection of holiday cottages across Lucker and Budle Bay. The 8 holiday cottages consists of 6 cottages called Lucker Steadings and two cottages namely Old Millhouse & Millstone Cottages, which can accomodate up to 11 guests within an interlinking door.
In May 2014, we opened our newly developed Heather House cottages in Budle Bay. 3 luxury cottages overlooking the bay with fantastic panoramic views along the coastline up to Holy Island, the cottages have been purposely built for self-catering accommodation with spacious en-suite bedrooms, enclosed gardens and lovely walks down to the beach, only 300 metres from the back door. Our first development to incorporate Infra-red sauna's in each of the luxury properties.
In November 2014, we opened our newly developed Apple Row Cottages, situated in Lucker village. 3 luxury cottages situated in the heart of Lucker, next to The Apple Inn pub. The cottages have been purposely built for self-catering accommodation with spacious en-suite bedrooms, enclosed patio areas and gardens.
The Business continues to grow and we will be adding further units at Southside Cottages witihin Lucker. We are also hoping to develop Narrowgate (General Lamberts House) in Alnwick in the near future.
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THE AFFIRMATION I am now choosing to cleanse myself and this space, releasing any beings, situations, and energies that are no longer of service to my highest and greatest good. All energies that are less than love may be transmuted for the highest good for all.


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From now until February we'll be doing hourly updates from the ShorpyCam at Seventh and F. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.
Didn't people prefer their buildings to be 100% permanent?
I think someone already responded with a similar answer but my first dormroom in upstate New York had steam heat with no way to adjust it. You kept the temperature the way you liked it with the window.
Where's their down jackets? Aren't they chilly?
Is it a business name or a slogan? But seriously, this is a great shot, love the contrast of the Beaux Arts Barrister Bldg. and the almost Federal-style structure next door. And our old favorite "Painless Dentistry" pitch gets another airing.
Wonderful photo!
The "Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company" visible on the left in the background was the ancestor of A&P supermarkets. They launched the modern grocery store concept in 1912. Within a few years, they had hundreds of stores, using standardized layouts and innovative pricing.
Big coal-fired steam heaters didn't have a lot of finesse. No "zones," and maybe not even a thermostat -- more likely a guy in the basement and a coal shovel. In the Northeast you can still find buildings from this era and earlier which leave you sweating it out in one room and freezing in another.
I don't know why I noticed this, but at the bottom of the picture, just above the black line flaw, it looks like someone dropped folded bill, or more likely a cigarette pack. Just thought I'd point it out in case anyone comes looking for it!
I notice that various windows are opened. Being in California, I'm familiar with living in the snow. Why would you open windows with snow on the ground? I look forward to following this image.
Shorpy Cam.... too cool. Now I just gotta get there and wave so my family can see me.
District Loan Advertisements: circa 1906 & 1909. A revealing example of the time when pianos, as opposed to automobiles, were considered prime collateral for a loan.
Don't ask a friend for money. You might be disappointed. CALL ON US and BE SURE! Make a business transaction of it, then no one will know of your affairs. We loan on furniture, pianos, teams, etc. Loans paid off and more money advanced at lower rates. District Loan Co., 639 F street NW, Corner 7th & F.
If you decide to get a PRIVATE loan on furniture, piano, etc., without removal, and want to get it where NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED, where the matter will receive prompt and courteous attention, fill out this blank, mail it to us and our AGENT WILL CALL AT ONCE and explain our rates, which are the lowest offered in the city. Loans paid off and more money advanced. Tel. Main 4373.
Great idea! All the men stand on the dry streetcorner, empty-handed, smoking and talking while all the ladies carrying numerous cumbersome packages and wearing long skirts go walk around in middle of the road in the flood of slush.


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I don't know exactly where to start, but let's just say the past several weeks have been a roller coaster. We were planning on going to Colombia at the beginning of May, but due to a mega-glitch in Samuel's abandonment decree, we were unable to go to our son to bring him home. We were devastated, heart broken, stressed, and left wondering if we would even be able to bring him home. We were taught lessons in patience, and were given the most precious gift of prayer. Cliché as it sounds, we truly felt surrounded by prayer. [Must read until end to see how this works out.]
Luckily, we have two munchkins that keep us super busy and are an absolute blast. On top of that, Brent is getting his masters degree and has elections going on. Needless to say, we have been busy and haven't been able to dwell constantly on the delay of the adoption. We did know that we needed a major family distraction. Our timing had us in Colombia for Brent's 30th birthday, and since that was impossible we planned a fun trip instead.
On May 8th, the last day Brent had in his 20s, we drove to Atlanta and hopped on a flight to Mazatlan, Mexico. Traveling with a 2 year old and a 3 year old, we expected the normal hiccups, but did not expect Delta to have Lilly Grace's name incorrect. Because half of the flight was Delta and the other half was AeroMexico, they refused to change it. We had two choices… leave Lilly Grace behind or buy her a new round trip ticket. An extra ticket later, we were on board our flight, and we had been bumped to first class! We were some of the only folks in first class, had precious flight attendants, wonderful service, and delicious food.
We flew from Atlanta to Mexico City. Mexico City is the epitome of what you picture in your head. A bazillion tiny houses everywhere. Most of it looks rural, but there are several different areas of skyscrapers and modern looking buildings. All I could think in the Mexico City airport was about the movie "Man on Fire" and that I was going to be holding on to my children every single second.
One more flight and we were in Mazatlan, whose airport is not much bigger than the Montgomery airport. Mazatlan is on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. We hopped on a bus shortly after landing, and after 20 minutes were at our humongous, gorgeous resort!
Our trip was fantastic. Not only did we make some incredible family memories, and loved celebrating Brent's 30th birthday, but we fell in love with the Mexican people. We were basically the only Americans and the only white people at the resort. There may have been a couple of others, but we never saw them. We were stared at a bunch, because we were definitely the minority. They weren't being rude - we just stood out. That said, the people of Mexico are the kindest people we have ever encountered. They put "southern hospitality" to shame, and we could move down there in a heartbeat! Their rich brown skin is gorgeous, their smiles are contagious, their fun-loving spirits are energizing, and their kindness is remarkable. We became close friends with Javier, our taxi driver. He and Brent even texted a bit a couple of days ago.
Lilly Grace was a hit. She loves meeting new people, and would hug the sweet older men. She danced every chance she got and really embraced the culture. She is going to do outrageously well in Colombia. Brent became pretty popular as well. He was an American that would speak Spanish. He claims he doesn't speak much, but he is not far from fluent. What he doesn't know, he picks up on so easily. I was amazed and insanely proud of my husband (who is now in his 30s, WOW)!
After nearly a week, lots of fun and sun, we got back to sweet home Alabama and the real world, and boocoodles of laundry. Brent has been working in overdrive and having super late nights as the primaries draw near. I worked the first weekend back, and had to take a class for work. The girls and I have been having a phenomenal last summer as just us girls, but every day we wonder about our Samuel. We want our son home. The girls want their brother home. Our families are ready for their nephew, grandson, and great-grandson.
Along the way, we received word that it was very likely the adoption would go through, but that it would take a lot longer than expected. We were thinking late fall for our travel date.
[Now for the prayer tie-in.] And then today we received a call that sent our hearts racing and drove us to our knees praising Jesus!!!! Things in Colombia are ticking along quite quickly, and we will likely be headed to Colombia in several weeks!!! Praise the Lord! How incredible. The process of securing his abandonment has to be completed, which will take about two weeks, and then the abandonment decree has to be either written or amended. Then, we will finish up the immigration process here in the states, get the new paperwork translated and submitted, and make travel plans. Be praying that we travel the first of August!
We are elated. We can't wait to meet our son and bring him home. Samuel Timothy Buchanan, we are coming soon!


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NordVPN Review
NordVPN is a Panama-based VPN service provider that has been in the VPN business since 2012. They have a solid server network and, thanks to their reliable services, their customer base is ever-growing. NordVPN has a strict no logs policy and some quite attractive features, such as double encryption and P2P servers. Continue reading our objective NordVPN review to learn more about this famous VPN provider.
The NordVPN client for Windows is probably one of the best in the industry. It's hard to say what its strongest suit is – whether it's the ease of use or the elegance and visual appeal. Before connecting, you choose a server and you connect with just one click. This client has a useful feature that shows you the stats for each server (speed, capacity, etc) so you can actually make an informed decision.
The bespoke Android app is equally attractive and easy to use, which is not something we see a lot. VPN service providers usually focus all their efforts on the Windows client and often tend to neglect the mobile device apps.
Performance and Reliability
NordVPN did well on speed tests during the research phase for this NordVPN review, but not as well as some other providers. You can never expect to have the exact same speeds with a VPN as you would have without it, especially when connecting to a distant server, due to latency. However, while the tests did show some significant slowdown, we have to say it was almost unnoticeable when it came to actual browsing and streaming – and that's what matters the most. Many people use VPNs to watch movies or shows and listen to radio stations that are not available to them for some reasons, which is why having decent speeds is so important.
In addition, this VPN service puts hardly any strain on your computer's performance. NordVPN promises no DNS or IP leaks whatsoever and from what we saw, they actually deliver on that promise. Still, it's always advised to run leak tests from time to time in order to be sure.
In addition to Windows, NordVPN is compatible with all the other major platforms and operating systems, including iOS, Mac OS X, Android, and Linux. Moreover, you can use it on your router (DD-WRT, Asus, and Tomato).
You can connect up to six devices at the same time, meaning you can actually use VPN on your personal computer, your tablet, and your smartphone.
The company runs 1731 servers in 61 countries of the world and the number of locations keeps growing month after month. The servers are actually divided into groups according to their type and specialization. You have servers for Tor, servers for ultra fast TV, double VPN, anti-DDoS, dedicated IP servers, standard VPN servers, Netflix USA servers and servers for P2P sharing or torrenting. This makes things incredibly easy for users. After you decide what you want to use the VPN for, you simply find a server group that specializes in that particular service and choose the location nearest to you or the one that allows you to bypass geo-restrictions.
The Tor-over-VPN allows you to send your traffic to one of the NordVPN servers where it gets encrypted and sent along to the Tor network. It is a handy solution that provides higher security, which many users will definitely appreciate.
NordVPN is very serious about security and therefore offers the full security suite with protocols ranging from PPTP and L2TP to OpenVPN with strong SSL-based 2048-bit encryption. There is also a free proxy list with up to 3000 free proxies, both shared (static/dynamic) and dedicated IPs, secret notes, double VPN for increased anonymity, as well as firewall pass-through.
NordVPN also has an automatic kill switch option. If you want to use it, all you have to do is check the little box next to it. An automatic kill switch is useful because it protects you in case you get disconnected from your VPN connection. When this happens, the kill switch simply shuts down traffic, so you don't have to worry about accidentally exposing your sensitive data and personal information.
Those interested in downloading torrents will be pleased to hear that NordVPN not only allows P2P but also has dedicated P2P servers.
Security and Privacy
NordVPN offers a unique security feature called double encryption. Logically, if your connection is encrypted twice, you will be twice as secure. This is something that really sets NordVPN apart from other VPN providers.
As for the protocols, like we already stated in this NordVPN review, NordVPN offers all of the most widely used protocols, including those considered the best. So, you have OpenVPN, which is considered the most secure, PPTP, L2TP and IPSec protocols. NordVPN uses AES-256 cipher paired with RSA-2028 handshake and SHA-1 HMAC authentication. The service also provides perfect forward secrecy with 3072 DHE keys.
Encrypted chat and secret notes are additional security features and, again, something we don't get to see often in other VPN service providers and the same goes for Tor-over-VPN and multi-hop connections.
As for privacy, Panama does not have any data retention laws, meaning the company is not required to hand over any of your personal info to the authorities. But even if there were such laws, the company wouldn't have anything to give to the authorities since they do not keep any logs at all.
NordVPN's support page has a quite impressive FAQ section that covers pretty much every question you might have prior to signing up for the service, as well as those questions and issues you might experience once you start using a VPN.
There are also plenty of useful tutorials, as well as a lively online community, with a message board and profiles on all the most popular social media websites.
Support staff is available 24/7 via e-mail, live chat, and Facebook. While researching for this NordVPN review, we concluded that response times are decent and the staff is friendly and efficient.
Pricing Options
NordVPN offers three plans – Simple, Standard and Best Offer. The Simple plan lasts one month and costs $11.95. The Standard plan is good for six months and costs $7 per month while the Best Offer, which gives you a year of VPN, costs $5.75 per month, billed annually.
The company offers a 30-day money back guarantee and accepts all the traditional payment methods, including some less conventional ones, such as Bitcoin.
NordVPN Pros & Cons
As we wrap up this NordVPN review, here's a quick overview of the features that wowed us and the aspects of the service that could use some improvement.
- No logs
- Double VPN
- Strong encryption
- Tor-over-VPN and ultra-fast TV
- Excellent support
- Up to 6 simultaneous connections
- High speeds
- unlimited bandwidth
- P2P allowed
- Smart DNS
- SOCK5 proxies
- Not the cheapest VPN provider


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iPhone 4 Lands in India on May 27, 2011
by Akshay on May.25, 2011, under Mobile
Apple is always unfair towards India when it comes to iPhone, the world is expecting the launch of 5th generation iPhone, India is officially getting its hand on 4th generation iPhone the "iPhone 4″. The iPhone is the only Apple product now left that isn't on time as even the iPad 2 and the new line of Mac have reached India.
Telecom operators, Airtel and Aircel will officially launch the iPhone 4 in India on the 27th May, 2011. The iPhone 4 will be made available in both the postpaid and prepaid subscription plans. The 16GB version of the iPhone will cost INR 34, 500, whereas the 32GB version will cost INR 40, 900.
Airtel hasn't given any word regarding the plans or the launch, but is soon expected to. To view Aircel's Postpaid and Prepaid subscription plans Click Here.
The release states that "Following an upfront payment of Rs. 34,500 for the 16GB model and Rs. 40,900 for the 32GB model, customers will have the opportunity to recover 100 percent of their upfront iPhone cost in monthly credits on their service plan over a period of 24 months".
We will keep you updated with any further news.
Deseal Mobile Towers, High Court
by Akshay on Feb.10, 2010, under Mobile, News
We had earlier told about the Mobile Tower Sealing issue, now High Court has givem a major relief to cell phone users and service providers, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed NOIDA authority to open the seal of over 100 mobile towers immediately.
A division bench comprising Justice Pradeep Kant and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi directed completion of formalities pertaining to setting up of towers by the mobile companies within two months.
In its order yesterday on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by Indus Towers Company, whose services are used by cellular service providers in the satellite town on the outskirts of Delhi, the court asked the petitioner to approach the authority with necessary documents for fulfilling the formalities for installing the mobile towers.
Mobiles on blink in Noida, Delhi too may be hit
by Akshay on Feb.02, 2010, under News
Mobile services in Noida remained badly crippled for the second day running as the authorities launched a crackdown on "illegal" mobile towers. Already 193 of 576 towers have been sealed, leading to mobile phones going on the blink, especially in residential sectors 29-35 and industrial sectors 2-12.
What's more, a similar crackdown has started in Delhi. Already, 40 mobile towers have been sealed in the city and more "illegal" towers are in MCD's crosshairs. Delhi has 4,532 mobile towers, out of which MCD reckons 2,517 towers are illegal. So, if these are sealed, mobile phone services in the city will be very badly hit.
The faceoff between the authorities and mobile service providers could escalate as neither side is backing down. While Noida authorities as well as MCD are insisting on the towers meeting all norms, which they claim many don't, the service providers' body, COAI, is maintaining that since regulator, TRAI, is all set to come out with a consultation paper on tower installation, status quo should be maintained.
Meanwhile, mobile phone users are feeling the heat. Said Rahul Sinha, a resident of Noida sector 11: "People are helpless without their mobile phones. It's for many their connection with the world. We have a wedding in our house on February 16, but with no network coverage, we were unable to plan anything." Similar sentiments were echoed by many more residents.
In Delhi, MCD commissioner K S Mehra said that action against all illegal towers will follow. When asked about illegal towers, a COAI spokesman said, "There are no illegal towers in Delhi. What MCD is calling illegal are applications filed by service providers that are pending with MCD." In short, the two positions are at variance, indicating a prolonged confrontation, unless higher authorities step in.
Both MCD and Noida authorities want all cellphone towers to have structural stability certificates, an NOC from resident welfare associations, design approval from experts, clearance from the pollution board, fire department and a security fee of Rs 1 lakh per tower. Above all, they want the towers to be moved out of residential areas to commercial areas, government buildings and community service buildings like `baraat ghars'.
At present, most towers are in residential areas. Relocating them is bound to create a major dislocation of service, unless the whole operation is undertaken jointly by authorities and service providers.
MCD has already set up a sub-committee, headed by councillor Meera Agarwal, which is holding talks with RWAs. It has also written to the World Health Organisation to ascertain the health risk posed by the towers. It's said the towers don't just pollute when run on gensets, but also radiate waves that could be harmful. WHO has said that it still has no data to reach any conclusion on health risks.
Source: TOI


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I've read this:
Hello, new to forum, I want to know reputation, etc
But it doesn't explain why I never have any rep points to give. I understand that if you give one particular member rep too often then there is a kind of block on giving more rep for a while.
But I don't seem to be able to give anyone any rep points be they old hands or newbes ...
What is the working of the rep points system that I am missing ... ?


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The retail business evolves constantly, and to stay open and competitive, retailers must evolve with it. A wave of innovative retail technology lets you enhance the customers' experience, increase employee productivity, improve PCI compliance and maximize the efficiency of your IT staff.
In this whitepaper, learn how retailers are guided by a strategy of optimized infrastructure evolution to achieve the best results. By leveraging new technology tailored for the specific location sites and the cloud-based services those sites utilize, retailers can transform the customer experience for the better, make IT generally leaner and more agile, enhance security for credit-card transactions, and support unpredictable demand levels—all of which ultimately contribute to increased revenues, lower costs, and greater profitability.


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By Raj Patel, Senior Director of Corporate Field Marketing –
At Virtual Instruments, we want to serve enterprises across industries. To that end, in June, we spent much of our time on the conference circuit, discussing the ways infrastructure performance management (IPM) has helped organizations of all kinds solve their most perplexing IT problems. There's nothing better than real-world examples, though, and VirtualWisdom4's contributions to the IT operations at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, Ill., were also a major focus this month. It wasn't all about us though. Outside of Virtual Instruments, there were some interesting developments related to government IT, enterprise cloud and growing IT concerns that caught our eye.
What's happening at Virtual Instruments:
Virtual Instruments shows HP Partners why they need answers, not data
At HP Discover in Las Vegas, we talked with HP partners and customers about using IPM to ensure their critical workloads function optimally. On the final day of the event, Jason Cowie, our Director of strategic alliances led a breakout session about optimizing the performance of critical workloads. His well-attended talk demonstrated the ways IPM helps companies keep their most important applications operating properly. There were also live demos of VirtualWisdom and dozens of great conversations about delivering the best performance to end users.
CGH Medical Center keeps critical healthcare IT performing with IPM
Virtual Instruments recently began working with CGH Medical Center, just outside of Chicago, and the hospital quickly realized the benefits of IPM. From a technology standpoint, healthcare IT is just like IT in any other company. The consequences for slow performance, though, can be much greater. With IPM, CGH successfully identified the causes of a number of critical IT performance issues within just a few hours of implementation. The relationship has helped CGH's IT team monitor the organization's complex infrastructure in real time. Also, its board of directors can make better decisions related to IT and spend more time on their primary charge of patient care.
Gartner conference attendees see how IPM promotes cost optimization, risk mitigation
Part of IPM's value is navigating migrations and the integration of new infrastructure components and applications without risk or wasted spending. At Gartner's IT Operations Strategies & Solutions Summit, we demonstrated the ways proactive performance monitoring prevents wasted time and money, as well as potential problems, during cloud migrations and other IT processes. John Gentry, our VP of marketing and alliances spoke to attendees about guaranteeing IT availability and systemwide performance.
News from the tech industry:
Gartner's top tech trends for government IT in 2015
Information Age analyzed the ways in which overall public sector spending on IT has continued its decline this year, while pointing out the trends on which different government organizations have focused. The areas in which government departments have innovated and added capabilities demonstrate a focus on empowering workers with a high capacity for technology and engaging citizens on a number of channels. Government IT is now trying to catch up to the enterprise. Delivering different services to citizens digitally is a key focus area, placing even more emphasis on performance.
Selling your company on the cloud
Even in 2015, there are some resisting moves to the cloud. David Linthicum detailed some of the ways IT departments can sell the rest of their companies on life in the cloud. Chief among these are improved cloud security, diminishing vendor lock-in and rapidly improving performance. Leveraging the agility offered by the cloud in 2015 is critical for companies to keep pace with the rapidly evolving IT landscape, and pointing out the additional improvements in these three areas is crucial to gaining buy-in.
The things that worry tech executives
Fortune put together a list of problems that stress IT executives the most, with vendor lock-in, big data and security all making the cut. Even as improvements are made in these areas, there are always going to be some snags related to them for IT teams. Identifying areas where infrastructure performance could alleviate some of these problems could make life much easier for IT departments.
Want to keep up with more news and development from Virtual Instruments? Follow us on Twitter.


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Are you unemployed? Were you laid off in the past 18 months due to the recession? First of all, know you are not alone.
There are actually self-help and support groups for the unemployed because it has affected so many people recently.
Immediately reduce your monthly expenses. Stop buying Starbucks in fact stop buying anything name brand and immediately start purchasing the generic brands of everything at the store.
Do you really need cable? Do you really need to drive to all those places today or can they wait and can you combine your errands someday, using less gas.
Although it is not glamorous and it may be hard for some people's pride but waiting tables is one sure way to make cash instantly and usually you will have no problem to find a place and pick up a few shifts.
Plan your meals out for a week ahead of time. By planning meals you are less likely to binge or eat unnecessarily. If you know you need that bread for sandwiches for Thursday lunch you will not snack on toast for a late-night snack tonight.