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Market Snapshot
Cypress Creek Townhomes
Cedar Park
Current Listings 3
Avg Home Price $218,233
Avg Size (Sq Ft) 1,365
Avg Price/Sq Ft $161
Avg Year Built 2011
The Cypress Creek Townhomes are a quiet condominium community found in the heart of Cedar Park. The attached two-story residences feature individual garages and private backyards. Inside, hardwood floors, granite countertops, and open floor plans are typical of the townhomes here. Residents enjoy access to a private community pool and greenspace in the center of the community. Residents can find even more amenities, including a waterpark and playground at Elizabeth Milburn Park. The Cypress Creek Townhomes are just minutes to an Austin Community College campus, local Leander ISD schools, and shopping at Lakeline Mall. Residents can catch dinner and a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse nearby. For townhome living with an enviable Cedar Park location, don't pass up the Cypress Creek Townhomes.
Cypress Creek Townhomes Location and Map
- 27.6 mi/34 mins to Bergstrom International Airport
- 18.9 mi/22 mins to downtown Austin
Cypress Creek Townhomes Real Estate
Current Market: Cypress Creek Townhomes MLS ListingsLast Updated 12/07/19 at 12:16am
|Total Listings 3
|Residential Listings 3
|Home Sites 0
|Avg List Price $218,233
|Highest Price $219,900
|Lowest Price $214,900
|Avg Size (Sq Ft) 1,365
|Avg Price / Sq Ft $161
|Price / Sq Ft Range $144 - $172
|Avg Lot Size 0
|Avg Taxes / Year $5,171
|Avg Year Built 2011
Note: Averages and Prices do not include home sites. Data based on current listings only. For historical information contact us.
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|School District:
|Leander Independent School District
|Elementary School:
|Reed Elementary School
|Middle School:
|Henry Middle School
|High School:
|Vista Ridge High School
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- Arbors at Lakeline
- Bella Vista
- Bellamy Garden Homes
- Breakaway Park
- Buttercup Creek
- Buttercup Villas
- Carriage Hills
- Cedar Grove
- Cedar Park Ranchettes
- Cedar Park Square
- Cedar Park Town Center
- Cedar Park Villas
- Coventry Crossing
- Creekview
- Cross Creek
- Crossing at Carriage Hills
- Cypress Bend
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- Cypress Creek
- Cypress Creek Townhomes
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- Emerald Oaks
- Enclave of Shady Trails
- Estates at Brushy Creek
- Forest Oaks
- Gann Ranch
- Heritage Park
- High Meadows
- Hunters Glenn
- Lakeline Oaks
- Oakmont Forest
- Oakwood Glen
- Overlook at Ranch at Brushy Creek
- Paradiso Villas
- Park Place
- Parkwest Estates
- Quarry Oaks
- Quest Village
- Ranch at Brushy Creek
- Ranch at Cypress Creek
- Ranch at Deer Creek
- Red Oaks
- Reserve at Brushy Creek
- Reserve at Twin Creeks
- Riviera Springs
- Settlers Creek
- Shenandoah
- Silver Oak
- Silver Oak Townhomes
- Silverado West
- Silverstone
- Spanish Oak Terrace
- Sunset Ridge
- The Place
- Trails at Carriage Hills
- Trailside at Ranch at Brushy Creek
- Trento
- Twin Creeks
- Volente Hills
- Walsh Trails
- West Park Estates
- West Parke
- Westside Preserve
- Whippoorwill
- Whitestone Landing
- Whitestone Oaks
- Whitestone Oaks Anderson Mill
- Woodford Estates
- Woodford Gardens
- Woods at Carriage Hills
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Oh, you didn't think Mike D'Antoni would go in peace, did you? You didn't think this story would pass without details of hilarious standoffs between D'Antoni and Jimmy Dolan, did you? And you didn't think Mike D'Antoni would leave without all his money, did you?
If you thought any of those things, TNT's David Aldridge is here to set you straight:
A source with knowledge of the discussions says D'Antoni and Knicks chairman James Dolan mutually agreed to terminate D'Antoni's job with New York after the two met this morning.
D'Antoni, the source said, had been advocating that the Knicks attempt to trade Anthony to the New Jersey Nets for guard Deron Williams, a deal D'Antoni believed would be beneficial for both franchises. But Dolan categorically declined that request, and the "conflicting visions" between the owner and head coach about Anthony meant there was no way forward.
D'Antoni had hoped the Knicks' inspired and winning play with Lin as the centerpiece—while Anthony and Stoudemire were injured—would convince Dolan the Knicks could win without Anthony. Bringing Williams from the Nets would also have eases the burden on Lin, D'Antoni believed, allowing Lin to settle into a three-guard rotation.
D'Antoni asked for the meeting with Dolan after his relationship with Anthony had deteriorated sharply in recent days. He will be paid the remainder of the $6 million he's due in this fourth and final year of his $24 million contract.
Melo did give D'Antoni a vote of confidence earlier today. Traditionally such things go in the other direction.
D'ANTONI OUT, WOODSON IN AS KNICKS' INTERIM COACH [NBA.com Hangtime Blog]


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Anne Hathaway's short hair
I wonder if they tried wigging it at all. If they camera tested a few wigs and decided in the end that the wigs just weren't working before encouraging Annie to cut it all off. Or was it all Annie herself from the very beginning out of artistic commitment? No, let's not even bother trying the wig. I will do it! (hand in the air) I will sacrifice my hair for Fantine. (hand over chest) What's a little hair? (eyes to the sky) Fantine deserves authenticity. (Fist pump and collapse)
How do you think it went down?
On the one hand, Anne Hathaway is totally the pretentious artist who would make a martyr of her hair and play that sh-t out like it's worthy of an Oscar nomination, sure. Then again, it all depends on when the wedding is.
Here's Anne leaving The Box in London the other night, photographed for the first time since she cut it for Les Miserables. And it flatters her very much, don't you think? Oh to have soft fine hair like that that doesn't grow upwards but close to the scalp.
Why then does she seem so... embarrassed?
I mean, dude, if you don't want to be seen, if you wanted it to be kept a secret, don't go to The Box on a Saturday night, God. Would you please let me compliment you without having to roll my eyes at you? So if it's not about not wanting it to get out, what is it all about? Is Anne Hathaway allowed to be "shy" about not having long, dark, flowing rivers cascading over her shoulders? Or is it more like, "oh poor me, I suffered so much with the chop, and it really made me uncomfortable, but these are the places I'm willing to go in pursuit of my craft". I often wonder how often actors have genuine emotions.
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The fun of shopping at a farmers market is a great reason for eating produce while it's in season and grown close to home, not to mention the payoff of eating hot, buttered ears of sweet corn picked fresh this morning.
But the popularity surrounding local food is more than summer enjoyment. Increasingly in Iowa and other regions across the United States, local food production is seen as a vehicle for rural economic development, creating jobs and other opportunities for young people interested in agriculture. Classroom teachers also have discovered that connecting kids to fresh, nutritious food helps promote healthy eating habits and can improve school performance.
Four new videos from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach discuss the importance of local food production in Iowa. The series, "Why Local? Why Now?", explores some of the reasons behind investment in regional and local food systems.
"There are a number of reasons people are interested in local food system development and the videos outline why the rapid growth of interest is appearing in Iowa and around the nation," says Craig Chase, Marketing and Food Systems program manager for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
Chase noted that local food production has other advantages in Iowa and the Midwest. Because of the way it is produced – on smaller farms that grow a variety of crops – local food production increases biological diversity and spreads risks across several enterprises. Farmers who grow multiple crops are likely to use crop rotation, which improves soil quality. Local food production also increases food security and access in rural communities that may not have a grocery store.
The videos highlight support from the Leopold Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, as well as many partners and organizations throughout the state that have been working to increase the availability of locally produced food products.
Find the videos on the Leopold Center's new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/LeopoldCenter
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2009 Testimonials
"2009 was the fourth year of Matrix for our family. My older daughter tried-out for Matrix after her 4th grade CYO season. She didn't make the Matrix team that spring, but was motivated to attend the spring Matrix skill clinics, and that summer she tried out successfully for a Matrix summer team. That prepared her to make the 5th grade Arlington travel team, and she is now enjoying her 8th grade year playing CYO, travel and Matrix AAU ball.
She has developed a deep love of the game and expects to play on her high school team next year. Her younger sister played-up on a Matrix 4th grade summer team and then during 4th grade was able to play-up on a 5th grade travel team. She is now enjoying her third year of CYO, travel and Matrix basketball.
The benefits of Matrix for my girls have been numerous. The friendships they have formed, the life lessons of playing a competitive sport where hard work pays the greatest benefits, and the growth in their confidence levels could not be replaced through any other type of activity.
As a parent, I greatly appreciate the quality of coaching, and I also greatly appreciate how Matrix works so cooperatively with Arlington Travel Basketball and is so accommodating for the other sports the girls play.
There is a strong culture in Matrix that is so rare in youth sports today – the program is for the girls, not the coaches or the parents. Also, my wife and I love to watch these well-played games and so enjoy the other Matrix parents.
We feel very fortunate to have this sports option in Arlington."
Parent of two 2009 Matrix Players
Arlington, Virginia
January 2010
"I wanted to thank Coach Butler for helping transform my two daughters that played for him last Spring. They have always thought they were "too short" or "too small" to play in a top tier basketball team.
Through the support of Matrix program they focused their energies on getting better fundamentally and enjoying the game. Their training and experience paid off in a huge way when they both made the McLean Select Basketball "A" team this fall!!
What impressed us so much with Matrix is that the coaches seemed genuinely concerned about the players and while there was a strong emphasis on teaching fundamentals, there was also a personal touch involved that made the game fun for the kids.
More importantly, they were exposed to what is really important about sports, and life. It takes little effort not to participate, but great effort to succeed. Matrix equipped them with tools to succeed and we look forward to coming back for the upcoming season."
Maruf Ahmed
Parent 2009 Matrix 9U Green twin daughters
McLean, Virginia
January 2010
The coaches are terrific and the training hard but very rewarding. I believe the Matrix Club develops in their players a love of the game which helps to advance each player to their fullest potential. My daughter's game play and skills have blossomed under their mentorship.
Matrix coaches also teach the importance of team play and sportsmanship. This is something where many other AAU clubs fail.
She is inspired and I credit Matrix for keeping her that way."
Marianne Sipple
Mother, 2009 Matrix 10U White Player
Great Falls, Virginia
January 2010
"Our daughter began playing with the Matrix several years ago as a 9 year old, and played on the 9U Black team last spring. After playing in the house league for her previous experience, she was ready to compete at a higher level.
Coach Liz Reed and the Matrix made this transition effortless, and provided both clinics and game opportunities to improve her skills. The coaches walked us through the process, maintained constant communication, and provided constructive individual feedback on areas she needed to improve her game.
The Matrix organization clearly prides itself in running an efficient program with a family-like atmosphere that builds on a team approach. The Matrix has taught and improved our daughter's fundamental basketball skills and helped her develop a love of the game."
Drew and Kim Cherry
Parents, 2009 Matrix 9U Black Team
City of Falls Church, Virginia
January 2010
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Kindlers of the Sacred Rhythm – Experiencing Spirit through Ordeal
Kindlers of the Sacred Rhythm, or "Kindlers" for short, is a group of pagans who practice the Magick of the Ordeal Path.
We have come together to practice what our intuition and experience have drawn us to - finding connection to Spirit (and each other) through the vehicle of intense physical and personal experience. Many of our members are part of the BDSM community as well as the local Pagan community, though this is not a necessity. Our members range in experience from novices to veterans of either/both communities.
We come together to share our ideas and experiences, to explore new ways of looking at the universe and to find community with others of like mind.
What is an Ordeal Path?
An Ordeal Path is any spiritual practice which creates an ecstatic state of consciousness by putting the body and mind through some form of extreme experience. This means that just about everything in the BDSM world is fair game and can potentially present a course of approach to Spirit.
The key is intention. We set an intent which will focus the direction that sub space and dom space will lead to. And for our purposes that focus is usually communion with the Divine, Spirit, Higher Self, or God/dess - however you understand it.
There are, of course, many other forms of ordeal and many other ways of focusing one's intent. BDSM is just one with which many of us have experience.
What are Pagans?
We are people who follow a spiritual practice which holds that all life is sacred and imbued with divinity and that every action is a ritual in praise to the creative force(s) of the Universe. Our primary practice is to simply recognize these principles at work around us all the time and live in concert with them.
How to join or find out more about us
We invite others in the DC metro area interested in our path to join us and find out if this is a direction for you to explore. If you are interested in learning more about us or have questions about the ideas we are exploring, please contact us.
All genuine seekers are welcome. If this is not what you are seeking, then please seek elsewhere and blessings be with you.


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What does the name Sudeepthi mean? Find out below.
I do not know how you feel about it, but you were a male in your last earthly incarnation. You were born somewhere around the territory of Ireland approximately on 850. Your profession was seaman, cook, and carpenter.
Psychologically, you had a Bohemian personality - mysterious, highly gifted, capable of understanding ancient books. Magical abilities, could be a servant of dark forces. Your problem - to learn to love and to trust the Universe. You are bound to think, study, reflect and develop inner wisdom.


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Steve Goodwin, Elijah Hael & The Last Judgement
Steve Goodwin, Elijah Hael & The Last Judgement
November 28, 2012
October 4, 2012- Just released by Christian author, Steve Goodwin, Elijah Hael & The Last Judgement considers issues that pertain to eternity, salvation and the spiritual realm. Elijah was a man like many others; there were childhood traumas and dreams that led him on a path to becoming "comfortably numb" with the circumstances that life offered. Feeling empty and having a lack of peace, Elijah discovers that God was always there, even when he turned away. Discover the truth and reality of salvation, forgiveness and life with happiness and joy that is not derived from worldly possessions. There is an inner peace that can only be found through Jesus Christ, as the author presents Elijah to the reader. Discover why, "I was a good person," is an excuse that many will use at the Last Judgment. Challenging and provocative, this book offers the readers to come up higher in a most amazing way.
Author Steve Goodwin writes with conviction and creativity. He is a computer programmer and videogame producer who understands that a good plot must have a "good story." His compelling writing-style focuses on foundational Christian values such as: faith, salvation, forgiveness, trust, love, relationships and the Bible. Offering a new adventurous twist, the author has labored with this novel as an endeavor to reveal to others that there is peace, love and forgiveness to be found through Jesus Christ.
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"How old are these people?" he asked, according to two officials present. "If they are starting to use children," he said of
It was not a theoretical question: Mr. Obama has placed himself at the helm of a top secret "nominations" process to designate terrorists for kill or capture, of which the capture part has become largely theoretical. He had vowed to align the fight against Al Qaeda with American values; the chart, introducing people whose deaths he might soon be asked to order, underscored just what a moral and legal conundrum this could be.
Mr. Obama is the liberal law professor who campaigned against the
"He is determined that he will make these decisions about how far and wide these operations will go," said
Nothing else in Mr. Obama's first term has baffled liberal supporters and confounded conservative critics alike as his aggressive counterterrorism record. His actions have often remained inscrutable, obscured by awkward secrecy rules, polarized political commentary and the president's own deep reserve.
In interviews with
They describe a paradoxical leader who shunned the legislative deal-making required to close the detention facility at
His first term has seen private warnings from top officials about a "Whac-A-Mole" approach to counterterrorism; the invention of a new category of aerial attack following complaints of careless targeting; and presidential acquiescence in a formula for counting civilian deaths that some officials think is skewed to produce low numbers.
The administration's failure to forge a clear detention policy has created the impression among some members of Congress of a take-no-prisoners policy. And Mr. Obama's ambassador to
Beside the president at every step is his counterterrorism adviser,
But the strikes that have eviscerated Al Qaeda — just since April, there have been 14 in Yemen, and 6 in Pakistan — have also tested both men's commitment to the principles they have repeatedly said are necessary to defeat the enemy in the long term. Drones have replaced Guantánamo as the recruiting tool of choice for militants; in his 2010 guilty plea,
Mr. Blair's criticism, dismissed by White House officials as personal pique, nonetheless resonates inside the government.
"One guy gets knocked off, and the guy's driver, who's No. 21, becomes 20?" Mr. Daley said, describing the internal discussion. "At what point are you just filling the bucket with numbers?"
'Maintain My Options'
A phalanx of retired generals and admirals stood behind Mr. Obama on the second day of his presidency, providing martial cover as he signed several executive orders to make good on campaign pledges. Brutal
What the new president did not say was that the orders contained a few subtle loopholes. They reflected a still unfamiliar
It was a pattern that would be seen repeatedly, from his response to Republican complaints that he wanted to read terrorists their rights, to his acceptance of the C.I.A.'s method for counting civilian casualties in drone strikes.
The day before the executive orders were issued, the C.I.A.'s top lawyer,
"The way this is written, you are going to take us out of the rendition business," Mr. Rizzo told
Mr. Craig assured him that the new president had no intention of ending rendition — only its abuse, which could lead to American complicity in torture abroad. So a new definition of "detention facility" was inserted, excluding places used to hold people "on a short-term, transitory basis." Problem solved — and no messy public explanation damped Mr. Obama's celebration.
"Pragmatism over ideology," his campaign national security team had advised in a memo in March 2008. It was counsel that only reinforced the president's instincts.
Even before he was sworn in, Mr. Obama's advisers had warned him against taking a categorical position on what would be done with Guantánamo detainees. The deft insertion of some wiggle words in the president's order showed that the advice was followed.
Some detainees would be transferred to prisons in other countries, or released, it said. Some would be prosecuted — if "feasible" — in criminal courts.
As for those who could not be transferred or tried but were judged too dangerous for release? Their "disposition" would be handled by "lawful means, consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice."
A few sharp-eyed observers inside and outside the government understood what the public did not. Without showing his hand, Mr. Obama had preserved three major policies — rendition, military commissions and indefinite detention — that have been targets of human rights groups since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
But a year later, with Congress trying to force him to try all terrorism suspects using revamped military commissions, he deployed his legal skills differently — to preserve trials in civilian courts.
It was shortly after Dec. 25, 2009, following a close call in which a Qaeda-trained operative named
Mr. Obama was taking a drubbing from Republicans over the government's decision to read the suspect his rights, a prerequisite for bringing criminal charges against him in civilian court.
The president "seems to think that if he gives terrorists the rights of Americans, lets them lawyer up and reads them their Miranda rights, we won't be at war," former Vice President
Sensing vulnerability on both a practical and political level, the president summoned his attorney general,
Mr. Obama, who Mr. Holder said misses the legal profession, got into a colloquy with the attorney general. How far, he asked, could Quarles be stretched? Mr. Holder felt that in terrorism cases, the court would allow indefinite questioning on a fairly broad range of subjects.
Satisfied with the edgy new interpretation, Mr. Obama gave his blessing, Mr. Holder recalled.
"Barack Obama believes in options: 'Maintain my options,' " said Jeh C. Johnson, a campaign adviser and now general counsel of the Defense Department.
'They Must All Be Militants'
That same mind-set would be brought to bear as the president intensified what would become a withering campaign to use unmanned aircraft to kill Qaeda terrorists.
Just days after taking office, the president got word that the first strike under his administration had killed a number of innocent Pakistanis. "The president was very sharp on the thing, and said, 'I want to know how this happened,' " a top White House adviser recounted.
In response to his concern, the C.I.A. downsized its munitions for more pinpoint strikes. In addition, the president tightened standards, aides say: If the agency did not have a "near certainty" that a strike would result in zero civilian deaths, Mr. Obama wanted to decide personally whether to go ahead.
The president's directive reinforced the need for caution, counterterrorism officials said, but did not significantly change the program. In part, that is because "the protection of innocent life was always a critical consideration," said
It is also because Mr. Obama embraced a disputed method for counting civilian casualties that did little to box him in. It in effect counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants, according to several administration officials, unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent.
Counterterrorism officials insist this approach is one of simple logic: people in an area of known terrorist activity, or found with a top Qaeda operative, are probably up to no good. "Al Qaeda is an insular, paranoid organization — innocent neighbors don't hitchhike rides in the back of trucks headed for the border with guns and bombs," said one official, who requested anonymity to speak about what is still a classified program.
This counting method may partly explain the official claims of extraordinarily low collateral deaths. In a speech last year Mr. Brennan, Mr. Obama's trusted adviser, said that not a single noncombatant had been killed in a year of strikes. And in a recent interview, a senior administration official said that the number of civilians killed in drone strikes in Pakistan under Mr. Obama was in the "single digits" — and that independent counts of scores or hundreds of civilian deaths unwittingly draw on false propaganda claims by militants.
But in interviews, three former senior intelligence officials expressed disbelief that the number could be so low. The C.I.A. accounting has so troubled some administration officials outside the agency that they have brought their concerns to the White House. One called it "guilt by association" that has led to "deceptive" estimates of civilian casualties.
"It bothers me when they say there were seven guys, so they must all be militants," the official said. "They count the corpses and they're not really sure who they are."
'A No-Brainer'
About four months into his presidency, as Republicans accused him of reckless naïveté on terrorism, Mr. Obama quickly pulled together a speech defending his policies. Standing before the Constitution at the
But it was too late, and his defensive tone suggested that Mr. Obama knew it. Though President George W. Bush and Senator
Walking out of the Archives, the president turned to his national security adviser at the time, Gen.
"We're never going to make that mistake again," Mr. Obama told the retired Marine general.
General Jones said the president and his aides had assumed that closing the prison was "a no-brainer — the United States will look good around the world." The trouble was, he added, "nobody asked, 'O.K., let's assume it's a good idea, how are you going to do this?' "
It was not only Mr. Obama's distaste for legislative backslapping and arm-twisting, but also part of a deeper pattern, said an administration official who has watched him closely: the president seemed to have "a sense that if he sketches a vision, it will happen — without his really having thought through the mechanism by which it will happen."
In fact, both Secretary of State
When the administration floated a plan to transfer from Guantánamo to Northern Virginia two
That show of weakness doomed the effort to close Guantánamo, the same administration official said. "
The Use of Force
It is the strangest of bureaucratic rituals: Every week or so, more than 100 members of the government's sprawling national security apparatus gather, by secure video teleconference, to pore over terrorist suspects' biographies and recommend to the president who should be the next to die.
This secret "nominations" process is an invention of the Obama administration, a grim debating society that vets the PowerPoint slides bearing the names, aliases and life stories of suspected members of Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen or its allies in
The video conferences are run by the Pentagon, which oversees strikes in those countries, and participants do not hesitate to call out a challenge, pressing for the evidence behind accusations of ties to Al Qaeda.
"What's a Qaeda facilitator?" asked one participant, illustrating the spirit of the exchanges. "If I open a gate and you drive through it, am I a facilitator?" Given the contentious discussions, it can take five or six sessions for a name to be approved, and names go off the list if a suspect no longer appears to pose an imminent threat, the official said. A parallel, more cloistered selection process at the C.I.A. focuses largely on Pakistan, where that agency conducts strikes.
The nominations go to the White House, where by his own insistence and guided by Mr. Brennan, Mr. Obama must approve any name. He signs off on every strike in Yemen and Somalia and also on the more complex and risky strikes in Pakistan — about a third of the total.
Aides say Mr. Obama has several reasons for becoming so immersed in lethal counterterrorism operations. A student of writings on war by Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, he believes that he should take moral responsibility for such actions. And he knows that bad strikes can tarnish America's image and derail diplomacy.
"He realizes this isn't science, this is judgments made off of, most of the time, human intelligence," said Mr. Daley, the former chief of staff. "The president accepts as a fact that a certain amount of screw-ups are going to happen, and to him, that calls for a more judicious process."
But the control he exercises also appears to reflect Mr. Obama's striking self-confidence: he believes, according to several people who have worked closely with him, that his own judgment should be brought to bear on strikes.
Asked what surprised him most about Mr. Obama, Mr. Donilon, the national security adviser, answered immediately: "He's a president who is quite comfortable with the use of force on behalf of the United States."
In fact, in a 2007 campaign speech in which he vowed to pull the United States out of Iraq and refocus on Al Qaeda, Mr. Obama had trumpeted his plan to go after terrorist bases in Pakistan — even if Pakistani leaders objected. His rivals at the time, including
In office, however, Mr. Obama has done exactly what he had promised, coming quickly to rely on the judgment of Mr. Brennan.
Mr. Brennan, a son of Irish immigrants, is a grizzled 25-year veteran of the C.I.A. whose work as a top agency official during the brutal interrogations of the Bush administration made him a target of fierce criticism from the left. He had been forced, under fire, to withdraw his name from consideration to lead the C.I.A. under Mr. Obama, becoming counterterrorism chief instead.
Some critics of the drone strategy still vilify Mr. Brennan, suggesting that he is the C.I.A.'s agent in the White House, steering Mr. Obama to a targeted killing strategy. But in office, Mr. Brennan has surprised many former detractors by speaking forcefully for closing Guantánamo and respecting civil liberties.
"If John Brennan is the last guy in the room with the president, I'm comfortable, because Brennan is a person of genuine moral rectitude," Mr. Koh said. "It's as though you had a priest with extremely strong moral values who was suddenly charged with leading a war."
The president values Mr. Brennan's experience in assessing intelligence, from his own agency or others, and for the sobriety with which he approaches lethal operations, other aides say.
"The purpose of these actions is to mitigate threats to U.S. persons' lives," Mr. Brennan said in an interview. "It is the option of last recourse. So the president, and I think all of us here, don't like the fact that people have to die. And so he wants to make sure that we go through a rigorous checklist: The infeasibility of capture, the certainty of the intelligence base, the imminence of the threat, all of these things."
Yet the administration's very success at killing terrorism suspects has been shadowed by a suspicion: that Mr. Obama has avoided the complications of detention by deciding, in effect, to take no prisoners alive. While scores of suspects have been killed under Mr. Obama, only one has been taken into American custody, and the president has balked at adding new prisoners to Guantánamo.
"Their policy is to take out high-value targets, versus capturing high-value targets," said Senator
Mr. Obama's aides deny such a policy, arguing that capture is often impossible in the rugged tribal areas of Pakistan and Yemen and that many terrorist suspects are in foreign prisons because of American tips. Still, senior officials at the Justice Department and the Pentagon acknowledge that they worry about the public perception.
"We have to be vigilant to avoid a no-quarter, or take-no-prisoners policy," said Mr. Johnson, the Pentagon's chief lawyer.
The care that Mr. Obama and his counterterrorism chief take in choosing targets, and their reliance on a precision weapon, the drone, reflect his pledge at the outset of his presidency to reject what he called the Bush administration's "false choice between our safety and our ideals."
But he has found that war is a messy business, and his actions show that pursuing an enemy unbound by rules has required moral, legal and practical trade-offs that his speeches did not envision.
One early test involved
The C.I.A. worried that Mr. Mehsud, whose group then mainly targeted the Pakistan government, did not meet the Obama administration's criteria for targeted killing: he was not an imminent threat to the United States. But Pakistani officials wanted him dead, and the American drone program rested on their tacit approval. The issue was resolved after the president and his advisers found that he represented a threat, if not to the homeland, to American personnel in Pakistan.
Then, in August 2009, the C.I.A. director,
"Many times," General Jones said, in similar circumstances, "at the 11th hour we waved off a mission simply because the target had people around them and we were able to loiter on station until they didn't."
But not this time. Mr. Obama, through Mr. Brennan, told the C.I.A. to take the shot, and Mr. Mehsud was killed, along with his wife and, by some reports, other family members as well, said a senior intelligence official.
The attempted bombing of an airliner a few months later, on Dec. 25, stiffened the president's resolve, aides say. It was the culmination of a series of plots, including the killing of 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex. by an Army psychiatrist who had embraced radical Islam.
Mr. Obama is a good poker player, but he has a tell when he is angry. His questions become rapid-fire, said his attorney general, Mr. Holder. "He'll inject the phrase, 'I just want to make sure you understand that.' " And it was clear to everyone, Mr. Holder said, that he was simmering about how a 23-year-old bomber had penetrated billions of dollars worth of American security measures.
When a few officials tentatively offered a defense, noting that the attack had failed because the terrorists were forced to rely on a novice bomber and an untested formula because of stepped-up
"Well, he could have gotten it right and we'd all be sitting here with an airplane that blew up and killed over a hundred people," he said, according to a participant. He asked them to use the close call to imagine in detail the consequences if the bomb had detonated. In characteristic fashion, he went around the room, asking each official to explain what had gone wrong and what needed to be done about it.
"After that, as president, it seemed like he felt in his gut the threat to the United States," said Michael E. Leiter, then director of the National Counterterrorism Center. "Even John Brennan, someone who was already a hardened veteran of counterterrorism, tightened the straps on his rucksack after that."
In the most dramatic possible way, the Fort Hood shootings in November and the attempted Christmas Day bombing had shown the new danger from Yemen. Mr. Obama, who had rejected the Bush-era concept of a global war on terrorism and had promised to narrow the American focus to Al Qaeda's core, suddenly found himself directing strikes in another complicated Muslim country.
The very first strike under his watch in Yemen, on Dec. 17, 2009, offered a stark example of the difficulties of operating in what General Jones described as an "embryonic theater that we weren't really familiar with."
It killed not only its intended target, but also two neighboring families, and left behind a trail of
The sloppy strike shook Mr. Obama and Mr. Brennan, officials said, and once again they tried to impose some discipline.
In Pakistan, Mr. Obama had approved not only "personality" strikes aimed at named, high-value terrorists, but "signature" strikes that targeted training camps and suspicious compounds in areas controlled by militants.
But some State Department officials have complained to the White House that the criteria used by the C.I.A. for identifying a terrorist "signature" were too lax. The joke was that when the C.I.A. sees "three guys doing jumping jacks," the agency thinks it is a terrorist training camp, said one senior official. Men loading a truck with fertilizer could be bombmakers — but they might also be farmers, skeptics argued.
Now, in the wake of the bad first strike in Yemen, Mr. Obama overruled military and intelligence commanders who were pushing to use signature strikes there as well.
"We are not going to war with Yemen," he admonished in one meeting, according to participants.
His guidance was formalized in a memo by General Jones, who called it a "governor, if you will, on the throttle," intended to remind everyone that "one should not assume that it's just O.K. to do these things because we spot a bad guy somewhere in the world."
Mr. Obama had drawn a line. But within two years, he stepped across it. Signature strikes in Pakistan were killing a large number of terrorist suspects, even when C.I.A. analysts were not certain beforehand of their presence. And in Yemen, roiled by the Arab Spring unrest, the Qaeda affiliate was seizing territory.
Today, the Defense Department can target suspects in Yemen whose names they do not know. Officials say the criteria are tighter than those for signature strikes, requiring evidence of a threat to the United States, and they have even given them a new name — TADS, for Terrorist Attack Disruption Strikes. But the details are a closely guarded secret — part of a pattern for a president who came into office promising transparency.
The Ultimate Test
On that front, perhaps no case would test Mr. Obama's principles as starkly as that of
The president "was very interested in obviously trying to understand how a guy like Awlaki developed," said General Jones. The cleric's fiery sermons had helped inspire a dozen plots, including the shootings at Fort Hood. Then he had gone "operational," plotting with Mr. Abdulmutallab and coaching him to ignite his explosives only after the airliner was over the United States.
That record, and Mr. Awlaki's calls for more attacks, presented Mr. Obama with an urgent question: Could he order the targeted killing of an American citizen, in a country with which the United States was not at war, in secret and without the benefit of a trial?
The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel prepared a lengthy memo justifying that extraordinary step, asserting that while the Fifth Amendment's guarantee of due process applied, it could be satisfied by internal deliberations in the executive branch.
Mr. Obama gave his approval, and Mr. Awlaki was killed in September 2011, along with a fellow propagandist,
If the president had qualms about this momentous step, aides said he did not share them. Mr. Obama focused instead on the weight of the evidence showing that the cleric had joined the enemy and was plotting more terrorist attacks.
"This is an easy one," Mr. Daley recalled him saying, though the president warned that in future cases, the evidence might well not be so clear.
In the wake of Mr. Awlaki's death, some administration officials, including the attorney general, argued that the Justice Department's legal memo should be made public. In 2009, after all, Mr. Obama had released Bush administration legal opinions on interrogation over the vociferous objections of six former C.I.A. directors.
This time, contemplating his own secrets, he chose to keep the Awlaki opinion secret.
"Once it's your pop stand, you look at things a little differently," said Mr. Rizzo, the C.I.A.'s former general counsel.
Mr. Hayden, the former C.I.A. director and now an adviser to Mr. Obama's Republican challenger, Mr. Romney, commended the president's aggressive counterterrorism record, which he said had a "Nixon to China" quality. But, he said, "secrecy has its costs" and Mr. Obama should open the strike strategy up to public scrutiny.
"This program rests on the personal legitimacy of the president, and that's not sustainable," Mr. Hayden said. "I have lived the life of someone taking action on the basis of secret O.L.C. memos, and it ain't a good life. Democracies do not make war on the basis of legal memos locked in a D.O.J. safe."
Tactics Over Strategy
In his June 2009 speech in Cairo, aimed at resetting relations with the Muslim world, Mr. Obama had spoken eloquently of his childhood years in
"The United States is not — and never will be — at war with Islam," he declared.
But in the months that followed, some officials felt the urgency of counterterrorism strikes was crowding out consideration of a broader strategy against radicalization. Though Mrs. Clinton strongly supported the strikes, she complained to colleagues about the drones-only approach at Situation Room meetings, in which discussion would focus exclusively on the pros, cons and timing of particular strikes.
At their weekly lunch, Mrs. Clinton told the president she thought there should be more attention paid to the root causes of radicalization, and Mr. Obama agreed. But it was September 2011 before he issued an executive order setting up a sophisticated, interagency war room at the State Department to counter the jihadi narrative on an hour-by-hour basis, posting messages and video online and providing talking points to embassies.
Mr. Obama was heartened, aides say, by a letter discovered in the raid on
Moreover, Mr. Obama's record has not drawn anything like the sweeping criticism from allies that his predecessor faced. John B. Bellinger III, a top national security lawyer under the Bush administration, said that was because Mr. Obama's liberal reputation and "softer packaging" have protected him. "After the global outrage over Guantánamo, it's remarkable that the rest of the world has looked the other way while the Obama administration has conducted hundreds of drone strikes in several different countries, including killing at least some civilians," said Mr. Bellinger, who supports the strikes.
By withdrawing from Iraq and preparing to withdraw from
His focus on strikes has made it impossible to forge, for now, the new relationship with the Muslim world that he had envisioned. Both Pakistan and Yemen are arguably less stable and more hostile to the United States than when Mr. Obama became president.
Justly or not, drones have become a provocative symbol of American power, running roughshod over national sovereignty and killing innocents. With China and
Mr. Blair, the former director of national intelligence, said the strike campaign was dangerously seductive. "It is the politically advantageous thing to do — low cost, no U.S. casualties, gives the appearance of toughness," he said. "It plays well domestically, and it is unpopular only in other countries. Any damage it does to the national interest only shows up over the long term."
But Mr. Blair's dissent puts him in a small minority of security experts. Mr. Obama's record has eroded the political perception that Democrats are weak on national security. No one would have imagined four years ago that his counterterrorism policies would come under far more fierce attack from the
Aides say that Mr. Obama's choices, though, are not surprising. The president's reliance on strikes, said Mr. Leiter, the former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, "is far from a lurid fascination with covert action and special forces. It's much more practical. He's the president. He faces a post-Abdulmutallab situation, where he's being told people might attack the United States tomorrow."
"You can pass a lot of laws," Mr. Leiter said, "Those laws are not going to get Bin Laden dead."Continue reading the main story


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LAS VEGAS, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (www.cordblood-america.com) (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI) ("CBAI" or the "Company") today announced that it has sold its 51% stake in its German subsidiary, stellacure, GmbH ("stellacure") to Medivision mbH, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany ("Medivision"), for approximately 33,649 Euros or $43,420. A principal of Medivision was also a minority shareholder in stellacure prior to closure of this deal. Other minority shareholders, with the exception of the German Red Cross, agreed to sell their positions in stellacure to Medivision pro rata to the terms of CBAI.
"There were primarily three options facing us as we evaluated stellacure; we could continue to invest, we could sell our stake at a highly discounted position, or allow for a bankruptcy filing. Regarding further investment, we concluded several months ago that we were not going to provide any additional funding to stellacure, and in fact, have not provided any working capital under the terms of the loan agreement since September of 2011" commented Joseph Vicente, President of Cord Blood America. "There was no clear path regarding the additional time or incremental capital stellacure would require to achieve profitability. In our most recent 2012 second quarter filing, stellacure experienced a 28.3% decline in revenues compared to same period in 2011. Those revenues accounted for 6.3% of the total consolidated revenues for the Company, and stellacure was the only operating unit to post an operating loss which totaled over $100,000. The capital needed to sustain the ongoing operating losses is much better served in our current debt restructuring initiatives which we first announced in early July and continue to focus on as we improve the capital structure of the Company. In addition to the elimination of the consolidated operating loses, we expect save approximately $40,000 in annual professional service fees."
Mr. Vicente concluded, "With the decision made not to provide additional funding, we were faced with the imminent filing of bankruptcy if the business was not sold. With an interested party coming forward to acquire stellacure, we concluded that our ability to secure a waiver against all past and future claims, along with a nominal amount of cash, as the key factors resulting in our decision to sell our stake in stellacure. The protracted uncertainty surrounding a bankruptcy is something we wanted to avoid as we position CBAI for the future. Regarding the Company's financial statements, we are going to take a one time charge in our third quarter, 2012, as we write off a significant portion of the loan to stellacure. Going forward, we are confident we are a stronger company financially as we eliminate a subsidiary that we believe was not able to produce growth and/or profitability for the foreseeable future."
About Cord Blood America
Cord Blood America Inc. is the parent company of CorCell Companies, Inc. which facilitates umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation for expectant parents and their children. Collected through a safe and non-invasive process, cord blood stem cells offer a powerful and potentially life-saving resource for treating a growing number of ailments, including cancer, leukemia, blood, and immune disorders. To find out about Cord Blood America, Inc. and CorCell Companies, Inc., visit our websites: http://www.cordblood-america.com/ for investor information and http://www.corcell.com/ for customer information.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect,'' "future," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These statements including those related to the growth of the industry, new stem cell treatments, and Cord Blood America's performance, are only predictions and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Additional risks are identified and described in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements made herein are as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. The Company's past performance is not necessarily indicative of its future performance. The Company does not undertake, and the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments, events, or circumstances after the date of such statement.
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womens formal shoes:Best Running Shoes for Mud
With the changing of the seasons comes rain. With rain comes mud. ItвҖҷs a fact of life that we must live with, but as runners we arenвҖҷt about to let a little slop slow us down. Running in muddy conditions can be fun, but it requires some extra consideration when it comes to your shoes, as your choice in footwear can be the difference between actually going on a run and a several mile slip nвҖҷ slide.
Before we get into the best running shoes for mud, itвҖҷs important to note that running on muddy trails may actually be harmful to the trail, and that more sensitive trails may suffer lasting damage with use in wet conditions. Be sure to know your local trail conditions and when in doubt, stick to the roads during and after any rainy weather.
Shoe Characteristics
The main feature to consider when choosing your muddy run kicks is the outsole. Deep outsole lugs (look for 4-6mm or more) will sink into the mud, anchoring your foot and reducing the likelihood of slipping backwards upon toe-off. Equally important is the spacing of the lugs; lugs positioned farther apart from each other will allow mud to shed off the bottom of the shoe, preventing mud from accumulating on the shoe and weighing you down.
Though less critical, the material of the upper is worth paying attention to. A closed mesh upper, though less breathable than a traditional open mesh, will help keep mud and other debris out of your shoes for a more enjoyable running experience. Also, look for a shoe with a low profile platform (outsole lugs not included), which will bring your foot closer to the ground and offer increased stability over uneven and soft ground.
A Few Mud Masters
Inov-8 Mudclaw 265: This shoe, as its name suggests, is intended solely for use in muddy conditions. It features a large, 8mm average lug depth and a synthetic, Ripstop-like closed mesh upper. For those who want a lower and lighter option from Inov-8, the zero-drop Bare-Grip 200 is a good alternative.
Salomon S-Lab Fellcross 2: Like other S-Lab offerings, the Fellcross 2 is tuned for performance. SalomonвҖҷs patented chevron-shaped lugs provide unrelenting grip while a debris-free upper keeps your foot protected from the trail. Another nice option from Salomon is the Fellraiser, designed to perform well over soft ground.
La Sportiva Anakonda: Likely the most versatile shoe in this list, the Anakonda features v-shaped lugs that will grip pretty much any terrain, while a forefoot rock plate provides additional protection when the trail transitions from mud to something more technical.
New Balance Minimus Trail Zero v2: Though not available until April 2014, the Zero v2 looks to be a good choice for muddy conditions, featuring a low profile midsole and an average lug depth of 6mm.


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Java Training
SAP Sales and distribution module handles the sales, delivery and invoicing of a customer. This training covers user transactions, customization, user exits, pricing etc.
Additional Sample videos on SAP SD Training are given below in the respective sections.
Additional Freebies – Along with the training we provide the following additional services.
- One Month of SD functional support (After training, During the practice).
- Interview Tips.
Intended Audience – SAP Sales and distribution ( SD ) is intended for any of the following audience.
- Experienced Business Users who have been working as Sales Executives or Service Executives.
- Experienced ABAP users who wish to get into the functional side of SAP.
- Less than 1 year of experience in SAP Sales & Distribution as a functional consultant.
SAP SD Training Table of Contents
Week 1 ( 7.5 Hours )
- Hour 0 – (Please go through this before attending the Day 1 SAP SD Training Roadmap DEMO )
- What is SAP ?
- SAP GUI Navigation – 2010 Version | ( [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=9wDXoOAQHsc width=640 height=480 anchor="View Recorded Video"] )
- SAP GUI Navigation Part I
- SAP GUI Navigation Part II
- SAP GUI Navigation Video
- SAP GUI Navigation Exercise
- SAP GUI Presets ( Required to Practice the SAP SD Exercises below )
- SAP Architecture
- SAP Physical Architecture
- SAP Logical Architecture
- Hour 1 – SAP SD Training Roadmap – 2011 Version | ( [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=VjMYNor2N_4 width=640 height=480 anchor="View Recorded Video"] )
- Hour 2 – Introduction to SAP Sales Business Cycle – I ( Order to Cash Cycle ) | | ( [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=h2jj1JBqaFM width=640 height=480 anchor="View Recorded Video"] )
- Hour 3 – Hands-on Lab
- Hour 4 –Customer Master | ( [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=aCEX7R2Xpgs width=640 height=480 anchor="View Recorded Demo"] )
- SAP Customer Master Exerise
- SAP Customer Master Exercise ( Simplified Version )
- SAP Customer Master Customization ( SAP Customer Account Group )
- Number Ranges
- Delete Master Data in SAP
- How to Block Master Data in SAP
- How to view Field Changes to the SAP Customer Master Data
- How to Create Customer Groups in SAP
- How to Create SAP Customer Price Lists
- How to Create New Price Groups
- How to Create New Shipping Conditions ( Includes Exercise )
- How to find the different Sales Areas associated with the Customer Master
- Hour 5 – Hands-on Lab
- Hour 6– Material Master | ( [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=o2R8XYWxsmE width=640 height=480 anchor="View Recorded Demo"] )
- Hour 7 – Hands-on Lab
First Week Exit Test
Test Your Knowledge on the First Week of SAP SD Training by clicking on the link above. Please take this test before proceeding to the next Week. You can ONLY take this test once. So, please ensure that you fully prepare for the test before you attempt it. If you are not able to pass this test, please repeat the covered material. This is a "coded" test – Ask your instructor for the 'Code' to be able to take this test.
Week 2 ( 7.5 Hours )
Week 2
- Hour 8, 9 & 10 – Sales Order Deep Dive – Part 1 – 2011 Version| ( [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=pMFftxfndyE width=640 height=480 anchor="View Recorded Demo"] )
- Creation with Reference ( Recorded Video )
- Hour 11 – Hands-on Lab
- Hour 12 – Enterprise Structure
- Hour 13 – Hands-on Lab
- Hour 14 & 15 – Sales Document Type Customization
- Sales Document Type Configuration notes
- How to Create new Delivery Blocks
- How to Create new Billing Blocks
- How to Define new Reason for Rejections
- How to Create New Price Lists
- How to Create New Price Groups
- SAP Customer Material Info Record
Week 3 ( 7.5 Hours )
- Hour 17– SAP Sales Item Category Customization
- Hour 18– SAP Schedule Line Category Customization
- Hour 19 – Hands-on
- Hour 20– Delivery & Billing Customization
- Delivery Document Type
- Delivery Item Category
- SAP Billing Document Type
- Accounting Document Linkage
- Hour 21 – Copy Controls
- Hour – 22– Hands on
Week 4 ( 7.5 Hours )
- Hour 23 – SAP Credit Management
- Hour 24 – Hands-on
- Hour 25, 26 – Pricing & Condition Technique Theory
- SAP Condition Technique | ( [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=Iqa6FzuhMkU width=640 height=480 anchor="View Recorded Video"] )
- SAP Condition Technique – Theory
- SAP Condition Technique – Exercise
- Condition Type
- Access Sequence
- Condition Table
- Field Catalog
- Pricing Procedure
- Condition Records
- Condition Exclusion
- Group Conditions
- Condition Supplements
- Sales Deals & Promotions
- SAP Pricing Exercises – I
- SAP Document Pricing Procedure
- SAP Customer Pricing Procedure
- SAP Price list Type
- Hour 27,28 – Hands-on
- Hour 29 – SAP SD Live Project | ( [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=YuYNd4B4Em0 width=640 height=480 anchor="View Recorded Video"] )
- Hour 30 – Final Discussion & Closure
Next Steps
Everything below this line is Job Oriented Workshop Material that is ONLY available to Magna Training Students who have signed up for the Advanced SAP SD Training Course. Each of these links will be identified by a superscript with double stars (**). This course is conducted only on weekends at 12 hrs per weekend. The entire duration of the course is 50 hours which runs over 4 weekends. Only students who have done their SAP SD Training from us are eligible for the course. This course includes the following.
Hands-on Workshops in critical areas of SAP ( Pricing, Credit Management etc )
Real-time Scenarios
Full-fledged Hands-on SAP Project which includes
How to conduct a SAP Blueprint Workshop
How to Prepare the SAP Blueprint
How to Prepare Functional Specifications
Realization Phase Steps
Perform Cut-over Activities
Full fledged Resume Preparation ( Hands-on Preparation, Validation, ID Creation on Job Portals and Posting )
Most Commonly asked SAP SD Interview Questions ( Discussion )
Mock Interviews
Practical Guidance on SAP SD Interview Tips
Two Months of on-job support via email
SAP SD Job Oriented Workshop ** ( All links marked with ** are available ONLY to Advanced SAP SD Training students )
All of these Scenarios are based on real time scenarios faced by the trainer and the students in various projects. However, the scenarios can be applied to any client or scenario where suitable and relevant. If you can thoroughly understand the background business scenario and the corresonding configuration and Customization, you can directly use it in your resume or adapt it.
1. How to determine Payment Terms dynamically **
Summary : Magna Computers sells servers and Retail PCs to the same set of customers. The payment terms need to be different based on the value of the line item for better customer ..[more..].
2. Incompletion Log Customization – How to make Fields Mandatory in Sales order **
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3. Status Profile Customization for a Legal GSA based workflow **
Summary : Magna Computers (Real Company name will be given ) is into GSA Agreement with the Government of US and hence is prohibited from selling goods to other private customers below a certain price. In order to accomodate this, the legal department .. [more].
4. Status Profile Customization for a Heavy Industry Scenario **
Summary : ABC Company (Real Company name will be given) manufactures Power Transformers that can be used in Nuclear Power Plants. When a Customer orders the same, a number of validations needs to be performed before the order can be finally delivered. You have been given the task of creating the different SAP User Statuses. Here are the different phases of .. [more]
5. Customer Master Mass Maintenance **
Summary : Some scenarios require that you update the Customer Master on a massive level. There are multiple ways to do it depending on the requirement. Here are some business scenarios. Your client has done some re-organization around the way they maintain.. [more]
6. SAP Invoice Splitting Scenarios**
Summary : Normally, invoices are split based on a fixed set of criteria – Like Reference # , payment terms, payer etc. The way in which invoices are split are controlled by a structure called ZUK and assigned to VBRK-ZUKRI field. This can be controlled using copy control routines. We sill see some business scenarios which require invoice splitting to be controlled via…. [more]
7. SAP Proforma Invoice Scenarios**
Summary : Proforma Invoices are created in case of export orders to specify the price of the goods moving across the borders. …. [more]
8. Production Support Scenarios **
Summary : Typical Production Support Scenarios, tools used in SAP Production support, standard activities in SAP Production support, interview questions related to production support are discussed in …[more]
9. SAP Customer Hierarchy Based Pricing **
Summary : ABC Company's Headquarters has negotiated a deal with HP for a deep discount when any of its branches purchases computers from HP. HP now has to make sure that the underlying relationship has to be translated to pricing discounts.. [more]
10. SAP System Landscape**
Summary : This scenario describes a typical system landscape in one of the projects along with explaining the basics of SAP landscape, transports, test cycles, QA refreshes .. [more]
11. SAP Pricing Type**
Summary : This class will discuss scenarios in companies that require pricing recalculation to happen between documents and how to create new SAP Pricing Types to accommodate repricing in case .. [more]
11. SAP Code Flow, Programs, User Exits and Debugging**
Summary : This class will discuss the concept of Code Flow, how to open and edit programs, most notable user exits, how to set break point and debugging some..[more]
12. SAP Database Table Fundamentals**
Summary : This class will discuss the the fundamentals of Database tables, types of tables, how to view the definition and content of tables, list out some important SD database tables, methods to find out the database tables behind..[more]
13. SAP Transfer of Requirements **
Summary : Transfer of Requirements is a cross functional concept between SD-MM and SD-PP. In this class, we will discuss TOR at a much greater level of detail including use cases and project scenarios on..[more]
14. SAP Core Dumps **
Summary : This post will explain what are SAP Core dumps/Short Dumps, illustrate on the system a couple of core dumps and will show you how to analyze core dumps from a functional consultant's ..[more]
14.SAP System Trace **
Summary : This post will explain why and when to do system trace and will show you how to analyze ST01 Reports from a functional consultant's ..[more]
15.SAP Credit Management – Advanced Topics & Business Scenarios **
Summary : In this class we discuss about advanced concepts in SAP Credit Management like user exits, Credit Management VOFM Routines, business scenarios under which they are used, SAP Notes related to Credit Management..[more]
16.LIS Structures in SAP Credit Management **
Summary : SAP Credit Management depends heavily on LIS Structures S066 and S067. In this class, we discuss how the LIS structures are effected by looking at some sample sales, delivery and billing documents. We also check out..[more]
17.SAP Backorder Processing **
Summary : In this class we will discuss SAP backorder Processing with the help of an example sales order, verify the stock situation and perform backorder processing for the material in question and..[more]
18.More SAP User Exits **
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19. Custom Report Creation & SAP Queries
20. Basic SD Database Tables
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21. Global Template-based Implementation vs Country Specific Roll-outs
22. SAP Best Practices
23. Upgrade Project Checklist
- What is LSMW
- Why is LSMW used ?
- Advantages of LSMW over standard BDC
- Step by Step, hands-on, LSMW Processing for SAP Customer Master data load into SAP using a Flat data file.
- Precautions to be taken during Cut-over Activities
- EDI Architecture
- EDI Boundaries
- EDI Subsystem
- ALE vs EDI
- Intermediate Document ( SAP IDOC )
- Inbound & Outbound ( Direction )
- RFC Destination
- Port
- Partner Profile
- IDOC Structure
- Message Type
- Basic Message Type
- Segments
- Number Ranges
- IDOC Processing Routines
- IDOC Outbound Triggers
- Output Determination
- ALE Master Data Distribution Scenarios
- RSNASTED Program
- Testing IDOCS
- ERROR Codes
- Reprocessing IDOCs
- ALE for Master Data Distribution
- Master Data Distribution Model
- Master Data Distribution Triggers
- Checking Outbound and Inbound IDOC status
- Troubleshooting
- Adding IDOC Segments
- SAP EDI User Exits
- Basic ALE Setup by Example
- ANSI/X12 to EDIFACT to IDOC Type Mapping ( Message Types to IDOC Types )
- Discussion on Types of Projects
- Stages in each type of Project ( Also touches on SAP's ASAP Methodology )
- Discuss a Real Project from Beginning to End
SAP SD Full-Fledged Live Project – III ( Enhancements ) **
SAP Functional Specification Documents **
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Additional concepts & Reference Material ( Will NOT be covered )
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- Route Determination
- Incompletion Log
- Text Determination
- Material Listing/Exclusion
- Plant Determination
- Shipping Point Determination
- Storage Location Determination
- Delivery and Transportation Scheduling in SAP
- SAP Availability Check Basics
- SAP Billing Plans ( Periodic Billing & Milestone Billing )
- How to reverse a Post Goods Issue in SAP ( PGI Reversal )
- Contracts in SAP
- Contracts in SAP Exercise
- SAP Status Profile ( Notes)
- SAP Status Profile ( Slideshow and Exercises )
- SAP Consignments ( Including Exercises )
- Scale Basis in SAP Pricing
- SAP PricingHeader Conditions vs Item Conditions
- Output Determination
- Account Determination
- Revenue Account Determination
- Reconciliation Account Determination
- How to create new Customer Account Assignment Group
- How to crate new Material Account Assignment Group
- Material Account Determination ( OBYC )
- Others
- Standard SAP Reports in SAP SD
- SAP SD Certification Questions
- SAP SD Blueprint Documents
- Sample SAP SD Blueprint 1
- SAP SD Professional Resume Preparation
- SAP Resume Preparation Tips
- SAP SD Job Requirements
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Optional SAP SD Training & Troubleshooting Material ( Useful during your Practice for troubleshooting errors. I will refer you to the respective sections in the class when you encounter commonly occuring and well documented problems. )
- How to view Material Documents in SAP *
- How to input Stock into SAP Plant *
- How to view/edit Factory Calendar in SAP *
- How to pick goods in the warehouse when the picked quantity is grayed out in SAP *
- PGI without entering picked quantity in the delivery *
- How to create a new Transport Request *
- How to enable Sort Key in SAP for sorting drop down lists *
- How to open new Posting Periods in SAP MM ( MMPV ) *
- Most commonly used Transaction Codes in SAP SD *
- Not able to do PGI because of error -Number Ranges for Trans./Event type WL in year xxxx does not exist
- Not able to post SAP Billing Documents because of closed posting periods
- Not able to create a billing document – SAP Item category TA TAN cannot be invoiced with billing type F2
- SAP Asks for Package when trying to save the SAP Pricing Condition Table
- Material is not Defined for the Sales Org, distribution channel and division
- SAP Material Account Determination Error
- Partner Function Error during Customer Master Creation for new Customer Account Groups
- How to find out the relationship between Transaction code and Program in SAP
- How to find out the Customizing Menu path for a particular Field in SAP screen
- No Schedule Lines Due for Delivery upto the selected date.
- SAP Order is incomplete – maintain Order
- Not able to create a Billing Document in SAP
- How to Delete Line Items from an SAP Delivery Document.
- Field Assignment has not yet been made – Warning message when assigning fields in the SAP Pricing Access Sequence
- Errors while creating SAP Company Code ( As part of SAP SD Enterprise Structure creation)
- What is SAP Transport Request
- Material is not defined for Sales Org, distribution channel , language DE
- How to check the Accounting Documents generated for an SAP Delivery PGI ?
- How to send a message to another user when that user is locking a Particular Transaction for a long time ( TH_POPUP Function Module ) ?
- How to create an SAP Sales Order with reference to more than one Quotation ?
- Number Ranges for SAP Transaction Type / Event WA in year does not exist
- Sales Area Not Defined For Customers error while creating Customer Master in SAP
- How to Change the Name and Address of an Organizational Element after copying from 0001 in SAP.
- How to view the incompletion log after the transaction has been saved ?
- How to fix – 'No Pricing Procedure could be determined' error in Sales Order ?
- How to view Material documents in SAP ?
- How to add Serial Numbers in SAP Delivery ( Serial Number Profile ) ?
- Communication Error with External tax system ( VERTEX_MS0018 )


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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Flexible Dose of Quetiapine Fumarate (Seroquel) Switching From Other Drugs in the Treatment of Acute Manic Patients With Bipolar Disorder
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00837343
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified February 2009 by Guangzhou Mental Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : February 5, 2009
Last Update Posted : February 5, 2009
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Bipolar disorder (BD) is also named as a bipolar affective disorder, belonging to a kind of severe mental disorder involving both mania or hypomania and depression episode, with lifetime prevalence between 1.2 - 1.6%. The hygienic burden of bipolar disorder is high, and its disease burden lies in top 10 position among the population of 15 - 44 years of old patients and concomitant with relative high suicide rate (10 - 15%) and mutilation rate, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) 2001 Annual Report. Drug treatment is one of the main treatment methods for this kind of disease, and the dose selected will interfere the efficacy and prognosis of the patient.
Quetiapine fumarate (Seroquel) is a dibenzothiazepine derivative, which is widely used in the world. It has the indications in schizophrenia, bipolar mania and depression approved by FDA. Quetiapine fumarate has been used in China for almost 10 years, which is in the treatment of schizophrenia. The indication of bipolar mania has been approved by SFDA recently. Exploration of the relationship between the dose and efficacy has been a hot spot in the clinical practice as the drug has a broad action spectrum and wide dose range (200mg/d-800mg/d).
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder. Some clinical studies indicate the blood BDNF level decreased during the depression phase in the bipolar disorder, and the blood BDNF level is negative proportional to the severity of the depression; and the same phenomenon was found, i.e. the blood BDNF level decreased during the manic phase in the bipolar disorder, and the blood BDNF level is negative proportional to the severity of the mania. Quetiapine fumarate was found to reduce the decreasing of the expression of BDNF in the rat hippocampus and brain mantle in some animal experiments, indicating quetiapine fumarate has the possibility on potential interfering BDNF in the treatment. However, few study on comparison of the blood BDNF level between pre and post treatment in the bipolar disorder was conducted.
|Condition or disease
|Bipolar Disorder
|Drug: quetiapine fumarate tablet (Seroquel)
|Phase 4
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|120 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|An Open Label, Multicenter, Single Arm, 4-Week Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Flexible Dose of Quetiapine Fumarate (Seroquel) Switching From Other Drugs in the Treatment of Acute Manic Patients With Bipolar Disorder
|Study Start Date :
|December 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|October 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|December 2010
Experimental: Quetiapine Fumarate arm
Quetiapine Fumarate arm
Drug: quetiapine fumarate tablet (Seroquel)
Investigational product: quetiapine fumarate tablet (Seroquel) , 25 mg, 200 mg, 300mg, manufactured by AstraZeneca.The total daily doses of quetiapine fumarate will be increased to 600mg/d on the 6th since enrolment day. At day 7 or later, the dose can be adjusted in the range of 400- 800mg/day.
- The primary efficacy variable for this study is the YMRS total score change from baseline to Day 28 (LOCF). [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- To evaluate the effectiveness of quetiapine fumarate [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- To evaluate the relationship between the serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and quetiapine fumarate [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- To evaluate the safety and tolerability of quetiapine fumarate [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent was submitted by subjects or their legal guardian
- Bipolar disorder (296.0x, 296.4x) is diagnosed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders - Patient Edition (SCID), based on the 4th edition of US Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)
- Aged between 18 and 65, male and female, Han nationality
- In the acute phase of mania episode and YMRS total score is at least 22 at baseline.
- The following drugs (lithium carbonate, sodium valproate, risperidone or olanzapine) were received as previous maintain treatment( monotherapy or combination therapy) in adequate dose according to label within three months before this mania episode.
- Child-bearing potential female patients should conduct urine pregnancy test (HCG) at the enrolment, and the result should be negative; and also willing to take contraception measures during the study period
- Be able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women in pregnancy or lactation
- The duration of this mania episode is at most 2 weeks at enrollment.
- DSM-IV Axis I Disorders except bipolar disorder (296.0x, 296.4x)
- Patients with symptoms of obvious suicide (MADRS No. 10 score ≥4), self-injured or harmful to others, as judged by the investigators
- Known intolerance or lack of response to quetiapine fumarate, as judged by the investigators
- Patients with non-compliance by his history as judged by the investigators
- Use of any potent cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors in the 14 days preceding randomization, including but not limited as ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, troleandomycin, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, fluvoxamine, and saquinavir
- Use of potent cytochrome P450 inducers in the 14 days preceding randomization, including but not limited as phenytoin, carbamazepine, barbiturates, rifampin, St. John's Wort, and glucocorticoids
- long-acting antipsychotic drug was injected within 1 injection interval (prolonged acting injection) before randomization
- Use of clozapine in the 28 days preceding randomization
- Substance or alcohol dependence according to the DSM-IV criteria at randomization (except complete recovered, and caffeine and nicotine dependence)
- Dependence for the following drugs according to the DSM-IV standard at 4 weeks preceding randomization: opioids, amphetamine, barbiturates, cocaine, cannabis, or hallucinogens
- Medical conditions that would affect absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of study treatment.
- Clinical evidence for the relevant diseases (e.g. renal or hepatic dysfunction, severe coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, hepatitis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS))
- Unstable conditions (e.g. hypertension, congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris) or in the opinion of the investigator would be negatively affected by study medication or that would affect study medication, or has a medical history of chronic body disease.
- Medical history with seizure disorder, except for febrile convulsion
- Persons involved in the study design and conducting (suitable for the working staff in AstraZeneca and study site)
- Participation in another clinical study within 4 weeks (or longer time according to the local requirement) of randomisation
- Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM)
- An absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of < 1.5 x 109/L
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone level is more than 10% above the upper limit of the normal range, regardless of treatment for hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.
- Abnormal ECG with clinical significance at enrollment indicating abnormal function in the heart, as judged by the investigator
- Previous enrolment in the present study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00837343
|Contact: Jie Li, Professor
|Contact: Dong Xiao Chen, Master
|China, China/Guangdong province
|Guangzhou Mental Hospital
|Guangzhou, China/Guangdong province, China
|Contact: Jie Li, Professor 020-81801909 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
|Jie Li, Professor
|Guangzhou Mental Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|Jie Li, Guangzhou Mental hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00837343 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|February 5, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 5, 2009
|Last Verified:
|February 2009
Bipolar disorder
Quetiapine Fumarate
Bipolar Disorder
Pathologic Processes
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Mental Disorders
Antidepressive Agents
Psychotropic Drugs
Antipsychotic Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrats Carol Shea-Porter and Ann McLane Kuster were elected to Congress on Tuesday, turning the tables on the same Republicans who defeated them two years ago and earning spots in what will be New Hampshire's first all-female delegation in Washington.
In defeating incumbent Rep. Frank Guinta, Shea-Porter reclaimed the 1st District seat she had held for two terms before being ousted by Guinta two years ago. Kuster defeated Rep. Charlie Bass, who previously held the 2nd District seat for six terms, was defeated in 2006 and made a comeback in 2010.
Both races had been viewed as among the most competitive in the nation, and advertising money from outside interest groups poured into the state.
In both races, the Democrats portrayed themselves as champions of the middle class battling tea party extremists. Sticking largely to their party playbooks, they highlighted their opponents' support for the austere budget plan crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan and accused Republicans of wanting to end Medicare guarantees.
Guinta and Bass, meanwhile, cast their opponents as big-government, tax-loving liberals. They tried to link the Democrats to President Barack Obama's administration, which they blamed for persistently high unemployment and an attitude that government, not the private sector, fuels job growth.
Guinta, 42, a former mayor of Manchester, emphasized his focus on job creation, frequently pointing to the nearly 30 job-related bills he backed and the half-dozen job fairs he held in New Hampshire in the past two years.
Bass, 60, of Peterborough, emphasized his independence and willingness to reach across the aisle. He said he was proud to be one of eight lawmakers — four from each party — who proposed a budget built around recommendations of the president's deficit reduction commission even though it got just 37 votes.
But it was his vote for the Ryan budget that Kuster, 56, of Hopkinton, frequently highlighted, arguing the plan would harm children, college students and seniors who rely on Medicare.
Bass insisted he supports preserving Medicare, but he said changes must be made to prevent it from going bankrupt in 10 years.
Shea-Porter, 59, who also hit Guinta on Medicare, argued that eliminating waste and fraud would help the program remain solvent, as would the Affordable Care Act's focus on preventative care because seniors coming onto Medicare will be healthier.
Both Republicans opposed the health overhaul law, saying it has created too much uncertainty for businesses hesitant to hire new workers while the details are implemented. Guinta also blamed Senate Democrats for thwarting House bills related to job creation and the budget, creating more uncertainty for businesses.
As he did in 2010, Guinta highlighted Shea-Porter's vote for the federal stimulus program, which he called a failure that hasn't helped with unemployment. Shea-Porter argued that the unemployment rate would have been even higher without the stimulus program, and pointed out that Guinta was happy enough to accept stimulus money for the Manchester airport when he served as mayor there.
In addition to serving two terms as Manchester mayor, Guinta, a former insurance consultant, also served on the Manchester board of alderman and in the New Hampshire House.
Shea-Porter, who became New Hampshire's first female member of Congress when she upset Republican Rep. Jeb Bradley in 2006, is a former social worker from Rochester. She had never sought elective office before that race and relied on a network of volunteers and strong anti-war sentiment to unseat Bradley, whom she again defeated in 2008.
Kuster, a lawyer, lobbyist and consultant, also was new to politics when she ran in 2010. In addition to his time in Congress, Bass also served five terms in the state House and Senate.
Though their families are old friends, things weren't always friendly this time around between Bass and Kuster. Kuster at one point grabbed a video camera away from a Bass staffer; Bass ran an ad mocking her as a liberal tax supporter dancing across the screen from tax to tax.
Shea-Porter and Kuster will join New Hampshire's two female senators in the Capitol: Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.
NH Dems turn tables on 2 GOP US House members
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrats Carol Shea-Porter and Ann McLane Kuster were elected to Congress on Tuesday, turning the tables on the same Republicans who defeated them two years ago and earning spots in what will be New Hampshire's first all-female delegation in Washington.


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Neff Jenkins has continuously owned and operated Jenkins, N., Inc. and its predecessors since 1968. Rick Brandt and Neff were colleagues for many years at both Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control and Amerex before forming Jenkins & Brandt in 2000. Rick and Neff each have engineering degrees plus 85+ cumulative years of helping customers solve difficult problems in the fields of Air Pollution Control; Pneumatic Conveying; Bulk Packaging; and a wide range of related equipment in applications including ash, dust, metallurgical fume, powders and granular solids. Jenkins & Brandt specializes in serving heavy industry in southeastern USA.
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|A dip in your vacation rental pool will keep you
cool and refreshed.
Record high temperatures are scorching much of the United States and wildfires are burning in parts of the west. But summer vacation plans roll on for most of us inspite of the heat. There are some steps you can take to minimize the impact of high temperatures (short of rebooking your itinerary to Alaska, of course).
1. Go Light and Wear White. Leave the heavy denim jeans at home, even your favorite pair. Instead, pack a pair of light khakis and a white short sleeve shirt, or other light, summery and breathable clothing. Wear sandals, go without socks, and get casual. And get a really cool Panama hat.
2. Remember the Sunscreen. This almost goes without saying, but it can be easily forgotten when packing since most of us don't use it everyday.
3. Limit Your Time on the Concrete. Try to spend as much time as possible in parks (preferably ones with water) and not standing around on concrete outside (at amusement parks, for example). If you're in an urban area, try to stay in air-conditioned museums or shopping centers as much as possible.
4. Ask About the Air. The air conditioning, that is. Now, if you're traveling to a vacation rental in the United States, air conditioning is likely a standard feature. If you're traveling elsewhere, you might want to double check that your vacation rental has air conditioning.
|Stay cool like Johnny Depp
5. Start Early, Go Late, Take a Nap. Plan on getting everyone going as close to daybreak as possible. There'll be sites to see, and attractions are always less crowded in the morning before 11 am or so. You might even catch some early-bird discounts. Then, head back to your vacation rental for a bit of lunch and a siesta. In Spain, Italy and other siesta countries, that means downtime from about noon to 4 pm.
6. Stay Indoors. If a siesta isn't your style, then plan most of your indoor activities for the afternoon. Take in museums, libraries, malls, movies and more during the hottest part of the day. The ice-cold air conditioning of a 2-hour movie will recharge your batteries and get you ready to take the heat.
7. Plan Your Routes. Don't expect to walk a mile at 2 o'clock in the afternoon with three kids under the age of 7 and a spouse in tow and not get any complaints. Try to organize your day to minimize walk times during the heat.
8. Plan Light, Cool Meals. A heat wave isn't the time to toss a roast into the oven. Your menu should include lots of cool, refreshing salads, fruit and fresh vegetables. Pick meats that cook quickly, or are great rare, such as filet mignon or ahi tuna. Fish on the grill is fantastic and is ready in just minutes. Have plenty of cool drinks on hand, such as iced tea and lemonade.
9. Block the Sun. Get a reflective windshield protector for your car (even if you're driving a rental). It will help cut down on the heat and keep you from burning your hands on the steering wheel. Consider one for the back as well. If you know you're going to be in the sun at it's peak in the afternoon, carry an umbrella so you have your own shade with you, close at hand.


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Technical Paper
Multi-Physics and CFD Analysis of an Enclosed Coaxial Carbon Nanotube Speaker for Automotive Exhaust Noise Cancellation
Automotive exhaust noise is one of the major sources of noise pollution and it is controlled by passive control system (mufflers) and active control system (loudspeakers and active control algorithm). Mufflers are heavy, bulky and large in size while loudspeakers have a working temperature limitation. Carbon nanotube (CNT) speakers generate sound due to the thermoacoustic effect. CNT speakers are also lightweight, flexible, have acoustic and light transparency as well as high operating temperature. These properties make them ideal to overcome the limitations of the current exhaust noise control systems. An enclosed, coaxial CNT speaker is designed for exhaust noise cancellation application. The development of a 3D multi-physics (coupling of electrical, thermal and acoustical domains) model, for the coaxial speaker is discussed in this paper. The model is used to simulate the sound pressure level, input power versus ambient temperature and efficiency.


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Join us for the November 17th Science Café at Cal Poly's Kennedy Library.
This informal discussion begins with a presentation about Community-Supported Agriculture and the Cal Poly Organic Farm, and a resulting discussion about enterprising educational tools and the community's role in supporting education. We'll also talk about other local food trends. Intellectual Freedom, given recent publicity around an open-campus forum on Sustainable Agriculture and food trends, will be the ensuing, moderated discussion topic between all campus community constituents.
Cal Poly Organic Farm manager Cindy Douglas's presentation will lead the moderated program that runs from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, at the 2nd floor Café Lounge. Also participating are faculty members and students from History, Ethnic Studies, Economics, Food and Nutrition Science Departments.
Speaker: Cindy Douglas, Cal Poly Organic Farm manager
Download: The event poster


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Beautiful words from a survivor of the horrific movie theater shooting in Colorado:
July 22 – a note of explanation
I've tried to leave this post just as it was originally written because it was a heartfelt response after a very traumatic experience. But I'm sometimes clumsy with words and even when I think I am writing clearly, there is always the reader who doesn't know my heart or doesn't hear the words the way they were intended.
I feel as though a few people have taken what I said and twisted it. When I wrote my post on Friday, I had a grand total of eleven blog followers. Yes, eleven. I generally post on facebook and have had a loyal little group of readers that numbered thirty or so. That is who I generally write for. People who know me know that I dislike talking on the telephone. I'd pretty much rather clean a toilet than spend time on the phone. I…
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