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Notification of transaction of PDMR Hammerson plc (Incorporated in England and Wales) (Company number 360632) LSE share code: HMSO JSE share code: HMN ISIN: GB0004065016 ("Hammerson" or "the Company") Notification of Transaction of PDMR 10 June 2019 Notification of dealing form 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated a) Name Sarah Booth 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status General Counsel and Company Secretary b) Initial notification Initial notification /Amendment 3 Details of the issuer a) Name Hammerson plc b) LEI 213800G1C9KKVVDN1A60 4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted a) Description of the financial Ordinary shares of 25 pence each instrument, type of instrument. Identification code ISIN: GB0004065016 b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of ordinary shares of 25 pence each as Partnership Shares and the award of Matching Shares under the Hammerson plc Share Incentive Plan c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) £2.781 108 d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate - Price Price Volume Total £2.781 108 £300.36 e) Date of the transaction 6 June 2019 f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue Michael Pasmore Assistant Company Secretary +44 (0) 20 7887 1000 Hammerson has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited Date: 10/06/2019 01:30:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
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HARRISONBURG -- The James Madison University Marching Dukes are headed to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Practice for the big performance is underway.
"Well we're getting ready for the 2013 Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade. This will be our third time in the parade, we went for the first time in 2001, second time in 2008, and this will be our third appearance on the 20th of November," said band director, Scott Rikkers. "There are two college bands in the parade, and we are marching 485, we're probably one of the largest college bands in the country, which we're very proud of but we're going because we really want to represent James Madison University. What we're just trying to do is create the best, most entertaining performance for the audience, and also again to represent the quality of our program and the school so that's what we focus on, and bottom line, the kids are going to have a great time," added Rikkers.
"No one who's a member of the band right now was there in 2008 so we're all ready excited for the opportunity to go and not just play in the parade but represent JMU on a national stage," said Alex Zuber, Drum Major. "We're all really excited, and I think that excitement is going to fuel the preparedness."
"It's been a very busy season but, yeah, we're really putting our focus here on Macy's for the next three weeks until we head out Thanksgiving," said Assistant Director J.R. Snow. "I've been as a kid many times growing up in New York, so it's going to be really fascinatng to be on the other side of the experience."


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Current book: Atonement by Ian McEwan
Current album: Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cold Roses
Current shame-inducing guilty pleasure: Unfortunately, Google-ing old friends' names. This tends to get me in trouble.
Current color(s): White and navy blue.
Current link: http://www.twitter.com
Current fetish: Totally obsessed with hula-hooping!
Current drink: Chai tea.
Current favorite creep: Me. I'm a big ol' Creepy McCreeperson
Current wish-list: A big bottle of Patron!
Current favorite song(s): I've been digging on some ol' school Missy Elliot lately.
Current triumph(s): Find the time to read a lot! Yay
Current celebrity crush: Ryan Adams, for a long, long time.
Current indulgence: Giving in to feeling overwhelmed.
Current slang: "And I'm like, dude, okay?"
Current excitement: Going to Kansas City soon to see my BFF!
Current mood: Restless and curious.


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DURANT, OK – Southeastern closed out its series with Northwestern Oklahoma State with a Saturday afternoon sweep, taking game one 8-3 before wrapping up the series sweep with a 7-6 win at The Ballpark in Durant.
The sweep lifts the Savage Storm to 7-10 overall on the season and 4-5 in Great American Conference play.
In game one, Bryce Deatherage, Travis Spinney, Brett Akins, and Harrison Whitworth each posted a pair of hits, while the five other hitters in the lineup collected one apiece.
Deatherage drove in a pair of runs, while Austin Ferguson, Akins, Cade Clay, Joseph Cerda, Whitworth, and Jett Swigart each added one RBI.
Greg Hubbell collected the victory after allowing two runs on three hits while striking out five over 6.2 innings of work.
Hayden Grimes would finish the game with 2.1 innings pitched, allowing one unearned run on two hits with five strikeouts.
An Akins RBI double in the first put SE on the board, with Whitworth and Deatherage driving in two more in the second for a 3-0 lead.
Clay would squeeze home Akins in the third to push the lead to 4-0, and Swigart would drive in Clay in the fifth to make it 5-0.
A solo NWOSU homer in the sixth would cut into the Storm lead, but a Ferguson RBI single in the bottom half of the inning would answer and make it 6-1.
The Rangers would pick up another run in the top of the seventh, but a solo Cerda home run and a Deatherage RBI single would stretch the advantage to 8-2 after seven innings.
NWOSU would tack on a run in the eighth, but SE would hold on for an 8-3 victory.
Caleb Dubler led the Storm in the finale, finishing the contest 3-for-3 with three RBI, with Spinney, Akins, Ferguson, and Swigart adding a hit each.
Spinney matched Dubler's RBI count with three, while Swigart added one.
Deatherage got the start in game two and finished with a no decision after allowing six run, only three of them earned, on five hits in 4.2 innings of work with two K's.
Cody Johnson tossed one-third of an inning, allowing a pair of hits before Jake Patterson came on to throw the final 2.0 innings without allowing a hit to collect the win.
NWOSU jumped ahead with a solo homer in the first and another in the third, but a Dubler single in the bottom of the third would trim the deficit to 2-1.
The Rangers would follow with a three-run homer to put SE in a 5-1 hole in the top of the fourth, but the Storm answered in the bottom half as Swigart drew a bases loaded hit-by-pitch, followed by a Dubler RBI single and a Spinney three-run double to erase the deficit and take a 6-5 lead after four innings.
NWOSU would answer with a run in the fifth to tie the game, but Dubler would follow up with an RBI single in the sixth to put SE back in front and the Storm would hold on for a 7-6 victory.
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Recent research suggests that exposure to cleaning products or air fresheners that contain a compound called 1,4 dicholorobenzene can reduce lung function by 4 percent. Another study found that the use of spray household cleaners could increase the risk of developing asthma by nearly 50 percent.
Most people with asthma instinctively avoid these types of products, the study on 1,4 dicholorobenzene suggests that other people should probably avoid them, too.
1,4 DCB is the chemical that gives mothballs their distinctive odor. It's also found in room deodorizers, insecticides and in urinal blocks.
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Arid and cracked earth, snubbed and desolated by the loss of conscience, innocence and truth: For more than 20 years Mexico has lived its crudest crossroads to be involved and trapped by crime, looting and the plundering of wealth, life and hope.
FURIA Y SILENCIO is a project that integrates composers and performers whose way of playing and composing is linked to reflection, introspection and the need to express a particular vision with strength and lucidity. However, and if we wanted to find the common denominator or common thread that unites each of the pieces gathered here, we could say that in its own way each work presents metaphorically different perspectives and sound reactions related to the unacceptability of an unrecognizable reality, the astonishment stunned and incredulous of our times and the impact of events as inconceivable as absurd. Before it and with the knot in the throat, a music is necessary whose evocative power is able to make irresistible the song and testimony of its fury, a music that can transcend its acoustic existence and thus heal the emptiness of branched wounds, to light of memory and by the force of the cry and the echo and the time, followed by a deafening, moving and hopeful (…) silences.
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Background & Aims of the Study: Nowadays, heat stress is one of the most harmful physical agents in workplaces. According to the consequences of heat stress and have no information about it in Qom dry cleaner units, Iran, this study have been designed to evaluate the heat stress among workers of dry cleaner units in Qom province of Iran, in Jul-Aug 2011.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 113 units of active dry cleaner units. WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature) index was selected for heat stress evaluation. In order to measure the requisite parameters, WBGT meter made of Casella Company had been used according to ISO 7243. Data had been analyzed according to Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) with SPSS V.16, using analysis of variance, independent T and LSD tests.
Results: The average of WBGT index in Qom dry cleaner units of Iran were 28.98±1.64 °C. The average of WBGT index in 66.4% of units was up to 28°C. The average of relative humidity was 42.86%, the average of wet bulb temperature and globe temperature were 25.56°C and 36.72°C, respectively. The findings showed a significant correlation between the average of WBGT index and the standard recommendation level (p<0.0001). In dry cleaner units with less than 10 m2 area, heat stress was higher than other units significantly (p<0.05).
Conclusions: Heat stress in many dry cleaner units in Qom, Iran, was more than recommended OELs. Because of wet bulb and globe temperature in units were high value, the most important measures to heat controls, are technical engineering controls such as radiation shield, insulation on boilers and modify the cooling systems.


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An outdoor kitchen is a truly wonderful asset to have.The rise in popularity of these kitchens has been noted in recent years.We are getting more inquiries from our customers than ever about outdoor kitchen counters Jacksonville FL and appliances.The reason for these questions is because many are realizing the value it brings.They realize the perks and why it is a must-have asset to your home. Simply put, they are recognizing the value and want it.
Added Living Space
Do you want more space from your home?When added square footage is needed, the only two options you usually have are for a home addition, or to sell your current residence and purchase a new one. What if you could add living space without doing either of those two things?
We often forget about the outdoor square footage we have.We may not be making the most use of it by maybe having a deck or patio and nothing more.When you add an outdoor kitchen, you are maximizing the real estate.You truly are adding living space that you can use day in and day out while enjoying the outdoors at the same time.
An Improved Social Atmosphere
Another big perk of an outdoor kitchen is the improved social atmosphere it creates.When you have people over for dinner, you may want to enjoy the fresh air and eat outside.But, what can happen is that you may be running in and out of the house to prepare food and get drinks ready.
With an outdoor kitchen, all of that running and out of the home goes away.Instead, what you can do is just enjoy the company of everyone there.You can cook in the kitchen, pull drinks out of the outdoor fridge and throw dishes in a dishwasher.All of this is a part of the outdoor kitchen experience.
The Aesthetic Appeal
There is a lot of aesthetic appeals that can be added to your backyard when an outdoor kitchen is put into the equation.An outdoor kitchen can, in most cases, be better than any other landscaping work you could have done.
Think of the look that granite outdoor kitchen counters Jacksonville FL are going to present?When you mesh this with a quality dining area, the outdoor kitchen appliances we offer at First Coast Supply, you truly have the total package.A visual display of an outdoor kitchen can be the centerpiece for any backyard.
Outdoor kitchens bring with them a significant number of perks.Digging into the details of each benefit helps you understand the appeal and value they have.It is all about making the most of every square inch of real estate.You are not limited by the square footage inside of your home.Make the most of what you have outdoors and work with us at First Coast Supply to create your dream outdoor kitchen today!


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At the outset you may need to use the drill to remove hard substance such as enamel or old fillings. This is a quick procedure with very limited discomfort. Now follow the instructions given below for best results.
1. Put 1 or 2 drops each of Solution A & B by gently pressing the nossil of the syringe into the space provided.
2. Mix the two components well with the applicator provided in the pack.
3. Apply the gel to the carious dentine using the same applicator. Soak the caries generously.
4. Wait for at least 30 seconds - For the chemical process to soften the caries. The solution will turn cloudy as the caries is softened.
5. Scrape off the superficial softened carious dentine using a multistar tip hand instrument. Work carefully using scraping or rotating movements. Avoid flushing or drying the cavity.
6. Keep the lesion soaked with D-Solv' and continue scraping. Repeat until the solution no longer turns cloudy and the surface feels hard using the instrument. Check extra carefully for caries at the dentineo-enamel junction. Use a drill to adjust the periphery before filling, if needed.
7. When the cavity feels free from caries wipe the cavity with a moistened cotton pellet or rinse it with lukewarm water, inspect and check it with a sharp probe. If the cavity is not free from caries, apply D-Solv' again and continue scraping.
Note: when the cavity is dried with air, the treated surface looks frosted and not shiny, as it does after excavation using a drill.
8. Restore the tooth with a suitable filling material.
D-SOLV' can be used in virtually any case of tooth decay. It is recommended in the following situations.
☆ Cavities on the roof surface
☆ Deep cavities.
☆ Children.
☆ Patients with anxiety.
☆ Whenever local anesthetics are not an option.
☆ Selectively removes softened/affected dentine and conserves the tooth structure, thereby lessening the chance of iatrogenic pulp exposure.
☆ Saves your healthy tooth/tissues as much as possible.
☆ Causes less pain and discomfort. It is bio compatible, with no pulp reaction.
☆ Reduces or eliminates the need for the drill and local anesthetics.
☆ Dental filling materials bond very well to tooth after treatment with D-Solv'.


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Thursday, August 09, 2007
Running my online business
I have been running my first website for quite a while now. I started my personalized letters for children business, My Very Own Mail, back in 2003. Online advertising and traffic generation can be overwhelming responsibilities, but, with all of these new consumer-generated advertising networks popping up, things are getting just a bit easier. See, I can purchase some advertising through one of these networks, and then some nice people, who are hopefully awesome bloggers, will get paid to blog about my website. And then I should gain some more traffic and maybe even a few sales from having my name out there more. And even if I don't make sales from it right away, it's still good, because, I'm building a name for myself on the web, and gaining some backlinks to my site.
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CM Electricity Loan Waiver Scheme for Farmers in Maharashtra | Mukhya Mantri Krishi Sanjivani Yojana | How to Apply Online for Free Electricity Bill Payment Scheme in Maharashtra
As the lifestyle is changing, the electricity bills have become a major problem. The households are facing issues while paying the higher electricity bills. But obviously, it is the basic necessity for all. No one can ignore using electricity in their daily life. The rates of electricity are very high in several areas. Most of the middle or low-class income families are affecting. The Maharashtra State Government has now introduced the Krishi Sanjivani Yojana. It is also known as the Electricity Bill Waiver Scheme. The farmers who failed to pay such bills will get benefits under the scheme. Not only farmers but the power holding companies of the government are also facing issues. These companies are now unable to get enough electricity for the proper distribution.
Maharashtra Free Electricity Bill Scheme for Farmers | Apply Online for Krishi Sanjeevani (Bill Waiver Scheme)
Who announced the scheme? Chandrashekhar Bawankule (The State Electricity Minister) has announced the scheme. You can also call it as the "Mukhyamantri Krishi Sanjeevani Yojana 2017". It is all about to waive off the higher electricity bills of the farmers. The farmers who failed to pay their bills since 2012. They need to pay their current amounts within 7 days of generation of electricity bills.
Mukhyamantri Krishi Sanjeevani Yojana 2017 – Maharashtra Farmer Electricity Bill Waiver Scheme
What is the benefit of the farmers? The farmers will now have to deposit only the basic amount. This basic amount can be deposited in five equal installments. The amount of penalty and interest are excluded from these installments. They will have to pay the fine on the pending dues. These fines will also get avoided on paying the bills on time. An estimate of about Rs 10,890 crore has to be recovered from 41 lakh farmers. The penalty and interests of about Rs 8,164 crore will be waived off by the Energy Department. These penalties will be waived off on the total pending electricity bills of Rs 19,272 crore.
Installment Criteria-
The farmers who have to pay not more than 30,000 can pay their amounts in 5 installments. These five installments can be paid as follows-
- The 1st installment will have to be paid in December 2017
- 2nd installment- March 2018
- 3rd installment:June 2018
- 4th installment:September 2018
- 5th installment:December 2018
The other defaulters who may have to pay more than Rs. 30,000 can pay their amounts in 10 installments. The expected interval between each of their installments will be 45 days. The connections will be disabled for the people who may fail to pay their current amounts within 7 days after the generation of electricity bills.
Benefits of the Scheme-
- Farmers can now pay their bills in installments
- Special camps will b organized for the farmers
- The time interval for clearing such installments is also acceptable
Apply Online for Electricity Bill Waiver Scheme in Maharashtra
The Electricity Bill Waiver Scheme is launched by Shree Devendra Fadnavis. You just have to follow these simple steps to apply online-
- The applicant must have to pay the current bill for the month of April 2017 till either June or by 5th November 2017
- Simply visit the official website, http://www.mahadiscom.in/ to fill your form online.


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Children are usually not the one ones who may want a math tutor. You will have to exhibit that you've got acquired the necessary expertise and data by means of life experiences. This will embrace work, coaching, unbiased examine, volunteering, journey, hobbies and household experiences. You should be 19 years previous to qualify for difficult credit below PLAR.
A typical drawback in adult schooling in the US is the dearth of professional improvement alternatives for adult educators. Most grownup educators come from other professions and will not be nicely skilled to cope with adult learning points. A lot of the positions available in this discipline are solely half-time without any advantages or stability since they are normally funded by government grants which may last for less than a few years.
This telling time sport is the most popular one among my youngsters – used at pc math centers that my 2nd grade college students rotate through during the day. They record their personal best time for every exercise of their math notebooks. We acknowledge the students who have a new private greatest every week.
The Grownup Training Program adheres to the Wasse-Abin highschool's timetable. Lessons are cancelled when common schools are cancelled because of weather, holidays or different events. College students may consult with their native broadcasting source to inform them of school closings.
The World Bank 's 2019 World Improvement Report on The Altering Nature of Work 8 argues that adult learning is an important channel to help readjust workers' abilities to fit in the way forward for work and suggests methods to enhance its effectiveness.
Vandalism and harassment: A pupil caught vandalizing Grownup Training or Wasse-Abin High Faculty property will likely be removed from this system and will face legal costs. Harassment in any form won't be tolerated and shall be handled severely. Consequences vary from suspension to expulsion relying on the character of the offense. Any scholar entering this system with a restraining order positioned towards them by an individual also in the program will be asked to leave immediately. This will then be adopted up with a Trespassing Order with the Wikwemikong Tribal Police. This follow up will make sure that there can be no issues on college property.
Globalization has additionally influenced adult training programming within the sense that individuals now have to be equipped with the knowledge and expertise necessary to effectively communicate with mates, family, clients and business associates and partners in several components of the world through e-mail, social media and other online communication media. Also travelling has become a way more frequent incidence as folks transfer about from country to nation for enterprise, professional or social occasions as well as personal reasons. Travelling is made a lot simpler when one is able to learn indicators and notices at bus, train or airport terminals and when one can readily access time saving know-how at these locations.


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Country Springs passes are on sale again starting Friday, September 23rd until Friday, October 14th. Attached is the information flyer and the order form. The restriction dates and the expiration date are listed on the order form, the information flyer, and the passes. The orders will be filled as orders are received.
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*Too broken to love, too broken to leave*
Elijah Benson lives a solitary life, until he meets Harry and dares imagine loneliness could end. To love Harry means lying to him forever. For years Elijah has existed in fear, and scars on his face are physical evidence of scars within. Harry learns Elijah is a man who survived a brutal murder attempt and, if the world found out where he hid, a furious public would hunt him down. Harry must trust Elijah is innocent, and fight for the rights Elijah has had taken away. Can Harry do this without losing his own mind, his rights, and the man he loves in the process?
Length: Novel
Author: Zathyn Priest
Genre: MM/Contemporary/Romance
Heat Rating: 0/5
Re-Release: Second Edition
Publisher: Scarlet Tie Books
The Novel Approach: 'Once again, Zathyn Priest proves he is an outstanding storyteller.'
Bike Book Reviews: 'Zathyn can find depths for characters to rise out of that you just can't imagine, this is what makes him so talented and such an asset to the MM genre!'
(Please be aware this book is currently listed on Amazon at .99c)


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I've been working on a Sacred Geometry / Mandala Generator for a while now. The core functionality is implemented with Processing.JS + HTML 5 Canvas, with user interface implemented as HTML elements. Here are some images I've generated so far with it (click for full resolution):
Here's a screenshot from the current version:
These all have been created within a browser page. I still have to tweak the user interface a bit, add a couple of features and fix some bugs to release it online and let others play around with it :)


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Delray Beach Office648 George Bush BlvdDelray Beach, FL 33483(561) 243-6000
- "The way home begins with more than directions. It starts with conversation."
- "Knowing how you want to live is the first step toward knowing where."
- "To find the right place, meet the right partner."
- "Doing more for our clients is the way we do business."
- "The ultimate luxury is peace of mind."
Born and raised in Palm Beach county, Brittney Flowers knows what it's like living in the beautiful south Florida weather. She is a graduate of Florida State University and uses her degree in Communications accompanied by her love for sports to connect with everyone she meets. Although her athleticism did not lead her to be as successful as her brother, retired NFL star Brandon Flowers, her big smile and heart for helping others continues to shine just as bright! You may have seen this for yourself on Fox Sports Florida/ Sun Sports, Florida Atlantic University or at the Hard Rock Stadium as Brittney was the in game host for the University of Miami football team, reporter for Fox Sports and social media personality for FAU.
As a Realtor, Brittney focuses on serving the real estate needs of homebuyers and sellers in the south Florida market. She is committed to working tirelessly to ensure her clients will receive the best real estate opportunities and experience. "Your true success in life begins only when you make the commitment to become excellent at what you do."


text: 8. Asking the child to choose one parent over another parent causes the child considerable distress. If you try to sneak in "Well, which of us would you rather be with?" you are looking for trouble. Typically, they do not want to reject either parent, but instead want to avoid the issue. The child, not the parent, should initiate any suggestion for change of residence.


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Microsoft Windows Vista requires a hardware upgrade here
or there, but a DirectX 10 videocard is almost mandatory if you plan on hitting
the next generation games that are coming out later this year. DirectX 10 proves
some really astounding visual effects are possible in the gaming environment,
and it is married to Vista like.... well you get the idea. With all
the hot DirectX 10 titles coming down the pipeline, it's nice to know that there
is at least one family of mainstream DirectX10 videocards out, and that you
don't have to spend an utter fortune on a Geforce 8800GTX (or the ATI
equivalent) just to play at your best. The nVidia Geforce 8600GTS is a welcome
respite for the rest of us who cannot justify spending as much on a videocard,
as a full PC costs.
This spring PCSTATS has been witness to an explosion
of GeForce 8600GTS videocards coming out, seemingly like blades of grass
from every possible vendor you can think of. The heavy push behind
the 8600GTS comes with good reason, it's an excellent videocard for
the money. As most of the first round 8600GTS cards are based on the reference
model from nVidia, manufacturers are pulling out all the stops; game
bundles, factory overclocked settings, flashy heatsinks and ultra quiet high
efficiency thermal solutions. Foxconn takes a slightly alternative
stance, serving up a plain GeForce 8600GTS that kicks out some decent
framerates, for a competitive price point. No fuss, no muss. It's the age old
tradition of money talks.
The Foxconn Geforce 8600GTS-256 retails
for $223 CDN ($199 USD, £99 GBP), and comes with nothing more than the
basics. The software package is totally unsuited for a gaming card in
our opinion, and certainly could have been more inspired.
On the whole Foxconn's 8800GTS-256
videocard slides in exactly where we'd expect it to. In some instances it's
much faster than the GeForce 7600GT, in others it's only a little faster. On
average this Geforce 8600GTS offers a decent performance boost over the previous
generation of mainstream PCI Express graphics cards. Heck you can even run two
GeForce 8600GTS videocards in SLI to reach GeForce 8800GTS 320MB performance,
although this is a more costly route.
The Foxconn 8600GTS-256 is a decent overclocker, and in
the PCSTATS labs reached a core speed of 763 MHz, with the memory
going all the way too 2242 MHz. At higher resolutions there's a decent boost in
performance from the overclocking, so keep that in mind.
Sure the Foxconn 8600GTS-256 is based entirely on
the reference design, but no matter how you slice it the Geforce 8600GTS
videocard is a great DirectX 10 mid level gaming solution!
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The Director of Grants is responsible for providing assistance to all City departments for the following:
- Research funding opportunities from federal, state, foundation and corporate giving sources
- Interpretation of grant application guidelines
- Apply for grants for new initiatives or existing projects
- Stewardship and compliance of grants received
- Training on pre and post-award grant administration
Grant Application Approval Form:
Grant Application Approval Form
Useful Tools:
Federal Regulations: Grant Policies – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards:
Grant Opportunities:
City of Boston Intergovernmental Funding
Massachusetts Municipal Association
Grants Resources & Support:
American Grant Writers Association
Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
Introduction to Proposal Writing
Foundation Center
Grants Professionals Association
National Grants Management Association
Recent Grant Awards:
Beverly awarded a $96,285.84 911 Training and EMD Regulatory Compliance grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety (EOPSS) and Security/Office of Grants and Research (OGR). This grant funding will be used by the Beverly Police Department for 911 training courses & overtime costs coverage as well as for training meeting space.
Beverly awarded two grants from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) – $47,968 for alternative fuel technology conversion of medium/heavy duty vehicles and $10,000 for alternative fuel technology conversion of a light duty vehicle. These grants are awarded through the Massachusetts Clean Vehicle Project. This grant funding will be used by the Public Services Department to retrofit five vehicles in the City fleet with a goal of reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
Beverly awarded a $16,000 grant from the Traffic Enforcement (TE) Program grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety (EOPSS) and Security/Office of Grants and Research (OGR). This grant funding will be used by the Beverly Police Department to enforce impaired driving, DWI, high visibility speed enforcement, distracted and aggressive driving, and occupant protection year round.
Beverly awarded a $6,416.72 Washer-Extractor Equipment Grant from the Baker-Polito Administration. This grant funding will be used by the Beverly Fire Department to purchase a new washer-extractor to clean firefighting gear after it has been exposed to smoke, dangerous contaminants and other toxic chemicals.
Beverly awarded a $98,268 grant from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) to support operations at the Council on Aging.
Beverly awarded a $700 grant from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA) to provide training for certified playground safety instructors who work in the Parks and Recreation Department.
Beverly awarded a $30,000 Recycling Dividends Program (RDP) grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Air and Waste. This grant will allow the city to continue to implement eco-friendly sustainability policies that maximize recycling, composting and waste reduction programs.
Beverly awarded a $15,500 grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). This grant funding will be used to purchase a heavy duty trailer which will transport equipment and supplies to large scale incident emergency operations and evacuations to be used for logistics coordination led by Massachusetts Task Force 1.
Beverly awarded a $6,963 grant from SeniorCare to support the Outreach Program operated by the Council on Aging.
Beverly awarded a $1,270,104 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the MA Emergency Management Task Force 1 continued search and rescue capabilities development, operations and maintenance.
Beverly awarded a $37,500 grant from the National Grid Make Ready Program to install dual port electric vehicle charging stations in municipal parking lots located at 9 Washington Street and 10 & 11 Pond Street.
Beverly awarded a $10,000 grant from the MA Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) in coordination with the Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) to support launching the Beverly Public Library Play Program.
Beverly awarded at $1,300 grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Medical Education and Disposal Project to support the drug stewardship program medication collection bin located in the Beverly Police Station lobby.
Beverly awarded a $1,400,000 grant from the Baker-Polito Administrations' Massachusetts Dredging Program to support the dredging of the Bass River. The Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) in collaboration with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs evaluate and manage the program.
Beverly awarded the following grants from the US DOT/Mass DOT Aeronautics and the FAA to support the Beverly Regional Airport : $1,391,648 grant from the to support runway improvements and $511,765 to develop a new Airport Master Plan (AMP).
Beverly awarded a $4,642 grant from the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)/Victim & Witness Assistance Board to support two Beverly Police Department staff to attend the National Conference on Domestic Violence for professional development training.
Beverly awarded a $55,000 grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission – Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) to support the restoration of the Beverly Powder House.
Beverly awarded two grants from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division to support the Beverly Regional Airport: $33,885.63 grant for fencing & security and a $512,000 grant to purchase an airport sweeper machine for snow removal purposes.
Beverly awarded a $15,000 Survey & Planning Grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission. This grant funding will be used to develop Beverly's first comprehensive, city-wide historical preservation plan. In addition, there is a $15,000 match that is being contributed as required from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) administrative funds.
Beverly awarded a $15,000 grant from the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board's Preservation Grants for Veterans Collections, Sites and Memorials Program. The purpose of this grant is to research veterans' grave markers to catalogue and digitize records into a database. Additionally, government issued veterans headstones and markers in various Beverly owned cemeteries that are in need of restoration and/or repair will be cleaned/replaced. Many veterans' markers are in need of repair due to age, falling over, fractures, moss/lichen growth, and or damage from years of being exposed to extreme weather coupled with a lack of maintenance/neglect.
Beverly awarded a $4,369 grant from Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Office of Grants and Research – Highway Safety Division (EOPSS/OGR/HSD) to for the Beverly Police Department to improve traffic safety on local roads for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Beverly awarded a $70,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Aeronautics for the removal and replacement of fencing at the Beverly Airport.
Beverly awarded a $15,000 grant from the Department of Fish & Game: Division of Marine Fisheries – Small Grants Program for improvements and repairs to the Beverly Harbor Pier.
Beverly awarded a $5,407 grant for Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) and $2,813 grant for Senior Safe education from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Office of Governor Baker. This grant funding will be used to provide public fire and life safety educational programs which bring awareness of fire safety to both students and senior citizens.
Beverly awarded a $1,975 grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to present Summer STEAM Programs and to utilize Online Reading Tracking Software at the Beverly Public Library.
Beverly awarded a $450 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) to present a Bubbleology Program at the Beverly Public Library. This grant funding will be used to offer Keith M. Johnson's Bubbleology Program as an educational program to enhance the Library's 2019 Summer Reading program.
Beverly awarded a $3,150 Youth Opioid Prevention Grant from the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office to deliver evidence based prevention programs to students at all grade levels about the dangers of opioids and other substance use.
Beverly awarded a $10,800 FY19 Traffic Enforcement and Equipment Grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security (EOPSS) in partnership with the Office of Grants and Research/Highway Safety Division. This grant funding will be used to improve traffic safety and increase enforcement efforts in Beverly.
Beverly awarded a $5,000 Massachusetts Cultural Council Cultural District Initiative Grant to support the Beverly Arts District (BAD). This grant funding will be used to provide staffing, implementation of the district plan, assist with promoting programming and events, and to coordinate meetings with district partners.
Beverly awarded a $19,575 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) from the Baker-Polito Administration. This grant funding will help the Beverly Police Department purchase equipment that will provide additional protection for our law enforcement officers and enhance security in our community. $1.3 million was awarded to 77 local police departments.
Beverly awarded a $56,000 Massachusetts Department of Transportation Community Transit Program Grant from the Baker-Polito Administration. This grant funding will be used to purchase a new vehicle for the Council on Aging/Beverly Senior Center. The Beverly Council on Aging Transportation Program provides services to many Beverly seniors and individuals with disabilities and gives approximately 7,000 rides a year.
Beverly awarded a $150,000 Housing Choice Community Capital Grant from the Baker-Polito Administration. Grant funding will be used to conduct feasibility, design, and engineering to transform the Beverly Depot train station and the adjacent area into a multi-modal mobility hub. A redesign of the Beverly Depot train station area will improve pedestrian and bicycle access for all users and will provide full ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility.
Beverly awarded a $12,500 Department of Energy Resources Municipal Energy Technical Assistance Grant to complete a heating system engineering study and bid specifications for the Beverly Department of Public Services Building.
Beverly awarded a $13,760 Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Grant. This grant funding will be used to purchase force protection equipment for our Fire Department personnel so they can respond effectively to potential active shooter and hostile events. Equipment purchases include helmets, vests, and back packs which contain various medical supplies. This grant will also fund active shooter/hostile event training which will help our first responders be prepared to use the equipment to provide triage, treatment, extraction and transport of victims in a rescue task force operation with a goal of saving lives.
Beverly awarded a $76,465 Port Security Program Grant from the Department of Homeland Security(DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA). Grant funding is for the purchase of a shallow water patrol craft. The specialized vessel will be used to respond to a variety of incidents along Beverly's busy 12.5 miles of coastline and in Beverly Harbor. The Beverly Harbormaster will utilize the extreme shallow water patrol craft for emergency response and recovery situations, risk management, and for preparedness to rapidly deploy for mutual aid to neighboring oceanfront communities. This craft will significantly improve the response and recovery capabilities of our Harbormaster department.
Beverly awarded a $31,500 Sustainable Materials Recovery Program/Recycling Dividends Program (RDP) Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Air & Waste to assist the city in maximizing our recycling, composting, waste reduction programs and educating residents about the environmental benefits and cost savings of recycling. Beverly is an eco-friendly, certified green community that is committed to environmental sustainability.
Beverly awarded a $717,800 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This 3-year grant will allow the City of Beverly to hire additional firefighters. Appropriate staffing levels allow our fire personnel to adhere to the many safety codes, enforcements and standards. By hiring additional fire department staff, service levels, emergency response times and department capabilities will be improved and strengthened to adequately serve the nearly 41,000 residents in Beverly. This grant will help the Beverly Fire Department increase safety for our citizens.
Beverly awarded a $400,000 Complete Streets Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MDOT) to support the Cabot Street improvement and reconstruction project which will be from Winter Street to Abbott Street. This project will greatly improve the conditions on Cabot Street in Beverly, which is the primary street in Beverly's downtown area.
Beverly awarded a $32,500 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program Grant from the Baker-Polito Administration. This grant award will fund a community resiliency planning process that will examine the vulnerability and strengths of our community and identify priority actions to combat effects of climate changes.
Beverly awarded a $20,000 First Responder Naloxone Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS). This grant will help the fire and police departments be prepared on emergency calls to assist substance use and overdose victims.
Beverly awarded a $100,000 Community Compact Cabinet (CCC) IT Program Grant from the Baker-Polito Administration to upgrade and consolidate the fire and police department dispatch services as well as modernize the records management system (RMS).
Beverly awarded a $2,625 Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Equipment Grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Office of Grants Research and Research-Highway Safety Division to purchase federally approved child passenger safety seats for use at the Fire Department child passenger safety check up and fitting station.
Beverly designated Housing Choice Community (HCC) by the Baker-Polito Administration and receives $30,000 Housing Production Technical Assistance Grant from Mass Housing. Beverly is one of 67 cities and towns in the Commonwealth to be designated a "Housing Choice Community". The $30,000 grant will help drive housing production in Beverly and create vibrant, welcoming communities for our families, workforce and residents. Grant awards were announced at a ceremony the Massachusetts State House on May 14.
Beverly awarded $300,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant (LWCF) from the Baker-Polito Administration to upgrade Pete's Park. The grant was awarded to renovate and make significant improvements to Pete's Park and to provide access for all Beverly and North Shore residents to enjoy. These funds will allow Beverly to build Pete's Park, fulfilling Pete Frates' vision to provide complete playground accessibility to children in Beverly and throughout the region. Beverly resident Pete Frates inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge to strike out ALS and continues to demonstrate incredible courage and strength.
Beverly awarded a $15,000 grant from the Massachusetts Downtown Initiative Technical Assistance (MDI) Program; Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development to assist the City of Beverly with a hotel feasibility study for the downtown.
North Shore Coalition of Mayors and Managers Receives $125,300 Commuter Shuttle Grant. The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC) transportation staff with support from the North Shore TMA submitted a successful application for Efficiency and Regionalization grant funding on behalf the Mayor Cahill and the North Shore Coalition of Mayors and Managers to fund a shuttle to connect commuter rail to suburban work/residential locations. Partners for the shuttle along with routing between the Beverly Depot and locations in Beverly and Danvers are currently being explored.
Beverly awarded a $15,000 grant from the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board's Preservation Grants for Veterans Collections, Sites and Memorials Program. The purpose of this grant is to create a new memorial at Vietnam Memorial Plaza at One Ellis Square to honor Vietnam Veteran's.
Beverly awarded a $90,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to create a Jail/Arrest Diversion Program. The $90,000 grant was awarded to hire a full time co-responder clinician who will support police departments on calls for individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues. This is a collaborative partnership grant that will support police departments in Beverly, Ipswich, Gloucester, Essex, Manchester and Rockport.


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React Roadshow in Romania & Moldova powered by Pentalog & SkillValue
Why use React instead of other JavaScript frameworks?
Want to learn React and start building dynamic, visually stunning web apps?
Let us answer all your questions at our React Roadhow!
One of our most experienced JavaScript Developers, Elod-Zoltan Tobias, will share his knowledge during 5 tech events hosted in Romania and Moldova, as part of a series dedicated to all things React, powered by Pentalog & SkillValue.
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- Learn what React is for, why & when to use it
- See how it works during our practical exercise
- Discuss the differences between JavaScript frameworks
- Explore Pentalog's projects built with React and our job opportunities
About the speaker
Elod-Zoltan Tobias is a JavaScript Developer in Pentalog Cluj. As a Pentaguy for 6 years, his main responsibilities include the development and maintenance of large international projects in various languages and frameworks from PHP & Symfony to JavaScript (VanillaJS, jQuery, NodeJS, Express, AngularJS and ReactJS). Elod loves all things tech and likes to spend his time learning about the latest and greatest. He's also passionate about learning new languages, software modding, automation, and building games.
Elod's experience working for international IT projects built with React will give you the valuable insight to start developing your own applications with a framework that encourages innovation.
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What is it?
It's the Suzuki Swift Sport - a Suzuki Swift (very good too), with a dose of Sportiness. Not too much, mind: this isn't a GTi competitor, because that would be expensive and hard to insure. So it gets a 1.6-litre engine with 125bhp, 17-inch alloys, a 0-62mph time of 8.9sec and will cost near enough £11,500 when it goes on sale in October.
What's it like?
Very nice, as it happens. The regular Swift's a decent car: well built, looks good on the outside, is interesting and attractive inside. This Sport version just improves it for the keener driver. There's a sweet gearbox (though 4th to 5th balks), good throttle response and a very progressive clutch, so the drivetrain is peachily smooth. And although it's not fast, the Sport is reasonably brisk. The engine makes a decent noise at higher revs, too. All the more shame, then, that the pedals are hopelessly spaced for easy heel-and-toe downshifts. At pace, the steering is fairly weighty, with strong self-centring and slightly dull reactions, which is a pity given the rest of the controls are so positive. The Sport gets Monroe dampers and uprated springs and bushings. They tighten body control but, because the ride's still respectable, there are more body movements than the keenest drivers will want. Still, the Swift Sport is agile and grips well. An ESP system has also been developed specifically for this derivative that allows a decent amount of slip angle before gently interfering.


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bioZhena Corporation
Women's health electronic diagnostic technology (SaaS) platform introduced via FDA-cleared fertility monitor, ready-to-launch
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
- Location Fort Collins, CO, USA
- Currency USD
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website biozhena.com
Company Summary
Women's reproductive self-care in the Information Age
FDA-cleared first application means early revenues, profitability
Transformational technology platform will empower women & enable physicians to better manage women's healthcare from adolescence to menopause
The first app helps women to either conceive or avoid pregnancy without drugs or surgery, manage stress effects
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Business Plan-cum-PPM on request
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Founding CEO of bioZhena Corporation, as the developer of tissue-biosensing of folliculogenesis in vivo. He was a Senior Research Scientist at the pharmaceutical firm of WRL of Glaxo Wellcome (UK), specialized in exploratory research and interdisciplinary applications. He earned his PhD in physical chemistry-electrochemistry from the University of Southampton, UK and his Masters degree from Charles University in Prague. Pls email to schedule call
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Amina Ahmed remembers well leaving Kenya for the U.S. in 2005.
"That was one of the hardest things, leaving my dad behind. … I still have that picture of walking through the gate. … I was thinking, 'This is the last time I'm going to see him, ever,' " said Ahmed, a 24-year-old Somali woman.
She got off the plane in Iowa in December.
"That was the first time in my life I've ever seen snow. I saw it on TV. I didn't realize how cold it was," she said. "I'm wearing a small sweater. … And the cold, it just hits me. 'Whoa. What is this? Am I in a freezer?' "
Her family made a home in St. Cloud. Several years later, Ahmed reunited with her father in Africa.
"For a good minute I did not recognize my father. He was standing there smiling at me, and I'm over here like, 'Where's my father? Where's my dad?' … It took a minute for it to just kind of register. … My dad is not the person that cries because he's been through way more than I've been through. And we just cried," she said.
Eventually, her father was able to join the family in St. Cloud. Ahmed graduated from Apollo High School and later St. Cloud State University, with a degree in community health. She is completing a certification as a community health worker.
The experiences of separation, resettlement and reunion fuel her passion for her unique job as a community health worker at CentraCare Health, where she helps Somali patients in the obstetrics and pediatric and adolescent medicine clinic. Many of the families she guides are navigating the complicated U.S. health care system as brand-new residents..
Ahmed knows, from personal experience, that for Somali refugees and immigrants coming to Minnesota, the first year is the hardest.
"Everybody goes through that," she said. "It really is the hardest. But it gets better.
"I get it. When they come and they sit in front of me, and they tell me all this stuff they went through. They're like, 'Oh I've been here for three months and life is hard, and I don't know a way to get around.' And they just talk about all the struggles and how they don't understand the culture and how they don't speak the language. That is a big, big barrier, the language, the transportation. Back home, we could walk. … And they were familiar with this life."
The medical system refugees are used to is very different from what they encounter in the U.S.
"My whole job description is to help them navigate the health care system," she said, though she is not to be confused with a medical interpreter.
Ahmed has plenty to do. CentraCare can roughly track the number of Somali families that use an interpreter. Among obstetrics, women's health and pediatric patients where Ahmed works, 1,790 in-person interpreters for Somali were used in a six-month period.
The clinic where Ahmed works has had a community health worker for about two and a half years, said Sarah Schindler, director of CentraCare Pediatric and Allergy. Ahmed joined the clinic this summer, replacing a health worker who came to CentraCare on a short-term basis via a grant. Now CentraCare budgets for the position.
"(Community health workers) are such a trusted voice for the families," Schindler said. "It's a point of contact that is comfortable."
Her commitment comes from her own experiences.
"I remember how I felt. I felt lost," she said.
It can be as simple as getting to the appointment.
"I make sure they will have a ride that day. Because it's a big chunk of time for us. If they don't show up, we lose a lot of time where we could be seeing other people," she said.
"Most of the time, 90 percent of the time — this is just my calculation — they don't have rides set up," she said.
Ahmed will coordinate with programs that provide services to refugees, including Lutheran Social Services. She'll call patients a week ahead of an appointment, a day ahead, the day of — as well as talking to other agencies.
"My job is to make sure I get my patients here," she said. "Because of that contact from the beginning … we make this connection."
She'll coordinate with nurses, suggest urgent care or a walk-in clinic, if an issue arises.
"Just like any other mom, if their kid is not feeling well, they want their kids to be seen," she said.
They'll ask about county benefits, insurance or nutritional assistance, and she'll do what she can to help.
"Every day for me is an adventure," she said. "And I love it. … I have learned so much. People think I have the answers. No, I'm learning from everybody."
Some appointments are required as a condition of resettlement in the U.S. She helps the refugee and immigrant families get tested for diseases prevalent where they came from: tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis, lead levels and parasites.
She makes sure they understand to know how important it is to show up to an appointment, and to come ahead of time.
She helps families establish primary doctors. She knows that Somali patients can press 4 on an insurance hotline to get the instructions in Somali.
She'll hold their hands. She'll laugh through the sometimes uncomfortable process. She will joke with the families.
"It makes them feel comfortable," she said. "It builds trust." She also tries to empower the families, so they can navigate more independently.
"A big part of it is, where do you go, where do you shop? And if you go to the store, what do you buy?"
She told of one man who was given a list of supplies to get to prepare for a colonoscopy. He didn't know where to go to find them.
"He came to me," she said.
She said many of the Somali people are more comfortable asking her than another professional.
Ahmed also provides a bridge to Somali culture for providers.
"I've got providers calling me all the time," she said.
Schindler said she's seen the impact learning even a few short Somali phrases can have on patients. It shows that the doctors and nurses care.
"They light up," she said.
Ahmed, too, does her best to help people feel comfortable.
"For me, I'm like a natural. I can meet you today and speak like I've known you my whole life," she said. "That's kind of one of my things."
Schindler agrees.
"She is very open, very transparent. Her focus is on the family and really providing them with the best possible care and experience," she said.
Ahmed is the only one of her kind at CentraCare. She stresses the need for more community health workers, for everyone, not just Somali families.
"I see the difference, when they show up for appointments here, and they feel welcome … and respected," she said.
She has tried to talk to her Somali friends about going into the community health worker field, as well as recruiting Somali nurses and doctors.
"Because I see the difference when I help these families. … I notice they show up to their appointments more. They actually feel welcomed here and they feel like CentraCare cares about them," she said.
"I get people from other clinics calling me asking for my help," she said.
"We need more in St. Cloud. We need more for everybody," she said. "We all need guidance, because it's complicated."
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U.S.-Russia Peer-to-Peer Project: Developing Systems to Support the Employment and Community Inclusion of Young Adults with Disabilities
Creates virtual and in-person platforms for dialogues between professionals and parents who support young adults with disabilities in Russia and the U.S. The goal is to develop opportunities and strategies for inclusive community employment and living (independent or semi-independent housing and community participation/ leisure activities) for young adults with disabilities in both countries. The collaboration will include electronic exchanges on inclusive community employment and living. There will be dual person-to-person exchanges between Russia and the U.S. (including conferences in each country) and dialogues about how culture affects community inclusion in both countries. The project will form learning communities to serve as resources for successful transition approaches and strategies, author a guide outlining key practical steps for inclusive employment and community living, and create online modules on these areas that will be available in both countries.


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About the NEW-DAYLITE RF EMF/EMR Blocking Net Fabric
YSHIELD NEW-DAYLITE is a highly transparent polyester fabric with silver plated copper fibers. It can block, reflect and divert 99.7 % (-25 dB) of the RF(Radio Frequency)/MW(Microwave) EMF/EMR(Electromagnetic Fields/Electromagnetic Radiation) directed to it. The fabric does not block ELF magnetic fields from electric cabinets/equipment and power lines). The YSHIELD NEW-DAYLITE is perfect to be sewed into a RF blocking curtain or RF blocking bed canopies. It is washable, easy for sewing but delicate.
- Composition: 78% polyester, 21% Copper, 1% Silver
- Weight: 65 g/m2
- Roll Width: 260 cm
- Colors: White
- RF Blocking: 99.7 % at 1GHz (-25dB)
- Made In Switzerland
- Sent from the EU
All our RF blocking fabrics are cut off a large roll of fabric according to customer specifications. We are sorry, but return of these items is not possible.
- Delivery will be done from Germany using DHL PREMIUM
- Tax may be subjected according to your country laws
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RF Blocking demo - 2016 - https://youtu.be/S-S58Jj2IG0
- Can block 99.7% of the RF at 1GHz (-25dB) - Tested according to ASTM D4935-10, IEEE Std 299-2006, IEEEE Std 1128-1998, ASTM A698/A698M-07
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- Flexible
- Can be reused many times, for different needs.
- Durable
- Cleaning using "Gentle Cycle" at 30°C in a washing machine a; with special washing detergent TEXCARE.
- Certificates: Öko-Tex 100 and 1000
- YSHIELD NEW-DAYLITE is perfect to be sewed into a RF blocking curtain or RF blocking bed canopies
- Apply the YSHIELD NEW-DAYLITE on walls as a temp RF blocker
- No need to ground the YSHIELD NEW-DAYLITE (it should not be grounded)
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- Can be purchased in width of 260cm only and in minimum length of 100cm
- RF Blocking ability is largely dependable on the design of the application
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So this is about my teenage crush and singer and musician and actor and so much more. Not many people know but this amazing Oscar Winning actor also has a band called 30 Seconds to Mars which I have loved and adored since Eleventh Grade, thanks to a friend who introduced it to me. I was so crazy, I used to download pictures of him off the internet and make it my wallpaper and even put it up as my cover picture on FB. I have been obsessed with several such figures until it all ended suddenly.
So what about him?
Well he's most definitely one of the most amazing musicians around and his videos really talk to you. They are so powerful and creative, I am just dying to see him live someday. Not just his videos, but even the instrumental music the band creates is beyond awesome. You must check out some of his videos. Here are some of my favourite ones:
You must have seen him in Dallas Buyers' Club and I need not delve upon his amazing performance in that movie. Another great movie you should watch, if you haven't yet, is 'Requiem for a Dream'. The following is not an official trailer but it will give you an idea. And also, if you loved Trainspotting, you will definitely like this one!
Moving on, it's hard to comprehend how one person can manifest so many different kinds of talents. And here we are, trying to sort out life, to appreciate and respect those who manage to get so far, and sometimes be a little jealous too. Having said that, I cannot wait for Suicide Squad to come out. I am sure he will make Ledger proud! 😀


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Kid Sized
Have you ever thought back to your childhood? Take a minute to visit your memories. The times when you didn't have to do anything, the world was new, and every day was a new adventure, so much better than having to go to school from 8-3 AND DEALING WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO JUST MAKE YOUR WHOLE LIFE MISERABLE! I HATE MY… uh, I mean, yes, a lot of people are in a hurry to grow up, but really, what's the rush. You only have one childhood; you must enjoy it while you still can. I know this kid named, well, Kid, certainly knows how to rock his youth.
So, there was an 8 year old, Kid, who was walking around the park like any other child would. Just then he found a perfect person to make trouble with, Poor Man. "Ha ha, this looks like a dope who can get tricked by a flea, I'm going to need a bucket of Yak's milk and a whoopee cushion".
So, Poor Man adored the fall weather, as he was whacking a log with a stick. "You have out smarted me for the last time you stupid flea!", shouted Poor Man, but then he heard a cry for help, "Don't worry little kid, I'm coming to get help!".
Poor Man then grabbed a basket as a helmet, and used the stick as a sword. "I'm going in!", shouted Poor Man as he charged, but then Poor Man ran into a tree.
"Ugh, somebody put that there", said Poor Man dizzily, then noticed Kid with a whoopee cushion, then Kid squeezed it, squirting yak milk in his face.
Poor Man was soaked! He hasn't been this humiliated since yesterday! "Ha ha, got you loser", teased Kid, "Maybe you should stick to the dog pound".
Poor Man is now enraged. So, Poor Man grabbed Kid by the shirt and pinned him on a tree. "Where is your parents!", demanded Poor Man.
An hour later, Poor Man was dragging Kid to a house by his neighborhood, and knocked on the door. So, a man answered. "Hello, my name is Mr. Stern, how may I help… what are you doing with my kid. You're one of those kidnappers are you!?".
"Oh, no, no, no!", Poor Man tried to explain, but he was too late as Mr. Stern just punched him in the nose! "Wow, that hurt, look, your kid just squirted Yak's milk all over me! And, do you know a doctor, I think it's bleeding".
"Oh, so sorry sir", apologized Mr. Stern, but then he stomped his foot, "And that's for tugging his shirt, it's made of imported fibers, anyway, Kid, I shall bring you inside to discuss your punishment".
"Ok dad", said Kid gloomily, but as Mr. Stern left, Kid tackled Poor Man and held him by the neck.
"Look, you think you won going to my dad, you think you could outsmart me, well, I'm 8 and I'm smarter than you, and I'll tell you this, I will get you, and when I do, you will wish your poor sap of a mother never gave birth to you", threatened Kid as he started walking inside, "Watch your back".
Poor Man, who just got beaten up, said, "I don't think I'll send Christmas cards to this family".
So, Poor Man was walking home, with a tissue up his nose, when suddenly a truck came driving down the hill, barely missing Poor Man, and when it crashed into a boulder, luckily no one was driving, so it must've been pushed. Bad thing, is that if it was been pushed, they were trying to hit something, someone, Poor Man. So, a frightened Poor Man probed the truck, and what scared him was the company the truck was delivering for. "Kid's Toys Incorporated", stuttered Poor Man, just then he noticed an angry guy walking towards him.
"Hey, did you push my truck!?", demanded the Man.
"Oh no, far from that, you see, someone pushed it and tried to get me, it was an 8 year old ki8d with a brain smarter than an average college student, and he's trying to assassinate me, and".
But as Poor Man was rambling, he noticed, surprisingly, that the driver didn't believe him. "You need help man", said the Driver as he clenched his fist, "Now, this'll only hurt a lot".
So, Poor Man came home, wanting to lie down, because he had a long and incredibly painful day. So, Poor Man took a nap, but, that's when things started to get crazy. Poor Man was on a giant waffle, playing with a bunch of flowers, when suddenly, somebody took a bite of the giant waffle, and Poor Man watched in astonishment when he saw an even bigger Kid eating the waffle. He nibbled slowly, and slowly Poor man will run out of waffle and he will either fall in the hands of Kid, or fall! Then, right when Kid took the last bite, Poor Man was falling, when Kid caught him and put him in a far, and then he noticed Panda King, Rabbit King, and Snake King looking out the window. Poor Man called for help, but the jar was soundproof, then, Panda King, Rabbit King, and Snake King turned into dolls, which Kid then grabbed, stuffed them into a toy box, and grabbed the jar, about to put him under the bed. Poor Man screamed as everything went dark. Then, Poor Man found himself drowning in a lake, as Kid was on a boat, driving away, laughing. "I told you that you should've watched your back!", shouted Kid as the boat grew out of sight and Poor Man was completely submerged.
Then, Poor Man woke up, and realized that the lake was really his sweat. "Wow, must've been a nightmare", said Poor Man, "Ugh, pretty intense for a Poor Man cartoon, but I got time to break the fourth wall later, I got to get Kid out of my life before that really does happen".
So, Poor Man thought on how he can do so. As embarrassing as it is to admit, Kid is a much stronger opponents then him. Why you may ask? HAVE YOU BEEN READING BEFORE, HE ALMOST GOT HIT MY A TRUCK! So, Poor Man decided that maybe a waffle might spark his one brain cell. But, when he opened the cabinet, there was Kid, who then electrified Poor Man with a shock pen, got out, smashed his toaster against some dishes, and ran out of the house. And when Poor Man looked inside, there was nothing, not even a single waffle.
The following is a phone call recorded by the police
Operator: This following is being recorded by the police, how may I help you?
Poor Man: This is an emergency, give me the police now!
Operator: Police? Ok, sure! Let me just get to them
(Phone rings) Operator: Oh, hello? Oh, hi Margaret, eh, nothing much, just working with some idiot with an emergency.
Poor Man: HEY, SHUT UP! GET ME TO THE POLICE NOW! I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY MARGARET! I NEED POLICE NOW! I'VE BEEN ROBBED AND THREATENED, SO TELL YOUR MARGERET TO BOTHER PEOPLE SOMEOTHER TIME!
30 minutes later: Poor Man: Hello, I'd like to try again, this is an emergency, give me the, wait, come in, it's open, uh, who are you. What's that, you're name is Margaret. Oh Spoiled Turnips… AHHH! HELP! I'M BEING BEATEN UP BY A WOMAN! HELP! HOW DID YOU EVEN FIND ME!? AH!
Operator: I'm sorry, I do not speak Spanish, please call later
Poor Man: NOOO!
(Call Ended)
So, the police didn't help, Poor Man got beaten up by 3 people in one day. Kid is starting to ruin his life… more! "Oh, what could make this worst!?", cried Poor Man, but when he heard snapping, he shouted, "GO AWAY!".
After a beating from the Zebra Gangsters, Poor Man was sitting in his Time Out corner only in his underwear thanks to the zebra gangsters. "Now sit here and think about what you've done", said the chief as he walked away with a bag.
But, before the zebra gangsters left, Poor Man got an idea. "Wait!", shouted Poor Man, "How do you get people to follow your orders and not let them run over you?".
"Oh, easy, I beat them up", replied the chief, "And Clio here robs them of their clothes".
"He's sick, but he's Clio", said Isaac.
"Besides that", said Poor Man, "What makes you so flawless?".
"Hm, Poor Man, add that to the calendar, that was your biggest word yet!", teased the chief, "Anyway, it's coolness. We just snap. If you do anything while snapping you can do anything. That's how we do things".
"Ok, how do you snap?", asked Poor Man.
"Don't ask me, we have no idea how it's even possible, we have hooves!", yelled the chief, "Figure it out, and put on some clothes".
So they left, and Poor Man put on a shirt and pants, and then said, "Ok, snapping, I just got to think cool thoughts".
So, Poor Man stared at the wall for 3 hours. Nothing happened, but 4 hours later, he got it! Poor Man then snapped, and then he said, "I'm cool, I'm bad, I can't do it".
But, Poor Man then said, "Wait, maybe if I get a lock of their fur and then I'll become cool, but how am I going to do it?".
So, it was night time, there were two more close calls, one with an angry beaver and another with Poor Man's bedroom filling with yogurt, and Poor Man decided to do it. So, he clambered on to the top of a house, over the alley here the zebra gangsters sleep, and he tied a string around himself, and using it as a bungee cord he flung himself off, and used scissors to cut a lock of hair off of the chief, then he climbed up victorious and put it in his pocket. He suddenly felt like he could anything. It was working! He was going to stand up to Kid and save his own life. So, it was morning, and Kid woke up to play ball, so he went to his dad. "Dad, do you want to play ball?", asked Kid.
"I'm sorry son, I'm way to busy, I got a teleconference with two thirds of the Yarn companies in Congo", explained Mr. Stern, "Now, Kid, have you sent your application to your new high school?".
"Dad, I was thinking that maybe I could stay where I'm at, it's hard enough fitting in as an 8 year old in 8th grade".
"Ha, that won't help your future, the only reason for life is work, and you are the only one not to be spoiled by having free time, now, study your square roots, or you will have no supper for the next week".
"Yes dad", mumbled a broken hearted Kid.
So, Mr. Stern left and Kid sat on the ground. Then, Poor Man climbed over the fence with a pair of sunglasses and he was snapping. "Hey, Kid, give me your money", said Poor Man, "Or stop bugging me, or I'm going to smack you with a tea leaf".
"A tea leaf?", asked Kid.
"Yea, I'm going to smack you with a tea leaf if you don't leave me alone", said Poor Man, "Because I'm bad, give me your money".
"Poor Man, you're kind of scaring me", stuttered Kid, "Looks like my Toxic Fumes got released in his room early".
"I'm cool", said Poor Man, "I'm bad".
The wind then blew at Poor Man, blowing away the lock of fur he collected, but he didn't seem to notice. "You can't touch this, and I work strictly cash, and I'm going to smack you with a tea leaf".
Kid then rolled his eyes and said, "I had enough of this".
"I said I'm cool!", yelled Poor Man, "I'm".
"Who said that", asked Poor Man, right before he heard some more snapping!
Then, the zebra gangsters popped out of the bushes, and the chief, with a Band Aid wrapped around his tail, charged up to Poor Man and said, "What did you do to my tail, I woke up with 2 of my stripes missing!".
"Oh, that explains the extra coloring", stuttered Poor Man, but then remembered his coolness, "Now, go away before I whack you with a tea leaf".
"That is it, I'm going to knock the cool right out of you!", shouted the chief, with the other zebra gangsters restraining him, "Fine, I'm cool".
"I'm bad", finished Poor Man, when the zebra gangster chief tried to charge at him again.
"We'll all be cool, and I'll only beat you mildly if you give me my fur back, and Isaac can surgically put my tail back together".
Then Isaac pulled out a role of tape and said, "Easy as rocket science".
"Ok sure, fell lucky I didn't get all tea leaf on you", replied Poor Man, but when he reached inside his pocket, all he felt was some lint, a paperclip, and a piece of ham, "Uh oh, you see, I seemed to have lost that fur, so, would you take a ham?".
The chief was enraged. "IT WAS HIS FAULT!", shouted Poor Man as he was pointing at Kid, "HE THREATENED ME SO I HAD TO STEAL A LOCK OF YOUR FUR TO GAIN COOLNESS, PLEASE DON'T WHACK ME WITH A TEA LEAF, I LIED, I DON'T EVEN HAVE A TEA LEAF, I DON'T EVEN DRINK TEA!".
Doug then whispered something in the chief's ear, then the chief said, "Both of your faults, huh?".
So, an hour passes and Kid and Poor Man were tied with tape against each other. "We'll let you go when my tail grows back!", shouted the chief, "Let's go boys, we're cool, Ow, we're bad, Ow, we're, Ow!".
"I'm sorry Poor Man", apologized Kid, "I just needed entertainment, father is always working and you're the closest thing to a friend I ever had, if you don't want to see me again, I understand".
Poor Man was touched, but then he said, "Yes, I don't want to see you again, but since we're tied up, might as well become friends".
"Friends?", offered Kid.
"Friends", replied Poor Man, but then Kid pulled out a pocket knife and cut his way out.
"We're free!", cheered Poor Man, "What do you want to do now, buddy".
"Let's play a game", offered Kid.
"Sure, but you're going down".
"Nope, the other way around", said Kid as he pulled out a remote and pushed a big red button, revealing a trap door right below Poor Man.
As Poor Man was falling, he shouted, "I REGRET NOTHING! Ow, seriously, gravel, isn't that a bit harsh?".
"You're not very smart are you!?", called Kid, "Heh, loser".
"Can you at least make me some tea!?", asked Poor Man.
The End
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Video: Arsenal loanee Wojciech Szczesny has his own talk show at Roma
As Roma put it on Twitter: Kimmel. Colbert. Corden... Szczesny.
As a new way for Roma's international fans to gain a greater insight into the lives of their players, the Serie A club thought it was a good idea to start up a chat show hosted by on-loan Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
The Polish shot-stopper, who quickly developed a joker reputation in the Gunners' dressing room – perhaps to his detriment where Arsene Wenger was concerned – has been interviewing different Roma players every day until Saturday this week.
In his debut episode, the 27-year-old spoke to reported Chelsea transfer target Radja Nainggolan primarily about his hair, then tested the patience of "nicest man in football" candidate Mo Salah. Most recently it was Netherlands international Kevin Strootman who got the Szczesny treatment.
First question: why doesn't he follow his host on Twitter? Let the squirming commence.
- Video: Bolton youngster Matt Fearnley scores second halfway line goal in two months
- Ex-Bayern defender Robert Kovac catches attacker who robbed pensioner


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Chris Violence
Chris Violence and Jon DuBose were more than happy to divulge the ideology behind making amazing music on their own terms. The two of them have worked together in various projects since 1991, including a band named Cessation Of Life where Jon was a founding member. Chris left the band after eighteen years for personal reasons, but they both love reflecting back upon almost two decades of memories. As with any band, playing lives shows is undeniably one of the best parts of being a professional musician. Cessation Of Life played countless venues and opened up for a large number of bands, including Testament. However, Chris enjoyed playing smaller venues within the United States such as Mid-America. To him, the fans seemed more eager to hear a heavy metal show and were more apt to party really hard afterwards (as that was appealing to Chris back in those days). "I always liked going to and playing gigs at the Coconut Teazer in Hollywood," recalls Jon, "I don't think it's there anymore but I loved the atmosphere there."
Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Ozzy [Osbourne], Dio, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Megadeth and so on." Jon, like Chris, was always a fan of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath. He also listened to lots of punk bands as well as Yes, Rush, Kansas, Styx (70s era), and NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) bands like Saxon, Def Leppard, and Diamond Head; progressive metal and rock have become part of Jon's influences over the past few years. With such heavy and varied musical influences, it is no wonder that their own music is so creative.
Because they were seasoned musicians, they elected to bypass the whole process of finding a record label and utilized the Internet and social media as outlets for recording, production, and self – promotion. As a matter of fact, the band did not physically come together to do any recording whatsoever. With Chris, Jon, and Monkey in separate states in the U.S. and Jamie in Australia, they utilized the World Wide Web and shared music files back and forth in order to get the job done. To date, the band has released the single "Zombie Attack" and a full length album titled American Ripper that can be downloaded for free at http://www.chrisviolence.com. Listening to the new music nobody would ever guess how it came to be; it sounds as if it were recorded in a professional studio.
So what is next for the band? Why, more albums, of course. According to Chris, "Jon has recorded around 30-40 minutes worth of new music that is being developed with vocals. As for his writing, one song is complete with vocals and has been sent to Jamie Page for a guitar solo. I am working on an epic 20+ minute song that Jon wrote; originally it was to be cut into 5 pieces and still might be, not sure. It features a guitar solo by Maxxxwell Carlisle of Hellion. Needless to say, I have a lot of work to do vocally." With no one to answer to but themselves, the band works on their own timetable. American Ripper took the better part of a year to complete, but for these guys quality is far more important to them than quantity. As it stands, they have no plans to change their recording and promotion techniques. Like the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Chris Violence can be an inspiration to other bands out there with similar circumstances. If they were to have a personal motto, it would probably be along the lines of: Never let anything stand in the way of doing what you love.
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The first song on the album, the title track "American Ripper", is nothing less than good old fashioned thrash at its best. Monkey had to do some serious warm up exercises before playing this one, as all four limbs worked overtime on those drums. Guitars were on point, with this being one of four songs featuring Jamie Page on lead guitar, and Jon's bass line was killer. Chris has the perfect vocal pitch for thrash and holds nothing back. Song 2 - "Soft Mothers Embrace" and song 3 - "Anatidaephobia" are just as thrashlicious (yes, I invented that), with a slight hint of death metal incorporated into "Soft Mothers Embrace" by periodic low growls from Chris. "The Working Dead", the seventh track on the album, is a beautiful combination of thrash, doom, and death. It is also the perfect choice to have as the final song.
The other three tracks: "Down The Hall" (song 4), "Burning Children" (song 5), and "Fuck Shit Up" (song 6) all have Jamie Page on lead guitar. These three also lean more toward the progressive and doom metal side of the album, while still retaining thrash and death elements. Jon's bass is a little more amplified, adding a richer sound and a heaviness that I feel was necessary for these three tracks in particular because of the message they are conveying. I would also like to note that these are the longest songs on the album and I, for one, always appreciate musical shifts and instrumental solos which these do contain. Jamie cranks out a ripping guitar solo on "Fuck Shit Up", while "Burning Children" and "Down The Hall" also have solos but take on a slightly different tone. "Burning Children" has an impactful message, one that I am not going to tell you, as you will need to hear it for yourself. What I will tell you is that Jamie and Jon really stand out on this track. It is 10:35 of some of the best playing I have ever heard.
My favorite track on the album is "Down The Hall". The second longest song at 7:54 long, it contains everything I love about a great metal song. First and foremost the lyrics are about death, which is always a plus. Chris demonstrates his vocal talent very well throughout the entire track. Monkey is yet again consistent with his drumming techniques, and Jamie has a screaming solo that packs a big punch. I was most impressed with bassist Jon, who really shined on this particular song. His playing grabbed my attention the first time I listened to the album, and he really outdid himself here.
The time and effort the guys put into this album were not in vain. In my opinion, American Ripper is nothing short of a masterpiece and is an essential addition to anyone's collection. You can download the album by visiting either http://www.chrisviolence.com or http://chrisviolence.bandcamp.com. There is a "name your price" option, and I strongly urge everyone to support the band and contribute something as a token of appreciation for all their hard work.
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You might know how to build a great product—and how to nurture customers. But do you know how to take your business to the next level?
As an independent travel advisor, it's important to go beyond the destination and product knowledge courses. Savvy up on the other skills that play a big role in your career: running a successful business.
Have a plan.
It's difficult to run a successful business if you don't have a clear definition or measure of success along the way. Have a detailed plan in place for your business—and get it in writing. Your plan should clearly state your mission, describe your target, establish measurable goals and set deadlines for milestones along the way.
Measure your success.
In other words: Do you have metrics in place for your business? A business metric is a quantifiable measure used to track and assess the status of a specific business process or goal. Each area of business—marketing, sales, customer loyalty and retention, financial and more—should have specific performance metrics that should be monitored.
Determine the right metrics. It helps to ask yourself what will most affect your business in the next year, what your specific revenue objectives are, and what criteria are essential for success.
Keep networking.
You've heard it before: It's not what you know, but who. Networking is a great way to tap into advice and expertise from industry professionals, and it could open new business opportunities, clients and partnerships. Join networking groups and attend industry-specific events and trade shows—and read up on perfecting your networking skills.
Have a reserve.
Yes: You must spend money to make money. But don't waste money or energy—and run as lean as you can. Mistakes happen, and luck isn't always on your side. Having a reserve will help get you through the tough times.
Know what's working for you.
In the business world, you're always on your toes. Constantly revisit your business plan, metrics and goals—and make any needed adjustments. If something isn't working for you, change it.
You need more than financial resources to run a successful business; you also need educational and human resources. Here are a few websites to help you stay on track.
- SCORE offers free, confidential business advice. The nonprofit association's network of 11,000 working and retired business professionals volunteer to support small business owners. | www.score.org
- Small Business Administration is a great resource for facts, information and education. | www.sba.gov
- LivePlan could help you create a business plan to set your business on the right track, for a small monthly fee. | www.liveplan.com
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Hello! My name's Cris, and I'm just an everyday guy who tends to fall into the pleasantries of writing fictional tales nearly all the time! I usually write short fictional stories about humanity, wondrous places and times, and pretty much anything that I draw inspiration from at the moment. I also tend to write best when listening to instrumental music, and will usually rewrite and correct a single piece for weeks before deeming it truly finished, no matter how short it may be. Anyway, I also appreciate kind advice from more experienced and skilled writers any time, so yeah!
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Resilient File System (ReFS), codenamed "Protogon", is a Microsoft proprietary file system introduced with Windows Server 2012 with the intent of becoming the "next generation" file system after NTFS.
There have been some work on it but I don't think there are fully working reader implementations, AFAIK.
So far I've setup a VM with a second 1GB disk in raw format. I can run commands on it from my linux host with winexe (eg format command and file operations). I can then analyse and diff the image between operation.
Joachim Metz has started documenting a lot of the internal data structures and has some code to analyse them.
- https://github.com/libyal/libfsrefs
- https://github.com/libyal/libfsrefs/blob/master/documentation/Resilient%20File%20System%20(ReFS).pdf
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Looking for mad skills in:
filesystem linux reversing
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