text:
Tablets and cloud storage seem like a marriage made in heaven, but it takes third-party apps to bring them together
Tablet computing is a decade-old technology, but one that lay buried since users rejected Microsoft's "heavy OS" approach a while back. A year ago, Apple's iPad resurrected the tablet computing concept, delivering a lightweight sheet of computational glass with a pleasant, responsive user interface and a blizzard of applications. Users love it, and now a barrage of wannabe tablets are flooding the marketplace. All do reasonably well at the four applications users access most: Web, email, books, and media. And the half million or so apps in the collective app stores of Apple, Android, and BlackBerry would seem to fill every conceivable mobile need.
But users, particularly business users, want more. They want to throw away their laptop computers, or at least drag them out less often. InfoWorld.com's Galen Gruman has proclaimed that these devices will become the main computing device for most workers, and recently one mobile device management company declared the laptop is dead, based on the meteoric increase in tablet offerings. The statement may be premature, given that Google's Android 3.0 ("Honeycomb") OS has yet to appear commercially, and planned tablets from the likes of Hewlett-Packard and RIM depend on proprietary, unproven operating systems. Still, it's clear that huddled users are yearning to be laptop-free.
[ Find out how vendors' furious tablet jockeying is really a battle for the future of computing in Galen Gruman's "What the 'tablet wars' are really all about." | Discover InfoWorld's picks for the best iPad office apps. | Keep up on key mobile developments and insights with Mobilize newsletter. ]
Unfortunately, a laptop is still de rigueur if you want to do anything that involves moving files around. That's because file management remains a serious soft spot in today's tablet products. Syncing files between a user's desktop and a tablet's file system can be a tedious exercise. It's worse when the tablet lacks even the idea of a file system, which is the case with the iPad (which instead treats files as a component of each application's work space). The default way on the iPad for moving files in and out is a Rube Goldberg nightmare, involving iTunes, cables, and many, many clicks -- or routing everything as email attachments.
By contrast, Android apps can share files with each other; the OS gives apps the ability to traverse the entire underlying device file system, although its default behavior is to keep files private. This approach is much more amenable to cloud storage interaction.
Unless you think outside the box and tap into the cloud -- stash your files in cloud storage, from which you pluck them to work and to which you push them when done. Then everything syncs everywhere, so your changes are immediately reflected on your tablet, your desktop, and your boss's desktop.
Alas, the cloud-tablet marriage hasn't worked out that smoothly, largely because tablet OS makers seem to have not considered cloud storage in their designs. Third-party services and applications are filling the void, helping users juggle a huge variety of file formats and object types. But tablet OS makers offer little or no built-in cloud support, which is holding back ubiquitous cloud adoption.
The problem is not just with Apple's iPad. Despite having a year or more of iPad experience to factor into their own development, the iPad's competing OS developers also haven't addressed this problem directly. Google's Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" edition, HP's WebOS for its forthcoming TouchPad, RIM's QNX-based BlackBerry Tablet OS for its forthcoming PlayBook, and Canonical's imminent multitouch Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" all appear to lack specific cloud support.
The cloud storage apps step into the breach Back at the dawn of the iPad (less than a year ago, believe it or not), Apple fan Robert Mozayeni queried Apple CEO Steve Jobs by email: "...I was wondering if there was any way to get my documents onto my iPad, through either iWork.com or iDisk?"
"Yes," replied Jobs, without elaboration. Apple did deliver on that implicit promise for both its still-beta iWork.com collaboration site and the MobileMe cloud service's iDisk virtual disk feature.
Alas, poor Mozayeni neglected to tell Jobs that he wanted to put the documents back after editing them on the iPad. Apple didn't deliver that capability until the November iOS 4.2 update, and in any event, the trick only works for subscribers of Apple's $99-per-year MobileMe service. Apple provides no interface to other cloud storage services -- you need an app for that.
There are in fact apps for that, with innovative solutions providing both an alternative to MobileMe's annual subscription and functionality beyond Apple's meagre MobleMe/iPad sync capability. These products cover a wide range of capabilities and prices, with a visible trend toward extra-cost business-class features such as collaboration, encryption, support for multiple users, reporting, group permissions, and rebranding.
These mobile cloud services predate the current tablet craze, by dint of being launched two or more years ago to provide convenient file sharing among desktop users or to deliver bulk enterprise-class cloud storage. They've also been serving cloud storage capabilities to smartphones. As a result, numerous developers have incorporated access to these third-party services in their smartphone apps, many of which also run on tablets.
The cloud storage service providers include big guns such as Amazon.com's Simple Storage Service (S3), Apple's MobileMe, Google's Google Docs, Microsoft's Live Mesh/SkyDrive, and Rackspace's Cloud Files. Users generally don't interact directly with these providers from their tablets, but instead work with an intermediate provider such as Box.net, Dropbox, JungleDisk, Soonr, and Spot Documents. Some intermediaries also offer their own apps for iOS and Android devices, and there are several cross-cloud storage apps, such as CloudConnect Pro and SMEStorage. Plus, there are third-party apps that give tablet users access to SharePoint document collections.
Most apps are free, but you must pay a subscription to get access to the best cloud services. Although there are free teaser subscriptions available, tablet users seeking to make cloud storage their tablets' "hard drives" will need an intermediate plan that costs $5 to $20 per month for its larger storage capacity and file transfer budgets, advanced sharing capabilities, plug-in applications, and business-friendly features.
All the cloud services apps let you perform essential cloud functions from a tablet: download files from the cloud or -- in the iPad's case -- open files from the cloud directly into compatible applications (such as Quickoffice and Documents to Go), and push files back to the cloud when necessary. Thus, you'll want to use apps that all work with the same cloud storage service; Apple's iWork suite only works with its own MobileMe service, for example. You can also access the cloud file system from Mac, Linux, and Windows desktops, or via a Web portal. Some also have apps for specific smartphone platforms, such as Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone.
Advanced capabilities vary by vendor. One trend is to support plug-in "cloud apps" to augment a provider's services by connecting it to other platforms or data sources. For example, a LinkedIn cloud app might streamline file sharing with specified LinkedIn associates. Another trend is the use of data compression and deduplication to reduce the volume of synchronized data, speeding the file-transfer process (key on relatively slow 3G networks). Compression ratios of 10:1 or better can be obtained on many data types.
The best tablet cloud services for business Tablet cloud storage addresses one key requirement businesses crave: control over their data. Cloud storage can be backed up en masse, preserving valuable business information no matter what platform it originates from.
Beyond backup and security, the most requested features by business users -- according to cloud storage vendors' own "vote for features" pages -- are collaboration capabilities: multiple accounts, user groups, fine-grained permission controls, file locking, and version control.
No single provider delivers all of these features. In its team edition, Dropbox (one of the most widely adopted services) lets users create a group service for five or more members, with a shared storage pool and individual quotas, centralized administration, access logging, and the ability to retrieve previous versions of a file. The team package costs less than an equivalent number of individual user accounts.
Box.net's Business and Enterprise offering sports similar features and additional collaboration capabilities, including fine-grained permissions control for arbitrary user groups, audit reporting, and custom branding. The latter feature is especially helpful when sharing content with external partners, by making data ownership more visible.
Ironically, Google offers no specific Google Docs app for either tablets or phones, opting to deliver a cross-platform mobile-optimized Web portal instead. However, all Google services, including Google Docs, support open APIs that let third parties build apps to access files stored on it; Documents to Go, GoodReader, and Quickoffice all connect to Google Docs this way.
Keeping cloud-stored data secure Business users like what they see with tablet cloud capabilities, but want specific security features, such as encryption and two-factor authentication, that aren't usually part of basic cloud products and apps.
Entry-level cloud services don't generally offer any security beyond a basic user ID and password. Data transfers and cloud storage are both unencrypted. Most cloud services, at least in their business offerings, encrypt data during transmission, usually via the SSL/TLS (HTTPS) protocol. (Dropbox is an exception: It encrypts even free account data transfers via SSL.)
But data residing on the provider's servers could be vulnerable in the event a user account -- or the provider itself -- is compromised. Businesses can always encrypt data at the client end to ensure security, but then they must manage a key distribution process to share files with other users. This also defeats the compression and deduplication feature offered by some cloud providers.
An alternative is provider-implemented "at rest" encryption. Amazon.com's S3 service supports this capability, with user-generated secret keys that Amazon.com stores on behalf of the client. This lets Amazon.com implement compression and deduplication while adding an at-rest encryption layer. Any intermediary provider, such as Dropbox and Spot Documents, running Amazon.com's S3 as a back end can provide this encryption for its users. Some intermediary providers implement their own encryption and escrow the user's secret keys themselves. For example, Box.net offers 256-bit AES encryption with its enterprise-class service.
A concern businesses must address with all at-rest encryption methods is who at the provider has access to at-rest encryption keys. Insider privacy breaches are not uncommon, so business customers naturally want assurances that their at-rest data is protected from interlopers. Alas, no cloud provider seems to address this issue in its published privacy policies, which generally speak to only the privacy of personal data collected for individual user identification and billing.
Box.net CEO Aaron Levie makes verbal assurances, even though the service's published policy doesn't address the issue: "Because we are a cloud-based service, we store the encryption keys so customers are able to retrieve their data from any device, once authenticated. Only based on an explicit customer request or authorization can data be accessed from the service." Other providers were unwilling to discuss their internal encryption procedures.
Businesses also seek extra control over who has access to their mobility clouds. One way providers deliver this control is via LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) connectors, which link to business-owned authentication servers. These servers, in turn, can require multifactor authentication, such as biometrics or security tokens. No cloud provider currently offers direct multifactor authentication, although last fall Google added two-factor authentication to Google Apps, via an SMS code transmitted to a user's mobile device.
When they come together, tablets and clouds will be the new style of computing Given the nearly instant acceptance of tablets by users and the rapid infiltration of businesses by tablets, it seems sure that the new computing paradigm is worth considering. Whether tablets ultimately displace laptops depends a lot on tablet OS makers and their ability to smoothly integrate devices with cloud storage. Ideally you'd just pull up the "cloud storage" panel on your tablet, select one or more cloud providers, and treat them like disks in the sky from any and all applications. Until that happens, users must continue to deal with a patchwork of third-party apps and cloud intermediaries.
But that's still better than syncing files over a USB cable or managing files as email attachments.
This story, "The iPad data dilemma: Where cloud storage can help," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Follow the latest developments in mobile technology and cloud computing at InfoWorld.com. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.
Read more about mobilize in InfoWorld's Mobilize Channel.
This story, "The iPad data dilemma: Where cloud storage can help" was originally published by InfoWorld.


text:
Vampire Scar Repair
If you suffer from facial scars – for example, those caused by accidents, surgical procedures, and even acne – you may think that you have to deal with the proverbial cards that have been handed to you. However, there is an innovative new treatment out there that isn't just effective at minimizing the appearance of scars; it can help eliminate them altogether.
And you have Count Dracula to thank for that.
A couple of years ago, the Vampire Facelift became one of the hottest facial treatments to request at the Fountain of Youth Medical Spa in Victoria, Texas. The Vampire Facelift utilized the healing and restorative powers of an individual's own […]

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Image: Wilde et al.
A rock found in the Australian desert nearly 20 years ago has yielded the oldest-known zircon crystal on the earth. In today's issue of Nature, Simon Wilde of Curtin University in Western Australia and his co-workers report that the composition of this ancient crystal offers new ideas about the state of our planet 4.4 billion years ago. Indeed, they found high oxygen isotope ratios and enriched levels of light rare-earth elements caught in the zircons latticeindicating that when it crystallized, the earth had already separated into different kinds of crust. The zircons likeliest parent rock is a granite, formed from magma contaminated by melted continental crust sediments.
Moreover, the isotope and element ratios suggest that this parent rock was created on an earth that had standing wateroceans that may have harbored life. Such conditions are generally thought to have appeared millions of years later, in no small part because the earth was bombarded by meteorites until about 3.9 billion years ago. Based on the new evidence, however, Wilde and his colleagues conjecture that earlier transient oceans may have allowed life to evolve and vanish several times before taking hold.
William Peck, an associate professor at Colgate University, oversaw the collection of oxygen isotope and rare-earth element data, as well as imaging of the crystal (above). "The thing that amazes me the most is that this crystal survived and made it to the surface of the earth," he comments. "This is all the earth has given us, so we've applied all these techniques to eke as much information out of it as we can." He duplicated the results on the same zircon crystal, but because it is the oldest terrestrial rock, there is no way to find corroborative evidence until another one the same age is found. Even then, that rock may reveal a different history, just as rocks around the world today tell different stories about their origins.


text:
Arjan van de Ven from Intel Open source centre has posted the news that http://kerneloops.org has recorded its 100,000 oops. An oops in the Linux kernel is a deviation from correct behavior of the Linux kernel which produces a certain error log. kerneloops is a client side software that helps record oops more automatically on the website with the same name and is available as part of many distribution repositories and even included by default in Fedora. This is part of the QA efforts in the Linux kernel and when posting the news, Arjan has noted that Linux kernel developers have been fixes most of the top oopses quickly
Kerneloops.org Records its 100,000th Oops
2008-11-20 Linux 12 Comments


text:
Dec 8 @ 6:00 pm
JEDO Board Meeting agendas are posted five (5) business days before the date of the meeting. View JEDO Board meeting information online at: https://www.jedoecodevo.com/
Meetings will be conducted virtually until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to view the meeting you may at https://www.topeka.org/communications/live-stream/ or at https://www.facebook.com/cityoftopeka/
Subscribe to filtered calendar


text:
NEW YORK – From the White House to the Schein house, Passover is good to the last drop thanks to the Maxwell House Haggadah, lovingly passed down through generations, red wine splotches and gravy smears marking nearly 80 years of service at American Seder tables.
The coffee company's version of the text used at the holiday meal has been offered free at supermarkets with a Maxwell House purchase since the early 1930s. Now, more than 50 million copies are in print.
They even turned up when President Obama hosted his first Seder in the family dining room of the White House two years ago.
The company is issuing a new edition this year in time for the April 19 start of Passover.
"I feel like I'm passing on a piece of my childhood. They're familiar and comfortable," said Lisa Zwick, 44, of Laguna Hills, Calif. Her family, starting with her parents, has used the Maxwell House books for 37 years to tell the story of the Jews' exodus from Egypt.
For that, Maxwell House owes a debt to Joseph Jacobs Advertising and the Orthodox rabbi it hired back in 1923. The rabbi confirmed that the coffee bean is not a legume — legumes are forbidden for Passover — but a berry instead, so OK under the holiday's strict dietary rules.
The Haggadah giveaway began about a decade after the rabbi decreed that coffee was kosher for Passover as a way to clear up lingering consumer confusion and end the dip in coffee sales that had been observed each year around the eight-day celebration, said Elie Rosenfeld, who works on the Haggadah account at Joseph Jacobs.
The books have been distributed nearly continuously ever since. The company took two years off when paper was scarce during World War II.
A Haggadah includes special instructions, prayers, hymns and commentary unique to Passover. The manuals are given out to family and friends at the Seder table so all can participate in the retelling of Moses' deliverance of the Jews from slavery more than 3,000 years ago.
The term Passover refers to the Jewish homes that were "passed over" by God's angel of death, sent to snatch the Egyptians' firstborn as punishment for the pharaoh's refusal to free the Jewish slaves.
Susan Schein's 30 copies of the Maxwell House Haggadah hold precious memories of her late dad, Philadelphia shoe salesman Ray Kaplan. His contribution to the Seder meal was — you guessed it — Maxwell House coffee, still a strong seller today but king to many coffee-drinkers back in the pre-Starbucks '60s when he was collecting the guides.
"Every year he would bring another one or two," said Schein in Sunny Isles, Fla., near Miami, as she hauled out her dad's books once again in preparation for this year's Seder, with more than 20 guests expected.
"He was such a nice man. Every time I put them out, I think of him," she said. "My china even matches. They're blue."
This year, 6-month-old Hazel Ray, her granddaughter named for her father, will be at the Seder table.
David Brimm was only 15 when his father died and he began leading his family's Seder using copies of the Maxwell House Haggadah his parents collected through the '60s and '70s. He dismisses critics who complain the texts are fuddy-duddy or promote corporate involvement where none should exist.
"I'm fairly certain Moses wasn't a Maxwell House guy," joked Brimm, in Deerfield, Ill., near Chicago. "There's a certain comfort at the table when we open the 'sacred' Maxwell House Haggadahs. We've augmented the service by singing Passover songs based on Broadway melodies."
By some counts, more than 3,000 different types of Haggadahs exist today, offering commentary and activities to fill just about any niche — feminist, vegetarian, family fun, eco-conscious, socialist — even one co-edited by a pastor mixing a Christian perspective with the Jewish. Another promises a 30-minute Seder, as opposed to the usual hunger-inducing two- to four-hour service.
Fuggeddaboutit, say Maxwell House aficionados.
"We've tried others, but year after year we find our table set for 25 to 30 folks in our home and every place is set with a Maxwell House Haggadah. It makes our Passover Seder good to the last drop," joked Dana Marlowe of Silver Spring, Md., who built on her mother's stash of the books over 12 years of hosting her own Seders.
Last drop. Get it? Cracking wise about the famous Maxwell House catchphrase is a popular pastime among fans of the company's Haggadah. The slogan from the company's coffee commercials was used on the book's cover in the early years.
Some families have laminated the books to preserve them or photocopied them to accommodate more guests. Marlowe, who runs a company that makes technology accessible to people with disabilities, had the text made into Braille, converted to larger print and translated into Spanish for guests.
"When I have friends who are deaf attend, I've interpreted the entire Maxwell House Haggadah into American Sign Language," she said.
Rosenfeld, an Orthodox Jew, said the giveaway makes the books easy to acquire. Also, they're not heavy on commentary, which is a draw for "high holiday Jews" who aren't religious most of the year but do mark major observances.
The books have been around so long, Rosenfeld said, they're now "part of the American Jewish experience. One doesn't need to be well-schooled in Judaism to feel comfortable using this book."
Obama was introduced to the guides by young aides during an impromptu Seder they held in 2008 while on a campaign stop in Pennsylvania. Why the Maxwell House version? Primarily because that's what they could scrounge up quickly.
The books were used in '09 at the White House and again for the White House Seder last year. This year? No word, but tradition is likely to prevail in the big house like smaller ones everywhere.
The 2011 edition (the last tweaking was in 1998) modernizes the English translation of the text for the first time and includes images of past covers. Prior to 1998, the interior hadn't been touched since the early '60s. The covers have changed a few times between the '70s and '90s, Rosenfeld said.
Ron Korn in Scottsdale, Ariz., said the Maxwell House books have logged 45 years of use in his family. He, too, inherited them when his parents died. The books have been circulating in other families for two generations.
"They represent the archetypical American Jewish experience. Here you have a major U.S. corporation publishing a Jewish book of prayer that reflects multi-denominational Jewish values," he said. "It speaks loudly of the American dream."


text:
by Michael Bresciani, originally published February 19
Politico reported that Karl Rove former advisor to George W. Bush spoke Wednesday Feb 16, 2011 on Fox News and said that the rumors created by the Birther's are discrediting the GOP.
Rove said that, "Within our party, we've got to be very careful about allowing these people who are the birthers and the 9/11-deniers to get too high a profile and say too much without setting the record straight, We need the leaders of our party to say, Look, stop falling into the trap of the White House and focus on the real issues. Spending time and energy on — and getting media attention for — comments about where the president was born is a distraction that discredits the lawmakers and candidates making the remarks."
Mr. Rove is obviously ignoring polls taken earlier in the week that found that of 400 Republican primary voters a whopping 51 percent do not think Obama was born in the United States. Didn't the Republicans dominate the November elections on the idea of being "The Peoples Party?" Has that idea already lost its luster? Need we remind Mr. Rove that the 51 percent that pulled the lever for the GOP did so because they want to be heard and they don't want their representatives to go silent on them?
Rove who is usually the voice of reason and offers brilliant assessments of political complexities went even a step further by lumping the Birthers and the 9/11 truthers into one single category. We may not be able to classify Mr. Rove's remarks as a gaffe but they most assuredly would come under the heading of a very poorly worded solecism.
Birthers are asking a question of vetting and Constitutional law; Truthers are those who are not willing to accept what was seen by the naked eye and want to drag the U.S. government into a conspiracy to bringdown the Twin Towers. One group is asking a reasonable question of the law the other may as well be asking who the second shooter was on the grassy knoll at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. To compare the two or speak of them in the same sentence is completely unbalanced and may actually be insulting.
Lumping Birthers and Truthers into one category is wrong but so is lumping all the Birthers into a single category. In fact Birthers come in three convenient sizes but all of them deserve to be heard by their representatives and not silenced, labeled or dismissed as a fussing gaggle of disgruntled children.
One group of Birthers want only one thing and that quite clearly is to see President Obama's long form birth certificate. For them, this alone would be proof beyond all doubt that he was born in the United States. Among those in this group are those who strongly believe he was born here but they would like to see the matter finally put to bed?
The second contingent of Birthers are those who don't care if Obama was born in the United States because a look at his personal history and parentage indicates strongly that he has dual citizenship and that also would make him ineligible to hold the Office of President of the United States. This group will not be placated by merely seeing the birth certificate; they want the interpretation of the Constitution to answer the question of eligibility and nothing less.
The third group is not so much questioning whether Mr. Obama was born in the United States but only whether he was properly vetted to hold the high office of President. This is the group that says posting a COLB online is not an acceptable way to vet a President. In fact they contend that rather than being poorly vetted Mr. Obama was not vetted at all by election commissioners, attorneys general or any recognized form of the law.
These people are most likely to tell you that they feel cheated because they have to produce proper identification for almost everything throughout their entire lifetimes, but one obscure Senator can waltz into the White House on fiery speech followed by a posting of his COLB made on the much distrusted internet and now they are not supposed to ask the big question: who is this guy?
Karl Rove contends that paying attention to the birther issue distracts from the real issues and that while Mr. Obama's Presidency is an example of poor government he is nevertheless a great politician.
With the White House controlled DNC found today to be organizing union forces in Wisconsin, it would be hard to argue with Rove about the Presidents politics but this along with the last two years of policies that have left the country reeling and broke, doesn't it look more like damage control than taking on the issues? Isn't the vetting of a president a real issue or perhaps we should ask; when did it cease to be an issue. In fact it is more than an issue; it's the law.
The world will not stop turning because of Mr. Rove's remarks but on the other side of the coin neither will the birthers rest until this question is answered.
In the mean time let me make at least one small observation about lumping Birthers and Truthers together.
Almost every single human being alive in this country today saw two fully fueled commercial aircraft slam into the Twin Towers on that fateful day on September 11, 2001. By contrast, not one human being alive in this country today has seen the real hospital issued long form birth certificate of Mr. Barack Obama.
Let the people speak Mr. Rove, America will the better for it!
© Michael Bresciani
Rev. Michael Bresciani is a Christian author and a columnist for several online sites and magazines. His articles are now read in nearly every country in the world. For articles and news from around the world, visit "The Website for Insight."


text:
About Company
By 1970 the semiconductor industry had been building momentum for at least a decade. Yet the companies supplying the equipment and materials that made possible the miniature wonders known as "chips" were all but invisible. The newly emerging industry was tiny then – only a few million dollars in global revenues – but a handful of visionary leaders came together to create a forum to shine the spotlight on equipment and materials suppliers. The resulting organization was called Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute, but was best known as SEMI®.
One of the early challenges facing the budding industry was marketplace visibility. The new SEMI organization quickly answered the challenge with the introduction of the first SEMICON® exposition. Appealing for its festive energy at the county fairgrounds in San Mateo, California, SEMICON was hugely successful.
With the proceeds generated by the show, the SEMI founders realized a unique opportunity to re-invest in their industry, and launched the SEMI Standards program. From its earliest successes in standardizing silicon wafers to current efforts in factory automation and software, the SEMI International Standards program has been helping to ensure open markets and lower semiconductor manufacturing costs for over 30 years. SEMI Standards have also facilitated the development of new industries, including the now pervasive foundry manufacturing model.
In the mid-1980s, semiconductor manufacturing centers began to develop around the globe. SEMI members and their customers were becoming more multi-national. True to its visionary beginnings, SEMI was at the forefront of supporting truly global industry development, despite then heightened trade friction. To ensure fair and open market access around the globe, SEMI transformed itself. The "I" in SEMI – which formerly stood for Institute – became "I" for International, and SEMI added support offices in the relevant areas of semiconductor manufacturing activity.
Throughout the 1990s, as the semiconductor equipment and materials industry grew in size and importance, it took on a greater role in developing the process solutions that have made possible the electronics-based society we now enjoy. SEMI also evolved with our industry, developing more of the products and services that its members value in an industry association, such as technical conferences, educational events and market data collection and analysis. As the voice of the industry, SEMI represents the collective interests of its membership, and is an advocate for the industry in the areas of public policy, environment, health and safety, workforce development and investor relations.
Today, the technologies created by SEMI members are applicable to a number of related industries, such as flat panel display and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). Accordingly, SEMI continues to add innovative programs in related technology areas. SEMI, as the only truly global representative of the semiconductor, display, MEMS and related industries, will continue to provide the valuable services that have made it the association of choice for the microelectronics ecosystem.
3081 Zanker Road
Share with friends:
Nanotechnology in medicine
Nano materials
Nanotechnology electronics
Nano asociation


text:
A highly anticipated patent infringement case between Apple and Samsung Electronics will get under way in a California courtroom on Tuesday after each side spent Monday agreeing on a 10-person jury.
Selection of the jury took until just after 4 p.m. PDT (11:09pm GMT) on Monday. The court had previously agreed to let each company spend up to 1.5 hours each presenting their opening statements and for both to present on the same day, so it became obvious around lunchtime that opening arguments would have to wait until Tuesday.
The jury will hear arguments from Apple that Samsung set out to deliberately copy its iPhone and iPad designs in coming up with competing products. Samsung will argue that its products aren't mere copies of Apple's devices and that some Apple products infringe on technology patents it holds for certain aspects of 3G wireless.
"If you are ultimately selected as a juror, this will be a very interesting case," Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S. District Court in San Jose told potential jurors as Monday's session began.
What she didn't say, but what became clear during the course of the day, was how interesting and varied the potential jurors were themselves.
There was the retired naval cryptologist with a son who drives race cars, the Iranian-born pizza delivery man whose hobbies include Libertarian politics, the engineer with more than 125 patents to his name, and the woman who runs an accredited pre-school, doesn't own a cell phone and doesn't want anything to do with social media.
It was, in short, a typical cross-section of the kind of people it's easy to find in Northern California.
In the heart of Silicon Valley, it's also easy to find people with deep links to the high-tech industry, and the potential jurors were no different.
One, an Apple employee, was excused because he admitted he would like to see his employer win in the case, and another said his son worked at Apple -- in the legal department, which drew some laughs from the court. He was also excused after he spoke of a long history between family members and Apple and said he felt the company "was bred into my family."
The questions posed to the potential jurors were intended to uncover any bias they might have regarding the companies or the patent system, which some view as responsible for a recent rise in the number of big-name patent lawsuits. There were other questions that probed at a speciality in any of the areas related to the case or business relationships with Apple, Samsung or Android creator Google and its Motorola Mobility subsidiary.
Going into lunch, Apple said it planned to object to the inclusion of a Google employee who worked on user-interface design, but Koh said she would deny such an appeal.
"He said he would be fair and impartial," Koh said, noting that despite his job at Google he was a big buyer of Apple products. The designer told the court he owned two iPads, a Galaxy Tab 7, an iPod Touch, a MacBook Air, a Mac Mini and a Mac Pro and used a MacBook Pro at work.
"You're good for the economy," Koh said as he finished his list of gadgets.
Asked several times about whether he believed he could fairly judge the case based on the evidence presented and nothing more, he said yes each time.
"His credibility, as far as I am concerned ... I believe it," Koh said.
Several hours later, when it was time to pick the 10 people who would make up the jury from the larger pool, Apple's lawyers tried again to get him taken off the jury because of his job at Google, but Koh again refused.
The decision meant that Apple had to use one of its jury challenges -- an ability to remove a potential juror from the eventual jury without objection from the other party. So the Google programmer did not eventually make it into the jury.
The case is 11-01846, Apple vs Samsung Electronics, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Martyn Williams covers mobile telecoms, Silicon Valley and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Martyn on Twitter at @martyn_williams. Martyn's e-mail address is email@example.com


text:
feel free to call us +6019-488 5307 firstname.lastname@example.com
Fry Atkins became a registered member 1 year, 1 month ago
We are a group of GrabCar members whom forming a community to serve a better service back to the society.
Together as a unity, we stand solid strong with helping each other in mind. Join our family and we shall take care each other.
Term of Service
©2023 Grabcar Uber Community. Powered by YJC Connect.
We're not around right now. But you can send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap.
Create an account


text:
Andrei Mincov is an internationally sought-after public speaker on topics related to intellectual property and entrepreneurship. Below is a list of his recent interviews and presentations:
The Legal Business Importance of Trademarks with Trademark Factory's Andrei Mincov, Interviewed by Josh Elledge for The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast
A Conversation With Andrei Mincov on "Protecting Your Most Important Asset", Interviewed by Doug Noll for Listening With Leaders
How To Protect Your Brand With Intellectual Property, Interviewed by Ben Donovan for Brand Builder University
How To Trademark Your Brand with Andrei Mincov, Interviewed by Arek Dvornechuck for On Branding Podcast
3 Reasons To Register Your Trademark IMMEDIATELY If You Haven't Already (3 Ragioni Per Registrare SUBITO Il Tuo Marchio Se Ancora Non L'hai Fatto), Interviewed by Fabio Gallerani (parts of the video are in Italian)
Hootsuite Bullies Bloggers for Using Their Logo, Interviewed by Matt Astifan for Web Friendly's #GoodMorningMarketers
The Importance of Trademarks for Entrepreneurs, Interviewed by Nicole Caliro for eWomenNetwork Blog
Trademarks: When? Where? And Why?, Interviewed by Lois Sonstegard for Building My Legacy
Practice Safe Business - Trademark Your Brand Before Somebody Else Does, Interviewed by Michelle Nedelec for The Little Blue Pill For Business
Take Ownership Of Your Brand, Interviewed by Tim Gillette for Tim Gillette Show
Protect Your Brand With These Simple Tips, Interviewed by James P. Friel and Dean Holland for Just The Tips Podcast
Protect Your Business—Own Your Name, Interviewed by Nick Williams for Medicare Millionaire show
Andrei Mincov on Trademarking, Interviewed by Sharifah Hardie for Ask Sharifah podcast
Does Your Business Need a Trade Mark?, Interviewed by Neil Ball for The Entrepreneur Way
How To Build Your Brand, Think Bigger, And Market Better Part 1, Interviewed by Dan Lok
How To Build Your Brand, Think Bigger, And Market Better Part 2, Interviewed by Dan Lok
Trademark Your Legacy With Andrei Mincov, Interviewed by Jay Owen
It's Personal With Andrei Mincov of Trademark Factory, Interviewed by Tory Dube for An Excellent Example of Being Human
Interview with Andrei Mincov, the Founder of Trademark Factory, Interviewed for Startup Growth
Andrei Mincov – Founder of Trademark Factory, Interviewed for Idea Mensch
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming CEO: Andrei Mincov, CEO of Trademark Factory, Interviewed by Yitzi Weiner for Huffington Post
Trademarking Your Unique Branded System™, Interviewed by Lisa Sasevich at Monetize Your Mission™ event
Andrei Mincov of Trademark Factory, Interviewed by Francesca Anastasi for Succeed Against The Odds Show
The Unfrustrated Entrepreneur #12: Andrei Mincov of Trademark Factory, Interviewed by Richard Keller for The Frustrated Entrepreneur Podcast
Trademark To Protect Your Brand With Andrei Mincov, Interviewed by Brayden York for Risk It Podcast
Trademark Entrepreneur, Interviewed by Positive Phil for Positive Phil Show
'Infuriating': Designer shocked at similarity between his Chilliwack logo and new Vancouver mark, Interviewed by CBC News
Creating a Market Niche to Differentiate Your Business From Competitors, Interviewed by Johnell & Michael McCauley for Turn Knowledge To Profit
Andrei's Story: Trademark Factory, Interviewed by Andrew Henderson for Nomad Capitalist
Protect Yourself, Interviewed by Milena Cerin for The Soul Of Business and Life
Warning! Do You Make These 3 Common Branding Mistakes?, Presentation at eWomen Network in Vancouver, BC
Copyright: What Writers Should Know, Panel with George Opacic at Vancouver Public Library
How You Can Easily & Inexpensively Build a Massive Competitive Advantage—Even If What Your Business Does Is No Different From Your Competition, Webinar with Matt Astifan of Web Friendly
Be Legendary!, Commencement speech at Sprott Shaw College graduation
Build and Protect Your Brand with 5 Simple Branding Secrets, Presentation at Vancouver Business Network
The Secrets of Trademarking, Presentation at New Peaks' Global Mastermind
The Importance of Trademarking, Interviewed by Frank Mocerino for The Foundation podcast
Storytellers - on Intellectual Property and Trademark Factory, Interviewed by Martin Strong for Roundhouse Radio 98.3FM Vancouver
The Importance Of Trademarking Your Business, Interviewed by Tayo Rockson for As Told By Nomads podcast
Should You Trademark Your New Innovation?, Interviewed by Phil McKinney for Killer Innovations podcast
Why Would a Lawyer Forfeit His License to Start an Online Business?, Interviewed by Jon Nastor for Hack The Entrepreneur podcast
Intellectual Property and Trademarking, Guest lecture for Personal Empowerment Network at Capilano University
Trademarking and Why Every Business Should Invest in Long-Term Security, Interviewed by Yeukai Kajidori for World Outsourcing Solutions blog
Trademark Factory® protects intellectual property, Featured on HireTeamMate blog
Intellectual Property for coaches offering online courses, Guest lecture at Big Leap Bootcamp
How overcoming monumental challenges sets you up for success with Andrei Mincov, Interviewed by Jason Klop for the Step Into the Jungle podcast
Intellectual Property Strategy, Teaching at Vancouver YMCA Business Program
Testing and Trademarks, Interviewed by Jeff Steinmann for the How to Quit Working podcast
One Man's Entrepreneurial Journey Through Trademarks, Interviewed by Founder's Guide
Patents: Necessary Legal Protection or Counterproductive Drag on Innovation, Presentation at Canadian Constitution Foundation's conference, Law & Freedom
Entrepreneur on the Move, Interviewed by Raymond Aaron
Intellectual Property Secrets to Crush Your Competition, Presentation at Vancouver Business Network
Trademark Factory — If It's Worth Promoting, It's Worth Protecting, Interviewed by Hello Tesla
Protecting The Brand Through Trademarks, Teaching 300 entrepreneurs at New Peaks' Guerrilla Business School
Intellectual Property Strategy, Teaching at Vancouver YMCA Business Program
Trademarking, Interviewed by Junita Thakorlal for JoyTV
Trademarking, Interviewed by Robert Szmigiel for VancouverEntrepreneur.Ca
What Designers Should Know About Intellectual Property, Presentation at Interior Designers of Canada — IDIBC
Why You Should Trademark Your Brand Today, Interviewed by Sam Crowley for Every Day Is Saturday podcast - Part 2
Why You Should Trademark Your Brand Today, Interviewed by Sam Crowley for Every Day Is Saturday podcast - Part 1
Protecting The Brand Through Trademarks, Teaching 400 entrepreneurs at New Peaks' Guerrilla Business School
Video & Copyrights, Presentation at BC Professional Videographers Association monthly meeting
Trademark Registration — Protecting Your Intellectual Property, Interviewed by James Martell for Affiliate Buzz podcast
How To Protect Your Intellectual Property And Build A Successful Business, Interviewed by Tyler Basu for Chatting With Champions podcast
7 Myths About Trademarks—DEBUNKED, Presentation at Vancouver Business Network
Intellectual Property in North America: Crushing Misconceptions, Presentation at XIV Intellectual Property Forum, Moscow, Russia
When, Why & How to Protect Your Brand, Presentation at Vancouver Rapid Time Business Network
Intellectual Property, Guest lecture at BCIT
Intellectual Property, Guest lecture at New York Institute of Technology
Developing & Protecting Online Brands, Presentation at Internet Masterminds Group
Intellectual Property, Guest lecture at Capilano University


text:
My bag
Your bag is empty.Continue shopping
The website is owned and operated by Samsøe & Samsøe Wholesale ApS, CVR no.: 25191811, Ryesgade 19C, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
All names, brands, trademarks and logos on the website are the property of Samsøe & Samsøe Wholesale ApS in Denmark or its associated companies and partners.
All names, brands, trademarks and logos are protected by copyright and can only be used with permission from Samsøe & Samsøe Wholesale ApS.
The content of the website such as text, graphics, icons, images, videos, audio files and software are the property Samsøe & Samsøe Wholesale ApS or their associated companies and partners.
Downloading content from the website is only allowed for personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep the copyright intact.
You may not copy, republish or distribute content from the website for public or commercial purposes or otherwise use the copyrighted content without permission from Samsøe & Samsøe Wholesale ApS
or their associated companies and partners, as the case may be. Samsøe & Samsøe Wholesale ApS makes no warranties regarding the accuracy of the information on the website.
However, you are always welcome to contact us, if you find incorrect information on the website. Samsøe & Samsøe Wholesale ApS is entitled to change the content of the website at any time without preceding notice.
If the website links to a third party website, Samsøe & Samsøe Wholesale ApS makes no warranties for the content of the third party website.
These links are made for your convenience only, but it is at your own risk when you visit a third party website.
The below terms and conditions apply to all deliveries from
Samsøe & Samsøe Wholesale ApS ("Samsøe Samsøe")
CVR no.: 25191811 in Denmark
Ryesgade 19C
2200 Copenhagen N
1. Conclusion of contracts
Samsøe Samsøe reserves the right to claim that prices have been misprinted on the samsoe.com.
A final and binding agreement between you and Samsøe Samsøe has been concluded when your order has been accepted by Samsøe Samsøe.
Samsøe Samsøe will send an order confirmation to you by email when the order has been accepted and the shipping is underway. The order receipt received immediately after submitting the order does not constitute an order confirmation.
You are only allowed to purchase products at samsoe.com if you are a consumer, i.e. not a business customer.
2. Prices and payment
All prices are stated inclusive of Danish VAT and other Danish charges. The applicable price is the one stated on samsoe.com in respect of the relevant product on the date of placing the order.
Any customs or import duties are charged once the order reaches its destination country and must be paid by the recipient of the order.
We have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country.
You may want to contact your local customs office for further information. All orders are sent from Denmark.
When ordering products at samsoe.com an amount may be added in payment of shipping costs depending on the order value.
When paying with credit cards (such as Visa and Mastercard) the order value will be made as a reserved amount on the customer's bank account. The day your order is being packed for shipping from our warehouse the amount will then be deducted from your credit card. This is not a procedure controlled by us, but by accepting our terms and conditions in the checkout you also agree to this.
Samsøe Samsøe reserves the right to amend prices, fees and/or other costs stated on samsoe.com at any time e.g. due to changes in VAT-rates or other public fees and charges, increase in cost level, or as a result of the usual development in retail prices based on June 2011 prices in Denmark.
3. Delivery
Samsøe Samsøe reserves the right to exclude persons from purchasing at samsoe.com.
Furthermore, Samsøe Samsøe has no obligation to deliver items which are out of stock.
Samsøe Samsøe will usually accept the order and ship the order within 1-3 business days. Samsøe Samsøe cooperates with GLS, DHL and PostNord.
The usual time of delivery is 4-7 business days calculated from the order date, but this will vary from country to country.
Read about shipment and delivery here.
4. Right of withdrawal
You have a right to withdraw from the contract entered into pursuant to legislation on distance contracts.
When shopping at samsoe.com, you, as an online costumer, have 30 days to return your order, starting from the day you receive it. Within the first period of 15 days, you must inform us that you want to return your order. After you have informed us, a second period of 15 days start inwhich you must return your order to samsoe.com. This is according to the Consumer Contracts.
In the event that the period expires on a holiday, Saturday, Constitution Day, on 24 December or 31 December, you may withdraw from the contract on the following weekday.
All disputes regarding returned orders must be informed to email@example.com within 30 days of receipt of the returned order to our warehouse. We store all return forms electronically for 3 years from the date received.
You can exchange your online purchase in one of our stores. However this doesn't apply to the two Danish Samsøe Samsøe stores in Illum.
Read about returns and exchange here.
How do you withdraw from the contract?
Before expiry of the cooling-off period, you must return the items received to Samsøe Samsøe.
Withdrawal from the contract will be deemed in due time if, before expiry of the period, you have handed over the items to the postal services
or other services having undertaken to be in charge of the dispatch of the items to Samsøe Samsøe.
If you wish to retain proof that you have withdrawn from the contract in due time, you may for example keep the receipt stating that you have
handed over the items to the postal services, etc., for the purpose of dispatch.
Unless otherwise agreed, you must pay the costs incidental to the return of the items (postage/freight).
If Samsøe Samsøe, according to the contract, has made replacement delivery due to the circumstance that the relevant item could not be delivered in its entirety,
the costs incidental to the return of the items must, however, be paid by Samsøe Samsøe.
Samsøe Samsøe's name and address where to the items must be returned:
Please return the items to:
Naverland 22
2600 Glostrup
You may also withdraw from the contract by not receiving the items or failing to pick up the items at the post office, etc.
Conditions for withdrawal from the contract
A general condition is that you can return the items in essentially the same state and volume they were in upon your receipt.If this demand is not met, a significant decrease of value of the item will happen.
5. Notification in case of non-conformity of items
Any errors or defects in the item received must be claimed within reasonable time after such errors or defects were or should have been ascertained. In all cases,
you must provide notice of any lack of conformity of purchase no later than two years from the purchase date.
6. Liability
Samsøe Samsøe is not liable for delays or for non-performance due to force majeure. For as long as a force majeure situation persists, Samsøe Samsøe is relieved from performance of its obligations.
Samsøe Samsøe 's liability for any and all claims, including damages is in any circumstances, except in case of unlawful intent or gross negligence, and in addition to the above,
limited to an amount equal to the price of the item purchased by the customer relating to the dispute. The aforesaid monetary limitation applies irrespective of the basis hereof and includes claims based on
acts of negligence, strict liability, breach of warranties, penalties, liquidated damages and/or punitive damages.
Samsøe Samsøe assumes product liability vis-a-vis consumers under applicable law without any limitations.
7. Complaints
If you have a complaint about an item and you live in the EU, you can visit the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) website, where you can file a complaint, which will be processed by a neutral third party.
8. Personal information
We process your personal information strictly for the purpose of fulfilling the order.


text:
- Fire Rating: (FRL -/120/120).
- Acoustic Rating: STC 57 (no insulation), STC 72 (insulation 60kg/m3)
- Weight: 63 Kg/m2
- Grade (BS 5234): Severe Duty
- All the materials above calculated based on a room with a size of (3 x 33.33m). Another room sizes should be considered further.
- Stud frame gap max. of 600mm.
- All the materials above needs to be reconfirmed by the Contractor/ Applicators regarding bookings material inquiry order.
- Exclude waste material.


text:
Start Slideshow
- Spirit Nest by Jayson FannJayson Fann builds giant spirit nests that are large enough to accommodate up to eight people. A California resident who helps to run the amazing Big Sur Spirit Garden along the Pacific Coast, Fann carefully harvests wood from local forests to build these amazing structures. Many days and hands are required to collect the requisite branches (without damaging trees), and many more to create the cozy, human-sized nests that are also structurally sound.1
- Spirit Nest by Jayson FannJayson Fann builds amazing spirit nests for humans2
- Spirit Nest by Jayson FannMade from locally-sourced materials, these dwellings are strong enough to hold up to eight people3
- Spirit Nest by Jayson FannA lot of time and people are required to harvest the materials and then construct both the base and the nest4
- Spirit Nest by Jayson FannThis particular nest is a hotel room at a resort in Big Sur, California5
- Spirit Nest by Jayson FannMats make the nest very comfortable to lie in6
- Spirit Nest by Jayson FannFann pays a lot of attention to creating an organic flowing form that is also structurally-sound.7


text:
I am a software engineer by profession and a part time web designer too. Recently I have created a few websites after learning PHP and web designing.
Two of my websites which I love the most are Los Angeles Electrician and electrician Los Angeles
I am very excited after building these and will be building more websites of this sort in my spare time.
I love listening to slow music and play guitar as a hobby.
I also enjoy spending time with my family, going on holidays and playing sport.


text:
Reprinted from: http://still-single.tumblr.com/post/89271183/axemen-big-cheap-motel-lp-siltbreeze March 24, 2009 Axemen – Big Cheap Motel LP (Siltbreeze) "…a surplus of defiant attitude…" "…opening up the world…" "…this is the sort of action that more artists should fight for…" First of three reissues by this forgotten New Zealand punk trio out on Siltbreeze this year, opening up the world […]Continue reading
Tag: protest
Reprinted from: http://satanrulez.blogspot.com/2009/03/zap.html "…Built around a thick guitar line that is distorted until it becomes a fluid conveyer belt of sound… " "…hermetic tribes… " "… The Pornographic Milk Drink contains rotating metal spoke on a ferris wheel guitar… " "…Pleasantly skewed junkyard Buddy Holly rhythm lines played atop walls of distorted uber-rock riffs that contain the weight and […]Continue reading
Review: Big Cheap Motel '09, Alternative Music Talk
Reprinted from: Alternative Music Talk The Axemen: A NZ Protest It's understandable that Australia and New Zealand have a contentious relationship. I used to live in Cleveland, don't anymore, but still cringe whenever I see a Stealers logo anywhere. The fact, though, that the Aussies recently claimed that New Zealanders are hermits, or some such, […]Continue reading
Review: Big Cheap Motel '09, Volcanic Tongue
Reprinted from: Volcanic Tongue TIP OF THE TONGUE 08 MARCH 2009 "…free jazz skronk…radical prole violence…" "…punk primitive avant garde smarts…" Axemen Big Cheap Motel Siltbreeze LP £13.99 Fantastic vinyl issue of what was originally a cassette from a group that were an anomaly even within the relatively eclectic environs of the original Flying Nun […]Continue reading


text:
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
July 9, 2011
I am delighted to join President Obama in congratulating the Republic of South Sudan on its independence today. The realization of this historic day is a testament to the tireless efforts of the people of South Sudan in their search for peace. We commend South Sudan's current leaders, including President Salva Kiir Mayardit, for helping guide Southern Sudan to this moment. And we recognize the determination and courage of the many southern Sudanese who never abandoned their hope that peace was possible and who stood in long lines on January 9 to cast their votes.
Independence presents a new beginning for the people of South Sudan; an opportunity to build a nation that embodies the values and aspirations of its people. The challenges are many, but the South Sudanese people have demonstrated their capacity to overcome great odds. The United States will remain a steadfast partner as South Sudan seeks to peacefully meet these challenges and build a free, democratic and inclusive society. The strong ties between our peoples go back many decades, and we are committed to continuing to build on the partnership we have already established in the years ahead.
This historic day not only offers opportunity for the people of South Sudan, but also for the people of Sudan and all of Africa. We commend the Government of Sudan on its decision to be the first to recognize South Sudan's independence. By continuing on the path of peace, the Government of Sudan can redefine its relationship with the international community and secure a more prosperous future for its people. The United States recognizes the important roles played by the United Nations, African Union, European Union, Arab League, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and Sudan's neighbors in supporting the CPA and its implementation, and we look forward to working with them and other international partners toward supporting Sudan and South Sudan as two viable states at peace with one another.
Update: "South Sudan, World's Newest Nation, Is Instantly One of Most Troubled", Christopher Goffard, LA Times.
Related articles
- Somaliland's President Silanyo Official Guest for Saturday's South Sudan Independence Ceremony (africommons.wordpress.com)
- Sudan recognizes South Sudan (laaska.wordpress.com)


text:
Godin 5th Avenue Cognac Burst SG
The Godin 5th Avenue brings you back to a time when the archtop acoustic guitar reigned supreme. With the soul of a 1950's archtop, the 5th Avenue is a true vintage spirit of yesterday with today's level of modern playability. With more projection & volume in the low/mids than traditional archtop acoustic guitars, the dynamically rich tone of the 5th Avenue makes this sophisticated instrument a dream to play, but not a nightmare to pay for. The Godin 5th Avenue now makes the affordable North American archtop guitar a reality! From Alt-Country, Delta Blues, Slide, Jazz to Rock, the 5th Avenue can really deliver.
Made from Canadian Wild Cherry, the body of the 5th Avenue features a molded arched top and back, as well as an adjustable bridge, classic f-holes, contoured high-gloss headstock, floating pickguard and cream binding. Also, the rustic beauty of its Custom Polished Finish creates a gorgeous satin sheen reminiscent of the French polish of the 19th century.
The Godin 5th Avenue….the archtop acoustic of the past, for today's modern musician.
Top: Canadian Wild Cherry
Back & Sides: Canadian Wild cherry with cream binding
Neck: Silver Leaf maple with contoured high-gloss black headstock
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Adjustable Tusq Bridge by Graphtech
Finish: Custom Polished Finish
Radius: 16″ (406 mm)
Scale: 24.84″ (630 mm)
Nut width: 1.72″ (43,7 mm)
Colors: Cognac Burst, Natural & Black


text:
Backlog rises for veterans' disability benefits
OTTAWA – The number of veterans waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits has skyrocketed over the last eight months, new figures show, leaving thousands of former military members in limbo.
December 12, 2017 By Lee Berthiaume The Canadian Press
Veterans Affairs Canada says there were about 29,000 applications for disability benefits in the queue waiting to be processed at the end of November – a nearly 50 per cent increase since the end of March.
Nearly one-third of those applications have been in the line for more than 16 weeks, which is also an increase since the spring and a sign that wait times are continuing to grow.
Veterans' advocates have long criticized how long some retired service members have been forced to wait to find out whether they qualify for support and services after sustaining an injury in uniform.
Federal auditor general Michael Ferguson also previously flagged concerns about delays in processing applications from those who have suffered psychological trauma.
But revelations of the actual size of the backlog have prompted fresh surprise and shock, as well as concerns about the impact on the thousands of veterans having to deal with months of uncertainty over their claims.
"It's so important for people in transitioning to civilian life and can impact a whole bunch of factors, including the ability to pay your bills," said Scott Maxwell, executive director of Wounded Warriors Canada.
"In some cases, it can mean the difference between being a homeless veteran and not."
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan admitted the government needs to do better to ensure disabled veterans get the benefits they need and deserve and said action is being taken.
That includes hiring hundreds more staff, streamlining the way Veterans Affairs officials review files to speed up processing times and giving veterans more benefit of the doubt when it comes to approving benefits.
"More veterans are coming forward to get the help they need," O'Regan said in a statement. "And we need to meet them where and when they need that support."
But such promises have been made before and are starting to ring hollow as the problem continues to get worse, said Peter Stoffer, a former NDP MP and longtime veterans' advocate.
"If you go back to (former minister) Fred Mifflin in 1997, he said the exact same thing," Stoffer said.
"All 13 ministers since '97 have said the exact same thing: 'We have to do a better job, we're speeding up the process.' And it's getting worse, to be honest with you."
Exactly why the backlog is growing remains unclear; while Veterans Affairs says it received 20 per cent more applications between April 2015 and March 2016, that doesn't explain why the figures increased this year.
And while the department was hit hard by budget cuts and layoffs under the previous Conservative government, the Liberals say they have hired 460 new staff since taking office.
News of the backlog comes only days after a landmark new study found the rate of suicide among veterans was "significantly" higher than that of the general population.
A group of injured veterans also suffered a major setback last week when the B.C. Court of Appeal rejected their legal effort to win back lifelong disability pensions.
The pensions were replaced in 2006 by a lump-sum payment, career training and targeted income support, which those involved in the lawsuit complained gave them less financial compensation.
O'Regan has promised to unveil a new pension plan by the end of the year, though many veterans fear it will fall far short of the previous pensions.
Print this page
- Review of scientific studies suggests 'man flu' may be more intense: researcher
- University of Regina to study effects of job on mental health of Mounties


text:
If you spend a lot of time in Photoshop, chances are you use—or would benefit from—a tablet instead of a mouse. Wacom's offerings tend to be some of the best, and their new Intuos5 range seems no exception.
Meet Microsoft's New Surface Laptops
The new Intuos5 tablets come with multitouch gesture support and "Express View" head-up display software, alongside a rather pleasing soft-touch feel. They now support all the standard Mac and Windows multitouch gestures—hello Windows 8—simultaneously with pen use. You can create custom gestures, too, while the head-up display shows current tablet settings on your computer screen.


text:
By Peter Horne, Member of Patty's Pioneers
Two weeks ago, I read on Facebook that a friend of mine had separated from her husband. There were to date 27 comments on this event which added more color and removed the ambiguity as to whether the separate was temporary or a permanent split.
How bizarre to read about a separation on Facebook!
But I am not sure what is more bizarre. Is it the fact that I get to see the life of a friend that I have not seen for over 20 years, and at this rate will never see in the next 20 years? Or is it the fact that I am friends with the now separated husband of my friend, yet I have never met the husband? Or is it the fact that I read about a marriage separation on Facebook.
Surely this qualifies as a WTF moment. Or is it a LOL?
Hang on, when did we start to communicate in TLAs?
OMG; I am confused.
Am I observing a friend when I haven't seen them for 20 years - what is a friend in the Facebook world?
Am I observing a friend when I haven't met the husband - what is a friend in the real world?
When did people announce separations on Facebook? Is the Facebook world actually now the real world?
I don't know.
But I do know that I now have the separation of a friend that I have not seen for over 20 years from a friend I have never met ingrained in to my Facebook timeline.
And the FBI, NSA, CIA, or any other TLA agency can demand to read it.
Bizarre. Strange. Unreal.
Welcome to Facebook World.
~ Pete


text:
It seems that your plane has barely touched down at the Salt Lake City airport and you're already riding a lift into the winter-white wilderness. Of Utah's 14 ski resorts, 11 are less than an hour's drive from the airport. Several are clustered together, offering a combination of activities and terrain for a wide range of abilities. Here's an overview of what you'll find.
Just 29 miles from the airport is Snowbird, which has a range of slopes for skiers and riders. It's connected to skiers-only Alta, right next door. The two combined have 4,700 acres of powdery paradise. For chilling out après-ski at Snowbird, the place to be is the Cliff Spa, which has a view-filled rooftop pool and hot tub.
The drive from the airport to Solitude takes about 45 minutes. You'll find a cute European-style village at the mountain's base, and 1,500 acres of skiable terrain. Drive five minutes more and you're at Brighton, one of the state's most popular resorts for families both for its affordability and for its terrain.
Resorts in the Park City area include Park City Mountain Resort, Canyons and Deer Valley. All are less than 36 miles from the airport and have state-of-the-art lifts—including Canyons' Orange Bubble chair, which has heated seats—and terrain to please a wide range of abilities. What's more, Park City itself is within 15 minutes' drive. Its Main Street is lined with shops selling one-of-a-kind fashion and jewelry as well as bars and restaurants of all sorts. A plus: Many buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places, since Park City was founded during the silver boom. A short drive away is Sundance Resort, with 6,000 acres at the base of Mount Timpanogos.
Thirty minutes north of Salt Lake City is Odgen, a former railroad town that's a hub for outdoor enthusiasts. Three ski resorts are within a half-hour's drive: Snowbasin, Wolf Mountain and Powder Mountain. The latter, known as Pow Mow, is North America's largest ski area, offering 7,000 acres of skiable terrain. Even on the busiest days, you can find yourself skiing alone on untouched corduroy. In Ogden itself, consider a visit to iFly, an indoor sky-diving simulator that's so effective, sky divers use it to train. Farther north but still only 90 minutes from Salt Lake City is family-owned Beaver Mountain.
Utah's southern resorts, Eagle Point and Brian Head, are a bit farther afield. Three hours south of Salt Lake City, they deliver reliably good conditions all season long, with plenty of fresh powder.
Snowbird: 9600 Little Cottonwood Canyon Rd; 801.933.2222; snowbird.com
Alta: 210 Little Cottonwood Canyon Rd; 801.359.1078; alta.com
Solitude: 12000 Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd; 801.534.1400; skisolitude.com
Brighton: 8302 S Brighton Loop Rd; 801.532.4731; brightonresort.com
Park City Mountain Resort: 1345 Lowell Ave; 435.649.8111; parkcitymountain.com
Canyons: 4000 Canyon Resort Dr; 435.615.8042; canyonsresort.com
Deer Valley: 2250 Deer Valley Dr S; 435.649.1000; deervalley.com
Sundance Resort: 8841 Alpine Loop Scenic Byway; 866.259.7468; sundanceresort.com
Snowbasin: 3925 Snow Basin Rd; 801.620.1000; snowbasin.com
Wolf Mountain: 3567 Nordic Valley Way; 801.745.3511; wolfmountainutah.com
Powder Mountain: Utah 158; 801.745.3772; powdermountain.com
Beaver Mountain: 1351 East 700 North; 435.753.0921; skithebeav.com
Eagle Point: 855.324.5378; eaglepointresort.com
Brian Head: brianhead.com/winter
NOTE: Information may have changed since publication. Please confirm key details before planning your trip.


text:
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
What Women Don't Want for Valentine's Day
The worst part though was dealing with the difficult customer or even worse, ungrateful recipient. We once had a woman (and I use that word loosely) actually call us in the middle of our insanely busy Valentine's Day and give us hell down the road simply because she did not want flowers..."I told him I wanted jewelry! I don't want these no good stinkin' flowers and you need to come back and pick them up!"
I kid you not.
Then of course you had those poor clueless guys who, despite their good intentions, just really had no idea what women want and would point to a heart-shaped funeral piece hanging on the wall and tell us that was exactly what he was looking for and that he wanted it sent to his girlfriend at work, complete with the stand and balloons attached and just did not seem to grasp the explanation that it was indeed intended for a funeral.
I don't know what all women want for Valentine's Day but I do know that all women don't want a funeral flower delivered to their place of employment, or any other place for that matter.
And here are a few other things I'm pretty sure all women don't want on this celebration of love and hearts day...
A household appliance. Unless it has a piece of jewelry or a salon/spa gift certificate attached then you are not going to get the result you were aiming for here, guys. Even if she tells you she wants it, do not, and I repeat, do NOT give it to her for Valentine's Day.
Lingerie. Because we are all well aware that this is a gift for you and not for her. Buy her something she will actually enjoy wearing instead, like a pair of satin pajamas.
An apron.
A pet. Unless it is a wiener dog (or maybe that only applies to me), don't do it. For your sake, her sake and the animal's sake!
A mix tape of bad love songs. Which I guess today would probably be a mix USB stick but still, don't do it. Especially if you include songs like Sting's I'll Be Watching You. I've been given two "mix tapes" in my life and both times I broke the relationship off shortly after because I was completely creeped out. So unless you are still in middle school, I would not recommend going there.
Bathroom Scales. I don't care how many times you've heard her say, "These damn scales are broken!" Trust me fully on this one.
A card like this...
Because doing so could result in the need for a funeral wreath after all.
Happy Heart Day! :)
7 comments:
Anything that a guy thinks would make a romantic gift is probably something I wouldn't want! ;)ReplyDelete
Lmbo you are right about the lingerie. That really is a gift for him and not for her. A funeral flower really??? Some guys are so clueless. I mean really nothing says I love you like a funeral flowers :-)ReplyDelete
I cannot believe that woman said that! She better feel lucky she got flowers in the first place with an attitude like that! SHEESH! Funeral flowers...that's a new one on me! Your post totally made my day!ReplyDelete
Well for Valentine's day so far, we registered my son for JK and I have been bawling my eyes out ever since...and my husband said "Good thing I'm going to volleyball tonight" which means he's not going to be home to console me nor to have a nice dinner together.ReplyDelete
It's ok though, we don't really celebrate it.
Although I'd like flowers.
OH funny!!!ReplyDelete
I wanted nothing.
So far I'm getting a card, some special ordered GF cookies from the bakery I love, and a weekend away sans children. It's looking like dinner as well tonight so I don't have to cook or clean before I go off to get the taxes done.
While all this is great, I think I may need to redefine "Nothing" for him. :)
you're so spot on. Especially with appliances. NO matter if we asked for it!ReplyDelete
I'm always a fan of the spa gift cert. Any day of the week!
The funeral arrangement, i mean, seriously. Buy a clue, dude!
I got a gift certificate for a hot stone massage - which I love, but I REALLY wanted a wiener dog - so it's not just you ;) I'm slowly wearing my husband down!ReplyDelete


text:
Monday, July 18, 2011
A Bit of Petty Gods News
One of the reasons I've been moving slowly on Petty Gods, aside from being distracted by the Dwimmermount Codex and the revision of Thousand Suns, is that I was awaiting word on a possible inclusion from a very special contributor. Happily, I am now able to tell you that, in addition to a foreword by Paul Jaquays, Petty Gods will include the entirety of Professor M.A.R. Barker's 1980 essay, "How to Create a Religion in Your Spare Time for Fun and Profit." It's a terrific article, filled with lots of great ideas and not a few insights. It's long been one of my favorite of Professor Barker's writings and I'm honored that he's granted me permission to include it in Petty Gods. Many thanks to Victor Raymond for making this happen.
16 comments:
That is indeed pretty cool!ReplyDelete
: )
Looking forward to Petty Gods :)ReplyDelete
That essay's a fine contribution to get. It's up at DriveThruRPG as a product in itself.ReplyDelete
Well, I was wavering on the decision, but that's a pretty cool bonus. I think that I'm on board now.ReplyDelete
Word verification: CUREATE.
That's welcome news, James. It's going to be a lovely product.ReplyDelete
That is exciting news! I'm looking forward to reading Dr. Barker's essay.ReplyDelete
I am so looking forward to Petty Gods being released.
awesome news!ReplyDelete
really looking forward to this book, thanks :)
Tapping my watch waiting for the release.ReplyDelete
Petty Gods is one of the products I've been most looking forward to. The MAR Barker essay makes it even more exciting!ReplyDelete
That sounds great. I've been intrigued (but not completely sold) on the Petty Gods project up till now, but the inclusion of the Barker essay moves this from a "Maybe" to a "Definitely."ReplyDelete
I've wanted PG from word one. Cannot wait.ReplyDelete
@Aaron E. Steele: Consider OMPG! yoinked.
The Barker essay was a game changer (almost literally) for my own handling of religion in my campaign, so I'm happy to see it included in here.ReplyDelete
Doubly good to see the Professor's work getting out to larger circles.
For some reason I feel like the title of this post should have been "A Wee Bit O' Petty Gods News for Ye" or something.ReplyDelete
I've been meaning to look up that article for years -one more reason to look forward to the release.ReplyDelete
Any updates!?! Too much good stuff going on over here!ReplyDelete


text:
Events Calendar
Do you have the availability to host a future onsite event? Let us know or contacta en español.
Child Care Providers: SPARK Learning Lab provides all professional development sessions for child care providers. Use Indiana Learning Paths to register for any face-to-face sessions, live webinars or online trainings.
- This event has passed.
Orientation II-A requirement for family child care providers to become licensed
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Preparation for Home Child Care Licensure is the 2nd training in this two- part series designed to outline regulatory requirements, licensing steps and resources for providing licensed child care in a home environment. You will leave this training prepared to take the next steps to licensing your home and will receive the necessary paperwork.


text:
The Marriage Bed
Posted on January 21, 2020 by Paul Byerly
speaking the truth about sex The first time I invited Christian friends to my house for a sex class, I was scared to death. Who does something like that? Nobody talks about sex in the church. And if they do, it revolves around fulfilling…
Category: Bible, healthy sexuality, problems
The content of this website is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have or suspect you have a medical condition or problem, contact a professional healthcare provider. You should not use information from this site to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.
Copyright © 1997 – 2021 The Marriage Bed, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
The Marriage Bed, Inc. is a division of the American Evangelistic Assoc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Natural Theme v4 by Organic Themes
header image credit © Cassidy Kelley / Unsplash
Copyright © 2023 · All Rights Reserved · The Marriage Bed
· RSS Feed · Log in


text:
As you may have gathered from this week's other food posts I firmly believe that no matter how healthy you eat the rest of the year, a Super Bowl party is no place for salads and rice cakes. That said, there is one key category I haven't touched on as yet, sweets. I can say with near absolute certainty that if a dessert is present to me I'm going to love it. That's just how I am. What about your party though? What are your guests going to want and like? Not surprisingly I have some thoughts on that.
Think homemade. Even if its something dirt simple I think it always has a bigger impact if you put some effort in to it. Like the other foods this week, I'd stick with something fairly simple and quick, unless you can make it the day before. If that's the case, go nuts. Some quick, easy options:
Cupcakes – Tiny cakes are always good. Get a good quality mix, or make them completely from scratch. For the frosting I'd highly recommend whipping up a batch of your own as it will always taste better than the tubs of frosting you can buy. My personal favorite is carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. So good.
Brownies – Another one you could buy at the store but will be much better made at home, even from a mix. I usually reach for the Ghirardelli Double Chocolate brownie mix and throw in about 1/2 – 1 cup of walnuts.
Cookies – You name it and they're going to be awesome. Were I coming to your house for a party I'd vote for some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies that are still a little moist in the middle, but that's just me. Colton suggested some sugar cookies iced to look like tiny footballs. Although they do sound good, it sounds like a lot more work than I'd be willing to put in to sugar cookies.
Chocolate Fondue – This is Lucas' choice for this year. He'll be serving it with fruit and cookies for dipping. Some other tasty dipping options are pound cake and marshmallows. If you're wanting to booze this one up you could also add a bit of a flavorful liqueur to your dipping chocolate. Amaretto and Kalhua spring to mind as winners.
Those are all great options but I have one final suggestion that ties in to the theme of a Super Bowl in Florida. Make up a homemade key lime pie or two. If you've never had real key lime pie made from scratch you are missing out on some serious deliciousness. Below is the recipe I was given via a food newsgroup back in the mid 90's when the internet was just getting rolling. It's always come out fantastic and I've never felt the need to change it up.
Key Lime Pie
4 Egg Yolks 1 14 oz Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk 1/2 cup Key Lime Juice (I use Nelly and Joe's) Zest of One Lime 8" or 9" Graham Cracker Crust Fresh Whipped Cream
1) Preheat oven to 350F 2) Combine yolks, condensed milk, lime juice and zest with a mixer. 3) Pour the filling in to the crust and smooth with a spatula. 4) Bake for 15-20 minutes to firm filling. 5) Chill for at least an hour. 6) Top with fresh whipped cream.
Some quick comments on this recipe. The filling that results from this recipe will only fill about 1/2 of the pie shell, the other 1/2 can be filled with whipped cream. However, what I usually do is double the recipe so that it fills the crust completely and bake for 30-40 minutes. Then still top the slices with fresh whipped cream. Another twist is you can chiffonade mint and add it to the whipped cream once you've gotten to firm peaks. This adds another layer of flavor and works well with the lime.


text:
March 24, 2011
Google Video Previews
"When it comes to videos, people want to spend less time searching and more time watching. That's why we added an enhancement to Instant Previews—the ability to preview videos. Click once on the magnifying glass next to the title of any video search result in universal or video mode. For some videos, you'll now be able to play through a set of four short segments from the video to see if it's what you're looking for (video providers have to opt to make the previews available, so you won't find it for every video yet)," explains Google.
Even if Google announced this feature a couple of weeks ago, it's still spotty, so it may not be available for you. You can also try Bing's Video Search, which offers a similar feature that probably inspired Google.
12 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 6:23 PM
I just tried it, but I think this might work better on YouTube. There's a Chrome extension that previews videos but not the sound.ReplyDelete
Amazing feature they launched. @Jason: both sound and video is working in my Chrome.ReplyDelete
In Bing video's its working but for Google Video's that magnifying glass is not available.ReplyDelete
In Bing video's its working but for Google Video's that magnifying glass is not available.ReplyDelete
go go go google...keep going make better :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 11:16 AM
@Irfan: No I mean the Chrome YouTube extension that previews videos on YouTube. It works kind of like the previews on Google Video but unlike the latter, it doesn't preview sound alsoReplyDelete
I just wanna to say "google is the best operating system".ReplyDelete
This is a good feature because it prevents the user from having to click back and forth if the video isn't what they were looking for. It probably was inspired by Bing. It's good that the search engines continue to try and provide helpful new services.ReplyDelete
this good because it will increase popularity of google itself and human computer interaction can optimize so wellReplyDelete
this is quite amazing, even by the high standards of google. impressive.ReplyDelete
I'm still waiting for the improvement that'll let us disable the instant preview feature entirelyReplyDelete
I had a great time reading around your post as I read it extensively. Excellent writing! I am looking forward to hearing more from you.ReplyDelete


text:
Post we'll Cover a full guide on how to remove google account on Tecno CC9 Camon 12 Pro and also get the download link for free, Link below the Post
What is Da_File? The word DA File Stands for Download Agent. It is a piece of file with the Extension .BIN that serves as a connector between FLASHTOOL and PHONE. It enable the flash tool to to communicate with a secure boot phones CPU. Without DA File the flash tool cannot READ or WRITE on the phone's CPU.In This Post You'll have the access to the direct link to download Tecno CC9 Camon 12 Pro DA FILE for free.
How To Remove FRP With Sp FlashtoolIn this video you'll learn how to remove frp on All Android devices Ranging fron Android Version Noughat, Marshmallow, Oreo, And Pie which are popularly known as Android Version 6, version 7, version 8, and Android version 9 and other versions to come.
This method is the most easiest and secure method to remove FRP on All MTK devices, this is because we indicate only the frp partition and format it, this differs from writing another frp file which might be bricked the device in incompatible with the phone.
In summary what we just did is we defined the Begin and End address of the frp and tell Spflash tool to format only that defined partition, Watch the video from A-Z it's easy and simple to understand.
Don't forget to Like the video and Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel for More Free videos
How to use Da with EFT.*. DOWNLOAD EFT CRACK HERE
*. Go to Android Tab
*. Jump to MTK
*. Choose DA file and Tick Clear FRP
*. Press the START Button
You'll a successful message say FRP removed OK
Video On How to Use DA File NCK CRACK
You can Also use Other Tool like Miracle Thunder etc to do it by using a custom Da file
DOWNLOAD LINK / DETAILSFile Title: Tecno CC9 Frp File-[Ourshopfix.com] - [Use without Box Or Dongle]
password: pass
For CC9 Auth File get it Here : Cammon 11 Pro CC9 Auth File
Put a Smile On Our Face by Donating something to Our Pocket
For My 9ja People Can donate here;
First Bank: 3109083664 Abdulkareem Sodiq
Or Send Us Card For Subs : 08108421617
WHATSAPP ON +2348108421617 for request ot Complains
More Frp File:
INFINIX X627C DA FILE FOR FRPIf you believe we are trying for you dont forget to like Our Facebook Page @ OurshopFix and Subscribe to Our YouTube channel HERE to get Our free video Tutorials
Infinix X650B Hot 8 DA File For Google Account
Infinix X627 Smart 3 Plus DA File For Frp Google Account
Infinix X650B Hot 8 DA File For Google Account
Infinix X627 Smart 3 Plus DA File For Frp Google Account


text:
Eames Rectangular Coffee Table
Eames Rectangular Coffee Table
- By legendary husband-and-wife design team.
- Derived from signature plywood-molding technology.
- Range of top and base options.
Shipping Options
- Threshold Delivery, In-Home Delivery
Return Options
- By legendary husband-and-wife design team.
- Derived from signature plywood-molding technology.
- Range of top and base options.
- Brand
- Herman Miller
- General Dimensions
- Assembly
- Requires Assembly
- Warranty
- 5-year warranty (terms and conditions may vary)
36" Wide
- Height (in): 14
- Width (in): 22
- Depth (in): 36
48" Wide
- Height (in): 14
- Width (in): 22
- Depth (in): 48
- Three-ply laminate or veneer top
- Walnut, white ash, or ebony ash veneer edges and base
Charles and Ray Eames
Design is for living. That maxim shaped a widespread shift in design during the 1940s and '50s. It was a revolution of form, an exciting visual language that signaled a new age and a fresh start – and two of its prime movers were Charles and Ray Eames. This husband-and-wife team's unique synergy led to a whole new look in furniture. Lean and modern. Sleek and simple. Beautifully functional.More on Charles and Ray Eames
Care & MaintenanceWith regular care and maintenance, your Herman Miller product will provide many years of superior performance and satisfaction. To maintain quality, please follow the cleaning procedures outlined here.
The instructions for the care and maintenance of Herman Miller products are provided to you as a service. No warranty is implied since results may vary.
Wood & Veneer
This includes Herman Miller products finished with wood veneer or recut wood veneer, except the oiled Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman with Rosewood, Oiled Walnut, or Oiled Santos Palisander veneer unless specifically noted.
Normal Cleaning
Dust regularly with a slightly damp, soft, lint-free cloth. Wipe dry with a dry, soft cloth in the directionof the wood grain.Spills should be immediately wiped up with a damp cloth.
Once a month
Clean the surface with a soft cloth dampened with a quality cleaner formulated for wood furniture. Wipe the surface in the direction of the wood grain to remove dirt and fingerprints. Wipe dry with a clean, dry cloth.
Twice a year
Apply a good quality furniture polish with a soft cloth. Do not use aerosol-powered cleaners or polishes. Also, do not use polishes containing waxes or abrasives, or polishes that are oil based.
Herman Miller veneers meet strict testing standards for resistance to wear, light, stains, water, and pressure. To reduce the risk of damage, take some precautions: Use coasters for glasses and mugs. If a glass top is added to the veneer surface, be sure it rests on felt pads. Don't place a potted plant on a veneer surface unless it's in a water-tight container or in a drip tray.Don't let vinyl binders stay on a surface for very long. Use protective pads under equipment with "rubber" cushioning feet. Some chemical compounds used in the feet on office equipment, such as printers and monitor stands, may leave permanent stains or marks.
Minor repair of water rings, stains, and scratches
Rub the surface lightly in the direction of the wood grain using No. 000 steel wool. Apply a scratch-removing polish with a color and value that simulate the veneer. If the scratches are deep, consult a professional furniture refinisher.
Other Damage
Wood is susceptible to bruising and scratching from heavy office equipment, so we encourage a protective surface is placed underneath. Objects should be lifted instead of dragged across a surface. Protective pads should be used under items with a rough bottom, like pottery. Denting, caused by extreme pen pressure when writing, can also damage veneer. Use desk pads or some other protection where a lot of paperwork is done. Sunlight can damage veneer as well, so veneer surfaces should not be in direct sunlight. To help a surface age evenly, users can periodically move items on their desks so that the entire surface is exposed to an even amount of light over time. In addition to light, extremely high or low humidity is a damaging environmental factor. Herman Miller suggests maintaining a relative humidity of 35-65 percent.
Products using laminate may include tabletops, work surfaces, counter caps, transaction surfaces, flipper doors, and lateral files.
For normal cleaning, wash the laminate with a soft cloth and a solution of mild detergent and warm water. Rinse thoroughly and dry with a soft cloth.
For minor repair of burns or other stubborn marks, apply a nonabrasive liquid kitchen cleanser with a soft cloth soaked in warm water. Rub in the direction of the grain; use caution to avoid damaging the surface texture or gloss. If no grain direction is visible, rub with a light, circular motion.
Do not use powdered abrasives or other harsh cleansers like hypochlorite bleach, hydrogen peroxide, nitric or hydrochloric acids, or lye; they may deface the surface and change the finish color.
You may also like
Product Q&A
We value your input and invite you to rate and review your purchases. Be sure to explain why you like or dislike the product, and focus on the product's features and your own experience using it. If you wish to comment about a product selection, pricing, ordering, delivery, or other issues, please contact our customer support.
Please refrain from including the following in your review:
- Obscene or discriminatory language
- Critical or inappropriate comments about other reviews and shoppers
- Advertising, spam, or references to other websites or retailers
- Personal information such as email addresses, phone numbers, or physical addresses
All reviews are subject to Design Within Reach's Terms of Use.


text:
A NOAA-led study finds that over the past 30 years, the location where tropical cyclones reach maximum intensity has been shifting toward the poles in both the northern and southern hemispheres at a rate of about 35 miles, or one-half degree of latitude, per decade.
PostedDec 13, 2013
Physical Climate
What does the future of climate look like where you live? For the first time, maps and summaries of temperature and precipitation projections for the 21st century are accessible at a county-by-county level, thanks to a website developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with the College of Earth, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University.
PostedJul 30, 2013
Physical Climate
The United States will be a much hotter place, precipitation patterns will shift, and climate extremes will increase by the end of the 21st century, according to reports released in January 2013 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in support of the National Climate Assessment (NCA).


text:
Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99...
Stylites were solitaries who, taking up their abode upon the tops of a pillar (stylos), chose to spend their days amid the restraints thus entailed and in the exercise of other forms of asceticism. This practice may be regarded as the climax of a tendency which became very pronounced in Eastern lands in the latter part of the fourth century. The duration and severity of the fasts then practised almost pass belief, but the evidence is overwhelming, and the general correctness of the accounts preserved to us is no hardly disputed. Besides the mortification of the appetite, submission to restraints of all kinds became at this period an end in itself. Palladius tells us (ch. xlviii) of a hermit in Palestine who dwelt in a cave on the top of a mountain and who for the space of twenty-five years never turned his face to the West. St. Gregory of Nazianzus (P.G., XXXVII, 1456) speaks of a solitary who stood upright for many years together, absorbed in contemplation, without ever lying down. Theodoret assures us that he had seen a hermit who had passed ten years in a tub suspended in midair from poles (Philotheus, ch. xxviii).
There seems no reason to doubt that is was the ascetical spirit manifested in such examples of these which spurred men on to devise new and more ingenious forms of self-crucifixion and which in 423 led Simeon Stylites the Elder first of all to take up his abode on the top of a pillar. Critics, it is true, have recalled a passage in Lucian (De Syria Dea, cc. xxviii - xxix) which speaks of a high column at Hierapolis to the top of which a man ascended twice a year and spent a week in converse with the gods, but scholars think it unlikely that Simeon had derived any suggestion from this pagan custom, which certainly had died out before his time. In any case Simeon had a continuous series of imitators, more particularly in Syria and Palestine. St. Daniel Stylites may have been the first of these, for he had been a disciple of St. Simeon and began his rigorous way of life shortly after his master died. Daniel was a Syrian by birth but he established himself near Constantinople, where he was visited by both the Emperor Leo and the Emperor Zeno. Simeon the Younger (q.v.), like his namesake, lived near Antioch; he died in 596, and had for a contemporary a hardly less famous Stylites in St. Alypius, whose pillar had been erected near Adrianople in Paphlagonia. Saint Alypius after standing upright for fifty-three years found his feet no longer able to support him, but instead of descending from his pillar lay down on his side and spent the remaining fourteen years of his life in that position.
St. Luke the Younger, another famous pillar hermit lived in the tenth century on Mount Olympus, but he also seems to have been of Asiatic parentage. There were many others besides these who were not so famous and even women Stylites were known. One or two isolated attempts seem to have been made to introduce this form of asceticism into the West but it met with little favour. In the East cases were found down to the twelfth century; in the Russian Orthodox Church it lasted until 1461, and among the Ruthenians even later. There can be no doubt that for the majority of the pillar hermits the extreme austerity of which we read in the lives of the Simeons and of Alypius was somewhat mitigated. Upon the summit of some of the columns for example a tiny hut was erected as a shelter against sun and rain, and we hear of other hermits of the same class among the Monophysites, who lived inside a hollow pillar rather than upon it; but the life in any case must have been one of extraordinary endurance and privation. Probably the best justification of these excesses of austerity is to be found in the fact that, like the great renunciation of St. Melania the Younger, they did, in an age of terrible corruption and social decadence, impress the need of penance more than anything else could have done upon the minds and imagination of Oriental Christians.
APA citation. (1912). Stylites (Pillar Saints). In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14317b.htm
MLA citation. "Stylites (Pillar Saints)." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14317b.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Michael C. Tinkler.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. July 1, 1912. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
Contact information. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. My email address is webmaster at newadvent.org. Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback — especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads.