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The refrain is old already, but it bears repeating for those in Jerusalem, Washington, and anywhere else who would rather bury their heads in the sand and pretend otherwise: There are 1.3 million Palestinians holed up in the 360 sq. kilometer strip of coastal land called Gaza who are angry and destitute and becoming more so by the day.
Providing Gazans with the basics of health care and food will stave off a humanitarian catastrophe that the Israeli government says is in no one's interest. But preventing a further radicalization of these people - and probably their 2.4 million brothers and sisters in the West Bank - against Israel is another matter. That is the danger when you are perceived as the one responsible for making proud Arab men sell their wives' jewelry to pay electric bills, take their children to United Nations-run soup kitchens so that they do not go hungry, and block the funding for their jobs leaving them nothing to do all day but simmer in a rage and listen to Hamas-affiliated imams suggest how they channel that aggression.
The economic and political siege Israel and the international community have laid on the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority may also help to usher in a Palestinian civil war, though that remains less certain, since there are other root causes of the now daily and escalating interfactional violence in these streets.
What is certain, polls show, is that the siege on the PA has increased support for Hamas as the terrorists-cum-national leaders capitalize on Palestinian indignation (right or wrong, it is what they feel) that their elections alone are not approved of by the democratic world at large. It has also led to the very real prospect that the PA itself, not just the Hamas party that leads it, will fall by virtue of an inability to carry out the basic functions of government.
Israelis and Palestinians, not to mention Europe, the United States, and everyone else who is involved in the deadly Middle East chess game, can debate who is actually responsible for this situation - Hamas, by virtue of its repugnant stance toward Israel and its clear willingness, like Fatah before it, to use its own people as pawns in political brinkmanship, or Israel as the occupier and oppressor of legitimate Palestinian rights.
But from an Israeli standpoint, convincing itself and the international community that the former is the case is far less important than acting on the next question - "What are we going to do about it?" - for two reasons.
First, all those parties previously mentioned will never be able to agree on who is responsible.
The closing by the Palestinians of the former Gush Katif greenhouses illustrates this well. Is it Israel's fault they failed because Israel closed Karni for political purposes and the Palestinians could not ship out the produce?
Or is it the Palestinians' fault they failed because militants forced Israel to close Karni to protect its own people?
Every side in the political equation will have a different answer, and reconciling them all is moot because the greenhouse project did fail and now Israel must deal with the ramifications of that - 6,000 more Palestinians who will not have work come the end of this month and blame Israel for it.
Second, despite the desperate wishes of many Israelis of all political persuasions, the nearly 4 million Palestinians living within scant kilometers of the 7 million Israelis are not going anywhere.
Israel built a fence around Gaza and it is constructing one around the West Bank. Though an excellent deterrent for would-be suicide bombers, those fences will not absolve Israel of the responsibility for the Palestinian people under international law. Israelis may not have to see the tattered clothes of Palestinian children and hear the vitriolic words of hate directed at its citizens from many of their parents, but absent a final settlement, their growing numbers will continue to drag on the collective resources and consciousness of the Jewish state in perpetuity.
When Israel conquered the West Bank and Gaza in 1967, it inherited not a friendly, but a mostly docile population. Ever tightening restrictions placed upon the Palestinians throughout the nearly four decades since may, especially recently, limit the terror they have been and will be able to inflict upon Israel. But it is clear that punitive measures, far from making the Palestinians submit to Israeli will, may instead have served to push their society in more extreme directions.
The only possible exception to this would be a knock-out blow that Israel refuses to deliver, citing its own ethics even more than negative judgment from the international community which would surely follow.
ASSUMING THAT Israel refuses to resort to suppressive tactics akin to those employed by some of its neighboring regimes, there are two main directions Israeli leaders have tabled for pushing the state into its next phase of maturity.
The first path is that of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The name of this path has evolved from "disengagement" to "convergence" to "realignment" as the politics of the region have shifted and details of the plans have followed suit. However, those changes are at the tactical level.
From a strategic point of view, this overall philosophy has been called "unilateralism" because it sought to define a mode of operating free of the Palestinians. But "unilateralism" it is not, since even now there is coordination between Israel and the PA on providing services like electricity, water and telephone communication, and the operation of the Erez and Karni crossings here in Gaza. There is also extensive political coordination with the US and EU and it goes without saying that Israel would not have withdrawn from Gaza, nor will it evacuate settlements in the West Bank, without the nod from those powers.
A more accurate and honest name for this strategy is "conflict management."
This mode of operation is based on one overriding principle: that real peace and a final settlement of the issues that divide Israelis and Palestinians is not possible in the near future.
Supporters of the conflict management philosophy have various reasons for drawing this conclusion, but in essence they agree that Israel should hunker down for probably the next 20 years, steel itself for the attacks that will come, and wait for the day when the Palestinians are truly ready to embrace living side-by-side.
The tactics needed to implement this strategy include what Israel is engaged in today: the building of fences and walls; the economic and political siege of Hamas and perhaps the regime that follows; continued operations against the terrorist infrastructure in the Palestinian territories; and the (assumed) further separation of Israeli and Palestinian populations.
This strategy, concocted by former prime minister Ariel Sharon, has proven successful in reducing the horrific yet non-existentially threatening attacks Israelis became all to accustomed to during the second intifada.
But it has failed, and seems doomed toward further failure with the more important task of convincing the Palestinian population that violent resistance will get them nowhere. The rising support for Hamas and the dozens of potentially fatal attacks the IDF thwarts each week indicate as much.
Additionally, if the further radicalization and Islamization of the Palestinian people pushes them in the direction of al-Qaeda, which may already be operating in Gaza, Israel faces the specter of Palestinian terrorism transforming from the political to the purely nihilistic nature (it may be there to a degree already, but it can get worse) along the lines of what is now taking place in Iraq. In essence, the IDF may be able to stop 95 percent of suicide bombers, but the chances of large, possibly existentially threatening attacks on Israel from groups associated with Iran and the global jihad network could rise.
The second strategy, being forwarded by Defense Minister Amir Peretz, is simple. Talk to PA President Mahmoud Abbas now and try, try, try to reach a final status agreement.
The benefits of that strategy are as potentially enormous as are its risks.
On the one hand, if Olmert (or whoever was leading the talks) and Abbas could reach and implement an agreement where Barak and Arafat failed, the situation as it stands could vastly improve, even to the point of achieving peace.
On the other hand, even if an agreement were reached and approved by a Palestinian referendum, trusting Hamas to disarm and live up to its obligations is a big roll of the dice and could leave Israel much more exposed to attacks than it is today.
There is also the very real possibility that were negotiations to fail again, the region could be thrown into the depths of a third intifada, the scope of which remains cloudy but nevertheless highly uninviting.
WHICHEVER PATH Israel chooses, it is on the streets of Gaza more than anywhere else that its success will be determined. For despite the damage they do and the headlines they grab, the terrorists, militants and firebrands are still outnumbered there and in the West Bank by the fathers and mothers whose first order of business - no matter whom they voted for - is putting bread on the table for their families.
When asked what they were doing with the loans the Bank of Palestine was giving to PA civil servants last week, the policemen and preventative security officers gave a unanimous first answer: buying food. The same simple goal was in the minds of the 13 Palestinian Border Police found hiding in a construction site in Har Homa Monday night. "I just need the work to help my family," Ali Salam, 23, said during his brief, road-side detention.
"The key to the success of anything that Israel wants to push forward in terms of its own interests with the Palestinians and the region is the issue of long-term economic viability of the Palestinian entity," said Deborah Housen-Couriel, a senior analyst with the Re'ut think tank in Tel Aviv.
That was the long-term premise Israel accepted when it signed on to the Agreement on Movement and Access brokered by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in November. But as kassams continued to reign down on the southern cities from Gaza, the government reneged on its promise to provide safe passage between Gaza and the West Bank and keep the Karni crossing open.
While the April attack and other threats on Karni showed, said Housen-Couriel, that one should never underestimate the Palestinians' penchant for shooting themselves in the foot, Israel's response to them showed glaring deficiencies in its own strategic thinking.
"Never underestimate either the Israeli ability not to see the win-win [scenarios with the Palestinians] and the end game," she said.
"You can start off from the point of saying 'It's their fault and the closures were justified,' but why not leverage the opportunity and say 'There is another way to do this'?"
That road less traveled, Housen-Couriel said, begins with Israel and the international community investing in the Palestinian economy - not by continuing to fund the PA and projects that, though well-intentioned, encourage Palestinian dependency on foreign actors, but betting on private Palestinians with solid business ideas.
Under this strategy, which a growing number of experts are saying is a necessity if either political track is to succeed, forms of microcredit would be extended from Israel to Palestinian entrepreneurs. Private partnerships would be sought out which tie the two economies together, and ideally, Jordan and Egypt as well. There is particular promise, Housen-Couriel said, in the IT area given the Palestinians' status as one of the most internet-savvy Arab populations, and the fact that it does not necessarily depend on freedom of movement.
Such enterprising has the added benefit of cutting down on Palestinian corruption no matter what party is in power by passing less money through the government.
During his time in the region, former Quartet special envoy James Wolfensohn focused many efforts on this subject, coordinating with the World Bank on the means to achieve exactly this kind of mutually beneficial relationship between Israelis and Palestinians. Fed up with the lack of movement on these issues, and increasingly feeling his time was being wasted, Wolfensohn quit the Middle East, but the work is ready to be implemented.
The alternative - Israel's continued insistence that political progress be followed only far down the road by economic benefits - means the ideas of both Olmert and Peretz may meet the same fate as the fruit produced in the doomed Gaza greenhouses. They will whither on the vine.


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Highest Honor Delivered to British Military Dog
A display of bravery, courage, and loyalty earns dog top military honor in Britain.
Mali, an eight-year-old Belgian Malinois, and is proof you don't need to be human to showcase leadership and courage. He has also been rightly named a war hero. Today, he received the Dickin Medal, which is the equivalent to the Victoria Cross. The highest possible military award.
Mali is being recognized for his work in Afganistan, twice entering a building in Kabul which was filled with Taliban fighters. He successfully sniffed out explosives and saved lives in the process.
"There was a massive gun battle with British Forces against the Taliban and Mali was sent into the building ahead of the troops," recalled Corporal Daniel Hatley, Mali's primary handler. "Mali searched out IUDs and enemy fighters. The amount of noise, dust, and smoke, must have overloaded his senses. He received two injuries from blast grenades, which were thrown down the stairs at him. His injuries were to his face, torso, and hips. He still carried on."
After treatment, Mali made a full recovery. The Ministry of Defense stated without the work of Mali; there could have been multiple casualties of British Troops.
The British Military has more than 500 dogs in active roles, from sniffing out explosives to hunting down insurgents. Despite the technological advances in other areas of the military, dogs, it seems, are irreplaceable.
"I think it is a long way to go before we have something that can replace all the great things dogs can do for the military," said Colonel Neil Smith, Chief Veterinary Officer, British Army. "The dog is an extremely good scent detector, very agile, can go into many places troops cannot, and they are very good for morale as well."
Mali is now part of the canine training squadron, which teaches the dog and their handlers about their roles in the military. Both soldier and dog face the same dangers on the battlefield.
What was Mali's reaction when receiving the medal? He tried to eat it of course.

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You may wonder why you should go to the trouble of making juices a regular part of your diet. Juicing can increase metabolism and improve a person's overall health, physical stamina, and energy. You crave more information about juicing, right? Fortunately, you have just discovered a wealth of helpful information.
When making juices to foster better health, select darker green produce for the foundation of your drinks. To maximize health benefits, you should aim for the juice to contain between fifty and seventy-five percent chard, spinach, broccoli, or a similar vegetable. To give the juice a palatable taste, round it out with your favorite fruit juice.
The healthiest color for your body is green, so add things like spinach, parsley, broccoli, and chard in order to provide your body healthy nutrients. The healthiest juice consists of fifty to seventy percent greens, the remainder being fruits or other vegetables to add flavor. Juices made from fruit often have more sugar and fewer nutrients than those with leafy greens.
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Drink your juices slowly, and enjoy the flavors. Take some time to notice how good the flavors taste. Drinking your juices slowly will help you digest them well.
After you're done juicing, make sure you wash all of your juicing equipment. Certain juices can stain the juice jug you use or dull the blades if they're not cleaned immediately.
If you suffer from diabetes or hypoglycemia, you should just juice vegetables until you talk to your doctor. The sugar levels in your blood can rapidly increase by sugars from fruit. You need to monitor the amount of fruit you juice so you can watch your medical needs. Vegetables can supply you with the nutrients you need without causing undue risk.
Watch signals from the body when you drink juices. Sometimes a certain fruit or vegetable can cause your system to become upset. If a certain juice causes you to feel queasy or have any stomach churning, look at its ingredients to figure out if anything is rarely eaten or new in the ingredients. You can then use smaller amounts and condition your body to them.
Inside of some vegetable and fruit juices are phytochemicals. Research has suggested that these chemicals can eradicate carcinogens from the human body! Clearly, it is worth your time and money to incorporate ingredients that are loaded with phytochemicals.
Try adding some juice to your diet if you are feeling old, fatigued or have aching joints. Juice can get the pep back into your life! Fresh juice is packed with an array of nutrients, promoting everything from healthy joints to improved memory.
Cranberries tend to be bitter, so try mixing them together with other fruits and vegetables that are sweet for a great tasting juice. Mixing them with berries and cherries, for example, can lead to very tasty results. Just be sure to mix and match different combinations to match your particular nutritional needs and flavor preferences.
Masticating juicers are great juicers for making wonderful fruit juices. Such juicers offer functions other machines lack, including grinding, pureeing, milling, and features that facilitate the making of frozen treats. These features can add variety to the juices that you can make.
Choose a variety of vegetables to put in your juicer, based on their nutritional value. If their flavor isn't appealing to you, add some other ingredient to improve the flavor. You want this variety so as to get the ultimate nutritional advantages. Add apple or lemon juice to cover up a taste you do not like.
To keep your body in top condition, incorporate freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices into your diet. Not only does juicing provide you with energy, but it can help give you the drive to exercise and gain muscle. If you are a fitness fanatic, you will find that fresh juices restore your body after a strenuous workout. If you are working on building muscle, add a scoop of your favorite protein powder.
Now that you've learned more about some of the benefits of juicing, we hope that you'll consider juicing as a means to improved health and quality of life! There are a variety of delicious recipes for juicers, and you'll doubtless find it easy to incorporate many of them into your daily routine.


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Freedom is measured in so many ways. It may mean having the ability to come and go as you please with no accountability to another, or to make your own decisions about what you want. Small steps, such as a wheelchair ramp, or larger steps like leaving a former safe haven and striking out for the unknown, all represent different types of freedom, as does taking the liberty to speak your mind and think your thoughts without fear of repercussion. So many times, though, freedom gets confused with escaping or running away. True freedom comes from having a sense of running toward something, not from something.
Burdens of our past and present lives can keep us from feeling truly free. We all carry reminders of hated restrictions imposed on us as children by seemingly unfeeling adults, convinced that they had forgotten completely what it was like to be young. Don't we all long for the carefree days of youth, only to be followed quickly by the remembrance of our anxiousness to grow up? Growing up in an abusive or otherwise unloving environment can keep us from allowing ourselves to become emotionally available to others, locking us in a self-made prison. Only the awareness of the causes of our pain can begin to cleanse us of our reluctance to open ourselves to others and to take steps to create the lifestyle we desire.
True freedom also comes from letting go of all concerns of appearances or approval from others, of having full faith that we are exactly who we are for a very special reason, and that unless we realize that only we alone can dictate a full sense of freedom for ourselves inwardly, we will always seek it outside of ourselves. We find that random actions, another person or another place cannot make us feel free; it is entirely in our hearts and minds, and that acting on our pure knowledge of self will bring us the freedom we crave.
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Tokyo Institute of Technology Scholarship 2020 in Japan is now open for applications. The MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship is a fully-funded Japanese Government scholarship for international students in Japan. The Japan Scholarships 2020 are offered for Masters and Doctoral degree programs.
MEXT Scholarship 2020 is available for all academic fields. There is no Japanese language requirement for this program as lectures and seminars are held in English. The duration of the Master's degree Scholarships is three years and the duration of the Doctoral Scholarships is 3 years.
MEXT University Recommendation Scholarship at the Tokyo Institute of Technology Scholarship in Japan is a fully-funded scholarship that covers all the expenses of the selected candidates from all over the world. It is an amazing opportunity for international students to study for a master's degree on scholarship.
Stay in touch and keep visiting our Facebook page Scholarships Corner for live sessions and guidelines about different opportunities. We also share opportunities on our Instagram account on a daily basis. Follow us on Instagram "scholarshipscorner" and Don't miss any opportunity.
Tokyo Institute of Technology Scholarship 2020 Details:
Host Country:
- Japan
Host University:
- University of Tokyo
Course Level:
- Integrated Doctoral Education Program
- Master's Degree Programs
- Doctoral Programs
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Duration of the MEXT Scholarship:
- Combined Masters & Doctoral Program: 3 Years.
- Masters Program: 2 Yeas
- Doctoral Program: 3 Years
Fields of Study:
- Mathematics
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- Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Mechanical Engineering
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- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Information and Communications Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Economics
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Chemical Science and Engineering
- Mathematical and Computing Science
- Computer Science
- Life Science and Technology
- Architecture and Building Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Financial Support:
- Round-trip airfare to Japan
- Monthly Allowance
- 147,000 Yen/Month (for a student of a Master's Program).
- 148,000 Yen/Month (for a student of a Doctoral Program).
- Tuition Fee
- Successful MEXT Scholarship recipients are not required to pay application, admission or tuition fees.
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Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicants must hold the citizenship of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.
- Applicants must be born on or after April 2, 1985.
- Applicants must apply for the field of study that they studied at their previous university or a related field.
- Applicants must be physically and mentally able to pursue studies in Japan.
- Applicants must be able to leave for and arrive in Japan within two weeks before the date of the beginning of the third quarter in September 2020.
Applicants who meet any of the following conditions are not eligible, and if identified after the start of the scholarship period, they will be required to withdraw from the scholarship.
(1) Those who are military personnel or military civilian employees at the time of their arrival in Japan or during the scholarship period
(2) Those who are not able to arrive in Japan during the period designated by the Japanese Government (MEXT) and Tokyo Tech
(3) Those who previously received a Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship. This condition does not apply to those who have educational or work experience for more than three years between the following month of the conclusion of the previous scholarship and the month of the first disbursement of this scholarship; past grantees of Japanese Studies Students Program, Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship Program for the Students in Science and Engineering Departments, and the Young Leaders' Program
Note: Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students is not included in the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships.
(4) Those who apply for this scholarship through other universities or apply for other scholarships from MEXT that overlap with this scholarship
(5) Those who are already, or going to be, enrolled in a university or institution in Japan with a visa status of Student as a privately-financed international student before the scholarship period starts. This condition does not apply to those who are going to complete their study, return to their home country, and newly acquire a Student visa before the scholarship period starts
(6) Those who are intending to receive a scholarship from an institution other than MEXT (e.g., JASSO or government of their home country) that overlaps with this scholarship
(7) Those who do not meet the academic background qualifications by the date required by their program
(8) Those who hold dual nationality of Japan and another country at the time of application and cannot verify that they have given up Japanese nationality by the date of their arrival in Japan
(9) Those who are expecting to conduct long-term research activities outside Japan or take an extended leave of absence
(10) Those who have already obtained a doctoral degree and do not plan to pursue a degree
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Required Documents MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship 2020?
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- Field of Study and Study Program
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- Summary of Thesis or Research
- English Proficiency Test Score Report (original, no photocopies) (Check Exemption from English Language Proficiency Test Score Report Submission)
- Recommendation Letter from the Dean or equivalent official of the applicant's home university
- Evaluation Sheet with the recommendation
- Consent of a Tokyo Institute of Technology Faculty Member
- Applicant's Passport
Application Deadline:
- The last date to submit an application for the Tokyo Institute of Technology Scholarship in Japan is 10th December 2019.
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Do you know what's better than spicy boneless BBQ chicken wings? That's right, Chili Romanesco Cauliflower Bites. Not only are they healthier than chicken wings, they are also gluten free! Definitely a big plus!
A couple weeks back, we asked our followers on Instagram and Facebook what their favorite way to cook cauliflower is. Many of you gave us some great tips, but we're sure there are some of you who get stumped on how to prepare this bland, white food. We kicked it up a notch by using this amazing produce, the Romanesco Cauliflower. It's not just interesting and in some ways mesmerizing to look at, but it is also more appealing to the eye than your plain, white cauliflower. What we are trying to say is it's not boring!
Our Chili Romanesco Cauliflower Bites are a great way to spice up your simple cauliflower. The sweet and spicy chili sauce gives these Romanesco Cauliflower Bites just the right kick.
Serve these as an appetizer with a side of blue cheese, or as a side dish perfect for your backyard BBQ. Suddenly, we can hardly wait for summer!
Chili Romanesco Cauliflower Bites Ingredients:
1 head of Romanesco Cauliflower, cut into florets
2/3 cup ketchup (GF)
1 Tbsp Sriracha (GF)
1 Tbsp chili sauce (GF options available)
2 Tbsp sweet chili sauce (GF options available)
2 tsp soy sauce (GF options available)
1/8 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 garlic clove, minced
Pinch of black pepper
Preheat oven to 350º F
Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
Cut the head of your Romanesco Cauliflower into florets (they will not all be the same size, this is ok). Wash your Cauliflower after it is cut. Pat dry.
Place Romanesco Cauliflower florets into a medium size bowl. Add to bowl ketchup, Sriracha, chili sauce, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, chili powder, paperika, onion powder, garlic, and black pepper. Mix until the Romanesco Cauliflower florets are well coated.
Transfer the coated cauliflower onto greased baking sheet and place in the oven for 47 minutes. Bake until tender.


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The Earn Executive Center entrance is located at 309 McDermot Ave. It is a brand new (2021) development on the 3rd floor of the Earn Building. There are 9 individual private locking executive offices allowing for social distancing and security. We can turn-key furnish an office for you or you can bring your own furnishings. There is a shared boardroom complete with a whiteboard, 55" Display, computer, and camera for remote sessions, and a fully stocked kitchenette complete with microwave and dishwasher. Current pricing is listed below and is subject to change. Parking and furnishing is extra and can both be arranged and added to the month rent.
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Carrie Onofreychuk and Darren Earn have been re-developing this building since 1997 and have seen the Exchange District blossom over the years into a safe, desirable place to live and work. Darren lives with his family in the building and has offices on the 4th floor. Give us a call or email and come by for a meet and greet over drinks after work and let us show you what a wonderful space we have for you and your business.
309 McDermot Ave.
The Earn Executive Center, newly developed in 2021, on the 3rd floor of the Earn Building, is designed for business people who have recently sold or are currently transitioning out of the day-to-day operations of their business and are looking for a secure, private office to manage their affairs and enjoy spending time with other like-minded people.
The culture in the Earn Building is like that of no other. Our friendly tenants regularly gather at the end of the day in each other's offices for drinks and conversation. Annually, the landlord holds a summer BBQ on the rooftop for all tenants. If this sounds like a culture that fits you then you have come to the right place.
We are located in the West exchange next to Innovation Alley on the corner of Princess and McDermot Ave. across the street from the Deer and Almond restaurant and a 2-minute walking distance from dozens of other restaurants.
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The Earn Executive Center is located in the Earn Building at the corner of Princess and McDermot Ave. as seen marked with an Orange House in the adjacent picture. We can arrange parking for $225 per month located all around the building identified with red P's, all in short walking distance, and we can add it to your monthly rent for your convenience or you can acquire your own parking from the many available lots nearby, you decide.
Free high-speed Wifi and Internet are included in all office packages. Speeds of 600Mbps+ are typical for a plug-in cable in any of the private offices and the Wifi is often over 100 Mbps depending on your devices and how close you are to the access points.
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✔ Digital security lock and frosted windows.
✔ Parking can be arranged for you
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✔ Shared boardroom with whiteboards, 55" monitor, computer, and camera.
✔ Month to month or longer terms available
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If you feel that "you want an office, because you have worked in one for as long as you can remember", then you know you have found the right place where you will be with other like-minded individuals in a business club-like atmosphere.
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Enchanted Forest 8yr - Enchanted Adventure
Vicky in Jerusalem, Israel
September 2005
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When I asked my 8 year old daughter what did she wanted to do for her birthday, she gave me a perfect fantasy quest answer: I want somebody to look for something in an enchanted forest. So I came up with the following story which we described in our party invitations.
Once upon a time, there was an enchanted forest where all kinds of good creatures lived happily: fairies, elves, trees guards, etc. But the most important of them all was a unicorn it's his magic that made the forest enchanted. One day an evil wizard arrived at the forest. He captured the unicorn, locked it in a cave and placed a huge dragon at the entrance to guard it. The servants of the wizard crept into the forest. Our goal is to help the good creatures fight against the evil creatures and release the unicorn.
Decorations: We decided to have the party in a park with lots of space and wood atmosphere. I painted a large unicorn and a dragon and we attached the pictures to a tree; the picture of the dragon covered the picture of the unicorn. I printed a lot of pictures from the Internet of other good and evil creatures. We also attached these pictures to the trees. Each picture marked a quest station, so every part of the story was illustrated. To enter the party location the guests had to pass between two trees with Welcome to the Enchanted Forest picture.
1. Our first station was a wise owl. The owl told us again the story of the unicorn and the wizard and explained that we can't fight evil without a weapon, so we have to ask the dwarves to make the special weapons for us.
2. The dwarves were ready to help but the swamp monsters stole their instruments. We went to the swamp. The fathers were the swamp monsters, I made green bandanas for them. We played the pull rope game all the kids against the fathers. We pulled the monsters from their swamp, they lost their power and returned the instruments to the dwarves. The dwarves gave us axes and shields cut from silver bristol paper. Now we had to bewitch our weapons.
3. We went to the flower fairies and asked them to give us their magic powder. The fairies were ready to help, but first we had to help them water the flowers. An evil water spirit lived in a lake and he sent an army of poisonous fish against us. I hung several paper fish on a rope between two trees. The kids had to shoot them with a water gun. The kids did it one by one and I removed one fish after each turn. When the kids finished shooting all the fish, the flower fairies gave us their magic powder for the shields. I gave the kids small pictures of the unicorn and the colors and they decorated their shields.
4. Next we had to get the magic crystals to strengthen the axes. The air spirits had the crystals and were ready to help, but they kept the crystals in their air castle and the air bridge to the castle was broken. We had to rebuild it. Here we played the following game: I put several cotton balls on one plate, each kid closed his eyes and had to pick up one cotton ball with a spoon and move it to another plate. The catch is that you can't feel whether you have anything on the spoon. We got the magic crystals (colorful stickers) and decorated the axes.
5. Next we had to get a special light to shine the dark places. We asked the elves to give us the star light. They were ready to help, but their special phials for star light were broken. I printed several pictures of the beautiful bottles from the Internet and cut them into puzzles. The kids were divided into pairs and had to solve the puzzles. I gave them small stars that glow in the dark as a prize.
6. Now we went to the tree guards to ask for the magic potion for strength. They were ready to help, but the trolls were cutting their trees and burning them. I hid a lot of small pictures of the trolls between the bushes and gave the kids tiny pocket lights. They had to look for the trolls and to shine their lights on them. I told the kids that the trolls are afraid of light. Then we got the magic potion (soft drinks) from the trees guards and took a break to eat and drink. The kids had some rest and were ready to continue with our adventure.
7. We had to cross the river with huge river monsters. We met a sad Pegasus near the river. He agreed to help us get to the other side of the river by air, but we first had to help him gather his foals. The foals were balloons and the kids had to move the balloons through an obstacle course.
8. On the other side of the river, we entered the woods with giant spiders and got entangled in the spiders webs. We played a game where the kids were indeed entangled and had to free themselves. This game was such a hit that we played it 7 times instead of one time as I planned.
9. Our next station was frightening Cerberus which didn't let us pass. We met several fauns and they advised us to play music to make Cerberus sleep. The kids had to invent different musical instruments from the objects they could find in the park. We had a great orchestra, I was amazed at their creativity.
10. We passed Cerberus and finally got to the wizard castle. My husband was the evil wizard. He had an inner eye to see his enemies, so he had to catch the kids with closed eyes. The kids loved it, they tried to hit him with their axes (the bristol paper is soft enough, so nobody got hurt). They finally fought the wizard down to the ground and the road to the dragon cave was free.
11. We played bow and arrow and each kid had to hit the dragon picture. When the last kid did it, I removed the picture of the dragon and we all saw the beautiful unicorn. The unicorn gave us his prize a cake. I covered the cake with violet sugarpaste and put a sugarpaste unicorn on top. The cake was decorated with violet, pink and golden flowers and I painted the unicorn's mane, tail and horn silver. In addition to the prizes that I gave to the kids during the games, they also got the party bags with shining pencils, sweets, beautiful shining candles, small organza bags with dry flowers and a bottle of fairy dust for the face.
They all loved the party and didn't want to go home!
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It all started because of the ink. Scrolling through the Eloquence blog at events the other day, I saw these really pretty tattoos for SLINK bod and thought I would like them. But then I opened up the blog today to find the event and found ANOTHER event (Creation JP) and well – I had to go to that.
The next thing that happened was that Sasy went to the FIRST event (Kawaii Project Something I forget the name but maybe that's the name I don't know – oh there I linked it yes that's the name) and she starts tossing me gacha extras. My old school gacha fever took hold and I started putting on everything I just had purchased and then some.
It's guerilla styling – PUT ON EVERYTHING YOU JUST BOUGHT NOW AND SHOOT! GO GO GO GO!
Sasy recommended the mask as fascinator instead. She's my Guerilla Styling Mentor.
Ok I have to say I love this outfit. It's so much fun.
I took another shot with both DoF AND Bokeh added because, mandatory obv.
Look on meeeeee. I'm SOOO KAWAII.
It's cute, no?
The bokeh is meant ironically calm down.
Gidge is Wearing:
Doll: (wear) *katat0nik* (lt blue) Happy Kitty Doll
Ring: *katat0nik* (gold) Ballet Flower Ring
Head: .LeLutka.Mesh Head-ARIA v1.1
Makeup and Skin: GLAM AFFAIR
Bag: :::LP::: Mause_Bag S – Snow [Rigged]
Dress: Baiastice_Lola dress-Print Floral Pink-Fitted MESH COLLABOR88
Shoes: Bliensen + MaiTai – Hanalei – Shoes for Slink Med – Pink
Earrings: EarthStones Twisted Hoop Earring – Gold/Mother of Pearl (L)
EarthStones Twisted Hoop Earring – Gold/Mother of Pearl (R)
LeLutka Rogue Bun HUD
Eyes: Mayfly – Luminous – Mesh Eye (London Fog, w1) L
Mayfly – Luminous – Mesh Eye (London Fog, w1) R
Ink: Antielle – Kawaii Project Fair Something Or Something
Mask: Noodles – Giselle Sleepy Mask White – Modification – from Sasy Scarborough
Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet Mid Left V2.1
Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet Mid Right V2.1
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 – L – Elegant
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.1 – R – Elegant
Body: Slink Physique Mesh Body V2.3.1
Hair: [Due] Gisele
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Ponce City Market has announced the first batch of vendors set to open in its Central Food Hall. Dub's Fish Camp (Anne Quatrano), H&F Burger (Linton Hopkins), Jia, Honeysuckle Gelato, and Simply Seoul Kitchen (Hannah Chung and Grace Lee) will open in one of the largest brick structures in the Southeast. Openings will be staggered: Dub's, H&F, Honeysuckle, and Simply Seoul are aiming for spring 2015 and Jia is aiming for winter 2014.
Details on each are limited, but here are the highlights:
- H&F Burger, which will highlight Hopkins's famous burger, will also share space with an outpost of H&F Bread Co.
- Jia will be a Szechuan-inspired restaurant from Dahe Yang and chef Jiguo Jiang of Tasty China and Peter Chang's Tasty China 2.
- PCM will be the first brick-and-mortar locations for Wes Jones's Honeysuckle Gelato, which will expand its menu to popsicles, sandwiches, and floats, and for Simply Seoul Kitchen, which will serve artisanal kimchee, sauces, and Korean steamed buns.
We spoke with Michael Phillips, COO of Jamestown Properties, to hear more about PCM, future vendors, and opening dates.
What's the split in terms of restaurants to groceries to specialty vendors?
Most everybody who has a food offering will have a raw food offering. If you have seafood at your oyster bar, there will be a seafood shop; a meat restaurant will also have a meat counter. An Indian restaurant will have an Indian spice area. It's imperative that you can walk through and buy enough raw ingredients to make a meal.
There will be about twelve to fifteen restaurants and twenty-five to thirty vendors over the course of the whole project. It's thirteen acres. Not all will be in the food hall. Some will be in the service building, some on the rooftop.
Should we expect to see any talent not from Atlanta?
We're working diligently with a creperie called Bar Suzette in Chelsea in New York City and with other Southern chefs in regional cities. Generally speaking, I don't think restaurants from New York do well in Atlanta, historically. Atlanta is not a place that welcomes not-homegrown talent. It's important that where we do that, it's done artfully and in the context of largely being a market that is representative of people who are here in the South. So that means lots of different food—Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese, as well as Southern vernacular and farm-to-table.
We're in development on a dynamic diner that's from a local restaurateur. We are interested seasonally in doing carnival food as interpreted by local chefs for our rooftop. We're working on a woodfire pizza concept, and then on an innovative music and entertainment venue that has food attached to it. There's a Black Box theater.
We feel like with Anne Quatrano, Linton Hopkins, Wes Jones—we've made a nice statement about the kind of artisanal quality and scale that we're trying to present.
When is PCM officially set to open? Or are we looking at rolling openings?
It will be rolling but will start to take shape in spring 2015. A lot of the office and residential and some retail will be opening in the fall of 2014, but the robust experience will be articulated in spring in 2015.
What's been the toughest criteria you've held vendors to?
Being owner operators—not being chains and not being big food companies. While Dancing Goats doesn't have an owner standing behind the counter, owners are in every week. That's important. We have prided ourselves in picking tenants who been long-term contributors to the neighborhoods they're in. They're not the trendiest, but they're somebody you can count on—not people who have a short-term flash of popularity.
For you, what has been the most unexpected obstacle during this project?
We have been very careful, historically, in the way we make choices around tenants. The building is so big and there's so much excitement that's it's hard to say 'no' to people. The biggest obstacle has been being able to wait for it to take shape. It's so massive. It's hard to see the forest through the trees. You want to make the right choices for the culture we're trying to commit. The other piece is trying to keep it intimate. And in a historic structure, [Jamestown Properties] has done an office on top of retail or residential over retail. But to do office, residential, and retail has all been a challenge.


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Dr. Kildare
Dr. James Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) returns alongside Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Raymond Massey) to Blair General Hospital for the drama's sophomore season. The 34-episode, 9-disc set also boasts guest stars including Robert Redford, Suzanne Pleshette (one of many of Chamberlain's beards in real life), and Leonard Nimoy. FYI: Chamberlain was closeted when he starred in this TV series; he came out in his 2003 memoir, Shattered Love, at the age of 69. This "manufactured on demand" DVD can be ordered through the Warner Archive Collection (warnerarchive.com or wbshop.com). —Troy Carrington


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Farewell Class of 2019 – Jennifer Oaten
Our graduating class of 2019 were honoured at our recent Valedictory events. Many girls have worked exceptionally hard, shown great courage, demonstrated excellent leadership and graduate as fine Mercy women.
Perhaps the most rewarding part of being a teacher is sharing in the journey over the years and being witness to the transformation that takes place from timid little girls into confident young women who walk out of the College ready to face the world.
We commenced our Valedictory events with Mass and were delighted to have Father Ellio Capra our Priest In Residence 2019, celebrate Mass for us. Many of the Year 12 girls were involved as readers, altar servers or members of the choir. We are so fortunate to have talented musicians who made our Mass so special.
Following Mass, at our Valedictory Assembly, we acknowledged the achievement and commitment shown by our Year 12 students. I shared a reflection on the year and acknowledged the diverse talents of this cohort. Each student has travelled a different journey, and all students have worked very hard throughout the year. We congratulated the students who received Vocational and Education and Training (VET) Certificates, Course Awards, Academic Excellence and our College awards. We also acknowledged all students who have done their very best to achieve to their potential.
All awards can be seen HERE.
Following the Assembly, the McDonald Building was transformed into a beautiful setting for our Valedictory Dinner on Saturday evening, and a meal was shared by the girls and their parents to celebrate the end of their schooling years. It was a lovely evening of reflection and thanks.
Many thanks to all the volunteers who contributed to the success of these events. Without the contribution of our parent volunteers, these events would not be possible, and the willingness of our volunteers to assist is one of the reasons why Santa Maria College is such a special community.
I also thank Mrs Rosa Speranza, Dean of Students Year 12 for the wonderful care she has given our graduating students throughout the year.
We wish the Year 12 students well for their WACE examinations and on their future pathways. We hope that each of these young women will always be part of the Santa Maria College family and share with us their future stories. I hope that they will reflect and look back upon their time at Santa Maria College with much fondness.
Farewell and God Bless to the Graduating class of 2019.


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Iron Forged Standing Mug Rack
Organize your kitchen in style while keeping your favorite mugs and cups easily accessible!
This iron forged standing mug racks features a vintage style rubbed bronze finish. The sturdy design offers room for 15 mugs or coffee cups, adding stylish organization to your home, office break room, or cafe. The rustic inspired bug tree with vintage finish that will fit in fabulously with any décor and bring a touch of rustic charm to your home or business!
Product Features:
- A classic and practical mug organizer tree with a charming brown finish that fits in beautifully with any décor
- This bottle air drying rack features 15 hooks that allow you to keep mugs, glasses, and bottles stored, displayed, and organized
- This sturdy mug display stand makes it easy for you to air dry your cups and bottles after washing
- **Official MyGift product includes microfiber glass spot removal cloth.** Cups and mugs in display not included
- Made of sturdy iron with a rubbed bronze finish
- Dimensions (in inches): 9.5 W X 13.25 H X 9.5 D
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French Kiss Armoire
This handcrafted and handpainted French Kiss armoire can be the centerpiece in your nursery or child's room, and permeates simplicity and a sense of innocense throughout your child's room decor. Featuring a raised floral design on each front quadrant and a coordinating stripe on the sides!
This designer has created two interior options to suit your specific needs. Choose Interior Style A (shown) which includes two hanging rods, three 1/2 width drawers and two adjustable shelves, or choose Interior Style B which includes three full-width drawers and two adjustable shelves. Made of Maple, Birch and Poplar. This item is custom made, please click here to visit our customer service page for return information on custom made items. Usually ships within 12 weeks.
French Kiss Armoire measures: 42"L x 22.5"W x 77"H
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Blyth is a village in North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
Blyth is 85 km (53 mi) north of London and 79 km (49 mi) west of Waterloo at the intersection of Huron County Road 4 (London Road) and Huron County Road 25 (Blyth Road). Blyth is also 24 km (15 mi) inland from Lake Huron.
The 2016 Canadian Census showed Blyth had a population of approximately 1,000 residents.
Despite its small size, Blyth has a significant national presence. The village attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to its world-renowned theatre, destination craft brewery and large municipal campground. As well, Blyth has several prominent employers creating job opportunities not found in many rural regions of Canada.
Residents pronounce the name of their village "blithe" rather than "bly-eth".
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Pictures of diagram and board layout. (click to enlarge). Please note that capacitors C626 and C628 are shown reversed, but that they are correctly mounted on the board !
Symptom :
After several years of operation, the TS850 sometimes is presenting an instability in the transmitter output power. Power varies and drops after a few minutes, comes up again and stays low...
Analysis :
There are several possible origin for this problem, we are treating here only the instability due to an ALC problem, which is the most common. Other reasons are treated elsewhere on this site.
The RF-UNIT unit is divided in several boards, one of these is smaller than the RF UNIT main board and supports the ALC function. This board is mounted verticaly and has the part number X59-1100-00. This board delivers an ALC voltage of -6.1V derived from the main +12.5V. This voltage converter is built with a astable multivibrator using 3 transistors, and a full-wave rectifier with the help of 2 diodes. Two capacitors C626 and C628 are filtering the ALC voltage. The Zener diode D605 limits the output voltage to -6.1V
If you have a minimum of technical knowledge, you can repair this ALC board.
Repair :
Start in measuring the ALC voltage which should be close -6.1V on pin 1. This voltage should stay stable in time and when using the TX. If it's not the case, it's time to heat the soldering iron !
Start in replacing the resistors R2 and R3 from 22kOhm to 18 kOhm. Very often this modification is enough, in particular when the transceiver is operated with a low supply (12V).If this does not help, all other components can be incriminated, but experience has shown that mostly the transistors, diodes and capacitors are faulty. These capacitors are not located on the ALC board but on the main board ! Even if you do not detect any problem with them, it is wise to replace them beacause they mostly finish to leak or dry...
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To come... My own experiences with the VNWA.
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Updated 2023 jan. 27
A newer and mature version with more options has been published. An EXE file is available.
While setting up my remote station, I quickly have been confronted to the problem of the limitations of the remote ease of use. The first one is the ability to change the VFO frequencies. My logging software LOGGER32 offers a lot of macros and an option to use the mouse wheel to change the frequencies. But during daily traffic or contesting they quickly have shown their limitations.
On Twitter, I have seen that several hams have been using a small DJ controller for driving SDR receivers and transceivers. So I started thinking to do the same for the TS590s.
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I used the Cushcraft A3 et A4s yagis and soon or later, problems are appearing..
Here are the results of my investigations and repairing technic, that can be applied to other models and trades as well.
What is described here applies to a A4s triband antenna, but the reasoning can be made for any multi-band yagi or vertical.
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For my SOTA activities, i recently bought a QRP transceiver QRP SW-3B, which is a three-band QRP CW only for 40/30/20 m.
So, i needed an antenna that would allow to use these 3 bands in SOTA portable activity.
Already having some experience with the EFHW antenna, i decided to build one for 40/30/20m.
The main advantages of this EFHW antenna are :
- easy to build
- multiband
- needs only one support, can be installed in line, inverted V, zigzag.
- fed at its extremity, can be directed connected to the transceriver, without any coaxial cable.
- the radiating part is at the center
All these advantages are welcome for portable operations and make this antenna a perfect candidate for SOTA
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KISS (Keep It Simply Stupid) principle for the realization and parameter setting of this Winkey CW keyer using an Arduino Nano and the Keyer software by K3NG.
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|The last QRA locator map no longer uses any API functions or Google maps.
From now on, the Leaflet API and free basemaps are used.
New features have been added, such as:
- search by QRA locator on 6 or 8 characters.
- search by address, location.
- a tool for measuring distance and azimuth
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Based on an idea received from Ron VK6KDD, here is the description of a cheap TCXO for your TS850 which improves stability a lot, within +/- 4 Hz. It can also be applied to any other rig using a reference crystal.
For about 12 €, you can find a precision crystal heater at Kuhne Electronics by DB6NT. This precision crystal heater provides temperature compensation for crystals, usually found within crystal oscillators. The assembled circuit, which is built on AL2O3 ceramic substrate, should be mounted against the thermostat crystal using heat shrink tubing. The circuit heats the crystal to a temperature of 40.8° C with an accuracy of better than 0.1° C. This provides high frequency stability over the temperature range of -5 to +40° C.
The use at 40°C permits to use standard Xtals, so no need to have a special Xtal. If your rig heats a lot or if you live in very hot countries, this addon will help you only if your rig stays under 40°C working temperature.
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Since the beginning, my brand new TS590s had a intermittent problem. The reception was fading and sometimes disappeared completely. Sometimes, the TX went away and at the same time, the HI/SHIFT setting didn't work above 3000 Hz.
I noticed that a slight shock on the case brought the rig back to live, but not always. Being new and under warranty, i sent the rig back for repair.
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This page is just a reminder for me, so i can find the commands i need from everywhere in the world... ;-) But it can be helpful ...
I've built a K3NG keyer with a small Arduino Pro mini board. I needed minimal functions :
- 3 memories
- a small speaker for the monitor.
- no speed pot.
- no USB interface.
- sleep mode after 1 minute.
- all settings are done in command mode with the paddles.
To be used in the field, the keyer is powered with a 3.7V battery. When in operating mode, the keyer consumes about 4mA, in sleep mode after 1 minutes : 0.1 uA ! No power switch is needed.
The author's Web page : https://blog.radioartisan.com/arduino-cw-keyer/
The software can be downloaded here : https://github.com/k3ng/k3ng_cw_keyer
The K3NG keyer Wiki is available here : https://github.com/k3ng/k3ng_cw_keyer/wiki/
File Keyer_features_and_options (only this lines were uncommented)
#define FEATURE_COMMAND_BUTTONS
#define FEATURE_MEMORIES
#define FEATURE_SLEEP
#define OPTION_PROG_MEM_TRIM_TRAILING_SPACES
#define OPTION_DIT_PADDLE_NO_SEND_ON_MEM_RPT
#define FEATURE_COMMAND_MODE_ENHANCED_CMD_ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
File Keyer_settings (Changed only this line)
#define go_to_sleep_inactivity_time 1
#define analog_buttons_number_of_buttons 4
Enter in command mode by pressing the command button
Exit command mode with X command or press the command button
Px - program memory x (1 to 12), or press memory button after command button
Yxxxx - change memory repeat delay to xxxx ms
REPEAT press the memory button and keep it pressed then touch a paddle.
ERASE simply change memory but leave empty
E - Announce speed
W - change speed with LEFT (plus) and RIGHT (minus) paddles.
M - change COMMAND mode speed
F - Change monitor frequency, use paddles for higher or lower frequency
O - toggle Monitor ( cycles through BOOP OFF, short BEEP ON, long BEEP ON only in paddle mode, not memories )
A - Switch to Iambic A mode
B - Switch to Iambic B mode
C - Switch to Single Paddle Mode
D - Switch to Ultimatic mode
G - Switch to Bug mode
T - Tune mode press RIGHT paddle for permanent Tune, LEFT paddle for intermittent Tune
H - Set weighting and dah to dit ratio to defaults
I - TX enable / disable
J - Dah to dit ratio adjust
K - Toggle Dit and Dah Buffers on and off (Ultimatic Mode)
L - Adjust weighting
N - Toggle paddle reverse
Z - Autospace On/Off
? sends status
1) Speed in WPM
2) Keyer Mode (A = Iambic A, B = Iambic B, G = Bug, S = Single Paddle, U = Ultimatic)
3) Weighting
4) Dah to Dit Ratio