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Car Dealership Benefits From Pulse Pro Fluid Management System
Jim Hudson Lexus in Augusta, Georgia, performs 60 to 80 oil changes a day, dispensing over 4,600 litres of oil per month. "It's critical that we don't have any hiccups. If we run out of oil, we're out of business," said Warren S., parts manager at Jim Hudson Lexus. Marcus W., service manager for Jim Hudson Lexus, explained how "in the past we had outdated equipment." He added, "The technicians lost a lot of productivity, walking back and forth to the parts department." Watch how Graco's fluid management solution helped this car dealership add more transparency and accountability to drive productivity and profitability.
Many dealerships struggle when it comes to keeping track of who exactly is dispensing what oil and why they end up with unaccounted oil loss. "It was about an [hour-long] process once a month just to reconcile our oil inventory," said Warren. "It usually costs us about $5,000 a year in just lost oil. The worst part, we had no idea where it went, we had no way to track it."
Technicians dispense an immense amount of bulk fluids, including petroleum and synthetic-based oils, coolants, gear lube, windshield wash and more. It's one of the most frequent tasks technicians perform. That's why it's important to keep it in check. After all, every drop matters. So does every dollar.
Jim Hudson Lexus installed Graco's Pulse Pro Fluid Management System, virtually eliminating the issues they were facing tracking and losing oil. "Now we're able to put the repair order down," said Marcus. "We know what technician is working on it. We know the exact type of oil and the quantity." Warren added, "Now we know that every vehicle gets the right amount of oil and the right type. It's controlled through the parts department and it's just made everything a lot simpler for everyone. There's a huge accountability for the technicians and the crew. If someone pumps off-line in an emergency situation, we get email alerts to three managers. I get alerts if I get low. There's no getting away from the control that Pulse Pro has given us."
"We want to have the best tools," said Marcus. "I want to make sure that my guys are efficient. The Pulse Pro Fluid Management System allows us to see who's doing the dispense. Why that dispense has occurred. What type of oil they've dispensed and when and where they dispensed it. So there are no mix-ups. There are no mistakes. And the loss of oil has been minimised. We're all about performance here. The Graco system helps us – really have the best equipment available, for my technicians, for our customers and for this facility."
"I have full control over the oil and I now know where every drop goes," added Warren. "Instead of having losses every year, I'm having surpluses every month, so it's paying for itself in time."
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Tickets Now Available for RayDay 2022
You and your family and friends are invited to attend RayDay 2022. RayDay is an annual celebration that brings people together, encourages conversations and connections, and continues to spread the word about sustainability. It is a celebration of Ray Anderson's legacy. Imagine a one-day course on sustainable living, outdoors in a Serenbe country meadow with 1,500 other classmates. It's tons of fun for the whole family, with great food and drink and more than 50 sustainability-focused learning booths, and much more. It was Ray Anderson's tireless efforts to make this a better world for Tomorrow's Child that inspired the creation of RayDay. Get tickets here.

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The 2015 magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake and its aftershocks weakened mountain slopes in Nepal. Co- and postseismic landsliding and the formation of landslide-dammed lakes along steeply dissected valleys were widespread, among them a landslide that dammed the Kali Gandaki River. Overtopping of the landslide dam resulted in a flash flood downstream, though casualties were prevented because of timely evacuation of low-lying areas. We hindcast the flood using the BREACH physically based dam-break model for upstream hydrograph generation, and compared the resulting maximum flow rate with those resulting from various empirical formulas and a simplified hydrograph based on published observations. Subsequent modeling of downstream flood propagation was compromised by a coarse-resolution digital elevation model with several artifacts. Thus, we used a digital-elevation-model preprocessing technique that combined carving and smoothing to derive topographic data. We then applied the 1-dimensional HEC-RAS model for downstream flood routing, and compared it to the 2-dimensional Delft-FLOW model. Simulations were validated using rectified frames of a video recorded by a resident during the flood in the village of Beni, allowing estimation of maximum flow depth and speed. Results show that hydrological smoothing is necessary when using coarse topographic data (such as SRTM or ASTER), as using raw topography underestimates flow depth and speed and overestimates flood wave arrival lag time. Results also show that the 2-dimensional model produces more accurate results than the 1-dimensional model but the 1-dimensional model generates a more conservative result and can be run in a much shorter time. Therefore, a 2-dimensional model is recommended for hazard assessment and planning, whereas a 1-dimensional model would facilitate real-time warning declaration.
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What to do when your home insurer disputes your claim?
- posted: Jan. 13, 2021
If you need to claim against your home insurance, it can be upsetting if your insurer disputes your claim. After all, the only reason you pay for home insurance is so that any damage to your property does not leave you out of pocket.
Disputes with an insurer are, unfortunately, probably more common than you know.
Why do insurers reject claims?
Insurance companies operate for profit. They have a duty to the shareholders to ensure they do not pay out on ineligible claims. However, they can sometimes go too far and turn down valid claims.
Here are some of the reasons they might use to reject your request:
- Filing errors: Insurance documents can be challenging to understand. Errors when completing your form could lead the company to reject it. However, they should allow you to submit the form again with the necessary corrections. Be sure to check the number of days you have to file your claim.
- A lack of evidence: Sometimes, an insurer will reject a claim saying there is a lack of proof. If you have further evidence, such as photos, send it to them to support your claim. You may need to hire specialists to back you up.
- Policy exclusions: No insurance policy covers every eventuality. However, the insurer needs to make explicit in the insurance document what it does not cover. A court would typically rule in favor of the homeowner if the terms were unclear or ambiguous.
Insurance companies also have a duty to act in good faith to their policyholders. Sometimes they use tactics such as delaying or rejecting claims hoping you will not proceed with your claim. You could seek compensation for the distress this causes. Remember that you always have the right to contest the decision of an insurer.


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Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta – Address to Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta System Leadership Day, Rosehill Racecourse, 25 January 2018
Forming students and communities for the Reign of God
Part 2: Catholic education is to form builders of God's Kingdom
We live in a competitive world that reckons value in numbers and measures its mark by its size. Frequently, we are seduced by the idea that the bigger, stronger, is the better and that success and power trump failure and weakness. Even the Catholic Church is caught in this seduction. We boast about being the largest denomination in Australia. Even CEDP is often touted by the local media as a powerful organisation. Not that being big in size necessarily implies anything negative or undesirable. But if Scripture is any guide, we need to know a thing or two about powerlessness, smallness and weakness.
I came across a book which has a curious title Shrinking the Megachurch. It is actually an autobiography of an evangelical pastor who was so successful, he could have built himself a church bigger than Hillsong. But he asked himself at the crucial time whether he should be an empire builder or the Kingdom builder. The empire builder is preoccupied with success, influence and expansion. He is driven by ambition, power and self-image. The Kingdom builder on the hand is concerned with mending and strengthening relationships. He is guided by the self-sacrifice, vulnerability and powerlessness of the Humble Servant. The pastor opted for the latter, hence the title of his book. He purposely chose to be the kingdom builder and focused on building communities and relationships.
Looking at our history as a Church, I wonder if at times we Catholics have been more of empire builders than Kingdom builders. I remember in my childhood, parish priests would try and outdo one another as to who would have a bigger congregation, a bigger church and even a higher steeple. That's just the competition among Catholics, not to mention with other religions. At one seaside resort, the Buddhists built a giant statue of a sleeping Buddha. But we Catholics refused to take it lying down. We built a much bigger statue of Christ on the hill overlooking the ocean. The triumphant King of Kings seemed to be looking down on the sleeping Buddha with glee!
The bigger the better mentality is the antithesis of the Gospel. Frequently, when Jesus talks about the Kingdom of God, he challenges our idea of greatness. The Kingdom according to him does not manifest itself in size, in success and in power. Instead, it is found in smallness, in insignificance like the yeast, the seed, the coin et cetera. It is like the gentle breeze that Elijah experienced and recognised it to be the subtle and silent presence of God.
Let's be clear once again that we are not just a business organisation. We are meant to be much more than that. The Church is a sign and a sacrament of God's love in the world. It might adopt best business practices in the corporate world. But ultimately, it is not primarily about competition, expansion and dominance. It is more about communities and relationships. It is more about being fellow pilgrims and humble servants. The Church has only one real model with which it must measure itself and that is the example of Christ. Perhaps we should learn to shrink the megachurch mentality and grow the kingdom mentality instead. Perhaps we should learn the art of vitality in smallness, we should learn to increase the quality of our faith and relationship in this fallow time.
But then again, the shrinking is being done for us whether we like it or not anyway. We are being shrunk to become a smaller church and hopefully a more humble and authentic sacrament of the Kingdom. It is in this graced time, this Kairos moment that we have an opportunity to focus on building the Kingdom in our witness of faith, hope, love, goodness, humility and vulnerability. I often tell religious and priests that numbers are not necessarily the measure of success and diminishment is not necessarily a sign of failure. It is the quality of our relationships and communities that matter.
The fallow time allows us to grow more deeply in our identity and mission as people and communities that reflect the values of the Kingdom more than any other measure of success. Catholic education is concerned with the formation of the whole person rather than just knowledge and skill set. It forms communities that foster the call to Christian discipleship of each member and honour its call to be a community of disciples.
Part 3 will be published tomorrow.
To read Part 1 of Bishop Vincent's address, click here.


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6:19 AM Easter morning-- Seen through apple tree branches, the sunrise is caught just breaking over the tree line.
from: Sunrise on the Hills
I stood upon the hills, when heaven's wide arch
Was glorious with the sun's returning march,
And woods were brightened, and soft gales
Went forth to kiss the sun-clad vales.
The clouds were far beneath me; bathed in light,
They gathered mid-way round the wooded height,
And, in their fading glory, shone
Like hosts in battle overthrown.
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Happy National Poetry Month!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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We'll have to call you "Bardman" this month I guess.ReplyDelete
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That's a gorgeous, interesting picture. I love the texture. Beautiful words from a wonderful poet, too-- I hadn't heard that one before.ReplyDelete
Beautiful post enhanced by the poetry selection. Thank you.ReplyDelete
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Evolv climbing shoes Sizing
JonathanHogue bought "SHAMAN (2016)" on our website:52 AM
Evolv has stepped up their game with this new edition of the Shaman!Evolv has absolutely answered the call for a comfortable, durable and aggressive climbing shoe!!!
I wear a U.S. Mens size 11 in the Nexxo's, the previous Shamans, the Luchador and the Astroman models. Because Evolv designed these with less materials than the former version of the Shaman, it was necessary to size down a half size more then usual. I went with a size 10.5 and they're perfect out of the box! I wear a Men's size 10.5-11 street shoe, so contrary to European climbing shoe sizing, Evolv stays relatively close to what you would wear in a street shoe, versus having to size down so dramatically. In La Sportiva, my former favorite (*Please see Testerossa), I wore a 9.5 in US sizing, which is a far cry from United States born climbing shoe companies. (They tend to keep it close to our street shoe size to avoid confusion, however, with this model I recommend another half size down, as per the manufacturers input and because they run on the larger side of things.)
Out of the box:
These are easily the most comfortable shoe I've ever worn. You don't have to sacrifice comfort for performance with Evolv shoes! They are hands down the stickiest I've used in all these years of climbing and have replaced my Nexxo's for hard sport and bouldering. They edge well upside down and perform on vertical terrain like a charm. VERY NICE SHOES!
The new rand design is amazing and looks a lot like the La Sportiva, "Solutions." In my opinion, they are better than both these other leading shoes and I have had BOTH, several times. They even outperform the "Testerossa" from my point of view. The improved rubber is far superior then anything they've put out before!
I highly recommend these to anyone in the climbing world. They are, simply put, the best shoe on the market and its fair to say I've tried them all. They outperform the Testerossa, the Muira, even the Solutions and Scarpa Instinct in my opinion.
Try the Shaman if you're a fan of those shoes and they'll surely replace and out-climb any of the other kicks on the market. And the new style looks as good as you would think. Very good looking pair of climbing shoes!!!
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Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinions in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.1, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.2, and Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International3, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the public at large have grappled with understanding the metes and bounds of patent subject matter eligibility. The USPTO has done its best to issue guidelines and illustrative examples for patent examiners and patent applicants to follow in order to obtain the broadest patent protection consistent with Supreme Court precedent.
It is interesting that despite the admonitions explicitly stated in these cases to not overly broadly apply the holdings of those cases4,5,6,7, these highly fact-specific holdings have indeed been broadly applied across technologies, essentially creating chaos in the U.S. patent system.
The effects of this overly broad application are far-reaching, including discouraging foreign entities from pursuing patent protection in the U.S., and discouraging the investment in research by U.S. entities that would no longer be entitled to the reward of a limited period of protection for potentially life-enhancing, if not life-saving inventions. The stifling of American innovation seems particularly contrary to the goals of the current administration.
Moreover, the overly broad application of these cases could also be considered a violation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), which defines the minimum standards for intellectual property rights in over 170 countries. TRIPs requires that:
…patents shall be available for any inventions, whether products or processes, in all fields of technology, provided that they are new, involve an inventive step and are capable of industrial application... patents shall be available and patent rights enjoyable without discrimination as to the place of invention, the field of technology and whether products are imported or locally produced.
Article 27(1).
While the Federal Circuit has incorporated into recent decisions a plea to the U.S. Congress to legislatively deal with the chaos the Supreme Court cases have created8,9, it has in recent cases declined to review the eligibility of claims in accordance with the USPTO's guidelines and examples10. In Cleveland Clinic Foundation v. True Health Diagnostics, LLC (Cleveland Clinic II)11, the Federal Circuit declined to consider a claim's similarity to Example 29 of the USPTO's eligibility guidance, but rather considered the claim to be "strikingly similar" to the claim found by the Federal Circuit to be ineligible in Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc.12
In similar fashion, in ChargePoint, Inc. v. SemaConnect, Inc.13, the Federal Circuit found that an apparatus incorporating a control device, a transceiver and a controller was merely an abstract idea because it was based upon "communicating requests to a remote server and receiving communications from that server, i.e., communication over a network." Indeed, the Federal Circuit appeared to ignore the fact that the claim was directed to an apparatus (i.e., a "new and useful machine" under 35 U.S.C. § 101), and did not "evaluate whether the claim as a whole integrates the recited judicial exception into a practical application of the exception." It has been suggested that:
Based on the Chargepoint decision, inventors, business leaders and attorneys cannot, or should not, rely on the USPTO's new 101 guidance. Unfortunately, with this decision, the guidance is now worthless.14
There are members of the U.S. Congress who appear to be cognizant of the need to deal with the uncertainties relating to 35 U.S.C. § 101 in view of these Supreme Court cases. During the 115th Congress, 2d Session, a bill (HR 6264) was introduced by Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY, 4th dist.) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH, 9th dist.), that proposed numerous changes to effectively reverse much of the Obama-era America Invents Act ("AIA"), and sought to amend 35 U.S.C. § 101, in similar fashion to proposals by Intellectual Property Owners (IPO), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA). These proposals sought to: (1) define specific exceptions to patent eligibility "if and only if the claimed invention as a whole (i) exists in nature independently of and prior to any human activity or (ii) is performed solely in the human mind"; and (2) make clear that the eligibility of a claimed invention "shall be determined without regard to: (1) the requirements or conditions of sections 102, 103, and 112 of [35 U.S.C.]…"15
On April 17, 2019, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Ranking Member, Representative Doug Collins (R-GA-9), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Representatives Hank Johnson (D-GA-4), and Steve Stivers (R-OH-15), released a "bipartisan, bicameral framework on Section 101 patent reform."16 Senator Tillis noted:
Senator Coons and I requested to reinstate the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on IP because we saw a need to reform our nation's complicated patent process, starting with section 101.
Senator Coons added:
Today, U.S. patent law discourages innovation in some of the most critical areas of technology, including artificial intelligence, medical diagnostics, and personalized medicine.
And Representative Collins concluded:
Upgrading the patent eligibility test is critical if we want American innovation to continue to lead worldwide.
The framework proposes:
- Keep existing statutory categories of process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any useful improvement thereof.
- Eliminate, within the eligibility requirement, that any invention or discovery be both "new and useful." Instead, simply require that the invention meet existing statutory utility requirements.
- Define, in a closed list, exclusive categories of statutory subject matter which alone should not be eligible for patent protection. The sole list of exclusions might include the following categories, for example:
- Fundamental scientific principles;
- Products that exist solely and exclusively in nature;
- Pure mathematical formulas;
- Economic or commercial principles;
- Mental activities.
- Create a "practical application" test to ensure that the statutorily ineligible subject matter is construed narrowly.
- Ensure that simply reciting generic technical language or generic functional language does not salvage an otherwise ineligible claim.
- Statutorily abrogate judicially created exceptions to patent eligible subject matter in favor of exclusive statutory categories of ineligible subject matter.
- Make clear that eligibility is determined by considering each and every element of the claim as a whole and without regard to considerations properly addressed by 102, 103 and 112.
The Senators and Representatives encourage stakeholders to email firstname.lastname@example.com with comments.
In view of these recent developments, practitioners should be aware that claims found to be subject-matter eligible in the USPTO in accordance with the USPTO's guidance may not withstand challenge at the Federal Circuit. While the introduction of changes to 35 U.S.C. § 101 could, on the one hand, lead to greater clarity, providing what appear to be "bright line" exclusions in the statute could provide statutory authority for continuing the overly broad application of Supreme Court precedent.
1 566 U.S. 66, 132 S. Ct. 1289, 101 U.S.P.Q.2d 1962 (2012).
2 569 U.S. 576, 133 S. Ct. 2107, 106 U.S.P.Q.2d 1972 (2013).
3 573 U.S. 208, 134 S. Ct. 2347, 110 U.S.P.Q.2d 1976 (2014).
4 "Courts and judges are not institutionally well suited to making the kinds of judgments needed to distinguish among different laws of nature." Mayo, 132 S. Ct. at 1303.
5 "And studiously ignoring all laws of nature when evaluating a patent application under §§ 102 and 103 would 'make all inventions unpatentable because all inventions can be reduced to underlying principles of nature which, once known, make their implementation obvious.'" Mayo, 132 S. Ct. at 1304, citing Diamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175, 189 n.12 (1981).
6 "In consequence, we must hesitate before departing from established general legal rules lest a new protective rule that seems to suit the needs of one field produce unforeseen results in another. And we must recognize the role of Congress in crafting more finely tailored rules where necessary. Cf. 35 U.S.C. §§ 161–164 (special rules for plant patents). We need not determine here whether, from a policy perspective, increased protection for discoveries of diagnostic laws of nature is desirable." Mayo, 132 S. Ct. at 1305.
7 "The rule against patents on naturally occurring things is not without limits, however, for 'all inventions at some level embody, use, reflect, rest upon, or apply laws of nature, natural phenomena, or abstract ideas,' and 'too broad an interpretation of this exclusionary principle could eviscerate patent law.' 566 U.S. at ___, 132 S.Ct., at 1293. As we have recognized before, patent protection strikes a delicate balance between creating 'incentives that lead to creation, invention, and discovery' and 'imped[ing] the flow of information that might permit, indeed spur, invention.' Id., at ___, 132 S.Ct., at 1305. We must apply this well-established standard to determine whether Myriad's patents claim any 'new and useful . . . composition of matter,' § 101, or instead claim naturally occurring phenomena." Myriad, 133 S. Ct. at 2116, citing Mayo, 132 S. Ct. 1289.
8 "However, I believe the law needs clarification by higher authority, perhaps by Congress, to work its way out of what so many in the innovation field consider are § 101 problems." Concurrence by Judge Lourie, joined by Judge Newman in Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc., 890 F.3d 1354, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2018) as well as in Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 890 F.3d 1369, 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2018).
9 "When the lawyers and judges bring to the Supreme Court a shared belief in the uselessness of the abstract notion of 'abstract ideas' as a criterion for patent eligibility, we can hope that the Court will respond sensibly. In light of the statutory criteria for patent validity established in the Patent Act, there is no need, and indeed no place in today's patent law, for this abstract (and indefinable) doctrine. Something as simple as a declaration by the Court that the concept of 'abstract ideas' has proven unworkable in the context of modern technological patenting, and adds nothing to ensuring patent quality that the statutory requirements do not already provide, would remove this distraction from the salutary system of patent issuance and enforcement provided by the Congress in the 1952 Patent Act.
The problem with hoping for this solution is that there is no particular incentive for the Supreme Court to immerse itself again in this intellectual morass. The Court, unlike this court, is not called upon daily to address the consequences of an incoherent doctrine that has taken on a life of its own. It will take a special effort by the judges and the patent bar to gain the Court's attention. Failing that, a legislative fix is a possibility, though waiting for that may be the ultimate test of patience." Judge Plager, concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part in Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 896 F.2d 1335, 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2018).
10 In its most recent guidance (2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance published in the Federal Register at 84 Fed. Reg. 50 on January 7, 2019), the USPTO sought to further clarify the metes and bounds of subject matter eligibility by providing three groupings of "abstract ideas" that would be exceptions to patentable subject matter, and also to require examiners to "evaluate whether the claim as a whole integrates the recited judicial exception into a practical application of the exception."
11 No. 2018-1218, 2019 WL 1452697 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 1, 2019) (non-precedential).
12 788 F.3d 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2015).
13 No. 2018-1739, 2019 WL 1388304 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 28, 2019).
14 https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2019/04/02/federal-circuit-just-swallowed-patent-law-chargepoint-v-semaconnect/id=107917/
15 https://www.ipo.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IPO-AIPLA-Ltr-to-Iancu-re-Joint-101-Proposal.pdf
16 https://www.tillis.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=B521846C-594A-46BE-B17A-0E11393D23AD


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A UK-based company has launched vegan condoms targeted at women.
Contraceptive brand HANX released the line of luxury vegan condoms last week.
The condoms are designed to be worn by men, but are being aimed at women. They are bound to become 'the norm for women, as well as men, to carry', according to the brand.
The HANX products are made from vegan, 100 per cent natural, and Fairtrade latex, and are wrapped in a matte foil, to promote discreteness.
Empowering women
The British company aims to empower women to take control of their own sexual health.
"Up until now, condoms have been designed by men, for men. This needs to change, and we are here to shake things up," says co-founder Farah Kabir.
According to her, HANX is 'the first luxury male condom, designed for women, by women'.
A condom pack retails for £6 online, and can be delivered to the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
10 Surprising (And Very Weird) Ingredients That Make Products Not Vegan
Professional Opera Singer To Sell Vegan Food And Coffee Aboard Old Royal Navy Minesweeper


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Going Home
I wish I could stay longer and travel more, but I also miss some things from home.
I'm really looking forward to certain things like forks. I've gotten better with chopsticks, but my thumb just doesn't have the strength to move in certain ways. The way I hold chopsticks works, just not as well as a fork.
Also, not having to use a vpn is going to be amazing. On top of using a vpn, the internet seems to be a lot slower in general. I'm thinking about this now and wow the internet is so much faster at home.
I'm going to miss the subways, but not the subways during rush hour.
I'm going to miss the pork buns and sushi from convenience stores a lot. I won't miss them at first because I'll be excited about all of the other foods I've missed, but after eating about 7 bagels (which will take about two weeks), I'll miss these great options a lot.
Wow pizza is great.
I haven't been keeping up with the election much, but now I'll be forced to. People around me will talk about it constantly. I don't know how I feel about this.
I met some really cool people here and a lot of them are the kinds of people that travel a lot so hopefully I'll be the one showing them the area now.
Pokemon Go doesn't exist in China (and probably never will) and I am really looking forward to playing this.


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Marshall has over 30 years' experience advising clients, developing portfolio strategies and analyzing investment opportunities, which he brings to his role as President, Business Owner Services & Managing Director, Northern New England, at The Colony Group. He has authored numerous articles and frequently speaks on asset allocation strategy, risk management, and private foundation portfolio design.
Marshall was the founder of Harvest Capital Management prior to merging with The Colony Group in 2019. Previously, he was a principal of Taylor Investments, Inc. and had also served with the venture capital and investment banking firm Hambrecht & Quist and Merrill Lynch.
Marshall serves as Board of Trustees for New Hampshire Public Radio, and Trustee and Treasurer for Friends of Amani Children's Home. He also serves on the Investment Committee as a member for the Endowment for Health Foundation and is part of the Advisory Board Member of the Appalachian Mountain Club in Boston. In the past, he was Chair of New Hampshire Public Radio, past Chair of the Hopkinton, NH School Board and the Concord Community Music School Board of Trustees, and Board Treasurer of New Hampshire Public Radio, the New Hampshire Humanities Council and The Endowment for Health Foundation.
Marshall earned his Master of Science in Management from the University of New Hampshire and his Bachelor of Arts from Hartwick College where he was the Student Senate President.
Outside of the office, Marshall enjoys family activities doing cool stuff like climbing mountains-especially in winter; attending theater and musical performances; skiing, sailing and playing bridge; reading anything and everything, and of course, the Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics. He is married to Rachel, has two grown sons, both Eagle Scouts, who attended Harvard and Tufts.
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This white paper examines the process of transitioning the ownership and management of a family or closely-held business. It discusses pre-transition planning, considers the challenges of intergenerational ownership transfers versus third-party sales, and proposes a framework for meeting family and business goals throughout the...
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In some ways, this recession is different than those in the past because it was not initially driven by fundamental problems in the economy, says Marshall Rowe, President, Business Owners Services at The Colony Group. Regardless of what's driving the recession, the best course for most businesses is to keep a focus on maintaining their capital. "Cash is king," Rowe says. "You want to think about how you can conserve cash, so managing your inventory, reducing your orders, managing cash that way is really crucial."


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Orgasm fakery, kinky surprises, blue balls and more! August shares incredible sex and dating stories from several authors, a stylist, a narrator and a game creator. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener wondering if she can salvage her relationship. Check out the books and offerings mentioned here: https://girlboner.org/sex-dating-stories


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Knitting needles and crochet hooks have been produced at the addi company since 1829 in Germany. The company in 6th generation manufactures a full range of bamboo needles, plastic needles, metal needles and olive wood needles and sells its products in more than 50 countries. They are the needles and hooks of choice for many knitters and crocheters around the world!
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Martin Kippenberger "Martin Kippenberger"
Published by Taka Ishii Gallery (2015)
Edition of 650, softcover, total 200 pages, 162 illustrations
H21 x W13.6 cm, 0.35kg
Text by Minoru Shimizu (English and Japanese)
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Thomas Demand "Model Studies (Kōtō-ku)"
Retail price: ¥8,000- (tax excl.), published by amana inc. (2015)
Hardcover, total 86 pages, 47 illustrations, H32.4 x W27.7 cm, 0.95 kg
Text by Thomas Demand (English and Japanese)
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Luke Fowler "TWO-FRAME FILMS 2006-2012"
Retail price: ¥8,000- (tax excl.), published by MACK (2014)
Hardcover, total 160 pages, 106 illustrations, H23.5 x W25.5 cm, 0.98 kg
Texts by Harvie Ferguson and Toshiya Tsunoda (English)
Retail price: ¥5,800- (tax excl.), published by Koenig Books and Serpentine Galleries (2014)
Softcover, total 152 pages, 191 illustrations, H28.5 x W32.3 cm, 1.45 kg
Foreword by Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist, texts by Hélène Cixous and co-written by Wyn Evans and Alexander García Düttmann (English)
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Takashi Ishida "Billowing Light"
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Texts include; preface by Rosemary Heather and Nicolaus Schafhausen, writing by Elizabeth Bishop, essays by Susan Morgan and Vanessa Joan Müller, conversation between Silke Otto-Knapp and Nicolaus Schafhausen (English)
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I bought this book at the Annual Association of Bridal Consultants' conference (http://www.bridalassn.com/) and read it cover to cover when I got home. This book is truly inspirational for those who want to organize in a chic fashion.
I think I may have gone a little nutty at the Container Store (http://www.containerstore.com/), but my office and kitchen and linen closet…are beautifully organized now.
Not only is it a guide on organizing your life, but it also gives you fantastic tidbits of information from how to throw the perfect dinner party (with recipes included) to helping you to be the best possible host you can be. This book is as practical as it is elegant.
Honestly, I have tagged this book with many note tags and go back to read it repeatedly. While I'm not quite the chic organized maven yet (I do have a 9 month old son and alas clean laundry is not always folded immediately), I am well on my way.
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Larchmont Charter School was founded by parents who had a vision for a different kind of school. At the time of its founding, the neighborhood public schools were largely segregated and had a back to basics, stripped down, one-size fits all, scripted curriculum and very little parent involvement. They wanted a school that fully reflected the rich diversity of LA, a school with a more inspired approach to teaching and a school that would embrace parents as partners in strengthening the school and instilling in our kids a dedication to improving the world.
Larchmont is a constructivist school. Constructivism is a theory of learning which holds that each of us has a unique schema of the world based on our lived experience and that by interacting with our environment we make connections to what we already know and construct new meaning. It is therefore essential that we know our students well to be able to meet them where they are and grow from there. We do this through small class size, looping, longer periods of instruction, and a focus on social emotional development and community K-12.
Learning is seen as an active process. Diversity is core to our model because it is through ensuring a richly diverse environment – of both people and programming – that we create the setting for learning to occur. The diversity of our community provides students the opportunities to interact and benefit from students and staff from disparate backgrounds often resulting in a variety of perspectives leading to diversity of thought and increasing critical and creative thinking. The diversity in the program – both the interdisciplinary project based learning and the rich array of enrichment and elective offerings – music, art, movement, cooking, gardening, improvisation and more K-12 – tap into our students' multiple intelligences and facilitate them making connections across the curriculum. This is the power of our model.
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What Type of Dragon is Most Like You
Love dragons but you don't know what your type will be? Take this dragon quiz! Discover your true dragon element here. You can become a social or solitary dragon.
This quiz comes with seven dragon types. This includes fire, water, ice, earth, sky, light, and dark. Some are rare and some are not. Choose wisely and enjoy!


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If you found your notebook has WiFi connectivity in a certain area but lost in some area with full WiFi signal, you may be under a faulty WiFi router. There are many routers in an office that share the same SSID so that your notebook determinate the best WiFi router to connect with. However, some may fail over time. Below steps may help if you connect to a faulty WiFi nearby that allows you to connect but does not have proper Internet connectivity,
First, use below command to check which WiFi router you are connecting to?
$ netsh wlan show interface
Take a look on BSSID under SSID. SSID is an ID that could represent more than 1 WiFi router, but BSSID i
s the unique ID for a specific WiFi router,
There is 1 interface on the system: Name : Wireless Network Connection Description : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6205 GUID : d827d652-b7f5-412e-xxxx-1235ea895d99 Physical address : aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa State : connected SSID : ABC BSSID : zz:zz:zz:zz:zz:zz Network type : Infrastructure Radio type : 802.11n Authentication : WPA2-Personal Cipher : CCMP Connection mode : Auto Connect Channel : 1 Receive rate (Mbps) : 144 Transmit rate (Mbps) : 144 Signal : 99% Profile : ABC Hosted network status : Not started
The notebook is connected to the WiFi network ABC via router zz:zz:zz:zz:zz:zz. Any router is available under the SSID ABC?
$ netsh wlan show all
Look for SHOW NETWORK MODE=BSSID from the result. It shows all the router available for WiFi network ABC
======================================================================= ======================= SHOW NETWORKS MODE=BSSID ====================== ======================================================================= SSID 8 : ABC Network type : Infrastructure Authentication : WPA2-Personal Encryption : CCMP BSSID 1 : xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Signal : 80% Radio type : 802.11n Channel : 40 Basic rates (Mbps) : 6 12 24 Other rates (Mbps) : 9 18 36 48 54 BSSID 2 : yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy Signal : 76% Radio type : 802.11n Channel : 161 Basic rates (Mbps) : 6 12 24 Other rates (Mbps) : 9 18 36 48 54 BSSID 3 : zz:zz:zz:zz:zz:zz Signal : 99% Radio type : 802.11n Channel : 11 Basic rates (Mbps) : 6.5 16 19.5 117 Other rates (Mbps) : 18 19.5 24 36 39 48 54 156
There are 3 BSSID under SSID ABC, which means there are 3 WiFi routers in range when you trying to connect to WiFI network named ABC. WiFi router with the strongest signals to your notebook is used by default, as it can provide the best connectivity and transfer speed. However, the router with the strongest signal is not configured properly in this case. How do we force the notebook to connect to the router that is working although the signal is weaker? Let's say we want to connect the router with BSSID xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Forcing connecting with BSSID
In windows we can go to control panel and management your WiFi settings. Right click on the WiFi network that you want to connect with, and then select Properties
In the Wireless Network Properties, check Enable Intel connection settings, then click Configure
Select Mandatory
Access Point, key in the BSSID that you want to connect with. Click OK to save the settings.
It may be slower as you have poor connectivity due to poor signal strength, but you survive at least before someone fixes the issue.
The above option only works for Intel Wifi adapter. I do not know if other WiFi drivers provide the feature for enforcing BBSID. Let me know if you have found it in another WiFi driver.


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NBA initiates charge to terminate Donald Sterling's ownership of Clippers
The NBA took the next step toward ousting Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, initiating a charge on Monday to terminate his ownership of the franchise, the league announced.
Under the NBA constitution, Sterling will be provided an opportunity to respond to the charge by May 27 and has the right to appear and make a presentation at a special meeting with the league's board of governors. Sterling's hearing is scheduled for June 3 and will be presided by the NBA's Board of Governors chairman and Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor.
The league said in a statement that if the three-quarters vote of the other 29 Board of Governors members is met, "all ownership interests in the Clippers will be terminated and the team will be sold to new owners."
The NBA's charge "asserts that Mr. Sterling engaged in conduct that has damaged and continues to damage the NBA and its teams." The NBA also claims Sterling "disparaged African-Americans and minorities; directed a female acquaintance not to associate publicly with African-Americans or to bring African-Americans to Clippers games; and criticized African-Americans for not supporting their communities."
"Mr. Sterling's actions and positions significantly undermine the NBA's efforts to promote diversity and inclusion; damage the NBA's relationship with its fans; harm NBA owners, players and Clippers team personnel; and impair the NBA's relationship with marketing and merchandising partners, as well as with government and community leaders," the NBA said in a statement. "Mr. Sterling engaged in other misconduct as well, including issuing a false and misleading press statement about this matter. All of these acts provide grounds for termination under several provisions of the NBA constitution and related agreements."
The charges result from an audio recording released by TMZ in which Sterling tells his reported girlfriend that he does not want her posting photos of Magic Johnson on her social-media accounts and tells her not to bring African-Americans to Clippers games. NBA commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life, fined him $2.5 million and announced the league would work to end his longtime ownership of the franchise.
Sterling, who criticized Johnson in a later interview with CNN, has said through his lawyer that he will fight any attempt to force him to sell, and that he has no plans to pay the league's fine.
The NBA has already hired Dick Parsons as an interim CEO for the Clippers.
Several notable celebrities have already expressed interest in pursuing a purchase of the Clippers, including Johnson and a group that includes Oprah Winfrey, David Geffen and Larry Ellison.
Sterling's wife, Shelly, has said she would like to remain an owner of the franchise, but the league said her stake will be terminated along with that of Sterling if the vote is approved.
The Clippers were eliminated 4-2 by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of the playoffs, and the players admitted the Sterling controversy had weighed on them.
"Playoffs are hard enough physically," Clippers forward Matt Barnes said. "But emotionally I think our team was stressed to the max."


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One of the best ways to protect against viruses is to have up-to-date genuine anti-virus software installed on your computer.
This software will help you to detect and remove known viruses after the computer downloads or runs the virus. Please ensure to keep your anti-virus software up-to-date as this will help to increase your level of protection.
If you are unsure about which anti-virus package to go for or how to install your chosen anti-virus software please contact a professional or someone knowledgeable for assistance.
A key logger is a type of malware that is used to covertly record what you are typing and doing, on your computer.
A key logger programmed can potentially do the following:
Keep track of websites you visited, when and for how long as well as what you typed on the keyboard while visiting those sites
Record personal information you use to access your PC or the Internet sites you visit
Take screenshots of what is happening on your PC as you type.
A software based key-logger is the most likely type you will encounter at home. The software can get onto your PC in a number of different ways:
By tricking you into installing it, such as a website offering you a free utility or piece of software
Installing automatically when you open an email attachment
By installing software without your knowledge when you visit a malicious website
From opening USB Storage devices, DVDs and CDs from people or other sources you don't trust.
Once installed on your computer, it makes a copy of all your keystrokes. Details of the keystrokes may be saved to a file on your hard drive where they can be retrieved by the attacker or they may be sent without your knowledge to the attacker's website or to an anonymous email address.
If you discover a key logger is installed on your computer you should have it checked by a professional and ensure the key logger is removed completely.
Please remember that KBC Bank Ireland will NEVER ask its customers to re-enter their personal details by email.


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If the US real estate cycle is to stay on track into 2018, it will do so on the backs of four sectors: CRE debt, logistics, retail and alternatives. That's according to new research from TH Real Estate.
According to Melissa Reagen, managing director, head of research, Americas at TH Real Estate, factors such as economic growth indicate that the real estate cycle will last several more years in the US, and that slowing rent and appreciation growth are evidence of a maturing real estate market.
"However, real estate fundamentals remain solid with supply and demand largely in balance," Reagen said. "We think that CRE debt, logistics, retail and alternatives specifically, will continue to outperform other sectors in 2018."
"Investors are increasingly diversifying into sectors with sustainable demand drivers that provide both stability and growth in the short and longer term," John Philipchuck, director of research and strategy, Americas. "Alternative real estate sectors, which are underpinned by demographic growth and human need, offer superior consistency throughout the economic cycle."
CRE Debt
The research finds that, given the abundant lending opportunities available, the new year could be an opportune time to add CRE debt to a real estate equity or multi-asset portfolio. Depending on the allocation of equities and fixed income instruments, CRE debt can enhance multi asset portfolio performance due to its modest correlation and higher risk-adjusted returns, relative to most other asset classes.
TH Real Estate believes the logistics sector will outperform its peers in 2018 as healthy market conditions and continued e-commerce sales growth support higher rents and capital values. The rise in online shopping is helping to feed this growth as e-commerce sales have generated an additional 30 to 40 percent of warehouse demand, according to Green Street Advisors.
That e-commerce growth by no means indicates the death of bricks-and-mortar stores. Landlords are responding to the shifting retail landscape by repurposing their assets. Other owners recognize the opportunity to recycle some retail centers by turning them into multifamily residential, office, healthcare, self-storage or even industrial uses. Additionally, some retail assets present a compelling buying opportunity such as power centers, lifestyle centers, neighborhood/community centers, grocery anchored centers, urban retail and malls.
Investor appetite for alternative real estate sectors has been growing for years, introducing self-storage, student and senior housing, medical office and other niche sectors into many institutional portfolios. Historical resiliency in periods of economic instability combined with favorable demographic trends support further growth in 2018 and beyond.


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Manufacturing in Australia is Alive, and Thriving
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With the exit of the car industry, and offshoring of many other manufacturing industries, the Australian Manufacturing Industry looked dire and in need of some intensive care. However it has proven itself to be more resilient and innovative than first thought. The recent Commonwealth Bank report in this sector indicates that the growth in the Manufacturing Industry is improving solidly and is now in expansion phase and growing. This is a very positive outcome for the Australian Economy. For more information visit Commonwealth Bank Manufacturers PMI report


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Volunteer with John Muir Land Trust
Volunteers provide tremendous benefit to John Muir Land Trust by helping to fulfill our mission of protecting and caring for open space, ranches, farms, parkland, and shoreline in the East Bay. In return we offer volunteers the opportunity to access diverse and beautiful properties, meet new people, gain new experiences, and make a difference. Whether you love getting your hands dirty outside, hiking or using your specialized skills, we've got a place for you.
Stewardship Volunteer
As part of our mission, JMLT maintains and restores our properties. As a stewardship volunteer, you will help with construction and conservation projects. You may build trails, fences, plant trees, remove invasive plant species, dig ditches and/or other property stewardship projects. This role is physically demanding. View Stewardship Volunteer description
We also have ongoing needs for trail monitoring at our properties. As a trail monitor volunteer, you are JMLT's eyes on the land. You hike JMLT properties to report on trail conditions, refill maps, and check signage. You may also record wildlife species, photograph nature, and engage with the public while monitoring the trails. View Trail Monitor Volunteer description
Family Harvest Farm Volunteer
Help grow organic produce, pull weeds, plant seeds, shovel mulch, and assist with other daily farm tasks at Family Harvest Farm— a JMLT program for youth and adults to participate in a local food system that encourages healthy living, nurtures the environment, and grows community. View Farm Volunteer description
Volunteer to cook fresh food harvested from Family Harvest Farm. View Farm Lunch Volunteer description.
JMLT is also seeking volunteers to help Farm staff with upcoming volunteer days at the farm. Projects may include mulching, planting, weeding, construction, and more. View Farm Volunteer Events Coordinator description
Office Support Volunteer
Help JMLT's administrative efforts, support development, and organize outreach programs. You may assist with data entry, filing, research and organizing. Long term and short term roles are available. Please note: due to social distancing, this volunteer role has become more limited, but still available in certain cases. View Office Support Volunteer description
Special Events Volunteer
To achieve our mission, JMLT hosts philanthropic, community and promotional events throughout the year. Special Events volunteers support these outreach efforts by helping with pre-event preparations and providing day-of support.* You'll get to spend time on our beautiful properties and work with JMLT's super-fun staff and community of supporters. View Special Events Volunteer description
* Interested in volunteering for Winter Festival at Family Harvest Farm on December 10? Please email email@example.com
Media Support Volunteer
JMLT welcomes help from digital do-gooders—media storytellers, photographers, videographers, content producers, etc.— to support and grow our online communities and amplify our mission. If you're intrigued by the idea of using your multimedia skills to leave the planet a little better than you found it, then we want to hear from you. Get in touch!
Volunteer orientation is a great place to learn more about John Muir Land Trust and volunteer opportunities. Visit JMLT's calendar to find upcoming volunteer orientations or view our Fall 2020 Virtual Volunteer Orientation.
Qualifications and Training: Most volunteer roles require the applicant be 18 years of age. Please see job descriptions for more information on qualifications and training.


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This board meeting has been scheduled for the 7th of September at 15:00 UTC (fixedtime), by phone and IRC (#osgeo) at the same time.
Communication will use the new Conference Call facilities.
- Appoint meeting secretary
- Review and approve Twenty Seventh Board Meeting minutes
- Select President, Secretary and Treasurer positions (Frank's related mail).
- Confirm gvSIG Incubation.
- Discuss board/executive operation.
- Discuss Board Meeting FOSS4G2007.
- Discuss FOSS4G 2008 governance, etc.
- Discuss AGM 2007 financial reporting, and other AGM activities.
- Motion to accept the Italian local chapter (http://GFOSS.it association)
Rough paste of IRC chat here, but Tyler will clean it up shortly:
[08:04am] TylerM: roll call: frank, bob, jo, arnulf, [08:04am] TylerM: jeroen, tyler [08:04am] TylerM: paul [08:04am] TylerM: markus [08:05am] TylerM: meeting starting [08:05am] TylerM: Tyler as secretary... [08:05am] mlechner joined the chat room. [08:05am] TylerM: markusN: did you make it on? [08:05am] markusN: now yes [08:06am] TylerM: added: Dave to call [08:06am] TylerM: Agenda: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Twenty_Eighth_Board_Meeting [08:06am] sigq: Title: Twenty Eighth Board Meeting - OSGEO (at wiki.osgeo.org) [08:07am] TylerM: arnulf moves ot accept last meeting minutes, jo seconded [08:07am] TylerM: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Twenty_Seventh_Board_Meeting [08:07am] sigq: Title: Twenty Seventh Board Meeting - OSGEO (at wiki.osgeo.org) [08:07am] TylerM: all in favour, carried [08:07am] TylerM: Next item... [08:07am] TylerM: -- Selection of officers [08:08am] TylerM: as per http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2007-September/002072.html [08:08am] sigq: Title: [Board] Board Meeting Friday (at lists.osgeo.org) [08:08am] sevenof9: The mail from FrankW looks good, lets go for it. [08:08am] TylerM: bob moves to keep frank as president, dave seconds [08:08am] • ticheler_ +1 [08:09am] TylerM: carried, all in favour [08:09am] markusN: congrats! [08:10am] TylerM: Secretary... I was before and am happy to continue [08:10am] TylerM: jo moves, dave seconds keeping tyler as secretary [08:10am] TylerM: carried [08:11am] TylerM: Treasurer.... [08:16am] huhabla joined the chat room. [08:18am] gsherman joined the chat room. [08:18am] mloskot left the chat room. ("Leaving") [08:21am] zool: long discussion about treasurer role [08:21am] zool: comes down to wanting more feedback from ken tamura in person, and talkin about it all in depth at f2f [08:21am] TylerM: defer discussion until we can have ken involved in a call to give input [08:22am] TylerM: --- next item [08:22am] TylerM: gvSIG incubation [08:22am] TylerM: frank is bringing the recommendation from incubation committee to have gvSIG to join incubation [08:23am] TylerM: it will be the 10th project in incubation [08:23am] TylerM: a few may graduate out over next few months [08:24am] ticheler_: GeoNetwork will work on getting out of incubation by end of Oct after 3rd GeoNetwork meeting [08:24am] TylerM: jeroen moves to accept, arnulf seconds to accept them [08:24am] TylerM: all in favour, carried [08:25am] TylerM: --- Discuss board/executive operation [08:25am] jlivni_ joined the chat room. [08:25am] TylerM: -discussing generally how the board, etc. operates [08:26am] TylerM: frank giving an overview of how board, lists, ed, email addresses, etc. [08:27am] mloskot joined the chat room. [08:27am] TylerM: discussing fund spending processes.. [08:28am] mloskot left the chat room. (Client Quit) [08:32am] ominoverde joined the chat room. [08:35am] TylerM: tyler gave overview of current funds and how they relate to the budget [08:36am] TylerM: more finance discussion to be had at board meeting at foss4g [08:38am] zool: hooray [08:38am] TylerM: -- discuss agenda for foss4g board meeting [08:39am] TylerM: -- discuss FOSS4G 2008 governance, etc. [08:39am] ticheler_: -- Discuss FOSS4G 2008 governance, etc. [08:39am] TylerM: : [08:39am] TylerM: [08:40am] ticheler_: [08:40am] TylerM: frank discussing ideas / approach to how osgeo to work with south africa group [08:41am] TylerM: how to give local autonomy for smooth deliver, but tie back to osgeo [08:42am] jlivni left the chat room. (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) [08:42am] TylerM: paul -- ideal to have board member on local committee and [08:43am] TylerM: someone from previous event [08:45am] TylerM: on behalf of the conference committee, frank is bring the idea to accept the south africa bid as the approved [08:45am] TylerM: paul moved, arnulf seconded to offcially accept, all in favour, carried [08:46am] TylerM: there will still be more formal budget discussion before carrying forward [08:50am] ajturner left the chat room. [08:50am] jgarnett joined the chat room. [08:51am] TylerM: going to promote the AGM http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/AGM_2007 a bit more publicly [08:51am] sigq: Title: AGM 2007 - OSGEO (at wiki.osgeo.org) [08:53am] markusN: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Italiano [08:53am] sigq: Title: Italiano - OSGEO (at wiki.osgeo.org) [08:55am] ticheler_: ominoverde: What's the legal status of the Italian chapter [08:55am] ominoverde: illegal [08:55am] TylerM: -- new item.. Markus bringing forward the idea of accepting the italian chapter [08:55am] • ominoverde kidding [08:56am] ominoverde: the italian chapter doesn't exists actually but there is the GFOSS.it association that is legally in italy [08:56am] TylerM: markus makes motion to accept the italian local chapter, second by jo [08:56am] TylerM: all in favour, motion carried [08:57am] ticheler_: zool: you wre too fast [08:57am] ominoverde: [08:57am] zool: gfoss.it rocks [08:58am] SiamCat left the chat room. (Remote closed the connection) [08:58am] ominoverde: hehe [08:58am] ominoverde: maybe somebody should tell them (me too) that you've decided this... 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Carousel Horse Raffle Benefits Theraputic Riding Program
The Brewster (NY) Rotary Club is sponsoring a vintage carousel horse raffle to benefit the Pegasus Therapeutic Riding program. While this horse never graced a carousel, it is one of 1500 made for Applebee's restaurant chain. This particular horse is approx 60"x40" and is hand-painted, signed and numbered by the artist. I don't believe the […]Read More


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The City of Brighton is funded by tax dollars and those dollars are spent in accordance with the Municipal Code ARTICLE 3-8 – Contracts and Purchases. City purchases are pursued based on the dollar amount and type of acquisition. An Open Market Purchase can be made from any available and qualified source so long as the total acquisition is less than $15,000. Informal Bids may be pursued for requirements $15,000 to $50,000 so long as three written competitive quotes are sought. Competitive sealed bidding and formal bidding shall be pursued through a sealed bidding process for acquisitions $50,000 or greater.
It is common practice for the City to enter into Master Price Agreements, subject to annual budget appropriation, or to use cooperative purchasing methods when feasible. The base term of a Master Price Agreement does not exceed one year with the option to renew for a maximum of four additional one-year terms so long as there is still a need, the budget allows, and the vendor is in good standing with the City. Cooperative purchasing, essentially piggybacking, allows for acquisition using another jurisdiction's recently solicited and contracted requirement. This method offers the City savings in both physical and monetary resources. Purchasing methods are selected based upon the best interests of the City while performing as stewards of public funds.
E-procurement is the business-to-business, business-to-consumer, or business-to-government purchase and sale of supplies, work, and services through the internet as well as other information and networking systems, such as electronic data interchange and enterprise resource planning.
The City of Brighton has adopted an E-Procurement method for all formal solicitations to include informal solicitations when necessary. The Division of Procurement & Contracts has moved to a paperless philosophy in an effort to work more efficiently and streamline the procurement process. By moving to an electronic process, the City is able to automate laborious tasks, improve procurement workflows, generate and maintain statistics, and simplify the process for vendors while reducing our impact on the environment.
To facilitate E-Procurement, the City utilizes BidNet Direct to aid in the solicitation process and DocuSign to facilitate contract execution. In order to view posted solicitations, vendors must register with BidNet Direct. Once registered, vendors will have the ability to view and respond to all posted solicitations for the City of Brighton.
How to do business with the City of Brighton
The City of Brighton encourages full and open competition and does not maintain a preferred vendor list; however, any company or firm wishing to do business with the City may submit a Vendor Information Form. The information collected through the form is offered to Department Directors and Program Managers as a database of qualified, potential respondents. Should the acquisition be below $50,000, the department in need may reach out directly for a quote or to make a purchase.
By City Code requirements, purchases over $50,000 must be formally solicited through sealed bidding. The City utilizes BidNet Direct to advertise and facilitate these acquisitions. Any company or firm interested in competing in the formal solicitation process must sign up with BidNet Direct to participate.


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Following on from her Zoom call two weeks ago, we were delighted to get a chance to talk with Rebecca from the Sea Synergy Marine Education Centre in Kerry once again this week. The main emphasis for this Zoom call was presenting our projects based on the tidal zones. Thank you once again to Rebecca for providing us with the opportunity to learn so much about Irish Marine Biodiversity this year!
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There is a fascinating case out of Illinois where DuPage County judge Ronald Sutter has tossed out a lawsuit by Jennifer Cramblett, who sued after a sperm bank mistakenly impregnated her with sperm from an African-American rather than the white donor she selected. The result was a mixed-race baby. The response from the sperm bank was astonishing. They apologized and reportedly refunded only part of the cost to Cramblett and her partner Amanda Zinkon.
Cramblett alleges that the couple chose sperm from donor No. 380, a white man, but they were given sperm from donor No. 330, a black man. An employee simply misread the numbers. After the birth of Payton, the couple wanted to plan a second child and called the sperm bank to ask for another impregnation with the sperm of donor 380. The receptionist asked if she meant that she wanted sperm from No. 330 and asked to confirm that she wanted sperm from an African American. The error then became obvious to both her and the employee.
Cramblett is not saying that they do not love Payton, now 3, who is obviously a beautiful child. However, they insist that the sperm bank violated their agreement, impregnated her with sperm that she did not consent to, and imposed a burden on her and her family. They live in a predominantly white area of Uniontown, Ohio, and she says that there is a feeling of Payton being an "outcast" and that even haircuts are an added burden.
The mistake appears to be due to the use of paper records that allowed the misreading of the numbers — something that sounds remarkably casual and negligent.
Judge Sutter however threw out the lawsuit as lacking legal merit. The sperm bank lawyers prevailed in arguing that the only successful "wrongful birth" cases tend to be babies with severe birth defects. Sutter also rejected the claim of "breach of warranty." In Sutter's favor, I was surprised by the limited grounds of the complaint — particularly the absence of the obvious negligence claim. The case can be refiled with a negligence claim. It would seem that negligence is rather obvious. The question will be right to or level of injury or damages. The baby is healthy and the impregnation obviously was successful. What remains is highly controversial in treating a mixed race baby as an injury. Yet, this couple was offered and agree to impregnation with a specific man's sperm. That raises an array of tort and contract claims that could be made. In the end, however, you are left with the notion of a baby being an injury due to its race.
She sought at least $50,000 in damages.
What do you think? Should a mother be able to recover damages for having a mixed race baby?
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The line-up for Celebrity MasterChef 2021 has been revealed and some of this year's contestants are from Essex.
The line-up for the popular BBC One cookery show was released today (Thursday, April 22) and of the 20 contestants four are from our county.
Essex stars Megan McKenna, Katie Price, Kem Cetinay and Joe Swash will all be featuring on the 2021 series.
Broadcast over six weeks, the celebrities will also tackle a new series of cookery challenges, with renowned chefs including Tom Kerridge, Nisha Katona, Nieves Barragan Mohacho and more appearing as special guest judges.
Here's everything you need to know about the Essex stars competing in Celebrity MasterChef 2021:
Megan McKenna
Megan Mckenna is best known for her appearance on the ITVBe reality show The Only Way Is Essex.
She rose to fame after appearing on Ex On The Beach in 2015, and then went on to feature in five series of The Only Way Is Essex.
The 28-year-old former TOWIE cast member has appeared on a number of reality TV shows throughout her career including; Celebrity Big Brother, Celebs Go Dating and I'm a celebrity get me out of here.
She is now focusing on her music career after wowing judges on The X Factor Celebrity in 2019 and winning a record deal with Syco as a result.
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We choose the most important stories of the day to include in the newsletter, including crime, court news, long reads, traffic and travel, food and drink articles and more.
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Joe Swash
TV presenter and Stacey Solomon's hubby Joe Swash will also feature on the BBC One cooking show.
Joe is know for his role as Mickey Miller in EastEnders and for hosting shows such as I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp.
He's also engaged to former X Factor contestant and Loose Woman Stacey Solomon, the duo recently moved to a luxurious Essex home.
Katie Price
Also representing Essex on the Celebrity MasterChef stage is TV star and former glamour model Katie Price.
The mum-of-five is engaged to be married once more after ex-Love Island star Carl Woods, from Essex, popped the question.
The 42-year-old reportedly recently moved to Essex to live with Carl.
Earlier this year she featured in BBC One documentary Katie Price: Harvey And Me which followed her disabled son as he turned 18.
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EssexLive has launched an official Essex TV and Celeb News account - and you can follow it right now!
Reporters Paige Ingram and Hope Woolston will bring you the latest from the world of showbiz straight to your Twitter feed.
From TOWIE gossip to I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here updates, we'll have everything covered.
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Kem Cetinay
This won't be the first TV appearance for Kem, a 24-year-old hairdresser from Essex.
Kem appeared on Love Island in 2017 and went on to win the show alongside ex-girlfriend Amber Davies.
The other 16 contestants
The star-studded edition of the show will also include Happy Mondays star Bez, Strictly Come Dancing professional Johannes Radebe, actress Su Pollard and Blue singer Duncan James.
Comedian Nabil Abdulrashid is also on the bill, as is The Great British Sewing Bee's Patrick Grant, presenter Melanie Sykes, comedian Munya Chawawa, EastEnders star Rita Simmons and The Repair Shop's Will Kirk.
Completing the line-up are model Penny Lancaster, former footballer Dion Dublin, author Gavin Esler, Paralympian Kadeena Cox and actresses Melissa Johns and Michelle Collins.
Series editor Katie Attwood said: "This year's line-up promises a huge amount of humour and entertainment.
"Lockdown has proved productive for our famous faces' culinary skills and we are set to see some exceptional talent and astonishing dishes as the celebrities swap their day jobs for a spot in the MasterChef kitchen."
Sarah Clay, commissioning editor for the BBC, said: "Celebrity MasterChef is one the highlights of the British summertime schedule and this series is as entertaining and charming as ever.
"The 20 brave celebrities are joined by a host of chefs at the top of their game in brand new tasks which makes this year feel extra special. The standard of cooking is like nothing we have seen before."
When will Celebrity MasterChef 2021 air?
The show, produced by Shine TV, will hit screens this summer and be broadcast over six weeks as the celebs tackle difficult cooking challenges.
The winner will follow in the footstesp of Irish-Iraqi broadcaster and YouTube star Riyadh Khalaf who won the 2020 series.


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The neutral zone is an oft-neglected area of the hockey rink, which is surprising since it's the space standing between your team and a goal for or against.
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Nashville Predators assistant coach Dan Muse is a big believer in the neutral zone, particularly how to get through it with the puck as quick as possible to generate scoring chances. The former Yale University assistant coach jumped to Nashville in 2017 after a stint as the head coach of the USHL's Chicago Steel.
Dan's drills below are simple but effective, and they work well for the Predators. Watch the full premium video with a membership to The Coaches Site.
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Ah, November. For some, it is a time of falling leaves, festivity, and cosy evenings as the temperature gets frostier; for others, it is a period of increasing warmth that signals the start of a glorious summer.
But for authors all over the world, November is a time of novel writing, and Inkitt is gearing up for this international celebration of literary creation. Through 3 exciting opportunities, we are supporting writers on their novel-writing journeys this November.
As a proud sponsor of National Novel Writing Month 2018, we encourage you to check out the wonderful resources they have on offer, and participate in this motivational project. NaNoWriMo challenges you to write a novel in a month, enabling you to track your progress along the way and supporting you through virtual writing classes and a host of literary rewards.
Here at Inkitt, we are about to celebrate the launch of our FREE Novel Writing Bootcamp, available as a book and a 10-lesson video guide. Award-nominated editor and renowned author Bryan Thomas Schmidt is the literary guru at the heart of this unmissable resource. He'll be delivering expert advice as he accompanies you in every stage of the creative process, from plotting to promoting your novel.
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These projects include the following:
• restoring the historic Weaver Ranch house and examining
possible alternative uses,
• replacing the Grand Canyon whitewater rafting contact station
and NPS maintenance facilities,
• replacing existing concrete and gravel boat ramps with new
concrete surfaces,
• replacing the courtesy dock,
• replacing the potable water intake from the Colorado River,
• rehabilitating drainage structures along the Lees Ferry access
road, and
• stabilizing the Paria River bank to protect the Lonely Dell
access road and the Paria River bridge.
These improvements are necessary to repair deteriorating
facilities in the Lees Ferry area and ensure they are designed to
accommodate current levels of visitation. In the case of the Weaver
Ranch house, the NPS is proposing to rehabilitate this historic
structure and is seeking input on possible public uses of the
The environmental assessment will analyze the impacts these
projects may have on natural and cultural resources and the quality
of visitors' experience in the area. Scoping is an opportunity for
the public to comment on the issues and alternatives that should be
addressed in the environmental assessment before it is prepared.
There will be another public-comment opportunity once the
document is released later this spring.
All public comments must be received by April 24. Comments may be
online at
www,parkplanning.nps.gov/glca or by mailing them to Lees Ferry
EA, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1507, Page, AZ
A scoping newsletter with additional information is available at
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"The headpiece/ Hair art crown was inspired by the past, present and future of hair. I showcased the past by braiding the headpiece since it's an old hairstyle technique which we still do today and we're definitely going to do it in the future. The present and the future are represented by the structure and the details of the crown that allow the headpiece to be work as an accessory."
Work & Process
Hakeem described the work well by saying it is "Architecture of time told through Hair Art"
I collaborated with Hakeem to take images of the crown/headpiece then I collaborated with Max on his project.
About the Artist
Nikiwe Dlova is an artist and storyteller from Soweto, South Africa, who loves expressing herself through hair, fashion, music and art. She studied Clothing Management at the University of Johannesburg. Whilst working at Edcon as an Assistant Buyer, she started a blog called ownURcrown which is about creative hair expression. The blog is a platform for people who are bold and creative with their hairstyle choices to share stories about this form of expression. She is currently managing the brand for ownURcrown, which has expanded to hair art exhibitions and pop up salons. Nikiwe also creates headpieces for productions ie, magazines, music videos, films. She is all about telling stories through hair.


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Organizers say 370,000 people have signed up to take part
The chain is expected to stretch for 400 kilometers (about 250 miles)
Catalan politicians are calling for a vote on self-determination by the end of 2014
But the Spanish government says that Catalonia already has sufficient home-rule powers
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans in northeastern Spain are due to increase pressure on Madrid for an independent, breakaway state Wednesday by forming a human chain for 400 kilometers (about 250 miles).
The human chain is organized by the grass-roots, citizen-led Catalan National Assembly, which last year on September 11 – Catalonia's national day – turned out an estimated 1.5 million people in Barcelona, the regional capital.
Catalan politicians followed up by demanding a referendum on self-determination by the end of 2014, which the Spanish government in Madrid staunchly opposes.
Spain's next threat: Losing 20% of its economy
While the political battle continues between Spain's two largest cities, Madrid and Barcelona, the human chain has emerged as the latest rallying point.
Organizers say 370,000 Catalans have signed up to take part, and they predict tens of thousands more will also participate. The chain will traverse Catalonia from the north, near the French border, to the south, on its border with the Spanish region of Valencia.
"It will be an innocent but powerful image to push the process ahead, holding hands," said Alfred Bosch, who represents Catalonia's pro-independence Republican Left party in Spanish Parliament in Madrid.
Dubbed the "Catalan Way Toward Independence," the human chain shows the process can only "go ahead, forward, and not back," Bosch said.
But the Spanish government doubts that. It says that Catalonia, with 7.5 million people, already has broad home-rule powers, including its own parliament, police force and control over education and health.
Catalonia's fight for independence: Lessons from the Dutch
And Madrid insists that the Spanish Constitution does not allow any of Spain's 17 regions to unilaterally break away, even one like Catalonia that has its own flag and language.
On the eve of the human chain, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said political leaders should find a way to keep Catalonia within Spain.
But Catalan's president, Artur Mas, in an opinion article published Wednesday in The New York Times, wrote: "We … seek no harm to Spain. We are bound together by geography, history and our people, as more than 40 percent of Catalonia's population came from other parts of Spain or has close family ties. We want to be Spain's brother, as equal partners."
Catalan parliament pushes self-determination
Catalonia says it's been the junior partner for too long. It produces 19% of Spain's wealth and says it sends far more in taxes to Madrid than it gets back in central government spending. It recalls a long history of slights, and at certain times outright repression, by Spain.
The human chain will start at 17:14 local time (11:14 a.m. ET), to honor Catalans who on September 11, 1714, lost a decisive battle to Spanish troops. The chain will last about an hour.
The current polemic is not just between Catalonia and Spain. Within Catalonia, there is also tension between leading political forces over the timing, and the potential wording, of the referendum.
President Mas, whose center-right Convergence and Union party governs only because of support from the Republican Left, seemed to leave the door open last week for a vote on self-determination later than 2014, perhaps in 2016. He has since repeated that he favors the 2014 deadline.
But the Republican Left and those organizing the human chain insist it must be by the end of 2014, with or without the consent of Madrid.
Various opinion polls show a very large majority of Catalans want the right of self-determination. But if independence makes it to the ballot, polls show the result could be tighter, some predicting a victory in the 50% range.


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15 Lessons I've Learned In 15 Years Of Marriage.
Today, my wife and I celebrate 15 years of marriage. I have learned so many valuable lessons in that time. To keep the post from being 10,000 words long, I've condensed it to 15. 🙂
Today, my wife and I celebrate 15 years of marriage. I have learned so many valuable lessons in that time. To keep the post from being 10,000 words long, I've condensed it to 15. 🙂
This is a guest post by John Anderson. He is a freelance writer for Executive Street, a daily resource blog for leadership, marketing, business finance, technology and communication. Follow him on Twitter or connect with on Facebook.
In working with teenagers and their families for the past 18 years, I've dealt with numerous situations that involved their teen, the police, and jail time. It's an unfortunate reality but, for some families, they will walk this road.
I used to be hung up on how weird our adoptive family was. But then, my heart changed, I stopped caring, and started celebrating our wonderful, glorious, weirdness.
As the father of four girls, I have an expectation for any suitor who will one day desire to marry my girls. So when I heard Magic's song "Rude," I couldn't resist writing a response. If for nothing else, the song drives me crazy. But simply, the song is a gross display of disrespect and disregard by a young man who supposedly is too blinded by love to take "no" for an answer!
Being part of a family is hard. There's no question. Out of every other human being in the world, your family knows the darkest parts of you. They know what the rest of the world doesn't know. That's why when you fail them (and you will), your next step is critical.
It's something all of us are looking for- more time with our families. But we often focus heavily on the big moments. Maybe we are missing more than we think we are by doing this?
I posted this in November 2012, just a few short months after Confessions Of A Parent was born. I wanted to repost it because, more and more, I am having conversations with adoptive parents who have a mixed up view of their role in their new son or daughter's life. It's easy to view yourself as a rescuer or a savior, because your heart is full for the children you are bringing home. However, this viewpoint can be toxic if there's not a clear understanding of what adoption really is.
This is a guest post by Kimberly Grimms. She is a futurist who spends most of her time monitoring social behavior in search for new consumer trends. She uses the information to create viral and useful content as part of the new media strategy. She's interested in technology, market behavior, new media, environment, sustainability, futuristic scenarios and businesses. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
The other night I sat in a restaurant watching a mom deal with her 2 kids. I say "deal with" because that was literally what she was doing- dealing with their poor behavior. As she crunched her forehead with her hand I could tell it had been a long day.


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Quick Tip : How to get Connection String in Azure SQL Database | Step by Step
In this blog, we are going to learn "How to get Connection String in Azure SQL Database".
Pre-requisites Steps:
- Azure account with an active subscription. Create an account for free
- Quick Tip : Create & Deploy Azure SQL Database
Step 1 : Click on "SQL databases" in the home page
Step 2 : Select your SQL database shown below
Step 3 : Now, click on "connection strings"
Step 4 : Here, you can get the connection string shown below & also you can download driver for the same
Do you still have any questions about this article, Ask away in the comments and we'll do our best to help!