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It seems that 1/25 times i go down with apm, my system locks up when it comes back up. Anyone else ever seen this behavior? Is it a problem with my setup, or just a a problem iwth the apm standard?
I do need apm, this machine being a laptop of course.

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Trip Highlight
- Sunrise & sunset view from Nagarkot and sarankot
- An hour amazing Everest view flight
- Farewell dinner with culture dance in Kathmandu
- Guided Sightseeing of Historical, city tours in Kathmandu, Patan, Pashupati, Boudha, and Swoyambhu.
- Old Newari Culture.
- Old Palaces, Museums, Temples, Stupas.
- credible scenery of Langtang, Annapurna, and Dhaulagiri range
- Scenic drive to/from Kathmandu ungle tour in Chitwan national park, including bird watching, elephant safari.
Trip Overview
Sunrise and sunset tour is one of the most scenic Nepal tour packages which includes the spectacular mountain flight along with sightseeing around the Kathmandu valley. There are best sunrise and sunset viewpoints in Nepal that gives a chance to view the golden rays of sun slowly rising upwards and striking the snow white Himalayan ranges including mighty Mt Everest. Kathmandu valley sightseeing tour comprises of visiting around the four world heritage sites namely, Pashupatinath temple, Soyambhunath Stupa, Boudhanath Stupa and Kathmandu durbar square which resembles the centuries old tradition, culture and history.
Sunrise nepal tour packages is not limited to just sunrise and sunset views. Experience the ultimate wilderness in the chitwan national park just by driving the few hours from Kathmandu. Explore in the recently discovered siddha cave, one of the biggest caves in Asia. The next day we will take a few hours' drive to reach naturally blessed Pokhara city. Phewa Lake, Mahendra cave and davis fall are some of the major attractions in Pokhara city. We will hike up the hill towards sarangkot to view the beautiful Pokhara city from the view tower. The sunrise and sunset tour finally comes to an end after driving back to Kathmandu city.
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There are trips you go on to see the world and there are trips you go on to experience it. It might sound like the same thing to you, but I assure you it's not. Don't get me wrong, every trip is a blessing and seeing just an inch of a new place gets my blood going. But when and if you get the opportunity… the trips where you're not stressed out to do this or that, nor worried about what this will cost or whether it'll fit into your itinerary… those are the trips that make you feel utterly and truly alive.
Dave and I had the incredible luxury (quite literally) of going on a trip with Lincoln Canada a couple weeks ago. We landed in Vancouver, took our Lincoln Continental up to Whistler, and spent 4 days just enjoying life. There is no other way I could properly describe the experience beyond pure life enjoyment. Everything was immaculately planned by their team, perfected to a T, and allowed Dave and I to focus on just being. It's a strange sensation.
Of course, we had to document it so that we could bring you all along with us. So here's the highlight reel, plus an extra special sneak peek into what it's like to drive the Lincoln Continental.
We landed in Vancouver on Thursday night. We caught the sunset, so naturally Dave was glued to the window seat for a good hour. We landed safe and sound; and if you've ever been to Vancouver, you'll know that the moment you step off the plane, it's like you're breathing fresh air for the first time in your life.
We were greeted by our driver – in a Lincoln, naturally – and was taken to the beautiful Pan Pacific Hotel. If you're thinking, is this what's it's like to feel like a princess? The answer is yes. It was topped off with late night room service, breakfast by the bay-facing windows, and a relaxing night of cuddles.
See what I mean? Princess vibes.
The next morning, we got the keys to our new friend: the sleekest, sexiest piece of machinery I've driven thus far – the new 2017 Lincoln Continental. We embarked on our journey up the mountains.
If you've ever driven to Whistler from Vancouver, you'll know it's hands-down one of the most beautiful and most enjoyable drives you'll ever make. The winding roads lead you up and down the mountains, around the water, through valleys, and leaves you utterly in awe at the magnificence of the world. You might want to alternate drivers so that you both get to enjoy the views. That's what Dave and I did at least.
Along the way, you've got view points along the way to park the car at, get out, and fully take in the views. The comfort of the Lincoln made it all so much better though – with plush leather seats, great tunes, massage chairs – I basically felt like a princess being chauffeured to her chalet… which is basically what happened
We arrived at Nita Lake Lodge, which is perfectly nestled beside a lake and directly across from one of the ski hills. Its vibe was cozy, unpretentious, and warm – literally, there was fireplace in our bedroom. We valeted our baby (the Lincoln Continental) and spent time relaxing in the room before heading out to the Scandinave Spa.
Sadly, the spa didn't allow images/photography, so nothing to document too much there. What I can note though, is that every time we would call for our car or got to anywhere new, the spa included, people would stop and stare – not at Dave and I, but at our car. A couple people actually came up to us to ask us if they could sit in it
Everything about our dining experience felt extremely luxurious. Both meals had a strong Canadian flare to it. At Bearfoot Bistro, we had the opportunity to learn how to saber a bottle of champagne, learn about the history of champagne sabering (which the owner of the Bistro holds the world record for), and got to experience the full chef's tasting menu.
Probably the highlight of our trip, we spent our last day in Whistler embarking on a helicopter adventure into the remote ice caves of Whistler. The experience was absolutely indescribable. The helicopter departed with us and a guide and flew through the valleys and mountains of the area. It then dropped us off on top of the glacier (literally in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but snow and mountains in sight). We had to dig our way through to the ice caves, we had no signal, and it was deafeningly silent. The earth's true magnificence in all of its grandeur.
The ice caves were incredible. There aren't any words to describe how breathtaking something this large is. It reminds you how much bigger the world is, how minute your problems are, and how much beauty there is in the world amidst its chaos.
It was pure luxury to be able to experience it.
The Lincoln Continental was the perfect car to match this luxurious adventure. Normally when I go on road trips, I just can't wait to get out of the car and get to the destination, but not this time. There are so many things I love about it, but I'll give you the highlights. If you get the opportunity to test or drive this gorgeous piece of machinery… don't hesitate.
Aesthetics and Comfort
The seat itself screams luxurious comfort. It has 30 ways of movement so you can perfectly customize it to your body. It literally cradles you. There's also heating, cooling, and a massage feature to the chairs (yes, you read that correctly… it has a built in massage feature). All of this made driving (or, even better, being a passenger in) this car that much more amazing.
The car also has this fancy "Dynamic Torque Vectoring", which I know nothing about but makes driving so much fun. It handles corners at high speeds really smooth and maintains that luxurious comfort while doing so. I should know, Dave was enjoying the twist and turns of the Sea To Sky highway a little too much.
Luxurious Space
I sat both in the back and the front of the car throughout the trip and I have to say, I could probably comfortably live in the Lincoln. The amount of leg room in the front and in the back makes you realize why this car was known for luxury. It made outfit changes along the road that much more convenient and comfortable!
Tunes & Gadgets For Every Mood
It seemed that every little detail of this car was purposeful. From the lights (that turn purple in the dark) or the "Welcome Lighting", which lights up the ground with "Lincoln" on the floor as you get close, this car is an extension of a luxurious lifestyle. It's also got a panoramic roof for you to stargaze with.
As for the tech, it's got Hands-Free Sync 3 (which is voice activated – so cool), an audio system called Revel that literally feels like you're in a home studio, and a 360 degree camera (for parking noobs like me).
All together this trip was everything and more than I could have planned myself. It was pure luxury at its finest. And you realize that fancy gadgets and expensive dinner aside, the luxury of a trip isn't about what you do, but it's the people you're with and the ease of living you get to experience. And that's exactly what we got to do.
*This post was in partnership with Lincoln Canada. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


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When Sheena MacLennan, a journalist, was looking for a way to get rid of post pregnancy pounds she did her research. The sugar replacements she found in most low carb diet recipes, just didn't hold up to close scrutiny. But then she made a life changing discovery. This is her story:
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I felt drawn to a low carb diet but the sugar substitutes I researched turned out to be too unhealthy. Agave syrup may seem like a great low glycemic solution, but in fact Agave syrup contains almost 90% fructose and this is hard for the liver to process. So ultimately agave syrup is actually fattening.
And artificial sweeteners and natural sweeteners like stevia, according to new research, actually increases the appetite and promotes weight gain in rats.
So I reached the conclusion that to eat healthily, and slimly, I just had to forsake sweetness all together. I was wrong.
Because then I stumbled across yacon syrup. Yacon syrup is derived from the Yacon plant, a tubular plant in the Andean region of South America, and tastes like honey or molasses. I didn't have any high hopes, but then I found research that seemed too good to be true.
When yacon syrup was given daily to obese women over a 120 day period the results were fenomenal. I quote: "Daily intake of yacon syrup produced a significant decrease in body weight, waist circumference and body mass index"!
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is getting too popular for your liking??
I have loved the name Layla for a long time, I like it because its different, but not weird and very pretty. I like names that aren't hugely common.
It seems like its getting a lot more popular though lately,, and by the time I have a girl I doubt I will even use it because of this!
It seems that every name on my list that wasn't popular a couple of years ago is now getting REALLY popular. But luckily I don't really mind my child having a really popular name. I mean my name is Emily...and I actually never really run into a lot of them.
Madison and Ella. I've loved these for a while, but they are geting so common for this age group. :confused:
I really liked Lyla/Lila for a long time but it seems to be getting more popular. DH and I have agreed that Layla would be a good name for girl #2 (whenever that is!!! :P )
Caeden/Kayden, on another message board I go to it seems like every second person is naming their son that! It was the ONLY boys name DH and I ever agreed on, so that sucks.
Madison definitely. i love the name, it's so pretty. i've liked it for a while.. but now it's just SO popular, ughh.. who knows, maybe it'll calm down by the time i have kids.
Leah, you jerk! lol stealing my baby name! j/k
Emma is becoming very popular in my area, but I still like the name.
I like Olivia and its becoming more popular but i like it spelled Alivia
The name Emma & the name Jayden are becoming too popular but i still like both names.
none of my favorite names are really getting too popular, as of yet
I love a lot that have become too popular for me to use. A few are: Ava, Isabella, Aiden.
It's funny, when I was a kid my 2 absolute favorite names were Ava and Aidan, and at the time they were really obscure and people thought I was wierd for liking them, and now there are little Ava's and Aidans everywhere! I understand the Ava trend, it started after Reese Witherspoon named her daughter that, but the Aidan thing I really don't understand...
I also love Jacob and Emma, but they are #1 and #2 respectively so there is no way I would use them....
The name Riley, i Love it but its way too popular i know atleast 3 kids with this name including a teenager. I love it though and wish it was not so popular, i also love the name Jayden and Aiden that are really popular
Landen, dh and i like harlie for a girl but i've been seeing alot of harlie's so i dont know if we could use it anymore. (besides i like kenya better)
Ava is another name I love,, I also heard it before Reese Witherspoon had her daughter,, I liked it then, but wayyyy to popular now.
I have noticed Aiden has gotten a lot more popular since sex and the city,, I am really not sure where the original popularity started from though.
Sophie :(
we were going to do Aidan but i changed my mind when i saw that name everywhere!
thanks for the replies!
I liked Aidan about 14 years ago, saw it in a baby book and debated between that and Ryan. I ended up using Ryan Matthew when my son was born.
I did actually forget about the name until the movie Practical Magic came out and had Aidan Quinn as the leading man, not sure if other people started using it from this but the movie came out in 1998 and it seems like within a couple years Aidan was slowly climbing up the charts. I didn't see Aidan in the SSA top 1000 for 1998 but by 2000 it's there as Aiden #324 and Aidan is #114.
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Meghan Collins was worried her goosebumps would show.
You'd think the Michigan native would be used to goosebumps, but not in early spring – not in Arkansas. A pollen-busting storm had just swept through a couple of weeks ago when Meghan and her husband, Andrew, arrived at downtown Little Rock's historic Terry House for their High Profile photo shoot.
Andrew was snugly decked out in a natty navy blue sports coat, seersucker trousers and white bucks. Meghan's sleeveless, pleated summer dress vainly struggled against the chill. Ah, fickle Mother Nature.
It may have been only 48 degrees that morning, but that won't be the case when more than 500 friends of Our House gather Fri-day at the Terry House for the shelter's eighth annual Dinner on the Grounds fundraiser the Collinses are chairing.
The duo were dressed to illustrate the event's suggested attire – "festive spring casual" – and to highlight this year's theme: Hope in Bloom. It may have been on the cool side, but the Terry House azaleas were already in full flower, as were the roses in the Butterfly Garden. Come Friday evening, heaps of hope will be blooming as well.
The affable couple, married since September, first met as children at the Lake Michigan resort community of Ludington, where their families have summer vacation homes.
"There are a lot of families from Little Rock that go up there," Andrew said. "I guess we knew each other from before we even remembered it. I've always known Meghan. She was very popular and friendly with everybody."
Over the years, summer friendship bloomed into something deeper, and after "doing the long-distance thing" for a while, the Michigan girl headed south a couple of years ago.
"It's crazy that two years have gone by," Meghan, a typesetter and sales associate at The Social Type stationery shop on Kavanaugh Boulevard, said. "I still tell people I just moved here because I still feel new to the South."
New to the South. New marriage. New home. New friends.
That's a lot of newness for a busy young couple, but it didn't stop Meghan and Andrew, the chief operating officer at Cypress Properties, from tackling co-chairmen chores for Dinner on the Grounds.
Although coordinating supper for a small army sounds daunting, Andrew said it's not at all like herding cats.
"The support staff is really great at Our House," he said. "They've been doing [the dinner] for eight years, so they have a sense of what works."
Great support frees Andrew and Meghan to concentrate on other details of the evening.
"We have to do everything from getting sponsorships to planning the menu and decorations. There's a fair amount to it," Andrew said.
"And coordinating volunteers," Meghan added about their other main responsibility. "Our House is such a great organization, people are willing to lend a helping hand if they can, even financially."
Especially financially. The dinners usually raise more than $100,000, with proceeds largely responsible for the success of the eight-week summer youth program, when more than 90 homeless or near-homeless children come to the shelter while school's out. In addition, Our House recently announced it has raised $4 million to build a Children's Center that will allow the children's program to expand. Construction begins May 9.
Executive director Georgia Mjartan thanked the more than 350 donors, and noted that the new facility "will have a positive impact in the lives of thousands of children and families over the coming years."
"There's a lot going on," Andrew said. "It's a dynamic time to be associated with Our House. I think that's what drew us. It's not just the same old prescriptions. It's an approach that blends compassion and personal responsibility and is out there in the community pressing hard to solve the problems."
"It really is a total program," Meghan emphasized.
"Before there were organizations like this," Andrew said, "it was families helping families. I think it's a good thing."
"What distinguishes Our House is it offers education, job training, child care, housing support, as well as shelter and a hot meal. So, when people take advantage of Our House, they're taking advantage of a whole range of offerings. It's a comprehensive program, not just a roof over people's heads," he said.
Past dinners held at the Governor's Mansion have sold out, and Andrew noted the event has outgrown that venue.
"We're excited to have it at Terry House," Meghan added. "There's that beautiful lawn, and it'll be great now that we can seat 600 or 700 people."
For the dinner, the Collinses have cooked up more to augment the Hope in Bloom theme.
"The Kentucky Derby is the same weekend," Andrew said, "so we're going to pull in some decorative elements and maybe some surprises dealing with the Derby."
There will be no surprises on the traditional Southern menu – catfish with the usual side dishes. The catered dinner from the Ben E. Keith Co. will be complemented by "cool, flavorful libations" donated by Glazer's Distributors.
Rocking the lawn will be something extra – the "jazz fusion, R&B, Motown and blues" sounds of the popular local band Lagniappe.
Dinner on the Grounds is Friday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. with supper served at sunset. Individual tickets are $150, and that provides two weeks of the summer program for one child.Tickets can be bought online at ourhouseshelter.org or dinneronthegrounds.com. Or ordered by phone at (501) 374-7383, Extension 228.


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Oseni said this on Friday while giving evidence at the commencement of trial of the four men accused of kidnapping him.
The accused are Duba Furejo, Ododowo Isaiah, Reuben Anthony and Yerin Fresh, who were first arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo on October 24.
They are standing trial on an eight-count bordering on conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, robbery, armed robbery, stealing and kidnapping preferred against them by the Lagos State Government.
At the commencement of hearing, the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem (SAN), who led a team of lawyers for the state, obtained the leave of court to exclude the public from the trial.
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The U.S. Trade Deficit Excluding Oil Hit a Record High. Here's Why It Matters (The Wall Street Journal) The article doen't even mention the primary reason the U.S. has a trade deficit. It is because the dollar is the world reserve currency and we must provide the currency the rest of the world needs. To get that currency these other countries ship us goods and services.
The 20 Fastest-Growing Economies This Year (Joshua Robinson, Bloomberg Business) Emerging markets in Asia and Africa will continue to lead global growth in 2015, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists. Expectations are for the world to grow by 3.2% this year and a faster 3.7% in 2016. The U.S. and UK projections for 2015 are 3.1% and 2.6%, respectively.
The SEC's Andrew Bowden: A Regulator for Sale? (Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism) Yves Smith has contrbuted to GEI. She is an "expert witness" on the corruption of government by oligarchy capture and this piece is her katest. She identifies a regulator, Andrew Bowden, who is the SEC (Security and Echange Commission) lead examiner of compliance cases considered by the agency. Bowden, who is charged with finding violation of laws and regulations in the securities industry and recommending action by the SEC for violation of regulations or referring to the Department of Justice for violation of law, has been found
Although wrong-doing had been documented and reported by Bowden's office by private equity firms, after these were made public Smith says little or no action resulted. In a previous expose Smith went so far as to call it a coverup. Naked Capitalism goes on as follows:
Another GEI contributor,Bill Black, a former experienced regulator who is now a professor of criminal justoce and economics has followed up on the Naked Capitalism piece with What Does it Take to Get Fired at the SEC? (New Economic Perspectives). Black says:
Critics of regulation have been correct in the past couple of decades when they have said that regulations are not effective for economic efficiency. But they are not thinking of the reason they are not working in the current era: Regulators aren't working.
A $250,000 Tour With One Aim: Get Chinese to Buy a Home (Bonnie Cao, Bloomberg) Hat tip to Marvin Clark, GEI Discussion Group, LinkedIn. Overseas real estate purchases are expected to increase above the $39 billion spent over the last six years. That has a few U.S. realtors running big, expensive marketing campaigns. If the totals from 2013 and 2014 are continued, the total for the next six years could be well over $60 billion, with that amount in just the four markets in the graph below.
Economy Finally Reaches "Escape Velocity," Heads South (Wolf Richter, Wolf Street) The Atlanta Fed started a new approach in 2011. The forecasting model is supposed to reflect a more immediate picture of the economy. Taking into account economic data when it is released, the model adjusts its GDP forecast accordingly and closer to real time. Well, the real time data in 2015 has driven the Atlanta Fed model (called GDPNow) down close to zero. Conventional forecasts have been drifting lower but Atlanta is on the verge of forecasting a negative GDP growth for Q
How the Fed Erased 1% of the Dollar's Value in a Single Day (Matthew Boesler, Bloomberg Business) Matthew Boessler has contributed to GEI. The latest Fed announcement has greatly scaled back expectations about aggressiveness in interest rate adjustments and the dollar took a big hit, as did interest rates. The ten-year U.S. treasury was knocked back well below 2% (after some had predicted it had bottomed in 2012 and would never go back below the 2% mark again after its brief excursion there in January and February. But an even more unusual one-day adjustment in the U.S. dollar index occurred. See the graph and the video below. See also GEI Investing: Rate Hikes Already Priced into the US Dollar Index, by EconMatters.
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Winning the Too-Big-to-Fail Battle (Project Syndicate) What happens when too big to fail means too big to regulate?
The Race to Get Into Top Colleges May Not Be Worth It (Bloomberg)
Not All their Eggs in One Basket (CMD) A decade or two ago, urban planners were most concerned about 'the donut' as suburbs grew and center cities shrank. That's all changing.
The sharing economy as a mass destruction weapon. (LinkedIn) At present the taxi and accomodations industries are facing the prospect of losing thousands of "regular job" as services are obtained though "sharing channels". Protections provided by law for employees will not apply to the free-lancers operating under the auspices of firms like Uber and Airnb.
Why Bankers Are Leaving Finance for No-Salary Tech Jobs (Bloomberg Business)
The Fed Needs Some Guidance (Bloomberg View) Clive Crook says the Fed should be paying more attention to the Taylor Rule.
Black Hole "Firewalls" Could Change Physics Forever (Scientific American) "Firewalls" of particles may border black holes, confounding both general relativity and quantum mechanics
Mystery of Darwin's strange South American mammals solved (Reuters) Fossils of large animals collected by Darwin (extinct for about 10,000 years) have been identified as ungulates related to horses, hippopotamuses and tapirs.
Tesla Slips After Elon Musk's 'Range Anxiety' Announcement (Bloomberg) Investors not excited by latest Tesla software update.
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Discussion in 'Silvertails Soapbox' started by Clint, Apr 5, 2012.
by Sophocles - "I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating"....
Lyrics to The Philosopher's Drinking Song : Immanuel Kant was a real piss-ant who was very rarely stable. Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar who could think you under the table. .. David Hume could out-consume Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. And Wittgenstein was a beery swine who was just as sloshed as Schlegel. There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach 'ya 'bout the raising of the wrist. Socrates, himself, was permanently pissed. John Stuart Mill, of his own free will, after half a pint of shandy was particularly ill. Plato, they say, could stick it away, half a crate of whiskey every day! Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle, And Hobbes was fond of his Dram. And René Descartes was a drunken fart: "I drink, therefore I am." Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed; A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
haha - I was thinking of a particular NRL team from down south when I posted this - but I'll drink to that.
Obviously not a quote in the Storm's home dressing room


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Frigotehnist la Erromed srl
Refrigeration service and maintenance technician at FEYS-PATTYN AKF BVBA
Frigotehnist pentru echipamente electrocasnice (frigidere, hote bucatarie) si echipamente comerciale refrigerare (vitrine, camere frig)
Frigotehnist service si instalari Responsabilitati: - Interventii de urgenta la instalatiile din magazine -Asigur efectuarea inspectiilor periodice asupra instalatiilor -Execut montaje de instalatii frigorifice si AC -Intocmesc raport de service la fiecare interventie -Intretin atelierul mobil si fac necesarul de piese
Instalare echipamente, trasee frigorifice pentru magazine in general vitrine veriticale si orizontale , camere frig, sas-uri conectate la agregate frigorifice, centrale -Intocmesc necesar de materiale si scule -Fac punerea in funtiune a instalatiilor -Conduc si intretin autoutilitara firmei
Refrigeration service, installation and maintenance for small and big businesses in West Flanders area - I was working on a fully equiped service car by myself or in a team depending on the complexity of job. - Service for comercial refrigerators and freezers - Perform prescribed, routine maintenance procedures on supermarket refrigeration systems - Diagnose refrigeration systems and perform necessary repairs
Refrigeration service and install technician for Mega Image (Delhaize group), Gregory's fast food shops and various small retail businesses. Responsibilities: I was working on a fully equiped service car by myself and some times with a helper depending on the complexity of job. - Perform prescribed, routine maintenance procedures on supermarket refrigeration systems - Diagnose refrigeration systems and perform necessary repairs - Observe and test system operation, using gauges and instruments. - Adjusting valves according to specifications and charge system with proper type of refrigerant by pumping the specified gas or fluid into the system. - superheat and subcooling - Install evaporators, compressors, expansion valves, sight glasses, solenoid valves, electronic controllers, sensors, - Change electrical contactors, circuit breakers, relays - Braze or solder parts to repair defective joints and leaks. - Dismantle malfunctioning systems and test electrical components, using testing equipment. - Changeing fan motors for evaporators and condensing units - Installing pressure controlls, thermostats


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St. Mary's University practices good stewardship in a continuous effort to minimize waste, increase recycling and promote sustainability.
An Environmental Sustainability Committee comprised of students, faculty and staff meets monthly in Garni Science Hall to share information and foster participation in recycling and sustainability programs. Waste minimization and recycling are key focus areas for the University.
The Sustainability Committee pledges to raise University awareness of local and global sustainability issues, to educate our community in sustainability best practices, and work to build a more sustainable campus for future generations.
For more information, contact Evelynn Mitchell, Ph.D., Sustainability Committee Chair and Associate Professor of Environmental Science, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Waste Minimization
Waste Disposal
St. Mary's University has programs in place to recycle campus waste such as aluminum and tin cans, plastic, paper, cardboard, batteries, bulbs, lamps, e-waste, scrap metal, kitchen grease and ink cartridges. Students have lobbied and were able to more than double the number of recycle bins in the residence halls from 26 (2012) to 61 (2013). In 2013, the University also purchased a large recycle compactor (40 CY) used for co-mingled material (paper, plastic, cans, glass) to replace the smaller 8 CY standard dumpsters. The new compactor has increased the recycle capacity threefold while reducing costs of disposal.
Environmental sustainability is good stewardship and a key component of the Catholic Marianist Mission. The University has taken steps to minimize energy and water usage on campus.
The University currently consists of roughly 135 acres and 1.3 million square feet of usable building space that requires a large amount of power and water for normal operations. The University monitors energy and water consumption using "Energy Star Portfolio Manager," an online tool created by a partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency and CPS Energy (a San Antonio-owned utility company). All new building designs or major renovations include design consideration to enhance energy and water conservation.
The Environmental Sustainability Committee partners with the Environmental Science faculty to foster student interest and develop academic programs and projects to drive resource sustainability. As part of the Environmental Science curriculum, the faculty encourages students to consider environmental projects that impact the University campus. Future plans include collaboration with the Greehey School of Business to give students real-life experience working in multi-functional teams to build a business case and marketing campaign in support of the sustainability projects. Projects that have been completed or are under review include:


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HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a man has been killed and two law enforcement officers have been wounded in a shootout at a South Carolina home.
Jasper County Sheriff Chris Malphrus said at a news conference that the officers were checking on a 911 call about a man shooting at a woman about 6 p.m. Thursday when the man came out of the home in Hardeeville firing his gun. Malphrus the officers shot back, killing the suspect.
We're told Deputy Justin Smith was shot in the shoulder and hand. He's been with the department for two years. Hardeeville police Sgt. Kelvin Grant was wounded in the armpit. He's been with the department since 2010. Both were being treated at a Savannah, Georgia, hospital.
Malphrus says a woman in the home suffered burns to the face when the man fired the gun extremely close to her, but she was not wounded.
The suspect's name has not been released.
The races of the suspect and officers were not available Friday morning.
State police will investigate the shooting.


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The Charity Employees Benevolent Fund is to close in September after failing to secure sufficient support from the sector.
The charity was founded in 2003 and provides financial support and advice to charity workers, former charity workers and their families. CEBF had an income of £69,000 in 2011 and has helped around 260 families since it became fully operational in 2009.
In a statement, the charity said it had been forced to close after it struggled to generate enough donations from the charity sector: "CEBF's trustees are dismayed that, with some notable exceptions, charities have not yet acknowledged the need for a benevolent fund of last resort for the estimated 650,000 people they employ.
"And yet the need is clear. CEBF's beneficiaries include past and present employees of several large charities that have refused to support CEBF on the grounds that they look after their own staff."
The charity has one full-time employee who will be retained until the end of September. Any remaining balance from the fund will be distributed to a charity for the relief of poverty unless another organisation can be found to take over CEBF before 1 September.
Judith Rich, a trustee of CEBF, said that all existing commitments of support would be honoured, but the fund would not be accepting new applications for assistance. She added: "It's deeply disappointing that for whatever reason the sector did not seem to feel that such a fund needed to exist."
In March, trustee Michael Brophy warned that CEBF faced closure unless the sector got behind the charity.


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Xander Montereal - His controlling every persons who's fighting with Him. Specially He likes to control all His competitors in business because that is the things He can do to win in this kind of societies to play with them. But what if there's a one person He cannot control because of her strong personality and fighting attitude or this lady will reach His limitation and He will use His last card to her.
Louisa Faith Hernandez - She likes her freedom. She will do what she likes as long as she know how to control herself. At her college she already have her own business as a Dress Designer and she's working as a part time in modelling. But what if she met the one guy like to control her.
" tell me what ever you would like to tell, I don't care and I don't mind,..because your under in my control,.. " Xander Montereal.
" who do you think you are to control me ?.. " Louisa.
" since that night it happened to us,..that is the time your in my control,.. " Xander.
" it will not happened, Under in His Arrogant Control " she says in her mind.
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No doubt you've been following the news about golf champion Tiger Woods and his mysterious car crash over the weekend. Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, reportedly broke the back window of his SUV with two golf clubs in order to get into the vehicle and pull her husband out. However, tabloids are speculating that Elin is not nearly so innocent—that instead the accident was linked to a wild argument over reports of Tiger's infidelity and a possible affair...
I'm not going to comment on whether or not I think Tiger cheated on his wife and whether or not she then bashed his head in with a golf club out of anger and revenge. I have no idea what happened.
But I am interested in this story from a relationship point-of-view—specifically, what do people do when they find out their spouse has been cheating on them?
I've never been cheated on by my spouse, so I can only imagine how much anger, pain, and hurt an affair could cause in a relationship. I don't think violence is ever the answer; that said, I don't know if I could ever judge anyone who lost control and reacted out of rage for being cheated on by a partner, especially if there are children involved.
How do you think you would react if you found out that your spouse was cheating on you?
Did Josh Duhamel Cheat on Fergie?!
Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater?


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Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian
English, French, and German are widely understood and spoken
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Parliamentary Republic
Head of Gov.:
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan; Head of State: President Abdullah Gül
Currently, Australian, Canadian and US citizens require a visa, but this is subject to change. Please check with the nearest Turkish Embassy or Consulate for the most up-to-date information concerning visas. Normally, visas can be obtained as you enter the country for a fee of about $25 US.
Health Risks:
Heat exhaustion, dehydration, sunburn
If you take a prescription medication, bring the current prescription note and a letter from your doctor with the medication's name, manufacturer's name, and dosage.
Clothing Suggestions:
Turkey is a fairly large country, and its climate can vary from region to region. Here are some general clothing recommendations according to season.
SUMMER: April through October – casual clothing made of lightweight fabrics and good walking shoes are essential. A shawl, sweater and/or jacket is recommended for cooler evenings. Sunglasses and a sun hat are also recommended. Although shorts are appropriate casual attire for men, woman should avoid wearing them in cities.
WINTER: Mid-November through Mid-March – A wardrobe of matching coordinates, made of man-made fibers and/or wool, which allow for minimum and maximum warmth for varying temperatures is suggested. A topcoat with zip-out lining is also advised. It is wise to use the layered approach to clothing allowing for warmer or cooler weather spells.
SPRING/FALL: Mid-March through April and then October through Mid-November – Lightweight wool or topcoat are suggested.
DINING: Informal attire, except for some selected restaurants in main cities, which may require tie and jacket for men.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES: Comfortable shoes and a sun hat are a must.
MOSQUES AND CHURCHES: Shorts are forbidden. Women are required to wear headscarves when visiting Mosques.
CRUISES: Casual daytime attire is suggested. For occasional special gala evenings cocktail dress and tie and jacket are suggested.
The rate of street crime remains relatively low in Turkey. In Istanbul, petty street crime is most common in tourist areas such as Taksim Square, Sultanahmet, and in the areas around the Grand Bazaar and Spice (Egyptian) Bazaar. You should carry a copy of your passport and visa with you and leave your passport in your hotel safe. Carry only what you need when in these areas.
Pick pocketing operates in crowded areas like trams, bazaars and other crowded areas
Time Zone
Two hours ahead of GMT/UTC; seven hours ahead of U.S. EST.
Banking / Exchange
Banks and post offices generally offer the best rates of exchange. It is best to avoid hotels and moneychangers that charge more than 5% commission.
Some western currencies, especially U.S. dollars, can be used to buy occasional goods and services; however, some Turks may take offense to this. ATMs ("bankamatik") accept Visa/MC and dispense Turkish Lira. Ijn some cases, some ATMS offer USD and Euro.
Turkish Lira (TL)
Electric Current
The standard household electrical current throughout Turkey is 220 AC, 50 cycles, and the outlets are made for two round poles. Adapters and transformers may be available in major hotels and cruise ships. Voltage is marked clearly on all hotel outlets.
Credit Cards / Traveler Checks
MasterCard and Visa are accepted in larger businesses; American Express and other credit cards are not as popular. It is possible to use most major credit cards to receive cash advances from banks and teller machines throughout the country.
While traveler's checks are one of the safest means of carrying money, many businesses in Turkey do not accept them as payment, especially outside of large cities. It may be necessary to exchange them at banks or post offices.
General Trade Stores Shopping Hours
Mon: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tues: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Fri: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wed: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 10:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sun: Closed
Weights & measures:
How to shop Tax Fee:
1. Ask any merchant if he or she is authorized to issue Value Added Tax (VAT) refund invoice. If he or she is, ask for the invoice when you make your purchase.
2. When you leave Turkey, make sure your purchases and receipts are readily available for inspection. Allow plenty of time for this process when you arrive at the airport. A Customs official will stamp your invoice(s). Without this stamp, an invoice is not valid and VAT refund cannot be made.
3. Mail your invoice(s) back to the merchant(s) for a refund. Be sure to include your preferred method of reimbursement. You can receive a refund credited to a credit card or a bank account.
National Airport:
Atatürk Havaalani (Istanbul) IST
Major Tourist Attractions:
Ankara, Antalya, Bodrum, Cappadocia( Goreme/Urgup/Nevsehir), Ephesus (Selcuk), Izmir, Istanbul, Kusadasi, Marmaris, Fethiye
Tipping Suggestion:
Tips are generally not considered as source of income, but they are usually expected. Generally, a 10% tip is appropriate in restaurants and taxis. Servers in many very high-class restaurants may expect a 15%-20% tip unless a service charge is included in the bill. If a service charge is included, leave a small tip to show your gratitude. A tip of about US $1 is appropriate for hotel porters.
Istanbul office
Encounter Tours & Kaletur, LTD
Cankurtaran Meydani No:9 D:2 Eminonu, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90-212-517-8115 & 90-212-5178116
Fax: +90-212-517-8114
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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More ways to keep up with the latest news from Polk County Public Schools:
May 5, 2016
Jessica Solano of Highlands Grove Elementary School is in the running to become Florida's 2017 Teacher of the Year.
Solano, a third grade teacher, was named a finalist on Wednesday during a surprise announcement at her school in Lakeland. She was presented with a $15,000 check from Macy's and the Florida Department of Education; Highlands Grove Elementary also received a $1,000 check from Macy's.
Solano was named Polk County Public Schools' 2016 Teacher of the Year in February. She is the 13th Polk public school teacher to compete for the honor at the state level; three finalists from Polk ultimately won the title.
Solano has been noted for her willingness to challenge her students and herself. A third grade teacher with seven years of experience, she also works as the technology integration coach at Highlands Grove, frequently incorporating new tools in her classroom to enhance her students' learning.
Outside of school, Solano works as a volunteer teacher at a youth ranch for foster children.
The winner of the 2017 Macy's/Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year award will be announced during a ceremony on Thursday, July 14, 2016. The event will be held at Orlando's Hard Rock Live at Universal Studios CityWalk.
In addition to a $20,000 award funded by the Department of Education and Macy's, the Teacher of the Year will receive awards from Macy's including an all-expense paid trip for four to New York City to attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The winner will also serve for one year as the Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education, touring the state to spread the word about educational opportunities and challenges in the Sunshine State.
This year's five finalists were chosen from more than 194,500 public school teachers throughout the state by a Department of Education-appointed selection committee representing teachers, principals, parents and the business community. Each finalist is selected on the basis of outstanding ability to teach and communicate knowledge of the subject taught, professional development, philosophy of teaching, and outstanding school and community service.


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Live from Whistler
Posted by Vancouver Minor Lacrosse Association on Oct 15 2017 at 09:23AM PDT
Congratulations to VMLA! We are the proud recipients of the Leon Hall Merit Award for BCLA Association of the Year!
And a special shout out to Mark Collett and Mac Ginther for receiving the Presidents Award for Vancouver!


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I recently discovered the jackpot of all jackpots!
Well, my friend actually showed it to me and it would probably only be considered a jackpot for a health food fanatic vegan. BUT, the other day my friend showed me where one of the biggest wet markets I've ever seen is in our city! By wet market we're talking fresh fruit, veggies, tofu, steamed buns, dumplings, grains and legumes, kimchi, flours, and on and on.
You should have seen my face when we walked in to the market from the rainy outdoors. I still can't believe, and am kind of depressed, that I'm just now learning about this amazing place that I plan to go to all the time now.
And you know what the best part is?!? There is a vender there that sells natural tahini. As in she doesn't add any sugar, oil, or any other unnecessary ingredients. PLUS she also sells black tahini! Ah, I'm so happy that I can just by it now for $2 a jar instead of having to put my blender through the works to make it myself at home.
Also, I was stoked to find pickled veggies (A.K.A. a kind of kimchi) that doesn't have any oil. It's just spicy, good for your stomach, fermented yumminess.
Wow. So happy.
Another thing I'm happy about is that I finally took the plunge and tried to make energy bites using dried fruit in my Vitamix…and it worked! It took some trial and error, but the ingredients didn't get jammed and I was able to make these yummy, unique Chocolate Pecan Prune Energy Bites.
I've been debating on whether or not I need a food processor, but now that I know I can make energy bites in my blender, I think I'm good to hold off on purchasing another kitchen appliance.
I haven't had prunes in ages, but the other day I was taking a break from my language review and watched a video on Youtube where the person made energy bites with pecans and prunes. For some reason I rushed to order some pecans and prunes from iHerb (my current favorite website that actually shipped to China for cheap-0 dollars!) so that I could try making my own variation and these Chocolate Pecan Prune Energy Bites were the final result! They're sweet, chewy, chocolatey, and unique! Plus, the cacao nibs give them the perfect crunch factor.
I hope you can try out these Chocolate Pecan Prune Energy Bites! If you do, let me know your thoughts in the comments below or even better, take a picture and tag #theconscientiouseater on Instagram so I can see your creation!
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup pecan halves
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder*
- pinch sea salt
- 6 medjool dates, pitted
- 1 cup pitted prunes, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons cacao nibs or mini vegan chocolate chips
- In a food processor, process the oats, pecans, cocoa powder and sea salt until a course flour forms.
- Add in the pitted medjool dates and the coarsely chopped prunes and process until a sticky dough forms that holds together when pinched between your fingers.
- Pour the dough into a bowl and add in the cacao nibs and use your hands to distribute them evenly throughout the dough.
- Roll the dough into about 14 separate balls and place in an airtight container in the fridge to harden a little.


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Discussion in 'GBAtemp & Scene News' started by Tempbot, Jul 31, 2012.
Here the NFO!
here's some screenshots from the game.
Offtopic: Holy crap, it's mrfatso!
I heard this game has lesbians.
This games list below is out now!
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To-Fu Collection USA = To-Fu_Collection_USA_NDS-EXiMiUS
Hi! How's everyone! I'm new here! How/Where can I download Brave for the DS?
You do remember that you had to type "There are no ROMs on GBAtemp" when signing up... right?
There are nor ROMs on GBAtemp, and do not ask for any.


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A most reassuring spectacle, the national media as a body rising in furious protest against the authoritarian goings-on in Tamil Nadu. The speaker of the state assembly, a Jayalalithaa acolyte; poor fellow, he has to do her bidding. Or, more often than not, he and his fellow-creatures have to anticipate Madams wishes and act accordingly. Parliamentary privilege is what you define it to be and the presiding officer, if he is sufficiently bloody-minded, is in a position to punish, altogether arbitrarily, just any member of the legislative assembly and, for that matter, any individual whose face Madam does not approve of. Such an arbitrary attitude is dangerous in the extreme for democracy: so state the media in unison.
Even so, please wait a while. Arbitrariness of definition can make heavy weather of not only the definition of a speakers privilege, but also that of essential services or of terrorism. There is not much to choose from, as far as political pigmentation goes, between the two major parties who have taken turns to rule the country from New Delhi. The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are also equally responsible for the enactment and enforcement of the Essential Services Maintenance Act and the Prevention of Terrorism Act. These are national legislations and their ambit runs all over the Union of India; the states are concurrently empowered to apply them.
Madam Jayalalithaa has taken full advantage of the authoritarian possibilities of the two acts. By all means, condemn her, ridicule her standard-bearer, the state assembly speaker. The ire of the national media, however, should really concentrate on those responsible for the enactment of lurid pieces of legislation, which spark the imagination of would-be tinpot dictators. All political parties, barring of course the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, have disapproved of the Tamil Nadu outrage. Is there not a hypocrisy lurking though behind this kind of lip-sympathy emerging from different quarters including the Congress and the BJP'
May not yet another question be directed, with humility, at the media as a whole' Newspapers and television channels are currently devoting a considerable segment of space and time to express their collective distress at Tamil Nadus assault on the press. Righteous indignation is bubbling over. But it will do no harm to indulge in a modest memory-refresher course. Barely two months ago, in Tamil Nadu itself, the state government invoked the provisions of the ESMA to dismiss from service and, at the same time, put under arrest, close to four hundred thousand government employees and teachers. There could be no grosser instance of arbitrariness, nor any grosser violation of natural justice. A five-line circular was considered adequate to put out of employment hundreds of thousands of wage-earners. Few tears were, however, shed by the national press at the plight of the dismissed teachers and government employees. Those who were deprived of their jobs received no justice from the judiciary either; a division bench of the Supreme Court was firmly of the view that those drawing emoluments from the government have no right to go on strike. According to latest information, that decision is to be reviewed by the constitutional bench of the nations highest judiciary. Meanwhile, those 400,000 employees have gone through the experience of perdition: as directed by the Supreme Court, they have been forced to seek forgiveness from the chief minister. She has not granted a blanket pardon; she has picked and chosen, and taken back only those her whimsy favoured. The circumstances have been made murkier by another development in a different part of the country: a suo motu verdict of a Calcutta high court judge, never mind Article 19 of the Constitution, has slapped a ban on dawn-to-dusk processions and rallies.
By and large, the media have strongly supported both judicial decisions; much editorial froth and presentational savvy have been expended to stress the necessity and the desirability of discipline and a work-culture; otherwise there was no hope for the nation to reap the heavenly benefits of globalization and liberalization. The message sent out by the media is unequivocal: whoever is not disciplined, whoever revolts against the authorities, whatever the cause, deserves to be sternly dealt with.
This has been the up-to-the-minute track record of the nations media. Now suppose the campaign unleashed against her leaves Madam Jayalalithaa unimpressed. Suppose, too, that the BJP regime in New Delhi, for diverse reasons, chooses to follow the line of least resistance, and decides not to lift even the littlest finger to rein in the Tamil Nadu chief minister. Since she will continue to consider herself the monarch of all she surveys, she could, even while everyone is waiting for the Supreme Courts final verdict, decide to teach the tribe of journalists a further, harsher lesson. Journalists themselves would be the first to claim that the media represent an essential service. Madam J might, very conveniently, pronounce that, in organizing the protests and rallies against her, they have been guilty of dereliction of their duty, which is an essential service. She would therefore have no compunction to prohibit such rallies and, invoking the ESMA, place under arrest the protesting journalists. Should she venture to take this step, members of the press would find themselves in the same position as the 400,000 government employees and teachers who were earlier at the receiving end of Madams treatment.
One or two leading spokesmen on behalf of the media have been known to comment in the wake of Jayalalithaas latest initiative that she has swallowed more than she would be able to chew; journalists are not public servants, they could not be cowed down in the manner teachers and government employees have been. But you never know, once the arm of the Maintenance of ESMA is extended over them, even members of the press could find themselves visited by the same fate as visited the government employees and be made to cool their heels in prison.
And why stop here' Never underestimate Madam. Vaiko Gopalsamy is languishing in a Tamil Nadu prison for more than a year. Madam took him in under POTA, on the ground that he had, in a public meeting, expressed some verbal sympathies for the cause of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. This was regarded as guilt by association. Apparently the provisions of the POTA are so elastic that even if, in course of slumber, an individual experiences a dream sequence where the heroine happens to be a Tamil Tigress, and he mentions the gist of the dream to a neighbour, he would be reckoned as a terrorist and would get arrested.
In her present mood, the Tamil Nadu chief minister is quite capable of making use of even the POTA to nab one or two journalists who, as per Chepauk gossip, passed one or two snide comments on Madams inventory of saris and jewels; fomenting disaffection against her could be defined as terror. So we are back to John Donne never send to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee. Constituents of the media are under siege. They deserve, and are receiving, all the sympathy the nation can marshal. Overtly authoritarian behaviour cannot however be stopped through piecemeal actions. It is incongruous logic to assume that hapless government employees could be thrown to the wolves after all, they are an inferior species while those belonging to the noble profession of the printing press in particular and the media in general must remain unharmed. Arbitrary legislations are, by their very nature, featured by arbitrary jurisdiction. It is possible to invest the definition of an essential service or terrorism with infinite variety. The beauty is in the eye of the beholder; the assessment of criminality similarly is the exclusive privilege of the one who does the assessing.
The conclusion is obvious. Either we have a democratic society, with democratic institutions and a foolproof legal system, or we cross over to an out-and-out authoritarian order. Once a compromise is effected with the procedures of democratic functioning including the rule of law, we are on a turbulent sea. How do we know what Madam Jayalalithaa is doing today will not be repeated, in toto, by a BJP or a Congress government either at the Centre or in some state on a not-too-distant future occasion' Despots are not born, despots turn into despots because the ambience allows them to, and, among others, the media too contribute to this ambience.


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when i run system-config-display it is asking for resolution cant get display.i cant able to select the display type.
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when i run system-config-display it is asking for resolution cant get display.i cant able to select the display type.
Hi and Welcome !
Execute this
Post output here and post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf file too.Code:
lspci | grep VGA
Thank you for your assistance,
output for lspci|grep VGA is
and the xorg.conf file is like thisCode:
Intel Corp Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev oc)
section"Server Layout"
Identifier"Single Head configuration"
Screen 0 "keyboard0""Core keyboard"
End Section
Section "Input Section"
Identifier "keyboard0"
Driver "kbd'
Option "xkbModel""pc105"
Option "xkblayout""us"
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
Model Name "LCD Panel 1280*800"
###Command all Horizontalsync & Vertsync values to useDDC
Horizsync 31.5-90.0
vertsync 59.9-60.1
Section "Device"
Identifier "vidiocard0"
Driver "VESA"
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "vidiocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
Default Depth 24
SubSection "Display"
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Richard Wiseman Quotes
Lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles.
They are skilled at creating their own chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations, and adopt a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good.
Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to parties intent on finding their perfect partner, and so miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through the newspaper determined to find certain job advertisements and, as a result, miss other types of jobs. Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there, rather than just what they are looking for.
Magicians are manipulating your consciousness. They are showing you something impossible. They're getting you to construct a narrative, which simply isn't true. So that means they know how to make you aware of certain things and blind to other things. What I'm hoping is that magic, this entertainment vehicle that has been around for a long time, will give us a real insight into the deep mysteries of consciousness
When you gossip about another person, listeners unconsciously associate you with the characteristics you are describing, ultimately leading to those characteristics' being "transferred" to you. So, say positive and pleasant things about friends and colleagues, and you are seen as a nice person. In contrast, constantly complain about their failings, and people will unconsciously apply the negative traits and incompetence to you.
As we continue toward the fifth secret technique of psychics, I have a gut feeling that you are the sort of person that lets your heart rule your head, can sometimes be too impulsive for your own good, and have recently come into contact with a goat. Rest assured you are not the only one.
We're starting to realize that magicians have a lot of implicit know-ledge about how we perceive the world around us because they have to deceive us in terms of controlling attention, exploiting the assumptions we make when we do and don't notice a change in our environment. There is an enormous amount of really detailed instruction on how to perform magic. People are always blown away by how detailed a description you'll have.
Richard Wiseman
- Born: 1966
- Died: 1676
- Occupation: Professor
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text: Two Dresden Police Officers are credited with saving the lives of two people in a burning home. Dresden Fire Department Assistant Chief Harold Wolford says officers Brandon Hardesty and Curt Rogers were on patrol and noticed a house on fire at 25 West 6th Street just after 3 a.m. The two police officers were able to help William Ripple and his wife from their burning home and then called the fire department. Assistant Chief Wolford says when his crews arrived they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the roof of the home. Wolford say fire fighters were able to save a lot of the contents of the home but the home suffered major damage. Investigators are still looking for the cause of the fire. No injuries were reported.


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Neck Exercises: Neck and Torso Rotation
Neck Exercises: Neck and Torso Rotation
To start, lie on your back, knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Keep your ears, shoulders, and hips aligned, but don't press your lower back to the floor. Breathe deeply and relax.
- From starting position, drop both knees to one side. At the same time, turn your head and look in the other direction.
- Keep both feet in contact with the floor and keep your arms at your sides.
- Hold for 5 seconds. Then slowly switch sides.
- Repeat 5 times.
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New Delhi | Delhi University's image is taking a hit due to the row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, and suggested a joint inspection of documents with the varsity's Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi as the best solution. In a letter to Tyagi, Sisodia accused the DU authorities of hiding facts and said the Delhi government wants to see an end to the controversy, which is sending a wrong message and sowing seeds of doubt among students and teachers.
Sisodia urged Tyagi to write to Modi and seek his permission for making his BA degree public, which I believe the PM will not object to. Take out time next week. Being the education minister of Delhi, I will come to you. You get documents related to the PM's degree to your chamber and we will inspect them. We will share the conclusions in a joint press conference and upload the documents on the website, Sisodia's letter reads.
The letter came on a day DU Registrar Tarun Das said the varsity has not been influenced by any political pressure in authenticating the degree shared by BJP and asserted that it is acting in accordance with the law. Universities across the world take pride in having heads of state in the list of their former students, Sisodia said, wondering why the DU authorities were keen on suppressing that Modi's name figures among its prominent alumni.
Delhi University is refusing to keep all the facts in the public domain. This is deepening the suspicion in the minds of people. If the PM has received his degree from DU, then it is a matter of pride for the DU. But the way the DU authorities are hiding facts related to PM's degree, a wrong message is being sent out. Naturally, people are asking if PM has indeed graduated from DU, then why is the varsity hiding this fact? Sisodia asked.


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Like millions of Americans, Bill and Helen Bluett's greatest financial asset is their home, a Spanish-style dwelling just a quarter of a mile from the ocean in San Clemente, Calif.
Selling the place and buying a cheaper one elsewhere could have brought the couple hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra money for their retirement years. But there was one problem with that idea.
"We love our home," said Bill Bluett, 67, a retired mechanical engineer. "We love our neighborhood. As long as we're physically able, we want to stay right where we are."
So this year, the Bluetts signed up for a reverse mortgage, a type of loan that allows older borrowers to tap their home equity without making payments as long as they live in the house.
With the money, the Bluetts are more than able to take on projects like remodeling the kitchen and bathrooms. More importantly, Bill Bluett said, the reverse mortgage makes them financially prepared for "any emergency, whether it's medical or whatever, that might come up" in the years ahead.
"My wife and I decided it would give us a lot of peace of mind," he explained.
Reverse mortgages have been criticized for high upfront costs. Lenders may charge 2 percent of the loan amount in origination fees, and most borrowers also pay 2 percent for mortgage insurance, along with other fees that can far exceed those in conventional home loans.
Loan amounts often are subject to strict limits, which vary based on location, and many financial planners still are not familiar enough with reverse mortgages to guide their clients.
But in an era when legions of older homeowners are sitting on vast amounts of untapped equity, reverse mortgages seem to be catching on. Competition has started to push down costs, and lenders are beginning to offer loans on unlimited amounts, a noteworthy shift in an industry that mostly has relied on federally insured mortgages with strict caps.
In recent months, Countrywide Financial Corp., Bank of America Corp. and BNY Mortgage Co. have scaled up their efforts in the growing field.
After years on the sidelines, Wall Street has entered the game, with investment banks for the first time purchasing such loans in a secondary market, which might further stir innovation and encourage more lenders to offer reverse mortgages.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson recently described reverse mortgages as "the bright spot in today's housing market," adding that "their significance will only increase as more baby boomers reach retirement."
In a conventional mortgage, the lender lends you money to buy a house, and you gradually pay down the debt and build up equity as you make monthly payments.
In a reverse mortgage, the lender gives you the money - as a lump sum, in monthly installments or as a line of credit - and takes your home equity as payment.
Typically, reverse mortgages don't have to be paid back until you sell your home, move or die. People must be at least 62 to qualify for a reverse mortgage.
As with all loans, reverse mortgages have fees and charge interest. For example, a 78-year-old borrower whose home is worth $200,000 might end up with a reverse mortgage of $123,000, based on his age, interest rate levels and other factors. In this case, the borrower might pay about $13,000 in upfront fees, including a $4,000 loan origination fee, $4,000 in mortgage insurance and a $4,000 "set-aside" to cover servicing costs for the life of the loan, according to Fannie Mae, the federally chartered lender.
Based on recent interest rates, such a loan might come with an adjustable interest rate of about 6 percent, with interest charges compounding during the life of the mortgage.
Given that, homeowners should weigh their options carefully, experts say.
Home-equity loans can be a cheaper way to come up with cash for people willing and able to make payments in retirement. Selling the house and downsizing to a cheaper dwelling is another alternative, depending on the borrower's priorities.
If the goal simply is home repair, seniors should explore whether their communities have low-cost loans available for that purpose, said John Rother, director of policy and strategy for AARP.
"It's good to have the option," Rother said of reverse mortgages. "But it's not an option appropriate for everyone."
But for people who are long on home equity and short on cash, the reverse mortgage offers a key advantage: Borrowers don't have to pay back the loan as long as they stay in the house. Indeed, a reverse mortgage might be the only way that some people can afford to stay in their own home.
"People who are using them, by and large, have a huge degree of satisfaction," said Peter Bell, president of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association, whose membership has more than doubled over the past few years, to 540 firms. "For a senior with a fixed income, taking on a loan with monthly payments doesn't make a lot of sense."
Most reverse mortgages are insured by the Federal Housing Administration, but loans insured by the agency are capped at $362,790 in higher-cost regions such as southern California. In lower-cost areas, the cap is as low as $200,160.
Increasingly, big lenders are stepping up efforts to market the loans and starting to offer some breaks in their cost. They are motivated, in part, by the high level of homeownership among older people. And they are aware that aging baby boomers will be making big-ticket retirement decisions in the coming years.
As some see it, reverse mortgages are destined to become increasingly popular as the more than 75 million baby boomers head into old age. Boomers might prove much more comfortable with accepting debt in old age than today's seniors. Beyond that, many could face financial hardship because of a squeeze on pension benefits and increases in health care costs.
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Children are a gift from God. They are given to parents, and it is the responsibility of parents to give their children back to God. Giving a child to God involves first the surrender of the parents' will to the will of God and next a commitment to raise that child in the "nurture and admonition of the Lord". It is our desire to help you "train your children in the way that they should go". Our children's ministries are designed to accomplish that goal.
Nothing serves as so precious a reminder of God's blessing to us as the birth of a child. Every newborn baby should have the joy and privilege of being brought into a truly Christian home. It is the responsibility of the local church nursery and preschool ministry to provide all the help possible to parents as they seek to serve the Lord, bring their children to church, and teach their children to know God. With all the attention given to the physical facilities of the nursery and preschool, let us never forget the vital importance of the Christian Family. With this in mind the Faith bible Church offers Sunday School for all ages and a specially designed children's program during the Sunday morning worship service.


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March 20, 2008
Julie Rosenthal, (202) 248-8449
Organizations Include First Department of Energy Research Laboratory and First State Health Department
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2008 – The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. today announced that it has accredited another 15 organizations – including its first U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory and first state health department.
The number of accredited organizations has surpassed the 100 mark. To date, 107 organizations representing a total of 445 entities have earned AAHRPP accreditation.
"Accreditation results in greater emphasis on quality, stronger protections for research participants and increased public trust in research and its findings," said AAHRPP President and CEO Marjorie A. Speers. "As more organizations commit to accreditation's high standards, these benefits are being realized in hospitals, universities, institutional review boards and other research facilities nationwide."
The newly accredited organizations are:
Full Accreditation · Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA · Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO · James J. Peters Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY · New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM · New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY · Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA · Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL · University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI · VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville, IL · VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE · Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
Qualified Accreditation · Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH · Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY · University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
For these and all accredited organizations, AAHRPP accreditation can translate into significant benefits for research participants and society as a whole.
"At any given time, the Florida Department of Health oversees more than 230 studies that ultimately could improve the health and quality of life for Florida's more than 18 million residents," said Dr. Ana Viamonte Ros, state surgeon general. "Our AAHRPP accreditation covers research in all of our programs, including our 67 county health departments and, as a result, provides added assurances and enhanced protections for research participants statewide."
Through the rigorous accreditation process, organizations must demonstrate that they have built extensive safeguards into every level of their research operation and that they adhere to the highest standards for research. AAHRPP's standards exceed federal regulations by requiring organizations to address conflicts of interest, to provide community outreach and education and to apply the same stringent protections to all research involving human participants. (Under federal regulations, such protections are mandated only for federally sponsored or regulated research.) The accreditation process typically results in system-wide improvements that enhance protections for research participants and promote high-quality research.
Accreditation is available to U.S. and international organizations that conduct biomedical, behavioral or social sciences research involving human participants. The list of accredited organizations includes community and teaching hospitals; VA facilities, universities; institutional review boards; research institutes and contract research organizations.
Decisions on accreditation are announced quarterly, and accreditation is valid for three years.
About the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.
AAHRPP is a nonprofit organization that works with organizations that conduct or review human research to raise the level of protection for research participants. AAHRPP accredits organizations that can demonstrate they provide participant safeguards that surpass the threshold of state and federal requirements. The accreditation program utilizes a voluntary, peer-driven, educational model. For organizations interested in learning more about accreditation, visit www.aahrpp.org.


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Artist: John Mayall
Album: Talk About That
Label: Forty Below Records
Release Date: 01/27/2017
For some, age doesn't mean a damn thing but knowhow. John Mayall defines one of those fortunate few. Ostensibly, he's led a great life. At 83, he looks and acts like a man 20 years his junior, and by the sounds of this album, he still has chops as massive as the Flintstones' butcher. One of the first Brits to engage in American blues music, Mayall's made quite a few albums over the last 50 years. Talk About That ranks with the best. Some may talk about that statement all day, but in the end, it's true. Everything that defines a great album is here. Mayall wrote some songs that matter, and interspersed three smart covers. His quartet, aided by a trio of brass as needed, smokes every one with remarkable potency.
Starting with the upbeat, funky energy of the title song, they drive through a set that touches on various aspects of life—some good, and some not so good. Mayall sings to this day with unique shades in his voice, so in the grinding "It's Hard Going Up," his conviction not only rings true, but as very good rockin' entertainment too. Both qualities make this record. Although he's not calling this aggregation the Bluesbreakers, his band here does sport another in a long line of fantastic guitarists like Clapton, the Stones' Mick Taylor and Coco Montoya, that he's helped thrust upon the world. Listen closely to, and keep an eye on Rocky Athas. Talk marks his final Mayall album, and by virtue of his performances, he'll be a name in the bigger game.
But as hardy and melodious as Athas is, Joe Walsh stopped by and added his particular blues zest to both "The Devil Must Be Laughing" and "Cards on the Table," apparently checking an item off a lifelong bucket list. The former, a fantastic, very heavy blues, succinctly addresses the craziness of the world from the standpoints of our "Children taught in new ways that could make all mothers cry" to "Fanatics killing innocents all around." For sweet musical relief then, the lickety-split take on Jimmy Rogers' "Goin' Away Baby" has Mayall tooting away on harp like the master he is. Bottom line? Make room for another trophy, Mr. Mayall.
-Tom Clarke


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Work from Home Write-Offs: 5 Ways to Trim the Tax Bill For At-Home BusinessesGuest Column, Law / Tax & Zoning, Legal & Accounting May 21st, 2011
Millions of Americans operate businesses from the comfort of their homes. For many, the benefits of working from home relate more to lifestyle than money. However, many people already working from a home office — even as a teleworker — overlook the potential tax benefits that come from working at home.
The following post from mortgage researcher Phil Green highlights five of the most prominent potential tax deductions for individuals working out of their homes (it is not from ChiefHomeOfficer.com; any information or inaccuracies provided are the responsibility of the author).
One keen bit of advice from Phil: In considering these or any possible tax benefits, consult with a tax professional. Tax laws are complex, as there are often exceptions to the exceptions to the rule. And tax regulations change all the time. Getting a professional to advise you on how these deductions can help minimize your tax liability is imperative.
Home Office Expenses –Your residence may constitute one of your biggest tax write-offs if you work from home. However, the IRS strictly scrutinizes claims for the home office deduction, and carefully crafted guidelines restrict who can qualify. Under these guidelines, expenses related to a home office can be deducted if a "specific area of your home" is utilized "regularly and exclusively as your principal place of business." In addition, if your home is not your principal place of business, you may still qualify to deduct some household expenses if you use space in your home to "meet or deal with patients, clients or customers."
If you pass the IRS test, then what exactly can you deduct? Some might be surprised to learn that the answer may be quite extensive, depending on your circumstances. If you own your home, you may be able to deduct mortgage interest paid to your lender, real estate taxes, homeowners insurance premiums, flood insurance premiums, and home repairs and maintenance costs. These maintenance costs may even include service for a home security system and cleaning services. If you're leasing your home, you may be able to deduct rent and other living expenses. Unfortunately, though, the deduction only applies to that specific portion of the home that is used "regularly and exclusively as your principal place of business." So, for example, if your home has 2,000 square feet, and your home office is only 100 square feet (or 5% of the total area of the house), you may be able to deduct 5% of your mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance related to the home, and home maintenance costs as business expenses.
Interestingly, IRS regulations do not require that you have an entire room devoted to business activities in order for you to qualify for the home office deduction. Instead, any portion of your home, whether it be a corner in the bedroom or a desk space in the living room, that's used exclusively for business purposes can count. You'll just need to measure the space to determine the square footage so you can calculate the percentage described above.
Tax professionals debate whether claiming a home office deduction makes individuals a target for an audit. To be safe, as mentioned above, seek the guidance of a tax professional and make sure you document everything and keep very detailed records that could stand up in an audit.
Utilities – Your monthly household utility bills may be another deduction for your home office. Taking from the example above, if your home office constitutes 5% of the total square footage of your home, you should be able to deduct 5% of your utility bills as business expenses. You may also be able to deduct a portion of the cost of your phone bill and your internet service, depending on how much you use them for business.
Office Supplies – Saving the receipts each time you purchase pens and paper may seem like wasted effort, but every little bit counts. That holds true especially for larger purchases, like computers, office furniture, fax machines, copy machines and printers. Getting into the habit of documenting purchases of all office supplies, both big and small, can come in handy when it's time to write the check to Uncle Sam.
Travel Expenses – Folks who work from home may have the opportunity to deduct expenses related to traveling for business purposes, including client meetings, sales calls and conferences. These possible deductions can range from small and fairly insignificant, such as the change spent on the parking meter when you meet with a customer downtown, to big and noteworthy, such as the cost of a hotel room and airline tickets for an out of town conference. And, if over the course of a year you drive quite a bit for work, consider keeping a log of your mileage, which can also be used as a tax deduction. In addition, the cost of meals when away on business may help trim your tax bill.
Entertainment -Expenses incurred while wining and dining your clients or customers may also be tax deductible. Most people generally just think of meals with regard to entertainment tax deductions, but the possibilities are actually much more extensive. For example, that cup of coffee you bought while meeting with your customer could qualify as a deduction. In addition, if you invite a client to a concert or sporting event in order to discuss business, you may be able to deduct those expenses, even if business is not the topic of every conversation during the outing.
Phil Green is a researcher on home mortgages for the LeadSteps.com website. Prior to his research work for LeadSteps, Phil was a real estate professional providing marketing services to realtors in the Boston area. Phil's mission is to provide high-quality research for new home buyers.