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Grift never enjoyed breakdowns, especially when they occurred in the middle of nowhere.
"Come now, darling. We were so close," he said. "Run a diagnostic and let me know which systems have been compromised. Oh, and figure out where exactly we are."
It was one of Grift's habits to talk to his ship when he was stressed out. He found it oddly comforting in the void and lonely space through which he traveled. Since he was often on journeys that took several years to complete, he found any companionship comforting.
His ship, the Dartmouth, was a cargo vessel meant for hauling goods and materials across intergalactic space. His current task was to deliver a few tons of ice and lithium metal to a developing colony on Praxis VI. This was no small feat, as the mixture of the two elements can be quite explosive, but Grift had taken all the necessary precautions in outfitting his ship for the job.
"Diagnostic complete," Dartmouth's computer system said. "The fusion drive is offline due to overheating in the drive coils. The temperature monitoring systems are not responding, and seem to have been compromised. They should be replaced before we continue."
Grift sighed. He could override the temperature sensors, but it would be suicide to travel any significant distance with those safety systems turned off. Not to mention his cargo could become unstable if the temperature on board started to get out of control. He knew he had been pushing his little Dart too hard these past weeks, and going through his last set of temperature sensors was the nail in the coffin. He had to be more careful.
"Our location?"
"51 lightyears from our destination, and 51 lightyears from the next advanced system," Dart responded.
"Great, so there is nowhere to go but forward."
"Sensors indicate that we are 2.74 light years from restricted space. Recommend we proceed with caution."
"Thanks Dart." Grift had become accustomed to the sterile and business-like replies from his ship. Though the conversation was one-sided, he still felt as though he connected with Dart better than he had any living thing. Such was the life of a cargo-hauler in the outer reaches of space.
He also couldn't help but wonder why there was restricted space way out here, in a relatively empty section of the universe. Typically, restricted space meant that there was a military establishment or high-powered governmental facility nearby. No such thing existed this far from civilization. He had heard of travel restrictions based on fledgling civilizations that desired to be free from the influence of advanced technology, but such things had long since been abandoned as space travel became more widespread and hundreds of non-profit organizations had taken up the mantle of bringing pre-space species into the void.
Grift was not particularly interested in educating pre-space civilizations on the wonders of modern technology, but he was intrigued about what could be restricted in this lonely corner of the galaxy.
"Dart, can you tell me why this is classified as restricted space?" If he was going to be stuck out here, he might as well indulge his mind in a little mystery.
"There is no official record of classification as restricted space in our database," Dart said. "A quick search of the navigation logs from this sector show an unusual amount of radiation emanating from a small system about 3.4 light years from our current location. This seems to indicate a semi-advanced civilization that may be on the brink of space travel."
"That's just what I was thinking. What are the odds that they would have parts to repair our fusion drive?"
"Based on extrapolation from average technological advancement, there is a reasonable probability that the tools exist to repair our systems; however, the probability that they have developed a similar power source is very small."
Grift tapped a few commands into the screen in front of him, reprogramming the engine to run without temperature checks. He then keyed in the coordinates for the source of the radiation his ship had found, and engaged the fusion drive.
"Warning, temperature overrides are in place. The fusion drive may not be stable," Dart said.
"It's going to have to remain stable. We're going to that planet to fix the ship."
"Interstellar regulations prohibit travel through restricted space or the interference with developing..."
"I know, Dart," Grift interrupted. "There is no option, and I don't really care what interstellar regulations prohibit. Space is too big to be governed by a single body."
Dart had no response, but it is only a computer system, so that was expected. He had always been glad that technology had not advanced so far as to give artificial intelligence a political opinion. At least, he hoped that was still the case.
"Jim! Quick, come check this out!"
James Hardin peered over the side of his stereotypically bland cubicle. "What now, Gary? Another asteroid on a collision course? Should I call Bruce Willis?" A slight smile played across his lips.
"Yeah, yeah. Shut up and look at this." Gary swiveled his monitor so that James could see the plots and calculations arranged on the screen.
James ducked around the corner and entered Gary's cubicle. After a quick look over the information Gary had called up, he was convinced. All joking aside, he trusted Gary's insight. He had employed several analysts over the years, but none were quite as bright as Gary. Also, there was something about this information that he could not dismiss. It was something he had not seen in many years.
Gary took the prolonged silence of his colleague to be agreement. Still, he felt compelled to explain. "This telescope imagery shows an object just appeared nearly 3 light years from us."
James understood the information that he was being shown, and picked up the pieces. "So this thing appeared nearly three years ago, which means that depending on how fast it is traveling, he might already be here." He turned to Gary and met his gaze. "I strongly suggest that we do not mention this to anyone. It's too important to fall into the wrong hands."
Gary nodded in assent. James trusted the man, to the extent that he could supervise him. If his mission was to continue, he would need to keep the news of this foreign object a secret. What he could not understand is why something would have appeared at all, given the level of precaution he had taken to warn away any potential visitors.
The trip took longer than it should have, given the state of the Dartmouth. With the fusion drive damaged, it could only sustain relatively low acceleration. Under normal circumstances, constant acceleration travel was acceptable, since eventually the ship would get up to a fairly substantial speed. The fusion drive would protect the ship from small debris, as well as the intense heat and radiation produced at such high speeds, and the navigation computer could route around larger objects. Unfortunately, these were not normal circumstances. The fusion drive was not capable of both flying and protecting the ship at the same time, so the Dart was limiting top speed to avoid being pummeled by space dust at high velocities.
As the ship neared its destination, a bright blue planet slowly grew before the Dartmouth. Grift knew that it was habitable by simply looking at it. A nitrogen and oxygen rich atmosphere, liquid water, sufficient land coverage. It had everything that the allied galaxies look for in a colony planet. The only reason that he could see for not approaching the planet is that it had been forgotten in this lonely corner of space.
"A transmission has been received from the planet," Dart said. "Translation in progress."
"Can you locate the source of the transmission?"
A map overlay appeared on the Dart's forward view screen. It showed several continents arranged around a large ocean. One of the continents was highlighted and the map zoomed to show a city near the coast of one of the smaller continents.
"Set a course for this city, Dart. Have you completed the translation?"
"Yes, translation is complete. The message reads: 'Welcome travelers! This message contains coordinates on our planet that will serve as an ideal meeting area. We ask that your entry be along the provided route to minimize your exposure to the population at large.'"
"Pause playback," Grift said. "Show me the location and suggested route, Dart. Looks like they have had some contact with advanced technology in the past."
The map flew over to a new area. It appeared to be a desert on the same continent, near the opposite coast from their previous destination.
"No signs of advanced technology have been found," Dart said. "We appear to be the only intergalactic ship in the area."
The situation was beginning to make Grift nervous. He had heard the cautionary tales of space travelers landing on planets that had yet to reach modern levels of technological advancement, only to be stuck for years trying to educate or replicate some of the gadgets they brought with then. Most of the stories had to do with civilizations that were closer to long distance space travel than those that were not. This planet was clearly of the former, and the direct message told him that they knew he was more than an incoming asteroid.
On the other hand, this could be a blessing in disguise, since they might be more willing to help him on his way in exchange for some small piece of new technology. He might not have to sneak around to find what he was looking for.
"Well, I suppose we should follow their wishes, since they have obviously encountered someone like us in the past. Dart, follow the suggested route in and land at the coordinates provided." The ship beeped in compliance and began to shift direction towards the landing zone. "Oh, and resume that transmission."
"Transmission resuming: 'We thank you for your compliance in this matter. If there is anything that we can assist you with, please let us know. We can be contacted on this frequency, which will not be overheard by the population at large. Again, thank you for your compliance, and welcome to Earth.' Transmission complete. Would you like to compose a response?"
"Yes. Let them know the state of our fusion drive, what we need in order to repair it, and specifications on the required parts and tolerances. Make sure that you leave out any proprietary information or advanced technology that they may not possess." Grift took a deep breath. "We might need some basic supplies as well, but we can discuss that after landing. That is all."
"Transmission sent."
"So, this is Earth," Grift said, mainly to himself.
"They must have received the message. The ship is making course adjustments to align with the coordinates we sent them." Gary was ecstatic. His voice had become clipped and his speech was faster than usual. James could not blame him, as he had never encountered a traveler before. It was quite exciting.
"Good. Be watching for a return message. It should be on the same frequency," James said.
The two analysts were standing near a large abandoned runway on an old military airfield in New Mexico. They had arrived on site a few days prior to set up the radio transmitters and prepare a room for the arrival of the extraterrestrial being. There was a bunker nearby that had served as their living quarters since they had arrived, and a small shelter near the airstrip that housed the newly installed radios, satellite, and telescopic imaging equipment that they would need to track the incoming spacecraft.
James also carried a handgun on him at all times, concealed from Gary to prevent any panic on behalf of his colleague. To Gary, this was to be a simple meeting and information exchange.
"Will we be able to understand the response? I mean, we don't exactly have translators for this."
"Don't worry, Gary. They should translate it for us." James was calm. Perhaps he was too calm in the moment. He realized that Gary may become suspicious and come to the conclusion that this was not, in fact, James' first rodeo. He turned to Gary and flashed a sheepish smile. "That's what they do on Star Trek right? They have translators and stuff?"
This provoked a laugh from Gary. "I think we need to be a little bit more realistic about this situation than Star Trek."
"Presumably they were able to interpret our message, so it would not be a big jump to assume that they would be able to compose their own." James paused and looked thoughtfully up into the sky; he needed to redirect Gary's attention. "I suppose it's possible that they simply saw the coordinates in the message and corrected course to intercept."
Gary looked concerned with this bit of news, and followed James' gaze into the sky. The telescope was tracking the ship as it approached, and it would not be long before it was within visual range.
The truth was that this was not James' first encounter with extraterrestrial life. During his first encounter he was exceedingly preoccupied with whether or not the United States government satellites and radar systems would detect the incoming ship. To his relief, it appeared that the modern hull material of these ships were impervious to radar and were very difficult to spot with current satellites.
That is why James had set up his little analysis unit. That is also why he was not alone for this meeting. He had hired Gary almost immediately after opening his division of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. He knew that he could trust Gary to keep the information to himself, not to mention that the man was a brilliant physicist and astronomer.
Gary hooted in excitement. "We have received a response!"
"That must be our landing pad," Grift said.
He was looking out the main view screen at a long strip of paved ground that appeared to be used for landing primitive aircraft. The Dartmouth set down near a temporary shelter with several antennae and dish receivers on the roof.
As the ship settled down, he noticed two men emerge from the shelter. One was shorter than the other, with hair that stopped just shy of his shoulders, and facial hair that signified he had not shaven in several days. He was visibly nervous, which told Grift that this was his first experience with off-worlders. The other man was tall, dressed in black, and looked downright menacing. This man was unshaken, and it was abundantly clear that he had dealt with this sort of meeting before. He decided that he would greet the short man first.
The hatch in the rear section of his ship opened, and he made his way down the ramp to the ground. He took a few steps out into the sunlight and removed his flight helmet. This simple action caused the short man to stop dead in his tracks, mouth agape. The other man remained unfazed.
"Jim, are you seeing this," the short one asked. Dart was still actively translating for Grift, and could utilize a speaker on his flight suit to communicate with them.
"Greetings, gentlemen," Grift said. There was only a slight delay between his speech and Dart's translation, but it was strange to hear his ship speaking their tongue. "I am happy to meet you. My name is Grift, and I would appreciate some assistance in repairing my ship."
The short man was growing paler by the moment. He started to utter something, but was cut off by the other man. "Grift, it is a pleasure to meet you. We will attempt to help you in any way possible. My name is James, and this is my colleague, Gary." He slapped Gary on the shoulder as he said his name, jolting him from his daze. "I apologize for the state of my friend, but he has never encountered one of you before."
"I figured that to be the case." Grift said. "It should wear off quickly then."
James smiled and gestured towards the small shelter. "Shall we go inside? It will be getting rather warm soon."
The three men had returned to the shelter and taken seats around a large table. Grift was sorting some items in his pack, and Gary was beginning to return to his normal color.
Gary leaned forward in his chair, never peeling his gaze from Grift. "I have a question."
"Found it." Grift pulled a small rectangular object from his pack and held it in the air triumphantly. He placed the item onto the table and spoke a command to his computer that was not translated. The device sprung to life, projecting a two-dimensional schematic of his ship onto the surface of the table. He finally looked up to meet Gary's eyes. "What is your question, Gary?"
"Maybe it's just me, but you look human. How is that possible? Are you a time traveler? I mean, I understand evolution and I guess it is possible that you evolved as we did, but that is highly unlikely. What types of animals are on your planet?"
Grift let out a laugh that interrupted the string of questions. "That's more than one question, Gary. But it's just fine, I realize that I'm not used to meeting pre-space civilizations." He leaned back in his chair and steepled his hands near his mouth in contemplation. "Now, I have to remember what the official response to this question is. Surely it's in the manual." He began to speak to his computer again, in words that were not translated to Gary and James.
"The manual?" Gary asked the question, but neither of the other men bothered to respond. James continued to silently watch the visitor, gauging his actions carefully.
"Ah yes, here it is," Grift said. "When the universe was formed, it was seeded with life, with us. We were scattered throughout the stars, left to form our own civilizations, to live our own lives. Some of us banded together, utilizing the tools and technology that we had been given to travel the universe and create an empire that has lived in harmony with all.
"Others took the opportunity to start fresh. They abandoned all technology and culture in order to create their own. Some of these groups have since entered into the empire, while others have remained isolated. There are still countless other civilizations that have yet to enter the void of space. You are the latter, and I am convinced that it will not be long for your people before they too can enter into the great expanse."
"That's a great story, and I'm sure that the planet will want to join the empire at some point," James said. Grift and Gary both turned to look at the man, who was now standing. "Unfortunately we cannot stay here for an extended period of time, as we are at risk of being discovered. We have some materials to repair your ship, but I'm going to have to ask you to be on your way as soon as possible."
James' eyes were hard, and Gary was too dazed to speak or even think clearly. Grift slowly rose to his feet, never breaking eye contact with James, and began gathering his things back into his bag.
"I thought that you were different when I first saw you James," Grift said. "But now I see clearly that you are not from this planet."
James' stare only intensified at this comment, but Grift continued, his eyes narrowing, "Yes, I can see right through you. You came to this planet, and for some reason are trying to protect it from outside interference. I don't know if you've heard, but the regulations for meddling with pre-space civilizations has been considerably relaxed."
Clarity returned to Gary's face. "James, is this true?"
James sat down in his chair again, breathed out a long sigh and looked up at Grift. "I don't have adequate time to explain to you the state of this planet, or these people. I've never before seen the hostility, anger, and hate that these people carry. There is crime and fighting in our universe, but these people have fought wars that ravaged the entire planet. They have taken lives by the thousands and hundreds of thousands. We are not talking about tens or even hundreds of tainted minds, but every single one of them has this hate inside. There is not one soul on this planet that is untouched by this evil." James realized, when he had finished talking, that he had raised his voice considerably over the course of his monologue. He also found himself at the edge of his seat, so he cleared his throat and relaxed back into his chair.
The room was silent for a few moments as the words settled into place. Finally, Grift took hold of his bag, hefted the box of supplies and exited the shelter without a word.
Gary turned back to James, a look of utter confusion etched across his face. He could not bring himself to ask the questions that were swirling around in his mind. Where would he start?
James understood his expression completely, as he had seen it on a few occasions before. "Gary, this is going to be a long story, but you must know that you are only one of a long line of assistants that I have trained. You are fortunate to have experienced such a meeting, but the fact of the matter remains that we must do all that we can to limit our exposure to the galaxy at large."
They were still discussing the situation when Grift's ship lifted off from the abandoned runway and disappeared into the evening sky.
"Dart, resume course to our primary destination."
The Dartmouth beeped an affirmative response.
Grift could not force James' impassioned speech from his mind. He had seen some terrible things during his travels, but never an entire civilization that was bent on evil. He was certain that some of them must have been good people, but as James had pointed out, the malice lived within them. Some of them may appear to be good, but they are all capable of doing harm, and that was a good enough reason to protect the galaxy from them.
Grift rubbed his tired eyes, "I think I'm going to get some rest. Wake me if you need me."
Another affirmative beep chimed. Grift unstrapped his flight harness and rose from his seat. He was glad that his tiny ship contained a small sleeping area where he could stretch out and get a full sleep cycle. It was something he had specifically looked for when purchasing the vessel, since he had spent plenty of restless nights in the cockpit of his last chip. Something told him that tonight would be restless, but not because of his sleeping quarters.
"Dart, erase the log files from our last breakdown up until now. Delete everything we have on file regarding our trip to the planet Earth. Fill the space with error messages."
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I admit. As a kid, I had always had a night light. I still remember my dad coming in to my room in the middle of the night to switch my night light off, which was of a floral design and was attached to a floor to ceiling pole. Then as I grew up, I became less afraid of the dark, and eventually forgot what it is like to be so.
Fast forward to today. The kids sleep with us in our bedroom, and we've always been using this lamp that gives off yellow light as our night light. The kids don't like to sleep with that light off, even though we have tried to ease them into getting used to sleeping in the dark. We've opened the curtains to let the exterior light in, we've used glow in the dark stars and moons, but nothing seemed to work. So in the end, we decided to just leave the night on for them. If you can't beat them, join them.
Recently though, EV has developed a fear of the toilet monster. Yup. Even though the main room light is switched on, and we are still doing our bedtime reading, EV will insist that we close the toilet door tight, with an audible 'click'. She doesn't dare to close the door herself, but insist one of us do it for her. This extended to any room with no lights on. She may be in a brightly lit room, but if she sees a dark room, she will insist that the door to that room is closed. She wouldn't even get close to it. I realised then that she was really afraid of the dark, something that we as adults take for granted.
So when I found out that Philips had tied up with Disney to create a range of night lights, I thought: about time! I mean, Philips is a leader in LED (light emitting diode) lighting for the home, so it makes perfect sense for them to extend it to the children's room. The partnership is just magical!
But how would the lights look like? I was so excited to find out. And find out I did at the pyjamas themed launch. I wanted to bring EV, but couldn't since I had to work that day. Actually, I'm kind of glad I didn't bring her. She'll probably ask me to buy the whole range!
So I stepped into the homely studio, complete with warm lights, a child's bed and a play area. And Disney characters everywhere!
I felt almost like a kid myself! Being a Winnie the Pooh fan, I couldn't help but go instinctively in search of my favourite character, and finally found it in the form of a torch. I had to stop myself from claiming it as mine, and slowly found myself gravitate towards the other products. These include
- illuminated soft toys or SoftPals in classic Mickey and Minnie Mouse, as well as Sully and Mike from Monsters Inc
- Night Light and Projectors in Cars and Princess designs, that can also be used as projectors for storytelling
- Motion sensing night lights in Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Cars and Princess designs
- Torch Lights in Winnie the Pooh and Jake the Pirate designs
After a short introduction to the products, the mum bloggers listened to an interesting sharing about kids' sleeping habits and their fears, which can affect bedtime routines and cause them to take more than 30 minutes to fall asleep. Other issues include the fear of being alone, of monsters and of the dark.
I can personally identify with the sleep issue, as EV can take extremely long to go to bed. She asks for story book after story book and refuses to sleep. It can be extremely challenging and frustrating.
So I'm glad that the new range of night lights is especially catered for helping to chase away the children's fears and soothe them to sleep, and make it less stressful for parents and caregivers.
I was given the opportunity to try out the effectiveness of the night light. Because I had no idea of which one I would be receiving, I was hoping that if I was to receive the Night Light and Projector, I would not receive the Princess design. EV is not exactly into any princesses at the moment; my little tom boy is rather interested in cars or anything vehicular at the moment. So I was really glad to receive the Night Light and Projector in Cars design. Now what I had to be worried about is how to prevent the siblings from fighting over it.
Strangely, the first time they laid their eyes on it, they seemed to know they shouldn't fight over it. Maybe they had a sixth sense that their mum was keeping a hawk's eye over them. Whatever it was, they were both sharing the Projector with each other. I'm not sure how long this will last, but you can be sure I'm revelling in it.
|The Projector in night light mode (left) and image projector mode (right).
EV's and AA's new best friend is extremely child friendly, with few jutting edges. The power switch and film wheels are rather flushed against the Projector body, so there is little chance of the kids being scratched.
The first time I turned on the night light, and both kids gave a unanimous 'wah!'. We still had the main room light on. Then after they seemed more comfortable, I switched off the room light and the room became cosy and magical. As they continued to 'ooo' and 'ahhh' at the night light, I inserted one of the three film wheels (each consisting of eight different images), turned on the image Projector and shone the images on to our room's white wall. I could almost see their eyes pop out with amazement! They've never seen something like that before, and I think they really did believe it was magic. Then they started asking what was happening in each of the images, and a session of 'story time in the dark' began.
|The siblings peacefully sharing the Projector, for now.
I personally like the image projector. It reminded me of an old toy I used to have. It was something like a camera, with film inserts, and I had to press a button to make the film insert rotate, in order to see the different images. The Light and Image Projector also allowed me to relive some of my younger memories.
That first night, bedtime took longer than usual, as both kids were too excited to fall asleep. They kept asking me to turn the film wheels over and over again. We shone the images on to the wall, on the ceiling and even in the toilet. I suppose that helped to 'chase' the toilet monsters away and ease EV's mind. It is a good thing that this battery operated (3 x AA batteries) Projector uses Philips LED – it is long lasting and definitely safe for little hands.
|AA checking out the Projector, and having fun trying to catch the image.
The second night, after the usual bedtime reading routine, I switched off the main room light, and there was absolutely no objection from the kids. I knew they were looking forward to the having fun with the Projector. My imagination was tested again as I told them stories based on the film images, but with the initial excitement over, it was easier to stress on the kids that it is bedtime.
It's been about two weeks since we first used the Cars Night Light and Projector, and I must say, bedtime has become a smoother process. I can't say that I've chased away all the toilet monsters, or any monsters for that matter, but bedtime is now more fun, something that the kids look forward to. In the dark, under the soft glow of the Projector, we would go on magical adventures, destroy monsters, and then return to the room, ready for a peaceful night of sleep, as the Projector keeps the toilet monsters out.
Now, if only the SoftPal is available in Winnie the Pooh design. That's definitely mine!!!!
The new Philips and Disney night light range is available online. From June 2014, it will be available at selected departmental and mother & childcare stores. The recommended retail prices are:
Philips and Disney SoftPals - $72.90
Philips and Disney Night Light and Projectors - $38.90
Philips and Disney Night Lights - $24.90
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PRESCOTT – The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report of the Dec. 5 plane crash near Prescott's Ernest A. Love Field that took two lives indicates that the pilot may have used automobile fuel in his plane.
On the morning of Dec. 5, a Cessna-182 crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport. The pilot, Phillip Larson, 48, of Prescott, and a passenger, Lincoln Bryce, 26, also of Prescott, both died at the scene of the crash.
Two other passengers, Shelly and Steven Snow, both of Prescott, survived the crash but suffered severe burns. Medical helicopters took them to Phoenix hospitals.
The debris from the plane spread along a 100-foot line. Investigators took a fuel sample from the left wing of the plane. The report indicates that the fuel was yellow and smelled like automobile fuel.
The report includes a statement from a witness who said he saw Larson refuel his plane with automobile fuel the day before the accident.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Ted Lopatkiewicz said that most planes do not operate well with automobile fuel.
"A lot of small general aviation planes use 100-octane low lead aviation gasoline," Lopatkiewicz said. "There's a difference between that (aviation fuel) and the low lead gas you're going to get at the pump."
He said some planes can operate on automobile fuel. Before pilots can use automobile fuel they must get permission from the Federal Aviation Administration, however. The FAA inspects planes before authorizing the use of automobile fuel.
He added that if automobile fuel was in the plane investigators will look into whether the FAA approved Larson's plane to operate with that type of fuel.
According to the report, witnesses said the plane did not climb as well as it should have at takeoff and that it "suddenly dropped," as if it stalled.
Witnesses also said that snow and ice covered many of the planes and the runway. One witness said he had half an inch of ice on the wings of his own plane that morning.
The accident is still under investigation. NTSB officials estimate that the final report will be ready in nine months to a year.
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1. Washington. DC
Travelling to Washington DC, tourists can have a lot of fun, because they can enter the Smithsonian's museums and zoos freely. Except for this, tourists can find many other cheap, or free events and ethnic food here. Even though some hotels are relatively expensive, if you search for carefully, you could also find some moderately priced and comfortable rooms.
2. Destin, Florida
The white sandy beaches in Destin, Florida are as beautiful as before, but unfortunately, tourists have reduced rapidly for some reasons. Due to this situation, cheaper hotels and airfares can be easily available nowadays, as well as less crowded harbors, beaches, golf courses, and cafes.
3. Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville has attracted more tourists for its "haute Southern" cuisines and the Johnny Cash Museum. The emergence of many new hotels has decreased the fares spent by tourists on accommodation. One thing that doesn't change is its unique streets with alive music, day and night.
4. New Orleans, Louisiana
As a popular tourist destination, the Crescent City attracts numerous tourists every year for its ancient history, deep musical tradition, and sublime food. Within its historic buildings, tourists can find affordable hotels, Creole and Cajun dishes, which are often quite cheap. Just avoid your visiting during Jazz Fest or Mardi Gras.
5. Austin, Texas
In Texas, tourists can find a diversity of outdoor diversions and a range of stylish hotels. Due to its multi-ethnic habitants, Texas has burgeoning live-music scene, arts movement, and various cuisines.
6. Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
As the first national park in America, Yellowstone National Park has the most geysers in the world and the most diverse wildlife in the United States. Tourists can find cheap accommodation in its surroundings, but camping is the real cheap vacation in this park.
7. Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix has been regarded as the cheapest city throughout America for its extremely low prices for dining, airfares and hotels. In addition, Phoenix attracts numerous tourists also because of its renowned museums, abundant health spas, spectacular desert landscapes, and major sports teams.
8. Las Vegas, Nevada
Aside from its casinos, Las Vegas is also attractive for its low hotel prices, cheap transportation, bargain meals, and art exhibits.
9. Portland, Oregon
Portland is especially known for its Rose Festival, which has had a 105-year-old history and is held each June. Its restaurant and hotel prices are quite low.
10. Palm Springs, California
Even though its long association with Hollywood has labeled it as a place belonging to the rich, in fact, California has a lot of moderately priced hotels. Tourists can also find many thrift stores here.


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Very pretty, Margaret! Love the shiny ornaments with the ombre colored background! Very cool card! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Monday! :)ReplyDelete
Those die cuts are so dainty! Gorgeous! So glad you joined us at CASology this week!ReplyDelete
Stunning CAS card Margaret, Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.ReplyDelete
Oooh! So pretty, Margaret! Love the panel backing the ornaments. Thank you for joining us at Merry Monday!ReplyDelete
Fantastic die cut Margaret, the details are so fine, and I love the background you created, beautiful card. Thanks for playing at Merry Monday.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous17 November 2014 at 11:42
Love the shiny ornaments against the watercolored background! So glad you joined us at CASology this week! MayReplyDelete
Truly beautiful background and I love your clean and stylish design. Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational Challenges. Come back next time! MarinaReplyDelete
So beautiful! I love how the silver looks against the blue and white. So elegant! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Inkspirational!ReplyDelete
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Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder characterised by pauses in breathing during sleep and habitual snoring. Pauses last from 10 seconds to a few minutes, many times during sleep. Disrupted sleep leads to excessive sleepiness or feeling tired during the day.
There are three forms of sleep apnea; obstructive (OSA), central (CSA), and a combination of the two, called mixed.
Fit for Duty specialises in identifying and treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
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I Stepped from Plank to Plank
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Written By: Emily Dickinson
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Publisher: LibriVox
Date: January 2017
Duration: 0 hours 9 minutes
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of I Stepped from Plank to Plank by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 21, 2011.
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most of her friendships were therefore carried out by correspondence.( Summary by Wikipedia)


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Ok, so I got the T61, but it's been one big disaster, explaining it all would be too long, but the bottom line is that the T61 I got was a DOA[1] and that it took me a month and a half to get a replacement, and they don't have the T61 series anymore or any equivalent series that's acceptable ... So I'm getting my money back (Well, I'm still working on that ... But they'd better, or else ...
I'm looking for a notebook again.
While Lenovo NB's (pre-T400/500 that is) are good, I've discovered the customer support is absolute and utter crap, so it's exit Lenovo for me.
I looked at the Dell E6400, it looks like a good notebook, but with two points:
o Keyboard/pointing stick, reviews are a bit mixed, some say it's good, others say it's not so good ... This is important for me because I use the keyboard and pointing stick a lot, one of the reasons for getting a T61 was the keyboard ...
This is difficult to judge, I can't just go to a store and try it out, a colleague has a D610 and D630, I will try his keyboard some time, but it's not the same model...
o Price, I don't know how you managed to get your Dell at that price vermaden, but the E6400 would go for about 1600-1800 EUR! (Payed about 1100EUR for the T61).
Another thing I might consider is a Toshiba Tecra M10 (
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1: To be fair, this was not Lenovo's fault, but the supplier, it might have been a production error, but more likely because of transport or usage, I also found out that the NB was already registered to someone else over 4 months ago (!!)
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Welcome back to this cool themed cart build. This cart was super fun to build and it really turned out well.
The thing we really like with this cart is not only does it look cool but it was built to be used. That is the idea behind all of our SC Carts!
Lets get to it!
This cart is ready to hit the farm or acreage and will serve the new owners for many, many trouble free years.
We hope you guys enjoyed following this build as much as we enjoyed building this Cart!
As always thanks for following along, check out part one if you haven't already.
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Two days ago while in the Village of Balis you heard a rumor of an abandoned monastery. With such a deserted location already so close at hand one could not refuse the temptation of checking on its possible gains-whether it is treasure or knowledge that is to say. Yet the gains must surely be worthy of someone as adventurous and brave as yourself. Through further investigation of the rumors of the townspeople you have discovered that the old monastery is said to be haunted with the dead walking the grounds. Directions were located and after a final day's praying you set out to locate the Monastery of the White Rose.
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Now as this transition continues into fourth-density activation, in order to inhabit this fourth-density sphere it will be necessary for all third-density physical bodies to go through the process which we refer to as death. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This is correct.
Questioner: Are there any inhabitants at this time of this fourth-density sphere who have already gone through this process. Is it now being populated?
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All wine asks of us is that we drink it. No knowledge or judgment involved. However, should you wish to make wine into something to study and learn about, you may. And be rewarded for your efforts. As part of an ad campaign on our beloved local radio station, 93.5 KNCE (True Taos Radio), I created a series of one-minute wine shows. Hope you like them! -Andy


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Sixteen students from Anderson County have been named Sen. Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) for outstanding academic performance in high school, according to a news release.
Students earn this designation by achieving a 4.0 grade point average each year of high school and scoring at least a 28 composite on the ACT.
Anderson County High School teacher Jessica Harley got one B in high school: in Bridget Wells' English class.
"I struggled in her class," Harley, who described herself as an A student in high school, said with a laugh.
"Oh, it was traumatic. She [Wells] knows it was traumatic."
Wells — who was teaching English in the early 2000s when Harley was a high school student at ACHS — pushed her students to be better, Harley said.
Now Harley is back, not as Wells' student, but as her colleague.
First, there were the air rockets.
Now high school students are moving onto blimps, constructing small-scale models of aircraft made of craft wire, clothes hangers, pipe cleaners and tissue paper to fill with helium and test to see if they are flight-worthy.
STEM instructor James Stuerzenberger is in his first year of overseeing the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program on the Anderson County High School campus, but it's not his first year of teaching students the art of constructing simple machines.
The freshman class at the Anderson County High School completed several community service projects around Anderson County last Thursday morning while sophomores and seniors were completing standardized tests.
Emma Harris of Anderson County received the "High School Leader" award in the 2013 Youth Salute held May 5 at Asbury University, according to a news release.
The 33rd awards ceremony honored 692 high school juniors from 45 high schools in Central Kentucky. A top Youth Leader was named for each high school, as well as "Youth Leaders of the Year."
A lunch and leadership seminar was held for all the students the same day as the awards ceremony.
The Anderson County Adult Learning Center will hold a "Spellabration" fundraiser Sept. 28 from 2-5 p.m. at First Christian Church on Main Street, according to a news release.
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Marvellous player, a much better version of Rod Marsh. Nice quote:
The Brazilian legend Tostão claimed: "Ronaldinho has the dribbling skills of Rivelino, the vision of Gerson, the spirit and happiness of Garrincha, the pace, skill and power of Jairzinho and Ronaldo, the technical ability of Zico and the creativity of Romário." Above all he had one, very special ability: he made you smile.
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Unfortunately, some developers feel a need to kill off beloved characters. It's sad, but true. So let's take a look at five that should've lived, even if just for a little while longer.
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There's one aspect of the job application process which is so appallingly overlooked, that it stops a hefty percentage of jobseekers from actually landing their dream role before they've even managed to set foot in an interview room.
The cover letter is perhaps the most important weapon you have in your application arsenal, and deserves a serious amount of time and thought. Why is it so significant? Quite simply, because this single document is what forms the very first impression you make upon your potential employer, and is an invitation to take a closer look at your credentials. Your CV might be the most impressive piece of paper in the southern hemisphere, but if you're cover letter is sloppy and doesn't do it justice, there's a good chance your CV will never even get opened and will be tossed straight into the rejection pile.
So how do you sharpen up your cover letter, and make it the key factor in your next employment success? Just consider these simple steps…
Tailor your letter to suit the job
Believe me, there's nothing worse (or more painfully obvious) than a standard, cut-and-paste cover letter that gets sent out to a hundred different companies. They're so easy to spot, because they are addressed to 'The Manager' or similar, and contain no specific details connecting to the company you're applying to be part of. Get yourself online, and find out the name of the person responsible for recruitment – it takes seconds, and yet makes a massive difference. Also, make reference in your letter to specific features of the job you're applying for, or aspects of the company you take a personal interest in. Going the extra mile in this way is something which will make you stand out from the crowd, and will show willing and genuine interest in the job at hand.
Provide the goods
Make sure you provide a brief rundown of your academic level and general experience, and then hone in one or two examples of highly specific, deeply relevant experiences which have a connection to the job you're applying for. Remember to back up your claims with real examples – e.g, if you're applying for a team leader position, spend some time describing a role in which you successfully managed a small team, and the benefits this brought to your past employer.
Link yourself to the employer
The whole letter must, must, must be a display of how you – and uniquely you – are the right candidate for this specific role. Mention in your letter something which the company you're applying to join has done in the past (perhaps a specific project or achievement) and follow that up with a sentence which either reflects upon a professional achievement of your own, or an aspect of your personality or career path.
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Obviously, get somebody to read it through before you send it off – it's amazing how many spelling mistakes make their way into cover letters. On top of this, make sure you keep the letter relatively brief, about one page of A4 is usually about right. It needs to be dynamic, interesting and completely relevant to the role – any filler needs to be cut out and replaced with killer content.
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ARUBA MERIDIAN SVC DEV KIT is rated out of 5 by 19.
Rated 4 out of 5 by WiFiSuperman from Review about Aruba Wireless Valuable Features:Aruba is the only other wireless vendor besides Cisco that offers the flexibility of using AP's in any combination of the 3 controller-based architectures.Improvements to My Organization:Lots of Flexibility but with flexibility comes complexity. Flexibility is great for large organizations but the Aruba instant AP may be good for smaller organizations.Use of Solution:I have worked with Aruba gear for 4 years.Deployment Issues:Any issues I encountered were resolved quickly with an excellent TAC.Scalability Issues:Aruba has a very scalable product with different hardwar, software and complementary products such as AirWave and ClearPass.Technical Support:TAC is really a 9+Previous Solutions:I have worked with other great vendors like Cisco, Meraki, Motorola, etc.Initial Setup:There are ways to sidestep the complexity available with Aruba, but if you do not need the advanced features of Aruba then Aruba instant or another vendor may suit your needs best.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-11-07
Rated 4 out of 5 by Joy T. Marinas from Its Access Points are like plug-and-play devices that you just turn on and leave there and will automatically speak with its controller. Valuable Features:As a network engineer, the feature that I value with Aruba is the management of the devices, like the one-touch provisioning of a wireless network.Improvements to My Organization:Aruba Access Points are like plug-and-play devices that you just turn on and leave there and will automatically speak with its controller! It just makes the network administrator's work easier.Room for Improvement:I worked on getting the root cause of multiple alarms of wireless access points in our management platform and found it to be caused by a software bug of the current version in the wireless controller. While doing this task, I found that the TAC support people I worked with have limited knowledge or comprehension of the what's going on as I was passed around to other engineers a few times.Use of Solution:I used to troubleshoot these devices for six years.Stability Issues:Due to the software bug I encountered (forgot the version), it appeared like that multiple access points were unstable, software speaking, but were not down physically.Technical Support:Just slightly above the middle rating because not all technical support have the same caliber of troubleshooting an issue.Previous Solutions:I also worked with the Cisco wireless solution as I manage several enterprise networks that use different solutions. I would say that managing Aruba products is easier than Cisco.Initial Setup:For a person who has been brought up with Cisco devices, I could say it was complex when I started working in Aruba's CLI.Implementation Team:We just used the cheat sheets we have in our SharePoint, following what the previous engineers did when setting up.Other Advice:From a person who tried managing multiple wireless device platforms, there were little to no incidents that we receive for Aruba devices for a specific period of time. Though the biggest contender of this product line has been setup to majority of our customers, it appeared that Aruba devices are more stable.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-05-17
Rated 4 out of 5 by WiFiSuperman from Review about Aruba Wireless Valuable Features:Aruba is the only other wireless vendor besides Cisco that offers the flexibility of using AP's in any combination of the 3 controller-based architectures.Improvements to My Organization:Lots of Flexibility but with flexibility comes complexity. Flexibility is great for large organizations but the Aruba instant AP may be good for smaller organizations.Use of Solution:I have worked with Aruba gear for 4 years.Deployment Issues:Any issues I encountered were resolved quickly with an excellent TAC.Scalability Issues:Aruba has a very scalable product with different hardwar, software and complementary products such as AirWave and ClearPass.Technical Support:TAC is really a 9+Previous Solutions:I have worked with other great vendors like Cisco, Meraki, Motorola, etc.Initial Setup:There are ways to sidestep the complexity available with Aruba, but if you do not need the advanced features of Aruba then Aruba instant or another vendor may suit your needs best.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-05-16
Rated 3 out of 5 by NwkAdmin338 from For the most part, users haven't noticed hiccups because of the HA capability & the speed at which the controllers can authenticate. Unlike in the past, quarterly release dates have been delayed. Valuable Features:It's very adaptable from the access point line. We've found that ClearPass products have met our performance marks to the letter. They sold us on foundations stats and provided us with everything we asked for. They didn't come up short and were dead on the money.Improvements to My Organization:It's provided our students with such reliable service that they just expect it to be there and take it for granted. They come to school, blackboard their work, get on YouTube, chat with friends, etc., and then go home, not realizing that they used the college network. We've been able to give them the best experience possible, and their feedback has been amazing. If there are ever any hiccups, the complaints and tickets pile up very quickly.Our users, for the most part, haven't noticed hiccups because of the HA capability and the speed at which the controllers can authenticate. In fact, the last couple updates have boosted the quality and redundancy. Students have been able to watch YouTube videos without any noticeable rendering issues during hiccups.We have a few IAP's and that's sort of like the standalone home router stuff. They're lacking in functionality, and though they are designed for standalone small deployments, they don't give you the good standalone fun stuff that you expect on a smaller scale router, like good DLNA. I wish they were a little bit more progressive on their IAP line.Room for Improvement:Before HP bought Aruba, the release dates for codes were very predictable and quick. Code release were always visibly available. But since HP's acquisition, normal and quarterly release dates have been delayed, probably because of continued integration between the two companies. One specific issues is that we want to deploy their latest and greatest AP, but they don't have a GA code version available yet. We're still waiting.I know that's a very specific complaint, but it actually has impacted us because we keep a flush on the older access points on hand just in the event code gets delayed by a few weeks. It's now been delayed by a month to two and I have to buy older access points. I can't deploy the latest and greatest.I'm hoping things get smoothed out when they start getting their product lines and their flow of products and code deployments get fixed. I've been a little disappointed in that.Also, I've found some of their onboarding stuff to be overkill and not worth the price. Their base stuff that's included in ClearPass is absolutely amazing, but the fringe things are superfluous and overcharged. The core stuff, though, is exactly what you pay for.Use of Solution:We're essentially an Aruba shop. We have uniform wireless AP's ranging from AP 125's, which are slowly going to be de-commissioned on our next product cycle, all the way up to AP 325's in our fleet. We have three 7240 controllers, and one 7210 controller as our test platform box that we use for benchmarking and a few other projects. They're basically fully-licensed and we are basically all-wireless. We do not have any HP switching gear in-house or Aruba switching gear. All of this is controllers and access points for the hardware side. For the software side, we have AirWave, which monitors our entire wireless fleet in controllers, and ClearPass. We have three ClearPass appliances -- one is a hardware box and another is a VM box. Both of them are 25K units and one 5K unit appliance, as well as hardware.We've been using them for about 10 years I would say, maybe nine years.Deployment Issues:It deploys extremely quickly.Stability Issues:The controller is a rock solid 10 out of 10, the access points are 9.5 out of 10, ClearPass is 10 out of 10, and AirWave is 9 out of 10.Scalability Issues:It scales incredibly well. We did have some scalability issues with the system a long time ago, but they fixed that rather quickly. We also changed product lines at around that time. We were outgrowing the product a little bit too quickly, but since we've moved to the new controllers, it's been rock solid.Technical Support:Technical support is very good, but it's dependent on the engineer you get. Sometimes you'll get a fantastic engineer and your problem is solved right away. Sometimes you might have to jump through a few more hoops. Sometimes you get the Cisco experience where you must follow the bouncing ball and complete all the 10 questions. You know how your product works, you don't need to complete 10 questions. You have a problem and want an engineer who can solve this really quickly.I've noticed that it's been getting better over time. It used to be bad about four years ago. Over the last two to three years, it's been getting a lot better. As long as you fill out the surveys, I tend to find that the service has been getting better and better and better. You get your resolution pretty quickly. So I'm generally quite happy with the tech calls.I've noticed they've scaled back a little bit of their SE's. I guess that's because they're such a big company.Initial Setup:The initial setup tends to be both straightforward and complex. Although I haven't done an initial setup in a while, everything just clicks together very well. When I did do an initial setup, the wireless controller was up and running within a few minutes. Deploying new controllers into the cluster takes seconds. There are a lot of wizards and guides built into the controllers for setup. So it's very easy.ClearPass is a little harder, and AirWave is medium difficulty. ClearPass is the hardest part to get going without a good amount of training.Cost and Licensing Advice:Day-to-day costs are generally very low. We have very few problems with the system, so our maintenance costs and hours that we put into solving problems is generally very low, which makes my life really easy to work on other issues that come up. Our wireless system generally doesn't generate a lot of day-to-day issues.Initial costs for purchasing the system? It's on par with other vendors, but is a little bit cheaper than the equivalent of what we were getting out there, so I feel that we got really good value.Other Advice:Make sure you buy the system that suits your network. They have a very broad pallet, so you can buy one that's overkill and buy one that's underkill. Make sure you spec and follow the guides appropriately. Also, you have to have a very good concept of how fast you're going to grow and how much you're going to grow because if you don't have a really good idea of what your growth curve is going to look like, you can easily buy something that doesn't fit perfectly.Proper planning for scaling, and knowing what your growth curve is going to be is key. Work with the SE's on figuring out the plan is very important. Aruba has a very broad product line on scalability, so that can hurt you and help you at the same time. It is very nice to have.Disclaimer: IT Central Station contacted the reviewer to collect the review and to validate authenticity. The reviewer was referred by the vendor, but the review is not subject to editing or approval by the vendor.
Date published: 2016-04-14
Rated 4 out of 5 by Kashan Siddiqui from The features we find most valuable are the firewall, virtual controller, and its compatibility with controller-based and controller-less solutions. Valuable Features:* Firewall* Virtual controller* Compatibility with controller-based and controller-less solutionsImprovements to My Organization:It supports different classes of services for different types of users, has easy management, is easy to use, etc.Room for Improvement:The RF needs to be improved.Use of Solution:We started using it one month ago.Deployment Issues:There have been no issues with the deployment.Stability Issues:8/10Scalability Issues:There have been no scalability issues.Customer Service:8/10Technical Support:I'd rate technical support 9 out of 10.Previous Solutions:We switched for its new and advanced features, as well the lifetime warranty.Initial Setup:It's just plug-and-play.Implementation Team:We implemented it with support of vendor and I would rate them as 9/10.Cost and Licensing Advice:The IAP licence that we use is free.Other Solutions Considered:* Cisco* Eugenius* UbiquityOther Advice:It is a very stable and scalable solution.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-02-10
Rated 4 out of 5 by DeputyDirInfra622 from It's allowed us to be SDN-enabled with networking thrust re-route or pick-ups at the switch edges. Valuable Features:Four years ago, our network was incapable of handling our anticipated throughput. We knew we had issues in our network, so we made sure our switches and infrastructure were OpenFlow-enabled. We originally planned for three devices per student, but now we're seeing four or five and sometimes more with wearable devices. Now, with Aruba Wireless, we're SDN-enabled with networking thrust re-route or pick-ups at the switch edges.Improvements to My Organization:Aruba Wireless allows us to integrate our network with different HP technologies. We want to have a single vendor with a rapid-enough life-cycle. HP isn't held back by the workload or lowest common denominator, or by the fact that we have locations in Australia, Vietnam, and other places on that side of the globe. We can use Aruba Wireless everywhere and manage it effectively. It is doing everything we need it to do and it's giving me the flexibility to go where I want to go.Room for Improvement:It could always be improved to be a better risk-related investment. We need to maximum our investment and to have it work to its fullest potential for us. I'd like to see it get to the point where SDN works well with HP Net Protector.Deployment Issues:We've had no issues with deployment.Stability Issues:We had lots of issues on the network routers until about 12 months ago, having to do with the architecture. We had too much load at the core by allowing too many wireless users.Scalability Issues:We run two-and-a-half gigabytes through the wireless system. We're looking for even greater throughput, and I think it'll scale to accommodate this.Technical Support:Technical support has been good. We have a support contract with HP and access to the right people when we need them. However, HP's presence in Australia is a little light.Other Advice:Definitely look at SDN to take some costs out of your network. If you can, go with HP ConvergedSystem because it's the simplest, fastest way to virtualize your networks.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-01-12
Rated 4 out of 5 by Mark Richardson from It's a reliable product and it just works. The most valuable feature for us is the support they provide. Valuable Features:The most valuable feature for us is the support they provide us. We're putting together a budget for upgrading to another Aruba kit, but we always know that the support will be there.Improvements to My Organization:It's a reliable product and it just works. We haven't had to really do anything with it. We don't have much budgeted for WiFi because we only have a couple of small offices, but the product is light, very effective, and incredibly reliable for both our employees and guests. I think it'll drive our BYOD policy for more guests who come into our office.Room for Improvement:I don't like how the traffic comes out of the controller. Users connect to the wireless APs and all the traffic converges to the controller and then back out again. This is probably not a limitation but a design issue.Use of Solution:We use Aruba in our manufacturing facilities for the handheld wireless scanners in warehouse production environments.Deployment Issues:We've had no issues with deployment.Stability Issues:It's been stable. We started out with a small warehouse and then we went into the next warehouse then to the productions areas and other spaces.Scalability Issues:We use it the most in our largest manufacturing site with several big warehouses. It scaled just find in this environment.Initial Setup:I wasn't involved in the setup about four years ago.Other Solutions Considered:We looked at HP/Aruba and Cisco.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-01-04
Rated 4 out of 5 by Derrick Longdo from The remote access through RAPS is a feature that simplifies access for our providers at home, and provides continuity of security, but the configuration is detailed and can be complex. Valuable Features:The most valuable features for me are:* Built-in firewall* Security* Authentication* Remote access* StabilityImprovements to My Organization:Providing wireless to our clinicians and providers allows them to be mobile within the facility and still maintain connectivity to valuable information, like our Electronic Health Record. The remote access through RAPS is a feature that simplifies access for our providers at home, and provides continuity of security. In addition we provide guest wireless to our patients and families which improves satisfaction.Room for Improvement:The configuration is extremely detailed and can be quite complex. For a small IT staff, it is difficult to make changes without outside consulting or Aruba Support.Use of Solution:We've used it for two years. We're using a 3400 controller with AP105 Access Points. The software version is 184.108.40.206_44832.Deployment Issues:There were no issues with deployment.Stability Issues:This product has been very stable.Scalability Issues:No. We have added Access Points and Remote Access Points as needed. We also expanded to a redundant controller which allows High Availability.Customer Service:Service has been good - 8/10.Technical Support:8/10Previous Solutions:We switched to Aruba because of the advanced security. In healthcare we have HIPAA compliance to achieve and maintain. Security is a priority.Initial Setup:Setting up the controller is complex. The SSIDs, Authentication methodology, Access, is all quite complex to set up. Not for a novice.Implementation Team:We used a vendor team to implement. We used a third party consulting firm to assist with setting up the redundant controller. Both were very good.ROI:This product is considered infrastructure. It is a cost of doing business. It allows our business to be more flexible and mobile. But there is no direct ROI.Cost and Licensing Advice:Aruba has made changes to their licensing to make it more cost effective. Work with a partner that is familiar with all of the features in this product so that you get the licensing you need. Not all features are available with basic licensing. You need to determine the feature set you want, and then look at pricing for that feature set.Other Solutions Considered:HP and Cisco. HP was not secure enough. We had HP in house already. We looked at Cisco but did not do a demo or work with a partner. We do not have any Cisco in house. From my own research, Cisco was too expensive and did not have a solution that was a single appliance that could do all of the things that Aruba can do. Their solution required firewalls, controllers, and routers to accomplish the same thing. This may no longer be the case.Other Advice:Get a good partner. Not just the local IT shop that has wireless experience. Not all wireless vendors are created equal. To get the real bang for the buck, you need an expert to help you decide what you want and to implement it.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2015-11-29


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Well positioned for success: strong q3 results; top-tier growth through 2020
AbbVie's strong Q3 results included operational sales revenue of $5.9 billion. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.13, representing growth of nearly 27 percent versus the third quarter of 2014. This is the third consecutive quarter delivering roughly 30 percent EPS growth. Read the Q3 Earnings Results News Release for more details.
Additionally, the company publicly shared a long-range forecast that projects industry-leading growth through the next five years with total sales of approximately $37 billion dollars in 2020. This reflects 10 percent top-line sales growth, on average, over the five-year period.
The forecast for 2020 revenue includes estimated global Humira sales of more than $18 billion, revenue for Imbruvica of approximately $5 billion, and contributions from the HCV franchise of approximately $3 billion.
AbbVie's pipeline also is expected to play a critical role in driving future performance, with nominal revenues of nearly $30 billion dollars by 2024, not including new Humira and Imbruvica indications and sales from the HCV franchise, including next-generation therapies. In addition, AbbVie has the potential to launch more than 20 new products or indications through 2020, including seven approvals that will contribute revenue in 2016 and beyond.
You can learn more about AbbVie's long-term strategic objectives in the News Release and related slide deck.


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For the first time in almost a decade I can finally say the New Year is one that we can look forward to. After so many years of working just to keep our heads above water, we finally had a year where America started to get back on her feet. President Trump did not yield or surrender to all of the menaces that have done so much damage for so long. The result has been an economic renaissance and leadership that has made it clear to the world that we're back, and we mean business.
Yes, there will be fighting and disappointments, but like with 2017, there will be much more winning than losing. Each year is a new step forward, and our commitment will be required all along the way.
So here's to a new year that will be challenging, but now we have our sails up, and leadership that is as focused on a better future for our country.
I am and will always be, grateful for your support. You are my family, and make everything possible. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now let's welcome in 2018 with the spirit that can only come from an America back on her feet and ready to reclaim the future.


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Kiss My Face All Night Creme Reviews
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- Average: 4.4
- High: 5.0
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Comments about Kiss My Face All Night Creme:
I have tried several Kiss My Face products. They contain natural oils and extracts. I like using their bar soaps. I found Kiss My Face All Night Crème at a store that I had a great coupon for and decided to try it. I was pleasantly surprised. I usually buy specific anti-aging night creams. This really didn't have claims. Since I use and am knowledgeable about essential oils I know that this is packed with so many that do wonders for your skin. It is like a natural form of an anti-aging cream.
This is thick and creamy. You only need a little so my jar lasted a long time. It absorbed well into my skin but since it's a night cream it did stay on top of my skin also. The nice part is that when I wake up in the morning my skin looks moisturized, plump, lifted, and glowing.
Ease of Application
I prefer my lotions and creams to be in pump bottles to prevent bacteria and other contaminants from altering the product. However, as long as you wash your hands before using and are careful you can prevent this anyway.
This has a light natural smell. It doesn't linger long.
Comments about Kiss My Face All Night Creme:
I'm not a diehard fan of Kiss My Face, but they do have a solid collection of quality, natural products.
I saw this particular cream when I was searching for something to use on my very dry hands. I figured a night cream would be a nice, intensive option that would hydrate my hands without leaving them greasy. This did the job admirably.
I did only purchase a single jar of the All Night Creme because it wasn't a spectacular product, and scooping it out of the jar wasn't exactly sanitary (I solved this by keeping a supply of wide popsicle sticks in a jar in the bathroom alongside the jar and used them to scoop the cream out).
While I did use this I found it to be hydrating and it left my hands soft and healthy feeling. I wasn't particularly fond of the scent, which seemed almost oily to me (it must be the olive oil) but it wasn't overpowering.
This was a solid cream that provided high intensity moisture.
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I knew I had found a great product when I saw my husband sneaking over to my nightstand to use my night-time moisterizer! My skin is smoother than it's ever been! (And so is his.) This product was first recommended to me by my mother who suffers from extremely dry skin as well as rosacea. I, on the other hand, have combination skin, both oily and dry and this product still works great for me!
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Although I still have some bars of the original KISS MY FACE OLIVE OIL SOAP well before anyone knew who this company was, once the company became very commercial, I found that I was not overly impressed with their products after a while.In fact, if someone said that they had a product by KISS MY FACE, I would sort of yawn and tune them out.Then someone gave me a jar of KISS MY FACE NATURAL ALL NIGHT CREME as a gift. I almost did not open it to try it, but decided to anyway.**WHAT IS KISS MY FACE NATURAL ALL NIGHT CREME LIKE?**I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of KISS MY FACE NATURAL ALL NIGHT CREME. The color is a lovely olive oil color- light creamy yellow with a slight green tint to it. The fragrance is slightly floral, but very light. The texture is very rich and creamy, and a little goes a long way. It is not oily like I expected it to be, but it absorbs nicely into the skin leaving a slightly oily surface which is typical of any night cream which is supposed to work overnight.**HOW WELL DOES KISS MY FACE ALL NATURAL NIGHT CREME WORK?**The claims of this product are not extreme or miraculous.*Night time is the right time to nourish. Kiss My Face All Night Crème uses the oils of Olives, Sweet Almonds, Wheat Germ and Avocados; Flower Extracts like Chamomile & Rose Petal... all blended with nourishing Vitamins A, D, E & Carotene so that nature can work while you sleep.*As a person who spent many years researching and making my own cosmetics for years, I happen to know that of all of the oils for skin, olive, almond, wheat germ and avocado oil are some of the most nourishing when it comes to overnight skin. Rose Petal is also very good for the skin, as is chammomile.I find that KISS MY FACE NATURAL ALL NIGHT CREME works beautifully overnight. There is no trace of oil left on my skin in the morning, and it feels beautifully soft and moisturized. I am very impressed with the results. It does not claim to lift, tone, make you look younger- none of the claims are extreme, but I find that it works very very well as a night cream, and I find myself using it often when I need a boost without any chemicals added.**WHAT IS IN KISS MY FACE ALL NATURAL NIGHT CREME?**INGREDIENTS*Purified water, wheat germ oil, sweet almond oil, soybean oil, glycol stearate, avocado oil, stearic acid, glycerin, lecithin, beeswax, carotene, isopropyl palmitate, propylene glycol stearate, vitamins a & d, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), olive oil, aloe vera, extracts of chamomile, marigold, sage, yarrow, orange blossoms, lavender, elder flowers, fennel, rose petal, watermelon, white willowbark, methyl-paraben, propylparaben, rose essential oil.***WHERE CAN YOU FIND OUT MORE ABOUT KISS MY FACE ALL NATURAL NIGHT CREME**www.kissmyface.comI have found KISS MY FACE products at larger grocery stores, natural foods stores and some drugstores.For a facial moisturizer and night cream, I have to say that this one is very high quality and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants natural producrts without chemicals and who desires something to moisturize dry skin overnight.KISS MY FACE ALL NATURAL NIGHT CREME works beautifully in wintertime as well as summer. This night creme does have parabens in it, but it is far better than all of the chemicals in most other facial skin care product lines.
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JAMMU: Despite J&K's improvement in revenue generation in the form of different taxes, liabilities of the state government have increased to around Rs 42200 crore during last five years.
In a written reply to the question asked by BJP, MLA, Chaman Lal Gupta, Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday informed the legislative Assembly that the state liabilities in 12 different categories have increased from Rs 21366 crore in 2008 to Rs 42283.57 crore in March, 2013.
Giving further breakdown, Finance Minister said that the loans borrowed by state government from NCDC and GIC have swelled up from Rs 800 crore in 2008 to Rs 2293 crore in March 2013, while the borrowings from the open market have grown from Rs15510 in 2008 to Rs 5484 crore in 2013.
The government's liabilities in form of state provident funds has increased from Rs 4046 crore in 2008 to Rs 9954 crore in March 2013.
While the liabilities borrowed from insurance and pension fund trust and endowments, reserve funds, major works and contracts and other deposits stood at Rs 2011 crore in March 2013.
Besides, committed liabilities in respect of land acquisition charges and claims in respect of unpaid bills on works and supplies to the state have grown up to Rs 1573 crore and the loans in form of the special securities issued to NSSF have increased to Rs 6072 crore.
However, the government of India's loans on Jammu and Kashmir government have come down from Rs 3262 crore in 2008 to Rs 1838 crore during last five years
State has cleared all the liabilities of the borrowings from RBI and J&K Bank in 2013 which was Rs 2055.22 crore in 2008, he said.
To the supplementary question, Finance Minister also informed that the total revenue realization in the form of states own taxes and non taxes, share of central taxes and grants, SRE has increased to Rs 18360 crore in 2013-14 from Rs 9301 crore in 2009-10.
While the revenue generation from central pan grants, capital receipts, CSS and unfunded debt has increased to Rs 19708 crore in 2013-14 from Rs 12918 crore in 2009-10.
The minister also informed that number of steps have been initiated to institutionalize the path of the fiscal correction and consolidation through target based framework which include rationalizing the tax structure process, reforms in VAT administration, imposition of the guarantee fee, imposition of water usage charges, New Pension Scheme and new recruitment policy.
However, he said that the salary paid by the state to its employees has seen a hike from Rs 6095 crore in 2009-10 to Rs 13185 in 2013-14.


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Italian enterprises poised ready for China's first import expo
Since last year, the Italian government has shown significant interest in the first China International Import Expo.
Announcing its participation in December, Italy was one of the first European countries to confirm its attendance.
Italy is due to focus its displays on industrial manufacturing, fashion designs and local delicacies.
Ines Aronadio, an officer with the Italian Trade Agency, says there will be over 90 Italian companies representing "Made in Italy" at the expo.
"The fashion industry will be majorly on display, including the fashion dresses, jewelry, leatherware and so on. And the new medical technology and equipment will also be displayed to reveal the advanced technology that Italy has achieved in this field. In addition, some agricultural enterprises will also participate in the event. We have both world famous brands and hand-made products to meet Chinese consumers' demands."
Covering an area of nearly 53-hundred square meters, Italy has been assigned six exhibition areas in the expo for its trade in goods and services.
Around 200 Italian companies have registered to attend the event, including Pirelli, one of the world's largest tyre manufacturers.
Giuliano Menassi, Pirelli's Senior Vice President for the Asia Pacific, says the company will have a 140-square meter exhibition area.
"The China International Import Expo is a unique opportunity for any enterprise that wants to open the Chinese market. In addition to the consumer goods, we will also display our latest digital automobile tyre technology. We hope to show the millions of audience the culture of 'Made in Italy'."
Statistics show that in 2017, bilateral trade volume between China and Italy hit around 50 billion US dollars, with Italy's export volume to China growing by over 22-percent year on year.
Li Bin, Minister-Counselor with the Chinese Embassy in Italy, says the CIIE will not only promote the direct economic and trade, but will also benefit China-Italy investment.
"China and Italy both oppose protectionism and unilateralism, and support a rule-based multilateral trading regime. China International Import Expo is a significant measure that China takes to open its market to the world. It shows China's confidence and determination to opening-up."
The first China International Import Expo, which will be held in Shanghai from November 5th to 10th, already has 28-hundred companies registered as exhibitors from over 130 countries and regions.
For CRI, this is Huang Yue.


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An Emotional Awakening To Spiritiual Life In Jesus Christ
Contributed by David Jenkins on Oct 13, 2006 (message contributor)
Summary: Ever wonder what a healthy Christian life looks like? Within this message we will discuss what being an emotionally healthy Christian looks like.
An emotional awakening to spiritiual life in Jesus Christ
All we have to do is look at the news in the recent days and weeks and it begs the question, What is going on? Evil seems to be rising more and more in this hour than in any other. With the deadline going on with Iran to cease and desist their nuclear activities and other such news what do we do? Many are frightened and afraid and many others just argue that Jesus Christ is coming back for His own very shortly. So who exactly is right? More important more are asking even deeper questions than this about who they really are in there emotions. Whose right here? Is it even a matter of who is right and who is wrong?
In effect what we see in the Middle East goes as far back as the beginning of the nation of Israel. Israel was born out of conflict even in the times of Moses. Israel has been repeatedly disobedient to its calling as a divine nation but does that mean all at the same time that God has done away with Israel? If God did away with Israel then we have a huge problem. That problem is that He is a Covenant God who made promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob only. The Muslims claim ancestry to Abraham through Ishmael, but the promise was never given to Ishmael but to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. If this is so then we have a huge problem-in effect a difference of intreptation. If the Scriptures are true and God stands in judgment of man then we have an even wider gap. This gap involves satanic perversion of the Truth of Gods Word. In effect since the Bible speaks loudly about false prophets and religions then what Islam as a whole must be from the pure standpoint of intreptation from Scripture is a false religion and a cult.
A cult can be defined as any organization that leads people away from the Truth of Gods Word. If this is so then Islam is clearly a cult. It is a clear historical fact not an opinion that Muhammad was a murder. If that is so then those who claim that Islam is a religion of peace must surely be wrong. Since historically also Christians albeit it through the Catholic Crusades also murdered the Jews wouldnt that also mean that the Catholics were anti-Semitic? In effect anti-Semitism is all around us even in our churches through the belief that Israel is done away with as Gods covenant nation. But the reality is if religion is what God had wanted then He would have said it during His earthly ministry. What Jesus exposed was the kind of religion that worked itself out merely in the mind. In other words during the Sermon on the Mount He said, Blessed are the poor in Spirit. Blessed are the meek and so on. If this is so then we have another problem. The kind of religion espoused by cults focuses only on the mind but God measures spirituality based upon the mind and the heart. Jesus told us to love Him with all of our hearts, mind and strength (Matthew 22:38-40). Jesus said that we would be known by the way we love one another as believers in His name (John 13:35).
If this is so then we need a radical awakening. What this means is that what God cares about more than anything is our hearts. Our hearts are what need major surgery. The statistics bear out the point that our marriages, our churches and in effect the nation of America is in a moral dilemma. Why so you may ask? America is in a state of chaos because it fails to deal with root issues within itself. Instead of seeking God it instead seeks after the material possessions it can obtain or have more responsibility by occupying more land. How does that deal authentically with people who need answers? How does not looking at oneself as Jesus said to take the log out of our own eye reflect the national sentiments of a nation divided over its purpose in the world?
Yet many are calling out for not only this nation but also the churches in American to repent of its moral and spiritual failures. If this is so then we must also examine ourselves. By saying this it means that even I before I write must look at myself to see if I have any hidden thing in my heart so that God may use me to speak and be the living epidomy of what He would say through me. In other words what we need is to deal with the deep emotional traumas of life. But how would we go about doing this?
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