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I am not fond of the label "street photography" and find the fact that it receives its own subcategory in the art form of photography to be a little trendy. I have nothing against shooting random people on the street (with a camera) or discovering cool cityscape views to document. But I am not sure it is something that rises to the level of a form of photography other than editorial. Of course, it may be one of the most important types of editorial photography, and the fact that we don't even know how important many city and public images are until decades later makes it all the more intriguing.
The famous case in point is, of course, Vivian Maier. I won't dive deep into her story which is very well documented on the intergalactic web, but Vivian worked as a nanny in New York City and Chicago in the 1950's during which time she took thousands of photographs. From what we know, she did not share them with anyone. She stored the negatives in a locker that was sold off later in her life to pay for delinquent bills--part of a repossession so the story goes. The photos were discovered in 2007 when the trunk was purchased at a thrift auction by John Maloof--who has turned her body of work into a company and brand which sells very expensive limited edition prints and produces collectable books.
Vivian Maier would be labeled an amateur street photographer if she was producing this work today. A really good one. However, to many, she has quickly become one of the most important editorial photographers of the early 1950's. In other words, her images are far more important now than they were in 1950.
I adore some of her self portraits and the historical importance of her vast body of work is stunning. Collectively, these images are an archive of everyday life from over 50 years ago--of streets now changed, of advertising and cultural markers long since left for quaint, and of cities in the midst of development and re-development. And sometimes the emotional photos with a unique point of view and those of historic significance are one in the same. It may have been street photography in 1956, but many of Vivian's photographs are irreplaceable editorial images of a moment in time in America.
The entire idea of images gaining importance over time makes you realize the vital nature of your own family and personal editorial photographs--the snapshots of you in front of a house that no longer exists, or in clothes that tell a story of a culture that is no longer current. You never know the significance of some images until they have gathered dust in a chest for a few dozen years.
What do you think of Vivian's work? How do you feel about the purchase and launch of her images by Maloof? Do you really care what a photographer's work is labeled?


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We're just over a month into the 2018 Corporate Accelerator Program, and the time is flying by! This week, Richard McCoy, founder and CEO of Kansas City-based startup Luxe Concierge, shared more with us about his journey…
Tell me about your business! How does Luxe change the game for residents and property managers?
Luxe is a concierge chatbot that makes it simple to take care of time consuming tasks around your apartment! Luxe helps you book and manage services like housekeeping, dry cleaning, and dog walking directly through a convenient app.
This means you can spend no time searching for providers, checking the reviews, or letting them into your apartment! Luxe also partners with property managers to digitize their perks and provide connected amenity services to residents — and we're doing it through conversational experiences.
That sounds amazing! Can you share a little more about this market and the problem Luxe solves?
The way renters live in urban cities is fundamentally changing: Today, more people are choosing to rent in urban settings over home ownership, and they value their time and convenience above all else.
But with so many more apartment projects being developed, it's become much harder for residential developers and apartment marketers to stand out from the competition and capture the attention of today's renter. Amenities have been a hot topic in the apartment industry for years, and the bar just keeps getting higher. In this industry, the competition for the best apartment amenities is actually known as the "amenities arms race"!
On-demand companies are helping more urban dwellers than ever to create a better work-life balance by saving them a ton of time. Today, people don't have to drive ('Uber'), shop for groceries ('Instacart'), or even walk their dog ('Wag')! The convenient living market has made its way into the multifamily industry. The next generation of renters is looking for communities that offer solutions to make their lives easier.
For apartment owners and managers who have neither the capital nor even the demand for some of the over-the-top amenity features that exist today, Luxe is easy to implement and requires no up-front investment.
How does Luxe work?
The mobile app available for residents is conversational, just like a text message. Luxe makes it painless to chat and book, confirm, modify and pay for services. You can even ask questions, all from the chat screen through a normal conversation — without extra screens, buttons, or complicated steps.
What's the story behind how you decided to create Luxe?
The original "Ah-ha!" moment came over a year ago when I had just moved into a new apartment. After getting everything moved in — during a huge rainstorm — I discovered I had electrical outlet issues in one of the bedrooms, and in the meantime the rain had done a pretty good number on my brand new hardwood floors.
I reached out to management about the electrical issue, and they said maintenance would swing by the next day while I was at work to take care of it. When the maintenance guy came to fix the electrical problem, he mopped and waxed all of the main areas completely, instead of just wiping up his footsteps from the rain!
When I came home and opened my door to see the floors shiny and clean, it was the best feeling! After that experience, I just kept thinking, "Why isn't this a thing?!" Why don't apartments directly offer cleanings and services to residents? It's super convenient, and people would pay extra for it — I know I would.
When I looked into similar solutions, they did exist — but none of them were convenient, and ironically it took a lot of time to arrange cleanings, or even just to get a quote on price for my place.
From there, it was just one of those ideas that I couldn't shake — it was stuck in my head. What gave me the confidence to start was that I knew I was capable of a few things: A) Selling a concept and a brand brand that would attract people and B) Creating a website using basic plugins which would allow users to quickly book and pay for services. When I started this journey, this was just going to be a side hustle…But fast forward several iterations, and here we are!
Being a founder of a startup can be difficult. How has the program helped you become a better leader or helped you better handle those challenges every founder faces?
During the program, the accelerator team takes a unique approach to help founders self analyze our communication and leadership styles. This is very important as teams grow. Learning (or not learning) early, as a founder, the most effective way to communicate and lead your team based on your natural communication styles, strengths, and weaknesses can be fatal to your startup as you try to move quickly.
What has been your biggest takeaway or benefit from the program so far?
So far, the program has helped tremendously. We've been able to connect with so many resources in a short amount of time that we otherwise would not have been able to leverage, and our corporate sponsor, Sprint, has been awesome.
It's been great having Luxe in the Corporate Accelerator this year. Don't forget to RSVP to our community event to come meet the Luxe team on May 10th! Register here if you haven't already!

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When you think of Android and iOS app outsourcing, Thailand may not be the first country that comes to mind. Those looking for dirt-cheap development usually turn to India, but App Developers based in Thailand may offer better overall value.
Upwork and other freelance platforms are flooded with Indian developers racing to the bottom price-wise to compete for projects. But do they actually give you the best value? You've probably heard the old saying, "If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys." Rather than taking a risk with the lowest bidder, it might make more sense to seek a balance of quality and price.
Why Choose An App Developer Based in Thailand?
Thailand has become a popular destination for experienced western developers due to the lower cost of living. By outsourcing your app development to Thailand-based developers, you're able to take advantage of relatively lower prices while still getting quality development.
Because your mobile app is going to be such an important part of your business, you want to select an outsource development company that you feel comfortable with and have confidence in. Then, once you've chosen a developer, the way you approach the project can make a big difference in ensuring that you get your money's worth.
Keep in mind the following tips to get the best mobile app you can while staying within your funding budget.
1. Keep it Simple, Stupid
The number one problem I see when looking at app proposals is that they tend to be unnecessarily complex. It's good for the actual proposal to be as detailed as possible, but the problem comes in when the app itself is bloated with useless features.
Even with extensive market research, the only way to know for sure if your app will be successful is to get it in the hands of users. Your app may be the most revolutionary idea ever known to man, but if the User Interface is so complex that people get confused and frustrated just trying to navigate around, they'll quickly lose interest.
Your app doesn't need to do everything in order to be a success. As an example, let's say you're developing a health app to help people with diabetes track their blood sugar level. An app like this probably doesn't need to post messages to social media in order to be useful.
If you're a startup, your app should be treated as a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). You want to produce the first version in a relatively short amount of time so you can get people using it and gauge their response.
This will help you to know which potential added features your users would benefit from and which would probably just bog down the application. Trying to put everything possible in the initial release of the app could end up being a waste of time and money.
2. Make Sure the Developer Understands Your Requirements
Before meeting with a potential app developer, you should have formulated a detailed plan of what you want your app to do. Some things you need to consider are:
- What makes your app unique?
- What are the necessary features?
- What kind of experience do you want for your users?
- How are you visualizing the app's layout and navigation?
You don't need to have a design at this point, but you should have a basic idea of how you would like the app to function and how the user would navigate through the app. Preparing a wireframe to show the developer will help them to understand your general vision for the app. It will also help them to get an idea of the app's complexity, features, and approximate development time.
During your initial meeting with the developer, you can use the wireframe as an illustration to walk them through your vision for the app and its features. At this point, the developer may ask you questions in order to clarify the app's expected functionality. Make sure they understand exactly what you want from the app so that they can give you a more accurate estimate.
3. Listen to the Developer's Opinion
Your developer has built many apps before, and they probably have a better idea than you of what will work well both from a technical and User Experience point of view. You can be flexible with your app's architecture and features without sacrificing the core functionality. Listen to the developer's opinion if they think there's a better way to integrate some functionality, or if they think a certain feature is unnecessary. You don't need to follow all of their suggestions, but keeping an open mind might help you to create a better app in the end.
4. Get the Designer and Developer on the Same Page
The app development company you outsource to may or may not have their own in-house designers. Whether this is the case or not, it's going to be beneficial if the developer and designer are at least in communication with each other. Generally, a good developer will be able to take the screen mockups and image files provided by a designer and replicate the design on the actual device.
Sometimes, however, input from the developer during the design stage is useful. For example, a more logical navigation system might call for extra screens to be designed, or perhaps a menu will need additional choices and thus more icon images created. In any case, having the designer and developer on the same page will help jump start the app development process.
5. Develop for One Platform at a Time
If you're developing an app, you usually want to have versions for both iOS and Android in order to get exposure to the most users. However, developing for both platforms right from the beginning may not be the most efficient method.
If during the development process, you make changes and adjustments to the app's navigation, features, or backend architecture and API calls, these changes must be made twice if you've got developers working on both Android and iOS versions. On the contrary, if you develop for one platform first, you can work out all the major bugs just once and then have a working version of the app to use as a model for developing on the next platform.
While there are also systems for building hybrid apps using one code base, these have major downsides. The first generation of hybrid platforms use HTML to display the app inside a webview. This slows the app down, makes it dependent on network connectivity, and doesn't incorporate the type of native UI that users expect. Apps written natively in Java for Android and Objective-C or Swift for iOS are going to perform better and give your users a better experience.
The newer generation of hybrid solutions mainly run JavaScript inside a wrapper that connects to native UI objects. It's a better approach than HTML apps, but still not without issues. For one, JavaScript is a "quirky" language (to say it nicely). 100% native apps also have complete access to the multitude of libraries and frameworks written in the platform-specific languages of Swift, Objective-C, and Java.
Hybrid apps are a better solution when you just need a simple app done quickly that doesn't need to access special features of the device. An example would be an app to promote a specific event such as a conference or concert festival. With such an app, you don't have to worry about its longevity or ability to retain users.
6. Get Test Builds at Various Stages of Development
You can set aside certain benchmark stages of progress within the app's development in which it would be logical to have a test build that you can try out on an actual device. This will help you get an idea for the progress being made and to see if the look, feel, and user experience of the app matches your expectations.
It's important to understand that preliminary builds of the app are going to be incomplete and missing features. The point of checking the application at this stage is to see if the project is heading in the right direction. More serious testing would begin at the alpha and beta stages where the application is complete in features, but likely containing bugs to be discovered and fixed.
7. Let the Developer Develop
Once the developer has the go-ahead from you to begin the project, it's best to keep meetings to a minimum. Programmers are at their most productive when they're writing code. If you demand an excessive amount of their time to hold meetings it will only slow down the progress of the app. The same is true for providing test builds.
While it's helpful to get test builds at various stages, demanding more than one per week is going to cut into the developer's programming time. Uploading a test build isn't always a straightforward process. Developers sometimes run into hiccups and need to generate and install new certificates or download new versions of software tools. A 20-minute task to upload a new build suddenly takes a couple hours. In most cases, it makes more sense to upload a test build after a certain number of features have been implemented rather than according to an arbitrary timeline.
Ready to Talk About Outsourcing Your Mobile App?
If you've got an idea for a mobile app that you'd like to have built, Iglu could be your outsource team. Get in touch with us using the contact form and tell us what you need done.


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An art project which temporarily replaced the tolling of bells with mobile phone ringtones at a church in Lucerne has been prematurely terminated over local residents' noise complaints.
Entitled "Time Signal" the project which was launched on Monday at St. Peter's Chapel in Lucerne had to be cut short by a week because residents complained about the sound effects.
It will conclude on July 21 instead of July 30 as originally planned.
For some neighbours of the old town, the interruption of their everyday life by the ringtones from the church tower ten times a day proved too much, the Catholic Church told the Lucerne city council on Friday. It said that the need for silence must be taken seriously, particularly since the local residents were currently also being exposed to building work linked to the restoration of the chapel.
The Catholic Church in Lucerne had decided to involve art students from the Lucerne University of Applied sciences during the ongoing renovation period of the chapel. The idea of replacing the sound of bells with mobile phone rings began as a joke but the project eventually became a reality with the city granting permission.
+ Church bells charm and annoy their listeners
The two art students behind the project, Klarissa Flückiger and Mahtola Wittmer told the Swiss News Agency that they were not happy about the premature end of their projects. But they also did not want to upset the local residents.
For the few days that the project went on, it was perceived very well and they had received very good responses on site, the art students said.
The St. Peter's Chapel located in the heart of Lucerne's old town is one of the oldest churches in the city. It has been renovated and transformed many times but the original date of construction is unknown. The oldest document referring to the chapel dates from 1178.


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Colors in your life:
Walls are considered as main strength and it needs proper attention. Wall colors should be aesthetically pleasing and it should reflect our inner self. Wall color influences the mood and style and appearance of the house. Colors make a positive or negative impact on your mood.
Before selecting the color for your room you should analyze your room and make sure which color will look good. It all depends on the size, shape and direction of light. Colors look different in different lights and shades. One should choose wall colors accordingly..
Psychologists believe that color influence our mood being very powerful and how much time we spend in our rooms.
This week we discuss the implication of Red and Blue color.
Red color is a color of passion, aggressiveness, warmth, energy and vibrancy. It is a stimulating and active colour, looks great in living room and dinning room.
Red colour suggests warmth and boldness by giving you confidence. It is more appreciable in the areas where you need energy and it is often avoided in sleeping rooms.
Red colour facts
A person who love red color is extremely passionate about his work and activity. They never regrets and can overcome the coming obstacles to reach their goal.
Blue color is affiliated with beauty. It is very soothing which signifies tranquility and satisfaction. Blue is versatile in expressing values and is generally preferred for small and larger areas where soft and lighter version is needed.
Blue color facts
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The following quote below from Martyn-Lloyd Jones has left an impact on me in so many ways. Oh may the Holy Spirit has his way in me and us as a church! I thought I'd share it with you…
Seek him! Seek him always. But go beyond seeking him; expect him. Do you expect anything to happen when you get up to preach in a pulpit? Or do you just say to yourself, 'Well, I have prepared my address, I am going to give them this address; some of them will appreciate it and some will not'? Are you expecting it to be the turning point in someone's life? Are you expecting anyone to have a climactic experience? This is what preaching is meant to do. This is what you find in the Bible and in the subsequent history of the church.
Seek this power, expect this power, yearn for this power. And when the power comes, yield to him. Do not resist. Forget all about your sermon if necessary. Let him loose you, let him manifest his power in you and through you. . . . This unction, this anointing, is the supreme thing. Seek it until you have it; be content with nothing less. Go on until you can say, 'My preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.' He is still able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think.
-D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Preachers (Grand Rapids, 1971), page 325.


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Apartments for sale in Istanbul have a central location in Bakırköy district. Bakırköy is one of the oldest districts of central Istanbul. As Bakırköy is situated centrally has an easy reach from whole Istanbul.
This new residential complex is located between the ring road and the coast road of Istanbul. This development is an urban transformation project. Major urban transformation projects have been implemented in other cities and districts, particularly in cities with intense population such as Ankara, Istanbul, İzmir, Bursa, Denizli, Erzurum, Erzincan, Gaziantep, Trabzon.
It is easy to reach Bakırköy by IETT buses, public buses, sea buses, metro, metro bus or minibuses. Apartments for sale in Bakirkoy are only 3 minutes' drive to the coast, E-5 Highway and Zeytinburnu Metro Station, 8 minutes to Ataturk Airport and 10 minutes to Sultan Ahmet, Kapalı Carşı, Topkapı Palace and Ayasofya. There are several local and social amenities close to the project.
Shopping centres in the area: Carausel AVM, Olivium AVM, Marmara Forum, Kale Outlet Center, Capacity, Ömür Plaza, Star Arena, A Plus Ataköy, Galleria, Atrium, Platform Merter, Kadir Has Center, Olivium Outlet Center, Metroport, Merter Real AVM, Meydan Merter, Metro Gross market and ABC Plus.
There are several amenities close to this development such as shopping centres, schools, banks, hospitals, cafes and restaurants. Thanks to this superb location, you are very close to all amenities but away from the city jam.
This centrally located complex is an ideal investment opportunity and a perfect spot for a central residential living.
Seaview apartments in Istanbul Bakırköy have a land of 9.933 m² and a 42.310 m² construction area. The residential complex consists of 5 blocks with 10 storeys and total of 163 apartment units and 33 commercial units. Apartments in Istanbul, Bakırköy have many communal amenities like a well-designed garden, car parking area for 300 cars, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, children's pool, Turkish bath, snow room, sauna, steam room, fitness centre, salt room, rest rooms, playground areas for kids, children's park, indoor sports hall, basketball field, volleyball court, camellias, walking paths, parks, market, cafes, restaurants, shops, elevators, generator, caretaker, water tank, water booster, technical service, lightning rod, 24/7 security camera system and security.
There are 3 types of apartments for sale:
2 bedroom apartments are 133 to 148 m² with a living room, a separate kitchen, a bathroom, an en-suite bathroom and a balcony. (Some of the 2 bedroom apartments have 2 balconies)
3 bedroom apartments are 205 to 209 m² with a living room, a separate kitchen, a bathroom, an en-suite bathroom, a laundry room and 2 balconies.
4 bedroom apartments are 257 to 282 m² with a living room, a separate kitchen, a bathroom, an en-suite bathroom, a dressing room, a laundry room and 2 balconies.


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Importing to MyEtherWallet
1. Go to MyEtherWallet.com (always type it out in your address bar, or bookmark the legitimate website to avoid scam and phishing sites.)
2. Open the "View Wallet Info" section (other sections are similar).
3. For wallet access, select the "Mnemonic Phrase" method.
4. Enter your 12-word recovery phrase into the input box; one space between each word, no capitals, and no password (VERY IMPORTANT). Then "Unlock".
5. You should get a pop-up. For the HD derivation path, select "m/44'/60'/0' Ledger (ETH)".
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Need help... stuck
Number from mirror has to go from down
Don't know what to do with beer, drink it?
Knife doesn't work on handbag...
Before you drink that beer, stick some candy in it. I need another headphone, another green sack, a letter Y and the code for the safe.
Marnie, I have no candy... Ate all...
And great good morning everybody, I'm first time here
Welcome, Ivy! I forget where the candy was, sorry.
Did you get the handbag open? Maybe that's where it was? Try the knife again.
Sneaky headphone near handbagmunder pillow
Under pillow, LOL...
Found candy
Ah, got my last green sack at last. Cushion under letters NEW needs cutting open.
Second set of rooms, here I come.
Don't have second "E"
Anyone still here? I'm completely stuck in the second set. Need a drum or the color order for mittens.
Marnie Use hammer in far right scene for color clue
Great game. And a Happy New Year to all.
That's weird. It looks like you're done when you place the cakes, but there is a key and you can go back to unlock the other door for the actual finish.
Thanks, bandy! I came back later and finished thanks to your clue.
I can't find the letter N!
Use bottle on mirror in bedroom :-)
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Fact # 109
Smelling apples and/or bananas can help you lose weight
by Jennifer Doerr
This is true. in one study of 3,193 people (84 percent of them women), participants were told to sniff green apple, banana or peppermint scents when food cravings struck. "They averaged a 2.1 percent reduction in body mass, or a 5-pound weight loss per month -30 pounds during the six-month study," Hirsch says. "Smelling something good tricks your brain into thinking you've eaten it," he explains. "What works best is the smell of the food you like best."
This article was by Jennifer Doerr
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We acsesed this on 2/21/08
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fact #111 :Only male turkeys gobble
Only male turkeys gobble and they do so because they want to attract hens for mating purposes. Males will also gobble at loud noises such as thunder, owl hoots, coyote howls or crow calls: however, no one is sure why they do this.
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to find it, we searched "only male turkeys gobble"
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The Writing Desk
By Rachel Hauck
Tenley Roth has somehow written a smashing success of a book while dealing with her grief following her father's death. She seems to be following in the footsteps of her great, great grandfather and her father who were well-beloved authors. But coming up with a second book is bordering on the impossible as the clock clicks down on her deadline. For some reason, Tenley can't find the words to bring anything to life.
And when her long-absent mother calls asking Tenley for help as she deals with an unexpected cancer diagnosis, Tenley reluctantly agrees. Hoping that time away from the normal of her life will spark her creative juices Tenley makes her way to Florida. In her mother's home, she discovers an old desk that she is sure will help her story come to life. But the only thing she finds in a drawer that won't open to her frustration.
Tenley's desk has a history that no one knows - at the turn of the 20th Century Birdie Shehorn uses this same desk for her own literary aspirations and dreams. But Birdie's dreams are just that dreams. She has written a story that spoke of her broken heart but publishing it seems unlikely with the response that she has thus far received. Writing is Birdie's hope for a life that she can control and not have to bow to her mother's social climbing marital schemings and manipulations.
Can a simple desk that has spanned the years provide what two different women need? And the secret it hides could change everything if it is revealed.
This is a story that is set in both the present day and 1902. And though the times are different the basic issues that both Tenley and Birdie face are the same. Both want to create something important with their lives and both in their own way seek love - from their mothers and for their future marriage.
I like this back and forth between time periods. Each change in time or character is noted with the character's name heading the switch. The story is told through Tenley and Jonas's viewpoint in the present day and the past through Birdie and Elijah's viewpoint.
I have to admit I really like Birdie and Elijah's story the best but it is interesting to see how it all works together for a well developed and entertaining story. Tenley's appearance in her "adopted" writing apparel must have been something to see (I'll say no more if you want to know what I'm referring to you need to read the book), especially the bike scene.
About the Book:
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Dress comes a new captivating novel of secrets, romance, and two women bound together across time by a shared dream.
Tenley Roth's first book was a runaway bestseller. Now that her second book is due, she's locked in fear. Can she repeat her earlier success or is she a fraud who has run out of inspiration?
With pressure mounting from her publisher, Tenley is weighted with writer's block. But when her estranged mother calls asking Tenley to help her through chemotherapy, she packs up for Florida where she meets handsome furniture designer Jonas Sullivan and discovers the story her heart's been missing.
A century earlier, another woman wrote at the same desk with hopes and fears of her own. Born during the Gilded Age, Birdie Shehorn is the daughter of the old money Knickerbockers. Under the strict control of her mother, her every move is decided ahead of time, even whom she'll marry. But Birdie has dreams she doesn't know how to realize. She wants to tell stories, write novels, make an impact on the world. When she discovers her mother has taken extreme measures to manipulate her future, she must choose between submission and security or forging a brand new way all on her own.
Tenley and Birdie are from two very different worlds, but fate has bound them together in a way time cannot erase.


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Internship Experience @ Singhi & Co. Solicitors, Ahmedabad: Draft SLP's, Research Work {S}
Singhi & Co. Solicitors, Ahmedabad, 25 associates
Application Process
The application procedure was very simple. I mailed my cv to the HR department and had been in contact with them continuously.
Anyone can can mail here on firstname.lastname@example.com
The address of the firm is No. 7, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380014 Land Mark: Near ICICI Bank ATM.
02/06/2014 to 26/06/2014
First Day
Its necessary to create a first impression. On first day we need to fill a form for internship.
We had a small meeting with the owner of the firm and then each intern was assigned their guide.
The infrastructure was good having two floor offices.
We used to sit on 1st floor in the conference as they were not having any separate place for interns.
Main tasks
The main task was to researching and finding of cases.
We used to draft an SLP, client counselling etc.
There was not much work to do in the firm.
Work environment
Work environment was very good.
All the associates were cooperating, they treat interns as their colleagues.
The other co interns were also very good.
There were so many restaurants near the office, one can go there to have there lunch.
Best things
The best was that they treat interns as their colleague and they teach them if they didn't understand anything.
The co interns were also nice so we had a good fun there along with internship.
Bad things
There were no bad things as such.
The only thing which I didn't like was that there was no facility for refreshment for the interns.
The interns were not having a proper place to sit.
Biggest Lessons
The biggest lesson was that for dealing with company law one should be through with the minute concepts of company law and should do the firm with full care and caution.
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Market check
Although the overall business climate in the regional channel continues to improve, there is still some elements of uncertainty especially in the PC segment, where sales of desktops and notebooks have continued on a downward spiral.
Although the overall business climate in the regional channel continues to improve, there is still some elements of uncertainty especially in the PC segment, where sales of desktops and notebooks have continued on a downward spiral.
This has been of particular concern for the volume IT distribution and components sector because a slump in PC sales tends to have a knock on effect on the components hardware business. That, coupled with the slow adoption of Windows 8, has contributed to sluggish PC sales globally, while smartphones and tablet sales have been soaring.
The 2013 Channel Confidence Survey polled all channel stakeholders (vendors, distributors, systems integrators, resellers and retailers) in the regional market to determine the state of business in the Middle East.
In the coming pages, the 2013 Channel Confidence Survey highlights the key findings about the state of the regional channel business and what the outlook is like in the fourth quarter and the year ahead.
How did trading levels during the first half of 2013 compare with the same period last year?
Single-digit growth: 47.06%
Double-digit growth: 37.27%
Business was flat: 7.84%
Single-digit decline: 5.88%
Double-digit decline: 1.96%
In a year that has seen the desktop PC, notebooks and components market come under increasing pressure as a direct result of declining sales, it comes as no surprise that majority [47.08%] of the respondents in the Channel Confidence Survey experienced single-digit growth in the first half of the year. Sluggish PC sales have impacted volume distributors and in the process affected channel players in the components sector. However, the fact that 37.27% of those polled indicated that they have reported a double-digit growth goes to show that the regional channel did experience some solid trading levels. A further 7.84% indicated that their busines was flat, while 5.88% said their business declined by a single-digit.
What is your main financial priority during the second half of the year?
Generating revenues: 47.06%
Focusing on profitability: 33.33%
Improving gross margin: 7.84%
Reducing expenses: 0%
Better cash flow management: 11.76%
Collecting accounts receivables: 0%
Despite a tough business climate persisting in the Middle East channel, the priority for those companies involved in the region's IT business remains the same. Focusing on increasing sales revenue and business profitability continue to be top of the agenda. A total of 47.06% of those polled indicated that they were focusing on generating revenues for their business, while a 33.33% said focusing on business profitability and bottom line was a top priority in the second half of 2013. Last year 35% of companies that took the survey indicated that they were prioritising generating revenues. If events over the last three years have taught companies to better manage their businesses, then 11.76% of firms that indicated cash flow management was priority, shows just how they are moving forward to sensibly manage their businesses.
How confident are you that trading levels during Q4 will be stronger than the same period last year?
Very confident: 49.02%
Slightly confident: 37.25%
Uncertain: 9.80%
Slightly unconfident: 1.96%
Very unconfident: 1.96%
The first half of 2013 might have disappointed many, but the channel community in the region is extremely confident that Q4 will stimulate growth to ensure that this year ends at an all time high. From the total respondents that took the survey, 49.02% said they were very confident about trading levels in Q4, while 37.25% of respondents indicated that they were slightly confident. Only 9.80% of repondents said they were uncertain. With Microsoft officially stopping support of its Windows XP OS in April, 2014, analysts are hoping commercial desktop PC sales will spur a refresh and upgrade cycle, and this is likely to gain speed in the last quarter of 2013.


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Bespoke shirts offer the customer unlimited choice and are cut at our Piccadilly cutting room. Our Made to Measure service offers you the choice of eight collars and cuffs and three different cuts, whilst our extensive collection of Ready to Wear shirts come in either classic or tailored fit, with a choice of button or double cuffs and our distinct Budd or Bank collar.


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Successful Negotiation with the US Treasury Department
Federally backed loans in serious delinquency, past the point of collection by the primary lender, often end up at the US Treasury Department. This can include student loans, Federally backed agricultural loans, and as we often see, SBA backed loans.
If you are reading this article, chances are you once took on an SBA backed loan for your business, and things have not worked out as planned. The business is closed, and you were unsuccessful in settling your debt. Now you are being chased by the US Treasury Department.
In previous blog postings, I've discussed collection remedies that the Treasury Department can take above and beyond that of a traditional judgment creditor. To break it down – administrative (out of court) wage garnishments, seizure of tax returns and social security wages, and referral to the Department of Justice's Financial Litigation Unit for litigation. However, contrary to the opinion of many attorneys and "SBA loan experts", you do not necessarily have to file bankruptcy in order to discharge the debt. A loan that is being serviced by the Treasury Department can be settled just like any other.
The first step in the settlement process is finding out which of the 4-5 (depending on when your loan arrives at Treasury as they change quite frequently) private collection firms is handling collections on the loan as a 3rd party on behalf of the Treasury Department. You may find out by the firm reaching out to you via a demand for payment letter followed up by phone calls, but there is also a good chance that your loan will be sitting at one of the collection firms for months before any action is taken. In that instance, by putting in a call to the US Treasury Department and letting them know your SBA loan number, they will help you track down the appropriate party to reach out to regarding settlement.
When submitting a settlement offer to the Treasury Department, the amount that is put forth for settlement should bear a resemblance to what the Treasury Department could obtain through forced collection. This means foreclosure on real estate (if they have liens on said real estate), garnishment of income, seizure of social security wages, and any and all other forms of collection that a judgment creditor may have. Depending on your personal circumstances, such as the state you live in or whether or not your spouse is also a guarantor, some of your assets may be off limits to collections, and this should be taken into consideration when acquiring settlement proceeds.
For instance, if you have some exposed equity in a property, it would be prudent to find out exactly how much of that equity could be obtained through a refinancing of the property. Generally this amount is about 80% of the market value of the property, which may only show a value slightly above what is owed on the mortgage. In this instance, that difference between the mortgage balance and the cash out from refinancing would be all that the Treasury Department could expect to get. They cannot force you to sell your home, and we have never in our experience seen the Treasury Department foreclose on residences.
There are similar asset protection strategies that can be employed in order to position you to have the most leverage when negotiating a settlement offer. An example would be sheltering your income in a way so that could not be affected by wage garnishment. An expert should be consulted to make sure that this is being done "above-board" so that the legality of said strategy never comes into question.
At Second Wind we have been dealing with loans at the Department of Treasury for over 10 years with great success. Routinely, clients will come to us after having submitted a settlement offer, only to be told, "any offers under 50% of the outstanding balance owed will not be reviewed". Unbeknownst to most people, this is nothing more than a collection tactic used by the 3rd party collection firms. In the past year alone we have obtained multiple settlement between 14 – 37% of the outstanding balance owed by our clients and we are confident we can achieve the same success for you.


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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(10), 1274; doi:10.3390/ijerph14101274
Brief Report
Generally Recognized as Safe: Uncertainty Surrounding E-Cigarette Flavoring Safety
Department of Communication, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
American Heart Association Tobacco Regulation & Addiction Center, Dallas, TX 75231, USA
American Heart Association, Dallas, TX 75231, USA
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Received: 22 September 2017 / Accepted: 21 October 2017 / Published: 23 October 2017
Despite scientific uncertainty regarding the relative safety of inhaling e-cigarette aerosol and flavorings, some consumers regard the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) designation as evidence of flavoring safety. In this study, we assessed how college students' perceptions of e-cigarette flavoring safety are related to understanding of the GRAS designation. During spring 2017, an online questionnaire was administered to college students. Chi-square p-values and multivariable logistic regression were employed to compare perceptions among participants considering e-cigarette flavorings as safe and those considering e-cigarette flavorings to be unsafe. The total sample size was 567 participants. Only 22% knew that GRAS designation meant that a product is safe to ingest, not inhale, inject, or use topically. Of participants who considered flavorings to be GRAS, the majority recognized that the designation meant a product is safe to ingest but also considered it safe to inhale. Although scientific uncertainty on the overall safety of flavorings in e-cigarettes remains, health messaging can educate the public about the GRAS designation and its irrelevance to e-cigarette safety.
Keywords:electronic cigarette; e-cigarette; e-cig; GRAS; vape
1. Introduction
Despite scientific uncertainty regarding the safety of inhaling aerosol and flavorant substances from electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) relative to inhaling smoke from traditional cigarettes, some consumers and vape shop employees suggest that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) designation of constituents provides clear evidence of overall e-cigarette safety [1,2,3,4,5].
Although the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) has clarified that the GRAS program only assesses product safety for ingestion in food, not inhalation [6], public confusion appears to continue. In fact, the phrasing of the label itself may be misleading. For example, several public comments on the FDA's tobacco deeming rule summarized the popular false equivalency, "inhalation of such constituents is harmless because they are designated as 'generally recognized as safe' by the FDA" [7].
The objective of this analysis was to assess how college students' perceptions of e-cigarette flavoring safety are related to understanding of the GRAS designation.
2. Methods
After approval from the university's Institutional Review Board, an online questionnaire was administered to undergraduate students, 18 years or older, at a U.S. Midwestern metropolitan university in spring 2017. Participants were recruited using flyers distributed around campus and in general education courses. The questionnaire assessed perceptions of e-cigarette safety and took approximately 15 min to complete. Tobacco users and non-users between the ages of 18 and 24 years were included in the analysis; participants who had not heard of e-cigarettes were excluded. Data were collected in REDCap and analyzed using SAS 9.4 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA).
Perceptions of the safety of e-cigarette flavorings were assessed by participants' responses to the statement, "It is safe to inhale flavorings in electronic cigarettes". The response options were dichotomized into: Not Safe and Safe. Chi-square p-values were calculated to compare perceptions of flavoring safety to other questions regarding the GRAS designation and perception of e-cigarette safety (Table 1). E-cigarette use was categorized as Never used, Tried, and Current use. Current use was defined as any use of an e-cigarette in the past 30 days. Tried was defined as previous use of e-cigarettes, but no use in the past 30 days. Never used was defined as never having used, or even tried, an e-cigarette. Participants that did not want to disclose e-cigarette use were categorized as Never used (n = 14). Using stepwise procedures, covariates related to the primary outcome, perception of flavoring safety (significance level of p < 0.20), were considered for inclusion in a Multivariable Logistic Regression model. Among participants who considered flavorings to be GRAS, understanding of the GRAS designation was further assessed (Table 2).
3. Results
Overall, the total sample size for this analysis was 567 participants. Individuals were excluded because they had not heard of e-cigarettes (n = 40), were outside the age range (n = 22), or had missing data (n = 23). Approximately 67% of participants were females and the median age of participants was 20 years (range = 18–24), with a mean of 20.2 years (standard deviation = 1.5). More current e-cigarette users perceived flavorings in e-cigarettes as safe to inhale (p = 0.03).
Approximately 53% did not disagree with the statement, "It is safe to inhale flavorings in e-cigarettes". Overall, only 22% of participants knew that GRAS designation meant that a product is safe to ingest, not inhale, inject, or use topically. Among participants who considered flavorings to be GRAS, the majority recognized that a GRAS substance is safe to ingest but also considered it safe to inhale (Table 2).
In a Multivariable Logistic Regression model adjusting for overall perception of e-cigarette safety, participants considering flavorings as GRAS were more likely to believe that it is safe to inhale flavorings in e-cigarettes when compared to participants disagreeing with the statement "it is safe to inhale flavorings" (OR = 6.1; 95% CI = (3.9, 9.6)).
4. Discussion
E-cigarette use among young adults is a public health concern, and targeted marketing practices promoting misconceptions about the safety of e-cigarettes may lead to a broader acceptance and use of the novel tobacco product [8].
Although scientific uncertainty on the safety of e-cigarette aerosol constituents relative to traditional tobacco smoke remains, health messaging can educate the public about the GRAS designation and its irrelevance to e-cigarette safety. In particular, the FDA and similar bodies should consider developing educational campaigns to combat the misapplication of the GRAS designation to e-cigarette flavorings and constituents.
5. Conclusions
The findings of this study indicate that only approximately one-fifth of college students surveyed understand that GRAS designation is limited to ingestion and that the remaining nearly four-fifths misinterpret GRAS designation. Public misunderstanding of GRAS designation perpetuates views that e-cigarette flavorings are safe, when much scientific testing remains prior to fully understanding the health effects of these products.
This work was supported, in part, by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) (grant number 5P50HL120163). The project also received support from the Department of Communication at the University of Louisville. FDA funding pertained only to aspects of the project that were under CTP-FDA regulatory authority at the time of the data collection. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or the Food and Drug Administration. The authors extend thanks to Elizabeth Paige Hart for assistance with data collection.
Author Contributions
All authors participated in the study concept and design. Clara G. Sears, Joy L. Hart and Kandi L. Walker coordinated the data collection. Clara G. Sears conducted the statistical analysis. Clara G. Sears, Joy L. Hart, Kandi L. Walker, and Rose Marie Robertson contributed to interpreting the results and the development of the manuscript.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funding sponsors had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.
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|Not Safe 46.6 (264)
|Safe 53.4 (303)
|Total 100 (567)
|71 (186)
|64 (192)
|67 (378)
|29 (75)
|36 (110)
|33 (185)
|20 years or less
|56 (147)
|57 (174)
|57 (321)
|21 years or more
|44 (117)
|43 (129)
|43 (246)
|E-cigarette Use
|Never used
|67 (177)
|60 (183)
|63 (360)
|0.43 a
|29 (76)
|30 (91)
|30 (167)
|0.009 b
|Current use
|4 (11)
|10 (29)
|7 (40)
|Electronic cigarettes are safe
|88 (231)
|54 (163)
|70 (394)
|Do not disagree
|12 (33)
|46 (140)
|30 (173)
|Flavorings are generally recognized as safe by the FDA
|33 (88)
|9 (26)
|20 (114)
|Do not disagree
|67 (176)
|91 (277)
|80 (453)
Values presented in table are column percentage (count). Significance determined at p < 0.05. Response options were formatted as Likert scale (Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly Agree) and dichotomized into categories for analysis: Not Safe/Disagree (Strongly Disagree and Disagree) and Safe/Do not disagree (response categories: Neutral, Agree, Strongly Agree). a p-value for comparison between Tried and Never used; b p-value for comparison between Current use and Never used.
Table 2. Understanding of "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) among people who consider flavorings to be GRAS- % (n).
|If a Substance Is GRAS, It Is Safe to Inhale
|If a Substance Is GRAS, It Is Safe to Ingest
26 (116)
74 (337)
100 (453)
|28 (33)
|42 (140)
|26 (116)
|0.01 a
|72 (83)
|58 (197)
|74 (337)
Values presented in table are column percentage (count). a Chi-square test p-value.
© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).


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If you know what I am thanking you for, you've only seen the tip of the iceberg. If you don't know what in blazes name I am writing about, let me explain. A couple of months ago I released a freeware game, called "the Art of Software Design". With it came 2 surveys, one to be taken before the game and one for after playing. This was part of the research I needed for my paper, but that is not the only thing I did. For a full research you need some preliminary reading (I look at A), a hypothesis (I think A gives B), you need to test the hypothesis (I'll do A), the test will give data (Ooooh, I now have C) and from that data you can draw conclusions (I say C is B, so I am right).
I am going to tell what all the other things I did for my research were . I am going to try to put it in very simple terms. If you are not interested, stop reading, accept my thanks for your cooperation and go read something else. If you want to see the full research, software and extra papers, go here. If you are still interested in this blog post you can, ofcourse, just read on. Ready? OK, go!
What did I first know?
My teacher wanted me to make a game that teaches software design, because software design has a big dullness stigma. A game might spark some interest in people who don't know what they want. I wanted to make the game fun. To do that, as a scientist, I had to find out what 'fun' actually is. The few people who have read my blog might remember my post about 'addiction does not equal fun.' Back then I ranted about the fact that game developers make a game as if they make a maze for rats. Instead of giving the player the possibility to do their thing, they want the player to do everything the way the designer intended. I said once before that games like NFS most wanted are rigged. The best part of research is that you can really dig out a subject you personally want to know about, even if it is not completely in sync with the demanded research. Just like an ice-cream man can serve himself some ice-cream, I served myself some information.
|I'm learniiiing!
My game was to be fun and educational. So I wanted my players not to become rats in mazes, I wanted them to learn and create their own style with software design. If you start researching the essence of learning (or just read this link) you'll find that in order to learn, the student/player has to have some kind of emotional connection with the thing he or she learns. In other words: if the teacher is entertaining, the kids pay attention. This is why an educational game, when done right, can teach a lot to the player. This is also why learning things, when done right, can also be fun. Education is not necessarily dull at its core. People want to do and learn things, just for the fun.
Long story short, I condensed the essence of fun and learning into 3 points that need to be balanced when making a (educational) game. They are:
- Tolerance; Don't punish the player too hard, but don't be lenient. Too little tolerance (or too much punishment) makes the player want to stop playing the game. Too much tolerance and the player does whatever they want and nothing is learned.
- Variation; Don't give too much similar situations to the player, but don't give them something completely new every time either. Too little variation makes the game dull, too much variation and the player does not understand what the game (or learning subject) is about.
- Deviation; When the player gets stuck, they need to be able to go to a different problem, solve that and get back to the earlier problem to solve it with the new knowledge they got. With too little deviation, they get stuck, don't play on and don't see the rest of the game. With too much deviation they will avoid parts of the game, because they don't feel like doing that one difficult part.
How did I do the science?
With all information and expectations in place, it was time to make the game and test it on people. This is easier said than done. Making a software design model is easy to translate to an environment. Some concepts are easy to translate, like coupling, some concepts are challenging to put into a game, like data flow, and some are so vague I needed 3 different takes on the subject before I got the mechanic right (cohesion). If you don't know what I'm rambling about, again, play the game.
Eventually I was able to make a game. This was not the version you got to play. I first tested it on some people in so called 'speak out loud' tests. These tests are as weird as they sound, people played the game and had to actively say what they were thinking whilst they played the game. It's weird, but very effective. I was able to fix a lot of bugs and counter-intuitiveness from the game.
After I fixed the game, it was ready for global release... or at least on reddit and the escapist. I made a pre-game and a post-game survey which players had to fill in before and after playing the game respectively. In the surveys I would ask questions about the subjects and the idea was that after playing the game people would know more about the subjects after playing the game.
I just forgot about one factor: the average attention span of a person on the internet. Barely one out of five people who did the pre-game survey pushed through to the post-game survey. It was a set-back, but luckily I could still use the data and I already had the speak-out-load results. It was time to make something out of my findings.
And then?
The whole thing with science is that you can not know what the results will be beforehand. If you did, you probably tweaked your results and you would be a lousy scientist. This is why it is so hard to get research funding and why you should never trust research funded by companies when it says that those companies are right on some subject.
|For Science! Muhahaha
Then again, netcode would have taken a lot of time to make and, as with all things in life, my paper had a deadline. The game was already hard to make as it was intended. I wanted multiple solutions per puzzle (variation) and a nonlinear way of going through puzzles (deviation). This meant i needed to put a lot of time creating and testing every puzzle and also that I needed a lot of puzzles. Let's just say I did not have a lot of time to do anything else besides level creating when I should be doing sciency stuff.
How did I smugly say I was right all along?
With all things considered, the research was a success. Why? People DID learn software design. At the speak out loud tests people started talking in software design terms within a couple of puzzles. When looking at the surveys the more advanced subjects were not always learned correctly, but that was because they were not practiced enough within the game. Most people were positive and we were able to reach out to people interested in software design and computer sciences, which was our main goal.
The best data I got from this research is signs that the puzzle structure was right when looking at the point of deviation from earlier. At the speak out loud tests people got stuck on certain puzzles, solved another one and returned to the previous puzzle to solve it. Note that I only saw signs, but can not claim that it really works, because for that I need to speak-out-loud-test much more people.
My research was presented at 2 software design conferences. One presentation was done by me, the other by one of my teachers and he got the award. In the end the research was a success thanks to all you fine internet people. Thank you for playing my game and I hope you enjoyed learning about software design.
Also, keep an eye on the art of software design website. There will soon be an expansion of 3 big puzzles and I will also publish the source code.


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Stocks dropped yesterday, pushing down the TAEIX for a third session.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC,
"The growth outlook for the semiconductor industry is worrisome in the second half," said Yang Ya-hui (
"Demand for semiconductors wasn't as strong as investors would like," he said.
The TAEIX shed 42.14, or 0.8 percent, to 5,331.71, for a three-day, 1.4 percent drop. The TAEIX futures for delivery next month lost 0.2 percent to 5,275.
TSMC fell 3.7 percent to NT$41.20, while UMC dropped 2.3 percent to NT$21 on news that Nvidia Corp and STMicroelectronics NV are among about 10 customers that will start cutting orders with the Taiwanese chip suppliers in the current quarter.
AU Optronics Corp (
AU Optronics, the country's largest maker of flat-panel displays used in computers and televisions, fell 1.2 percent to NT$39.90. Quanta Computer, the world's biggest notebook computer maker, fell 2.4 percent to NT$60.50.
"Economic indicators may show the US economy will slow in the coming months," said Mike Shiao (


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Activity tab:
Create a new Activity and select Report.X-Ref.Port MAC ARP as the Activity Type:
Leave the other options on this tab at their defaults.
Time tab:
Select, for instance, the Custom schedule option in the Times box, set the time to 14:00, and select Monday only from the Days box. This will run the activity at 2pm every Monday to create the cross reference report.
Leave all other options on this tab at their defaults.
Devices tab:
There is no need to select any devices for this activity as it uses existing reports for its data.
E-mail tab:
Set preferences for reporting on this Activity.
Options tab:
Current Port info table: the path of the port info table to use for the x-ref
Current MAC address table: the path of the MAC address table to use for the x-ref
Current ARP table: the path of the ARP table to use for the x-ref
Max MAC entries per port: enables a limit of the number of MAC entries to be displayed in the report on a port - useful for trunks and similar ports
If you select 5 entries here, if there are more than 5 MAC entries the 5 latest MAC entries only are displayed.
Interfaces to exclude: for example, these may be trunk ports that link devices and that may have a large number of MAC entries linked to them.
To exclude an interface you can enter an exact port name, or you can enter a regular expression that may evaluate to exclude a number of similarly named ports. An example of this might be "Giga|Serial" to remove any ports with the text "Giga" or "Serial" in their name.


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She looked at him, her face scrunched in what would be puzzlement were she alive. Harold was less sure what it was in a spirit. "You've seen angels?"
"Of course." Harold took a large bowl out of the kitchen cupboard and placed it on the floor in front of Lucy. "Haven't you? You must have, surely, given your current state of being." Gently, he took the box of chocolate stars from Lucy and upended it into the bowl. Most of the stars had already turned to some form of bready paste but the ones at the top had fared better and still retained some of their shape. The milk had turned the consistency of porridge.
"No." Lucy looked on the verge of tears. "I wanted them in the box."
"But the box has distorted from the weight of the milk, sweetie. Sooner or later it will tip over altogether."
"I wanted them in the box."
He sighed and gave it back to her. "Have it your own way."
She began to transfer the contents of the bowl back into the box, one spoonful at a time.


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We already know there are many benefits to artificial turf for lawns and those benefits
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Residential artificial turf is child friendly. The artificial grass surface has non-abrasive
soft fibers, which are an ideal playing surface. Bugs, ants and other crawling insects tend
to make their home elsewhere as there is no natural food source.
It is pet friendly too. The fake grass for dogs allows for easy clean up and a quick hose
down to get rid of any mess, dogs can't dig holes in your lawn as they do with natural
Even the look and feel of artificial turf is just like grass and it stays lush and green every
day of the year. They even use artificial turf for putting greens. Forget about trampling
mud into the house when it is wet and it will no longer look like a dust bowl in the dry
season. The UV stabilized turf will look great no matter what time of the year.
Natural turf takes a lot of looking after, from weekly mowing, to watering, to feeding
and fertilizing. All that time tidying the lawn instead of playing with the family, not to
mention the on going costs.


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Halo Wars 2 Coming February 2017, Beta Starts Today
Halo Wars 2 was shown at Microsoft's E3 Press Conference today. A new CG trailer debuted along with some actual gameplay for the first time. You can see the trailer below.
A beta will be held starting today and will run through June 20th. The full game will release on February 21, 2017 for Xbox One and PC. The game is being developed by Creative Assembly in collaboration with 343 Industries.


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Previewing The Big 12's Non-Conference: Iowa State
We're taking a look at the Big 12's non-conference schedules, and we're starting with Iowa State.
Last season was one most Iowa State fans would prefer to forget. Head coach Paul Rhoads' seat is now starting to smoke, and if he's to see another year in Ames, they need to show improvement on the field.
The Cyclones should be improved, however there aren't many places you can point to on the Big 12 schedule and say, 'They could win that one'. Non-conference wins are going to be essential if they want any chance to be bowl eligible by the end of the year. The good news is all three games are winnable, but it's not going to be easy.
First up, Northern Iowa comes to Ames, and Cyclones fans are hoping it goes better than the last time. Two years ago the Panthers, a FCS team, embarrassed the Cyclones inside Jack Trice stadium.
The Panthers aren't going to make things easy either. They may not be in the FBS, but they have plenty of help from former power five conference players. Defensive backs Brandon Napoleon from West Virginia and DJ Singleton Jr. from Nebraska, along with running back Savon Huggins from Rutgers will make their UNI debut this season.
On offense, the Panthers have some depth at receiver, but will be starting a new redshirt freshman at QB. Defense is where they shine though. With six preseason All-Americans, it's an experienced unit.
They don't only have the talent to return to the FCS Playoff this year, but if the Cyclones aren't ready, it could be third embarrassing loss to a FCS team in back-to-back-to-back seasons. Not to mention a terrible way to christen the newly renovated stadium.
The Hawkeyes are looking for payback after the Cyclones got the best of them last year in Iowa City with a last second field. It was one of only two wins Iowa State had all year, but there isn't much better than stealing a rivalry game on the road.
If the Hawkeyes want the win they have some holes to fill. They're without their leading receiver, running back, and starting QB from last year. However, like Northern Iowa, their strength is clearly on the defensive side of the ball. They ranked 22nd in total defense last season, and could improve upon that in 2015. Returning defensive end Drew Ott led the team in sacks, and the back seven will be full of sophomores and juniors who all have played significant game minutes.
The Hawkeyes want revenge, but a win here could give Paul Rhoads some breathing room for the rest of the season. This game should tell us a lot about both teams, but if things don't go Iowa State's way, it could be the beginning of the end for coach Rhoads.
Down 13-9 at halftime to Toledo last season, Sam Richardson and the Cyclones battled back to pull off their second (and last) victory for 2014.
The Rockets went on to have a successful season by finishing second in the MAC, and this year they're looking to win the conference. Not before they get a chance for some retribution with the Cyclones though.
Unlike Iowa State's first two opponents, Toledo butters their bread with a high-powered offense. The Cyclones will have their hands full with Toledo's speed spread offense. Ranked the 15th best overall offense last season, the Rockets started three different quarterbacks thanks to injury. That's kind of incredible. All three of those QB's return for 2015. They also return their top 3 running backs and top 2 receivers.
Iowa State will be coming off a big game against their in-state rival, and if Toledo can get some help from their defense, they might just be too much for the Cyclones to handle.


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Note: No full update will be posted tonight. The next full update, including a discussion on the longer range and a potential cold spell for Sunday-Tuesday followed by a storm for November 2-4.
8:35 PM: The storm in the Midwest that has been forecasted for the last 9 days is reality, and is even more extreme than the models early on suggested it would be. The low pressure earlier today dropped to nearly 954 mb in northern Minnesota, making it the 2nd, if not the strongest non-tropical low pressure in the United States. In comparison, the nor'easter we had early in the month only reached 985 mb, and Hurricane Karl, a devastating Category 3 hurricane this season that caused billions of dollars in damage in Mexico, had a low pressure of 955 mb, which is even weaker than this storm!
The storm brought a wide range of extreme weather to the central United States, including blizzard warnings in the north central US, wind advisories covering over 1/3 of the United States at one point, widespread high wind warnings covering almost all of the north central US, a high risk of severe weather in the Ohio Valley with over 250 reports of wind damage and 21 tornado reports so far, and a very large size with the storm extending from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.
How will the storm affect the area? Like I expected for the last few days, the strong cold front will approach the area tonight, moving through tomorrow, and the cold front will bring locally heavy rainfall and strong to potentially severe thunderstorms. While the best chance of severe weather will be to the south and west of the area, as the cold front will slightly weaken once it reaches the area and the best parameters will remain to the south, thunderstorms are still expected, which could be strong with gusty winds being the main concern. As the cold front also significantly slows down while over the region, with precipitable water values over 2 inches, locally heavy rainfall is also expected with these storms.
Brief 7-Day Outlook: The storms will start late tonight, and should end by tomorrow evening. For the several days afterwards, expect a much colder air mass to move in for Thursday night, with Friday's highs in the lower to upper 50s across the area. Friday night will be cold, with lows from the upper 20s-lower 30s inland to the lower-upper 30s in the N/W suburbs of NYC and southern CT, and the lower-mid 40s in NYC. Saturday will have similar temperatures to Friday, and while there is uncertainty on the longer range, it is possible that a strong trough moves into the region, bringing the coldest temperatures of the fall yet for Sunday night and Monday.


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