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Kerry-Ann necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 169 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
Breakthrough Houses
Breakthrough Houses is concerned for families at risk. It can be for those who already have complex and ongoing problems as well as those who are at risk of developing them. We want to reduce the impacts of parental problems on children's life chances, without initially disbanding the family.
Breakthrough Houses wants to help break the cycle of disadvantage by using a whole family approach. Parental & wider family problems such as poverty, parental worklessness, lack of qualifications, parental mental health, poor housing and contact with the criminal justice system can cast a shadow that spans whole lifetimes & even passes down through generations. These poor models of behaviour can impact on a child's development & wellbeing with significant costs for public services & the wider community. They damage the ability of children to build resilience to problems or to benefit from the opportunities they are given. The strengths of a family must, if at all possible, be deployed to help them address their own difficulties and challenges so they do not always have to rely on the gov't for support. If we can house families in crisis in a supervised environment, we can promote resilience and support them to build up aspirations & capabilities. We can then build the capacity of family members to support each other.
This logo will be used to identify ourselves in the community to professional services, concerned community members as well as families in crisis; as a preventative option to family distruction and individuals harm.
This is not a program to assist in detox etc. this is a home for families to come to learn to be responsible in support for each other.
This will be a logo that will be on signs at the front of the homes, it will be on letterheads and fundraising material.
At the moment it is a Sydney based program, but will branch out across Australia.
Two of our other programs we run are Family Life Ministries and By Faith Ministries.
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text: Hi there, I thought to try fixing a small part of this particular problem by editing the main page & adding a link to http://wiki.openmoko.org/ wiki/Distributions But I do not see where to put it! Perhaps it should replace the "Current software stack" link to http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/ NeoSoftwareStack ?? Perhaps these 5 categories: Introduction to Openmoko Openmoko Products Join Openmoko development Openmoko community Getting started with Openmoko Wiki should be extended with the addition of "Openmoko software"? Or perhaps I should just get my hands dirty and change the "Introduction to Openmoko" to include the link to "Distributions"? As a user I feel reluctant to edit the main page as I feel it "belongs" to Openmoko the company or to Brenda, so you must tell me explicitly if you wish me to feel free. Stroller. On 17 Jul 2008, at 20:00, steve wrote: > Brenda > > The main page index does not address Scotts issue. > > I second scott's criticism of the wiki. It is not organized well. > > A good start would be a better search engine > > > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org > [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Brenda Wang > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:56 AM > To: scott at tnstaafl.net; List for Openmoko community discussion > Subject: Re: In the press. "The OpenMoko wiki - a tangled pile of > mostly > outdated and incomplete documentation." > > Hi, I am wiki full time editor of Openmoko. > Thank you for your opinion . I will put more effort , to make wiki > more easy > to use. > And now , If you want to know what we have on wiki , Please use > this Index > page. > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Main_Page > > Brenda > > Scott Derrick ??: >> Perhaps this is what you seek? >> >>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Distributions >>> >>> >>> >> This is a great page, one of the gems hidden in the bowels of the >> OM Wiki. >> >> Its also a great example of whats wrong with the Wiki. >> >> But how do I find it? Its not listed on the home page, not on the >> FreeRunner page, not on the getting started page? Unless I search >> for exactly teh right word or combinations of words I would never >> know >> it existed... The only link I could find, after I knew it existed was >> Software/distributions/distributions.. >> >> There has to be some kind of boiler plate format for the design and >> layout of the Wiki so things are easier to find. You can't rely on >> the >> search engine, it sucks.. >> >> I think that was the point of the person who recommended the OpenWRT >> Wiki. Its design and format was easy to use and helped you find >> things instead of thwarting you. >> >> Scott >>

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As predicted, the LTV figures on the banks' books are a crock. Or as Oliver Wyman puts it rather more diplomatically, "potentially latent risks not recognized in the banks' balance sheets, such as outdated house price valuations that are not correctly reflecting present property values". Overall the banks are admitting 62% LTV, which Oliver Wyman thinks should be between 85% (base case) to 99% (adverse case) at 2012 - 2014 OMV. Lenders in Spain are limited to lending a maximum of 80% of a property's value - if OMV drops below this, borrowers are liable for the shortfall, and all of their assets are included in the liability.
However, some economists think even the awful figures revealed in the report don't reflect the true scale of the problem. The NYT published a piece on the 24th, four days before the report's release, the predictions of which are not inconsistent with the official report, but with a harsh conclusion;
And the impact on troubled Catalunya? Not good:Borja Mateo, author of a recent book on the Spanish real estate market, said there were now 1.9 million housing units for sale in Spain and about 3.9 million that could go on to the market in the coming years. With current housing demand now at about 175,000 units a year, Mr. Mateo predicted the glut would cause home prices eventually to fall by 60 percent (OW predicts -30% between 2011 - 2014 - ed). Because the typical Spaniard has 80 percent of his or her assets tied up in real estate, a plunge in prices of this magnitude would be devastating. "What we are seeing," he said, "is a massive impoverishment of a country."


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While many Latin Americans refer to those of us from the United States as gringos, here in Argentina we're known as yanquis [pronounced shahn-kees]. Here are 15 telltale signs that may tip you off as a yanqui.
You Might Be a Yanqui if:
1) You smile at complete strangers as you walk down the street. [Oops, I learned the hard way on that one.]
2) You anticipate that public bathrooms will be stocked with toilet paper.
3) You look straight ahead (or even up) as you walk instead of with your eyes glued to the sidewalk to avoid dog poop or broken concrete.
4) You think all Argentines eat, sleep and breathe the tango.
5) You wear your seat belt at all times and generally observe the rules of the road. [Argentine drivers scare me!]
6) You arrive on time or [gasp!] early for an appointment, event or meeting.
7) You show up to eat dinner at a restaurant before 9pm or 10pm.
8) Your spice cabinet contains items hotter than black pepper.
9) You snicker at brand names such as Barfy, McPussy and Bimbo. [Yes, they really do exist.]
10) You expect napkins and other paper products to have some measure of absorbency and utilitarian value.
11) You think you can return items to a store for a refund.
12) You expect to be able to complete simple government paperwork or procedures in just one day. [Silly me!]
13) You extend your hand in greeting instead of proffering your cheek for a kiss.
14) For females: you use tampons. [Yep, I wrote about that.]
15) You expect to both pay for and receive your item in one single, efficient transaction when making a purchase.
Go on, add to the list. You might be a yanqui if…


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Today the state of Mississippi is voting on an amendment that has the potential to drastically limit women's access to some forms of contraceptives, some fertility treatments, and abortions. And if passed, it could go on to affect more than just Mississippians; many pundits and experts are saying that this could have a serious impact on the future of women's rights all over the country.
The proposed law, called the Personhood Amendment and sometimes the "fetal personhood" amendment, would determine that a human life starts at fertilization and that an embryo has constitutional rights. As the Washington Post points out, this type of law has never been passed so it's hard to know what the implications would be, but many speculate it could mean the end of some birth control and morning-after contraceptives, even for rape victims. The Personhood Amendment could also make stem cell research illegal and assistance for women who are having trouble conceiving (like in vitro) very limited and in some cases, illegal. And it would most definitely mean that abortions would no longer be legal in the state of Mississippi.
Why would it outlaw birth control? Though birth control works by preventing ovulation so fertilization can't take place, it may also prevent a fertilized egg from implanting on the uterine wall. That fertilized egg could be considered a person, and therefore anything that blocks it, like hormonal birth control, could be made illegal under the Personhood Amdendment.
CNN is reporting that similar proposed laws may be in the works in other states including Florida, Ohio, and Montana.
We spoke with the President of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, yesterday and she encouraged men and women in Mississippi to make sure the Personhood Amendment doesn't pass. "It's very important to vote in Mississippi," she said. "This amendment would disallow women from using basic forms of birth control, it threatens in vitro fertilization, and access to legal abortions." In a statement on PlannedParenthoodAction.org, Richards also noted that the amendment could prevent pregnant women from getting some types of cancer treatments, if the treatment could affect the health of the fetus. She added, "[It] is such an extreme government intrusion into the private lives of women and families".
We encourage Mississippians to get out and vote today. This is a case in which a few voters truly could make the difference, as PublicPolicyPolling.org says that currently, 45% of voters are supporting the amendment and 44% are opposed. If you don't live in Mississippi, post this link on your Facebook wall, tweet it, and email it to your friends, asking them to forward it on to anyone they know who is from the state. The future of your rights depends on this.
Let us know what you think of the Personhood Amendment below.


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NEW YORK (AP) -- Two former JPMorgan Chase traders were accused of trying to conceal the size of the investment bank's $6 billion trading loss last year in criminal conspiracy charges unsealed Wednesday that raised fresh questions about whether Wall Street learned its lessons from the 2008 financial crisis.
Javier Martin-Artajo, 49, and Julien Grout, 35, and their co-conspirators were accused of "artificially increasing the market value of securities to hide the true extent of hundreds of millions of dollars of losses," according to court papers.
The case is related to a surprise loss last year attributed to trader Bruno Iksil, who became known as the "London Whale" for his location and the supersized bets he made.
The federal charges shift the narrative of the tale, saying Iksil tried to raise questions about how his colleagues were recording the trades. They also portray bank employees as knowing exactly what they were doing, not workers simply overwhelmed by complicated systems -- a defense banks have mounted for missteps in the financial crisis and its aftermath.
The charges place more of the blame on Martin-Artajo, who supervised JPMorgan's trading strategy in London, than on Grout, his subordinate who was in charge of recording the value of the investments each day. They are accused of conspiring to hide more than a half-billion dollars of losses in a trading portfolio that ultimately lost more than $6 billion.
George Venizelos, head of the FBI's New York office, said the defendants "brought a whole new meaning to cooking the books."
Martin-Artajo and Grout were charged criminally with conspiracy to falsify books and records, commit wire fraud and falsify Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
They also were charged separately in an SEC civil complaint. The SEC said the men fraudulently mismarked investments in a vehicle known as the Synthetic Credit Portfolio, a hedge against adverse credit events that began to decline in value as credit markets improved in early 2012.
From March to May 2012, following Martin-Artajo's direction, Grout began using prices for the portfolio "deliberately chosen to minimize losses rather than represent fair value," the SEC said.
Iksil, uncomfortable with Martin-Artajo's instructions, asked Grout to keep a spreadsheet to track the difference between the manipulated prices and the actual prices, according to the charges.
The court papers recounted conversations in various emails and phone calls. At one point, after Iksil reported a higher loss than Martin-Artajo wanted, Martin-Artajo told Iksil in a phone call, "This only creates -- it just creates more tension, you understand? It's not going to help me as much, right?" Finally, Martin-Artajo told Iksil, "I think that you're an honest guy, you know. It's just that, I did not want you to do it this way."
Martin-Artajo and Grout were in the midst of their mismarking scheme in April 2012 when media reports publicized the large size of the portfolio they controlled, the SEC noted. The first trading day after the reports surfaced, the portfolio fell in value by hundreds of millions of dollars, it said. Still, Martin-Artajo directed Grout to disclose to management only $5.7 million in daily losses, a figure Grout put out but replaced later in the day with a loss of $395 million, the SEC said.
In July of that year, JPMorgan announced it would restate its first quarter results for net revenue by $660 million.
The SEC seeks injunctions against the two as well as unspecified fines and restitution of allegedly illicit profits they gained.
A JPMorgan spokesman declined to comment.
Lawyers for Grout and Martin-Artajo, both United Kingdom residents, did not immediately return calls for comment. Martin-Artajo is a citizen of Spain while Grout is a citizen of France. Martin-Artajo mainly worked in London, though he sometimes worked at JPMorgan offices in the United States, including New York. Grout was based in London.
The "London Whale" accusations have been a heavy millstone for JPMorgan, tarnishing its reputation as a stellar risk manager and the favorite of Washington lawmakers. It has become a bruising embarrassment for a bank that's used to coming out ahead of its peers.
Wednesday's charges are hardly the end: The SEC, Congress, the Federal Reserve, federal banking regulators and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, among others, are also looking into the trading loss. In the spring, rumors swirled that CEO and chairman Jamie Dimon, who once dismissed furor around the loss as a "tempest in a teapot," might lose his chairmanship over the controversy, though shareholders voted to let him keep it.
JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, has weathered the storm. Last year, even with the trading loss, the bank pulled in its biggest annual profit ever and its stock is up by a third from its pre-"London Whale" price.
The bank has also gotten rid of top executives and taken back bonuses of some who were responsible. It acknowledged mistakes but has been adamant that it did not try to mislead investors.
Prosecutors also announced Wednesday that they had agreed not to prosecute Iksil, the trader who allegedly made the bad bets. The deal requires him to cooperate fully with law enforcement.
The FBI's Venizelos said the case should be a warning to bankers and traders.
"Integrity and probity cannot be sacrificed in the pursuit of income and profitability," he said. "The FBI will continue to investigate these cases so long as people fail to heed that message."


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Bark For Life at Trinity Bellwoods Park
Bark For Life is a fun walk event for dogs and their owners to raise funds and awareness for the Canadian Cancer Society. Bark For Life is a fundraising event that will be supported through individual donations collected by registered event participants and their dog friends.
Read more about the event or register today!
September 20, 2014 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto, Ontario
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Why Cutting Marketing Ties With Tiger Woods Is Bad Business
By Barry Janoff
Executive Editor
January 5, 2010: Unlike AT&T, which last week said it would sever sponsorship ties with Tiger Woods, and a similar move by Accenture in December, EA Sports showed it would continue its relationship with the pro golfer by unveiling to the public Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online. The game, which had been in beta test for most of 2009, is an advanced Internet version of EA Sports' popular Tiger Woods videogame series, the most recent of which, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, was released in June.
According to a statement from Peter Moore, president of EA Sports, "For the past month, we have watched the Tiger Woods story play itself out while several of his sponsors have stepped away from the golfer. At EA Sports, we've been particularly attentive because for the past year, we have been in full development of a new and highly innovative, online golf game. The game has been in closed beta for eight months, with more than 75,000 people playing and participating."
EA Sports has been aligned with Woods since 1997. Other marketing partners that have been supportive of Woods since his accident this past November and subsequent admission of marital infidelity with numerous women include Nike, Gatorade and Upper Deck. Gillette and Tag Heuer said they would curtail advertising featuring Woods during his self-imposed exile from the PGA Tour but would not cut ties. AT&T and Accenture said they no longer would continue to partner with Woods.
In his statement, Moore conceded that EA Sports' decision would "no doubt create some attention and further speculation about Tiger Woods, and about his relationship with sponsors. With that in mind, I want to shed some light on why EA Sports has decided to continue with Tiger on the masthead of this game. Our relationship with Tiger has always been rooted in golf," Moore continued. "We didn't form a relationship with him so that he could act as an arm's length endorser. Far from it. We chose to partner with Tiger in 1997 because we saw him as the world's best, most talented and exciting golfer. We struck that partnership with the assumption that he would remain near or at the top of his sport for years to come."
Moore labeled Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online as a "breakthrough experience," claiming that "golfers will love the authentic feel of the course and gamers will be struck by the detail and smooth flow of the browser based experience. We have spent considerable time developing and testing this game; we're proud of it; and we are releasing it in open beta later this month."
At the EA Sports Web site, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online has the following description: "Want to test your skills on the cliffs at Pebble Beach, or the infamous 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass? With Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online, you can take on the world's most challenging and legendary courses. And with the Course Mastery feature, you can tackle each course with a series of increasingly challenging objectives. Score multiple birdies, complete a 300+ yard drive and sink record-breaking putts to earn the title of Course Champion. Every course provides its own set of challenges, and the more courses you master, the more bragging rights you'll earn!"
Given the history of athletes, celebrities and politicians whose reputations have been tarnished but who subsequently returned to the spotlight, it would seem bad business to cut ties with Woods when what could be the biggest event of 2010 - and eventual return to the marketing mainstream - all but certainly lie ahead. At the height of his marketing prowess, Woods was earning about $100 million in endorsements before General Motors ended their alliance in 2008 due to the automaker's economic situation. In 2009, Woods was expected to earn about $90 million in endorsements, about double that of fellow golfer Phil Mickelson, who is second among all athletes with about $47 million in annual endorsements. Even if Woods drops down to $40-50 million a year, that still puts him far ahead of such marketing stars as LeBron James ($28 million), Dale Earnhardt Jr. ($22 million), Jeff Gordon ($15 million), Kobe Bryant ($15 million), Peyton Manning ($13 million), Dwyane Wade and Dwight Howard ($12 million each).
NBA star Kobe Bryant, for example, was charged in 2003 with sexual assault, and lost most of his $35 million in endorsement deals before the case was settled out of court. Bryant is once again regarded as an NBA and Madison Avenue all-star. Charlie Sheen was arrested on charges relating to domestic violence on Dec. 25, and not only did Hanes continue to air commercials with Sheen and Michael Jordan but Sheen's CBS comedy, Two and a Half Men, was the fifth highest-rated program for the week ending Dec. 27
The fact that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and former MLB all-star Darryl Strawberry are among the participants in the 2010 edition of Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice also bodes well for the eventual return of Tiger Woods. Blagojevich was impeached in January 2009 in a move related to an FBI investigation regarding corruption, fraud and mail conspiracy. And Strawberry, an eight-time all-star seemingly destined for the Hall of Fame, suffered a fall from grace due to drug-related and other personal problems before regaining his footing and public admiration.
The series returns in March after NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics in February. In a statement, Trump said, "This season of 'Celebrity Apprentice' is going to be fantastic. The list of celebrities we have this season is outstanding and the show will really resonate with our core viewers and fans. I expect this season of Celebrity Apprentice to be the best one yet."
Woods' situation is certain to leave permanent scars on his formerly pristine public persona. Still, without downplaying the seriousness of infidelity, Woods' return to the public spotlight at a still to be determined PGA Tour event has the potential to attract a huge global audience. When that happens, will anyone notice that Accenture and AT&T are not there?
As EA Sports' Moore put it, "By his own admission, [Woods] made some mistakes off the course. But regardless of what's happening in his personal life, and regardless of his decision to take a personal leave from the sport, Tiger Woods is still one of the greatest athletes in history. At EA Sports, we make authentic sports simulations. When we say 'It's in the Game,' it is not just a tagline but a statement about the quality and authenticity of the game experience. Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online is truly representative of that rallying cry, and a game that all of us at EA Sports are proud to be delivering this month to sports fans around the globe."
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In 1977, George Lucas took us to the desert planet of Tatooine in "Star Wars."
Thirty-six years later, the fake planet's structures remain intact in the deserts of Tunisia.
Visual artist and filmmaker, Ra di Martino has photographed the film set in two series in 2010 and 2012 called "No More Stars" and "Every World's A Stage."
Di Martino told Business Insider she found out about the "Star Wars" ruins through a Google Earth tourist photo.
This inspired her to head to Tunisia and take pictures as part of research on abandoned movie sets in North Africa.
She imagines they were left there because they are literally in the middle of nowhere and no one complained.
Di Martino gave us permission to run some of her photos.
Here they are along with how the set of "Star Wars" originally looked.
You can view all of her photos here.
*Update: Last year, six fans from around the world participated in a project to restore Luke Skywalker's home called "Save the Lars Homestead."
The man behind the project, Mark Dermul reached out to us and provided current images of the state of the structure. They have been added in addition to Di Martino's photos.
THEN: This was Luke Skywalker's home on the planet of Tatooine.
Here it is in the middle of Tunisia in 2010.*
*We have been told the original structure from "A New Hope" is gone. The structure above was rebuilt for "Star Wars" prequel "Attack of the Clones" in 2000.


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HP Hits Print in Beijing
HP Value Equation Printer Event in Beijing
HP Value Equation Printer Event in Beijing
Often times enterprise-level tech events sidetrack from a straightforward point with the inevitable barrage of buzzwords, and the HP Value Equation enterprise and SMB event held in Beijing on the 20th and 21st of April didn't disappoint. Phrases like 'flight to value' (that's a new one), 'data point' (is 'data' not good enough anymore?) and 'greenovator' (we see what you did there), and long mission statements crammed to the brim with multi-syllable words. Despite this, there were some real gems hidden amongst the buzz to be found and that's the reason for this article as we report the more interesting developments that were shared with us.
New HP Features
Save Power, Save Money, Save the World
HP introduced a smart, power-saving feature installed in some of its new printers, called Auto-On/Auto-Off. It does what you think it does, automatically powering down a printer after a period of inactivity. The difference between normal sleep mode and AOAO (jokingly called coma mode) is that it uses up to three times less energy and powers back on almost instantly when sent a print job.
HP estimates that present printers still draw 3 to 25 watts of energy when not in use, but printers in AOAO mode will draw slightly less than 1 watt. Seeing that most printers aren't printing all the time but are left on almost 24/7 (especially in offices), using less power translates to savings on your power bills. This isn't just good news for the environment, but for the bottom line, especially in offices with lots of printers.
HP's new Auto-On/Auto-Off feature can be found on the new LaserJet Pro 1606dn, 1566, 1102, 1102w, LaserJet 1212nf, M1213nf, M1132 and M1136 MFPs.
Plug and Print - No CD Needed
Ever lost your printer driver CD or had to download massive driver files off the Internet? HP comes up with a solution so obvious it's a wonder why no one has ever done it before. Smart Install makes installing a printer fast and easy, all you have to do is connect your printer to your PC via a USB cable and the driver will be installed straight from the printer. Hoorah! No more fussing over CDs or downloads.
According to HP, while updates to the drivers can be flashed to the printer, it's not recommended. Instead, just download them into your existing PC setup. Also, printers with wireless features can install drivers wirelessly through the network. HP Smart Install only works on Windows today. Sorry, Mac users. Printers with this new tech include the LaserJet Pro P1100, M1130, M1210 MFPs and the P1566, P1606dn series.
Make Sure it's the Real Doc
Something for the security-conscious is EzStampGuard, made for HP by TrustCopy Pte Ltd. Easily installed by flash drive with select HP printers, it creates a watermark stamp with a hidden image that can't be seen without unique transparent film keys overlaid. While the hidden image can be seen on the original document, it degrades when copied, giving you an easy way to make sure you've got the real deal in your hands.


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Another Guitar Hero TV spot, another model in underthings.
Last fall, model Heidi Klum stripped down to shill Guitar Hero. This year? It's Victoria Secret model and Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl Marisa Miller. Klum is also a Victoria Secret model and SI cover girl. Hey, we're beginning to see a pattern here...
Also like Klum, it appears that Miller will be appearing in not only her skimpies, but her skimpies and her socks.
But beyond that, we're clueless due to the giant green screen — leaving everyone to fill in CGI from their brains.
Marisa Miller to star in new Guitar Hero Commercial [Banned In Hollywood via Netharuka]


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From Latin adiunctus, perfect passive participle of adiungō ("join to"), from ad + iungō ("join").
adjunct (plural adjuncts)
- An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
- Shakespeare
- Learning is but an adjunct to our self.
- Shakespeare
- A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wotton to this entry?)
- (brewing) An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.
- (dated, metaphysics) A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
- (music) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
- (grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while".
- (syntax, X-bar theory) A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.
- 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 177:
- We can see from (34) that Determiners are sisters of N-bar and daughters of
N-double-bar; Adjuncts are both sisters and daughters of N-bar; and Comple-
ments are sisters of N and daughters of N-bar. This means that Adjuncts re-
semble Complements in that both are daughters of N-bar; but they differ from
Complements in that Adjuncts are sisters of N-bar, whereas Complements are
sisters of N. Likewise, it means that Adjuncts resemble Determiners in that
both are sisters of N-bar, but they differ from Determiners in that Adjuncts
are daughters of N-bar, whereas Determiners are daughters of N-double-bar.
- We can see from (34) that Determiners are sisters of N-bar and daughters of
- (rhetoric) Symploce.
- (category theory) One of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.
- (something attached to something else): addition, supplement; See also Thesaurus:adjunct
- (person associated with another): See also Thesaurus:associate (colleague) or Thesaurus:attendant (subordinate)
Derived terms[edit]
adjunct (comparative more adjunct, superlative most adjunct)
- Connected in a subordinate function.
- Shakespeare
- Though that my death were adjunct to my act.
- Shakespeare
- Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.
Connected in a subordinate function
- English terms derived from the PIE root *yewg-
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Requests for quotation/Wotton
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Items where Department is "Educational Research" and Year is 1997
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Hamilton, Mary (1997) Keeping alive alternative visions : ABE in the UK. In: ALPHA 97 : Basic education and institutional environments. UNESCO Institute for Education & Culture Concepts, Hamburg & Toronto, pp. 131-150.
Hayes, Elisabeth and Cuban, Sondra (1997) Border crossing : a critical framework for service learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 4 (1). pp. 72-80. ISSN 1076-0180
Houghton, Ann-Marie (1997) Extending the guidance boundaries : an exploration of educative and empowering guidance strategies for learners who have been long term unemployed. In: Beyond the Boundaries: UACE Equality Network, 1997-01-071997-01-08. (Unpublished)
Houghton, Ann-Marie (1997) Learning from each other : staff development with community partners and tutors. In: Communities, Opportunities and Higher Education: FACE Annual Conference, 1997-07-071997-07-09. (Unpublished)
Houghton, Ann-Marie (1997) Learning how to work as partners : the 3 MP's - meeting as partners and making plans for mutual progress. In: Empowering Education: Student diversity, tutor training and part time HE students, UACE Discipline Network on Empowering Education and Training,, 1997-05-121997-05-13. (Unpublished)
Passey, Don (1997) On-line over the airwaves. InteracTive.
Passey, Don (1997) Superhighways Evaluation - Group D - Home-School Links: Final Report. Working Paper. NCET, Coventry.
Passey, Don (1997) Supporting Learning in Isolated Environments. In: ILS reader. Hodder and Stoughton and NCET, London.
Passey, Don and Forsyth, K. and Hutchison, D. and Scott, Andrew and Williams, N. (1997) Summary: Group D - Home-School Links. In: Preparing for the Information Age: Synoptic Report of the Education Departments' Superhighways Initiative. Welsh Office, Department of Education Northern Ireland, The Scottish Office and Department for Education and Employment, London, Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh.
Passey, Don and Ridgway, J. and Flint, B. and Holt, D. (1997) Improve your use of IT in teaching : a focus on learning. Folens Educational, London. ISBN 1850081247
Passey, Don and Samways, Brian (1997) Information technology : supporting change through teacher education. Chapman and Hall, London. ISBN 0412797607
Simco, Neil and Warin, Jo (1997) Validity in image-based research:an elaborated illustration of the issues. British Educational Research Journal, 23 (5). pp. 671-673. ISSN 0141-1926
Trowler, Paul (1997) Beyond the Robbins trap:reconceptualising academic responses to change in higher education (or....quiet flows the don?). Studies in Higher Education, 22 (3). pp. 301-318. ISSN 0307-5079
West, Michael and Unsworth, Kevin (1997) Innovate to survive. Croner's Reference Book for Employers. pp. 13-15. ISSN 0070-1580


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Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam – update
5 March 2012 - The Ministry of Health has reported a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.
The case is a 22 year-old male from Thanh Hoa province who lived and worked in Binh Duong province. He developed symptoms on 17 February 2012 and first sought medical care on 21 February 2012. He was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases on 23 February 2012 and received Oseltamivir upon admission. He is currently still in hospital.
Confirmatory test results for influenza A (H5N1) were obtained on 25 February 2012 by the Pasteur Institute Ho Chi Minh City, a WHO National influenza Centre.
Epidemiological investigation indicates that the man was involved in the slaughter and consumption of ducks. Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City and the local health sector are conducting the investigation and response. Close contacts of the case with fever have received prophylaxis and are being monitored; all have been confirmed as negative for H5N1 by PCR.
To date, of the 122 confirmed cases in Viet Nam, 61 have been fatal.


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If there's one thing that's going to make a grown-ass dude squee out loud, it's discovering that a national newspaper named one of the bars you work in as one of the best places to drink in the country (I mean, not the best place to drink in the country but Dandelyan is amaze and I guess you don't get to be precious if you've won it before).
If there's one thing that's going to cause any pretence of humility evaporate, it's noticing that the two drinks highlighted in the previously-mentioned national newspaper are my recipes and also Ericka said it was OK.
The Walt Whitman's a drink we designed to answer a specific demand - Old Fashioneds are now a thing; not up to the level of a Mojito or a Cosmopolitan, but it's definitely an order that people will call without looking at a menu. Their popularity, I think, derives from them being delicious, versatile and available basically anywhere. The plan with what ended up as the Walt Whitman was to create something that would work for that guy who orders an Old Fashioned without thinking about it but is also a little more developed, a little more unique.
Walt Whitman
40ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
20ml Cocchi Aperitivo Americano
10ml Yellow Chartreuse
1 bsp Islay single malt whisky (your choice; originally I used Ardbeg Uigeadail)
Stir the first three ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled rocks glass over a large block of ice. Float the single malt.
The recipe's a bit of chimera - essentially, it's a bourbon-based Bobby Burns with a bit of steal from Sam Ross' Penicillin. There's sweetness from the Chartreuse, a hint of bitter from the Cocchi and I opted to keep it on bourbon to maintain that Old Fashioned feel and to provide a counterpoint to the single malt. The steal from the Penicillin comes in the idea that it starts rich and intense with the float but then starts to mellow out as you drink it.
Actually, I did a shift in Bramble a few months ago and a dude asked, "what can you tell me about the Walt Whitman?"
"It is," I said, "fucking delicious."


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With its eight parallel-processsing cogs, the Propeller chip's unique design makes a variety of otherwise difficult microcontroller applications relatively simple. For example, processors can be assigned to audio inputs and outputs, mouse, keyboard, TV or LCD display to create a microcontroller-based computer system, with processors left over to work on more conventional tasks such as monitoring inputs and sensors and controlling outputs and actuators.
Although the Propeller chip is very powerful, that doesn't mean it is difficult to use. The Propeller chip also comes in handy for simple projects involving indicator lights, buttons, sensors, and speakers found in common product designs. You can build examples of these circuits with the labs in this book. Once you've mastered the basics, you can find additional hardware, accessories and labs online.
Written for college and university electronics, robotics, microcontroller, and senior design courses, this 228-page text is also a valuable resource for hobbyists with previous microcontroller experience who want to explore the Propeller chip.
This book does not include any hardware. If you don't already have a Propeller MCU and a collection of electronic components for building prototype circuits, you should consider the complete Propeller Education Kit which includes this book plus a Propeller MCU, breadboards, and all the components required to complete the lab exercises in this book.


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In his book "The Grand Design" on page 167-173 Stephen Hawking explains how one can get rid of the so called "time zero issue", meaning by this the very special initial state needed for inflation to work (?), by applying the so called "no-boundery condition" which says that time behaves as a closed space dimension for times small enough such that the universe is still governed by quantum gravity.
To see better what Hawking is talking or writing about I`d like to understand this a bit more "technically" and detailed, so my questions are:
1) How can situations where QG kicks in lead to a transition of the time dimension to a space dimension? I mean what is the physical reason for this "ambiguity" of the signature of the correspondng spacetime metric?
2) What are the triggering causes of the "symmetry breaking" between the 4 space dimensions when starting from the no-boundary condition such that one of the space dimensions becomes an open time dimension at the beginning of time?
3) Are there (quantum gravity) theories or models that can explain 1) and 2) and if so, how?
Since I've just read about these issues recently in the "Grand Design" (and nothing else) I`m probably confused and hope that somebody can enlighten me by explaining some details ...


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Dear Sony,
What is up with the battery-drain on this device? Two days in use as we speak.
I lost 25% overnight, doing just nothing!
This is really terrible. Love the phone, love the design, love the smoothness...but this is not acceptable.
Maybe I will return my device if there is no solution in sight soon. :-(
maybe you dint exit the apps properly..
just turn off your phone and observe the battery...
you should turn off your wifi , 3g when not in use..
I tried an experiment on the third day that I had my phone. I recharged my phone completely (with the phone off) for over 3 hours so it was well topped up. Turned the phone on with the wifi, 3g, backlight and everything BUT the sound off (airplane mode was not on). I went to bed with a 100% charged phone, got up the next morning (9 hours later) and it was down 23%. Excuse me but that is a big OOPS!
(I performed this test before I installed any application or configured my phone such as the e-mail etc.)
I've noticed that the phone autmaticly, unessecary, turns on many apps that are preinstalled as bloatware on my device (that seemingly comes from the Dutch T-mobile, even though I didn't buy it there). Here is the screenshot
Now here is the thing. Everything in this list turns itself on automaticly. Obviously the apps that I installed like skype etc. are my problem, but all bloatware such as Travel & Surf, Maps, Google Play store, Music player etc. all starts up automaticly and the list usually is actually longer. I am not surprised that my phone is draining itself like crazy if all this turns itself on constantly automaticly. Even after I have shut everything down with the Advanced task killer app and I turn my phone on standby, it simply puts everything back on. Makes no sense. I cannot delete all of those bloatware apps, some are restricted but I deleted most.
Yet when I look at my battery performance after deleting some strange bloatware I get this:
Not so strange, but after a closer inspection at the Mobile Standby:
Under the green bar it says "Battery used by radio". I have never radio on, what is that there?
There are more things I am baffled by when I check the system for battery usage on this phone, which programs do what etc. There is so much on regarding apps that I NEVER touch, yet it still is 'on' and working in the background.
But whether all this explains the excessive battery drain on standby, I don't know. Some tech websites suggest that it is due to a software bug that makes the phone go out of standby mode constantly and that draining the phone.
What bothers me is the lack of reaction from Sony. No word on if there will be a fix, when there will be a fix or what it really is. I am about to return my phone and switch brands since this lack of response shows a clear lack of responsibility to their customers.
First of all thank you for thinking along everyone, for things that could be the issue. Let me do some explaining about my situation, I hope that will clear some things up for some people.
I know my way around with smartphones, my job is providing techsupport at one of the biggest telco's in the world
I am running a .67 Generic NL firmware at the moment. 2 full days in use.
Gmail autosync/Gmail app installed.
Hotmail autosync/Hotmail app installed
Facebook/Sony Xperia integration
Live wallpaper
Weather (standard)
WiFi turned off
That's it. My phone is still bog-standard to be honest.
Did some searching around the internet and found two things on which people were talking a lot.
* Battery pull -> done by pressing volume up+powerbutton on at the same time. You will feel 3 little bumps in a row. Boot again.
* Changing the networkmode to only UMTS
In my case, it seems (for now..) that while running idle/standby, the usage is drastically improved! At this moment when I do some heavy usage (downloading apps, musicplayer, surfing) it seems to perform normal, battery-wise for a smartphone.
I am going to charge it full for the night till 100% and then leave until I get up again in the morning, about 8 eight hours later and see what happens.
Like I said before, I lost 25% battery power every night running this configuration (seems some people lose even more?) and that is really a way bit too much! My other phone is a iPhone4, which can last 2, almost 3 days running almost the same config.
I'm about to ask Sony some questions through Facebook soon. Hope it's a software issue.
Hello Markus,
Can I ask you a question?
Are you directly connected/affliated with Sony Mobile itself?
Every case could be different per user (as in the case of wkapteijn, with possible bloatware), but it seems the majority of people who own this beatiful device, are complaining about the battery-usage. That almost can't be coincidence
I work for Sony Mobile, yes.
I've seen many users complain about battery performance. In many cases it turns out to not really be a problem with the phone/battery, but more a case of the phone not living up to the expectations of the user.
If a person has been using a K800i, for 2-3 years and then buy an Android phone, he/she will most likely react on the battery performance since he/she used to get several days, if not a week, from the old phone compared to the new phone.
An Android phone not being used by any service at all can do that too. My X10 is lying on my desk here at work. No SIM card, not WiFi, basically no nothing except for being powered on. I only charge it once a week.
If you turn things around and put a SIM card in it, activate WiFi, place some calls, send a few text messages, check Facebook and play a game for 20 mins - you can easily drain the battery in half a day.
With this said, I'm not saying there are not one single phone out there with a defect battery. I'm just saying it's not the best way to approach the problem thinking all batteries are broken.
Hello Markus,
Ok great. If I may ask you, what is your field of experience? Techsupport?
I can understand your view in terms of expectations, but in my case that's not the issue. I know my way around with smartphones, due to my work. But this is the first Android device in my hands in which the battery-drain, to put it simply just plain sucks. It's absurd.
Needless to say, after performing the networkmodus to only WCDMA- switch it has gone a bit better but still...comparing it to my other phones (iPhone 4, HTC Sensation XE, both running the same config as on my SXS now)...it drains a lot.
User 'wkapteijn' posted a link in a different thread in which Tweakers conducted some research on the phone and came up with the same question : What is up with the battery drain on this phone?
They (Tweakers) contacted Sony, which in turn replied it could be a possible bug. But no solution!
I hope you can find something out Markus. Is there actually anyone in your vicinity that uses this phone? Did you yourself, use or try it?
I would like to ask you/Sony for assistance in solving this matter.
Best regards,
Mainly tech support, yes. I'm no developer or engineer.
I don't use Xperia S as my private phone. I'm still "stuck" with Xperia arc, by choice I should add (waiting for Xperia P).
I do have several colleagues using Xperia S though and I have of course used the phone.
I have seen some reports on Xperia S regarding the battery time where something seems to be a bit off. The phone model is still very young though so it's hard to draw much conclusion.
If it's OK with you, I would like you to test something.
- Charge your phone to 100% before going to bed. Check the battery status and usage when you wake up.
- Do the same thing the next day/night but start the phone in safe mode this time (go bananas on the Menu key during start up to get it in safe mode). Check the status and usage again.
As I suspect you already know, all user installed apps and services are by-passed when in safe mode. This seem to make big improvements for some users even though they have not installed any "suspicious" apps.
Not sure what to make our of this but several users with Xperia S seem to have no problem at all with the battery performance whilst others are complaining.
I'd love to file a huge escalation ticket to the developers/project team but I simply cannot forward a "please investigate the battery" comment when all phones don't have the problem. Hope you understand this.
Hello Markus,
Thank you for you reply. Guess we're almost doing the same job
Did you perhaps hear any befindings of them?
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I have seen some reports on Xperia S regarding the battery time where something seems to be a bit off. The phone model is still very young though so it's hard to draw much conclusion.
Agreed that it is hard to draw a conclusion. But some signs are telling me something is going on with this phone, not an incidental issue but a structural one. It seems that the majority of users has a battery-drain issue with the phone....
The strange thing is indeed, how some people manage to get 'less' battery-drain by doing all kinds of things. A matter of perception which I will come back again later in my post.
Also it seems...and here it comes, that some people stopped/froze some kind of process (will look it up later and edit my post) by using Titanium Backup (can be used if your phone is rooted it seems) and it seemed to solve the issue?. How this (that perticular process) is related to my possible solution..what I did on my phone to decrease drain (WCDMA only)... No clue.
It's all a matter of perception, offcourse...I wholeheartedly agree with you on that too Markus, but coming from a couple of smartphones (privately used) and using them all day at my work, it just feels very off when I have to charge my phone every couple of hours to last long enough while doing even basic stuff on it. No intense usage. If you have a look at my earlier post, you will see what i'm running at the moment. Bog-standard. Just basic stuff. Tldr; too long too list again...
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I'd love to file a huge escalation ticket to the developers/project team but I simply cannot forward a "please investigate the battery" comment when all phones don't have the problem. Hope you understand this.
Sure, I know what you're talking about, due to my own work. We need to get things precise, exact of which FW; which configurations; etc; etc..and then we can submit it to a higher level ie; eng./dev.
A matter of perception. For now, it seems that there actually is no problem at all, only with a couple of phones/configurations....but that is because like you said, the phone has been on the market for what..3/4 weeks? Maybe only a small userbase is complaining as of this moment, because the phone didn't find it's way to the vast majority of buyers, yet.
Don't get me wrong. I love this phone with all it's little but brilliant features. I really don't want to trade it in for a competitor, in the likes of the HTC One X if this issue does not get resolved by Sony in a short period.
It's impossible for me to actually enjoy and especially trust the phone if it is behaving like this. Hope you can understand that too.
Sorry for my long post, but I hope we can work on a solution together. Will do the things you've asked me to do. Should I put my networkmode back to Auto?
I have been conducting an experiment with this phone all day long with the best possible config I could get done myself after having deleted a whole bunch of bloatware. The battery performance is better, and i will put my findings online this evening including a log of everything I have done today, but the standby mode is using consistently around 10% of battery ever 3 hours and 45 minutes. This is WITHOUT using the phone! After a full charge only only standby, nothing else on (wifi, 3g, backlight, brightness 25% etc.). I truly and truly regret buying this phone and I will (sadly, since I have bought an expensive phone cover for this) return the phone and ask for my money back which they should be able to do within the 14 days of getting the phone. No offence but this is not been taking seriously whatsoever. Anyway you'll get my screenshots, log and report this evening but it is very disappointing.


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U.S. automaker Chrysler's quarterly report said it made the largest profit since its bankruptcy, earning four times what it made in the first quarter of 2011.
Chrysler said it earned $473 million with revenues up 25 percent to $16.4 billion in the first quarter compared with $116 million in the first quarter of 2011.
"Another positive quarter," Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said.
Sales for the quarter were up 33 percent from the January through March period of 2011.
All this makes for a fine how-d'ya-do for an election year in which the economy and jobs loom as the most important issues on the political agenda.
Politicians are going to flee from pitching the success of the Troubled Asset Relief Program for a number of inadequate reasons. In the first place, it was a program desperately thrown together by a lame duck Bush administration and handed to the rookies on President Obama's team as if written on the back of a napkin.
In fact, the first run at a TARP proposal was reportedly seven pages long, maybe even double spaced.
But it won't play well. It did all it said it would do, but almost completely by running outside the lines of its mandate -- which is to say, toxic assets were not duly purchased by the government and stashed in a national "bad bank" where they would wither up on their own.
Nevertheless, the financial system is still on its feet. TARP, it turned out, cost far less than originally feared and could come close to breaking even, the Treasury has said.
But selling that to voters is complicated. Democrats were in charge of a Republican program that Republicans now say was a disaster, even though it worked.
A soft cushion for banks is not going to be much of a rallying cry for either party. Thanks to the Frank-Dodd financial overhaul bill, in fact, even financial firm shareholders are kicking up their heels these days, most recently giving Citigroup a non-binding thumbs down on its exorbitant executive pay package. At this point, saving leeches might be how voters translate the words, "We saved the nation's banks when they were in trouble."
But rescuing Chrysler is much simpler. "We rescued an industry … we rescued cars … we rescued jobs."
This is simple stuff. It's like offering voters a Happy Meal with a new toy. All good, as they say.
Yes, all good could have been much better. At this point, a rescue of Chrysler, as opposed to a rescue of General Motors, for example, looks like U.S. taxpayers ponied up billions to give Chrysler away to Fiat, an Italian firm.
Never mind that Fiat played both sides against the middle, threatening unions in Italy with moving headquarters to Brazil or even, believe it or not, the United States.
Voters, however, may or may not recall that Chrysler, mired in bankruptcy, was out of choices. There was no bidding war between Fiat and anybody. Nobody else wanted Chrysler, which was, at the time, considered, more or less, a lemon factory.
On principle, did the government ever cross the line, tossing money at a private company? A free market does not mean a free ride. But in the end, philosophy doesn't always cut it. Voters, like anyone else, like to bet on winners and it will be easy to find rank and file voters at Chrysler smiling because they caught a break and still have a job.
In international markets Thursday, the Nikkei 225 index in Japan was flat, up 0.01 percent while the Shanghai composite index in China fell 0.09 percent. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong climbed 0.79 percent while the Sensex in India slipped 0.12 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia rose 0.34 percent.
In midday trading in Europe, the FTSE 100 index in Britain lost 0.09 percent while the DAX 30 in Germany gave up 0.5 percent. The CAC 40 in France shed 0.97 percent while the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.43 percent.


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(Held on bond at Morgan County Jail unless otherwise noted.)
•Brittany Farner, 27, Brighton and Ronald Miller, 47, Hoyt, were arrested on third degree assault and domestic violence at 4999 MCR A on June 8 at 8:51 p.m. Both were held without bond.
•Santa Montes, 42, Fort Morgan, DUI, DUI Per Se and resisting arrest on June 10 at 4:45 a.m. at 17455 Highway 34. Held without bond.
•Elmer Reef, 42, Fort Morgan, warrant arrest for failure to appear at 801 E. Beaver Avenue on June 10 at 6:33 p.m. Held on $2,000 bond.
•Jose Flores, 22, Fort Morgan, drove vehicle when license under restraint and speeding in the 19000 block of MCR Q on June 12 at 5:17 a.m. Held on $1,000 bond.
•Melissa Caple, 38, Brush, warrant arrest for failure to appear-menacing at 400 Warner on June 11 at 11:27 a.m. Held on $5,000 bond.
•Dyllon Kahrs, 29, Brush, warrant arrest for theft at 400 Warner Street on June 12 at 10:58 a.m. Held on $600 bond.
•Evan Brown, Fort Morgan, warrant arrest in the 100 block of 9th Avenue on June 12 at 9:51 p.m. Held on $6,000 bond.
•Jessica Bledsoe, 25, Brush, harassment two counts and domestic violence at 16544 MCR O on June 11 at 6:30 p.m. Held without bond.
•Bruno Alvarado, 26, Fort Morgan, domestic violence and assault in the first degree at 10007 NFR on June 14 at 11:11 p.m. Held without bond.
•Christopher Wiebusch, 27, Wiggins, assault, false imprisonment and domestic violence at 4386 MCR P.8 on June 15 at 7 p.m. Held without bond.
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If you prefer to watch this tutorial as a video, then scroll to the bottom.
I had a recent situation where I needed to be able to limit my WPF application to a single instance and found an easy solution. Limiting a WPF application to a single instance requires the use of Visual Basic. So, first, we'll have to add in the Visual Basic libary into our WPF application since we're using C#.
Everything we need to do will take place in the App.xaml.cs file. The first thing is to add this using statement into the App.xaml.cs file in order to utilize what we need from the Visual Basic library.
using Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices;
We're going to create 2 new classes within this file, as well as modify the current App class. To start, we'll modify the App class to include a new Activate method. This method will allow us to bring the window into focus.
public partial class App : Application { public void Activate() { if (this.Mainwindow.WindowState == WindowState.Minimized) this.Mainwindow.WindowState = WindowState.Normal; this.Mainwindow.Activate(); } protected override void onstartup(System.Windows.StartupEventArgs e) { base.onstartup(e); MainWindow window = new MainWindow(); window.Show(); } }
The first function is making sure the current window is made visible. The second function overrides the onstartup method and uses it to create a new MainWindow to display once the application starts. Simple so far, right?
Now, we'll be deriving from a Visual Basic class called WindowsFormsApplicationBase in our next class. This will allow us to override certain methods to ensure our application does not create more than one instance of itself.
public class SingleInstanceManager : WindowsFormsApplicationBase { App application; public SingleInstanceManager() { this.IsSingleInstance = true; } protected override bool onstartup(Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupEventArgs eventArgs) { application = new App(); application.Run(); return false; } protected override void onstartupNextInstance(StartupNextInstanceEventArgs eventArgs) { base.onstartupNextInstance(eventArgs); application.Activate(); } }
The methods I want to focus on with this class are the two overrides; onstartup and onstartupNextInstance. The first is called if this is the first instance of the application, so we create a new instance of App and tell it to run. The second is called if this is not the first instance of the application, so instead of creating a new instance of App, we simply tell the currently running App to call the Activate method we created earlier, which will bring the window into focus rather than creating a new one.
Lastly, we'll need an entry point into our application that will utilize this new SingleInstanceManager class we just created:
public class EntryPoint { [STAThread] public static void Main(string[] args) { SingleInstanceManager manager = new SingleInstanceManager(); manager.Run(args); } }
Now all that is left is to bring up the project's properties by going into the Project > ProjectName Properties menu. Within this window, under the Application tab, there will be a label titled Startup object and a drop-down box. Selecting this drop-down box should reveal two options; the original App class, or the new EntryPoint class.
Choose EntryPoint and your application should now be limited to a single instance. To test if this works simply compile your project and run the executable. Minimize the new window that appears and then try running the executable again without closing the window. If all is working as it should, then you shouldn't get a new window appearing. Instead, the minimized window should become visible again.
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SAN JOSE — April showers, complete with scattered periods of heavy downpours and hail Wednesday, won't do much to ease drought conditions, officials said.
The Bay Area's seasonal rainfall totals (July through June) remain well below normal, even as the region receives as much as an inch of rain to start the week.
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, San Jose has received 5.74 inches of rain this rainfall season, 41 percent of normal. Oakland has received 6.12 inches of rain, 42 percent of normal, and San Francisco 11.24 inches, 52 percent of normal.
"Any rainfall is welcome and helps, but we're way behind," said Bob Benjamin, a forecaster with the National Weather Service. "We'd have to get more than almost 8 inches of rain to bring us up to normal."
The weather service predicted Tuesday's rainfall would measure up to an inch of rain in the lower elevations and as high as two inches in the East Bay hills. The South Bay should expect to see just under a half-inch of rain.
But as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, 24-hour rain totals for much of the Bay Area hovered below a half-inch: downtown San Francisco had .33 inches, Concord reported .35 inches and Mineta San Jose International Airport had .14 inches. Only Oakland reported roughly .63 inches of rain.
There were some reports of BB-sized hail in San Ramon, San Francisco, Berkeley and Eastern Contra Costa County, but the hail was brief at best, according to forecasters. A light dusting of snow was seen Monday afternoon on top of the Mount Hamilton ridge in San Jose.
There is a slight chance of Wednesday morning rain before the sun breaks through and temperatures perk up to the low 60s.
While a weaker storm system may reach the Bay Area on Thursday night or Friday morning, it's not expected to pack much of a punch. Benjamin said that storm system might deliver one-tenth of an inch of rain at most.
Sunny skies will return with force this weekend. Temperatures are expected to boost to the low- to mid-70s on Saturday and climb to the mid- to high-70s Sunday.
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Whether you're headed to the local pool or a beach-side resort, make sure to bring a selection of essential swimming equipment along. From inflatable toys and pool games to goggles and snorkels, Kmart has all the swimming and scuba gear you need to have fun in the water. Relax on the raft in your above-ground pool, or practice your backstroke with a swim cap and fins. No matter how you enjoy time in the water, you'll find the right swimming gear for exercise or recreation.
Swimming equipment can help you make the most of your time in the water. With life jackets, floaties and paddle boards, training aids makes it easy to teach young swimmers how to float, paddle and kick on their own. Add a basketball or golf game to your pool for a fun challenge at your next pool party, or soak in the sun on a cozy floating lounge chair with built-in beverage holder. Scuba enthusiasts are sure to enjoy exploring the water with snorkels, masks, gloves and fins.
From boating gear to water skiing equipment, Kmart has accessories and supplies for all your favorite watersports. Make your time in the water this summer even more memorable with fun and affordable swimming equipment.


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Shaun Pilfold necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 377 diseños de 111 diseñadores freelance.
We are a start-up launching a website to bring together job seekers and employers in the Greater Toronto Area. We are a small company with a great name that needs a great logo to represent us in Toronto, Ontario jobboard market. We want to appear credible, modern and and professional.
Our target audience is employers and job seekers in the Greater Toronto Area (over 4 million people). Toronto is the true demographic melting pot of Canada. Toronto is the largest and most important city in Canada.
One of the mail goals of this logo is that 'TorontoJobs.com" is clear and memorable in the logo. The Toronto skyline can be used in the logo, but is not mandatory. The blue (or similar) color of Toronto's major league sports teams (Maple Leafs, Blue Jays) can (or not) be incorporated in the logo… as there is a strong affinity by many to these teams. The website color scheme/design of http://www.engineeringjobs.net/ website (not logo) will also be used on http://www.Torontojobs.com.
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Since 1921, thousands of young people from every state and more than a dozen countries have come to Cheley Colorado Camps. The experience can change you. You become more independent and self-reliant. You face new challenges and form new relationships. You acquire confidence and initiate the lifelong process of self-discovery. The judgments and expectations that you bring from home start to drop away. You get in touch with your physical self and well-being. Fears are faced and conquered at this unique Colorado outdoor summer camp. Friendships develop and grow at Cheley Colorado Camps.
"Not a day goes by that I don't think of Cheley and the best friends I'll ever know."
Why four weeks? Well, it's a Colorado summer adventure camp. It takes that long to unwind, get in shape, and do something that makes this rocky mountain summer camp experience one to remember. Each camp unit creates a Code of Living, a personal code of honor that everyone in your unit agrees to follow. Striving for ideals such as fair play, honesty, enthusiasm and good character is a priority at Cheley Colorado Camps - and so is having fun. There is a distinct beginning, middle and end to this Colorado outdoor summer camp experience in order for the entire program to unfold.
"Summer after summer I was challenged more than I ever had been and I changed."
Cheley campers share this world with horses, elk, marmots and mountain sheep. You climb slabs of rock a billion years old. Blue skies, afternoon rain showers, fresh air and brilliant sunshine are commonplace here at our rocky mountain summer camp. Campers often say they feel more alive, more connected and more themselves at Cheley, whether they're coaxing friends up a steep mountain pass or riding horseback down a rocky trail.
"Cheley is more than a camp - it's a whole other world."
You learn about trust and support because you give it to one another when it really counts. Camp memories are filled with details that don't exist anywhere else in your life. A rich history and great people are a big part of what makes the Cheley adventure what it is today-a truly meaningful and unique youth development experience. Not only is Cheley summer camp an excellent choice for a Colorado summer adventure camp, but a place to develop lifetime leadership and character-building skills, close friends and meaningful relationships.


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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Speechless Lessons for Beginners
By Ela Newman
Instructor in Developmental Writing and in ESL
University of Texas at Brownsville
There was a full moon over us, a forested park before us, and an elfin presence all around us. It was an ideal setting and a perfect atmosphere for watching a performance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The scene was in the medieval Bohemian town of Cesky Krumlov, and we, the audience, were waiting breathlessly in the castle park for the actors to appear beneath us and our revolving, open-air amphitheatre… and then they did appear, and they did play, but they did not speak.
We wondered, watched, and continued to listen, but not a word was spoken.
And then, soon enough, we realized who we were. We were an audience of individuals, foreign tourists, who spoke some European language, Asian language, and other language as a first language, and many of us did not speak Czech, the language of Cesky Krumlov, and the players and the producers knew all that.
So, believe it or not, they performed a wordless version of Shakespeare's play.
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Rare ocelot kitten discovered in South Texas
By Kolten Parker, San Antonio Express-News | March 18, 2014
SAN ANTONIO — Wildlife biologists in deep South Texas barely could control their excitement earlier this month when they saw the photo.
"We all jumped up and down and screamed," said Hilary Swarts, a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The scientists were admiring a black-and-white trail camera image of a two-month-old baby ocelot at the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge, which houses one of only two breeding populations of the mid-sized wild cats in the United States.
The new kitten meant that the group of 11 free-ranging ocelots at the refuge in Cameron County had grown nearly 10 percent to 12. One was struck by a car and killed on a highway in November, Swarts said.
To add to their elation, the biologists believe that the newly discovered ocelot, which they think is between three and five months old, is a female.
"Having an additional female in the population doesn't just mean we have another individual," said Swarts. "Females are especially valuable because they boost the reproductive power of the population and increase the chances of new ocelots."
The biologists monitor the ocelots using remote-controlled trail cameras and other technology to ensure the best environment for the endangered animals to live and breed.
Ocelots typically have one kitten per birth cycle, rather than a litter like house cats, Swarts said.
The wildlife refuge in Cameron County is at the southern tip of Texas, near Brownsville, and is 90,000-acres. The focus of the more than 50-year-old protected lands is to restore the thorn scrub and coastal prairie habitats, with a focus on migratory birds, ocelots and other endangered animals such as the Aplomado Falcon.
The only other breeding population of ocelots in the country is in neighboring Willacy County and there are less than 50 free-ranging ocelots in the country.
The ocelot is a medium-sized wild cat that eats rodents and birds, climbs trees and is native to South Texas, Mexico and Central and South America. Adults weigh between 15 and 30 pounds and each animal's coat is unique like a human's fingerprint.
Ocelots have diminished quickly as their habitat has been destroyed through economic development.
"They are very elegant looking animals," Swarts said. "And to have evidence that the population here is still growing and reproducing is very reassuring to our program."
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With the release of his new book, Gun Digest Book of the Tactical Shotgun, just around the corner, author Scott Wagner responded with the following when asked what he wants readers to know:
"The tactical shotgun is not dead. I thought it was, until I wrote the upcoming Gun Digest Book of the Tactical Shotgun. Up until that point, I was in the AR corner all the way, especially for law enforcement use. In fact, at the rural Sheriff's Department I work for, I was attempting to get my agency to pull the shotguns from the cruiser and relegate the shotgun to use as a less-lethal launcher only. Okay, I was wrong. The tactical shotgun has plenty of fight left in it – and plenty of versatility, for law enforcement, military and civilian use.
"One thing I hadn't considered until doing this work was the sheer affordability of the shotgun for use for home, perimeter and personal defense. While you might not be able to afford the newest top-of-the-line piston-driven ultra AR-15, you sure can afford a nice tactical pump gun! It's time we all take another look at one of the oldest and best CQB weapons and give it some new consideration, and respect."
Gun Digest Book of the Tactical Shotgun is the essential buyer's guide to the modern home defense and combat shotgun. Wagner reviews many makes and models of currently available tactical shotguns, ammunition and accessories. He also reviews some fun specialty ammo (find out which exotic load promised quite a show, but ultimately fizzled), and performs a little backyard ballistics testing (picture fresh, whole chickens that were on sale 2-for-1 . . . ).
The book will be available by March. Click here to order your copy now.
Scott Wagner is the author of Gun Digest Book of the Tactical Shotgun and Own the Night: Selection and Use of Tactical Lights and Laser Sights, and a frequent contributor to Gun Digest the Magazine and Tactical Gear Magazine.


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First there was Flipboard, an innovative and slickly designed iPad app that turned the links in your Twitter and Facebook feeds into a digital magazine.
Next came Zite, which took that concept and added a dash of Pandora, letting you indicate what articles you like so you see more, similar content.
Now, AOL has released Editions, another app for the iPad that collects items from your social feeds and organizes them into a magazine-like layout, like Flipboard. And like Zite, it lets you indicate what stories you like, and those you don't.
But Editions has a twist, and it's not necessarily a good one. It pulls together this collection of stories once a day, at a time you choose. In that way, it's similar to Rupert Murdoch's The Daily. The problem is, if you don't jump in and read Editions right as it's assembled, what you're looking at is old news. It won't be "freshened" until the next day.
When you first install Editions – it's a free download from the iTunes App Store – it asks to connect to Twitter, Facebook or AOL/AIM.
From here, it pulls links from your various feeds and makes an initial stab at determining your tastes. To add a topic to your edition, just drag it from the collection of preset offerings. You can also select the colors for your magazine, as well as choose a location for weather and local news. When you're done, the app takes several minutes to build the initial magazine, then presents you with its cover – complete with faux mailing label and bar code.
The magazine analogy continues inside with an index page that features a calendar of events drawn from your iPad's calendar. I don't recall giving Editions permission to access it, but it apparently did, which is a little unnerving. There's also an index page for your various topics.
You move between sections with the aid of a popup navigation bar, and tapping on it brings you to the stories waiting for you.
The story layout is very similar to Zite. You tap on checkmarks or Xs to indicate whether you like or dislike a topic. Those are collected into an area in the settings where you can tweak them and add new sources for content.
Over time, you'll see more stories you like. I haven't spent enough time with Editions yet to say whether it's working, but if it's like Zite, it should make reading the magazine more interesting.
At the moment, I think of Editions as Zite "lite". It doesn't quite have the depth of preset topics as Zite, and it certainly doesn't have the real-time immediacy of Flipboard. Yes, you can choose when Editions is updated each day – the default is 8 a.m. – but with an online product, why limit it at all? Editions should renew its content every time you launch the app.
In fact, this lack of frequent updates pretty much guarantees that, given a choice of Flipboard, Zite or Editions, the latter won't get much use. As with The Daily, the analog model of a once-a-day update just doesn't make sense in a digital era.


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