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Registration of the app failed. Another user has already installed a packaged version of this app. An unpackaged version cannot replace this…
Deployment of a development version of your Windows Store app package through Visual Studio 2012 can sometimes lead to an error that looks like this:
Registration of the app failed. Another user has already installed a packaged version of this app. An unpackaged version cannot replace this. The conflicting package is <<YourApp package name>> and it was published by CN=<<publisher ID>>. (0x80073cf9)
The following information should be helpful to understand why this error happens and how to resolve it:
What are "Staged" packages?
Windows Update downloads newer versions of packages you have and stages them as Local System, so that when you go to the Store to update the apps, the update process is as quick as possible. Windows Update will eventually clean up the staged packages that were never installed.
What are some of the consequences of having "Staged" packages?
1. Staged packages prevent you from installing a particular package in development mode and leads to an error like above
2. Staged packages eat up some disk space, but due to hardlinking, the effect of this is mitigated. If a file is identical between multiple versions of a package, appx deployment hardlinks the files instead of maintaining two separate copies of the same file.
How do I find "Staged" packages?
In an elevated Powershell prompt (Run as administrator), the command:
get-appxpackage -all
will display all packages on the machine.
For a staged package, the PackageUserInformation will show {S-1-5-18 [Unknown user]: Staged}
To get a list of all staged packages, you can use Powershell filters to filter by the "packagefullnames" like this:
get-appxpackage -all |% {if ($_.packageuserinformation.installstate -eq "Staged") {$_.packagefullname}}
How do I get rid of "Staged" packages?
1. Download psexec from SysInternals tools, written by Mark Russinovich
2. To get rid of all the Staged packages, run the below command from an elevated command prompt (cmd.exe):
psexec -s powershell -c "get-appxpackage | remove-appxpackage"
Note: since you are running powershell from the System context, the only packages listed by get-appxpackage (and therefore deleted) are the staged packages!
Once the staged packages are cleaned up, you should no longer experience issues deploying app packages through Visual Studio 2012.
A general guidance and common error codes encountered during app package deployment are documented here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh973484(v=vs.85).aspx.
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This protector prevents any little accidents from damaging your baby mattress. Unlike some water-resistant protectors, it doesn't make any rustling sounds when your little one wriggles. In fact, it has elasticated edges for a snug, crinkle-free fit.
Sometimes you need a backup for your backup. That's why these come in packs of two. So, if one's in the washing machine, you've always got a clean protector ready and waiting.
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text: Info Search results 105 items matching your search terms. Filter the results. Item type Select All/None Collection Page Event File Folder Form Folder Image Link News Item Templated Document Collection Person New items since Yesterday Last week Last month Ever Sort by relevance · date (newest first) · alphabetically Audit Quarterly Newsletter available This edition discusses: the FY 2020 Audit Services work plans at UNC Health Care; medical identity theft; and how to prevent unsought information from being used in identify fraud. Located in Employee News Online / 2019 / Aug. 29 Announcing the New UNC Health Alliance UNC Health Alliance has merged with UNC Health Care's Practice Quality & Innovation and Population Health Services teams to form a new organization under the UNC Health Alliance name. This new UNC Health Alliance team will help drive UNC's transition to value-based care, ensuring we meet the needs of current and future patient populations managed under risk arrangements while scaling value-based payment models across our system. Located in Employee News Online / 2019 / Aug. 15 Audit Quarterly Newsletter Available This edition discusses: the Fraud Triangle in the context of the college bribery scandal; 2019 cybersecurity statistics; and International Internal Audit Awareness Month. Located in Employee News Online / 2019 / May 16 Now Available: Get IT Help Using 'Live Chat' with the ISD Service Desk The ISD Service Desk is offering a new, convenient way for colleagues across UNC Health Care to get IT assistance with the introduction of 'Live Chat' capability via MySupport@UNC. Located in Employee News Online / 2019 / March 21 Join UNC Health Care This Weekend at the Komen Race for the Cure UNC Health Care is proud to return to the Triangle Race for the Cure Saturday, May 4th at The Frontier, Research Triangle Park, 800 Park Offices Drive. In recognition of its support, UNC team members receive $5 off your registration fee. Located in Employee News Online / 2019 / May 2 Read the April Edition of the INFOSEC CONNECTION, the ISD Information Security Office Newsletter In this issue: learn how credentials stuffing can cause you to lose your tax refund information. Also, DUO two-factor authentication (2FA) explained. Located in Employee News Online / 2019 / April 11 National Healthcare Decisions Day - April 16 Throughout life, we try our best to prepare for the unknown, but rarely do we have conversations regarding end of life care. It is never too early to make your end of life wishes known to your family and friends. Learn how to have those conversations at the information sessions listed at this link. Located in Employee News Online / 2019 / March 28 New UNC Health Care brand campaign begins in Triangle starting June 8 We are excited to share a preview of a new UNC Health Care brand campaign that will launch in the Triangle on June 8 and across the state this fall. To further our brand positon of 'Empathy and Expertise' and to continue to tell the UNC Health Care story, we have created a two-phase advertising campaign that will run through fiscal year 2019. View details and watch the new television ad at this link. Located in Employee News Online / 2018 / June 7 Privacy Quarterly Newsletter now available This edition discusses: HIPAA training; importance of protecting patient information; HIPAA during natural disasters; your role in preventing breaches and hacking; correct use of blue recycling bins containing patient information; and location of UNC Health Care System HIPAA policies. Located in Employee News Online / 2018 / Nov. 1 Download the UNC Health App and Let Us Know What You Think The UNC Health App is now available for download in the Apple App store and the Google Play store. You can also download it by texting "UNCAPP" to 43506. The app provides point-to-point wayfinding and connection to other UNC Health Care online services. Please let us know what you think. Located in Employee News Online / 2019 / Sept. 26 Next 10 items » [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 11


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True Weevils are a group of small pests (up to ¼ in) belonging to the family Curculionidae. Easily identified by their long 'snout nose', they are, the two most common, Granary & Rice weevils and Maize weevils. Weevils are pantry or stored product pests that infest and feed on whole grains, rice, nuts, beans, seeds, corn, etc. The females chew a hole in the kernel or grain, deposit an egg and seal up the hole, after hatching, the young larva feed on the kernel from the inside, then depending on the season, which can be up to five months, emerge as full-grown adult weevils.
Weevils are pantry or stored product pest insects with long 'snouts', making them easily identifiable. Found throughout the world in whole grain type foods, rice, nuts, corn, beans, etc. Because the young develop rather slowly inside the product, it can be very easy to bring them home in a product and not notice the emerging adults until months later.


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You already come to Viyet for the very best in new, pre-owned, and showroom furniture, accessories, antiques, and art. (Maybe you're even such a fan that you already know to check Viyet every day for our New Arrivals!) We've grown quite a bit since our debut in April 2013, when we only concentrated on the very best curated pieces from the New York City area. Today, our Curators and consignors can be found in 13 markets – from Atlanta to Los Angeles and everywhere in between. With so much to offer, you're probably wondering how the Viyet experience can even get any better. Well, it can. That's because on February 13, Viyet will officially become a part of the famed auction house Sotheby's. That means that we'll still be offering the curated selection of new and pre-owned furniture, accessories, antiques, and art you know and love – along with even more. We know you'll have a few questions about upcoming changes, so here's a rundown of what to expect in the coming weeks:
Why did Sotheby's buy Viyet?
Like any great partnership, it's all about the way Sotheby's and Viyet complement each other. Our exceptional e-commerce platform will help continue to grow the Sotheby's name as the most trusted in the decorative arts and furniture space to the current and new generation of collectors. In addition, we can offer our community of design aficionados the very, very best selection from Sotheby's decorative arts and furniture categories, in addition to the consigned inventory we always offer. Together, we're focused on delivering you – the most important part of our business – the best furniture, accessories, art, lighting, antiques, and vintage pieces you can possibly find online.
Will the way I buy, sell, or even browse at Viyet change in any way?
Not at all. You'll still be able to consign and purchase items on Viyet.com the same way you've been. You'll also still be able to make an offer for those special pieces that you've had your eye on. You'll also browse and search Viyet by item, designer name, category, color, style, height/depth/width, location, and the room you're looking to re-design. If you need any assistance, our client services team is always available – along with our Live Help chat.
Are you changing your name?
We're keeping our name the same, so you'll still visit us at Viyet.com.
Will there be any immediate changes to the operations of the Viyet brand and business?
While our new association with Sotheby's is a game-changer for us, we are excited to be able to continue to deliver the brand and business operations (including our tailored approach to customer service) you already know and love.
Will customers have access to Sotheby's products ?
Yes! This is the best news of all: You'll have access to a unique selection of offerings from the Sotheby's platform. Specifically, Viyet will be the place to find incredible pieces from Sotheby's decorative arts and furniture categories offered for around $5,000 (and below). In the future, we may offer even more items from other categories, but for now, we'll be concentrating on those particular ones. So you might want to make some room for all of the exquisite new arrivals coming your way starting late February – perhaps now's the time to become a consignor at Viyet!
All in all, we couldn't have achieved such a landmark without you. Your passion for design has guided us over the years, motivating us to develop Viyet into the unique destination it is today. We can't thank you enough – and can't wait to see what this new chapter brings.


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Beyonce's Twins Due Any Day Now? See Queen Bey's Massive Baby Bump
Whoa! Is Beyonce WAY further along in her pregnancy than fans thought? From the looks of a new vid, it def seems like she could be! In an effort to conceal her bump, the star strategically has security shielding her bod in the footage, but if you look hard you can see it! Is she purposefully throwing fans off?
When Beyonce, 35, first announced her pregnancy in February, fans and experts alike agreed the star was likely four months along, putting her due date approximately in July. But were they wrong all along? Looking at new footage obtained by TMZ, it seems as if Queen Bey may actually be much further along than we all thought. In fact, she looks like she could possibly pop any week now!
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In the paparazzi video, Bey can be seen exiting Beauty & Essex in LA on Apr. 18. But while rarely camera-shy, the Lemonade singer is NOT posing for the cameras! In fact, she makes it into her car — with help from her security detail — in about five seconds flat. It's pretty clear Beyonce doesn't want her bump photographed. Perhaps she wants to pull a quick one over us and announce her and Jay Z's, 47, twins' arrival when we all least expect it! That is, after all, her typical shtick.
Beyonce Performing While Pregnant: See The Star On Stage At The 2017 Grammys
It all makes a little more sense now as to why Beyonce had to cancel her headlining Coachella performance on doctors orders. At first, it was rumored she still might be able to perform because she wouldn't be far into her third trimester yet. But Lady Gaga, ended up taking her place. Just over the weekend, on Apr. 16, Beyonce was photographed enjoying Easter Sunday with her family. The star's bump def looked bigger than we expected! But who knows, she's also carrying twins so you can never know for sure.
Either way though, there's no question a baby Bey is coming soon — and we could not be more thrilled for her and her growing family! We also cannot wait to see Blue Ivy, 5, be a big sis.
Tell us, HollywoodLifers — when do YOU think Beyonce's due date is? Is she further along than we originally thought?


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Merits of Hiring a Criminal Defense Lawyer
Hiring a criminal defense lawyer can be beneficial to you in very many ways. A major benefit of hiring a criminal defense lawyer is that law can be tricky. It can be a long process to navigate law by yourself. The law is always changing, and you may not be up to date with these changes. To avoid incriminating yourself, you should consider hiring a criminal defense lawyer. Lawyers have gone to law school for very many years and they keep updating their knowledge by practicing law.
The fact that criminal defense lawyers follow procedures is another reason why you should consider hiring them. All the steps in a criminal defense case gets scrutinized and punished. A good lawyer will be with you every step of the way to ensure that you don't compromise your defense. There is a lot of paperwork that is required in criminal defense cases, and there is only one way of handling all this paperwork. Without the proper experience, doing the paperwork wrong can make you lose your case. You are supposed to present all this paperwork within a fixed period of time. When you hire a criminal defense lawyer, you will be able to ensure that your paperwork will be taken to court on time.
Another benefit associated with hiring a criminal defense lawyer is that you will avoid spending too much. If you miss a file or a deadline when preparing for court means you will have to pay. You may decide to represent yourself to avoid paying a lawyer. It is important that you don't make any mistakes when it comes to criminal prosecutions. You may even go to jail. You will have saved money for nothing in this case. A criminal defense attorney will avoid making all these mistakes because he is experienced. If you are innocent of the charges, you may be overwhelmed by emotions. When you hire a criminal defense lawyer, he will ensure that you will win your case.
Another benefit associated with hiring a criminal defense lawyer is that he will help in pre-trial motions and settlements. A criminal defense lawyer can help you get justice even without going to court. In exchange of a guilty plea, your criminal defense lawyer will bargain a lighter settlement. It is better to plead guilty in some cases. This will ensure that you don't get stuck in jail for a long time. Your case may take longer than you expected and this means you will be losing more money. Bargaining without the help of a lawyer may be a problem because the prosecutors will take advantage of your. You will be able to enjoy all the above benefits by hiring a criminal defense lawyer.


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Trump is losing public support as approval ratings drop to 36%July 16, 2017 19:14
Public support for President Donald Trump is dropping, a poll showed on Sunday, as he faces multiple setbacks over his stalled agenda and efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Nearly six months since he took office, Trump is facing a declining approval rating that has dropped from 42 per cent in April to 36 per cent, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll of 1,001 adults. Similarly, his disapproval rating has jumped five points to 58 per cent.
A total of 48 per cent of respondents said they "disapprove strongly" of the president's performance in office - a low threshold never reached by ex-presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, both Democrats, and only reached once by George W Bush, during his second term.
And 48 per cent also see American global leadership weakening since Trump entered the White House, while 27 per cent said it is stronger.
Most respondents (66 per cent) said they do not or only somewhat trust Trump in negotiating with foreign leaders, especially with Russian president Vladimir Putin (also 66 per cent). Of those, 48 per cent said they do not trust Trump "at all" in negotiations with Putin.


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Writing cash-secured puts
An option strategy to avoid using a margin account. Instead of depositing margin with a broker, a put writer can deposit a cash balance equal to the option exercise price, and can avoid additional margin calls.
Writing Cash-Secured Puts
The act of writing a put option with the intention to avoid a margin account. Because a put writer is obligated to buy the underlying should the option buyer exercise the option, the writer must have easily available cash in order to cover the exercise. Rather than borrowing this money from a broker, the writer deposits with the broker a cash amount equal to the exercise price of the option. This way, the option is immune to margin calls.


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Hunt out those mood rings, chokers and butterfly clips as it's gonna be one big, old 90's party in Auckland! Or should we say S Club party? That's right, our fair city is going to be hosting the biggest 90's reunion tour of the year with the likes of Atomic Kitten, B*Witched and S Club 3 singing the classics of our childhoods!
Unfortunately, we didn't make a typo with S Club 3 though, *sobs. Yep, there won't be the full seven as only Jo, Bradley and Tina could make it down under. And, although we are distraught not to have the whole gang, we know that once 'Don't Stop Movin' and 'Reach' start playing, we will lose our s**t!
We are finally feeling 'Whole Again' (yes, pun intended) with the thought of seeing all three of our favourite 90's kittens taking to the stage. Natasha Hamilton, Kerry Katona and Michelle Heaton are the trio behind Atomic Kitten and they won't know what's hit them when they see the whole crowd doing that signature arm sway to 'The Tide Is High'. Well, maybe that'll just be us…
Both S Club 3 and Atomic Kitten will be supporting our favourite Irish girl group, B*Witched. But, they're only performing for one—yes one— show that will take place at Auckland's ASB Theatre during Waitangi Weekend, on February 4th, 2017.
This will give you the chance to relive the best musical years of your life, dance around like a complete loon and chant and sing your heart out to the hits that made you the nineties baby you are today.
Say you will, say you won't, but all we know is you should definitely be hitting up this website in order to bag yourself a ticket to the biggest show of the year!
The Deets
What: B*Witched, Atomic Kitten and S Club 3
When: February 4th 2017
Where: ASB Theatre, Auckland
How: Pre-sale tickets go on sale at 2pm on Tuesday, August 30th, til August 31 at 5pm. General sales start September 1st at midday, at metropolistouring.com.


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ThermoServ Ltd. Rebrands As NTL
In a change reflecting the evolution of the company as it continues to develop under new management, ThermoServ Ltd. has rebranded itself as NTL.
As NTL, the Dallas-based maker of drinkware and dinnerware will shift its organizational strategy to reflect a corporate identity separate from a portfolio of product brands that includes Prolon commercial tableware, Capitol Cups custom drinkware, as well as two consumer brands, ThermoServ and MakIt.
"We are very excited to rebrand as NTL and create a clear and united entity to house our portfolio of unique brands," states Tom Neth, NTL's President. "In many ways, we are an entirely different company today than in the past, and this shift will enable us to more clearly define and focus our organizational goals, as well as our product portfolio, pricing, marketing message and value proposition for each of the markets we serve."
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Why Do They Want to Pick on Ann Romney?
Karin McQuillan, a retired psychotherapist and author who served in the Peace Corps in Senegal, writes at American Thinker that Hillary Rosen's recent rant that Ann Romey never worked a day he her life is part of the Obama political strategy rooted in the politics of envy. Worse, she says the strategy is deeply rooted in Obama's psyche as a result of his upbringing.
I guess that's a theory that one would expect from a psychotherapist. McQuillan makes a fascinating case.
Closer to home, our friends at InTheLobby have a hilarious account of how Port Authority Deputy Executive Director Bill Baroni turned the table on U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg during the senator's hearing this week over the fairness of toll increases and patronage at PA.
Turns out that Lautenberg as a former commissioner of the PA he had a free EZ pass for decades and didn't pay tolls from 1978 through 2006 when the PA stopped issuing free EZ passes to cronies.
Regarding patronage, a former Lautenberg campaign staffer joined PA in 2002, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez's son is an intern at PA now.
West Virginia U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller came to Lautenberg's defense. New Jersey Democrats have been silent, just as they were during Lautenberg's dust up with State Senate President Steve Sweeney and George Norcross over the Rutgers-Rowan merger earlier this month.
The InTheLobby piece quotes The Asbury Park Press and The Star Ledger.Posted: April 19th, 2012 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2012 Presidential Politics, 2012 U.S. Senate Race, 2013 Gubernatorial Politics, 2014 U.S. Senate race | Tags: American Thinker, Ann Romney, Asbury Park Press, Barack Obama, Bill Baroni, Frank Lautenberg, George Norcross, Hillary Rosen, InTheLobby, Jay Rockefeller, Karin McQuillan, Rutgers-Rowan merger, Steve Sweeney, The Star Ledger | 5 Comments »


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I have noticed that my son Joshua never seems worried about telling me when he does things he knows I won't be too pleased about. As soon as he breaks a toy, he comes to me and says "Mummy, I broke the toy" or when he pees on his bed (He is 2 and we are mostly done with potty training, YAYYY), he is quick to say "I peed on the bed". There is no shame, no real fear, no guilt. He just tells me as it is and he doesn't hide from me in fear at all.
It is almost like he subconsciously knows that the person who can get him another toy or clean up after him is me (or his Dad). At first my reaction used to be mostly angry and disappointed because I may have warned him over and over again not to do the exact thing he is telling me he did. However with time, my reaction is often one that is focused on correction and not condemnation.
Of course there will be consequences like no new toys for some time or even naughty corner if its really bad but I never want him to feel too afraid or too ashamed to tell me about his mistakes the same way I am excited to hear about his achievements (like counting 1 to 30. lol). The more I think about it, the more I am filled with gratitude that my son knows he can trust me with his mistakes and he can trust me not to hurt him for them. As a result, I am learning to be more deliberate about the way I respond to him and I encourage him to know he can be as open and free with me as possible. I want my son to know he can respect me and I don't want our relationship to be dominated by fear.
I once watched my sister correct her daughter for being naughty, it made her daughter cry but right after that, my sister gave her a warm hug. The message was quite clear, "I still love you, even when I have to put you in the naughty corner"
How much more loving is God's heart towards us? The Father who loved us so much that he sent his son to die for us and set us free from our sins even before we even thought about committing them? "But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."(Romans 5:8). The truth is that the devil wants us to think God is always angry and ready to punish us and always quick to accuse us. I once heard someone scolding my son for peeing on himself and threatening to spank him if he did it again and that immediately upset me because there was so much fear in the way she spoke and my son was visibly shaken. Even I as his mother never scolded him for making a mistake in that way. Sometimes we allow the devil to use his spirit of condemnation to distract us from God's love and his desire to correct us.
The absolute truth of the matter is this: "nothing can ever separate us from the love of God and there is no condemnation' (Romans 8:31-39), even when we believe we don't deserve it. God has completed that matter with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Don't let anything you have done hold you back from experiencing that unfailing love. The bible says "perfect loves casts out all fear" (1 John 4:18) and it is true. If we truly understand and accept God's deep love for us, we won't allow our mistakes and errors to hold us back from being in his presence. If anything, the goal is to run to him and tell him exactly how you messed up just like Joshua does with me so that he can help you fix it, the way I do with my son.
I know you think what you did was REALLY REALLY REALLY bad and you don't see how God can possibly forgive you but just give God a try. Take a few minutes and open your heart to God completely and ask him to not only forgive but fill your heart with his love to the point where you can truly believe it.
Let me know how it goes because I know I would have a few testimonies.


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Diet and Exercise vs. Training and Nutrition
"I'm ready this time. This is it. This time will be different. Forget every other attempt at detoxing, keto-dieting, intermittent fasting, supplements and signing up for the 30 day challenge at the local spin studio because as soon as Halloween is over, it's daily running and no snacks, no alcohol and no sugar. By Christmas, the weight will be down 10 lbs on that scale and it'll motivate permanent change". Sound familiar? Then I'm willing to bet you're frustrated and have been for a long time.
People who have had long term challenges with excess body fat often succumb to fast-fixes, crash diets and restrictive eating patterns in the hopes that they will derive magical motivation from the initial fat loss. It's also the "thing to do" according to the vast sea of horrible quality nutrition advice out there on the interweb. The formula is to suffer through "calorie burning" sweatfest cardio sessions and eliminate sufficiently large parts of a normal human's diet such that an energy deficit is inevitable; and so is misery and failure.
Long term and sustainable maintenance of a healthy body fat percentage is the result of good nutrition habits and a training plan, NOT dieting and exercise. I will describe the difference and hopefully convince you to abandon one in favour of the other.
When it comes to eating, dieting utterly fails where a healthy, balanced and individualized approach to nutrition wins. Fat loss schemes sold in the media usually encourage elimination of any number of potentially beneficial nutrients (or entire food groups) or suggest that you should replace real food with powders and supplements. These eating rules are simple and effective in the short term but have so many pitfalls over the long term. They fuel the cycle of dieting and damage ones' metabolism and mindset/mental health around eating which actually makes future fat loss MORE difficult. The human psyche is such that if you put something out of reach, that thing then becomes more desirable. Diets disable people by making them believe nutrition is about fat-inducing foods to be avoided at all costs versus superfoods that you must consume to magically bring better health. Good nutrition, by contrast empowers people with knowledge of food and their bodies. It encourages solid nutritional habits, as well as mindfulness and intuitive eating practices; not measuring and calorie counting. The difference is a positive and sustainable relationship with food and your body.
I hope that this article has inspired you to step off the hamster wheel of fat loss. There is nothing to be gained from hitting that reset button over and over again. Halloween, Christmas and all their temptations will come back every single year and so will bad habits. Training and good nutrition are part of a sustainable, lean lifestyle. Heal your mindset, heal your lifestyle.


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2014 Lotus Elise S Cup R
Lotus has announced the launch of a new track-only model based on the new Elise S. The new model, which is called the Elise S Cup R, will enter the 2014 Lotus Cup series in different countries around the world. This new race is priced from £39,125 (about $62,700) in Europe and $66,650 in the U.S.
The Elise S Cup R is powered by the same mid-mounted, 1.8-liter 2ZR-FE engine found in the Elise S, but with updates needed for the race track. The engine features a Magnuson R900 supercharger with Eaton TVS technology, and it mates to a six-speed manual gear box as standard. This allows the Elise S Cup R to put down 217 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque — the same as the stock Elise S.
The new Elise S Cup R rides on forged alloy wheels wrapped in Yokohama Advan Neova tires sized 175/55R16 up front and 225/45R17 on the rear. Lotus also installed a new TCA suspension kit and a new high-performance brake system with twin-piston, fixed aluminum-alloy front brake calipers, 288-by-26 mm (11.3-by-1.02-inch) rotors, and single-piston, sliding rear calipers.
Inside, the Elise S Cup R gets your typical racing equipment, like a roll cage, fire extinguisher, six-point harness, HANS-compliant racing seat, quick-release wheel and a polycarbonate rear window.
Click past the jump to read more about the Lotus Elise S Cup R.
Update 11/12/2013: Lotus has just revealed to us that the Elise S Cup R will be imported to the U.S. at a price just over $66k, though the road-going variant is not available here.
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Torque @ RPM:181
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Lotus Elise S Cup R in Detail
The new Elise S Cup R is offered with a carbon-fiber aero kit that includes a new front splitter, barge boards, winglets, rear diffuser, floor extensions and rear wing. Despite all of these additional parts, the model still weights only 2,037 pounds.
Also included are adjustable damper and springs, which help reduce the average lap time by 4 seconds on a 5 km (3.1-mile) track over the standard Elise S.
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Evolving from the 1.6-liter Elise platform, this is the first time the supercharged Elise S' mid-mounted, transverse, 1.8-liter 2ZR-FE engine has been used in a Cup variant. Priced at an MSRP of $66,650 and boasting bespoke livery and aerodynamic body kit, the Elise S Cup R showcases the marriage of form and function perfectly so that performance is optimized yet retains its stylish and iconic aesthetic.
Performance is enhanced over the road-going Elise S thanks to a motorsport-specific engine control module (ECM) and a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) proven aero pack comprising; front splitter, barge boards, winglets, rear diffuser, floor extensions and rear wing. Despite the extra body kit and race-ready additions, Lotus Motorsport manages to maintain the road car's light weight of just 2,037 lbs. These modifications and the clever manipulation of air-flow to create extra down force, combined with adjustable dampers and springs, reduces lap times by 4 seconds on a 3.1 mile track over the standard Elise S.
The Lotus Elise S Cup R is eligible for entry to the production class in the 2014 Lotus Cup series which operates under the banners Lotus Cup UK, Lotus Cup Europe, Lotus Cup Italia, Lotus Cup USA, Lotus Cup Japan, Lotus Cup Thailand, Lotus Cup China and Lotus Ladies Cup. The Lotus Cup is open to all Lotus owners and their Elise, Exige, Evora, 340R and 2-Eleven vehicles. To make a statement on some of the best tracks in the world, the Elise S Cup R has a selection of bespoke color and trim options courtesy of the Lotus Design team.
The Elise S Cup R at a glance:
- FIA Compliant Rollcage (as previous Cup versions)
- FIA Compliant Fire Extinguisher
- Motorsport Mapped ECU
- Electronic Battery Isolator
- 6-Point Race Harness (Driver's Seat)
- HANS Compliant Race Driver's Seat
- Track Specification Front Tow Eyes
- Quick Release Steering Wheel
- Body Kit
- Brake Pad Upgrade
- Single Way Adjustable Dampers
- Hardtop
- Motorsport Specification Triple-Pass Radiator
- Polycarbonate Rear Screen
- Forged Alloy Wheels
- FIA Fuel Cell
- Air Conditioning
- Race Passenger Seat (with 4 point race harness fitted)
- Ultra-lightweight Motorsport Wheels
- All alloy, 1.8 liter DOHC 4-cylinder, dual VVT-i, 16 valve with Magnuson R900 supercharger utilizing Eaton TVS™ technology
- 217 hp / 220 PS / 162 kW
- 181 ft. lbs. / 250 Nm
- 6-speed manual gear box as standard
- Up-rated TCA Kit
- Twin-piston fixed aluminum alloy front brake calipers. Single-piston sliding rear brake calipers. 288 mm diameter, 26 mm thick front and rear cast-iron cross-drilled & ventilated brake discs
- Forged Alloy
- Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 LTS tires F: 175/55 R16 & R: 225/45 R17
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Ok – so I know this is a Christian Rock song, and my spiritual beliefs are my own, but I really liked the words, so be it!
I finally completed a full semester in my new major of Human Performance Sport – Adult Fitness & Exercise Science at Metropolitan State College of Denver. My first full semester was marred by my dealing with a lot of medical issues many of which were exacerbated by stress, my being stuck in a holding pattern, lifelong stress, unresolved crapola, and, did I mention, lifelong unresolved stress?
When I was looking at my required courses, I noticed that I had the opportunity to take a stress management class. Since I had already decided that a lot of my issues were made worse by my not being able to handle my life, I signed up for an on-line version of the stress management course for Summer 2010. I was already taking an introduction to nutrition class on-line and thought it would be a great way to whack out two classes while trying to sort out the mounting health issues.
Before the semester began, I got a gut feeling that I wasn't going to be able to handle more than one on-line class because I was spending more and more time finding the various Kaiser Medical Offices around Denver and surrounding counties. I dropped it, but I still had the documentation. It was kind of light and I wondered how much help it would be.
The Fall Semester was, shall we way, a bit of a cluster! It was more than a disaster in a lot of ways, so when I started my Spring Semester, I knew I was behind the proverbial 8-Ball. Taking a Stress Management course, by many, is considered a massively soft option. I wasn't sure, but I had a full load. Soft option or not, I could only hope that it wouldn't stress me out more because I was dealing with the after effects of the previous months. The very least I could hope for was that it wasn't going to be some irritating, sit in a semi-circle and bitch and moan about our lives sort of class taught by some mamby-pamby whiny person who had no sense of humor. In other words, be a complete waste of time and tuition.
I had to rush from one side of the campus to the campus to the other to make a class that I wasn't sure about. At least I would get a little sprint in twice a week. I noticed there were several folks who were in my other classes and we were in a regular classroom. I had looked at the textbook while I was stuck in the airport coming back from South Carolina. It was interesting, but whatever. A class like this depends on the professor and class. Who is this "Tetro?" No clue. I'm new to the program.
Focus hasn't always been a strong suit for me, unless I am truly engaged, but some professors have gotten me to really use my brain cells. In my first Communications Studies course at Santa Rosa Junior College, my professor stated that you got out of the class what you put in to it. My first mentor there, Mr. Ed LaFrance, continued the theme. Economics professor Mr. Ron Schulke really got me to enjoy economics to the point where I was initially an Econ major! Sadly, after I left SRJC, I got distracted. I wondered if "Tetro" was going to bring me back, or that this course was going to be a waste of my time.
As we were talking with one another, in walked, as it is put in my favorite book The Phantom Tollbooth "the Tallest Short Man In The World" clad in Adidas. I could tell he took a lot of students by surprise. After the first 20 minutes, I couldn't put my finger on this quick talking guy who was easy to smile and had a quick "East Coast" (read: Smart) sense of humor. He had the same vibe as professors I had in the past who have influenced me. I also know, with a Mom who is 5'7″ who refers to herself as "Tiny But Mighty," never judge anything by size and build – even with a professor who looks like he could be blown over by a Colorado wind! Just – don't – go – there!
Who is Coach Chris Tetro? Does it matter? He wants to be referred to as Coach. Ok – to me, that term is earned. Sorry. Just how I am. The word connotes actually giving a crap about the people they're working with, not seeing them as a paycheck. I can go on and on about this, but maybe for another blog entry.
Now, before you get the impression that Coach Tetro was some doughy Italian guy who is well past his prime and still thinks he knows everything or is someone who believes he has all the answers and teaching a "soft option" course is beneath him. You'd definitely have the wrong guy. He is the owner of Tetro Performance (www.tetroperformance.com) where the tag line is: Be Defined By Your Effort. What kind of effort am I going to be able to put in to what is supposed to be my frill class? I don't know, but I do know that my life literally depends on it — or at least the quality of my life does.
Right off the bat, Coach Tetro said that this was an academic class and that he would be exposing us many different tools, but not everything would work for everyone equally. He also didn't want to stress us out with boatloads of homework. As he said this, I took a gander around the class. Kids were looking at one another thinking this class was going to be a fluffy cake-walk. Um – I don't think so. What was implied was that the work was going to be done internally and although tests are important, application was moreso. Most of the room wasn't going to take advantage of the opportunity to explore themselves in a really safe environment. Well, their loss! They can do whatever bare minimum and get whatever grade. I have dealt with many of the effects of stress and I was going to sap this man of every ounce of knowledge.
You know, I have to say that the course that changed my life, attitude, and gave me the opening to walk away from things I can't change. The book was OK, but Coach created a thing called The Chair of Truth where he and a handful of us opened up sharing stressful recent situations and how we handled them. It wasn't some God-Awful touchy-feely-sit-in-a-circle-and-create-a-pity-pot situation. I think his head would explode if that was what he was supposed to teach. Not his style. He is a work-in-progress. He is discovering about himself, learning from mistakes, and, most importantly, talking-his-talk and walking-his-walk in the real world not in some esoteric way. His enthusiasm was infectious to those of us who actually mined the class for everything we could get.
People are catalysts for what we need to learn. I have a belief that when interacting with each other, people who are truly on a growth path don't try to control one another by blindly following the advice of others so when it doesn't operate perfectly, they have someone else to blame. I believe that people share tools with one another and it is up to the person trying out the tool to take responsibility for the good and the bad.
I learned from my classmates. I learned from my instructor. Most of all, I learned from myself. The textbook had self-evaluative quizzes at the end of every chapter. Like any course, you get out of it what you put in to it, so I made it a point to use the exercises for what they are intended: Self-Awareness and Growth.
This stress management class opened the eyes of a handful of us. I think how it happened was more the professor over the material. Sure, he was using a textbook as a guide, but he took what could be dry concepts that younger people didn't truly have the life experience to grasp and brought them to life. I had my beliefs supported and, more importantly, felt the fog lift in so many areas of my life. I found myself a little jealous of the kids in the class who were getting at least parts of "it" because they would be armed better at a younger age.
Color me shocked that Stress Management became my favorite class. My brain operated in five different directions every time I was in there. One day, I realized that I was comfortable to actually create a t-shirt for the Abused Woman's Awareness Month – the Clothesline Project. The first person I told was Coach Tetro, who noticed I was really focused on something I was drawing. What was even sweeter, was when they put the shirts up in the Tivoli Student Union, my classmate Ashley went searching for my shirt – I had it sent to California to be put up there. Next year, I'll have make one for here and Ash and crew will be right there with me.
One of the concepts that started to turn me around was when Coach said "sometimes you've got to just let go of the rope." I'd handled some sticky problems to this point, but I can spot a fellow fighter when I see one. Coach is a fighter, but his point is well taken. Sometimes you've just got to stop pulling/fighting and just walk away. It's not worth the stress and you can't change anyone's mind but your own.
When I had a relapse of illness, I was upset that I was missing classes. I was afraid it was going to turn into a repeat of Fall. Coach has his rules about missed classes, but he knows I'm participating when I'm there. What shocked me was when Miguel, Ash, and others saw me on campus and said "Lizzy – Are you ok?" and meant it! I was hoping I wasn't an irritant in the class because I realized that half the time I tried to say anything my brain was at least a paragraph ahead of my mouth because so many things were clearing up. My eyes were being pealed open and I was able to dump piles of mis-matched pieces of emotional luggage. "Nah – your stories get us to think because you're older than us, but have the same thing going on."
The final project for Stress Management really kicked my head open. The pages were on Death and things. What 10 things would I will to people? Could I give them these things before I die so they can enjoy them? I was finishing up all my other projects and this stopped me dead in my tracks. I looked around at the piles in the house, and I knew the minute I got back from California (where I would be practising other stress management techniques), I would probably clean. What I didn't realize was that the techniques learned, and space given by this class allowed me to forgive so many things within myself. When I got back, I was confused and all it took was another catalyst to take me to task to get the ball rolling.
I've always had it within me to do everything I need to. I just had to focus. Sometimes it takes people you can trust to help focus you, but you have to be the one to actually do the hard work, because, honestly, they have their own focusing to do.
For as long as I can, I will take activity courses from Coach Tetro. I know this man incorporates everything that I have respect for and I hope he will be willing to mentor me as I embark on my personal training career.
So, I know I speak for a lot of us when I say Thanks Coach Tetro.


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Many regions of the world suffer from a lack of fresh water. Harvesting fog using meshes and collecting the drops of condensed water that fall from the netting is one approach to alleviate this problem. However, the meshes have a limited efficiency for collecting water from fog: coarse meshes have low collection rates, and fine meshes can become clogged and stop the stream of fog through the net. While superhydrophobic surface treatments can prevent clogging, they are often not durable enough for long-term use.
Jonathan B. Boreyko and colleagues, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA, have designed fog harvesters that use fine, vertically arranged wires ("fog harps") to avoid these problems. The fact that the wires run parallel to the water's drainage path prevents clogging. As a result, the collection rate steadily increases with smaller wire diameters, with theoretical models predicting a plateau at about 100 μm.
The novel design maximizes the water collection efficiency. Compared with traditional mesh netting, equivalent "fog harps" showed a threefold improvement in the harvesting rate. This is a markedly higher improvement than can be achieved with a superhydrophobic coating. According to the researchers, the work could inspire the development of large-scale fog harps for use in regions that suffer from water scarcity.
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Today we'd like to introduce you to Kathrine Zeren Gilmer.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don't you give us some details about you and your story.
I studied apparel design in college and went on to work as a designer for Abercombie & Fitch after I graduated. After being there for 4 years, I left so that I could spend about a year traveling and volunteering overseas.
Around that time, socially responsible companies like Toms and Apolis were just starting to become popular concepts, and a friend and I were discussing the possibility of using business and design to promote social justice. She had already spent years traveling and working in underserved parts of the world–whereas I had not–and knew that I would need a more immersive experience and not just a few weeks in one of these places to get a more realistic sense of the needs and possibilities.
After a year spent in various parts of Europe and South Africa, our paths started to move in different directions, so I decided to move back home to Houston for a bit. I ended up taking a job teaching art at a local high school, and decided to stay, especially after meeting my (now) husband almost a year later.
Around that time–April 2014 to be exact–was also when I decided to take the plunge with starting a line of my own. A lifelong tomboy, I had always been inspired by menswear–even in my womenswear designs–and thought that men's accessories might be an interesting challenge. After working in corporate–almost fast–fashion, I also wanted to set certain parameters in the way I was going to do business. This led me to decide that I would produce my line exclusively in the United States and to only use fabrics that were sustainable in some way. I've now expanded to making soy candles and soap (made using all-natural ingredients and scented with essential oils) and have some womenswear items in development.
In 2017, I also co-founded a new company with 6 other Houston creatives called Pretti.Cool. It started out as an excuse to hang out and talk about our work, but then we decided that we would be better off by pooling our resources and talents to create something collectively. What resulted was a line of homegoods ranging from concrete vessels and ashtrays to ceramic planters, coasters, and tea towels.
Great, so let's dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you've had to overcome?
It's hard to believe that it's been almost 4 years since I started my company. I've certainly come a long way and learned a lot about what it takes to run a business, from building a website to managing inventory and tracking sales data.
Apart from a Kickstarter campaign that helped me raise enough money to fund my initial factory order, my company has been entirely self funded–with additional help from family now and then. While this has made growth slower, it's also forced me to slow down. I can be very impatient and have a tendency to rush into things, so I think that I probably would have made even bigger mistakes along the way, had I the means at the time to do all of the things that I had wanted to do. Time has taught me to be more patient while also more willing to take certain risks–and to not beat myself up I happen to take a chance on something that doesn't work out.
I've also learned that no one is good enough to do everything all of the time. While it's good (and even important) to learn about every aspect of your business, it's not healthy to try to wear all of the hats for an indefinite period of time. I'm finally at the stage where I've realized that my company will only be able to grow as much as I give it legs to grow–and my legs are just not that long, haha. Just as two heads are better than one, having another person you can rely on in business is invaluable.
Alright – so let's talk business. Tell us about Kathrine Zeren – what should we know?
I like to think of my company as a lifestyle brand that currently specializes in men's accessories (neckties, bow ties, pocket squares), candles, and soap. We also have some womenswear items in the works, which is really exciting.
As I've said before, my line is American made and sustainably sourced. It's not that I was opposed to producing internationally, but I knew that until I was in a place where I'd have enough oversight or leverage to ensure that working conditions were safe and that the workers were being paid fair wages, I didn't want to risk being a victim of ignorance. Even though some companies in the US don't always follow the labor laws, I think it's important that such regulations exist. I also have always tried to form more personal relationships with my factories, and am so happy to have finally been able to find a local factory here in Houston that I'm able to visit on a regular basis.
In terms of using sustainable fabrics, I realize that "sustainable" can be a vague term. For me, I choose to define sustainable fabrics as ones that are made with all-natural or recycled synthetic fibers. When using cotton, I also strive to use only cotton when possible, since the pesticides used in inorganic cotton can be carcinogenic. I read somewhere recently that the cancer rates among farmers growing inorganic cotton are drastically higher, regardless of whether that farmer lives in India or Texas. I also try to use natural fibers (such as hemp) that require fewer pesticides in general and are easier to grow.
Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
Determination and (lately) grace, both for myself and others. It's all too easy for me to work myself into the ground, and it's no small victory that I'm learning to set healthy boundaries and to take time off to spend with family and friends.
- Neckties – start at $78
- Bow ties – start at $58
- Pocket Squares – $32
- Candles – $32
- Soap – $16
Contact Info:
- Website: kathrinezeren.com
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Instagram: @kathrinezeren
- Facebook: @kathrinezeren
- Twitter: @kathrinezeren
- Other: Pinterest – @kathrinezeren
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Great interview, KZ! I was going to suggest that Voyage contact you, but it looks like they already have!


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Learn to move with ease and grace. As you do so, you'll see that discomfort falls away, it's easier to concentrate, you perform better, and you can see with greater clarity what your intentions are. Improve the quality of your movement and you improve your quality of life.
The Feldenkrais Method® is a unique, movement-based system of education. It was developed by Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984), and it draws from his experience as a mechanical engineer, a physicist, and one of the first Western practitioners of Judo.
Feldenkrais chose to work with movement, an external and observable aspect of human behavior, but he was actually concerned with improving every aspect of life - including movement, thinking, feeling, and sensation - for each individual.
Everyone – from a small child with cerebral palsy to a master musician - has the potential to change and improve. Feldenkrais lessons challenge students to notice old habits and explore new ways of moving and perceiving themselves. Unlike many Western methods of education, the Feldenkrais Method does not judge students against a pre-conceived ideal or teach them "right" and "wrong" ways of moving. Instead, it gives them a greater awareness of who they are and more options for who they can be. Unlike many types of bodywork, a Feldenkrais lesson is not a passive experience for the student. The practitioner acts as a facilitator, creating an environment in which the student actively learns. Learning takes place at both intellectual and sensory levels, much as it does for an athlete or musician.
There are two types of Feldenkrais lessons: Awareness through Movement® and Functional Integration®.
In an Awareness Through Movement lesson, the teacher verbally guides students through a series of movements while lying, sitting, or standing. An average Awareness Through Movement lesson lasts about forty-five minutes. Moshe Feldenkrais developed hundreds of these lessons, and they vary greatly. Some isolate a particular type of movement such as twisting or folding forward, and explore it in depth through a series of variations. Some use visualization or attention to breathing. All lessons do what their name describes – use movement to increase self-awareness.
In a Functional Integration lesson, the teacher guides an individual student through movements similar to those in Awareness Through Movement lessons, using gentle touch. A Functional Integration lesson is essentially a conversation between the practitioner and the student, in which the practitioner explores the student's present ways of moving and demonstrates new possibilities. Unlike Awareness Through Movement lessons, which usually follow a formal sequence of movements, Functional Integration is more fluid and tailored to the individual.
The best way to get acquainted with the Feldenkrais Method is to
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The scholarship, part of the Bachelor of Building and Construction Management degree, is now offered to one student in their first year of study. Awarded by local Canberra construction firm, Manteena, it aims to provide a student with financial support across the three years of their study course. Additionally, it includes some relevant paid work experience plus industry coaching/mentoring to build their confidence, competence and position within the industry for the future. Manteena values this scholarship at $15,000 across the three years.
Manteena Human Resources Manager, Sharon Costigan, was enthused by the quality of studentswho had applied for the scholarship, and explained the decision to select a single scholarship holder was a difficult one. 'Elvis was 1 of 11 applicants, which was then shortlisted to 3. In the end we had a really tough time deciding between three very deserving young men for this year's scholarship,' said Sharon.


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Advocating for Your Child's Needs in School
It is difficult when we see our children struggling in school. They could be struggling academically, socially or in their relationships with their teachers. This month I will explore the idea of advocating for our children in school. Each week, we will focus on an aspect of advocacy. If you have a story about how you have advocated for your child, please share your experience. We are all comforted by knowing we are not the only ones facing problems at school with our children, and we are enriched by knowing that these problems have solutions.
Teachers and principals work with a multitude of children each day. Often children have similar problems. It becomes convenient to sometimes define a student by his or her problem, rather than see the student as a complete, unique human being. Parents, know their children better than anyone else. [Read more…]


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Otago U21 Women
The role of the Otago U21 Womens Program in the Otago Performance and Talent player pathway is to provide selected players with an opportunity to develop their cricketing skills at a National level in an environment where players can be benchmarked with the best players in the country in their age group. It is a development Tournament as is the U19 and U17 programme for male cricketers.
Players are selected with a pathway to the SBS Bank Otago Sparks in mind. Otago cricket look not only at the technical and tactical skills of the athlete but the key personality traits that athletes in a performance environment require to become successful first class cricketers including the key attributes which take no skill at all including timeliness, coachability and attitude to learning.
The path to representing Otago at the U21 National Tournament begins when Otago cricket contacts the relevant people in each district for nominations of players of interest. A squad is then picked by the Otago U21 Selection panel to undertake the winter training program which includes technical and tactical based training as well as Strength and conditioning training.
How is the Otago U21 team selected?
Overseen by the Manager of Performance and Talent, Simon Forde, a panel of selectors will select the Otago U21 Team to play at the National Tournament ans any other fixtures under the umbrella of U21 Programme. The selection panel is:
o Head Coach.
o Assistant Coach/ Manager.
o Mark BRACEWELL – Performance and Talent Coach
Following nominations from District representatives an Otago U21 Squad will be named to partake in regular squad trainings as well as pre tournament fixtures against opposition from Dunedin and throughout the District.
Regular analysis as well as performance in school fixtures will form an important part of the selection process.


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By Omondi Immaculate and Absolomon Kihara
The increasing mobile penetration in Sub Saharan Africa, where most households now have access to a mobile phone, is offering unique opportunities for researchers to use mobile-based information systems to make data collection and analysis easier and more efficient across the continent.
In the East Africa Dairy Development (EADD), a regional project that is helping farmers boost milk and dairy production in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, smallholder dairy farmers who are part of the project's dairy hubs are set to benefit from an innovative and interactive mobile-based system that allows them to effectively record farm events and have access to information and services that help them enhance the productivity of their livestock.
'Ng'ombe Planner', a mobile-based tool designed to work with nearly any mobile telephone (handset and mobile service provider), is being used by the project to continuously collect production and reproduction data from farmers as part of the project's monitoring and evaluation activities in the selected project sites in Kenya and Uganda. In Kenya, the mobile-based system is implemented in collaboration with the Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation, while in Tanzania, the data are collected by livestock extension officers using tablets.
Monitoring progress toward impact is a key process in many development projects and findings of monitoring exercises inform the effectiveness of the project interventions thereby helping project designers and implementers know where project implementation adjustments are needed. But collecting large amounts of data, such as the one coming through the EADD project has often been difficult to manage for development facilitators like EADD staff.
A participatory approach to monitoring and evaluation
Ng'ombe Planner makes this process much easier. The tool ensures timely and effective data collection, data integrity, and timely and effective dissemination of feedback to farmers, and project management team for easier and faster decision-making. Its benefits include enabling data to be collected electronically right at the source (at the household and farm) and sent to a processing server where it is analysed and meaningful figures derived within a short time. In addition, the tool presents an opportunity for development facilitators and researchers to disseminate their project findings as well as information to the farmers directly.
'This tool is improving coordinated interaction between farmers, extension officers and the project management,' said Immaculate Omondi, a researcher at ILRI who leads the roll out of the tool.
Farmers are first trained to use the system, thus enabling them to take charge of their own production recording of events such as for feeding, milking, animal health and breeding information. This information is then analysed by EADD project researchers and the results are shared with farmers through the same mobile phones.
This way, the farmers are exposed to accurate information regarding performance of their livestock and can use the feedback to improve their husbandry practices. Furthermore, Ng'ombe Planner improves links between actors in the value chain. For example, some information deduced from the farmers' data such as records of disease incidences and signs of oestrus are instantaneously shared with the extension officers for prompt assistance to the farmers, if needed.
Extension officers working with the project are using the tool to disseminate important information, such as on disease epidemics or vaccination campaigns and are notified immediately a farmer records an adverse farm event, such as disease incidence, so that they can take steps to assist affected farmers.
A flexible cheaper method of monitoring productivity
The tool is translated to the local languages, making it versatile enough for use in different communities while ensuring that the farmers are able to understand and use it with ease. The collected data is automatically saved on an online server where high level analysis takes place and meaningful information and analysis are extracted. This information is channeled back to the farmers as feedback.
So far, the Ng'ombe planner system has been well received by farmers in the study sites. A total of 496 farmers under the EADD project are now registered on the platform, 308 farmers in Uganda while 188 farmers were recruited in Kenya.


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When I did my front disc conversion I saved a bunch of parts and don't need them anymore. I saved the good ones and in the process of cleaning them to sell, so far this is what I have. The Brushguard-$100, it will bolt onto the factory holes. The Front Axle Bearing Kit is from SOR-$70. The Birfield's(2) have never been used-$90/ea. The Selectro Hub's(2) are not OEM they were on my 40 when I got it from New Zealand-$30. The Knuckle Housing(2)-$50. I also posted this on Upstate's too. Give you and Upstate first dibs.


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President to declare surname of candidate for post of Foreign Minister of Ukraine next Tuesday
The press secretary underlined...
President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko will declare the surname of the candidate for the post of Foreign Minister of Ukraine next Tuesday, on March 17.
According to an UNIAN correspondent, press secretary of the President Iryna Vannikova said this to journalists.
The press secretary underlined that the President will make decision concerning the candidacy for the post of the Foreign Minister of Ukraine taking into consideration two principal aspects.
"The first one is the consistency of views of the candidate and his focusing on Euro Atlantic integration of Ukraine. He second one is moral qualities and irreproachable reputation", said I. Vannikova.
She underlined that the President is also ready to consider a candidacy for post of the Foreign Minister proposed by the parliamentary coalition.


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Maeda is a new student in the Teiken High School. He stutters when he's nervous and he's rather clumsy. He gets noted immediately because he hits a teacher during the entrance ceremony. Some clubs search to enlist him as they see in him a force they can use to get even with other clubs. But Maeda is a loner and has only one dream: becoming boxing champion. His first objective is to beat the leader of the boxing club. "Rokudenashi" translates as "good for nothing". The manga focuses more on gang warfare than boxing.
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The National Assembly has approved the national budget for 2018. At over $6 billion the new budget is 15 percent higher than this year's.
The additional funds will be used to improve the quality of public services – particularly education, healthcare and infrastructure – and aim to support a GDP growth of seven percent.
Only 65 lawmakers from the ruling CPP voted for the budget. The CNRP lawmakers were absent because the Cambodian Supreme Court dissolved their party.
Aun Porn Moniroth, Minister of Economy and Finance, said that the government will not increase taxes or create new taxes in 2018. In addition, it will no longer tax animal slaughter. This will lower the cost of meat making it more affordable. He added that, as of January 2018, earnings of less than $300 a month will be tax-free.
Mr. Moniroth pointed out that the government's revenue is expected to increase, allowing it raise the budget for the Education Ministry to reform STEM education.
According to an outline of the budget, the government will boost expenditure in three prioritized areas.
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will get 25 percent more money, for a total of $852 million. The Ministry of Health will receive $487 million, that's an additional 16 percent. The budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will increase threefold.
The budget report also said Cambodia's foreign reserves are expected to continue to grow and reach more than $7.85 billion in 2018. That is an increase of $500 million.


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Reading 1 2 Cor 4:7-15
Brothers and sisters:
We hold this treasure in earthen vessels,
that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.
We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained;
perplexed, but not driven to despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned;
struck down, but not destroyed;
always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body.
For we who live are constantly being given up to death
for the sake of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
So death is at work in us, but life in you.
Since, then, we have the same spirit of faith,
according to what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke,
we too believe and therefore speak,
knowing that the one who raised the Lord Jesus
will raise us also with Jesus
and place us with you in his presence.
Everything indeed is for you,
so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people
may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God.
GodTube provided this video in my email to help explain this first reading for today's Mass…Not coincidence as much as God incident…Thanks be to God for providing such a clear message of forgiveness for us today…Be like a Saint, be forgiven! Saint James, the Apostle, pray for us!


text: By Alina Selyukh and Gerry Shih WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Snapchat is known for an app that enables users to send photo messages that can vanish within seconds of being viewed. On Wednesday, company officials didnt even appear at a Capitol Hill hearing on data security theyd been invited to – and a top senator wasnt happy. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller said Snapchat had declined his invitation to testify and insinuated that the Los Angeles-based company, which has disclosed massive data breaches within the past year, was concealing something.


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If the kids are working on specific IEP goals, the teachers might provide you with a packet of materials and activities that would let them practice skills that have been taught at school that day. This way, you'll be reinforcing things taught at school, and doing less "teaching" of new material. Also, think about fun ways to reinforce new skills that don't feel to the kids like homework. Labeling things that you are using to cook dinner, or counting pieces of spaghetti is infinitely more fun than what happens after you say: "OK kids, get out your (ugh!) homework. Keep the focus on home FUN!
Some families get more done at homework time when they set up an incentive program. Offering the children one minute of TV time (or better yet, story time) for every minute of productive homework might help them get on task and keep on task with fewer grumbles (or yawns). In terms of the independence, they may still need you to help them get through the work. If they do the same kind of work independently at school they may just be dragging their feet to keep you by their sides. (If they worked by themselves, would you disappear?) You might try just sitting in the same room, sitting a bit back from them while they do one problem, then two, etc., as time progresses. You can build this independence into the incentive plan. "You've just done this one with me. Then next one is just like it. If you finish it without asking me for help, you get one bonus minute of story time. I'll be right here with you. (This might be a time to quietly read to another child, or move over to check his independent work.)


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A GP has praised the receptionist at a Glasgow surgery for silencing a patient who said they did not want to see an "Asian doctor".
Dr Punam Krishan took to Twitter to express her pride in her team – and described the positive response to her post as "uplifting", reports BBC News.
She said the receptionist had explained that Dr Krishan was Scottish, only to be told: "She doesn't look Scottish." The receptionist then replied: "What do Scottish people look like?"
Dr Krishan said this silenced the patient, who then took their appointment card.
She told BBC Scotland that this was not the first time she had experienced such attitudes. "I am aware that it happens across the board but we rarely talk about it," she said.
"There is no reason or place for it."
Last summer she wrote a column for The Scotsman about GP burnout, but the comments on the newspaper's website had to be disabled after it was targeted by racist comments. Dr Krishan described the backlash in a follow-up article for the Huffington Post in which she admitted being "haunted" by some of the remarks, the report added.
This is how she described her growing up in the latter article:
"I was born and brought up in Glasgow. A third generation Indian, my parents came here with nothing and worked tirelessly building a business from the ground up in order to raise and support two daughters, providing us with the ability to be able to stand on our own two feet. Growing up, my life was split between helping out in the family newsagents or doing schoolwork. We had no luxuries and this was fine because I had all the love and encouragement I could ask for.
To support myself during my education, I held down two jobs. In addition to helping my dad in his shop, I worked in a nursing home looking after the venerable and the vulnerable as well as in a pizza place. My only point is that anything I have today, material or otherwise, is the product of grafting and hustling, and I believe that I have earned every bit of it."
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Former North Korea detainee and US college student Otto Warmbier is in stable condition but has suffered a "severe neurological injury," University of Cincinnati Medical Center spokeswoman Kelly Martin said Thursday.
The Warmbier family doesn't believe North Korea's explanation that the 22-year-old fell into a coma after contracting botulism and taking a sleeping pill shortly after he was sentenced in March 2016, Warmbier's father told reporters Thursday.
"Even if you believe their explanation of botulism and a sleeping pill causing a coma — and we don't — there is no excuse for any civilized nation to have kept his condition a secret and denied him top-notch medical care for so long," Fred Warmbier said during a news conference at southern Ohio's Wyoming High School, where Otto had graduated.
Doctors will share further information about Otto Warmbier's medical condition in a separate news conference Thursday afternoon, Martin said.
[Original story, published at 9:32 a.m. ET]
North Korea has broken its silence on the release of American detainee Otto Warmbier.
The 22-year-old University of Virginia student, who is currently in a coma, was freed for humanitarian reasons, according to a one-line report from a North Korean news agency Thursday.
Warmbier was freed earlier this week after being jailed for more than 17 months.
He was found guilty of committing a "hostile act" against North Korea in March 2016 and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
That was the last time Warmbier was seen publicly — and about the same time he fell into a coma, his parents say they were told. A source close to the family said Warmbier contracted botulism last year.
"Otto is not in great shape right now," Fred Warmbier, Otto's father, told Fox News in an interview Wednesday. "Otto has been terrorized and brutalized for 18 months by a pariah regime in North Korea."
Fred and Cindy Warmbier said in a statement they learned of their son's condition a week before his release. They plan to hold a news conference Thursday morning in their home state of Ohio.
Three other US detainees
Warmbier's release coincided with basketball star Dennis Rodman's latest visit to North Korea, though Michael Anton, a US national security spokesman, told CNN there is no connection between the two.
When asked by reporters if he would bring up the cases of Warmbier and three other Americans detained in North Korea, Rodman said, "That's not my purpose right now. … My purpose is to go over there and try to see if I can keep bringing sports to North Korea."
The other Americans held by Pyongyang are Kim Sang Duk and Kim Hak-song, academics who worked at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, and businessman named Kim Dong Chul.


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It was on 19 April 1817, Ricardo proposed the idea of comparative advantage.
Prof Douglas Irwin pays a tribute:
No extension of foreign trade will immediately increase the amount of value in a country, although it will very powerfully contribute to increase the mass of commodities, and therefore the sum of enjoyments." With these words, David Ricardo opened his famous chapter on Foreign Trade in his book On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, published two hundred years ago on 19 April 1817.
The publication of Ricardo's book deserves special notice because in it he set out, for the first time, the theory of comparative advantage. Ever since, the idea of comparative advantage has been an essential part of every economists' intellectual toolkit.
The key idea behind comparative advantage is that every country, no matter how advanced or behind it might be in the productivity of its labour compared to other countries, would be able to engage in beneficial trade with others. A country with a productivity advantage over other countries would not export everything, but only those goods in which it had a comparative advantage. Thus, paradoxically, an advanced country would find it advantageous to import goods even if it could produce those goods more efficiently than other countries. Conversely, countries behind the technological frontier without an 'absolute' productivity advantage in anything (in comparison with others) could still export goods in which its comparative disadvantage was the least and import goods in which its comparative disadvantage was the greatest – and benefit from doing so.
Ricardo was deeply insightful in making this point, but his way of explaining the idea was not exactly lucid and easy to understand. Using a somewhat convoluted numerical example, Ricardo described how England and Portugal, producing cloth and wine, could both gain from exchange because it takes 100 workers to produce cloth in England and 120 workers to produce wine, and … well, you get the picture.1 In trying to keep track of all the labour requirements and exchange ratios, any layperson reading Ricardo would more likely come away more confused than convinced about the merits of trade. As George Stigler (1982: 58) once quipped: "The import this layman is likely to embrace is not the English theory of free trade but a bottle of Portuguese wine."
However, I don't agree with this bit. Prof Irwin says this idea is difficult to understand for non-economists:
While often explained in a two-country, two-good context, comparative advantage is not just a very deep idea but one that is often difficult to understand. It was for this reason that Paul Samuelson (1972: 683), when challenged by the eminent mathematician Stanislaw Ulam to name one proposition in the social sciences that was both true and non-trivial, thought of the theory of comparative advantage. In a beautiful essay "Ricardo's Difficult Idea", Paul Krugman examined why non-economists have such a hard time grasping the implications of trade based on comparative advantage, aside from the inherent difficulty of the concept. The reason, he concluded, is not just that many people fail to understand the positive-sum nature of trade, wanting instead to view it in the context of an international rivalry based on zero-sum competition. Equally important is that many ancillary assumptions that economists take for granted (labour mobility, full employment, flexible wages and prices, balanced trade, and so forth) are needed for it to fully make sense.
Actually trade is something so fundamental to us. The other day I heard a beautiful story about how my nephew trades with fellow students in his class. He is just 9 year old and the word economics is far away from him. But trade isn't. Infact the blame is on economists for complicating the idea of trade to such an extent that we don't understand something so close to our existence.
Infact, David Bordaueax of Cafe Hayek Blog says it is regrettable that Ricardo introduced comparative advantage using example of international trade:
It's regrettable that David Ricardo introduced the principle of comparative advantage in the chapter of his Principles titled "On Foreign Trade" and used for his illustrative example two countries – England and Portugal – as the two trading parties. In fact, comparative advantage exists at the level of the individual producer – worker or firm – and not originally or in any unique way at the level of the country. Whatever comparative advantage we might sensibly speak of a country having is nothing other than the composite comparative advantages of the producers within its borders. (When I teach economic principles, the very first piece of formal economic analysis that I share with my students is the principle of comparative advantage. I use this principle to reveal an essential part of the reason why individuals specialize and trade – and, so, in my example the two specialists are individuals, not countries.)
As I've argued before, I suspect that the world would be a better place had there never been a specialty in economics called "international trade." The existence of such a specialty conveys the mistaken impression that there is something unique about the essentials of international trade compared to purely domestic trade. But no such uniqueness exists.
For another example, consider that the same reciprocal demand, or "offer," curves that every student of international trade encounters can be used with no less validity and good effect to explain trade between blue-eyed people and brown-eyed people of the same country as they can be used to explain trade between the people of the United States and the people of Guatemala.
Alternate views on economics are so important. We just know and follow Ricardo side of the story but seldom discuss its limitations. Blame it on utter neglect of history of economic thought.
In sum, we can appreciate Ricardo's effort and contribution to economics for suggesting the concept/idea of comparative advantage. But at the same time Ricardo and the subsequent followers have made the idea so complicated that we don't understand that all we are talking about is trade…


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Some people had a problem with the fact that the Initiative lab still existed, contrary to what the government official instructed, somewhat contradictorily, be done at the end of Primeval: "The Initiative itself will be filled in with concrete. Burn it down, gentlemen. Burn it down, and salt the Earth." My view is that the failure to follow through is all too typical of government and not a retcon. In any case, it makes for a nice metaphor of Buffy and Spike stumbling around in the dark to find a solution to Spike's chip/soul nature.
OK. But you've been fine. In close contact with the girls.
(looks at Buffy) With you by my side, yeah. You won't let me hurt one of them.
Maybe, but I probably brought it on myself.
What makes you think that?
Well, it wouldn't be the first time. I have a history with my witchy subconscious making things go kerfloopey. Remember the wacky "I can't see you, you can't see me" spell?