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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
light at the end of the tunnel
21 comments:
- blue moss said...
ohh!! i just treated myself to this magazine and haven't even looked at it yet. i am thrilled that your home is in it and can't wait to look at it.
i'm so glad that i was able to get to your store this christmas. i just love it so much and was so happy to meet you :)
i hope you are well
...off to read my magazine
- January 6, 2010 at 8:25 PM
- laurie -magpie ethel said...
I've been meaning to email you and tell you I was THRILLED to see you smiling at me from the pages of CL. Great spread and your house is adorable. It is a wonderful pick-me up and life will be rosy again!
- January 6, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- Maria | Vintage Simple said...
Dear Liz,
I couldn't believe the news when I read the post about the store closing...! But you have a great eye for design, and I am sure that you will find other ways of expressing your incredible talent... And I loved the feature of your home in Country Living...
I look forward to following you in your new ventures - it sounds like you have lots of different things lined up.
All my best,
- January 7, 2010 at 4:52 AM
- darryl moland said...
Congrats Liz! I always like to say: "when one door closes, another opens." It's hard to wrap your head around that sometimes, but . . . you gotta. I will have to go out and buy the issue now! Can't wait to see it!
- January 7, 2010 at 5:17 AM
- Linda Summerfield Crispell said...
I have to admit that your article was a pick-me-up for me too! I read every word and studied every photo.
You are a lovely and talented person and I am sure many wonderful adventures are right around the corner.
- January 7, 2010 at 7:26 AM
- heidandmatt said...
Without rain there would be no rainbows!!!
- January 7, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- VintageScraps.etsy.com said...
I loved running into your home in the magazine! I "know" her :) It's a gorgeous home.
I had no idea your shop was closing. I had the extreme pleasure of discovering it almost 5 years ago while vacationing in Savannah, and just recently told someone to go find it when they were down there :( I had hoped to even be carried in your shop one day! Too sad.
Hang in there during the gray days!
- January 7, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- red ticking said...
i am so sorry to hear about your store closing.. i am a small business owner so i definitely sympatize... i will run and pick up a copy and find your lovely home... and chin up... things will be ok... x pam
- January 9, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Abby Kerr Ink said...
Loved the feature in CL, Liz. Such a neat home, not to mention an adorable son and husband!
As far as your creativity, talent, and professional grace go...I assure you that closing the shop is only the beginning!!! :)
- January 10, 2010 at 7:31 AM
- amanda said...
I just received the magazine in the mail. Decided a good ol' subscription gift to myself would be a good christmas present. Well I had no idea you would be in it but I stumbled on your blog about a year back and loved what I saw. I read the article in the magazine and thought you looked familiar. It wasn't until I spotted your name again near the back of the magazine and recognized vintagegeneral.com that I made the link. Fantastic article. And I'm sorry to here that you closed your store. I know everything will work out perfectly for you, your husband, and adorable son. :)
- January 10, 2010 at 7:03 PM
- amanda said...
I just received the magazine in the mail. Decided a good ol' subscription gift to myself would be a good christmas present. Well I had no idea you would be in it but I stumbled on your blog about a year back and loved what I saw. I read the article in the magazine and thought you looked familiar. It wasn't until I spotted your name again near the back of the magazine and recognized vintagegeneral.com that I made the link. Fantastic article. And I'm sorry to here that you closed your store. I know everything will work out perfectly for you, your husband, and adorable son. :)
- January 10, 2010 at 7:04 PM
- Bubu said...
Hello Friend, I love love love your blog, it's very interesting!!! I really like your style!! i'll visit you many times for sure honey.
- January 11, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- life in red shoes said...
I saw your home, it's delish. And just like the phoenix in Harry Potter, you will rise from the ashes.
- January 12, 2010 at 4:53 PM
- Lynn :-) said...
SO SORRY to hear that you are closing!! i was so looking forward to visiting with you when i get to Savannah next month from Ohio ( i was in there February last year) - your store was a bright spot for me and will be sorely missed :( all of God's best in your next adventure, take care! i will be buying this magazine and treasuring it - you and your store were wonderful- i would like to post pictures i took of your store last year on FLICKR, but i want to be respectful and ask permission first- let me know if that ok or if you'd rather not- i won't until i hear from you. Again, take care! Lynn Gaines, American Greetings
- January 15, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Lauren said...
I'm so happy to have found your blog. We met in your store a couple of years ago and I absolutely love it & your style. I've been planning a trip back to Savannah but am honestly not even sure anymore if your store won't be there. It was by far one of my favorites ever.
I'm so sorry for what you're going through but see a bright future in store- you're so incredibly talented. Congratulations on the beautiful CL feature!!
Best wishes,
lauren @ pure style home
- January 16, 2010 at 7:34 PM
- lisrobson said...
i was just in your store over the weekend in savannah and i absolutely fell in love with it. So sorry that you are closing but you really have some amazing items in there. I bought some little eggs for a baby shower that im throwing for my sister in law. I will be very excited to see the online store open for business.
- January 19, 2010 at 9:58 AM
Dear Ms. Demos,
I do realize you are very busy, but if you could find it in your heart to describe briefly how you joined the pieces together for your stair thread countertop, that would be very gracious of you.
- January 21, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- Unknown said...
i would never pick up an issue of Country Living, but knowing that you have a great eye i think i will! looking forward to checking out your feature.
i've been living in savannah for a quite a while now and will greatly miss the store. i am looking forward to the online version and wish you the best with everything!
- January 25, 2010 at 8:07 PM
- iamOLDLIB said...
While reading CL, your name sounded familiar and sure enough. During our travels to Savannah a handful of years ago, your store was such a highlight. I kept (and still do) saying to my husband what a great store - taking bits of vintage and mixing it with present day. I was very saddened to hear about the store closing and can not imagine the process (esp. mental) in getting to this point. I wish you well on this next stage and thanks for such inspration.
ps. the CL article was great too!
- February 6, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- Lesley said...
loved seeing your home in my country living! my husband and i are heading to savannah for our anniversary the first weekend in march and i was hoping to visit your beautiful shop:( best of luck in all of your endeavors. i'm sure there are tons of lovely opportunities headed your way!
- February 20, 2010 at 7:27 AM
- Kenny's Girl said...
Help!!! I just read and re-read the issue. LOVE IT!! But I am dying to know the artist of the Robin print. I love the style and would like to find more work by that artist if not that print. I am purchasing my 1st home and need to fill it with treasures and that picture feels good. Plus, my autistic son LOVES it! And anything he finds calming is a must. ;) And after the 2yrs we've had we could use the cheer.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Awaiting the Joys of Easter!
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- AnonymousMarch 28, 2010 at 8:25 AM
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I am having a Vintage Easter Blog Hop. You might want to come check it out and add your lovely postcards to the party. Joan@anythinggoeshereReplyDelete
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What a beautiful card for a beautiful Sunday morning. I love it. The little bird just sings of "Spring and Easter". Sitting right on top of the cherry blossom, what a beautiful place to build her nest. She knew it would be heavenly for her babies when they arrived.
Thank you for sharing today sweet one. I so love it when you do.
Give my sweet Carrie and Bonnie a BIG hug for me. Tell them Aunt Sherry loves them, and I hope they both have a playful day.
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A story about total solar eclipse on November 3rd, 2013. When the eclipse started (on left side of the image), there were two part of diamond ring, which was unusual (for me first time). It is caused by angle diameter of the Moon in this case of hybrid eclipse. The magnitude of coverage from Pakwero, Uganda, was just 1,00259, which means the Sun photosphere could easily shine above two different locations of lunar limb in same time. Next hybrid solar eclipse will occur in April 2023 over western Australia and Indonesia. Used Canon 6D, Rubinar 1000/10, ISO 250, 5×1/500 s, Vixen GPD-2 mount.
We were very lucky in Uganda. Thanks to amazing kindness of our guide Crammy Wanyama from Uganda Safaris nad Tours we could find a place to observe the eclipse without any interruption, so the only bad thing, what could happen, was covering the totality by clouds. Fortunately – even if we really had one big cloud – the sky in the location of the Sun cleared up just 5 minutes before short totality. As bonus we could see very significant circular lunar shadow projected into the cirrus clouds. As you can see on following image. The width of path of totality in our place was just 17 kilometres. So only less than 9 kilometres from us was still sunshine with no total eclipse of the Sun.
Also you can check out video footage made by Alex Gustafsson (Denmark) and Lukas Gornisiewicz (Canada). Our group (with Jan Sladecek from Czech Republic) stood in marked place with flags of Czech republic and Uganda. It was amazing to watch not only the eclipse, but the local people around. Some of them looked out of the Sun during the eclipse and didn't see the coverage and corona. They were afraid. But still … unbelieveable experience. In the video, you can also see almost perfect circular lunar shadow projected on hight cirrus clouds.
Video: Hybrid total solar eclipse viewed from Uganda
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Born in Baker, Louisiana circa 1952, Linda Thomas-Greenfield graduated from a segregated high school in 1970. The first in her family to graduate from high school, Thomas-Greenfield saw the local Peace Corps training center, which trained volunteers for work in Somalia and Swaziland, as influencing her decision to travel and work abroad.
In 1974 Thomas-Greenfield graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. She then completed a Master's Degree in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin the following year (1975) and taught political science at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. Although she began a doctoral program, after a year-long political science fellowship in Liberia, Thomas-Greenfield completed the Foreign Service exam rather than her Ph.D. dissertation. She joined the U.S. Foreign Service and received her first overseas assignment in 1982 as a consular officer in the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica.
Thomas-Greenfield later held diplomatic positions at U.S. embassies in Lagos, Nigeria, Banjul, Gambia, and Nairobi, Kenya. She also served in the American embassies in Islamabad, Pakistan and Bern, Switzerland.
In April 1994, Thomas-Greenfield was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda. Two days after her arrival in that nation, the Rwandan genocide began. Thomas-Greenfield was mistaken for a Tutsi and held at gunpoint until she could prove her American nationality.
In between overseas assignments Thomas-Greenfield worked at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. From 1991 to 1993 she was a staff assistant in the Office of the Director General of the Foreign Service. From 2004 to 2006 she worked in the Department's Bureau of Human Resources, as a deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
In 2008, President George W. Bush nominated Thomas-Greenfield as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia. She represented U.S. interest there and encouraging the democratization of the nation after decades of civil wars. She served in Monrovia, Liberia until 2012.
After returning from Liberia Thomas-Greenfield served from 2012 to 2013 as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources. Linda Thomas-Greenfield was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Africa Affairs on August 6, 2013.
In 2000, Linda Thomas-Greenfield received the Warren Christopher Award for Outstanding Achievement in Global Affairs. She has also received Superior, Meritorious, and Performance Awards, including the Presidential Meritorious Service Award in 2007 and 2008.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield was a 2010 inductee into the Louisiana State University Alumni Association Hall of Distinction and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters Honoris Causa from Cuttington University in 2011. After traveling the world, Thomas-Greenfield returned to Baker, Louisiana in May 2014, to give the commencement address at the formerly all-white high school she had not been allowed to attend.
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The bad parts of the game (2 out of 5)
WWE Smackdown versus Raw 2009 has occasional graphical rough cuts, bad transitions between scenes, annoying bugs and even typos for a couple of the wrestlers that bring the overall presentation down a notch.
Many gamers, including myself, have been hoping for a wrestling titles that takes into account specific damage to areas, you still just wear down your opponents health and put them out once their in the danger zone, sometimes it only takes thirty seconds.
The game's graphics (3 out of 5)
The overall feel and presentation of WWE Smackdown versus Raw 2009 is disappointing at times. It still has some of the problems from last year; the crowd is poorly detailed, and the camera is a pain at times, just quickly panning across things. The character animations are lacking visual depth and detail.
Sounds of the game (3 out of 5)
The good character voice acting in WWE Smackdown versus Raw 2009 is often lessened by the audible hiccups that accompanied them, making the talking a little jumpy at times.
The sound effects are probably the most disappointing part; they were often weak and inaudible, poorly done and executed, and ultimately bringing the entertainment value of the game down.
The game's story line (3 out of 5)
One of the best things about Smackdown versus Raw 2009 is the story lines that are included with many of the modes, like MVP defecting from the USA, Triple H dealing with Evolution, and DX and CM Punk retaking ECW. Every wrestler has a unique style, entrance, exit and act, many familiar to wrestling fans, and they are all here for you to play.
How much fun is the game to play? (4 out of 5)
The variety of matches, wrestlers to choose from, fun and entertaining modes, and exclusive on line content included with Smackdown versus Raw 2009 gives you hours and hours of fun that could easily turn into days on un-ending free-for-all wrestling fun.
The game has improved from the 2008 version, but the general overall game play still needs work, and bugs still exist that need to be fixed, maybe next year.
WWE Smackdown versus Raw 2009 plays more like an arcade gaming experience, for now, with lots of screen assists and prompts to help you on your way to the top of the wrestling world.
The final grade (3 out of 5)
A fun, entertaining sports games, WWE Smackdown versus Raw 2009 has everything you have come to expect from previous wrestling titles by THQ, with a few extras that add to the interactive experience provided marginally.
All the modes were interesting and provided variety for the gamer and will certainly be a good tutorial for the real wrestling included with this title. The on line matches against unknown opponents, which can be really humbling and competitive, were for me the best part, especially when you find out your opponent is half your age. You can use the on line rating system included to see how you stand in the world of on line wrestling and go for "Legendary" status.
Overall Smackdown versus Raw is an improvement over previous titles and this is probably all we can really ask for, issues still exist with the Wii remote not registering moves at times and the animated wrestlers will occasionally stop wrestling for a second, but beyond this the game is solid fun.
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The 26th century time pod was a small craft used by 26th century historians for field observation.
One of these vessels was stolen by Berlinghoff Rasmussen in the 22nd century who took it to the 24th century and posed as historian from the future. While in the future he attempted to steal several objects from the USS Enterprise-D. He was caught by the crew of the Enterprise and trapped in the 2368 after the time pod returned to the 22nd century. (TNG: "A Matter of Time")
Now back in the 22nd century, Section 31 was able to retrieve the pod for themselves. Over the next two centuries they would attempt to strip the temporal displacement drive from the ship and adapt it to Starfleet systems. In 2377, the drive was destroyed, along with the USS Grolier from a Borg attack. (Star Trek: Phoenix-X: "Displacement Syndrome")
In an alternate reality, in 2377, the drive was installed aboard the Delta Flyer before returning to the primary reality. In 2382, the Temporal drive was installed onto the USS Phoenix-X for a mission to travel to the future. Shortly after the mission, the drive was uninstalled and returned to Section 31. (Star Trek: Phoenix-X: "Temporal Doom! Part I" & "Displacement Syndrome")
External linksEdit
- Time travel pod (26th century) article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Time travel pod (26th century) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.


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Well ,it seems that nearly everyone in the village ,including me ,has some kind of cold, aches, pains , coughs, fevers or just not feeling up to par. This always happens with the change of climate from hot to what we call cold!!
You may wonder what we class as cold here in the Yucatan as the temperature does not change that much over the year. But we have gone from a high of 38 C to a high of 30C during the day and by night it can hit as low as 10C. I know !You are thinking this cant be cold.
For the tourists coming from cooler climates it feels muy agradable , very comfortable, and the evenings are great for sleeping.I used to think the same until I got acclimatized to the weather conditions here and now when the thermometer drops in temperature ,I really feel it.
I bundle up in my hammock for the night with no less than three blankets, two on a calm night and still sometimes I wake up in the early morning around 4 ish wanting another blanket.
Now I know why Scrooge is always depicted as wearing a nightcap on his head in novels and movies,because in the cold, damp homes of ancient England one would feel much warmer.
I do remember the winters in England as a child. I would welcome the stone hot water bottle keeping my bed warm .T hen came the rubber type ones which were great because you could move them around in the bed wherever you wanted.I have often thought of trying to find them here but had no luck as yet or maybe I am just not looking in the right places .
I feel for the local people at this time of year ,as some don't even have blankets and have to sleep in their clothes to keep warm.. Still, there are many who live and sleep in a casa de huanos ( palm roof houses) with walls made only of sticks, great for the summer but not very comfortable in the winter. If they are lucky to have a relative with a brick home they may be invited to hang their hammocks for the night. Many of the older people have known to die of hyperthermia in these months, just as they do in Canada, during a cold spell.
Usually we start around November getting cold fronts that drift down from the north and can come and go until January. It seems like the cold fronts have come a little earlier than normal this year. I hope it wont last too long !
The coldest I have known, since living here , was about two years ago when the temperatures hit 5C and some place south from us Tekax it actually dropped to 0C .I think this was a record but it was talked about for days after.
Lets hope this cold front soon passes and that everyone regains their health . As for me Im taking lots and lots of local honey, fresh lemons and cinnamon with hot water.


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Are you one of those people that find hiring an office space and employees counterproductive? Would you rather build and run your business from home single handedly or with a co-founder/partner?
If yes, then you're not alone. As per the last recorded US Census Bureau statistics, there were just over 23 million non-employer firms operating in the US.
I've known people who've built a million-dollar businesses working from their mother's kitchen table. While it's quite possible to build one and replicate the success of others, it's also a very daunting task and more of a tall order because home is also the place where you relax with your family, have chores to run and if you have children, you'd be spending a great deal of time with them as well.
Amidst all of this, if you're gunning to build a successful startup that can scale up to and beyond the $1+ million mark in revenues, you've set yourself up for a challenge. Although, a sweet one at that, if you ask me.
So, what must you do to replicate the success of those who've 'made it'? There are a few things to get started, but as you start to grow, you have to improvise based on your unique situation, product, market and customer engagement. Let's look at a list of things that will get you started in the right direction.
- Stay motivated: If money is your motivation, you're likely to quit when revenues dip or when faced with tough times. Be motivated by the right reasons that can hold you in good stead and keep you moving forward when the going gets tough.
- Outsource and automate: There will be many tasks that are mundane but can get overwhelming (book keeping, expense management, social media monitoring, etc). Simply outsource to an agency, those that are not your strengths or leverage online tools available for self-servicing.
- One big task a day: focusing on just one or a couple of important tasks each day (those that move your business forward) will ensure you do them well and also help you get started--too many tasks tend to overwhelm and is a single biggest reason why people just don't start.
- Be mindful of your time: there are going to be distractions at home and in your personal life (classes, social life, holidays, etc). Set priorities based on the goals you want to achieve and regularly give yourself breaks as incentives.
- Entrepreneurship isn't fancy: entrepreneurship or the path to building a company isn't fancy or glamorous as it's projected to be. At most times, it's about being indoors hacking away at your laptop for many days at end. You also don't have fixed working hours--mostly, they'd be long.
- Remember who defines success: it's extremely important to be mindful of the fact that it's you who defines your success. There's no one else who holds the responsibility for the same and your business will only go that far as much as you'd want it to.
- Two things should have 90% of your attention: product and sales. Without a quality product, you can't expect sales. And without sales, you wont be able to continuously improve your product experience. Also, as Guy Kawasaki famously said, "Sales fixes everything", live that mantra, because only if you are cash-flow positive can you move forward.
- Learn new skills: learn all the skills that are imperative to move your business forward such as marketing, customer service, etc. The founders best do these, at least in the initial stages when they're discovering what channels work best.
- Don't be disheartened by failures: if you've started on the path to entrepreneurship, failures are imminent. Don't be disheartened. Improvise on the concept or the execution, pivot or look for your next best idea. Only if you keep trying is when you increase your chances of winning. Remember, you only need to get it right ONCE.
- Enjoy the process: in my journey of building four companies, I've realized it's very easy to get stressed and lost in the process of building. What helps at this stage is to refocus on the reason why you started in the first place. Think about that moment and then focus on the things that make you happy. Enjoy your days while building your company--this isn't a sprint, it's a long relay.
Whatever you decide to do as a business, always start with a problem that a specific category of people have or one that you have encountered yourself. Do not start up because market research states great potential for your industry.
Go the extra mile in finding out what challenges people are facing, and then build your product or service to address that. Most of the successful entrepreneurs solved a problem they personally encountered in their own lives.


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I'm back again 3 years later. My situation has gotten worse and hence the increase/new claim request I have just submitted and learning how interwoven my issues are and secondary claims. I've spent the past few weeks reading off and on. Learning the latest from for the few names I remember. Good to see some familiar names still here and I'm grateful for your wisdom and support to the Veteran(s) and their families and the community as a whole. I wish I could do more and contribute my limited experience to the new members but one of my major disabilities is with my dominant hand and shoulder/neck.
I've been struggling for 3 years now and continuing to work for fear of loosing health benefits that have helped me and my wife(100% SSDI)non veteran with continuing medical care prescription coverage etc. But probably the quick access and no limit to specialist etc.
That said, I am at a major crossroads with continuing to work with the trade off being the continued use of private health care vs being dependent on the VA all the time. That is one my major concerns since my wife's and my health situations are so complex. I've started the IMO process this time for the professional and expertise because of the complexity and really needing to get it right as possible this time. My first go around with a VSO experience they did the one form for the claim and I did all the rest gathered all the medical info, release forms, ebenefits uploads etc and made it to 50%. I have to give the RO credit though he/she did help me SC something I didn't even think of which got my rating to 50% the first time with a secondary connection.
I would like to post my current and increase and new claims to compare but I'll hold off for now and see how these first couple of months go.
I do have one major question though for the claim and it's a broad based question. I had let my employer know I was partially disabled from the VA and really nothing was done for my type of work, office work high stress etc, that was over 2 years ago. Long story short new manger understands my limitations and worked with our HR and we now have a reasonable accommodation letter and DR form filled out with bare minimum instructions to my employer. ((I was really upset finding out prior manager did nothing, trusted them because I knew them so long. Yes read EEOC and all that and holding for now)) Back to main question should I upload the reasonable accommodation letter from my employer and DR to the claim? The wording is very generic but implies breaks every 2 hours etc for 10 minutes and some other minor things. Is that a hinder or help in regard to claim overall and the reasonable accommodation? In other words if I'm doing increase and new will that help or rather hurt my claim?
Thanks in advance.
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As has been widely reported, the United States and China agreed to a temporary "cease fire" in the current round of tariff escalation. This happened this weekend at the G20 meeting in Argentina and the formal results of the meeting are not known. However the White House has issued a press release that outlines the basic terms of the deal that was cut in Buenos Aires.
On the tariff issue, there are two components to the G20 agreement:
First: The U.S. had threatened to raise tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese product from 10% to 25% effective January 1, 2019. In exchange for the United States not raising tariffs in January, China has agreed to purchase a "substantial, amount of agricultural, energy, industrial, and other product from the United States" so as to reduce the trade imbalance between the the U.S. and China. Note the following regarding this:
- The list of products has not been determined.
- The purchasing dates have not been determined.
- This kind of agreement is standard. China obtains concessions in return for agreeing to purchase products but it never does purchase the products as promised. There is zero doubt the US negotiators are well aware of this predilection.
The trade deficit is not the core basis of the United State's Section 301 claim against China. So even if China makes these purchases, this does nothing to address the issues that support the imposition of the existing and proposed tariffs.
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If at the end of this [90 day] period of time, the parties are unable to reach an agreement, the 10% tariffs will be raised to 25%.
As someone who has been involved with these sorts of China IP issues for decades, I view the odds at near zero that China will make significant and meaningful changes in their system on the issues that will be discussed. This means that if the White House is serious about its absolute deadline the chances of the tariff rate being increased come March are nearly 100%. However, tariffs are very unpopular in the U.S. business community, so it is not at all clear what Trump will actually do 90 days from now.
All of this means the new normal is still operative for China-United States business relations and U.S. companies that are doing business in China should us the next 90 days to make their plans on (a) how to begin or continue relations with their Chinese counterparts and (b) whether and how to move to other countries to mitigate the continuing China risk.
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It had been The exact same story with Netflix. The customer launched our browser before the link was complete, so we saw the same error message, but that disappeared mechanically, and we were free to browse and flow whatever Netflix content we enjoyed.
You are Not restricted to the services built to PureVPN's apps. YouTube wasn't contained on the list but by linking to a US server in the usual 21, we were got in.
Our Normal performance evaluations involve running custom software which connects to servers, assessing location time, rates and more. Regrettably, we couldn't get this working with PureVPN, or figure out why (whether that's our fault or theirs, we can not be convinced ).
But even An warning from the print clarifies that users are not permitted to have more than 200 sessions every day if we did. That won't concern most people, but it does become a problem when you're running VPN benchmarks across a number of servers. Purevpn Youtube Tv
We fell Back on our older manual method of connecting via clients and checking the results from various speed checking websites, including SpeedTest.net, Fast.com and TestMy.net. This doesn't provide us to use, but there's still enough to get a sense for what the service can provide.
Our neighborhood UK servers diverse a little more than normal, but still gave us acceptable download speeds of connection that was 75Mbps.
Near Rates were mildly under average. Netherlands relations can often deliver substantially the very same speeds for us but they have been.
US Performance ranged from around 30Mbps to 50Mbps, on the west shore on the east. That is far from the fastest we've seen, but unless you're likely 24 hours of intensive torrenting, it's most likely not likely to cause you any issues.
As usual, Speeds tailed off radically for the locations. By way of example, New Zealand averaged 12Mbps, Vietnam had been 10Mbps, 1Mbps was touched by Taiwan, and China ranged from 3Mbps down to a pace the web benchmarking websites stalled mid-test. That places the size of PureVPN's system into perspective (having loads of servers doesn't matter if many are unusably slow), but if you're only planning to utilize the significant locations, it won't matter very much.
On a few Events, our PureVPN Windows customer was not able to link to our test server that is preferred. The issue here is that the connection didn't time out for several moments, and the Cancel button did not work, although that's not uncommon.
What You Need To Know About PureVPN
The Evaluation of Speed — How Fast is PureVPN?
Let us start off by making something clear, i.e. whatever VPN service you use, the internet speed will take a hit. That strike is a result. The vast majority of VPN providers make every effort. Unlike what many people are going to have you think like utilizing dial-up that it's not likely to be.
PureVPN, when compared to other comparable VPN services, happens to be much faster. So, yes it will live up to the promise of being the fastest in the business. Purevpn Youtube Tv
The way we tested the operation was by utilizing Ookala's nifty speed testing site and app. We ran the speed test on both global and domestic servers. Then we compared the results, calculated their percentage gap, and that's how we found PureVPN to be faster.
PureVPN includes a domestic latency of a mere 6.7percent percent. As a matter of fact, during our tests that were downloading, PureVPN improved rates that by our calculations is an incredible 346 percent percent. We found that rival VPN providers were slower. Some we guess were throttling download speeds because they did not want to worry out their servers.
Once it comes to uploads, PureVPN didn't really boost it like it did with downloads, but it took a mere 4.5% percent hit. If anything this is still among the upload scores we've seen from a VPN supplier.
Throughout our international speed tests, the latency increased by 200%. Though download speeds have been still a whopping 403.8% percent better than any of the competing products I tested it against. The uploads were 22.7% percent slower that is second best compared to perhaps Hotspot Shield which improved the upload rate by 1.4percent percent.
A Mind-Blowing Number of Servers
The map on the left lets you bypass the software's default recommendation and decide on a server on your own. Remember that by default PureVPN chooses the server which is the nearest one. When in China I discovered it kept picking up servers in Hong Kong by default which is not the fact but also only nearby that the cyberspace of Hong Kong is much less rigorously censored as mainland China.
PureVPN has over 2000 servers that are spread across 140 countries and 180 areas around the world. Servers are located in Africa, Central America, South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Asia. You might think that PureVPN just has servers in nations which don't censor or block sites, but you'd be wrong. Servers in Russia, Turkey, and China are there in case they were needed by you.
It Doesn't Slow Down Your Online
Over time VPN services, generally speaking, have received bad press for notoriously slowing down net speeds that users have not been pleased with obviously. There are still many VPN providers that slow down everything might be already slow net. Fortunately, with PureVPN that's not true even if you use it to stream Netflix, YouTube, etc..
In addition to not slowing down your internet, PureVPN supplies quite a few other features like robust servers which can be found across the world and which scored exceptionally during our speed tests. Then there is also the simple fact that encryption is used by them, with apps for Android and iOS apparatus. Even though there are many more reasons to consider PureVPN as we will examine in detail below. Purevpn Youtube Tv
Excellent Set of Features and Easy to Understand
I've used dozens of VPN programs over time, also PureVPN is like a breath of fresh air. It is very simple to use and in relation to the last time that I used the app its geared towards individuals who are new to using VPNs. As soon as PureVPN loads you're motivated to choose from five options, i.e. Security, Internet Freedom, Stream, Remote/Dedi IP (this attribute offers you a dedicated IP) and File Sharing. The program then provides an experience that is predicated on the option selected.
Another thing I enjoy about PureVPN is that all the attributes are to the stage. For example, their Web Freedom feature lets you select what region you need to get Netflix out of, such as from the UK, Australia, etc.. In which it's otherwise blocked you could access Netflix.
Compared to the last time I used PureVPN now around it felt zippier. The interface was glowing, with vibrant pictures some of which could be difficult to read on a screen that is . You'll observe the IP address, link status, and the length of your session once you are connected to a private server.
The traffic graph gives you a good feel for just how much bandwidth has been consumed, which is useful for anybody on a metered online connection. Nonetheless, it is important to mention for all those worrying about information caps which PureVPN doesn't have any. You're just limited to what the ISP has in store for you!
Like many other competing VPN providers, you pick the server along with the nation it is based in. You can search for servers and then click them to connect. Some servers based on where you're located are going to be faster than others because of lower latency.
You can also select which protocols to use. Choose between OpenVPN, IKEv2, SSTP, PPTP, and L2TP. Then there is PureVPN's own stealth protocol that according to the provider ensures the anonymity. Since folks like me have PureVPN makes it easy by giving a rate and security rating for every. The key point to notice here is because the security improves the rate slows down. You'll need to strike a compromise between both based on what is needed. By default, a protocol is chosen by the software. Most people who don't work for the CIA (pun intended) will be OK with the default option. Purevpn Youtube Tv
Hands-on and First Impressions
We've admittedly used PureVPN before, but following a hiatus or two years we pretty much forgot how things worked. You are going to have to enter your email and choose a password, As soon as you've chose to subscribe and download their software. Perhaps confusingly and interestingly, this is not what you'll use into the program to log-in, but it is used for billing purposes.
After subscribers have paid, they get an email with the username and password in plain text. We've used VPNs using the exact same system to payment identities that were distinguish from user identities that ensures better anonymity. Yet we believe that it could be perplexing to users but its something you get used to. Additionally, in our experience the email tends to land for some reason, so make certain to check that also.
Customer Support
PureVPN includes a large support Website with a number of tutorials and troubleshooting manuals. The opening page points you Setup Guide, Troubleshoot, For Users in China and to see nearly all of these segments, and Netflix US, for example include more content than you'd anticipate.
The Setup Guide has subsections for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Smart TV, Routers and Other Devices, as an instance, as well as some of those sections have more information than the whole support website of lesser VPNs.
Though It's an impressive Quantity of work, we are Unsure how effective and reliable it may be. We checked the manual OpenVPN setup manual and discovered it failed. OpenVPN wasn't installed correctly, there were no PureVPN configuration files, and there was no information in the guide to help us figure this out.
If the Site can not help, you can send an email or raise a support ticket from within the customer. We took the ticket path and the service done well, with the support team delivering a response to our evaluation question to us .
Alternatively, You can use live chat . We found it could take a moment or two to receive a response, and even then, we weren't given the degree of aid by the agent as we had obtained to our email query. PureVPN couldn't get close to the level of support we had obtained from top competitors like ExpressVPN, afterward, but we're still glad the choice is available. With quick email service to hand, any chat issues you might have aren't too significant. Purevpn Youtube Tv
Last verdict
PureVPN Comes bundled with a heap. These do not always work as you may expect, though, and there are lots of usability issues with the apps — but demanding users who'll use this level of VPN power must give PureVPN an appearance.
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I'm trying to restore a 18.104.22.168 On Demand instance from backup locally to a laptop for diagnosis and development.
However, I cannot get the login page to load due to a JS error.
The error is in utils.js:
The comment in utils.js talks about 'siteUrl'. I just assume that comes from $suger_config['site_url'], which I have set in config_override.php as $sugar_config['site_url'] = "http://ewd.local". (This was not the case)
Inspecting in a prior and working local ION deployment's utils.js and I get a url like "cache/javascript/base/components_1c8f5d241265570e3f6564e6f21848e3.js"
My problem is with SugarCRM 18.104.22.168 Pro. I've been able to successfully deploy the same ION instance locally back when it was at version 7.7.X.X
I've done the following without any luck:
- Cleared the cache/ folder.
- Performed a Quick Repair (via command line php script)
- Cleared browser cache.
I've also reviewed these forums, and the On-Demand -> On Prem support docs and found nothing.
Any thoughts/guidance would be greatly appreciated.


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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a popular technology for stimulating human cortical neurons, due to its safety, noninvasiveness, and efficacy. A TMS device is just a little coil of wire, through which 10,000 Amps of current is cranked during a period of only a few hundred microseconds; the resultant rapidly-changing magnetic field induces eddy currents in the brain. Depending on the protocol used, TMS can drive/inhibit a region of cortex corresponding to roughly a cubic centimeter or two, and is being explored for the treatment of depression, the reduction of auditory hallucinations during schizophrenia, and the alleviation of tinnitus and migraines. Thousands of papers on medicine and psychology have been written using this tool.
Yet the device itself is expensive and rare — they can run from $20,000 to $50,000 or even more, despite the fact that they are, in essence, a coil, a switch, a bank of capacitors, and a power supply. Much of the art lies in making the devices safe and fail-proof. Is it possible to hack/engineer a system that is safe, fault-tolerant, efficacious, and inexpensive? And furthermore, can we facilitate a community that will devise such devices, and share information about protocols and approaches to brain hacking?
This past August at Foo Camp, a hackers' conference in Northern California, a group of people got together and set out to do just that. We are designing a safe, noninvasive, modular, and "open source" brain stimulator that will open up the field of circuit modulation to a wider audience. Members of the group include therapists and mental health professionals, engineers, programmers, and others interested in either the development of such devices, or the sharing of information on this front. Key to the design is safety — we want to make sure that the devices we create are as safe as devices on the market. Also, all the information is released under the Creative Commons "Attribution and Sharealike" license. This is a new model for "open source" medical device development — which may move it beyond the domain of simply creating "cool toys," and to creating real devices.
You can find out more information, or contribute to the project, or learn from the project, at


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Posted by Jack Tumen
It's time to wrap up the AFC by analyzing the division that was the best in the conference last year by producing three playoff teams; the AFC West.
We start from the bottom up. Listen, I want to be able to root for the Raiders but their brass just makes terrible decision after terrible decision, like signing Matt Schaub to be their starter after the worst season of his career or publicly considering a move to San Antonio. Listen up Mark Davis; if your father was still alive he'd fucking kill you if you tried moving his perennial Golden State franchise to Texas. By the way, you have the worst haircut in the history of haircuts.
About football, though. Last year's Raiders look very different from this year's Raiders. They added a number of big names through free agency on both sides of the ball. The only problem is that everyone they signed is past their prime; Justin Tuck, Maurice Jones-Drew, Carlos Rogers, Antonio Smith, Kevin Boothe, Donald Penn, James Jones, Tarell Brown, LaMarr Woodley and of course, Matt Schaub. Seven of those guys are 30 or older and the other three are 29, one of which will turn 30 during the season. That's not to say these guys have nothing left in the tank – that's a solid crew right there – but it doesn't help this franchise improve in the long-term. It's another quick-fix for a team that needs to be investing in its future, like the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns- two franchises that recognize they're in a downswing and are gradually and patiently acquiring young talent the way it should be done.
It also doesn't help that the Raiders absolutely suck at drafting. This year, however, Khalil Mack was considered a no-brainer at no. 5. Then again, so was Aaron Curry for the Seahawks at no. 4 so time will tell. Without much of a choice, they used another high draft pick on a hopeful quarterback-of-the-future in Derek Carr; my favorite QB in this draft class. Again, time will tell. I'm also a fan of third-round guard, Gabe Jackson.
Looking at this roster, the talent level is fairly even across the board between youngsters and vets alike. There's an obvious running back battle between MJD and DMC. In all honesty, Oakland should have held on to Rashad Jennings, who admirably filled in for McFadden by setting career-highs in rushing yards and receptions. Instead, they went after the guy Jennings used to back up in Jacksonville. At this point in time, though, Jennings seems to have surpassed MJD on the running back totem pole. They're virtually the same age – both 29 and born three days apart from one another – but Jennings' body is much more preserved from being a career backup and playing four-fewer years of professional football than Jones-Drew's; that's why he's the clear-cut starter for the New York Giants.
On defense, Chimdi Chekwa has reportedly been standing out in the secondary. Chimdi Chekwa. He's playing back there with a 37-year-old version of Charles Woodson and Tyvvon Branch, who missed all but two games in 2013 after breaking his leg. Nick Roach unquestionably had his best season ever as the starting middle linebacker and he'll get some help from the Mack Truck.
Other Notables: Matt Schaub will be the 18th quarterback to start a game for the Raiders since 2003 (Derek Carr will soon be the 19th;) Tackle, Austin Howard was a solid free agent pickup; James Jones headlines a WR group with Rod Streater and Andre Holmes; Tight ends, Mychal Rivera and David Ausberry, are battling it out at training camp for the starting job; QB Matt McGloin could find a way to reunite with college coach, Bill O'Brien.
The Chargers offense experienced a revival in 2013 under new Head Coach, Mike McCoy. Philip Rivers completed a career-high 69.5% of his passes while Ryan Matthews rushed for a career-high 1,255 yards while starting all 16 games for the first time ever. Rookie wideout, Keenan Allen, burst on the scene to lead the Chargers in receiving yards and tie for first in touchdowns as the squad finished 9-7 and earned themselves a wild-card berth.
It was a close call, though. San Diego's defense was awful, particularly in the secondary where they allowed 255.8 pass YPG, good for 28th in the league. With their priorities in order, the Chargers used their first round pick on TCU standout, Jason Verrett. They followed that up by scooping Brandon Flowers off the market when the Chiefs surprisingly cut him loose after a pro-bowl season. The two will join safeties Marcus Gilchrist and Eric Weddle on the back side.
Elsewhere on defense, San Diego's front office chose to pull the plug on former first-round OLB, Larry English, while drafting Gerogia Tech's Jeremiah Attaochu in the second round as his replacement. Dwight Freeny will try to rebound after missing much of last year with a torn quad muscle. Donald Butler was yet again solid for this linebacking corps, finishing second on the team with 84 tackles behind Eric Weddle.
The Chargers' offense has a nice mix of players. Danny Woodhead has been a great compliment to Ryan Matthews, catching 76 balls last year behind only Antonio Gates. Speaking of Gates, he might be a bit underrated at this point in his career. However, keep an eye on the athletic freak behind him named Ladarius Green, who's waiting to be unleashed in this high-flying passing attack. Malcolm Floyd will return from a scary neck injury to start once again for this offense opposite Keenan Allen while Eddie Royal mans the slot.
Other Notables: WR Vincent Brown has failed to produce when given opportunities; the offensive line is looking rather strong again; remember the name Manti Te'o?
The most impressive team turnaround in the NFL last year was the Kansas City Chiefs under new Head Coach, Andy Reid. With a new starting quarterback in Alex Smith, KC took the field with newfound confidence, winning its first nine games on the way to an 11-5 record.
Jamaal Charles was one of the most impactful players in the NFL in 2013, single-handedly carrying the Chiefs' offense by leading them in rushing and receiving while scoring 20 total touchdowns – just three fewer than Alex Smith threw for. It was quite a feat for a player that's dealt with his fair share of injuries throughout his career.
The only problem was that it made Kansas City incredibly one-dimensional; and even though everyone knew they'd make the playoffs, everyone also knew that they wouldn't get too far once they got there. Regardless of the moderate upgrade of Alex Smith at QB, they had no depth at wideout or tight end. This year, the problem is much of the same. They had the opportunity to select a number of big name wideouts early in the draft and passed on each chance they got, leaving their wideout corps consisting of 29-year-old Dwayne Bowe and 30-year-old Donnie Avery.
The Chiefs' defense was 70% of the reason they were as good as they were in 2013, allowing under 20 PPG. They seemed to be returning fumbles and interceptions for touchdowns on nearly every other play (they were a fun fantasy defense to own last year.) With marquee players like Derrick Johnson, Eric Berry, Tamba Hali, Dontari Poe, Sean Smith and Justin Houston, KC had veteran experience everywhere. Even unheralded players like Husain Abdullah and Marcus Cooper – who lead the defense in passes defended – made big plays in the secondary on numerous occasions. However, two of their top defensive backs, Kendrick Lewis and team interceptions leader Quentin Demps, left via free agency. So KC went out and drafted CB Phillip Gaines out of Rice and signed safety, Steve Gregory, to fill those holes.
Other Notables: First-round rookie defensive end, Dee Ford, will keep this defense mean; WR Junior Hemingway has the opportunity to make a name for himself this year; Last year's number one overall pick, Eric Fisher, will need to make a huge leap this season; Rookie QB, Aaron Murray, fits very well in this offense and has an Alex Smith-like style of play; Second-year TE, Travis Kelce, needs to stand out from a thin position group; Rookie RB, De'Anthony Thomas, adds much-needed speed in both the running and passing game.
The 2013 Broncos rode to the Super Bowl with the best offense of all time, led by the best quarterback of all time (yep, I said it.) They set all kinds of records while emulating a better version of any Madden offense you've ever played with. Yet, when super offense met super defense – well, we all know how that ended.
So Denver went into the offseason with the goal in mind of beefing up it's own defense – and boy did they ever, signing big-time free agents Demarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and TJ Ward. They add much needed experience and veteran leadership to a defense that could've used more of it last year. Will it be enough to get them back to the big one and then some? We'll just have to wait and see.
One thing's for certain; this defense is certainly a deep unit now with players like Derek Wolfe, Terrance Knighton, Von Miller and Danny Trevathan. First-round rookie CB, Bradley Roby, will look to make an impact early and often for this secondary with Chris Harris returning from injury.
The cast will be much of the same for Denver's offense – key players like Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker and Julius Thomas will continue to put up big numbers. However, some new faces will contribute in key roles. Montee Ball takes over as the starting running back following the release of Knowshon Moreno and Emmanuel Sanders will fill the third receiver role now that Eric Decker is on the Jets. Another name to watch will be rookie wideout, Cody Latimer, who's reportedly had a great camp and will be the team's fourth wide receiver.
Will this be Peyton Manning's last season? That's the biggest question surrounding the Broncos this year. One thing's for certain, he doesn't have many left – and with that, the Super Bowl window for this franchise continues to close ever-so-quickly. It's as much a "win now" situation as any script-writer could conjure up.
Other Notables: RBs Ronnie Hillman and CJ Anderson are battling it out in camp for the number two spot; Rookie WR, Bennie Fowler was one of my underrated wideouts in the 2014 draft class; Will the baton eventually be handed to Brock Osweiler or will Denver look to draft another young quarterback next year?
Final Standings
Denver: 13-3
Kansas City: 8-8
San Diego: 8-8
Oakland: 5-11
It's gonna be tough sledding for this division in 2014 as they play the AFC East and the dominant NFC West. It's no secret this is the Broncos' division; San Diego will essentially be the exact same team as last year, gutting out some tough wins but not talented enough all around to excel where they should. .500 should be attainable but it might not be enough to earn a wild card berth; With no major improvements to its roster, Kansas City will regress in 2014. Jamaal Charles needs help carrying this offense and without any new playmakers at wideout or tight end, it won't be hard to key in on what the Chiefs want to do on offense in 2014. Their schedule was also epically easy last year; Oakland needed to get younger and ended up getting older – and while they gained a great deal of veteran leadership, winning the free agent game off the field doesn't always translate to wins on the field. The future could be brighter with Derek Carr lying in wait – but for now the Raiders get sucked deeper into the black hole.
Next up: NFC East