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F&SF, January 1962
For the past six or seven months, we've been doing a #TBT (Throw Back Thursday) feature on the F&SF Twitter account and Facebook page. For the new year, we thought it might be good to add them here where they can be easily found under the "F&SF History" tag.
#TBT to the January 1962 issue of F&SF with this holiday lonely robot cover by Mel Hunter. We featured this cover last month as one of the classic Christmas-themed illustrations from F&SF, but the fiction is also worth noting.
The issue leads with "Christmas Treason" by James White, in which a group of children with special powers decide to help Santa Claus. Worried that Santa can't visit everywhere in the world, they hijack the world's ICBMs and replace nuclear payloads with toys. The children with talents in his story feel very much like a group of proto-X-men. (Prof. X and his gifted youngsters first appear in 1963.) White lived in Northern Ireland and was anti-violence, even in his fiction, a theme which shows up in this novelet.
White's story is followed by one of Grendel Briarton's Feghoots, this one about the migration of neo-beatniks to the moon around 1980. As might be expected, the only violence done by Feghoot is to the English language. Dig it or go back to Squaresville!
Then there's "A Time to Keep," Kate Wilhelm's first story for F&SF. There was a Special Kate Wilhelm issue in September 2001. Harrison is an English professor who keeps stepping through doorways to other, distressing places, with escalating effects as he returns. One of his colleagues and his doctor try to help him, but it may be too little too late. Fifty-four years after being published, Wilhelm's story still holds up very well.
It's followed by Jay Williams wry "Interplanetary Sex," which depends more on the mores of the period and seems quaintly dated today.
"The Deer Park" by Maria Russell appears to be her first and only published short story. The editor's intro says nothing about her. Russell's listing in isfdb states that her legal name is/was Mary R. Standard, without giving any source for the information. Our google-fu turned up a Mary R. Standard in NY during this period who commented on social and computer programming issues. The same? The writing in this story is polished and often beautiful, proof of some practice. One wonders where the other stories are and what happened to them.
"Please Stand By" by Ron Goulart, the second of his Max Kearney stories, concerns a man who turns into an elephant on holidays. It has been translated into numerous languages and reprinted at least a dozen times.
"Prelude to a Long Walk" is a short-short by Nils T. Peterson, one of three stories he published in F&SF in the early 1960s. The story begins (after an epigraphical quote): "He sat on his hill and watched the cities join one another. At first they touched gently like young lovers."
The issue ends with a second novelet, "Progress" by Poul Anderson, the second of his Sky People, or Maurai, adventures.
Add in a science column by Isaac Asimov and book reviews by Alfred Bester, and a poem by James Spencer on the last page that ends:
"And in the quiet of the night
We look out the window and watch
The planets circling like wolves."
…and you have another issue well worth 40 cents, even considering inflation. F&SF won the Hugo for Best Professional Magazine in 1963 for the stories it published in 1962.
Interview: David Gerrold on "The White Piano"
– Tell us a bit about "The White Piano."
In one sense, the story is about love and loss, but the connecting theme is the love of great music. And we never lose that love. Music is about sharing feelings, it's possibly the most profound experience that human beings can create — at least, with our clothes on. I spent as much time researching and listening to the music as I did researching the history of the period.
– What was the inspiration for this story, or what prompted you to write it?
Sometimes I just start writing from an image or a scene and let that lead me into the story. The scene is a doorway into a new world, so the writing isn't just about the story–it's about discovering the world in which the story occurs. This one started with a dream about something scratching at a door, and somewhere in there was a smile as well. The story really came to life for me when I started researching the run-up to WWII. I needed the piano to have a special quality, it had to represent a joyous spirit.
– Was "The White Piano" personal to you in any way? If so, how?
In one sense, it's a love-letter to my own grandmother. She didn't play the piano, but she was a maestro in the kitchen. Friday nights at her house were a great family gathering, the food never stopped coming, and neither my Mom nor my sister ever matched her recipe for stuffed cabbage. She was the most joyous and generous human being I've ever known in my life. She loved doing things for others. She was a short lady, a little bundle of energy, and she was always there, no matter what, and I still miss her — so "Gramma" in this story is my personal recreation of her spirit.
– What would you want a reader to take away from this story?
A smile — and a trip to the record store to discover previously unheard music. Some of the best times of my life have been spent browsing through the stacks at Tower Records, discovering adventures I would not have had otherwise. Maybe I'll write a story about a used book and record store….
There is one observation that I might add — much of my short fiction is contemplative, a short step in a character's transformation, not a big leap. Readers who expect a grand adventure will likely be disappointed, but I think the most profound adventure is the internal one — the discovery of self, and that's been a theme in a lot of my recent work.
– What are you working on now?
I've got the first chapter written to "Joseph," the sequel to "Jacob," my vampire novel. (The first chapter was "Monsieur.") I've got the first chapter written on a fantasy adventure, and I'm editing the fifth book in THAT series. (Yes, it's finished.) Thanks for asking.
"The White Piano" appears in the January/February 2016 issue of F&SF. You can buy that issue here: https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/toc1601.htm
You can subscribe to F&SF here: https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/subscribe.htm
Interview: E. Lily Yu on "Braid of Days and Wake of Nights"
– What research did you do for "Braid of Days and Wake of Nights?"
Before I wrote a single word of the story, I spent a whole day with the tapestries and narwhal horns at the Cloisters, then another day walking the length and breadth of Central Park with the 1994 Colbert and Vollath map, which is a real beauty. While I was writing the story, Usman Malik advised me on drug regimens, and I turned repeatedly to Jay Lake's blog for his depictions of cancer and chemo. I also read multiple papers and grammars of AAVE for a couple of pages of dialogue, because I didn't trust my own ear to get it right, and Nisi Shawl very kindly looked my work over right before publication. My main difficulties were architectural, but thanks to the New York Landmarks Conservancy's Brownstone Guide, I now know far more than I ever needed to know about historical sandstone restoration, and a similar dive into windows meant that for a brief time I could jaw your ear off about six-over-sixes and Juliet balconies.
– When and how did this story come about?
The premise came in a flash one day, and the idea struck me with its rightness, like a big neon OF COURSE! I wrote the first draft at Clarion West in 2013, the week that Margo Lanagan was teaching, and I benefited enormously from her comments, as well as those of my classmates. Usman's medical expertise was invaluable. Nine or ten drafts later, C.C. Finlay helped me hammer out a decent title.
– What was your relationship to Jay Lake?
I met him at the 2012 Worldcon, exchanged several emails with him, and saw him at a few conventions afterwards. It was not a long acquaintance, but I gained a great deal by his advice and encouragement. The man radiated warmth and openness, and he gave and gave. Everywhere he went, he carried with him a zone of welcome at least eight feet in diameter. I think that in many ways he embodied the very best that the SF&F community had to offer, and if we could extend to each other the same kindness he did, and see each other as clearly as he saw people, we would have ourselves a small heaven.
"Braid of Days and Wake of Nights" appears in the January/February 2016 issue of F&SF.
You can buy the issue here: https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/toc1601.htm
You can subscribe to F&SF here: https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/subscribe.htm
F&SF, January 1956
For the past six or seven months, we've been doing a #TBT (Throw Back Thursday) feature on the F&SF Twitter account and Facebook page. For the new year, we thought it might be good to add them here where they can be easily found under the "F&SF History" tag.
#TBT sixty years to the January 1956 issue of F&SF and this cover by Solovioff. It doesn't illustrate a story in the issue and we'll be honest, we don't have any idea what's going on in this picture.
Nicholas Solovioff was a Harvard educated artist whose range of work spanned magazines, technical illustration, and the military. He taught at Parsons, was Artist in Residence for the New York Port Authority, and served in Vietnam as a USMC combat artist. (We wrote about Solovioff a little bit before back in July of last year when we covered the July 1955 issue of F&SF.) He did a number of covers for F&SF in the 1950s and was known for them.
The issue opens with "The Cosmic Charge Account" by C. M. Kornbluth, a satire about publishing and Functional Epistemology. The novelet shows Kornbluth's mastery of pacing, humor, and big ideas. Kornbluth was only 34 when he died of a heart attack in 1958, on his way to the F&SF offices to become the next editor.
The issue also includes "What Goes Up…" by Arthur C. Clarke, in the Tales From the White Hart series and "On the Hills and Everywhere" by Manly Wade Wellman from his John the Balladeer series, plus short stories by Robert Abernathy, P. Schuyler Miller, Theodore Cogswell, and Paul Carter.
The issue closes with the other outstanding story in the issue, the semi-autobiographical "Mr. Sakrison's Halt" by Mildred Clingerman. Clingerman's story is a bittersweet fantasy about an old woman and a girl, outsiders stuck in a small town during Jim Crow. F&SF's editor, Anthony Boucher, called it "as fresh and clear a draft of imagination as even she as yet offered us." He included the story in The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Sixth Series, which was reprinted several times over the next decade. Boucher dedicated the seventh volume in the Best From series to Clingerman, calling her "the most serendipitous of discoveries." Clingerman lived in Arizona where she was a founder of the Tuscon Writers' Club and taught at the University of Arizona.
The issue also includes "The Jet Propelled Couch," a psychological essay/story by Dr. Robert Lindner, who wrote Rebel Without A Cause (1944). The lengthy essay is a factual account of an atomic scientist who believed himself capable of travel to other dimensions of space and time and the therapist who eventually comes to believe him also. A fascinating account of sex, science fiction, and the suspension of disbelief. A reader on Twitter pointed out that Carl Sagan discusses this account in his book, The Demon-Haunted World.
Throw in a poem by Winona McClintic and a book review column by Anthony Boucher, and the 128 pages feel packed. A good start to a new year.
Editor's Note for Jan/Feb 2016
The January/February issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction is now on sale! You can order a single copy of the issue from our website or buy an electronic edition from Amazon or AmazonUK.
Usually we start with a story we love and commission a cover for it, but when Bob Eggleton sent us the Martian landscape that adorns this issue, we snatched up the illustration and went looking for stories to match. Eggleton did his first cover for F&SF in 1991 and won four Chesley Awards for his F&SF covers (May 1996, May 1998, August 1999, July 2003). It's been a few years since we featured his work on the magazine and we're glad to have him back.
We're also excited to share the three stories that we've lined up for this issue to go with the cover. We start with discoveries: in addition to his many literary achievements, Gregory Benford is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of California, Irvine, has been an advisor to NASA, and has served on the board of the Mars Society, so he's uniquely suited to write about Martian exploration. His novel The Martian Race (1999) and its sequel The Sunborn (2005), were about the first team of scientists-explorers to visit the fourth planet. With "Vortex" in this issue, Benford continues those Martian explorations. From beginning to ends: in our second Martian tale, "Number Nine Moon" by Alex Irvine, we have an adventure story about mankind's final day on Mars. And how things might have been: most stories set on our neighboring planet take place in the future, but Mary Robinette Kowal won the 2014 Hugo Award for "The Lady Astronaut of Mars," which is set in an alternate history where a Martian base was established in the 1950s using the technology available in that era. "Rockets Red" by Kowal is set in that same Bradburyian universe.
But the issue isn't all about outer space and other planets. "Smooth Stones and Empty Bones" in the debut story by Bennett North, a tale that skirts the borders of fantasy and horror to explore love and loss. That's followed by "The White Piano" a ghost story by David Gerrold, who last appeared in our September/October issue with his vampire story, "Monsieur."
We follow that with a group of science fiction stories that take place here on Earth, starting with "Caspar D. Luckinbill, What Are You Going to Do?" by Nick Wolven. Wolven's previous story for F&SFF&SF. "Robot From The Future," this issue's contribution, offers exactly what the title promises… and more. Leo Vladimirksy debuted in F&SF with the grim near future story "Collar" (March/April, 2014). He returns to that same desperate possible future in this issue with "Squidtown."
The issue also includes a generous helping of fantasy, set on other worlds and our own. "Touch Me All Over" by Betsy James is her second story for F&SF, following "Paradise and Trout" (July/August, 2015). She tells us that it began when she imagined a knife so sharp it would cut through anything humans could create. In recent years, one of the most popular series with our readers has been Matthew Hughes's tales from the Archonate universe. Of all the colorful Archonate personalities to traverse these pages – Guth Bandar, aspiring academic; Henghis Hapthorn, freelance discriminator; Luff Imbry, master criminal – perhaps none have been as welcome as Raffalon the Thief, who returns in this issue with "Telltale." Albert E. Cowdrey's stories can often be difficult to classify, which is just one of the reasons we love them. "The Visionaries" in this issue is one of those stories which straddles genre boundaries, but is very specific in its final effect.
The issue ends with "Braid of Days and Wake of Nights" by E. Lily Yu, who dedicates it in part to Jay Lake. Lake was one of the most prolific and promising young writers of the decade that stretched from 2004, when he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction, to 2014, when cancer cut his life prematurely short. Like Lake, Yu is a winner of the John W. Campbell Award, taking home the trophy in 2012. This is her first story for F&SF.
That's 12 stories and over 80,000 words of fiction!
Every issue features one story that we also offer for free download online, via our free electronic digest for Kindle. (The UK version is available here.) This month's free story — which you can also find in the print edition — is "Vortex" by Gregory Benford. Even if you don't subscribe to the magazine, you can click on this link and read Benford's story and all the columns in the issue for free.
Charles de Lint reviews Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers by Stephen King, The Land Beyond All Dreams and Dragon's Luck by Bryan Fields, the Spirit Caller series by Krista D. Ball, and Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winnick. James Sallis reviews two new story collections, The End of the End of Everything by Dale Bailey and Ghost Summer: Stories by Tananarive Due. David J. Skal reviews the films "Air" and "Z for Zachariah." In our science column, Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty discuss terraforming Earth to address the effects of runaway carbon and global climate change. And in our Curiosities column, Graham Andrews takes a look at The Truth About Wilson, a 1962 novel about sports, war, and the fantastic by W. S. K. Webb.
After you read the issue, or even part of it, we hope you'll share your thoughts on one of these sites:
- Twitter: @fandsf
- Facebook: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Goodreads: Jan.-Feb. 2016 F&SF
- F&SF Forums: Jan.-Feb. 2016 issue
In the meantime… enjoy!
C.C. Finlay
Fantasy & Science Fiction


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Hey Ladies! We're starting a new 8 week study called, Restless by Jennie Allen. It will start Tuesday, July 23 at the Renteria home – 3767 37th ave at 7pm. goes for 8 weeks. Please join us and invite your friends.
Do You Feel Like You're Missing Something? Jennie Allen, founder of If: Gathering, directs you on how to find the best way to use your spiritual gifts.
What if this feeling wasn't a bad thing? It could be a longing for more of God and a catalyst to living the life that was designed before the foundations of the earth were laid.
A lot of us, if we're honest, are afraid. We hold our dreams close to our chest. But our passions have a purpose—they were engineered for God's greater plan and he intends for us to use them for his glory and purposes.
In Restless, Bible teacher and fellow struggler Jennie Allen explores practical ways to identify the threads of your life and how to intentionally weave them together. She explains how your gifts, passions, places, and relationships aren't random; they're deliberate and meaningful. And your suffering—it's possible it has produced the very thing you want to give back to the world.
Using the story of Joseph, the dreamer, Jennie explains how his suffering, gifts, relationships—all of the threads of his life—fit into the greater story of God and how our stories can do the same. What would happen if God got bigger than your fear and insecurity, and you spent the rest of your life running without reservation after his purposes for you? You were created for more.


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Here is a simple, but fun way to practice the letters of the alphabet. We did an alphabet scavenger hunt with magazines!
Use a few old magazines, and let your kids hunt for the letters. It is great for working on their motor skills as well- they love to cut and paste, right? This kept my 4-year old busy for a while. I went through and helped her out by cutting out some of the larger letters- article headings.
Good luck finding the letter Z!


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a seat in her next photography class!!!!!
If you have not read anything about this class or seen the amazing photos that come OUT of this class, you need to check it out here: Snapshots of a Good Life.
So head on over to Karen's blog and get involved in the challenge!!!! You will have from now until Sunday, August 16th at midnight to submit your cards!!! You may upload your creations to the CFH Gallery here.


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31 Mar 2017
The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) is celebrating ten years as the voice of the Scottish real estate industry. The organisation began when the British Property Federation (BPF) sought to establish a representative voice for the industry in Scotland and partnered with the nascent Scottish Commercial Development Forum, established by Edinburgh-based developer Dan Macdonald, to form what is now the SPF.
David Melhuish, who is Director of the SPF and has been part of the organisation since its inception, said:
"The way the industry funds itself and the sectors it supports is now more challenging and diverse than ever before. What has not changed is the need to promote the industry to policy-makers at all levels of government, to identify positive measures to grow the industry and the wider Scottish economy.
"Ten years ago we were mainly engaged in the process of planning reform and while planning remains a key focus, today we are a strategic partner to policy-makers across a wide spectrum of real estate industry interests including finance, building standards, energy efficiency, property law, tax and residential investment and property investment and management."
To mark ten years of work for the real estate industry in Scotland, the SPF gathered with MSPs, SPF members and industry supporters for a Parliamentary reception on Thursday 30 March, hosted by the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, the Rt. Hon Ken Macintosh MSP.
Those attending included the SPF chairman Paul Curran, MD of Quartermile Developments and representatives of the Scottish real estate sector from across Scotland.
Wishing the SPF well on its 10th anniversary, BPF Chief Executive Melanie Leech said:
"The SPF was founded to give a united voice to the real estate industry in Scotland. Its work today ensures that policy-makers in Scotland understand the real estate industry's contribution to the economy, to building essential infrastructure and great places where we all live, work and spend our leisure time. The SPF ensures that the barriers to further investment in Scottish real estate are recognised and tackled at national and local level. Today the SPF reaches a significant milestone and I pay tribute to the SPF members and executive team in Scotland, for their work on behalf of our industry. "
For further information contact Melissa Clark at Indigo PR on 0131 554 1230.
About Scottish Property Federation
As a membership organisation the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) is the voice of Scotland's real estate industry. Established in 2007, SPF represents 185 organisations operating in Scotland. We include among our members: property investors including major institutional funds, developers, landlords of commercial and residential property, and professional property consultants and advisers. The SPF works closely with those who advise and decide on public policy in Scotland to ensure that they are aware of the consequences of their decisions for the property industry and wider economy.
As part of the British Property Federation we also benefit from close links with the leading UK property companies and investors in the UK as well as the BPF's contacts with Westminster.
For more information, please visit http://www.scottishpropertyfederation.org.uk or follow us on Twitter @ScotPropFed.


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Tropical house
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Tropical house, also known as trop house,[1] is a subgenre of deep house,[2][3] with elements of dancehall and Balearic house.[4] Artists of the genre are often featured at various summer festivals such as Tomorrowland.[5] The genre was popularized by artists including Thomas Jack, Kygo, Matoma, Lost Frequencies, Seeb, Little Mix and Klingande.[6]
The term "Tropical House" began as a joke by Australian producer Thomas Jack, but has since gone on to gain popularity among listeners.[2] The term "trouse" should not be confused with tropical house, as "trouse" is a genre that instead combines the feeling of trance and the beats of progressive house, using electro synths.[7]
In the mid and late 2000s, Bob Sinclar and Yves Larock created international hits which had many characteristics of tropical house, drawing inspiration from 1980's Hi-NRG music and in contrast with other sub-types of Electronic ("EDM") music of the time. In 2012, Unicorn Kid had created tropical rave, a faster form of the genre which would become known as tropical house. However, it was not until 2013 with Klangkarussell's "Sun Don't Shine" and the emergence of producers such as Kygo and Robin Schulz that tropical house became a dance music trend. During 2014 and 2015, producers such as Kygo, Lost Frequencies, Felix Jaehn, Alex Adair, Sam Feldt, Bakermat, Klingande and Faul & Wad Ad would join them with big tropical house hits.[1][8] Artists such as Justin Bieber helped the genre achieve massive commercial success during the mid 2010s. [9]
Tropical house is a subgenre of deep house, which is itself a subgenre of house music. Thus, it possesses typical house music characteristics, including synthesizer instrumentation, and a 4/4 kick drum pattern.[1] Tropical house differentiates itself from deep house, which can often have a very dark sound, whereas tropical house can be described as having a more uplifting and relaxing sound.[10] The tempo of tropical house songs is a little slower than deep house (100-115 bpm). Tropical house does not use the pumping compression effect of "big room" electro house. It usually includes tropical instruments such as steel drums, marimba, guitar, saxophone or even pan flute, and can sometimes use dembow rhythm patterns often attributed to genres such as dancehall and reggaeton.[1][4][8]
- For a list of tropical house producers, see: Tropical house musicians
- For a list of tropical house songs, see: Tropical house songs
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d Shah, Neil. "A Beginner's Guide to Tropical House, the Breakout Music Genre of 2015". WSJ. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ a b Guarino, Nick (19 May 2014). "World Premiere: Thomas Jack Presents Tropical House Vol. 3 Bakermat Guest Mix + Exclusive Interview". Thissongissick. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Kygo – Bringing Tropical House to Center Stage". EDM Exclusives. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Rihanna Was Making 'Tropical House' Before Justin Bieber — It's Called Dancehall". 27 January 2016.
- ^ Benrubi, William (3 September 2014). "Interview: Melodic House DJ/Producer Bakermat Talks Jazz, Soul, & What He's Got Planned on the Horizon". Casulin. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ Orlov, Piotr; Orlov, Piotr (26 May 2016). "Kygo on Birth of Tropical House, Billy Joel Fandom".
- ^ "The Future Is Trouse". Miami Music Week. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ a b "What the hell is tropical house?".
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2015/6804537/justin-bieber-omi-kygo-lillywood-robin-schulz-mr-probs-tropical-house-hits-2015
- ^ "Tropical House Is Hot Now, But Will It Last?".


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Union Bay Improvement District opens a new water treatment plant, hopes to eliminate future boil-water advisories
BC's logging practices called out by Comox Valley group
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BC's logging practices called out by Comox Valley group
Braving a brisk, cold wind on Nov. 8, supporters of Save Our Forests Team – Comox Valley (SOFT-CV) rallied outside Claire Trevena's office in Campbell River to protest the provincial government's continued logging of the last stands of productive old growth on the island.
In addition to two public surveys conducted in July, the province recently commissioned a two-person panel to travel throughout BC and gather more information about residents' attitudes regarding old growth logging.
But, according to SOFT-CV, neither panel member is an independent expert.
"They are shills who have business connections within the timber industry and are primarily interested in economic development," Megan Ardyche, an organizer of the protest, said.
One day before the protest, Premier John Horgan was in the Comox Valley for a ceremony breaking ground on a new long-term care facility.
SOFT-CV members asked Horgan if the province had any plans to stop logging productive old growth on the island in the face of the climate crisis.
"Well, there's a strike happening right now, so nothing's being logged," Horgan told a member of the group.
Monica Hofer, a member of SOFT-CV, then expressed her concerns regarding old growth logging to Horgan.
"What would you have me do?" he said. "If we don't log, we'll be fighting court battles with countries which we've signed agreements with about log exports. That'd cost millions of dollars and eat into the provincial health care budget."
Pat Carl is a frequent contributor to the Comox Valley Civic Journalism Project. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
Union Bay opens new water treatment plant, eliminates boil-water advisories
CVRD directors approve racecar testing at Smit Field for one year by 2-1 vote
Racecar testing will continue at Smit Field next to Nymph Falls Nature Park, at least for another season, after Comox Valley rural directors voted 2-1 in favour of a scaled-down temporary use permit
The Week: VIHA and province disrespect our hospital board, medical staff and the public
As the Vancouver Island Health Authority reduces health care services to north islanders and deflects accountability, the public looks to the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District board for advocacy
The Week: March for our planet today, but who will take the big, bold steps we need?
The Comox Valley will march at 1 pm today for changes to slow down climate change. But are we really just giving lip service when bolder actions are needed to save the planet?
The Week: Where did the Attorney General go; and, Trudeau's middle 'class'
Has the BC Attorney General's office may have changed its view of the Town of Comox's desire to alter the Mack Laing Trust? How else to explain the last eight months of dead silence?
Comox Valley climate activists join 1,700 discussion events worldwide
At a meeting with nearly 100 Comox Valley climate activists, Will Cole-Hamilton discussed global progress in solar and wind technologies, how the City of Courtenay has addressed climate change and why climate marches are so important
Petition put to BC Legislature: restore North Island pathology
North Island MLA Claire Trevena presented a petition signed by over 2,500 people to the BC Legislature Nov. 20 that calls for the return of onsite clinical pathologists' services to the Campbell River Hospital and to investigate possible conflicts of interest within Island Health
Comox Valley to discuss the climate crisis on Wednesday, Nov. 20
The Comox Valley will join millions of people worldwide to talk about the reality of the climate crisis, what it means and what you can do. The local event will take place from 7 to 9 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the Comox United Church Hall
BC's logging practices called out by Comox Valley group
Supporters of Save Our Forests Team – Comox Valley (SOFT-CV) rallied outside Claire Trevena's office in Campbell River to protest the provincial government's continued logging of the last stands of productive old-growth on Vancouver Island
Hospital district board debates advocacy role, doesn't back off on retaining NI pathology
Should the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District advocate for health care services on behalf of its constituents? Or is the district's role limited to funding 40 percent of selected capital projects?


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Drake Cheers On Serena Williams At U.S. Open: Flashes Huge Smile In Crowd — Pic
Serena Williams was more focused than ever in her semi-final match of the U.S. Open on Sept. 11, but it was probably hard for her to ignore the special guy cheering her on in the crowd! The tennis star's rumored boyfriend, Drake, was caught smiling from ear-to-ear while watching his lady. So sweet!
Serena Williams is just two matches away from making history by winning a Grand Slam, and Drake just couldn't stay away from watching her run in person. The rapper supported his reported ladylove during her U.S. Open semi-final match on Sept. 11, and couldn't stop grinning in the audience.
We've been waiting and waiting to catch a glimpse of Drake at the Open, but he's consistently stayed away for the whole tournament — until now. The 28-year-old looked so proud while watching his rumored girlfriend take on Roberta Vinci, and he couldn't wipe the smile off his face any time the TV cameras panned to him.
Although these two have been friends for quite some time, they've taken things to the next level — and were spotted kissing right in the middle of a restaurant on Aug. 23! Before their dinner date, Drake cheered Serena on at the WTA tournament in Cincinnati, which she won, and we've been obsessed with their relationship since. Looks like he was hoping to be her good luck charm once again!
Actually, HollywoodLife.com has learned that Drake has been after the tennis star for quite some time, but it's taken her awhile to give in. "They've known each other for years and there has always been a spark but the timing was off," an insider told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. "Drake was always saying to her, 'When are we going out?' Serena never thought Drake was seriously interested in her like that, though. He's such a player and a flirt, she thought he was just playing games. But when he really started pursuing her, she thought, 'Why not?'"
Unfortunately, the 33-year-old's family and friends are pretty worried that Drake will break her heart — they really don't trust him at all! And another person who's not too happy about this? Nicki Minaj! In fact, she wants Serena to know that Drake is only with her for one reason — he can't have Nicki. YIIIKES!
HollywoodLifers, what do you think if Serena and Drake as a couple?
— Alyssa Norwin


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A sneak preview of the making of my piece 'Source', at Eiffel Society. There was a couple of excellent photographers around taking pictures of the show when everything was up, I look forward to receiving those sooo much, but until then, there are these.
As you can see, beer and beds were consumed i n the making of this work ;-)
Special thank you to Tina Rautio and Jessie Vogal the interns that slaved away for me, Tina is a work horse and a very special lady. I COULD not have realised this piece without her.


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This is a blog post in defence of a tweet I wrote this morning which read as follows: "In honour of Jo Cox & in opposition to the haters & racists, Brits must vote remain on 23/6″
In an excellent article in The Guardian, Polly Toynbee wrote of the "corrosive" anger aroused by the forthcoming referendum on whether Britain remains or leaves the EU.The venomous reaction to my tweet could be construed as evidence of this. Here are a sample of the numerous comments I received:
- You really are despicable – exploiting her death for political gain
- Your comment is absolutely disgraceful and shames the Remain campaign
- You are a heartless, opportunistic ghoul.
I stand by what I wrote but feel motivated to explain / defend myself beyond the 140 character limit. Continue reading


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* Exported from MasterCook * CORN AND HAM CHOWDER Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Soups Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 tb Butter 1 t Vegie oil 1 md Onion -- diced 2 Shallots -- diced 3/4 c Diced cooked ham 3 c Peeled, cubed raw potatoes 1 Bay leaf 3 tb Chopped fresh parsley Salt Freshly ground pepper 3 c Milk 4 c Fresh corn (cut from 8 cobs) -or 4 c frozen corn 2 tb Flour 1/4 c Chopped fresh basil Butter Paprika In a large pot, melt butter and oil over medium heat. Saute onion and shallots 5 minutes, until softened not brown. Add potatoes, 2 c water, bay leaf, parsley, S&P. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes until potatoes are JUST tender. Meanwhile warm milk in saucepan over low heat. Add warm milk and corn to chowder and stir well. Put the flour in small bowl. Take 3 to 4 tb of hot broth from pot and mix w/flour to make a paste. Slowly add to pot, whisking to make a smooth soup. Let soup simmer 3 to 5 minutes until thickened and coorn is tender, but not soft. Remove form heat, stir in basil and serve with butter. Source: Leftovers by Kathy Grunst. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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GiaQuinta on State of the State: The time for talking is over…it's time for the GOP to act
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta from Fort Wayne issued the following statement after Gov. Eric Holcomb's State of the State speech earlier tonight (Jan. 15, 2019):
"The Governor is a fine speaker, but there is a point where we have to stop talking about doing the things we need to do to move Indiana forward, and start doing them.
"We have seen and heard bold talk so far about the need to do something for our teachers, but the talk is not being matched by the legislation that is moving through the Indiana House.
"Let's say it one more time: teachers do not need to have additional tax credits to buy supplies for their students, which is something their school corporations should be doing. Teachers need to be paid more. Now.
"It is good to see the governor speak about the need for a hate crimes law in Indiana. He needs to give that speech more forcefully to members of his own party, who are the biggest roadblocks to passage of this legislation. Indiana should not be one of five states without a hate crimes law.
"Our schools must be safer. Our workforce must be better-trained. Pre-K should be expanded. Public school funding should be protected. Charter, voucher, and virtual school programs should be held more accountable. DCS needs to do a better job protecting at-risk children. People with pre-existing medical conditions must have quality health care protections. Our elections must be open and accessible, encouraging Hoosiers to participate.
"All of these things can be done this session. We are prepared to act. Now."


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Okay so my problem is this. I have this code (with the preamble containing a package of tikz, graphicx, and tikz library of positioning).
\usepackage{tikz, graphicx, geometry}
\begin{tikzpicture}[round/.style={circle, draw=black!80, fill=black!10, very thick, minimum size=5mm}]
% Nodes
\node[round] (a) {a};
\node[round] (f) [right=of a] {f};
\node[round] (e) [below=of a] {e};
\node[round] (b) [below=of f] {b};
\node[round] (c) [right=of f] {c};
\node[round] (g) [below=of c] {g};
\node[round] (h) [right=of c] {h};
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% Lines
\draw[very thick, =] (a.east) -- (f.west);
\draw[very thick, =] (f.east) -- (c.west);
\draw[very thick, =] (c.east) -- (h.west);
\draw[very thick, =] (a.south) -- (e.north);
\draw[very thick, =] (e.east) -- (b.west);
\draw[very thick, =] (b.east) -- (g.west);
\draw[very thick, =] (g.east) -- (d.west);
\draw[very thick, =] (f.south) -- (b.north);
\draw[very thick, =] (c.south) -- (g.north);
\draw[very thick, =] (h.south) -- (d.north);
\draw[very thick, =] (a.east) -- (f.west);
\draw[very thick, =] (a.east) -- (f.west);
Basically, I want to fix the crooked lines and make them straighter. I'd prefer a simple way to fix this, if there is any...
PS. Some of the code at the end was copy-pasted. Basically the lines were copy-pasted to speed up the task so ignore the last two lines. (I don't know if it helps to understand this if I remove them, but let me know.) EDIT: Sorry, I was referring to the lines
\draw[very thick, =] (a.east) -- (f.west);
\draw[very thick, =] (a.east) -- (f.west);
at the end here.. Apologies for the misconceptions. I'm not sure if I should completely include them.
PSS. Can't copy-paste full code. This is part of a school homework thing. But I think I got the main bits.
EDIT 2: Full graph should look sort of like this (this was my version taken from a textbook redrawn on paint but I want it to look more appealing).
Basically, the lines on paint are even worse. So I tried using tikz for the first time to add them.


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Syntronik from IK Multimedia features 38 classic synthesizers
With Syntronik, a brand new virtual instrument from IK Multimedia, you get no less than 38 iconic synthesizers emulations all in one almighty package.
Syntronik is both Mac and PC compatible and will be available from July 2017.
Using a new hybrid sample and modeling synthesis engine, combined with an arsenal of high-quality modeled effects this is a one-stop shop for 38 vintage synthesizers.
Instruments from ARP, Yamaha, Roland, Moog, Sequential Circuits and Oberheim all feature.
Shipped with a 50GB library containing around 70,000 samples of these synths, the Syntronik engine has a newly developed synthesis engine that has been used to model four classic analogue filters: the Moog transistor ladder, Roland's IR3109 chip, the Curtis CEM3320 chip, and the Oberheim SEM state variable filter.
Syntronik also makes use of IK Multimedia's Drift Technology which I designed to emulate the way analogue circuits behave by reproducing the 'movement' associated with real analogue oscillators.
Syntronik also provides powerful digital filters like Formant and Phase filters that can take the analog source oscillators into other dimensions for modern timbral exploration.
Each synth also includes an arpeggiator and one has 38 effects derived from IK's T-RackS and AmpliTube software to add some spice to things.
The final money-shot is that you also layer up to 4 different synth parts which means an endless supply of sound creation options at your fingertips.
Here's the list of synths that are emulated
Syntronik includes the following 38 synths and string machines with over 2,000 instrument presets:
- Alesis Andromeda
- ARP String Ensemble (Solina)
- Elka Rhapsody 490
- Hohner String Performer
- Micromoog
- Minimoog Model D
- Modular Moog
- Moog Opus 3
- Moog Prodigy
- Moog Rogue
- Moog Taurus I
- Moog Taurus II
- Moog Taurus 3
- Moog Voyager
- Multimoog
- Oberheim OB-X
- Oberheim OB-Xa
- Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module)
- Polymoog
- PPG Wave 2.3
- Realistic Concertmate MG-1
- Roland Juno-60
- Roland Jupiter-4
- Roland Jupiter-6
- Roland Jupiter-8
- Roland JX-10
- Roland JX-3P
- Roland JX-8P
- Roland RS-09 Organ/Strings
- Roland RS-505 Paraphonic
- Roland TB-303 Bassline
- Sequential Circuits Prophet-10
- Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
- Yamaha CS-01II
- Yamaha CS-80
- Yamaha GX-1
- Yamaha SY99
Syntronik should be available from July and is priced at € 300 for the entire package.
You can also buy individual instruments at € 50 each. Registered IK users who have spent more than € 100 in the past qualify for their crossgrade option at € 200.
But if you preorder Syntronik now you will pay half price at only € 149,99.
Watch the promo video here
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Copenhagen Plant Science Centre > Meet the Scientists > Sebastian's group > Transcription kinetics...
Transcription kinetics in environmental interactions
Sessile organisms are great models to study environmental interactions, because retreat as a one-fits-all solution for diverse challenges is not an option. Instead these organisms respond to environmental changes by rapidly adjusting transcription genome-wide. Differences in non-coding transcription are part of these profoundly altered transcriptomes in response to environmental change. This fact has helped to map long non-coding RNA in human, yeast and Arabidopsis.
The dynamics of the environmentally plastic expression changes suggest that these responses are underpinned by core mechanisms controlling Pol II transcription. Stress-specific Transcription factors are important for Pol II to initiate transcription, but are only part of the story. Important control Pol II transcription occurs through effects on elongation and termination.
How control of Pol II elongation and termination takes part in plant environmental responses is an important open question. The speed Pol II varies during transcription, and a variety of factors associate with Pol II to modulate the speed and efficiency of Pol II elongation. Often these factors ensure smooth passage of Pol II through nucleosome-packaged DNA by remodeling the chromatin during transcription. The alignment of key plant developmental decisions (e.g. germination time and flowering time) relies on chromatin factors modulating Pol II transcription efficiency.
Termination of Pol II transcription depends on the speed of transcription, "fast" Pol II mutants can cause termination defects, and "slow" Pol II mutants may lead to premature termination (4). We are interested in mechanisms that affect the speed of Pol II elongation as part of plant environmental responses. So far, the transcription speed can only be studied indirectly in plants. We have generated Arabidopsis Pol II mutants with different speeds of transcription (fast or slow) to determine the role of Pol II transcription kinetics in plant environmental interactions.
(4) Hazelbaker DZ, Marquardt S, Wlotzka W, Buratowski S. "Kinetic competition between RNA Polymerase II and Sen1-dependent transcription termination". Mol Cell. 2013 Jan 10;49(1):55-66.
Figure: Plants respond to environmental changes are associated with differences in Pol II transcription. Transcriptional responses occur rapidly and throughout large fractions of the genome (including non-coding sequences). We are characterizing the environmental responses of Arabidopsis mutants with altered Pol II speed.


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totally spaced. dude.
A brother visit.
Mellow dude.
Perfect weather.
Kinda spaced.
Sat and watched a skinny old folky train hopping guy play some songs. I saw this guy on church street a month or two ago but didnt stop to watch him play. I had been thinking "where is that rad old dude with the white scraggle beard and hand tattoos?" Finally saw him. Sat for a while. He is from Arkansas. He's been hopping trains for 45 years. He wears really foggy, nearly bottle capped glasses. He's got a random placement of teeth. They bounce around his face as he sings about the dark foothills in his mind and the shoes that the devil gave him. I dont think he's messing around. Real deal. He went on about the neurological disorder he has. He showed me his thumb he lost in a steel mill in Wisconsin when he was a teenager. Hes seen a few things in his day no doubt. Such a neat/great character. Makes me really happy to live in sf.
Also, this nice yuppie dad and kid were sitting with me watching. They were loving it. And the guy handed his guitar over to the kid to see what the kid could do.
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Storage Information
Bicycle Storage: For more information on Bicycle Storage, Contact the Student Run Bike Shop.
Weapons Policy and Storage Information
The use and possession of weapons are prohibited on Middlebury property and at Middlebury sponsored events, including in motor vehicles. Antique, imitation, and replicas of weapons are also prohibited unless they are possessed or stored in accordance to the Exceptions section below. Discovery of a weapon on Middlebury property or carried by a person (openly or concealed) on Middlebury property, or at Middlebury sponsored events, or any other violation of the weapons policy, shall result in confiscation of the weapon. Disciplinary action against the owner and/or person in possession may be taken, which may include but not be limited to removal from Middlebury property, arrest, expulsion, suspension, probation, discipline, dismissal or termination.
This policy applies to all faculty, staff, students, employees, and visitors at all Middlebury property, including those who have a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon. This policy shall not apply to a law enforcement officer while engaged in law enforcement duties, or an active duty member of the armed forces.
Definitions of key terms are provided below.
- Matriculated students and students enrolled in a Middlebury program and living on a Vermont campus are permitted, in accordance with Vermont law, to possess weapons for hunting and sporting related activities only, such as target practice. Assault weapons and semi-automatic weapons with rapid-fire capability are expressly prohibited. A handgun is only allowed to be on campus if it is a duty weapon issued or authorized by the student-owner's employer.
- All permitted weapons must be registered with and stored at the Department of Public Safety located at 125 South Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont. Requirements for storage in Vermont can be found on the Department of Public Safety website. The Institute of International Studies at Monterey does not allow or provide for weapons storage.
- Due to their realistic likeness to weapons and potential for causing community alarm, possession or use of toy or replica weapons in a Middlebury-sanctioned activity or academic program must be approved in advance by the Director of Public Safety in Middlebury, or Campus Security in Monterey.
"Explosive" is defined as any material, liquid, or substance that causes a sudden, instantaneous release of air, pressure, gas, and heat, including bombs, grenades, rockets and fireworks.
"Firearm" is defined as any weapon, whether loaded or unloaded, which will expel a projectile by the action of an explosive such as but not limited to a pistol, revolver, handgun, rifle (bolt action, lever action, pump action, semi-automatic, and single-shot), gun, machine gun or shotgun.
"Knife" is defined as a blade six inches or longer in length or with blades less than six inches that, by design, can be used as weapons, such as switchblades or double-edged blades.
"Middlebury property" is defined as any property, facility, or grounds owned, leased, controlled or subcontracted by Middlebury. This includes the campuses of Middlebury College, Bread Loaf, and the Institute of International Studies at Monterey, as well as the Middlebury C.V. Starr Schools Abroad.
"Weapon" is defined as any firearm, explosive, knife, sword, club, bow or other object that has been designed with the intent to inflict bodily harm or physical damage to property.
The Department of Public Safety provides weapon storage for the exceptions noted above.
1. In order to store a weapon, contact the Department of Public Safety (802.443.5133) to arrange an appointment date and time.
2. Storage is limited to one weapon per student (owner).
3. Owner must provide a soft case for the storage of their weapon.
a. If the weapon is a firearm, a chamber locking device must be provided and attached by the owner.
4. A Middlebury College weapon permit may be issued for one academic year or the length of the student's program.
5. Owner must make an appointment to remove or return the weapon to storage during the academic term.
6. Owner must claim and remove their weapon from campus at the close of the academic term or at the time they move out of campus student housing.
7. Any request to store more than one weapon must be submitted in writing to the director of Public Safety at least 15 business days prior to the start of the academic program.
8. Any violaiton of this policy will result in the loss of the privilege to store a weapon on campus and may result in disciplinary action.


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Tulip Time 2016 entertainment revealed | News
HOLLAND, Mich. (WZZM) -- Amid falling leaves, Tulip Time organizers already are thinking spring.
The entertainment line-up for the 2016 event has been announced and features "Blue Collar" comedian Bill Engvall. He originally was set to perform last year but because of a family engagement, the comic was forced to cancel.
"All systems are go this year," organizers said in a news release.
Tickets for Engvall's show and all other programs go on sale Nov. 9 and can be purchased at tuliptime.com, in person at the festival box office at 74 West 8th St. in Holland or by calling 800-822-2770.
Here's a rundown of all events slated for Tulip Time, which runs May 7-14, 2016:
National shows:
Bill Engvall: 7 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Central Wesleyan Auditorium. Premium seating tickets are $72 per person and general seating tickets are $58 per person.
The Wonder Bread Years: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12. Tickets are $32 per person.
Walt Matzke's Four Pianos: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. Tickets are $25 per person.
FiddleFire: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. Tickets are $23 per person.
New Odyssey Dinner Show: 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 9, through Friday, May 13. Tickets are $44 per person.
Local shows:
The Local Art & Culture Series, featuring local Holland organizations
Leaving Iowa, a comedy by Spike Manton and Tim Clue performed by the Holland Civic Theatre
With a Song in My Heart: A Night with Richard Rodgers, by the Holland Chorale
Beatles4Ever, the Holland Windmill Chorus celebrates The Beatles
The Marvelous Wonderettes, performed by the Holland High School Theatre
Broadway's Best, by the Evergreen Chorale
Dazzle, performed by four local high schools, featuring soloists, show choir and orchestral performances
Garden programs:
Get a Good Swift Kick in the Plants: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7. Tickets are $20 per person.
Fun with Flowers and J: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14. Tickets are $25 per person.


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Request an IU IPsec (offline request) certificate
- This process needs to be completed on a domain-joined computer with a domain user account.
- Subject name (CN=) and alternate subject name (DNS=) must follow UITS required workstation naming conventions for certificate submission; see Recommended naming conventions for IU Windows computers and groups.
- Prepare a certificate request file:
;----------------- request.inf ----------------- [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" [NewRequest] Subject = "CN=XX-UNIT-EXAMPLE.ads.iu.edu" ; ;replace XX-UNIT-EXAMPLE in this line with workstation name, follow UITS naming conventions ; KeySpec = 1 KeyLength = 2048 Exportable = TRUE FriendlyName = "IUIPSec (Offline request)" ; ;friendly name for request ; MachineKeySet = TRUE SMIME = False PrivateKeyArchive = FALSE UserProtected = FALSE UseExistingKeySet = FALSE ProviderName = "Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider" ProviderType = 12 RequestType = PKCS10 KeyUsage = 0xa0 [EnhancedKeyUsageExtension] OID=220.127.116.11.184.108.40.206.2; this is for IP security IKE intermediate [Extensions] 184.108.40.206 = "{text}dns=XX-UNIT-EXAMPLE.ads.iu.edu" ; ;replace XX-UNIT-EXAMPLE in this line with workstation name, follow UITS naming conventions ; ;-----------------------------------------------
- Create the CSR. Following is an example
certreq.exe -new request.inf offline-ipsec.csr
- Select the correct CA config for your site:
- IU Bloomington
- IU Southeast
- IUPUC Columbus
- IUPUI Indianapolis
- IU East
- IU Kokomo
- IU Northwest
- IU South Bend
- Submit the CSR.
- Example
certreq.exe -submit -config "IU-MSSG-BLCA.ads.iu.edu\Indiana University BL Issuing CA" -attrib "CertificateTemplate:IUIPSec(Offlinerequest)" offline-ipsec.csr
certreq.exe -submit -config "IU-MSSG-INCA.ads.iu.edu\Indiana University IN Issuing CA" -attrib "CertificateTemplate:IUIPSec(Offlinerequest)" offline-ipsec.csr
- Example output:
RequestId: 50 RequestId: "50" Certificate request is pending: Taken Under Submission (0)
- Example
- Approve/deny request: The request will be processed within 1-2 business days.
- Retrieve certificate: The approval email message will include the
certreqcommand with the CA config and RequestId to retrieve the offline certificate. Examples:
certreq -config "IU-MSSG-BLCA.ads.iu.edu\Indiana University BL Issuing CA" -retrieve 50 offline-ipsec.cer
certreq -config "IU-MSSG-INCA.ads.iu.edu\Indiana University IN Issuing CA" -retrieve 50 offline-ipsec.cer
- Import certificate: Import the
offline-ipsec.cercertificate to the store.
- Export certificate with key: Export certificate from store with private key (PFX).
This is document beeg in the Knowledge Base.
Last modified on 2020-01-23 12:54:22.
Contact us
For help or to comment, email the UITS Support Center.


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Omni Remanufacturing is a privately held holding company headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Two businesses operate under the Omni umbrella—Revest Midwest and A&M Business Interior Services.
Revest Midwest is a remanufacturer of Steelcase office system furniture. Revest's goals are simple—to help their customers leverage the value of their existing furniture base, help them manage their furniture assets, and to lower their furniture costs. This is done through the manufacture of the highest quality office systems furniture emphasizing the environmental benefits of the remanufacturing process. Revest also offers trade-in and buyback services.
A&M Business Interior Services is the leading provider of the office furniture services in the Midwest. For over 20 years they have been offering the seamless delivery of office furniture installation, maintenance, and storage needs, change coordination and project implementation. A&M's customer base includes many of the Fortune 500 companies in the Midwest.
The Need to Manage Information
Omni's previous accounting system was an aging MAS90. Due to two companies and multiple locations, it became increasingly important that their accounting system provide outstanding support, scalable design, and effortless integration with third party products.
Business Solution
Omni Remanufacturing determined that the Microsoft Dynamics GP system offered the most robust scalable solution for their needs. The system includes FRx, Integration Manager, Receivables, Payables, Bank Reconciliation, Sales Order Processing, Inventory, Payroll, and Crystal Reports. Dynamics combined with ServiceTRAX has become a powerful one-stop shopping solution for Omni's enterprise.
ServiceTRAX is a custom Java application developed by Omni and OTT, Inc. For Omni's customers, ServiceTRAX allows them to request bids and services, create checklists and view the status of building and moving projects online. For their employees, in multiple locations, ServiceTRAX notifies them of jobs they are scheduled for and allows them to enter time and billing information on Palm PDA's without any need for paper. Information is synched between the palm PDA and ServiceTRAX. Once the approved time and billing information is in ServiceTRAX, accounting personnel edit the information as necessary and with the click of a button it becomes an invoice to bill from within Dynamics.
The Results
Dynamics has provided increased overall efficiency and allowed them to integrate all of their operations. The system has generated cost savings, saved them time, and facilitated Omni's growth into an industry leader. The ease of administration and lower overhead of MSSQL Server2000 and Dynamics 6.0 has enabled seamless integration with many other custom apolications.


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KegWorks Clear Glass Beer Growler - 64 oz
Now $3.49
Was $8.49
Bring your beer on the go with this 64 oz glass growler, designed with the KegWorks logo and with a cap to match.
- Overview
There's a lot of delicious beers out there and this KegWorks 64 oz growler is here to help you taste them all!
The beer growler jug includes a cap designed with a foam layer for extra cooling and a firm seal atop your beer jug. With the KegWorks logo emblazoned across the side, it's a great looking piece for any beer lover's den.
Fill up this half gallon growler with favorites from your local beer store or bottle up your own one-of-a-kind homebrew to bring to a party. Either way, you'll be enjoying all the benefits of expanding your beer-drinking habits beyond boring old bottles and cans.
This craft beer growler makes a great gift for the beer lover in your life (especially if they're a budding home brewer). It also makes a solid addition to any Friday night, camping trip, or tailgate. Enjoy a cold one, KegWorks style.
- Made of clear glass in the USA
- Holds half gallon of your favorite beverage
- Features KegWorks logo
Free Expert SupportContact Customer Care
- Specifications
- Dimensions: 11" H x 5" Diameter
- Capacity: 64 oz
WARNING: This product contains a chemical(s) which is known to the state of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- (1) KegWorks Clear Glass Growler
- (1) Growler Cap
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When posting a photo, link or opinion on Facebook, you expect it to have maximum engagement and that people will learn or be entertained from your post. It is so demoralizing to have posted something on Facebook only for it to be bypassed.
Looking at news feeds from other engagements on Facebook, some people have likes and comments in the thousands for their posts. Yours may be in the tens and if you are lucky, they can reach one hundred on a good day. What is the difference between their posts and yours? What makes people read someone else's post and not yours? Could it be the nature of the post, maybe a picture or words? Could it be the timing? Let's get into the nitty gritty.
Link post vs comment posts
Often, linked posts garner the highest engagement, sometimes, even more, than picture posts. Comment posts are engaging if someone posts something funny and entertaining but otherwise they tend to get bypassed.
Link posts take advantage of tags from the web page, including information on the page's title, description, and photos. When you paste a link into the update box on your Facebook page, Facebook pulls this information in automatically and places it in a link format. For example:
Publish at non-peak hours
Wondering why you post never gets likes and comments? You are probably posting it at the wrong time. An average Facebook user has 400-500 Facebook friends give or take. Most do not take time to scroll all the friends' post and skip right to the interesting ones. Also, when you post during the day, no one might bother looking at their feeds because they are busy working. By the time they get to Facebook, the feed has been replaced by the most recent. Therefore, it is very important to post during non-peak hours.
During the day, companies are busy marketing their content online which means you will be facing competition. People would rather visit Jumia to know about the offers on products than waste their time reading your witty remarks on Facebook.
The best hours to post are between 5Pm – 1Am when people have gone home and are relaxing after a long day at work. Then, post your funny joke to entertain them, or educate them on a trending topic that they missed during the day.
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It is short and straight to the point
Post lengths are also a factor to consider when deciding whether a post is good or not. A short post that is concise and straight to the point will attract people to reading your post. Long posts get old and boring fast. Mostly good posts are usually 40 characters or less. Sadly, these are the kind of posts that you will rarely find on Facebook. Always when posting, keep in mind that the 40 characters are the teaser of the actual post. The 40-character teasers should be interesting and seductive. Here is an example:
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American Road Machinery Co. is moving its operations from Minerva to a larger complex on Saratoga Avenue SW.
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American Road Machinery has been in Minerva for 43 years. It designs and builds heavy-duty equipment, such as dump trucks and snow plows, for construction companies, municipalities and the oil and gas industry.
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The Florida State Seminoles hope to have quarterback Everett Golson and running back Dalvin Cook back from injury for Saturday's game against Clemson. Safid Deen of The Tallahassee Democrat reported the update.
Golson missed last weekend's game against Syracuse due to concussion symptoms, while Cook has been dealing with injuries to his hamstring and ankle. He too sat out the game against Syracuse, and coach Jimbo Fisher would love to have him back for the team's most important game of the season. Cook has rushed for 1,037 yards and 11 touchdowns this season and could prove to be a thorn in the side of a tough Clemson defense.
There could also be a quarterback controversy brewing, as backup Sean Maguire completed 23 of 35 passes for 348 yards and three touchdowns against Syracuse and could serve as a solid change-of-pace QB for the Clemson game. But the fact remains that though Golson's overall production has varied from game to game, he has still thrown for 1,659 yards and 11 touchdowns to just one interception.
Coach Fisher briefly addressed the quarterback situation in his Monday press conference.
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One of the quickest ways to loose track of your expenses is to comingle your funds into all one pot. Pretty soon all of your good planning is messed up and you just can't figure out why. How much did I pay for food this month? Why is the business not making a profit? There are as many ways to keep things straight as there are people but some of the most common are the ledger book, excel, color code your check register, or separate envelopes for various cash expenses. Figure out what works for you and if it doesn't, try something else. Unless you can keep track you don't have a clear picture of what's going on. This gets even more tricky when two people are dipping into the pot and have different priorities and habits. Above all, keep business and personal expenses separate. This is imperative as it affects not only your record keeping but tax preparation and other legal matters. This may seem obvious but it is so easy in a small business to have money in one account and not the other and the mixing begins.
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Our students come from all walks of life; they pursue academic excellence, excellent varied co-curricular activities and personal development which will enable them to take a leading role in an ever-changing world. The school is situated on the Agudza Hills of Krobo Odumase in the Southern part of the Eastern Region that offers a serene environment for academic work as well as a panoramic view for relaxation and security. We are proud of our school community, which offers an excellent teaching and learning environment. Students and staff work together in a warm, friendly environment demonstrating an exceptional display of dedication and harmony.
Krobo Girls Presbyterian Senior High School is a public school well known for its Presbyterian discipline that seeks to provide excellent tuition to all categories of children, both Ghanaian and the international community living in Ghana.
Krobo Girls' Presbyterian Senior High School originally started at Abokobi in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana in 1923 by Scottish Missionaries at the Presbyterian Mission House. In 1924 the addition of more senior classes to the earlier classes made it impossible for the existing premises to accommodate future developments. They started looking for a suitable location to move the school when coincidentally one of the missionaries Miss Elliot was taken ill by yellow fever. The medical department advised the missionaries to relocate to a more favourable and healthier climate or district. Hence the final decision to relocate but to where?
Around the same period the Konor of Manya Krobo, Sir Emmanuel Azu Mate Kole I invited the Scottish Mission to come to his country and to begin work among girls. His reason being that no work has been for the girls of the Krobo tribe since the Basel Mission days and he knew that so long as the women of his tribe remained uneducated so long would the tribe be backward. He promised to give land and to assist with buildings.
In 1925, the Scottish Mission went to Krobo country under Miss Suzie F. Lamont to look for a site and do the clearing and to start building. The present site of Agodza Hill was the second site suggested by the Konor who himself had wanted to build on this site for his retirement. So the building began in earnest.
In February 1927, the school was officially opened by the then Governor of the Gold Coast (now Ghana) Sir Gordon Guggisberg and on 1st March 1927 the school started with two classes – a Standard 4 of 16 girls and an Infant 1 of 6 children and that was the humble beginning of Krobo Girls' Secondary School.
The constructions of various buildings at various periods were funded by individuals and church congregations from Scotland and the local churches and congregations from Somanya, Odumase, Sra, Manyakpongunor and Kpong hence the naming of the buildings after such towns like Edinburgh, Denburn, Inverness, Callander, Breaside, Cairns, Falkirk, Achnashee, Brodick, The Knock, Neuk, Glasgow etc.
Work on water installation was began in 1954 and completed in 1955 and other infrastructural developments were added by the Government of Ghana as the need be. Some of the notable Scottish Missionaries who helped to build Krobo Girls were Miss Suzie F. Lamont, Miss C. P. Moir, Miss E. M. Moir, Miss E. B. Harris and Miss J. C. Forman.
The school was changed to a Teacher Training College in 1944 with the name Krobo Teacher Training College with the Girls School still serving as the Demonstration School. The School and the College were handed over to the Presbyterian Church of the Gold Coast in March 1950. The schools continued to live together and share same facilities until 1954 when the school moved to new buildings and named after the then Principal, Miss J. C. Forman as Forman Memorial School, which has remained to date but presently as a mixed school.
In 1975, the school was converted into a Secondary School for girls with the Training College phasing out. And in 1990 the school again was changed into a Senior Secondary School.
The first Ghanaian Headmistress of the school was Miss Agnes Akoto from 1975-98 followed by Mrs. Gladys Kabuki Appiah from 1999 to 2008 and Mrs. Rene Boakye Boaten (Director of Education, Eastern Region) 2008 to 2009 as acting headmistress and currently Ms Cecilia Obenewa Appiah from 2009 to date as the substantive headmistress.
Academic Programmes offered are General Arts – I, II and III, General Science (I & II), Business and Vocational – Home Economics and Visual Arts.
This year 2011 marked the 84th Anniversary of Krobo Girls on the Agodza Hill in Krobo Odumase in the Eastern Region of the Republic of Ghana after the seed for girls education was planted in Kroboland in 1927 with 16 girls has grown into a mighty tree of 1,600 girls with a teaching staff of 64 and still growing.
In the last few years school has seen a lot of infrastructural development with assistance and support from the Government of Ghana, Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), the PTA and internally generated funds. Some of the notable ones are the construction of a 6-unit classroom block, tarring of the school roads, construction of an Assembly Hall Complex, construction of two 2-storey dormitory blocks and the walling of the school. The school is among the top senior high schools in the country with high academic records and moral standards as well as sports and other co-curricular activities like debates and quizzes
We salute the Church of Scotland and the Presbyterian Church of Ghana for their initiative as well as other collaborators and stakeholders.
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As we approach the fall elections it becomes time for a subset of Americans to start panic buying firearms and ammunition. It seems that every so often people get the idea that someone in some government body is going to pass a law or write a regulation that will prevent them from buying their favorite firearm or type of ammo. Of course, they think this because it's happened before, but I'm going to suggest that people often panic buy when there isn't actually a threat.
As mentioned, from time to time government bodies propose and even pass laws restricting goods that were allowed prior. In 1934, 1968 and 1986 large bills were passed that banned certain types of firearms from common ownership, manufacture or purchase. These all had very significant effects on the market. We've had laws that have banned bullets that get the label of "armor piercing" on the state and federal level. We've had whole classes of firearms banned from importation. We had the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) that banned a bunch of firearms and any detachable magazine that held more than 10 cartridges to be sold new to non-government civilians. So it's reasonable that people who remember history are a little jumpy about missing out on something that's about to be banned. When something gets banned it freezes the supply and prices go up, if you remember your high school economics class. So, if I want product X, I should buy it before a law or regulation restricts the supply. It's a reasonable thought for a person who thinks ahead.
When there isn't actually a threat that is going to restrict supply, it's not that reasonable. See, in the couple of elections after 1994, people who voted for the AWB got un-elected in large numbers. Politicians don't like to lose elections. Political parties that control congress don't like to lose that control. Priorities were adjusted in the years after 1994 and gun control laws were mostly taken off the table. From time to time politicians with posture that they are going to pass something to shore up supporters, but in general there isn't enough support on the federal level to pass sweeping gun control bills right now. Laws or regulation changes that have been proposed as of late have been widely advertised. We're not going to have another restrictive law enacted by surprise like in 1986. People within the gun culture understand this, I think.
I personally didn't think Obama was going to push for gun control if he was elected. I follow politics pretty closely and I told my friends this. But few people thought the same way and 2008 and 2009 saw panic buying that drove up prices and created shortages. What kind of shortages? At the time .380 caliber pistols were one of the hottest selling items, and most places were sold out of .380 ammo for a year, and that was after prices went up to about double what they were. A local shop owner would ration it out when he could get it and only sell it to people who were buying a 380 pistol. The supply was that tight because of all the panic buying.
Panic buying drives itself, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. When people get the idea a product is going to be hard to get or cost more and start buying more of it than they would, it sets a snowball into motion. This happens with commodities (look at gold prices over the last 5 years), small items and even things like cars and homes. When gas went up to $4 a gallon people rashly traded in SUV's for compact cars. Lots sold their inventory quickly, and when they got new inventory in they started charging a premium for that class of car. Often this ends up slowing the buying over time and prices and supply settle back down.
But this is how it works. Person A, B, C and D all buy a box of 9mm each month at Walmart to shoot at the range. Person A decides Obama is going to take away all the guns so instead he buys 5 boxes. Walmart only carries 10 boxes at his store, so he bought half the supply.
Person B hears from his friends that Obama is going to take away all the guns but he doesn't really believe it. "We've got real problems" he says, "The president has many issues to address before gun control". But when he arrives at Walmart he sees they are half sold out of the 9mm he normally buys. So he buys 4 boxes instead of his usual 1.
Now when person C shows up they are down to one box. He freaks. He's heard rumbings of looming gun control, and if other people are buying lots of ammo it must be true. He's no longer a rational shopper. He buys the last box, then drives his wife and kids across town to another Walmart to buy everything they have.
This puts person D flat out of luck. He now has to buy his ammo at the range, where it costs 50% than Walmart. And when that range sells out, they're going to raise prices 10% when they see there is greater demand. The longer it's sold out, the higher businesses can charge for a product when they do get some.
As an anecdote, a place I like to buy ammo from has been spotty on their supply of .223 ammo. They'd been sold out of the cheap stuff for a month or so, then they got in a couple pallets of .223 at $300 a case. Many other places were already charging $350 a case for the same ammo, and in general stock was spotty everywhere. But the store charging $300 sold out their entire supply in less than 48 hours. That's a quarter of a million rounds of ammo. Normally that's the amount they'd sell in a couple months. That's panic buying in effect.
So, whether there is an actual threat or not, panic buying creates tightness in the market that has the same effect. People think prices are going to go up and goods are going to be harder to get, so they buy more, which creates exactly the same effect they are worried about. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
What can a person who is prepared do? If you are one of the people who buy a box of ammo (or cereal, or gasoline, or whatever) a month and you know there is an event coming up that will drive people to panic buy, it's reasonable to stock up in the months prior to the start of panic buying. That way when prices go up you can ride it out and use what you have stored. Or, if you are a real privateer, you can really stock up and then sell off some of your supply at the height of the panic buying and price increases. That's how financial brokers make money in the stock and commodities markets- buy low and sell high.
Myself? I'm not planning on buying any ammo for the next 6 months. I see no reason to participate in the panic buying and I have enough ammo to shoot regularly for that period of time.


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I am halfway thru the minimum time required to take the Orange belt exam, so, I followed along with the video Jonas' made for his test.
I need to make one of my own and upload it.
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Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has given a hint on his next political move.Speaking at a fundraiser in Kitui Muthale parish also attended by Baringo Senator Gideon Moi, Kalonzo said that he is ready to work with him and bring a positive change to Kenya.In what could be seen as political realignments as political temperatures continue to rise, Kalonzo's sentiments suggest a possible Wiper- KANU alliance.
"When I visited Mzee Moi accompanied by Senator Wambua and my son Kennedy, Mzee Moi told me to work with Senator Moi and President Uhuru Kenyatta. Those were precisely Mzee's words, the only thing he didn't tell us is how to do it," said Kalonzo.
While speaking at the venue, KANU leader Senator Gideon who was the chief guest at the fundraiser said Kalonzo Musyoka is a like minded politician he would not mind to work with in ensuring Kenya becomes a better country.
"Kalonzo you are like minded, a man of integrity and I respect you a lot. Those are the people we can work together," said Senator Moi.He also added he would not mind to forge a working relationship with the Kamba community moving forward in their efforts to improve living standards of every Kenyan.He also cautioned politicians to desist early campaigns and instead focus on the Big Four agenda.
Kitui Senator Enock Wambua also echoed Kalonzo's sentiments, saying it's time for KANU to work together with Wiper because the two are visionary leaders.
"The future of this country looks like this, these are humble leaders who have dignity and should be given a chance to lead this country, and when you see Kalonzo and Senator Gideon seated together just know that plans are in place," said Wambua.
Other politicians who have graced the fundraiser include Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda, Kitui West MP Edith Nyenze, and KFCB CEO Ezekiel Mutua among other leaders.


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