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It is possible that the main title of the report Catel Manzke Syndrome is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Catel-Manzke syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by distinctive abnormalities of the index fingers; the classic features of Pierre Robin syndrome; and, in some cases, additional physical findings. Pierre Robin syndrome refers to a sequence of abnormalities that may occur as a distinct syndrome or as part of another underlying disorder. Pierre Robin syndrome is characterized by an unusually small jaw (micrognathia), downward displacement or retraction of the tongue (glossoptosis), and incomplete closure of the roof of the mouth (cleft palate).
Infants with Catel-Manzke syndrome have an extra (supernumerary), irregularly shaped bone (i.e., hyperphalangy) located between the first bone of the index finger (proximal phalanx) and the corresponding bone within the body of the hand (second metacarpal). As a result, the index fingers may be fixed in an abnormally bent position (clinodactyly). In some cases, additional abnormalities of the hands may also be present. Due to the presence of micrognathia, glossoptosis, and cleft palate, affected infants may have feeding and breathing difficulties; growth deficiency; repeated middle ear infections (otitis media); and/or other complications. In addition, some infants with the syndrome may have structural abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth (congenital heart defects). The range and severity of symptoms and findings may vary from case to case. Catel-Manzke syndrome usually appears to occur randomly, for unknown reasons (sporadically).
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Inline bolt system
The Aura inline bolt system consists of a spool controlled by a direct operated solenoid valve. The movable part of the spool glides on self lubricating material which eliminates the need to use special grease like other spool type bolts. The low operating pressure and built in air cushion minimize recoil while firing.
How does it work?
The air used to fill the dump chamber causes the bolt to move to the back position. When the solenoid valve is energized air is directed to the rear of the bolt causing it to move forward. The bolt cuts off the supply to the dump chamber and releases it to shoot the paintball.
What is a direct operated solenoid valve?
This type of valve uses a solenoid to shift a spool directly. Unlike pilot operated valves these are high speed and very robust. The simple design allows easy maintenance. We designed our valve to be very compact with a large flow capacity. Most pilot operated valves have a maximum pressure rating of 120 psi. When they are used in paintball markers they are pushed to the limit of their rating which results in premature failure of the valve. Although the Aura operates at less than 170 psi, our direct operated valve can operate at pressures up to 400 PSI giving a comfortable safety margin. The result is an extremely durable valve system.
Eye shields
When a paintball breaks in a marker you almost always have to remove the bolt to completely clean out all the mess. Very rarely will it clean out by itself. And you will also have to remove the eyes to clean them properly. This is why the eye shields are so useful. When you use a squeegee to clean out the breach this will also clean the eyes. In addition they are slightly recessed so they will never get scratched by the movement of the bolt.
ASA with on/off and purge system
The Aura has a standard threaded ASA with an ON/OFF knob that not only makes it safe to remove the tank but also releases all the air in the marker and dump chamber. This simple and useful feature eliminates the need to shoot out the air in the marker when you remove the tank.
Intelligent break beam sensor system
The Aura has a redesigned break beam sensor system with eye shields that prevent any dirt from interfering with the sensor. The eyes can be cleaned by simply removing the bolt and using a squeegee. If any malfunction should occur the software automatically overrides the eye function and reduces the rate of fire to keep you in the game. The upper mode button on the foregrip allows you to enable or disable the sensor system. The software detects the actual position of the ball as it approaches the bottom of the breach. This is a more reliable way of ensuring that the ball is in position rather than using a time delay. The in-position tolerance can be adjusted depending on the paintballs being used. If you are using relatively tough paintballs you can set the precision to low. A high precision will ensure that the ball is fully in the breach which would be useful for fragile paintballs.
Electronic On/Off
We have built in a convenient electrical on/off switch into the handle that cuts off all power from the battery. Unlike other electronic markers ,when you are not using your marker you do not have to worry about draining the battery. We have also eliminated those cumbersome 9 volt battery connectors; the battery simply snaps into the handle frame.
Simple design
The Aura has all the air lines machined in the handle eliminated those bulky and leak prone macro fittings. The electronic controls and status leds are conveniently located in the foregip. The inline bolt system is completely removable from the back of the marker.
Adjustable trigger
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NEW ORLEANS -- The cause of a 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl remains under investigation, but public records released Monday show that Superdome officials were worried about a power outage several months before the big game.
An Oct. 15 memo released by the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District, which oversees the Superdome, says tests on the dome's electrical feeders showed they had "some decay and a chance of failure."
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Entergy New Orleans, the company that supplies the stadium with power, and the structure's engineering staff "had concerns regarding the reliability of the Dome service from Entergy's connection point to the Dome," the memo says. Those concerns were due in part to "circumstances that have previously occurred with the electrical service regarding transient spikes and loads."
The memo also cites 2011 blackouts that struck Candlestick Park, where the San Francisco 49ers were playing a nationally-televised Monday night football game, as a reason for ordering the tests.
The board later authorized spending nearly $1 million on Superdome improvements, including more than $600,000 for upgrading the dome's electrical feeder cable system.
"As discussed in previous board meetings, this enhancement is necessary to maintain both the Superdome and the New Orleans Arena as top-tier facilities, and to ensure that we do not experience any electrical issues during the Super Bowl," says a LSED document dated Dec. 19.
An attorney for the state board that oversees the Superdome said the blackout did not appear to be related to the replacement in December of electrical equipment connecting the stadium to Entergy. Officials with the utility and the Superdome noted that an NFL game, the Sugar Bowl and another bowl game were played there in recent weeks with no apparent problems.
The exact cause of Sunday night's blackout -- and who's to blame -- remained unclear late Monday, though a couple of potential culprits had been ruled out.
It wasn't Beyonce's electrifying halftime performance, according to Doug Thornton, manager of the state-owned Superdome, since the singer had her own generator. And it apparently wasn't a case of too much demand for power. Meters showed the 76,000-seat stadium was drawing no more electricity than it does during a typical New Orleans Saints game, Thornton said.
The lights-out game Sunday proved an embarrassment for the Big Easy just when it was hoping to show the rest of the world how far it has come since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. But many fans and residents were forgiving, and officials expressed confidence that the episode wouldn't hurt the city's hopes of hosting the championship again.
To New Orleans' great relief, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the city did a "terrific" job hosting its first pro football championship in the post-Hurricane Katrina era, and added: "I fully expect that we will be back here for Super Bowls."
Sunday's Super Bowl was New Orleans' 10th as host, and officials plan to make a bid for an 11th in 2018.
The problem that caused the outage was believed to have happened around the spot where a line that feeds current from Entergy New Orleans connects with the Superdome's electrical system, officials said. But whether the fault lay with the utility or with the Superdome was not clear.
Determining the cause probably will take days, according to Dennis Dawsey, a vice president for distribution and transmission for Entergy. He said the makers of some of the switching gear have been brought in to help figure out what happened.
The chairwoman of the New Orleans City Council's Utility Committee has called an emergency meeting for Friday to discuss the power outage.
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*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***Blade length: 8.70 in.Total length: 14.00 in.Blade height (at heel): 2.00 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.13 in.Item weight: 8.10 oz.Blade: Damascus hand forged from carbon steels by Journeyman Smith David LischBolster: Integral damascus bolsterHandle: Stabilized big leaf maple burl
Description: This knife is a collaboration between Mareko (Mark) Maumasi and Journeyman Smith David Lisch. It is, quite honestly, one of the more exciting chef's knives that I have ever seen. Mark worked for years with Mastersmith Bob Kramer. It is no surprise that his understanding of kitchen knives as well as insight into working with steel is exceptional. His moniker is Maumasi Firearts. Journeyman smith David Lisch is an knifemaker located in Seattle, WA. Over the last year, David has been focusing increasingly more attention on chef's knives and he is clearly becoming a maker to watch in this area. As well as being a bladesmith, David is a renowned blacksmith, and teacher of knifemaking at the Studio 4 school, which he runs. David's control over damascus, as shown in this dramatic chef's knife, is amazing. His control and skill produces patterns that are uncompromisingly clean and controlled.
David created the complex damascus and forged the blade to shape. The blade and bolster are all made from one solid piece of damascus. Though integral knives are regularly done in production work, creating an integral bolster in a custom setting is extremely difficult and shows the maker's skill at its best.
The handle is formed from a single piece big leaf maple burl. The workmanship is beautiful, and the wood chosen is gorgeous! Stark contrast between the light and dark aspects are stunning. Contours ensure a comfortable and safe grip. Alternating cooper nickel and micarta spacers set between the handle and integral bolster assist the wood to adjust to temperature and humidity changes. Cooper nickel brings in warm tones, but does not tarnish like copper and brass.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is closing mostly lower after investors were unimpressed by a rating agency's brighter outlook on the U.S. government's credit rating.
Stocks got an early boost Monday from news that Standard & Poor's raised its outlook for the U.S. government's debt, citing stronger finances and a recovering economy.
The gains didn't last long, and by early afternoon the market was drifting between slight gains and losses.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell nine points to close at 15,238, a loss of 0.1 percent.
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...Even when I look at the transition in the results, it seems that some of the shades are out of order because some darker shades appear to be positioned between lighter shades. Maybe this is because I am not using a perfect monitor for color reproduction.
Ah, but this test looks for hue, not intensity or saturation. The results chart has greater variety in intensity than the actual test chips, in my opinion. One of the keys to this kind of test is to squint and if you're uncertain, switch two tiles and see which is warmer (or cooler) in hue.
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The glass sculptural works of artist Michael Joo will be unveiled for the first time in Asia in a solo exhibition presented by SCAD Hong Kong. The exhibition, "Transparency Engine," will showcase the Korean-American artist's contemporary approach to sculpture, which explores concepts of identity and social control.
Joo's choice of artworks in "Transparency Engine" was directly influenced by the architectural history of SCAD's Moot Gallery. The gallery is housed in the former North Kowloon Magistracy building, a structure that, for decades, represented municipal and colonial law enforcement. The exhibition engages with the history of the space, creating significant dialogues with the past on identity, social space and the complex relationship between the two.
A group of sculptures titled "Plexus" forms the core of "Transparency Engine." Glass riot shields, their handles removed, line a gallery wall, creating a screen of mirrors in which viewers see themselves reflected. The sculptures themselves are a study in contraction: Their abstract and fragile elegance is juxtaposed with the memory of their prior function as objects of law enforcement and social regulation. The coexistence of these narratives within one form encourages contemplation of socially imposed boundaries as they relate to identity formation.
Another highlight of the exhibition is "Farmers & Merchants," a series of silvered Pyrex forms that appropriate the shape of ropes and stanchions commonly found in banks, nightclubs and customs areas. While the work is fixed, the reflective surface gives it a certain fluid character. This formal contradiction echoes a figurative one: a functionless art object that recalls a functional demarcation of social space. "Because the binary relationship implied by these 'dividing lines' is too simplistic in contemporary society," elaborated Joo, "I think of the mirrored surfaces of the work to be inclusive, implicating both sides and pointing to a third space."
This exhibition is organized by Laurie Ann Farrell, SCAD executive director of exhibitions.
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Rick Perry Joins with "Hate Group" for Divisive Prayer Meeting
Texas Governor Rick Perry, perhaps preparing a campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, chose an interesting way to distinguish himself from the field this week. He decided to reach out to the American Family Association (AFA), which has been labeled a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center, to host a prayer event focused on "the Lord Jesus Christ," and then invited his 49 fellow governors to attend. The specific "statement of faith" for this theocratic event includes belief in the literal truth of the virgin birth and resurrection. That edict would make Thomas Jefferson, a one-time governor of Virginia, unwelcome.
As the Texas Tribune and others have noted, the American Family Association is an extremist organization with a long history of intolerant, fundamentalist and hate-filled religious rhetoric. Here are just a few examples:
- AFA's Bryan Fischer "has blamed gays for the Holocaust, […] called on Muslims to convert to Christianity or face the wrath of U.S. military power" and asserted that church-state separation "came directly from the mind of Adolf Hitler."
- AFA objected to a Hindu clergyman giving the opening prayer for the U.S. Senate, and several of its supporters tried to disrupt the ceremony.
- AFA has demanded that every member of Congress be sworn in on the Bible, thus specifically excluding secular Americans and people of other religions such as Hindus or Muslims.
- Most recently, AFA called for a boycott of Home Depot because the store supports "homosexual activism."
This is the organization Perry, a U.S. governor, chose to partner with for his "apolitical Christian prayer meeting," the website of which clearly states that millions of non-Christian Americans are doomed to "damnation."
Earlier this week, SCA issued an action alert calling on our nation's governors to reject Perry's invitation and focus on substantive policy work -- not grandstanding ceremonies sponsored by hate groups. (If you go to SCA's issues page you will see that our focus is substantive policy, not political grandstanding.)
As of this blog post, the governors of California, Oklahoma, Michigan, New Jersey, and Georgia have turned down Perry's invite. If you have not contacted your governor about this yet, please do so here.
Gov. Perry's actions are sadly characteristic. After the BP oil spill, Gov. Perry's first reaction was not to investigate safety violations or to take responsibility for the consequences of lax policies. Instead, he said that the spill might have been "just an act of God," thus absolving real corporate and government decision-makers from real world responsibility for their own actions leading up to a major disaster.
In a country that faces, in Perry's words, "financial debt, terrorism, and a multitude of natural disasters," the last thing our elected officials should is pander to extremist hate groups that are expressly hostile to millions of non-fundamentalist Americans. It is a red flag when the likes of Thomas Jefferson would not be welcome at an event, an event hosted by a hate group hostile to all by but the most fundamentalist of Christians.
Governor Perry has succeeded in clearly defining himself. He believes the way to the Republican nomination is through radical theocratic extremism. For the future of our republic, founded on separation of church and state, let's hope he's wrong.
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Governments fail to realize the benefits from being able to track offenders by the use of such devices.
Signed Carl Barron Chairman of agpcuk
More than just excessive profit, just plain stupidity as most people can't afford the fine.
Signed Carl Barron Chairman of agpcuk
Most of the time Internet Censorship is about stopping Joe Public accessing the truth.
Signed Carl Barron Chairmen of agpcuk
Hence this Law could stop you filming proof of that which is wrong, like Oil Spillage.
Now you have a very good reason' NOT' to buy an Apple i Phone censored cameras. Are they positively MAD sabotaging sales of their own products with such concepts?
Signed Carl Barron chairman of agpcuk
Having ISPs police the net has serious problems which all Government seem to be blissfully unaware of.
Just think (if you are using Wi-Fi) as you are reading this comment your computer could be easily accessed from a car or a neighbor in your street and it could be downloading illegal material for which you could be fined or imprisoned depending on the content of the download.
This brings me to say that the Laws as to downloading martial as they are cannot be seriously enforced, as anyone could have placed this material on you ISP's server track record (and or on your computer's hard drive) simply by carrying out the latter.
As to encryption of your 'Wi-Fi Security System' there are devices that can decrypt any encryption in a matter of minutes sometimes-even seconds.
Remember the pub owner in UK (under Mandy's revised Law) was fined Ł8000 when one of his customers was caught downloading copyrighted digital content from the pub's Wi-Fi See 'Digital Rights Act/ Digital Economy Bill' is legally seriously flawed. http://tinyurl.com/y9nfdga
Signed Carl Barron Chairman of agpcuk
It is possible that I have discovered a Gaping Hole in Anti Piracy Copyright Laws.
The reason being that Copyrights strength is in the fact that it is 'Legally Regarded' as if written in stone whatever material is under copyright. Hence if you only copy a segment of the original Copyright material it is not theft as it is incomplete. Hence not as the original as the original is a completed script hence taking a single element cannot be judged as Copyright Theft.
Likewise if you copy Copyright Text and change the font it is not as the original yet by changing the wording of text slightly puts you well safe of being charged with copyright theft.
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Several times a year, I work online, scoring student essays for state proficiency tests. In addition, I do a fair amount of freelance editing, and these two jobs expose me to a lot of common writing errors. This short lesson will cover a few of those errors that I've encountered several times recently. I may have covered some of these in the past, but I think they bear repeating. I doubt that any of you make all of these mistakes (and some of you may make none of them), but you may find one or two in here that has tripped you up in the past.
1. The past tense of drown—it's not drownded, but drowned.
Example: Sam drowned his sorrows in drink—at least he attempted to—but skim milk wasn't particularly effective for the job.
2. Lightning/lightening—notice the 'e' in the middle of the second word? The first one—lightning—is that flash of light that accompanies thunder. The second one has a few meanings, and they're all associated with the verb 'to lighten.' You might write about the lightening of a load, or that phase in late pregnancy when the baby moves into birthing position.
Example: During last night's storm, lightning caused the power to go out right in the middle of Top Chef.
Jordan is lightening her carry-on baggage so she doesn't have to pay a fine; she's pitching her unabridged dictionary.
3. Apart/a part—These words are close to being exact opposites, and when they're used incorrectly, often the sentence means something entirely different from what the writer intended.
The word apart means 'separate from,' while the phrase a part means 'a component.'
Example: I love playing Tiddlywinks, so it's nice to be a part of the Tiddlywinks Fan Club.
My love of Tiddlywinks, sadly, keeps me apart from my family, as they all prefer playing Candy Land.
4. Everyday/every day—When you use everyday (one word), you're writing about something that is usual, common, ordinary. When you use every day (the two-word phrase), you're writing about something that happens each 24-hour period.
Example: The queen doesn't come to visit every day, so I decided it wasn't appropriate to wear my everyday jeans. I wore the fancy jeans with the bling on the pockets.
5. Versus—This word means 'against'. It's does not mean 'instead of.'
Wrong: I decided to have a piece of pumpkin pie versus a snickerdoodle.
Right: In the epic battle of pie versus cookie, the pie won.
In addition, I frequently see people try to use versus as a verb, usually totally mangling the word in the process. As a result, I see things like this:
Really, Really Wrong: We're going to verse the Lions in tonight's game.
6. Eager/anxious—While both of these words convey a sense of feelings about a future event, the feelings are quite different: if I am eager for something, I'm excited and I'm looking forward to it. If I'm anxious about an event, I'm dreading it, or I'm nervous about it.
Example: I'm eager to meet Alton Brown at his book signing, but I'm anxious that I might say something silly.
7. Rather/whether/weather—Don't write (or say) 'rather or not.' It's 'whether or not.' The word rather indicates preference, so it's close in meaning to whether, but they're not used in quite the same way.
Example: I'd rather wear 6-inch heels than flip-flops.
I don't care whether you wear flip-flops or not, but I wouldn't be caught dead in them.
Would you rather the weather be too hot, or too cold?
8. Okay—If you've played Scrabble at all, you know that ok is not a word. Use okay, not just in Scrabble, but in your writing.
9. Alot—This is not a word. Don't use it, ever. Not at all. Never. Use a lot (two words). Better still, find a more interesting word or phrase to convey the meaning of 'a lot'-ness.
10. Reckless—This is the word you almost certainly want when you're writing about behavior that's without thought, hasty, disregarding of consequences. I see 'wreckless' quite a bit, probably because reckless behavior often leads to wrecks.
11. Callus/callous—A callus is that thickened area of skin you get in places that get used frequently: guitar players, for example, get calluses on their fingers. Callous refers to an attitude or personality characteristic. A calloused person is unfeeling, or their feelings toward something or someone may be hardened—thus the confusion with the other kind of callus.
12. Allowed/aloud—The past tense of allow is allowed. The other word—aloud¬—sounds identical, but carries a meaning similar to 'audible.'
Example: It is not allowed to read aloud in the library.
13. Passed/past—If something happened a while ago, it happened in the past, even though time has passed since then.
Are any of these new to you? Did you find any errors that you've made in the past? Are there similar errors you often see? (Don't mention homophones of there, its, too, and your—but I'm interested in others, like the ones here, that could trip up even sophisticated writers.)


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Priests for Life launched Pro-Life Freedom Rides in 2010 to motivate and inspire Americans to stand for and protect the sanctity of life; to #Stand4Life; to promote and inform people about the sanctity of life and attacks on babies and their mothers.
Now the abortion lobby wants to do an abortion rights freedom ride although they know full well that so called abortion rights kill babies and also hurt and sometimes kill their mothers. Reproductive rights and health are best served by eliminating abortion or harmful contraceptives that are linked to serious conditions such as breast cancer, cervical cancer, strikes and heart attacks. So called Abortion rights circumvent human life and human rights, including the rights of the human babies and their mothers.
Do the abortion bus riders want to ride for the rights of doctors, and I use that term loosely, like Kermit Gosnell, LeRoy Carhart, and Douglas Karpen?
People, it's time to get off the abortion bus fueled by Planned Parenthood and Cecile Richards!
The desperation of the abortion lobby is becoming more apparent as they demean the Freedom Riders of 1961 and the 21st Century ProLife Freedom Riders! An organizer of the Abortion Rights Freedom Rides, Sunsara Taylor, is quoted in an article as saying, "we unapologetically come out and say that fetuses are not babies, abortion is not murder and women are not incubators, and we make the demand that abortion be available on demand and without apology."
I encourage Ms. Taylor to read any biology textbook and she will see that life begins at conception. When the 23 chromosomes from the father and 23 from the mother join together, they create a unique individual life, differing from the mother and the father, a human life. I know it's been a while since I was in school, but unless things have changed, two humans are only capable of reproducing another human.
With 2011 and 2012 being the years with the highest number of pro-life bills being passed stopping and restricting abortion, the pro-abortion lobby is becoming desperate as evident in Texas as the Texas Senate in poised to vote on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks (5 months) and place other restrictions on abortion mills. Pro-Death Pro-Abortion voices have resorted to chanting "Hail Satan" as pro-lifers pray and sing AMAZING GRACE. Meanwhile, pro-abortion activists are becoming more disruptive and getting arrested. Let's pray that violence will not be the next progression.
We must all pray for the passage of more pro-life legislation and for the abortion community that their hearts will be changed and they will become real defenders of women's rights which must include protection from the harmful impact of abortion.
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I tried the translators on the internet. There were a ridiculous amount of them, but not one of them are the least bit functional. It's a bit silly, really.
If someone could translate the following phrase I would be very very grateful.
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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; http://www.nolalive.com/saints/t-p/i...4197302790.xml Receiver shows displeasure by skipping team workouts Wednesday April 30, 2003 By Jeff Duncan Staff writer If Ralph Vitolo has his way, Joe Horn will attend the Saints' minicamp this weekend -- with a new contract in hand. Vitolo, ...
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Receiver shows displeasure by skipping team workouts
Wednesday April 30, 2003
By Jeff Duncan
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If Ralph Vitolo has his way, Joe Horn will attend the Saints' minicamp this weekend -- with a new contract in hand.
Vitolo, Horn's agent, hopes to finalize a multiyear contract for the Pro Bowl wide receiver this week. He said he plans to submit a pair of proposals to Saints general manager Mickey Loomis today -- one for a three-year deal and one for a two-year deal. Either contract would replace Horn's current deal that has two years remaining.
Vitolo met with Loomis on April 16 in New Orleans. They agreed to the rough parameters of a three-year deal that averaged between $4.5 million and $5 million per season and includes a signing bonus in the $6 million to $7 million range.
"We're not that far apart," Vitolo said. "Some parts were agreeable to us, and some weren't. Hopefully something can get done this week."
In a display of his unhappiness with the contract negotiation, Horn has not participated in the Saints' offseason conditioning program. He also has threatened to skip the team's first minicamp, which begins Friday.
Horn, the Saints' leading receiver the past three seasons, is the only player under contract expected to miss the five practice sessions, Saints coach Jim Haslett said Monday.
Vitolo said he would be willing to make another trip to New Orleans if necessary.
"Joe wants to be there," Vitolo said. "Our hope is that we can get this thing done soon, because we've been talking about it for a long time."
GREEN UPDATE: Free agent safety Victor Green remains interested in signing a contract with the Saints, said his agent, Nate Lampley.
Green visited the Saints on April 11. He has also received interest from Dallas and Oakland, Lampley said.
"We agreed to hold off on negotiations until after the draft," Lampley said. "Victor had a very good visit to New Orleans and was very impressed with the Saints."
Green, 33, started six games for the New England Patriots last season. The 10-year veteran has 25 interceptions in his career.
The Patriots have a right of first refusal clause in Green's contract, meaning they have seven days to match any offer Green receives.
"My sense is that won't be a problem," Lampley said.
ROOKIE FREE AGENTS: The Saints have agreed to terms with four rookie free agents: Montana tight end/fullback Spencer Frederick; North Carolina tight end Zach Hilton; Colorado punter Mark Mariscal; and Colorado linebacker Kory Mossoni. All four players are expected to participate in this weekend's minicamp.
Frederick caught 31 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns in 2001 before suffering a knee injury. He was out of football last season while rehabilitating the injury.
Hilton caught 19 passes for 258 yards and a touchdown in 12 starts last season. Hilton was rated as a mid-round draft pick by several draft analysts.
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In "Intelligent Transaction Log Backups," I presented an automated solution for backing up transaction logs. I've also developed a solution for automating differential backups of databases and a script that lets you quickly restore transaction logs from backups if the need should arise. With all three tools, backing up and restoring your SQL Server system is a snap.
The Differential Backup Solution
Like the transaction log backup solution, the differential backup solution uses an admin job and a worker job. The admin/worker job concept is simple. You schedule the admin job to run periodically. Each time the admin job executes, it creates or edits the worker job, then starts it. The worker job, which is updated every time the admin job executes, is responsible for performing the differential backups of databases.
In the differential backup solution, the admin job is a SQL Server Agent job named Server Daily Maintenance - Differentials. This job contains three steps:
- The admin job first creates the msdb.dbo.SDM_Cleanup table if it doesn't exist. This table stores records on database backups that have been performed. Records are added to the SDM_Cleanup table by the worker job.
- The admin job calls the mnt_CleanUp stored procedure. As its name suggests, this stored procedure performs cleanup operations, including deleting old database backups. It also deletes the associated records in SDM_Cleanup.
- The admin job uses the mnt_BackupDifferential stored procedure to create a SQL Server Agent job named Maintenance_BackupDifferential. The admin job then executes Maintenance_BackupDifferential, which is a worker job.
The worker job will contain one step for each database. (You can choose to backup all databases or just databases in Full Recovery mode.) For each database, the worker job first checks to see whether a full backup exists. If a full backup doesn't exist, it performs one. If a full backup exists, it performs a differential backup. The backups can be performed using the SQL Server native format or LiteSpeed format. (LiteSpeed is a third-party utility from Quest Software.) The default backup format is SQL Server native, so LiteSpeed isn't required for this solution.
I created the SDM_Differentials_QuickSetup.sql script to quickly set up the differential backup solution. When you run SDM_Differentials_QuickSetup.sql, it creates the mnt_CleanUp and mnt_BackupDifferential stored procedures and the Server Daily Maintenance - Differentials admin job.
Note that the admin and worker jobs use xp_cmdshell when they run. I put xp_cmdshell inside a wrapper. That way, if you typically have xp_cmdshell disabled, the jobs will enable it for a brief moment so that they can perform their tasks, then return xp_cmdshell to the disabled state. If company policy forbids you to use xp_cmdshell even when it's in a wrapper, you won't be able to use this solution.
After you run SDM_Differentials_QuickSetup.sql, you can change some settings in the Server Daily Maintenance - Differentials admin job if desired:
- By default, the Server Daily Maintenance - Differentials admin job is scheduled to run every six hours. If desired, you can change the frequency in the New Job Schedule page.
By default, the mnt_CleanUp stored procedure is set to delete database backup files that are older than one day. If you want to change that default, find the code
EXEC msdb.dbo.mnt_CleanUp @DaysOld = 1
in the second job step and replace 1 with an integer that represents the number of days you want the database backup files to be kept on the local server. Note that the stored procedure deletes only those backup files created by the transaction log backup solution.
By default, the worker job performs differential backups of databases in Full Recovery mode using the SQL Server native format. It stores the backup files in E:\MSSQL\DIF, overwriting any existing backup file for a database. If you want to change these defaults, find the code
EXEC dbo.mnt_BackupDifferential @mode = 'Full', @WriteOver = 1, @Format = 'NV', @dir = N'E:\MSSQL\DIF'
in the third job step. If you want to perform differential backups of all the databases, specify 'All' for @mode. If you don't want to overwrite existing backup files, specify 0 for @WriteOver. If you want to use the LiteSpeed format, specify 'LS' for @Format. If you want to store the backup files in a different location, replace E:\MSSQL\DIF with the desired directory in the @dir argument. The directory you specify must exist. The worker job will create subdirectories in that directory as needed, so the SQL Server service account must have write permissions to that directory.
The differential backup solution is a useful supplement to the transaction log backup solution. Another helpful supplement is the RestoreLogs.sql script.
When you use the transaction log backup solution, you can conceivably have hundreds of transaction log backup files, many of which might have been created after different database backups. This can make it difficult to determine which transaction log backups go with which database backup. RestoreLogs.sql can solve this problem for you. It identifies which transaction log backups go with the latest full database backup and the order in which to restore the transaction log backups. And perhaps most important, it builds the restore commands for you.
To use RestoreLogs.sql, the first thing you need to do is locate the latest full backup file and obtain the FirstLSN, which is the log sequence number (LSN) of the first log record in the backup set. For data and differential backups, the FirstLSN identifies the earliest log record that's needed to perform a recovery. (You can read more about LSNs on the "Log Sequence Numbers and Restore Planning" web page.)
To find the FirstLSN for SQL Server native backups, you can use the command
EXEC master.dbo.xp_restore_headeronly
@filename =
After you have the FirstLSN, find the line
SET @FirstLSN = 19000000005900099
in RestoreLogs.sql and replace 19000000005900099 with that number.
Next, you need to specify where the transaction log backups are stored. Find the code
SET @backupdirectory = N'E:\MSSQL\TRAN\Test'
and replace E:\MSSQL\TRAN\Test with your location.
Finally, you need to specify the name of the database you want to restore. Find the line
SET @DatabaseName = N'Test'
and replace Test with your database's name.
Once these modifications are made, you can run the script. The results will not only show the transaction log backups used but also give the appropriate restore commands.
RestoreLogs.sql is designed to work with the transaction log backups created by the transaction log backup solution. However, you can still use the script if you have an existing set of transaction log backups created by another process. You have two choices: Make the filenames compliant, or revise the code in RestoreLogs.sql.
For the first option, you need to make sure that the names of your transaction log backup files follow two conventions:
- The database's name must be in the filename.
- The filename needs to end in either _NV.trn for native backups or _LS.trn for LiteSpeed backups.
For the second option, you need to modify and/or exclude the filters described in the first option. This isn't difficult, but there's insufficient space to go into details here. I recommend using the first option if you have a handful of transaction log backup files and the second option when renaming the files would become too tedious and time-consuming.
A Complete Backup System
With the differential backup solution and the transaction log backup solution, you have a complete backup system that you can set and forget. And when you need to do a restore, RestoreLogs.sql can quickly find the appropriate transaction log backups and build the restore commands you need to use. You can download SDM_Differentials_QuickSetup.sql and RestoreLogs.sql by clicking the Download the Code Here button at the top of the article page. These scripts work on SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005. (To download the script that creates the admin job for the transaction log backup solution, see "Intelligent Transaction Log Backups.")


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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff says a man was beaten and shot two weeks after calling authorities to report a cross burning in his yard, and investigators are trying to determine whether the attack was prompted by people being upset that the man was visited by his mixed-race grandchildren.
Deputies were called to a disturbance Friday night in a rural community outside Raleigh. Craig Wilson, 45, had been shot in the stomach and beaten and was taken to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, said Smith County Sheriff Charlie Crumpton. He was in fair condition Tuesday, a hospital spokesman said.
Investigators heard numerous reports from relatives about what might have started a confrontation between Wilson and 37-year-old Jeff Daniels, Crumpton said. Among other things, the sheriff said investigators were checking whether it might have been connected to people being upset about visits from Wilson's mixed-race grandchildren. The children's mother — Craig Wilson's daughter — is white, and their father is black, the sheriff said.
Crumpton said Daniels was arrested Friday and booked with aggravated assault. He was released Monday on $20,000 bond.
Wilson and Daniels are both white. The victim is the boyfriend of the arrested man's mother, Crumpton said.
Crumpton said he doesn't know whether there's a connection between the cross burning and the shooting. He said Wilson called the sheriff's department and investigators went to see the burned cross, but Wilson didn't press charges.
The cross burning and the shooting and beating took place in the Cohay (CO-hay) community of Smith County, about 45 miles southeast of Jackson, where Wilson and Daniels are neighbors, the sheriff said.
Wilson and relatives were having a cookout Friday night when a confrontation erupted, witnesses said. Wilson's sister, Julie Wilson, told WLBT-TV that Daniels and his son, who's a minor, showed up at Craig Wilson's home and a confrontation erupted.
"They called him some severe names and then they told him to leave and they chased him off his porch around his house and beat him with brass knuckles and then shot him with his own gun," Julie Wilson told the TV station.
Her phone number was not in service Tuesday, according to a recording that played when The Associated Press tried to call her.
Wilson's sister-in-law, Anita Wilson, told AP on Tuesday that she talked to Craig Wilson the night the cross was burned in the yard of the home he shares with Gaylene Daniels. Craig Wilson has three grandsons who are 4, 5 and 6 and a granddaughter who's 3, and Anita Wilson said the grandsons were visiting the couple and inside the home when the cross was burned. She said Craig Wilson told her that Jeff Daniels had yelled a racial epithet about children, saying they shouldn't be at the home.
Anita Wilson said the children were not at the home the night of the shooting. She considers the shooting a hate crime, but the sheriff said the district attorney told him Mississippi's hate-crime law could only apply if both the shooter and the victim are not of the same race.
"How do they not understand it's a hate crime when it was over the kids?" Anita Wilson said.
The state hate-crimes law was enacted in 1994 but has seldom been used to prosecute cases.
Crumpton said a case against Daniels could be presented to the grand jury, probably in October.
It wasn't immediately clear whether Daniels has an attorney.
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HELIOCOL vs
More Heat
Comparison based on
an 8 panel system.
76,121 Btu
Per Panel per day.
Heliocol HC
4% MORE energy from Heliocol
73,131 Btu
Per Panel per day.
Performance ratings published in March 2012 by the Solar Rating & Certification Corporation (SRCC) for thousands of Btu per square foot per day in category A (pool heating, warm climate) on a clear day. Techno-Solis tested per ASHRAE96 standards. Heliocol tested per ISO 9806-3 standards. Btu per panel calculated by multiplying Btu per square foot per day by net aperture area. Visit www.solar-rating.org for details.
Better Warranty
- Techno-Solis covers panels only for 10 years.
- Heliocol cover panels, labor AND PARTS for 12 years.
- Both manufacturers offer a limited lifetime warranty prorated at 50%.
Heliocol Covers:
Techno-Solis Covers:
Techno-Solis warranty information based upon Techno-Solis warranty downloaded from the Techno-Solis website, www.techno-solis.com, in Jan. 2012.
No Muss, No Fuss
All Heliocol components, including panels, mounting clamps and panel clamps, are manufactured using the same durable, medical grade plastic, eliminating maintenance.
Techno-Solis connects its panels using radiator-type hoses (which can deteriorate over time, leaving stains on the roof) and metal clamps which require periodic service to tighten against leakage.
Techno-Solis materials information based upon Techno-Solis installation manual downloaded from the Techno-Solis website, www.techno-solis.com, in Jan. 2012
More Choices
3 colors
Heliocol solar pool heating panels are available in three colors to match your roof...black, terracotta and grey.
Swimmaster panels by Techno-Solis are available in just one color...black.
Techno-Solis panel color information based upon details provided by the Techno-Solis website, www.techno-solis, in Jan. 2012.
Follow the Leader
Heliocol takes great pride in leading the charge in the solar industry and sets the bar for reliability and consumer safety.
ISO 9001 is the ultimate benchmark for quality management issued by the International Organization for Standardization.
ISO 14001 is the global standard for environmental protection issued by the International Organization for Standardization.
NSF Standard 50 certification certifies standards for materials, design, construction and performance of products used for public pools and spas and recreational water facilities such as water parks.
NSF Standard 61 addresses drinking water system components, ensuring that the products do not leach unacceptable contaminants or impurities.*
* The following Heliocol solar pool heating panels are manufactured by MAGEN eco-Energy using NSF-61 certified raw materials: Heliocol 74170522, Heliocol 74270522. The raw materials used in the production of the above listed panels are certified under NSF Standard 61, while the panels themselves are not certified.
- ISO Certification information obtained Jan. 2012 and can be viewed at: http://www.iso.org.
- NSF Standard 50 Information obtained January, 2012 and can be viewed at: http://nsf.org/Certified/Pools/Listings.asp?TradeName=Heliocol.
- NSF Standard 61 Information obtained January, 2012 and can be viewed at: http://nsf.org/Certified/PwsComponents/Listings.asp?TradeName=Heliocol.
Protect Your Roof
Heliocol's patented mounting system withstands hurricane force winds with
- Heliocol's open tube design virtually eliminates lift.
- No straps means fewer penetrations into your roof.
- Heliocol's patented Gator clamps allow the panel to "float" over your roof, preventing moisture build up.
- Techno-Solis monolithic panels require straps to anchor them to the roof for high wind conditions.
- Straps mean more penetrations into your roof.
- High winds can lift monolithic panels like an airplane wing, ripping panels and straps loose and damaging your roof.
Information on Techno-Solis mounting systems obtained from the Techno-Solis Installation Manual downloaded from the Techno-Solis website Jan. 2012. www.techno-solis.com


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Travel Consultant
- Recruiter
- Flight Centre Limited
- Location
- Central Scotland
- Salary
- £15000 - £27000 per annum + Benefits & Uncapped Commission
- Posted
- 11 Feb 2014
- Closes
- 11 Mar 2014
- Ref
- Contact
- Flight Centre UK Ltd
- Sector
- Retail, Travel, Leisure & Tourism
- Function
- Sales
- Job Level
- Experienced (non manager)
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Flight Centre is seeking a Travel Consultant to join their successful Edinburgh team. This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced sales executives who want to launch their career in the travel industry as well as current Travel Consultants looking to advance their career with an award-winning global company.
Joining an energetic and successful team, you'll be responsible for selling business and leisure travel to your clients, building up a portfolio of repeat business and becoming a true travel expert. You'll receive comprehensive training and support to ensure you achieve in this Travel Consultant role.
To succeed, you will need to be target-driven as this is essentially a sales role, which means you'll also have uncapped commission - which enabled our top agents to earn over £120,000 last year.
Ambition is also required for this role. Flight Centre is committed to developing their team into the future leaders of the company (our Managing Director began his career as a Travel Consultant) and therefore we're looking for people with business acumen and a strong academic record.
As a Travel Consultant, you'll receive three weeks of comprehensive training from our home-grown success stories to ensure you succeed in this role. You will also gain a base of £15,000 and uncapped commission, which you will start earning from your first sale.
As part of the global Flight Centre Group, we also offer award-winning benefits including:
- Uncapped commission structure and business ownership scheme
- Discounted travel and fantastic incentives from the world's top travel providers
- Industry renowned social events and excellent company culture
- Exceptional career progression with worldwide opportunities
- Fast-track leadership programme to develop our future leaders
- Comprehensive induction, sales, product and leadership training
- Free and confidential financial advice from our in-house financial advisors
- Free health consultations, discounted fitness sessions and gym memberships
- Discounted physiotherapy, massage, reflexology, tax-free bikes and more…
- Opportunityto take a three month sabbatical after five years
For further information and to apply online, click on the apply button below.