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So our friend Annette keeps sending us all these great political jokes. I've been thinking about just asking her to join the blog - she's a constant commenter and a regular reader. What think you? Leave a comment and tell me whether or not you'd like to see Annette as a contributor. (If she'll do it!) This is the latest one she sent me over email.
The Light Bulb
Q: How many members of the Bush administration does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Ten.
1. One to deny that a light bulb needs to be changed;
2. One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb needs to be changed;
3. One to blame Clinton for burning out the light bulb.
4. One to tell the nations of the world that they are either for changing the light bulb or for eternal darkness;
5. One to give a billion dollar no-bid contract to Halliburton for the new light bulb;
6. One to arrange a photograph of Bush, dressed as a janitor, standing on a step ladder under the banner 'Bulb Accomplished';
7. One administration insider to resign and in detail reveal how Bush was literally 'in the dark' the whole time;
8. One to viciously smear No. 7;
9. One surrogate to campaign on TV and at rallies on how George Bush has had a strong light-bulb-changing policy all along;
10. And finally, one to confuse Americans about the difference between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country.


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This time again with less than an hour to go, I uploaded my page into the CSI gallery. Case #117, another very interesting set of prompts from the CSI team and what lovely colours too. Everytime I see a CSI case, my mind starts building a page but I almost never complete my layout in reality, on time to enter it.
Its the time I take, dilly dallying to decide on how to layer and what embellis to use, that takes forever. So, this time I decided to 'let go' and started sticking all the papers right away, so I didnt have the option to change my mind.
My background has been made with layers of stamps, paint and texture paste. Ive used both masks and stencils playing alongwith the criteria at offtherailsscrapbooking. For evidence, Ive used circles, rub-ons, arrows and numbers and Testimony my topic is something mind boggling.
As always the layout is about my lil bundle of mischief my son who can go blah, blah, blah nonstop from the minute he wakes up and even through his sleep! Isnt it truly amazing how kids pick up language. My bubba has picked up words from 4 languages and knows exactly who understands which language, so uses them appropriately and along the way he has made up words too which we all understand so have started using in our everyday talk. Years from now, hopefully this layout brings back a smile.
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OOOooo Hello my lovely reading raccoons! I'm about to rage today 😊
Question 1: What is the quickest way to make Elise want to throw you out a window?
Yes! You in the back with the raised hand!
"Um… insult her favorite character?" You mumble.
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A taxi driver was shot to death during a robbery on a dark stretch of La Jolla Scenic Drive North Wednesday night, prompting a hunt for the gunman and leaving his fellow cabdrivers to question their own safety on the job.
Mir Sadat Sahou, 68, was a self-employed driver who for years worked Lindbergh Field for fares and whose cab was named after his 26-year-old daughter, Savitar.
Friends said Thursday he was a prominent figure in the political and financial world in Afghanistan and a well-known television show host there before moving to the United States as a refugee nearly 20 years ago.
"When I heard this morning (he had been killed), I cried a lot because I knew him so well," said fellow cabbie Belal Qargha, 46, as he waited for customers at the airport. "I always talked to him in the lot. Everyone liked him and respected him."
Qargha, a friend of Sahou's for 15 years, last spoke with him about three hours before he was shot. They talked for about 40 minutes while waiting in the airport taxi holding lot for fares, including reminiscing about their home country. He said Sahou usually worked from about noon to midnight.
Family at Sahou's Sabre Springs home declined to speak with reporters.
When gunfire erupted about 11:35 p.m. Wednesday on La Jolla Scenic Drive North near Sugarman Drive, residents began calling 911.
Witnesses told San Diego police they saw the driver and another man get out of the green-and-white Savitar Cab stopped on the west curb. The men exchanged words and got into a struggle, followed by gunshots, homicide Lt. Kevin Rooney said.
The shooter then climbed into the cab and drove away.
Officers found Sahou's body on the sidewalk. He had been shot several times, Rooney said.
About 2:30 a.m. Thursday, police found the cab abandoned on Coast Boulevard, between Cave Street and Girard Avenue in La Jolla.
There was no description of the gunman. Police were planning to comb the taxi for evidence, including DNA and fingerprints. They were also hoping to locate a logbook that would indicate his route that night and perhaps include his last fare.
Because he worked for himself rather than a large company, he was not in constant contact with a dispatcher as other drivers often are.
Investigators were working to determine if any cash or other personal property had been stolen, Rooney said.
Qargha, the cabdriver's friend, said Sahou was a former bank executive in Afghanistan and had hosted an hourlong weekly television program about politics and current affairs called "To Find the Truth," and had authored several books.
In 1990, after the Soviet Union had pulled out of Afghanistan following a decade of occupation, Sahou worked with the freedom fighters who had battled Soviet rule and then left for the United States in 1993 or 1994, Qargha said.
"Everyone knew him in Afghanistan," he said. "Everyone knew him here, too," at the airport.
Sahou was considered wealthy in Afghanistan and had built a good life for his wife, three daughters and a son, after "working hard for a long time," Qargha said.
He said Sahou's brother works as a taxi driver in San Diego, as does his son-in-law's brother.
While waiting for airport fares, Sahou would talk with the other drivers and read and write. He was "very intelligent" and was fluent in English, French and two Afghan languages, Qarga said.
News of the killing rippled through the community of taxi drivers, leaving many to question the safety of working alone at night while carrying cash.
"This is tragic," said Mikaiil Hussein, president of the United Taxi Workers of San Diego.
"I was always very lucky while I was driving. A lot of people ran away with my money, and I'd say, 'Thank you.' As long as I don't get punched or killed," Hussein said. "There's a lot of worry driving at night someone you don't know. We don't get respect for that."
Taxi drivers are 20 times more likely to be murdered on the job than other workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Last year, 27 of the 42 cabdrivers killed on the job were murder victims. The rest died in traffic crashes, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up from 2009, when 23 drivers were killed in violent acts.
Abdi Ali, who is new to driving a taxi, said he doesn't risk working the night shift.
"I am scared. … You can get customers who are gang members and all that," Ali said.
Anyone with information about the crime or Sahou's whereabouts earlier Wednesday night can leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 or sdcrimestoppers.com.


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Are you thinking of getting a fence from your backyard? There are many options available to you. The right fence for your yard, however, will depend on what you need. Are you trying to keep children in, or improve your overall landscaping appearance? Or both?
The U.S. fencing industry might be worth $51 billion annually, but you don't want to spend thousands of dollars on a fence that ends up being fairly useless, or too much work for your lifestyle. Here are a few things you should keep in mind about various wood fence designs.
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- Looking for a way to keep prying eyes out, or simply want to relax without having to watch your neighbors garden? You're going to want a fence without any gaps. One option is the vinyl fence, which can be a nice, low-mainten Continue reading "Tips for Picking Out the Right Fence"


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Like Google & Stanford University, how to generate a culture of innovation at World University & School http://worlduniversity.wikia.com ?
Besides openness, wiki, teaching & learning conversations, as WUAS grows, WUaS could invite employed Universitians to work 1/5 day a week on WUaS-related projects of their own collaborative choosing?
(http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2010/11/polypody-culture-of-innovation-at-world.html - November 5, 2010)
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Membership FAQ
Who is eligible?
All graduates from the Hwa Chong Institution, the former The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College as well as Hwa Chong International School below the age of 35 years are eligible.
What are the benefits of membership?
Membership in the Hwa Chong Alumni Association Youth Chapter helps you connect with fellow alumni, former classmates and friends. It gives you the opportunity to discover cool, new ways to volunteer and contribute to the school and society. On top of that, you have the privilege to tap into the Hwa Chong Network for career guidance and social activities. You would also receive first hand updates on activities like community projects and special interest groups organized the Alumni Association. Our membership also offers benefits and discounts at selected retail outlets.
How do I obtain the membership application form?
For your convenience, you may sign up online here. Alternatively you may sign up personally at the Alumni Office, 681, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 269782
What is the cost of the Youth Chapter membership?
A one-time payment $30 (SGD) that is valid till the year the member turns 35 years old.
How do I make payment?
We accept 3 modes of payment.
- Cash payment at the Alumni Office
- Crossed Cheque made payable to: "Hwa Chong Alumni Association"
Please write your name and NRIC No. on the reverse side of cheque.
ATM/ I-Bank Transfer to:
- Hwa Chong Alumni Association, DBS Current Account 006-008033-2.
Please take of the transfer date & Transaction/Reference number for verification purposes.
How do I know if my payment is successful?
- For ATM/ I-Banking transfers: Upon receiving payment notification from you (via email), we would verify it by the 3rd week of the following month, and send you a confirmation email.
- For Cash/ Cheque: A receipt would be issued.
My membership card takes a long time to be delivered even after confirmation of payment, why?
We seek your kind patience and understanding that our membership cards are sent for bulk printing once every 2-3 months.
Can I renew/ extend my membership after 35 years of age?
Yes, upon 35 years of age, you will have the option to become a lifetime member of the Hwa Chong Alumni Association simply by topping up an additional $170 (SGD).
What happens if I lose my card?
Please inform us immediately by phone, email or in person for loss of membership cards. Please note that a replacement fee of $5.00 is chargeable.
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Desireé Kilen, Animal Behavior College Dog Trainer (ABCDT), has always loved animals especially dogs. Despite the many job titles she's held over the years which include a stint as a movie theater manager, a bell desk dispatcher, a board operator and a receptionist, she's always had a passion for working with dogs and their owners. To her, helping owners develop happy and … [Read more...]
ABC Cat Trainer Program Graduate Michelle Sharpee
When it comes to felines, Michelle Sharpee is the cat's meow. The ABC Cat Training Program graduate has always had a fondness for the four-legged creatures and a natural curiosity about them. It was this interest that drove her to accept a job working with exotic and big cats at Naples Zoo in Naples, Florida. "I worked with tigers, lions, caracals and other exotic cats for … [Read more...]
National Puppy Day Giveaway
Win a Free Shampoo and Conditioner Set In honor of National Puppy Day, Animal Behavior College has partnered with PetAg to provide three lucky winners a free shampoo and conditioner set from Fresh 'n Clean. Here's how you can enter the contest. In honor of National Puppy Day, Animal Behavior College has partnered with PetAg to provide three lucky winners a free shampoo … [Read more...]
Congratulations to the Fall/Winter Class of 2017
ABC Celebrates In-Classroom Dog Trainer Program Graduates Animal Behavior College held its 9th commencement ceremony for our In-Classroom Dog Trainer Program graduates on Friday, February 23, 2018. These graduates have spent the last 5 months mastering positive dog training techniques and applying their knowledge at Best Friends Animal Shelter. "I admire these graduates … [Read more...]
Veteran Embarks on New Career Training Service Dogs
ABC Dog Training Student Helps Veterans With PTSD Russell Steed is currently enrolled in Animal Behavior College's (ABC) Dog Trainer Program. The U.S. Navy Veteran has embarked on a second career training service dogs and founded a program in his Benton, Arkansas community, I Got Your Six (no affiliation with the national coalition). ABC: What drove your interest in … [Read more...]
Charlee Bear "Thankful Tweet" Contest
Are you thankful for something? Tell us about it. @AnimalBehaviorC Charlee Bear wants to know what you are thankful for? How to play in the contest: Tweet Us using @AnimalBehaviorC, tell us what you are most thankful for. >Pictures are … [Read more...]
Animal Behavior College – Student Loves Animals – Best Friends Animal Society Volunteer
One Volunteer at Best Friends Animal Society forms a bond with Pit Bull named Chad Training Shelter Dogs Jackie McKenzie is one of the 14 Animal Behavior College students in the On-site classroom program for Dog Training this semester. This specific On-site Dog Training class is held at the Animal Behavior College Valencia, Calif. campus. Every week Jackie and her … [Read more...]
Pet Safety During the Holidays – Keep Your Dog Safe on Thanksgiving
Keep Your Dog Safe at Thanksgiving By following a few rules, you can prevent an emergency trip to the vet for your animals. By Lisa King Pet Safety During the Holidays During the holidays, especially on Thanksgiving, which is food-focused, keep in mind that although canines and humans area both omnivores, their digestions and dietary requirements are very different. Those … [Read more...]


text: I had contributed a series of suggestions about party agenda to the Aam Aadmi Party, and several people asked me about them. Instead of forwarding a whole series of emails to everyone who asks, I'm compiling them here. There is some editing for coherence, but all the points are identical and any other party wanting […]Read More


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Published at Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 - 19:43:42 PM. Worksheet. By Karolina Morel.
Click "Save" and when the box pops up, select the same folder you saved it in before. It will say another document has the same name and ask if you want to save it still. Click yes. You are officially done! I hope this tutorial was helpful to you – whether you want to make worksheets for you classroom or TpT. Again, if you have any more questions or want another tutorial, just let me know! If you do decide to start selling your work on TeachersPayTeachers and you found this tutorial helpful, please consider signing up through my referral link (this provides me with a small commission, but does not take any sales money from you).
Worksheets, workbooks, and printables. Is there a place for them in the early childhood setting? Today I'm explaining why I think worksheets are not appropriate for young children. Welcome to the Child Led Environments Series where we are exploring how to set up and cultivate an environment conducive to child-led learning. How to Cultivate a Love of Learning, Toy Rotation: Why It's Beneficial for You and Your Child, How to Incorporate an Encouraging Home Preschool Environment,9 Reasons Why Worksheets Are Inappropriate for Young Children,4 Aspects of the Adult's Role in a Child-Led Approach. As a parent and educator, when I walk into an environment with early learners, whether that be in a homeschool setting or preschool setting, I want to see those kids engaged in their learning. Young children should be manipulating materials, testing hypothesis, and exploring the world around them. No matter where I look, I should not see a child doing a workbook. Worksheets are not appropriate for young children for many reasons. Let me start off by explaining what a worksheet means to me.
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A plea of not guilty was entered today at Los Angeles Superior Court for Patrick Harran, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) professor facing felony charges for violations of California occupational health and safety laws that resulted in the death of laboratory assistant Sheri Sangji. The defense objected to Harran being arraigned, but the judge entered the plea and scheduled a preliminary hearing on October 9 to determine whether evidence is sufficient to merit a trial. Harran faces up to 4 1/2 years imprisonment if convicted.
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Author: Storm Grant
Publisher: Self Published
Buy link: Amazon.com (Second Edition)
Genre: Paranormal/M/M Romance/Humor
Length: Short Story/19 pages
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
A guest review by Sirius
Summary: I was very amused by this meeting between a doctor and the first patient in his dental office.
No greater love has a vampire than for his dentist.
Deeply in debt to a loan shark, oversexed dentist Cary Drewel lives in fear of foreclosure and bodily harm. His new practice is missing one rather crucial element: patients. Which, terrifyingly enough, is the one thing his creditors also don't have.
Pierce Sharpe, a powerful vampire with a drinking problem—or, more accurately, a problem drinking—can't feed through the pain in his damaged eye teeth. In danger of losing his standing in the vampire community, Pierce seeks Cary's dental services. When Cary extracts his canines, Pierce must turn to other bodily fluids for sustenance.
Together, Cary and Pierce find a mutually pleasurable solution to both their problems. Turns out, though, there's more to this dentist-patient relationship than simple suction, and what began with raw hunger from each of them might just end in love.
From what I understand this story was originally published with Torquere Press and this is the new extended version. I enjoyed the two novels by Storm Grant that I read before, so I decided to try this one.
On one hand I thought this is a perfect example of well-written short story; it captures the meeting of two characters and does not try to take on too much. On the other, I am not sure what else to say about this short besides the fact that every line was hilarious for me. There were plenty of humorous moments in her longer works, so I knew this writer can do humor really well, but since this is a short story I found myself basically laughing the whole time while I was reading it because it was very funny. I think this excerpt shows off the writing in this story pretty well:
He was a man of science, after all. While others might hold on to their beliefs even in the face of new findings, Cary quickly adjusted his worldview to accommodate the undead. Especially since, according to his recent research, one-hundred percent of the vampires he'd studied were really, really cute.
"You should probably outline the replication process for me again just in case I've forgotten. Somehow it was not on the dental college curriculum."
"It's not rocket thienthe." A little blood shimmered scarlet on Pierce's full lower lip. "A new tooth will grow in, longer than the otherth around it."
"That's stretching the tooth."
Pierce groaned, although whether from pain or pun, Cary couldn't tell. Pierce's stomach rumbled again.
My only niggle: While the characters definitely have great chemistry, unfortunately I did not feel that there is a lot of depth in those characters. I am not saying that I wanted to read their life story (it is a short story after all). However, I would have liked the characters to jump off the page and that did not happen for me.
Regardless, it is definitely a worthwhile read if you want to brighten your day and be entertained.


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Managing in turbulent times: 4 Drucker strategies for weathering the economic storm
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Check out: retail in the fast lane
Friday March 14 2014
Retail payments are transforming rapidly with the development of contactless, NFC, mobile wallet and cash management system technologies growing in popularity, prompted by faster transaction speeds and increased customer loyalty options. But real challenges to widespread adoption remain, writes Leo King
Contactless payments are increasingly abundant. They allow consumers to buy items under a £20 limit by simply touching a radio frequency identification (RFID) card on a reader at the checkout, and can be found in more and more retail and hospitality outlets.
Over one in four Visa cards are now contactless, and the processor has said payments in the first quarter of 2013 hit 5.3 million transactions, an increase of 22% in a year.
Retailers often also introduce contactless when they come to renew their payment terminals. Last August, discount food retailer Lidl rolled out contactless across its stores, and competitor Aldi is conducting a trial. Elsewhere, Marks & Spencer has said it processes over 230,000 such transactions per week following an extensive overhaul of instore systems.
Gilles Ubaghs, senior analyst at Ovum, described the growing take-up of contactless as "one of the biggest payment developments in retail technology in the UK". He noted it is particularly useful where transaction speed is a main driver, such as serving customers quickly and efficiently at busy times in pubs and bars.
But a number of concerns may be hindering growth. "There has been ridiculous hyperbole around just how much contactless would replace existing transactions," he added, "and the reality has been a much slower burn". One of the major problems has been the transaction limit, in spite of its security benefits.
There is also a 'chicken or egg' dilemma for retailers around investment, according to Luca Bonacina, senior research analyst at IDC Retail Insights. "Shops only want to adopt contactless when they know it's something customers are going to use, but the customers are reluctant to use the card until many of the places they shop offer this method of payment."
In spite of this, Bonacina said: "The UK is far ahead of many other European nations with regards to contactless adoption."
Scaling technology to grow adoption
High Street pharmaceutical and beauty retailer Boots is one of the many UK companies that has decided to adopt contactless on a large scale, and it sees clear benefits in terms of reduced queue times from "speeding up traditional card payments," according to Ben Perdue, assistant project manager of store operations at Boots.
In a pilot during 2010, at a time when the technology was really "in its infancy," Perdue said Boots rolled out contactless to 32 of its stores. It then "took time to monitor the growth and get feedback".
Boots now has contactless technology across the country, but chooses carefully exactly which stores to concentrate on. "We have found contactless payments are a great benefit to some of our stores, in particular those located within train station complexes," he added. But again, its use comes down to time, because in such stores he said, "customers often need to make purchases in a rush".
Perdue attributed the growth of contactless in Boots' stores to "a combination of increased customer awareness and a higher volume of cards in circulation".
Near field communication (NFC), a niche form of contactless technology that allows consumers to pay or discover information by touching their NFC-enabled mobile phone on a reader is also of increasing interest to a number of shops in the UK.
But it has met with mixed reviews, and customers not only need the right phone but the incentive to use it in this way, when they may already have a contactless card that offers the same fast transaction capability. "The business models are a real problem here," Ubaghs said. "Retailers need to invest a lot to take on the technology, at a time when there are other options out there."
NFC deployments have often been more about engagement than payment. A recent scheme, called Purple Flag Week, saw Costa Coffee, Odeon, Lush, Pizza Express and other brands run a treasure hunt, with NFC tags on posters that offered consumers games and store discounts. Another project at sandwich shop chain Eat in 2012 saw the cafe chain offer discounts and free coffees, from a 'Wheel of Fortune' type mobile game.
In spite of the challenges facing NFC adoption, global sales of appropriately equipped smartphones grew 300% to 140 million units in 2012, according to a report from analysts at Berg Insight. But Apple does not yet support NFC in its iPhones.
Next-generation mobile wallet development
Mobile wallets may prove a better option when it comes to the ever-growing area of smartphone related payments.
"Instead of NFC, I expect to see the real strength in mobile to come from barcode scanners, QR [quick response] codes, and mobile wallets," Ubaghs predicted. "As mobile banking grows, people are increasingly used to making transactions onscreen on their phones."
Indeed, consumer awareness of mobile wallets is increasing and vendors are fighting for prime position. The technology allows customers to store and manage their debit and credit cards, as well as loyalty cards, on their smartphones, ready for payment.
Payment processors are active in this space. Visa has stepped in with the V.me service, used by Marks & Spencer, Greggs and other chains. And MasterCard with its MasterPass scheme, used by retailers including Argos, Boots and House of Fraser. PayPal is also highly active in developing its mobile app with the likes of PizzaExpress (PizzaExpress reaps mobile success, Retail Technology November/December 2012 magazine, p26).
In addition, technology giants are investing extensively in the area, with the emergence of the Apple Passbook, Google Wallet and Samsung Wallet.
Using mobile wallets, customers can make a payment with their smartphones, instore. But it remains to be seen whether consumers prefer them as a loyalty device that can also alert them to local offers, rather than for payment. Recent research by mobile payments firm MPayMe found that less than 10% of smartphone users have made an instore mobile transaction.
"Where the market actually goes depends on the impact the technology has with the shopping experience for the customer," said analyst Ubaghs.
Nevertheless, as customers increasingly use mobiles in store to research prices, and buy on their devices from retailers such as Amazon, mobile payments are becoming more normal and accepted. And many customers already trust certain companies to hold their credit card details, saving them from having to re-enter credit card information online. Apple retail stores already allow customers to download an app for instance, which can also be used to scan and buy items instore without a shop assistant.
There is other fascinating and cutting-edge work in this area, even on a local scale. Cook & Garcia, a sandwich shop and fresh food restaurant in the London Borough of Richmond, has adopted a different sort of mobile wallet system.
The technology, supplied by PayPal, allows customers to check into the shop on the vendor's mobile app and pay without any physical card or cash. When a user does this, their name and photo appears on the shop's payments system and they can automatically be charged an agreed amount by the shop assistant. The customer then receives a receipt to their phone.
As part of the roll out, 12 other Richmond businesses, including restaurants, shops and a hotel, are also offering this payment method.
Focusing on improved customer service
Richard Garcia, co-founder at Cook & Garcia, explained that the "real appeal" of the technology is that "it cuts queue times, because payment is so fast".
"Many of our clients are aged under 35, and like technology," he added. "We are keen to give customers choice, so that they can pay via PayPal, contactless, or regular card and cash payments."
Cook & Garcia began the pilot in April last year, alongside the other Richmond stores. By July, the system was fully implemented. "It's been a great experience for us, and we would encourage other businesses to consider using this technology, because it makes transactions much quicker," he explained.
"Another benefit is that it makes the experience more personal. We get to learn the names of our regular customers and that can make it a better experience for everyone."
With so much happening in the digital payments space, it could be easy to also miss the innovation around cash, a method of payment still preferred by many consumers.
Tesco recently adopted a brand new automated cash management system. The SMARTtill technology, supplied by specialist provider Cash Bases, is being integrated into 10,000 of the supermarket giant's tills.
SMARTtill enables Tesco to monitor cash levels at every checkout, and to be alerted when they reach certain high or low levels. Load cell weighting technology within the till automatically counts the money each time the drawer is closed.
Tesco has not commented in detail on the project, but a spokesperson revealed at the start of the scheme that "many" of its customers "still use cash as their main method of payment". Additionally, the new system is expected to give staff "more time" to assist people at the checkout.
SMARTtill is equally designed to provide higher accountability for cashiers, improving accuracy and reducing the risk of mistakes or fraud - any losses can be pinpointed to an exact time. The potential benefits to Tesco, of managing cash and monitoring its handling, are evident.
The retail payments space is becoming ever more complex, and a heated technology battle is taking place. In terms of digital transactions, it remains to be seen whether contactless, NFC or mobile wallets will win, or whether they will all have to coexist. But one thing is for sure: if the technology is affordable to the retailer, and if it offers a clear and genuine benefit to the consumer, then adoption will grow. In the meantime, retailer experimentation will be the norm.
Fairfield Stores is leading the independent convenience store sector in its roll out of an integrated PayPoint and electronic point-of-sale (EPoS) system.
A partnership of three technology specialists in the convenience retail sector recently detailed the first EPoS deployment using the point-of-sale integration tool from payments provider PayPoint, called PPoS.
The integrated system is the first to be supplied to Fairfield Stores, one of its independent clients. Fairfield Stores in the centre of Bath has successfully rolled out the combined system from SPEDI, Norcon and AURES Technologies UK (formerly J2 Retail Systems) to streamline its business and improve customer service.
Yellow PayPoint terminals are a familiar sight across convenience and news retail, where they are used for utility and other bill payments. Today, PayPoint services are also available through the 'virtual terminal' PPoS integrates its payment services directly into the retailer's own EPoS system.
As one of the first independent stores to deploy this combined system, Fairfield Stores is now using new integration designed by its EPoS software provider, SPEDI, installed by its systems partner, Norcon Limited, and accessed via the J2 touchscreen terminals supplied by AURES.
David Mendus, SPEDI managing director, explained: "We felt PPoS integration was important, as our aim has always been to help customers run better and more profitable businesses. PayPoint's new PPoS technology enables us to achieve this aim, as it offers the retailer a number of benefits including faster transactions, easier reconciliation and greater customer convenience."
Wayne Graves, Norcon sales director, said: "By integrating its terminal with EPoS hardware and software providers such as Norcon Computers and our software partner SPEDI, PayPoint is enabling independent retailers to benefit from the same significant advantages of its PPoS system that multiples and members of symbol groups enjoy."
Norcon has deployed the new system on PC-based J2 615 touchscreen terminals. "The J2 615 is the ideal hardware platform to run this new solution," added Graves. "It's a very cost-effective model and has all the attributes required for our new EPoS solution."
Enhancing the customer experience
Hari Lohano, owner of Fairfield Stores, commented: "My customers can now do their PayPoint transactions at any of our counter tills when they pay for their groceries, rather than have to go to a different counter to use PayPoint. It's much quicker and smoother. It makes my business look more professional and customers prefer it." He also thinks this improved process may well encourage customers to do more PayPoint transactions.
For Fairfield Stores' staff, the PayPoint transaction process is much more efficient. "Tapping the PayPoint logo on our till calls up a menu identical to the PayPoint terminal screen. We enter the customer's PayPoint payment then check out his or her basket of items in the normal way. The receipt we give the customer shows both the PayPoint transaction and other purchases."
In sectors such as convenience, where space is often very limited and at an absolute premium, removal of the traditional PayPoint terminal has a value too. "The PPoS terminal is a quarter the size of the PayPoint terminal," added Lohano. "This space saving has a monetary value for me."
The new integrated system generates consolidated accounts and management information. By capturing and reporting on PayPoint and non-PayPoint transactions, this new payment integration development offers retailers business-wide visibility that is both instant and accurate.
CASE STUDY - Wagamama
The pan-Asian restaurant chain wagamama recently joined 4,000 merchants now using V.me by Visa to give customers a fast and safe online payment experience.
Wagamama is working with Visa Europe and WorldPay to soon enable its customers to make purchases online using the V.me by Visa digital wallet service.
The restaurant chain has over 100 restaurants in the UK. In addition to restaurant dining, wagamama also offers take-out services available via phone, online, in person and, more recently, via the wagamama iPhone app. This additional payment option means customers buying online will now be able to pay using V.me by Visa.
UK consumers spend £3,488 online with Visa every second at UK-based merchants, totalling £110 billion in the year to September 2013, according to figures from Visa Europe. V.me by Visa, the digital wallet service developed by Visa Europe, offers consumers simplified, secure online payments. It is designed to further increase consumers' confidence in shopping online by enabling them to make purchases without sharing their card details with the retailer.
Richard Tallboy, director of business development for wagamama, said: "The launch of V.me by Visa marks an important development to our e-commerce platform.
"Our customers are increasingly ordering their wagamama take-out online and we are confident that V.me by Visa offers complete reassurance that payments are handled safely and securely.
Established and trusted brand recognition
"As consumers become ever reliant on their digital wallets, we feel it is important to be partnering with an established and trusted brand like Visa. It is essential to us that our loyal customers enjoy a hassle-free and seamless take-out experience."
Wendy Martin, V.me by Visa director at Visa Europe, added: "The explosion of smartphones and tablets has changed the face of commerce, and V.me by Visa allows merchants of all sizes to take advantage of the multichannel opportunities this creates, offering a safe, secure service with a pan-European reach."
An in-depth new report by WorldPay, providing global insight into alternative payment methods, found that by 2017, online payments via e-wallets such as V.me by Visa will equal credit and debit cards in popularity.
Floris de Kort, chief executive of WorldPay's e-commerce division, commented: "Shoppers are increasingly demanding more payment options; as an early adopter of V.me, wagamama is gaining an edge over competitors by ensuring it is ready for this shift in consumer purchasing behaviour."
V.me by Visa began a phased launch of its digital wallet services in November 2013, with Nationwide Building Society becoming the first issuer to offer the service in the UK. The payments organisation said other major issuers will launch this year.
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General Schwartz: Taking care of families critical to AF mission
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The four-day training exposed attendees to national-level speakers and initiatives within the educational, legal and medical fields.
EFMP coordinators and SLOs play a vital role in building resilience in families by allowing Airmen to focus on the mission while their family gets the support they need. According to Mrs. Schwartz, the Air Force has the right family support programs in place and is committed to making them better.
"We are here to empower Airmen and families by giving them the tools they need to navigate available resources more efficiently," Mrs. Schwartz said.
EFMP coordinators connect more than 17,000 special-needs families in the Air Force to community support resources and help them navigate the health care system. SLOs educate local school administrators, counselors and educators on the military lifestyle and how it can affect children.
General Schwartz noted that of the approximately 175,000 school-age Air Force children, many of them will move an average of six times, bringing about unique challenges.
"Installation leadership and SLOs must engage with local education system to recognize who the champions are for military child education and who can influence curriculum," the general said.
By examining the results of a quality of life survey and forums conducted two years ago, Air Force officials identified a need to better help families navigate educational and special-needs resources. Since then, officials have increased the number of EFMP coordinators and SLOs at installations worldwide.
Attendees were not only able to learn from the trainers and speakers, but also had the opportunity to learn from one other, said Jaime Lopez, a SLO at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
"It was great to network with other people and find out how other SLOs handle situations, as well as learning ways to better publicize my responsibilities," Mr. Lopez said. "It was also great to hear how the Air Force will provide additional legal support for both programs."
For Susan Hunter, the EFMP family support coordinator at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., the training will better equip her to support the approximately 130 special-needs families at her installation.
"As a prior readiness NCO, I'm a firm believer that we play a vital role in taking care of our military members, and also in retaining them by taking care of their families," she said. "I look forward to going back and using the tools I obtained this week for the job I'm empowered to do."


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An outstanding exhibition not to be missed " Mahatma Gandhi: An immigrant"
Mahatma Gandhi, one of the giants of 20th century world history, initiated the Satyagraha movement leading eventually to the independence of India from British colonisation. He advocated passive and peaceful resistance. He lived and practiced truth and peace.
The exhibition is a collaboration between the Immigration Museum and the Mahatma Gandhi Digital Museum in Hyderabad (India). Visitors have the opportunity not only to look at a great range of photographs and texts but also to interact digitally with a great number of exhibits and objects covering the period Gandhi went to England and migrated to South Africa as well as earlier periods of Indian history. There are rare and beautiful clay figures from the 1800's, original newspapers and magazines from the 1930's and 1940's, weapons dating from the Indian Mutiny, archival footage, film clips and voice recordings of Gandhi's speeches etc…
Rohini Kappadath, General Manager, Immigration Museum and Birad Rajaram Yajnik, Curator, Mahatma Gandhi Digital Museum are to be commended for an outstanding worldclass exhibition.
" Mahatma Gandhi : An Immigrant" is open at the Immigration Museum from April 5th to July 15th.
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Reliability of the hospital nutrition environment scan for cafeterias, vending machines, and gift shops
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Winston, C. P, Sallis, J. F, Swartz, M. D, Hoelscher, D. M & Peskin, MF. (2013). Reliability of the hospital nutrition environment scan for cafeterias, vending machines, and gift shops. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,113(8), 1069-1075. United States of America: Elsevier. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2013.04.004
According to ecological models, the physical environment plays a major role in determining individual health behaviors. As such, researchers have started targeting the consumer nutrition environment of large-scale foodservice operations when implementing obesity-prevention programs. In 2010, the American Hospital Association released a call-to-action encouraging health care facilities to join in this movement and improve their facilities' consumer nutrition environments. The Hospital Nutrition Environment Scan (HNES) for Cafeterias, Vending Machines, and Gift Shops was developed in 2011, and the present study evaluated the inter-rater reliability of this instrument. Two trained raters visited 39 hospitals in southern California and completed the HNES. Percent agreement, kappa statistics, and intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated. Percent agreement between raters ranged from 74.4% to 100% and kappa statistics ranged from 0.458 to 1.0. The intraclass correlation coefficient for the overall nutrition composite scores was 0.961. Given these results, the HNES demonstrated acceptable reliability metrics and can now be disseminated to assess the current state of hospital consumer nutrition environments.
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Gary Graffman
By Andrew Ford on The Music Show
Pianist Gary Graffman discusses his career and his transition to works for the left hand.
Andrew Ford: Well that was music by Maurice Ravel from his Concerto for Left Hand Piano and Orchestra; played in that performance by Leon Fleisher with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa.
And I suppose it's the great masterpiece of that repertoire; somebody who would certainly have an opinion about that, because he's played most of the works for left hand, is Gary Graffman, and he's my first guest on today's Music Show. Welcome to The Music Show.
Gary Graffman: Very happy to be with you.
Andrew Ford: Is that fair enough?
Gary Graffman: Absolutely. It is a very, maybe one of the greatest works by a very great composer, and even as I say, normal pianos you play with two hands it's great.
Andrew Ford: Yes, when you talk about - I was talking about this to somebody the other day and they said it sounds like half-a-piano concerto, but there's nothing half-hearted about that piece, is there?
Gary Graffman: No, it's quite the opposite in my opinion, unlike some of the others. It sounds like somebody with three hands is playing it, because of the way it's written.
Andrew Ford: Yes, that's right, the hand seems to be in three parts of the keyboard simultaneously.
Gary Graffman: Yes, exactly.
Andrew Ford: Is it - do you have to move a lot to play that piece?
Gary Graffman: Oh yes, well from the top note of the piano to the bottom note of the piano occurs several times in that piece. You're all over the place.
Andrew Ford: I think he was making a point.
Gary Graffman: Yes.
Andrew Ford: Perhaps we could talk about the figure of Paul Wittgenstein here, because Wittgenstein, I suppose more than anybody else, certainly in the first half of the 20th century, really went about commissioning works for himself to play, not that he always did play them in the end. Who was he, exactly?
Gary Graffman: He was a pianist, a young Austrian who was drafted into the army, First World War, and had a shrapnel wound, and had his right arm amputated. He came from a family, fairly wealthy, and very well known in Vienna, and they were in a position to commission the leading composers of that time to write for this poor guy, who one would think ended his career. He did not actually have a career before going into the army, but that's what he wanted. The family yes, the brother, was Ludwig. One of the brothers was Ludwig Wittgenstein, the famous philosopher, so it's that same family. As you mentioned earlier, he didn't play all of the works that were commissioned, he was very difficult to please. Even with Ravel, which has two huge extended solo parts, one huge candenza and then the exposition, a very long time, where the piano plays without orchestra.
When Wittgenstein got the score he wrote to Ravel saying that he had received the music, and something like, 'If I had wished for a solo piano work, I would have commissioned a solo piano work'.
Andrew Ford: He was a real old curmudgeon, wasn't he?
Gary Graffman: Oh yes.
Andrew Ford: There are these works from as I said, the middle of the 20th century by composers such as Korngold, and Benjamin Britten and Richard Strauss and Prokofiev of course which you're playing tonight.
Gary Graffman: And many, Hindemith, many others, many less known people.
Andrew Ford: But I'm interested in before Wittgenstein, because there is a sort of history to left-hand piano writing, isn't there? I think of the great Brahms transcription of the Bach -
Gary Graffman: The chaconne, I play that a great deal. Yes, there is the odd piece here and there, but not a whole body of music as caused by Wittgenstein. But there's a Reinecke piano sonata in 4 movements; there are four wonderful pieces by Max Reger, there are odd shorter pieces, Saint Saens has a set of pieces, but Scriabin has two beautiful pieces, a prelude and a nocturne. It's enough to make a very good recital program, actually more than that, and Godowsky transcribed many of the Chopin Etudes, almost unplayable, but almost.
Andrew Ford: Some of us find them unplayable with two hands. So do we know why these earlier pieces were composed? Were they also composed for specific pianists?
Gary Graffman: Well each case is different. In Scriabin's case he over-practiced with his right hand and just wrote it for himself. In the case of the Brahms-Bach Chaconne Clara Schumann, I don't know, had - it was not a serious problem, but she couldn't play for a few weeks or months, and so he - that's not really a real composition. In other words, all he did was take the Bach Chaconne for violin put it an octave lower, and make almost no changes. I mean the changes are so slight, an added note here or there, but almost nothing. It just works so well. Bach sounds good on any instrument.
Andrew Ford: Isn't that interesting. I had always assumed, I've never looked at that piece, but I've heard it played, and I'd always assumed that Brahms had done rather a lot to it. It sounds so...
Gary Graffman: In fact when I practise it sometimes I just take the violin score and play it an octave lower. And it sounds more like an organ.
Andrew Ford: But it sounds very Brahmsian too. I'm flabbergasted. The repertoire nevertheless of course, for piano left hand is small -
Gary Graffman: Oh it's limited, of course.
Andrew Ford: Certainly compared to -
Gary Graffman: I have added to it, but there are about six piano concertos have been written for me, as well as some chamber music, and we didn't mention that there is some chamber music that was written for Wittgenstein as well.
Andrew Ford: Oh yes, there's the Janacek piece.
Gary Graffman: That was not for Wittgenstein.
Andrew Ford: Oh, wasn't it?
Gary Graffman: No, it was for a Czech pianist who, I don't know exactly the circumstances, but it was for a Czech pianist. I've played that a few times. It's weird orchestrations.
Andrew Ford: Yes, three trombones, a tuba and flute?
Gary Graffman: Yes, flute two trumpets, three trombones, tenor tuba, and piano left hand. But Korngold wrote a wonderful - he calls it a suite, it's really a piano quartet, but no violas. It's two violins, 'cello, and piano left hand. Schmidt, Franz Schmidt, wrote not only two works for piano and orchestra for Wittgenstein, but three quintets, two of them with clarinet. In fact I'm learning one right now because I'm playing it next month.
Andrew Ford: Well let's talk about the pieces that Gary Graffman has himself commissioned, because we're going to listen to a movement from one of those concertos. How do you go about this in the first instance? Is there something about a composer's music that makes you think that this person would write a good left hand piece?
Gary Graffman: Well would write a good piece, I think, if the composer knows something about the piano and any composer should, you know, he would obviously not write a chord where you have to play one note which is two octaves above the lower note, because it can't be physically done with one hand. So no, it's just like writing for any instrument, you know that they can't go below a certain thing, what the possibilities are and what the impossibilities are. So these are people in most cases, not all, who I knew to start with, and whose music I like very much.
Andrew Ford: Stanislav Skrowaczewski is perhaps better known as a conductor.
Gary Graffman: He's better known as a conductor, you're right, he was the conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, it used to be called Minneapolis Orchestra, for quarter of a century or something, and I played with him on many occasions. He's a fantastic composer; he has a wonderful concerto for orchestra, for some chamber music of his, an English horn concerto, so he seemed a natural, and he wrote what I think is a very beautiful work for me.
Andrew Ford: Well let's listen to what I guess is really the scherzo of this concerto.
Gary Graffman: May I explain what it's called? It has a name, Nicolo, which is Nicolo Paganini. In other words, he is using the motif, (SINGS) that motif, but using it in a very subtle way, not like Rachmaninov, you know, you start by playing the entire 24th Caprice and so forth.
Andrew Ford: Well our listeners are pretty subtle, so I'm sure they'll spot it. And here is the Scherzo from Concerto Nicolo and the Minnesota Orchestra is conducted by Stanislav Skrowaczewski and Gary Graffman, my guest on today's Music Show is the soloist.
Andrew Ford: It is very subtle, and it's also got a trick ending! That's the third of four movements from Concerto Nicolo.
Could we talk a little about - you're discovering that you had a problem with your right hand, because you'd had a distinguished career for a couple of decades, hadn't you, using both hands?
Gary Graffman: Three decades actually, from about the age of 20 to 50 I played I'd say about 100 concerts a year.
Andrew Ford: So how did you - presumably when something starts to go wrong, you don't immediately think Well there goes my right hand, you think it's something minor to start with?
Gary Graffman: Oh yes. It was very subtle, I mean there would be a passage in a Brahms concerto that gave me trouble that hadn't given me trouble before, and I mentioned this to Rudolf Serkin at one point.
Andrew Ford: He was your teacher?
Gary Graffman: Well yes and no. I was with Isabelle Vengerova for ten years, then I really worked with Horowitz, and with Serkin it was more chamber music, in Marlboro, I played there a lot with him because it was basically chamber music. Anyway, but we were friends. And so I mentioned that particular passage, which is something that sometimes comes out and sometimes doesn't, even in the best of circumstances in the second movement that octave thing with the double notes. Anyway, so he looked seriously at me and said, 'Is that the only thing in the piece that's giving you trouble?' So I said, 'Well it's not so much that, it's that I could play it, and 90% of the time it would come out at a concert; now it's closer to 40% of the time'. And he looked me and he said, 'If that's the only thing in the piece that's giving you trouble' - then he said something I cannot repeat on radio. So he didn't take me seriously. And then one of my colleagues said, Well we're all getting a little older. But it was something actually gradual, and gradually there were more things and what it was, was the fourth, fifth fingers of the right hand starting to close up a little bit, gradually, when I would play in an extended position. So you play a wrong note. You're trying to play an octave or something, and once in a while you'd hit the neighbouring note. And so it's called focal dystonia, although nobody knew it at that time, and it's maybe the brain sending out wrong signals, nobody knows what it is. Or rather, they don't know why, or how to great it. And they know what happens of course. And there's no pain involved. So after going to at first dozens of doctors, each one of whom diagnosed my problem in whatever their field of specialty was, and after ascertaining much later that no, it was not a neurological progressive problem that was life-threatening, it was just simply that I couldn't play as I could before, but there was no pain and no danger otherwise. I sort of just gave up going to doctors, because nothing was happening, and it was a waste of time.
And also I was 50 approximately, so for 30 years I'd played, as I said, a lot of concerts, made many, many records of great concertos with great orchestras and conductors and so forth. So it wasn't quite as if this had happened to me in my 20s when I would have felt cheated.
Andrew Ford: And did it occur to you maybe to just sort of leave the Brahms Concertos alone, or pieces which -
Gary Graffman: Oh no, of course I was looking at other possibilities. NO, but in anything there is something - in a Brahms concerto it might be on every page, something that would give me a problem. In a Mozart concerto it might be only in two places in each movement, but I did specially want to play at best, when you're totally prepared and you're physically in marvellous shape, there's no guarantee you're going to play 100% of what you can at every concert. But if you start with a handicap that at best you can only do 90% or 85%, and you've already done it before, when you could do 100% not that you always did, when one especially had nothing to prove to anybody, and so I decided not ... There is one piece actually I play with my right hand, Schnittke wrote a piano quintet and he had a stroke and he wrote it probably in such a way that he could play it and I can manage that piece, so I've actually recorded it twice.
Andrew Ford: We haven't got time to talk about the Curtis Institute, you've already referred to it once, and your life has been sort of -
Gary Graffman: Twenty years I will have been the President-Director of Curtis, and I'm retiring from that next -
Andrew Ford: Wednesday week.
Gary Graffman: On May 31st. I'll continue to teach there, but I won't have any of the administrative stuff.
Andrew Ford: Does this leave you more time for playing, or more time for Asian art?
Gary Graffman: Both. I will play more, I will travel more and yes, I'm very interested in Asian art. I have a huge - well a modest, but huge collection, and a number of pieces, and paintings and so forth, and yes, I'm very interested in that.
Andrew Ford: It's time to come back to the old curmudgeon Paul Wittgenstein and Prokofiev's Concerto No.4, which I must say I think is probably his best piano concerto, but Wittgenstein wasn't impressed, was he?
Gary Graffman: He - I told you what he wrote to Ravel before, well to Prokofiev he said, 'I just received your music. I read it through, I do not understand one note of it, and I will never play it.' And he never did.
Andrew Ford: And nobody else did, either. Prokofiev never heard the piece did he?
Gary Graffman: Yes. I don't think it was played until after the - well Prokofiev was probably still alive, it was just after the Second World War, a German pianist did play it, but probably Prokofiev didn't hear it at that time. In fact I'm sure he didn't. So I don't agree that it's his best concerto, I do prefer the 2nd and 3rd, and I prefer the two violin concertos, but it's a wonderful piece, it's a terrific piece. It's not really typical Prokofiev. There's a lot of neoclassical Stravinsky kinds of things in it too.
Andrew Ford: Well your performance is tonight, and I'll give those details in a moment. But it remains for me to thank you very much Gary Graffman for being my guest on today's Music Show.
Gary Graffman: Very happy to be with you.
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Flowers overcomes illness, continues to grow for Seahawks
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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Tre Flowers was throwing up into trashcans and practicing with a surgical mask on at times last week as the flu had hit him and several...
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Running duo of Carson, Penny exactly what Seahawks want
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Seahawks expect Clowney, Reed to play against Vikings
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This is my absolute favorite time of year, I know everyone says that.. but I absolutely love these next two days, I wish I could just freeze it so it didn't go by so fast! Even though it's hard getting absolutely no sleep and trying to learn how to do everything in life with zero time, I wish I could freeze this time with Presley .. I know one day I will be begging for her to be little again and wishing all she wanted to do was to sleep on me.. I love this time of year even more with her, I am so excited for all the Christmas's to come.
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This chapter describes how you can deinstall Enterprise Manager Grid Control (either the entire Enterprise Manager Grid Control system or one or more Oracle Management Services), in silent mode. In particular, this chapter covers the following:
Note:If you want to deinstall Oracle WebLogic Server, then refer to My Oracle Support note 1071392.1.
Before you deinstall Enterprise Manager Grid Control, meet the prerequisites described in Prerequisites.
To deinstall Enterprise Manager Grid Control, run the following command from the Oracle home of the OMS:
$<ORACLE_HOME>/oui/bin/runInstaller -silent -responseFile <absolute_path_to_response_file> -deinstall "REMOVE_HOMES={absolute_path_to_oracle_homes_and_directories_to_be_deinstalled}" -removeallfiles
Note:For Microsoft Windows, invoke
setup.exe. Also, when you runInstaller -help, you will see the option
-nowarningonremovefiles listed. This option is currently not supported and has no effect even if you use it.
For the REMOVE_HOMES argument, specify the following to be deinstalled:
Oracle home of the OMS (
For example,
Oracle home of the Management Agent (
For example,
Oracle home of Oracle WebTier (
Oracle_WT) that is present in the Oracle Middleware Home.
For example,
Common directory (
oracle_common) that is present in the Oracle Middleware Home.
For example,
Oracle Management Service Instance Base (
gc_inst or any other custom name specified by you) that is present in the Oracle Middleware Home.
For example,
Note:If the parent directory of the Oracle Middleware Home did not have write permission, then the Oracle Management Service Instance Base might have been created in the Oracle Middleware Home.
For example:
$<ORACLE_HOME>oui/bin/runInstaller -silent -responseFile /scratch/deinstall.rsp -deinstall "REMOVE_HOMES={/u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/oms11g,/u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/agent11g, /u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_WT, /u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/oracle_common, /u01/app/Oracle/gc_inst}" -removeallFiles
After you deinstall the Oracle homes, follow the steps described in After You Deinstall.


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Push or Pull? Exploring forces in action!
In Science, our topic this half-term is: Forces and Magnets. Children were introduced to Push and Pull. They used their understanding of these simple forces to classify and sort everyday actions and activities. Children were encouraged to act out some of the more complex actions and activities to help them identify push or pull forces at work. At the end of the lesson, children were challenged to work together to create a freeze frame tableau of actions for their peers to guess: naming the activity and the force(s) at work and explaining their ideas using key scientific vocabulary.


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When "tended" to and understood, dreams can help deepen our understanding of ourselves, as they reveal buried dynamics about our relationships, feelings, fears and beliefs. Understanding dreams through a therapeutic process can ultimately help to facilitate honest, intimate, and supportive encounters with others. In addition, because of the metaphorical and universal symbolism often embedded in dreams, they can stimulate an awareness of the larger social framework in which we live.
I have worked extensively in uncovering and understanding the language of dreams and the significance of dreams to therapy. In 2001 I wrote The Power and Importance of Countertransference Dreams, which has been used by therapists to help understand the nature and language of their own dreams as well as those of their clients. My approach to dreams incorporates the feelings that emerge from the dream in the light of day as well as the client's associations to the content – the impressions and possible meanings that manifest during and after the dreaming experience. I believe it is important to understand the dream from a perspective that balances the latent (hidden) and manifest meanings of the dream. This approach to dreams can help heal traumas and unresolved wounds, prepare one for new stages of life, provide new perspectives, reveal creative solutions, enrich the imagination, and help us to make healthy choices and decisions.
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Bring your own vinyl spins to Salt the Bistro
Eager to broadcast that old Captain and Tennille album for more than just … your sad self? Beginning March 1, you can lug the record, along with any other dust-gathering disc of music-playing vinyl, to Salt the Bistro in Boulder and not only will they consider playing it during happy hour (hint: that Megadeth album might not make the cut), you will get $5 off your tab.
"It's all about building community," said Salt's beverage director, Evan Faber, during a tour of the cellar Monday afternoon. "In a very fun way." He calls the program BYOV — Bring Your Own Vinyl.
The Murmur-friendly space lives beneath the lively dining room and kitchen, in a cellar that, long ago, was a mortuary. Here, the walls are stone, the bar glows in the warm light, and couches gather around the classic, 1970s console-style record player. On Monday afternoon, Faber played Isaac Hayes.


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i believe that this stock needs to chill out awhile before going any further
In past publications of this series I commented that when I look Financial stocks I pay attention if The price is below 2017-2018 highs, or The price is above 2017-2018 highs. Look the main resistance line around 21.30 because the idea revolves around the resistance line. now quickly from left to right focus your attention in 2018 More above in 2018 where is the...
Looking to play to SMA bounce.
Short IR between $90.5 and $91.5 as it is overbought.
IR is now 56.41. Price Target Hit. Great Trade from the HPS (High Probablity Setup ) watchlist.


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Are you going to clip on your fascinator or tiara, brew a cup of tea and watch the royal wedding? As a wedding blogger, I am obligated to watch so I can critique the wedding and look for wedding trends that will be the buzz of the wedding world. I've tried to avoid all the pre-wedding hype, but its unavoidable. The royal wedding is on every news and entertainment program. All the newscasters get excited when they talk about the wedding.....they aren't invited, they aren't related to the couple. I don't get it.
I turned on the Today show and they featured Kate's childhood home. I'd only had one cup of coffee, so I was only marginally interested. Actually, I confess, I've only been marginally interested in the entire wedding festivities. I am interested in Kate's wedding dress because I am obsessed with wedding dresses. And I'm also interested in seeing what Camill-er will be wearing. (Where is the R in Camilla???) The Queen's tiara will captivate me as I am easily distracted by shiny objects. The tiara is real, people....real priceless gems. Now that's interesting and fascinates me. And speaking of the Queen, what does she keep in her handbag? She holds on to it in public like it holds the keys to the royal jewels and all the castles. Here's my guess: smart phone so she can play Angry Birds, cigarettes, dog treats and a pair of scissors for ribbon cuttings. What's your guess?
My royal wedding predictions:
- Humongous hats and fascinators worn by the female guests. In the USA, we can only liken it to the hats worn at the Kentucky Derby.
- I have no doubt that China will have copies of Kate's dress ready to ship by Monday morning. It's what they do, it happened when Charles married Diana. Diana's dress was in great demand, minus the mile long train, but lets face it, no one wore it like Diana.
- The flowers will be lavish and over the top. I'm thinking monotone white flowers, like lilies, roses, gardenias and lots of greenery. Diana did gardenias, they may be included in her memory.
- The bride will be uber thin, nervous, smiling and carrying a large bouquet.
- I am thinking veil versus hat, with a long veil as long veils are cathedral length and its being held in a cathedral. I'm also going with tiara, after all, when you marry into a family with real gem tiaras, you want to wear one every chance you get. A girl can never have too many tiaras, especially if they are real. The tiara will be her something borrowed.


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I know you are all are saying it silently (or not so silently) to yourself: what the ham is she doing?! Today, I got to do my main job all day long (not on a weekend?! Gasp!). My poor baby has strep. I swear, it seems like he gets every, single thing he comes in contact with. Great for building up that immunity, I know, I know, but it stinks watching him cry himself to sleep after a shot of antibiotics (which he had a mild reaction to and needs to be monitored extra closely. See, everything happens to him!).
So, boiling the pacies must happen. I think this was the hardest part of this illness. Not the no sleeping, not the tantrums from me not understanding that he was hurting, not the part of that awful looking rash that I thought was a heat rash but turned out to be related, it was the boiling of the pacies that I found myself panicking for just a second.
My child is in LOVE with his pacies. It's the only thing he's truly attached to, most kids have teddy bears or blankets or some other crazy security, my son's is his pacie. He's not satisfied with just one, either. In the car, he has one for his mouth, and then one for each hand, three total (I know all you non-pacie moms are rolling your eyes right about now).
So, when I went to boil his pacies that meant no pacies for at least 30 minutes at home. At school he goes all day without one, but at home he instantly goes to the counter where we have the bowl of pacies and begs for one until we give him one. The moment I took his pacie away the fussing started. He needed his pacie, especially being sick and pitiful, but I persevered and you know what? It wasn't bad! The instant I put it in the boiling water he kept saying "hot, hot, hot" (that's his new word–can you tell I tell him that a lot) and knew he didn't need them!
Just goes to show, the one thing you think you can't handle, that will be the straw that break the camels back, the one thing you just dread, can be absolutely nothing. That's my life's story in a nutshell, I realized as I was boiling pacies (which I discovered he has a ridiculous amount of). I'm always living my life dreading what I think is going to go wrong and that I can't handle, but I'm wasting my time worrying. The little stuff that I think is mountainous is just pacies boiling on the stove while my little guy decides his dump truck is worth trying to ride , even though it's the size of his foot.
Have I mentioned I love being a mom?
P.S. Don't try to boil those teething things you put in the freezer. One will pop and you will have to re-boil your pacies in clean, non-contaminated water :). Luckily, there still were no break downs about not having a pacie.
P.S.S. It took me 5 hours to finally finish this post lol. You know what they say, a mother's work is never done.
P.S.S.S. I know you were all on the edge of your seats about what was going to come of the pacies. I promise a library post tomorrow 😉


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China morning round-up: Annual high school Gaokao exam
Newspapers in China extensively cover the annual university admission examination known as Gaokao as high school students go through the first day of the tough two-day test.
China Daily reports about how anxious parents waiting outside a Beijing exam centre scrambled to order expensive nutritious lunches from nearby restaurants for their children.
While most people would think that students are under immense pressure during the exam, the paper also reports that teachers also suffer from such anxiety.
Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily talks about some tough anti-cheating measures in various places. Some provinces even ban candidates from bringing their own pens, it says.
Shanghai Morning Post says some microblog users have estimated how the cost of the exam has changed over the past 35 years, saying that people are now paying "tens of thousands times more money" for Gaokao than in 1977.
Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily News notes that China's "Gaokao economy" has been booming since April, with nutrition supplements and reference books rapidly selling and hotels around exam centres packed with parents and students.
Even companies with names seen as auspicious or those owned by universities have seen their share prices rally because of the exam.
The most discussed topic is the exam paper for Chinese language composition. Some 15 provinces and municipalities were granted autonomy to administer their own exam papers, aside from the two sets of national test papers.
Beijing News says that well-known Chinese writer Jiang Fangzhou has criticised the topic of the capital's composition paper for being too dull.
However, the Shanghai Morning Post says that city's topic, Glimmer in Your Heart, has been cited for its creativity by former education ministry spokesman Wang Xuming. He even said that he was "tempted" to write his own interpretation of the topic.
Chengdu's West China City Daily and Guangzhou's Southern Metropolis Daily both report on how online microblogs are filled with people's own attempts to answer the Sichuan and Guangdong exam papers.
Beijing Times says many microbloggers were spreading news of this year's exam papers soon after the test began. But the information proved wrong, after education authorities released the actual papers to the public at midday.
People's Daily Overseas Edition says years of heated debate on the composition papers is a result of the public's expectation on China's language education reform.
The editorial of Southern Metropolis Daily says such nationwide criticism reveals people's concerns that most composition exam topics have become too philosophical and too removed from reality.
Beijing News's editorial says the only way to ease the anxiety for students and parents is to end the "fate-determining" quality of Gaokao, it being the only way students can get into university.
The Global Times' Chinese editorial describes China's Gaokao as "the most spectacular admission test in the world" and says it reveals the complexity of Chinese society.
It also says that no matter how many problems are found in the Gaokao system, people should only discuss how to improve the system, but not to abolish it.


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Social Commerce on Amazon: Associates Site Stripe
When you become an associate and sign into your Amazon account to browse, your pages have an Associates stripe at the top. You can turn off the bar, but you might find it handy because it allows you to make affiliate links on-the-fly.
The Associates bar is broken up into nine parts. The portions of the bar most relevant to social media commerce are shown in the figure and described in the following:
Link to This Page: Opens a window where you can create put a product link on your website.
Add to Widget: Adds an additional item to a widget you've already created for an item.
Share: Provides a long link to share on Twitter. Use this option when you're in a conversation with someone and you want to recommend a book or product. Copy and paste the supplied link (which includes code to identify your Associate account) into a URL shortener such as bitly or Tweetdeck (to automatically shorten the link), and craft a conversational Tweet.
Your Earnings Summary: Shows whether anyone is clicking your links and how much you've earned on sold items. Use this button to see how your links are performing.Click the bar to monetize.
You can accomplish these tasks when you sign in on the main Associates page, but using the bar is usually faster.


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Women's Glacial™ IV Print Half Zip Pullover is rated out of 5 by 54.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Newhue from comfortable and warm Nice weight and fit. The pink is very bright.
Date published: 2019-10-31
Rated 5 out of 5 by Spartyski from Awesome micro fleece Love this fleece top. Fits true to size and very stylish. Black cherry looks better in person than online. This is going to be a new favorite.
Date published: 2019-09-05
Rated 4 out of 5 by MrsC1 from Lovely, but runs small I couldn't return this (it was a Christmas gift), as it was past the 60 days, but we re-gifted it. It ran too small for my normally-XL friend. The second giftee was thrilled, though! Nice and warm, very lovely and soft.
Date published: 2019-03-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sethelm from I like it I purchased this online and was concerned about the fit, but it is perfect. This is a comfortable layer with an interesting pattern and suits the category of layer perfectly.
Date published: 2019-03-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by kiaramo from Nice looking product I bought it for a present. It is a good quality product and it seems warm but light. I like it. i might get one for myself.
Date published: 2019-03-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ironlady from Glacial™ IV Print Half Zip Pullover Beautiful colors, good quality, nice design, I loved it! But - I ordered size XS and it was large enough for me that I had to return :(((
Date published: 2019-03-12
Rated 4 out of 5 by Barb317 from Great color Thinner than it looks. Great color. Good fit. Will be great for spring .
Date published: 2019-02-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by Linda27 from Linda27 A perfect fit. The material was soft and comfortable.
Date published: 2019-02-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by Paul4545 from pullover Wife loved them. Can't beat the price
Date published: 2019-02-07
Rated 5 out of 5 by Woodman58 from Great price Another great price for a wonderful fleece! My friends wife loved her gift and is wearing it as we speak. This Company Rocks! You made it easy to find wonderful Christmas gifts and your Customer Service is the best I've ever dealt with, from any company..EVER
Date published: 2019-02-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by mom57 from Love Ordered this pullover in 2 colors. Fits great, super soft and comfy. Found on sale so got a great price.
Date published: 2019-02-05
Rated 5 out of 5 by kmez from Warm and cozy I really like my top. It fit's great not too heavy and keeps me warm as intended. It's very soft and washes well and didn't shrink. I wanted a light weight long sleeve warm top and this fits the bill.
Date published: 2019-02-02
Rated 4 out of 5 by hiker23 from Light and warm I was surprised at how thin and lightweight the material is, but this top is a great layering piece and super packable (it weighs next to nothing). It might be too warm as a midlayer for hiking in temps much above freezing (haven't tried yet), but the zipper makes it versatile.
Date published: 2019-02-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by Teague15 from For my grand daughter I'm sure she'll love it She's got a jacket & really liked it
Date published: 2019-02-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by ShiveringSusie from Glacial IV Print Stylish and Warm I recently purchased a Columbia Fleece for my husband and I thought, why not me! I love the 1/2 zip pullover which is great for layering. It is a must living in the frozen tundra of Wisconsin!
Date published: 2019-01-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by Maddy93 from Great quality This long sleeve fleece is a great under layer and very good as a long sleeve tee by itself. Very comfortable and soft. However I wish it was also the diamond shaped, textured pattern of the fabric as shown on the image. I was a little disappointed when I received it and it was just the plain fleece. I have purchased one of these before in a different color, which was actually the texture shown. Overall a great purchase.
Date published: 2019-01-27
Rated 4 out of 5 by Freewheeler15 from Attractive Pullover I purchased the Glacial™ IV Print Half Zip Pullover top in four different colors. All colors are as pictured. Very nicely made and looks as it will hold up for a long time. My only reason for not giving a 5 stars rating is it's thinner than I would think of fleece being. But it is still warm with a vest for winter. I am curvy and I ordered a XL so I could wear a tank under it and it fits fine.
Date published: 2019-01-24
Rated 5 out of 5 by NHMom2 from Very Warm and Comfortable The fabric of this shirt reminds me of PJ's I had as a kid. It is very warm and comfortable. The last couple of weeks the temps have been in the teens and twenties here in New England, and this shirt has kept me comfortably warm without overheating me. Has layered well with my Columbia jacket for going outside. We'll see how it holds up, but I'm sure it's going to be great when I head for Iceland soon.
Date published: 2019-01-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by NanoNana from Thin but warm The fleece is thin, which is just what I need to stay warm without added bulk. I got it as a snowboarding layer, and it is perfect for 30-40 California weather. I don't get too hot in it, unlike in a wool sweater. I feel like it's worth the sale price. Love the blue color, too. I wish purple was still in stock.
Date published: 2019-01-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by GTPower from Women's Glacial™ IV Print Half Zip Pullover Great purchase. Bought this for our daughter who loves to hike and generally be outdoors. She loves the fabric, the color and the ability to wear this as a second layer when needed under a jacket. Looks great too!
Date published: 2019-01-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by Stephbrad from Super comfortable and fashionable Love this. It is thin yet warm and comfortable. Stylish and looks great with jeans.
Date published: 2019-01-07
Rated 5 out of 5 by Johnniek from Glacial™ IV Half Zip Fleece My wife really likes this fleece shirts. I thought I was buying something she didn't have however I bought the exact color only a larger size. I think it will work since this are true to size without much extra room.
Date published: 2019-01-05
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sweeie from Comfy and warm Wore this skiing in 18 degree weather, layered over 1 moisture wicking base layer.....warmer than my wool sweater the day before..highly recommend!
Date published: 2019-01-02
Rated 5 out of 5 by Noelkr from Fleece Comfortable and lightweight. Liked it so much that I ordered another one from the multiple selections.
Date published: 2018-12-31
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ksuep from Perfect for layering Comfortable, nice weight, great for layering with a fleece vest. Liked it so much, went back for a second.
Date published: 2018-12-31
Rated 5 out of 5 by Morgen28 from Women's Glacial™ IV Print Half Zip Pullover This pullover is comfortable and warm. The color is great. I thought it ran a little small.
Date published: 2018-12-31
Rated 2 out of 5 by LiveFreeNewHampahire from Very very thin! I have bought countless Colombia products and have never been disappointed until now....it's extremely thin. Not like a Columbia fleece usually is ,nice and thick and warm. This one is so thin you can hold it to the light and see right through it. Not made tough or warm. It's so thin I could probably push my finger right through it
Date published: 2018-12-31
Rated 5 out of 5 by Adenae8201 from Fleece it up! Very thin, yet, extremely effective
Date published: 2018-12-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lmop from Very soft Great shirt. It is soft and attractive. It is not too thick or bulky. Size is just right. I bought the purple and really like the color. Highly recommend.
Date published: 2018-12-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by pixiebugcat from Fleece pullovers Love these pullovers!!! They layer up well for staying warm in Wisconsin weather!!
Date published: 2018-12-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by Patricia52 from awesome I love to wear it and keeps me warm but not too hot.
Date published: 2018-12-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by Donlynn from Donlynn50 Very soft, good quality runs true to size would recommend
Date published: 2018-12-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by Kaa23 from Great top This is a perfect top! Looks great, warm enough for a cool day, and easy to wash and still looks great !
Date published: 2018-12-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by KentuckyMarine from What you expect from Columbia Perfect, as always, from Columbia. It's a tough as nails fleece that is very warm. It was a great gift for my wife.
Date published: 2018-12-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by sweetlady from great value I really love the comfort of this top. It fits great and is so cozy.
Date published: 2018-12-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by HeavenBound from I absolutely love this fleece blouse Very comfortable and very stylish and I love the color and it definitely keeps me warm in the cold weather . I wouldn't mind buying a few more of these . definitely in different colors .
Date published: 2018-12-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by juliemali from I LOVE FLEECE This blue print fleece jacket is just perfect for layering while hiking, lounging at home or sitting by the fireplace at our cabin. Wish there were more colors available in this design. I'd buy 1 or 2 more.
Date published: 2018-12-14
Rated 5 out of 5 by cloeideli from great fleece wonderful and warm! Great fleece for skiing, hiking, walking
Date published: 2018-12-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by SJ20 from Love these fleeces Thin enough to be worn with a vest, comfy, and perfect size.
Date published: 2018-12-11
Rated 5 out of 5 by Fraz123 from Fits perfectly I especially love the zip up collar that keeps the neck warm.
Date published: 2018-12-11
Rated 5 out of 5 by Bare from Light and warm. The wife really likes this fleece. It's light, warm and can be worn as pajamas or when exercising.
Date published: 2018-12-07
Rated 4 out of 5 by Christine74 from Good fit Very comfortable and warm
Date published: 2018-12-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by shood1028 from Perfect for Layering I was hesitant to purchase this top as I am typically not a fan of fleece, but I absolutely love it! It is very comfortable and cozy!
Date published: 2018-12-06
Rated 4 out of 5 by Avory from It's a good pullover i like this sweater, but it is kinda short. probably my only complaint, really like it otherwise. it's very cozy.
Date published: 2018-12-05
Rated 4 out of 5 by JessS from Nice light weight fleece I ordered this fleece as a casual top to wear to work and it's great. It is definitely thin and needs to be layered for any extended time in colder weather. I'm 160 lbs and I ordered a large because I wanted it roomy and it fits perfectly.
Date published: 2018-12-03
Rated 4 out of 5 by Patty80 from Nice top This top has a nice cut, it fits well at the shoulders, bust and torso. Good sleeve length. This is a good, versatile top. The only thing I wish is that the fabric was heavier. The fleece is fuzzy on the outside but not on the inside, and is too lightweight for winters in WI unless you layer it with another top. But it's fine for fall.
Date published: 2018-11-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by Midakota from I lovei Love this brand The clothing is well made. It looks great on, regardless of body type and it's warm. Would always recommend this brand.
Date published: 2018-11-28
Rated 4 out of 5 by Caminohiker from Cozy Very soft and comfy, a little large.
Date published: 2018-11-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jgdsterner from Super soft comfy lighter weight Nice lighter weight fleece good for layering, very soft and I really like the print detail!
Date published: 2018-11-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jesusfollower from Cozy Comfortable, warm, cozy and stylish! Glad I bought three!
Date published: 2018-11-04
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