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Kimberly Hargrove
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Susan Lockridge
Chrissy Jones
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Sharon Davis
Chris Walker
Wayne Rash
Ricky Hatch
Sharon Davis
Aby Henneberry
Brenda Bell
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Kelly Bateman
Tammy Beasley
Danny Hester
Willie Green III
Tony J. Sirvello III
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Tim Nanney
Brenda Bell
Christie Adams
Doug Allen
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J. Lee Warren
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Timber sector responds to Housing White Paper
Timber sector representative bodies have been giving their reaction to the release of the Government's Housing White Paper.
The publication – released last Tuesday and aimed at "fixing Britain's broken housing market" - will drive Government construction and housing agenda over the next months.
Key announcements include:
- Expanding the land available for new housing without affecting the Green Belt
- Making housing plans easier to produce
- Supporting developers to build out more quickly also encouraging modern methods of construction and promoting custom-build homes
- Giving communities a stronger voice in the design of new housing
- Providing small firms with a loan to help them deliver 25,000 new homes by 2020
- Attracting institutional and private investment on housing sector
- Addressing skills shortages by growing the construction workforce
- Promoting affordable housing through specific initiatives (i.e. Starter Home, Help to Buy)
Iain McIlwee, CEO of the British Woodworking Federation (BWF), commented: "What is not to like? The Housing White Paper reaffirms the Government's commitment to resolve what really is the biggest issue on our socio-economic landscape. Rather than seeking a magic bullet, it is a broad strategy that covers all parts of the housing sector, ensuring that the volume housebuilders are free and encouraged to build on available land, and vitally creating an easier mechanism for the custom housebuilder to literally fill in the gaps.
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Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Association (STA), said: "As Sajid Javid outlined what he called 'the bold radical vision for the housing market' and the government's commitment to support offsite factory built homes, the STA firmly believe that offsite timber construction is the only way to reach the specified target of one million homes by 2020. We welcome the government's commitment to act as a catalyst for change in the wider housing market, through supporting offsite manufacturing techniques.
As the government pledge support for small and medium size developers, as well as initiatives for self and custom builders – in theory there is a lot of positive content in this White Paper. Making the planning system more accessible and releasing land that is currently in public sector ownership, will certainly have an impact but only time will tell how it works in practise.
The time is right for the construction industry to embrace innovative timber technology and offsite techniques to develop better buildings at a rapid rate to meet government targets, to overcome the shortfall in housing stock and produce energy efficient buildings."
John Newcomb, Managing Director of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) added: "The Builders Merchants Federation welcomes the Government's ambitious proposals to boost housebuilding.
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The Great Books Reader
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This was one of my favorite conversations in the vendor hall. Mr. McHugh was very kind, especially when we found out my mom and I had bought the same books within minutes of each other, and I took one set back. I felt badly after our conversation, but Mr. McHugh suggested we buy The Lady of Blossholme to make up for it. We were very easily persuaded. :)
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Israel Wayne--Questions God Asks
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- Create a new folder for the game (e.g. c:\games\darkmod)
- Download tdm_update.exe by clicking the icon on the left (or here) and save it inside the folder you created
- Run tdm_update.exe and wait for The Dark Mod to install (Note: you must have write access to the folder!)
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- Create a folder darkmod in your home directory.
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- Download TDM 2.07 Sources (7-Zip ~50 MB)
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Single Occurrence- BAD_POOL_CALLER-Possible Driver Problems
As the name suggests I've had a BSOD happen to me right on reboot after having disabled some Toshiba drivers to improve Startup time. It hasn't repeated since then, but I want to solve the issue nevertheless. It may be caused by my wireless/graphics driver.Here's the report archive:
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Hi PaulMChem,
It seems you've had more BSODs than described.
The 0xC2 doesn't hold enough to pinpoint the cause. It's only showing what the parameters are already telling, a double freeing of the same pool.
If you really would want to continue troubleshooting, I would need you to run driver verifier.
Diagnostic Test
Please make a backup of your important files and get your rescue media or create one.
Please create a restore point.
Please follow this tutorial to run driver verifier.
Driver verifier stresses your drivers and will crash your pc if any driver fails due to a violation.
Driver verifier should be performed for a max of 48 hours, or when you have a bluescreen, whatever comes first.
If driver verifier has found a violation and you can't get back into windows normally, try to boot into safe mode and reset in safe mode driver verifier, or in the troubleshooting options open command prompt and type verifier /reset.
Your system will act very sluggishly while driver verifier is enabled, this is normal as your drivers will be being subjected to heavy testing in order to make them crash.
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Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson condense their blog and book into a superb article.
They points to really brief case studies of 10 failed states:
Some countries fail spectacularly, with a total collapse of all state institutions, as in Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal and the hanging of President Mohammad Najibullah from a lamppost, or during the decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone, where the government ceased to exist altogether.
Most countries that fall apart, however, do so not with a bang but with a whimper. They fail not in an explosion of war and violence but by being utterly unable to take advantage of their society's huge potential for growth, condemning their citizens to a lifetime of poverty. This type of slow, grinding failure leaves many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America with living standards far, far below those in the West.
What's tragic is that this failure is by design. These states collapse because they are ruled by what we call "extractive" economic institutions, which destroy incentives, discourage innovation, and sap the talent of their citizens by creating a tilted playing field and robbing them of opportunities. These institutions are not in place by mistake but on purpose. They're there for the benefit of elites who gain much from the extraction — whether in the form of valuable minerals, forced labor, or protected monopolies — at the expense of society. Of course, such elites benefit from rigged political institutions too, wielding their power to tilt the system for their benefit.
Examples of 10 such failed states and brief reasons :
- 1. North Korea: Lack of property rights
- 2. Uzbekistan: Forced labor
- 3. South Africa: A tilted playing field
- 4. Egypt: The big men get greedy
- 5. Austria and Russia: Elites block new technologies
- 6. Somalia: No law and order
- 7. Colombia: A weak central government
- 8. Peru: Bad public services
- 9. Bolivia: Political exploitation
- 10. Sierra Leone: Fighting over the spoils


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Apr 30 (): Founded in 1987 by five Tamil Sangams, the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA) is a registered, non-profit umbrella organization of Tamil Sangams that functions within the North American continent. It was started with a purpose to network with other Tamil sangams to explore increased possibilities of connectivity, constancy and added up resources. FeTNA aims at and efficiently provides better connectivity among the Tamil Communities in North America.
FeTNA, after a month-long preparations and processes, conducted its elections to elect its new functionaries for the years 2012-14; the electoral process was overseen by electoral officer Mr Sivanandam Mariappan (Minnesota Tamil Association). Nearly 26 Tamil Associations, Federation members and life members participated in the electoral process directly.
The new functionaries were elected and announcements with regard to the elected functionaries of the Federation were made by the electoral officer in New York.
The new functionaries of FeTNA for the years 2012-'14:
President : Dhandapani Kuppuswamy Ph.D. ( Panai Nilam Tamil Association–South Carolina)
Vice President : Peter Yeronimoose (Washington Tamil Association – Washington D.C.)
Secretary : Padhivar Pazhamai Pesi alias Mauna. Manivasagam (South Central Tamil Association-Memphis-Tennessee)
Deputy Secretary : Sendhamarai Prabhakar (Charlotte Tamil Association – North Carolina)
Treasurer : Thangamani Baluchami (Atlanta Tamil Association –Atlanta –Georgia)
Director 1 : Karu Malarchelvan (Federation Life Member –Houstan, Texas)
Director 2 : Yobu Daniel (Missouri Tamil Association –St.Louis-Missouri)
Director 3 : Pragal Thiru (Canadian Tamil Federation – Canada)
Director 4 : Sarangapani Gugabalan (Sri Lanka Tamil Association-America)
Many of the members including Maraimalai Ilakkuvanar, FeTNA's ex-President Arasu Chelliah, and former President Thillai Kumaran greeted the newly elected office bearers and wished them well.
FeTNA is preparing to celebrate its Silver Jubilee celebrations at Baltimore on July 6, 7 and 8. In addition to the grand festivities, the splendid ceremony will also witness the newly elected functionaries assume office.


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A visit by Prince Charles to the family run firm of Stanch gave a royal seal of approval to this famous supplier of mobility aids. Patron The Prince visited the company in his role as patron of the Abbeyfield Society and the Almshouses Association. Renowned as stair lift experts, the Hampshire-based firm asked the Prince to press the button on its 500,000th model; a function that the Prince was delighted to carry out. The royal visit highlighted the important work carried out by the stench family and both of the Prince's charities received stair lifts as a result of this important visit. Independence the Abbeyfield Society was founded in the 1950s following the experiences in London of its founder Richard Car –Gum.
At that time, Car Gum volunteered as a home help and was appalled at the loneliness and isolation experienced by many of the elderly whom he visited. As a result, of these experiences, Abbeyfield was born. The charity operates on the premise that every older person deserves dignity and respect and should live in small communal units. The gift from the stench stair lift experts will help Abbeyfield residents continue to maintain their independence.
One of the essential benefits for anyone who lives in an Abbeyfield home is that they can stay in their local community and still enjoy involvement with people who they've known for all of their lives. To date, Abbeyfield benefits from the services of 10,000 local volunteers right across the world. The second of Prince Charles's charities, The Almshouses Association, represents 17,000 almshouse charities across the UK.
Most people are probably familiar with these beautiful old houses that were originally set up to provide care and housing for the community but few of us realize that these historic buildings still play a major part in helping the elderly live a fulfilled and independent life. A quick visit to the charity's website will reveal the history of these beautiful old buildings and also the terms and conditions for those who wish to live in one of them. In many parts of the country people who have worked in the caring professions during their professional lives but have financial problems are given precedence.
Laughter The visit of Prince Charles to the stanch factory highlighted the importance of the company's products and also draws attention to the important work carried out by both of these charities for the elderly.
Despite all the uncertainty provoked by the current government's social care changes, it's reassuring to discover the valuable work carried out by both Abbeyfield and The Almshouse Association INS airlift experts their bid to assist the elderly as well as the vital place in society for mobility aids that can only promote independent living.


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10)BMW 6-Series
The new 6-Series convertible comes with a fully automated drop top which folds down and tucks neatly in as little as 24 seconds. It can fully extend even faster when needed, and operates while driving at up to 25 mph. What's more, the heated glass rear window can be lowered independent of the soft top to let wind in the cabin while keeping the sun out.
Other user-centric innovations include a wireless charging pocket for smartphones and a driver oriented cockpit with many options to add personal touches. One of these is the 'Black Accent Package', which includes aesthetic design features such as high gloss black bars on the car's kidney grille and two-tone Nappa leather upholstery.
The car's powerful 640i, 3.0 litre twin turbo 6-cylinder engine can produce a peak power of 445 hp and take this performance convertible from 0 to 60 mph in merely 4.4 seconds. This awesome performance is available to buyers at US retail prices starting from $85,100.
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9)Audi A5
The second generation Audi A5 convertible was unveiled in 2016. The 2017 A5 Sport Cabriolet has been designed to offer open-top driving with a sleek design and sporty performance. It does so by employing Audi's innovative Quattro all wheel drive system, which sends power to the wheels with the maximum traction. This is further enhanced by an optional Audi drive select system with four distinct driving modes to choose from. Mounted in the front of the A5 is a 220 hp TFSI engine paired with a quick shifting eight-speed Tiptronic transmission.
The A5's soft top folds down in just 17 seconds and deploys while driving at up to 31 mph. An optional advanced navigation system enables apps such as Google Earth with 3D satellite imagery, and a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to eight devices. Occupants can also access local traffic info, weather updates, flight information and news on the go. The car retails in the US at a starting price tag of $48,600.
8)Jaguar F-Type
The F-Type Convertible retains all the best features of its coupe cousin, including the 340 hp supercharged V6, the 8-speed QuickShift ZF transmission with sport mode, and the sport exhaust. It also boasts a sophisticated sports suspension and a performance braking system with 6-piston front and 4-piston rear brake calipers.
The F-Type's adaptive dynamics make use of sophisticated software in the suspension, which communicates with engine control systems and the transmission to select the best damping strategy. It constantly analyzes the driver's style and modifies the car's response for maximum performance. The car's electrically assisted steering is very precise. An active differential continuously monitors road conditions to optimize the balance between traction and handling. Exclusive 20-inch forged alloy wheels add to this Jaguar's exceptional looks.
A crisp color 8-inch touch-screen display with GPS and multimedia audio is at the center of the F-Type's console. The car's configurable dynamics system is also managed from this screen. US retail prices begin at $65,400.
7)BMW 2-Series
The new 2-Series Convertible features a near-perfect 50/50 weight distribution. It's soft top opens or closes in 22 seconds and can be had in a choice of colors. The car's interior design is meant to evoke a speedboat cruising feel.
Dynamic stability control is at the heart of BMW's chassis management systems. Sensors measure speed, steering angle and other parameters to continuously stabilize the car in all road conditions. Here again, BMW employed foresight and allowed for the 2-Series convertible's dynamic traction control to be switched off. Now drivers can actually push the car's performance to its limits. New rear damper technology can adapt to the driving style. For best results one can get an M Sport suspension as part of the car's optional Track Handling Packages.
An add-on BMW navigation system comes with an 8.8-inch display. This system automatically updates maps to ensure accuracy. Other optional additions are a Wi-Fi Hotspot and wireless phone charging.
6)Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
The AMG SL65 is one of the few cars out there with a truly retractable power hardtop. AMG is the performance racing division of Mercedes-Benz. Every car adorned with the AMG badge is a performer and the SL65 is no exception.
Although not visually very different from its other SL cousins, this car has it where it counts. Under the hood is a handcrafted AMG 6.0 litre V12 twin turbo engine with a variable pressure fuel pump. The twin turbochargers operate at up to 22 psi boost, giving the SL65 738 lb-ft of peak torque and 621 hp of peak power. The car accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds.
The AMG performance suspension with 2-stage adjustment is track-tuned for maximum handling, although it can be set to comfort mode. Combined with this is the AMG 7-speed automatic transmission for the fastest gear shifts. This too can be set to manual and controlled with the steering-wheel mounted paddles.
5)BMW 4-Series
The 4-Series convertible has evolved from over 30 years of BMW's rich experience in open-top design innovations. The car's fully lined hardtop gives it a coupe-like performance and feel. The top can be raised or lowered in 20 seconds, and works while traveling at up to 11 mph. Creature comforts include optional neck warmers in the seats. Connectivity features allow access to real time traffic information, mobile office functionality and remote concierge services.
The 4-Series convertible features a longer wheelbase, wider track and lower ride height. Its suspension lowers its center of gravity, making it even sportier. The car is also practical. It packs 13 cubic feet of trunk space with unhindered access even with the top down.
The car's lightweight construction also adds to its performance. BMW has used ultra high strength multiphase steels in the 4-Series Convertible's chassis and frame to give it higher tortional rigidity while making it lighter.
4)Mercedes-Benz E-Class
The 2017 E400 Convertible features an elegant cabin fashioned in true MB cabriolet tradition with tailored seats, polished wood and leather upholstery. Modern touches include metal trim and advanced instrumentation. The car's all season soft top comprises three meticulously crafted layers adding to almost an inch of thickness for robust performance, long life, and lasting good looks. Inspired by MB's race cars, each of the E400's four seats has an integrated head restraint finished in fine leather.
Known for their safety features, MB cars come with several active and passive features designed for passenger protection. Attention Assist is an MB first in this category. It continuously monitors up to 70 parameters related to driving behavior, and automatically alerts the driver with visible and audible warnings when needed. Interior comforts are enhanced by features such as 14-way power adjustable front seats with memory. Available as an option are multi contour seats with triple lumbar supports, adjustable side bolsters and shoulder supports.
3)Chevrolet Corvette
The first Corvette was produced in 1953. It was a convertible, named after a quick and maneuverable type of ship from colonial times. The Corvette Z06 was designed to be a world-class supercar meant for the race track. Its supercharged 6.2 litre aluminum V8 engine delivers 650 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque for a certifiable supercar performance.
The road legal Corvette Z06 inherits several elements of the racing Corvette. These include its dry sump oil system, composite panels, adjustable spoiler, titanium intake valves and more. The Z06 is available with three levels of aerodynamic upgrades to add downforce and enhance performance.
The car is being offered with automatic or manual transmission. Its fully electronic drop-top can be lowered remotely and also functions while driving at up to 30 mph. On the inside, competition sport seats with side bolsters keep the driver firmly in place while taking corners.
2)Porsche 911
The 911 Turbo S Cabriolet is Porsche's ultimate luxury convertible. The car runs on a 3,800 cc, flat six, rear engine producing 580 hp of peak output. Active all-wheel drive helps deliver exceptional road grip and handling.
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) is basically a highly advanced double clutch racing transmission, which shifts gears in milliseconds without interrupting the flow of power. PDK has been designed with seven sports-ratio gears. While the car reaches its top speed in sixth gear, the seventh gear is only there to reduce fuel consumption by not having to travel in very high revs for a long time. The best part of the drivetrain is a mode selector, which can be set to 'normal', 'sport' or 'sport plus'.
The GT sports steering wheel in the 911 Turbo S Cabriolet features electric height and reach adjustment. Ergonomically located F1-style gear shift paddles are cleverly hidden behind the steering spokes.
1)Porsche Boxster
Boxster is a combination of 'boxer', which is one of Porsche's four-cylinder, turbocharged engine types, and 'roadster', which is the car's design type. The new 718 Boxster models are the newest in a range manufactured since 1996. For 2017, these have been built with a striking new design on the outside and several technological improvements on the inside.
The Boxster is Porsche's quintessential mid-engine performance sports car with two luggage compartments. Shortening the transmission has reduced the Boxster's weight, and power goes directly to the rear axle. Optimal weight distribution gives this car the character of a pure-bred roadster.
The exterior styling of the car makes it wide and low. Large wheel arches and a clear emphasis on the mid-mounted engine give the Boxster its unique profile. The car's fully automatic fabric top can open and close at the push of a button in just nine seconds, and operates while driving at up to 31 mph.


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In medium nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat 8 minutes or until crisp, stirring frequently. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, leaving drippings in pan. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook onion and garlic in drippings 3 to 4 minutes or until tender. Remove with slotted spoon. In food processor, combine beans, bacon, onion mixture, chile and adobo sauce, paprika and water. Cover; process 30 seconds or until smooth. Spoon into bacon drippings in skillet. Cook over medium-low heat 3 to 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently.
Tips: If you prefer a less smooth mixture, just combine everything in the skillet instead of food processor and mash with a hand potato masher as you cook the final time.
Serve this smoky bean dish as a side dish for a Tex-Mex meal or as a dip for tortilla chips. You can serve it warm or cool. The recipe can easily be doubled – just cook the mixture in a large skillet.
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Your Valtrex dosage will depend on several factors, such as your age and other medications you are taking. The recommended dose for shingles is 1000 mg, taken three times (for seven days). When treating cold sores, the recommended dosage is 2000 mg, twice a day (for one day). Dosing guidelines for genital herpes will vary. In order for your dosage to have the most effect, it's important to take it as prescribed.
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This Tynetec Wireless Wrist Worn Fall Alarm has been designed to automatically detect when a person falls.
This device is ideal for the elderly or those with dementia so that family members, or carers, can rest assured that their loved one can be helped, should they fall and require emergency assistance.
Worn on the wrist, the fall detector automatically detects a change in acceleration that is related to trips and stumbles, it then monitors for the subsequent impact associated with a fall.
If a fall is automatically detected, the unit can be set to vibrate to alert the user that an alarm call is about to be transmitted (vibrate alert on/off is an optional setting).
If the user standsup within 10 seconds of a fall being detected the alarm call can be cancelled automatically (auto-cancel is an optional setting).
If the silver button is pressed within 10 seconds of a fall being detected a fall alarm will be transmitted immediately, bringing more accuracy to the wrist fall alarms we provide
Due to the complex nature of falls it may not be possible for the fall detector to automatically detect all falls. Users should be advised that if they are able, to press the silver button on the fall detector if they need help.
The wrist fall alarm detector is normally worn like a watch. To minimise false alarms it should be worn on the least dominant side; i.e. a right handed person should wear it on their left wrist and vice-versa. It can also be worn on the waist band of a skirt or trousers by fitting the belt clip option supplied.
If a fall is detected, an emergency alarm call will be made via a Tynetec Reach Alarm Unit to a list of carers mobiles or to a professional monitoring centre to alert them of the danger.
Please note this product is designed to be used with the Tynetec Reach Alarm Unit, Reach Plus Alarm Unit and Reach Plus GSM Alarm Unit which are sold separately. No monthly service charge is required once you have purchased your equipment.
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It's quite chunky but I guess it has a lot inside it. Actually quite comfortable to wear, and if it's going to save my life...
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My wrist worn fall detector can automatically detect if I fall and immediately tells the alarm unit to call for help. It also has a built in call button that I can press at any time should I need help.
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The Tynetec Wrist-Worn Fall Alarm must be used with a Tynetec Reach Alarm (sold separately).
The below expert review is for the Tynetec Reach Plus Alarm.
This is a very well thought-out and designed product that will appeal to all customers in need of generating an alert/alarm to be received by someone else, e.g. family member, friend, carer or monitoring centre (or a mixture of all these persons).
What's in the box
What we liked about the device
Things to watch out for
Design/ease of use
All aspects of the product are well presented in effective, sturdy packaging, with everything except the screw for attaching the Stand being easy to find (this is hidden in plain sight, being safely secured within the plastic moulding of the packaging).
The "User & Installation Guide" is really well designed with the DIY person in mind, as it is colour coded with the parts of the product, e.g. the mains cable connection has a blue dot on it that lines up with the blue colour on the alarm/receiving unit, which is described in the "User & Installation Guide" in the same colour.
Although it would be best to have this unit installed by a professional installer, especially if it is to be linked to a monitoring centre, without any prior experience I did have it set up and generating alerts to my mobile phone within 15 minutes. Therefore, the device is easy to install and intuitive; especially as once connected to the mains it tells you what you are doing wrong.
John has installed many of these devices himself and trained many others to do this and has always been impressed by the quality of the materials and their durability.
Functions available
The range of functions available of the Reach Plus Unit, as outlined in the product description, which are in addition to those of the more basic Reach Unit, i.e:
These functions make this a very impressive offering and one that is very scalable according to the needs of the individual, e.g. ability to accommodate up to 32 sensors.
During my attempts at installation, I was encouraged by the fact that I triggered a number of the built in alerts, such as the telephone line failure alert and the mains supply failure alert, which confirmed to me that they both work and are really annoying until you do something about them!
From the installers perspective, John had nothing but praise regarding the functional ability of the product, its reliability and general ease of use. The only criticism he had received from users was that the lights on the front of the device, that alert if there is a problem or highlight the red communication button, can at times be too bright at night and are not dimmable, although they can be programmed to be switched off.
Value for money
At its current price of £187.97 (excluding VAT) and a 24 month warranty, this product represents tremendous value for money (£0.26 per day over 24 months), especially as it is expected to last much longer than two years.
Installation would be an extra cost, but one highly recommended if a monitoring centre and or additional sensors are to be incorporated.
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Recently, there has been another issue involving the double standards of gender. Advertisements for THINX, women's underwear designed to absorb women's periods without tampons or pads, were supposed to be put up across billboards throughout the New York subway. Yet, Outfront Media, a contractor for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, deemed these ads too offensive.
Just what exactly is portrayed in the advertisements that makes them so suggestive? Honestly, nothing. There are images of loose egg whites and their yolks as well as halves of grapefruits angled to look like a certain sexual organ. It's all very tongue-in-cheek, yes, but these images represent a very real process that women have to go with.
In an MTA meeting, the chairman of the organization, Thomas Prendergast, provided some insight as to why he isn't supportive of THINX's advertisements.
"On a personal level, I just found parts of those ads offensive," said Prendergast.
Excuse me? What's offensive, exactly? Menstruation is apparently such a taboo, especially among the gender that isn't able to experience it. We often treat this natural part of the body cycle as if it's one of the most sensitive topics in the world only because we're not sure what that whole monthly experience is all about.
Just what is it that makes the male perspective so uncomfortable — fear of the unknown perhaps? It's just another part of puberty, honestly. Boys experience erections, women get monthly bleeding. As a male, I can understand the sentiment of not being sure how to react to the latter, but I wasn't sure how to react to that first part when I was younger either. Either way, we should be able to be adults about this.
What's worse is that these ads are very creative. There aren't any issues regarding body representation of women — they're simple and clean in the way they're designed. And yet, Outfront Media's defense for not supporting these ads is more nitpicky than anything else. For instance, the women portrayed in the ads are wearing too much skin. Many of them are in a shirt and THINX underwear — there are many more ads portraying women in a more sexual manner. These women aren't even in any suggestive positions.
Next, Outfront didn't like the way "Period" was prevalent across the ads. This is probably one of the most ridiculous reasons I've heard. These censors seem to be misunderstanding what THINX's advertisements are for. And while they are fighting to not have these ads across the New York tunnels, there are still ads regarding condoms and breast augmentation — which happen to also use the metaphorical imagery of large, round citrus fruits — present. I don't understand how those are any better. In fact, they seem much worse, but I digress.
"We live in a patriarchal society. The period conversation makes them uncomfortable. There's such a double standard with what's allowed to be up there," said Miki Agrawal, CEO of THINX, when asked by Refinery29 Magazine about the ongoing fight to keep these ads up.
Agrawal is absolutely right. If there are ads regarding condoms or breast enhancements which seem to focus more on the male gaze than anything, it seems there's no space for something actually interesting and innovative like being able to wear underwear with unneeded tampons or pads. Heaven forbid people try to understand where THINX and women in general are coming from regarding that.
Thankfully, the THINX advertisements have been approved. They will be covering Bedford Avenue Station from November 9th onwards. While this may be a battle won, that doesn't excuse the complications that incited this ordeal in the first place. It shouldn't have been that hard. This entire conflict only emphasizes the idea that unless the man is a gynecologist, he doesn't want to deal with the natural workings of a woman's body — except when it involves sex.
We've come a long way from the times when women weren't able to vote, sure, but there are still large remnants of the patriarchal society here which won't exactly be leaving any time soon. Honestly, I see no reason those egg yolks and grapefruits should be taken in an offensive manner. The only thing they invoke in my head, at least, is what I'm going to have for breakfast tomorrow.
David Ngo is an English and Public Health Policy double major. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Richard D. North on the disastrous rule of the baby boomers: How 1968 ruined government - and how to get over it
Richard D. North - author of Mr Blair's Messiah Politics: 10 years of inspired rule, 1997-2007 - laments the long shadow of 1968 over the way we are now governed.
We are headed for a long, long election campaign. The politicians are not sure what they're fighting over, but they know their competing charm and offence offensives have started. Oddly, the newest feature of the campaign may be that victory goes to the party which understands that the British would quite like to have a government again.
The end of baby boomer politics
We've had it with baby boomer politics. We've had it with coteries and courts, dens and sofas. But if we are fed up with that private politics, we are also tired of the public face of politics. We are told that modern politics is about TV studios: that poisonous truth may be about to become untrue. Westminster and Whitehall might yet make a come-back, as bastions of decently-argued policy and its delivery. This is a switch away from post-60s trends. But it neednt be a backward step to snobbery and stuffiness.
British baby-boomers (the generation born between 1946 and 1964) have damaged the government of their country. They grew up believing they had the key to the universe and everything, but have left their children with a large repair job.
They were the generation of peace, love and Les Événements - but forty and more years on, their passion for immediacy and informality, and their perpetual pseudo-dissidence, have left Britain a much less sound democracy. Their thought-leaders in universities, publishing, the arts, the media (of course) conceived of themselves as liberationists. They didn't notice how perilously close this comes to a creed of demolition. The politicians amongst them wear suits now, but they have a horror of institutions, hierarchy and structure.
The baby boomers wanted to invent a new world. They could not bear their own back-story. In particular, they loathed Westminster and Whitehall. The very idea of representative democracy, with its subtle and covert elitism, was abhorrent to the baby boomers. Instead, they enjoyed and celebrated the shift of power to the media and campaigners. This wasn't People Power, but they sold it as that. It was, rather, the power of the baby boomer establishment.
They were out of step with their country. Most British people are tolerant and pragmatic, but not nearly as liberal as the new media and political elites think they are or ought to be. The left has had to adjust to a new mass understanding
that capitalism improves living standards. Even the Imagine and Blowin In the Wind generation has stealthily changed: the Aldermaston marchers and Grosvenor Square warriors are now Saga tourists (and their children and grandchildren are on an Asian gap year).
The Imagineering generation comes of age
In place of the old politics of division, the 1990s saw the creation of a new politics of the imagination. It was as though the old, very temporary, glamour and magic of John F Kennedy had been revived by the generation which most fell for it. Bill Clinton's triumph was to be thought the first black President, a victim for the therapy age. The trend lives on. Barack Obama, like JFK, wraps himself in unspecified "change" and has managed to seem to be a movement rather than a campaign. Tony Blair pulled off an even smarter actorly stroke. Even more than Kennedy, he inhabited the change that was required. He was the muse of a Britain rebranded in the baby boomer image.
The '68 Revolution hits Downing Street
From start to finish, Tony Blair never understood government. He only knew how to make it work less well. From start to finish, hardly anyone noticed. The result was that he achieved very little. He couldn't even see that Whitehall was ready to delineate and deliver the next stage of the Thatcherite reforms he wanted and she hadn't risked. He got one big result: having sidelined representative democracy, he could embark on an unpopular war. (Leave aside my view that this was his one noble act.)
The issue now is whether a post-baby boomer generation will reinvent good government. I think they may. Modern young people - those under 30 or even 40 - are aware that they have been failed. They have not had the luxury of growing up alongside - even against - real adults who understand social responsibility and structures, and their political equivalents. Sensing this deficit, they are probably up for some quite big shifts. They are the post-dissident generation.
The essence of the present failures of government are easily grasped. For ten years, the New Labour project was successful in undermining Westminster and Whitehall. Tony Blair had reason to fear parliament, home as it was of Labour MPs who hated his reforms. Whitehall horrified Blair, perhaps because it talked about detail. Whitehall knew that things didn't happen merely because they could be imagined and had been announced. Sweat, brains and constancy were required.
The enduring facts of government
Government has struggled with delegation and it always will. From Robert Peel to Harold Wilson and beyond, ministers have wrestled with an intolerable work-load. The answer has been to build a strong, responsive, impartial and apolitical Civil Service in Whitehall. It is corralled into departments, each headed by a member of parliament appointed as a minister with collective responsibility in Cabinet. The Prime Minister is primus inter pares, both supported and challenged by his ministerial colleagues, each with a three-way charge. They are in the PM's Cabinet; they are parliamentarians; and they hold an appointment from the Crown. It's not simple or pretty, but it can and has to be made to work.
Anyway, we have had the remarkable spectacle of four successive Cabinet Secretaries - the most senior men in the Civil Service - queuing up to denounce Blair's "coup" - the silent but deadly trashing of that system. One may wonder why they didn't speak out at the time, when it would have helped much more.
Tony Blair gave us government which could produce a blizzard of eye-catching initiatives before breakfast, but couldn't deliver them in a decade. Our sprightly leader produced a style of government which was casual but closed. He made a Kremlin out of Camelot. Even now, only Sue Cameron's pieces in the Financial Times give us much insight into Gordon Brown's paranoid continuation of Tony Blair's folly.
Restoring things requires us to understand representative democracy, as understood by Edmund Burke and nearly everyone else. This is to say that our version of democracy allows the mass of people to choose an elite - part professional, part patrician - to run its affairs. Subtle but robust institutions ensure that the many tensions within the mass are represented as decisions get made.
Modern government has some schisms and fractures, but no Great Rift. It isn't prone to great narratives. We have no need of Mr Blair's Messiah Politics. The next generation of politicians have to be midwives to a painful evolution of the welfare state and maybe of post-materialist consumption. We need to understand and nurture political and managerial elites in Westminster and Whitehall. These people will have difficult and quite tedious work to do, and will make many mistakes. We need to elect, appoint and retain the best talents we can find. These men and women are not likely to be as well paid as they would be in the private sector. So they will need to be rewarded in respect.
The details of modern representative government will have to be negotiated. Should Civil Servants be more accountable to Parliament, or to ministers, or to their own structures? Can we outsource even more Whitehall functions? How strong should political parties be? What does proper consultation look like? Is politics a profession or a hobby?
What matters first is to get it across that a Prime Minister is only as good as his ministers, and ministers are only as good as their civil servants. And the core of all that is that the PM isn't a visionary, a rock star, a protestor, or a campaigner. He isn't a father to his people, as one suspects Brown would like to be. I know that politics is a retail business. It has to flirt with populism and appearances. But the public are ready to accept that PMs - and all other politicians and civil servants - need to respect and be respected within a great tradition which they can reform but must not traduce. The baby boomer way needs to be history. I am a conservative, and have a certain faith that the Tories will "get" this stuff quicker than anyone else. The LibDems could be very helpful in applauding anyone else who gets it. In the unlikely event of Labour really getting it, they might be rewarded with another term of office.
Richard D. North is the author of Mr Blair's Messiah Politics: Or what happened when Bambi tried to save the world (Social Affairs Unit, 2006) and its 2007 digital update Mr Blair's Messiah Politics: A story of inspired government, 1997-2007.
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... That is, indeed, the case, but it didn't stop my own Luke Skywalker from thrashing me at a festive game of Star Wars X-Wing:
We didn't use all the kit on display here, just two Imperial vessels (me) and one X-wing, piloted by the said ungrateful offspring. It occurred to me afterwards that I hadn't actually managed a shot at the wily ingalactic yoof. I think next time it will have to be something more sedate - Hammerin' Iron, perhaps.
While my ageing brain addled along in the wake of the dice, rules, tokens, and such like, I was, nonetheless, rather taken with the models themselves. They appear to be resin, and are pre-painted to a very nice standard.
I must return to my Germanic bathtub, and, following an afternoon spent in the shed, some rediscovered 'Army Black'.
Friday, 26 December 2014
I am your father...
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Army black chaps sound most promising...ReplyDelete
X Wing's a great wee game. And don't forget...father knows best!!ReplyDelete
Agreed on the quality of X-wing, especially as a gateway for one's offspring. Sounds like you had fun!ReplyDelete
I should mention that my offspring is a sad disappointment - introduced to war gaming in the mid-1990s with a proper historical basis (mainly ACW in 15mm), he long ago went over to the Dark Side of Sci Fi, fantasy and all that jazz. However, he does have a 5 year old son...Delete
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Enticed by tumbling housing prices, more Americans signed contracts to buy homes in December despite widespread concerns about the economy, The National Association of Realtors reported.
The National Association of Realtors said that pending home sales rose 6.3 percent in December from a month earlier, with strong gains in the South and Midwest. The number of pending home sales — those in which a buyer has signed a contract hasn't closed — were up 2.1 percent from December 2007.
"We've got some up-turns that are encouraging to us," said Jed Smith, director for quantitative research of the Realtors' group. "It's the direction we like to see."
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The number of pending sales for 2008 was down 9.5 percent from 2007 — a sign of the toll that the tight credit markets had inflicted on the flagging housing market. The Commerce Department reported that new-home sales in December fell to an annual rate of 331,000, their lowest point on record.
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