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January 20-22, 2015
Let's examine Figure 01, depicting the southwest backyard sky at about 6:15 p.m. on January 20, 2015. This is a time when a half-dozen stars are visible in your evening sky. Features include the positions of the Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars.
A line drawn from the "S" which stands for South and to the "W" which stands for West would be the horizon if you were standing on a boat in the middle of the ocean.
The Moon in our setting is just above the South-West horizon. It is an eleven hour moon. At 7 a.m. this morning the moon and sun were on the same north south line. The moon travels around the earth such it moves its own diameter each hour, or as viewed in the sky, half-degree each hour. At the time of our diagram, the moon has separated from the sun by 5.5 degrees.
Technically above the horizon, practically it would be very difficult to observe the 11-hour moon this close to the horizon, even though you were trying to observe it atop a large sand dune in the middle of the Sahara. Only 0.4 percent of the moon is illuminated. Figure 02 illustrates how little this is.
The illuminated crescent part of the moon does not present a continued light line, but is broken up in places due to the moon's crater walls seen edge on.
The brightest image in our sky is the planet Venus. It is the anchor in this our second posting of four; since our last posting of January 10th, when Venus and Mercury were very close in the sky. Now, just ten days later, Mercury has peeled off to the west and below Venus.
Mars is above Venus. It will be interesting to watch from one evening to the next as their separation decreases.
January 21, 2015
Just 24 hours later, we note from comparisons of last evening sky to this, the increasing separation between Venus and Mercury. (Fig. 03)
Last evening the Moon was 11 hours old. This evening it is 11 hours old plus 24, or 35 hours old. It has increased from 0.4 percent illumination last evening to 1.3 percent this evening. (Fig.04)
This evening
marks the first evening when the crescent moon is an easy target for the
backyard observer. Finding the moon's
position is aided by its close proximity to the planet Venus. Two nights and
three days ago the moon was an equally visible object in the morning sky
immediately before sunrise. Two nights
and three days equal 72 hours. It took the moon 72 hours to pass from the
morning sky to the evening sky. Half of 72 is 36. We have a 35 hour moon this evening in good
agreement of a standard two nights and three days traditional description of
the dark of the moon, when the moon is not visible to the unaided eye.
The Greek goddess of the Moon was Artemis. As the goddess of transitions she was a goddess of birth and death. The crescent moon mythically died two nights and three days ago but now reborn as a crescent in this evening sky. A Greek word to describe a thin crescent moon is the word "Cynthia," abbreviated as "Cindy." Parents in search of a name for their newborn find Cynthia listed as another name for the Moon goddess Artemis. This is a translation I would expect from a high school guidance counselor or worse yet, from a gym coach. An appropriate sense of the name Cynthia is: "She who hunts among the clouds."
The separation of Venus and Mars continues to decline.
January 22, 2015
Note the position of Mercury. It is getting very low and by month's end will rise and set at the same time as the sun.
In just 24 hours the moon has changed its position from the west of Venus to the west of Mars. If we could pace the apparent distance the moon traveled from last evening to this evening, multiply it by 29.5 times, we would have marked a great circle around the sky. We would find the moon back to the same phase as tonight. This number is near the 30 day cycle of the month. The month does indeed get its length from this, the Synodic cycle of the moon.
The moon is 9 percent sunlit. (Fig. 06)
I refer to this phase of the moon as the Romantic
Moon, because it will take the moon 2.5 hours to set; more than enough time to
accomplish the tasks at hand.


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Being an enthusiastic e-mail person you might really feel discouraged whenever your mailbox will get overcome along with a lot of deep massages. Even though from 1 stage it is most likely a person elected into the news letters, however, you simply obtain fed up with viewing all of them as well as choose to click on 'report because spam' to assist clean up your own mailbox. Nevertheless exactly what truly occurs is actually that you're harmful the e-mail sender's status.
Whenever you strike the actual 'report because spam' switch with an e-mail information these details will get packed upward as well as repaid towards the e-mail company which initially delivered the actual information. The actual recipient's mailbox additionally instantly provides the e-mail information to some filtration system making any kind of inbound e-mail through which sender to visit right into a junk/spam folder. The actual ESP which hosting companies the actual recipient's mailbox additionally firelogs the number of occasions their own customers tend to be tagging communications in the exact same sender because junk e-mail.
In the event that several emails happen to be designated because junk e-mail from the specific sender then your ESP which hosting companies the actual recipient's mailbox might want to produce a worldwide guideline that instantly transmits just about all emails through which sender to the spam/junk folder. This is very harmful simply because real fascinated customers of the subscriber list won't get a e-mail marketing communications.
A contact company usually chooses to use the actual worldwide guideline once the senders IP status is actually reduced. This particular is dependant on the computation associated with the number of e-mail had been shipped as well as exactly how most of them produced junk e-mail issues. As soon as this really is examined this is the way the actual problem price quantity is decided. Your own objective ought to be under 0. 01% in your junk e-mail price meaning you must have under 1 junk e-mail problem for each 1, 000 e-mail.
As soon as a contact may be documented because junk e-mail the e-mail company additionally firelogs the actual IP tackle from the sender, the actual website name from the sender, as well as Web addresses positioned within the e-mail. Which means which even though the actual Web addresses tend to be directed towards the exact same site from the different sender they are able to decide to prevent which sender additionally with regard to associating in order to individuals Web addresses.
Not just may ESPs make use of the sender rating to determine in the event that they will drive your own information to the junk e-mail folder, however they could also decide to prohibit your own emails altogether. Which means that your own emails won't obtain sent to the actual mailbox in order to the actual junk e-mail folder, they'll be downright declined. Like a sender should this happen for you there's truly absolutely no great way in order to 'undo' this. You might have in order to discard your present advertising strategy and begin through the begining.
If you're likely to perform e-mail marketing in a higher quantity it is necessary that you should set up the Suggestions Cycle (FBL). This can be a method that you could instantly determine that receiver designated your own e-mail conversation because junk e-mail and you will after that unsubscribe all of them out of your checklist. By doing this much less of the e-mail delivered strike the majority folder automatically, as well as general enhances your own sender's status.
What exactly tend to be the best methods that you could prevent junk e-mail issues? You begin by subsequent the best methods through contacting in order to just elected within customers. It is also greatest to utilize a dual choose within technique to guarantee the person is actually alright along with obtaining communications out of your website. Additionally you desire to be obvious as well as place your organization title since the sender, recipients frequently tag communications because junk e-mail when they do not identify the actual sender. Make certain inside your e-mail that you simply deliver you've a good simple to find unsubscribe hyperlink, if you wish to maintain customers inside your e-mail checklist quick these phones revise their own e-mail configurations to get news letters much less often. An additional greatest exercise would be to determine that recipients in your checklist haven't opened up your own communications in a number of days, as well as deliver all of them a contact requesting when they continue to be fascinated. In the event that absolutely no reaction, deliver an additional reminder postal mail and when once again absolutely no reaction take them off out of your checklist simply because dormant recipients additionally decrease your senders rating.
If you're seeking to lower your danger of having junk e-mail issues additional you need to take a look at XVerify that will help you cleanup your own e-mail checklist. These people assist you to determine that e-mail handles tend to be energetic or even non-active however they offer an extremely big reductions listing of higher rate of recurrence complainers. By doing this you are able to decide to get rid of all of them out of your messages before you decide to operate the danger of having the actual junk e-mail switch clicked on.

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Ch 7 American Government & Politics
Vocabulary and important terms or cases from the American Government & Politics Today 2010-2011 Brief Edition
Terms in this set (39)
Interest Group
An organized group of individuals sharing common objectives who actively attempt to influence policymakers.
Political Party
a group of political activists who organize to win elections, operate the government, and determine public policy
an organization or individual who attempts to influence legislation and the administrative decisions of government
Social Movement
A movement that represents the demands of a large segment of the public for political, economic, or social change
Labor Movement
Generally, the full range of economic and political expression of working-class interests; politically, the organization of working-class interests.
Service Sector
The sector of the economy that provides services--such as health care, banking, and education--contrast to the sector that produces goods.
Public Interest
the best interests of the overall community; the national good, rather than the narrow interests of a particular group
Direct Technique
An interest group activity that involves interaction with government officials to further the group's goals.
Indirect Technique
A strategy employed by interest groups that uses third parties to influence government officials.
a voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party
a group or bloc in a legislature or political party acting in pursuit of some special interest or position
Two-Party System
A political system in which only two parties have a reasonable chance of winning.
Era of Good Feelings
The years from 1817 to 1825, when James Monroe was president and there was, in effect, no political opposition.
Democratic Party
One of the two major American political parties evolving out of the Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson
Whig Party
A major party in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century, formally established in 1836. This party was anti-Jackson and represented a variety of regional interests.
Republican Party
One of the two major American political parties. It emerged in the 1850s as an antislavery party and consisted of former northern Whigs and antislavery Democrats.
Party Organization
The formal structure and leadership of a political party, including election committees local, state, and national executives and paid professional staff.
National Convention
the meeting held every four years by each major party to select presidential and vice-presidential candidates, write a platform, choose a national committee, and conduct party business
Party Platform
A document drawn up at each national convention, outlining the policies, positions, and principles of the party.
National Committee
A standing committee of a national political party established to direct and coordinate party activities between national party conventions
State Central Committee
The principal organized structure of each political party within each state. This committee is responsible for carrying out policy decisions of the party's state convention.
The practice of rewarding faithful party workers and followers with government employment and contracts
Divided Government
A situation in which one major political party controls the presidency and the other controls the chambers of Congress, or in which one party controls a state governorship and the other controls the state legislature.
Ticket Splitting
voting for candidates of 2 or more parties for different offices. For example, a voter is ________ if she votes for a Republican presidential candidate and a Democratic Congressional candidate
A number of votes cast for a candidate that is greater than the number of votes for any other candidate but not necessarily a majority.
Electoral College
a group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice-president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress
Unit Rule
A rule by which all of a state's electoral votes are cast for the presidential candidate receiving a plurality of the popular vote in that state.
Third Party
a political party other than the two major political parties
Splinter Party
A new party formed by a dissident faction within a major political party. Often, emerge when a particular personality was at odds with the major party.
Party Identification
Linking oneself to a particular political party.
Strait-Ticket Voting
voting for candidates of the same party for all the offices at the same election
Interest Group Strategies
Direct techniques: meet with government officials, provide information to law makers, testify before congressional committees.
Indirect techniques: generate public pressure, use constituents as lobbyists.
Functions of Political Parties
1. recruiting candidates for public office 2. organizing and running elections 3. Preseenting alternative policies to the electorate 4. Accepting responsibility for operating the government 5. acting as the organized opposition to the party in power.
Importance of Third parties
spoiler effect - costs the party most closely associated with the third party votes. Promoting Issues - if they get a decent amount of votes, causes both parties to take on the issues that appealed to the public.
Economic Interest Group
Group which primary purpose is to promote financial interest of its members; secure benefit through public policies
Political Parties v Interest Groups
Similar - both mechanisms for representing the people. Differ - PP wants to run government where IG do not want to. PP organize to win elections, IG support candidates who promote their interests.
Causes of Social Movements
usually the first expression of latent discontent of the system. ie. women's movement, civil rights.
Types of Interest Groups
economic, environmenal, public interest, single interest, common characteristics, and foreign governments
federal money that is funneled into a specific legislative district. A member of Congress will usually insert this into a bill in order to win votes back home or to make a bill more attractive for votes.
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As a matter of fact, WordPress can also be used for creating a hotel website and there are separate templates available which can be used with WordPress so as to create a website.
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Resorts are known for the service across the world and it becomes very important for a resort to have a website of their own. In such a case, it is also possible to download a WordPress theme and use the theme for developing a website.
There is another template available online and the name of the template is City Hotel Joomla Bootstrap. The template is available free of cost and it is a nice template which can be readily used.
The landing page of the hotel should have a graphical format so as to attract the clients from across the world. It is relatively difficult to design the theme from the scratch hence it is always advisable to use a downloadable theme. You may also like Bootstrap Landing Page Themes.
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Travel Hotel Booking websites are in a trend these days and they provide information about the hotel along with this, the website also displays deals and the information about the destination. Most of these websites are developed on WordPress and a room booking template compatible with WordPress can be used directly in this case.You May also See Travel WordPress Themes
The hotel business is a huge industry and it is essential to have a website for the hotel business. It is possible to use a WordPress theme and the same can be integrated with the website for ease of use.
It is always hard to create a hotel website from the scratch whereas using a template can reduce the effort exponentially. In this case, it is advisable to purchase a website template for a unique design.
A hotel website without a reservation system is like a body without a soul and it can be complicated to design a reservation system from the start. In such a case, developers usually download a bootstrap website template to match with the Hotel theme and the reservation modules are integrated into the template itself
Hotel XENIA is another popular template. The website has the basic tabs and it also has a reservation system which can be used by the end users. In addition to this, the template is available for a free demo and you may go ahead with the purchase if you like the product during the demo
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This theme is HTML enabled and the theme has many sorts of landing pages which can be chosen during the developmental process of the website. The theme also supports the reservation system module.
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|22 Dec 2009
Windows 7 Problems
Hi, i have been having problems with my new windows 7 home . Just like many other members on here infact all sound like we have mostly the same problems.
The problem pretty much is starting up windows7 its either :
a:gets stuck on the windows 7 loading screen (so i just restart)
b:the compuet just restarts it self automatically before the windows 7 loading screen comes up.
After a few restarts it works just fine with no problems what so ever.
I use the start up repair program which it suggests (or whatever its called) and it comes up with no problems at all. Also ocassionally (2 times) have the bsod come up at start up with some messages which i havent quite caught yet something to do with .sys file or something.
I have tried a few guides on here for replacing missing fileswith the windows 7 disk which didnt work . I just cant stand keep on restating the compuet about 3 times for it to work fine lol
If any one can help i would be so grateful :) Thanks
|My System Specs
|22 Dec 2009
Hi and welcome
I would run a system file check to verify and repair your system files to do that
type cmd in search>right click and run as admin>sfc /scannow
Let us know the results as it may need to be run more than once
Ken J+
|My System Specs
|22 Dec 2009
scanning now :) will report back with results.
I have just updated my bios as someone suggested that on here in a differnt topic with simular problems. And shutdown fine loaded windows fine. So hopefully thats that. (fingers crossed) haha
|My System Specs
|23 Dec 2009
there were no problems with the scan at all.
but windows 7 loading screen still stuck on first turn on of the day.
|My System Specs
|23 Dec 2009
just read on other topics of the minidump will attach to this and hope it helps more.
|My System Specs
|24 Dec 2009
Had a bit problem when booting up this morning it just kept restarting about 5 times getting no where. But finally worked. This problem came about when some updates where downloaded about a week ago.
god its so annoying
|My System Specs
|24 Dec 2009
Andrew Hi and welcome
This DMP does provide some help. There are several things in it that will help.
First it was probably caused by memory. The page fault is a dead giveaway. In looking through it I also found you have at least a dozen "unknown modules" loaded in memory. They have no creation date and time and that troubles me. If it were my system I would
1-download and run memtestx86 overnight. You really do need to run it overnight to test the memory to the fullest and to see if there is a heat issue
2-run a system file check to verify and repair your system files. to do that
type cmd in search>right click and run as admin>sfc /scannow
3-run a complete anti virus sweep. those unknown modules may be a nasty
If it were mine I would have already formatted and re-installed win 7
if you are overclocking stop
if you have a raid update its driver
Hope this helps
Ken J+
Unknown modules
PSHED.dll fffff880`00cdc000 fffff880`00cf0000 0x00014000 0x00000000 CLFS.SYS fffff880`00cf0000 fffff880`00d4e000 0x0005e000 0x00000000 CI.dll fffff880`00eb7000 fffff880`00f77000 0x000c0000 0x00000000 Wdf01000.sys fffff880`00e00000 fffff880`00ea4000 0x000a4000 0x00000000 WDFLDR.SYS fffff880`00ea4000 fffff880`00eb3000 0x0000f000 0x00000000 pci.sys fffff880`00f77000 fffff880`00faa000 0x00033000 0x00000000 WMILIB.SYS fffff880`0115c000 fffff880`01165000 0x00009000 0x00000000 SCSIPORT.SYS fffff880`01165000 fffff880`01194000 0x0002f000 0x00000000 ACPI.sys fffff880`01194000 fffff880`011eb000 0x00057000 0x00000000 vdrvroot.sys fffff880`011eb000 fffff880`011f8000 0x0000d000 0x00000000 msisadrv.sys fffff880`01000000 fffff880`0100a000 0x0000a000 0x00000000 partmgr.sys fffff880`0100a000 fffff880`0101f000 0x00015000 0x00000000 volmgr.sys fffff880`00faa000 fffff880`00fbf000 0x00015000 0x00000000 volmgrx.sys fffff880`00d4e000 fffff880`00daa000 0x0005c000 0x00000000 pciide.sys fffff880`0101f000 fffff880`01026000 0x00007000 0x00000000 PCIIDEX.SYS fffff880`00fbf000 fffff880`00fcf000 0x00010000 0x00000000 mountmgr.sys fffff880`00fcf000 fffff880`00fe9000 0x0001a000 0x00000000 atapi.sys fffff880`00fe9000 fffff880`00ff2000 0x00009000 0x00000000 ataport.SYS fffff880`00daa000 fffff880`00dd4000 0x0002a000 0x00000000 amdxata.sys fffff880`00ff2000 fffff880`00ffd000 0x0000b000 0x00000000 fltmgr.sys fffff880`00c00000 fffff880`00c4c000 0x0004c000 0x00000000 fileinfo.sys fffff880`00c4c000 fffff880`00c60000 0x00014000 0x00000000 Ntfs.sys fffff880`01204000 fffff880`013a7000 0x001a3000 0x00000000 msrpc.sys fffff880`01482000 fffff880`014e0000 0x0005e000 0x00000000 ksecdd.sys fffff880`014e0000 fffff880`014fa000 0x0001a000 0x00000000 cng.sys fffff880`014fa000 fffff880`0156d000 0x00073000 0x00000000 pcw.sys fffff880`0156d000 fffff880`0157e000 0x00011000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`0157e000 fffff880`0157e000 fffff880`01588000 0x0000a000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`016f4000 fffff880`016f4000 fffff880`017e6000 0x000f2000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`01600000 fffff880`01600000 fffff880`01660000 0x00060000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`01660000 fffff880`01660000 fffff880`0168b000 0x0002b000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`01803000 fffff880`01803000 fffff880`01a00000 0x001fd000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`0168b000 fffff880`0168b000 fffff880`016d5000 0x0004a000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`01588000 fffff880`01588000 fffff880`015d4000 0x0004c000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`016d5000 fffff880`016d5000 fffff880`016dd000 0x00008000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`01400000 fffff880`01400000 fffff880`0143a000 0x0003a000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`016dd000 fffff880`016dd000 fffff880`016ef000 0x00012000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`017e6000 fffff880`017e6000 fffff880`017ef000 0x00009000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`0143a000 fffff880`0143a000 fffff880`01474000 0x0003a000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`015d4000 fffff880`015d4000 fffff880`015ea000 0x00016000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_fffff880`013a7000 fffff880`013a7000 fffff880`013d7000 0x00030000 0x00000000 Unknown_Module_00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 ntoskrnl.exe ntoskrnl.exe+7fa3a fffff800`0300a000 fffff800`035e7000 0x005dd000 0x4a5bc600 7/13/2009 6:40:48 PM
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 X86 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Loading Dump File [C:\Users\K\Desktop\122209-16816-01.dmp] Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available Symbol search path is: SRV*d:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols Executable search path is: Windows 7 Kernel Version 7600 MP (4 procs) Free x64 Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Personal Built by: 7600.16385.amd64fre.win7_rtm.090713-1255 Machine Name: Kernel base = 0xfffff800`0300a000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`03247e50 Debug session time: Tue Dec 22 14:19:32.195 2009 (GMT-5) System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:15.631 Loading Kernel Symbols .............................................Unable to load image Unknown_Module_00000000`00000000, Win32 error 0n2 *** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for Unknown_Module_00000000`00000000 Unable to add module at 00000000`00000000 Loading User Symbols Loading unloaded module list . ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck 50, {fffffa7f861d9fc8, 0, fffff88006145026, 7} Could not read faulting driver name Probably caused by : sptd.sys ( sptd+f8c61 ) Followup: MachineOwner --------- 0: kd> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50) Invalid system memory was referenced. This cannot be protected by try-except, it must be protected by a Probe. Typically the address is just plain bad or it is pointing at freed memory. Arguments: Arg1: fffffa7f861d9fc8, memory referenced. Arg2: 0000000000000000, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation. Arg3: fffff88006145026, If non-zero, the instruction address which referenced the bad memory address. Arg4: 0000000000000007, (reserved) Debugging Details: ------------------ Could not read faulting driver name READ_ADDRESS: GetPointerFromAddress: unable to read from fffff800032b20e0 fffffa7f861d9fc8 FAULTING_IP: +5597952f040cd944 fffff880`06145026 0000 add byte ptr [rax],al MM_INTERNAL_CODE: 7 CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT BUGCHECK_STR: 0x50 PROCESS_NAME: System CURRENT_IRQL: 0 IP_MODULE_UNLOADED: sptd+f8c61 fffff880`01120c61 ?? ??? LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80003089a3a to fffff88001120c61 STACK_TEXT: fffff800`0452cc98 fffff800`03089a3a : 00000000`0027b55d fffffa80`04b21a88 00000be3`00000047 00000000`00200001 : <Unloaded_sptd.sys>+0xf8c61 fffff800`0452cca0 fffff800`030846cc : fffff800`031f4e80 fffff800`00000002 00000000`00000002 fffff880`00000000 : nt!PoIdle+0x53a fffff800`0452cd80 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiIdleLoop+0x2c STACK_COMMAND: kb FOLLOWUP_IP: sptd+f8c61 fffff880`01120c61 ?? ??? SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 0 SYMBOL_NAME: sptd+f8c61 FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: sptd IMAGE_NAME: sptd.sys DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0 FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0x50_sptd+f8c61 BUCKET_ID: X64_0x50_sptd+f8c61 Followup: MachineOwner ---------
|My System Specs
|24 Dec 2009
ok thanks. ill try memtest tonight probably if not sometime in the next year days because of xmas. will let you know how it goes in next few days hopefully.
Or i may just reinstall windows 7 as i havent got much on mh hd anyway. Would that be easier or not ??
thanks again
|My System Specs
|24 Dec 2009
Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
If Windows update caused this problem there are plenty of ways to uninstall those updates from a week ago. Either that or you can restore your system to a time before the updates.
The one update causing the most problems for people seems to be the kb971961. You might want to try and uninstall that one.
|My System Specs
|27 Dec 2009
ok thanks going to reinstall it later and uninstall update when it comes up thanks alot will let you know if everything is ok
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Attention New York City employers, under a new law (Int. 879-A and Int. 905-A), which takes effect on March 18, 2019, employers with 4 or more employees will be required to provide "lactation rooms" for breastfeeding employees to express milk in the workplace. In addition, employers must develop a written policy relating to lactation accommodation that must be provided to all employees and all new employees upon hire.
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Agent alerts and integrations can display variable information originating either from the LivePerson system, or from custom variables.
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The Priva Neutralizer removes bicarbonate from borehole, surface (rain) and mains water. As a result of a combination of acidification and aeration, you can reduce the bicarbonate concentration to the desired maximum value of 0.3 - 0.5 mmol/l. This keeps the pH stable, and because of the stable EC and pH, the plant is better able to absorb minerals and elements such as zinc, boron, iron and copper; substances that are essential for optimal growth of the plant and for improving the taste and vitality of the crop.
Reducing the bicarbonate with the Priva Neutralizer makes your drippers less susceptible to blockage. In addition, if you irrigate from overhead, you will get considerably more shine on the leaves.
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Greece, the country long at the epicentre of Europe's economic crisis, has "turned a corner", its finance minister Yannis Stournaras said on Sunday after international lenders gave their strongest signal yet that the debt-stricken nation would be given more time to meet repayment targets.
Following an informal summit of eurozone finance ministers in Cyprus, Stournaras insisted he was "more optimistic" about Greece's prospects, even though it remains in a race against time to meet the onerous conditions that would unlock the rescue loans to keep bankruptcy at bay.
"I am more optimistic ... we have turned the corner. There is more trust between us and our partners but we still have a long way to go," Stournaras told the Guardian. "We have to have cleared up everything in the next two weeks so that everything can be put on the table at the [next] euro group meeting on 8 October. If we can't clear everything there can be no agreement," he said referring to the €31.5bn (£25.5m) aid instalment Athens has been attempting to win since July.
Asked if relations had improved between Greece and Germany – ties that have been unusually stormy since the outbreak of the crisis in late 2009 – the Oxford-trained economist was unequivocal.
"There is a better chemistry in relations between Greece and Germany. That is what I feel, but they [the Germans] have to be asked as well."
Stournaras made the comments as eurozone fiscal diehards appeared to cut the country some slack, saying they would yield to Athens' demand for more time to apply a gruelling fiscal adjustment programme.
In an interview published in Sunday's edition of the Oesterreich paper, the Austrian finance minister, Maria Fekter, said Greece would be given more time to meet deficit reduction targets although she made clear the payment extension would not mean more money being injected into the €240bn EU-IMF-sponsored bailout already agreed with Athens.
"We are still awaiting the troika report," Fekter said of the assessment of Greece's fiscal progress that debt auditors are expected to deliver in October. "And Greece still has to get some things on track but we will achieve a cost-neutral extension."
However, in a separate interview with Dutch newspaper Der Standard, Fekter suggested Greece might only receive "a few more weeks time".
The Troika report – a quarterly review of the headway the country has made in meeting the terms of its international rescue package – is crucial to releasing funds to recapitalise Greek banks and the cash-starved Greek economy.
Conservative prime minister Antonis Samaras has repeatedly appealed for a two-year extension of the deficit-reducing programme, arguing that this would not only give Greece more time to narrow its spending gap but also the leeway to enforce long overdue structural reforms deemed vital to improving the country's competitiveness.
Austria, one of the loudest critics of Greek foot-dragging, had previously said the nation risked exiting the eurozone as a result of its failure to meet commitments.
Fekter's change of heart reflects the shift in attitude in Europe at large, with the continent's policy makers now calculating that a confrontation with Athens would likely backfire as Samaras' fragile coalition attempts to muster the necessary support for a new round of budget cuts worth nearly €12bn.
After years of putting austerity policies first – measures that in Greece's case have seen the economy contract by nearly 20% over the last three years amid soaring unemployment and poverty rates – EU governments are tilting increasingly towards favouring growth over belt-tightening, a shift inaugurated with the June election of socialist president François Hollande in France.
Their latest concession comes despite Stournaras's inability to present counterparts with a breakdown of the cuts – demanded in return for aid by creditors – following infighting in the three-party alliance over the measures.
But hardening his anti-bailout stance, Greece's main opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, said the government was "dangerously deluded" if it believed the extension would offer relief to the country. The head of the radical left Syriza party vowed on Sunday to step up opposition to cuts, which he said would once again fall on society's most vulnerable. Calling for the international rescue package to be immediately annulled Tsipras said: "The slippery road towards catastrophe must be stopped now."
"Our first concern is that society puts up a fight so that measures worth €11.6bn are neither passed nor implemented," he told reporters in Thessaloniki, where Greece's annual international trade fair is taking place.
Tsipras argued that the three-month coalition should step down for failing to live up to pre-election pledges to abolish the loss of further benefits, pay and pension cuts – instead insisting on an "absurd fiscal policy" that relied on foreign aid injections to keep the economy afloat.
"From being a guinea pig where the most extreme model of neo-liberalism is imposed, Greece can become a leader in progressive solutions on a pan-European level," said the leftist, without explaining what those solutions could be.


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We have been getting pounded with snow and cold here in Chicago, so this saucy sandwich was just what we needed to warm our bellies. It's pretty easy to make too (not quite as easy as opening a can, but much better for you!).
– 1 lb. Ground Beef (I think ours was 80 / 20)
– Jar of Pasta Sauce (Choose something simple like garlic or basil & tomato. I used a jar of arrabiata, which is basically tomatoes, chili peppers & garlic)
– 1 Diced Bell Pepper (color of your choice)
– 2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
– 1/2 an Onion, diced
– BBQ Sauce (to taste … about 1/4 cup)
– Brown Sugar
– Chili Powder
– 1 to 2 tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
– Salt & Pepper
– Buns
Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat with a little salt and pepper and chili powder (use as much or as little of this as you like. We use much.). When there's just a bit of pink left, add in the peppers, onions, and garlic.
Continue to cook until the onions take on that translucent color, the peppers soften up, and the beef finishes browning. Next you will remove the mixture from the heat and dump it into a strainer to drain the fat. DO NOT skip this part. You will be amazed how much fattiness oozes out. Gross – you don't want to eat that. Return the mixture to the skillet and add in your tomato sauce. Give it a stir while simmering over low-medium heat.
Stir in the BBQ sauce and brown sugar a little at a time (tasting as you go) until you reach your desired flavor. Add in a bit more salt, pepper, and chili powder if you need too as well. Then add the apple cider vinegar – start with 1 tsp, taste and then decide if you want another. The vinegar just gives the dish a little kick of acid and amps up the flavor. Let everything simmer for about 5 more minutes and then slap it on some buns and chow down! (Because that's the way you do it with a Sloppy Joe).
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This artwork was the winner of Pirene's Fountain' cover competition for its Nov 2016 SILK & SPICE issue, Pirene's Fountain is published by Glass Lyre Press.
"Glass Lyre is an independent literary press interested in publishing poetry collections, chapbooks, select short & flash fiction, and the occasional anthology. The voices in Pirene's Fountain create a meaningful and lasting dialogue for all lovers of exceptional poetry and writing. This special "Silk and Spice" anthology issue features fourty-four poets from around the world, as well as interviews with Joseph Fasano, Vandana Khanna, and Kalpna Singh-Chitnis."
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What do the politics and our choice of food say about us, about our values, cultural practices, our consciousness and lived aesthetics, as also a myriad of subtleties, including refinements. This piece is a parody of a battle seen in a miniature painting — a skirmish between a vegetarian and a meat eater (a non-vegetarian). What if the character depictions were reversed? How would we then see them?
So, you're birthing a book! A piece by Gouri Dange. The idea being the ferocity with which books are birthed or produced in South Asia. Any and everyone wishes to have their book see print. Towards that end this illustration attempts to reflect the pandemonium of the process seen through a frenetic machine going full steam.
Source: HIMAL Southasian, Nepal - May 11 2011
Feminism and the sex worker.
For the article "Sex and the pity" by Meena Saraswathi Seshu. The stigmatisation of sex workers stems from misconceptions and squeamishness about sex.
Source: From a suite of drawings for HIMAL SouthAsian, Kathmandu, Nepal. Sex and Work issue (Aug 2010 issue).
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Erik Pappas, 1994 Topps Stadium Club
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Positions: Catcher, outfield
Value of card: One melon rind
Key 1993 stat: 47 pounds gained
Hunger, just not for the game: Erik Pappas wasn't very good at baseball. He spent a lot of time in the dugout, bored, watching his teammates play the game he loved while he pined for any sort of attention from manager Joe Torre. Then he began eating. At first it was just sunflower seeds or a little beef jerky. Then he moved on to heartier fare, bringing in a whole pizza or a bowl of cut-up cheddar cheese, as seen on this card. By the end of the 1993 season, Pappas carried a George Foreman Grill with him wherever he went, had grease stains on all of his uniform pants and smelled vaguely of turkey burgers. On the plus side, he finally looked like a catcher.
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When enterprising NC State students, alumni and community members come together, bright ideas shine and bold concepts win out in the end.
Meetings of the Minds
Entrepreneurship happens every day at NC State. Through a year-round calendar of events, we help student entrepreneurs build relationships with future collaborators, experienced mentors and prospective investors. And regular educational programs and networking functions encourage our self-starters to explore the potential profits and social impacts of their fledgling businesses.
With campuswide resources and expert guidance, NC State entrepreneurs have ample support to grow their ambitious plans into exciting opportunities. It's a packed schedule that connects entrepreneurial students, invested alumni and industrious members of the community — all with a clear focus on developing innovative concepts into promising startups.Attend an event
Our fall festival is open to the public and features hands-on makerspaces, interactive demonstrations of the latest technology and a 60-second business pitch competition.
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Each week, we hold open office hours for students, faculty and staff members, alumni, business experts, patent attorneys and a wide range of representatives from all facets of industry. Additional ongoing series — such as Monthly Startup Essentials and Ladies Who Launch, a collaboration between the Albright Entrepreneurs Village and Women in Science and Engineering — also keep the NC State entrepreneurial community connected.
Throughout the year, events like WolfTank and the Alumni Entrepreneur Showcase feature up-and-coming startups and groundbreaking companies poised to change the world. And every November, NC State holds a dozen events across campus in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week — the world's largest celebration of innovators who launch businesses that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.


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Pound for pound, Eva Saenz is one of the strongest girls in the State of Texas, and she has the title to prove it.
Saenz won the 4A state title in the 97-pound weight class in powerlifting at the Texas High School State Powerlifitng Meet at the American Bank Center March 19.
"She's a very committed person, very determined and very goal-oriented. Last year, qualifying for state made her believe she could possibly be a state champion. Starting on Day One in November, she just took off," Tuloso-Midway High School Powerlifting Coach John Livas said.
'With three attempts per lift, she went through five power lifting meets with only one miss out of 45 attempts. She never really missed an attempt at what she was going for," Livas said.
Saenz would be the first to tell you that wasn't always the case.
"Before, when I would start something, I would give up if it got too tough," Saenz said. A close friend though introduced her to the sport of powerlifting, which was tough in the beginning, but eventually gave Saenz an outlet from anything else going on in life.
"I noticed that at the get-go, I thought to myself, 'I should stick with this.' I wanted to become something better than I was before," Saenz said. "There were a lot of low times, but coach would remind us that everyone has a bad practice, and you have to make the best of it and push through it. Because if you don't, you're not going to progress. I pushed through tough practices to reach my goal, which was to hopefully win state."
And her career has been a direct progression, from eighth place her sophomore year, to fourth place her junior year, to the state title as a senior.
"I was really nervous. It was kind of like the 'Clash of the Titans' between me and this one girl. We had been going back and forth all season, so I was really nervous going in. At a previous meet, I had a bad meet and she had an awesome meet. Her confidence was higher, mine was kind of broken, but I went in there as confident and calm as I could be and it worked out," Saenz said.
Saenz said she feels the sport is much more mental than physical. She said anyone can have the ability, but when a person is stronger mentally, that gives them the edge to push ahead, to lift more weight.
At the state meet, Saenz squatted 270 pounds, bench pressed 125 pounds and dead lifted 280 pounds, for a total of 675 pounds.
"You have to have a strong mental basis to lift what at first you don't think is possible to lift and to finish a lift," Saenz said. "When I'm doing my attempt, I think to not give up. Your body gets to that point when you can physically get stuck, but to get through that I just repeat in my head, 'Don't stop, don't stop, don't stop.' Before I lift, I get myself really pumped up and tell myself to not let me defeat myself and to keep pushing. I'm my harshest critic."
"I think the girls are breaking the old stereotypes. I think really, if you go to any college now�and see what they're doing, everyone is lifting,' Livas said. "Girls are just not intimidated by the weights. There is no limit to what they can do; they are just as strong as the boys."
"A girl who is 97 pounds who can squat 275 pounds, that's amazing. Out of all the regions, we are the strongest region, with the strongest girls in the state of Texas coming from down here," he added.
Saenz said she is more prepared for what life has in store. Walking in three years ago, her coach remarked that Saenz used to keep her head down. Now, three years later, she walks with her head held high.
"I think most of all, it's given me confidence. It's given me friends and a family. It changed my thoughts that a person doesn't have to be ruled by the situation they are in. They can become greater then they are," Saenz said, with tears welling up in her eyes. "I can become more than being a tiny little girl. I can break from anything. It's given me a sense of hope."
"It's taught me there is more than just who you are and what you are. You can become something greater, and you can achieve something more than what you're destined to achieve, or what people think you can achieve," she added.


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A provision in the federal Communications Decency Act (CDA) protects domain name registrars and Web hosting providers from being held legally liable in most cases for the content that clients post on their Web sites. But that hasn't stopped some companies from trying to pressure Internet intermediaries into disabling Web sites that contain what they consider to be objectionable material...
In an interview, EFF senior staff attorney Matthew Zimmerman said that U.S. law gives ample protection to Internet intermediaries in situations such as the one involving the nytimes-se.com site. The CDA "provides blanket immunity in a wide range of areas" to companies such as Joker.com, Zimmerman claimed.
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Spiritualism, Craft and Waste is a series of projects realized by graduating students from the Product Design Department of Iceland Academy of the Art.
The collection originates from a study of the contemporary role of the designer. It is a redefinition and revitalization of modern values: instead of focusing solely on the making of commercial merchandise, designers should start to question the impact of their work on other living systems. It is vital to be aware of the transformation of matter from the origin to the end. Emphasis is put on the question why rather then how? This base is then reflected again and again in different points of contact with the various processes of design.
As her final project, Thelma Hrund Benediktsdóttir created natural soaps from local ingredients found in Reykhólar. In the making of this soap, the ingredients are all Icelandic and the energy is recycled. Therefore, the end result is a valuable product made from otherwise discarded materials.
Salt, rich in magnesium and therefore not used in food production, is mixed with algae meal in order to create a transformed and valuable new product.
The use of the Reykhólar geothermal energy is threefold: Firstly, it is used to harvest the algae, secondly it is used to make salt and finally in the soap production itself. The heat of the water that I need is 48 degrees Celcius and the left over water from the salt factory is 50 degrees Celcius.
Algae is believed to stop aging of the skin and salt has antiseptic and moisturizing qualities. In addition, salt is used in the production of lye, necessary when making hard soap.
Course leaders: Garðar Eyjólfsson and Thomas Pausz
Images by Allan Sigurðsson, Hörður Sveinsson and Thelma Hrund Benediktsdóttir


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Check out our top 10 list of Cat Trees
Cats love to play with vertical objects, and a cat tree is designed especially for them to fulfill their playing needs. Cat trees are man made objects that serve as great vertical objects for cats, who love to climb on them. Cats love climbing and sitting on cat trees as they give them a sense of height and security. Also, they feel that they own something and get more playful and happier than cats who don't have such objects to play with. A cat tree is the best way to make your cat happy without consuming a lot of space.
Why Does Your Cat Need a Cat Tree?
Cat Scratching
Cats love to scratch things such as carpets and furniture. To prevent your furniture, rugs, carpets, and household appliance from being damaged by cat scratching, you must give your cat something to scratch. Instead of stopping your cat from scratching or declawing it, you must give it something to scratch and be playful. Choose a cat tree that is made up of a material that cats love to scratch. Cats love to scratch materials that shed easily and produce a satisfying sound. You can buy a cat tree made up of corrugated material which scratches easily. Scratching is very healthy for a cat's claws as it helps shed the dead layers from them.
Sense of Height
Cats love to sit at a height as it gives them a sense of security and freedom. They sit on heights to view what is going around in the house and for observing things. For this purpose, cat trees are built long enough so that the cat feels secure and relaxed sitting on them. A floor-to-ceiling cat tree is ideal if your cat loves heights.
A cat tree is very durable and allows multiple surfaces for a cat to sit and relax. It also keeps your cat comfortable as it is long enough and consists of warm compartments. Most cats love to climb such trees because they offer many platforms for climbing and hideaways for playing and keeping themselves warm.
Cats spend most of their time sleeping and relaxing, and they need a comfortable and secure place for that. Many people provide their cats with baskets and cat houses to play and relax, and cats love them. However, a cat tree can serve as a versatile object as it can offer a playful and relaxing time for your cat. According to its mood, your cat can climb on it, relax in it, sleep in the compartment, or scratch it. Your cat will feel safe and secure while sleeping at a height, away from the hustle and bustle of the house.
Space Saving
Horizontal objects tend to consume more space than vertical objects. Cat houses and other horizontal objects for your cat can create a clutter in the house and consume a lot of space. A cat tree is ideal if you want to save space and provide your cat with something that could serve as a playing ground. This object is ideal for a small house where there is less space and lots of other things to place. Also, you can easily relocate the cat tree because it is very portable.
Hunting Prey
Cats have a feline nature and love to hunt their preys. This behavior of a cat is normal, and it spends some time daily in playing with its prey. Cats love to attack objects such as toys, flies, and furniture to spend their time and satisfy their hunting needs. Sitting on a cat tree, your cat can easily attack objects. Also, you can hang toys on the cat tree to prevent your cat from attacking other objects in the house.
Increased Territory
A cat tree provides a shelter for a cat and allows it to enjoy its own comfortable space in the house. Even if you have multiple cats, they can easily play and sleep in a cat tree with multiple levels and compartments. A cat tree offers an ideal place to perch and gives a sense of security and increased territory to the cat. If your cat gets used to it, it will spend most of its time there, and you won't be bothered by its roaming and scratching everywhere.
How to Choose a Good Cat Tree?
There are many kinds of cat trees available on the market and choosing the best one can be a headache. Some of them are versatile and offer a lot of things and activities for cats, while others are made up of just a single vertical block. Some cat trees are floor-to-ceiling type, while others are quite short. Depending on your cat's nature and needs, you have to choose a cat tree for it wisely. Just remember that if you own a cat, you must have a cat tree at your place. The following factors should be considered before buying a cat tree:
Your Cat's Nature
Before buying a cat tree, you must consider its age, activity level, size, breed, and climbing ability. An active cat can easily climb a long or multi-level cat tree because it loves to climb, while a lazy cat will prefer a short cat tree. If your cat is old, it will like to sleep a lot, so make sure you provide it with a cat tree that has sleeping compartments. Cat trees with cubbies are ideal for those cats who like to sleep in an enclosed and dark space. If your cat is very playful, consider buying a cat tree that has hooks for hanging toys.
A cat tree should be very sturdy and durable because a shaky one can be harmful to your cat. Make sure that the cat tree doesn't tip over and fall on your cat when it jumps or climbs on it. If the cat tree tips over even once while your cat is using it, it will cause fear in your cat's mind and it won't use it again. Carefully examine the design of the cat tree and make sure it is made up of high-quality and sturdy materials. There are many cat trees that are durable, sturdy, and stylish enough. Cat trees are more durable than cat scratchers, so they are a better option.
Cat trees are available in many different styles, configurations, and sizes. Normally, all cat trees have a scratching post and are carpeted. Some cat trees have hideaways, cradles, beds, multiple perches, enclosed cubbies, and hammocks. According to your budget and preference, choose the one that suits your cat's needs and the available space at your home.
Some cats prefer a particular color than others. If you feel your cat loves a particular color, try and find a cat tree of that color so that it can get used to it quickly. According to studies, cats love purple and yellow colors. You can test this by putting two or three toys or balls of different colors, and it will quickly pick the one that it loves the most. It is better to choose a cat tree in the color your cat loves the most.
Scratching Surfaces
If your cat scratches a lot, you must buy it a cat tree that has multiple scratching surfaces. Another thing to consider is the material of the scratch post. Some cats love to scratch corrugated surfaces, while others prefer sisal rope, wood, or carpeted ones. Before investing in a huge and expensive cat tree, you must first determine which type of scratch post is liked by your cat. You can judge this by noticing whether your cat loves to scratch furniture, carpets, or curtains.
Most cat trees will cost around $100 to $150, but the floor-to-ceiling ones are more expensive and can cost around $500. These cat trees are no doubt expensive, but they are packed with features such as tunnels, cubbies, sleeping spots, and multiple perches. Obviously, your choice will depend on your budget, but if you save some money and invest in a high-quality cat tree, it will last longer and prove to be more useful for your cat.
If you want to save time, you can buy a pre-assembled cat tree. There are some manufacturers that provide a pre-assembled cat tree, but such cat trees are a bit difficult to find. The easiest option is to order a cat tree online which comes with instructions for assembly and easy setup. Cat trees are usually not hard to assemble. However, if there are many features and is a multi-level one, it will obviously take more time for setup.
Another thing you have to consider is the location in your house where you have to place the cat tree. Place it where it is easily accessible by the cat. A cat tree can be placed in the living room or lounge where the cat can keep an eye on the happenings and doesn't feel isolated. A good option is to place the cat tree near a window so that your cat can enjoy outdoor activities as well.
The cat tree needs to be placed at a location where the cat feels comfortable and secure. If you place the cat tree in a basement or some other place where it isn't taken care of well, it will end up being dusty and useless.
How to Teach Your Cat to Like the Cat Tree?
Cat owners often face a situation where their cats don't show any interest in the cat tree. This situation can be a bit disappointing at first as a cat owner might feel that their investment has gone to waste. We know that you have bought a cat tree after a lot of research, assembled it with love, and placed it at the best location in your house, but your cat does not like it. Worry not, because we have some tips for you to teach your cat how to play with a cat tree. The following tips should be taken into account:
- If your cat has been living with you for a long time, it is already used to the environment and furniture. If you want to introduce a cat tree to it, try choosing a spot where your cat loves to be most of the time.
- Another idea is to give more attention to the cat tree so that your cat starts liking it too. If your cat has a good relationship with you and your family members, it will start getting attracted to the things you like. This way you can encourage your cat to climb the cat tree and get used to it. Spend more time in front of the cat tree so that your cat also enjoys playing with it.
- Encourage your cat to spend time with the cat tree. You can give it treats to encourage it so that it understands that it is a good behavior. If you start encouraging your pet by appreciating it and offering it the things it loves, it will start getting used to the tree. Affection and lots of praise can do the work as cats understand everything and know what makes their owners happy or sad.
- If your cat loves climbing on things, you can place some objects near the cat tree so that your cat climbs through them and reach the tree. You can also place its favorite furniture or basket near the tree, and it will gradually start exploring and liking it.
- Carefully observe your cat and identify why it is not taking any interest in the tree. Perhaps it loves scratching and is not able to scratch the cat tree. If so, make sure the material of the post is one which produces noise and shreds when scratched.
A cat tree is a perfect vertical object for your cat to hang out, climb on, relax, sleep, play, and spend time. Some cats will start loving the cat tree the instant they get a new one, but others will take time adjusting to the new object. Consider the factors listed in this post while you choose a tree for your cat. If you simply go and buy a cat tree without determining your cat's needs, you will most probably end up wasting your money. If you want your cat to love the tree, you must make sure it suits your pet's requirements. Also, it is important to take care of the cat tree by cleaning and maintaining it weekly.


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DETROIT — Dozens of companies from China are putting down roots in Detroit, part of the country's steady push into the American auto industry.
Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses and new vehicle technology, selling everything from seat belts to shock absorbers in retail stores, and hiring experienced engineers and designers in an effort to soak up the talent and expertise of domestic automakers and their suppliers.
While starting with batteries and auto parts, the spread of Chinese business is expected to result eventually in the sale of Chinese cars in the United States.
"The Chinese are well behind the Japanese when they hit our shores 30 years ago," said David E. Cole, a founder of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich. "They lack the know-how, and they're coming here to get it."
As businesses sprout up with little fanfare, Chinese companies seem to be trying to avoid the type of public opposition experienced by the Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda in the 1980s, when the sudden influx of foreign cars competing head-on with cars from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler was perceived as a threat to American jobs.
In contrast to the Japanese, Chinese auto companies are assiduously avoiding the spotlight. Last year, the biggest carmaker in China, Shanghai Automotive Industries, opened new offices in suburban Detroit without any publicity, which is almost unheard-of in an industry that thrives on media coverage.
But China's growth in the American auto industry is drawing notice in Washington. Last year, the Obama administration filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization that China's government was unfairly subsidizing the production of some parts shipped to America. And the country's inroads into American-made batteries and electric vehicles have drawn scrutiny because that sector of the industry has been heavily subsidized by the United States government.
The American industry's overall resurgence has drawn a growing Chinese population to Detroit, with Chinese-owned suppliers bringing executives from their country and American automakers adding new talent. About 50,000 Chinese, many of them engineers and other professionals who work at General Motors and the Ford Motor Company, live in the metropolitan area.
Business networks are growing too. The Detroit Chinese Business Association boasts a flourishing membership, and counts about 100 Chinese-owned businesses, mostly auto-related, in the region.
The Ford Chinese Association, with 650 white-collar workers, predominantly from mainland China, has become one of the largest employee groups at the company. Its president, Raymond Xu, recalled that in 1999, when he came to Detroit to attend college, there were very few Chinese in the area.
"I think people are going to get more and more comfortable with it," Mr. Xu said.
Typical of the Chinese expansion are the nondescript offices of Changan Automotive in an industrial park in the suburban city of Plymouth. Changan, a major carmaker in China, set up a research center to better understand the structural chassis of a vehicle — then hired about 20 Detroit engineers, some of whom had been laid off from Detroit's auto companies, to staff the project.
"Most of the engineers are very young in China," said Hong Su, the Changan executive heading the American facility. "They know how to make vehicles, but they don't know how to develop them."One of his employees is Alan Wall, 54, a former contract engineer at Chrysler who lost his job during the recession.
"It was an opportunity," he said. "And those tend to come from a company that is trying to expand."
Last year, China exported about $13 billion in automotive goods to the United States — tires, wheels and radios that are sold as replacement parts — according to AlixPartners, a consulting firm.
But many Chinese suppliers are pursuing direct business with the Detroit car companies, which now get many of their most common parts from low-wage nations like Mexico. One supplier, Brilliance Auto, an industrial giant with about 500,000 employees in the city of Shenyang in northeast China, is still an underdog in Detroit, trying to crack an intricate network of suppliers that have long relationships with G.M. and the other carmakers.
"We have been exporting our parts to North America for 15 years for the aftermarket," said Dongbin Chen, a Brilliance executive, referring to retail sales of replacement parts. "Now our biggest opportunity is with G.M. and the other big companies."
Brilliance scored a coup last year by supplying lightweight engine mounts for the new Cadillac ATS sedan made by G.M. in Lansing, Mich., which has whetted the company's appetite for more.
At a United States-China conference held here in November, Brilliance displayed a large exhibit showcasing a range of mundane parts — including seat belts, steering wheels and shock absorbers — that it hopes to export to America.
"We have the ability and the capacity to supply these kinds of parts," Mr. Chen said. "And I think right now, it is very important for us to be here."
In addition to Chinese companies locating in Detroit, a cottage industry of lawyers, accountants and corporate advisers has grown up to assist them. Their numbers are small now, but the impact of the Chinese on the local economy is slowly expanding.
Industry analysts are hard-pressed to put a number on the Chinese suppliers operating in the United States. "We simply don't know how many there are," said David Andrea, an official with the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, a trade organization for auto parts makers.
In one of the more prominent deals, the Wanxiang Group bought most of the assets of the battery maker A123 Systems, which filed for bankruptcy last year despite receiving $132 million of $249 million in federal grants to build two factories in Michigan.
Congressional Republicans criticized the deal, saying A123's technology could support military applications in China. Still, the buyout was approved this year by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a federal government panel.
Wanxiang, which has its United States headquarters near Chicago, has acquired several American auto parts and solar companies in recent years. But it attracted little attention until it took an interest in A123 Systems.
"I wasn't surprised by the negative reaction," said Pin Ni, president of the company's American unit. "The reality is we grow here like a small seed into a bigger tree, and we cannot avoid this type of response."
He said that Wanxiang employed several thousand American workers, and kept local management in place at companies it had bought. "We act, talk and walk like an American company," Mr. Ni said. "In the end, it's all about making money."
Other Chinese companies are averse to publicity. Shanghai Auto is the largest carmaker in China and has major joint ventures there with G.M. and the German automaker Volkswagen. But when the company opened its new Detroit-area offices last year, even G.M. was surprised.
"Since we do not do business with SAIC in the U.S., there is no connection between G.M. and the SAIC office in the U.S.," said Dayna Hart, a G.M. spokeswoman.
The arms-length reaction underscores the sensitivity surrounding China's presence in the American industry. Only about 4 percent of Chinese-made light vehicles are exported now, mostly to countries in Africa and the Middle East. But the Detroit automakers are bracing for the day when competitive Chinese cars hit the American market.
"The Chinese have a lot of money and they are moving fast," said Mr. Cole. "We're going to see a lot more of them here."
The growth in the Chinese professional class has had a ripple effect on the broader community, as well, with Chinese community groups sponsoring youth soccer leagues, basketball tournaments and musical performances at Detroit Tigers games. One organization runs a Chinese soup kitchen every year at a local homeless shelter.
Frank Chiu was an engineer for an auto supply company when he saw the growing number of Chinese professionals entering the industry and saw an opportunity. He left his job to open a Chinese grocery store in Canton, Mich, a bedroom community not far from Ford headquarters.
"The timing was very good for this type of business," said Mr. Chiu, whose store features Chinese delicacies like chicken feet, snow fungus and pork uterus.
As customers roamed the store around him, Mr. Chiu reflected on how much had changed since he moved from Taiwan more than 20 years ago. "What was it like then?" he said. "Lonely is the first word that comes to mind."
At Ford, Chinese employees play an integral part in the company's expansion in China, where it is building several new factories. They also help prepare American executives for transfers to China, and play host to Chinese car dealers when they visit Ford's headquarters.
On Feb. 14, hundreds of Ford employees celebrated the Chinese New Year at the stately Dearborn Inn, which was conceived by Henry Ford in the 1930s as a replica of an early American village, with guest cottages that copied the homes of historical figures like Walt Whitman and Patrick Henry.
"We definitely see more openness to the Chinese culture," said Mr. Xu, the Ford Chinese Association president. "We started small here, but we are coming on strong."
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What Research About Services Can Teach You
Factors to Consider when Finding the Perfect IT Companies
The business world has attracted so many fields in science that are applied to earn more money through making sufficient profits for the organizations. Advancements in the methods of doing things are the most identifiable means of development that all the fields are running and so they should not be left behind. The success of every business is dependent on the qualification of IT experts who are to boost the operating environment of the businesses. There are IT experts all over the market whom you can approach and for sure they will offer the best services to your system, and this makes your investment to flourish. It is advisable that you acquire the best IT experts in your business because the impact these individuals will have on the business is huge. The market has several IT firms that you can visit and benefit from the quality of services on offer. The article herein illustrates some factors to consider while selecting the right IT services to hire into your business for progressive development.
You need to know that perfect IT services mean good mastery of skills and knowledge and therefore it is upon you explore wisely to find the experts perfectly suited for the job. This means this agency is experienced in the job and so you have no fear of investing in them because you have had a close allay benefit from them. You should not be concerned about the sum of money to spend because the most important thing to make the business operations better and vibrant.
Even before you consider working with a given company for these IT services, you should determine whether or not the government has allowed them to work. This means you should assess their registration documents to determine whether they suit your demands because you have some standards set. Out of the other documents, the license happens to be the most crucial of all because it shows the permission granted to the IT company to work.
When choosing the right IT services to bring on board, you should proceed with some moderation to ensure you go for the ones which are highly reputable. The reputation of the firm can be known through consulting from the people who have enjoyed the services ahead of you.
Finally, you should be careful as you traverse the market because the IT experts demand the differing sum of money as payment. You are supposed to set aside a good sum of money that you will range around when finding the best IT firm to hire.


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The "horrors" of my youth and my attempt at a Pumpkin Patch...and many other things...come on into the Crypt and look around... Dr. Theda
"Creepy" enough...??
We had a neighbor with a Chrissy doll - I think we broke it for her by pulling it's hair a little to often.
My Sister had a Baby Chrissy (life-size) doll always dressed it in her old baby clothes...


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Albie Morkel a big threat for Australia: Ponting
Pretoria, Mar. 29 : Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting has identified big-hitting South Africa all-rounder Albie Morkel as the player to stop in the Pro20 international on Sunday.
Morkel smashed four boundaries and two sixes to score 37 off 19 balls as South Africa beat Australia by four wickets on Friday to win the first Pro20 match at the Wanderers.
He also starred with similar late-innings hitting as the Proteas won a one-day international series 4-1 in Australia in January.
"He probably won a couple of games single-handedly with his batting in Australia. His power hitting (Friday) probably got them over the line again," Ponting said.
"So he is a very, very dangerous hitter. They use him very well. They hold him off as late as they possibly can and let him go in for the final onslaught really," he added.
Pro20 squads: South Africa: Johan Botha (captain), Yusuf Abdulla, Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Johan Louw, Albie Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Roelof van der Merwe and Vaughn van Jaarsveld
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Nathan Bracken, Callum Ferguson, Brett Geeves, Brad Haddin, Shane Harwood, Nathan Hauritz, James Hopes, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Laughlin, Marcus North, David Warner and Cameron White. (ANI)


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Roasted Eggplant Salad
Yehuda Ortega
Sweet and spicy Moroccan-inspired mezze salad recipe. Healthy, flavorful vegan side dish.
2 lbs eggplant 2 medium sized eggplants
1/3 cup olive oil divided
2 whole red bell peppers
1 whole jalapeño or fresno chili pepper
2 1/2 lbs tomatoes (8-10 large), peeled, seeded and diced (learn how here) or 2 large cans (1 lb 12 oz each) diced tomatoes
1 clove garlic minced
3/4 tsp salt or to taste
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp red chili pepper flakes or more to taste
Sugar, or your favorite sweetener, to taste
2 1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
Heat oven to 425 degrees F. While oven is heating, slice stem ends off the eggplants, then peel them halfway in stripes down the side so strips of skin remain intact around the eggplant, with half of the skin peeled away. This helps the eggplant cubes to hold their shape without being too tough (too much skin can negatively affect the texture).
Slice the eggplant into 1 – 1 1/2 inch chunks and toss them in a bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil. Spray a full-sized baking sheet liberally with nonstick cooking spray, then spread the eggplant out in a single layer on the sheet.
Line a half baking sheet with foil and place the bell peppers and jalapeño or fresno chili pepper on the sheet.
Place both baking sheets in the oven and let the vegetables roast for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, turn the peppers over with tongs and continue roasting for another 3-5 minutes, until the small pepper is soft and collapsing. Remove the small roasted pepper and set it aside. Turn the bell peppers again and return them to the oven. Stir the eggplant.
Continue roasting the eggplant and bell peppers for another 10 minutes or so until eggplant is tender and lightly browned and the bell peppers are soft and collapsing.
While the rest of the vegetables finish roasting, stem the small pepper, peel off any loose skin, and take out the seeds (unless you want a really spicy matbucha– I leave 10-15 seeds in for a little kick). Dice into small pieces. You may want to wear gloves during this process to protect sensitive skin from the capsaicin of the pepper.
When the eggplant and peppers finish roasting, remove them from the oven. Place the peppers in a bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap or foil and allow to steam for a few minutes. Set the eggplant aside. Once the peppers have steamed, seed them and peel the skin off. Dice into small pieces.
Combine peppers, tomatoes, garlic, salt, tomato paste, and chili flakes in a 6 quart pot. Bring ingredients to a boil, then simmer for 30-40 minutes, stirring every 8-10 minutes, until the mixture has cooked down and most of the excess liquid has evaporated.
Stir in the roasted eggplant chunks. Continue to simmer for 5-10 minutes longer until thick and saucy. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar or your favorite sweetener to taste. I usually end up adding about 2 tbsp of sugar; it's supposed to be a sweet salad with a bit of a spicy kick. You can add more hot pepper flakes or salt to taste too, if you like.
Stir together remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, paprika and smoked paprika in a small bowl. Pour oil into the salad and stir until well mixed.
Serve salad at room temperature or chilled.


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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico will appear on NBC's Meet the Press to discuss Syria Sunday morning, his office confirmed.
Udall, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted against the resolution for military action in Syria earlier this week, one of only two Democrats to vote no.
"We should not take it lightly that the American people are not with us. New Mexicans are tired of war," Udall said in a statement following the vote. "They know what the administration is proposing won't provide us assurance that Assad will not attack again – that it won't ensure that his regime will not retaliate in some way.
"The truth is that we cannot guarantee that even a 'surgical' strike will prevent the United States from being embroiled in war," Udall said. "We should not enter into a conflict until we've exhausted every diplomatic and international option. We have not done that. The risks of the actions we are contemplating now are too great."
Other scheduled guests on Meet the Press Sunday include White House Chief of Staff Dennis McDonough; and U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Peter King, R-N.Y., and Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif.
Meet the Press airs at 9 a.m. Sunday on KOB, Channel 4.