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Monday, November 18, 2013
Necron Annihilation Barge WIP 1.1
Today I want to share with you with my current project - three barges for my Necron army. I'm painting three models at once. My aim is to finish these models this month.
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Star Wars Episode 7 Cast Member Harrison Ford's Ankle Injury Confirmed to Be Broken Leg
"Star Wars: Episode 7" cast member Harrison Ford broke his leg last week, not just his ankle as it was originally reported.
BBC clarified the story stating that Ford broke his left leg and had successful surgery on the limb. His U.S. publicist confirmed the news.
"He will begin rehab shortly," she said. "He's doing well and looks forward to returning to work."
Ford is expected to return to the set once his leg heals.
Various media outlets reported last week that the actor's ankle shattered when the door on Hans Solo's Millennium Falcon ship fell on it. It was originally labeled as a "bad ankle injury" that he was being hospitalized for in London.
The studio will continue filming and pushed Ford's scenes to the end of the schedule so that there would be no serious delays. The film hits theaters in December 2015.
"Star Wars: Episode 7" creators recently tweeted out a picture that could confirm that the Millennium Falcon will be a part of the film.
What could be a part of the legendary ship sits in back of the movie's director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and a shiny R2-D2. Behind them is a heavily scaffolded structure that looks like an incomplete section of the ship's cockpit.
"With #StarWars director J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm president Kathy Kennedy, talking to a key cast member," read the tweet that was sent out from U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. He was allowed to tour Pinewood Studios, which is located just outside of London.
Fans have weighed in on the picture and stated that the Falcon's cockpit window looks like a tie fighter. This could point to a plot involving the Empire.

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Send us your tips and questions. You can also visit Bob Chronister's online Tricks & Traps at http://www.winntmag.com/forums/index.html.
Last Known Good
A reader recently wrote me and pointed out a critical step in using the Last Known Good configuration. Here's her message:
Bob, I really enjoy reading your column in Windows NT Magazine. You cover a wide range of experience levels. After reading your response in the June issue about the Last Known Good configuration, I realized that you left out one of the most common reasons that the Last Known Good configuration doesn't work: You have to press L, not Enter. After you press the space bar to invoke the Last Known Good menu, you have to press L, not Enter. Even if people have been instructed to press L, they still miss it.
Keeping User Settings While Changing Domain Membership
I recently had a reader write to me asking about copying user profiles to a new domain without messing with roaming profiles. The reader explained that every time he changed the domain membership of Windows NT workstations, the users lost their settings. The reader manually copies the contents of the user's profile folder to the new user profile folder (i.e., the username.000 or username.001 folder). However, this process copies only the desktop icons and Start menu settings.
I've often gone through the same procedure to reconstruct a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) when I didn't have an adequate and up-to-date backup of the PDC. I've followed the exact same steps the reader described and have never found a workaround to bring back the personal settings. If you've found a solution to this problem, write me and let me know.
All in the Family
My son Ian recently encountered an interesting situation. While he was setting up some new systems for a client, Windows NT refused to install on one particular system, even though the system initialized OK. Ian was able to activate the drives and start the NT installation process, but the system stopped short of installing the operating system (OS) and kept corrupting files and displaying a blue screen of death error message c00000221 during NT installation. When Ian ran a SCSI integrity utility, the program showed that the system was functioning properly. Finally, Ian decided to look at the back of the system, where he noticed that one of the power supplies was flickering on and off because of a loose power cord. After he tightened the power cord, Ian was able to boot the system and install NT as usual. Just another situation to give systems administrators gray hair.
Ian also told me of a problem he had with the HP automated installation script that comes with the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM. This problem surfaces when you use this script with the first CD-ROM from the BackOffice suite. The installation process copies winnt.exe as a hidden file. When the system reboots, the installation script doesn't work because it can't find the hidden winnt.exe file. To work around this situation, place a copy of the file onto a 3.5" disk, copy the file to the hpi386 directory, and reboot the system. Alternatively, you can run the hpinst.bat file in the hpi386 directory.
Is Windows NT 4.0 safe from the Year 2000 (Y2K) computer problems? I have a bet with my fellow IS managers that NT 4.0 is susceptible. Am I right?
I hope that by the time you read this, Microsoft has released NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4), which will include a Y2K fix. However, in the meantime, you are correct. Several post-SP3 hotfixes for NT and the Y2K dilemma exist. These fixes are all part of the Y2K hotfix and deal primarily with file find and related property issues. Specific Microsoft Support Online articles that deal with these problems include
- Q175093: User Manager Does Not Recognize February 2000 As a Leap Year
- Q180122: After Changing the Time, Windows NT May Skip a Day
- Q183123: Find Files Displays Garbled Date if Year is 2000 or Greater
For more about Y2K, see Jane Morrill, "Year 2000 Mission Control," page 126.
My Exchange database is working fine, but I'm unable to back it up. What do I need to do to back up this important information?
If you're having a hard time backing up your Exchange database, the database is probably fragmented and most likely contains some erroneous headers. Microsoft provides tools with Exchange that solve such problems.
The ESEUTIL utility that comes with Exchange Server defragments, checks the integrity, and repairs the Exchange Server Information Store and directory. Available switches you can use with ESEUTIL are
- /ds Directory
- /ispriv Private Information Store
- /ispub Public Information Store
Several optional switches help you determine the manner in which ESEUTIL handles the databases. Table 1 shows these optional switches.
The ISINTEG utility lets you test and fix errors in the Information Store. When you run this utility in Patch mode, it repairs Information Stores that won't start after you restore them following an offline backup. Table 2 shows optional switches you can use with ISINTEG.
To defragment your database, perform the following steps:
1. Stop all Exchange services.
2. Copy priv.edb from the \exchsrvr\mdbdata directory to a different location in case something happens to the database in the \mdb directory.
3. Go to \exchsrvr\bin, and type
eseutil /d /ispriv
at the command prompt to defragment the private Information Store (ispriv).
4. Delete or move all log files out of the \mdbdata directory.
5. From the \exchsrvr\bin directory, type
isinteg -pri -test alltests
at the command prompt. (If you don't encounter any errors up to this point in the process, then everything is working properly.)
6. Type
isinteg patch
at the command prompt.
7. Start the Exchange Information Store.
Using this procedure, I have seen database sizes shrink considerably.
I can't get my HP 7215 autoloader to work with Seagate Software's Backup Exec 7.0. Can you help?
The default setup that includes autoloader support will not work with this tape drive. Start by installing the autoloader. Next, in the Tapes applet in Control Panel add the oemsetup.inf from the \backup exec\loader directory. Two files (oemsetup.inf and scsichngr.inf) are present for installation. By default, setup uses scsichngr.inf, but this file won't work with the HP 7215. If necessary, drop the transfer rate to 10MB and disable sync negotiation on the SCSI controller. (I suggest you always use the oemsetup.inf file for setup; Seagate's support staff doesn't have much faith in the default setup.)
I'm having problems moving an existing Windows NT installation from an EIDE hard disk to a SCSI hard disk. I've previously moved NT installations from one EIDE disk to another EIDE disk without any problems using PowerQuest's DriveCopy software. Can you shed some light on this situation?
The system drivers that NT uses for EIDE hard disks and SCSI hard disks are different. I suggest you reinstall NT on the new disk.
You can try to fix the system. However, you need to use these methods at your own risk. Start by copying NT from the EIDE disk to the SCSI disk and reinstalling the software to the same directory. If the installation process sees the old directory, a reinstallation will provide the proper drivers in the new directory. I have used this procedure with some success. Alternatively, you can perform a fresh installation of NT on the new disk, back up the old disk to tape, and restore the old disk to the new disk with the exception of the system hive, which contains all the old hardware settings.
I'm having a hard time finding any substantial information about the advanced user right Act as part of the operating system. The only information I can find says this right is given for some subsystems and lets you act as a trusted part of the operating system (OS). As a developer, I've had problems with an application that runs as a .dll on Internet Information Server (IIS). To solve these problems, I've given this user right to the account that logs on to the Web server. What security exposure am I creating by granting this right?
You are correct in stating that little information is available about this specific user right. However, certain aspects relating to subsystems seem germane. I suspect your application is violating C2 security. I'm not sure how an intruder would find the account. However, an intruder that gains access with this account is at the OS level and can wreak havoc on the system.
Can you briefly explain the Windows NT logon process?
The following steps cover the NT interactive logon and validation process:
1. The user presses Ctrl+Alt+Del.
2. After the user enters a username and password, the logon process calls the Local Security Authority (LSA).
3. The LSA runs the appropriate authentication package (usually NT or LANManager based).
4. The authentication package checks the user accounts database to see whether the account is local. If the account is local, the authentication package verifies the username and password against those in the user accounts database, which is typically on a Primary Domain Controller (PDC).
5. After the authentication package validates the username and password, the Security Accounts Manager (SAM--which owns the user accounts database) returns the user's security ID (SID) and the SIDs of any global groups to which the user belongs.
6. The authentication package creates a logon session and passes the logon session and the SIDs associated with the user to the LSA.
7. If the LSA rejects the logon, it disallows the logon session and returns an error to the logon process. If the LSA accepts the logon, it creates an access token that contains the user's SID and the SIDs of Everyone and other groups. The access token also contains the user rights that NT assigns to the collective SIDs. The LSA returns the access token to the logon process with a Success status.
8. The logon session calls the Win32 subsystem to create a process and attach the access token to the process, thereby creating a subject for the user account. For an interactive NT session, the Win32 subsystem starts the user's desktop.
9. After the validation process gives an access token to the user's shell process (i.e., the process in which the desktop starts for the user), the process generates the desktop for that token. (This step explains why different users have different desktops--their SIDs are different.)
I'm trying to convert my company's Windows 95 systems to Windows NT 4.0. Our users rely on PowerPoint. Unfortunately, PowerPoint's autocorrect and spell-checking features don't work properly under NT. How can I solve these problems?
The problem you're describing affects the clipart gallery but can occur with the graphic import filters, the text converters, the autocorrect feature, and the spell-checking feature. Surprisingly, all these problems relate to access permissions to the NT Registry. Systems administrators typically implement security in a serious manner during installation of NT Workstation and don't provide all users with proper access to the Registry. Consequently, users have limited access to the NT Registry, and administrators and owners (i.e., those individuals who install particular programs) have full access to the Registry.
I assume you're experiencing a problem with PowerPoint 7.0 because powerpnt.exe in version 7.0 sends a request to the NT Registry for full access, which many users do not have (PowerPoint 7.0b does not make this request). On multiuser workstations with restricted user rights, the system rejects most requests for full access. Because the request is denied, the features, such as graphic import filters and text filters, I mentioned previously might not work properly.
The Registry access problem can occur in PowerPoint 7.0 under the following circumstances: An administrator performed the software installation and is therefore the owner of the rights for the software, or one user installs PowerPoint (and becomes the owner), and other users attempt to use PowerPoint features. To fix the problem, Microsoft endorses several procedures. You can update the PowerPoint installation to version 7.0b (which is the easiest method); make the User an administrator (this solution is not ideal because of security issues); or grant full permission to Registry keys with your favorite Registry editor, and perform the following steps:
1. Log on as an administrator, and run regedt32.exe.
2. Go to the following Registry location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\AutoCorrect.
3. Click Security, Permissions.
4. Click Add, Show Users, and add the appropriate users.
5. Assign each user Full Control to the Registry keys involved.
6. Click OK, and specify that you are changing permission on the subkeys.
7. Click OK, and confirm that you want to replace Permissions. (You can create a new group and add the users to the group and then assign group access to the keys.)
8. Repeat step 2 through step 7 at each of the following Registry locations:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Graphics Filters,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools,
and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text Converters.
If the problem occurs on a non-multi-user workstation, you probably installed PowerPoint as an administrator but are now running it using a different user account. As the new user, simply run PowerPoint's setup again to register all aspects of PowerPoint to that user.
Can you shed some light on all the new Intel CPUs that have recently surfaced in the news?
Intel has delayed its RISC chip (code-named Merced), which is causing a major change in some other vendors' strategies (e.g., Compaq and Digital are pushing the Alpha). In regard to the Pentium II line, processors running as fast as 450MHz should be available by the time you read this. You can expect price drops in this market about every 6 weeks. I don't recommend using any of the CPUs without cache (i.e., Intel's Celeron) to run NT because the operating system (OS) functions best with cache.
On the server side, Intel had stopped producing the Pentium Pro processor and introduced the Pentium II Slot 2 design. The Pentium II Slot 2 processors will run at 400MHz or 450MHz and have 512KB to 2MB of cache. You can also scale Slot 2 systems to have more than two processors and have faster access to the memory bus. These designs cost more, and I suspect their prices won't fall as quickly as the standard Pentium II processors' price.
So, should you purchase new CPUs now or wait? The argument is never ending. Realize that speed is increasing and cost decreasing, at least for the near future for the Pentium II processors. Buy a machine with the fastest CPU you can afford in the near future. Among other things, NT 5.0 will appreciate it.


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One of the most common misconceptions about introversion versus extroversion is that introversion equates to "shyness", when in fact introversion simply means that an individual is more energized when they are alone than when they are with people. An extrovert, on the other hand, gets more energy when they are surrounded by people.
Neither trait is good nor bad, and there are certainly advantages and disadvantages to both. Some of the pros of being introverted are that it is conducive for independent study, solo projects and reading, but it does create a challenge when it comes to the social interaction required for effective language-learning. However, this does not mean that extroverts are better language-learners. In fact, that is a big myth! What it does mean is that forcing an introvert to learn like an extrovert is not going to be effective. Instead, it's important to tailor the learning process to how your child learns best.
Here are our top three tools that can help your introverted child learn French effectively:
Free programs like Duolingo or paid programs like Rosetta Stone are an effective way to practice French independently. With its advanced voice technology, language-learners are able to improve their French accent, boost vocabulary and strengthen grammar skills.
The best part is that these programs have been carefully designed to feel very much like a game, so your child will have so much fun practicing French, that it won't ever feel like "studying".
One of the key requirements for practicing any language is to have a conversation with a native speaker. But for introverts who aren't naturally keen on "small talk", this might feel especially uncomfortable when they haven't yet mastered the language.
Instead, a virtual conversation tutor might be exactly what your child needs. Introverts might prefer the online interaction over face-to-face. And because there is a set beginning and end time to "log in" and "log off", the awkward small talk that introverts tend to dislike can be avoided.
Where can you find a virtual conversation tutor?
As you might know, we recently launched our Skype tutoring classes. Click here for more information. Italki.com is another option; or you could even post an ad on Craigslist.
If you would like a free option, you can sign your child up for a language exchange tutor. This would be someone who wants to learn English (or any other language that your child speaks), and they would "exchange" language tutoring for free. Visit italki.com to find a language exchange tutor.
Your child can practice writing by signing up for an online forum dedicated to language-learning. Lang-8 is a free online forum where members can post in the language they are trying to learn, and native speakers can read the entries and (politely!) correct any mistakes or make suggestions to improve their work.
If your child prefers to connect with people individually instead of in a community forum setting, InterPals is an online "pen pal" service that facilitates a connection between your child and a French native-speaker. Your child can write to the native speaker in French and their pen pal will reply in English.
Now back to you…
Has French Immersion been challenging for your introverted child?
Will the tools we listed above be helpful? Which ones do you think you will encourage your child to use?
Sound off in the comments below!


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Super Forecasting – Super AnalysisPosted: December 18, 2015 Filed under: Competitive Intelligence, Education and Training | Tags: Dan Gardner, Philip E. Tetlock, Superforecasting 2 Comments
December 18, 2015
A few weeks ago, I got Superforcasting[1] to review, I started reading it at once, given its provocative title. By the time I finished it, I had dog-eared over a dozen pages for re-reading, close to a personal record.
Let me give you the background. In a project funded by the US intelligence community, specifically the Intelligence Advance Research Projects Activity (IARPA), a forecasting competition was set up among five teams. The focus was on the kinds of questions that intelligence agencies deal with every day[2]. In other words, analysis of the likelihood of certain events happening, based on research.
One of the teams was run by Professor Tetlock. Hundreds of questions about international affairs were asked of the teams over a four-year span, producing over 1 million responses to evaluate, a researcher's dream. Superforecasting is an in-depth report of that multi-year study of political and economic forecasting, written in a clear, straight-forward, even amusing style.[3]
Putting aside its style, what the authors report is startling. Tetlock's Team – the good Judgment Project or GJP – was composed of "ordinary volunteers", several of whom are profiled in Superforecasting. Let me give you the official summary of the results of the competition:
"In Year One, GJP beat the official control group by 60%. In Year two, they beat the control group by 78%. After two years, GJP was doing so much better than its competitors that IARPA dropped the other teams."
In other words, the amateur analysts not only beat the professionals, but got better at what they were doing year over year (thus eliminating the possibility of chance driving the first year results).[4]
How did they do that? The long answer is the core of Superforecasting; the short answer is that good forecasting, i.e., analysis, involves the following, among other steps:
- Get your evidence (data) from a variety of sources;
- Learn to think (and then think) probabilistically (math skills seem highly correlated with super forecasting);
- "Unpack" the questions to be answered into smaller components;
- Synthesize a wide variety of different views into a single vision;
- Work in teams, providing that they are truly diverse;
- Keep (honest) scores; and
- Be willing to admit error and to change direction (quickly).
If that sounds simple, it is, but it is rarely done this way. "Superforecasters" actually follow these rules, instead of merely acknowledging that they exist, as is the case for so many analysts. Superforecasting gives good, solid tips on how to do all of this (and more).
For those working as CI analysts, whether doing your own analysis or doing it for others, this is a must read. For those to whom strategic and competitive intelligence is being provided, they should be read this – sooner than later – so that they can become better, and more critical intelligence end-users.
[1] Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner, Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, Crown Publishing, New York, 2015, $28.00, 341 pages.
[2]Anyone teaching intelligence analysis should immediately immerse him/herself in the methodology to see how to strengthen their teaching of analysis.
[3] For example, the Appendix with the "Ten Commandments for Aspiring Superforecasting" actually has eleven commandments. Is that a tip of the hat to Monty Python?
[4] This should destroy the common (mis)conception that better CI analysis is always provided by analysts that are more familiar with the industry or the company being serviced.
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[…] the amateur analysts not only beat the professionals, but got better at what they were doing year over year (thus eliminating the possibility of chance driving the first year results). How did they do that? The long answer is the core of Superforecasting; the short answer is that good forecasting, i.e., analysis, involves the following, among other steps: […]


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October 26, 2006
Introducing Adobe Soundbooth, now on Labs
Sneak-previewed on Tuesday at the Adobe MAX show, the new audio-editing application Adobe Soundbooth is available in beta form on the Labs Web site. "Built in the spirit of Sound Edit 16" (my trusty, lightweight sidekick for many years), Soundbooth is geared towards:
- Editing audio quickly
- Cleaning up noisy audio
- Visually identifying and removing unwanted sounds
- Recording and polishing voiceovers
- Adding effects and filters
- Easily creating customized music—without musical expertise
It's a professional application, but it's simpler and more streamlined than Audition, Adobe's tool for audio professionals. In other words, it's the kind of thing a Flash developer can grab and start using immediately. Soundbooth PM Hart Shafer has posted his intro, and there's also a press release.
By the way, note that in addition to supporting Windows, it runs on the Mac. Intel-natively. (And so does Flex Builder, for that matter.) In fact, given that it's brand new, the app is Mactel-only. I'm a little disappointed that I can't run it on my PowerBook, but I understand why the team has decided to focus entirely on the future.
Interesting. I had recently purchased Sony's Cinescore, and had wondered what an Adobe solution would be like. With the beta I see things better than Cinescore, and things that need improvement (that I'm sure will come).
[It would be great if you could share you thoughts with the team via the Soundbooth beta forum on Labs. –Thanks, J.]
Interesting, what is the clue now to use the Adobe solution? Is it better than the Cinescore ( got it in the last days )? Probably the adding of effects and filters is, cause as far as i'm in Cinescore now, it looks pedantically to access the menu.
I'm a little disappointed Adobe is removing Audition form the Video Suite. Audition is billed as a "Professional Audio Application". Is the Adobe Video Suite not a professional set of tools? I can see including this new program in the standard version, but not the professional version. It kind of feels like Adobe is dumbing down the software and still expecting us to pay the same (or possible higher) prices. Has Adobe given up on the professional market in order to cater to the elements crowd?
Any specific reason why there's no Linux version?
Adobe seems to get on a dangerous (and unacceptable for prosumers and professionals) path of dumbing down its video software offer.
I for one will avoid Production Studio (premium) if it comes with the "sound for dummies" Soundbooth instead of powerful professional Audition.
Oh and I'm not impressed with (and certainly am not going to buy) Cinescore. If that's the level where Adobe wants to compete – it should stick to Elements packages (Premiere Elements, Photoshop Elements) and charge a lot less.
I've registered eight Adobe products so far, and if Adobe doesn't start making sense – they'd be the last I've bought from Adobe.
@alchaemia: cause the linux version is coming later ;) or perhaps never :-(
I like Soundbooth, special with that filter option very useful.
Thank you
So will a Linux version be released?
Thank you
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[I'm afraid not. –J.]
it sounds very good,and i will find the difference with other audio editing software…thank you..
Sounds very good. Waiting for a Linux version…
sound effects very good, but, when linux version will be avaible?
As a long time user of CEP/Audition I think Soundbooth is great for those NLE users who just need to so more semi-advanced level tinkering/editing. I have a question though, does the fact that Soundbooth, which appears to be a cut-down Audition, has been ported to Mac give the possibility that a full version of Audition could be released for OSX at some future point? I know many Mac users (and Linux users for that matter) are desperate for an audio editor of CEP/Auditions quality without having to resort to WINE (which I do at the moment!).
Oh, and I forgot, make a Linux version already :-)
cause the linux version is coming later ;) or perhaps never :-(
Yes on the Linux version. Also LR and PS and FW. Thank you.
Pity that it doesn't run on Linux, or that there is no Linux supported version. I would love to get something like this to run on Ubuntu… although I'm sure I might be able to find something similar on Synaptic. Must definitely look. Although, I really do enjoy what I see here… and am really posting this to show that there is a growing demand amongst users for applications to be Linux supported. Adobe can really lead on this front.
I'm sure I might be able to find something similar on Synaptic. Must definitely look. Although, I really do enjoy what I see here… and am really posting this to show that there is a growing demand amongst users for applications to be Linux supported. Adobe can really lead on this front
Hmm.I like Soundbooth, special with that filter option very useful.
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Compliant workforce key to ensuring an ethical and protected business
Adrian McCourt from Diamond Recruitment Group explains how agri-food businesses can best protect their workers, ensuring compliance with ethical standards and maintaining public trust in Northern Irish food producers.
September of last year, household brands such as Tetley's, Twinings and Yorkshire Tea received a rude awakening to serious breaches of ethical standards in their supply chain. A BBC investigation revealed plantation owners in north-east India, who are obliged to provide adequate housing and sanitation for tea workers, were found to be providing homes in disrepair and in unsanitary conditions. Most worryingly, there were suggestions child labour might have been used in some plantations.
Whilst all three companies acted quickly to initiate internal investigations into their supply chain management, the damage was already done. Food producers place trust in their supply chain partners to maintain standards and in this case whilst the ethical breaches were conducted by plantation owners in north-east India, Tetley's, Twinings and Yorkshire Tea bore the responsibility and the reputational damage.
Global problem, local impact
Unfortunately it is too easy to assume cases such as this are confined to developing countries when in fact there are disturbing examples much closer to home. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority – the regulatory body overseeing providers of temporary workers to the agri-food sector in the UK – recently arrested a man who trafficked and exploited three Romanian men working as apple pickers in a County Armagh orchard. These men were made to sleep in an outbuilding declared by Craigavon Borough Council as "unfit for human habitation" and were paid well below the minimum wage, receiving only £100 per week.
Combating labour exploitation is therefore an issue that local agri-food businesses take extremely seriously. As part of Staffline Group plc – the largest supplier of temporary works to the agri-food sector – Diamond Recruitment also takes this responsibility to protect workers to heart. Especially in the Year of Food and Drink, when Northern Irish produce is being celebrated and exported across the world, our goal is to protect workers and protect the public's trust in Northern Ireland's produce by maintaining the highest ethical standards.
So how can agri-food producers ensure compliance is much more than a tick box exercise for them? Maintaining ethical standards that exceed those set by our regulatory bodies is at the core of everything we do at Diamond Recruitment. We have comprehensive processes, checks and safeguards in place to ensure our workforce is eligible to work, is protected from potential exploitation, and is safe.
Maintaining ethical standards at Diamond Recruitment
From the moment a potential worker chooses to join Diamond the checks begin. These continue throughout the worker's time with us. At the time of registration, the identification and 'right to work' checks are conducted. This ensures that the worker has control of their own documentation.
Interviews are completed face-to-face with the individual to ensure that they have freely chosen to attend. In addition, throughout the registration and interview process, all application forms are checked and verified as being the applicant's own information. We also ask where they found out about Diamond and the role.
Worker education begins at the induction stage, giving an insight into labour exploitation. It explains why it is illegal in the UK and what the worker should do if they suspect it is happening to a colleague or they are a victim themselves. Every worker is shown the Stronger Together 'Daniel and Weronika' video and literature is available to all workers which includes contact details for the relevant authorities who can assist.
During their employment, regular checks are conducted on workers' welfare in the form of surveys, worker interviews and site audits. Every day, we conduct background checks on all workers' details through our central IT system. Everyone in the company is given the tools to identify the indicators of human trafficking and forced labour – our own 'red flags' document – and the reporting channels are very clear for any points of concern. As soon as an exploitation issue arises, it is urgently flagged to the appropriate authorities to investigate with the full co-operation of Diamond supporting throughout the case.
As supply chain partners for countless food producers and food suppliers, we are confident we have the right checks in place to minimise the risk labour exploitation taking place within our own supply chain.
Ethical practice for cross-border businesses
We are wholly committed to Compliance and Ethical Standards and strive to operate best practices at all times, even in jurisdictions where legislative standards are not as stringent, such as in the Republic of Ireland. As recruitment partners for several agri-food businesses across the island of Ireland, we also maintain these standards across jurisdictions where the Gangmasters Licensing Authority does not operate. By using the same operating procedures in the Republic of Ireland – the same IT systems, identifying the same 'red flags', and training all our staff to maintain ethical practice – we protect workers and the businesses who entrust us to maintain ethical standards in their supply chain.


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A great orgasm shuddered through the money world last week when Mario Draghi paused between scamorza con arugula tidbits to remark that the European Central Bank (ECB) would stop at nothing to keep the financial blood of Europe circulating.
Of course you wonder how many pony glasses of Campari he knocked back before that whopper came out. The markets squirmed with glee. I suppose it feels good to have quantities of smoke blown up your ass.
This is the last month of the Great Pretending over on that lovely continent of exquisitely preserved towns and the corniche winding down to the crashing green sea, and the lunch table under the grape arbor... I mean, compared to, say, the universal slum vista of tilt-up, strip-mall America along the deafening highways, with the wig shops, tattoo dens, pawn shacks, dollar stores, parking lot swap-meets, and supersized citizens waddling through the greasy 100-degree heat of a new climate regime. When things blow, as you may be sure they will, at least the Europeans will sink amid all that loveliness while the American experience will be more like getting flushed down a toilet.
The more you reflect on the Draghi remark, the more you wonder whether absolutely anyone out there is paying attention to the fact that there is no money backing up these pledges of continued bailouts. All the major banks of Europe are functionally insolvent and all of the nations that charter the banks are structurally insolvent, and the economies that depend on the circulation of funds around this Euro organism really cannot escape some sort of cascading collapse.
The big unknown element of the story is how angry and batshit crazy the citizens of all these countries will get when summer ends. I don't believe they will fight each other just now, but it is very likely that the lampposts of all these lovely towns and cities will be decorated with swinging corpses of bankers, ministers, and a choice selection of politicians while a fight over the table scraps of a 30-year-long debt banquet occupies the folks in the streets.
Over on this side of the Atlantic, the question arises: where are the good guys? Why is there not one national political figure in the USA who has a comfortable relationship with truth? Perhaps the elimination of truth in our banking and governing affairs is so complete now that there is no truth left to have a relationship with. Or perhaps no American person of integrity believes in the system enough to defend it. Which raises the corollary question: where are the brave persons who would oppose this baleful culture of lies, swindles, and rackets?
I never tire of reminding readers that life is tragic. Individuals and groups in societies make bad choices or fail to meet a challenge that history presents. When persons fail, events take over and lead all persons where events will. Hence, events will take over the election clown show between an errand boy and a horse's ass. The distracted, degenerate public of tattooed soccer moms and men wearing baby clothes have no idea how quickly the supermarket shelves can go empty. The banking system is headed over Niagara Falls and it will take all our comforts and conveniences with it as it goes over.
Generally people prefer order over chaos, so don't be too surprised if some general in the Pentagon reluctantly decides that there is no choice but to step in and become the government. This would be an awful and momentous thing in our history, but it is exactly what we've asked for with our pornographic politics of lying, grifting, swindling, and racketeering. What I describe, of course, is the flip-side of martial law. Once civilians declare it, things have a tendency to get martial real fast - meaning that the feckless and hesitant civilians who allowed the situation to develop get swept out of the way in favor of anyone who can get something done. And what will have to get done in short order is the reorganization of a banking system to get money flowing again and the reopening of supply lines for food and medicine in particular.


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application permission for User password change
Allow user password change via application permissions7 votes
Ability to resize Task Pane in Online Clients
Online Add in features need to be enhanced to have ability to resize Task Pane in Word online, Mac and IPad.
iPad also has limited resize ability and hence taskpane resize is needed426 votes
Please enable filtering Office 365 Groups by createdDateTime attribute. we have a huge number of Groups created in our tenant
Please enable filtering Office 365 Groups by createdDateTime attribute. we have a huge number of Groups created in our tenant Every day lot of groups are created by end users and we don't have a mechanism to query the number of groups created. This will help us to get the list of groups and apply governance on them.9 votes
Phishing protection on Office 365 Login window
About 12-24h after we change the Office 365 account password, a popup window is opened on our desktop asking for our Office 365 Enterprise account name, on the next step it ask for our password. But there are no information about where our critically sensible data is being sent. Only the Organization logo (that can be taken on every place on the internet) is shown. I really don´t like to send my password for a unknown server. It would be great if we can inspect the SSL certificate and additional data destination information on this transaction.3 votes
Include a blocking feature in the iPad Outlook app
I am continually plagued with unwanted emails on my Outlook app for my iPad. Nobody seems to do anything to produce a facility to block them. Using Outlook.com doesn't solve the problem. Time to redesign the Outlook app for the iPad to include a means of blocking unwanted emails from various senders.1 vote
Set your status based on groups
There are many situations where I would like to show myself as "Available" to certain contacts and groups but not to others so it would be useful if I could assign my status based on specific users or groups.10 votes
Explain why retail version of Office 2019 received feature updates
I noticed that the November update of the retail version of Office 2019 is version 1810, which contains feature updates. However, this contradicts the official Microsoft Office 2019 FAQ documentation (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4133312/office-2019-commercial-for-windows-and-mac-frequently-asked-questions).
Can an explanation be given to this contradiction, please? As an add-in developer, I'd like to understand the official Microsoft stance on this so that I can plan accordingly.5 votes
Support ribbon extension on iPad add-ins
It would be very useful to support the ribbon extension (either through the home tab or a custom tab) in add-ins running on iPad.
Currently this extension is supported on desktop, online and mac: making it available on iPad would make the cross-plateform integration consistent with the same feature level regardless the os.14 votes
Allow multiple add-ins to add controls to the same tab
We would like the ability to release multiple add-ins that all add items to the same custom tab. This way our users can incrementally add functionality, while keeping it contained to a single tab.13 votes
Improve Custom Dialog
Please improve the dialog, it should allow to:
- set modality (right now the dialog is not modal!)
- have bidirectional communication, i.e. to have possibility to pass information directly from dialog to task pane and vice versa.
There are many use cases valid for both requirements:
- when you need to retrieve data from task pane (e.g. lazy loading)
- you have html where you fill the content, right now you need to pass them in URL which is not really nice solution.203 votes
Thank you for your feedback, we are happy to announce that the capability to message a dialog from the task pane is now available in preview. Please follow this link to get further information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/develop/parent-to-dialog
With this API, the task pane can now message the dialog as well, pairing with the existing API allowing the dialog to message the task pane.
Extend the "Ribbon XML" for Office JS to support sharing Tabs and Groups
The original Ribbon XML design, used by Office documents and COM Add-ins, provides a mechanism that allows multiple Ribbon "containers" to share custom Tabs and Groups: the attribute
idQ. If a company has multiple add-ins, for example, all add-ins can share a single Tab. It would be useful if the Office JS API also supported this. Both for Office JS add-ins as well as in combination with VSTO/COM add-ins and Office documents.18 votes
Outlook 外接程序设计准则"Android上的单元格示例"配图说明有误
Outlook 外接程序设计准则"Android上的单元格示例"配图说明有误1 vote
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capturing web contents and export the same to a new window
Currently office webkit browser could not open encrypted url.
e.g. var dataUrl = document.getElementById('demoChart').toDataURL();
window.open(dataUrl, "toDataURL() image", "width=600, height=200");
It throws error, " There is no application set to open the url.... "3 votes
Naked floating command bar
It's not my idea. It's actually your idea. Please give us a way to replicate the genius of Word's mini toolbar. You know, the one that:
...pops up every time a certain event occurs (e.g., up text selection)
...dynamically changes location (e.g., at the insertion point)
...is buck naked. no title bar. no border. just a bunch of little icons in their birthday suits,
...that you didn't know you needed, but now can't live without.
Or it would be nice if we could just get rid of the title bar when calling a window form the dialog API, or remove the title and border from a taskpane automatically whenever it's undocked.
It's not my idea. It's actually your idea. Please give us a way to replicate the genius of Word's mini toolbar. You know, the one that:
...pops up every time a certain event occurs (e.g., up text selection)
...dynamically changes location (e.g., at the insertion point)
...is buck naked. no title bar. no border. just a bunch of little icons in their birthday suits,
...that you didn't know you needed, but now can't live without.
Or it would be nice if we could just get rid of the title bar when calling a window form the dialog API, or remove…1 vote
Avoid closing Word Online browser tab, while saving is not finished
It would be great to avoid tab to be closed by user when saving of the "office-online document" is not finished.
For example by prompting a "confirm" message "Your document is not allready saved, do you really want to close this tab without saving last modifications ?"3 votes
I do not like the Forum and other set up on my email. Please change back the way it was. Thanks
Do not like the new Forum and other set up. Please change back. Also before a change is made can the user be notified and have the choice.4 votes
Set a password to send emails to prevent my email account sending unauthorised emails without my knowledge.
I keep having issues with my email account send emails to my recent contacts, without my permission, often including a link to my OneDrive Photographs.3 votesNeeds more information · AdminOffice Developer Team (Microsoft Office Extensibility, Microsoft) responded
Can you please provide more information about the scenario around your suggestion? Thank you.
Allow Excel, Powerpoint and Word to send images as an object
Enhance the Office JS API to allow apps to send the selected user image as an object.15 votes
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Water is an essential ingredient for the existence of life as we know it. Water is the only substance naturally present on the earth that exists in three distinct states — solid, liquid and gas.
In the water molecule, oxygen is the central atom. It has four pairs of valence electrons surrounding it.
Those words are lifted almost verbatim from a conversation with my husband in 1965 when we were dating. I glazed over. He continued on. I had no interest whatsoever in what he was saying but I loved that he cared about something with such passion. Even something I couldn't understand. I loved the awe in his voice, the glint in his eyes and the fact that I knew he was smart. And then he slaughtered the subjunctive. He said "If I was." I cringed and held my English teacher tongue. Despite the fact that he spelled zero with two r's and I couldn't name one element on the periodic table, we got engaged. When I mentioned the name of the jeweler where I wanted us to shop for my diamond, my intended, with the same fervor he used to describe the infinitesimal size of an atom, said "Nance I'm not buying into the De Beers conspiracy." The who-what? is what I remember saying in response. He then explained blood diamonds and monopolies and manipulation of the market and children whose hands were cut off so I could have a diamond that was forever. Remember this was 1966. So we went to Maine for a weekend instead, a memory that I can't wear on my ring finger but I have pictures of the rocky seacoast and us eating lobsters with greasy hands and happy grins.
When young people (Oh man, I never thought I would use the phrase about people other than myself) ask me how did I know when I'd found the right guy, my answer isn't something you can write on a yellow legal pad. It's a feeling. In your stomach. In your head. In your heart. But I do often say if he's nice and he makes you laugh, grab him.
We named our first cat Electron.
In the 43 years we have been married, there have been more than three distinct states. In the early years when I was so insecure, I remember saying something like "tell me you'll never leave me," imploring, maybe even begging. I didn't say it just once. It was like a mantra in those early years. And his very unemotional, level-headed answer was always the same: Nance, I don't know what's going to happen in life. I don't want to make a promise I can't keep. And if you were a fly on the wall you would have seen various states of solid liquid and gas erupting from my soul, the part of me with The Big Abandonment Issue. I would scream, then lie to me! But he wouldn't. In about our 25th year, I remember exactly where I was standing in the kitchen when my husband looked at me and said: "I could never be married to anyone else." And before I could hear myself saying the words, in a very unemotional and level-headed voice I said: "You can't really say that. You don't know what will happen in life."
There was a beat and then a yelp. Wow, babe, I said. We switched places. Is that what happens? You become the other person?
The answer is no, but you do sort of adopt each others' neuroses and help heal each others' wounds. These days I think of love as a spackling compound. You fill in the broken parts, you smooth over the fissures, you cover the cracks in the walls. They're still under there but they're not so glaring. And if the marriage is good, you can paint over the bumps with luminous pastels.
Something interesting does happen in a long marriage, though. In the middle of the brown spots and the wrinkles you can still see the young face of your beloved. I swear on a good day when I am remembering to love him properly, he looks 26 and I can see him in that phony madras shirt from Sears (it was not 100 per cent cotton and would not bleed), the shirt he was wearing on the first day I met him.
And now he uses the subjunctive as if it were his native language and one of these days you're going hear me say something like "Yeah. Water. It's the only substance naturally present on the earth that exists in three distinct states."
That's when you'll know we've reached marriage nirvana.
Nancy Slonim Aronie is the author of Writing from the Heart (Hyperion/Little Brown) and is the founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop.


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I have figured out exactly how to get rid of BINGO WINGS.
You know what I am talking about.
beautiful horrible things. UGH!
They tend to show up around 40 when everything starts to go to hell in a hand basket.
So if you are 39, guess what you have to look forward to.
Not kidding.
Anyway…this is the answer.
Gather your husband, leave the kids at home and jump in the truck.
Jump in the truck and head to the nearest Estate Sale, Thrift Store or Goodwill.
That is my husband.
He keeps asking why I didn't pick up a "lighter" hobby like tatting lace or something weird like that.
So to get back on track.
You have your husband, you have a truck load of furniture and you have one of these…..
With a can of this…
And after sanding the rough and bumpy spots, no cheating by using an electric sander.
You start to paint.
Back and forth with the brush.
Back and forth, feel the burn.
Once it is dry and looking wonderful you are going to make it even more wonderful by grabbing one of these…..
Again, sand every surface of the paint you have just applied.
Heavier in some areas.
Make it smooth.
Are you starting to feel the burn?
Switch arms every so often to spread the joy.
You are heading to the home stretch….
Grab your wax and round brush..
and rub that wax all over the entire surface of the dresser, small sections at a time.
Then take your rag and rub the entire surface AGAIN.
Seeing a pattern here?
Bet you look like this now don't you….
I am telling you….gets rid of Bingo Wings.
That is what was running through my head as I was finishing this piece.
There is a lot of surface to cover on this baby.
The Coco Dresser with its Old Ochre on the drawers.
Isn't she pretty?
With her original hardware,
and her swivel mirror.
Just beautiful.
The before….
The after.
And now she needs a home.
Her job is done, she got rid of my Bingo Wings!


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MacMedic Pro
Recently, FranklinIs.com had the opportunity to have an e-interview with Patrick Clark, owner of MacMedic Pro. MacMedic Pro is the go to place for all Mac out of warranty repairs and the featured business of the month on FI. Below is the e-interview.
Tell us about MacMedic Pro. How did you get the name?
It was the only cool domain name left!! Seriously, that's how I chose the name. That and the fact that it is similar to MacBook Pro.
Was this something that you always dreamed of doing?
Pretty much. I've been tinkering with electronics, soldering and whatnot, since I was 12. I got my electronics degree in 1996 and went to work for a large concert lighting company in Nashville. They had a fleet of about 30 Macs that I inherited and I was tasked with learning and repairing them. I fell in love with the Mac platform there and have been a Mac tech ever since.
What kind of services do you offer your clients?
I do out-of-warranty repair and support for the entire Apple line. The most frequent jobs I perform are laptop LCD replacement, hard drive replacement and upgrades, and data transfer. Large hard drives are so inexpensive these days that there's no excuse for not having all your data (photos, mp3's, text documents, home movies, etc.) backed up. Because I tell everyone, hard drives fail, period. It's not a matter of "if", it's a matter of "when!"
I also repair all iPods and iPhones, which mostly consists of installing new batteries and replacing broken LCD's. iPods get stepped on, sat on, and run through the washer a lot!
How long has your business been in Williamson County?
I opened here in September 2008. Was it anywhere else before this location? I was a freelance Mac tech, meaning I made house calls and on-site office visits, so I worked out of my home in Murfreesboro. I decided last summer that I could service my clients better if I had an office that they could come to. Here I have my workbench setup the way I like, with all my tools and equipment right at hand. The office also allows me to spend more time talking to my clients, learning how they use their Mac so I can better help them with their workflow or their fun projects.
What do you like about Franklin?
I love being near The Factory and not very far from the square. I like the history and beauty of the area. Franklin is also a thriving musician/artist community and I really enjoy that atmosphere, being a (really bad) songwriter and guitar player myself! But I enjoy the creativity and that, along with my experience in the industry, helps me to speak the language of the artists as well as the non-artists equally well.
What sets you apart from other businesses?
Personal interaction, as the owner and only tech I am the only person that you talk to when you call, email, or come by. I take the time to get to know my customers and how they use their Macs. I also enjoy teaching people to get more from their technology, I have a gift for breaking the tech stuff down so that anyone can grasp it, and that makes everyone a more powerful Mac user.
What do clients experience when they come into your place?
A small, friendly, comfortable, musical and slightly geeky Mac haven. I usually have a couple of used Macs for sale, and a few small accessories such as iPod USB cables or USB flash drives for sale. If you come late in the day you might find me editing a new How-To video for the website, I love making those, or just playing my old Telecaster guitar.
Do you have any specials or upcoming specials, sales, events, etc?
I do, to celebrate the arrival of Spring I am giving away a bright, shiny new iPod nano right here on the FranklinIs.com website!
We noticed that you went to ITT Tech in Nashville; did you grow up in Nashville, TN? If not, what brought you to Franklin?
I grew up in Bedford County, lived in Murfreesboro for 13 years. I worked as a freelance Mac tech for 3 years during which time I met and did a lot of work for Harpeth Graphics here in Franklin. Over the years we all became friends and they had office space for rent and, well……..here I am!
MacMedic Pro is located at 1125 Harpeth Industrial Court, Suite A, Franklin, Tn and open Monday – Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday- pick ups and appointments only, and closed and Sunday. Patrick Clark can be reached by calling 615.752.3856, to learn more drop by MacMedic Pro or visit www.MacMedicPro.com.


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We are happy to announce that Opus Claim Solutions have once again been invited to exhibit at this year's NAPFM Emergency Fleet Exhibition on the 11th and 12th of June. Now in its 46th year, NAPFM has risen to become one of the largest, most established emergency service fleet events in Europe.
The exhibition continues to offer an opportunity for emergency services, manufacturers and service providers to share information, good practices and money saving initiatives. With each year and iteration, the delegate base has grown to include managers and staff from Police, Fire and Ambulance as well as staff from the Ministry of Defence and other Government departments.
As the exhibition is one of the most leading emergency service fleet events, with over 140 exhibiting companies and more than 200 emergency vehicles, it is also an ideal opportunity for us to get a first-hand look at the potential future of the sector. It allows us to be able to plan for future advancements and potential new technologies. This allows us to anticipate and accommodate any needs that our clients may need from us in the future and helps us keeps up to date with the ever-changing landscape of the emergency fleet services.
The NAPFM Emergency Fleet Exhibition is always a date that we look forward to each and every year. It's an event that we have supported in the past and will continue to support, as it continues in its quest to be innovative in response to the needs of the Emergency Services.


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Subtropical NZ Plants
I am trying to source plants originating from northern NZ. There are a large range of stunning tropical looking plants that would do so well on the NSW coast. Some have giant thick glossy leaves or are subtropical versions of more temperate plants. Their nearest relatives are in New Caledonia or the New Guinea Highlands. I would love to get hold of meryta sinclairii (puka), griselinia lucida, tecomanthe speciosa, pennantia baylissiana, xeronema callistemon, alectryon exelsis grandis. There are so many others that would do so well here. I know that some of them have been growing since before the ban on importing any plant matter from NZ. The range of nursery plants is getting narower it seems. Any info would help please. Thanks, Mike
i have a young Kowhai in a pot you could have. but i"m in Melbourne. easier would be to send you seeds of a spectacular aussie tree if you"d be interested; castanospermum australe. it looks beautiful all the time and even more so in summer when it flowers. looks tropical as hell, being so. sorry if the second suggestion is totally annoying


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Pakistan flags hoisted, tricolour burnt in Kashmir
Srinagar, August 14: Indian Police personnel lobbed teargas shells and used batons to disperse a group of youths who set ablaze a tricolour (Indian) flag and hoisted Pakistani flags at a few places and raised slogans in favour of Pakistan on the occasion of Independence Day of Pakistan, today.
Troops swung into action after over hundreds of youth took to the streets outside Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar shortly after Friday prayers, burst crackers and clashed with police personnel, official sources said.
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Today, I came across a website where someone was saying many horrible things about Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Most of what they were saying has already been addressed on the New Kadampa Truth website. But, one thing they were saying has not. They were questioning whether or not Geshe Kelsang had permission from, his spiritual guide, Trijang Rinpoche to make a new presentation of Dharma. At the NKT Summer Festival, in 2004, Geshe Kelsang made it very clear that he did have permission from Trijang Rinpoche. Below is part of this teaching.
A Presentation of Dharma for the Modern World
Sometimes if we mix ordinary view and profound Dharma, then it causes people more confusion. For we Buddhists the confusion is enough! It is everywhere, big confusion in Buddhist people. Because previously our Buddhist texts were very profound and modern people found them very difficult to understand. Buddhist Teachers are also giving teachings following the tradition of their own country, which is very difficult for people in other countries to understand. In this way, there is huge confusion.
So now our responsibility, the main job of Kadampa Buddhist Teachers, is to disappear the confusion of the people throughout the world. We should never cause confusion to increase. Therefore, you need certain skillful methods.
Even for myself, at the very beginning it was very difficult. If I taught according to the Tibetan tradition, Western people found it very difficult to accept or understand-there was not much meaning for them. If I taught my own presentation, a different design, I worried because I need to follow my lineage Gurus' tradition. So big problem, you know. Every Teacher who came from ancient country, from Eastern country, had this problem. But I solved my problem when I had my last meeting with my Spiritual Guide Trijang Rinpoche.
At that time, he was near passing away, so I went to India to see him. I had a very good opportunity to have a long meeting. I made him a long-life ritual prayer called "ten shu" with an assembly of monks, and then I had a long meeting. During this, I asked many questions about my own problem, because if I taught according to the Tibetan tradition, Western people found it difficult to accept because they are not like Tibetan people. They are educated people who went through school and university or college. They have learned a lot. They are knowledgeable people. They will not follow blind faith. They immediately check how it is true or not. They immediately want practical things. So if we follow our own tradition, it is very difficult. So now I gave many lists from Sutra and Tantra, now what do we do with this?
He said clearly, "Don't worry! My students are Tibetan people. Your students are people from other countries. Of course, you teach with different methods. Of course, your presentation of Dharma is necessarily going to be different than mine, because people's characteristics, nature, capacity, wishes, and society are different."
He said this and I was so happy that he gave me permission. He said: "You don't worry. Buddha himself said that the way of presenting Buddhadharma should be like the way a doctor gives medicine to different people. The doctor never gives one medicine to everybody, every sick person. Different sick people receive different medicines, because they are not the same. Similarly, the way of presenting Dharma is necessarily going to be different according to different people."
He told me this example. So then I realized that he gave me permission to make a new design for the people of the modern world. So we did, and it works very well. – Geshe Kelsang Gyatso


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Res Judicata is a matter already judged in court; one in which can prevent consumers form fighting wrongful foreclosures.
Beverly Hills, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/19/2012 -- For individuals familiar with res judicata, as well as those who are not familiar with the legal term, it can be confusing and unclear. Here's some information to clarify it.
Res Judicata is a Latin word meaning a matter that has "already been judged" or decided. The concept of res judicata has been applied to the courts and legal system to prevent the same issue or problem from being heard more than once. Once a case is finally ruled on, and any appeals have been extinguished, the issue cannot be re-heard.
Res judicata is frequently mistaken for a similar legal term, collateral estoppel. It is important to understand the difference between the two, especially when you are involved in a legal case with multiple issues and legal evidence. Res judicata deals with claim preclusion, meaning that a person cannot bring the same cause of action but change the resulting claims for damages, etc and file another case. Collateral estoppel deals with issue preclusion, meaning a person cannot change the cause of action slightly in a succeeding suit.
As a tactical measure, Res Judicata can be used as a defensive tool or offensive weapon. In the past few years, many homeowners have faced claims of res judicata by alleged banks or lenders attempting to foreclose. Many times consumers are unaware of their options and what strategies and tactics they can use to successfully fight foreclosure and save their home, causing them to lose their home which could have been avoided had they taken the time to educate themselves on the facts and real information about res judicata.
According to Resjudicatax.com, a leading resource on reliable res judicata and foreclosure fraud information, "many times banks and alleged lenders use res judicata as a tactic to scare off homeowners into inaction." They count on the fact that homeowners will not have done their homework or fully understand what the situation is. The unfortunate thing is that the majority of the time the homeowner actually has the upper hand in a foreclosure situation. "Foreclosure fraud, missing or forged mortgage documents, securitization, a broken chain of title and many other factors all can play into a homeowner's favor if they simply take the time to educate themselves and evaluate their situation properly," echoed Resjudicatax.com.
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Oh mannn, packing is a HASSLE isn't it? I'm a fan of always being prepared so, in an ideal world, I'd just bring everything. However, if I was to be REASONABLE for once, I would realise that I have both space and time constraints so I've managed to pick and pack the best of my beauty collection.
That aside, I've still packed the biggest beauty bag ever, so today I'll just run you through the highlights – the ultimate essentials for a week like LFW!
Easy Skincare.
So LFW is meant to be about the long days and equally long (and boozy) nights. During a busy week, sometimes skincare just falls off the agenda – I can never be bothered to perform the usual cleansing routine or remove my makeup before bed (the biggest beauty sin of all!)
These Burts Bees face wipes are ideal for quick and easy cleansing – my kind of skincare! I like that they aren't heavily fragranced, this is what puts me off a lot of face wipes, they smell artificial and make me feel like I'm rinsing my face with perfume.
With Cotton Extract, these Burts Bees wipes are made from natural cellulose and are designed for sensitive skin. They do the job and are first into my beauty bag because I can already tell I won't be bothered to do the full Cleanse&Tone routine…..
Look Right In Any Light.
To combat the fact that you're running on 4 hours sleep – this amazing Hourglass Ambient Lighting palette deserves a place in your LFW Lineup. Designed to mimic different kinds of lighting, it's the best highlighter palette I own.
The powders are super-fine and easily blendable and the colour selection is incredible. Highlighter isn't just silvery pink and it's not just for your cheekbones!!
The Ambient Lighting palette contains Dim Light – a muted, peach beige shimmer which provides a more subtle highlight and can be used all over the face, Incandescent Light – a vibrant, white pearl tone, which is perfect for getting that celestial glow along the top of cheekbones. Finally, the Radiant Light, a warm, golden shimmer – it adds warmth in a way my bronzer just can't!
Fashion Week Wonders.
The Hair Heroes for me are dry shampoo, texturising spray and shine spray – but given there's a whole host of brands to choose from, here are my favourites!
Batiste XXL Dry Shampoo – I have been a big fan of this for ages. It soaks up oil and adds a fabulous LASTING volume to my hair. That's the difference for me, most sprays are a bit short-term/sucky but this Batiste adds some real structure into my heavy thick hair, I love it. Check out my original Batiste XXL Review here.
Ojon Volume Advance Volumizing Styling Spray – this stuff is incr-heedible. It adds texture and oomph to any hair, without making it greasy or clumpy. In fact, it's got a bit of a matte finish to it. The result is bigger, easy to manage hair, without crispiness or oiliness. I use this to revive my style as a quick office-to-OutOut change but it's also great for when I've had a shower and my hair's a bit fluffy. I'll be taking it to jsush up my hair in between appointments!
Percy & Reed Eau My Goodness Shine & Fragrance spray. I'll be honest, I was a bit dubious with the whole hair fragrance deal – isn't that what perfume is for?! But then I sprayed this onto my locks and I realised – so THAT'S what hair fragrance is!! This hair spray is the perfect finishing touch for your style and the scent lasts ages. And trust me, it's not the same as spritzing perfume in your hair..
Finally – going along with my lazy/cheat skincare routine, my favourite beauty item in the collection.
This, my friends, is the This Works In Transit Camera Closeup which is a do-it-all product. It's a moisturiser, a primer and also a mask!
Most impressive of the three is the moisturising/priming function. It gives this amazing, natural skin, not-wearing-a-scrap-of-makeup finish and WITHOUT that silky silicone feel that a lot of primers have. This Camera Closeup sinks in like a moisturiser so instead of feeling like a primer on top of your skin, it dries for a great matte, part-of-your-skin finish!
Last piece in the puzzle is my new Urban Decay Limited Edition Pulp Fiction eyeshadow palette. (check out my first Mia Wallace look here) Mainly because it's new and I haven't gotten over playing with it yet.
Do you have that too? Where you buy something and you end up using it ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY for about 5 weeks or until your next beauty buy?
What are your Beauty essentials for a busy week like LFW? I bet Dry Shampoo features on your list too?
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As a female athlete, I'm always wondering how my professional brethren are doing, particularly in those sports that I engage in.
This winter, it's all about the snowboarding, and I had the very good fortune of watching it from the coziness of my leather chair. The big news is that Kelly Clark is closing the gap between the men and ladies in Superpipe when she became the first female to land a 1080 in competition. I'm hopeful that there's more to come.
Here's a brief guide to how the ladies did at the X Games
And as for my mountain biking staycation, well it was short-lived. Like the rest of the country, we're experiencing an Ice Age. If there's enough snow for cross-country skiing, you betcha I'll be out tomorrow morning.


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Transitional Living
Making the Transition
Transitions can be particularly difficult for children with developmental disabilities and behavioral challenges – but also particularly important.
For those times when children are moving from one setting or type of care to another, Damar offers supportive services designed to ensure success. Using group homes, Damar Transitional Living Services serves youth who are:
- At risk of needing residential care
- Transitioning back to a family home from residential care
- Transitioning to a foster, group, or independent living setting
- Transitioning to adult support living service/Medicaid Waiver Services.
These homes offer secure and comfortable environments with support and services including:
- 24-hour supervision and daily skills training from trained direct service staff
- Individual, family, and group counseling provided by a master's level therapist
- Treatment provided by a multi-disciplinary team, including health and recreational services
- IEP services provided by either Damar's accredited on-campus school or one of the local public schools
- Integration into the community through daily exposure and practice
- Family involvement, training, and support.
With these services, children are more likely to experience a smooth and successful transition. If you would like to be contacted by someone from Transitional Living Services, click here and provide your contact information. We'll get back to you as quickly as possible.
Transition To Adulthood
Taking on the responsibilities of living independently as an adult can be a challenge for any young man or woman, but children leaving the foster care system face special challenges.
Damar Service connects youth in several parts of the state with local resources that help them with employment and everyday living needs they will have as adults.
For information, guidance on seeking referrals and more, click here and provide your contact information. We'll get back to you as quickly as possible.


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Want a healthy spin on your typical fat-laden granola? Most typical granola brands contain ingredients like sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, nuts (which have gone rancid, and are not properly prepared by soaking), and dried fruits (often prepared with preservatives like sulphites). In addition, other chemical additives are typically squeezed in to prolong shelf-life and make it taste better than it actually is.
This raw granola recipe is gluten-free, vegan, and features healthy ingredients like hemp, chia and pumpkin seeds, immune-boosting goji berries and cranberries as well as raisins. Making a lot of this granola ahead of time, and storing it in the fridge will ensure you always have some on hand.
You can Taylor-make your own granola too - just because I added something or didn't add something doesn't mean you can't omit or add something else you think might taste good! If you like some other kind of dried fruit, go ahead and add it!
You can enjoy this raw granola recipe by itself as a healthy snack, or with some raw almond milk if you please! (Click HERE for a raw almond milk recipe)
- *2 cups raw sprouted buckwheat (get the non-roasted buckwheat, so you can sprout it)
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds, soaked overnight (8 hours)
- 1/4 cup hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp. chia seeds
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup dried organic cranberries (unsweetened)
- 1/2 cup dried organic raisins
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 tbsp. spirulina powder
- 10 medjool dates, pitted and chopped into tiny cubes
- Spices: 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. cloves, 1/2 tsp. vanilla bean pinch cumin and pinch cayenne pepper
*To sprout buckwheat, simply soak it in some water overnight, then drain the water and let it sit in a cloth bag or a jar with a sprouting lid for 10-24 hours, or until little tails start to come out of the buckwheat
1. Remove soak water from the pumpkin seeds and roughly chop
2. Put all ingredients into a large bowl (except for the bananas) and mix around until well incorporated
3. Add in the mashed bananas and mix well into the granola mixture
4. Spread out onto Teflex dehydrator sheets and dehydrate for 8-12 hours at 115 degrees F. Flip your granola over onto the mesh tray, remove Teflex sheets and dehydrate for another 8-12 hours or until dry and crisp. Once cool, break up granola into tiny pieces and store in an air tight container in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.
***If you do not have a dehydrator simply put this mixture onto a cookie sheet, and lightly dehydrate in the oven on the lowest temperature with the oven door open (to avoid the inside of the oven getting too hot). The heat in an oven will be much hotter than that in a dehydrator, so that means that it would take much less time to dehydrate, and may not be as raw as you would want. If this is not a problem for you, then go ahead with this method.


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Health is the most valuable asset to us and oral hygiene can be considered as one of its major headlines. Enhancing oral hygiene not only keeps a tab on health aspects but also ensures a basic presentable makeover for a person during physical socializing. We seldom find ourselves stuck in our respective hectic daily schedules weakening our manoeuvrability in oral health maintenance. Similarly, unwanted issues like diabetics and heavy smoking habits can worsen the health of our teeth. Irrespective of the age of the person suffering from pain in their teeth, a proper approach in availing medical assistance through the process of a dental implant can be the ultimatum in countering such ordeal. Following subheads will lead you into further depth so that you can intelligently avail help as per requirement.
What is Dental Implant
As known universally, implantation in dentistry is the surgical process, where the implant interacts with the jaw to endorse dental prosthesis. The implant is the device that acts as a connecting component in your dental structure. The most common implants are denture, bridge, and crown, which play the roles of replacement and restoration of missing or injured teeth. Therefore, dental implantation is an integral method, where live bones are connected with artificial devices, or prosthetic teeth, or the implant. It can also be simplified as the practical treatment to re-establish the lost dental balance of a person. The delicacy of the treatment demands a certain time period for healing that can be variable based on certain factors like severity of the problem and endurance of the patient, elaborated underneath.
Aspects of being Aware of
Nerve injury and excessive bleeding are two of the prime risks involved in the process. Infection and imbalance of the implant may occur within the first 6 months of the treatment. The mechanical failure may also last for a long term, but can be cured. Another long term risk is that of peri-implantitis, which as an inflammatory issue take a toll on the tissues around the implant. Removing dead tissues, consuming antibiotics, and the usage of mouthwash and chlorhexidine are the measures to tackle peri-implantitis. Bone building drugs or bisphosphonates are prescribed by the dental specialists to accompany the patient during the healing time period. The doses must be taken under the advisory and supervision of the doctors to surpass endurance issues and if the patient is undergoing other unfavourable health conditions. In fact, the counseling sessions with the doctors along with a few basic dental health tips can be opted in achieving long term dental fitness and to prevent dental problems.
The Age Old Truth
"Prevention is better than cure" is the phrase that underlines your willingness to keep yourself away from availing medical assistance in the first place. Some preventive measures are:
- Antimicrobial toothpaste with fluoride contents can be used against teeth decay.
- Flossing prevents gum disease and helps in removing plaque in between teeth.
- Inter dental cleaners may substitute flossing for plaque removal.
- Teeth whitening at home or office is other easy and effective way to be at the top of your dental fitness.
Summing up
A dental implant, with orthodox medical consultation and required measures, is the perfect way to refine adverse oral health. The usage of basic oral health methods like using antimicrobial toothpaste and teeth whitening are to serve as preventive measures to provide justice to your dental care.