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Matthew Skinner always seemed to be one degree of separation from a promotion.
"I found myself in too many situations where I had more than enough experience and the reputation and credibility for promotion opportunities, but I would be overlooked for someone with less experience who was less competent because they had an MBA," he said. "That was ultimately what drove me -- I got sick of that happening. That combination of experience and competence, plus the MBA initials after my name, will hopefully allow me to not be overlooked anymore."
Skinner will graduate from Baylor's online Master of Business Administration program in December 2017. The flexibility of the asynchronous format was essential for Skinner, who spends about 15 days a month traveling for his job as market development manager/regional sales manager at the Houston branch of environmental engineering firm Profile Products.
"I can access things while traveling," he said. "Juggling time zone changes can get a little tricky, but I can still manage it. The fact I could still be involved with a quality university and not be committed to a certain number of weekends or weeknights that would cause me to have to limit my travel schedule was definitely an attractive feature of the program."
Even with all he has on his plate, Skinner has also been able to feed his entrepreneurial spirit. He plans to launch a new line of men's and women's grooming products in retail outlets in early 2018.
"It's a very underserved category for many retailers," he said. "Plus, it's made in Texas, which local retailers love, of course. That's been a positive thing. It's a need for them and a great way for me to get my product on the market."
Skinner's grassroots company is called 9's, as in "dressing to the nines."
"I'm still keeping my day job, but the MBA has given me the confidence to pursue some business ideas I have been sitting on for years," he said. "I'm producing out of my garage, so it's still a start-up. I've got my packaging source coming out of China. I've kicked everything out of the garage, and now it's got work benches all over and production equipment set up. I'm doing my own thing now. We'll see what that leads to."
Work Plan
Once Skinner earned his undergraduate degree from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a business minor, he wanted a career that would involve highly technical engineered product sales.
"It was probably dumb luck that I ended up working for an environmental company," he said. "I landed in environmental, and it clicked. I loved it and stuck with it. They made specialized plastics that fit that market."
Skinner especially loved the fact that his first engineered sales job was at an environmental lining company in Houston, where he worked for nearly seven years as a regional manager, helped him make a difference with the planet.
"Once I got in there, I realized, 'Hey, I can have a real impact on environmental improvement, but I can do it in a capitalistic way," he said. "I don't have to be a crazy tree-hugger, chaining myself to a backhoe. I could go about it in a different way that's going to be more realistic, more productive and more effective.' That's where I zeroed in on wanting to focus on environmental stuff."
In addition to the central United States, Skinner travels to foreign locales such as China, India and South America for large-scale remediation projects.
"I'll get called in to consult and try to figure out how we're going to fix it," he said. "I love going anywhere in Asia, China in particular. I love the culture and the people. It's in desperate need of assistance. The communist mindset they have always had there is very anti-environmental -- they don't care one bit. It's good I can get in there and help with a lot of cleanup. There have been a lot of positive improvements we've made over there. I enjoy that."
Volatilization Rate
Skinner's top priority when he was choosing a university was a flexible, quality MBA program. However, there was another factor he had to consider.
"I ultimately went with Baylor because it's a top-notch school," he said. "I work in the engineering field, and if you walk in there with a Texas A&M ring on, that sure gets a lot of attention. If you walk in there with the wrong school, you'll get kicked out of the room real fast.
"If I wasn't going to go to Texas A&M, it couldn't be the University of Texas or another competitive [engineering] school. It does matter in this business; I had to think about it. Baylor was not going to cause me any political issues going forward."
Skinner also dealt with some naysayers among his colleagues.
"I've heard people think it's stupid and a waste of time," he said. "I've had several guys tell me, 'Well, I got my MBA and it didn't help me any.' In every one of those cases, when I investigate, I find out their MBA came from a less-than-stellar school. I look at that and think, 'Well, it probably has to do with what's on your diploma.'"
However, the most important people in his life -- his wife Penny and their six children, Madison, Gage, Raegan, Kendadee, Cannon and Quinn -- gave him their full support.
"I sat down with my family before I started and explained, 'For the next 18 months, you are not going to see me. I'm not going to be available. I'm going to miss dance recitals and basketball games. I'm going to miss these events. That's just the way it's going to be. Can you support me?'" Skinner said. "That's made a big difference, because I have talked to a lot of students who did not have a conversation like that and reached a point where their family got frustrated and upset about it and began to resent the program.
"I'm mindful of the example of continuing to learn, never stop striving to better yourself," he said. "By the same token, I am stressing to my kids, 'Don't do it this way. Go to school and stay there until you have at least a master's. Don't stop at a bachelor's. Go all the way to master's, if not further, and do it all in one sitting. Don't take a break. Just keep plowing through. If you get married, that's fine. Keep going to school.'"
Advisory Level
The online MBA curriculum has not only provided Skinner with increased knowledge, it has also helped motivate him to expand his horizons at work.
"I have striven to find ways to apply it," Skinner said. "I've asked my executive team to give me specific challenges so I can use the things that I'm learning and then, ultimately, my hope is that it will stick in my mind better if I'm applying it immediately. My company has been really good to support that and let me take on new challenges and apply these things."
Skinner's two favorite courses in the online MBA curriculum were ECO 5415: Economics for Managers and QBA 5435: Business Statistics.
"A lot of Economics for Managers was Game Theory, behavioral economics," he said. "That has been a personal passion of mine for years. So, it was nice to get into a class that zeroed in on those things.
"I appreciated the statistics course for the knowledge base of truly interpreting financial reports. Now, when I look at an article in the Wall Street Journal that references a study, I can genuinely now go to that study, break it down and analyze it to see if the stats are legitimate or if they're being applied properly. Those are the two courses I use all of the time."
Maximum Containment Level
In order to benefit from the online MBA program, Skinner had to invest outside of it.
"Since it is online, you can easily let yourself become an island," he said. "You've got to put yourself out there, start your own study sessions, reach out to other students and find the students who live locally and meet them. I travel a lot around Texas, too. Everywhere I go, I arrange to meet up with other students. We grab lunch or dinner and chat, hang out or do study sessions. If nothing else, I just create connections in Dallas, San Antonio ... I know where everybody is."
Skinner believes the relationships he has built with his fellow online students will extend far beyond graduation.
"You've got to put in some effort and be available to people," he said. "That's what I've tried to do. I've tried to be a magnet for pulling people together and making things happen. I believe it has paid off. We have a solid core group of people who I know will be connections for many years to come."
Maybe he'll have some future 9's customers among those connections, too.
"I've been making the products for myself and my friends for about four or five years now," he said. "It's just been a small batch. I give them out as Christmas gifts and that kind of thing. It's a small-level thing, but the feedback has always been very positive.
"They keep saying, 'You need to do this as a business.' I always had hopes to do it but didn't have the know-how. Now, I am able to understand product costs, production processes and all of the things I have learned through the program to make sure I'm doing it properly and am less likely to mess up."
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It is most likely by now you have heard about business coaching, or perhaps you have been recommended the services of a coach by a friend or peer.
In this article we explore why people choose to work with coaches, what drives or indeed motivates a business owner to consult with a coaching professional and what are they able to give you, in return for your precious time, energy and resources!
Who Can Benefit From Coaching?
The answer is anyone! Whether you are a new business owner, or you have been in the game for decades, it doesn't matter. There is always something a fresh pair of eyes can help you to discover, or help you to look at in a different way. There are so many successful business people that work with coaches including Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt and Oprah Winfrey.
The only thing that will prevent you from seeing the benefit of working with a coach is you. A coach won't tell you what to do, they will ask you questions and help reflect on your business and how you are running it, in ways that you are unlikely to do on your own. The will help you to explore options and help you create effective action plans. For coaching to be effective you will need to prepare fully for the sessions, work hard during the sessions and ensure you are completing the action plans. Therefore, if you are not driven, not committed to your business or you want someone to tell you what to do, then coaching is not for you.
The Common Myth
There is a common myth that there must be something wrong in order for someone to seek the services of a business coach and someone that is already successful would not benefit from working with a coach. This is not the case at all. When Eric Schmidt became CEO of Google in 2001, board member John Doerr recommended that Schmidt hire a coach. Listen to what Schmidt had to say about the experience here.
How Specifically Can I Benefit From Coaching
You only need to talk to someone who has used the services of a business coach and they will happily tell you about the benefits they have seen within themselves and their business. However, everyone is different.
We recently discussed a number of benefits of working with a business coach in our recent blog: 7 Reasons Why You Should Be Working With a Business Coach.
Other benefits include:
Increased Efficiency – Efficiency is imperative to the success of your business. It doesn't matter what you do, who your clients are, how long you have been operational or how big your business is. Being efficient with your planning, with your processes and with your decision making is crucial to the overall successful operations of your company. Specific areas where the services of a business coach can help is the streamlining of operations, along with process improvements. Increased efficiency can really make a significant difference and have a big impact on the overall profitability of a business.
Prioritisation – Prioritisation and time management are key skills to ensure you master. When there are so many different decisions to make, it can sometimes be a challenge to see which decisions are key, and which just seem like a priority because people are shouting loudly about them. A business coach can work with you to help to make you the most productive person you can be.
Support during periods of uncertainty – Whether you are going through a period of growth, a challenging economic climate or a restructure, you can benefit from having a business coach by your side. They will support and encourage you through those difficult times and they will also be there to help you consider all issues and decisions objectively.
Communication – In any business communication is key, whether it be in relation to employees, clients or suppliers. A business coach can help you to master these types of communication and help you to develop these skills to help you secure new business, turn your current clients into raving fans and build stronger relationships with your employees and suppliers.
Completely impartial, non-judgemental and honest – You may have family, friends and business networks with whom you can discuss ideas, challenges you rare facing or go to for help with motivation. However, although they have the best intentions in the world these people won't be completely honest with you and advice they give will be based on their own views. A business coach is completely objection, and non-judgemental. This enables you to freely discuss anything on your mind in a private and risk free forum and where the focus is solely on what's best for you and your business. They will be completely honest with you whilst providing the encouragement and support you need to achieve your goals more swiftly than if you were acting alone.
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Lately I was asked if there is a way to allow 2 apps to communicate even if they are belonging to 2 different exe's . Fortunately for me I have the source code of both 2 apps. The main reason why instead of merging the projects, we went to IPC or interprocess communication is because, I belong to a team that maintains the other windows forms app and the other project or exe belongs to another team that has their own deliverables. And another thing is, we want to deploy the IPC functionality the soonest. It means it is badly needed.
The way to do it is have a listener in the second app and let the first app talk to the second app with the same url.
Oh, first lets create something (object) that can be shared between the 2 apps. When you communicate, you transfer knowledge, words, etc. In our case lets transfer some data to the other app.
The Data
public class UserInformation
public string Name { get; set; }
public DateTime BirthDate { get; set; }
public string Address { get; set; }
The Service Contract
This will be self hosting service which will be hosted in the listener app.
[ServiceContract(Namespace = "https://www.francorobles.com")]
public interface IUserServiceContract
int UpdateUserInformation(UserInformation userInformation);
The Service Implementation
[ServiceBehavior(InstanceContextMode = InstanceContextMode.Single)]
public class UserService : IUserServiceContract
public int UpdateUserInformation(UserInformation userInformation)
return 1;
Starting the listener
This code block will be in the listener app. What it does is we instantiated a wcf service inside our windows app via named pipe.
Dim address As String = String.Concat("net.pipe://localhost/user/userservice", Environment.UserName)
Dim _userService As UserService = New UserService()
Dim serviceHost As New ServiceHost(_userService e)
Dim binding As New NetNamedPipeBinding(NetNamedPipeSecurityMode.None)
serviceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(GetType(IUserServiceContract), binding, address)
Calling the listener
Here we called the listener via the same url that was instantiated in the listener app. Then we created a UserInformation object and passed it like we do in a normal wcf service.
Dim address As String = String.Concat("net.pipe://localhost/user/userservice", Environment.UserName)
Dim binding As New NetNamedPipeBinding(NetNamedPipeSecurityMode.None)
Dim ep As New EndpointAddress(address)
Dim channel As IUserServiceContract = ChannelFactory(Of IUserServiceContract).CreateChannel(binding, ep)
Dim _userInformation as new UserInformation()
_userInformation.Name = "Franco Robles"
_userInformation.BirthDate = DateTime.Parse("1985-10-08")
_userInformation.Address = "Makati, Philippines"
And thats pretty much about it. There are many types of IPC (Inter Process Communication), WCF via named pipe just suits my needs. Maybe you encounter the same scenario sooner or later and hopefully this post will be a starting point for you.
Happy Coding!!!


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AGC Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Cloud Cruiser, a leading provider of cloud consumption analytics software that enables customers to manage and optimize public, private and hybrid cloud usage and spend, has been acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The acquisition will further strengthen HPE's Flexible Capacity offering and broader Technology Services Portfolio through Cloud Cruiser's established IT consumption management platform. Together, HPE and Cloud Cruiser will provide Flexible Capacity solutions to help IT organizations spend less time on day-to-day operations and more time on innovation. With a team led by Scott Card, AGC Partners acted as sole financial advisor to Cloud Cruiser.
I want to extend my sincere thanks for all of the help from the AGC team with the exit process. AGC was very responsive, willing to work on whatever, whenever and were key to help our team get the deal over the goal line. I have already told Scott my willingness to support AGC's marketing efforts and hope we cross paths again.David Zabrowski, Chief Executive Officer, Cloud Cruiser
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HP LaserJet 2100tn Driver
"www.global-driver.com"provide a download link for HP LaserJet 2100tn Driver publishing directly from HP Printer Series website with easy to download, to get the download link can be found below.
global-driver.com Will guide you in the right way to Download any HP Printer Drivers that you are looking for. Please note that the driver according to your own model at home/office.
You don't have to worry about performance and compatibility with your computer as Drivers and Software to HP LaserJet 2100tn in the latest version,We provide software and drivers for all types of HP printers available in the market. You just need to choose one that is suitable for your current printer.
"HP LaserJet 2100tn Drivers and Software" Specifications in Model Configurations Download, Support Windows and Mac OS X with your operating system".
HP LaserJet 2100tn PCL5e Driver – HP LaserJet 2100 Printer series
Driver Detail:
Type: Driver
Version: 4.27.2100.410
Release date: Sep 1, 2018
File Size: (1.5 MB)
The download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Fixed Issues:
- Original Software/Driver
Operating Systems:
Windows NT
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Windows XP
HP LaserJet 2100tn PCL6 Driver
Driver Detail:
Type: Driver
Version: 4.27.2300.410
Release date: Sep 1, 2018
File Size: (3.4 MB)
The download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Fixed Issues:
- Original Software/Driver
Operating Systems:
Windows NT
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Windows XP
HP Universal Print Driver for Windows PCL5 (64-bit)
Driver Detail:
Type: Driver
Release date: Sep 1, 2018
File Size: (17.9 MB)
This is the most current PCL5 driver of the HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) for Windows 64 bit systems.
Fixed Issues:
- Original Sftware/Driver
System Requirements:
Clientand server operating systems supported for this release of the UPD:
- Client operating systems supported:
Microsoft Windows 8 / 8.1, Pro, Enterprise; 32-bit and 64-bit.
UPD TraditionalMode: Windows 8 desktop applications; Modern apps
UPD Dynamic Mode: Windows 8 desktop applications
Microsoft Windows 7 Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate; 32-bit and 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Vista* Business, Enterprise, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate; 32-bit and 64-bit
Note: UPD v6.0.x isthe last version offering HP Support.
Microsoft Windows XP**† SP3 Home Edition, and Professional; 32-bit and 64-bit.
Note: UPD v6.0.x isthe last version offering HP Support.
- Server operating systems supported:
· Microsoft Windows Server 2012 / 2012R2Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter.
Services:Terminal Server, Cluster Server
Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 Datacenter, Enterprise and Standard Edition
Services:Terminal Server, Cluster Server
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Datacenter, Enterprise and Standard Edition
Architectures:32-bit and 64-bit
Services:Terminal Server, Cluster Server
*Microsofthas ended mainstream support for this operating system. HP will continue toprovide best effort support for the current UPD and tools with thisdiscontinued Windows operating system.
**Microsoft has endedextended support for this operating system. HP will continue to provide besteffort support for the current UPD and tools with this discontinued Windowsoperating system.
†MSXMLVersion 6.0 SP1 (MSXML6.1) and later is required before installing UPD 5.6.5 ornewer on this operating system. MSXML 6.0 SP1 (MSXML6.1) can be downloadedfrom: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6276
Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
HP LaserJet monochrome printing software and utility
Driver Detail:
Release date: Feb 9, 2016
File Size:(4.4 MB)
Description:The HP LaserJet Installer provides HP LaserJet PostScript printing support for the Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.04, 9.1, and 9.2 operating systems.
Operating Systems:
Mac OS X 10.9
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X 10.7
HP LaserJet 2100tn Installation
This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
- Turn on the printer first, then turn on the computer.
- Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
- Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
- Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
- Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
- Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
- Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these files are extracted to will have a similar name to the file that was downloaded (i.e., c:\lj987). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
- Open the Printers Window (Click Start-Settings-Printers).
- Update the printer if it was previously installed
- Right click on the printer and select Properties from the pop menu.
- On the General tab, select New Driver.
- Click on the Warning Box that pops up.
- A printer listing box will appear. Select Have Disk.
- Another box Install from Disk appears.
- Click the Browse to locate the expanded files directory (i.e., c:\lj206).
- Click on the file ending with .inf .
- Click Open and then Okay and let files install.
- Add the printer if it hasn't been installed yet.
- Click Add New Printer
- Follow the instructions of the Add Printer Wizard.
Mac OS-X:
Below are easy-to-follow instructions for downloading and installing your Mac printing solution.
- Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
- Turn on the printer first, then the computer.
- Close any screen savers, virus protection programs or other software programs that are running on your computer.
- Download the file to your hard drive.
- Expand the file by finding the directory where the file was saved. Double click on the file.
- To install the files, double click on the Installation program. Printer support files will be installed into their appropriate locations. hp LaserJet Utility will be installed in the hp LaserJet Folder. If installing under OS 10.1, files will be installed for both OS 10.1 and Classic (if installed).
- For Mac OS 8.6 through 9.2, identify the printer by running the DeskTop Printer Utility. Double click on the utility. Identify your connection type. Next, identify your printer on the connection and select the printer's PPD name (If you can autosetup the device, please do so).
- Close the Desktop Printer Utility. Name your printer in the process.
- For Mac OS 10.1 and beyond, identify the printer by running the Print Center Utility. Double click on the utility. Select Add Printer. Select the appropriate Directory Service. Select you printer from the list displayed or enter the IP address and printer type. Click on Add to add printer.


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April 19th, 2010
Trailer Park: Male comedic duos hit the big screen
Every now and then a couple of trailers come out at the same time that seem to share a common theme. This week, two such videos grabbed my attention. Both are for movies that hope to entertain fans with the bumbling antics of a mismatched male comedic duo.
First, there's Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in "The Other Guys." The A-list pair stars as unlikely New York detectives determined to mimic the heroism and machismo of another, much more revered, NYPD duo played by Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. A highlight for me came during one moment in the trailer when Wahlberg simply can't believe that Will Ferrell's character is married to Eva Mendes.
The other film is called "Dinner for Schmucks." It stars Steve Carell and Paul Rudd and is directed by "Meet the Parents" and "Austin Powers" director, Jay Roach.
In the film, Rudd's character is confronted with a moral dilemma. In an effort to get a promotion at work he must find a guest for his boss's monthly mean-spirited get-together, a so-called "dinner for idiots." When Carell enters the picture, it would seem Rudd has found the perfect "schmuck" for the occasion.
Both films, "The Other Guys" and "Dinner for Schmucks," seem to play to their stars' strong sense of humor and comedic timing. Audiences can find out which film they prefer this summer - "Schmucks" hits theaters July 23 and "Guys" debuts two weeks later on August 6.
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Singularity topics, being in many ways theories of everything, and Transhumanist topics, being relevantly political and ethical, are subject matters that lend themselves to broad conceptual discourse, often of, and related to existentialism. Mark Coeckelbergh's publication Human Being @ Risk: Enhancement, Vulnerability, and the Evaluation of Vulnerability Transformations, is a thoughtful and bold exercise in relating Transhumanist discourse to historic and present day academic existentialism and anthropology, and offers a considered evaluation of core Transhumanist beliefs.
The main topic, centrally relevant to Transhumanism and the Singularity, concerns the human experience of vulnerability, and the prospect of reducing and/or modifying human risk via technology.
The central thesis concerns the ways in which Transhumanists think about and discuss vulnerability and/or risk – not just how the transhuman is envisioned, but also how the present/past human-technology relationship is conceptualized and evaluated. Coeckelbergh's contention is with interpretations and conceptualizations that underscore the "overcoming" or "transcendence" of risk as a reasonable goal and/or explanatory device for the events of history.
He believes that although technology can objectively decrease risk of a particular kind or make us feel less vulnerable in particular way, any technology that decreases some kind of risk also introduces new risks, thereby altering the ways in which we are at risk and experience vulnerability. Thus, rather than think of the human-technology dialectic as a process that makes humans less vulnerable, it is better conceptualized, he believes, as a process of transformation--a process that transforms human vulnerability.
Coeckelbergh examines the Transhumanist ideas of Ray Kurzweil and Nick Bostrom to illustrate the aforementioned conceptual paradigm of transcendending/overcoming risk, and demonstrates how and in what ways "vulnerability transformed" is a more accurate means of understanding past and present humans, as well as proposed future technologies aimed at reducing risk.
He uses examples such as antibiotics, industrialization, and information technology, citing that antibiotics have introduced the risk of superbugs, industrialization has given way to climate change, and information technology has made us vulnerable to cybercrime and social isolation. When it comes to future proposals, he examines the hope of becoming less vulnerable by means of virtualization and nanomedicine, reasoning what new risks these technologies would introduce in order to show how these too would "transform" rather than diminish risk.
Examination of particulars, and derivation of the central thesis, is by way of a unique philosophical mode. Coeckelbergh's philosophy is grounded in the normative anthropological perspective, which he develops into what he calls a "normative anthropology of vulnerability". It accounts for existentialist-phenomenological aspects of being at risk, as well as empirical perspective, thereby operating by a simultaneously subjective-objective epistemology. The main theorists drawn upon in development and support of Coeckelbergh's philosophical approach include Helmuth Plessner, Bruno Latour, Martin Heidegger, and Hubert Dreyfus.
Human Being @ Risk is a proposed prolegomena to future Transhumanist discourse – as a starting framework from which to go forward in evaluating future technology, including pragmatic issues regarding ethics and politics. The book is no small undertaking in this way. Going forward, Coeckelbergh argues, given the futility in being guided by the prospect of decreasing/overcoming risk and vulnerability, future discussions ought to concern discerning which kinds of vulnerability transformations we prefer over others.
Coeckelbergh is quite adamant in reminding the reader that his approach is one of normative anthropology; that in spite of incorporation of phenomenology, and the subjectivist aspects it entails, the subjective-objective framework he has constructed does not discard the possibility for normative discussion. As he writes: "We can and should discuss which changes we want – at least to the extent that we have the power to make these changes and to the extent that we can imagine and sense future possibilities" (Coeckelbergh, 203).
But by virtue of which values, if not risk reduction, ought we evaluate possible technologies, or, what standards/ideals might guide inclination towards one technological transformation over another? This question is not raised and its significance remains unacknowledged by the author throughout the book. And the absence of a proposed alternative standard or set of values makes it difficult to envision how to go forward from Human Being @ Risk. Popular Transhumanist philosophers, such as David Pearce and Max More have proposed sets of values that may inform considerations of risk/vulnerability transformation. David Pierce, for instance, has suggested the reduction of suffering in sentient life as a value by which to guide technological pursuit.
Alternatively, Extropianism, an early Transhumanist perspective established by Max More, holds intelligence, information, energy, vitality, experience, diversity, opportunity, and growth as central values for improvement. Perhaps these philosophies can be of use in addressing the question of values, standards, and vulnerability transformations.
Human Being @ Risk assumes some background in philosophy, sociology and anthropology, though Coeckelbergh takes a great deal of care in explanation and example. It explores a lot of terrain, including ethics, politics and aesthetics, meditates on rich and meaningful aspects of the human condition and psyche, and explores issues relevant to anyone interested in a broader, conceptual, more existential address of the human-technology relationship.


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Corey Solomon Daily, 16
Corey Daily, a 16-year-old black youth, was shot and killed Monday, Oct. 16, in the 1500 block of West Anaheim Street in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Shortly before 6 p.m., Daily was in the courtyard of an apartment complex with a group when someone began shooting, striking him several times, according to a news release from LAPD. Daily was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:04 p.m., according to coroner's records.
Preliminary interviews indicate that the gunman walked up and fled on foot, said Los Angeles Police Det. Julie Scruggs.
Detectives are trying to determine the motive for the killing.
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Instead of spring cleaning my home I decided to make over my blog and give it a much cleaner look and I love it. I hope you do too.
We have had a tiny glimpse of spring last week (although it seems to have disappeared now) so I have been working on some new floral brooches inspired by all the blooms and blossoms that have appeared. First up is this triple rose bud brooch, I love this colour combo. I will hopefully show you a few more soon once I have perfected the designs.


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Who else but Randolph Scott could be the Tall Man Riding in this rugged western? Forced to lay low for several years after being forced out of town by land baron Tucker Ordway (Robert Barrett), Larry Madden (Randolph Scott) returns to wreak vengeance against Ordway and claim the land that is rightfully his. Madden also hopes to rekindle the flames of romance with his ex-fiancee, Ordway's daughter Corinna (Dorothy Malone). The tension lies not in whether or not Madden will get what he wants but whether or...more
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To develop globally minded citizens who have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to effect positive change in our world.
The GLOBE Academy's core values are expressed in the acronym, CREST: Community, Respect, Empathy, Sustainability and Trust. These values are expected of the governing board, faculty, staff, parents, and students. They are woven into daily life at GLOBE and incorporated into the curriculum.


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A Remembrance Gathering for James "Jim" Coney will be held at the First Baptist Church in Basin today (Thursday, Sept. 11) at 6:30 p.m. Officiating will be Jim's pastor, and son-in-law, Kent Dempsey. A traditional service will be held at Friendship Baptist Church in Brookhaven, Miss., on Oct. 7. Jim, 94, died Sept. 5, at Bonnie Bluejacket Memorial Nursing Home.
He was born in Yazoo, City, Miss., on Aug. 17, 1920, the second child of Fred and Caroline Coney. True life began for him when he gave his heart and life to Christ in his youth. While serving in the United States Navy near the conclusion of World War II, Jim sensed that God was calling him to preach the gospel as a full-time minister.
Jim married his forever sweetheart and ministry partner Isabel Smith on March 26, 1949. Together they served as Baptist missionaries in the Mississippi River Delta area of Louisiana for 30 years.
They enjoyed 24 years of retirement in Jackson and Brookhaven, Miss., before moving to Basin in June 2009 to be near their daughter.
His parents, son Philip Coney of Chattanooga, Tenn. in 2006, two brothers, Bobby and Raymond, and his sister, Betty, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife Isabel of Basin, son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Debbie Coney of Baton Rouge, La., daughter and son-in-law Kent and Jan Dempsey of Basin, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.


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National Regional Group
The National Regional Group (NRG) was established in 2013 as an action arising from an SPF stocktake event. The aim of the group is to ensure the national SPF, the regional SPFs and arm's length bodies have a co-ordinated approach to progressing policies and initiatives that impact on the workforce.
The meeting is chaired by Sara Gorton, Head of Health, UNISON, and Rebecca Smith, Director of Engagement, NHS Employers and includes representation from the Department of Health and Social Care, arm's length bodies, NHS trade unions, NHS Employers and the staff side chairs of the regional SPFs.
The group's terms of reference were agreed in December 2018.
National Regional Group meeting- 7 May 2019
Members of the NRG, Workforce Issues Group and management representatives from the regional SPFs met on the 7 May to discuss tackling violence against NHS staff and improving their wellbeing. For more infomation take a look at the summary from the meeting.


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|DVF at NYFW FW12
Last week, it was with great anticipation that I awaited to be a voyeur – since I am here in LA and had nary a ticket – into the runway shows of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. However, an amazing opportunity to contribute a fashion article as a guest blogger for a new digital magazine, which will launch later this month, introduced a tight deadline and changed my plans.
Albeit a tad late, I am happy to (finally) post my fashionating feedback about the best of the New York Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2012 collections.As fashion week progressed, it became profoundly apparent to me that – for women – next season is all about being feminine. So many of the collections at NYFW offered impressions of femininity and age-appropriateness, which is a super-hot topic for me personally right now.
I had already made a vow to introduce more ladylike silhouettes into my wardrobe and, even though I do have grandiose visions of looking like Victoria Beckham out and about in her daily life, the reality is I am not.
|Victoria Beckham at NYFW
So it was reassuring that designers such as Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, Michael Kors, Derek Lam, Rodarte and L'Wren Scott are all finally creating looks that can be flattering on real women of any age in their real lives.As if it could get any better, mid-priced collections are giving high-end designers a run for their money by producing lavish looks that don't concede on style. Designer collections such as Tory Burch, Alexander Wang, Theory, Helmut Lang, and 3.1 Phillip Lim are just a few that stood out at FW12 shows.
These lines are more affordable and offer head-to-toe looks; yet they don't compromise the trends for next season.Speaking of trends, bright color blocking still reigns supreme, but it better watch out for black and white graphic schemes which stole the show at Ralph Lauren.
Other dependable trends – which are so basic – yet so classic are back: white suits as seen at Phillip Lim; the mixture of navy and black, not an easy feat but done successfully by Proenza Schouler; Asian-inspired, particularly red silk seen at Paul Gaultier's show and (my personal favorite) Anna Sui's inspired prints; good old basic black seen everywhere; and hemlines, some of which have fallen down below the knee again but, in some cases, just have flair.If your style aspirations are realistic -- such as mine -- you may be just as excited to see that J. Crew has launched a lux line called J. Crew Collections. The results were well received. The line offers a more custom-made looks in edgier fabrics such as python, pleated leather skirts, metallic pants, and accessories pared with curly lamb fur.
|Rachel Zoe Collection FW2012
My favorite stylist turned celebrity designer – Rachel Zoe – wowed the critics for a second year in a row. Her new Rachel Zoe Collection continues to imbibe a vintage vibe with polished sweater dresses, velvet tuxedos, gaucho jeans and her signature maxi dresses. According to the designer, the line was inspired by London's 1960s Rock N Roll scene. Compared to last year, the collection represents more color and sophistication and makes me think more of old Hollywood than beatnik Liverpool.
Across the pond, hard-core fashion bloggers are now reporting on London Fashion Week, but I am busy getting a head-start on finding my perfect white suit.


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The Growing Workout
MuscleMag International
November, 1988
Once upon a time there was a tall, skinny young man who trained in a well-equipped basement gym in his parents' house and who wanted, more than anything else in the world, to look like Lou Ferrigno. The young man trained very hard. He had lined the gym with pictures of Ferrigno. He had cut out and pinned up every routine of Ferrigno's ever printed and he followed them slavishly. Unfortunately, however, other than having the same number of arms and legs at the various four corners, the young man looked nothing at all like Lou Ferrigno.
One rainy morning the skinny young man stood in his underwear shorts, gazing sadly at himself in the full length mirror. The week before he had gone to see Ferrigno's movie, "Hercules", which was playing at a downtown theatre. The young man had already seen it seventeen times, but this time he made the mistake of taking his girlfriend. When Ferrigno appeared on the screen, the young lady gave a strangled gasp and sank her nails into the back of the young man's hand. On the way home, over hamburgers and milkshakes, the young man confided in her that he had been striving for years to look like Lou Ferrigno. She cocked a cynical eyebrow at him and murmured that one would have never known.
The young lady declined a second hamburger but remarked that it would be a good idea if the young man ate a dozen or so. She also declined a stroll through the park, pointing out that it was dark in there and might be dangerous for her what with the caliber of protection young women had to rely upon with these days.
She said goodnight quickly at the door, and for the rest of the week a series of hair-washing obligations, blinding headaches and unforeseen events rendered her totally inaccessible. Furthermore, she observed regretfully, there appeared to be little probability of change in her tight schedule in the near future.
The young man dressed and ate breakfast – two bowls of cereal, six eggs, a quarter pound of bacon, four pieces of toast and a glass of milk – while he poured over the yellow pages in the phone book. Then he put on his raincoat, got into his car and drove downtown. He parked and walked half a block in the rain until he came to a window filled with pictures of astonishingly muscular men in various stages of tension. He walked through the front door.
A large, bulky man in a blue track suit was standing by the counter eating a sandwich. He beamed cheerfully at the skinny young man. "How are you," he said. "Lovely day, isn't it?"
"Are you the owner?" the young man asked him.
"I am indeed," the large, bulky man assured him. He peered over the counter at the young man's feet. "You're dripping water all over the floor."
"It's raining outside" the young man told him.
"Is it?" the gym owner said. "That's probably why you're dripping water all over the floor." He put on his friendliest smile. "Anyway, what can I do for you?"
"I'd be interested in training here," the young man said. "Under certain conditions."
The gym owner broadened his smile. "Step into the office, my boy, and we'll talk about it."
They walked into the office. The gym owner laid his sandwich on the desk and shook hands with the young man. "Sit down," he said. "Please."
The young man wiped mustard off his hand and sat down.
The gym owner opened a desk drawer and whipped out a contract. "We have the ever-popular single life membership," he said. "Or, if you care to bring your wife or someone else's, we have what we term the joint life and last survivor plan." He rummaged through the drawer and brought out a pen. "Cash is preferable, of course, but since we operate in an atmosphere of complete trust and harmony a certified cheque will suffice."
The young man held up his hand.
"Just a minute," he said. "I told you there were conditions." He leaned forward and looked the gym owner in the eye. "Have you ever," he said slowly, "seen anyone who looks exactly like Lou Ferrigno?"
"Actually, no," the gym owner said. "But I have a mother-in-law who looks like Raymond Burr."
"Well, that's the condition," the young man said. "Guarantee me that I'll look like Lou Ferrigno and I'll train here."
The gym owner closed his eyes and thought about what he would say to the young man. Everyone, he thought, has his own potential and his own individuality and the important thing is to develop that potential without regard for outside comparisons. He cleared his throat. "Everyone," he said, "has his . . . "
"And don't give me any of that crap about individuality," the young man barked at him. "I want to look like Ferrigno and that's that."
The gym owner closed his eyes again and weighed the slight monetary advantage of the young man's membership against the enormous emotional satisfaction of throwing him through the window. What the hell, he thought, we were all young once. "Take off your shirt," he said, "and let's see where you're at."
The young man peeled off his shirt and took a deep breath. "Anything like Ferrigno?" he asked.
The gym owner coughed slightly.
"Your hair's about the right colour," he said. "But other than that . . ."
The young man flexed his arm. "What does that look like?"
Actually, the gym owner thought, it looks like a piece of unthreaded gas pipe. But he said, "How have you been training?"
"On Ferrigno's routines," the young man said. "I've done them all."
"That's been your mistake," the gym owner told him. "It's the most common mistake in bodybuilding. You're not ready to train like Ferrigno."
"Why not?" the young man asked him.
"What do you weigh?" the gym owner asked.
"About a hundred and fifty-three."
"Ferrigno weighs around two-eighty," the gym owner said. "How do you expect to look like him?"
The young man gritted his teeth. "Then I'll weigh two-eighty."
"But you won't," the gym owner told him. "And you never will. At least, not the way you're training."
"Your metabolism isn't right for it yet," the gym owner said. "And you don't assimilate your food properly. You don't gain weight easily. Lou Ferrigno can probably gain weight just thinking about it."
The young man sagged in his chair.
"So what do I do?" he said. "Quit?"
"Not at all," the gym owner said. "Just train differently for a while. Learn to gain weight. Work on a growing routine."
The young man brightened. "And then I'll look like Lou Ferrigno?"
The gym owner looked up at the ceiling. Strange, he thought, there must be an echo in here. He leaned toward the young man. "Understand this," he said. "I can't guarantee you that you'll look like Lou Ferrigno anymore than I can guarantee Lou Ferrigno that he'll look like you." Not, he thought to himself, that he'd ever want to. "But what I can guarantee you is that if you train like I tell you, you'll gain lots of weight and someday, if you're lucky, you might look like Lou Ferrigno."
The gym owner took a blank workout sheet out of the drawer. "I'm going to give you a workout to do. Don't do any more and don't do any less. Give it your best shot for three months and then, if you're satisfied, come back and we'll talk some more."
The gym owner filled in the sheet:
Bench Press . . . . . . . . . . 3 sets of 15 reps
Rowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 sets of 15 reps
Curl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 sets of 10 reps
Press Behind Neck . . . . . . 2 sets of 12 reps
Squats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 sets of 15 reps
alternated with
Light Pullovers . . . . . . . . . 2 sets of 20 reps
Stiff-legged Deadlift . . . . . 1 set of 20 reps
Crunches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 set of 25 reps
"Don't rush through it," he said. "Take your time. Drop the weight about 10% for each of the second and third sets."
He handed it across the desk.
The young man looked at it. "It doesn't look like a Lou Ferrigno workout.
"It's not," the gym owner said. "It's far too basic for him. But it's just right for you. You'll gain weight and improve your assimilation. Then you can start training a little more like Ferrigno and you might even start looking a little bit like him."
The young man thought it over.
"I'll try it," he said. He wheeled around and, remembering to keep his lats spread, marched out.
Three months later he came back. He'd gained thirty-one pounds, his old girlfriend was begging him for a date,
and four new ones were keeping him awake with obscene phone calls. He burst through the office door and yelled,
"Guess who!"
The gym owner bit the end off the pencil he was chewing and leaped to his feet. Then he smiled and put out his hand.
"Lou Ferrigno," he said. "Nice to see you."
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K-k-k-k-kawaii, Avril!
Okay, so you might love Hello Kitty, but Avril Lavigne, like, LOVES Hello Kitty.
The Canadian pop-rock princess' affection for the adorable Japanese cartoon character is so strong, in fact, that there's even a song on Avril Lavigne named after her. Now, the off-the-wall, dubstep-laden acid trip of an EDM banger is officially Avril's next single! And if you thought the track itself was insane, don't worry -- the "Hello Kitty" video matches it cray for cray.
Avril's found her way back to Japan in the brand-new clip, rocking a half-buzzed, Skrillex-lookin' 'do full of green, purple, and yellow highlights (Easter pastels!) and some baby-blue coke-bottle glasses, which we seriously doubt are prescription.
What's she doing there? Busting a move inside a sprawling candy shop with some backup-dancing BFFs, of course. Wait, DANCING? Yes. That's right. The "Nobody's Home" chanteuse herself, Ms. Avril Lavigne, is serving you CHOREOGRAPHY.
Avril's also clearly been studying up on on some recent J-Pop videos, because this all looks like a dizzying blend of the genre's most colorful characters of late -- Crayon Pop, Tommy February6, and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu all come to mind.
Throw in a sushi-snack sesh (actually, everything looks VERY delicious in this video), a bit of runway-strutting down the streets, and some Polaroid snaps, and you've got the bubblegum explosion of candy-coated lollipop dreams that is Avril's "Hello Kitty" video.
WTF-Pop, FTW.
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Touring & Backcountry
We want to keep you safe while you get out and skin up at The Remarkables!
The Remarkables is a 24 hour, 7 days a week operation with multiple natural and operational hazards. Ski touring within the ski area boundary is dangerous and can result in serious injury so please respect ALL CLOSURES – especially Winch Cat signs. All areas of the mountain are winch groomed on a daily basis with activity concentrated around the Curvy Basin.
Alta Turquoise to Alta Lake is the designated safe skiing touring route and is the only permitted ski touring route while ski patrol is conducting avalanche control work.
View our back country touring access guidelines.
The highest risks for ski tourers are:
- Disorientation in poor weather or darkness while skiing or riding.
- Skiing/riding or falling leading to injury and hypothermia.
- Collision with winch groomer cables, skidoos and stationary equipment.
- Winch cables are sometimes hard to see and can be buried beneath the snow. There have been cases of winch cables moving causing death.
- Skidoos take a long time to stop and may not be able to avoid a collision if you are in their path.
Visibility can be severely limited by factors such as cloud, snow/snowmaking and lights from machinery. Never assume that you have been seen by machinery.
Please follow these safety tips:
- Ski Touring is NOT PERMITTED during the hours of 6pm to 6am during the ski season (1st June to 9th October).
- Do not go alone; bring a friend, and let someone know when you expect to return and when to call emergency services for help.
- Ski down what you skin up, so you are aware of conditions and operations.
- Read the avalanche bulletin appropriate to the terrain you intend to access particularly if going into the backcountry.
- Uphill traffic must use outside of trails and remain visible from above at all times.
The Remarkables does not provide Patrol response when closed, or for incidents outside the ski area. Please call 111 for all such emergencies.
Take responsibility for your own safety and be equipped.
Avalanches happen, so it's important to choose your terrain wisely. The Remarakbles access is managed carefully by The Remarkables Patrol.
It is good practice to provide a contact person with details of your backcountry trip. You can also pop into our Ski Patrol office at any time during opening hours to check on local conditions. Please be aware that our Ski Patrol do not patrol outside the Ski Area Boundary and only venture here in the case of a known emergency. You need to be well prepared and self-sufficient.
Please visit the Mountain Safety website for details on what is required to ensure a safe back country adventure. Other useful links include:


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Message from Springbok in South African Border War: Operation Savannah #modeling
movie was starship troopers i think [must have seen that] 🤖 cant remember if it was good though
yea thats the name i forgot it
they even had a sequel
Keen to see these two girls riding alongside each other in the bushveld soon.
just do it
that looks nice
The Buffel makes me cry though... Why... did they design her with an exposed engine... Modeling engines is not easy!
id believe that lol
In game, at the moment, it would be a promlem. I tnink it is the emrap, you can see the engine just in front of the suspension, and you can even use a knife to disable it
That's why in the mod I want players to be able to drive over enemies and kill them that way
As it was a tactic used in the Border War. Would be silly not to have that option to just squash any sneaky guys trying to do that.
i have seen some of the buffels with closed engines so that would help too if it can be closed
Buffel engine...
when its cloced
That's a Rhino IIRC?
Or Moffel
@Kooijpolloi will probably know.
well doesnt matter cause they were fast af for troop deployment
The chances of getting up to a Buffel to stab its engine is unlikely unless the crew have the situational awareness equivalent to a sloth.
It is vulnerable to small arms fire though...
you could also decide how mush detail is needed 'in game', enough to be immersed, without impacting game performance ect...
I can see enemy players zoning in on the engine at least from certain angles. There is an armour plate covering the right side
Ja true. I will have to optimize the model a lot. The engine won't be as detailed as it is in reality. But the general shape will be as accurate as I can get it
As for RPG's they often caused through and through effects on the hull of the Buffel due to how thin the armour is
I'm certain that would piss off a lot of players though if they shoot the rear cabin only for it to kill one troop and exit the other side
send a pick of engine in current state pls cant remember how it looks at the moment .... at least some should survive a mine though ... bit of a trade-off
Well it's pretty much a box at the moment
You can see parts of it in the Buffel image
open the original and zoom in
lolz. i remember a bit more than a box
Alright will do a render quick
will do so
Standard buffel is the open engine compartment
Rhino upgrade is the enclosed engine and better driver compartment
so rhino upgrade is the way to go
Ja but it wasn't standard in the war as per reference the majority of the Buffels had the exposed engine so that will be the more common variant in the mod


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All gone at the moment. I may have a few more items coming up shortly. Thanks guys.
All gone at the moment. I may have a few more items coming up shortly. Thanks guys.
Couple for the trad guys.
2 brand new Cartel Bow stringers. Suit longbow or recurve. It is the type with the heavy cord and a small leather cup each end. Again both these were from my magazine courtesy of AMSO128 Archery
Hi my wife is starting up archery a quiver is needed so the cartel would be nice, send me details thanks OWEN
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hello, im thinkn of buying a longbow soon N a stringer would help as ive heard doing it with your leg can twist the limb? cheers
Bow: Bear Carnage 50-60lbs
Tony White Wolf custom longbow #41 @27
Everything gone now. Hope you all enjoy them.
Good one, excel.
Thanks anyway bud OWEN


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As soon as you purchase insurance, your policy documents are instantly sent to your email. They are sent as a pdf, allowing you to easily save and share them if you wish.
You can also display your insurance documents at any point during your flight on your phone. If you need access to your documents after your flight, you can also find them in 'Flight History'.


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Tips On How To Increase The Speeds In An Internet Connection.
There is nothing as frustrating as very low speeds of internet connection that you can hardly send a file or even download and upload an image in a website. It is important to have very quick speeds that work efficiently fast for everyone's' joy. We have some situations that will help in enhancing the speed of the internet in your area.
It is important to know the speeds you are working on. It is important to consider the kind of speed that you are meant to work on and if by any chance it is a raw deal then consider bring up some problems about it. There are some certain soft wares which will always help when it comes to helping you understand the speed which you are meant to work on. With the great technology in the world today, the last thing that you need is to be stuck with slow internet when there are better fast internet providers out there. You should be able to email or call your service providers to help you understand how much speed you should be getting.
Among the factors you ought to consider is your distance from the exchange center. The nearer you are to the exchange the better and faster speed you will be able to enjoy.
Consider testing your modem in another PC and also change the modem you are using to another kind. At times its always the modem that has technical problems and therefore before you blame the other service providers consider checking it in another computer too. There are modems that tend to be choosy on the kind of internet they operate in and therefore the modem you have is able to go well with the internet connection. Some people are known to have been complaining of the internet speed without the knowledge that the problem is caused by their modem.
Viruses are very crucial in slowing down the functioning of every part of the computer for the internet to every other area. With a virus, the computer can never function in its full capability. It is important to invest in a good antivirus and also ensure that you scan your machine as often times as possible. There are a number of the downloaded files which are able to carry the viruses with them and that can infect the machine.
Finally you ought to use a modem or a router that has a software that is able to be updated often. There is a need to have the new cables that hold in the ports so easily and avoid the old ones. There is a need to have a modem directed to the router which easily makes the work easier to deal with.
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WEC Europe 10 yr Celebration and Bayer Roundtable
WEC is pleased to announce the 10th Anniversary of its operations in Europe, and to mark the occasion, WEC and its sponsor Bayer are organizing an exciting roundtable event, "21st Century Megatrends and their Impacts on Business Strategy and Innovation Opportunities." In the face of megatrends like population growth and resource scarcity, how can business help solve these global challenges? To read more about this exciting and timely event, please see the full event agenda and full summary here.


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Introduction: How to Refinish a Firearm's Furniture
Hello and welcome to this page. If you are here, I assume that you have expressed an interest in refinishing the furniture of your firearm. Note; this only applies to wooden furniture, if your firearm is equipped with synthetic furniture then you are out of luck here.
The stock in question is a piece of walnut off of a Remington 870 Wingmaster built in the 1970's. My instructable will mostly revolve around the open-pored nature of walnut, however, this can also be applied to other open-grained woods, and even more closed-grained woods, such as maple, if it so tickles your fancy. However, if you are working with something such as birdseye or tiger maple, I recommend looking into finishing the wood with an Aqua Fortis method of approach (which I will cover if I ever get wood with such a grain).
Before you begin this instructable, I would hope that you are a safe owner of firearms. Ensure that your weapon is unloaded and that all munitions are safely stored away before getting started. Always practice safe gun-handling procedures.
A brief overview. The shotgun I purchased was equipped with some decent looking walnut. The problem was, the shotgun in question is over 40 years old, and so is the wood. The finish was showing many signs of wear and tear (Not too visible in the photos) and many spots of the finish was simply missing. I wanted to refinish it to look more aesthetically pleasing. Note that this is not A, AA or Claro walnut, however this method can be used to great effect on the aforementioned grades to great effect.
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Step 1: The Things You'll Need.
Here we'll look into what you need. This list can be custom tailored and should serve more as a guideline.
1) The wooden furniture off of a firearm. (This is not an optional item, unless you are looking to refinish an air-stock.) Remove all metal parts and set aside. If you have a recoil pad, keep it near, you will need it later.
2) Finish Stripper - Inspect the finish of your stock to determine the appropriate stripper. Shellac can also be removed with non-potable high proof alcohol (Rubbing, Isopropyl, Denatured) as a solvent (To test for shellac, put a few drops of alcohol on the finish, wait a moment then wipe away.) If you are unsure of the finish your stock has, get the most wide spectrum remover you can find.
2.1) A sidenote. The finish remover I am using is left-over from stripping the previous owner's attempt at finishing a Romanian PSL stock. He used black rubberized epoxy deck paint. I used Klean Strip Premium Stripper. I won after three applications. This stuff is noxious and will eat through just about any finish.
2.2) Have some mineral spirits handy too.
3) Chemical resistant gloves. These can typically be found near the solvents also. I can not recommend nitrile gloves from personal experience as they react with the chemicals unfavorably. If using nitrile because that's all you have available, be very careful to limit their contact with the stripper and change them often. Most strippers will leave unpleasant chemical burns.
-This also means you should probably wear long-sleeves and some sort of eye protection. Definitely eye protection.
4) A plastic scraper and/or scotchbrite pad. This is for scraping off the finish+remover after it has been applied and left to sit for the time on the directions.
5) A well ventilated workspace. Don't be like me and use the kitchen with the vent fans on. It works somewhat and I don't have a Mrs. to nag me about it.
6) A healthy supply of paper towels and a sink that dispense hot water.
7) Your finish of choice. My method will use French Red and Tru-Oil. Also, I use a can of Boiled Linseed Oil.
- You will also need a healthy supply of sandpaper (I use 400 and above. Anything courser is not necessary.), a sanding block and #0000 steel wool.
8) Time. A good job is time consuming. However, if you are like me, you might find this to be extremely relaxing.
Step 2: On to Stripping! (The Wood, That Is.)
Before you can apply a finish, you must remove the old finish.
That is a given.
Follow the instructions on the product you have purchased. This is fairly self explanatory.
1) Lay the items in question out.
2) Proceed to spray items down. Be judicious, but apply a thorough even coating. Some runs will happen.
3) Set timer. Leave the items alone. Don't touch them until the timer is done.
4) Once the timer is done, re-don your gloves, get your scotchbrite pad or scraper, turn the water on as hot as you can (Be warned, hot water + stripper will release fumes. Wear a respirator.) Begin rinsing the part while thoroughly scrubbing/scraping them to remove all finish. Multiple stripper applications might be needed. Repeat 1-4 as needed. We want as much of the finish gone as possible to facilitate later steps. I couldn't take pictures of this step as I do not have the third arm to handle my camera as I work.
4.1) Now this is where I might get some naysayers who say that water + wood = bad. This is a necessary step however, as it will raise the grain of the wood and many undesirable "hairs" in the grain for removal and smoothing.
5) Once your parts are thoroughly stripped and you are sure all traces of the stripper have been rinsed away, I recommend taking your mineral spirits and wiping the wood down thoroughly as a final wash.
6) Now set your parts aside to dry. This takes quite a while. You want them to be as dry as possible. Do not try to speed up this step in the oven. We want the water to slowly evaporate to facilitate making the wood "hairier". This is a good thing.
Step 3: On to the Good Stuff.
From here on out, I will not have many pictures. As of the time of writing (11 APR 2014), I found that my Klean Strip did not win against the varnish Remington used on their wood. Which strikes me as odd, because it did defeat epoxy based paint. Go figure. However, I did do this method to another stock and I will post the results later.
1) Now that you have let your stock dry, we can start to finish it. This is where things get time consuming.
2) Procure your finishing products. I am starting with French Red.
2.1) French Red is one of my favorite products for walnut. I am using the red French Red (Yes it also comes in other hues, to include Clear French Red, which is clear. Not red.) It acts as a sealant, stain and pore filler.
3) Apply French Red. Directions are provided on the product, and once again, be judicious in application. You want a nice, healthy coat applied though in order to fill the pores of the grain. Be sure to adequately coat the entirety of the stock, to include the end grain in order to ensure an even coloration as the finish soaks in. Do not be afraid to put some gloves on and "press" the finish in by rubbing and literally pressing it in.
4) Allow to dry for 24 hours. You will probably need to hang it up with something underneath to catch drips. I find that bent coat hangers work quite well.
5) This is where I start to use my method. One must be slow and patient in order to achieve the best effect.
6) Prepare your wet sanding block with 400 grit wet/dry paper. Have a dish of boiled linseed oil (henceforth called BLO) at the ready. This is our wet sanding liquid.
6.1) Before you get started, wipe away as much of the French Red from the end grain as possible. You may wet sand it briefly with the methods as in step 8 and beyond. However, step 7 requires the recoil pad to be reattached.
7) Reattach your recoil pad to the stock. This is to prevent rounding off the end grain where the stock meets the recoil pad, something that can be aesthetically detracting to someone looking closely. Just because I am using standard grade walnut does not mean I want it to look like I didn't care. You may choose to reattach the stock to the weapon in the case of an 870 or whatever shotgun of your choice in order to blend the stock with the receiver. If you choose to do this, mask off your receiver and be extremely careful to avoid sanding it as to prevent marring the finish. Unless you plan on also refinishing the metal, but we do want to avoid sanding marks.
8) Saturate the sandpaper with BLO and begin to sand the wood. Sand in all directions. With the grain (as little as possible), against the grain and in circles. The goal is to "press" more of the fillers in the French Red into the grain of the wood. Re-hang the parts and allow them to dry for another 48 hours.
8.1) BLO does not ever truly "dry" out. You may also use Tru-Oil for this, but I find Tru-Oil to be in poor taste in terms of cost efficiency.
8.2) If upon inspection, you feel that the pores are not filled in to your liking, return to steps 3 and 4. Do not try this if you used Tru-Oil or any true-"drying" oil as your wet sanding lubricant. However, later steps will entail filling pores with Tru-Oil also.
9) Begin sanding down the wood with finer and finer grains of sandpaper. You may wet-sand if you choose, but the goal here is to use as little pressure as possible in order to smooth the wood out. This sounds counter-intuitive as one would expect to use more pressure to smooth things, but less is more in this case.
10) Once you are pleased with the smoothness of your stock, and you feel that everything is prim and proper, you can begin to apply your top-coat. I am using Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil, a blended oil of BLO and something else that acts as an oxidative polymerizing agent. This means, that as it contacts air, it begins to "dry" into a hard finish.
11) This is the longest part, by far. Your choices include brushing on the finish, applying the finish with a lint-free towel, or rubbing the finish in by hand. I will be using the latter option as I find this prevents wasting finish unnecessarily since it is applied drop-by-drop.
12) Get a dropper bottle and fill it with Tru-Oil. Take your dry stock and remove the recoil pad. Don a pair of gloves (Nitrile is fine here. Tru-Oil is quite sticky on the skin.) Begin by applying 2-3 drops in an area and rubbing it in with the palms of your hand. Friction is your friend, as we want the finish to heat up and flow into the wood. Do not forget to also apply finish to the end grains of the wood.
13) Once the stock is coated in tru-oil, set aside to dry for 8-12 hours. This may sound like a very long time, but drier is better here. After the stock has dried, knock off the finish with the steel wool entirely and reapply the tru oil. Let dry again. Repeat this step several times. This seals the pores off entirely and will enhance the overall look and smoothness of the finish as we begin to build it up.
14) Now, repeat step 12, and let dry. Our goal now is to lightly scuff the Tru-Oil in order to build up on it with subsequent coats of Tru-Oil. Scuffing isn't always necessary, however, a good scuffing helps to even out the oil and prevent obvious areas of high spots or runs. I find that 6 applications builds into a nice finish.
15) Once you are done, you have a choice. In order to truly pursue a high-gloss finish, you might consider using extremely fine abrasives as a polish along with a final wax coat. This is great for highly figured grains. As I wanted a more utilitarian look, I did a final scuffing with steel wool in order to give me a slightly less glossy finish.
Something to note. The pictures of the finished stock I am including have been refinished with the exact steps I have listed here. There are some key differences though. One is, in order to accentuate the grain, I used a mixture of paper ash and BLO as a slurry, packed into the grains with the French Red to give it a very nice contrast. Two, I pre-stained the wood with Minwax "Gunstock" stain as this particular stock had a very uneven coloration due to sun exposure and age. Also, I used a different wood stripping product here, not Klean Strip, but something that I can not remember the name of. I did not use a pre-stain product to "balance" the wood. I did want some contrast and differentiation throughout to remind me of the age.
Once I get the appropriate stripping product that works, I will post many more pictures of the steps and those end results.
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My passion for nature and conservation was born of camping and hiking experiences as a scout in the United States. After getting a biology degree from the University of Iowa, I served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps in Mozambique from 1999 to 2001. While teaching biology at the secondary school of the village of Mafambisse I worked together with another volunteer in Gorongosa Village where we hosted a science fair between students from each community. The event was such a success that has spread and now there are annual science fairs in the provinces of Mozambique.
After service in the Peace Corps, I returned to the US to work for the "Boy Scouts of America" and became camping director of "Camp C. S. Klaus," the local summer camp where I grew up in Iowa. In 2006, I moved to New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina, to teach biology and environmental science in addition to earning my Master of Arts in Teaching from Xavier University of Louisiana. During my stay in New Orleans, I organized a school camp club and later went to Panama and Jordan with students to interact culturally and also investigate environmental issues.
I went up for the first time Mount Gorongosa in 2000, and later visited the Gorongosa National Park in 2005. I was interested in returning to work in Mozambique, and I am very excited to have becomethe Research Manager Gorongosa Park in 2015. This role includes providing scientific and logistical support within the Department of Scientific Services. I have the opportunity to collaborate with visiting researchers from around the world, and with young Mozambicans who act as technicians or trainees within the Park. Since I came back I've noticed a remarkable difference in the development of the Park and I am very grateful to be part of the restoration efforts.


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In an exclusive story, Variety magazine reported on a new arrangement between Newsweek and Aspire Entertainment, whereby Aspire will take stories published in the magazine and develop them as films, TV series, and other media content.
Aspire vice president Teri Flynn cited "The Truth Was Out There" as an example of the "verve and attitude" evident in the new Newsweek. "This is not your grandmother's Newsweek," said Flynn.
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Hot Docs: New ruling bypasses SCA protections for Facebook posts
July 12, 2012
Last September, I wrote a few posts on the Stored Communications Act (SCA), with one in particular discussing its role in civil discovery.
That post focused specifically on civil discovery of social media posts, such as those on Facebook and Twitter.
The post referenced above has much more detail about the SCA, but, in short, the Act deals with the voluntary and compelled disclosure of "stored wire and electronic communications and transactional records" retained by third-party internet service providers (ISPs).
Specifically, it prohibits ISPs from divulging the contents of electronic communications carried, stored, or maintained by the service.
In the post, I stated that, under current law, a court cannot issue a subpoena to any social media sites for the release of communications relating to a third-party (i.e. one of its users).
Unfortunately, a recent court ruling all but torpedoed this premise.
The California case, Juror Number One v. Superior Court, dealt with a juror who allegedly made several Facebook posts about the trial while the proceedings were still ongoing.
The court then ordered Facebook to "release any and all information, including postings and comments for Facebook member [Juror Number One]."
If the court had read my post from September, it would have known that the SCA doesn't allow for this.
Facebook, of course, knew this, and, citing the SCA, moved successfully to quash the subpoena.
The social media giant was kind enough to give the court a suggestion though: get the information from Juror Number One himself, since "he owns and has access to his own Facebook account, and can disclose his Facebook postings without limitation."
Hot Doc: Juror No. One v. Superior Court
Source: Thomson Reuters News & Insight – National Litigation
Predictably, Juror Number One had already deleted the posts in question, so he no longer had access to what the court wanted.
The court really wanted those posts, though, and wasn't about to let a trivial thing like the law stand in its way.
So, the court got the bright idea to exploit an exception in the SCA that allows the service provider (Facebook, in this case) to disclose any and all records it has as long as it has obtained the "lawful consent of the customer."
Juror Number One wasn't about to voluntarily give his consent to Facebook, so, naturally, the court had to order him to consent.
Considering, though, that forced consent isn't technically consent at all, the court didn't want to rest its reasoning solely on the SCA.
Instead, it cited two authorities:
The first was Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which allows for the discovery of electronically-stored information within a party's "control."
The second was the 2008 U.S. District Court case Flagg v. City of Detroit, which held that text messages held by a service provider contracted with the city of Detroit to provide specialized text messaging services were within the city's "control."
The result was a finding that Juror Number One was in "control" of the records held by Facebook simply because he could access them through giving his consent to Facebook to release them.
I could go into how and why Flagg is not analogous to Juror Number One, but it would really warrant a separate post entirely.
Moreover, it would be beside the point, since the court would have reached the same result regardless – it may have just taken a different route.
Still, this is a disturbing development.
After all, the logic used in Juror Number One can be applied to bypass the SCA's limitations on what electronic information the government can obtain in virtually every conceivable circumstance.


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This evening I migrated my primary (top level domain) website and the associated blog from the established hosting servers in Arizona to my NAS.
This was slightly more complex than anything I've attempted before; each set of content (TLD and subdomain) runs against their own MySQL databases. I debated amalgamating both in to one database, but eventually decided to keep the products apart.
I also set up an associated email account for that self-hosted domain.
The aim of this migration is to act as a crude stress testing/load measuring exercise. I want to know what kind of volumes of internet traffic the NAS can comfortably handle.
The only snag I hit along the way was a temporary memory lapse where my brain melted, when I couldn't get the DNS to resolve to the content.
I took my mind offline for an hour and then it came to me, that I hadn't configured the virtual hosts file.
Three minutes of VH config and hey presto, both the website and the subdomain were up and running.
Then I configured the associated email account for the domain in my phone and yep, that worked first time.
Maybe I should document all these things in bullet points?
But I'm turning out the light now, feeling a little bit smug.


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So, I've been terribly lax in not posting lately; the snow has only just got good again, though today outside my chalet it is raining hard. The main reason for not posting however has been a lack of the internet for three weeks in the chalet; now fixed.
The associate excuse for not painting has been three concurrent weeks of colds which only felt ok when out on the hill, not when sat in my tiny bedroom faced with paints.
In fact I have made a start on nine ACW infantry, doing an acceptable job of their coats and trousers. That done there is little left to paint so another hour or two could see them finished. It's an aim for the rest of the day.
Otherwise I've been reading "Remember Nelson; the Life of Sir William Hoste" by Tom Pocock. Hoste was one of those naval commanders who inspired the many fictional naval characters. He managed many remarkable feats in his career including winning fleet actions against bigger odds and successfully beseiging 'impregnable' cities.
It's pretty well written and thoroughly researched, and for the three quid my copy cost, well worth a read if you like action under sail.


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USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, At Sea (NNS) -- Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 Capt. Jeff Davis successfully completed his 1,000th career trap, Aug. 1.
Davis made an arrested landing with an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). He joined the rarified air-club two weeks after his second in command, CVW-8 Deputy Commander Capt. Daniel W. Dwyer, performed the same feat. Davis and Dwyer are the only two men aboard the Navy's newest aircraft carrier to complete 1,000 career traps.
"While we were fortunate enough to complete it here, it is a milestone that spans multiple carriers and multiple deployments," said Davis, who completed his first trap on the conventional-powered aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV 43).
"It's not anything that someone would see coming when he joins the Navy," he added. "But if you do the business long enough, it becomes one of those milestones that you aim for and hope to achieve because there are so few people that have the opportunity to do it."
George H.W. Bush Commanding Officer Capt. Brian E. Luther presented Davis with a handcrafted plaque embedded with a piece of arresting wire to commemorate the achievement. VFA-213's command coin was set in the walnut wood above the tailhook to represent the squadron with which he made his historic trap.
In the weeks leading up to both men's 1,000th trap, Dwyer said Davis often joked about putting the other on the bench in order to get ahead.
"He said I was flying too much," Dwyer said with a laugh. "He was going to take me off the flight schedule for a few days until he got a little closer."
However, neither took the race to 1,000 very seriously.
"There is no other person I would rather share this with," said Davis.
Dwyer added that the missions they supported in hostile theaters far outweighed any type of numbers game.
"It was never a race in my opinion," said Dwyer. "Like anything in the Navy, it's all about timing."
The timing of the traps came during a milestone year for naval aviation.
"The fact that this took place during the Centenial of Naval Aviation is [fortunate]," Davis said. "We have so much to be proud of for the last 100 years of naval aviation."
CVW-8 includes the "Golden Warriors" of VFA-87, the "Valions" of VFA-15, the "Fighting Blacklions" of VFA-213, the "Tomcatters" of VFA-31, the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124, the "Shadowhawks" of Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 141, the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, and the "Spartans" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70.
George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deployment conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
For more news from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn77/.


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Derek Turner was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada. After writing his first 2 novels while obtaining a Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser, Derek wrote his first non-fiction book relating to the lessons he learned growing up regarding being successful and happy in life. Derek has a flare for being creative and unique. Whether it is his murder mystery sci-fi adventure novel Planetary Police Force, or the silly spoof Amazing Adventures of Victor Clarence, or his latest rhyming poetry books, Derek's works are unlike any books you have ever read.


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Don Mattingly calls Dodgers 's—y'
The nearly $240 million Dodgers are in another rut, and manager Don Mattingly has had enough.
"Basically we're s—y," Mattingly said after Wednesday's loss the White Sox, according to the Los Angeles Times. "We're just not that good."
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But Donnie Baseball has a point. For all that money, Los Angeles sits at just one game above .500, eight games behind the first-place Giants. The Dodgers have one of the league's worst home records at 13-19, and are just 4-6 in their last 10 games.
Mattingly said that part of the difficulties stem from players focusing on individual accomplishments instead of winning as a team.
"I think when we were starting to put things together last year, you felt a real, true team focus, just a collective group," he said.
Well, that and some guy named Puig.
But if that astronomical payroll is going to be anything close to worth it, Mattingly's squad had better band together soon in order to find ways to win.
And leave being s—y to the O.co Coliseum.


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These are troubled times for the US Postal Service, due to the threat that email and electronic communication has posed to its monopoly on first class mail. The last thing the system needed was a massive data breach that raises many uncomfortable questions for the service and for the Administration.
This week, the USPS revealed that it had severed a data breach that compromised the records of over 800,000 employees and an unspecified number of customers contacting postal call center. This includes names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of people who contacted the call centers. The period of exposure goes back as far as last January.
Unconfirmed reports in various publications, such as the NY Times, linked the breach to Chinese hackers. This is particularly embarrassing to the administration because it comes during a week when President Obama was meeting with Chinese leaders at an annual economic summit in China.
Ironically, the USPS has come under criticism recently for its participation in government surveillance programs. While the contents of mail are private, the exterior information, such as sender and receiver addresses, is considered public information. Law enforcement has exploited this information to tracker the activities of individuals under surveillance for over 100 years.
Only recently, however, has the post office digitally photo'd the address information on every letter and package sent through the system, over 150 billion pieces each year. This is a treasure trove of data for law enforcement needing to track the activities of suspects and persons of interest. The Post Office has turned thousands of images to law enforcement on request. This has raised concerns that they may be violating individuals expectations for privacy.
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