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I'm considering implementing slugs in my blog. My blog uses MongoDB. One of the side-effects of using MongoDB is that it uses relatively long hex string IDs.
before: http://lastyearswishes.com/blog/view/5070f025d1f1a5760fdfafac
after: http://lastyearswishes.com/blog/view/5070f025d1f1a5760fdfafac/improvements-on-barelymvc
Of course, that's a relatively short title.. I have some longer ones, but intend to limit the maximum character limit for slugs to something reasonable.
At what point does a URL become so long that it hurts SEO instead of improves it? In this case, should I leave my URLs alone, or add slugs?

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Skull Pass is a giant skull-shaped passageway through the back roads of Mistral City, leading to Verigan's Hold. Xephos and Honeydew spot Israphel entering the cave during Minecraft - "Shadow of Israphel" Part 11: The Crumbling Ruin, but he had already gone through by Minecraft - "Shadow of Israphel" Part 12: Beyond Skull Pass came (due to them wasting time on some custom maps). It is unknown whether the giant skull is a natural formation or was carved there as a tourist attraction by the Mistral City tourism council.
Instead of finding a sprawling maze, they found a water ride leading to Mr Banjo's Carnivale Del Banjo. By Minecraft - "Shadow of Israphel" Part 17: The Fragmented Map, the water ride had been taken down as the Carnivale was moving out of town.
- Interestingly, a similar skull, though with golden teeth, was seen in Grimjaw's Treasure Hold.


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Pancakes are out. Hotcakes are in at my house. I whipped up my first batch of them after reading Gourmet's review of The Breakfast Book by Marion Cunningham and I haven't been able to make pancakes since. While they look so much alike while stacked on a plate, the texture between a hotcake and a pancake couldn't be more different! The sour cream in this version makes them so light, fluffy and full of flavor!
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Don't grieve alone; 14,000 members and growing
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How is everything with you, I picked interest on you after going through your short profile and deemed it necessary to write you immediately. I have something very vital to disclose to you, but I found it difficult to express myself here, since it's a public site.Could you please get back to me on ( firstname.lastname@example.com ) for the full details.
Have a nice day
Thanks God bless.
Connie, this is a very raw time for you and those of us here who have lost our beloved know how you are feeling.......I am sorry you had to find us but for many of us this is a lifeline. I will hope you will find ways to cope with your pain. Each of us use different tools and much of it is an impossible task. Take baby steps. An hour at a time and sometimes only a minute at a time. Do what you can. Dont let anyone else tell you how and how long you need to grieve.
In the past five Xmases i have hibernated and only spoken to those who try to understand me. Those people are down to three. It takes too much of my deleted energy to go much further.
Read on here and you will see that losing your beloved is a lot more complicated than society will admit. But know your grief is valid and to be expected.
I just wanted you to know your post on a day like today did not go unnoticed. Take the best care you can. Come here when you need to. We understand.
BTW, even though I am trying to be consoling I wont kid you. This will be the hardest thing you will ever attempt to do and the fact I can even try to write something that reaches out to you is only through grueling practice. Most often I am very fragile and need support. I come here often and will continue to till my own dying day. I thank everyone here for being so honest so I know I am not crazy.


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May 10, Berkeley, CA – I caught Berkeley City College Senator William Snell in the ASBCC office this afternoon to ask him a few questions about his candidacy for President of the Associated Students of BCC. Student Trustee Yvonne Thompson answered the same questions in an e-mail response. Answers are edited for clarity.
The run-off election between him and Student Trustee Yvonne Thompson is May 11. In the April 21-22 elections at BCC, where approximately 5,000 both full and part-time students attend, neither candidate received more than the required 51% of the vote. In the first round, Thompson received 92 votes, William Snell 80.


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Beth McGuire, Professor in the Practice of Acting and Director of Speech and Dialects, joined Yale School of Drama faculty in 2000. Past faculty appointments include New York University, Brooklyn College, St. Francis College, The Actors' Center, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and Theatre for a New Audience. From 1995-2000 she was the Voice Department Chair for The School for Film and Television in NYC. Beth has a private practice in New York City teaching and coaching voice, speech, Shakespeare, dialects, and dialect management. Her book, "African Accents: A Workbook for Actors", is the first practical comprehensive analysis of the genre.
As a dialect and vocal coach, Beth has worked extensively on Broadway, off-Broadway, and regionally. Some of the directors with whom she has collaborated include: Max Stafford-Clark, Emily Mann, Michael Kahn, Bonnie Monte, Mark Rucker, James Bundy, Liz Diamond, Liesl Tommy, Juliette Carrillo, Joanna Settle, Anne Kaufman, Christopher Bayes, Paul Mullins, Rebecca Taichman, Harold Scott, Michael Garces, Coleman Domingo, Shana Cooper, Sam Gold, Warren Caryle, and Mark Lamos.
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I want to run the amp from 120 volts (possibly switch it to 240 in the future if possible)
I think I want a linear amp (suggestions)
Not necessary to go full legal limit (think 1000 watts will be plenty)
So, what are you experiences with Amps that work well with these Flex radio's?
I thought I read somewhere FLEX is looking to make an amp, what is the latest info on that?
Can't go wrong with this one.
Look me up on qrz and send me an e-mail please... KK4QOE
Basically am looking at the KPA-500 and the KAT-500.. I run DDutil and am curious if it will setup to follow the radio.. i.e. band change, auto tune, etc....
If you run a 1000w amp on 120vac, and plan to run full power, I recommend using a dedicated 120vac 20A circuit, as the 120vac circuit you choose may have other loads (lights, radio equipment, etc). If you don't have a dedicated 120vac 20A circuit another option is to limit the output power of the amplifier.
1150w on 20 key down
never misses a beat work a lot of dx
instant on n ready ...tuner etc great
def would buy another
Doug K4DSP
The TX IMD suffers at the higher power levels, however.Nothing that a little adaptive pre-distortion couldn't fix.
73, Barry N1EU
I've considered several:
2) Elecraft KPA-500/KAT-100 combo
3) Expert 2K-FA (only real option from them)
Decisions decisions..
It may be useful to consider what modes you like to operate, as that defines the duty cycle: I like to run digital modes such as RTTY, JT9, JT6m etc. and these are harder on the amp (I have the excellent Acom 1000) but it strolls along at 350 watts or so.....matched to my 6300.
Think too whether you want valves or solid state; manual or auto-tune. do you want 50 MHz too? built in ATU? and so on.
in other words...have a think about what your needs are now, and could grow to be..and then look for a match. I'm sure many of the main candidates have already been proposed....
Mainly the amp would be used for SSB Voice.. I am finding I can hear stations easily yet they can't always hear me (I equate this to the superior receive abilities of the FLEX 6500)
As far as tuners are concerned, I have the ATU in the 6500 as well as a separate Palstar AT2K. So a built in tuner in the Amp is optional to me, but for quick band switching (Chasing DX) the built in tuner would be of great benefit.
I currently don't really do much with 6 meters, however there is always the possibility that when I retire (yes thinking about retirement finally) I plan on property where I can have the antenna to be able to work 6 meters as well, right now I'm limited...
If you are using a vertical, make sure you have plenty of radials.
The 2K-FA will key down about 2300W into a dummy load all day and keep on ticking.. It is almost completely idiot proof, it is instant ON - Definitely my preferred AMP especially when I am remote because it is idiot proof...and I sometimes do idiot things 10,000 miles away...
The ACOM's and ALPHA'a are HOT.. Quite Noisy...Take 3-4 minutes to warm up and use very expensive tubes that need to be replaced regularly (if you abuse them in contesting) and likely will become unobtanium....They do produced better IMD than does the Solid State Amps. but not that significant in contests as the other guys will copy the crappiest signal for a Q
I personally prefer that Autotuning Amps - my first Amp was the first autotuning Alpha 374 (Serial #1) i bought in 1974 which spoiled me for autotuning amps forever... My first Solid State Amp was a PW-1 - which spoiled me for solid state amps forever... Nothing like QUIET, Instant On, Instant OFF, COOL Running Solid State Amps for operator comfort.
Ultimately it depends how much $$$ you are prepared to spend. Almost any amp will do something for you (Life is far too SHORT for QRP)....
Heatkits are long at the tooth but proven reliable IF they were asssembled by someone who knew what they were doing..The Ameritron Amps work.. their quality is questionable and I would not want to depend on one for a contest... It's a toss up between the Alpha and ACOM.. Alpha is USA Made (?).. ACOM is a clone but less expensive.. The 500W Elecraft is cute but like a Smart Car.. why would anyone want to drive a small thing like that.. The PW-1 is getting pretty long at the tooth for a Solid State Amp... There are a few Yaesu Quadra's around.. good solid performer for a 20 year old design but crappy interface...The current hottest AMP on the market is the SPE 1.3K... same features are the 2K but 60% of the power in by far the lightest and smallest package.. it is easily the favorite of DXpeditions..
Dayton,. Being Dayton.. if you can wait until May.. who knows what 4A3O and Flex may announce....
SPE in Italy is also very much alive and well and trying to deal with the incredible demand of the 1.3K-FA...
Because it cost $3000 not $11,000 and 650w is, i S units, real close to full legal limit. I never have an issue working dxpeditions on 5 bands or, for that matter, working 1/2 a planet away. It runs on 120v.
But I still can't imagine owning one.
But for me at least it's no fun or challenge winning anything by cheating
Just make sure your dipole is made from #8 wire as a minimum . #2 would be better . . . .
If you hear them, you will work them . . .
Yes LDMOS the only RF transistor that I know of that you can Directly short out and not damage the transistor!
This Transistor is going to be the future for HF RF Amplifiers. I'll bet this is the transistor that flex will be using in the up and coming HF Amp I Hope.
1200W from one device!!!!
Don't believe me then watch this video.
Unbelievable performance. And not just because I built it. I've built many things that went right into the garbage. :)
There are some rumors floating around out there that Ameritron may be coming out with a full legal limit HF amp using 2 of these devices. And they only cost between $200-$300 Each. I believe there is now a 1400W version available.
transistor makes Tube based RF power Obsolete.
BTW Nice build Rob!
Looked at your build really looks great! I am attaching a photo of my build.
James W6PQL is a genius. I wonder what his legal limit amp cost as a
kit or assembled?
Since these devices only require 50V and run extremely cool My guess is in the future we will see a Transceiver with one of these built in! Imagine a Flex 7000 series with 1200W built right in. Well we can dream can't we? ;)
Looking Good Joe
Thank you
73, Dave KD5FX
Lee there is a new hex out that covers through 160 meters.. it's HUGE, 21 or 22' across I believe.. saw it at hamcation, they say it will cover MARS frequencies
Two of my HexLock customers the 160-10 hexbeam. Pictures and a link to the vendors page here:
Regards, Al / NN4ZZ
al (at) nn4zz (dot) com
I can report at this time everything is together and working better then expected. First call replies are now the norm.
Thanks Again
Just to update this thread from a month ago:
I've also recently started considering an amp/tuner combo. To make a long story short, the lead-time for the SPE 1.3K-FA is currently projected to be just a bit less than ONE YEAR (this, according to Bob Hardie of Expert Linears). And that's a projection, not a guarantee. The cost, with tuner, is about US$5K, including CONUS shipping.
The KPA/KAT combo ships more or less from stock, and costs about US$3K. And while the technology isn't really quite as cool as the SPE, it's probably more of in the range of power that I'd use. I'm really not a full kilowatt kind of guy.
So... that's the latest update.
I finally got everything installed and setup the way I want it and it's fantastic: http://images.mikew.org/kpa-500rack/6.JPG
I put my name on the list around the same time as last year's Dayton Hamvention, and got my beautiful SPE 1.3K-FA a month ago. I got one without the built in antenna tuner (it adds a little size and weight to the pair, but it is less expensive and LDG's antenna tuner has a MUCH greater match range).
I can do a 'full gallon' using a non-dedicated 120 VAC line and controlled with DDUtil.
Ya never know when you'll need an extra 3dB.
(Your mileage may vary.)
Good luck with your choice.
Love the rack mount. Any plans you have as to how you accomplished this? Did you set this up to be able to take on the go with you, should you need to?
I don't personally see the "Flex model" of SDR as a viable portable station. I've given a good deal of thought to what would get me to purchase a "portable Flex" and a product could be made, but right now it's not in Flex's lineup. I have a KX-3 for portable use that works great.
Anyway, the rack was custom made by NovexComm , based on their K3 rack and extended to have the KAT-500 sit on top. We had some problems with their aluminum shelf holding the weight of the KPA-500 but I talked it over with them and we added some U channel stiffeners across the shelf near the front and rear feet to solve the problem. I highly recommend NovexComm, they really went the extra mile to accommodate my request and their prices were reasonable.
If I had it to do all over again, this time I might have chosen an MFJ-998 - It seems a bit more "polished" with a more informative display (you just have to play "Russian Roulette" with MFJ's poor excuse for Quality Control).
I have the same concern with MFJ products. No regrets on not getting the internal tuner?
The trouble with antenna tuners is that their actual power rating depends to a degree on what the SWR is that they are correcting and the amount and kind of impedance they are using to get near to 1:1. The LDG has published ratings of 1,000W SSB PEP, the MFJ has published ratings of 1,500W. Perhaps there is a difference in design that allows for more power handling, perhaps it is just the marketing department being creative...
When I chose the LDG it had the widest match range 1:10 (the MFJ model was a dream in a circuit designer's mind). I figured that the SPE was designed for 1.3KW at most, so I would try not to pour on full power until I got very comfortable with my present setup.
I haven't tried to max out my SPE 1.3K yet I'm waiting for a LP-500 to evaluate linearity and distortion parameters.
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I've grown to dislike the term 'equal pay'. Without doubt women deserve to be paid the same as men for the same job performance, but it is the argument that stands against them. 'Equal pay' has an underlying tone of 'it's not fair' – which is a weak position from which to negotiate.
I say this from experience, as a woman in the City who could and should have been paid more than her male counterparts. My argument was always equal pay. It failed me.
I was an equity research analyst at a large and prestigious US investment bank. Client rankings, as measured by the leading surveys (Extel and Institutional Investor), were the main indicators of job performance. In the last years of my career I was top ranked in both surveys across two disparate sectors (Chemicals and Construction /Industrials). As far as I am aware, no one else in the City has ever achieved this. But still, my pay lagged.
My boss would say, 'you are my best-performing analyst'. I would respond, 'but I'm not your best paid'. I lost count of the number of times I heard 'next year's your year'. I know now that I should never have signalled my value in the relative terms of equal pay. Instead I should have argued from an objective, singular and personal position within the market.
A male colleague laughed at my frustration. 'Don't expect them to be fair. They'll pay you as little as they can get away with. You need to hold a gun to their head.' By this he meant counter-offers from rival banks. But it's a strategy that has a limited lifespan. Potential employers are wary, existing employers untrusting. You mark your CV.
Eventually I left the City (partly in frustration) and went on to found my own company, Rose & Willard, where individual merit is the basis for any discussion relating to pay or promotion, irrespective of gender or any other extraneous factor.
As an employer, and on the other side of the table, I have a whole new perspective. Most striking is how uncomfortable most women seem to be when it comes to discussing pay, even if I bring it up. One would visibly squirm in her seat. Men, in contrast, seem much more willing to put it upfront and centre, even with little to back it up.
On one occasion I asked a male employee to assume temporarily some additional tasks. Immediately he asked for more money. My response was that he prove he could do them first. I've yet to meet a woman with the same level of confidence.
I now mentor career professionals. When it comes to pay the advice I offer is broadly the same. Understand market rates and always have ready a clear, summary record of your performance and achievements as set against those rates. This will ensure that you always know your worth. Don't confine pay and performance discussions to annual and biannual appraisals. Make it at least a quarterly event, within a formal setting and with conversations confirmed subsequently in email. This will make it clear to your boss that getting paid market rate is important to you. If you are a valued employee, he or she will not want you to be disgruntled and potentially looking elsewhere. Aside from losing someone who performs, managers are always measured in terms of retention of staff. And if you do decide to leave because of pay, they can never say they weren't warned.
I say this especially to working mothers, as returning from maternity leave is often when women's pay really starts to lag that of their male peers. This is mainly because career progression slows. The argument is that women are less likely to be promoted because they put in less facetime in the office. But longer hours doesn't necessarily translate to higher productivity or better job performance. This is when I would argue that it is even more important to be armed with current evidence of achievement.
Part of the challenge to rebalancing pay disparity is that many employers consider female employment as a source of problems. They look to government for the solution while fearing that all they'll get is burdensome and costly regulation. Companies need to be reminded of what women deliver. Women should tell them.
Ultimately when the conversation is centred specifically on performance gender will become irrelevant, and that is when equality will truly have been achieved. Don't ask for equal pay. You could be worth more. Know your worth.
Heidy Rehman is the founder & CEO of Rose & Willard (www.roseandwillard.com)


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Why Your Business Bankers Need to Optimize Their LinkedIn Profiles (how's that for a sexy title?)
I've been active on LinkedIn since sometime in 2008. When I received my first invite for their platform, I thought it was related to the town I live in (Lincoln, NE). This was despite the fact that LinkedIn was founded in 2003. Yes, it's been around for a decade!
Here are some slides I created for a presentation in 2012 for J.D. Power & Associates about the history of the Internet and Financial Institutions:
Since my 2008 introduction, I've become very, very involved with LinkedIn because I knew it would provide a great platform to build my visibility, brand, and, eventually, influence within the Financial Services industry. 1,000+ connections later, I've landed several speaking opportunities thanks to this channel and have used it to research prospects as well as close a new client.
But, despite these wins, I only recently optimized my LinkedIn profile for better search results. Why? Because I was getting what I thought were decent search and profile visits. Also, I hadn't even run across an article that offered a step-by-step process for upping your results.
The lack of articles is because there isn't an exact science behind it or at least there's not much public about the science behind it. I researched and read a few articles and posted a question to LinkedIn's now defunct Q&A board to learn more. I took several pieces of advice to optimize my profile to be better found for several key terms, which I will keep secret from my competitors. 🙂
What difference has it made for me? Here's a look at my search results since I made the change in late December:
So what does this have to do with you and your business bankers and branch manager? Well, if someone is out in your market and searching for a new business banker, chances are good that they will use LinkedIn because of the higher penetration among professionals and small business owners. When they search LinkedIn, who will they find? Here's a search for "business banking" in a local market:
Out of more than 1,000 people who would show up in a search for "Business Banking" in the Kansas City area, what value would you place on being in the top 10? How many potential new business bankers will a person consider when thinking of making a switch?
Your number of connections certainly plays a role in your search appearance s as you'll note that the top five profiles above all have more than 500 connections, but the list at the seven and eight spots drops down to around 120 connections. There are things that you (I'm assuming you're a bank/CU marketer, retail/sales head, or branch manager) and your sales staff can do to help improve your rankings.
I'll write more about specifics down the road. You can also shoot me an email or use the contact page above if you'd like to know more now or have questions.
Until then…you can find me online!
Why Grumpy Cat Hates Your New Checking Account Line Up!
Recently I participated in an excellent seminar by two serial entrepreneurs in Jonathan Fields and Charlie Gilkey. One of the exercises was designed to get into your customer's head. "Everything starts from there when it comes to product creation," they said. In their model (described below) you define your business/personal mission and then analyze your customer along five questions to create or validate your product offering.
Unfortunately, many tech companies get this wrong because they get excited about new technology without validating that this new tech/product satisfies a customer's needs or pain points or, better yet, delights the customer. The same is true of many bankers.
The regulatory environment has many financial institutions reworking their checking account line ups in the hopes of recapturing lost revenue. Lost revenue is creating product changes, which is a lot like saying that our mission is to make lots of money so we're going to revamp our products without regard to our customer's needs. Actually, it's just like saying that.
When we make product changes by only looking at lost revenue, we're adding in obstacles that are designed solely to create fees. Or we interview vendors that are selling account packages that they say "consumers want and are willing to pay for." Personally I've not seen these rewards accounts work long term, but do believe that they fall short of meeting a customer's larger needs when your decision to employ them stems from your main desire to recoup lost revenue.
What does a customer first product revamp look like? Fields and Gilkey would argue it looks like this analysis process:
- What does your customer want?
- What are their felt needs? (what do they say they need)
- What are their actual needs? (what do they really need)
- What are their aspirations?
- What obstacles are in their way?
So what does Grumpy Cat have to do with this?
Think of your customers and prospects as Grumpy Cats. They know what they want. They know what they like. Grumpy Cat does not care about your lost revenue. Grumpy Cat cares about getting fed, having a warm bed, and a clean ass.
If you do not consider your end users needs, Grumpy Cat will not buy. More likely, you will also design a product that no customer wants.
Am I saying that your bank needs to bow to the whims of a customer like a cat owner? No, this is just a fun metaphor. The cat owners out there will know that it's impossible to please a cat, even a happy one.
But, if your product redesign stemmed from anything but a customer-first needs assessment, then yes, you should fall victim to the Internet's greatest meme.
2012 ABA Bank Marketing Conference Twitter List
So the conference hashtag for the American Bankers Association Bank Marketing Conference is officially here: #ABAMKTG. A quick Twitter search shows a good amount of activity already surfacing as well as this partial list of registered attendees with their corresponding handles. Can't wait to reconnect or meet with many of you! Sincerely, @BankMarketing – aka Mark Zmarzly
If I missed you, please add your handle into a comment and I'll get you added. Thanks!
Everyone Likes Over-the-Top Customer Service…and Soup!
In the last two days I've encountered two stories that couldn't be more different. The first was about the uncaring staffers at United Airlines who lost a 10-year-old unaccompanied minor. The second was about a New Hampshire Panera Bread employee who went out of her way to make soup for a customer who was passing soon from cancer.
Over-the-top customer service stories aren't told much in the banking industry and they certainly aren't often told publicly. Every week I hear conversations from bankers and bank marketers about social media strategies – or more accurately put "gimmicks" – for increasing engagement – or more accurately put "likes" – and I swear I can hear the Internet weep a bit. Giving away $1 to a charity in exchange for a like isn't exactly at the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. And where does pushing this factoid out to your 233 fans fit into the grand scheme of things?
Whatever happened to engaging people in person with extreme service and kindness instead of with random questions or contests?
Think about the last time you had an extreme customer service experience in any environment? I have worked in the hotel, restaurant, and retail industries and used to pride myself on delivering consistently good experience most of the time and in looking for an extreme way to deliver when I could. From the other side of the counter, it's not as easy as it seems but it can make an amazing difference to a customer. And, as we've seen, it can give someone a reason to talk about you and your brand:
If you know of any publically discussed over-the-top banking service stories, please let me know. If you don't, think about what your retail and branch admin departments can do to assist in making moments like these – moments that people share publicly online and in person – an everyday occurrence!


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PRINCE2 – So how does It Help?
What many of the folks don't seem to understand is that even PRINCE2 evolved out of the best practices? More over idea development part of PRINCE2 came from the private sector. The method was later procured by the UK government to their credit, while they ensured it remains compatible with the private sector projects.
There is another widespread misconception that PRINCE2 is ideally suitable only for large projects. However as you start going through the manual pages, you will realize how robust and scalable the entire framework and structure is. This makes it an ideal candidate that can be tailored to any project size for any industry.
A peep into the past 15 years will show that PRINCE2 organization has applied (or at least attempted to do so) in much heavy handed manner. As you go through the manual pages you will also realize how overly bureaucratic it all sounds. Any such perception gives a clear view that it has been used without tailored to the requirement. Increasingly IT companies are adopting Agile development environment, PRINCE2 is designed in a way that it can be easily adapted to Agile environment.
Before we jump into discussing the benefits of PRINCE2 Certification, I would like to clear one more misconception and that it adds an additional layer of project management and thereby increases overhead. This statement is wrong outright as the essence of PRINCE2 is project management!
Applying PRINCE2 to accelerate your chances of project success
• The role and responsibility for the individual can easily be defined in PRINCE2. The project board executive role holds ultimate authority and ensures the actions are implemented and the decisions are made for the right reasons.
• PRINCE2 employs product based planning approach in determining the details of the task and activities. This approach is logical and effective and ensures that project scope is well planned and understood.
• The quality criteria for each of the products or deliverable are defined clearly. While defining the quality criteria, it is also taken into account how each of the criteria will be measured.
• There is a provision for decision points, these are placed strategically towards the end stage to ensure right people are involved. These people have to take informed decisions, about whether the project should be carried forward or should be stopped or does it require any changes in the specification to meet the objective.
• There are also control points to track the progress for ensuring decisions are made in a timely matter.
• The program is structured in way which facilitates continued review even during while this key document is being reviewed. The business case describes measurable benefits and strikes a right balance between the risk and the cost to ensure business case viability is maintained at all times and is good enough to base key management decisions to decide whether project should be continued, discontinued or requires modification.
• Since PRINCE2 is flexible, it can easily be adapted with tailored approach to suit different types and size of the projects operating under varied environments.
Skillogic Knowledge Solutions is one of the best training centers for PRINCE2 certification and providing training in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Pune. If you are looking for PRINCE2 training in Hyderabad, visit Skillogic Knowledge Solutions.


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Guadalupe Mountains NP and Carlsbad, NM
March 16, 2015
Border patrol!
On our way from Las Cruces to Carlsbad on US Route 62 we found ourselves approaching a US Border Patrol checkpoint. It's a large, regular stop, with all traffic routed through it. As we approached, we noted two officers and a dog, and wondered what might happen given the big Airstream we're towing. They simply asked our country of citizenship and sent us on our way with no further questions. We're guessing the Washington plates and our incredibly American accents quickly convinced them we weren't running a cross-border operation. Lucky us!
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
This is a spectacular bunch of mountains, which under the covers are actually a huge fossil coral reef. It's also a sacred place for the Apache who used to live there. The route to the park is a great road, though it gets pretty steep in places. US Route 62 continues up to and past the park, and on to Carlsbad, New Mexico. We took a few photos during a brief visit to the park, and moved on, as we had to make it to Carlsbad for the evening so we could take in Carlsbad Caverns National Park the next morning.
Carlsbad RV Park
After a long and interesting day of driving, we stopped for the night at this RV Park, which proved to be interesting. Campgrounds are few and far between as you get closer to Carlsbad Caverns. There's no camping in the park at all. The closest RV Park is...well, we'll let you read the reviews for White's City RV Park. Worse, the park doesn't take reservations. So your strategy is to drive to the middle of nowhere and hope they have a spot. Not gonna happen.
So, we targeted the second-closest camping facility about 20 miles away, the Carlsbad RV Park. Reviews for the latter were somewhat mixed, but at least they weren't universally terrible, and this place actually takes reservations.
Once we got there, we found it to be a clean gravel-based campground with a bit of landscaping around the edges. Typical desert fare, really. The hosts were kind, and the place was spotless. Bathrooms / showers were clean, though dated. Lots of long-term residents working the surrounding oil patch near Carlsbad. There's a lot of oil-field activity here, that's for sure.
This is another of those places that was perfectly fine for a single overnight, especially since it's the best available near the Caverns, but it's not a place I would stay any longer than necessary. For us, it was a quick overnight - we left for the Caverns before 8:00 the next morning.
In the meantime, we had a lovely New Mexico sunset here.
Meanwhile, good night to all, and to all a good night, from Skipper and Rocinante.


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I have not posted forever. There are other blogs for which I write, so they take precedent as it has been pretty busy/crazy of late.
I am looking forward to the New Year. I want a new start just like everyone else. I know this year will be different because I have already began to change. I must commit myself to change. There is this quote (which is not the one I was looking for, but will have to do until I locate it at home tonight):
"If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always got."
It is true for me and I don't like what I am getting. I want to feel better physically and mentally. It is easy for me to say forget it, when I am really not feeling well, but I have to push through it as I did on Saturday night. Little by little, I can make it happen.
I know my life won't ever be stupendously great, because that is like trying to be perfect. No one is perfect. I just want to be able to deal with whatever comes at me in the best possible fashion. I want to be the kind person that I know I am, but most importantly, I want to live, live, live.


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Overview of Hostel
As a guest at our youth hostel in the heart of the Bernese Oberland, you'll find public transport right at your doorstep which can take you to the most stunning sights on Lakes Brienz and Thun as well as in the Bernese Alps. Backpackers, families and other adventurers don't just benefit from the aff
Am Bahnhof Ost
Untere Bönigstrasse 3
3800 Interlaken
The Youth Hostel is located directly adjacent to the railway station Interlaken east.
By train to Interlaken Ost. The hostel is located directly beside the train station..
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Conditions & Policy
Credit Cards Accepted
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The iPod touch Screen
The thing that sets the iPod touch apart from other iPod models -- other than the latest nano -- is its touch-screen interface. When you touch the screen, the iPod's circuitry detects the presence of your finger. It keeps track of how many fingers you have on the screen and where you move them. It also gives the iPod touch the capability of running apps -- something even the newest iPod nano can't do.
The iPod touch does this using a layer of capacitive material under a protective covering. You can read How Capacitors Work to learn more about them, but the basic idea involves taking advantage of the electrical properties of the human body. When you touch a capacitive surface, the amount of charge it holds changes. This is why devices like the iPod touch require you to touch them with your bare skin -- insulating materials like gloves, pens and styluses don't cause the same changes in the capacitive circuitry.
There are two possible methods the iPod touch can use to measure changes in electrical states:
- Self capacitance: Circuitry monitors changes in an array of electrodes.
- Mutual capacitance: A layer of driving lines carries current. A separate layer of sensing lines detects changes in the electrical charge when you place your finger on the screen.
Regardless of which method the screen uses, you change the electrical properties of the screen every time you touch it. The iPod records this change as data, and it uses mathematical algorithms to translate the data into an understanding of where your fingers are. In the next section, we'll explore what the iPod touch does with this data and how to navigate through its features.


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- Concave Triple Channel Deck w Double D Down Tube & Flat Bottom & Sides
- Deck Dimensions 114mm (4.5" Wide), 482.5Mm (19" Long)
- High Tensile Fork
- Double Clamp Headset w NYLON HIC SHIM
- Hi-Tensile Raised Taper Bars 500mm (19.7") wide 540mm (21 1/4") high
- Crisp 100mm Super High Rebound Alloy Core Wheels
- SST Spring Less Brake
- Total Weight: 3.4 kg (7.5lb)
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Shah Rukh Khan is known as the King of romance. No one can romance heroines on celluloid the way he does. He's had great chemistry with Kajol, Aishwarya, Madhuri, Rani and the list goes on... With filmmakers searching for new faces for their films, SRK has yet again being starred opposite a fresh face, Pakistani actresses- Mahira Khan in Raaes. Here's looking at other actresses who debuted opposite SRK.
Raaes - Mahira Khan
SRK's next biggie is Rahul Dholakia's Raaes in which Pakistani actress Mahira Khan will play his wife. Mahira became a household name this year with her Pakistani serial Humsafar that went on air in India. Makers say that they wanted a Muslim looking girl for this 80s drama and hence they wanted a fresh face opposite SRK. We're waiting to watch this new pair!
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Anushka Sharma
Aditya Chopra launched a fresh face opposite SRK for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Anushka Sharma and Shah Rukh Khan won hearts in this simple love story. Later the two revived their magic in Yash Chopra's swan song, Jab Tak Hai Jaan.
Om Shanti Om - Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone had a dream debut opposite SRK in Farah Khan's OSO. The chemistry they cracked in their very first film together proved that this couple was going to become a hot favourite. Today SRK and Deepika are part of historical blockbusters like Chennai Express and Happy New Year.
Josh - Priya Gill
SRK in a full-on ruffian and tapori avatar was seen opposite a docile and naive Priya Gill in Josh. Even though the film is known for its action, one cannot forget the song, Apun Bola wherein SRK romances Priya in a hardcore tapoori andaz!
Pardes - Mahima Chaudhary
Subhash Ghai loved to launch new faces and hence he picked starlet Mahima Chaudhary opposite SRK for Pardes. The film was a blockbuster and the songs still remain top favourites. Though Mahima proved to be a one film wonder, the audience loved the pairing.
Baazigar - Shilpa Shetty
Though Baazigar is remembered for Kajol and SRK's chemistry, no one can forget that it also marked the debut of dusky beauty Shilpa Shetty. And we loved the innocent love we saw between them in the song, Kitabein Bahut Si.


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Learn about Mapstraction—the API that abstracts mapping services—and how it can be used by your business or day-to-day geohacking. Are you worried that Google might put adverts on their maps? Noticed that Microsoft Virtual Earth has better aerial imagery? Don't get locked in!
Mapstraction floats on top of niine APIs: Microsoft VE, Google, Yahoo!, MultiMap, Poly9 FreeEarth, Map24, MapQuest, and OpenStreetMap. Each one has different features and qualities of aerial and mapping data, and your use may depend on area of interest (who has the best aerial imagery in Bangalore?) or features (can I plot GeoRSS?).
With Mapstraction you can make these decisions on the fly and not get locked into one specific API. We'll tour adding simple maps, pins, and geocoding. Plotting GeoRSS and switching APIs on the fly. Some JavaScript knowledge is preferable but not an absolute necessity.
Steve Coast is founder of OpenStreetMap and Cloud Made and has worked for many years on diverse heavy-lifting computing applications around open systems. Steve interned at Wolfram Research before studying computer science and then physics at UCL. He left early to pursue research and development work at universities and leading web companies prior to founding ZXV – a geo web consultancy in 2006.
Mikel Maron is foundar of Mapufacture, and web developer for hire, specializing in Open Geospatial and Wiki tech. He's been active in the standardization of GeoRSS and in the OpenStreetMap collaborative mapping project, and several open source projects. He's developed two of the first Wikis in use at the UN. Previously, Mikel worked as senior developer of My Yahoo! and researched evolutionary models of ecosystems for an MSc at the University of Sussex.
Author of "Introduction to Neogeography"
For media-related inquiries, contact Maureen Jennings at email@example.com.
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You're after a sleek, all-in-one desktop machine with a huge, dazzling display - so do you opt for the just launched by Microsoft or the classic that's been keeping punters happy for several years now? We're here to help you decide.
While the iMac may have been out much longer than the Surface Studio, its most recent upgrade came just a year ago, with the updated Retina screen 21.5-inch model. Here we'll compare the most recent two models with Microsoft's newly unveiled all-in-one.You're after a sleek, all-in-one desktop machine with a huge, dazzling display - so do you opt for the just launched by Microsoft or the classic that's been keeping punters happy for several years now? We're here to help you decide.
While the iMac may have been out much longer than the Surface Studio, its most recent upgrade came just a year ago, with the updated Retina screen 21.5-inch model. Here we'll compare the most recent two models with Microsoft's newly unveiled all-in-one.
Design and style
These are two seriously good-looking bits of kit - whether you're a diehard Apple fan or a committed Microsoft loyalist, you have to admit that they both know how to design an all-in-one computer.
On both the Surface Studio and the iMac, the screens stand out - you get a 28-inch, 4,500 x 3,000 pixel display on Microsoft's machine, and a choice of either a 21.5-inch, 4,096 x 2,304 pixel screen or a 27-inch, 5,120 x 2,880 pixel screen if you take the Apple route.
While Apple's iMacs are made from one piece of slim aluminium, Microsoft has taken a less conventional approach with the Surface Studio, putting the main guts of the computer in the base unit underneath the screen. That of course means the screen can be thinner - just 12.5mm thick across the whole panel.
The Surface Studio also has another couple of tricks up its sleeve: the ability to fold down and turn into a huge, almost-flat digital canvas for you to draw on, and the touchscreen display, that means you can interact with it directly.
Internal specifications
Both the Surface Studio and iMac can be picked up with a choice of internal specs, depending on the power you need and how much you want to spend.
At the time of writing you can pick up a Surface Studio with an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, plus 8GB, 16GB or 32GB of RAM. There are three Nvidia graphics chipsets to choose from, and either a 1TB or 2TB hard drive.
As for the iMac, the lowest spec 21.5-inch model is an Intel Core i5 processor running at 1.6GHz, with 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, and integrated Intel HD graphics. At the very top level, there's the 27-inch model with a 3.3GHz i5 CPU, a maximum of 32GB of RAM, a 2TB hard drive and an AMD Radeon graphics chipset.
In other words, the specs on offer are broadly comparable - even at the top end, these aren't VR-ready gaming machines, but they will cope with some intensive video and photo editing if you max out the components.
Windows 10 vs macOS Sierra
Considering we're comparing two pieces of hardware here, software plays a surprisingly major role - in fact if you're choosing which of these computers to buy, you could base your whole decision on whether you prefer or .
Both these operating systems have matured to such a point that they're really both as good as each other now. Choosing macOS Sierra gives you access to Apple's suite of programs, like Final Cut Pro and Pages, but in terms of core OS functionality there's not much to choose between them - they even both have a voice-activated assistant, in the form of .
You'll probably want to opt for the operating system you're most familiar with, but both Microsoft and Apple's packages are intuitive and accessible enough to welcome beginners as well, so you're not really going to miss out by going for one option or the other.
The only area where Windows is still clearly in the lead is in terms of gaming - even if the Surface Studio isn't much of a games machine, if you think you're going to want to be playing some games every now and again, Windows 10 is the option to go for.
Models and pricing
Finally, price, and whichever computer you opt for you're going to have to spend a while saving. You can pre-order a Surface Studio from Microsoft now for $2,999 (roughly £2,375) to be delivered in "early 2017". With the specs bumped up to the max you're looking at $4,199 (about £3,335).
A Retina 4K iMac starts at £1,449 or $1,499, with the 5K version beginning at £1,749 or $1,799. The top-spec 5K iMac costs £2,249 or $2,299, but you can max that out with upgrades to £3,908 or $4,128 if you want extra graphics or hard drive space.
Right now there's much more flexibility with the iMac pricing, and if you're on a tight budget then even the entry level Surface Studio is out of your grasp - and of course it's not going to turn up until sometime next year.
There's no way to pick an outright winner - it depends on your taste in style, your love (or otherwise) of touchscreens, and which OS you prefer as to which one's best for you - but we're just grateful that there are too such impressive machines on sale.


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NYX by ZALORA
Discover NYX Cosmetics professional makeup & beauty products
ZALORA is Asia's fastest-growing online retailer featuring the region's largest range of products and brands.
ZALORA offers the customers a wide range of the latest in apparel for men & women, as well as beauty, accessories and footwear,
coupled with excellent customer service within an easy and secure online shopping environment.
• Over 800 brands and over 20,000 products to promote
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Browse Karl Lagerfeld's studio, Olivier Zahm's apartment, and Erin Wasson's bedroom. Todd Selby's forthcoming book is online and on view until tomorrow (11/12). The Selby
Tie me up! Tie me down! Nobuyoshi Araki for Barney's. Nowness
Iconography: The new Who's and Why's of fashion. The New York Times
Women's Wear Daily celebrates a century with a look back at their 100 most memorable moments. WWD


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Automatic Project Creation
Using Milestones PM+, you can natively create a project from a template off of any object in Salesforce (e.g. opportunity). This requires Salesforce Lightning Enterprise Edition. Instructions for implementation are in the Milestones PM+ Admin Guide. Alternatively, you can purchase our Premium Edition & Support Plan to access this feature.
We support the use of multiple templates for your various project types. A template can be used to deliver a consistent project creation process for milestones and tasks for a given project type, product(s), and/or service(s). For more advanced project template export and import functionality, please review our Premium Edition features as there are limitations with the templates export and import process in the free version.
Task Dependencies, Relative Dates, Scheduling
We support the creation of milestone and task dependencies. You can easily "move up" the project start date or "delay it" using the Project Configuration button on the project page. You can schedule around weekend work or schedule on weekends. Milestones can be dependent on another milestone. Tasks can be dependent on other tasks.
Status Reporting
Use Milestones PM+ to build native Salesforce reports & dashboards to show the progress and outcomes of your projects for your clients or internal stakeholders.
Portfolio/Program and Project-Level Gantt Charts
Milestones PM+ has varying levels of Gantt chart capabilities:
- Program-level Gantt charts with projects dependent on another project or projects rolled up into a program/portfolio. These Gantt charts show projects and their key milestones.
- Project-level Gantt charts.
- Milestone-level Gantt charts.
Task Workflow
If you are running Salesforce Lightning Enterprise Edition, you may create workflow at the task level to do any sort of automation.
Access To Online Support
All Milestones PM+ users have access to the free online Chatter support group, which includes access to the portal to post basic Milestones PM+ questions.
Project Calendar
Milestones PM+ supports a custom calendar that displays projects, milestones, and tasks.


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- Details
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- Reviews
- What's Included
This 2nd Edition Z-Wave Door/Window Sensor from Aeotec has all the functionality of the original but in a smaller shell with a longer battery life. The Z-Wave Door/Window sensor integrates into a Z-Wave network and will communicate with up to six devices that have been associated with it. This sensor installs on a door frame, window frame, drawer or any object in a home that can be opened and closed. When the sensors contact is broken it will automatically send a command to the associated devices triggering the desired response; turning lights on, setting off the alarm, turning off the thermostat, or any other application that you have programmed. The sensor is also capable of protecting itself as it has a built-in tamper detection system which will sound an alarm in the event someone is attempting to interfere with it. Communications from the Z-Wave Door/Window Sensor are sent wirelessly over radio frequency (RF) with a range over 300 feet in open space. The Z-Wave Door/Window Sensor 2nd Edition is powered by two AAA batteries that will provide enough power for an average lifespan of two years and a low battery alert will let you know when they need to be changed. This sensor is designed for a quick do-it-yourself installation. The sensor is light enough that it can be installed using double stick tape (included) or, for a sturdier fit, with screws (included).
Specifications Manufacturer Aeon Labs Manufacturer Product No. DSB29xxx-ZWUS UPC 810667022068 Dimensions 0.63 inches x 1.063 inches x 2.48 inches
16mm x 27mm x 63mm
Range 300 feet Max Associated Devices 6 Tamper Detection Yes Certifications FCC
Available For United States, Australia, Europe and United Kingdom markets Device Wake-Up Time Intervals that are a multiple of 4 minutes Power 2 AAA batteries Low Battery Warning Yes Operating Temperature 14°F to 140°F
-10°C to 60°C
Color White Manufacturer Warranty 12 months
- 1x - Sensor Unit
- 1x - Bidirectional Mounting Plate
- 1x - Magnet Unit
- 1x - Magnet Unit Outer Shell
- 2x - AAA Batteries
- 6x - Double Sided Mounting Tape
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Everything that happens
I've been doing quite a bit of thinking about messages this past year. One thing I've learned is this – everything that has happened, the people who I have met, challenges that I have faced and opportunities that were presented to me were put there for a reason. I may not know all the reasons at this time but I know that these challenges, opportunities and people were brought into my life as messengers.
Honestly, I've been sitting on this blog post about messages for a couple of months. This was one of those things I scribbled about in my blog book during the time I was dealing with the workbook launch. I think that since the end of the year is approaching, now is a good time to share it with you.
I've been seriously thinking about making a big important decision for the past year. I've played with the idea in my head, talked about it with a few close friends but never really wrote it out to all of you. I'm quite aware of the fact that when you put something out there and really start to believe in it, that thing has a greater chance of materializing. I get that.
When I forced the issue with myself about why I wasn't sharing this, I realized it was the accountability factor. Yeah …. accountability, schmountability (crap that didn't work). I felt if I told you that I made this big decision to make a change in my life and then I didn't do it, then I'd be announcing to the world that I couldn't do something.
It's one thing to tell these decisions to those closest to you … but to the blog world? I was carrying this doubt with me that maybe I really couldn't do it … and then you'd all know that I had failed.
The big decision
OK folks (deep breath) … here we go …. the big decision that I made was that I'm planning to move to the beach. Most of my regulars know that I currently live in the Orlando area, Central Florida to be exact, which means that I live in the middle of the state of Florida.
I've played around with this idea for years. One of the reasons that we Floridians live here dealing with that unbearable heat is so we can get in our cars and drive to the beach for the day.
For some reason, the past couple of months have started a fire in me. The process I went through to get that workbook launched really helped me clearly see where I'm going with my business.
I've started to feel like, "Hey, this could really happen! It's possible with these business ideas I have that I could make some serious money." And all those years of dreaming of a beach house could become more than just a daydream. It's turned into a goal.
The decision of making this move isn't to just any area by the ocean. It won't be just any beachtown or any house that I could find in my price range. It's a house with a red door in an area just south of St. Augustine. I've actually looked at a map and narrowed it down to a couple of cities.
I don't even know if this house or the property that I want exists. I just know that it all came to me in a message one day and since that day, the idea of the red door decision seems to have worked its way into my head and into my heart.
I finally had an understanding of those moments where I would hear others talk about how they're living the life they want. I always wondered how they came to live in these wonderful homes in the place of their dreams but then I got the message. I started to see the vision, I saw the ocean, I saw the red door and I started to believe.
For those of you following me on Pinterest (and you guys know who you are!), you may have started to see me pinning more and more to my board called My Home by the Sea. That's been part of this process. And if you take the time to look through the images, you'll see the red doors.
The old me would turn this into a project of looking online for homes, researching the area and worrying about how I was going to find a way to pay for this. But this message was different. It came without preconceived notions about what I needed to do. It came without any concerns about when this was going to happen. It came to me with an understanding that it was not my place to worry about when and how it would get done. If I just believed then the red door would open for me.
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The following is general advice and does not constitute legal advice. Remember that leases are complicated financial instruments and expert legal advice should always be sought.
An option is the right granted under a lease whereby the Lessor grants to the Lessee the right (but not the obligation) to enter into further lease terms of the premises after the expiry of the initial lease, within a specified time frame limited in the initial lease. In Australia, the responsibility for exercising an option correctly always falls on the Lessee, as the Lessee receives the benefit of a new lease and burdens the Lessor.
The key element for exercising options is that the option must be exercised within the option exercise window. Generally if a Lessee misses their option exercise window, then the option will lapse, unless the Lessor agrees to formally extend the option exercise window.
The example above best illustrates this. A lease has a commencement on 01/07 2005 and expires on 30/06/2010 with a five year option. The lease calls for the option to be exercised between three and six months from expiry. The areas shown between the arrows is the option exercise window.
There are other important factors to consider when exercising options correctly.
- The tenant is not to be in breach of the lease in serving the appropriate notice to exercise the option.
- In the Lessee's option clause there will generally be directions on what the Lessee must do or have done in relation to breaches of lease. A breach of lease, sometimes also referred to as a default, can include a number of factors, the most typical of which is not paying the rent on time or being in arrears.
- There are two important aspects to serving a notice. Firstly, the notice must be unconditional and in writing. Secondly, the notice must be served correctly in accordance with the directions in the lease under the notices clause.
Once an option has been exercised (with the exception of below) the Lessee and Lessor are locked into that option, neither the tenant nor the Landlord cannot withdraw.
However in NSW and QLD, there is a special provision in the Retail Leases Act. The Lessee may ask for the option to be determined early, not earlier than six months nor later than three months of the last date in which you can notify your option. If this clause is activated then the Lessee has 21 days from the determination notice to decide if they wish to exercise their option.
If you are having any issues with options in your lease contracts, do not forget that the property team at Intelligent Property Solutions and Leasing Information Systems are here to help.
Please note, the above should not be considered as actual legal advice and when in doubt, we recommend that you contact your appropriate legal professional.


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Reprint from Salt Lake City Telegram, May 20, 1949
Drug principles isolated from leaves of marijuana, an innocent-looking plant that grows wild in different parts of the world, are playing an important role in research on a cure for epilepsy.
This is the same marijuana which so many people fear as a habit-forming drug and which is noted for the opium-like dreams it produces in those who partake of it.
The drugs being used are synthetic substances related to cannabinol, which is contained in marijuana, but does not produce the same effects. Dr. Jean P. Davis, faculty researcher at the University of Utah medical college, has done considerable research with the drugs in treatment of minor and convulsive epilepsy.
She reports that the drugs have been found effective about 50% of the time. Future for epileptics appears "very bright," she said, "because of not only one new drug, but a whole field of new compounds to combat epileptic seizures."
Helps Minor Seizures
One of these new drugs, trimethadione, is most effective in petit mal epilepsy, minor seizures common in younger patients. Another, paramethadione, a sort of second cousin to the first, is useful in such spells.
A third compound, called phenerone, is effective in psycho-motor seizures, sudden episodes of unusual behavior, accompanied by amnesia.
Epilepsy comes in four degrees: grand mal, or pykno-epilepsy, with brief staring spells; psycho-motor, accompanied by amnesia and unusual behavior, and Jacksonian, identified by retention of consciousness with progressive twitching and numbness of one leg or arm.
Mr. Davis is in charge of a section of the psychiatric clinic at Salt Lake General hospital, where she does some clinical work. She also instructs advanced courses in the departments of pharmacology and physiology at the university.
Began in 1929
According to Dr. Davis, actual valuable research with modern methods of fighting epilepsy came into their own in 1929 with the invention of the electro-encephalograph, an instrument for recording brain activity.
And the latest of the compounds used in treatment of the affliction was developed in 1948. Meanwhile, research is advancing at a rapid pace, Dr. Davis said.
She studied for three years under Dr. William Lennox, one of the top U.S. experts on epilepsy. She received her doctor of medicine degree at Yale university in 1943.
Most of her clinical work has been confined to children, with whom she "likes to work."
Anti-Epileptic Action Of Marijuana-Active Substances
BY JEAN P. DAVIS, M.D., and H.H. RAMSEY, M.D.
The demonstration of anticonvulsant activity of the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) congeners by laboratory tests (Loewe and Goodman, Federation Proc. 6:352, 1947 ) prompted clinical trial in five institutionalized epileptic children.
All of them had severe symptomatic grand ma1 epilepsy with mental retardation; three had cerebral palsy in addition. Electroencephalographic tracings were grossly abnormal in the entire group; three had focal seizure activity. Their attacks had been inadequately controlled on 0.13 gm. Of phenobarbital daily, combined with 0.3 gm. of Dilantin per day in two of the patients, and in a third, with 0.2 gm. Of Mesantoin daily. Two isomeric 3 (1,2-dimethyl heptyl) homologs of THC were tested, Numbers 122 and 125A, with ataxia potencies fifty and eight times, respectively, that of natural marijuana principles. Number 122 was given to two patients for three weeks and to three patients for seven weeks. Three responded at least as well as to previous therapy; the fourth became almost completely and the fifth entirely seizure free. One patient, transferred to 125A after three weeks, had prompt exacerbation of seizures during the ensuing four weeks, despite dosages up to 4 mg. daily. The second patient transferred to 125A was adequately controlled on this dosage, except for a brief period of paranoid behavior three and a half weeks later; similar episodes had occurred prior to cannabinol therapy. Other psychic disturbances or toxic reactions were not manifested during the periods of treatment. Blood counts were normal.
The cannabinols herein reported deserve further trial in non-institutionalized epileptics.
Reprinted from Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, vol. 8, lY49, p. 284.
Source: Anti-Epileptic Action Of Marijuana-Active Substances


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Orchestras in Southend
- Southend Youth Orchestra
- Southend String Ensemble
- Southend Primary Rock Band
- Southend Youth Brass Academy
- Southend Jazz Band
- Southend Youth Concert Band
- Southend Youth Big Band
- Windjammers
- Southend Rock School
- Leigh Band Play
- Deanery Orchestra
- The Great Instrument Amnesty Channel 4 programme about a school orchestra in Basildon, Essex
- The Music Academy Orchestra Basildon
|Essex Chamber Orchestra
|An orchestra for musicians who live or work in Essex or attend
Essex schools & colleges.
|The Roding Players
|A friendly no auditions community orchestra
which rehearses in Loughton, Essex with concerts 3-4 times a year.
|Billericay School Studio Orchestra
|Billericay School Studio Orchestra
based in Billericay School.
|Deanery Orchestra
|The Deanery Orchestra
is a fun orchestra playing all the favourites.
|Essex Youth Orchestra
|and Essex Young Peoples Orchestra, perform concerts,
tour, and residential courses for young musicians.
|Essex Symphony Orchestra
|In existence for over fifty years, the ESO gives regular concerts
in Essex with high quality soloists.
|Clacton Concert Orchestra
|perform a wide range of music
from classical and light orchestral music to selections from popular musicals.
|Essex Concert Orchestra
|Performs popular programmes twice or three times a year and is made up of some 70 top musicians from the Essex area
|Thurrock Youth Orchestra
|Perform high profile concerts and tours
with Thurrock Youth Training Orchestra.
|Crescendo Training Orchestras
|Crescendo training orchestras for Southend pupils
in school years 5 through to 8.
|All Saints Orchestra
|Playing a wide range of music
at All Saints Church, Chelmsford.
|Harlow Symphony Orchestra
|A well established orchestra which performs an average
of four concerts per year
|East of England Sinfonia
|Professional classical orchestra of the
East of England.
|Woodford Symphony Orchestra
|Woodford Symphony Orchestra
|The Westcliff Collection
|Community orchestra performing
in the Southend-on-Sea area.
|The Saffron Symphony
|Provides performance opportunities for talented musicians living or working in the district of Uttlesford - ** formerley Uttlesforde Orchestra
|Maldon Orchestra
|A friendly group from the East Coast of
Essex – all players welcome.
|Essex Baroque Orchestra
|Resident orchestra of the Suffolk Villages Festival
playing baroque orchestral repertory at a high level.
|Vivace Youth Orchestra
|Youth orchestra for Harlow
and Bishops Stortford with Sinfonia.
|Southend Philharmonic Orchestra
|An orchestra performing in the Southend
area established in 1945.
|Simply Strings
|Adult learners group playing
orchestral instruments in Southend-on-Sea
|Thurrock String Orchestra
|The umbrella title for the many String Ensembles
run by Thurrock Music Services.
|Maldon Youth Orchestra
|Maldon Youth Orchestra play familiar tunes
as well as more serious classical pieces.
|Colchester Bach Orchestra
|Support choirs in Colchester, called
"Colchester Philharmonic" when playing music written after 1800.
|Colne Philharmonic Orchestra
|An orchestra with over 50 members
from Halstead
|Southend Youth Orchestra
|Schools orchestra in Southend by
South East Essex Music Education Hub.
|Colchester Youth Chamber Orchestra
|Founded in 1983 to provide young musicians with an
opportunity to perform a range of classical & popular music
|Chelmsford Young Strings
|A training orchestra for young strings
performing around Chelmsford, schools and festivals.
|Brentwood Philharmonic Orchestra
|An orchestra in Brentwood performing
the symphonic repertoire at a good amateur level.
|Havering Concert Orchestra
|Formed in 1954, this Orchestra serving the London Borough of
Havering and its surrounding districts
|KEGS Orchestras
|A junior and senior orchestra
a Chelmsford Youth Orchestra.
|Brentwood Orchestras for Young Musicians
|The Phoenix Youth Orchestra, Phoenix Flames,
Brentwood Junior String Orchestra and Brentwood Beginner Strings.
|Colchester Orchestras
|Colchester Symphony Orchestra, the Colchester Chamber Orchestra
and the Kingfisher Ensemble.
|Southend Symphony Orchestra
|A symphony orchestra performing three concerts a year
in the Southend area.
|Anything Goes
|Handbell ringers
|Colne Valley Youth Orchestra
|Play and perform in North Essex, Europe,
and prestigious events with Colne Valley Training Orchestra.
Southend Philharmonic Orchestra
Deanery Orchestra
The Westcliff Collection
Essex Concert Orchestra
Simply Strings
Southend Symphony Orchestra
Harlow, Leigh on Sea, Brentwood, Burnham on Crouch, Tilbury, Southend on Sea, Rayleigh, Ongar, Harwich, Basildon, Chelmsford, Braintree, Canvey Island, Thurrock, Billericay, Stansted, Maldon, Colchester, Dunmow, Grays, Dagenham, Witham, Wickford, Clacton on Sea
Harlow, Leigh on Sea, Brentwood, Burnham on Crouch, Tilbury, Southend on Sea, Rayleigh, Ongar, Harwich, Basildon, Chelmsford, Braintree, Canvey Island, Thurrock, Billericay, Stansted, Maldon, Colchester, Dunmow, Grays, Dagenham, Witham, Wickford, Clacton on Sea


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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Artist Joe Ledbetter Let's the Animals Loose
The LA event is only a few days away! In anticipation for the big event we want to introduce you to one of LA's most loved! Quick & Painless Interview with Joe Ledbetter Will you be attending any of the … Continue reading
Flash Preview: Ron English
This is just one of the six exclusive prints that pop icon Ron English created for the Quick & Painful events. Ron English's 6-Sheet Giclee Print Set will be available at all of the Q&P events for only $100. The … Continue reading
QUICK & PAINFUL New Haven POSTPONED to SEPTEMBER 24th
Due to the inclement weather we are sorry to say that Quick & Painful will not be taking place in New Haven tonight and will instead be rescheduled for Saturday, September 24th.
The Official Quick & Painful Shirt
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Artist Tara McPherson Kills It
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Artist Frank Kozik Puts it in Overdrive
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Artist Junko Mizuno Tugs at our Heart
Junko's two new Giclee Prints for Q&P mixes childish sweetness and cuteness with blood and terror. The original artwork will even be for sale the night of the events, all hand drawn and painted. Yum. Quick and Painless Interview with Junko … Continue reading


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We have been featuring some news and updates about our songbook here on RMO Video. And as we know by now, a change happened to it this past few months. The Sing to Jehovah songbook that most of us are still using was updated. A lot of songs were added while some lyrics are modified. We even created a post here listing all the new songs that was added.
Then, we learned that they were not just adding and modifying songs, they're actually replacing it. After every new songs was released to the public, they announced that there will be a new songbook entitled "Sing Out Joyfully" to Jehovah. The new songbook has a total of 151 songs. You can listen or download them on this JW.org page.
How about the old one? How to download them? Simple. Just follow the steps below:
- Visit this official JW.org download page.
- Selected language was Afrikaans. To change it, click the dropdown menu and select your preferred language. (If you can't find your preffered language, then it is not available anymore. For example, English is not available anymore.)
- Beside the "Download All Files" wordings, click the download button that says [ZIP (XX MB)]. It will download all songs from 136 to 154 in ZIP format.
- Extract the ZIP format and enjoy Sing to Jehovah - New Songs in Orchestra!
Sources: JW.org / JW Broadcasting / Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania


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SVU Fantasies and Hostel Nightmares
So you want to know what happens when you get summoned to U.S. District Court FEDERAL Jury Duty? Oh, no? Well, I'm gonna tell you anyway. Believe me, I wish I could tell you all the things about actually serving because I'd go all SVU on you. But I can't. So you get this instead.
First what happens is, you call in the night before like any other jury duty. And then OF COURSE you have to appear, because you ALWAYS have to appear. So you call your boss and break the bad news. And then you call your manager, too. And you hear shit about leaving her all alone with incompetent people at work. And then you wake up at 5:30am and are out the door by 6:00am and still just barely get to LA to the courthouse (because federal court means you don't get to go to your local courthouse) when you're supposed to check in at 7:45am. So that means you don't get to eat any breakfast. Oh, and you also didn't have any coffee.
So then you get there and you sit through an hour of orientation and they start calling groups of people to go into court rooms. But your name doesn't get called, because you never get called within a reasonable amount of time. So you sit and wait. And those people that were sitting all around you that got called like the stupid little people they are have now returned because they weren't chosen. And it's now been 4 hours and your name hasn't been called.
And then it gets called with the largest group of potential jurors ever (40+) but the judge isn't ready for jury selection yet so they tell you to go sit back down. And then you wait another hour and by now it's lunch time but the court is ready so you have to answer the judge's call. So the 40+ of you go down to the courtroom and jury selection begins. And because there's FREAKING FOURTY of you, jury selection takes 3 hours. So by now it's 3:30 pm and you haven't eaten all day.
And then you get chosen, but you're an alternate. So you have to sit through the whole trial, but you don't get to have a say in the decision at all. And then the judge tells you to be back at 9:00am the next day. And then you realize that you're going to have to drive 2 hours each way, every day until this thing is over. And you start to panic. So you ask for a comped hotel, but the rule is that you have to live more than 80 miles away from court, and map quest says you live 78 miles away. So you have to ask the judge to waive the rule for you. But you can't actually TALK to the judge, so you have to talk to the clerk, who has to talk to the judge, who has to come back to you and tell you that the judge waived the rule, but they still have to clear it with the jury department. So you still have to drive all the way home and all the way back in the morning before you can stay in a hotel and be sure that it's comped.
Only, they don't comp hotels, they require you to pay for them and they reimburse you. Except you don't have any money in you account. So you have to get an advance. And then you go to book a hotel from the comfort of your bed, only to realize that ALL THE CONVENTIONS are in town and the rooms are booked. So you find the first reasonably priced room that claims to have free parking, wi-fi, and a bed and you book it. But then you get to the hotel, and realize it's more of a hostel. There are communal showers and toilets. So if you want to take a shower you basically have to lock yourself in a closet and hopefully you brought shower shoes because it's probably as dirty as the public showers at Santa Monica beach. Oh, and the blanket on the bed is FULL of holes. And there's no sink in the "closet" with the public toilet. The room smells terrible, and the whole thing is about the size of a king-sized bed. It also has a doorknob lock (the room key is an actual key, not a card), a deadbolt lock, and TWO of those little slidey hotel-lock things. That doesn't make you feel more safe. That makes you feel like it's likely someone will try to break into your room.
So you walk 12 blocks trying to find any hotel that's willing to give you a better place to stay. But everyone's booked solid (if you don't want to pay hundreds of dollars, of course). Just when you're about to give up, you call a hotel that told you they were booked yesterday. They have a room for you AND there's a bathroom in it too.
But then you have to worry about canceling the "room" you already have booked. So you go to the front desk, and you talk to them. But of course, they can't help you because you booked through an outside website. So you deal with the automated customer service center and you finally talk to a real person and you get put on hold for a billion minutes only for them to tell you to call them back in 15 minutes. So you talk to the front desk again and they tell you they talked to the lady you were talking to with customer service and they have to conform you didn't actually USE the room (because who would?) before they can refund your money. So they confirm that and they check you out and you call customer service back (twice, because the first time didn't work) to confirm the refund. And they actually refund you.
And then you finally get to the new hotel and you now have to pay $20.00 in parking for the day but it's almost worth it because THIS ROOM IS TEN BILLIONTY TIMES BETTER even though it's a pretty standard room. But it has a shower, and an air conditioner, and a desk, and a TV, and a fridge and a working sink and a microwave and a BLANKET WITHOUT HOLES and and and.
The moral of this story is that I got to serve on a jury, and I got a ton of exercise, and I got to (eventually) sleep in a reasonably safe and habitable building. Sometimes you have to work for your happy ending, I guess.
Honestly, I have never been called for Jury Duty before and I have super fantasies about Mariska Hargitay bursting into the courtroom with THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF EVIDENCE EVER. Or something. So I genuinely wanted to serve, I just want everything in life to be handled for me and to be paid on the spot. And to not have to drive 160 miles in a day.


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Exposure to contaminants in the environment is quantified through the ecological risk assessment (ERA) process which provides a framework for the development and implementation of environmental management decisions. The ERA
uses available toxicological and ecological information to estimate the probability of occurrence for a specified unde-sired ecological event or endpoint. The level for these endpoints depends on the objectives and the constraints imposed upon the risk assessment process; therefore, multiple endpoints at different scales may be necessary. ERAs often rely on the link between these undesired endpoints to a threshold of exposure to specific toxicants and toxicant mixtures. Oral reference doses (RfD), inhalation reference concentrations (RfC), and carcinogenicity assessments are the usual way these links are expressed in the ERA, and unfortunately most of these thresholds have been developed for human health assessments and not ecosystem integrity. However, since these studies often use animal models, in many cases the original empirical data can be used when trying to apply these findings to ecological consequences or to establish ecological screening values (ESVs). The ecological exposure assessment often begins by comparing constituent concentrations in media (surface water, sediment, soil) to ESVs. The ESVs are derived from ecologically relevant criteria and standards. For example, in the United States the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Screening Values and National Ambient Water Quality Criteria (NAWQC) are often used based on 'no observed adverse effect levels' (NOAELs) or 'lowest observed adverse effect levels' (LOAELs) derived from literature to assess exposure. Radionuclide comparisons for ecological screening are typically dose-based for population level effects. In addition to the ecological threshold comparison, constituents that may bioaccumulate/bioconcentrate are identified during initial screening processes. This is done to account for toxicants that may not be present at levels exceeding ESVs, but must be considered due to trophic transfer of toxicants that may concentrate in higher-trophic-level organisms. Constituents that exceed ESV comparisons (present with means, maximums, or 95% upper confidence levels (UCLs)) are evaluated using a lines-of-evidence approach based on (1) a background evaluation, (2) a bioaccumulation/ bioconcentration potential and ecotoxicity evaluation, (3) a frequency and pattern-of-exceedances evaluation based on review of exceedances to the ESVs, and (4) an evaluation of existing biological data. From this information, ecosystems can be prioritized in terms of risk and focused for proper exposure assessments. This article presents a scientific overview and review of how toxicant exposure is estimated and applied to assess ecosystem integrity.
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It is, again, unsafe.
At least, it is unclear.
animals, their dark forms when they crouch at the margins of the freeway
The city is charred, as
from a blast. Or the eyes are.
The mind is crumbling into
its own foundations. Or
the homes are. Waiting, even,
is a taut state, the drone
of current through a wire.
silent, tense, they search for a space in which to cross
And negotiations unravel.
Language, a dried gauze, fails
to keep this clean.
Exposes to the air the burnt
stump still raw. Flesh painful
just to look at. The burn wound.
Which refuses to scab over.
Endures like a birthmark.
how we must blur and roar past them
Any impulse must originate in
and move outwards from
this margin of ruin. Quickly.
With little or no allowance
made for the margin of error.
A feint, say, or a blind lunge.
they know we will annihilate them if their calculations contain the slightest imprecision
At this time, in this state,
to stand off and witness
may be better
they know we will not slow down, will not stop until we are well past them
or may not
be viable.
within one of them, under the steaming fur, the main nerve signals NOW and it lunges into


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The PTA of Ugborough Primary School work very hard on behalf of the school. Every parent and interested member of the community is welcome to attend meetings which normally take place in the evening at committee members' homes about twice a term - the meetings are generally social events in themselves!!
If there is something you would enjoy getting involved in come along and let us know. From making cakes to running a bar all levels of help are needed and new ideas always welcome! We hold regular meeting in each other's houses and everyone is welcome. Details of meetings are available through the school office or contact Sarah, our Secretary.
Everyone is welcome to get involved however much time they have to give. We make our events fun for everyone both throughout the school and the community as a whole - Do come along and find out more.
Currently the Officers of the PTA are as follows;
Chair: Andria Major
Vice Chair: Sarah Whitby
Secretary: Sarah Prendergrast
Treasurer: Jo Gilvear
The PTA can be contacted via email on email@example.com in the playground, through the School Office.