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By Mark Cowen
19 November 2007
A compound found in cannabis, called cannabidiol, may help prevent breast cancer spreading to other areas of the body, US study results suggest.
The findings may lead to the development of drugs containing high concentrations of cannabidiol to reduce the risk of cancer spread in people with breast tumours and other cancers.
However, lead researcher Dr Sean McAllister, from the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute in San Francisco, warns breast cancer patients against using cannabis to reduce the risk of the disease spreading, as smoking the illegal drug would not provide enough cannabidiol to produce any benefits.
In laboratory tests, Dr Sean McAllister and his team investigated whether cannabidiol could inhibit the activity of a gene called Id-1. This gene is believed to play a major role in the aggressive spread of breast cancer cells throughout the body from the original tumour site.
The team found that exposing the breast cancer cells to cannabidiol 'down-regulated the expression' of Id-1, meaning that the cells' ability to multiply and spread was significantly reduced.
Commenting on the implications of the finding, Dr McAllister said: "Right now we have a limited range of options in treating aggressive forms of cancer. Those treatments, such as chemotherapy, can be effective but they can also be extremely toxic and difficult for patients. This compound offers the hope of a non-toxic therapy that could achieve the same results without any of the painful side effects."
Co-researcher Dr Pierre-Yves Desprez, also from the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, added: "What is exciting about this study is that if cannabidiol can inhibit Id-1 in breast cancer cells, then it may also prove effective at stopping the spread of cancer cells in other forms of the disease, such as colon and brain or prostate cancer."
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Monday, August 11, 2014
The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre
I haven't touched a human in three years. That seems like it would be a difficult task, but it's not. Not anymore, thanks to the internet.
I am, quite possibly, the most popular recluse ever. Not many shut-ins have a 200-member fan club, a bank account in the seven-figure range, and hundreds of men lining up to pay for undivided attention.
They get satisfaction, I get a distraction. Their secret desires are nothing compared to why I hide... my lust for blood, my love of death.
Taking their money is easy. Keeping all these secrets... one is bound to escape.
What if you hid yourself away because all you could think of was killing? And what if one girl's life depending on you venturing into society?
Enter a world of lies, thrills, fears, and all desires, in this original thriller from A. R. Torre.
My Thoughts:
It seems like I am the last person to jump on the Alessandra Torre (A.R. Torre) bandwagon. Everyone has read at least one of her books, except me. Well, thanks to NetGalley and a few persistent friends, I finally started on her back list. I don't think I could have picked a better book to start with than The Girl in 6E.
For those of you that know my reading habits, you know that I love dark books. The Girl in 6E is probably my favorite dark book that I have read. The premise was unlike anything I had ever heard of before. Deanna, the main character, has an addiction to violence and killing people, so she stays in an apartment for three years without going outside. That way, she can't give in to her inner demons. I was impressed that Alessandra put so much research into writing this book. In the back of the book, you can find sources for where she got her info while she was writing. I love it when authors try to make their book as accurate as possible.
Another aspect of the book I enjoyed was how much of a strong woman Deanna was. She had a lot of willpower, which I really admired. I don't think I could stay in apartment for three years with no face to face interaction, and stay sane. I would probably end up going crazy without being able to see or touch another person. She also didn't let her mental illness get in the way. She found a way to get through being isolated by getting a job online and ordering everything she needed online.
There's only one problem I had with the book. Unfortunately, I can't post that problem here because it contains major spoilers and I try to keep my reviews as spoiler free as possible for those that want to read the book after reading my review. However, if you've read the book and would like to talk about what bothered me, feel free to send me a Goodreads or Facebook message.
I give The Girl in 6E: 4.5/5.
Want to know more about the author?
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Foreclosure, REO's, Short Sale & Auction Properties Create Buying Opportunities in Southern California
Rising interest rates and poor loan program choices have caused a flood of foreclosures and have driven the real estate market into a tailspin. While this is bad news for many, it does present some potential buying opportunities for some, especially with historical low interest rates.
Irvine, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2008 -- Fred Solomon teaches people through live workshops/bootcamps: Incredible Opportunities on How to Profit in Foreclosures, REO's, Short Sales and Auction Properties.
|We could see some of the best buying opportunities over the next 2-3 years, than any other time, in real estate history
"With the Southern California Population expected to grow by approximately 3.5 million people over the next 10 years, we will continue to see an increase in rental rates and housing prices over time, says Fred Solomon. The three main indicators that determine home prices are: population growth, people's income levels and the unemployment rate." Twenty years from now, people may look back and ask, 'Why didn't I buy more properties back in 2008, 2009 and 2010?'"
The fundamental rule of any investment is to buy low and sell high. "We could see some of the best buying opportunities over the next 2-3 years, than any other time, in real estate history," adds Solomon.
Fred Solomon with expert panelists are assisting investors and Realtors® (directly through workshops/bootcamps throughout the country) with incredible money making opportunities like no other in 1. Foreclosures, 2. REO's, 3. Short Sales, 4. Auction Properties, and 5. What Homeowners Need to Know in Today's Market. They are also assisting those who are upside down on their homes or can't afford their monthly mortgage payment and negotiating with those lenders to help reduce their monthly payments by doing what is known as a note modification, with over a 90% success rate.
Foreclosures are a hot topic today and present tremendous
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The sunshine draws me outdoors, to stand breathing deeply the fragrance of the enormous, newly flowering wild rose bush as I look around the back yard. The rains and floods have gone, at least for a while, having taken lives and property even as they penetrated to feed the deepest roots of the trees. Herbs and salad greens, tomatoes and peppers, leeks and cukes all flourishing on the deck. The peonies have just opened providing what appears to be a delightful meal for ants. The sun shines through the Japanese maple leaves creating a stained glass glow to the now vivid-red translucent leaves against the green leaves of the Apache willow and the blue sky.
I long to be a part of the beauty and peace of the moment. Birds call to one another and to me, in various voices. Shades of green flicker as the air wafts through trees and birds zoom through the tiny openings. A brown rabbit has been a statue, watching me as I watch it. I step off the deck and walk toward the rose bush. The cascading branches filled with flowers call me closer. I see the gate just under the abundance of fragrant roses, calling me to what lies beyond. Always a mystery; always something new. The play of light and dark…
Passing under the rose arch, I put my hand on the gate and ponder: is this the time to pass through or should I be doing my chores? No real question there – it's time.
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Nathan Weber has produced 1 featured project using Zahner engineering, fabrication, and installation services. Zahner works with artists, sculptors, and conservators around the world to play a supportive role in bringing larger projects into realized works. From emerging to established, Zahner works with artists at every stage of their careers. Nathan Weber is an example of an artist who benefits from access to Zahner engineering, fabrication, and installation services for artists.
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Ridges Residence
The Ridges Residence is a private home featuring Zahner-manufactured interior metal artwork designed by Make Studios. Located in The Ridges, a neighborhood of Las Vegas, the project includes a carbon-steel perforated wall art feature which Zahner provided as a supply-only to Make Studios.Working collaboratively with Zahner's ImageWall team, the designers and artists at Make Studios worked with Blue Heron to develop a "Carbon Canvas" concept, showcasing artistic imagery through perforated metal. The owner of the residence had a fondness for the city of Pittsburgh, so the artwork shows a aerial view of the city's downtown area. The artwork is manufactured in a designer-specified alloy of hot-rolled steel, a material long associated with the Pennsylvania city. The carbon-steel alloy was manufactured by Zahner using ImageWall. The custom perforated steel surface was then delivered and installed by Make Studios, and coated in tung oil. The artwork is recessed in the living room and kitchen area of the interior residential project.


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Hi, a friend of mine is turning 50 and her husband said he wanted a "barn yard wedding wood decor stained glass floral hearts white wash wood planks" I have absolutely no ideas at all, including the cake board deco lol
I am doing a double 10" single 8" and double 6"
And ideas or help would be appreciated, due next week and I don't even have a design lol
could you rewrite that with some commas (and look who's asking shame on me) because there are several different ways to go depending on how you read it -- or ask the client to elaborate, add commas for you
Barnyard wedding, wood decor, glass, floral hearts, white wash wood planks!
i don't have to incorporate everything, but basically he's looking for modern, rustic, western cake
Make a small fondant or gumpaste hen house/barn and put a few tiny chicks around on the top 6" &/or the top of the lgst tier. tier. The barn can be made with those whitewashed wood planks. Then add tiny floral hearts on the sides.
Not sure how to add glass :( To further enhance the whole thing as a barnyard maybe make a couple of horses on the bottom tier. These can be just 'cutouts' or painted on or 3-d gp animals. It would only take maybe 3 or 4 around a 10". If 3-d maybe make tiny, tiny floral hearts as a necklace or branding on the horses :) If you don't go w/the barn on top, again make it just a cutout/painted around the sides of the lgst tier. I sure can picture this in my head:)
I have no idea what your client is like......but maybe something like this?
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With the inspiration I gave you can incorporate the floral hearts in the "rope tier"...you can do stained glass on the top tier and add a feature flower (just 1) everything on this cake is 2D and having something 3D would make it pop.......the bird/(s) optional :)
Stained glass tutorial :)
Maybe carve the double 10" round into a sort of vase/torso shape (narrow in the middle), have all sorts of plants and flowers growing up along the sides. Square cake on top looking like a wooden crate (white washed wood) with the flowers from underneath growing slightly into it and the crate filled with "hay" and a ball cake with stained glass effect on top of the wooden crate/ resting on the "hay"/ crate.


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Is self-consciousness an integral part of consciousness? Do animals posses a self-consciousness? To answer these kinds of questions we need to understand the phenomena of self-consciousness first.
What is commonly called self-consciousness (even in philosophy occasionally) is really two distinct phenomena. On one hand we have what I call the self-model. Basically the self-model is how we mentally represent our selves, it contains information about what motivates us, as well as information such as how we might look to an outside observer. The other phenomena that is sometimes called self-consciousness is self-awareness. Self-awareness is much less abstract than the self-model. In the simplest possible terms self-awareness is the process by which perceptions and knowledge are felt as being part of us. When you are hungry you feel the need to get some food for yourself; it is self-awareness that is responsible for the knowledge that this feeling of hunger is our feeling and that we need to do something in order to satisfy it.
Let me describe a bit more thoroughly the self-model. I have described mental models in some depth earlier (see here), and the self-model is one of them. The self-model then is the model that represents how we think, feel, and reason in general, as well as containing some information about how we appear to other people. For example our conceptions of our self, such as "I am a rational person", or "I like coffee", are part of our self-model. You might say that these are simply facts, and thus not necessarily part of the self-model. While it might be the case that some of the information that makes up our self-model are facts it is easy to see that this is not always the case. For example someone may think "I am a rational person" but then act in irrational ways. Rationality is part of their self-model, but it is not something that seems to motivate them, and thus the statement "I am a rational person", although part of their self-model, is not a fact. Generally however I would assume that the descriptions of ourselves that our self-model contains are fairly accurate. The self-model for the most part seems to contain descriptions of our selves that we either consider ideal or have been formed from experience of our own actions, and thus it is likely that it reflects how we actually act in most cases. Besides these self-conceptions our self-model also contains expectations of how others view us. Some of these expectations are purely physical, for example my self-model contains information that says other people will see me as sitting down in a certain place. Other expectations may be more abstract, for example my self-model also contains the information that other people who read my work will see me as someone who is interested in the philosophy of mind. In general the self-model is complex, abstract, and created over a long period of time.
Now let us turn to self-awareness. As I mentioned above self-awareness is closely tied to our perception of the external world and of our own internal mental states. It is not simply perception though; it contains the knowledge that these perceptions are mine, and not someone else's. Although I can't provide you with an objective explanation for the cause of self-awareness it is quite easy to demonstrate that it exists. Consider a man who has been for a long time without water. Let us allow that he has the perception of his thirst but no self-awareness of this perception. If we presented this man with a glass of water then he has no special reason to drink it. Yes, he perceives thirst, but if he doesn't realize that it is his thirst, so why should he be motivated to drink? Because situations such as this never actually arise we can be reasonably sure that we all possess self-awareness. Let me use an example to help distinguish this self-awareness from our self-model. My perception that I am sitting down is a good example of self-awareness. It is true that the more abstract information about this event, such as what it might look like to someone else is part of the self-model. However the direct perception of the feeling of sitting, and the knowledge that I am the one doing the sitting, is self-awareness. Thus, in contrast to the self-model, self-awareness is immediate and tied to perception.
Before we answer the bigger question about the relationship between consciousness and self-consciousness let's look at the possibility of animals being self-conscious. It seems pretty clear to me that most animals lack a self-model or possess only a rudimentary one at best. For example a parakeet can be fooled by a mirror into thinking that it has a friend with it, so clearly it lacks a self-model that contains expectations of how the parakeet looks to an observer. Self-awareness however seems much more likely. If you think that animals are conscious in any way then it seems obvious that they must be self-aware, since they are motivated by their desires as much as we are. So are animals self-conscious? Yes and no.
So then is self-consciousness necessary for consciousness? If we accept the idea that animals may be conscious but not intelligent (see here) then it is obvious that the self-model is not required for consciousness. Self-awareness is much trickier however. It is my intuition that self-awareness is found wherever consciousness is. For example consider cases where self-awareness is lacking (alien limb syndrome, unilateral neglect, ect). In these cases, as far as I know, the person is no longer conscious of the perceptions that they have lost awareness of. The patient suffering from alien limb is not able to feel sensation from the limb that they are claiming is someone else's. They lack self-awareness of their limb, and perhaps because of this they have lost all conscious perception of it. Perhaps then self-awareness and conscious perception go hand in hand, such that to consciously perceive is to know that the perception is yours. Under this view without self-awareness all perception would be unconscious, and thus there would be nothing to be conscious of. However I must admit the possibility of finding evidence to the contrary that would disprove this assumption, so at this point the role of self-consciousness in consciousness is not completely settled.


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Visit Lubbock Top 10 Moment of 2013 - # 8
The Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon continues to prove why people from all over the world come to Lubbock for a race. Despite the warm June temperatures, both the men and women set the course on fire, while setting new records. After watching these men and women compete, we understand why these athletes are some of the fittest people on the planet. Read our blog to get a full recap of this year's event.


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Victoriei Avenue (Calea Victoriei)
Building Decoration
Beautiful decoration from a building on Victoriei Avenue (Calea Victoriei).
Bucharest Old Center
A typical view from the old center of Bucharest, looking towards CEC Building (Cladirea CEC-ului) from Victoriei Avenue (Calea Victoriei).
February 2012 Theme Day: Animals
Bucharest hosted Cow Parade event in 2005, but six years later is almost impossible to find the painted cows. This orange one represented communication and survived ignored in the parking of Romtelecom building from Victoriei Avenue (Calea Victoriei). You can see the other photos on theme day from City Daily Photo project here.
If they say Bucharest is ugly, that must be a lie. These windows can be seen at George Enescu National Museum on Victoriei Avenue (Calea Victoriei) and you may go inside for a closer look. Also known as Cantacuzino Palace, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings of Bucharest and I promise […]
Elegant Christmas
A sparkling red bow from an elegant green Xmas tree in Bucharest city center – in front of the Novotel Hotel from Victoriei Avenue (Calea Victoriei).
Kretulescu Church
The red Kretulescu Church from Victoriei Avenue (Calea Victoriei). More info here.


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Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Market by Product (Hiseq, Miseq, Hiseq X Ten/X Five, NextSeq500, Ion Proton, PGM, Ions5, PacBio RSII), Services (Targeted, RNA, Exome, De Novo), & Application (Diagnostics, Biomarker, Agriculture) - Global Forecasts to 2022
The global next-generation sequencing market is estimated to register a CAGR of 20.5% from 2017 to 2022 to reach USD 12.45 billion by 2022. Factors such as technological advancements in NGS platforms, increasing applications of NGS, growing partnerships and collaborations, and increasing adoption of NGS among research laboratories and academic institutes are driving the growth of this market. On the other hand, accuracy and standardization concerns in diagnostic testing and the lack of skilled technical personnel are some of the key factors limiting the growth of the market.
On the basis of product and service, the NGS market is categorized into pre-sequencing products and services, NGS platforms, consumables, services for platforms, sequencing services, and bioinformatics. In 2017, the consumables segment is expected to account for the largest share of the market.
On the basis of technology, the global NGS market is segmented into sequencing by synthesis (SBS), ion semiconductor sequencing, single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing, and nanopore sequencing. In 2017, the SBS technology is expected to account for the largest share of the market, majorly due to the development of new and advanced NGS platforms, the increasing demand for Illumina's systems (including the HiSeq series and MiSeq), and the growing demand for NextSeq and HiSeq X Ten.
Based on applications, the market is categorized into six segments, namely, diagnostics, drug discovery, biomarker discovery, precision medicine, agriculture & animal research, and other application. The diagnostics application segment is expected to account for the major share of the global NGS market owing to the increasing focus of key market players on providing & developing NGS-based diagnostic tests and the growing adoption of NGS-based diagnostic tests related to oncology and infectious diseases.
On the basis of end user, the market is segmented into research centers and academic & government institutes, hospitals & clinics, pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies, and other end users. Among these end users, the hospitals and clinics segment is expected to register the highest CAGR due to the growing number of agreements between companies and hospitals for the development of advanced tests and products catering to the specific needs of hospitals and clinics. For instance, in November 2016, Illumina, Inc. entered into an agreement with Mayo Clinic (U.S.) to install its BaseSpace Clarity LIMS in Mayo's specific laboratories.
Geographically, the NGS market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World. North America is expected to command the largest share of the market in 2017, followed by Europe. The market in North America is primarily driven by the technological advancements, availability of commercial solutions for NGS data analysis, and the strong presence of key players in this region. However, Asia-Pacific is expected to register the highest growth rate during the forecast period from 2017 to 2022, due to the improving healthcare infrastructure and favorable government initiatives in this region.
The global NGS market is highly competitive, with a large number of global and local players. In 2016, the global NGS market was dominated by Illumina, Inc. (U.S.), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (U.S.), and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (U.S.), and together held the majority share of the NGS platforms market. New product launches, product enhancements, agreements, and partnerships were the major strategies adopted by market players to achieve growth in the market.
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It may not look like it, but putting together a fashion show requires a lot of work. In fact, the more effortless it looks, the harder it probably was. The lead up to New York Fashion Week is crunch time for designers like Todd Snyder, who showed his Fall-Winter 2014 collection at Lincoln Center last night. Before the models hit the runway in the esteemed hub of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Snyder had plenty to do: pick and choose looks to show, cast models, and find a tailor who could fit clothes short notice.
"Fashion week is such an anomaly," says Snyder. "It's really hard to have any life balance. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep and didn't get a whole lot of ercise." During the week leading up to his show, Todd Snyder wore a Jawbone UP24 fitness tracker to keep a record of how many steps he was taking and how much sleep he was getting each day. "There was probably a lot of pacing back and forth," he says. The results show that the designer definitely lost some sleep during the hectic week before his collection—sometimes getting under three hours a night. "It's a lot of running around," says the designer. "It's like you constantly gotta run uptown to get leather, or you gotta run downtown to get something. It's always very, very chaotic."
So for anyone who thinks menswear is a cakewalk, the facts certainly paint a different picture. For proof, check out Snyder's UP24 data:
Todd Snyder's UP24 Data
Saturday, February 1
Steps: 338
Sleep: 2 hours, 54 minutes
Todd's day: Todd had to be at the studio at 9:30 am until 6 pm. He then had to go to a neighborhood party in Larchmont.
Sunday, February 2
Steps: 2,995
Sleep: 2 hours, 55 minutes
Todd's day: Todd was back in the studio doing fittings from 9:30 until 6.
Monday, February 3
Steps: 5,304
Sleep: 5 hours, 39 minutes
Todd's day: Todd had more fittings to do and some meetings to attend.
Tuesday, February 4
Steps: 2,915
Sleep: 7 hours, 43 minutes
Todd's day: Todd was busy with more meetings with future partners, finalizing the run of show, and sending the collection off to the tailor.
Wednesday February 5
Steps: 4,607
Sleep: 6 hours, 32 minutes
Todd's day: Todd and his team had to deal with the fact that their Cole Haan Chelsea Boots for the show being stuck because of the weather. He had the final walk through at Lincoln Center.
Todd's totals
Steps: 16,159
Sleep: 25 hours, 43 minutes


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QC's Berry Inspired, Driven By Father's Success
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The consistent "ping" echoes from the far south end of Queen Creek High School as one baseball after another shoots into the left-centerfield gap, some landing over the fence under the Bulldogs' electronic scoreboard. The early-season workout had just begun but Jacob Berry appears to already be in mid-season form.
The sophomore infielder/outfielder, ranked as the fourth-highest in-state prospect in the 2020 class after hitting .354 with 24 runs driven in and eight doubles as a freshman on varsity, has always been a natural at the plate.
Many of Jacob's baseball genes come his father Dr. Perry Berry, the Queen Creek School District Superintendent and a fourth-round pick of the Houston Astros back in 1990 after a standout college career at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
"As soon as I started seeing him in some of these competitive club sports, I knew he was going to be able to hit," Perry Berry said to CountyLinePreps.com. "It was pretty clear he was pretty discipled, he had good plate coverage. He's got that hitter's mentality."
With his advanced approach at the plate, Jacob spent most of the past off-season refining and improving the other half of his game leading into what is expected to a big sophomore season this spring at QC.
"I've worked hard in the weight room and continued to get better in the field," Perry explained to CountyLinePreps.com. "I've worked more on fundamental drills and getting quicker on my feet. Anything that will help me get to balls."
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Berry, who has also played football and basketball, says his parents never pushed him to participate in athletics, only offer their encouragement and always stress academics before athletics.
The well-rounded Berry patterns his game on the diamond after a number of MLB stars, including Bryce Harper's approach at the plate and Mike Trout's overall work ethic.
No one will ever question Jacob Berry's worth ethic on or off the field.
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By Janay Wittek-Balke, APR, Franklin School District
With April showers come May flowers. With school board elections, come new board members.
School districts across Wisconsin welcome new board members each spring to serve an important role for our schools. Thanks to community members committed to kids. They agree to serve in what is often a thankless and demanding job with little or no compensation. Facing difficult budget decisions and responding to parent concerns are often unexpected and confusing situations to new members. So how do we assist and mentor them on the role of the board? How do we educate them on all the jargon and organizational processes related to running a district?
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It is important to note that although we assume citizens understand the operation of our districts, the reality very often is the opposite. Parents and community members run for the school board with a limited amoung of understanding of how we do business. Developing a format where you schedule several classes is a great wat to help new members become familiar with the district and to them them up to speed. Topics to include?
- Introduce the policies and administrative rules of your district along with reviewing the impact of state statutes on schools.
- Thoroughly explain and review the budget and the budget process. School funding issues are at the top of the minds of many new board members. The complexity of school budgets and school funding formulas is often an unknown to new board members. The budget is a significant item of board discussion and decisions are in full swing when they join the board in April.
- Union contracts should be explained and reviewed. This is especially important if negotiations are underway for any and all union groups.
- Review your strategic plan or organization goals to let them know the priorities of the district.
- Briefly outline the curriculum , the process for textbook and course adoptions, and professional development programs.
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Develop a handbook for board members outlining procedures, calendars, and other general rules and operations of the board. If the board has yearly goals or norms, include them in the handbook.
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Designate an experienced board member to serve as a member to a new board member. This will help develop relationships and build your board team. Informal conversations are a good way for new board members to begin to understand the dynamics of the group.
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Getting to know someone on a personal level is a key component to building good rapport and a relationship of trust. This is especially imporant for the district administrator.
- Schedule one-on-one breakfast meetings with your new board members to create a more relaxed conversation. Get to know them and the expectations they may have for their term, in addition to their knowing the superintendent's role with the board.
- Invite your administrative team to a small reception to introduce your new board members to your administrative team. It is often uncomfortable for an administsrator to meet a board member for the first time when presenting a controversial topic at a board meeting.
- Take them on a tour of schools. It is likely they have visited only the schools their children attend or have not visited any schools if they do not have chldren currently enrolled.
There are many ways to engage and welcome new members to your school board. These are only a few examples to consider in your district. The most important point to realize is that it is not important what you do to welcome them, but rather your willingness and effort to facilitate a smooth and comfortable transition.


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Finnish Virtual Air Guitar Company has revealed their unique music sim/shooter hybrid Air Guitar Warrior for Kinect, slated to launch for Xbox One on 29 March.
Air Guitar Warrior is part-music game and part-scrolling shooter. Players wield "air guitars" that double as weapons on a quest to find the legendary "sword-guitar" and challenge "Heavy-Metal Zeus" at the top of the "Temple of the Rock Gods".
"With Air Guitar Warrior, we wanted to really push the "rock" attitude," says Virtual Air Guitar Company founder and lead designer Aki Kanerva. "Air guitars that shoot fire, ice and lightning; dinosaur-riding, flying, flaming demon-skulls… it's going to melt your face!"
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Despite the company's name and long history, this is their first released game to feature "air guitar" playing. Kanerva explains: "It only took eleven years and eleven games, so it's about time we cranked it up and made a game with 'air guitars' in it!"
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So back in the day my wife and I would frequently visit a local restaurant where they had a killer mac and cheese side dish.
One day we asked what it was about the thick, creamy, gooey cheese sauce that made it so special. Much to our surprise the chef came out with a yellow block of old school Velveeta cheese. Jaw dropped... we were in a very upscale steak house. The kind of place that serves aged prime cuts of meat and has fancy wine lockers.
So I give to you - Muds Velveeta Mac
Here is the basic recipe. You can really bring it to a whole new level by adding bacon, broccoli, chicken, ground turkey, shrimp, lobster even just hot sauce.
3/4 cup ( dry measure) of pasta
1 ounce of Velveeta 2% milk cheese 2sp
2 tbsp of non fat Greek yogurt (I promise you can't taste it)
Salt and pepper
This makes one generous serving of some serious comfort food. The pasta I used is cavatappi (the shape of pasta) 6 WW smart points for 1 cup dry measure. This recipe is for one single serving. You can double it up if you need to.
I love the texture and the way this pasta holds the sauce. The total for this single serving is 8 WW smart points . The calorie count and WW point value will change per serving depending on what kind and how much pasta you use per serving.
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3 oz Dry measure of penne pasta 9 ww smart points - or use whatever pasta that floats your boat
Cook in boiling water.
Once everthing is cooked combine for a creamy, delicious filling meal. ons on package.
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Webster Brehm-Ca750 Telemedicine Cart
At Design Interviews
(Excerpt) Interview with Webster Brehm : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Webster Brehm : The primary business problem addressed by Avizia's CA750 telemedicine cart is care delivery for those in need. Avizia's technology connects physicians and specialists with their patients at the point of care – whether patients are in an urban community, rural town, nursing home or school. Avizia's CA750 can be used across "service lines" including stroke, behavioral health, dermatology, wound care and chronic disease management, to name a few. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Webster Brehm : Avizia's CA750 was created to make telemedicine as easy as an in person care visit. The cart's easy to use features ensure doctors and nurses can focus on the patient in front of them and providing the best care possible. By incorporating Avizia's CA750 into hospitals, patients can have better outcomes and hospital staff can deliver specialty care to anyone who needs it. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Webster Brehm : The CA750 is Avizia's flagship telemedicine cart, but with a Cisco video codec to enable seamless integration into Cisco powered video infrastructures. Avizia is expanding the CA750 product line with CA750-Vidyo, a telemedicine cart to natively fit within Vidyo's networking infrastructure. Our customers with Vidyo infrastructure have repeatedly demanded a seamless telemedicine experience, a need Avizia will solve with the CA750-Vidyo. As Avizia has grown, we have come to understand that a customer's choice of telemedicine solution is primarily influenced by its existing networking infrastructure. We continue to receive great feedback on our Cisco based telemedicine carts, and are committed to continue to innovate there. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Webster Brehm : About 1 year. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Webster Brehm : The CA750 was designed to replace a previous generation of telemedicine carts, the CA700. The success of the design of our 2014 telemedicine cart, the CA300, inspired Avizia to re-design the advanced cart. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Webster Brehm : Avizia manufacturers and sells the CA750 to hospitals, physician groups and clinics to enable telehealth. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Webster Brehm : Avizia's CA750 was created to make telemedicine as easy as an in person care visit. The cart's easy to use features ensure doctors and nurses can focus on the patient in front of them and providing the best care possible. By incorporating Avizia's CA750 into hospitals, patients can have better outcomes and hospital staff can deliver specialty care to anyone who needs it. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Webster Brehm : The design of our 2014 telemedicine cart, the CA300, was the inspiration for the CA750. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Webster Brehm : Hospitals, physician groups and clinics seeking technology solutions to connect patient to remote physicians. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Webster Brehm : Avizia carts overcome the downsides of alternative solutions by focusing on being easy to use and built with telemedicine in mind. By choosing carts from Avizia, hospitals are choosing technology that was made to make the jobs of nurses and doctors as easy as possible, ensuring the focus is on the patient, not the technology. When considering a telemedicine program, some hospitals choose to use legacy technology instead of turning to an outside vendor who specializes in telemedicine. These legacy solutions are built using carts they either already owned or are able to find at a reduced price. While this may save costs at the outset, there can be a number of downsides in legacy carts as they are not built with the same engineering sophistication and focus on user experience. This can significantly impact the ability of a physician to reach a patient at the right time, when every second is critical. Because the carts are made in house, they can have compatibility issues with other devices and integration problems which can cause video to cut in and out and can be lower quality so doctors are unable to connect or see the problem they are trying to fix. When hospitals choose to create their own carts, maintaining and supporting them can create a drain on in-house IT resources as more time and money is invested in fixing the problems that arise. The net result is often a negative Return on Investment. There are other competitive telemedicine carts in the market that address some of the problems above, but still do not offer an easy user experience. Th.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Webster Brehm on Ca750 Telemedicine Cart at design-interviews.com ]
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Saturday, 28 July 2012
"Can I get up now?"
Several months ago, my sister called to share a conversation she had just had with her daughter - my niece, then 3.5yo. They had been going through one of the potty routines and, apparently, my niece was getting tired of just sitting there. She said to her mother, "Mommy, I want to get up." Her mother told her to wait a bit longer. Not even a minute had passed before she repeated her request, "Mommy, I want to get up." Her mother's response was the same. My sister said, without missing a beat, my niece closed her eyes and said, "Lord? Can I get up now?" This was followed by a deeper-voiced "Yes. You can!" Then, opening her eyes and back to her normal voice: "Mommy? The Lord said I can get up now!" My sister promptly got her up, trying all the while to hide her chuckling.
There are some quips that make me smile, no matter what. That is one of them. Beyond the laughter, of course, it caused me to think. Every so often I wish to by pass traditions and rules and conventions that are not in sync with my creativity. Or, simply, not in sync with what I want. Me. Me. Me. I want this; I want that. But, for one reason or another, it's too this; it's too that. And, I just wanna go, "Get out of my way. I'll make up my own rules in order to get what I want, thank you very much!"
Irrespective of age, that's so...so human, isn't it? Always that something inside seeking a way to get what we want. So basic; so simple; so true. It makes me wonder why we follow conventions and what not, so slavishly. In large part, I imagine, it's because we understand our role in maintaining a civilized society. In small part, we probably don't want to rock the boat; upset the status quo. Hmm. I read a quote the other day that said stteo: If we keep doing the ordinary, we shouldn't expect the unusual.
Good for you for having the courage to leap from the known to the unknown; to follow your heart; to realize your dreams. Good for us. :-)
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012
"Go, Kiki! Go!"
My siblings, my niece, and I, had just got to the car in the underground parking garage. A couple of us went to one side of the car, and the others waited on the other side for the familiar "chirp! chirp!" disarming sound. Once I disarmed the alarm, I held my niece's hand and led her to the back door. I opened the door for her and was about to lift her up and secure her in the car seat when she said, "No. I want to do it by myself!" She had recently celebrated…make that, we had recently celebrated her second birthday, and she was all Miss-Independent-up-in-here.
While my sis and I waited, she leaned her torso against the floor of the car, by the edge. (What's that part called, anyway? I could Google it, but, where's the fun in that?) She placed her left elbow, then forearm, on the floor of the car as far in as she could reach, then paused for a second as if contemplating her next move. She then held on to the seat with her right hand and raised her right knee – her left leg was still sticking out – as she tried with all her might to climb in. My 2-yo niece then made a little grunt "mmh!" and followed that up with: "Go, Kiki! Go! Go, Kiki! Go!" This moment of self-motivation and inspiration came as such a surprise, it knocked us over! We got in quite a bit of laughter before we went to the poignant message within. Of course, she made it! She accomplished the feat, on her own, and, cheered herself on – to boot!
After we secured her in her car seat, we had to talk about the big lesson we had just witnessed from that little girl. And, every time I remember it, it motivates me – sometimes a lot, sometimes just enough.
I could wax on about how sometimes we need to cheer our own selves on; how at times it might feel as if there's no one else in our corner and so we just need to chant our self-cheer out loud to hear it in our own voice; how a bit of self-cheer would likely motivate us to finish what we've started, especially when we allow ourselves to venture into "what's the point?" territory. I could, but, there's no need, is there?
Now, don't knock it 'til you've tried it. And, I seriously doubt whether you'll want to knock it after trying it. If you don't already have one, give yourself a nice two-syllable affectionate name. (You could work in a three-syllable one if you fill in the half-beat. Yes, I'm serious.) Voilà!!! Next time you need a picker-upper, start your chant already:
"Go [your name]! Go! Go [your name]! Go!"
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Sunday, 8 July 2012
Tasting the Cake
Shortly after my niece turned three, I happened to host my first family Christmas dinner. My mom and BIL - and my niece (she helped pour the flour) - baked our famous (or not) Christmas cake. (That's the Jamaican black cake that has specialities such as rum, candied fruits, raisins... Wicked!)
Not long after dinner, we were lounging around a bit. My niece, however, was not so inclined. By then, she had already asked us a few times whether we would soon taste the cake. As a matter of fact, she'd started asking as soon as the tables had been cleared.
For the third or fourth time, we explained that we'd be having dessert soon. Finally, she took centre stage in the middle of the living room. She threw her hands in the air, stuck her neck out and said, "If we don't taste the cake, we won't be able to taste the cake!" - shaking her head a little on "taste".
My niece's statement caused me to think about an observation I'd heard a professor/author make several years ago: "Philosophy may be found in children's literature." Presumably, much of that is inspired by, or taken directly from, the mouths of children themselves. Such a simple truth; such an uncomplicated way of seeing the thing. Yet, so profound.
I'm not about to explore the philosophical undertones of the statement. Enjoy the a-ha! moment. What I would like to do, however , is draw your attention to another scenario.
My family has a way of extrapolating. We are the prototypes when it comes to fleshing-out entire scenarios in under two minutes. On one of my trips to
Well, we don't have any special reason to go in except to look at the place and the security guard at the main entrance is going to ask us what business we have there and we're going to have to tell him that we're not guests, we just want to look at the property and he's going to tell us that we can't just enter the property like that and we're going to get into an argument with him and ask him about his God-complex and he's going to get upset and ask us to turn around and leave. So, it's better we don't even bother to go in.
And with that, we burst out laughing while my dad drove off for home! LOL!!! Every time I remember that episode it cracks me up. Now, for all we knew, the security at the entrance would have been super nice - possibly even get us an escort to show us locals the splendour of the place, in case we ever decided to spend some time there. But, from the comfort of our vehicle, we decided on the taste of the cake.
Hey, here's to being able to really taste the cake by actually tasting the cake!
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Have you ever been consumed by the desire to eat a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie, but don't feel like going through the effort of making a whole batch? You just ate dinner, you're hankering for something sweet, and your brain goes to chocolate chip cookies. And then your brain won't let go of that thought. This recipe is for that moment. [Read more…]
Bourbon Cookie Dough Shots + A Sparkling Whiskey Cocktail
What do you do when you have friends who are just as into whiskey as you are? You throw a whiskey-tasting party and try to convince your less whiskey-loving friends to hop on board. Oh, and for that party you should make a ton of whiskey-themed food. Right? When an idea like this pops into your head, you can't do much to stifle it. It starts to control you. [Read more…]
Things I'm Loving: September 2014
We welcomed the month of September with the "stay-cation" version of our honeymoon. September 1st was our last day before we had to go back to reality (and back to work). I think I spent the majority of the day organizing my desk area (so exciting), chilling out and then we had dinner with my parents on their deck and did some laundry. Sometimes we really know how to party, ya know? But after 10 days of indulgences in France, plus our wedding before that, it was probably the best way to spend our last day of vacation. It's been nice to ease back into life as it used to be "pre-wedding-planning." In other words, we can spend our weekends roasting a chicken and making pizza rather than double-checking guest lists and making centerpieces. Speaking of September, here is a fun article about that classic song of the same name. And here are some things I'm loving this month: [Read more…]
A Weekend in Brooklyn
Robert and I recently hung out in Brooklyn for the weekend, something we've been wanting to do for a while now. It was our first time in NYC together since late December 2012, so the visit was long overdue. As a Christmas/Anniversary gift to each other this past year, we actually promised ourselves a weekend trip to NYC at some point. Sadly it took us until May to get around to it – we kept turning to each other throughout the weekend saying, "Merry Christmas!" We were struggling with picking a weekend because of wedding planning and my best friend's wedding and festivities, etc. Luckily we were kind of forced into going during a beautiful weekend in May because Robert's friend asked him to photograph the premiere of a documentary she had produced and directed. (It was a really interesting film about how women are treated within the gaming industry. You can read more about it here.) [Read more…]


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So you are here to find a way to Fix Error 3914 ? Are you worried that your iPhone or Ipad is broke because you are unable to Fix Error 3914 on your apple device ? Are you looking for an easy and working fix for error 3914 for your iTunes that has gone bad suddenly ? If your answer is yes to any of the above query, you are at the right place:)
In this article we will talk and share with our readers an quick and easy solution to help you fix error 3914 without damaging your phone.
Most people encounter this kind of error while trying to downgrade or restoring iOS on their device. This could either be a stock or even custom rom.
When do you get iTunes Error 3914 ?
iTunes Error 3914 usually happens when your iTunes is unable to communicate with Apple's software update server and you get that dreaded 3914 messages. On some devices you may also get an error stating "this device isn't eligible for the requested build".
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There a couple of ways that you could possibly use to fix your iTunes error. All of these methods and solution are safe and verified , so you do not have worry at all. You can either use tinyumbrella or you can also manually edit the host to let it connect with Cydia's SHSH Caching Server.
Although you may want to downgrade your iOS but we would always recommend to use the most updated iOS official version to avoid any such issues. using official updated version also keeps your warranty intact. On some occasion using an old iTunes version on your PC or Mac can trigger such errors so it is advisable to use the most recent iTunes , which can be downloaded from here
Some people have reported that it was actually their firewall that was blocking its connection to the update server, so ensure that no security software on your PC or Mac is actually restricting access to update server.


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I'm so excited to share today's post with all my colored pencil followers! You all have been so patient with me; I was waiting til I had all 3 main sets of pencils to do any of the hex charts, because I knew how much email would be generated asking for the other brands (LOL!)….so today I have all three for you. Plus – a class! First, lets's do the get-ready-for-class video…
Pencil Supply Tags
I now have so many pencil sets and cases, I thought maybe tags will help me grab the right pencils for the right project. (A girl can hope, right?) Since it's also new-release day at Purple Onion, I used the new Stacey Yacula stamps to make the tags. Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.
I made cards with some of the new release stamps too, so you can see them a tidge better. Little sleeping mouse under the stars has a pillow I drew so he'd be comfy while napping under the stars.
Second, the bunny is saving a hug for you inside his little wreath…
And of course – a puppy had to look like my dogs, right? I decided the floppy ears suited Vienna best; she's been voluntarily sitting "up" with her paw reaching out on her own lately – even without a cookie dangled to entice her!
At long last…the colored pencil hex charts! And Colored Pencil Jumpstart Class is open for pre-registration – preclass videos are there, supply lists are there…and I'm madly working on shooting and editing all the videos for class. It'll all be done and ready soon, but I figured you guys could get busy prepping for class, getting charts colored, etc. Enjoy! And be sure to share with your friends – I know a lot of pencil folks haven't been following me, since they figured I'd never get into pencil at this level. LOL.
(Sorry for the all-caps but this post has generated repeat questions in both comments here as well as all over social media.) Watercolor and watercolor pencils need WATER. Printers usually can't deal with watercolor paper – ink flakes off. And it's not waterproof. Please understand that if I find a way around it I will. But for now – no.
Below are links to the supplies I've used for today's project. Compensated affiliate links may used, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog! Read more.
- Purple Onion/Stacey Yacula new release stamps used (full release HERE)
- Twinkling Stars and Eve the sleeping mouse
- Dog House and Wags the pup
- Bella bunny and Bella bunny
- Colored Pencils: Choose one brand, or try the class with another you own. RYB are listed in case you wish to try out a brand.
- Prismacolor (buy a HEX CHART if desired )
- Luminance (buy a HEX CHART if desired )
- Papers:
- Pencil Storage
- 150 pencil case AMZ
- pencil cases (canvas) DB
- pencil cases (faux leather) DB
- PDF download for tags
- Pencil Sharpener – recommend both:
- Gamsol EH | DB | AMZ or other Odorless Mineral Spirits, or Baby Oil AMZ
- Solvent jars AMZ
- Blending Stumps EH | DB | AMZ


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1. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationAndrew Bickert Sep 5, 2018 10:17 AM (in response to Amit Kalia)1 of 1 people found this helpful
Hi Amit,
We decided to build out a workbook and set it as the default landing page for everyone. It was easier (for us) to do the customizations in Tableau Desktop instead of needing to update the .gz, .js, and .css files.
We also use the PostGres Repository to build out a Search function for the different reports as well as other indicators.
Just our 2 cents.
2. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationAmit Kalia Sep 5, 2018 10:49 AM (in response to Andrew Bickert)
Thanks for sharing the info Andrew, But this is not gonna work in my case as here, all different users would not like the same landing page.
Thank You
3. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationToby Erkson Sep 5, 2018 12:24 PM (in response to Andrew Bickert)
Andrew Bickert , awesome work! Brilliant! That is sooooo much easier!
4. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationToby Erkson Sep 5, 2018 12:16 PM (in response to Amit Kalia)
Amit Kalia, having a different TS landing page for every one isn't going to be simple nor easily maintainable as versions roll out. Tableau is know to change things up suddenly, so what worked in the last version suddenly doesn't work at all in the next version. Andrew's work-around is relatively simple and maintainable
Which leads me to ask: You asked for a custom landing page for TS but you didn't say you wanted it to be different for everyone so you'll need to provide specifics of what you want. However, know that it won't be easy the more changes you want and you will be totally on your own if something breaks as Tableau does not support custom changes to their software.
5. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationAmit Kalia Sep 5, 2018 12:54 PM (in response to Toby Erkson)
Thanks Toby, I know this is not easy but trying to figure out as if color can be changed then why not font play. Lets see if someone else has any suggestions on this.
For the discussion post: Thanks for feedback, I'll try to be more precise.
Thank You
6. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationMederick Bossan Apr 11, 2019 1:39 PM (in response to Andrew Bickert)
Hi Andrew,
Would you mind share your logic to build the "Search..." bar on your workbook ?
How is the result display ?
Thank you,
7. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationAndrew Bickert Apr 11, 2019 2:39 PM (in response to Mederick Bossan)4 of 4 people found this helpful
Hi Mederick Bossan,
We utilize a parameter called "Text Parameter" for the search bar. I also built out a "Combined Search String" that takes the different components of workbooks (Title, project, workbook, view, tag, description, etc.) and combines them into a Pipe Delimitated string. I then use a whole bunch of Find and Replace statements to iterate through the Text Parameter and finds matching values in the Combined Search String. If the value comes back true, we then display the title. The End Result looks like this if I search for ADC (Average Daily Census). ADC is not in the title but the description of the workbooks contains adc so the "Combined Search String"string picked it up.
Here is the calculation for the Search Control: The first part of the logic checks to see if the text parameter is blank or contains "Search...", if it is, it will display null and we then set the search controller to exclude null. That way if there is nothing typed into the field, we don't see any values.
//This logic looks to see if there is anything in the Text Parameter, if there is not, we set the value and exclude it on our filter
IF (([Text_Parameter]="")=TRUE or [Text_Parameter] = "Text to Search...") then
//We need to iterate through the text parameter to see if there are multiple search terms
if(FIND(REPLACE([Text_Parameter]," ","|"),"|",1)>0) then
IF(FIND(REPLACE(RIGHT([Text_Parameter],LEN([Text_Parameter])-FIND([Text_Parameter]," ",1))," ","|"),"|",1)>0) then
//looks for search strings if there are two terms
(if(FIND(UPPER([Combined Search String]),UPPER(LEFT([Text_Parameter],FIND([Text_Parameter]," ",1)-1)),1)>0)
//looks for search strings if there are three terms
(FIND(UPPER([Combined Search String]),UPPER(LEFT(RIGHT([Text_Parameter],LEN([Text_Parameter])-FIND([Text_Parameter]," ",1)),
FIND(RIGHT([Text_Parameter],LEN([Text_Parameter])-FIND([Text_Parameter]," ",1))," ",1)-1)),1)>0)
//looks for search strings if there are four terms
(FIND(UPPER([Combined Search String]),UPPER(RIGHT(RIGHT([Text_Parameter],LEN([Text_Parameter])-FIND([Text_Parameter]," ",1)),
LEN(RIGHT([Text_Parameter],LEN([Text_Parameter])-FIND([Text_Parameter]," ",1)))-FIND(RIGHT([Text_Parameter],LEN([Text_Parameter])-FIND([Text_Parameter]," ",1))," ",1))),1)>0) then [title]
(if(FIND(UPPER([Combined Search String]),UPPER(LEFT
([Text_Parameter],FIND([Text_Parameter]," ",1)-1)),1)>0)
(FIND(UPPER([Combined Search String]),UPPER(RIGHT
([Text_Parameter],LEN([Text_Parameter])-FIND([Text_Parameter]," ",1))),1)>0)
then [title]
//if they are searching for more than four terms they are crazy and I am ignoring them
//single string
if(FIND(UPPER([Combined Search String]),UPPER([Text_Parameter]),1)>0) then [title]
This is the calculation for the combined search string with the pipe delimitations:
[Project]+"|"+[Workbook]+"|"+[View Title] +"|"+
(IF ([name (tags)]>"") then [name (tags)] else '' END) +"|"+
(if([description (workbooks)]>"") then [description (workbooks)] else '' END)
The reason for the replace is so that we can utilize multiple search criteria. ie, if I type in ADC and surgery, I want to see workbooks that contain ADC or surgery.
Hope this helps; I can try making the workbook sharable I just need to modify it a bit before putting it out here. We are currently utilizing a lot of calculations that reference our server and internal networks for the dashboard actions and they contain sensitive data so I would need to remove them.
8. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationMederick Bossan Apr 12, 2019 5:14 AM (in response to Andrew Bickert)
Thanks a lot Andrew, I am sure it would be beneficial for the community if you could share the workbook !
I can't wait, I am already on it :-)
EDIT: working like a charm, I just changed the OR by AND to reduce the search when they add more words in the search.
Any issue on the tags for content type Workbook, for me there is no tag in the repository workgroup taggings table but I have tags on the UI for some workbook ?!
9. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationDonna Coles Apr 12, 2019 7:32 AM (in response to Mederick Bossan)1 of 1 people found this helpful
Hi Mederick
This is an older thread by Mark Jackson regarding custom landing pages which I've used to build mine some time ago, but this shared the packaged workbook and from a functioanlity point of view, looks similar to some of the stuff Andrew is possibly doing above.
Make your own custom Tableau Server landing page
Just thought it worth a shout out and there might be some queries in there that may help you out.
FYI My version of the landing page that I originally builtin v9 based on the postgres connections in that thread still appear to be working in v2018.3
10. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - CustomizationAndrew Bickert Apr 12, 2019 2:44 PM (in response to Donna Coles)
I completely agree with Donna, Mark's landing page is the original I used to make ours. It has some great functionality as well and will be a great starting point for you.
11. Re: Tableau Server Landing Page - Customizationkate summer Aug 24, 2019 7:26 AM (in response to Andrew Bickert)
Hi Andrew,
Can you use Mark Jackson's landing page workbook to show how your 'Search Control' work (especially the multiple search criteria)? Mark's workbook has a text_parameter too, but how to apply the logic in the text_parameter? or if you have a sample workbook to share, that will be perfect.
Thank you,


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"Computational Improvements Reveal Great Bacterial Diversity and High Metal Toxicity in Soil," by Jason Gans, Murray Wolinsky and John Dunbar, of Los Alamos' Bioscience Division, describes a new approach to capturing the structure of bacterial communities in soil. In addition, the study provides insight into the devastating effects of metal pollution on those bacterial populations.
Why is this important, you ask? It turns out that in our technology-driven world, with biosensors in development for homeland security, emerging diseases surprising our medical communities and lifesaving medicines being extracted from jungle plants, we still don't know what's under our feet. The bacterial communities of every day soil are intensely complex, so diverse and densely populated, that normal measurement methods are overwhelmed.
"With improved analytical methods, we show that the abundance distribution and total diversity of soil-borne bacteria can be deciphered," said Dunbar.
"More than a million distinct genomes were present in the pristine soil, exceeding previous estimates by two orders of magnitude. When we examined the populations levels in metal-contaminated soil, we found the bacterial genetic diversity was reduced more than 99.9 percent," lead author Gans added.
The Los Alamos team used a technique known as DNA re-association, separating the two strands of all the bacterial DNA in a soil sample, blending them, and measuring the time it takes for the correct halves to properly reconnect.
As often happens at Los Alamos, where thousands of scientists from every imaginable discipline are gathered, the researchers form a m
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Kia rolls out a possible next member of its youth market-targeting Soul family at the Detroit Auto Show .
Taking a page from the roadster playbook, the Soul'ster concept drops a set of doors from the Soul SUV, which goes on sale this spring, shortens the windshield and adds a two-piece removable top. Roll bars offer occupants additional protection not normally found on convertibles, and house a slider track cargo system.
Additional visual touches include 19-inch wheels, blue-tinted lamps and chrome dual-tipped exhaust.
Kia promises the four-seat cabin will provide adequate room for both front and rear passengers, with rear occupants benefiting from non-floor-mounted cantilevered seats for optimal legroom.
Hauling flexibility comes from a fold-flat front passenger and rear seats, and storage compartments under the rear seats and trunk.
If the Soul'ster is green-lighted for production, a 1.6-liter four-cylinder with roughly 120 hp, connected to a five-speed manual,. would serve as the base powertrain. Premium models would be powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder, making about 140 hp, paired with the manual or a four-speed automatic gearbox.
Kia estimates EPA fuel economy for both engines would at least be 30 mpg.
Detroit Auto Show News


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QR codes can never be regarded as synonyms for bar codes but they are very much similar to the bar codes as far as functionality is concerned. These QR codes are actually two-dimensional and hence they can hold several thousands of characters obviously much greater than what the bar codes can hold. They have these days become too much common and can be seen almost everywhere. Consumers always want a quick access and QR codes perfectly serve this need.
How are QR codes generated?
There are lots of sites which generate QR codes for free. Just search over the internet and you will get many choices. Each site has its own unique features for customization in case of color, format etc. of the codes. There are numerous apps for reading the QR codes which makes the process even more comfortable.
These QR codes can help in the growth of your business opportunities in several ways.
Sharing of data
With QR codes, you will be availed with a huge opportunity to share data. You can easily share a landing page, video, an e-book or even different chunks of content sharing a common link. Sharing is actually the way you fabricate community and Facebook is one of the best platform for that. Also QR codes help in avoiding the torture of writing the complex URL again and again when it comes to sharing.
Increases the conversion rates
QR codes are even helpful for the budding businesses. They can store their website details on the codes and the customers can be guided to the concerned section by the scanning of codes. This helps in grabbing more traffic, especially traffic from the potential customers. Thus real time customers are metamorphosed to prospective online customers
Expediency in print
QR codes diminish the gap between online versions and the print. As far as startups are concerned, this can be regarded as one of the most cost effective ways for marketing products. These codes occupy only a little space but stores huge information. Thus startups can put QR code along with a pleasing heading and via this the dimension of their reach increases.
It should be assured that the QR codes direct to the needed information set. Else if these codes are not properly placed, the investment of time, effort and money made by the company will go futile.
These QR codes can be really helpful for almost every type and size of businesses. They can be used on business cards and scanned by any smartphone for transferring data, encoding to text, giving data over web, adding as vCard and very much more than that. QR codes are also used on tickets, restaurant menus, products, product brochures, event tags, delivery vehicles etc.
Limitations about QR code
Even though QR codes are having multiple advantages, they can't be used in case of mass marketing. The reason is that many customers are unaware of its usage and some find it not that much attractive. Giving instructions to the customers on how to use the code can help a lot.
The customers will surely find it user-friendly with the passage of time and only time can tell that to how much these QR codes can help the business growth.


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'Spoofers' target neighbors in Pittsburgh-area phone scam
FCC crackdown comes up empty
Action News Investigates has learned people in the Pittsburgh area are being targeted with a phone scam called "spoofing."
That's when scammers cause a local number to appear on caller ID, making it more likely that people will talk to them.
VIDEO: 'Spoofers' target neighbors in Pittsburgh-area phone scam
Laurie Reich, of Kittanning, did not hesitate to answer the phone the first time she saw a local number on her caller ID.
"I saw the name on it and I knew who it was coming from and I couldn't figure out why," she said.
Related link: FCC on caller ID and spoofing
The number belongs to Betsy Sanders, who owns a nearby dog kennel. Sanders had trained Laurie's German Shepard.
But it wasn't Sanders who was calling.
"They're robocalls, offering you lower rates on your credit card," Reich said.
They kept calling -- two or three times a week -- and every time Sanders' number would show up.
"And I thought maybe this person was getting a kickback or something from the credit card company," Reich said.
"There is no financial kickback. All they did was steal my phone number," Sanders said.
Sanders called her phone company, state police and the Federal Communications Commission.
"Everywhere I've gone, every direction I've gone, there's pretty much nothing you can do. It makes you angry," Sanders said.
In 2011, the FCC announced a crackdown on spoofing with hefty new fines.
But Action News Investigates has learned the FCC has not fined a single spoofer in the past three years.
The FCC declined an interview request. But an agency official told Congress last year spoofers are very hard to track down.
Sanders said the scammers could be hurting her business by harassing potential customers with her number.
"It keeps coming up on the caller ID, they're going to block me and I could lose business due to this," she said.
Reich said Sanders has good reason to be concerned.
"When I first started getting the calls it put her in a bad light in my mind. So I'm sure anyone else getting those calls is thinking the same way," she said.
"They stole something that's mine. It's my telephone number," Sanders said.
One step anyone can take is to block the number that's showing up on the caller ID, even if it is someone local. That's what Reich did.


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The All-Star break is over and now begins anticipation for the next major date in the Pittsburgh Penguins' season—waiting to see which star player will be injured next.
That, and the trade deadline.
The Penguins have accrued a little cap space over the course of the season by seeing most of their top-dollar players spend time on injured reserve. They lead the league in man-games lost to injury at 256.
CapGeek currently gives the Penguins $5.165 million in acquirable cap space for the remainder of the season, a number that will increase every day until the trade deadline with a number of players on long-term injured reserve.
Monetary considerations determine how most buyers handle the deadline. For the Pens, injuries to their big centers Sidney Crosby and Jordan Staal and their projected returns will have more to do with how Pittsburgh approaches the deadline.
Of course, when Staal and (perhaps Crosby) return, that $5.1 million the Penguins have accrued from their absences will be lost for good.
The deadline hits Feb. 27 at 3:00 PM.
Given a healthy roster, the Penguins might not be making a single move this season. But having a healthy Penguins lineup seems as unlikely as seeing Zach Parise or Jarome Iginla don the black and vegas gold.
There are 25 days until the deadline. Instead of looking too far ahead to deals the Penguins may or may not swing, let's take a look back at General Manager Ray Shero's trade deadline history.


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Archive for September, 2013
It's still only September…
… but the weather is more like November. This might end up as the wettest Seattle September since 1978; thirty-five years ago. That will be no surprise after watching the University of Washington and Oregon football games yesterday and having peered out as pretty much steady rain since Tuesday. I see SeaTac airport had 1.71 inches of rain yesterday and Astoria, on the coast, got almost 4 inches. The Weather Channel is forecasting a major storm tonight with 2 to 5 inches of rain and winds as high as 70 mph.
Related articles
- Saturday was wettest September day on record (komonews.com)
- 2 storm systems will make for a windy, wet fall football weekend (seattletimes.com)
Fall IS Here
After a splendid, sunny fall day yesterday we were greeting with light drizzle this morning. It looks like the next 5-6 days will be the same:
Home Again
The drive home from Kalispell was super easy; just 488 miles in perfect weather and beautiful scenery over the first 100 miles of so to I-90 . Even got home in time to watch the UW football game. After covering 1,108 miles on the first two days the rest of the trip was pretty easy with our total miles driven at 3,408.
Glacier National Park
We finally made it. After living just eight hours away from Glacier for eighteen years we finally visited this iconic park. The scenery is fantastic;. even this time of the year when the water flows are at their lowest. We had a great day. We spent an hour or so walking the Trail of the Cedars path. At Logan Pass we had a leisurely lunch seated on a big flat boulder, gazing at majestic Mount Reynolds in the distance. On the return direction we even spotted a couple of bears cavorting on the cliffs.
Bozeman to Kalispell
One of our shortest driving days: just 311 miles from Bozeman to Kalispell. We had time to check in at the Best Western and take a short trip into Glacier National Park before nightfall. Looking forward to full exploration tomorrow. This Best Western was a real surprise: a very nice motel and we had a huge room with a balcony, fireplace and whirlpool tub.
Spearfish Canyon
Since we only had a 400-mile drive today to get to Bozeman, MT, we decided to spend a bit of time in the morning driving the Spearfish Canyon scenic byway, a twenty-mile stretch due south of Spearfish. It was still another lovely drive along Spearfish Creek with views of the steep canyon walls and numerous waterfalls. It made for a very relaxing start to the day and we ended up spending well over two hours in the Canyon. Here's a very short video of some of our photos.
A Special Day–Wild Horses
We weren't sure what to expect as we made the drive to Hot Springs, SD and the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary. What a marvelous experience. It was just Trisha and me as our guide, Mark, drove us over hundreds of acres of the sanctuary to see some of the beautiful mustangs running free on the vast grasslands. Some of these magical animals were curious and tame enough that they approached us and we could pat their gorgeous snouts and feed them handfuls of grass. It was just so cool to see hundreds of horses living completely free. Here's a short video…


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This is indeed a birthday card from her to him. She wanted to have something of between love and masculine genre...So I thought of using the combination of red + black and gold for the colour scheme.
A Husky Birthday Card as I called it hehe
I use some gold spray to give the sense of texture and to make it look a lil bit rough.
I hope she likes the card! I've lots of pending works coz been having fever + cough every now n then. I wonder. Now it is even worst coz my voice chord muscles as the Doctor said is a lil tired hence I lost my voice. Not that I go karaoke the day before, probably its the cough....haih.
Wish me well oke pretties and handsomes !


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Awful news for Bruno Mars and his fans, the singer is being sued for alleged plagiarism of perhaps his most successful song, Uptown Funk.
Ronson and Mars are accused of the fact that Uptown Funk is a copyright infringement on Minneapolis funk group Collage's 1983 hit Young Girls, copying the original song's structure, melody, harmony and rhythm.
Uptown Funk has come out in 2014; I wonder what took Collage so long to sue the singer in the first place.
The only member of Collage that is still alive is Larry White but Grady Wilking and Lee Peters are also listed as defendants.
It is a truly devastating situation for Mars, as Uptown Funk has sold more than six million copies and was also number one on the Billboard chart for the second longest time in the chart's history. Now, that was a successful song indeed, not to mention it brings in about $100,000 only from streaming rights on Spotify every week.
Ronson and Mars have talked before about how the song was inspired by early 1980s electro-funk and people say that Collage is only seeking to make profit. Is the copyright infringement suit really justified? The legal complaint states: "Upon information and belief, many of the main instrumental attributes and themes of Uptown Funk are deliberately and clearly copied from Young Girls, including, but not limited to, the distinct funky specifically noted and timed consistent guitar riffs present throughout the compositions, virtually if not identical bass notes and sequence, rhythm, structure, crescendo of horns and synthesizers rendering the compositions almost indistinguishable if played over each other and strikingly similar if played in consecutively (sic)."
It looks to me like the real situation is the fact that the song was deeply influenced by the electro-funk genre, considering that earlier this year there was another group, The Sequence, which also claimed that Uptown Funk infringed upon one of their songs. However they decided not to sue.


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Gucci or Prada? Kanye or Taylor? Bernie or Hillary? When it comes to culture, we're often asked to pick a side. Enter Wishbone.
Every morning, users of the app are given 12 pop culture-based questions with two distinct choices, which range from "Modern or Vintage?" to "Would you rather have a rap battle with Nas or Slim Shady?" Once you make your pick, you can see the percentages of people who voted for each option. If you make a choice for all of them, then you get 12 new ones at night.
It's that simple conceit that has propelled Wishbone to a stratospheric fan base - 4.3 million registered users and counting - even as it's flown under the radar for anyone who's not between the ages of 13 and 18, which makes up 80 percent of its audience. (Snapchat, by comparison, has 100 million daily users.)
Mike Jones, the former Myspace chief executive who founded the app in 2014, saidGen Z is hooked because not only are they always on their phones, but they've also grown up in a Like button-driven world where they're encouraged to share their opinions publicly.
"Teens, especially from 14-19 years old, live on their phones - constantly checking Snapchat and Instagram, looking for ways to share what they are doing and what they are feeling," he said. "Our goal was to create a destination where teens can be the content creators, the stars, and the arbiters of taste."
He added that teens also enjoy using the app because the stakes are lower when it comes to how they engage — it's not about getting the most likes or comments. "We hear from users constantly that using Wishbone makes them feel good," he said. "There isn't same angst as publishing something on social media, where you might be constantly refreshing for likes and faves."
My middle school sources, however, said otherwise.
One 13-year-old told me she hand her friends spend hours debating Wishbone choices during recess and after school. "It's actually the most socially stressful thing ever," she said via text message. Because she can see what her friends are voting, she felt pressure to choose the "right" answer, saying that some kids will choose the opposite of what their friends like as an act of "vengeance." Ah, middle school drama.
With over 80 million engagements a day, teens are clearly choosing to use the app — no matter how it makes them feel. "Wishbone is a destination for teens who are tired of seeing perfect lives portrayed on social media, and would prefer to see how their community feels about the topics they care about," Jones said. And with this, we can all agree.
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We are always on the lookout for great Recruiters. If you are a talented Recruiter, with a decent track record, we would like to hear from you. From time to time, we have vacancies for both permanent and freelance Recruiters. We are flexible and able to work out a suitable working arrangement with you, based on how much time you can devote to the job.