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So far 10% have reported and it is actually a good deal better than the market reaction. Companies have bested EPS estimates by a nice margin, almost 11% on average. The biggest surprises came in the financial sector so far, but that did nothing for investor enthusiasm.
Revenues are coming in close and most companies that have been reporting are meeting or exceeding, but close is not what anyone is looking for. The industrials failed to provide a revenue growth number as General Electric (GE) fell below analysts' estimates by over 2% and earned 4% less than a year ago. IBM (IBM) also sold off as they showed a great growth rate, but revenues were below expectations.
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So, what are investors looking for? For one, the continual flow of negative economic figures is distressing. That will not help investor sentiment, even in the face of good earnings. Earnings need to beat, revenue needs to come in higher than expectations and the outlook must be positive. Any deviation from there is what will trigger selling.
More clouds…
- The news media continues to comment that the market is in a range-bound state and that is putting a damper over any move higher.
- Economics are weak
- Employment sucks is not moving in the right direction
- The BP Disaster is still not over
- FINREG weighing on earnings
- Trend of market is down
- Lower lows, lower highs
- Low volume up-days, high volume down-days
- Below the 50/200 for S&P 500 and other major indicies
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Note for Berean Baptist in 2013
Happy New Year! 2012 was a wonderful year for Berean, and we have so very much to be thankful for in so many different areas. The year 2013 brings us just as many opportunities to impact lives and do so much for our Lord and the furtherance of God's will in Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and throughout the world through our national and global partners. So let me use this note to describe some of the areas where we have an opportunity to do more.
1. Sunday school: Our first priority this year needs to be in increasing the percentage of people who faithfully attend Sunday school. This involves making sure the time invested in coming to church early is well worth it and teaching people that they don't just come to SS for themselves but to give back to others. We need to achieve an average of 80% of those who come to corporate worship at 8.30 or 10.45 also attend a SS class. While just 8 out of 10 seems like a low goal, let me assure you that 80% is a lofty but attainable goal. Joey Kellett will be overseeing a plan to achieve this goal.
2. Pastor Bill will be leading the effort to involve Berean in the construction of an orphanage in Togo, West Africa. Missionary Jonathan Huff is a veteran missionary and partner with Berean. He was here in October and gave us his vision for this additional work in Togo. Two Bereans came forward with $45,000 in love offerings, and the work is moving forward.
3. We need to raise the cash to install two large awnings to protect people walking out of the back of the church from the fellowship center all the way to the Jr. High module and youth building. Pastor Steve will be developing a plan for how best to accomplish this goal.
4. Camp Anchorage is planning to reconstruct an entire pier on the lake. This is a huge undertaking requiring support from as many people and churches as possible. I will be taking the lead in determining how Berean can get behind this huge project. Several of us from the church will run, walk or bike to raise money for this March Mania project, but many more will have to participate in 2013 to make a new multistory pier a reality.
5. We want to improve the effectiveness of our Awana program. Brian Howell will be interacting with Awana commander Nick Gore and the entire supervisory team to determine how Awana can be improved. We, the pastors, want the children and workers to know how important we feel this discipleship program is.
6. I will be working with both principals to create an official Berean Baptist Academy Parent Teacher Organization. This PTO will help each parent feel invested in their student's education and should potentially improve the quality of the education.
7. Pastor Steve Wilson will continue to oversee the establishment of a fully functioning church library. Our biggest need is volunteers to help organize books.
8. Pastor Steve and others will work with the city to determine if it is possible to expand the Fellowship Center. It could be that this is not possible or feasible, but we know our Lord is in charge and we know our fellowship center is too small.
9. Little by little, the construction outside our walls will be bringing more people through the doors of Berean. Plan to spend a couple of extra minutes before and after services getting to know the new faces that will be sitting around you.
While I am sure there is more that can be done and should be focused upon, this is a good checklist of ideas for 2013.
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November 24, 2012
Taken By The Artwork of Helen Frankenthaler...
Taken by the artwork of the late Helen Frankenthaler. With a technique of staining canvases and letting the colors slip into each other, her work brings to life the notion that everything does find it's rightful place + that the imperfect is in fact the most perfect. She has been noted as saying that, she didn't know what she was doing, trying to get at something but, didn't know what it was until it was manifest. Her artwork is a beautiful lesson in the idea of release. The reminder that is is ok to not be sure exactly where you are going as long as you are actively staying in the moment. The idea that if you release the fears + anything that is holding you back from simply being in the moment, what is meant to manifest will indeed be...and once you release what is holding you back, the momentum that is life will naturally move you forward + inevitably something beautiful will be created.
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PLL writer I. Marlene King has taken us on a wild ride for the last 7 years. As an adult in a teenage television world, I find her writing to be the mystery I cannot solve. Each time I do, she takes me on a turn, and then I am wrong, but have I been right all along and just impatient? I hope so.
Part One- Spencer IS the twin we have all been waiting for. NOTE- I do NOT think Spencer (or her twin) is A.D.
I know we have all been looking for clues in the final season of the series but I think the clues have always been there. I don't think we have EVER met "Spencer".
Take a peek at this clue from the intro:
Same dress, same bracelet. – clue?
Maybe my personal lack of vanity made this next "twinster" clue stand out, but Spencer checks out her reflection an AWFUL lot over the years.
And who can forget all the twin references including this one from a ghostly visit in Season 3's Halloween special.
And this clue snagged from PLLTheories.com:
The scene above on the left is Season 1, episode 1, leading me to believe Spencer has ALWAYS been..her twin.
I repeat, I do NOT think Spencer is A.D. I just think she is worried her secret is going to be exposed. If you go back and re-watch from the beginning, she is always the most curious. She is obsessed at times with finding out the clues and the answers. So much so Toby even questions her deeply in Season 3 asking her why she is so obsessed with these minor details. Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead.
King has referenced the finale will be "heartbreaking". I can't think of more heartbreaking than to find out we have never even met the real Spencer Hastings.
So who is A.D. then? Well, just like with my twin theory, I have always come back to the same villain throughout the entire series. Why, EzrA FitzgeralD of course.
King leads me up to the talented Mr. Fitz on several occasions, only to reveal another main player to be our villain. This episode is the end. The finale. The final frontier. The end all be all. Have I been right all along?
Here are the clues:
We have learned that years before the show got started Allison had a summer fling with "Board Shorts" Board Shorts was confirmed as Ezra. During the summer Ali had a pregnancy scare she confided to CeCe.
I don't think it was a SCARE..I think Alison was pregnant and had Ezra's baby. Her name is Eliza and we met her in Season 7.
Ali + Ezra= ELIZA. Makes sense Charlotte was bringing her dolls to play with and spending time with her, after all, she would be her niece. And herein lies our motive for Ezra being A.D.
It's known that CeCe met Allison that summer, so it's easy to connect CeCe with Ezra. She may have stolen the game from Mona at Radley, but she did so under guidance from Ezra. It also explains why A.D. was so intent on finding out who murdered his friend. A.D. has unlimited income. Just like a Fitzgerald?
I won't go into ALL details of the last 7 years of PLL to prove my theory, I bet they do that in the finale, but I will fast forward to the latest season just to show you I STILL think Ezra is #pllendgame.
A.D. enlists Aria to join the team.
A.D. gives Aria an alibi:
Who else besides A.D. would protect Aria?
Let's not forget, chances are, this beautiful man was just having one of his cronies remove a dead body from Aria's car.
I mean after all:
We will see about that Mr. Fitz.


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(Dhaka) – An intimate dinner was convened for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with 70 leaders from the private sector, civil society and Government focused on "Women's and children's health in Bangladesh: challenges, solutions and innovations". Co-hosted by the Global Compact Local Network Bangladesh, Brac, ICDDR,B and the UN Foundation, the event provided the Secretary-General with the opportunity to introduce the "Every Woman Every Child" initiative to the local private sector and to galvanize support and action.
"Every Woman Every Child" was launched by the Secretary-General in 2010 to mobilize and intensify international and national action by Governments, multilateral institutions, the private sector and civil society to address the major health challenges facing women and children around the world. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Malaria and businessman Ray Chambers also attended the event and encouraged the private sector to take greater action to advance women's and children's health issues.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted that the private sector is already playing an important role but stressed that more needs to be done. "Bangladeshi private resources, expertise and networks are making a difference. You are reducing the cost of medicines and vaccines. You are making sure that health care reaches more people in poor communities," he said. "And your innovations are now spreading around the world. Simple solutions that save lives."
The Secretary-General also recognized the efforts of the private sector through the Global Compact Local Network Bangladesh and urged participants to further expand the Network.
In her remarks, Shahamin Zaman, Representative of the Global Compact Local Network Bangladesh said, "The private sector can, through integrated CSR approaches on such issues of environment, human rights, enhancing good governance structures and promoting the fight against corruption – which are the basic principles of the UNGC – act as a catalyst for development."
Roundtable discussions were organized during the event in order to examine challenges, solutions and innovations in the following areas: Food Security and Nutrition; Maternal and Children's Health; Health Products and Facilities; Water, Sanitation and Environment; Health Workforce; and Building Global Momentum.
All private sector commitments to action in support of the "Every Woman Every Child" initiative were made by Global Compact participants:
- Abdul Monem Limited (AML) committed to raise awareness of malnutrition and will provide free vitamins. Partnering with the Nutrition Department of Dhaka University, AML plans to reach 50,000 poor and needy mothers (both pregnant and lactating) in the next five years through its nutrition awareness programs. The company also pledged to provide eight types of vitamins free of cost to 50,000 pregnant mothers in the next five years.
- TeleConsult Group committed to improve women's and children's health through information technology. The company will establish a 24/7 contact center with a trained team from its m-health project to connect mothers, children and nurses in rural areas with urban-based doctors and to keep real-time digital medical records. An estimated one million mothers and children will benefit from the program next year and 10 million are expected to benefit over the next five years.
- The Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce committed to raise awareness of cervical cancer by disseminating information about prevention to 30,000 Bangladeshi women through leaflets, letters, counseling, training programs, meetings and roundtables by 2016. The BWCCI will also take initiatives to motivate 20,000 young mothers to be inoculated to prevent cervical cancer and 30,000 women to do pap smear tests annually.
- Viyellatex Group committed to provide free medical services, including eye care, immunization, and clinical services to 3,500 mothers and 1,500 children in Bangladesh by 2015. The company also committed to provide free sonograms and medicines to 3,500 pregnant women and to start a school for physically-challenged and underprivileged children by July 2012.
The commitments made to date represent a fraction of the potential of a deeply and diversely-engaged private sector. The Global Compact Local Network Bangladesh representing 41 participants will work closely with the UN Foundation to follow up on the commitments made, and to catalyze new initiatives and partnerships that will advance women's and children's health in Bangladesh.
For further information on Every Woman Every Child please visit www.everywomaneverychild.org.
- Secretary-General's remarks at Every Woman, Every Child Dinner with Public and Private Partners
- Remarks by Shahamin Zaman, Representative of the Global Compact Local Network Bangladesh
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One of the central characters in the story told throughout Kendrick Lamar's debut album is "Sherane", and although her name is changed, the woman she is based on is "excited" to be featured.
One of the reasons good kid, m.A.A.d city is such a compelling album for listeners is the narrative told through the skits, which tie in with the tracks. One of the more notable characters mentioned in both skits and songs is a female named "Sherane". While she is based on someone from Kendrick Lamar's past, he did change her name, but the Compton emcee says the woman Sherane is based on loves the attention. He also further talks about plans to turn the skits and characters on GKMC into a film.
Even though the character of Sherane is not painted in the most positive light throughout the album, Kendrick says everyone back home knows who she is based on, and her, and other people featured, emrace the album. "It's funny because it's a weird thing when I go back to the neighborhood and the homeys know who I'm talking about. It be a big joke, and I've been hearing things that she's more excited and surprised that I put her in the song more than anything," the Cali native adds, "It's all love though. I ain't got no ill will."
To kick off 2013, Kendrick dropped visuals for the track "Backseat Freestyle", and staying true to the theme of tying in people from his neighborhood, Lamar included his dad in the video, "'Backseat Freestyle,' was really just its own entity. It was just me having fun, putting those skits in there, puttin' my pops in there." The video acts a precursor to the short film he is working on as a supplement to the album.
While he did use his dad in the video, the woman depicted is not the real-life Sherane, although K.Dot jokes, ""Nah, that wasn't the real Sherane...But it was a great, great imaginary clone of Sherane for sure."
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I'm getting more comfortable having the talk. How did you do it? How can I do it? are the questions.
How you live your life is the result of choices. I chose to no longer live by convention and cultural norms. It is at times very inconvenient, almost always involving a governmental interaction; however the vast majority of days are a pleasurable experience.
How did I do it, introspection and fortitude. On top of that were many books, methods, trials, errors, people, places, gifts and miles and miles of walking. My path is not your path and while my experiences may be helpful to you, it is the introspection and fortitude that will create change for you.
I am writing these posts in an attempt to begin answering the second question, How can you do it?
My standard answer when ask this, is to say 'Why it's easy, go in to work in the morning and quit'. Often they light up on the word easy and then I can literally see life drain from them on the word quit. You see they have been to this precipice a 100 times and they know they will choose to compromise their true desires, dreams and passions.
As an exercise I suggest playing this out in your mind. Imagine I just told you this and make a list of all the reasons that would immediately start pouring forth.
Change is never easy, it always gives rise to fear and we typically want fear to go away as fast as possible. Therefore, we take the path of least resistance back to status quo. Most of the people I end up in conversation with do not have the choice of status quo returning. It is truly time for them to face change. I encourage you to be proactive and start to listen to your inner voice and identify the imbalances in your life.
May your life go well
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Top CERN Scientist Suspended for Presentation That Argued There Is No Sexism in Physics
Article here. Excerpt:
'The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), one of the leading physics research institutions in the world, suspended one of its physicists on Monday after he gave a sexist talk at the organization's first ever "High Energy Theory and Gender" conference last weekend.
Last Friday, Alessandro Strumia, a research associate at CERN, gave a talk at the conference that was later described as a "Damore-esque manifesto against women in STEM" by Jessica Wade, a physicist at Imperial College London widely known for her efforts to increase diversity in scientific fields. The reference is to James Damore, a senior software engineer who was fired from Google last year after he circulated a memo that argued men were biologically better suited to software development.
In a copy of Strumia's presentation seen by Motherboard, Strumia frames his presentation as an effort to get to the bottom of the "mainstream" and "conservative" positions about gender equality in physics and science more generally. Strumia framed his presentation as an attempt to "use data to see what is right."
A number of slides show what Strumia described as data about the percentage of women in different fields, sexism in citations, sexism at conferences, and gender asymmetry in hirings. These data items conflict with a number of other studies that point to rampant discrimination in STEM, however. For example, a study published earlier this year by Pew Research found that nearly half of women in STEM say sexual harassment is a problem and that they have experienced some form of discrimination.'
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Politics and science...
... are like politics and religion. They don't mix well.
Hitler suppressed research by Jewish physicists. He deported or murdered them. Consequently Germany fell behind in science, most notably in weapons research. Not too surprisingly, by discarding scientists for reasons having nothing to do with their research product, they did themselves in. The US invented the atomic bomb first. But by that time it didn't matter in re Germany; they were already defeated. Possibly they would have had a nuclear bomb by 1944 had they not chased off or murdered half their brain trust and we'd be living in Man In The High Castle instead of watching it on Amazon Prime.
Lesson to be learned: discarding or suppressing a scientist's progress because of irrelevant things like his political or social issue opinions leads to bad outcomes for everyone.
One reason the Middle Ages were aka the Dark Ages was because anyone whose opinions challenged Catholic orthodoxy was persecuted in any number of ways, including death, imprisonment, banishment, etc. A fair number of people could easily see that the Earth circled the sun and not vice versa, yet to say so was either unwise or the last thing you were likely to say about the solar system for some time once the ecclesiastical authorities got wind of it.
Seems CERN is back-sliding into a less glorious pattern.
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Wikipedia on Strumia
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very common
politics determining what science says and where it goes. I often study ancient cultures as it relates to my profession. their construction methods, their use of water, and so forth. quickly after starting my research I ran head on into censored science, as in d.n.a. coverups. on u.t. I saw some scientists investigating the d.n.a. of some 150 (more or less) inhabitants of central fla., the bog people. they lived about 7,000 - 9,000 years ago and buried their dead for hundreds, maybe thousands of years under the marsh waters that have perfectly neutral Ph waters. these neutral waters led to a mummification where a large portion of these people still had intact brain matter. I still remember the scientist describing how he marveled when test after test came back European. they also found excellent examples of advanced textile weave. a world renowned expert was brought in and I distinctly remember him marveling about the most advanced textiles anywhere in the world for this time period. from what I was able to glean (this dig was mid 80's) the site was immediately ordered shut down, and all funding pulled. you see, the indian tribes have a recent treaty w/ the u.s. giving them ownership of all pre-Columbus finds. the d.n.a. was then called 'contaminated' by the on-site Caucasians and sent off for further study. same type thing happened w/ the 'kennewick man', found in wash. state. locals told me online that the c.o.e. was ordered to seize the Kennewick man from the forensic scientist who found him. 7 scientists had to fight in court just to be able to get another look at the find. the f.s. (coroner) who found him immediately recognized the skull as belonging to a Caucasian. he was about 11,000 y.o. the treaty w/ the indian nations allows them to take any ancient finds and bury them in secret places. they use their religion as an excuse for the remains not to be tested. very convenient. I later heard from locals that the site was pretty much destroyed by our gov. I suspect this treaty came into existence because of the varied finds being made. you see, there is a lot of $$ being made for being called the 'first people' (tax free casinos). I have also heard a dr. from the Smithsonian (u.t. video of scientific presentation) tell how the whole east coast is covered w/ tools and weapons made using European tech. these tools/weapons are around 10-12,000 y.o., and possibly older. the science (marine based) of the Mongolian immigrants is diff from the euro type. there are more of these in one area around one area of virginia than have been found in the entire area west of the rockies. pretty obvious there were European settlements all along the east coast long before the receding ice allowed serious immigration from the n.w.
however, last I heard you won't see any of this taught in school text books. its being censored.
above is just one example of some of the 'settled science' we are not allowed to know. it is present wherever you do serious inquiry. of course, w/ the 'dumbing down' of the schools and affirmative action, what smart person doesn't already see it happening? imho, the shaming of those who don't agree w/ the poor research we see in the man made global warming debate is an obvious clue as to what type politics is involved.
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Fanhattan Seeks To Unify Web Movie Services
There are a lot more movies and television shows on the Internet than there once were, but viewers often have to work really hard to hunt across different services for what they want. A company called Fanhattan is trying to stitch together as many of those services as it can to make life easier for Web watchers.
Fanhattan, previously known as Vuze, on Thursday announced a service of the same name that will provide a single interface from which consumers can search for movies and television shows from a variety of distributors of online video. In theory, the distributors Fanhattan can search include Netflix, Apple's iTunes Store, Hulu, Amazon and others, though Fanhattan doesn't yet have deals with those providers.
The problem the company is seeking to address will be familiar to power users of Web video. No single source of online video provides anything remotely approaching a comprehensive selection of movies and television shows, in large part because of arcane Hollywood licensing schemes that dictate when certain material can be made available through which distribution vehicle and under which pricing models (rental, sales and subscription services). Netflix's subscription streaming service, for examples, lacks most of the new movie releases that can be found for sale on iTunes and Amazon, though Netflix has greater depth of older titles than a site like Hulu.
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Poker Lotto involves a watch and a win lottery game in which there are two chances of winning including the traditional lottery draw and instantly winnings poker game. In order to take part in the lottery, a participant must meet the age limit set of 18 years and above.
For additional protection once a ticket is purchased, always put down your signature on the ticket and fill in the information at the ticket's back. It is advisable that you re-check your tickets before leaving the counter. The numbers on the selection slip should correspond to those on your ticket.
The instant ticket must stay free of defects or damage. To avoid delays during prize claiming, unknown markings on the lottery ticket should be avoided at all cost. It is also important to note that, a group ticket can be termed void if the person handling the tickets in the store is a group member.
In accordance with the provincial and Canadian laws, gaming activities is limited to the Ontario Province only. Therefore, poker lotto ticket sold outside the province of Ontario is prohibited.
The lotto tickets have a shell of 12 months. Usually the expiry date is printed at the back side of the ticket.
The working of Poker Lotto involves the display of your cards on a screen. Five cards for each hand are chosen out of the normal 52-card deck. Winnings of up to $5000 is possible when one hits the poker hand with the winning. An extra jackpot beginning from $10,000 is provided for four players who gamed All In. Each night, 5 cards are usually drawn. The jackpot increases from $10,000 till it is won. Night draws occur each night from 10:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Slip cancellation is not possible since the only method of play is Quick Pick.


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A great day for pajamas! : Hillsboro Family Photographer
We are settling in nicely here in Hillsboro, and unlike many of the locals who dread the long rainy winter I am so far enjoying the weather. All I have to tell myself is that rain is better than snow and it's easy to have a positive outlook on the rainy days. Days like these are perfect for sitting around in your pajamas all day and baking; both of which I have been doing a lot of lately.
It occurred to me the other day that I really hadn't taken many pictures of my own family lately. It's sad, but since taking up photography I guess I don't take the time to capture all those silly moments I normally would with a point and shoot in hand. It's my new goal to take some at least every week, if not more often. I have THOUSANDS of images of my oldest as a baby, and I feel guilty looking at the images I have taken of my youngest. Granted, my standards and skills have changed since my oldest was that age and I don't need to take as many to get the shot I want anymore. This also means, though, that I pass up some of those hilarious candid moments I might have caught by accident before and kept even though it was way out of focus or whatever. With that in mind I want to share a few from today….. It was no small feat to get my youngest to sit still long enough to get a "normal" shot, and I was about to give up entirely, but I am glad I didn't because his crazy personality really shows in these images and I know I will look back on them years from now and smile. My oldest, as you can tell, is also full of personality, and wanted to look like a mean vampire lol.
So without further adieu, here are my silly little guys, doing what they do best.
and as you can see, it's not all smiles when mom's camera comes out, but this is also a perfect example of Archer's personality lol.


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Adding a device to MY2N cloud
2N® Mobile Video service is compatible with 2N® Indoor Compact. First step is to add the 2N® Indoor Compact to Mobile video service. Select "STEP 2: Where to call" option.
Figure 1: Where to call
You need to choose which unit you would like to add to the cloud. In this case it is Answering Unit - 2N® Indoor Compact.
Figure 2: Where to call - answering units
The dialog box will be shown where you are asked to fill in serial number and security code to be able to add the device. You can also choose in which mode the device will be used and if the configuration of the device will be automatically done by the MY2N portal or manually by the user.
Figure 3: Adding device - by using security code
Cloud mode
You have two options how to set up your 2N® Indoor Compact. You can use automatic or manual configuration mode. Mode selection is available while adding device (see figure 3) or you can change the mode in device details:
Figure 4
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Automatic configuration
First option is an automatic configuration mode. This mode is used for comfortable configuration of your answering unit via My2N service. You are able to configure switch codes and dial button of the 2N® Indoor Compact. You just need to go to device details setting (Figure 4) and then to the Call settings section. You can simply choose the call destination, which will be assigned to calling button, from the list of the devices connected in your MY2N account.
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You can also change the unlock code sequence which is by default set to 00:
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Manual configuration
Second mode is manual one. This means that you have to open web configuration interface of the 2N® Indoor Compact and set up all required parameters there. In this case you have to switch off the automatic mode (please refer to Figure 5).
1. You can specify the number to which the call should be established and SIP account which will be responsible for the forwarding of the call. The number of the device (Device ID) is shown in My2N portal Settings section. In this example the number is 4962898773 which is the ID of the registered Intercom. You can specify this number in the Directory menu section of the 2N® Indoor Compact. SIP account is defined by /2 parameter in the Phone number field. It is necessary to use SIP account number 2 for the proper function.
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2. Secondly you have to adjust the settings in the section Services-Phone-SIP 2. Here you have to specify the following parameters:
- Phone Number (ID): ID of the intercom assigned by the My2N portal
- Domain: Domain name of the My2N service (proxy-x.my2n.com)
- Authentication: Authentication of your device
- Proxy Address: Domain name of the My2N service (proxy.my2n.com)
Proxy Port: Listening SIP port
SIP Port: TCP has to be used
The SIP registration details can be obtained in the 2N® Indoor Compact device detail setting in your account (refer to Figure 4).
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You can simply configure these parameters in the intercom then:
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Successful registration is verified by the value: Registration State: REGISTERED.
3. Last step is to check the answering mode in the section Services - Phone - Calls, DTMF options in section Services - Phone - Audio and also unlocking code can be adjusted (Figure 14). Make sure that the same unlocking code is configured on the intercom side section Hardware - Switches - Activation codes.
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1970 Dodge Super Bee, Lot 356.2
This is a matching-numbers "V" Code car. This beautiful car only has 85,000 original miles. The exterior and interior are in great condition. This car has been restored to its original color of Top Banana. The body is very straight with good gaps. Chrome front and rear bumper are beautiful. The underside is exceptionally clean with no surface rust showing on any of the components, including the exhaust system, which has been upgraded to stainless steel.
This Super Bee has a 440-ci Six Pack engine rated at 390 horsepower. The car is fitted with a TorqueFlite automatic transmission, torsion bar front suspension with spring rear and 4-wheel power drum brakes.
The interior is all stock with the exception of an aftermarket water temperature gauge and the factory tach has been replaced with an Autometer unit. Options coded, based on the data plate, include variable speed wipers, hood tie down pins, tachometer, fresh air hood intake, Music Master AM radio and dress-up package. Seatbelts have also been installed for modern safety. This Bee is a head turner and ready to be driven home.
1970 Dodge Super Bee, Lot 640.1
This a real "V" Code 440 Six Pack, with matching-numbers engine, pistol-grip 4-speed transmission, DANA 60 rear axle, go wing, factory tachometer and gauges, Polyglas tires, heavy duty cooling. All original sheet metal and original Fender Tag. Refinished in its rare original color of Plum Crazy purple with black transverse strip. Very few Six Pack 4-speed Super Bees were produced.


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The Campaign for Twenty-Five has three objectives. The first is to capture the impact of The Choir School experience through the stories of our former choristers. The second is to strengthen our community by engaging alumni and creating a strong alumni association. Last, the campaign has an ambitious goal to raise $250,000+ for the school's endowment, ensuring that the excellence and accessibility that define us will remain for years to come.
You can read much more about the Campaign for Twenty-Five in our campaign case statement.
Our goal is to work together to ensure that excellent choral music remains available for talented young singers from every walk of life. Will you join us to meet this important goal?
The Choir School at St. Peter's
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Who is the "greatest man in the world today?" Abraham Aaron Roback, onetime Harvard instructor, thinks he knows. Roback has never seen him, but for five years he has been working on a book to honor him, "a man without parallel, in our generation." The great man's name: Albert Schweitzer.
Last week Roback published the Albert Schweitzer Jubilee Book in a limited edition of 1,050 copies. It included essays by Roback and 22 other scholars, many of them topflight,* who largely share Roback's admirationthough not to his worshipful extentfor Albert Schweitzer.
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You have 50% chance that this baby is a girl, 50% its a boy. Don't let people tell you that you have a greater chance of it being another boy....I saw a study once that disproves this. And it just doesn't make sense scientifically.
Three boys are so much fun, as would be adding a girl. WHen do you find out?


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Talent runs deep in Columbia. Parks Motor Works, Morgan Stanley/ Smith Barney and Friends of Maury County Parks are presenting Columbia Arts in the Park showcasing Tennessee fine arts and crafts with live demonstrations in woodworks, fiber arts, painting, stained glass and more.
The event is planned for Saturday, Oct. 20, at Maury County Park.
Many of our featured artists are highly skilled and creative craftsman who have developed their skills from a desire to create works using their hands and imagination,� said Dr. Marian Haynes, director for Columbia Arts in the Park. �We have exquisite talent in our community, and this event was designed to bring this brilliance together.�
A veteran teacher of 33 years, Joan Nickell Bailey developed her stained glass skills from humble beginnings � as a student taking classes in Nashville. Her motivation to learn stained glass became a passion that quickly developed into a stained glass teaching/retail in-home studio, Nickell�s Glass Art Studio, which began in 1989. One of her most memorable projects was guiding church members over a 1-1/2 year period while they constructed eight windows depicting different scenes in the life of Christ, which were subsequently installed at Bigbyville United Methodist Church. Joan and her students� work have been featured on Tennessee Crossroads.
�The Lord has blessed me with a creative talent and a talent to teach it to others. Through these talents I have been privileged to meet wonderful people and to share my knowledge with others,� Joan says.
Painting on large canvas is one art form, but constructing detailed miniatures is another world unto itself. Nancy Coirer has been tirelessly working this art form for more than 16 years. From her travels in Africa to Switzerland, or throughout United States, Nancy has created works of art in every corner she has visited or resided.
�I paint a little every day, and love every minute of it. I paint anywhere from the basement to the laundry room,� Nancy says.
She has won many awards and numerous ribbons for her work, and has been invited to exhibit in Russia, Japan, London and France.
A native of Middle Tennessee, Penny Langley has been a traditional wool rug hooker since 2000. The majority of her wool is repurposed from wool clothing or blankets and hooked into functional works of art including rugs.
�The creative freedom to draw on my own patterns, choose colors and textures and even dye wool in order to achieve the look I want had me �hooked� from the start,� Penny said. �Whether it�s an Army uniform from a grandparent or a child�s first coat, being able to incorporate part of history into a piece of art is priceless.�
Penny has exhibited her work with the Wool Sisters at Pryor Art Gallery at Columbia State Community College. Her work has been sold in Tennessee and Los Angeles.
Bill Summar�s first woodturning experience was in high school in Oak Ridge. Eight years ago, upon retiring, he picked up this craft and never looked back. His natural abilities led him to study from woodturning teachers across the U.S. to Great Britain and New Zealand.
�I make several types of items, always trying to let the piece of wood determine what it will be,� Bill says. �To me, the beauty of natural wood comes from the swirls and lines of the grain and requires little ornamentation.�
The community is invited to meet the artists, listen to live music, watch demonstrations, enjoy food and ride the trains.
Columbia Arts in the Park will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., rain or shine.
The event is free and open to the public.


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Nyoshia Cain speaks on her Paralympic Games experience
Paralympic team returns
On the line Paralympics Nyosha Cain & Akeem Stewart
Cain on top of her game
T&T's World Championships Bronze medalist Nyoshia Cain has been named as one of the top ten athletes to look out for at this September's Paralympic Games.
It comes from the world governing body for Paralympics which feels Nyoshia could have a big year if she continues improving at her current rate.
The 21-year-old only made her senior international debut in 2014 but at Doha 2015 came out of nowhere to win the bronze in the 100 metre T44 event with a stunning personal best.
She is honoured and says it's an added incentive in her preparations.


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nVidia driver 418.91 changed Superfly behaviour ?
huh... nVidia mention the problem for iRay and Octane, but no-one complained about Superfly or cycles-compatible renderer trouble yet:
Fortunately this time I was to lazy to install the new update .Thanks for the head up.
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Please don't use or install Nvidia GeForce Experience there,its pointless if you are using PC for rendering,yes it will switch from GPU to CPU with these drivers,I tested that in most renderers,install older 417.71 which do work with every renderer what I tested
Try to still with older drivers for time being,more likely Nvidia switched to different Optix and CUDA and this is causing these issues,maybe I'm wrong on that,but does looks like it
Hope this helps
@jura11 Thank you for the tip.
@jura11 - I have rolled back my driver for my Poser computer. Thanks.
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Today Nvidia released 419.17 which I think fixed this issue
Hope this helps
Thanks, Jura
@jura11 OK ! I'll try it.
@jura11 I cultivate here my laziness and wait till others try out :)
@ladonna Works fine for me, and I note that clicking on Universe in Hierachy window now does not crash Poser Pro 11.
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OK. Now rendering with SuperFly and using Cycles Root Node shader trees for celshader look.
nVidia driver is 419.17, just updated.
Figure is KreationsByKhrys character Aiko3M3, using the Daz3D Michael3 figure.
(celshader solution is my own)
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Again with nVidia driver 419.17 (released today, 23 February 2019). Firefly render using toon outline and default Poser surface shaders of the figure (Daz3D Michael3 with Aiko3M3 character by KreationsByKhrys.)
There are those random black dots on the figure. This seems to be a "feature" of the toon outline in Firefly settings.
This type of result is best obtained by using only the background shader node, without The Construct.


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Beatrix Slaughter, our OTI personality last week, and the Bronx Gridlock defeated the Queens of Pain to win the Gotham Girls Roller Derby 2007 Championship. Gothamist reports on the bout here.
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Have you made a New Year's resolution? So many of my friends don't bother, but I always do. Some have been really good for me. I enjoyed Avery's post about simplifying her life this year. I don't need to simplify, but I'm going to manage my time better. (Did you like the way I cut "try to" from that sentence and was firm about my intention?) Of course, there's also that pesky resolution that rolls around every year about losing weight . . .
We're making a few changes here at Mystery Lover's Kitchen, too. One of our members will be leaving us, and we'll miss her terribly. I'm not going to tell you who, though. I'll let her do that in her final post this week. She promises to come back frequently as a guest, and we're going to hold her to that!
|Lucy Burdette at Mile Marker Zero!
What timing! Key West is wonderful year 'round, but who doesn't want to be there right now? Perfect for snuggling up by the fire in icy weather.
|Peg Cochran
So, starting next week, look for a slightly different line-up around here.
I'm kicking off the year with a recipe from America's Test Kitchen.
As soon as I saw this recipe for something akin to a baked omelet, I had to try it. I switched up the ingredients a little bit to suit me, but it's the sort of dish that can be tweaked to suit the preferences of your family and friends. It's absolutely delicious, and while it looks like it uses a huge amount of eggs, it serves six people easily. All those egg whites make it wonderfully light.
I used a sharp white cheddar cheese, but it would have been just as good with a hard white goat cheese, or perhaps an Asiago. The original recipe calls for Gruyere. I also added garlic powder for a little extra garlic flavor, and a doubled the salt and pepper.
This recipe has several steps to it, but once you've made it, it's the sort of thing that doesn't require a lot of precise measurements and can be made without referring to the recipe.
canola oil or vegetable oil spray
5 ounces baby spinach
1/4 cup water (for cooking spinach)
1/4 cup milk (I used fat-free)
2 tablespoon flour
10 large egg whites
5 large eggs
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
1/4 (or 1/2) teaspoon salt
1/8 (or 1/4) teaspoon pepper
2 ounces shredded cheese (I used sharp white cheddar)
Preheat oven to 375. Lightly oil an 18 x 13 rimmed baking sheet, spread with parchment paper, and lightly oil the paper as well.
Cook the baby spinach leaves with the water. The recipe suggest doing this in the microwave, but a pot on the stove would work just as well. Pour the spinach into a sieve and press out excess water.
Whisk milk and flour together. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg whites with the whole eggs, garlic, salt, and pepper. Whisk in the milk and flour mixture.
Pour into the prepared pan, top with spinach and grated cheese, and bake 11 minutes, until the eggs are just set, turning the pan halfway through.
Grasp a short end of the parchment paper and slowly roll the eggs into a tight roll. (Hint: I found it easier to remove the parchment and eggs from the pan to roll them them.)
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The League of American Orchestras National Conference is the premier event for orchestra professionals and volunteers across the U.S. A forum for emerging practices and innovation, the Conference, being held this year in Baltimore, offers opportunities to learn about and test new ideas, solve problems, acquire new skills, and build and strengthen networks. More than 1,000 people attend each year – staff, musicians, board members, business partners, volunteers, and top thought leaders from the orchestra field and beyond.
As major demographic changes shape our country's cultures and communities, the 2016 League of American Orchestras National Conference explores "The Richness of Difference." We'll examine the diverse nature of our communities through multiple lenses: artistic, civic, audience-building, fundraising, mission, and more. Leaders from orchestras of all sizes will walk away with strategies and tactics that will allow them to reflect and respond to their communities, increase their value to the public, connect with new audiences, and invigorate their artistry.
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So This Is The Game They Want To Play
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The fight for guns is on. The disarmament of the American population is in the works. While everyone looks for goon squads to roam the neighborhoods looking for these newly illegal weapons, the Marxists in Washington know the road to supremacy does not work that way. There is a whole process involved that begins in the most endearing terms: sympathy. Find a victim, in this case 26 and publicize that victim and provide the answer to such tragedies by moving in a liberty-sacrificing regulation.
This is how Marxism works. The great leader, in this case Barack Obama, espouses a policy, or even a point of view and the propaganda machine kicks into gear to convince all of the serfs to adopt that point of view as if anything else is ridiculous.
It is not so much that they will come with goon squads, they don't need them. The Marxists in Washington have the media to demonize whatever they want to change. They have thousands of useful idiots to do their bidding.
In the latest round the media has decided to publish the names and addresses of gun owners in New York. Okay, that shows that they intend to demonize gun ownership outright, a stupid move, if you ask me, because what they have just done is announce to every crook and murderer in the state where the unarmed people live.
Be that as it may, this is their tactic, this is what they have done every single time to make us swallow one more regulation, one more liberty-stealing scheme.
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11-Years Later The Porsche Carrera GT Is Still A Cool-As-Hell Supercar
Out of all the cars that came out in the last decade or so, we at ColumnM do not celebrate any other more than the fabled Porsche Carrera GT. Its one of our absolute favourite From each decibel that comes out of its exhaust connected to the 5.7-litre V10 engine to the way it is a proper old-school supercar, the Carrera GT is quite a bit more than what its understated looks might suggest.
Everything about the Carrera GT is special. The engine that was initially planned as a 5.5-litre engine and built specifically for the purpose of racing, was increased to 5.7-litres in capacity. This allowed the final production car to put out 605 horsepower that was enough to push the lightweight car from standstill to 100kmph in just 3.6 seconds. It was the first car to introduce the concept of a carbon fibre reinforced plastic chassis (CFRP) that was developed to keep the car light on its toes. The Carrera GT is easily one of the most desired modern supercars no matter how you look at it.
This particularly immaculately kept Porsche Carrera GT comes from the Auction house of RM SOTHEBYS who will be putting it up for sale, starting at a cool $850,000, which in our opinion isnt bad at all for a classic that is guaranteed to increase in value.
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Although in practice major "projects" have been conceptualised and completed throughout history, it is only in the last couple of decades that the subject has appeared to any extent in management literature. Increasingly we see seminars and training development courses on "project management" specifically, as well as specialised computer software programmes for Project Managers and project management.
Perhaps the reason for the emphasis on project management is that it is concerned with the management of resources, including the most expensive resource of all – namely the human resource. It is no longer the case that a few thousand slaves can be deployed to build some architectural extravaganza regardless of their safety. Everything now depends on getting things done on time and within cost budgets. Moreover, there is competition both in landing the contracts and in their successful completion and delivery. Management is typically defined as "getting results through people", and "project management" can be defined as "achieving successful project completion with the resources available." Typically, these resources include time, money, materials, equipment and people.
Project management is a separate and distinct function that is performed independently of, but in conjunction with, contractors/construction managers, speciality engineers, architects and system designers.
As with most professions and specialized fields, there is a "project management language": terminology associated with the planning and implementation of projects.
This section serves to introduce participants to the concepts and definitions of the terms: projects and what is meant by project management.
Organisations perform work. Work generally involves either operations or projects, although the two may overlap. Operations and projects share many characteristics; for example, they are:
Projects are often implemented as a means of achieving an organisation's strategic plan. Operations and projects differ primarily in that operations are ongoing and repetitive while projects are temporary and unique.
A project can be defined as: "unique endeavour to produce a set of deliverables within clearly specified time, cost and quality constraints".
Projects are undertaken at all levels of the organisation. They may involve a single person or many thousands. Their duration ranges from a few weeks to more than five years. Projects may involve a single unit of one organisation, or may cross organisational boundaries, as in joint ventures or partnering. Projects are critical to the realization of the performing organisation's business strategy because projects are a means by which strategy is implemented.


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The Russell Fork is one of the classic Class V creek runs in the United States. The river is run year round and relies on a combination of natural flow and dam release from the Flanagan Reservoir on the Pound River. Every October, the Corp of Engineers draws the reservoir down over 4 weekends, putting anywhere from 800-1100 cfs into the Russell. Paddlers from all over the world converge on the Breaks to sample the awesome whitewater, reputation and sheer beauty of the 1600ft gorge.
While best known for its extreme push and danger in October, many are running the Fork at much lower flows. Below around 400cfs, the gorge is a good Class IV+ creek run. Extremely technical, but the pool/drop nature of the stream bed allows time to regroup between rapids and time to take in the incredible canyon. There are a couple of Class V drops at lower water, but you can easily sneak or portage.
Levels: Here are the flow ranges:
Very high end boaters have been pushing the upper envelope of gorge runs. Several 4,000+cfs runs now. The upper and lower sections have been run up to 10,000cfs. Big, but manageable for Gauley comfortable boaters.
See also the Russell Fork,KY and Pound River,VA
Shuttle Directions
Russell Fork Gorge Takeout Follow 80 over the Russell Fork bridge coming from Elkhorn City.KY and go about 2 miles. Look for the big sign for Ratliff Hole on the right that signals the steep road down to the takeout/park for the RF Gorge. There is some boater's camping and a nice park n' surf play hole. For the putin follow 80 and climb east towards the Breaks Interstate Park. The Breaks has some spectacular views of the Tower rock/rapid and Fist rapid - it would be worth a brief stop to take it in. There is a lookout pull-off just inside the Park and another just off 80 past the Park entrance. There is good camping at the Park as well but be aware that "quiet time"is strictly enforced.
Garden Hole Putin: Continuing past the Park on 80 you will come to the Garden Hole Rd on your right. This is a steep in spots gravel road (2-wheel drive is ok but if it's raining the mud might make it interesting for some) that is used as a putin by folks who don't want to paddle the upper class III section from the putin at Bartlick Bridge (or the third putin on the class I-II section from Flannagan Dam).Bartlick Putin: If it is your first time down I recommend that you might want to paddle from Bartlick Bridge (look for VA611 on your right off 80 5-6 miles past the Breaks Park). The class II-III(+) section to Garden Hole is relatively short (maybe 2-3miles) but can make a nice warm up for the Gorge section.
Haysi Putin:
If the natural flow is above 400cfs, add 2-3 miles to your upper run by skipping the turnoff for Bartlick and driving on into Haysi. Class II with two Class III ledges. Great play above 800cfs. Same distance shuttle, longer paddle. Stay on 80 into downtown Haysi and do not turn off that road (80 will turn left). The putin is a parking area just before you get to Kiwanis Park (old site of the Rendezvous). Flannagan Dam putin: Following 611 from Bartlick take the first road to the left and go maybe 2-3 miles till you cross over the dam. Take the access road on the left down to the dam tailwaters putin which is developed as a picnic area with large bathrooms, tables, covered pavilions, and a playground. By putting in here paddlers can gain another mile of class II whitewater before Bartlick Bridge. LONGEST SHUTTLE of the upper putin options.
For more great Russell Fork photos and information, check out the Russell Fork Info.
When you scout the rapid, you are going to see a 10' drop that lands in front of a VW Beetle-sized rock. There are 2 channels: 1 to the left that goes under a large slanted rock and one to the right. As you come off of the big drop you want to be right of center so that you get pushed to the right side of the VW rock. The key here is being far enough right, but not so far right that you hit a micro eddy and get surfed back into the hole. I've done it and it's not fun.
Fist. Class-IV/V rapid with a Class-VI undercut. *****Fist has changed radically since the 2005 release season. A hole has developed that funnels directly into the crack. SCOUT THIS RAPID. The traditional release line is VERY SKETCHY now. The bail out is to scrape down the river left side into the big left eddy in front of the crack. If you trust your ferrying skills, the hairy ferry is the preferred local line. ****** There are 2 lines, the main line and the fire escape. Both start from the river right eddy. The main line is to ferry across to left of center and then work back right so that you clip the edge of the fan rock (Huge Roostertail) The fire escape is a sneak on the right and is easier than the main line, but just as dicey if you mess it up. What you have to do is to wait until a surge of water humps up over the semi-wet rock on the extreme river right bank. When it does this, bust ass and paddle as hard as you can so that you slide up onto the rock and down the side. If you screw it up, you will slide diagonally toward the fan rock and very possibly under the fist rock. My preferred line is the high and dry portage on the river left side of the river. It's a much easier portage than it looks and the only difficult part is going behind the fist rock. IF you start walking when the first member of your groups starts down the rapid, you can probably be back into the river just below the fist rock by the time the last guys gets through
You will see a hump left of center on first drop. Paddle full speed ahead down the hump with your boat pointed straight. The left side is tempting, but the hole is much worse over there. As soon as you blast through the hole (dangerously sticky) spin to the left and catch the eddy.
After running 1st drop, you are set up perfectly for second drop if you want to pass up the first eddy. Second drop is a pussy cat, it's a big slide that angles river-left into a couple of big holes. Line up left of center with left boat angle and boogey through. Catch the eddy on the river left and line up for 3rd drop
Third drop is actually made up of 2 smaller drops, a 3' drop with a weird, POWERFUL hole and then a 6-8' bottom drop with a deep, powerful hole. There are 3 options at 3rd drop.
(1) You can do the sneak out of the eddy...just follow the 3 or 4" of water flowing down about 15' from the left bank.
(2) The standard line is to peel out of the eddy high, and then slowly work back left so that when you go over 3rd drop you actually just go off of it at it's highest point (it basically turns into a 10' single drop) and into the pool.
(3) My least favorite option. You can peel out high and ferry toward the right, spin and run down both drops angled left. Keep lots of speed going through these holes because if the top hole grabs you, it's going to wreck you and the bottom drop is shallow. A friend of mine had to get a dozen or so stitches above his eye after going down the drop upside down.
STREAMKEEPER COMMENT: Folks who live on & run this river at all levels generally agree triple drop is the unfriendliest rapid on the Russell Fork. That doesn't mean the most dangerous, just the one that is going to give you the worst whipping if it decides its your turn. Depending on the level, all three drops take on extremely nasty traits. This is now the 4th killer rapid on the Russell Fork. Note that at ALL levels, the right side of 1st drop is a keeper hole. Above 700 or so, the left is also, but at least on the left someone can get a rope to you. Make sure you hit the hump with good angle and stroke through the hydraulic keeping your nose high.
Whoever would describe second drop as a pussycat is sick, although 800-1000 (release) tends to be easiest. Below 700 or so, a huge roostertail in the middle will send you into the bottom hole at crazy angles. If stuck, the ONLY way out of the hole sends you straight into 3rd drop. Once you've done it, you'll remember for a long time. 3rd drop, although ugly, is the easiest drop to get past above around 3-400. The line below 300 is REALLY interesting, basically a hard right to left ferry across the shelf, boof/sliding into the seam, ferrying in the toilet bowl in front of the fang rock, then dropping into the bottom hole. 30-40% of the runs are a guaranteed wreck, but at least you can roll up in the bottom eddy (if you get that far). sjr
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the scary stuff is over. When you look at El Horendo it's a lot like Oceana, both look twice as scary as they actually are. Basically what I do is sneak down into the micro eddies on the river left bank. From here I just ferry across above the lip of the first drop, aiming to hit the diagonal hole in the middle of the river. You can either (1) spin around once you are past the diagonal hole and drop over the drop or as I prefer, (2) Ferry on across and into the river right eddy. From there chill out, scope the scenery and look for a launch pad about 5' from the bank. Go off of the left side of the launch pad with your boat angled left. Once you hit the hole at the bottom you should punch through nicely if you have some angle. Take a couple of strokes to pull you out of the maw and toward the left so that you can avoid the nasty little shelf on the right.
******UPDATE****** More rock movement in the big boulders that surround the main line has caused more water to leak out of the main line...basically making it more seived out and much shallower than previous releases. Center line is pretty sketchy these days, keep it upright!***** I would rate the Box Move class IV and the Race Line class V. I've never run the race line so I won't attempt to describe it. Basically the box move is to start out of the river-right eddy and boof with some boat angle to the left. When you land brace, roll, or whatever before you get pushed against the big, slightly undercut rock on the right. Avoid getting pushed up against it. It's a weird rock because it is easy to get flipped up against it and once you flip over you just stay stuck there and it never seems to wash you downstream so that you can roll. The box is really shallow and swimming in there kinda hurts a little. Trust me, I've swum the box more than anywhere on the river.
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I need to find a guide to go rafting down the russell for the class IV+ to V. i got money
In Maze, if there's enough water, you can turn left at the bottom of the chute, avoiding Undertaker Rock completely (best). If you have to go in front of Undertaker, be aware that it is a large rock sitting on three smaller rocks, so the water washes under freely, with almost no pillow. It's nice to paddle under at less than 200 cfs, but very scary at higher levels.
The center line at Climax should not be run at less than 800 cfs. This channel passes over a table rock---too little water and you go under, end of story. At 800+, this line is, in my opinion, easier than the Box. Simply start right, angle left 45 degrees, hit the diagonal wave head-on, go over the rock. Turn right to punch the second hole, behind the table rock.
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This section may be run year round when there is sufficient rainfall to fill the free-flowing Russell Fork or when the Flannagan Dam on the Pound River is releasing.
Scheduled releases are every weekend during the month of October. Check with the Army Corps of Engineers whitewater release web web pages for times and volumes.
Most accurate readings for the Russell tend to be adding the Haysi gauge & Pound gauge together (1461 & 1463). Those are usually within 10-20 cfs accuracy.
The Elkhorn City gauge is great, but only reads in stage and is a little hard to decipher. 6.3 ft is minimum, 7.4-7.5 ft is around 850 cfs. 8 ft is close to maxing out.
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Dennis Huntle at Climax
Striding El Horrendo at low flow
Fist from Overlook
2007 Lord of the Fork Race
Fist Summer 2002
Downstream of El Horrendo
Big water El Horrendo
El Horrendo at 4500
The hazard @ Fist
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Jerry running Fist at 460 cfs
Main line at fist
El Horrendo at normal flow
Creekin' rodeo at El Horrendo
B and Conard chillin' after running the Russell Fork Gorge
Low Water El Ho
El Horrendo
Fun Drop
Fire that boof up Doug!
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making the move
The Main Drop
Tower's main line
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braille rock...
climax box move...
el horrendo
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3rd drop triple drop...
boof line el ho....
Towers @ low water...
last drop, triple drop, low water...
fore play, low water...
Paul at ElHorrendo Rapid
Travis' virgin run down the Russell Fork
Tim enjoying the Russell Fork
Mark at Climax
Jerry laying it out at Climax
Runs on El Horrendo
Boofing El Horrendo
Fish @ 2nd Drop
Gordon Byrd at the bottom of Elhorrendo
Gordon Byrd at ElHorrendo Rapid
Stylin' it
Climax (box move)
Low water towers
trouble at Climax by Daniel Fosbinder
Ryan in El Horrendo by Daniel Fosbinder
Box move at Climax by Daniel Fosbinder
Dave Crawford, meet El Horrendo
Lew says "No Problem"
Duckie Drop
Tower drop
El Ho paddle chuck competition
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Unknown Paddler running ElHorrendo at 450cfs
ElHorrendo Rapid on the Russell Fork
Adam Thomas at Triple Drop on the Russell Fork
Adam Thomas on the Russell Fork River
Gordon Byrd running the Russell Fork River
Gordon Byrd getting trashed at ElHorrendo on the Russell Fork River
In the seam...
Bryan Kirk in El Horrendo
Willie in El Ho
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Shredder in El Horrendo
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Steve Ruth waves to the fans at Huck Fest
El Horrendo high
Raft over El Horrendo
Nice move at El Horrendo
Parade down left side of El Horrendo
Move at top of El Horrendo
El Hydraulic
Dan Gavere at Huck Fest
Photo opp at El Horrendo
Top Crease in El Horrendo
Soaking in the sun and action at Huck Fest
Outfitted for Russell Fork battle
El Horrendo downstream center view
In the Horrendo mist
Dustin does El Horrendo
Spectators at the El Horrendo Huck Fest
About to bust a move at El Horrendo
Getting vertical at top of El Horrendo
Sliding into the top seam at El Horrendo
Top left at El Horrendo
El Horrendo is not through with you!
Taking the trditional line
El Horrendo Composite
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The Army Corps of Engineers has shared their Environmental Assessment that considered four potential changes to the fall whitewater release program aimed at enhancing whitewater paddling opportunities. The Corps is planning on providing two additional Friday releases this fall as a result of the analysis. The EA is refreshingly succinct, and we encourage paddlers to give it a read and submit a comment if you are inspired to do so.
The fall release schedule for the Russell Fork River was recently announced, and it includes two new Friday releases that will offer 3-day weekends of releases. While announced without explanation, the added released are presumably a result of a public process convened by the Army Corp of Engineers last spring to explore the possibility of an expanded release schedule. American Whitewater and many regional paddlers advocated for additional recreational releases throughout the public process. We conducted and shared a survey that indicated significant support for Friday releases. The new releases are listed as "tentative and subject to change," and hopefully if they go well additional releases will be scheduled in future years. Enjoy these new paddling opportunities!
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a second public meeting to inform the public and seek input regarding proposed changes to the fall release schedule. The meeting will be held at the Breaks Interstate Park Conference Center at 627 Commission Circle, Breaks, Va., on April 2, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Paddlers are encouraged to attend.
Last fall a diverse range of agencies and organizations expressed interest in enhancing the dam releases on the Russell Fork River, located on the border of Kentucky and Virginia. American Whitewater worked with local partners to craft a survey to inform the decision-making process and support releases that maximize benefits for paddlers and local businesses. We are pleased to share the full results of the survey, which were appreciated by the river managers.
This year, the Army Corps of Engineers has added Russell Fork releases on the first two weekends of November as a pilot program, in addition to the standard four October weekends. Additional changes to the release program are under consideration. American Whitewater has worked with local partners to craft a survey to inform the decision-making process and support releases that maximize benefits for paddlers and local businesses. Click through to take the survey.
A group of regional stakeholders are advocating for a new study of the releases on the Russell Fork River, located on the Virginia-Kentucky border. To support the studyand an improved flow regime, the group is advocating for a Congressional appropriation to fund the Army Corp of Engineers to conduct the study. Paddlers' involvement could help bring a fresh look and better flows to the Russell Fork.
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Within the last decade, semigroup theoretical methods have occurred naturally in many aspects of ring theory, algebraic combinatorics, representation theory and their applications. In particular, motivated by noncommutative geometry and the theory of quantum groups, there is a growing interest in the class of semigroup algebras and their deformations.
This work presents a comprehensive treatment of the main results and methods of the theory of Noetherian semigroup algebras. These general results are then applied and illustrated in the context of important classes of algebras that arise in a variety of areas and have been recently intensively studied. Several concrete constructions are described in full detail, in particular intriguing classes of quadratic algebras and algebras related to group rings of polycyclic-by-finite groups. These give new classes of Noetherian algebras of small Gelfand-Kirillov dimension. The focus is on the interplay between their combinatorics and the algebraic structure. This yields a rich resource of examples that are of interest not only for the noncommutative ring theorists, but also for researchers in semigroup theory and certain aspects of group and group ring theory. Mathematical physicists will find this work of interest owing to the attention given to applications to the Yang-Baxter equation.


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Yosemite family tragedy on Merced River
A family trip to Yosemite National Park turned tragic when two brothers, ages 6 and 10, were swept away in the Merced River while cooling off during a hike, authorities said Thursday.
The family of 15 to 20 relatives from the Los Angeles area began the hike at the Happy Isles trailhead Wednesday and had gone about a mile when they stopped around 3 p.m. at the Vernal Fall Footbridge, said park officials.
The family - like many other hot, tired hikers - decided to cool off in the river, a practice that park officials discourage because of numerous accidents and drownings over the years.
The boys were wading in water 6 to 8 inches deep next to their parents and other relatives and friends when they somehow got caught in the current and were pulled down the boulder-strewn river, said park spokesman Scott Gediman.
The boys' mother also went into the river, perhaps in an attempt to save her sons. Park spokeswoman Kari Cobb said the mother had to be pulled out of the river and was hospitalized with a back injury.
"Did they slip and fall? Did they go out further into the river?" Gediman asked. "That's part of the investigation."
6-year-old missing
The 10-year-old was pulled from the river about 150 yards downstream, but cardiopulmonary resuscitation failed to revive him. The 6-year-old boy was not found, and search efforts are continuing, park officials said.
The two boys' names were not released because they are minors.
It is the third drowning this year on the Merced in Yosemite National Park, including one in June on the south fork in Wawona and another near the Arch Rock entrance station, in the western portion of the park.
This section of the Merced, which includes Vernal Fall and the Mist Trail, are notorious for tragedy. About 2,000 people a day climb to the footbridge and continue onto the treacherous rock steps on the trail, which is perpetually wet with mist from the waterfall.
The park averages between 12 and 15 fatalities a year, roughly divided in half by accidents and other deaths such as heart attacks. Last year, when the water was particularly high, 20 people were killed, including seven deaths that were water related.
While Yosemite Falls and Bridalveil Fall are dry as a bone at this point in the summer, Gediman said, the Merced River stays flowing all year.
With temperatures in the upper 90s recently, groups often wade down to the river near the Vernal Fall footbridge because it makes for a nice reward after a short hike from the trailhead.
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But the river is about 50 feet wide at that point, and while it's not very deep, boulders along the river bottom can make for eddies, pools and chutes that hide strong currents under a calmer surface, Gediman said.
"It's deceiving," he added. "It doesn't look like it is flowing or that the river is as strong as it is, but the current can just take you and pull you in."
That's what happened in July 2011 when three Central Valley residents wading above Vernal Fall were swept over the edge 317 feet to their deaths as dozens of tourists watched in horror.
The victims, Ramina Badal, 21, a nursing student at the University of San Francisco, Ninos Yacoub, 27, of Turlock (Stanislaus County) and Hormiz David, 22, of Modesto had ignored warning signs and climbed over a metal guardrail.
Earlier that year, Kent Butler, 60, a professor from Austin, Texas, slipped at the bottom of the granite steps below Vernal Fall, landed on a rock and slid into the roiling Merced River, where he was swept away and drowned.
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The essence of writing this post is to share my feelings about the gambling world and its hidden beauty which really made me crazy. The amazing world of the games here made me a more focused person and a better player. I learned so much of the things that really made me more patient and determinant in my area of interest. I am saying so much positive about it because this activity completely changed my attitude and I started to enjoy risk in life. The multiplayer pc games are of the most interest to me from the childhood as they are the heavy source of the entertainment for the people of any age.
It was the time when I was enjoying my friend's wedding and we all the old buddies reunited. Then we stayed in a resort after returning from the ceremony place. Then I decided to play some free pokies (the aristocrat pokies are ones of the best) as I heard before that it is the most popular casino game in Australia. It is the slot basically based on the theme of Australia. Its view can be realized from the fact that it has the touch of the wildlife including the kangaroos. It is a rare multiplayer game where the playing with so many players can be seen in the real time. It is the updated version of the old no worries pokies, but not the multiplayer features. It was released in 2007 with 9 paylines.
As the name suggests, it is actually an activity with no worries and so much good in hand if played with efficiency and confidence. But any gamer has to do some basic things to be good at hand and to achieve plenty of rewards at this place. The tips and tricks is the most common thing. But the strategy of winning is different as per the thinking and the level of the understanding of the person. One may like the easiest way of winning while others may want the maximum amount at any cost and so they use to put on stake everything for the just the desire to win.


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It can be tricky to get your employees to use your employee benefits platform the first time. You know the product's good, and once they see it they'll come back. But getting employees there initially can be a real challenge.
As a communications manager here at Reward Gateway, a large part of my role involves looking at all of our existing communications strategies and looking at what works, what doesn't and how we can improve.
Better yet, I look at how we can make our communications heard over all the other marketing noise your employees are bombarded with.
There are several employee communication mistakes I come across again and again which actually harm your communications strategy more than they help:
So many benefits promotions feature far too much information. Posters, flyers and emails are produced where the designer has tried to include a bit of information on EVERYTHING that is available through that product. It's tempting to do, it's almost logical - but it's still wrong.
Think about the amount of time an employee will spend looking at that communication. Chances are it will only be a few moments and if there is a lot of information it makes it pretty offputting. You need to include just the basics, a promise that will get them to visit the website for that perk. They can read the rest of the information when they get there.
So many employee communications feature a telephone number, so that the employee can call for help if needed. This is such a waste of valuable space on your promotions piece - have you ever called a helpline from a poster?
Here at Reward Gateway we've run an in-house Helpdesk for years and in all that time I don't think we've ever received a call from someone who wasn't already on the website. It also confuses the message. If you're advertising a web-based product, the website address should be your action point. Not a phone number.
QR codes became really popular over the last few years as a supposedly ideal way to promote products to users on smartphones. Now, as we've talked about - your people are using smartphones to access online services over half of the time. But the pure fact is that a QR Code just doesn't work. It takes too long to scan, and many times a user has to download a specific app just to use it. We've learnt that using these codes is actually a barrier to engagement. As long as your URL isn't hideously long, it will be far simpler for your employees to simply type it directly into their web browser. Your web team can help you set up redirects to create shorter URLs.
When you look at examples of marketing outside of the employee sphere, we see large amounts of witty, cryptic, teasing or otherwise 'clever' headlines. But advertisers of consumer products have much larger budgets, and much wider resources than we will ever have in employee communications.
You will probably see a TV advertisement 100 times before you decide to act on the message. In employee communications every word counts. Use direct messaging to get straight to the point and don't beat around the bush!
Seasonal promotions can be hugely effective when delivered in the right way; emails, website banners, and other online mediums are perfect for this! Posters are not. Whatever your business size, think about how long it takes you to put up a poster. If you have multiple sites or a large office, who is going to help you get those posters up? Who is going to help you keep them up to date?
If you consider the production of a poster promotion, the distribution and hanging is the most time-consuming and difficult element, far more than the design and printing. So if you're going to use posters you need them to have longevity - you don't want to go through all that effort only to have to take them down a week later.
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Sony's new Vaio NW Series is certainly desirable - but it could be the most desirable laptop of all time if the pre-order price that TechRadar found of £1.99 is adhered to.
In what is clearly an early mistake by the Vaio store (or Sony is being very generous indeed!) we found the brand new Sony Vaio NW series available for pre-order at just £1.99 (£1.73 minus VAT).
Obviously we placed an order for the laptop, which boasts an 'instant on' web browser to avoid those lengthy boot-ups when you just want to surf.
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When media responds extensively to events in our world, we often feel overloaded by information. It's easy to get caught up in the initial tragedy and grief. (This response can be genuine but unfortunately it isn't always.) Sometimes the coverage is so intense that from our comfortable lives we can get bored or annoyed hearing the same or similar stories over and over again. But then as the coverage fades, it's easy to forget the people who are still rebuilding their lives and sometimes still suffering.
Let's remember to keep praying for the people in Nepal who are still recovering and rebuilding from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that happened on April 25th. This graphic (which was current as of June 11th) shows that most people have received relief supplies. From my friends who live and work in Nepal, the news is that relief is still ongoing but at least some normal pre-earthquake work has resumed. However, please keep praying because monsoon season will be a challenge for people who still don't have permanent shelter and access to normal supplies, food and otherwise. Your prayers make a difference in Nepal.