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5 best workforce management software for PC
Workforce management software (WFM) is a term for desktop and mobile programs that help an organization or business to manage staff scheduling.
The goal of WFM revolves around gaining visibility into business metrics such as the number of employees needed at some moment of the day or the amount of time it takes to produce a product.
WFM core functions
- Labor scheduling is the first essential function of WFM, and it involves helping manage employees' skills and compliance requirements more efficiently.
- Leave management is used to process paid time-off requests with visibility into the staffing and liability implications.
- Time and work data collection involves capturing and reporting highly-detailed information about labor use.
- Time and attendance are used to receive input from the other modules and to apply the rules against the reported times according to the company's requirements.
- Task and activity management will help deliver a more detailed view of labor management needs in order to help with the sophisticated decision making required for activity-based management.
Benefits of using a WFM solution
- Higher employee morale
The best way to de-motivate a workforce is to mess with their pay and this is a thing that any HR manager can confirm. This is usually the most significant complaint among unhappy workers.
Fortunately, workforce management software can transfer much of the responsibility for accurately recording time purchases for both work hours and break times to the employees themselves. This way, they will have less to complain about because if there are any errors in their pay, this might be because a missed punch that was their responsibility.
WFM cannot completely eliminate worker complaints about their payment, but it will definitely substantially reduce them by sharing the responsibility with employees themselves.
- Smaller costs
When you're using a WFM solution, you have the ability to eliminate such costs and to reassign the employees to more productive tasks in case you want to do so.
- Compliance
Among the most important things, today that HR does is record and maintaining records in order to provide national and local government bodies with statistical proof that your business is in perfect compliance with all the legal obligations.
The smallest gap in compliance can cost your business high sums in fines, and all kinds of expenses such as court costs. WFM systems will make sure that the risks for all of these are reduced to a minimum and such tools will allow you to maintain full compliance with all local and national requirements.
If you're looking for a reliable workforce management software for your business, you've come to the right place. Without further ado, here are the 5 best five workforce management tools for Windows PC.
Best workforce management software for your business
1. ActivTrack
ActivTrak is a single-agent, cloud-native behavior analysis solution used to increase productivity, streamline operational efficiency, and harden security.
It is also one of the leading employee management program tools out there, as it allows an interactive display of your workforce's activity through comprehensive graphs and charts.
You can track employee progress and working hours, which in turn allows you to assign them to new projects more easily. All you need to do is install it on your computer, as well as the computers of all the other employees.
Once you are done, you will receive reports, and even screenshots whenever dubious or non-work-related activities are done via the computer, regardless of whetehr they are at the office or working remotely.
It even features some security-oriented tools, such as the ability to know who is accessing sensitive files, inserting USB devices into company PCs, and participating in risky activities.
The program is easy to use and supports integration with plenty of other tools that you may find in an office environment, such as Slack, QuickBooks or Trello.
2. ClearCompany HRM Software
ClearCompany HRM Software is a software system that works for HR and recruits teams across both public and private industries. The ClearCompany Talent Alignment Platform can connect recruiting, performance management and new employee onboarding.
The tool's Applicant Tracking System includes a few features for bulk emails, requisition templates, mobile career sites, advanced corporate website integration, social sharing tools, referral management and one-click background checks.
The software's automatic reporting not only makes sure that clients maintain full EEO and OFCCP compliance, but it also offers more than 100 additional reports which track everything from hiring manager interview rates to cost per hire.
With this tool, you can also develop free custom reporting, and this solution automates the new hiring processes offering the option to integrate I-9 and E-verify, to manage internal tasks and to approve offer letters.
Performance management allows for an unlimited standard and 360 reviews offering also automated emails and various reporting options.
The tool focuses more on customer support and provides a dedicated relationship manager to every client and also ongoing consulting services and support.
The supported operating systems include Mac OS, Web browser (OS agnostic), Windows 10.
3. Ascentis Software
Ascentis offers a web-based human capital management suite that is developed to find, hire and suitable onboard candidates. The built-in features of this tool include career portals, social sharing, onboarding, applicant data analysis and much more.
Using this tool, HR professionals can gain insights into trends with deep analytics within employee metrics. Ascentis' mobile experience for HR managers and employees offers access to information anytime from anywhere.
Ascentis Payroll online system allows clients the possibility to process payroll in real-time with live auditing and processing. The tool also syncs with Ascentis HR and Time and offers a wide range of built-in reports.
Ascentis Time is an automated solution for time and attendance that provides online time sheets, clock in/out functionality, scheduling and more features. Ascentis HRIS makes sure that businesses can successfully comply with the new federal standards including 1095-C/1094-C reporting.
The supported operating systems include: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Web browser (OS agnostic), Windows 2000, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
4. PayFocus Software
PayFocus is Online Payroll and HR software that offers businesses compliant tax processing, the ability to manage HR tasks from one platform and it also gives companies support, personnel tracking, on boarding and much more.
PayFocus will give users the opportunity to import time clock files, and the tool has a self-service portal where employees can view and download their personal data, pay stubs and more information that is saved in the system. The program is deployed on the web and this way admins can access payroll functions remotely and make sure that employees are paid on time and also accurately.
The systems' features include the following: compensation management, goal management, time and attendance, and employee scheduling. The tool will turn out to work best with smaller business from almost every industry.
5. Performance Pro Software
The tool is a web-based comprehensive performance appraisal program for HR pros. Performance Pro is entirely customizable, and this makes it very easy to keep employee focus on a company's strategic goals.
The system can automate the entire process from ongoing check-ins to standard appraisals. The software comes with all the necessary tools the management usually needs to administer straightforward and practical evaluations.
The software includes intuitive dashboards, customizable templates, writing assistance and excellent reporting abilities. Employee's goals are easily cascaded with the rest of the organization to better align with the objectives.
The tool includes pre-built templates for particular job titles, and all of these can be modified.
Management also has access to a robust library of resources for the best practices for evaluating employees.
The team from HR Performance Solutions has been creating systems for more than 20 years, so the company is backed by industry experience and knowledge.
6. Greenhouse Software
This is an applicant tracking system and recruiting software that was developed for helping businesses to find suitable candidates to conduct focused interviews and to optimize the whole recruiting process.
The tool is an integrated platform that streamlines recruiting activities such as planning hiring processes, sourcing job applications, managing interview rounds and also organizing the post-hiring activities.
Greenhouse's hiring process begins with finding the right candidates from a variety of sources which include job boards, in-person events, external agencies or through in-house referrals. Recruiters can then post job openings on traditional job boards such as Glassdoor, SimplyHired and Indeed.
They can also share job openings on the most well-known social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The app review software automatically accepts or rejects a candidate's application based on the selection criteria defined by the recruiter.
We hope that these five options of workforce tracking software for Windows will come in handy. We guarantee that you'll be satisfied no matter which one you go for.
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This dog cake is one of the most fun cakes I've made! I made this for my daughter's second birthday. I actually combined several ideas that I found here on coolest birthday cakes.
For the base, I used a 9×13. To get a cake as tall as I like, I usually use 1 1/2 recipes of cake (or 1 1/2 box mixes if you don't want to make it from scratch). I always grease my pan, cut wax paper or parchment paper to fit the bottom, grease the paper, and then lightly flour the pan. This ensures that the cake will come out nicely. After it has cooled a bit and before flipping it out, I take a large bread knife and cut the top level with the pan. I took the scraps and stacked them together while still a little warm, so they were a bit sticky.
Then I put the stack in the freezer to get hard. After it had hardened enough to not fall apart while I was carving it, I cut the shape of the body. Then quickly transferred it to the frosted base. The tail and ears, I made out of cardboard and covered it in tinfoil and just stuck into the cake. I used Wilton tip# 233 for the fur, it did take a bit to get the hang of it, and I had to really be careful to get it to stick to the cardboard.
I used that same tip for the grass. For the eyes, nose, and tongue, I used butter cream and made them on waxed paper and stuck them in the freezer to harden a bit. If I make a cake like this again, I would do this part differently. I should have planned ahead and made them out of royal icing which hardens. Since they were frozen and red and black require a LOT of dye, as they thawed, they bled a bit – if you look closely at the nose, you can see what I am talking about. I thought it needed a little something extra, and just used regular ribbon to tie a bow and used a bit of frosting to attach it.
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Stoney Lake! Exceptional property with access to the lake and all its amenities. This home is backing on to famed 18 hole Wildfire Golf Course, a golfers dream come true. Drive down the well manicured drive to your drive to your driveway with rolling lawns and mature tress for excellent privacy, triple car garage with self contained coach house above, wet slip b/house with room above w/deck. The Lake house has just had an amazing make-over, spacious kitchen, fp and wonderful breakfast area. Sun filled family room perfect for entertaining w/fireplace, wet bar and island. Walk-out to screen in porch with view of the water. Dining room with fp. Master bdrm features a fp & ensuite. Beautiful hardwood flooring throughout. There upper level has 2 spacious bdrm with adjoining baths, large upper level family rm. The lower level has an office with built-in filing cabinets, an extra bedroom/bath & games rm. (id:2471)
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- Property Address:2260 WILDFIRE DRIVE, Douro, Ontario, K0L2H0
- Property Type:Single Family
- Title:Freehold
- Lot Size:1.73
- Acreage:1.73 ac
- Sewage Type:Septic System
- Water Type:Drilled Well
- Driveway:Detached garage (3 spaces)
- Waterfront Type:Waterfront on lake
- Waterfront:STONEY LAKE
- Structure Style:House
- Building Age:2004
- Bedrooms:3+1
- Bathrooms:5-Total 1-Partial
- Heating Type:Propane, Radiant heat
- Style:Detached
- Storeys:2
- Basement Type:Full (Finished)
- Foundation Type:Poured Concrete
- Cooling Type:Central air conditioning
- Appliances Included:Satellite Dish, Central Vacuum, Washer, Dishwasher, Stove, Dryer, Microwave, Alarm System, Freezer, Oven - Built-In, Refrigerator, Wet Bar, Window Coverings
- Rental Equipment:Propane Tank
- Exterior Type:Stone, Wood
- Amenities Nearby:Golf Course, Marina, Schools
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Talks between unions and the mining companies started this month.
Reuters quoted the chief executive of Sibanye Gold on Thursday as saying that pay cuts should be on the agenda of talks and that demands of pay hikes of upto 50 per cent by mining unions are "ridiculous".
Neal Froneman said in a presentation that the department of mineral resources was "destroying hundreds of millions, if not billions of rand of value" in unnecessary safety stoppages.
The company expects sharply higher H1 earnings.
Sibanye Gold will post headline earnings per share as much as 600 per cent higher, as it reaps the benefit of record rand/gold prices, the company said on Wednesday.
South Africa ranks as one of the richest countries in natural resources from gold to iron ore.
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), the biggest union in the sector, is demanding pay hikes of more than 50 per cent, while a smaller union, the National Union of Mineworkers, is seeking a 20 per cent increase.
AMCU has signed up steelworkers, security guards and factory workers, taking its membership to about 180,000, according to its president Joseph Mathunjwa, who founded the group in 2001.
Mines Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said earlier that platinum mining firms and South African trade unions should conclude wage talks quickly to avoid the protracted disputes that led to a five-month strike two years ago.
In 2012 rock drillers at Lonmin Plc's Marikana mining complex chose to represent themselves in wage talks and went on strike to demand a minimum monthly wage of 12,500 rand ($853). The police shot 34 of them dead.
The country has the world's biggest reserves of platinum, third-largest of gold, is the biggest manganese producer and is Africa's largest source of iron ore and coal.
Despite load shedding, low commodity prices and policy uncertainty, South African mining production grew by 3.3 per cent in 2015 after a 1.4 per cent drop in 2014, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).
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It is absolutely ridiculous, the economy is growing at 0%.
It is wall Street and the bankers who have manipulated the economies of the world for far too long.
Could you, Mr. NASDAQ7 LIVE ON $833 per month?
Why don't you guys on Wall Street give up your fat fees to balance out the inequality in world wages?
An Oz of gold is over $1300.
Trade places with the miners for a day and see how much YOU would want to get paid for the same effort.
The resources especially of Africa belong to the people of Africa, NOT some greedy colonist who happened to invade their country and kill people to enslave them so you misers could take all the profits.
I'll tell you how to fix the economies of the world.
Force ALL corporations to become employee stock owned so that all the workers, who are the ones actually doing the work, get to share in the revenues that they created through their labor.
Without the workers , NONE of you fat cats at the top of your corrupt pyramids would make anything!


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A by-invitation workshop was held at Green Library, Stanford University on February 23-24, 2015. Public documents about the workshop include:
- The workshop agenda with links to presentations made by the participants (summary notes still to come for brainstorming sessions)
- List of workshop attendees with their institutions
- Workshop logistics, with links to maps, information and a form for travel reimbursement, and information about building access, internet access, and parking.
- Suggested background readings for the workshop, including a detailed Ontology Team Overview that provides a good summary of our ontology work to date.
- The original workshop description in the LD4L proposal to Mellon
- There is an archived tweetwall of the #ld4l Twitter traffic for the workshop that provides comment and context.
- There is a blog post by Trevor Owens of IMLS putting the workshop into the broader context of linked data work at libraries, archives, and museums: Fitting the Pieces Together: Progress On Linked Data For Libraries


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If you wish to come to the U.S. as a visitor for business or for pleasure, you may need or wish to apply for a visa first. (People from certain countries, including those participating in the Visa Waiver Program, do not need to get a visa before coming to the U.S. for short tourist visits – see Who Can Visit the U.S. Under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) for more information.)
First, make sure you are eligible for the visa. See A B-2 Visa for Visiting the U.S. as a Tourist: Do You Qualify?
Applying for a B visa is fairly straightforward. You fill out one U.S. government form, prepare some documents (including an itinerary, financial documents, and proof of ties to your home country), pay some fees, and make a visit to a U.S. consulate for a personal interview.
It's important, however, to take this process seriously. Failure to present a complete and compelling application can lead you to be one of the many people denied a B visa each year. The consular official who will be reviewing your case won't have much time for argument – you'll need to get it right the first time.
Your application for a B-1 or B-2 visitor visa will consist of government forms as well as documents that you collect yourself. The most critical form, called DS-160, can be completed only online. You will bring the remaining documents and forms with you to your visa interview.
Your B visa application should consist of the items listed below.
Check the website of the U.S. consulate that provides nonimmigrant visas in your area. It will explain whether you need to submit your application by mail in advance, or can just walk it in. See The Day of Your Consular Interview for what to expect at this review of your application.


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A key message for believers today is that God has the future all preprogrammed. He knows the exact moment Christ will return, and the final Tribulation, the Judgment and the Battle of Armageddon are all on His calendar.The God who controls all of heaven and earth said, "The nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance. . . . All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing" (Isaiah 40:15, 17).God wants us to keep working until the return of Christ. That simply means that we are to work as though the end will never come, and live as though it were coming tomorrow.God is still keeping count of the hairs on our heads. He is still counting the sparrows that fall, still hearing petitions before they are asked, and still answering before being called. He is still giving abundantly more than we can ask or think. So why be afraid? (See Matthew 6:25-34.)Prepared Christians, wake up! Everything is under control, and God is at work! He is saving, healing, baptizing, and getting His house in order. To fear is to blaspheme. We are commanded to encourage ourselves in the Lord and to begin to sing and rejoice as we see the final hour approaching. Someone may ask, "But how can I rejoice when I see this old sin-cursed world falling apart?"My answer is the Bible answer: "For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain . . . waiting for the adoption . . . the redemption" (Romans 8:22-23).A woman in labor may scream because of pain, yet in her heart she rejoices because of the new birth taking place. The kingdom of God is coming. The kingdom of Satan is falling. So the Christian can say with confidence, God has everything under control!
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The first time I made this recipe, I never thought to turn it into a freezer meal. But when I picked up a bulk order of chicken, I was trying to think of recipes my family loves that would make great chicken freezer meals. I knew this one would be a hit. So I whipped a bunch up in bulk and popped them in the freezer. They'll make for a warm, chunky chili on a cold winter day. Yum!
6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
1 pound of shredded, cooked chicken breast
1 large onion, diced
1 can red beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup crushed pineapple
1 cup brown sugar, gently packed
1 quart of tomato sauce
1 tablespoon brown spicy mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon of vinegar
Throw all ingredients into freezer bags. Seal, label and freeze.
To cook after freezing, dump all ingredients into a large pot. Add 1- 2 cups of water {depending on desired thickness} and heat to boiling. Simmer for 30 minutes or until bacon is cooked through. Enjoy!
Looking for more easy freezer meal ideas? See the full list of freezer meals HERE. Here are a few of my favorites:
- Roadside Sliders Recipe
- Easy Freezer Meal Meatballs
- Peach Crisp Recipe
- Cilantro Lime Chicken
- Chicken Cacciatore
- Chicken Casserole with Mashed Potato Topping
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The mathematician G.H. Hardy gave a very clear definition of mathematics when he wrote, "A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas."
However, the much more common view of mathematics is that it consists of the techniques to solve quantitative problems. The two viewpoints are linked together by the idea that mathematics is about solving problems. Hardy's patterns are generated in the process of problem solving and mathematics is more about this process than it is about calculating answers to questions using an established set of rules and formulae.
The preamble to AIS-R's mathematics curriculum document lists a number of essential agreements that underpin the teaching of mathematics in the High School. These include the implementation of a challenging instructional program, the creation of classroom environments that engage students in learning mathematics and assessing students' learning and providing them with feedback on their progress. In addition to recognizing the importance of students mastering essential numeric and algebraic skills we want them to be able to use appropriate technologies to enhance their problem solving skills and to make connections between mathematics and other subjects that they study. We want our students to be able to solve problems both individually and cooperatively and to be able to communicate their results clearly.
AIS-R's mission is to produce students who are "responsible, productive and ethical world citizens with the skills and passion to think creatively, reason critically, communicate effectively and learn continuously". This can be considered as having a fractal relationship with the Mathematics Department's aims. [Fractal: a geometrical shape whose structure is such that magnification by a given factor reproduces the original object.] This also fits in with the IB's mission to develop lifelong learners through challenging programs and rigorous assessment.
The goals of mathematics at AIS-R is to help students develop their abilities to explore and solve mathematical problems, think critically, reason and represent their mathematics, make connections, and communicate their ideas clearly. These skills will allow students to be more successful in situations that require them to apply what they know to transfer their knowledge and ultimately more comfortable taking risks. Students will be expected to learn through collaboration, investigation, modeling, conjecture and proof.
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Mathematics progression. Beginning in 2019-20, students in Grade 11 or 12 may take Advanced STEM or Robotics as their third mathematics credit.


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Retailers Want Federal Intervention in Port Strike
The nation's largest retail trade group on Thursday called on President Barack Obama to help end a strike that has shut down most cargo operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
A letter to the president from Matthew Shay, president of the National Retail Federation, said the ongoing strike could have dire economic consequences and urged Obama to restart stalled negotiations between the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association, which represents terminal operators at the ports, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union's Local 63 Office and Clerical Unit, which represents about 800 harbor office clerks.
"A prolonged strike at the nation's largest ports would have a devastating impact on the U.S. economy," Shay's letter read. "We call upon you to use all means necessary to get the two sides back to the negotiating table."
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Wednesday said that the strike is already hurting the local economy and urged the two sides to resume negotiations before more harm is done.
"It is only a matter of time until the damage to our local economy has major national implications," Villaraigosa wrote in a letter to union and employers' representatives. "The time for you to act is now."
Meanwhile, representatives Janice Hahn, D-San Pedro, Judy Chu, D-El Monte and Grace Napolitano, D-Santa Fe Springs, have all issued statements supporting the striking workers.
The strike started Tuesday, with about 65 office and clerical workers picketing at Pier 400, the biggest and busiest terminal at the Port of Los Angeles. Longshore workers refused to cross the picket, effectively closing the terminal. The clerical workers' strike spread Wednesday to seven of eight terminals in Los Angeles and three of six in Long Beach.
With most container terminals closed, at least three ships have opted to steam toward other ports – two have gone to Oakland and one to Ensenada, Mexico – while others are anchored outside of the harbor, said Dick McKenna, executive director of the Marine Exchange of Southern California, which monitors ship movements at the local harbors.
The clerical workers and harbor employers have been negotiating for more than two years. The most recent contract expired in July 2010. The main sticking point between the two sides has been job security, with employers saying they have offered complete security to current workers and the union saying employers are trying to send clerical jobs to Taiwan and Texas.
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If you believe the global media, Cuba is a crumbling communist regime with sunny beaches, wonderful music and poor, but happy people.
They never mention that Cuba has some big time Signal Intelligence facilities all over the island. The Russians built the spy bases, which uses Chinese satellites to intercept telephone communications in the US. They can do more than listen, though. They have the ability to interfere with computer networks, change electronic files and, more importantly, change output commands of computers used to control infrastructure facilities.
The state-of-the-art signals intelligence post in Bejucal, just west of Havana, includes a large array of satellite dishes and antennas spread over about 28 square miles – all just a little more than 90 miles from the Florida coast.
In the mid 90's, as the Russians were constructing the facility, the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, was telling President Bill Clinton that he was committed to democracy and the free market, and friendship with the United States. Yes, the same Boris Yeltsin who got so drunk during a presidential visit with the Clintons in Washington, he was found standing outside the White House in his underpants, trying to hail a taxi so he could go out for a pizza. I'm still trying to erase that image from my mind.
The big question is, if President Obama can successfully open trade negotiations with Cuba, will he let them take over Guantanamo? The U.S. has operated a base there since 1915. It might be a good idea to stay there to monitor what Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are listening to.
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Nastia Liukin is still making the most of her win in Beijing four months ago. Here's some news:
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Liukin talked to IG about some of the stuff she's been up to (see article here) and — this is the big one — confirmed her plans to compete in 2009. As Liukin also mentioned on her Web site, in addition to the Tour of Gymnastics Superstars, the Vanilla Star contract, and all of the TV appearances, she also participated in two exhibitions — one at the Massilia Cup (where she did one of her routines from the Tour) and Alexei Nemov's (apparently annual) gala. Apparently she will be at the Valeri Liukin Invitational at WOGA this weekend, and will also attend the Cowboys-Giants game.
More importantly (for me, at least), she said of her gymnastics plans:
"As far as my competition plans go, I'm not quite sure. We are taking it one step at a time. I haven't been home too much, which is the one thing that I wish I could change. I never thought I would say it before, but I miss being in the gym seven hours a day. I am so ready to be back training and getting ready for next year. The Visa (U.S.) Championships are going to be in Dallas in 2009, so I am looking forward to competing in front of a home crowd!"
She goes on to say that she is "creating new goals and dreams" for herself.
Finally, Liukin also had some nice words for Marta Karolyi:
"Also, (U.S. team coordinator) Marta Karolyi — I have so much respect for her and what she does. Without her, I wouldn't have had a chance to try to accomplish my dreams. She always made me believe in myself, especially when times were tough."
Article in WWD:
Liukin was the subject of this WWD Beauty article.
The article has a good summary of all of Liukin's endorsement deals, along with the obligatory comments from her agent and others on how the field will eventually dry up. Also of note, Liukin owns equity in several of her projects.
In other news of which I was unaware, Liukin's central message is promoting healthy lifestyles for women, specifically with respect to obesity. Was this clear? I thought her message was about fashion. Honestly. That would still fit in with her agent's goal of "put[ting] her in a position where her success isn't tied to sports."
Liukin has always had an interest in modeling, and she did some shots for WWD, all of which appear to have been shot in a gym, which is cool. I actually really like them. The one I've shown here is my favorite. I find the black-and-white one distinctly less interesting. Andrea at Live.Breath.Love.Gymnastics has the rest.
Note: the title of the article, "Strength Training with Nastia Liukin," is deceiving. It's not about strength training at all, at least not in the athletic sense of the term. It appears to be a somewhat reaching reference to her motivation and drive.
Finally, this tidbit: "Prior to the Olympics, Liukin capped off her girlishly loopy autograph with a heart; now she includes the five Olympic rings incorporated into 2008 with the word "Gold" written underneath." I … have no words. Sorry.
Hope, faith and UGGs:
All I have to say about UGGs is ugh. I hate them. They're bulky, people wear them during the summer despite the fact that they are clearly meant for winter, they're not actually waterproof, and they cost a fortune! Enough said. Anyway, apparently every year UGG Australia does a charity fundraiser in which they ask celebrities to decorate a pair of UGGs for auction. This year both Liukin and Shawn Johnson participated. Johnson went with a pink and green peace-based them (surprise, surprise) and Liukin went for an all-black hope-and-faith thing.
Abigail Breslin put the faces of furry animals on hers. Rachael Ray wrote YUM-O on one of hers, and if you didn't want to kill her already, that should push it over the edge. Kelly Ripa did a bedazzled number, Christian Siriano of Project Runway covered his in fur, Ashlee Simpson drew some weird stick figures and Whoopi Goldberg did fringe. (My favorite is T.R. Knight's — he did a kind of cool vine-y drawing.) Interestingly, SJ's are currently bidding at $2,000 while NL's are at $1,100. Neither of them can touch Ripa at $2,700 or Ray at $2,235. Basically, these bids are clearly uncorrelated with level of obnoxiousness.


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Rider University, a private university in New Jersey, blocked a potential Chick-fil-A location on campus citing the fast-food chain as "widely perceived to be in opposition to the LGBTQ+ community."
Chick-fil-A was removed from a survey asking students what dining options they wanted to see on campus. In previous surveys, Chick-fil-A had been included. In a letter to the university community, administrators said that after "a difficult assessment of competing interests" the chicken restaurant would no longer be considered.
"The choices in this situation, like in so many others, were imperfect. They challenged us to reflect on our values and consider what kind of community we want to provide for those who live and learn at Rider University. Ultimately, we decided to lean in the direction of creating a welcoming environment where differences can be appreciated and where each individual can expect to experience dignity and respect," university president Gregory G. Dell'Omo and president of student affairs Leanna Fenneberg wrote in the letter.
CEO of Chick-fil-A Dan T. Cathy has openly opposed same-sex marriage. The franchise has also donated money to organizations that oppose same-sex marriage.
Chick-fil-A responded to the controversy in a statement saying that the company has "no policy of discrimination against any group."
"Rider University's survey was recently brought to our attention, and while we respect the University's decision, this news story represents a good opportunity to clarify misperceptions about our brand," the statement reads. "Chick-fil-A is a restaurant company focused on food, service and hospitality, and our restaurants and licensed locations on college campuses welcome everyone. We have no policy of discrimination against any group, and we do not have a political or social agenda. More than 120,000 people from different backgrounds and beliefs represent the Chick-fil-A brand."


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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A record number of University of Illinois students and recent graduates have been awarded scholarships by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2008-09 academic year. Two other candidates have been named alternates in the competition.
Sponsored by the Department of State, the program awards about 1,500 grants annually to U.S. citizens for use in more than 140 countries worldwide. The program is intended to promote cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding through engagement in the host community on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity and intellectual freedom.
Grants are awarded in all fields of study, allowing recipients to design their own program and pursue one academic year of study or research. In addition, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships are available to more than 30 countries. Fulbright grants generally provide funding for round-trip travel, maintenance for one academic year, health and accident coverage and full or partial tuition.
Fulbright selection committees rate candidates based on their academic or professional qualifications; the validity and feasibility of the applicant's proposed project; evidence of maturity, motivation and adaptability to a different cultural environment; and the impression a candidate will make abroad as a citizen representing the United States.
"This year's crop of Illinois Fulbright awardees really speaks to the overall strength and diversity of our student body," said David Schug, director of the Office of Scholarships for International Studies.
"This year our Fulbright awardees and alternates came from the colleges of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; Engineering; Fine and Applied Arts; Liberal Arts and Sciences; and Media," said Laura Hastings, who co-directs the scholarship office. "Next year will find Illinois recipients carrying out their projects on five continents."
Students selected to receive awards:
Elizabeth Buhe, Countryside, Ill., who plans to travel to Paris to take master's-level courses and carry out archival research on the Musée Charles X of the Louvre. Buhe graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the U. of I. in May with a bachelor's degree in art history and French studies. At Illinois, she was a volunteer at the Krannert Art Museum and Spurlock Museum. She also served as president of the French-American Student Organization. Her research project is a continuation of her undergraduate honors thesis, which focused on understanding how the French Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion made ancient Egypt intelligible to the 19th-century French public. She will study his curation of the Egyptian wing of the Musée Charles X by examining newspapers, artifacts, French scholarship and unpublished documents.
Martha Erhard, Cary, Ill., who was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Germany. Erhard, a May 2008 graduate who majored in German and history, will assist in teaching English to students at a high school in Darmstadt. She also plans to conduct archival research on the local history of the Hessen region of Germany, a project she hopes will form the basis of a master's thesis. At Illinois, Erhard received the Goethe and Business German Student of the Year awards, volunteered as a tutor for elementary school students and coached a soccer team. In Germany, she will apply her history degree by familiarizing students with American history and culture as a means of improving their English language skills. Erhard ultimately hopes to complete a doctorate in German and teach at the college level.
Charity Flener, Hartford, Ky., who plans to conduct research at Philipps-Universitat in Marburg, Germany. Flener is a doctoral candidate in chemistry studying with professors Gregory Girolami and Thom Dunning. Her Fulbright application was sparked by a June 2007 research visit to Philipps-Universitat supported by a Central European Summer Research Fellowship. Flener's project involves using quantum mechanical models to study the breaking of carbon-hydrogen bonds, a key step in certain catalytic reactions. In Marburg, she will use advanced modeling techniques to study how transition metal complexes can break (and form) carbon-hydrogen bonds in hydrocarbons such as methane. Understanding the factors that enable such reactions will lead to better catalysts for energy production. After completing her Fulbright, she hopes to continue her computational work as a college professor.
John Kolinski, Wheaton, Ill., has been awarded a Fulbright grant to join the physics of fluids research group at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. This group uses theoretical and experimental research to focus on turbulence in fluid mechanics. Kolinski received a dual degree in mechanics and mathematics from Illinois in May, after also taking some graduate-level courses. As a student, he studied abroad and interned in Germany during his sophomore year. At Illinois, he served on the Engineering Dean's Student Advisory Committee and regularly presented his mechanics research work at departmental, college and national conferences. After receiving his doctorate, Kolinski plans to become a professor in fluid physics.
Hela Kotob, Bettendorf, Iowa, will spend the next academic year in Syria. A May graduate who majored in history (pre-medicine), Kotob will research medical ethics – in particular, end-of-life decision-making in Syria. She plans to research how Syrian history has shaped end-of-life decisions, investigate how medical students are taught ethics, and observe how doctors practice them. She will be auditing bioethics courses at the University of Damascus and shadowing doctors at two Damascus hospitals. At Illinois, Kotob was an active member of the Muslim Student Association, where she coordinated numerous outreach projects. Upon returning to the U.S., Kotob hopes to pursue a medical degree and begin practicing medicine domestically and internationally.
Lauretta Lacko, Hickory Hills, Ill., who will travel to the Westmead Institute for Cancer Research at the University of Sydney, Australia, to work with Dr. Christine Clarke. Lacko will study the role that progesterone plays in breast cancer and will continue her work in comparative health-care issues. The Westmead Institute is the only laboratory in the world that has developed a three-dimensional model of the normal breast that retains progesterone responsiveness. In May, Lacko received a bachelor's degree in animal sciences with a minor in chemistry. She graduated as a James Scholar and Bronze Tablet Scholar. Upon her return to the United States, she will continue her studies in cancer at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University.
Gordon Nangmenyi, Houston, who has received a Fulbright award to work at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa. Pursuing a doctorate in materials science and engineering at the U. of I., Nangmenyi assisted in the discovery of a new class of highly effective antibacterial materials for water purification. During the tenure of his Fulbright, he will design and develop alternative water disinfection systems, which will be used in the rural areas of South Africa. He also is developing new systems capable of removing carbon dioxide from power plants. He hopes that this research, along with his work in South Africa, will lead to advancements in water and air purification and will have significant public health and public policy ramifications in countries throughout the world.
Tim Peters, Wheaton, Ill., who was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Argentina. He will be placed at an English Teacher Training College, where he will assist in the instruction of future English teachers. Peters hopes to engage with these future teachers by using English as a tool to express political criticism and interpretation. When not teaching, Peters plans to continue building his journalistic skills, which he cultivated at Illinois by writing and editing for various publications, including the news weekly "buzz," "Mish Mash" magazine and "El Informador," a Spanish-language newspaper for the local Latino community. Peters graduated in May as a James Scholar and Bronze Tablet Scholar, majoring in philosophy. He also studied for a semester in Spain and two summers in China.
Sam Schmetterer, Deerfield, Ill., who was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Indonesia. Schmetterer received a bachelor's degree in music performance in May 2007 and a master's degree in instrumental music education in December 2007. A percussionist, he spent a semester studying in Australia, where he had the opportunity to co-conduct the Melbourne University Wind Ensemble. In Melbourne, Schmetterer was introduced to Indonesian gamelan instruments, which led him to apply for the teaching assistantship in Indonesia. At Illinois, he played for the Champaign-Urbana Symphony orchestra and volunteered teaching music students at Urbana Middle School and Urbana High School. Schmetterer looks forward to a career as a music educator.
Jung (Josie) Sohn, Fullerton, Calif., who will return to South Korea on a Fulbright award to study the country's film culture. Though she spent the first 12 years of her life in Korea, since then, she has not been back to the country for more than six weeks at a time. Sohn is a third-year doctoral student in East Asian languages and cultures and cinema studies at the U. of I. South Korean cinema is one of the most active frontiers in cinema studies today, and Sohn seeks to explore the contradictions in Korean film between its focus on nationalism and its movement toward greater transnationalism. Her Fulbright award will support her study of the South Korean media industry, and film consumption, areas she plans to focus on in her dissertation. After receiving a doctorate from Illinois, Sohn plans a career as a professor of film.
Jenette Sturges, North Aurora, Ill., who has been awarded an English Teaching Assistantship to Vietnam for the 2008-09 academic year. This is the inaugural year of the Fulbright teaching assistant award in Vietnam, where Sturgis will contribute to the teaching of English at the university level. A December 2007 graduate with a bachelor's degree in religious studies, she nourished her broad interests in social justice and environmental issues by participating in five service trips through the Alternative Spring Break program. She also served as an editor for the Daily Illini student newspaper, and plans to write about her experiences in Vietnam for U.S. publications.
Also receiving a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, to support work in Andorra, was another recent U. of I. graduate who requested to remain anonymous.
The Office of Scholarships for International Study is accepting Fulbright applications from U. of I. undergraduates entering their senior year, graduate students and recent alumni. Candidates must begin working on their applications this summer to apply for funding for study or research beginning in fall 2009.


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Good afternoon lovelies! Some awesome newness to show you. This sexy outfit from Sugar & Cyanide will be available tomorrow for Grenade Free Wednesday and for a great price. You guys know the Vanity Fair is coming up too. This gorgeous skin called Scarlett by JesyLilo will be available at the Vanity Fair. The fair runs from July 28th to August 11th with tons of awesome designers. I would definitely mark that one on your calendar. And this cute cross necklace from Kennedy's will also be out tomorrow for GFW! Some really fabulous designs to come so slide on down tomorrow to Jersey Shore for GFW and mark your calendars for Saturday so you can get down and get your awesome goodies at Vanity Fair. There will be gifts set up too! Happy Tuesday!
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Looking at a Tremor in the middle future. And I am wondering about the length of barrel for long range shooting.
Between the 29" and the 32".
From what I know the longer barrel will give faster velocity for longer range shooting. Will it make much of a difference?


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For Release: Wednesday, February 8, 2017
DEC Environmental Conservation Officer Highlights
ECO Actions for Mid to Late January
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) enforce the 71 Chapters of NY Environmental Conservation Law, protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York.
In 2015, the 268 ECOs across the state responded to 25,000 calls and issued 22,000 tickets for crimes ranging from deer poaching to corporate toxic dumping and illegal mining, black market pet trade, and excessive emissions violations.
"From Montauk Point to Mount Marcy, from Brooklyn to Buffalo, the ECOs patrolling our state are the first line of defense in protecting New York's environment and our natural resources, ensuring that they exist for future generations of New Yorkers," said Commissioner Basil Seggos. "They work long and arduous hours, both deep in our remote wildernesses and in the tight confines of our urban landscapes. Although they don't receive much public fanfare, the work of our ECOs is critical to achieving DEC's mission to protect and enhance our environment."
Recent missions carried out by ECOs include:
Fulton Fish Market Sweep - Bronx County
On Jan. 18 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Division of Law Enforcement members along with staff from other national law enforcement agencies conducted marine fishery checks of vendors at the Fulton Fish Market located in the South Bronx. The Fulton Fish Market is one of the largest consortiums of seafood wholesalers in the country, and the officers were checking both for state and federal compliance. The efforts of DEC and other Marine Fishery Law Enforcement agencies are designed to combat over-harvesting, disease, and pollution that strain marine resources not only in New York but in other states, as well. The inspections found significant violations with two seafood wholesalers with respect to fish, shellfish, crustaceans, permits, and other required documentation. One of the wholesalers was issued a Notice of Violation for selling more than 300 pounds of undersized Striped Bass (37 fish total), and the other was issued a Notice of Violation for selling 27 undersized lobsters. The seized fish and lobsters were donated to the Bowery Mission in Manhattan.
ECOs Will Chomicki and Chris Macropolous
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pounds of illegal Striped Bass.
Video of Illegal Hunting Leads To Arrest - Herkimer County
On Jan. 20, ECO Shana Hutton received information that a subject had posted a video of himself on YouTube shooting an otter with a .22 rifle in a pond near North Lake in the town of Ohio. After securing the video, which showed a clear image of the subject shooting a swimming otter and retrieving the carcass, ECO Hutton and Investigator Mark Malone located and interviewed the suspect. He admitted to shooting the otter and selling it to a local fur buyer. ECO Hutton charged the suspect with illegally taking protected wildlife and illegally selling protected wildlife, both returnable to the Town of Ohio Court.
Bluegills and Thin Ice - Genesee County
On Jan. 22, ECO Gary Wilson was called to assist with an ice rescue response on Oatka Creek in the village of LeRoy. A passerby had noticed two ice fishing buckets adjacent to a large hole in the ice, but saw no fishermen in the area. Although this wide section of creek is a popular ice fishing destination, safety-minded fishermen had been avoiding the spot due to a prior week of temperatures exceeding 50 degrees. The ice on this day extended out only 30 feet from the shoreline. LeRoy, Stafford, and Batavia Fire Departments responded to provide the necessary equipment and personnel. An exhaustive search was performed without any sign of the fishermen. Ultimately, police determined that two teenagers had been fishing there earlier in the day. Despite their parents discouraging them from an ice fishing expedition due to obvious poor ice conditions, the duo wanted to catch some Bluegills. After successfully catching a dozen or so, the ice gave way beneath them. They both managed to get themselves out, but were unable to retrieve all of their equipment. Wet and cold, they left the area without notifying anyone.
A Tip Pays Off - Rockland County
On the afternoon of Jan. 26, ECO Melissa Burgess received a tip that a man was illegally catching Striped Bass at the Haverstraw Marina in the town of Haverstraw and placing them in the trunk of his car. Just minutes from the marina, ECO Burgess quickly located the subject and the vehicle matching the description. As darkness set in, the suspect returned to his car, where ECO Burgess interviewed him. He initially claimed that he had no luck fishing that evening. He was unable to produce a fishing license and had a questionable driving record. He later admitted to catching fish and turned over a large Striped Bass that was hidden in the spare tire compartment of his car. ECO Burgess explained that possession of a species during the closed season is illegal and the suspect was issued an appearance ticket returnable to Haverstraw Town Court.
Large Striped Bass hidden in the trunk of a car.
ECO Given Conservation Award - Dutchess County
On Jan. 28, the annual banquet of the Federation of Dutchess County Fish and Game Clubs was held at the Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls. At the banquet, Lt. David Clayton was presented with the President's Award for his "commitment to protection of the State's natural resources and the environment and for his vigorous enforcement of the State's Environmental Conservation Laws." Lt. Clayton is the first ECO to receive this award from the Federation since its inception 85 years ago.
Lt. David Clayton talking to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo
on a tour of a DEC vessel.
Dutchess County Fish and Game
President's Award.
Certificate of Recognition for Lt. Clayton
If you witness an environmental crime or believe a violation of environmental law occurred, please call the DEC Division of Law Enforcement hotline at 1-844-DEC-ECOS (1-844-332-3267).


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This green cabbage kimchi came about because I haven't been to the Asian market for a while and I was so out of napa cabbage or any Asian greens for that matter. I am not even a Korean but I just had to have a big jar of kimchi in my refrigerator these days. I used to dislike kimchi because of its pungent smell and taste, but while reading about the benefits of probiotic and kimchi, slowly I became to like kimchi especially the homemade ones as I can adjust the taste according to my liking (mostly towards a sweeter taste).
After it is fermented, it doesn't taste much different from the napa cabbage kimchi, except perhaps crisper. Loved it in the instant ramen and the soup was just sourish delicious! Read that there is a lot of probiotic in the juice of the kimchi so don't throw it away. Besides the beneficial bacteria for your gut, kimchi is also a great source of beta-carotene, calcium, iron and Vitamins A, C, B1 and B2.
1 small green cabbage
4 stalks scallions
1 carrot
Some Korean radish
Kimchi Paste:
4 Tbsp. Korean chili powder
2.5 Tbsp. raw honey
2 Tbsp. fish sauce
1 (about 1.5 inch) piece of ginger
4-5 garlic cloves
A little water to make a paste
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It's that time of year again, the #blogsofaugust Google+ challenge!
If you ever wanted to break out of your current blogging rut, try your hand at social blogging on Google+. For a month, make Google+ your primary blogging platform and see what happens. Here's why I'm taking up the challenge:
I'm still planning a few things for WebEnso, a tools resource page and some design adjustments (check out the Google+ badge to the right!). But for this month, most of my writing will be on Google+
If you are interested in joining the fun but aren't sure where to start read this eweek article from Mike Elgan. On page 2 he says: "Blog about three things: What you experience, what you think and what you make." That is precisely what I intend to do.
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1635 Hammond Crt, Bloomfield Hills
Incredible opportunity to own a recently updated home on one of the best lots in the City of Bloomfield Hills, nestled on 3.5 acres at the end of a private road. The picturesque hilltop setting provides panoramic treed views from every room in the house. Gourmet, eat-in kitchen features newer cabinets & appliances. Multiple living spaces including a spacious living room w/ stone fireplace, family room, dining room & a sun-drenched 4 seasons room provide the perfect atmosphere for entertaining. Retreat upstairs to the spacious master suite complete w/ a fireplace, private balcony, a new spa-like master bath w/ a dual quartz vanity & a custom WIC w/ built-ins & organizers. Lower level offers 2,200+ sqft of finished living space & includes a family room w/ fireplace, wet bar, bedroom, full bath, laundry & a recreation room. Large decks are ideally suited for outdoor entertaining & give the sensation of being suspended in a canopy of trees. Generator included. 4 car garage capacity.
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Please honor this day and night appropriately. And remember every other day of the year. NO MORE DEATHS FROM HOMELESSNESS! Struggle with the People on the Streets for survival, rights, and dignity!
In Humboldt County, California, join folks Dec 21, 2018 on the Old Town Gazebo, Eureka, from 12pm Noon to 10pm. Come together with food, music, education, resources, community, and to remember our friends, loved ones, and neighbors we have lost. We are accepting donations of food and warm clothing to ensure our community members can make it through the night. Please bring donations to the event. More details soon.
Longest Night of the Year
Homeless Persons' Memorial Day
Homeless people die from illnesses that affect everyone, frequently without health care.
Homeless people die from exposure, unprotected from the heat and cold.
Homeless people die when government policies deprive them of everything.
Homeless people die at the hands of police and civilians in unprovoked hate crimes.
Health care is a human right.
Housing is a human right.
Physical safety is a human right.
Sleep is a human right.
Remember our neighbors and friends who have died without homes.
Remember why they died.


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2015 16GB and 2017 SKU Root Tutorials Are Done
Please report any issues you may find with these new tutorials.
New Tutorial: Root Shield TV Pro (500GB)
Sorry for the absence. Life .. uh .uh … doesn't always find a way…
I prefer the 500GB Pro edition, so it is always the one that goes first. Oddly enough, this is the FIRST time in a long time that the files you need to root are TOTALLY IDENTICAL across Shield TV 16GB, 500GB and 2017 edition.
Unfortunately, each tutorial has some variations as to how to PREPARE for rooting, so I still have to keep them separate.
If you have already unlocked your bootloader, are comfortable with the process – the ROOT process for the Pro is pretty much identical. I tested on the 2017 edition too. While I haven't actually rooted the 16GB (2015 model) it is always in parity with the Pro version regarding the root process itself.
I'll add the other two tutorials later this weekend.
No Root Yet For 8.0
Just an update …
There is no root solution for Shield Experience 8.0 (aka Android Pie) yet.
This appears to be an issue with changes to the core system.
Magisk not work on Shield Android TV PIE because in PIE you don't have ramdisk inside boot image. PIE have system_as_root partition layout.
Hopefully we'll have a solution soon.
At some point developer images will be available that will give a root scenario.
For those looking for immediate relief, it has been said on XDA that roll back to 7.x is possible – but it doesn't sound super easy and it sounds destructive (factory reset required).
No ROOT Solution Yet
We know with every update that getting ROOT back is paramount.
At this point, we do not have a solution for Update 8. We'll keep you up to date with any emergent information.
There is speculation that there is "active" blocking of ROOT with this iteration. Hopefully that isn't true.
Shield Upgrade 8.0 is out!
With NVIDIA SHIELD TV, there's always more to love.
The latest software update — SHIELD Software Experience Upgrade 8.0, out today — delivers the latest Android TV operating system and the latest Android security updates. SHIELD is the first Android TV device to upgrade to Android 9.0 Pie, bringing with it a redesigned settings menu and faster and easier setup for new users.
Upgrade 8.0 also delivers several enthusiast-level features. For HDR TV owners, a new feature called Match Content Color Space can automatically switch your display mode to deliver more accurate colors whether you are browsing the home screen or watching your favorite movie in HDR.
Alongside today's operating system upgrade, SHIELD users will start seeing live TV and a new UI from Hulu. The new Hulu app — which already offers access to thousands of shows, movies, and Hulu Originals — now offers Live TV with more than 60 top channels, including local sports and news. The update started today and will complete in the coming weeks, just in time before the college and pro football seasons kick off.
Some of the most popular apps on SHIELD have been upgraded. The latest Netflix update enabled sound quality that rivals professional recording studios in the form of Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound for audio up to 640 kbps. Stranger Things 3 never sounded so good!
Prime Video recently received a 4K cast upgrade, letting you cast your favorite Prime Video movies or TV shows from your phone to SHIELD in up to 4K resolution. And a recent update to Twitch includes a fully revamped UI, improved navigation and the ability to interact with your favorite streamer with an onscreen keyboard.
New apps on SHIELD include Bravo and E!, with FandangoNOW receiving a recent update. Get more information on the upgrade, including a complete list and updated apps.
No SHIELD update is complete without some great new games, like the newest version of one of our favorites — SiNKR2. This minimalist puzzle game evolved from the award-winning SiNKR, with all-new layouts. And there are now over 500 supported games available on GeForce NOW, with new titles added regularly.
So download and install this latest upgrade for your SHIELD. Or pick one up today. There's lots to love.
Updates Break Root!
If sustaining root is your primary concern, do not take any OTA updates until we are sure we can root them and have provided tutorials to do so.
Updating Magisk
After performing the rooting tutorials now using Magisk, you may get prompted in Magisk Manager to upgrade.
This appears to be safe (performed on Shield TV Pro (500GB) and Shield TV (16GB; 2017).
Upgrade Magisk Manager first, then upgrade Magisk itself.
You'll be asked what METHOD to use. Use Direct Install (Recommended).
It should detect the existing patched boot image and update it.
If you have issues, let us know (especially if you were able to fix it).
Back Online
Well, we had some hosting issues. Site is popular enough to require an upgrade to the hosting package I was on; so the cost of running the site is a bit more now. However, the goal is to remain ad-free. We'll accept your PayPal donations of course – and we thank those who have contributed already.
The move MAY have broken some stuff, so please report anything odd you run across.
Thank you.
Changes coming to NSZ
Just a heads up …
With Shield TV firmly in Android TV Oreo (Shield TV v7.x) – I think it is time to start removing some overhead from the site. That means I'll be removing Android Marshmallow and Nougat from the Android TV tutorial line – along with all support files currently being housed. If you are looking to keep any of this information, you may want to archive it off now.
With the latest versions of WordPress, the page editor has been changed to Gutenberg; an interesting visual editor with a lot of features.
The tutorials and content generated here are very much custom CSS, hacked together plugins and theme stuff to render the results I wanted.
Gutenberg can handle a lot of this – but the content has to be converted which takes a good deal of time. The alternative is to edit everything painstakingly by hand going forward. I'd rather update it and get it clean.
That being said; over the course of the next few weeks, along with the purging of quite old data/downloads I'll be moving the pages to this new format – so things are going to change a bit and there may be periods of unavailability. I'll do my best to let the high traffic tutorials cool off a bit from the OTAs before doing those – and will start picking the low hanging fruit.
Thanks for all the support and donations. They all help.
Shield TV (2017 16GB) Update to 7.2.3
We are aware that the Shield TV (2017 16GB) 7.2.3 OTA (over the air) updates may not install when using a Magisk-patched bootloader from our tutorials. During the upgrade process, the progress bar will hang under the "a" in "Upgrading".
Unplug the Shield TV and plug it back in.
Once rebooted, go to Settings, Developer options, scroll to the very bottom and turn on Provide full system upgrades. Restart the Shield TV.
The go to Settings, About, System upgrade and Check for Upgrade. This time, instead of downloading a "differential" (smaller) update – it will download a full update (over 1GB). Install this full update and it will "restore" your bootloader as part of the upgrade process and you will be updated to 7.2.3.
You will lose root.
Repeat our tutorial using the appropriate Magisk-patched bootloader that corresponds to the version you just installed (e.g. 7.2.3). Magisk Manager should still be there this time – so you can skip that step. You will not lose data as part of this process.
In the future, OTAs should always download as "full" and you can take them normally – losing root in the process. You'll need to either patch your own bootloaders or wait for our update.
Note: We believe the Shield TV (2015 16GB and Pro) editions will take the OTA update without issue – but you will lose root. You can simply re-apply the tutorial as is to get root back. Update: Verified this on the Pro. Enjoy.


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Delores E. McNett 2010 - 2010 LaGrange, Ind.
Viewing took place July 13 in Angola, Ind., for Delores E. McNett, 80, LaGrange, Ind. She died July 9, 2010, from a cardiac arrest.
She was born Aug. 30, 1929, in Leavenworth, the daughter of Herman Schultz and Dorothy (Needham) Schultz. She attended Jarbalo High School.
For 27 years she was employed at Dometic in LaGrange, Ind., retiring in 1992. She was a member of East Springfield Church.
Survivors include daughters, Beverly Leach, Fort Wayne, Ind., Sherrie Young, Indianapolis, and Mechelle Snyder-Bruns, Angola, Ind.; a son, Robert McNett, Cape Coral, Fla.; sisters, Iris Buednosky, Tonganoxie, Loleta Hartley, Leavenworth, and Lou Steinmetz, St. Louis; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or the Susan B. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer.
Interment will take place at a later date in Tonganoxie.
Arrangements: H.E. Johnson and Sons Funeral Home, 108 West St., Angola, Ind., 46703; (260) 665-2211.


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Last September I was asked to be Lisa and Gavin's documentary wedding photographer at Trefloyne Manor in Pembrokeshire. A really lovely couple, who were so very nice. Thats one of the best things about this job, you really do get to meet some nice people.
I have never shot a wedding at Trefloyne Manor before, a family run affair, its a beautiful old Manor house which has had some love and attention from the Beynon family. The result is really wonderful country hotel, restaurant and golf course nestled in the beautiful Pembrokeshire landscape.
The day started off at Lisa's family holiday home in Tenby, where there was lots going on with lots of family bustling about, bridesmaids & flower girls having make up and hair done, parents wrestling with toddlers, all great stuff for a documentary wedding photographer.
Then I headed off to meet Gavin at St Nicholas Church, Penally for the ceremony, and then onto Trefloyne for the reception, but not before seeing them off in the wedding car, which had the old tradition of empty cans tied to the back of the car, something you don't see enough of these days.
If you are looking for wedding photography at Trefloyne Manor, or anywhere in Pembroke please don't hesitate to contact me and we can discuss your documentary wedding photographer


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When Joshua Luttrull, Ivette Colon and Vincent and Victor Bui first crossed paths in junior high, they had no idea that they would one day share the stage. Many years later, the band known as Field Guide came to form their unique brand of breezy, psych-tinged indie rock.
With shows lined up next weekend for the coOompound's farewell show and King Camel's Camelversary at the end of the month, Field Guide's getting in on as much Dallas action as they can. "They pretty much rule," says King Camel owner Jeffrey Brown.
Field Guide got their start with Luttrull's work on a solo project, where he first recorded early versions of what would become the band's debut single, "Stay Lit," alongside Vincent. But those early beginnings made for a rocky start as the pair tried to fill out a workable lineup. "The floating lineup thing was more stressful than anything, really," says Lutrull. "Like, we'd get offered shows and Vincent would have to text around to see if anyone could play drums for us before we could say yes to the show."
Finally, a few chance encounters on the UTD campus, and some coOompound (pause for a moment of silence) shows later, Colon entered the fold, bringing her vocal and songwriting talents. After a few studio sessions on bass, Victor joined the group, leaving only a hole where the drummer should be. After cycling through several temporary solutions, studio drummer Nate Litz added the last piece of the puzzle.
"It felt like a perfect fit," says Lutrull. "Not only to have someone as multi-talented as him, but also one of our closest friends consistently there at rehearsals and gigs made the band feel complete — at least for me."
Still, Field Guide have proven productive in their first year together, churning out five songs so far in the studio and building a buzz with their upbeat, energetic performances. Their most recent single, "Red Line," is a simultaneously acerbic and haunting jam with slick guitar, lilting vocals and a shoegaze finish. It's B-side, "Chinese New Year," is equally excellent, brandishing an uncanny breadth of talent and style. It's accessible stuff, never harsh and always remembering to have fun with itself.
"I just get tunes stuck in my head during the day. But those intermingle with the day-to-day actions that I have to do, and so it becomes a kind of stream of consciousness — a kind of absent-minded humming that you do," says Colon, who brandishes a particularly strong influence on the band's songwriting. "I tend to write from an observer's point of view rather than as an active participant, although it's only because I paused in the middle of my participation to look around."
The band draws on an eclectic group of influences, citing everything from Bob Dylan and Fleetwood Mac to Modest Mouse and Television. There's a healthy dose of '80s synth pop and shoegaze, too. But they have no desire to imitate. "As far as influences go, we've never really had conversations about what type of band we wanted to be or who we wanted to sound like," Lutrull says. "We'll say, 'I kinda want the drums to come in like they do at this part in this Fleetwood Mac song,' or, 'I was listening to this Sufjan song, I think it'd be really cool if we took this idea and used it like this.'"
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Sometimes the influences are more apparent, like when they included a cover of Camera Obscura's "Books Written for Girls" as the B-side to their second single, "Filtered," at the suggestion of Colon, who wanted to pay tribute to a close friend who passed away. But she says working with the other members of the band has also given her the confidence to develop her own songwriting.
"I didn't know how to express particular ideas because I thought I might not be respected as a songwriter. That people wouldn't take me seriously because I was a 19-year-old girl," Colon says. "[But] they were my friends."
Field Guide's busy at work on their debut album, The Best Friends I Ever Had, which will be released view Luttrull and Terrence Shipp's band-turned-label, Art for Motels. It's due to be released before the end of the summer, but Luttrull is busy with plenty else as well: "We have a couple projects in the works," he says of the label. "Obviously, the Field Guide album is coming out sometime soon. Plus we're starting work on our annual compilation which will feature unreleased tracks from about a dozen of our friends. We're hoping for a fall release on that one."
The band has hometown pride. "People I know are always writing off Dallas in favor of more 'creative' cities, and move away," Colon says. "I love being here, and I love my friends that are here, and as Josh says, you'll never love somewhere more than your home."


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Almost three years ago I posted about the controversy concerning whether the photoactive yellow protein has low-barrier hydrogen bonds [for these the energy barrier for proton transfer is comparable to the zero-point energy]. I highlighted just how difficult it is going to be, both experimentally and theoretically to definitively resolve the issue, just as for an enzyme I recently discussed.
A key issue concerns how to interpret large proton NMR chemical shifts.
Two recent papers weigh in on the issue
The Low Barrier Hydrogen Bond in the Photoactive Yellow Protein: A Vacuum Artifact Absent in the Crystal and Solution
Timo Graen, Ludger Inhester, Maike Clemens, Helmut Grubmüller, and Gerrit Groenhof
A Dynamic Equilibrium of Three Hydrogen-Bond Conformers Explains the NMR Spectrum of the Active Site of Photoactive Yellow Protein
Phillip Johannes Taenzler, Keyarash Sadeghian, and Christian Ochsenfeld
I think the caveats I have offered before need to kept in mind.
As with understanding the active sites of most proteins the problem is that we don't have very direct experimental probes, but have to use indirect probes which produce experimental results that require significant modelling and interpretation.
I thank Steve Boxer for bringing one of these papers to my attention.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
More subtleties in protein structure and function
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Intentional Agents
Nandan Parameswaran and Pani Chakrapani
Agents have mental attitudes such as belief, goal, commitment , plan, intention, etc. In this chapter, we propose a type of agent called Intentional Agents and discuss complex intention structures as the mental attitude of these agents. We consider intention structures for several forms of actions such as simple action, conditional action, repetitive action, concurrent actions, etc. We also extend this idea to mental actions in the form of meta intention s. Intentions are useful in reasoning with actions in future once they are committed to, particularly while (a) responding to unexpected events in the world with regard to an intended action, and (b) executing the action at the best available opportunity. However, complex intention structures result in computational overhead called mental effort for an agent. We measure the mental effort of an agent in terms of its intentions over time in different shopping scenarios and observe that repetitive (loop based) actions result in larger mental effort compared to simple and conditional actions.
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