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So its time for yet another holiday, as summer beckons us to head out in search of a new beach to park our bums on. The Netherlands has miles of sandy coastline but it's waters are frigid and the water is never blue. Therefore, we are upping sticks and heading east … specifically, to Croatia.
Croatia has been on the "TO VISIT" list for some time now but we have never got round to planning the trip. Finally, Marek, an EVE friend of R.'s who lives in Zagreb invited us over for a mini EVE gathering. If you are wondering what on God's green earth is EVE, read more here. Being on EVE has enabled us to travel to Iceland in April, and now we will be attending yet another EVE related 'do'. Seems to me being part of this online community does have its perks, so I should keep encouraging game-play(?).
The plan is to spend ten days touring the country from Zagreb all the way down to Dubrovnik. Along the way we may pop over the border into Slovenia and Bosnia Herzegovina. Very excited about this trip as it will be my first taste of eastern European travel. As a kid, I first heard of these countries simply because they were plastered all over the news, day in and day out during the years of the Bosnian War. Never paid much attention to what was being said, but the images were locked in my mind. It would be interesting to see the city now, and just how far its come since those dark times.
We initially planned to drive all the way to Croatia but we ran into more trouble than we deemed necessary with the car hire company and with the dog. No one would rent us our preferred BMW model once they found out we were intending to drive all the way there and possibly into Bosnia as well. The reason they gave: insurance just won't cover us in those countries. They gallantly presented us with alternative options tho … namely tiny little Citroen hatchbacks and Toyota Prius'. Helllooo?!?! We are not going to be driving for two days, over 1,300kms in tiny cars! We'd be crippled by the time we arrived!
Then came the issue with our dog who isn't allowed into Slovenia without a mountain of vet papers. Oh, forget it … we'll just leave him behind and we'll fly. Humph! Luckily we found cheap tickets and all is well now. Still a bit bummed that Doopey won't be with us to have a dip in the Adriatic sea. However, on second thoughts, I think its for the best coz this dog might suffer the heat and it it won't be too comfortable without air conditioning. So he gets to stay here in the Netherlands and move in with his mate, Charlie, who is a 10 month old mini poodle.
Will be meeting Marek and his lovely wife in Zagreb on the day we arrive, and we'll be putting up at their home for about three days. Using Zagreb as a base, we plan on visiting a few castles and perhaps hike one of the many trails.
In Croatia, we plan on spending the majority of our time beach bumming and drinking cocktails, whilst lapping up the summer sunshine by the azure waters of the Adriatic sea. So Zadar, Split, Omis and Dubrovnik are on the list.
Our trip across the border into Bosnia is going to be a short one … solely to see the famous Mostar bridge.
But, with me, the main highlight of any trip has always been, and remains the food. I cannot WAIT to tuck into traditional Croatian and Bosnian cuisine. I hear good things about it and I am anxious to try it out for myself. Marek knows this and has already sent me a list of the must-haves when we get there. Fortunately we will have him as a guide and he can do all the ordering on my behalf. From what I understand, the top bit of Croatia one will find that the food is Turkish influenced; hearty meals consisting of meat, cheese and stews. Down the coast however, the food becomes more Mediterranean in style and one gets to stuff one's face with the bounties of the sea all day, every day.
I have been told to expect good food at affordable prices:
- burek
- Sarajevo banquet meal
- grilled lamb kebabs
- fresh seafood platters
- marinated octopus salads
- Croatian chocolates
I will be taking lots of pictures as per usual and, I hope to return home with lots of adventure stories and good Croatian recipes that I can share with all of you. Stay tuned and check back here in August for updates. Ciao!


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You waited a month for your chatty coworker to go on vacation so you could finally get some work done in silence. But now that he's gone, you still can't focus on your work.
Are you lonely? Probably not. You may not realize it, but the constant background noise in the office—hiding just at the lower reaches of your hearing—is sucking the life out of you.
In the natural world, our senses keep us safe by alerting us to danger lurking in the tall grass. At work, though, our perpetual awareness makes it difficult to shut out the buzzing of the fluorescent lights or the humming of the air vents, especially when most of the people in the office have gone to the beach.
As your mind is continually drawn in by these noises, you spend more energy trying to stay focused on your actual work. After a while, you just end up feeling fatigued.
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This is probably Hardy's most famous novel, centred around one of the most well-known characters in all of 19th century literature. At a basic level of reading, this is the tale of a girl who has been wronged and her struggle to find for herself something resembling a normal life. There are some similarities with Hardy's earlier work, The Mayor of Casterbridge, only where Michael Henchard was the perpetrator who later had his past catch up with him, Tess is very much the victim but who, in the eyes of the society she inhabits, is a pariah for what has happened to her.
One of the main themes of the book is forgiveness, but it is also a comment on Victorian moralism and pietist hegemony in the quasi-religious society at the time. The key question posed is whether or not Tess really did anything wrong that required forgiveness. In the end, she only committed one wrongful act and paid the price for that. More than that, there is also the tale of discovery and redemption for Angel Clare, who discovers that his unforgiveness towards Tess is unfounded and that his love for her can conquer any obstruction in their way.
The book is beautifully written and captures the spirit of the age perfectly. Over a hundred years since it was written, it still stands as one of the greatest works of literature in the English language.


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I can't rationalise putting my penis in an orifice where shit comes out from. I feel repulsed even if I may be attracted to a guy.
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Anal sex is not the be-all end-all of the gay world. There are men who only engage in oral, frottage (rubbing up against each other), cuddling, kissing, mutual masturbation, etc. You don't have to stick your dick anywhere in particular to be a gay man or to be loved by a gay man or to be sexually active with one or many gay men. Do what makes you feel comfortable and sexy, whatever that may be, and chances are you will find someone who will want to do it with you.
HottJoe saidpolfsky saidSo you're a bottom.
No, I doubt that. A good bottom wouldn't be revolted by anal sex.


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Some of your fragrances have been compared to huge classics of the past such as Mitsouko, Djedi and Sous Le Vent among others. How's your relationship with the aforementioned compositions and have you actually been influenced by them?
The so-called "classics" are my favourite scents in fact. Some of these have been with me every day since my youth. Such as Jicky, Shalimar, Vol de Nuit and Mitsouko and later Nahema - in other words mainly Guerlain fragrances. All these fragrances have a personal story with me and belong to a particular part in my life. At times I have also worn Shocking by Schiaparelli and Tabac Blond by Caron.
The relationship with my fragrances has always been a libidinous one, very intimate ... I felt the scents as part of my personality, of my DNA, my identity ... All these fragrances have also inspired me deeply and lasting, and for me it was always clear that I wanted to create just this kind of perfume.
Fortunately, I was taught at Cinquième Sens in Paris by Monique Schlienger, which in turn was trained at the Ecole Roure in Grasse by Jean Carles. That is to say, in the tradition of all these wonderful classics. This then has influenced me even more.
The fragrance market seems to be a bit saturated. Your style have always been quite different from most other brands. You always seemed to have a more *classical* and restrained approach to the whole thing but proposing a restricted range of compositions offered in different strengths and different variations. You seem to not follow any trend and, instead, you do your own things with honesty and passion. How is it to survive the plethora of new brands, new launches, aggressive marketing campaigns?
In fact, the market is full of new products and is increasing daily. We learn of strange "shocking" perfume concepts with blood, semen, urine and other body fluids. After a while I just stopped thinking about it and do what's right for me.
I see myself as someone who has learned a craft that refuses to let go, because I'mextremely interested in it. My goal is to make a good product, and not to be a famous perfumer. And my goal is to create the perfume as a "Gesamtkunstwerk", with the right bottle, the appropriate packaging and at the heart an original emotionally touching scent. Drama, passion, opulence, structure, complexity and serious craft are my criteria. This type of composition is very complex, time consuming and something of the hardest there is. It needs a lot of courage to go their own way and not follow any trends. For example, the Oud trend ... I love Oud but use only pure solid Oud wood that is very precious and rare, solely for personal incense rituals.
My fragrances are very complex and I am absolutely aware that this complexity that also shapes the style of my creations might overwhelm some perfume lovers. However, this kind of complexity was the secret of good perfume, a perfume style that was also called Haute Perfumery for a long time. And even though as I said my fragrances are very unconventional, there are now sophisticated fragrance lovers who are enthusiastic about them, looking for something special in my creations, love and finally wear these scents also. For me the most beautiful and biggest recognition of my work ever since!
But besides this, I am experiencing also a growing "massification" in all perfumery
sectors, even in niche. And with this more and more an ongoing lack of understanding and knowledge about the beauty of special creations. It takes place a trivialization, ignorance, a vulgarization in this industry – all the way down to bloger and customer. Absolutely terrifying!
How being a former aromatherapist reflected in your work as a perfumer?
During my many years of training as an aroma therapist, I learned all about the natural essences and that in turn helped me later during my perfumer training. The knowledge about the natural essences is an important component in the classical perfumer training and in my case it was deepening existing knowledge. In my creations, which I largely compose in the traditional way, I use a high proportion (up to 60%) in natural essences, together with the remaining synthetic raw materials.
I always work with the risk that any one of a special natural resource is not available in sufficient quantities or not at worst. Synthetic products cannot simply replace many of the natural essences. That makes my work not easy. Since the objective complexity in my case can only be accomplished with a good mix of natural and synthetic products, this uncertainty is always present.
This also explains why this type of perfume has no chance of survival in a global market and why the bigger perfume houses have adapted and modified their formulas accordingly.
Tell us about the Mito Extrait.
With Mito Extrait I wanted to create a nocturne variant to the existing EDP.
Mito EDP is a dreamy-sunny-airy-sensual interpretation of the garden of Villa d'Este at daytime. Mito Extrait is the olfactory implementation of this jewel of a garden in the moonlight:
The garden is there, peacefully and quiet. The darkness enhances the sound of the cicadas, maybe a nightingale is singing and thousands of little fireflies are dancing in the warm and dusky air. The soft, milky moonlight embraces the pearl white marble statues. Emerald green water sparkles in the candlelight. Snatches of music and whispering love babbling that blow with the wind across a dinner party at the Villa…Mito Extrait is a scent of strong feelings, a collage of art and kitsch, of pathos and protest, like a cliché from an old Hollywood movie. A fragrance like an séance, a love letter to the love, awakening desires that can never be fulfilled –
The perpetual projection of eternal love, at the same time scary and addicting - glorious and as dramatic as in the Fotoromanza we read through in one go - over and over again.
For this more dramatic interpretation of the garden I have replaced the Jasmine in the EDP by the Tuberose and by complementing the base notes with warm ambry components. Thus the scent appears slightly warmer and heavier - as it should be for an Extrait.
A lot of exciting news from you this year. The Les Voiles D'Extrait versions of all your range. Can you introduce them to us and how the Les Voiles differ from the previous versions of the EDP and Extraits?
Les Voiles d'Extrait complement as standalone version and as an enrichment to the existing collection with the four fragrances Kiki, Onda Rubj and Mito. With the Voiles we would like to offer a somewhat milder form of the Extrait concentration and are responding to many requests and wishes from our customers for an Extrait to spray beside the Extrait to dab.
EDP's and Voiles are offered in the same bottle with a different label.
In the structure, the two versions are completely different. The EDP's are in contrast to the Voiles more sparkling, light and fruity with a separate formula. The Voiles on the other hand, have the same formula as the Extraits but come in a lower dilution. The Voiles are temperamentally softer and more complex than the EDP's. Whether one decides for the one or the other variation is a matter of personal preference and choice.
Dab or spray? You know there are people that only like to spray fragrances. Even extrait dilution. They simply decant some juice into an atomizer and go away with it. What's your take on spray vs dab?
The Extrait version of a perfume is the most concentrated form that is being offered. The extrait is one hundred percent "French style", and this kind of drop wise perfuming is in my opinion the most erotic form to perfume around. This has already understood Marilyn Monroe when she dabbed on her Chanel 5. Dabbing the Extrait has for me to do something with rafinesse and cultivated eroticism.
With the Voiles we have created the possibility to use the Extrait as a spray. Personally, I prefer dabbing the pure Extrait… I want to feel and smell the scent on my skin and not on the clothes. In addition, dabbing is the most ecological way of perfuming. The pure Extrait to dab on will always be especially for cultivated Eccentrics!
If you were supposed to collaborate with another perfumer, who will it be and what kind of fragrance you would like to create?
So far, I have encountered only perfumers as loners. Both, in the choice of raw materials as well as in the personal style in creation. Just now, I cannot imagine a possible collaboration in creating a scent together with another perfumer. As far as I know we find this kind of cooperation only in the industry but under very different conditions.
Beside perfumes, what are your biggest passions in your life?
I see myself as a passionate person with different passions. One of my biggest one is about loving good food, eating and cooking at regular times, at home and also away. At home I cook mainly beloved Italian dishes with fresh organic food that I buy at the local market. Away I prefer French fish and seafood cuisine in the Brasserie Lipp here in Zurich. This feels so being in Paris!
But the absolute ultimate culinary highlight is a shared meal in exciting company in one of Europe wide best Japanese restaurant here in Zurich: Sala of Tokyo! Pure heaven!
Who have been, perfume-wise, the most influential person in your life?
I'd say Monique Schlienger from Cinquième Sens in Paris.
Have you already started working on a completely new Vero Profumo's fragrance?
I'm working on a fragrance with a rose theme. The rose seems very abstract and alienated in this fragrance - the launch is scheduled for 2014.That's all I can say about it on the moment. It shall be a surprise...
My creations evolve with me. I am inspired by what I am going through.


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January 6 – January 20
Denny flew back from Minneapolis with our friend Pat. I love having Pat around as we usually team up and give Dennis a hard time and some well-deserved teasing. Pat stayed in a small B&B place within walking distance as Landfall was going to be torn apart by Dennis who was going to be working on our new engine to replace the transmission (the reason for this will be explained by Denny in his boat projects post). Pat walked to the boat every morning carrying his expensive NZ Flat White coffee. I heard that Starbucks now serve Flat Whites as well so Pat can continue to get his expensive fix!!
The B&B was quaint but I avoided the place after my first visit as the little dog there fell in love with me and insisted on wrapping his little paws around my leg, arms or anything it could hug and then proceeded to show more than just a simple affectionate hug! The dog left a little present for pat in his room thanks to an upset stomach.
The three of us hung out at the boat a lot as Dennis worked on replacing the transmission. Every morning after his walk and coffee Pat would log on the internet and call work. We told him he could just stay in NZ and work from the boat! The first couple of days of Pat's visit was a bust as far as working on the engine as Denny came back with some strong Stomach bug or food poisoning. It was bad enough to make Pat and I very worried. You all know the moldy things that Denny can eat and his stomach accepts it all usually with no ill effects. While Denny was puking his guts out Pat and I were outside having BBQs with our friends Ernst and Inge. We felt bad but Denny didn't want us near him.
We did do a couple of road trips with Pat. The weather while Pat was here was spectacular so we of course visited a couple of the beautiful beaches including Ocean Beach and the white sand beach in Pahia. We took Pat to Opua to say hello to friends but took the scenic, twisty, snaking road to Russell and then the Ferry to Opua. All our visiting friends naturally get a tour of Auckland and get their iconic picture taken on Mount Eden. We stayed a night at John's house in Auckland. Dennis had met John in Chile. John cooked a great meal on the BBQ while we sat there and enjoyed their beautiful backyard while sipping on some good wine.
We decided to do a little road trip before Pat had to go back to Minneapolis. After 4 hours driving our first stop was Rotorua to take Pat to the Waimangu Thermal walk which we also did with Bill and Ella. This time around some of the thermal pools were dried up so it wasn't as spectacular but we did do the boat trip at the end which was just a relaxing experience. Well maybe a little boring for Dennis. The dining escapades in Rotorua were unimpressive. At one point we were sitting in a restaurant for quite some time waiting to get served when a waitress came by and told us that the chef had closed the kitchen for any new orders for the next hour or so. We thought that was an odd thing to do?
From there it was on to Taupo with a stop at McDonalds for ice cream sundaes. Taupo is a touristy little town on the shores of the largest lake in NZ. A few interesting facts about Lake Taupo; largest fresh water lake in the Southern hemisphere, roughly size of Singapore, crater of one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the last 5000 years, 159 meters deep and a surface area of 616 square km. And we did not get one single picture there. I guess it didn't seem like much after being on Lake Superior.
Our last stop was Auckland Airport where we said good-bye to Pat. I think we may have convinced him to be a regular, yearly visitor but next time it will have to be a little longer than 2 weeks!


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Massimo Tamburini is considered to be the greatest motorcycle designer ever, and it would be something of an utterly extraordinary achievement for anyone to even reach close to what he achieved in his lifetime. We have discussed about Massimo Tamburini and his Story in detail just a few days ago.
Ranking all of Tamburini's designs would be a tough order, but here we've compiled 10 of his masterpieces regardless of that the fact that some of them have been smashing successes, while others could be considered utter failures. But they were all significant in one way or another. Chances are we would have missed on some important ones of Tamburini designs and we would like you all to let us know what we have missed and what you have liked. till then, here are the ones we find to be Massimo's 10 best.
10. Bimota HB1 -
the Bimota HB1 is historically important as it's the first Bimota. After crashing his Honda CB750, Tamburini realized that the marvellous engines in Japanese motorcycles of the time were enveloped by terrible frames that flexed and twisted. While waiting for three of his ribs to heal after the CB750 crash, he had the idea to transition the Bimota name from making air conditioning ducts to one that would produce high performance frames for existing motorcycle engines.
Tamburini's crashed CB750 would be the first test mule. After constructing a new frame to house the Honda engine, he went on to essentially build a racebike around it. Thus the HB1 (Honda-Bimota-1) was born. Only 10 examples were ever made, making their value extraordinary.
9. Bimota SB2 -
The trend of less-than-attractive Bimota's continued with the Bimota SB2, but it hardly matters because when it was released in 1977 it was one of the most advanced superbikes of its time. Some may call the bodywork ugly, but it was aerodynamic. Underneath it all was a chromoly tubular chassis, engineered to make removal of the Suzuki GS750 engine easier. The SB2 featured adjustable steering geometry, magnesium wheels, Brembo brakes, and was one of the first sportbikes with a single shock – all of which were highly advanced for the time. No surprise then that the SB2 handled very well, and combined with the potent Suzuki engine, it was a highly capable performer in all aspects.
8. Ducati Paso 750 -
The Paso 750 was the result of Massimo's joining at Ducati after Cagiva have bought it. Named after racer Renzo Pasolini who lost his life in the 1973 Italian GP, the Paso was significant for a number of reasons. First, the Paso incorporated a new design that enclosed all of the motorcycle's mechanical bits, including the 750cc Twin, underneath the bodywork. It also used a chromoly steel square-tube frame instead of the trellis design Ducati is known for today. The Paso was a departure for motorcycle design of the time, and some might even say it influenced the design Honda copied for its Hurricane line. Unfortunately, this bold new design only saw marginal success on the sales floor.
7. Ducati 851/888 -
The 851/888 cemented Tamburini's arrival at Ducati. Like the Paso before it, Tamburini was more involved with the styling of the 851 rather than the design of the whole motorcycle. With that said, the 851 perfected the fully enclosed motif of the Paso, making it look less bulbous while still leaving the bystander – and competition – wondering what lies beneath that bodywork. The 851/888 also deserves special recognition, as Marco Lucchinelli took it to victory in the newly developed World Superbike series' first weekend.
6. Cagiva C589 -
Cagiva tried its hand at 500cc grand prix racing. In the 1989 season, the C589, piloted by Randy Mamola and styled by Tamburini, featured such items as a horizontal shock and banana-style swingarm. However, the results were often lackluster, as the Cagiva lacked top-end speed. In an effort to gain some back, Tamburini designed a more aerodynamic fairing. The effort helped, but despite the marginal gains, the C589 was plagued by incorrect weight distribution and poor power delivery. Cagiva carried on in grand prix racing until 1994, when American John Kocinski's relatively consistent finishes (and a win) netted a respectable third-place in the championship.
5. MV Agusta F3 675 -
The last design Tamburini had any influence on, the MV Agusta F3 675, is a landmark motorcycle of sorts for the Varese company. Marking its entry into the middleweight sportbike category, it was clear that cues from the F4 transitioned to its little brother, and yet the F3 has its own distinct personality. F3 seems a rather fitting sign-off for the legendary designer.
4. Bimota KB2 -
Continuing Bimota's theme of creating frames for Japanese engines, the KB series, of which there were three iterations, made a proper handler out of various Kawasaki engines. In the KB2, the Kawasaki GPz550 mill is surrounded by a steel trellis frame and the best suspension components out there, including a single shock. It may not sound like a big deal today, but considering the KB line started in the 70s, this technology was groundbreaking for its time. Then as in today, it's still a good looking bike, too.
3. MV Agusta Brutale -
A naked bike, by definition, doesn't consist of very many components, requiring only the bare minimum amount of panels. With this design parameter in place, how in the world did Tamburini design a motorcycle as sexy as the Brutale? The answer is by stylizing every single component from front to back. Sure, the main section looks like a stripped F4, but the angles of the headlight, combined with the curvature of the frame, the dual exhausts, even the single-sided swingarm, all make for beautiful pieces on their own. Put them together and the Brutale is one of the most visually pleasing motorcycles ever.
2. MV Agusta F4 -
Tamburini credits the MV Agusta F4 as his most satisfying motorcycle. Working with a blank sheet on which to revive MV Agusta from scratch, Tamburini became so ill during the early stages of the F4′s design he required hospitalization. As such, he worked frantically, constantly sketching in his notepad as he was worried he might not wake up on the other side of surgery. Of course, he came out the other side just fine, and with newfound vigor, the F4 became his obsession. When it came out in 1997, the F4 dropped jaws. The sharp lines, smooth curves, and distinctive quad exhaust pipes were simply stunning. So much so that even current MV Agusta F4s are just evolutions of Tamburini's original and iconic design.
1. Ducati 916 -
Simply put, the 916, introduced for the 1994 model year, was unlike anything before it. Elegant and sexy, yet purposeful and aggressive, all at the same time. Underseat exhausts became popular because of this bike, mass centralization be damned. You couldn't help but follow the exhaust pipe routing to see where it terminated, and in doing so your eyes would momentarily be diverted by the unobstructed rear wheel, made clearly visible thanks to the single-sided swingarm. The 916 showed that even elements like the twin headlights, which until now were either square or round pieces seemingly sourced from the local auto parts store, could be finely sculpted pieces.


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Photos – First Look at The Making of the Mob: New York
The series premiere of The Making of the Mob: New York is just a few days away. Eager to find out how one of the greatest criminal enterprises in history was created? Check out ten first-look photos, featuring sneak peek images of legendary gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Vito Genovese, Meyer Lansky, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, and Frank Costello. Then, watch a sneak peek of the first episode.
The Making of the Mob: New York premieres this Monday, June 15 at 10/9c on AMC.Read More


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1 cup sugar4 eggs
28 oz (796 ml) canned pumpkin (not pie filling)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ginger
½ tsp salt
3 cups skim milk
1 white cake mix
½ cup melted margarine
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9x13" baking dish with non-stick cooking oil. Combine the eggs, sugar, salt, pumpkin, and spices in a large bowl. Mix well. Add the milk and stir until smooth. Pour the mixture into the baking dish.
Combine the cake mix with the melted margarine. Mix well to form a crumble. Sprinkle the crumble evenly over the top of the pumpkin mixture.
Bake for 1 – 1 ¼ hours. Serve hot or cold with cool whip or vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!


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Full Path name in Footer
How can I put the full path name of my file in the footer without typing it?
By Neale Blackwood
Excel XP and 2003 allow you to easily insert the full path in your footer using the Page Setup, but unfortunately earlier versions don't. In Excel 97 and 2000 you can use a macro to add the full path to the current worksheet.
To automatically insert the full path in the left footer, follow these instructions (note: this macro will overwrite whatever is in the left footer).
- Right click the Excel symbol to the left of the File menu.
- Select View Code.
- In the left-hand drop down box (below the toolbar) select Workbook.
- In the right-hand drop down box select BeforePrint
(you may have to scroll up to see it).
Excel should have automatically inserted the first and last commands of the BeforePrint event macro. You need to insert a command and make it look like this:
Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.LeftFooter= Active Workbook.FullName
End Sub
Excel may have also included a Workbook_Open macro. You can delete the two lines associated with it. This macro will run before you print or use print preview. Hence you can test it without having to use up paper by simply using print preview.
These event macros are powerful and useful. You can set up macros to run when you open a file or when you close a file, as well as the other events included in the right-hand drop down box.
Be warned that these macros can slow down operations within the file. Also be careful in their use as they can return error messages in certain circumstances. If you have used macros in the past then these event macros may allow you to extend your developmental possibilities.
This technique can allow you to insert the contents of a cell into your Header or Footer as well. If you name the cell it makes it easier to do.
If you name a cell FooterText, then this code will insert it in the Footer each time it prints.
Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.LeftFooter= [FooterText].Value
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Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. recently made a move to return to glory, hoping to take aim at the top luxury car makers. After conducting business over the last nine months without a leader running the company, Aston Martin is bringing in Andy Palmer, former Nissan Motor Co. executive, as the new chief executive officer.
The 51-year-old Palmer will join the 101-year-old British sports-car maker after a brief transitional period, making the new Aston Martin CEO the latest senior level manager from Nissan to leave. After 23-years at Nissan, where the Japanese based carmaker sold over five million vehicles the previous year, Palmer, a Briton, will shift to a manufacturer that sold just over 4,000 cars to a niche market.
Aston Martin is best known for being the car of choice for the fictional secrete agent, James Bond. In 1964, when the franchise released its third movie titled Goldfinger, Sean Connery, playing 007, took the wheel of an Aston Martin DB5, the world took notice. Though the car maker fell away from the Bond franchise for a while, new models are the car of choice for the latest 007, Daniel Craig, and the original DB5 returned for the last movie, Skyfall.
Intelligence Automotive Asia managing director of research, Ashvin Chotai calls the move risky. Aston Martin is facing a lot of challenges. With competition from Ferrari and Maserati, both backed by Fiat, and Mercedes, whose parent company Daimler AG is in an agreement with Aston Martin to acquire 5 percent of the British carmaker, the hope is Palmer will turn the company around and bring big rewards to the company.
Palmer is filling a role at Aston Martin that was vacated by Ulrich Bez at the end of 2013. A German national, Benz stepped down from the position of CEO with Aston Martin after celebrating his 70th birthday. Palmer slides into the CEO chair after overseeing Nissan's luxury brand, Infiniti, and held the position of chief planning officer for the Japanese carmaker.
Nissan appears to be taking the loss of Palmer to Aston Martin in stride, announcing that top Renault executive vice president, Philippe Klein, will move to fill the now vacant planning post position on September 15, making the loss less impactful to allow Nissan to return to normal.. Nissan spokesman, Chris Keefe, announced that the loss of Palmer will not impact Nissan in any way.
Renault-Nissan, partners since 1999, have seen four senior executives leave in the past 13 months. In April, Elon Musk brought Renault-Nissan communications chief Simon Sproule to Tesla Motors, and in July, Infinity chief Johan de Nysschen left Nissan to take over the Cadillac brand for General Motors. Renault lost Carlos Tavares to French rival carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen in August. With Palmer the fourth executive to leave,
What the British carmaker is now focused on is an overhaul of the hand-made cars technology. The agreement with Daimler AG offers in exchange for 5 percent of Aston Martin the British sports-car maker will receive electronics and engines for their automobiles. Adding Palmer is a move that Aston Martin hopes will return the 101-year-old company back to the top of the elite dream car list.
By Carl Auer
Automotive News
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Creating a Chapter Grassroots Program
One of the most important services an association provides its members is an effective governmental affairs program. Many organizations believe they cannot have a governmental affairs program without hiring a professional lobbyist. While a professional certainly helps polish and drive a program to the next level, no organization should discount the power of their own membership in starting a governmental affairs program. Members are the heart of any successful governmental affairs program.
Forming a Governmental Affairs or Legislative Committee
If your chapter doesn't already have a governmental affairs committee or a legislative committee, you should create one and set some basic criteria for membership on the committee. You may chose to have the members of the committee appointed by the president or executive committee of the chapter, or you may chose to open the committee to broader membership.
If your chapter covers a fairly large geographic area, you might consider including location as a criteria for membership on the committee. Having most or all of the members of the committee from one small area within a much larger region limits the chances that the committee represents the views of all of the members of the chapter and also limits potential relationships with a wide range of elected officials and other decision makers.
In order to provide guidance on the following , we have created a NARPM Legislative Committee Chapter Chair Handbook.
● How to educate your Chapter Membership on the legislative issues facing your community, and
● How to lead the Membership in order to make the voice of the Residential Property Manager heard
Committee Functions
The governmental affairs committee's primary task is to make recommendations to the chapter's board of directors on any public policy items of concern to the organization. These recommendations might take two forms; standing legislative positions which don't change much from year to year and an annual legislative package which changes significantly each year.
- Standing legislative positions are more general in nature than legislative package items. For instance, an association which represents real estate developers might include an item generally opposing all growth control measures. Your positions should be guiding documents when the chapter considers its annual legislative package.
- The legislative package should contain specific items you know will come up at the local or state level in the current year. For example, let's say the association above decides they would like to ban impact fees on real estate development in their state. Impact fees represent one form of growth control. Using their standing legislative position against growth control measures as a guide, they would include an item in their annual legislative package in support of the specific concept of banning impact fees.
If your organization does not have a professional lobbyist on staff, the members of your governmental affairs committee will function as your primary lobbyists. In this case, it is extremely important that the committee members are well informed on political and governmental issues in your area. These members will often be your only lifeline in the government arena.


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Top U.S. POS distributor to sell Ingenico's NFC/EMV readers
The Phoenix Group, a distributor of point of sale (POS) terminals in the U.S., announced that it will offer Ingenico's line of NFC-enabled Telium readers to independent sales organizations throughout the U.S.
The multi-year distribution agreement allows the group to market and sell Ingenico's Telium series POS products, including the iPP220 & iPP320 PIN pads, iCT220 & iCT250 countertop terminals, and iWL220 & iWL250BL bluetooth wireless devices. In addition, The Phoenix Group will house a swap pool of the Telium devices in an effort to improve customer service and will perform all key injections and downloads for the Telium line.
Built around Ingenico's Telium 2 architecture and EMV Level 2 kernel, each Telium device comes standard with all payment technologies already embedded, including EMV, contactless, NFC and tradition magnetic stripe, according to Ingenico.


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The Austrians have the quality needed.
Last updated: March 23, 2016 by Leon Marshal
Game details
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|Ernst-Happel-Stadion (Vienna)
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|Last meeting:
|Friendly match
Austria finished top of their qualifying group, winning 9 of their 10 matches. After finishing with a draw against Sweden in the first match of the qualifying campaign, the Austrians won 9 consecutive games and gave their opponents no chances. This will be the second participation for Austria in the European Championships. The first one was 8 years ago, when they were co-hosts and were eliminated at the group stage.
Now, Marcel Koller's players look very strong as a team. In addition, they have gained the needed confidence before the start of The Euro 2016 in France. Austria have lost only 2 of their last 19 competitive matches, so they have proved they are one of the strongest teams in Europe.
The biggest success in Austrian football was winning the bronze medal in The FIFA World Cup of 1954 in Switzerland. The Austrians now look like they have a really good team and they are capable of doing something special this summer. The match against Albania will be a great training session for them, because the Albanians are a very good team, which surprised everyone when they qualified for Euro 2016.
Can you believe Albania have only scored 1 goal in the Austria's net? There have been 6 matches between these two teams and all the games have been won by Austria! They have scored 17 goals in total. There are two victories for Austria with the correct score of 5-0. However, the last meeting between these two teams was 29 years ago and finished with a 1-0 win for the Austrians.
On the other hand, the Albanians have recently recorded some outstanding results. They beat teams like Portugal and France. In addition, Albania lost only twice in their qualifying group, leaving Denmark two points behind them. So, The Euro 2016 will be the first major tournament in Albania's football history. And there are lots of reasons why they should be optimistic. The Albanians have kept a clean sheet in 4 of their 8 qualifying matches. They also lost only 3 of their last 10 competitive games. Their task at Euro 2016 won't be an easy one, but they can surely win some points while being the underdogs against Switzerland, Romania and the host nation France. The Albanians have shown they are really strong in defence, so for me personally it won't be a surprise if they reach the 1/8 finals of the tournament.
The expectations for the match between Austria and Albania are that the Albanians won't score a goal, but the Austrians will also have difficulties in attack. So, the most obverse prediction for the game is; 'under 2,5 goals'.
Key battle:
Marco Arnautovic is the biggest danger for the opponent's defence. The striker has scored 10 goals in The Premier League this season. He has found the net on 3 occasions in the qualifiers. Arnautovic is physically strong and it's very difficult for a defender to keep him quiet.
The most experienced player in Albania's squad is ex-PSG defender Lorik Cana. At the age of 32, he has won 89 caps for his country and has scored 1 goal. Cana has a great influence over his teammates, he is the main reason Albania look so strong in defence. It will be interesting to see whether or not he can keep Arnautovic quiet.
The Squads:
|Robert Almer (Austria Wien), Heinz Lindner (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ramazan Ozcan (Ingolstadt).
|Aleksandar Dragovic (Dynamo Kiev), Christian Fuchs (Leicester City), György Garics (Darmstadt), Martin Hinteregger (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Florian Klein (Stuttgart), Sebastian Prödl (Watford), Kevin Wimmer (Tottenham).
|David Alaba (Bayern Munich), Julian Baumgrtlinger (Mainz), Stefan Ilsanker (RB Leipzig), Jakob Jantscher (Luzern), Zlatko Junuovic (Werder Bremen), Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), Alessandro Schöpf (Schalke).
|Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City), Martin Harnik (Stuttgart), Lukas Hinterseer (Ingolstadt), Marc Janko (Basel), Rubin Okotie (1860 Munich).
|Head coach:
|Marcel Koller
|Etrit Berisha, Alban Hoxha, Orges Shehi.
|Naser Aliji, Arlind Ajeti, Berat Dijmsiti, Mergim Mavraj, Lorik Cana, Elseid Hysaj, Ansi Agolli, Frederik Veseli.
|Migjen Basha, Ergys Kace, Ledian Memushaj, Odise Roshi, Herolind Shala, Ermir Lenjani, Taulant Xhaka, Burim Kukeli, Amir Abrashi, Andi Lila.
|Bekim Balaj, Sokol Cikalleshi, Armando Sadiku, Shkelzen Gashi, Milot Rashica.
|Head coach:
|Giovanni De Biasi
Head to Head
|Last 5 meetings between the two sides
|Game Result
|First Goal-scorer
|Albania 0-1 Austria
|T. Polster 10′
|Austria 3-0 Albania
|A. Ogris 18′
|Albania 1-2 Austria
|W. Schachner 5′
|Austria 5-0 Albania
|M. Hagmayr 24′
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Clams Casino
April 10, 2011
The phrase Clams Casino probably conjures up any number of bizarre mental images, not the least of which might involve a set of cartoonish bivalves with googly eyes sitting around a blackjack table. But maybe that's just me. What probably doesn't come to mind is a New Jersey based producer currently making a name for himself by providing blunted out, introspective beats for dudes like Lil B and, um, Soulja Boy. The tracks on Clams Casino's Instrumental Mixtape, which you can download here, have a cold, almost haunting backbone to them, as if they were recorded on a spaceship looking back on earth. But the view is still gorgeous. Yesterday this mixtape provided the soundtrack to one of my solo walks around the city, and I swear, at one point, when the sunlight hit me at a certain angle, I had an epiphany. I just wish I could remember what it was.


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For example, the kitchen fan, cupboards, closets, windows and floors are not clean. I will have to hire someone to do basic cleaning. Can I deduct this from her cleaning deposit? I have wood floors and will need to have them buffed. Would she be responsible for keeping the floors in the same condition as when she moved in or is this considered normal wear and tear?
A: In most situations the "normal wear and tear" provision does not apply to cleaning. So you would be able to deduct reasonable cleaning charges for any items or portions of the rental home that were not at least as clean as they were when the tenant moved in.
The wood floors that you feel need to be buffed would likely be subject to an allowance for wear and tear, and that expense would not be passed along to the tenant.
If there was any damage done to the wood floors during the tenancy, then you can charge the tenant. Be sure to ask the contractor to give you detailed billing that separates the buffing of the floors from any charges for damage.
You should always offer to show the tenant copies of all invoices or receipts for any work you have done at the end of a tenancy.
This column on issues confronting tenants and landlords is written by property manager Robert Griswold, author of "Property Management for Dummies" and "Property Management Kit for Dummies" and co-author of "Real Estate Investing for Dummies."
E-mail your questions to Rental Q&A at email@example.com.
Copyright 2010 Inman News
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This page provides a general guide for common situations where Rice faculty, staff, and students should be aware of potential export control restrictions.
If your activities or research deal with ANY of the following, contact us, and we can help you determine whether any licensing requirements apply:
However, export controls regulations are very nuanced and not all relevant university activities may not be outlined above. Please do not hesitate to contact us about your particular situation.


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Our team is made of technical experts who care deeply about customers needs. We build exceptional applications based on Agile best practices and DevOps principles. We collaborate with ourcustomers closely and produce workable software in shorter cycles thus reducing overall total cost of ownership. We partner with our customers and help them take an idea from conception to reality with minimal costs. Whether clients want instant access to latest software technologies or maintenance & support, MushawarUK Ltd aims to deliver the best possible solution.
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If you have been following any 5e news as of late it's all been about Ravenloft's return and Curse of Strahd. It's set to release March 15th. I for one have mixed feelings on all of this. I am a huge Ravenloft fan and glad to see it's return and while it's got the original authors helping out with this grand adventure I cannot help but feel I wanted something more in the way of a fresh setting book on at least the core. On the other hand I also can't complain having most of the Ravenloft releases throughout the years. I'm just glad to see it back but hope that we get more of the demiplane of dread.
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Session 2 of Till Death do us Part has started
Session 2 for the Ravenloft PBEM Till Death do us Part has started after some hiatus due to a move, birthdays, holidays and random other happenings. But thanks to the dark mists they are back on track so without further adieu check out the begging of Session 2: Mind of Matter


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A healthy bird has a healthy beak. And a healthy beak means your bird will use it like we use our hands, as it performs a multitude of vital tasks such grooming, feeding, and defending. Each bird has a beak with a distinct shape and design relating to its lifestyle and the type of food it normally eats.
Here are some signs of a healthy beak:
- Smooth, symmetrical appearance
- No peeling or unusual textures
- No discolored areas
- Proper beak length
- The upper should align with the lower beak
Here are a few products that will help keep your bird's beak in tip top shape:
A cuttlebone is not actually a bone, but rather the internal shell of a cuttlefish. It is a great source of calcium which helps strengthen the keratin that makes up your bird's beak, and its texture is helpful in wearing down overgrown beaks. The cuttlebones come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and flavors. It's a great idea to keep one in your bird's cage at all times.
Beak Conditioner
Made of natural lava stone, this block helps birds keep their beaks sharp and trimmed.
Manu Mineral Block
A natural, mineral-rich clay originating from the Manu River deep in the Amazon. This clay contains the nine essential minerals that birds crave, and its rough texture and odd shape also provides great exercise and conditioning of the bird's beak.
Banana Mineral Treat
A treat and beak conditioner all in one! This banana-flavored treat provides the essential nutrients calcium and iodine, while also trimming and conditioning.


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Incredible 5 Day Camping Bass Music Festival in Canada – Affordable & Feasible!
Are you a huge fan of Dubstep music? Do you enjoy surrounding yourself by good people on sacred grounds filled with amazing music and activities? Well look no further, we might have found the festival for you. Recently we discovered that our buddy Gram Greene was booked to play a Canadian music festival filled with Dubstep and Riddim peers, such as Monxx, Phiso, Eptic, and more, who are known for throwing down hard no matter where they perform. Ladies and gentlemen let us present you the Valhalla Sound Circus located in Montreal, Quebec! This is how the promoters in Montreal describe VSC. "Built on the dream of synthesizing art, music, adventure, and partying into an entire unparalleled and un-describable package, the Valhalla Sound Circus is more than just a music festival, it's a pilgrimage."
If you live on the East Coast of the US and want to attend this festival, but are on a budget, let us tell you how feasible it is to drive drive to Montreal (that is, if you don't want to pay $300+ for a plane ticket, gas money is cheaper!). Only 15.5 hours away from Charlotte, 12 hours from Richmond, 10.5 hours from DC, 17 hours from Columbia, 19.5 hours from Atlanta, 8 hours from NYC, 6.5 hours from Boston. With two people in your car, the most you should pay is $150-200 for a round trip on gas! Make sure you have your passport ready too! Let's check out the Line-Up below.
As you can see, this festival is absolutely stacked. For the first time we will experience the likes of Yheti, J Phelpz, Midnight T, TRUTH, Tsuruda, Krimer, and so many more incredible artists These artists will be performing on a variety of stages including the following (Photos found on valhallasoundcircus.com/)
The Thunderground
The Hive
Did you noticed the other headliners? Downlink, Must Die!, Dion Timmer, and so many more talented artists are rocking the main stage throughout the weekend. We're also stoked to mention that this festival is currently priced at $112. And guess what, camping is included. Unlike many festivals in the US that charge $350+ for a 3 day camping festival, you can't beat VSC 2017 prices. This is what they had to say "Wild camping is already included with the purchase of your VSC 2017 ticket, so there aren't any extra charges for camping upon your arrival at Valhalla."
As tradition goes, this festival also has a numerous amount of Food Vendors who will be more than prepared to fill thousands of bellies this July from the 14th to the 17th. More details will be coming out soon in regards to the festivals food choices. We also would imagine that this festival features a number of vendors who will be selling pins, clothes, precious gems, flow toys, and more.
Also, to make it easier on you on finding out how long your commute will be, here is the address to VSC 2017: 891 Rang Saint Madeleine, Saint-Andre-Avellin, QC, J0V 1W0, Canada. You can Purchase your 5-Day Festival Pass Here! We hope to see you at the Circus!
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text: Subscribe to our newsletter This thingy has to be empti pwieshh May 20, 2016 Handpicked VR Links - Issue #13 Revue Hey, thanks for checking out this week's edition of Handpicked VR Links! I made sure to capture a ton VR Links May 20 · Issue #13 · View online Handpicked links about virtual reality, curated by Peter Rojas. Hey, thanks for checking out this week's edition of Handpicked VR Links! I made sure to capture a ton of amazing 360 videos and photos while I was on vacation in Alaska last week. It's kind of crazy to be able to go back and re-experience my trip that way. I wrote a few months ago that I wish I'd been able to capture every trip I've ever taken this way, now I always take my Ricoh Theta S with me when I travel. As always, please get in touch if you're working on something in VR or have a link you think I should include in next week's edition. Also, if you like my newsletter would you mind sharing it? Tweet or Share on FBThanks!PeterP.S. - Any suggestions for great multiplayer games for the Vive? VR Randomness Not ridiculous Samsung Built a Mini Theme Park With VR Bungee Jumping vrscout.com – Share In what Samsung is calling the Galaxy Adventure Park, experiences include a Gear 360 Sky Diving Selfie station and Gear VR Volcano Bungee simulator. I still prefer poking someone with a stick. Vive 'Knock Knock' Feature Alerts You To The Outside World uploadvr.com – Share Knock, knock. Who's there? It's your spouse. They'd like to remind you that this is your eighth consecutive hour in Audioshield and it would be nice if you could take a short break to prove to your children that you still love them. This is the primary function of the new "Knock Knock" feature that Valve is implementing in its SteamVR virtual reality platform. Google's Daydream Google VR - Daydream vr.google.com – Share A platform for high quality mobile virtual reality. Coming in Fall 2016. Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung get ready for Google Daydream atimes.com – Share Several Asian brands such as Xiaomi, LG, HTC, Samsung, and Huawei will work in tandem with Google to make their devices Daydream-ready. Google will compete with its partners and sell its own Daydream virtual reality headsets www.recode.net – Share Think Nexus, but for VR. VR Gaming... Valiant valiantgame.com – Share Valiant is a multiplayer mounted combat game, developed for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Don armour and ride into large multiplayer team battles across open medieval terrains. Designed to deliver fast-paced in-your-face action. ...and Non-gaming VR Rhapsody VR app www.rhapsody.com – Share Watch exclusive performances in virtual reality with the free Rhapsody VR app. 360-degree photos are coming to Facebook's News Feed mashable.com – Share The new 360-degree photos will function a lot like Facebook's 360-degree videos. You can change your view of the photo by dragging you finger (or cursor, if you're on a browser) around the screen or holding your phone at a different angle. Your New Home: Ready to See Now, via Virtual Reality mobile.nytimes.com – Share Virtual reality, augmented reality and 3D renderings are the latest tools designers and retailers are using to give clients a clearer vision of projects and purchases before they commit. VR Hardware Vuze Virtual Reality Camera Debuts at $799 www.engineering.com – Share Israeli-based company HumanEyes is taking pre-orders for the Vuze virtual reality camera, which has a pre-release cost of $799 and begins shipping in October. Capturing 3D stereoscopic video and using software to mix into YouTube-ready content has been out of reach for most people because $15,000 rigs like the GoPro Odyssey for Google Jump are prohibitively expensive. Virtual reality brings new life ... to desktops? www.recode.net – Share The most compelling and newest demand for desktop PCs, however, is being driven by virtual reality. VR Media England's Euro 2016 matches to be filmed in virtual reality as UEFA tests 'fully immersive' technology www.mirror.co.uk – Share UEFA chiefs have given the go-ahead for dozens of hi-tech cameras to record 360-degree footage inside stadiums. Euro 2016, which kicks off in France on June 10, will be the first major tournament to be filmed in virtual reality. National Geographic Launches a VR Studio vrworld.com – Share National Geographic's new NG VR STUDIO will produce "Nat Geo VR", a virtual reality channel which "take viewers to the front lines of the action, placing them on the ground alongside Nat Geo explorers, photographers and storytellers." The Business of VR Data Suggests HTC Vive Install Base Is Around 50,000 Headsets uploadvr.com – Share Using SteamDB and SteamSpy we were able to gather some interesting data about Vive sales. Namely, by using the sales of the free bundled titles for those that pre-ordered. Those titles are Fantastic Contraption, Job Simulator and Tilt Brush. Based on the data from SteamSpy, we have been able to gather that the total install base of HTC Vives is around 50,000 units. Facebook program trains high schoolers to make VR www.usatoday.com – Share Most of the energy spent to date on virtual reality has been around gaming and entertainment. Oculus is rolling out a program with the goal of using VR as an inspiration for social change. 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Cumulus Networks® Announces Partnership And Distribution Agreement With Dell
Signals networking industry shift towards complete disaggregation of hardware & software, gives customers flexibility to choose network technology that best fits their business needs
Open Compute Summit 2014
Mountain View, Calif., January 28, 2014 – Cumulus Networks, the company bringing the power of Linux to networking, today announced a distribution agreement with Dell in which the Cumulus® Linux® network OS will be one of the software options offered with Dell's networking hardware. This partnership brings new data center customization opportunities to market as customers now have the freedom to select the best possible components to suit their specific needs.
Representing a significant shift for the industry, this will be the first time Dell offers bare-metal networking gear with a choice of operating system to its customers. Dell will also resell the Cumulus Linux network OS, running on the Dell Networking S6000, and the Dell Networking S4810 fixed configuration switches.
As the shift away from networking vendors who enforce proprietary lock-in continues, a growing number of technology providers – Cumulus Networks and Dell among them – are moving towards an open approach that disaggregates hardware from software, and completely evolves the enterprise software supply chain in the process. Industry standard bare metal hardware and open software networks are no longer just for the few mega-scale technology companies, and this new model lets players of all sizes scale their data centers faster, and in the simplest, most efficient manner possible, at a fraction of the cost.
"Since launching last June, we have grown our customer base to over 100 – including enterprises, financial institutions, service providers and SMBs – and partnering with a tier-one enterprise technology supplier like Dell will expand our reach into new markets and regions," said JR Rivers, co-founder and CEO of Cumulus Networks. "The open approach we take means customers get the degrees of freedom, transparency and choice they deserve. In this open environment, technology providers on both the hardware and software side will have to continually innovate in order to earn and retain business."
"This is an exciting time for Dell Networking, with a host of new technologies helping customers virtualize their environments," said Tom Burns, vice president and general manager, Dell Networking. "We're seeing segments of the networking world moving towards a disaggregated hardware/software model. We are excited to work with Cumulus Networks as we focus our combined energies to embrace the Linux networking model and open standards."
"Open industry partnerships like the one between Cumulus Networks and Dell are good for the entire industry as they drive innovation and offer enterprise customers an unprecedented amount of choice," said Peter Levine, partner, Andreessen Horowitz. "The industry is reaching a tipping point as more customers shift towards this model, and 2014 may well be the year that we fully realize the true potential behind these modern network architectures that have been some time in the making."
"The partnership between Cumulus Networks and Dell is a market development that we suspected might come to fruition," said Brad Casemore, research director, data center networks, IDC. "Cloud-service providers and large enterprise customers are thoroughly evaluating alternatives to their data center network infrastructure. Dell has chosen to position itself as a strong proponent of disaggregation of network hardware and software, while Cumulus Networks has struck a partnership with a major data center infrastructure vendor that can help it gain favorable exposure in a greater number of customer accounts. This partnership is emblematic of an eventful period in data center technologies as network disaggregation reconfigures industry ecosystems."
At this year's OCP Summit V, Cumulus Networks CEO JR Rivers will be keynoting a panel titled, "Opening Up Network Hardware" along with Martin Casado, (Chief Architect, Networking, VMware), Najam Ahmad (Director, Infrastructure, Facebook), Dave Maltz (Microsoft Partner Development Manager) and Matthew Liste (Managing Director, Core Infrastructure Platform, Goldman Sachs). The session will be held at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, on the main stage. To tune into the live webcast, go to: http://www.opencompute.org/
Also, Cumulus Networks Curt Brune will be leading a session on the Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) at 3 pm. on Tuesday, January 28. Please visit Cumulus Networks at booth C28.
Pricing and Availability
For details on purchasing Cumulus Linux go to: http://cumulusnetworks.com/product/pricing/.
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About Cumulus Networks
Cumulus Networks is bringing the Linux revolution to networking. Founded by veteran networking engineers from Cisco and VMware, Cumulus Networks makes the first Linux operating system for networking hardware and fills a critical gap in realizing the true promise of the software-defined data center. Just as Linux completely transformed the economics and innovation on the server side of the data center, Cumulus Linux will do the same for the network. It is radically reducing the costs and complexities of operating modern data center networks for service providers and enterprises. Cumulus Networks has received venture funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Peter Wagner and four of the original VMware founders. For more information visit www.cumulusnetworks.com or follow @cumulusnetworks.
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A video was produced to introduce the brand which is displayed on the home page of the website. The website is also built as "responsive" to allow it to be viewed on all devices.
All of the designs available for sale on line were categorised and populated to the website allowing users to easily navigate through the ranges and view information on the brand and designer.
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Tis the season where a vast majority of us are out trying to find that perfect gift for someone in our lives...and if you are like me, you might be coming up short on what to get for some of the people on your list.
Today I am here to help you with your middle grade readers (those who fall into the age range and those who just like to read it). I hope you find something here that can help you with your gift buying needs :)
Fiction Books
First let us start off with some books that your reader will read and devour right up! Obviously there are a whole bunch more middle grade books out there than what are on this list, but hopefully this helps!
Here I have pictured Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. This is Riordan's first book, but he has tons of others and other series. You really cannot go wrong with any of his books. Some of the series (like Percy Jackson) are complete and you can get your reader the whole box set, while others only have one or 2 books out so far.
A Tail of Camelot is a book that may not actually be on your readers radar yet, but totally should be! It is super fun, features furry creatures as the main characters, and revolves around the ever popular King Author tales. This is currently the only book out for this series, but I cannot WAIT for more of them.
Next up, I just have to recommend Jen Calonitas' Fairy Tale Reform School series. This story is about kids who live in a fairy tale world that have done something bad and have been sent to reform school so that they can change their ways. It is wicked fun and a great read. Currently there are 2 books out in the series with more on the way!
I think I must be a Jen Calonita fan as I really enjoy her books... Meaning that I cannot make a list of middle grade reads and leave off her VIP series. This series is crazy fun! It is all about a girl who gets to go on tour and tag along with her favorite boy band! Talk about the life huh?
Or maybe you have a reader that is more into the classics? Then how about the Tales From the Arabian Nights that was published by National Geographic Kids? And to top off getting some great reading material, the book is also gorgeously illustrated!
Non Fiction Books
Don't worry people who have middle grade readers that like non fiction books! I have suggestions for you too! Some people just love devouring facts and learning new things, and I cannot blame them for this at all! It is kinda cool being a walking source of random information!
This one is perfect for those of us who have someone in our lives, younger or older, that are interested in learning how various things work. There is just so much information packed into this one book. Your reader will be able to spend hours reading this book and absorbing so much information on how things work. Don't be surprised if you go out shopping with them and they start telling you how an escalator works or how your tablet/phone does what you want it to do!
Or maybe you have a reader who loves science and all things science related? Well here is a great book for them! Filled with so many interesting science facts they will be happy for hours and hours! Again, don't be surprised if you are out and about or just hanging out at home and your reader shares some of the knowledge that they have learned from this one!
Hey look! It's Dory! Okay okay, not really and a bad joke a side... If you have a reader fascinated with ocean life you really need to check out this book. It will definitely fill their need and teach them a whole lot about ocean life.
Dinosaurs! Everyone loves them! And if you have a reader that loves this, then this book is perfect! Don't be fooled by the cover though. It is FILLED with information on dinosaurs - more specifically what they ate (or who they ate!). A total must have for the dino lover in your life!!
LIONS! My toddler loves roaring and they are my husbands favorite animal...so even though this is a book geared towards middle grade readers, it has been a huge hit in my house! In this one your reader will get to learn all about the Liuwa Plans and learn about an ecological struggle and how it has managed to survive.
Those with crafty middle graders, don't worry!!!!! I didn't forget you at all! Girl Plus Pen is amazing and wonderful and gorgeous. I love Stephanie Corfee's work and books. I have one that is meant for adults too! In this book, your crafter will learn about doodling and all the fun things that they can do with their doodles! That is right, they aren't just for putting in the margins of your notes and home work, there are things you can do with them, and Stephanie Corfee will tell you how!
And this one! This one is so awesome! It is filled with ideas and how to's for making your own gifts to give to others. And the ideas in this book are really really cute! This is a gift that your crafter will be able to use to help them with their own gift giving in the future. A definite win win if you ask me!
Obviously, I could make both of these lists go on and on and on, but I won't. Hopefully if you didn't find anything on here, it at least helped you find something to get your middle grade reader!
Feel free to share any other ideas in the comment section!
Some of these titles were provided to me by the publishers for review. All thoughts and opinions are mine and mine alone.


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Today was our final day in the MEAO (Middle East Area of Operations) – tomorrow we start the trek home on a chartered A340.
One of the homecoming rituals is sorting through your kit and cleaning off the dust of Afghanistan. The laundry whirs as people wash and scrub everything so that it will pass the quarantine inspection. Some boots are too down-trodden to be taken home.
Another RTA (Return to Australia) ritual seems to be shopping at one of the colossal malls in Dubai. The CSU (Combat Support Unit, see day 27) organises free buses to take people to and from Dubai twice a day.
There are acres of designer shops and department stores, and an indoor
"traditional" souk, if you can't face the hot and dusty real souk (see Day 23).
If you get tired of shopping, you can go ice-skating, downhill skiing, or visit the aquarium – all inside a shopping mall!
As well as scrubbing the dust off boots and bags, Australian females who deploy to Afghanistan engage in another cleaning ritual. They book in to the Sisters Beauty Salon for facials, manicures, pedicures, haircuts, massages… they say it takes weeks to expunge the smell of dust. The memories remain.
After working and travelling for 27 days straight, we had an R&R day in the mall. I was hoping to have the highest high tea in the world, on the 123rd floor of the Burj Khalifa, but our plans changed at the last minute. The view from the top was fabulous, but not as pretty as looking down on Canberra in autumn.
I think I'm ready to come home.


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3 American die in a bombing in Gaza.
So, let's spin the wheel of blame, shall we?
Round and round and round it goes, it won't stop til the whole thing blows.
Oh, and look at those innocent Palestinians. Throwing rocks at investigators at the bombing scene. How sweet.
UPDATE: Meryl thinks it may have been al Qaida. She also points to this BBC story:
But our correspondent says there have been reports of jubilation among Palestinians in a nearby refugee camp - as they get increasingly angry at what they perceive as Washington's one-sided approach to the Mid-East crisis.
Celebrate good times, come on! It's a celebration... Peaceful people, indeed.


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Software, Physiologic Analysis, Peristaltic Motility
Definition : Physiologic analysis software designed to operate computerized peristaltic motility (i.e., the smooth movement of some part of the digestive tract) analyzers, control/monitor a limited number of their functions, and/or process data obtained while testing. This software is intended to work with one or a few models of peristaltic motility analyzers, usually from the same manufacturer. The software performs a variety of algorithms to facilitate the operation and analysis of the measurements performed while assessing peristaltic motility (e.g., pressure, pH) data, and/or while processing and or receiving information from hospital information systems. Peristaltic motility analyzer software is not usually available separate from the analyzer but may be updated (i.e., through the release of modified versions) during the life of the analyzer. Dedicated peristaltic motility analyzer software intended for the complete gastrointestinal tract as well as software used only for assessment of motility in the esophagus and/or colon/rectum is also available.
Entry Terms : "Peristaltic Motility Analysis Software"
UMDC code : 26785


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|Sighting Report
|Occurred : 3/13/1997 20:00 (Entered as : 03/13/1997 20:00)
Reported: 4/22/2008 2:20:03 PM 14:20
Posted: 6/12/2008
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Shape: Triangle
Duration:20-30 min
|V shaped object that flew from the north of phoenix and eventually right over phoenix 3/13/97
I was sitting in my jacuzzi on the evening of March 13th, 1997. It was sometime between 7:30 and 8:30 P.M.. My recliner seat in my jacuzzi at that time faced the north. I could see planes coming in from the northwest every couple of minutes which I assume were coming in from Las Vegas and they still fly that same pattern today. As I was looking what would be due north I notice 5 lights heading straight this way as if they were following I-17. I was thinking I was going to see maybe the concord. The lights were not real high off the horizon when I noticed them. I set an watched them coming in anticipation to see what they are. At a distance they looked like they were in a straight line. As they got closer they gained in altitude gradually and I could see a V formation. There is a tree in the lot behind my house that they went behind for just a few seconds. When they got on the south side of the tree I was amazed at how they had even gotten higher in the sky. The lights never broke there V formation. I could see that this was one object of an enormous size. The lights flew directly over Phoenix while gaining altitude at an accerlerated speed. I watch the lights along with my Mom and cousin Katy. As the lights gained in speed and altitude the craft made a straight angle turn with no curve in its turn. It was simply amazing. I have seen footage over the years and only one video showed the same object or one similiar to what we seen. The lights that supposedly appeared down in south phoenix I do believe were flares. The object I witnessed was flying and had no sound at all. It is way to big for any aircraft that we as the general public no of. I do not know much about the other lights in south phoenix but I wish they would debunk them and focus on the huge craft that actually flew from the north and over the city of phoenix. I saw the video of the lights that were over Phoenix last night[4/22/08. At first they resembled the lights I saw however the front light was not there and that video showed the lights moving towards and away from each other so I know it was not the same object I saw in 1997. The object I witnessed had "fixed" lights on it and they looked the same in roundness from any direction you looked at them. When I was a kid my brother and I have one other sighting I would like to talk or write about but at this time I would like to know more about the object that flew over ! Phoenix.


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Reliability problem on all pairs quickest paths
Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 2660, pp. 518-523, Jun. 2003 (SCI)
Young-Cheol Bang, Hyunseung Choo, and Youngsong Mun
The reliability problem of the quickest path deals with the transmission of a message of size σ from a source to a destination with both the minimum end-to-end delay and the reliability of the path over a network with bandwidth, delay, and probability of fault free on the links. For any value of message size σ, we propose O(n 2 tm) time algorithm for all-pairs quickest most reliable path problem, where n and m are the number of nodes and the number of arcs or links in the network, respectively.


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text: Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content ++ INTRODUCTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ++ Acute kidney injury is the deterioration of renal function over hours or days resulting in the accumulation of toxic wastes and the loss of internal homeostasis. Definitions based on renal function are listed in Table 88-1.1 ++Table Graphic Jump LocationTABLE 88-1AKIN and RIFLE Criteria for Acute Kidney InjuryView Table|Favorite Table|Download (.pdf) TABLE 88-1 AKIN and RIFLE Criteria for Acute Kidney Injury AKIN Stage RIFLE Category GFR Criteria Urine Output Criteria Stage 1 Risk Serum Cr increased 1.5 times* or (AKIN only) Cr increase >0.3 milligrams/dL over <48 h* or GFR decrease 25%–50%* 0.5 mL/kg/h for 6 h Stage 2 Injury Serum Cr increased 2.0–3.0 times* or GFR decrease 50%–75%* 0.5 mL/kg/h for 12 h Stage 3 Failure Serum Cr increased >3.0 times* or Cr >4 milligrams/dL and acute increase >0.5 milligrams/dL* or GFR decrease >75%* 0.3 mL/kg/h for 24 h or Anuria for 12 h N/A Loss Complete loss of kidney function for >4 wk End-stage renal disease Need for renal replacement therapy for >3 months Abbreviations: AKIN = Acute Kidney Injury Network; Cr = creatinine; GFR = glomerular filtration rate; N/A = not applicable; RIFLE = Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End Stage.*All changes are relative to the patient's premorbid baseline. ++ Community- and hospital-acquired kidney injuries differ by cause, treatment, and outcome (Table 88-2). Community-acquired renal failure is diagnosed in only 1% of hospital admissions at the time of presentation2,3 and is usually secondary to volume depletion; thus, the vast majority of cases presenting to the ED have a reversible cause.3 Mortality among patients presenting to the ED with prerenal acute renal failure may be as low as 7%.4 ++Table Graphic Jump LocationTABLE 88-2Causes of Community-Acquired and Hospital-Acquired Acute Renal FailureView Table|Favorite Table|Download (.pdf) TABLE 88-2 Causes of Community-Acquired and Hospital-Acquired Acute Renal Failure Community Acquired Hospital Acquired Prerenal 70% Prerenal 20% Intrinsic 20% Acute tubular necrosis 70% Postrenal 10% Postrenal 10% ++ Hospital-acquired renal failure is only apparent after admission.5 Hospital factors include advanced patient age, potential nephrotoxic exposures in a hospital setting, sepsis,6 and multiorgan system illness in hospitalized patients. There is an almost linear relationship between increasing severity of renal injury and mortality rate: no renal injury, 4.4%; risk category/stage 1, 15.1%; injury category/stage 2, 29.2%; and failure category/stage 3, 41.1%.6 ++ PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ++ Renal insult is classified as prerenal (decreased perfusion of a normal kidney), intrinsic (pathologic change within the kidney itself), or postobstructive (obstruction to urine outflow). ++ The functions of the kidneys are glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, and secretion. Normal glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in early adulthood is approximately 120 mL/min/1.73 m2 and typically decreases by 8 mL/min/1.73 m2... GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Sign In Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Forgot Username? Forgot Password? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth Get Free Access Through Your Institution Contact your institution's library to ask if they subscribe to McGraw-Hill Medical Products. What is MyAccess? Create a FREE MyAccess profile to: Use this site remotely Bookmark your favorite content Track your self-assessment progress and more! GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Subscription Options Pay Per View Timed Access to all of AccessEmergency Medicine 24 Hour $34.95 (USD) Buy Now 48 Hour $54.95 (USD) Buy Now Best Value AccessEmergency Medicine Full Site: One-Year Individual Subscription $595 USD Buy Now View All Subscription Options