Have you ever wanted to know how to draw animals, using simple steps? The lessons from Teens Computer School will lead you through the steps of sketching, drawing, and coloring your artwork.
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Smooth Ops have hundreds of corporate events under our belt. In fact, big do's are our specialty. We're guaranteed to bring life, fun and class to any gathering.
Whether it's a conference dinner, charity gala or awards night, we've got the experience to ensure that the musical side of the night goes off without a hitch.
We'll work closely with you to make sure all the elements are in place for a great night for your guests.
Some of the things we can do for your event:
*smooth, chilled background tunes and jazzy numbers
to provide ambience during cocktail hour or dinner
*high energy dance sets ranging from Top 40 pop and rock to
disco/soul/funk to get your guests out of their seats and on the dancefloor
*band lights and a top-notch PA for excellent quality sound
and the right mood (we can also work with whatever production company
you may have hired for your event)
*special showpiece segments including:
a World War II-themed Andrew Sisters medley
an Aussie Rock segment featuring You're the Voice by John Farnham
and Long Way To The Top by AC/DC (complete with bagpipes!)
and last but definitely NOT least - a Queen medley (no one else in Canberra does it. Believe us).
Got a special request for your event? Ask us!
Don't just take our word for it - here's what our corporate clients have had to say about the band.
"I highly recommend Smooth Ops for any age group or function."
"We had Smooth Ops perform at our awards function recently and found the whole process easy to organise and most enjoyable. The band were amazing with great talented singers and performers and they played a lot of songs that were enjoyed by the whole crowd. The dance floor was full during the dancing sets and there were lots of comments from participants that they really enjoyed the band and that the band helped to make the whole awards process fun. I highly recommend Smooth Ops for any age group or function as they have a broad range of songs that they can perform."
Karen - Canberra Women in Business Awards
"I wish we had even more time so we could continue to listen to you and dance all night."
"Thank you so much for being part of our celebration and making this event a success. I have received TONS of compliments about your band. You guys were fantastic. I wish we had even more time so we could continue to listen to you and dance all night. Again many many thanks. And if I ever need a band for another function, you're in!"
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"You came highly recommended to us and I couldn't think of anyone better. "
"A big thank you from everyone at Menslink (and all 370 in the audience) who completely rocked it to the Smooth Ops the other night. So many people came up to me - aged 17 to over 70 - saying Smooth Ops were one of the BEST bands ever for a charity fundraiser and that they've never seen so many people on the dance floor for so long. You guys really know how to make a Big Night Out bigger. You came highly recommended to us and I couldn't think of anyone better. Thank you again and we really want to see you at next year's Big Night Out!!!!"
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Marketing Automation delivers on its promise of revenue when it is viewed more as a process than just a tool. In order to maximize the ROI of Marketing Automation, best-in-class marketing organizations, showing high inquiry to close ratio and higher revenue growth, typically create a centralized infrastructure of the right people, processes, and technologies to work with the wider marketing team in planning, executing, measuring and optimizing the effectiveness of their programs. This infrastructure is known as a Demand Center of Excellence. But setting up a Demand Center is not easy and it takes investment and time. For organizations that are eager to ramp up quickly and see results fast, there is an option: Hire an external organization to run marketing operations.


Yesterday, I discussed the many popular foods that you need not — and should not — refrigerate. It's particularly fitting at this time of year, considering the abundance of produce from late-summer harvests.
And although you might not have to refrigerate all your produce, you should always clean it — particularly since both chemical and microbial contaminants are increasingly problematic.
Before handling produce, wash your hands with good, old-fashioned soap and water. Make sure you also use the same technique to properly clean your countertop, sink, utensils, and cutting board.
While no cleaning method completely removes all microbes, thoroughly rinsing fresh produce with clean water effectively reduces the number of germs on your food.
Fortunately, to actually develop an infection, the dose of germs needs to be high enough to overcome your initial defense mechanisms. Furthermore, we now know that living in an overly clean environment, with less routine exposure to germs, may interfere with normal immune function and contribute to the development of common cancers.
Just avoid harsh detergents, as many types of produce are porous and can absorb cleaning agents — which is not something you want to be eating with your daily servings of fruits and veggies.
Likewise, I've seen some special "fruit and vegetable" washes at the market. But I've never seen any scientific evidence on what they actually do — good, bad, or nothing.
As for green, leafy vegetables, I recommend soaking them in a big bowl of cold, clean water. This method allows the leaves to separate and loosen any sand or dirt. Dunk them a couple times in the water to shake it all out. This method also works well with leafy herbs like cilantro, dill and parsley.
You can also add a splash of vinegar to water (one half-cup vinegar per one cup water) for the initial rinse, if you wish. Then rinse the greens again. Several studies show that this method reduces microbial contamination.
In fact, when I was young, I spent summers on my grandfather's farm in Pennsylvania (which is still being run by my uncle). There, we'd add some red wine vinegar to fresh-picked, cooked vegetables — such as asparagus, broccoli, and green beans. It's essentially the same concept as adding vinegar to a fresh salad of lettuce and greens.
For firm produce — such as apples, cucumbers, and root vegetables — use a bristled scrub brush under running water.
With soft fruits such as berries and cherries, just wash them under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. This method works well for peaches too.


I had stuffed zucchini at a friends house in Greece. Just loved it. It was easy and delicious. I really like the twist at the end with a egg lemon sauce on top. So I created this recipe based on my friends recipe with with olive oil and ground turkey and NO rice.
2. Add to the ground turkey. Mix. Add salt & pepper to taste.
3. Wash your zucchini and cut in the middle.
4. Remove the inside of the zucchini half with a spoon. I used a grapefruit spoon.
5. Add to the meat mixture the inside of the zucchini cut in small pieces.
6. Stuff the zucchini half's with the meat mixture.
7. In a big saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive oil. Add the zucchini ins the sauce pan. Add some chicken broth. Cook.
8. Take one egg, one lemon juice and mix in a bowl. Add little by little some chicken broth from the dish. It will make a lemon sauce – add on zucchini and serve.
You can add rice to this dish – you would add about half a cup of rice to your meat mixture.


Grant Morrison: Yeah, he was exactly as you say, my attempt to create an updated take on the character of "Superman's scientist friend" – in the vein of Emil Hamilton from the animated show and the '90s stories. Science so often goes wrong in Superman stories, and I thought it was important to show the potential for science to go right or to be elevated by contact with Superman's shining positive spirit.
I was thinking of Quintum as a kind of "Man Who Fell To Earth" character with a mysterious unearthly background. For a while I toyed with the notion that he was some kind of avatar of Lightray of the New Gods, but as All Star developed, that didn't fit the tone, and he was allowed to simply be himself.
Eventually it just came down to simplicity. Leo Quintum represents the "good" scientific spirit – the rational, enlightened, progressive, utopian kind of scientist I figured Superman might inspire to greatness. It was interesting to me how so many people expected Quintum to turn out bad at the end. It shows how conditioned we are in our miserable, self–loathing, suspicious society to expect the worst of everyone, rather than hope for the best. Or maybe it's just what we expect from stories.
Having said that, there is indeed a necessary whiff of Lucifer about Quintum. His name, Leo Quintum, conjures images of solar force, lions and lightbringers and he has elements of the classic Trickster figure about him. He even refers to himself as "The Devil Himself" in issue #10.
What he's doing at the end of the story should, for all its gee–whiz futurity, feel slightly ambiguous, slightly fake, slightly "Hollywood." Yes, he's fulfilling Superman's wishes by cloning an heir to Superman and Lois and inaugurating a Superman dynasty that will last until the end of time – but he's also commodifying Superman, figuring out how it's done, turning him into a brand, a franchise, a bigger–and–better "revamp," the ultimate coming attraction, fresher than fresh, newer than new but familiar too. Quintum has figured out the "formula" for Superman and improved upon it.
And then you can go back to the start of All Star Superman issue #1 and read the "formula" for yourself, condensed into eight words on the first page and then expanded upon throughout the story! The solar journey is an endless circle naturally. A perfect puzzle that is its own solution.
That more or less clinches it for me.
"secondly, and this is the one that did it for me, is where lex is remote operating his humanoid suicide bomb, and time delaying his words to the solar ship. general lane walks in and says ' lex? are you talking to yourself again?" ...and he is! on the facing page, the same words lex spoke come again, but it turns out they are directed at leo quintum!"


During the Conference of the Observatory of Electronic Invoicing and Dematerialization organized by Politecnico di Milano on the last June 19, Sacmi presented the digital preservation best practices of 400,000 documents, entirely run by Siav.
Present in 28 countries, with more than 80 companies headed to the Imola headquarters, and a turnover of 1.3 billion Euros, SACMI, active in the mechanical production for ceramic industries, packaging, food and automation, chose to entrust Siav for the digital preservation of invoices towards PA and with it of all its financial reports.
Since 2005 the international group, as part of an administrative reorganization, has set up its own Shared Services Center, where the administrative activities of the 11 Italian companies of the Group, with the adoption of a IT document management solution.
When arose the obligation of the PA electronic billing with contextual requirements of digital preservation, the company evaluated the opportunity to extend their preservation to all its accounting documents, approximately 400,000 (PA invoice, active cycle, passive and daybook).
As a Certificate Preservator, Siav has developed an outsourced solution by offering a platform to provide flexibility, customization and control of a typical on-premise solution, useful to support Sacmi in future developments, where the customer is interested in a in-house preservation system.
Among the advantages, at the time, obtained: the complete dematerialisation of the documentation cycle, the elimination of the costs and the paper storage space, improved corporate data security through digital procedures.


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Health Care And Education Suffer When There's No Internet Access
C-HIT Health
Kate Farrish on August 17, 2020 August 17, 2020
Connecticut's digital divide harmful to Latino families
With no Wi-Fi or reliable internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic, Susana Encarnacion of New London had some trouble during doctors' appointments for her 9-year-old son, Jeremiah, who has asthma and attention deficit disorder.
The stay-at-home mother, who moved to New London from the Dominican Republic 16 years ago, said she and her husband used to have Wi-Fi, but it became too expensive. Phone appointments worked fine, but video doctor visits with only a phone hotspot often weren't reliable.
"There were issues with losing a connection in the middle of appointments,'' she said in Spanish through an interpreter from the Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut.
This summer, Gov. Ned Lamont and philanthropists have focused attention on Connecticut's digital divide in access to online education. Still, health care leaders say the divide is causing a health crisis as well.
"It's really an equity issue and a matter of public health if people can't get access to telehealth,'' said Allison Blake, the CEO of the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.
When schools closed in March, a large number of families with children in New London public schools had no internet access at home, said Jeanne Milstein, the city's director of human services.
The school system quickly tackled the problem of remote learning, but the connectivity issue also limited many families' access to health care and mental health care, she said.
"The digital divide has really exploded during the pandemic,'' Milstein said. "The lack of internet and Wi-Fi has a tremendous impact on immigrants, communities of color, the poor, the elderly and those who are homeless."
And it's not just a problem in New London. The state Department of Education reports that 29,000, or 6%, of Connecticut students lack internet access at home. The rate is closer to 10% in the 10 lowest-performing districts, which includes New London.
In July, Lamont announced the $43.5 million "Everybody Learns Initiative," which would provide 50,000 laptops, 200 free public Wi-Fi hotspots and a year of home internet access to 60,000 students.
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and Dalio Education are collaborating to tackle the issue statewide, and Dalio, the city of Hartford and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving are planning a $3.8 million free Wi-Fi network throughout Hartford. New Haven and Stamford already have such networks blanketing their downtowns.
Cable companies have pitched in with free and low-cost internet access for low-income families during the pandemic, and Comcast opened 15 free hotspots throughout New London.
A Far-Reaching Problem
The FCC estimates that 21 million Americans lack access to reliable internet service. The Pew Research Center reports that 10% of American adults do not go online, with non-users more likely to be poor, Black, Hispanic, over 65 and living in rural or urban areas.
A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that in 2018, 1 in 4 Medicare recipients, or 15 million Americans, lacked a home computer with high-speed internet access or a smartphone with a wireless plan. The study found that this technology gap disproportionately impacts people of color, low-income individuals, and seniors.
Connecticut's efforts to connect low-income families to the internet are happening as telehealth has expanded. The state and federal government increased reimbursement for telehealth for doctors during the pandemic, and the General Assembly in July extended telehealth coverage through March 2021 for people insured by Medicaid and private insurers.
Dr. Kevin Torres
At Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, patients have appreciated telemedicine visits with primary care physicians, endocrinologists and cancer doctors, said Dr. Kevin Torres, the hospital's associate chief medical officer. Doctors were even able to check wounds by video to make sure they were healing, he said.
Torres said telehealth is likely here to stay. "I bet we will end up doing 30 to 40% of our visits through a teleconference once we're through with all this," he said.
Parking-Lot Therapy
During the last few months, each school offered free Wi-Fi in its parking lot for families to access remote learning, and the Child and Family Agency did the same to continue counseling children and teens by video conference. Some families even sat on the agency's porch to tap into its Wi-Fi to speak to counselors by video.
The agency's therapists were surprised that some teens on the autism spectrum or with anxiety were more responsive to video counseling than in-person visits, said Karen Ethier-Waring, Child and Family's senior director of clinical services.
The video sessions helped many children dealing with sadness and anxiety over COVID-19 and fears about returning to school, but they were a challenge for therapists. "It's not perfect," Ethier-Waring said. "You almost have to pretend you're in the same room to stay connected to the person."
Some Missed Out
Encarnacion said she was grateful the school system provided Jeremiah, a third-grader, with an iPad, but her family's unreliable internet caused him to fall behind in school.
"He didn't do a lot of work because the internet was slow, and he doesn't have a lot of patience,'' said Encarnacion, who didn't know about the free hotspots in the city.
Many of the city's undocumented residents also lack Wi-Fi and have missed out on health and mental health care, said Migdalia Salas, the Hispanic Alliance's vice president of programming. She phoned the cable companies to get Wi-Fi for several families whose immigration status made them afraid to call.
"They live in permanent fear of authorities,'' she said.
(Cover picture: Susana Encarnacion of New London holds an iPad that the city supplied for her son, Jeremiah. Jeremiah is holding the family's rooster, "Old Man." The Encarnacions have no Wi-Fi or internet access in their home, beyond a phone hotspot, which made it difficult for them to conduct video talks with Jeremiah's doctors or school tutors.)
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It's Back! The Remington R51 Gen2
Robb Manning November 9, 2016 GunsHandgunsVideos1144 views
The first attempt at the modernized Model 51 was a failure in almost every regard. It was possibly the biggest boondoggle in the modern firearms industry. When announced in 2014, it was much-publicized and highly anticipated. As the story goes, in the haste of Remington's top brass to get it to market, it wasn't ready. Pre-production prototypes were shot by media, which gave its reliability, accuracy and shootability glowing reviews.
However, once the R51 shipped and people bought them off the shelf, it was found to be none of those things. The complaints piled up and were thankfully reported by the new gun media‑blogs, YouTube, etc.
Unfortunately, I never got my hands on one to shoot, so I can't speak firsthand. There were reports of slides that, when hand-cycled, felt as smooth as trying to walk on the beach with a crack full of sand, along with malfunctions galore. Many demonstrated on YouTube that they couldn't even shoot a full magazine without a malfunction, and some wouldn't shoot at all. And then, the safety concerns came out. Some of the guns would fire while out of battery, causing ruptured cases. Remington addressed the problem that July with a self-imposed recall. Anyone who wished to return the R51 would be given a replacement R51 for their trouble, in addition to a Pelican case and two additional magazines, and all postage would be paid by Remington.
The replacement was supposed to be out that October. But it didn't come. It was again supposed to ship in June 2015. Then, it was pushed back to September of that year. September came, and still … nothing. The R51 kept digging Remington into a deeper and deeper hole with its customers. Finally, Remington announced the R51 Gen 2 was ready, and in August of this year, the R51 was scheduled to ship. When news of the re-launch of the second-generation R51 reached my inbox, I was both happy and relieved: Happy, because I've wanted one since they were first launched in January 2014; relieved, because after not hearing anything for a couple years, I was concerned it was a dead project. A quick call to my local gun shop, MJ Gunshop, and the owner said he could get me one. Three days later, I had one in my hand.
I want to stress that this is not one sent to me from Remington for media. It is a personal, off-the-shelf purchase. Remington had no way of knowing the gun was going to the editor of Gun World.
What's Improved?
A few of the items that have been enhanced for the version 2 include an improved extractor for a more-positive grip on the case rim for authoritative ejection. It goes without saying how important this is—if you can't get the old case cleared, you can't load a new one. The R51 Gen 2 also has an enhanced recoil spring for more-affirmative cycling of the slide, as well as a secure lock-up when in battery. The hard chrome barrel bushing is another improvement. The horrendous slide operation has been addressed with re-worked internals for improved performance and smoothness.
"Something else I appreciate is that the slide doesn't require a lot of effort to charge."
The most prominent design element of the pistol is the Pederson block. Most handguns have the firing pin housing block milled into the slide and rely on lugs to keep the slide and barrel together until chamber pressure reaches a safe level before cycling. The Pederson block serves a similar function. The rear of the block locks up with a lug at the rear of the frame, just in front of the hammer. As the gun is fired, the slide and Pederson block move about 1/10th inch, and then the rear of the Pederson block moves up and out of the way of the lug, unlocking it, as the slide continues to move rearward. Despite its outward appearance, the R51 is not striker-fired. There is an internal hammer hidden by the rear of the slide.
The retro looks are spot-on. This is what initially drew me to the R51. It feels good in the hand; I like the heft. The textured front straps have really good purchase, and the side panel plastic grips are pretty decent. It would be nice if the backstrap had texture. However, I'm not sure how that would go with the grip safety. The slide is far better than what I've read the Gen 1 was, but I wouldn't call it smooth. But further inspection shows that this is caused by the barrel takedown serrations and the recoil spring. When I disassembled it and checked the frame-to-slide fit, it's smooth.
"Despite its outward appearance, the R51 is not striker-fired. There is an internal hammer hidden by the rear of the slide."
While at my desk, I feel the trigger and was initially a little leery. I can hold it in my hand and wobble it from side to side. Squeezing it, it feels unique—kind of weird—but not bad. In fact, in many ways, it's good. The takeup is only about ¼ inch, but it's very spongy. Then, it hits the wall, and it just "pops" as it breaks. It feels very different from any other trigger I've fired, but it does feel good and has a clean break. Mine averaged 4.94 pounds. When I was actually at the range shooting it, all the negatives went away, and all I felt was the crisp break.
However, the reset on it is not good. It resets at about the halfway point, but there's no audible or tactile indication that it has done so. I normally ride my reset pretty hard, but when I tried to do that without the indicator, I got very sporadic results. Sometimes, I hit the reset fine; other times, I missed, and it didn't fire.
The Pederson block serves to dampen felt recoil, making the R51 easier to shoot than other subcompact 9mm pistols. In addition, it has a very low bore axis for reduced muzzle flip. My Glock G43 has a bore axis of about 0.8 inch, which is low, but the R51 has a bore axis of about 0.5 inch. That's incredibly low. It's this low, because the recoil spring wraps around the barrel, so there's no spring and guide rod under the barrel. It has almost no muzzle flip—all recoil goes straight back into your hand. This is great for getting back on target for follow-up shots.
The R51 forgoes the manual safety and instead opts for a grip safety.
The R51 has a grip safety and no manual safety. Simply grab the gun, and it's ready to go; there's no need to fumble with a safety. It also has an ambidextrous magazine release. This is accomplished primarily by the recoil spring being placed around the barrel instead of under it. Something else I appreciate is that the slide doesn't require a lot of effort to charge. (My mother often has a difficult time pulling the slide to the rear, as do a lot of people who lack hand strength or who have arthritis. The solution for that has always been a revolver. But this is not so with the R51, which opens the door to semi-autos.)
The R51 shoots 9mm +P ammo for a little more oomph, and it also comes with a match-grade barrel. I shot two five-shot, 0.9-inch groups at 10 yards—one with Black Hills 124-grain JHP +P and the other with SIG V-Crown 124-grain JHP. It did shoot about 1¼ inches low.
"It has almost no muzzle flip—all recoil goes straight back into your hand. This is great for getting back on target for follow-up shots."
Next, I like the no-snag design, in particular, the sights. The rearward edge of the front and rear sights are rounded and snag proof, so they're not going to snag on the draw. But the front edge of the rear sight is flat—a must-have for catching it on a firm surface for one-handed operation of the slide. The slide stop is also designed to be snag proof. Nevertheless, it did get in the way while I was shooting. (More on that later.)
Another design feature I find remarkable is that there are only 25 parts, not including the magazine. That's incredibly few parts. Unfortunately, almost one-third are taken apart during the field-strip.
Lastly, I like how the controls operate. There's no manual safety—which I like. Where other companies have then chosen to counter this with the heaviest and longest trigger pull they could muster, Remington didn't do that; instead the company chose the grip safety. Just as with a 1911, I found myself grabbing the gun and not even giving the grip safety a second thought. That's just the way it is meant to be.
"The most prominent design element of the pistol is the Pederson block."
Field-stripping is more complicated than on any other gun I own—in particular the part about pulling the barrel forward to disassemble, and the part about getting the slide stop spring over the tab when installing the slide stop. I feel as if I'm trying to align the moon and the stars! It takes a lot of hand strength to pull the barrel and slide off the frame, as well as to pull the barrel and bushing out of the slide.
Disassembly is not only complicated, it requires stripping the R51 to seven parts—nearly one-third of the total 25 parts.
This is a concern, because Remington makes it a point that the R51 is great for people who have a hard time pulling the slide back on other handguns. Those same people will have a hard time field-stripping it.
Range Time
That's all good, but naturally, I wanted to know how the R51 performs. I invited Gun World contributor Ryan Weidenmeier to join me at the range. We fired 700 rounds in fewer than 90 minutes. It was hot. I wanted to shoot 1,000, but after 700 rounds, it was so hot that I felt our range tasks were quickly turning from a reliability test into a torture test. My intent was to test reliability in everyday use, not experience a range day of 1,000 rounds. I started off with seven stoppages in the first six mags but then realized it was my thumb hitting the slide stop lever. There isn't a lot of real estate for my strong-hand thumb on the frame, and its natural position is dead-on the lever. After I adjusted my thumb position to outside of my weak-hand grip, that problem was resolved and only came up two other times when Ryan was shooting.
After five stoppages with the slide locked open, I realized my thumb was hitting the slide stop. I adjusted by moving my thumb outside my weak-hand thumb, and the problem went away.
Out of 700 rounds, there were four failures to feed. For two of these, the round lodged above the chamber, and the other two lodged into the feed ramp. All were with hollow points (two with SIG and two with Black Hills). And out of 700 rounds, there were two failures to eject. In both instances, the slide went back without pulling the fired case out of the chamber, and it tried to load the next round. It should be noted, however, that both happened between round 670 and 685, and both happened with PerFecta ammo. By that point, the gun barrel and slide were too hot to grab. We set it down for 10 minutes to cool and then finished up the last two magazines.
One other minor thing I noticed: I had carbon residue on the web of my hand. I was not sure if there was a little bit of gas venting out the back of the seam between the slide and frame. It didn't have any bearing on anything, and didn't hurt at all. I point this out only because one issue I read about regarding the initial R51 was that a gas jet came out this same area and left a slight sore on the shooter's hand. The other side? This gun is very shootable. There's almost no muzzle flip, so follow-up shots are fast (they would be even faster with a proper trigger reset). Recoil is light and goes straight back. I would say that comfort wise, this is comparable to a Glock G19-sized pistol. We each put about 350 rounds through the R51.
We took turns: One of us would shoot, and the other would load the magazine not being fired. After about 300 rounds, I started to get a little rub blister on the web of my hand, but nothing terrible. At a leisurely pace, this would be an all-day range gun—it's that comfortable. With most single-stack carry 9mms this size, I would shoot a maximum of about 100 rounds. But while testing the R51, I shot 350 very quickly and could have shot more. As Ryan said, "I completely did not expect such a small gun to be that comfortable to shoot. I thought it would be painful to shoot so many rounds."
The Black Hills and SIG V-Crown both grouped very well. These five-shot groups are at 10 yards (about the max for self-defense range).
It appears that the Remington has addressed the issues that plagued the R51—at least, the one I have: the improved extractor. I had only two failures to extract and no failures to eject (stovepipes). The failures to feed I don't think can be linked to the reported issues that plagued the original R51. So, there you have it; there were six total failures. The slide stop issue is a different issue, which can be overcome with training.
I have to give props to Remington for making the R51 different. It seems there are two pistols that about 95 percent of all pistol designs are based on. The R51 steps out of that box. GW
Manufacturer/Model: Remington R51
Caliber: 9mm +P
Action type: Semiautomatic – Pederson block
Slide: Chrome Moly steel
Frame: Aluminum alloy
Magazine capacity: Seven (comes with two magazines)
Trigger: Listed at 4.5–6.5 pounds (as tested: 4.94 pounds)
Sights: All-metal, three dot
Barrel length: 3.4 inches
Overall length: 6.68 inches
Weight: 22 ounces (with empty magazine)
MSRP: $448 (I purchased one for $375, right off the shelf)
Ammunition Fired
Black Hills 124-grain JHP +P
SIG Sauer V-Crown 124-grain JHP
SIG Sauer 115-grain FMJ
American Eagle 115-grain F
100 rounds
HotShot Elite 115-grain FMJ
PerFecta 115-grain FMJ
All testing was done by Gun World Editor Robb Manning and contributor Ryan Weidenmeier. Special thanks to MJ Gunshop for getting me the R51 so quickly. No writer can do his or her job without the help of a great gun shop. Also, thank you Range of Richfield for a place to shoot.
Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in the October 2016 print issue of Gun World Magazine.
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The Center for Financial Security held a webinar on April 24, 2018, which explored findings from a field study examining the effects of access to financial services on elementary students' financial learning. The field study describes two school-based savings programs targeted to elementary-age students. Using differential access to school branches, as well as randomized seed deposits for opening an account, researchers were able to estimate the effects of students having savings accounts on changes in financial knowledge and behavior.
Following the research presentation, CFS was joined by discussants from the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), who shared insights and resources from their own school-based banking pilot study, and UW Credit Union who provided insights from their own experiences in recently partnering with a local high school to launch an in-school branch.


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China hurts itself, not India, at NSG meeting
M.D. Nalapat
In 2001, when President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney spurned the offer of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to accept India as the lead partner in the region against terror groups operating in Afghanistan and instead showered largesse on Pakistan under Pervez Musharraf, the ISI ensured that NATO cash and materiel went to those who were closet Taliban warlords, thereby creating a revival of that militia that was funded by its declared enemies. GHQ in Rawalpindi dangled the prospect of a peace deal with the Taliban, in the process inserting sympathisers into the Afghan government, who paralysed it from the inside and reported on it for their terrorist friends. By moving away from India, leverage by the US on GHQ was lost and both the escape of terror elements (who later surfaced in countries across continents) as well as the resurgence of the Taliban became inevitable.
There was never an "either or" choice in 2001 between India and Pakistan, for the reason that Islamabad would have panicked at closer US ties with Delhi and cooperated not just in words but in deed in the conflict. Washington has paid a monumental price for its error in relying on Pakistan to fight the very terrorists that were being nurtured by GHQ.
Now China has joined the US in adopting a policy that places the interests of the Pakistan army above that of the Chinese people, by scuttling India's bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) at the just-concluded Seoul summit. Such opposition from China converted what could have been a transformational point in Sino-Indian ties into a disaster, not for India, but for China. From now onwards, when the MHA and other elements in the bureaucracy seek to restrict the entry into the domestic market of Chinese telecom, energy and infrastructure providers, it will be harder for those who understand the benefits to both countries of strong India-China commercial ties, to protest. By its equating of India with a much smaller country, Pakistan, Beijing has shown that it will seek to confine India into the "South Asia" box rather than accept the country as an equal.
Had China abstained at the NSG meeting and thereby allowed the vote on India to go ahead, a neo-Wahhabi country such as Turkey or those nostalgic about the period when Europe ruled Asia (such as Ireland and Austria) may still have blocked the entry of India into the NSG. However, by not standing in the way of NSG accession, China would have shown itself to be the friend of India that it claims to be.
This country did not expect to be humiliated by an arithmetically nonsensical equating of India with Pakistan, a formulation as devoid of commonsense as equating North Korea with China.
The blocking by China of India's entry at Seoul has weakened China's few friends in policymaking groups in India, and sharply added to the power of China's enemies. It has been a self-goal of the same magnitude as the 2001 Bush-Cheney decision to trust the GHQ arsonist with putting out the terrorist fire.
It had been expected that President Xi Jinping would have the political strength to face down a PLA that follows the lead given by the Pakistan army in a most faithful manner, no matter that such moves are often against the interests of the Chinese people.
However, it is clear that President Xi has still not gained the control over the military needed to ensure that those in uniform do not get policies formulated that are opposed to China's own interests, simply to favour an alien military that is an incubator for terror groups.
Given the post-Seoul reality that China sees India as an inferior power undeserving of access to groupings such as the NSG, the entire policy of nuclear restraint that India has been following may now be given a relook.
Those who rage that entry into the NSG means very little in practical terms are correct. However, what is important is the signalling that support or opposition to India's becoming a member gives.
Those backing India consider this country an equal, and not as a pariah. Those opposing view it as an inferior country, no matter how much honey they pour into the language used to describe India.
As in 2001 with the US, going with India in 2016 would not in any way have resulted in Islamabad cutting off its linkages with Beijing. Both the US as well as China are crucial to the survival of the Pakistan army, which is why it is a surprise that policymakers in both Beijing as well as Washington believe that GHQ has any choice other than accepting the fact that it is in the national interest of both China as well as the US to have close ties with India.
While our country loses very little because of China's decision to back Pakistan against its own longer-term interest, the loser will be China.
From now onwards, those seeking to block Chinese companies from freely operating in markets in India will go about their own blockades less obstructed. The India market will follow the example of those in countries where security considerations are used to exclude China.
For those in India who wish to see the two giants of Asia move closer together, Beijing's folly at Seoul has been a painful blow.
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Victoria Hart wasn't looking for a typical spring break.
Learning in the Bahamas on Eco Lagoon Tour, our first shore excursion! I think we all enjoyed seeing the different marine life and getting to see some aspects of the island not disturbed by tourists. It was a great morning and a good first excursion for the course.
I work in the Admissions Center with Campus Visits, and we have a mascot, Jawz. I was excited to bring along Lil' Jawz to help represent the IUPUI experience while studying abroad. Plus, he is so cute with his toes in the sand and making new towel friends.
A wonderful shore excursion today! An all inclusive day at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahama. Waterslides, beaches, aquarium, and shops for us to to enjoy, and I think we all liked the change.
This morning the crew had a wonderful surprise on the Lido deck, a display of all the towel animals. Lil' Jaws was excited to see all his friends.
My favorite part was when we interacted with the ship's crew. We did a Behind the Fun Tour, which allowed us to meet many different crew members as well as get to see every different aspect of the ship. It was enlightening and satisfied my curiosity about cruise ships.
Next we headed out for snorkeling the reefs off the shores of Freeport, Bahama. It was a first time experience for many of us. All in all, a wonderful Bahamian morning.
This is a great experience for TCEM students interested in the hospitality industry.
One last dinner as a group with multiple appetizers and desserts, all to share. We might be tired, but we had a great time!
The School of Physical Education and Tourism Management offers three study abroad opportunities for tourism, conventions, and event management students. From cruising the Bahamas, to exploring ecotourism in Puerto Rico, to studying in Germany, you're sure to have a life-changing experience.


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  selector: '[bcgyellow]' // Attribute selector
})

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   constructor(private el:ElementRef) {
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    console.log('Hello BackgroundYellow Directive');
  }

    @HostListener('mouseenter') onMouseEnter() {
    this.highlight( 'red');
    //alert("Hola Alex");
  }

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    this.highlight(null);
    //alert("Hasta ahora Alex");
  }

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'Woman in fake marriages has $70K in explained income'
By Ferdie De La Torre
Posted on Feb 25 2016
Tag: China, District Court, Mark Hanson, Ninth Circuit
Qiong Lu Pua, a woman who was slapped with a 12-month and one day imprisonment for orchestrating two sham marriages so that her brother and friend could obtain green cards, has $70,000 in unexplained income, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Assistant U.S. attorney Russell H. Lorfing, counsel for the U.S. government, disclosed that Pua has $70,000 in explained income deposited in her account in 2014 and 2015.
Lorfing said with her money, the defendant has the financial means to flee.
The federal prosecutor briefly discussed Pua's alleged unexplained income in the U.S. government's opposition to Pua's motion for her release pending the outcome of her appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Lorfing said the defendant's ties to a foreign country, extensive contacts in China, and the significant sums of unexplained income suggest the real possibility that she is a flight risk.
The prosecutor said while Pua has remained at liberty throughout the trial, she has an additional incentive to flee now that she is facing incarceration for the next 12 months and because her daughter has recently relocated to China.
The defendant maintains citizenship with the People's Republic of China
Lorfing said Pua has not raised a substantial issue of law or fact that is likely to result in the reversal of her conviction or a sentence that is shorter than the time necessary to resolve her appeal.
Pua is appealing the Ninth Circuit to reverse the U.S. District Court for the NMI's denial of her motion for a judgment of acquittal.
She is asking the Ninth Circuit to also reverse the federal court's findings and application of the sentencing guidelines and the 12-month and one day prison sentence imposed on her.
Pua, through counsel Mark Hanson, also requested the District Court to allow her release pending the result of her appeal.
Pua was sentenced last Jan. 29, but allowed out of custody on conditions pending notification by the U.S. Marshal Service that the Bureau of Prisons has designated a facility and that she is to report to begin serving her term of incarceration.
Hanson argued, among other things, that in light of the nature and substance of the issues raised on appeal, the court should grant Pua's continued release pending the Ninth Circuit's decision.
Hanson said Pua does not pose a risk of flight and is not a danger to the community, as she was not convicted of a crime of violence.
Ferdie De La Torre | Reporter
Ferdie Ponce de la Torre is a senior reporter of Saipan Tribune. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism and has covered all news beats in the CNMI. He is a recipient of the CNMI Supreme Court Justice Award. Contact him at ferdie_delatorre@Saipantribune.com
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Community | Jul 1, 2019, 14:31 PM
Alex Baghdjian: Changing Yerevan One Bike Ride At A Time
"You have the power to change your city and mold it how you want it"
Alex Baghdjian is an Armenian-American who moved here in May 2019. Due to his father's work, his family traveled around a lot and lived in Japan, Oman, UK, UAE and Qatar, where they were involved with different diaspora communities. His family fit all the stereotypes: speak Armenian at home, eat Armenian food, big fans of Mt. Ararat, discussions about hypothetical future marriages, all of it.
Surprisingly, Alex had no close Armenian friends until he was 23. He moved to New York after obtaining a degree in Finance and Marketing from George Washington University and he became truly involved.
"I knew Armenians but they weren't exactly my closest friends. After moving to New York, I met Armenians who were in banking and finance and became a lot more active. The Armenian communities are all very different. Some of my closest Armenian friends are in London, the community there is strong because a lot of them stick together. New York's has an accented AGBU presence, which I was involved in. Beirut has a large Armenian community with their own Armenian neighborhoods. If I had to pick the strongest Armenian community, I'm biased, but I would say New York... Los Angeles excluded, of course. They're on a whole different level."
He gives credit to how certain organizations approached the Armenian youth.
"Each organization plays their part in attracting and molding Armenian youth. Some would announce that there's a community service event, and then others would say they have a cruise with an open bar. When we were younger, what do you think we would pick? We'd go to the open bar. The funny thing was, in my early twenties, I thought that if that is Armenian culture then it's exactly what I'm looking for. But when you get older, you start appreciating the more cultural Armenian events… And it's less so much about the open bar."
He booked his flight to Armenia prior to the revolution and came to see a post-revolution country for the first time in May 2018. Armenia was still euphoric from the political changes and was full of energy. He loved it so much that he visited 6 times since.
"It was crazy, I felt the need to keep coming back."
The more he stayed in Armenia, the more it made sense to him to move here. Alex didn't put much thought into moving.
"Your stay in New York is determined by when your lease ends, it's that complicated. Don't believe what you see in "Friends". My lease ended, so I thought it's now or never or I'm stuck here for another year! So I basically got rid of my apartment and I came here."
Alex moved to Armenia with open eyes; he was well aware that Armenia is going through changes and it's going to remain like that for a long time. He came with a positive outlook.
"You have to believe things can change for the better here. And I really do believe they will. Look, we have a lot of the right ingredients for success. For example, everyone knows each other here and everyone is extremely kind. If I need to get something done, I only need to talk to 3-4 people to get a team and start doing it. The sense of community here is strong and you don't get that same feeling elsewhere."
One difference he jokes about is that "there are no rats in the subway here, but wherever I go, whether it's New York, London or Armenia, there's always that one person who plays Candy Crush in the subway."
He, along with his now co-founder Albert Manukyan had an idea cooking up about a bicycle sharing program in Armenia. The pair wanted to introduce a micro-mobility revolution, so they started reading reports about bicycle sharing programs, analyzing the Armenian consumer market and calling Armenians in Yerevan to understand how practical their idea can get. They put together a design and development team and began working.
As he spent more time building the company, Alex was blown away by how dedicated and hardworking people his age were. Not only were they skilled and brilliant, but they also spoke 3 languages, had kids, worked religiously on other side-projects, and never complained about their workload. Soon, YerevanRide was born.
YerevanRide, a bike sharing company that promotes a green and healthier Armenia, will be launching mid-July 2019. For Alex, YerevanRide is more than just a company. It encourages people to lead a healthier lifestyle, brings people together, aims to increase air quality, and eliminate pollution. YerevanRide's green Armenia policy is taken seriously. The bicycles have solar panels in their baskets that power the GPS lockers. Most importantly, the YerevanRide team unites the strength of local Armenians with that of diasporans.
Using the YerevanRide app is easy: you find a bicycle, scan the QR on the front to unlock it, enjoy your ride around the city, then lock the bicycle and end your ride on the app.
Another issue Alex and Albert hope to tackle through YerevanRide is traffic. Reducing traffic can not only decrease the number of road traffic accidents in Armenia, but also stimulate the economy. Some studies show that a reduction of traffic by 10% can lead to a 1% increase in economic productivity. "We want to give people the power to choose between options other than just taking a car. There are a lot of times that riding a bicycle somewhere is much more logical and economical than taking a car."
Taking one positive step at a time, Alex's fruitful productivity contributes to the changes Armenia is going through. With a vision in his mind and action on his hands, he hopes to provide Armenians with an alternative means of transportation that positively affects both the country and the people.
"You have the power to change your city and mold it how you want it. Choosing to take a bicycle is just one way you can make a positive impact."
Annie Akkam
Community | May 21, 2019
Tatevik Sayadyan
Inspiration | Apr 22, 2019
A Grassroots Movement


So I really feel like I am neglecting my blog and all of my followers. I have just been crazy busy with school and by the time I get home, I am ready for bed. I have made a few new games to go with Thanksgiving. I am trying to post a game called "Oh Turkey" on TpT, but I am not have good luck with that. When I do, I will post a link so ya'll can go check it out. Check it out here!! It is Free!!!
My latest blog on TeachHub is up. It is about cooking in the Special Education classroom. Check that out here!
There is also a great linky party going on over at Kinder Fun! It is all things November!


Classroom projector is the primary tool of digital learning. That's why we have come out with the buying guide.
Only a cheap projector is not the best option for education institution because they can hinder the whole learning process. Our lab experts have researched almost 35 hours to figure out the best projector for classroom presentations. We have listed top 10 good quality classroom projectors here with a detailed review that would be ideal for your classroom presentations and help your student stay focused in the class.
Meyoung TC80 is an extremely portable projector that creates a perfect balance between price and performance. When it comes to the features, we mostly liked its brightness level, the array of ports, lamp life, portability, data image representation, 1080p capability and screen size availability. Although the main reason to choose this model as our top pick is its incredible price with its features. It is an excellent device, but when it comes to projection, it lacks slightly behind Epson VS240.
Meyoung TC80 is one of the most popular overhead projectors for the classroom that gears 480p native resolution and 1200 lumens to provide a provide excellent vivid images. However, you can play Full HD materials because it offers maximum support up to 1080p.
The text lucidity and color output data images are also praiseworthy because it gets support from 16million on-screen color and sufficient contrast ratio. You will get only two aspect ratio 16:9 and 4:3 so you can change the screen aspect according to the need of the class. It also houses an 8ohm 2-watt speaker but when you will require extra speakers for proper audio volume.
Meyoung TC80 may not be a high-end portable projector, but you carry it anywhere you want as it only weighs 1.98lbs and its dimension is 7.80 X 5.75 X 2.68inch. Changing the screen size is entirely bliss because you get to traverse from 50inch to 130inch with just a press in the remote button.
Once you get this model, you won't have to think about changing the lamp because it has a lifespan of 30000 hours. It is a great value projector that offers a lot of hooking options like HDMI, USB X 2, SD card, VGA, Analog TV, Audio, and MHL.
Schools who are planning to introduce digital learning and looking for a great budget school projector, then Meyound TC80 can provide a good start at an inexpensive price. It also offers a two years warranty which would give relief to you.
Vankyo Leisure 3 is a quite a known model for the education section as it is specially designed for presentation purposes. When we scrutinized this model, it attracts us with its brightness level, colossal lamp life, ample media format support, text clarity, plentiful projection size, and inexpensive price tag. Not only that we also liked the fact that it is quite easy to handle and it packaging contains one HDMI cable. However, when tallied with Epson VS240, the later surpass it in brightness and clarity. in a word, it is really a budget option for the schools and colleges.
Vankyo Leisure 3 needs no prologue as many users regard it as one of the best overhead projectors for classrooms or college auditorium at an affordable price. It comes engulfed in a black hardcover that bears a design which offers an excellent room for heat exhaust, lens, button and port housing.
The data images are top of the line, and all the credit goes to its 2400 lumens, 1920×1080 supporting resolution and useful LCD display. The black depth in the text is enticing because this model gets the support from 2000:1 static contrast ratio. Any type of calibration during teaching won't be an issue as you will 15-degree keystone correction.
Once you get Vankyo Leisure 3, you won't have to think about lamp replacement because it comes with immense 40000 hours of lamp life. With this model, you can notch up the screen size up to 176inche which is adequate for a large classroom and that too at a short throw distance of 1.1m.
The installation is entirely hassled free as it only 4.65 pounds, and you will have the option to mount the projection in the ceiling position. DBPOWER has incorporated a dual inbuilt speaker in the projector but in render useless when you use it for a class full of students.
However, the most head-turning point of Vankyo Leisure 3 is its three years warranty with 24hours technical support from any part of the world. So if you are short on budget but want something spectacular for your education institution, then check this model.
Epson VS240 3LCD projector is a well-built and highly featured classroom projector that has a pure white cover, but the whole body is constructed in such a way that it can release all the heat. It is one of the best projectors for the classroom and teacher's meeting rooms if you have some budget. It gears a 3LCD 3-chip technology and 800 X 600 native resolution that make sure all the screen can adequately ooze out top-notch data image quality.
Its 3000 lumens and 15000:1 contrast assist the projector to bring clarity and vividness on the text. The exciting part of this model is that it offers three projection method and it only weighs 5.29lbs so you won't have difficulty in adjusting them according to the size of the classroom.
The projection size of Epson VS240 varies between 30inch and 350inchs thus allowing you to tweak the size depending upon the class capacity. The overall set up process is quite swift as it follows USB plug-n-play facility. You won't have to worry about its longevity because it promises to run for 10000 hours in Eco Mode.
Depending upon the content, you can change the resolution from XGA to SXGA+ which is 1400 X 1050. You will have the freedom to connect most of the current devices with this model as you will get HDMI, D-Sub, Audio, S-Video, and USB Type A and Type B ports.
Epson VS240 is well suited for classroom works because you can instantly switch off the projector when the job is done and also put it is sleep while taking a break during the presentation. So if you are looking for a potent classroom projector with good data image representation, then VS240 Epson classroom projector could be your choice.
GooDee is an inexpensive portable projector that a lot of experts recommend for school mainly due to data image performance. It packs a single LCD projection technology with 480p native resolution and 1800 lumens to provide vivid, high-quality visuals that are useful for making the student stay concentrated in the lecture.
You will be impressed by its clarity level because it owns a 10000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Not only that it also gets 1.07 billion color which is useful for bringing color depth to images. However, you will just get 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio option with this model which would be adequate for classrooms.
GooDee is commonly used in the educational institution as it offers ample projection size ranging between 35inchs and 180inches. The number of connectivity might be limited, but it provides an immense amount of media format support with just HDMI, MHL, USB and Audio port. GooDee has also incorporated a 5-watt stereo with SRS sound technology with this model so you can expect a decent quality and volume in the class.
Its LED lamp promises to last around ten years with daily usage which is an implausible attribute of this model. Lastly for tweaking you will find +/- 15-degree keystone correction along with manual focus and zoom capability. So if you are looking for a highly efficient education projector, then this could suffice all your requirements.
After proper evaluation of PRAVETTE 1080p LED mini projector, there is hardly any factor we didn't like about the projector. Instead, we were quite ecstatic about high lumens count, visual quality, text clarity, enormous screen size, fast boot and easy setup process.
Not only that, it portability feature and modern port facilities also astonished us. Many consumers regard this model as one of the best education projectors mainly due to data image projection. Despite these excellent features, it VS240 outplays it in clarity level and overall visual quality.
PRAVETTE 1080p LED mini projector is a meticulously curated classroom overhead projector that never fails to ooze out an implausible visual quality. It houses 5.8inch LCD Panel and 1280 X 768 native resolution to throw an immaculate data image on the screen.
It also gets assistance from 3200 lumens and 3000:1 static contrast ratio to bring clarity and brightness in the visuals. This model offers you only 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio which is adequate for regular classroom lecture. It also packs a built-in speaker which doesn't come handy when you need a good amount of volume in a class packed with students.
Whether you are using PRAVETTE 1080p LED mini projector in the small or large classroom, you won't find any difficulty because it offers screen size from 32inches to 200inches. An exciting feature of this model is its fast boot process which only 3 seconds to start up the machine.
PRAVETTE has included 170-watt LED lamp that promises to stay with you for 20000 hours. It allows you to connect a lot of modern devices and you will find ports like HDMI, USB, VGA, AV, YbBpRb, and Audio. Lastly, installing this model is quite easy as it offers three type of projection method like ceiling, front and rear.
Super PDR C800S is a specially designed classroom projector that delivers an impressive visual performance and longevity. It is a fully packed projector, but we mostly liked its text clarity, inbuilt batter performance, quad-core CPU, MSTAR 182 TV chip, 0.3DMD chip, smooth wireless connectivity and EM bias axis technology. It would be unwise not to mention its portability feature which was the primary point of interest. Although it comes with lot features and performs well in every department, but when its charts are compared with Epson VS240 it falls short in stats.
Super PDR C800S is not an ordinary Pico projector but rather a highly curated model for classroom digital education and teacher training purposes. It houses DLP projection, 0.3DMD chip, and 850 X 480 native resolution, and they serve as one of the primary reason behind it top of the line data visual quality.
To bring clarity and vividness in visuals, it also gains support from 2000:1 static contrast ratio, 100ANSI lumens, and millions on-screen color. However, the interesting section of this model is that it also gears quad-core processor, Android 4.4.2 operating system, 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM. With this OS, you can easily download education application or Youtube, Hulu, Vimeo from FreeClick.
You can run Super PDR C800S even if the electricity goes off in the middle of the lecture because it offers 4200mAh inbuilt lithium-ion battery that can run for 2 hours. Not only that it also houses a powerful LED lamp that has the ability to last around 30000 hours.
The projection size it offers ranges from 30inches and goes all the way up to 120inches. While placing the projector in front of the screen, you won't need calibration as its optomechanical EM bias axis technical automatically does its job. For connectivity, you get all standard ports, and you also get dual-band Wi-Fi support along with Bluetooth 4.0 which is useful when you want to share educational information from a smartphone.
Ohderii LED projector is an excellent budget school projector that has hardly given us any chance to question its performance. We can say we really liked its high lumens number, native 720p resolution, enormous screen size range, overall data image quality, text depth and support for multiple formats.
We also liked the fact it offers excellent build quality, and it is quite easy to operate. Despite its incredible performance, it falls behind Epson VS240 in screen size and black level, but in most of the departments, it offers neck to neck fight.
Ohderii LED projector is a promising model that offers a delectable data image performance, and it is mainly due to 1280 X 720 native resolution along with 5.8inch LCD projection. Not only that its 3300 lumens and 10000:1 contrast ratio also plays a significant role in bringing sharpness to the text as well as data images.
The intriguing part is that you can also represent educational contents up to 1080p native resolution at the 60Hz refresh rate. However, it makes much noise around 32dB which might create an issue if you are teaching in a small classroom.
Ohderii LED projector offers a minimum throw ratio of 1.45:1 and maximum screen size of 280inches which is quite useful when it is utilized in large classrooms. The manufacturer has also introduced a potent lamp that can last more than ten years.
Calibration process with this model won't be a huge fuss as it incorporates manual focus and +/- 15-degree keystone correction. The back portion of this model houses a lot of ports like HDMI, AV, Audio, USB, and VGA and they support most of the data formats available. It only weighs 4.85 pounds and comes with a various mounting option, so the installation process is quite simple.
The manufacturer hasn't provided any proper information about Ohderii LED projector's warranty, but according to experts, it comes with one year warranty. So if you are looking for a model with native 720p resolution and high text clarity, then it could be your perfect choice.
Epson VS340 can is well known as a feature rich projector that is more concerned towards performance and durability rather than design. It's 2800 lumens of brightness, easy setup process, data image quality, portability factor, cooling system and visual clarity instantly compelled us to like this model.
Not only that, but we were also quite astonished to find that it also boasts sleep mode and instant switch-off mode in this mode. But unfortunately, when it comes to text clarity and data image representation, VS240 surpass it by a little margin.
Epson VS340 may not be the best overhead classroom projectors, but it is one of the most exceptional models in this crowded segment. Epson has incorporated 3LCD 3-Chip projection technology along with 1024 X 768 native resolution, and they serve as the primary pillar behind the beautiful visual quality.
It works quite effectively when it comes to data image projection, and it utilizes 2800 lumens as well as 15000:1 to ooze out immaculate texts. While using the projector, you can quickly calibrate the screen without wasting much time as you will have a smooth slide, 30-degree keystone correction, manual focus and digital zoom.
Setting up Epson VS340 is quite easy as it comes loaded with USB Plug-n-play facility and easy control panel. It also offers an option to switch off the instantly which is essential when you are in a rush to reach your next classroom.
You will also have the facility to pause your lecture without switching off the projector which is a great boon to all the users. It offers 1000 hours of lamp life which is adequate for a classroom projector. However it doesn't come with a right amount of ports, and you will only find HDMI, D-Sub, S-Video, USB, and Audio.
Epson VS340 is compact and entirely lightweight so carrying it anywhere as well as mounting won't give you any a headache. So if you are planning to purchase an excellent projector for lecture purpose, then it could be a worthy option.
Epson Pro EX7260 is one of the most popular product in classroom category, and many schools own this projector due to its prolific performance. With this model, we didn't get many facts to put it in dislike section but found a lot of factors to like it entirely.
Its brightness level, WXGA native resolution, smooth wireless connectivity, fast setup process, text quality, calibration, etc. are some factors that completely overwhelmed us. But still, when both VS240 and EX7260 are tallied side by side, VS240 wins the battle due to better portability and price point.
When it comes to data image projection, Epson Pro EX7260 comes as one of the front-runners in the market, and it is mainly due to its WXGA native resolution with high color accuracy. The razor-sharp clarity and texture of texts are mindboggling, and all the credit goes to its 3600 lumens as well as 15000:1 contrast ratio.
Even though it has WXGA native resolution, but it can play up to 1680 X 1050 which is unusual in this segment. It also offers a modern cooling system with the decent amount of exhaust, but the fan makes noise around 37dB which is little disturbing.
Notching up the screen dimension won't be an issue with Epson Pro EX7260 as it starts from 33inches and ends at 320inches. It uses a 210-wat UHE lamp for the light source, and this lamp promises to live around 10000 hours in Eco Mode. Like other Epson models, it also grabs USB Plug-n-play facility so you will have the freedom to play an educational institution quickly.
However, apart from USB, you will even get Wireless LAN, RCA, S-Video, D-Sub, and HDMI. The calibration process is quite comfortable with this model and all thanks to its 30-degree keystone correction and optical zoom.
Carrying Epson Pro EX7260 from one class to another is extremely simple as it has a small form factor and only weighs 5.51lbs. So it could be a likely choice for your educational institution at a decent price structure.
There are only couple of things we didn't like about Epson V11H694020 PowerLite S27 SVGA projector. But the features that compelled us to include this model are its lumens number, data image lucidity, wireless connectivity options, calibration option, screen size series, and black depth.
It portability factor and cooling system also made a good impact on our decision of adding this mode. Even though it comes from the same manufacturer as VS240 but still it lacks in overall performance chart.
V11H694020 PowerLite S27 SVGA is an outcome of months of research and development from Epson, and it hasn't disappointed its users in performance. It is powered by 3LCD 3-chip technology, 800 X 600 native resolution, and 2700 lumens and they are the one who assists the projector to offer top-notch quality.
It clearly shows all the data images with razor-sharp clarity, and it is due to 10000:1 contrast ratio. The overall color output is also commendable as it gets support from 1.07 billion colors. It also packs a 5-watt mono speaker, but it is recommended to opt for external speakers.
The projection size you will enjoy with Epson V11H694020 PowerLite S27 SVGA is unbelievable because it varies between 30inches and 350inches. Epson has incorporated a 200-watt UHE lamp with this model that has the prowess to live around 10000 hours.
Setting this projector is quite easy as it offers USB plug-n-play facility and you will also get keystone correction along with digital zoom and manual focus. The number of connectivity option it provides is praiseworthy, and it includes D-Sub, HDMI, S-Video, RCA, USB, Audio and Wireless LAN. You can even connect your phone to this projector using Epson iProjection App, but you have to buy the wireless dongle separately.
Epson V11H694020 PowerLite S27 SVGA is made using recyclable products and RoHS compliant, so it is entirely eco-friendly. If you are hunting for a well-engineered product for your classroom, then take a look at this model.
So we have learned about the best classroom projectors that could be ideal for your educational institution. Now, let discuss what are the factors that you need keep in your mind while you are planning to purchase a classroom projector.
Your work is lovely. Thank you so much. I want you to specifically help me to choose from your list of projectors. I believe there will be the most durable and convenient one for teaching classes among the ten you have presented. The cost also.


A powerful magic spell to protect your money and finances.
Place the bottle cap and the coin in front of the candle.
Spirits and guardians of the riches of the world, I beseech you to visit upon this place at this time.
I beg you entertain my plea for protection of the little that I have gained through honest labor.
Remember me in times of financial trouble and strife and guard over my holdings as if they were your own.
This pittance I offer to seal my promise of faith and as a reminder of the one who has called you and requested your favor this day.
Take the candle and drip some wax into the bottom of the bottle cap. Then place the coin into the melted wax. Next, fill the bottle cap with wax, so that the coin is completely sealed in the wax-filled bottle cap.
Extinguish the candle and then break it. Hide the bottle cap in a place where no one will ever find it. Make sure it is in a secure location.


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'A pro-business Brexit' | An update from Walpole's CEO
I wanted to thank you so much for supporting the statement Walpole put out ahead of last Friday's meeting at Chequers. I also wanted to thank you for your swift response and for sharing your views, both public and private, so frankly – this could not have been more helpful when it came to putting forward the thoughts of the British luxury sector on the status of the Brexit negotiations.
Please click here to read Walpole's pro-business Brexit statement.
Despite yesterday's high-profile Cabinet resignations, Walpole is confident that the UK's Brexit position has moved forward in a direction that is more positive for business. The new outline on a future relationship between the UK and the EU reflects the case businesses have made about putting jobs and living standards first and we welcome the proposed frictionless 'free trade area for goods and 'common rule book'.
Whilst Thursday's promised White Paper will provide the crucial detail, Friday's meeting has given us more of an understanding on the Government's position on customs and on the importance of mobility particularly when it comes to services and these things are also to be welcomed.
A summary of Walpole's Brexit position and the views you have shared with us will be sent tomorrow to Dominic Raab, the new Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
There is still a considerable way to go before we can feel confident that the Government will deliver the pro-business Brexit the British luxury sector wants. No one can pretend there are any easy solutions to Brexit, and we will also be listening hard for movement from the EU too, but we are cautiously optimistic that the message given by British luxury and other business sectors is not falling on deaf ears.
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Q: Tags picker control Is there any good (free or paid) JavaScript controls, which is like StackOverflow tags picker? (You can see it while asking new question under the title "Tags").

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Michael Roberts who missed the last game with a shoulder injury, returned on Thanksgiving to catch 3-of-6 targets for 16 yards. He was the target on the final interception during the 23-16 loss to the Bears.
The Lions TEs don't get enough volume to be fantasy relevant even with a depleted WR corp. Leave Roberts on the waiver wire.


On January 22nd and 23rd, 2019, a team of assessors from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (MSLEAC) will conduct an on-site assessment at the Clay County Sheriff's Office to ensure the facility and its policies are in compliance with the Mississippi State Standards. Law enforcement agencies seeking accreditation by MSLEAC are required to comply with 141 professional standards in order to achieve the accredited status. The Clay County Sheriff's Office is seeking to become only the 5thSheriff's Office accredited in the state of Mississippi.
The MSLEAC assessment team will be composed of law enforcement practitioners from in-state agencies. The team will review the Clay County Sheriff's Office's policies and practices, interview personnel, tour the facility, and examine accreditation files kept by the Clay County Sheriff's Office. As part of the on-site assessment, we invite agency employees and members of the community to offer comments regarding theClay County Sheriff's Office by telephone. This will take place on Tuesday January 22, 2019, between the hours of 1:00P.M. – 3:00P.M. Those interested in participating are to call (662) 494-2896 during the posted hours. Telephone comments will be limited to (10) ten minutes and must directly address the Clay County Sheriff's Office's ability to comply with MSLEAC standards.
For more information regarding the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission, please write the MSLEAC at the above address or call (601) 977-3782. For mor information regarding the Clay County Sheriff's Office accreditation effort, please call Sheriff Eddie Scott or Captain Jeremy Bell at (662) 494-2896.


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Quebec Poison Control Center Threatened By The Lack Of Personnel
The medical director and team of toxicologists affiliated with the Quebec Poison Control Center want to draw the attention of the population to the critical lack of resources that affects the the Center and are worried about a possible massive departure of nurses specialty, which would result in the disruption of the services to the Quebec population and health professionals.
Recently, a financial bonus previously awarded to the nurses of the Quebec Poison Control Center because of the complexity and acuity of their task has been abolished. This award represented 12% to 14% of the salary and its loss makes the nurses face difficult career choices given the better working conditions found elsewhere.
Several employees plan to change their business line, which, if it is the case, would jeopardize the Center's services offering.
A business plan submitted to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MHSS) in 2017 already highlighted the fragility of the Center's service offer, particularly because of insufficient human resources and a significant turnover of staff requiring a regular hiring of staff.
The Quebec Poison Control Center is an important asset to the Canadian health system.
The number of cases treated by the Center has been steadily increasing in the last three years, while the complexity of cases is increasing from year to year and each case can generate several other cases calls.
In addition, due to departures and retirements in the last two years and a shortage of recruits having completed the specialized training in medical toxicology, there are only four toxicologists (instead of eight) to share the tasks in order to provide 24/7 support for the entire province while having other clinical responsibilities, also.
The Quebec Poison Control Center is currently in a critical situation and there is an urgency to act. The employees of the Center are asking the MHSS to provide the budget for the hiring of new personnel and to restore the critical care bonuses to the nursing staff.
Since 1986, the Quebec Poison Control Center has been providing 24/7 services to the public and health professionals regarding acute exposures to potentially toxic substances. Specialists estimate that every dollar invested in the Canadian Poison Control Center saves $8 on the health system. Comparatively, in 2012, in the United States, it was estimated that every dollar invested in a poison control center saved $13.39 in health care and productivity losses.
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Home > Food & Drink > Drinks > This is the most expensive bottle of Champagne Christie's Auction House has ever sold
This is the most expensive bottle of Champagne Christie's Auction House has ever sold
Mike Pomranz
Someone just put a serious dent in their holiday bubbly budget. Recently, an unnamed buyer purchased a bottle of Perrier-Jouët Champagne from the 1874 vintage for nearly USD 57,000 (HKD 4,44,545) — not only smashing its USD 20,000 (INR 1,55,981) top price estimate but also setting the record for the most expensive bottle of Champagne ever auctioned off by Christie's.
The most expensive bottle of Champagne ever sold by an auction house
Beyond the history inherent to any 147-year-old bottle, this Perrier-Jouët Brut Millésimé 1874 has another claim to fame: According to Christie's, a bottle from this vintage purchased way back in 1888 held the distinction of being the most expensive bottle of Champagne ever sold at auction until that record was finally eclipsed in 1967. So in some ways, this sale — where the single, unlabelled bottle pulled directly from the Champagne house's cellar sold for GBP 42,875 (HKD 4,42,307) — brings the record home to roost.
Image: Courtesy of Perrier-Jouët Vintage
"Christie's are delighted with the sale of Historic Vintages direct from Maison Perrier-Jouët with all of the lots selling," Tim Triptree MW, international director for Christie's Wine & Spirits Department, stated after the auction. "In the London sale, we experienced competitive bidding resulting in impressive prices — particularly for the bottle of 1874 and magnums of 1979 Belle Époque, which doubled their high estimates. The whole collection performed above expectations, which is testament to the high reputation of the Maison and the demand for finest and rarest vintages of Champagne with perfect provenance."
In the lead-up to the auction, Triptree spoke to just how rare and well preserved this bottle was. "As far as I know, no one other than Perrier-Jouët has any of this champagne left," he stated. "It has spent almost 150 years in ideal conditions… It's had no movement, and the vault's darkness, temperature of 11 to 14 degrees Celsius, and 98 percent relative humidity, are perfect for maturation."
However, the bottle itself wasn't the only thing included in the price tag. The winning bidder will also be receiving a VIP Maison Perrier-Jouët Experience which includes "a night at Maison Belle Epoque for up to 10 people, a guided tour of the house and the cellars, a tasting of the full range of current Perrier-Jouët cuvées and the 1874 vintage with Cellar Master Séverine Frerson, and a gastronomic meal prepared by three Michelin starred chef Pierre Gagnaire with champagne pairings from the Oenothèque Perrier-Jouët."
And what should the drinkers expect when they dive into their USD 57,000 (HKD 4,44,545) bottle? "Well, it will probably have lost most of its fizz, as the effervescence declines over time, but it should still retain a vibrant acidity and freshness," Triptree explained. "The colour will have moved from a pale lemon-green to a golden amber, and it will also have developed additional complexities, changing from the notes of citrus and green apple that are common in young champagne to a more mature palate of butterscotch, caramel and honey."
Frerson also chimed in with some tasting notes. "With such an old vintage, I expect aromas of incense and cognac, together with vanilla, tobacco and marmalade," she was quoted as saying. "There may even be charming hints of chocolate."
This story first appeared on www.foodandwine.com
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Decreasing corona cases in Telangana .. Kovid positive for 612 new people today
The number of corona cases in the state of Telangana is steadily declining. In the past 24 hours, 612 new cases have been reported.
The number of corona cases in the state of Telangana is steadily declining. In the past 24 hours, 612 new cases have been reported. From 8pm on Wednesday night to 8pm on Thursday, 56,178 people were diagnosed with corona and 612 were diagnosed with Kovid positive. This brings the total number of cases registered so far across the state to 2,76,516. The state medical health department had earlier released a bulletin on Friday morning. In the past 24 hours, three more people have died from corona infections. The death toll from corona has risen to 1,485 across Telangana, with 502 recovering and discharging from the pandemic on Thursday. This brings the number of victims who have recovered so far to 2,67,427. There are currently 7,604 active cases in the state, of which 5,511 are being treated with home isolation, according to the Department of Medical Health. So far 60,29,209 people in Telangana have undergone corona diagnostic tests.
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Jazz vocals and a hot trio.
The artistic collaboration between vocalist, Janie Roberts and pianist/arranger, John Simon, has forged this thoughtful, poignant, and exciting new album. From the depths of "Ghost of a Chance" to the adventurous "Land of Make Believe", this album has it all.


Comm Eye Health Vol. 17 No. 49 2004 pp 06 - 07. Published online 01 March 2004.
Vision is the ability to see with a clear perception of detail, colour and contrast, and to distinguish objects visually. Like any other sense, vision tends to deteriorate or diminish naturally with age. In most cases, reduction in visual capability can be corrected with glasses, medicine or surgery. However, if the visual changes occur because of an incurable eye disease, condition or injury, vision loss can be permanent. Many people around the world with permanent visual impairment have some residual vision which can be used with the help of low vision services, materials and devices.1 This paper describes different options for the enhancement of residual vision including optical and non-optical devices and providing training for the low vision client.
Optical devices consist of one or more lens placed between the eye and the object to be viewed, which increase the size of the image of the object on the retina. Low vision devices work on the principle of optical magnification and provide an enlarged image of the object.
Magnifiers can be prescribed as hand-held, hanging, stand, illuminated hand-held, illuminated stand, spectacles or bar and dome magnifiers. Spectacle magnifiers are the most commonly prescribed magnifiers. They come as full aperture, half-eye, or bifocal with base in prisms for binocular viewing.
For people with low vision, telescopes with magnification powers from 2x to 10x are prescribed. These are prescribed for distance, intermediate and near tasks. Types of telescope include hand-held, clip-on, spectacle mounted and bioptic designs. Traditionally the power of Low vision devices is denoted as x, which means the relative increase in the image size to the object size. For example a 2x would mean an increase in the image size by two times. As different manufacturers use different methods to calculate this, there is a growing trend to move away from this labelling and denote the powers of magnifiers in dioptres or as equivalent viewing distances (EVD).
As glare may be a significant disabling factor in many eye conditions, tinted lenses are routinely prescribed along with 'caps', 'hats' and visors. Absorptive filters are tinted lenses, which are used to counter glare. They come in different tints at various levels of absorption and different cut-off points for the visible spectrum of light.
For an accurate and appropriate final prescription, the low vision clinic should have a range of magnifiers, telescopes and absorptive filters.
Non-optical devices are items designed to promote independent living. They alter environmental perception through enhancing illumination, contrast and spatial relationships. A useful slogan to remember the key to non-optical devices is 'Bigger, Bolder, Brighter'. Devices may include illumination devices such as lamps and reading stands, check registers, writing guides, bold-lined paper, needle-threaders, magnifying mirrors, high contrast watches, and large print items such as books.
To provide advice on non-optical devices, there should be a range of options available for demonstrating and training the client in their use. This advice can be given by any appropriately trained eye care worker.
For people with severe visual loss, electronic devices are an option. There are two types; optical devices which display the task in a magnified form from a television monitor, and non-optical electronic devices which are conversion systems that convert text into a speech system.
Electronic optical devices make use of a zoom television camera to magnify materials onto a television screen. They are called closed circuit televisions (CCTVs). The advantage of a CCTV is in its greater amplitude of magnification of 3x to 100x, normal working distance and reversed polarity (e.g. white on black). The disadvantages are the cost and the bulk of the system that makes it quite immovable.
Non-optical electronic devices include talking watches, talking calculators and speech and Braille conversion systems.
With further developments in electronics, more and more devices are becoming available for people with low vision. It is important to keep up-to-date with these developments so that the best options can be offered to clients with low vision.
Functional vision may be improved with training. Many people can learn to make better use of their low vision and can function efficiently with only small amounts of visual information. Objects and print can be recognised when they are blurred or when only parts of them can be seen. Visual functioning plays a very significant role in promoting independent living in people with low vision. Whether the disability is mild, moderate, severe or profound, if people with low vision are given proper training in visual skills, they more often than not show an improved performance in their day to day activities and move closer to leading an independent life.
Effective use of residual vision by teaching the client visual skills such as eccentric viewing, tracking, scanning and pursuit movements. There are many exercises and training programmes available for clients.
Use of prescribed devices especially telescopes and magnifiers.
The final advice and prescription need to conform to the client's needs, and should be culturally appropriate, affordable and accessible.
One of the major impediments to providing low vision services has been the high cost of Low vision devices available on the market. The Low Vision Resource Centre of the Hong Kong Society for the Blind now supplies Low vision devices and assessment materials at affordable cost to developing countries. The new Centre has catalysed development of low vision programmes in many countries and is likely to have an even greater impact in the future. The LVDs and the assessment materials and equipment listed in the Recommended Standard List (see VISION 2020 Standard List for Low Vision Services WHO/ IAPB) are available from the VISION 2020 Low Vision Resource Centre of the Hong Kong Society for the Blind. The catalogue is on www.hksb.org.hk.
As part of efforts to promote knowledge transfer, Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology (KCCO) and the Ophthalmic Resource Centre for Eastern Africa (ORCEA), in collaboration with the Low Vision Unit at Kikuyu Hospital in Kenya, are planning a periodic email mailing on low vision. This will include regular information about low vision and early childhood intervention, case studies, useful articles, etc. If you wish to be included on the low vision mailing list, please send your request to KCCO@KCMC.AC.TZ.