As investigators try to understand why a woman shot three people before killing herself, employees expressed shock that a shooting could happen in such a place.
It was a woman pulling a trigger.
A woman shot three people before killing herself, officials said. Nasim Aghdam of Riverside, California, was reportedly identified as the assailant. Law enforcement officials initially said the incident was under investigation as a domestic dispute, but late Tuesday night officials told the Los Angeles Times and other news organizations that the investigation was looking into a website with Aghdam's name complaining about YouTube's policies.
Three people were injured, a spokesperson for San Fransisco General Hospital said: a 36-year-old man is in critical condition, a 32-year-old woman is in serious condition, and a 27-year-old woman is in fair condition.
People streamed out of the building's exits and scrambled down a hill into bushes for cover, the employee said. Others ran a block away to the Peninsula Place apartments where assistant manager Claudia Vasquez was standing outside.
"One of the guys yelled, 'There's a shooter at YouTube, get inside,'" Vasquez said.
Vasquez said one woman she took in told her she was saved from the gunfire because she fell when the shots started.
The neighborhood surrounding YouTube's headquarters is normally quiet. A nearby park full of leafy trees and grassy hills would have been tranquil Tuesday if not for the helicopters whirring above and groups of locals and employees huddled in hushed shock, trying to comprehend what just happened.
Multiple employees cited YouTube's policy against speaking to the press as reason they couldn't give interviews. YouTube told The Daily Beast on Tuesday night: "We have not banned any employees from speaking to the press" after previously declining to answer questions about the policy.


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Nitrogen plays a critical role in the mining industry, and with a nitrogen gas generator on site, mines can be prepared for any situation that arises. There are two main reasons to use nitrogen gas for mining:
Nitrogen Gas to Extinguish Fires
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requires that all sealed areas of the mine are kept inert, or chemically inactive, in order to prevent any explosions in these areas. The other option is to use high pressure seals. Nitrogen is used to displace the oxygen until there is less than 10% oxygen in the air. As atmospheric conditions change the air in many underground areas will also change resulting in increasing oxygen levels. This may require continuous nitrogen injection. With an on-site coal mine nitrogen generator, nitrogen can be produced whenever it is necessary instead of having to wait for it to be delivered.
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Lord, grant me the light I need to see that next step in that plan: grant me the generosity I need to set aside my own plans in favor of yours; and grant me the strength I need to put my hands to the plough and never turn back. You know me better than I know myself, so you know that I am sinful and weak. All the more reason that I need your grace to uphold the good desires you have planted in my heart, O Lord!
Jesus, teach me to pray. Direct my prayer, so that it may rise to your throne like fragrant incense. Let all the thoughts of my spirit and my heart's inmost sentiments be directed towards serving and pleasing God in a perfect way. I need to hear your Word for me today, and I long to hear it. You know how much I need you, how much I want to follow you. Grant me in this prayer that grace of knowing you better, loving you more, and becoming more like you. Grant me the grace I most need.
My loving Mother Mary, my holy guardian angel, angels and saints in heaven: intercede for me so that this prayer will help me and all other people connected to my life.
So in me you can love your Father and all people.


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I'm currently studying TJJ and enjoying it very much! BUT, I used to study karate and i don't think that jujitsu (whether it's my class or jujitsu in general) covers enough striking/kicking.
I know it's mixing japanese and chinese arts but who cares. They all have their benefits. What do you guys think?
have you thought about Thai or kickboxing?
Yeah i thought about Muay Thai. But i'm not really a big guy and i'm not into pumelling eachothers brains out. I like technical actions and movements.
crazy fool i aint gettin on no plane!
You're going to start Muay Thai? I really don't think i could handle it. I'd get too mad when i get hit and bang a wristlock on them!
As for your comments about TJJ, yeah there's not as much striking as in, say Karate, but when you're in a 'situation' you don't have time for the pretty kata's. Atleast TJJ is aimed more at practical self-defence.
I'm sure you've had Karate instructors telling you what works 'on the street', but until you've actually been there, it's their word against no-body elses, unfortunately.
Give Thai Boxing a go, what do you have to lose? And it's not all crazy meat-heads! Probably a good idea to try your wrist locks too - no disrespect, but you'd struggle to get any kind of lock on against even a beginner at Muay Thai.
In my view, just try it, see what you learn.
Cheers for the advice dude. I think they do Muay Thai at my Dojo. it's like a martial arts centre with a few things on different nights. Even Wuzuquan in another room!
I'll give them a bell tonight and see what night and how much it is.
Is Muay Thai really as good as everyone says? I mean, to me it just looks kinda messy. What sort of conditioning do they do to make the kicks and punches so devastating?
I'm sure it's fantastic, but can anyone tell me why? Like first hand experiences?
Teh conditioning is similar to boxing training but with alot of leg work obviously..


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George L. Palao BEM (4 October 1940, Kensington, United Kingdom - 2009, Gibraltar) was a Gibraltarian historian and potholer and illustrator. He was particularly known for his excavations and finds in many caves of Gibraltar.

Early years
Born in Kensington, London on 4 October 1940, George Palao became part of an entire generation of Gibraltarians who were born away from the Rock after their parents were evacuated from Gibraltar along with most of the civilian population during World War II. When the war ended he and his family were repatriated to Gibraltar where he attended the Gibraltar Technical School and the Gibraltar Dockyard School. In 1958 Palao took up employment as a draghtsman for the Government of Gibraltar at their Public Works Department Drawing Office. He returned to London in 1970 to further his studies, enrolling on a two-year course at the South East London Technical College where he attended their Department of Building and Structural Engineering. He returned to Gibraltar in 1972.

Historical and caving research
Palao had actively pursued his interests in Gibraltar's history, pre-history, geology and archaeology since 1965, which led him to the discovery and excavation of many of the caves of Gibraltar, uncovering valuable material and information in the process. He led the Gibraltar Cave Research Group in the late 1950s and 60s, with many of the group's finds now kept at the Gibraltar Museum. He was also a keen diver, a skill he exploited to excavate a number of underwater sites along Gibraltar's coast. Palao's passion for history and archaeology saw him become a member of the Royal Archaeological Institute and the Prehistoric Society of Britain. His work in these research fields was officially recognised when he was awarded the British Empire Medal by Queen Elizabeth II in her Birthday Honours of 1976.

Works
Palao wrote many articles and constantly delivered talks and lectures to various organisations and schools on the subjects of geology and pre-history. His best known research are five of his books which were published between 1975 and 1985:

By writing these books Palao wanted "to increase the understanding and appreciation of Gibraltar's vast historical assets by those who live on the Rock and visitors alike". He managed to achieve this by bringing Gibraltar's rich history and heritage to the fore of the general public as no one had previously achieved.

Palao was also an accomplished illustrator, a skill he developed during his career as a draughtsman. He often complemented his written works with simple yet detailed line drawings of representations of events, people, costumes, warfare technologies, monuments and artefacts which have been used as resources at various schools in Gibraltar. His collection of illustrations includes many technical drawings of caves and other historical sites in Gibraltar. Palao was also commissioned to illustrate The Rock of the Gibraltarians: A History of Gibraltar, a book authored by former Governor of Gibraltar Sir William Jackson in 1987, considered to be the most complete history of Gibraltar and its people.

Although it was lesser known by the general public, Palao was also an accomplished model maker.

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Gibraltarian historians
British archaeologists
Recipients of the British Empire Medal
1940 births
2009 deaths
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Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence has worn clothes again and the Internet has several opinions on the matter.
The 27-year-old Red Sparrow lead graced the London skyline, alongside Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons, Matthias Schoenaerts and director Francis Lawrence, for the film's photocall yesterday.
As temperatures dropped to a cool three degrees celsius, the movie's male contingent wrapped up warm with multiple layers of clothing and Lawrence, she donned a plunging Versace number.
Lawrence's dress – which was a little more than reminiscent of Elizabeth Hurley's iconic Versace number from way back when – has some people up in arms.
Meanwhile, her male cohorts seem to be wearing more layers than Joey when he tries on all of Chandler's clothes and starts lunging.
Observers were quick to point out the disparity, as they posed on the balcony of London's Corinthia Hotel.
Some thought the photograph highlighted the difference between treatment of men and women in Hollywood.
This is such a quietly depressing (and revealing) image. Not least because I've been outside today and it's bloody freezing.
did the topic of a coat ever come up?
Some, who seemingly don't understand the contractual obligations of some actors to wear what stylists select for photocalls, were confused by the lack of coat.
Did producers provide those coasts to the other cast members? Or did she just not want to wear a coat?
I don't understand the issue?
They look embarrassed for her because I'm sure she can afford to buy a coat. I'm sure she knew what the weather was like before she walked out the door. Seriously.
Actually, it turns out she did have one and just took it off for the photographs, presumably so she still got paid by Versace to show off their dress in all its splendour.
Yet it didn't stop the whole scene looking more than a bit bizarre – and a damning indictment of how Hollywood lives and dies by capitalist gains.
And just because she's a woman she has to show skin and that gets dollars rolling in?
Wow so much equality and non-oppression.
She gets to wear Versace for free. In return she models it. Yeah she's outside. Yeah she's probably cold but all of us have aspects of our jobs we don't like. I'm not losing sleep over it. There are worse jobs.
Lawrence plays prima ballerina-turned-spy, Dominika Egorova in this year's upcoming Red Sparrow, which seems to gleefully embrace all the classic tropes of overtly sexualised leading ladies, while claiming to be empowering.
To be fair, I'd probably trade with Lawrence right now – if I had the acting skill and PR prowess – because I can't believe I'm still writing about women's clothes and the dismissal of their choice to do what they want with their bodies.
You keep doing you, J-Law.


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This study proposes an efficient service delivery system using a blueprinting approach to service innovation in private educational institutions. This case study presents a flow chart based on administration blueprinting of a private preparatory school for college entrance examination, located in South Korea, to streamline process criteria based on administrative procedures for students and their parents. The results of the case study provide useful planning information for successful implementation of service blueprinting in private educational institutions. The study results are expected to help improve customer encounters as the service provider can employ effective processes. The study also sheds light on new operational management strategies for service innovation. By continuously improving information sharing, service encounters are expected to enhance customer satisfaction. The blueprinting technique can streamline the sequence of customer activities in a service process to meet customer expectations and needs. Thus, the approach could help researchers and administrators as certain how they might implement the system to correct failure points to successfully resolve difficulties.
Providing quality service to the customer has been recognized as an essential competitive strategy for business growth in today's uncertain global market environment. Since service quality and customer satisfaction are imperative factors for competitiveness, business firms need a comprehensive approach to accomplish them . In the digital era, service quality concepts have been changed to include "value creation," "quality innovation," and "the service-dominant logic" that should be reflected in the business excellence model to indicate the strategic importance of the customer centric thinking . These concepts will be achieved through an effective process of producing quality goods and services for exceeding customer expectations and experience. Customer expectations and experiences are especially critical for business success in the service industry. As the service sector has evolved to assume a dominant role in economic growth, an increasing emphasis is now placed on the importance of customer expectations [3–5]. In addition, innovation through practical methods can substantially improve customer loyalty in service industries [6–8]. Service innovation through exploration of the literature and the available best practice information can help firms achieve sustainable growth .
According to Hall et al. , "Innovation adoption is a process not a decision point - a process that each innovation user experiences individually." The central idea at work here is that innovation is a process rather than an event. To improve operational processes that provide enhanced service through better implementations, organizations must provide a well-designed set of operational processes . Lee  suggested that operational innovations in existing work systems and processes are imperative to improve employees' task efficiency for organizational performance.
Previous studies have focused on diagnosing service problems at several levels, including personnel, management, and the supply chain [8, 12]. Studies have attempted to pinpoint service failures, categorize such failures, and track recovery of service. By analyzing the operational framework in the context of both failures and recovery strategies, a larger operational picture can be captured . Service blueprinting has been widely used to improve operational processes in service industries because it allows for visualization of the service process [7, 8, 14–16].
One of the challenges in private education institutions is to devise a management system that will improve customer (i.e., students and parents) satisfaction. The expectations of students and their parents when shopping around for private educational institutions are focused on the ability of the institution to fully prepare its students for successful professional careers in the future. Thus, educational organizations must be able to satisfy students' long-term needs, not just short-term academic goals.
Tien and Berg  presented an idea that customers and service providers can work together to improve value-added or satisfaction in a complex educational system. In service industry as a complex system, process improvement should focus on the customer service quality [18, 19]. If educational institutions determine the real needs of their customers (students and their parents), they can initiate a value-added process, which will result in long-term benefits to the institutions themselves.
This paper provides a case study to propose an effective way to apply service blueprinting to improving operational processes in the education system. The purpose of the study is to suggest solutions to improve operational processes, such as systemic management of educational institutions. This study also seeks solutions to operating errors that are based on a systematic use of blueprinting. The rest of this paper is organized as follows: the "Review of relevant literature" section presents a review of relevant previous studies; the "Case description" section proposes steps and structure of blueprinting with a case study; and "Discussion and Evaluation" section reports the results and conclusion of the study including limitations.
Service blueprinting as a flowcharting technique has been used for service process analysis . Shostack  defined service blueprinting as "a picture or map that accurately portrays the service system so that the different people involved in providing it can understand and deal with it objectively regardless of their roles or their individual point of view." The blueprint also facilitates problem-solving and creative thinking by identifying potential points of failure and highlighting opportunities to enhance customer perceptions of the service .
Service blueprinting indicates the line of visibility between customers and service providers. The line of visibility delineates separated activities between the front office, where customers obtain tangible evidence of the service, and the back office, which is out of the customers' view. The customer requires tangible services and makes evaluations based on the outcomes of those services rather than the process by which they are delivered. The physical separation means that special attention should be paid to the line of visibility, where customer perceptions about effectiveness of service are formed .
Service blueprinting is a method that managers can use to make decisions about the inspection and classification of service processes that are in play before the customer gets involved [8, 14, 20]. The method allows services to be preplanned and designed to control processes. Also, it provides managers the opportunity to identify potential failure points and to redesign procedures to avoid such occurrences, thus ensuring the delivery of high-quality service . This tool can help lead to not only prioritizing tasks, reduction of movements, and simplification of work but also identifying opportunities to create work processes or use flow processing more efficiently for task activities based on an existing process .
Since most service is dynamic, service production can be delivered by a sequence of identified activities. The service production flow in a poorly designed system leads to delivery errors or communication problems. To prevent these problems, service blueprinting as a flow chart has been effectively employed.
Shostack [22, 23] suggested service blueprinting for process analysis to modify shoe repair and discount brokerage services. Lovelock and Vandermerwe  showed the application of service blueprinting to hotel, bank, and florist services. Kumar et al.  reported improvements in operational processes using service blueprinting in an online business, Bellacor. The result of the study showed that the proposed blueprinting improved customer service and delivery tracking, reduced errors, and provided a better overall experience to the customer .
A new comprehensive set of symbols (Fig. 1) is compiled for this study based on literature review of service blueprinting and service mapping. Appropriate symbols can be selected from this set with respect to suitability and applicability in customizing the application of service blueprinting for particular processes. The main factors of service blueprinting include customer action, activities of the front office and back office, and supporting processes. There is no standardized type of service blueprinting. The symbols or the number of levels used may be explained differently by the user or based on the complexity of the application area. In other words, the symbols may indicate different things depending on the uniqueness of what is represented.
Bitner et al.  proposed "applying blueprinting in practice" as a guideline as follows: (1) decide on the company's service or service processes to be blueprinted and the objective, (2) determine who should be involved in the blueprinting process, (3) modify the blueprinting technique as appropriate, (4) map the service as it happens most of the time, (5) note disagreements to capture learning, (6) be sure customers remain the focus, (7) track insights that emerge for future action, and (8) develop recommendations and future actions based on blueprinting goals and, if desired, create final blueprints for use within the organization.
There are five components of a typical service blueprint: "customer actions, onstage/visible contact employee actions, backstage/invisible contact employee actions, support processes, and physical evidence" . In our case study, we used four components of the typical service blueprinting: customer actions, visible contact frontline workers, invisible contact back-office workers, and the supporting process. Customer activities include all steps of customer actions (e.g., ask for service, provide information), choice, and interactions in processes of purchase, consumption, and assessment. Employee activities can be grouped into two generic approaches: frontline workers and back-office staff.
Frontline workers in visible contact points directly provide service to customers in the line of visibility through their responsibility to direct service, but they have little choice in the operational process for customer satisfaction. Back-office staff makes preparations for the service of customers, which is then carried out by the frontline workers. Back-office workers do not have direct interactions with customers as their role is to perform actions that are beyond the customers' line of visibility. For example, the activities of an employee who places phone calls with physicians in order to prepare care services are performing support activities for contact point workers.
The supporting process is an internal process by which services are delivered, for instance, an education center that provides employees' skills and competency development. There is a difference between components of blueprinting and differentiation of other service processes because blueprinting encompasses customer actions and customer views reflected by the service process.
To illustrate the application of service blueprinting, a private educational institution was chosen. The institution is located in Incheon, South Korea. The institution is a private preparatory school for college entrance examination and is located on the fifth floor of a large building. There are 45 staff members working in the institution. A questionnaire was developed based on existing blueprinting of the institution and past accounts of service failures. Students, parents, and employees were then contacted for interviews. As operational failures in the education system cause reduction in the number of new or re-registered students, the study proposed to redesign and correct procedures for continued improvement of operational processes through service failure factors.
This case study was undertaken using the following criteria, based on administrative procedures for the students and parents at the institution and through benchmarking the best practices of service systems of educational institutions: (1) a customer-oriented service delivery system is the primary goal of the service provider (e.g., service quality of the instructor and/or consultant), and (2) the development process of the system considered various needs of students and parents including the desired service quality and quantity of instructors and consultants.
To develop an appropriate service delivery system, first, a suitable design and analysis for the system must be defined as shown in Table 1. The process used in the case is as follows: (1) the logical sequence of service delivery for each stage, (2) issues pertaining to service delivery system flexibility, and (3) problems involved in interactions between customers and providers. A more detailed summary of the above processes in the institution is shown in Table 1.
▪ A student went to the wrong classroom for the first class.
▪ A student could not follow changes mode for class meeting locations or times.
▪ Class schedule reliably notes the name of the teacher school bus or other transportation is reliable and consistent.
Most parents and students have increased their expectations about educational service of private institutions. It is important that the leaders of the private educational institutions strive to meet or exceed customer expectations. Consequently, they must improve educational service with service measurements by utilizing new methods such as blueprinting. An increased use of blueprinting would lead to developing a process manual of service activities that can improve service quality in the educational industry.
The process of this case study is as follows: (1) activity flows of registered students and parents are developed by blueprinting with staff; (2) the basic blueprinting is reviewed by frontline workers and then problems and improvements are reported; (3) a revised blueprinting is developed based on the previous step; and (4) new improvements are suggested through repetition of the above process.
The first step toward successful service is to present a favorable impression that leads to registration when customers, as students and parents, visit a private academy for the first time. Thus, process analysis and evaluation of all activities of customers, from the first visit all the way to return home, and improving service quality are critical success factors. A process flow chart of visits, consultations, registration, and returning home is compiled and analyzed in the case study.
Several problems are pointed out above. As shown in Fig. 3 and Table 2, waiting for an elevator is boring to customers, and the customer is waiting at F1 point. Customers can be embarrassed at the entering point, which is F2, when a counselor does not properly receive the customer. Unlike expectations, if there is a need consultation, waiting time is boring to customers and the consultation is pointed out as a waiting problem F3. When parents wait for their son or daughter during the examination, classroom may show some undesirable features as F4, since parents can see a lecture through a monitor.
The successful service should result in customers receiving a positive impression and students register for the first time. Thus, process analysis and evaluation of all activities are needed for new registered students. A process flow chart for new students from registration to return home is compiled as shown in Fig. 4.
There is a waste of time when the students need to wait to do any of the above process steps. W1 is an elevator waiting time when entering. W2 and W3 are processes to go to a classroom after registration and fingerprinting in the consultation office. W4 is a step to check the classroom notice after receiving textbooks and materials. W5 is an elevator waiting time to return home. There are service failure points throughout service processes as shown in Fig. 5. New blueprinting is developed for new students from registration to returning home as shown in Fig. 5.
As shown in Fig. 5 and Table 3, there are several problems possible in the process flow chart for new students from registration to returning home. The registration process might be ignored by readmitted students because they can go directly to the classroom instead of the consultation office (F1). If students do not understand the admission process, it can be confusing (F2). Even if the classroom is correctly noted, students could take a class in a different room (F3). To prevent the above listed problems, a rechecking process after the first class is needed, so it represents a failure point (F4). Finally, school bus ride complications based on incomplete documentation or administrative communication as F5.
To resolve or suggest solutions to the above problems based on practical applications, the case study provides several suggestions. First, one of the three elevators be reserved exclusively for the institute directly from the first floor to the fifth floor to save waiting time and improve convenience. Today's class time and room numbers should be posted for easy reference for students on the first floor; also, it can reduce boring time to wait for an elevator. The institute should open the whole process as a flow chart or a figure for easy reference on the first floor and provide a comfortable room with beverages, computers, or a television for parents not to have boring time during the exam of their son or daughter. To prevent any student taking a wrong class in a different room, a manager or a leader should provide new information to students using text massages to cell phones at least 1 h in advance. Renovations and/or rearrangements of offices may need in order to facilitate a better flow of traffic based on waiting lines at the consultation office to record a photo and fingerprinting. For the staff, a manager or a leader should provide work guidelines and information about the duties of back-office workers vs. front-office workers (teachers or administrative support) who have direct contacts with customers, to improve satisfaction of customers and staff, increase student performance on exam or lecture, and support staff or students through quality service to maximize mutual benefits.
Since it is important to increase the number of students, professional counseling should be provided based on students' performance and their parents' expectation as well as available classes. A leader should encourage the administrative staff not to overbook consultation appointments with parents to have enough time for internal communication. From a temporal standpoint for students, a leader should provide the best experience educational opportunities (e.g., memorize, review, or time schedule) to prepare for exams or lectures.
Operational innovation improves organizational processes that are needed for effective and seamless interactions among teachers, administrators, and student as customers in academic institution. Also, operational innovation can support reduction in lead time and consistent educational service quality . Thus, educational institution should promote operational innovation to search for new opportunities for customer value creation using the blueprinting approach.
This paper presents our experiences with a case study where the blueprinting approach was used to improve service quality in a private educational institution. The results of this study are expected to help improve customer encounters as the service provider can employ useful processes. As shown above, sharing the information with employees improves work efficiency cooperation among departments and decision-making. Therefore, by continuously improving information sharing, work efficiency is expected to improve.
Also, the primary functional lines should be clearly developed to facilitate speedy analysis of stakeholders in the process for the success of the organization. The line of visibility provides the process analyzer to improve each encounter to take advantage of both the lines of external and internal interactions.
There are some limitations of the study. First, this study used activities on the line of visibility and focused on administrative services. Second, the case study did not consider different delivery times of services in a more detailed way based on the type of service. Finally, this study assumed that private educational institutions provide basically the same service. Future research should consider these limitations and further explore different service activities, capability of staff members, and differences between new and readmitted students based on the level of education.
All authors contributed to the developing research model, data collection, and writing of the manuscript.


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package com.microsoft.azure.management.labservices.v2018_10_15.implementation;

import com.microsoft.azure.management.labservices.v2018_10_15.Lab;
import com.microsoft.azure.arm.model.implementation.CreatableUpdatableImpl;
import rx.Observable;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.labservices.v2018_10_15.LabFragment;
import java.util.Map;
import org.joda.time.Period;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.labservices.v2018_10_15.LabUserAccessMode;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.labservices.v2018_10_15.LatestOperationResult;
import rx.functions.Func1;

class LabImpl extends CreatableUpdatableImpl<Lab, LabInner, LabImpl> implements Lab, Lab.Definition, Lab.Update {
    private final LabServicesManager manager;
    private String resourceGroupName;
    private String labAccountName;
    private String labName;
    private LabFragment updateParameter;

    LabImpl(String name, LabServicesManager manager) {
        super(name, new LabInner());
        this.manager = manager;
        // Set resource name
        this.labName = name;
        //
        this.updateParameter = new LabFragment();
    }

    LabImpl(LabInner inner, LabServicesManager manager) {
        super(inner.name(), inner);
        this.manager = manager;
        // Set resource name
        this.labName = inner.name();
        // set resource ancestor and positional variables
        this.resourceGroupName = IdParsingUtils.getValueFromIdByName(inner.id(), "resourceGroups");
        this.labAccountName = IdParsingUtils.getValueFromIdByName(inner.id(), "labaccounts");
        this.labName = IdParsingUtils.getValueFromIdByName(inner.id(), "labs");
        //
        this.updateParameter = new LabFragment();
    }

    @Override
    public LabServicesManager manager() {
        return this.manager;
    }

    @Override
    public Observable<Lab> createResourceAsync() {
        LabsInner client = this.manager().inner().labs();
        return client.createOrUpdateAsync(this.resourceGroupName, this.labAccountName, this.labName, this.inner())
            .map(new Func1<LabInner, LabInner>() {
               @Override
               public LabInner call(LabInner resource) {
                   resetCreateUpdateParameters();
                   return resource;
               }
            })
            .map(innerToFluentMap(this));
    }

    @Override
    public Observable<Lab> updateResourceAsync() {
        LabsInner client = this.manager().inner().labs();
        return client.updateAsync(this.resourceGroupName, this.labAccountName, this.labName, this.updateParameter)
            .map(new Func1<LabInner, LabInner>() {
               @Override
               public LabInner call(LabInner resource) {
                   resetCreateUpdateParameters();
                   return resource;
               }
            })
            .map(innerToFluentMap(this));
    }

    @Override
    protected Observable<LabInner> getInnerAsync() {
        LabsInner client = this.manager().inner().labs();
        return client.getAsync(this.resourceGroupName, this.labAccountName, this.labName);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isInCreateMode() {
        return this.inner().id() == null;
    }

    private void resetCreateUpdateParameters() {
        this.updateParameter = new LabFragment();
    }

    @Override
    public String createdByObjectId() {
        return this.inner().createdByObjectId();
    }

    @Override
    public String createdByUserPrincipalName() {
        return this.inner().createdByUserPrincipalName();
    }

    @Override
    public DateTime createdDate() {
        return this.inner().createdDate();
    }

    @Override
    public String id() {
        return this.inner().id();
    }

    @Override
    public String invitationCode() {
        return this.inner().invitationCode();
    }

    @Override
    public LatestOperationResult latestOperationResult() {
        return this.inner().latestOperationResult();
    }

    @Override
    public String location() {
        return this.inner().location();
    }

    @Override
    public Integer maxUsersInLab() {
        return this.inner().maxUsersInLab();
    }

    @Override
    public String name() {
        return this.inner().name();
    }

    @Override
    public String provisioningState() {
        return this.inner().provisioningState();
    }

    @Override
    public Map<String, String> tags() {
        return this.inner().getTags();
    }

    @Override
    public String type() {
        return this.inner().type();
    }

    @Override
    public String uniqueIdentifier() {
        return this.inner().uniqueIdentifier();
    }

    @Override
    public Period usageQuota() {
        return this.inner().usageQuota();
    }

    @Override
    public LabUserAccessMode userAccessMode() {
        return this.inner().userAccessMode();
    }

    @Override
    public Integer userQuota() {
        return this.inner().userQuota();
    }

    @Override
    public LabImpl withExistingLabaccount(String resourceGroupName, String labAccountName) {
        this.resourceGroupName = resourceGroupName;
        this.labAccountName = labAccountName;
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public LabImpl withLocation(String location) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.inner().withLocation(location);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withLocation(location);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public LabImpl withMaxUsersInLab(Integer maxUsersInLab) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.inner().withMaxUsersInLab(maxUsersInLab);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withMaxUsersInLab(maxUsersInLab);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public LabImpl withProvisioningState(String provisioningState) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.inner().withProvisioningState(provisioningState);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withProvisioningState(provisioningState);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public LabImpl withTags(Map<String, String> tags) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.inner().withTags(tags);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withTags(tags);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public LabImpl withUniqueIdentifier(String uniqueIdentifier) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.inner().withUniqueIdentifier(uniqueIdentifier);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withUniqueIdentifier(uniqueIdentifier);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public LabImpl withUsageQuota(Period usageQuota) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.inner().withUsageQuota(usageQuota);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withUsageQuota(usageQuota);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public LabImpl withUserAccessMode(LabUserAccessMode userAccessMode) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.inner().withUserAccessMode(userAccessMode);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withUserAccessMode(userAccessMode);
        }
        return this;
    }

}

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The Beach United Football Club hosted the Can-Am Cup over the weekend and kept much of the hardware at home by winning the championship in one division and finishing runner-up in three others.
The BUFC Panthers went undefeated to win the U-10 Girls Red Division, defeating CASL Fusion 4-3 in a thrilling championship game at Grand Park in Market Common. More than 120 teams from the Southeast took part in the tournament at venues throughout the Grand Strand.
The BUFC PridePuma suffered a heartbreaking loss on penalty kicks in the U-13 Girls Red Division championship game despite going undefeated in pool play.
The BUFC Legends finished in second place in the U-12 Boys Red Division going 2-0-2, and the BUFC Strikers were runners-up in the U-9 Boys Red Division.
The Hurricanes went 2-1-1 in the U-12 Girls Red Division but missed out on a spot on the podium via a points tiebreaker. Also competing in the tournament were the BUFC Crush, Crew, Storm, Flash, Fury, Tiempo and Warriors.
Beach United Football Club is a Myrtle Beach-based youth soccer organization that offers top-level instruction and competition for ages 5-19.


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Three-game road trip for UMass women's lacrosse starts in Pittsburgh
Minutewomen hope to improve play on the road
By Cameron Sibert, Collegian Staff
Filed under Archives, Scrolling Headlines, Sports, Women's Lacrosse
The Massachusetts women's lacrosse team is set for its final road trip for Atlantic 10 play, starting with a trip to Duquesne on Friday night. This season has been strong for the Minutewomen (9-3, 4-0 A-10), as they are currently undefeated in the league.
After rolling George Mason 24-5 on Friday, the team faced its first real threat in conference play with Saint Joseph in Sunday's 11-8 win over the Hawks. Cassidy Doster and Kelly Marra put the finishing touches on that contest with cushioning goals at the end of the final period.
"It was a little bit of a mixed bag, just overall, we had some plays, we made plays when we needed to, defense made some great stops," head coach Angela McMahon said. "We were a little inconsistent throughout the whole game in every aspect. Definitely some things we want to improve on, and know we need to improve on as we move forwards, but happy to come away with a win."
For the Minutewomen, offense has headlined most of this season's action, but against the Hawks the defense really stepped up, especially in the end, holding off any final push that St Joe's tried to muster up. Sophomore Audrey Fantazzia was able to corral three ground balls to go along with two caused turnovers, while freshman Amy Moreau registered a shot on net, matching up with one ground ball and caused turnover.
"I personally felt that our defense really stepped up through almost all aspects of our play," said Moreau. "Communication, aggressiveness, getting second chances, all of the things that our coaches kind of preach, I feel like for the most part, all came together."
Friday's matchup comes against a Duquesne team (6-4, 1-3 A-10) coming off of its first conference win over Davidson on Sunday, they will be looking to stay in the winning column with home field advantage against a consistently tough UMass team.
"I think they have a lot of energy, they're feisty and scrappy. I think they're probably going to be excited to play us, a night game on a Friday night," said McMahon. "I think we're going to have to be sharp and make sure we're trying to set the tone, and not coming out flat the way we did the other day."
For the Minutewomen, going on the road has been a slight blemish in a strong season. They've gone 2-2 away from Garber Field to this point, and won their only road game of A-10 play over Davidson. However, their winning streak will be on the line, and they will be looking to keep the same intensity they have showed at home as of late.
"It's no different, we do the same things, sometimes it's nice to have a little bit of extra time that we can spend together with team meals, and some of the bonding that goes on on the bus or the plane and things like that," said McMahon. "It's really just business as usual, focus, being in the moment, not getting ahead of ourselves, not thinking too much about anything.
"It's just trying to come away with a win on Friday that's pretty much it, then we can take care of St. Bonaventure after that."
After Friday's matchup, the Minutewomen will set out for Olean, New York for a matchup with St. Bonaventure on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Cameron Sibert can be reached at [email protected] or followed on twitter @cameron_sibert.
Tags: Atlantic 10, Dequesne, Minutewoman, UMass, UMass Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse


Seasonally, homeschool students venture out for West Side Christian's weekly forest school series for students ages 4-12. Children engage in powerful outdoor learning experiences that provide motivation, excitement, wonder, as well as real-life-lasting-learning moments through integrated interdisciplinary experiences. We play and learn in the woods all while building a connection to God's creation and each other.
Forest Homeschool runs on Thursday afternoons from 1-3pm. The cost for each seasonal session is $40 per student.
Once you enroll, you will receive an email confirmation along with a student information registration form. If you have questions about Forest Homeschool, please contact Janet Staal, Director of Outdoor Education, at jstaal@wschristian.org.
As part of the year-long, project-based learning we'll again break out to learn and play among the trees. This series will also inspire the adventurous kids to grow in their talents and natural artistic design skills as they enjoy creating things and working with their hands. With safety in mind, students will use various tools as they discover the wealth of creative resources they have right outside their door. Integrated throughout our time together they'll be researching a problem-solving solution of our forested area.
How can the health of our forest be improved? Students will apply their learning experiences to problem-solve this driving question. This session will focus on the student-generated solution, culminating with a celebration presentation.


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Karl Gärtner oder Karl Gaertner ist der Name folgender Personen:

* Karl Gärtner (General) (1811–1869), deutsch-spanischer Generalmajor
 Karl Gaertner (Politiker) (1823–1886), deutscher Ingenieur, Unternehmer und Politiker (NLP)
 Karl Gärtner (Ministerialdirektor) (1897–1944), deutscher Ministerialbeamter
 Karl Christian Gärtner (1712–1791), deutscher Schriftsteller
 Karl Friedrich von Gärtner (1772–1850), deutscher Botaniker und Arzt
 Karl Wilhelm Gärtner (1700–1760), deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler und Jurist

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Precision was determined as described in CLSI/NCCLS Protocol EP5-A2. The six-level ARK Methotrexate Control and pooled human specimens containing methotrexate were used in the study. Each level was assayed in quadruplicate twice a day for 20 days. Each of the runs per day was separated by at least two hours. The within run, between day, total SD, and percent CVs were calculated.
*Samples were diluted in ARK Methotrexate Dilution Bufer.
Mean result and SD were multiplied by the dilution factor.
The ARK Methotrexate Assay did not crossreact with the major metabolite 7-OH-MTX.
The ARK Methotrexate Assay crossreacts substantially with the minor metabolite DAMPA. Tests were performed in the absence of the parent drug methotrexate. Crossreactivity to DAMPA ranged 64.3 to 100%. The assay should not be used during possible compassionate therapy with glucarpidase (carboxypeptidase G2) that rapidly converts circulating methotrexate to DAMPA.
The ARK Methotrexate Assay crossreacts slightly with triamterene and trimethoprim, however these drugs may be contraindicated for MTX cancer treatment due to additional adverse effects if co-administered. The structures of these compounds closely match the pteridine ring moiety of methotrexate.
The ARK Methotrexate Assay did not cross-react (≤ 0.01%) with folate analogs or other compounds at ≥ 1000 μmol/L as tested.


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First Annual Turkey Waddle
Friday, November 23, 11 AM
Burn off some of those Thanksgiving calories with a stroll along Jean's Trail (off Racoon Way in the Stormfield preserve). Meet at 11:00 AM at 313 Redding Road – take the dirt drive directly across from Lee Lane and follow to end. It's an easy to moderate family-friendly hike through woods and around a dammed pond.
Snow or rain cancels – bundle up for the chilly temps. Hiking boots recommended.
Questions or RSVP info@reddingctlandtrust.org.
A Run for the Cows
Amazingly, The Great Turkey Escape has runners from 22 states so far. My do people travel!! Registration stronger than previous years and may sell out prior to race day
https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/Redding/TheGreatTurkeyEscape
RES honors Vets
Written by the students in Mr. Farina's grade 4 language arts class: Austin Bradford, Chloe Chiang, Aurelia Martin, Allison Prugh, Zach Prugh, Lyra Robinson, Ripley Robinson, Miley Stuart, Lilia Vero, and Sassy Wood
Redding Elementary School was honored to host 11 veterans for their Veterans Day celebration on Monday, November 12, 2018.
In preparation for this special occasion, classrooms decorated the hallways with banners, handmade flags, and poppies. Poppies are an important symbol of this holiday because of a woman named Moina Michael. She was so moved by the poem, "In Flanders Field" by John McCrae, that she developed a campaign to make the poppy the national flower for sacrifice.
Students and staff came to school dressed in their best patriotic red, white, and blue outfits. The veterans enjoyed a delicious breakfast sponsored by the PTA and then headed down to the big gym where the whole school sat in anticipation for the arrival of the guests of honor.
Our ceremony began by singing "America The Beautiful" accompanied by one of our music teachers, Mrs. Weiss. Five Eagle Scouts, processing in with the American and Connecticut flags, led the veterans down an aisle between a standing ovation of preschool through 4th grade students. The veterans proceeded up onto the stage and our principal, Mrs. Hammond, welcomed everyone and led the school in the Pledge of Allegiance. Our Assistant Principal, Mr. Basta, introduced the veterans who each received a well deserved applause. Students from Mr. Farina's 4th Grade Language Arts class had the pleasure of reading short pieces of information and history about our United States military, Veterans Day, and Military Families Month. Our ceremony concluded with a recessional out of the gym led by the Eagle Scouts to "This Land Is Your Land," with added melodies by the 3rd and 4th grade choruses.
The day's celebration continued with the veterans visiting our classrooms. In grades 3 and 4, the veterans spent time with the students in a Q&A session. Many classes had prepared questions ahead of time, but the conversations sparked many spontaneous inquiries. Students in grades 1 and 2 also had the opportunity to ask questions, but they were also treated to a read aloud by the visiting veteran. Kindergarten and preschool students were visited by a veteran as well!
Redding Elementary School is so thankful to all of the veterans and Eagle Scouts who participated in our day of celebration for the men and women, past, present, and future of our armed services.
Pictured in the photograph with Board of Education member Colleen Pilato, Principal of RES Natalie Hammond and teacher Matthew Farina are the veterans who visited Redding Elementary School on Monday, November 12: Private Lawrence Bassett, Sergeant Jerry Bergman, Specialist Larry Birch, Lieutenant William Brown, Seaman Thom Field, Sergeant Richard Grosso, Lieutenant John Lemke, Staff Sergeant Milton Magnussen, Seaman Paul Williams, and Captain Sage Woodward Photo: Kri Tartaglia


Square Box Systems, the company behind the industry-leading CatDV media asset management (MAM) system, today announced the release of CatDV 12. A major step forward in the ongoing evolution of the CatDV product line, CatDV 12 features an updated user experience along with native support for Square Box Systems' recently upgraded CatDV Server 7. In addition, the system's logging and ingest capabilities have been updated.
With unrivalled support for large installations, CatDV is well-suited to content creators in any organization that requires the use of media (video, audio, or stills) as part of its communication with customers. CatDV customers range from traditional broadcast and production to sports, education, marketing/advertising, retail, banking and insurance, manufacturing, science and research, and houses of worship. Offering a 64-bit architecture and a robust playback engine with native support for the latest broadcast and camera formats, CatDV saves time, money, and stress in content creation and a wide variety of other production tasks. Users can create rough cuts that can be sent to major nonlinear editing systems. They can find content and view dailies quickly and collaborate for content review across geographies and functional teams.
With CatDV 12, a seamless integration with CatDV Server 7 further streamlines setup and deployment. As the central clip and metadata repository, Server 7 supports searches across the database, enables collaboration between teams, and applies security and production groups' permissions. CatDV 12 works with most camera formats as well as networking, editing, archiving, storage, playout, scheduling, transcoding, DRM, and other types of third-party solutions. CatDV 12 also features a refreshed user interface, offering a familiar feel for existing customers, while making the power and sophistication of CatDV even more accessible.
CatDV is offered in a range of configurations to suit any budget and enterprises of all sizes. CatDV solutions can include three stand-alone clients, increasing in power and sophistication, two Web clients, mobile interfaces, and three tiers of networked servers: CatDV Workgroup for collaboration across smaller teams, CatDV Enterprise for larger deployments with more sophisticated security and search requirements, and CatDV Pegasus, a premium server for the very largest deployments.
Square Box Systems will demonstrate CatDV 12 at the 2016 NAB Show in booth SL5025. CatDV 12 will be available later in 2016.


Home Uncategorized CogniShield Review – A Key to Unlocking Brain's Best Potential?
Cognitive enhancers, which are also referred to as Nootropics, are currently booming in the market. This is largely due to the fact that one of the greatest sorrows a human being could possibly undergo is the loss of memory. We need our memory for several reasons other than to remember our everyday work. Memory lets us know who is important to us, such as family or friends, and what we have to achieve in our life. Without the power of memory, a human is little more than a vegetable in a human covering. Additionally, humans need their memory in order to score well on tests, perform impressively at the workplace, or just to function on a daily basis. Students need memory to remember where their classes are; for preparing for tests, and giving their exams. Breadwinners for their families need their memories in order to remember their deadlines, apply their knowledge, and produce good results. The very economy and structure of the world, one could say, rests upon the memory function.
At all levels of life, memory is cherished as something that makes up the crux of one's very identity. If this essential part of us slows down or starts receding, it could negatively impact our lives and those of our loved ones. Alzheimer's patients especially go through a frightening phase where they might not even recognize their own children. This, of course, is a highly painful situation for both parties. Such patients have also been known to go to the bathroom and forget how to unlock the door, or forget if they have taken their medicines or not. Obviously, life is very difficult to lead in this manner, so people actively seek a solution to this disease.
Hence, with such serious problems on hand, it's obvious that a supplement like CogniShield would be welcomed. It is probably the only substance on the market that labels itself as a possible solution to cognitive issues.
CogniShield's spokesperson is Adam Rand, who came up with the supplement's formula after his own father developed Alzheimer's disease in 2012. The usual medications prescribed for Alzheimer's produced no effect, and the patient's health was rapidly declining. Rand conducted his own research in the quest for a solution to his father's deterioration. He soon found out about brain supplements (Nootropics), and combined four of the top ones he found. After administering them to his father, he found that the patient started to regain his memory.
Not only this, but Rand took the pills himself and found that his memory started working several times more quickly than before. He could remember events and information much more easily and was able to learn new things at a lightening speed. He thus combined the ingredients of the four Nootropics and ultimately launched CogniShield. It is carefully manufactured within the United States of America, and inside an FDA-registered facility. All four ingredients that it contains are also said to be tested, verified, and passed for usage and consumption by a GMP-certified third party laboratory.
Phenyl Piracetam, a substance which has been studied at the clinical level. It has somewhat been proven to improve the memory processes when consumed in high amounts. It has been tested on human beings with and without cognitive problems and resulted in a significant improvement in memory for both groups. This ingredient was developed by a team of Russian scientists in the 1980s as a result of adding the Phenyl atom to Piracetam.
Noopept, that is believed to be a much more powerful and potent substance than Piracetam. Hence, it is effective in smaller doses than the first ingredient. This substance was also developed by Russian scientists, but around twenty years before Phenyl Piracetum. It's a prescription medicine in that country. There have been studies that show an improvement in cognitive performance when Noopept is used on patients with or without memory decline problems. This is probably because of the ingredient's neuroprotective properties. Moreover, Noopept is being considered for additional research and study with regards to reversing or delaying the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
The third ingredient goes by the name of Choline, a nutrient commonly found in such foods that contribute to the building of memory processes. It thus positively affects the learning ability of the person who consumes these foods. Choline performs this action by converting to acetylcholine in the body, which is also known as the "learning neurotransmitter" of the body. This serves to enhance the coordination, reflexive and defensive actions of the body and mind. It also keeps the communication systems open between neurons, thus enabling the individual to make links between causes and effects in their everyday life.
The fourth main ingredient is called L-Theanine, which is derived from tea and serves to cancel out the after-effects of caffeine. This substance's main effect is that it relaxes the body without the usual drowsy effect. It thus lessens stress and anxiety, which is the root cause of many diseases, probably including Alzheimer's. Stress is also the main culprit for a person blanking out and forgetting important information, so doing away with this factor can only produce a positive effect on memory function. If L-Theanine is consumed on a regular basis, it could also act as a stimulant for brain activity and causes the individual to learn and remember better than before. There is also research being conducted into whether this ingredient may protect again neuron cell death, which may be the main factor in memory decline.
The team behind CogniShield say that these four effective ingredients are available in the supplement in effective doses. However, they don't go into the details of just how much these doses are. This information is still doubtful for users; hence nothing can really be said about the actual effectiveness of the CogniShield supplement.
The users are recommended to consume two CogniShield pills each day. It is preferable if the pills are taken with meals.
CogniShield pills are packed in a bottle, which costs around $69. Each bottle consists of sixty pills, which is essentially a month's supply. This means that each pill costs a little more than a dollar; quite a steep price at first glance.
The users will get a Memory Playbook that would help them in improving their memory recall, and retention.
CogniShield's purchase does not contain any automatic billing or additional shipping charges. Thus, the purchaser has no fear of getting additional charges every month or year. The price is the final cost, and nothing more.
The 60-day money back guarantee also assures consumers that they won't be throwing away their money even if the pills don't improve their memory or bring about and positive change in Alzheimer's patients. If unsatisfied, the money would be fully refunded within sixty days of delivery. Plus, the bottle wouldn't even be needed to be returned.
There is no specific company behind the name of CogniShield. This is a worrying factor because if any harmful side effects do happen to occur, there is no actual company which can be sued for major damages. Other than the name of the creator himself, there is no one that can be held accountable if anything goes awry.
A contact number and email for customer service is provided on CogniShield's official website, but it might not be enough to address major complaints.
On the bright side, however, there is no mention of the CogniShield supplement on the Better Business Bureau. This is a positive fact, as it means that there haven't been enough complaints to place this product there. This must mean that most of the purchasers are relatively satisfied with the effects of the pills. At the very least, this means that there have been no harmful side effects.
CogniShield include the doubtful assumption that it creates a reversal of Alzheimer's disease symptoms. If this were true, it would be a huge deal in the medical world. It is unlikely that one would just randomly happen upon the formula for Alzheimer's.
Additionally, there is the disturbing fact that the ingredient amounts are not precisely known. If this is the case, we also don't know what else could be added to the formula. There may be harmful side effects. The fact that no one has reported any harm yet does not mean that there definitely aren't any. A simple or even extensive Google search, or any other kind of research, does nothing to reveal any more background about Adam Rand or his ailing father. Other than their connection with CogniShield, these two individuals seem to have no place in either the medical or pharmaceutical world.
The main problem that many reviewers seem to find with CogniShield is the very way in which it is being marketed. The fact is, seeing loved ones suffer from Alzheimer's is a very painful and emotional process. The way CogniShield points towards itself as being a way out of Alzheimer's, but not actually saying that it could be the solution (which would be illegal), is a somewhat cruel tactic. It targets people right on their sensitive spot in a most manipulative manner, which is not very impressive, to say the least.
Nootropic supplements are becoming more and more popular these days, and their ingredients do seem to show some promise along the path of improving memory function. In this sense, CogniShield shows some hope for Alzheimer's disease patients and those people with cognitive problems.
The ingredients used in the making of CogniShield seem to be promising as well, having been clinically tested to contribute positively to the cognitive function of their consumers. However, since the exact formula is not known (probably to avoid duplication), there remains an air of mystery around the supplement. Mystery in the case of medicine is never a good thing.
Another mystery, of course, is the non-existence of Adam Rand and his experiment in any medical journal, paper, or case study. If there really had been such a breakthrough, wouldn't the proper medical people know about it? One should properly consider this fact before placing an order for the CogniShield supplement pills.
Nevertheless, the ingredients within the Cognitive supplement course are strong and potent in and of themselves. Ingesting them in capsule form twice a day for a month would probably not cause much harm. There might even be some benefits involved.
Thus, it can be concluded that the CogniShield supplement pills are worth placing an order for, and even trying out within the guarantee period.
One's regular memory might improve as a result of using CogniShield, and its usage may even prevent a decline in the future. However, the expectation that it can reverse Alzheimer's is a bit farfetched, and probably shouldn't be taken too seriously. At the very best, it could be considered a preventive measure against the onset of Alzheimer's or general memory decline as one ages.
Interested individuals can purchase CogniShield supplement can be purchased through its official website. In case of any queries, the users can reach out to the customer support team at support@cognidefender.com or calling the suppliers directly at 1-844-862-6464.
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Come home to this desirable & unique tri-level retreat that backs open space on a quiet cul-de-sac in Newbury Park! Guests are welcomed into this light & bright formal living w/rustic wood flooring, slate stone fireplace & a large window w/window seat to enjoy natural light & views of Boney Mountain. Kitchen has an industrial feel w/ample cabinetry & great views of the sparkling pool! Home offers a nice flowing floorplan w/tons of charm. Upstairs features all four bedrooms w/spacious master en-suite & a huge private deck overlooking the backyard oasis! Upper level has three additional bedrooms, two of which have window seats w/storage & all share a full bath. Downstairs family room leads you out to lower covered patio w/custom hardscape, perfect for indoor/outdoor living & entertaining! Rear yard has many amazing features including tranquil pool & spa (w/safety gates & new pool pump), custom hardscape benches, beautiful mature trees (including fig, lemon mandarin, and avocado), drip system w/timer for yards, & the large side yard space is a perfect area for trampoline/play yard, etc. This home has so many great qualities including a distinct floorplan, wonderful location, tree-top & mountain views, great school district & close to shopping & restaurants!
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Michigan Farm To School - Blog: Introducing a new Specialist & new resources!
With a new Specialist and new resources, we're gearing up for a great year for Michigan Farm to School here at the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS)!
First, I'd like to e-introduce you to our new Farm to School Specialist, Abby Harper. Many of you may have met Abby last summer when she was interning with CRFS and was out and about around Michigan. Now that she has completed her studies at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Boston, she returns to us as a full-time staff member! Among other things, Abby will serve as the lead for the MI Farm to School Grant program and will be developing our Farm to Early Childhood work further, both here in Michigan and nationally. I'm sure you'll be hearing from Abby in the future, but for now she can be reached at harperab@msu.edu. Please join me in welcoming Abby. I'm sure she'll be a valuable addition to the great Farm to School work happening in Michigan and beyond.
Second, at long last, I'd like to share that our Farm to Early Childhood Programs: A Step-By-Step Guide is now available! Freely downloadable, this new guide provides tools and resources to help early childhood program providers of all types and sizes purchase and use local foods in their meals and snacks. Jekeia Murphy and Julia Smith, both former Specialists here at CRFS with expertise in childhood education and early childhood development, respectively, led the development of this guide, which was funded through the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. We would like to thank our many partners, in Michigan and beyond, who provided their expertise and reviewed the guide or pieces of it. Please do feel free to be in touch with me and/or Abby with feedback or input on the usability of the guide, but I trust it will prove helpful as you plan to take advantage of the season's harvest!
Finally, as you tend to your summer gardens, I want to remind you of our most recently released guide: Garden to Cafeteria: A Step-By-Step Guide. This guide provides an approach for school garden educators and stakeholders, both experienced and newcomer, to successfully source products from school gardens for use in the cafeteria or food program. This guide is also freely downloadable and was authored by Kaitlin Koch, now with MSU Extension's Community Food Systems team and based in Macomb County, with a little help from yours truly. Check out this video spotlighting the Garden to Cafeteria program at Detroit Public Schools for some inspiration!


Main & Station Nonesuch Kickshaws is organizing a series of informal discussions and presentations. The aim of this series is twofold: to provide opportunities for people to share their knowledge, experiences, ideas, and passions as well as to have good conversations with interesting people.
The talks will be scheduled between at various days and times depending upon the availablity of the speakers and the space.
Talks can be any length but we recommend something that is anywhere from 20 – 45 minutes followed by a period for questions & discussion.
This Thursday, June 25th at 10:30 am at Main & Station, Parrsboro's old Post Office (the red brick building with the clocktower).
Our guest speaker for this morning's coffee talk will be Bruce Wark here to tell us about Visible Voices: The Radio Revolution Why and how was radio invented? Who made the world's first broadcast? And what can we "see" when we listen to it? Veteran radiophile Bruce Wark takes us on an audio tour: radio then and now.
Janet is baking up some fresh Carrot Pineapple Muffins for the occasion and we also have fresh Maple Nut Granola served with yogourt, fruits, and maple syrup, Peanut Butter Banana Toast, Chocolate Toast and more.


Huawei's consumer business became its largest division in 2018, outsourcing its core network business. Huawei released its first Huawei smartphone in 2010. It was an inexpensive phone, and in the first few years the company released cheap devices.
"We set prices based on our costs, which were relatively low. Our costs were low for two reasons: the Western management approaches that we introduced, our operating costs were also low," he said.
"In the result, "he added," we set our prices at a relatively low level, which complicated the competitiveness of Western companies with us. We talked a lot about it. "They raised our prices, and now many people believe that Huawei is expensive," he added.


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Ondine Hogeboom, Graduate Student Henley Business School at the University of Reading, U.K. presented her research at our all important 42nd monthly meeting of the SSBMG, on the application of the Lean Start-up Methodology (Blank & Ries) by social entrepreneurs.
Perhaps surprisingly she found little other research has been undertaken at the intersection of Lean Start-up and Social Enterprise - so once again we have the opportunity to hear about more world-leading research undertaken by members of this group at this months meeting.
Ondine will asked member whether there is interest in collaboration to develop a Flourishing Business Method and started a discussion to find other members interested in working on such a project.
The agenda for this meeting is posted here to our Linkedin Forum.
To introduce her presentation Ondine said "The Lean start-up is a popular methodology that attempts to put entrepreneurship and innovation on a rigorous footing and to prevent start-up failure. In order to increase social and ecological change globally it is important that methods claiming to reduce start-up risk or accelerate scaling opportunities are explored in detail. If there was a reduction in failure rates for social purpose start-up's or better and quicker scaling opportunities this may have a significant impact on social innovation globally. This presentation is based on the outcomes of a recently completed research paper on the topic and will discuss how the methodology is currently being implemented in social purpose start-ups, the perceived impact and value of the methodology and explores an improved implementation approach for social purpose start-ups."
A link to the slides plus a link to an unedited recording of this meeting is available via this our dropbox. Note: we don't have the resources to edit the recording at present so it is "as is" (including missing the audio for ~5 mins at around 1hr05). Please contact Prof. Nabil Harfoush for access. The link is also posted in the comments to the agenda on the Linkedin Forum along with discussion about the meeting by our members.


The GUCares Fund, seeded with initial contributions from the University, will be supported by donations from Georgetown University employees in partnership with matching funds from some of our business partners and vendors. Upon request, financial assistance may be provided to an employee through this emergency fund designed to help University employees (faculty, AAPs and staff) recover financially from loss due to recent natural emergencies, accidents, catastrophes, deaths or illnesses. The Fund relies on donations from University employees to ensure that we can continue to provide emergency financial support to our community.
Starting this spring, you are invited to play an important role in the creation of this new pilot fund. Your gift will support those members of our community during times of financial hardship. You can help by making a regular monthly donation by standing order through payroll contribution; or you may choose to make a one-time gift either through payroll deduction or personal check. Your donation is tax-deductible.
Payroll deduction contribution forms can be emailed to gucares@georgetown.edu, or faxed to 202-687-9148.
Checks can be sent via intercampus mail or regular mail to Matthew Kelly-Montresor, Office of Faculty and Staff Benefits, 6th Floor, 2115 Wisconsin Aven, N.W., Washington, DC, 20007.
Grants for emergency assistance will be available to all employees working 75% time beginning Fall of 2015.
Applications and supporting documentation can be submitted securely by uploading to Box sending to gucares@georgetown.edu, or faxed to 202-687-9148. You may also hand deliver your application to Darnall Hall, 2nd Floor, M-31, or to 2115 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Office of Faculty and Staff Benefits.
How much is the current maximum grant? The maximum grant is up to $1,000. At the end of the first year of the program, this amount will be reevaluated.
What are the tax implications for these grants? If you are a recipient of a grant, the amount you receive is subject to payroll taxes. If you are contributing to the fund, you may claim your donation as a charitable contribution on your annual income tax filing.
How long must I have been employed at Georgetown University before applying for assistance? You must have had one-year of continuous service before applying for a grant.
How many times can I apply for assistance? You may apply once every three years.
How quickly will I learn if my application for assistance has been approved? Within 5-7 business days your application will be reviewed and a decision will be communicated to you. If approved, the grant amount will be distributed to you either by check or direct deposit within 3 business days of the approval of your request.
For more information please email gucares@georgetown.edu.


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