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ShuttleCloud Launches API To Import Address Books And Build "The Email Graph"
Anthony Ha	@anthonyha / 6 years
You've probably heard of the social graph and the interest graph. Now a startup called ShuttleCloud says it's trying to help developers with "unlocking the email graph."
By email graph, ShuttleCloud means "the contacts and the relationships buried within your email," according to Bob Greenlees, the company's director of operations and business development. He told me that ShuttleCloud has already been working some big customers, including Google and Comcast, but now it's making the technology available to a wider range of developers through its API.
On a basic level, ShuttleCloud (which was incubated at TechStars) makes it easier to integrate online address books into an app's on-boarding and growth process. For example, if you build a social app and want users to invite their email contacts to join, you could try to build integrations with all the likely email services — or you could just use the ShuttleCloud API, which the company says can currently import address books from 242 email providers. (I haven't seen anything that competes directly with ShuttleCloud, but the pitch reminded me of other companies that are building integration tools for developers — for example, mParticle aims to be the single integration point for mobile data.)
These tools could be helpful for an early-stage startup with limited resources, but Greenlees said that these integrations can still be a pain for larger companies, particularly when they want to expand internationally (which can involve supporting a whole new list of email providers).
And as I hinted above, the broader vision goes beyond importing contacts. Greenlees said ShuttleCloud wants to provide insights to help customers take advantage of the fact that email is "a really rich source of data." So in the "invite your friends" example above, instead of just presenting you with a long list of contacts, ShuttleCloud might suggest the friends who are most likely to say yes to an invite.
Asked about the privacy implications, Greenlees responded, "It's the user's data. This is just enabling the user to take that data with them." Fair enough, but doesn't inbox have data about other people, too?
"The type of insights that we're able to draw are not something that would surprise the individual user or the recipient of the invite — like, how frequently they're contacting each other," he said. He also argued that with this data, ShuttleCloud should enable smarter, more personal communication, rather than email blasts that go to everyone in your address book and feel spammy.


The hip joint is a ball and socket joint where the head of the femoral bone (the thigh bone) is the ball that fits into the socket present in the pelvic bone called the acetabulum. The wide range of motion afforded by the hip joint is second only to the shoulder joint, which is the most mobile joint in the human body and is due to the muscles that surround the hip.
Space is maintained between the head-neck junction of the femur and the acetabulum, by having the neck displaced off centre, by about 9mm, in relation to the femoral head.
The fibrocartilage labrum, which is a shock absorber and hip stabilizer by acting as a fluid seal, is normally attached to the rim of the acetabulum and has a triangular cross section.
Incorrect displacement of the head on the femoral neck, either centrally along the neck axis or towards the lower back end.
Excessive coverage of the acetabulum due to tilting of the acetabulum, which affects the space between the femoral head and the acetabulum.
The rim of the joint is lined with fibrocartilage called labrum, which deepens the joint and increases stability. The contact surfaces between the head and the inside of the socket, however, are lined with hyaline cartilage to dissipate forces during hip movement and load bearing.
Pincer impingement – Typically described as the result from over-coverage of the femoral head, this over-coverage occurs because of the excessive prominence of the acetabulum rim, which may be focal or global. It may also be referred to as the rim impingement. This over-coverage leads to the damage of the labrum as the excess rim makes contact with the femoral neck. Its prevalence is not gender specific, and typically symptoms appear in middle-aged people.
Cam impingement – this results from a non-spherical femoral head rotating in the acetabulum, which also damages the labrum and the acetabular articular cartilage. It is also called the femoral-sided impingement. It affects more men than women (3:1) and oftentimes symptoms are present from early adulthood.
Combined impingement – Both pincer and cam impingement can occur, either as equal contributors to joint damage or with one type predominating.
Early onset arthritis in adults in their forties or fifties is often due to the process of hip impingement (FAI), and can cause serious joint damage in athletes in their twenties and thirties.
Family history – patients with siblings with femoroacetabular impingement are 2.8 times more likely to develop cam impingement.
Physical stress and trauma during skeletal development – one study found that ice hockey players whose skeletons were still immature had a higher prevalence of femoroacetabular impingement compared to controls.
Groin pain – the pain worsens when sitting down or getting up from a seated position, getting in and out of a car, or leaning forward. The pain may radiate to the front of the thigh or to the side.
The patient may experience an inability to perform activities that require high hip flexion, such as squatting, or prolonged sitting.
There may be painful clicking, locking or instability due to a labral tear that occurred as a result of hip impingement.
There may be a reduced range of motion, especially for movements involving flexion (that is, bending at the hips) and internal rotation. The typical patient profile for FAI is young, active adults and middle-aged adults.
There are a number of clinical tests that can be performed which, when accompanied with the clinical history, can be helpful in diagnosing FAI (hip impingment).
One particular test is more of an observation, where the individual holds the side of their hip just above the greater trochanter, gripping it in such a way that the thumb and index finger form a C. This test is called the C sign.
Another test, called the impingement sign, has the individual lying down and facing upwards. The knee is then brought up to the hip (that is, the hips are flexed) and internally rotated. A sudden, sharp pain, is a positive sign of impingement. This is probably the most important test, as 90% of patients that give a positive sign for this test are later confirmed, either by radiologically or surgically, to have hip impingement.
It is also possible for pain to be elicited for a flexed hip that is externally rotated. This test is called the FABER (Flexion Abduction External Rotation) provocation test. Another test that involves external rotation is the posterior inferior impingement test, where the leg is extended and hanging over the end of the bed, and the hip is externally rotated.
After clinical testing, there needs to be radiographic imaging done. It should be noted however the FAI can present a normal radiograph, and so should be assessed taking the clinical history and the results of the physical tests, especially a positive impingement sign, into consideration.
Treatment of hip impingement (FAI) is still evolving, and although first line treatment is usually conservative, with the use of physiotherapy and anti-inflammatory drugs, the surgical delay may allow the disease to progress beyond the point where the joint cannot be preserved. This risk has some experts advising only surgical treatment for those patients clinically and radiographically diagnosed for FAI.
Arthroscopy can be utilized to repair or remove damaged soft tissue and delay or prevent the onset of osteoarthritis. Open hip dislocation, however, is the most popular surgical approach to treating FAI, with a success rate of 70% to 80% in the short- to mid-term.
 Byrd, J. W. (2010) Femoroacetabular impingement in athletes, part 1: cause and assessment, Sports Health 2, 321-333.
 Wilson, J. J., and Furukawa, M. (2014) Evaluation of the patient with hip pain, Am Fam Physician 89, 27-34.
 Sullivan, J. P., Munch, J., O'Sullivan, E., and Kelly, B. T. (2015) Femoroacetabular impingement Springer, Switzerland.
 Leunig, M., Beaule, P. E., and Ganz, R. (2009) The concept of femoroacetabular impingement: current status and future perspectives, Clin Orthop Relat Res 467, 616-622.
 Kuhlman, G. S., and Domb, B. G. (2009) Hip impingement: identifying and treating a common cause of hip pain, Am Fam Physician 80, 1429-1434.


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San Francisco's Bookstores and Readings Reflect a Lively Literary Scene
ON a balmy fall evening in the Mission District of San Francisco, hundreds of people spilled onto Valencia Street, where they chatted happily for a few minutes before pouring back into bookstores, cafes and theaters. It was a giddy, animated crowd, but most of all bookish — a collection of fans and believers, here to listen to the written word.
The occasion was an event called Litquake, which, over the course of nine days, would draw some 13,000 residents and visitors to readings by scores of authors, many of them — like Maxine Hong Kingston and Daniel Handler (a k a Lemony Snicket) — local celebrities. The "Lit Crawl" finale alone featured more than 400 readings at bars, laundromats and even the police station in a single evening.
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A Canadian Compromise
MAY 2010 is looking like a good month for forests. In a couple of days, on the 27th, the Oslo Forest Climate Conference is expected to mark another step on the road to a comprehensive deal on tropical deforestation. And last week, on the 18th, an unlikely-seeming collection of forest-products companies and environmental organisations announced the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, which should drastically change the way in which huge areas of Canadian forest are managed. (more…)
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Small Bay Area Coffee Roasters Spread Out
Coffee has been part of Bay Area culture from the start. Folgers and Hills Brothers started by providing java (a term coined on San Francisco's piers) to thirsty 49ers. And there have long been boutique roasters like Caffe Trieste in North Beach, which has made Italian-style espresso since 1956, and Peet's, which introduced its characteristic dark roasts in Berkeley in 1966 and led, through its descendant Starbucks, to a wholesale revision in the way America drinks coffee.
Today the pattern is repeating itself as small local roasters are expanding to make their marks in distant cities.
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Decoding Representations of Face Identity That are Tolerant to Rotation
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Anzellotti, Stefano
Fairhall, Scott L.
Caramazza, Alfonso
https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bht046
Anzellotti, Stefano, Scott L. Fairhall, and Alfonso Caramazza. 2013. "Decoding Representations of Face Identity That Are Tolerant to Rotation." Cerebral Cortex 24 (8) (March 5): 1988–1995. doi:10.1093/cercor/bht046.
In order to recognize the identity of a face we need to distinguish very similar images (specificity) while also generalizing identity information across image transformations such as changes in orientation (tolerance). Recent studies investigated the representation of individual faces in the brain, but it remains unclear whether the human brain regions that were found encode representations of individual images (specificity) or face identity (specificity plus tolerance). In the present article, we use multivoxel pattern analysis in the human ventral stream to investigate the representation of face identity across rotations in depth, a kind of transformation in which no point in the face image remains unchanged. The results reveal representations of face identity that are tolerant to rotations in depth in occipitotemporal cortex and in anterior temporal cortex, even when the similarity between mirror symmetrical views cannot be used to achieve tolerance. Converging evidence from different analysis techniques shows that the right anterior temporal lobe encodes a comparable amount of identity information to occipitotemporal regions, but this information is encoded over a smaller extent of cortex.
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Computer Science Engineering Scope in Government Field? Name the Jobs available for Us?
i m surya prakash computer sc. & engg final yr student so i want to knw any government job oppertunity for cse student plz help me .
Scope of computer science engineering in defense?
All government jobs available after B.E in Computer Science Engineering?
Which field is suitable to do job after B.Com and M.Sc in Computer science? Presently doing a job in share market as a Computer operator.
Details about research scope in the field of Electronics and Instrumentation engineering?
Re: Computer Science Engineering Scope in Government Field? Name the Jobs available for Us?
Now for the computer science students you have a very good scope and the job opportuniites are very high for the computer science students So that you can easily get the job.
Engineering candidate can apply for government and private sector in both sector you need to have a good knowledge of your own subjects .And your age should be between 23 to 28 years and should have a graduation degree in hand to apply for these government jobs.
There are many government sector who take engineers as employees like following with crateria SELECTION PROCESS -Firstly there will be a written exam and then an interview and based on your performance you will be selected .AGE LIMIT- generally age for aaplying in these sectors are 23-28 years with some age relaxation for the reserved categories like ST/SC. you need to have a good knowledge of your own subjects .
There are many good private companies for the engineering candidates like INTEL ,MICROSOFT,SAMSUNG ,LG,NOKIA ,MOTOROLA,GOOGLE,AIRTEL,FACEBOOK,MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA ,FMC,DELOITE, JOHN DEERE ,THOUGHT WORKS,INFOSYS,COGNIZANT,TCS ,TATA MOTARS ETC.
The computer science graduates have number of jobs in government sector and also computer science graduate is more essential in govt jobs.The computer science graduates may apply for the following jobs.
These are the several companies where you can get a job after computer science engineering .
you just apply and crack the interview then you can get a job.
the scope of getting jobs in indian railways and the scope of career for CSE engineers is limited.
graduation degree will be required for general post.
this department many computer science engineers needed.
you can apply for 1.SAIL/BHEL/IOCL/NTPS type companies which also needs computer engineers.
i) You can apply for RRB exam so that,after qualifying you can join Indian Railways in the post of (SE).
ii) you can seat in the GATE exam after which you can apply for various exams like BHEL..
iii) you can complete your M.Tech, after which you can seat for NET/ SLET exam, after which you can get professorship in Govt. colleges.
Scope for software engineers or BCA or MCA students in police force??
There are so many scope are available in future.
And you can also go for Railway jobs, Research centre, or in Banks job.
And you can go for popst graduation in computer science then you can alo apply in DRDO,ISRO,BARC or you can also do MBA, and after that you can get a very good job.
So also you can go for higher studies which will be better for you.
i have done my b.tech through computer science engineering.since,i am girl,so which government jobs are good for me?
my sister has completed her computer science engeenering.she want to apply for government jobs.so,which jobs are good for her.
There are lots of opportunities for you being a computer science engineer.
you may join Government companies or I.T companies for good job.
There are lots of opportunities are there in IT sector companies.
And it,s best for a computer science student.
sir i am persuing in bachelor of engineering in computer science .....after complete B.E. can i apply for indian navy for standard post.
sir,i am krishna vishwakarma.i want to become a software eng.so,what courses in cs field?plz tell me.
Will UGC NET computer science exam be useful for me in getting a government job?
Any computer science related government job?
After PGT computer science what is the scope for government job?
Government jobs for computer science Engineer?


Leah Hubbard, Ph.D. is a Program Director at the Translational Research Program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Hubbard has been a member of the Translational Research Program since 2013 and manages Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in head & neck, thyroid, brain, and skin cancers. Prior to her appointment as Program Director, Dr. Hubbard administratively managed gynecologic, genitourinary, breast, brain, sarcoma, and skin SPOREs. Dr. Hubbard received her Ph.D. in Immunology at the University of Michigan and continued her training at the NIH as an intramural postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Hubbard's research training is in the area of pulmonary immunology, with specific expertise in infectious complications of bone marrow transplant, lung macrophage function and host defense, eicosanoid signaling, and syngeneic mouse modeling.


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Q: remote build on openshift jenkins instance I am trying to invoke remote build with token. It gives me 401. As per my understanding its not required with token.
Jigars-MacBook-Pro:portal jigarshah$
curl https://jigarshah:<TOKEN API>@jenkins-jigarshah.rhcloud.com/job/MyJob/build?token=<TOKEN>

<title>Error 401</title>
Status Code: 401
Exception: Bad credentials
Stacktrace: (none)

Generated by Winstone Servlet Engine v0.9.10 at Mon Apr 08 09:27:59 EDT 2013

What am I missing here ?

A: You forget about your username and password.
Look this: link and link

A: I found solution. I don't have to provide password. Just API TOKEN is good enough. Yes, user name has to me from jenkins. go to /me/configure
There is button that says "show api token". Use that to trigger build...
curl https://:@/job/MyJob/build?token=

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She is neither a child in school or homeless, but I work with them, and comparably, life is manageable when we only handle one grain of sand at a time.
It does! Thank you for taking the time of explaining thoroughly 🤗!


Healthcare organizations are rapidly trying to reinvent themselves in light of the new rules of the game. One could argue it officially started October 1, 2012 with Medicare's readmission penalties. People are calling this the "no outcome, no income" era. While it may look the same from the outside, I can't think of a bigger change facing an industry. Almost overnight, what a healthcare provider was previously rewarded for (e.g., ordering tests, hospitalizations, etc.) they will now get penalized either directly or indirectly.
In my role introducing patient relationship management systems, I've had the opportunity to speak with and observe many "Innovation" organizations that have been set up in virtually every health system in the country (and most health plans and pharma as well). The innovation groups have been established to respond to the daunting changes their organizations are facing. Unfortunately, the way they are being setup are practically guaranteeing they will fail to prepare organizations for healthcare's trillion dollar disruption.


I've got a strange issue in my mpp. I've got one task which was originally estimated to take 20hrs which I scheduled over 15 days (resource only available 30% of the time). Looking at the dates I noticed that the task was starting in early August and ending late October, obviously beyond the 15 days.
However other tasks in the mpp are having similar problems around the same dates, so I'm sure it must be a calendar issue but I'm not sure where to look.
Problem is this affects my whole timeline now.
SeekWisdom is correct. You need to use work vs. duration to determine the dates. You will need to right click in the Heading line and add the field Work. Duration will auto calculate the work divided by your resources Working Time to sum the days (or hours depending on your calculation choice).
Considering the basis of your question as your requirement: 20 hours' work required for a task, over 15 days duration with 30% resource allocation.
30% of a single day is 2.4 hours, times 15 days = 36 hours and not 20 hours.
There is a mismatch in your requirement between the 20 hours of work vs. 36 hours of work yielded from the 30% allocation.
Switch to "Task Usage" and "Resource Usage" views and check the expected work hours per day, during the problematic periods. You can see if there are specific dates with non-working time or unavailable resources.
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For our print subscribers: Deliveries of mail during the holidays from an overwhelmed US Postal Service have been inordinately slow. Our latest issue—the January 14 issue—was mailed on December 28. We know that some subscribers have still not received their issues and we hope and expect the issues to be delivered to everyone soon. Read the January 14 issue here.
Since World War I we've been solving problems with dangerous chemicals that introduce new problems.
Disunion is hardly a new theme in American politics. In this moment of tumult, it would be unwise to rule out its return.
Amid a life of disappointments, Fitzgerald's novel was a crowning achievement. I turn to it because it gives me the sober wisdom to revise my own American dream.
The roots of radicalization in the country's colonial past.
A detailed new proposal for reparations for slavery raises three critical questions: How much, exactly, does America owe? Where will the money come from? And who gets paid?
In medical research, drug regulation, and product design, the male body is too often considered as the default — which can have dangerous, even fatal, consequences for women.
Becky Cooper's We Keep the Dead Close is as much a study of corrosive institutional patriarchy as it is an investigation into an unsolved 1969 murder at Harvard.
"After the Capitol offense, all thoughts of American exceptionalism should be dead," says the apostle. "But you need not despair."
Mark Danner
'Be Ready to Fight'
Trumpism is driven by cruelty and domination even as its rhetoric claims grievance and victimization. The attack on the Capitol showed that Donald Trump's army of millions will not just melt away when he leaves office.
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Seeing the CCP Clearly
For Chinese dissidents, the end of Washington's deference to Beijing has been a long time coming.
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"There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law," declared the man who would be America's sixteenth president. Only justice can make a more perfect Union.
These photographs of ancient sites, taken around the Mediterranean between 1991 and 2015, are particularly apt in our time of isolation and upheaval.
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When the people's republic claims to have achieved gender equality, how to deal with a high-profile accusation of sexual harassment is a tricky matter.
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Many hoped Trump's aesthetics were not a reflection of his entire political self, but merely a style that could be dropped when the occasion demanded it. But when the inauguration came, Trump trampled on some of the most hallowed public rituals of American power.
Darryl Pinckney
What He Really Said
President Obama's first inauguration was the first time black people had come to Washington in great numbers, but not to protest.
At George W. Bush's 2001 inauguration, the National Mall was cordoned off by chainlink fencing for the first time ever. Such stringent measures may have been inconsistent with America's ideals, but not, apparently, with its laws.
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Richard Nixon's self-denial, self-mythologizing, and self-discipline were on full display at his 1973 inauguration.
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Q: Missing Dependency: python-chardet is needed by package reconfigure-0.1.50-1.noarch (ajenti) I'm getting this error while installing ajenti.
yum install ajenti

Error: Missing Dependency: python-chardet is needed by
package reconfigure-0.1.50-1.noarch (ajenti)

Any idea?

A: I got the same error and found the solution. It seems happens because EPEL repo is not properly added on your system.

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*First, check the version of your operating system (CentOS 6.x/5.x? 32-bit/64-bit):
cat /etc/*-release

*Next, add the repo using these few lines:
CentOS 5.x:
wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/x86_64/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm
wget http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-5.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh remi-release-5*.rpm epel-release-5*.rpm

CentOS 6.x:
wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
wget http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-6.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh remi-release-6*.rpm epel-release-6*.rpm

*Now enable remi:
vim /etc/yum.repos.d/remi.repo

In [remi] change enable=0 to enable=1.

*Now type command yum install ajenti and it should succeed.
For more detail see here.


Businesses can no longer afford to have top leaders sit on the social media sidelines, a new study finds.
More than three-quarters of executives worldwide believe it is a good idea for CEOs to participate in social media, the research from public relations firm Weber Shandwick and research partner KRC Research found.
The study identified a wide array of benefits that come with top executives who are socially active online. More than 70 percent of those surveyed said CEO sociability increases information-sharing throughout the business, improves company reputation, demonstrates innovation, humanizes the company and improves business results.
"CEOs are now expected to be chief content providers for their companies," said Leslie Gaines-Ross, Weber Shandwick's chief reputation strategist. "Social media is not only an efficient and engaging way to relay information but is also linked in executives' minds with being a better leader."
The research revealed that CEOs who aren't using social media aren't necessarily being antisocial. Half of CEOs who don't participate in social media are already communicating with employees through company intranets, while more than 60 percent make themselves visible to external constituents on their company websites.
"CEOs must strategically utilize the right digital platforms that advance their communications — ranging from their own intranet and website to social network pages and feeds to video and image-sharing platforms," said Chris Perry, global president of Weber Shandwick's digital practice.
Use an expansive set of social tools: Hyper-social CEOs realizesociability goes beyond dropping messages into a Twitter or other microblog feed. World-class sociability requires a strategically crafted plan for driving the company's content across several channels.
Keep a blog: Highly social CEOs see the value in long-form content creation as a way of giving their perspectives context, meaning and depth.
Leverage the website: These leaders realize that the website remains "digital ground zero" for company information-seekers and offers a platform for content to be delivered in multiple formats.
Self-author: By taking a DIY approach. Their frequent postings influence their determination to author everything themselves, although they probably take input from their marketing and communications executives.
Be forward-looking: These CEOs intuitively understand that technology and social media are the future of content distribution and they want to be part of this communications revolution.
Be spontaneous yet not too informal: Socially adept CEOs maintain the formality of their office but let stakeholders know that they can react quickly and seize opportunity.
Engage stakeholders. These CEOs see the value in sociability and use it to reach out to a wide portfolio of stakeholders.
The study was based on surveys of 630 business professionals in 10 countries across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
Follow Chad Brooks on Twitter @cbrooks76 or BusinessNewsDaily @BNDarticles. We're also on Facebook & Google+. This story was originally published on BusinessNewsDaily.


Collectible card games such as Hearthstone have the reputation to cost a lot of money. To some extent, if you want to own every card or an all-golden collection, this is true. However, spending little money or even being completely free-to-play (F2P) is possible.
But, if you are like most people, that cannot spend insurmountable time to grind every last bit of Gold out of the game needed in order to get everything and avoid spending a dime. This guide will give instructions on how to spend as little money as possible for the new set Rastakhan's Rumble. Calculations are done in US Dollars and Euro (calculations based on German prices).
An average player can obtain 70-75 Gold per day through dailies and winning games by just playing 6 games a day at a 50% winrate. There are approximately 122 days between sets, on average. Therefore, the average player can accumulate at least 6000 Gold per set, even accounting for a few days off and missed dailies.
Generally, prices are 10% or more higher on iOS than on PC or Android because Apple charges an extra fee on everything including in-app purchases. This is why you should never purchase any packs from the shop on an iOS device. Prices on PC and Android devices are the same, but if you own an Android device, you can purchase Amazon Coins (AC) which will give you a discount. The more ACs you buy, the more discount you get. The range of discount is from 7% to 20% in the US and 3% to 20% in Europe. Therefore, buying with ACs is cheapest across all devices if you are willing to invest some money in advance. If you own a PC, you can install an Android emulator (e.g. BlueStacks or NoxPlayer) to also take advantage of the AC discounts of up to 20%. There are a lot of guides on YouTube how to setup an emulator and buy Hearthstone pack via ACs. For a detailed overview of discounts see both tables below.
Note: Just to clarify, I am not sponsored by Amazon nor do I receive benefits by suggesting to buy Amazon Coins. However, if you follow this link to make your purchases, Blizzpro gets a small cut that helps us pay for website hosting, etc.
Before starting to buy packs, it is worth deciding how many you want to buy overall because it is a lot cheaper to buy the big bundles. In the below list, you will find the price per pack (PPP) for each bundle size to see the difference. It will also show you the price at maximum AC discount as well as at a reasonable AC discount when buying 5.000 Coins at % 41 (€ 42.50) instead of the full 50.000 at $ 400 (€ 400).
Table 2a: Bundle prices in the US and calculated discounts via Amazon Coins.
Table 2a: Per pack prices (PPP) in the US and calculated discounts via Amazon Coins.
Table 2c: Bundle prices in Europe (Germany) and calculated discounts via Amazon Coins.
Table 2d: Per pack prices (PPP) in Europe (Germany) and calculated discounts via Amazon Coins.
From the numbers above, you can see the vast difference in price per pack. The smallest bundle that you buy on your iPhone ($/€ 3.49 ) will cost you more than double the money if you buy the pre-purchase on Android with Amazon Coins. If you buy the pre-purchase without AC you are still paying 15-20% more. So planning ahead will pay off. You can find three examples in the next chapter that will help you determine what you need and how much money it will cost you.
As a side note you may notice that at the middle tier discount of AC, US citizens are better off than the ones in Europe. On top of that, the same prices apply in Euro as in US Dollars rendering Hearthstone another 13% more expensive for European citizens (using the actual exchange rate as of Dec. 1st, 2018).
How Many Packs Do I Have To Buy?
To answer this question, you have to know first what you want to get as a result. Do you want a full collection with all cards or just the cards that you need playing one or two good decks on ladder? Maybe something in between? I've constructed a couple scenarios for these different goals. In my scenarios I assume that you amassed Gold during the last expansion from doing your daily quest regularly. As discussed above, you can easily obtain 6000+ Gold per expansion resulting in 60+ packs. I will calculate with an average of 65 packs obtained from Gold, which is what I personally tend to have at the end of an expansion cycle. Also, don't forget you get one Class Legendary for free for logging in during the first weeks of the expansion as well as some special quest that will give you extra packs (six packs for the last two expansions, and at least six this time). Overall, you will start with about 70 packs for free that way.
Goal: You don't need all cards and definitely not right away. You just play to enjoy some semi-serious ladder play with a competitive deck or two but you are willing to fill some missing legendary spots with other cards as you play for fun first and foremost.
Goal: You only want to all play ladder/tournament viable decks – not just a single one but all tier 1 and 2 decks to be able to participate in tournaments. Therefore you need around about 40-50% of all Epics and 50-60% of the Legendaries available*. Obtaining this amount of Epics and Leggies by opening packs you should obtain all Commons and Rares no matter what.
You want it all. Every single card matters and is worth trying out. These cards can be either golden or non-golden.
Changes to obtaining Legendaries has paid off for the players. The last time I did an article like this, it was still possible to get duplicate legendaries, which slowed down the rate of acquisition for the full set by about 100 packs! Additionally, Blizzard has been a bit more generous with free packs and free Legendaries at the beginning of an expansion over the last years and average Gold from quest have been increased. Overall, it is now possible to be free to play and have some good cards. (scenario 1). If you want a bit more than that, the pre-purchase bundles are sufficient for most players to be able to play to high ranks, with their choice of a handful of decks. Taking into account that you can play hours on hours every season with the cards at the cost of a single console game is not too much, in my opinion, which renders Hearthstone rather affordable compared to some paper TCGs.
Shout-outs go to Nicholas "HSdecktech" for helping to proofread and providing assistance in writing the article. With those I will conclude my article. I hope it has helped you save some money–or at least plan for how you intend to spend it. If so, I would be happy if you could spread the word to other players of our community. As always, please comment below or tweet me @OtakuMZ1978 .
Disclaimer: This part was copied from an older article of mine (release of Old Gods) and is subject to an update later this month. I wanted to include it anyway as it gives you a good guide on what to craft first if you are missing cards.
TL;DR: Craft Legendaries first and Rares and Commons last as you pill pick up the latter two mostly anyway along the way.
According to an article of PCGamer, the average result from the pre-order will give you 91 Commons (93% of all Commons), 46 Rares (64%), 11 Epics (20%) and 3 Legendaries (15%). This amount is not enough for all the scenarios we painted. There are two studies that try to answer the exact question this article asks. One for Whisper of the Old Gods (Old Gods study) and the other for The Grand Tournament (TGT study). Rarity distributions in between Old Gods and TGT compared to JtUG are not totally equal, but in the bigger picture both studies deliver a more than acceptable approximation.
The Old Gods study gives an exact value of a mean of 380.453 packs for 100% completion of your collection with a minimum of 258 packs and a maximum of 507 in 10,000 runs performed in this simulation. There are some not-so-slight nuances regarding the strategy of HOW to obtain those cards. For this, let's take a look at the TGT study: Will you complete your collection by investing the dust in missing Commons or Rares first or do you start at the top end with Legendaries? In the case you plan to get >100 packs, the recommendation is to start with the precious orange crystals first to get the most value out of every single booster opened. With an investment of 150-200 packs you will most likely get all Commons and Rares anyway. The argument behind this strategy is mainly drawn from the three figures below (Figures 4-6) which belong to the TGT Study.
Figure 6: Completion by starting with Legendaries.
Percentage-wise, you will complete your collection faster up to a certain point by starting with Commons because the Legendaries account for very few cards. By doing so, you will have to dust more cards reducing the overall value. Figure 7 shows an accumulated graph of completion for all rarities combined depending on crafting strategies. In the end, the difference will be just a few packs, but why waste any value if you are aiming for a ≥ 70% collection.
Figure 7: Completion strategy comparison Commons vs Legendaries first.
Brute forcing the completion of the set is not a good idea, meaning not dusting any card and just waiting until you get all cards. Completing the set will take >1000 packs in comparison to approx. 380 boosters* when dusting unnecessary copies (compare Figure 8).
Figure 8: Comparison of completing the set with and without the use of arcane dust.


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by: Roushell Hamilton, Jr.
Posted: Dec 27, 2021 / 01:07 PM CST / Updated: Dec 27, 2021 / 09:02 PM CST
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — For many people, the holidays are a festive time, but for someone battling an addiction like alcohol use disorder, they can be a time of intense temptation and frustration.
According to a Texas Tech addiction expert, nearly 15 million people 12 years of age and older struggle with alcohol use disorder.
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"Alcohol use disorder costs more to treat in morbidity and mortality than all of the amount of money spent on alcohol in the first place," said Susan Bergeson, Ph.D., Researcher, TTUHSC. "It is a $250 billion a year problem."
According to Dr. Bergeson, the very nature of the holidays alone can magnify an already tough battle.
"The holidays are hard, because in addition to having, generally more access to alcohol, people can be more likely to have social anxiety," she said. "Men actually drink sometimes to reduce their social anxiety, women are more likely to drink to reduce depression."
Dr. Bergeson said one of the biggest factors adding to the issue, is misconceptions surrounding the battle.
"I think another misconception is that illegal drugs are worse than legal drugs, and it simply isn't true," Dr. Bergeson emphasized. "Alcohol use disorder is responsible for 5 percent contribution to all morbidity and mortality."
Dr. Bergeson advises anyone struggling with addiction to seek help because trying to fight it alone can be potentially deadly.
"I recommend anyone trying to quit, talk to their physician. It may be a difficult conversation, but if you're ready to do that, that's the best way," she noted. "They'll get you the help that you need, because people can and do die from alcohol withdrawal."
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SpartanNash Foundation donates $12,000 to Fisher House Foundation
Foundation, store guests raise $182,000 to support military heroes during companywide scan campaign
OMAHA, Neb. – As a part of SpartanNash's grand re-opening ceremony for its eight newly renovated and rebranded Family Fare Supermarket locations in the greater Omaha area, the SpartanNash Foundation – the company's charitable giving arm – recently donated $12,000 to military nonprofit Fisher House Foundation.
From June 22 to July 4, each of the more than 30 SpartanNash-owned retail stores and fuel centers in Nebraska and Iowa invited customers to donate $1, $5 or $10 at the register to support military heroes, veterans and those who paid the ultimate price.
In total, the scan campaign raised $24,000 in Nebraska and Iowa, which the SpartanNash Foundation evenly split between Fisher House Foundation and its national partner, Honor and Remember.
"Our customers were amazingly generous during the SpartanNash companywide fundraising campaign for our military heroes, and we can't thank them enough for their support," said Meredith Gremel, VP, Corporate Affairs and Communications and Executive Director of the SpartanNash Foundation. "Patriotism is one of our company's core values, and we are excited to make an impactful difference in the lives of servicemen and women, veterans and their families through our partnerships with Honor and Remember and Fisher House Foundation."
The $12,000 donation from the SpartanNash patriotic scan campaign will help build a Fisher House that serves the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. The Fisher House program provides a "home away from home" for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. The homes provide temporary free lodging, so families can be close to their loved ones during a medical crisis.
"We are very grateful for the support that SpartanNash and their customers have provided," said Dave Coker, president of Fisher House Foundation. "Without SpartanNash's support, along with Americans across the country, we could not keep building Fisher Houses, and we look forward to opening the first Fisher House in Nebraska in the near future.
Since 2004, the SpartanNash Foundation – and its predecessor the NFC Foundation – has donated more than $155,000 to Fisher House Foundation.
From left: Ted Adornato, SpartanNash EVP, retail operations; Dennis Eidson, president and CEO; Meredith Gremel, VP, corporate affairs and communications and executive director of the SpartanNash Foundation; Tom Swanson, VP, retail – west division; Mitch Cadlo, VP, military and national accounts logistics; and Denise Dolan, chief advancement officer for Fisher House Foundation.
The patriotic scan campaign was SpartanNash's first-ever companywide fundraising effort to support military heroes and honor those who lost their lives defending our freedoms.
More than 160 SpartanNash-owned retail stores and fuel centers in nine states raised a total of $182,000 during the 13-day campaign, and the dollars are now being granted to SpartanNash's national partner, Honor and Remember, and three regional partners – Fisher House Foundation, the Disabled Veterans National Foundation and the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.
One hundred percent of dollars raised go to the nonprofit partners for patriotic initiatives. SpartanNash, which owns the retail stores, underwrites the cost of the fundraising campaign. Associates and the Foundation contribute financially as well as volunteer their time and talent to the grant recipients.
The SpartanNash Foundation will execute a total of five scan campaigns in 2016. To date, nearly $525,000 has been raised for local Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics and patriotic partners.
About the SpartanNash Foundation
The SpartanNash Foundation was formed in 2013 following the merger of the Nash Finch Company and Spartan Stores. It represents the best of the NFC Foundation and the Spartan Stores Foundation. The SpartanNash Foundation is the charitable giving arm of SpartanNash and is focused on providing grants to nonprofit community partners who are working to end hunger, provide shelter and support our military heroes. To learn more about the SpartanNash Foundation, visit https://www.spartannash.com/corp-responsibility/foundation/.
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a Fortune 400 company and the leading food distributor serving U.S. military commissaries and exchanges in the world, in terms of revenue. The Company's core businesses include distributing food to military commissaries and exchanges and independent and corporate-owned retail stores located in 47 states and the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bahrain and Egypt. SpartanNash currently operates 160 supermarkets, primarily under the banners of Family Fare Supermarkets, Family Fresh Markets, D&W Fresh Markets, Econofoods, and SunMart.
About Fisher House Foundation
Fisher House Foundation is best known for a network of comfort homes where military and Veterans' families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment. These homes are located at major military and VA medical centers nationwide, and in Europe, close to the medical center or hospital it serves. Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites, with private bedrooms and baths. Families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a warm dining room and an inviting living room. Fisher House Foundation ensures that there is never a lodging fee. Since inception, the program has saved military and Veterans' families an estimated $320 million in out of pocket costs for lodging and transportation.
Fisher House Foundation also operates the Hero Miles Program, using donated frequent flyer miles to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members as well as the Hotels for Heroes program using donated hotel points to allow family members to stay at hotels near medical centers without charge. The Foundation also manages a grant program that supports other military charities and scholarship funds for military children, spouses and children of fallen and disabled Veterans. www.fisherhouse.org


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LANSING, Mich. – Lt. Gov. Brian Calley today signed legislation allowing for the creation of a fundraising license plate that encourages organ donation.
Under Senate Bill 534, sponsored by state Sen. John Gleason, the Michigan Secretary of State's Office will determine the plate's design. Money collected from plate sales will go to the Donate Life Fund, which will support efforts to encourage people to join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry. The fund is established by House Bill 4978, sponsored by state Rep. Kevin Daley.
Cost of an original plate will be a $25 donation, a $10 service fee and the regular vehicle registration tax. When motorists renew the plate, they will pay $10 extra, which goes entirely to the fund.
And since one donor can save up to eight lives and enhance the lives of more than 50 people, it's imperative that everyone do their part to get the word out, Daley said.
More than 2.2 million residents in Michigan are registered organ donors. Michigan residents can join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry by visiting the Gift of Life Michigan's website at www.giftoflifeMichigan.org and clicking on "become a donor," at any Secretary of State branch office or online at www.michigan.gov/sos.
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Exterior Siding Buyer's Guide
Getting ready to re-side your house? Compare costs, weigh pros and cons, and learn how the most popular siding materials rank in earth-friendliness.
Rustic Lakeside Home With Two-Toned Wood Siding
Two-toned wood siding creates a gorgeous look for this lakeside home. Stone columns and a shingle roof complement the rustic design.
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If you're thinking of new siding, you're in for a treat — and a conundrum. Your choice will likely be a major upgrade in your home's appearance — that's the fun part. On the flip side, it's not an easy decision to make. There are lots of siding options, and each presents a mixed bag of cost, reliability, ongoing maintenance and environmental responsibility.
Here's what you need to know about options for new siding:
Cape Cod Style Home With Vinyl Siding
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Vinyl siding is tough and comes in a boatload of colors and textures. Because the color is throughout the material, nicks and scratches don't show up. Sophisticated manufacturing techniques create products that do a surprisingly fine job of mimicking wood-grain lap siding, wood shingles and even stone.
Vinyl siding is lightweight and, in many instances, can be installed directly over existing materials, so it's a good retrofit option. Because it's easy to handle, vinyl can be installed quickly, saving labor costs.
Relatively new to the market, insulated vinyl siding features a layer of expanded polystyrene foam, providing an insulating value of R-2 to R-6. Insulated vinyl is on the checklist of items that can help a house achieve Energy Star qualification. Expect to pay about 15 percent more for insulated versions of vinyl siding than the standard.
Upside: The material requires little or no maintenance, and dirt simply washes off. Never needs repainting. Vinyl has a relatively low cost compared to other siding materials. The best brands offer transferable lifetime warranties.
Downside: Because the standard panels are 12 feet long, the ends of the panels must be overlapped, creating noticeable seams. You can order extra-long panels that reduce the number of seams, but you'll pay a premium of about 30 percent more than standard-length vinyl.
Green meter: The same stuff that makes vinyl so tough — polyvinyl chloride or PVC — lasts for decades (if not centuries) in landfills. Although many vinyl manufacturers claim that the material is readily recycled, not many contractors take the time to remove and recycle used vinyl siding. Manufacturing PVC can produce dioxin and other toxins.
Cost: $2.50 to $11 per square foot, installed. Expect to pay $7,000 to $16,000 to install vinyl siding on an average two-story house.
Cedar Wood Home Exterior Siding
Cedar Wood Siding
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Few building materials have the natural charm and beauty of wood clapboard and shingle siding. Prized for its warmth and workability, wood siding is the choice for a premium renovation project.
Wood siding comes in many species and grades. What you choose usually depends on how you plan to finish the siding. Using a clear sealer or semi-transparent stain highlights the grain, but you'll need to select more expensive grades of wood that are free of knots and other blemishes. Choose less expensive grades for use with paint or opaque stains.
With dedicated maintenance, wood can last generations. Clear finishes should be reapplied every two years; semi-transparent stains every three years; and paints every five years. That kind of diligence adds up — a complete refinishing job is $2,500 to $6,000.
Upside: Wood is easy to cut and shape, and can be installed by reasonably skilled DIYers. It's a great-looking material prized by architects, designers and homeowners for its natural beauty.
Downside: Better grades of wood can be pricey. Diligent maintenance adds to the overall cost. Retrofitting with wood siding requires removing existing siding materials.
Green meter: Wood siding is considered a highly sustainable material that breaks down easily in landfills. The best grades are made from old-growth timber. To relieve the pressure on old-growth forests, choose wood siding that's certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as being harvested from sustainable forests.
Cost: Clapboard siding: $6 to $9 per square foot, installed. Expect to pay $15,000 to $24,000 to have wood siding professionally installed on an average two-story house.
Cost: Shingle siding: $7 to $10 per square foot, installed.
Fiber Cement Exterior Siding
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The current darling of the siding industry, fiber cement has earned a reputation for stability and low maintenance. It's made from a mix of wood pulp, cement, clay and sand, and it can be molded to mimic wood clapboard, shingles, stucco and masonry. It readily accepts paint, and most manufacturers offer an array of factory-applied finishes.
Upside: Fiber-cement siding resists expanding and contracting with changes in humidity and temperature, so caulk and paint really hold up. It's fire-resistant, termite-proof and it won't rot. A 30-year warranty is the norm.
Downside: Fiber-cement siding is flat-out heavy, and installation requires special techniques and tools that add to the cost. Finding a remodeling contractor with experience installing fiber cement can be a challenge. Retrofits mean completely removing the old siding, adding about 5 percent to the overall cost.
Green meter: It's extremely durable and has a long replacement cycle, which scores points for sustainability. However, fiber cement is relatively new and that longevity has yet to bear out.
Cost: Horizontal board siding: $3 to $12 per square foot, installed. Expect to pay $14,000 to $23,000 for an average two-story house.
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Stucco is an extremely durable siding material that pairs well with other siding materials and adds a bit of architectural panache to a retrofit job. Today's stucco mixtures include epoxy, which prevents chipping and cracking, but installation isn't a DIY job — you'll need to look for an experienced stucco installer. Well-maintained stucco will last a lifetime.
Upside: Toners added to stucco mixtures result in beautiful, organic colors that go all the way through the material, making repainting unnecessary. Stucco is a low-maintenance material that's resistant to fire and insects.
Drawbacks: There's a lot of prep work required before stucco can be applied. Finding a reliable, experienced stucco contractor can be a challenge.
Green meter: New formulations of stucco use earth and lime instead of Portland cement — cement production is linked to CO2 emissions.
Cost: $6 to $10 per square foot, installed. Expect to pay $12,000 to $22,000 for an average two-story house.
Engineered Wood Exterior Siding
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Engineered wood siding is made of wood fibers and exterior-grade resins. It's tough, strong and can stand up to extreme weather conditions. It comes in a variety of styles and textures, including beaded lap, rough-sawn clapboard and look-alike wood shingles. It comes ready-to-paint, primed or with factory finishes.
Engineered wood siding positions itself as a cheaper alternative to fiber cement and real wood, but with similar durability. Some brands provide 50-year warranties.
Upside: Easy to work, with no harmful dust. Borate compounds added to the mixture make engineered wood siding impervious to insects. It's half the cost of real wood siding.
Downside: Although now backed by serious R&D and warranties, early versions of engineered wood siding experienced failures due to moisture problems, resulting in class-action lawsuits. Newer varieties haven't been on the market long enough to prove their longevity claims.
Green meter: Binders are low-VOC. Manufacturing uses entire trees and select wood scrap so that production waste is minimal.
Cost: $4 to $9 per square foot, installed. Expect to pay $7,000 to $15,000 to cover an average two-story house.
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Synthetic Stone
Synthetic stone is made in molds from a mixture of cement, sand and aggregate. Modern manufacturing techniques ensure that the final product looks realistic. It mimics any number of stone types — including granite and limestone — and the variety of shapes and styles includes split face, dry-stacked and round river rock.
Although it's not often used to cover entire houses, it's a popular choice as an accent, covering lower portions of walls or chimney exteriors.
Upside: The look of real stone at a fraction of the cost. Lightweight, so installation doesn't require beefing up foundation footings. Synthetic stone is fire and insect-resistant.
Downside: Although it costs less than real stone, synthetic stone is still one of the more expensive siding options. Discerning critics say it still doesn't look like the real thing.
Green meter: It is an inert material that doesn't off-gas or use toxic ingredients during manufacturing, and it reduces demand for real stone and associated environmental disruption.
Cost: $12 to $25 per square foot, installed.
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Most people believe that a child should be able to live with his or her parents. But is that always the case? Should children be allowed to live with parents or legal guardians who don't take proper care of their children? This is a very difficult question to answer, and it is why the child dependency court exists.
A child dependency case begins when a parent is accused of abusing or neglecting a child in his or her care. For instance, if your son shows up to school with bruises on his body, the teacher must report the suspected abuse. That is because teachers are mandated reporters. Under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, professionals including educators, doctors and social workers must report suspected child abuse.
After the report is filed, a social worker will come to your home and determine if your child is living in an unsafe environment. If the social worker determines that your child is at risk living with you, he or she can prepare a petition to remove your child from your custody. Once removed, your child can be placed in a facility in your county where they can reside with other allegedly abused children pending the outcome of the case. Your child could also be placed in a foster home.
Now that you have a case in child dependency court, what happens next?
Under Welfare and Institutions Code 300, the child dependency court has the power to rule that your child must be removed from your home if he or she is subject to serious physical or emotional harm due to your neglect, lack of care or for many other means.
So, how does the child dependency court make its determination?
At the detention hearing in dependency court, the judge will review the facts of the case to determine if returning your child to your care would subject him or her to physical or emotional harm.
The concern of the child dependency court is the safety and welfare of minor children. While the child dependency court may make an effort to keep families together and help parents improve their relationship with their children, the court's goal is to protect children from harm. If the court believes it is not in your child's best interest to return to your care, he or she will be removed from your home.
Having your child removed from your care will likely have a major negative impact on your child. That is why you should seek the help of the experienced child dependency attorneys at Wallin & Klarich immediately if you have a pending child dependency case.
Having your family torn apart, even if it is for a short time, could have lasting consequences. That is why you should contact a skilled and knowledgeable child dependency attorney right away if a social worker has made contact with you. At Wallin & Klarich, our skilled child dependency lawyers have been successfully representing parents in child dependency cases for more than 35 years. Let us help you now.
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Anything can have a positive spin. For example-- and I was meaning to tell you this-- today, some benevolent stranger rear-ended me while I was running errands and totaled your car. So now we don't have to buy gas, or insurance, or clean out the cupholders anymore. Isn't that great?
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Mali – is foreign involvement truly for the greater good?
On 2nd Feb 2021 19th Oct 2021 By Flynne FrölichIn Africa
Since the 19th of August 2020, when a military coup forced the democratically elected but unpopular president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign, Mali has been struggling to return to stability. The coup was the culmination of weeks of mass protests against the president who was accused of corruption and mishandling a spiralling security situation in the northern and central regions of the country. However, it was but one of the many symptoms of a crisis rooted far deeper.
Mali has been in turmoil since 2012, when ethnic Tuareg rebels and loosely aligned terrorist groups seized the northern two-thirds of the country after the fall of the Gaddafi regime in Libya, leading France, the former colonial power in the region, to intervene to set them back. In 2013 the UN MINUSMA[1] mission was established to help stabilize the situation. As the government and international actors sought to restore peace in the north, a power vacuum was created in the central region, which soon became a launchpad for jihadist attacks on neighbouring countries. The international intervention helped lead to a peace agreement in 2015, but very little progress has been made since then in disarming rebel groups. An attempt by the government to give the north more autonomy in exchange for disarmament has also proven ineffective, and extremist groups continue to be active in various parts of the country.
Now, despite a transitional government having been put in place to oversee an eighteen-month period before elections are held, the situation remains highly unstable. Furthermore, an increased number of voices is calling for a dialogue with certain armed groups, in an attempt to reach an agreement. This move has strongly been criticized by external international actors, first and foremost France, and has been seen by many as proof of the growing gap between Mali and the former colonial power. France believes in fact that it is highly unlikely these groups will abandon their ideology and objectives, such as the imposition of shari'a on the state.
A multidimensional crisis
Due to its geographical position, Mali has become the centre of external efforts to secure the region and counter terrorism, which has inevitably led to increased and consistent international involvement in the area. The fact that the new government is prepared to negotiate with armed jihadist groups, however, should make us question the nature of French and international involvement and whether it is in the country's best interests. In this context, it is important to keep Mali's colonial past in mind.
Falling under French colonial role in 1892, Mali quickly became a country of marginalized subjects ruled by a controlling colonial administration that feared Muslim jihads. The French, in contrast to other colonizers, chose to implement their customs in all occupied territories, a strategy that proved to be particularly difficult in Mali, which was characterized by a diverse multitude of ethnic communities. This resulted in cooperative groups being favoured by the French over others and intensified ethnic divisions. By the time Mali became independent in 1960, the new country was deeply divided. This fragmentation made it particularly difficult for the new Malian political elites to assert their authority over the whole country, which would eventually lead to the marginalization of the north.
There is no doubt that other factors have contributed to the current situation as well, yet this is another reminder, of how strongly colonialism has affected the state of many contemporary African countries. Of course, there is no changing the past, but perhaps things could be different when looking at the future.
Rethinking foreign intervention
It is undeniable that violence in this area has been steadily increasing and that Islamic extremism poses a big threat not only to this region but to surrounding countries as well, with regional as well as international implications. However, the continued presence of international actors has not been as successful as imagined. These powers may have the institutional framework and resources to face particular threats, but does this justify their involvement? At a certain point we need to ask ourselves: is this engagement really for the greater good of the country or is it just a modern form of imperialism?
In light of what we know about Mali's colonial past, continued foreign intervention could be doing more damage than good. It could in fact lead to the following scenario: an alliance of national forces, including militant groups, with the goal of requesting the withdrawal of international actors. This would inevitably lead to Islamic militias gaining a foothold in the Sahel area[2] for the first time, something international actors are trying to avoid in the first place. It may be time for a change in strategy in view of the long-term goals that could bring stability to the area.
[1] To date it remains the largest peacekeeping force in the world.
[2] This term refers to the semi-arid stretch of land just south of the Sahara desert which includes Mali, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.
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Q: TFS 2017 anti-virus exclusion Does anyone know if there is an official anti-virus exclusion list from Microsoft that lists which folders and processes should be excluded from anti-virus on the TFS 2017 application server?
This one is for TFS 2015 which I found a long time ago:
Processes to be excluded:

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*w3wp.exe process present in the location: C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe

*TFSJobAgent.exe present in the location: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 14.0\Application Tier\TFSJobAgent\TFSJobAgent.exe

Folders to be excluded:

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*C:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 14.0\Application Tier\Web Services\bin

*C:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 14.0\Application Tier\Web Services_tfs_data

*C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files

*C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files

*C:\inetpub\temp

*D:\TfsData\ApplicationTier_fileCache

*C:\Users[user]\AppData\Local\Temp

*C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14

Is there such a list for TFS 2017 on-premises server?

A: If there is no updated list then the list has not changed. I dont believe there has been significant structural change since 2015, so i would go with this list.

A: For an Azure DevOps build server I found these exclusions
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/troubleshooting?view=azure-devops#anti-virus-exclusion


Camp Bedford's address is 10424 State Road 30, Duane Stage Road, Malone, NY 12953.
Directions from Malone and points north: From Malone, take NY 30 (South) approximately 20 miles. The entrance to Camp Bedford will be on your left. Travel time from Malone is approximately 30 minutes.
Directions from Plattsburgh and points east: From Plattsburgh, take NY 3 (West). Pass the sign for Loon Lake on your right, and then turn right towards Gabriels/Onchiota on Hwy 60. In Onchiota (approximately 5.6 miles), turn left to continue on Hwy 60. In 4.1 miles, turn right onto Jones Pond Road. In 3.1 miles, turn right onto Route 86. In 1.0 miles, turn right onto NY 30 (North). Proceed approximately 11 miles, entrance to Camp Bedford will be on your right.
Directions from Saranac Lake and points south: From Saranac Lake, take NY 86 (West) 11.3 miles through Gabriels to Paul Smiths. At Paul Smiths, turn right onto NY 30 (North). Proceed approximately 11 miles, entrance to Camp Bedford will be on your right.
CAUTION: From NY 3, it appears that Hwy 99 (The Port Kent-Hopkinton Turnpike) though Loon Lake may be the shortest way to connect to NY 30. However, this route is very isolated and in very poor condition and is not recommended.


In a small saucepan, small enough for the beef to be covered in juices, marinade the beef overnight in the beer, honey and garlic.
The next day, preheat the oven to 120C/Gas 1/4. Cover the saucepan with beef and place in oven. Braise for around 3-4 hours until cooked and very tender.
Carefully transfer the beef to a bowl, strain the cooking liquor to a pan and reduce to a glaze. With 2 forks pull the brisket apart and pour in the glaze and fold in. Test for seasoning.
In a large bowl mix the cheese, buttermilk, vinegar, garlic powder and pepper until smooth. Add the cabbage, carrot and red onion and stir to combine.
To serve, gently warm each tortilla in a large skillet. Into each tortilla lay in 2 leaves baby gem lettuce; spoon in the slaw and then top with brisket. Drizzle over the Rich & Fruity Sauce; sprinkle with sliced jalapenos. Fold in the bottom, then fold in the sides, wrap in foil and serve warm.


For many gear and spline applications requiring high strength and a smooth surface finish, cold roll forming may be the preferred process.
• Steels grades ranging from low carbon (1117, 2115), medium carbon (4140, 8620) and high carbon (4130, 4150); stainless steel (316 and 416 series) and aluminum (2024 and 6061 series).
Achieving desired characteristics in the finished product requires control throughout every step of the process. Cold roll forming starts with bar stock, typically 12' long, that is free of flaws and uniform in ductility. Materials with a 20 Rockwell C hardness or less work well. As noted above, carbon and alloy steels can be used, but in some cases require annealing. In all cases, keeping accurate lot and heat treatment records is critical for ensuring repeatability.
The raw bar stock is rough turned to strip away surface imperfections and to control the shape to within .015 or .0020" of its final size. The turned stock is then passed through a two-roll bar straightener or punch straightener and then run through a centerless grinder that grinds it to an exact predetermined stock size, which is between the root diameter and outside diameter of the finished gear.
Once in the rolling machine, the leading edge of the drilled and tapped bar is pulled through the forming rolls and indexed for precise spacing of the teeth. A bushing supports the trailing end of the stock by its outside diameter.
To shape the round bar, two forming rollers positioned at the top and bottom of the bar (see Figure 1) simultaneously strike the bar. These rollers displace the exact negative shape of form into the bar (Figure 2). The rollers then leave the rolling area, at which time the bar stock indexes. The rollers again make contact, forming the next tooth and space. While indexing in this manner, the bar stock also continuously advances on its longitudinal axis. Feed rates vary from a fraction of an inch to several inches per minute depending on bar diameter, material hardness, and pitch.
With cold roll forming, the tooling actually displaces material from the dedendum, or the area from root to the pitch circle, and pushes it up to form the addendum, or tooth tip area. With no elongation in the bar stock the area of raw material displaced is exactly the same as the area from which it was displaced. The process can roll an even or uneven number of teeth, but only with symmetrical patterns.
The process of displacing metal rearranges the grain structure of the material over the entire tooth profile (Figure 3). It increases yield and tensile strength over the entire area, but especially at the root area, where strength is most crucial. In applications requiring durability, or when other gear forming methods have produced a less than desired lifecycle, increased tooth strength is the number-one reason to examine the cold roll forming process.
The surface of a cold roll formed product is work hardened, with the amount depending on material composition, hardness before rolling, depth of tooth form, and feed rate of rolling. Not all material works well for the same shape. For example, some aluminum and stainless grades may be formed to product a shallow gear or spline tooth, but cannot be used to produce a deep tooth because the material work hardens too quickly and will not flow up to fill in the tooth form.
The roll forming process also produces a very high surface finish. Ra 4—"mirror" or ASTM #8—readings have been produced. In some applications, notably load-bearing ones, smooth surfaces better support the lubrication film and extend component life, where rough surfaces break up the film and may lead to premature component wear.
As one example of the benefits of cold roll forming, a power tool manufacturer had been hobbing and heat treating their gears to get added life. By switching to a cold roll formed gear, the manufacturer found that they could use the part without heat treating. In fact, after four life cycle tests produced the same outstanding results, they stopped lifecycle testing.
One unique spline design combines the strengths of both parallel-sided standard spline and the higher tooth count and self centering of standard involute splines. The "Grob standard spline" (Figure 4), with the same tooth depth as a parallel-sided spline, has three times the working surface.
The matching parts are broached with close tolerances in the chord area, allowing more clearance in the major and minor diameters. A cold rolled spline, in conjunction with a cut sleeve or flanged bushing (Figure 5), creates a smooth sliding fit, even under load. Several NASCAR teams use the Grob design to create a collapsible steering column, as does major international truck company because it has proven more durable than the previous spline. For similar reasons, several well-known off highway and agricultural OEMs use the Grob spline design for their PTO drive shafts.
While as little as 1' of bar stock can be rolled, most cold roll formed gears and splines begin as 12' lengths of stock that are then cut to exact length desired and finished as required. Note that material does not need to be rolled end-to-end. It can be rolled just on one or both end of an otherwise smooth bar to create a shaft of any length. Forms can also be rolled on tubing and sheet meal as well (Figure 6).
Grob has tooling on hand for thousands of shapes. However, because the actual forming tool itself is quite small, creating unique shapes or adjusting existing designs—such as for adjusting backlash, noise, or force per tooth—can be achieved quickly and new tooling machined in a matter of hours, and at the lowest cost possible compared to other gear manufacturing methods. Coupled with tight tolerances, high strength, and a smooth surface finish, cold roll formed gears continue to fill an important need in many gear and spline applications.
is president of Grob, Inc. Call (800) 225-6481 or (262) 377-1400. E-mail grobinc@grobinc.com, or go online to [www.grobinc.com].


A Fire Pit is a great way to enjoy an outdoor fire! A Fire Pit allows you to enjoy your patio in comfort and warmth. And a Fire Pit adds the ambiance of an open fire right on your Deck or Patio!
The beautiful outdoor fireplace designs have huge craze among people who love their garden and want to spend time there with loved ones. Budget is very crucial when you are deciding the outdoor fireplace designs because according to your spending capacity you can choose the correct material.
If your budget does not permit grandeur then the fire rings or laver can be very well suited. You can also move then to other places according to your need. You can also go for many other unique patterns that won't cost you too much. Choose outdoor fireplace designs with bowl shape that has a single aperture with connections to the chimney.
There are different choices of materials for building the fireplace like stones- natural stones, limestone, marble, or slate; aluminum; cast iron etc. but the most durable material is definitely brick. You will have to choose such a building material for the fireplace such that it does not fade easily or catch rust or corrosion.
It must be capable of withstanding the blazing flames or other weather particles. In order to complete the outdoor fireplace designs you will need fire box, crown, over-mantel, a leg, mantel shelf, header, filler panel and plinth base. Chimeneas, which is Mexican pattern chimney pots, have become very popular.
There are different sizes and colors available for the fireplace depending on the material you choose. Taking professional assistance is always advisable. This will not only ensure good designs but you will get correct tip for positioning the fireplace. The fireplace must be in a safe place away from electric wiring or flammable area.
By employing the professional you can remain assured of perfect service and fulfillment of your demand. Build a shelter for the fireplace because being vulnerable to wind fire can cause accidents so safety measure must be kept in mind while building the fireplace. Looking after the fireplace is very important and for this you have to follow what the manufacturer is suggesting. It is very enjoyable to relax outside if the outdoor fireplace designs are carefully implemented.
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No matter what the season, spending more time outdoors with friends and family is the best way to spend one's time. An outdoor fireplace is a great conversation starter and centerpiece for any social gathering with an indoor fireplace being a very expensive undertaking since it needs to be retrofitted into the existing building.
The perfect alternative to this are outdoor fireplace Contractors. They are now available in many styles with excellent build quality and design. They have been gaining popularity steadily over the last few years due to a selection of high quality, good-looking and easy-to-assemble Contractors arriving on the market. Many people have decided to replace their expensive custom outdoor fireplaces or simply not buy one in the first place since these are so much more affordable. Outdoor fireplace Contractors allow you to transform an entire outdoor area in one weekend, making it a social and entertainment hub.
Custom outdoor fireplaces have the ability to transform any outdoor area into a warm and serene oasis from busy, everyday life. They remain one of the most popular outdoor accessories to add dimension to an otherwise bleak backyard.
Brick Firesides: These are one of the most recognizable types of fireplaces and add a warm, rustic charm to any area instantly. They are unbelievably strong and durable and can withstand immense temperatures. These standalone fire structures tend to outlast the houses they adjoin by many years. They are really easy to clean and maintain as well, a true classic.
Stone Hearths: These can be made from a number of different types of stone including marble and granite. They retain heat really well, keeping the whole area warm for longer. They are also very sturdy, long-lasting and add a nice 'old world' feel to an outdoor area.
Glass Fireplace: These are not your average fireplace. They are made from very special heat-treated glass that can withstand very high temperatures without buckling, warping or melting. The sides of the fireplace are glass with the base being made from stone, concrete, steel of some other material. The glass sides add a super modern feel and allow guests to see the fire without any sparks or embers leaping out at them. Although this design looks really good, they are better for indoor use as they don't radiate as much heat as a stone fireplace for example. This might not be much of an issue for you though.
Stainless Steel and Cast Iron: The main benefit of metals is their high temperature tolerance, however, depending on your style preference and house design, it may be the perfect choice aesthetically as well. Custom outdoor fireplaces are the perfect complement to an entertainers' home.
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One trick we picked up along the way was having a custom stamp created for one of our product lines. It's a simple, very effective way to develop brand recognition for your craft business.
People who have seen us at markets before tell us they remember seeing our toys. Why? Because of our logo and business cards that feature our cute kitty line-drawn mascot and our play on words for our brand name.
"CatCrame" is our name and is a play on words since the rope toys are made out of macrame – you get the idea :). So the cute, simple logo that is easy to remember commits it memory. I always have people say "I remember you, weren't you at the such and such event? Your toys are so cute".
People who recognize you are more comfortable purchasing from you. Even if they don't buy now, the more they see you the better your chances for making a sale.
Ours is a custom fabric stamp that allows us to put the logo on our toys directly without causing harm to pets.
This made it a bit of an expensive proposition (around 80 dollars), but a standard stamp is MUCH less and still a great way to practice brand recognition and add a bit of polish to your goods.
You can have your custom logo made into a stamp and use it to stamp not only your products directly if it's feasible, but also your packaging, bags, business card backs etc.
Repetition can be subtle and make your brand logo stick in the minds of your shoppers. Simple designs are better when it comes to this honestly, since complex patterns and a lot of words are not as easily committed to memory.
It's a small investment and there are several places to order online. They can be as simple or fancy as you like.
The example below is from Amazon.com of a super cute round logo – what can you come up with? This style is self-inking and sells for 14.99 with free shipping. What a great, inexpensive way to practice branding!
Here's another example of a custom stamp that looks great and it can be used on multiple surfaces. It's a bit more of an investment, but it makes up for that with versatility.
Don't have a logo? You can design one yourself or go to Fiverr or another gig site and have someone design one for you. Be sure to include your company name and website. The sooner you do this before the busy season the better!
Once you have your design in order, purchase a stamp and matching business cards. Both are inexpensive and give your handmade business that extra touch of polish and professionalism.


27 Dip Recipes that Will Make You a Super Bowl Super Star!
You can't have a Super Bowl party without dip, right? Well I'm sharing 27 of the best dip recipes ever to choose from! Find a little bit of everything here! There's even healthier options and totally tasty dessert dips!
With the biggest game of the season just weeks away, it's time to start thinking party food! Since I'm not exactly a Food Network superstar, I love going with easy dip recipes. Everyone loves a good dip, right? Wow, that could be taken in so many ways. Food, people, I'm talking food! Dip is just so versatile. You can make it sweet or savory, spread it on crackers, bread, fruit, veggies- or even just eat it with a spoon if it's hearty enough! Check out a few of my favorite dip recipes that are totally worthy of the Super Bowl.
These delicious super bowl dip recipes come from some of my favorite bloggers (aside from the few of my own). Enjoy them while your cheering on your favorite team or hanging out with the other non-fans in the kitchen. That's where I usually hang out!
Whip up a delicious Queso dip in a flash with just two ingredients (plus one optional). It's super yummy with tortilla chips!
This easy cheesy pizza dip is like a pizza without the crust, and with a whole lot more cheesy goodness. I definitely need this in my life! I'm not waiting for the Super Bowl to make this!
Crafting in the Rain doesn't just give you delicious dip recipes in her post, she's also got some terrific ideas for Super Bowl Dip Recipes That Will Rock Your Party! How fantab is that?
Guacamole is a staple at every Super Bowl party. It's like one of THE dips that has to be there, in my opinion. Make it a classy version with OurFamilyWorld's delicious, creamy guacamole with goat cheese dip!
Looking for something a little heartier? Ten at the Table's Pico de Gallo is full of hearty veggies, yet still totally counts as a dip. It's made with delicious cilantro, something I recently discovered that I absolutely love.
This creamy bean dip from Love to Be in the Kitchen is exactly what I love in a layered dip. It's meatless, fully of cheesy goodness and doesn't have a ton of ingredients to confuse me!
This salsa dip from To Simply Inspire is such a unique spin on the traditional salsa. The cucumbers add such a refreshing twist!
Thrifty Jinxy's Cheesy Hot Bean Dip is the perfect pal to accompany your Taquitos and tamales on their journey to your stomach! Only four ingredients, and one is just to make it look prettier. Easy peasy!
A little something for seafood fans, this hot crab dip recipe from Sweet T Makes Three even has a quick tip on how to make it gluten-free!
This idea from Farm Fresh Feasts is absolutely brilliant. Forget the single layered taco dip, make a dip bar so people can choose their own layers. It's perfect for catering to both vegetarians and meat-lovers.
I'm really in love with We Know Stuff's Nana's Cheesy Nacho Dip recipe because it's just so different from your usual nacho dip. I love that it includes corn, my favorite veggie (I know it's technically a starch or something, but shush).
nother delicious way to incorporate guacamole into your Super Bowl party, this colorful pomegranate and guacamole recipe is perfect for serving on crusty bread or those slick slices of toast-like cracker.
Do cheese balls count as dips? I think so, since their main purpose in life is to have things dipped into them. I'll tell you one thing, I definitely won't be waiting until February 7th to try this chocolate peanut butter cheese ball.
You won't believe how easy it is to make this salted caramel apple dip! Remember, friends, if I can make it, YOU can make it!
I loved making this chocolate hazelnut cheesecake dip recipe almost as much as I loved eating it! It's fast, fun and super freaking delicious, if I do say so myself (which I do, obviously)!
There is something for everyone in that line-up, but I think the pizza dip and the chocolate dip are my favorites.
We are having some people over for the game, so I am looking forward to trying some of these recipes.
I absolutely love pigging out and watching football, so this post is right up my alley. So many great dips to try out for not only the SuperBowl but also March Madness.
These are all great food easy to make for football game night with the boys. I am also looking forward to make these snacks.
So many of these look good I don't know where to start. These are perfect for football season! Thanks for sharing!
Oh man, these sound incredible. I'm eyeing the pizza dip. It could be perfect for a movie night.
There a definitely a few that I need to try out with the hubs.
Those are all so awesome! But I think I love the pizza dip and any type of salsa the best, aside from that the garlic dip and the salted caramel sounds great! Thanks for the list.
I don't even know where to start with these! I especially love the ones with avocado in them.
I love dips! These all look great. It would be fun to have a variety of dips to choose from at a fun get together. The pico de gallo I want to make!
I don't watch the Super Bowl but I'd like to try that garlic dip. I love a good dip.
They are all delicious recipes. Might try some of them soon. Yummy!
Oh looks super yummy! I really love the Pico De Gallo.
It funny, I was online earlier looking for a recipe for a garlic dip. And now I found it! Thanks for sharing. We'll definitely have this for game day!
All these dips look delicious. I would like to try some of the recipes.
Which one do I choose!? Forget it, I'll make them all! Yummy! Thank you for sharing all of these delicious recipes!
Queso is ALWAYS my go to! There are some others I need to try!


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Comedy, Staffpicks
Todd McComas
By Brent Owen
It's going to be tough to find a more unique view of the world from a comedian than you're going to get from Todd McComas — an ex-cop and former Marine. McComas has a made a career of performing all over the world, telling deeply personal jokes about his parents, his ex-wives, his childhood, his kid and his struggles with being in the modern dating landscape. McComas' enthusiastic stage presence has landed him appearances at FOX, TruTV, and the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival. You also might have heard him on Sirius/XM radio or read him on Huffington Post. The show schedule is mixed up for the holidays, so McComas will be performing this Tuesday through New Year's Eve at The Laughing Derby.
Dec. 29-31
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