Posted July 3, 2011 by Tom Thumb.
The bus squeezed its way through the rippling foothills that lay to either side of the road. The relief of the slopes against the dawn sky reminded me of the elegant Persian calligraphy. Like the words that adorned the sides of the bus. The valley was tinted pink in this early morning light and Sonedad lay before us, the capital of the Kurdish province of Western Iran.
The city was a relatively small one and could not have expanded even if it had wanted to – the outlying districts brushed against the rocky, barren hills that served as natural frontiers. The central part of town was filled with traffic even at this early hour in the morning. But even from where i stood in the bus station I could see that there lay neighborhoods on the outskirts of the city that could only be navigated by foot.
I'd barely left the station in search of a taxi when a young man came running up behind me and tapped me on the shoulder. Had he come to mug me? No. He passed me my wallet which had somehow fallen out of my jacket moments before.
This was typical of the Iranian character and especially of the Kurdish that I met in the country. The Kurds are a people who have the misfortune to be spread over a mountain range that borders Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Armenia. And they have faced persecution of varying degrees in each.
They fought and lost a war for independence again the central Iran Government in the early '80s and for this reason remain one of the poorest states in the country. Yet the Iranian Kurds probably have a much better standard of living than their cousins on the other side of the mountains.
It's quite normal in Iran for relatives to come and stay for months at a time without feeling the least bit uncomfortable. The home of a brother, sister or uncle is their home too. And in some sense the Suftas welcomed me as though I were a long-lost cousin finally returning home.
Iranian homes are always decked out in thick lush carpets and families spend the majority of their time sitting on the floor. I can't remember seeing a single bed in Iran. Whenever bedtime rolled around they took out cushions and blankets and everyone went to sleep on the carpets beneath them.
We also ate on the floor. Plastic coverings were pulled out and then an incredible array of food was piled on. To give you an idea of an average lunch: There were cutlets of lamb or beef that were as thick as they were large and as the guest I was always given the biggest piece. Then piles of nan bread were laid to the side along with a bowl of rice cooked with dill. There was always another meat dish and at least two vegetable dishes and a salad. All washed down with a drink made from yoghurt.
Every time i took a bite someone would serve me more so that no matter how i tried I could hardly make any impression on my plate. In the desire to show my appreciation for the cooking I overate terribly at each meal and needed to sleep for several hours to recover. But whenever I awoke it was already time for another meal and so I spent the days in a kind of gluttonous stupor.
Consequently there was hardly an hour of the day in which one of the women was not working in the kitchen. Within the home they had no need to wear a head scarf of chador and they showed little embarrassment to be in my company.
I reflected on all that I'd heard about Iran before I'd come. TV pictures of millions of religious fanatics marching in the streets, propaganda about a nation of terrorists and the blood-thirsty religion that supported it.
It was laughable. The Western media could not have found a more gentle, kind and welcoming people to paint as a nation of crazed killers. In the space of three weeks in Iran I was welcomed into 8 different family homes and everywhere I went I was offered tea and food. They wanted to find me a job, a house, even a wife. And if I wanted to become a Muslim – well, everything could be arranged.
Nowhere else in the world have I met such unconditional hospitality.


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module Bitcoin
  module Network

    class PeerDiscovery

      attr_reader :logger, :configuration

      def initialize(configuration)
        @logger = Bitcoin::Logger.create(:debug)
        @configuration = configuration
      end

      # get peer addresses, from DNS seeds.
      def peers
        # TODO add find from previous connected peer at first.
        (find_from_dns_seeds + seeds).uniq
      end

      private

      def dns_seeds
        Bitcoin.chain_params.dns_seeds || []
      end

      def seeds
        [*configuration.conf[:connect]]
      end

      def find_from_dns_seeds
        logger.debug 'discover peer address from DNS seeds.'
        dns_seeds.map { |seed|
          begin
            Socket.getaddrinfo(seed, Bitcoin.chain_params.default_port).map{|a|a[2]}.uniq
          rescue SocketError => e
            logger.error "SocketError occurred when load DNS seed: #{seed}, error: #{e.message}"
            nil
          end
        }.flatten.compact
      end
    end
  end
end

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LG seems to be hitting it hard this time of year. They've had several different phone announcements from the Optimus G to Optimus Vu with those two being released here in the states. There's another phone, the Optimus Vu II, which will be released to the Korean market next month.
Essentially, it's an overpriced remote control. Okay, we're joking, but the whole phone is designed around a QRemote app which will allow you to control your TV and other devices. It will have infared, just like regular remote controls, built-in. LG sees that most people who watch TV typically have their phone by their side so this phone could come in handy.
We don't have any specs for it right now, but it'd be safe to assume it would be a little better than what is found in its sibling, the Optimus Vu. That phone will feature a 5 inch display, 1.5GHZ dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Anyways, according to LG's press release, the Optimus Vu II will work with a number of different devices, even air conditioners which work with a remote, and over 300 set-top boxes in total, both domestic and international. It's a phone, but it's a remote control. Would you like your phone to be able to control many of the electronic devices in your house?


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I decided I would never use the jumpseat that was in my truck so I went to the U Pull It junkyard and got a Yukon Denali full center console to put in place of the jump seat.
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29237 PTE. A. SPOONER. L.N.LAN.R
By Paul McCormick On October 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Arthur Spooner was 2 when the census was taken in the spring of 1901. He was living at 38 Elizabeth Street, Stockport with his parents, George and Frances. He had a brother, possibly a twin, called George and a 1 month old sister, Frances.
Arthur was conscripted into the army when he became 18 and […]
4710 PTE. P. J. SOUTHWORTH. L.N.LAN.R
Percy lived with his parents, John & Elizabeth, at 31 Charles Street, Cheadle.
He enlisted in Stockport, originally serving with the Manchester Regiment (service no. 2092), before transferring to the Lancashires quite quickly.
In mid September 1915, the Battalion had been in reserve positions at Lozinghem in northern France, but was then moved forward to […]
22109 PTE. F. L. REID. L.N.LAN.R
By Paul McCormick On October 19, 2012 · 2 Comments
Frederick was born in Reddish, the son of Peter and Mary Ann, in the summer of 1882. When the 1901 Census was taken, he was living at 216 Westminster Road, Kirkdale, Liverpool and was working as a barman. In the autumn of the follwing year, he married Elizabeth Jessie McCaskie in the West Derby area […]
27189 PTE. W. E. JEPSON. L.N.LAN.R
The family history website, CheshireBMD, records that the registration of the birth of William Edward Jepson, at Stockport, between July and September 1890. When the national census was taken in 1901, the Jepson family was living at 23 George Street West. The head of the household was 47 year old Mark Jepson, a mill warehouseman. […]
3109 PTE. J. H. EARLAM. L.N.LAN.R
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John Henry Earlam (Irlam) was the third child of John Earlam and Eliza Ann Arrowsmith who married at St Elizabeth's Church, Reddish in the late 1880s. By 1901, they were living at 30 Edward Street, Reddish.
On 9 April 1918, the German Army launched the second phase of its spring offensive in what would become known […]
35933 PTE. J. GREENWELL. L.N.LAN.R
John Greenwell originated from the small mining village of Tudhoe, County Durham, where, in 1901, the family was living in a three-roomed home at 4 Bishops Close. His father, Peter, worked in the mine. His mother, Mary, was then aged 40. He was the oldest of 5 children at home – his siblings were Joshua […]
22060 PTE J. H. GLEESON. L.N.LAN.R
John Henry Gleesons' birth was registered at Heaton Norris between July and September 1880. It would seem that his parents, John Gleeson and Mary Hannah Fisher, did not marry until a few weeks later. They were married in a civil ceremony at Stockport in the late autumn. Family history records indicate that a woman called […]
29735 PTE. J. H. FOX. L.N.LAN.R
John Fox lived with his father, also called John and his mother, Ada, at 26 Massie Street, Cheadle. He had been educated at Cheadle National School and was a former member of Cheadle Church Sunday School. He had been employed in the grocery business of William Davies & Son, Cheadle Hulme for 5 years.
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Sydney Davies was a native of Cheadle. The son of Edward & Mary Davies, he lived at 182 Stockport Road, Cheadle. He worked at Sykes' Bleachworks, Edgeley, Stockport
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244701 PTE. J. CRAWSHAW. L.N.LAN.R
Joseph was born in Dewsbury and lived there until at least the age of six. Harry Crawshaw had married Mary Ann Allerton in the town sometime between April and June 1890 and Joseph was born in the late summer of 1894. He had a younger brother, Albert, who was born in about 1897.
It's not […]
29791 PTE. C. BYROM. L.N.LAN.R
Clarence Byrom had been born in the Hulme area of Manchester in the late autumn of 1890. When the Census was taken in 1901, the family was still living there, at 61 Upper Moss Lane. George Byrom, then aged 35, was a painter and decorator. His wife, Anne, was 31. Clarence, then 4, was the […]
26839 PTE. P. BROADHURST. L.N.LAN.R
Other than his enlistment in Stockport and his commemoration on the War Memorial, Percival's connection with the town is unknown.
He was born in Wheelock, Cheshire, the son of Frederick and Mary. In 1901 (when a national census was taken), he was living in Sandbach and was working as a railway clerk. His service number […]
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Harry was born in the West Gorton area of Manchester, the son of Henry and Sarah Ann. It has not been possible to establish if his name was actually Henry but he was known as Harry to distinguish him from his father. Nothing else is known of his private life except that he was married […]
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Frederick was named after his father who worked as a clerk for one of the railway companies. In 1901, the family was living at 33 Clarendon Street, Stockport. Frederick, senior, was then aged 39. His wife, Ada, was 35. They had two children – Mary, aged 6 and Frederick, who had been born in Heaton […]
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Nothing is known for certain about John's life, except that regimental records published after the War, show that he was born in Stockport and was living in the town when he enlisted at Manchester. The 1901 Census only lists one person born in Stockport who would have been of the right age to have served […]
6110 PTE. C. E. ASHTON. L.N.LAN.R
In the late spring of 1877, Edward Ashton married Sarah Ann Potts at St Thomas' Church, Stockport. Later in the year, Charles was born. As young man, he joined the regular army and, in 1905, married Elizabeth Sharples, also at St Thomas'.
By the time war was declared on 4 August 1914, Charles was an […]
41614 PTE. J. J. ARCHER. L.N.LAN.R
John James (AKA Jack) Archer was born in Marple and lived all his life there until he joined the army. The 1901 Census records the family living at Winson Terrace, Hawk Green and shows John to be the youngest of a large family. His father, George, then 49, worked as calico printer. His mother, Elizabeth […]
What do these fellows mean by saying ' I've done my bit'? What is their 'bit'? I don't consider I've done mine yet. Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Hindle DSO in 1917
Officer Commanding 1/4th Battalion. Wounded twice in 1915. Killed in action at Vaucellette Farm on 30th November 1917.


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MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's Iveco Group said on Tuesday supply chain disruptions would peak in the second quarter, after they prevented the truckmaker from benefitting from record orders in the first three months of the year.
As the company posted higher-than expected operating profits in the first quarter thanks to its performance in light commercial vehicles and buses, Chief Executive Gerrit Marx told analysts that order books were at a record high in the period.
"Unfortunately we could not turn (the record orders) into higher revenues and vehicle registrations as scheduled due to the well-known component shortages," Marx said.
The group, which completed a spinoff from former parent CNH Industrial at the beginning of January, said global supply chain issues were the main challenge for its operations this year, including raw material price increases and parts availability, semiconductors in particular.
Marx said that as the company progressed through the second quarter, "we foresee the most severe impacts from component shortages for the entire year".
He said higher production costs should be offset by the company's pricing power in the second half of this year.
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In its first set of results as a standalone company, the truckmaker said its adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of industrial activities fell to 82 million euros ($88 million) in January-March.
Increased production costs weighed on the quarter's adjusted EBIT by 119 million euros.
The result still exceeded an analyst consensus of 37 million euros reported by Intesa Sanpaolo.
"Results were far less bad than we expected," a Milan-based trader said.
Shares turned positive after its earnings were published and were up 3.2% by 1455 GMT.
Since starting to trade on the Milan market on Jan. 3 at a price of 11.26 euros, Iveco shares have lost around half of their value.
Iveco said its operations in Russia and Ukraine, which were suspended during the first quarter, did not constitute a material portion of its business.
However, the company booked a negative after-tax impact of 51 million euros linked to its operations in the two countries, mainly due to the impairment of certain assets, which led it to post a 15 million euro net loss in the first quarter.
(Reporting by Giulio Piovaccari, additional reporting by Claudia Cristoferi; editing by David Evans and Bernadette Baum)
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[Introduced][Status][Bill Documents][Fiscal Note][Bills Directory]
Second Substitute H.B. 249
This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 3:33 PM by kholt. --> Representative Brent D. Parker proposes the following substitute bill:
1 LICENSING MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICERS
2 2003 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Brent D. Parker
5 This act modifies the Utah Residential Mortgage Practices Act to modify the definition of
6 the business of residential mortgage loans, to require licensing, prelicensing
7 examinations, and continuing education of persons engaging in the business of residential
8 mortgage loans, and to modify other licensing requirements. The act modifies the
9 membership of the Residential Mortgage Regulatory Commission. The act prohibits
10 persons from acting in certain multiple capacities with respect to a residential mortgage
11 loan. The act makes technical changes. This act takes effect January 1, 2004.
12 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
13 AMENDS:
14 61-2c-102, as last amended by Chapter 204, Laws of Utah 2002
27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28 Section 1. Section 61-2c-102 is amended to read:
29 61-2c-102. Definitions.
30 As used in this chapter:
31 (1) "Affiliate" means an individual or an entity that directly, or indirectly through one
32 or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, a
33 specified individual or entity.
34 (2) "Applicant" means an individual or entity applying for [registration] a license
35 under this chapter.
36 (3) (a) "Business of residential mortgage loans" means for compensation to:
37 (i) make or originate a residential mortgage loan;
38 (ii) directly or indirectly solicit, [process,] place, or negotiate a residential mortgage
39 loan for another; or
40 (iii) render services related to the origination[, processing,] or funding of a residential
41 mortgage loan including:
42 (A) taking applications; and
43 [(B) obtaining verifications and appraisals; and]
44 [(C)] (B) communicating with the borrower and lender.
45 (b) "Business of residential mortgage loans" does not include the performance of
46 clerical functions such as:
47 (i) gathering information related to a residential mortgage loan on behalf of the
48 prospective borrower or a person [registered] licensed under this chapter; or
49 (ii) requesting or gathering information, word processing, sending correspondence, or
50 assembling files by an individual who works under the instruction of a person [registered]
51 licensed under this chapter.
52 (4) "Closed-end" means a loan with a fixed amount borrowed and which does not
53 permit additional borrowing secured by the same collateral.
54 (5) "Commission" means the Residential Mortgage Regulatory Commission created in
55 Section 61-2c-104 .
56 (6) "Compensation" means anything of economic value that is paid, loaned, granted,
57 given, donated, or transferred to an individual or entity for or in consideration of:
58 (a) services;
59 (b) personal or real property; or
60 (c) other thing of value.
61 (7) "Control" means the power, directly or indirectly, to:
62 (a) direct or exercise a controlling influence over:
63 (i) the management or policies of an entity; or
64 (ii) the election of a majority of the directors, officers, managers, or managing partners
65 of an entity;
66 (b) vote 20% or more of any class of voting securities of an entity by an individual; or
67 (c) vote more than 5% of any class of voting securities of an entity by another entity.
68 (8) "Control person" means any individual or entity which directly manages or controls
69 another entity's transaction of the business of residential mortgage loans secured by Utah
70 dwellings.
71 (9) "Depository institution" is as defined in Section 7-1-103 .
72 (10) "Director" means the director of the division.
73 (11) "Division" means the Division of Real Estate.
74 (12) "Dwelling" means a residential structure attached to real property that contains
75 one to four units including any of the following if used as a residence:
76 (a) a condominium unit;
77 (b) a cooperative unit;
78 (c) a manufactured home; or
79 (d) a house.
80 (13) "Entity" means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, company,
81 association, joint venture, business trust, trust, or other organization.
82 (14) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Department of
83 Commerce.
84 [(16)] (15) ["Registrant"] "Licensee" means an individual or entity [registered] licensed
85 with the division under this chapter.
86 [(15)] (16) "Record" means information that is:
87 (a) prepared, owned, received, or retained by an individual or entity; and
88 (b) (i) inscribed on a tangible medium; or
89 (ii) (A) stored in an electronic or other medium; and
90 (B) retrievable in perceivable form.
91 (17) "Residential mortgage loan" means a closed-end, first mortgage loan or extension
92 of credit, if:
93 (a) the loan or extension of credit is secured by a:
94 (i) mortgage;
95 (ii) deed of trust; or
96 (iii) lien interest; and
97 (b) the mortgage, deed of trust, or lien interest described in Subsection (17)(a):
98 (i) is on a dwelling located in the state; and
99 (ii) created with the consent of the owner of the residential real property.
100 (18) "State" means:
101 (a) a state, territory, or possession of the United States;
102 (b) the District of Columbia; or
103 (c) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
104 Section 2. Section 61-2c-103 is amended to read:
105 61-2c-103. Powers and duties of the division.
106 (1) The division shall administer this chapter.
107 (2) In addition to any power or duty expressly provided in this chapter, the division
108 may:
109 (a) receive and act on complaints including:
110 (i) taking action designed to obtain voluntary compliance with this chapter; or
111 (ii) commencing administrative or judicial proceedings on the division's own initiative;
112 (b) establish programs for the education of consumers with respect to residential
113 mortgage loans;
114 (c) (i) make studies appropriate to effectuate the purposes and policies of this chapter;
115 and
116 (ii) make the results of the studies described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) available to the
117 public; and
118 (d) employ any necessary hearing examiners, investigators, clerks, and other employees
119 and agents.
120 (3) The division shall make rules for the administration of this chapter in accordance
121 with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, including:
122 (a) [registration] licensure procedures for individuals and entities required by this
123 chapter to [register] obtain a license with the division;
124 (b) proper handling of funds received by [registrants] licensees;
125 (c) record-keeping requirements by [registrants; and] licensees; and
126 (d) standards of conduct for [registrants.] licensees.
127 (4) (a) The division shall make available to the public a list of the names and addresses
128 of all [registrants] licensees.
129 (b) The division may charge a fee established by the division in accordance with
130 Section 63-38-3.2 for obtaining the list described in Subsection (4)(a).
132 61-2c-104. Residential Mortgage Regulatory Commission.
133 (1) There is created within the division the Residential Mortgage Regulatory
134 Commission consisting of:
135 (a) the following members appointed by the executive director with the approval of the
136 governor:
137 (i) [two] three members having at least three years of experience in transacting the
138 business of residential mortgage loans and who are currently licensed under this chapter; and
139 (ii) [two members] one member from the general public; and
140 (b) the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions or the commissioner's
141 designee.
142 (2) (a) Except as required by Subsection (2)(b), the executive director shall appoint
143 each new member or reappointed member subject to appointment by the executive director to a
144 four-year term ending June 30.
145 (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (2)(a), the executive director shall,
146 at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms
147 of commission members are staggered so that approximately half of the commission is
148 appointed every two years.
149 (c) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the commission for any reason, the
150 replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
151 (3) Members of the commission shall annually select one member to serve as chair.
152 (4) (a) The commission shall meet at least quarterly.
153 (b) The director may call a meeting in addition to the meetings required by Subsection
154 (4)(a):
155 (i) at the discretion of the director;
156 (ii) at the request of the chair of the commission; or
157 (iii) at the written request of three or more commission members.
158 (5) (a) Three members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of
159 business.
160 (b) The action of a majority of a quorum present is an action of the commission.
161 (6) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation
162 or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
163 performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance
164 under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
165 (ii) Members who are not government employees may decline to receive per diem and
166 expenses for their service.
167 (b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per
168 diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses
169 incurred in the performance of their official duties from the commission at the rates established
170 by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
171 (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem
172 and expenses for their service.
173 (7) The commission shall:
174 (a) concur in the [registration] licensure or denial of [registration] licensure of
175 individuals and entities under this chapter in accordance with Part 2, [Registration] Licensure;
176 (b) take disciplinary action with the concurrence of the director in accordance with Part
177 4, Enforcement; [and]
178 (c) advise the division concerning matters related to the administration and
179 enforcement of this chapter[.]; and
180 (d) determine the requirements for:
181 (i) the examination required under Section 61-2c-202 , covering at least:
182 (A) the fundamentals of the English language;
183 (B) arithmetic;
184 (C) the provisions of this chapter;
185 (D) rules adopted by the division;
186 (E) basic residential mortgage principles and practices; and
187 (F) any other aspect of Utah law the commission determines is appropriate; and
188 (ii) the continuing education requirements under Section 61-2c-205 , including:
189 (A) the appropriate number of hours of required continuing education; and
190 (B) the subject matter of courses the division may accept for continuing education
191 purposes.
192 (8) The commission may appoint a committee to make recommendations to the
193 commission concerning approval of continuing education courses.
194 (9) The commission shall make the examination and continuing education
195 requirements described in this Section available through the Internet when reasonably
196 practicable.
198 61-2c-106. Addresses provided the division.
199 (1) In providing an address to the division under this chapter, a physical location or
200 street address shall be provided.
201 (2) An individual or entity [registered] licensed under this chapter will be considered to
202 have received any notification that is mailed to the last address furnished to the division by the
203 individual, or by a control person of the entity, [registered] licensed under this chapter.
205 Part 2. Licensure
206 61-2c-201. Licensure required of individuals and entities engaged in the business
207 of residential mortgage loans.
208 (1) Unless exempt from this chapter under Section 61-2c-105 , an individual or entity
209 may not transact the business of residential mortgage loans, as defined in Section 61-2c-102 ,
210 without [registering] obtaining a license under this chapter.
211 (2) For purposes of this chapter, an individual or entity transacts business in this state
212 if:
213 (a) (i) the individual or entity engages in an act that constitutes the business of
214 residential mortgage loans; and
215 (ii) (A) the act described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) is directed to or received in this state;
217 (B) the real property that is the subject of the act described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) is
218 located in this state; or
219 (b) a representation is made by the individual or entity that the individual or entity
220 transacts the business of residential mortgage loans in this state.
221 (3) Unless otherwise exempted under this chapter, [registration] licensure under this
222 chapter is required of both:
223 (a) the individual who directly transacts the business of residential mortgage loans; and
224 (b) if the individual transacts business as an employee or agent of an entity or
225 individual, the entity or individual for whom the employee or agent transacts the business of
226 residential mortgage loans.
226a h (4) AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER MAY NOT ENGAGE IN THE
226b BUSINESS OF RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS ON BEHALF OF MORE THAN ONE ENTITY AT THE
226c SAME TIME. h
228 61-2c-202. Licensure procedures.
229 (1) To apply for [registration] licensure under this chapter an individual or entity shall:
230 (a) submit to the division a [registration] licensure statement that:
231 (i) lists any name under which the individual or entity will transact business in this
232 state;
233 (ii) lists the address of the principal business location of the applicant;
234 (iii) if the applicant is an entity, lists the control persons of the applicant;
235 (iv) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the division with the concurrence of the
236 commission that the applicant meets the qualifications listed in Section 61-2c-203 ; and
237 (v) includes any information required by the division by rule;
238 (b) pay to the division:
239 (i) an application fee established by the division in accordance with Section 63-38-3.2 ;
241 (ii) the reasonable expenses incurred in processing the application for [registration]
242 licensure including the costs incurred by the division under Subsection (4);
243 (c) meet the requirements under Section 61-2c-204 for:
244 (i) obtaining a surety bond;
245 (ii) depositing assets; or
246 (iii) providing a letter of credit; and
247 (d) comply with Subsection (4).
248 (2) The division, with the concurrence of the commission, shall grant a [registration]
249 license to an applicant if the division finds that the applicant:
250 (a) meets the qualifications of Sections 61-2c-203 and 61-2c-204 ; and
251 (b) complies with this section.
252 (3) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act, an
253 applicant who is denied [registration] licensure under this chapter may submit a request for
254 agency review to the executive director within 30 days following the issuance of the order
255 denying the [registration] licensure.
256 (4) (a) (i) An individual applying for h [ registration ] A LICENSE h under this chapter and
256a any control
257 person of the applicant shall:
258 [(i)] (A) submit a fingerprint card in a form acceptable to the division at the time the
259 h [ registration ] LICENSURE h statement is filed; [and]
260 [(ii)] (B) consent to a fingerprint background check by:
261 [(A)] (I) the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; and
262 [(B)] (II) the Federal Bureau of Investigation[.]; and
263 (C) provide proof using methods approved by the division of having successfully
264 completed an examination approved by the commission under Section 61-2c-104 .
265 (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a)(i)(C), an individual who was registered with the
266 division under this chapter prior to January 1, 2004 may engage in the business of residential
267 mortgage loans until January 1, 2005 without having passed the examination described in
268 Subsection (4)(a)(i)(c).
269 (b) The division shall request the Department of Public Safety to complete a Federal
270 Bureau of Investigation criminal background check for each applicant and each control person
271 of an applicant through a national criminal history system.
272 (c) The applicant shall pay the cost of:
273 (i) the fingerprinting required by this section; and
274 (ii) the background check required by this section.
275 (d) (i) A [registration] license under this chapter is conditional pending completion of
276 the criminal background check required by this Subsection (4).
277 (ii) If a criminal background check discloses that an applicant or an applicant's control
278 person failed to accurately disclose a criminal history, the [registration] license shall be
279 immediately and automatically revoked.
280 (iii) An individual or entity whose conditional [registration] license is revoked under
281 Subsection (4)(d)(ii) may appeal the revocation in a hearing conducted:
282 (A) after the revocation; and
283 (B) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
285 61-2c-203. Qualifications for licensure.
286 (1) To qualify for [registration] licensure under this chapter, an individual shall:
287 (a) have good moral character and the competency to transact the business of
288 residential mortgage loans;
289 (b) not have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in
290 the [five] ten years preceding the date the individual applies for [registration] a license, except
291 as provided in Subsection (3);
292 (c) not have had a license or registration suspended, revoked, surrendered, canceled, or
293 denied in the five years preceding the date the individual applies for [registration,] licensure
294 except as provided in Subsection (3), if:
295 (i) the registration or license is issued by this state or another jurisdiction; and
296 (ii) the suspension, revocation, surrender, cancellation, or denial is based on
297 misconduct in a professional capacity that relates to good moral character or the competency to
298 transact the business of residential mortgage loans.
299 (2) To qualify for [registration] licensure under this chapter an entity may not have:
300 (a) any of the following individuals in management who fails to meet the requirements
301 of Subsection (1):
302 (i) a manager or a managing partner;
303 (ii) a director;
304 (iii) an executive officer; or
305 (iv) an individual occupying a position or performing functions similar to those
306 described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) through (iii); and
307 (b) a control person who fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (1).
308 (3) If an individual or a control person of an entity fails to meet the requirements of
309 Subsection (1)(b) or (c), but otherwise meets the qualifications for [registration] licensure, and
310 provides evidence satisfactory to the division with the concurrence of the commission that the
311 individual or control person has good moral character and the competency to transact the
312 business of residential mortgage loans, notwithstanding the failure to meet the requirements of
313 Subsection (1)(b) or (c) the division may permit that individual or entity to be [registered]
314 licensed under this chapter.
316 61-2c-204. Requirements for bonding, letter of credit, or deposit of assets.
317 (1) If an applicant is an individual, the applicant shall:
318 (a) file with the division a surety bond:
319 (i) that meets the requirements of Subsection (3); and
320 (ii) in the amount not less than $10,000; or
321 (b) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the division that:
322 (i) the applicant is an employee or agent of an entity [registered] licensed under this
323 chapter; and
324 (ii) the acts of the applicant are covered by a surety bond filed with the division under
325 Subsection (2) by the entity [registered] licensed under this chapter for which the applicant is
326 an employee or agent.
327 (2) If the applicant is an entity, the applicant shall file with the division a surety bond:
328 (a) that meets the requirements of Subsection (4); and
329 (b) in an amount not less than $25,000.
330 (3) A surety bond filed under this section shall name as beneficiaries:
331 (a) the state, for payment of costs incurred and charges made in connection with an
332 enforcement action under Part 4, Enforcement, against the applicant including costs and
333 charges relating to an examination or investigation; and
334 (b) after all claims and charges of the state have been paid in full, any person who has a
335 claim against the surety on the bond based on any default or violation of any duty or obligation
336 of the applicant.
337 (4) If an applicant is an entity, a surety bond filed under this section shall:
338 (a) comply with Subsection (3); and
339 (b) cover the acts of:
340 (i) the entity [registered] licensed under this chapter;
341 (ii) any control person of the entity [registered] licensed under this chapter; and
342 (iii) any agent or employee of the entity [registered] licensed under this chapter.
343 (5) If an individual [registered] licensed under this chapter does not file a surety bond
344 under this section because at the time of applying for [registration] licensure that person met
345 the requirements of Subsection (1)(b), the individual shall post a surety bond meeting the
346 requirements of Subsections (1) and (3) by no later than 30 days from the day on which the
347 person is not covered by a surety bond in accordance with Subsection (1)(b).
348 (6) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, an applicant can comply with
349 the requirements of this section, if the applicant deposits assets with or provides a letter of
350 credit to the division:
351 (a) in the amounts required for a surety bond; and
352 (b) subject to the same surety conditions of Subsections (3) and (4).
354 61-2c-205. Term of licensure -- Renewal -- Reporting of changes.
355 (1) (a) A [registration] license under this chapter is valid for a two-year period.
356 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the time period of a [registration] license may
357 be extended or shortened by as much as one year to maintain or change a renewal cycle
358 established by rule by the division.
359 (2) To renew a [registration] license, no later than 30 days before the date the
360 [registration] license expires, a [registrant] licensee shall:
361 (a) file a [registration] licensure statement meeting the requirements of Section
362 61-2c-202 ; [and]
363 (b) pay a fee to the division established by the division in accordance with Section
364 63-38-3.2 [.]; and
365 (c) if the licensee is an individual, submit proof using forms approved by the division
366 of having completed during the two years prior to application the continuing education required
367 by the commission under Section 61-2c-104 .
368 (3) (a) A [registrant] licensee under this chapter shall amend its [registration] licensure
369 statement filed with the division within ten days of the date on which there is a change in:
370 (i) a name under which the [registrant] licensee transacts the business of residential
371 mortgage loans in this state;
372 (ii) the location of the [registrant] licensee;
373 (iii) the control persons of the [registrant] licensee; or
374 (iv) any other information that is defined as material by rule made by the division.
375 (b) Failure to notify the division of a change described in Subsection (3)(a) is separate
376 grounds for disciplinary action against a [registrant] licensee.
377 (4) A [registrant] licensee shall notify the division by sending the division a signed
378 statement within ten business days of:
379 (a) a conviction of any criminal offense;
380 (b) filing a personal bankruptcy or bankruptcy of a business that transacts the business
381 of residential mortgage loans; or
382 (c) the suspension, revocation, surrender, cancellation, or denial of a professional
383 license or professional registration of the [registrant] licensee, whether the license or
384 registration is issued by this state or another jurisdiction.
385 (5) (a) A license under this chapter expires if the licensee does not apply to renew the
386 license on or before the expiration date of the license.
387 (b) Within 30 calendar days after the expiration date, a licensee whose license has
388 expired may apply to reinstate the expired license upon:
389 (i) payment of a renewal fee and a late fee determined by the division under Section
390 63-38-3.2 ; and
391 (ii) providing proof using forms approved by the division of having completed the
392 continuing education required by the commission under Section 61-2c-104 .
393 (c) After the 30 calendar days described in Subsection (5)(b) and within six months
394 after the expiration date, a licensee whose license has expired may apply to reinstate an expired
395 license upon:
397 63-38-3.2 ;
399 continuing education required by the commission under Section 61-2c-104 ; and
400 (iii) completing an additional 12 hours of continuing education approved by the
401 commission under Section 61-2c-104 .
402 (d) A licensee whose license has been expired for more than one year may apply to
403 reinstate an expired license upon:
404 (i) satisfying the requirements of Subsection (5)(c); and
405 (ii) passing the examination approved by the commission under Section 61-2c-104 .
406 Section 10. Section 61-2c-301 is amended to read:
407 61-2c-301. Prohibited conduct -- Violations of the chapter.
408 (1) An individual or entity transacting the business of residential mortgage loans in this
409 state may not:
410 (a) give or receive compensation or anything of value in exchange for a referral of
411 residential mortgage loan business unless the compensation or thing of value is de minimis as
412 defined by the division;
413 (b) charge a fee in connection with a residential mortgage loan transaction:
414 (i) that is excessive; or
415 (ii) if the individual or entity does not comply with Section 70D-1-6 ;
416 (c) give or receive compensation or anything of value in exchange for a referral of
417 settlement or loan closing services related to a residential mortgage loan transaction;
418 (d) make a false statement or representation for purposes of inducing a lender to extend
419 credit as part of a residential mortgage loan transaction;
420 (e) give or receive compensation or anything of value to influence the independent
421 judgment of an appraiser in reaching a value conclusion in a residential mortgage loan
422 transaction;
423 (f) violate or not comply with:
424 (i) this chapter;
425 (ii) an order of the commission or division; or
426 (iii) a rule made by the division;
427 (g) fail to respond within the required time period to:
428 (i) a notice or complaint of the division; or
429 (ii) a request for information from the division;
430 (h) make false representations to the division, including in a [registration] licensure
431 statement;
432 (i) for any residential mortgage loan transaction beginning on or after January 1, 2004,
433 engage in the business of residential mortgage loans with respect to the transaction if the
434 individual or entity also acts in any of the following capacities with respect to the same
435 residential mortgage loan transaction:
436 (i) appraiser;
437 (ii) escrow agent;
438 (iii) real estate agent; or
439 (iii) general contractor;
440 (j) order a title insurance report or hold a title insurance policy unless the individual or
441 entity provides to the title insurer a copy of a valid, current license under this chapter.
442 [(i)] (k) engage in unprofessional conduct as defined by rule; or
443 [(j)] (l) engage in an act or omission in transacting the business of residential mortgage
444 loans that constitutes dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation.
445 (2) Whether or not the crime is related to the business of residential mortgage loans, it
446 is a violation of this chapter for a [registrant] licensee or a control person of a [registrant]
447 licensee to do any of the following with respect to a criminal offense which involves moral
448 turpitude:
449 (a) be convicted;
450 (b) plead guilty or nolo contendere;
451 (c) enter a plea in abeyance; or
452 (d) be subjected to a criminal disposition similar to the ones described in Subsections
453 (2)(a) through (c).
455 61-2c-302. Record requirements.
456 (1) For the time period specified in Subsection (2), a [registrant] licensee shall make or
457 possess any record required for that [registrant] licensee by a rule made by the division.
458 (2) A [registrant] licensee shall maintain in its possession a record described in
459 Subsection (1) until the later of four years from the last to occur of the following:
460 (a) the final entry on a residential mortgage loan is made by that [registrant] licensee;
461 (b) if the residential mortgage loan is serviced by the [registrant] licensee:
462 (i) the residential mortgage loan is paid in full; or
463 (ii) the [registrant] licensee ceases to service the residential mortgage loan; or
464 (c) if the residential mortgage loan is not serviced by the [registrant] licensee, the
465 residential mortgage loan is closed.
467 61-2c-401. Investigations -- Subpoena power of division.
468 (1) The division may investigate or cause to be investigated the actions of:
469 (a) a [registrant] licensee and the control persons of any [registrant] licensee;
470 (b) an applicant for [registration] licensure under this chapter, and the control persons
471 of any applicant; or
472 (c) any individual or entity that transacts the business of residential mortgage loans
473 within this state, and the control persons of any such entity.
474 (2) In conducting investigations and adjudicative proceedings, the division may:
475 (a) subpoena witnesses;
476 (b) take evidence;
477 (c) require by subpoena duces tecum the production of books, papers, contracts,
478 records, other documents, or information considered relevant to an investigation; and
479 (d) serve a subpoena by certified mail.
480 (3) A failure to respond to a subpoena served by the division is considered as a separate
481 violation of this chapter.
483 61-2c-402. Disciplinary action -- Reinstatement.
484 (1) Subject to the requirements of this section, if an individual or entity required to be
485 [registered] licensed under this chapter violates this chapter, the commission with the
486 concurrence of the director, may:
487 (a) impose a civil penalty against the individual or entity in an amount not to exceed
488 [$500] $2,500 per violation;
489 (b) do any of the following to a [registration] license under this chapter:
490 (i) suspend;
491 (ii) revoke;
492 (iii) place on probation;
493 (iv) deny renewal; or
494 (v) deny reinstatement; or
495 (c) do both Subsections (1)(a) and (b).
496 (2) (a) Before the commission and the division may take an action described in
497 Subsection (1), the division shall:
498 (i) give notice to the individual or entity; and
499 (ii) schedule an adjudicative proceeding.
500 (b) If after the adjudicative proceeding scheduled under Subsection (2)(a), the
501 commission and the director determine that an individual or entity required to be [registered]
502 licensed under this [section] chapter has violated this chapter, the commission may take an
503 action described in Subsection (1) by written order.
505 individual or entity against whom disciplinary action is taken under this section may seek
506 review by the executive director of the disciplinary action.
507 (4) If an individual or entity prevails in a judicial appeal and the court finds that the
508 state action was undertaken without substantial justification, the court may award reasonable
509 litigation expenses to that individual or entity as provided under Title 78, Chapter 27a, Small
510 Business Equal Access to Justice Act.
511 (5) (a) An order issued under this section takes effect 30 days after the service of the
512 order unless otherwise provided in the order.
513 (b) If an appeal of an order issued under this section is taken by an individual or entity,
514 the division may stay enforcement of the commission's order in accordance with Section
515 63-46b-18 .
516 (6) If ordered by the court of competent jurisdiction, the division shall promptly take an
517 action described in Subsection (1)(b) against a [registration] license granted under this chapter.
518 (7) (a) If a [registration] license under this chapter is revoked, the individual or entity
519 may apply to have the [registration] license reinstated by complying with the requirements of
520 Section 61-2c-202 for [registration] licensure.
521 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(a), if a [registration] license under this chapter is
522 revoked, the individual or entity may not apply for reinstatement of the [registration] license
523 sooner than five years after the date the [registration] license is revoked in accordance with this
524 section.
525 (c) If an individual or entity whose [registration] license has been revoked applies for
526 reinstatement in accordance with Subsection (7)(b), the commission and the division may grant
527 the application for reinstatement if they find that:
528 (i) there has been good conduct on the part of the applicant subsequent to the events
529 that led to the revocation, and that the subsequent good conduct outweighs the events which led
530 to the revocation; and
531 (ii) the interest of the public is not likely to be harmed by the granting of the
532 [registration] license.
533 Section 14. Effective date.
534 This act takes effect on January 1, 2004.
535 Section 15. Coordination clause.
536 If this bill and H.B. 203, Residential Mortgage Regulatory Commission, both pass, it is
537 the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in
538 preparing the Utah Code database for publication, shall replace the phrase "and are currently
539 registered as a mortgage lender with the division" in Subsection 61-2c-104 (1)(a)(i) of H.B. 203
540 with the phrase "and who are currently licensed under this chapter".
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While preparing to head down to The Last Hope, I figured that I'd lock down my N800 a bit more than I usually do. The network environment might be "somewhat" hostile, and I prefer to expose my device as little as I can.
That's obviously too much. Let's start by disabling telepathy. Telepathy is the N800's messaging application, and I usually have a SIP account set up. Disabling that account immediately removed all instances of the program and also closed all ports it had open.
I do not worry too much about sshd, since I will remove the ssh-server package when I'm done cleaning up. That leaves the dnsmasq package, which is needed to resolve host names.
In an environment like The Last HOPE, you really really want to only do stuff when you are VPN'ed into a secure network. I connect to my VPN gateway by IP (just in case someone is doing some poisoning). The maemo vpnc-gui package will allow you to do just that.
Do not forget to turn off ssh by removing the package (safest) or by removing the ssh package from your boot sequence. Please do not forget to make sure to have a root backdoor if you chose the latter option.


The Woodlink Coppertop Deluxe Seed & Suet Bird Feeder attracts a variety of birds by offering a wide selection of foods. This classic hopper style feeder features ample perching at seed feeding stations on both sides of the feeder, perfect for feeding a flock of your backyard birds. Two suet cages on the ends of the feeder allow youto nourish an even wider variety of birds. With feeding stations on every side of this feeder, you will be sure to see a large number of birds dining at once. The clear plastic panels keep the seed level visible at all times. The generous 4 quart capacity will keep your birds from going hungry and reduce the number of trips made outside to fill the feeder. The roof is hinged to make cleaning and filling quick and convenient. The feeder is made of durable, kiln dried inland red cedar and a copper roof that will add rustic elegance to your birding sanctuary for years to come. As it ages, the copper roof will acquire a striking patina that complements the aging cedar well. The black vinyl-coated steel suet cages measure 5" x 2" x 3" and are open at the top for placement of standard suet blocks. This feeder may be hung using the included brown nylon cord. Made in the USA.


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Tom Seaver spent the first 11 years of his MLB career as a Met before a trade mid-season in 1977. He made his return to New York in 1983, first appearing as the starting pitcher on Opening Day. More than 48,000 fans at Shea Stadium gave Seaver a standing ovation. He held the Philadelphia Phillies to 3 hits in 6 innings of work in the 2-0 Mets victory. Although he did not earn the win, "it was like old times at Shea: Seaver pitching shutout ball, the Mets winning and the stands jammed," wrote Jack Lang of the New York Daily News. Seaver finished his final Mets season with a 9-14 record, and 198 Mets wins in total for most in franchise history.
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What's a "Votator"?
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The list of Votator-Scraped surface heat exchanger applications has grown very long in the more than 80 years since it was introduced, and I would say there is no one whose life has not been touched by a product heated or cooled in a Votator-Scraped surface heat exchanger." – Tony Mathis, application engineer and product manager for Vogt Freezers and the Votator-Scraped surface heat exchanger.
votator (plural votators)
1. a machine that cools and kneads liquid margarine etc., preparatory to packaging
I grew up knowing that my dad (1891-1973) was the inventor of an important manufacturing process that had to do with liquids and food and that it was called the Votator-Scraped surface heat exchanger, a corny sounding moniker that fit his delight in corny humor.
Votator-Scraped surface heat exchanger
and references in newspaper interviews citing him as the inventor. To my recollection there were no pictures of the actual machine that had been created in an era long before my time and I certainly was never made to understand what it did specifically and how it worked. Had anybody asked me "What's a Votator-Scraped surface heat exchanger?" I couldn't have answered.
In his second contribution as guest commentator (click here to read about the Vogt Instant Freezer and the MelORol) Tony Mathis answers that very question ("I have heard those exact words a thousand times.")
By the way, the Votator-Scraped surface heat exchanger is not a relic of the 20th century: it is manufactured at this very moment and in use world wide: "on all continents except Antartica!"
A very technical description of the crystallization process appears at the end of the post.
The early uses of the votator scraped surface heat exchanger
By a Former Product Manager for the Votator-Scraped surface heat exchanger Heat Exchanger
In the late 1920s, inventor Clarence W. Vogt of Louisville, Kentucky patented a process and machine for continuously freezing ice cream and sherbet, and also for processing lard, shortening, margarine, confections, salves and other materials "…wherein it is desirable to alter the temperature, plasticity or structure while being agitated or whipped." This breakthrough technology would go on to revolutionize the food and dairy industry, introducing continuous production methods for viscous or crystallizing products where inefficient, inconsistent batch production had been the norm. The Vogt Instant Freezer was marketed for continuous ice cream production by Cherry-Burrell Corporation beginning in 1928, while other novel applications were pursued by Vogt Processes. This company became the Votator Division of Girdler Corporation in 1931, and Clarence Vogt was its first Vice President.
The Vogt Instant Freezer and the Votator are both based on a similar construction. A fluid product is pumped through a tube surrounded by a jacket through which a refrigerant is passed. The fluid freezes on the surface of the tube, but a rotating shaft with scraping blades inside the tube continually cleans the frozen film from the tube and mixes it into the stream of product. The final temperature can be consistently controlled by regulating the speed of the pump and the flow of refrigerant through the jacket. The small volume of product flowing between the tube and shaft surfaces can be rapidly cooled (or heated), compared to processing in less efficient batch vessels. This gives a very consistent and generally a superior texture and taste compared to the batch products, where some portions are overcooled (or overcooked).
Ice cream made this way in a Vogt Freezer is very smooth and creamy, because the ice crystals are extremely small. The ice cream exits the Vogt Freezer only partially frozen, so that it can be filled into tubs or other containers without trapping air pockets. These containers are then moved through freezing tunnels or to cold storage spaces where final freezing takes place. Ice cream in this type of packaging is scooped out into cups or cones for consumption. Clarence Vogt also developed the MelORol process for Borden's in the 1930s, where the ice cream was more completely frozen and discharged from a pipe in a long cylinder that was wrapped with paper and then sliced into serving sizes. The MelORol packaging is no longer produced, but many Vogt Freezers built by Cherry-Burrell are still in production to this day. Competing freezers based on the same principles are now made by several companies, but the Vogt Freezer was for many years the only machine of its type.
The fats and oils industry was another area ripe for improvement at this time. Lard and vegetable shortening was produced by freezing a thin layer of the molten fat on the surface of a "chilling roll", a rotating drum with ammonia refrigerant on the inside. A blade scraped the frozen film off the drum, dropping it into a trough with an agitator often called a "picker box". The agitator kept the fat crystal structure "plastic" and scoopable rather than firm, and it also blended in some air to make it whiter in color and easier to incorporate into dough or other food products. This method was not very energy efficient, the product was exposed to the atmosphere and contaminants, and air incorporation promoted rancidity through reaction with oxygen in the atmosphere.
The "Votator process" for making these kinds of products allows for rapid cooling of the molten fat in the Votator scraped surface heat exchanger, so that many, tiny crystals are formed. Nitrogen gas can be injected along with the molten fat, to be whipped in under pressure and in a closed system. This way no oxygen is introduced and the shelf-life of the product is extended. After cooling in the Votator heat exchanger, the product finishes crystallizing in a secondary machine, the Agitated Holding Unit, which agitates it to make it soft and plastic. This is how lard, shortening, and soft tub margarine are made today. If a firm consistency is desired, as for stick margarine, the crystallization takes place in a holding tube without agitation so that the crystals grow together.
Lard and shortening processes using the Votator were introduced about the same time as the Vogt Freezer, and the first commercial Votator margarine process was installed in 1936. In this photo a small installation is shown that may have been a demonstration model for pilot testing in a customer plant. The Votator heat exchanger and refrigerant controls are at the far right, with the feed pump next and the agitated holding unit to its left. Last on the left is a manual fill station where cans or pails can be filled to a standard weight. A gas cylinder for supplying nitrogen can be seen behind the line.
The original business model was to lease the equipment and collect a toll based on production volumes. In a 1934 interview Clarence Vogt estimated that he made $1,000 per day from the MelORol invention, for example. Procter & Gamble chose to own the equipment for producing Crisco shortening, however, so the first two Votator shortening systems at their Cincinnati factory were purchased outright. These Votator units provided over 40 years of service before they were finally decommissioned, as the plaque below containing one of the original brass nameplates declares.
These earliest machines had both the Votator scraped surface heat exchangers and the agitated holding unit mounted in a common cabinet, as shown below.
Later configurations changed the layout of the Votator system as more experience was gained. The Votator heat exchangers are mounted in a vertical orientation in the very compact system below, which likely processed 7,000 pounds per hour of lard or shortening using ammonia refrigeration.
By 1964, over 90% of the lard, shortening and margarine production in the United States had converted from the use of chilling rolls to the Votator process [Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products, 3rd Edition, 1964]. These early successes in the fats and oils industry laid the foundation for ongoing research exploiting the many principles and benefits outlined so clearly by Clarence Vogt. This has produced many new applications in the 85 years that have passed, bringing modern, continuous processing to the food industry with excellent quality and consistency.
Notable food applications include: cooling peanut butter prior to packaging; cooking flour-sugar slurries to make extruded licorice; crystallizing sugar and fat in icings; and heating and cooling puddings, cheese sauce, fruit and vegetable purees and concentrates for sterile, aseptic packaging with a 1-year, non-refrigerated shelf life. For the meat industry, the Votator is used to cool deboned chicken emulsions, to heat sausage blends, and to cool offal from packing houses for use in pet food. Industrial uses include cooling automotive greases and silicone caulk, crystallizing or gelling stick deodorant prior to packaging, and crystallizing wax for candles and for incorporation in printing ink. For many of these products, a scraped surface heat exchanger, like the Votator, is the only practical method to efficiently and economically process them to achieve the highest quality and consistency, day-in and day-out.


Harmattan provides alternate glyphs for a number of characters. These are implemented in 3 different ways (OpenType, Graphite and TypeTuner Web) for support in different applications and rendering systems. Ideally the selection of these font features is done in application programs, but many applications do not yet support this functionality. In response to this lack of support for features, a program called TypeTuner (command line version: TypeTuner and web-based version: TypeTuner Web) allows users to create derivative fonts with their own feature settings based on the needs of a local project or region.
Harmattan Font Features Guide — This document was produced with LibreOffice using Graphite features for the glyph variants.
The User-selectable font features are demonstrated using .woff support on this page: Harmattan Features Demo.
Language-specific features are generally turned on by selecting text in an application and setting the language. In English, you can select English UK or English US and different spelling rules are applied depending on which one is selected. The same is true for other languages. Besides spelling rules, setting a language can also affect font behavior. Harmattan does not support any language-specific features.
In addition to the language-specific variants shown above, there are other Arabic character shape differences in the Arabic script. These can be accessed by using Graphite features or the OpenType Character Variants feature. The document below can be downloaded in order to see all the user-selectable font features that are available in the font. The feature names, feature ids, settings and examples are provided.
These character variants are also available with Graphite rendering and can also be selected as part of a derivative font with TypeTuner Web.
Additionally, Harmattan includes two simplified alternates for U+06DD ARABIC END OF AYAH under the Stylistic Alternates (salt) feature, but at this time we know of no OpenType-based applications that can access these. The two alternates are also available through the Character Variants feature.
The subtending marks are also available with Graphite rendering and the End of ayah variants can be selected as part of a derivative font with TypeTuner Web.
For applications that do not make use of Graphite or the OpenType Stylistic Sets or Character Variants features, you can now download fonts customized with the variant glyphs you choose. Read the Harmattan Font Features Guide, visit TypeTuner Web, then to choose the variants and download your font.


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Roos Wiltink (Amsterdam, 23 mei 1997) is een Nederlandse actrice. Ze speelt Sonja Holleeder in de televisieserie Judas. Eerder speelde ze onder meer in de driedelige serie Den Uyl en de affaire Lockheed.

In 2009 was ze te zien in de bioscoopfilm Terug naar de kust, als de 12-jarige versie van Ans Vos. Ook speelde ze in 2012 in Verborgen Verhalen en daarna in Penoza.

Filmografie
 2009: Terug naar de kust - Ans (12 jaar)
 2010: Den Uyl en de affaire Lockheed - Ariane den Uyl
 2011–2012: Hoe overleef ik? - Rosa
 2012: Verborgen Verhalen - Lola, aflevering Liz
 2013: Penoza III - Laura
 2014: Moordvrouw - Vera Hoeke, aflevering Blue
 2014: Aanmodderfakker - Lisa
 2015: Celblok H - Carly
 2016: Lost in the Game - Rosie
 2017: De 12 van Oldenheim - Nine Veldhoven
 2019: Judas - Sonja Holleeder

Nederlands televisieacteur

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New Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers wants to sign Celtic duo Callum McGregor and James Forrest, according to reports.
Rodgers has made the controversial decision to leave Celtic despite being on the brink of completing a historic treble Treble with the Scottish club.
The former Liverpool boss has signed a deal with Leicester City which keeps him at the club until 2022, while his first game in charge will be against Watford on Sunday.
According to The Times, Rodgers is already targeting two Celtic players ahead of the summer transfer window, with the Scottish club 'braced' to receive bids for McGregor and Forrest.
McGregor has played a key role in Rodgers' midfield this season with six goals and 10 assists, while 27-year-old Forrest is Celtic's star man on their right flank with 13 goals and 18 assists this term.
The report claims that McGregor is valued at £15m, while Forrest, who signed a contract extension in September, would be available for £10m.
Meanwhile, former Celtic striker Moussa Dembele has taken a swipe at Rodgers following his decision to join Leicester before Celtic's season had ended.


"Did you plan it that way?" - usually accompanied by a stark white complexion and eyes filled with horror.
"Are you Mormon or Catholic?"
And my personal favorite, "Wooow.. how do you do it?". I'm never quite sure how to answer that last one. Umm, one day at a time? With patience and long suffering? Quick one-liners never seem to satisfy, and all of the sudden I see a desperate sense of longing in their eyes to unlock the secrets of successful parenting, because clearly, anyone with more than 3 children MUST have all the answers right?? Oh how I wish that were true! I have opinions, sure, but I am no longer naive in thinking that there is ONE right answer for everyone. Parenting is unique. Personal. As different as each of us and each of our children. What may work for me may not work for you, and vice versa. And you know what? That's completely fine! If I have learned one thing from living abroad it is this: there is no ONE right way to succeed. No matter what your upbringing, your culture, financial status, personality traits and personal breaking points may be, there are countless ways to bring up a great, well rounded child. Countless ways to achieve a genuinely happy family life. Evaluate your expectations, your hopes and dreams for your kids, for your family, and for yourself, study out the available paths you can take to get to where you want to go, do your best, and above all, be willing to stop, reevaluate, make some changes, and try, try again! What more can any of us hope for? I've heard it said that it takes a village to raise a child.. how true that is turning out to be!
5:30am - Wake up. Nurse the baby. At this point I was still half asleep and didn't remember that I wanted to take pictures until he was happy with a full belly.. oops.
6:00am - Time to get ready!
6:30am - Get kids ready.
7:00am - Breakfast and top off baby. Yes, I can nurse one handed. It's how I roll.
7:30am - Family scripture reading and prayer. We use an iPad app with children's versions of the stories with pictures. LIFE SAVER.
8:00am - Take the kiddos to school (the 3 eldest that is).
8:30am - Off to the feira with Princess P and Baby C in tow.
9:00am - On to the meat store.. yes, that's raw meat all over the back counter. No, they don't use gloves. Or hairnets..
10:00am - Unscheduled diaper explosion with resulting impromptu bath. Happy Baby C. You're welcome little dude.
10:30am - Organize and put away the spoils.
11:00am - LUNCH = Happy mom. Simultaneous baby feeding = Happy baby.
12:00pm - Pick up Sir L from school.
12:30pm - After school snack at the park.
1:00pm - Kids playing, baby sleeping = mommy gets in a little reading time! I mark up my books. I'm rebellious like that.
2:00pm - Hunger strikes again.
3:00pm - Pick up Miss B and Mr H from school :) Silly kids!
5:00pm - Get ready for bed.
5:30pm - Pizza's ready!! This Hooley family movie night brought to you by Netflix.
Busy! You are a rockstar for sure! What's the iPad app that you use for your kiddos scripture study? Love You!


Join us for the very first Saints game of the 2016 pre-season. You've been jonesing for them and now they are back. Come watch Drew Brees play a whole series. Maybe. But that doesn't matter because football is back and we all love football. Stick around for a 4th quarter raffle of a Sam Adams Cooler. Every Sam Adams you buy gets you 1 raffle ticket.


What is commonplace yet so strange about America, a bastion of freedom and democracy – and teacher of such to the world – is its people's penchant to not be democratic.
While they enjoy freedom of the individual, they tend to eschew freedom of various groups, classes and ethnicities.
Democracy is a major American export, especially the assurance of "one man, one vote" and "free elections." Yet the historic American civil rights movement glaringly showed the world our contradiction in terms.
And during eight years of "compassionate conservatism" served up by the Bush administration, the U. S. has been attacked, is still engaged in two wars, is loathed more than ever, and has created a worldwide economic meltdown.
Along came Barack Obama and his "audacity of hope," and a rejuvenated American electorate catapulted him to the White House as the first African-American president.
Black voter registration soared, and in most places Obama got about 90 percent of the black vote. Lest we forget, the presidential election of 2008 is a stark reminder of how precious the very idea of true democracy is for us and for the world.
I'm sure you've noticed that President Obama gets out of the White House quite often and visits various parts of the country to rally people around his agenda. Obama understands that all politics is local, and he has consistently preached that we must organize from the bottom up, not the top down.
Anything and everything that emanates from the White House and Congress has to be implemented at the state, county, municipal, district and/or neighborhood levels – and in that order!
So when edicts, funds and proposed legislation come down from Washington and the people are not organized from the bottom up, accountability becomes the slippery slope to oligarchy, which is rule by a powerful few, including lobbyists, financiers, developers, politicians and criminals.
To our detriment, we Americans have developed a waning interest in local elections, which is confirmed by very low voter turnout. This apathy stems from at least two sources: There is very little camouflage to hide the incessant trickery and lies of many local officials; and bureaucratic red tape is too cumbersome and time consuming for those who would navigate the system.
For most black voters in Fort Lauderdale's District 3 elections, there tends to always be a third and perhaps most important issue: The electorate knows of and does not think much of the candidates running. Some researchers may construe this consistent non-vote as mere apathy, but could the real statement of the non-vote mean a refusal to choose a lesser of evils?
In the Feb.10 election, only 1,820 people voted in District 3, out of 27,135 registered voters. For the March 10 runoff, with 18 of 21 precincts reporting at press time, 1,892 votes had been counted. Bobby Dubose, an insurance adjuster, won the District 3 city commission seat with 1,226 votes.
Also, according to Broward County Supervisor of Elections statistics, since the March 1994 election in which only 953 people voted out of 12,314 registered voters (Moore won), there has been a consistent pattern.
Obviously, Fort Lauderdale's District 3, with its majority black voters, has never been organized. And you can place a safe wager that there are many such majority black local districts across the length and breadth of America. Power or the lack thereof is always measured, and unfortunately for the residents of areas like District 3, they are rendered politically inert – powerless.
Is there anybody out there who understands and is willing and able to spend the better part of the next three years going door to door, block by block, to homeowners and other civic meetings, churches, schools, "under the trees," and to all the businesses, and with the right messages? And can that person also listen, and learn, and above all else be truthful?
Where are you? Step forward, for your time has come!


Preservation of Wilson's 9th Annual Garden Party and Fine Art Show will be held on Sunday, May 1st in the splendid garden of 211 Raleigh Road from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. This is an appreciation event for the supporters of Preservation of Wilson held each year to celebrate the growing preservation spirit in the Wilson community. Your only ticket is to be a supporter of Preservation of Wilson with memberships beginning at $25.
A Fine Art Show was held during the event and was open to all artists working in any medium.


Until early this year, Quavo was easily the most-known member of popular ATL group, Migos. However, Offset took that spotlight, first due to his relationship with Cardi B, and then with his solo career. Doing the album with Metro Boomin' and 21 Savage, his solo single blew up.
Offset would also join Tyga on "Taste," one of the summer's biggest singles. Meanwhile, Quavo would be the one in the background, but he had plans to change that. All year, there have been rumors of Quavo dropping a solo album.
Last night, Quavo dropped Quavo Huncho to much acclaim. The record has taken over social media, and before the album dropped, his "Bubble Gum" single had people talking, as Draya stars in the video. As the week is over, this is the Video of the Week.


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In vivo transformations of dihydroartemisinic acid in Artemisia annua plants
Brown, G.D. and Sy, L.K. (2004) In vivo transformations of dihydroartemisinic acid in Artemisia annua plants. Tetrahedron, 60 (5). pp. 1139-1159. ISSN 0040-4020
To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2003.11.070
[15-(CH3)-C-13-H-2]-dihydroartemisinic acid (2a) and [15-(CH3)-H-2]-dihydroartemisinic acid (2b) have been fed via the root to intact Artemisia annua plants and their transformations studied in vivo by one-dimensional H-2 NMR spectroscopy and two-dimensional, C-13-H-2 correlation NMR spectroscopy (C-13-(2) H COSY). Labelled dihydroartemisinic acid was transformed into 16 12-carboxy-amorphane and cadinane sesquiterpenes within a few days in the aerial parts of A. annua, although transformations in the root were much slower and more limited. Fifteen of these 16 metabolites have been reported previously as natural products from A. annua. Evidence is presented that the first step in the transformation of dihydroartemisinic acid in vivo is the formation of allylic hydroperoxides by the reaction of molecular oxygen with the Delta(4,5)-double bond in this compound. The origin of all 16 secondary metabolites might then be explained by the known further reactions of such hydroperoxides. The qualitative pattern for the transformations of dihydroartemisinic acid in vivo was essentially unaltered when a comparison was made between plants, which had been kept alive and plants which were allowed to die after feeding of the labelled precursor. This, coupled with the observation that the pattern of transformations of 2 in vivo demonstrated very close parallels with the spontaneous autoxidation chemistry for 2, which we have recently demonstrated in vitro, has lead us to conclude that the main 'metabolic route' for dihydroartemisinic acid in A. annua involves its spontaneous autoxidation and the subsequent spontaneous reactions of allylic hydroperoxides which are derived from 2. There may be no need to invoke the participation of enzymes in any of the later biogenetic steps leading to all 16 of the labelled 11,13-dihydro-amorphane sesquiterpenes which are found in A. annua as natural products. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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terpenes and terpenoids, biogenesis, autoxidation, NMR, ARTEANNUIN-B, ALLYLIC HYDROPEROXIDES, SPONTANEOUS AUTOXIDATION, DEOXYARTEANNUIN-B, QINGHAO ACID, BIOSYNTHESIS, ANTIMALARIAL, IDENTIFICATION, CONVERSION, NMR
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Q From Jared Martin: Could you investigate the origins of barbarian, please? I've been informed that the Greek bar-bar chestnut is a folk etymology and that the true lineage of the word goes back to a historical group of people. I was taken to task for repeating this bar-bar trivia by a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, who was in full battle armour at the time.
It's generally accepted that the original Greek bárbaros for a foreigner came from an earlier sense of the word that meant someone who stammered. That's thought to be older than the Greek language, since Sanskrit has the root barbara-s that also means stammering; it was probably in the Proto-Indo-European language predating both. With the repeated bar-bar, it is probably imitative. The Greeks presumably thought that foreigners talked as though they were stammering.
The word was taken from Greek into Latin barbaria, a foreigner, and from there into English in the fourteenth century. Its first sense was also that of a foreigner, particularly someone who was neither Greek nor Roman nor a Christian. It was only a little later that the idea of an uncouth or uncivilised person came to the fore in English, though that derogatory sense had been present in both Latin and Greek. However, neither the Greeks nor the Romans seem to have used the word to mean savagely cruel or inhuman people.
The Barbary Coast, the old name for the countries of North Africa, comes from the same source, as does its close relative Berber for the native peoples of North Africa and their language. Both terms come immediately from the Arabic barbar, but that has been shown to derive from the Greek word. I suspect your informant knew about the link between barbarian and Berber but not the background.


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Q & A with Sonia Manzano
By Shannon Maughan |
Actress and author Sonia Manzano is perhaps best known for her ongoing role as Maria on Sesame Street; she joined the cast in the early 1970s. But she has also won 15 Emmy Awards as part of the show's writing staff, and in 2004 she published her first children's book, No Dogs Allowed!, illustrated by Jon J Muth (Atheneum). Another picture book, A Box Full of Kittens, illustrated by Matt Phelan, followed for Atheneum in 2007. Her new title, The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano (Scholastic), is something of a departure: a YA novel about a Puerto Rican girl awakened to political activism and to her cultural heritage while living in Spanish Harlem (El Barrio) in 1969.
Why did you want to write about the Young Lords, a short-lived Puerto Rican activist group in 1960s-70s New York City?
I thought it important to write about the power of youth. I remember seeing footage of Juan González [one of the group's leaders], who is now at the [New York] Daily News. The group would shout things like 'We think Puerto Rico should be independent – and kids should eat oatmeal!' There was a sense of 'We can do all this stuff!' I'd forgotten about that. Kids do have a lot of the answers but they can't always move things forward. There was so much youthful indignation: 'What?! People are being unfair?!' What they were doing seems so revolutionary. And they looked like Castro. I think people were afraid of them because of the way they looked.
How does the group fit into your latest book?
I have always been fascinated by things that were happening in 1969. Coincidentally, Sesame Street first aired in 1969 and one of the main curriculum goals of the show was that American children should know that Latins lived in America, and the Latin child should know that he is important in the world. Latins were totally invisible at the time. 1969 was the very beginning of Hispanics being public. It started with the Young Lords [they set garbage on fire to draw attention to a lack of sanitation services and occupied a church from which to offer the community help]. Everyone had a platform then; it was a time of idealism and change, and the status quo was being challenged. That small event had great impact. It feels like a perfect time to bring attention to it.
There seems to be a renewed spirit of activism in our country, reflected in the various Occupy movements over the past year or so. Do you have a philosophy about activism that you hope to convey to your readers?
Well, the Occupy movements seem to be about general discontent and not very specific. But there is a harshness in society nowadays. People are uncaring of other people; there is an incivility. It's not the kind of society we would like to think of ourselves as being. If it [the book] makes kids look out for the other guy, that would be a good thing. There is also a great lack of critical thinking these days. People can't see the gray in things; everything is black or white. [In the book,] at first Evelyn is thinking "either my mother is right or my grandmother is right." But in the end, she says she hopes they are both right. Each has something she can take.
Your descriptions of El Barrio are particularly evocative. What is your personal experience with the neighborhood?
My grandmother lived on East 111th Street, right across from the church [First Spanish Methodist Church] seized by the Young Lords. I was raised in the Bronx, but we visited her often. When we would come across the Willis Avenue Bridge it was like Puerto Rico Central. I remember the food sold in the street; it was so exotic seeing all those fried foods. And I remember the congestion of people at the time, and the sadness of people gazing out the window. My grandmother's maiden name was Serrano and she lived with my cousin Evelyn. Using their combined names in the book is another personal connection for me.
In addition to Evelyn's political awakening, your book explores Evelyn's connection to her heritage and cultural identity. Does this reflect your own experience?
I remember becoming politically aware and seeing myself in the big world, separate from my parents. I was 21. Evelyn is much younger, 14. The way she begins to see her family is because of her issue about being Latin. It reminds me of that movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, when the main character recalls that she was the only kid in school with sideburns because she was Greek. It's a universal problem that people from many cultures can relate to. [But] when you know your past, you can have a stronger future. You can at least understand your parents and grandparents better. My parents would always paint our kitchen turquoise and I wanted everything to be beige. When I went to Puerto Rico and saw all the bright colors, it hit me that my family was from the tropics. I realized how hard it must be for them to be indoors all the time in New York. We have so many old family photos taken up on the roof – it was just like West Side Story. It was my family's way of being outside as much as possible.
Before becoming an author, your first professional success was as an actress on Sesame Street. How do the two art forms – acting and writing – compare for you?
When one acts there is a feeling of recklessness. "Know your lines and be ready to go" is something I learned from a Muppet person. I had always wanted to practice everything over and over. But this person said, "Let's just go and not practice." You can know the lines but still have room to just go with it and improvise some things. It worked really well on camera.
With writing it's just the opposite. You ponder the word, look at the sentence, leave it alone for a while, then come back to it. It's very particular – do I use an exclamation point or not?
You first entered the children's book world as a picture book author. How was it to shift gears and write for an older audience?
I don't have to spell everything out for older readers. They can infer and guess and put their own lives into it. I'm still learning the genre, but I'm happy to have such a wonderful editor in Andrea Pinkney.
What's up next for you? Any new book projects you can talk about?
I love to write and I have been working on a memoir for a while. I've also been working on another memoir with a family member.
And I just did my first event for the new book, at La Casa Azul Bookstore on 103rd Street – a few blocks from where the Young Lords were demonstrating.
So it sounds like we'll be learning more about Sonia Manzano. Is there any of you in Evelyn Serrano?
Yes. There is a lot of me in all the characters I write. There's even some of me in Big Bird and Ernie and Bert when I write for them!
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano. Scholastic Press, $17.99 Sept. ISBN 978-0-545-32505-9


Julia Feyrer (b. 1982, Victoria, Canada; lives/works: Vancouver) roots her practice in a material engagement with celluloid filmmaking and sculpture, with emphasis on the body's relationship to these media. She conceives of the camera as a bodily extension of the human sensorium—a device through which one can feel time and perception, and thereby aid or alter one's experience of the world. Feyrer has an interest in herbals, which relates to this experimentation in aiding and altering perception. In her approach to sculpture, she incorporates material and objects from home and studio into cast objects and installations—from brushes and moulds to mirrors, coins, and herbal remedies. Feyrer often links her film to her sculptures, by positioning the gallery installation as film set; this method also creates overlaps from one project to the next. In her film Escape Scenes (2014), Feyrer takes a classic cinematic set up of a driving scene and inserts various sculptural, humorous structures to act as filters or screens that obscure the view through the car's back window. As the artist drives through the city, the objects in the rearview change, and the speed of the vehicle and the wind alter their forms. The camera flattens these installations from three-dimensional, static objects into moving images, literally and figuratively, which live in a virtual timeline.
Feyrer graduated with a Meisterschülerin from the Städelschule in Frankfurt, Germany in 2010, and received a Bachelor of Media Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 2004. She has held solo exhibitions at Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver (2018); POTTS, Los Angeles (2017); Western Front, Vancouver (2014); Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver (2012); and Artspeak, Vancouver (2010). Her work has been included in group exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery (2017, 2016); the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton (2013); and Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver (2012). In collaboration with artist Tamara Henderson, Feyrer has presented exhibitions at Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm (2016); Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver (2016); Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia (2015); Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff (2013).


It's day TWO of "12 Days of Essential Oil DIYs". Let's jump right in! Today I'm going to show you how to make a DIY Essential Oil Sleep Roller. Essentially, this is a blend that you can roll onto your wrists and feet for a deeper relaxation and sounder sleep. The oils I use here would also be great in a linen spray or bath salts, too!
Day 2: DIY Essential Oil Sleep Roller.
This is another inexpensive DIY that is quick and easy. Rollers are my favorite way to introduce the power of essential oils to my friends and family. Rollers can be used for mood boosters, immune support, even perfume! The oils I am using for this project are amazing for sleep and relaxation. Lavender + Cedarwood is a popular combo for sleep, and I love adding citrus (in this case- Tangerine) for an added mood lifter and complementary scent.
1. Add 10 drops of each oil to the empty roller.
2. Top with fractionated coconut oil.
3. Roll on wrists and feet before bedtime.
Rollers are another quick and easy gift for anyone and everyone. I hope you loved this DIY and come back tomorrow for the next one! Don't forget to follow the WHOLE series. When it's over, I will be giving away ALL of the DIYs.


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Q: Uploading data from local computer to Hive DB using Hue Relative Newbie to using Hive and Hue.
Is there a way to upload a file saved to my laptop to a database table in Hive, using Hue?  I've been looking through books and scouring the Web, but haven't found any answer.
Harry

A: This is easy in the Hive/Beeswax app: click on the Beeswax icon, then 'Tables' tab and then either create a new table from the file (which has an option for uploading it) or select an existing table with a compatible schema and click on 'Import Data'.

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It certainly works, wanted a mobile mechanic but ended up having it towed to the garage so wasn't exactly what I was looking for but it sort of worked out in the end.
Excellent service. Efficient and professional.
Overall, I had a good experience with CMS garage. Had an issue with my car, CMS recognised it was a wheel alignment problem and offered their service at a reasonable price. No messing around and no hassle. Only problem I had was that they also calibrated the steering rack without asking or informing me. This was an extra cost and I only found out about it when I arrived. In my situation, it didn't make a difference as I would have told them to go ahead anyway but it would have been a better customer service experience if I was informed every step of the way.
Very punctual, honest and high standard of work. Will definitely use again and would recommend.
Paul was organised and efficient. Will definitely use again.