This post is from Pat Butler, an OM Arts School of Mission teacher and coach... ENJOY!
Last night I witnessed transformation.
Saturday evenings, our students present their creative response homework assignments. It's a highlight for many of us to see what they've worked on all week (or longer).
Last night the dancers went first. We were all impressed at the marked improvement in them after only a few weeks—not only in technique, but in their ability to interpret a heart theme creatively. And then the last dancer got up, and brought the house down.
In my experience, artistic blocks are significant precursors to breakthrough; I sat up a little straighter.
We had been teaching and discussing the issue of identity for weeks: identity in Christ, identity as artists, identity as true selves, the selves that pick up their cross, deny the false selves, rip off the masks, and follow Jesus. It has proven to be a major theme of the school, one that each one is grappling with in some way, no matter the life stage.
All that led up to a guest lecturer's class and assignment: on personhood in Christ, simple being persons with Christ, not pastors, missionaries, evangelists, artists, daughters, sisters, mothers. Simply enjoying the gifts God has given, not trying to perform, do, or meet expectations, but resting, abiding, creating.
This dancer listed the number of statements that had been made to her in her young life, things like, "You can't do this...you'll never amount to much as a dancer..." She described the conflict of only half believing them, and rebelling against them, and yet not fully embracing who she was and what she was made to do. And that's when the tears started flowing.
"…and then I realized what was happening."
Now she could hardly get the words out, but did: "'They' weren't the problem. I was my own worst enemy, telling myself I wasn't a dancer, only someone who liked dance, who used dance to work out for physical exercise. I had decided to just shift my focus to my skills as an administrator, and away from dance.
Big smiles erupted around the room. Anticipation was palpable.
"So I didn't finish the assignment, but I want to play this song for you and I'll just move around a bit."
With that, our beautiful dancer launched into what looked like a completely choreographed piece, with abandon and delight, her face now radiant with the most beautiful smile, free. The tears were now in our eyes—to see a person dancing with abandon before the Lord, as if none of us were in the room. It was a holy moment. I've seen it before—with non-artists as well as artists—when someone realizes who they are, who they were made to be, and the joy that that explodes in them as they spontaneously worship.
This was beyond dance. If we had had eyes to see, we would surely have seen the Lord dancing with her. This was worship, in spirit and in truth, and the glory of God was revealed in the glory of his dancer.
When she finished, there was a sacred silence, followed by a hushed: "We've never seen you dance like that before!..."That was truly YOU!"..."Your smile....did you all see her smile!?"
On and on it went, with God's dancer alternately laughing and wiping tears, until finally she rushed off stage and into the arms of a fellow dancer, where she broke down in sobs. Those of us who knew something of her journey gathered around her—whether to hug, pray, cry, I don't know. We were like athletes in a match rushing to a teammate who had just scored the winning goal. Our hero, who had broken free from the pack of lies holding her back from who she was and who God called her to be. And in the breaking free, God had tossed her both her call and a new identity.


That is an impressive class-action settlement number, particularly when you consider that the automated calls and texts triggering the litigation and settlement arose from a single auto dealership. The auto dealer allegedly (link to complaint) violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by engaging a third party to deliver ringless voice and text messages to the cell phones of prospective buyers. Beyond the lessons learned by this individual business, the broader message for all organizations is a.) that it continues to be easy to violate the TCPA if you are not careful, and b.) that the class-action bar and federal regulators continue to be active in this space.
The TCPA regulates telemarketing calls, auto-dialed calls, prerecorded calls, and text messages. Specifically, auto-dialed advertising messages – whether these are phone calls, direct-to-voicemail calls, or text messages – are typically permitted only if the consumer has given prior express consent. While there are exceptions for messages that are not strictly advertising, or that are made in response to a request from an individual, these may not be helpful if a member of the sales team is simply working from a list of prior shoppers, website visitors, or others.
Of course, none of this anticipates a sales person – auto dealer or any other sector – sitting at a desk and sending out individual texts. More often, the business has engaged a third party to coordinate and process the innumerable messages on behalf of the business. And how great is it to have any number of service providers in the automated marketing space offering their services and compliance with applicable law? There are two problems with this.
What Exactly Is an Auto-Dialer?
First, the law and its interpretations evolve over time. For example, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently published a decision that interpreted the TCPA with a more expansive view as to what the statute prohibits. The TCPA text prohibits calls made via an automatic-telephone-dialing system if that system can generate phone numbers randomly or sequentially. The Ninth Circuit panel of judges now views that as meaning auto-dialers "with the capacity to dial stored numbers automatically" as falling within the definition of an auto-dialer system. Although the interpretation reflects the evolution of technology, it also means that class-action litigation is no longer hamstrung by the TCPA textual definition – at least in those western jurisdictions within the Ninth Circuit.
We Can't Blame the Service Provider?
In the auto dealer's litigation mentioned above, the business engaged a service provider to handle the messaging. While we do not have access to a copy of that agreement, it is easy enough to presume that the business expected the marketing service to understand what the applicable rules are. A casual search of marketing providers touts the compliance expertise of each. However, any business should understand that the legal terms associated with the service will certainly disclaim any obligation to advise the client business as to the law, or to do anything but follow the instructions of the client business.
Furthermore, there is a strong premise within the law that a service provider is indeed acting at the behest of the client, even if the service provider might have a better understanding of applicable law. So, unless the business has negotiated the legal terms of the services, it is unlikely that any liability can be shifted to the marketing service provider.
… unless I have given my consent and you have a clear record of that. If your business wants to use a consumer's cell phone for voice or text messages, provide a notice of what data will be collected and for what purpose. If this is on a web page, be clear that in providing a cell number, the business may use it for advertising. And recall the TCPA's requirement of "prior express consent," which typically means a specific opt-in tick box.
What to do with purchased marketing lists? Make sure the list vendor has assured you that it has obtained appropriate consents and can provide evidence confirming such. Because this area is ripe for error and litigation, be sure to press for an indemnity and confirm the provider's insurance coverage.
Privacy rules generally concern managing expectations of consumers. Businesses of all types – whether auto or consumer retail – are well served by having an internal policy for how to engage in consumer marketing, and the dos and don'ts for engaging vendors for such services. The class action and regulatory enforcement risk is simply too high.


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{
    /// <summary>
    /// The model for Home Index
    /// </summary>
    public class IndexViewModel
    {
        public bool IsAuthenticated { get; set; }

        public string UserName { get; set; }

        public string WelcomeMessage { get; set; }
    }
}

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These cars burn through gas at a staggering rate.
In these changing times, automakers can't just be obsessed with horsepower and 0-60 mph times. Fuel economy also has to be a top priority as stricter emissions regulations force automakers to build smaller engines that use up less gas. There are still a few automakers that continue to build gas guzzling cars that we love. If we had hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to spend on a car, we would put fuel economy on the bottom of our priorities list. That is why we made a list of the top five least fuel efficient cars in the world. We love these cars even though they are gas guzzlers.
The Bugatti Chiron is among the fastest cars in the world thanks to its 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16 engine. This engine is a masterpiece that develops 1,479 hp and 1,180 lb-ft of torque. Unfortunately, this massive engine drinks fuel at an alarming rate. The official EPA fuel economy ratings for the Chiron are 9 mpg in the city and 14 mpg on the highway, with a combined rating of just 11 mpg. If we were willing to spend the roughly $2.7 million required to purchase a Chiron, fuel economy would be the least of our worries. The average Chiron owner has 42 cars, a jet, a yacht and three helicopters, so we are sure that they won't care about the car's abysmal economy.
Aston Martin has recently started to downsize with a smaller, twin-turbo 5.2-liter V12 and AMG-derived 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8. These new engines will improve on fuel efficiency, but Aston Martin still sells its old naturally aspirated 6.0-liter V12 in the V12 Vantage S. We love this car for its unique seven-speed dogleg manual transmission. However, even if you are frugal with the throttle and the gear shifts, this car will only get around 12 mpg in the city and 18 mpg on the highway. If we were driving this car, we'd constantly drop down gears to hear that glorious V12 engine. Hitting the EPA figures in this awesome sports car would not be easy.
Three of the five cars on this list are powered by V12 engines. The V12 may not be long for this world as we start to see it get replaced with smaller V8 and V6 engines in new supercars. Lamborghini is one of the companies that has pledged to stick to the old ways of building a supercar, however. The Aventador has a 6.5-liter V12 that only gets 11 mpg city and 18 mpg highway. We know that a replacement is in the works, that could increase the V12's displacement to 7.0 liters and add a hybrid drivetrain. A hybrid flagship would have more power and get better fuel economy, but it would still be a heavy drinker.
In this spot we have actually included a tie between two V12-powered Ferrari models. The all-new 812 Superfast has a 6.5-liter V12 engine with 789 hp. It may be extremely powerful, but this car only gets 12 mpg city and 16 mpg highway. The Ferrari GTC4Lusso has a smaller 6.2-liter V12 with 680 hp, although it sends power to all four wheels. This car actually does a bit worse in the city, with 12 mpg and slightly better on the highway with 17 mpg. Both cars average out to 13 mpg combined, which leaves them tied on our list. If fuel economy is a concern, then the GTC4 Lusso comes with a V8 that gets 15 mpg city and 21 mpg highway.
The final car on our list is the only V8-powered car. The Bentley Mulsanne has been on the market since 2010 and is powered by a massive 6.75-liter twin-turbo V8. This engine is hand-made and takes around 30 hours to build. The blueprint for this engine dates back almost 60 years, but has been updated throughout its life. The most powerful version of this engine produces 530 hp and 812 lb-ft of torque. The huge engine drinks fuel at a rate of 11 mpg city and 17 mpg highway. We aren't sure what replacement car Bentley has in store, but we will surely miss this legendary engine.


Most journalists work in their profession for noble reasons. Most of them intend to do the right thing. But sometimes – just like some police officers – they become jaded and numb to what they see on a regular basis. Media outlets are uniquely positioned in terms of their ability to inform millions of people. A gratuitous and insensitive decision by a journalist can lead to more grief and trauma, and foster a more cynical society.
I am writing to express my concern and disappointment regarding the decision by CHEK News to broadcast security camera footage of a fatal motorcycle collision.
The news clip even included a close up / enhanced replay showing [graphic description of collision removed].
I wish to echo the concerns expressed by the Saanich Police Department. It is one thing to show the aftermath of a collision, it is another matter entirely to broadcast the serious injury or death of a motorcyclist on the air.
I note that in a decision released earlier this year, the Canadian Broadcasting Standards Council determined that a violent sci-fi show should be broadcast at 9pm instead of 8pm. The CBSC also determined that the show required viewer advisories. I would respectfully suggest that the same criteria – at a minimum – should apply to a community television station that wishes to broadcast the death of a real person who lived in that very same community.
6.1 Broadcasters shall use appropriate editorial judgment in the reporting of, and the pictorial representation of violence, aggression or destruction within their news and public affairs programming.
6.2 Caution shall be used in the selection of, and repetition of, video which depicts violence.
6.3 Broadcasters shall advise viewers in advance of showing scenes of extra-ordinary violence, or graphic reporting on delicate subject matter such as sexual assault or court action related to sexual crimes, particularly during afternoon or early evening newscasts and updates when children could be viewing.
Please note that I am submitting this complaint as a concerned citizen. These are my own personal views and they do not represent the official views of any organization or employer.
Australian summers are hot and dry and bushfires are a significant risk to life and property. The worst ever recorded natural disaster were the Victorian Black Saturday Bushfires in 2009, where 173 people lost their lives. To limit bushfire damage, an effective firefighting capability is essential. This project investigated the feasibility of using existing military assets and converting them to firefighting/control capability on an as required basis. This paper presents a conceptual design of a RAAF C-17 Globemaster III conversion to a temporary firefighting platform that provides three support roles: water drop, in-flight refill of standard firefighting aircraft and in-situ surveillance, command and control. Provisions were made for quick conversion with minor structural modifications to allow return to military status.
In the Canadian Forces, these aircraft are designated as the CC-177 Globemaster III. This plane can travel very long distances and carry extremely heavy payloads. And it can operate from short runways in difficult environments all over the world.
There have been calls to bring the Martin Mars water bomber back into service. However the Martin Mars "only" holds 27,276 litres of water (compared to 50,000 litres, potentially, for the C-17). The Martin Mars has been in service since 1944. Over seventy years! Not a lot of aircraft that have been in operation for that long. The C-17 Globemaster III entered service in 1995, so that's a fifty year difference in aircraft technology.
Obviously this is not something that could be used right now, but perhaps it is worth exploring for the future.


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National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee Disbanded
On August 20, 2017, the Washington Post reported that the Trump administration had disbanded the fifteen-person Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment. The Advisory Committee was established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2015 to advise on stakeholder engagement and other issues relating to the National Climate Assessment. The Advisory Committee was in the process of drafting a report aimed at assisting public- and private-sector officials to use the National Climate Assessment in long-term planning.
On January 2, 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that, in his position as co-chair of the U.S. Climate Alliance, he would "reconvene the Advisory Committee to develop recommendations to navigate the challenges of climate change." The following day, Columbia University's Earth Institute announced that it had hired the former chair of the Advisory Committee Richard Moss as a visiting senior research scientist in the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management. In that role, Moss will re-establish the Advisory Committee, and deliver the report it was due to write. The report was published on April 4, 2019.
On May 15, 2018, documents were released showing that the Advisory Council was disbanded due to concerns that it lacked industry representation. The documents indicate that George Kelly, then the deputy chief of staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, pushed for the council to be disbanded. He reportedly said: "It only has one member from industry, and the process to gain more balance would take a couple of years to accomplish."
Personnel Changes
Scientists Affected

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History of the alternative engine
engineratiomotor
DeMotor > Alternative engine > Classification
Classification of alternative engines
Alternative engines can be classified in many different ways. The main forms of classification are the following:
According to the arrangement of the cylinders in the engine
According to the displacement
According to the compression ratio
According to the diameter and stroke ratio
According to the number of movements of each cycle
Classification according to the arrangement of the cylinders
A typical way of classifying the reciprocating engine is to use the number and arrangement of the cylinders. In this way we have:
Linear alternative motor. The inline engine is a motor with all the cylinders aligned in the same row, without displacements. They have been used in motorcycles, automobiles, locomotives and airplanes. It is usually available in configurations of 2, 4, 5 and 6 cylinders.
Alternative engine in V. The engine in V is an arrangement in which the cylinders are grouped into two blocks or rows of cylinders, where they form a letter V. All the cylinders converge on the same crankshaft.â €
Radial alternative engine. It is also known as a star engine. This alternative engine is a type of arrangement in which the cylinders are located radially with respect to the crankshaft, forming a star.
Classification of alternative engines according to displacement
Another way to classify the alternative engines is to do it depending on the cubic capacity.
The displacement is the total volume of displacement of gas by the pistons that move in the cylinders. Usually the displacement is measured in liters or cubic centimeters. In other words, displacement is the geometric volume occupied by the set of pistons from the bottom dead center (PMI) to the highest (PMS), also called top dead center. The displacement gives a good measure of the working capacity that an engine can have.
Classification according to the compression ratio
Another criterion for classifying the different types of reciprocating engine is to do it by means of its compression ratio.
The compression ratio is the relation between the volume of the cylinder. Another way to express it would be the moment when the piston is at the bottom of its stroke (bottom dead center), and the volume when the piston is at the top of its stroke (top dead center).
This compression ratio affects the performance of Stirling engines and internal combustion engines. In the case of internal combustion engines, on this website we analyze the otto cycle for the gasoline engine and the diesel cycle for the diesel engine.
Classification according to diameter and stroke ratio
The diameter / stroke ratio is the ratio of the diameter of the piston, or hole, to the length of the stroke inside the cylinder, or stroke. Depending on this relationship we have:
Alternative square motors: If this relation is close to 1.
Overriding alternative motors: If the diameter / stroke ratio is greater than 1, that is, the hole is larger than the stroke.
Sub-squared alternetical motors: If the ratio is less than 1, that is, the stroke is larger than the hole.
Classification depending on the number of movements in each cycle
This classification of the alternative engines depends on their operating cycle. In them two types of motor are distinguished.
The two-stroke engine.
The four-stroke engine.
The six-stroke engine. This type of cycle is very unusual.
Internal combustion engines work through a sequence of admission movements and elmination of gases in the cylinder. These movements are repeated cyclically and an engine is said to be 2-stroke, 4-stroke or 6-stroke depending on the number of steps necessary to complete a cycle.
Last review: March 12, 2018
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ES - Classificación de los motores alternativos
FR - Classification des moteurs alternatifs
PT - Classificação de motores alternativos


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package com.github.kmbulebu.nicknack.core.attributes;

import java.util.UUID;

import com.github.kmbulebu.nicknack.core.units.Unit;

/**
 * Basic implementation of an AttributeDefinition.
 *
 * May be extended or used as-is.
 *
 */
public class BasicAttributeDefinition implements AttributeDefinition {

	private final UUID uuid;
	private final String name;
	private final String description;
	private final Unit units;
	private final boolean isRequired;

	public BasicAttributeDefinition(UUID uuid, String name, Unit units, boolean isRequired) {
		this(uuid, name, "", units, isRequired);
	}

	public BasicAttributeDefinition(UUID uuid, String name, String description, Unit units, boolean isRequired) {
		this.uuid = uuid;
		this.name = name;
		this.description = description;
		this.units = units;
		this.isRequired = isRequired;
	}

	@Override
	public UUID getUUID() {
		return uuid;
	}

	@Override
	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	@Override
	public Unit getUnits() {
		return units;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isRequired() {
		return isRequired;
	}

	@Override
	public String getDescription() {
		return description;
	}

	@Override
	public int hashCode() {
		final int prime = 31;
		int result = 1;
		result = prime * result + ((uuid == null) ? 0 : uuid.hashCode());
		return result;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
		if (this == obj)
			return true;
		if (obj == null)
			return false;
		if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
			return false;
		BasicAttributeDefinition other = (BasicAttributeDefinition) obj;
		if (uuid == null) {
			if (other.uuid != null)
				return false;
		} else if (!uuid.equals(other.uuid))
			return false;
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return "BasicAttributeDefinition [uuid=" + uuid + ", name=" + name + ", description=" + description
				+ ", units=" + units + ", isRequired=" + isRequired + "]";
	}

}


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from puzzle.utils import (get_gene_info, get_gene_symbols)

class GeneExtras(object):
    """Methods for genes"""

    def _add_hgnc_symbols(self, variant_obj):
        """Add hgnc symbols to the variant

            If there are transcripts use the symbols found here,
            otherwise use phizz to get the gene ids.
        """
        hgnc_symbols = set()
        if variant_obj.transcripts:
            for transcript in variant_obj.transcripts:
                if transcript.hgnc_symbol:
                    hgnc_symbols.add(transcript.hgnc_symbol)
        else:
            chrom = variant_obj.CHROM
            start = variant_obj.start
            stop = variant_obj.stop

            hgnc_symbols = get_gene_symbols(chrom, start, stop)
        #Make unique ids
        variant_obj.gene_symbols = list(hgnc_symbols)

    def _add_genes(self, variant_obj):
        """Add the Gene objects for a variant"""
        genes = []
        ensembl_ids = []
        hgnc_symbols = []

        if variant_obj.transcripts:
            for transcript in variant_obj.transcripts:
                if transcript.ensembl_id:
                    ensembl_ids.append(transcript.ensembl_id)
                if transcript.hgnc_symbol:
                    hgnc_symbols.append(transcript.hgnc_symbol)

        else:
            hgnc_symbols = variant_obj.gene_symbols

        genes = get_gene_info(
                        ensembl_ids=ensembl_ids,
                        hgnc_symbols=hgnc_symbols
                        )

        for gene in genes:
            variant_obj.add_gene(gene)


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Q: Filter an Array containing Integers and Strings I am trying to make a method to filter an Array containing positive Integers and Strings leaving only Integers but weirdly my code doesn't work.
def filter_list(l)
 l.map { |items| items.is_a?(Integer) ? items : l.delete(items) }
end

filter_list([1,2,'a','b'])

In theory, my code works, because if I replace items and l.delete(items) with words as 'true' and 'false' Integer and Strings are being replaced correctly returning
[true, true, false, false]

But, keeping items : l.delete(items) it return me
[1, 2, "a"] or sometimes [1, 2, "b"]

So just one is deleted. How can I alter my method to return only integers?

A: Your code doesn't work because you delete elements from the array with l.delete while you iterate over the same array.
Imagine you walk an array with 4 elements and at the same time, someone changes the number of elements in the array and their positions.
I think you are looking for Array#select:
array = [1, 2, 'a', 'b']
array.select { |element| element.is_a?(Integer) }
#=> [1, 2]

A: Your problem is that you are altering the array your are mapping if your item is not an integer.
When your map first visits the element 'a' it calls l.delete('a') (which return 'a'). This means that 'l' no longer is your initial array that your map over. Instead of the initial [1, 2, 'a', 'b'] your array l now contains [1, 2, 'b'].
I am not sure about the exact implementation of map but I guess that now the array was altered and contains just three instead of four elements, map does not look at the final 'b' in your array.
Let's assume you have an array a = [1, 2, 'a', 'b'].
The first time you call filter_list(a) it returns [1, 2, 'a']. If you now print a you will get the contents of your altered array: [1, 2, 'b']. Why is this different than the result of your function call? Because map creates a new array containing the return values of your map (and delete returns the deleted value, which in the first call results in 'a'). But as 'a' was deleted from our array a the result of our array is [1, 2, 'b'].
The next time you call filter_list(a) it maps over [1, 2, 'b']. This results in a second call to delete which returns 'b'. Thus map returns a new array containing [1, 2, 'b']. After this second call to filter_list you have altered your input array again so that our array a now contains only [1, 2].
If you call filter_list(a) again, you will get [1, 2] as a result and a will not be altered again as there are no string left in the array to be removed.
You should always be careful about altering your input data as it might have (and in this case has) unintended side effects.
A better alternative to your implementation is using Ruby's select method (which is a filter method)(https://ruby-doc.org/core-2.4.0/Array.html#method-i-select):
a = [1, 2, 'a', 'b']

a.select { |element| element.is_a?(Integer) }

A: Try this:
a = [1, 2, 3.4, 'a', 'b', [:c], { d: 1 }]

a.grep Integer  #=> [1, 2]
a.grep Float    #=> [3.4]
a.grep Numeric  #=> [1, 2, 3.4]
a.grep String   #=> ['a', 'b']
a.grep Array    #=> [[:c]]
a.grep Hash     #=> [{ :d => 1 }]

See Enumerable#grep.

A: .delete(items) returns items which is mapped into array.
in your console,
arr = [1,2,'a','b']
arr.delete('b')
# => 'b'
arr
# => [1, 2, 'a']

Thus, delete works too, but it returns deleted element and so can't be mapped because .map creates an array of whatever value the block returns.
If you want to use .delete then,
def filter_list(l)
  l.dup.each{ |e| l.delete(e) unless e.is_a?(Integer) }
  l
end

which is inefficient so, try
l.select { |items| items.is_a?(Integer) }

A: grep is the correct answer if you want instances of one specific class.
If you want to group elements by classes, you could write:
strings, integers = [1,2,'a','b'].group_by(&:class).values_at(String, Fixnum)
strings
# => ["a", "b"]
integers
# => [1, 2]

A: If you still want to use the code you wrote, you could do something like that:
def filter_list(l)
  i = l.length
  while i > 0
    l.map { |items| items.is_a?(Integer) ? items : l.delete(items) }
    i -= 1
  end
  l
end

filter_list([1, 2, 'a', 'b', 3, 'duh', 'isitover?']) # will return [1, 2, 3]

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Author: Orli Loewenberg
Wetlands on the Move
By Orli Loewenberg, Advocacy Volunteer | December 18, 2014 December 19, 2014
Tidal marsh wetlands, like those at Eden Landing in Hayward, are one solution to mitigate the effects of Sea Level Rise.
Under current conservative projections, sea level will rise 1.0 to 1.4 meters by the year 2100, which will inundate 200 square miles of low-lying shoreline areas of San Francisco Bay, impacting wildlife, habitat, and millions of Bay Area residents who rely on at-risk infrastructure. The cost of replacing property at risk of coastal flooding with a 1.4 meter rise in sea levels is $62 billion. We already get a glimpse of what this might look like during extreme high tides, commonly called King Tides, which happen a few times a year. The next ones are next week, on December 21-23, 2014.
Tidal marsh wetlands are both part of the solution, and at risk of disappearing. They capture carbon to lessen global warming, and mitigate the effects of sea level rise by buffering us from floods and storms. But thousands of acres of Bay wetlands are at risk of drowning as sea level rises. Wetlands have evolved with sea level rise, and can resist and adapt to it by building up their elevation or moving upland. However humans have interfered with these natural responses, by changing the climate, obstructing sediment delivery and creating obstacles to migration. It is projected that 95% of San Francisco Bay tidal marsh habitat may be drowned by 2100.
The cost of replacing property at risk of coastal flooding with a 1.4 meter ride in sea levels is $62 billion. Photo by heidi.nutters
When marshes flood during high tide, plant roots trap mineral sediment from the water, adding new soil to the ground. As sea level rise accelerates and flooding occurs more often, marshes can react by building soil faster. Below ground, the growth and decay of plant roots adds organic matter as well. Given access to sediment rich waters, wetlands can gain elevation, keeping pace with sea level rise. If sediment delivery to a wetland is cut off or reduced due to upstream restrictions, tidal wetlands can no longer build soil to outpace rising seas, and will drown. Sediment flow has been disrupted by development, landfills, and levees around the bay, while upstream dams and reservoirs reduce sediment load by 20%.
Another natural response to sea level rise is migration. As sea levels rise, current wetlands can go underwater, while new mudflats are constructed and new tidal zones grow upland. This is possible if there are no obstacles impeding the wetlands migration. Examples of obstacles are roads, railroads, levees and buildings. Ironically, conventional ways of protecting coastal properties, such as dikes and seawalls, impede wetland migration, and in some cases increasing vulnerability to floods and storms. It is estimated that the San Francisco Bay wetlands require approximately 93 square miles (60,000 acres) of land into which they must migrate to survive a sea level rise of 1.4 m. (See Map of SF Bay county viable accommodation areas for wetland migration.)
Whether wetlands continue to survive rising seas depends largely on us. In order to ensure the long term viability of our wetlands, we need to protect their sediment delivery, as well as preserve the inland areas to ensure their viability as wetland habitat in the future. This means halting development adjacent and directly inland to wetlands, planning our cities with an eye towards sea level rise and wetlands survival, and building smarter flood controls using horizonal levees fronted by wetlands.
Scientists agree that the Bay needs 100,000 acres of tidal marsh to thrive. Less than half that exists. Save The Bay is working to double the amount of Bay tidal marsh over the next ten years, while continuing to battle development that not only threatens current and restorable wetlands, but also the future viability of those wetlands as we and they adapt to sea level rise.
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How Compost Captures Carbon and Helps Heal Rangelands and Wetlands
By Orli Loewenberg, Advocacy Volunteer | November 19, 2014
Marin rangeland and wetland, Inverness, CA. credit: Philippe Vieux-Jeanton
Scientists are in agreement: Global warming is the result of human-caused emission of greenhouse gases, with carbon dioxide as the biggest contributor. We all know that burning fossil fuels is the major source of human-produced carbon dioxide emissions; however oceans, land and vegetation all emit carbon. Carbon has been increasing in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution, largely due to the burning of fossil fuels, but also due to changes in land use.
Due to the demands of population growth, much of California's rangelands (vast landscapes that grow native vegetation) and wetlands have been converted to cropland and development. Both rangelands and wetlands emit significant amounts of carbon when degraded, but can be restored relatively easily, turning back decades of mismanagement, and regaining their carbon capturing capabilities. We can use plants' natural appetite for carbon to safely store it while improving the health of our water and soils at the same time.
Save the Bay is working towards the goal of restoring 100,000 acres of tidal marsh habitat around the San Francisco Bay, in order to regain a healthy bay and all its ecosystem services. The Bay has lost 90% of its original tidal wetlands, releasing over 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide. Save the Bay has previously blogged about the carbon capture qualities of wetlands. Research shows that restored rangelands have the ability to capture carbon as well, and it doesn't take much to restore them.
In the last quarter of a century, over 1950km2 of California rangeland habitats were lost. Rangelands emit carbon not only when converted to other uses, but also when mismanaged, such as through plowing, overgrazing or poor agricultural practices. Native grasslands, primarily through the plants' extensive and deep root system, are an effective carbon sink, but plowing and converting that land to annual row crops leads to the emission of 20 to 75 metric tons of carbon dioxide per acre.
The Power of Compost
A one-time dusting of compost can make a big difference in restoring degraded rangeland. A study by Rebecca Ryals and Whendee L. Silver concluded that if a thin layer of compost was spread on a quarter of California's rangeland, the soil could absorb three-quarters of California's total annual greenhouse gas emissions. The compost fertilizes the soil and improves the soil's moisture holding capacity, leading to increased plant growth. Through photosynthesis, the plants transfer carbon dioxide from the air into the soil through their roots and decomposing plant material. More carbon in the soil brings greater fertility and water retaining qualities, leading again to greater plant growth, thus sparking an ongoing cycle of regeneration.
From a single application of compost, they found a 50% increase in plant production, leading to an average increase of 1 ton of carbon sequestration per hectare over 30 years. Not only does this provide a relatively easy, low-tech way to launch a positive feedback loop that could play a role in mitigating the effect we're having on this planet, but you also get increased soil fertility, improved water absorption and retention, and an increase in native plants which provide food for wildlife. Plus, compost can be used to help restore both grasslands and tidal wetlands.
Tidal wetlands have a similar effect. In fact, wetlands store more carbon per unit area than any other ecosystem. Researchers estimate that while grasslands can sink up to 2,000 pounds of carbon per acre per year, wetlands can store up to 5,100 pounds of carbon per acre per year. Similar to the numerous benefits of restoring grasslands, by restoring wetlands we not only sequester carbon, but also absorb floodwaters, reduce storm damage, preserve open space, provide habitat and feeding grounds for a wide variety of species and improve water quality. What's not to love?
On dry land and wetland, offsetting carbon while increasing biodiversity, improving water quality, providing habitat and improving the environment's ability to react to climate change is a win-win solution. Clearly, it's worth our while to conserve and restore rangelands and wetlands, not only to for long-term carbon storage, but also for the numerous additional services they provide. There's a speck of hope in a sprinkle of compost.
You can get up close and personal with the magic powers of compost through Save The Bay! We use compost to help our native seedlings to grow at our restoration sites around the San Francisco Bay. Learn how you can volunteer with us here.
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6 reasons to get yourself a prepaid card - Moneyhome.co.uk - The Best Moneysaving Blog ever!
Prepaid саrdѕ are a lоw-соѕt аltеrnаtіvе tо trаdіtіоnаl checking accounts, аnd аrе a proven wау tо save fees. Prepaid саrdѕ ореrаtе just lіkе a bаnk ассоunt, prepaid card рrоvіdеrѕ оffеr safe, еаѕу-tо-uѕе, reloadable саrdѕ thаt саn be uѕеd tо pay fоr virtually anything everywhere Vіѕа and MasterCard are accepted. There are numеrоuѕ bеnеfіtѕ of uѕіng рrераіd саrdѕ, but let's lооk аt eight of thе rеаѕоnѕ уоu ѕhоuld have оnе of thеѕе саrdѕ іn уоur wallet.
If уоu hаvе trоublе ѕtісkіng to a budgеt аnd have a tendency tо оvеrѕреnd, a рrераіd саrd іѕ a grеаt tool fоr money management. Unlіkе уоur аvеrаgе сrеdіt card оr bank card thаt allow you tо оvеrѕреnd and rасk uр fееѕ-аѕ іntеrеѕt rates ѕkуrосkеt and minimum рауmеntѕ increase – you оnlу have access tо the fundѕ уоu рut on your prepaid card. Yоu can even ѕеt uр уоur prepaid саrd ассоunt for rесurrіng bill рауmеntѕ, аnd ѕераrаtе thеѕе from dіѕсrеtіоnаrу spending tо bеttеr соntrоl your fіnаnсеѕ.
Some реорlе don't qualify for traditional bаnk ассоuntѕ оr dоn't hаvе ассеѕѕ to mаіnѕtrеаm bаnkіng. Whеthеr it is due tо lосаtіоn, credit рrоblеmѕ, іnсоmе, or оthеr іѕѕuеѕ, the іnаbіlіtу tо use trаdіtіоnаl banking ѕеrvісеѕ is referred tо as "undеrbаnkеd." If thіѕ ѕоundѕ lіkе уоu, a рrераіd dеbіt card can hеlр. You'll ԛuаlіfу fоr a рrераіd debit саrd rеgаrdlеѕѕ оf credit rаtіng or income. You саn dероѕіt уоur раусhесk dіrесtlу оn thе саrd аnd uѕе іt аnуwhеrе сrеdіt cards are accepted.
Cаrrуіng саѕh іѕn't thе best орtіоn whеn уоu travel. Yоu'rе also putting yourself at rіѕk whеn уоu tаkе уоur bаnk саrdѕ аnd credit саrdѕ wіth you-especially if thеу are lоѕt оr ѕtоlеn. Prepaid cards are іdеаl for traveling because you оnlу lоаd thе mоnеу you nееd fоr your trір. Thеу'rе nоt соnnесtеd tо сrеdіt оr bаnk ассоuntѕ, ѕо іf thеу are lоѕt оr stolen уоu wоn't hаvе to wоrrу about losing аll оf thе mоnеу іn уоur ассоunt оr someone charging thousands of dollars tо your сrеdіt саrd. Plus, рrераіd cards are оftеn іnѕurеd іf thеу'rе lоѕt оr ѕtоlеn so уоu саn rеѕt easier uѕіng уоur prepaid саrd on уоur vасаtіоn.
Idеntіtу thеft continues tо rіѕе, especially аѕ a rеѕult оf сrеdіt саrd data being ѕtоlеn. Mаnу savvy соnѕumеrѕ whо аrе aware of іdеntіtу thеft rіѕkѕ avoid using their сrеdіt cards except іn аn emergency. Whіlе thіѕ іѕ gооd practice, whеn you don't rеgulаrlу uѕе уоur сrеdіt cards аnd rаrеlу check уоur bаlаnсеѕ, thеу become a реrfесt tооl fоr identity thіеvеѕ. A better ѕtrаtеgу іѕ tо use a рrераіd саrd as аn еmеrgеnсу backup bесаuѕе its dаtа and associated fundѕ аrе much less ассеѕѕіblе tо thieves.
Prepaid cards еnсоurаgе conscious рауіng, and еnсоurаgе keeping thе рulѕе оn thе соntеntѕ of уоur bank ассоunt. Quite on thе contrary, charge саrdѕ рrоmоtе thе mіndѕеt thаt уоur personal сrеdіt line іѕ "уоur mоnеу".
Prepaid саrdѕ саrrуіng Vіѕа or MаѕtеrCаrd logo tend to be ассерtеd worldwide at ATMs with the Vіѕа or MаѕtеrCаrd logo.
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Prepaid саrdѕ аrе ѕіmрlеr tо gеt соmраrеd to credit саrdѕ. There are gеnеrаllу no сrеdіt сhесkѕ, аnd іf уоu have a bаnk ассоunt іn gооd ѕtаndіng, you саn get аddіtіоnаl dеbіt саrdѕ without аnу furthеr аdо.
Prepaid саrd fіnаnсіаl transaction ѕеrvісе fees for you uѕuаllу are nіl, but whеn there аrе, they ѕhоuld bе clearly rероrtеd in thе prepaid саrd аррlісаtіоn materials.
In most cases, prepaid саrdѕ hаvе small аnnuаl сhаrgеs, however there can be еxсерtіоnѕ.
These аrе juѕt a fеw оf the rеаѕоnѕ whу a prepaid саrd is thе bеѕt way tо аррrоасh mоnеу mаnаgеmеnt. Whеthеr you're a раrеnt teaching уоur kіdѕ аbоut ѕреndіng оr уоu wаnt tо trаvеl ѕаfеlу, рrераіd cards offer you the flexibility, affordability, аnd соnvеnіеnсе thаt most bаnkѕ аnd сrеdіt card companies simply can't рrоvіdе. Thеrе іѕ definitely a good еnоugh reason fоr everyone tо have a prepaid debit саrd іn their pocket.
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Opening its doors to the public for the first time during the traditional Halloween Season in 2013, the goal of Dark Hour Haunted House is a simple one: produce the highest quality haunt experience available. Utilizing sets worthy of a Broadway production, professional actors, as well as strategic use of technology produces a top notch theatrical experience in terror for Dark Hour visitors. Dedicated to reaching as great of an audience as possible, new themed shows are produced monthly which build on the existing theme, but allow for greater exploration of fear.
Carefully crafted in 47,000 square feet which once housed a major sporting goods retailer, Dark Hour provides over 30,000 sq feet of terror to be explored by willing guests. While the visit begins with a stop at the ticket booth, the real experience begins when you step into the cemetery at Coven Manor; attention to detail on each and every grave stone creates the illusion of leaving Plano, Texas and stepping into another place and time. From there, the painstakingly constructed exterior of the Manor beckons the visitor onward to the unknown horror which lies within. It is difficult not to be overwhelmed by the decaying detail found inside.
The sets alone are enough to cause a heart to race, but it is the addition of live actors and the characters they create which breathes life into this den of death. Standards require that actors participate in a minimum of three days training before being allowed to participate in any of the shows. Many of the show's core characters have been professional haunt actors for decades. In addition to fully functional wardrobe and make-up areas with highly trained professionals in each of their fields, masks & prosthetics which enhance the actor's character interpretation are fashioned on-site.
While Dark Hour includes the implementation of animatronics from the industry's leading manufacturers, the technological aspect of the show is much more than that. The lighting effects for the show are run on a system usually reserved for concerts & theatrical events. A centrally located console, linked via DMX, controls color changing LEDs instantly altering the look & feel of the show with minimal manual manipulation, allowing for changes during the show without the guest even being aware. Motion sensors are used selectively which provide surprises at optimal moments. The audio experience is controlled by Q-SYS by QSC usually found in stadiums, convention halls, theatrical venues, and major theme parks such as Universal Studios Hollywood, and Knott's Berry Farm. WAV files delivered by QSC full range speakers produce optimal clarity of sound.
While visitors returning each month can expect to recognize some aspects of the previous experience, great care is given to crafting the individuality of each monthly themed show. Changes in scenes, characters and technological effects maintain the integrity of the overarching goal to provide the best haunt experience to all guests. A dedicated staff has worked thousands of hours in many departments to provide distinct areas filled with fright for the visitor. Each not so simple scare builds upon the last in telling the story of Coven Manor and the horrifying things that happen there.
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Toilet bowl is one of the most important areas in your bathroom which should be cleaned regularly. Most people think that the bowl itself is the place where all dirt and grime hide, but actually most germs take refuge under and behind the seat. Toilet bowls need careful and regular sanitizing with the proper cleaning products.
This is an antibacterial cleaner which is specially formulated for cleaning the dirtiest areas in your toilet.
Make sure that you always put a pair of rubber gloves on your hand before starting cleaning.
Rubber gloves protect your hands from all dirt, grime and chemicals, so don't underestimate them.
Spay directly on the toilet surface.
Don't forget to put the rubber gloves.
Combine in a bowl enough borax and lemon juice to form a paste.
Before getting down to cleaning, flush toilet to wet the sides.
Use a sponge to apply the paste to the toilet bowl. Make sure that you cover all stained areas.
Allow the stubborn stains cleaner to sit for 2 hours. It is perfect time to watch your favourite TV show or to do another cleaning chore.
Use the toilet brush to scrub the toilet bowl thoroughly.
As stubborn toilet bowl stains can make everyone get crazy, I offer you another great recipe for no-scrub toilet bowl cleaner, which is very effective.
Pour all at once into the toilet bowl.
Next morning, just flush and all stains should be gone.
Making your own toilet bowl cleaners is a great way to clean toilet bowl and save money at the same time. It's important to know that most commercial cleaners aren't as efficient as we think they are. I know, that it takes time to prepare a homemade toilet bowl cleaner, but you can be sure that it will eliminate all germ and remove any stubborn stain.
If you think that toilet cleaning is not for you, then make sure that you book domestic cleaning services at least two times a month in order to keep your toilet and home germ free. Add your homemade cleaner or share your cleaning experience with us.


I have a scala stream collector, writing into kinesis stream. The stream has 20 shards.
This stream has 2 consumers - stream enrich and kinesis firehose.
When I run load test with about 700 request per second, I get provisioned read throughput exceeded alert from AWS and I feel that it shouldn't happen with 20 shards.
20 shards mean that the consumers can consume up to 40MiB per second, in total.
I really don't think that I reach this, and I don't get write throughput exceeded alert while the collector is allowed to write in a rate of 1MiB per second (half of the allowed the read rate).
Another read limit is 5 requests per second per shard, so I suspect that the consumers try to read in a higher rate.
Another interesting thing is that the scala stream enrich write to a kinesis stream with two consumers as well - elasticsearch loader and s3 loader. This stream has only 10 shards. But here I don't get any alert on the read operations.
Did anyone run into this issue or have any idea what could be the cause?
What do your Get Records and Read Throughput Exceeded Cloudwatch metrics look like?
20 shards is quite high for a 700 requests/second on the write side so it sounds like you're probably jut hitting read limits from Firehose.
This is probably the case. I talked to AWS support and it seems that I reached 6 get records per second with those two consumers.
I think that more shards is the only solution at the moment, until kinesis firehose and/or stream enrich will support the enhanced fanout feature.


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'July 16 not only imprisonment day, democracy confinement day too'
Published: July 16, 2020 20:28:29 | Updated: July 24, 2020 21:38:42
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the July 16 is not only the imprisonment day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, it is also the democracy confinement day.
The information minister said daughter of democracy AL president Sheikh Hasina remained steadfast in crisis, and was arrested as she protested different irregularities of the then caretaker government, reports BSS.
Hasan said, "Our leader Sheikh Hasina protested the then caretaker government's irregularities like their arrest of a minor daughter for her father's crime and arrest of a sick wife for her husband's fault. Actually, they arrested our leader (Sheikh Hasina) to supress her voice against unfairness and injustice and to confine the democracy."
But, he said, the persons who were in power at that time felt that imprisoned Sheikh Hasina is stronger than freed Sheikh Hasina. Conceding to the people's spontaneous and repeated demands and pressure from different quarters, the then caretaker government was compelled to release the AL president from jail.
The information minister said the AL-led grand alliance registered a landslide victory in the national election of December 29 in 2008, and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina became the Prime Minister.
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been leading Bangladesh successfully in the last 11 and a half years. "The country graduated to a middle-income country from the lower-income one under her (Sheikh Hasina) leadership. The food-deficit Bangladesh has become a food-surplus country and the poverty has declined to 21 percent from 41 percent. Bangladesh becomes one of the highest GDP achieving countries in the world." he added.
But, he said, it is regretful that the conspirators of 1/11 are still now hatching conspiracies, when the country is moving ahead indomitably and when the World Bank, the United Nations and global leaders are praising the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,
They are active at home and abroad and out to create anarchy, he said, adding that the government is keeping eyes on their activities. "I'm urging our party leaders and activists and who believe in democracy to remain alert against their activities," said Hasan, also AL joint general secretary.
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has extended her hands to provide support and health protection during Coronavirus pandemic. She has declared government's support of 3.6 percent of GDP to protect the economy from the crisis, he added.
"I would like to congratulate our dynamic leader Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on this day," he said, adding that now the World Economic Forum, World Health Organization and top global media outlets are praising the leadership of Sheikh Hasina.
He said Sheikh Hasina is not only daughter of democracy and the symbol of freeing democracy, she is now the icon of development and progress.
Hasan said Bangladesh had turned into a state of terrorism during the regime of BNP-Jamaat for their unlimited corruption, misrule and rising of militancy from 2001 to 2006. They created 'Bangla Bhai' and Shayok Abdur Rahman, he added.
When BNP was in power, they ran a 'parallel' government creating the "Hawa Bhaban" and its main task was to extort toll from businessmen, he said, adding that they (BNP) gave extortion an institutional shape and a chaotic situation was created in the country through creating 'Khoyab Bhaban' for entertainment.
"But, surprisingly, we saw that our leader Sheikh Hasina was arrested and they didn't take actions against those persons who turned the country into a hell through corruption and misrule," the information minister said.
Replying to a query about fake certificates of Regent and JKG, Hasan said actions would be taken if anyone collects fake certificate willingly for any malicious intent and the government would never provide support to the fake certificate holders of Coronavirus.
Replying to another query about bringing back Tarique Zia, Hasan said he is a life-time convict in one case and awarded 10 years' jail in another case. Discussions are going on to bring back Tarique Zia, he said, adding that there is no prisoner exchange agreement between the two countries.
"I think that he should surrender to the court if he is a politician. A real politician doesn't afraid of law and the court," Hasan added.
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After you receive your E-rate Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL), the next step is to file the Form 486, available under the "Apply Online" section of the SLD's website at http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp. Use the "Create Form 486″ version – not the "interview" version. Please keep in mind that only FRNs that have been funded can be listed on a Form 486. If you are requesting discounted bills from your service provider, you MUST submit the Form 486 before discounted billing can begin. All of the information you need to complete the Form 486 is available on your Funding Commitment Decision Letter or your FY 2015 Form 471. You'll need: Your Entity Number, FRN #s, and SPIN #s. All funding requests, even if listed on separate Form 471s, can be included on the same Form 486 (just keep adding rows on Block 3).
Below are tips to help you complete the form. Attached is a valuable reference document — a sample completed FY 2015 Form 486 that contains helpful comments about which boxes you need to check and which ones to skip.
Deadline to Submit Form: 120 days from funding commitment decision letter date, or October 28, 2015, whichever is later.
1) Beginning in FY 2015, there is no longer ANY technology plan requirement. However, they haven't updated the Form 486 to reflect this fact, so you should check the technology plan box (# 8) and then select 'Other' in the tech plan approver drop down box, then type 'NONE' in the text box when it appears.
2) Be sure to print the Form 486 number and security code when it appears on your screen (after page 1). You will need these numbers to access and print a copy of your submitted form.
3) Check Item 6A if you file the 486 before July 31, 2015. If you file the 486 on or after July 31, then you can ignore this box.
4) Skip Item 6B if you're CIPA compliant.
5) Item 7, Column F: Service Start Date should generally list 07/01/2015 for Category 1 services (all recurring services), and the PO date for Category 2 (non-recurring services).
6) Item 11A: If you are a single school, district or library (not a consortium), and you are CIPA compliant, you should only check 11A on that page (skip the rest). Items 11 D, E, F, & G are for consortium applicants only.
7) To print a copy of your submitted Form 486, go back to the "Apply Online" area, and click on "Display." You'll need your 486 number and security code to access your submitted form, so be sure to print that page when it appears after you complete Section 1 of the form.
If you have any questions as you are completing this form, please contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.


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Patrice Nagle is an associate in the firm's San Diego office. Patrice represents and counsels employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, retaliation, and wage-hour class action lawsuits, as well as employment handbook and personnel policy preparation, and general preventive advice including hiring, discipline, and termination. Patrice has experience litigating matters in state and federal courts, state administrative tribunals, and in arbitration.
Prior to joining Fisher Phillips, Patrice was an associate at a San Diego based law firm focusing on the representation of public school districts and private educational institutions. While attending law school, Patrice was Mock Trial-Vice President of the University of Miami School of Law's Moot Court Board, an Honor Council Member, and inducted into the University of Miami School of Law's Bar and Gavel Honor Society. Patrice also worked as an Extern for the Honorable Thomas J. Whelan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, and interned at the University of Miami School of Law's Children and Youth Law Clinic.
Before entering the practice of law, Patrice earned her Master of Education degree and worked as a teacher and administrator at private boarding schools in Switzerland and Massachusetts.
Recently, Patrice and Aaron Olsen won a major victory on behalf of a client, Peoplease LLC, in the case William Steve Valencia et al. v. North Star Gas Ltd. Co. et al., 291 F.Supp.3d 1155 (S.D. Cal. 2018). In Valencia, U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel dismissed Peoplease from a proposed class action holding that Peoplease, as North Star's payroll processing company, was not Plaintiff's employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or the California Labor Code.
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The ruins of the ancient city of Dedan are located approximately 4 km away from the oasis city now known as al-'Ulâ, in the Wadi al-Qara. First settled ca. 800 BCE, this oasis town on the incense trading route that traversed the Arabian Penninsula became the capital of the Deadanite Kingdom, and one of the most important trade centers in the region. The Lihyanite Kingdom controlled the city from the 6th century BCE, but Dedan remained the primary commercial center. Inscriptions also indicate agricultural and shepherding activity. Inscriptions found on a mountainside area to the north of the city also indicate the area was a pilgrimage site.
The city collapsed and was eventually abandoned in the 1st century when the Nabateans rose to power in the area and diverted the incense trade routes through Hegra (Mada'in Salih) 30 km to the north.
The foundations and walls of housing are discernible among the ruins, as are 3 religious structures, including a temple with a 16 x 13.2 m rectangular floor plan. There are also Lihyanite tombs at al-Khuraibiah, an area in the northeast of the city. The tombs vary in size and decoration, but most are approximately 2 m deep.
The Old Town of al-'Ula arose in the 13th century/ 7th century AH, and was built incorporating many stones and other parts of the ruins of Dedan. The archaeological sites and historical sites are now preserved by the Ministry of Antiquities.
al-Nasif, Abdallah. 1981. "Al-'Ula (Saudi Arabia): A Report on a Historical and Archaeological Survey." Bulletin (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies), 1981. 30. JSTOR Journals, EBSCOhost (accessed October 13, 2015).
Ansary, A. R., and Hussein Abu Al Hassan. "Al-'Ula." The Civilization of Two Cities: Al-ʻUlā & Madā'in Sāliḥ. Riyadh: Dar Al-Qawafil, 2001. 10-57. Print.
Clark, Arthur P., Muhammad A. Tahlawi, William Facey, and Thomas A. Pledge. "Chapter 2-Arabia Before Islam." A Land Transformed: The Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Aramco. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Oil (Saudi Aramco), 2006. 29-59. Print.
"Dedan." The Incense Road. Accessed October 13, 2015. http://nabataea.net/dedan.html.
Hariri-Rifai, Wahbi, and Mokhless Hariri-Rifai. "Ancient Routes." The Heritage of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Washington, D.C.: GDG Publications, 1990. 32-83. Print.
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Neil G., Smith, Passone Luca, al-Said Said, al-Farhan Mohamed, and Levy Thomas E. 2014. "Drones in Archaeology: Integrated Data Capture, Processing, and Dissemination in the al-Ula Valley, Saudi Arabia." Near Eastern Archaeology (NEA), 2014. 176. JSTOR Journals, EBSCOhost (accessed October 13, 2015).
"Tourist Sites in Al-Ula City." Www.madainsaleh.net. Accessed October 13, 2015. http://www.madainsaleh.net/al-ula-tourist-sites.html.


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Tank — ігровий автомат на двох гравців, створений компанією , яка є дочірня компанія Atari, та випущений 5 листопада 1974 року.

Технічні засоби
Гра використовує чорно-білий екран Motorola. Панель управління складається з чотирьох джойстиків військового типу, на два гравці, з кнопкою вогню, яка встановлена на верхній частині правого джойстика кожної пари. Використання монети відразу ж починає гру. Гравці розташовуються у верхньому правому і нижньому лівому кутах лабіринту відповідно. Tank був першою грою, яка використовує ROM IC основу для зберігання графічних даних. Хоча гра  випущена в липні 1974 року, була першою аркадною грою, що використовувала дані записані в ПЗП, але ROM гри Gran Trak 10 використовувала більш примітивну технологію ПЗП на діодний основі.

Гра була розроблена Пітером Л. Такачі й запатентована 20 жовтня 1975 року (US Patent # D243,624).

Ігровий процес
Гравці керують своїми танками у лабіринті, який зображується на екрані, намагаються уникати пасток та вогню супротивника. Гравцям представлені один чорний і один білий танк. Ігрові бали зараховуються пострілами у супротивника або коли гравець пробігає міну; гравець з найбільшою кількістю очок в кінці терміну перемагає. Танки управляються двома джойстиками в подвійній конфігурації. Натискання обох джойстиків буде рухати танк гравця вперед, а натискання їх обох назад призводить до того зупинки танку. У Tank II були додані міни, які позначалися хрестиком. Ці міни треба було об'їжджати.

Популярність
Гра була дуже популярна, і Kee Games випустила кілька продовжень: Tank II (1974), Tank III (1975), Tank 8 (1976) і Ultra Tank (1978). Завдяки успіху компанії її президент Джо Кінан очолив Atari, а сама корпорація отримала великий прибуток.

У 1978 році Atari випустила версію Tank під назвою  для нової приставки Atari 2600.

Крім того, існувало багато аналогів, створених іншими компаніями — наприклад, Namco розробила  і Battle City.

Посилання

Відеоігри 1974
Ігри для аркадних автоматів
Симулятори
Ігри Atari
Відеоігри, розроблені в США

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Students can text 972-808-5028 to address concerns or give suggestions to Dining Services management. Photo by Medha Somisetty | Mercury Staff.
In response to a rising number of student suggestions and complaints regarding dining on campus, UTD Dining Services created a messaging portal to allow students to anonymously provide feedback on all matters related to dining on campus.
The portal will allow students to suggest improvements or complain about issues they've faced at Dining Services outlets on campus. The app will put them in contact with one of Dining Services' managers.
Steven Goodwin, the resident district manager for Chartwells, UTD's food service provider, said the initiative provides Chartwells and Dining Services a source of inspiration and motivation for improvements that can be made on campus.
The messaging program, which operates on a platform called Chatback, allows students to engage by texting their question, comment or concern to 972-808-5028. The service will then return an automated message to the student that will let them know that a Dining Services manager will respond to their concern within 24 hours.
Director of Food and Retail Carrie Chutes said the program was created in response to suggestions and complaints about Dining Services and Chartwells that were made on other platforms such as Reddit.
Rani Chavez, the marketing director for Chartwells, said the app will allow students to have a more customized and safe experience with regard to dining on campus.
Students can attend Food Service Advisory Committee meetings to directly engage with Dining Services personnel. The next meeting will be held Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. in SSA 14.244.
Electrical engineering sophomore Ali Muhsin said the creation of a messaging platform was a necessary improvement.


CXY-MSv1 CoreXY 3D Printer by stephenrc is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution - Share Alike license.
9/18/16 - Changed to a double plate x-carriage, corexy-x-carriage.scad has mounts for BLTouch and dc42's ir sensor. Proximity sensor version is for 19mm diameter.
9/23/16 - Added photos of the rear of the x-carriage.
10/1/16 - Added mount for E3D's Titan Extruder with a E3DV6 hotend, posted stl has mounting for the ir bracket to use DC42's ir sensor. Proximity & BLTouch is available in the scad file.
10/15/16 - Updated blower.scad for the blower mounts for the Titan extruder mount.
11/7/16 - Added idlers to the z bearing mounts to have the belt wrap around the leadscrew pulley more. Also included a stl that just has two of the bearing mounts for just printing replacements for them.
11/26/16 - Added clips to hold a led strip to the bottom of the x axiz makerslide.
2/15/17 - Uploaded changes since last update.
8/10/18 - cleaned up the code and added the use of corner-tools.scad. CXY-MSv1.rar has the all of the scad files and the CXY-MSv1 STL.rar has all the stls.
All the horizontal 2020/2040, and the vertical & horizontal makerslide ends are tapped for 5mm.
Vertical 2020 is drilled with a 5.5mm bit for access to the screws that hold everything together. Four in the top and two in the bottom. Use drillguide.stl for drilling the holes.
Corexy-x-carriage-extruder-drillguide.stl has a drill guide if you want to use 1/8" Aluminum in place of the printed extruder plate.
Additional information can be found in the scad files. Include files are expected to be in a folder called inc in the folder with the printer's scad files.
In the top extrusions, I put 8 tnuts in each channel, the rest four in each. Use a short screw in a unused one to hold them to one side to quiet the rattle they can make while printing.
Spool holder: 300mm 2020 with two screw access holes in the bottom to mount it on the top rear 4020 and a 8mm hole in the top for a 8mm threaded rod long enough to hold a spool on each side. Using http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1647748 to hold the spools.
On the bearing brackets from the top: M5x50, bearing support, washer, 2xF625Z,2x washers,2x F625Z, M5 nut.
If you use metal couplers for the z-axis, use a 4mm ball bearing in between the TR8 and stepper motor shaft inside the coupler. The bearing will allow tilt without changing the length.
The Litemount.stl holds a 70mm LED ring in http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8211 I used a LM2596 buck convertor to get the 12vdc to power the ring.
Alternate lighting method is to use a 5050 LED light string stuck to the bottom of the y axis makerslide.
The 400mm x 300mm 1/4" MIC-6 AL plate bed uses three short 2020 to support the bed, they're attached just like rest of the extrusions. I used three 45mm x 25mm x 9mm 6061 with a 5mm hole for the extrusion mount and tapped a 3mm hole to hold the bed. I used some silicon tubing for the bed spacers. I used two keenovo 200x300 600w 110vac silicon heaters, using the thermistor in the center and wired the ac in parallel to a SSR. The printer uses 11.28 amps until PID kicks in, while printing it uses about 5 amps.
Fans are 24vdc 5015 blowers.
FancapL.stl is for the power supply fan to make it blow to the side.
I used PETG for anything exposed to heat. PLA for everything else.
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Q: Not able to get logic in if else statements for writing a HQL query I am trying to rewrite a Query in HQL with a lot of if-else, null check statements. And I am not understanding the logic for writing these statements. Posting some snippets of code.
The problem here is that any of the NotBlank checks fails, it results in a malformed query such as
"org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.QuerySyntaxException: unexpected token: AND near line 1, column 149 [SELECT a.visit.id FROM com.test.Visit a LEFT JOIN a.location l LEFT JOIN a.provider p WHERE  AND l.id IN (?) AND a.checkedIn = ? AND p.id IN (?)
"
Need to know how to handle such logic.
StringBuilder whereClause = new StringBuilder();
String condition = obj.methodA() ? "AND" : "OR";

StringBuilder queryBuilder = new StringBuilder("SELECT a.visit.id FROM ").append(Visit.class.getName()).append(" a");

if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(obj.getStartDate())) {
  CriteriaUtils.addBasicCriteria("a.time >= ?", whereClause, getTimeRangeStart(obj), args);
}
if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(obj.getEndDate())) {
  CriteriaUtils.addBasicCriteria(" AND a.time < ?", whereClause, getTimeRangeEnd(obj), args);
}

if (Utils.isNotNullArray(obj.getLocationIds())) {
  queryBuilder.append(" LEFT JOIN a.location l");
  whereClause.append(CriteriaUtils.getInListClause(" AND l.id IN ", args, obj.getLocationIds()));
}
if (BooleanUtils.isTrue(obj.getRequiredChecked())) {
  CriteriaUtils.addBasicCriteria(" AND a.checkedIn = ?", whereClause, true, args);
}
queryBuilder.append(" LEFT JOIN a.provider p");

if (Utils.isNotNullArray(obj.getProviderIds())) {
  whereClause.append(CriteriaUtils.getInListClause(" AND p.id IN ", args, obj.getProviderIds()));
}
}

Assume all the function calls are right. All the data is getting called properly.


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FCC chief Ajit Pai speaks during a 2015 hearing on net neutrality. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
Trump's FCC Chief Wastes No Time Changing Agency Direction
Flurry of new rules draws counter-arguments from Obama appointee.
Charles S. Clark
Senior Correspondent
In his first 10 days as head of the Federal Communications Commission, former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai issued a slew of new rules and declarations, prompting the lone Democrat on the five-member commission (currently with two vacancies) to issue dissents.
On Friday, Pai revoked what he called Obama-era "midnight regulations" and reports released in that administration's final days which he deemed controversial. "In some cases, commissioners were given no advance notice whatsoever of these midnight regulations. In other cases, they were issued over the objection of two of the four commissioners," said Pai, who was named to the commission in 2012 and hence was able to begin his role as commissioner immediately. "And in all cases, their release ran contrary to the wishes expressed by the leadership of our congressional oversight committees. These last-minute actions, which did not enjoy the support of the majority of commissioners at the time they were taken, should not bind us going forward."
He was rebutted in a public statement by Mignon Clyburn, the lone Democrat on the FCC since the departure of Chairman Tom Wheeler just before President Trump was inaugurated. "Today is apparently 'take out the trash day,' " she said, referring to the Washington tactic of releasing negative or controversial news on a Friday in hopes that fewer news consumers notice. "Today multiple bureaus retract—without a shred of explanation—several items released under the previous administration that focus on competition, consumer protection, cybersecurity and other issues core to the FCC's mission. In the past, then-Commissioner Pai was critical of the agency majority for not providing sufficient reasoning behind its decisions…It is a basic principle of administrative procedure that actions must be accompanied by reasons for that action, else that action is unlawful." She said her office asked for more than two days to review the changes but was rebuffed.
In another change, Pai announced that the agency was ending its investigation into wireless carriers' offerings of free data, a step some fear could alter the FCC's recent sympathy to the consumer concept of Internet neutrality by allowing major corporations special access. "These free-data plans have proven to be popular among consumers, particularly low-income Americans, and have enhanced competition in the wireless marketplace," he said. "Going forward, the Federal Communications Commission will not focus on denying Americans free data. Instead, we will concentrate on expanding broadband deployment and encouraging innovative service offerings."
Pai also announced, in the name of transparency, that he would give commissioners more advance notice of votes to be taken at coming FCC open meetings. He also rescinded permission of nine broadband companies to work within a federal subsidy program for needy customers.
Clyburn again pounced. "Today, the agency reverses course on providing more competition and consumer choice for Lifeline customers. Rather than working to close the digital divide, this action widens the gap," she said. "By eliminating the designations of nine entities to provide Lifeline broadband service, the bureau has substantially undermined businesses who had begun relying on those designations," among them many minority-owned business and those serving tribal lands, she said.
Pai's transparency move drew praise from three Republican senators on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. "I applaud Chairman Pai for beginning the practice of making public the content of items intended to be voted on at FCC Open Meetings," said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. After leading an investigation last year into the FCC's manipulation of information in advance of open meetings, I believe that a more transparent FCC will be more credible and more accountable. I am pleased that the new leadership is correcting this long-recognized process flaw."
But Pai's foray into altering the commission's approach to net neutrality prompted criticism from committee member Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass. "It is clear that net neutrality is public enemy No. 1 for Chairman Pai, and he is starting his campaign by protecting harmful zero-rating plans," he said, characterizing such plans as allowing corporate Internet service providers to "favor their own content while putting everyone else at a competitive disadvantage."
Corynne McSherry, legal director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, wrote an op-ed in Newsweek last month arguing that "Pai takes the helm at a time when the country is at its most divided and animosity towards Washington D.C. is at its highest. Many Americans do not believe the government has been listening to them. The FCC is no exception. It has a sad history of being captured by the very industries it is supposed to regulate, and an equally sad history of ignoring grassroots public opinion."
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As today I have joined Stephen Covey's Community, I also found "The seven habits For Gay Relationships" group. If you know Stephen Covey – I believe you have heard of him – you have certainly seen more contexts in which "7 habits" can be applied effectively.
Today I will need your help. Please answer the questions below leaving your comment.
When Are You Proactive in Your Life?
Firstly – in what situations, in your opinion, can be these habits applied? Can you mention more examples that those found in Stephen Covey's community or his books? If you have any creative idea, please leave it as a comment under this post.
How Proactive Are You in Your Life?
Secondly, have you ever thought how to apply the seven habits to your life? How easy or difficult was the implementation? Would you consider to take a part in the experiment and see how it would work?
If you think yourself as a lucky person, the seven habits will be just a new tool to win easier. I have mentioned proactivity. Yes, this is the first habit. You need to act to succeed. Many times it was said here that you were in charge of your life.
Proactivity is just your willingness to do something when your abusive partner starts an argument again or will threaten you with the knife. Horrible, isn't it? Even then you need to act – first in your mind. Passiveness, surrendering your negative emotions or – what's worse – his press-ganging.
Remember: You are in complete control of your life and are enough to win in every situation… even if circumstances utterly deny this fact. Sometimes we do nothing to change our situation – because change means too much pain and troubles. However, in the long run, it is like a credit card, still needing to be repaid, until totally destroyed.
Since today, take at least one action in a situation which you could see as the desperate one. Just thinking that not all is lost is doing the job. If you can read this blog, you can also join Stephen covey's Community where indeed you will find many helpful people who will support you in the case of abuse. Good luck.
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Interceptor Piping Definition - What does it Mean in Construction?
What does Interceptor Piping Mean?
This term refers to any type of pipe that intercepts another drainage pipe, or intercepts water prior to its final destination.
For example, interceptor piping over the top of a landfill membrane, intercepts the drainage water that would otherwise sit on the top of the membrane. The interceptor piping is engineered to allow the continuous flow of water off the top of the membrane, and directs this water in the appropriate direction to exit the top of the landfill. The interceptor piping, intercepts the water. This can occur as a trench drain, which is an interceptor piping scheme. The trench drain will intercept the water flow, prior to it reaching any impervious structure and accumulating. The term can also be used for the system of drainage piping under the slab on grade, or the system of piping under a athletic field. Any interceptor system of piping, that catches water or a fluid prior to a negative end result, is referred to as interceptor piping.


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Will Tyson Fury fight Oleksandr Usyk, where would it be and who will win?
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2022 fifa world cup schedule 2023 afc asian cup
2022 fifa world cup standings 2030 fifa world cup
2022 fifa world cup qualification 2019 afc asian cup
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Top News Videos for 2022 FIFA World Cup
Pulisic's journey to the 2022 FIFA World Cup
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of FIFA's member associations, and the 22nd FIFA World Cup. It took place in Qatar from Nov. 20 to Dec.18, 2022, making it the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world and Muslim world, and the second held entirely in Asia. wikipedia.org
Date: November 20 – December 18, 2022
Host country: Qatar
Teams: 32 (from 5 confederations)
Venues: 8 (in 5 host cities)
Prize money breakdown: Winner $42M, runners-up $30M, third place $27M, fourth place $25M, quarterfinals $17M, round of 16 $13M, group stage $9M
2022 champions: Argentina (3rd title)
Runners up: France
Golden Boot (top scorer): Kylian Mbappe (France)
Golden Ball (best player): Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Best young player: Enzo Fernández (Argentina)
Golden Glove (best goalkeeper): Emiliano Martínez (Argentina)
Fair Play Award: England
In the 2022 final, Mbappe became the first man ever to score four goals in a World Cup final (3 in normal time plus one in the shootout).
Past FIFA World Cups
South Korea/Japan
Top World Cup searches
Knockout stage Next matches
Top players Golden Boot
World Cup jerseys Qatar facts
Source: wikipedia.org, worldsoccertalk.com, foxsports.com, sportingnews.com


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The Summer ChampionChips Series is coming to 888 Poker this August and features a $50,000 guaranteed Main Event.
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The full schedule for the 888 Poker Summer ChampionChips Series is still to be announce the only information available is for Event 16 $50,000 Marathon Main Event and it's satellites.
Players can start playing for their seat to the Main Event with satellite tournaments running every four hours around the clock for a buy-in of only $0.30.
Register for the satellite tournaments in the 888poker lobby under the tournaments tab you'll see the Summer ChampionChips tab.
Buy-in direct for $30 or play your way to the Main Event through the daily satellite tournaments and play for your share of the $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Register for the $50,000 Marathon Main Event in the 888poker lobby under the tournaments tab you'll see the Summer ChampionChips tab.
The all new 888Poker Blast Poker jackpot SNG game has been released and is now available in the 888poker lobby.
Play for random prize pools up to 10,000 times your buy-in amount, for example you can buy-in for $30 and play a four player SNG with a $300,000 prize pool.
Blast Poker is slightly different to the jackpot SNG games on PokerStars Spin & Go and PartyPoker SNG Hero. Blast Poker features has a countdown timer of six minutes for each game, once the time expires players are all-in every hand.


automatically download and install the drivers for Printer1. What should you do from Printer Properties?
A. Install a new driver.
C. Modify the Additional Drivers settings.
D. Assign the Manage this printer permission to the Domain Users group.
If you are going to be sharing a printer with computers running previous versions of Microsoft Windows, you can add the drivers for the printer using Additional Drivers. When you add additional drivers, other computers on the network that do not have the printer drivers installed are able to download them from the computer that is sharing the printer.
The computer contains a folder named C:\folder1. You need to identify all of the encrypted files in C:\folder1. Which command should you run?
CipherDisplays or alters the encryption of folders and files on NTFS volumes. Used without parameters, cipher displays the encryption state of the current folder and any files it contains.
You have a computer that runs Windows 7. Four users share the computer.
You create a folder named C:\data.
The Users group has Full control permission to the folder.
– Allow users to create files.
– Allow users to delete files that they create.
– Prevent users from deleting files created by other users.
Read & execute NTFS permission.
The Creator Owner GroupThe person who created the file or directory is a member of this group. This group is used by Windows NT to automatically grant access permissions to the creator of a file or directory.
You have a computer that runs Windows 7. Your network has a SSTP VPN server that uses a self-signed certificate. When you connect to the VPN server, you receive the following error message: "Your computer does not trust the issuing certification authority (CA) of the SSTP VPN servers certificate". You need to prevent the error message from appearing when you connect to the VPN server. What should you do?
A. From the properties of the VPN connection, modify the dialing options.
B. From the properties of the VPN connection, modify the data encryption settings.
C. From Certificate Manager, import the servers certificate into the Personal store.
D. From Certificate Manager, import the server's certificate into the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store..
4. Right-click the certificate store you want to import, and click Install PFX on the context menu.
5. The Certificate Import Wizard launches. Click Next.
6. In the File name text box, type the name of the certificate file that you want to import. Alternatively, you can find the file by clicking Browse.
7. Click Next. If the file specified is a Personal Information Exchange-KCS #12 (*.pfx), you will be prompted for the password. Enter the password to import the file. Click Next.
8. On the next page, select where you'd like to store the certificate. Click Next.
9. The next wizard page contains summary information about the file that you are importing. Click Finish to import the file. The certificate(s) are now ready for use by the system.
You perform a clean installation of Windows 7 on a computer. You need to ensure that you can run Windows XP Mode in Windows 7. What should you do?
B. Create a Data Execution Prevention (DEP) exception.
C. Install Windows XP in the same partition as Windows 7.
D. Install Windows XP in a different partition than Windows 7.
Windows XP Mode requires a processor that supports hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. Most processors have this option disabled by default; to enable it, you must do so from the computer's BIOS. After the setting has been configured, it is necessary to turn the computer off completely. The setting is not enabled if you perform a warm reboot after configuring BIOS. As 256 MB of RAM must be mallocated to the Windows XP Mode client, the computer running Windows 7 on which you deploy Windows XP Mode requires a minimum of 2 GB of RAM, which is more than the 1 GB of RAM Windows 7 hardware requirement.
You have a computer that runs Windows 7 Home Premium. You need to upgrade the computer to Windows 7 Ultimate. You must achieve this goal in the minimum amount of time. What should you do?
A. Perform a Windows Anytime Upgrade.
B. Download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.
C. Insert the Windows 7 installation media. From the Install Windows dialog box, select the Upgrade option.
You have a custom image of Windows 7. You discover that the boot configuration data store in the custom image is corrupted. You need to create a new configuration data store within the custom image. What should you do?
A. Run Imagex.exe and specify the /append parameter. Run Bcdedit.exe.
B. Run Imagex.exe and specify the /mountrw parameter. Run Bcdedit.exe.
C. From Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM), select the image and then create a configuration set.
D. From Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM), select the image and then create a catalog.
BCDEdit exposes a wider range of boot options than Bootcfg.exe, and BCDEdit has improved scripting support.NOT Windows SIMOpens Windows images, creates answer files, and manages distribution shares and configuration sets. NOTE: question specifies configuration data store, not configuration set.
You need to back up your Encrypting File System (EFS) certificate. You must achieve this goal in the minimum amount of time. What should you do?
C. From Backup and Restore, click Back up now.
D. From Backup and Restore, click Create a system image.
Cipher is used to manage certificates.
NOT Backup and Restore:Only the EFS certificate needs to be backed up and time is a factor.
You download a Windows PowerShell snap-in. You need to ensure that the snap-in is automatically imported when you open a new PowerShell session.
A. Modify the PowerShell execution policy.
B. Create a new PowerShell manifest file. Update the PowerShell shortcut and specify the file option.
C. Create a new PowerShell console file. Update the PowerShell shortcut and specify the psconsolefile option.
Loads the specified Windows PowerShell console file. To create a console file, use the Export-Console cmdlet in Windows PowerShell.
The Export-Console cmdlet exports the names of the Windows PowerShell snap-ins in the current session to a Windows PowerShell console file (.psc1). You can use this cmdlet to save the snap-ins for use in future sessions. To add the snap-ins in the .psc1 console file to a session, start Windows PowerShell (Powershell.exe) at the command line by using Cmd.exe or another Windows PowerShell session, and then use the PSConsoleFile parameter of Powershell.exe to specify the console file.