A marketing email database is a collection of contacts collected by companies for use in email advertising. This information is used by businesses to interact with existing and prospect clients; this interaction can include advertising products and services as well as general brand building. If you want to find out more, continue reading below. If you want to compare data provider costs and services, simply fill in the form above to receive free quotes without obligation.
What is an Email Marketing Database?
Many businesses create their own email databases, although it is also possible to purchase or rent them from external companies. Though many companies prefer to rely on the databases they have created themselves, there are benefits to renting and buying new data from other sources too. Indeed, though many companies do still use only data they have gathered themselves, the external data buying market is expanding as time goes on.
Time. Building a database yourself takes time and energy.
New customers. By buying data externally, you could encounter prospective clients that you would not otherwise interact with.
Having a well managed email database is an important part of marketing success, both in terms of reach and effect. A well maintained email database - whether gathered internally or externally - can provide solid new leads, the chance to develop profitable relationships, as well as an improved sense of brand.
You could have the greatest email template and copy, but if it is not sent to the right place then it is unlikely to lead to the response rate you are hoping for. Obtaining a quality email database that complies with legislation and industry best practice should therefore be a top priority.
There are various advantages to using a quality email marketing database. Some of them have been listed in the section above but there are many more specific features that can aid marketers in their work.
For both B2B and B2C businesses, the ability to segment and target specific datasets can make a huge difference in the success of email campaigns.
Buying a list is a good idea if you have a limited budget and a clear idea of how to use the data you obtain. Purchasing a data list that offers you with the right targeting options can be a huge asset.
Where does Email Data come from?
Email data is gathered from a hugely diverse range of sources, with methods varying across industries and from company to company. You will likely find yourself on a number of email lists if you've ever filled out online forms and ticked a box - or ignored the opt-out - that allows details to be passed onto affiliates.
Subscribed to a mailing list.
Submitted your business details to a directory.
Uploaded your details to industry bodies.
All email data suppliers must collect and store data in compliance with The Data Protection Act 1998 and ideally in line with the Direct Marketing Association Code of Practice 2012.
When was the data last used or verified?
How often is the database verified?
How frequently do you clean the data?
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Generally, email marketers prefer to use email addresses and databases that they have built themselves from subscribers and existing customers. Although this is often considered best practice, it should be remembered that getting data this way takes time. For some businesses, and especially those who have not previously made use of email marketing, buying or renting a mailing list is an excellent first step to get your advertising strategy off the ground.
Origin and accuracy. Reputable list sellers will be happy to provide you with details of how their data was obtained. Ask for proof to avoid doubt.
Consent. Check how the consent of was obtained. Reputable sellers will keep records of this, and these records can give you more details as to the nature of the data collection conducted.
Freshness. Make sure that opt-in consent has been given within the last six months.
Relevance. Check that your business matches the description for third parties that the list subscribers have consented to receive communication from.
Screening. Check to see if the list has been screened against appropriate bodies and services.
Size. If you are buying a B2B email list then relevancy is vital and a smaller list can very often suffice. With B2C marketing you will need more data that is properly targeted.
Specify. If you can include specific criteria in your database then you may be able to better target your campaign. Being as thorough as possible is the best way to maximise campaign effect.
Ask for references. Doing so can help you to assess the quality of both the data you are buying and the company selling it to you.
Terms. Make sure you fully understand the terms of your agreement with the email data supplier. These terms will include details about how frequently you can use the list.
Price. Find out how much you will be paying for a data bundle. Will the number of contacts fit your budget and strategy?
If you are considering purchasing an email marketing database for the first time, your best option is to compare prices. Approved Index works with top UK suppliers to make sure that you receive the best deal to match your needs.
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If the two cleared adult rule for safe environment procedures is not followed this form must be filled out and given to the safe environment director.
As part of the safe environment process every volunteer and staff member must be interviewed using this form which should be given to the safe environment director.
This document is the interview form to be filled out online instead of printed form above.
This document will help you with suggestions on what to look for during the interview.
If someone is hurt or becomes ill while participating in one of the parish sponsored activities or events this form must be filled out and given to the safe environment director.
This form is required by the company that does the background investigation. Download the form and fill it out. Give or send the filled out form to the safe environment director who will then request the background.
This form is required by the Diocese of Dallas. Download it and fill it out. The safe environment director needs this form along with a copy of your drivers license in order to complete the background process.
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You might have asked you and your family why Xmas is recognized each year worldwide? And have you ever wondered which is where The holiday season celebrations came from? Appropriately, below is a little record that will open up eyesight to the world of X-mas. Seasonal is undoubtedly an out- of-date The english language concept labeled cristes maesse, the volume of Christ created in 1038 and cristes messe in 1131. Seasonal is known as a sacred spiritual marriage ceremony, a worldwide, cultural including a astounding company center for many business owners. X-mas was not recognized through to the fourth century while the roman chapel officials, Pope Julius the number one actually being one of these chose to declare the entry into the world of Christ an formal travel. The administrators selected this meeting to accommodate in the active pagan fests keeping Saturn (the roman our god of agriculture), And Mithras (Persian our god of soft). By so trying to do, it turned out to be much easier to influence the pagans to accept Christianity as being the lone religious beliefs inside of Roman Empire.
The popular customs for Seasonal entail; furnishing Xmas trees, expressing foodstuff and visiting church specialist. Before right away, the European orthodox remember Christmas day 13 days and nights when you finish 25th Dec. This is referred to as epiphany or perhaps the 3 kings period.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's ice hockey team opens regular-season Western Collegiate Hockey Association action against St. Cloud State at 7:05 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the newly renovated OSU Ice Rink in Columbus, Ohio.
The Huskies open their 2004-05 season this weekend in Columbus. They are coming off a 7-24-1 record and a sixth-place WCHA finish last season.
St. Cloud State lost eight letterwinners and returns 14 this year. Three of the Huskies' five top scorers return to the squad this season, including leading scorer forward Carrie Holldorf who posted 31 points last season.
Returning in goal for the Huskies is sophomore Lauri St. Jacques (4.05 gaa, .875 Spct.) who split time in net with senior Ellen Brinkman last season.
Jason Lesteberg is in his third year at the helm of the SCSU program. Over the past two seasons Lesteberg has tallied an 18-47-1 record. Prior to St. Cloud State, Lesteberg served as the head coach at Bemidji State during the 2001-02 season.
The Buckeyes and Huskies will be meeting for the 23rd and 24th times in program history. Ohio State leads the all-time series 14-7-1. SCSU leads the Buckeyes 5-4-1 in the OSU Ice Rink. In the last five game, OSU leads 3-2.
The WCHA released its annual Preseason Coaches Poll and Players of the Year Thursday. Ohio State was ranked fourth with 50 points. Minnesota, the defending WCHA and NCAA champion, was selected first for the second straight year. Wisconsin was picked second, receiving 64 points and one first place vote. Minnesota-Duluth was ranked third with 58 points.
Ohio State sophomore Tessa Bonhomme was one of 40 Canadian women's hockey players selected to compete in a Thanksgiving Festival vs. Russia and Sweden Oct. 3-10 in Kitchener, Ontario. In August, Bonhomme was named to the Canadian Women's Under-22 Team following an exhibition series against the U.S.
The Ohio State men's hockey team could face St. Cloud State this weekend too. The Buckeyes are competing in the IceBreaker Tournament at the University of New Hampshire. OSU faces UNH and St. Cloud State takes on St. Lawerence Saturday. Depending on the outcomes Saturday Ohio State and St. Cloud State could face off at 2 p.m. Sunday. You can follow the team by logging on to www.wosu.org.
Ohio State defeated the Etobicoke Dolphins, 9-1, in exhibition action last Sunday at the OSU Ice Rink. Junior Jana Harrigan led the way with a hat trick and two assists. Senior Jeni Creary and freshman Mallory Peckels recorded three points each.
Ohio State posted the lone goal of the first period. Buckeye Jana Harrigan scored a shorthanded unassisted goal on a breakaway at 8:06. OSU outshot the Dolphins 20-3 in the first period.
In the second stanza, the Buckeyes added two additional goals to take a 3-0 lead. Freshman Mallory Peckels scored at 10:34 assisted by Harrigan. Senior Jeni Creary followed with a goal at 15:31 assisted by Peckels and Harrigan.
OSU scored six goals in third period including two by Harrigan to record her first hat trick. Etobicoke's Britney Selina scored the Dolphins lone goal of the game at 13:05.
OSU goalies Melissa Glaser and Erika Vanderveer shared time in the net – Glaser played the first 30:24 recording six of six saves and Vanderveer stopped nine of 10 shots. The Buckeyes outshot the Dolphins 55-16. OSU held Etobicoke scoreless on all six power-play chances. OSU was 2-for-11 on the power-play.
Ohio State's penalty-killing unit was ranked in the Top 10 in the nation the majority of the 2003-04 season and ended the year ranked sixth in the nation, stopping 130-of-148 of its opponents' chances (87.8 percent).
Ohio State opens the 2004-05 season against WCHA opponent St. Cloud State Oct. 8-9 in the newly renovated OSU Ice Rink. Ohio State will play 18 games, 10 home and eight on the road, before heading into the holiday break.


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UKMMAF statement on Corin Eaton v Dominic Dillon result.
UKMMAF STATEMENT
UKMMAF DECISION: CORIN EATON VS. DOMINIC DILLON – BCMMA 18, 18TH FEB 2017
Subsequent to an appeal lodged by Dominic Dillon contesting the result of Corin Eaton vs. Dominic Dillon at BCMMA 18 (18 Feb 2017), a review was carried out by the United Kingdom Mixed Martial Arts Federation (UKMMAF) with the support of BCMMA promoter Jack Mason.
The UKMMAF panel summarised its review and concluded as follows:
Summary of Contest and Review
The original result was recorded as a victory to Eaton by TKO at 3:15 of Round 2.
The contest was reviewed through video footage and statements taken from officials present.
The contest ended at a point where Dillon was in Turtle position. Eaton had back control to Dillon's left side, controlling Dillon with his right arm and hip.
The position enabled Eaton to land 8 unanswered strikes with his left hand to Dillon's head.
Eaton's left leg was posted out to the side giving him balance and pressure against Dillon.
Eaton's right leg was hooked by Dillon's left foot restricting his movement. After the 8th strike Eaton's leg appears to come free and Eaton's balance is upset, causing his knee to slide into Dillon's head, rendering Dillon incapable of defending himself. The referee stopped the contest at this point.
The contest was awarded to Eaton, as Dillon was deemed not fit to continue.
UKMMAF Conclusion
The UKMMAF panel found Eaton's knee to Dillon's head to constitute an illegal knee to the head of a grounded opponent.
Section 16b of the Unified Rules of MMA state: 'If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul, as determined by the referee, is severe enough to terminate a bout, the contestant causing the injury loses by disqualification."
Section 16f of the Unified Rules of MMA state: "If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an accidental foul, as determined by the referee, is severe enough for the referee to stop the bout immediately, the bout shall result in a no contest if stopped before two rounds have been completed in a three-round bout or if stopped before three rounds have been completed in a five-round bout.'
Footage of the contest was reviewed and from the camera angles available, it was concluded as unclear whether the knee strike was intentional or accidental.
According to his report to the UKMMAF, the referee believed the knee strike to be accidental and thus the result of the match should rightfully have been a 'No Contest'.
It was further reported that there was some confusion at the end of the match caused by the ring announcer who, believing the result was a TKO victory, in good faith announced it as such.
Based on the outlined review, it is the decision of the UKMMAF to declare the result of the match a 'No Contest' and uphold Dominic Dillon's appeal.
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My input from database is having "date" in string datatype with size 50, which is sending date in yyyy-mm-dd format. I want to store it at the destination in String(50) with mm-dd-yyyy format. Solution please.
to convert string to date you have to use talendDate routines available with in the talend code repo.
Here is how you can convert a string in to date.
And to limit the length of the string, define its size in the schema.
I am getting error. Actually, the input field which is sending date is string(50) and output field is also in string(50). Please suggest.
Or, Can we just shuffle it using only string function? like, currently i am getting yyyy-mm-dd, and shuffle it to mm-dd-yyyy. is it possible with any function?
What's the error are you getting?
Could you please post your current job setting screenshot on forum? Are you using tMap component in your job?
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java.lang.RuntimeException: java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "row2.DiagnosisActivityStartDate"
Caused by: java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "row2.DiagnosisActivityStartDate"
earlier it ran fine. Now its showing below error.
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: ""
Caused by: java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: ""
Anyway, you may exclude records when the data content lenght is less than 10 characters.
Use a tFilterRow for that.
i shoudn't drop records, because after this transmission those blank date fields will be having a data thru front end. I need to pass these blanks. Hence i did like below in tMap but it didnt work. Please suggest.
Can you please explain the statement you have given for the solution?


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The first time I met Dr. Yan Bin Ma was just over two years ago. For many months previous, I had been dealing with a baffling condition (the details of which I'll keep to myself ) that necessitated scans, invasive probing and various unpleasant encounters with myriad health-care practitioners, none of whom came up with an explanation.
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There's been a lot of talk about the mountain pine beetle's laying waste to British Columbia's forests, but few people actually know how the critter goes about its destructive task. The story, like so many, begins with innocent licking. But...
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How to Plan a Career Switch
Shira Bick
If you want to change jobs, always single out your transferable skills. After 15 years of climbing the corporate ladder, it hits you: you're bored and burnt out and your real calling is marine biology. Making a mid-life career change can be daunting if you don't plan ahead. Career counsellor Marlene Haley of Find Work You Love Inc.; Malcolm McGowan, managing partner at Holloway Schulz & Partners; and Dave Malicki, program developer for Langara College Continuing Studies, show you how. Seek clarity...
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But it can be even tougher when you're a young company without much of a budget. In a world overloaded with products and noisy marketing, how do you get your particular product or service noticed? Lots of marketers are turning to the Internet, which seems to offer cheap access to a...
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This year's BCBusiness Top 100 numbers back up economists' claims that B.C. is well positioned to weather any economic downturn associated with the U.S. housing crisis. Aggregate revenues for the BCBusiness Top 100 companies were $122.2 billion, an increase of 8.9 per cent over last year's tally. The surge outpaces...
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Danielle Egan
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According to CoinMetrics.io, the recent fall in Bitcoin's transaction count has coincided with the end of VeriBlock's testnet phase. Reports indicate the little-known startup is responsible for a significant number of BTC transactions. This raises concerns over its use of the Bitcoin network.
Is VeriBlock Responsible For Falling Bitcoin Transactions?
According to VeriBlock's self-published figures, during the active testnet phase, they were responsible for between 25-45% of Bitcoin's transaction count. Since testing ended on the 4th March, Bitcoin's daily transaction count has fallen by 21%, leading many to draw parallels.
By selling the advantages of their Proof-of-Proof model, VeriBlock hopes to attract blockchain customers. This is especially pertinent given the recent attack on Ethereum Classic – which demonstrated that even notable projects could fall foul to scammers.
All of which raises the question of whether inflation of Bitcoin's network traffic can be rightly justified?
While piggybacking off the Bitcoin network is nothing new, for example in the case of merge mining, critics raise concerns over VeriBlock "spamming" the network. They go on to say that data storage on the Bitcoin network was intended only for financial transactions, and not to record arbitrary data. On the other hand, BTC is a permissionless network. Moreover, the use of block space should be allowed if miners benefit.
Veriblock is probably garbage, but I must say I welcome increased demand for limited BTC block space.
All in all, VeriBlock's influence on the top cryptocurrency shows that BTC can be more than a store of value. On top of which, by considering the more critical metric of trading volume, which indicates an upward trend for BTC, increasing from $8.3b to $9.6b between 4th March and 12th March, it would be fair to say that criticisms of VeriBlock piggybacking off the Bitcoin network hold little substance.


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Calling all those who are using a MacBook released before 2008, Washington Post recently revealed a new research that can hack into the webcam of these devices to turn on without activating the indicator light. The research was shared by John Hopkins computer scientist Stephen Chekoway, who uses a proof-of-concept software, Remote Administration Tool, that hacks into the iSight Camera.
The warning light and iSight camera of a MacBook works hand-in-hand, as long as the camera is turned on, iSight camera's micro-controller chip will turn the indicator light on. The hack allows users to reprogram the chip to get around this feature to allow the camera and light to be activated independently.
According to the researchers, the vulnerability only affects iSight webcams found in earlier Apple products including iMacs, MacBooks and Macbook Pros so if you're using one of these devices, do be cautious. More information about the hack available in the Washington Post.


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On Dec. 14, in DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia, the U.S. Supreme Court enforced its own precedent and concluded that courts must uphold class-arbitration waiver provisions, even when "the law of your state" finds these provisions unenforceable. This ruling signals the Court's continued interest in protecting arbitration rights and enforcing arbitration agreements.
Emphasizing that state courts must follow its interpretation of the FAA in Concepcion, the Supreme Court reversed the California Court of Appeals, holding that the California court's ruling was inconsistent with the federal policy favoring arbitration. The Court reasoned that arbitration contracts are not "on equal footing with all other contracts" governed by state law and further concluded that "the law of your state" could not be construed to encompass invalid state law.
The Imburgia decision is an important victory for corporations that prefer the advantages of arbitration over litigation. The decision highlights the U.S. Supreme Court's recent emphasis on the protection of arbitration rights and signals that state courts' continued hostility to arbitration provisions will not be tolerated. It also serves as a reminder that businesses must take care in crafting arbitration and choice-of-law provisions to avoid the application of state law that could render the arbitration provision unenforceable.
For more information, contact the Barnes & Thornburg attorney with whom you normally work, or one of the following attorneys: Adey Adenrele at 317-231-7365 or Adey.Adenrele@btlaw.com or Christine Skoczylas at 312-214-5613 or Christine.Skoczylas@btlaw.com.


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SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 Released
Latest platform delivers innovation, quality and investment protection
SUSE today announced the general availability of SUSE® Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This latest update to the industry's most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing offers improved performance, reliability and efficiency, while maintaining enterprise quality and application compatibility. Customers can use SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 to deliver their mission-critical IT services faster, more reliably, and more cost effectively, today and tomorrow.
"In order to stay ahead of our competitors, we need to exploit every possible advantage - including IT advantages," said Urs Frey from Services Informationstechnologie at Die Schweizerische Post. "During internal tests, we've been impressed with the overall performance, reliability and quality, and are looking forward to moving our production workloads onto SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2."
Forward-Looking Development
SUSE has 20 years of experience supporting global enterprises with complex systems. More than 13,000 customers worldwide, representing every type of business, rely on SUSE to deliver IT services reliably, securely and cost effectively. This latest service pack is a result of a new forward-looking development approach that leverages mature community Linux kernel development processes. By combining modern Linux kernels, consistent libraries and interfaces with a unique, forward-porting approach, SUSE provides customers faster access to open source innovation, while maintaining enterprise quality and application compatibility.
"Historically, Linux vendors delivered enterprise quality and kernel stability by standardizing on a given kernel release, and back-porting upstream enhancements to that kernel over time. We are starting to see the industry move away from this approach," said Al Gillen, program vice president, System Software, at IDC. "SUSE's approach leverages the growing maturity of the upstream Linux kernel development processes and allows the company to apply its innovation where it makes the best business sense, while maintaining a product that offers the long term application environment stability that enterprise customers demand."
New Features Offer Improved Performance, Reliability and Efficiency
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 is the first release built using SUSE's new, forward-looking development model. Notable features include an updated Linux kernel, enhanced filesystem support, and expanded virtualization capabilities:
3.0 Linux kernel: SP2 includes scheduler and memory management optimizations, support for transparent huge pages and per-CPU network load balancing. These features improve the performance of compute and I/O intensive workloads. SP2 supports the latest Intel* Xeon and AMD* Opteron processors, and exploits new hardware RAS features like CPU and memory offlining.
Btrfs: SP2 is the first Linux platform to offer commercial btrfs filesystem support. Snapper, a unique tool that's integrated with YaST and Zypper, uses the copy-on-write and snapshot capabilities of btrfs to help administrators audit and roll-back system configuration changes, improving resiliency and services availability.
Linux Containers: SP2 includes support for Linux Containers - highly efficient and low overhead OS virtualization. Also designed to work well with Xen*, KVM, ESX and Hyper-V*, SP2 offers the most extensive virtualization capabilities of any enterprise Linux distribution.
Global Partner Support
For two decades, SUSE has forged partnerships with the world's leading technology providers in order to deliver innovative, affordable, enterprise-quality infrastructure solutions to a generation of customers including the London Stock Exchange, Walgreens, SONY, Sesame Workshop and Office Depot. Many customers trust SUSE and its partners to deliver a diverse range of core, mission-critical IT services, from high-volume market data and trading, to manufacturing and production, to e-commerce and air traffic control, to name a few.
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The Trisk dynasty is a Volyn (then in the Russian Empire, today Ukraine) Hasidic dynasty, a branch of the Chernobyl dynasty, originating in Turiisk, Ukraine. The rebbes of the court also served in Poland, before the Second World War it was a large court of some 20,000 Hasidim (followers).

Today there are several descendants of the lineage, but they have no real court.

First generation
The first rebbe of Trisk was Grand Rabbi Avraham Twersky (born 1806, died July 1, 1889, in Turisk), son of Grand Rabbi Mordechai Twersky of Chernobyl.

Post Holocaust
Grand Rabbi Menachem Mendel Matisyohu Twersky is known as the Trisker Rebbe of London.

Lineage
Grand Rabbi Menachem Nuchem Twersky (born June 23, 1829, died 1887 at Brisk), eldest son of Grand Rabbi Avraham.
Grand Rabbi Mordechai Zishe Twersky of Trisk-Iasi (died March 18, 1932, in Romania), eldest son of Rabbi Menachem Nuchem
Grand Rabbi Shulem Yoseph Twersky (born 1883 at Turisk, died February 8, 1945, in New York City), son of Rabbi Mordechai Zishe
Grand Rabbi Sroyahu Yonah Twersky, grandson of Rabbi Shulem Yoseph.
Grand Rabbi David Twersky of Buhusi (born 1884 at Turisk, died December 9, 1933, in Iasi), son of Rabbi Mordechai Zishe and son-in-law of Rabbi Yisroel Sholom Yosef Friedman of Bohush
Grand Rabbi Yakov Leib Twersky (born 1885 at Turisk, died October 12, 1979, in Bnei Brak, Israel), son of Rabbi Mordechai Zishe
Grand Rabbi Chaim Menachem Avrohom Twersky (born February 27, 1915, at Zinkov, died December 1, 2010, at Hackney, London), son of Rabbi Yakov Leib
Grand Rabbi Mordechai Zisye Twersky, son of Rabbi Chaim Menachem Avrohom
Grand Rabbi Pinchos Twersky of Trisk-London (born May 17, 1916, at Zinkov, died August 12, 2001, at London), son of Rabbi Yakov Leib
Grand Rabbi Menachem Mendel Matisyohu Twersky of London (born December 9, 1946, at London), son of Rabbi Pinchos
Grand Rabbi Yitzchok Duvid Twersky of Trisk-Tolna. Son of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Matisyohu

Grand Rabbi Moishe Yide Leib Twersky of Chelem (born 1873 at Tolna, died 1938 at Warsaw, Poland), second son of Rabbi Menachem Nuchem
Grand Rabbi Mordche Twersky of Kozmir (born 1840, died June 20, 1915, at Kielce), second son of Grand Rabbi Avraham.
Grand Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Leib Twersky of Trisk-Hrubieszow (born 1847 at Turisk, died May 10, 1918, in Gmina Hrubieszów, Lublin), third son of Grand Rabbi Avraham.
Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechei Twersky (born 1877 at Turisk, perished May 13, 1943, at Bełżec extermination camp), son of Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Leib
Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Eichenstein, Trisker Rebbe of Yerushalayim, The great-grandson of Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechai of Trisk.

References

Hasidic dynasties


The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program was established in October 2002. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, along with the U.S. exchange community, recognized the importance of youth exchange as a key component to building bridges between citizens of the United States and countries around the world, particularly those with significant Muslim populations.
The program officially launched in Saudi Arabia in 2005 in hopes to expand communication between the people of the United States and Saudi Arabia in order to promote mutual understanding and respect. Since then, over 200 Saudi Arabian students have completed the YES program and now participate as alumni.
The YES program is administered in partnership with the U.S. Department of State by a consortium of non-profit organizations led by American Councils for International Education. In Saudi Arabia, AMIDEAST Saudi Arabia manages the YES program in partnership with the local U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Office.
Be a citizen of Saudi Arabia.
YES implementing organizations are prepared to respond to emergencies in the United States. Each organization provides 24-hour assistance in the event of an emergency and facilitates appropriate medical treatment, including evacuation, if necessary. YES consults with the U.S. Department of State and external risk management organizations to monitor the safety of participants while in the U.S.
2007 YES Alumnus Faisal from Saudi Arabia talks about how playing sports during his exchange year taught him lessons about dedication and discipline and influenced his later projects like publishing a book and starting a volunteer group!
Dhoha from Saudi Arabia shares what it's like to be a YES cultural ambassador.


Cut squash in half. Remove seeds and place halves in shallow baking pan.
Combine orange juice and honey in a small bowl. Mix well. Put some of the mixture in each squash cavity.
Add 1 Tbsp. of the butter to each squash half. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.
Cover pan with aluminum foil to keep steam in and speed up cooking. Bake 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking 30 minutes more, or until squash is tender.
American Diabetes Month, which occurs every November, aims to raise awareness of the growing public health crisis of diabetes. More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes. Moreover, according to the National Diabetes Prevention Program, 1 in 3 American adults has prediabetes. People who have prediabetes are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, have a 50 percent higher risk for cardiovascular disease and may already be experiencing adverse health effects.
People with prediabetes often have no signs or symptoms, or don't recognize them because they develop slowly over a period of time. The American Diabetes Association has created a quiz that can help you find out if you're at risk for developing prediabetes. You should also contact your doctor if you are concerned about your risk of developing prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes.
If diagnosed with prediabetes, you can and should do something about it. Studies show that people with this condition can prevent or delay the development of Type 2 diabetes through simple lifestyle changes like regularly exercising, maintaining a healthy weight and eating well.


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The current available version is a bit old and "ugly" compared with the new one, so don't download it. Instead, wait for the upcoming version, which includes a lot of new features and fixes, as I said above.
Yeah, I already edited the previous message. Thanks for pointing that out.
Could you be more specific? Btw, if you use Chimera, you need to use the "chimera_modded_stock_maps 1" command in order to keep using modded stock maps with Chimera.
It's exactly what Spartan314 said above. In SPv3, we just emulated the "ragdoll" physics in order to give a more realistic perception. Halo: Combat Evolved (and so, Custom Edition) doesn't support ragdoll physics. Instead, it uses "Inverse kinematics" physics (IK).
Why don't you use FXAA instead? Of course, isn't as accurate as real AA, but you get a decent result. The only disadvantage comes when the image gets a bit blurry. You can use FXAA if you have a GeForce card. Google it!
Most of the current videotutorials showing the process are in spanish, so you won't understand a thing. Besides, all of those methods have significant bugs and glitches they don't even bother to fix by themselves, because they don't know how since they just swap tags and that's it. Even Kavawuvi stated that Proton was never finished, and so, you'll get some bugs.
Aegis Mind managed to do a really decent job by using this method in order to create noise-free sounds. The file size worth it.
Nice! I thought you were dead (not literally, but in modding terms). It's always nice to see somebody coming back. Keep up the good work, it's hard to see custom projects these days.
I don't want to be mean but, is it that hard to post some pics from your map? If you wanna promote your project, you need some visual incentives at least.
Refinery has the same tool as mozz when viewing bitmaps in it, so it can also extract from maps.
Oh yeah, I forgot the "data extraction" feature. My bad.
Reshirom, you can also use Refinery to open existing .map files and extract textures from them.
I don't suggest to use such an outdated tool. You can just use MEK (Mozarilla, to be exact), or even Adjutant, since the V4.2 supports HCE maps too. In the case of Adjutant, you need to open .map files in order to extract textures, while with Mozarilla, you just need to set your "tags" folder location and open the .bitmap files to save them as DDS, TGA, PNG or .BIN (raw format).
Much better results. You just need some more tweaks and improvements.
PS: Try to connect to Discord more frequently if you want some more help in real time. You're on our "HCE Mappers Noobs" server, so you'll find me in there.
Some people tend to make these kind of mistakes while making normal maps for the first time. The reason your normal map looks like that is because you're using the diffuse texture in order to create the normal. And so, your normal map texture will contain a lot of "noises" and unnecessary details. Try to create the normal map from a "heightmap", which is a greyscale texture that will only contain the necessary details and info.
As you can see, the heightmap helps you to isolate unnecessary details, and you'll get a better result. You can see some tutorials of how to make heightmaps, or you could experiment by your own with Photoshop (if you use it, of course). I hope this can help you to understand this.
...is there somewhere I can get this file?
The original "post-carnage report" texture uses a resolution of 1024x512px, but in fact, the "table" itself is contained in a 640x480px space. Basically, the rest of the entire texture is just blank space that can't be used. Since the table was made for the Xbox (and so, 4:3 aspect ratio monitors), you can only create a texture of that resolution and, in the exact same location as the original (upper left corner).
Finally, once you have your new "post-carnage report" texture compiled, open your current .hud_globals (usually, it's located in ui\hud\default.hud_globals), and use the current location of your texture in the "carnage report bitmap" field, which is located at the very end of the .hud_globals.
I'd like to nominate TSC:E's architecture, if that's not too self-serving.
Oh, of course you can include it. In fact, it was my fault to not include it to the list. The TSC: E's architecture is simply gorgeous.
- Delta Ruins (why not?).
- Core (and the modded version: h3 Core).
These maps have a great Forerunner aesthetic. Some of them might not be the best in gameplay terms or even in level design terms, but visually, they show the greatness of the Forerunners achitecture. Of course there're other maps out there, but I can't remember all of their names for now.
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Activision To Buy Back Independence In $8.2 Billion Vivendi Deal
The publisher of Call of Duty and World of Warcraft announced that it struck a deal with Vivendi to buy most of its controlling stake.
In an $8.2 billion deal, video game publisher Activision Blizzard is gaining its independence from Vivendi, five years after the French conglomerate purchased a controlling stake in the company.
The publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Skylanders announced the deal early Friday morning. Activision Blizzard and a group of investors led by CEO Bobby Kotick and co-chairman Brian Kelly will buy back over 600 million shares owned by Vivendi.
Activision Blizzard will buy back approximately 429 million of its shares from Vivendi for $5.83 billion or $13.60 a share, a 10% discount from Thursday's share price.
ASAC II LP, an investment vehicle spearheaded by Kotick and Kelly to which they've contributed $100 million of their own money, will purchase another 172 million shares for $2.34 billion. All told, the group will own just under 25% of the company. Kotick will remain CEO while Kelly will be Chairman.
Vivendi will retain approximately 83 million shares, or just 12% of the game publisher, while the majority of shares will be held by the investing public.
Interestingly, Kotick's investment group includes Chinese publisher Tencent, a company which has partnered with Activision in the past on Call of Duty Online in China.
This likely spells further efforts by Activision to capitalize on the growing Chinese video game market where World of Warcraft is already very popular. The Chinese government will be lifting a 13-year ban on video game consoles in that country as well.
The deal comes on the heels of reports that Vivendi might force a $3 billion dividend on Activision to help shore up the struggling conglomerate's $16 billion debt.
Activision Blizzard will fund the acquisition with the combination of approximately $1.2 billion of domestic cash on hand and approximately $4.6 billion of debt proceeds, with financing for the transaction from Bank of America Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan.
The deal is expected to close by the end of September 2013.
"These transactions together represent a tremendous opportunity for Activision Blizzard and all its shareholders, including Vivendi," Kotick said in a statement. "We should emerge even stronger—an independent company with a best-in-class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long-term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies. The transactions announced today will allow us to take advantage of attractive financing markets while still retaining more than $3 billion cash on hand to preserve financial stability."
Certainly this is better news than for Activision than the alternatives---either bailing Vivendi out or remaining under the control of a struggling parent company.
Reports that Kotick was attempting to avoid Vivendi's maneuver appear to be true. The remaining question is just how quickly this deal was put together---just weeks after Vivendi gained the right to force a special dividend on Activision.
The publisher expects to report net revenue of about $1.05 billion for the second quarter, or $0.28 per share. Full results will be announced on August 1st.
What independence means to Activision's catalog of video games remains to be seen, though it's likely that very little will change. The publisher has been decidedly conservative when it comes to the changing video game industry, and has so far weathered the storm better than most.
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Q: Vagrant Up not working I have issues running vagrant up command on windows 7,I have followed all the  steps mentioned in this link
When I run the command vagrant up --provider=hashicorp/precise32, in command prompt,I get the following error.

The provider 'hashicorp/precise32' could not be found, but was
  requested to back the machine 'default'. Please use a provider that
  exists.

I have also disabled the Antivirus before installation, but that did not help.

A: Vagrant works with some Providers, as VirtualBox, Xen, VMWare, AWS, Digital Ocean and Docker.
The hashicorp/precise32 is a box. After Vagrant 1.5 the Vagrant Cloud is available.
For use Vagrant, following the steps:

*

*Install Vagrant

*Install a provider, as VirtualBox

*Create a new folder, as project

*Open folder project

*Execute vagrant init hashicorp/precise32

*Execute vagrant up --provider=virtualbox or just vagrant up

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Besides, M777 American Ultra Light Howitzers and the K-9 Vajra, the third gun system inducted is the 'Composite Gun Towing Vehicle' for towing some of the existing guns in service with the country.
K9 is an indigenous system of an all-welded steel armour construction which is rated to withstand 14.5 mm armour piercing rounds, 152 mm shell fragments, and anti-personnel mines. The main armament consists of a 155 mm/52 caliber ordnance with a maximum firing range of 40 km; the K307 BB-HE projectile propelled by the K676 top charge has a muzzle velocity of 928 m/s (3,040 ft/s). State-of-the-art mobility subsystems include a 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) engine with potential for growth and hydropneumatic suspension unit, a requirement for mountainous terrain.


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The TIO received 193,702 new complaints in the 2011-12 financial year, a two per cent drop compared to 2010-11. Although this is not, of itself, a substantial decrease from the record number of complaints we received in 2010-11, we have noticed positive signs for more significant decreases in new complaints in the April-June 2012 period.
A clearly stated increased commitment to customer retention, customer service and complaint handling by the three larger telecommunications providers has contributed to significant decreases in complaints to the TIO in the last quarter of 2011-12.
The successful rollout of conciliation at the TIO over the financial year has contributed to quicker resolutions and led to a substantial decrease in the number of complaints requiring detailed investigations (level 3 and 4).
Complaints about the "big three" service providers
Complaints made about the big three telcos – Telstra, Optus and Vodafone – understandably have the most substantial impact on overall TIO complaint trends.
Telstra has registered a 21 per cent decrease in complaints, making 2011-12 its third consecutive year of reduced complaints to the TIO. Improvements in customer service and complaint handling are evidenced by reductions in issues about undertakings not actioned, inadequate advice, point of sale advice and bill disputes.
This decrease has been offset by increased complaints for Optus and Vodafone.
Optus had substantial increases in new complaint numbers, up almost 47 per cent, driven by mobile service-related issues such as faults, inadequate spend controls and disputed internet charges.
The TIO received almost 17 per cent less complaints about Optus in the final quarter of 2011-12 when compared to the previous quarter.
Complaints about Vodafone have also continued to rise (11 per cent), but the issues in these complaints have changed from last year. The issues that prevailed in Vodafone's complaints in 2010-11 about its well publicised network problems have reduced significantly. However, mobile-associated issues such as inadequate spend controls and internet usage charges have had significant increases.
The TIO received 25 per cent fewer new complaints about Vodafone in the final quarter of 2011‑12 when compared to the previous quarter.
Complaints about mobile phone services
Continuing a trend in consumer demand for mobile devices, the proportion of mobile service complaints to the TIO in 2011-12 was 63 per cent, or 122,834 – a 9 per cent increase from the previous year.
There have been increases across most issues in mobile phone service complaints, but those in the areas of telecommunications debt (credit management) and billing continue to be of concern. We received:
15,752 issues about financial overcommitment due to inadequate spend management tools, double the number received in 2010-11
13,943 issues where consumers disputed the total of their bill, a 33 per cent increase
10,556 issues about disputed internet usage charges, a 150 per cent increase from the previous year
4,186 issues about disputed roaming charges, a 69 per cent increase compared to the previous year.
In fact, 88 per cent of all the issues of financial overcommitment due to inadequate spend management tools that we recorded were from mobile phone users; 63 per cent of all the issues we recorded about disputed totals of bills were from mobile phone users; and 83 per cent of the issues of disputed internet charges were from mobile phone users.
In contrast, credit management issues for non-mobile internet services have decreased for the last two years. Larger data allowances, data shaping and timely usage alerts have contributed to this decrease. There are valuable lessons to be learnt in the mobile phone market from dedicated internet services.
These issues also show the urgency for the increased safeguards contained in the new Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code, which came into effect on 1 September 2012. Those specific requirements about unit pricing and timely usage alerts won't come into effect until 2013; it is therefore important that consumers seek to become well informed of the pricing structure of their services, and for service providers to play an active role in protecting their consumers from falling into debts they cannot afford to pay.
The TIO facilitated a forum on financial hardship in November 2011 to address some of the issues that arise from telecommunications debt and the impact it can have on vulnerable consumers.
Small business complaints
In 2011-12 we worked with the aim of remaining relevant to small business consumers by expanding our definition of what we consider to be a small business, after noticing an increase in the number and complexity of disputes in complaints we received from small business consumers.
Small business complaints make up almost 14 per cent of all complaints to the TIO, with 27,008 complaints received during the financial year. This was an increase of 18 per cent compared to the previous year.
The issues that small business consumers mentioned in their complaints are similar to those raised by residential consumers: customer service issues, mobile phone coverage, confusing contract terms and inadequate spend management tools.
Increase in enquiries
We recorded 53,131 enquiries in 2011-12, a 33 per cent increase compared to the previous year. The main driver for these enquiries was consumers seeking preliminary advice before submitting a complaint with their service provider. This increase may have to do with increased community awareness about TIO services.
A significant number of enquiries was also received from consumers who came to the TIO before they had given their service provider an opportunity to consider their complaint.
We also received 1,336 enquiries about subscription television services, which are outside of our jurisdiction. When we receive complaints about pay TV we refer consumers to their provider or to the relevant Fair Trading office for their state. In May 2012 we made a submission to the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) in which we outlined the number of enquiries made about Pay TV and common issues in them, highlighting the need for an external dispute resolution service that can take consumer complaints about them.
Our submission supported the recommendation made by the Productivity Commission that TIO's powers should be extended to accept complaints about subscription television, given the increased convergence of communications services and the nature of the issues in enquiries about Pay TV, which closely align to the issues we see in telecommunications services.
Laura's complaint
Laura contacted us after being unable to resolve a dispute over excess internet usage charges from her mobile with her provider.
She told us that when she signed up for a smartphone plan, she asked the provider to send her an SMS when she was close to reaching her plan limit. This would be easier for her than checking an online usage meter. The provider obliged and everything went well until one month she didn't receive an SMS and, instead of her usual $150 bill, her provider sent an invoice for $1,600.
Laura told us that the following month she didn't receive an SMS either and her account came to $1,100. With a debt of $2,700, she called her provider to find out why the SMS warnings had stopped and to try and have some of the charges waived as she believed her provider hadn't done enough to alert her about the high bills.
Her provider gave her a $600 credit but was unable to explain why the SMS alerts had stopped. Laura was not satisfied with this resolution and called us. After we referred the complaint back to her service provider, she was offered a further $1,900 credit but the SMS alerts were not restored and she continued to receive high bills for another two months.
Laura called us back and we conciliated the complaint. During that process, the provider's complaint handling staff told us that the reason why Laura wasn't receiving an SMS was because they couldn't send an SMS for excess data, only for excess calls. They also told us they had talked to Laura about ways to check her usage after our initial referral. They offered a further credit to resolve the complaint, bringing her total account down to $600, which she agreed to pay.
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package sri.relay.container

import chandu0101.macros.tojs.JSMacro
import sri.core._
import sri.relay.{RelayComponentProps, Relay}
import sri.relay.route.RelayQueryConfig
import sri.relay.store.RelayEnvironment
import sri.relay.tools.ReadyState
import scala.scalajs.js
import scala.scalajs.js.annotation.ScalaJSDefined
import scala.scalajs.js.{UndefOr => U, undefined}

case class RelayReadyStateRenderer[P <: RelayComponentProps, S](key: U[String] = undefined,
                                                                ref: U[RelayReadyStateRendererM => _] = undefined,
                                                                Container: RelayContainer[P, S],
                                                                environment: RelayEnvironment,
                                                                queryConfig: RelayQueryConfig,
                                                                readyState: U[ReadyState] = undefined,
                                                                render: U[RelayRenderArgs[P] => ReactElement] = undefined,
                                                                retry: U[() => _] = undefined) {

  def apply(children: ReactNode*) = {
    val props = JSMacro[RelayReadyStateRenderer[P, S]](this)
    React.createElement(Relay.ReadyStateRenderer, props, children: _*)
  }

}

@js.native
trait RelayReadyStateRendererM extends js.Object

@ScalaJSDefined
trait RelayRenderArgs[P] extends js.Object {

  val done: Boolean
  val error: U[js.Dynamic]
  val props: U[P]
  val retry: U[js.Function0[_]]
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Q: dart.io examples from dartlang threw 'uncaught' error on dartpad (beginner level) Im trying to follow tutorials from "Dart for Absolute Beginner" book and from dartlang https://www.dartlang.org/tutorials/dart-vm/cmdline "stdin" examples to accept keyboard input however dartpad will show 'uncaught' for every examples i tried.
Sample code:
import 'dart.io'
void main() {
  stdout.writeln('Type something');
  String input = stdin.readLineSync();
  stdout.writeln('You typed: $input');
}

Can somebody point me to what I should add ? A try and catch block ? How do I do that or get to that ? I am only on page 41 for the "Dart for Absolutely Beginner" book so don;t expect me to know much.

A: DartPad transpiles Dart to JavaScript before it can execute the code.
dart:io is limited to console applications.
dart:html provides abstraction of the API available in the browser, but there is no equivalent to stdin or readLine in the browser.

A: you can use that website it's support dart:io
https://replit.com/languages/dart


Llinás and his troupe of four performers present a playful, open, inventive, fourteen-hour-long adventure.
This adaptation of James Baldwin's 1974 novel is a testament to the director's professed influences.
Features by Tsai Ming-liang, Jodie Mack, and Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt exhibit the range of the NYFF program.
Four delightful performances enliven debates about the future of art and literature.
Denis's first feature in English—and her first foray into science fiction—stars Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche.
The past weighs heavily on the present in Long Day's Journey into Night, Ash Is Purest White, and A Family Tour.
On Roberto Minervini's What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? and Frederick Wiseman's Monrovia, Indiana.
Three documentaries at the NYFF explore routes to our current moment.
This "lean but evocative allegory" can be read in a surprising number of ways.
Elisabeth Moss steers a '90s-era rock band towards self-immolation.
The completion of the project Welles began in the 1970s is one of the major cinematic events of the year.
This year's edition will feature new work from Tsai Ming-liang, Jodie Mack, Albert Serra, and Laida Lertxundi.


The trouble with coastline is that, as with land generally, God stopped making it a long time ago. This is why prime waterfront properties usually command premium prices over similar residences inland. Nowhere is this more of a fact of life than in Florida where tourists and retirees flock to its shores. There doesn't seem to be quite so much demand for properties in the state's interior.
The city of St. Petersburg occupies a peninsular forming the northern side of the entrance to Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico and is a prime example of the magnetic pull of the ocean. Apart from having shoreline on 3 sides, it claims to enjoy sunshine for an average of 360 days a year ( yes, that only leaves 5 days for more inclement weather ! ). Not surprisingly nicknamed The Sunshine City, it is home to some 250,000 souls but is unlikely to grow much further since its location is effectively built out with only the inland option available for further development.
Needless to say, the area is a big draw for visitors, particularly from northern climes, looking for guaranteed sunshine by a warm sea. There are plenty of big name hotels such as Loews Don Cesar but savvy vacationers usually opt to stay on the much less developed island of Anna Maria which lies just across the mouth of the bay from "St. Pete". This 15 mile long finger of sand is connected to the mainland by 3 bridges and is often referred to as Florida's best kept secret. It has a plethora of very high quality, low rise properties available for rental and most have direct access to the water via the beach or dock. We found the best selection on www.annamaria.com.
There aren't many British families under a certain age who haven't already enjoyed at least one holiday in Florida. Today's love affair between Brits and the Sunshine State originally started off when Walt Disney decided to build a new Disney World entertainment complex on over 40 square miles of orange groves outside Orlando in the center of the state. The park's 1971 opening brought Disney's unique offering coupled with reliably benign weather much nearer to Europeans who had previously only gone in small numbers to the California complex.
Fortunately for Disney and its prospective customers across the Atlantic, the opening coincided with a boom in cheap charter flights and packaged holidays provided by companies such as Virgin and Thompson. The relentless growth in visitors to Florida from the UK and other European countries has since been fueled by the expansion of the Disney complex and the creation of several other major attractions in the area.
British and other European vacationers in Florida invariably go for " Fly-Drive " holidays spending a few days in the Orlando area before driving off to explore other destinations such as Busch Gardens, the Everglades and Cape Kennedy. However, it's not long before first time visitors start to realize that Florida is bigger than many countries in Europe and that it is impossible to cover everything in the space of a week or two.
This is why a very large number return to enjoy a more leisurely stay in the State having already " done " the busy Orlando scene. Most tend to go for the relatively sheltered Gulf of Mexico coastline which boasts a long chain of attractive destinations stretching from Clearwater in the North to the Keys in the far South. While the majority head for the obvious big name resorts, an inquiring minority will seek out closely guarded secrets like Anna Maria Island.


Leath Correctional Institution is a level 3 women's facility located in Greenwood South Carolina. Level 3 facilities are the equivalent of a maximum security prison. Leath Correctional Institution has a maximum capacity of 656 female inmates. Offenders at this facility are provided mental health services, and basic/routine medical and dental care at the facility. Offenders at Leath Correctional Institution can take educational courses to learn to read, and earn a GED. Leath also participates in the correctional industries program and employs inmates in a t-shirt manufacturing plant and an operation that produces braille textbooks.
The Chaplains office at Leath Correctional Institution offers inmates counseling and twelve step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. Furthermore, the chaplains office offers religious worship services, a choir, a grief workshop, parenting courses, and various craft classes. Leath Correctional Institution has a horticulture program that teaches inmates the basics of gardening and even cultivates various food crops which are then used in the prison kitchen. During an inmate's incarceration at Leath they can learn new skills in electrical, plumbing, painting, HVAC, tiling, sheetrock, and masonry. For more information on the programs available at Leath Correctional Institution read the official pamphlet.
The visitation hours for Leath Correctional Institution are currently unknown. If you know the visiting hours for this institution please help us out by leaving a comment below.


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We have been testing our BolehFiles for some time and have been dissatisfied with the way it worked…UNTIL NOW.
For those of you not in the loop, basically BolehFiles aggregates premium accounts for these services and lets you download it to our server without any wait times. For Rapidshare, this is still limited by a data cap limit (as is their policy with their premium accoutns) but other file sharing sites are not similarly restricted (Megaupload, Hotfiles both work fine). So instead of paying tons for multiple premium accounts, you get to enjoy all these accounts at a cheaper price (tentative RM15.00-RM20.00 a month for existing BolehVPN users). Another added benefit is that it will also bypass any restriction on Rapidshare download speed imposed by your ISP as you will be downloading from OUR server not Rapidshare.
IF YOU USE RAPIDSHARE, MEGAUPLOAD, HOTFILES, BOLEHFILES IMPROVES YOUR SPEED AND EXPERIENCE!
We believe it's now ready for commercial use but wish to let it go under some load before we charge people for it. We thank all our testers up to now who have put up with so many kinks in the system.
We will now be genuinly putting BolehFiles through its paces and having individual user accounts for it. We will be creating this sometime tonight. For those of you who submitted (yes I know some of you submitted months back), the general login will be disabled and you will receive your login details.
If you are interested in participating, you can read more here.
thinking of signing this up.. can this improve my streamyx 4mbps download from Megaupload consistent at 440kbps is what i m getting now.
Hey.. is it possible to upgrade bolehVPN service from 4mbps to… say, 10mbps..? Of course with a little extra cash monthly.. it would be great. Currently all my downloads are capped at roughly 400kb/s – 500kb/s.. my speed is able to reach up to roughly 8mb/s – 9mb/s.. so.. you can understand that i've been downloading at such high speed.. 4mbps is abit 'slow' for me..


The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures does not offer translation services. We can circulate requests for translation services via our listservs, which reach faculty colleagues, graduate students, and select members of the larger University community. Individuals who respond to such solicitations would be operating as independent contractors, free to state their own terms, without any oversight or endorsement by the Department. The Department accepts no responsibility for any resulting work.
For high-quality, professional translation service from Russian to English, we recommend our alumnus, Morgan Shafter, translation@morganshafter.com.


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Le Petit Dinosaure : La Pierre de feu ou Petit Pied, le dinosaure : La pierre froide du feu au Québec (The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire) est un film d'animation américain réalisé par Charles Grosvenor et sorti directement en vidéo en 2000. C'est le septième film de la saga Le Petit Dinosaure.

Synopsis
Petit‑Pied et ses amis partent à la recherche d'une pierre tombée du ciel. Comme il est le seul à l'avoir vu tomber, personne ne le croit vraiment. Le déchu Pterano, oncle de Pétri, se rend à la vallée, malgré les ressentiment de ses vieux compères et propose d'aider les jeunes dans l'unique but de s'en emparer, car il pense qu'elle possède certains pouvoirs…

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Distribution

Voix originales
Thomas Dekker : Petit-Pied
Anndi McAfee : Céra
Aria Curzon : Becky
Jeff Bennett : Petrie / Spokes
Michael York : Ptérano
Rob Paulsen : Pointu / Rinkus
Jim Cummings :  Sierra
Kenneth Mars : Grand-Père
Miriam Flynn : Grand-Mère
John Ingle : le père de Céra
Tress MacNeille : la mère de Becky / la mère de Pétrie
Charles Kimbrough : Visage Arc-en-ciel #1
Patti Deutsch : Visage Arc-en-ciel #2

Voix françaises
Julien Bouanich : Petit-Pied
Kelly Marot : Céra
Roger Carel : Pétrie
Caroline Combes : Becky
Pierre Baton : Grand-Père
Frédérique Tirmont : Grand-Mère / la mère de Pétrie
Jacques Frantz : le père de Cera
Danièle Hazan : la mère de Becky / Rinkus / Visage Arc-en-ciel #2
Daniel Beretta : Visage Arc-en-ciel #1
Philippe Catoire : Spokes / Sierra
Pierre-François Pistorio : Ptérano

Liens externes

Film américain sorti en 2000
Film d'animation américain
Film d'aventure américain
Film Le Petit Dinosaure
Film d'animation sorti directement en vidéo
Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal
Film sur l'enlèvement d'enfant
Suite de film américain


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Joseph Lewczak is a partner in the Advertising, Marketing & Promotions; Entertainment, Media & Sports and Intellectual Property Practice Groups of Davis & Gilbert, and one of the country's leading experts in advertising, marketing and promotions laws. He has extensive experience in representing a wide range of advertising and promotions agencies, advertisers and media companies on a broad array of issues relating to advertising, promotions, social media, native advertising and intellectual property. He is the founder and lead guitarist for the firm's rock band, Generator Honey, two-time winner of the Advertising Week Battle of the Ad Bands.
Mr. Lewczak has been recognized as a leading lawyer for advertising law by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for 12 consecutive years (2008-2019) and as a "Notable Practitioner" in retail law (2016-2019). The Legal 500 United States has also recognized him for 11 consecutive years (2009-2019) in the area of advertising and marketing and named him a "Leading Lawyer" (2017-2019). The Best Lawyers in America named Mr. Lewczak the 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" for media law in New York City and has recognized him for ten consecutive years (2011-2020). Best Lawyers has previously recognized him as the 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" for advertising law and the 2017 "Lawyer of the Year" for media law in New York City. He was also selected as a Super Lawyer by New York Metro Super Lawyers (2013-2019).
Mr. Lewczak takes a practical approach to advising his clients, always ensuring that deals are completed as quickly and efficiently as possible while limiting accompanying risk exposure. His extremely broad knowledge base and his expertise are invaluable in helping clients navigate the converging landscape of traditional, digital, social and mobile media. His considerable experience includes advising on all aspects of legal compliance on advertising and promotions issues, and he frequently helps his clients create successful and legally compliant complex games of chance and skill. He is an expert in drafting and negotiating a wide array of agreements including talent agreements, all manner of licensing agreements, and media buying and traditional agency services agreements.
Mr. Lewczak is a frequent public speaker on advertising, marketing, promotions and social media issues, and he has written extensively on these topics.
Mr. Lewczak served as an adjunct professor at New York Law School, where he taught advertising, marketing and promotions law. Prior to joining Davis & Gilbert, he was the director of legal affairs at EMI-Capitol Music Group North America and a corporate attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
"Negotiating Product Integration and Brand Licensing Deals for Movies," Beverly Hills Bar Association, November 2019
"Hot Topics in Privacy and Data," ThinkLA, November 13, 2019
"Real-Time Marketing: New & Forthcoming," 41th Annual Brand Activation Association Marketing Law Conference, November 4-6, 2019
"Lawyers on the Clock, Round VIII," AICP Business Affairs Boot Camp, June 6, 2019
"Who Can You Trust When Working with Others? Affiliate and Influencer Marketing," ANA Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference, March 19-20, 2019
"The Latest Hot Button Issues in Real-Time Marketing & Social Media & Now a Peek Around the Corner," 40th Annual Brand Activation Association Marketing Law Conference, November 7-9, 2018
"Legal Implications of Using Social Media for Advertising in the Entertainment Industry," Beverly Hills Bar Association, August 15, 2018
"Negotiating Overscale Talent Agreements in the Advertising Industry," Beverly Hills Bar Association, June 20, 2018
"The California Conundrum," NAD & CARU: West Coast Conferences 2018, May 1-2, 2018
"Brands In Crisis: Effectively Managing Legal and Reputation Risk when Something Goes Wrong," ANA Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference, March 15-16, 2018
"Conducting a Global Sweepstakes or Contest," Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance Program: Advertising Law in the United States & Around the Globe, March 14, 2018
"Global Advertising Law Year in Review," Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance Webinar, December 7, 2017
"Latest Hot Button Issues in Real Time Marketing & Social Media," 39th Annual Brand Activation Association Marketing Law Conference, November 13-15, 2017
"Social Media Maladies: How to Minimize Retailer Risk," Retail Industry Leaders Association's Retail Law Conference 2017, October 10-12, 2017
"Ad or Fad? Social Media, Influencers, the Federal Trade Commission and the Lanham Act," New York City Bar Fashion Law Committee, May 9, 2017
"Social Media in the United States," Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance Program: Social Media Advertising in the United States and Around the Globe, March 30, 2017
"The Social Media War Room," ANA Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference, March 27-29, 2017
"Ad or Fad? Social Media, Influencers, the Federal Trade Commission and the Lanham Act," New York State Bar Association's Annual Intellectual Property Law Section Meeting, January 24, 2017
"Advertising in the Interconnected World of Media, Mobile and the Internet," Practising Law Institute's Think Like a Lawyer, Talk Like a Geek 2016: Get Fluent in Technology, November 18, 2016
"Hot Button Issues in Real-Time Marketing & Social Media" 38th Annual Brand Activation Association Marketing Law Conference, November 9-11, 2016
"Twitter Me This," Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference, April 6-7, 2016
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Co-Author, "As More States Legalize Marijuana, Advertising and Marketing Regulations Come Into Focus," Ad Club Insider, August 8, 2019
Co-Author, "Telemarketing Lawsuits Fueled by Regulatory Uncertainty," Trends in Marketing Communications Law (6th Edition), 2019
Co-Author, "The TTB Ramps Up Enforcement Over Trade Practices," Trends in Marketing Communications Law (6th Edition), 2019
Co-Author, "Patent and Trademark Office Clarifies Rules for Cannabis Trademarks," D&G Intellectual Property Alert, June 2019
Author, "FTC Plans Workshop on 'Loot Boxes,'" D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, April 2019
Author, "FTC Brings First Action Against Company for Posting Fake Reviews," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, March 2019
Co-Author, "As More States Legalize Marijuana, Advertising and Marketing Regulations Come Into Focus," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, February 2019
Co-Author, "Mastercard Announces New Free Trial Rules for Merchants," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, February 2019
Co-Author, "'Dialing It Back?' Federal Courts Weigh in on 'Autodialers' After Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Interpretation of TCPA," D&G Litigation Alert, June 2018
Co-Author, "A Watershed Year For Recreational Marijuana Industry's Growth," Trends in Marketing Communications Law (5th Edition), 2018
Co-Author, "Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Key Parts of the FCC's TCPA Order," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, May 2018
Co-Author, "FCC Proposes $13.3M Fine Against Sinclair Broadcast Group for Apparently Violating Sponsorship Identification Rules," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, January 2018
Co-Author, "FTC Settles with Mobile App Developer Over Unauthorized Charges," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, October 2017
Co-Author, "4 Major Legal Issues Facing Online and Traditional Retailers," MarketingDIVE, October 5, 2017
Author, "Local Challenges to Automatic Renewal Programs Continue in California: Now, the Beachbody Case," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, September 2017
Co-Author, "First Circuit Requires Identifiable Injury for Claims Asserting Deceptive Retailer "Compare At" Prices," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, September 2017
Author, "Radio Station Behind 'Hold Your Wee for a Wii' Promotion Shuts Down," Chief Marketer, April 19, 2017
Co-Author, "Suit Challenges Jos. A. Bank Clothiers' "Up to" Percent Off Advertising," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, April 2017
Co-Author, "Retail Practices Are In Vogue For Regulators, and Class Action Lawyers," Trends in Marketing Communications Law (4th Edition), 2017
Co-Author, "Legal Marijuana's Uncertain Path Forward," Trends in Marketing Communications Law (4th Edition), 2017
Co-Author, "NAD Decision on Challenge to Wegmans' In-Store Point of Sale Displays Offers Guidance on Grocery Store Price Advertising," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, April 2017
Author, "LA City Attorney's Actions Against False Reference Pricing Target Online Sales," Bloomberg Law, March 1, 2017
Author, "Beware the Legal Traps Hiding in Freemium Games," Chief Marketer, February 27, 2017
Author, "What L.A.'s Pricing Suit Against Major Retailers Means," AdAge, February 9, 2017
Co-Author, "California Alleges Four of the Largest U.S. Retailers Engage in 'False Reference Pricing'," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, January 2017
Co-Author, "Legal Marijuana: What You Need to Know to Legally Advertise to This Budding Economy," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, January 2017
Co-Author, "Legally Speaking: How to Stay Out of Real-Time Marketing Hot Water," cmo.com, May 11, 2016
Author, "Alleging Misleading "Made in USA" Claims, FTC Sues Glue Manufacturer," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, February 2016
Co-Author, "NYC Marathon Organizer Sued Over Alleged Illegal Lottery," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, January 2016
Co-Author, "Three Recent Developments in Native Advertising from the FTC, MMA & OBA," D&G Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Alert, January 2016
Mentioned, American Sweepstakes, "Influencer Marketing Was Major Trend Noted at the 39th ANA/BAA Marketing Law Conference," December 7, 2017
Quoted, Bloomberg BNA, "Regulatory Spotlight Shines on Facebook, Twitter Political Ads," December 28, 2017
Quoted, Martechtoday, "What the FTC's Latest Endorsement Disclosure Actions Mean for Marketers," September 14, 2017
Quoted, ANA Magazine, "Play It Safe with Promotions: How to Navigate an Increasingly Complex Regulatory Environment," March 30, 2017
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**Embargo: Portland, Ore.** The small vaping devices are becoming a big problem all across the country, and at Sunset High School in Beaverton, parents received an email just this week about what's known as "Juuling."
Huelskamp also included a link to a Boston Globe article about Juuling. The article explains how the specific Juul e-cigarette is sleek, tiny, and has been mistaken for a thumb drive.
KPTV spoke with some Sunset High School students who said they are aware of Juuling happening on campus.
"I've been hearing that people are bringing them to school and that it's been a pretty big issue in the bathrooms. I don't know, I feel people are getting really distracted by it," said Sunset High School student Lauren Filer.
In light of the trend and school officials concerns, those students say they've noticed, for example, the entrance doors to the bathrooms used to be closed, but now, they're usually kept open.
They've also seen teachers occasionally standing watch near bathrooms.
Something that makes it challenging for school officials to catch a student using the Juul – it has pods or cartridges with faint, fruity, or sweet flavors.
One student says she first heard others talking about the Juuling trend last year and thinks it became more popular because of social media.


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Q: Implementing Chain of Responsibility with Services I'm thinking about a platform-neutral (i.e. not .NET MEF) technique of implementing chain-of-responsibliity pattern using web services as the handlers. I want to be able to add more CoR handlers by deploying new services and not compiling new CoR code, just change configuration info. It seems the challenge will be managing the metadata about available handlers and ensuring the handlers are conforming to the interface.
My question: any ideas on how I can safely ensure:
1. The web services are implementing the interface
2. The web services are implementing the base class behavior, like calling the successor
Because, in compiled code, I can have type-safety and therefore know that any handlers have derived from the abstract base class that ensures the interface and behavior I want. That seems to be missing in the world of services.

A: This seems like a valid question, but a rather simple one.
You are still afforded the protection of the typing system, even if you are loading code later, at runtime, that the original code never saw before.
I would think the preferred approach here would be to have something like a properties file with a list of implementers (your chain). Then in the code, you are going to have to have a way to instantiate an instance of each handler at runtime to construct the chain. When you construct the instance, you will have to check its type. In Java, for instance, that would take the form of instanceof (abomination ordinarily, but you get a pass for loading scenarios), or isAssignableFrom. In Objective C, it's conformsToProtocol.
If it doesn't, it can't be used and you can spit an error out to the console.