Workplace safety has always been and will always remain a major concern for employers, as well as for the workers who place their trust in safety rules and procedures. Yet, accidents do happen. Here's a list of the 10 most common accidents in the workplace, so you will know what to watch for in order to reduce your risk of injury on the job.
This is, by far, the most common and most avoidable workplace injury, responsible for the largest number of worker's compensation claims. It comes into play when a worker overextends his capabilities by stretching too far, overreaching, or lifting objects to heavy for his physique. It can result in sprains, strains, and back injuries.
This involves slipping on icy or wet surfaces, or tripping over obstacles that have been left on a walkway. These types of accidents can occur indoors or outdoors. A slip, trip, or fall can occur anyplace the floor or grounds are improperly maintained.
This type of fall most often happens on construction sites, but it can occur in other industries as well. Even schoolteachers have been known to fall down a flight of stairs. A worker can fall from a roof, or from a high landing or level as well.
This type of injury is generally related to falls. It occurs when, in the act of falling, the body's involuntary reaction causes an awkward landing. It can result in sprains, strains, back or head trauma, or broken bones.
This involves objects falling from a higher location and most often results in head injuries. Although common in construction and manufacturing, this type of accident can also occur in retail and office environments.
An individual can either be pushed into an object, or they may accidentally fall against something, such as a wall, door handle, or bookcase. This often happens with factory and office workers.
Specifically related to those traveling for work or while at work, this involves accidents on the road. It primarily affects truck drivers, police officers, and those traveling for business reasons.
Typically related to manufacturing environments, these workers compensation claims involve workers who are injured or mutilated, when operating machinery. For this reason, employers institute extensive training programs and safety protocols to reduce the risks of injury.
This involves injuries that can occur without an accident or mishap. Just be doing the same tasks over and over in the same manner, workers can develop conditions such as tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, or bursitis.
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While taking every reasonable precaution can reduce the risk that you'll suffer a workplace injury, accidents will always happen. If you are injured on the job and facing the complexities of filing for workers compensation, an experienced attorney can help. Contact 'Maggio/Thompson Personal Injury Attorneys for your initial consultation today. Together, we can review your case and determine your best options.


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The Dead Mouse – By Michael Ampersant
(c) Michael Ampersant, 2016
We arrive at his place, two minutes from the Memorial. The neighborhood hasn't changed much since Thursday night, it's still on the wrong side of the hospital, semi-detached structures from the 80's mostly, semi-run down, and a dog that never sleeps.
Alex's place is a standalone Dutch revival, small. "This is where I live?" he asks.
"The attic."
"Right. And the car?"
I point at the white Toyota Prius on the driveway. "Cool," he says, "Saving energy. Good to know." He taps on the dashboard of my truck for emphasis, then pats his shorts and produces a key ring without car keys. "I got this from Alice," he adds. "The house keys, I guess. The car key will be inside, somewhere."
So we climb the stairs. It's sizzling outside already but inside under the roof the heat gets worse. Alex fumbles with the keys, the door gives way and we're hit by a wall of dense, putrid air.
"Smell it?" he asks and steps into his apartment. "Q-E-D, this is heaven. My body still lying—where did you find me?"
"In the bathroom."
"Where's the bathroom?"
Yes, I really do this, I walk us the fifteen feet to the bathroom. There's the body of a mouse decomposing in the spot where I found Alex in mid-suicide on Thursday night.
"A case of reincarnation, John." he says. "Moving up the Hindu ladder. I've been a good mouse." He plants a kiss on my cheek that will be—spoiler alert—his last kiss for some time.
"If it's reincarnation, it's not heaven," I say.
"Oh-no, you have seven layers of heaven included in the reincarnation cycle."
It's a tiny mouse, but the stench is overwhelming. Alex picks it up at the tail, caringly, dangles it at nose level, or eye level, then dumps it into the john and flushes the water. "So," he says, "this is where I live." He looks around until he spots the air conditioning under the window and ambles over to switch it on.
"You knew you didn't have the car keys," I say, following him into the den.
"I apologize," he says.
The chaos of the Thursday rescue panic is still in place, Ray and me dragging Alex's OD'd body through the lack of space of this pad, low knee walls below the sloped ceilings, all chairs (two) fallen over, a coffee table (yard sale) fallen over, a small couch (yard sale) at an odd angle, a couch table (displaced), a helpless mini-rug (dog-eared), shards of a broken coffee mug spread across the rough-hewn floor. I collect a few pieces and arrange them side by side on the kitchen counter. It's merchandize spinoff from the Urban Dictionary, saying "sucking streak." There's also a definition of the term, presumably, still spread across the floor, and perhaps not really needed.
He picks up one large shard with half the UD-logo showing, holds it up, hands it to me. "Let's see how I disposed of myself," he says. He looks around. A lone medication bottle sits on the kitchen counter. "Oxycodone," he says. "Excellent choice. Going out on a high." He shakes—rattles—the bottle, some pills are left inside. "Good thinking," he says, "saving energy. Plus, you swallow too much, you don't die, you puke." He rolls his head. "Must be terrible to wake up from a failed suicide." He collects the remaining mug-shards from the ground, ponders what to do with the pieces, tosses them into the garbage can. He looks mortal. He rattles the bottle again. "Stupid," he says, "stupid."
He walks back into the bedroom. I'm waiting for him to re-emerge until I hear the noise of a squeaky bedstead. I enter the bedroom, he's lying there on the single twin bed, supine, arms half-spread. "Lying in your own bed. Home sweet home."
"My bed is larger," I say.
"Size is relative."
"Let's roll."
"I need a time-out," he says.
"How do you mean?"
"Our bed is too small," he says.
'Parse that sentence,' I think.
"Parse that sentence," I say.
"Parse that sentence? Our bed is too small? Noun takes dative alternation and returns noun phase. Verb takes modifier takes modifier and returns verb phase. Noun phrase takes verb phrase, and voila." He gets up, rights the coffee table, the chairs, fusses about the mini-rug, and disappears in the kitchen corner.
"You want a cup of coffee?" I hear him saying.
"We have an espresso machine."
"We should talk, briefly."
"No-no-no," I say.
It takes him an eternity to prepare the espresso. He reappears, deposits the cups on the table. "Have a seat," he says and nudges me onto the couch. "Listen," he says, sitting down next to me. His next word will be 'Ben.'
"Ben," he says. "This situation with Ben."
"This is heaven, you said."
"It gets busy on a cloud bank, you move to the next cloud bank."
"Ben will be gone in a few days."
There is a silence.
"Did we talk now?" I ask.
"This sounds like the end of the conversation."
"Can I ask you a question?" (I say).
"You said you love me." (Cringe.)
"This is heaven," he answers, and takes a sip of his espresso.
"You want to get rid of me?"
"No-no," he says, "believe me. It's just, we should see a bit less of each other."
In his former life, Michael Ampersant founded the Applied Logic Laboratory at the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands). He now lives on the French Cote d'Azur where he writes erotic-laconic prose. His first novel, GREEN EYES, has been shortlisted for this year's Lambda Literary Award. His short stories appeared in Temptation Magazine, Ether Books, The Bear Magazine, Gay Flash Fiction, LustSpiel, and the (German) yearbook Mein schwules Auge.
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Q: imported Android Native Modules are always 'undefined' I have made native android modules for react-native. I ejected the app and added the native code to print using a blue-tooth thermal printer. I have tested the native android code using android studio and it printed well. After I have added the module to react-native android, it printed text a few times. Later on, it stopped printing. I always get the imported module as undefined in Javascript.
BlueToothUtils.java:
This file is inside react-projectfolder\android\app\src\main\java\\thermal_printer\
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
import android.util.Log;

import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeModule;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.Callback;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.UUID;

public class BlueToothUtils extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {

    public static BluetoothAdapter bluetoothAdapter=null;
    public static BluetoothDevice chosen_printer=null;
    BluetoothSocket bt_socket = null;
    public static UUID DEFAULT_UUID = null;
    public UUID device_uuid=null;
    public OutputStream output_stream=null;
    boolean bluetooth_status=false;
    String error_message="";

    @Override
    public String getName() {
        return "BlueToothUtils";
    }

    public BlueToothUtils(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
        super(reactContext);
        context=reactContext;
    }

    @ReactMethod
    public void initAdapter(Callback returnStatus)
    {
        try {
            DEFAULT_UUID = UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB");
            bluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
            if (bluetoothAdapter == null) {
                bluetooth_status = false;
                error_message = "Cannot access Bluetooth adapter. Make sure bluetooth is turned ON.";
            } else if (bluetoothAdapter.isEnabled())
                bluetooth_status = true;
            else {
                bluetooth_status = false;
                error_message = "Bluetooth not enabled.";
            }
            if(bluetooth_status)
                returnStatus.invoke(true,"");
            else
                returnStatus.invoke(false,error_message);
        }catch (Exception ex){returnStatus.invoke(false,ex.getMessage());}
    }

    @ReactMethod
    public void getPairedDevices(Callback returnCallback)
    {
        try {
            if (!bluetooth_status)
                returnCallback.invoke(false, "[]");
            else {
                PairedDevice paired_device;
                Set<BluetoothDevice> bonded_devices = bluetoothAdapter.getBondedDevices();
                String json = "[";
                boolean found = false;
                for (BluetoothDevice device : bonded_devices) {
                    found = true;
                    paired_device = new PairedDevice(device.getName(), device.getAddress());
                    json += paired_device.toString() + ",";
                }
                if (found)
                    json = json.substring(0, json.length() - 1) + "]";
                else
                    json = "[]";
                returnCallback.invoke(true, json);
            }
        }catch (Exception ex){returnCallback.invoke(false,ex.getMessage());}
    }

    @ReactMethod
    public void chooseDevice(String address,Callback returnCallback)
    {
        try {
            chosen_printer = bluetoothAdapter.getRemoteDevice(address);
            returnCallback.invoke(true,"Chosen Successfully");
        }catch (Exception ex){returnCallback.invoke(false,ex.getMessage());}
    }

    public static OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException {
        BluetoothSocket socket=null;
        UUID uuid= chosen_printer.getUuids()[0].getUuid();
        try {
            socket = chosen_printer.createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(uuid);
        }catch (Exception ex){
            try{
                socket=chosen_printer.createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(DEFAULT_UUID);
            }catch (Exception exc){exc.printStackTrace();Log.d("ttt", exc.toString());}
        }
        if (socket==null)
        {
            return  null;
        }
        bluetoothAdapter.cancelDiscovery();
        socket.connect();
        OutputStream os=socket.getOutputStream();
        return os;
    }
}

The other module in the same package is PrintUtils.java:
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.util.Log;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.Callback;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import android.content.res.AssetManager;

public class PrintUtils extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {

    public static final int ALIGN_LEFT = 0;
    public static final int ALIGN_CENTER = 1;
    public static final int ALIGN_RIGHT = 2;

    public static final int FONT_NORMAL = 0;
    public static final int FONT_BOLD_AND_NORMAL_SIZE = 1;
    public static final int FONT_BOLD_AND_MEDIUM_SIZE = 2;
    public static final int FONT_BOLD_AND_LARGE_SIZE = 3;

    public static final byte[] ESC_ALIGN_LEFT = new byte[]{0x1b, 'a', 0x00};
    public static final byte[] ESC_ALIGN_RIGHT = new byte[]{0x1b, 'a', 0x02};
    public static final byte[] ESC_ALIGN_CENTER = new byte[]{0x1b, 'a', 0x01};
    public static final byte LF = 0x0A;
    public static byte[] FEED_LINE = {10};
    private static String[] binaryArray = {"0000", "0001", "0010", "0011",
            "0100", "0101", "0110", "0111", "1000", "1001", "1010", "1011",
            "1100", "1101", "1110", "1111"};
    private static String hexStr = "0123456789ABCDEF";
    public OutputStream outputStream = null;
    public boolean is_connected = false;
    public ReactApplicationContext context=null;

    public PrintUtils(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
        super(reactContext);
    }

    private static byte charToByte(char c) {
        return (byte) "0123456789ABCDEF".indexOf(c);
    }

    public static byte[] sysCopy(List<byte[]> srcArrays) {
        int len = 0;
        for (byte[] srcArray : srcArrays) {
            len += srcArray.length;
        }
        byte[] destArray = new byte[len];
        int destLen = 0;
        for (byte[] srcArray : srcArrays) {
            System.arraycopy(srcArray, 0, destArray, destLen, srcArray.length);
            destLen += srcArray.length;
        }
        return destArray;
    }

    public static byte[] hexStringToBytes(String hexString) {
        if (hexString == null || hexString.equals("")) {
            return null;
        }
        hexString = hexString.toUpperCase();
        int length = hexString.length() / 2;
        char[] hexChars = hexString.toCharArray();
        byte[] d = new byte[length];
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            int pos = i * 2;
            d[i] = (byte) (charToByte(hexChars[pos]) << 4 | charToByte(hexChars[pos + 1]));
        }
        return d;
    }

    public static String myBinaryStrToHexString(String binaryStr) {
        String hex = "";
        String f4 = binaryStr.substring(0, 4);
        String b4 = binaryStr.substring(4, 8);
        for (int i = 0; i < binaryArray.length; i++) {
            if (f4.equals(binaryArray[i]))
                hex += hexStr.substring(i, i + 1);
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < binaryArray.length; i++) {
            if (b4.equals(binaryArray[i]))
                hex += hexStr.substring(i, i + 1);
        }

        return hex;
    }

    public static byte[] hexList2Byte(List<String> list) {
        List<byte[]> commandList = new ArrayList<byte[]>();

        for (String hexStr : list) {
            commandList.add(hexStringToBytes(hexStr));
        }
        byte[] bytes = sysCopy(commandList);
        return bytes;
    }

    public static List<String> binaryListToHexStringList(List<String> list) {
        List<String> hexList = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (String binaryStr : list) {
            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
            for (int i = 0; i < binaryStr.length(); i += 8) {
                String str = binaryStr.substring(i, i + 8);

                String hexString = myBinaryStrToHexString(str);
                sb.append(hexString);
            }
            hexList.add(sb.toString());
        }
        return hexList;

    }

    public static byte[] decodeBitmap(Bitmap bmp) {
        int bmpWidth = bmp.getWidth();
        int bmpHeight = bmp.getHeight();

        List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(); //binaryString list
        StringBuffer sb;

        int bitLen = bmpWidth / 8;
        int zeroCount = bmpWidth % 8;

        String zeroStr = "";
        if (zeroCount > 0) {
            bitLen = bmpWidth / 8 + 1;
            for (int i = 0; i < (8 - zeroCount); i++) {
                zeroStr = zeroStr + "0";
            }
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < bmpHeight; i++) {
            sb = new StringBuffer();
            for (int j = 0; j < bmpWidth; j++) {
                int color = bmp.getPixel(j, i);

                int r = (color >> 16) & 0xff;
                int g = (color >> 8) & 0xff;
                int b = color & 0xff;

                // if color close to white,bit='0', else bit='1'
                if (r > 160 && g > 160 && b > 160)
                    sb.append("0");
                else
                    sb.append("1");
            }
            if (zeroCount > 0) {
                sb.append(zeroStr);
            }
            list.add(sb.toString());
        }

        List<String> bmpHexList = binaryListToHexStringList(list);
        String commandHexString = "1D763000";
        String widthHexString = Integer
                .toHexString(bmpWidth % 8 == 0 ? bmpWidth / 8
                        : (bmpWidth / 8 + 1));
        if (widthHexString.length() > 2) {
            Log.e("decodeBitmap error", " width is too large");
            return null;
        } else if (widthHexString.length() == 1) {
            widthHexString = "0" + widthHexString;
        }
        widthHexString = widthHexString + "00";

        String heightHexString = Integer.toHexString(bmpHeight);
        if (heightHexString.length() > 2) {
            Log.e("decodeBitmap error", " height is too large");
            return null;
        } else if (heightHexString.length() == 1) {
            heightHexString = "0" + heightHexString;
        }
        heightHexString = heightHexString + "00";

        List<String> commandList = new ArrayList<String>();
        commandList.add(commandHexString + widthHexString + heightHexString);
        commandList.addAll(bmpHexList);

        return hexList2Byte(commandList);
    }

    @Override
    public Map<String, Object> getConstants() {
        final Map<String, Object> constants = new HashMap<>();
        constants.put("ALIGN_LEFT", ALIGN_LEFT);
        constants.put("ALIGN_CENTER", ALIGN_CENTER);
        constants.put("ALIGN_RIGHT", ALIGN_RIGHT);
        constants.put("FONT_NORMAL", FONT_NORMAL);
        constants.put("FONT_BOLD_AND_NORMAL_SIZE", FONT_BOLD_AND_NORMAL_SIZE);
        constants.put("FONT_BOLD_AND_MEDIUM_SIZE", FONT_BOLD_AND_MEDIUM_SIZE);
        constants.put("FONT_BOLD_AND_LARGE_SIZE", FONT_BOLD_AND_LARGE_SIZE);
        constants.put("ESC_ALIGN_LEFT", ESC_ALIGN_LEFT);
        constants.put("ESC_ALIGN_CENTER", ESC_ALIGN_CENTER);
        constants.put("ESC_ALIGN_RIGHT", ESC_ALIGN_RIGHT);
        constants.put("LF", LF);

        return constants;
    }

    @Override
    public String getName() {
        return "PrintUtils";
    }

    @ReactMethod
    public void printText(String text, int size, int align, Callback returnCallback) {
        try {
            if (is_connected == false) {
                outputStream = BlueToothUtils.getOutputStream();
                is_connected = true;
            }
            //Print config "mode"
            byte[] cc = new byte[]{0x1B, 0x21, 0x03};  // 0- normal size text
            byte[] bb = new byte[]{0x1B, 0x21, 0x08};  // 1- only bold text
            byte[] bb2 = new byte[]{0x1B, 0x21, 0x20}; // 2- bold with medium text
            byte[] bb3 = new byte[]{0x1B, 0x21, 0x10}; // 3- bold with large text
            switch (size) {
                case FONT_NORMAL:
                    outputStream.write(cc);
                    break;
                case FONT_BOLD_AND_NORMAL_SIZE:
                    outputStream.write(bb);
                    break;
                case FONT_BOLD_AND_MEDIUM_SIZE:
                    outputStream.write(bb2);
                    break;
                case FONT_BOLD_AND_LARGE_SIZE:
                    outputStream.write(bb3);
                    break;
            }

            switch (align) {
                case ALIGN_LEFT:
                    //left align
                    outputStream.write(ESC_ALIGN_LEFT);
                    break;
                case ALIGN_CENTER:
                    //center align
                    outputStream.write(ESC_ALIGN_CENTER);
                    break;
                case ALIGN_RIGHT:
                    //right align
                    outputStream.write(ESC_ALIGN_RIGHT);
                    break;
            }
            outputStream.write(text.getBytes());
            outputStream.write(LF);
            outputStream.flush();
            returnCallback.invoke(true, "success");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            returnCallback.invoke(false, "error:" + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    @ReactMethod
    public void printPhoto(Callback returnCallback) {
        try {
            AssetManager assetmgr=getReactApplicationContext().getAssets();
            InputStream inp=assetmgr.open("pics/logo.bmp");
            Bitmap bmp=BitmapFactory.decodeStream(inp);
            if (bmp != null)
                {
                if (!is_connected)
                    {
                    outputStream = BlueToothUtils.getOutputStream();
                    is_connected = true;
                    }
                byte[] command = PrintUtils.decodeBitmap(bmp);
                outputStream.write(new byte[]{0x1b, 'a', 0x01});
                outputStream.write(command);
                returnCallback.invoke(true, "success");
                }
            else
                {
                returnCallback.invoke(false, "error:" + "Image not found");
                }
            }
        catch (Exception e)
            {
            returnCallback.invoke(false, "error: Exception" + e.getMessage());
            }
    }

    @ReactMethod
    public void cutPaper(Callback returnCallback) {
        try {
            outputStream.write(LF);
            outputStream.write(LF);
            outputStream.write(LF);
            outputStream.flush();
            returnCallback.invoke(true, "Success");
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            returnCallback.invoke(false, "error:" + ex.getMessage());
        }
    }

    @ReactMethod
    public void closeConnection(Callback returnCallback) {
        try {
            outputStream.close();
            is_connected = false;
            returnCallback.invoke(true, "Success");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            returnCallback.invoke(false, "error:" + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

}

There is another class PairedDevice
PairedDevice.java in same directory:
public class PairedDevice {
    public String name="Noname";
    public String address=null;

    public PairedDevice(String dev_name, String dev_address)    {
        name=dev_name;
        address=dev_address;
    }

    public String toString()
    {
        return "{\"name\":\""+name+"\",\"address\":\""+address+"\"}";
    }

}

The package class in same directory is ThermalPrinterPackage :
import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaScriptModule;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeModule;
import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import android.content.Context;

public class ThermalPrinterPackage implements ReactPackage {

    @Override
    public List<NativeModule> createNativeModules(ReactApplicationContext reactContext)
        {
        List<NativeModule> modules = new ArrayList<>();
        modules.add(new BlueToothUtils(reactContext));
        modules.add(new PrintUtils(reactContext));
        return modules;
        }

    @Override
    public List<Class<? extends JavaScriptModule>> createJSModules() {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

    @Override
    public List<ViewManager> createViewManagers(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }
}

The MainApplication.java file is now as follows:
import dcloud.codesap.com.thermal_printer.*;
import android.support.multidex.MultiDexApplication;
import com.facebook.react.shell.MainReactPackage;
import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

// Needed for `react-native link`

import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication;

public class MainApplication extends MultiDexApplication {

  // Needed for `react-native link`

  public List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {

    return Arrays.<ReactPackage>asList(

        // Add your own packages here!
        // TODO: add cool native modules
        // Needed for `react-native link`
        new MainReactPackage(),
        new ThermalPrinterPackage(),
    );

}
}

I am importing and using it as follows:
import BlueToothUtils from '../../BluetoothUtils';
import PrintUtils from '../../PrintUtils';
class Signin extends Component {

  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = { username: 'demo',
                  password: 'demo',
                  token: '1234'
                };
    this.getToken = this.getToken.bind(this);
    this.navIn = this.navIn.bind(this);
  }

  async componentDidMount() {
    try{
      await console.log(BlueToothUtils);
      await BlueToothUtils.initAdapter((boo,msg)=>{console.log(boo,msg);});
      await BlueToothUtils.getPairedDevices((boo,msg)=>{console.log(boo,'Paired devices:'+msg);});
      await BlueToothUtils.chooseDevice("0F:02:17:42:55:C7",(boo,msg)=>{console.log(boo,msg);});
      await PrintUtils.printText("Normal Text", PrintUtils.FONT_NORMAL, PrintUtils.ALIGN_LEFT,(boo,msg)=>{console.log(boo,msg);});
      await PrintUtils.printText("BOLD Normal text", PrintUtils.FONT_BOLD_AND_NORMAL_SIZE, PrintUtils.ALIGN_CENTER,(boo,msg)=>{console.log(boo,msg);});
      await PrintUtils.printText("BOLD Large text", PrintUtils.FONT_BOLD_AND_LARGE_SIZE, PrintUtils.ALIGN_RIGHT,(boo,msg)=>{console.log(boo,msg);});
      await PrintUtils.printPhoto((boo,msg)=>{console.log(boo,msg);});
      await PrintUtils.cutPaper();
    }catch(err){console.log('Error in index.js:componentWillMount: '+err.message)};
  }

...
BlueToothUtils.js:
import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
var bu= NativeModules.BlueToothUtils;
export default bu;

PrintUtils.js:
import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
var pu=NativeModules.PrintUtils;
export default pu;

It has worked a few times. It did not print image after i added module to react-native. But it did print most of the time. But now it is not printing at all, not even text. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

A: At last I found that the issue was with the export of native module. Instead of exporting the instance of the native java object, i exported each method and constant of the object individually. And instead of export default, i used export const
import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
var pu=NativeModules.PrintUtils;
export default pu;

The code beccame like this:
import { NativeModules } from 'react-native'

export const getPairedDevices = (callback) => {
  NativeModules.PrintUtils.getPairedDevices(callback);
}

export const printText = (text,size,align,mac_address,returnCallback) => {
  NativeModules.PrintUtils.printText(text,size,align,mac_address,returnCallback);
}

export const ALIGN_LEFT=NativeModules.PrintUtils.ALIGN_LEFT;

I don't know what difference it makes with react-native. But things began to work when i got rid of export default. Hope this will help someone.

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You are here: Home / Work From Home Jobs / Best Way to Earn $5 for a Simple Phone Call Using Your Cell Phone!
You probably already use your phone daily to make calls.
If you don't mind making phone calls, you might as well get paid to do it.
What if I told you that you can get paid to talk on the phone?
And, as a bonus, you'll be able to work on your own time, with a flexible schedule, day or night.
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Did I mention that you can even use your cell phone to make calls and get paid?
Let's find out more about this company!
Call Center QA is the name of the company we're going to talk about today.
You might have already heard of it mentioned on our site or other work from home websites and forums.
It's quite popular among the work from home crowd, mostly because of its flexibility and work that doesn't typically require any special skills other than knowing how to use a phone.
This company offers call center services to businesses, mostly in the realm of analyzing performance.
In other words, Call Center QA utilizes mystery shoppers to evaluate how companies are doing in the customer service department.
Call Center QA helps companies find out about their own performance and also analyzes the performance of other companies to help businesses learn what they can do better than their competitors.
The headquarters are located in Boston, Massachusetts.
But, the beauty of this job is that you can live anywhere in the United States to come on board.
When you sign on to work with Call Center QA, you'll be known as a QA Evaluator.
It's kind of a fancy name for a mystery shopper, which is mainly what you'll be doing.
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No. As a QA Evaluator, you'll be an independent contractor.
As an independent contractor, you'll still need to follow company rules for completing the job.
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However, you'll also have to do your own taxes, which can be tricky if you're not used to doing them yourself.
If completing self-employment taxes seems confusing to you, you may want to enlist the help of an accountant to guide you through the process or even complete them for you.
For more help in this area, you can check out the IRS's Self Employed Individuals Tax Center.
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Some at-home phone work requires that you have a relatively new computer, high-speed internet access, a business landline, headset, and more just to get started.
However, Call Center QA only requires a working cell phone or landline.
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It's reported by some workers that you can even use other forms of phone calling, such as Skype, to make your phone calls, which is helpful if you don't want to tie up your personal line.
But, I do suggest also having a computer available so that you can easily track your earnings with an accounting software or spreadsheet.
This is some of the most flexible work you'll find online, so it's perfect for anyone who wants a part-time schedule that they can adapt to their personal needs.
Call Center QA doesn't have many requirements as far as scheduling.
You can work when it best suits your schedule, including weekends, evenings, or even holidays.
The only catch is that you'll need to make calls during the regular business hours of the businesses you call.
Therefore, it's best if you have some availability during normal business hours during the week.
Call Center QA will notify you when it has work available.
With that being said, you shouldn't rely on consistent work from the company.
You could have opportunities for several calls in one day, but then go a couple of days without any calls.
Those with very few hours that they're able to work each week may find that they don't get much work handed to them because of their restrictions, so it's good to be as open as possible with your schedule.
You should expect only part-time work with the company, rather than full-time.
But, there are no set schedules, which is a huge benefit to people who need flexibility.
Since you're an independent contractor, you won't be eligible for any benefits that employees tend to get, like healthcare or bonuses.
But, you can benefit from a flexible schedule!
This job is about as flexible as they come, and it's rare to find one that's so incredible customized to the needs of you and your family's schedules.
Another benefit is that you get paid quickly and on time.
Workers for this company praise it for its timeliness of payments and how simple the process is to earn money.
How Much Can I Make and How Often Will I Get Paid?
Each call you make for Call Center QA is a flat $5.
One of the best things about this company is its transparency with how much you'll get paid and when.
This is rare to find, as a lot of companies won't let you know how much you'll make until after you get hired!
$5 may not sound like a lot, but when you consider that each phone call will only take you about 5 minutes to complete, plus a 5-10 minute survey, it's a good payment.
In fact, it works out to $20 per hour if you were to make four phone calls within an hour.
You'll get paid within 7 business days after your call, and follow-up survey has been approved by the team.
Call Center QA pays with PayPal, so be sure to have an account set up if you plan to sign up.
Additionally, there are absolutely no fees for you to sign up to be a part of the team and you won't have to purchase any equipment to get started.
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If you're interested in becoming a QA Evaluator, you can click here to sign up.
You must be a citizen and resident of the United States to be eligible for a spot.
Just because you apply doesn't mean you'll make the cut, though.
Call Center QA may not currently have any open positions, but it does keep the information of qualified individuals on file for when openings are available.
Most people who qualify have prior experience as a call evaluator, mystery shopper, or call center associate, although this isn't a requirement to come on board the team.
You should hear back from the company within a couple of weeks if there's a spot for you.
Be sure to check your email spam folders to make sure you didn't miss an email.
There you have it – possibly the simplest way to make money just from using your phone!
Call Center QA is one of the hottest work from home companies, and it's easy to see why.
It provides just about everything you can want when working from home, including flexibility and reliable payments.
Just be sure to have another source of income in addition to your Call Center QA work, since it won't like provide you with steady income.
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Consumers spend 3+ hours with branded content daily
Posted by News Desk
The 2017 Branded Content Benchmarks Report from Pressboard is the latest to highlight the ongoing shift from desktop to mobile after it found consumers are now spending more than three hours a day reading and watching blogs and videos on their smartphones.
Pressboard analysed 1,300 pieces of custom branded content to determine the latest trends. The major takeaway is that consumers are engaging more with content regardless of platform, as "active reading time" has soared from an average of 66 seconds to 73 seconds during the last year for a single article or video.
Completion rates are up too, as more than half of the content's target audience read the whole piece, while the average consumer reads three quarters of it. The latest data suggests brands are now delivering the engaging, relevant content consumers want to read on a regular basis.
"This increase in engaged attention points to the rising quality of branded content as well as the advertiser's and publisher's understanding of how the branded storytelling space is maturing," Pressboard co-founder, Jerrid Grimm said in a press release.
Average reading time on mobile devices has also increased from just one hour and 17 minutes five years ago, to three hours and two minutes today, so it appears Google is justified in its recent call to publishers to optimise their creative for smartphones.
Grimm added: "It's clear that branded content is an increasingly powerful part of media, for players across all industries. By releasing this data publicly, we aim to help the entire industry to grow globally, and inspire both marketing and media professionals to craft amazing content."
Google to allow longer search result snippets
How to develop customer-focused content
Agencies can help brands adapt scale of digital content
Digital agencies can play a vital role in the rapid deployment of content across platforms to engage with audiences according to Accenture Digital exec, Mike Sutcliff, who believes …
Instagram to launch expanded carousel ad format
Instagram is tapping into both storytelling and shoppable content trends with the launch of new carousel Stories, which will allow brands to include up to three videos or …
Google confirms structured data has no impact on search rankings
Google has confirmed that structured data has no impact on search engine rankings and is merely a way to make pages appear more welcoming to visitors. Google's Danny …
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Tech Hawks 4.0 opening ceremony was held at The University of Faisalabad Engineering campus. The honourable Pro-Rector Prof Dr Zahir Javed Paracha graced the occasion as the chief guest, and faculty and student delegates attended the opening ceremony. The chief guest shared his well wishes to organizing team and participants.


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"This is Where You Need to Be If You're Serious About This": Interview with Gina P.
By MK On Thursday, October 15, 2015 in Cameo Blog, "This is Where You Need to Be If You're Serious About This": Interview with Gina P.
Gina Paternostro works full-time as the Main Colorist and as an instructor at Cameo Beauty Academy. In between color consultations with clients in the school's student salon, she teaches courses on hair color.
Summer-to-Fall Transition Makeup
By MK On Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Cameo Blog, Summer-to-Fall Transition Makeup
You love that pumpkin-spice-flavored everything is back on the shelves, but you're not ready to part with your summertime shimmery beige and bronze eyeshadows. How do you keep your makeup in season while continuing to use these oh-so-flattering tones?
Fall 2015 Trend Report: How Fall Fashion Will Affect Your Work
By MK On Friday, September 11, 2015 in Cameo Blog, Fall 2015 Trend Report: How Fall Fashion Will Affect Your Work
Fashion Week in New York is officially underway! It's the perfect time to take a look back through the photos from runway shows like Valentino, Balenciaga and Gucci to recap some of the fall fashion that debuted earlier this year. To help you prepare for the trends your clients may be buzzing about and requesting you to duplicate in months to come, here's an overview of predicted fall 2015 fashion trends:
Cameo's B2S Reading List: What to Read to Give Yourself the Edge
By MK On Thursday, September 3, 2015 in Cameo Blog, Cameo's B2S Reading List: What to Read to Give Yourself the Edge
You know that summer reading list you used to get in grade school? Whether you were the kid who couldn't wait to get a jump start on your classmates, or the kid who saw this as unfair summertime homework, your potential cosmetology career should be taken slightly more seriously than elementary school.
Back to School: Post-HS Edition
By MK On Friday, August 21, 2015 in Cameo Blog
In junior high and high school, you had an idea of what to expect when you returned to class in the fall: a similar schedule, same buildings, many of the same classmates and even some of the same teachers.
How To Ace Your College/Tech School Interview
By MK On Saturday, August 1, 2015 in Cameo Blog, How To Ace Your College/Tech School Interview
Communication is Crucial!
Communication skills are often cited as one of, if not the most, important skill sets school interviewers and employers are looking for. Set yourself up for success before your interviewer ever even lays eyes on you: Call and/or email the school's admissions office one or two days in advance of your interview to confirm your appointment time, and to assure them that you WILL be there. (Huge bonus points if you can manage to speak to your interviewer directly over the phone.) And then, take steps to make sure you make good on your word.
By MK On Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Cameo Blog, Four Reasons Why You Should Consider Cosmetology School (That Have Nothing to do with Cosmetology)
By MK On Friday, June 19, 2015 in Cameo Blog, Interview with Nikki Hath: "The Lifestyle Is What You Make It"
By MK On Friday, May 29, 2015 in Cameo Blog, June High School Graduates, Pompadour and Circumstance: Why the Class of 2015 Should Consider Cosmetology School
By MK On Thursday, May 14, 2015 in Cameo Blog, "Pay Your Dues": Interview with Cameo Grad Laurie Cepkauskas
By MK On Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Cameo Blog, "Believe in Yourself" and Other Words of Wisdom from Ms. Pat
By MK On Friday, February 20, 2015 in Cameo Beauty Academy: Our Most Frequently Asked Questions, Cameo Blog
By MK On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 in Cameo Blog, Enroll in February or March and Your Down Payment for Registration/Equipment Fees are Waived!
By MK On Thursday, January 29, 2015 in Cameo Blog, The Magic 8 Things To Look For when Deciding On Your Cosmetology School
By MK On Monday, December 29, 2014 in Cameo Blog, New Years 2015: Stand Resolved with Cameo Beauty Academy
By MK On Friday, December 12, 2014 in Cameo Blog, New Student December/January Enrollment/Registration Fee Waiver


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Q: visual studio c# webclient Can i use like webclient or webrequest (I dont know) to do the following:
click a button, once its click it send a string lets say "Hello" to a website's textbox,
for example: button1 click, write "Hello" on textbox1 on website http://Test.com

A: There two general ways to deal with websites - either you are speaking straight HTTP in your C# program (this is WebRequest) or you use COM/Interop to control a browser.
If you are looking at HTML, then you need to use Interop to remote control a browser. Other alternatives to look at are Selenium.

A: WebClient is a class in System.Net namespace
you can download the content throught webclient by writing a method like
  public static string downloadcontent(string urlofpage)
        {
            WebClient client = new WebClient();

            string content = client.DownloadString(urlofpage);

            return content;
        }

this method return you a page who you want to download.
if you need something else then tell me by comment


An extract taken from a recent film shoot with Subjective Realities, an independent filmmaking collective based in Joseff's native South Wales.
A recent episode from my online mini series for S4C's Hansh.
This video aims to capture Joseff's approach to working at private events: softly slinking from group to group in the hope of charming and creating moments of astonishment.
Here's an extract from Joseff's appearance on Heno, S4C, on March 7th, 2018. Footage with kind permission of Tinopolis Cymru.
Joseff is part of the Illusioneer Little Theatre team of resident magicians. Their most recent show, available for corporate events, is the Bunco Show.
The first and third Wednesday of every month Joseff performs with four other magicians at the Illusioneer Little Theatre in Herne Hill.
You'll experience a range different styles of magic ranging from mind reading to dangerous escapes set in one of London's most exciting and eccentric venues. Bring your own booze!
An extract from a recent film shoot which captures Joseff performing street magic in Covent Garden, London.
Here's the first episode from my online mini series for S4C's Hansh. It's in Welsh!
Another video from Hyd y Stryd!
One of my favourite pieces of close-up magic.


but their memory lives on.
The Veteran Wireless Operators Association has long maintained the impressive monument dedicated to radio operators who have lost their lives while maintaining their post at sea. This monument stands in Battery Park at the tip of Manhattan. In addition to this physical monument, the VWOA also maintains an electronic monument to honor "sparks" who have made the supreme sacrifice.
The Battery Park monument lists the names of all known sparks who lost their lives during peacetime from 1909 until the present day. With this electronic registry, we begin to recognize the courage and the sacrifice of shipboard radio officers who lost their lives during wartime as well. For the first time, operators who lost their lives in the convoys, in the air, and beneath the oceans can all be recognized and, most importantly, remembered.
This electronic monument consists of a Registry of Radio Operators Lost at Sea in the form of a large (nearly 30 megabyte) PDF file. The PDF format allows you to print out pages of interest on your own printer. It also supports a powerful search capability by which you can search the entire registry for individual or vessel names. To access the search capability, first open the PDF file (either on-line or after saving a copy to your local computer firs). Once the file is open within your Acrobat PDF reader, "Control F" brings up the form into which you can enter your search terms.
Despite the seeming simplicity of the PDF pages, they are actually "windows" into a powerful database structure offering the ability to search by vessel name, operator name, dates or ranges of dates, and much, much more.
There are two links to this registry and an introduction to the project.
Click on the picture below to download a concise overview of the project (in PDF format should you wish to print it out), including its history and mission. Note that this is a large file (over 5 megabytes) so it make take a while to load. Also note that you might have to temporarily override your browser's security settings might in order to download the file.
Click on the link below to access the actual Registry of Radio Operators Lost at Sea. If you wish, you can use the "save target" feature of your browser to save a copy of the registry on our own computer. Remember that you might have to temporarily override your browser's security settings in order to download the file.
Please contact the VWOA with corrections and additions.


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Paint Can Be Poison In Pregnancy!
What Is Best: Prefab Or Modular Homes?
Bringing Up The Law Against Them!
Could A Toxic Environment Play A Role In Obesity?
Is There A Link Between Pesticides And Autism?
Could Monsanto's Roundup Be Linked With Kidney Disease?


Here you can find information about our training modules for your manager or supporter role within Scouting.
What does the scheme look like in practice?
There are a number of independent learning modules to support managers and supporters. If you need to complete any of the three manager and supporter skills modules it is important to complete the independent learning required for each of the modules before attending. The skills modules rely on an understanding of this independent learning as a foundation for the learning. The independent learning that supports each of the individual skills courses is noted below. If you wish for further advice please speak to your Training Adviser.
These independent learning modules are helpful as a refresher to those already in post – so if you are unsure of any of the topics or feel that a refresher would be helpful please don't hesitate to complete them.
this will consist of three courses (Skills of Management, Meeting the Challenges and Achieving Growth) where learners have an opportunity discuss and demonstrate different skills relating to leadership and management.


The Anthi Maria Apartments is situated in the heart of Pefkos, and features a private beach.
The property has 15 apartments and has been recently refurbished. The property also provides bicycle rental, family rooms and a car rental desk. A vending machine is also available to guests.
The Anthi Maria Apartments's bar provides a relaxing setting for an evening drink.


Ref. 1815MFC - On the 3rd floor WITHOUT LIFT, beautiful T3 of 64.84 sqm crossing, bright, including a large entrance with closet serving a spacious equipped kitchen, 1 living room overlooking balcony, 2 bedrooms, 1 large bathroom, 1 separate toilet, 1 storage room in the corridor.
Numerous businesses down the block. Primary and kindergarten schools within walking distance, TGV station and beach at 15 ms.


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Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells reach 25.5% at HZB
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) announced on Monday 25.5% efficiency for a monolithic perovskite-silicon heterojunction tandem cell and said reaching 32.5% is a realistic target.
Dealing with reflection, which limits energy conversion within the cell, is one of the challenges for tandem solar cells made of silicon and metal halide perovskite compounds. With the help of nanostructures, such as pyramid-shaped microfeatures etched into silicon, the reflection can be cut significantly. However, the microscopic roughness in the silicon surface resulting from this method could prevent the deposition of extremely thin perovskite layers.
The HZB team, led by physicist Steve Albrecht, explored an alternative approach to light management with textures in tandem solar photovoltaic (PV) cells. The silicon layer was etched on the back-side of their cell and the perovskite layer could be applied by spincoating onto the smooth front-side of the silicon. Then a polymer light management (LM) foil was applied to the front-side of the device. Thus the team could still get a high-quality perovskite film on the flat surface, while benefiting from the front-side texture.
Marko Jošt, first author of the study, and colleagues have developed a sophisticated numerical model for complex 3D features and their interaction with light. With that they can calculate how different device designs with textures at various interfaces affect efficiency.
"Based on these complex simulations and empirical data, we believe that an efficiency of 32.5% can realistically be achieved – if we succeed to incorporate high quality perovskites with a band gap of 1.66 eV," Jošt pointed out.
The simulations done by the team show that the LM foil on the front-side does a great job under diffuse light irradiation, which means that tandem PV cells with the foil could also be suitable for building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications.
German govt approves accelerated procedures for wind, solar projects
Jan 31, 2023 15:23 CEST
Morgan Stanley shelves plan for PNE sale
Germany plans more measures to speed up wind, solar expansion
RWE tops 2022 guidance
FRV enters Germany with plan for 2 GW of solar, BESS
Germany launches 1.95 GW solar tender
Published Nov 13, 2018 12:57 CEST
Author Tsvetomira Tsanova
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Tsvet has been following the development of the global renewable energy industry for almost nine years. She's got a soft spot for emerging markets.


Letters of Note has discovered and posted this intriguing internal Paramount communiqué from 1987. The casting memo, summarizing potential actors in the running for various roles in the studio's then-forthcoming relaunch of the Star Trek franchise, lists quite a few surprising names, with a few others notably absent.
Thankfully this only documents the Next Gen that might have been. I shudder to think of a world in which Reggie Jackson flew the Enterprise.


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17 Aug 2018 Screen Zealots 2018 Film Reviews One comment
Summer monster movies are fun and summer monster movies starring Jason Statham should be even more of a slam dunk, but killer shark flick "The Meg" is extraordinarily irritating and repetitive, even for a mind-numbing action movie.
Riddled with ridiculous scenarios and some of the worst special effects outside of "Sharknado," the movie feels like more of a chore than a good time. When a deep-sea research station is attacked by a massive shark, an eccentric billionaire (Rainn Wilson) and his distraught crew (Bingbing Li, Ruby Rose, Robert Taylor) contact a rescue diver (Statham) to help save the team trapped below. I'd love to expand on my description of the plot, but that's all there is.
The film's outline looks exactly like this: the giant shark aggressively attacks, a brave person sacrifices themselves for another, and Statham jumps in to heroically save someone else. Repeat. Repeat again. Then repeat yet again. (Thankfully the filmmakers throw in some shirtless shots of the leading hunk for good measure). I expected to love this creature feature but became disengaged early on. I was nearly ready to bail after the first 30 minutes.
Some story elements come out of nowhere and feel like they are there just to move the film along (or more likely, to heavily pander to the overseas box office market — China in particular). The special effects are abysmal, and not in that laughable, ironic way. It's funny to enjoy cheesy CGI when it's a low-budget made for television film Sci-Fi Channel, but not so much when it's a major studio release. Most of this movie looks as bad as it is completely idiotic. Not only is it uninspired, it isn't ridiculous enough.
Even worse, it isn't thrilling at all. A giant killer shark picking off scientists as bite-sized snacks should make for some off the charts B-movie fun. Instead, it's so lame that nobody really cares.
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2019 Big Barn Shootout Ty Tessmann 110% Driving Clinic. This will take place Friday April 5th from 8am until 1030 am. Participants will enjoy hands on learning including car set up, driving technique as well as car maintenance. Drivers will also get first access to the track Friday morning for driving time with Ty.
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subject guide: coal mining. click on collection titles to view inventories. barnicle cadle. includes audio recordings of coal mining and labor union songs.
home page for the east fairfield coal company. this page includes history and location of the establishment and when it began.
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357 coal mining jobs available on indeed.com. underground miner, miner, maintenance person and more!
statistics and information about mining injuries and deaths in the berwind white coal company mines from 1897 1962.


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Q: My WiFi internet stalls when Laptop A is shut down My WiFi internet stops working when a particular laptop is shut down or is not connected to the WiFi router.
My internet setup is like this:

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*There is a Wimax device which provides internet connectivity and it's control panel is configured at address 192.168.1.1 and it operates with DHCP server enabled. The LAN cable from this Wimax device is connected to the LAN port of an ASUS DSL N10S router to share internet connectivity with multiple devices via WiFi.

*The WAN network of ASUS DSL N10S router is configured with VPI 8, VCI 35 with LLC Encapsulation in channel mode 1483 Bridged. The DHCP server in this router is disabled. It is configured at address 192.168.1.2
I am observing that when laptop A is shut down or disconnected from ASUS DSL N10S WiFi network, the internet connectivity to rest of the devices breaks. It is possible to access router control panel ( 192.168.1.2) , but it is not possible to access Wimax control panel (192.168.1.1)
Can any one guide me how to properly configure the router and wimax deivces so that any device connected to WiFi can access internet independent of connectivity of that laptop A?
Thanks.

A: Your Laptop A is actually acting as "Gateway" and probably DHCP server for your network.
From other PC/Device on network which become disconnected as soon laptop A shutdown check network configuration. Like Gateway/Nameserver etc.
I think you will find the problem.


The Society has published a new 80 page full colour book on the subject of GB Newspaper Stamps.
It has been nearly four decades since Chandler & Dagnall's defining work on GB newspaper tax stamps, and high time for a reappraisal, this new book from the Revenue Society looks at the stamps' collectability today.
Copies are available by emailing Tony.


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Lolita Aniyar de Castro (8 May 1937 – 7 December 2015) was a Venezuelan teacher, lawyer, politician, and criminologist.

Biography
Aniyar was born in Caracas into a family of Moroccan-Jewish origin.

She served as a professor at Universidad del Zulia in the department of criminology, and for more than 15 years was director of the Institute of Criminology there, which now bears her name. She taught in graduate school at the Universidad de los Andes, as well as other universities in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Brazil, as well as other countries.
She was appointed as governor of the State of Zulia on 2 February 1994, following the resignation of her predecessor, Oswaldo Álvarez Paz. Aniyar de Castro became the first Venezuelan woman to be elected to that position. Before that, she had already become the first woman to be elected deputy to the Legislative Assembly of the State of Zulia and the first female senator to the National Congress of Venezuela.
She was the Delegate of Venezuela to UNESCO, and she became Consul of Venezuela in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Committee of Stockholm awarded her the International Prize of Criminology (equivalent to the Nobel Prize in Criminology).
She also wrote numerous books on the criminal justice area and in Venezuela.
She died on 7 December 2015 at the age of 78, as a result of a heart attack at her home in Maracaibo.

Works
 Victimología (1967)
 Los Rostros de la Violencia, Vol I -Compilatorio (1974)
 Criminología de la reacción social (1976)
 Los Rostros de la Violencia, Vol II -Compilatorio (1977)
 Conocimiento y Orden social. Criminología como legitimación y Criminología de la Liberación (1981)
 Criminologia da Reação Social (1983)
 Criminología de la Liberación (1987)
 Democracia y Justicia Penal (1993)
 En guante de terciopelo (1993)
 El Zulia que queremos (1994)
 Secretos de Estado y Familia (1996)
 Entre la dominación y el miedo (2003)
 Resumen del Pensamiento criminológico y su reflejo institucional (2003)
 Criminología de los Derechos Humanos (2010)
 Manual de Criminología Sociopolítica -coautoriado con Rodrigo Codino (2013)
 La Lola, Lola (2015)
 Manual de Criminologia Sociopolítica (2016)

References

1937 births
2015 deaths
20th-century Sephardi Jews
Governors of Zulia
Venezuelan women lawyers
Venezuelan Jews
Venezuelan people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
People from Maracaibo
Place of birth missing
Academic staff of the University of the Andes (Venezuela)

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Small businesses, take note: The Big Guys, both corporate and government, want to give you a hand.
I know, I know. Heard that one before, haven't you?
The Startup America program may be different. It is a private/public partnership in which some heavy hitter corporations — Intel, IBM, HP, American Express, LinkedIn, etc. — are joining forces with some very entrepreneurial nonprofits such as the Kauffman Foundation and the Case Foundation and with the government.
These organizations know business and how to succeed.They may really be able to help you. They're serious about trying. Just ask American Express.
What are Startup America partners offering?
Funding. From venture capitalists, to angels to corporations.
Tech support. Everything works better with up-to-date hardware and software that your staff has been trained to use.
Discounts on software and financial services.
Free or discounted online advertising and marketing. These may be the gifts that keep on giving.
Mentoring and networking. Several organizations, including both consulting firms and nonprofits, are providing mentoring and setting up networks for peer-to-peer sharing.
Training in social media is included as are new small-business resources on social media platforms, such as Facebook.
Some actual money will be handed out by the Small Business Administration and Intel, to name a few.
Many opportunities to meet with venture capitalists and angel investors, which could mean money as well.
A review of government regulations that slow or stall business.
Inclusion of small businesses at both the start-up and growth stages of development.
Lots of networking and training opportunities, including many at community colleges.
How will a business be evaluated to determine which ones get support? Only innovative high-fliers or will the organic grocery in a small town stand a chance, too?
Will a broad range of entrepreneurs be supported? Support from several partners is limited to technology (especially software development) or to enterprises in particular locations or to entrepreneurial education in high schools and community colleges.
What will mentoring/advising consist of? Ongoing assistance or a one-time evaluation of a business plan? Will there be enough mentors to go around?
Transparency: Let's hope that the project learns from the experience of the Social Investment Fund. It would be nice to know who's chosen and why. It would be great to track the success of those helped so we know what works and what doesn't.
And another question: Will the participating corporations review their own policies when dealing with small businesses? At least one of the partners is the very corporation whose payment terms to small vendors raise ethical questions.
What would you like to see included in the Startup America program? What does your small business need to start, grow or really take off?


Mary Gillenwater, 92, of Macomb passed away at 10:14 a.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the Jefferson House in Macomb.
She was born on November 14, 1925 in Rushville to Edward and Menta Howard Emerick. She married Charles R. Gillenwater on September 30, 1944 in Mt. Sterling. He passed away on July 28, 1980.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Sarah Leverton; a grandson, Eric Harber; three brothers and four sisters.
She is survived by one daughter, Rebecca (Michael) Harber of Sanford, Florida; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Mary lived most of her life in the Macomb, Rushville, Mt. Sterling and Peoria areas. She was a member of the Colchester Methodist Church. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinal fan.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home in Macomb. Pastor Jim Clayton will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Macomb. There will be no visitation.
Memorials may be made to the McDonough County Cancer Fund.


Pain is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical care. The purpose of this study was to characterize patients visiting the complementary medicine clinic for a pain complaint.
This is a cross-sectional study. The study took place at Clalit Health Services (CHS) complementary clinic in Beer-Sheva, Israel. Patients visiting the complementary clinic, aged 18 years old and older, Hebrew speakers, with a main complaint of pain were included. Patients were recruited consecutively on random days of the month during a period of six months. Main outcome measures were: pain levels, location of pain, and interference with daily activities. Once informed consent was signed patients were interviewed using a structured questionnaire by a qualified nurse. The questionnaire included socio-demographic data, and the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI).
Three-hundred and ninety-five patients were seen at the complementary medicine clinic during the study period, 201 (50.8%) of them met the inclusion criteria. Of them, 163 (81.1%) agreed to participate in the study and were interviewed. Pain complaints included: 69 patients (46.6%) with back pain, 65 (43.9%) knee pain, and 28 (32.4%) other limbs pain. Eighty-two patients (50.3%) treated their pain with complementary medicine as a supplement for their conventional treatment, and 55 (33.7%) felt disappointed from the conventional medicine experience. Eighty-three patients (50.9%) claimed that complementary medicine can result in better physical strength, or better mental state 51 (31.3%). Thirty-seven patients (22.7%) were hoping that complementary medicine will prevent invasive procedures.
Given the high proportion of patients with unsatisfactory pain relief using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), general practitioners should gain knowledge about CAM and CAM providers should gain training in pain topics to improve communication and counsel patients. More clinical research to evaluate safety and efficiency of CAM for pain is needed to provide evidence based counseling.
Pain is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical care. It is known to affect general health , psychological health [2–4], and economic well-being [5, 6].
The prevalence of chronic pain in the general population ranges from 10% to over 40%, depending on the study and definition . Patients with chronic pain use health services up to five times more than patients without pain [8, 9]. Although in the last years we have witnessed an impressive improvement in acute and chronic pain treatment still many patients do not get appropriate pain relief. Thus, people use complementary medicine in aim of finding an approach that combines their philosophy of mind-body-spirit and in interest of participating actively in their medical process . One cross-sectional survey of patients with chronic pain disorders conducted in 12 primary care clinics in USA found that 52% reported using complementary and alternative therapies to assist with pain relief . In the subgroup of Canadian adults reporting chronic back pain CAM use was by about 39% .
In a study from United Kingdom among patients who had reported having musculoskeletal pain and who had consulted about their pain in primary care in the previous 12 months, 84% had used at least one CAM treatment for pain in the previous year and 65% were current users of CAM. Most CAM treatments were scored by these patients as being helpful, and users indicated that they intended to use again 87% of the CAM treatments they had already used . In another large study  the most popular alternative therapies for low back pain noted were spinal manipulation, acupuncture and massage. The American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society have issued joint clinical practice guidelines recommending that clinicians consider acupuncture as one possible treatment option for patients with chronic low back pain who do not have a response to self-care [15, 16]. Acupuncture was also found to be effective in improving symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knees, and for chronic headache mainly migraine .
In Israel, 6 to 10 percent of Israelies reported using complementary and alternative medicine [18, 19] and the rate of use increases  . The popularity of complementary medicine in Israel is reflected in the opening of complementary medicine clinics by the different Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and hospitals. Clalit Health Services (CHS), the largest HMO in Israel holds about 40 clinics for complementary medicine throughout the country.
In a study conducted among patients of CHS's complementary medicine clinic in Beer-Sheva, Israel, we found that the most common reason for visiting the complementary clinic were musculoskeletal conditions (47%). Acupuncture and shiatsu massage therapy were the preferred treatments (61% of all treatment provided in the clinic) .
As conventional medicine often fails at addressing many patients with a pain experience, and many patients seek other treatment methods. It is important to understand the characteristics of patients attending complementary medicine clinics for a pain complaint.
The national health insurance system implemented in Israel in 1995, provides health care to the entire population through non-profit health maintenance organizations (sick funds). The present study was conducted within the framework of the complementary medicine clinic of CHS in Southern Israel, treats annually about 3,000 patients who receive about 15,000 treatments. The treatments offered include acupuncture, reflexology, shiatsu, massage therapy, homeopathy, chiropractic, feldenkreiss, bio feedback, naturopathy, herbal medicine, medical hypnosis and Bach flowers. Patients have a preliminary screening meeting with a physician who recommends the appropriate therapy. The treatments are not included in the national basket of health services, thus patients are required to pay out-of-pocket for these treatments.
Patients visiting the complementary medicine clinic, aged 18 year old and older, Hebrew speakers, with a main complaint of pain. Patients were recruited consecutively on random days of the month during a period of six months.
The screening physician recruited patients for the study. Once informed consent was signed patients were interviewed using a structured questionnaire by a qualified nurse. The personal interview with the patient included socio-demographic data, and the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) questionnaire that had been translated and validated in our previous work . The BPI questionnaire evaluates pain levels on a 0-10 Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), (0-indication no pain; 10-worst possible pain), as well as interference with different aspects of everyday life.
Data was coded and entered into Epidata 2.1 and was analyzed using SPSS 14.0 software (statistical Package for the Social Sciences, SPSS Inc, Chicago).
The study was approved by the institutional review board of Soroka University Medical Center (Approval num 3992).
Out of 395 patients seen at the complementary medicine clinic during the study period, 201 (50.8%) met the inclusion criteria. Of them, 163 (81.1%) agreed to participate in the study and were interviewed.
The study population characteristics are described in Table 1. The majority were women (66.9%), born in Israel (46.6%), married (73.6%), and the average age was 51.9 ± 15.6. Sixty-four patients (39.3%) were self referred. Fifty one patients (31.3%) were referred by the medical staff and 38 (23.3%) were referred by a friend or family member. Of the patients reported to have chronic diseases (51%) the most common was hypertension with 51.3%, followed by diabetes 19.2%, and heart disease 15.4%.
Sixty-nine patients (46.6%) had a back pain, 65 (43.9%) had a knee pain and 28 (32.4%) other limbs pain. One-hundred-and six patients (68.4%) reported a moderate pain level on average (VAS 4-7), and 28% reported a severe pain level (VAS 8-10). The average level of pain during the last pain attack was 5.6 ± 1.9 points of the VAS and the "conventional" treatment helped relief less than half of pain severity (Table 2).
Pain impact on daily activities is presented in Table 3. Fifty-eight patients (35.6%) reported that their pain severely influenced their daily routine. Pain caused for 54 (33.1%) patients inability to work or severely interrupted their ability to work. The life impact index was calculated for this group. Pain had high influence on the life impact index for 29 patients (17.8%), (Table 3). The impact of pain on daily activities was evaluated against the socio-demographic characteristics of the study population. In general, older age was found significantly associated with the impact of pain on mood, ability to walk, and relationships with other people (p = 0.05, p = 0.05, p = 0.001 respectively). All other variables, country of birth, gender, religiousness, and education were not found associated with the impact of pain on daily living. The life impact index was also evaluated against all socio-demographic characteristics and was not found significant.
The most common symptoms reported in addition to pain (more than one could be marked) were: sleep disorders (55.2%), tiredness (54.6%) and dizziness (21.5%). Eighty-two patients (50.3%) treated their pain with complementary medicine as a supplement for their conventional treatment, and 55 (33.7%) felt disappointed from the conventional medicine experience. Eighty-three patients (50.9%) claimed that complementary medicine can result in better physical strength, or better mental state 51 (31.3%). Thirty-seven patients (22.7%) were hoping that complementary medicine will prevent invasive procedures. Thirty-eight patients (23.3%) experienced, in the past, acupuncture treatment, 27 (16.6%) had reflexology treatment and 18 (11%) shiatsu treatment (Table 4).
Have you experienced complementary medicine treatment in the past?
Our findings indicate that approximately half the patients attending the complementary clinic for treatment visited due to a pain complaint, where back pain was the leading cause. The majority were women (66.9%), and the average age was 51.9 ± 15.6. Sixty-four patients (39.3%) were self referred. About two thirds reported a moderate pain level on average (VAS 4-7), and a quarter reported on severe pain level (VAS 8-10). The "conventional" treatments helped relief less than half of pain severity.
Our patients visiting the complementary medicine clinic indicated that the pain impacted their daily routine, caused work disturbance and influenced considerably their daily life. In many cases, people concurrently used complementary medicine with conventional medicine in hope of finding the "magic bullet" cure, though also realizing they need to find other ways to cope and to improve their quality of life .
An earlier study (from different countries, including Israel) showed that more women, more educated people and more married people [12, 20] are referred to complementary medicine [20, 24, 25]. Middle age (between 40 to 60-65) was considered a predictor to attending complementary medicine [12, 25, 26]. In our sample, the average age was 51.9. In a survey by Shmueli and Shoval  the typical patient in complementary medicine is older (average age was 57.7). However, this is still considered "middle age", and the difference is probably due to the fact that the population in Beer-Sheva is younger than in the rest of the country.
One of the predictors to attendance to complementary medicine according to the literature is the existence of chronic diseases [24, 26, 27]. Similar findings were shown in our study, with 51% of patients recruited suffering from a chronic illness.
The main reason for attending complementary medicine clinic among patients in our survey was to supplement conventional medicine treatments (50.3% participants). Moreover, in our study, a third of our study population was referred to the complementary medicine clinic by medical teams. It is known, that only a minority of patients report CAM use to their physicians [27, 28]. Thus, there is an increasing need to improve efforts and communication between conventional physicians and complementary therapists .
The complementary medicine clinic in Beer Sheva offers a large spectrum of treatment modalities. Complementary medicine includes several methods of treatment, all of which aim to promote health and quality of life . The main reason for nearly half of those attended to the CAM clinic was in aim of seeking treatment for their pain. The most frequent treatment for this complaint was acupuncture .
In designing this study, we adopted recommendations to increase the compliance rate for completion of questionnaires . The response rate of 81.1% was achieved by virtue of the data collection method that included personal interview with each patient, using a short questionnaire that carried the logo of the University Research Center, and use of relatively high-motivated study population.
Our study's results in the complementary medicine clinic in Beer-Sheva reflect the characteristics of the patients that used the complementary clinic for their pain. Since the population in Beer-Sheva is younger than in the rest of the country we cannot be certain of their generalization to other countries and health care systems. However, the age difference is not clinical significant and the results were similar to previous studies.
Patients visiting the complementary medicine clinic indicated that the pain impacted their daily routine, caused work disturbance and influenced considerably their daily life. The most common reasons for patients with a pain complaint visiting the complementary medicine clinic were: as a supplement for conventional treatment, disappointment from conventional medicine and successful previous experience with complementary medicine by a family member or a friend. Given the high proportion of patients with unsatisfactory pain relief using CAM, general practitioners should gain knowledge about CAM and CAM providers should gain training in pain topics to improve communication and counsel patients. More clinical research to evaluate safety and efficiency of CAM for pain is needed to provide evidence based counseling.
We hope that our data can promote understanding the meaning of complementary medicine for painful patients.
The authors would like to thank the nursing school students who participated in this study for their hard work and dedication.
RP conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript. OL conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript. YP consultation and study design, helped to draft the manuscript. PS coordinating the study, and participated in its design and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.