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HP updates desktop virtualization software
James Niccolai
Hewlett-Packard (NASDAQ: \HPQ \) hopes to widen the use of its desktop virtualization products with new software that will improve video playback and allow the use of USB peripherals such as webcams, the company announced Monday.
HP is also rebranding its desktop virtualization suite as the HP Virtual Client Essentials, and adding Linux support for its broker software, called Session Allocation Manager, which runs only on Windows today, HP said.
Most of the updates concern HP's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure suite, which allows a company to run multiple images of a desktop OS in virtual containers on a server, instead of having to manage a separate OS on each employee's PC.
Virtualized desktops are catching on at some businesses but companies need to provide workers with an experience similar to what they'd expect from a standard desktop PC, and that hasn't always been the case with multimedia content, said industry analyst Roger Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates.
HP said it has solved that problem by developing an enhanced version of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, which transfers presentation data between thin clients and Windows applications running on a virtualized server.
The existing RDP works fine for relaying basic on-screen data, such as keyboard strokes and mouse movements, but it's not good at carrying rich content such as a training video or webcast, said Manoj Malhotra, product marketing manager for HP's Client Virtualization group.
"The server gets overloaded when it tries to decode a video stream for a large number of users, and some employees end up having a poor experience," he said.
HP's enhanced RDP shifts the burden of decoding video away from the server and onto the thin clients, he said. That will allow companies to stream video to a large number of employees without a deterioration in performance, he said. The new protocol also lets them plug in a wide range of USB peripherals, which don't work well with the existing RDP, according to HP.
The enhanced protocol will be preinstalled starting in January on HP's thin clients running Windows XP Embedded, and on its Linux thin clients later in the first quarter, Malhotra said.
HP said the enhanced RDP is aimed at basic productivity workers. The company also has its own RGS (Remote Graphics Software) protocol, which it positions for applications that use higher end graphics, such as CAD programs, or that multiple users access at once.
While the enhanced RDP will be free, HP charges for its RGS protocol. But on Monday it said it has cut the price of RGS to US$35 per seat, from "between $99 and a few hundred dollars" per seat, Malhotra said. It's also allowing customers to use RGS on non-HP servers, which previously was not permitted, he said.
He predicted that the RGS protocol will become more widely used, but HP still expects the enhanced RDP to be used for about 75 per cent of virtual desktop deployments.
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Riders in Busbridge were fed up with their local bridleway being closed due to needing repair. Rebecca Harvie (Munstead Horse Trials) came to the BHS and spoke with Sandra Smith, the access officer for Waverley DC to see what could be done. Following a site meeting with John Baker (Surrey CC), they decided to get a team together to get the path mended on 12 October.
On the day it actually only took a couple of hours and, says Rebecca; "There were mostly people from my yard, Heath Farm (home of Munstead Horse Trials) but we also had Nana Dalton and her head girl helping us. Nana is a 4* eventer who had 2 horses at both Badminton and Burghley this year. Her yard is at other end of bridleway so she was keen to help so she can safely hack her baby horses up to use our cross country courses. I also had lots of moral support from Jackie Ellis who also has a yard in the area, but she had a prior engagement on the day that we actually did the work.
"Part of the work was also done by other volunteers (who I think are called Surrey Choices - they are a group of special needs adults). They spent a day there the week before we finished it off.


As part of the TEACHENER project, two Student Winter Schools will take place in February 2019, in Vilanova i la Geltrú and in Leipzig. Each Winter School will test four teaching modules developed within the project with approximately 20 students from the partner universities. The School will last for 5 days and the programme encompasses lectures, workshops and seminars, guided tours, etc.


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Artist Marguerite Humeau reinvents the past to create the future
Skye Sherwin
The artist blends high-end design and minimalist sci-fi fantasy with Cronenbergian body horror
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Marguerite Humeau's East London studio is packed with sketches, wildly annotated hand-drawn plans, printouts, bursting boxes, and bits of bubble wrap. Yet when I visit in early autumn, one figure, squatting in the corner, immediately commands attention. Only vaguely human, this boulder-sized model sits with its ample arms and legs crossed like a mandarin, or someone hunkered down around a campfire. Its surface seems to ripple, as if wrapped in a silk robe caught by a breeze or melting in a hallucinogenic whirl. Made from pale, green-tinged, hard foam, it's both solid and unearthly, ancient and unquestionably born of a contemporary world of computer design and 3D printing.
This is a prototype for Queen with Leopards, a sculpture ultimately realized in bronze that oversees a tribe of similarly amorphous works within Humeau's latest exhibition, 'Birth Canal' (2018). Her first solo show in the US, it opened at New York's New Museum in September - Clearing gallery's presentation for Art Basel Miami Beach in December will feature an edited version. The voluptuous shape-shifters are the young French artist's meditation on some of the earliest and long-running forms of sculpture in human existence, the Paleolithic Venus figurines produced between 35,000 and 10,000 years ago and found in an area that stretches from Europe to Siberia. 'They're a big mystery,' says Humeau. 'We don't know their purpose or who made them. In all my work, I'm facing the impossibility of finding out how things really were. But I'm not trying to find the truth.'
Since she graduated from the famed experimental design department of London's Royal College of Art in 2011, Humeau has established herself as one of the most ambitious rising young talents of the international art scene, with projects that delve into life's conundrums and ask, 'What if?' To date, they have taken the form of out-there, but not utterly unfeasible, proposals that straddle the realms of science, technology, consumerism, ancient history, myth, and prehistory, and have been developed through conversations with experts in the relevant fields. What would have happened, she has asked, if elephants had evolved instead of humans? What did prehistoric animals, whose larynxes are lost to time, sound like? What if the sphinx were real and existed today? Realized with a team of collaborators, her installations typically blend the language of high-end-product showrooms and minimalist sci-fi fantasy with an undertone of Cronenbergian body horror.
Lining a long wall in Humeau's studio are her loosely sketched drawings and watercolors (which she translates into models for sculptures via her computer), as well as printouts of photos, of the instantly recognizable Stone Age enigmas, with outsize breasts, thighs, and genitals, but tiny heads and feet. Not all of these are the Venus sculptures themselves, though. Some are more abstracted, constellations of twinned circles and ovals that turn out not to be carvings at all, but photos and drawings of animal brains, including those of a mole, sloth, and alligator, a reptile whose blood is famed for its resistance to infections, including HIV. Their resemblance to the Venuses is startling.
Marguerite Humeau, Birth Canal, 2018. Installation view at New Museum, New York City, 2018. © Julia Andreone / Courtesy of the artist and CLEARING, New York and Brussels.
There's certainly no shortage of research and theory about Paleolithic art. Over the years, it's been variously suggested that figurines with these overblown proportions are self-portraits, created with a skewed perspective by women looking down at their bodies, paleo porn, or, most obviously, fertility goddesses. However, it was an intriguing offshoot from paths well-trodden that snagged Humeau's imagination. The idea of pairing the brains and the figurines came from a paper by an American researcher, Bethe Hagens, who theorized that ancient shamans may have eaten animal brains for their psychoactive properties, believing that they would absorb a certain animal's qualities, to run fast or fly, say, even mixing different brains to create hybrid powers. According to Hagens, the sculptures might be recipes, then.
'It's an observation I truly love,' Humeau enthuses. 'What was not really resolved for me was why they gave them female bodies. The brains are much more abstract.' At the New Museum, Humeau's response to the puzzle is an all-encompassing experience. Within a space as dark as a cave or the primordial night sky, her Venuses of bronze or translucent alabaster have gathered. As the soundtrack builds from deep breathing to chirruping, indecipherable conversation and, finally, an intense bass trip that reverberates through your bones, these mothers of mankind, high on animal brains, embark on a psychic journey to their future and our now, bringing back visions. Caught in various stages of transformation, their forms seem to further change thanks to subtly shifting lighting. 'Each sculpture is a screenshot of one moment in mutation,' she says.
Spanning millennia, her latest reflection on the origins of our species is an unabashedly epic undertaking, though one hardly unusual for Humeau in its scope. For example, 'FOXP2', her exhibition staged in 2016 at Palais de Tokyo in Paris and Nottingham Contemporary in the UK, took as its starting point the random gene mutation that enabled language to develop in humans. Underscoring the terrifying role chance plays in our species' existence, in her alternative universe, it is not primates but elephants that have evolved. As rippling, ethereal, sometimes floating white sculptures, they have, sinisterly, been put on show in an ultra-clean white space that recalls the relentless, aspirational illumination of an Apple store. 'I think Apple are selling light and the idea that you could become eternal by transforming yourself into light,' she says, locating our everlasting desire for immortality in the 21st century's defining brand.
'Birth Canal' flips this aesthetic, plunging us into the great unknown of the dark, where, rather than biomorphic white resin apparitions, we encounter sculptures that are earthbound, weighty, and carved or cast by craftspeople using traditional materials. As Humeau points out, 'Some of them look futuristic, but the materials tell a different story. I wanted the sculptures to feel that they could be worlds in themselves, that one is as evocative as if you had the whole series.'
They embody what she calls 'a full loop', making a circular journey in time. For all her playful freethinking, though, the bass line of her work can be strikingly somber. 'It's about worlds that could exist without us,' she says, referring to her interest in animals or the prehistoric. 'It's a way of acknowledging that humans could never have existed and the possibility of the complete annihilation of human existence.' In time-traveling to our now, is that, we must wonder, what her Venuses will see?
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Skye Sherwin is an art writer based in Rochester, UK. She contributes regularly to The Guardian and numerous art publications.
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Having spent the last years learning about 'conventional' skincare and cosmetics, I have now got to the point that I prefer to use as many natural skincare products as possible. By 'natural', I mean products that contain mainly or only natural ingredients (e.g. fruit butters, natural oils, herbal extracts, essential oils, natural preservatives, etc.) rather than their synthetic counterparts. I also try to avoid conventional products that are mainly based on water as they are then pumped full of preservatives with the intention of making them last for years. I would prefer a beauty product that was freshly made, where I can recognise the ingredients on the back of the packet. You also wouldn't expect your fresh food to last for years, so why would you want that from a cosmetic?
So with that in mind, I recently set out to rid our house of all the out-of-date and non-'natural' beauty products. Our bathroom was filled with bags of old sunscreens, bath foams, hotel shampoos, moisturisers, cosmetics and other skincare products. All of them were long out of date but still smelled and looked fine – even the bottle of after-sun lotion that I bought in Australia in 2001 twelve years ago! That worries me… surely nothing should last that long?!
I emptied all of the plastic bottles so that I could recycle them. Only one or two of the bottles weren't made of plastic, highlighting yet another unsustainable element of the worldwide beauty industry. I decided to empty the contents into one big bowl to see what I was dealing with. It was revolting. I advise you to pour the contents of your foundation bottle into a bowl at some point and then question whether you really want to block your pores with this gloop.
As you can see from the picture below, my experiment yielded what can only be described as a big bowl of colourful gunk. I would consider our household's use of skincare products to be minimal, but nonetheless this little experiment yielded 2.5kg of gunk. I would guess that this means most other people have much more lying around their bathroom. The big stringy orange heap in the middle of the bowl is Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream, by the way.
Once I'd filled my bowl of cosmetic gloop, I was left wondering what on earth I should do with it. Condemning my sludge straight to landfill didn't feel right. After all, most recycling facilities take back old tins of paint and other chemicals, so I hoped there might be some provisions for old cosmetics. I obviously couldn't bring myself to pour any of this sludge down the sink or toilet – the environment takes enough of a battering on a daily basis without our waterways needing even more toxins swirling around in them.
I called my local authority's waste team at West Dorset District Council. They advised me to put it straight in the bin for landfill. So much for my concerns being shared about chemicals being shoved in a hole in the ground! Not content with that, I wrote to DEFRA – the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. They advised me that tipping my gloop down the drain might not be a legal offence, but that I should seek advice from the Environment Agency, my local sewerage supplier and my local authority.
Obviously that didn't help in the slightest. They were essentially passing the buck and telling me to ask someone else. So on I went and then wrote to the UK's Environment Agency. They quickly got back to me and told me that they had no specific guidance on disposal of cosmetics and that I should check with my local authority. In other words, all roads lead back to landfill.
I think it's safe to say that many UK local authorities, as well as many Governments and environmental protection bodies around the world, needs to start giving some serious thought as to how people dispose of their cosmetics. Most conventional cosmetics contain some strong synthetic ingredients which, if allowed to accumulate, would be unlikely to do our environment much good. In fact, some of them may even cause harm depending on their ecotoxicity levels (which warrants a whole blog post by itself!).
The best way of dealing with the disposal of old cosmetics is to make sure you don't buy products that are pumped full of synthetic ingredients in the first place. There are plenty of alternatives, including safe natural preservatives, some of which will be biodegradable. It's always best to seek these out so that you won't find yourself purging 2.5kg worth of cosmetic gloop.
Finally, if you happen to have unwanted cosmetics lying around which are still usable and in date, consider donating them to http://www.giveandmakeup.com/, a non-profit initiative whose sole purpose is to get everyday essentials into the hands of the women and children who need them the most.
So, what do you do with your unwanted or out-of-date cosmetics? I'd love to hear your experiences, feel free to comment below!


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Sun 'n Fun opened on Tuesday with a cool overcast with rain showers throughout the morning. By early afternoon, typical Florida weather delivered sunshine and a comfortable 28°C. The weather in the morning was low IFR, which saw lighter than usual aircraft arrivals in the tie-down area. With the ceilings lifting mid-afternoon, aircraft arrivals increased. During the day, two incidents occurred: a Beechcraft Baron experienced a collapsed nose gear, blocking the runway and an arriving Aero L-39 Albatros, while braking heavily, blew out its two main landing gear tires.
With over 3,600 volunteers, 26 full-time and eight part-time staff, the logistics of running a premier aviation event were delivered with the team's usual professionalism and courtesy. From this writer's perspective, the experience was like a well-oiled machine, designed to enhance the aviation enthusiast's experience.
ADS-B was a common topic of discussion at many exhibitors' booths. Kevin Lacey, star of TV's Airplane Repo, demonstrated installing a uAvionix SkyBeacon in a Piper Tri-Pacer. Lacey, a man of many talents, is also a uAvionix Qualified Installer. He demonstrated how simple the installation of SkyBeacon really is. With one small hiccup (Murphy's Law), the certified ADS-B OUT (978 MHz) beacon was installed without a lot of effort.
As of Tuesday morning, the FAA reported that less than 2,400 ADS-B OUT $500 (US) rebate positions were remaining, down from 3,500 the previous week. Manufacturers like uAvionix, Garmin and Avidyne were swamped with pilots and aircraft owners inquiring about ADS-B. Garmin is displaying their new GNX 335/345 ADS-B transponders with an antennae diversity option that meet both U.S. and Canadian requirements (starting at $6,495 USD).
French company Daher is displaying their new TBM 910 and 940 turboprop aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D engines. The 940 introduced auto-throttle, delivering near autonomous engine management with automatic icing detection, both being firsts for turboprop aircraft. Both the 910 and 940 have re-designed cabins offering the next level of creature comfort for both aircrew and passengers. Daher's strategy and marketing director Arthur Ingles said, "Daher's aircraft certainly make the world a smaller place".


"Imagine Charles Darwin aboard the Beagle, sailing the seas across to the Galapagos and writing in his note books about finch beak forms across the different islands.
"Now imagine pockets of parkland scattered across a city, separated by oceans of malls and high rises, troughs of highways and roads.
"The dragons of Brisbane live on islands — just like Darwin's finches did.
"And, on those islands they're in completely human-made ecosystems with leaf blowers, fertile garden beds and human-derived food, pesticides and mowers.
"And they're in an environment with a completely different make up of plants, prey and predators than they've ever had to deal with in the natural arena.
"It is a pressure cooker for evolution.
"I call it the archipelagos of the Anthropocene — this idea that city parks within cities are acting as islands. And potentially we are observing evolutionary processes that Darwin witnessed throughout his voyage," Dr Frere says.
"In fact, the populations in Brisbane city are extremely genetically different from one another. So much so, that it is to the extent of different human cultural backgrounds.
"For us, the first step to speciation is genetic differentiation. I can't tell you it will lead to a speciation event. But I think we need to be on the lookout because we're witnessing evolution as it's occurring.
"They are almost moving from being an arboreal species to a land-based species.
"Dr Frere is studying the isolated dragon populations in Roma Street Parklands, City Botanic Gardens, South Bank and Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens in Brisbane.
"The dragons' genetic differentiation within each site is manifested in physical characteristics — referred to as morphology.
"The Roma Street dragons are smaller, but have really big heads. The City Botanical Garden dragons are immense compared to eastern water dragons in the wild, but have smaller heads and shorter limbs.
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"Craters are not just vestiges of war. They are geographic testaments to the anthropogenic force of bombs. Research shows that when a bomb bursts, it alters long-term soil formation, vegetation growth, and hydrology. It also affects how people use the land in the future. It's a phenomenon so disruptive that it has given rise to a new field of science with an evocative name: bombturbation.
"Simply put, bombturbation is the cratering of a land surface and "mixing the soil with an explosive device," says Joseph P. Hupy, a geographer at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the father of the field. The device can be an aerial bomb, a propelled explosive, or an "in situ" bomb such as a landmine.
"If you look at a cross-section of undisturbed soil, you'll see horizons: surface vegetation and organic matter over topsoil, subsoil, parent material (partly weathered rock), and bedrock. A bomb blast shatters those horizons. It releases forceful energy that creates a supersonic shock wave, penetrating soil and rock, setting sediment in motion, and ejecting materials at high speed. A crater forms — its shape and dimensions dependent on the type and strength of the explosion, and the ground where it occurs. Explosions at or below the surface typically result in craters surrounded by a rim of ejected debris. Bedrock is often exposed in the bottom.
"If you look at a cross-section of undisturbed soil, you'll see horizons. A bomb blast shatters those horizons.


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"Roberta Downey is a "fine lawyer" with a respected supplier-side contentious practice. She has acted for prominent contractors and funders on disputes around the world, with extensive experience of renewables projects."
Chambers UK 2017 Directory
Delay, cost and defects are perennial issues that haunt all engineering and construction projects, but Roberta Downey's focus is on helping clients develop practical and commercial strategies to manage (or at least mitigate) these traditional risks in an evolving market against a background of challenges from new technology and procurement approaches.
Roberta has considerable experience of fighting disputes in the Technology and Construction Court and by way of International Arbitration but has also conducted mediations, adjudications and other forms of ADR. The projects cover a broad range of industries (e.g. renewable and conventional energy projects, major infrastructure and process plants) and projects that span the globe (Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Central America and the Caribbean).
Roberta has more than 20 years' experience in commercial dispute resolution, including large trials and highly technical disputes arising out of power plants, LNG facilities, engineering support services, rail infrastructure, telecommunications, waste water treatment, recycling facilities, automated equipment and control systems. She has become a market leader in offshore wind farms, on which she published a prize winning paper for the Society of Construction Law. She has extensive experience of managing heavy weight trials in formal proceedings but also actively looks for new or alternative ways in which to resolve disputes at an early stage, including advising clients during the life of projects to avoid issues developing into disputes and, if that fails, to ensure the clients are well prepared in the event of litigation or arbitration. Described as 'absolutely first rate' and 'excellent' by Chambers 2014/2015, a 'fine lawyer' in Chambers 2017 and as having 'superb expertise' in Who's Who Legal 2017, the true measure of client satisfaction is that 90% of her work comes from repeat clients.
Roberta also leads the firms' pro bono advocacy work for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
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Advising the main contractor in respect of costs and delay issues arising out of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of an offshore wind farm.
Advising main contractor in respect of a defective meteorological mast for an offshore windfarm.
London Underground Limited v CityLink Telecommunications Ltd. Acting for the EPC contractor under a PFI contract in respect of a series of disputes, arbitrations and Appeal to the High Court.
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Advising the main contractor on a Malaysian power station project, including potential claims under Bilateral Investment Treaties.
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Advising English clients in respect of joint venture disputes giving rise to litigation and arbitration in a number of jurisdictions, including the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, British Virgin Islands and Stockholm.
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The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) qualified five companies in the tender previously posed for the establishment of a power plant in Kom Ombo in Aswan with a capacity of 20 MW, in cooperation with the Agence Francaise De Developpement (AFD).
Sources at the company said that the winning companies include Sterling and Wilson, TBEA Energy, and Shanghai Electric, along with a Spanish company and an Egyptian company. The results will be announced today.
The sources pointed out that TBEA Energy submitted two offers, although one of them was ruled out.
According to sources, NREA will ask for the technical and financial offers from the five shortlisted companies next month.
NREA had agreed with DNV KEMA and ERCC to prepare the technical and economic studies, as well as assess the project's impact on the environment.
The sources pointed out that AFD will provide a loan of €40m to finance the project.
The funding includes rehabilitation of infrastructure and a contract for the operation and maintenance of the plant for three years, as well as a training programme.
The project consists of photovoltaic cells that convert solar light into direct current, as well as inverters that convert direct current into alternate current.


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CLINIC has been tracking and reporting changes in government policies that affect immigration services in government agencies and the immigration courts. We are advocating for measures that promote public health and safety and protect immigrants and their legal representatives during this national emergency. We continue to monitor how immigrants in the United States, abroad, and at our borders are affected.
CLINIC created a dedicated webpage to consolidate updates from government agencies in response to the COVID-19 crisis and to share resources that may be helpful to you and your program during this challenging time. A summary of selected changes as of April 21, 2020, is below. Please check CLINIC's COVID-19 page for more details and check back frequently for updates.
As of March 18, USCIS has suspended all in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers, or ASCs. USCIS has scheduled its reopening date for May 4, unless public closures are extended further. USCIS will provide emergency services for limited situations. To schedule an emergency appointment contact the USCIS Contact Center.
USCIS announcements on March 27 and March 30 provide flexible response deadlines for certain filings. For applicants and petitioners who receive an RFE, NOID, NOIR or NOIT dated between March 1 and May 1, 2020, any responses submitted within 60 calendar days after the response deadline set forth in the request or notice will be considered by USCIS before any action is taken. Further, USCIS will consider certain Forms I-290B received up to 60 calendar days from the decision date before it takes any action. The eligible Forms I-290B should be from an appealable decision with AAO jurisdiction issued and dated between March 1 and May 1, 2020, inclusive.
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NVC notified CLINIC that due to staffing reduction, it will be unable to respond to all inquiries received via NVC's online inquiry tool. NVC will only respond to inquiries with urgent medical or humanitarian concerns or other necessary updates. NVC will not respond to any routine emails submitted March 27 or earlier. Emails not receiving a specific response will be given an instruction to resubmit the inquiry if it involves an urgent medical or humanitarian situation, or a necessary case update that is still pending. Those with routine inquiries can use self-service tools such as CEAC or consult the NVC's timeframes page. NVC's call center remains open during its normal business hours of 7 a.m. to midnight ET.
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
All non-detained cases scheduled between March 18 and May 1, 2020, are postponed. On March 18, 2020, EOIR issued a four-page memorandum that defers all non-detained cases scheduled between March 18 and April 10; encourages the resolution of cases through written pleadings, stipulations and joint motions; and reminds immigration judges of their authority to waive the appearance of represented respondents. On March 30, EOIR extended non-detained case deferrals from April 20 to May 1.
EOIR released a Policy Memo noting that as of March 31, 2020, EOIR has begun accepting digital and electronic signatures on all documents filed with immigration courts and the BIA. EOIR will also accept electronically reproduced copies of documents containing digital, electronic or "wet" signatures.
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Detention - ICE temporarily suspended social visitation in all of its detention facilities. Legal visitation — to include the Legal Orientation Program — will continue to be permitted. Facilities prefer non-contact visits such as video or phone conferences, but in-person visits may be arranged with the facility.
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Indonesia (Abbhama, 1978)
As this track clearly states, Abbhama come from Indonesia, and they were active during the late Seventies. They released just one album (originally on cassette format) called "Alam Raya" (meaning "The Universe"), then split up. Unfortunately, I daresay, because their sole work is one of the best Asian symphonic rock album, IMHO, with a slight folk taste and an excellent piano classically played by the band's leader and composer Iwan Madjid.
The CD release kept the original cassette artwork. Good idea.
This atmospheric song was conceived as an ode to the band's homeland, but it's no way popmpous, as it flows slowly on a dreamy and nostalgic tone. The winds (flute and oboe) and the native tongue lyrics add a recognizable and sweet accent to "Indonesia", while the background arrangements could be campared to Camel. A beautiful song from a well balanced album, finally released on CD in 2014 (better late than never!).
Etichette: 1978, 70s, Abbhama, Indonesia
Abstract Malady (Ajalon, 2009)
1000... and more.
Pigs [Three Different Ones] (Pink Floyd, 1977)
The Moon Hangs High / 月梦 (Tang Dynasty / 唐朝, 1992)
Baghdad I, II & III (Ilvcia, 2013)
Génesis (Vox Dei, 1971)
Four Horsemen (Aphrodite's Child, 1972)
The Count of Tuscany (Dream Theater, 2009)
Metamorfosi (Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, 1972)
You (Tony Banks, 1979)


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Q: Problem assigning an int pointer to an index of void* array I have a class defined in a header file, Array.h.
Class Code:
class Array
{
    private:
        int length;
        void **data;

    public:
        Array();
        void push(void *);
};

I also have the Array.cpp file.
Code:
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "Array.h"

Array::Array()
{
    length = 0;
    data = NULL;
}

void Array::push(void *item)
{
    void **temp = new void *[length + 1];
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
        temp[i] = data[i];
    temp[length] = item;
    data = temp;
    length++;
}

And finally, main.cpp.
Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include "Libs/Array.h"

void loadArray();

int main()
{
    loadArray();
    return 0;
}

void loadArray()
{
    Array ints = Array();

    while (true)
    {
        printf("Array (Size: %d): ", ints.size());
        for (int i = 0; i < ints.size(); i++)
            printf("%d ", *((int *)ints.get(i)));
        printf("\n");
        printf("1] Push\n2] Pop\n3] Set\n4] Get\n5] Clear\n6] Shift\n7] Unshift\n8] Size\n\n9] Exit\n");
        printf("Choice: ");
        int choice;
        scanf("%d", &choice);
        printf("\n\n");

        bool shouldExit = false;

        switch (choice)
        {
        case 1:
        {
            int x;
            printf("Enter a number: ");
            scanf("%d", &x);
            ints.push(&x);
            printf("\n\n");
            break;
        }
        (...)
        }
        if (shouldExit)
            break;
    }
}

When I push the first value, it successfully pushes into the array. But when I push any more values, the initial values are simply replaced by the new push value.
Output (Pastebin):

Why is this happening? I am really confused about this.
Any help is appreciated.

A: The local variable int x; will vanish when the execution of its block ends, and after that you must not dereference pointer to that.
Instead of pushing &x, you have to allocate new region to store value and push its pointer.
ints.push(new int(x));

The next step will be defining a copy constructor, an assignment operator, and a destructor to handle the array properly (follow The Rule of Three) and fixing the memory leaks.

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An application for charter of Associated Glass and Pottery Manufacturers was presented at the Court of Common Please of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on October 16, 1923. The hearing was on November 14, 1923. Below is the text from the Application for Charter in the Alleghency County Pennsylvania Charter Book Volume 58, Page 49.
The name of the corporation is Associated Glass and Pottery Manufacturers.
The purpose of the corporation is to encourage and protect trade and commerce in glassware and pottery by holding public exhibitions of articles of glassware and pottery from time to time and education the public in the usefulness of such articles.
The place where the business of said corporation is to be transacted is the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania.
The corporation is to exist perpetually.
The corporation shall have no capital stock. Membership in the corporation, including admission thereto and termination thereof, shall be governed by and as provided in the by-laws.
The officers of the corporation shall be a president, a vice president, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as may be provided for by the by-laws.
No intoxicating liquors shall be sold or dispensed by the corporation on its premises, or elsewhere, and a breach of this provision shall be cause for forfeiture of the charter. The corporation agrees to surrender its charter if a breach of this provision shall be alleged and proved to the satisfaction of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
The number of Directors shall be nine (9). The names and residences of the Directors for the first year, who are subscribers hereto and six of whom are residents of Pennsylvania, are as follows:
Charles H. West, Pittsburgh, PA
D. Harry Cushwa, Pittsburgh, PA
Earl Wasson, Pittsburgh, PA
Kirk R. Bryce, Mt. Pleasant, PA
Harry A. Ross, Pittsburgh, PA
J. M. Hammer, Bellevue, PA
C. C. Ashbaugh, East Liverpool, OH
Charles L. Sebring, Sebring, OH
George S. Brush, Zanesville, OH
The yearly income of said corporation, other than that derived from real estate, shall not exceed the sum of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($25,000) DOLLARS. Witness our hands and seals this 6th day of October, A.D. 1923. Seals for the Directors listed above were attached to the application.
History of Associated Glass & Pottery Manufacturers
An application by Association Glass and Pottery Manufacturers to amend and restate its articles was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Charter Book, Volume 81, Page 135) in 1924 and in 1966.
(Same as before)
The Association was incorporated under the Act of April 29, 1874 entitled "An Act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations," as amended by decree of this Court presented December 27, 1923 at No. 489, January Term 1924. The original Articles were recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on December 26, 1923 in Charter Book Volume 58, page 48.
The resolutions authorizing the amendment and restatement of the Articles of the Association, hereinafter set forth, were duly approved and adopted at a special meeting of the members of the Association duly called and held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 18, 1966 upon 39 days prior written notice to each member, given in accordance with the By-laws of the Association. A quorum was present throughout said meeting, and the resolution authorizing this application to this Court was unanimously adopted by the members present and voting.
The amendment authorized by the members was to amend and restate the Articles in their entirety so as to reach in full as follows:
RESTATED ARTICLES of ASSOCIATED GLASS AND POTTERY MANUFACTURERS
The name of the Corporation is ASSOCIATION GLASS AND POTTERY MANUFACTURERS
The location and post office address of its current registered office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is 747 Union Trust Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
The purposes of the corporation are:
To carry on activities for the general benefit and improvement of business conditions of the glass and pottery industry as a whole, and to benefit business in the community generally;
To carry on and support activities serving to educate and inform the business world and the public concerning the glass and pottery industry, including the preparation and distribution of informational and educational materials and the conduct and support of public exhibitions of the products and services of the industry;
To carry on, sponsor or support research projects, including those of educational institutions and other research organizations, relating to or likely to benefit the glass and pottery industry;
To gather and to disseminate among the members of the Corporation and others in the glass and pottery industry information concerning matters of interest to the industry; and
To provide scholarships to secondary, undergraduate and graduate school students and otherwise to contribute and support educational and charitable organizations.
The corporation will exist perpetually.
The corporation shall have no capital stock, and no part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of any private member or individual. Upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, in whole or in part, the members shall have no property rights in the assets of the Corporation. Said assets shall not be distributed to or for the benefit of the members as such but shall be disposed of so as to carry out the purposes of the corporation as set forth in these Articles.
The number and classifications of the members of the corporation, the different classes of membership, if any, the voting and other rights and privileges of each class of membership, the liability of each class to dues or assessments, the method of collection thereof and provisions with respect to the termination of membership shall be as set forth in the by-laws of the Corporation.
The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in its Articles, to the extent and in the manner now or hereafter prescribed or permitted by statute, and all rights herein conferred upon the members are granted subject to this reservation.
Proofs of the advertisement of the Association's intention to make this application for the amendment and restatement of its Articles as required by the Nonprofit Corporation Law are submitted herewith.
WHEREFORE, the Association prays that the foregoing amendment and restatement of its Articles be approved, that upon compliance with the provision of the Nonprofit Corporation Law they be deemed and taken to be the Restated Articles of the Association and that henceforth the Articles of the Association, as defined in Article I of the Nonprofit Corporation Law, shall not include any prior documents.
Additional History of AGPM
The Pittsburgh Show
For three-quarters of a century, the annual china and glass exhibit held in Pittsburgh was the most important of all trade shows for the U.S. tableware market.1 Since the early ninettenth century Pittsburgh had been a center for glass-making, and by 1880 it was home to numerous important glassworks. Consequently, wholesale and retail buyers regularly traveled to the city to view glassware displayed in local factory showrooms. Two salesmen are credited with founding the Pittsburgh trade show–William B. Ranney of the Co-Operative Flint Glass Company of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and S.C. Dunlevy of the LaBelle Glass Company of Ohio.
Dissatisfied with the sales of his firm, which was located 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Ranney surmised that buyers coming to inspect the showrooms of large glasshouses in the city would view a display of wares from outlying firms if it was staged in Pittsburgh. For six weeks in January 1880 a voluntary exhibition of glass was organized by salesmen and manufacturers at the elegant Monongahela House Hotel. Although a few potteries joined in the very next year, the annual affair remained primarily a glassware trade show until the early twentieth century. By 1889 the event included displays by seventeen out-of-town factories. Nine years later the show was better organized, included twenty-four manufacturers, and was attended by a respectable number of buyers primarily from the northeast, Midwest, and mid-Atlantic regions.
The size of the show had nearly doubled by 1909, with fifty-one exhibitors, and had doubled again by 1918. In that year the show was well established, with 101 producers represented. Of those participating, fifty-seven were domestic glassmakers, while the remainder consisted of potteries (20), importers (17), and a few makers of other types of goods (7). A decade later 131 purveyors of tableware attended, including a sizable contingent selling English, Continental, and Japanese wares. In 1942 more than one thousand buyers traveled to Pittsburgh for the show, and after the war that number rose as the event expanded. Twelve hundred buyers from all over the United States and Canada attended the 1950 show; the displays at the William Penn hotel that year occupied six floors and filled additional spaces in the lobby.2
Through the decades the trade show evolved in several ways. The exposition changed locations as it required additional space and more up-to-date facilities. In 1909 manufacturers transformed rooms in four hotels into temporary showrooms (fig. 4.7). Although the Monongahela House was still the lead facility that year, the Fort Pitt Hotel, across town (strategically located near the Pennsylvania Railroad station and local glass showrooms) soon emerged as the favored site (fig. 4.8). Along with spaces in other hotels–including the Neville, Schlosser, Anderson, Seventh Avenue, and Henry–the Fort Pitt Hotel held sway from 1910 until 1936, when the entire show moved to the William Penn Hotel.3
Besides location, the duration of the Pittsburgh exhibit also changed over time. In its earliest years the show lasted from. month to six weeks. As traveling became easier in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the show evolved into a two-week event usually held during the second and third weeks of January. In 1936 the sample fair was shortened to one week at the request of buyers, but the month never changed.4 Before the advent of the Pittsburgh show, January was an extremely slow period for glassmakers and potteries. Most purchases had traditionally been made in the fall before the holidays and in the spring in anticipation of the wedding season. By bringing large numbers of wholesale buyers into contact with American and foreign manufacturers or their representatives, the Pittsburgh pottery and glass show was central in transforming the languid winter months into one of the busies times of the year. In January 1920, for example, an observer at the show noted, "The volume of business booked this year…set new high records. Some orders…call for 1921 delivery. Manufacturers will be taxed to the utmost for the first six months of this year. On account of the inability to take care of more business a number of firms moved their samples last week."5
The organization of the event shifted over time as well. Originally, the exhibit was loosely structured with relatively minor glass and ceramics firms voluntarily participating. But after World War I, as nationally known firms began to exhibit, a more professional structure was needed if the event was to reach its full potential. At the 1921 show a group of American producers formed the Associated Glass and Pottery Manufacturers. Beginning the next year the association assumed responsibility for the show's organization. One innovation was to further separate the exhibitors into groups: by 1916 domestic manufacturers were showing their wares at the Fort Pitt Hotel, while importers took showrooms in the William Penn. Starting in 1923 the Fort Pitt was officially reserved for American products only. When in 1936 the entire show was held in the William Penn hotel for the first time, the two types of exhibitors were reunited.
Although there were occasional conflicts between the domestic and import camps–as in 1936 when Japanese ware was banned from exhibit in support of the "Buy American" movement–importers played an increasingly important role in the show, especially after World War II.6 The show held in 1948 (following a five-year hiatus at government request) was bigger than ever. The exposition was renamed the Keystone Show in 1949. The number of importers grew until by 1951 the majority of exhibitors displayed foreign wares.7
Although on the surface the Pittsburgh show seemed extremely vibrant in the early postwar era, it was actually in a slow state of decline. The domestic industries it supported, especially ceramics, were entering a period of great disruption. Most American potteries were no longer producing tableware for the home by the early 1960s. Furthermore, several important trade shows began to rival Pittsburgh for the attention of buyers and manufacturers. The earliest and perhaps most critical of these was the Winter Gift Show, which started in 1921 and was held in Chicago during the first week of February.8 The Chicago fair was an important competitor–it was in a bigger city that by 1930 also contained a major home furnishings market with scores of permanent showrooms. In response to this competition the Associated Glass and Pottery Manufacturers increased its advertising efforts, developing slogans such as, "See it first in Pittsburgh."9
During the interwar years the association's tactics worked, but new rival shows in Atlantic City and New York, as well as gift and housewares exhibitions and permanent trade marts throughout the country, eventually crippled the Pittsburgh show. The city of Pittsburgh itself ceased to be an asset over time. A leading center of coal, steel, glass production, the city was bleak in January. Barbara Boyd Wedgwood remembers as a young china buyer for Neiman Marcus how dirty she found Pittsburgh: "Exhibitors had to change the white sheets with which they covered their display tables one or more times a day because of the soot that came through the windows into the hotel rooms."10
Despite the soot, traveling to Pittsburgh to sell or buy was a major event in the lives of hundreds who worked to market chin and glass in America for more than eighty years. In 1950 one longtime attendee wrote:
The Pittsburgh show is more than a trade show. It is an annual reunion of the affiliated trades…Many a buyer made the first real purchase of his career in Pittsburgh. Many of the present day producers first displayed their products there. There is an aura about the show that cannot be described; but it is there. There are thousands in this country who feel, somehow…that they belong to the glassware and pottery industry on they have been to Pittsburgh.11
While perhaps nostalgic, this description has much validity. One came to Pittsburgh in cold January not just to exhibit or view merchandise, but to make new contacts, network with old ones, and scoop one's rivals. The salesmen's and manufacturer's organizations typically held gala meetings, while buyers were feted at great parties given by important producers. Even Barbara Boyd Wedgwood, who vividly recalls the grayness of Pittsburgh in winter, also remembers the lavish parties at which she watched the powerful, and the meek vie for attention. The grandest of these events was sponsored in the mid-1950s by United States Glass Company and was held at a local men's club. The then-Miss Boyd, along with other female buyers, had to enter the building from a side door, but once inside were treated to extravagant food and entertainment. As Wedgwood laughingly recalled, "I had my first oysters at that party and then 'went wild.'"12
Ironically the gala events Wedgwood recalls were some of the last ever staged in Pittsburgh by the tableware industry. Within a few years, competition from other shows and turmoil among American manufacturers killed the Pittsburgh show. The last china and glass exposition was held there in 1958.13
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Home / About us / Board of Directors / Kenneth Plevan
Kenneth Plevan
Ken Plevan serves as the Board Secretary and of NCLD. He is also a member of the Audit and Finance Committees.
Ken is an attorney who spent 44 years in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Ken practiced advertising and intellectual property law at Skadden, and was the founding partner of its Intellectual Property Practice group. He is a trustee emeritus of the Gateway School and was its chairman for thirteen years. After retirement from Skadden, Ken became Chair of the National Advertising Review Board, part of the advertising industry self-regulatory system sponsored by the National Better Business Bureau. Ken graduated from Harvard College (1966) and Harvard Law School (1969) and served as a Legal Officer in the United States Air Force (1970-1974).
Why are you an advocate for individuals with learning disabilities?
"I am an advocate for individuals with learning disabilities because my younger son spent ten years in special education schools, which helped him to graduate from college and lead a meaningful and productive life (before his untimely death at the age of 36)."
Mark J. Griffin, Ph.D.
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Potatoes USA is the nation's potato marketing organization. They provide inspiration, information, tools and education to potato lovers all over the world. I'm honored and proud to have been asked to be a 2017 blogger and to come up with a spicy spring recipe using my favorite potato, the Yukon gold. Not only are potatoes low in calories and in fat, they are packed with vitamin c and an abundance of potassium.
Spice is the variety of life, and there is a plethora of spices that can be used to create incredibly delicious potato dishes.
This flavorful stew recipe is filled with an array of spices that marry together to create the most aromatic and satisfying vegetarian dish. Served over a bed of Jasmine rice, it is both fragrant and delectable. Some of the spices used include turmeric, ginger, bay leaves and cinnamon.
Add the ginger, garlic, curry leaves, chopped chilies, turmeric, one teaspoon of black pepper and the onions.
Season with salt and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, about 6 minutes.
Add the potato cubes, diced carrots, green beans, and vegetable stock, and bring to a boil.
Add the coconut milk and simmer, partially covered, until the vegetables are tender and the coconut milk is slightly reduced, about 30 minutes.
Chopped fresh cilantro will add additional flavor when sprinkled on top of the stew. If seeking more vegetables, ½ cup of frozen or fresh peas is a nice touch. To thicken the stew add equal parts flour and coconut milk in a separate sauce pot and add to the mixture one tablespoon at a time. Serve with baked chicken for added protein if not wanting a vegetarian meal.
Connect with the US Potato Board on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram. Follow along using the hashtags #beholdpotatoes and #Icantbelieveitspotatoes.


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The Ritual Committee meets with the rabbi and cantor to suggest policy for Temple ritual including, for example, who may come up for an aliyah. In addition, the ritual committee, working with temple staff, is responsible for all High Holy Day arrangements and logistics. Upon request, the ritual committee will serve as a sounding board for the rabbi and cantor on worship initiatives.
Assign dates and manage B'nai Mitzvah calendar.
Help to program workshops and retreats related to B'nai Mitzvah experience.
Set policies for B'nai Mitzvah requirements and procedures and edit the manual.
Meet with Rabbi, Cantor, and educator about special issues as they arise.
The Youth Committee fosters personal and spiritual growth for each young person and encourages each young person to be a leader. The committee will also strive to create ways for each young person to connect with the congregation and be a part of the TBO community.
Working with Rabbi, Cantor and Director of Lifelong Learning, the committee will develop a plan and will establish policies. The committee acts as a liaison between all youth groups and the board and oversees all youth programming, e.g. social action, fun (beat the Rabbi at bowling), NIFTY weekends, etc. The committee may also work in conjunction with the religious school committee for programming in grades 3 -7.
Assist with the hiring process and provide support for the paid youth director(s).
Work with youth group, advisor, and staff to create and sustain youth program.
Act as advocate for temple youth within the temple community and at board meetings .
Create policies for Temple youth program.
Each year, collect names and addresses of our Beth Or college students.
Plan an annual "reunion" program with the rabbi at TBO.
Send Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah, Purim and Passover packages to our college students.
Keep in touch with college students through other emails, packages, etc.
Help connect our college students to "kesher" Reform campus programs.
Major gifts: lead the development of a major congregation-wide fund raising initiative including developing relationships with existing and prospective major donors. This sub-committee will nurture the development of an endowment program. This sub-committee will also help supervise, with appropriate chairs, any capital or endowment campaigns.
Major events: plan and implement annual fund raising events with the goal of broad participation and accessibility by all members.
Planned giving: develop and implement a plan for including TBO in wills, making gifts of appreciated assets, an end-of-year giving plan, etc.
The House and Grounds Committee is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of Temple Beth Or. This committee makes recommendations to the Board on all issues pertaining to building safety, repair, construction, renovations, etc. This committee also approves major furniture and art work in the Temple.
The Budget Committee is responsible for preparing the annual budget for presentation to both the Board and the Temple. The committee meets with all departments, committees, and staff to help prioritize the needs for the upcoming year. The committee also monitors the budget during the year to make any necessary changes.
The Adult Learning Committee views the congregation's stated mission of Lifelong Jewish Learning as its primary goal. The Committee will work with the Education Committee to insure that Jewish Learning is seen as a personal objective of each temple member, regardless of age or any other factors. The committee will plan, develop and facilitate a diverse mix of programming.
This committee makes recommendations to the Board and Temple on issues pertaining to our by-laws (such as rules for membership categories).
This committee handles administration of the Temple-owned plots at Beth El/Cedar Park Cemetery.
Working with the Participation Committee, this committee will provide open houses for new members; create membership incentives; conduct a membership assessment; redesign membership application and brochure; assign mentors and buddies for new members and students of conversion; provide and train Shabbat and programmatic greeters; conduct exit interviews.
The Participation Committee will: publish and distribute a photo/membership directory; create and distribute a participation coupon booklet; conduct focus groups to cull the opinions of members and determine their interests and needs; communicate participation opportunities to members of the Congregation; create evaluation forms for all programs; and, honor TBO volunteers. Meetings will be monthly.
The Religious School Committee will provide advice and counsel to the Director of Lifelong Learning. The committee consults on curriculum issues, textbook selection, teacher hiring and evaluation, attendance policies, issues affecting home/school communication, classroom management and special programming. The committee is also responsible for organizing and running all school sponsored activities including fund raisers. These include Shabbat family dinners, family fun nights, book fairs, the Purim carnival, Passover candy sales and school based holiday celebrations. The committee meets once a month, in the evening, at the temple.
This committee maintains our library by ordering books and supplies, staffing the library during school hours, reading to classes, helping classes do research. The committee does not have regular formal meetings. Agreement is reached on how many school sessions each person wants to be in the Library for with a minimum of one per month.
Serve as liaison to committees, affiliates, and Board on social justice issues.
Plan and implement annual social justice calendar including ongoing events (such as overflow homeless shelter, Irvington Mitzvah Project, etc) and new events/mitzvah projects for the year.
Identify social justice themes that should be the focus of the congregation.
Engage the congregation in on-going advocacy work.
Act quickly to deal with emergency social justice needs (such as hurricane relief).


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No Excuses!
The Power of Self-Discipline
Von Brian Tracy
No Excuses! (2010) defines self-discipline as the key to achieving success, explaining how applying self-discipline in all three major areas of your life – personal success, career and overall happiness – can have a profound impact on your well-being.
Debtors who want to gain financial freedom
Professionals who want to be the best in their industry
People seeking a practical way to overcome their fears
Brian Tracy is a Canadian-American author. He's written over 70 books, including the best sellers Eat That Frog (2001) and The Psychology of Achievement (1984). He is also a motivational public speaker and CEO of Brian Tracy International, which he founded in 1984 to provide people with advice on leadership, sales and achieving success.
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Achieve success by learning from experts and accepting responsibility for your life.
Have you ever wondered how certain individuals, though allotted no more time than most people, manage to accumulate vast wealth and achieve great success? Well, it's mostly a matter of self-discipline applied to the three fundamental areas of life: personal success, career and overall happiness.
You can do this, too. And it's best to start by becoming disciplined about your personal success.
A great way to do that is to learn from the experts in your field. Attend their conferences, read their books and listen to their podcasts.
Just consider the author's San Diego-based dentist. He attended every dental conference he could, and, at a conference in Hong Kong, he learned a technique that transformed his career. At the conference, a Japanese dentist shared a new procedure that permanently improved the appearance of teeth. The author's dentist immediately began implementing this new technique, and within a few years, clients from all across the United States were booking treatments at his clinic.
By the age of 55, he was known as a "dentist's dentist" and had earned enough money to retire.
Is the thought of early retirement appealing to you? Well, then it's time to accept responsibility in your life.
The author learned this the hard way. When he was 21, he worked in construction, earning just enough money to get by. He had no car, no savings and lived in a tiny apartment. Then he had an epiphany: he had to take responsibility and change his life. He had to stop blaming his problems on his childhood and lack of education.
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The average asking price of a 3 bedroom Sedalia home in this zip code is $721,843 (20.5% more than this home).
This home is priced at $254/sqft, which is 6.5% less than similar homes in the 80135 zip code.
13645 Pine Creek Rd, Sedalia CO is a single family home of 2356 sqft and is currently priced at $599,000 . This single family home has 3 bedrooms and was built in 1999. A comparable home for sale at 3910 Hidden Valley Rd in Sedalia is listed at $1,000,000. This home on 13645 Pine Creek Rd has decreased in price by $26,000 and the last change was on 10/18/2018. In addition to single family homes, Highgarden also makes it easy to find New Homes in Sedalia, CO. Perry Pines, Indian Creek and Westcreek Lakes are nearby neighborhoods. MLS 8814993 has been posted on this site since 9/25/2018 (209 days ago).


This section describes the different categories of visitor to St Helena, and helps you to choose which category is the most suitable for you. It also explains what you are allowed to do while you are in St Helena as a visitor.
Visitors, undertaking activities as described below, require either a Short Term Entry Permit or Long Term Entry Permit depending on the length of your stay.
• If you are coming to St Helena as a visitor, you are allowed to stay for up to six months on a Short Term Entry Permit, issued on arrival.
• If you want to stay here for longer than six months, you are allowed to stay for up to five years on a Long Term Entry Permit, issued after application.
Visitors to St Helena are exempt from Entry Permit requirements if they are a dependant of a person who has St Helenian status. Supporting documentation may be required by Immigration Officers at immigration control points.
Passengers and crew of a vessel, where the total number exceeds 20 and that will remain in St Helena for less than 24 hours may be exempt from obtaining an entry permit providing a Landing Permission approved by the Senior Immigration Officer has been obtained.


can Penguins count to 5 ?
Nope we don't have any schools down in Antartica so the maximum I can count too is two.
you could learn on the Interweb ?
I don't have access to internet I attach a note to a super fast seagull who flies to Australia. The message is then translated from penguin to human-English, written down and posted to the UK and then typed out by a robot all within a minute.
I only hold trust in Kim Jung-un, the one true glorious leader.
I only hold trust in Kim Jung-in, the one true glorious leader.
I say be careful bear, take care!
When he developed a limp.
I carefully take a seat.
But cleaning the mess with a towel!"


I lvoe mass playthroughs. I'M IN! I'm startig gtomorrow, and I'll probably give little bits of my experience alogn teh way. I'll jsut do a casual run, it's only my second time through of course. At teh end, it's all goign in.
Let's crush that King of Theives for the bajillionth time! LET'S DO THIS!
Yeeah! Another one who joins! Oh, yeah, let's crush Ganon and save Hyrule!
The rising sun will eventually set.
A newborn's life will fade.
Give peaceful rest to the living dead.
I wish you all good luck and wish I could join you. maybe next time. Or maybe I could join late if I get around to it.
I'm off to play breakfast and play TP for about 15 minutes before I head off for school. Thankfully there's a save prompt right after hearding the goats, so it's convenient. See you all on the flipside!
After the french lesson, I'm going home. Then I'll start!
I've just beaten the Forest Temple. I dunno if I will play more today because it's 18.38 now. Maybe.
You're not supposed to. You're supposed to stop when you beat the Forest Temple.
Oh, Ok. Lucky I did. How far am I supposed to go tomorrow?
The schedule is going to be on the very first post of this thread. I actually have the end date for beating the Forest Temple Sunday February 10th, 12:00 A.M. I gave this much time because not everyone has as much free time as us. That's actually why over half of the people in the last playthrough dropped out. I'm going to be more lenient. If you've beaten the Forest Temple already, then make a separate thread in the Mass Playthrough forum about how everything went.
Man I'd love to get in on this, but I just have too many other things that take up my time. Maybe I'll play again but just not follow the schedule.
I might be able to join in on this since I just rented Twilight Princess to play on my Wii U. But it all depends on what homework I get and so on. It'll only be an "any percent completion" run.


I have been updating the house for about two years now. If you have been following me, you'll remember I first put this condo up for sale three years ago when the housing market was pretty bad in my area. After two or three years of sporadic putting it on the market, I decided to invest in the house and put it the way I liked it. It had not been painted since we bought it and the original rugs were still in place. Does anyone remember Berber carpet????
I started in the kitchen, where I made my first mistake. The old kitchen laminate? counters were cracking so I replaced them with granite. I actually found a granite remnant store here and looked there for slabs large enough to do my small 12 x 12-foot kitchen. My first love would have been white marble. The kitchen is very dark, and it would have brightened it up tremendously. But could not afford marble and I worried about staining. Now I would look at the white quartz in the marble pattern, but that was not available at that time.
Mind, my living space floors are all solid oak and so are the kitchen cabinets. I found this lovely golden, brown, black and gray striated granite with gold flecks scattered in the stone. I kind of fell in love with it: it was a bit wild and unconventional, and so I decided that was for me. It did brighten up the kitchen and looked great. Love those gold flecks!
BUT…….I felt the kitchen was still too dark and I wanted to have a bit more contrast against the gold granite. I decided to have all the cabinets refaced in white. Living part-time in Europe, white and painted kitchen cabinets are a common and everyday sight in most Irish kitchens. I felt the removal of the oak cabinet would also enhance the oak floors and not compete with them; Unlike a lot of homeowners, I think you can have too much wood.
This was step one- got stainless steel appliances and put in the granite counter tops with a gray glass subway tile backsplash.
The mistake I made was not going to the white cabinets first. It would have been cheaper to replace the cabinets that have fronts placed.
I had already upgraded to stainless steel appliances and actually thought about changing to white. I saw a home with white appliances and gold granite counter tops, and it looked fantastic but I decided to remain with the stainless, and I am happy I did.
The new kitchen completed. The spotlights in the ceiling, white cupboards, stainless steel, brushed chrom fixtures and fan, gold granite and my bit of whimsey. We painted the underneath of the kitchen peninsula a dark navy blue. My accent colors are blue and a dash of yellow.
I am using the small oak/walnut dining table John made as my dining table. The chairs and table legs are painted white and look lovely with the white cabinets…giving me the more French Country look I wanted. However, we mainly eat at the kitchen bar or out in the sunroom. But the dining area needed a table, and so the little[ almost 5 ft long} table looks great in that space. When we do eat on it, I put a tablecloth over the entire table and use placemats as we still have the set listed for sale at our Etsy shop.
This is the chandelier after crystals added. I love the addition of the crystals. It makes the room for me. I have a DIY for this here.
Today gold is making a bit of comeback as a new color scheme. Gold colored, not yellow brass but gold-colored fixtures are being sold and well as other gold elements.
The use of Mixed metals in decor works for me. I have outfitted the house in neutral grays and grunge with pops of blues and a pinch of yellow as my primary color scheme. Here is an inspiration picture I found online that says it all to me…looks like I should buy the painting for my kitchen wall. What do you think?
The blue-gray vase, the black, brown, gold combo and the mixture of metals; gold, chrome, brass all work for me.
Well, thanks for looking at my kitchen. What do you think about the gold flecks?
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Aka, the only cake that ever really mattered.
If you had to pick one, only one, cake to have for the rest of your life, what would it be? For years, red velvet would have been my winner. Hands down. But then I was introduced to tres leches cake. It's like the be all end all of sinful cakes. Tons of eggs, sugar and all the milks. I hate to say it, but I think even though cream cheese icing is where it's at, tres leches cake just knocked red velvet out of the number one spot.
This weekend we were able to spend some much-needed quality time out on a hike with a friend. It was a small chunk of the long wonder that is the Appalachian Trail called Annapolis Rock. I ended up with a wicked sunburn and a huge yearning for more hikes. I realized at dinner my phone had stayed on airplane mode for most of the day and that I had no desire to fill the social media streams with pictures of my pancakes (though, in hindsight, they were awesome and I should have). It's amazing how a few hours of fresh air and green instantly cures simple obsessions and our constant need to push buttons – at least for myself. The view… that I did snap a photo of….
Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
If you have two mixing bowls for your stand mixer, this is the time to break them out. Otherwise, just know there is a rinse coming up.
Seperate the eggs. Place the yolks in the bowl of your stand mixer and the whites in another bowl (Or additional mixing bowl if you have one).
Add the sugar to the egg yoks and beat on high until smooth, pale yellow, and thick, about 5 minutes. Transfer the egg yolks to another bowl, and clean out the mixing bowl well. Dry the bowl completely and add the egg whites. Whisk on high for 1 1/2 minutes, until moist peaks form.
Add about 1/3 of the egg yolk mixture to the whites and gently mix to combine. Add the remaining egg yolk mixture and fold until combined.
Whisk the flour in a bowl then sprinkle over the egg batter. Fold in, until no streaks remain, but being careful to not overbeat (and deflate) the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and pulling away from the sides of the pan.
Poke holes all over the top of the cake and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, whisk the milks and 1 tablespoon rum together in a large bowl. Pour evenly over the cake.
Allow the cake to sit for 45 minutes longer. Wrap with plastic wrap tightly and let stand in fridge for at least 4 hours.
When ready to serve, toast the coconut in a preheated 325 degree oven for 3 to 5 minutes. whisk the heavy cream and powdered sugar.
Whisk the heavy cream, remaining tablespoon rum and powdered sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer until peaks form. Spread evenly over cake and sprinkle the coconut over top. Slice and serve.
After living near the Smokies for a year during my "retired life" stint, and now being in flat Ohio, I have a serious craving for mountains and hikes. Thankfully I have a trip planned to visit my parents back in TN next month and hope to sneak some hikes in. In the meantime I may need to find some trails with pretty shrubbery haha. As for my favorite cake, it may always be funfetti because the sprinkles make me so happy. Or chocolate cake with loads of peanut butter frosting.
You've just combined two of my favorite things! I love how creative you are with this dessert… it sounds phenomenal and I'm pinning it now!


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Q: CL based method for adding HTTP Servers on IBMi system I have a need to develop a CL script to quickly deploy a web application across a set of IBMi systems.
Right now, I have everything set up where I can create the directories, deploy the configurations (with the correct modifications) and place the files all from the CL script, but I cannot get it to automatically create and start the HTTP Server.
All of the documentation I can find requires that the servers be set up through the "IBM Web Administration for iSeries interface." Which is pretty much useless if I am trying to automate the entire system.
The only CL commands I can find which are of use are STRTCPSVR and ENDTCPSVR . However, there does not seem to be a clear way to add the server to the underlying system to start it.
Does anyone know of a CL command that does this? If not, is there an object/member I can edit which would add a server to the HTTPA, set it to point to the already set up htdocs and conf directories and then I can start it with STRTCPSVR?

A: See the Create Apache Server Instance (QzuiCreateInstance) API for a method to automate the creation of http instances.

The QzuiCreateInstance() API allows users to create a new IBM® HTTP Server for i server instance.

Also the QUSRSYS/QATMHINSTC file contains a member for every configured instance.  Each member has one record that contains an entry in the format of -apache -d /www/instancename -f conf/httpd.conf.  You may be able to create members and add the record without using the API.

A: Refer to:

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*How to Manually Create a HTTP Server

*About_HTTP_directives_for_CGIDEV2

*http://compgroups.net/comp.sys.ibm.as400.misc/create-an-apache-instance/1345746
Quick Summary:

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*Each HTTP server instance requires its own member in QUSRSYS/QATMHINSTC
/QSYS.LIB/QUSRSYS.LIB/QATMHINSTC.FILE/<SERVERNAME>.MBR

*The member above should contain one record
-apache -d /www/<SERVERNAME> -f conf/httpd.conf -AutoStartN

*Refer to /www in the IFS for for the file structure of the HTTP Server
Use <IBMi>:2001/HTTPAdmin/ to create a sample HTTP server, which can be used as the basis for future generated HTTP Servers.

*Starting / Stopping the HTTP Server instance
srtcpsvr *http httpsvr(<SERVERNAME>)


11/9/17 Great 45th Veteran's Day Celebration at Walton Middle School!
11/7/17 "Go Lady Hawks Volleyball Team" from Superintendent Hughes and District Office Staff!
11/6/17 Congratulations to the MSE Student of the Month, Noah Thrower.


The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, have arrived in Poland to start their five-day tour of the country and Germany.
Landing in Warsaw, George and Charlotte appeared curious, snapped with their faces pressed up against the plane windows.
As they got off the plane Charlotte was carried by her mother, wearing an adorable floral red dress with red shoes. While George, in shorts and a checked shirt, held his dad's hand.
At one point Prince William was seen bending down to have a reassuring word with the little royal.
While Princess Charlotte was all smiles, waving to the crowds.
'The Duke and Duchess are very much looking forward to this tour and are delighted with the exciting and varied programme that has been put together for it,' a Kensington Palace spokesperson has said.
Over the five-day tour, the royal couple will visit Gdansk, take part in a rowing race on the Neckar River and tour the Elbphilharmonie Concert hall in Hamburg.
The tour will also see the Duke and Duchess visit the Warsaw Rising Museum, Stutthof Concentration Camp and the Berlin Holocaust Memorial. At each location, they will meet survivors of these periods.


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Pool Contact Us
Pool Prizes
Use the links on this page to fill out a complete bracket (Link active after brackets released). Your FULL NAME and email address are required. I will not give out your email address to anyone.
Enter as often as you like. You must use a different name on each entry sheet or you will overwrite previous entries.
For instance, Entry 1 should be named, Smith, John 1 and then Entry 2 should be named, Smith, John 2. Failure to do this and you will overwrite your previous entry. If this happens, there is no way to recover your previous entry.
So, If you have multiple entries, put a number after your name (ex: Smith, John 1, Smith, John2, etc).
You may use the same email address for multiple entries.
Selection Sunday, March 15, 2020. The bracket will be available sometime after the teams have been selected Sunday night.
Bracket Close:
Entries must be received before noon EDT on Thursday, March 19, 2020 (prior to the start of the first game of Round 2).
NCAA 68 Game Format – IMPORTANT
The NCAA has expanded the tournament field from 65 teams with one Play-in Game to 68 teams with four Play-in Games. In each case, 64 teams end up competing in the MEANINGFUL bracket that is used by the Tournament.
The NCAA increased the number of Play-in Games from one to four. The region and the bracket of each Play-in Game, now called The First Four Match-ups, will be announced during the March 17th Selection Sunday show.
As in the past, points will not be awarded for picking the winners of First Four Match-up play-in games. Does anyone really care about the play-in games anyway?
Brackets will be accepted after the NCAA announces the seeds on Selection Sunday, March 17th. If you are concerned the outcome of the First Four Match-ups may impact your bracket, simply wait until after the Play-in Games have been completed on Wednesday, March 20, 20198 to submit your bracket.
We will treat First Four Match-ups similar to how the single play-in game was managed the past few years. When the brackets are posted on Selection Sunday we will show both play-in teams in the First Four Match-ups slots on the bracket (example: XU/PU).
The MarchMelee bracket will be updated on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, after First Four Matchups winners have been determined. Tournament participants will not be rewarded or penalized for the outcomes of First Four Match-up games. The winning teams of First Four Match-ups will be shown in the 64-Team bracket after First Four Match-up games have been played.
Round Points
Sweet 16 5
Elite 8 8
Final 4 13
Championship 21
Super Squares
Each square will have 127 chances of winning throughout the tournament.
Each and every game will determine a winning square, and each game will payout twice, once at half-time and once for the final score.
Winning squares will be determined by the LAST digit in the score for each team at half-time and final. Once the squares are filled and confirmed, numbers will be randomly assigned and those numbers will not change throughout the tournament. So, as an example, if you have 5 and 8 as your square, you have that for the entire tournament. Every time the score at half-time and the final score for every game in the tournament ends in a 5 and an 8, you win.
At half-time, the score is 49-40. The winning square would be 9,0
At the end of the game, the score is 95-83. The winning square would be 5,3.
The winning score will the horizontal numbers and the Losing score will be the verticle numbers.
For the first round of the tournament, each half-time winning square wins $4.00, and each final winning square wins $8.00. You can win multiple games, multiple times, as there are 32 games in the first round. (see below for full payout information). Technically, you can win up to 64 times, or $384 during the first round.
It's easy to play. Just go to http://marchmeleesquares.com/2020/supersquares/ and pick your squares. Each square is $20. After picking your square(s), hit the submit button, enter your name and email address and then send me your payment! Then just follow along.
If you have any questions or are unsure how to play, do not hesitate to send me an email at kstruck@gmail.com
This contest is open to anyone, so feel free to forward on to anyone who may be interested.
Payout Schedule:
Games Total Games Half-Time Final Total Payout
First Four – Play in Games 4 $0 $0 $0
Second Round – Regionals 32 $4 $8 $384
Third Round – Regionals 16 $8 $16 $384
Regional Semifinals – Sweet 16 8 $12 $20 $256
Regional Finals – Elite 8 4 $20 $40 $240
National Semifinals – Final Four 2 $40 $80 $240
National Championship 1 $80 $300 $380
National Championship Reverse*** 1 $0 $80 $80
Total Payouts* $1,964
*$36 Commissioner's fee
*$36 will be used to pay for software and hosting the website.
**The Championship game will pay out the winning square and also the reverse of the winning square. Ex: If the winning score is 99-85 then the 9,5 square wins $380 and the 5,9 square wins $80.


Bluefish has undergone significant international expansion since the company was founded in 2005. Bluefish focuses on the development, manufacture and sale of generic pharmaceuticals. The company conducts marketing operations in a large number of European markets and is expanding into territories outside Europe. The product portfolio consists of a total of 80 products and is growing. The company is owned by its founder Karl Karlsson, together with a number of investment funds and private investors.


BILLY THE PYRO is Written by: Illustrated by: Colored by: Lettered by: Marshall Dillon & Crank!
Billy the Pyro is Written by Brad Burdick, Illustrated by Fabian Cobos (The Golem), Colored by Eddy Swan (Grimm Fairy Tales, Last of the Greats), and Lettered by Crank! (Revival, HACK/slash). Look out for the first issue to be release through Comixology in April 2014.
Nov 14, 2014 BILLY THE PYRO: Volume One Kickstarter Launched!
Sep 5, 2014 BILLY THE PYRO #3 Out Now!
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The overall objective of TR&D4 is to develop cutting-edge image analysis technologies that can integrate various anatomical representations (multi-manifold) of the brain based on multi-modal MRI that includes not only multi-contrast anatomical MRI (T1, T2, diffusion, DTI, magnetization transfer, MT, susceptibility weighted and susceptibility tensor MRI, SWI and STI) but also functional MRI (fMRI) and MR spectroscopy (MRS) into a common anatomical framework. In addition, methods are developed to monitor time dependent anatomical change for growth (brain development) and neurodegeneration.
Various types of human brain multi-modal atlases being developed for quantitative anatomical characterization of neonate brains. Depending on the applications, population-averaged (linear and non-linear versions) and single-subject atlases are being tested, which include T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and DTI contrasts. These atlases can be warped to patient images for comprehensive brain segmentation and automated quantitative reporting.