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Blog | Sept. 1, 2022
The UK's new PM has a 'once in a generation' opportunity to make the UK a global green finance centre and curb deforestation
Week One of the new Prime Minister's role, 7 September, will see the Financial Services and Markets Bill come to Parliament. The Bill, which will set new rules for the UK's finance system, is a historic opportunity to align UK money flows – some of which are currently extremely destructive – with the urgent needs of the planet. It's also an important chance for the UK government to make good on the deforestation pledges it made at the COP conference in Glasgow last year.
The Bill will land in parliament in the wake of heatwaves across Europe and North America that have brought climate change into sharper public focus. Crop losses due to drought are no longer a distant problem but a challenge for Britain's farmers today. This summer also saw weather disruption to transport systems and predictions of lower worker productivity in the heat, which Britain can ill-afford.
More regular extreme weather events brought on by climate change are therefore certainly not an attractive domestic economic prospect, even before you consider how the economic disruption of global climate chaos will play out here, in one of the world's largest financial centres.
So the former Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen MP, was right when he described the wholesale reform of UK financial regulation as a 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity. But the current draft Bill needs amending – to include a statutory objective on climate and nature and to finally outlaw the funding of deforesting businesses - if this opportunity is to be realised. Britain's new PM and their Chancellor, should put this high on their to-do list.
In its current form, the Bill would:
Force regulators to prioritise 'international competitiveness' over the UK's legally-binding nature and climate targets.
Fail to deliver on the government's COP26 promise to make the UK the world's first net zero financial centre and
Fail to deliver on UK-led global commitments to align financial flows to end and reverse tropical deforestation.
As currently drafted, it will also miss an opportunity to address what has been described by the UK government itself as a serious threat to the growth and stability of the UK financial system. In May 2022, the Bank of England concluded climate change will cost UK banks more £340 billion by 2050 if climate action is severely delayed.
Global Witness is therefore calling for two key amendments to the Bill:
1. The introduction of a statutory objective for regulators to consider nature and climate in all new regulations
The introduction of a climate and nature-specific statutory objective would enable UK regulators to balance climate and nature and competitiveness, preventing a dangerous race to the bottom for UK finance. The government's Greening Finance Roadmap is designed to ensure financial actors can 'factor climate-change into every investment decision'. Without an explicit obligation for regulators this aspiration will not be realised. These proposals are also being supported by Aviva, WWF, E3G and ShareAction.
2. The introduction of a 'forest finance amendment' requiring financial actors to conduct relevant due diligence on any clients dealing with forest-risk commodities, to ensure they are not funding deforestation.
The deforestation amendment would provide a much-needed tool to stop UK financial institutions from fuelling deforestation and the violence against Indigenous Peoples that is associated with it.
At least 11% of global CO2 emissions come from deforestation and forest degradation and the UK plays an outsize role in this destruction. Over £300 billion of UK pension money is invested in companies and financial institutions with high deforestation risk and the UK financial sector faces up to £200 billion in risk exposure in Brazilian beef and soy supply chains and Indonesian palm oil supply chains alone.
The forest finance amendment is a logical next step to the 2021 Environment Act, which, if implemented properly, will ban the use of certain goods produced on illegally deforested land. However, until such laws ALSO cover finance, UK based financial institutions will keep on backing deforesting companies – who access markets elsewhere- whether or not those businesses are compliant with the new rules. This undermines the aspirations of the Environment Act and government commitments to tackle global deforestation.
There is an increasing understanding that the UK's greasy money pipeline to deforestation has to stop, with many MPs raising the issue and even the government's own Global Resource Initiative taskforce calling for a forest due diligence law for the financial sector.
YouGov polling for Global Witness in late 2021* suggested such a law has good public backing – with two thirds of the public in support. When taken with the surge in public concern regarding climate change following the heatwaves, Autumn could be a prime time for the government to move.
Other countries are waking up to the need to shift finance away from deforestation. European MEPs recently backed the inclusion of financial actors in their forthcoming anti-deforestation law. John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change, has promoted 'a shift in commodity and financial markets to advance deforestation-free commodity production'.
Deforestation is a 'top priority area' in the UK's Net Zero Strategy. Current regulation is not working. Financial institutions are aware of their complicity in forest destruction and human rights abuses, but they continue to hide behind weak voluntary pledges, hoping that the public and government will not notice. This is an unmissable chance to redesign UK financial regulation that delivers a liveable planet, with all its benefits for economic stability. The new PM cannot let the financial sector off the hook this time.
Download the policy briefing : An opportunity to end the money pipeline to global deforestation (140.9 KB), pdf
* Private polling for GW by YouGov in Dec 2021 found that when asked "To what extent, if at all, would you support the Government introducing a law to ban banks from lending money to or doing work for organisations who are involved in deforestation overseas?" 67% supported the idea. Looking at the data from a party alignment perspective - 65% of those who voted Conservative in the 2019 General Election supported the idea.
Veronica Oakeshott
Campaign Strategy Lead, Forests Policy and Advocacy
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La ciencia de la creación o creacionismo científico  es una rama del creacionismo, presentada sin un lenguaje bíblico explícito pero con la afirmación de que la creación especial y la geología diluviana basados en la narración de la creación del Génesis tienen validez como ciencia. Los creacionistas afirman que esta refuta o reexplica una variedad de hechos y teorías científicas, y paradigmas de la geología, cosmología, la evolución biológica, arqueología, historia y lingüística. Sin embargo, existe un consenso abrumador en la comunidad científica en torno a no considerar ciencia al creacionismo científico, al carecer de apoyo empírico, pues no propone hipótesis tentativas y decide describir la historia natural en términos de causas sobrenaturales no comprobables científicamente. Los tribunales, a menudo de Estados Unidos, donde surgió la controversia de enseñar el tema en escuelas públicas, han fallado consistentemente que la ciencia de la creación es una visión religiosa en lugar de científica. Historiadores, filósofos de la ciencia y escépticos describen como un intento pseudocientífico de presentar la Biblia como hecho científico. Los biólogos profesionales han criticado la ciencia de la creación por ser antiacadémica y un fraude engañoso y deshonesto con consecuencias educativas extremadamente dañinas.

Tiene sus inicios en la década de 1960 en Estados Unidos, como un esfuerzo fundamentalista cristiano para demostrar la infalibilidad bíblica y anular las pruebas científicas de la evolución. Desde entonces ha alcanzado un considerable desarrollo en los Estados Unidos y se ha extendido mediante la creación de ministerios de la ciencia con ramificaciones en todo el mundo. Los fundamentos de la ciencia de la creación son: la creencia en la «creación ex nihilo» (de la nada), la convicción de que la Tierra fue creada en los últimos 10 000 años y la creencia de que tanto el ser humano como las demás formas de vida fueron creadas a partir de los diferentes tipos baraminológicos, un concepto de taxonomía creacionista.

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Teología cristiana
Pseudociencia
Creacionismo

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Starsky and Hutch or the Professionals ?
Thread: Starsky and Hutch or the Professionals ?
staffslad
Re: S and H or The Pros
Originally Posted by Zincubus
As I recall David Soul was mega popular due to the series and simply milked the adulation by releasing a few mellow crooner type songs ..
I never took him seriously tbh
I agree that Soul's fame as Hutch allowed him to launch his singing career. Without that fame, I am sceptical that he would have released any songs.
Just for the record, I was a Professionals fan far more than S & H.
Zincubus
Originally Posted by staffslad
Same ... liked S &H though .. I had the idea that the Professionals were about ten years later
Yes, although one wouldn't have said that thinking about Benny Hill, Windsor Davies or Billy Connolly.
I think I recall seeing David Soul on Top Of The Pops. I think it was a song that went like "don't give on me baby."
Then he progressed on to wife beating!
That would be 'Don't Give Up On Us". The only other song by David Soul I can recall is 'Silver Lady'. Yes, I saw him on TOTP as well.
The best thing about S & H that I liked was that car--a Ford Gran Torino?
S & H began in April 1975 in the USA, while The Professionals was first screened in December 1977.
Both ran for 4 series but Starsky and Hutch amassed nearly twice as many episodes (92).
I loved the Ford Torino. I use to have a friend who had a red Ford Capri with a similar white strip.
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Was David Soul's hits as a direct result of Starsky and Hutch or were they independent of the series?
Never thought of that - the Professionals being a British version, but you could be right.
Yep! He even released a single wearing a mask, to hide his good looks, before doing the show. It wasn't a hit.
Re: Starsky and Hutch or the Professionals ?
Loved me S&H but...Watching the Pros on a Friday night was a very big part of my weekend ritual years ago; Getting indoors from school with my comics and a packet of Ringos / monster munch / etc. Sit in front of the telly and watch some Ghosts of Motely Hall, then Grange Hill. Then back to ITV which would by then be LWT. Some muppet show at 7pm. or Sale of the Century. Some A Team or Hardcastle & McCormick depending on the year of course...Some sitcom on around 8.30pm. Then...The Professionals!! After that listen to Capital Radio's Best Disco In Town show. Memories bring a tear to me eyes...
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The Professionals, always reminded me of The Sweeney (John Thaw and Dennis Waterman). Typically very gritty and hardcore in terms of pushing the boundaries of law enforcement through violence and intimidation. Even the opening credits & that oh-so familiar score pretty much set the scene even before the show really got into gear.
S&H, on the other hand, took a relatively more lighter tone. Yes, both cops pushed similar boundaries, much to the despair of their boss (Dobey?), but I never really got the same "cold ruthlessness" as a I did when watching TP
Two great shows aimed at slightly different audiences.
As a child, I recall watching Starsky and Hutch with delight. It was easy to follow and there was plenty of action.
The Sweeney was difficult to follow, but I use to watch it because it was my uncle's favourite; and with only one tv in the house, which was a 22" colour crt tv, there were few options.
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M. Fay Dills, 79, of Raleigh, died Friday, December 5, 2014. Born November 12, 1935, in Durham, to the late William and Mary Henrietta Philpott Kearney. Fay lived most of her life in the Durham and Triangle area. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by two sisters, Lois Branch and Sue Kearney, a brother, Larry Kearney and two grandchildren, Billy and April.
Surviving are: her husband, of 60 years, Billy Dills of Raleigh; three sons, Michael Dills and wife, Lois of Raleigh, Bradley Dills and wife, Lynne of Hurdle Mills, Steve Dills and wife, Robin of Raleigh; five grandchildren, Heather, Shannon, Kristy, Michael and Chad; a brother, Ed Kearney and wife, Marlene of Raleigh; several nieces and nephews.
As each of you knew, Fay was like a sister to me. All the memories I will treasure and can hear her sweet laughter now. Love each of you and my thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
buying spree only to find out shoes were two different colors. Fay was always there to lend a hand or an ear. She was like a second mom to me. One thing I know Fay lobrd her husband Bill and her boys. She always sniled when she spoke of them.


During the two practice and race weeks at the Isle of Man TT there are five different solo classes which can get even more confusing when the riders change teams and manufacturers. For example, former fastest newcomer, Josh Brookes, lined up on the Norton SG6 for the Superbike and Senior Races but for the Lightweight class he rode for Ryan Farquhar's IEG/KMR Kawasaki team and Jackson Racing Honda in the Supersport class.
Ever wondered what the teams running a SuperTwins bike can alter that the Supersports class can't?
The bikes used in the Superbike class are also the ones used in the Blue Ribband event at the end of the week known as the Senior TT.
The lap record, set in 2016, belongs to Michael Dunlop and was the first lap recorded at under 17 minutes which was an average speed of just under 134mph barrier.
The Superbikes are pure racing thoroughbreds and the manufacturers throw everything at these bikes, they are derived from production road-going litre class sportsbikes but you can change a lot of things including the swinging arm, suspension forks and internals, gearbox, quickshifter and top yoke.
The Superbike and Senior races take place over 6 laps which means the riders are wrestling these brutes for almost 2 hours. It's physical.
From the showroom to the bottom of Bray Hill, these 1000cc bikes are not too far off the machines you can pop down to your local bike dealer and buy.
These guys will still give the Superbikes a run for their money around the TT course, in fact, the lap record is only 2 seconds off the outright lap record; it took Ian Hutchinson just 17:00.510 to lap the course – the equivalent of an average speed more than 133mph - in 2016.
The Supersport class is predominantly for 600cc machines though Triumph's three-cylinder 675cc is eligible. Michael Dunlop holds the lap record set in 2013 of 128.666mph, so these guys are not hanging around.
Teams have to find their advantages in other areas such as changes to the cams, cylinder head, suspension and fork internals.
These Supertwins, or Lightweights as they're often referred to, might be the smallest bikes on the grid but they can still pack a punch. Back in 2015, James Hillier, set the lap record of 120.848mph.
The bikes are essentially 650 road bikes with some aftermarket parts on. Teams are given plenty of licence to make changes to the swingarm, replace pistons, add a quickshifter and slipper clutch and make changes to the cylinder head and internals. Because of this freedom it makes this class one of the more expensive to run in.
The newest class at the Isle of Man is the TT Zero, so called because they make zero emissions. The lap record is just a whisker under 120mph, set by John McGuinness in 2015 on the Mugen.
And it's Mugen who are leading the way in the development and research in this class. The power figures associated with this bike are astounding; it makes over 210 Nm of torque (155 lb ft) and of course that's from 0 rpm while the equivalent brake horsepower would be around 160bhp and the attention to detail of the Mugen is special. They are easily the most expensive bikes in the paddock.


Celebrate the Holiday Season in Dysart!
You still have time to shop in Dysart's specialty boutiques! Find the perfect last minute gifts!
Just in time for winter, how about a fun class for furniture and cabinet refinishing?
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Creative ideas for your furniture repurposing!
Help us clear out the old so we can bring in the new!!!
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Enjoy a cup of freshly brewed java while you shop!
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*	Key benchmark indices extended intraday gains in late trade as European stocks edged higher. The barometer index, the 30-share S&P BSE Sensex hit two-week high. The 50-unit CNX Nifty hit its highest level in almost 1-1/2 weeks. The Sensex was provisionally up 212.05 points or 1.1%, up about 250 points from the day's low. The market breadth turned positive from negative in late trade. Indian stocks gained for the third straight trading session today, 7 March 2013.
*	S&P BSE Sensex was up 212.05 points or 1.1% to 19,464.66.
*	Among the 30-share Sensex pack, 20 stocks rose while rest of them fell.
*	Capital goods stocks extended recent gains. L&T, Bhel, ABB, Siemens, Thermax and Crompton Greaves gained by 0.22% to 3.61%. T stocks edged higher as the latest economic added to optimism for a gradual recovery in the US economy. United States is the biggest outsourcing market for the Indian IT firms. India's third largest software services exporter by revenues Wipro rose 1.85% to Rs 449.25. The stock hit 52-week high of Rs 452.55 in intraday trade today, 7 March 2013. The finance minister in Union Budget 2013-14 proposed an investment allowance at the rate of 15% to a manufacturing company that invests more than Rs 100 crore in plant and machinery during the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2015. Data on advance tax payment for the final installment of the current fiscal year which is 15 March 2013, could provide cues on the likely Q4 March 2013 corporate earnings.


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Jamestown event marks 400-year history of democracy in Western Hemisphere
By Mike Holtzclaw
Jul 30, 2019 | 3:00 PM
Virginia governor Ralph Northam departs the Memorial Church at Historic Jamestown after speaking about the 400th anniversary of representative government at Tuesday July 30, 2019. Jamestown hosted the first General Assembly in 1619 on the same site. (Rob Ostermaier)
Riley Forehand's braces could wait.
The 11-year-old postponed her orthodontic appointment on Tuesday to come to the Jamestown Settlement with her 10-year-old sister Raegan and their father, Clay Forehand, chairman of the Caroline County Board of Supervisors.
The family wanted to be there for a special ceremony marking the 400th anniversary of the first meeting of a representative legislative body in the Western Hemisphere — the July 30, 1619, meeting of the House of Burgesses, forerunner to Virginia's modern General Assembly.
"I just wanted to be here," Riley said, waiting in line outside the tent where President Donald Trump would deliver the keynote address. "I don't know why. It's just a big deal."
Her father added: "It's a big anniversary. I don't think I'll be able to make the 500th. And it's the first time in my life I've had the opportunity to be in the company of the president."
Depending on how strictly Forehand defines "company," he will still have to wait to fulfill that goal. The tent filled, and he and his daughters were among 150 or so attendees who were turned away and relegated to watching in a nearby building on closed-circuit TV.
William Delatte Jr. of Newport News was luckier. With a Trump 2020 cap perched on his head, he had a spot near the back of the tent and got to soak in the president's full speech. It was his first time being so close to a sitting president, and he was clearly excited.
Was it all he hoped it would be?
"Yes, it was," he said firmly.
And was there anything that especially hit home from the president's remarks? He thought for several seconds, reviewing it in his mind.
"You know, it's all a blur right now," he said. "I liked the whole thing. And I'll always have the memory of being here, and I'll always have the photos I took."
There were a handful of iconic red "MAGA" hats on Tuesday, and one protester led peacefully out of the tent while displaying a banner that read "Deport Hate," but the morning largely steered clear of partisan politics.
Diane Leopold of Richmond made her first trip to the Settlement, not so much to see the president but to be a part of a 400-year anniversary.
"We've been reading about it all leading up to today," she said. "It's history, and we just wanted to see the whole thing up close."
"The whole thing" included pageantry as only Virginia can deliver. The event was attended by representatives of the native tribes that greeted the first settlers four centuries ago, and a couple of historical interpreters appeared as George Yeardley and John Pory — respectively, the governor and speaker who oversaw that first meeting. (Pory's handwritten notes are currently on display at the Jamestown Settlement, on loan for the first time from the National Archives of the U.K.)
"For many years the future of our General Assembly was very much in doubt," explained Mark Greenough, in character as Pory. "Yet is is also true that people living here carefully promoted and protected the right to elect our own Burgesses — a very precious right."
Speakers made it a point to avoid describing "the new world" of the early 17th century as an idyllic paradise. It was only shortly after that historic first legislative session that the first Africans arrived on Virginia's shores, taken from their homeland and sold for food and goods.
Sir David Natzler, former clerk of the British House of Commons, said these early legislators represented the ideal of democracy, even if they couldn't yet reach that level.
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"Representative democracy is not a perfect system of government, and the Burgesses were not all exceptionally righteous men," Natzler said. "But the ideal of representative democracy — started so many years ago in Athens and 400 years ago right here in Virginia — has survived bruising contact with real people.
"These events were important not only in Virginia, not only in America, but throughout the world. The idea took root that people wanted to be governed by laws of their own making."
Rev. Christopher Epperson, rector of the Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, concluded the morning session with a prayer the connected the past to the present.
"Some arrived here seeking a better life," he said. "Some were seeking freedom, and some economic possibilities. Some came here and their arrival marked the end of freedom and a mockery of (God's) dream of a human family. Today we are seekers in our time — looking for equality and justice that often seem to be in short supplies."
Mike Holtzclaw, 757-928-6479, mholtzclaw@dailypress.com
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Check out my very first Business Q & A Session! The question today: "I struggle with putting myself out there as an expert of any type. How do I get past this?" If you have a question that you'd like me to answer please email me: Lenise@LeniseWilliams.com Let me know your thoughts on this topic below in the comment section!
It is that time of the year when the leaves fall and the trees look bare and not so pleasant anymore. However when the seasons change again after the new year, the trees come back greener and even stronger. The entire time the tree was perceived as "ugly" it was preparing for new leaves, a fresh look and a new season. Are you ready to drop some leaves and get ready for a new season?
I know I typically talk/write about business, business, business, but today I am going to take a different route and get a little personal. I hope that is ok with you :) I am in no way a life coach, a therapist or anything even closely related. However as an Entrepreneur Educator, Consultant and Attorney I have seen it all when it comes to business. I tell people all the time that I see the good, the bad and the ugly of business!
One thing that I have seen consistently is that when an entrepreneur gets impatient or feels frustration in their season in life and in business they lose confidence. Maintaining confidence is key for an entrepreneur.
Let Go: Make a list of what causes you stress in your business as well as your personal life. Whatever is on that list that you can eliminate or delegate do it ASAP! This does not apply to things like paying bills, caring for children and showering!
Same Goal; New Plan: Things may not be going the way that you would like. That does not always mean that it is time to throw in the towel. Now may be a good time to reorganize your ideas and restrategize your efforts. You may need the help of a mentor, consultant or just a great friend with amazing insight in the area which you are having difficulty. Having someone on the outside looking in with a fresh set of eyes can bring you to new levels of success. Your goal is likely driven by your passion. Don't let go of your passion, just go in full speed and attack it from a different angle! POW! BAM! BOOM!
Even if you are not in an "ugly" season which of these 3 techniques can you improve or implement TODAY? I'd love to know! Comment below.
I don't want to create a hustle; I want to create a legacy. What's the difference you ask? A hustle is something you do to get money quickly. A hustle is something to keep you busy with a bit of extra money in your pocket. A legacy may not pay you much in the beginning, but the rewards are greater. A legacy will make money and makes you happy thereby increasing your longevity. I don't want the quick money; I want the longevity!
1. Take yourself seriously. If you treat your business like it's a quick way to make money it will become just that. Believe in yourself and your services/products. Tell people you are a professional, present yourself as a professional and maintain a work ethic like a professional. Invest in your business, your business development and mentorship. If you take yourself & what you do seriously so will others.
2. Do your homework. Yes, your history homework. Look at businesses or entrepreneurs that you admire. Those superheroes likely had humble beginnings. Do a bit of research to find out what their early days were like. Learn from their lessons and study how they grew their legacy.
3. Think BIG but start SMALL. Entrepreneurship is a marathon not a sprint! Take your time. Don't make your business a big business until you have established yourself in the industry. Instead let the business grow with you. Trying to grow with the big business you create may set you up for a quick hustle instead of a lasting legacy. However plan and run your business like it's an EMPIRE! If you are prepared for the business to become HUGE it won't take you by surprise.
4. Redefine. There comes a time in your business when you may have to reinvent your brand. Redefining and reinventing your business to stay relevant is necessary! You may need to redefine things a bit when you grow, or when you want appeal to a new audience. Don't be afraid to take your business in a different direction than you initially planned. You can tweak things, but still stay inline with your purpose, mission and personal morals.
5. Watch your cash flow. Always pay attention to how much money is coming in and how much money is going out. Find ways to keep your overhead low. I do not encourage any business to cut corners; however if you can save a few dollars here or there do it! Buy things in bulk, buy less of something you do not use often, shop around for the best pricing from manufacturers. Losing or wasting money is the quickest way to have to stop your hustle and get a new one. I don't know about you, but I want a consistent business/ legacy and not the stress of finding new hustles!
I know everyone is different so I ask: what would you rather a hustle or a legacy?
I was able to walk way with little nuggets from each break out session. At the conference in Baltimore I was invited as a speaker; however I see it more as an opportunity to travel and get access to great information from other speakers without having to buy a ticket! HA! Before and after I speak I am typically the person in the front row with my pen and paper ready! Although I am a business consultant and I eat, sleep and dream business and entrepreneurship I never feel as if I know everything. Hearing different perspectives, different techniques and strategies is a method to learn a new style or it confirms that your way works best for you. Regardless of how much an individual may feel that they know; it is always advantageous to be a student.
Well the food was pretty darn amazing at both conferences, but if I had to pick networking/netweaving (see this posting for explanation of netweaving) over the yummy grilled chicken or the delicious grilled salmon I ate, I'd definitely forego the food! Most times I eat before I go to events. I eat so that I allow myself more time to talk to others. If I am so busy stuffing my mouth with food it makes it very difficult to connect with others. It is so very important to take advantage of so many like-minded people being in the same space. It is the best time to chat with some you may have been wanting to meet or an opportunity to reconnect with others.
I like to look at the list of speakers before the event and decide which sessions I will attend before I even purchase my ticket. If someone that I have been wanting to connect with is speaking I make sure to attend that session and sit front and center! Front and center is the easiest path to enable you to speak with them after their session concludes. I already know what questions I want to ask, I already know what I want to tell them. I don't like wasting anyone's time for I don't like for anyone to waste mine. If you do not go to a conference to open up and meet prospective clients, prospective joint venture partners or marketing partners, you should save your money and just attend a virtual seminar. MAXIMIZE the value of that ticket you purchased!
I encourage you to invest in yourself and attend as many Conferences as possible. It is said that many deals happen on the golf course. However I can say the same for the deals made at conferences. Maximize your experience! That way even if the conference provides poor content you won't feel regret! As for myself, I do not plan to rehabilitate myself from my addiction. I have 2 more events on my October calendar!


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Q: How to get more user data in onesignal i find this Data Collected by onesignal and i want to get the user country,Device OS,Device Model,Push Status.
i already read all onesignal Web Push SDK but only find how to get the user id using this (javascript):
OneSignal.getUserId(function(userId){});

i only find how to get all the data using cURL with this documentation.
how to get the data using javascript like the getUserId
Update
cURL to get data do not give country data either

A: The Tags are what you are looking for. OneSignal automatically creates these for most of the things you are looking for (browser, IP Address, Session Times)
OneSignal.push(["getTags", function(tags) {
    console.log("OneSignal getTags:");
    console.log(tags);
}]);

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Q: Data Validate - Display Password Requirements Properly I am struggling to display all the Required Password on data-validate, I assume it keep replacing that string instead of adding more.
Here is my Code
HTML

<form id="ValidToken" class="login100-form validate-form" method="post">
    @if (ViewBag.isValid == true)
    {

            <input class="input100 form-control" asp-for="Password">

            <input class="input100 form-control" asp-for="ConfirmPassword">

            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Reset</button>

Your Password needs to:

- Include both upper case characters

- Include both lower case characters

- Include at least one number

- Include at least one none aplhanumeric character

- Be at least 8 characters long

    }
</form>

Controller for checking error
        [HttpGet]
        [AllowAnonymous]
        public async Task<IActionResult> ResetPassword(string token, string email)
        {
            var user = await userManager.FindByEmailAsync(email);
            if (token == null || email == null)
            {
                ModelState.AddModelError("", "Invalid password reset token");
            }
            if (!await userManager.VerifyUserTokenAsync(user, userManager.Options.Tokens.PasswordResetTokenProvider, "ResetPassword", token))
            {
                ViewBag.Validate = "Sorry! Your Reset Password Link Has Already Expired.";
                ViewBag.isValid = false;

            }
            else
            {
                ViewBag.isValid = true;
            }
            return View();
        }

Controller for Resetting Password (I add it if someone needed this)
[HttpPost]
        [AllowAnonymous]
        public async Task<IActionResult> ResetPassword(ResetPasswordViewModel model)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                var user = await userManager.FindByEmailAsync(model.Email);
                if (user != null)
                {
                    var result = await userManager.ResetPasswordAsync(user, model.Token, model.Password);
                    if (result.Succeeded)
                    {
                        var data = new ForgotPasswordConfirmationViewModel
                        {
                            Name = $"{user.FirstName} {user.LastName}",
                            UserName = user.UserName
                        };

                        return View("ResetPasswordConfirmation", data);
                    }

                    foreach (var error in result.Errors)
                    {
                        ViewBag.isValid = true;
                        ModelState.AddModelError("Password", error.Description);
                    }
                }
            }
            return View(model);
        }

JS

I want to display all the error/requirement notification like this.
Your Password need to:

*

*Include both Lower and Uppercase Characters

*Include At least one Number

*Include At least one Special Characters

*Be At least 8 Characters Long

but I only get 1 error/requirement notification
please check the image below to see what I mean.
-Reult I Made
-Result I Wanted

A: Try to change
foreach (var error in result.Errors)
                    {
                        ViewBag.isValid = true;
                        ModelState.AddModelError("Password", error.Description);
                    }

to
ViewBag.isValid = true;
var errorMessage="Your Password needs to:";
foreach (var error in result.Errors)
                        {

                            errorMessage+=error.Description;
                        }
ModelState.AddModelError("Password", errorMessage);


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Actor Denzel Washington once said: "At the end of the day it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished… it's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It's about what you've given back."
Those words ring true when recognizing the contributions made over the years by Jon Primuth, 56, who appears to be happiest when giving, doing selfless acts, determined at every step to make a difference for others.
Whether making a commitment to the schools, Chamber of Commerce or city, the South Pasadena resident — who won a seat on the local City Council in November — knows lending a hand is not only good-hearted in its actions but is the right thing to do in making the world a better place.
"I started volunteering for the schools in the early 2000's, thanks to my wife Karin who was very active in the PTA at Arroyo Vista [Elementary] School," explained Primuth. "When my older son began high school, I volunteered to take over the snack stand at the football games, raising money for the music clubs. Snack stand coordinator is the coolest volunteer job I've ever had! I really enjoyed managing volunteers, reworking operations, and introducing new items like the chicken bowl and Tiger dog."
It was only fitting for a school that features a tiger as its mascot for him to join a team of volunteers in coming up with a marketing effort to sell more hot dogs and other products. One season during the homecoming game with a large crowd on hand, Primuth oversaw 22 volunteers on rotating shifts, setting a sales record, and was "pleased that no one was burned out," he noted. "That's the power of teamwork."
Over time, he became a South Pasadena Educational Foundation (SPEF) board member, as part of an effort to raise funds for the school district. He later served on the Chamber of Commerce board and was elected to the school board in 2015 for what turned out to be a five-year term, ending early in December 2020 when the City Council opportunity came calling.
During his tenure on the school board, Primuth was part of a board that successfully passed Measure SP, a $98 million school bond measure approved by the South Pasadena voters in 2016.
The bond-related construction efforts benefitted students and teachers at all five campuses in the city, encapsulating new science labs, athletic facilities, dedicated art classrooms, a drama theater and numerous infrastructure repairs and upgrades.
Primuth was strongly behind the SPUSD's Measure S in 2018 — a voter approved renewal of the parcel tax which provided critical annual revenue to South Pasadena schools — "filling a need that state funding cannot meet," he said, adding: "I catalyzed a six school-district coalition in Southern California to lobby for enhanced funding of all public schools in California, focused on the 'base grant' that SPUSD especially relies on. We were successful in getting our message into the governor's office, the finance department, and the education committees for the state assembly and senate. Ultimately that broad outreach resulted in a $500 million bump to base grant funding in the state budget."
As a board member, he was also part of the transformation of the ninth grade English curriculum "into a much more personally engaging course on identity, ethnicity and culture," he explained. "Survey data from the students in the pilot program was very positive. The board adopted this 'homegrown' curriculum as the standard 9th grade English course. I want to thank school board member Suzie Abajian for pushing this project from the beginning. I also want to thank the teachers Kim Cadlits, Denise Gill, and Jennifer Cutler for putting together the curriculum."
Primuth believes students need to explore and challenge themselves to better understand themselves and others in terms of background, identity and ethnicity. "We can't skip or gloss over this critical area of social and emotional development," he said.
Upon his departure from the Board of Education, Primuth said the district was in a position to complete the purchase of a property at 1100 El Centro for relocating into a new headquarters, explaining: "The property is perfect for use as a district office," he said. "After closing escrow, the current tenant will be moving out at the end of March, and the district will move in after some minor renovations and improvements. Unfortunately, the district lot is still up for sale. The district had two buyers in succession fail to complete the purchase. You will see many closed session meetings of the school board as my former colleagues try to find a solution in this challenging negotiating environment, which must remain confidential. I have immense respect for them, as well as superintendent [Geoff] Yantz and assistant superintendent [David] Lubs, as they continue this important work."
The departure of City Council member Dr. Marina Khubesrian, Police Chief Joe Ortiz, City Manager Stephanie DeWolf, leaving questions about restoring community trust in the city's financial operations and fiscal integrity, has been among the highest priorities on a council that finds three new members since November's election.
"This work is already underway, thanks to my colleagues on the city council, finance commissioners, and community members, including Steve Rossi," said Primuth about the resident who briefly sat on the council, replacing Khubesrian, but came up short a write-in bid in November for a full term. "Everyone is working very hard to make progress on all fronts. I'm confident the budget, audit and operations will be in great shape soon. I've asked the city to produce a visual progress report and timeline on each item in the CAFR management letter and 2018 City Gate review, as well as any items from the ad hoc committee, so the public can see at a glance the progress and remaining work to be done."
Finalizing the city's general plan, a roadmap for the future which has been placed on hold as a result of the internal turmoil, will soon be placed back on the front burner, stressed Primuth, seeing better days ahead when the effort resumes. "Development comes to a stand still when there isn't clear planning direction and formal planning documents in place," he said, insisting it's important to find "the right city manager for our community."
The recruitment process is underway, Primuth saying "extensive community consultation" will be implemented in the effort as the council hopes to have a new city manager in place by April.
Primuth, an attorney at Lagerlof LLP, a law firm in Pasadena where he is a partner specializing in estate planning, trust and probate law, oversees City Council District 3. He joins a revamped council since November's election, joining incumbents Mayor Diana Mahmud in District 5, Councilmember Michael Cacciotti in District 4, and new on the council, Evelyn Zneimer (District 1) who unseated Bob Joe, and Jack Donovan, winning the District 2, once held by Dr. Richard Schneider, who gave up his seat.
"Street and transportation improvements needs clear direction and continuous work," said Primuth, outlining some of the key projects that lie ahead of the council. "We need to continue repaving [streets] at full speed. Transportation infrastructure is a complicated area, with many agencies, planning processes, funding sources, stakeholders and competing priorities. That said, there is need for immediate attention to traffic calming measures in the Fremont Avenue and Meridian Avenue corridors. We also need the 110 Freeway hook ramp to move forward."
The latter would be designed to ease traffic along the corridor on Fair Oaks Avenue as a pressure relief valve where vehicles stack up especially during the morning and evening commutes during pre-COVID times.
"It's incumbent on the new councilmembers to take a fresh, top to bottom view of the city's legal liabilities, including employee benefits, and litigation risks," stressed Primuth. "We've already started that process, thanks to councilmember Zneimer's early call for a case review."
Police reform in South Pasadena has many aspects, which he also looks forward to having a respectful dialogue to ease community concerns. "There have been many calls for reform from the community," said Primuth. "Investigations of certain incidents are underway and there will be a robust discussion of the results of those investigations. We need to find a permanent chief for the department. We must address a morale problem within our police department. There's no simple pushbutton solution, such as cutting the budget or selling off surplus equipment or requiring more de-escalation training. I look forward to playing a very active role in all these conservations in the next few months."
Oftentimes South Pasadena, as a result of its quaint size and estimated 26,000 populations, is referred to Mayberry, a fictional community for the once popular television sitcom – the Andy Griffith Show. Primuth wants to make it clear the city, as attractive and old-fashioned as residents find it, "is not Mayberry, and it's time to bury that sobriquet," he said. "People move to South Pasadena for a strong community that strives to continuously improve. I want to help be part of South Pasadena's unique contribution to becoming a diverse, respectful and unified community of responsible members. When you look across time and geography, diverse cohesive communities are extremely rare, so in a sense we are trying to defy the laws of human nature. That might sound to some scary or crazy or boastful, but the fact is most people are in South Pasadena intentionally, not by happenstance. So that's my pie in the sky, Panglossian view that drives me on the City Council." And drives him to continue to be a major force in town, giving back and answering the call – a reminder of words once said by Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?"
Jon Primuth, doing his part in getting involved, is simply a problem solver and doing plenty, thank you. "I like to dig in, look for patterns, and find insights that could lead to resolution," he said. "My decision making process is a mash up of careful listening, analytical thinking, big picture idealism, and pragmatism about resources and process. Holding all those polarities in tension is challenging, and often produces surprising results. For example, I don't consider myself a liberal, but my process often leads me to liberal positions. Overall, though, I'm not ideological or partisan, but pragmatic."
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by Paul Lilly — Monday, April 22, 2013, 03:24 PM EDT
Apple Needs New Ideas, Not a New CEO
Apple CEO Tim Cook may soon find himself out of a job. That's assuming the latest rumors suggesting a disgruntled board are true. Over at Forbes, it's being reported that Apple's board is ready to make a major shakeup by ousting Tim Cook from his throne, and even if the wheels aren't already in motion, apparently some of the company's share holders would like to see it happen.
As an avid sports fan who has seen good coaches fired from teams that under perform, I see some similarities at Apple. First and foremost, however, let's not forget how he came to power in the first place. Keeping in mind that it's sacrilegious to denounce Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as anything but a genius, those calling for Cook's head seem to forget that it was Jobs who put in him in power in the first place. If Cook was a mistake, then it was Jobs' mistake.
Nearly a year after Cook was named CEO, Apple's stock rose to an all-time high surging to over $700 per share, making it the most valuable company in history (before accounting for inflation). It was the tech equivalent of winning a championship in sports, and perhaps proof that Cook was the right man for the job. Or at least the right man to not get in the way of Apple's momentum (just like Mike Brown didn't get in the way of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers reaching the NBA Finals in 2007).
Since then, however, Apple's share price has fallen to nearly in half. Meanwhile, there's a perceived lack of innovation taking place at Apple, which Samsung in particular has been able to capitalize on with its Galaxy line of devices. Even the iPhone 5 was viewed as a disappointment to many who were expecting a much bigger announcement. Fair enough, but here's where Apple's board (and investors) need to think about things.
First, it's been rumored that Jobs designed the iPhone 5 (and the next model after it) before he passed away. If that's true, and only the real Apple insiders know if it is or not, then once again it's a decision that falls on Jobs' shoulders, not Cook's.
Secondly, and in my opinion, more importantly is the fact that Apple is still making money, and lots of it. Apple closed out 2012 by generating more quarterly revenue than ever before, posting a record $54.5 billion. What was also a record was the $13.1 billion net profit for the quarter. On top of it all, Apple saw record iPhone and iPad sales. Think about that for a moment.
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Apple's most recent financial statement boasts of record revenue, record sales, and record profit, yet Tim Cook finds himself on the chopping block? It doesn't matter if Samsung is firing on all cylinders, or if the iPhone 5 didn't revolutionize smartphones the way the original iPhone did, etc. It doesn't even matter if investors are fickle, because at the end of the day, Apple is doing what it's supposed to do -- selling products and making money -- and doing better than it ever has before.
Apple needs to find its innovative mojo, there's argument there. But a new CEO? Only if record profits are a problem.
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Using an absolute length measuring system (against a calibrated piece), the machine may also be programmed to stop after a certain number of pieces do not fall within the specified length tolerance.
This machine is suitable for a clean and even chamfer on both ends of the tube, with chamfering the inside + outise (I/O) and face of the material or making a radius (round) chamfer then measuring length. It may also be used for outside chamfering solid bars.
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As the healthcare industry continues to become simultaneously more patient-centered as well as more performance-oriented, healthcare organizations and biotech companies alike are taking a closer look at how they can improve clinical quality measures. Although the industry has been widely criticized for a lack of meaningful, uniform industry standards, there's no denying the link between understanding clinical effectiveness and improving overall patient outcomes. To truly assess quality, organizations need to make sense of the myriad of real-world evidence (RWE) data they already have at their fingertips.
RWE data enables a comprehensive understanding of data physician utilization patterns, patient treatment options, drug comparative effectiveness and more. However, the current, typical approach to RWE – a vast array of siloed databases, services-dependent, with access restricted to just two or three "power users" – has shown to be utterly ineffective. In fact, market estimates suggest big pharma spends $20 million dollars on average annually on RWE, but they are still no closer to fully understanding the real-world impact of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment on patients.
The problem is not a lack of data, but rather an inability to access RWE data quickly by the very people who are best suited to make sense of the information. Current strategies and tools simply cannot access, analyze, and deliver insights quickly enough for the information to be of use to the organization. However, new approaches to data analytics are ready to eliminate these historical roadblocks and transform RWE data into meaningful insights that can help measure clinical quality effectiveness.
Leveraging cloud-based analytics is one such approach. These solutions are increasingly becoming a critical tool to uncover how quality care initiatives are progressing. Unlike tools of the past, cloud-based offerings can provide rapid access to the data and derived insights in the language that resonates most when measuring quality. For instance, delivery via the cloud enables the real-time scalability necessary for RWE data. As the variety, volume and velocity of RWE data continues to increase, on-premises solutions simply cannot scale quickly enough to contend with terabytes of data and the analytic demands of its users.
Next, the end users need products that drive ongoing access and analysis. For so long, data has been stuck in silos, but the evolution of the industry requires an integrated solution to galvanize and empower this data. This includes a uniform way to leverage and disseminate data and insights across the organization which simply cannot be accomplished via services. Organizations have tried this approach in the past and failed; services alone cannot keep up with the organizational need to track and evaluate clinical quality information constantly and consistently over time.
Cloud-based analytics are quicker to stand up and quicker to process, delivering immediate insights from RWE data when needed most. Overall performance of any analytics solution is critical, as the shorter the time from business question to business answer, the greater the potential for turning that insight into action. Did that drug perform as expected in the target population? Why did a subset of the patient population switch or discontinue treatment? How did some treatment centers exceed patient goals, while others did not meet them? These are all questions that can be answered if RWE data is accessible and analyzed by the right constituents.
As healthcare companies continue to invest, create, and collect real-world evidence data, each of them must be able to turn that information into actionable insights as they seek to impact clinical quality measures and improve patient outcomes. With cloud-based offerings that can translate RWE data into tangible insights, organizations can begin to understand how their processes contribute to quality enhancements and foster opportunities to further improve the patient experience.


These trees are an odd shape, short, wide trunks with masses of thin spindly branches coming out of the top. They have been planted in a grid and are fascinating and somewhat eerie to look at but I have never found a satisfactory way to photograph them before. Rather like this! Being a bright and well prepared sort of person, I have been reading up on Intentional Camera Movement techniques after the event!!!!
I thought there was something wrong with my eyes when I saw this image. Thank God it is the result of your editing. Love it though - every intriguing.
Is it ICM or zoom burst? Looks more like the burst to me but still a very effective way to get the shot!
@dide Yup, perhaps we are more adventurous if we try to achieve without reading the instructions/doing the homework beforehand!!!
@ruthmouch Now you know what zoom burst is! This is it!
Cool effect- it's like the tree is sort of exploding!
Cool. It's like a forest in a children's movie that's alive.


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SWIFT seeking Cabinet to review how CRTC's broadband fund is delivered
SWIFT is requesting CRTC to reconsider its Broadband Fund eligibility criteria
Voice your support: Increase equal access to CRTC broadband funding
December 21, 2018 , 11:01 am
Melissa O'Brien
SWIFT has filed a petition to the Governor in Council seeking a review of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) decision to restrict municipal governments and regional initiatives access to federal broadband funding while relaxing eligibility standards for private sector service providers.
SWIFT is appealing the CRTC's ruling issues on September 27, 2018 to the federal cabinet and urging the Government to carefully consider the decisions made by the CRTC that will deprive underserved communities by putting municipalities and regional initiatives as a distinct disadvantage in accessing funding.
"Instead of complementing public initiatives to promote private sector innovation and investment in underserved communities, the Commission's approach will counteract local government efforts," says SWIFT CEO, Geoff Hogan. "The private service providers can now bypass community engagement and accountability with direct access to subsidies from the Commission and side-step municipal and regional projects."
In 2016 the Commission ruled "high-speed" Internet access as a "basic service" and determined that funding was required to induce private sector investment in broadband infrastructure in underserved areas. It was identified that private sector return on investment was not always sufficient in providing reliable and affordable Internet connectivity in rural and remote communities. The Commission therefore determined a funding program should be established to complement other public-sector initiatives.
Since it's original ruling the Commission has take steps back from it own commitments it adopted two years ago. In a sharp departure from the more flexible and balanced approach in 2016 the Commission's latest revised funding decisions resembles program design strategies of the past that side-stepped community engagement in project development, lacked transparency at the assessment stage, and failed to effectively commit subsidy recipients to deliver some minimum level of performance.
"The recent change in decisions made by the Commission jeopardize equity and efficiency and threaten the ability to counteract Canada's growing rural and urban digital divide in broadband quality and affordability for underserved communities," says SWIFT spokesperson David Mayberry, the Western Ontario Warden's Caucus (www. wowc.ca) chair. "In order to complement efforts by local governments and communities who are already taking the lead in bridging the digital divide it's critical that the Commission centralize local accountability and control. Simply subsidizing service providers without community input and oversight would be a critical shortcoming."
In order to maximize value for money in terms of network quality improvements for the largest number of people SWIFT urges the Government to adopt the following changes:
Remove restrictions on eligibility to enable municipal governments and regional initiatives to apply directly for funding.
Enhance the CRTC's commitment to the application of minimum service quality standards.
Empower underserved communities and promote public-private cooperation needed to counteract Canada's growing rural-urban digital divide in Internet access quality and affordability.
Enhance the accountability of subsidy recipients for actual speeds/quality of broadband services they ultimately deliver.
Enhance the transparency of the Commission's funding decisions by publishing submitted applications.
To view SWIFT's petition, click here.
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"My injury has changed everything"
Hozeifa was injured in 2016, during the bombing of Idlib in Syria. He is now paraplegic and lives in a tent with the rest of his family in Lebanon, where they have taken refuge. Handicap International is helping him to adapt to his new circumstances by providing psychological support and physiotherapy.
Surrounded by the Bekaa Mountains, a makeshift tent stands in the corner of a field. It is home to Hozeifa and his family who have been living here since the end of 2016. Lying on a bed provided by Handicap International, the teenager can barely move. Mohamad, a physiotherapist, visits him regularly to provide rehabilitation care.
The young Syrian was injured last year. "I was on my way home from school with my cousin when a missile landed next to us. I just remember the sound of the explosion, before I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was in the hospital. They told me that a piece of shell shrapnel had pierced my body and damaged my spinal column." Hozeifa spent several months in hospital in Syria, before finally joining the rest of his family, who had already taken refuge in Lebanon several years earlier.
"I stayed behind in Syria for my studies. I was one of the best students in my class. I wanted to become a teacher or a doctor... but everything changed with my injury. The journey into Lebanon was very difficult, but I needed to be with my parents after what happened to me. Today, we are all together, but I am finding it hard to come to terms with our living conditions. We are in a tent and in the winter it's very cold. For the time being I can't use the wheelchair that Handicap International has given me... my day-to-day life here is light years away from my previous life."
Mohamad tries to encourage the teenager during the physiotherapy session. "I always try to be very positive with him," explains the physiotherapist. "I try to show him that he can still do lots of different things, despite his condition. We are also providing psychological support to help him fight against depression and to accept his situation." In between two exercises, Hozeifa himself tells us, "These sessions with Mohamad give me hope again. When I arrived here, I couldn't even sit up. Today, I can. I really hope that one day I will be able to stand up too."
Since Nepal was hit by an earthquake on 25th April 2015, Humanity & Inclusion has provided support to more than 25,000 disaster-affected people.
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John Abraham with child actor Diya Chalwad during the dubbing session of their forthcoming film, 'Rocky Handsome'.
Diya, who has done modelling and TV, dubbed for the first time. Since she could not reach the mike, John had to lend a helping hand to her.


I purchased a used YS1500 that was manufactured on 5/11/2015. I took a look at the online manual and there is no reference to the probe port. Online though, I'm reading that a probe port is included in a new YS1500. Is this a new feature?
First question is, where is the factory probe port placement?
I read that I was not supposed to put my thermometer cords the door (makes sense), but where else can i put them without the port?
Eventually, i would love not to use thermometers, but while i'm starting out, i need them.
Yes, the YS1500 has an included factory probe port, which is on the hopper side of the cooker.
It's easy enough to drill a 5/8" hole and put a high temp gasket on it for ohh about $7. It's what I did on my YS640.
Yoder_Herb wrote: Yes, the YS1500 has an included factory probe port, which is on the hopper side of the cooker.
That's what i thought, but this one doesn't have it. weird..


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Now, I like my sauces. Ketchup, sweet chilli sauce, barbecue, sweet and sour sauce, Korean dipping sauce, vinegar, soy sauce, oyster sauce - you name it, I'd probably fall in love with it. In fact, I like sauces so much I always joke that I order fries, wedges, chicken wings or fish fritters to go with the sauces (the real joke is that it isn't really a joke). The sauce is always primary, and the dishes secondary. Needless to say, I make sure to always have the very basic supply of tomato ketchup and chilli sauce in the fridge at ALL times. One sauce that I cannot live without is Lingham's Sweet Chilli Sauce. My dad used to swear by this whenever he had fried fritters of any sort or sausages or eggs, and I got myself hooked on it as well. It really is a divine sauce and I absolutely love it.
So one day, my bottle in the fridge was running out, using my eye scanner I deduced that it would probably run out in '2 brunches' - that meant that after 2 sunny side up+sausage breakfast meals I would be completely out of my favourite sauce. Thus, I included it in the grocery list and the husband went to get some.
Fast forward to about 3 days later, it is late at night, I am peckish for a bite, and I find some fish crackers in the kitchen. I enjoy my fish crackers with some chilli sauce (actually I enjoy everything with some sort of sauce), and so proceeded to pour some out onto a saucer. The first taste of the sauce was akin to having the Devil dance on my tongue, and I was sweating buckets by the time I finished chewing my first cracker. Just when did my favourite sauce get so spicy? Perhaps it's because it's the first pour out of a new bottle. Just a fluke, I told myself.
A week later, I made some sausages and eggs for the kids and myself for lunch. Out came the bottle of sweet chilli sauce which I promptly poured onto my plate. The first bite was a killer! I kept going 'sssssst, sssssst' and my eyes started to tear, and my vision began to get blurry. Damn it! I was undergoing a massive chilli breakdown, my sweat glands were in an overactive mode and I thought I could just die, just die! I downed a glass of milk and when the heat dissipated. I put this incident at the back of my burnt mind. But a couple of hours later, when I dug it back out from there again to analyze, I asked if perhaps I was hallucinating, and maybe the sauce wasn't that hot but it was all in my head for some reason (which I knew not about), or perhaps because the weather was warm, everything spikes, including the foods that I eat. I kept going through reason after reason.
And there it was! "Extra Hot" - those two words hammered into my brain and I felt stupid instantly. I should have looked at the label earlier! The husband had bought the wrong bottle, "hallelujah" and "goddamned it" at the same time.
It's easy to pick up a new bottle of my normal potion, but the feeling of inadequacy and stupidity at not having checked the label earlier just nags at me. However, if you are in the mood or in the market for a sauce that is exceptionally and irrationally HOT and SPICY, and will make you go "SSSSST, SSSSSSST" x 1000, and make you sweat buckets, this is the one for you. Trust me, there is no other like it. Even Sriracha sauce isn't as hot, this is THE bomb and A bomb.
Drop me a line if you tried this sauce and survived it. By survive, I mean you managed to get through at least a tablespoon of it without soaking your shirt with your sweat and going "ssssst, ssssst". I would like to find someone who can survive it, because he/she might just as well have a shot at beating the Devil if this sauce doesn't faze them.


April 11, 2013 Educator misconduct, Miscellaneous, Palm Beach County schools, Teacher issues.
The Palm Beach County School District's Audit Committee meeting originally scheduled for Friday morning at 8 a.m. has been postponed. Inspector General's Executive Secretary Marlene Verbiest said the meeting was put off because there were not enough volunteer members able to attend to form a quorum.
The audit committee was scheduled to review a draft of an investigative report by Inspector General Lung Chiu probing the actions of several Bak Middle School of the Arts teachers who ran a private company, the Educational Gallery Group Inc., that gave preparation classes to students auditioning for entry into Bak, a highly competitive middle school arts magnet school.
The inspector general's report alleges that investigator found evidence that students who attended the classes put on by the Educational Gallery Group received specific tips about the audition process that were not available to the general public in the audition guidelines published on the school's Web site. District officials said they changed the audition criteria after learning about the investigation and kept the new criteria confidential so that when auditions actually took place in February no students knew what they would be asked to do in the audition ahead of time.
The audit committee was also scheduled to hear a follow up on corrective actions the district has taken since a February 2012 grand jury report in connection to the Suncoast High School Band Director Ernest Brown case. The grand jury indicted Brown on charges of official misconduct and conducting an organized scheme to defraud for allegedly running up thousands of dollars in debt on Suncoast band field trips and taking relatives on one of those trips.
The state attorney eventually dropped all those charges and the school board voted earlier this month to suspend Brown for 10 days without pay.
The same grand jury that indicted Brown also blasted the school district for what it called a lack of financial controls and recommended several changes like more close monitoring of schools that had year end fund deficits.
Chiu's report claims that most of the corrective actions the school board eventually voted to take in response to the critical grand jury report, like stricter field trip approval forms, have been implemented. Chiu said he plans to make periodic updates of progress in addressing the concerns raised in the grand jury report about district financial controls.
Verbiest said the inspector general's office would decide by the end of the week whether to reschedule a new meeting date for April 26 or just wait for the next regularly scheduled date in May to meet again instead.
Regarding the allegations that some teachers at Bak Middle School have given insider audition information to students in a portfolio preparation class, I wonder if the disgruntled person making the stink has a child who didn't pass the audition. When my children and I visited the school during the pre-audition visitation days, the audition process was explained. We were told what to expect. This information was given to everyone who showed up and it was also included in the audition instructions that were mailed to us.
I happened to be friends with two of the teachers in the departments that my children hoped to attend. They gave me no inside information, and as a matter of fact, told me that they always excuse themselves from the audition/selection process of students with whom they are acquainted. One of the teachers is in the group being discussed lately, in the Post. This teacher told me that school looks for students with a spark in the eyes, with a palpable desire to attend Bak. I was told that the performance and portfolios are important, but that that a shining attitude is most important to the school. I was told that a talented child can be spotted despite a less than stellar audition.
Many children chosen have not been exposed to the arts for which they audition and many have not taken outside portfolio classes. One classmate of my older daughter took a two hour bus to and from Pahokee every day to attend Bak. He had no training before his audition. My children had classmates within a wide range of intellectual ability, economic status and cultural diversity. That the school is an "A" school is proof that the teachers and administrators are doing a great job.
I know that the teachers in the Visual Arts department devote very many unpaid hours to the school, arranging and hanging exhibits, fund raising, hosting visiting artists, preparing for classes, mentoring and continuing their own education. Like all teachers in the public school system, they are underpaid and underappreciated. The teachers in question are innocent of the charges. They should be rewarded for their exemplary dedication to our students, not punished on trumped up charges. Does anyone really think that an ebony pencil will make or break a child's chance to attend Bak?
How is that NOT wrong?
To say that these teachers have done nothing wrong is just not true. If the teachers wanted to offer bak prep classes, they should have, in no way, been involved in the judging of the artwork. The opportunity for biased judgment contaminated the audition process. Of course parents and anyone who truly cares about the well being of children would be upset to learn of this unethical system. The concern is not about an ebony pencil, its about the opportunity for all students to have a right to a fair audition. It does not appear this was the case.


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Moto x style or one plus 2?
Hi, I'm new here. I'd like to ask for opinions. I have had Apple devices for quite some time now and is just transitioning to android device.I'm looking to buy either the MOTO X Style or the One Plus 2. Both seems to be a good device but I'm not really sure. My mind is rooting for the MOTO X Style but my heart beats for One Plus 2. Ugh. So I wanna ask someone who has the phone and hear some feedback. Thanks.
Style seems to be a good device, OP2 I can't really compliment.
Moto is a safe bet.
So I wanna ask someone who has the phone and hear some feedback.
Get comfortable. You've got a solid 3 weeks to wait before the Moto makes it to anyone's grubby paws.
If you're located in the US, though, the Moto beats the OP2 hands down because it accommodates all US carrier radio bands. It's also purtier.
Why can't Google Play run on my Samsung Mega plus?


Remember when I shared all about demo'ing the kitchen?
And when we found mold around the sink?
When we broke up the kitchen tile, and pulled up the thin layer of wood underneath, we could see the kitchen sub flooring had absorbed all that water. When this house was built, they used particle board as the sub flooring, which is essentially sawdust and glue formed into sheets. It doesn't hold up to water and has absolutely no sort of resistance. It rots, swells and falls apart. And that's exactly what we found.
Here's how we went about removing the rotted sub flooring and installing new plywood!
We used a circular saw, set to the depth of the top sub flooring layer, and cut strips into the particle board, then used our pry bar to start lifting it up. It came up in chunks… and most of them weren't very big.
It was tedious, nasty and the whole main level of the house was coated in particle board dust. Not only had the sub flooring been screwed down, but it was also glued down. There were sections that just. wouldn't. budge. We tried everything to get it to come up, but in the end the only thing that would touch it, was the grinder.
Todd is a champ, I'm telling you. I gave up, threw in the towel and started painting the hall bathroom. After hours of prying up quarter size chunks I had had enough.
The edges were the hardest. We bought a little dremel to cut the sub flooring right at the drywall since the sub flooring runs underneath the wall. But even with it cut, we had to pry it up by hand. We also ran into one area that was in perfect shape and it wasn't coming up. We tried… or should I say Todd tried. Since it was in the corner of the kitchen, we decided to leave it be.
Given the rough condition of the first layer, we were honestly surprised at how good of shape the second layer was in. Other than it having a few stains, that could be sanded off, it was in much better shape, and very strong! The particle board had taken the majority of the damage. But just to be sure, we asked several different contractor friends and they all came back with the same answer… leave it in place and add new material over it. So that's what we did.
Then, we started adding the new layer!
After all the cuts were done, we were left with a nice, new sturdy sub flooring!
It's so much stronger and the floor feels healthy now. Was it a fun project? No. But was it absolutely necessary? Yes. A thousand times over! Needless to say, we were both really happy when this project was over and we could start laying the new flooring!
You two are amazing. You make a good team.I admire that you are not afraid of really hard work. You can be so proud.
I'd have cried and cried!!! I'd have given up!! I've neverknown anyone with this much heartache infixing up a house that is not ancient. I'm so glad your reno partner did not want to skimp on doing this the right way. Ick!!! Now you know there's no mold. No icky stuff.
What a lot of work and I'd never have known. Thanks for showing the sweat equity that's harder than starting new.
This house will look amazing from it's insides to its surfaces !!!
Way to go. You've gotten so much done!!!!
Turning a house into Your Home. How sweet it is. Also, I spy a wedding band on your honey ~ so Happy you two tied the knot.
Sooooooo much hard work……………… but as a follower/ reader … I am cheering you guys on!!! So exciting and I can't wait to see the reveal!!!!! Home Sweet Home!!!


Blockchain has become the rage in the security sector as the encrypted distributed ledger has now become the best possible technology to maintain privacy and prevent data breaches. Healthcare, as a matter of fact, is not far behind in adopting blockchain to protect confidential patient data. As the patient data is decentralized, the information is secured to provide personal ownership, interoperability across several channels, and creates a trust among the users.
Blockchain can effectively reduce the cost of data storage and cybersecurity, as the patient information can be viewed across the world through different channels and reduces the friction between intermediaries. Moreover, data is backed up across several systems thus prevents data loss due to unforeseen disasters.
The confidential records stored and exchanged through the blockchain platform cannot be changed or tampered with by an external entity and therefore is hack proof. The digital ledger creates various touchpoints throughout the journey as well as streamlines data. Blockchain provides an encrypted platform for identity verification and authentication for all the entities that are using the records or associated with it within the chain.
Blockchain provides the security mapped out in HIPPA Act and is compliant with TEFCA (Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement). Data Scientists are now in the process of developing and incorporating the encryption technology to the data shared through emails between various parties.
In fact, the patients can create private key links to share identity and information with various healthcare organizations of their choice. The organization can then use the private key to decrypt the data, which will stay unidentifiable to the entities without the key. This technology will effectively eliminate data breaches and leakages of confidential data on the black market.


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