Can this website be used for dropshipping?
- Yes, it can! Just create an account normally and when checking out, put your address as the Billing Details and your customer's address and information in the Ship Details section and we will put your name and company on the shipping label to your customer!
How will my customers know that the products I order are from my company and not from SW Closeouts?
What kind of fees do you charge for dropshipping?
- We do not charge any fee for dropshipping whatsoever.
How can I find out the shipping cost so that I know to charge my customer?
- Log into your account and make an order. At the check out section, just fill out a shipping address and the FEDEX calculator will give you a list of shipping rates (click on page, add quantities, edit shopping cart, fill in zip code and check"calculate shipping rates").
How do I obtain the pictures and descriptions for my website or auction postings?
- As a member of Wholesale Dropship, you have the right to use our images to post on your auction or your website. To obtain the pictures, right-click on the image you want to download and click on "Save Picture As..."
How do I know when my merchandise has been shipped and if my customer has received it?
- You can track all your orders activities from your account page. From the order history, you are able to track if the package has been processed, is on hold or has been shipped. You may also obtain the shipping tracking number in the order history and also by email.
Why are your shipping costs so high for 2015?
- Our carrier Fedex has made changes in their ground shipping rates, now charging for a package's dimensional weight (how large the package is) vs. the package's actual weight. So, an 8 lb package with dimensions 16 x 12 x 10 will be treated as a 14 lb package instead. We do not include the shipping price in the item in order to keep our item prices as low as possible, so the shipping price you pay is what we pay Fedex to ship the package to you!
- Yes, but please note that due to expensive shipping costs, we do not cover any warranty, guarantee or defects (we only double check the merchandise before it is leaving the warehouse). For international orders, we accept only PayPal, US Postal money order, or cashier's check and will ship out the order when the payment is cleared. Recipient is also responsible for paying all duty and other taxes.
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Can my address be an APO, military, P.O Box, or Rural Box?
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Welcome to our Landing Page Series where we are going to do a series of tutorials to create different landing page types. The tutorials will not actually be a complete step by step tutorial but rather, will be more general in nature where I explain how to do certain areas. However, I will show you screenshots of the grid and some of the settings.
First up, is a landing page for a Designer or Design Company! Here is what the landing page looks like that I'm basing this tutorial on.
So as you can see, there are 7 different sections. I will go over each section in order, first in Grid Mode and then in Design Mode. Make sense? Ok then, let's get started!
You can use any grid width you'd like but all wrappers should be fluid with a fluid grid. (Please see Wrappers & Wrapper Options if you need help creating a fluid wrapper with a fluid grid).
You could combine the 3 text blocks into one or into one custom code block if you know CSS.
I've given the text block custom classes for styling. I've created a link to an anchor link to the contact form at the bottom of the page (For more on anchor links, please see this external resource).
I've also used custom CSS classes for styling and I've again created an anchor link to the section right after this one.
This section has 4 text blocks. I've chosen this because I wanted to do 3 text blocks, in 3 columns to display the different services.
You could actually do this with a content block as well using the column option and either pulling in entries from a custom post type, one for each service or using the include by ID option to include the pages that describe the services. Doing it this way, it would be less blocks and you wouldn't need the text block for the Services title as you could just use the block title option.
There is also a text block at the top to display the title of the section: Services. In the text block, I used HTML/code mode and added in the target for my anchor link so when you click on "learn more" it takes you to the services section.
For the 3 blocks in the text blocks that appear in columns, I've added an icon for each one as well as text underneath you could use to describe each service. For the icons, I created them using FlatIcons.net but to cut down on images, you could use an icon font instead (such as FontAwesome).
Query Filters: In this case, I simply created a category called portfolio and have selected that in the Categories filter. Number of Posts is set to 6 because I envisioned two rows of 3 columns.
Display: Entry Content Display is set to Hide. Featured Posts is set to 0 so no full width post displays. Enable column layout is checked with 3 columns.
Featured Images: Image Position is set to Above Title. Featured Image Height is set to 100%. Crop Featured images is on because I want all images to be the same height/width.
Used a content block set in the middle of the grid that is 943px wide set to Default Mode. Since this is on the Front Page layout, it will pull in the content for the page set as the Static Front Page.
Used a content block set in the middle of the grid that is 943px wide set to Custom Query Mode and is fetching the Team Page.
Used a custom code block that is 943px wide with the short code from my form plugin to display the form I created. Before the form, I added the code so that the Get a Quote anchor link targets this section.
In the Social Block, added the icons I wanted to display and set it to horizontal display. The Footer block has default settings except I'm hiding the admin login link and the go to top link. The navigation block I've given a name/alias so I can identify it in the Menus admin page inside WordPress.
It's time to style things! While I'm not going to cover every single step/style here, I will cover the major areas.
I've set the default font to be the Google Font of Rubik.
For all wrappers, I've removed all margins (set to 0) and then set padding on all sides to be 2rem.
In the navigation block, I've set the font color to a light grey with a gold hover and selected color.
In the first text block, the first two Heading are set to the Heading font (Nunito). The first line font size is set to 2rem. The next Heading is set to 3rem. The last heading (before the CTA buttons) is set to the default font and 2.5rem for the font size.
The call to action blocks are very similar except for the colors. Both are set to a background color with a darker bottom border of 5px.
Lastly, I've set the background image and overlay in the Live CSS editor simply because you can't add both in the visual editor currently. The background size is set to cover and the image does not repeat.
I've centered the entire block. Services is a H1 so it is set to the Heading font family and size. I've increased the line height for the text block content to space things out a bit.
I've set the background color to a light grey and I've also centered the entire block. Portfolio is a block title so the styling is already done.
I've centered the entire block. About is a block title so the styling is already done.
I've set the background color to a light grey and I've also centered the entire block. Team is a block title so the styling is already done.
I've given the block a dark grey background. I've used custom css to make sure the copyright area centers. By default, there is some float added to make sure every option in the footer block displays if you want it to.
Thanks Jamie for the very detailed tutorial. Is it possible to make the template available to download. It will make more sense if we can play around with the template while reading your instructions. Very appreciated.
Love this type of instruction. Would really like to see more like this Jamie. It is a great way to learn and see how sites are put together using headway. Being relatively new to HW and site design, this is the easiest way for me to learn. Please keep posts like this coming.
Glad you like it! We have another that will be published Tuesday. And if you have any specific suggestions for tutorials, please shoot me an email (jamie@headwaythemes.com).
These are awesome. Maybe one for Events?
Glad you are liking these. What do you mean by Events. Do you mean like a conference of some sort?
Perhaps one for an annual music festival.
A great idea for a series. I would second the vote for posting templates!
Hi Dave, all Templates are available in each blog post now. Thanks for the suggestion!
Thanks so much Jamie! I am wondering if the only way to create anchor points between blocks is by using the Custom Code block. Is there a way to do this within other blocks? Like Gravity forms ?
I'm not sure I fully understand your question. Could you please explain more? Anchors require HTML so anywhere you can add HTML you can create anchor links.


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Clippers take care of business against Sydney Kings, 110-91
The Clippers never trailed against their Australian opponents and showed bits and pieces of strong play in their preseason opener.
By Sabreena Merchant@sabreenajm Sep 30, 2018, 10:45pm PDT
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The first Clipper win of the season is in the books.
Against a surprisingly game opponent in the Sydney Kings, the LA Clippers led wire-to-wire in a 110-91 win at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 19-point margin was not entirely indicative of the competitiveness of the contest, as the Kings stayed within single digits for the much of the first three quarters. However, the Clippers played like the team with superior talent.
Instead of using this preseason opener as an opportunity to evaluate the Clippers' numerous roster options, head coach Doc Rivers was already in regular-season game management mode. He opted for a 10-man rotation more representative of a meaningful NBA contest that left little room for the Clippers' youngsters to stretch their legs, with the notable exception of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The no. 11 pick in the 2018 NBA draft had a confident debut, coming off the bench to play backup point guard alongside Lou Williams, Luc Mbah a Moute, Mike Scott, and Montrezl Harrell. Gilgeous-Alexander's length was most evident on the defensive end, where he was active in the passing lanes. He had four steals on the night, as many as the entire Kings team, including one in the backcourt when he caught his opponent napping and finished an and-one. The rookie also stole the ball on the ensuing possession, this time in the half-court, and found Williams in transition for a fast-break score.
"I had a little bit of nerves at first, but once I started going up and down, those went away," he told Jaime Maggio of Fox Sports at halftime. "I felt good, I felt comfortable. Training camp really helped.... I'm a competitor and I'm for the team. I think if you do those two things, anybody will want to play with you and any team will want you, so that's the first two things I wanted to show."
Gilgeous-Alexander also had success running the pick-and-roll and getting into the lane on offense, earning five free-throw attempts in the process. He was very comfortable handling the ball, capably used screens from Harrell, and ended up with four assists and 10 points, one of seven Clippers who finished the game with double figures.
Tobias Harris led the team with 20 points and 11 rebounds on 8-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-7 from three-point range. Harris had little difficulty creating separation and demonstrated his fluidity on offense while knocking down jumpers and driving into the lane. Williams is the Clippers' purest scorer, but Harris' ability to carry the offense in the starting lineup could elevate the team's ceiling.
The Clipper offense featured more ball movement than in recent years, particularly in the first unit. Harris, not exactly known for his passing at previous stops in his NBA career, was one of three Clippers with five assists, including Patrick Beverley and Danilo Gallinari. The passing was contagious, and the team had 31 assists on its 41 made field goals.
The defense had some gaps, particularly against Sydney's Jerome Randle. The 5-foot-10 guard scored 14 points in the second quarter and assisted on five more. He finished with 25, but earned more attention from Beverley and Avery Bradley in the second half. After allowing 54 points in the first half, the Clippers clamped down and only conceded 37 after halftime. Harris was a strong rim protector in the fourth quarter when he played at the four in a smaller lineup.
Wednesday's game against Minnesota will likely present a stiffer challenge, but the Clippers have passed their first test of the season.
LA held true to Lawler's Law for the first of hopefully many times in Ralph Lawler's final season as the team's broadcaster.
Harrell and Scott had been on the third unit in scrimmages in Hawaii, but the pair supplanted Sindarius Thornwell and Boban Marjanovic for the backup big minutes.
Jerome Robinson scored his first NBA basket on a long two-pointer off a curl, his fellow rookie Gilgeous-Alexander with the assist.
Thornwell, Wes Johnson, Desi Rodriguez and Angel Delgado were DNP-CDs.
Jawun Evans was barely better, getting in for a few seconds at the end of the first quarter. Ty Wallace, Robinson, Marjanovic, and Johnathan Motley each got to play about a minute at the end of the game.

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The Queen of Nothing
Home » The Folk of the Air » The Queen of Nothing
The finale to the New York Times bestselling Folk of Air trilogy, that started with The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King, from award-winning author Holly Black.
After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watches her fair share of reality television, and does the odd job or two, including trying to convince a cannibalistic faerie from hunting her own in the mortal world. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking of a favor, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan.When a dark curse is unveiled, Jude must become the first mortal Queen of Faerie and uncover how to break the curse, or risk upsetting the balance of the whole Faerie world.
Broken people, complicated families, magic, and Faerie politics: Black's back. Whether you came for the lore or the love, perfection.
The Folk of the Air balances two disparate stories in one cohesive whole. It's well-paced, sharp without being performatively cruel, sexy, and dynamic. Black's taut prose serves the political intrigues and romantic tension equally, tugging the reader along through a break-neck narrative arc…
… Jude as a protagonist is also just so refreshing. She's ruthless but vulnerable, unapologetic about defending herself and her throne unto death if necessary, even against her adoptive father. It's not often I see young women written with both the emotional depth and the competent brutality that Jude balances inside herself, and even rarer to see those young women allowed to fall in love and negotiate a functional partnership with shared control. That's the sort of thing that draws me to Black's novels as a whole, and I wasn't disappointed at any stage of the story.


This set of 27 blocks provides 4 complete alphabets, 3 sets of numerals, and 27 different animal pictures. Made from Michigan basswood, brightly colored with child-safe inks, and handcrafted with attention to detail - including embossed letters and beveled edges. The blocks are a generous 1 ¾" (44mm) cubed a perfect size for small hands!


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Charles C. Wigan1
Charles C. Wigan married Lady Maria Alice Jubilee Balfour, daughter of Roderick Francis Arthur Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour and Lady Tessa Mary Isabel Fitzalan-Howard, in 2006.1
Children of Charles C. Wigan and Lady Maria Alice Jubilee Balfour
Aliena Mirabelle Wigan2 b. 27 Dec 2009
Caius Christian Wigan2 b. 14 Jan 2013
[S2202] Tricia, "re: Cecil Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 18 March 2007. Hereinafter cited as "re: Cecil Family."
Orlando John Sebastian Montagu Douglas Scott1
M, #348602, b. 27 March 2009
Orlando John Sebastian Montagu Douglas Scott was born on 27 March 2009.1 He is the son of Lord Damian Torquil Francis Charles Montagu Douglas Scott and Elisabeth Powis.1
Rebecca Fisher1
F, #348603, b. 6 April 1947
Rebecca Fisher was born on 6 April 1947.1 She is the daughter of Dudley Fisher and Jacquetta Adria Margaret Hoare.1
[S3714] Heather McKenzie, "re: Fisher Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 10 April 2009. Hereinafter cited as "re: Fisher Family."
Sir John Cotton, 3rd Bt.1
M, #348604, b. 1621, d. 12 September 1702
Last Edited=15 May 2011
Sir John Cotton, 3rd Bt. was born in 1621.1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Bt. and Margaret Howard.1,2 He married, firstly, Dorothy Anderson, daughter of Edmund Anderson and Alice Constable.1 He married, secondly, Elizabeth Honywood, daughter of Sir Thomas Honywood and Hester Lamotte, on 20 October 1658 at Marks Hall, Essex, EnglandG.1,3 He died on 12 September 1702 at Stratton, Bedfordshire, EnglandG.3 His will was proven (by probate) on 15 September 1702.3 He was buried at Connington, Huntingdonshire, EnglandG.3
He held the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber in 1661.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Huntingdon between 1661 and 1679.1,3 He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Cotton, of Connington, co. Huntingdon [E., 1611] on 13 May 1662.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Huntingdonshire between 1685 and 1687.3 His last will was dated between 11 April 1701 and 8 April 1712.3
Children of Sir John Cotton, 3rd Bt. and Dorothy Anderson
Dorothy Cotton1
John Cotton+1 b. c 1650, d. 1681
Children of Sir John Cotton, 3rd Bt. and Elizabeth Honywood
Elizabeth Cotton+1
Mary Honywood Cotton1
Sir Robert Cotton, 5th Bt.+1 b. c 1669, d. 12 Jul 1749
[S229] Burke John and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England (1841, reprint; Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985), page 138. Hereinafter cited as Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England.
[S229] Burke John and John Bernard Burke, Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, page 137.
[S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 46. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
Andrew Bain1
Andrew Bain lived at Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, ScotlandG.1
Child of Andrew Bain
Annie Gardner Bain+2
Annie Gardner Bain1
Annie Gardner Bain is the daughter of Andrew Bain.2 She married Lt.-Col. Robert Charles Eden, son of Rev. Hon. William Eden and Ann Maria Kelham, on 26 January 1865.1
From 26 January 1865, her married name became Eden.
Children of Annie Gardner Bain and Lt.-Col. Robert Charles Eden
Mabel Winona Eden2
Ethel Elizabeth Eden2
Sybil Constance Eden2
Morton Edward Eden+2 b. 17 Sep 1867, d. 1914
Reginald Yelverton Eden+2 b. 15 Dec 1871, d. 1949
Morton Edward Eden1
M, #348607, b. 17 September 1867, d. 1914
Morton Edward Eden was born on 17 September 1867.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Robert Charles Eden and Annie Gardner Bain.2 He married Marie Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of James Stewart, in 1894.1 He died in 1914.1
Child of Morton Edward Eden and Marie Elizabeth Stewart
Robert Henley Stewart Eden2 b. 1896
James Stewart1
James Stewart lived at Dansville, Livingston County, New York, U.S.A.G.1
Child of James Stewart
Marie Elizabeth Stewart+2 d. 1900
Marie Elizabeth Stewart1
F, #348609, d. 1900
Marie Elizabeth Stewart was the daughter of James Stewart.2 She married Morton Edward Eden, son of Lt.-Col. Robert Charles Eden and Annie Gardner Bain, in 1894.1 She died in 1900.1
From 1894, her married name became Eden.
Child of Marie Elizabeth Stewart and Morton Edward Eden
Robert Henley Stewart Eden1
M, #348610, b. 1896
Robert Henley Stewart Eden was born in 1896.1 He was the son of Morton Edward Eden and Marie Elizabeth Stewart.2


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Sonvela Progress Update
Q1/Q2 2021
This is a different update compared to my first two updates written about Q3 and Q4 of 2020. I've spent the first six months of 2021 fully focused on growing my crypto portfolio. That's why this Q1/Q2 2021 update is one written for my friends and partners. Both of them are part of the same group of friends, with people we've known for the bigger parts of our lives.
I hope to work with a lot more friends in the future. Maybe be able to invite a few of them to join the board of Sonvela. I've been having good conversations with some friends about forming a large investment group in the coming years. This vehicle would allow us to invest in talented founders and companies in Cabo Verde.
Investing in the crypto market is a way for me to grow the funds to start investing in Cabo Verde without depending on partners. Now that I've been learning so much about investing and blockchain, I'm thinking about the way to bring the two of them together in this new project. Whatever happens, I see interesting blockchain use cases that could positively impact Cabo Verde.
For now, I can honestly say that I'm very happy with the support and confidence of my current partners. I work hard every day in order to become a better investor. Although the market has had a tough time in these last weeks/months, I'm convinced BTC, crypto, and blockchain, in general, have a very bright future.
BTC continued to go up in the first months of 2021, after finally breaking its all-time high of about $20.000 in December of 2020. There was huge news about Tesla buying BTC as a reserve asset. This was partially the work of Michael Saylor, the 'big' CEO of a publicly-traded company who was the first to make that decision.
Since Saylor stepped into the world of BTC, I've spent a lot of time listening to the various podcast appearances he's made. Anyone looking to learn more about the space, and why investing in BTC could be a smart thing to do, should listen to a few Saylor appearances.
The periods of consolidation in the market, are very good for evaluating what happened and what I need to learn from that. There was practically no profit-taking during the whole run-up. I kept buying dips instead of making my gains real. After thinking about it, I understood it was because I didn't have a plan for this situation.
That allowed me to get kind of trapped in the emotions of an 'up-only' market until it all came crashing done. By the end, BTC had lost more than 50% (!) of its value. My portfolio was down more than that, thanks to the altcoins that lost up to 75% (!) of their peak value. This is why you take profit when you can. Lesson learned (hopefully).
People who miss the conviction to hold through tough times often sell for way lower than they bought in. Unfortunately, this happens to new investors a lot, who buy tops and sell bottoms. FUD, fear, uncertainty, and doubt can play a major role in this type of selling by less experienced investors.
There was news from Tesla, with Musk showing concerns about BTC's energy usage. Not sure what happened there, but I think Musk was under pressure and had to make a certain decision. It fueled the old discussion about PoW (Proof of Work), and how it destroys the environment. We also saw a new type of FUD, one which is normal in traditional markets.
With institutional investors coming in, we'll see the market change. A great example of this was the attempt of an investment firm to push the price down. The CEO of the firm had said in an interview that he believed one BTC would be valued at $400.000 in the future. This was before he was able to start buying. When the CEO was ready to start buying up BTC, he was quick to give another interview in which he stated that BTC was going all the way down to $20.000 before going higher.
Again, this happens all the time in traditional markets. It's all part of the game, whatever we may think of it. Other negative news influencing the price came out of China. The country forced large numbers of miners to close down operations. The decrease in mining activity saw the hash rate drop very significantly. Miners moved to places such as Kazachstan and Texas fast to continue operating and securing the network.
For an investor true conviction comes from knowledge and experience. FUD is simply a part of the game, and it's up to us investors to figure out what threats are real to our investments. Luckily, there was also some good news in the first six months of 2021. El Salvador passed a bill to make BTC legal tender in the country. This was immediately followed by rumors that Paraguay was also working on the same thing.
With everything that's happening behind the scenes, only looking at price moves is not going to help you. This has all been a fine example of how price (markets) and value can become decoupled during a crash. Unlike in the traditional markets, it happens in crypto regularly. The volatility can be a huge problem for those who take on too much risk, but for many others, it means a lot of opportunities.
I expect that we'll continue moving up to reaching € 100.000 per BTC, possibly even during 2021. BTC has months where it does nothing and then moves up very fast. The trick is to stay in the game long enough to capture those moves. It's time to be patient.
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Helping our customers with all their questions around products and processes, providing consultancy on design and marketing - does that sound like something you could enjoy?
Then we`d love to hear from you!
What responsibilities are you going to have?
As a Customer Care Specialist you provide first-class customer service to Norwegian customers via phone, email and chat. You are the main person of contact for our customers for any request with regards to their order and design. In addition, you advice specific to the customers business and their needs.
Your goal is to exceed customer expectations and add value to their projects and business!
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Are you interested in learning more about Vistaprint and our job offers?
Visit us on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube #LifeInVistaprintBerlin or https://careers.vistaprint.com/life-in-vistaprint/ to find out who we are.
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14 Best Vancouver Island Beaches
By VacationIdea Staff on October 26, 2022 - Updated
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There are many spectacularly beautiful beaches on Vancouver Island. Many of them are part of provincial and national parks, with rustic but incredibly scenic campgrounds and very basic facilities. Most beaches are easily accessible from major highways, but some of them can only be reached by boat or by a few miles of hiking through forests. Often flat and wide, most Vancouver beaches are perfect for long hikes, building sandcastles, swimming in the summer, paddleboarding, kayaking, and canoeing.
1.Chesterman Beach
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Chesterman Beach is a sandy laidback spot famous as the place to come to learn how to surf. The waves are consistent and there are days when they are just perfect for the pros. The after-surf activities include bonfires, cook-outs, long walks in the shallows, and much more. Rosie Bay, just south of Chesterman South, has rock caves, tidal pools, and a great surf wave when the conditions are right. The beach is large and there is room for everyone, whether you like to surf, kite-surf, wind-surf, or kayak. A great variety of birds lives on the beach all year long, putting on a show for birdwatchers and nature photographers.
Chesterman Beach Rd, Tofino, BC, Canada
2.Cox Bay
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Cox Bay, also called "Surf Beach," is one of the most popular surf spots in the area. It is also a very popular tourists location. The 1.5 kilometer-long wide sandy beach can be accessed from a small parking lot and short trail. The west facing direction and shape of the beach make Cox Bay one of the most consistent beach breaks in the Pacific Rim due to its shape and western exposure, which enhance the action of the swell. There are also several large resorts on Cox Bay's coast. The beach is surrounded by majestic trees and the wide expanse of sand is littered by bleached, wind-blown, and gnarled branches, providing a perfect background for photographers. The beauty of the beach makes it a popular spot for romantic sunset walks, family picnics, and long hikes with the family dog.
Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
3.Vancouver Island Beaches: Long Beach
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Long Beach is the longest and largest beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. It is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, on Wickaninnish Bay, between Tofino and Ucluelet. There is a large campground with picnic areas next to the beach, and the Tofino-Ucluelet highway runs parallels to the beach. The beach's exposure to the Pacific Ocean and consistent surf make Long Beach one of the most popular surfing beaches in British Columbia. There are several rocky "islands" off the beach that can be accessed only at low tide. There are dangerous rip currents around the larger islands and farther out in the open sea. Swimming could be extremely dangerous, so the beach access is restricted during heavy storms. The beach is also dangerous during high tide because shore-bound logs can be unexpectedly shifted by waves.
2040 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
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4.Rathtrevor Beach
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Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville, British Columbia, is the 347-hectare park with a 2-kilometer long wide sandy beach surrounded by a stand of magnificent old-growth Douglas firs. There is a large campground in the park for those who need more time to explore this spectacular corner of British Columbia. The beach attracts visitors year round and at low tide visitors can walk into the Strait of Georgia for almost a kilometer. The beach is a prime location for long walks along the surf, making sandcastles in the humid sand, and bird watching. There are almost 5 kilometers of trails leading from the beach into the surrounding park. Birdwatches can enjoy watching gulls, brants, and birds of prey in their natural environment.
1240 Rath Rd, Parksville, BC V9P 2E2, Canada
5.Vancouver Island Beaches: Parksville Beach
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Parksville Beach is located in Parksville Community Park, on the eastern end of Vancouver Island. It is an endless expanse of fine hard-packed sand, flat and wide, perfect for long walks, biking, or making sandcastles. In fact, the beach hosts the Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition every year in July and August, attracting almost 100,000 visitors. Parksville Community Park is a kids' paradise with water cannons and swings, if they ever get tired of playing in the sand and surf. The beach also has volleyball courts, a skateboard park, and even an outdoor gym. There is a pleasant waterfront boardwalk that runs along the beach.
Parksville , BC, Canada
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6.Vancouver Island Beaches: Saratoga Beach
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Located on the north, sheltered east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Comox Valley, Saratoga Beach is a wide expanse of hard-packed sand that at low tide grows to over a quarter of a mile. The gently sloping beach stretches for more than a mile into the tranquil waters of the Strait of Georgia. Warm, shallow and protected, free of powerboats, the beach is perfect for swimming and playing, an ideal family beach. Miracle Beach Provincial Park and Oyster River Regional Park are on two sides of the beach, providing a range of attractions. The nearby Oyster River Hatchery is great place to see salmon hatching.
Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
7.Vancouver Island Beaches: Kye Bay
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Located just a few minutes from Comox, Kye Bay is edged by beautiful sandy beaches and shallow small tidal pools that kids love to explore. The best time to visit is when the tide is coming in. The water warms up wonderfully as it passes over the hot sand. You can explore the reef, build sandcastles, look for oysters and clams, or take a long walk along the water edge. Kye Bay is the beach that many locals remember from their own childhoods. Some of the most popular beaches in Kye Bay are Qualicum Beach, Mystic Beach, and China Beach.
8.China Beach
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China Beach is a beautiful west coast beach in Kye Bay with a fine white sand perfect for making sandcastles, taking a long stroll, looking for oysters, or exploring tidal pools during the low tide. China Beach is close to Mystic Beach, so there is a chance of seeing gray whales as they pass by in spring and fall. There is also a scenic waterfall at the western end of the beach. A walk to the beach from the road is almost as beautiful as the beach itself, as the trail passes through dense forest of Douglas fir, Sitka spruce and western red cedar.
12287 Hwy 14 | Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, British Columbia 94121, Canada
9.Vancouver Island Beaches: Qualicum Beach
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Another beautiful beach in Kye Bay, Qualicm Beach is located about a 7-minute drive from Parksville Beach. At low tide, Qualicum Beach has a wide sandy area, uncovered and wonderful for exploring. Looking from the water, there is Mount Arrowsmith in the background, Denman and Hornby Islands are to the north, and Texada and Lasquitti Islands are to the east. The Coast Mountains and the mainland loom far beyond. Qualicum Beach is easily accessible from Hwy 19A.The beach is becoming very popular for flatland skimboarding and stand-up paddleboarding, and the area now hosts a few large competitions in the two sports. Birdwatchers also like Qualicum Beach for the diversity of birds that make it their home.
Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada
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10.Pachena Bay
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Pachena Bay is a peaceful, secluded beach located at one of the entry points to the West Coast Trail, where the Pachena River spills into the ocean. The beach is located next to the Huu-ay-aht First Nations community of Anacla and is surrounded by magnificent virgin old-growth rainforest. The vast expanses of sand are great for long walks, beachcombing, and birdwatching. Its pristine, wild, and spectacularly beautiful location attracts people who like to enjoy the unspoiled beauty of nature far from the crowds. There is a well-equipped but rustic campground with direct access to the beach.
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11.Vancouver Island Beaches: Mystic Beach
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Located about an hour and a half's drive from Victoria on Vancouver Island's West Coast, Mystic Beach is part of the famous 47-kilometer-long Juan De Fuca Marine Trail. The whole area is wild and spectacularly beautiful, among the most magnificent ocean sceneries on Vancouver Island. The beach is part of Juan de Fuca Provincial Park. The trail to Mystic beach runs through a magnificent rich coastal forest, over boardwalks, and across a suspension bridge. When it is raining it can be very muddy. Mystic Beach is a favorite spot for watching gray whales as they migrate to the Baja calving area in the spring. In the summer and fall you can spot harbor seals, California sea lions, and Steller's sea lions hunting for spawning herring and salmon.
Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, BC, Canada
12.Sandy Island Marine Provincial Park
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Sandy Island Marine Provincial Park is located on the tip of Denman Island the British Columbia's Gulf Islands. The 33-hectare Sandy Island gets connected to Longbeak Point on Denman Island at spring low tide by an exposed sand bank. The best way to explore the park is from a canoe or kayak. You can easily paddle from Denman Island to Sandy Island, it is only about 6 miles. Keep an eye out for dolphins, seals, or loons as you paddle. You might also spot tall and elegant blue herons on the rocky coastal outcroppings that become exposed at low tide. Sandy Island Marine Provincial Park has rustic campsites located in a lush grove of Douglas fir trees. The facilities are very basic and fires are not permitted. At low tide, you can walk to Sandy Island from Longbeak Point.
Sandy Island, Comox, British Columbia, Canada
13.Vancouver Island Beaches: Hesquiat Peninsula Park
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Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island north of Tofino. It covers most of the eastern coast of Nootka Sound. The park is very popular for boating, coastal hiking, and sea kayaking. The peninsula is an important wilderness area that protects heritage sites, the stands of old-growth forest of Sitka spruce, white pine, lodgepole pine, and yellow cedar as well as a freshwater lake. The park includes a range of coastal ecosystems such as offshore reefs, boulder, cobble and sand beaches, sheltered bays, sea caves, kelp beds, and mudflats. All of them are connected by a network of trails, allowing visitors to enjoy this incredibly rich natural diversity.
Tofino, BC, Canada
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14.French Provincial Beach Park
Located on the west coast of Vancouver Island on the picturesque Strait of Juan de Fuca, French Beach Provincial Park's main feature is beautiful 1,600-meter-long sand and pebble beach fronted by a green lawn. The beach is perfect for a family picnic or a dip in the ocean during the summer. The beach is surrounded by magnificent dense forests and there is a network of trails that lead from the beach into the trees. There is fantastic view of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountains from the beach. The beach is also a perfect location for whale watching in the spring, when gray whales pass by as they migrate north to the feeding grounds, and in the fall, when they return. Pods of resident killer whales frequently pass offshore. You can also spot otters, sea lions, and seals. French Beach is also great for observing ospreys, bald eagles, ospreys, and many kinds of seabirds.
Juan de Fuca, BC, Canada
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Vancouver Island Beaches: Long Beach, Photo: JFL Photography/stock.adobe.com
Rathtrevor Beach, Photo: Jareya/stock.adobe.com
Vancouver Island Beaches: Parksville Beach, Photo: Doug/stock.adobe.com
Vancouver Island Beaches: Saratoga Beach, Photo: Jason Brawdy/stock.adobe.com
Vancouver Island Beaches: Kye Bay, Photo: Kenneth/stock.adobe.com
China Beach, Photo: alpegor/stock.adobe.com
Vancouver Island Beaches: Qualicum Beach, Photo: skyf/stock.adobe.com
Pachena Bay, Photo: venusvi/stock.adobe.com
Vancouver Island Beaches: Mystic Beach, Photo: christian/stock.adobe.com
Sandy Island Marine Provincial Park, Photo: kate_n/stock.adobe.com
Vancouver Island Beaches: Hesquiat Peninsula Park, Photo: Lisa/stock.adobe.com
French Provincial Beach Park, Photo: Jareya/stock.adobe.com
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Sonic 3 Nintendo Switch
The Sonic the Hedgehog series is one that's been around for over 25 years, and it doesn't show any signs of slowing down. The latest entry in the series, Sonic 3, is coming to the Nintendo Switch on November 15, and it looks like it's going to be a blast to play.
The game is a remaster of the classic Sonic 3 game that was originally released on the Sega Genesis in 1994. The Switch version will feature updated graphics and sound, as well as new features that make it perfect for on-the-go play.
One of the new features is a time-attack mode that lets you race against the clock to complete levels as quickly as possible. There's also a new Competition Mode that lets you compete against your friends or the CPU in a race to the finish line.
Sonic 3 will also include the Encore DLC, which adds new levels, music, and bosses to the game. If you're a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog, you won't want to miss this one.
1 Is Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on the Nintendo Switch?
2 Will Sonic 3 ever come back?
3 Can you play Sonic on Nintendo Switch?
4 Will Sonic Adventure 3 come out?
5 Why is there no Sonic 3 Switch?
6 What can you play Sonic 3 on?
Is Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on the Nintendo Switch?
Nintendo Switch gamers are in for a special treat this week with the release of Sonic Mania. But some may be wondering if the classic Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is also coming to the Switch.
The answer is yes, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be released for the Nintendo Switch on Thursday, September 20. This classic game, originally released in 1994, will be available to purchase in the Nintendo eShop.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a platform game in which players control the eponymous blue hedgehog as he attempts to save Angel Island from destruction. The game features three playable characters, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, and incorporates elements of classic Sonic gameplay into a modern 3D environment.
The Nintendo Switch version of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will feature two player co-operative play, as well as support for the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers.
This release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is likely to be popular among Switch owners, so be sure to download it when it becomes available on Thursday.
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Will Sonic 3 ever come back?
Fans of the classic Sonic the Hedgehog games have long hoped for a proper sequel to Sonic 3. Released in 1994, Sonic 3 was the third game in the series and is widely considered to be one of the best. Sonic 3 introduced new characters like Knuckles the Echidna and Sonic's evil double, Metal Sonic.
The game ended on a cliffhanger, with Sonic and Tails flying off into the sunset and Knuckles discovering Sonic's true identity. Sega has never released a true sequel to Sonic 3, although they have released a number of games that borrow elements from the game.
In 2011, fan game Sonic Mania was released, which was a direct sequel to Sonic 3. The game was widely praised by fans and critics, and has led to renewed interest in a proper sequel to Sonic 3.
There have been a number of rumours over the years that Sega is working on a new Sonic game that will serve as a true sequel to Sonic 3. However, these rumours have never been confirmed and there is no evidence that Sega is actually working on such a game.
Despite the lack of confirmation, fans of the Sonic series continue to hope that Sega will eventually release a true sequel to Sonic 3. Such a game would likely be a platformer in the style of the classic Sonic games, and would hopefully answer the many questions left unanswered by the original game.
Can you play Sonic on Nintendo Switch?
Yes! Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Nintendo Switch on November 16th, 2018 with the release of the Sonic Mania Plus game. The game is a re-release of the popular Sonic Mania game, which was originally released in 2017. The new version of the game will include new playable characters and features.
Sonic Mania Plus is a 2D sidescrolling platform game in which players control Sonic the Hedgehog as he runs and jumps through levels. The game also features some 3D elements. The game is a throwback to the original Sonic games released on the Sega Genesis console.
The new version of Sonic Mania Plus will include two new playable characters: Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel. These characters were originally featured in the 1993 game Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The game will also include a new "Encore" mode, which will add new challenges to the game.
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Sonic Mania Plus will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game will be released on November 16th, 2018.
Will Sonic Adventure 3 come out?
There is no confirmation yet on whether a Sonic Adventure 3 game will be released, but there are many indications that it may happen. In February 2018, Sonic's creator and executive producer at Sega, Takashi Iizuka, hinted that the game may be in development.
There have been many fan requests for a Sonic Adventure 3 game, and Sega may be considering it in order to capitalize on the positive response to Sonic Mania. The game may be released on consoles such as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as on PC.
No specific release date has been announced, but it is likely that the game will be released in 2019 or 2020. Fans of the Sonic Adventure series will be eagerly anticipating its release.
Why is there no Sonic 3 Switch?
There has been a lot of speculation around why there is no Sonic 3 Switch game. After all, the game has been remastered and released on other platforms, so it would make sense that it would come to the Switch.
There are a few reasons why this might be the case. One possibility is that Sega is concerned about the Switch's limited installed base. The Switch has been doing well since its release, but it is still not as popular as the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.
Another possibility is that Sega is waiting for a more powerful version of the Switch to be released. The current version of the Switch is not as powerful as the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, so it is possible that Sega is waiting for a version of the Switch that is more in line with those consoles before releasing Sonic 3.
A final possibility is that Sega is simply not interested in releasing Sonic 3 on the Switch. This is the least likely possibility, but it is still a possibility.
Whatever the reason, it is clear that there is no Sonic 3 Switch game at the moment. Fans of the game will just have to wait and see if Sega ever decides to release it on that platform.
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What can you play Sonic 3 on?
There are many different platforms that Sonic 3 can be played on. The most popular platforms include the Sega Genesis, the Sega Saturn, and the PC. However, there are also versions that can be played on the Game Boy Advance and the Sonic Classic Collection for the PC.
The Sega Genesis version of Sonic 3 was released in February 1994. It was one of the last Sonic games released for the Sega Genesis. The game was well-received by critics, with an average score of 89% on review aggregator website Metacritic.
The Sega Saturn version of Sonic 3 was released in October 1995. This version of the game was a port of the Genesis version, but it featured additional levels and bosses. It was also the first Sonic game to be released on the Sega Saturn.
The PC version of Sonic 3 was released in 1996. This version was based on the Sega Saturn version, but it featured higher resolutions and better graphics.
The Game Boy Advance version of Sonic 3 was released in 2004. This version was a port of the Sega Genesis version, but it featured new levels and bosses.
The Sonic Classic Collection for the PC was released in 2009. This version includes the Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and Sega Saturn versions of Sonic 3.
There is no Sonic 3 switch because Sonic 3 was never intended to be a standalone game. Instead, it was originally planned as an add-on to Sonic & Knuckles.
After the release of Sonic & Knuckles, Sega realized that they could release Sonic 3 as a standalone game by splitting it into two parts – Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. However, they ultimately decided not to do this, and instead released Sonic & Knuckles as a standalone game.
Sonic 3 was eventually released as a standalone game, but it was considerably shorter than Sonic & Knuckles. This is because it was originally designed to be an add-on to Sonic & Knuckles.
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Course Preview Canceled 12:00PM – 3:30PM – Course Preview at Prospect Mountain Nordic Center, Route 9, Woodford, VT.
7:30AM – Course Preview/Event Registration/Athlete Check-In at Prospect Mountain up to 30 minutes prior to each event.
11:15AM – Citizen's 5km Run/Walk & Kids Kilo Awards Ceremony at Prospect Mountain race site.
6:00AM – Course Preview/Event Registration/Athlete Check-In for the full Snowshoe Marathon race at Prospect Mountain Nordic Center.
7:00AM – Start of Snowshoe Marathon National Snowshoe Championship event.
7:30AM – Course Preview/Event Registration/Athlete Check-In for the 4 x 2.5km Snowshoe Team Relay and Half Marathon National Championship event. Relay Team categories include; High School (19 and Under), Open (20-39 yrs. of age) and Masters (40+ yrs. of age); All Male, All Female and Mixed Teams and Family teams.
9:00AM – Start of Half Marathon National Snowshoe Championship event.
9:15AM – Start of 4 x 2.5km Snowshoe Team Relay.
11:00AM – Relay Awards Ceremony at Prospect Mountain.
1:00PM – Half Marathon Cut-Off – Half Marathon Awards ceremony at Prospect Mountain.
3:00PM – Marathon Cut-Off – Snowshoe Marathon Awards Ceremony at Prospect Mountain.
4:30PM – Championship Social – Location TBD.


Microsoft Intune can help you to secure your managed computers with Endpoint Protection, which provides real-time protection against malware threats, keeps malware definitions up-to date, and automatically scans computers. Endpoint Protection also provides tools that help you to manage and monitor malware attacks.
If you have not yet installed the Intune client on your computers, see Install the Windows PC client with Microsoft Intune.
Use the information in the following sections to help you configure, deploy, and monitor Endpoint Protection.
Use Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection only if no third-party endpoint protection application is installed.
Install Endpoint Protection even if a third-party endpoint protection application is installed = No If a third-party endpoint protection application is detected, Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection is not installed, and is uninstalled if it was installed previously.
Use Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection, even if a third-party endpoint protection application is installed.
- You want to switch to using Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection.
- You deploy a new client that will use Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection.
- You upgrade any client that will use Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection.
Use Intune without Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection. Instead, you will rely on a third-party endpoint protection application. Install Endpoint Protection = No If you are not using a third-party endpoint protection application, this configuration is not recommended, because it could expose your organization's computers to malware or other attacks.
Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection is not installed, and is uninstalled if it was installed previously.
Leave your current endpoint protection application running while you deploy the Intune client software to those computers.
Confirm that Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection is installed and is helping to secure client computers.
Using Intune software distribution to deploy a software removal tool that's provided by the manufacturer of the third-party endpoint protection application. For more information, see Deploy apps with Microsoft Intune.
Removing the third-party endpoint protection application manually.
Intune will not automatically uninstall third-party endpoint protection applications.
Use the following steps to help you configure Endpoint Protection for Microsoft Intune.
In the Microsoft Intune administration console, choose Policy > Add Policy.
Expand Computer Management, and then select Microsoft Intune Agent Settings. Select Create and Deploy a Custom Policy to specify a policy for Endpoint Protection settings. Then choose the Create Policy button.
You can use the recommended settings or customize the settings. If you need more information about how to create and deploy policies, see the topic Common Windows PC management tasks with the Microsoft Intune computer client.
You can view the deployed Endpoint Protection policy on the All Policies page of the Policy workspace.
Install Endpoint Protection Set to Yes to install Endpoint Protection on managed computers. If a third-party endpoint protection application is detected during installation, Endpoint Protection will not be installed unless the setting Install Endpoint Protection even if a third-party endpoint protection application is installed is set to Yes. Note: Intune Endpoint Protection is installed on managed computers by default. If you don't want to install Endpoint Protection on your managed computers, you must explicitly set this policy to No. If Endpoint Protection was previously installed and the policy is updated to No, then the Endpoint Protection client will be uninstalled.
Install Endpoint Protection even if a third-party endpoint protection application is installed Set to Yes to install Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection even if a third-party endpoint protection application is detected.
Enable Endpoint Protection Set to Yes to enable Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection on computers that have the Endpoint Protection client.
If set to No, and Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection is installed, the Endpoint Protection client user interface is not displayed to users, and all protection features are inactive.
Disable Client UI Set to Yes to hide the Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection client user interface from users (requires a client computer restart to take effect).
Install Endpoint Protection even if a third-party endpoint protection application is installed Set to Yes to force the installation of Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection, even if a third-party endpoint protection application is detected.
Create a system restore point before malware remediation Set to Yes to create a Windows System Restore Point before any malware remediation begins.
Track resolved malware (days) Enables Endpoint Protection to track resolved malware for a specified time so that you can manually check previously infected computers.
You can specify a value from 0 to 30 days.
If you have set the policy values for the settings Install Endpoint Protection and Enable Endpoint Protection to Yes, and the policy value for Install Endpoint Protection even if a third-party endpoint protection application is installed to No, Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection detects that another endpoint protection application is installed. This means that Endpoint Protection won't be installed, or will be uninstalled if it is already present. However, Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection does report about the health of the other endpoint protection application in Intune.
Microsoft Security Essentials alerts you with real-time protection when potential threats such as viruses and spyware are trying to install themselves or run on your PC. The moment this happens, you'll see a message in the notification area to the right side of the taskbar.
Enable real-time protection Enables monitoring and scanning of all files and applications that are accessed. It also blocks any malicious files and applications before they can run on computers.
Scan all downloads Enables the scanning of all files and attachments that are downloaded from the Internet to computers.
Monitor file and program activity on computers Enables the monitoring of incoming and outgoing files, and program activity on computers. With this setting, Endpoint Protection can monitor when files and programs start to run and alert you about any actions they perform or actions that are taken on them.
Files monitored Enables you to choose if only incoming, only outgoing, or all files are monitored.
Enable behavior monitoring Enables Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection to check for certain patterns of suspicious activity on client computers.
Enable Network Inspection System Enables Network Inspection System (NIS) on client computers. NIS uses signatures of known vulnerabilities from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center to help detect and block malicious network traffic.
Schedule a daily quick scan Schedules a daily quick scan of both frequently used files and important system files on computers. This quick scan has a minimal effect on performance.
Run a quick scan if you have missed two consecutive scans Configures Endpoint Protection to automatically run a quick scan on computers if they have missed two consecutive quick scans.
Schedule a full scan Configures a full scan of all files and resources on the local computer hard disks. This scan can take time and can affect computer performance (the amount time it takes depends on the number of files and resources that are scanned).
Run a full scan if you have missed two consecutive full scans Configures Endpoint Protection to automatically run a full scan on computers if they have missed two consecutive scans.
Run a full scan after installation of Endpoint Protection Set to Yes to let Endpoint Protection automatically run a full system scan after it is installed on computers. This scan runs only when computers are idle to minimize the effect on user productivity.
Automatically run a full scan when needed to follow up malware removal Set to Yes to let Endpoint Protection automatically run a full system scan on computers after the removal of malware to help confirm that other files were not affected.
Start a scheduled scan only when the computer is idle Set to Yes to prevent scheduled scans from starting when computers are in use to prevent any loss of user productivity.
Check for the latest malware definitions before starting a scan Set to Yes to let Endpoint Protection automatically check for the latest malware definitions before it starts a scan on computers.
Scan archive files Set to Yes to configure Endpoint Protection to scan for malware in archive files (like .zip or .cab files) on computers.
Scan email messages Set to Yes to configure Endpoint Protection to scan incoming email messages when they arrive on computers.
Scan files opened from network shared folders Set to Yes to configure Endpoint Protection to scan files that are opened from shared folders on the network. These are typically files that are accessed by using a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path. Enabling this feature can cause problems for users who have read-only access because they cannot remove malware.
Scan mapped network drives Set to Yes to configure Endpoint Protection to scan files on mapped network drives. Enabling this feature can cause problems for users who have read-only access because they cannot remove malware.
Scan removable drives Set to Yes to configure Endpoint Protection to scan for malware and unwanted software on removable drives, like USB flash drives, when you run a full scan on computers.
Limit CPU usage during a scan Set the maximum percentage of CPU usage that can be used during scheduled scans on computers. You can set this value from 1 to 100 percent.
The setting Choose how Endpoint Protection acts on malware of the following alert levels specifies the default action that Endpoint Protection takes when malware of various alert levels is detected. For each alert level, you can remove the malware, quarantine it, or take Microsoft's recommended action.
Recommended value: Recommended action, which enables Endpoint Protection to recommend action.
The setting Files and folders to exclude when running a scan or using real-time protection excludes specific files or folders when a scan is run or when real-time protection is used on computers.
The setting Processes to exclude when running a scan or using real-time protection lets you exclude specific processes when a scan is run or when real-time protection is used on computers. You can exclude only files with the following extensions: .exe, .com, or .scr.
The setting File extensions to exclude when running a scan or using real-time protection lets you exclude specific file name extensions when a scan is run or when real-time protection is used on computers.
Basic - Sends basic information to Microsoft about detected malware. This includes where the software came from, the actions that you apply or that Endpoint Protection applies automatically, and whether the actions were successful.
Advanced - Sends more information to Microsoft about malware, spyware, and potentially unwanted software. This includes information about the location of the software, file names, how the software operates, and how it has affected your computer.
You can also Receive dynamic definitions based on Microsoft Active Protection Service reports.
Intune console - From the Groups workspace, select the computers that you want to update. Choose Remote Tasks > Update Malware Definitions.
Managed computer - Start the Endpoint Protection client software from the Windows notification area. Choose the Update tab, and then choose Update.
Intune console - From the Groups workspace, select the computers that you want to scan. Choose Run a Full Malware Scan or Run a Quick Malware Scan.
Managed computer - Start the Endpoint Protection client software from the Windows notification area. Select Quick, Full, or Custom, and then choose Scan now.
You can view the status of a remote task by choosing the Remote Tasks link in the bottom right corner of the Intune console. The Remote Task Status dialog box lists current remote tasks, task status, device name, and any reported errors. It also provides a link to troubleshooting information, if appropriate.
Malware instances that need follow-up – Click the link to see a list of malware issues, including the follow-up action that needs to be taken to resolve the issue. You can further explore this list to see which computers are affected.
Computers with malware that need follow-up – Click the link to see all computers with unresolved malware issues, as well as the follow-up action that needs to be taken to resolve the issue.
Devices that are not protected – Click the link to see computers that are not protected by any endpoint protection software, either because no software is installed, or because there is an error. Select a computer to view more details.
Devices with another endpoint protection application running – Click the link to see computers that are running a third-party endpoint protection application.
View Properties – Opens a page with more information about the selected malware.
Learn About This Malware – Opens a topic from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center with more information about the malware.
The Protection workspace is not displayed in the administration console until you have installed the client and are managing at least one computer client.
In the Microsoft Intune administration console, choose Groups > All Devices > All Computers.
Right-click the computer whose recent detection paths you want to see and select Properties.
Select Malware from the tabs across the top.
Right-click the column header. A list of available columns appears. Select the Recent Detection Paths check box in the list. The Recent Detection Paths column appears and displays up to 10 of the most recently monitored malware instances on the device.
Intune can run either a full or quick malware scan by using Endpoint Protection or Windows Defender on a remotely managed PC that has the Intune client installed.
In the Microsoft Intune administration console, go to Groups > Overview > All Devices > All Computers, and then select the computer that you want to target.
Choose the Remote Tasks drop-down list, and then select the task to run on the remote computer.
For further help and support, see Troubleshoot Endpoint Protection in Microsoft Intune.


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Home News Students Protest Closing ESS Department
Students Protest Closing ESS Department
Kelly Jones
In a decision made to offset current budget cuts, UC Santa Barbara will be eliminating the Exercise and Sports Studies department by August 2010, which will end the ESS minors, classes, and all internships created by the department.
What students are fighting for now is to save the ESS classes. According to Erica Stenz, a fourth year ESS student, some students are also fighting for the opportunity for sophomores and juniors who have started minors to complete the necessary courses.
"We found out the vote for terminating the minor was held in secret," Stenz said. "We want to show [through protest] that it's not alright for students not to be a part of this: you [the university] have to tell us."
While it may be too late to save the part of the department that offers minors, students can still fight to save health and exercise classes. An estimated 5,000 students enroll in ESS classes each year. A group of students, including Stenz, has organized in order to protest the cuts and try to save the classes for all students, even if they cannot keep the minors.
These students have teamed up with Healthy Eating and Living interns (HEAL), Associated Students, Campus Democrats, the Health Professions Association, the Recreation Center and the Communications 175 university course to organize rallies and petitions, fighting for their cause. "Being Planned" is an exercise-a-thon scheduled for November 20 that will bring ESS program alumni to campus to run activities in health and fitness, demonstrating what the school will lose without the ESS department.
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"This will have a huge impact on Student Health," said Adrienne Hancik, a HEAL intern. "It will become Student Health's responsibility to cover topics, such as substance abuse and nutrition, and spread this information to the UCSB population. That's our job as interns, but you can't do that for a mass amount of people."
Currently the school plans to end the ESS minor program in August 2010, meaning that those who have started work on a minor will be unable to finish the program. Approximately 1,200 students begin work on an ESS minor annually, and some come to UCSB specifically to work on an ESS minor, which is the only program of its kind in the UC system.
There are now students who will not be able to complete their minors. Professor Art Gilbert, the advisor for Exercise and Health Science, understands this concern and wants to make sure that students do not lose out on their education. "What I am pushing for is to extend the program for at least a year, if not two, to give those people who have already committed to doing this a chance to get through," Gilbert said. "There are juniors who have now spent two years doing this program who are going to get the rug pulled out from under them."
In addition to losing the ESS minor program, all internships cultivated by the department will also be lost. The ESS department presently offers positions with professional sports teams, such as the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Francisco Giants, as well as in the community at local schools and businesses. According to Gilbert, what happens at the university affects the town and the university is pulling support from the community in order to save the ESS program.
"The exercise and sports minors are mainly about taking care of yourself and the people around you; it's about giving back to your community," Gilbert said, "and that's being taken away."
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A group calling itself as National Front Against Tigers (NFAT) claimed responsibility for the grenades attack on the well guarded Norwegian mission in Colombo on Wednesday. The group in a statement faxed to the newspaper offices in Colombo said that the Norwegian government is the "international agent" of the Liberation Tigers. The same group claimed responsibility for the outspoken Tamil politician Kumar Ponnambalam on 5 January.
A Buddhist monk carries the charred remains of the Norwegian flag they set ablaze outside the Norwegian embassy.Photo:AFP
The Norwegian mission was attacked with grenades Wednesday. The building suffered minor damages in the attack.
The Royal Norwegian embassy provided security by the Sri Lankan government following a protest against the Norway government in front of the mission by Sinhala nationalists and Buddhist priests on 16 April.
The BBC's Sinhala service journalist was assaulted and the Norwegian flag burn by the militant protestors.
"We will take serious actions against all those "agents" who pose a threat to Sri Lankan state", the statement said.
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After The Night Falls and Before The Day Breaks are not ambient. Both are instrumental, absolutely beautiful and as emotionally charged as any previous work from either artist. The pair of albums complement one another, each track with its twin on the companion piece, the two conceived as experiments in the dualities of music and emotion. As with all classic recordings from the Masters the listener desires repeated listening to absorb their full sonic implications. This is soulful music that allows one to find that place within where peace and perspective are achieved. It moves effortlessly to erase the chatter of modern life and inspire meditation on things important. It may help the listener better see their way forward. Robin's trademark guitar sound and Harold's signature piano sound first came together when Harold collaborated with Cocteau Twins on The Moon and the Melodies LP (4AD), 1986. The record was as strikingly beautiful as it was popular. In fact, it was the romantic recording of the decade. Every young person in the 80s made love to it. Here again Guthrie and Budd's signature sounds are absolutely made for each other; in heaven. Actually, it was Budd's long-time collaborator Brian Eno who brought Harold and Robin together. Budd's first record was 1978's Pavilion of Dreams, produced by Brian Eno. That recording helped earn Budd the unwanted title "the Godfather of Ambient Music". Budd and Eno succeeded that record in 1980 with the follow-up to Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports -- Ambient 2: Plateaux of the Mirror, and collaborated again to release The Pearl in 1984. The three Budd/Eno records are cornerstones in the canon of ambient music. Budd went on to collaborate with John Foxx (the founder of Ultravox), Japan's David Sylvian, Public Image bassist Jah Wobble, Be Bop Deluxe guitarist Bill Nelson, XTC's Andy Partridge, and of course Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie. As Guitarist/Producer of seminal band Cocteau Twins, producer of absolute classic masterpieces from Chapterhouse, Lush, A.R. Kane, and Felt, Robin's influence on pop music is legendary. He wasn't part of the Shoegaze scene. He is the genre's father. His production and collaboration credits are long. After The Moon and the Melodies Robin worked with Harold on his 1988 album The White Arcades. He recently wrote his first score and soundtrack with Harold Budd for Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin. In addition to releasing Continental (Darla), Everlasting (Darla), and Waiting for Dawn (Rocket Girl) in 2006, Robin has recently played on and mixed tracks for Manual, Mahogany, Alsace Lorraine and Ulrich Schnauss. Robin lives in France with his wife and child. Harold lives in New Mexico with his wife and child. ltd 500/includes download
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Two people don't enter marriage with the intention of getting divorced. But it happens, and it is painful. And, if you have children, you will continue to be in this difficult relationship with your ex-partner, co-parenting together, for the rest of your life.
Caring for your child's interests is one the best reasons to consider mediating your divorce. Research shows that children are not damaged emotionally by divorce per se. Neither the parents' split nor the shuttling between two households is detrimental. However, what does harm children's well-being is when divorcing parents argue in front of their children, speak negatively about the other, or put the child in the position of having to take sides. In mediation, you can mitigate the effects of a bitter divorce by committing to healthy collaboration and set the stage for communicating about the myriad, difficult parenting issues that will come up for the rest of your child's life.
Another great reason to mediate your divorce is to reduce costs. Divorce litigation is an extraordinarily expensive way to end a marriage – sometimes depleting the parties' life savings in professional fees. And the irony is that the overwhelming majority of divorces end up settling before going to trial anyway, but not before you have paid months and months of attorney's fees often exceeding tens of thousands of dollars per spouse.
Mediation can also reduce your own mental anguish during this difficult period. Divorce litigation is a very painful and damaging experience because litigation strategy often entails demonizing (and being demonized by) your ex-partner. A litigated divorce can drag on for months or years, destroys relationships, humiliates both partners, and rarely produces a settlement that either party thinks fair. Instead of ceding authority to your attorney, in the mediation process you can maintain control over both the tenor and the content of your marriage's dissolution.
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Using a mediator can save litigation costs and preserve family harmony. During estate planning, a mediator can help planners and their clients clarify and resolve conflicting issues and raise difficult issues in each other's presence so that the final instrument reflects the settlors' or testators' joint interests. The terms can also be disclosed to the beneficiaries, so that the settlors can clarify to their children the assumptions on which the trust or will was drafted. The mediator can then preemptively root out any of the children's underlying emotional concerns (which, if remain hidden and unaddressed, can explode later on) and help resolve any legal or financial issues. This process can ward off the financial and emotional costs of future litigation.
Dividing the pie pieces evenly is often the last thing family members consider when a loved one is sick or has recently died. But the sensitive issues and family dynamics that arise during a will contest are better settled within the framework of mediation than through adversarial litigation. Poor communication among siblings, and misconceptions as to parents' intent, can cause family members to become antagonists and tear at their family fabric. But the litigation process exacts a heavy financial cost and damages lifelong, family relationships. Rather than engage in this adversarial struggle, mediate the conflict. The purpose of mediation is to get each family member to express the interests, hopes, needs, and concerns with regard to the will, and hear the same from their family members. This cooperative process can lead to understanding and making an agreement that everyone can live with. Not only will this save money, but it can lead to mending relationships, restoring trust, and mourning together the grief and loss which precipitated the conflict.
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As a culmination of our amazing adventures blending in to Coron, Palawan, we created a delicious smoothie with ingredients representing the unique geography, culture, and cuisine of the area. We call it the "Hello Hello".
The name Hello Hello is a play on the Philippines' favorite desert, Halo Halo. We picked this name to honor of the countless frantic waves and friendly smiles accompanied with cries of "Hello!" we got while walking, boating, and motorcycling around Coron Town and the rest of Busuanga, the northernmost island of Palawan in the Philippines.
The ingredients we chose for the Hello Hello capture the spirit, cuisine, and culture of the Philippines we experienced during our fantastic time in the country.
No Filipino dish is complete without rice. Try ordering a plate from a street-side vendor without an accompaniment of rice and you're certain to get a look of bewilderment.
We got local rice grains reportedly milled just two days earlier, soaked them in water, blended it and strained it to make rice milk, which even our self-proclaimed foodie friend from Makati had never heard of.
If rice is the king of Filipino's diets, sugar is the queen. No food in the Philippines can escape it. Even their spaghetti is sweetened.
And no source of sweetness is more revered by Filipinos than the purple yam they call ube. We encountered ube-flavoured everything, including drinks, sticky rice, cookies, and, of course, as the start ingredient of halo halo, from which the Hello Hello's name is inspired.
Now, whether ube actually exists or is a mythical tuber remains to be proven to us. Despite our attempts, we did not manage to locate a single fresh ube. This is a symptom of the Filipino diet's extreme reliance on processed ingredients. You name it, and it's processed and available in a single-serve package.
So to honor Filipino's love for uber sweet ube and pay homage to the preponderance of packaging, ube powder was a natural choice. We hoped the powder would add some purple pizazz to our Hello Hello, but were. Apparently adding purple coloring to the powder was one step too far. Go figure.
The Philippines, where basketball reigns supreme as the national sport despite its famously short-statured populace, is a country of contradictions. So to contrast the pure processed nature of the previous ingredient, we added raw honey. One hundred percent natural, this honey is thinner than what we are accustomed to. And in the endless roadside shops lining every Filipino road it can be found right alongside it's one hundred percent processed alternatives.
The honey was generously donated to us by the storeowner who also loaned us the Magic Bullet knock-off we used for blending. When we asked her about borrowing her blender, she agreed without hesitation, but told us we would have to take it to our guesthouse because her store was under an indefinite blackout that is the norm throughout the country. Her immediate willingness to lend strangers her nearly new blender without exact indication on what for or for how long is just a typical laissez-faire community generosity we experienced on a daily basis.
Just as the Inuit of Northern Canada famously have no single word for snow, but instead multiple words for different varieties of the precipitation they know so intimately, the Filipinos have two words for coconut: buko and niyog. Buko is young coconut, light green, smooth and filled with water. Niyog is the older, brown, hairy coconut whose flesh is used for coconut milks. We used the latter, getting the assistance from a local to show us how to manually grate off the super tough white inner flesh.
We didn't plan to use this ingredient. We had other fruit in mind, but on the day of smoothie making it was nowhere to be found. While searching in vain from store to store, we happened across some kids wielding a long narrow bamboo pole and poking at tree branches high above. A super sweet, grape sized fruit, it was a perfect stand-in. And when the kids struggled to knock down an ample supply to add to our smoothie, a veteran came down and showed them-and us-how it's supposed to be done, deftly plucking the sweetest fruit from the tree.
In the Philippines, things don't always go as planned, but you go with the flow and make the best of what you have.
Just because. Not everything needs a reason. Many things in the Philippines seemed to follow the same philosophy.
With islands and a ubiquitous bangka boat in the background, we couldn't have hoped for a better spot to blend together the ingredients that represented our time in the Philippines. With our new friends at Vicky's guesthouse, we savored a few sips of our creation. Delicious.
Now where to blend in next?
It was a nice experience doing this smoothie with both of you. I'm looking forward to other innovative and cool smoothies from your travels.


This may be a mis-nomer—but it comes from the reality that there are things we relish and deny ourselves throughout life. Perhaps it's legitimate to purchase, embrace, plan some of these things for our final days. This came to me while at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. I relished the bathrobe provided in the room, I was so sad that it wasn't until the second night that I realized it was for me to use. As I reached to untie the sash, the texture was sooo rich. Like my mom's meringue, only fluffier. I priced a carbon copy in the Jefferson's gift shop. Oh la la. Not in the budget maybe too much no matter how much I made per year. As I cogitated leaving the hotel robe behind, it dawned on me that I could justify it if I was terminally ill. Then I could enjoy it, and bequeath it. Dual purpose. If my world has shrunken to a death bed—I'd deserve to have such a regal, rich embracing robe.
So I think I've begun a Death Dowry. Like a psychosocial care plan, but with specifics. I will publish it in case my loved ones want to help develop it.
So far—tapioca pudding, Jefferson robe, beach house-St Pete or Clearwater reserved for a month with rooms/suites for all my loved ones to be with me and be having fun. I get an ocean-front room with my hospital bed near the window and a balcony to access. Godiva dark chocolate.
That's the start . . . something to build on as I endure some of life's less fun parts. A cognitive activity while proctoring exams, or waiting in lines, or riding the metro. Perhaps once I have my list, I'll allow myself to remember we are all terminal . . . and if I wear out my robe, there may be another available.
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Live each day as if it were your last. A statement we have all heard but have difficulty living for reasons like what you described… we would spend money or time we don't have if we were dying. The mission statement of hospice is "helping patients make the most of life". Maybe that statement should not just apply to hospice patients but all of us. Live and love fully and every now and then…. buy the robe no matter the price because you are worth it!
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