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Training seminars can provide skills development that will be relaxed and allow staff to acquire knowledge at their own pace. If you can spare them, there is a range of residential training courses where students are immersed in learning new skills and then using them for dealing with business challenges. Team-building exercises can give staff insights on how to relate more effectively to each other and make the most of each other's skills.
In combination with training staff and giving them vital skills, setting achievable goals where they can use their new skills without too much pressure will give them confidence and should reap rewards for the company as well. Provide clear guidelines with constructive feedback that lets employees know when they are on track and that their efforts are appreciated. This can also let them know – calmly – when they have misunderstood the desired outcomes and give them suggestions on ways to improve their performance.
Lead from the front by sharing your own experiences as a manager or business owner and how you developed your skills. If you are approachable, employees will be more likely to come to you for advice or report obstacles rather than struggling on in silence and wasting time.
Recognise the importance of what are known as "soft skills" too. These include attributes such as manners, critical thinking, social awareness and cultural sensitivity. These skills are not generally taught in a class room, but all contribute to a harmonious working environment and dealing with customers effectively.
The right training and constructive feedback can be a potent mix that should have a galvanising effect on your staff. Deploy these tools, and you should see positive results in the business very rapidly. Eager staff prepared to solve problems and get results are a significant asset for any business.
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Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is hard. We've all tried a plethora of different diets and workout routines. If you've been able to stick with one, more power to you! For the rest of us, it's a lot of work. Or we've just become too lazy to try.


Hi there keepers, exciting times ahead for our little flock, we have been out to see the lovely Raewyn and Gary to get some new additions to our flock, this time we've gone for some fertile eggs, as Renee our Light Sussex is broody at the moment. As I mentioned in an earlier post, she was broody for about two months last year, she became poorly from sitting on the nest box too long, even though I had removed the eggs, she still sat there day after day, eventually I just threw her out every morning, until she got the message.
So this year we thought we'd give Renee some eggs to hatch, it's the first time we've try this, and possibly a first for Renee. We got her as an adult so not sure. She is currently sitting on three Wyandotte Silver Laced, three Barred Rock ( Plymouth), and two Dorkings, it was quite simple to just slip the eggs under her, I left two of her eggs in with them, just so she didn't get worried about her own eggs, I don't know it's all guess work for me, here's hoping they all hatch. I think Renee will make a good mother hen, I just hope the others are ok with little chicks, and don't get aggressive towards them.
I will let you know how it goes along the way, Happy Keeping.


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If you are facing the same problem, then there is nothing that you should be worried about as there are a few factors which can help you in finding the right shoes. You will have to keep the following described factors in your mind for finding the best option available in the market.
It is important to check whether the shoes which you have selected is of good quality or not. Know this fact that you should buy a good quality pair of shoes if you have a desire of getting the right value of your money which you will be paying in exchange for the shoes. Good quality shoes aren't only good looking and classy but in addition to that they tend to last longer than any other cheap pair of shoes.
Next thing which you will have to be ensured of is none other than the comfort level of the shoes. It is important to find a good pair of shoes which is of good quality and which is comfortable. In case if you have to spend most of the day either walking or standing, then the importance of this factor increases. With a comfortable pair of shoes, you can keep your feet safe.
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OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma City mother gets the fright of her life after a simple trip to the grocery store almost turned into a carjacking.
Police say she was shopping at the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market, located along N.W. 23rd St., when a would-be thief tried steal the woman's car with her young child inside the car.
The mother turned on the ignition and cracked the AC to high after strapping her young child into the back.
As the mother began putting her groceries into her Jeep in the parking lot, 36-year-old Jacob Flippo allegedly came up and asked for a ride.
"When she denied that ride, he jumped into the car and tried to put it in drive and actually leave," said Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow, with the Oklahoma City Police Department.
According to the arrest affidavit, the victim screamed for help and got the attention of some Good Samaritans.
As witnesses started running to her aid, she says Flippo jumped out of the car and started running down the street.
After he was taken into custody, Flippo told police, "I did it, so what. Just kill me now. Put a bullet in my head. You have the balls don't ya?"
Flippo is facing a possible charge of larceny of a motor vehicle and kidnapping.
Still, with the summer sun beating down, many people start their cars to let them cool down without being behind the wheel.
Police say that's not a great idea.
"We understand it's hot, we see this in the winter too when it's cold, but we would not recommend this to people," said Wardlow. "You can see how quickly somebody can jump in when you're not in the driver's seat."
Despite the brief scare, neither the mother or child were hurt.


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Rahul Gandhi, vice-president of the Congress Party was elected unopposed as president of the Indian National Congress here on Monday, December 11th, 2017. Gandhi's appointment was confirmed on Monday, days after he filed his nomination papers for the post. There were no other contenders. He will officially take over as the President of the oldest Indian national Party on December 16th.
Briefing reporters, the party's central election authority chief Mullappally Ramachandran said Gandhi will formally take over on December 16. "Since the withdrawal of date/time is over and as there is only one candidate (Rahul), as per Article XVII (d) of the Constitution of Indian National Congress, I hereby declare Shri Rahul Gandhi elected as president of the Indian National Congress," Ramachandran said.
At the party headquarters, 24 Akbar Road, slogans such as "Agla pradhan mantri kaisa ho, Rahul Gandhi jaisa ho,"(Who would be our next PM, Rahul Gandhi!) and crackers rent the air as Mr. Ramachandran made the announcement. Supporters gathered in huge numbers waving Congress flags.
He is the 16th president of the Congress since Independence and sixth from the Nehru-Gandhi clan to take over the party reins. Mr. Gandhi has been vice-president of the party since 2013.
Among other senior politicians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated him. "I congratulate Rahulji on his election as Congress President my best wishes for a fruitful tenure," he tweeted.
The Congress, the country's largest opposition party, which has ruled India for most periods since Indian gained independence from the British Raj in 1947, won less than 20% of the popular vote in the seismic 2014 general elections which catapulted Narendra Modi's BJP to power. It secured just 44 – or 8% – of the 543 parliamentary seats in its worst performance ever.
Since then, the Congress has lost elections in half-a-dozen states, and is now in power in only two big states – Karnataka and Punjab – and three other smaller ones. Its prospects in two imminent state elections – Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh – look mixed.
Congress general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad said even before taking over, Gandhi had rattled the BJP. "After three decades, we have a Congress president in the mid-40s. Of course his father took over at a younger age. In the last four-years, Rahul Gandhi has worked hard and we can see the results today. He is leading the Congress campaign alone in Gujarat and the BJP is countering him with their 80 Cabinet Ministers, 12-15 Chief Ministers, and State Ministers," Azad said.
The incumbent president Sonia Gandhi is expected to hold a designated role as an overall guide and mentor of party. According to sources, a new post of a party patron may be constituted to accommodate her. There is no clarity yet on whether she will resign from the post of parliamentary party chief or not.
The new Congress president has to live up to the expectations of his colleagues who hope that he would arrest the slide in the party's electoral fortunes. "In 2014, we were in a weak spot. We have been on a path of recovery since then. Despite a measly 44 MPs, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi we have forced the government to roll back anti-poor measures in GST and the Land Acquisition Bill," Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said.
Monday's announcement has to be ratified by the Congress plenary session. The plenary will also elect the new Congress Working Committee. People across the Indian continent hope that Gandhi, 47, will change the fortunes of his enfeebled party.
He entered public life 13 years ago, when he stood and won in his family seat of Amethi. Since then, the fifth-generation scion has been seen as a reluctant politician, aloof and disinterested in the hurly burly of politics.
Gandhi's elevation to the party's second most senior leader – after his mother Sonia Gandhi – in 2013 didn't improve things. He tried to reform his party by holding primaries, revitalize its flagging youth wing and running it like a corporate office. But the results have been less than impressive, and the party's slide has continued.
After his initial reluctance and poor show at election rallies, Gandhi, the son of late Rajiv Gandhi and grand son of late Indira Gandhi, has come around and has begun establishing himself as a mass leader in his own name.
Gandhi went on a well-received tour of the US, meeting students, think-tank experts, government leaders, and journalists and took questions from them. He was self deprecating about his limitations – he told students at University of California, Berkeley that Mr Modi was a "better communicator" than him.
His social media campaign has finally begun packing a punch. Mr Gandhi is now being seen as more open and refreshingly amusing – he tweeted a health update about his mother's illness and a video featuring his dog, which caused a sensation.
With Rahul Ganshi assuming office, the highest decision-making body of the party is expected to see a few changes. Gandhi is likely to bring in some new faces. The plenary session may be held in mid-January either in Delhi or Karnataka.
Gandhi's burst of enthusiasm appears to have energised the party's rank and file somewhat, but he will need a lot more political nous and strategy if he's to start winning elections.
He will need to articulate a compelling economic vision to young Indians who are tired of confusing reformist platitudes. He will have to find and encourage charismatic and clean local leaders, forge winning alliances with regional parties, and make sure his party runs better governments in the states it rules.


Please remove this tax from human beings.
1) Remove tax - from those families who cannot afford like labor who earns less annually.
2) Remove the tax from children as their guardian are earning less income and paying bills and fees for the private schools.
3) there are no benefits for foreigners where they can access it for their lives.
4) children under 18 should not have to pay tax.
5) if we have to pay tax then the gov. has to help in paying private schools fees and let foreigners access the free treatments in the hospital.


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Roy Halladay won't have a team logo on his Hall of Fame plaque when he's inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame later this year.
There was a question as to whether he'd go in as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays or Philadelphia Phillies.
Halladay's widow, Brandy, made the announcement when speaking to reporters after a news conference Wednesday introducing the Hall's 2019 induction class at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan.
"I feel that -- and we talked about this -- that this is the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame," Brandy Halladay said as she glanced at her two boys.


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Home Dining Chefs and Restaurateurs 3 L.A. Chefs to Star on Upcoming Season of Top Chef
Tanabe, Lin, and Grissom
Chefs and Restaurateurs
3 L.A. Chefs to Star on Upcoming Season of Top Chef
Bravo's cooking show will feature local chefs Mei Lin, Katsuji Tanabe, and Aaron Grissom when it premieres in October
Garrett Snyder
Bravo announced its chef lineup for the 12th season of their Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series Top Chef today, which will be set in Boston and feature 16 "cheftestants" competing for the show's top prize.
This year, 3 of those chefs are from Los Angeles, and each boasts a rather unique background. Here's the rundown on which hometown heroes to cheer for while tuning in.
Top Chef: Boston premieres on October 15. Check out a sneak peek here.
Katsuji Tanabe, 33, Los Angeles
Where You've Seen Him: At his Mexican Kosher restaurant near Pico-Roberston, Mexikosher, where he serves as chef and owner. Born and raised in Mexico City, the half-Japanese Tanabe is one of the more eccentric Latino chefs in town these days, known for introducing L.A.'s Jewish (and non-Jewish) community to beef carnitas tacos and harissa salsa. This isn't his first on-camera appearance, either: Tanabe won an episode of the cooking show Chopped last year.
Mei Lin, 28, Los Angeles
Where You've Seen Her: Lin is the sous chef at Michael Voltaggio's Ink. on Melrose, where she's worked since 2011, rising to become one of main anchors in the always-bustling kitchen. The Michigan-native also helped launch at pop-up dinner series this year called Koshō and was named one of Eater's 2014 Young Guns.
Aaron Grissom, 27, Los Angeles
Where You've Seen Him: Grissom became the executive chef at North Hollywood's Bow & Truss earlier this year. His current menu riffs on traditional Spanish-Latin flavors with dishes like scallop ceviche, basque clams with chorizo, and salmon croquettes. Previously, the self-taught chef worked at Dirty Oscar Annex in Tacoma, Washington before moving to L.A.
Aaron Grissom
Katsuji Tanabe
Mei Lin
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AIWA – SF continues to support the growth and the success of the Women Entrepreneur Program (WEP), an umbrella project of AIWA that is implemented by the American University of Armenia (AUA). For the last eight years the WEP program created platform for innovative women entrepreneurs in Armenia, teaching them skills and strategies needed to start a business and succeed in it.
We are pleased to announce the 6 winners of the WEP 2013 program, out of 32 young participants, who joined the program bringing their unique entrepreneurial ideas to have the opportunity of becoming successful business women in the future.
Silva Yuzbashyan, with her Syrian-Armenian Cuisine business, and Anna Zakaryan with herNursery Growing African Violets took the first two places. Ayta Santurian, with her Armenian needlework, and Sona Sahakyan, with her ExpLori Camping Area in Stepanavan, were the second place winners. Askhen Chaljian, with her Handmade Trinkets, and Tatevik Avetisyan, with her Eco Architecture and Design Studio in Yerevan, were granted the third place.
"The WEP program gave us the opportunity to get away from the devastation in Syria and focus on what to do to rebuild our lives", remarked, Silva Yuzbashyan, the first place winner for her business plan at WEP program at AUA.


"I am leaving the Australian summer of racing more confident in my abilities and pleased with my overall performance in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race where I guest rode with the Boss Racing Team." was Tiffany Cromwell's analysis after the final Australian race of the season. Tiff had emerged at the front of the UCI event at the weekend after making a big effort to bridge across to a dangerous two rider move in the final 25km's, before being unable to match the further attacks in the punchy run into the finish.
"The first part of the race was flat and can be susceptible to winds which could potentially cause havoc, but this year the wind strength wasnt enough to make a huge difference. The race stayed mainly together, aside from a few small breaks until the final 25km's where the roads became more undulating and the racing heated up. Orica-AIS began to launch riders off the front and it was Rachel Neylan who went clear with Chloe Hosking (Wiggle-High 5) in toe. I was waiting patiently to see what the other teams were going to do and see who was going to take up the chase. A couple of the NRS teams came to the front to chase, but they weren't having a big enough impact to close the gap. I knew I had to take my chance and bridge across to put myself back in the front of the race. I saw an opportunity on one of the rolling hills on the run back into Geelong and dug deep to make it across to the two leaders, but at the same time I brought across Dani King (Wiggle-High 5) and Amanda Spratt (Orica-AIS).
As with all of the Australian races, I once again found myself outnumbered at the front of the race and didn't have the legs to cover all of the attacks that followed. Despite dropping off from the front group, and in the end coming to the line with a small chase group sprinting for 4th, I am really happy with how I raced and the commitment I showed.
The race was won solo by Amanda Spratt of Orica-AIS with Tiff eventually clinching 6th place in a race she clearly enjoyed.
The Australian racing campaign wouldn't have been possible without the amazing support of everyone who helped me out at the races throughout the summer. Special mention to Beth Duryea from CANYON//SRAM Racing, SRAM Australia, Rapha Australia, Canyon Bikes, South Australian Institute of Sport, Boss Racing Team, Drapac Pro Cycling, Rub Massage, Redarc Electronics and everyone who cheered for me along the way.
You can follow Tiffany at the Ladies Tour of Qatar by following her on Twitter and Instagram – @tiffanycromwell.


Those who do not know the Lord are rarely capable of the sort of self-awareness required to ask "What have I done?" Plenty of people wonder "Why is this happening to me?" or "Why doesn't she love me anymore?" If it's just capricious fate that is to blame for our sorrows, then why not turn to our own course? Why not plunge right back into the same mess of bad decisions and selfish choices? If we are only victims, what else can we do?
There is a big difference between sad and being sorry. There is a bigger difference between being sorry and repenting. As Paul tells the Corinthians, mere worldly grief produces death. It leads nowhere good. But sorrow that is "according to the will of God" produces repentance without regret. In other words, real repentance is a change of heart (and actions) that is not primarily driven by concern for how my sin has impacted me. It is an unselfish state of mind that focuses on the wrong done to others and to God.
In any case, failing to take the Lord at his word is a problem that spans time and culture, and it is amazing to see people who know the word of God react to the very predictable consequences of sin as if they are surprising. As God said through Jeremiah, "my people know not the rules of the Lord".
You insist on trusting in your own wisdom THEREFORE I will give your wives to others and your fields to conquerors.
You are not ashamed at committing abominations THEREFORE when I punish you, you will be overthrown.
These are the sorts of "rules" the Lord seems to be talking about; rules that included the Law of Moses but were not necessarily limited to it. After all, the literal wording of the Law did not address states of mind like trusting and shame as specifically as they dealt with the actions that proceed from such attitudes. The early chapters of Jeremiah are very much about the consequences in this life of disobeying the principles derived from the character of God wherever they might have been spelled out: "If you insist on doing 'x', the result will be 'y' ", and so on.
Now of course for believers there is no "law" in the sense it existed in the days of Jeremiah. But there were "rules" before the law, and there are "rules" after the law (though of course we understand that obeying them cannot merit salvation, which is always and only on the basis of our relationship to Christ). Such rules do, however, make this life easier or harder for us, depending on whether we choose to follow them or ignore them.
Proverbs is full of these statements, such as: "The wise will inherit honour, but fools get disgrace". It's a rule; a good, solid general principle based on the character of God that in most cases works itself out in this life. By the grace of God there are occasional exceptions to such principles. But generally they hold true, and supply a solid source of wise choices for living.
The Christian life, to me, seems sometimes like a long trek from what I know to be true intellectually to a place of living out that truth experientially. I recognize a principle in the word of God. Naturally, because he is God and I believe in him and trust his judgment, I acknowledge that rule intellectually to be a Very Good Thing That, Generally Practiced, Would Make the World a Better Place. And then I go and do something different until circumstances whack me in the head. Which they will, eventually, assuming I live long enough to experience the consequences of my actions.
How many times have you given scriptural advice to a younger Christian and heard the comeback, "But this is different"? Usually it isn't. Usually it's painfully familiar. Such objections are often voiced in defense of romantic relationships that, to everyone but the persons in question seem doomed to end miserably, whether because of an unequal yoke or another principle of scripture that the would-be romantics are currently unwilling to acknowledge as applicable.
So down the road they go until they find out, sadly, that they're just like the rest of us. There's a reason these things were written and that reason, I believe, originated primarily in God's heart of love for each one of us, not merely in his desire for order.
Relief cannot come until we ask ourselves the question, "What have I done?" When we do so, the Lord is always gracious in restoring us.
How can a young man keep his way pure? The same way this old guy has to go about it: by "guarding it according to your word".
Diving into obvious trouble seems to be a feature of youth (which, thanks to our society, is rapidly extending itself into early middle age). But the remedy is the same whether we are twenty, thirty or seventy.


AT&T customers and FirstNet subscribers got a big boost in wireless connectivity last year. FirstNet increased the LTE coverage area for the AT&T network and FirstNet public safety communications platform by more than 50,000 square miles nationwide, covering an additional 1 million individuals.
They've also deployed Band 14 spectrum in over 500 markets, further increasing the platform's coverage and capacity across the country. That's a major plus for the more than 5,250 public safety agencies using 425,000+ connections on FirstNet today. That's also more than a 60% increase in the number of connections since the end of October 2018.
"We're moving fast to bring the unique features and benefits of FirstNet to life. We're less than a year into the Band 14 build and months ahead of schedule. And we already cover more than 40% of our total FirstNet Band 14 rural and non-rural coverage targets. That's about a 10% jump in the FirstNet square miles covered since last October," said Chris Sambar, senior vice president, FirstNet at AT&T.
Witnessing the real, tangible and life-saving impacts that FirstNet had in 2018 fuels us to keep moving quickly to blanket the country with reliable connectivity"
Increasing capacity for urban responders. In areas where coverage already exists, they're helping first responders get the capacity they need to get the job done. That's why urban and suburban centres in markets like Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and more got a Band 14 boost.
Keeping public safety connected with innovative solutions. They offer innovative solutions to help public safety communicate no matter where their mission takes them. This includes the nationwide fleet of 72 FirstNet dedicated deployable assets – available 24/7 upon request and at no additional charge. FirstNet subscribers can also purchase their own deployable network assets from our First Responders Mobility Zone program. Or they can get a Rapid Deployment Kit, which is a portable briefcase that allows first responders to quickly establish connectivity where they need it.
It's an incredible testament to the need first responders have for a dedicated, purpose-built network as well as the unparalleled capabilities"FirstNet is being built in public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). This helps to ensure that the FirstNet communications platform and service offerings meet the short- and long-term needs of the public safety community.
"FirstNet is advancing quickly – both in terms of progress and adoption. It's an incredible testament to the need first responders have for a dedicated, purpose-built network as well as the unparalleled capabilities FirstNet has already delivered.
"We are looking forward to the further expansion of FirstNet in the year ahead and will continue to work closely with first responders and AT&T to ensure FirstNet is being built to their specifications – coverage and capacity included," said FirstNet Authority Acting CEO Edward Parkinson.


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Grant Rix (born ) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. During his career he played in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Fortitude Valley Diehards, the New South Wales Rugby League premiership with the Brisbane Broncos and in England with Halifax. Rix had huge potential and was seen to be the successor to Wally Lewis until he was struck with successive knee operations and was forced to retire aged 24 years.

Playing career
Rix was selected for the Australian Schoolboys 1982 & 1983 and Queensland v New Zealand 1984 (18 years 254 days old). He toured Papua New Guinea with the President's XIII Australian side in 1985. Rix was selected for Queensland for State of Origin III in 1986 (49th player to be selected for Queensland), but did not take the field.  Rix played for the Brisbane Broncos between 1988 and 1990.

Challenge Cup Final appearances
Rix played , i.e. number 4, in Halifax's 19–18 victory over St. Helens in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987 with a crowd of 94,652.

Post playing
Rix was a member of the Brisbane coaching staff between 1991 and 1993.  Rix then coached the Norths Devils between 1994 and 1995.

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Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

1965 births
Australian rugby league players
Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players
Fortitude Valley Diehards players
Brisbane Broncos players
Living people
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This course is mostly about software, but we will touch on various hardware topics. For example, the first two assignments will involve using the Raspberry Pi to turn on and off LEDs and LED displays. We will assume that everyone will know the basic principles of electricity.
What is the difference between current and voltage?
Will 5V generate an electrical shock that will kill you?
What might happen if you plug in a 12V power supply to a integrated circuit rated for 3.3V?
Suppose you have an LED with a 2.3V drop across it when when 1 mA passes through it. The LED is full-on with 1 mA and you want to limit the current to 1 mA. What size resistor do you need to use when hooking it up to a 3.3V power supply?
Do you know how to use a transistor to increase the amount of current to an LED?
Do know how to use a breadboard? a multimeter? a soldering iron?


In some product groups, there's an undisputed leader: an 800-pound gorilla that doesn't plan on relinquishing the top position any time soon. Where personal financial management software on the Macintosh is concerned, Intuit's Quicken has held that ground for several years now.
Quicken is one of the few programs to generate a new version every year, and at first glance, Quicken Mac 2007 seems almost identical to the previous version ( ) except for the inclusion of the new QuickEntry Dashboard widget. With the widget, you can quickly enter and categorize transactions. Unfortunately, the widget's function only works outside of Quicken; because the widget accesses Quicken's main database, you must quit the application before using it.
Quicken 2007 does feature some new uses for existing tools. Quick reports and focused mini-reports are easier to create, and bugs from Quicken 2006 seem to have been quashed. Plus, you can now split automated paycheck transactions into more than one account and track 401k accounts alongside other accounts.
On the whole, Quicken 2007 is convenient, intuitive, and powerful enough for the majority of its home- and small-business users. After installation, you can either import data from an earlier version of Quicken (dragging and dropping the data file onto the Quicken icon in the Dock elegantly handles all import and categorization functions) or download a QIF (Quicken Interchange Format) file of your account history from your financial institution and import that file into Quicken.
You can then create budgets and add entries to your transaction history, all the while categorizing your transactions for budget analysis. Once your information is entered, budgeting tools allow you to display data from multiple categories as charts and graphs for visual analysis.
Quicken provides a friendly face to the task of setting up a stock portfolio. You enter data such as stock name, stock quote symbol, purchase date, purchase price, and number of shares owned; then prompt Quicken to actively track and follow your stocks. Similar types of accounts, like mutual funds, CDs, bonds, and 401k accounts can be set up in this way, with the program tracking data and reporting back with customizable histories. Quicken can retrieve and track stock data as far back as five years to determine trends and patterns, making research easy.
Although not entirely new, features such as iCal and .Mac integration make Quicken 2007 more useful. An iCal icon allows you to insert past and future transactions into your iCal calendars, while .Mac backups can be scheduled and customized in order to place a copy of your financial data off-site.
Registration at the Quicken.com Web site, though not technically necessary, serves as the key to a multitude of additional services. With registration, you can access credit reports, stock-trading services, online banking, bill payment services, and credit card statements. Clicking on TurboTax in the icon menu from Quicken, for example, links to Intuit's TurboTax page, which offers configurations of the software currently on sale. While some services are offered for free or at a discount for Quicken users, there's an overall effort to lead users to partners' Web sites.
The Quicken user guide is a searchable PDF document. This 477-page guide is well written, and it proved useful to me. The application also offers shortcuts to Intuit's product support and customer forums, which is nice to see.
Unfortunately, there are some shortcomings to consider. First, Quicken lacks Universal Binary support for Apple's Intel-based machines. While this won't necessarily hamper performance, it speaks to Quicken's track record of being slow to provide significant upgrades for Macintosh users. Quicken also doesn't offer support for international currencies.
In addition, online banking features may fall short, depending on how much access Quicken can have to your financial institution. Some institutions offer full—or Direct Connect—access, allowing users to synch their Quicken histories with those online via an OFX (Open Financial Exchange) connection initiated by Quicken. Other institutions support a more limited Web Connect setup, whereby users log in to their financial institution and download a Web Connect file with the newest financial transactions. Quicken later accesses the Web Connect file to synchronize transactions. At the lowest level of access, you may have to download QIF files of your financial history, and then import these into the program. Intuit is pondering the retirement of QIF downloads for Windows users, and indicate it may put QIF out to pasture on the Mac too.
Shortcomings aside—chief among them the lack of support for Intel Macs—Quicken Mac 2007 provides a financial management package that performs well, lives up to the reputation established with previous versions, and provides detailed reports. The new Dashboard widget makes short work of entering routine transactions, and improved portfolio tracking features offer a good reason to upgrade. However, if a previous version of Quicken is working well for you, then the additional bells and whistles may not be necessary.
You can track a portfolio's history and view graphs of your investment performance in Quicken Mac 2007.


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Stillness In Time - Vinyl Version is blocked on YouTube
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 19:19
Hey Jamily!
I've just found out something really sad...
The vinyl version of Stillness In Time has been blocked on YT! What??
I'm really sad about this, because that extra 2 minutes of instrumental heaven was my favourite part. But now it's vanished from YouTube. Why would you do this Sony??
Luckily I downloaded it on tubidy a while ago, so I still have it on my phone. Still though, I wish I could get it on my computer as well.
I feel like Stillness In Time vinyl version is gonna be like a rare collectible within the Jamily now, haha
Trolll
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 06:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za7bk-ZL870
(works fine on my end)
it's blocked in U.S.
but found a live version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iumdDl1C9-o
I'm from the UK and it's blocked... Where are you from Trolll?
Also thanks HoneyBee, I actually found that one yesterday and I was gonna write about it but decided not to. It's pretty much just as good as the vinyl version actually! Thanks for sharing
I'm from France and it works, but, indeed, I just tried through an English proxy, and it's blocked in that case. Sorry guys!
Aw man, that is sad. Hopefully somebody will bring it back onto the internet somewhere. I haven't managed to find the original anywhere yet since it got blocked, apart from the live version.
Update: I've found a workaround to watch it! Go to the video, copy the URL of it, go to unblockyoutube.co.uk, scroll down to the bar at the bottom and paste it in. It will allow you to watch the video
funkyleah wrote:
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 23:25
UPDATE: Stillness In Time Vinyl Version is available again!
eviltimeban
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 16:13
What I wanna know is, why wasn't the "vinyl version" included on the ROTSC vinyl reissue?? It was the VINYL version after all!
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eviltimeban wrote:
Because the reissue comes from the remastered source, and sadly it didn't include the extended version.
Same with Too Young To Die on EOPE.
Dye wrote:
Luckily I still have it on my SIT CD single.
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Saving the planet's oceans from plastic pollution isn't on the agenda of a typical 12-year-old. However, sixth-grade inventor Anna Du is working to achieve just that.
The Andover, Massachusetts, resident was recently selected, along with nine other middle-school inventors, as a finalist in the 2018 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge.
The challenge invites 10 innovators in grades five through eight to submit a short video outlining a unique solution to an everyday problem for the chance to win $25,000 as well as mentorship from a distinguished 3M scientist.
The health of humans also faces detrimental impacts from consuming plastic-contaminated fish.
Anna chose to use infrared in her remotely operated vehicle because it can help scientists distinguish microplastics from other nonhazardous materials underwater without having to send samples to a lab.
"I first decided I wanted to do an ocean-related project when I found out that plastics in the ocean were a big problem; I went to the beach at Boston Harbor and I saw plastics everywhere," Du said.
"I wanted to do something to help that problem, so I decided to research it a little more and find ways I could try to solve it," she added.
Du said that a unique feature of her project is the mathematical algorithm she utilizes to identify the microplastics.
Her device currently extends 25 feet into the water, but in the future, Du hopes to extend the tether connecting the device and her control box to between 50 and 100 feet.
Eventually, the aspiring environmental engineer hopes to work with both governments and corporations to remove microplastics from the oceans safely and efficiently.
Du will work to develop her invention further during the summer with the aid of her mentor, Advanced Research Specialist Dr. Ann Fornof. In October, Du and other participants will meet for the final competition of the 2018 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in St. Paul, Minnesota.


Today we are delighted to welcome to the blog award-winner Fantasy novelist Tim Powers. Author of The Anubis Gates, On Stranger Tides, The Stress of Her Regard, Declare among others, Mr Powers is here today to chat about his new book, Hide Me Among the Graves.
Ladies and gents, please give it up for Tim Powers.
The Book Smugglers: Hide Me Among the Graves is your new book and a sequel to your award-winning 1989 novel, The Stress of Her Regard. How does it feel to return to that same world after 23 years?
Tim Powers: Well, forty or fifty years had passed in that world by the time I got back to it! The only character from the previous book who was still alive was Trelawny, and he was pretty old! So the world had changed a good deal during the years I was away from it. Victorian attitudes about propriety had settled in firmly, and people like Byron and Shelley would have had an even harder time than they did, in getting along in society!
The Book Smugglers: Both books are fantastical novels with strong horror elements, and both are deeply rooted in historical events and the lives of real people. How do you manage to combine the magical with the real without making the connection seem forced?
Tim Powers: I try to derive the magical element from the actual historical events; I don't decide to write a vampire story, for example, and set it in a particular time-period — I do it the other way around, I decide on the time-period and then read lots of biographies and letters and journals looking for clues to what sort of supernatural element might be present; what's "logically" indicated! So when I wanted to set a book among Caribbean pirates in the 18th century, for instance, voodoo and the Fountain of Youth were strongly implied, and when I had one that involved Bedouins and the Arabian desert, genies and the stories from the Thousand Nights and One Night were a logical magic system to pursue.
And with The Stress of Her Regard and Hide Me Among the Graves, the obsessions and poetry of the people involved led me to ghosts and vampires! After all, Dante Gabriel Rossetti really did dig up his wife to retrieve something from her coffin, and Edward Trelawny really did give William Rossetti a piece of Shelley's jawbone — after which William really was able to have children who were born alive or survived infancy!
I like to think that if I link my supernatural element to the actions of real historical characters — especially otherwise-inexplicable actions! — the magical stuff will seem like a logical part of the story.
The Book Smugglers:The Stress of Her Regard features romantic poets Byron and Shelley as main characters. In Hide Me Among the Graves, you move this focus to the Rossetti family and its circle of friends. Why did you choose to focus on these groups of artists and writers?
Tim Powers: It started when I read about Dante Gabriel Rossetti digging up his wife's coffin and taking out his poetry manuscripts. My first thought was, Oh yeah? Why did he really dig her up? The poetry was obviously just an excuse — he must have wanted to get something else out, or put something else in.
So I read very extensively about him and his family and friends, and discovered that his maternal uncle was John Polidori. Hm! And Trelawny gave William that piece of Shelley's jawbone, after which William could have healthy children. Hm! And then there were lots of bits of Dante Gabriel's poetry, and his sister Christina's poetry, that seemed (from a polarized paranoid perspective) to indicate acquaintance with vampiric ghosts. And of course it gave me a chance to finally set a book in Victorian London!
The Book Smugglers: In these stories you introduce a different kind of vampire – part ghost, part succubus/incubus, part muse, and dedicated lover – brilliantly exploring the attraction and the repulsion such creatures can engender. Are you a fan of vampire stories? Do you have any favourites?
Tim Powers: Among my favorites would be Bram Stoker's Dracula, which really is a terrifying story, and Carl Jacobi's "Revelations in Black", and George R.R. Martin's Fevre Dream, though Martin's vampire is a bit more human and sympathetic than I see vampires as being. I'm fascinated by the ways in which vampires are not human, and can't be related to on human levels. I see them as using things like logic and language only occasionally and with some special effort. Their "logic" and perspective are comprehensible to us only partly, and only in images — and so they do inspire poetry in their chosen hosts!
The Book Smugglers: Let's take the ideas of "muse" and "inspiration" a little further. Within these books, the connection and association with vampires made poets' writings better than they ever could have been without vampiric inspiration. How do you see this merging of "natural talent" and "foreign inspiration"? Do you regard the source of inspiration as a theme in these novels?
Tim Powers: In these two books, the poets do need the "anti-divine" spark to write their really sublime work. On their own they produce stuff like the later poems of Christina Rossetti and Swinburne — that is, competent but lacking the old fire. It's unfair of me, really, to say that they needed special outside help to do their best work, but that's fictional license, I guess.
I don't think this applies in any way beyond the concerns of the novels, though — I don't think great poetry really does get its inspiration from some outside supernatural force!
The Book Smugglers: Meticulous attention to historical detail is present in both of your novels, and one has to wonder how you keep track of all the facts. In a world where fine-tuned editing is growing increasingly rare, how do you manage all the fact-checking necessary to a novel of this depth?
Tim Powers: I read extensively, of course — I devour every biography, collection of letters and journals, contemporary travel guide and railway schedule and street map I can get my hands on — and I make long, specialized indexes on the flyleaves of every book, and I put together big Word files in which I collect and coordinate it all, with lots of cross-referencing! And I make big calendars, with the events written into every day-square, along with relevant references. All this takes a while, of course, but in the end, ideally, I always know what's coming next, and I'm able to go right to the page-number or Word file entry I need as I write.
The Book Smugglers: Hide Me Among the Graves is, simply put, a fun, atmospheric historical fantasy novel. Are there any similar works that you'd like to recommend to our readers?
Tim Powers: Keith Roberts' Pavane is a terrific book, though it's an alternate history set in a modern but pre-industrial England, rather than orthodox history. Fritz Leiber's novella "Adept's Gambit" is a great magical story set in (I think) 1st century Alexandria. And of course there's White's The Once and Future King! And I'd also strongly recommend G. K. Chesterton's long poem "Lepanto," about the 16th century sea-battle between the allied Christian forces of Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
The Book Smugglers: What are you working on at the moment? Do you have anything in the pipeline?
Tim Powers: Well I'm still in the research phase, so I'm not sure what this will be, exactly — but it looks like involving Los Angeles in the 20th and/or 21st century. And of course I'm already finding lots of clues to the supernatural element!
You can read more about Tim Powers on his website and on Facebook.
I cheer every time Powers has a new book out, I've been a fan since Last Call and The Anubis Gates. I love how he takes historical events that actually happens, and focuses on the few missing or questionable facts to turn them into something wonderfully creepy and disturbing. THanks for doing such an extensive interview with one of my favorite authors!
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Also of note is "SS GB" by Len Deighton.
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Heya! I know this is sort of off-topic however I had to ask. Does managing a well-established blog such as yours require a massive amount work? I am brand new to running a blog but I do write in my diary daily. I'd like to start a blog so I can easily share my own experience and views online. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or tips for brand new aspiring blog owners. Appreciate it!


Andrassy Avenue is a very impressive broad avenue connecting Deák tér and Hosok tere (Heroes Square). Underneath runs one of the oldest metro systems in the world.
Between Deak ter and Octogon you would find all the luxury boutiques.Between Octogon and Heroes Square It is mainly inhabited by embassies and very posh companies. The Terror Museum can also be found here, as a memento to the torture chambers of the nazis and communists.
I personally think the line of trees and the amazing palaces give this street a fantastic atmosphere which are being decorated for Christmas each year. Some palaces are renovated, others display a certain fading charm still I love walking past them this time of year.Take a walk for heroes Square down to Deák tér where the advent market stretches down to Váci street.
Here are this year's highlights.


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COVID, 2 years later: Lessons learned from a global pandemic
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Listen to a web extra featuring Dr. Celine Gounder here.
Fact Check: In this program, guest Richard Tofel says the U.S. 'accept[s] 100,000 flu deaths per year.' The annual U.S. death rate, according to the CDC, has ranged between 12,000 and 60,000 over the past decade.
Across two years, the COVID pandemic has acted as a mirror, reflecting back truths about this country we'd otherwise find convenient to ignore.
And one of those truths? American leaders are not good at leading conversations about public health.
"There's a temptation to oversimplify. And there's a temptation to think that you can tell people things in the near term that turn out not to be correct and that they won't remember it in the long term," Richard Tofel, a visiting fellow at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, says.
"And both of those preexisting beliefs about how to communicate with people turn out to be deeply, and at great cost, incorrect."
Today, On Point: High quality information. Building trust. And lessons for leaders who will face the next pandemic.
Richard Tofel, founding general manager and former president of ProPublica. Distinguished visiting fellow at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. (@dicktofel)
Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst. (@JackBeattyNPR)
The Atlantic: "How Is America Still This Bad at Talking About the Pandemic?" — "With cases decreasing, well more than 65 percent of the eligible population inoculated with effective vaccines, and new COVID therapeutics coming to market, the United States is in very different circumstances than it was in early 2020. Life is currently feeling a little more stable, the future a good deal more clear."
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Waiting for Civilization
Last week my focus was a huge game of Civilization V.
Early in the week I started a few games on the largest map size (going with the Lakes option, so lots of land warfare) with a dozen competing civilizations and the usual complement of city states until I got a situation that looked good. The first time out I was wedged in a corner between the Huns and the Mongols, which did not bode well. The next time I was the Huns, but I managed to get into a war of annihilation with three other civs very early in the game, and while I managed to get to peace while still holding on to my capital, I was set back so badly that any rematch was going to go badly for me.
The third time out I drew the Germans which helped me build up my military quickly and avoid getting penned in early. The Germans have a somewhat imbalanced attribute that allows them to recruit barbarians to their side a certain percentage of the time when they defeat a barbarian camp.
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I actively went after barbarian camps, which allowed my city production to stay focused on buildings and wonders. You don't get the best units that way, but you get a lot of them. My barbarian strategy actually ended up yielding too many units and some points, though I was able to gift them to city states in return for influence. The Germans also pay less for land unit maintenance, so that helped with the budget.
I ended up playing all the way into Sunday evening in sessions of an hour or more. In the end it was down to five civs, all of whom feared my military might and all but one of which, the Carthaginians, who were my game-long ally, I was chipping away at, declaring war, taking a city, getting another city as part of a peace settlement, and then turning to the next in line.
However, my enthusiasm for conquest was starting to wain, so I decided at around turn 1,100 to just go for the cultural victory and end it about 30 turns later. I saved before I started, so I could go back and continue the military victory… or the political victory… or the religious victory. All were still viable. But I was tired of waiting.
I was tired of waiting because, in the last 500 or so turns, that was what I was doing most of the time; waiting. I would make my moves, update production, tweak some improvements, then end my turn only to wait and wait while the computer handled each of the other civilizations, the city states, and finally the barbarians. Then the game would come back to me.
It is a truism of the Civilization series that each version is launched at a time when they really need the next generation of CPUs to run them effectively. I remember getting a new computer and seeing the time it took to play a game of Civ II drop dramatically. I recall writing a note to Firaxis about the slow performance of Civ IV back when it launched, at a time when I had a pretty high end machine in terms of processing power. Their response was quite snotty in my opinion and could be summed up as "play smaller campaigns if performance matters to you, there is nothing wrong with our game."
So I am left wondering when we will reach the point where average CPUs will be up to the task of speedy turns in Civ V and where the bottlenecks really lay. The game appears to at least be multi-core aware. Looking at Task Manager, at least four of the eight cores in my CPU look like they are in use, though none of them are capped out or even showing usage beyond 50%. So the game doesn't seem CPU bound. RAM appears to be available, so it isn't like the game is paging out constantly… or it shouldn't be in any case. And while there appears to be some issue with I/O… the game takes me four long minutes from launch before I can resume a game already in progress… and four minutes might not seem like much time, but try sitting in front of your screen waiting, clicking to skip through any video possible, and listening to the required speech about your civ and its leader, then it is the "watched pot" scenario… I cannot imagine that they are doing much of that for each turn.
So when will we be set on this front?
I hope that the next Civ V expansion, Brave New World, will include performance improvements like those that came with the Gods & Kings expansion… yes, performance was even worse at launch… because CPUs not only are not getting faster in the ways they used to back in the day, but the CPU doesn't seem to be the limiting factor at the moment. A long campaign like last week's, where the last third of the game was mostly me waiting on the computer, puts me off the game.
But it does make me want to dig out my Civ II disk, which is still lost somewhere in my office. The game isn't as sophisticated as Civ V, though there is some appeal to its sometimes crude simplicity.
A simpler time…
But the game itself runs like a dream, the AI zips along, and most of any match is spent doing rather than waiting. There are many reasons I always go back to that game, and speed is certainly one. Yes, you can get mired into epic stalemates, but at least the turns move quickly.
This entry was posted in entertainment, Other PC Games and tagged Civilization II, Civilization Series, Civilization V, Performance Issues on May 13, 2013 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
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6 thoughts on "Waiting for Civilization"
Whorhay May 14, 2013 at 12:31 am
I haven't played it in awhile but I don't think I ever had a game go much past 500 turns. Does the AI just get slower the further the turns progress regardless of how stale the map and borders are? I guess Gods and Kings might have added enough complexity to slow up the AI, I haven't played with that expansion yet.
Wilhelm Arcturus Post author May 14, 2013 at 12:47 am
Marathon setting says that each era is a standard game's worth of turns, though I am not sure that is completely accurate. Anyway, I won at turn 1,224.
At the far end of the game on the huge map, there are a lot of units to look after and cities to attend to. I was hitting "next turn" and walking away from the computer while the AI did its thing. But the AI moves at a pretty leisurely pace even in early ages.
Squidling May 14, 2013 at 1:23 am
I think the thing I missed the most from Civ2 when playing Civ5 was the music/wonder videos. Yes, they are in a tiny little quick-time window, but damn if they still aren't 10X better and more interesting than the crappy drab repetitive all-the-same in-game wonder animations they have now.
Ed May 14, 2013 at 4:14 am
Does your CPU have hyperthreading? (e.g. http://ark.intel.com/compare/65523)
If so, you have 8 threads – which means Windows sees 8 CPUs – but only 4 cores. If Civ is only using 4 threads and they are all CPU-bound, you'll see 50% CPU usage in Task Manager, but in reality you're very close to 100% utilisation. You're just missing out on the sometimes-dubious benefits of hyperthreading.
Wilhelm Arcturus Post author May 14, 2013 at 5:22 am
@Ed – You're right, the i7-950 in my system is only 4 cores, but 8 threads. Which means Civ V is processor bound, which in turn brings us back to my initial statement about Civ games needing the next generation of processors to actually run effectively. Same as it ever was.
stnylan May 14, 2013 at 6:16 am
@ Squidling – I must agree wonder videos these days are lacking. I am just doing a nostalgia trip in Alpha Centauri right now, and the videos there are just so much better than what came after.


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CP: Arab Spring Did Not Bring Freedom, Say Church Leaders
Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 2:03PM
Countries involved in the Arab Spring have not changed, according to Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako I.
"Where are democracy and freedom?" Sako asked. "Change does not come suddenly or by force."
The patriarch stressed that it was unfortunate to lose the citizenship program in which all citizens are involved in the formation of their nations. This phenomenon began in the beginning of the last century and resulted in the growth of political Islam.
The remarks were delivered in Sako's speech on Friday at the International Ecumenical Conference. The conference is organized by the Middle East Council of Churches in cooperation with the World Council of Churches.
"We suffered several wars in Iraq such as the war with Iran, the occupation of Kuwait and the fall of the regime. Everyone suffered, but the Christian victims numbered more than a thousand and about 60 churches were attacked. At the same time, there are hundreds of Sunnis and Shiites who have been targeted," Sako added.
The patriarch said that religious extremism leads citizens to disregard others, whether they be Muslims, non-Muslims or of other beliefs.
"Iraqi Muslims, in my belief, are more open than other Muslims. Lebanon is an exception, but even here political conflict and many politicized bombings occur," he added.
Sako suggested that churches should work as a team rather than in isolation. Churches should form a team of specialists to help secularists analyze the situation and provide various suggestions and solutions.
"We need a very strong media and information office that can facilitate all of these activities," the patriarch added. "We have a responsibility towards our fellow Muslims; we love them as God, the Father of all, loves them."
Patriarch Sako called for a new understanding of the Christian teachings and explained that "our preaching and speeches are still archaic and delivered in an incomprehensible language to this day, not only for Christians but to anyone else."
Archbishop Avak Asaduryan, representative of the Armenian Orthodox community in Iraq, delivered a speech saying: "We came as citizens and are always ready to carry out the duties citizenship to our country, our land, our history and our common heritage."
"In the modern nation state, it is not acceptable to use of the term 'minority' to describe citizens with national, religious or sectarian characteristics. This violates the principle of equal citizenship," Archbishop Asaduryan added.
Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/arab-spring-nations-still-lack-freedom-and-democracy-says-iraqi-christian-leader-96628/#eAbyu8wK5hQEDIB8.99
Article originally appeared on The Anderson Observer (http://andersonobserver.com/).


Yes yes that's them wow!! Hey! Thank you so very much!! It's so great to hear that I'm not the only one in this family that is intrested in the family tree. My grandad has told me so much about you and how you love and are proud of the Hoggarth heritage.


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In Situ strain measurement in solid-state Li-ion batteries
B. Koohbor, L. Sang, Çapraz, A. A. Gewirth, R. G. Nuzzo, S. R. White, N. R. Sottos
Micro and Nanotechnology Lab
Center for Advanced Study
Mechanical Science and Engineering
Volumetric changes due to repeated lithiation and delithiation are a significant source of electrode degradation and capacity fade in rechargeable batteries. Measurement of such volumetric changes and their resultant electro-chemo-mechanical strains and stresses have previously been investigated in conventional liquid-electrolyte Li-ion batteries. In the present study, we propose to extend the current knowledge and measurement techniques into the area of all-solid-state Li-ion batteries. Due to the presence of inherent property mismatch as well as confinements imposed at the interfaces between the electrodes and solid electrolyte, solid-state battery components are more prone to interfacial damage and. In this work, novel experimental approaches are designed to facilitate in-situ strain measurements on solid electrolytes (SE), electrodes and SE/electrode interface. Digital image correlation (DIC) is utilized to enable full-field strain measurements.
Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
Electrode mechanics
In situ strain measurement
Solid-state battery
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Strain Measurement Mathematics 100%
Electrolyte Mathematics 55%
Lithium-ion batteries Engineering & Materials Science 53%
Solid electrolytes Engineering & Materials Science 52%
Electrode Mathematics 50%
Electrodes Engineering & Materials Science 38%
Solid-State Batteries Engineering & Materials Science 21%
Secondary batteries Engineering & Materials Science 16%
Koohbor, B., Sang, L., Çapraz, Gewirth, A. A., Nuzzo, R. G., White, S. R., & Sottos, N. R. (2019). In Situ strain measurement in solid-state Li-ion batteries. In Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series (pp. 1-3). (Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95879-8_1
In Situ strain measurement in solid-state Li-ion batteries. / Koohbor, B.; Sang, L.; Çapraz, ; Gewirth, A. A.; Nuzzo, R. G.; White, S. R.; Sottos, N. R.
Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, 2019. p. 1-3 (Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series).
Koohbor, B, Sang, L, Çapraz, , Gewirth, AA, Nuzzo, RG, White, SR & Sottos, NR 2019, In Situ strain measurement in solid-state Li-ion batteries. in Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, Springer, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95879-8_1
Koohbor B, Sang L, Çapraz , Gewirth AA, Nuzzo RG, White SR et al. In Situ strain measurement in solid-state Li-ion batteries. In Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer. 2019. p. 1-3. (Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95879-8_1
Koohbor, B. ; Sang, L. ; Çapraz, ; Gewirth, A. A. ; Nuzzo, R. G. ; White, S. R. ; Sottos, N. R. / In Situ strain measurement in solid-state Li-ion batteries. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, 2019. pp. 1-3 (Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series).
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Holdout by Jeffrey Kluger (book review).
August 6, 2021 | By Gareth D Jones	| Reply More
When an accident triggers an evacuation of the International Space Station, one of the astronauts decides to stay behind. Ignoring protocol and direct orders, Walli Beckwith remains on board and is soon branded a traitor and a pirate. Using her new-found notoriety to shine a spotlight on the wholesale destruction of the Amazon rainforest, her status soon changes to folk-hero.
Based on author Jeffrey Kluger's in-depth knowledge of the space programme, 'Holdout' mixes realistic astronautics with high-stakes politics and the anguish of front-line doctors dealing with the misery caused by Amazonian destruction.
There's lots of great detail in the way the ISS runs and the procedures at NASA and in the Russian space programme, lending an air of authenticity to Beckwith's hijacking of the station. As a habitual reader of Science Fiction, I didn't really feel I needed quite so much explanation of details as Jeffrey Kluger offers. He also writes non-fiction books on the space programme and this background shows throughout. The repeating of all measurements in imperial and metric units got quite wearing after a while, but there was no doubting that what he writes is accurate and realistic.
The US President plays a relatively minor role in the plot, with occasional sections of the book dealing with his political scheming, damage control and blustering. If anything he provides a spot of light relief as the typical cynical version of politicians everywhere.
Meanwhile, in Brazil, Walli Beckwith's niece works as a volunteer doctor in an Amazonian camp, helping the native peoples whose land is constantly being burned out and eroded by loggers, farmers and hydroelectric projects. It's the nationalisation and industrialisation of this process that triggers Beckwith's protest.
The story flows along nicely, punctuated by a series of crises both on the ISS and in Brazil. Despite the threats of collisions and system failures and the perils of an EVA, there's no doubt that the stubborn astronaut will win through. As the situation in the Amazon is revealed and the dealings of the dodgy Brazilian president become evident, more and more people are won over to Beckwith's cause, whether it's the press, politicians, public or fellow astronauts. The camaraderie with the other astronauts and ground crew is touching and even while Beckwith's legal situation becomes precarious her popularity soars.
This is a feelgood novel that focuses on an environmental disaster which is not far from current reality but manages to avoid becoming preachy. It's solidly entertaining while avoiding melodramatic, unrealistic scenarios. There's some lovely little sketches of some of the background characters. Beckwith's parents for example who are retired NASA engineers and now live a quiet life with their own home-made air conditioning system and Sergie Rozovsky, the dour but implacable leader of the Russian recovery team who meets each and every returning Soyuz craft and is the first face returning astronauts see.
There have been a number of recent films, books and TV series dealing with near-future, realistic space-flight scenarios, which for the most part are only marginally Science Fiction. This book is not marketed as SF at all and indeed included nothing that would mark it as such and yet it probably shares a lot in common with Science Fiction books from fifty or more years ago. Could somebody really hi-jack the International Space Station? It seems they could and this novel takes us on an interesting journey to see why and how that could happen.
Gareth D Jones
(pub: Dutton/Penguin, 2021. 352 page hardback. Price: £18.70 (UK). ISBN: 978-0-59318-469-1)
check out websites: www.penguin.com/publishers/dutton/ and www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669742/holdout-by-jeffrey-kluger/
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So begins a favorite lullaby of children and their mothers for generations. In this fresh new version, Shari Halpern's country-bright collages -- as arresting and inviting as a handmade quilt -- convey all the warmth and love at the heart of this bedtime classic.
This is a great book for young children, they not only get to sing a song, but also get to look at pictures as they sing. My children love to read this book every night before they go to bed.


I am grateful and privileged to have the opportunity to serve every patient in the city. Our motto "patient's primary" speaks for itself. It is a proclamation of the value we place on each and every life. It is also an explicit declaration from us ensuring we do all we can in providing every patient the best possible dental care in a safe, timely, graceful and respectable manner.
I have a solemn duty to provide and keep the interest of all patients. Together with a great, dynamic and diverse team of staff, I intend to fulfill this directive. On a personal note, I commit to the principles of hard work, honesty and humility. I maintain a horizontal system of management and encourage everyone including patients, family members, staff and visitors to our center to provide us with feedback on how we can improve.


A holding company whose insurance subsidiaries were seized by state insurance regulators, the bankruptcy of this multi-billion dollar concern was one of the nation's largest and most complex insurance-related insolvencies. In addition to billions of dollars of contingent and disputed claims, the company had bank and public debt in excess of $400 million. The firm played the lead role in confirming a committee-generated plan of reorganization.


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Healthline, Oct. 27, 2021
How People Who Feel 'Invincible' to COVID-19 Are Hampering Herd Immunity Efforts
"Having a culture of community and a belief in the common good is important in containing threats like COVID-19. These are some of the key differences between countries with high and low individual autonomy," said Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPh, the founding dean of the University of California, Irvine Program in Public Health.
Cure, Oct. 27, 2021
Goal-Focused Therapy May Improve Distress in Testicular Cancer Survivors
Michael A. Hoyt who is a clinical health psychologist and associate professor in the department of population health and disease prevention at the University of California, Irvine, explained that young adult testicular cancer survivors face an extra layer of psychosocial challenges due to their young age, such as educational pursuits, search for independence, relationship and family building – "Sort of all those hallmarks of that time in life," he said.
Voice of OC, Oct. 27, 2021
Schools Throughout OC Could Soon Start Vaccinating Children, Families
Local health experts like UC Irvine epidemiologist, [associate professor of nursing] and public health expert, Sanghyuk Shin, argue the vaccine is safe. "If we want any semblance of having COVID be a disease that causes minimal harm so that we can kind of go back to normal, which is what everybody seems to want, I think we need to support vaccine mandates in schools," Shin said ….
Verywell Family, Oct. 25, 2021
Can I Get the MMR Vaccine While Pregnant?
Unfortunately, getting the MMR vaccine during pregnancy is not an option, says Jennifer Jolley, MD, an OB-GYN with UCI Health and associate clinical professor. "Although other types of vaccines are considered safe during pregnancy, MMR is a live attenuated virus vaccine and could theoretically cause harm to the pregnant person and baby if viral infection occurs," she explains. The MMR vaccine is an inoculation that protects against three viruses: measles, mumps, and rubella.
KCBS Radio, Oct. 23, 2021
Could this Chinese herb end the opioid epidemic?
Scientists looking to end overdose deaths in the United States are investigating an herb that's been used for centuries in Chinese medicine. An extract known as YHS is made from the root of the plant Corydalis yanhusuo which Chinese medicine practitioners use as a pain reliever. However, it does more than simply relieve pain. … "We found out that it would block the addiction to morphine," Olivier Civelli, UC Irvine professor of pharmaceutical sciences, told KCBS Radio.
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Dear Nina...I've thought long and hard about what you told me last night. I thought long and hard about it this morning. I'm thinking long and hard about it as I'm writing this.
NEVER say that you are nothing but pain to me.
NEVER say that you're a reason I cry at night.
NEVER say that I'd be better without you.
You are one of the most important people I have in my life. You listen when I need to speak and the fact that you've still listened through my selfish laments, despite the anguish it caused you, is unfathomably brave and true of you.
The fact that you can still look at me after I did this to you makes me fully realize your courage and loyalty. Yes, it did hurt when you called me Pumpkin initially. Yes, it did hurt when you made a heart with your hands. That pain was left in early January, because we did that before any of this happened. That was what we did before all of this happened.
Those are symbols of an undying friendship, not a failed relationship. You are my best friend and I have abused you emotionally.
I promise you, with my heart and soul, that this was the very last time I will do this to you. Our friendship is too precious for me to jeopardize it any further than I already have.
I know you love me as much as a best friend can. I know you're sorry that you can't love me romantically. I've treated you cruelly and unjustly these past couple months for reasons you have no control over. Being a Scorpio, it's natural for me to want to "take the ship down with me", but that doesn't make it the right thing to do.
You aren't the reason I cry at night anymore. That was true in the weeks following our breakup, but not now. You are one of the people that keep me from crying at night. You, Dustin, Emily, and Brandon are all the people that have been helping to keep me from crying at night.
My tears come from my insecurities. They come from my fears and I pin blame on the wrong reasons so I don't have to face realities that I don't have patience for. My tears come from the possibility of my parents separating. My tears come from the fear of losing you as my best friend because of my jealousy. My tears come from me being afraid of being alone.
All of these fears are determined by time and I feel as though I don't have time, and that I have to rush it in order for me to feel better. I've been feeling so stuck with where I am in life and I'm tired of waiting, but this is a waiting game.
I want to go out and meet new people and move on with my life, but I can't do that until I move on campus this summer. I keep feeling that I'm going to be stuck here forever when in reality, I need to exercise patience that things will start to get better once I get to college.
Those first few weeks of us breaking up, yes I did cry over you. Now, I cry about my fears of being alone and blame it on that fact, instead of facing the reality that I'm too impatient to register that loneliness is temporary. Those impulse thoughts are explosive and quick. You and the others bring me joy when my own mind turns against me in those moments.
You are my best friend. You mean so much to me and what I am writing here is the absolute truth. Yes, you did hurt me. But it's my self-pity, fear, and envy that has inflamed the wound. What you did to me does not justify what I have done to you in turn.
Today, I fully and truly move on.
Today, I fully and truly forgive you.
I humbly, and shamefully ask for your forgiveness at the pain I have caused you. After what has happened, I would not be surprised if you deem this letter as sweet talk to try and appeal to you after what happened. What I'm writing is the truth. Know that from the bottom of my heart and from our five years as friends, that I am sorry.
Today in the lab, I wrote down every negative thought and every insecurity I have had regarding us on scraps of paper, and burned them in a crucible of 16 molar nitric acid. I ended it there.
Talk to me about you and Brandon. Tell me everything you wish to tell about you two. Seeing you get giddy and excited about something he did for you really does bring me joy. I know I'll find someone one day. You spent so much time being afraid to do anything with him and your wish came true. My time hasn't come yet and I acknowledge that now. Enjoy your time with him. He is a wonderful boy and I trust him fully. My Bruce is out there somewhere. He's probably stuck in a tree.
I love you, Nina. But this love is different than the love I've only shown you recently. This love is one that I've dug up from within myself from beneath the ash to find the seeds sown from our friendship.
This "I love you" is drawn from the five years we've shared together as dearest friends. This love comes from the nights we've cried together, either sorrowful ones or joyful ones.
This love comes from the times we've laughed until it hurt to breathe. This love comes from the nights we've stayed up with me listening to you babble and me giggling at you as you talked about ninja octopuses and some kid's sea monkeys.
This love comes from one best friend to be received by the other. This is the "I love you" that I started telling you years ago and it's the kind of "I love you" that I'm going to tell you until we're old maids on a porch. You aren't my Snow Queen, that's not what I know you are. You are my Lady Zilla, that spits acid and has a supersonic roar. What you said last night has given me a well-deserved slap across the face and opened my eyes to what's really important to me.
You really are Belle, not Elsa. Elsa would have removed herself from this a long time ago. You have shown nothing but patience, understanding, and kindness with my "beastly" attitude. And what have I done? I've done nothing but attacked you over and over. It's like in the Enchanted Christmas when Belle does everything she can to make Beast happy, and he gets angrier and angrier at her. I really have been a beast to you these past months. But these few months are a hiccup compared to nearly five years. I'm ready to quit the moping and focus on more important things, like nursing our friendship back to health.
I've been a huge jerk to you. I can't take back what I've said because the damage has already been done. I don't expect to be forgiven immediately. We are both at fault for our actions and it's time we moved on.
I forgive you, Nina Marie.
Can you forgive me and move on with me as your best friend of five years?
All my love. Be Happy. I am sure Nina would want you to have the best and happiest life you can. She would love you no matter what, forgive you anything, and be grateful for your forgiveness.


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Hinchcliffe joining NBC Sports
By INDYCAR | Published: Feb 27, 2020
James Hinchcliffe won't be sitting quietly when he's not racing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2020.
NBC Sports announced Thursday that the popular driver will serve as an analyst for a majority of the series broadcasts in 2020. Hinchcliffe, who previously announced a three-race deal to drive Andretti Autosport's No. 29 Genesys Honda, will provide reports from pit road beginning with the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg the weekend of March 13-15.
The broadcast of the St. Petersburg race begins at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 15.
Hinchcliffe's on-air schedule will include the Grand Prix of Long Beach on the streets of Long Beach, Calif.; his home race, the Honda Indy Toronto on the streets of Toronto; and the season finale at Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. He will also be part of NBC Sports' comprehensive coverage in the week prior to competing in the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 on NBC.
In addition to his role on INDYCAR coverage, Hinchcliffe will provide analysis during NBC Sports' NASCAR coverage from Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Fourth of July weekend. He will also serve as an analyst for select IMSA races, beginning with Sebring on March 20-21, and will contribute to Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires coverage on NBC Sports Gold's INDYCAR Pass throughout the year.
"I'm thrilled to be joining the NBC Sports team and covering so many awesome racing series in 2020," Hinchcliffe said. "NBC Sports has covered INDYCAR for more than a decade, and I've gotten to know (lead announcer Leigh Diffey) really well over that time. I used to bang wheels with (Paul Tracy) and Townsend (Bell), so our relationships go way back and it will be great getting to work them, and all the behind the scenes staff at NBC Sports, throughout the season. I've always loved educating people on the finer points of INDYCAR racing, and I'm excited to jump in and share my expertise and perspective as a current driver with all of the fans and viewers."
"James Hinchcliffe is one of the most dynamic personalities in motorsports and we're excited to bring 'The Mayor of Hinchtown' to the NBC Sports team for 2020," said Sam Flood, executive producer and president, NBC Sports and NBCSN. "James' engaging personality, combined with his unique perspective of what these drivers are experiencing in real time, will be a great addition to our motorsports coverage."
Hinchcliffe's three races with Andretti Autosport will be the GMR Grand Prix, the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 9, the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on May 24, and the Genesys 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 6. Hinchcliffe is a six-time race winner in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.