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Of the two backup methods, "full" and "incremental", the latter is in my opinion incorrectly labeled (or maybe incorrectly documented?).
Documentation says: "If the Incremental option is selected here, only those files that have changed or were created since the last full backup will be included."
Usually, for this method, the term "differential" is used. Difference is as follows:
"Incremental": only those files that have changed (or were created) since the last FULL OR INCREMENTAL backup are included.
"Differential": only those files that have changed (or were created) since the last FULL backup (disregarding any intermediate differential or incremental backups) are included.
Going with that terminology, the backup method employed by Virtualmin should be labeled "differential".
Submitted by JamieCameron on Sun, 10/17/2010 - 13:24 Comment #1
I think I'm going to stick with "incremental", as that is that the
tar command man page calls it.
Also, if you click on the help link for incremental mode, it does say : "only those files that have changed or were created since the last full backup will be included"
Agree. Even if tar uses the terminology incorrectly (which I think is debatable, as I've used other backup products that referred to all backups of this sort as incremental), it's better to use the same terminology as the software that underlies the GUI whenever possible.
Submitted by Locutus on Sun, 10/17/2010 - 17:25 Comment #3
Alright then... I suppose since VM offers just the one method besides "full", and does not need to differentiate between "incremental" and "differential", it is okay to stick with the terminology induced by the "tar" tool.
For users who, like me, come from the "Windows world" - where the two terms are used as I outlined it - it might be worth a thought to put a specific note somewhere in the documentation, that the use of the term "incremental" differs here from what people might know from certain other backup software. Just for clarification, so that nobody wonders "what the...?". :)


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Profound Cave Dives of 2010
30 December 2010
For me, this year has held many trials and tribulations. It was a great year for learning, sharing, reconnecting and reflection. I will always look back at this year as a year that defined me. 2010 was a year of substantial losses and gains that I never thought unimaginable; the birth of a son and the loss of my best friend. As I look back at my cave diving and exploration this year, I can think of a few cave dives I was involved with in 2010 that I reflect fondly upon and have made a profound impact on me.
Undisclosed Cenote, Yucatan, Mexico
As I dropped 130' into a room over 300' in diameter and 100' tall, I was awe struck! Such an amazing and foreboding place; this cave ate light like no other cave I have experienced. As I slowly rappelled into the abyss, my eyes strained to make out the distant walls of a cavern that the local inhabitants had no idea just how expansive it really was.
In so many of the caves we explore, we are often times the first to discover them as well. However, the seven skulls we found in this cave reminded me that I was not the first. It was difficult to imagine how they came to call this cave their final resting place – so many options. Were they slaves simply tossed into the cavernous depths as mere chattel, were they sacrificed by the Maya eager to appease the gods of rain, or simply victims of being the town drunk taking the wrong step at the wrong time. I hold all of them in reverence and have been honored to share their amazing find.
La Jeringa, Bayahibe, Dominican Republic
Here we discovered and recovered the most intact New World primate ever found – Antillothrix Bernisis. The journey of finding this primate and recovering it has been filled with new friends and challenging situations. I will be forever indebted to Dr. Alfie Rosenberger for his drive, desire and willingness to teach me. He has made me a better and more thoughtful explorer.
I am proud we made the right choice to find the right person to handle these primate fossils. My thought is that this expedition, these cave dives, this project, will open up the world of underwater primate paleontology and create a unique cohesion between cave divers and the world of academia. Using UV lighting underwater to fluoresce bones and teeth was a known first in underwater archeology. It is so rewarding to know that I was there and the world has more knowledge because of it!
Eagle's Nest, Hernando County, Florida
This dive, serving as the beginning of my much needed catharsis, taught me volumes about preparation, training, gear and just how much a dive partner affects the dive (both positively and negatively). I wrote a pretty substantial article about this (The Cathartic Cave Diver) and won't dwell much on it here. Read it, I hope it helps you understand the mindset of the "solo cave diver" better.
Manatee Spring, Levy County, Florida
I was once told that if I survive my life on this Earth with more friends than I can count on one hand I would be a very blessed man. I know I am blessed: blessed with astonishing friends, a loving family, a career and endless opportunity. I give thanks for this daily but not nearly as much as I should. However, in the darkest of my days my dear friends decided we should just go piddle around in Manatee as a good last cave dive to the year that will some become the past. It wasn't the dive that was most impactful, it was simply the caring side of friends that put others well ahead of themselves. But, any cave dive is better than a day not exploring our amazing planet! A nice swim from Catfish to Friedman's will do any soul good – and burn a few calories.
I hope everyone has had as great a year as I did exploring this beautiful blue marble we call Earth. I am currently gearing up for a return trip to the Yucatan jungle next month and several more exciting cave diving expeditions we have planned for 2011. As always, if you think of something I can do to make Cave Atlas better, please let me know!
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Over the next 24 hours we'll be preparing for CES. Ultrabooknews and UMPCPortal aren't in Las Vegas this year but we will be bringing you all the news and adding the analysis that we often don't have time for when we're there.
To kick of the CES 2013 analysis I've put together a set of technology and features that you should be watching out for during next week and expecting to hit the Ultrabook ecosystem in 2013. We've come a long way already but 2013 is the big year. It's the year when Intel says that the Ultrabook ecosystem will be finally ready to deliver what they planned many years ago.
Connected Standby
This is the big feature that will be added to Ultrabooks in late 2013. It comes with the new Haswell single-chip processor that supports far more power control than any other Ultrabook or laptop platform before it and it will bring us to the point where you won't need to turn your Ultrabook off ever again. Skype will run permanently in the background if you want it too. Wi-Fi will remain connected and you'll get all your notifications in real time, even when the Ultrabook is off. You can find the feature on Clovertrail Tablets already and it's groundbreaking to have such long idle battery life. Expect video playback times to double or more. Expect to be able to write and write and write for 10,15,20 hours before you need to charge again. Use your Ultrabook as a streaming WiFi radio for couple of days on one battery charge. Hit the 'off' button and your desktop will halt but Windows 8's background tasks will continue.
Connected Standby is one of the less talked-about features of Windows 8 but it's one of the most important for the future.
Note that Ultrabooks capable of connected standby will have to run the OS fully on SSD so you'll see late-2013 Ultrabooks moving away from hybrid hard drives. We expect Connected Standby to become the 'must have' laptop feature in 2014 and it is likely to be found only on Ultrabooks giving them a significant advantage over laptops. You can find more on Connected Standby over at our sister site UMPCPortal where we've been tracking the CS-enabled Clovertrail platform.
Perceptual computing
Intel will be pushing this hard in 2013 and we're already seeing evidence of this. Expect it to feature in Intel PR during CES. What is it? See this article and video. It's gesture and voice control for PCs and currently it's working on developer hardware but I would expect this technology to be built into the frame of an Ultrabook in late 2013 or early 2014.
WiGig is the very high throughput short-range wireless technology that can transmit audio, video and USB to a wireless receiver. It's designed to be 'transparent' to the user (i.e. low latency, high throughput) and is already in the Dell 6430U. Expect Dell to show a WiGig docking station at CES. WiGig is now part of the WiFi Alliance.
Wi-Di Pro
We're already at WiDi V3 and can now play 60fps of HD video to a remote screen. V3 also has a back-channel and the latest Ultrabooks already include Wi-USB drivers but the next generation, Wi-Di Pro, should add collaboration features that could make it extremely useful in education environments. A collaborative meeting between rows on a plane and new gaming environments are also enabled. Intel spoke briefly about WiDi Pro in November last year but there hasn't been any official announcement yet.
Haswell is the name of the next generation Core platform from Intel and there will be variants available for Ultrabooks. We've got an overview of Haswell for you here.
Connected standby is one of the significant features (mentioned above) but there'll be more. We're expecting 30% boost in processing power / clock, a doubling of 3D graphics power and many new media features including end-to-end 4K video support and video stabilisation processing performed in silicon.
Expect demonstrations and maybe a design prototype from Intel showing how thin Ultrabooks and tablets can be. On the tablet side you should expect to be very impressed as the dynamic range of Haswell reaches from efficient always-on background tasks to desktop-grade 1080p video editing and desktop gaming. Docking and modular computing become very interesting with Haswell which, in turn, relies much on the success of Windows 8 and the Windows 8 Store
Other Tech to watch out for
- Synaptics Thin Touch keyboard
- Intel plastic casing for Ultrabooks
- Sharp Igzo displays
- Wireless charging
- More on sensors (including NFC) in Ultrabooks and Ultrabook convertibles
- Maybe a look at the Intel smart watch concept which would fit very well with a Connected Standby Ultrabook
'New' Ultrabooks
You're likely to see a wave of launches and re-launches at CES. Expect Windows 8 updates, touchscreen retro-fits and a second marketing push for some of the Ultrabook convertibles that didn't reach the market in Q4 2013. the ASUS TaiChi, ASUS Transformer Book, Fujitsu Q702, Samsung Ativ 700T, Elitebook Revolve, Microsoft Surface Pro, MSI S20, MSI S30, Lenovo Thinkpad Helix should all get more air-time. I expect manufacturers to announce further Ultrabook models in the low-cost bracket and wouldn't be surprised if Lenovo refreshed their U310 and U410. Samsung have already announced a new Series 7 Ultrabook. The Series 7 Ultrabook will offer high-end features in a less fashion-led design and thus will fit well between the Series 5 and Series9.
Low-Power Ivy Bridge CPUs
With a touch of smoke and a few mirrors Intel is likely to introduce a new range of low-power Core CPUs. With TDPs down to 10W they give designers an easier way to build a device with longer battery life. It will be at the expense of processing power though and in effect is just a set of down-clocked Core CPUs. For Intel it gives them a way to offer a lower-cost platform but we've yet to find out if Ultrabooks will use it. The low-end Pentium and Core CPUs look like they will have significantly less processing power so will Intel let Ultrabooks use CPUs that have lower processing power than those launched in 2010? We should get the answers from CES next week.
Other Changes to expect during 2013.
Prices will continue to drop. We saw a few $499 offers last year but this year we'll probably see the first $549 RRP. Maybe even the first $499 launch.
Form factors will get a shake-out during CES and 2013. I expect one or two previously announced models might get pulled and the ASUS Taichi 13 could be one of them. The ergonomics of Ultrabook convertibles aren't quite right yet and with Haswell approaching some manufacturers may choose to wait until the next round where designs can be much lighter and have competitive battery life with little to no fan noise, always-on and a more mature Windows 8 Store.
Touch has already started to appear in the mainstream laptop segment with the X202/S200 from ASUS being one of the more popular ones. Expect other laptops to get the touchscreen upgrade at CES 2013
What won't change at CES 2013
All laptops, Ultrabooks and tablets will continue to be powered by lithium-Ion battery technology in 2013. We'll see news about new battery tech as we always do but lithium Ion will continue to power all portable computing devices.
Stay tuned this week for all the CES 2013 Ultrabooknews!
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Information for activity providers
Information on helping children and young people with disabilities or additional needs to take part in leisure activities
- Learning and development
There are free inclusion eLearning modules available for both specialist and mainstream activity providers. There is also a range of workshops on offer.
- Making your activities more inclusive
These documents give advice on how to make your activities more inclusive.
Self assessment
Read the How inclusive is your setting guide and then complete the the inclusiveness self assessment form.
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The Gateway Card gives children and young people with disabilities or additional needs access to activities through the short breaks programme.
Benefits to activity providers
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The appellant, Fairfield Sentry Limited ("Fairfield Sentry"), a BVI company operated as a feeder fund for Bernard L Madoff Investments Securities LLC ("BLMIS"). BLMIS went into liquidation under the United States Securities Investment Protection Act ("SIPA"). As a result, the respondent, Farnum Place LLC ("Farnum") sought an order from the Court that Fairfield Sentry carry out certain obligations recorded in an agreement ("the Trade Confirmation") entered into between Fairfield Sentry and Farnum. Farnum also sought the approval by the Court and United States Bankruptcy Court of the assignment of Farnum's claim brought under SIPA. In approving the Trade Confirmation, the Learned Judge accepted the opinion of Farnum's expert, Professor Axelrod. The Judge directed Fairfield Sentry to make the relevant application to the United States Bankruptcy Court who approved the Trade Confirmation on the basis that the sale of the SIPA claim was not reviewable under the United States Bankruptcy Code.
In dealing with the costs of the originating application, the Court made an order awarding costs to Farnum on the basis that Farnum was the successful party before it and USA United States Bankruptcy Court.
Fairfield Sentry appealed the decision and was dismissed. However, it was successful on a further appeal to United States Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit ("SCCA"), holding that the SIPA claim was subject to a review, overturning the decision of the first appeal. The SCCA decision being at variance with Professor Axelrod's expert opinion which was accepted in the Court, Fairfield Sentry appealed to the Court of Appeal for a variation or reversal of the court order of the Commercial Court.
The Learned Judge, in allowing the appeal, varied the cost order to disallow the costs of Professor Axelrod on the basis that there was a material change in the circumstances by the SCCA decision rejecting the opinion of Professor Axelrod and thus Farnum could no longer be regarded as the overall successful party and should therefore bear the costs of Professor Axelrod's opinion.
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Tourism in China has greatly expanded over the last few decades since the beginning of reform and opening. The emergence of a newly rich middle class and an easing of restrictions on movement by the Chinese authorities are both fueling this travel boom. China has become one of the world's most-watched and hottest inbound and outbound tourist markets. The world is on the cusp of a sustained Chinese tourism boom.
China is the world's third most visited country in the world. The number of overseas tourists was 55.98 million in 2010.Foreign exchange income was 45.8 billion U.S. dollars, the world's fourth largest in 2010. The number of domestic tourist visits totaled 1.61 billion, with a total income of 777.1 billion yuan.
According to the WTO, in 2020, China will become the largest tourist country and the fourth largest for overseas travel. In terms of total outbound travel spending, China is currently ranked fifth and is expected to be the fastest growing in the world from 2006 to 2015, jumping into the number two slot for total travel spending by 2015
Tourist resources in China can be divided into three main groups: natural sites, historical and cultural sites, and folk customs.
Natural sites: Mount Tai in the east, Mount Hengshan in the south, Mount Hua in the west, Mount Hengshan in the north, and Mount Song in the center of China have been called the Five Sacred Mountains since antiquity. Mount Taishan, which snakes through central Shandong Province, is admired by Chinese as paramount among them. Another mountain celebrated for its beauty is Mount Huang in southern Anhui Province, known for its graceful pines, unusual rocks, cloud seas and hot springs.
Jiuzhaigou, Huangguoshu Waterfall, and Guilin are all located in southwestern China. Jiuzhaigou in northern Sichuan Province is a beautiful "fairyland valley" running over 40 km through snow-covered mountains, lakes, waterfalls, and forest. The Huangguoshu Waterfalls in Guizhou Province are a group of waterfalls, 18 above-ground and four below, which can be heard from five km away. The Lijiang River in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region winds its way through karst peaks for 82 km between Guilin and Yangshuo.
On the plateau in northern China are many spectacular lakes. The Tianchi (Heavenly Pool) in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang Autonomous Region is 1,980 meters above sea level. This 105-m-deep lake is crystal clear, the high mountains surrounding it carpeted with green grass and colorful flowers.
Along the renowned Three Gorges of the Yangtze River are many scenic spots and historical sites; the Qutang Gorge is rugged and majestic, the Wu Gorge elegant, deep and secluded, the Xiling Gorge full of shoals and reefs and rolling water. The Lesser Three Gorges are lush with greenery, flanking water so clear you can see to the bottom. The Three Gorges Dam built here is China's biggest key hydro-power project.
Historical and cultural sites : Beauties Wearing Flowers, by Zhou Fang, 8th centuryChina's long history has left many cultural relics and the title of "China Top Tourist City" has gone to the first group of 54 cities. The Great Wall, a symbol of the Chinese nation, is also a prime example of historical sites that have become major tourist attractions. As the greatest defense-structure project in the history of human civilization, it dates back more than 2,000 years ago to the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods - huge in its scale and grandeur. There are more than ten sections of the Great Wall open to tourists, including the passes, blockhouses and beacon towers at Badaling in Beijing, Laolongtou in Hebei and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu Province.
Grottoes filled with precious murals and sculptures are concentrated along the ancient Silk Road in Gansu Province. The best known are the Mogao Caves, a "treasure house of oriental art", with 492 caves with murals and statues on the cliff faces. There are 45,000 sq m of murals and over 2,100 colorful statues, all of high artistry. In the south, grotto art is represented in Sichuan Province by the Leshan Giant Buddha, carved into a cliff face. Seventy-one meters high and 28 meters wide, it is the largest sitting Buddha in stone, showing the carving skill of ancient craftsmen.
The Shaolin Temple in Henan Province, the birthplace of Chinese Zen Buddhism and famous for its Shaolin Kung Fu martial arts, dates back to 495 A.D. Here can be seen the Ming period Five-Hundred-Arhats Mural and Qing period Shaolin kungfu paintings. In central China's Hubei Province, beautiful Wudang Mountain, with 72 peaks in 30 km2, is a sacred site of Taoism, which preserves one of China's most complete and largest-scale ancient Taoist architecture. In western Sichuan Province, Mount Emei, dotted with ancient Buddhist temples and structures, is one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains.
Most of China's 101 cities classified as famous historical and cultural cities are over 1,000 years old. South of the Yangtze River, Suzhou and Hangzhou, long known as "paradise on earth", are crisscrossed with rivers, lakes, bridges, fields and villages, as beautiful as paintings. Today's well-preserved ancient cities includes that of Pingyao in central Shanxi Province, but was also the site of the Neolithic era Yangshao and Longshan cultures, 5,000 to 6,000 years ago. Ancient Lijiang in Yunnan Province is not only the center of Dongba culture of the Nakhi ethnic group but also a meeting place for the cultures of Han, Tibetan and Bai ethnicities. Built in the Song Dynasty, this city has many stone bridges, stone memorial arches and dwelling houses, which provide precious materials for architectural history and can be called a "living museum of ancient dwelling houses."
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Birch Sap Jelly (with violets & rosemary flowers)
Just as winter ends & spring buds start opening, we spend weeks harvesting the sap from Birch trees outside our kitchen. The water in Birch trees is pretty special, and we carefully reduce it by 100 times into a deeply flavoured syrup which when added to woodland violets and rosemary flowers (which just so happen to flower when the sap stops rising) turns into our very special Birch Sap Jelly. Sublime on toast, decadant with pate, and magical stirred into roast lamb cooking juices.


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Above Ground Solar Pool Heater Installation
An above ground solar pool heater is a very cheap and environmentally friendly method of heating a pool. Once the panels themselves are paid for and installed you don't need to worry about ever increasing fuel costs. These will use nothing other that the sun to heat your water to a lovely temperature. These systems are also suitable for heating water if required.
Solar water heaters are also very easy to install and will pay for themselves because they should be able to last for 20 to 30 years or longer. The only real problem with these systems is that their ability to heat water will depend on the temperature outside.
Step 1 - Planning
First think about how the solar heater will connect into your pools plumbing system. A pool without a heater will take water out of the pool and then pump it though a filter after which it is then returned to the pool. A solar heater will connect in the middle of this system. After the filter the water is diverted through the heating panel before being allowed to enter the pool again.
Step 2 - Decide Where to Fit Heater
Some consideration will be needed so you can decide where to install the solar panels. It's just not possible to stick the panels on any roof because these may not be positioned to get enough sunlight. Choosing an area of roof which receives a lot of sunlight for most of the day will provide the most efficient heater. Some roofs wont be able to get enough sunlight.
Step 3 - Choosing a Heater
You will now need to choose the size of solar panel required. You will normally need to choose a panel which is half as big as the surface of your pool. However the size will also depend on how much you want to heat the water.
The solar panels used to heat water are normally not covered by glass, this means that you will be interested in unglazed panels. These are actually cheaper than glazed solar panels.
Step 4 - Mounting the Panels
The panels need to be mounted onto the surface of the roof or any other open surface close to the pool. All of the fixings required to complete this project should normally be included in the package which should make installation easy. If these panels are fitted to the roof then you must be careful that you don't break any of the tiles.
Step 5 - Pump
Make sure that the pool pump you're currently using is large enough to pump water around the solar panels. You might need to upgrade the pump with a more powerful model so that it is capable of pumping water right the way to the solar panels which are fixed to your roof.
Step 6 - Plumbing
Diverter valves will then need to be installed into your plumbing system so that the flow of water can be controlled. This will mean that the system can control whether water passes through the solar panels to be heated or whether it will just be pumped back into the pool. These diverter valves can be controlled by a thermostat.


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For WFMW this week, I wanted to share with you how I clean my can opener. The first time I did this, it really grossed me out because I had NEVER cleaned my can opener before. Now I make SURE I do this on a regular basis!
You take a paper towel and fold it as shown in the second picture. Then, just start twisting the can opener like your paper towel was a can you are trying to open. Notice the gunk in picture 3? You should have seen my paper towel the first time I did this – OH MY! I am sparing you the parental guidance grossness of it all because it was so long ago and well before I was blogging 🙂 !
Since, I do this so often, there is not that much that came off of my can opener. But, it is still dirty. Now imagine if you have never cleaned your can opener – EEK! This is why I clean it often.
If your can opener is super duper dirty, Here's what else you can do before the above trick:
A clean can opener definitely works for me!
Note: I have not tried the paper towel trick on an electric can opener.


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FUSION - Active Subwoofer - White
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Output Power (RMS): 125 Watt, Controls for Level, Phase and Frequency. Power consumption > 0,5 Watt in Standby modus
Universally applicable due to adjustable cutoff frequency (40-180 Hz). Optimized for wavemaster 2.0 sound systems. Line Inputs with RCA sockets, ca. 600 mV. Connection through audio cable.
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Spicy Chili peppers, meat and potatoes – the perfect combination! These are the ingredients that make the famous Chili con Carne or just Chili as we usually call it. Add some spices, garlic, cumin or even beans and enjoy the delicious taste of Chili. There are so many Chili recipes available on the net, so it wan't really easy to choose the best. However, we have to do what we have to do -here they are – The Top 10 Best Chili Recipes:
Black Bean Chili Recipe
Recipe via addapinch.com
Hearty-But-Healthy Chili Recipe
Recipe via bootblog.allensboots.com
Kitchen Sink Chili
Recipe via spoonforkbacon.com
Mediterranean Chili
Recipe via houseoffrolicandmirth.blogspot.com
Becca's Pumpkin Chili
Recipe via www.crumbsandchaos.net
Hominy Beef Chili Recipe
Recipe via tasteofhome.com
3 Bean Chili with Zucchini and Turkey
Recipe via thesepeasarehollow.blogspot.com
Steak Chili Recipe
Recipe via blog.americanspice.com
Beef Chili Recipe
Recipe via tasty-trials.com
Asian Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe
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There's no doubt that the logistics industry has absolutely transformed international business and whether you ship your goods via plane, ship or lorry, it will no doubt be a core element of your company. Unfortunately, just like with most good things, there are drawbacks to the logistics industry and one of these is security.
It has to be said that security breaches generally tend to affect lorries, although that's not to say there haven't been cases of goods being damaged or even stolen on ships and planes. This has been one of the big problems in the logistics field for quite some time and is probably one of the big reasons why companies seem to chop and change their carriers. Fortunately, solutions have been developed and if we take a look at several examples from Loksys, it's easy to see that the logistics industry is moving to resolve the issues that have blighted it for so long.
Solution #1 – Trakalok
This is a product that seems to be applicable to all forms of logistics and is designed to prevent the standard security breach. In simple terms, it's a tamper-evident lock which can be strapped or attached to any sort of container – whether it's on a ship or part of a lorry.
The other major benefit with Trakalok is that it contains a GPS device, with this able to track any cargo in the world. Furthermore, this tracking information is sent to a specialist centre that is designed to deal with any inconsistencies in relation to where the container is meant to be heading.
Solution #2 – Protrak
If you're looking for an even more sophisticated solution, Protrak could be the answer. Unfortunately, it's only possible to use this in the haulage industry – with the device only designed to fit around the typical truck trailer.
However, if you do ship your goods via this method, it will provide you with reassurance on every element of security thinkable. First and foremost, it contains a number of locks meaning that it's almost impossible for intruders to enter.
However, it's the other features which make Protrak one of the more exciting solutions on the market, with this containing a chip that records the data in relation to the opening and closing of the trailer. This could be to show when it was opened, how long it was opened for or any other relevant information and it is all compiled into a database that can be easily accessed by the container owner.
Another one of the common security issues that the haulage industry has to deal with is access into a container via a foreign route. This could be through the side of the container, with some thieves known to use power tools to prevent any alarms. Protrak manages to deal with these threats as well, allowing the container owner to detail a perimeter which informs a central computer of the areas of the container which can be used for access. Therefore, if any person attempts to enter the container via another route, an alarm will automatically be triggered.
Solution #3 – Assetrak
This is a slightly different solution and doesn't necessarily have to be used in logistics. While it can most certainly be utilised in this industry, some people simply use Assetrak for standard machinery items.
The basis of the product is that it contains all of the features of Protrak, only that it is designed to be a bit more flexible in relation to the goods it can be attached to. Furthermore, alerts don't have to be processed through the central system, but can instead be sent to the owner via several means such as email, SMS and voice. Therefore, if your company tends to manoeuvre cumbersome machinery between locations, this is probably the most suitable solution out of the three.


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featuring the very best of americana, alt.country and roots music
July 27, 2013
Scott Foley
It's just unfortunate that sometimes the best conversations happen when the mic is off. Hope you had a chance to at least hear the parts with the mic on during our visit with Bonnie Whitmore. She has such a wild voice, and since she's been playing around since she was just 15, she has an unexpected arsenal of road stories that could take an entire episode to relate. I also hope you had a chance to catch Holly Williams' visit with Charlie on Friday afternoon. It was especially charming that Holly asked if she could buy Charlie's copy of her granddad's record to play in the car.
I've been on the airwaves in various guises for about a dozen years, but I've never played a Foo Fighter's tune. It's not for lack of respect, since I feel Dave Grohl & co are one of the last true rock-n-roll bands around. I did get one step closer this week, however, in airing the side project from Foo-tarist Chris Shifflet & the Dead Peasants, All Hat & No Cattle. Sometimes these rock-to-country departures come across as throwaway efforts from folks who don't quite understand the roots half of the equation. To his credit, however, Shifflet populates his second album with names like Buck, Hag and Waylon, tunes that are being played every weekend at honkytonks throughout the country. Shifflet and his band dirtied up these songs with months of road dust, touring them around the country, then committed all but vox and steel to tape live in studio. All Hat still sounds like a rock band playing honky tonk and country, but sometimes that's just the thing for a certain sort of evening (or even an overcast Sunday morning in the coffee shop).
Also on this Episode, the unreal vocals of the quiet girls from high school, the Carper Family. Also, a cursory glimpse into the much-anticipated Big Label debut from Austin Lucas. And the welcome return of the the just-off-center cosmic country of I See Hawks in LA.
* Bonnie Whitmore, "Too Much Too Soon" live in studio
* Bonnie Whitmore, " Borderline" live in studio
* Bonnie Whitmore, "Gavel" live in studio
* Mando Saenz, "Tall Grass" Studebaker (Carnival, 13)
* John Doe, "Just For the Hell of It" Songs For Slim (New West, 13)
* Kasey Chambers, "Little Bit Lonesome" Barricades & Brick Walls (EMI, 02)
* Gromet, "Rubber To the Road" Barren (Self, 13) C
^ Chris Shifflett & the Dead Peasants, "Live Fast Love Hard Die Young" All Hat & No Cattle (SideOneDummy, 13) D
* Carper Family, "Foolish Ramblin' Man" Old-Fashioned Gal (Self, 13) D
* Thriftstore Masterpiece, "Long Black Train" Trouble Is a Lonesome Town (SideOneDummy, 13)
* Railbenders, "Black Chrome Horse" Like a Wheel (Self, 09) C
* Amanda Shires, "Wasted and Rollin" Down Fell the Doves (Lightning Rod, 13)
* Mike Stinson, "Box I Take To Work" Hell and Half of Georgia (Poplar Cove, 13)
* Will Callers, "Burnt Orange Cadillac" What Else Is Left (Mystery Egg, 13)
* Austin Lucas, "Alone In Memphis" Stay Wreckless (New West, 13) D
* Doc Feldman & the LD50, "Battle Hymn" Sundowning At the Station (TIAM, 13) D
* Patti Fiasco, "Small Town Lights" Small Town Lights (Self, 13) C,D
* Holly Williams, "Let You Go" Highway (Georgiana, 13)
* Sam Baker, "Orphan" Pretty World (Self, 07)
* Tillers, "I Gotta Move" Hand On the Plow (Muddy Roots, 13) D
* Over the Rhine, "Sacred Ground" Meet Me At the Edge of the World (Great Speckled Dog, 13) D
* Bill Kirchen, "Tell Me the Reason" Seeds & Stems (Proper, 13)
* I See Hawks in LA, "Oklahoma's Going Dry" Mystery Drug (Self, 13) D
* Thom Chacon, "Bus Drivin' Blues" Thom Chacon (Pie, 13) C
* Court Yard Hounds, "Phoebe" Amelita (Columbia, 13)
* Emily Barker & Red Clay Halo, "Dear River" Dear River (Linn, 13)
* Truth & Salvage Co, "Silver Lining" Pick Me Up (Megaforce, 13)


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All four versions were good, but I think I liked the second one with Cedric the best.
That album was a real surprise. I wasn't sure what to expect because I hadn't heard anybody play the Hurdy-Gurdy since Captain Kangaroo. It's really a good fit with the North Mississippi sound.


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CTTI is pleased to announce that its Executive Committee will welcome five new distinguished thought leaders. These experts hold impressive track records in implementing change at many levels of the health care and research system, from regulatory bodies to the drug development pipeline.
"These new Executive Committee members are leaders in their fields," said CTTI Executive Director Pamela Tenaerts. "Their guidance and passion to improve clinical trials will help ensure CTTI can achieve its goals in a rapidly evolving ecosystem."
The five new Executive Committee members join a group of thought leaders whose knowledge and experience enables CTTI to make meaningful improvements in clinical research.
"These experts will broaden and strengthen the committee's knowledge in a number of key areas, from clinical research design to quality assurance to drug development," said CTTI Executive Committee Chair Mark McClellan. "We are confident that they will make a significant contribution to CTTI's work to move the clinical trials enterprise forward."
Steven Galson Michael Kolodziej Theodore Lystig Rod MacKenzie Pierre Meulien


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I believe that humans represent the ideal model organism for the development of innovative therapies to improve human health. Experiments of nature (e.g., human genetics) and longitudinal observations in patients with disease can differentiate between cause and consequence, and therefore can overcome fundamental challenges of drug development (e.g., target identification, biomarkers of drug efficacy). Using my Twitter account (@rplenge), this blog (www.plengegen.com/blog), and other forms of social media, I provide compelling examples that illustrate key concepts of "humans as the ideal model organism" (#himo) for drug development.
Why do drugs fail (#whydrugsfail)? This simple question is at the center of problems facing the pharmaceutical industry. In short, drugs fail in early development because of unresolved safety signals or lack of biomarkers for target engagement, and drugs fail in late development because of lack of efficacy or excess toxicity. This leads to a costly system for bringing new drugs to market – not because of the successes, but because >95% of drug programs ultimately fail. Without improvements in rates of success in drug development, the sustainability of the pharmaceutical industry as we know it is in trouble (see here). Not surprisingly, much has been written about this topic, including analyses of development strategies (Forbes blog, Drug Baron), company pipelines (Nature Reviews Drug Discovery manuscript from AstraZeneca) and FDA approvals (here and here).
So why do we need yet another blog or twitter account that highlights the challenges of the pharmaceutical industry? My answer is that I will take a unique angle to potential solutions, with a focus on experiments and observations derived from the ideal model organism – humans. These examples will be filtered through my experience in clinical medicine (MD degree [CWRU], academic training in internal medicine [UCSF], rheumatology [Brigham and Women's Hospital], and clinical bioinformatics [Partners HealthCare]); genetics and genomics (PhD in genetics [CWRU], post-doctoral research [Broad Institute] and independent faculty / principle investigator [Harvard Medical School]; and the pharmaceutical industry (Vice President and head of Genetics & Pharmacogenomics [Merck]).
Here are examples of subjects that I will cover in my social media posts, which I am sure will evolve over time:
(1) Human genetics (#genetics)
In late development, most drugs fail due to lack of efficacy. This occurs despite an abundance of pre-clinical data implicating a target in disease. That is, drugs fail in late development because we pick the wrong targets from the outset. As I have written before (see here, here), and others have as well (see here, here), human genetics represents a powerful way to pick targets and mechanisms of action at the earliest stage of drug discovery.
One way to think about human genetics in drug discovery is to use the same framework that defines a successful drug: dose-response curves. In a Nature Review Drug Discovery article that I wrote with David Altshuler (Harvard Medical School & Broad Institute) and Ed Scolnick (former President of Merck Research Laboratories), we developed the argument of "genotype-phenotype dose response curves" for single genes associated with human traits (see original manuscript here). The manuscript provides criteria for nominating drug targets based on human genetics. In a previous blog post (see here), I applied these criteria to PCSK9, which represents one of the best examples of genetics to drive drug discovery.
Going forward, I will use this blog and Twitter to highlight examples of human genetics in action. I expect many examples to be new discoveries, as recently shown for APOC3 and myocardial infarction (see here, here, here). I also expect many posts to about functional consequences of human mutations, including molecular studies on gene/mutation mechanism of action, emerging technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9, and methodological approaches such as Mendelian randomization (see here) or rare variant discoveries (see here, here, and Daniel MacArthur lab link here). Other posts will relate to technological innovations in human genetics such as clinical sequencing (here).
[If you want to see a slide deck and blog that I put together for a course on genetics in immunology at Harvard Medical School, see here; if you want a slide deck that I prepared for the New York Academy of Sciences on how genetics changes the approach from target identification to the clinic, see here.]
(2) Pharmacogenomics (#pgx)
Pharmacogenomics is a broad field. I define it as the use of genetic and genomic biomarkers to understand how drugs work: biomarkers to monitor drug-target engagement; biomarkers to define novel mechanisms of action; biomarkers to guide indication selection, and biomarkers to predict efficacy and toxicity in clinical trials. This definition goes beyond straightforward pharmacogenetics (see nice review article on clinical pharmacogenetics by David Goldstein here) and also beyond the ambiguous field of "personalized medicine" (see my previous blog here).
In future blog and Twitter posts, I will showcase examples of pharmacogenomics – with a perspective on successes and failures in drug development. Some posts will relate to genetic predictors of drug efficacy and toxicity, as in the evolving story of genetic predictors of warfarin metabolism in clinical care (see 2013 NEJM articles here, here). Other posts will relate to "big data" in precision medicine, although this topic has plenty of coverage elsewhere, too. I expect to dive deeply into the science as well, including new areas such as polygenic predictors of treatment response (see here) or crowdsourcing approaches to analysis of complex datasets (see here for an example of a project I launched with Stephen Friend at Sage Bionetworks).
One area I will follow closely relates to pharmacogenomics in immuno-therapy, which is in the midst of revolutionizing treatment of patients with cancer (see Matthew Herper's Forbes blog here). For example, new genomic technologies such as T cell or B cell repertoire sequencing offer an innovative strategy to profile the human immune system. Coupled with other technologies such mRNA expression profiling, mass-spectrometry-based proteomic profiling and next-generation sequencing, detailed molecular observations in humans are now possible.
(3) Next-generation clinical registries (#nextgenreg)
Just as the current model of the pharmaceutical industry is being challenged, the current model of clinical registries is entering a disruptive phase. The cost of most registries, together with the need for extremely large patient cohorts, is changing the way patients are enrolled in discovery research studies. I believe this topic is highly relevant to the theme of "humans as the ideal model organism" (#himo) for drug discovery, as a critical first step in any human discovery study is access to appropriate patient samples.
In future blog and Twitter posts, I will opine on the role of electronic medical records in discovery research (which I experienced during may days with the NIH-funded program i2b2, see publications here and i2b2 website here; NPR commentary here); open-source solutions for genome-sequencing data (Global Alliance for Genomics & Health here and here, Personal Genome Project here); patient-oriented registries (such as the arthritis internet registry, which I co-founded in 2010, or direct-to-consumer companies such as 23&Me); and innovated strategies to link genetic data to patient outcome data, especially for the purpose of cataloguing human knock-outs (see here), conducting phenome-wide association studies (PheWAS, see manuscript here and David Grainger's commentary on FierceBiotech here), defining unusual outcomes (e.g., the The Resilience Project), or establishing unique biobank resources (see here, here)
(4) Innovation in complex organizations (#innovation)
The sheer complexity of the problem – humans as the model organism for drug discovery – necessitates complex organizations. As a result, I believe it is crucial to be innovative and creative in a complex organization, whether that is a pharmaceutical company, an academic institution, biotech, non-profit, or another organization. Beyond my current position at Merck (see description of our Genetics & Pharmacogenomics [GpGx] Department here), I have been fortunate to witness first-hand the launch of highly successful organizations (e.g., Broad Institute), serve leadership positions on complex teams in academia (e.g., i2b2, Pharmacogenomics Research Network [PGRN], Human Immunology Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital), and participate in strategy development for non-profit organizations (e.g., American College of Rheumatology, Arthritis Foundation, Rheumatology Research Foundation). Moreover, I have had the chance to participate in a wide-variety of consortia and collaborations, including the strategy (while at Harvard) and implementation (while at Merck) of the NIH-industry Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP, see here). Through these experiences, I have come to appreciate the importance of an organizational structure on solving important problems such as maximizing discovery research in humans for drug discovery.
In future blog and Twitter posts, I will provide a creative perspective on innovation in complex organizations. For example, what is the relevance of a "fast fail" strategy in drug discovery (see excellent Drug Baron post)? What is the nature of academic collaborations and the future of medicine (see Harvard Medical School Dean Jeff Flier commentary here)? What drug discovery lessons can be learned from other complex organizations such as Pixar (see thoughtful David Shaywitz blog post here), the Panama Canal (see here) or professional sports (see Bruce Booth blog post here and Kyle Serikawa post here)? What can DARPA and Netflix teach us about innovative organizations (see here and here)? How does a leader create a community that is willing and able to innovate (see HBR article on Collective Genius)?
If these or related themes appeal to you, please join me (@rplenge and www.plengegen.com/blog) in an exciting conversation on humans as the model organism of choice in drug discovery! I promise to keep the conversation highly relevant to drug discovery (for example, no posts of my children or contentious political commentary).
I want to acknowledge that I am currently an employee of Merck. The views and opinions presented here and in future blogs do not necessarily reflect those of Merck. Moreover, I will be very careful not to present any material information about the Merck pipeline that is not available in the public domain.
Finally, I want to briefly describe my motivation for these social media posts, which includes psychological forces (see here). First, I want to influence the way drug discovery is done now and in the future – even if it is a very, very small influence! I don't think that the full power of "humans as the model organism of choice" in drug discovery is fully appreciated. In particular, I don't think that the application of human genetics to drug discovery has been maximized. Further, there are common misconceptions about the role of genetics in drug discovery that need clarification. The deluge of human genetic data in the near future will make this discussion of even greater importance. Second, I am intrigued by the power of networks, and I want to experience first-hand how social media can be used to advance a cause that I believe in strongly. And third, I think the pharmaceutical industry gets a bad rap on being open with regards to scientific discoveries. In a small way, I can contribute to more transparency in the industry – not by directly revealing trade secrets, but by providing examples from the public that the industry uses to make decisions on drug development.
I hope that my social media presence will give a new voice to the exciting world discovery research in humans as it pertains to drug development at Merck and beyond.


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I can think of lots of legitimate reasons not to watch the State of the Union address. Maybe you have a date, or you're busy Netflixing, or you don't own a TV, or you're putting the finishing touches on that Death Ray in your garage, or you're just not that interested in politics. But there are also lots of bad excuses, and chief among them is that you're busy single-handedly paying down the national debt.
Let's look at how the nation's budget works; it's pretty much like a personal budget, except for all the excruciatingly complicated details. You have your receipts (that's money you take in) and you have your expenditures (that's the money you pay out). If your receipts are greater than your expenditures, congratulations! It's a surplus! (Note: this almost never happens.) In that case you can pay down some of the national debt, about which more in a moment.
In the much more likely scenario that your expenditures outstrip your receipts, you have a deficit. The national debt increases because you must borrow money to make up the difference.
(Actually, you don't have to borrow money. If you have your own sovereign currency, you can always print more money, but that has the unwanted side effect of reducing the buying power of the money that already exists. That's called inflation, and nobody wants that. In this respect the federal government's monetary strategy differs greatly from your own: if you print your own money and declare that you can use it to settle your debts, you're not likely to get very far with it.)
So the key to paying off the national debt is to take in more money than the government spends. One way to increase revenue is through taxes, which Uncle Sam collects every time you get paid, buy something, or bribe a public official. No wait…scratch the last one. So unless you get paid under the table, you contribute to the effort to pay the nation's bills just by going to a job.
So I guess I can buy the woman's snappy answer if she was at work. She could have just said that, but then she would have missed a golden opportunity to take a thinly veiled jab at the Obama administration (whom many conservatives blame for the current astronomical debt). Of course that blame is unfair, as Daniel Gross explains in The Daily Beast: many of the debt explosions that have happened during the Obama administration were set in motion by Republican and Democratic Congresses in years past; to put it another way, a lot of financial chickens have come home to roost at the same time. The debt was going to balloon no matter who was in the Oval Office.
So calm down, snarky lady. Good for you for doing your part to help the government pay its bills, but too bad that you don't have a better understanding of where or how your money is spent. Hey, I don't get every nuance of the nation's budgeting policies myself…but you don't see me making smartass memes about it.


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There's no doubt that Northbridge is one of the best 'burbs in Perth for eating out, but lately it's getting even better. There's been a hive of activity with restaurants opening left, right and centre, so even if you think you know Northbridge like the back of your hand, it's time to head back in and try something new.
Here are the best new Northbridge restaurants, bars and cafes of 2016.
The Hummus Club
It feels like we were waiting for The Hummus Club to open in Northbridge forever, but now that it has opened it's time to celebrate with beef kibbeh, zaatar fried chicken, falafel and big bowls of hummus. You'll also want to get your hands on those life-changing doughnuts with orange and chocolate or the chocolate halva brownie topped with fairy floss. You. Are. Welcome.
Bangkok Brothers
Bangkok Brothers just opened on James Street in Northbridge and this Thai restaurant is serving up all your usual fave dishes like duck curry and papaya salad. They're also doing amazing desserts and a few breakfast dishes too, just to keep you on your toes.
The Chippery & Co
Fancy fish and chips are all the rage at the moment and The Chippery & Co are doing a dang fine job of dishing them up. Get yourself some truffle fries and a soft shell crab burger or try one of the most amazing fish tacos you'll get your hands on in Perth. If you happen to be passing by early in the day, these guys do a mean coffee and some delish breakfast bars.
Young Love Mess Hall
Young Love Mess Hall might just be the most beautiful venue in the whole of Perth. With lush greenery everywhere you look, the most stunning booths we've ever seen and one heck of a feature wall, you're going to be pretty pleased with yourself when you arrive. Get yourself an Aperol with grapefruit soda and the Japanese Succotache and you'll be pretty pleased with yourself when you leave too.
Lil' Toastface
Toastface Grillah got a little brother and he lives in Northbridge. Lil' Toastface has opened in the space that used to be Bookend and is dishing out a slightly smaller menu of delicious toasties. They're open for lunch from Monday through Friday and have plans to open in the evenings come summer.
William Street Cycle Co
Yes ok, William Street Cycle Co is officially a bike shop (surprise!) but they also brew tasty coffee and a pretty good range of takeaway eats. Just be careful not to accidentally buy one of the beautiful bikes in your pre-coffee daze. Trust us, it can happen.
Mr Fox On William
In the spot that was once Jean Pierre Sancho, Mr Fox On William will be opening any day now. With some super cute signage and a kick-ass coffee machine, we're eagerly awaiting the day we can head on in and lounge around with a coffee.
Meat Candy
It felt like we were waiting an absolute age for Meat Candy to open so we were pretty stoked when it opened just around the corner from The Urban List office! With epic fried chicken, a plethora of smoked meats and epic bloody marys, this might be our new regular.
Comet Pizza
Nestled in between The Chippery & Co and The Hummus Club, Comet Pizza is in a beautiful heritage-listed building which was once a residence so it has a homely feel, but with all of the delicious pizza. The hand-rolled dough is made using traditional Neapolitan techniques and you can customise your own pizza with a range of fresh toppings so you can get it exactly how you like it!
Filos & Yiros
Brika's famous lamb yiros are now available every single day of the week at their new take away window Filos & Yiros. There's a variety of yiros as well as plenty of pastries and coffee. You can also order a side of that delicious halloumi to go.
Arthouse Dine
Located within the Art Gallery of WA, Arthouse Dine is an edgy, modern bistro serving classics with a twist. They have an amazing brunch menu but lunch is where it's at with the most amazing pan-roasted cauliflower you'll ever taste, a spanner crab dish that will blow your mind and a stellar wine list! They're also open for dinner on Friday and Saturday if you feel like treating yourself.
After absolutely killing it at the Freo markets, Chimek decided to bring their fried chicken goodness to Northbridge back in March, huzzah! Fried chicken is always a good idea, but it'd be a real shame to miss out on their burgers here so we reckon get both.
Want more? Find all our fave Northbridge restaurants in the directory.
The Hummus Club | Image credit: Elle Borgward


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My fourth graders love Skyping. They would be thrilled to Skype with just about anyone. So far this year, we have Skyped with authors, classrooms, and university students. Our school is not blessed with wonderful media specialists like John Schu and Shannon Miller (Two Libraries One Voice), so connecting students with the world fall on the shoulders of the classroom teacher. My students have been lucky enough to have more than their fair share of Skype opportunities, but the other students in my building have never Skyped. Their classrooms remain trapped inside the four walls of their Battle Creek classroom.
I decided that I would try and help another classroom have the opportunity to experience Skype. Mrs. Birchmeier is a first grade teacher, whose students every year, are reading buddies with my fourth graders. Her first graders are also giant Kate Messner fans. They read Sea Monster's First Day early in the year, and Mrs. Birchmeier read them Marty McGuire as their very first chapter book.
The first graders Skyped with Kate last week (my fourth graders were very jealous). Mrs. Birchmeier said it went great. I was wondering what a first grader takes away from a Skype visit, so I decided to have my fourth graders interview their reading buddies when they met last week.
We asked them two questions:
1. What does Kate Messner do as a writer that you also do as a writer?
2. What did you like about your Skype visit with Kate Messner?
Here is what we found out:
1. What does Kate Messner do as a writer that you also do as a writer?
She writes stories like I do.
She keeps a journal with her ideas just like me.
She writes down stuff in a book.
She plans.
She writes A LOT, just like me.
She revises her stories just like I do.
(MY FAVORITE) She puts spaces between her words, and she uses periods and capital letters.
She publishes her stories. Just like me!
2. What did you like about your Skype with Kate Messner?
I liked when she told us about the REAL Sea Monster that lives in her lake.
I liked when she told us how she came up with Sea Monster's First Day.
I liked when I got to ask her a question.
I liked when she told us that she couldn't stop thinking about Sea Monster, so she decided to write a story about it.
I liked when she talked about her books.
I couldn't believe that she really did write books.
I liked how nice she was.
I liked that we got to yell. (I have no idea what this means)
She told us a secret about a new book. (The kid wouldn't tell me the secret)
She told us that we can become better writers.
Big thanks to Kate Messner, The Swiss Army Knife of childen's litterature, for inspiring our first graders.
If you would like more information about free author Skype visits check out this link on Kate's website: http://www.katemessner.com/authors-who-skype-with-classes-book-clubs-for-free/


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The proper paper work must be filed with the Court and a filing fee paid at the time of filing of the divorce.
Please refer to the Docket Fee Schedule for a full listing of all costs and surcharge fees.
Also, you may contact Center for Safety and Empowerment or Kansas Legal Services to see if you qualify.
We cannot make the determination for individuals on qualifying for Protection from Abuse and/or Protection from Stalking cases.
2. Guardian and Conservatorship: Filed when a person is impaired and needs help. There maybe a voluntary conservatorship, where a person states they need help in handling their finances. Minors may also need a Guardian or Conservator, for different reasons.3. Trust: A will was written and states that the finances are to be left in a trust account.4. Adoption: For a new child, step children and foreign adoptions, adoptions are confidential. They are only open to the attorney of record, the adoptive parents, and the child once the child is 18 or older.5. Care & Treatment, Mentally Ill, Drug and Alcohol Addiction: These cases are filed by the District Attorney's Office. They are confidential to everyone including the patient. The attorneys of record are the only persons that may look at the file.
1. Claims must not be greater than $4,000.00, exclusive of interest, costs, and any damages for worthless checks which may be awarded under KSA 60-2610.
2. Those who file must be over 18 years of age, or be represented by someone over 18. Any business or corporation may use Small Claims Court. However, collection agencies may not use the Court to collect for their clients.
3. A person cannot file more than 20 cases in Small Claims Court in one calendar year. (January 1 through December 31) [KSA 61-2704(b)]
4. The applicable docket fee*.
5. To file a case, you must fill out a Civil Information Sheet showing your name, address and daytime phone number, and name and address of the person being sued. You will also fill out a form called a petition showing the amount of money or property you are asking for, and why you are asking for it.
6. The person being sued must be able to be located so they can be legally served, or given an official summons (or notice to appear) in court. It is your responsibility to furnish the address to the Clerk's office.
* Pursuant to KSA 28-110, a $15.00 Sheriff Service of Process fee may apply.
You should also decide ahead of time the exact amount you want to recover, and be prepared to give a written explanation of your case.
You may then fill out the petition at the Clerk's office and file it, or you may take it home to complete and file later. The petition must be notarized or signed before the Clerk.
Depending on the circumstances, the judge may either make a decision immediately after hearing both sides, or may continue the case to another date. If the defendant was served and does not show up for the hearing, the judge may declare the defendant in default and award judgment to the plaintiff.
Once the judge has announced a decision in a case, the Small Claims procedure is over. It is up to you to collect what is owed to you if you win. If you lose, an appeal may be filed in District Court. Appeals do cost more money since they involve payment for another filing fee, legal advice from an attorney etc.
The loser (Judgment Debtor) has 14 days after the judgment to pay the judgment or file an appeal.
Unless an appeal has been filed or full payment made to you or the Clerk of the District Court within 14 days of the date of the judgment, you (the Judgement Creditor) are required to do the following:
1. Send a copy of the Judgment Form or Journal Entry of judgment and the blank form, Judgment Debtor's Statement of Assets, to the loser.
2. File proof of mailing with the Clerk of the Court. The Judgment Debtor has 30 days to complete the for Judgment Debtor's Statement of Assets and return it to the Clerk of the Court, who will in turn send it to you.
If you do not consult an attorney, the Clerk's office has an appeal form available for your use.
If you have a claim against the plaintiff in connection with the same matter that his claim concerns, you may file a counterclaim. Fill out the "Defendants Claim" form that came with the summons and return it as soon as possible to the Court.
If you do not settle the claim against you out of court, then you must appear in court at the time scheduled or the judge can rule against you. Bring with you any papers that will support your side of the dispute, and any witnesses who can speak on your behalf. The judge will give both you and the other party a chance to speak before they make a decision. If the judge decides against you, you are legally bound to pay the plaintiff whatever the judge orders you to pay. You may appeal the judges decision.
A person has the right to appear in court on the day that is indicated to discuss the alleged charges against them with the Judge. Not all charges can be paid before the court date.
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I wonder why….tomorrow is the big launch of 3D Design Challenge! Pam and I have been working very hard on this new blog and we hope you'll enjoy it. There will be weekly templates and great challenges so please make sure you stop in to check it out.
For this project, I cased the great round flowers from the new catalogue, but in the example, they used felt flowers and in mine, I didn't.
I cut one styrofoam ball in half and coloured each half with the marker matching the flower colour I'd chosen – in this case, the flowers are So Saffron and Chocolate Chip.
I used the Three for You and Boho Blossoms punches and affixed the punched flowers with little stick pins and a few with silver brads.
I added two large die cut blooms to the back of each flower.
For the stems, I wrapped some Artichoke Grosgrain around a simple bamboo skewer using sticky strip and the leaves are just cut out from Picnic and Spring Break designer paper.
There is a large foam piece inside the vase and I stuck the flowers into that before adding some scrunchy paper as a topper.
Lastly, I added a little 'best wishes' from Sincere Salutations as this is going to be given to a friend who is opening up her own kids bookstore – TODAY!


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Mrs. Grundy
One who strongly values traditional propriety. In the Thomas Morton play Speed the Plough, Mrs. Grundy is a character known for her zeal for proper conduct. You can't wear jeans to this dinner party! Your grandmother will be there, and she is basically Mrs. Grundy!


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Actividades en Seattle
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Desde los lugares más famosos hasta las joyas escondidas: descubre qué hace única a la ciudad con la ayuda de la gente local que mejor la conoce.
"You can't come to Seattle and not visit Pike Place! They have beautiful flowers year round, fresh fish, live music, and lots of vendors. If you want to have a fish thrown over your head, just purchase any fish from the Pike Place Fish Market. "
- Recomendado por 901 habitantes locales
"If Seattle is known for anything, this is it. If views are your thing, purchase a ticket and check out the newly renovated observation deck. For an better view that includes the Space Needle, head over to Kerry Park!"
- Recomendado por 481 habitantes locales
Museo de arte
"World-Class Modern, Contemporary, Native American, Asian & African Art In Seattle. "
- Recomendado por 339 habitantes locales
"This park offers iconic views from the top of Queen Anne with the space needle and mount rainier in a stunning foreground/backdrop. Plan a trip at night during the holidays for festive city lights!"
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"A neat experience to see the old gas refinery infrastructure that is now a rustic playground with a great view of the cityscape as a backdrop!"
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Canal Lock
"Check out boats go through the historic locks or watch the salmon on the fish ladder."
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Otros lugares al aire libre
"Feel like going for a hike without leaving the city? Discovery Park has a 3 mile loop trail through dense forests and it hugs the beach for epic beach combing too. We see bald eagles almost every time we go there."
- Recomendado por 405 habitantes locales
"Beach with incredible views and nearby bars and restaurants. Bike and walking paths."
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Museo de arte
"The most famous glass artist in the country, born south of Seattle in Tacoma, displays his finest collection of works downtown just below the Space Needle. A must see for an art lover. "
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"Formerly known as EMP, this is not your ordinary museum. Check the website to find out what the latest exhibits are."
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"A great sandy beach with stunning views. The water is the chilly Puget Sound. If you want swimming water, head to Lake Washington."
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Jardín de esculturas
"This waterfront venue offers indoor and outdoor space alongside impressive sculpture. Treat yourself to spectacular views of Elliott Bay, the Olympic Mountains, and gorgeous sunsets! Best of all it's always free."
- Recomendado por 260 habitantes locales
"Seattle's zoo is just up the hill on Phinney Ridge. Reservations are required during the coronavirus pandemic."
- Recomendado por 239 habitantes locales
"Green Lake is one of Seattle's most beloved parks. Its expanse of water and green space in the center of a dense urban neighborhood draws thousands of people daily from all over the city. The park serves as a natural preserve for hundreds of species of trees and plants, as well as numerous birds and waterfowl. The 2.8-mile path around the lake provides a perfect recreational spot for runners, bikers, skaters and walkers. Many others use the athletic fields or visit the park for boating, picnics and swimming. "
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"Walk up Olive Way, then north on Broadway and east on Aloha to Volunteer Park. Walk to the top of the water tower for the BEST VIEW in Seattle."
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Outdoor Sculpture
"The Seattle troll is a unique spot in Fremont for taking pictures before a sailing trip or visit to Pike Place Market"
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Restaurante vietnamita
"Yummy Vietnamese food with authentic flavor. If you are feeling a boozy brunch, they make a nice Moscow Mule. "
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Restaurante de mariscos
"If you are a foodie, check out this restaurant that has garnered a lot of local and national attention. Be sure to make a reservation (during COVID times), or get there right when they open to snag a table. "
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Restaurante francés
"My "go to" place for simple, affordable French food in a lively, casual setting. Glasses of wine for as low as $4.00 and they are open until 1am. "
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Restaurante hawaiano
"After the fun 10 minute Water Taxi from Pier 50 Downtown to West Seattle...Marination is right next to the pier. Casual place serving Hawaiian/Korean street food while sitting on picnic tables looking directly back at the Seattle skyline. If you are short on time for a ferry to Bainbridge, this is a great alternative."
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Restaurante italiano
"Sweet patio overlooking Pike Place Market and water. Entrance is on Post Alley with only it's signature door giving a clue what is inside. Entertainment comes with the Italian fare many nights. A bit of dinner and cabaret! Seattle classic, since I have been in town for 35 years."
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Restaurante caribeño
"The best Cuban sandwhich for under $10. (Caveat.... a relative left after a disagreement and started a rival Cuban shop...Un Bien in Ballard...many prefer this one!) You may need to join a line to experience this popular eatery."
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Tienda de cerveza
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Swap lines for EU banks are now discounted to 0.58 percent. The European Central Bank gives us euros as collateral, and we give them dollars at that rate.
Most American banks are paying much more for dollar loans, either 0.75 percent or 1.25 percent, at our own discount window. Seasonally adverse conditions allow some US banks to borrow at 0.25 percent.
The reason the EU gets such a break? Maybe because the EU is in big, big trouble, Trouble with a capital "T".
See the discount window data, here.
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Located in Chicago's River North neighborhood, ACME Hotel is bringing the personality. Bold art, outstanding technology and a locale that reflects the neighborhood's vibrant nightlife are just a few of the attractions.
Traditional guests will appreciate that several room options offer stunning city views and spa-inspired bathrooms, while those looking for the modern will be satisfied by the technology available. Alexa is just one high-tech amenity offered to guests. The Amazon Echo system can serve as a personal assistant, offering several options with just the sound of a guest's voice. Guests can also check out an apple watch for use during their stay and even check out a hotspot for use out and about the city.
Between is ACME's combination retreat and communal workspace, ideal for indulging in lounge time with a group or in the hotel's bottomless coffee. Guests are able to connect to a hub and tackle to-do lists between meetings or personal plans. A DIY snack bar serves as the cherry on top for a session of catching up on emails or enjoying the cozy seating available.
The indoor West Town Bakery, a neighborhood favorite, serves up local and organic pastries, grab-and-go sandwiches and other baked goods.
Bunny Slope combines the '60s, ski lodges, drinks, and hot tubs. One of nine concepts by The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group, the Bunny Slope invites visitors indulging in a post-ski drink to a new bar setting. Decorated with snowflakes and inspired by winter activity, Bunny Slope is a kitschy take on a cocktail lounge. The Bunny Slope is available for private events.
Another area offered is Bodega, a bar that serves as a place to work by day and a site for locals to enjoy a beverage by night. With creatively boozy drinks like spiked sodas and slushies on the menu, guests have all sorts of fun beverages to sip on.
ACME's acclaimed on-site bar, The Berkshire Room, presents an old-world aesthetic with modern elements. The front of the bar is made of overlapping leather belts and flooring is genuine terrazzo from the original ACME hotel. Craft cocktails are available from Beverage Director Benjamin Schiller and bar snacks are as upscale as the venue is.
Situated near the Mag Mile and among the core of the city's other restaurants, ACME is sure to appeal to visiting planners. Its combination of unique spaces makes it a popular night spot in the area for guests and locals alike.


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By Janice Killey |
Alcoholism is a chronic disease which affects a lot of people in the society nowadays. Although this is no longer a new topic for everyone, alcoholism should not be taken lightly as it can bring severe effects to the affected person.
Symptoms of Alcoholism come as signs and markers that are manifested during the disease's early stage. Even if there are many signs of knowing if someone is an alcoholic or not, it is not that easy to detect.
Have you been drinking too much, too often lately? Ask yourself this question along with others listed below. All of these will eventually help you determine if your casual drinking has turned into an addiction.
- Are you lying and hiding whenever you drink?
The scene: You just got home from a casual drinking session without your partner knowing that you went into one. Curious why you are home late than usual, she asks you if you were out with your friends, drinking. Without any hesitation, you respond to her with a resounding "no." If this situation is all too familiar to you, you might be an alcoholic.
The explanation: Denial is typical to people who have problems with alcohol. They would often lie to people on how much and how frequently they drink to not make an issue out of it. Alcoholics would even heed these questions just to put their friends' and family's mind at ease thinking that everything is fine.
- Are you drinking to relax?
The scene: You had a stressful day at work because your boss gave the promotion you expected to another employee. You immediately crave for a bottle of beer the moment the news broke. You were depressed the next day because your car stopped in the middle of the road and so, you can't stop thinking of drinking again. Whatever your emotional status is for the day, you always look forward to drinking beer to ease all the negativities you are experiencing.
The explanation: Using alcohol as an escape from real-life dilemmas is risky. Yes, you might be relaxed the moment you drink beer, but it can also create problems which can spiral in the long run.
- Do you black out every time you drink?
The scene: Most of the time, you do not remember what happens next the moment you are intoxicated. The day after a drinking session would usually involve your friends informing you of what you did while you were drunk.
The explanation: You drink way too much – simple. Not being able to learn when to stop is one indication that drinking has become your addiction. After all, no one requires you to "blackout" before you can have fun.
- Do you drink in dangerous situations?
The scene: You function well at work if you are able to drink before your working schedule. You still choose to drink even if you are to drive for a five-hour trip. You drink excessively despite your doctor's reminders. Do these situations sound familiar to you? If yes, you can tick this off as one of the most important signs of problem drinking.
The explanation: Every time you do any of the scenarios laid out for you, you are putting yourself at risk and more significant consequences. Taking these risks just to get a hold of a beer, means that drinking has become a priority in your life.
- Are you neglecting your responsibilities?
The scene: You forgot to submit an important business presentation because you had a hung-over from the night before. Upon arriving home, you also realized that today was supposed to be your child's family day and once again, you forgot to attend. You wait for your partner to arrive home and the minute she does, she lectures you of how irresponsible you have become because of drinking too much.
The explanation: Once your responsibilities are taken for granted because you drink too much, you have a drinking problem. Alcohol obviously crossed the boundary from an occasional enjoyment to something which impacts your daily functions.
To conclude
Experiencing one of the things listed above does not necessarily make you an alcoholic. But if you have been answering yes to all of these questions, there is a possibility that your drinking has gone too far. For you to be sure of your symptoms, it is always best to seek professional help.
Janice Killey has a wealth of experience and training. She holds a Diploma of Education, Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Master of Arts (Counselling), Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy (ASH) and is a Registered Psychologist at Psychologists Southern Sydney. She's also a member of the Australian Psychological Society.


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|Homemade Ginger Ale
|The infamous photo (by Memory Lane Portraits of Hilton Head, S.C.).
I'm the one who looks like a dancing hippo.
Around the same time as the infamous photo shoot I stopped wearing my Body Bugg. This was not my choice; it was so hot in Hilton Head, South Carolina when we were on vacation the Velcro closure actually melted off my arm band. When I went to order a new band I found Jawbone bought out Body Media and has discontinued Body Buggs and their straps. Thanks a lot, Jawbone! That thing cost me $200 only about a year ago and now it's obsolete? Not cool. Anyway, I couldn't figure out how to fix the band so I stopped obsessively counting my steps and tracking my sleep and movement and caloric intake. I stopped weighing myself regularly, too. Swim team and summer travels and band camp carpool driving put an end to much of my regular exercise, although I did try to work in fun activities like swimming and walking around new cities and climbing water slide ladders. I also stopped "dieting." I went back to Mireille Guilliano's French Women Don't Get Fat principle of eating for pleasure, in which you just try to limit how much you eat and really enjoy whatever food you're craving.
Well, guess what? A couple weeks ago my mom and I went shopping in the same boutique where nothing fit this spring. The one too-tight XL size shirt I bought was the only regular size I could squeeze into and I just refuse to go up to plus sizes. This time, however, not only could I wear many of the regular clothes, I could wear many in size Large, so I found myself down two sizes in most things! I weighed myself and found I'd lost about 5 pounds since the last time I weighed a couple months ago. I've often wondered if I cause my body to swell up just because of all my stressing about my weight, and it looks as though that's the case.
Stress, even stress from body image and dieting and exercising, does cause your body to release cortisol. Cortisol has been linked to weight gain, especially in the abdomen, so maybe this relaxed plan is better for me. I am still not happy with my weight. I need to lose a lot more, especially from around my middle. I also notice I'm not as healthy as I could be. Years ago and again recently I was able to bring my terrible allergies under control largely with the help of super-nutritious food using Sally Fallon and Dr. Mary Enig's Health Recovery program from their Eat Fat, Lose Fat book and Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution. My allergies are still under control but I just spent the past week mostly in bed with a horrible cold. My 6-year-old and 10-year-old gave it to me but all they had were runny noses. I got hit with a racking cough, glands so swollen it hurts my jaw to yawn and chew, ear aches, aching joints, and a nose running like a faucet. My oils helped some, especially with the cough, but didn't eradicate it. I also feel like I've been flying off the handle with the kids over stupid stuff.
Weight gain, salt cravings (which I have with a vengeance), allergies and poor immunity, and inability to cope with stress are classic symptoms of adrenal fatigue. The treatment for adrenal fatigue is to get off caffeine and sugar and to limit stress, including excessive exercise or dieting. So, even though I promised not to "diet" I am actually going to try the Fast and Easy Weight Loss plan from Eat Fat, Lose Fat. It promises to help you lose weight while eating 2000-2500 calories, way more than I eat now, so I'm interested! I will let you know how it goes. What I do remember from the Health Recovery plan is you have to make almost everything from scratch. Now that sprouted grains and coconut oil are easier to find there are a few packaged things I can buy, but not much. Luckily I mostly cook from scratch anyway.
I decided to put my husband and son on certain parts of the diet as well. In re-reading the book I once again went over the dangers of soft drinks. Both of them love "pop", as I grew up calling it. I don't like fizzy stuff, so it's not an addiction of mine. I ordered some kefir grains so I can make healthy soft drinks for them and maybe a wine replacement for me, but those won't arrive for a week. I decided to try to make some ginger ale, my husband's favorite, in the mean time. I think the recipe turned out pretty well!
Homemade Ginger Ale
2-inch piece ginger root, peeled and finely grated
1/8 cup Monk Fruit in the Raw sweetener
1/4 cup water
2 drops each Young Living lime and lemon essential oils
18 ounces sparkling water
|I used a microplane grater
Start by grating your ginger as fine as possible. I used a microplane grater but you could use a powerful food processor as well.
|The sweetener I prefer
Add the ginger, sweetener, and water to a pan and heat on a medium burner just until the sweetener melts and blends into the water.
|The ginger when just added.
|Heat until the mixture looks like this.
Remove the mixture from the heat and allow to cool. When it has cooled completely add the essential oils.
|The oils I prefer
Pour the sparkling water into the pan and stir gently to mix with the ginger syrup. Don't stir too vigorously as that will reduce the carbonation.
|This is the water I used.
Decant into a covered glass container and refrigerate.
This isn't as fizzy as regular pop, so I hope my guys will still like it. I like it. Evidently when I was two years old my mother let me have a taste of her pop, which she was drinking through a straw. I didn't know how to use a straw and the pop came out of my nose. That was back in the 70s when the real sugar made pop much fizzier than it is now. I don't remember that incident but my mother says I would never touch anything carbonated after that and I've hated fizzy drinks as long as I can remember. I like the flavor of this pop, though. The real ginger makes it spicy and the oils give it a really fresh taste.
Last week, before I got sick, I made an oil I call "No More Buddha Belly", (using my Young living oils, of course) which I've been massaging on my stomach and thighs each morning and night. I didn't think to measure my stomach because for one thing I wasn't expecting very fast results, and for another I got so sick. I think I must have lost around four inches off my belly, however, because today I'm pretty comfortably wearing pants I couldn't fit into at all the last time I tried them on. Even though I've done almost nothing but sleep all week I lost two more pounds as well. I am still perfecting the belly oil, but it looks very promising. If it works on stretch marks, which it's supposed to reduce, I will be one very happy woman! When I get my recipe all worked out I will share it. You can order Young Living products and sign up as a member here.


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This exhibition presents the work of three women from three different countries. Australian, Anna Glynn studied Chinese painting in China, but adds her own interpretation of culture and ideas. Created with semi-transparent diaphanous paper and layering of inks she creates a narrative of contemporary myths and characters that draw upon both Eastern and Western cultures.
Angela Tay studied at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts Hangzhou in 1980's. Tay works within the possibilities of Chinese brush, ink water and paper. The process involves dipping ink and water to produce tones that gradually dissipate. Rie Obayashi, from Tokyo, Japan, stresses on the vague movement of life. Her work is simple in form and movement yet quiet in contrast.
East & West Art
6 November to 22 December, 2014
Anna Glynn, Rabbit Lovers Meeting, Chinese ink on treated xuan paper, 46 x 56cm
Courtesy the artist and East & West Art, Melbourne