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Branch Office Manager/court Reporter
Managed and trained a team of 15 personnel ensuring competent and high quality performance of the legal staff.
- Provided legal support for 30,000 military students in training each year.
- Reviewed, processed and tracked hundreds of disciplinary files, courts-martials and investigations with great accuracy and efficiency.
- Mentored 19 personnel in the development of their careers which contributed to two persons being awarded high accolades: one received personnel of the quarter and the other was awarded staff member of the year.
- Implemented a training plan enabling personnel wishing to convert to a legal staff position the opportunity to improve their knowledge of the profession.
- Highly committed and motivated by taking a short-fused assignment in a combat region ensuring mission readiness and successful day-to-day operations of the legal office while maintaining composure and dedication to duty.
- Managed $75,000 in office supplies and equipment with 100 percent accountability.
- Timely and efficient administrative support as the soul paralegal to 10 attorneys from different military services and countries to include daily review of dozens of operational reports ensuring timely dissemination to staff in the area and higher headquarters.
- Maintained thousands of classified documents receiving zero discrepancies in over 150 classified security inspections.
- Streamlined administrative separation process reducing backlog of administrative hearings to fairly and expeditiously execute appropriate discharges.
- Provided expert court reporting services to numerous courts-martial ensuring an accurate account of the proceedings and proper marking and tracking of exhibits and court documents for inclusion into the record of trial.
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Court Reporter/assistant Court Reporter Manager
Assigned to over 55 administrative and judicial hearings as court reporter;
- Assisted judges with pre-trial and post-trial administrative matters;
- Quickly and accurately produced trial and other legal transcripts;
- Advised and mentored 76 other court reporters on professional and procedural issues;
- Selected to serve as reporter for high visibility and time-sensitive investigations and documented crucial witness testimony for final report to the President of the United States.
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Court Reporter
Prepared confidential legal documentation and correspondence.
- Transcribed legal proceedings and depositions in line with accuracy and efficiency standards.
- Leveraged excellent attention to detail to prepare transcripts for attorneys.
- Thoroughly edited documents to cancel any discrepancies that may have occurred during documentation processes.
- Ensured accuracy of all information, including names and places.
- Organized and managed documentation to ensure ease of submission upon request.
- Collaborated with staff members, management and attorneys in order to promote positive working environment.
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Court Reporter
Administer oaths, maintain sensitive documents, and handle scoping, production, certification, and delivery of transcripts with varying deadlines to parties per state and appellate requirements. Read back testimony instantly upon request, utilizing the latest in computer-aided transcription software. Provide college-level captioning services for hearing impaired students.
- Attended court proceedings and depositions ranging from expert witnesses, divorce, workers' compensation, construction defect, and judgment-debtor examinations to record testimony with 100% accuracy.
- Maintained efficiency by creating an organized information storage and retrieval system.
- Obtained national and Oregon/Washington professional certification.
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Military Court Reporter
Routinely completed 30-day long projects in anticipation of deadlines.
- Maintained accountability of thousands of sensitive and classified documents.
- Formed part of a highly successful team charged with completing complex projects within deadlines.
- Participated in completing two high-profile complex projects, one of them with a classified information status.
- Maintained highly sensitive technical and recording equipment in five different locations.
- Mentored three team members.
- Supervised and led six employees.
- Proofread and corrected hundreds of documents per month.
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Official Court Reporter
Transcribed verbatim testimony of court proceedings
- Provided transcripts of court proceedings to Court of Civil Appeals, Attorneys,
- Performed legal secretarial duties within the State of Alabama Judicial System
- Assisted Judges, attorneys, co-workers and the public
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Court Reporter
Created a verbatim record of court proceedings on PC based digital recording system
- Created detailed log notes of court proceedings and participants involved in court proceedings using an automated program
- Processes CD/tapes duplication and transcript order
- Assisted with courtroom duties, such as swearing-in witnesses and handling exhibits
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Court Reporter
- Assigned and stenographically recorded three to ten assignments per week, including depositions, criminal and civil trials, Lakeland Commission meetings, and mental health proceedings.
- Produced 200 to 400 pages per week in final transcript form.
- Delivered completed assignments electronically through scanning or e-mail, by USPS, or in person.
- Submitted accurate billing sheets for proper invoicing.
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Official Court Reporter
Responsible for preparing and maintaining the Official Record of the Court by producing
verbatim transcripts and reading back testimony as directed.
- Experienced in all aspects of criminal court cases, from calendar courtrooms to high- profile murder trials. Previously assigned to a trial department.
- Lead Reporter on three-month codefendant murder trial. Coordinated preparation of 3000+page appeal transcript.
- Provide real-time connection to Judges.
- Follow all statutory guidelines regarding transcript production, including meeting
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Court Reporter/social Security Administration Coordinator
- Travelled domestically to record Federal Court proceedings (manually and digitally).
- Received, organized, and assigned varying levels of [company name] audio for transcription.
- Edited, proofed, and processed transcripts of [company name] cases.
- Maintained inventory of incoming/outgoing transcripts and composed client invoices.
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Georgetown Food & History Private Tour
From savory to sweet, to locally sourced and all things artisan, this Georgetown food tour reveals where to find the best locally-produced bites in a neighbourhood that's gone corporate. As you taste your way through one of the most historic areas in DC your local guide will regale you with tales of the neighbourhood, how it has changed through the years, and where it will go in the future.
Historic Tastes of Georgetown Highlights
- Discover Washington, DC with a local guide by your side
- Get a walking tour of the most historic neighbourhood in our nation's capital
- Learn about the highs and lows, successes and scandals of the neighbourhood synonymous with high society in DC
- Taste the cupcakes that put Georgetown on the international food stage
- Walk in the steps of celebrities, spies, and presidents
- Sample a local craft brew
Inclusions: Locals, English-speaking guide, food, and drink tastings
Exclusions: Additional food and drinks, souvenirs and personal shopping, tips/gratuities for your guide.
Schedule Details
- Duration: 3 hours
Meeting point: The Washington Harbor at the Fountain
Starting time: 10.30 AM
Ending point: The Washington Harbor at the Fountain
Join us in exploring the neighborhood synonymous with high society in DC! Known for its gorgeous waterfront, Washington D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood is more than meets the eye. We welcome you to sip and savor the culinary prowess this neighborhood has to offer, as you enthral yourself in the history that played an important part of the creation and rise of the nation's capital.
We will start our journey walking along the C&O Canal while you decide for yourself which is truly DC's best cupcake. Our stroll through the colorful colonial streets will be filled with some of the spy stories, scandals, and infamous murders that happened in DC's most historic neighborhood. As we reach the main street, we will stop and learn more about the city's oldest residence, which stands frozen in time, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the capital's best high-end and boutique shops and eateries. From there we will make our way to see the booth where JFK proposed to Jackie Onassis while we savor a local DC brew at the oldest family owned restaurant in Washington DC.
We continue to make our way back down to the waterfront visiting restaurants for savory and sweet treats. Our foodie stops vary depending on what is available that day, but we can promise a mouthwatering adventure that includes Austrian specialties, locally sourced ingredients, and fresh bakes so beautiful you might have to pause to take a photo before you dig in. Walk with us in the present, as we explore the past and future of the capital's historic district, and taste for yourself why Washington DC bustling food scene is known to be an international smorgasboard.
After we have enjoyed food and fun, your local guide will be there to answer questions and make recommendations, whether you are in town for one more day or another week, to help you make the most from your stay in Washington DC.
Additional information
Inclusions: Locals, English-speaking guide, food, and drink tastings
Exclusions: Additional food and drinks, souvenirs and personal shopping, tips/gratuities for your guide.
Dress standard: Please dress comfortably and appropriately for the weather.
Your Trip: For your Urban Adventure you will be in a small group of a maximum of 12 people.
Confirmation of booking: If you have your voucher, your booking is confirmed. We'll see you at the start point. Get in touch if you have any concerns or require more information via the email address or phone number (business hours only) on your voucher.
Child Policy: Children and adults under the age of 21 are not permitted on the tour.
If you or anyone in your party has any food or beverage allergies or other dietary restrictions please let us know at checkout.
Local contact
Office phone number: +1 202 810 1700
Email address: [email protected]

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CORONATION Street fans were left tickled when Tracy Barlow punched husband Steve McDonald in the face during tonight's episode of the show.
Tracy gave Steve the right hook during the first dance at their wedding – after finding out that he'd cheated on her with Leanne Battersby.
Teasing that he had a "surprise" for his new wife, Steve took to the dancefloor to reveal that he'd learned the 'Time Of My Life' routine from Dirty Dancing.
However, when it came to doing the iconic lift, Tracy ran towards Steve and punched him in the face instead.
Needless to say, viewers at home were left in hysterics – with some even dubbing it this year's "soap scene of the year".
One wrote: "Woah! I'm sure the dance was supposed to end with a lift, not a punch!"
Others tweeted:
But there was a further treat in store for fans – who were floored when Tracy then attacked Leanne with wedding cake.
After exposing the pair's affair to the entire wedding party, Tracy and Leanne ended up covered in cake as they fought.
Viewers were loving the drama, tweeting:
Former lovers Steve and Leanne fell into bed for a steamy romp together just days before his wedding to Tracy.
The two previously conceived son Oliver during a sordid affair – with Steve in a relationship with Michelle Connor at the time.
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Nibblings of news:
Vigilante justice holds sway as 97 men and 1 woman are taken down by unproven media sex allegations? (Report) (With more to come, right?)
China: A report on one Chinese government assimilation program for a non-Chinese minority – Uighers
Turkey: An ally of President Erdogan has offered an $800 k bounty for two American ex officials (Report)
Corruption: Military spending hides unconstitutionally? (Report)
Chile: Goes to the right in electing its new (old) president (Report) (He looks better now after the left came in to save the voters from him before?
Science: A plume of hot rock is slowly rising under New England, offering possibility of far future vulcanism (Report)
More science: An imaging breakthrough promises to revolutionize photography of many types (Report)
The economy: A clear, realistic description of the current U.S. economy and its prospects without political snake oil (Article)
More economy: How Fed cheap money constipates the economy (Article)
Science: A baby was born from an embryo frozen 24 years (Report)
California's big pension plan cooks its books to hide underfunded obligations? (Report)
Russia: Update (Article) (Cheap oil hurts)
Government surveillance: China leads – but all others follow at their own pace? (Report)
The culture: Army Green Beret training standards are now lower than the ROTC camps of the 80's? (Report) (No girls in the 80's)
Economic corruption: Fiscal disaster by 2019 simply explained by Prez Reagans Budget Director (Report) (Trump's GOP is spending like berserk Democrats)
Mexico: Update (Article)
Geopolitics: Orbital military weaponry progresses (Article)
Federal prosecution of the Nevada Bundy ranch standoff continues to self destruct with a mistrial declaration (Report)
Congress tries to sneak a long term snoop extension using a spending bill? (Report)
Iraq: Update on Kurds and Iranian penetration (Article)
Austria: The political right comes to power (Report)
Science: The egghead war over evidence of human presence in California too long ago (Article)
Health care: The Veterans Administration has been hiring doctors whose licenses were revoked (Report)
Government: Eventually obtained body camera evidence cleared a falsely convicted citizen (Report)
More Government: Analyzing America's descent into corrupt, centralized quasi totalitarianism (Article) A look at an interesting study in political science)
Immigration: 19% of Federal prisoners are illegal immigrants – many more than their percentage in the population (Article) (Black prisoners at 38% similar case) (Why, is buried by politicians)
China: Hiding real problems behind fake data (Article)
Internet: Another demand for government regulation (Article)
Tribalism: Update – Perpetuating conflicts around the world (Article)
Chicago: 6 dead, 18 wounded in weekend shootings (Report) (One symptom of the world's Potemkin economy)
A naked man murdered a supervisor and a postmaster (Report)
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Main Positive: The main character has definite career ambitions and speaks up for herself and her work when needed.
Main Negative: As of iOS version 1.6, this is by far the buggiest Voltage title I have encountered. Wrong sprites appear, speakers are misidentified, text is repeated, random symbols appear, cross-fade moments misfire, and the lines of text are too long for the screen. Because the game is so glitchy, I will have one recommendation for the route's writing itself and a second recommendation for whether you should wait for a patch.
Now, for the individual routes:
Noah: recommended; his route proves nearly any trope can be interesting if well-executed; solid enough to play now
James: recommended; the story and relationship feels believable (if less exciting than Noah's), and James himself is lovely; solid enough to play now
Hunter: more about sex than the relationship – not really my thing but well-written (when I could see it – it's the glitchiest of the bunch); wait for a patch
Alistair: meh; he himself is fine but the story lacked tension; solid enough to play now
Francis: not recommended; I didn't believe him or the central relationship conflict; wait for a patch
Damon: zzzzzzz; I was too bored to finish another play-through for this version, but there were glitches in the first four chapters
Overall: A few good routes marred by numerous technical problems. Voltage, did y'all run out of QA funding?
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I don't know very much about .NET (one of my colleagues will jump in to help). I do know that one issue several people have had is that the final slash is being stripped automatically, but that you can work around it by adding a second slash.
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Do yourself a favor and GET MICKEY! Mickey and his team are amazing! He sold our house in under a week and helped us with the purchase of our dream home as well. Mickey worked so hard to find the perfect house for us and didn't stop until we found it. He and his team were with us every step of the way, they honestly felt like family! I am so glad we had them by our side. I also have to give a huge shout out to Anna... girl, you rock! Thanks for all you did to help wrap up the new house.
I will always refer the Get Mickey Team to anyone looking to buy or sell!
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While initially only available to guests staying at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club and Boardwalk Resorts, Minnie Vans have since rolled out to the Wilderness & Animal Kingdom Lodge hotels, as well as the Grand Floridian, Polynesian Village, Contemporary, and Old Key West Resorts due to popular demand.
Starting today, guests at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort can now go to the front desk at the resort to activate the point-to-point transportation service for their use.
As well, the Minnie Van airport transportation service that launched last week has now been rolled out to concierge guests at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts, in addition to Boardwalk where it has been running.
Minnie Vans is a paid transportation service that is operated by Disney and summoned through the Lyft app. Please check out our review to see how it works and if Minnie Vans will be right for you.


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Little Quick Fire® Hardy Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'SMHPLQF' Plant Patent #25,136; Can. Plant Breeders Rights #5406
Sku #8995
This is a wonderful dwarf form of the popular Quick Fire hydrangea. Like the original, it is early blooming, flowering about a month before other hydrangeas. White flowers transform to pink-red as summer progresses. Compact size fits easily into any landscape. Use it in a mixed border, or as a showy specimen or foundation plant. Its early bloom time will extend your garden's hydrangea season.
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Water NeedsRequires regular watering.
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Showy Flowers
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Partial shade to full sun
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Watering Needs:Requires regular watering.
Growth habit:Compact, Mounding, Rounded
Average landscape size:Reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide.
Special features:Attracts Butterflies, Compact Form, Dwarf Plant, Gift Plant
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Blooms:Full white panicles in early summer turn pink in late summer.
Flower color:Pink
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Care InformationAdaptable but best with evenly moist, rich, loamy and slightly acidic soils. Follow a regular watering schedule the first growing season to develop a deep, extensive root system. Apply a slow-release fertilizer in spring. Flower color is not affected by soil pH. Blooms on new wood.Pruning time: late winter or early spring.
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Hi, what's your name?
Michelle Way
Any kids?
2, daughter aged 4 and son aged 2
Do you work? FT/PT?
No, I'm a stay at home mum but am trying to pursue some avenues of earning from home (I am a business seller on ebay )
If you don't work why don't you?
After having my first child my employer refused my flexible working request, so I decided to have a second child sooner and stay at home so I could care for them myself while they were young.
What are your child care arrangements?
I take care of the children, we don't have family nearby but have friends who are happy to help out and family who travel to help out when needed.
How do you manage for money?
Husband's salary, my ebay shop is not bringing in any money at the moment, it has to pay for itself first.
Do you worry about money?
Yes, to some degree there is always the balancing act of deciding what purchases are necessary and which are not, or can be delayed.
What do you waste money on?
Drinks and snacks out.
Have you made any big financial changes since having kids?
I certainly buy less things for myself (clothes, cosmetics etc), its more important to be able to get things for the children. Having just the one salary means we have to plan more and think about meals out, days out, holidays etc.
How do you make extra cash?
Ebay (selling unwanted things from around the home, kids clothes, baby equipment etc) and online surveys, hopefully my ebay shop will bring in some money too, in the future.
Can you share 3 top budgeting tips for other parents?
1. Menu planning – I try and plan 2 weeks of main meals and do a food shop for all the main ingredients, its so much easier to plan and prepare meals that way. I do the big food shop online which saves stress and means I don't get tempted with "end of aisle" offers and you get a running total of how much you've spent. Plus if you prepare your order in advance you can add things until the night before delivery, saving you trips to the local shop (which always end up expensive when you go in for one thing and come out with five "bargains"!).
2. Try and stick to a weekly cash budget, on a Monday I take cash out for all the extra shopping and sundries throughout the week and try and stick to the principal of "when its gone, that's it".
3. I have a present cupboard which I use for kids birthdays, party gifts can get really expensive, so I try to have in stock a few nice presents that I get when I see them on offer, it is important to be strict though and stick to presents for children of an age and gender you know you will need to buy for.
I blog at www.oldfashionedmummy.co.uk about life as a stay at home mum, and life in general! I'm on twitter as @oldfashmummy


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As college students and job seekers look for employment, they should consider any resources that can boost their chances of success. In today's world, social media can play a role in the job search. LinkedIn is a professional networking website that allows people to present themselves in a professional manner and connect with professionals who can be valuable resources. If you want to a leg up on the competition, you should learn how to use LinkedIn to your advantage. (more…)
Graduates who believe their searches for entry level jobs are taking more time than they expected might be hurting themselves. Learn 30 mistakes they should eliminate in the following post.
As many have discovered, effective job search methods have changed substantially in the last few years – and it can be hard to leave behind the job search techniques that used to work, but don't in our current economy. You can, however, control what you do – and how you are spending your valuable time. And that means eliminating
When searching for jobs, college students need to be aware of these six difference making trends from an infographic in the following post.
Have you built a professional presence on social media? Do you have a personal website to display your passion and expertise? Do you frequently use mobile devices to keep up with your job search, potential employers and personal branding? This infographic by job hunting and career management site CareerShift shares information on the impact
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When interviewing for jobs, college graduates may be asked the "tell me about yourself" question. In the following post, learn four ways to answer it.
Everyone hates this interview question, "So, tell me about yourself." How a candidate reacts and answers this simple interview question can be extremely telling of a candidate's viability as a candidate. You must bring bring your A-game to this challenge! Here's how:
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What are the chances that you find an internship that will turn into a new job? The following post features an infographic that may tell you.
According to a study by NACE, internship to job conversion has risen to 51.2 percent. So, your internship is more likely to turn into a full-time job now, right? Well, maybe. This interactive infographic depicts data from a new LinkedIn study about the correlation between students who do internships and how often those internships turn into full-time jobs
When searching for jobs on LinkedIn, college graduates can gain more interaction by focusing on their value. Learn how they can get better results on the site in the following post.
Maybe you're falling short of your expectations on LinkedIn. Maybe the calls and email aren't flooding in. And that is 100 percent normal. The fact is, most people who view your profile are not ready to call you, email you, or buy what you are selling after just one look at your profile. Which means the goal
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If you are using Twitter to search for entry level jobs, learn six ways to use the site to your advantage and find employment as soon as possible in the following post.
Clearly, Twitter is a "love it" or "hate it" social platform. But regardless of what side of the fence you are on one thing remains certain: Twitter is a powerful tool that can help you build your own personal brand and establish expertise. Just as important: it's a gold mine of
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College graduates looking for jobs should think about contacting hiring managers directly using any of these 10 ways in the following post.
The best way to advance your job search is to talk to the people making the big decisions: the hiring manager. In fact, to greatly improve your job search results, the number of conversations with these decision makers is the ultimate metric you should be tracking. Not job leads found. Not new connections on social media. Not applications sent.
For a recent graduate searching for jobs or otherwise on LinkedIn, there are certain mistakes he or she doesn't want to make in order to get the most of the experience. Find out what they are in the following post.
If you are still putting off joining LinkedIn, or have an account but haven't made LinkedIn part of your daily work routine, now is the time to dive in head first. After all, could 300 million people be wrong? LinkedIn, however, isn't foolproof. Mistakes are made – and care must be taken to make sure
Finding an entry level job takes some work, so you don't want to be careless in your job search. Here are five mistakes to be careful of in the following post.
From time to time job seekers discuss with me the difficulties they face in finding a job, or getting interviews. Most times I empathize with these individuals because the job search process can take a toll on anyone; people get into panic mode, and all rational thinking goes through the window. And mistakes are made, like these:
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The Fabric USB Front light is useful light for any city rider to have to help keep you visible to others on the road. The F30 uses value Chip On Board (COB) technology to produce a highly visible beam that belies its 30-lumen rating that will catch most eyes out on the road. The F30's compact design makes it easy to mount on bike or helmet. A tough, multi-position mount with rubber strap offers tool-free attachment and with Micro-USB charging offers compact convenience via a port mounted on the light and a hard-wearing, braided fabric cable.
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Though it is not common knowledge, it is actually a fact that there are several different ways to take hormonal birth control. The most common form of hormonal birth control is the pill, but there is actually another form of birth control that has gained popularity in recent years that is injectable. The injectable birth control is called depotmedroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), and is injected into the bloodstream to deliver the same hormonal effects as the birth control pill. But unfortunately recent research is now suggesting that this form of birth control may actually be harmful to a woman's oral health.
A recent study published in the Journal of Periodontology has shown the negative oral health effects of taking injectable progesterone contraceptives. The study claims that women who do take or have taken this form of birth control in the past are more susceptible to poor oral health and oral health conditions like periodontitis and gingivitis. These diseases can be detrimental to a person's oral health as well as their overall health because of the effects that the health of the gums has on the rest of the body.
The women chosen for the study were aged between fifteen and forty four, and all were premenopausal and not pregnant. The women had also provided all the data necessary to study the effects of the DMPA. The study compared women who have taken or are currently taking DMPA with women who had never taken the injectable contraceptives. All of the participants then received a dental examination in which they were tested for mild tooth loss, periodontitis which was tested at at least two or three places on each tooth, and they were also tested for gingival bleeding.
The data was not only examined along the lines of gender, but also along lines of other oral health determinants like age, race, education, poverty income level, and smoking status. Those who had taken the DMPA had all been found to have much higher incidences of mild tooth loss, periodontal pockets, and gingival bleeding. There was also significant differences in oral health between those patients who had taken the DMPA in the past and those patients who were presently taking the contraceptives. Present users were found with higher incidences of gingivitis, while past users had higher rates of the more severe periodontitis.
Experts are now saying that women who have taken this contraceptive in the past or who are currently taking the contraceptive should be especially careful to tend to their oral health needs.
"Hormones can play a role in woman's periodontal health. These findings suggest that women that use, or have used, a hormone-based injectable contraception such as DMPA may have increased odds of poor periodontal health. I would encourage women that use or previously used this form of contraception to maintain excellent oral care, and to be sure to see a dental professional for a comprehensive periodontal evaluation on an annual basis," said Dr. Pamela McClain, President of the American Academy of Periodontology.
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Tired of being pestered and promised the world by SEO cold callers suggesting you part with your hard-earned cash in exchange for a high google ranking? As soon as you get a new website and your details are up on the world wide web you will no doubt become victim to apparent "SEO experts" telling you how much better your SEO could be and how they will fulfill all your wildest SEO dreams getting your website to number one on Google. Our response to this? Beware! There are many charlatans out there ready to take your money and not give you much in return.
Or perhaps you have that annoying nagging feeling that you could and should do more to improve your website's visibility and get it in front of the right people. Perhaps you have already invested in an amazing website, but are struggling to actually attract the right viewers and convert them into customers.
Spending money on SEO can be a bottomless pit, however it doesn't need to be. Google is very fair and very clever. The old tricks that used to be performed by people wanting to get their site up the ranks by trying to trick the system are now not only no longer valid, but can actually be counter-productive.
So how do you get your website noticed and ranked highly on Google? There a plenty of things you can do – here are our top five tips:
1) Content is King
Google ranks good quality genuine content far above anything else, so make sure you have the right content on your website (in the right places) and that users can quickly and easily find what they are looking for – think good User Experience (UX) with a short/sweet navigation menu. Also ensure you regularly update your content – using a blog is a good way to do this.
2) Mobile-Friendly / Responsive Website
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Cupcakes, muffins and friands
Little bakes such as muffins, cupcakes and friands are very popular sweet treats — especially for celebrating Mother's Day. Over the years the difference between cupcakes and muffins has almost become non-existent. Muffins have become sweeter, more's the pity.
The first muffin I ever tried was my grandmother's bran creation. It was heavy, stodgy and stuck in my throat. It almost put me off muffins for life. However, I have developed a really moist version, which I find very moreish. I usually prefer savoury muffins, especially with my morning coffee but Not Nana's Bran Muffins (see recipe) come a close second.
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Cupcakes are traditionally very sweet and the method of preparation is different to that of muffins. With cupcakes, butter and sugar are normally creamed first then the flavourings, eggs, liquid and flour are added. With muffins, the dry ingredients are combined separately from the wet ingredients then both are combined until just moistened.
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Friands are small oval cakes prepared with ground almonds, butter, icing sugar and egg whites. The latter are for binding the mixture, not aerating it as such. The friand recipe evolved from the French 'financier', although this little oval cake includes flour. New Zealand friands are generally gluten-free but people allergic to wheat should check on the ingredients. Friands freeze particularly well.
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so, MACBA... i could tell you about how we skated with javier sarmiento, enrique lorenzo, jesus, gunes ozdogan, and a couple other pros, but instead i´ll tell you about the things you don´t see in vids. like how our boards rolled through a piss puddle every time we went for a trick. and how shawn stepped into a hole full of shit and left poop footprints on the marble. and how the marble--nevermind, that place is amazing. perfect ledges smoothe ground, an awesome vibe, and no security. shawn now has poop shoes, though.
at first we got lost and wandered around barca for hours, finding spots we´ve seen in videos. it´s as awesome as you all think, suckers. oh yeah--before we even got here, we had pat duffy and kyle berard sitting behind us on the plane. pat´s a nice guy. he told me where to find an ATM.
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Interim and final order for Permission to act as a Director following a 7 year Disqualification
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Jeremy Barnett, instructed by Ian Coupland and Adam Creasey of Lewis Nedas, secured a very rare success in managing to obtain permission under Section 17 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, for a person who was disqualified as a Director for 7 years. ( A disqualification for 2 -5 years is for the least serious cases, 5 to 10 years is for serious cases and 10 - 15 for the most serious)
Full details of the disqualification order can be found on the Secretary of States website and was imposed for failure to keep proper accounting records and was imposed for failure to keep proper accounting records and also to comply with stautory obligations to comply with HMRC in respect of VAT and PAYE returns.
Although an application for permission was lodged immediately the disqualification undertaking was imposed due to the tight time limits, Lewis Nedas encountered real difficulties in obtaining a hearing slot at the Croyden County Court. The case was transferred on more than one occasion and finally appeared before HH Judge Luba QC who granted an application for interim permission pending the full hearing of the case. The final hearing was held at the London County Court sitting at the RCJ on October 4th, when the Counsel for the Secretary of State took a neutral position and District Judge Skelly.
The application for permission was granted for the Applicant to be a director of a Telecommunications company where he was the Chief Operating Officer. He had responsibilty for sales, marketing, call centres, staff and other strategic issues. Evidence was placed before the court to demonstrate that the company had in place robust procedures to deal with all financial issues, including accounting, creditors, banking and HMRC matters. Permission was granted upon a number of conditions being imposed, to ensure that these robust procedures continued in place.
The case is an unusual case involving the use of interim orders in regulatory cases. Most interim orders are imposed prior to the final hearing, inorder to protect the public and public interest before the final determination of the facts - for example at the MPTS, NMC GDC and other professional regulators.
Here however, the interim order is necessary after the disqualification as continued acting as a director would result in the commission of a criminal offence by the director once the order is imposed. Rather than balancing the needs and interests of the Registrant and the Regulator to protect the public interest, in this jurisdiction, the overriding issue is whether or not the applicant has demonstrated that there is a need by the company to continue to employ him/her as a director.
In this case the applicant served witness statements from other directors of the company setting out in detail what the Applicant had achieved for the company and pointing out that if he could not remain on the board, then the company would have been put at a serious competitive disadvantage. This approach,coupled with the introduction of strict financial procedures including regular minuted board meetings and managament accounts, was sufficient to persuade the Secretary of State to take a neutral position on the application, and to satisfy the Judge that such an order was in the public interest ( in particular the HMRC and other creditors)and in the intersts of the company.
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Messages on Relationships
Pastor Ryan Lenerz looks at the seduction of sex in our culture and the holiness that we are called to by God. This is the second message in the Seduced series.
Remix: Fences – Be a Neighbor
Pastor Brent looks back at the Fences series from the fall of 2018 and examines Jesus' words when he told us the most important commandments are to love God and also to love our neighbors.
Leave a Mark on Someone
Pastor Brent kicks off a new series that looks at how we can leave a mark on the world and live our lives for more than just ourselves. The first message shares the story of Ben and how being prayerful, alert, and ready gave several people around Ben the opportunity to share Jesus with him.
Tearing Down Fences Through Peacemaking
Pastor Ryan shares how our God is a peacemaking God and as a result, followers of Jesus should be looking to bring peace everywhere we go as well. Fences: Tearing Down Fences Through Peacemaking Matthew 5:9, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 Today's message is the capstone on our series Fences where we have been looking at how to maintain healthy relationships. The reason we did this series is because, when you really think about it, relationships are the air we breathe…
Tearing Down Fences Through Hospitality
Pastor Brent looks at what the writers of the New Testament teach about hospitality and how through hospitality we can tear down the fences between us and those around us in the world. Fences: Tearing Down Fences Through Hospitality Romans 12:13, 1 Peter 4:9 Introduction I am fascinated by social media. Not so much by what everyone is posting, rather I am fascinated by what social media has done to our culture. Specifically, how someone can have 792 friends…
Stop Assuming the Worst
Pastor Ryan Lenerz looks at Joshua 22 and shows how we can hear something, tell ourselves a story, and jump to assuming the worst when assuming the bets can actually help us mend fences in our relationships. SERMON MANUSCRIPT FENCES: Stop Assuming the Worst Joshua 22 In the previous message we looked at how we are to resolve conflict with others rather than let it fester. In this follow-up message, I will be focussing on what I think is the…
Mending Fences through Conflict Resolution
Pastor Brent looks at the relationships in our lives that need to be mended and how we should approach conflict resolution with others. Sermon Manuscript Fences: Mending Fences Conflict Resolution Matthew 5:23, Romans 12:18, Colossians 3:12-13 In our relationships, there are some words that we find very difficult to say. With that crush you've been carrying for some time, maybe it's just me, but I remember, my hands getting all sweaty, my mouth getting all dry, my heart racing, and…
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Snap Launches the Spectacles 3
Snap Inc said Tuesday it will launch a new version of its Spectacles sunglasses that will have the capability of capturing photos and videos and uploading them directly to its unit Snapchat.
Spectacles 3, the latest version of Spectacles sunglasses, come with dual cameras designed to capture the world in 3D.
Snap says that Spectacles 3 are built with a lightweight steel frame and circular lenses. Two HD cameras on either side of the frame capture depth and dimension the way your eyes do, and power new augmented reality creative tools to enhance your Snaps.
Using a suite of new 3D Effects, you can create your own magic moment, or add new lighting, landscapes, and other magical effects to an entire scene with a swipe.
In addition, the included 3D Viewer allows you to immerse yourself in one of your own memories or enjoy someone else's perspective.
Spectacles 3, which will begin shipping in the fall, will cost $380, almost twice the $200 cost of the previous version.
Snap has struggled to make money from its Spectacles business, and wrote down $40 million in unsold glasses in 2017.
Production will be smaller for its new Spectacles 3 version, allowing Snap to continue experimenting with augmented reality, a key focus for the company.
Snap added 13 million users in the second quarter, of which 7 million to 9 million were from the new AR lenses, Snap said.
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Try Colorful Advertising Brochures for Easter
With Easter just around the corner, you might be wondering how to take advantage of the holiday for your business's marketing campaign. From rabbits to brightly colored chocolates, people love Easter. It's a time to dress your best and celebrate new beginnings. What better way to reach out to your customers than by sending them an Easter Brochure talking about your company's new beginnings?
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On top of room for several images, like your brand logo, brochures offer a lot of space for text. You can include information about your business that you wouldn't be able to fit on a postcard or an online ad. Consider telling your customers about your business's goals and values. You can also fill it with the story of how your business came to be so that your potential customers feel a more personal connection to your company. Along with that, you can add contact information and URLs to your company's website or social media accounts so that your potential customers know exactly where to find you when they need you.
If you offer specific services, brochures give you the room to talk about your specific services in detail so that your customers know exactly what to expect. You also can include photos of the products you sell, or you can show images of the services you offer.
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- The Tri-Fold – The tri-fold brochure offers six panels to fill up with information and images. The middle panel is a great place to highlight your main points or include an image that really stands out.
- The Z-Fold – The z-fold brochure also offers six panels but folds out differently. This style offers a slightly more sophisticated look.
- The Double Gatefold – The double gatefold offers eight panels to fill with information and is easy to fold back up and store.
You can also choose between two different coatings for your finished product. Aqueous coating is water-based and protects your brochures from curling and wrinkling. It also doesn't yellow over time. You can also choose 100 LB UV coating, which makes for vivid, crisp images, resists rubbing, and offers high gloss.
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During the Easter season, you'll see a few common themes that you can pull from for your brochures. The bright and pastel colors associated with Easter can help make your brochures stand out and grab your customers' attention. You can add vividly colored Easter eggs with bold, fun patterns to catch the eye.
Everyone loves cute animals, and you can choose to include bunnies, chicks, lambs, or other adorable critters to your brochures. People will be drawn to these furry creatures, which can lead them to reading the rest of your brochure and learning about your business.
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Whether you are aware or not, your credit score affects your financial life. The first step to improving your credit score is understanding the ins and outs of your credit report.
In the UK there are three Credit Reference Agencies (CRAs) – Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion (formerly CallCredit). CRAs are companies which gather information about an individual's credit history. The info gathered is then compiled into a "credit report" and each individual is given a "credit score" determined by the report's findings. When a lender – e.g. bank or credit union – is considering your credit application, they will contact these agencies for your credit information before making a decision.
While your credit report and credit score both provide an insight into how you have handled credit in the past, there are key differences between the two terms.
What is a credit report?
Think of your credit report as a record of your borrowing history. The financial technology company ClearScore compares your credit report to the report card you received in school; instead of information about your academic performance however, it contains information about how you have borrowed money and paid it back.Get debt help today
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It can also contain public record information such as County Court Judgements, house repossessions, bankruptcies, and individual voluntary arrangements. These stay on your report for at least 6 years.
- Credit Account History
This section lists all your credit and current accounts (these will show £0 unless you've taken out an overdraft)
It will list all your credit cards, as well as short-term loans and long-term loans – e.g. mortgage.
It may include less obvious information such as utilities providers, internet service providers (ISPs), mobile phone networks (Whether this info shows on your credit report depends on the individual provider).
- Payment History
This section of your credit report will show your history of repayment – e.g. whether you've paid your debts on time each month, made a late payment, or even missed a payment entirely.
What is not included in your credit report?
Your credit report will not include the following information:
- Salary (lenders may ask for this info during the application process to access your affordability)
- Sexual orientation
- Criminal records
- Gender
- Council tax payments
- Student loans
What is a credit score?
If your credit report is compared to your school report, think of your credit score like your overall result or grade. Your credit score sums up how likely you are to be accepted for credit – and how advantageous your credit terms are likely to be – based on the information in your credit report. While your credit report is a detailed record of all your financial behaviour, a credit score is a number which sums up the info in your credit report.
What is a "good" credit score?
Generally, the higher your credit score is, the better. Having a high credit score demonstrates to lenders that you are reliable; this increases the likelihood that your application for credit will be accepted.
It is important to note that there is no universal credit score in the UK – the three main credit reference agencies score differently. This means that all of us have 3 credit scores – and the score you get may vary depending on where you look.
For example, Experian's score is out of 999, Equifax's is 700, and TransUnion (CallCredit) is 609. It is nothing to worry about if your score is different depending on where you look, as long as the information you provide is accurate e.g. personal address.
Remember: your credit score doesn't guarantee that you'll be approved for credit or offered the lowest interest rates. This is because a lender's decision is not based solely on your score. For example, lenders also take into consideration the information you provided in your application, their past relationship with you, and other factors like your income are important too.
What is your credit report used for?
Your credit report is a record of your borrowing history. It includes your personal details and list of your previous and current debts. It also documents your repayment history – whether you've always paid your debts on time or missed payments.
Your credit score is a 3-digit-number which summarises the information in your credit report. The higher the number, the more reliable you are viewed by lenders. A lower number may make it more difficult for you to obtain credit.
Your credit score does not guarantee that your application for credit will be successful. Individual credit providers such as the ones found here https://yourcreditreport.org.uk often score you based on their own criteria including your past relationship with them.
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Mostly ignoring William Reilly and Claude Kerven's preposterous, muddled script, Alan Rudolph does the impossible with the material he has been dealt and makes a creepy, giddy, genuinely scary mystery film about two young women, best friends since childhood, who kill each other's spouse for personal reasons while at the same time enacting the secret wish of the victim's wife. With Demi Moore and Glenne Headley playing these wives, Cynthia and Joyce, Rudolph mischievously implies that thwarted and repressed lesbian love accounts for the women's appetite for male blood. At bottom, the film may be a subversive black comedy.
Structurally, the film is presented, initially, as Cynthia's voluntary statement to the police after Joyce has been arrested for the murder of her husband, Jimmy. The tale it tells was probably fabricated by the two friends, although one suspects that plot details were more decisively nailed down in the script; the almost total air of ambiguity is Rudolph's delectable improvement. An attempted rape, at least in the script, becomes an irresolvable question mark in the film as Cynthia's flashbacks apart from the police represent either "what really happened" or some scenario Cynthia has concocted and is currently reviewing. The film ends with Cynthia's entrance into the police station either for the first time, giving the narrative a curve-around spin, or for the second time, to withdraw her earlier account and either "come clean" or proffer another, more convincing series of lies. I am convinced that the authors of the script were dead-serious but that Rudolph is having a whole lot of fun. Let me go further: one's enjoyment of the film probably depends on tapping into this fun.
In any case, one has to overlook the farcical acting of Moore as Cynthia and Bruce Willis as Joyce's possibly overbearing Jimmy. (I say "possibly" because what we see is never certainly reality here.) Harvey Keitel is similarly overbearing as a police detective relentlessly pressing on various points of Cynthia's account. Keitel is normally a very good actor—indeed a fine one for Rudolph (Welcome to L.A., 1976), and it's possible that Rudolph directed him to give a deliberately lousy performance to match the lousy ones that were all that Moore and Willis, not great talents, could give. What I'm certain of is this: Mark Isham's music, full of fairy-tale creepiness and lurking danger, excels.
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Marketing is about promoting your product and services. As a user, you are a customer which provides the business to the brand by using their services. In case of Business to Customer (B2C) Marketing, many strategies are used to reach the customers. Ads on newspapers, hoardings on shops, television advertisements and many other things, so that it becomes more and more visible. When we like someone, we listen to that person and follow as well. This rule is also applied in marketing. This kind of marketing is known as Influencer Marketing. Influencer means the one who can influence. Salespersons have the ability to influence people but on a small scale. The term Influencer Marketing works on large scale. Hence, it can be a campaign, an advertisement, a blog, a post, or a tweet from any person who is able to mark an influence on its audience.
So, in order to have a detailed study about Influencer Marketing, read the below post.
Influencer Marketing:
It is a type of marketing where the brand's message is forwarded to the market with the help of key leaders. Marketing is focused on influential people rather than the target market. In simple words, a company hires a person who takes the responsibility of promoting the brand in the market rather than marketing directly to the consumers.
It takes two forms of marketing to support influencer marketing: Social-Media Marketing and Content Marketing. Influencers can have their personal social channels to promote the brand. Ranbir Singh was a brand ambassador of VIVO, therefore, he was promoting his brand. The other way is the content marketing where either the influencer campaigns provide materials to the influencers or they themselves create the content.
Word of Mouth Marketing (WOM):
Although Influencer Marketing is effective with the help of word of mouth with friends and family which increases the marketing in the form of communication, word of mouth is not always the strategy of influencer campaigns.
It helps in creating a connection with the consumers. The sales representatives talk to the customers one to one about their products. This creates an emotional bonding with the company. Different publicity activities are also a part of Word-Of-Mouth Marketing which includes buzz, blog or SMM.
How to build Influencer Campaigns?
- First and foremost step is to have a product influencer. Therefore, identify the one through different platforms or search manually. Celebrities can be good influencers because people follow them easily.
- Organize a marketing campaign which is intended for the influencers.
- Another campaign can be helpful for the influencers in creating awareness in the target consumers.
- The final step is to track the key matrices related to brand awareness or sales.
Key steps for Influencer Campaign:
Plan Strategy:
To make a strategy, you should be careful with your thoughts and planning. Therefore, do a thorough study of the different processes and examples running in the market and create a plan.
Identify and Select Influencer:
As per the budget and the scope, some research work is required to select appropriate influencers for the campaign. Hence, the followings methods can be adapted for this work.
Identification Methods:
- Database: Searching databases and getting information about influencers is a one way. Here, one can communicate with them directly.
- Google: As Google is the solution to almost every problem nowadays. It helps in the search of influencers as well. This time-consuming method includes searching webpages for contact information of individuals and keeping their records.
- Marketplaces: It provides a database of real time.
- Networks: This method is in the middle of database and market place. As with the help of Network, one can have a database of influencers present in the market in real time scenario.
Selection of Influencers varies according to the required work.
Types of Influencers:
The next step includes the selection of influencers. What kind of influencer will do the best for your brand, what are the requirements of the target audience?
- Celebrity Influencers: Celebrities or famous personalities, which are followed by the crowd, can promote the business to a greater extent in a campaign as well as on other social media platforms.
- High-Quality Content Creators: The content writers know the type of audience they want. They can create content according to the audience and data.
- Buzz Builders and Promoters: These are able to reach the audience, greater in size. They promote the brand by spreading words about it through various methods such as focused blogs or providing your brand a higher ranking so that it gains attention.
- Advocates and Employees: The brand ambassadors of any brand would love to promote your brand, as the person is being paid for that. Share the content on your social channels and keep updated.
Program workflow and automation:
Right content is able to attract the right audience. To compel the target audience towards the content, it has to be very effective and should clearly speak about the objectives and its benefits for the target audience.
Apart from content, social gatherings can also take place where people can participate and understand better. Example: VIVO Smartphones held a campaign in a crowded shopping mall, where they gave the opportunities to the audience to use their handsets and share their experience with the other people around them. This step helped in gaining the confidence of the customers about the company and it promoted the brand as well.
Optimized Distribution:
Apart from content writing and sharing it on social media channels by influencers, other strategies are also used. Quotes and testimonials are made with the influencer content, share content in your brand newsletter and feature top celebrities in TV ads.
Monitor and Track Key Metrics:
Different matrices track the performance and how far you have reached to your original goal. This helps in keeping the proper track of the work and strategies, also where more efforts need to be done, or which is your target audience. It provides a focused view of the work done by influencers which help in their rankings.
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A startup can be both an exciting venture and a daunting one.
If you're a startup that thrives on cash flow through sales of a particular item or service, you'll need to target your marketing focus towards the gathering of data. That's easier said than done, especially considering that the data that's necessary to gather varies based on the products or services you are offering.
There is a wide variety of information that can be gathered as invaluable marketing intelligence through utilising web scraping services. However, there are certain types of data that need to be collected regardless of what type of product or service you're marketing.


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Collections as Data Facets document collections as data implementations. An implementation consists of the people, services, practices, technologies, and infrastructure that aim to encourage computational use of cultural heritage collections.
Dot Porter, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
1. Why do it
an accessible narrative description that describes why the decision was made to do the work
We believe that users of manuscript data should have access to first-quality images and metadata free of technical or licensing constraints and this is what OPenn provides. First quality means the resolution at which the images were captured, and authoritative metadata in archival formats presented for easy reuse by humans and machines. Everything in OPenn is licensed as a Free Cultural Work.
2. Making the Case
an accessible narrative description that describes how the administrative case was made to do the work
The administrative case for creating datasets from our collection was based entirely on our mission to increase access to our collections. This was a relatively easy case to make. However, there were additional hurdles to overcome.
Penn Libraries has a commitment to Open Data, and the study of manuscripts in a digital age is the central mandate of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS) which is an integral part of the library and was founded in 2013. Much of the work of SIMS involves the reuse of our own digital manuscript materials, and we knew in 2013 that we could not do our job without a resource like OPenn. So we had to make one. The director of SIMS made the case for OPenn to the Director of Libraries, who made the decision to invest in the creation of OPenn.
3. How you did it
an accessible narrative description that describes how you did it; who was involved - what their roles were; what services were drawn upon; what collections were involved and why were they selected; what infrastructure and technologies were selected and why; what challenges were encountered in the course of the implementation
In 2013 Penn Libraries hired Doug Emery, who had created systems similar to OPenn for other projects, and he conceived the framework. The Penn Libraries did not at that time have a repository, so it was not in a position to host OPenn in an existing system. The Director of SIMS asked the Director of Libraries if we could set it up through Penn Central Computing. We started to populate OPenn with existing medieval manuscript image data; this was a challenge because although most of our manuscripts had already been photographed and cataloged, the master TIFF files were located in scattered hard drives and servers stored in various corners of Penn Libraries. This work was very intensive, and was carried out primarily by Jessie Dummer. We chose the manuscripts because they were central to the mission of SIMS and because the data was good. Doug Emery and Dot Porter designed a package and metadata structure for converting descriptive MARC and structural metadata into a TEI format designed for use and consumption integrating metadata with images.
Once OPenn was populated with Penn Libraries manuscript data we moved on to a second project. This project took advantage of the OPenn platform to gather into one location holdings from many different institutions, based around a common theme - 19th century travel diaries. This project has its own website, but the data served from there is all extracted from OPenn (http://diaries.pacscl.org/). OPenn now is the host for the Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis project, a project to digitize most of the Western medieval manuscripts in Philadelphia which received a $500K grant from CLIR. SIMS's Curator for Digital Research Services, Dot Porter, is a co-PI on this project.
OPenn was designed to use the simplest and least expensive technologies available for sharing image and metadata. As such, technologically it is nothing more than a webserver with a very large hard drive that runs Apache and exposes the directory listings of its content. The content itself is static, comprising only images, TEI/XML metadata, text manifests, and HTML files. This data is exposed for ease of access and ease of movement via simple, well-established internet protocols: HTTP, anonymous FTP, and Rsync. One challenge that we had during implementation was convincing our service providers that what we wanted was something as simple as OPenn, without a query interface or an Application Programming Interface. Technologically, OPenn is more like an old-style software sharing website from the 1990s than it is a modern web application.
However this approach does have sustainability issues. Penn Libraries is currently designing and building a Samvera repository, and in the future we would like the data in OPenn to be stored in this repository, but served in ways similar to how it is done now. Storing the data in the repository will help with sustainability, and will also provide additional ways to serve the same data (e.g., using IIIF protocols). However we do plan to keep serving the data as friction-free as possible.
4. Share the docs
an assortment of formal documentation (personas, use cases, functional requirements), workflows, and code you have that supports the implementation
We have both a ReadMe and a Technical ReadMe file on the OPenn site:
http://openn.library.upenn.edu/ReadMe.html http://openn.library.upenn.edu/TechnicalReadMe.html
5. Understanding use
discrete discussion of how you approach understanding use (e.g. library use, research use, pedagogical use, creative use, etc.) - discussion of exemplary use is also encouraged
Through OPenn, we provide well-structured standard packages that allow for machine and human reuse without putting any preconditions on how it may be used. We provide the data; users can do whatever they like. We are undoubtedly OPenn's primary user. We have built online bookreaders (generated with scripts from the TEI/XML files) that stream image files from the OPenn server, and we have also built downloadable epub electronic books (also generated with scripts from the TEI/XML files) that have copies of the manuscript images as part of the book.
6. Who supports use
discrete discussion of the people, services, and programs that support use of the data (e.g. digital scholarship services, instruction services, subject area liaisons, etc.)
ISC (Penn Central Computing) maintains the computer and storage, Jessie Dummer and Diane Biunno carry out the day to day work of managing and adding materials to the OPenn website. Dot Porter provides curatorial advice and oversight (and is also a superuser), and Doug Emery wrote and maintains the software and manages the project.
7. Things people should know
distilled things that people should know if they are thinking about pursuing similar work
We serve digital assets on OPenn that represent physical materials that Penn Libraries doesn't own. OPenn is seen by us as an outlet for materials
OPenn treats digital assets as originals and seeks to build up a distinctive library of assets whether those originals are housed by Penn Libraries or not. The Open licensing in OPenn allows for easy collaboration with institutions local and international, many of which could not deliver this data in this quantity by themselves. It is a mistake to think that either the licensing or the ease of access to the materials is less important than the other - they are equally important.
8. Whats next
you have something in place. whats next and why?
We are going to move OPenn to the Library's Samvera repository to ensure preservation standards and long term sustainability and scalability. We will maintain an OPenn interface to this data, but the same data will also be able to be served through other methods including IIIF. We will also be expanding the content of OPenn from mainly medieval manuscripts to printed books and archival material.


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--donation bonus week (day 3/5, post 4/5)--
Cisco had the hallway all to himself while he waited, so whenever someone exited one of the nearby classrooms, he could easily see who it was. Fellow students, mostly. Bathroom breaks and so forth.
At length, he grew bored of the news and began browsing other things on his phone, but when he noticed someone else walking down the hall, he had to look up from his articles and image galleries about various breeds of puppies.
It was a grown man that he saw turning the corner and then stopping when he noticed Cisco standing there. Cisco didn't recognize him, but the man held his gaze longer than seemed normal for a total stranger. Then the man left back the way he came.
He glanced at Dennex. 'Did you see that?'
'I did.'
'Who was he?'
'No idea,' said Dennex. 'Why don't you come stand over here?' He nodded toward the other side of the classroom door, where a fire alarm was embedded in the wall.
Cisco understood and did as the reaper asked.
A few minutes later, the stranger returned, this time with a teacher.
Mrs. Rio walked straight up to him. "Why are you not in class, Mr. Elroy?"
Cisco ignored the question and squinted at the person behind her. He could see a guest's badge hanging around the man's neck, so he probably wasn't a member of the school's faculty. "Mrs. Rio, who is that?"
"Don't try to change the subject. Why are you not in class?"
He eyed her flatly and shrugged. "Because I'm a bad student."
'Really?' said Dennex. 'That's how you're going to play this?'
But the reaper didn't know very much about Cisco's school life, or about Mrs. Rio here. Normally, young teachers were pretty nice to their students, but this woman was a rather well-known hardass in spite of that. Cisco had been stuck with her during his first year, which he hadn't minded so much, until after he'd started gaining a reputation as a bully. Her dislike for him became quite apparent, then.
Friday, May 16, 2014
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Written by George M. Frost
6 comments:
Cisco likes puppies, that's adorable. :)ReplyDelete
Typo (I think):
"but the man held his gaze longer [than] seemed normal for a total stranger"
- princess novaMay 16, 2014 at 6:42 PM
I thought reapers could tell if someone was a servant on sight?ReplyDelete
Nope, that's only aberrations.ReplyDelete
Got it, thanks.ReplyDelete
Cisco likes puppies. That's just all kinds of adorable right thereReplyDelete
- Mahdi AparentylycntsayawsomApril 27, 2015 at 11:49 AM
maybe that's why he sees the reapers as wolves,ReplyDelete
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Sources and transformation of nitrogen compounds in Haytons Stream, a low lying urban drainage stream in Christchurch, New Zealand (2017)
Type of ContentTheses / Dissertations
UC Permalinkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/13681
Thesis DisciplineEnvironmental Engineering
Degree NameMaster of Engineering
PublisherUniversity of Canterbury
AuthorsCabral Silveira, Fabioshow all
Haytons Stream is an urban watercourse that drains Christchurch's Wigram suburb and discharges into the Heathcote/Opawaho River. Previous studies have shown levels of ammoniacal nitrogen (NH4-N) and oxidized nitrogen (NOX-N) in Haytons Stream to be one of the highest among Christchurch City waterways, specifically exceeding local water guidelines for toxic concentration of NH4-N (ECan, 2007; Moores et al., 2009). High levels of ammonia and/or related nitrogen compounds can be toxic to aquatic organisms and can have a significant effect on the stream's ecological health. The contamination in Haytons stream is symptomatic of other urban streams around the country and there is thus a need to understand the principal sources and composition of urban nitrogen contamination, the fate and transport of nitrogen compounds and their interaction with the stream.
Nitrogen compounds in Haytons Stream were thus characterized through spatial and temporal field sampling in order to better understand their sources, their relationship with the mainly industrial land use and to identify stormwater management practices to deal with these types of pollutants. Eight sites along the stream were sampled under storm and baseflow conditions during the dry and wet season.
Results from sampling showed that nitrogen compounds varied in location and time along the stream. Point discharges of NH4-N and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) occurred at the upper and middle part of the stream. NH4-N was found to reach toxic levels mainly in the middle part of Haytons Stream.
Five of the highest total nitrogen concentrations found at Haytons Stream had most nitrogen compounds in dissolved form (NH4-N, DON and NOX-N). Levels of NOX-N were found to exceed the local guidelines in 90% of samples while ammoniacal nitrogen in some of the samples was found to be up to 8 times higher than local guidelines.
The predominant nitrogen form changes with flow conditions. During baseflow, nitrogen is mostly in its inorganic form at the upper and middle parts of Haytons and in organic form at the lower part; during stormflow, the majority of the nitrogen is in its organic form in all sections of the stream.
Nitrogen dynamics are affected by season. An increase in temperatures and sun incidence during the dry season (i.e. summer) increases biological processes rates, incrementing ammonification, nitrification and other processes that modify the nitrogen dynamics along Haytons Stream. During the wet season (i.e. winter), rainfall dilutes the stream water, decreasing nitrogen compounds concentrations.
Overall, results showed that nitrogen concentrations increased from the upper part to the middle part of Haytons Stream and decreased from the middle to the lower part. Retention ponds along the stream together with the recently planted riparian zone and a wetland at the lower part of the catchment were found to help in the reduction of all forms of nitrogen, except particulate organic nitrogen (PON).
It can be concluded that stormwater management along Haytons stream should be focused on the dissolved forms of nitrogen. The wetland/ponds at the outlet of Haytons Stream does a good job of converting nitrogen to a predominantly particulate form of nitrogen (PON, i.e. algae), which could be removed through filtering or other physical treatment means. Further research is necessary to identify and stop point discharges at Haytons Stream and evaluate methods to mitigate PON entering Heathcote/Opawaho River.


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Design of Ultra-Low Power Impulse Radios
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Part of the Analog Circuits and Signal Processing book series (ACSP, volume 124)
Part of the Analog Circuits and Signal Processing book series (ACSP, volume 124)
This book covers the fundamental principles behind the design of ultra-low power radios and how they can form networks to facilitate a variety of applications within healthcare and environmental monitoring, since they may operate for years off a small battery or even harvest energy from the environment. These radios are distinct from conventional radios in that they must operate with very constrained resources and low overhead. This book provides a thorough discussion of the challenges associated with designing radios with such constrained resources, as well as fundamental design concepts and practical approaches to implementing working designs. Coverage includes integrated circuit design, timing and control considerations, fundamental theory behind low power and time domain operation, and network/communication protocol considerations.
• Enables detailed understanding of the design space for ultra-low power radio;
• Provides detailed discussion and examples of the design of a practical low power radio network;
• Compares a variety of low power transmission and radio styles, including traditional continuous wave radio, wake up radios, and impulse radios;
• Includes detailed design techniques and examples of integrated circuits for low power impulse radio transceivers, with discussion of timing control and synchronization.


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TORONTO – The trend toward network computing could endanger privacy rights, an expert said Friday.
As more and more information is stored on networks and increased computation is performed on remote servers, the corporations that control those machines can conduct surreptitious surveillance, said Whit Diffie, the co-discoverer of modern cryptography.
"Now we have centralized control. We have technology reunited with the corporate propertarian view," Diffie said during a Friday luncheon address at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference.
Diffie, an engineer at Sun Microsystems, said one reason he always distrusted mainframes and mainframe culture was the system administrator's unrestricted ability to snoop through individual accounts.
"I was very relieved when the personal computer appeared," Diffie said. "This was a technology far more congenial to a free society than time-sharing was."
On most personal computers and workstations, users can store files on their local hard drives, away from potentially prying eyes of system administrators.
But the Internet has rolled back the clock. Scores of websites offer free email stored on a centralized server. That causes vulnerabilities, as Microsoft's Hotmail demonstrated with its security breach.
"Unfortunately, the network computer has been reincarnated," Diffie said.
In 1976, Diffie and Stanford University electrical engineering professor Martin Hellman announced they discovered a new way to protect secrets: a technology called public-key encryption, which changed the way data-scrambling worked. Historian David Kahn has dubbed it "the most revolutionary new concept in the field since the Renaissance."
Diffie has since become a prominent advocate of cryptography, testifying before congressional committees and advising legislators to abandon export controls.
He said his worst nightmare from back in the days of room-filling mainframes is that there would be "one computer in Denver and everyone in the country would have to use it and the secret police would control it."


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I'd love to be a runner but I hate running.
I'd love to be a runner, but I don't have time.
I'd love to be a runner, but it's boring.
I'd love to be a runner, but I don't like to sweat.
I'd love to be a runner, but it's too hard.
If you are a runner, you've probably heard this line a million times from others who want to run.
So you want to be a runner.
The truth is, running is hard work. There's no doubt about it. But just like anything, the more you do it, your body gets accustomed to the impact, the straining and the hard work. It does become easier BUT still hard all at the same time. It doesn't make sense but trust me, you'll understand once you get to that point. It becomes a different kind of hard.
I'd love to say that every single run I've ever done was pure bliss. Hardly. I've had some serious suck-tastic runs where I wanted to throw away my running shoes and say "I'm never running again. EVER!"
Run because you enjoy it.
Go for a run in a place that makes you happy. Love the water? Run by it. Love the trails? Get dirty! Love to watch trashy TV? Catch up on it while you are on the treadmill. Find a running group and make it your social hour. Running by the water will always make a run 100% more enjoyable for me.
Go at your own pace
Don't feel like you need to keep up with others. Find your own pace. When you first get started, you may need to try a run/walk combo. Running 5 minutes, walking 1 minute is a great way to get started to build up your endurance. As your build up your tolerance you'll be able to extend your run/walk ratio. Eventually you will be running without breaks. Some people even find that a run/walk combo suites them just fine and continue on with that method for ever. It's your own pace so stick to it!
One of the hardest thing to get down when you first start running is how to breathe. Your lungs will burn. You may get side stitches because you are taking too much air in. Slow your pace down or walk if you need to. Shallow, fast breaths are not what brings oxygen to your hard working muscles. You want deep, controlled breaths.
Find your motivation
What's your motivation to lace up your running shoes? Want to lose weight? Want to run a 5K? Stress relief? Find what motivates you to get out there and get it done.
Cross train
A runner can't live on running alone. At least a runner who doesn't want to get injured. Cycling and swimming are great options for cross training activities. You'll still be working hard but it will be a different action than running. Gym equipment such as the elliptical or Arc trainer are great too. Of course, strength and balance training are also essential.
Dress the part starting at your feet up
Start with shoes and work your way up. For me, shoes are the key to having an enjoyable run. If your shoes aren't working for you, then you'll be uncomfortable, in pain or worse yet, injured. Once you've got that covered, then you can get the good tech gear that will wick away sweat and keep you (hopefully) chafe free.
Never trust a run based on the first mile (or two or three)
The first 10 minutes of any run are going to feel tough. You'll likely feel stiff, achy, tired and ticked off. Some days it feels like everything is loose in my skull and it's bouncing around. That's completely normal and part of transitioning from being sedentary to being in motion. If you keep pushing your body forward — even if you're walking — your weariness will soon evolve into "Ok, I can do this". I promise. Just commit to 10 minutes of movement. You can do anything for 10 minutes. But more often than not, your muscles will feel warmed up, your heart rate will be elevated and you'll start to feel energized, even excited to run.
You don't have to run a half marathon, marathon or even race
Not all runners, race. My dad has always been a runner but has never done one single race. It's not his thing. And if it's not your thing, don't do it because you think you'll get kicked out of the Runner's Club. If you run, you are a runner. Plain and simple.
If you are a runner, what are your tips for sticking with it?