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The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council may have finished deciding which subjects it wants to grow, reduce or maintain, but the controversy surrounding its "shaping capability" agenda seems unlikely to die down any time soon.
The research council kept changes to a minimum in its third tranche of funding decisions, published last week, with just five out of 52 subjects slated for reduction and another five marked for growth. Overall, 14 of the 113 subjects the EPSRC funds will be reduced, and 17 grown.
Attention has inevitably focused on the reductions. Opposition to the cuts announced in the first tranche of decisions, published last July, were particularly strong among mathematicians and physical scientists.
The only mathematical subject slated for reduction in the third tranche is mathematical physics, on the grounds that its capacity has grown so much over the past decade that "continuing support at current levels risks undermining support for capacity in other important areas".
But mathematicians appear unimpressed. Michael Duff, Abdus Salam chair of theoretical physics at Imperial College London, described the decision as a "spectacular own goal" that flew in the face of the high marks given to UK expertise in the subject by the EPSRC's own international review of mathematics.
Frank Kelly, chair of the Council for the Mathematical Sciences, also criticised the EPSRC's continuing "strategic failure" to invest sufficiently in postdoctoral fellowships in mathematics, which left UK universities dependent on mathematicians trained abroad to fill vacancies.
Out of 22 physical science subjects ruled on in the third tranche, only surface science will be reduced. The EPSRC hopes this will encourage the discipline to "transition away" from its traditional focus and "make significant contributions to other disciplines and key societal challenges".
But Sir Peter Knight, president of the Institute of Physics, criticised the decision to cut both mathematical physics and surface science "despite the advice of identified experts". He also expressed concern that researchers in these areas might be unable to find alternative funding.
Consultation frustration
It wasn't meant to be like this. After last year's controversy, the research council publicly pledged to make no more decisions before consulting experts nominated by learned societies.
Both Sir Peter and David Phillips, president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, did praise the EPSRC for its efforts at engagement.
However, Paul Clarke, a senior lecturer in organic chemistry at the University of York, said chemists were "deeply uneasy" that the EPSRC had, in reality, consulted only a "select few" of the experts nominated by the RSC. Others were told there was no time to consult them personally and were asked to fill in a short questionnaire instead.
"It seems once again [that the EPSRC] was paying only lip service to the idea of consultation," he said.
Shaping capability decisions have been especially controversial because they have been based not merely on the fields' research excellence but also on their current capacity and their perceived national importance over the next 10 to 50 years.
The research council quickly amended guidance on changes to its peer review processes, posted last November, that said national importance - which includes contributions to other disciplines, societal challenges and UK economic success - would become a "primary assessment criterion alongside research quality". The guidance now states it will only be a "major secondary criterion".
Nor will applicants be expected to make the case for the national importance of their research beyond its fit with the EPSRC's shaping capability intentions. However, Atti Emecz, the research council's director of communications, information and strategy, urged applicants to do so wherever possible.
Meanwhile, the EPSRC will charge three panellists rather than two with leading the discussion on each proposal, and will also brief panels on how it sees a proposal fitting in with its shaping agenda. However, funding decisions will continue to be based solely on a single ranking produced by the panels.
Radical thoughts
Steve McLaughlin, head of the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, said the panels had tested more radical changes, such as producing different rankings for excellence, national importance and other criteria before combining them into an overall ranking.
But it had become apparent, he continued, that panellists already considered all essential factors when making their primary ranking. It had also been the "unanimous view" of those consulted that major changes to peer review would be "unwise".
According to Mr Emecz, the research council had "every confidence" that the announced measures - plus the message that they had sent to universities and researchers - would be sufficient to nudge funding levels in the directions it wanted.
"We are not minded to introduce very dirigiste processes to achieve our objectives," he said.
But David Delpy, the EPSRC's chief executive, admitted that if planned six-monthly reviews indicated that its goals were not being met, the research council might have to look again at more radical options.
The EPSRC embarked on shaping capability out of a perceived necessity to reprioritise its spending in light of its flat-cash budget settlement.
But Professor Delpy denied that this rationale was belied by the small number of changes it had settled upon, arguing instead that it confirmed that the EPSRC had already been managing its portfolio effectively.
Time to make the best of things
Steve Howdle, professor of chemistry at the University of Nottingham, added that the EPSRC's physical sciences strategic advisory team, of which he was a member, had challenged the research council "quite hard" on its ability to predict which subjects would be important in the future.
He said the team had disagreed with the EPSRC on several occasions but was satisfied with the opportunities the advisers had been given to have their say and believed that the research council had "done its best to make the best it can" of shaping capability.
Professor Delpy said shaping capability had given the EPSRC an unprecedentedly clear picture of its portfolio, which would allow it to maintain areas where the UK was "really internationally leading" even if its budget continued to be flat.
The research council would also be able to "see much more clearly how our research base will feed into what sounds like an industrial policy that the government is developing" - a particularly important advance since the EPSRC, unlike other science research councils, cannot promote national priorities through its own institutes.
However, some academics remain scornful of the EPSRC's claim to be able to make well-informed decisions about the national picture. Dr Clarke, for instance, asked why catalysis had been slated to grow "when the two areas it depends on" - synthesis and surface science - will be reduced.
"There is no joined-up thinking. It smacks of administrators with preconceptions doing the minimum they can get away with in terms of consultation," he said.
But Professor Howdle urged academics not to criticise the EPSRC, but instead to turn their attention to providing it with the "bullets" to gun for an increased science budget.
"It really annoys me that we have people shouting about what bad people the EPSRC are, when the problem is actually that we have a lot less funding to play with and we need to work out what the hell we are going to do," he said.


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Will Victorious Vikings triumph? and Titanic hit an iceberg?
Can Royce Oddballs beat that other team that play with Oddballs (…….Swebbelli…….)
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…and instead of the two in/out camps should we have voted for "the peoples republic of grimsbury" to win PC4?
Some say that his first name really is "The" and that he is terrified of Scouts.
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In order to resolve IP address to domain names, we need some kind of system that will map these two identifiers to each other.
Locate in
/etc/hosts, let's modify this so that our SISED IP address is
mapped to the name sised. To do that, let's add the following line just
after the two localhost lines:
$ sudo su
# nano /etc/hosts
10.163.36.69 sised
After adding that line, save the file and exit. Now test whether 10.163.36.69 resolves to the domain name sised. We can do that with the w3m text mode browser:
# w3m sised
Our book illustrates that this is one way to create a kind of intranet that
uses actual names instead of just IP addresses. Say that you have a home
network and three computers on your network are funning web servers. If you
assign statis IPs to these three computers using the software on your home
router, and then modify the
/etc/hosts files on each of those three
computers to point those static IPs to domain names, then you have, basically,
an internet.
The structure of the domain name system is just like the structure of the UNIX/Linux file hierarchy. The book refers to it as an inverted tree.
The fully qualified domain name includes a period at the end of the top-level domain. Your browser is able to supply that dot since we often don't use it when typing website addresses.
Thus, for Google's main page, the FQDN is:
FQDN: www.google.com.
And the parts include:
. root domain
com top-level domain
google. second-level domain
www. third-level domain
The root domain is managed by root name servers. These servers are managed by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
It's possible to have alternate internets by using outside root name servers. Read about a few of them here:
Some example of top level domains include:
We can download a list of those top level names from ICANN and count how many there are now (the book, at the time it was published, highlighted that there were 810 top-level domains:
$ wget http://data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt
$ wc -l tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt
1536 tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt
The first line in that file is a title, and so there are 1535 top level domains currently in existence.
In the Google example, the second level domain is google. Other examples include: redhat in redhat.com and debian in debian.org. The book refers to this part of the FQDN as that which makes up the "organizational boundary of the namespace" (Soyinka, 2016, p. 425).
When you've purchased (leased) a top and second level domain like
getfedora.org, you, as an admin, can choose whether you employ third level
domains. For example: www is a third level domain. If you owned
example.org, you could also have
www.example.org resolve to a different
location. Or,
www.example.org could resolve to the second-level domain
itself. That is:
This is the conventional use, especially with hostnmames that are not
For exmample:
Domain names are resolved by going from right to left
IP addresses are resolved by going from left to right
Root name servers -- contains the root zone file, and also point to the primary dns servers:
A: Address records: provides mapping hostname to IP address
$ dig google.com google.com. IN A 188.8.131.52
PTR: Pointer Record: provides mapping form IP Address to Hostname
host: resolve hostnames to IP Address; or IP addresses to hostnames
$ man -f host
host (1) - DNS lookup utility
$ host uky.edu
$ host 126.96.36.199
dig: domain information gopher -- get info on DNS servers
$ man -f dig
dig (1) - DNS lookup utility
$ dig uky.edu
$ dig uky.edu MX
$ dig www.uky.edu CNAME
nslookup: query internet name servers
$ man -f nslookup
nslookup (1) - query Internet name servers interactively
$ nslookup
> uky.edu
> yahoo.com
> exit
whois: determine ownership of a domain
$ man -f whois
whois (1) - client for the whois directory services
$ whois uky.edu | less
$ whois -h whois.arin.net "n 188.8.131.52"
$ whois -h whois.arin.net "o facebook"
See https://arin.net/resources/services/whois_guide.html
resolve.conf: local resolver info; what's your DNS info
$ man -f resolv.conf
resolv.conf (5) - resolver configuration file
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf


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ADE sets 2019 dates
The 24th edition of ADE takes place from the 16th-20th of October, Early Bird sale of the ADE Pass and the ADE Conference Pass has started.
Tickets for the conference tracks including ADE Beats, Green, Sound Lab, Tech and University will go on sale May 1st, the ADE Pass and the ADE Conference Pass are now on sale against Early Bird rate and available here. Single tickets for all festival events will be released in the coming months.
More information concerning ADE's full day and night program will follow soon.
The Rough Guide to ADE 2019
First time visitor or regular delegate? Here's everything you need to know about the Amsterdam Dance Event.
About ADE
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is both a music conference and festival and is widely recognized as the global meeting point for the creative industry around electronic music. ADE consists of a ADE by Day (conference & festival) and ADE by Night (festival) program, with more than 1000 events in nearly 200 locations. Which basically means that the city of Amsterdam breathes electronic music for five days and nights.
Conference program
The conference centres itself around the DeLaMar Theater from Wednesday through till Friday, with main conference ADE Pro and tracks ADE Green, TECH and Dance & Brands. Most of the delegates work in the field of electronic music and are looking for the latest business trends and inspiration, but with dedicated programming focused on branding, marketing, sustainability, social change and technology ADE also attracts numerous from outside the industry.
Right across the street at Melkweg one can visit ADE Beats, focused on hip-hop, bass and beats, while ADE University, the conference track for aspiring music professionals finds it home at Generator Hostel. A wide range of activities can be found within walking distance of the Leidseplein area, such as the ADE Hackathon or the ADE Guesthouse.
ADE by Day
Besides the conference, the ADE by Day program celebrates the best in electronic music culture with art, film, gear demonstrations, live music, photography and technology events all over Amsterdam. If you're not planning on buying an ADE Pass or ADE Conference Pass you can purchase the ADE Card to get access to most of these events.
The Festival Hangout at De Brakke Grond takes centre stage in the ADE by Day program with the multi-day ADE Sound Lab program, which features the latest in sound and technology. Get up close with your favorite artists in MusicTalks, gear demonstrations or Studio XL Sessions, and get feedback on your music during demo pitches, workshops and masterclasses. ADE Beamlab highlights the best visual technologies and high-end stage design.
ADE by Night
The festival showcases a broad range of electronic music artists, from pioneers to upcoming talent. It is unique in its kind, with almost 140 participating venues including clubs, smaller and cosy venues, concert halls and stadiums, but also more 'one-off' locations such as museums or even Amsterdam Central Station. In 2018 the festival featured more than 2500 performing artists. The line-ups for these events will be announced over the coming months and tickets will be be available via the ADE site.
Access to events
ADE is a business conference and showcase festival which enables you to attend many events and see many artists with different backgrounds in one week. If you're planning on visiting multiple events during day and nighttime the ADE Pass is your best option. All benefits can be found here. Please note that access to access to events is never guarenteed with a wristband, all day- and nighttime venues have limited capacity.
ADE features a wide range of travel options including hotel packages; selected hotels in combination with an ADE Pass or ADE Conference Pass. Subscribe to our newsletter and select travel options if you're keen on getting updates. Looking for a flight deal? Have a look at KLM widget to find options from more than 150 countries.


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Studying for the VCAP6-Design DCV
Here are some of the resources that I worked through as study material for the VCAP6-Design exam. A lot of these links and the discovery of these links can be attributed to a lot of others, and I'll try to credit them where I can. vBrownBag EMEA - VCAP6-DCV Design - vBrownBag YouTube channel Some great presenters here that highlight some of the key concepts and follow up with discussions vThing - VCAP Study Resources - Andres Herceg's blog https://vthing.


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EG-EXP-1: Bare Metal Support Acceptance Test
This page captures status for the test case EG-EXP-1, which verified support for bare metal nodes. For overall status see the ExoGENI Acceptance Test Status page.
Test Status
This section captures the status for each step in the acceptance test plan.
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Status Legend Description Color(green,Pass)? Completed and met criteria Color( #5adefa, #100000 , pass)? Completed and met most criteria. Exceptions documented Color(red,Fail)? Completed and failed to meet criteria Color(orange,Blocked)? Blocked by ticketed issue In progress Currently under test
Test Plan Steps
- Determine which nodes can be used as bare metal, aka exclusive node.
- Obtain a list of OS images which can be loaded on bare metal nodes from the ExoGENI team. (List should be based on successful bare metal loads by ExoGENI team or others in GENI community and should be available on a public web page.)
- Obtain 2 licensed recent Microsoft OS images for bare metal nodes from the site (BBN).
- Reserve and boot 2 bare metal node using the Microsoft image.
- Obtain a recent Linux OS image for bare metal nodes from the ExoGENI team's successful test list.
- Reserve and boot a bare metal node using this Linux OS image.
- Release bare metal resource.
- Modify Aggregate resource allocation for the rack to add 1 additional bare metal node (2 total) for use in experimenter test cases.


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A new study has found that anxiety and stress is more prevalent than cancer, and almost as dangerous to your health. Read more about this surprising finding below.
A new study conducted in 2015 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has found that nearly 13 million working adults reported some level of anxiety or depressive disorder between 2008 and 2012. The data was collected by a Drug Use and Health's Mental Health Surveillance Study, with the highest anxiety levels reported by the unemployed.
On average, about 6 percent of working adults reported being treated for depression or anxiety within the last 12 months. Adults employed full time reported depression about 3.7 percent of the time and unemployed adults reported depression about 8.9 percent of the time.
According to statistics from the Center for Disease Control, about 8.5 percent of adults are diagnosed with cancer, just slightly under the prevalence of depression in unemployed individuals. Even young adults are feeling depression and anxiety today, with anxiety listed as the most commonly diagnosed mental health problem by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at Penn State.
According to this study, about half of college student study participants reported visiting a clinic for help with anxiety. Studies also show that anxiety and depression are on the rise among all age groups due to a variety of factors. Find out more about the risks of anxiety below:
Types of Anxiety Disorders
Some anxiety is normal, but it is when it goes beyond normal attacks during stressful occasions like public speaking and applying for a new job that anxiety starts to have negative effects. Anxiety is a normal reaction of the body to move blood to the brain to help you think more clearly. However, extreme anxiety can make you feel lightheaded, nauseated, and have long-term consequences. Anxiety is considered severe when it interferes with social, family, or career obligations.
Anxiety is divided into several types, depending on the trigger for the anxiety. The most common forms of anxiety disorder include:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): Someone with OCD must perform rituals compulsively over and over, such as frequent hand washing or counting. OCD is triggered by traumatic events, genetics, personality, and a stressful lifestyle.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): GAD is an anxiety without cause. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America states that GAD affects about 6.8 million American adults each year. Case severity varies and some individuals with GAD can almost function normally. Severe cases include paralyzing fears of things like social situations, the judgment of others, and various phobias.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): This form of anxiety forms after a traumatic event (such as fighting in a war). Episodes typically hit without warning or apparent trigger.
Panic disorders: Panic disorders cause sudden feelings of extreme anxiety, terror, or doom. Symptoms include racing heart, shortness of breath, nausea, and chest pain. Panic attacks can strike anyone with an anxiety disorder, however.
Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorders and general feelings of anxiety can be difficult to pinpoint, because symptoms can be ubiquitous. Usually, before anxiety symptoms appear a person must be in a stressful or worrisome situation for about six months. Symptoms can include:
The Health Dangers of Anxiety
Ordinarily, temporary panic or anxiety is designed to improve your reaction to danger. This is the "flight or fight" response. Anxiety symptoms increase blood flow to the brain for quick thinking. However, prolonged feelings of anxiety can be dangerous. Your body is constantly living in a stressed, anxious phase in constant alert mode. This has dangerous side effects such as:
Anxiety Triggers
In today's world, there are numerous uncertainties that make anxiety worse. Constant pressure from work, school, home responsibilities, schedules, activities, and social pressure can make it difficult to find time to relax.
It may not be so much that life is more difficult today than in the past, but just that it is much harder to take time away from the hustle and bustle to relax and de-stress. Individuals with clinical anxiety tend to have personalities that dwell more on the uncertainties of life.
Natural Ways to Prevent Anxiety and Depression
A 2013 study published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience examined how anxiety can become a problem. Some researchers have called anxiety disorders an "allergy" to anxiety, meaning that they have overactive responses to the same anxieties and fears that everyone has.
During anxiety, the brain creates multiple hormones to counteract the stress and deal with the problem. Chemicals such as Cortisol and adrenaline are created in greater concentrations to help you deal with the problem. Researchers advised individuals with severe anxiety responses to "just deal with" the greater levels of anxiety and not let them interfere with decision making and day-to-day living.
For example, a mother who is worried that her baby may catch a freak virus, she could try to check online symptom checkers less often to prevent some level of worry. The researchers state the goal of this kind of anxiety training is to teach individuals with anxiety that they can live through it and nothing exceptionally bad happens. This helps lessen anxiety symptoms over time.
What other natural treatments for anxiety can you try? The following options may be helpful in reducing some symptoms of anxiety:
During meditation and prayer, you learn to relax the mind and hand the problem to someone else (such as a higher power or simply to the universe). One meditative technique that has been shown to help with anxiety is mindfulness. In mindfulness, you simply focus on now rather than the future. This can be extremely helpful in preventing anxiety because most anxiety focuses on the future. Mindfulness helps you learn to focus on right now, which not only can cut down on future worry but actually helps you learn to solve problems more efficiently.
Meditating during exercise or in the bathtub are two easy ways to relieve stress and anxiety at the same time.
Multiple supplements have been linked with a reduction in feelings of anxiety and depression. These herbs and supplements promote clear mental thinking, relaxation, and boost the production of "happy" chemicals in the brain. If you suffer from anxiety, try adding the following supplements to your routine:
Essential Oils
Breathing in essential oils, such as in aromatherapy, can have a positive effect on mood and anxiety. According to the American College of Healthcare Sciences, just as colors can affect your mood in different ways, scents can have an effect on mood and anxiety levels as well. Some of the most beneficial essential oils are listed below. Try adding a few drops to a bath or rubbing oil into your skin (using a carrier oil to prevent burning) as a natural, anti-anxiety perfume.
Exercise is extremely important to reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. Numerous studies have found that exercise is linked with reduced stress, better mood, and less anxiety. A study conducted by the University of Missouri-Columbia found that individuals who exercised with high-intensity exercises had the least anxiety, stress, and depression.
Another study found that individuals who exercised regularly for at least 12 weeks had greater reduction in anxiety than individuals who gave up sooner. Exercise should be conducted at full intensity for at least 10-30 minutes at a time. Although 30 minutes at least 3 times a week is considered to be ideal, even 10 minutes of high-intensity exercise daily can help reduce feelings of anxiety and improve overall health.
Food can play a huge role in your mental state. A lack of healthy foods can alter your brain chemistry and make you more likely to feel depressed or anxious. During times of stress, a lot of people turn to quick sources of energy such as sugary foods and fast food, but these foods can make anxiety worse. Stick to minimally processed foods with a diet rich in vegetables, protein, and healthy fats. Drink plenty of water and avoid sugary drinks and binge drinking alcohol.
A study from the American Journal of Psychiatry found that women who ate a healthy diet had much less anxiety and depression than women who ate a lot of junk food. For an extra anxiety-busting boost, add nuts, cheese, peanut butter, oats, chicken, milk, and bananas to your diet. These foods are rich in serotonin, which can reduce anxiety and increase calm feelings.
Prevent Anxiety with Natural Treatments
Anxiety can quickly turn into something much more dangerous, such as an anxiety disorder, depression, or even thoughts of suicide. Anxiety should be addressed quickly to prevent serious and dangerous health effects. Although anxiety is natural and beneficial in the short term, in the long run, anxiety will have damaging effects in the body that can cause immune disorders, digestive problems, high blood pressure, insomnia, diabetes, and even heart attacks. Learning to deal with anxiety and treat it naturally will help keep anxious feelings in check and improve your quality of life. A routine of exercise, a healthy diet, relaxation and meditation, supplements, and essential oils can help keep anxiety in check.
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busbridge3: High-speed FTDI/FPGA interfaceThanks. Please check gitHub again, I added a fourth folder "sharpDevelop_build" (5.1 from sourceforge). This should run out of the box, if a CMOD A7 35 is found, and no other Digilent USB interface is present. If more debugging is needed, my exception handler might get into the way. I'd comment out the try/catch. Alternatively, enable "pause on exception", as shown in the screenshot here: http://community.sharpdevelop.net/blogs/siegfried_pammer/archive/2014/08/27/customizing-quot-pause-on-handled-exceptions-quot-in-sharpdevelop-5.aspx When porting to sharpDevelop I ran into an issue with type casting and bit shifting: Running the older code on sharpDevelop will cause an overflow error. Don't know why, probably different interpretations (or versions?) of the standard. Whatever, it is fixed now by stating the problematic cast explicitly. To get rid of the relative link to top.bit (it's ugly), change this line in Program.cs bitstreamFile = @"..\..\..\busBridge3_RTL\busBridge3_RTL.runs\impl_1\top.bit"; Console.WriteLine("DEBUG: Trying to open bitstream from "+bitstreamFile); e.g. to bitstreamFile = "top.bit"; and copy top.bit into the folder where the .exe file is generated.
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busbridge3: High-speed FTDI/FPGA interface@xc6lx45 Hi, I had no issues creating a bitstream in Vivado 2018.2 using your (imported) project file. While trying to recreate your project I ran into a snag with the C# code. I have VS2010 tools so of course your project files and solutions are unusable. I did manage to use the sharpDevelop tool you suggested. The executable configured the board and then threw an unhandled exception... (Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow) but still terminated gracefully. I'm afraid that my C# skills have become rusty. I had to modify the path for the top.bit since I was running out of a different directory than you did ( I had to create a new solution project); simple enough to resolve. Let me make a few suggestions for such projects: Identify exactly what tools (versions) you use to create components Since Microsoft tools are notorious for not playing nice with other versions of itself you might want to anticipate that most users will have to do a work-around; not a complaint, just a thought. Assume that you audience might have a different development trajectory, especially for PC software, than you did when developing the project. I got too close to quit but so far haven't accomplished a verification that your project can be recreated. I know that you are interested an any feedback, as I am for any projects that I've posted. regards


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- 1/3 c frozen corn (or canned if you prefer)
- 1/2 c frozen chopped broccoli
- 1/4 c frozen chopped greens
- 1/4 c tomato sauce
- 1 T sour cream
- Cumin
- Paprika
- Salt (optional)
- Put the soy crumbles through sour cream into a microwave-safe container.
- Microwave the ingredients on high for 1 minute, then remove from the microwave and stir.
- Microwave another minute, then stir.
- If you have a 'hot' microwave, cooking might be done at this point. (The dish is done when all of the food is to your preferred eating temperature all the way through.) If cool spots remain in the food, continue microwaving-and-stirring at 30 second intervals, until the meal is to your temperature liking.
- Once finished cooking, season the food with a dash of cumin, and 2-3 dashes of paprika. Add a hint of salt (if desired), then stir well to mix all of the spices.
- Done! Eat immediately, and enjoy. Easy, eh? ;)
Makes 1 serving.
Nutritional information per serving (approximates): 235 calories, 5 g fat,
29.5 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 8 g sugar, 24 g protein.
The ratings:
Mental Cost (ingredient availability): Happily Low
Financial Cost (ingredient cost): Very Low
Emotional Cost (cooking skill level): Amazingly Low
Time Cost (recipe preparation): Wildly Low
Life Cost (clean up time/effort): Ridiculously Low
Worth It? (rate from 1-5): 4.77
The Bottom Line: Will I make this recipe again?
I was out of town this weekend, so I didn't have the opportunity to experiment with a new-to-me recipe. But I also didn't want to miss a week of posting on this blog, so today I'm sharing a recipe that I have made before; indeed, I make this dish often.
This meal is among my "everyday favorites" because it is super-easy (and quick!) to make, it makes just one serving (though quantities can be increased to make more if desired), and it is very affordable while still also being very healthy – and tasty. I also like that this dish is very flexible. I have been known to swap out the greens with more broccoli, or use black beans in place of the corn, or replace the tomato sauce with salsa, or abandon the sour cream and spices in favor of Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning…. This meal is very amenable to flexing with whatever you like. (Or, for me, with whatever I happen to have on hand in the fridge or freezer.) :)
So, if you're pressed for time, cash, or inspiration, and yet still want a healthy and yummy meal, why not give this one a whirl? If you choose to try this dish, I'd love to hear what you think!


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Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) doctors, staff, and leadership are committed to providing our community with high quality convenient care. One of the ways we demonstrate this priority is through our online transparency.
You can review our provider ratings and comments on our web site with the confidence that they are all based on verified visits. We post all patient feedback relevant to the visit and only refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
The below guide provides details about how we collect and share our patient feedback.
ARC partnered with the local Austin company Humm Systems to collect patient feedback about their doctor's visit. We gather feedback from tablets in our exam rooms and text surveys. Humm is an independent third party customer feedback company that provides the technology to collect the feedback and display ratings and comments on our web site. All ratings are submitted by actual patients and verified by ARC.
Patients for whom we have a mobile phone number receive a text survey within two hours of checking in for their visit. Tablets with the feedback survey may be available in the exam room or at the front desk. Patients are asked to complete the survey and provide ratings and comments regarding their experience at different touch points of their visit. We use this feedback to recognize doctors and staff, identify issues we can correct, and enhance our care.
ARC posts all positive and negative patient feedback that is relevant to the visit. We refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
ARC asks five basic questions that touch on the overall patient experience related to their visit. Anyone seeking detailed information about each question can view the ratings for each specific question on the Reviews tab on the provider bio page on the website. We calculate our provider star ratings based on the responses to question number four below. We calculate our location star ratings based on the responses to all the below questions.
Since more recent data provides a more accurate picture, we require a minimum of 30 patient surveys per doctor in the last 12 months before we post a physician's rating.
ARC physicians and staff review all comments and act to rectify issues. Since the purpose of the feedback is to allow us to improve the overall patient experience we display the last 30 days of comments which are the most relevant for the practice.
No. Only patients having an outpatient visit by an ARC physician receive a survey. The results are based entirely from patients who have actually been treated by the physician in our clinics.
Patients are anonymous when they fill out the feedback tablets. There is no personally identifiable information displayed at any time.
Although the practice of medicine is a science, the art of medicine includes listening to and focusing on my patients as individuals to improve their health and well-being. 'The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.' -- Sir William Osler
Dr. Mansour enjoys spending time with her family, in addition to exercising, being active and visiting the sights and scenes of Austin. She says "from seeing the Texas Longhorns compete to checking out the local food and restaurant scene, there is always something fun to do here in Austin!"
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Chatsworth Products (CPI) has many experienced employees who hold various industry certifications and participate on advisory boards and technical committees.
Ian Seaton, CPI's Global Technology Consultant, is one of them.
With more than 30 years of experience, Seaton is a notable professional within the industry. He serves on the BICSI 002 Data Center Standard subcommittee as a working group leader and editor, and contributes to the Green Grid Airflow Management Energy Calculator Committee. He is also a patent holder for airflow performance algorithms.
Seaton recently retired from CPI but continues to act as a consultant, advising manufacturers and data center operators/designers on facility efficiency improvement opportunities.
Don't miss the opportunity to watch him speak on airflow management at two upcoming conferences:
DatacenterDynamics Converged in Seattle – Sept. 4
Seaton will present on the impact of data center certifications, such as the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED to identify cost-saving opportunities and competitive advantages.
Go here for more information.
BICSI in Anaheim, Calif. – Sept. 28 – Oct. 2
On Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m., Seaton will explain how to achieve an effective airflow strategy in a network cabinet.
Also, while you're at the show, visit CPI's booth (310) to get a first-hand look at our two recently released products.
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Select from the list below to find out more about their history and what remains today, or use the interactive map ~ ~ ~
- Almaden. A small town 100k west of Mareeba and 1907 saw the start of a rail link to Einasleigh.
- Bamford. The town was built to serve the Wolfram/Molybdenite mines on Bamford Hill, the town being at the foot
of the hill.
- Beaconsfield. The Monarch Mine was one of the successful mines.
- Biboohra. James Venture Mulligan and his party passed near by in 1875.
- Bilwon. The growing of tobacco was a mainstay of this community.
- Boonmoo. An Aboriginal word meaning "the jump up", referring to the mountain behind the town.
- Chewko. Another of the areas valuable tobacco growing areas..
- Chillagoe. John Moffat sent the first prospecting party into the area in 1887 and with Atherton's help found copper
in the area.
- Dimbulah. Established to service locomotives in the early 1900's.
- Emu Creek. A mining town between Petford and Irvinebank
- Emuford. Large quantities of Wolfram was mined in the area.
- Gurrumbah. Surveyed by the mines department on 9th February 1906.
- Irvinebank. Established in 1882 and became one of the major towns in the region.
- Julatten. The town was known as Bushy Creek until 1926.
- Kingsborough. Originally called Kingston it was set up on Caledonia Creek to service the gold mines on the Hodgkinson gold field.
- Koah. Originally a small tobacco growing community.
- Koorboora. Lode tin was first discovered here by Anthony Linedale in August 1888.
- Kuranda. The village in the rainforest.
- Lappa Junction.Silver was discovered by Phil Haplin and party in January 1891.
- Mareeba. Principal town in Mareeba Shire with the railway arriving from Cairns in 1893.
- Mount Carbine. Wolframite was discovered on the slopes of Carbine Hill in the 1890's
- Mount Molloy. Pat Molloy discovered copper beside Rifle Creek in 1885
- Mount Mulligan. In 1876 James Venture Mulligan and his mates came across the mountain while looking for gold
- Mungana. A mining camp for the Girofia and Lady Jane mines in 1896 and the railway from Mareeba and
Chillagoe was completed in 1901.
- Mutchilba.Is a small farming settlement established in 1923
- Myola. Read about the trouble with the railway in the 1890's
- Paddy's Green. A thriving community in the 1930's
- Petford. A road was put through in the 1880's from Port Douglas and the Hodgkinson goldfield to Georgetown
- Stannary Hills. Stannary Hills takes its name from the Latin word for tin -Stannum and was surveyed on 7th September 1903 by M. Amos.
- Thornborough. A mining town with a population of over 1,000 by 1877
- Wolfram Camp. Named after Wolframite, the ore of the metal tungsten, first found here in around 1888 by Willie Joss


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#5 Finish Neverwinter Nights
5.) Finish Neverwinter Nights
Objective: To finally finish all of the original Neverwinter Nights.
Motivation: NWN is an iconic D&D-based RPG computer game. Since I am such an avid D&D player, I feel this is a game I should complete. I have started the game before, but I got bored before I finished the whole thing. It is designed like a story, and I'd like to know how it ends. Also, I have NWN2 that I'd like to play someday, but I am one of those people who has to finish the original first.
Hurdles: Sticking to it. I am likely to get bored and scamper off to some other game, but I need to make sure I come back to NWN.
Proposed Timeline: I'm working on it now! Perhaps, I will have it completed by the end of October?
Related Goals: I can work on acheiving this goal during task #1 if I don't finish first.
Other Details:
As of 9/28/09 I am on Chaper One Part 4 (so close to the end of chapter 1). There are 4 chapters total, I believe.
If I am not tired of the game by the time I finish, I may attempt to pursue the other stories in the expansion packs, but it will not be required to complete this challenge.


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People Analytics
The people analytics revolution is gaining speed
People analytics is a data-based approach to improve people related decision-making throughout an organisation, impacting both HR and business units. It brings together a company's employee-related data to solve specific business problems in areas such as talent management, sales productivity, fraud, and customer satisfaction.
Why is it important?
The 2016 Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report identified disruptive global forces that are driving the demand for leaders to reorganise and redesign their organisations. Such forces include the emergence of a more diverse, dynamic workforce, the digitisation and datafication of the workplace and the continued War on Talent. Leaders are looking to data to figure out what makes people join and stay with the organisation, who is most likely to be successful, and what can be done to build more leadership, customer service, and innovation capabilities—all of which can be directly informed by effective people analytics.
Our People Analytics team has developed a number of discreet propositions, which together focus on strengthening the value chain between HR, the workforce and business objectives to improve organisational performance. Our service offerings span a range of areas;
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- Talent Audit: Support your organisation to identify future leadership gaps, source High Potentials to fill them and create optimal career development plans through Deloitte's Talent Audit Dashboard
- Employee Engagment: Deloitte's Employee Engagement Dashboard empowers decision-makers to quickly identify tracks effectiveness of engagement initiatives engagement issues and, thus, enables them to take the necessary remediation actions.


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Communities throughout Grey Bruce are putting on all kinds of activities for Family Day.
Public Heath promoter Jason Weppler says Monday is also the Health Unit's annual Day Of Play to promote active lifestyles.
Weppler says they're asking people to take the time to do physical activity like skiing, snowshoeing, skating, sledding, yoga or simply take the dog for a walk.
Weppler says, "Being family day, it's a perfect day to be out and about with your family."
You can see the list of activities happening in your town at www.playbrucegrey.com or the PLAY Facebook page for the latest updates.
In Brockton there are skating events, plenty to do at the community centre and outdoors including a family breakfast, sleigh rides, snowshoeing, outdoor games and a campfire followed by the grand reopening of the Power Workers Union Centre.
The Chesley Community Centre will have registration for some activities and also a life-sized Hungry Hippos game.
In Hanover there will be wagon rides, campfires, music, skating, carpet bowling and plenty more at the P & H Centre.
Huron-Kinloss is holding a Winter Carnival, hockey games and a hockey skills competition as well as sleigh rides.
At the Davidson Centre in Kincardine there are family workouts scheduled a public swim and skate.
Markdale is having a snowman competition, Crokinole tournament, pancake breakfast, chainsaw carving, skating, Jenga and winter outdoor games at the Markdale Complex.
Saugeen Shores is holding some sponsored skates and swims at the Plex, the Coliseum and Centennial Pool.
South Bruce Peninsula will have activities in Wiarton including a hatchery tour and archery display at the Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen's Club. At the Propeller Club there will be a spaghetti dinner and karaoke.
The Sauble Cross Country Ski Club will have hot dogs and apple cider to go with free Cross Country skiing and snowshoeing. Sun trail outfitters will have free equipment to try.
In West Grey there will be rollerskating and crafts at the Neustadt Arena, public skating and crafts at the Normanby Arena and skating and activities at the Durham Arena
This region-wide event is organized by the PLAY in Bruce Grey physical activity collaborative, a partnership of the 17 municipalities, Saugeen First Nation and the Grey Bruce Health Unit.


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julian67 replied to haxmeister's topic in General Discussionhttp://postimg.org/image/kzuzg3l7j/
What was the reason for not switching to systemd ?
julian67 replied to dracony's topic in General DiscussionMy reasons: I haven't the technical experience or knowledge to claim "this tech is better than that" on technical grounds. But as an end user on desktop and server I tend to like stuff which doesn't break my existing environments and methods, is discoverable/learnable in terms of readable config and logs and errors, and which doesn't push me into using things I don't specifically want or never needed before being told I must have them. My home server currently runs Debian stable (headless) with a few things from Debian backports and deb-multimedia. My EeePC runs Debian Testing and my desktop has been running Debian Stable/Testing for a lot of years (transitioning to testing as each testing release approaches freeze, so currently it's on testing). Both run Xfce. This means on my server things work in that perfect boring way, no excitement, automatic upgrades on cron job etc and no problems (ever as far as I can remember!). My laptop and desktop have been through an automatic upgrade from sysv-init to systemd and actually in terms of daily use I did notice vastly improved boot and shutdown times, and these do matter to me. But I also found that using a graphical login manager has become pretty much mandatory or else stuff like loading keyring and mounting remote shares, local ecryptfs directories, and using ssh-agent automatically all become tedious and troublesome, apparently because as consolekit and policykit and systemd and logind and udev get more tightly integrated it becomes very hard to do without any one piece of the puzzle. So I have been pushed into doing things in ways which I would not choose simply to retain the same functionality I was used to. This led me to try out freebsd and pc-bsd and to conclude that they aren't practical for me for desktop use until/unless their X drivers get better, specifically the intel drivers, and the sound sytem moves into the 21st century. So next I tried funtoo. I have played a bit with gentoo in the past but have not been a fan of their community in recent years (a few years ago them losing their whole wiki and having no back up, and letting the governance and foundation slide into disarray while offering some pretty poorly maintained software was very much less than confidence inspiring). Recently I bought a used core-i3 Dell Vostro very cheap, added 8GB of decent RAM and decided this would be the right time to try funtoo as it will give me some choices and also I finally have enough processing power that compiling stuff will take minutes, not days. It is working out very well. Somehow my computer works fine without systemd. Weird. Don't tell Lennart. Amazingly my audio system also still works fine with just alsa and a custom .asoundrc. Sorry Mr Poettering.
Current Capcha has closed/
julian67 replied to meister's topic in Funtoo InfrastructureIt isn't fully fixed as the password reset mechanism still included a non-functional captcha and hence is broken.
Failed to emerge net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.4-r200 ..... ERROR 404: Not Found
julian67 replied to julian67's question in Portage HelpThis was almost a copy and paste job. The only difference was that the version of webkit-gtk that emerge proposed to install was webkit-gtk-2.4.4-r200 so in /usr/local/portage/net-libs/webkit-gtk/ instead of creating webkit-gtk-2.4.4-r1.ebuild I created webkit-gtk-2.4.4-r201.ebuild. emerge installed this new higher version without error. Thanks.
Failed to emerge net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.4-r200 ..... ERROR 404: Not Found
julian67 replied to julian67's question in Portage HelpThat's excellent, thank you. My funtoo install is just a few days old so I am only just beginning to find my way around a lot of unfamiliar tools and procedures. This kind of info is exactly what is required, both as a workaround and a useful learning experience. best regards
Failed to emerge net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.4-r200 ..... ERROR 404: Not Found
julian67 replied to julian67's question in Portage HelpThanks for your reply and useful info.
Running Funtoo current, all up to date. This version of webkit-gtk seems to be deprecated upstream and no longer hosted: >>> Emerging (3 of 9) net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.4-r200 >>> Downloading 'http://distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/webkitgtk-2.4.4.tar.xz' --2014-10-11 17:38:06-- http://distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/webkitgtk-2.4.4.tar.xz Resolving distfiles.gentoo.org... 188.8.131.52, 18.104.22.168, 220.127.116.11, ... Connecting to distfiles.gentoo.org|188.8.131.52|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found 2014-10-11 17:38:06 ERROR 404: Not Found. Actual existing, closest match version would be http://www.webkitgtk.org/releases/webkitgtk-2.4.4a.tar.xz How should I proceed? Report bug on gentoo bugtracker? Can I edit the ebuild and build an available version?


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- Access challenging lesions with the optional lateral arm accessory. It installs quickly to present the needle parallel to the detector – especially valuable for thinly compressed breasts.


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Budgeting in Microsoft Dynamics GP
Budgeting in GP
There are many forecasting and budgeting products available that integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Dynamics GP. When a business has high budgeting demands and forecasting needs, it is worth your time to learn about the different tools available to you. One of which, is the standard Budgeting Wizard in GP:
The Microsoft Dynamics GP Budgeting Wizard works with Microsoft Excel to allow you to easily import your budget figures. The Budget Wizard takes you through each step of the process to create the Excel template, which will be the basis for your import. Then, you simply complete the spreadsheet with the appropriate monthly amounts and reimport the data using the wizard.
In Microsoft Dynamics GP, select Cards on the Financial Area Page. Then select Budgets. Click on New and select using Budget Wizard for Excel:
Enter the Budget information for each field then click Next:
Select a calculation method, the most common selection is Blank Budget:
If you would like actual amounts to export as a point of reference when determining your budget, that data will populate in a separate worksheet/tab in the file:
Select the Account Types:
By selecting All Accounts, the wizard will automatically pull any GL account that meets the criteria from the window prior to this one. GP allows you to select the accounts by using a different segment in the chart of accounts as well. This is very useful when creating separate departmental budgets.
In GP 2013, there is additional functionality that allows you to combine budgets into a master budget as well:
Here is a screenshot of the Microsoft Excel file that is created:
Simply fill in the amounts and you are ready to import.
Some things to remember when using Budgets in GP:
- If the amount is a credit, it should be entered as a negative number.
- Do not make changes to the overall layout of the spreadsheet. The import is a macro, so making changes to the spreadsheet layout will cause the import to fail.
- You must have the appropriate fiscal year set up in Microsoft Dynamics GP before you begin the budgeting process.
- Updating your budget in Excel and reimporting is much easier than editing budget line items from GP. This leaves less room for error.
- Add budgets to your Management Reporter reports by simply selecting them in your column definition.
If you want to learn more bout the budgeting tools available to you in your Microsoft Dynamics GP software solution, give us a call today!
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Monthly Archives: May, 2016
In the beginning of March, Sarah and I ended our long tenure as interns at Lake|Flato and began our long trek up to Nova Scotia to start graduate school at Dalhousie University. We were super excited to begin school but still found it difficult to say goodbye to our San Antonio family. In order to take our minds off of the extreme sadness, we decided to distract ourselves with a road trip schedule that would take the longest possible route to our final destination in Halifax. Click to Read More


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JLR Pathfinder
Original JLR DoiP VCI SDD Pathfinder Interface Plus Panasonic CF53 Laptop For Jaguar Land Rover From 2005 To 2019 L316 DEFENDER L319 DISCOVERY 3 L319 DISCOVERY 4 L320 SPORT L322 VOGUE L358 EVOQUE L359 FREELANDER 2 L405 VOGUE L462 DISCOVERY 5 L550 DISCOVER
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The Jaguar and Land Rover Diagnostic kits are suited to various types of people. If you plan on doing your own repairs on your JLR vehicle then it goes without saying that you really do need your own diagnostic kit. Being able to have access to something
JLR Pathfinder Software Download:
Make sure that the approved hardware is connected to the internet.
Open Internet Explorer
Using the following URL, Download the PATHFINDER software:
How to Install JLR Pathfinder Software?
1.Select 'Save', select 'Desktop', select 'Save'.
2.The software file will now download.
3.Select 'Run'.
4.A security warning window will appear, select 'Run'.
5.The Jaguar Land Rover Connect Setup Wizard will now begin.
6.The 'Welcome to the Jaguar Land Rover Connect Setup Wizard' pop up will appear. Select 'Next'.
7.The 'Select Additional Tasks' pop up will appear. Do not select the 'Create a desktop icon'. Select 'Next'.Note: The installation progress will be shown on screen.
8.After installation, the 'Completing the Jaguar Land Rover Connect Setup Wizard' will appear. Select 'Finish'.
9.The machine will now restart.
10.The Internet Explorer will open with your homepage or the new JLR App Launcher screen will open.Note: The PATHFINDER icon will not work until the software download has completed.
11.The PATHFINDER software will automatically download in the background.
Note: To check the software download progress, select the 'Hidden Icon' arrow in the bottom right hand of the screen (Windows system tray). Right click the 'Connect' icon, select 'Check for Updates' and view the Jaguar Land Rover Application progress bar.
Note: Due to software file size, the software download and installation process will take some time, please be patient.
Note: Do not attempt to use PATHFINDER or SDD until the software download and installation has completed.
12.The 'Jaguar Land Rover Connect Updater' pop up will appear, select 'Install Now'.Note: If the 'Please close JLRAppLauncher to continue the installation' pop up appears, hover the cursor over the 'JLR Application Launcher' icon on the 'Windows Task Bar' at the bottom of the screen. Right click on the icon and select 'Close Window'. Select 'Continue' on the 'JLRAppLauncher message' pop up.
13.The 'JLRAppLauncher message' pop up will close, PATHFINDER is now installing, please be patient.
14.Select the 'Hidden Icon' arrow in the bottom right hand of the screen (Windows system tray). Select the 'Connect' icon and view the 'Jaguar Land Rover Application progress bar.
15.When the progress bars display 100%, select 'Close'.
16.PATHFINDER is now installed.
Installing the Diagnostics over Internet Protocol (DoIP) Vehicle Communication Interface (VCI) unit
Note:PATHFINDER requires a DoIP VCI unit to communicate with the 2017 model year Range Rover L405, Range Rover Sport L494 and New Discovery L462.
The DoIP VCI must be the only VCI connected to the JLR Approved Diagnostic Equipment when using PATHFINDER. Future PATHFINDER communications will appear soon in the 'Activity Stream' section on TOPIx. Every retailer MUST have the DoIP VCI available in their workshop. The DoIP VCI is the only JLR approved VCI unit that can communicate with the 2017 model year vehicles identified earlier.
Please be aware that the following instructions are only applicable for the first use of the VCI. Once the initial installation and settings have been completed, the DoIP VCI is plug and play with the PATHFINDER software.
1.Insert the DoIP VCI USB cable into the DoIP VCI device and the JLR Approved Diagnostic Equipment.
Note: The 'USB Input Device' pop up will appear, select 'X' and close the pop up.
2.Select the 'Windows' key.
3.Select 'All Programs'.
4.Select 'Bosch'.
5.Select 'VCI Software (JLR)'.
6.Select 'VCI Manager (JLR)'.
7.Select the VCI icon displayed on screen.
8.Select 'Connect to VCI'
9.Select 'VCI Update'.
10.Select 'Start Update'.
11.The 'VCI Manager Information' pop up will appear, select 'OK' to continue.
Note: Do not disconnect the DoIP VCI from the JLR Approved Diagnostic Equipment during the update process.
Note: The DoIP VCI update process will take approximately 12 minutes to complete.
12.The DoIP VCI will now automatically restart.
13.Wait for the DoIP VCI to give an audible beep. Select 'OK' to continue.
14.Select 'X' and close the 'VCI Manager'.
15.The DoIP VCI is ready for use Setting Preferences in PATHFINDER
Setting Preferences in PATHFINDER
1.Select the PATHFINDER icon on the 'JLR Application Launcher'.
2.Select 'Other User' and enter your 'User Identification' and Password details.
3.Select 'Independent Operator' or 'Authorised Repairer'.
4.Select 'OK' and log in.
5.Read the content of the 'Warning' pop up and select 'OK'.
6.Select the three bar icon in the top right of the screen. Select the 'Settings' icon'.
7.Select the 'Communication Interface' tab. Select 'D-PDU'.
8.The 'Windows Security Alert – Windows Firewall' pop up is displayed.
Note: Do not select 'Cancel' when the 'Windows Security Alert' pop up is displayed.
9.In the 'Windows Security Alert – Windows Firewall' pop up, select the check boxes for 'Private Networks' and 'Public Networks', then select 'Allow Access'.
10.The preferences have now been set in PATHFINDER.
Note: Once the initial installation and settings have been completed, the DoIP VCI is plug and play with the PATHFINDER software.


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Vlog #14 E3 2010 press conference review
By: goukijones Jul 1, 2010 | 10 Comments
Introducing BatRastered, with special guests FNJimmy and Choke. Also special appearances by Major Nelson, StarSlay3r, Geoff Keighley, and gaming legend Adam Sessler.
Filmed just one week removed from E3 2010 the Gouki.com staff looks back at the E3 2010 press conferences. Introducing BatRastered, with special guests FNJimmy and Choke. Also special appearances by Major Nelson, StarSlay3r, Geoff Keighley, and gaming legend Adam Sessler. This non-stop romp the E3 press conferences is a brutal realization that these major corporations barely know how to entertain. EA's press conference had the most potential entertainment wise just hoping that Joel Mchale might just say something crazy. Which almost happened, but he seemed reserved most of the time and had to read very specific lines at some point. Sony lost points because Jack Tretton straight up says he didn't want Kevin Butler hosting because of his own EGO. WTF? So bore us to death.
Then there's the games which is mostly what this is about. Don't be a Jimmy! Enjoy Vlog #14 E3 2010 press conference review.
Leave some comments Jimmy and like this story!! Thanks.
E3 2010 Mortal Kombat t-shirt and swag bag fund raiser
By: goukijones Jul 5, 2010 | 8 Comments
YES! People are selling that Mortal Kombat t-shirt for $100s of dollars. Check out some of the stuff we have on eBay right now.
E3 2010 SCHWAG bags
#1 Ultimate Schwag bag
4 Exclusive T-shirts
The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Size - L
Crysis 2 Size - L
Mafia II Size - L
Crackdown 2 Size - L
4 Amazing bags
Nyko - Durable Nylon.
Tecmo Koei - Slick red bag with secret pouch
Battlestar Galactica Eco-friendly bag
Vindictus Ridiculously giant bag
9 Magazines
Exclusive E3 2010 Show Daily ALL 3 DAYS
Exlcusive Edition Gameinformer - July *With E3 2010 full size show floor map insert. *RARE
Game Developer Game Career Guide
Nintendo Power- July 2010
Official Xbox Magazine - July
Marvel Super Heroes Squad Online - marketing book
Edge gaming magazine from the UK - July
More cool stuff
Xbox 360 Controller keychain
2k Games Exclusive 2gig USB Memory Stick - media kit
2K Games Metal Notebook
2k Games Sports - Red metal bottle opener
EA Notebook
Portal iPhone GeleSkins - Turret by Apeture Science
Dead Space 2 - Propaganda
4 Awesome Bethesda postcards - Brink, Fallout New Vegas, Hunted, and Rage.
Square-Enix - Product catalog. Always a cool item.
Tecmo Koei Product catalog
Transformers War for Cybertron - Lanyard
The Last Airbender - Dogtag
G4TV - Magnet
USB wristband - 128mb
Plus more!!
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Playing Brink with Ed Stern from Splash Damage
By: goukijones Jun 19, 2010 | 8 Comments
Here's a 10 minute hands on demo of Brink with one of the developers walking me through.
Brink was one of the games I was looking forward most to seeing at E3. Bethesda was one of the first booths we hit up. At the time by the way, I had no idea how big of a deal Rage was. I didn't get to see Rage and I don't care too much. The videos I have seen make it look like a different style of Borderlands.
I want to see Brink!! We rolled right up to a free TV to play and Ed Stern was there ready to tell us everything about the game. Ed was totally cool and knew everything about the game; I was really impressed with his knowledge and his ability to talk. Ed explains the character creation in the first part of the video and then we jump into the combat. This is where I start to get away from Ed, at this point I'm ready to pwn.
Out in the field I switch to inverted controls immediately. As I'm exiting out of the menus, Ed is telling me that I can switch my buttons at any time. Watch for that part in the video. Ed is cool though, I can't keep up with what he is saying to me, I just wanna shoot Jimmys. I got a shotgun and start lighting Jimmys up and well, I'll let the video speak for its self. Watch it. STICKY BAUMS!!
Hands on with NBA Jam
By: BatRastered Jun 22, 2010 | 7 Comments
NBA Jam is back Jimmy!
NBA Jam is back with the addition of some preset waggles and some updated graphics. Other than that, it's exactly what you remember from 1997.
Naughty Bear violent teddies rule the world
By: goukijones Jun 24, 2010 | 6 Comments
We got a brief glimpse of this game at E3 2010 ...
We got a brief glimpse of this game at E3 2010, then stupid g*metr*ilers.nubfarm came in and cut us off. Nevermind that. Gouki.com number 1 in the world!
Ok so the demo at E3 was really cool. You are a bear on an island that none of the other bears like. The other bears are mean to you, ridicule you and laugh at you to your face. So fuck these bears, go get a machete and start hacking them up. It's payback bitches. As soon as you hack up the first bear you come across the rest of the town enters panic mode. Running to their homes and barricading the doors with dressers or refrigerators. While they are barricaded in the house you can go to the electrical box and cut their power. The bear inside the house will call his friend to come over and fix it. This is when you can ram his face into the electrical box, killing him. LOL at this point during the "serious press demo." What did they expect? So then the bear in the house calls the police. You hear him call the police and set up bear traps around the house to catch and injure the police bear. Police bear comes and gets caught in the trap. Easy prey. You run up and pull him by the back of his head like you were just gonna rip it off and then ... stupid other website comes into the room and ruins our press demo. Watch the trailer, if you can stomach it.
E3 2010 Hottest Booth Babes competition
By: goukijones Jun 24, 2010 | 2 Comments
The hottest booth babes from E3 2010!
Look at the pics Jimmy!
Star Wars the Force Unleashed II E3 Press Demo
By: BatRastered Jun 24, 2010 | 4 Comments
Behind closed doors in Lucasarts' private room we saw what may be one of the hottest games this year...
In the Force Unleashed, you play as Darth Vader's secret apprentice, Starkiller.
Now Starkiller is back and badder than ever as he seeks revenge for Vader's betrayal (he really shoul've seen it coming, it is Vader after all). For some reason Vader leaves the killing of his apprentice to a handful of stormtroopers instead of doing it himself. Typical bad guy mistake. Anyway this clip is from the first level after you've dispatched the guards and are making your way out of the facility.
There are a few new tricks up Starkiller's sleeve these days. First and most noticably, he now carries two lightsabers and his fighting style has changed accordingly. The force powers look a lot better in the sequel and the devs said that they've spent a lot of time fixing the targeting system. Here's hoping that pays off. There's also a new force power; the Jedi mind trick will have your foes attacking their own side or simply jumping off the side of the building. Awesome!
I'm super excited about this game and you should be too. If you haven't played the original, you really ought to. (No, Jimmy, the Wii version does not count.) Buy Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
FNJimmy as Gouki @ E3 2010
By: goukijones Jun 24, 2010 | 3 Comments
FNJimmy as Gouki and ReiPuerto cosplay at E3 2010 as famous Street Fighter characters, Akuma and Yun.
Don't be a Jimmy.
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Gouki cosplay E3-2010 Exclusive Video!!
By: goukijones Jul 17, 2010 | 7 Comments
FNJimmy as Gouki and ReiPuerto as Yun. Two proper Jimmys dressed up for cosplay @ E3 2010. Exclusive video.
FNJimmy returns to E3 2010 as Gouki once again - Akuma for you nuabs. Don't be a Jimmy, watch this video and leave comments. Thanks!
Song by: Gang Gang Dance - First Communion off the album Saint Dymphna
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What do I want from E3 2010?
By: goukijones May 31, 2010 | 6 Comments
Don't be a Jimmy special edition of blithering and blathering. E3 2010 blog.
Let me say that this will be in no specific order. Let us get right into it. I want to play the reach multiplayer. I know the campaign will be fun so ... I'm sure it will be cool to play it at the show. Gears of War 3, not a Gears of War guy. I'm not a Call of Duty guy either. That's that for the shooters. I really want to see Brink from Bethesda. I'm not thrilled about the Fallout New Vegas which is made by a different developer this time, Obsidian Entertainment. The same Jimmys that are famous for making sequels to other great games.
In a season of its cars, Gran Turismo 5 is going to be Sony's showcase once again. Promising new and amazing brilliantly designed 3D environments. Wearing glasses are not man. You know what I mean Jimmy. What happened to Africa? Did it come out and I just don't know what I'm talking about? What the fuck was it about? Playing games now like Read Dead, I would love to drive around in a jeep in a living Africa and fuck around. Let be serious here. reipuerto mentions some ridiculous games. Little Big Planet 2, ok ... I know one Jimmy that has actually played that. Nothing about that shit is actually hard core. Maybe there is, I don't know I have never played it. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?
Marvel VS Capcom 3 is very exciting. I cannot wait to see this, I've heard the game is super fast. The graphics are real free flowing and the comic book look is really cool. Marvel VS Capcom 3 will be one at the top of the first to see list. Have another drink Jimmy. Heard.
Final Fantasy XIV is another game at the top of my first to see list. I want a release date. I want to see gameplay. I want to know how frickin' much a month I'm going to get raiped on my bank account to sit in the middle of the town peddling kluptac wolf hides and firestick buns for 20gil each.
The Metroid is the only game I truly interested in seeing and playing. Because I am concered about the gameplay Jimmy. I don't want to have to switch to fist person on-the-fly to fight bosses and stuuuufff. So I want to see how that plays. Epic Mickey if it does look interesting at the show this would move up on my list. I have played some good Disney games in the day. Kingdom Hearts is nubfarm.
Please how about an update on the Vitality Sensor. I'd love to have my Wii hooked up monitoring my vitals while I play Halo Reach or ModNation Racers. ModNation Racers has me screaming at the TV. I love it. Race me. C'mon Iwata what is up with the relaxation game. Here's my Thursday afternoons in early October ... I'm playing the Shit out of Halo Reach multiplayer. The Wii Vitality Sensor is hooked up to my left nipple because I realized while playing it doesn't work on my index finger. The new Wii-laxition game for the Vitality Sensor just game out and I got a great deal on it. Are you following me?
Seriously I'm done with moving with games. A steering wheel might be cool, might be. Natal, no thanks. Sony with Move. LOL. My Uncle Jack Tretton is going to bring it hard at the Press Conference and I can't wait to see what happens. Jack Trenton is not dead.
Star Wars The Old Republic looks to me like it's going to be lacking in graphics. I need to see it in person. Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2, is it made by the same Jimmys? I need to see it in person. Batman Arkham Asylum 2, yes yes. Of course I want to play that game. Nobody knows anything about it right now. No need to rush it. Fable umpteen, I am a fable fan and I will play this game. Crysis 2 is the new Halo killer. Crysis 2? You have to be asking yourself why haven't you heard of Crysis 1, if Crysis 2 is going to be a Halo killer.
Surprise Zelda is still lame. That's going to be a shock for a lot of people. Killzone 3 is good! No not really. Sorry. Pokemon Battle dome Import any pokemon from the last two DS titles and watch them battle it out in 3D on the Wii. Like the old Battle Stadium for the, what system was that the Gamecube? Never mind. The Natal actually lets you import your actual nasty random Jimmy grill and paste it on to your avatar. Or finally put my real face on my multiplayer only Rainbow Six Vegas 4 guy. Thanks.
I'm very excited about E3 2010. I'm tired right now, it's 1 am June 1st, 2010. I agree with BatRastered, the game I want to see most is a game I don't know about. I'm gonna have one more drink. Don't forget about actually being on the E3 show floor. Who will have the best game of the show, or best booth, best schwag, hottest booth babe? I guess that pretty much sums it up.
*I have not read of this at this point. I posted it anyway. Jimmy! I reserve the right to add or edit anything in this story. I'm sure there is something I forgot to say. Something that I REALLYU want to say ...
E3 2010 Preview GoldenEye 007
By: reipuerto Jun 24, 2010 | 1 Comments
GoldenEye007 is a game developed by Eurocom and published by Activision and is a Wii exclusive that is scheduled to be released this holiday season
With the classic gameplay, all these first person shooters are trying to replicate, GoldenEye for the N64 will always imitated but never be duplicated. The story line, that wasn't afraid to deviate from the movie, single player gameplay and most importantly, the multi-player experience, will never be retold, until now!
The build I was able to play, was in the multi-player mode. Eight character you can choose from including Odd Job, the smug bastard that would throw his top hat and kill you. Yeah, he's here and that's his grenade skills! With the Will in mind, they used the classic controller on this.
Check out Jimmy playing it!
The gameplay, while it may have taken a while to get use to, and the dude that was in there that played the crap out of it, is FUN! You can aim and shoot. Just put your cross hair on the guy and kill him. The level I played was a great remake of the classic, just updated to feel fresh! And they did. The new feature that is now standard in today's games, are a sprint button and aim using your iron sight. Once you get the hang of it, that guy is GONE! It's such a fun and nostalgic experience that left me wanting more.
It featured four player split screen and eight player online and features a brand new story mode It will be a must buy for the Wii and classic N64 owner.
The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword first impressions
By: fnjimmy Jun 22, 2010 | 5 Comments
Seriously, giant enemy crab!!
Hey you know me. I'm much better talking into the camera with a giant grin on my face after I just played one of my most highlt exciting for games. Better this than me trying to write what I remember a week later.
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" If a shark stops swimming, it dies. Don't stop swimming, Mr. Mulder." - Deep Throat, The X Files
"Why no, I didn't eat the cat. Certainly not raw. This? Fingerpaint. Really."
"Well, what do you want to write about?" The Mrs. asked.
"Dunno," I replied.
The Mrs. wanted me to write about a man, stranded on a desert island, whose only company is the sharks that incessantly circle the island. He has to eat the sharks, yet he is
Hmmm, no.
A repeated criticism from The Mrs. is that life in Texas is, well, boring when compared with our former life on the frontier of human abilities to survive. That's Alaska. In reality, I have to say that life in Alaska is much more interesting, more active, and the weekends are filled with many more endless possibilities than a weekend in Texas.
In Texas, there is a profusion of things to do. You can go see a concert put out by Alice in Chains or ZZ Top. I think a big name is here weekly. In Fairbanks? Gregg Rolie (the guy who sang "Black Magic Woman") plays two (two!) shows at the Tanana Valley State Fair and if you're busy, you missed the concert event of the year.
I could keep going, on culture, on art, on food, and on, well, the myriad of stuff that a person can purchase here. What's missing? Well, there were deer in my backyard this week, but, alas, the element of wild nature, the slight risk that while you're taking the trash out a grizzly bear might turn you into a two-column-inch national story about the guy who beat a grizzly bear to death with an empty beer bottle and a broken Pez® dispenser. "He put that grizzly down, put it down real good. Stuck the Pez© dispenser right into that grizzly's pancreas. He came out of it with only 442 stitches. Might be able to open his eyelids again, with enough therapy."
Also, down in Texas, the biggest hazard I face on a daily basis is that I might sweat somewhat profusely if my car breaks down. Then I might have to wait fifteen minutes for a tow truck to arrive. Or, I might get shot by a carjacker down in downtown Houston. (Grizzly bears rarely have guns, but have been known to carry chainsaws. Now, the hybrid grizzly-shark with a chainsaw and laser eyes? That's scary.)
Anyhow, I don't think there are any of those in Houston. Frogs, sure. But a frog couldn't lift a chainsaw. Not a real threat.
The other item that bothers me is the things
Hiking? Sure. In the mall. Hunting? Sure. For bargains at Target©.
In truth, we haven't been doing all that much on weekends because we have to keep the house up (somewhat of a fixer-upper) and every plant we have seems to grow an inch an hour. I've never weed-wacked flowers before, but if we didn't, soon the vines would pull the whole place down, just like Rupert Murdoch soon will with the Wall Street Journal™, perhaps by putting tasteful line drawings of topless girls on the Journal's page 3, combined with editorials by Bud Bundy on the free market economics (sorry for the obscurity of that one).
But, we're here. For all of the whining above, we've enjoyed (most) minutes here. Boring? Sure. Love Texas? Well, let's just say we're reserving judgment on that one.
I'm just hoping that frogs evolve laser eyes soon. That would be so cool.


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Wisconsin animal ID program reaches 1 million mark
The Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium recorded the state's millionth RFID tag, a milestone in Wisconsin animal identification, reports the Cattle Network.
"We've seen a dramatic example of how RFID can save producer headaches and taxpayer dollars," said Ben Brancel, secretary of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture recently performed tuberculosis tests on a 3,000-cow herd that had been exposed to imported cattle, all of which were tagged with RFID. "If we'd had to manually read and record identification for that many animals, we would have needed 36 staff members and it would have cost $84,000", said Brancel. "With RFID, six people did it, it cost $22,000."
In March 2008 Wisconsin recorded more than 130,000 RFID numbers and just a year later in March 2009 that number increased to just over 400,000. Today, there are more than 1 million RFID numbers being used amongst various species across the state.
WLIC has worked with local producers, county fairs, veterinarians, and other livestock groups to promote the value of animal identification and RFID for herd management as well as animal health and traceability purposes. WLIC also offers tag programs where producers and county fairs looking to implement RFID can apply to receive RFID tags at no cost.
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The last time Volkswagen gave the Passat sedan a facelift was back in 2015 and it eventually came to India as well by 2016. However, the company is in no mood to rest as they have already started working on the Passat facelift which is slated to debut later this year with a tentative launch next year. And yes, it will come to India as well, but we'll talk about that some other time. Getting back to the topic, the facelift Passat is only in its development stage at the moment, considering the fact that the company has only camouflaged the front and the rear fascia. We would like to see the Passat facelift to get major changes in its design to compete with the current lot of premium sedans in the market.
In terms of design, the Passat facelift will most likely be inspired by the Arteon sedan, but that seems highly unlikely as it looks extremely similar to the outgoing model. But, as mentioned earlier, the Passat facelift is still in its testing stage and we expect the German carmaker to update the front grille to a modern look than the old design. The rear too looks extremely low as if though the Passat was carrying some weight at the rear axle. We wonder why.
New Volkswagen Passat
In terms of the gadgets and mechanics, the details are still unknown, as VW could introduce the infotainment system from the Arteon instead of the new Touareg. Engine too will most likely be the same as before with tuned up performance. However, this Passat Facelift is only for the European market as of now, and it'll be interesting to see the similarities it'll share with the new generation Passat slated for its US launch. Moreover, India too will get the Passat, but will it be the new generation or the facelift, only time will tell this.
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The immensely popular Dublin-based monthly(ish) life-drawing sessions are making their western debut!
Half art class, half drag show, Drag + Draw is a life-drawing session with a drag queen model. The class is made up of various different drawing exercises, some of which incorporate lip-syncs and audience interaction.
This is an informal event, very suitable for life-drawing beginners (so you can ignore RuPaul's advice, and feel free to f*ck it up!). It will also challenge experienced artists. A drag queen is not your typical life drawing model – think more sass! Expect alternative drawing exercises, drinkies, music, Q&A, performances and good vibes all around.
Limited capacity, early booking advised. Please bring your own drawing materials, no paints allowed! Please note that after you make your booking we will have your name on the door. No eTickets are issued for this event.