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Description: Fynance is a digital insurance broker who developed an app that allows every customer to manage all his insurance contracts in one place. View all policies with one click, report a damage with one touch, get optimized offers on request.
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Our Identity Management and Protection Products
This service offers assistance on a group basis to those individuals who have had their personal information fraudulently used by identity thieves.
So who are typical purchasers of the WRAP™? Employee Benefit Companies, Affinity Groups, Unions, Trade Associations, Insurance Companies, Educational Institutions, Medical Groups…..the list goes on. In fact, any large group in any industry sector that is looking to embed a very affordable Identity Theft service within their offering.
Experienced fraud resolution specialists can help resolve financial identity theft, criminal identity theft, and medical identity theft. Members who are victimized by identity fraud will interact with one fraud specialist who knows the details of the case and who manages the case from beginning through final resolution.
The Fraud Specialist works with all creditors, agencies, law enforcement, professional associations, credit reporting agencies and collection companies. The Fraud Specialist also works with the victim when necessary, to place fraud alerts, credit freezes and suppressions with the three credit bureaus.
For full details of the program click the icon
Our PIP™ product is a comprehensive suite of pro active monitoring tools including Triple Bureau Credit Monitoring, Cyber Surveillance of PII including bank accounts-credit cards- medical insurance, Social Security Number Trace, Adress Change etc. It also includes all of the elements of our WRAP™ repair and restoration program.
Designed to provide a deeply discounted price alternative to similar products in the market that cost around $300 per year, PIP™ is priced at just $108 per person per year!
I am writing concerning one of your fraud advocates who has been exceptionally responsive and helpful in dealing with our ID Fraud issues.
Recently she spent an hour and a half on the phone with my credit card company and myself resolving an issue that if not solved would have prevented me from leasing a car that was due to be signed for on the next day.
Every interaction with her has been characterized by efficiency courtesy and cheerfulness.
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Credit Freezes post Equifax.......
The Equifax Data Breach has provoked a great deal of enquiry about applying a Credit Freeze upon individual's Credit Reports.
Depending upon your circumstance you might wish to have one put in place to protect your credit file but it differs from a Fraud Alert both in the length of time it applies and the cost involved.
Click on the picture at left to take a look at our infographic on this issue.....
Phishing..... So Common, So dangerous....
You know those emails, they look like they come from friends or recognized businesses but in reality they are a scam. Intended to entice us into opening and responding we then run the risk of providing personal information to identity thieves and fraudsters who wish us harm.
Click the picture on the left to take a look at our infographic on this issue......
Ransomeware.... Data Pirates Move Down The Food Chain
It used to be that it was only big companies and institutions that were targets of Ransomeware. That's no longer the case.
You flip open your lap top or login to your network and see the dreaded words "ACCESS DENIED".
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Our Client was unable to file taxes electronically. You guys contacted the electronic filer and the IRS where it was determined that someone else did file and obtain a refund under our client's Social Security Number. Your help in completing all appropriate paperwork including the affidavit of fraud for the IRS and assisting in contacting the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit was invaluable. This is complicated stuff and our client wants to pass on their thanks!
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Better Security Starts With The Basics.... Passwords!
The simplest way to start to protect ourselves on and off line is by our use of passwords. Changing them regularly and not using the same password multiple times is a great basic prevention tool.
As you'll see from the infographic from a survey conucted in 2015, we're a long way from understanding the dangers of complacency with respect to passwords.
Take a look at the Top 20 passwords by clicking on the pic.

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Smart Surf Apparel is now on the go.
We've been having fun designing graphics for our garments and sourcing environmentally friendly fabrics.
A lot of our stuff is 100% recycled and solely produced using renewable green energy, that of wind and solar power.
The ink used for prints are permanent water based inks and all the pressing process is sourced using a Sennen local business.
It's at the very early stages but if you've read this, type in 'member2000' into the discount code box on sales to receive 10% off your orders.


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Chika Ike, Kenneth Okolie, Tewa Onasanya Glam Up For Nkiru Sylvanus 'The Voice' Premiere
The stars brought their glam side to the red carpet for this one! Congratulations to Nkiru Sylvanus for this one.
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The star actress and producer premiered her latest flick 'The Voice',the event took place at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, 13th July 2014.
Nkiru looked elegant in a black sleeveless sequined number that featured delicate sheer details. Actress Chika Ike also came ready for the red carpet in a red floor length long sleeves cut-out dress.
Other celebrities at the event included Kenneth Okolie, Doris Simeon, Gbemi Phillips, Tewa Onasanya, Peggy Ovire, Anita Joseph and many others!
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The Voice is a Thriller-Adventure Movie, written and directed by Afe Olumowe, produced by Nkiru Sylvanus. The movie stars: Nkiru Sylvanus, Kenneth Okolie, Daniel Lloyd, Betty Njoku Olumowe, Larry Morgan Briggs, Edward Fom and many others.
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Depositional history and rate of deposition of a flood-tidal delta, central Texas coast.
(, 1979)
C14 dating of shells from Harbor Island, a flood tidal delta complex on the Central Texas coast, indicates that basal barrier island sand began accreting 6300 years ago at about 10 meters below present sea level. By 4900 ...
Nephtys cryptomma, new species (Polychaeta: Nephtyidae) from the northern Gulf of Mexico.
(, 1986)
A new species of polychaetous annelid, Nephtys cryptomma, is described from the northern Gulf of Mexico. The species is most abundant on sandy bottoms and appears to reproduce during the spring.
Distribution of sediments and sedimentary structures in the Gulf of Mexico
(Gulf Publishing Company, 1972)
Results of three types of investigations are described and combined to obtain a better understanding of transport and deposition characteristics that played a role during the accumulation of at least the upper 7 meters of ...
Scoloplos texana: a new orbiniid polychaete from south Texas, with notes on the related species Scoloplos treadwelli Eisig.
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A new species of orbiniid polychaete was discovered during a survey of Corpus Christi and Redfish Bays in South Texas. A description is given, and information on its location and habitat. A comparison with the related ...
A new marine Cercaria (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from the southern quahog Mercenaria campechiensis.
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A new larval aporocotylid trematode, Cercaria mercenariae n. sp., is described from the gonadal tissue of the Southern quahog Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin) collected from Galveston, Texas. C. mercenariae most nearly ...
Hurricane does little damage to industry.
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Gulf Coast oil and gas operations rode out Hurricane Alicia almost without a scratch-but not without lots of downtime. Main effect of the storm, which produced winds of more than 120 mph, was shutdown of various production, ...
Immunocytochemical demonstration of serotonergic cells, terminals and axons in the spinal cord of the stingray, Dasyatis sabina.
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Serotonin-like immunoreactivity, as demonstrated by the PAP dorsal funiculi.
Canalization and spoiling in Gulf Coast and South Atlantic estuaries
(Thomas J. Moran's Sons, 1968)
Channels and spoil banks are now a part of the estuarine environment. Several methods of construction are used that permit varying degrees of control over resulting spoil. Mechanical excavation with bucket dredges or ...
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. 50 CFR 17.11 & 17.12
(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Publications Unit, 1993)
This is a compilation and special reprint of 50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12 and is current as of the date shown on the cover. Minor changes and corrections to the October 1, 1991, compilation of 50 CFR have been incorporated in ...
Brackish-water and marine assemblages of the Texas coast, with special reference to molluscs.
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Allan Quatermain may be British born, but that doesn't stop him from loving Marie Marais, a Boer maiden in South Africa. Nor does it stop her from returning his love, although their marriage ends in tragedy born of racial hatred. Shelly Frasier transitions easily among British, French, Dutch, and American accents in her sober performance of this classic, sometimes within the scope of the same character. While this occasionally leads to confusion, her thoughtful narration of the sad and frustrating story keeps the listener riveted from one distressing scene to the next. While the cultural disputes of 1830s Africa seem insurmountable, Frasier's compassionate portrayal of Haggard's text makes the listener yearn for a peaceful solution.
Allan accompanies the ill-fated Pieter Retief and the Boer Commision on an embassy to the Zulu despot, Dingaan. Villains attempt to kill Allan and rob him of his wife. The unfortunate mission ends in a blood-curdling massacre. Written at a time when slavery was widespread, Marie portrays characters and views reflective of its era.
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Confusing narration!
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The narrator switches between British/French/Dutch/American accents for the same character and sometimes even in a single sentence! This is very strange and makes it highly confusing to understand which character is speaking, since the same character switches between four different accents. I could not listen to more than a couple of chapters of this book, as a result.
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One of Haggard's Best
This is one of the best Allan Quatermain books. If you enjoyed King Solomon's Mines, you we definitely enjoy this book. The narration is very good.
- Damian
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As a huge fan of
Alan Quarrtermain King Solomon's Mines and just about any Victorian adventure novel,, I was a little bit taken aback by the choice of a female narrator Orso swashbuckling a hero. And although I enjoyed the book, it was clearly an after thought by the author who, having run out of adventure, decided to try a little romance. For those Alan Quartermaine fans who prefer his tough guy sidekicks and rampaging battles, this is not the first choice
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Haggard At His Best!
Would you listen to Marie again? Why?
Absolutely, this is easily one of his best novels.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Marie?
Without a doubt the raid on the Marais property. You could feel every thrown spear and every bullet shot. Fantastic!
Have you listened to any of Shelly Frasier's other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes, She is impeccable. She is superb in her reading, not too melodramatic, just right. One of my favorite narrators.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, unfortunately real life got in the way.
Any additional comments?
Please produce more of the Quatermain novels for Audible. There are only about five so far. Please record the others.


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For edgemicro aware apiproxy is XML declaration standalone="yes" has any impact to how apiproxy behaves?
The reason why I'm asking is when testing using apigee-deploy-maven-plugin to deploy edgemicro aware apiproxy I found out in the generated xml file under target/apiproxy/proxies and target/apiproxy/targets folder the default.xml file standalone="yes" was removed and also new line was missing after XML declaration. In source folder apiproxy/proxies and apiproxy/targets standalone="yes" was added and new line was also included after XML declaration. As long as this has no function impact, no real need to fix the plugin.
For example here is the default.xml in folder apiproxy/proxies:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<ProxyEndpoint name="default">
Here is the default.xml in folder target/apiproxy/proxies looks like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ProxyEndpoint name="default">
Answer by Vidheer Gadikota · Nov 27, 2018 at 10:14 AM
Hi Peng,
Copy to target folder is being done using "maven-resources-plugin" and as per my knowledge there is no functional impact with missing "standalone" attribute
Thanks @Vidheer Gadikota for looking into this. Based on my testing, the plugin will use the config and generate the contents using javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource in the target folder (CI) and then publish the contents in target folder to Apigee Edge (CD). I can reproduce the issue in my local, but if this has no fucntional impact then really no need to fix this in the plugin code.
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text: Samantha Bee solves the Syrian refugee crisis once and for all 2/23/2016 2:49:36 PM by Glenn On last week's Full Frontal, Samantha Bee traveled to Jordan and back to get the scoop on Syrian refugees and the total lack of threat they pose to America, despite constant warnings issued by various Republican blowhards. Since it took Bee the entire segment to affirm reality, she didn't have time to find out what life's like for refugees who actually make it through the intense screening process and end up living in America… until last night's episode when she debuted Part 2. Since those who teach American culture classes to newly-landed refugees aren't actually American, Bee decided to teach a class herself to give Syrians important insight into sweatpants, essential American phrases and major celebs. Check it out below and if you missed the full episode and are thirsting for more of that sweet Bee honey, you can watch a repeat airing this Friday night at 11ep. Posts tagged with: Full Frontal Share: Tweet Print


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BusinessEDGE® and BusinessEDGE elite TM
BusinessEDGE® (10-150 enrolled) and BusinessEDGE elite™ (10-50 enrolled) are now available to quote for the fourth quarter of 2019. Don't wait too long to get great rates for your groups.
At Optima Health, we understand that some of you may enjoy being extra busy at the end of the year selling and renewing those fourth-quarter small groups. But for those of you who don't, make this the year to move those groups off the fourth-quarter cycle and obtain rates that are good for 18 months!
Remember BusinessEDGE elite? This is the perfect time of year to move those groups off the fourth-quarter cycle! BusinessEDGE elite offers your 10-50 enrolled size groups a rate for 18 months1. You can start quoting this product now.
Lastly — there is an easy way to earn bonus dollars with any BusinessEDGE and/or BusinessEDGE elite groups sold during the third and fourth quarters of 2019, in addition to your commission2. Sign-in to eBroker3 for information on Small Group and Mid-Market Group bonuses. Your new BusinessEDGE and/or BusinessEDGE elite cases fall under the appropriate segment.
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Are you looking for International Business Work Experience to enhance your CV? We are currently searching for a native Spanish speaker who is a Business undergraduate to join our dynamic team as a Sales Intern, starting January/February 2020, at our headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
StudentJob is an international company that has been successfully launched in many European countries including the UK, Germany, France, Austria, Sweden, The Netherlands and of course Spain. Your role will be crucial in ensuring StudentJob ES is a continued success. It is essential you enjoy interacting with people, establishing a relationship with clients whilst marketing and selling the different products and services we provide. Of course, extensive (sales) training and support by your team is provided to help ensure you reach your full potential.
Job Requirements:
Available for a minimum of 6 months.
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What will I be expected to do?
Your job will be to market StudentJob's recruitment services to potential clients. This consists of:
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August-September 2020, for a period of 6 months at least.
Interested in this position? Do you think you can make StudentJob ES to a big success?
Please apply directly on our website by clicking on the "Solicita directamente" button or send your CV and Motivation Letter (in English) to firstname.lastname@example.com. In your motivation letter, please state why you are the right person for this internship.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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SAN FRANCISCO--PeopleSoft wants to Yahoo, or at least borrow the Internet content provider and portal's business strategy.
The Pleasanton, California-based software vendor announced today at its user group conference here a new program called e-business, which melds content from a variety of sources such as healthcare companies, retirement plan administrators, and suppliers into a Web-based package that's intended to be as easy to use as any Web portal.
"PeopleSoft sees e-business as much more than making Web-based commercial transactions," said Mark Vershel, PeopleSoft's vice president of e-business. "The concept is to get the right information to the right people at the right time. The strategy is to move the use from the business world which is focused on administration, and get to the other 90 percent of the people and getting information to them to be more effective than just making transactions," he said.
"This isn't a software business anymore," said Joshua Greenbaum, analyst at Enterprise Application Consulting in Berkeley, California. "This is a content provider."
The program consists of several elements including: the development of an e-business backbone, extensions for e-business, and the PeopleSoft Business Network; a program for managing and integrating other vendors' products into PeopleSoft's products; and offerings such as a healthcare organization. PeopleSoft is also building a customizable interface for users that closely resembles the My Yahoo personalized news and portal interface in which users can customize Yahoo's Web site to deliver only news and items of interest to that user.
The backbone is an effort to beef up PeopleSoft's core enterprise applications by integrating electronic data interchange, messaging agent technology, and developing prewritten application programming interfaces.
PeopleSoft wants to design interfaces to its applications that not only give users access to PeopleSoft's core transaction applications, but feed such content as the local weather, traffic, and news, or stock quotes to a user. It will also feed internal and external news about a user's company or news that effects the company to the user.
PeopleSoft also plans to expand the number of applications that can be deployed over the Internet. The effort includes developing "E-Business Communities," or a collection of applications predesigned to support specific business processes like benefits enrollment, procurement, travel, and expense management. PeopleSoft is also planning to add content from third-parties to the applications such as integrating content from a travel service or a health maintenance organization.
The software firm is also planning to partner with e-commerce vendors to set up Web-based store fronts for selling products over the Internet and supply chain management systems and linking those to transactional enterprise resource planning systems.
The core piece of the initiative is the PeopleSoft Business Network, which is the framework for tying all these pieces together. But the catch is that healthcare firms or 401k plan administrators wanting to be part of the program will need to pay a fee to PeopleSoft and pay to be certified for the program.
And PeopleSoft is hoping it will be a revenue source. PeopleSoft plans to charge a fee to merchants who want to be a part of its program and develop the integration to PeopleSoft's program in a certification program.
Greenbaum said the program presents a sticky situation for users who may have a healthcare provider that isn't on PeopleSoft's approved list. PeopleSoft executives said their firm will provide application programming interfaces to which other organizations can link, but Greenbaum said such interfaces still take a lot of work and some vendors or users may not be willing to go through the labor.
PeopleSoft is to roll out the program over the next year, beginning in the first quarter of 1999. The architecture will also be rolled out at that time.


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The Transport Systems Catapult has strongly welcomed Wednesday's Budget announcement in which Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a further £100 million government investment in the development of driverless vehicles.
The funds will be used to create a £200 million five-year Intelligent Mobility Programme (£100m from government and £100 million in matched funding from industry), which will focus on enhancing the development of driverless car technology and the systems required to implement and adopt the technology.
"We are going to back our brilliant automotive industry by investing £100m to stay ahead in the race to driverless technology," Mr Osborne told Parliament in a Budget speech which also included £7 billion of transport investment for the South West, a slower-than-planned increase in company car tax for low emission vehicles, and a £140 million investment in UK research into the infrastructure and cities of the future.
The full published version of the Budget also made reference to the All Aboard accessible transport competition being run by the Transport Systems Catapult on behalf of the Department for Transport, stating that the government would "continue to work with the Transport Systems Catapult and industry to develop a solution to ensure bus travel remains accessible" to the visually- and hearing-impaired.
"We are delighted by the Chancellor's funding announcement, and welcome this opportunity for the UK to consolidate its position as the world-leading place to trial and demonstrate driverless technologies," said Transport Systems Catapult CEO Steve Yianni.
The Transport Systems Catapult is the UK's technology and innovation centre for Intelligent Mobility, and is already overseeing the pioneering trial of the LUTZ Pathfinder driverless pods which are due to be begin on pedestrianized areas of Milton Keynes later this year. The Catapult is also a partner in the £19.2 million two-city UK Autodrive Consortium which will trial on-road and on-pavement driverless technology in Milton Keynes and Coventry as part of the government's "Introducing driverless cars to UK roads" competition.
Mr Yianni added: "Today's welcome announcement comes barely a month after our successful launch in Greenwich of the first LUTZ Pathfinder pod prototype, and further demonstrates the UK's appetite to lead the world in the testing and development of this exciting new field of technology."
For more on the LUTZ Pathfinder driverless pods project, including downloadable images, please see the project page.


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[cancer] The planning goes on
This week I have two attorney appointments, a financial planning appointment, and my therapy appointment. I am pleased to say we are nearly at the end of the legal and financial processes to set up my estate plan, and also keep me properly compliant with the disability requirements I now must observe.
Man, this is a lot of work. But I can see the end from here. Pretty soon I'll be reduced to cleaning my desk for entertainment.
I plan to write a long essay (or series of essays) about the process I've gone through, but I must wait for everything to settle, and to understand my confidentiality requirements, before I can do so.
My thanks to everyone who's offered advice, professional references and good wishes along the way. There's surely more to come. Just hopefully less of it.


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Senecio scaposus: Long, bean-like leaves with a silvery, woolly covering. This coating helps protect the leaves from the full sun of its native South African habitat, and it needs similarly bright sun in cultivation. The woolly coating can be rub off with shipping and handling; it will not grow back but new foliar growth will eventually replace the damaged leaves. S. scaposus produces yellow, daisy-shaped blooms in summer.
Soft succulents will not survive a hard frost, but if there is a risk of freezing temperatures they can be brought indoors to grow on a sunny window sill or under a grow light. They need bright sunlight, great drainage, and infrequent water to prevent rot. Pick containers with drainage holes and use well-draining cactus and succulent soil with 50% to 70% mineral grit such as coarse sand, pumice, or perlite. Water deeply enough for water to run out the drainage hole, then wait for the soil to fully dry before watering again.
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The 24 Hour Readathon
The 2nd 24 Hour Read-a-thon will be June 28th to June 29th. It starts at 9AM Pacific DST. Here is a time zone map. It will help you figure out what time the Read-a-thon starts for you. If I calculated this correctly which is always debatable--someone could double-check for me if they like--it starts 11 AM Central time. You can find out more about the Read-a-thon challenge here. To find out about how you can help Dewey behind-the-scenes of the read-a-thon, go here. Essentially, Dewey is looking for READERS, Cheerleaders, and Prize Donors. That and people to help out with the organizational type stuff.
What is the role of a Reader?
People who sign up to be readers are committing to reading books, posting updates in their blogs, participating in mini-challenges when they choose to, and, if they need breaks, visiting the blogs of other readers and encouraging them. The most hardcore among us will stay up the entire 24 hours and do nothing but read and update, even going so far as to skip showering and eat meals while reading. However, not all of us are that hardcore, and it's ok for you to customize this read-a-thon to meet your needs. All I ask is that you be honest in your updates, and that's about the only rule for readers.
Updating for Readers: This should be individually customized. If you want to spend 5 or 10 minutes updating each hour or every 3 hours, that's great. If you want to update whenever you feel like you need a break from reading, that's great, too. If you want to just read and read for 24 hours straight and then write one big update, that's also great. You do what works for you, ok?
Suggested format for updating: Again, customize this as you wish, but I suggest updating about what you're reading, how many pages you've read since your last update, and how much time you've spent reading since your last update. You may want to keep a running total of time spent reading, number of books read and pages read; this could make you eligible for some prize drawings. Updates might also be your typical book reviews, once you finish something.
Readers visiting other readers: Do this if and when you're in the mood, as often as you like.
Tips for Readers:
1. Pick shortish books. When you're reading for such a long time, you might get really sick of the same book for hours on end. 2007 Readers recommended that you start with a short book so that you have a feeling of accomplishment when you finish it early in the read-a-thon.
2. Choose something light (children's books, humorous books, graphic novels, books you already know well) and save those for the end when you're tired and sick of reading.
3. Try not to pick really dense non-fiction unless you have the most enormous attention span ever.
4. If you're going to use this time to catch up on other challenges, try to have a big variety available. You don't know what will hold your attention, so don't assign yourself specific books without alternates.
5. Give yourself permission to put a book aside and not finish it if it's not holding your attention.
6. Just in general don't be a masochist. This is supposed to be fun! And if anything about the challenge makes you start picturing me with little devil horns and wanting to strangle me, please stop and change it so that it works for you. Or, you know, go ahead and scream TO HELL WITH THIS CHALLENGE and go to sleep. We don't want sleep deprivation making you hate your pal Dewey.
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Jim Morrison, of The Doors, couldn't have said it more accurately.
I have always considered myself to be a spot on judge of character. Others that know me pretty well have often said the same of me. It's something that I simply can't explain. Upon meeting someone, within the first few minutes I get a sense of the kind of person they are. I know I am not perfect and can't always be right. Believe me, I have sure made a few poor judgement calls over the years, especially in my younger days. Some of those indiscretions I attribute to being young and naive, when I just simply didn't know any better.
Do you think I am judgemental???
I think not. I take all things into consideration when meeting someone for the first time. Eye contact, the handshake, personality, tone of voice, conversation, overall first impression… then I wrap it up into a ball along with the ever trusty "GUT" INSTINCT. I deem the person sincere, nice, space-cadet, hard-working, determined, shady, friendly, or the opposite of any of these just the same…you get my drift….
I AM NOT JUDGEMENTAL. 98% of the time this gut instinct of mine is SPOT ON CORRECT. After time has passed, and I have truly been given the opportunity to get to "know" a person my original take on the person is A-OKAY. I consider myself to be a fair, level-headed, trustworthy individual. I am caring and respectful. I am willing to give anyone a fair shot…but SERIOUSLY, I go with the gut and the gut doesn't fail too often at all.
How does it work???
I wish I knew. I can't describe it. I've seen other people who have this same knack for knowing who a person is or what kind of person they are without truly knowing them. It's a crazy, sometimes scary thing. Something I have learned is to take the gut instinct with a grain of salt. A few years back, I would let my initial reaction/impression of a person form my complete opinion of them. Realizing in retrospect that this may not have been the best way to make connections with individuals. I have at times put aside any "negative," for lack of a better word, reactions and truly given my all in taking an individual for more than what my first impression of them was. HOWEVER, 98% of the time individuals have done none other than prove my "negative" initial reaction CORRECT. Whether it be trustworthiness, work ethic, friendliness… I find myself thinking, why didn't I go with my gut instinct?
The why….
Some consider me to be shy; others backwards; others still silly or rude; quiet even. Upon becoming friends with some of the BEST people I could ever have hoped for myself at Edinboro, some of them shared with me their first impressions of myself. Some were very much undesirable. I never have thought myself to be an overall rude person. Upon further discussion, what my friends mistook as being rude, was some of my shyness. Having just met me, how were they to know. Any of those friends or "newer" friends can tell you that I am anything but quiet. Quite the chatter box in actuality….
I, likewise had incorrect first impressions of some of my best friends at Edinboro. I was quickly proven otherwise as we quickly got to know each other and learn the ins and outs of our lives. These experiences have taught me nothing other than it's ok to have your initial reactions to individuals, but give them a chance to prove themselves otherwise. One particular friend… I got the impression that she was stuck-up, rude and "better" than me. After getting to know her, she was/is strong and confident, fun and friendly, caring and sensitive. First impressions aren't always as they seem. We had a TON of fun together during our years at the Boro. She taught me to roll with the punches…why? …tomorrow is another day.
Not judging a book by its cover…
This chica will know who she is for sure without me mentioning any names…Freshman year, Towers Lobby, probably 3 AM or later…I encountered a rough around the edges, petite, energetic, pip of a dirty blonde who may have had some pink in her hair at that time. The conversation that ensued was not your ordinary introductory conversation. She was totally the opposite of ANYone I had ever been friends with appearance-wise. But there was just something about this girl that immediately I knew we'd get along and be friends. The "gut" instinct told me this girl was pretty cool, genuine, caring, fun and CrAzY. 15 years and many miles between us after that random early morning meeting filled with smoking cigarettes and crazy conversation, I can proudly say that she is one of my best and truest friends. I found a good soul in that person and am thankful that I didn't judge the book by its cover. I read her spot on without a second thought.
The point of it all….
What is the point you may be asking? Well, here's the thing. You may meet me, and gather your own opinion of me. That's great. I encourage you to go with your gut. I have worked very hard over the years to make sure I present the image I have of myself and want others to see during the day-to-day. The image you portray of yourself in this world is influenced by so many things. Make a conscious effort to carry your self in a way that would make you proud.
The Let DOWN…
There are times when I am PLEASANTLY surprised by an individual. When the gut has led me astray and proven me COMPLETELY wrong. I actually LOVE it if my less than positive first impression/gut reaction of a person is proven incorrect. Sadly though, this isn't the norm. There have been very few instances when my first reaction of insincerity, rudeness, etc. has been changed. Most often these people did truly show their true colors from the get go. Don't get me wrong, people can surprise you…in my experience, it's not in the way you'd most like.
DO you know how it feels?
The portion of the population that I find entirely all too frustrating and unnerving …The people who flat-out had you fooled. I'm talking about the individuals that falsely presented themselves to you in a positive, sincere manner. The ones that you eventually find out were not honest and pulled one over on you. They talk a good talk but don't walk the walk. It's happened with friends, ex-boyfriends and many, many others at various stages in my life. To these people I no longer give my respect. Someone that falsely represents themselves is no good in my book. fair weather friends or people who change overnight. When you think you know a person and they pull the rug out from under you. It hurts when you think you know someone; when you trust them at their word and then they act differently. I've always been reminded by close family members and true friends that actions speak louder than words. You really don't understand how true that is until you personally are involved in a situation that presents itself to you. You feel like you've been slapped in the face.
Even more frustrating still are the people that you JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT. The ones that you think you've got pinned down and then they throw you for a loop. They go back and forth and are completely unreadable. I am very thankful that I am not surrounded by too many people of this nature. Again, some of this comes with age. When I was younger, I took everything people did and said and held them to it. I have learned that some people will tell you what you want to hear so that they get what they want or need. I personally pride myself in speaking the truth and speaking my mind…something I was not always able or confident enough to do. Others, will tell you what they want to get what they want…Then they show their true colors and expose themselves for what they really are.
One of my favorite Phish songs, Waste, reminds me that if I am going to spend (waste) my time with you then you have proven yourself to be worthy of my time, worthy of my friendship, worthy of me giving a part of myself to you. If you give me the same in return…if you value me, my time, my generosity, all that makes me who I am then I will waste my time with you. If you cannot be honest, sincere, and trustworthy, please don't waste my time. yes, that sounds harsh, but seriously…do you want to waste your time on someone who doesn't appreciate you for who you are or the talents you have or dreams you dream? Respect yourself enough to know the difference. It's taken me a long time to truly understand and accept this…Am I still open for disappointment? ABSOLUTELY. Do I still end up "wasting" time on people who don't necessarily deserve it…unfortunately yes. I do want to give people the benefit of the doubt time and time again, but the gut truly doesn't lead me astray too often.
We live in a crazy world, influenced by many, many things. Somethings are out of our control while others are SOLEY in our control leaving no one to blame but ourselves. I know portions of this posting may sound harsh, but reality is…things aren't always as they seem. People let you down, yet others surprise you in ways you never thought possible.
Reality is…you live and you learn. People ARE strange. Some you can figure out. Others you can spend your entire life to figure out. Others still will amaze you in both good and bad ways…sending you for loops, swoops and pulls all around the place.
There are good people out there…ALOT of them. Surround yourself with them. Truly genuine people are keepers…Be aware of how you present yourself to the world. People ARE watching, waiting and listening. Be proud of the person you are.
Don't judge a book by its cover…the pages you find inside tell the story…You are the author of your own story…make it a good one; One that will have people walking away in amazement. Trust in your heart, not always the "gut." You may very well be surprised…one way or another…


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I received this awesome news from Sourcebooks, the publisher of Everything I Know About Love I Learned From Romance Novels:
This Thursday, October 6, you can chat with Sarah Wendell, author of Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels on the Sony eReader Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/ReaderStore. The chat will begin at 3:30 pm EST and last about an hour.
Sarah will be chatting about her new book, Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels, in stores this month! Come with your questions about romance fiction, relationships, or anything you've always wanted to ask Sarah.
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Learn basic self-defense moves and techniques from Taekwondo.
Improve your physical fitness and mental strength while having fun!
Meet in the library lobby and then the class will gather in the park.
For ages 8+
There will be no physical contact between participants.
Taught by Japleen, a high school volunteer. She is a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo.
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Talk about HARD! I planned and planned for this trip. I had to go as a chaperone on our school's band trip. I did a TON of walking every day, and was able to eat really healthy. I used a dining app on my phone to look and see where I could eat and see what places had healthy choices. I was so excited to say that upon my return, I had lost about 6 pounds!!! Just goes to show that Disney can be done without having to gain weight. (And this included a lunch at Emeril's Restaurant complete with cheesecake for dessert, my one splurge!)
Here are some pics of my trip!
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Inktober 2016 - A whole month of Star Trek: TOS
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already a day behind, but here's my first entry for Inktober 2016 doing a whole month of StarTrek: TOS for the 50th anniversary, starting off with Mr. Spock. gonna try and do each inktober drawing with different approaches.
Why a Narwhal? Just because.
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A friend of mine commissioned me to do an illustration for a baby shower. They asked that it feature a monkey and a narwhal. I really liked how the narwhal turned out, it's really cute.
WIP: reimaging of Gaia
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a work in progress, exploring the idea of Gaia reimagined as a biomechanical deity, representing the presence and interaction of technology and cyberspace in our everyday lives.
Birds of a Feather
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Obituary of Bramwell C. Howell
Rome- Bramwell C. Howell, 89, of Broadway, a former resident of Webster St. and widow of Reba, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at Rome Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Rome, on September 2, 1929, a son of Frederick and Ruth Nestle Howell. While growing up he lived in Rome and in Boonville, where he attended Boonville Central School, before leaving high school during his senior year, to join the U.S. Army. From January, 1951 until 1953, Mr. Howell served in the U.S. Army in the Korean Conflict, in Korea. He was honorably discharged on January 8, 1953, with the rank of PFC, receiving a Combat Infantry Badge and the Korean Service Medal.
After serving his country Mr. Bramwell returned to Rome, where he was employed as a stock clerk at H.L. Green 5 & 10 Cent Store. While working at H.L. Green, Bramwell met the love of his life, Reba Nickerson, whom he married on July 24, 1954, in Rome. Afterwards the couple lived in Rome, West Branch and Ava, before moving to Webster St., Rome. Mrs. Howell passed away on March 4, 1994.
Mr. Howell was a longtime active member of Rome V.F.W. Post 2246, where he enjoyed participating in the post drum and bugle corps, marching in many area parades. He also enjoyed attending V.F.W. dinners and other social occasions.
He is survived by one son and daughter in law, James F. (Ruby) Howell, Fredericksburg, VA; three grandchildren, Jennifer (Ken) Murphy, Clay, NY, James F. Howell, Jr., Snowshoe MTN, West VA and Thomas B. Howell, Fredericksburg, VA and four great grandchildren, Tyler and Kayla Murphy, Kyndal Howell and James Howell, III.
His Funeral will be Saturday at 12 Noon at Nunn & Harper Funeral Home, Inc. 418 North George St. Rome, with interment in Boonville Cemetery, where military honors from Charles J. Love Post American Legion Post 406, Harland J. Hennessey Post VFW and Tun Tavern Marine Corps League, all of Boonville will be conferred. Calling hours are Friday 4-7 P.M. and Saturday from 11:00 until the funeral, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to The Rome United Methodist Church, 400 North George St., Rome, NY, or to Rome V.F.W. Post 2246, 315 North Washington St. Rome, NY 13440.


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Prophetic Breakthrough
Break the enemy's curses and walk in abundant life!
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Dr. Hakeem Collins is a rising prophetic voice and governmental minister with a unique anointing in the prophetic, healings and the supernatural. He is called of God to father and lead the next generation of world changers and champions. Hakeem's passion is to initiate and ignite unprecedented fresh moves of the Holy Spirit. His mission is to accurately communicate God's original plan and purpose for humanity. He has traveled the U.S extensively ministering and demonstrating the Kingdom. Hakeem is the founder/CEO of Champions International which is an itinerary ministry based in Wilmington, Delaware where he resides. He is one of the youngest affiliated apostolic leader of IMPACT Network under Apostle John Eckhardt of Chicago, IL and he also an active member of ICA (International Coalition of Apostles) under C. Peter Wagner and John P. Kelly.
"Most believers live without fulfilling their full destiny. Few understand the power of curses and ungodly soul ties. This book, Prophetic Breakthrough, will obliterate every demonic hindrance to you walking in your God-given, joyous destiny."
"Dr. Hakeem has done it again! Another explosive book dealing with breakthrough! His revelation on the power of decreeing will totally transform you to break off all soul ties and open the door for divine breakthrough. If you find your mouth cursing your life, this book is for you! Well written and very anointed!"
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Break the enemy's curses and walk in abundant life!
While God wants to bless you with freedom, healing, and peace, the enemy uses curses to rob you of abundant life. Lay claim to your blessings by breaking the enemy's power!
Emerging prophetic voice, Hakeem Collins presents a devotional experience unlike any other. Regardless of where you are in your walk with God, Prophetic Breakthrough will equip you with declarations and prayers that release the abundant life of Heaven and destroy the curses of the enemy.
Sickness, guilt, and shame are all obstacles to God's glorious purpose for your life. Fight for your abundance by speaking truth against the enemy's lies.
Hakeem Collins offers daily empowerment for the fight:
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- Relevant Scripture verses for prayer and prophecy
- Powerful confessions to unlock blessings and cancel curses
Don't surrender your abundant life!
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You need Email. As a person. As a lawyer.
Email has become as important as the telephone, maybe more so because so many of us can cut right to the point without the time-burning "fluff" and "niceties" that are attached to most phone calls. Emails sent to colleagues and the people we work with every day, will patiently sit there in their inbox until their time is freed up and they have mentally shifted gears and purposefully switch tasks to focus on unread emails. A phone call, statistically, will be interrupting someone's day or routine. If you count the emails you send in one day and considered the extra time that it would have taken if you had called each and every person or company instead of firing off a purposeful email, you would agree, that those of us who's financial success or demise rely on focusing on client matters and eventually invoicing clients for a finite number of hours, we must strive to work as efficiently as we can. You may never have thought this through, but we trust you will agree that Email is a BIG help! A real time-saver and money-maker.
Email is not without its problems
You check email at home on your desktop computer, laptop or tablet computer. Or, if a caffeine addicted counselor, perhaps you are like the many attorneys who will be found enjoying ten luxurious minutes at your local Starbucks checking your iPad, iPhone, Android or BlackBerry. When you arrive at your office and get to your comfy desk and check email again you are on yet another computer hardware device. If you have time to think, have you ever wondered what options are available for synchronizing your e-mail such that read, unread, replied, and deleted e-mails exist on all of your devices in real-time status at the exact same time?
and able to NOT check email during our date."
—purposefully anonymous
The average lawyer routinely uses 5 computer devices
These days, most lawyers use an office computer, a laptop, a home computer, an iPad or other tablet and an iPhone, Android, or other smart phone. That's 5 devices! Checking e-mail on any or all of the typical attorney's 5 devices is a common, daily occurrence. However, depending on what type of e-mail service you currently have, chances are good that these various computer devices will simply not stay in-sync.
An e-mail you read and replied to on your iPad before leaving the house in the morning, may show up as unread on your desktop PC or not show up at all. An email system that could keep your e-mails in-sync between devices would definitely save time and confusion. Not syncing devices can cause real problems. That motion your paralegal finished late last night and emailed you as an attachment looked fine on your iPad before you left the house this morning, but now as you arrive at the staples next to the courthouse to have it printed out, is missing from your smart phone as you search your iPhone's email!
Most People… Most Lawyers… have POP3 Email (Ancient) –or– IMAP Email. (Better)
Whether your e-mail synchronizes often depends on what type of e-mail system you have. There are two widely used e-mail formats: POP3 (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). The main difference between the two email protocols is how they treat messages on the remote server of your ISP (Internet Service Provider) or the website hosting service where your website –and by default– email server lives. POP3 tends to be the most commonly used. Typically, using a POP3 protocol, the your emails are downloaded from the ISP or email server who hosts your website into your email "client." An email client has been, for the past 5-8 years, a software program on your desktop or laptop such as Outlook Express (no longer supported) or Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013, Thunderbird or some other email client. Hotmail, Ymail, and Gmail, free email services are called "Web-based email clients." One is a software program on your computer while the other web-based services reside completely on the Internet or "cloud" if you prefer the new lingo.
POP3 Email Protocol
POP3 will store your email messages on the server so that each time you connect with a different device it will download any NEW (unread) emails to that device only. POP3 is the default "Joe-homeowner" protocol that most self-installing software clients default to and you may be clueless about. POP3 setups are easy to configure, but sacrifices the two-way communication that IMAP email protocols use. This two-way communication checks for read vs. unread email status but still does not always provide for a reliable syncing of your devices. POP3 was designed and distributed before tablets and smart phones, when most everyone accessed their emails from just one device and one software email client. Lawyers and business owners will experience difficulties when they attempt to access their email account from different computer devices having separate email client software where their daily emails do not stay in sync.
IMAP Email Protocol
IMAP Email protocol allows two-way communication between the Email server and any number of software clients on any number of computer devices. IMAP protocol "flags" emails as "unread," "read," or "deleted" as well as other various Email status (spam, etc.) on the server itself, so that when you access your Email from whatever device, your email that was read at home this morning will appear to be read when you look at it on your iPad at Starbucks an hour later. IMAP helps sync the status of all of your Emails across any devices that are set-up to use IMAP protocol. If one or more of your devices is set to POP3 protocol, you may not even know it, but you might find yourself scratching your head about what you are seeing on those devices.
You will be seeing the same Emails, reporting the same status (unread, read, replied, deleted) on your desktop, laptop, tablet and smart phone simultaneously if your Email clients are all set up to take advantage of IMAP. If you were to use any of those devices to read, reply, or delete an Email, IMAP will show the exact same mirror condition of the same information on all of your devices in real time. Most lawyers, who have grown to be dependent on a variety of devices in different locations would appreciate this technology.
So What is Hosted Email?
Hosted Email is the next generation of Email that was first introduced over a decade ago with such services as Hotmail. Yahoo took Hotmail's experiences and created a perfected hosted Email solution marketed as Yahoo mail. Google, as usual, squashed their predecessors by unveiling their Hosted Email called Gmail. Unfortunately, lawyers and business owners cannot cheapen their professional status nor dilute the branding efforts by using a FREE Email service to conduct business. Moreover, these FREE Emails are scanned by their email service provider so they can target ads to you that "magically" produce ADS for you that regurgitate something you might have mentioned in what you assumed was private correspondence! Hosted Email goes a lot further to integrate your entire law practice into one private, bank-secure, collaboration information platform.
Hosted Email is a service you subscribed to. – Generally not offered from your Website's Hosting Company
Why switch to a Hosted Email System?
Web Based – Access Your Email from Anywhere!
We love Outlook
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When you use Hosted Email the way it was intended to be used (and it IS addictive…), then there is no further need for the now-discontinued Outlook Express or Outlook 20?? that you are likely using. NICOTINE PATCH: If you are completely hooked on using the Desktop-dependent Outlook Software Client, relax! Hosted Email acts just like any other email server and will allow you to continue to use your Outlook Client. Warning: You might feel your dependency shifting from Outlook to the amazingly powerful Web Dashboard for your Hosted Email, Calendar, Contact Lists, and Briefcase (Cloud Storage Files for your current clients and cases) —all accessible from ANY of your 5 typical devices!
The Upside to Hosted Email?
Hosted Email can be very useful and addictive for lawyers who are often away from their primary computer. Your ability to reply to an Email from any device, from anywhere, at anytime, is incredibly liberating and can save time and make you money in needless trips to a central location. The fact that Hosted Email automatically syncs all of your devices means that when you get back to your office after a long day out of the office where you answered a number of emails from your iPad, the Email account you see on your desktop is completely mirroring that which you last accessed on your iPad. The net result is no more searching different devices for emails or attached critical files or forwarding Email responses to yourself.
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The Kalamazoo Beer Cup is a craft beer style showcase for Kalamazoo-area breweries where a specific style of beer is selected and 6 local breweries present their take on the style.
Your ticket includes a flight of six five-ounce pours and access to an appetizer buffet. For this installment, we've selected Amber Ales.
These are some of the more popular and unique approaches to sours in the Kalamazoo area.
The beers and breweries will not be identified and guests will rank their favorites on a score card. The top scoring brewery will keep the Kalamazoo Beer Cup at the brewery until the next installment of the event.
Kalamazoo Beer Cup: Amber Ales
When: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, 2020
Where: Old Burdick's Bar & Grill, inside the Radisson Plaza Hotel
Cost: $35
Includes: Flight of 6 samples and appetizer buffet
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Porter: Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing Co.'s Vanilla Porter
Hazy IPAs: Final Gravity Brewing Co.'s WooHoo PooPoo
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The aim of the subject is to introduce to students the development of three-layer MVC web applications. The first part includes HTML fundamentals, the second one consists of work on referential example and technology of JavaScript with MVC framework Ruby-on-Rails. After the course, on the basis of knowledge gained in other subjects, students will be able to develop a simple application on their own.
What are you going to learn
Kick start - History of development of the World Wide Web. What is a web application? How is it different from console development applications? Various protocols used in Internet.
HTML - Fundamentals of HTML syntax. The structure of HTML documents. Trends in creation of documents.
Cascading style sheets - Selection of the HTML formating. Formats for text, tables, images. Layout of components in a page.
Web applications basics - Dynamically generated content. Responding to user requirements. Maintaining state in Web applications. Web frameworks and application servers.
Access database using ActiveRecord - Automatic migrations. Mapping objects to relational databases. Refreshing SQL. Basic operations in Active Record.
Advanced O-R mapping and database queries - Definition of a relationship between classes and tables. Validation of objects. Querying the database.
Generating applications - Generating simple applications of the data model. What are the actions and templates. Collaboration with a data model.
Page formatting and functionality - Functionality of a contoller. ERB templates and helpers. Layout of pages.
Web services - Web services - SOAP and REST. Creation and usage of REST services. Example of using a web service.
JavaScript basics - Language runtime environment. Basis of syntax. Built objects.
Using JavaSript - Validation and AJAX - W3C standards - DOM. Changing structure of documents. Events. Validation of data in a browser.
JavaScript in Ruby on Rails - Libraries Prototype and scipt.aculo.us. Automatic replenishment of texts, sorting. General use of AJAX in ROR.
How the course is organized
Full time study
The course consist of 12 lectures and 12 seminars, each lasting 1,5 hours.
Part time study
The course is taught on the weekend in 4 blocks, each lasting 3 hours.
Recommended literature
THOMAS D.; HANSSON D. H. et al.: Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd edition, The Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2013.
HOLZNER, S.: Beginning Ruby on Rails, Wrox, 2006.
FERNANDEZ, O.: The Rails 3 Way, Addison-Wesley, 2010.


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Renowned Nashville bass instrumentalist Mike Chapman has died at age 63.
As a member of the Garth Brooks band The G Men, Chapman was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame on June 5. He died eight days later, on June 13.
Chapman also recorded with LeAnn Rimes, Brooks & Dunn, George Jones, Trisha Yearwood, Collin Raye, Doug Stone, Joe Diffie, Joe Stampley, BlackHawk and others. He played bass on over 30 No. 1 hits and on records that have sold more than 170 million copies.
Michael "Mike" Leo Chapman was also a National Guardsman. He earned a degree in business from Athens State University in Alabama.
He is survived by his wife Connie, sons Lee and Clinton, daughter Allison, sister Faye Wise and grandson Wyatt Sartin.
A celebration of his life is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Friday (June 17) at Church of the City Franklin (formerly The People's Church) at 828 Murfreesboro Road in Franklin. The private burial will be Monday in Williamson Memorial Gardens.
Donations can be made in his name to the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum and/or to Meals for Health & Healing and sent to Williamson Memorial.
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Vinyl flooring is widely available in South Africa, but people need to make sure they are purchasing the best quality for their budget, and that their flooring comes with a quality guarantee. Eco-conscious consumers also need to look into the environmental impact of the flooring that they choose to install.
Finfloor have just released a new range of vinyl tile called Diamond Core SPC that is manufactured with a rigid stone plastic composite (SPC) core. The rigid core is manufactured with calcium-carbonate-stone dust core for a better performing vinyl tile.
SPC Rigid vinyl flooring is at least 50% better than traditional luxury vinyl tiles in physical performance owing to improvements in the dimensional stability, which is now four-times better. The new product is also much more stable under increasing temperatures of up to 60 degrees.
What is SPC flooring?
SPC flooring is the new generation of luxury vinyl tiles, working similarly to laminate flooring as a floating system independent of the sub-floor which uses a tongue and groove system to ensure the stability of the floor unit. Since the floor remains separate to the sub-floor, it can be installed on many different types of floor bases, for example, concrete or ceramic flooring. The basic material is a stone-plastic composite, making SPC flooring incredibly strong, and the product is formaldehyde free, making for a completely safe flooring solution for both residential and public environments.


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Vegan-Gluten Free Restaurants
September 18, 2014
For vegetarians, vegans, diners with allergies, and otherwise selective eaters, finding restaurants can be tough. Sometimes busting out the Farmers Market produce and whipping up a healthy meal can seem daunting and exhausting. Thankfully, there are lot of great restaurants near The Waypointe that provide gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, and vegan options for when you want to go out to dinner. Keep reading to see a couple of our favorites!
168 Main Street
Great for: pescetarian, vegetarian, vegan, dairy free, gluten free
This spot is a popular favorite for all Norwalk residents, but it is particularly popular with conscious diners and individuals with dietary restrictions or other such considerations. Serving up customer favorites like the Soy-carrot Loaf, Tofu Patty Parmesan, and more, Lime is perfect for lunch or a casual dinner. The menu not only features a host of gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options, it also has plenty of seafood and meat dishes, making it an ideal place for everyone to enjoy a meal.
430 Main Avenue
Great for: vegetarian, vegan, dairy free, gluten free
It can be difficult to satisfy a pizza craving after you've gone dairy and gluten free, thankfully for Norwalk residents there is Savor. There is such a thing as gluten-free, dairy-free pizza--really! Savor is a fantastic pizza place that not only offers typical pizzas but also a ton of vegetarian, dairy free, and gluten free selections. Their pizzas are made with natural and organic ingredients, many of which are locally sourced, making their pies a tasty meal that you can feel great about.
Other great nearby options include Saffron Indian Cuisine, Mumbai Rasoi, and The Spread. Eating with special considerations can be tough but between fantastic farmers markets and all these great restaurants, Norwalk residents have it pretty easy!
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Loyalty programme
Association of RISEBA graduates is developing a special loyalty programme with discounts for various services and products as well as special offers from the programme partners. Loyalty card owners will have an opportunity to purchase products and services at very special prices.
Enterprises are also welcome to participate in the loyalty programme. Send an e-mail to [email protected] if you wish to receive programme partner offer.
Offer for RISEBA Alumni
ESMT Berlin Update - Master's in Management (MIM) Program Excellent work opportunities and scholarships for top graduates of the RISEBA University.
More about programme: here.


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Managing Agents Effectively in Data-Driven World
Part 4: CHALLENGES WITH DATA, DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS
Data is only useful when it's clean and well organized. It also needs to be accessible and robust enough to be useful in delivering actionable insights.
In this segment, Karlyn takes a high-level view at the four key steps an insurance company needs to take to effectively utilize data in analytics. She then provides more detail into each step and shows how insights derived from analytics can lead to better management of their distribution channel.


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Hello Tri-University Community!
Welcome to the Tri-University Blog. As the TUGSA executive, we are excited by this move and hope that it will improve communication about what is happening in the Tri-University community.
TUGSA was created in 2008 to help bring together the graduate students from the three universities of the Tri-U. We have three goals for our organization: foster the student community, maintain communication between the three departments and their students, and strengthen the connections between the three universities. We hold a variety of different social and academic events throughout the year. The events rotate Waterloo and Guelph so that every student has an equal opportunity to attend.
We have one Co-President from each university. Joseph A. Buscemi is the representative for Waterloo, Marjorie Hopkins is the representative for Guelph, and Matt Wiseman is the representative for Wilfrid Laurier. Together we form the TUGSA Executive. TUGSA also works with the Tri-University Director, Dr. Linda Mahood, to improve the student experience as well as relaying any student issues about the Tri-University program.
If you wish to contact us, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you have any issues or questions about the program, or if you want to get more involved with TUGSA, please let us know.
Upcoming TUGSA Events
November 5 – Topics on Tap – WLU
December 4 – Holiday Event – Waterloo
Jan 21 – Topics on Tap – Guelph
TBA – Curling – Details coming soon
March 18 – Topics on Tap and TUGSA Elections – UW
April 24 – Year End Event – Guelph


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Judgment: National Highways Authority of India v BSC-RBM-PATI Joint Venture
Citation: O.M.P. No. 518/2016
Court: The High Court of Delhi
Coram: Deepa Sharma, J.
Date: 22 September 2019
Overview: A petition was filed against an interim award passed by an arbitrator whereby; a certain sum was payable along with interest at 12% per annum compounded monthly. It was alleged that the award interim award suffered from patently illegalityand hence, was against the public policyof India.
Issue: (1) Whether the Order of the Arbitrator amounts to granting interest upon interest?
(2) Whether an Arbitrator can grant compound interest?
(3) Whether grant of compound interest is against the public policy?
Factual Background: The petitioner had entered into a contract with the respondent for strengthening of an existing two-lane pavement. During the execution of the work, certain disputes arose between the parties and the arbitration clause was invoked by the Respondent for non-payment of certain sums. The petitioner admitted that certain amount was payable to the respondent. On the basis of this admission, the arbitral Tribunal passed an interim award by virtue of which the petitioner was to pay a certain sum to the respondent along with an interest of 12 per cent per annum compounded monthly from the due date till the date of payment. The award has been challenged by the petitioner on the ground that it was impermissible to award interest on interest, as it is violative of section 31(7) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and section 3(3) of the Interest Act, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as "the Interest Act").
(1) The court first assessed section 31(7) of the Act as decided in the case of State of Haryana v M/s. S.L. Arora[1]where the Supreme Court held that clause (a) and (b) of section 31(7) are independent of each other. In regard to pre-award period, interest has to be awarded as specified in the contract and in the absence of contract as per discretion of the Arbitral Tribunal. Whereas, in regard to the post-award period, interest is payable as per the discretion of the Arbitral Tribunal and in the absence of exercise of such discretion, at a mandatory statutory rate of 18 per cent per annum.
The court held that, in the present case the parties had agreed to payment of 12% per annum interest compounded monthly in case of default in payment as per the contract. Hence, the learned arbitrator was bound by the covenant of the agreement. This interest was levied on the admitted principal amount for pre-award period. Further, since the interest is awarded as principle sum, it could not be said that interest upon interest was awarded. This part of the award therefore does not suffer with any illegality.
The petitioner has also disputed the illegality of amount of interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum compounded monthly for the post-award period. In this regard, the court held that it is a well settled principle of law is that Arbitrator is empowered under section 31(7)(b) of the Act to grant interest for the post-award period as per his discretion even in the absence of any agreement for grant of interest. The arbitrator is not bound by the terms of agreement between parties while exercising this discretion. However, the discretion of the arbitrator has to be guided by some principal of law and if the Arbitrator takes cue from the agreed terms between the parties, it cannot be said he has improperly exercised his jurisdiction.
(2) The learned counsel for the petitioner argued that the arbitrator cannot award compound interest and has placed reliance on section 3 of the Interest Act. The court dismissed this contention on the ground that section 3 of the Interest Act deals with the grant of interest for the period from the date of cause of action to the date of institution of the proceedings and does not deal with the period for grant of interest during post-award period.
The court stated that section 28(3) of the Act clearly stipulates that arbitrators while passing an award shall give due credence to the terms of the agreement as well as the usage of the trade. In the present case as per terms of agreement, parties had agreed to the payment of interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum compounded monthly. It further noted that section 34 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908clearly lays down that in commercial transactions, while awarding the interest for post-decree period, the courts can grant the interest as per the contractual rate not exceeding the contractual rate of interest.
The arbitral award is also a decree under the amended Arbitration Act of 1996. Therefore, in this case the learned Arbitrator while exercising its discretion for grant of post-award interest had based its discretion on the contractual obligation regarding rate of interest, and thus this exercise of discretion is in consonance of provisions of Section 34 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908.Therefore, there is no prohibition under the law upon Arbitrator to grant post-award interest on the basis of agreed contractual rate of interest.
(3) The court took que from the case of Central Bank of India v Ravindra[2], where the Constitution Bench of the Supreme court, summarised the legal position regarding compound interest. The Supreme court held that the practice is permissible, legal and judicially upheld excepting when superseded by legislation. Since there is no legislation against the levy of compound interest, it follows that the interim award does not suffers from any illegality.
Thecourt dismissed the petition as it was devoid of any merit. This case holds that a contract for compound interest is not against the public policy of India as levy of compound interest in itself is not patently illegal.


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Scarborough Wombarra Surf Lifesaving club is mourning the loss of valued long-time member Dave Denton.
Dave (57) dedicated much of his life to surf lifesaving, devoting 27 years of service to clubs throughout the Illawarra- with much of that time devoted to Scarborough Wombarra where he served on the committee for 25 years, and continued patrolling as long as he could.
Dave sadly lost his fight with cancer last week.
The funeral will be held at 2.00 PM on Monday May 21 at Parsons Funeral Home, Bulli
In lieu of flowers, David had asked donations be made to The Chris O'Brien Life House
After the funeral, the wake is to be held at the Bulli-Woonona RSL Club.
tributes have been posted on facebook for this valued clubman and community member-
Rest In Peace- Dave Denton.
A great human who dedicated so much of his time and energy into our community over multiple generations. His work at Scarborough-Wombarra Surf Club and the local Surf Lifesaving movement will be deeply missed.


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Leadership opportunities at OCPS are available on an as-need basis. Our mission is to hire leaders who can align with the OCPS Mission and Vision. If your passion is leading in the field of education, apply today!
OCPS is not your cookie cutter school system. We actively seek and recruit the most passionate leaders on a national level. Our recruitment team attends events across the country to meet promising leaders, and assist them in securing employment with Orange County Public Schools.
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Sri Lanka and Nepal are to start direct flights between Colombo and Kathmandu. Attention was focused on this matter during the discussions held between Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake and Nepal Ambassador in Colombo Bishwamhar Piyakkurier held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently.
They also discussed the measures to further strengthen trade and cultural relations between the two countries


text: Introduction: Cytokines production as one of the inflammatory pathways in CNS is responsible for most brain damages following ischemia. On the other hand, during inflammation and brain ischemia, most of the renin- angiotensin components (RAS) increase locally. While it is established that blockade of RAS especially AT1 receptors has a protective effect on ischemia, the interaction of cytokines and angiotensin II is not well understood. This study was designed to investigate the effect of angiotensin II inhibitor on cytokine production as well as brain edema. Method: Fifty-four male mice were randomly divided into 5 groups of normal, Sham operated, ischemia, Pretreatment with enalapril (high dose), and Pretreatment with enalapril (low dose) for the measurement of IL-IB and TNF-α in the brain and blood serum by ELIZA method. Results: Ischemia caused a significant increase in water content and neurological deficit scores as well as cytokine levels. Treatment with enalapril had paradoxical effect on ischemia. In high dose, 85% of the animals showed convulsion after reperfusion. The IL-1 in serum and neurological deficit scores of this group were high, in accordance with clinical signs. In contrast, the low dose of enalapril, had protective effect on ischemia. It caused a significant reduction in brain concentration of both IL-1 and TNF- (P<0.05) and improved significantly the neurological deficit scores and brain water content as well. (P<0.05). Conclusion: Enalapril as an ACE inhibitor, has a dual effect on stroke. At low dose, it has a protective role at least in part by suppressing the local production of pro-inflammatory cytokines while, at high dose, it increases the inflammation by an unknown mechanism. K


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Hey curvy girls all over the world,
Exciting news everyone. For the second time, I was featured in the Ashley Stewart Blogger campaign for their new summer August collection. This campaign was in collaboration with Plus Model Magazine. Ashley Stewart extended sizes campaign has stylishly evolved ever since their debut last year. This year, they teamed up with plus size bloggers again to debut their new summer collection.
You can see the full campaign in Plus Model Magazine's August issue. Plus Model Magazine's August issue also features model and blogger Essie Golden on the cover.
I had so much fun shooting the Ashley Stewart Extended Sizes campaign. We were styled by friend to the blog and celebrity stylist Meaghan O'Connor of Little Lime Dress.
I got to wear a gorgeous colorblocked strapless body con dress.
Ashley Stewart Colorblock Bandage Dress
Blogger Farah from Estrella Fashion Report was also part of the campaign
Shop their pieces HERE
And so was Beck from Manfattan. Shop Beck's look HERE
You cam checkout the complete August issue of Plus Model Magazine HERE


text: b. Charleston, Western Virginia, USA. Country singer-songwriter Proctor spent most of the 90s working behind the scenes in Nashville before finally being given the chance to launch her own recording career in 2004. Proctor grew up in Charleston and participated in pop talent shows as a youngster, but by her late teens had begun to graduate towards country music. She began writing her own material and joined a country band, gaining experience playing on the local festival scene. At the same time Proctor was making frequent trips to Nashville in an attempt to obtain a publishing deal, and eventually ended up moving to the capital of country music. She formed a band with her husband Rob Byus and Blake Shelton but by the end of the decade was divorced and no further along in her attempts to gain a recording contract. Undaunted by the constant rejection Proctor continued to write songs and enjoyed a few minor successes when artists such as the Lynns and Sonya Isaacs began recording her compositions. She finally made her major breakthrough at the start of the new millennium when Martina McBride took 'Where Would You Be', composed by Proctor and Rick Ferrell, to the upper regions of the country charts. Unsurprisingly, Proctor was given a warmer reception by record labels and signed a solo recording contract with BNA Records, who had already rejected her twice previously. Where I Belong, a pleasant mainstream country album produced by Chris Lindsey, was released in 2004.


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It Is True That A Mixture Of Black And White Is Of A Cool Hue Because
black is not a primary colour, but a compound of the three primary
colours in which blue predominates, a predominance which is rendered
more sensible when black is diluted with white. As to the colour of the
sky, in which light and shade are combined, that is likewise neutral,
and never blue except by contrast; thus, the more the light of the sun
partakes of a golden or orange hue, and the more parched and burnt the
earth is, the bluer appears the sky, as in Italy and all hot countries.
In England, where the sun is cooler, and a perpetual verdure reigns,
infusing blue latently into the landscape, the sky is warmer and nearer
to neutrality, partaking of a diversity of greys, which beautifully
melodize with blue as their key, and harmonize with the light and
landscape. Therefore the colour of the sky is always a contrast to the
direct and reflected light of the scene: if this light were of a rose
colour, the neutral of the sky would be converted into green, or if
purple, the sky would become yellow. Similarly would it be in all cases,
according to the laws of chromatic equivalence and contrast, as may be
often seen in the openings of coloured clouds at the rising and setting
of the sun.
In art, blue is apt to be discordant in juxtaposition with green, and
less so with purple, both which are cool colours; consequently blue
It Is The Archeus Or Prime Colour Of The Tertiary Citrine; Jaune De Mars Jaune De Fer Iron Yellow &c Is An Artificially


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WWT Consulting's important work in Dubai appears in Waterlife
As you may already have heard, we are working for the Dubai Municipality developing a brand new wetland centre. We are currently working on the detailed designs for habitats, indoor and outdoor interpretation, exhibits and other exciting elements.
Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary is the nation's first Ramsar wetland site and covers 634 hectares in the heart of Dubai. This wildlife sanctuary supports more than 20,000 waterbirds and is a critical stopping-off point for birds using the East African-West Asian flyway.
The latest edition of 'Waterlife', the magazine of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, features more information on the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary and our work in Dubai. The article can be viewed online here.


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Liberal anti-Semites in Egypt
By AMR BARGISI AND SAMUEL TADROS
In Cairo, the visiting delegates will be hosted by the Al-Gabha, or Democratic Front Party. Western liberals (in the old-fashioned sense of that word) are always delighted to discover like-minded people in the Third World, and perhaps nowhere more so than in Arab countries. Yet, at least in Egypt, there's a dirty little secret about these self-described liberal parties: They are, for the most part, virulently anti-Semitic, sometimes opportunistically but just as often out of deeply-held rancorous convictions.
Consider the case of Sekina Fouad, a well-known journalist who also serves as the DFP's vice president. In an article published earlier this year, Ms. Fouad dismisses any distinction between Jews and Israelis, the reason for which is "the extremity of the doctrine of arrogance, distinctiveness and condescension [the Jews] set out from and seek to achieve by all means, and on top of which blood, killing, terrorizing and frightening." She corroborates this argument with an alleged statement by "President" Benjamin Franklin, asking Americans to expel Jews since they are "like locusts, never to get on a green land without leaving it deserted and barren."
Nor is Ms. Fouad some kind of outlier in the Egyptian liberal movement. Take Ayman Nour, who contested the 2005 presidential election under the banner of his own party and was subsequently jailed for nearly four years, becoming something of a cause célèbre among Western officials, journalists and human-rights activists.
Immediately after his release earlier this year, he attended a celebration organized by opposition groups-including the Muslim Brotherhood-in the northern city of Port Said, commemorating "the first battalion of volunteers from the Egyptian People setting off to fight the Jews in 1948." The word "Jews" was stressed in bolded black lettering on the otherwise blue and red banner hanging above the conference panel. Yet far from trying to distance himself from that message, Mr. Nour got into the spirit of the conference, talking not only about his solidarity with Palestinians but also "the value of standing up to this enemy, behind which lies all evils, conspiracies, and threats that are spawned against Egypt."
Then there is the case of Egypt's oldest "liberal" party, Al-Wafd, whose eponymous daily newspaper is one of Egypt's most active platforms for anti-Semitism. Following President Obama's conciliatory Cairo speech to the Muslim world, columnist Ahmed Ezz El-Arab faulted Mr. Obama for insisting that the Holocaust was an actual historical event and gave nine historical "proofs" that it had never happened. He concluded that "the evil Jewish lies succeeded in creating an atmosphere of hatred for Germans that resulted in the death of millions."
These examples are, sadly, just the tip of an iceberg. What makes them all the more remarkable is that, contrary to stereotype, they do not have particularly ancient roots in Egypt. Until Egypt's Jews were expelled by Gamal Abdel Nasser in the 1950s and '60s, Egypt had a millennia-old, thriving Jewish community. As late as the 1930s, Jewish politicians occupied ministerial posts in Egyptian governments and participated in nationalist politics.
Westerners, who tend to treat Arabs with a condescension masked as "understanding," may be quick to dismiss all this as a function of anger at Israeli policies and therefore irrelevant to the development of liberal politics in the Arab world. Yet a liberal movement that winds up espousing the kind of anti-Semitism that would have done the Nazis proud is, quite simply, not liberal. That's something the visiting delegates should know before they come to Cairo. More importantly, it's something the Arab world's genuine liberals need to understand before they once again commit moral suicide.