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CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 17, 2014 -- Life Technologies Corporation today announces the launch of Lipofectamine® 3000, the company's most efficient and versatile transfection reagent for nucleic acid delivery in the broadest spectrum of cell lines. The product increases efficiency up to 10-fold in difficult-to-transfect cells, which is key for researchers working with more biologically relevant cell models.
"Its superior transfection efficiency, coupled with the reduction of cytotoxicity-associated cell alteration, provides consistent results and more significant experiments," said Rui Eduardo Castro, Ph.D., Av. Professor Gama Pinto, University of Lisbon, who studies the pathogenesis of human non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD). "This leads simply to better research."
Working with biologically relevant cell models provides researchers with more meaningful answers to their research questions. The lack of lipid-based transfection products that efficiently transfect these cell types has challenged researchers for many years. To overcome these obstacles, Lipofectamine 3000 is designed to optimize every step in the transfection process and deliver superior performance and improved cell viability in hard-to-transfect cells researchers care about.
"The greatest benefit we've seen is its versatility. In some cases, it can even replace electroporation, which improves the power of experiments and the ability to make meaningful comparisons," says Natasha Roark, Scientist, Synthetic Biology, Research and Development at Life Technologies. "Lipofectamine 3000 greatly simplifies my workflow, in part, because the viability that I've experienced post transfection has been much better. This allows me to get it right the first time."
Uma Lakshmipathy, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Cell Biology at Life Technologies, said: "Lipofectamine 3000 challenges the notion that reagent-based methods are ineffective in delivering large reprogramming vectors by enabling efficient reprogramming of skin fibroblasts with Life Technologies' Epi5 Episomal iPSC Reprogramming Kit, therefore providing an easier and streamlined workflow for human iPSC generation."
For more information on Lipofectamine 3000, visit: www.lifetechnologies.com/3000
Lipofectamine 3000 is for Research Use Only, not intended for diagnostic purposes.
About Life Technologies
Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) is a global biotechnology company that is committed to providing the most innovative products and services to leading customers in the fields of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. With a presence in more than 180 countries, the company's portfolio of 50,000 end-to-end solutions is secured by more than 5,000 patents and licenses that span the entire biological spectrum -- scientific exploration, molecular diagnostics, 21st century forensics, regenerative medicine and agricultural research. Life Technologies has approximately 10,000 employees and had sales of $3.8 billion in 2012.
Life Technologies' Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements about our anticipated results that involve risks and uncertainties. Some of the information contained in this press release, including, but not limited to, statements as to industry trends and Life Technologies' plans, objectives, expectations and strategy for its business, contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. When used, the words "believe," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "target," "estimate," "expect" and the like, and/or future tense or conditional constructions ("will," "may," "could," "should," etc.), or similar expressions, identify certain of these forward-looking statements. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are detailed in filings made by Life Technologies with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Life Technologies undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.


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The Crazy Fish Vibro Worm is extremely soft and flexible, which ensures it will work efficiently with any type of retrieve. Whether hopped or crawled along the bottom, swam through midwater or buzzed across the surface, this lure will give you tremendous action. It's slender body shape means that the Vibro Worm is equally effective whether fished on a jig head, or rigged weedless on a wide gape hook (see rigging examples above). Each lure is also scented for extra attraction, 5pcs per pack.
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See what NCSF's CP groups *really* think about NCSF....
By NCSF Coalition Partners across the nation
NCSF Outreach Committee Member & CP Rep for L.A.D.s.
When asked to write an article about NCSF over the past 10 years from the CP (Coalition Partner) Representatives' perspective, it was only logical to share that honor with my fellow CP Reps. There are currently 51 Coalition partner groups throughout the country. The intent of this article was not to prepare a graduate thesis; therefore those that contributed understood that we would have to prune their generous comments to avoid being redundant. We are sharing important points that are echoed by many so that all can know about NCSF and what it means to the various and diverse groups throughout the country and the individuals that they represent.
We have compiled some of the many responses to a questionnaire distributed to our CP Reps. Only those that generously consented to sharing them publicly, are being used. NCSF is very grateful to all the CP Reps for their continued support of the NCSF Mission and to those who took the time to offer their honest experience by participating in this 10th Anniversary Historical Retrospective from the CP perspective. We all learn from the experience of those that have gone before us. Together we grow, find strength and achieve progress.
When asked to write her comments for this article, Susan Wright (the founder of NCSF) shared her vision regarding the governance of the organization and why she instituted the concept of Coalition Partners. The balance of this article contains Susan Wright's comments followed by those of various and diverse CP Reps from around the country.
"NCSF was the first national advocacy organization for the BDSM subculture. Rather than appointing a board of individuals to set policy and run the group, we are made up of a national coalition. In order to be directly responsive to our constituents, we had to rely on a broad-based coalition of the educational and social groups that formed the foundation of our communities. So I made NCSF a coalition of these groups; they determine our strategy and goals because their groups consist of the people we serve. We rely on our Coalition Partners to spread the word about NCSF's resources for community members, and to relay information to NCSF about the needs of the community".
- Susan Wright, NCSF Founder
Why does your group support NCSF?
"NCSF has provided support and assistance to groups, businesses and individuals being treated unfairly for their alternative sexual and/or relationship interests. They provide education to health care workers and law enforcement and others around the country and distribute educational material to those in our community".
- caryl, Club X CP Rep, San Diego, CA *2001 –
"NCSF does critical work and advocacy in support of the interests of TES and its community. They are better equipped to deal with some of the larger issues".Â
- Mark Richards, The Eulenspiegel Society (TES) CP Rep, New York, NY *1997
"We are not a political or activist group, so we like that NCSF can do this work".Â
- Lolita Wolf, Lesbian Sex Mafia CP Rep, New York, NY *2001
"NCSF is the only national organization that is committed to defending our rights. Our lifestyle is so poorly understood and misrepresented in the media. We cannot count on other organizations, including the ACLU and various Gay/Bi/Lesbian advocacy groups".Â
- Gary McMillen, Society of Janus CP Rep, San Francisco, CA *1997
"NCSF is an important part of the sex positive community".Â
- Allena Gabosch, The Center For Sex Positive Culture CP Rep, Seattle, WA
"NCSF is the only national organization providing incident response to individuals, businesses and organizations in the leather community. It is also the only group doing media work on our behalf".Â
- Glenda Rider, FIST CP Rep, Baltimore, MD *1999
"NCSF is the best way for the diverse kink community to face the hostile aspects of our government and contend with those who wish to slander and negatively attack our lifestyle".Â
- Daniel Kitchen, GMSMA CP Rep, New York, NY *1997
"NCSF is a central point for various individuals and organizations to unify, under the common goal of freedom to indulge in consensual alternative lifestyles and practices, sans persecution or prosecution. It provides validation, support, protection and information regarding our rights and how to protect them, when or if they are ever threatened".Â
- Mistress Lisa, Los Angeles Dommes and subs (LADs) CP Rep, Los Angeles, CA
How has NCSF supported your group and its members?
"NCSF supported our group during the San Diego Six court cases of 1999/2000. Once the press releases started getting sent all over the country by Club X, NCSF contacted our group and was able to help give advice on strategy with law enforcement and press releases. They also helped in vetting Club X and letting people all over know that, yes, this was a valid group with a valid problem that was deserving of help".Â
- caryl, Club X CP Rep, San Diego, CA *2001
"NCSF's advice and help were critical in successfully dealing with problems surrounding our 30th anniversary event (TES 30). It was key in successfully dealing with law enforcement and regulatory authorities at this and subsequent TES events".Â
- Mark Richards, The Eulenspiegel Society (TES) CP Rep, New York, N.Y. *1997
"NCSF has supported Black BEAT since our inception by sending representatives to our events, providing us with informational material to give to our members and are always there if we have questions".Â
- Ivolee, Black BEAT, Baltimore CP Rep, Maryland *2002
"We have worked with Susan Wright on numerous press releases and strategies involving issues like overturning Cendant's** (6,500 hotels) "Controversial Guest" policy, writing the "Alternative Events" policy for Marriott Corp** (2,900 properties) and Intercontinental Hotels** (3,800 hotels). NCSF also helped us with the cancellation of "Fetish in the Fall" interviews on 20/20, Oprah, CNN, Fox News & other national news media, Raids on "swing clubs" all across the country, creation of a LEOP (Legal Education Opportunity Program) for swing clubs and much more".Â
- Bob Hannaford, French Connection Events CP Rep, New Orleans, LA *2004
"NCSF came to the aid of our founder when her business was shut down by Baltimore City for zoning violations in 1998. They were part of a successful team effort to get Play House reopened. Members of our group have also availed themselves of KAP referral information".Â
- Glenda Rider, FIST CP Rep, Baltimore, MD *1999
"NCSF has been there to support members of the BDSM, Leather and Fetish community in San Francisco. The most recent example being the attempt by local "neighborhood activists" to interfere with the sale of the National Guard Armory Building to kink.com".Â
- Gary McMillen, Society of Janus CP Rep, San Francisco, CA *1997
"Members use the NCSF for incident responses and also we've had NCSF reps do educational events for us".Â
- Allena Gabosch, The Center For Sex Positive Culture CP Rep, Seattle, WA
What does NCSF mean to you, as a CP Rep?
"NCSF is an organization which can do the work necessary to keep us informed about the social and political events and opinions in our country as they relate to kink and other alternative sex practices. It is also a group that is an agent for change and progress in the struggle for acceptance of who we are and how we love".Â
- Glenda Rider, FIST CP Rep, Baltimore, MD *1999
"NCSF is a much needed resource that always points us in the right direction".Â
- Ivolee, Black BEAT CP Rep, Baltimore, Maryland *2002
"As we get further into what I see as a sex positive renaissance this country needs organizations like NCSF to be there as there will be pushback from the right for many more years to come.Â
- Allena Gabosch, The Center For Sex Positive Culture CP Rep, Seattle, WA
"NCSF offers the hope of a continued fight against sexual repression, anti sex laws, adoption of restrictive zoning and permit language and help with press releases, public awareness and media consultation".Â
- Bob Hannaford, French Connection Events CP Rep, New Orleans, LA *2004
"NCSF means activism and advocacy that both supplements and transcends the efforts of our individual organizations in supporting the choices and lifestyles of consenting adults".Â
- Mark Richards, The Eulenspiegel Society (TES) CP Rep, New York, N.Y.
"NCSF gives us the ways and means to protect our members, programs, events and freedom to be who we area".Â
- Master Z, Leather SINS, NFP CP Rep, Chicago, IL *2003
"NCSF provides the best opportunity for all of us from a diverse backgrounds to organize and fight together for our constitutional rights to free sexual expression".
- Daniel Kitchen, GMSMA CP Rep, New York, NY *1997
"NCSF has provided me with the opportunity to meet and work with dozens of dedicated activists from around the country, to learn about some of the issues facing their communities, and to participate if finding solutions".
- Gary McMillen, Society of Janus CP Rep, San Francisco, CA *1997
What do the CP Reps hope to see in the future for NCSF?
We had similar responses by many. Some wanted NCSF to identify specific legal issues and/or government policy that concern us and then to have lobbyists work to effect changes in legislation to enable us to achieve our goals. Everyone seemed to want to see a stronger membership with more revenue, so we can have a full time staff for the organization's operation and growth, since it is fueled predominantly by volunteers. Some suggested that_ NCSF _ (https://ncsfreedom.org/) have its own event. Many desire involvement of more alternative lifestyle advocacy groups and envision NCSF continuing to be the first place people come for help.
In Summation
"NCSF has been essential to the progress, however small and hard won, that the BDSM, Leather and Fetish communities have made towards social acceptance in the last ten years. It has also helped thousands of people deal with the challenges society has thrown at them, such as legal problems with zoning, child custody, assault, battery and kidnapping charges or social issues like job loss or being thrown out of their homes by a landlord who doesn't like their lifestyle. NCSF has always been willing to help with referrals, media assistance and moral support. Given our country's drift toward a more conservative environment over the last ten years I shudder to think where our people would be if NCSF hadn't been doing this critical work on our behalf".
- Glenda Rider, FIST CP Rep, Baltimore, MD *1999
* The year that the organization joined NCSF
** Corporations that own popular hotel chains


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Francis Galton (1822-1911)
Galton was a prolific researcher in a wide range of disciplines, most notably in aspects of human evolution. A cousin of Charles Darwin, Galton was inspired by the theory of evolution outlined in Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) to carry out his own investigations in the fields of heredity and biological variation - particularly in regard to the human species. Galton's work in this area would form the basis of the philosophy he named eugenics in 1883.
A well-travelled Victorian gentleman, schooled in both mathematics and medicine, Galton developed a lifelong interest in studying variations in human ability. He was convinced that these variations were a product of biological inheritance, rather than simply a matter of upbringing. Some of his earliest research was based on the obituary entries in The Times, through which he traced what he saw as superior human qualities being passed down through generations of Europe's most eminent men. By contrast he suggested that weak, inferior and even dangerous characteristics were also being passed down from parents to children - most obviously, in his eyes, in the poorer sections of society and within certain races.
Galton's theory was set out in his book Hereditary Genius, published in 1869. These observations were manifested in both positive eugenics, whereby human breeding was manipulated to produce superior people, and negative eugenics, where the quality of the human race was improved by eliminating or excluding biologically inferior people from the breeding population.
This book sparked the beginnings of what became a eugenics movement, which would campaign for various methods of intervention to improve the biological make-up of the species. Galton himself proposed that limitations should be imposed on breeding amongst those he considered 'feeble-minded'. However, he may well have been horrified by some of the measures proposed, and in some cases implemented, in the name of eugenics by the worldwide movement that developed in his wake. These included programmes of compulsory sterilisation in some European countries and several states of America in the early 1900s, and the killing of thousands of disabled patients in Nazi Germany from the late 1930s. Many of the latter were gassed in chambers disguised as showers rooms - providing a chilling foretaste of the Holocaust a few years later.
Related Themes and Topics
Related links
Techniques and Technologies:
M Brookes, Extreme Measures: The Dark Visions and Bright Ideas of Francis Galton (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004)
M Bulmer, Francis Galton: Pioneer of Heredity and Biometry (Balitmore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003)
F Galton, Essays in Eugenics, (orig. 1909) (Honolulu: University Press of the Pacific, 2004)
F Galton, Hereditary Genius: An Inquiry into its Laws and Consequences, (orig. 1865) (New York: Prometheus Books, 2005)
The study of human improvement by selective breeding, founded in the 1800s by English scientist Sir Francis Galton. Widely discredited after its use by the Nazi regime.


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Today, I'm sharing two pictures. The first is of my dad, Arthur P. Yarborough, Sr., with an athletic team at Nash County Training School, where he attended high school. My dad had left Louisburg and moved to Nash county to live with his uncle, Dr. William Lawrence Green. From what I can gather, young Arthur may have been starting to get a little too rambunctious for his widowed mother to handle alone, so she sent him off to live with her brother and his family, where he would be under the hand (probably literally) of a man. :)
I've grown up seeing this picture all my life, but never asked about it. I've always assumed it to be a basketball team, but recently, upon inspecting the photo more carefully, I took note of the fact that all of the guys, except for my dad (#10), were wearing knee pads. Also, there are only four on the team (if this is a complete picture),and the guys' shorts have belt-loops on them. All of this has led me to wonder if perhaps this might've been another type of team, and not basketball, as I'd been thinking. My guess is that it could have been a wrestling team. I don't recall ever hearing my dad talk of wrestling, but then again, he never really talked about his high school years at all. I do know that my second-oldest brother, Henry, wrestled in high school, and my dad was really "into" it, so....
If anyone has ideas about either of these pictures, feel free to comment. I imagine the first one will be easier for me to find out about than the second, if I can ever get hold of a yearbook from my dad's alma mater. Thanks for reading!


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Graduate Certificate In Pastoral Ministry
The Graduate Certificate Option includes core theology courses, ministerial formation and advising support. The program is both academic and pastoral in approach and is designed for people who wish to integrate theology and practice.
The Graduate Certificate is an excellent option for those who want to study theology and pastoral ministry at the graduate level, but who may not want (or need) to complete a full MA degree. Graduates may choose to complete the full degree at a later date.
The Graduate Certificate Option consists of 20 credit hours in specified courses in the MAPM track, Mentoring, supervised Field Education, theological reflection and a Project in Ministry. The ministerial formation components are described here. Ministerial Formation
The outstanding Graduate Certificate faculty is drawn from the seminary faculty and from diocesan leadership positions. Evening and Saturday morning courses meet once each week for 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Graduate Certificate Option Courses:
First Year
LPB 301 Old Testament (2 credits)
LPH 302 Church History (2 credits)
LPP 305 The Art of Effective Communication (1 credit)
LPB 302 New Testament (2 credits)
LPP 450 Using Scripture in Parish Ministry (1 credit)
LPS 403 Fundamental Moral Theology (2 credits)
Second Year
PS 302 Christology (2 credits)
LPS 414 Catholic Social Doctrine (2 credits)
LPA 400 Theological Foundations of Apostolic Service (1 credit Independent Research)
LPS 303 Ecclesiology (2 credits)
LPS 401 Sacramental Theology (2 credits)
+ Choice of One:
- LPP 451 Praying with Scripture
- LPS 342 Contemporary Issues in Moral Theology
- LPS 304 Ecclesiology of the Domestic Church
- LPS 321 RCIA and Sacramental Preparation
- LPS 420 Evangelization and Mission for Pastoral Ministers
- LPS 306 Communication in the Digital World
Additional Program Components:
- 40 Hours of Mentoring
- 100 Hours of Field Education
- Theological Reflection I and II
- Project in Ministry
- Attendance at Yearly Retreat or Day of Reflection
Completion of this program leaves 13 credit hours remaining for the full MAPM.
The completed Graduate Certificate fulfills the prerequisites for application to the Permanent Diaconate formation for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Courses may be applied to certification or continuing education for catechists, Directors of Religious Education and Youth and Young Adult Ministers.
By taking 4-5 credit hours per semester, it is possible to complete the Graduate Certificate in 2 years. Participants wishing to serve the Church in a public capacity, or who are discerning a call to the permanent diaconate must be in full communion with the Catholic Church and able to minister fruitfully and faithfully within the structure of the hierarchical Church. Members of other faith traditions are welcome to apply to the program, understanding that the theology and pastoral ministry reflects the stance and teachings of the Catholic Church.
The Graduate Certificate Option classes are part of the MAPM curriculum and meet at the main campus in Mount Washington.
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The Bachelor. Sunday evenings with my little sister, pizza and brownies.
Current nail color:
I was really into Commander in Chic from Sally Hensen for a while, but lately I've been summoning spring and sporting brighter colors. Mint Sorbet is an all time fav. Yellow is currently on my toes.
Current read:
B and I are just about done with this book. We started it a few weeks ago and read a chapter or a few pages together when we can in the evenings. Don't judge it by it's cover. People tend to. Here is what it is essentially about:
- A greater sense of purpose for your life together
- A deeper understanding of God's plan for your marriage
- A more intimate connection with your spouse
- Richer purity in your lives
- A lasting legacy for your future
- Open communication in your marriage
- True oneness as a couple
Crystal Light in "Energy" Strawberry. I drink two a day. One in the morning, one mid-day. The rest of the day is water and a ton of it. I love water.
Current food:
I'm a pizza lover. Forever and Always. Amen.
Current favorite show:
Greys Anatomy is the one show I have to watch every week.
{aside from the Bachelor}
Current wish list:
I wish I had a maid. For real. It would be awesome to let someone else worry about picking up and cleaning so I could just spend that time with my family.
Current needs:
I need to finish a couple of projects. But first I need to find the right paint.
Current weather:
Current triumphs:
Current bane of my existence:
Laundry. Forever and Always. Amen.
Current blessing:
B is off today. I love when he is home with us.
Current excitement:
We let Asher play hookie today and we're headed to the Rodeo! Bella is pretty excited to wear the cowboy hat I bought her yesterday at Target. Seriously, how could I tell her no?
Current website:
Pandora. Adele. I'm about to go clean the kitchen and I like to turn up some good music when I start cleaning.
Have a great weekend friends. See you on Monday for Bits of Splendor Monday!!!


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Audit (A-06-10-00048)
Review of Medicare Payments Exceeding Charges for Outpatient Services Processed by TriSpan but Transitioned to Pinnacle in Jurisdiction 7 for the Period January 1,2006, Through June 30, 2009
Executive Summary
Our audit found that 768 of 1,157 selected line items for which Trispan made Medicare payments to providers for outpatient services during the period January 2006 through June 2009 were incorrect. The line items included items totaling approximately $2.4 million, which the providers had not refunded by the beginning of our audit. Providers refunded overpayments on 33 line items totaling $556,000 before our fieldwork. The remaining 356 line items were correct.
Medicare uses an outpatient prospective payment system to pay certain outpatient providers. In this method of reimbursement, the Medicare payment is not based on the amount that the provider charges. Billed charges generally exceed the amount that Medicare pays the provider. Therefore, a Medicare payment that significantly exceeds the billed charges is likely to be an overpayment.
The deficiencies in the 768 incorrect line items included (1) incorrect units of service, (2) unallowable services, (3) Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes that did not reflect the procedure performed, and (5) a lack of supporting documents.
We recommended that Pinnacle (1) ensure that the $2.4 million had been recovered, (2) implement system edits that identify line item payments that exceed billed charges by a prescribed amount, and (3) use the results of this audit in its provider education activities. In its comments, Pinnacle said that all adjustments had been processed and collections completed.
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About Recovery
Recovery System
OS X Recovery includes a built in set of utilities as part of the Recovery System. You can use OS X Recovery to do the following:
- Restore your Mac from a Time Machine backup.
- Verify and repair connected drives using Disk Utility.
- Check your Internet connection or get help online using Safari.
- Install or reinstall OS X.
To start your computer from Recovery, restart your Mac and hold down the Command and R keys at startup.
Hold these keys until the Apple logo appears. After your computer finishes starting up, you should see a desktop with an OS X menu bar and an OS X Utilities window with the options listed above. If you see a login window or your own desktop instead of the Utilities window, it's possible that you didn't press Command-R early enough. Restart your computer and try again.
Choose the option you want to use from the Utilities window or the Utilities menu.
In order to reinstall OS X, you need to be connected to the Internet using Ethernet or Wi-Fi. If you're using a wireless Internet connection, click the Wi-Fi menu in the upper-right corner of the screen to select a nearby Wi-Fi network. Choose your preferred network name and enter a username and password to join the network if needed.
OS X Internet Recovery
Newer Macs include the ability to start up directly from an Internet-based version OS X Recovery. Your Mac automatically uses this feature when the Recovery System on the startup drive isn't available. For example, if your startup drive encounters an issue, or if your startup drive has been replaced or erased. Internet Recovery lets you start your Mac directly from Apple's servers. Starting up from this system performs a quick test of your memory and hard drive to check for hardware issues.
Internet Recovery initially asks you to select a Wi-Fi network and enter a network password when needed. Next, Internet Recovery downloads and starts from a Recovery System image. From there, you are offered the same utilities and options as the Recovery System on a startup drive.
Some Macs that came with OS X Snow Leopard can use Internet Recovery after installing OS X Lion or later and a software update.
Requirements for reinstalling OS X using Recovery
Reinstalling OS X using Recovery requires broadband access to the Internet using a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. OS X is downloaded over the Internet from Apple when OS X Recovery is used for reinstallation. You must use DHCP on your Wi-Fi or Ethernet network to reinstall OS X using OS X Recovery.
If you bought OS X from the Mac App Store, you may be prompted to enter the Apple ID and password you used to purchase OS X.
The time required to download OS X varies, depending on the speed of your Internet connection and the version of OS X you are installing. If your Internet connection has requirements or settings that are not supported by OS X Recovery, change the settings to a supported configuration for the duration of your OS X reinstall, or look for another place where you're permitted to access the Internet (like the home of a friend or family member, or possibly your place of employment with appropriate permission).
Supported network configurations and protocols
local Recovery System
Internet Recovery
PPPoE (where there is no router handling the PPPoE connection)
Captive-Networks (where you click an "Agree" button to access the Internet)
Proxies (where specific proxy servers must be configured in network preferences)
Certificate-based authentication / 802.1x
Which version of OS X is installed by OS X Recovery?
- If you use the Recovery System stored on your startup drive to reinstall OS X, it installs the most recent version of OS X previously installed on this computer.
- If you use Internet Recovery to reinstall OS X, it installs the version of OS X that originally came with your computer. After installation is finished, use the Mac App Store to install related updates or later versions of OS X that you have previously purchased.
Additional Information
Some drive partition configurations can result in the OS X Installer reporting that it cannot create a Recovery System. If this happens, you might want to quit the installation and create an external OS X hard drive with a Recovery System first. You can continue installing OS X on your computer's startup drive after creating an external Recovery System.
OS X Recovery must be present on the computer's startup drive in order to use FileVault full disk encryption. Using RAID partitions or non-standard Boot Camp partitions on the startup drive might prevent OS X from installing a local Recovery system. See "OS X: Some features of Mac OS X are not supported for the disk (volume name)" for more information.
OS X Recovery includes a version of Safari with links to resources at Apple's support website that you can use to get additional help. The network requirements listed above also apply to the version of Safari included with OS X Recovery. Plugins and Safari Extensions cannot be added to the version of Safari included with OS X Recovery.


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Skyforce Shake Off Shooting Woes To Dump Delaware
Two big buckets at the end of the game softened the blow of a poor shooting night. The shots in the clutch and tough defense over the final three minutes sent the Sioux Falls Skyforce over the Delaware 87ers 100-93 at the Sanford Pentagon on Friday night.
The stat at one time line read 6 of 35 from long range for Sioux Falls (13-7) as Delaware (3-19) packed the lane and sent the Skyforce outside for shots. However, the last two bombs went down one from DeAndre Liggins to give Sioux Falls the lead at 93-91 with 1:27 left. The second came from Justin Hamilton with 22.1 left to make it 98-93, sealing the victory before a sold out crowd of 3,336.
For the night Delaware out shot the home team 49 percent to 38 percent, but committed 31 turnovers which led to 24 points. That statistical teeter-totter doesn't balance exactly, but does shed light on how tight the game was. Until Hamilton's late basket, neither team led by more than four points during the second half.
Hamilton's 23 points led all scorers and DeAndre Liggins scored 15 points with 7 steals, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The contest also marked the return of Larry Drew II who returned from a groin injury to post 8 points 7 assists and 2 steals.
Matt Bouldin topped the scoring chart for the 87ers with 16 points with 9 assists and Ben Strong added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the only double-double on the night. The same two teams meet again Saturday night with Delaware's arduous task of trying to break a 9-game losing streak.


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Belmont Christian College
In the making of my film I explored concepts of loneliness and paranoia, commonly experienced by most of humanity but put into an extreme form. I guess a lack of interest (as opposed to an interest) in these concepts drew me to them to escape my comfort zones. I was influenced by Tim Burton. During this process I learned that writing illegibly makes it look important, like a doctor.


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In the statewide political battle surrounding a tax hike on gasoline, the Republicans picked the easier side in the debate — affordability — while the House Democrats have to defend a more complex position: that the tax is a better mechanism to raise needed revenue for a host of reasons, none of which can be boiled down into a politically palatable sound bite.
But take a moment to inspect the issue. The first question is: Is the additional revenue the proposed gas tax would raise really needed?
The Vermont House approved a bill that would raise gasoline taxes by 4 cents per gallon (to 24 cents) and by 6 cents per gallon on diesel fuel (to 32 cents per gallon). The increased taxes would generate $26 million that would be used to leverage more than $100 million in federal highway funds — a bump in transportation funding approved by the U.S. Congress and Bush in this era of burgeoning deficits. (If you don't raise the needed state match, you lose out on the federal dole.)
Both sides of the political aisle agree that it is critical the state get the maximum amount of federal funding. To generate the needed $26 million, however, the Senate and Gov. James Douglas favor a mix of fees and cuts in other programs. The Senate proposal includes raising $13 million in motor-vehicle related fees; borrowing $4.5 million in weatherization funds; taking $500,000 from the Reach Up program (a program directed at helping poor families break the cycle of poverty); and deferring payments on some road projects.
Supporters of this latter plan argue that gasoline prices are high enough and pushing the fuel prices higher will put too great a hardship on the average Vermont resident. They cite no facts, just a 'gut' feeling.
Supporters of the gas tax rely on rational thinking, including:
• The gas tax would be shared by out-of-state visitors. With a fee-based system, Vermonters pay it all.
• The $13 million in fees on vehicles the governor would impose will be paid annually by every state resident and will hit Vermont's trucking industry the hardest, while out-of-state truckers would pay no additional fees. Furthermore, fees hit every vehicle owner no matter how much one drives. (An older person who rarely drives, pays the same as younger drivers circling the town or shoppers running up to Burlington and back.)
• Cutting $500,000 from the Reach-Up program, which helps needy Vermonters find work, and 'borrowing' $4.5 million from the state's weatherization effort, hurt initiatives that have excellent long-term benefits. What we cut in those two programs will cost the state more down the road. No one would ever suggest this is a good long-term strategy, supporters are just hoping residents will ignore that it's not a good short-term strategy either.
Politics is motivating the opposition. Republican Gov. Douglas, and Senate Pro Temp Peter Welch, a Democrat running for Rep. Bernie Sanders' congressional seat, are both afraid of the voters' reaction.
But let's consider, rationally, the impact of the tax on the average family. If the gasoline tax were increased four cents a gallon, and if the average family goes through a tank of gasoline per week (let's say a large tank at 20 gallons), that's roughly 80 cents a week — or one Coke in a soda machine, or one and half candy-bars, or a bag of chips with one lunch per week. If a family goes through two tanks of gasoline per week, then the cost is $1.60 — or skipping two Cokes — per week.
That's a hardship? That's what the Republicans are calling unaffordable? That's the 'sacrifice' they don't want to impose?
No, that's pure politics. That's the fear that the opposition party will take an issue — raising taxes, no matter how modest and rational a proposal it is — and beat up the other party as much as possible with dire-sounding diatribes that sucker in those Vermonters who respond emotionally to the issues without thinking them through. (You can hear the radio and tv commercials now: "That Democrat, so and so, he raised your gasoline taxes, taking your hard-earned money out of YOUR pockets; and what's he gonna doing with it? Why, he'll spend it on wasteful government programs. Let's kick that tax-and-spend Democrat out of office, and put those hard-earned dollars back to your wallet. Vote Republican, we're ir-respon … I mean, responsible.�) Ludicrous, but it is as shameful as it is true. Republicans, since Ronald Reagan first championed tax cuts to get elected, have ruthlessly exploited the issue to their great advantage and to the nation's peril.
(There are exceptions. When Republican Gov. Dick Snelling needed to reverse a downward spiral in state finances, he took the bull by the horns, got Democrats and Republicans on board, and he raised taxes for a couple of years until the state coffers were full again.)
Where is the political courage to do the same today? The answer is in the Democratically-controlled House. Democrats there are pointing out the political nature of the opposition, and imploring our state's leaders to act boldly.
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The session agenda is online, but can be tricky to navigate given the breadth of the conference, but it's possible to narrow down to those sessions in the MySQL track.
From a MySQL Cluster perspective, there two conference sessions from the Cluster development team, a Hands-On Lab from our Cluster Support team and most exciting, a conference session from some real-world users at NEC.
200 Million QPS on Commodity Hardware—Getting Started with MySQL Cluster 7.4
Frazer Clement, MySQL Cluster Technical lead, Oracle
Bernhard Ocklin, Director MySQL Cluster Engineering, Oracle
Do you have performance demands that a database can't scale to meet — especially one as simple as MySQL? And if it were even possible, would it require top-of-the-range servers and storage? We previously demonstrated that MySQL Cluster could scale to 1 billion writes per minute, and MySQL Cluster 7.4 exceeded 200 million queries per second (QPS), all with open source software running on commodity servers. Discover how MySQL Cluster achieves this scalability while also delivering in-memory performance, 99.999 percent availability, active-active update-anywhere geographic redundancy, ACID transactions, and both SQL and NoSQL access. Finally, this session offers some tips on getting MySQL Cluster up and running so that you can try it out for yourself.
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Monday, Oct 26, 2:45 p.m. | Moscone South—262
Fully Elastic Real-Time Services with MySQL Cluster
Bernhard Ocklin, Director MySQL Cluster Engineering, Oracle
In this session, learn how the MySQL Cluster in-memory real-time engine brings together the best of both worlds—SQL and NoSQL. It scales from a single Raspberry Pi to systems on hundreds of servers. MySQL Cluster powers networks for more than a billion mobile phone users worldwide and serves massive multiplayer online gaming back-ends. The MySQL Cluster architecture allows the addition or removal of nodes in seconds without interrupting service. It adopts to capacity demands making resources available instantaneously and when needed. Its native Node.js platform and connectors for Java make it easy to write real-time web applications in the cloud. This sessions guides you through common architectures and a use case for elastic MySQL Cluster cloud deployments.
Conference Session
Tuesday, Oct 27, 11:00 a.m. | Moscone South—262
MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster at India's Financial Inclusion Gateway Service
Shrestha Anishman, Engineer, NEC Corporation
KEIJI ENDO, Staff, 日本電気株式会社
太地 岩田, Manager, 日本電気株式会社
NEC is developing India's financial inclusion gateway service utilizing MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster. To handle the massive, business-critical financial transactions involved in this project, NEC has conducted deep, detailed research on internal architectures and behaviors of MySQL products. This session explores use cases of MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster in India's financial inclusion gateway service, and explains how to select appropriate software and optimize systems architecture with methods of software architecture analysis at NEC.
Conference Session
Tuesday, Oct 27, 5:15 p.m. | Moscone South—250
Get Started with MySQL Cluster
Benedita Vasconcelos, Principal Technical Support Engineer, Oracle
Attend this hands-on lab to learn the basics of MySQL Cluster—when to use it, when not to use it, and how to install, configure, administer, and access it. MySQL Cluster is a write-scalable, real-time, ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability)-compliant transactional database combining 99.999 percent availability with the low TCO of open source. Developers and DBAs attending this session have the chance to familiarize themselves with MySQL Cluster and get a better understanding of how to use it to meet the database challenges of next-generation web, cloud, and communications services with uncompromising scalability, uptime, and agility.
HOL (Hands-on Lab) Session
Thursday, Oct 29, 9:30 a.m. | Hotel Nikko—Peninsula (25th Floor)
There are many other relevant talks from the MySQL team covering Server improvements, Replication improvements, OpenStack integration, Customer success stories etc.
Outside the MySQL track, there are sessions covering the breadth of Oracle products and services. Despite developing the world's most popular Open Source Database, Oracle still puts some effort into developing older DBMS products :). I will be interested to hear of the latest advances there.
However the main attraction of a conference like this is meeting people and getting to talk face to face. If you don't have an OOW pass, but want to mix with the MySQL crowd then please come to the MySQL Community Reception on October 27th. You can pre-register to avoid any queueing.
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EAST LANSING — It has been about two weeks since Bucky Brooks of the NFL.com proclaimed Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell as the top running back emerging in the upcoming draft class.
At least one person agrees with Brooks: Le'Veon Bell.
"I feel like I'm the best back in the draft,'' Bell said matter-of-factly after performing in front of representatives from 29 teams at the Spartans' Pro Day combine on Wednesday at the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.
"I can do everything,'' he said. "I can do things that the 200 and 205-pound backs do, and I'm 230.
"I feel like I'm the most complete back in the draft.''
NFLDraftscout.com, of the CBSsports.com website, has Bell ranked as the ninth running back and 126th player in its rankings last updated on March 8. Bell is listed as the No. 10 running back on NFL.com's "Draft Tracker.''
Bell's high self-appraisal drew no argument from his former coach, Michigan State's Mark Dantonio.
Dantonio watched as Bell quite literally carried the Spartans to a school-record sixth consecutive bowl season, leading the Big Ten and finishing third in the nation in rushing.
In fact, the modest Dantonio has no issue with Bell tooting his own horn, either.
"You have to be confident, because it's a confident league,'' Dantonio said. "Just like playing at this level, you better be confident You're gonna have your ups and downs and successes and failures, but you better be able to line back up and play.
"This is real life, real football — I tell our guys all the time, it's not a video game,'' he said. "Our guys have played in front of big crowds, they have played in big games in big environments, and now they're expecting to do great things.''
The 229-pound Bell, who has shed 15 pounds since the end of the season, said he does't care with who or where he continues his career.
"I just want to show people I'm capable of playing anywhere, cold weather, warm weather, playing in any kind of weather doesn't bother me,'' Bell said. "I am comfortable with any scheme, power, inside or outside zone, I just let my instincts take over and just run.''
Bell said he met with four teams on Tuesday and two more on Wednesday.
"There are eight or nine teams, teams that need a running back, have been contacting me,'' Bell said. "I've been seeing where they're at, how they rate me, just communicating.''
Bell said he's confident he will contribute right away and make a name for himself.
"I've learned how to use my blockers to my advantage, I try to get consistent yardage and not lose yards,'' Bell said. "I take Arian Foster, I run like him a little bit, Steven Jackson, I'm more of his frame, Adrian Peterson of course, Chris Beanie Wells, they are all good backs of my size.''
Bell said once he decided to declare himself eligible for the draft, he hasn't looked back or regretted his decision.
"At the end of the day, I just felt like I was ready,'' he said. "There's not much more I needed to prove in college. I carried the load, caught the ball out if the backfield, did special teams.
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Huron Jail with History of Escapes Boosting Security
HURON - A county jail in South Dakota with a history of prisoner escapes is taking steps to beef up security.
A man with a criminal history in Kansas and North Dakota escaped from the Beadle County Jail in Huron on Tuesday by using a makeshift weapon to hold a guard hostage. He was later caught.
In 2005, two inmates escaped by bending bars and breaking a window in their cell. One of the men also had escaped in 2003 by scaling a recreation area wall. In 2004, three girls in juvenile detention locked guards inside a cell and escaped.
Sheriff Doug Solem tells KELO-TV that the jail recently upgraded its surveillance system and is working to boost staff. The jail also plans more extensive background checks on incoming inmates.
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TIK-Radiodays workshop series
We confirm two TIK Radiodays workshops that will be organized in our new Progressbar hackerspace during 7-10th of February and 14-18th of March.
7-10th of February in progressbar, Bratislava, Cukrova 14;
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COL-ME invites within the frame of the TIK project (Time Inventors' Kabinet) for a workshop on radio and technical aspects of radio. Within four days we will explore technical aspects of making radio in various ways. From transmitting technology to networking technology we will dive into various technical aspects of making radio.
The workshop will not have a 'classical' form in the form of frontal teaching, but rather an open form, where people can formulate and realize ideas within a group of technically interested people.
Our special guests for this workshop are Ushi Reiter from servus.at, Linz, Austria and Kruno Jost from UKE, Croatia, who will come with concrete projects.
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COL-ME invites for the second workshop dealing with radio within the frame of the TIK project (Time Inventors' Kabinet). This time we will work towards a radio broadcast, which will be the outcome end of the week. Throughout these days we will explore content of TIK and ecologies and work with devices, that we built and/or experienced during the first workshop in February. Time and ecologies are the topics, that we are going to aim at and which will be the content of our broadcast.
We will explore various ideas, like the TimeBendingClock, browse through the history of arts and cultures and its relation to time, and ponder about the philosophical questions lying behind these topics. All this we will express through recordings and sounds, which in the end will be merged into one radio piece for the radia art radio network.
Special guests for this workshop are Dr. Verena Kuni from the Goethe Universitaet Frankfurt and Nina Czegledy.
A public lecture from Dr. Verena Kuni about the TimeBendingClock and its connection to ghosts and mystical phenomena and a lecture from Kruno Jost about radio networks in Croatia will take place on the on the 18th of March. A public hearing of the produced radio broadcast later that evening will close the event.
The workshop and lectures will take place in English language and are free of charge. For the workshop please register at: callme (AT) col-me (DOT) info
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Art treasures of ancient Mexico: journey to the land of the gods
Felipe R. Solís Olguín, Ted J. J. Leyenaar, Beatriz de la Fuente, Michel Zabé, Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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The art of Pre-Columbian Mexico stretches across 5000 years and encompasses the traditions of numerous cultures including the Olmecs, Maya and Aztecs.Addressing the Olmec period through to the Aztecs (a span of over 2500 years), Mexico: Journey to the Land of the Gods is an exploration into the civilisations of Mesoamerica through an examination of over 250 magnificent art objects. Specific themes such as daily life, the underworld of the gods, funerary rites, religion and ritual and the role of animals and plants in the cultural life of the region are discussed, so providing an insightful view into some of the most fascinating societies history has ever seen.Published to coincide with a major exhibition at Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk, which will travel to the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, this book offers a unique opportunity to record one of the most exciting shows on Mesoamerican art in recent years. The authoritative text is supported by stunning reproductions of artefacts drawn from key ethnographical collections in Mexico. Together these elements help create a story of a civilisation in which we can recognise the enduring quests and questions of humankind.
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In spite of holding a location today, the Avs may perhaps be going through the longest odds after studying that they'll finish the year devoid of Semyon Varlamov or Erik Johnson. They're not the only real crew hurting, as the Ducks dropped John Gibson and Cam Fowler previous night and we're not sure still if either injuries is significant.Further more up the standings, we even now need to kind out the struggle among the Bruins and Lightning for major seed during the Atlantic (and the Japanese Meeting). The Capitals have clinched the Metro's leading location following Sunday's get in exce s of Pittsburgh, however the rest from the division's seedings are up for grabs. The Jets will not capture Nashville for to start with put from the Central, but they're making the Predators operate for it. And the Knights are house and cooled out in the Pacific, but neverthele s have a thing to participate in for many thanks to an outside shot in the Presidents' Trophy.Not surprisingly, that only covers the races involving teams. At somebody level, there is even now a great deal remaining to kind out, as we'll see within the subsequent segment. 31 Feelings: The PodcastA weekly deep dive in the most important hockey information from the planet with hosts Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek. New episodes every Thursday.Apple Podcasts| Podcatchers| Pay attention NowRoad for the Cup The five groups that appear like they are headed toward Stanley Cup-favourite position.five. Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-7, plus-50 accurate targets differential*): The team raised a banner on Saturday honouring the 58 victims with the October taking pictures.4. Winnipeg Jets (48-20-10, plus-51): They went into Toronto to preview a po sible aspiration Cup last, and looked similar to the greater workforce from start to complete.three. Tampa Bay Lightning (52-23-4, plus-51): Sunday noticed them fall a 4-1 conclusion to the Predators, and probably reduce captain Steven Stamkos into a lower-body damage. He appeared for getting twisted up in front of his net and did not return.two. Boston Bruins (49-17-12, plus-60): Brad Marchand update: However particularly Brad Marchand.Brad Marchand cro s checks Brandon Carlo Jersey Andrew MacDonald during the face. pic.twitter.com/bQa3DiRS8I Broad Street Hockey (@BroadStHockey) April one, 20181. Nashville Predators (51-17-11, plus-55): Predators enthusiasts are really significantly the only real thing which makes replay a se sment tolerable.The Sabres challenged a purpose hence the Predators lover turned on their phone lights and sung Let It Be via the Beatles pic.twitter.com/ej5DgLPFIS Bar South N Celly (@BarSouthNCelly) April one, 2018 (*Goals scored minus objectives permitted, with out counting shootouts similar to the NHL does for some cause.) Tape II TapeRyan Dixon and Rory Boylen go deep on pucks having a mix of information and enjoyable, leaning over a different team of hockey voices to provide their take on the country's most beloved video game.Hear Now| Subscribe| Boylen on Twitter| Dixon on TwitterIt's nearly above. 6 months of black eyes, bloodied noses and damaged bones are just about above. Extremely quickly, the battle will be about, and also the healing can start off.I'm not discu sing the frequent season. That is been child's perform. I signify the true struggle: the struggle in exce s of who ought to be this year's Hart Trophy winner as MVP.Midway via the season, it seemed like this was gonna be effortle s. In the event the PHWA launched its midseason awards, Nikita Kucherov was the easy decide. He checked all the packing containers a high-flying forward with a Cup contender, one who was solidly inside the lead for your Artwork Ro s. Easy choice. Following.Lord, people have been le s complicated situations.About the course from the 2nd 50 percent from the period, the Hart Trophy debate has gone from a uncomplicated hockey conversation to an argument over syntax and semantics, with occasional gusts into the territory of insufferable university philosophy majors like, what even is value, guy?It's been a nightmare. And with 1 7 days to go, there's only one way it may conclude: It really should worsen. A great deal even worse. About these elements, we go because of the tenet that when doubtful, you root for maximum chaos. And for the reason that Hart Trophy is very a great deal unsure at this moment, it is time for things for getting nuts. So today, let us outline the worst doable way this 7 days could finish for Hart Trophy voters which can be to state, the ideal way it could go for the rest of us.By my rely, here's the 10-point strategy of what ought to occur:1. Nathan MacKinnon and also the Avalanche mi s out on the playoffs by one stage.2. Taylor Corridor as well as the Devils by some means do, also.three. Connor McDavid finishes the year having a dozen factors in his final 3 games, supplying him the Artwork Ro s in a double-digits runaway. The Oilers eliminate all 3 video games in blowouts and pa s up the playoffs by 20-plus points. The continuing you really need to make the playoffs to get MVP discu sion breaks into a fistfight at just about every PHWA nearby workplace. (The regional workplaces are bars, because of the way.)4. Patrik Laine contains a ma sive week and wins the Rocket Richard, simultaneously torpedoing the longshot candidacies of Alexander Ovechkin and teammate Blake Wheeler.5. Evgeni Malkin scores 3 objectives, but each and every 1 is a sisted by Sidney Crosby and everyone remembers that it's challenging for being the MVP on the league when you are not the MVP of the individual crew.six. Brad Marchand gets suspended and many of us know a man who's undertaking this stuff many of the time cannot be MVP. Many of us agree to fake that 1999-2000 never ever happened. 7. Vegas supporters complain that none of their players are receiving major thought and probably have got a position, but nobody has any sympathy in any way.8. Claude Giroux has another big game, but everyone is like, Not now Claude, the sphere is just too crowded currently.9. Aleksander Barkov proceeds to enjoy to the Panthers. Anze Kopitar continues to participate in about the West Coastline. Each and every goaltender and defenceman inside the league carries on to not become a forward.10. Kucherov plays the entire past week keeping an indication that reads, No very seriously, was not https://www.stylebruins.com/boston-bruins-jersey/phil-esposito-jersey I the runaway favourite like a thirty day period ago? but nobody notices.This can transpire. We can try this. Arrive on, NHL. Bring the chaos.


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How to Make a professional Fake ID/Driver's License
There are several ways to make your very own Fake ID. In this tutorial I will show you how to publish a professional one. This way may cost you some money, but if you want the confidence to walk into your local liquor store and buy a bottle of Southern Comfort, this is the solution to all your problems.
• Computer with Editing software (Adobe Photoshop)
• Inkjet Printer
• Special" Teslin" Paper( almost identical to standard PVC plastic)
• Home Laminator
• Hologram (optional)
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Let's Play!
It's play time. I'll take you now to a quick tour of the game itself. You will see how the PluginManager is initialized, how the monsters are created and how battles are conducted. Let's start with main().
Listing Six contains the main() function. You can skip all the #include statements and concentrate on the DummyInvokeService() function. This function serves as the invokeService in the PF_PlatformServices struct that the plugins receive. It doesn't do anything in this case, but in real applications it has a major role in providing system services to plugins.
#ifdef WIN32 #include "stdafx.h" #endif #include "plugin_framework/PluginManager.h" #include "plugin_framework/Path.h" #include "BattleManager.h" #include "static_plugin/static_plugin.h" #include <string> #include <iostream> using std::cout; using std::endl; apr_int32_t DummyInvokeService(const apr_byte_t * serviceName, void * serviceParams) { return 0; } #ifdef WIN32 int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) #else int main (int argc, char * argv[]) #endif { cout << "Welcome to the great game!" << endl; if (argc != 2) { cout << "Usage: great_game <plugins dir>" << endl; return -1; } // Initialization ::apr_initialize(); PluginManager & pm = PluginManager::getInstance(); pm.getPlatformServices().invokeService = DummyInvokeService; pm.loadAll(Path::makeAbsolute(argv[1])); PluginManager::initializePlugin(StaticPlugin_InitPlugin); // Activate the battle manager BattleManager::getInstance().go(); ::apr_terminate(); return 0; }
The main() function is defined to conform to both Windows and UNIX systems. The game is very portable. I tested it on Windows XP SP2, Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), and Kubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). These are the most common modern OS out there. It will probably work as-is or with tweaks to the build procedure on a range of other OSs.
Inside main() there is a check that the user passed the plugin directory as a command-line argument. The APR library is initialized and the PluginManager makes its entrance. It is a singleton and is destructed when the application terminates. The next step is to assign DummyInvokeService to the platform services struct. Once invokeService is ready, the plugins can be initialized. First, all of the dynamic plugins are loaded from the directory and passed as argv[1], then the static plugin is initialized explicitly. This is unpleasant, but I couldn't find a portable solution that works on Windows. Once all the plugins are initialized, BattleManager takes command. Finally, the APR library is cleaned up.
Pretty straightforward: Check command-line arguments, initialize global resources, load plugins, transfer control to the application logic, and clean up global resources.
BattleManager is the brain of the game. Example 9 contains the entire go() method. It starts by extracting all the registered monster types from the PluginManager.
void BattleManager::go() { // Get all monster types PluginManager & pm = PluginManager::getInstance(); const PluginManager::RegistrationMap & rm = pm.getRegistrationMap(); for (PluginManager::RegistrationMap::const_iterator i = rm.begin(); i != rm.end(); ++i) { monsterTypes_.push_back(i->first); } // Dump all the monsters for (MonsterTypeVec::iterator i = monsterTypes_.begin(); i != monsterTypes_.end(); ++i) { std::string m = *i; std::cout << m.c_str() << std::endl; } // Add the Hero to its faction (later allies may join) ActorInfo ai, heroInfo; hero_.getInitialInfo(&heroInfo); // Don't keep the hero's IActor *, because she is treated differently actors_.insert(std::make_pair((IActor *)0, heroInfo)); heroFaction_.push_back(&actors_[0]); // Instantiate some monsters randomly for (apr_int32_t i = 0; i < MONSTER_COUNT; ++i) { IActor * monster = createRandomMonster(rm); monster->getInitialInfo(&ai); ai.id = i+1; // Hero is id 0 actors_.insert(std::make_pair(monster, ai)); enemyFaction_.push_back(&actors_[monster]); } while (!gameOver_) { playTurn(); } heroInfo = actors_[0]; if (heroInfo.health > 0) std::cout << "Hero is victorious!!!" << std::endl; else std::cout << "Hero is dead :-(" << std::endl; }
This is a dynamic step. BattleManager doesn't have a clue what monsters are there -- and doesn't care. It doesn't even know about the FidgetyPhantom from the static plugin. It dumps all the monster types to the console for good measure (and for me to make sure all the monsters were registered properly). Then it puts the Hero (which is known and gets special treatment) in the actors list. BattleManager needs to know about Hero because the fate of Hero is linked with the fate of the entire game and the all important "game over" condition. Then the monsters are created randomly using the createRandomMonster() function. Finally, we get to the main loop: "while the game is not over play a turn". When the game is over, it's time to display a dazzling text message to the console, which states if the hero won or died. As you can see, my art budget for this game was pure fiction.
Example 10 contains the createRandomMonster() method. It selects a random monster by index, based on the total number of registered monster types, then creates it by calling the ActorFactory::createActor() method, passing it the monster type.
IActor * BattleManager::createRandomMonster(const PluginManager::RegistrationMap & rm) { // Select monster type apr_size_t index = ::rand() % monsterTypes_.size(); const std::string & key = monsterTypes_[index]; const PF_RegisterParams & rp = rm.find(key)->second; // Create it IActor * monster = ActorFactory::createActor(key); return monster; }
The ActorFactory is the application-specific object adapter that derives from the generic ObjectAdapter provided by the plugin framework. From the point of view of the BattleManager, all created monsters are just objects the implement the IActor interface. The fact that some of them are adapted C objects or that some hail from remote plugins is immaterial.
This is a turn-based game, so what happens when a turn is played in the main loop? Example 11 contains the playTurn() method, which provides the answer.
void BattleManager::playTurn() { // Iterate over all actors (start with Hero) //For each actor prepare turn info (friends and foes) Turn t; ActorInfo & ai = actors_[(IActor *)0]; t.self = &ai; std::copy(heroFaction_.begin(), heroFaction_.end(), std::back_inserter(t.friends.vec)); std::copy(enemyFaction_.begin(), enemyFaction_.end(), std::back_inserter(t.foes.vec)); hero_.play(&t); ActorInfo * p = NULL; ActorMap::iterator it; for (it = actors_.begin(); it != actors_.end(); ++it) { if (!it->first || isDead(&it->second)) continue; t.self = &(it->second); std::copy(heroFaction_.begin(), heroFaction_.end(), std::back_inserter(t.foes.vec)); std::copy(enemyFaction_.begin(), enemyFaction_.end(), std::back_inserter(t.friends.vec)); it->first->play(&t); } // Clean up dead enemies Faction::iterator last = std::remove_if(enemyFaction_.begin(), enemyFaction_.end(), isDead); while (last != enemyFaction_.end()) { enemyFaction_.erase(last++); } // Check if game is over (hero dead or all enemies are dead) if (isDead(&actors_[(IActor *)0]) || enemyFaction_.empty()) { gameOver_ = true; return; } }
The BattleManager starts by creating a Turn object on the stack. Each [live] actor getx his Turn object with proper information and acts on it. The Hero goes first. The BattleManager invokes its play() method, passing the turn object. The Hero moves about and attacks. The BattleManager is aware of all the action that transpires because the data structures that are manipulated are the ActorInfo structs the BattleManager manages. Once the hero is done, each of the other actors gets its chance to do some mayhem. After all the actors do their worst, it's time to remove the bodies from the battle field. This is done with the help of the standard std::remove_if algorithm and the isDead() predicate that checks if the actor has zero health points. Before the turn ends, the BattleManager checks if the Hero or all the monsters are dead. The game goes on until one of these conditions is fulfilled. Figure 1 shows the game in progress.
That's it. Go ahead and give it a try, but don't go addict on me :-)


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Carlos Calao (whose relatives today now spell their last name as Kalaw) was a Chinese Mestizo from Binondo. He published the below Spanish poem in 1614. It's fortunate that I still found a copy of it. The poem was written in praise of Fernando Magallanes (Ferdinand Magellan in English) for having brought the Christian religion to these islands. Cali Pulaco, popularly and erroneously known as Lapu-lapu, was pictured as the real villain ("por orden de Satán") in that legendary battle.
Actually, Magallanes was hailed by Filipinos as a hero for centuries, even after Spain had left the Philippines. A monument was even erected in Mactán island in his honor. But when our country was invaded and colonized by the US WASPs, they imposed upon us many questionable "heroes", among them Cali Pulaco/Lapu-lapu, systematically brainwashing the Filipino mind to hate their Spanish past, killing the Filipino identity in the process.
For good or bad, Magallanes et al. brought to these heathen islands the concept of Christianity. So we better salute and thank him for introducing to us the Christmas season which is just around the corner. =)
To read the full and real story behind the battle of Mactán, click here. I wrote that indignant article more than three years ago for JB Lazarte's techno-humor blog SKIRMISHER (a history blogpost published in a techie blog — ang layo, ¿no?).
Without further adieu, here is Carlos Calao: poet, Filipino…
Carlos Calao
Que Dios le perdone al salvaje,
Al pagano de Mactán
Que no entendió la palabra
De Dios en el Capitán
Magallanes, a quién muerte
Dió por orden de Satán,
El enemigo de Cristo,
El ponsoñoso alacrán.
A dos cientos cobardes
Cali Pulaco mandó
Que se le tire arena
En los ojos a traición
Y que con pedradas y palos
Se le cayera el toisón:
¡Un hombre contra dos cientos
Salvajes sin corazón!
El Capitán Magallanes
Los invitó a servir
Al verdadero Dios servir nuestro;
Mas, aquel régulo vil
Llamado Cali Pulaco
No quiso ver ni sentir
La dádiva de la Fe
Y nos lo hizo morir.
Mas, no fue en vano la muerte
Del noble Conquistador.
El Niño Jesús que se entrona
En Cebú es hoy la flor
Que a su martirio perfuma.
Nadie recuerda al traidor
Que a Magallanes dió muerte.
Tal vez, otro vil traidor.
I dare say that the true hero of Mactán was not your vile Fish King. For having resisted Christianity and a possible early Filipinization, he unwittingly became the enemy of Christ, the poisonous scorpion.
To Magallanes: a respectful salute and boundless admiration!


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- BA Practice Guide is a must read to develop an understanding.
Online Videos are very helpful in grasping the concept and i suggest going through the entire list of videos.
The best resource, in my opinion, is the question bank or practice tests at izenbridge. To my surprise, a couple of questions were similar as on the portal.
Most of the questions on exam were situational as expected with few related to definitions.
Last month I cleared my PMP exam, so didn't go though the PMBOK, but the concepts/topics explained in the course are ample.
iZenBridge has been supportive throughout the process and is definitely recommended.


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Zend CEO Andi Gutmans tell the PHP community that the "mobile first" development methodology is being championed from within, and the firm references a Forbes report which suggests that mobile app development projects will outnumber native PC projects by a ratio of 4-to-1.
"Mobile is having a profound impact on the way companies engage their target audience," said Gutmans. "As a result, businesses are applying significant pressure on development leaders to rethink their mobile approach, and to implement a flexible set of mobile back-end services. Our goal is to deliver the best and most productive approach for development leaders to rapidly meet this requirement for the next generation of mobile applications.
Composite applications are the rule, says Zend. Today's apps need to combine the "context" of an individual (including what only a mobile device knows about its user, such as geographic location), along with "personalized input" from multiple corporate back-end systems (including corporate software that is provided as a cloud service), along with "potential information" from social platforms.
This type of composite architecture with a server-side mobile back-end, and UI on the mobile client side, best lends itself to an API-centric cloud services architecture.
NOTE: PHP is already being chosen extensively for cloud and mobile applications. A recent survey of over 3,000 developers found that 63 percent are already deploying apps to the cloud. In addition, a recent UBM survey of enterprise technology decision-makers found that 60 percent of PHP applications are being developed for business-critical purposes.
Interface design must now be approached with "mobile in mind" from the start, says Zend. This means that User Interface design must now be centered on the "sensory and tactile" elements of mobile devices, versus focusing on input being primarily through mouse and keyboard. OK, so the firm is trying to tell us that touch is important.
"Supporting the desired client experience on multiple native device environments, from testing to deployment and management, has become increasingly challenging and complex. Many enterprises cannot afford to support the complexity of a plethora of different devices. There are huge benefits to adopting an open web standards-based client side interface (JavaScript or HTML5), extended to support access to the native device capabilities of a mobile device," said the company.
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