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In 2020 I acquired a MAG-ic Probe Thickness Caliper. A great little tool and super handy. I was disappointed by the lack of support for mobile devices given that it was Bluetooth compatible.
In early 2020, I created the Magic Caliper iOS App to interface to the MAG-ic Probe. Many thanks to Liam at MAG-ic Probe for helping to refine the app. For the Android version, look here.
Note: Magic Tech, the makers of MAG-ic Probe are no longer making the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) version. The new version works only with WiFi. If you own a version of the probe purchased after April 2021, it is likely the WiFi version. The two probes look nearly identical, but the WiFi version has a small push button switch located near the USB connector, the BLE version does not have this switch.
For support issues, questions or suggestions, contact me at magiccaliper@gmail.com.
You can see some screenshots (in light and dark mode) below:
For more information on MAG-ic probe thickness calipers look here.
How to start using the app:
Install the App on a compatible device. Get your MAG-ic probe ready to begin calibration with one of the magnets that comes with the unit.
For best results, leave the MAG-ic probe unpowered until you start the app. The reason for this is that the MAG-ic probe will only connect to the phone within 10 seconds of being powered on. Open the app and it will automatically start looking for the MAG-ic Probe.
Power on the MAG-ic probe. The app will discover the device and connect.
Next, you will be prompted to begin calibration. When prompted, attach your choice of the two magnets.
The calibration process will continue. Leave the magnet attached and held away from any interfering magnetic fields. When prompted to do so, remove the magnet.
The final calibration step will finish with no magnet. Again ensure that the MAG-ic probe is held away from any interfering magnetic fields and at least 12'/30cm from the magnets.
Once calibration is complete, the screen will automatically go into measurement mode. The app supports both portrait and landscape modes. As well, the screen will be prevented from going into power-saving mode while measuring. Loss of signal, or powering off the MAG-ic probe will cause the application to provide a Time-out warning. The app will go back to searching for the MAG-ic probe and the calibration steps will need to be repeated when the device is found again.
How to create a record of measurements:
You can create a record of a series of measurements. These are stored in a file on the device. To access these you may need to install the "Files" app from Apple. Note that it typically comes pre-installed.
To begin recording select the pencil and paper icon. The application will prompt you for the filename where the measurements will be stored.
Once the file name is provided the measurements will begin and use the units that were selected in measurement mode.
The display will note the value being recorded, starting at #1 and incrementing with each value recorded.
To end the recording, select the pencil icon again. A notice will appear reminding the user of the filename and location. The file is a comma-separated-value (CSV) file format that can be used with text editors or spreadsheet software. It will contain the timestamp for when the recording started, the units and the indexed series of measurements. NOTE: uninstalling the app deletes the files and the folder.
Accessing the record of measurements file:
You can access the measurements file via the devices or from a PC or Mac.
From the device, the file of recorded values can be emailed or otherwise shared via the "Files" application from Apple. A shortcut to the "Files" application is available in the app via the folder icon. Due to limitations in opening the "File" application, you will need to navigate to the folder location. Select: Browse > On my iPhone/iPad > Magic Caliper. Note that if the "Files" app is left open you may need to exit and re-enter the Magic Caliper folder for new files to appear. From here you can use "Files" to email or otherwise share the file of recorded measurements. This folder will not appear until a recording is made.
For PC or Mac, you can retrieve the files by plugging the device into a computer via USB:
for Mac: select the device from the Locations in "Finder" and select "Files". The files will be located in the Magic Caliper folder.
for Windows: open iTunes, select you phone so that you can see the details, backups, and options. From the left menu, under "settings" select "FileSharing" and in the list of applications select Magic Caliper
How to use the record file with MAG-ic Probe software:
The file's measurement values can be used to create an isopach thickness map with the MAG-ic Probe software if you have purchased it. With the software, perform a PreMap Locations on your instrument picture and SAVE WORKSPACE. The created text file will have a sequence of locations. Measuring each of these in sequence with Magic Caliper, then sharing the file back to your computer. Using a spreadsheet program, use the PreMap file and insert the measured values into the 3rd column of the file. There will now be four columns, x and y coordinates, the measured values from Magic Caliper, and a column of zeros for each of the measurement points. This file is then loaded into the software.
Help with the app:
The app communicates to the probe when the app is active on the screen. You can switch applications and return but doing so during connecting and calibration is not advised.
The app is designed to reset to the start should the MAG-ic probe signal be lost. However, should the app get stuck waiting for a response from the probe, you can reset it by using the re-connect button (circle with an arrow). You will likely need to remove and re-apply power to the MAG-ic probe in this case. The MAG-ic probe firmware requires that it go through a calibration sequence every time it is powered on.
This app requires iOS 11 or later, which is supported on these and newer devices:
12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)
12.9-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)
iPad Pro (9.7-inch)
iPod touch (6th generation)
Lastly to view the privacy policy of the app, look here.


Grab your shovel and pick and let the treasure hunting begin. Even if it's not as well-known for its second-hand shopping, Kuala Lumpur is a gem for vintage lovers. Check out these top picks for haute couture discoveries, thrift and bundle shops, clothing and furniture.
Head to Amcorp Mall for a range of vintage and antique shops plus one of the longest running flea markets in the Klang Valley — making it the No 1 destination for bargain hunters in the city. At Chia's Cotton Chic, you can find anything from low-key tops to cocktail dresses. For a rock star look, LEA Born Enterprise has authentic leather jackets, winter shoes plus the latest boots and t-shirts from Australia. Joe's Mac is a must for music collectors. Not only can you find vintage and retro vinyl albums but instruments, posters and even cassettes. The flea market here is a slice of history having been staged every weekend since 1998.
When: Open Daily, 10am to 10pm.
When: Open Daily, 10.30am to 8pm.
Do you know of any other 'vintage secrets' in Kuala Lumpur? Let us know!!
I was in Malaysia last month (August) for a business trip and on the weekend, I tried looking for a craft shop or bazaar that sells dream catcher feathers and materials. But I asked around and there was none to be found. After returning back home, I just googled it out of curiosity, I found a shop selling dream catchers in Malaysia called green daun which sells them. Now I have to come back again.


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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;

import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.exceptions.InvalidFormatException;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.WorkbookFactory;

/**
 * Keeps a list of WorkbookUtil so that we don't end up with multiple
 * objects pointing to the same file.
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 */
public class WorkbookUtilFactory {

  private static HashMap<String, WorkbookUtil> utils ;

  public static enum FileType { RESOURCE, FILENAME } ;

  private static WorkbookUtilFactory factory ;

  private WorkbookUtilFactory() {}

  public static WorkbookUtil getInstance( String fileName ) {

    if( utils == null ) {
      utils = new HashMap<String, WorkbookUtil>() ;
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    if( utils.containsKey(  fileName ) ) {
      return utils.get( fileName ) ;
    } else {
      WorkbookUtil util = new WorkbookUtil( fileName ) ;
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  public static Workbook getInstance( FileType type, String fileName ) throws Exception {

	Workbook workbook = null ;

	if( factory == null ) factory = new WorkbookUtilFactory()  ;

  	if( type == FileType.RESOURCE ) {
	       InputStream is = factory.getClass().getResourceAsStream( fileName );
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	        }
	} else {
     File wbFile = new File( fileName ) ;
     if( wbFile.exists() && wbFile.canRead() ) {
         workbook = WorkbookFactory.create( new FileInputStream( wbFile ) ) ;
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         throw new FileNotFoundException( "The file " + fileName + " is " +
                 "either unreadable or does not exist.  Please double " +
                 "check the file name." ) ;
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      Iterator<String> keysIt = utils.keySet().iterator() ;
      while( keysIt.hasNext() ) {
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}

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The 2022 Toyota Mirai Ups Future Tech with New Toyota Teammate™ Advanced Driver Assistance
Toyota Teammate™ Advanced Drive Executes Acceleration, Braking, and Steering Under Active Driver Supervision (available on Limited grade)
Striking, Elegant Coupe on Premium RWD Platform
Up to EPA Estimated 402 Miles of Range on XLE grade
Up to $15,000 of Hydrogen Fuel Included with Mirai Purchase or Lease
PLANO, Texas (March 10, 2022) – Toyota's second-generation Mirai, a premium rear-wheel drive luxury fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) with striking coupe-like design, makes another leap into the future of driving with available Toyota Teammate™ advanced driver assistance technology for model year 2022.
Toyota Teammate is built around the philosophy that people and vehicles can work in partnership to achieve safe, convenient and efficient mobility. Toyota Teammate, available on the 2022 Mirai Limited grade, provides two functions: Advanced Drive and Advanced Park. Mirai Limited will feature standard Advanced Park, while Advanced Drive will be available as a purchased upgrade.
The first-generation Mirai (2016-2020) was the first production FCEV offered for sale to retail customers in North America. This second-generation Mirai is a complete reboot from the first generation, with a stunning design that doesn't quit, more engaging driving performance, a zero emission range of 402 EPA-estimated miles on the Mirai XLE (previous EPA rating of 312 miles) and technology that brings the future of mobility to the present.
Toyota Teammate Steps Up to the Plate
Toyota Teammate's Advanced Drive function is designed to support drivers by accurately detecting driving conditions to plan and execute acceleration, braking and steering commands under active supervision of the driver. It can also maintain the vehicle within the lane, follow other vehicles, change lanes, navigate certain interchanges and traffic jams and overtake slower vehicles.
Advanced Drive is classified as a Level 2 system as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE), where the driver continues to perform part of the dynamic driving tasks while the feature is engaged. This functionality allows for hands-free driving on limited access highways under certain conditions with eyes-on-the-road operation. This feature can benefit the driver by reducing fatigue over long periods of driving, enabling the driver to pay closer attention to surroundings for greater safety.
When initiated and monitored by the driver, Advanced Park performs the operations necessary for hands-free parking by controlling steering, acceleration, braking and gear changes when parallel parking or backing into a parking space. Using 360-degree sensing, which integrates the functions of complete-circumference cameras and ultrasonic sensors, the system also provides a bird's-eye view display to allow the driver to check the vehicle's position relative to any obstacles during Advanced Park operation.
FCEV: Making Electricity from Hydrogen
The Toyota Mirai is an FCEV, in essence a "plug-less" electric vehicle. So how does it work?
An FCEV generates its own electricity onboard by combining hydrogen with oxygen from the outside air, with water as the only emission. Pressing the accelerator pedal yields immediate flow of electric power from the fuel cell and/or battery to the rear-mounted AC synchronous electric motor, which drives the rear wheels. As you drive, the fuel cell system combines stored hydrogen with oxygen from the air and a chemical reaction produces electric current and water, which drops out of a hidden vent pipe beneath the car.
Electricity generated by the Mirai's fuel cell and regenerative braking system is stored in a lithium-ion battery. There's no need to charge a big battery, which can take several hours in an EV even with fast charging. Instead, the FCEV driver simply fills the tank with hydrogen, just as millions of drivers do every day with gas vehicles.
With an FCEV, the fuel is non-toxic, compressed hydrogen gas rather than liquid gasoline. Every 2022 Toyota Mirai will include up to $15,000 of complimentary hydrogen with a purchase or lease.
Mirai Pricing
The 2022 XLE grade has a starting MSRP of $49,500. An Advanced Technology Package, which includes Bird's Eye View camera, Front and Rear Parking Assist with Automatic Braking and front seat foot illumination, can be added for $1,410.
The Limited grade has a starting MSRP of $66,000. Advanced park is standard and the Toyota Teammate Package can be added for $5,170, which includes Advanced Drive with 10-year subscription (including extension of Safety Connect, Dynamic Navigation and Destination Assist trials); 2-year extension of Remote Connect trial; 12.3-in. color TFT LCD gauge cluster; 120V/100W power outlet and dual-bulb LED headlights. (New Advanced Drive System Service subscription required after expiration of 10-year period, if available. 4G network dependent.)
Both the XLE and Limited grades offer special colors for the price of $425 including Oxygen White, Heavy Metal, Supersonic Red and, exclusive to the Limited, Hydro Blue; 20-inch Super Chrome Alloy wheels are available for the Limited grade for an additional $1,120 (Super Chrome Alloy wheel option is not available on Limited grade models equipped with the Toyota Teammate Package).
Each Mirai comes with up to $15,000 of complimentary hydrogen.
An extended ToyotaCare maintenance plan, good for three years or 35,000 miles, is included with the vehicle. Other owner benefits include roadside assistance for three years (unlimited miles), an eight-year/100,000-mile FCEV warranty on key fuel cell electric vehicle components, a complimentary rental experience for up to 21 days during the first three years of ownership, and much more.
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 32 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With the more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, a quarter of the company's 2021 U.S. sales were electrified.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience and chance to virtually visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more. For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
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In the chat room, discussion about playing with others brought these (tongue-in-cheek) rules to life.
You will not become emotionally attached.
You will make sure my house is clean and my laundry is done before you leave.


A term formerly applied to any window or traceried opening in a church, e.g. in an aisle, tower, cloister, or screen, but now restricted to the windows in an aisled nave, or to the range of wall in which the high windows are set. Sometimes these windows are very small, being mere quatrefoils or spherical triangles. In Large buildings, however, they are important features both of beauty and utility. The clerestory is especially used in churches where the division into nave and side aisles permits the introduction of light into the body of the church from above the aisle roofs. According to Fergusson's theory, the interior of Greek temples was lighted by a clerestory, similar internally to that found in the great Egyptian temples, but externally requiring such a change of arrangement as was necessary to adapt it to a sloping instead of a flat roof. This seems to have been effected by countersinking into the roof, so as to make three ridges in those parts where the light was admitted, though the regular shape of the roof was retained between these openings. Thus, neither the ridge nor the continuity of the lines of the roof was interfered with. This theory is borne out by all the remains of Greek temples that now exist, and by all the descriptions that have been handed down from antiquity. Simpson, however, regards the theory as extremely improbable.
FLETCHER AND FLETCHER, A History of Architecture (London, New York, 1896), 690; GWILT, Encyc. of Arch. (London, 1881), 1648; PARKER, Glossary of Arch. (Oxford, 1850), I. 104; STURGIS, Dict. of Arch. and Building (London, 1904); FERGUSSON, A History of Architecture in all Countries (New York); SIMPSON, A history of Architectural Development (New York, 1905).
MLA citation. Poole, Thomas. "Clerestory." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04049a.htm>.


Most people that get asked this question automatically default to the biggest manufacturers, such as Apple, Samsung, Nokia and HTC. It's important to clarify the question and state that–I'm talking about all mobile phones, smartphone, feature phone and budget phone.Nokia had dominance in the mobile phone market for many years. In fact, they sold more phones than anyone else for over a decade in a row.
Look back at the situation in the market 8 years ago and it was dominated by Nokia and then Ericsson and Motorola were sat behind competing for some position. Motorola and Ericsson have somewhat dropped out to the market, although the former are looking to resurge in the form of the Motorola-Google partnership, and the latter with Sony. Nokia has just recently in 2012 dropped off the top spot.
The Nokia 1100 was the most bought phone in the world. It sold over 250 million handsets. To put that in context, that's almost one handset for everyone in Europe. The phone wasn't the most feature-packed, but it was strong, functional and was able to traverse emerging markets developing economies and the more economically established market of the world. Samsung also had several high performing volume phones and it was generally Nokia and Samsung that fought out for this title over the last few years. Samsung finally got top spot with 30% of all sales in 2012, compared to 24% in 2011. Nokia managed 24% in 2012.
Part of the reason for the shift in power has been the increased uptake of smartphones throughout the world. In 2011, 37% of all mobile phones bought were smartphone. This figure was 45% in 2012, up 8%. Samsung have done incredibly well in the smartphone market. In 2012, they released the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Note II, which were widely acclaimed as superb of al phones. Perhaps these were two of the three best phones of the year. Certainly, they represented extremely successful releases for Samsung.
Nokia are certainly battling their way back. The Lumia 900 that was released in 2012 has been acclaimed by some the best value phone ever. As a smartphone on a budget, it provides incredible functionality and specifications at a super price. The Nokia Lumia 920 brought out a whole heap of innovation, including image stabilisation for the camera, super sensitive layers on the screen and a lot more. Again, the Nokia Lumia 920 has been received favorably by the public and critics alike, and perhaps marks a giant leap towards a bigger foothold in the smartphone market.
Nokia had fallen to below fifth position in the smartphone market and this decline could signal serious problems for the Finnish corporation; only time will tell whether they can overcome the fierce competition in the market.
Some other companies have chosen to diversify instead of stand and fight in the Western markets. For example, HTC have announced that they are releasing a £203 smartphone to penetrate the Chinese market. They perhaps understand the potential available in Asia with penetration rather low for smartphones at the moment and they see that chances of winning in the West as pretty low right now.
In reality, HTC have provided some pretty amazing phones, including the HTC Droid DNA and the HTC 1x. It is certainly going to be an interesting 2013 with innovation and production hitting new levels as the consumer base for smartphones increases and the profitability opportunities are even greater for the manufacturers.
Phil Turner has very little network coverage where he lives in Cork, so is stuck for choice when it comes to choosing a mobile.


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Elizabeth "grandma" layton
Viewing Her Work
3 Sisters Writing
"When Elizabeth was publisher of the Wellsville Globe, I had the privilege of working just a half of a block from her office. Businesswomen were scarce on Main Street in the early 1940's and not well accepted. Almost every building was occupied by a business owner and operated by a local, hardworking man, who in most cases was somewhat chauvinistic. They were not accustomed or receptive to having women at Chamber of Commerce meetings, much less listening to their suggestions."
From page 9 of "Signs Along the Way"
It's hard to believe how much has changed in the past hundred years regarding women's rights - and even harder to explain those issues to the current generation. As a society, we have become complacent about such matters - until Trump slapped us out of our stupor with his misogynistic rantings and behavior. I feel like I'm watching a bad movie from the 1920's...
When did this non-equality thing start, anyway? And how? We all know there are physical and emotional differences, that's what makes us each special. But, every one of us starts out as the same tiny bundle of cells, in the big scheme of things it doesn't really matter what we turn out to be. No - the equality issue raises it's ugly head in matters of politics, legislation, employment, and education opportunities. I can personally relate to issues of women's equality only from the mid 1950's on - you'll have to go to Google for stats and numbers of other eras. I lived many changes, right along with Mom and Grandma Layton. Young ladies, understand that many rights you take for granted today have not always existed, and can be surely taken away.
Divorce carried quite a stigma in the 1950's, and since employment opportunities were mostly limited to "traditional" women's jobs such as secretary, teacher, librarian, etc., many women settled for a cheating and/or abusive husband rather than face the social shame and financial struggles bestowed upon a "grass widow". Mom and Dad were divorced when I was three, and there were minimal child support laws in place. One hundred dollars a month for three girls would barely pay a babysitter - but Mom wasn't even able to collect a dime. In fact, the one time she took Dad back to court to enforce the support, the judge decreased the payments, because Mom made more money than Dad did - which was barely nothing.
In the 60's, elementary girls were not allowed to wear trousers or slacks of any kind to school, it was dresses or skirts and blouses only. In fact, it was the early to mid-1970's before female office workers were permitted to wear pantsuits in the workplace in many cities - and they had to be a matching jacket and slacks. My daughter Shannon would have never made it past Kindergarten - it was a huge struggle to get her into a dress, at least until she turned sixteen or so... How wonderful it is to be able to choose a varied wardrobe, seems like such a little thing these days, but as a little girl, how I longed to wear pants to school! It sure would have prevented lots of skinned-up knees at recess...
Birth control. Feels like it has been our "right" forever, right? Not entirely. In 1965, the Supreme Court finally gave married couples the right to use birth control. However, millions of unmarried women in 26 states were still denied birth control, literally and politically screwed. It wasn't until 1972 that the court legalized birth control for all citizens of this country, irrespective of marital status. Seven years worth of unwanted pregnancies and risky illegal abortions that could have been avoided, if only women had the right to decide. Since I brought up that touchy abortion subject, let me just say this: No woman, anywhere or ever, said, "Such a lovely day, I think I'll get an abortion." It is an unbearably difficult decision that should never be legislated. And that's all I will say about that...
Financial equality hasn't always been a thing, and we still have a long way to go. Women had to have their husband's permission to get a bank account as recent as the 1960's. By 1974, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act passed, and single, married, or widowed we no longer needed a man to cosign for us. Can you believe it? That was only 43 years ago...
I could go on and on, but will let Grandma Layton's drawing fill in the rest. We can't go backward - our daughters deserve so much more. Carla
If an inquisitive somebody were to demand a DNA analysis be done on the 3 sisters, he may not be surprised to find those twisted strands are coated with a healthy dose of printer's ink, given our pedigree and the many literary contributions from our maternal ancestors:
Great-great-grandaunt Florence Finch Kelly: 19th & 20th century Journalist/Novelist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Finch_Kelly
Great-grandfather Asa Finch Converse: http://www.franklincokshistory.org/people-2/300-revision-v1/converse-asa-finch/
Grandmother Elizabeth Hope Converse Nichols Layton: Newspaper Publisher/Editor, author, poet and artist. http://www.elizabethlayton.com
Asa Finch Converse: Newspaper Publisher/Editor.
Great-grandmother May Frink Converse: Columnist/Editor and Poet Laureate. http://www.franklincokshistory.org/peom/


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Paul Ryan Losing Patience; Anxious To Start Killing Poor People
Posted in health care	by jerrydickerson8
WASHINGTON – Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is reportedly losing patience with members of Congress who want to put the brakes on his abominable plan to fuck as many poor people as possible by denying them health insurance.
"Speaker Ryan is really pissed about this new report by the CBO," said a staffer on condition of anonymity. "He thinks it's just going add ammunition to wimps within the Party who have reservations about stomping on the poor."
Ryan's staffer told Politico that during a meeting late last night the Speaker threw a temper tantrum and started screaming that poor people "deserved to die" and he wanted it to "start happening yesterday!"
"He acted like he was unhinged," said the staffer. "He was picking up 40 lb dumbbells and hurling them around the office like they were paperweights. One female staffer was hit in the leg and she had to go to the emergency room. He was screaming 'That'll show you, you bitch! I hope you enrolled in our office plan! Next time move your ass out-of-the-way!' as she was being removed from the office on a gurney."
"I'm currently looking for alternative employment," said the staffer. "I really don't see much future with the Speaker in politics if he continues down this road."
Politico is also reporting that Ryan has plans to become an evangelist if he loses in the next round of elections.
"That way I can fuck poor people 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!" Ryan is reported to have said.
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Scott Walker Vows To Be 'Education President'
DES MOINES – (CT&P) – During a campaign stop in Iowa last week, Wisconsin governor and presidential candidate Scott Walker promised a fawning crowd of over 3000 supporters that if elected, he would finally find time to get an education.
"I want to be known as an 'educated president,' not some dumbass who has no clue what the fuck he's doing," said Walker. "I'm sure that once I'm elected I'll be able to find time to take some courses in remedial English, civics, and even a little history. Bob Jones University has even offered me a scholarship!
"It's important for the president to be the leader of the entire country, not just a bunch of hicks that want to do away with the entire federal government. I'd like to be able to say that I can lead the enlightened as well as the idiotic."
According to aides, Governor Walker spends a great deal of his free time reading children's books so he can boost his comprehension level past that of preschooler with encephalitis.
Walker, who has conducted an all-out war on higher education since becoming governor of Wisconsin, has been criticized for his lack of understanding of complex issues.
"Walker shows almost no grasp of any concept taught past the 8th grade," said Wisconsin Education Association Council president Betsy Kippers. "He doesn't know if he believes in evolution, he doesn't know if homosexuality is a choice, and he doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. The bastard barely knows his right from his left. He's an idiot."
Governor Walker stirred up controversy in February when he stupidly compared protesting teachers and their supporters with terrorists threatening to 'blow up America.' But lately he's been trying to soften his image and appeal to Americans who actually graduated from high school.
"I want to do more than just bust up teacher's unions, abolish abortion, and deny health care to the poor," said Walker. "I want to learn how to play checkers, for example."
When asked by reporters whether he would take any courses in science so he could tell the difference between weather and climate, photosynthesis and Photoshop, a blastocoel and a blast radius, and a zebra from a zygote, Walker replied, "Oh no, we Republicans are Christians and don't practice the 'black arts.' We leave that to Satan and his minions."
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America In Ruins; Christians To Be Interned Next Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (CT&P) – The United States was destroyed once again last week, marking the 9th time the country has been completely obliterated since Obama was first elected president.
Our once proud nation now stands in ruins after two supreme court rulings, one guaranteeing health care to the poor, and another assuring marriage equality for all our citizens. The rulings have had the effect predicted by so many religious kooks across country; cities are burning, livestock are running off cliffs, there has been a complete breakdown of social order with riots in every major American city, and dogs and cats are sleeping together.
The anti-Christ socialist Muslim dictator masquerading as president hailed the two decisions as "another step toward the complete destruction of mankind" that he has sought since first being elected in 2008.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told the White House press corps this morning that the decisions and the resulting chaos is giving the administration the opportunity to round-up troublesome minority groups so they can be "dealt with" at some future date.
Christians are reported to be fleeing to Mexico by the tens of thousands in order to escape a country where poor people are provided health care and marriage equality is the law of the land.
"The president has ordered the military to detain anyone self-identifying as a Christian," said Earnest. "Over the next week or so these people will be escorted to the secret internment camps we've been building under every Walmart Supercenter across the United States. They will be given the choice of attending re-education facilities in the desert or they can choose to be resettled in the homes of a new generation of liberal socialist gay couples and spend the rest of their lives as powerless house servants."
"We've asked the NSA to gather information about anyone who has ever attended church so we can assess what we need to do about the huge mass of people who formerly called themselves Christians but now suddenly don't have the courage of their convictions."
Reaction to the announcements has come quickly as tens of thousands of Americans are pouring across the Mexican border seeking the protection of the Mexican government and the Catholic Church.
Mike Huckabee, former minister, former presidential candidate, and current wingnut was asked to comment as he boarded a flight in Little Rock bound for South America.
"Just as I predicted, America is over," said a nervous Huckabee, as he glanced around the terminal in fear.
"Christians are just not used to seeing this level of compassion and empathy in their government. We've lived in fear of this day for decades. Everyone knows the government is not supposed to follow the teachings of the New Testament! Our only hope is that this is the beginning of the End Times when Jesus comes back and slaughters all the non-believers and leaves the entire earth a smoking ruins. Now I have to haul ass. God bless and good luck."
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Religious Right Hospitalized After Choking On Compassion And Equality
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mr. Religious Right has been hospitalized in the nation's capital today after a week-long assault by liberal thugs on the side of hope, compassion, and equal treatment under the law. Physicians say his condition is stable and are confident that he will pull through.
"Mr. Right is a resilient soul who has had to make adjustments in the past when it became apparent that his Neanderthal views on women's suffrage, civil rights, and interracial marriage were about as popular as a turd in a punch bowl," said Dr. Emilio Lizardo of George Washington Hospital, who is caring for the stricken Right.
"So we think that Mr. Right will eventually come around and join the majority of people in the country who are actually fine and decent human beings."
The attacks on Right came hot and heavy throughout the week, with the removal of his beloved Confederate battle flag from state capitals and two supreme court decisions regarding health care for the less fortunate and marriage equality for all citizens being shoved into the yawning chasm of his mouth and down into his esophagus.
Dr. Lizardo told reporters that he was unsure how long Mr. Right was deprived of oxygen, but he felt that there was little damage done to Right's brain.
"His brain is actually more similar to that of a reptile than a human being," said Lizardo, "and we all know that many reptiles can go a long time without fresh air. So, I think he'll be OK in the long run and go on to lead a somewhat normal life, albeit in the shadows of a more progressive and enlightened society."
Mrs. Religious Right has been at Mr. Right's bedside since he was admitted to the hospital, but she has declined to speak with reporters because she knows she was put on earth to be a helpmate to her husband and keep her mouth shut, which is why she was unaffected by the tsunami of good news this week.
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Simpletons Across America Celebrate As House Votes To Repeal Obamacare…For The 67th Fucking Time
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CT&P) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives continued the time-honored tradition of wasting time and taxpayer's money by passing legislation to roll back Obamacare on Tuesday.
The vote was entirely symbolic in nature because everyone in the chamber knows full well that the members of the U.S. Senate will not be passing a companion bill and even if that were the case President Obama would veto it.
The vote was Buffoons 239, Reasonable Individuals 186, with no House Democrat supporting the measure and three House GOP freshmen opposing it.
This latest vote marked the 67th time the House has wasted our time and gone out of its way to look like a bunch of idiot children by voting to entirely repeal, defund or change some provisions of President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
"We know the vote was a ridiculous exercise in stupidity, but we had to give the new members of our mentally deficient caucus the chance to vote against Obamacare," said House Speaker John Boehner, while on a smoke break in the men's restroom. "After all, no one wants to go home to his district and face the wrath of ignorant hicks without being able to say he has no compassion for the less fortunate."
The vote precipitated predictable reactions across the country, with reasonable and compassionate folks rolling their eyes at the antics of a bunch of schoolchildren. The result was quite different however within the army of right-wing supporters made up of simpletons, rednecks, free-market capitalists, fascists, and evangelical right-wing Christians who seem to have no compassion for anyone except themselves.
A compilation of reactions from the right wing and its supporters has graciously been made available to us from CNN.
Here are some examples:
Billy Bob McSneed, Director of Signage for the Tea Party, said "We gotta show that we ain't gonna stand for no low-cost health care. My Diddy grew up just fine without it, and my nine kids can too!"
Cardinal Fang of the Catholic League's Punishment Squad said "Government has no right to step in and try to help the less fortunate. That's our job. All we ask is that poor people convert to our archaic belief system and abstain from birth control."
Freshman Senator Thom "Typhoid" Tillis (R-NC) said, "The government already overreaches by making us wash our hands after we defecate. The last thing we need is regulatory agencies telling doctors that they need a diploma in order to practice medicine. Now excuse me while I devour this delicious-looking infant."
Frieda "Hepatitis C" Johnson told CNN that "I don't give a shit if he is the presadint! No negra is gonna tell me when I gotta go to the fuckin' doctor."
Glenn Beck, a radio talk show host and ex Fox News kook, said "Obamacare is possibly the greatest conspiracy ever perpetrated on the American people. It's right up there with climate change and the worldwide conspiracy to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids. It poses a threat not only to earth, but to nearby galaxies as well."
Billy Joe Numbnuts of Toxic Springs, Florida said, "My wife and me ain't got no need for no government healthcare. We do just fine down at the methadone clinic."
The vote, like all the previous votes to repeal Obamacare, is expected to get the GOP exactly nowhere with the American public. Recent polls conducted by everyone other than Fox News shows that a majority of Americans want to keep the program in place or tweak it slightly in order to improve it. Only about 20% of Americans, representing the most militantly stupid portion of our population, want to repeal the law and go back to the old system. Furthermore, enrollment in the healthcare system continues to rise, and the more people who sign up, the less likely a repeal becomes.
However, polls seem to have no effect on far right politicians, who have to kowtow to a rabid base who yearn for a return to the Middle Ages. In fact, Speaker Boehner has scheduled at least a dozen more votes to repeal Obamacare before the August recess, so GOP members can go back and brag about how they are standing up to the "emperor" in the White House.
"We just can't afford to be seen as cooperating with anyone who wants to help the poor and less fortunate," said Boehner, as the orange skinned Speaker chugged a whiskey sour. "All our campaign money would dry up overnight!"
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Poll Finds Four Out Of Five Imbeciles Believe Obama Has 'Destroyed America'
THE CABIN ANTHRAX, MURPHY, N.C. (CT&P) – A shocking new Fox News poll has revealed that approximately 80% of imbeciles living in the continental United States think that President Obama has destroyed America. The poll was taken on December 30th. Participants were randomly chosen from imbeciles currently listed on the National Idiot's Register in Washington, D.C.
The imbeciles were randomly chosen from the National Idiot's Register in Washington, D.C.
The poll consisted of two simple statements that imbeciles were required to complete. The statements were followed by a comment section where each imbecile was given the opportunity to voice his or her views on the subject.
Participants were first given the opportunity to complete the following sentence:
President Obama has
A. not destroyed the country.
B. somewhat destroyed the country.
C. really, really destroyed the country.
D. completely and utterly destroyed the country.
Those imbeciles that answered "B," "C," or "D" were then asked to complete this sentence:
President Obama has destroyed the country because
A. he is black.
B. of Obamacare.
C. of Benghazi
D. he is a member of the worldwide communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids.
E. All of the above
Fox researchers found that over 80% of imbeciles polled thought that Mr. Obama had in some way 'destroyed the country,' with over 90% of those imbeciles answering "E" to the second question.
Paradoxically, the researchers also discovered that although imbeciles thought that the country had been destroyed, they continued to insist that it was the greatest country on earth and was humanity's last, best hope for the future.
Members of the International Moron's Association complained that they were left out of the poll, but researchers at Fox said that their inability to operate telephones or computers precluded their participation.
Perhaps the most revealing part of the poll was the comments section, which illustrated just ignorant imbeciles in this country are.
Billy Bob McSneed, an imbecile from Running Sore, Arkansas said: "That negra wants to give poor people medical care and let a bunch of infected foreign kids into the United States. He's a disgrace, and it's only a matter of time before he lets the United Nations come and get all our guns!"
Jean "Genius" Mims, an imbecile from Melanoma Beach, Florida said: "I may not be able to read, but I darn shore know destruction when I seen it, and let me tell you, this country had been destructed!"
Billy Frank McDim of Rabid Beaver, Minnesota said: "That man is downright insane. He's bent on destroying all of us with his gay marriage and enlightened foreign policy. The next thing you know it'll be legal to marry your goat! Everybody knows that big business and Jesus are our only hope. I just thank God every day for smart people like Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin!"
One of the few imbeciles that thought that President Obama had not destroyed the country was Tampaxia Reynolds from Mobile, Alabama who said: "I really have not noticed that the United States has been destroyed, but maybe that's because I don't watch Fox News. I really don't know."
As with all Fox News polls, the survey has a margin of error of +/- 35%.
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Obama Destroys Country Again This Year
BLUE MOUNTAIN BEACH, CRETONIA (CT&P) – Fox News is reporting that America has once again been completely and utterly destroyed by President Barack Obama. This marks the 6th time during his presidency that he has managed to lay waste to the North American land mass known as the United States.
Although America has been completely destroyed again this year, Obama seems not to give a damn. The President was seen earlier today playing football with his pet canine amid the ruins of our once great nation.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed that America had been destroyed again at a press conference held early this morning in the Rose Garden.
"We're proud that we managed to annihilate this once beautiful country and leave it in ruins yet again this year," said Earnest, as he tuned one of the many special edition White House violins.
"President Obama was quite pleased that this year we got the job done early so he could take a much-needed vacation and recharge his batteries for the next round of obliteration scheduled to begin on January 1st. You know it takes a lot of energy to usurp power and then destroy all that is good about a nation."
However, not everyone is convinced that Armageddon is just around the corner.
"The economy is in the best shape it has been in for a decade, unemployment is down, gas is under $2.00 per gallon, millions of poor people are now covered by health insurance, and there's progress on the gay marriage front," said New York Times Editor Dean Baqet, "but for some reason those cretins over at Fox insist that the country is on the brink of an apocalypse. I think it's mainly because the President continues to be black even after six years in office."
As part of the network's show "2014: America's Trail of Tears," Fox News pundit and brainless dunderhead Andrea Shlemiel Tantaros will make predictions for 2015. It should be an "awesome" and uplifting broadcast.
Indeed, Fox News continues to report ad nauseam that Obamacare, the Benghazi non-conspiracy, immigration policy, sex crazed predatory homosexuals, civil rights protestors, warming relations with Cuba, and just about every other fucking thing you could imagine has left the country a smoking wreck reminiscent of post WW II Europe.
However, one group of Americans seems to be blissfully unaware that we are all doomed.
"Our customers are happy and optimistic as hell," said Joseph Clayton, President and CEO of DISH Network. "It's absolutely amazing what a week free of propaganda and misinformation will do for people."
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Portrait photography is an art set apart from others. One of the most challenging kinds of photography, portraits aims to capture not just general details, but also every emotion and spirit of the model in question.
Unlike other forms of photography, portrait photography solely focuses on the subject. There is no importance placed on highlighting the background or what the person is wearing. It is all about the persons themselves. Sure, the background and clothes have to have a bit of effort put into to make the overall effect look good, but that is about all that they are necessary for. At the end of the day, portrait photography focuses on capturing raw emotion and getting a sense of the subject's personality to convey to others. It is natural, easy to be part of and produces extremely satisfying results.
Instead of taking the photo from very close to the subject (which might distort the subject's face and result in getting the angle wrong) portrait photography is taken from a certain distance, for a true representation record of the subject's features.
The lighting needs to be balanced just right. If the scene isn't brightly lit, shadows in the background might create a distraction, which will certainly take the focus away from the subject. Being solely for the subject, this kind of thing cannot be permitted to happen with portrait photography. In a scenario where the studio isn't sufficiently lit, photographs need to be taken in natural lighting.


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Q: Is it possible using Pymssql to access SQL Server 2012 remotely, with domain (windows) user account I could not access SQL Server 2012 remotely using windows user account, even though its possible to access SQL Server after login to Windows OS with the same credentials.
Is there any way to achieve that?
Due to Security (OS Hardening) reason's SQL Server users are not supported
Trying to Access SQL 2012 remotely from CentOS
telnet host 1433 #Works fine
TCP enabled in SQL Configuration manager.
pymssql version - 2.1.0
pymssql.connect('192.168.1.7', 'mydomain\\dba', 'password', 'testdb')
I'm getting below error
Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "pymssql.pyx", line 599, in pymssql.connect (pymssql.c:9315) pymssql.OperationalError: (20002, 'DB-Lib error message 20002, severity 9:\nAdaptive Server connection failed\n')
FreeTDS configuration
tsql -C
Compile-time settings (established with the "configure" script)
                            Version: freetds v0.91
             freetds.conf directory: /etc
     MS db-lib source compatibility: yes
        Sybase binary compatibility: yes
                      Thread safety: yes
                      iconv library: yes
                        TDS version: 4.2
                              iODBC: no
                           unixodbc: yes
              SSPI "trusted" logins: no
                           Kerberos: yes

A: Yes, this can be done during the connection:
pymssql.connect(
    server='192.168.1.7:1433',
    user='mydomain\\dba',
    password='password',
    database='testdb',
    tds_version='7.2'
)

Please note you'll have to be sure you can connect to the server SQL Server is running on from the machine you're running pymssql on. If things are locked down, you made need firewall modifications to be made. You can test to see if you can connect to your SQL Server server with telnet: telnet your_host 1433 to see if it connects, or just hangs.

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The 2019 Art Market Year in Review: Superlatives Edition
We turned to the Artnet Price Database for a yearbook-themed look back at this year's art market.
artnet Analytics Team, December 16, 2019
KAWS, THE KAWS ALBUM (2005). Courtesy of Sotheby's.
To celebrate the end of the year in the art market, we turned to the Artnet Price Database to present a special year in review featuring superlatives for 2019. Read on to see who had a good year, who had a humbling year, and who to look out for in next year's class of 2020.
WORST CASE OF SENIORITIS
Andy Warhol's Double Elvis (Ferus Type) was one of the most expensive lots of the year as it sold for $53 million at Christie's New York, but the truth is it just barely cracked the top 10 prices for the artist. In fact, the last time the artist's top lot record was broken at auction was way back in 2013, when Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) sold for $105.5 million at Sotheby's New York. Even though he's a market mainstay, all of Warhol's top six highest prices have remained unchanged since 2014.
PROM KING
KAWS continued to bulldoze through the market (shocking, we know!). At Sotheby's Hong Kong in April, the artist's painting THE KAWS ALBUM sold for 15 times its high estimate for a hefty $14.8 million. Yet as buzzworthy as KAWS has been, his success could hardly be called a surprise. Even though he broke all five of his previous top five auction records this year, 2018 had also been a landmark year for the artist—his average sale price nearly doubled from 2017 to 2018.
BEST MAKEOVER
In a market surge few could have predicted, female Old Masters came into the spotlight with a boost from Sotheby's New York's "The Female Triumphant" sale in January. (Perhaps even fewer could have predicted that the sale would garner an endorsement from Victoria Beckham herself!) Headlining the sale was a masterpiece by Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun, Portrait of Muhammad Dervish Khan, which sold for $7.2 million and smashed the previous record for any work of art by a woman artist from the pre-Modern era. Some thought it was all a bit of gimmicky marketing, but with solid shows at the Prado and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, it looks like the women Old Masters are here to stay.
Victoria Beckham with Artemisia Gentileschi's Saint Sebastian Tended By Irene at the exhibition for "The Female Triumphant" at Sotheby's New York. Photo courtesy of Tom Newton.
The world sat up and took notice of a new arrival when Julie Curtiss's Princess sold for more than 1,700 percent over its high estimate of $8,000, hammering at a whopping $106,250 at Phillips New York this spring. It was the very first time Curtiss's work ever appeared at auction—less than a month after the opening of her inaugural solo show, no less. Talk about hitting it out of the park on the first swing.
Charles White has been well-known to art historians and beloved by painters for years, and it seems the auction market is finally catching up. After MoMA and the Art Institute of Chicago staged the first major museum retrospective of White's work in late 2018, the market surged. Two of his works broke the $1 million mark for the first time at Sotheby's New York and Christie's New York this fall, and pre-2018, his highest price achieved at auction was $300,000. White's commercial recognition has been long overdue (even though the artist himself eschewed it), and his market is certainly one to watch in 2020.
To learn more, commission your own Artnet Analytics Report.
artnet Analytics Team
What Would The World Look Like If Humans Vanished? A New Shanghai Exhibition Imagines The Possibilities
See Christene Barberich's Favorite Works From Artnet Galleries


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Jaganathan optimistic charges can win three medals
Source: Jaganathan optimistic charges can win three medals
KUALA LUMPUR: National para athletics chief coach R. Jaganathan (pix) is optimistic that his charges will bring back at least three medals from the Tokyo Paralympics, which will be held from Aug 24 to Sept 5.
After leading his charges to win three gold medals at the Rio Paralympics in 2016, the country's best ever outing in the games, the coach with almost 40-years of experience is now charting the fortunes of his team for Tokyo amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Jaganathan is confident that men's T20 (learning disability) long jumper Abdul Latif Romly and Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli in the men's shot put F20 (intellectual disability) are on the right track to return with medals, regardless of colour, after their recent performances to win against able-bodied athletes at the Malaysian Athletics Grand Prix, recently.
But for the country's first Paralympics gold medallist Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi, who triumphed in the men's 100m T36 (cerebral palsy category) dash at Rio, age is catching up with the 33-year-old.
"Age is catching up for Ridzuan, but we will try our best and hope he gets a medal. We can also fall back on Sabahan Jonathan Wong Kar Gee (T12 long jump – vision impairment) as another potential medallist," he told Bernama.
At the Rio Games, Mohamad Ridzuan, Muhammad Ziyad and Abdul Latif gave Malaysia its gold glitter in the Games, while Siti Noor Radiah Ismail won bronze in the women's long jump T20 (intellectual disability).
Jaganathan, who coached M. Ramachandran – the former middle distance king and national record holder in the 5,000m and 10,000m races for over two decades – before taking up the para job in 2001, said Muhammad Ziyad might be leaving to Germany for three weeks after Ramadan to improve on his throw.
As for Ramadan month training, he said the coaches have to lower down the intensity to avoid pushing the fasting athletes, as well as reschedule training to 9pm.
"The focus will be more on technical aspects and skills to maintain their momentum and resume the old intensity after the fasting month. We will have around eight to 10 weeks to prepare before heading to Tokyo," he added,
Meanwhile, Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) Secretary-General First Admiral (Rtd) Datuk R. Subramaniam said with nine athletes having confirmed their berths to Tokyo so far, the council is expecting to send a contingent of around 25 athletes with additional slots coming from upcoming qualifiers and bipartite entries (quota places and based on availability).
"The pandemic has disrupted our plans for training programmes, familiarisation and periodisation, including five overseas trainings and competitions for them, but everyone is facing the same issue. We probably can confirm the numbers and target around end of June," he said. – Bernama


Now that you are facing the stress of dealing with the repayment of your student loans, you may want to opt for consolidation. Consolidating student loans can be tricky, and several factors need to be taken into consideration when making your decisions. But if you decide that the benefits of consolidation outweigh the drawbacks, you can find a way to make it work, whether you have federal or private loans.
There is a difference between consolidating federal and private loans. The most glaring difference is that, with a Federal Consolidation Loan, your interest rate is fixed in keeping with a federal formula, while private consolidation interest rates can be either fixed or variable. Variable means that the interest rate can increase at any moment. If you are consolidating both types of loans, you should make sure to keep them separate.
Borrowers are generally allowed up to 10 years to repay, when they consolidate Federal Stafford and Graduate PLUS Loans. However, some borrowers can qualify for the government's Extended Repayment Plan. Borrowers who consolidate student loans through the Federal Consolidation Loan Program can refinance one or multiple student loans into one new fixed-rate loan. In other words, the original loan is paid in full and another one is initiated.
Anyone with eligible Federal Student Loans can get a Federal Consolidation Loan, and can do so without paying loan fees. Interest rates are fixed for the life of the student loan. Rates are based on the weighted average of the interest rates of the loans being consolidated, rounded up to the nearest one-eighth-percent or 8.25 percent, whichever is less. Borrowers do not need a credit card, and the fixed interest rates allow them to avoid future variable rate increases.
attending school less than half the time.
Graduate PLUS Loans can be consolidated as soon as they are disbursed to the school, while Federal Stafford Loans can be consolidated only after graduation. A borrower with a subsidized or unsubsidized Stafford Loan must be consolidated with the government's Direct Consolidation Loans Program.
Nearly any federal loan can be consolidated, but private loans cannot be consolidated using federal guidelines. However, private loan consolidation can be obtained. Private lenders are competing for your business and may offer borrower incentives, such as cash back, reduced rates and principal reductions.
To consolidate graduate student loans through a private lender, you will need to have proof of good credit or apply with a reputable co-borrower. Private loan consolidation may require a minimum loan balance, but private lenders tend to be more flexible than federal loan programs.
You have four main ways to repay your private, consolidated graduate-student loans. The standard plan involves fixed monthly payments for up to 10 years. The extended plan allows borrowers to extend the length of a loan up to 30 years, but each lender's repayment terms will vary, often depending upon the balances of your loans.
Meanwhile, graduated repayment is tailored for the borrower who will require lower payments for the first few years and can make higher payments afterward. If you choose a graduated repayment plan, you should be aware that time you take off from paying on the principal of the loan will likely increase the total amount of your loan.
are offered only to borrowers whose income will be small. Lenders base payments upon the monthly income and employment status of the borrower, the amount borrowed and other factors. Payments are adjusted annually as the income of the borrower changes.
Before consolidating student loans, figure out how many loans you have and whether they are federal or private loans. You should also determine where you are in the repayment process, like whether you are in a grace period. If the loans are in default, you will be unable to consolidate them.
You should also consider your total number of lenders, and should take stock of the other monthly financial responsibilities you face. If using a private lender, you should be sure to consult one of your lenders for guidance before consolidation. Private loan consolidation allows for borrowers to shop around for the best deal, while federal loan consolidation must adhere to government standards.
Many benefits result from student loan consolidation, including the fact that consolidating student loans can stretch the repayment term and reduce monthly payments by as much as 51 percent. The repayment period could be extended to as long as 30 years, and consolidation can provide borrowers with low interest rates and give them the ability to make payments to a single lender.
However, before signing on any dotted line, borrowers should be aware of the drawbacks of consolidating student loans. As you extend your loan period length, you are adding to the total cost of the loan, since you are being charged interest for a longer period of time. If rates decrease, borrowers who have gone through the consolidation process cannot benefit from a break in interest rates because they are locked into a fixed rate. In addition, consolidation can cause borrowers to lose their benefits on unconsolidated loans.
If you are considering consolidating your graduate student loans, you are not alone. According to the education funding company NextStudent, 4,653,000 former students consolidated Federal Student Loans through the Federal Family Education Program during the past three years. Once you know your options and have reviewed your financial outlook, you can decide whether you will become a part of that figure.


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Home » Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation » Training Database » Training Team Profile
Dr. Ruchi Badola (Scientist-G and Principal Investigator)
E-mail:- ruchi[at]wii.gov.in
Dr. Ruchi Badola works as a Scientist G at the Wildlife Institute of India, with the Department of Eco-Development Planning and Participatory Management. She studies human dimensions of biodiversity conservation and works closely with park-dependent communities and Indian policymakers to frame conservation solutions that make sense in the context of both local and global challenges including ecosystem service valuation, resource extraction, deforestation and other cultural practices that come into conflict with state-led conservation objectives. She specializes in community/stakeholder participation in biodiversity conservation; ecological economics; assessment of ecosystem services; sustainable livelihood; and gender issues in conservation. She is an internationally recognized scholar and is the author several peer-reviewed papers. At the international level she contributes to the Hindu Kush Himalayan Monitoring and Assessment Programme (HIMAP) and The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Assessments as Coordinating Lead Author and Lead Author respectively.
Dr. Syed Ainul Hussain (Scientist-G and Principal Investigator)
E-mail:- hussain[at]wii.gov.in
Dr. Syed Ainul Hussain joined the Wildlife Institute of India as a research fellow in 1986 and worked with the Chambal Aquatic Species Conservation Project. Subsequently, he obtained M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in wildlife sciences from the Centre for Wildlife and Ornithology, Aligarh Muslim University. He joined the Institute in 1994 as faculty and has been looking after the Wetlands and Coastal Habitat Management and Aquatic Species Conservation Program. He develops and implements courses related to wetlands and coastal habitat management, and wildlife and protected area management. He identifies and prioritizes areas for conservation at the landscape level, including prioritization of trans-boundary protected areas. His special interests include wildlife ecology, mountain ecosystem services and protected area management. He is working with the Otter Specialist Group as Focal, Red List Authority. He is a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas and the Conservation Breeding Specialist Group. He took part in the XV Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica, during 1996–97, and is currently a member of the Government of India's core group on Antarctic and Southern Ocean research. He has specialization in Wetlands and coastal habitat management; mountain ecosystem services; small carnivore ecology and conservation; management of small populations; protected area management.
Dr. Sangeeta Angom (Project Scientist & Training Coordinator)
E-mail:- sangeeta[at]wii.gov.in, sangeetaangom[at]gmail[dot]com
I completed my Masters Degree in Zoology with specialization in "Cell and Molecular Genetics" from School of studies in Zoology, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (MP) in the year 2002 with a distinction certificate. Soon after, I pursued a Diploma Course in Environmental Law from WWF-India in 2003. Thereafter, I served as a Lecturer in Liberal College, Imphal from February, 2004 to December, 2004. I worked as a Research Fellow at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun from 2004-10 in the Project titled "Conservation Ecology of Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii) and its wetland habitat" in Manipur. I received Rufford Grant Award for executing a conservation project titled "Conserving the endemic Manipur Brow-antlered deer in Keibul Lamjao National Park, North Eastern India (2011-12). In 2013 I was awarded Doctoral Degree from Saurashtra University; Rajkot in Wildlife Sciences, my research topic was "Demographic status and genetic variation of Sangai in Keibul Lamjao National Park". I had also worked as Assistant Professor for 4 years (2013-16) in colleges affiliated to Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Central University, Srinagar, Gharwal, Uttarakhand. I joined Wildlife Institute of India (WII) as Project Scientist and Training Coordinator in National Mission For Clean Ganga (NMCG) – WII Project "Biodiversity and Ganga Conservation"under the Component-3 (Capacity Building of Forest Departments and other Stakeholders) on 5th May, 2017.
Ms. Monika Mehralu (Assistant Training Coordinator)
E-mail:-monika14[at]wii.gov[dot]in, monikamehralu[at]gmail[dot]com
I did my Graduation and Post-Graduation in Botany (Hons.) from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat (2013 & 2015). In my master's dissertation I studied the "Impact of co-culture on the production of cell wall degrading enzymes". Thereafter, I joined Wildlife Institute of India as a volunteer in the project 'Assessing potential of community participation in biodiversity conservation of Kalesar and proposed Kund Community Reserve, Haryana' (2016). Later, I joint as a project intern under "Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation" (2017). Currently, I am working as an Assistant Training Coordinator in the NMCG-WII project "Biodiversity and Ganga Conservation". Through this program I got an opportunity to interact with the stakeholders of the Ganga River and trained them in ensuring sustainable efforts towards a Clean and Vibrant Ganga. My interest also lies in Ethno botany, Plant Taxonomy and Natural Resource Management.
Ravindra Nath Tripathi - Project Fellow (Database)
E-mail:-ravindra1364[at]wii.gov[dot]in, ravindra1364[at]gmail[dot]com
Ravindra Nath Tripathi has completed his Bachelors in Engineering from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar in the field of Information Technology (2011) and Master degree in Geo-informatics (2019). He has worked in the Narora Atomic Power Station (2014 – 2016) as a Software Developer and Database Operator, where he managed different web based In-house Projects and also was involved with wildlife conservation, Narora Bird Marathon and different social projects. He has also worked in National Informatics Center, Delhi (2016-2017) as a Software Engineer. He is proficient in an assortment of technologies, including MS SQL Server, Python, Access, JDBC, C#, IIS, Apache HTTP Server, C++, HTML5, Ajax, and Geo Server. He is also certified in Microsoft technology specialist on MS SQL Server 2012/2014 - Querying and Developing Database. Currently, he is working as a Project Fellow (Database) in the NMCG-WII project where he works on the web development and managing of the spatial and non-spatial databases of the project. He is passionate about working with wildlife and his hobbies include listening to music, cooking and learning new technologies.
Keshav Kumar (Project Assistant Grade II)
E-mail:- keshav07[at]wii.gov[dot]in, keshavkumarju99[at]gmail[dot]com
I completed my Masters Degree in Zoology with specialization in "Entomology" from BFIT, Dehradun affiliated to HNBGU Srinagar Garhwal (UK) in the year 2018. Soon after, I joined World Health Organization (WHO) as External Monitor in Jammu & Kashmir from September 2018 to January 2019. I joined Wildlife Institute of India (WII) as a project intern for four months (February to May 2019) under "Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation". Currently I am working as a Project Assistant Grade II in NMCG – WII Project "Biodiversity and Ganga Conservation" under the Component-3 (Capacity Building of Forest Departments and other Stakeholders) on 4th June 2019.
Ratish Singh (Project Assistant Grade II)
E-mail:- ratish[at]wii.gov[dot]in, ratishsingh02[at]gmail[dot]com
I have done my Masters Degree in Zoology with specialization in "Entomology" from BFIT, Dehradun, affiliated to HNBGU Srinagar Garhwal (UK) in the year 2018. Later, I joined World Health Organization (WHO) as External Monitor in J&K from Sept. 2018 to Jan. 2019. Thereafter, I joined Wildlife Institute of India (WII) as a project intern for four months (February to May 2019) under "Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation". Presently, I am working as Project Assistant Grade II in NMCG – WII Project "Biodiversity and Ganga Conservation" under the Component-"Capacity Building of Forest Departments and other Stakeholders".
Aakash Mohan Rawat (Project Assistant Grade II –Technical)
E-mail:-aakashrawat[at]wii.gov[dot]in, aakashrawat4444[at]gmail[dot]com
I have completed my Graduation from HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal from 2009-12. I did my Post Graduation in Geology during 2012-14. I have undergone a training programme under the Uttarakhand Association of North America (NGO) for the UANA Voice Camp, December 2013. Since 09-07-2015, I have enrolled in HNB Garhwal University, for the award of Ph. D Degree and have selected the topic "Study of the impact of anthropogenic activities on the water quality of Alaknanda River". I joined Wildlife Institute of India (WII) as Project Assistant Grade-II (Technical) in NMCG – WII Project "Biodiversity and Ganga Conservation" under the Component-3 (Capacity Building of Forest Departments and other Stakeholders) on 24th June, 2019.
Preeti Shukla (Project Intern)
E-mail:-shiney.preeti[at]gmail[dot]com
I completed my Graduation from Pt. L.M.S Autonomous PG College HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Uttarakhand in 2017. I have done my Post Graduation in Zoology with specialization in "Entomology" from Chinmaya Degree College HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Uttarakhand in 2019. I did one year diploma in computer Application. Soon after, I enrolled for DOEACC "O" Level Course and cleared the "CCC" Course on Computer Concepts exam in the (year). I have worked as a school teacher (Science and EVS) at Wisdom International Public School Bahadrabad, Haridwar. I joined Wildlife Institute of India as a Project Intern in NMCG – WII Project "Biodiversity and Ganga Conservation" under the Component-3 (Capacity Building of Forest Departments and other Stakeholders) on 1st July, 2019.
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WILD! It's the technique everyone talks about! Seriously, check out this graph I made measuring how much the chatroom talks about it! Though, with the ability to LD at will and everything, why wouldn't it be? Why worry yourself with reality checking and analyzing your dream journal entries for dream signs when instead you could just jump straight into a lucid dream from a waking state? Well... it isn't as easy as it sounds. Often I see beginners getting turned down after being told that "WILD isn't for beginners!" Others try it but are frustrated when they can't succeed with it. Some even turn away from lucid dreaming completely! So is WILD for beginners? Before we answer that question, we should go over what exactly the technique is.
WILD is a type of lucid dreaming technique. WILD's are Wake Initiated Lucid Dreams, meaning they refer to any lucid dreams where the lucid dreamer falls asleep consciously. VILD, DEILD, and FILD are all WILD techniques. Other, more general WILD techniques include focusing on counting, hypnagogic imagery, or other things to keep the mind awake while the body falls asleep. I'm not going to go in-depth with how to perform any of the WILD techniques. If you need some guides on how to do the techniques, check the links at the end of the article.
WILD is a complex method. Methods such as SSILD are designed to be easy to follow without much need for improvisation. On the other hand, WILD requires a lot of experimentation and customization. You have to make it your technique. It requires more discipline, motivation, and patience to perform successfully. As with most techniques, some lucid dreamers will just not be able to get it on their first try.
Even if it is known for being difficult, some lucid dreamers may find WILD incredibly easy and pull it off on their first try. Perhaps some may even do it accidentally. People who are experienced in meditation or fall asleep quickly may find it easier. But even if you are one of those lucid dreamers who just can't seem to find success, you will eventually get a lucid dream if you keep trying. Despite what others may say, it is completely possible to WILD as a beginner! The key to getting a WILD isn't about how experienced you are, it's more about how hard you try. As long as you don't give up, you will get that WILD!
WILD seems easy enough. You don't have to bother with doing reality checks and dream journaling right? Wrong. You still need to keep your dream recall up. Why bother getting lucid dreams if you can't remember them? Reality checks are also important. Besides getting you more lucid dreams, they also help you stay lucid. Also, they'll help you deal with false awakenings. So make sure to remember to keep up your RC's and DJ! WILD is far from some magical technique that requires no work at all.
Although some may find SP to be scary, watching yourself fall asleep is an interesting and unique experience. WILD's tend to be more vivid from the start when compared to DILD's. They cannot be confused for false lucid dreams. WILD's success can be directly controlled by you! And did I mention how cool it is to watch yourself fall asleep, a thing that happens every single night but you always miss because you are unconscious?! If you really want a WILD, don't give up just because it's too hard! You're missing out on an amazing technique!
Just because you aren't successful with the WILD technique, or any technique for that matter, doesn't mean you should give up. There are other techniques out there! Make sure to try more than one technique! Avoid the lucid dreaming wall. Everyone can lucid dream if they put enough work into it. Now, show me what you've got!
Is WILD for beginners? In the end, is the question that important? Some beginners may find it easy. Some beginners may find it hard. There are those who are dedicated to making it happen, and there are those who will give up and try other techniques. If you want to try WILD, give it a shot! But don't forget about all the other techniques. And don't give up just because one technique isn't working! If you keep on trying, you will get it. Good luck!
WILD techniques on the Lucid Dreaming Wikibook – A big list of general WILD techniques on the Lucid Dreaming Wikibook.
Spider's WILD FAQ - A great guide on how to do the WILD technique. It answers a lot of questions you may have.
The WILD Guide To End All Guides on Dreamviews - An awesome guide with multiple WILD methods listed.
Making WILD your own - A guide by Rhewin on more specific WILD misconceptions.
Links and short descriptions to all new and known techniques - Other techiques to choose from!
How to make sure your WBTB won't fail - A WBTB guide! It helps a lot with WILD.
How to choose your technique - If you feel like WILD may not be for you.
Thankyou for posting that Mew151. It is easy to read, and great for first time dreamers who are wondering which method to try. Sleep paralysis can be hard to endure, and if I would have read that when I first had my first SP when I was a kid and I wouldn't have woken up in fright and left for so many years.
I had my first LD through falling asleep consciously, and it was an accident. I was hoping for a LD, though not that way!
It really is just a matter of putting in some time if you don't achieve it first try. And overcoming the fear of what the mind may put you through.
I'm a total noob to this forum as well as LD. As per your suggestion and the article, I'll try WILD. Hope I'll too get a few LDs.


Star beach has a waterpark, but it's not just for kids! The area is party central, with DJs pumping out tunes at epic pool parties that go on all day and after the sun goes down. The vibe is friendly and you can hit the bar for great cocktails, mingle with other guests and rave on the dancefloor – or wherever you find yourself to be!


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Fr. Nick Baumgardner
Fr. Nick Baumgardner was born and raised in Greendale, Wisconsin. The second youngest of seven kids, Fr. Nick thought about being a priest from a very young age.
When asked by an elementary school teacher which four things he wanted to be when he grew up, he promptly replied: "Priest, Bishop, Cardinal, Pope."
After attending St. Alphonsus Grade School in Greendale, he went on to Pius XI High School and eventually to University of Wisconsin-Madison for college. At Madison he studied chemical engineering. While at Madison he also grew in his faith through his involvement at the St. Paul University Catholic Center. After his sophomore year in college, he spent a summer on staff at Catholic Youth Expeditions (CYE) in Door County. This time on CYE staff was incredibly influential in his eventual decision to enter seminary after his junior year at Madison.
Transferring to St. Joseph College Seminary on the campus of Loyola University Chicago, Fr. Nick later graduated with a degree in philosophy. He subsequently began his theology studies, the final stage of his seminary formation, at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin.
Fr. Nick is thrilled about being assigned to St. Charles. He spent six weeks at St. Charles during the summer after his first year in college seminary, and he has nothing but fond memories of his time at the parish.
Fr. Nick is known for his long-distance running and for being a bit of a coffee snob. He also enjoys reading, both fiction and non-fiction. If he had to pick a favorite author it would probably be C.S. Lewis.
More importantly, he has a great love for Jesus Christ and His Church, and has a strong devotion to St. Augustine, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Faustina, and the Blessed Mother.
As a concluding note and clarification, Fr. Nick is more than content to be a parish priest, and has no interest in ever becoming Bishop, Cardinal, or Pope. If he ever got "the call," he would probably reply, "I'm sorry, you've got the wrong Fr. Baumgardner. Here's Fr. John's number … ." (Fr. John is Fr. Nick's older brother and Associate Pastor at Three Holy Women, SS Peter & Paul, Our Lady of Divine Providence and Old St. Mary Parishes.)
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When we cook a whole turkey (or chicken), we always end up having leftovers and the big question that we deal with is how do we recreate dishes with them. Of course if you are in the US, this always happens to you like every other American home after Thanksgiving. We are way off the holiday now but this recipe is very useful to keep because it's simple and very easy to make. It works perfectly as an appetizer or snack for the kids.
I made this recipe for the site of Thanksgiving where you can find a lot of interesting recipes by different recipe developers, fun facts and food how-tos. It's a fascinating source of ideas that doesn't just limit you to the holiday itself but also all-year round like the recipe of these Leftover Turkey Pinwheel Sandwiches. You can also substitute the turkey with chicken. It's a healthy recipe that both adults and kids can enjoy with a glass of wine or a glass of fruit juice. It may be your regular chicken mayo sandwich but the added arugula and walnuts make a big difference in taste. For more of my recipes at Thanksgiving, click on my Profile Page. Buon appetito!


One day, several years ago, I found myself bored. It was Easter. School was out, and none of my usual hobbies (that is, video games and music) seemed to be doing the trick. With nothing better to do, I suddenly decided to try writing a story. And by "story", I mean "a whole novel" I had never written before, and had read only a little. Needless to say, the project failed.
After a couple more aborted projects, not to mention several aborted attempts at banishing this whole "writing" thing from my system, I realised I was going to have to get serious. I started reading a lot. I started researching how other writers go about planning and writing their stories. I started trying to plan out my own stories, as opposed to "pantsing" them like I had done before. And then, on the 1st of July 2013, I started to write what I hope will become my first completed novel. Alien parasites play a big role in it, as they do in many of the things I come up with; this, incidentally, is why I've decided to go by "The Parasite Guy" online.
I'm now embarking on a PhD in astrophysics and am doing my best to fit my writing in around it. Many of my posts will deal with how I go about this, and I be keen to hear the thoughts of others in this regard. Part of being a writer is being a reader, so book reviews are also something you can expect to see on a semi-regular basis. I'll also occasionally post things on academia, opinions on science fiction and fiction in general, opinions on the book and ebook market, and so on.
…I can't believe I didn't respond to this sooner.
Interesting story. Have you participated in NaNoWriMo? So glad you liked my blog. Hope you stop by again for a visit soon.
I've tried NaNoWriMo a couple of times, but I've never managed to even come close to completing it. I've discovered over the years that seat-of-the-pants writing is really not my bag.
That's why I went in this year with a detailed outline to follow. Didn't finish on time, but I did finish the first draft a few weeks later.
That's still a very short period of time to complete a first draft in. Congratulations!
Thanks for visiting my blog – hope you found something of interest – I especially enjoyed your help page! t/c and keep writing.
Thank you for visiting my blog, too. I really enjoyed your articles on character creation. Best of luck with your novel.
Thanks for following my blog! I can't wait to see the journey into writing your novel! It's crazy, needless to say.
Good luck with your studies and thanks for the follow!
Thank you ever so much for this! I'll write up a post for it as soon as possible.
You're welcome, I look forward to the post!
My pleasure :). I look forward to following your journey.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the follow! Seems we are in similar boats with novel writing. I've written hundreds of pages of novels that finally died early deaths (though one has seen a resurrection lately as I finally figured out its plot) but I've been planning one for months and am getting close to putting it onto paper. I look forward to following your progress as mine takes a similar journey!
No prob; thanks for stopping over here, too. Sounds like we have very similar plans indeed when it comes to writing. I must admit that I'm getting really excited about making my planned novel a reality: I've been trying to nail this particular plotline for around two years, and I think that this time I've finally got it.
I stopped by after seeing you quite frequently when at guayja1's wordpress account. Currently in the middle of catching up on the writings of all the authors I've followed, but I am interested in your work and we sound similar in our change on focus (gaming to writing) and purpose of our WordPress account (hone our literary craft).
Is there a particular work on the site you believe to be the best starting point for new readers?
Hi, D. Thank you ever so much for stopping by on this blog.
I too am planning on one heck of a catch-up session at the end of this week, once my course finally comes to an end. guayja's blog is certainly on the list, as is The Blood (saw it mentioned in your 24th of May post; thanks for reminding me!). Having had a look through your site, I think I'll add OVCN9 to the list as well.
Thank you very much for the nomination! I fully intend to accept this; I'll aim to have a response post up in the near future.
Thanks for the follow and good luck with the novel(s)!
Glad you approve 🙂 I'll be sure to have a good poke around your site in the near future.
Your blog caught my attention because you are a writer. I have been writing my novel for close to three years and throughout this time frame I have ran into road blocks. Often I start writing and then i find myself going to a direction that I do not want to go, so I abandon for a month or two. In fact recently I started back up again. So a person with the same passion is a true inspiration so I look forward to following you and your journey of being a novelist. My gratitude is yours, Allie.
Hi Allie. Thank you very much for stopping by.
I've had a few failed novels before now, so I realize how frustrating blocks and hold-ups can be. What is wrong with these directions you keeping heading in, out of interest? If they're all similar, then it might be letting it continue at some point just to see where your story leads. That's just my opinion, mind.
At any rate, best of luck with your novel :). Are you planning to blog about your progress at any point?
I'm a physics major and a writer. My two loves. Physicists are excellent problem solvers and can think outside the box, even boxes with cats inside. Keep writing! The more you write the better you'll get.
Great to hear from a fellow physicist :). Got any particular areas of the subject that you like?
And yeah, I agree that it's very important to keep writing. The last thing I want is to end up going rusty again, after all.
Are you on twitter TPG? the twitlink at the top doesn't take me to your account.
Interesting story. I'm glad to have found another college student that is trying to get their writing off the ground. I start college in May. Good luck with your journey!
Thanks very much for the follow! I'm looking forward to reading more of what your blog is all about.
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An Update on Syncing With Android 4.0: Ice Cream Sandwich
Posted on March 26, 2012 by David Z
CompanionLink fully supports two-way sync with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) devices.
The latest version of Android, dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich, officially launched a few months back with the Galaxy Nexus. Beyond that, however, sightings of Ice Cream Sandwich on new or existing devices have been few and far between. That's starting to change.
Just last week, HTC officially released the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for the Vivid on AT&T. The updates don't stop there, though. AT&T announced plans to update 10 more Android smartphones and tablets in the near future. And that's just from one carrier. The others are following suit as well.
At CompanionLink, we've had our hands on Ice Cream Sandwich for a while via our Galaxy Nexus. And we've been taking advantage of that. Not only have we ensured that DejaOffice runs properly on Android 4.0, but we've been busy adding features and improvements designed with this update in mind. For example, some Android 4.0 devices, like the Galaxy Nexus, don't play nicely with out existing USB sync. To that end, we've developed an entirely new USB sync system. It's even better than before, and it's in beta right now. We'll have more on that later.
We're also taking the time to improve the interface and bring it more in line with the look and feel that Ice Cream Sandwich features. Expect to see those updates soon as well.
If you couldn't already tell, we're excited to see Ice Cream Sandwich come to more and more devices. We think it's the best version of Android yet! But what about you? We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
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