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Even as the Internet is changing every aspect of our lives and communities, most Americans are intimidated by confusing jargon and misconceptions about Internet policy. We are developing a series of fact sheets that make these issues understandable to everyone.
We presently have fact sheets, covering broadband, financing networks, wireless Internet, economic development benefits from community owned networks, and the public savings from community owned networks.
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Local governments spend billions on all sorts of infrastructure every year to advance the public good for their communities. Roads and bridges keep day-to-day activity moving. Investments such as water and sewer infrastructure keep cities clean and livable. Fiber infrastructure is used for a wide range of purposes, including economic development, education, and to keep a city’s administration connected. To get a look at how fiber network infrastructure compares to other public investments, we've developed the Broadband is Affordable Infrastructure fact sheet.
“This allowed for us to simply add the UTOPIA service to our current provider’s bill and allowed us to avoid the hassle of establishing a new account with a new provider,” Barlow says.
We are pleased to announce that an excerpt of our report, Chanute's Gig: One Rural Kansas Community's Tradition of Innovation Led to A Gigabit and Ubiquitous Wireless Coverage, is now highlighted in the newest Broadband Communities Magazine. The November/December 2012 issue focuses on economic development.
Editors chose our report because it shows how a community can successfully develop a network to address community needs. The result is greater economic development and a range of increased community benefits. In addition to our report, several other articles focus on economic development and come from authors such as Reed Hundt and Blair Levin, Doug Adams and Michael Curri, Ken Demlow, Craig Settles, and David Moore.
You can access the digital edition online and see the entire issue table of contents at Broadband Communities Magazine Online.
You can still download the full report from the ILSR website and check out some of our other resources including case studies, fact sheets, video and audio.
Cottage Grove, Oregon, is on the cusp of adding up to 250 new jobs with the aid of its fiber optic network. A recent Register-Guard.com article by Serena Markstrom details the potential project between the City and First Call Resolution. The company is interested in expanding to a Cottage Grove shopping strip. While the space is the right size and location, it does not have the needed telecommunications connections for a high-capacity call center.
The City is looking into expanding its fiber optic network to accommodate First Call. City leaders will seek a state economic development grant and recently approved funding for an engineer's construction plan to lay the cable to get an accurate cost estimate. Initial estimates are $450,000 for an entire underground installation. Council members have already suggested that the expansion makes sense, regardless of whether or not First Call becomes a tenant. The 7 miles of fiber are primarily located in the southern part of the city while the shopping strip is in the north.
If more businesses moved in and started leasing the cable, the city could collect money — just like any utility — from those who tapped into the network and use those funds to continue to expand fiber optic cable around town, Meyers said.
Kudos to Richard Downey, Village Administrator for the Village of Kronenwetter in Wisconsin. Mr. Downey reminded us that we have yet to write about the fiber network in Princeton, Illinois. While we have noted Princeton in our list of economic development successes, we haven't delved into the network that serves the city, the schools, and the business community.
Princeton is home to about 7,500 people and is located in the north central region of the state in Bureau County. They have their own electric, water, and wastewater utilities and began offering broadband connectivity in late 2003. We spoke with Jason Bird, Superintendent of Princeton Electric Department, who shared the network's story with us.
In 2003, the city’s largest electric and water consumer was also the largest employer. At the time, incumbents served the community with T1 connections. The manufacturing company moved to Mexico, taking 450 jobs with it. The community was stunned.
Approximately 6 months later, Ingersoll Rand, the community's second largest employer with about 300 jobs, also considered moving away from Princeton. While lack of needed broadband was not the only reason, the Ingersoll Rand CEO let community leaders know that it was one of the influential factors. The company liked being in Princeton, and the city would have been on the top of the location list if not for the sad state of connectivity. At the time, the only commercial option was unreliable T1 connections for $1,500 - $2,000 per month. If Ingersoll Rand moved, the community would experience job losses equal to 10% of the population. Community leaders needed to act and do it quickly.
As I recently mentioned in my endorsement of Tubes by Andrew Blum, the book explains how a municipal fiber network helped to attract Google to town. Google sited its first "built-from-scratch data center" there, a $600 million investment according to Stephen Levy. According to Blum, it all started back in 2000 when the community got fed up with incumbent telephone company Sprint.
The Dalles was suffering economically due to its reliance on industrial jobs that were slowly disappearing.
"We said, 'That's not quick enough for us! We'll do it ourselves,'" Young recalled. It was an act of both faith and desperation--the ultimate "if you build it they will come" move. In 2002, the Quality Life Broadband Network, or "Q-Life" was chartered as an independent utility, with local hospitals and schools as its first customers. Construction began on a seventeen mile fiber loop around The Dalles, from city hall to a hub at the BPA's Big Eddy substation, on the outskirts of town. Its total cost was $1.8 million, funded half with federal and state grants, and half with a loan. No city funds were used. ... Once Q-Life's fiber was in place, local Internet service providers quickly swooped in to offer the services Sprint wouldn't. Six months later, Sprint itself even showed up--quite a lot sooner than its original five-year timeline. "We count that as one of our successes," Young said. "One could say that they're our competitors, but now there were options." But the town couldn't have predicted what happened next. At the time, few could have. The Dalles was about to become home to the world's most famous data center.
Following the collapse of key industries, a town of 50,000 in eastern North Carolina had to make a hard choice. It wanted to support existing businesses and attract new ones but the cable and telephone companies were not interested in upgrading their networks for cutting edge capacity.
So Wilson decided to build its own fiber optic network, now one of the fastest in the nation, earning praise from local businesses that have a new edge over competitors in the digital economy. In response, Time Warner Cable lowered its prices and modestly boosted available Internet speeds, contributing to the $1 million saved by the community each year.
Download Carolina's Connected Community: Wilson Gives Greenlight to Fast Internet here.
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Common Cause have just released a case study of how and why Wilson built Greenlight, a citywide next-generation fiber-to-the-home network that set the standard for connectivity in North Carolina. The report is authored by Todd O'Boyle of Common Cause and Christopher Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
The network, owned and operated by the municipal utility, offer telephone, television, and Internet services to every resident or business in the city. Over 6,000 households and businesses have subscribed, a take rate of over 30% and growing. Additionally, the network has connected all of the schools with at least 100 Mbps connections. Downtown has free Wi-Fi and the library has benefited with a higher capacity connection for people looking for jobs and taking computer classes.
The Federal Communications Commission ranks North Carolina last in the nation in percentage of households subscribing to at least a "basic broadband" service, largely because Time Warner Cable, CenturyLink, and AT&T have declined to upgrade their networks to modern standards. Only 13% subscribe to a connection that is at least 4 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream -- the minimum required to take advantage of basic Internet applications according to the FCC.
This story was originally posted on the ILSR website.
Dr Browder runs Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, the municipal utility on the southern side of Bristol's Virginia border. For our 24th Community Broadband Bits podcast, he tells us how they built a FTTH network and how it has helped the community.
Like so many others, they started by seeking to ensure maximum reliability of the electrical grid. Now they offer telephone, television, and Internet access to the whole community. In fact, they just announced that they can offer a gigabit to anyone in the area, making them the fifth such city in America to have that level of service available. All of them are community networks.
One of the things Dr. Browder explains is how connecting all their schools with 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps connections has led to stronger schools and new opportunities for kids to learn.
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A recent article and video from Government Technology highlights the ambitious plans of Raleigh to harness the Internet to improve its attractiveness to forward-looking companies.
Unfortunately, Time Warner Cable convinced North Carolina's legislature that communities could not be trusted with the decision over whether it was a wise decision to invest in telecommunications networks.
So despite Raleigh's smart plans to build a fiber optic infrastructure that could be used to connect local businesses and spur new enterprises, it is prohibited from doing so. It can still offer services for free, which is why it can and does offer free Wi-Fi in some areas of town, but it cannot offer the services that would be most beneficial to the kind of companies that are most drawn to the Research Triangle Park area.
We look forward to a North Carolina that recognizes these decisions should be made at the local level, not by lobbyists working the state or federal capitals. But until then, we'll have to celebrate the jobs created by municipal networks in other states, where communities have the power to determine their own digital futures.
While I was in Danville, Virginia, for the Broadband Community Magazine Economic Development Conference, I had a chance to sit down with Jason Grey, nDanville Network Manager. This interview is our 22nd episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast.
Jason and I met five years ago when I first visited Danville to learn about its municipal open access fiber-optic network. Danville is located in southern Virginia and was hit hard by the demise of tobacco and the loss of manufacturing jobs. But the municipal utility loaned itself enough capital to build a fiber network connecting the schools -- by provisioning its own service, they were able to pay back the loan, make contributions to the general fund, and still have enough money left over to expand the network to connect local businesses.
The network has been a tremendous success, attracting new employers and helping existing businesses to expand. And the network is just starting to connect residents in a few neighborhoods. Read our stories about nDanville.
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William Shakespeare wrote a prophesy of warning to the world in his immortal classic “Julius Caesar.” “Beware the ides of March,” he penned. Through the years, that line has endured. For sports fans, the ides of March mean something different than a knife in the back. For sports fans, it’s when the madness begins.
Each year, the NCAA holds their annual basketball championship tournaments for the men’s and the women’s basketball programs. Each year, a pool of 68 teams are chosen from the 347 Division I basketball programs and are ranked and sent to different regions across the nation.
Competition begins, and it is fierce, going on for three weeks until one team is left the victor. During this time is when, in my opinion, some of the best basketball is played in the country. The tournament is filled with last-second, game-winning shots and upsets of the higher ranked elite.
Now, that is all fine and dandy in the regular world. Sports is sports, and it is a recreational pastime meant to be enjoyed. But some people, like most things, are taking the madness a bit too far.
Across the nation, there has become a sort of tradition among aging men of scheduling certain procedures around the time of the first week of March Madness.
The most common procedure scheduled hits all men a little too close to home. You see, during the month of March, most urologists see an increase of up to 50 percent more men getting vasectomies.
“We do have (in March) typically about 50% more vasectomies than in other months,” said Dr. Ed Sabanegh, chairman of the Department of Urology at the Cleveland Clinic during an interview with CNN.
I like sports, but even I think that is too far to watch basketball. Granted, if I had a minor procedure that was to be scheduled, and it so happened to fall in the month of March, then kudos. But wantonly getting my vas deferens snipped (or some men get it repaired for the same effect) is too far.
The other form of madness comes with the Bracketology. Yes, the study of and designing of the perfect bracket in hopes of winning an untold sum of money or recognition. Bracketology went so far as, at one time, having a $1 billion contest hosted by Warren Buffet for any one who cold pick the perfect bracket.
The odds of picking a bracket such as that are one in 9.2 quintillion. In fact, this year after the first weekend, there was not a single bracket still eligible. Fights usually do come with bracketology, as well as destroyed appliances.
Look people, enjoy the sport. It is fun, and it is amazing to watch all these stellar athletes compete on the national stage. But in the end, remember it’s just a game. Now if you’ll all excuse me, I have some failed brackets to burn thanks to the failures of Michigan State and Baylor.

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CHANDLER, AZ (June, 2011)—Growing Up With a Bucket Full of Happiness by Carol McCloud is the Grand Prize winner of the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards contest, which recognizes excellence in children's literature. McCloud's book earned a 1st Place win in the Charity/Making a Difference category with a perfect score and 1st Place in School Issues with a near perfect score, awarding her $300 and the Grand Prize designation. Judges' comments were: "Excellent message! Incredible analogies. Adults should read this book, too!" and "This book is a great addition to the series, expounding on the principles introduced in the author's previous works. Very nice!"
Other 1st Place winners include: Danny the Dragonfly Meets Jimmy by Tina Turbin with illustrations by Aija Jasuna for Best Illustrations; The Blacksmith's Tale or Once Upon a Flower by Dana Phillips, Best Interior Design; Rockin' Babies by Jenn Berman and Cynthia Weil, Board Book; Doodles Alphabet Coloring Fun by Setria James, Children's Activity Book; Stealing the Wild by Beth Hodder for Children's Chapter Book, Nico and Lola: Kindness Shared Between a Boy and a Dog by Meggan Hill and Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under by Marianne Berkes, who tied for 1st Place in Children's Picture Book 5 & Younger; Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose, Children's Picture Book 6 & Older; My Nana's Remedies/Los Remedios de mi Nana by Roni C. Ashford, Cultural Diversity and again for Family Matters; Heaven Sent by Nicole Christine Kosch for Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy; Lodestone Book One & Two by Mark Whiteway, Science Fiction/Fantasy and again for Young Adult Fiction. Ashford also won the $100 prize drawing in which all 1st Place winners were entered.
"Winning any place in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards is a huge honor because in order to maintain the integrity of the contest, a minimum score is required before a 1st or 2nd Place or Honorable Mention will be awarded, even if it is the only entry in a category," explains Linda Radke, president of Five Star Publications, the sponsor of the Dragonfly Book Awards. "Competition is steep, too, because there is no publication date limit as long as the book is still in print."
The Chocolate Dragonfly Book Awards contest, which is open to any and all books about or relating in some way to food, is already underway with an August 1 deadline for entries; as is the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, which honors all genres of books in 50 categories, with a February 1, 2012 deadline. However, Royal Dragonfly submissions postmarked December 1, 2011 or earlier are eligible for the Early Bird reward: a free e-copy of The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing or Linda F. Radke's Promote Like a Pro: Small Budget, Big Show. The 3rd Annual Purple Dragonfly Book Awards contest will launch following notification of the Chocolate Dragonfly winners.
For complete winners' lists including 2nd Place and Honorable Mention wins, rules and entry forms for any of the Dragonfly Book Awards contests, visit www.dragonflybookawards.com.

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This is matured in a single Sherry cask with the cask number #4583. Only 730 bottles were made. Very soft in the smell. Sweet dried fruits with a layer of vanilla in the background. Fruitcake with hints of oak.
The oak comes more forward in the taste. Not dominating, but in harmony with the sweet dried fruits. Dates, caramel and dried apricots. The finish is long, sweet and flavourful. Again, the vanilla comes in mixing the dried fruits.
I could get used to this! It has loads of flavours, but is still very mild and smooth. The age has really made it elegant. Give it some time in the glass, and it will get even more elegant, without the flavours dying out. I will give this 91/100 (22/23/23/23).

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Bruce Beach in downtown Pensacola is the proposed site for an $18.8 million fish hatchery and marine research institute. It will be funded for the first five years with BP fine money; the state will take it over after that.
Here we go again, another Pensacola what-if?
City officials are finalizing a lease agreement to build a fish hatchery and research facility on city-owned property at Bruce Beach. We’ve been talking about this since June of 2011.
The agreement would allow the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to lease Bruce Beach for $1 a year from the city. In exchange the state would use $18.8 million in fine money paid by BP to construct a fish hatchery center that would incorporate educational outreach for college and secondary school students and public access spaces including walking trails and signage highlighting the ecological processes in use at the site and Bruce Beach’s history.
After the first five years of using BP money to run the center, the FWC will takeover the financial responsibility for the hatchery.
But what if the City Council rejects the project when the lease is brought forward for its consideration?
After all, the composition of City Council is different now than the 2011 council. That council gave the mayor unanimous approval to negotiate the lease at Bruce Beach over another proposed site that would have placed the hatchery at the Port of Pensacola.
Gil McRae is the director of the FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, headquartered in St. Petersburg. The Institute is the state’s state-of-the-art marine, wildlife and estuary research institute. The hatchery will be under his authority and would be considered a satellite office of McRae’s institute.
McRae says the idea of “splitting the difference” and building the hatchery on another site yet still using some of the $18.8 million in BP money to remediate Bruce Beach, add walking trails and improve public access there is a nonstarter.
The $18.8 million comes from the oil giant as part of a legal settlement reached under the Natural Resources Damage Assessment process among BP and trustees of the states impacted by the 2010 spill. Projects in the NRDA process are awarded funding based upon credits.
And the credits in this case are attached to the fish hatchery, which gives BP credit for replacing lost fishing use. BP gets no credits for spiffing up Bruce Beach.
Does Escambia County have any property that could serve as an alternative location? I asked that of Keith Wilkins, the county’s neighborhood and environmental services director and Chips Kirschenfeld, senior scientist and divison manager of the water quality and land management division of the county.
The county’s resolution passed in support of the hatchery project back in the day is the auspices under which Wilkins and Kirschenfeld may scout alternate sites.
There is a site that may fit the bill, Wilkins says. It is about 5 acres or so along Bayou Chico at the site of the old Weis-Fricker Mahogany Company’s lumber yard.
This site on Bayou Chico could be an alternative location for the proposed Florida Fish and Wildlife hatchery, though it is in private ownership.
“if the community wants this, let’s not lose this,” if Bruce Beach is rejected as a location, says Wilkins.
Wilkins has mentioned the Bayou Chico site to McRae as a possibility, but it is in private ownership.
Property in Walton County on a bayou on the eastern end of Choctahachee Bay -- a site first considered in 2011 when Pensacola officials practically begged FWC to stay here -- seems a more likely choice for Plan B.
“The Fort Walton property is already in government ownership,” McRae says.
In other words, one less obstacle to deal with.
Both Wilkins and Kirschenfeld say Bruce Beach is an appropriate location for the facility, which will, they stress, include research opportunities that could benefit this community well into the future.
The Fish and Wildlife Institute does all manner of marine science research, from habitat restoration on seagrass to work with shorebirds, sea turtles, manatees and dolphin.
“It is a full fledged research institute that (the Pensacola site) would be a satellite of,” Kirschenfeld says.
Wilkins says the Institute’s involvement adds flexibility in terms of the educational development of the site. They could do research, for example, on what species will predate on lionfish to control that population or research that couples in with high schools, undergraduates or graduate students, Wilkins says.
McRae is committed to helping make whatever research possibilities the local university community wants to see happen.
“We intend to develop research programs beyond the hatchery elements whenever opportunity allows throughout the life of the facility,” McRae says. “We can bring whatever other research the local partners are interested in engaging in as long as we meet our hatchery obligations.
There is precedence for the way the Institute’s presence in an area can grow its intellectual footprint. McRae cites the growth of the Marine Research Institute at Jacksonville University as such an example.
Creating a footprint for the Institute in Pensacola through the hatchery could see it morph into the kind of place that people like Kirschenfeld, whose family stopped to visit sea turtle and dolphin research centers during a South Florida vacation, would visit.
“(People) will pass right by this on their way from the beach to the National Naval Aviation Museum,” he says.
It could become an investment that could grow this community’s intellectual power and reputation.
It could be an investment based on something other than extracting our natural resources or how well we can wait tables, clean hotel rooms or make retail sales.
Or it could become another what-if in the long line of prospects we dawdled, dithered and bickered over until it went elsewhere.

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Our dressage on Sunday went really well I am so pleased with Eva! This is our third dressage together and I signed us up for two Prelim tests (14 and 17A).
I was up early in the morning to put Eva out in the field and muck out then I went back home for a few hours before heading up to get ready for the competition.
I felt quite bad as Eva was having a quiet snooze in the field when I went to catch her. After convincing her to get up we headed straight up to the wash bay and washed off her legs. I feel quite lucky that Eva only a little bit of white on her legs as I am not very good at keeping them clean. I would be so bad if I owned a grey that poor horse would never look clean!
Anyway, up first was our Prelim 14 test, this test is in a 20m by 40m arena. As my test wasn’t on until half past two so I had plenty of time to get ready. The affiliated classes for the test were on first so that gave me a chance to watch a couple of tests before warming up.
Just as we were watching the first test Eva gave a full body shake and three of the plaits unrolled. Quick action with my boyfriend holding Eva while I quickly tried to shove them back into a semi neat fashion just in time for the rider before us finishing. Something to work on for next time – make sure the plaits are secure!
For this test we got quite a few sixes (satisfactory) and sevens (fairly good) which Im pleased with. We need to focus on transitions for the next one and keeping the balance through them. Our score was 64.81% which is our highest to date!
The next test wasn’t until half past four therefore we were able to sit and watch some of the affiliated tests for the next class. This was the Prelim 17A taking place in a 20m by 60m arena.
The test felt tough! We had a bit of a look at some invisible scary thing in the corner but we quickly got past it and on with the test.
Some of the marks weren’t as good as we would of liked but in saying that we also did pull it together enough to gain a 8 (good) for our free walk on a long rein! Looking back at the video for that part Eva looks very relaxed and however I felt like I had to work hard for every step of it but at least it pulled through! Our total mark for this test was 63.97%, which I am happy with.
In our first test we came 7th out of 17 and in the second test we came 2nd out of 5! So I am very happy with those! The comments were all in line with what I know we need to work on so there was no surprises and I am happy that compared to our first ever dressage – which was 10 months ago – we have gained 10% in our marks for the 20m by 40m test!
Loving this! Congratulations to you on some wonderful scores.
You rode it like a superstar mate!!!


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Huawei introduced yesterday a trio of new MateBooks during a launch event held in Berlin, Germany, expanding its mobile portfolio and building on its success in delivering beautifully-designed and powerful high-end devices. The HUAWEI MateBook X, HUAWEI MateBook E and HUAWEI MateBook D feature dynamic new advances, redefining the intersection of mobility and personal computing. With the introduction of this new series, Huawei once again delivers on its commitment to innovation. The new trio of MateBooks will begin shipping over the summer of 2017.
“At Huawei, we strive to bring new advances to market that inspire people to imagine and explore what’s next – our new flagship series of beautifully crafted MateBooks makes this possible,” said Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei Consumer Business Group. “With a stunning new design aesthetic and outstanding performance, the MateBook X and D are the first devices that feature the impressive Dolby Atmos Sound System. Perfectly complementing our smartphones, wearables and smart IoT solutions, the groundbreaking MateBook X, MateBook D and MateBook E meet our consumers’ vision for a complete, connected digital world. This is business - styled”.
The HUAWEI MateBook X is designed for exceptional performance, combining advanced features to meet consumers’ demands for an efficient and stylish device. It features an 88 percent screen-to-body ratio and 4.4mm bezels, as well as an impressive 3:2 aspect ratio, offering users a better visual experience. With HUAWEI Space Cooling Technology, Microencapsulated Phase Change Material – commonly used in the aerospace field – has been applied to the HUAWEI MateBook X, making the device a fanless 13-inch notebook with powerful 7th Generation Intel Core i7 or i5 processors inside. The fanless design delivers a compact body, improved ergonomics and silent operation, while reducing malfunctions related to fan blockages and dust. Inspired by Huawei’s flagship products’ premium and chic aesthetic style, the HUAWEI MateBook X is available in three colors: Prestige Gold, Space Gray and Rose Gold.
Additionally, the HUAWEI MateBook X features a 2K display screen with Corning Gorilla Glass and eye comfort technology, and boasts a 41.4Wh battery. The HUAWEI MateBook X is also the first notebook to feature Dolby Atmos Sound System with speakers co-designed with Dolby. For the first time ever on a notebook, users will enjoy enhanced surround sound with immersive overhead audio from the built-in speakers. “We’re thrilled to partner with Huawei to launch Dolby Atmos Sound System to the world,” said Giles Baker, Senior Vice President, Consumer Entertainment, Dolby Laboratories. “This is no ordinary laptop audio system. We worked diligently to engineer a complete solution, ensuring unprecedented alignment between hardware and software. The result is a breathtaking, immersive audio experience of which we are tremendously proud”.
The HUAWEI MateBook X leverages Huawei’s smartphone fingerprint technologies, integrating a fingerprint sensor into the power button. Working with Windows Hello, a new feature in Windows 10, users can instantly sign into the device with their fingerprint. The device’s built-in MateBook Manager* facilitates easy connectivity between Huawei smartphones and the MateBook.
The HUAWEI MateBook E is Huawei’s next-generation 2-in-1 device with a 2K touch screen display and a screen-to-body ratio of 84 percent. The device features an advanced Folio Keyboard with a hinge adjustable up to 160 degrees, available in blue, brown and pink. The number of Pogo pins has been reduced from seven to three, improving the docking mode over the previous generation. The HUAWEI MateBook E is powered by up to a 7th Generation Intel Core i5 processor.
The device features an exceptional multimedia experience with Dolby Audio Premium. It has a 33.7Wh battery and uses an independent, encrypted chip for fingerprint authentication, enabling enhanced security and privacy. The HUAWEI MateBook E is equipped with several optional accessories, including a brand-new, multi-functional MateDock 2 and a MatePen**.
The HUAWEI MateBook D is a 15.6-inch notebook, measuring 16.9mm in thickness with a narrow 6.2mm bezel. With a large viewing angle of 178 degrees and an 83 percent screen-to-body ratio, it is ideal for multimedia. The device is crafted from aluminum alloy material, and is available in three colors: Space Gray, Champagne Gold and Aurora Blue. It features a full-size chiclet keyboard, and Dolby Atmos Sound System, with speakers co-designed with Dolby.
With a choice of either the 7th Generation Intel Core i7 or i5 processors, select models of the HUAWEI MateBook D also feature NVIDIA GeForce 940MX Graphics with 2GB GDDR5 video memory for gaming. Its 43.3Wh battery supports hours of immersive entertainment. Out of the box, the HUAWEI MateBook D comes with Windows 10 pre-installed, helping users stay more productive. Additionally, the device features Microsoft’s personal digital assistant, Cortana, which manages calendar appointments, browses for information, and sends emails and texts.
*Some functions of MateBook Manager will be available in Q3 of 2017, on selected models of Huawei Smartphones.
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Huawei is a leading telecoms solutions provider. Huawei’s products and solutions have been deployed in over 100 countries and support the communications needs of one third of the world’s population. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.

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Low-Grade Metamorphism explores processes and transformations in rocks during the early stages of metamorphic recrystallization. There has been little analysis and documentation of this widespread phenomenon, especially of the substantial and exciting advances that have taken place in the subject over the last decade. This book rectifies that shortfall, building on the foundations of Low-Temperature Metamorphism by Martin Frey (1987). The editors have invited contributions from an internationally acknowledged team of experts, who have aimed the book at advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers in the field.
Contributions from internationally acknowledged experts.
Documents the substantial and exciting advances that have taken place in the subject over the last decade.

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YOUR Tameside Advertiser is number one ... and now it's official!
YOUR Tameside Advertiser is number one ... and now it's official!
The Advertiser came away with one of the top awards at Friday's prestigious Guardian Media Group Regional Press Awards, held at the City of Manchester Stadium.
It was named Best Free Newspaper, beating competition from across the country.
The Advertiser's splash covering the fire at Ashton Market Hall, including a dramatic picture of the ruins, received a commendation in the Best Front Page category.
The Advertiser website - www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk - received commendations for online sections for the Save the Market Campaign, and for the GMWN group-wide campaign to save the Metrolink extension.

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1. The succentor of canons, or succentormajor (first mentioned in the 11th century), at York, Bayeux, Paris, Amiens, Glasgow, Chalons, Girgenti, Wells, and Salisbury, acted as precentor's deputy with. regard to the canons; he ranks, after the subdean, and the office was given by the diocesan. At Amiens he installs canons in the lower stalls; at Rouen he holds a prebend and regulates processions; he is often called prichantre in distinction from the grand chantre.
2. A vicar, deputy, and assistant precentor. At Seville and Placentia and in England he tabled the ministers for service; at Chichester and Hereford he chastised the boys, and ordinarily his duties were confined to ordering processions, delating offenders, and general supervision of the lower choir; he could not correct a canon. His office appears at Chichester and St.. David's in the 13th century; he corresponds to the precentor of the new foundations. At Lichfield and St. David's the subchanter is head of the Vicar's. College.


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How can I purchase FlexoPlus®Geno tags?
Will I need to purchase new pliers for the FlexoPlus®Geno tags?
No. Only one applicator, our Universal Applicator, is required to insert all our tags in the FlexoPlus, MultiFlex and PrimaFlex tag ranges, including the FLEXOPLUS® GENO tissue sampling and FLEXOTRONIC® EID Tags.
Is the tissue sampling tag in addition to the normal Official double-tags for identification purposes?
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How much will the BVD test cost?
Will Caisley have access to my test results?
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What happens if the sample is contaminated?
The unique nature of the single action sampling process makes this highly unlikely. Inserting the tag takes the sample, encapsulates and seals it in the tube all in the same action. The sample remains sealed in the tube until it reaches the laboratory where the analysis is done without removing the sample from the tube. This eliminates the risk of sample contamination at every stage in the process. We recommend that the animal’s ear is reasonably clean before inserting the tag and taking the sample.
How do I know my test results will not be mixed up with another sample?
The sample tube is printed with the identical information as on the visual part of the tag that remains in the animal’s ear. The same information is recorded in the 2D barcode that is printed on the end of the sample tube. This barcode is electronically scanned at the laboratory and the information automatically transferred into the laboratory’s information management system (LIMS). FLEXOPLUS® GENO is the only tissue tag system on the market that takes the sample and safely secures it in the sample tube, all in the same action when inserting the tag. The test analysis is then done in the same tube.
When you receive your tags, you will also be sent detailed, illustrated instructions on how to insert the tag and take the sample. You will also receive a number of forms and envelopes addressed to the SAC laboratory. Simply fill in the form and post up to 10 samples in the envelope provided.
Is the cost of posting the samples to the SAC laboratory included?
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Are there any special storage conditions required for the sample?
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Can I order other tests apart from BVD?
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What do I do when I get the results back?
Your vet will also have received a copy, so will be able to interpret your results for you and discuss the best course of action for your herd.

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Burke  A new resource is available to those who’ve been touched by traumatic brain injury (TBI) called “Surviving Brain Injury: Stories of Strength and Inspiration” by Amy Zellmer.
A collection of 90 stories, mostly by TBI survivors, “Surviving Brain Injury” personalizes life’s trajectory after a blast to the head, a fall or stroke.
TBIs (traumatic brain injury) occurring in Virginia annually is 28,000.
It is a resource for providers, caretakers and a growing population of TBIs, according to Alexandrian Toni Popkin, one of the contributing writers. About 2.5 million Americans annually will enter the world of TBI, which is often misunderstood, undiagnosed and overlooked in severity.
“Your identity flips,” said Popkin, who suffered four car crashes over the years and a concussion due to a fall in 2016.
Others joining Popkin at the November book launch told similar stories of TBI symptoms: headaches, fatigue, depression and short-term memory loss. But no story is alike because the brain is as uniquely complex as is the rehabilitation and recovery process.
Derek O’Neal, also from Alexandria, discovered music therapy and relied on the love of his wife and five children as forces behind his survival. O’Neal described himself as an overachiever: a well-educated man, a Desert Storm veteran, a vice president at an automotive group in Michigan looking for the next step up. And then in 2004, a deer ran into his car.
“You can never get back to what you were,” O’Neal said. “I put things in verse and tune to help me remember things.” And he counts on songs like “Life is a song worth singing” by Johnny Mathis to keep him motivated. O’Neal is now a board member of the Brain Injury Association of Virginia and practiced as a paralegal after his car accident.
The will and ability to give back seems to be a part of the cathartic way to heal for O’Neal, Popkin and both Molly Raymond of Fairfax Station and Danielle Houston Karst of Burke, who also spoke at the book launch.
“[The car] accident took everything,” said Raymond, formerly a registered nurse for 26 years who lost her math and speech abilities for more than two years. “It is a huge thing for me to help others.” She has turned adversity around to help injured veterans with her adaptive sports program, No Boundaries: Changing Disabilities into Abilities of Our Heroes. She announced at the book launch that she had two daughters with her husband and 70 sons from her eight-year program.
Karst, a TBI survivor since 1997 (she was 16 at the time), brings insight to the TBI experience with her blog TBItriumphs.com.
For those who may need help: “Just call,” said Karen Luffred, chief operating officer of Brain Injury Services, a local nonprofit committed to empowering TBI survivors on their journey of recovery. “Don’t be alone. We can put you in the community,” she said.
“Surviving Brain Injury: Stories of Strength and Inspiration” by Amy Sellmer. Published and copyright 2016 by Amy Zellmer. 357 pages.

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The White Goddess - Robert Graves.
If anyone is interested in the Mother Goddess myth, you should consider reading the "The White Goddess" by Robert graves.
I read it about twenty years ago when I first became interested in The Mother Goddess concept I read this book.
This is not a religious book, it is an academic essay. But the enthusiasm and belief of the author makes the book appear more spiritual than it otherwise would be.But be warned. This book is not for the meek. It is long, complex and, in places, very boring. But if you are really interested in these things, it may be worth a look.
In fact, the book is also very much about poetry and goes into lengthy detail on the subject, as it appears that poetry and the Mother Goddess myth appear to be inextricably intertwined.
Robert Graves has shown interest in mythology. He wrote a book on the greek Myths and also was the writer of the BBc Screenplay "I Claudius."
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Trapping Techniques Part 1 covers the trapping of Moles, Squirrels, Rabbits and Mink. During the 1hr 15 minute programme - professional pest controller, Steve Caple gives viewers the benefit of his 30+ years of experience in pest control.
The dvd is available by sending a cheque for £25 including VAT, postage and packing to: Breeze and Freeze, The Old Barn, Vicarage Farm, Brington Road, Flore, NN7 4NQ, Northants, UK. Or call 01327 340401 or e-mail:ian@breezeandfreeze.co.uk.
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As I touched upon in the last entry, creating a business model requires a review of the business from three different perspectives. However, this alone is not enough. If you are going to wake the innovation, a stance that makes difference is required here. That is the attitude to accept the uncertainty.
Within the context of high uncertainty, top management is expected to provide critical decision. It will be a separate matter if all information is complete and future is predictable, but in many cases, it is not that clear.
For instance, let's consider a case where you have to determine whether to proceed with the business partnership with a company. Even if business synergies are born and tie-up looks good from an objective viewpoint, you cannot deny the possibility of failure depending on differences in corporate culture and how to proceed business after alliance. Predicting what will happen in the future 100% accurately is impossible. Making a decision in an unpredictable world is a management decision.
Middle management on the other hand, operates in the predictable world based on past performance. The determination that "It is likely to extend the schedule with a probability of 20%, as this project's degree of difficulty is high" is backed by past experience. Therefore it's a highly reliable prediction and highly reproducible.
What is required in middle management is the high probability of these reproducibility. It's meaningless if it blurs each time like "This time's yield rate of manufacturing site was 70% but next time it happened to be 90%". It has to be reproducible.
However, management decision is not a decision that occurs over and over again. It's a one-time decision depending on social, economic and market trends on each occasion. There is no reproducibility as "Always succeed this way" in the result of that decision. Even if it's successful at one point, next success is not guaranteed.
In other words, what is required in top management is an artistic thinking and a scientific thinking for middle management. There is an expression managers often use; "Management is a fusion of art and science." I think this accurately expresses the requirement of the management.
In art, reproducibility which simply repeats the past is seen as the enemy, but in science, it is not evaluated at all without reproducibility. And innovation, in addition to science which desires for the high reproducibility, must have artistic thinking that creates something new.
In the business model innovation, top management thinking which creates a decision in uncertainty is required.


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Like many other new parents, Tricia and Steven McHale are besotted with their baby daughter. Nestled together on their sofa, they take turns to cradle 15 week old Elizabeth Mary, who drinks thirstily from a bottle.
The two exchange the occasional word as they watch her, enraptured. But while this is a scene played out in countless other houses across Britain, for Tricia and Steven, this blissful moment has been hard won.
off to conceive since their honeymoon in 1992, and had wondered why they had never fallen pregnant.
It was only when they began trying in earnest five years ago that they realised there was a problem.
could cope with another person to depend on him.
Tricia has been mentally and physically disabled since a tragic road accident aged 13. As she made her way to the sweet shop, a reckless driver knocked her down.
She lay in a coma for eight weeks, with a further five weeks spent on a children's ward.
unsteady on her feet and unable to walk more than a few steps without support.
Over the years though, despite the challenges they knew they would face, both Tricia and Steven became overwhelmed by a yearning to become parents.
Five years ago, they decided to try to conceive. When despite their careful calculations nothing was happening, they sought help.
The couple saved for a course of IVF which did result in a pregnancy. Sadly, Tricia miscarried between 10 and 12 weeks. A second attempt also ended in early miscarriage.
Dejected, the two began saving for another course of IVF. In the meantime, they experimented with other methods of insemination.
Before they had embarked upon the second round of IVF, Tricia was stunned to find that she had finally managed to fall pregnant without IVF.
Both were elated – but given their history of miscarriage, they were reluctant to celebrate too soon.
As the pregnancy progressed, despite the physical toll carrying a child had on Tricia, the McHales were able to relax.
But then a new fear took over.
Tricia had read about a disabled woman whose baby was taken away from her by the social services.
Now, she was terrified the same would happen to her.
'I was so frightened the hospital would take her away because of my disability,' says Tricia, with tears in her eyes.
'I was told I had to notify the authorities that I was pregnant. I thought that meant they would take Elizabeth away.
'When I was in labour the midwives came in and asked me who was going to look after my baby.
During her labour, Tricia was reassured by the midwives, who told her if the authorities were going to intervene, they would have done so by now.
For his part, Steven was adamant that Tricia should be the main carer for her daughter.
her – that's the distinction,' he adds.
Tricia and Steven set about putting measures into place to enable Tricia to enjoy motherhood as independently as possible at home.
wheeled walking aid to which they attached a basket and a mattress.
'We employed a childminder to look after Elizabeth for two days a week, and the other three days, a mother's help comes to assist Tricia,' Steven says.
Steven works just 10 minutes away so that he can rush back at any moment if necessary, and says his firm has been 'so understanding' – allowing him to save up six weeks holiday from last year to add to his two weeks paternity leave, and giving him the flexibility to work from home.
And Steven put notices and signs up around the house to remind Tricia how to make up Elizabeth's feeds.
Seven weeks after the birth of 5lb 13oz Elizabeth Mary, Tricia is coping well. She takes care of the day feeds, while Steven is doing all the night feeds.
Indeed both are as bewitched by baby Elizabeth as they are by each other. Something which is hard to top, given their devotion to one another.
While the tumultuous early days of having a newborn can rock the foundations of even the strongest marriage, Tricia and Steven are more in love than ever.
'It's made our relationship better than ever,' says Steven. 'My feelings are stronger than ever. Everything has been cemented.
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Washington DC Metroplex Hub for Cybersecurity Startups?
This is rapidly changing, however, and the development is worth watching. Seed stage investments, in particular, have gotten bigger and more numerous, in part because more of them are focusing on developing cybersecurity and data science products for the commercial sector, wherein lies the real growth potential. Servicing the federal government is not a recipe for impressive growth.
Over the past three years, commercially-focused cybersecurity and data science startups have exploded in the greater Washington D.C. region, which includes parts of Maryland and Virginia. This is a noteworthy transition – one representing a budding cybersecurity and data science startup ecosystem. It is entrepreneurs who create most of the jobs in America. And technology companies overall grow faster and pay employees better than many other industries. If the Washington D.C. metroplex shows the way, it could become a guidepost for other areas and help catalyze the successful creation of additional cybersecurity and data science startup centers elsewhere.
According to PitchBook, 145 cyber startups in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia were financed in 2017, an increase of 15% over 126 in 2016 – and, most striking, an increase of 53% over 95 deals in 2013. The average investment per deal was $2.13 million – a respectable amount for seed-stage deals — and this figure is up from $1.5 million in 2016 and only $1 million in 2013.
A growing number of startup employees today come from the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Maryland, which has roughly 130,000 employees who also work for entities such as the U.S. Cyber Command and the Defense Information Systems Agency. More of them are being tempted by the opportunity to start a cybersecurity business or join one on the ground floor with equity participation.
As a group, they also bring a substantial advantage to cybersecurity and data science startups: Unlike the case in Silicon Valley, many of these pros have experience in “offensive,” as well as “defensive” cybersecurity, and at the highest nation-state level. This reflects the reality that defensive measures alone are inadequate.
The region already has bragging rights as the home of successful cybersecurity startups. In 2013, Cisco bought Maryland-based Sourcefire for $2.7 billion. The same year, FireEye acquired Virginia-based Mandiant for $1 billion. Promising and mature startups in the area today include Tenable, Sonatype, Dragos, TaaSera, Cofense, Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, Enveil, Distil Networks, ThreatConnect and ReFirm Labs.
The Washington D.C. metroplex is hardly the first region to try to become a startup job creation machine, epitomized by Silicon Valley and, to a lesser extent, Boston. Other cities that have pursued this goal include Austin, Chicago, New York, Seattle and Pittsburgh.
In addition, as cybersecurity has stepped to the forefront as one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, state governments and pro-business groups in Texas, Florida and elsewhere are positioning themselves to try to attract venture capital investment. Some are even commissioning impact studies, developing tax incentives to attract companies to their regions and in select cases investing in cyber startups with money from state coffers. They are also crafting academic programs for public universities in hopes of generating the next crop of skilled cyber pros poised to make a good living and stay local.
So far, however, only one city has truly developed a new technology-oriented startup ecosystem – Austin, where more than 200 technology startups last year attracted $1.2 billion in venture capital. The other cities have made some progress, but nothing like this, because it is a daunting task requiring the creation of a strong and multi-faceted startup ecosystem, mostly from scratch.
What Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia have going for them — and other regions do not — is an unusually large bank of cyber talent The area has more than three times as many cyber-related engineers as the rest of the country combined, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Increasingly, more young talent is leaving the government to help startups solely focused on the commercial market.
To be sure, ingredients are missing from the area’s cybersecurity ecosystem, including operating talent and what is known as “relevant capital.” Operating talent refers to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated expertise and leadership skills in the commercial cybersecurity and data science industry. Relevant capital refers to venture capital firms and other investors with experience in building cybersecurity startups focused on the commercial sector and the resources to do so again.
Nonetheless, the area has the tools to continue increasing its cybersecurity startup growth trajectory, at least for a while.
One bright spot is the University of Maryland, which boasts one of the best cybersecurity programs in the country.
In other recent developments, startup BlueVoyant – a provider of advanced threat intelligence and managed security services – has announced the establishment of a global cyber analytics center in College Park, Maryland, which will initially employ 25 analysts and data scientists. In addition, Washington. D.C.-based Lavrock Ventures has just announced the closing of its first $25 million fund to invest in early-stage startups at the intersection of enterprise software, cybersecurity and national security.
To develop a serious and self-sustaining cybersecurity ecosystem, the Washington D.C. metroplex needs more help from the government of Maryland and more capital. It needs more prominent cybersecurity startup winners as well. But things are moving in the right direction, and success begets success.
In addition, no small plus is that the global demand for cybersecurity goods and services keeps growing at a rapid pace in an industry in which change is the only constant. There is plenty of room for additional, high-value cyber startups, and metropolitan Washington D.C. hopes to be among the nation’s major contributors.


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The ripples of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of American Express could be felt on the West Coast, with some arguing it would make it harder for antitrust enforcers to take on big online platforms like Google, Facebook and Amazon.
The White House is in the early stages of determining what a federal approach to online data privacy should look like.
Democratic lawmakers say they can make political hay of the battle over network neutrality among a small — but committed — group of midterm voters.
The four new commissioners who joined the Federal Trade Commission -- with another waiting in the wings -- are poised to weigh in on major tech issues, from privacy to concentration of market power.
Facebook, despite years of outreach to conservatives, remains a punching bag for the right. Facebook’s lukewarm relationship with the right has complicated its search for DC allies to help fend off new privacy regulations.

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Today in the age of technology and advancement, everyone wants to look good. To have a strong existence, to stand fearless and to be confident. Personality and the things matters a lot in how to lead your everyday life. A good outfit that matches your taste gives a stream of confidence, a good makeup makes you more enthusiastic, a right pair of shoes gives your personality a glow and walk of a star and then all it comes to your vehicle. Does it matches your taste? Does it goes with the attitude you want to maintain? Does it makes you feel good? If not it means your vehicles need Vite Cars. Why? Because ViteCars provide the perfect match to your taste with the customized designs or a whole range of car wrapping designs. You can either choose of your choice or make of your choice. You Desire! We Aspire.
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Let me give you a short glimpse on the benefits of car wrapping which are undeniable.
It gives your vehicle a unique one of a kind look.
It protects your paints against fading, chips and scratches.
You can restore the car to its original color by removing the wrap.
Cost for a vinyl vehicle wrap is considerably less almost half than a comparable paint job.
Many of the styles cannot be reproduced by paint.
Vinyl car wraps come in many colors and can have a matte, semi-gloss, gloss, brushed steel, carbon fiber, matte metallic, chrome and even leather-like finishes.
It’s difficult to tell it’s not paint.
You don’t have to wrap your entire car; you can just do your hood, roof, mirrors, stripes, etc.

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The Brooks PureCadence 5 men’s running shoes are the next evolution of the PureProject collection with an awesome look and the perfect blend of flexibility and support.
It’s made to move with you for natural, unrestricted motion so it’s just like you’re wearing nothing at all, except for all the fantastic technologies!
The 3D printing technology gives you a fit like a second skin and the BioMoGo DNA midsole delivers personalised cushioning that adapts to your running style.
The Guide Rail system gives you an optimal level of support and promotes natural motion, while the Omega Flex grooves offer the flexibility you need to run your way and hit up the miles in comfort.
- Reduces stress to your joints and ensures a smooth gait with the improved alignment thanks to the rounded heel.

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International Journal of Yoga - Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology (print ISSN # 2347-5633; online ISSN # 2348-5108), a publication of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University (SVYASA), is a peer-reviewed online journal with Semiannual print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.ijoyppp.org. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal does not charge for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts and even for color reproduction of photographs.
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2) Remove the DSLICENSING=LEGACY line from the CATIA environment file.
3) Make sure the client can see port 4085, either the Firewall needs to be disabled or an exception needs to be added for that port.
The machine should already have an existing Inbound and Outbound Rule which allows the machine to connect to the server via port 1515 to obtain a license. This needs to be changed to 4085.
vi) If the user is connected the network using company domain then select Domain, otherwise select relevant connection type.
viii) Repeat steps for Outbound Rules and on the license server.
4) Start CATIA and select License available.
Note: May need to deselect licenses from CATIA License selection window and restarting CATIA application.
Or alternatively deleting the Licensing.CATSettings file in CATSettings folder.


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Time to time this question/observation comes up on different audio forums, or someone ask another guy about this, or sometimes I get emails about this. Is it good or bad practice? What’s the idea behind it? Is it just a game? Or some weird habit? Questions like these emerge. I saw guys who swears that it is the only method, heard others who ridicule it.
As it seems to be, this is one of the dark spots of mixing, I’ll try to shed some light on it. But first things first, let’s see what it is. After the soundcheck, raw mix, pre-mix, pre-dub, etc. you see this on the console or control surface.
Everything at unity, not even a millimetre below or above. How does it make sense? Well, there are multiple answers for this. If you see this for example in a live sound environment and then see the guy mixing with the gains to adjust his/her mix, than it’s simply a bad habit, or if you like twitter, it’s a #mixfail. Faders are there for us to help adjust, massage the levels inside the mix and as we have more than one fingers we can adjust multiple channels/groups at once. I don’t think it’s necessary to explain why it is good.
On the other hand, there’s logical explanation for the “ruler-flat faders”. When you begin a mix, be it live or post mix, music or for picture it is definitely a good idea to adjust everything so if your faders are at unity (ruler-flat) then you have a good starting point. This is the point of this whole thing. With all faders at unity, you have a good raw mix, pre-dub, etc.
If you have to send the session into any other place in the World, they open it, and can start to do their mixing job right away. With faders at unity, they don’t have to do anything, able to start automation, trimming, anything, but first of all, listening to the mix, they have a good starting point.
I don’t say that this is the only method to follow or even the right one, but still, I hope with this in mind it at least makes sense why so many people doing this way.


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When you say "VBE 81ffh", are you referring to VBE mode 0x81FF?
What mode is the CPU in when you're trying to use it?
You can use this function to get information about the VBE capabilities, this function to get information about the mode you want to use, and this function to set the mode. If VBE 2.0 is supported, you'll probably want to set bit 14 in the mode number (0xC1FF instead of 0x81FF) to use a linear buffer.
I suggest also looking at the VBE specification for the definitions of those functions, since it explains the requirements for calling each, and what the return values mean.
If you're writing a quick proof of concept, you can skip the check for VBE 2.0 since all recent VBE implementations support it.
Thank you so much that just ended 2 years of searching.
Check out the below link, very detailed on how to use VESA Bios Extensions (VBE).


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You have a project with several tasks, and resources assigned to those tasks. Some resources are assigned to multiple tasks, which has resulted in some overallocated resources. Resource leveling is the act of taking a resource-loaded schedule, and making it so that they don’t have to work overtime. The main goal is to have a critical path that is corrected for resource dependencies. Furthermore, all other tasks and deliverables should have reliable plan dates correctness.
Should you level the resources yourself or have it done by MS Project?
A question we hear quite often. If you have a tool at your disposal, why wouldn’t you use this? A reason could be that you do not fully trust the tool yet. MS Project could come back with some strange results, but whether it does, totally depends on whether you have checked the completeness and of your schedule’s network logic (dependencies or links). If for instance you did not use a dependency to indicate that ‘reviewing document’ has to take place after ‘writing document’, resource leveling might put the order incorrect since it solely relies on the leveling algorithm.
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With just a modest increase of 7ccs, and with no change to the minimum cross section, we have managed to extract 340cfm from our new 225cc port without hurting the all important low lift numbers. Again the emphasis was on keeping the port as small as possible whilst increasing airflow as much as possible. No other Small Block Ford – Cleveland cylinder head on the market today has the same airflow per CC of runner volume.
By utilizing the advantage of a taller than standard, 4V intake port height, and downsizing the port to a mere 225ccs, we have created an intake port capable of producing in excess of 700hp, whilst still having the ability to make exceptional torque along the way. Just take a look at Jon Kaase’s winning entry in the 2004 Engine Masters competition. The engine had a peak of 700hp horsepower at 6500rpm and peak torque of 620ft/lb. All of this on straight pump gas and by a mere 6500 rpm.
Just like its predecessor (the 218cc) the 3V 225cc cylinder heads intake ports have .600” radiuses in all 4 corners, riding the port of any stagnant air and further promoting a more complete and uniform air flow pattern through the intake port, which ultimately lessens the chance of fuel dropping out of suspension from the air and promotes excellent Wet Flow Quality.
Coupled with our matching high velocity 3V 4150 Holley and 4500 Dominator intake manifolds, (as also used by Jon Kaase’s winning 2004 Engine Masters Entry), the package is the ultimate choice for the wild street car and or competition enthusiasts wanting maximum torque and horsepower from their Small Block Fords. Our manifolds come ready with cast Fuel Injection – Nitrous bosses. With only minor machining our manifolds can be easily adapted to either nitrous or fuel injection, giving our customers the ease and flexibility to be able to upgrade as they wish.
At CHI we believe in offering our customers cylinder head and manifold combinations that are tailored to their horsepower requirements, and the 3V 225cc cylinder head and manifold combinations are not only the choice of World Champion Engine Builders like Jon Kaase, but are also quickly becoming the popular choice of the serious street – competition engine builder and car enthusiasts, world wide.
Proving the performance potential of our cylinder heads, rather than just providing you with estimations based on flow figures alone is also important to us. To this end we participate and sponsor competitions like the Engine Masters, as well as extensively dyno test our products.


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Filofile meticulously registers all of your collected boxed documents into our comprehensive and secure file storage system using a barcode indexing technology that enables fast and accurate document retrieval on demand. We can also provide individual file registration if required.
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Filofile document management delivers a comprehensive end-to-end safe secure records management solution that includes complimentary collection of boxed documents, free document box registration and free retrieval from our modern highly secure and monitored facilities. Our personnel are fully vetted and our DualCom security system is linked directly to fire and police services.
Our comprehensive document management services go far beyond just storing documents in boxes in a remote warehouse – Filofile document management delivers a bespoke secure records storage and document management service to meet your needs so that you are not paying for a pre-packaged service that is inflexible and makes it difficult for you to manage. When you call us you talk directly to someone you know, who is familiar with your business, understands the complexities of safe secure document management and who takes a keen personal interest in getting the exact records you want, when you want them.
Compliance regulations, risk management and continuity planning are just a few of the primary reasons why organisations and companies archive information. A records archiving solution must address each of the following primary challenges: collection, consolidation, search, discovery and secure records management.
Filofile is therefore a key component and an integral part of the process of document management and our records storage solution embraces the functionality, performance and scalability needed to achieve these objectives. We stand to grow with you as your needs change, balancing the act between scalability and security.
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We enjoy providing a high level of service, and we work in a bespoke way with many of our clients to adapt to their requirements. The one thing that is always consistent, a small, dedicated, friendly and trustworthy team.


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Availability if not in stock 7 to 8 weeks.
The Holland Park chair was designed for ercol by renowned British designer Russell Pinch. His brief was to give a modern interpretation to the classic Windsor chair construction.
The open space, curved back panel and sculpted elm seat contribute to a supportive sit in this Holland park chair. Arm rests provide added comfort. The long angled legs are an attractive feature and are distinctive to the Windsor chair that this Holland Park chair has evolved from. The chair is made from solid beech.
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“I thought you were better than that.” These words were life-changing for Joseph Bardin.
When Joseph Bardin was a freshman in high school in Richmond, Virginia, when he made friends with two older girls, Bridget and Johnetta.
He was about to learn the power of words.
An out gay guy, David (a friend of the girls), passed by, and Joseph made a comment.
Her words to him would make him rethink not only his actions, but this words and actions of others around him.
And to have someone who I respected and who I’d only known for a short period of time but had become a good friend of mine too – the look of hurt and disappointment in her face – really showed me that this casual homophobia that I had been cultivating, it’s not cool, it doesn’t need to be done, and you don’t need to have friends or to maintain friends. And that’s really powerful.
He came to realize the hurt he could spread, and why he – and maybe others – might feel compelled to do it.
And why that has to change.
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Somerset County Cricket Club are delighted to be able to confirm that Azhar Ali will be returning to the Cooper Associates County Ground in 2019.
The former Pakistan Captain will be available for selection for the duration of both the Specsavers County Championship and the Royal London One-Day Cup.
The 33-year-old, who recently announced his retirement from international white ball cricket, made a big impression both on and off the field for Somerset in 2018 and scored over 400 runs in seven Specsavers County Championship matches with a best of 125.
The top order batsman has an impressive record across Test, First Class and List A matches.
Somerset Director of Cricket, Andy Hurry said: “We are delighted to have secured a player of Azhar’s quality and experience for the duration of the summer and having him available for all our Specsavers County Championship and Royal London One-Day Cup fixtures fits our needs perfectly.
“Azhar fitted in seamlessly during his time with us towards the back end of the 2018 season. Knowing the positive impact that he will have both on and off the field, alongside his availability all summer were key factors in wanting to secure him.


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The standard unit for the measurement of volume is liter. Volume of a liquid is measured in milliliters, liters and kilolitres.
To obtain the volume of oil in liters how much quantity of oil is required in a container, which already contains 45 liters 900 milliliters of oil?
45 liters 900 milliliters of oil becomes 46 liters when 100 milliliters is added to it.


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B.A. (Hons.) in English Literature with Journalism and Psychology as subsidiary subjects from Karachi University in the academic year 1979.
M. A. in English Literature from Karachi University in the academic year 1980.
LL. B. from S.M. Law College, University of Karachi in the academic year 1983.
LL. M. from S.M. Law College, University of Karachi in the academic year 1987.
Elected GENERAL SECRETARY, English Literary Society, Department of English , University of Karachi in the year 1977-78.
Elected VICE PRESIDENT, English Literary Society, Department of English, University of Karachi in the year 1978-79.
MAGAZINE SECRETARY of 'Harvest' the annual magazine Department of English, University of Karachi for the issue of 1978-79.
Practiced as an Advocate at Karachi from 18th January 1986 to 14th May, l987.
Served as Civil Judge & First Class Magistrate w. e. f. 15th May, 1987 to 10th November, 1988.
Enrolled as Advocate High Court on 23-07-1989 and appeared in several Constitutional Petitions & other cases on behalf of the Federal Government during 1989 to 1992 as long as (late) Dr. S. A. Wadood was the Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan & (late) Mr. Hussain Adil Khatari was Standing Counsel for Pakistan.
Served as Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan, from 27-02-2009 to 21-04- 2011.
"Role of Bar and Judiciary in Pakistan"
"A Tara Mashi amongst the Lawyers"