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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced a collaboration with award-winning fashion designer Nicholas Daley, dubbed 'American Vintage II', conceived and designed on the heels of the new series of Fender electric guitars and basses of the same name which launched earlier this year.
Inspired by the style, colour and tone of influential decades in music, the '50s, '60s and '70s, the limited edition collection features Fender-inspired designs from Nicholas Daley including bespoke hand printed vintage tees and Daley's signature MA-1 bomber jacket, that he repurposed from deadstock from his own archive. A perfect fit for Fender, Daley's style and aesthetic lend seamlessly to the vintage overtones of Fender's latest guitar collection. The bespoke design has been screen-printed onto second-hand tees to recirculate and revive the much-loved aesthetics of past generations.
"It feels very special to be working with iconic music brand, Fender, on this collection," said Daley, London Fashion Week designer and winner of the 2022 BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund. "Music is part of my label's DNA so it feels like a natural fit to work with a brand that helped elevate music as we know it. When Fender asked me to respectfully reimagine the aesthetic of American Vintage II, I couldn't pass it up."
With vintage-inspired trends at a high point among tastemakers and consumers, Fender has revived the iconic guitar models that defined decades of music. Built in Corona, California, this new flagship series is a testament to the lasting influence and timeless designs from one of the world's most iconic instrument makers, celebrated in their original form. Harnessing vintage-inspired style, sound and feel, the American Vintage II series elevates the playing experience for modern musicians, while maintaining the classic features that have influenced through the decades. The recent campaign features the voice of poet-performer Patti Smith, one of the most influential artists from the '70s punk rock movement, alongside artists such as boundary-breaking country music duo Brothers Osborne, British vocalist, guitarist, singer and songwriter James Bay and legendary British rock guitarist Jeff Beck.
Pictured in the campaign imagery, modelling the exclusive and limited collection, are musicians Hak Baker and Amy Gadiaga. Hailing from East London, Baker is as much a storyteller as he is a singer, pulling influence from Ska and punk to create a unique sound that stretches from folk to rap to spoken word. Amy Gadiaga is a rising talent on the London jazz scene. From the outskirts of Paris, Gadiaga is multi-talented (bassist, vocalist, composer), masterfully blending old school jazz with modern rhythm and energy. Both being committed to elevating communities and breakthrough creatives, Daley and Fender will as part of the project gift both artists with Fender instruments to help them develop their sound and artistry.
"Vintage is as relevant today as ever, reflecting the enduring affection and desirability global consumers have for iconic aesthetics," said Christina Stejskal, Vice President, Global Communications, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, "Much like our American Vintage II guitars, this collection breathes new life into everlasting styles, while utilising modern techniques to meet consumer's needs. We're thrilled to have partnered with Nicholas Daley on a first for Fender, bringing the tone of the American Vintage II series to another level."
The limited-edition collection, which features the hand-printed vintage tees (£60) and MA1 patchwork bomber jacket (price on enquiry), is available exclusively online now via www.nicholasdaley.net while supplies last.
For additional information on new Fender products and to find a retail partner near you, visit www.fender.com. Join the conversation on social media by following @Fender. For Nicholas Daley www.nicholasdaley.net or instagram @nicholas_daley
ABOUT FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION:
Since 1946, Fender has revolutionised music and culture as one of the world's leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC)–whose portfolio of owned and licensed brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Gretsch® guitars, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel®, Bigsby® and PreSonus® – follows a player-centric approach to crafting the highest-quality instruments and digital experiences across genres. Since 2015, Fender's digital arm has introduced a new ecosystem of products and interactive experiences to accompany players at every stage of their musical journey. This includes innovative apps and learning platforms designed to complement Fender guitars, amplifiers, effects pedals, accessories and pro-audio gear, and inspire players through an immersive musical experience. FMIC is dedicated to unlocking the power of musical expression for all players, from beginners to history-making legends. In 2021, Fender celebrated 75 years of giving artists "wings to fly," carrying on the vision of its founder, Leo Fender, and connecting players through a shared love of music.
ABOUT NICHOLAS DALEY:
Clothing deeply rooted in both present and past, Daley reconsiders meaningful subcultural movements through his contemporary menswear wardrobe. Incorporating bespoke textiles and complex finishes into every collection, the label partners with a range of artisan makers in the UK and beyond to infuse garments with nuance and depth, expanding its sustainable systems through ethical sourcing and innovative repurposing.
A vehicle exploring ideas around identity, heritage, and memory, Daley celebrated his multicultural Jamaican-Scottish roots in the return to Slygo exhibition held at both the V&A Dundee and London's now gallery. Most recently the designer's work has featured in the V&A fashioning masculinities exhibition and, as the appear here space for ideas winner for 2022, Daley launched a London pop-up store, bringing the nd universe to life.
The label has supported music charity initiatives including tomorrow's warriors and introduced the Nicholas Daley x Fred Perry grant program in 2019. In an effort to foster young design talent, Daley has taken part in apprenticeship and mentoring schemes, and shared his knowledge and experiences in a series of university lectures and panel discussions themed around diversity and inclusion.
Nicholas has been supported by the British fashion council's NEWGEN designer programme for the past six seasons, showcasing his collections during London fashion week. He was the recipient of the 2019 international Woolmark prize semi-final award, an LVMH prize finalist winner in 2020, a BFC x GQ designer menswear fund finalist in 2021 and was awarded the BFC fashion trust award in the same year.
Collaborating with Mulberry, Adidas and Fred Perry, the label can be found in global retail locations and online at the likes of Dover Street Market, Selfridges, Nordstrom, Mr Porter, SSENSE and Matches.
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The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
Assistant Professor of Finance
Management Views on Real Options in Capital Budgeting
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Journal of Applied Finance, Forthcoming
H. Kent Baker, Shantanu Dutta and Samir Saadi
American University - Kogod School of Business, The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Smith School of Business
Real Options, capital Budgeting, Survey
Journal of Applied Finance (Formerly Financial Practice and Education), Vol. 21, No. 1, 2011
Journal of Applied Finance, Spring/Summer 2011, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 18-29
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Corporate Governance and Dividend Payout Policy: Beyond Country-Level Governance
Bin Chang, Shantanu Dutta, Samir Saadi and Pengcheng Zhu
University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), School of Management, University of Ottawa and University of San Diego
Dividend policy; corporate governance; agency cost
Corporate Finance Practices in Canada: Where Do We Stand?
Multinational Finance Journal, 2011, Vol. 15, No. 3/4, pp. 157–192
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Multinational Finance Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3/4, p. 157-192, 2011
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Inside the 'Black Box' of Private In-House Meetings
Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2017
Robert M. Bowen, Shantanu Dutta, Songlian Tang and PengCheng Zhu
Univeristy of San Diego - School of Business, The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) and University of San Diego
disclosure, private meetings, private information, insider trading, content analysis
Are Financially Constrained Firms More Prone to Financial Restatements?
Robert M. Bowen, Shantanu Dutta and Pengcheng Zhu
Univeristy of San Diego - School of Business, The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and University of San Diego
financial constraints, restatements, discretionary accruals, firm performance, informational complexity, financial leverage, investment opportunities, financing needs, text-based measures
Managing the Demand for Information from Institutional Investors through Private In-house Meetings
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 11 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 07 May 2019
institutional investors, mutual funds, private meetings, site visits, disclosure, stock volatility
Why Firms Do Not Pay Dividends: The Canadian Experience
Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 39, Issue 9‐10, pp. 1330-1356, 2012
H. Kent Baker, Bin Chang, Shantanu Dutta and Samir Saadi
American University - Kogod School of Business, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Dividends and Corporate Governance: Canadian Evidence
The IUP Journal of Applied Finance, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 5-30, October 2012
Shantanu Dutta and Bin Chang
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
Forthcoming in Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (JBFA)
American University - Kogod School of Business, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Smith School of Business
Dividend policy, cash dividends, taxation, stock repurchase
Differentiating Characteristics of Acquiring Firms
The IUP Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 51-70, March 2011
Are Good Performers Bad Acquirers?
Financial Management, Volume 41, Issue 1, pages 95–118, Spring 2012
Posted: 22 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2012
H. Kent Baker, Shantanu Dutta, Samir Saadi and Peng Cheng Zhu
American University - Kogod School of Business, The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Smith School of Business and University of the Pacific - Eberhart School of Business
M&As, CEO overconfidence, Long Term Performance
The Effect of Changes in Corporate Taxes and Corporate Governance on Equity Prices
The IUP Journal of Applied Finance, Vol. 15, No. 10, pp. 39-62, October 2009
Ken MacAulay, Shantanu Dutta, Mary Oxner and Tim Hynes
Saint Francis Xavier University, The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), St. Francis Xavier University and St. Francis Xavier University


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Brief Introduction : Lord Swaminarayan and His Sampraday
To the north of India is the Himalayan mountain range. As with other mountains, the Himalayas are adorned with snow caps, vegetation and many species of birds and animals. There are also the ashrams of many great saints. The divine abodes of many devs (demi-gods), including Mahadev are also situated here. The divine river, Ganga also has its source in the Himalayas. The River Ganga splits into 7 separate rivers, purifying the earth with its benevolent flow.
Lord Nar Narayan Dev, the worshipful deities of Bharatkhand also reside in the Himalayas, in a celestial place called Badrikashram, where They are in continuous prayer for the benefit of the souls of Bharatkhand. Shatanand Muni describes Badrikashram, in Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan's biographical scripture, Satsagi Jeevan, as the image of Akshar Dham. Here, even the different animals live side-by-side, shunning their natural predatory instincts. The ashram's residents also includes many thousands of great saints, with countless others coming and going. Swami describes the Badri tree and its fruits, explaining its sweetness and lack of thorns. Even the demi-gods such as Brahma come to see the Badri tree regularly. The enormous size of the tree lends the name Vishala to the ashram. Uddhavji & Naradji are also residents of Badrikashram. The place is so pure that even the effects of Kali Yug cannot enter the Ashram and infiltrate the minds of the residents.
The background to Uddhavji's arrival in Badrikashram is worth knowing. When God Shree Krishna decided He wanted to leave this mortal world, He called Uddhavji and told him to spread His true knowledge – Krishna's true form known as Purushottam Narayan in His heavenly abode Akshar Dham, beyond all the cosmos and all creation. Uddhavji realised God's physical presence in this world was about to cease. He could not contemplate an existence without God's presence. After Shree Krishna passed on, Uddhavji was overcome with grief and searched for solace, instead of following God's command. He knew Badrikashram was a very peaceful place, where numerous saints resided. He thought he would find peace and solace there. Uddhavji arrived in Badrikashram and did find great peace and experienced the presence of God, who resided there in the dual form of Shree NarNarayan Dev.
By The Almighty's wish, hundreds of great saints, such as; Maitreya, Angira, Garg, Marichi, Vasishta, Atri, Valmik, etc. arrived in Badrikashram on one ocassion for the darshan of Lord Nar Narayan Dev, having completing a pilgrimage of Bharatkhand. Before meeting Lord Nar Narayan Dev, all the saints bathed in the purifying waters of the River Ganga. When the saints went towards the Badri tree, they saw Lord Nar seated beneath it, and paid due respect. Lord Nar, who was already accompanied by the Nine Yogeshvars, welcomed the above named saints. Lord Nar offered the saints seats of straw, and expressed His joy in meeting them. They were informed by Lord Nar that Lord Narayan will soon bless them all with His presence. The saints replied, "Oh Lord Nar! The best of all Mankind! You are The Almighty. Both You and Lord Narayan are one and the same. However, it is Your Greatness that You have assumed two images. Oh Lord Nar! We are very fortunate to have arrived here and meet You."
At that moment, Lord Shree Narayan enters the assembly. The Lord has tied his hair up in a bun. His body is glowing from the severe prayers that He is undertaking. In one hand, the Lord carries a Kamandal (a vessel for carrying water). In the other, He carries a stick of Palaash. He is dressed in all white. Showering His divine sight over all the Rushis, Lord Shree Narayan enters the assembly, and sat Himself on the seat of straw.
All the saints paid their respects to Lord Shree Narayan by offering different items made from all types of flowers. By the grace of Lord Shree Narayan, all the saints went into trance and saw The Almighty God Supreme in Akshar Dham. When the saints opened their eyes, they saw the same image in front of them! All the saints thus prayed to Lord, "You are the all-merciful. Those who do not accept Your shelter by listening to the discourses from saintly persons are destroyed. Without Your shelter, no-one is happy. The only route to happiness is Your shelter, whether now or in a hundred years' time. Oh Lord! You are beyond all that mortal and immortal. Being born of Dharma & Bhakti, You have undertaken prayers for benefit of Your followers. Even the great serpent, Shesha cannot reach the fathoms of Your glory."
In reply, Lord Shree Narayan said, "Oh Munis, I am very pleased by your arrival. You are dearer to Me than all the demi-gods such as Brahma. I cannot forget you all, because of your most benevolent attitudes. You travel the world and give blessings to the pious souls and continuously remember Me." "Oh Munis, where have you all just come from." The Munis replied, "O Merciful One! We have just arrived from Bharatkhand." "O Munis, having attained the human body, are the souls living according to My established rules?", asked Lord Shree Narayan. The Munis responded sadly, "My Lord, there is no point talking about the religious conducts. Those kings and gurus who are entrusted with the responsibility of defending religion are themselves trespassing into immoral deeds. As a result, there is nobody to look after the people. The people of Bharatkhand have forsaken the path of Sadaachaar (moral conduct) and have adopted the paths of killing Brahmins, drinking alcohol, killing cows, theft, prostitution and the likes. As a result, the traffic on the highway to Yampuri (hell) is very congested. In these dire circumstances, there is no-one to teach and propagate the True Religion. Therefore, we beg You to show mercy upon the people of Bharatkhand and save them from such predicaments."
Lord NarNarayndev's parents Dharma & Bhakti arrive in Badrikashram. Dharma & Bhakti heard that saints had arrived in Badrikashram and in order to fulfil their wish for seeing them, they arrived here. Upon seeing their parents, Lords Shree Nar & Narayan stood up and welcomed them and offered them both appropriate seats. All the other Munis, also paid due respects to Dharma & Bhakti.
Lords Shree Nar & Narayan explained to their parents, "Mother, Father, all these saints have come from Bharatkhand. At present there is rule of evil in the world. There is no-one to protect the people from such evils. These Rushis have brought such sad news."
Everyone was very engrossed in listening to what Lord Shree Narayan had to say.
At that precise moment, the Almighty Lord encouraged Rushi Durvasa to come to Badrikashram. Halting his prayers, Durvasa left Kailash and arrived in Badrikashram and first bathed in the river Alak Nanda which flows close by. Having completed his mandatory Sandhya Vandan, Durvasa entered the Lords' ashram and saw the gathering under the Badri tree. Everyone was so engrossed in listening to the Lord's immortal words, that they did not realise that Durvasa had arrived. Having waited 1 Ghadi (equivalent to 3 hours) for someone to welcome him, Durvasa thought that everybody were insulting him, intentionally. As a result, Durvasa's anger began to grow – his eyes became red with rage, his body began trembling – as if his body might explode due to the anger raging within him. He raised his arm and bellowed, "What a surprise! What a sad thing this is. Those who should be promoting good conduct are themselves adopting bad ones! Having acquired all the good qualities such as; education, yoga, knowledge, great heights of spiritualism, etc. these great Rushis have become arrogant and are now disrespecting me. Others I can understand, but even this Dharma, he is insulting me? I shall teach these people a lesson and revenge this insult!"
"Listen now you members of the assembly! Presently you are in the divine form, but you shall soon be cast upon earth and suffer at the hands of evil people and their evil deeds!"
Durvasa stopped speaking. When everyone heard Durvasa's curse, the whole assembly came to its senses. Everyone looked behind and saw Durvasa in a rage of anger. All the Rushis ran towards him and paid due respect. They begged forgiveness from Durvasa, but in return Durvasa became angrier. Then the ever-peaceful Dharma came towards Durvasa, performed Dandvat Pranam and said, "What you have done is correct! The anger of great saints is always a boon to the wrong-doer. We were so engrossed in listening to Lord Shree Narayan's stories that we did not realise you had arrived. Otherwise, we would have offered everything to you, not just our respects. You are merciful. Your heart is as soft as yoghurt. Please withdraw your curse." Because of Dharma's begging, Durvasa calmed down and said, "I never withdraw my words, but I don't know why my mind has softened. So I shall bless you that God shall be born of Dharma & Bhakti and will save you all from the clutches of evil. Thus, you and the Rushis will be relieved from my curse." Having said this much, Durvasa made his way back to Kailash.
Dharma, Bhakti & the Rushis were powerful enough to curse Durvasa back. However, forgiveness is the jewel of saintly people and besides, this curse was the Lord's doing. In fact, Lord Shree Narayan could have stopped Durvasa from uttering a single word. He did not. So much evil had taken root in Bharatkhand that the Lord made Durvasa the instrument of His visitation.
Dharma begged of Lord Shree Narayan, "O Lord! Please save us all from the evil people." The Lord replied, "O father! Do not fear at all. Whatever has happened was Purushottam Bhagwan's wish. Almighty Lord through this curse shall be born to you & Bhakti as a son and will save you all from the evil people and extinguish the evil activities while re-establishing religion with Dharma, Gnan, Bhakti & Vairagya. So, go and take birth wherever you wish on earth, without fear of anything."
Dharma and all the others bowed down to Lords Shree Nar & Narayan and left for their respective ashrams. They all began thinking about where they would take birth. Dharma & Bhakti were born to religious parents in Itaar & Chhapaiya, respectively.
In Shrimad Bhagwat Puran, Lord Krishna says to Arjun: "Whenever and wherever there is a decline in Dharma and wicked actions predominate, I descend to earth and assume a form to protect the saints, annihilate the devils and to establish Dharma."
By the end of His physical life of 125 years, Lord Krishna had succeeded in protecting the saints and killing the devils. However, the act of establishing Dharma remained. He called Uddhavji and Markandey Muni and gave them the true knowledge of the Supreme Almighty God, who resides in Akshardham.
Uddhavji was charged with the responsibility of spreading the word of the Supreme to the masses with the help of Vidurji, leaving Markandey Muni free to carry out Bhakti. Thereafter, Lord Krishna left His mortal body and went back to Golok. Uddhavji had to convey te message firstly to Vidurji, but he could not ind the words to explain to him what Lord Krishna had already told him. He was deeply saddened by this as Lord Krishna had entrusted him with the burden of delivering the Devine Message to the masses, but he could not even find the words to tell Vidurji.
At this point Narad Muni apeared and saw the sadness on Uddhavji's face. He enquired about the source of his troubles and then advised him to go to the ashram of Shree NarNarayan Dev. There, Shree Nar and Shree Narayan Rushi's were in deep meditation, and after 2500 earth years Shree Narayan Bhagwan finally opened His eyes. At this time all the Devtas gathered to perform poojan and aarti of the lord. Uddhavji presented his prooblem to Shree Narayan Bhagwan and Lord Shiva volunteered to take up the task. Upon this suggestion, Shree Narayan Bhagwan closed His eyes, indicating that He approved and Lord Shiva came to earth as Sankaracharya. However, He promoted the notion of the Supreme Lord being Nirakaar (formless) rendering Uddhavji's mission unfulfilled.
Uddhavji then waited a further 500 years for Lord NarNarayan to rise from meditation once again. He explained the shortfall in the teachings of Sankaracharya to Shree NarNarayan Dev and stated that the task rendered to him by Lord Krishna was still incomplete. On hearing this, Lord Vasudev came down to earth and founded the Vaishnavacharya Doctrine. He promoted the devotion of Lord Krishna and when Uddhavji saw this he was deeply alarmed. Lord Krishna was being worshipped rather than the Supreme Lord Shree Purushottam Narayan of whom Lord Krishna had spoken when he passed on the Divine Knowledge to Uddhavji. Hence, Uddhavji's mission was still unaccomplished.
Lord NarNarayan rose from meditation after another 250 earth years. He was surprised to find Uddhavji still present before Him with hands clasped together. Uddhavji explained to Lord Narayan that the Sarvopari Bhagwan that he has come to know is not the Lord Krishna whose bhakti was being promoted by the Vaishnavacharya sampraday.
Thereafter, Lord Narayan called His prime devotee Shesh Narayan to His ashram and encharged him with the duty of fulfilling Uddhavji's request for help. Hence the Ramanujacharya Doctrine was founded by the incarnation of Shesh Narayan. Even though this sampraday propagated knowledge of the true form of the Lord Supreme and the same philosophies told to him by Lord Krishna, there was still a cloud of doubt in Uddhavji's mind. He was still not satisfied with the doctrine and he could not see this to be the propagation of the same knowledge that was passed onto him by Lord Krishna.
When Lords NarNarayan were informed of this latest failure, they invited all the great Rishis to their Divine Badrikashram. Thus the stage was set for the curse of Durvasa and the manifestation of theLord Supreme Purushottam Narayan whose message was conveyed to Uddhavji by Lord Krishna.
When all other attempts to satisfy Uddhavji failed, Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan Himself came down to earth and protected the saints like Muktanand Swami, destroyed the evil inside people such as Joban Pagi and established Dharma through the establishment of the Dharmavanshi Acharyas.
Prologue : An introduction to what took place before the arrival of Shree Hari
Badrikashram Sabha : The curse that led to a boon
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This is a new and exclusive way to keep up to date with the latest activities within the Swaminarayan sampraday. It contains presentations, questions, answers and practical knowledge all accessible with a click of a mouse.
This section has been specially designed to meet the needs of female satsangis across the globe and to answer those burning questions that are difficult to ask. It aims to give ladies an opportunity to have their say and take full advantage of the material. Let this be a medium for women within our Sampraday to obtain guidance.
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Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! This week we are featuring a small box or favor.
I just got (finally!) FRESH FRUIT so I wanted to incorporate it into my project for today. A plain white popcorn box and a little stamping was all it took to create this fun gift.
Isn't this just too cute!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this gorgeous stamp set!! The peaches are yummy enough to eat!
The box came together quickly, I kept it pretty simple. An easy tag was made out of a peach. I stamped my sentiment over top, fussy cut it and added it to the front of the box with a couple of dimensionals.
Any treat is more fun to give a a cute box like this!! The POPCORN BOX is definitely not just for popcorn!!! Okay, I don't know about you, but I am anxious to see the rest of the ideas from the Design Team. You can check out my supply list below if you'd like to make your own Peachy Popcorn Box.
Today I'm going 3D with a fun little TINY TREAT BOX. You can find these great little boxes on page 176 of the new catalog, 16 boxes for just $7.50! What a great way to give a little party favor or treat!
Isn't this super cute!! All you need is a little designer paper and a sentiment. I also have a bow on the top, it really adds a special touch.
This particular box was designed by my awesome upline Patty Bennett. Over the weekend she did a group meeting on Facebook and this was one of the projects we made. I love the bright colors of the FESTIVE BIRTHDAY DSP. All the pieces of the box were sent to me, I just had to add a sentiment and assemble. What a fun treat for me to just put a project together without having to think too much! I added in a sentiment from SUNBURST SAYINGS. I loved "It's Your Day" for this box, but the sentiment is straight and I had a curved banner to work with. So guess what, I bent the sentiment just enough to fit! It's not photopolymer, but I was able to get it to work!
The stamp didn't want to bend much or stay in place long, but I got it fixed long enough to make it work!
I'm so glad I got a chance to try out the CLEAR TINY TREAT BOX, it will be on my next order for sure!
Would you like to have the luxury I did of creating without having to put time into designing it all?? Well I have just the thing for you! The JULY MINI SESSION from Create with Connie and Mary is what you need! This month's session went live today and is full of fabulous ideas! We have 5 full tutorials for you so all you have to do is sit down and have fun.
We are also offering a BONUS, so why not check it out! Stop over at Create with Connie and Mary for all the details. I hope you'll join us!
Welcome to the first week of the COLOR FUSE BLOG HOP! Twice a month on the first and third Monday's we'll be bringing you inspiration through color! July's hops will feature three gorgeous In Colors.
I am hooked on making little pouches with the ENVELOPE PUNCH BOARD so I thought it would be fun to make one for today.
This sweet little card was created from a little bit of this and a little bit of that! My inspiration came from the BANNERS FOR YOU Bundle. I really love the banners, so useful in so many ways! It made a great focal point and sentiment for the center of my envelope pouch.
I did a breakdown of all the products used in the picture above, these are all favorites of mine! Like I've said before, I use all Stampin' Up! products because of the cohesion. All the colors, stamps and accessories all blend beautifully together.
Let's go back to the pouch for a second. It's just like the one I shared HERE that was a seed packet holder. I used KRAFT CARDSTOCK measuring 6″ x 6″ and followed the directions on the ENVELOPE PUNCH BOARD scoring and punching beginning on the 3″ line. The card insert measures in at 3 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. I added a bit of the fun new Ruched Ribbon in Flirty Flamingo to pull the card from the pouch.
I hope you enjoyed today's bit of inspiration! This ENVELOPE PUNCH BOARD pouch can be turned into anything you like! Just sit down with some of your favorite products and let the creativity begin! Speaking of creativity, let's move on to the rest of the Color Fuse Design Team and see what awesomeness they have for us today! Just follow the links below and enjoy all the inspiration!


April is National Autism Awareness Month. Join us as we support individuals and families with Autism! Health promotion and early interventions help identify Autism during childhood, yet for others diagnoses is established later in life. Adults as well as children fall within the Autism Spectrum. WebMD shares how intelligence and ability to communicate are important factors influencing level of independence for adults with Autism. Connecting with community programs and support groups promotes socialization, opportunities, and provides valuable resources.


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Bainbridge és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Nova York. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 1.365 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Bainbridge tenia 1.365 habitants, 578 habitatges, i 354 famílies. La densitat de població era de 411,7 habitants/km².

Dels 578 habitatges en un 31% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 47,6% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 10,2% dones solteres, i en un 38,6% no eren unitats familiars. En el 32,7% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 13,1% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,35 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 2,99.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 26,4% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 8,8% entre 18 i 24, un 26,2% entre 25 i 44, un 23,5% de 45 a 60 i un 15,1% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 38 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 89,3 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 35.231 $ i la renda mediana per família de 40.962 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 28.583 $ mentre que les dones 24.091 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 18.666 $. Entorn del 7,8% de les famílies i el 12% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Referències

Entitats de població de Nova York

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Park City is Utah's trendiest ski-resort. The town has its historical roots in the great silver mining rush of the 1870s, but today its fortunes rest on cold dry white powder. The town now has another profitable line: each January comes the organised chaos of the Sundance Film Festival. Perhaps avoid this altogether, unless of course you're mad on movies.
One ski lift connects downtown directly to the ski slopes - Town Lift runs from Main Street to the Bonanza lookout. Two other large lifts connect the Resort Base (about a mile north-west of downtown) to the slopes - the Payday Six Pac runs also to Bonanza lookout, and the Silver Start lift runs to King Con ridge. A free bus system (running about every 20 minutes), makes it easy to get around between the town and Resort Base area.
Beginners can start on gentle runs served by the 'First Timer' lift at the Resort Base, then improvers can move up the mountain onto several long, easy, cruising runs. Intermediates will love skiing the forgiving powder through the aspen glades on the trails served by the Bonanza lift. Experts will enjoy a wide variety of steep tree skiing.
After a busy day at the slopes, enjoy the town's thriving center. Despite the fact that alcohol is frowned upon by the Mormon faith, Park City's nightlife is a drink-fueled as any other ski-resort. Most bars are run as 'private clubs' which allows them to serve alcohol as long as they charge a small membership fee when you arrive.
Utah is loved for its dry, super-fine snow, and as soon as you clip into your bindings, and swish down the first few feet on your first run, you'll join the love-struck. PC's nightlife is great too, unlike its stuffy neighbor, Deer Valley.
Anything you'd like to say about Park City, Utah?


This fundraising page has been set up by Athlunkard Boat Club to raise funds to support the recovery of our junior rower Amy and her family through this difficult time.
We would like to thank everyone for the support that they have shown to Amy, her family and our club over the past few days. In particular we are very grateful to the Irish rowing community for their continued help and support.
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Q: Logout button navigationController Issue with the navigation bar I have a login view in my application which loads the main menu view after the user enters the correct username and password. I'm using this to go to main menu view:
MenuViewController *menuViewController=[[MenuViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"MenuViewController" bundle:nil];
        menuViewController.title=@"Felton";
        UINavigationController *tnavController=[[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:menuViewController];
        tnavController.view.frame=CGRectMake(0, 0, 1024, 748);
        [menuViewController release];
        self.navController=tnavController;
        [navController release];
        for(UIView *subview in self.view.subviews)
        {
            [subview removeFromSuperview];
        }
        [self.view addSubview:self.navController.view];

So my question is how exactly am I going to go back to the login page when the logout button is pressed.  I've tried the same way as above but the problem I have is that each time the user presses the logout button the login page gets 1 navigation bar, and they pile on each other each time.  Is there any way that I can stop this from happening?  Because, my login page shouldn't have a navigation bar.
thanx in advance

A: Although it's not clear from your question what the exact flow through your app is, you certainly shouldn't be adding the navController view as a subview.
You'd be better placed to have the main menu as the rootViewController of your main window, and then present the login view controller on top of it (using presentModalViewController:).
Create a delegate protocol in your login view controller, and make the main menu the delegate. WHen they login, the delegate method fires, and the main menu dismisses the login view. When they log out, the main menu can present the login view again.

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After the long-term experiments and several prototypes. We're now proudly present the thinnest plastic stock with the smooth finish. It has costed us a lot inside, but it will be the best handling for the cutting move cardistry and card game playing. No doubt, it's also waterproof and tearproof. The deck is limited offer on KICKSTARTER campaign! But, there we already have the experiences for the Plastic Production and would love to present more different better works to compare the paper decks in the near future. Stay Tuned!
After the long-term experiments and several prototypes. We're now proudly present the thinnest plastic stock with the smooth finish. It has costed us a lot inside, but it will be the best handling for the cutting move cardistry and card game playing. No doubt, it's also waterproof and tearproof.
We've basic stood on the best paper stocks printed by Taiwan Playing Card Company (TWPCC) to release the previously 2: Bright Edition and Mystic Edition, but plastic stock is a new fresh and hard to us to present it well. The reason is most of clients from casino all want the stock feeling thickness. This is developed into the opposite of Casino's basic requirement of playing cards.
The Thinnest Plastic Stock to the Casino Royale Refined Edition. The whole deck is just about 15mm and similar to "The Hidden King" deck, but it's weight than paper stock, then durable for magic and cardistry used.
The deck is limited offer on KICKSTARTER campaign! But, there we already have the experiences for the Plastic Production and would love to present more different better works to compare the paper decks in the near future. Stay Tuned!
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Q: Failover - azure. Connection string I've got a primary and secondary database that i've just configured a Failover group.
My question is:
Can existing connection still connect directly to the DB, or do i need to change all connection strings to my application?
or is it just a  "declarative abstraction" architecture on top of the active geo-replication currently used?
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Q: Map values from an UI into QTreeWidget Column sorry if my following question sounds stupid but I am pretty much in a lost, big way!
I have created 2 UIs using the Qt-Designer.

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*Main UI (anmgToolUI) - http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=eXVWj99Q

*Sub UI (publishInfoUI) -  http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=KsnJC8wR
And the following is the main code:
Main Code - http://pastebin.com/mbg2fuvh
And I am using the following to run it in Maya:
import sys
sys.path.insert(0, '/user_data/test')
import UI_test
reload(UI_test)
win = UI_test.MigrationUi()
win.show()

So basically what I am trying to achieve here is that the values I have typed in the Sub UI is not mapping the values onto the Main UI.
To replicate the case:

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*Run the execution code

*Select any of the 2 items that I have already inserted in the Search Filter QTreeWidget and click on "Add Selected" in which it will transfers it into the Migrate ANMG QTreeWidget

*Select an item in the Migrate ANMG QTreeWidget and click onto the Edit Selected button

*Try inputting some words etc into either of the 3 fields - Description/ Comment/ Version Comment

I had thought that if I click the OK button, it will mapped the values into columns but it does not seems to be that case, despite me setting a signal/slot in the Qt Designer for accepted() / accept()
Greatly appreciate for any pointers...

A: I've implemented two solutions, you'll need to comment/uncomment the code. The result is the same in both case.
Solution 1 is based on the reference of the asset you are using in PublishInfoUI class and. Once you press "OK", the modifcations are done inside the PublishInfoUI class on self.assets.
On the other side in solution 2, once you press "OK", it creates a new QTableWidgetItem which is set then returned to your MigrationUI class. Then the modifications are done in this class.
IMO, I prefer the first solution if you rename getValues to updateValues or something like this. But as I said, the result is the same in both case.
class MigrationUi(QtGui.QWidget):

    ### Some stuff

    def editSelected(self):
        selected_item = self.ui.treeWidget_migrateAnmg.currentItem()

        if selected_item:
            inputWin = PublishInfoUI(selected_item)
            ############################
            # Here is the core modifications
            if inputWin.exec_(): #Triggered if we press "OK"
                #Solution 1:
                inputWin.getValues()
                #End solution 1

                #Solution 2:
                returnedAsset = inputWin.getValues()
                print "Returned asset: "
                print returnedAsset.text(0)
                print returnedAsset.text(1)
                print returnedAsset.text(2)
                print returnedAsset.text(3)
                print returnedAsset.text(4)
                print returnedAsset.text(5)
                print returnedAsset.text(6)
                print returnedAsset.text(7)
                print returnedAsset.text(8)
                selected_item.setText(6, returnedAsset.text(6) )
                selected_item.setText(7, returnedAsset.text(7) )
                selected_item.setText(8, returnedAsset.text(8) )
                #End solution 2
            else:
                print "Canceled/closed operation"
            ############################
        else:
            cmds.warning("Please select an item in ANMG field")

    def slotCancel(self):
        self.close()

class PublishInfoUI(QtGui.QDialog):

    def __init__(self, asset, parent = None, modal = False):
        QtGui.QWidget.__init__(self, parent, modal = modal)

        self.ui = publishInfoUI_test.Ui_PublishInfo()
        self.ui.setupUi(self)
        self.assets = asset

        self.fill_details()

    def fill_details(self):
        self.ui.lineEdit_rigUsed.setText(self.assets.text(0))
        self.ui.lineEdit_anmLocation.setText(self.assets.text(5))
        self.ui.textEdit_comment.setText(self.assets.text(7))

    def getValues(self):
        #Solution 1:
        #Do the modification here
        self.assets.setText(6, self.ui.lineEdit_description.text() )
        self.assets.setText(7, self.ui.textEdit_comment.toPlainText() )
        self.assets.setText(8, self.ui.textEdit_Vcomment.toPlainText() )
        #End solution 1

        #Solution2:
        #Return a new asset and do the modification in MigrationUi class
        assetToReturn = QtGui.QTreeWidgetItem()
        assetToReturn.setText(6, self.ui.lineEdit_description.text() ) #Feel free to add more infos if necessary
        assetToReturn.setText(7, self.ui.textEdit_comment.toPlainText() )
        assetToReturn.setText(8, self.ui.textEdit_Vcomment.toPlainText() )
        return assetToReturn
        #End solution 2


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Home Dog Breeds 8 Dogs with the strongest bite in the world
Jessica Bates
We have been breeding dogs for thousands of years all over the world for many different reasons.
Dogs are now the number one chosen pet across the world, but there are dangers that come with owning certain dog breeds.
Depending on why we've bred them, some breeds are famed for their soft mouth, when they are able to retrieve game gently and without harming it.
Whereas some are famed for their strong bite, dogs you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of, we can measure a dog's bite scientifically by measuring the bite in pound per square inch psi, which tells you how much pressure is exerted on one square inch.
for example, a crocodile's psi is over 5,000 whereas a human's is only around 120 to 140.
As we're talking about dogs today, the average psi for our canine friends is 220 to 240 psi, however the dogs we're going to be looking at today are way above that figure.
The size of your dog will have an impact on how strong their bite is, usually a small dog will not have as large a bite force as a dog with a large square head. Let's look at the eight dogs with the strongest bite
With 238 psi, German Shepherds are now the most popular dog breed to have as a pet across the whole world, they are also the most widely used in police forces and the military across the globe.
This is thanks to their great trained ability, but also fearless and protective nature that along with a psi of 238 means that any criminal or thief would think twice about doing anything wrong.
Originally bred as guard dogs, German Shepherds are now often trained in the police to tactically take down criminals that are running away.
Their trainer wears a special sleeve to avoid injury while training them to bite the forearm of the assailant. Although, the German Shepherd is eighth on our list its bite can not only pierce skin it can also break bones.
So it's by no means weak in comparison to the other dog on our list, it makes up for its bite force score with ferociousness.
With 245 psi, slightly higher than the German Shepherd.
Here in seventh place we have the Doberman, originally bred as the ideal guard and protection dog, it's no wonder that Doberman has a strong bite force.
With their large square head and capable jaw muscles, they can break a man's arm in one bite, that paired with being territorial aggressive and energetic make them perfect guard dogs as who'd want to mess with one of these.
There has been some debate over whether 245 psi is a high enough ranking for the Doberman.
As some dogs have had a score between 200 to 400 psi, but it's also claimed those dogs were specifically trained, so the averages aren't considered.
305 psi in at number six is the American Bulldog.
It's often confused with a pitbull, due to their stocky bodies similarly shaped heads and mouths, but they are a completely different breed.
The American Bulldog stands a little taller and has more pointed ears, but both were bred for a similar purpose.
This breed was originally a working-class dog taken by immigrants to the South American.
The dog was taken with travelers to keep protection on the road and in new lands, their bite is an impressive 305 psi for their size as they are somewhat smaller than the other dogs on our list at least in length, their head and mouth are the typical square set that makes a strong bite.
The American Bulldog bonds strongly with its owner and will do anything to protect it.
This along with its strong bite force, makes it a challenge for anyone picking a fight with his owner.
African wild dog
With 317 psi, we have the African wild dog a relative of the sub-Saharan dog, which means it's both an expert hunter, but also relatively small compared to the other dogs on the list although the largest in its family, this breed is still only a medium-sized dog.
What he doesn't have been brought, he more than makes up for in bite, this breed is known to be hyper carnivorous, this means that over 70% of their diet is made up of meat.
So, they need a strong powerful jaw to take down and make quick work of their dinner.
In the wild, their favorite prey is the antelope a big deer like animal that can run very fast.
Luckily, due to the African wild dogs slim frame, he can easily catch up to an antelope and thanks to his bite force, he can break any bone in a deer with a single bite.
Rottweilers were one of the first breeds to be adopted by the police and army as an attack dog, due to their size and brute strength.
Although, they were originally bred to pull carts, they were also trained to be impressive guard dogs as their weighty body along with their sharp strong teeth made a match for anyone trying to break in.
Nowadays, they're used more in search and rescue operations by the police as well as guard dogs in the home, although they have a powerful bite force.
Lot of people find Rottweilers friendly and great family pets due to their happy nature and eagerness to please.
406 psi, in third place we have the bite force of the wolf dog.
I wouldn't recommend having one of these as a pet, as the hybrid of wolf and dog can be a little Wilder and therefore more dangerous than another breed.
Humans may have been breeding wolves and domesticated dogs for centuries, the first mention of the concept was 10,000 years ago. Originally, it's thought they were bred for their aggression and wild temper that made them excellent attack dogs in battle along with their strong bite makes them a force to be reckoned with.
However, people that breed these dogs do find that due to a strong pack mentality, they can be trained to be less hostile and make good guard dogs.
Mastiffs are known as a breed group with one of, if not the strongest bite in the world because of their large head and super powerful jaw, they have an average psi of over 500.
However, the Mastiff breed is not known for its aggression and they would far prefer to cozy up on the couch with you rather than be outside guarding the house.
Despite their super strong bite, they rarely attack unless they feel their human needs protection and as such they are very good with children.
Moreover, they need training to make sure they aren't destructive. When left alone in the house, that strong jaw and playful attitude can mean your pillows sofa and even table could be in trouble if you're not careful.
At the top in the table with an incredible score of 743 psi is the Kangal.
Originally bred to guard land from animal attackers in Turkey, the Kangal size and protective streak make it the strongest and most powerful dog on our list.
This dog has a PSI score similar to a wolf and as such can guard livestock as well as people from wild invaders.
It can take down a medium-sized predator in minutes, and it's fearlessness alongside the bite force of an incredible 743, make it a match for anything.
These have been our eight dogs with the strongest bite in the world. All of these dogs have crazy strong bites that can also be trained to only attack on command or not fight at all.
To correctly train a dog, it takes time and effort on your part. So, make sure you're ready for the challenge before getting one of the above dogs.
Have you come across a dog with a stronger bite? Let us know in the comments.
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Morning Poll: Where Would You Like to See Amazon's Headquarters?
Amazon, the giant online retailer/streaming video producer/cloud services provider, is searching North America for a second headquarters, and Arlington says it is submitting a proposal to put the county in the running.
The new headquarters, according to Amazon, will bring up to 50,000 well-paying jobs and $5 billion in investment to whichever city the company chooses. In return, Amazon is seeking enough space to build up to 8 million square feet of office in a concentrated area, and tax breaks and other economic incentives.
The Crystal City area and the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor fit the bill for many of the things Amazon is seeking, especially a talented workforce and transit connections, though the real estate is likely a bit more expensive than Amazon is hoping for.
Would you like to see Amazon come to one of those Arlington neighborhoods, with all the economic benefits that come with it, or would you prefer the company look elsewhere?


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Items Fountain on Wissahickon Lane.
Fountain on Wissahickon Lane.
Stereographs
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Woodward, C. W. (Charles Warren), 1836-1894
Image ID G91F378_047F
Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
Stereoscopic views of Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia.
Additional title: Wissahickon Creek scenery, Pa. 1098.
Woodward, C. W. (Charles Warren), 1836-1894 (Publisher)
Place: Rochester, N.Y.
Publisher: C. W. Woodward
Date Created: 1850 - 1930 (Approximate)
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 91-F378
Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
Albumen prints
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-F378
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 08e386d0-c56a-012f-8ae0-58d385a7bc34
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1836: Creator Born
1894: Creator Died
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fountain on Wissahickon Lane." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1930. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-af76-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fountain on Wissahickon Lane." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2022. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-af76-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 1930). Fountain on Wissahickon Lane. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-af76-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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Q: Is it good to install Linux on an external hard drive? I have an external hard drive. I would like to install Linux on it (I choose Fedora KDE).
I made a bootable DVD. I will choose the external hard drive to install Fedora on it.
Is it good to do this? My colleague told that it will be slow. Is there any alternatives?

A: It depends upon the hardware connection between the disk drive and the computer. But if it is an USB 2, indeed it would be slow (whatever OS you use).
The alternative could be to add a new hardware SATA drive, or to repartition your existing internal drive (to have some space for your Linux system). Perhaps you could repartition (& shrink the existing partitions) your drive to get e.g. 64GBytes of available space.
Before resizing partitions, don't forget to backup (on some external drive or USB key) your most important data files.
Another way might be to install Linux on a VM or an hypervisor. Again, that is a bit slower than a native installation.


Chromebooks: 4th to 8th grade.
In 2015 students in 4th to 8th grade received "Codestarter" laptops.
Having chromebooks, has been an amazing learning opportunity for out students, both inside and outside of the classroom.
Our current 4th grade teacher, spent this year teaching students with the aid of chromebooks, Next year's incoming students do not have chromebooks.
Lets help her get a set of chromebooks for the incoming 4th grade class of 2017. We have applied for a "EdTechTeam Grant" and hope we get accepted.
Lets hear from the staff on why they think chromebooks in the classroom is a good thing.
Has chromebooks been helpful in the classroom?


Filing for bankruptcy can give you a new start on life. For many, bankruptcy is the only way to eliminate debt in a timely manner. However, bankruptcy does not come without a cost. There are a number of consequences that result from filing for bankruptcy. These issues are not insurmountable if you meet them head-on.
Your bankruptcy will remain on your credit card for up to a decade.
Lenders will likely avoid you for a while because you had your previous debts written off. This makes you a risk.
You may have difficulty getting a credit card or a loan until your credit has been repaired.
When you are offered a loan or credit card, the interest rates and fees will be severe.
Reassess your spending. Evaluate what led to your bankruptcy and what mistakes were made. This time, try to lead a more frugal lifestyle. At least for a while, you should focus on basic expenses such as food and shelter. Avoid frills and luxury items. If you can't afford to pay for something completely right now, don't buy it.
Build your credit. You will need to get a new credit card to begin building your credit. Any purchase you make with this card should be paid off immediately. Do not let yourself start to build up debt again. After years of proving your ability to pay off the card on time, you will be able to get additional cards and loan options and your credit score will go up.
Pay your bills on time. Now that you no longer have debt, it should be easier for you to pay your bills. Never miss a payment and always pay on time. This will show potential lenders that you have learned your lesson.
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With a primal yell, Tas rushes out of the tunnel and whacks the robot over its head with his flail.
"Smash the machine's shell, my friends, and drag it back to our tunnel for butchering!" cries the Delectable Shade of the Cosmic Tree; "I will cover you with my bow!"
Delectable notches another arrow and keeps an eye out for reinforcements, confident her friends will make short work of the wounded robot.
"T-12," says Iszak, "I recommendt zat you reply to zis call for aid, sayink zat you have ze situation under control."
P. Ecstasy: "Teetwelv, can you send out another signal? One that lets your corrupted compatriots know that the intruders have been destroyed? If you can, please do so. Thank you."
The T-12 nods. "Routing com. link." After sever beep of varying pitches. the T-12 turns to Iszak," Communication successful."
Nodu charges the damaged robot as well, hoping to smash it into submission with her mace.
While the others are busy with the T-12 and setting up the messaging systems, Nodu and Tas run into the room, weapons drawn. Before they can reach the machine--which is now nearly upright--Delectable knocks another arrow and sends it whizzing towards the metal man. [d20=14] The arrow, however, refuses to arch sufficiently downwards and bounces off the petal plating of the back wall.
It is Nodu and her mace arrive first in melee [d20=8], and while her swing is powerful, still bounces off the machine's steel torso. In retaliation, the robot strikes out with its fist [1d20=15] and nodu's meager leather armor is no match for the punch[d10=7;1d10=6]. [Nodu's Hit points = 1d10=8;1d10=2] The strike hits Nodu straight in the chest and she falls to the ground dead, a gaping fist shaped hole remains in what used to be her ribs.
Seeing his companion fall to the ground, Tas invokes a mighty cry and [1d20=17] and pummels the flail [1d10=2; 1d4=1]. The line of the flail wraps around the neck of the machine and with a hardy yank, Tas rips the head from the shoulders. The machine falls to the ground with a loud clang, still and motionless.
So Nodu passes on to the the world beyond and her great bony visage will be missed by all but the P. Ecstacy.
P. Ecstasy: "Teetwelv, what can you tell us of this citadel? And to what extent can you communicate with your corrupted brethren?
"Someone should collect the useful items of the Bone Thing and then dispose of the corpse. I will not touch it."
Delectable shrieks in dismay to see her sister the Bone Woman fall. While a proper burial is obviously out of the question, Delectable chants the ancient words of blessing to ease Nodu's passing to the other side.
Then, she will stand guard at the doorway to the hallway while the others harvest the robot for parts.
Tas will search the robot for one of the power gems and any useful weapons it may have.
After Delectable has completed the ancient ritual Iszak examines the bone woman's fatal wound in detail, "Yeszzz, yeszzz..." he mutters to himself as he comes to a fuller understanding of the physiology of the Bone Men.
If she carried any noteworthy items, he will lay them out on the floor beside her.
Emerald Blade of All Challenges: "I need that blade! I mean, I'd like to have that knife if no one else wants it."
Emerald Blade would like to follow the others and have his own T-12 droid with him to help him batter his foes to inaction! He shows much respect for the fallen, Bone Woman and treats her remains with as much respect as possible.
Delectable wishes to honor the fallen Bone Woman by wearing her armor into battle.
Tas scours the fallen body of the machine for useful parts. In additional to single triangular yellow gem, he manages to recover a small, insertable cartage, a steel semi-curricular bowl, and three, mostly hollow cylindrical devices.
T-12 turns to P. Ecstasy: Communication systems online, master. There are four receptors in range and are coming closer.
Tas gathers up the loot to examine later. "More are coming. Perhaps we should return to the conveyor tunnels to hide and ambush them."
Iszak, agrees and turns back toward the conveyor tunnel once more.
"We must find a meanz of distruptink zeir communikatzions," he postulates as he goes, "Or else be forezer disadtantaged."
P. Ecstasy: "Let us consider our next move carefully. The machine hordes are potentially endless, and bar our ability to explore this citadel more fully. We must find a way to remove their aggression.
"Perhaps a ruse? We could direct our Teetwelvs to feign that they have 'captured' us. When presented to the other machines, we could either ambush them, or see where they direct our Teetwelvs to take us. Perhaps deeper, into less securely guarded portions of this fortress..."
The surrounding seem quiet, but the T-12 insists that "Both metal and organic life forms approach."


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Edmund Pevensie (Kong Edmund den retfærdige) er en fiktiv person fra narnia-fortællingerne. Edmund optræder i modsætning til sine to større søskende (Peter og Susan) i 4 af bøgerne nemlig: Løven, heksen og garderobeskabet, Prins Caspian, Morgenvandrerens rejse og Det sidste slag. Peter og Susan optræder ikke i Morgenvandrerens rejse, hvor Edmund optræder sammen med sin søster Lucy. Edmund er den trejde i af de fire pevensiesøskende.

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Restaurants to Support During National Small Business Week
Did you know that Iowa has 270,000 small businesses, according to the SBA Iowa District Office? In Greater Des Moines (DSM) and across the rest of the state, many of these small businesses have had to pivot and look for new ways to reach their customers over the past 18 months. As the region's small business owners look for opportunities to bring in clientele and customers, the Greater Des Moines Partnership has also embraced new ways of promoting and assisting those business owners in changing course as circumstances evolve. These new initiatives have included everything from implementing a Leading in Times of Challenge podcast that highlights leadership to creating outdoor events that support local business districts, such as the Downtown DSM Adventure Stories, currently taking place, and the previously held Great DSM Hot Air Balloon Hunt and Hide and Seek events.
Throughout this time, The Partnership has also promoted its #DSMlocal Buying Guides on our website, which share lists of where to shop, eat and spend money in DSM. Below, you will find information on local eateries that offer brunch, ice cream or patio dining. We hope you find them helpful as you look for ways to buy local!
Brunch Buying Guide
Start your weekend off right with a DSM brunch destination. Try Americana or St. Kilda, which offers all-day breakfast, in Downtown DSM or Gilroy's in West Des Moines. There's nothing better than brunch with friends or family, so find the right spot to meet up with them using our Brunch Buying Guide.
Ice Cream Buying Guide
Search for the perfect cone, dish and more with the Ice Cream Buying Guide. While ice cream is good year-round, there's no reason to wait to visit these ice cream and fro-yo businesses in DSM. Try Black Cat Ice Cream's classic flavors or visit Menchie's in Des Moines, which sells vegan frozen yogurt — including September's featured flavor, blue raspberry ice pop sorbet — along with other popular flavors.
Patio Buying Guide
Check out The Partnership's Patio Buying Guide for restaurants, bars or coffee shops with outside seating. Whether you visit The Chicken right off the Great Western Bike Trail or want some seasonal fare along with your views, like what's offered at Trellis in Downtown DSM, you'll find a patio to love in DSM.
We hope that you'll use the guides above to support DSM small businesses during National Small Business Week Sept. 13-17, 2021. Don't miss out on the original #DSMlocal guides as well, the DSMlocal Guide and the Restaurant Buying Guide!
Learn more about buying local by visiting dsmpartnership.com/buylocal and make sure to use #DSMlocal when posting about your local products, services or purchases on social media.
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Q: WMI event when machine comes online Is there a WMI event you can subscribe to that will fire when a remote machine boots up and comes online, or goes offline?
My application needs to be able to monitor machines for their availability, and ideally, I'd like something that can work via events instead of continuous polling.

A: Subscribing to a shutdown event is theoretically possible.  You could subscribe to get updates to the "System" Event Log. You'd be looking for an event from Source = "EventLog" and EventID = 6006.  This event contains the message:

The Event log service was stopped.

This is usually the last message written on shutdown. But wait!  It may be problematical to receive this via WMI.  Why?  It may be that the WMI service itself shuts down prior to EventLog so it might be a Catch 22.  You could potentially look for another message that occurs earlier during shutdown on the servers you are monitoring, and watch for that.
A boot up event carries with it an even more troublesome set of Catch 22s.  Think about how WMI eventing works for a moment.  To get events, you have to open a connection to the remote WMI server via DCOM, and issue a WQL query to indicate what events you want.  In order to receive a boot up event, you'd have to "magically" know to open said connection and issue said query prior to the event being fired.
Years ago I wrote a service that collected Event Log entries from remote servers for a network monitoring application. Just the logic to detect when the DCOM connection to the remote had been lost and needed to be rebuilt was a major pain in the neck.  As it happened this was a component in a larger system that pinged the remote hosts anyway, so we ended up relying on that information to know when to rebuild our DCOM connections.

A: Are these systems on DHCP? It might be easier to monitor the DHCP renewals to see when a system is back online.

A: A perusal around Microsoft's and other sites doesn't yield any information on a "boot" event in WMI.  However, this thread suggests installing something in the startup folder on the server(s) you want to monitor.

A: Typically from my experience this is done best with active (polling/pinging/whatever you want to call it)
What about the polling don't you like? (in general I share your dislike of polling for most uses, but this is a case where it is probably a good solution)
At the very least you can make some small lightweight polling process that then fires events to a set of subscribers when status changes for a machine.
Then if you find a better solution you already have an interface for events.


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Pedro Hauck é um geógrafo, mestre em Geografia Física e montanhista..

Já participou de duas dezenas de expedições à montanhas andinas, tendo alcançado cume em cerca de 85 montanhas de altitude (mais de 5500m). Em setembro de 2014 Pedro concluiu a escalada de todas as montanhas com mais de 6000 metros de altitude na Bolívia. Trata-se de 14 montanhas, muitas delas técnicas.

Premiações

Mosquetão de Ouro 2017
Em 2017 A Confederação Brasileira de Montanhismo e Escalada (CBME) premiou o montanhista pelas escaladas de 2016. Pedro Hauck liderou a expedição à montanha mais alta dos Andes ainda inédita a brasileiros, o Cerro Bonete Chico (6759m) e com ela também se tornou o primeiro brasileiro a escalar as 5 montanhas mais altas dos Andes. Em 2016 ele alcançou o cume de pelo menos 7 montanhas nunca escaladas por brasileiros e acumulou 20 ascensões a montanhas nos Andes. Com estas montanhas, Pedro chegou a 85 cumes em montanhas andinas, destas 46 montanhas diferentes acima de 6 mil metros. A maior parte destas expedições foram feitas com recursos próprios, de maneira autônoma e independente.

Foi a segundo reconhecimento em três anos que Pedro Hauck recebeu no mais importante prêmio do montanhismo brasileiro.

Mosquetão de Ouro 2015
Pedro Hauck e Maximo Kausch, que moram em Curitiba PR, levaram o prêmio por terem finalizado em 2014 a escalada de todas as montanhas acima de 6 mil metros na Bolívia.

Projeto de destaque em 2015
A Mount Everest Foundation escolheu o projeto de Maximo Kausch e Pedro Hauck e financiou a etapa de exploração de montanhas virgens com mais de 5000 metros de altitude.

Projetos conhecidos

Todos os 6000 da Bolívia
Projeto concluído em 2014 junto ao montanhista argentino-brasileiro Maximo Kausch.

Montanha virgem mais alta dos Andes em 2015
Em novembro de 2015, junto ao montanhista argentino Maximo Kausch e a cientista britânica Suzie Imber, Pedro Hauck conquistou o cume da montanha até então virgem Monte Parofes (batizado pela equipe).

Todos os 6000 dos Andes
O projeto está atualmente em progresso. Entre julho de 2001 e maio de 2017, ele concluiu 46 do total de 104 montanhas com mais de 6000 metros nos Andes.

Montanhas Virgens dos Andes
No final de 2015, Pedro Hauck iniciou o projeto de escalada de montanhas virgens com mais de 5000 metros de altitude. O projeto recebeu o apoio de Mount Everest Foundation.

Carreira acadêmica
Pedro possui graduação em Geografia pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP, Campus de Rio Claro, SP (2005). É mestre no Programa de Pós Graduação em Geografia na Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) em Curitiba, PR, (2009). Chegou a cursar doutorado pelo Programa de Pós Graduação em Geologia Ambiental na Universidade Federal do Paraná, porém não concluiu o curso. Tem experiência na área de Geografia Física e Geologia atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Biogeografia, Geomorfologia e Neotectônica, atuando na área de Paleogeografia do Quaternário, evolução de Paisagens e Tectonismo Cenozóico.

Suas maiores contribuições foram na ampliação do conhecimento sobre a Teoria dos Refúgios, com trabalhos citados na última obra do autor desta tese, o geógrafo paulista Aziz Ab'Sáber, no Livro Ecossistemas do Brasil, o último do renomado cientista que compila suas obras.

Principais trabalhos científicos
NASCIMENTO, E. R ; HAUCK, PEDRO. A. ; SALAMUNI, E. . Sinuosidade do front montanhoso da serra do Ibitiraquire - Paraná. RA'E GA: o Espaço Geográfico em Análise, v. 29, p. 36-46, 2013.
NASCIMENTO, E. R ; SALAMUNI, E. ; QUEIROZ, G. L. ; HAUCK, Pedro. A. ; FIORI, A. P. . Evidências de determinação morfotectônica e neotectônica no relevo da Serra do Mar no estado do Paraná. Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia, v. 14, p. 287-299, 2013.
NASCIMENTO, E. R ; SALAMUNI, E. ; FIORI, A. P. ; HAUCK, PEDRO. A. ; SALVADOR, D. A; QUEIROZ, G. L. Morfoestruturas Cenozóicas da Serra do Mar Paranaense. 2012.
SALAMUNI, E; NASCIMENTO, E. R; HAUCK, PEDRO; FIORI, C. O. Geomorfologia do Município de Curitiba-PR. Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia, v. 14, p. 327-341, 2013.
HAUCK, PEDRO. A.; Passos, E. . A paisagem de Vila Velha e seu significado para a Teoria dos Refúgios e a evolução do domínio morfoclimático dos Planaltos das Araucárias. RA' EGA (UFPR), v. 19, p. 155-164, 2010.
HAUCK, PEDRO. A.. A Teoria dos Refúgios Florestais e sua relação com a extinção da megafauna Pleistocênica: Um estudo de caso. Estudos Geográficos (UNESP), v. 5, p. 121-134, 2008.
HAUCK, Pedro. A.. Vila Velha e as Origens dos Campos Gerais e das Florestas de Araucárias. In: CARPANEZZI, O,T; CAMPOS, J.B; (Org.). Coletânia de Pesquisas. Parques Estaduais: Vila Velha, Cerrado e Guartelá. 1ed.Curitiba: Imprensa Oficial, 2011, v. 1, p. 23-28. ISBN 978-85-86426-36-0
HAUCK, PEDRO (2009). Cerrados, campos e Araucarias: A teoria dos Refúgios Florestais e o significado paleogeográfico da paisagem do Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, Ponta Grossa – Paraná. Curitiba: UFPR. 160 páginas
HAUCK, PEDRO (2009). Matas, campos e mandacarus: A Teoria dos Refúgios Florestais aplicada ao estudo da paisagem na Serra dos Cocais entre Valinhos e Itatiba – SP. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso em Geografia. UNESP (Rio Claro) 2005. 75p

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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-board-votes-to-close-5-schools-2325158.php
Oakland board votes to close 5 schools
PUBLIC SCHOOLS 500 parents, teachers, youths interrupt hearing with catcalls
Published 11:15 pm PDT, Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Oakland Unified School Superintendant Dr Tony Smith addresses the Board and the audience during there meeting that is expected to close some public schools Wednesday Oct 26, 2011.
Photo: Lance Iversen, The Chronicle
OAKLAND -- A crowd of 500 parents, teachers and children yelled and jeered as the Oakland school board held a final hearing before voting 5-2 Wednesday night to close five elementary schools at the end of this school year.
The vote came after several hours of discussion and public comment at Oakland Tech High School, where the meeting was held. A small police presence was on hand to help keep order.
The meeting was frequently interrupted by bursts of emotion, anger and catcalls.
Early on, the agitated crowd shouted down board President Jody London, who recessed the meeting for five minutes until calm was restored.
Shortly after that, a speaker made a reference to Oakland Unified taking a bullet to the head, which prompted board members to question whether that was a threat and, satisfied it wasn't, to urge the crowd to show respect.
Despite pleas from parents representing each of the five schools, the board supported Superintendent Tony Smith's recommendation to close Lakeview, Lazear, Marshall, Maxwell Park and Santa Fe elementary schools.
Board members Noel Gallo and Alice Spearman opposed the measure.
"Superintendent, I can't go with it," Spearman said. "I don't have it in me."
Several students from those schools stayed up well past their bedtimes to tearfully urge the board to keep the doors open.
"You shouldn't close schools to make money," said Sincere Robinson, a Lakeview fourth-grader. "Lakeview is my family, and it's a great school. They help us be smart."
Eight other schools were proposed for elimination through consolidation under the plan presented to the board by Smith.
In anticipation of the vote, Lazear parents submitted an application to convert to a charter school, a request that they said would have been rescinded if the board allowed the Fruitvale school to remain open as a regular public school.
"You are not fighting," former Oakland adult education teacher Bob Mandel told the board in reference to cuts to programs and the closures. "You are choosing to be executioners."
Enrollment, funding drop
District officials said the moves were made necessary by declines in district enrollment and a drop of about $150 million in state funding over the past few years. The money saved by closing schools - about $2 million or more annually - will give them an opportunity to offer students a wider range of academic opportunities in addition to health and social services.
The district has big problems - including deep financial debt as well as administrative ineffectiveness - which are leading to parent frustration and a flurry of charter school applications across the district, Smith said.
"But we've got to stay in this together," he said.
The closures will bring the number of Oakland schools more closely in line with districts of similar size in the state. For example, Oakland has 101 schools for 38,000 students, compared with San Jose Unified, which has 52 schools serving 32,000 students.
This is just the first round. Smith's plan calls for more schools to be closed or merged next year and possibly again in 2013. All told, the district is expected to eliminate about 30 schools.
The closures will require relocating about 900 students to other elementary schools at the end of this school year.
In addition, seven small high schools located at the Fremont and Castlemont campuses will be merged into two comprehensive high schools in time for the school year next fall.
In addition, Barack Obama Academy will be combined with Community Day School; Far West Academy will be absorbed into Oakland Tech High School; and Sobrante Park Elementary and Madison Middle School will merge and expand into one K-12 school.
Staff and parents at two small schools that were considered for closure, Burckhalter and Kaiser elementary schools, will have until August 2013 to increase enrollment to the district average of 380 students by expanding facilities or relocating. Failure to do so would lead to closure or merger with other schools.
"Having too many underfunded schools is not a good strategy," Smith said.
District officials said that families affected by any closures would have priority in getting seats at new schools.
Two years of planning
While critics have called the process a flawed rush to close schools, the final vote would follow two years of financial and policy planning and months of public comment over how and when any closures would be carried out.
District officials considered several factors in identifying schools for closure, including enrollment, building capacity, school performance and whether parents ranked a school highly during the enrollment process.
Over the past month, the board held three public hearings as well as several school-site meetings to vet the issue - accommodating at least 20 hours of public comment.
"It has been a public process," said board President London. "I understand that when the rubber hits the road, so to speak, people are going to be really frustrated. I get that.
"I also feel that I have to do something in this district right now. We keep getting the same results and we're not satisfied with that."
E-mail Jill Tucker at jtucker@sfchronicle.com.
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