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Albion announces £2.4m investment in Exco InTouch
Albion adds fifth investment to its portfolio of Healthcare IT companies
Albion announces that it is investing £2.4m in Exco InTouch ("Exco"), a leading electronic Patient Reported Outcomes ("ePRO") and patient engagement software business. Founder investor, Scottish Equity Partners ("SEP"), also participated in the round.
Founded in 2004 by its current CEO, Tim Davis, Exco provides mobile device-based software to pharmaceutical companies for the engagement and collection of information from patients in clinical trials and real-life settings (ePRO). This rapidly growing sector is being driven by the increasing need to demonstrate actual benefits of medical treatments for regulatory and reimbursement purposes. Exco's unique offering leads the market in the use of patients' own mobile devices, reducing the cost for customers and improving user compliance.
The firm currently has approximately 60 staff, is based in Nottingham and Dundee, and has sales offices in the USA and Canada.
Counting 16 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies among its clients, Exco also serves the BioPharmaceutical sector and works in partnership with several leading global contract research organisations (CROs). To date the company has engaged with over 750,000 patients in 85 countries, delivering over 3.5 million compliant messages and collating over five million data transactions in 70 languages.
Andrew Elder, partner at Albion said: "This is an exciting new investment for Albion; led by an experienced executive team with an impressive track record, Exco has a strong competitive advantage in a fast growing sector. Globally, one in five patients suffers with chronic long term conditions and it is clear that providers need to deliver care more efficiently if healthcare is to remain affordable. Exco's impressive client base underlines its proven ability to help healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies overcome this complex challenge. We are excited by the prospect of taking Exco to the next level."
Tim Davis, Chief Executive of Exco InTouch said: "As seasoned investors in the healthcare IT sector it soon became clear that Albion had the right credentials to support us through the next stage in our development. With the experience, strategic direction and active support of Albion and SEP, we look forward to entering a new phase of growth."
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Dr. Adam Brown will give a lecture on forced migration and mental health on February 4, 2019 at 5:30pm in Rockefeller Hall 200. He will, in particular, focus on research he conducted in Switzerland. Supported by the Fulbright Program, Professor Brown collaborated with the University Hospital in Bern to develop a mental health assessment for refugees. Currently, Dr. Adam Brown is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the New School and Director of the Global Health Lab.
Prior to the lecture, at 1:00pm in the Jade Parlor, Brown will present his summer study opportunity in Switzerland that is newly available to Vassar students through the Mellon-funded Consortium on Forced Migration. Students participating in the summer semester will develop skills in collecting and analyzing quantitative data related to mental health issues, receive training, and participate in interviewing refugees. The findings will be used to work with members of the refugee community to inform public health programs and treatments. Dr. Brown will be available afterward for an informal Q&A. Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement, and Education funded by the the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Program in International Studies, and the Department of Psychology.


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An automatic transmission, also called auto, self-shifting transmission, n-speed automatic (where n is its number of forward gear ratios), or AT, is a type of motor vehicle transmission that can automatically change gear ratios as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. Like other transmission systems on vehicles, it allows an internal combustion engine, best suited to run at a relatively high rotational speed, to provide a range of speed and torque outputs necessary for vehicular travel. The number of forward gear ratios is often expressed for manual transmissions as well (e.g., 6-speed manual).
Besides the traditional hydraulic automatic transmissions, there are also other types of automated transmissions, such as a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and semi-automatic transmissions, that free the driver from having to shift gears manually, by using the transmission's computer to change gear, if for example the driver were redlining the engine. Despite superficial similarity to other transmissions, traditional automatic transmissions differ significantly in internal operation and driver's feel from semi-automatics and CVTs. In contrast to conventional automatic transmissions, a CVT uses a belt or other torque transmission scheme to allow an "infinite" number of gear ratios instead of a fixed number of gear ratios. A semi-automatic retains a clutch like a manual transmission, but controls the clutch through electrohydraulic means. The ability to shift gears manually, often via paddle shifters, can also be found on certain automated transmissions (manumatics such as Tiptronic), semi-automatics (BMW SMG, VW Group DSG), and CVTs (such as Lineartronic).
The automatic transmission was invented in 1921 by Alfred Horner Munro of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and patented under Canadian patent CA 235757 in 1923. (Munro obtained UK patent GB215669 215,669 for his invention in 1924 and US patent 1,613,525 on 4 January 1927). Being a steam engineer, Munro designed his device to use compressed air rather than hydraulic fluid, and so it lacked power and never found commercial application. The first automatic transmission using hydraulic fluid may have been developed in 1932 by two Brazilian engineers, Josй Braz Araripe and Fernando Lehly Lemos; subsequently the prototype and plans were sold to General Motors who introduced it in the 1940 Oldsmobile as the "Hydra-Matic" transmission. They were incorporated into GM-built tanks during World War II and, after the war, GM marketed them as being "battle-tested."[citation needed] However, a Wall Street Journal article credits ZF Friedrichshafen with the invention, occurring shortly after World War I. ZF's origins were in manufacturing gears for airship engines beginning in 1915; the company was founded by Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
A better known car that also used planetary transmission was Henry Ford's Model T of 1908. The Model T, in addition to being cheap and reliable by the standards of the day, featured a simple, two speed plus reverse planetary transmission using straight cut gears whose operation was manually controlled by the driver using pedals. The pedals actuated the transmission's friction elements (bands and clutches) to select the desired gear. In some respects, this type of transmission was less demanding of the driver's skills than the contemporary, unsynchronized manual transmission, but still required that the driver know when to make a shift, as well as how to get the car off to a smooth start.
The first torque converter automatic, Buick's Dynaflow, was introduced for the 1948 model year. It was followed by Packard's Ultramatic in mid-1949 and Chevrolet's Powerglide for the 1950 model year. Each of these transmissions had only two forward speeds, relying on the converter for additional torque multiplication. In the early 1950s, BorgWarner developed a series of three-speed torque converter automatics for American Motors, Ford Motor Company, Studebaker, and several other manufacturers in the US and other countries. Chrysler was late in developing its own true automatic, introducing the two-speed torque converter PowerFlite in 1953, and the three-speed TorqueFlite in 1956. The latter was the first to utilize the Simpson compound planetary gearset.

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While we encourage you to read this commentary, we urge you not to do so while in the driver's seat of your car. That's because using your smart phone to read or text while driving is dangerous to everyone on the road.
Texting while driving, along with other forms of distracted driving, are not new concerns, but the push to hold drivers more accountable for driving while distracted by texting has moved past another legislative speed bump. The proposal recently approved by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee in Tallahassee would allow law enforcement officers to stop vehicles when they see motorists texting behind the wheel. It is co-sponsored by state representatives Emily Slosberg (D-Boca Raton) and Jackie Toledo (R-Tampa).
It's an attempt to bring Florida into the modern era when it comes to cell phones and driving. The Sunshine State is one of only four states where texting while driving is not a primary offense. Currently, motorists can only be charged with texting and driving if they are stopped for other offenses, such as speeding.
The current legislation would allow motorists to text while in stationary vehicles, and would require law enforcement officers to inform drivers they have the right to decline a search of their wireless devices. The measure also would prohibit officers from confiscating handheld devices without warrants, and motorists cannot be detained while a warrant was sought. This is important to civil libertarians, who are concerned the bill could be used to target minorities. The bipartisan-backed legislation got a huge boost last month when House Speaker Richard Corcoran (R-Land O' Lakes) announced his support of the measure.
Florida's Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported nearly 79,000 distracted-driving crashes in Florida in 2016, including 1,591 deaths — 106 of them in Palm Beach County. That was 10 percent more crashes than just the year before. Texting while driving now causes 1 in 4 accidents in the U.S, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It's six times more likely to cause an accident than drunken driving, and results in the deaths of 11 teenagers a day.
Distracted driving — whether it be the driver turning the radio knob, eating lunch or looking in the back seat to make sure the kids are OK — has been a problem since the first automobile hit the road more than 100 years ago. We're not so naive to think that if passed into law, this legislation will solve the problem. But every step along the way helps, and we see nothing in the proposed law that takes away from that effort.


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This two-level facility is suitable for activities and meetings for small groups or, in conjunction with the lovely 'Village Green' - a flat grassed area adjacent to the hall measuring approximately 15 x 30 metres - would be suitable to erect a marquee for weddings and larger functions.
The upper hall is open-plan area with wooden floor, suitable for up to 70 people. It has been successfully used for art exhibitions, pop-up stores, and zumba, chi gung and yoga classes. Professional, gallery-style display materials are available for hire from the Mount Glorious Community Association.
Downstairs is a smaller area seating 40 with a large commercial kitchen which is easily accessible from the Village Green. The downstairs hall opens onto a pleasant outdoor seating area.
The Hall and the Village Green are situated on 6 hectares of beautifully restored rainforest adjacent to the Maiala Park section of D'Aguilar National Park. The toilet block is external to the main building.
There is no disability access to the upstairs hall. While there is a pathway to the lower level and amenities, it would be advisable for hirers to view the facility to ensure access is suitable for their participants.


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A pain treatment clinic is to open its doors on 22 May 2018 at the Hôpital de La Tour. It offers swift and comprehensive care for patients suffering from chronic pain, such as spinal, joint, cancer and even phantom pain.
The clinic has a wide choice of treatments available including non-invasive, hypnosis, interventional procedures and neuromodulation techniques.
Two anaesthesists, Dr med. Blaise Rutschmann and PD Dr med. Christophe Perruchoud, both specialists in interventional pain treatment, as well as an acupunturist, Dr Hongguang Dong, offer multi-discimlinary care thanks to the proximity to group specialists, including neurosurgeons, orthopaedists, rheumatologists, etc.
Acute myocardial infarction frequently manifests with acute chest pain. It is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical care. This is a race against the clock where every minute counts. Early intervention makes it possible to prevent complications and limit the damage caused by the infarct.
When you call 144 (the Geneva equivalent to the American 911), state immediately that it is a cardiac emergency so that an ambulance and doctor can be dispatched to you without delay.
Appropriate medication will be administered and, if necessary, a defibrillator will be used to treat cardiac arrhythmias. Once the patient is under medical care, he will quickly be brought either to the Hôpital Universitaire de Genève - HUG (left bank) or to the Hôpital de La Tour (right bank) depending on the geographic location and preference of the patient. It is imperative however that transportation time be as short as possible.
La Tour Chest Pain Centre is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Its services are available to all, regardless of the type of insurance (basic and/or private) and are reimbursed by basic insurance (LAMal).


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NOVA is a 7-telsa preclinical MRI system using the world leading-edge magnet and console technologies configured to meet your requirements and demands in the preclinical studies. The usage of active-shielding technology on NOVA largely reduces stray field in a small footprint size and hence minimizes the potential hazards to the surrounding environment. Meanwhile, NOVA employs the superconducting shims to precisely correct for several orders of field inhomogeneity and superior image quality can be obtained. The magnets on NOVA are all zero boil-off systems which operate with a cryocooler system to give nominally zero helium loss. When compared to a conventional two cryogen system, the zero boil-off system greatly reduces helium consumption, hence reducing the operating costs of the users. The new design on magnets largely reduces the size of NOVA systems, hence showing compact shape, less weight, and being compatible with most installation sites. Currently there are two bore sizes of 210mm and 310 mm available for NOVA MRI. These two series can be used to scan a wide range of animal species, for example mice, rat, guinea pig, marmoset, rabbit and so on.
NOVA uses the latest technology on its gradient coil development and the high performance gradients can address the most challenging applications on animal studies. The features include the high duty cycle for faster imaging, stronger gradient strength for higher image resolution, and superior gradient linearity for less distortion. The good performance of room-temperature shims further corrects the field inhomogeneity on the sample region ensuring high-quality images at high field magnet.
We also provide a complete range of RF coils for different purposes of image scans. They are volume coils, surface coils, phase-arrayed coils, dual-tuned coils, and high-temperature superconducting coils, which can be designed custom-made as transmit or receiver modes and available for various nucleus (1H, 31P, 13C, 23Na, 19F, etc.). High-temperature superconducting coil is cooled with liquid nitrogen (77K) and the SNR is increased by a factor of 2~5 compared with an equivalent copper coil. All RF coils have the highest level of RF homogeneity and stability, which is vital to effective imaging, while maintaining excellent signal-to-noise ratio.
NOVA has a whole range of MRI pulse sequences which are constantly updated and enhanced. Those sequences are fully parameterized and optimized for small rodents in vivo for efficient and reliable imaging. MRI accessories specially designed for animal imaging, like animal positions system, are also provided.


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Home»Book Promotion»Author Jake Biondi introduces new MAJESTY series
Author Jake Biondi introduces new MAJESTY series
By Divine Magazine May 10, 2018 No Comments3 Mins Read
BOYSTOWN series author Jake Biondi has introduced his new MAJESTY book series, a thriller that take place during the Middle Ages, in a unique way.
"I have always been interested in period pieces, so I thought it was time to develop one of my own," Biondi explained. "I hope that MAJESTY will show readers all the excitement and intrigue of the Middle Ages along with a lot of romance of all kinds." MAJESTY will provide readers with all the twists and turns that Biondi's audience has come to love. The first book in the MAJESTY series is titled "Death of the King."
"Interacting with my readers and fans has always been the best part of my job," Biondi stated. "So it makes sense to give readers a 'sneak peek' of MAJESTY so that they can provide feedback."
Biondi decided to release the first chapter of "MAJESTY: Death of the King" online at MajestyTheSeries.com so that readers get a preview of the series and may offer their comments and thoughts. "This is a chance for readers to influence what happens next," Biondi added. Reader should visit this link: http://www.majestytheseries.com/preview-chapter-one.html
Interested readers may preview the first chapter of "Death of the King" free at MajestyTheSeries.com. Biondi hopes that readers will share their thoughts with him so that he can modify the first book according to their wishes prior to publishing the entire novel later this year.
Biondi added, "I am so grateful for BOYSTOWN readers and their positive response to that series. I am hoping those fans will also embrace the MAJESTY series and use this opportunity to influence how the story lines unfold."
Biondi has once again teamed up with designer Anna Crosswell of Cover Couture to create the artwork for the MAJESTY series. The artwork for "MAJESTY: Death of the King" features popular actors Jesse Pattison and Eric Claussen.
"It's really an honor to be the face of the new MAJESTY series. It's my first book cover, so it's definitely something I've looked forward to for a while," said Pattison. "I guess all those sit ups were for something after all."
"It's an honor and a privilege to be a part of the new MAJESTY series. I am humbled and greatly appreciate this opportunity," said Claussen.
"Jake is one of the most easy-going, supportive people that I've had true pleasure working with," Pattison added. "It's definitely a refreshing work relationship that I don't take for granted. Working with him is amazing."
About working with Biondi, Claussen added, "It's just wonderful. He's a great, down to earth guy with a big heart. We have a shared vision for MAJESTY and it's great to work together to introduce more and more people to his new series."
BOYSTOWN fans need not worry that MAJESTY means the end of BOYSTOWN. "Not at all," Biondi said. "I am currently writing 'BOYSTOWN Season Nine' at the same time as I am writing the first MAJESTY book. BOYSTOWN will continue as long as fans want it to….and I hope MAJESTY will have an equally bright future. It all depends on the fans."
"Jake Biondi is one of the most masterful writers of fiction of our time," said Roger Ward on Amazon.com. "While reading the first chapter of JakeBiondi's latest novel MAJESTY, I was immediately reminded of Shakespeare's famous line from the play Henry IV, Part 2, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" – especially when you have a treacherous and backstabbing family waiting in the wings. The opening chapter of MAJESTY sets the stage for what apparently is going to be an action-packed novel full of twists, turns, and cliffhangers. Buckle your seatbelts, Biondi fans. It's going to be a bumpy ride."
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Partimus is thrilled and humbled to thank Partimus co-founder Maile Urbancic for another generous donation of $182.00 on behalf of her business, Boutique Academia. As we blogged about here, Boutique Academia, a small company run by Partimus co-founder Maile Urbancic, has created some beautiful gold-colored and silver-colored earrings and necklaces created in the shape of the Ubuntu human family logo.
Maile has graciously decided to donate $10.00 from the sale of each pair of earrings to Partimus. She will send Partimus checks reflecting those earnings every time she receives enough sales to send us at least $100.00 in earnings from the earrings and from the necklaces.
The Ubuntu necklace, in gold color.
We are so proud of these earrings and necklaces, because they are beautiful, and they promote the Ubuntu theme of one human family. Partimus' work in schools is about delivering high-quality pre-owned computers to students, but the bigger picture is teaching students and teachers about the power of sharing. The Ubuntu human family logo fits right in with this theme.
Of course, Partimus was founded by two women, Maile Urbancic and Cathy Malmrose, and women have always played a big role in the governance of Partimus and in the projects that Partimus runs. So there has always been an important theme within the Partimus DNA about advancing and supporting girls and women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). We are happy to support Boutique Academia in providing women and girls with small motifs about the blending of jewelry with STEM themes, which is what Boutique Academia is all about.
Thanks again to Maile for her continuing inspiration in helping Partimus to go forward!
A couple weeks ago we wrote about the work of Partimus staff members to load up several machines for Robert Litt and schools in Oakland details here.
We're now happy to report that those computers have been installed with Lubuntu and put to use!
Thanks again to our volunteers who helped get these systems in the hands of students. Happy Holidays from Partimus!
At ASCEND I built a lab from computers, donated to us, by running them on a Linux operating system that is free and open source… I was able to repair or replace computers, through the use of a free open source operating system… I turned Prescott around, using the model I used at ASCEND. … Prescott now has 65 fast working computers.
because it was more stable.
More significantly, Linux represents a collaboration between business and the community.
transparency and openness that Linux draws its true value.
and is why Linux belongs in our public schools.
Robert was granted the autonomy to continue to operate his Partimus' supported lab. Partimus engineers have now been tasked with developing and building a standalone custom lubuntu install CD for "Alternative Operating Systems" at Oakland Unified. Stay tuned for its release later this quarter. For James, it was a real thrill to enjoy the success of community collaboration.
Partimus Board of Directors member Grant Bowman was featured in a video this month by the Foundation Center.
Link here: The Foundation Center-San Francisco: How can we help you?
Grant has taken time out of his busy schedule to attend several classes at the Foundation Center to help further the growth of Partimis. Thanks to him for all of his work and taking time to discuss Partimus in this video, and to the Foundation Center for making these resources available to non-profits like ours!
On April 28th, the Partimus crew of James Howard, Morgan Wilson and Christian Einfeldt worked to take laptops that James had prepped for installation and finished imaging the systems with the provisioning server. All the laptops were then put together with their power supplies on cart. By the end of the day between already installed laptops and newly installed ones approximately 38 laptops were ready for the classroom!
The project we're wrapping up today is perfectly representative of most of the school deployment projects we've done. A project begins with request from an educator for computing capabilities. Once it's determined that suitable hardware is available or can be procured, we work with the teacher to determine software requirements. This process yields a list of software packages we'll include in addition to the distribution base install. We also try to develop an approach to how the system will be administered, which users should be created and with which authorization. Lastly, we try to incorporate desktop tweaks to suit the preferences of the particular client. All of this information is translated into a post installation shell script. This script, along with other installer-specific declarations are hosted on a local installation server which also contains a full, up-to-date mirror of a particular Linux distribution's software repository (usually Ubuntu). Our automated installs are currently exclusively network based, but much of the hardware we work with will only bootstrap by CDROM, so we usually master custom media for boot strapping the installer. Once we've worked out the install design and all the hardware kinks, we do some test deployments and conduct a little QA with our educator. Once design is finalized, we go to production. It's really cool seeing dozens of machines churn through an unattended install in unison.
For this project we decided to go with Lubuntu 12.04 LTS to squeeze maximum performance out of these notebooks. Many of these notebooks will be used by the students to give multimedia presentations, and what's really exciting is that some of these higher spec machines will be used for video production as they are loaded with about a dozen of the best video production tools available from around the globe.
When I arrived, I got to work assisting James with staging and loading about a dozen laptops with Linux. James already had a couple of CDs with the applicable configuration, so it was simply an assembly-line task of connecting power and network cables to two laptops at a time, and then launching the installation. Once they were running, two more laptops could be connected and launched.
There was one laptop that would not read a CD. In order to further pinpoint the cause, I swapped the CD drives between the bad boy and a known working lap. The CD drive worked in the other lap, and the bad boy continued to fail. This proved that the problem was elsewhere within the laptop. We marked the laptop bad, and saved the CD drive and memory cards for spare parts.
Then I moved on to bundling and labeling laptops and power supplies. By the end of my two and a half hours, I think we had labeled and bundled almost thirty laptops.
The highlight of the day was the two slices of broccoli-pineapple pizza that I inhaled with gusto. This was a flavor combination that I had never heard of before. Weirdly excellent.
Thank you again for the opportunity to pedal my wares.
Special thanks to CACS parent Robbie Socks for procuring the donated notebooks from Lycée Français de San Francisco and thanks again to the crew for joining us in this event!
Partimus.org is going to be hosting a pizza party and triagefest / installfest tomorrow (April 28, 2013) at the Creative Arts Charter School at 1601 Turk Street at Pierce St in San Francisco from 1 pm to about 3:30 pm. The Creative Arts Charter School is a public charter school. Any child in the State of California can attend the school for free without paying tuition.
We have about a dozen machines to install with GNU-Linux. Mostly detail work (packing notebooks up, numbering them). If there's human resources and interest, post installation work could be done (log in, connect to the wifi, validate that a browser works — that sort of thing. Q/A basically.
Bring USB sticks with Lubuntu 12.04 on them. If you don't have that, Ubuntu 12.04 will do. No need to worry about UEFI. Please also bring everything that you would need to triage hardware. Screw drivers, needle nose pliers, etc.
When you arrive, please text or call Christian at 415-351-1300 so that I can let you in, as the school is quite large, and you could get lost. Thanks!
On February 23rd Christian Einfeldt gave a talk at the Southern California Linux Expo on Successful Linux Labs in Schools.
whether it is Linux or Apple or Microsoft.
physical presence at the school is needed, or the lab will fail, whether it is Linux or Apple or Microsoft.
During his presentation he shared photos from several of the Partimus schools, including the Prescott lab in Oakland, Creative Arts Charter School in San Francisco and he discussed his involvement with the KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy. He also focused on the people who make all of the work at Partimus happen, and how vital their commitment is to the success of our labs.
Our pilot was with a woman named Sky in Washington State, a retired programmer and system analyst who now helps people get set up with computers running Linux-based distributions. More details about her work can be found on our Laptops for Linux Users program page.
We were delighted this month when she sent us an update of her work, facilitated by this donated laptop and gave us permission to share it.
Two years ago in March of 2011, you graciously gifted me with a beautiful ZaReason laptop through the efforts of Cathy Malmrose of ZaReason Computers. I am writing today to catch you up on what I have done with the much appreciated machine.
Since March of 2011, I have collected through donations over a dozen old laptops. I clean them up, put a Linux OS on them and then give them either to low-income people who need to search for employment and/or housing or I give them to low-income "tech-adverse" seniors.
The machine you gifted to me is perfect for the job. I normally put a Puppy-Linux OS (Lucid family) on the donated machines. Often times the laptops are missing hard drives. I am able to make live CD's and live USB sticks with the ZaReason because if it's many ports.
I use Puppy Linux for the operating system as it runs well and fast on old laptops. And, Puppy can be easily customized to suit the user. For example, when I set up a machine for "tech-adverse" seniors, I put two big buttons on the desktop. One says, "browse the internet here", the other button says, "get your email here". Works every time.
I am grateful to Partimus, Barry Kauler, the creator of Puppy Linux and to the John Murga Puppy Linux forum for providing resources and good humor in this endeavor.
If anyone has any questions about how I go about doing this, please do contact me. This small effort to further the Open Source community is most rewarding.
Keep up the amazing work, Sky!


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In Hong Kong elections, big defeat for elites pressures Beijing to rethink approach
Pro-democracy supporters celebrate Monday after pro-Beijing politician Junius Ho lost his seat. Hong Kong's election result marked a stunning repudiation of the Beijing-backed establishment after months of unrest. (Kin Cheung/AP)
Shibani Mahtani,
Shibani Mahtani
Reporter covering Southeast Asia and Hong Kong
Simon Denyer and
Simon Denyer
Tokyo bureau chief covering Japan, North Korea and South Korea.
Tiffany Liang
HONG KONG — Election posters promoting the candidate for Mongkok North left no doubt about his affiliations: Wearing all-black clothing, a yellow hard hat, respirator and goggles, he was firmly aligned with protesters seeking full democracy.
"Five demands, not one less," read the banner, the mantra of the grass-roots uprising countering China's tightening grip on Hong Kong.
In defeating the incumbent establishment candidate, Lucifer Siu contributed to a landslide win for the democracy camp in Hong Kong's district council elections. A similar story unfolded citywide: A 23-year-old graduate beat a three-time incumbent in an establishment stronghold; a 25-year-old who crowdfunded his campaign ousted the vice chairman of the main pro-Beijing party.
More than 2.9 million voters — a record turnout — delivered the pro-democracy camp 17 of 18 districts and more than 80 percent of contested seats, the biggest electoral victory for the movement since Hong Kong's handover from British rule in 1997. But it was also a rare chance for people within China to send their leaders a clear electoral message — that they want democracy, not overbearing control by Beijing, and that they were prepared to look past protesters' violence.
With this rebuke of its affiliates in the city, Beijing faces a tough choice: whether to open up politics as promised in Hong Kong's mini-constitution, extend a crackdown on the pro-democracy protesters by the city's police force and government, or try to navigate a delicate middle path.
Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties sweep pro-Beijing establishment aside in local elections
Beijing can continue to dig in, but it would risk escalating and prolonging the conflict now that the electorate has spoken, said Ho-Fung Hung, an expert on the Chinese political economy and Hong Kong politics at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.
"A wiser path is to replace Carrie Lam and reset the conversation," he added, referring to Hong Kong's chief executive.
Reacting to the outcome on Monday, Chinese state media accused foreign forces, particularly the United States, of interfering. "China will respond tit-for-tat and resolutely counter any move by the U.S. that undermines China's interests, and will never let them act willfully on Hong Kong affairs," the official Xinhua News Agency said in an editorial.
In a commentary, the nationalist Global Times tabloid called for "rational analysis," noting that Hong Kong's recent unrest helped the democracy camp to mobilize support. "It is crucial to rationally interpret" the results, it said, "lest mobs should be emboldened by misreading them."
The vote's outcome surpassed even the most optimistic predictions among the pro-democracy camp, which had barely held 30 percent of district council seats previously.
Day of rage plunges Hong Kong into turmoil after police shoot protester
Pro-democracy parties won 347 district council seats of the 452 up for grabs, with pro-Beijing candidates taking 60 and independents winning 45 seats, according to figures compiled by the South China Morning Post.
The district councils nominate 117 members to the 1,200-member election committee that chooses Hong Kong's leader. That panel is typically dominated by pro-Beijing forces and sympathetic business interests, but pro-democracy forces will now have considerably more influence to add to their existing support.
"It gives them probably not a majority but a meaningful chunk, and puts them in a position to be kingmakers," said Antony Dapiran, a lawyer and author of books on Hong Kong's protest movement.
Lam, Hong Kong's embattled leader, said in a statement Monday that her government respects the election results, and she acknowledged "various analyses and interpretations."
"Quite a few are of the view that the results reflect people's dissatisfaction with the current situation and the deep-seated problems in society," Lam said. "The Hong Kong government will listen to the opinions of members of the public humbly, and seriously reflect."
Susan Shirk, a China expert and former Clinton administration official who is now at the University of California at San Diego, said it was possible that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had not received accurate information from lower-level officials on the public dissatisfaction in Hong Kong, despite months of protests.
"No one has wanted to give him bad news," she said. "The more than 70 percent of the Hong Kong public who voted in this election sent him a message he can't ignore."
Frank Pieke, director of the Mercator Institute for China Studies, a think tank in Berlin, said China's leaders "must be scratching their heads and wondering, 'What are we going to do now?' " He added, "What they will have to do in Beijing is finally think about some concessions they will have to make."
Pieke said those concessions did not necessarily have to be large but could include, for example, an independent inquiry into allegations of brutality by Hong Kong police and protesters during the demonstrations.
There is no sign, however, that Beijing is prepared to grant Hong Kong the freedom to elect a government truly accountable to its own people, and one that could potentially represent the interests of the territory against those of the Communist Party, experts said.
Hong Kong's pro-democracy bloc was quick to celebrate its new status as the largest party in the district council, ending the dominance of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, or DAB, which fielded 181 candidates but won just 21 seats.
"The district council election fully shows that Hong Kong people will not accept the authoritarianism of the central government," said Wu Chi-wai, chairman of the Democratic Party. "The Hong Kong government must now seriously consider public opinion."
Wu added that his party will push for Lam's resignation and overhauls of Hong Kong's government and political system, as well as more police accountability.
Late Monday, the newly elected democratic representatives pressed for a solution to the siege of a university campus where a handful of protesters remain holed up after more than a week. The campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University was the scene of the biggest escalation of violence since the start of the protest movement.
Attackers wielding Chinese flags bash Hong Kong protesters
DAB, meanwhile, acknowledged its poor showing. The party, which has the support of Beijing's liaison office and maintains close links to the Communist Party, backed a now-scrapped bill — the spark for the protests — that would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China.
"We have faced many challenges," said DAB leader Starry Lee, who narrowly won reelection. "We do not want to find any excuses for our loss."
In downtown Hong Kong, office workers wearing masks emerged from skyscrapers to celebrate the result. A man had popped a bottle of champagne and was distributing it in plastic cups to the crowd.
The celebrations kicked off when results started trickling in early Monday, particularly in the constituency where Junius Ho, a stridently pro-Beijing politician, lost his seat.
In July, Ho was seen shaking hands with members of a mob on the night they attacked pro-democracy protesters in a subway station. He has threatened to kill advocates of Hong Kong independence and recently used vulgar language toward a pro-democracy lawmaker. He has denied culpability in the mob attacks and says his threats have been taken out of context. He was also attacked with a knife and lightly injured during campaigning.
Anna Kam in Hong Kong and Liu Yang in Beijing contributed to this report.
Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties sweep pro-Beijing establishment aside in elections
'We are in a war': Hong Kong accountant becomes street fighter by night
Hong Kong bars democracy activist Joshua Wong from elections
Today's coverage from Post correspondents around the world


Sermons to slingers and archers, to falconers and troubadours would now find scarce a reader; but farmers are as plentiful as ever, and discourses, designed for them will find hearers if they deserve them.
He who despises truth because it wears in this case no other adornment than a garland of the flowers of the field about its neck, or a wreath of barley around its brows, has no eye wherewith to discern beauty, which is as fascinating in rural dress as in classic attire. So long as the soul is fed it is small matter whether the subjects were suggested by the palace or the barn. Reader, if you are a farmer, it will be for your eternal pleasure and profit if the Great Husbandman should meet you by his Holy Spirit in the pages of this book, and exercise his skill upon you, that you may become in his hand as a land which is both tilled and sown. Paul says of believers, "ye are God's husbandry"; may this be true of both reader and author.
Farmers should make brave Christians when grace renews them, for God is everywhere about them, and in his presence gracious souls are sure to thrive. Of old the Lord met men by the bush, the brook, and the well, and spake with them in the field, the threshing-floor, and the sheep-fold; and he still seems nearer in the country than in the grimy town. Never can the tiller of the ground open his eyes without learning something if he is willing to be taught. Weeds and plants, frost and sunshine, green shoots and yellow ears, drills and reapers, hedges and ditches, foxes and sheep, drought and flood, waggons and horses, harrows and ploughs all reveal some spiritual mystery concerning God and our own souls. Surely those men should learn much who find a schoolmaster and a lesson-book in every acre which they cultivate.
Moreover, the farmer is in a very special sense made to see his dependence upon God from season to season. He has never done; his labour is never ending, still beginning; and his hopes are never all fulfilled. From the time he sows the seed to the day when he sees the corn in the ear he is every hour dependent upon the Lord for sunshine and shower; and even when the grain is ready for the garner a stretch of rainy weather will take his harvest from him and leave him mourning at the last. He can never count his profits till he has them in his pocket, and hardly then. This manifest, absolute, and daily dependence should help the good farmer to learn the lesson of faith right thoroughly. He must look up, for where else can he look? He must leave his business in the Lord's hands, for who else can be his helper? Faith which is daily tried, and tried all the day long, has a fair opportunity of becoming unusually strong, and hence our agricultural Christians ought to be the strongest believers in the land. They have not of late been indulged with much temporal prosperity, but our hope is that a succession of adversities may have driven them to set less store by the world, to look more eagerly for the better portion, and to leave all things more believingly in the Lord's hands. This will be good out of evil beyond all question, and such good we ought to look for. Sharp discipline should by this time have made good soldiers of our yeomanry. If it be so, the failing purse is more than recompensed by the enlarged heart: if our farmers are wiser men through their bad seasons, that will be better than being richer men.
For farmers these sermons were prepared, and to them I dedicate them, with fervent prayers that when I am dead and gone some living seed may spring up from these pages, and bring forth fruit to God's glory and the benefit of immortal souls. True religion in former generations found many of her sturdiest defenders among the farmers of England and Scotland. It is to be feared that things have sadly changed in many a homestead, and the world has the mastery where once there was a church in the house. Oh that the good old times might be repeated in grange, and farm, and lodge, till every village shall have in it a sanctified people who shall glorify the Lord.


The first White Castle restaurant opens, serving its signature hamburger sliders. Owner Walter Anderson is credited with the inventions of the hamburger bun and kitchen assembly line.
Humpty Dumpty Barrel Drive-in restaurant owner Louis Ballast submits a trademark for his invention of the cheeseburger in Denver. You can visit a monument honoring the birthplace of the cheeseburger at 2776 N. Speer Blvd.
McDonald's switches from serving barbecue to hamburgers and uses the model created by White Castle. It will become the largest fast-food chain in the world.
Americans get a taste of the first fastfood gimmick burger with the debut of the Burger King Whopper.
Restaurants get creative with mixing textures and flavors. A&W boasts that owner Dale Mulder is responsible for the invention of the Bacon Cheeseburger.
Paul Wenner pioneers his veggie-filled, meatless alternative to the traditional burger, "The Gardenburger." Gardenburger Inc. then becomes the largest producer of meat-substitute burger patties in the country.
Krusty the Clown's famed restaurant, Krusty Burger, first appears in an episode of The Simpsons. Universal Studios opens a real-life version of the restaurant in 2013.
"This is a tasty burger!" Samuel L. Jackson eats a Big Kahuna Burger in Pulp Fiction.
Cult classic Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle is released. The pair of stoners embark on an adventure filled with marijuana-induced hijinks in an attempt to satisfy their late-night burger cravings.
An Illinois ballpark begins selling the Luther Burger at ballgames. The burger, named after singer Luther Vandross, features an Angus patty, melted cheese, bacon, and two Krispy Kreme donuts. The 1,000-calorie meal is credited with increased ticket sales, game attendance, and, we're guessing, cardiology patients.
The ramen burger, consisting of a prime beef patty between two fried ramen buns, overthrows the cronut as Brooklyn's trendiest meal.
Dr. Mark Post debuts the first labgrown burger made from cow stem cells. The burger originally cost $325,000 to produce but is expected to be available by 2021 for $5 dollars per pound.
Controversy erupts as Google releases a cheeseburger emoji for the Android. Fans create side-by-side comparisons to criticize the incorrect placement of the cheese beneath the hamburger, while applauding competitor Apple for correctly putting the cheese on top of the patty.
California-based chain In-N-Out Burger announces its expansion into Colorado Springs, with plans to open in 2020.


One of my missions this week was to find an investing blog to follow that wasn't a dividend blog. I've looked at other dividend blogs that Jason Fieber has on his blogroll, and I don't like them as much as Dividend Mantra. Tonight I google searched "personal blogs about investing" and found www.mymoneyblog.com. Looking over the site, I think I'll enjoy reading it. According to Jonathan's "about me" page, the blog has been around for 9 years. That speaks to me that Jonathan is dedicated to the blog. Also, it isn't full of ads and clickbait links. Also, there isn't a huge " IN YOUR FACE" box at the top of the main screen to sign up for a newsletter. I'm not saying I'm going to read mymoneyblog forever, but I'm going to give it a chance to make me a dedicated reader.
Dividend Mantra is currently going through changes, and I'm not sure what it's going to bring to the site. Jason remained positive that the experience would stay the same, but I'm just going to wait and decide for myself. I hope I won't be searching for a new dividend blog to read in the future!
Are there are any investing blogs that you read? Also, I just wanted to note that today was the day NASA announced flowing water on Mars. This is huge news and I'm looking forward to what this means for the future.
**Edited after originally posted because I was typing "mr money blog" and not "my money blog". Also to add the note about Mars.


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Here's a quick look at a new affordable compressor-style diver from Gruppo Gamma.
the Chrononaut adds a new twist to the compressor genre by combining its classic case style with the brand's signature vintage Italian naval inspired dial.
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Taiwan's Ma says ready to meet protesters over China trade pact
This picture taken on March 23, 2014, shows demonstrators gathering outside the Executive Yuan building in Taipei, 2014, following Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's refusal to scrap a contentious trade agreement with China. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has invited the leaders of a student protest movement to his office in a bid to resolve an impasse about a controversial trade pact with mainland China. -- FILE PHOTO: AFP
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TAIPEI (REUTERS) - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has invited the leaders of a student protest movement to his office in a bid to resolve an impasse about a controversial trade pact with mainland China.
Taiwan's parliament building has been occupied by hundreds of protesters for the past week over the government's decision to agree to a deal that would open 80 of China's service sectors to Taiwan, and 64 Taiwanese sectors to China.
"Without setting any preconditions, President Ma Ying-jeou is willing to invite student representatives to the presidential office for a dialogue about the cross-strait services trade agreement," Lee Jia-fei, Ma's spokesperson, said in a statement.
Ma has said the trade agreement is necessary for Taiwan's economic future, but opponents say the deal could hurt small Taiwanese companies.
Many are also worried the pact will allow China to expand its influence over a fiercely independent and proudly democratic territory that China still sees as a renegade province.
The students are expected to respond to Ma by Tuesday.
The latest protest, which escalated on Sunday when hundreds of demonstrators occupied the Taiwan government's headquarters, is the biggest challenge to Ma's rule since he took office in 2008.
Taiwan made a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy in the late 1980s, and is now one of Asia's most freewheeling democracies.
Fights in parliament are common and protests are almost a daily occurrence.
Taiwan and China have been ruled separately since the Communists took power on the mainland in 1949, though relations have warmed considerably since the China-friendly Ma won the presidency in 2008 and secured re-election in 2012.


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He graduated in Medicine in the University of Oporto on July 31, 1979.
He do practical trainig in several national and international medical centers among others Mayo Clinic ( Rochester – Minnesota, USA ).
He is Physiatrist doctor of the Hospital General of San Antonio.
Specialized in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation by the Orden de los Médicos and certified by the "European Board" in this speciality.
He has obtained competences in Medical Hydrology and Pain Medicine from Orden dos Médicos, working as well intensively in the area of Sports Medicine.
He IS acting as coordinator of the Working Group of the Hospital / Centro de Rehabilitation del Norte. He is assistant professor of the ICBAS at the Oporto University, responsible for the subject of Hydrology Clinic 6th course of Medical Faculty at the University. He also teaches Ortophysiatric subject.
Currently is completing his PhD in the speciality of Medical Hydrology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Author of an important number of national and international publications, many of them in cataloged books and magazines and imparted hundreds of scientific lectures. He received several scientific awards throughout his career being also a member of the jury in some others.
He was responsible for the television program MFR Medicine. He was president of the Portuguese Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (MFR) and the Portuguese Committee of the Decada del Hueso y de la Articulacion 2000-2010.
Is member of the of the European Society of MFR. He was the first General Secretary, shortly after the founding of this society.
He was the last Vice-President for Europe of the World Society for the MFR (ISPRM).
He is currently President of the Portuguese Society of Medical Hydrology, President of the European Section of the International Society of Medical Hydrology (ISMH) and was the first responsible for the Group of Medical Balneology of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).
He is a member of numerous other scientific societies:Member of Honor of the French Society of Medical Hydrology.
Member of several scientific societies and national and international medical magazines.
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Q: PAPI and native events Is it possible to find the set of native events (CPU counter registers) that maps to a PAPI event ?

A: If  you have papi installed, you can use papi_avail to get the native events. For example,
papi_avail -e PAPI_TOT_INS

Event name:                   PAPI_TOT_INS
  Event Code:                   0x80000032
  Number of Native Events:      1
  Short Description:           |Instr completed|
  Long Description:            |Instructions completed|
  Developer's Notes:           ||
  Derived Type:                |NOT_DERIVED|
  Postfix Processing String:   ||
   Native Code[0]: 0x40000002 |INSTRUCTION_RETIRED|
   Number of Register Values: 0
   Native Event Description: |Number of instructions at retirement|

-Ganesh

A: I think you mean
papi_native_avail
With PAPI_event_name_to_code(...) you can add your event to your eventset for example.

A: In order to quickly see and export all available mappings from preset events to native events use papi_decode -a command. The output is in the CSV format. An example from my CPU:
pc@pc ~> papi_decode -a
name,derived,postfix,short_descr,long_descr,note,[native,...]

PAPI_L1_DCM,NOT_DERIVED,,"L1D cache misses","Level 1 data cache misses",,L1D:REPLACEMENT
PAPI_L1_ICM,NOT_DERIVED,,"L1I cache misses","Level 1 instruction cache misses",,L2_RQSTS:ALL_CODE_RD
PAPI_L2_DCM,DERIVED_SUB,,"L2D cache misses","Level 2 data cache misses",,LLC_REFERENCES,L2_RQSTS:CODE_RD_MISS
(...)

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Exploring why blockchain might fundamentally change the Internet through decentralisation. Thinking about ethical models for AI systems. Is the gig-work economy real? And more whacky images out of neural nets.
🍹 Artificial liquid food might be healthier for us and better for the planet. It's also exploding as a business. (Wordy blog post in dire need of an edit but worth a read.) Also the rise of entomophagy brings protein-rich insects into milkshakes.
👾 Vivek Wadhwa described when we might see human-like robots amongst us each capable of undertaking useful tasks.
The excellent IEEE Spectrum essay explores how the blockchain could inveigle its way to improving core internet services. The core notion is that the distributed ledger allows us to ensure trust in a truly decentralised way. The Internet's key design object was to survive nuclear attack. The need for resilience is what led to the distributed design pattern. But certain core features, like the IP address space and DNS lookups were never decentralised. Not out of lack of will but because we didn't have a good solution. Even early peer-to-peer products (like Skype and Napster) relied on managed super-nodes or centralised directories. The reason distributed trust across the blockchain is exciting is because it answers a 50-year old conundrum: how do you really decentralise the network without having single centralised service lurking at the top?
BNP Paribas explores Blockchain use in capital markets.
And Vice reckons energy costs for bitcoin mining are exploding so fast they might get unsustainable. Processing bitcoin transactions may be more energy intensive than processing VISA transactions.
I'm glad that a small effort is going to understand the ethical questions around designing AI services. Read the Elon Musk initiative or the Bill Gates warning for two. Many people working in AI argue that most of todays AI systems are very far from being able to make choices that harm humans.
We are also learning that poor system design can be abusive or dangerous. For example, Google's Photos app identified black people as gorillas.
This reflects some of the dangers of the process by which AI services are designed. Ultimately, this issue would be about the training data fed into the systems and how well the human operators set the objective function. AI systems could thoughtlessly amplify prejudices (latent or explicit) in the real world or simply be designed to chase some biased outcome.
Are Confucian notions of personhood that are driving Chinese research into optimising human embryos?
Craig Ventner's team has been able to control a bacterium with synthetic DNA. This may open a new class of biomanufacturing for drugs.
🐷 Genetically-engineered super pigs will produce more bacon. Now if we can engineer them not to feel pain, we'll be on to something.
A third of all European consumers saying they will participate in the a 'sharing economy' service in 2016.
Should contractors in the 'gig' economy be treated like employees? If not what kind of benefits should they have? Nice essay in the New Yorker.
A lower Californian court concluded Uber contractors can be treated as employees in some situations. Shyp is turning its gig-contractors into employees next year.
😱 Samim Winiger has been exploring 'DeepDream' and producing stunning images with neural networks. More crazy Deepdream stuff here.
Great introduction to microservices and how they will rapidly increase the pace of innovation in the industry (and as argued elsewhere support the growth of Artifical Intelligence.) Micro-services are boring but important.
An old paper visualising the growth of partisanship in US politics.
A six-metre 3-d printer is printing a beautiful building in Dubai.
As TV viewership declines, Twitch, the video network that broadcasts video games announced 21m tuned in to watch coverage of the E3 Game Expo.
China's 1.3bn consumers are turning to domestic brands more and more.
👨 Good-looking men get the most venture capital. Groan.
Disgust dampens a women's sexual arousal more than fear.
😠 Ad targeting will increasingly follow us from device to device. This is how it works. At the same time, the digital ad industry is struggling with a $7bn a year fraud problem.
The eight best machine learning cheat sheets, because not all of us have the time to do a PhD in Computer Science.
The future of inflight entertainment is…. iPads. Nice read for aviation geeks.
As always feedback directly to me azeem@azhar.co.uk. (Give me a few days to reply). Or check my LinkedIn bio or About.me page.


Methi or Fenugreek is good for health and green leafy vegetables give us whole lot of nutrients also.In eastern UP ,Bihar ,methi aloo matar is a relish people enjoy eating it with their rotis There are many different ways to make them ,this is our version of Methi Aloo Matar.
Heat a Kadai , Add sarsher tel (Mustard oil),now add kalo jeera ( Nigella seeds) for phoron(tempering ) at med.
Now add methi shak (green leaves),and cook at high till green leaves shrinks,quickly lower the flame and fry for 7-8 mints ,occasionally stiring in between just to check if it doesn't stick to kadai/saucepan.Add slit green chillies.
Take out in a bowl and sprinkle roasted peanuts optional .
Serve with garam roti .Recipe can very well go with Kolmi /note(chaouli) Shak also.
Some more recipes next time , happy cooking dear friends.
I've never made anything from Fenugreek leaves as we don't get it here.
We make aloo methi, but never added peas. great idea.
do try it ,I guess it will come nice with frozen also .
Its great to eat with Rotis .I guess this recipe can go very well with any other green leaves like spinach also ..My friend used to make it with spinach .
adding peas enhances the flavor of methi ,if u wish can add roasted peanuts also ..
wow!nice recipe...will surely try some time..
ur avatar is so cute ,i luv it ..do try it sometimes..
Feel at home dear ,its so good to know u ..post some oriya dishes also in ur blog ..


put together a thoughtfully written newsletter. That doesn't mean you can't efficiently put together an informative newsletter. It comes down to being organized and taking it piece by piece.
This all depends on your business and brand. A good starting point is two to three smaller sections and one main feature. Some sections could include monthly features, sale items, spotlights for blog posts, and upcoming events. If your business is food related you might want to include a recipe, the week's showcased ingredients, and upcoming specials.
If you already have a weekly newsletter, great! If not, figure out how you'd like to arrange the information. When it comes to newsletters you can either make the newsletter in email format or attach a document like a PDF to an email. The PDF version ensures your layout remains stable, but forces readers to take an additional step. You're better off making the email newsletter within the email itself.
Use tables. Tables allow you to place elements where you want them, and keep them there. For all the work you'll put into arranging your information, it's disheartening to have everything jumbled if your subscriber's device mishandles the code. Tables will keep everything in place.
Be careful with images. Most email programs don't allow images to load first to prevent spam, and sometimes images don't load at all. Rely on images for added aesthetics, not crucial information.
Include a link to view the newsletter in a browser. Some subscribers may have trouble viewing it in their email programs.
Finally, you need an automated emailing system like Sendlane™. Not only does Sendlane™ offer ideas for newsletter templates, it features automation settings to help take care of the newsletter sending, auto responders, and your entire email campaign.
This will require a bit of thought, but it'll be well worth the saved time.
Figure out what day of the week you would like to send out the newsletter and whether you'll have it sent automatically. Now work backward to figure out how soon you'll know the information that will fill in each section. Write the day of the week inside each section on your template. These will be the days you spend time updating each respective section.
If you know all the information on the same day, then spread out the "due dates" over the course of the week. Try to tackle whatever you don't like doing first.
Each section shouldn't take more than 20 minutes to update since usually you will be copy and pasting the info. However, if you're making a detailed graph or something that takes longer, annotate the time it takes per section to schedule accordingly.
With your template designed and annotated with the days of updates, print out a copy for reference. Throughout the week as your blogs are written, specials determined, and events created, update the correlating sections.
Utilize summaries and teasers in smaller sections with links to your website. It's ideal for advertising a new blog post or product. This conserves space and boosts your click- through rate.
Spell check again before sending it out.
If able, try to view your newsletter on different devices and email programs to catch any formatting issues you can fix from your end. You can also use Sendlane's Email Test button to test how your email will look in different email programs.
As the weeks go by you can adjust your updating schedule based on your free time. It's a matter of working with your schedule and not creating unnecessary stress from putting together a newsletter at the last minute.
Email newsletters are great marketing tools. When thoughtfully put together they can drive visitors to your website and create stronger ties with your customers. With a bit of planning and scheduling putting a newsletter together doesn't have to be difficult or time-consuming.
Now you know the methods to write a great weekly email newsletter. But you are going to need an autoresponder software to actually send this email newsletter out with great deliverability.
What techniques do you use to write a great email newsletter? Feel free to share in the comments below!


As more people feel compelled to come forward with stories of domestic violence or sexual assault, the Compass Center looks to expand the resources available to victims. This next Tuesday, an event to help raise funds for the Sioux Falls non-profit will get underway. It's the 10th annual "It's in the Bag" fundraiser.
The event is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Tickets are $50 per person or $500 to reserve a table of 10.
Advocates for the center and those who use the services say clients often begin their journey to healing when with a walk through TCC's door. At the agency, they receive a variety of services at no charge: specialized, trauma focused counseling, advocacy through the court system, referrals to community resources, and assistance staying safe.


Last year, at E3, online game publisher Trion Worlds and SyFy announced they were developing the world's first MMO game and scripted live action television series.
Set on a future version of Earth, Defiance introduces players and SyFy viewers to a world ravaged by conflict, where humans and aliens live together. The game combines the action of a console shooter with the scale and customization of an MMO, while its television counterpart gives us the story and drama of a classic science fiction epic. The game's story takes place in San Francisco, while the t.v. series is set just outside of St. Louis, Mo. Because both exist in the same universe, the show and game will influence each other and work together to drive the overall story.
That sounds like a winning combination to me. I can't wait to see both the series and the game come to fruition.


First edition for Travelers' Choice - Best Airlines. TripAdvisor®, The popular site of reviews of restaurants, hotels and tourist destinations, announced the Best 2017 Airlines.
In the special ranking, the reviews of users, in terms of quality and quantity, were taken into consideration over a period of 12 months. Emirates the air carrier preferred by travelers was judged. Safety, efficiency and high quality standards have been decisive in decreeing the success of the Asian company. And it is precisely the Asian continent, the absolute protagonist of the ranking, placing well 5 carriers in the 10 Top 2017 Airlines. America, on the other hand, manages to place two companies (JetBlue e Alaska) in the first 10 positions.
Emirates, first classified, is by no means a coincidence. Suffice it to say that in the 2016, he got the Airline Airline Oscar from Skytrax. Moreover, the Asian carrier has also won two further awards, voted as the best company for First Class and Economy Class!
Efficiency and reliability are the prerogatives of Singapore Airlines, one of the airlines preferred by travelers, as well as, 5 Skytrax certified stars; the latter is one of the most important awards for an airline company.
10 - Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia.
09 - Alaska Airlines, United States.
08 - THAI Smile, Thailand.
07 - Japan Airlines (JAL), Japan.
06 - Korean Air, South Korea.
05 - Air New Zealand, New Zealand.
04 - JetBlue, United States.
03 - Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, Brazil.
02 - Singapore Airlines, Singapore.
01 - Emirates, United Arab Emirates.
BEST ECONOMY CLASS: Emirates, United Arab Emirates.
BEST PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS: Air New Zealand, New Zealand.
BEST BUSINESS CLASS: Aeroflot, Russia.
BEST FIRST CLASS: Emirates, United Arab Emirates.


Publicly available software implementations of metalog distributions are listed below in order of release date. These include only software implementations that are known to us. There are likely others of which we are unaware.
We offer the complete metalog system within free, convenient Excel workbooks programmed by the author of this website. The worksheets in these workbooks are programmed in native Excel, without macros or named ranges, which means that they can be easily and safely copied into other Excel workbooks while retaining their full functionality. Click here for details.
SIPMathTM Modeler Tools is a simulation environment in Excel provided by Probability Management as a free Excel add-in. The current version of the Tools offers two implementations. One is the SPT-metalog distributions (e.g. 3-term metalogs parameterized by 10/50/90 quantiles). Here is a with a tutorial. For the general metalogs (including more terms), we offer a separate tutorial.
SmartOrg, which provides a web-based software environment to enable better decision conversations in new product development and portfolio management, includes metalogs in their new release of Portfolio Navigator 7 to aid probability distribution visualization and communication.
Lumina Decision Systems, which provides software to help bring clarity to difficult decisions, includes the complete metalog system (as originally published) in the recent release of its flagship product Analytica 5.0. For documentation of Analytica's metalog implementation, click here.
An RMetalog function is in the advanced stages of development for R. R is an open source programming language and software environment for statistical computing, which is widely used by statisticians and data miners for data analysis and development of statistical software. A beta version of RMetalog, which includes the complete metalog system as originally published, is currently available. Click here for installation and implementation instructions. For questions and feedback, contact Isaac Faber, graduate student in Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University. We anticipate submitting RMetalog to CRAN (Comprehensive R Archive Network) for independent peer review and approval early in 2018.


This is a great photograph. It measures 8 x 10 inches. This is not a scanned reproduction. This photograph is brand new. It has no pin holes, folds or tears. It has never been displayed.
Hermoine Gryffindor uniform long sleeve night gown. Featuring shirt and tie under vest look with solid skirt bottom. Includes left chest Gryffindor house crest.
This collectible Star Wars pin was offered exclusively at Star Wars Celebration 2017 in Orlando. Enamel pin features a striking image of Darth Vader's helmet along with the text "Star Wars Celebration Orlando, April 13-16, 2017". This Toynk exclusive is limited to only 1000 pieces made!


Along with providing shortcuts to videos I like to show people, this set of pages was originally here to demonstrate the use of video players within a WordPress blog. YouTube and Vimeo clips insert easily on WordPress.com pages.
Now one of its main functions is to publish links to a collection of "Newspaper movies" at YouTube and elsewhere, in conjunction with a course I created about the portrayal of journalists in popular culture.
See separate pages on the Videos menu for clips from Citizen Kane, newspaper movies, and the documentary 17 Days (Missing the Newspaper).
For students adding video to WordPress sites: Those were all YouTube videos, which WordPress.com embeds using a special "youtube" address code. You are, of course, at the mercy of the owner of the YouTube account that uploaded the video, if you did not do it yourself.
The free hosting at WordPress.com does not allow embeddable media-player codes from many other sites. One work-around is an intermediary video hosting site and plugin called "VodPod," but I've had mixed results with it. Here are some attempts… If a video player does not appear, follow the link to VodPod's copy, and from there to the original.
First, a promotional piece about the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute's workshop on multimedia journalism, which I attended in summer 2009.
Fortunately, someone has divided the "Seventeen Days" film into three five-and-a-half-minute parts and uploaded it to YouTube, which inspired me to create a whole page about it, with more information about the film's contents. See it here.


what you should refer to, and lastly, when to use references.
Let's start off by looking at how to use references.
One key aspect of academic writing is the use of citations or references.
about which ideas are yours and which stem from previous research.
What previous material did you take into account when you started writing?
Think of it as guidance to your readers.
your readers to follow your train of thought.
wish to read it to make sure you have interpreted everything correctly.
Then there's the aspect of paying respect to those before you.
Also, when you refer to people, you are positioning yourself within the field.
have grasped what they've published, and that you have done your homework.
referencing is all about building a line of argument that is well grounded.
So what should you to refer to?
You should refer to the sources that you've used in your own work.
used ideas data and facts from it, then you must show this.
Usually, this is quite obvious, but of course questions could arise.
are presented in another book than the one you've read?
Let's say that the author Holt is summarizing works by Freud.
Who should you refer to?
bibliography at the end of your paper.
make your own judgement based on the primary source.
So is there anything you shouldn't refer to?
Well, start by thinking of your readers.
the Second World War lasted.
similar since such a statement might be met by criticism.
your readers will assume that you have come up with everything yourself.
It is often quite obvious when this isn't the case.
it is important that you refer to it.
You're not allowed to reuse material without stating so.
Exactly when should you make a reference?
either by quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing.
When you quote someone, you use the exact wording as the original source.
by making an indentation in the text which is easily done by pressing the tab button.
A quote should always be followed by a reference including page number.
are mostly applied when you want to stress a certain fact.
when you paraphrase previous research instead of quoting it word by word.
Paraphrasing essentially means rewriting material using your own words.
This is a common way of incorporating other people's work into your text.
found your own way to apply it into your context.
Another way to use previous research is by summarizing.
in order to relate it to your own work.
where you put the main ideas of say a book or an author into your own words.
to be made clear to your leaders, and that is why referencing is so important.
Good luck with your academic writing.


Take I-75/I-71 to the Florence/Burlington exit #181. Turn right on Ky 18. Go approximately 1.5 miles, just past Boone County High School. Turn left on Cavalier Blvd and go to the fourth building on your left, 59 Cavalier Blvd.
Take I-75/1-71 to the Florence/Burlington exit #181. Turn left on Ky 18. Go approximately 1.5 miles, just past Boone County High School. Turn left on Cavalier Blvd and go to the fourth building on your left, 59 Cavalier Blvd.


I've not posted here for ages, it seems. Probably because my efforts have been going elsewhere, but I thought I might post something now.
A while back I posted about books and reading; what they mean to me and how I'd had some problems but was getting past them. I'm still not reading anywhere near as much as I did before my brain chemistry decided to go onto a long, drawn out spin-cycle… but I am reading a lot more than I was when I first started to recover.
So I thought I might start to write a bit about a few things I've read recently.
I'll start with Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee, which might be a challenge. It's a book I liked, but I'm going to really struggle to explain the book itself or why I liked it. But I'll give it a go.
It's a military SF space opera where the weapons are ideas and the armour is convention and consensus. Essentially, the story is based around an insurrection against a rigid and dogmatic understanding of what reality is and the time in which is happens… by a slightly different rigid and dogmatic understanding of the same. It's about how the powers that be go about trying to stop it without being tainted by it – how to fight against a differing perspective and a different understanding without acknowledging to society that it's even possible for it to exist.
Our view into this story is via Kel Cheris – a name which is one part person, and one part role or caste. Cheris is the individual, whilst Kel is the role she inhabits.
As a Kel, she's essentially disposable infantry, trained to act on formation instinct – which is basically programming to follow orders and behave according to certain pre-defined formations which prioritise tactical results over personal safety or comfort. For the Kel, combat is all about using well established techniques en-masse to achieve set goals for the collective rather than to ensure personal safety.
Having a slightly unusual history for a Kel, Cheris displays a bit more free and individual thought than expected… and is highly (and unexpectedly) successful in battle as a result. Which results in her being benched pending a reprimand, but also noticed as being effective.
So when the aforementioned insurrection begins she is asked, along with a few others, to put forward a plan to stamp it out with the minimum collateral damage and the minimum resource expenditure.
Her plan involves freeing Shuos Jedao – a disgraced, brilliant, insane and (more importantly) undefeated general from… well, essentially from death. It's worth noting that if Kel means something between "infantry specialist" and "disposable meat shield", then Shuos Means something between "strategist" and "two-faced sneaky bugger".
She plans on using his strategic mind to win the battle, and then putting him back into the library of available resources afterwards. It's a plan which only involves one extra resource and a bunch of disposable Kel, but less than some of the other plans proposed as they're going to be lead by the infamous Jedao.
Needless to say, things don't go 100% to plan. If I'm totally honest… I'm not sure I could give a blow-by-blow of the plot, and that's not what I'm trying to do here anyway. This book requires the reader to be able to do a couple of things to be able to get along with it: First, you need to be able to just accept and read on – when the characters are operating on what feels like a fundamentally different understanding of reality… you need to be able to accept that reality and run with it. Second, you need to be able to cope with the idea of two personalities sharing a body, and how those two personalities can have different perceptions of the same events.
Throw in some artful plans-within-plans, a dash of dire machinations and a bucketload of things going completely off the rails when things come to a head… and you've got a recipe for something that's a challenging but fun read, if slightly arcane and obtuse every once in a while.
If I had to pin it down as being similar to anything else, I'd say it's what happens if something like The Forever War were to get down and do the dirty with an Iain M. Banks novel… after a) reading a library full of fairly esoteric physics & psychology books and b) trying to understand timecube (which is apparently gone, alas… but the wayback machine has it).
To sum up: I loved it, but can't really explain it.
It's well written. It's well paced, with compelling characters in a compelling culture in a compelling universe. The way the whole thing fits together works, even if it frequently leaves your brain just saying "wait a minute – run that by me again, please?". If you pick it up, expect to wait for explanations for concepts that, if they come at all, don't really help… but fundamentally don't matter if you just accept them and keep reading.
If I manage to keep up posting, I'll also be writing about Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and 14 by Peter Clines (if I can work out how to write about the last without spoiling it utterly – which so far, I can't).


19 Rural Municipalities, in whole and part, that include 1 Organized Hamlet and 1 Resort Hamlet.
Contact information for all urban and rural municipalities can be found at the online edition of the Saskatchewan Municipal Directory.
For information on First Nations and Métis governance, check this link. A comprehensive provincial directory can also be found here.
In addition, there is a governing body for French Canadians in Saskatchewan, or fransaskois: l'Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise (ACF).