If you're looking to escape the cold winter then look no further than Weston's wannaB inn, located on Manasota Key in Englewood, Florida for your winter rental accommodations.
Weston's wannaB inn boasts 80 rooms in a variety of styles including efficiency, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units. All of our rooms are outfitted with a full kitchen, which includes stove, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, skillet, saucepans, silverware, and coffee pots. Some units have dishwashers. All of our units are decorated with retro-styled furnishings so you'll to feel right at home, surrounded by old Florida charm.
Guests booking for multiple months between January and March can do so at anytime after April 1.
Guests booking for a single month during this time are asked to inquire after May 1.
Guests booking for less than 1 month during this time are asked to inquire after June 1.
The Sea Star Motel & Villas is just a short walk from Stump Pass State Park and features 10 Gulf Side and 6 pool side efficiency units. Across the pool are three additional units, one 1-bedroom, and two-2 bedroom units, respectively.
The Nautilus offers stunning views of Lemon Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Its bright exterior will bring a smile to your face and the units internal décor will wrap you in Old Florida Charm. There are both six efficiency and six 1-bedroom units on the Bay side and nine 2-bedroom units on the Gulf side.
Sand Dollar Circle offers the best of both worlds. The east side of the building overlooks a beautiful heated pool while the west offers spectacular views of the Gulf of Mexico. Along the east side are two 1-bedroom units and three 2-bedroom units. On the west side are eleven 1-bedroom units and one 2-bedroom unit.
Conch Courtyard sits on the Gulf side of the property and has a cozy cabin feel. These buildings feature one efficiency unit, four 1-bedroom units, three 2-bedroom units, and one of the property's rare 3-bedroom units.
Dolphin Retreat is aptly named as you can often view many dolphins at play from the cabana on this very private beach. This building features three efficiency units, two 2-bedroom units and four 1-bedroom units.
Manatee Manor sits along a beautiful serene area of Lemon Bay, known as Ski Alley. There are four units and dockage for boats. The units include two 2-bedroom units, one 1-bedroom unit, and a very rare 3-bedroom unit.
Catfish Cove is located just adjacent to the resort office, along the intracoastal waterway on Lemon Bay. This 2-bedroom unit provides comfortable, roomy accommodation just steps away from our private boat ramp and docks.
Located half way between Sarasota and Fort Myers, Weston's wannaB inn is easily accessible by car and plane. The three nearby airports offer air service from many U.S. and international cities.
All three airports are within an hour and a half drive from the property.
Manasota Key is located in Englewood, Florida, a geographic area rich in resources and talent. The beautiful beaches, award winning state parks, endless culinary experiences, and a blossoming arts scene provide a wide array of attractions. Shared by both Sarasota and Charlotte counties, the area is home to beautiful beaches, several hidden islands, nature parks, cultural events, and much more.
There are many that call this region the fishing capital of the world. There is no denying that the opportunities for great fishing are varied and plentiful. The mixture of deep sea, inland, or nearshore fishing provide opportunities to land the legendary tarpon, redfish, snook, grouper, snapper, and many more. Click here for more info.
Stump Pass State Park sits adjacent to Weston's wannaB inn, a beautiful one mile stretch of beach where visitors enjoy hiking trails, fishing, swimming, and paddling. Visitors have also been known to spot a great selection of wildlife including manatees, dolphins, tortoises, egrets, and much more. Ranger led nature hikes are available all winter.
Baseball has a strong tradition in Sarasota and Charlotte Counties. Nearby Port Charlotte is home to the Charlotte Sports Park, the spring training home of the Tampa Bay Rays, their Class A Advanced Affiliate, the Charlotte Stone Crabs, and the Annual NCAA Snowbird Baseball Classic. Our property finds itself in the heart of Grapefruit league action, with an incredible nine teams whose spring training home is within driving distance from our property.
The property is ideally situated for guests to take in breathtaking views of local bird species. Hundreds of species have been spotted here including herons, willets, egrets, and plovers. Nature lovers will enjoy the undisturbed wildlife, allowing you to witness nesting sea turtles, manatees, and dolphins.
Looking for a quiet night at the movies? Frank Theatres Galleria Stadium 12 (11 miles) and Regal Cinemas Town Center 16 (18 miles) offer the latest box office hits for your enjoyment.
Just a mile from the resort and directly across from Englewood Beach, are a variety of great spots for food and libations. Each of these has its own personality, so while you visit with us, sample the delicious "Taste of the Keys" at these fine restaurants.
Guests booking for multiple months between January and February can do so at anytime after April 1.
Guests booking for single months during this time are asked to inquire after May 1.
Guests booking for less than a month during this time are asked to inquire after June 1.


We have a special guest on this week's WorshipLife Podcast. Join Mike and Brian as they welcome Lead Worship Minister at Brentwood Baptist Church, Dennis Worley. This week's episode will focus on how to make transitions in ministry easier – from the desire to share ministry to how to prepare the congregation in advance.


A 36-year-old man was arrested in Nanaimo after being caught driving while impaired by drugs. A substantial amount of illicit substances and cash was also seized from his vehicle.
The driver was reported to Nanaimo RCMP by an observant motorist who witnessed him driving erratically, while going southbound near Superior Road and Highway 19A at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 24th.
The motorist followed the vehicle, described as Nissan Versa, at a safe distance and observed the driver showing telltale signs of impairment – like swerving all over the road, crossing the centre line, and speeding up then slowing down rapidly.
RCMP officers were able to quickly pinpoint the location of the impaired driver thanks to the witness, and arrested the 36-year-old for impaired driving and possession for the purpose of trafficking.
"This is an excellent example of how the public can assist officers in detecting impaired drivers," said Cst. Gary O'Brien in a press release.
A search of his vehicle led to the seizure of almost 25 grams of crystal methamphetamine, just under 20 grams of suspected fentanyl, and $1920 dollars in cash.
His vehicle was subsequently towed and he was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition. Further charges based on the drug findings are pending as the investigation is currently ongoing.
This incident occurred just one day after several arrests and drug seizures were made in Nanaimo and parts of the lower mainland following a 10-month long police investigation.


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Rest In Peace, Nalini Ambady.
Yesterday, the field of Social Psychology lost a true pioneer. Nalini Ambady, professor of psychology at Stanford, passed away at the far-too-young age of 54 after a long battle with leukemia.
By Melanie Tannenbaum on October 29, 2013
Yesterday, the field of Social Psychology lost a true pioneer. Nalini Ambady, professor of psychology at Stanford, passed away at the far-too-young age of 54 after a long battle with leukemia. She was the first Indian-American woman to teach psychology at Harvard, Tufts, and Stanford, and she is best known for her groundbreaking work on person perception.
Ambady's research, which she conducted along with many illustrious colleagues such as Robert Rosenthal, Nicholas Rule, and Jon Freeman, established that we can form accurate impressions of other people very quickly, even by just viewing "thin slices" of their behavior in as little as 6 seconds. Examples of these "thin slices" include the ability for people to quickly and accurately predict college professor evaluations, sexual orientation, sales effectiveness, power, success, a CEO's company profits, and even political orientation just from looking at pictures of people's faces or viewing incredibly brief video clips.
One thing that I always appreciated about Dr. Ambady's work is that it showed us how much our expectations and first impressions can end up shaping our ultimate realities. For example, take her finding -- in one of her earliest published works, from back in 1993 -- that independent raters could accurately predict how college professors would be evaluated by their students at the end of an entire semester simply by viewing a silent film clip of that professor teaching for less than 30 seconds. It is important to note that she does not say that people can necessarily judge actual teaching effectiveness, or objective teaching ability. Rather, she shows that our snap judgments or evaluations are remarkably resistant to change over time, such that evaluations of a professor, formed by someone who is not even enrolled in that professor's class and who has watched only 30 silent seconds of that professor's nonverbal behavior while teaching, could be indistinguishable from the evaluations that a student would form after taking a class with that professor for an entire semester! Given that we live in a world where perceptions shape reality, this is not a finding to be taken lightly. For example, are politicians truly elected because they are objectively competent, or because people perceive them to be competent? Are teachers given positive evaluations, teaching awards, and raises because they actually teach well, or because their students rate them positively and they are perceived to be good teachers?
Many of the decisions that we make in everyday life have more to do with our perceptions than with objective reality. Ambady not only showed us that these perceptions can be quite accurate, but in my opinion, it's more important that she showed us that we actually form these impressions incredibly quickly - and they are often indistinguishable from the perceptions and judgments that people end up forming when they are given much longer periods of time to do so.
Dr. Ambady's death is a tragedy, and would be thus regardless of the circumstances under which it occurred. But it is especially sad because it could have been prevented. Dr. Ambady's death comes in the wake of a long campaign that had been going on for the past year encouraging people (specifically those of South Asian descent) to sign up for the bone marrow registry in the hopes of finding her a potential match. In the end, 13 potential donors were found -- but half of them were ruled out after further testing, and the remaining half opted not to donate their marrow despite being a match, possibly due to psychological or cultural factors like cultural taboos, doubts and worries, concerns about possible pain or inconvenience, or other possible sources of ambivalence.
In memory of Dr. Ambady, I encourage you to please learn more about the process of bone marrow donation, and consider joining the bone marrow registry, especially if you are non-White (as most non-White racial groups are underrepresented in the donor registry, and it is next to impossible for people to find suitable bone marrow matches outside of their own ethnicities). As noted by colleagues of Dr. Ambady in a statement released earlier today, we can all at least take solace in knowing that Dr. Ambady's campaign to encourage people of South Asian descent to sign up for the bone marrow registry directly resulted in at least 5 other South Asian individuals being successfully matched with donors. If you are reading this, especially if you are of South Asian descent, I hope you consider joining the bone marrow registry. While we all mourn the loss of a great psychological scholar, we can simultaneously hope that this loss might encourage people to take an action that will potentially save future lives.
Melanie Tannenbaum is a freelance writer and science communications consultant currently living in the Bay Area. She received her Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015, where her research focused on the science of persuasion and motivation regarding political, environmental, and health-related behavior. For more info, see her personal website. Follow Melanie Tannenbaum on Twitter
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Wilson crossing the finish line!
Here comes Alondra running fast!
was working hard until the 100 meter dash for the school kids. The were participating in physical fitness testing for the kids, so they had to find a stretch of land with 100 meters of flat surface, this left the road to Sacharuna in front of Patti Sue's house. They kids participating had a great cheer team, because the whole school was there as well as their teachers and almost all of the missionaries! I had lunch at Cheralyn's house and paused to watch the clouds move across the sky. There is are huge awesome windows at house she is living at, they face towards Casa de Fe and have a nice view of the dique. The clouds were moving at different speeds and the "friendly clouds" were overtaking the storm clouds, I've never seen anything quite like it before! I worked the rest of the afternoon, and before I knew it, it was time to head home. I got to play soccer (2 on 2) with some of the girls, it was great competition. Caila and I played against Diana and Alondra, even when it started raining it didn't slow any of us down! Right from work I went to check on flowers for the Quinceañera tomorrow, but they didn't have the right ones, so we will have to try again in the morning...the day of the celebration! I had just enough time to buy ingredients to make applesauce for Cheralyn's birthday party! The evening was filled with good waffles, games, and giggles. It was a much needed evening with the missionary women at Casa de Fe!


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WUSM faculty honored for 'highly prolific spirit of innovation'
Washington University announced in a recent press release that the National Academy of Inventors has elected Drs. Douglas Covey, Jeffrey Milbrandt, and Dan Moran to its 2021 cohort of fellows. The NAI fellowship is the highest professional distinction reserved solely...
Dr. Jeff Milbrandt and Dr. Aaron DiAntonio receive the Chancellor's Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Jeff Milbrandt, MD, PhD, James S. McDonnell Professor, head of the Department of Genetics, and executive director of the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine, and Dr. Aaron DiAntonio, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of...
Buchser Lab has a new preprint
The Buchser Lab has a new preprint, "Mitochondrial Phenotypes Distinguish Pathogenic MFN2 Mutations by Pooled Functional Genomics Screen." Lead authors include Alex Yenkin, a research technician in the lab, and Jack Bramley, a staff scientist in the lab....
GEiC, Milbrandt, and DiAntonio Labs collaborate on paper published in Experimental Neurology
The Genome Engineering and iPSC Center (GEiC) and the Milbrandt and DiAntonio Labs at Washington University School of Medicine collaborated on a paper published in Experimental Neurology, "SARM1 is required in human derived sensory neurons for injury-induced and...
Milbrandt Lab collaborates on paper published in PNAS with Wu Lab and DiAntonio Lab
The Milbrandt Lab collaborated on a paper with the Wu Lab from Harvard Medical School and the DiAntonio Lab at Washington University School of Medicine, "Multiple domain interfaces mediate SARM1 autoinhibition." Chen Shen, a postdoc in the Wu Lab, is lead...
Milbrandt Lab publishes paper in eLife
The Milbrandt and DiAntonio Labs have a new paper in eLife, "SARM1 depletion rescues NMNAT1 dependent photoreceptor cell death and retinal degeneration." Yo Sasaki, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of...
Buchser Lab has new preprint on low-cost technology to read saliva samples for SARS-CoV-2
The Buchser Lab has a new preprint, "Low-Cost Manually Assembled Open Source Reader for Isothermal Pathogen Detection from Saliva using RT-LAMP: SARS-CoV-2 Use Case." Jack Bramley, a staff scientist in the lab, is lead author on the preprint. Senior...
Biotech from Jeff Milbrandt and team acquired by Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly & Company recently acquired Disarm Therapeutics, a pre-clinical NAD-boosting company treating neuropathy and neurodegenerative diseases, for $135 million and a potential additional $1.2 billion in milestones. Disarm was founded by Atlas Venture; Jeff...
Department of Genetics researchers lead central project at Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC)
Jeffrey R. Milbrandt, MD, PhD, the James S. McDonnell Professor and head of the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine, and Robi Mitra, PhD, the Alvin Goldfarb Professor of Computational Biology and a professor of genetics at Washington...
Mitra and Milbrandt Labs publish paper on single-cell CRISPR-based functional genomics
The Mitra and Milbrandt Labs had a paper published recently in Genome Research, "High-throughput single-cell functional elucidation of neurodevelopmental disease–associated genes reveals convergent mechanisms altering neuronal differentiation." Matt Lalli,...
Department of Genetics and MGI Researchers develop test to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus
The Department of Genetics and McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI) at Washington University School of Medicine, in collaboration with biotech company Fluidigm, are developing a saliva test to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Fluidigm this week received emergency use...
DiAntonio, Milbrandt Labs publish paper in Journal of Cell Biology
The DiAntonio and Milbrandt Labs published a paper in the Journal of Cell Biology, "SARM1 acts downstream of neuroinflammatory and necroptotic signaling to induce axon degeneration." Kwang Woo Ko, a postdoc in the DiAntonio Lab, is lead author on the...
Buchser, DiAntonio, and Milbrandt Labs publish paper in Scientific Data
The Buchser, DiAntonio, and Milbrandt Labs have published a paper in Scientific Data, "Domain-centric database to uncover structure of minimally characterized viral genomes." Jack Bramley, a lead scientist in the Buchser Lab, is lead author on the paper. ...
McDonnell Genome Institute, Researchers at WashUMed, and Fluidigm develop rapid COVID-19 test
The McDonnell Genome Institute, researchers at WashUMed, and Fluidigm have developed an extraction-free saliva-based test to detect the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus. It has an easy-to-administer protocol that does not require collection via a nasopharyngeal swab. "Rapid, reliable...
Milbrandt Lab has paper published in Nature Communications
The Milbrandt Lab recently had a paper published in Nature Communications, "Peripheral nerve resident macrophages share tissue-specific programming and features of activated microglia." Peter Wang and Aldrin K. Y. Yim, graduate students in the lab, are...
Milbrandt and Mitra Labs have new preprint on rapid and extraction-free detection of SARS-CoV-2
The Milbrandt Lab and the Mitra Lab and scientists at the McDonnell Genome Institute have a new preprint, "Rapid and extraction-free detection of SARS-CoV-2 from saliva with colorimetric LAMP." Matt Lalli, a postdoc in the Milbrandt and Mitra Labs, is a...
Milbrandt and DiAntonio Labs have new preprint on SARM1 depletion
The Milbrandt and DiAntonio Labs have a new preprint, "SARM1 depletion rescues NMNAT1 dependent photoreceptor cell death and retinal degeneration." Yo Sasaki, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of...
Jeff Milbrandt and colleagues lead School of Medicine's COVID-19 task force
Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD, the James S. McDonnell Professor and head of the Department of Genetics, and colleagues including William G. Powderly, MD, the J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine and director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences...
Milbrandt Lab has new preprint on peripheral nerve resident macrophages
The Milbrandt Lab has a new preprint, "Peripheral nerve resident macrophages are microglia-like cells with tissue-specific programming." Peter Wang, a postdoc in the lab, is first author on the preprint. Aldrin Yim, a graduate student in the lab, is also...
Milbrandt Lab publishes paper in Glia
The Milbrandt Lab published a paper recently in Glia. The paper, "Disrupting insulin signaling in Schwann cells impairs myelination and induces a sensory neuropathy," shows that Schwann cells may play an important role in diabetic neuropathy and targeting...
Milbrandt Lab publishes paper in Molecular Neurobiology
The Milbrandt Lab had a paper published recently in Molecular Neurobiology. The paper, "DLK Activation Synergizes with Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Downregulate Axon Survival Factors and Promote SARM1-Dependent Axon Degeneration," was published in...
Jeff Milbrandt honored as distinguished faculty at Founders Day
Jeff Milbrandt, M.D., Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Professor of Genetics and head of the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was recently honored with a Distinguished Faculty Award at Washington University's annual...
Jeff Milbrandt senior author on new SARM1 paper in JCI Insight
Jeffrey Milbrandt, M.D., Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Professor of Genetics and head of the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine, is a senior author on a new paper from the DiAntonio Lab recently published in JCI Insight. The paper,...
Milbrandt Lab publishes paper in Science on NADase function of TIR domains
The Milbrandt and DiAntonio Labs published a paper recently in Science, "TIR domains of plant immune receptors are NAD+-cleaving enzymes that promote cell death." Kow Essuman, Ph.D., a graduate student in the Milbrandt Lab, is a lead author on the paper....
Jeffrey Milbrandt and Aaron DiAntonio to co-lead Needleman Center for Neurometabolism and Axonal Therapeutics
Jeffrey Milbrandt, M.D., Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Professor of Genetics and head of the Department of Genetics, and Aaron DiAntonio, M.D., Ph.D., the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Developmental Biology, will co-lead the new Needleman Center for...
Head of Department of Genetics to usher in new era at McDonnell Genome Institute
Jeff Milbrandt, M.D., Ph.D., James S. McDonnell Professor and head of the Department of Genetics, is helping usher in a new era at the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Milbrandt, who was recently appointed executive...
Milbrandt and DiAntonio labs publish paper on gene therapy for peripheral nerve damage in mice
The Milbrandt and DiAntonio labs had a paper published recently on gene therapy that blocks peripheral damage in mice. The paper, "Gene therapy targeting SARM1 blocks pathological axon degeneration in mice," appears in a recent issue of the Journal of...
Milbrandt lab graduate student named Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Medical Science Fellow
Kow Essuman, a graduate student in Dr. Jeff Milbrandt's lab in The Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine, was recently named a Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Medical Science Fellow. The Olin award recognizes outstanding achievement in...
Milbrandt lab publishes paper on Schwann cell O-GlcNAcylation
The Milbrandt lab published a paper recently on Schwann cell O-GlcNAcylation. The paper, "Schwann cell O-GlcNAcylation promotes peripheral nerve remyelination via attenuation of the AP-1 transcription factor JUN," appears in PNAS. Sungsu Kim, Ph.D., an...


How do I get a group invite?
When you paid the rent box you should of got an automatic group invite, if you did not please click on the rent box at your property and select from the menu "Grp Invite"
How do I get my friend a group invite?
Please click on the rent box at your property and select from the menu " Tenant"
From this menu you can list, add ( up to 11 sub tenants is allowed), remove or clear the sub tenant list.
Add Tenant - This will allow you to copy and paste your friends name into the blue text box, once u have click on submit a group invite will automatically be sent to them.
Remove Tenant - This will allow you to remove friends that u no longer wont on your rent box, when u remove them they will also be ejected from the group.
My friend did not get a group invite when I added them as a subtenant on the rent box?
Can my sub tenants remove other subtenants from the rent box?
No, they are restricted to the Pay, Notify me, Update prims, Time left, Land impact, Grp Invite, Reminders and Notecard.
What is the Hybird Calling Post at my property?
The Hybird Calling Post is linked to a machine on our sim that is called Hybird Dance machine, this machine holds couples and singles dances that will animate your.
To use please click the dance machine, the dance machine will ask you for animation permissions via a box on the top right hand side of your screen, once granted another menu will ask you to choose either single or couples dances.
Sit on one of the pose balls and have your dance partner sit on the other.
Your partner will receive an animation permission request.
You will now receive a drop down menu from which to choose your dance.
Choose a dance and off you go!
To bring up the menu at any time, either click on The Hybird Calling Post, or say /1 menu in chat.
To resync your dance with your partner, either select ReSync from the menu or type /1 sync in chat.
Sometimes when I change a scene in the multiscene sky box I see the odd bit of furniture left behind from the pervious scene (sim shadows)?
This issue can happen from time to time but it is not a fault with the sim or the rezzer and unfortunately there isn't anything that LSL (Linden Script Language) can help with,.
The most likely the problem is due to the caching of the SL viewer (one project undertaken by LL before is to improve render cache, they claimed it will improve performance but the side effect could be the defects of what you see), both Sim server and SL viewer may have contributed the artefacts.
We advise if u are having this problem to clear your cache in the Firestorm viewer this can be done by going to pressing Ctrl + P on your keyboard and then going to Networking & Files tab and clicking the "Clear Browser Cache" Button.
Alternatively you can down the official second life viewer that seems less likely to be effected by the sim shadows but if you are on the official viewer already you can clear the cache by pressing Ctrl + P on your keyboard and then going to Advance tab and clicking the "Clear Browser Cache" Button.
A instant fix is to just click on the items with your mouse and the will disappear within seconds but please consider the above for a long term fix.
Firstly please make sure you have google chrome installed or updated, this is the most common fault for not seeing the media TV's in second life.
Remember to make sure that these plugins are updated, please restart your Second Life Viewer after installing them.
*Flash for IE, Chrome, Safari are "NOT" compatible with Second Life itself. Lacking this plugin in particular will cause the appearance of a "blue cube with a question mark" type of error onscreen.
Please sure you are using Viewers all official / third party approved viewers that are compatible with media televisions.
Our security is an integrated system that works with your rent box, this means that any partners (sub tenants) added to your rent box will automatically be given access to the security device.
Full Security: Scans the protected area, warns and then kicks anyone that is not specifically on the White access list and instantly kicks anyone on the Black list.
Standby: Scans the protected area, and instantly kicks anyone on the Black List. All others will be allowed. This is sometimes known as "Passive" or "Black List" Mode.
Off: The system is completely shutdown and no protection is provided.
Prints out the Security System status, settings, list sizes and memory usage.
Provides a menu for viewing visitor logs. Also the ability to erase the log.
Provides a menu for maintaining your Security "White" list. The White list is a list of your friends you would like to allow access to your land. They can pass in any mode.
Provides a menu for maintaining your Security "Black" list. The Black list (just as it sounds) is a list of users/avatars that you want to instantly remove or eject from your land. They will receive no friendly warning and will ejected in both Full Security and Standby Modes.
Provides a menu for maintaining your Security "Temp" list. The Temp list is a list to allow users/avatars temporary access to your land. The default period is 4 hours. After this period the user/avatar will be removed from the list.
Provides a menu for setting alert recipients when someone enters or has been ejected from the protected area.
Once the renter is evicted or removed from rental box, all lists will be cleared and the device will be turned off until the rent is paid again.


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Canaanites Defeated at Hormah
The Fiery Serpents
Num 21:1 - The king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South, heard that Israel was coming on the road to Atharim. Then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners.
Num 21:2 - So Israel made a vow to the LORD, and said, "If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities."
Num 21:3 - And the LORD listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of that place was called Hormah.[fn]
The Bronze Serpent
Num 21:4 - Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on the way.
Num 21:5 - And the people spoke against God and against Moses: "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread."
Num 21:6 - So the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died.
Num 21:7 - Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you; pray to the LORD that He take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people.
Num 21:8 - Then the LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live."
Num 21:9 - So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
From Mount Hor to Moab
Num 21:10 - Now the children of Israel moved on and camped in Oboth.
Num 21:11 - And they journeyed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, in the wilderness which is east of Moab, toward the sunrise.
Num 21:12 - From there they moved and camped in the Valley of Zered.
Num 21:13 - From there they moved and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
Num 21:14 - Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD:
"Waheb in Suphah,[fn]
The brooks of the Arnon,
Num 21:15 - And the slope of the brooks
That reaches to the dwelling of Ar,
And lies on the border of Moab."
Num 21:16 - From there they went to Beer, which is the well where the LORD said to Moses, "Gather the people together, and I will give them water."
Num 21:17 - Then Israel sang this song:
"Spring up, O well!
All of you sing to it—
Num 21:18 - The well the leaders sank,
Dug by the nation's nobles,
By the lawgiver, with their staves."
And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah,
Num 21:19 - from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
Num 21:20 - and from Bamoth, in the valley that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah which looks down on the wasteland.[fn]
King Sihon Defeated
(Deut. 2:26–37 )
Num 21:21 - Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
Num 21:22 - "Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into fields or vineyards; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the King's Highway until we have passed through your territory."
Num 21:23 - But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.
Num 21:24 - Then Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the people of Ammon; for the border of the people of Ammon was fortified.
Num 21:25 - So Israel took all these cities, and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all its villages.
Num 21:26 - For Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and had taken all his land from his hand as far as the Arnon.
Num 21:27 - Therefore those who speak in proverbs say:
"Come to Heshbon, let it be built;
Let the city of Sihon be repaired.
Num 21:28 - "For fire went out from Heshbon,
A flame from the city of Sihon;
It consumed Ar of Moab,
The lords of the heights of the Arnon.
Num 21:29 - Woe to you, Moab!
You have perished, O people of Chemosh!
He has given his sons as fugitives,
And his daughters into captivity,
To Sihon king of the Amorites.
Num 21:30 - "But we have shot at them;
Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon.
Then we laid waste as far as Nophah,
Which reaches to Medeba."
Num 21:31 - Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
Num 21:32 - Then Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.
King Og Defeated
(Deut. 3:1–22 )
Num 21:33 - And they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. So Og king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
Num 21:34 - Then the LORD said to Moses, "Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon."
Num 21:35 - So they defeated him, his sons, and all his people, until there was no survivor left him; and they took possession of his land.
Literally Utter Destruction
Ancient unknown places; Vulgate reads What He did in the Red Sea.
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To Your Health: Intuitive Eating
By Dr. Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs • May 20, 2020
Have you seen the memes on social media joking about gaining weight while staying home? Claire Mysko, CEO of the National Eating Disorders Association, notes that these weight-gain memes and comments are damaging to all of us, and particularly to people who are personally affected by eating disorders.
The Harvard Health Blog states that staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to increased anxiety and boredom which can cause people to abandon their healthy eating intentions and snack on whatever is around. But with a little thought and planning, you can continue to make good food choices. However, that doesn't mean going on a diet.
The National Eating Disorders Association reports that 95 percent of dieters will regain their lost weight in 1 to 5 years. This may be because diets rely on a rule-based system that can cause us to develop unhealthy relationships with food, which can lead to eating disorders and nutritional deficits. Instead, intuitive eating could be the answer. Intuitive eating is mindfully determining how much you eat. The concept has been around since Evelyn Tribble and Elyse Resch wrote the first book on intuitive eating in 1985. They offer suggestions which still apply today. The top three are:
1. Reject the diet mentality by understanding that there is not going to be a miracle way to lose weight.
2. Honor your hunger
3. Make peace with food by realizing that food is not your enemy.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid-19-diet-memes-aren-t-funny-coronavirus-fat-shaming-ncna1191151
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/eating-during-covid-19-improve-your-mood-and-lower-stress-2020040719409
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn
https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/
https://alextimes.com/2020/01/intuitive-eating/
Statistics & Research on Eating Disorders. (2020, March 27). Retrieved April 2, 2020, from https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics-research-eating-disorders
Murphy, D. (2000). Why Diet Drugs Can Be Diet Dangers. Current Health 2, 27(4), 18.
Content for this segment was created by Danielle Wilding as part of a project for SC301: Foundations of Health Communication, taught by Dr. Clubbs.
Recorded at home with Eli Hildebrand Clubbs engineering; edited at KRCU Studios by Dan Woods
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By Dr. Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs • Jun 24, 2020
The World Health Organization states, "The sudden and near-constant stream of news reports about an outbreak can cause anyone to feel worried." Mental Health America states that the mental health effects of COVID-19 are as important to address as the physical health effects, and "for the one in five who already have mental health conditions – or the one in two who are at risk of developing them" it is crucial to have access to reliable information and mental health resources.
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I am also 20 years old and was diagnosed with PCOS when I was fifteen.
I was put on Birth Control and Metformin as well and was on that for several years.
Since my childhood I have been struggling with being overweight and having unwanted hair growth.
The horrible attributes of PCOS affected my self esteem as an adolescent and I went through years of depression and self despise.
I got a period once when I was eleven and then never was able to bleed on my own without the help of bc.
Well a lot has changed for me.
My long journey of PCOS has been changing because I realized that I didn't want to be on pharmaceuticals for the rest of my life.
During my senior year in high school I stopped taking them and began eating organic produce and taking natural supplements that my local health store recommended.
I never got a period and eventually stopped taking the pills, but about four months ago I research different natural treatment places where I live and found an acupuncturist who specializes in working with PCOS women.
My lifestyle and outlook on life has changed drastically since the beginning of my treatment.
I have been gluten and dairy free for four months and am taking herbal supplements and acupuncture to someday help me have a period.
I am charting my temperature and vaginal secretion to keep track of when my body would supposedly bleed.
Although I have not had a period yet, I am a lot more confident and happy.
I have lost about 15 pounds and I am the healthiest I have been.
My acupuncturist is supportive and listens, unlike many of my experiences with western medicine doctors who did not give me the time of day when I told them I was considering acupuncture.
I still struggle with PCOS on a day to day basis and it affects most aspects of my life.
It will be a life time journey, yet it feels so good to know that I am not alone and that other women have experience similar challenges.
Keep learning about your bodies and love yourself for who you are, and know that a healthy body with promote a healthy mind and spirit.


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2007 - April, May, & June
In the following, "SSM" refers to "same-sex marriage."
News during 2007-April:
2007-APR-12: USA: Hate Crimes legislation in House: H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007, (LLEHCPA) is moving quickly. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on APR-17. A sub-committee markup is scheduled on APR-18. The following week will probably see the bill approved by the full committee and moved to the House for a vote.
The law augments the present federal hate crimes law by adding gender, sexual orientation, sexual identification, and disability as protected classes. Some religious conservatives are fighting the bill because they feel it will criminalize religious speech that deals with homosexuality. Rev. Lou Sheldon of the traditional values coalition wrote:
"Under the cover of fighting so-called 'hate crimes,' H.R. 1592 will be used to fund anti-Christian, pro-homosexual/drag queen materials for children – and divert scarce federal resources away from fighting Islamic terrorism." 1
b2007-MAY: USA: Gallup releases poll on American attitudes towards homosexuality: Gallup released the results of its latest poll. They indicate that support for equal rights for gays and lesbians are "... at the high-water mark of attitudes recorded over the past three decades. There is still considerable public opposition to complete equality for gays, particularly with respect to marriage." When asked if they thought same-sex relationships should be legal, 43% were in favor in the 1977 poll; 60% favored recognition in 2007. When asked about the morality of homosexual behavior, 40% said these relationships were moral in 2001; this compares with 47% this year. When asked their opinion on the cause of homosexual orientation, 42% currently believe it is inborn; 35% believe it is due to parenting, upbringing and environment. 2
2007-MAY-11: India: Canadian diplomats refused status: India has refused to grant diplomatic spousal status to two Canadian diplomats because of their sexual orientation. According to the Calcutta Telegraph, two spouses married to Canadian diplomats -- one gay and the other lesbian -- were refused status. In India, same-sex activities are a serious crime punishable by life sentences. 3
2007-MAY-31: New Hampshire: A civil unions bill has been signed into law. It takes effect on 2008-JAN-01. More details.
2007-JUN-05: CA: Bill AB 43 passes the California State Assembly: The "Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act" was introduced by Assemblymember Mark Leno on 2006-DEC-04. It passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on 2007-APR-10 and was approved by the California State Assembly by a vote of 42 to 34 on JUN-05. If passed, it would change the marriage law in the state so that any loving committed couple -- opposite-sex or same-sex -- could marry. The bill will now proceed to the Senate. If passed, it would undoubtedly be vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). More information.
2007-JUN-14: MA: By an overwhelming vote of 151 to 45, lawmakers in a joint session of the Massachusetts legislature defeated the proposed constitutional amendment to deny same-sex couples the right to marry. Only 50 votes (25% of the legislators) had been needed to place it on the 2008 ballot. Supporters of restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples believed that they had 57 votes against marriage equality. House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, Senate President Therese Murray, and Governor Deval Patrick -- along with gay rights activists -- intensely lobbied about a dozen representatives and senators who had previously supported the amendment but who indicated that they were open to changing their positions. The next ballot opportunity for religious and social conservatives to defeat marriage equality in the state will not be until 2012. More info.
2007-JUN-23: Canada: Anglican Church debates blessing same-sex relationships: Considerable anxiety is being expressed within the worldwide Anglican Communion over a decision by one diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada to allow clergy to bless committed same-sex relationships in some of its parishes. On JUN-21, at the church's General Synod, an amendment to a resolution was defeated; it would have required a church-wide moratorium on blessing such relationships. On JUN-23, a motion to require 60% approval by delegates on matters relating to the blessing of same-sex relationships was defeated. Only a simple majority is now needed. A motion to refer the matter for more study was defeated. Debate was halted late on JUN-23; a motion to continue debate was defeated. Discussion will resume on JUN-24.
Even if the blessing of same-sex relationships is permitted by this Synod, same-sex couples will not be able to be married in the church as opposite-sex couples are. More details.
2007-JUN-24: Canada: Bishops of the Anglican Church veto blessing bill: The church door was slammed in the face of same-sex couples when a key resolution was approved by comfortable margins by both lay and clergy delegates but rejected by the bishops. Clergy voted 63 to 53 in favor; lay delegates voted 78 to 59 in favor. But the House of Bishops voted narrowly against the motion: 21 to 19. Since motions require approval by each of the three orders, it did not pass.
The resolution read:
"That this General Synod affirm the authority and jurisdiction of any diocesan synod,
1. with the concurrence of the diocesan bishop, and
2. in a manner which respects the conscience of the incumbent and the
will of the parish,
to authorize the blessing of committed same-sex unions."
Loving, committed same-sex couples will continue to have their relationship unrecognized by the Church until at least the next General Synod in 2010. 4 More details
2007-JUN-28: Sweden: Legislation planned to legalize SSM: "Gender neutral" marriage legislation is expected to be introduced by the Swedish government. Their target date for achieving marriage equity is 2008-JAN. More details.
Rev. Lou Sheldon, "Pro-homosexual/drag queen bill on fast track in House of Representatives," tvc-national newsletter, 2007-APR-12.
"Public Evenly Divided Over Morality Of Homosexual Behaviors." Traditional Values Coalition, 2007-MAY-31, at: http://www.traditionalvalues.org/
"India won't give diplomatic status to same-sex spouses," The Toronto Star, 2007-MAY-11, Page A6.
"Blessing of same-sex unions defeated," ACC Web News, 2007-JUN-24.
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The most underrated songs of the 2010's (part one)
Today I'm going to discuss the most underrated songs of the Eurovision Song Contest since 2010. These songs didn't make it through to the final but I think that they deserved so much more. In a previous post I already discussed three songs that finished last in the final, those songs were really underrated as well. But these song I'm going to show you right now got an even worse placing and were stuck in the semi-finals.
This year had the highest amount of underrated songs. But it was also a great year overall so I get that even good songs were left out.
Aisha – What for? (place 17 out of 17 – 11 points)
I really like this song right now, but I think I didn't like it back in 2010. And I get why, when you listen to this song only one time, you can't fully appreciate it. But after listening to it a few times and really understanding the lyrics, it's a great song. I do get why it finished in last place because her live performance wasn't that good, she's a good singer though. The version on stage was indeed disappointing. But I think this is a song that deserves more credit, people should listen to it a few times and I hope they will like it better.
Kristina – Horehronie (place 16 out of 17 – 24 points)
I think there are so many Eurovision fans who regret not voting for Slovakia in 2010. This song is one of the most underrated songs ever in Eurovision history. It was so amazingly good, I don't even get why it didn't qualify. I mean, Slovakia isn't a popular country but the song really stood out enough for it to at least make it through to the final. The performance was great and her voice was really good, although she seemed to be nervous. I still like this song and it's absolutely in my top 50 of all Eurovision songs.
Sieneke – Ik ben verliefd (place 14 out of 17 – 29 points)
Dutch is my native language so this song is really approachable for me, because it's so easy to sing along to. I think people didn't like the song because they couldn't understand the language. And it's also quite silly when you hear it for the first time, I guess. I just like this so much, it's absolutely a guilty pleasure. I often listen to this song and it has made me like Sieneke a lot. I really follow her and I listen to her songs. She's actually one of the best Dutch artists of this time. She's very popular in The Netherlands and I think it's a shame that she didn't do better at Eurovision. Maybe that was because at that time she was still inexperienced, but she already was a good singer. And she still is.
In 2011 there were a lot of average songs, very few songs were really outstanding. So that way it was hard to choose the 20 songs that made it through to the final.
Stella Mwangi – Haba Haba (place 17 out of 19 – 30 points)
I still don't get why she didn't make it through to the final. Norway is a successful country at Eurovision, in my opinion. And the audience really enjoyed the performance. Her not qualifying is mainly because of the juries. She finished 9th in the ranking by the televoters and only 17th in the one by the juries. So that's how she didn't make it to the final. In my opinion, that's such a shame. She deserved a better place but because the juries didn't like the song, she never got a fair chance.
Witloof Bay – With Love Baby (place 11 out of 19 – 53 points)
This song didn't do that bad, they needed only 1 more point to qualify to the final. But I still think it was really underrated. They didn't use any instruments in this song, only their voices. I thought that was quite extraordinary. And I guess a lot of people weren't aware of this. Maybe this song was really ahead of it's time because for me it was really special and it required a lot of talent to sing a song like that. The song was indeed not that great but the concept was amazing.


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Deirdre Woods, CIO, Wharton, observed that students use an iPad as a "lean back device" as opposed to a PC which is a "lean forward" one. This makes iPads ideal devices to review and annotate documents.
iPad Office Workflow-1 described how to use the Dropbox cloud service to simplify transferring documents to your iPad. Now how do you annotate or mark up your documents?
I prefer using a stylus over typing on the iPad's touch screen, even though I type faster than I write. Unlike some others, I find that without the feedback of physical keys, I can't maintain the registration of my fingers necessary for touch-typing, on a touch-screen.
My go-to app for handwriting notation on PDFs is Note Taker HD. A similar app I've recently begun testing is Pockeysoft's uPad. And of course there are others apps such as iAnnotate PDF.


Here's the question of the day: Do you drink your dessert? My answer is yes but I know I am slightly bias. I have never been much of a dessert person. Even as a kid I never wanted frosting on my birthday cakes. I really only liked my great aunt's chocolate liquor cake. My streak for booze came early! So, most of the time at a restaurant I would much rather have a nightcap or some type of cocktail to end my meal instead of a dessert.
I know that this does not appeal to everyone so I have made a drink that is the middle ground. This drink has raspberry sorbet which is the dessert part and Aperol and champagne which is the booze part. I am currently obsessed with Aperol! It has awesome flavors and is very versatile. What could be better than a dessert float? Nothing. You must make this for your friends. They will freak out.


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Categories Record categories / Sales catalogue Hard Rock/Metal/Punk Albums Funk-Soul & Motown Albums Diana Ross & The Supremes - Cream Of The Crop
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"Cream of the Crop" was released by Diana Ross and the Supremes in December 1969. It was the final regular Supremes album to feature lead singer Diana Ross.
The album was released after the release and rising success of the single "Someday We'll Be Together". The single "Someday" was originally to have been released as Ross' first single (Ross is backed on the recording by session singers Maxine and Julia Waters, not the Supremes). Motown chief Berry Gordy appended the Supremes billing to the single so as to create more publicity for Ross' exit from the group. The album includes covers of songs by The Beatles ("Hey Jude") and Bob Dylan ("Blowin' in the Wind"), also covered by Stevie Wonder. Since another Ross-led single or album had not been planned, "Cream of the Crop" was made up mostly of vaulted material. However, many songs such as those mentioned and "Shadows of Society" portend to a much more serious image for the group. "Love Child", the album was originally slated to be even more of a concept album where songs like "Shadows of Society", "The Young Folks" and the top 10 hit, "I'm Livin' in Shame" were examples of a new image turn for the group had Ross remained in the group.
The album's modest Billboard chart ranking at #33, though the album was certified gold, was as much a reflection on the company's forthcoming focus on Diana Ross' solo debut, as it was on the album's content of "second tier" songwriters.
U.K. Tamla Motown STML 11137 stereo (1969)
The vinyl attains a strong excellent grading, suggesting few plays.
Both record centre labels are clean and unmarked.
The albums laminated flipback sleeve is in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.
The original inner sleeve is excellently presented.
* Someday we'll be together
* Can't you see it's me
* You gave me love
* Hey Jude
* The young folks
* Shadows of society
* Loving you is better than ever
* When it's to the top (still i won't stop giving you love)
* Till Johnny comes
* Blowin' in the wind
* The beginning of the end
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INCHEON, Korea – June 1, 2018 - Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced additional one-year follow-up study results on SB3, a biosimilar candidate referencing Herceptin®i (trastuzumab). The data was made available as an abstract publication at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting which is being held between June 1-5, 2018 in Chicago.
Patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer were randomly assigned to receive eight cycles of SB3 or reference trastuzumab (TRZ) in neoadjuvant setting concurrently with chemotherapy. Patients then underwent surgery, followed by 10 cycles of adjuvant SB3 or TRZ. After completion of therapy, 367 patients (SB3, n=186; TRZ, n=181) consented to participate in a five-year follow-up study. The median follow-up duration from initiation of study treatment was 30.1 months in SB3 and 30.2 months in TRZ. The aim of this study was to observe the incidence of symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF), asymptomatic significant left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) decrease, incidence of other cardiac events, event-free survival (EFS), and overall survival (OS).
Throughout the additional one-year treatment-free follow-up period, the study results showed low incidence of cardiac safety events and no statistically significant difference in survival results compared to TRZ in the SB3 treatment group.
SB3 is under regulatory review at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Biologics License Application (BLA) for SB3 was accepted for review in December 2017.
i Herceptin® is a registered trademark of Genentech.


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This article was posted at Wired.com's Threat Level Blog and is reposted with permission of the author.
Following three months of investigation, California's secretary of state has released a report examining why a voting system made by Premier Election Solutions (formerly known as Diebold Election Systems) lost about 200 ballots in Humboldt County during the November presidential election.
But the most startling information in the state's 13-page report (.pdf) is not about why the system lost votes, which Threat Level previously covered in detail, but that some versions of Diebold's vote tabulation system, known as the Global Election Management System (GEMS), include a button that allows someone to delete audit logs from the system.
Auditing logs are required under the federal voting system guidelines, which are used to test and qualify voting systems for use in elections. The logs record changes and other events that occur on voting systems to ensure the integrity of elections and help determine what occurred in a system when something goes wrong.
"Deleting a log is something that you would only do in de-commissioning a system you're no longer using or perhaps in a testing scenario," says Princeton University computer scientist Ed Felten, who has studied voting systems extensively. "But in normal operation, the log should always be kept."
Yet the Diebold system in Humboldt County, which uses version 1.18.19 of GEMS, has a button labeled "clear," that "permits deletion of certain audit logs that contain � or should contain � records that would be essential to reconstruct operator actions during the vote tallying process," according to the California report.
The button is positioned next to the "print" and "save as" buttons (see image above), making it easy for an election official to click on it by mistake and erase crucial logs.
In fact, the report says, this occurred recently in a California county when an official, while attempting to print out a copy of a so-called "poster log," inadvertently deleted it instead.
The system provides no warning to the operator that clicking on the button will result in permanent deletion of records in the log, nor does it require the operator to confirm the action before executing it.
Apparently Premier/Diebold was aware that having a "clear" button on its system was a bad idea. According to California's report, one of the system's developers wrote in an e-mail in 2001: �[a]dding a 'clear' button is easy, but there are too many reasons why doing that is a bad idea.� Yet the company included the button in its system anyway.
The button was removed from version 1.18.20 of the software and following, but Premier/Diebold never went back to jurisdictions using previous versions to upgrade them, and version 1.18.19 is still used in three California counties as well as in other states. It's unclear how many previous versions of the software had the button, or why it was included in the first place.
The �Clear� buttons . . . allow inadvertent or malicious destruction of critical audit trail records in all GEMS version 1.18.19 jurisdictions, risking the accuracy and integrity of elections conducted using this voting system. Five years after the company recognized the need to remove the �Clear� buttons from the GEMS audit log screens, not only Humboldt, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties in California but jurisdictions in other parts of the country, including several counties in Texas and Florida, continue to use GEMS version 1.18.19. . . .
The report states that the inclusion of the button violated the federal voting system standards under which the Premier/Diebold system was qualified to be used in elections. The standards require that voting system software automatically creates and permanently retains electronic audit logs of important system events that occur on the machine.Premier/Diebold did not respond to a request for comment.
The "clear" button isn't the only problem with the auditing log in the Premier/Diebold system. I wrote previously about other issues with the logs -- for example, they don't record significant events that occur in the tabulation system, such as when someone deletes votes from the software.
The California report states that the "clear" button, along with other problems with the auditing logs as well as the software flaw that caused the system to lose votes in Humboldt County (see below for more information on that flaw), should have been red flags to the testing laboratories that certified the system and should have been sufficient to "fail" the system and prevent it from being used in any federal election.
As the report points out, under the voting system standards (VSS) "each of the errors and deficiencies in the GEMS version 1.18.19 software described in this report standing alone would warrant a finding by an Independent Testing Authority (ITA) of 'Total Failure' (indicated by a score of 1.0) had the flaw been detected. Under the 1990 VSS, a finding of 'Total Failure' required failure of the voting system."
"Presumably some organization, some lab, looked at this system and decided they thought it complies with the standard," says Felten. "And, obviously, they were wrong. Any state that uses GEMS should be looking at this seriously."
The findings raise questions about the auditing logs on voting systems made by other vendors and about what states that use the Premier/Diebold system will do now that they know their voting software does not create an adequate audit trail to ensure the integrity of an election.
California's secretary of state will be holding a public hearing on March 17 (.pdf) to discuss the report and whether version 1.18.19 of GEMS should be decertified in the state. The state can't order counties not to use the software, but decertifying this software version will force counties to upgrade to different versions.
As for addressing the fundamental problems with the auditing logs in all versions of the GEMS software, a spokeswoman for the secretary of state's office said only that the state sent the report to the federal Election Assistance Commission to post on its web site and communicate the issue to election officials in other jurisdictions.
A spokeswoman for the EAC told Threat Level that the commission has no authority to address problems with voting systems that were tested and qualified before it assumed responsibility for voting machines, even if those machines are in violation of the voting system standards. In 2002, Congress gave the EAC oversight responsibility for the testing and qualification of voting systems, but the commission has yet to shepherd a voting system through testing and certification. Prior to the EAC assuming responsibility for voting systems, the National Association of State Election Directors voluntarily assumed the oversight task and it was under NASED's watch that all of the voting systems currently in use in the country were tested and certified.
"There's no regulatory action that we could take," says EAC spokeswoman Jeannie Layson. "But certainly in the area of notification, when the voting sytem reports come out, the commissioners make sure that the test labs and independent reviewers who look at the test reports are aware of all that information."
The lab that was responsible for testing and qualifying GEMS version 1.18.19 with the "clear" button is Colorado-based Ciber, Inc. In 2007, the lab was barred from testing voting systems for not following quality-control procedures and for failing to document that it was conducting all tests. The EAC restored the lab's accreditation to test voting systems last year.
Ciber did not respond to a call for comment about its examination of the Premier/Diebold system and its approval of the "clear" button.
As mentioned above, the California report is the result of an investigation into what occurred in Humboldt County during the presidential election.
After county officials had already certified their election results to state officials, they discovered that the tabulation software they used to tally votes had dropped 197 paper vote-by-mail ballots from the totals at one precinct. The system did so without giving any warning or message to election officials that it was doing so. Humboldt uses a central-count optical-scan system made by Premier/Diebold.
The vendor acknowledged that a programming flaw in its software caused the system to randomly and silently delete votes and disclosed that it had known about the problem since October 2004 and provided some election officials with a workaround, though Humboldt County election director Carolyn Crnich had never been told of the problem.
The issue involved a programming error in version 1.18.19 of GEMS that caused ballots to be randomly dropped from the system. The GEMS software is used to tabulate votes on both touch-screen and optical-scan machines, but the problem only occurred when the software was used to tabulate votes scanned on a central-count optical-scan system -- a high-speed optical scanner that is used in a county's election headquarters, as opposed to precinct-based optical scanners that are used at polling places.
The California secretary of state investigated and confirmed that a flaw in the GEMS software can automatically delete the first batch of ballots scanned into the system if officials delete a subsequent batch -- something that occurs on a regular basis when officials make a mistake during scanning. The system provided no notice to officials whenever it deleted such ballots.
As the California report notes, the loss of votes in Humboldt County could have been much greater and was limited only because election officials had scanned only 197 ballots in their first batch.
Although Premier/Diebold knew about the problem for years, it didn't notify the federal Election Assistance Commission or the National Association of State Election Directors, which oversaw the testing and certification of voting systems at the time the Premier/Diebold system was certified, so that NASED could notify election officials around the country about the problem.
Instead, the report says, the company sent a "vague email" to election officials in the 11 California counties that, at the time, were using that version of the GEMS software with a central count optical-scan system. The e-mail, previously published here, provided officials with a workaround for the problem. But the e-mail never told officials why it was important for them to do the workaround -- that is, it never explained that there was a programming flaw in the software and that if they didn't do the workaround, the system would be at risk of silently dropping votes.
An employee in Humboldt County received the e-mail, but never wrote the workaround instructions into the office's election procedures and never told Crnich about the issue before he left to go work in another county. As a result, Humboldt was vulnerable to the flaw during the presidential election.
The flaw was fixed in version 1.18.24 of the software in May 2005. But until that occurred, Premier/Diebold continued to allow other jurisdictions across the country to use at least five flawed versions of the software and never explained the problem or the workaround in its user documentation.
Diebold has said that no jurisdiction outside California used these versions of GEMS with a central count optical-scan system and therefore were not at risk from the flaw. California officials backed this statement in their report.
But even when the flaw was fixed in version 1.18.24, the vendor allowed California counties to continue to use the flawed software rather than upgrade them to the fixed version. The company never informed state officials about the problem with its system.
Secretary of State Debra Bowen has sponsored legislation that would require voting machine vendors to notify the state in writing (.pdf) any time it discovers a problem with its voting system. The vendor would have to notify the state, and any California jurisdiction using the voting system, within five working days of discovering a flaw in software or hardware.
The bill also requires vendors to disclose any flaws it already knows about systems that are currently in use in the state. These reports will then be submitted to the Election Assistance Commission so that officials in other states will know about them as well. The bill provides for civil penalties of $10,000 per violation against vendors for undisclosed flaws or for making unauthorized changes to a voting system.
Kate Folmar, spokeswoman for the secretary of state's office, said Bowen hopes that the bill, if passed, "could become a model for other states for dealing with similar anomalies and problems that pop up with their voting systems."


the Landing Bay inside the Subterranean Structure.
From Starport: (s, s, s, w, nw, nw, nw, enter gap).
from the starport in Ather City).
him during the mini (adornment).
3. Charge the EMP device at any tap (3 times for a full charge).
4. Travel to Tusbix, then go s, s, s, s, s, enter, d, d, n, w, w.
or you can wear a slaver's uniform and they will let you pass.
Imperial players are always allowed access).
5. If you're not an Imperial, you have to kill the troopers here.
Then, <use keypad> to deactivate the barrier.
be allowed access to the southwest.
approach you. Then, you <detonate emp> to disable the droid.
briefly drop a grapefruit spoon. Take the spoon.
Chow Hall, <sit right table> and you will find it there.
before you can use it.
will find a steak knife. Take the knife.
10. Make sure you keep the tablet in your inventory, and not in a bag.
sure the tablet is in your inventory, it will beep in confirmation.
Kill the Master Slaver and <scoop eyeball from socket> to get his eyeball.
Open the drawer in his room and search it to find a tube of thermite gel.
12. Now you have everything you need to activate the power shutdown sequence.
sequence> and wait to get prompted for the eyeball retinal scan.
and <press button> to finish the sequence.
pens at the end of the interior corridor.
Turret Control System (reduces damage from turrets by 40%).
in the slave pen (located in the corners of the six-room area).
kill the slaves in a very short time (unkillable).
next <break gate> will do twice the damage.
15. Once the gate has been broken through, the slaves will continue south.
kills one of the slaves, so killing them quickly is a must.
once and <jam brand into junction>, alternatively use an activated saber.
This destroys an energy junction, which reduces the turret damage by 20%.
execute slaves if you're not fast.
and remove another 20% of damage from the turrets.
will murder the slaves if you're slow.
20. When they're dead, go west and you will finally be in the landing bays.
<give thumbs-up signal> and the pilot will take off.
remain constantly stunned to keep the slaves safe.
would with a joypad. (It's pretty easy to do in CMUD or MUSHclient).
mounting the blaster! You will just shoot at the floor otherwise.
intercepted by Tie-fighters and will be shot down.
only has room for the slaves.
Smugglers get a GP reward.
Captain Kull will reward you with an additional mini (10 mp).
uniform and he won't upgrade the security alert.


Always funny and always lovely typography!
Beautifully written piece of long copy (something we need loads more of).
I would genuinely go out and buy this stuff just on the basis of the ad.
I love the little cards. We are having a fentimans stuff at our wedding. I'd LOVE to have some of these for the guests.


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Lacoste owner buys The Kooples
28 May 2019By Isabella Fish
Swiss group Maus Frères, which owns Lacoste, Gant and Aigle, has bought French fashion brand The Kooples.
Maus Frères International began exclusive negotiations last March with the stockholders of The Kooples: the Elicha family and the LBO France investment fund.
The Swiss group plans to add the men's and womenswear label to its international brands division.
Meanwhile, it has also announced the appointment of former Louis Vuitton vice-president Romain Guinier as the brand's new chief executive.
Guinier worked at L'Oréal until 1999, before taking on the role of vice-president of Louis Vuitton between March 2004 and February 2008.
He then became CEO of Aigle in March 2008, which he continued until this month.
Thierry Guibert, president of Maus Frères International and Lacoste, said: "This acquisition, handled in friendly fashion, illustrates our group's strategic direction: developing and acquiring premium yet affordable luxury brands with the goal of creating an international fashion and luxury group.
"The Kooples will remain an independent brand, but will benefit from the synergies and savoir-faire of other members of the group – Lacoste, Aigle, Gant, Technifibre – thus developing and conquering wardrobes all over the world."
The Kooples was founded in 2008 by brothers Alexandre, Laurent and Raphaël Elicha. It reported a turnover of €227m (£195m) in 2018 and is sold in in 32 countries worldwide, primarily in Europe and the US.
Lacoste owner to buy The Kooples
20 March 2019Grace Whelan
Swiss group Maus Frères, which owns Lacoste, Gant and Aigle, has entered into exclusive negotiations to buy French fashion brand The Kooples.
Lacoste owner must 'reinvent' The Kooples
31 May 2019Isabella Fish
The acquisition of The Kooples by Swiss group Maus Frères provides fresh impetus for the French fashion brand to reinvent itself and deliver "something special" to justify its high price points, industry experts have told Drapers.
Revenue rockets at Pentland Group
1 July 2019Jill Geoghegan
Pentland Group's revenue soared 38.9% to £5.1bn for the year to 31 December, fuelled by a record-breaking performance from JD Sports Fashion.