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Natural products still a force of natureWith cleansers and moisturizers firing on all cylinders, retailers and brands are fine-tuning other segments to keep the momentum going. By bringing skin care innovations to mass doors more quickly, chains have been able to keep their customer base from straying to specialty stores and, in some cases, lure them back.
Uninhibited consumers drive changeFeminine hygiene products, once relegated to back aisles near diapers, are hidden no longer. In fact, the entire category is being treated more like a beauty business than a commodity. Some chains even cross-merchandise feminine wipes or cleansers near beauty aisles. Once again, millennial shoppers are driving the change. They aren't afraid to talk about periods or other feminine issues that were once unmentionable. There are blogs about waxing and menstruation, and Refinery 29 Snapchatted about how to empty a menstrual cup.
POC testing, vision and hearing centers are future of retail clinicsThere is a potential white space opportunity for retail clinics in advancing point-of-care diagnostic offerings on site. In 2015, combined sales of POC tests, clinical chemistry and immunoassay laboratory tests and vaccines to retail clinics reached $240 million, with vaccines accounting for a greater share than POC tests or laboratory tests. This reflects total annual growth of more than 26% per year since 2010, when retail clinics accounted for about $75 million in purchases of these products.
Brand licensing helps lift bandage salesUnintentional cuts and piercings account for 6.3% of all non-fatal injuries, according to the latest data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with more than 2 million accidental cuts occurring each year. Among children ages 19 years and younger, 746-of-every-100,000 kids get an accidental cut or piercing each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Resistance is futileWith more than 12 million outbreaks estimated to occur annually among preschool and school-aged children in the United States, lice infestations are a big deal. And pharmacists play a key role in helping parents select safe and successful treatments. According to a whitepaper published earlier this year by TyraTech, makers of Vamousse, lice resistance to permethrin and synergized pyrethrins has limited the efficacy of OTC products containing these pesticides and engendered their misuse and overuse.
Brands brush up on dental hygiene salesIt appears oral care brands are borrowing a page from the skin care playbook. To brush up on sales, more oral care brands are mirroring trends that have boosted mass market skin care sales — double-duty toothpastes, a trend toward "premiumization" and building momentum for more naturally positioned offerings.
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Why Self-Regulation Is Necessary To Increase Emotional Intelligence
The human body and mind exhibit emotions based on biological impulses. What keeps emotions under control is self-regulation. Leaders exhibit controlled behavior through superior emotional intelligence connected strongly with the ability to manage thoughts and changes devoid of uncertainty and hurried decisions.
From the moment leaders exhibit controlled emotions to the time they implement corrective measures, self-control and willingness to think beyond temporary setbacks are needed. Verbal corrections are kept to the minimum without compromising on values or the need to issue stereotype written communications making participants aware of the problem.
Five Essential Components Of Self-Regulation
Adaptability: The moment a leader believes in adapting to a situation, half the battle is won. Controlling oneself is an extension of adapting to difficult situations. The problem could be physical in nature, but similar emotions crop up leading to anxiety and depression. For example, a delayed process due to failure may hamper productivity leading to depression. Regulation of oneself helps in overcoming negative emotions. A leader quickly adapts other processes to complete the same task.
Self-Control: It's a virtue that matters in any situation. For instance, players indulging in a rigorous sport like soccer tend to lose their temper more often due to shortness of breath. Self-control helps overcome negative emotions hampering the process of learning how to control the breathing cycle.
Innovation: The innovative leader is open to suggestions and never lets a failed decision stop the flow of new ideas. In this context, self-regulation prods the leader to seek fresh ideas from others. The process may involve trying out techniques like the 5-Whys Technique, which allows a leader to analyze all possible aspects of failure and arrive at positive results faster.
Conscientiousness: The manager always adopts a high performance scale, as compared to subordinates in the team. Self-reliance allows the manager to accept responsibility, first for self-performance and then for collective performance of the team. Increased awareness of the project at large is sustained through planned implementation of processes at every stage. The self-regulated manager is able to predict when the project is heading towards failure and prepares accordingly with a willingness to take responsibility, if something were to go wrong.
Trustworthiness: Team members look up to trustworthy leaders. A high level of integrity must be demonstrated. All decisions are made honestly and openly for the collective good. By constantly regulating self, the leader develops trustworthiness and willingness to consider moral issues before taking any decision.
Leaders With Self-Regulation Skills Are Needed
Effective leaders leave behind them benchmarks to follow. Higher frequencies of resolved issues in any industry is attributed to the fact that effective leaders are in place at every stage of the decision-making ladder. The leader at the top demonstrates strong self-regulated traits. A viral effect begins to spread downwards positively affecting other leaders down the ladder.
Technological advances may bring in unforeseen problems often difficult to handle on individual basis. The leader with higher self-regulated skills survives through difficult phases. Others can follow by adopting the same positive attitude towards change.
People must visualize the leader as a reasonable man. Self-reliance prevents leaders from taking harsh decisions unless absolutely necessary. Other team members take decisions accordingly and are more willing to approach a reasonable leader.
Achieve Higher Levels Of Self-Regulation
Practical methods to achieve them are:
- Maintaining Calm In Dire Situations – Stress can affect people in different ways. Facing a challenging situation by maintaining calm has a soothing effect on other team members. It needs practice in the form of deep-breathing exercises, jotting down negative feelings with the aim of slowing down build-up, and posing questions at oneself to look at a problem differently.
- Building A Strong Ethical Code – The management team takes bold decisions without losing self-control. It is usually the leader that demonstrates the attribute. The team then finds it much easier to follow the same ethical code.
Self-regulation needs practice; however, it is an attribute that may help leaders avoid costly mistakes. They are continuously building up emotional intelligence by exercising self-control in all situations.


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But if you ask Gracie, she has already been six since Sunday. She simply cannot wrap her head around having a birthday party before your actual birthday...so...this whole day of birth thing is just a formality. She is at least three days deep into this six year old business.
I'm sure we'll be doing something special to celebrate our October birthdays with a family day coming soon. Until then, it's off to school for the girls today! I hope Gracie girl has a great day in kindergarten. I'm sure she will - she loves it! She whines when it's the weekend...I'm not sure who she belongs to.
So it has been a very long time since I have just done an update on life and the kids and what they are up to and into. I usually start this back up again when a new baby in the family is born. It's a good way for me to keep up with the monthly development of my smallest and to remember all of their milestones. Well, Lincoln is two months old now, and if I'm being perfectly honest....I forgot.
I'm pretty sure the mind starts going somewhere around the third or fourth child, but by baby number five, just forget it. You are destined to live life a little more by the seat of your pants at this point, or so I am learning. Complete mush for brains.
So, in honor of Gracie's birthday, let's start with the older girls shall we?
Grace and Evelyn continue to really enjoy their new school. I adore it, myself. It's such a good fit for us. The girls joined the "Mini Jags" dance club that meets before school on Tuesdays, and they are pretty gosh darned excited about that. I wasn't sure exactly what type of dancing they would be doing, but I'm assuming it's more cheer oriented, because yesterday they came home and were showing off their "cinnamon buns." If you were ever a cheerleader then you know exactly what those are, and if you weren't, well...it has nothing to do with your backside, haha. They have a performance on field day which seems like a really far way off, so we'll see how that goes!
Evelyn auditioned for and got a speaking part in the second grade musical that will be performed later this fall. She's going to be a dinosaur, hehe. Words cannot express how much I am oozing with giddiness over the whole thing. A dinosaur musical. That is perfection. We have to get a costume. Happy elementary nerd mom alert.
As most kindergartners do, Gracie is blowing me away with how much she learning in such a short amount of time this year. She is getting very good at lettering, and she tries SO hard to read anything and everything. "Hey mom, I know what this says." "Hey. Mom. Do you know what this says?" "Mom? Mom? Hey mom? Did you know I can read this?" Haha. She just loves to learn!
Then we have Mr. Reagan, who is my little buddy still this school year. He is ALL boy...in every typical way imaginable. He's really into superheroes, loves youtube and video games. He's a very quiet child, comparatively speaking, which is a good thing for me, because I don't have many of those. My girls are LOUD. :) He keeps to himself a lot until he comes to me saying, "Mom, I want to play a game." Or..."Mom, I need a snack."
Or my favorite. "Ugh! It died! Mom, can you plug this in?" That's probably the most used phrased in this house.
He's going to be four one week from today. Four years old. His hair gets sandier every year, and he gets funnier and funnier. He's a trickster, and he tries to fool me all the time and play little pranks. He thinks he is sooo clever. Like when he sticks his hand under the bathroom door and says, "Oh mom! It's Gracie! It's Gracie here mom, let me in." And...he doesn't go away until I call him Gracie. If I say, "I know it's you, buddy!" he'll just stay there forever saying, "No it's not!" And when I finally give in and call him Grace, I can hear him run away giggling, "Oh man, she thinks I'm Gracie!" What a nut!
Charlotte has officially moved up and taken the spot of "family firecracker." She is super strong willed, just like Gracie was. Though, she is much more easily quieted with something to eat or drink, usually. :) While she has Grace's stubbornness and temper, she has inherited Evelyn's goofball side. Charlotte reminds me SO much of Evie at the same age. They have so many of the same mannerisms, and Char jabbers our ears off. I think she's going to be an early talker, which I LOVE. There is nothing better than hearing elaborate stories from a young toddler. The things they come up with!
I still have to watch Charlotte super closely around Lincoln, because she is a stinker. Pretty sure she's convinced she should still be the baby in the family, and who is this little runt anyway? She tries to grab him and scratch him when she thinks I'm not looking. Ay yi yi. I spend my days playing bodyguard. Although she can be quite a handful, my goodness is she cute. That red hair, those dimples, and the cheesy grins she flashes us. We're completely doomed. She can be the loudest, most shrill child we've ever had, but then she'll do something so cute like kiss and cuddle a stuffed animal and say, "Aww" and the whole family says "Aww" and that's it. She wins.
Lincoln is literally just trying to survive one day at a time in this household, haha. I adore this baby. He is so cute and cuddly and good. He sleeps so well, he eats like a champ. At his two month check-up last weekend, he grew like two more inches and he's still at about 97% for height and 50% for weight. Tall and lean...nothing like any of our other kids! But clearly, he's getting enough sustenance.
I never want to forget that little head of dark hair with the sweet swirly cowlick in the back. The thin curvy lips he has that remind me exactly of Christian Bale. I call him my little Batman baby. :) His dark blue eyes that look up at me like a baby bird. The way he squeals when his attacker is coming near. Haha. I hope he ends up looking just like Eric. I think Eric is a pretty good looking guy, so one of our kids needs to look just like him! This kid has completely stolen my heart, all over again. He's the most precious unexpected blessing I've ever received. As I have said with all of our children, I can't wait for him to grow and to do life with him. Happy to have one more little love to share our traditions with!
Naked little sister insisted on jumping in a picture with the birthday girl this morning. :)
If I had to guess, right about now Grace is probably wearing a birthday crown and being doted on. She took some treats for her friends, and the school has a special program to recognize kids on their birthday. The birthday kid chooses a book to donate to the school library ahead of time, and on their birthday someone comes to the classroom to present the book, put in a special name plate in the child's honor and get their picture taken for the library bulletin board. Then the birthday kid gets to be the first one to check the book out and bring it home. I think it's a neat way to give back to the school and make the kids feel special at the same time!
It's tradition to let our birthday child choose what we have for dinner, so Gracie takes the reins tonight. I'm going to laugh if, given all of our options, we end up at McDonalds again this year. :) I'm so thankful for happy days with our family and special moments to share together!
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A deadly strain of bird flu has been found at a turkey farm just a week before Christmas. The H5N8 strain has been discovered at a farm in Lincolnshire, which had more than 5,000 birds.
The virus has been circulating in mainland Europe and has now been found in Britain, according to the Departmet for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Birds which have not died in the outbreak so far will be killed as a precaution, although the authorities say there will be no impact on the Christmas turkey supply for families planning a traditional Christmas lunch.
A protection zone and a wider surveillance zone has been put in place in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading any further, and other bird farms and facilities are being warned to keep their birds indoors.
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Defra has now launched an investigation in a bid to find out how the virus has reached Lincolnshire. Meanwhile Public Health England moved to provide reassurances, saying the risk to humans is very low. So far, there have been no recorded cases of a human catching H5N8, although people have been diagnosed with other strains of bird flu. Symptoms tend to be similar to other types of flu. However, there have been cases of bird flu leading to pneumonia and even organ failure.
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Waves hello! Bites nails nervously. Waves goodbye!
Did you know that in the world of flesh, he, Alex, has the fair skin and I, Myg, have the darker olive skin? Well it's not all that dark but it is that mediterranean hue given me by my Hungarian/Italian heritage.
I'm sorry, it's been awhile I know. My Second Life still in shambles, sort of. My online life scattered between too many blogs and too much time spent frittering away over US electoral politics.
I spend a good deal of my time here, which is why you don't see me so much in Second Life these days. I'm finding out that I suck at multi-tasking.
I have been spending some time learning how to make t-shirts for Second Life. It's not easy to do this when you're not even in a small way talented in graphic art, so bear with me. I did make a Clockwork T to commemorate Alex's new club opening. It's got some glitches in it, but it's wearable enough. IM me or Alex if you want a copy. It's brown and orange. (I TOLD you I had no talent for graphic art, what do you want?)
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I don't smoke. But if I did, I would right now.
People, the man is having his way with me.
It's all about income. And having one. And this, my dears, is why you've not seen me on the grid.
I'd greatly underestimated just how damned busy I'd be this fall with these trifling bits of reality. But for fuck's sake, someone has got to pay the tier fees around here. And Burgess, he's down for the count too – same thing, different reasons.
Don't worry – eventually it's going to shake out in our favor. You'll see.
And oh! PS! I got picked as a finalist for the New World Notes 2007 Uncanny Expo! Voting for the winner begins next week, so be prepared to get hit up – HARD.5 comments
on vacation!
Hey! Alex and I are on vacation where all we've got is satellite internet – which is as bad as they say for Second Life. So we may be on intermittently, but odds are not too often and not for long. As such we probably won't be posting quite as often as normal for the next week and a half.
Alex is trying to see what he can handle in terms of -=clockwork=- this week. Stay tuned here for details on the schedule and such.
We'll miss you! But time away from the computer is good for my soul. How 'bout yours?
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electric Life
Prior to Second Life, I thought had a serious affinity for cyber culture. I had a myspace (which back then was even updated), a couple of blogs. Hell, I started blogging before blogger.com even existed, tediously updating my website with new stories about what I was up to, and I even had some readers. A couple of years ago I even Stumbled!
But with Second Life and this blog my adventures in cybering really began to get deep. Now I'm so far in I can't even figure out which offshoot of the tunnel leads back to daylight.
Below is a sampling of my online hangouts – places I may put my stamp outside of here and Second Life. The list is a little bit terrifying, actually. I think I need to get out more…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mygdala/ This is a must – probably my most heavily used portal. Nearly all the photos here are hotlinked from flickR. I don't participate much in the groups, but I do peruse my contact photos often and exchange comments on images.
http://twitter.com/myg I'd gotten into Twitter for awhile but then gave up on it because it was so frackin slow. I recently got back into it though. It's a great way to hear about or get the word out quickly about cool stuff. I find Twittering from Second Life most fun with Ordinal Malaprop's Twitterbox.
http://myg.stumbleupon.com/ Another online obsession that I'd once dabbled in but gave up, recently started again. There's no better way to procrastinate from that report you don't want to write. I've found the added benefit that by stumbling our podcasts from Clockwork, we've gotten huge increases in traffic, which I really appreciate.
http://mygdala.vox.com This is where M is for Myg began, back in January–not long at all after I started in Second Life. Not sure why, but I just sat down one day and said, "I know! Why don't I blog about my Second Life?" I half expected it to die out like 5 or other creative projects I'd had going at the time, but you all started reading it and here we are today. I still post to it every once in awhile, though I'm not sure why. I like the neighborhood feature of it a lot but don't like the limitations of the design.
http://del.icio.us/mygdala This seems like it should and could be a very cool way to share websites that I like, sorta a la StumbleUpon, but I haven't gotten my brain around it yet. I do tag things but not terribly often.
Good Old Myspam
http://myspace.com/mygdala I used to dig myspace, but my meatperson's myspace was so badly hacked by a fucking spam twat and that it left me really cold. I never got any help from them either, so I couldn't fix the page. Anyway, I made a Myspace early on in my Second Life career, and it's how I met friends Like DCPunk Dix. Back then I was tickled by the crossover from Myspace to SL–that was prior to getting hooked into the bloggers group. Now I never check myspace, but I do still have it.
http://www.digg.com/users/mygdala I'm not really into Digg, but I saw a few blog posts had Digg badges and I wanted to help promote them. If I like a post and it's got a badge, it will def get digged by me. I believe in supporting people whose work I value.
http://my.mashable.com/myg Can someone tell me what the fuck this is? I don't know that there's any point to having it, but supposedly it integrates a lot of the above functions into one page. Maybe it's true, I honestly haven't had time to find out. The interface doesn't do much for me – you'd be surprised at how much that makes a difference. Maybe not.
http://mygdala.blogspot.com When blogger.com first launched it was like a miracle. I had a number of blogs with blogger. But when google took it over, I started to hate its guts. It now seems terribly clunky and awkward to me (no offense to all you blogger.com bloggers!) I'm a wordpress gal now. I have this so I could comment on certain blogs way back when.
http://pownce.com/myg/ (TY Desertwolf Longstaff for the invite – I have 5 left if anyone wants one…) I haven't even begun to get into this one.
http://www.last.fm/user/mygdaladotcom/ Okay and one last one. I thought with our foray into podcasting and Alex's club pursuits with Clockwork, it'd be good to have a last.fm page too. I still haven't done anything here, but damn it's a pretty awesome resource for finding new music. Just beginning to scratch the surface here.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=595792920 I don't know why I didn't get a nice little "mygdala" tag at the end of my facebook link, but oh well. I just created this today because I have been reading about it constantly and want to see if it's cool or not. So if you're on, add me, k?
So that's it. And now you know, I want to know, where do you hang out online if you're not in SL? (Or while you're in SL and we think you're IM'in? What do you get out of these places? Anything?13 comments
Is Second Life digital come to life?
Second Life gets considered by Read/Write Web as author Alex Iskold muses on the topic of our digital future. In it he discusses how things digital take on life of its own through virtual worlds like Second Life. He also talks about our real world experiences becoming increasingly documented, annotated and indexed in the digital world. Where the hell is all this headed? That's what Iskold asks, and I toss it to Esteban.
Est? You think he found out about the time we climbed out of the box?
And by the way everybody, Alex and I got a puppy (a slobbery, cuddly, puppy smelling real one, not a digital one) and that has kept us a bit preoccupied since we got back from our trip. So, sorry we've not been around! But never fear, Met a Stranger Season 2 season premiere is near!2 comments
Hey SL Bloggers – how addicted are ya?
80%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
Silly quiz time! Still, thought it was time to come clean with my addiction. So, what about you?
Be warned, the link takes you to the quiz, hosted at a silly online dating place, and who needs online dating when all we ever do in Second Life is get laid anyway?
What a life!24 comments
Come meet Myg! Second Life 4th Birthday, 9am SLT (correction)
Here I am, hanging out at SL4B. Come keep me company and get the REAL story about what happened that night between me and Vint! Don't be swayed by her tall tales of "ickyness" people!
Come see me at SLURL and if you can't find me, IM me (Mygdala March for those of you who don't know my full name – damn I never use it so I forget myself sometimes…) and I'll give you a TP.
I'm here from 12-1 SLT, and perhaps afterwards but not sure for how long. Hope to see you all there!
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Second Life voice-enabled regions as of June 20, 2007
After the jump you'll find the latest list of voice-enabled Mainland and Island sims as of June 20. I got the notecard inworld from Wrath Paine, courtesy of Vint Falken.No comments


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I have always loved the beauty of dream catchers and the meaning/legend behind them is something so special. Each one of my children has had their own dream catcher hanging in their room since they were little and I have to say, they've come in very handy during some difficult bedtimes, easing fears and anxiety. Lately, I've… Read More


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|This is the article on the Kushan capture ship. If you are looking for the article on the similar Taiidan ship, see Salvage Corvette.
Salvage Corvette
|Ship Information
Ship Capture
Ship Type
RU Cost
250 RUs
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425 m/s
Salvage Subversion routines
The Salvage Corvette is a corvette designed for capturing and analyzing encountered vessels or to tow debris.
Background Edit
The Mothership Fleet made use of them during the Homeworld War. It is not present during the Cataclysm Era. Tactically indespensible, the Porter, in sufficient numbers, could incapacitate and move almost any enemy vessel to the Mothership or a carrier to be taken over for use within the fleet. Capable of taking ships many times its size when operating in packs (such as carriers or heavy cruisers), enough Porters can neutralize entire groups of frigates, destroyers, and cruisers, with the desirable effect of bringing the target vessels under their fleet's control.
It was decided to convert many of the heavy tugs used in the construction of the Kushan Mothership into the new heavily armored, battle-capable vessels that would be able to survive combat and dock with an enemy vessel, gain important information from it and finally tow it back to the Mothership for capture. The Porter, as this particular tug was known, was pulled back to the Mothership and the Scaffold for refitting and it became the basis for the corvette design used for combat corvettes such as the Light Corvette and Heavy Corvette.
The new design, the Porter Mk. 2, had several modifications. First, more armor was added to protect it from enemy fire. Advanced computers using AI-driven viruses, subvert and override programs, and decryption routines were added to its equipment. These subversion routines, which would work best on damaged ships, increase in power when there are more Porters assisting.
Porters operate alone, as to draw little attention, and only on rare occasions will carry even a scout escort. A tour of duty aboard a Porter is hence, much like in the case of the Porter's Taiidan equivalent the Tiirshak, considered disciplinary duty in most cases.
One of the outtakes of the Karos Graveyard ships was a Salvage Corvette with a single medium projectile cannon.
Trivia Edit
- In the Homeworld: Cataclysm manual, it is referred to as a Porter-class Salvage Corvette.[1]
Bugs Edit
- When capturing ships, the salvage corvette may latch onto a targeted ship at the wrong angle.
- Strangely, cloaked ships are harder to capture and will likely result in collisions that result in them being destroyed.
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- ↑ Homeworld: Cataclysm manual


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We are not the only ones who like small guitars :-)
KeithRichards.com just published a new set of photos of good ol' Keef. Here's the man busy in the fine art of being impossibly cool, with a nice and small 4-stringed friend on his lap. Even to look at random pictures of Keith is inspiring so be sure check them out.


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Welcome to the Foreveralonepodcast Wiki
forever alone podcast was created by two nerds, Jake and his cousin, Jason in 2009. then their account got hacked, and forever alone podcast 2 was born! later they were joined by Jake's friends, Dale and Coll!n. they are still going strong today, no matter what people think of them. they just do their best to entertain people and to have fun doing it. their main inspiration is smosh, but they frequently mention other podcasts in their videos. this is an edit for no sell page lolz n00b.
night rider 2 is coming :D
we are still unsponsered and unloved. Feel free to subscribe and like!
Contacting us:
visit our website at: http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/foreveralonepodcast2/33271143/
our youtubez at: http://www.youtube.com/users/ForeverAlonePodcast2
EMAIL JAKE HER: firstname.lastname@example.com
EMAIL JASON HERE: firstname.lastname@example.com
EMAIL COLL!N HERE: firstname.lastname@example.com
EMAIL ALEX HERE: email@example.com
Latest activity
makin' vids again
well... nothing much, you?
if you are reading this, you are probably curious about how stupid we are, jake's IQ is 18338, so GET OFF HIS BACK YOU EVIL MONKEYS! Coll!n's IQ is about 100, which is average... :o Jason's IQ is well under -17835481759884095801948845187 and a half. Alex's IQ is unknown. It's unknown because we never bothered to find out. Maybe we should? see, you learn something every day :)
we are now going to be more active in this WIKI WIKI WIKI! which is cool, because they will delete it if you aren't active, so balls to that :D
- The determined leader!*
how FAP came about
Jake was the first one to come up with the idea for a podcast. he famously said to his cousin, Jason, "we should start a F***ing podcast, you know, like smosh!"
how jason was convinced that it may be a good idea
jason was a little reluctant but after many pleas and some crying, forever alone podcast was born.
how they made the magic
using an old macbook, they managed to make a few videos. although they scewed up with the recording equipment at first,having trouble uploading because they did not have the right file type. they figured out what exactly to use eventually though, and the first few roughly edited sketches came through.
later, about a week later to be exact, the FAP home channel was hacked causing mass panic in the social network. okay, maybe it wasn't that bad, but it was still pretty bad. after much crying and temper tantrums, FAP reignited with their all new, slightly more professional looking, FAP2. it is still going on today, with very little problems.
jake's other channel:
jake's other channel is an animating channel, and can be reched here: http://www.youtube.com/user/APPLESAUCElovit123?ob=0&feature=results_main
coll!n is eats poop lolz
he plays games, he eats food, he has cheesenips in his pizza, he likes big hair, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT PEOPLE!!
Coll!n's youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/isetmfriendsofire
Jason and Jake started this thing. blame them. he also put on black-face and sang "what what in the butt"(not on a dare) frequently has gastro intestinal problems.
if you are reading this far, you must love us :D *brohug* but seriously, Alex is very excited to be taking Dale's place on the podcast, and expect to see him more frequently.
Alex is kinda wierd, but that's okay :D Jake and Coll!n have known Alex since 7th grade, and we are all bros. lolz.
was previously a casual character, now is on the podcast fulltime! he likes food. and puppies. and stuff :P
and he likes porn. a lot. A LOT!
our future
We have big plans for the future. as well as our primary podcast, Jake and Jason have started a paranormal investigation group, and will be on the road as soon as they can. there will also be a podcast for the various EVPs they capture.
You can reach said podcast here: http://www.youtube.com/user/northernparanormal
feel free to subscribe to it :)


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Campus News
When was the last time you spelled words out loud without the aid of spell check or even a pencil and a piece of paper?
We had a large number of students per grade level that gave up Tuesday recess to participate in the Scripps National School Spelling Bee, and many strong spellers! Several times, our finalists correctly spelled all of the words given for their grade and proceeded to spell words at the next level. The pressure rose as the disqualified spellers became spectators and fewer contestants spelled harder words. The children clapped and encouraged each other, whether the answers had been spelled correctly or not!
Our finalists per grade level were:
5th Grade: Cole Massey, Jamie Duckworth, and Shiloh Jackson
6th: Jaren Polk, Brianna Ditty, and Cyrus Meier
7th: Aina Puri and Niha Mukkamala
8th: Jiya Patel, Liam Hurtt, Abby White, and Alani Davila
We will have another round of competition at St. Anne's next week to identify our finalist. The winner will represent us at the state spelling bee at St. Mark's High School on Saturday, March 3rd.
Thank you all!
-Cristina Bromley, Middle School Language Arts Teacher


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Labour MP Brian Sedgemore was calling for the resignation of Guardian editor Peter Preston for handing over a leaked memo to the Ministry of Defence about cruise missiles at Greenham Common. The Guardian surrendered the document after losing an appeal against a court order obtained by the MoD. Sedgemore said in a Commons motion: "Mr Preston has put his source at risk and rendered the person concerned liable to criminal prosecution." The "mole", Foreign Office clerk Sarah Tisdall, was subsequently sacked and jailed for six months for breaching the Official Secrets Act.
- August 15, 2018
FT chapel issues list of demands around pay and transparency with warning of 'widespread anger' among staff
- August 10, 2018
BBC, NUJ and IFJ condemn 'thinly-veiled threats' on lives of Persian Service journalists issued through Iranian news agency
- July 30, 2018
NUJ says further cuts at Northern Echo are 'potentially unsafe' for reporters and demand to see risk assessment paperwork
Robert Maxwell had confirmed plans to launch a London evening paper by the end of the year. In fact it took a little longer than planned. The London Daily News was launched as a direct challenge to the Evening Standard in February 1987. But it would last only five months and folded in July 1987.
The Mail on Sunday, launched in May 1982, had become a runaway success story. Latest ABC figures showed that in the six months to December 1983, The MoS had increased its circulation by more than 50 per cent to 1.5 million.
This shot of child-killer Robert France snarling at an angry crowd outside a court won Lincolnshire Echo photographer Derrick Kent the Nikon Press Photograph of the Month award. It was the first time the prize had gone to a photographer outside Fleet Street.
BBC television's Nine O'Clock News was not broadcast for the first time in its history because of a dispute with the NUJ chapel, which called a meeting just before it was due to go out. The journalists were in dispute over the introduction of computerised newsgathering equipment.
Daily Mail editor-in-chief Sir David English was pictured with a beaming grin reading the Daily Express in the Express's newsroom. He was perusing a farewell tribute issue for Jim "Nick" Nicholl, who was retiring as foreign editor. Three other Fleet Street knights were at the leaving do. Daily Express editor Sir Larry Lamb, Sir John Junor of the Sunday Express and Sir Edward Pickering, a
former Daily Express editor.
Press Gazette also reported on its front page that Derek Jameson had resigned as editor of the News of the World to concentrate on his radio and television work. His replacement was Nick Lloyd, editor of the Sunday People. He went on to edit the Daily Express and was knighted in 1991.
JUST FOR THE RECORD…
A young looking Alex Ferguson, then manager of Aberdeen Football Club, was pictured with Daily Record sports editor Charles Smith (left) and Aberdeen-based sports writer Ian Broadley. They had just presented Ferguson with a silver cup, provided by the Record, for winning the European Super Cup with a 2-0 victory over Hamburg. The newspaper stepped in after Uefa, the European soccer controlling body, admitted it had no trophy to present.
A tape recording stolen from Prince Andrew's ex-girlfriend Koo Stark and said to contain her most intimate thoughts about the prince was being offered for sale to newspaper and magazine publishers. A copy sent to The Mail on Sunday was handed over to Stark's representatives. MoS editor Stewart Steven said the MoS's contact had obtained the copy because he "believed it was the only way the Continental press could be pre-empted".


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Yulunga Traditional Indigenous Games
Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games is an activity resource of over 100 traditional Indigenous games created to provide all Australians with an opportunity to learn about, appreciate and experience aspects of Indigenous culture. Suitable for children and adults of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, Yulunga can be used in schools around Australia as an educational resource and as a guide to inclusive, structured sport within communities.
Sport & Recreation Victoria Indigenous Sport & Recreation Program
Visit the Department of Sport & Recreation website for more information.
Australian Sports Commission Indigenous Resources
Visit the Australian Sports Commission website for more information.
Department of Premier of Cabinet
Visit the Aboriginal Affairs website for more information.
Aboriginal Languages in Victoria


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SINGAPORE, 11 November 2011 – Sole Marketing Agent Jones Lang LaSalle is presenting a special preview cum investment seminar of Shiki Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan in Singapore this Sunday at the Hilton Singapore. The development is AP Land Berhad's, a member of Low Yat Group, and is their first venture into Japan presenting luxury ski resort service apartments.
The speaker at the seminar event is Mr Eddie Guillemette, an investor and ex-investment banker. Eddie spends a great part of his time living and investing in Niseko and will share his experience and insight of investments in Niseko.
Niseko is internationally renowned and voted in Forbes Traveller as the world's second-snowiest ski resort and is easily accessible from the city of Sapporo and its international airport.
SHIKI, situated in Upper Hirafu, which means "four seasons" in Japanese, features 68 apartments and 5 commerical lots. The development offers five star facilities such as a Michelin Star restaurant alongside a rejuvenating spa and more. Furnished by celebrated designers, the residences are highly specified and many have breathtaking views of Mt. Yotei. Residents can ski all day – and into the night – then unwind in their very own spa, overlooking the mountains. For those who prefer urban pleasures, a wide variety of shops, restaurants, nightclubs and spas are located nearby, providing an excellent opportunity to experience Japan in style.
"These apartments will appeal to buyers from around the world," says Ms. Low Su Ming, Joint Managing Director, of AP Land Berhad in Malaysia. "They are design masterpieces in an area that is famous for its climate and great views, and they are a secure investment. We are confident that Niseko will continue to grow in years to come. It is a first class destination all year round and offers a variety of attraction from skiing to golfing, trekking, mountain biking, rafting and more which are available for the whole family.
Mr David Neubronner, Head of Residential Project Sales at Jones Lang LaSalle, comments "Singaporeans today are more affluent and always searching for exciting holiday and investment options around the world. Niseko Hokkaido is an up and coming investment destination for the discerning global investors. Investors will be blown away by its beauty and vibrancy. Shiki Niseko offers a unique opportunity to invest in a luxury development that is sure to retain its value".
David Neubronner
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Paris Fashion Week: Carven Spring/Summer 2014
I LOVE the camo print colours happening here. LOVE IT SO MUCH. Phillip Lim did it for fall this season. I have a pair of dark blue and grey camo print pants that are my current favourites. This is for spring though…for sure. If only Carven was cut to fit me better. It never goes well around my hips. Really good collection overall though. The pink gingham is awesome too.Photos:
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It's Monday morning again, and time for a new find-it-fast and make-it-easy linky party! This week we're all about the alphabet, and finding something that you can make this week to use right from the very first day of school!
This is the place to link and to find paid and free resources for teaching at the letter level: letter identification, matching, sounds, letter charts, small group games, etc. Blogposts would be great, too!I'm hoping to see lots of things that will be fast and do-able!
Let's get started!


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08, 08, 2013
Yes I've been shopping again but it was a bargain so very much acceptable! So you've all noticed my new found love for lipstick which is very much contradicting my blog name, oops! I bought four of the MUA lipsticks which at only £1 each are shocking not the biggest bargain of my haul. The brand new Rimmel Moisture Renew lipstick, in Rose Sorbet, is because I didn't have to pay for it 🙂 I had built up enough points on my Superdrug card (how bad is that when the points you get on a purchase are so small) and was able to use them against it.
The MUA lipsticks were in shades 12, 3, 5 and 6, listed in order of the swatches above, left to right. What are your thoughts on MUA lipsticks? I think they are a great product, especially at such a low price. And I can say tried and tested that they are kiss proof 🙂
I know where your lipstick is… Sitting on top of my sky box! Purely tempted to keep it 😉 Haha! Love all the lipsticks you bought, especially shade number 3… One of my favourites! xxx
Wish I saw this half an hour ago! Just ordered 2 shades for my mum's birthday, thankfully they look the colour I wanted though xx
Really pretty colors!! love the pink and pale nude
Keep in touch and
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Thanks for your comments 🙂 xxx
Charli, You are not stealing my lipstick! Go buy your own 😛
Georgina, I bet your Mum will love the shades you get her. Good daughter moment 🙂
Forever Fashion, Aren't they just, I love going through all the different colours in the shop to find the perfect one although it does make me overspend oops 🙂
"This blog is good for online shopping"
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A recent story regarding child support and the law may interest New Jersey readers. The story comes out of Kansas and involves a man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple. Although the man and couple signed an agreement that he would not have any obligations to the child, the agreement was found to be legally flawed. Now the state of Kansas says the sperm donor has to pay child support.
The women, who have eight children, broke up in 2010. The Kansas man fathered a daughter for them who is now 3 years old. The child support issue started when one of the women became ill, filing for state health insurance for the daughter. The state's Department of Children and Families told the woman that she has to disclose the child's father if she wanted to get insurance coverage. Now the state, not the women, is suing him for child support.
The man is currently married and cares for several foster children, according to a news report. He doesn't blame the couple for the lawsuit, but is worried about what would happen to his finances if he was forced to pay support. In order to defend himself against the state, he will pay about 10 percent of his income.
A court hearing this month will discuss a dismissal of the case. The court ruling is important, because it will have implications for future scenarios where a man may want to donate sperm. The ruling will not only impact future proceedings in Kansas, but will serve as an example for courts all across the country.
Source: New Jersey Newsroom, "Sperm Donor Sued for Child Support," Pam Lobley, Jan. 3, 2013


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Wondering exactly how normally should you transform your bed? Look into the complying with post for vital concepts, suggestions, along with the method on the most effective means to transform your bed.
Every evening, after having a laborious and also lengthy day where all you show up to do is job, full jobs, tidy and also chef, a comfortable and also enjoyable bed is incredibly inviting. The need to be inside the covers, obtaining the much-needed help for your back, and participating in deep rest appears so enticing. And also for this scene to happen every evening, you need to take proper treatment of your bed, in spite of the dimension and also year of usage. Just cleansing and vacuuming your bed room, modifying bed sheets and also cushion covers isn't really sufficient. You need to tidy efficiently and transform your bed once in a while. Currently, the lower line right here is, recognizing exactly how regularly should certainly you transform your bed. To provide you with complete details on exactly how regularly are you anticipated to transform your bed and also exactly how this treatment should be executed, we have actually placed this post with each other.
Exactly how Often to Transform Bed.
Ideally, when you are thinking of transforming a bed, you should do this 2 times a year. After every 6 months, you should certainly fix a day to transform the bed in your residence. With various type of bed being generated every year, firm is making bed that does not have to be transformed so often or never ever. Transforming bed often could improve its life and also give you a soft, supported feeling every single time you rest. Simply transforming them will certainly not solve anything. The bed needs to be transformed. There is even more stress on the head of the bed compared to at the foot; for that reason, this could make the bed uneven. Every 3 months, you should transform the bed when the 6 months are up, transform it.
Ways to Transform Bed.
I recognize that the whole switching and also switching of the bed could appear a little bit irritating, nevertheless when you comply with the standards reviewed below, it will certainly work out in the future. To help you to execute this work, adhere to the activities provided to you to ensure that your finest cushions have a long, cozy life.
Transform the Mattresses.
To transform your bed effortlessly using bestmattress-brand to expand your research and also have no complication in the future, make use of a pen making a tiny dot at the foot of the bed.
Make the very same mark on both sides of the bed as when you transform the bed, it will certainly be easier for you to keep in mind.
The foot of your bed after transforming it will certainly come with the head of the bed.
Currently, the tiny dot will certainly boil down, when you are prepared to transform the bed again, you will certainly recognize exactly what to do.


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Albright family in Philadelphia , PA
I am looking for any information on my grandfather's family. His name is Paul Russell Albright, born early 1900s. His father , Clifton B. Albright, mother Katie or Kathryn. They are in the 1900 census with their first three children, Albert, Marie, and Grace. Paul, Rodney and Kathryn were born after that. Any help appreciated.


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This Small Storage Shed is perfect for use as a wood shed or a place to store your waste bins. Built by Amish woodworkers, this small shed comes as a DIY kit; an assembly manual makes putting it together a breeze.
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Sun, Feb. 19, 2017 | 12 - 6 PM | Gallery 81435, 230 S Fir St
Jeweler and fine artist Betsy Youngquist is currently showing her work alongside Chris Roberts-Antieau's at Gallery 81435 during the month of February 2017. Small and large eyes are the motif and centerpiece of everything from her pendants to her broaches. They lend the wearer an additional lens for seeing and being seen.
"I have always been fascinated with the intersection of humans, animals and mythology. My creative pursuits are centered on exploring those connections. Beads form the backbone of the materials I use. The colorful, textured three-dimensional nature of beadwork allows me to explore the world of detail. There is also the history of beads as a ceremonial art material that entices me. Eyes are my narrative center. When I start a piece I start with the eyes. In needing to meet a creature through the eyes I begin to understand what each character wants to become."
Telluride Arts will be featuring Youngquist's jewelry work on February 19, 2017 for a President's Day trunk show in Gallery 81435 from 12-6 pm. Come by Gallery 81435 for refreshments and gifts for yourself and your loved ones. Additionally, Telluride Arts' HQ Gallery, located across the street from the library, will be featuring paintings by Elisa Gomez, and jewelry by Sara Ward and Gogo Borgerding.
Visit http://www.byart.com/ for more info on Betsy Youngquist.


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As promised . . .
1. Rule by decree. "America does not stand still, and neither will I. (Applause.) So wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more American families, that's what I'm going to do."
Goes without saying. Partly because we've said it here many times. Legislating by the executive branch is not quite what Jefferson and Madison intended.
2. Look at me! "That's what drew our forebears here. It's how the daughter of a factory worker is CEO of America's largest automaker — (applause) — how the son of a barkeeper is speaker of the House — (cheers, applause) — how the son of a single mom can be president of the greatest nation on Earth."
Not very classy to point to yourself. And anyway, there's lots of children of single parents out there. It's tough, to be sure, but it's not like he was raised by wolves.
3. Highway slaughter. "When we rescued our automakers, for example, we worked with them to set higher fuel efficiency standards for our cars. In the coming months I'll build on that success by setting new standards for our trucks so we can keep driving down oil imports and what we pay at the pump."
Stop him before he kills again! Fuel standards lighten up cars, make them less safe, kill people, and in the grand scheme of things do absolutely nothing to reduce global warming.
4. Iran gets its bomb. "If Iran's leaders do not seize this opportunity, then I will be the first to call for more sanctions and stand ready to exercise all options to make sure Iran does not build a nuclear weapon."
Does anyone, at this point, find such a claim from this president credible? He'll strike a deal that maintains Iran's "peaceful" nuclear program, and then they'll string us along, invite inspectors in, throw them out, and so forth, until, Voilà, la bombe!
5. That's enough applause for you. As I mentioned earlier, in The Five Best Things About Obama's Speech, the president's decision to place Sergeant Cory Remsburg in the First Lady's box was laudable, and his comments about Remburg were gracefully put. But as the seismic applause for a genuine American hero rolled on – one minute thirty four seconds according to one count I saw – Obama decided to step in and end it. "My fellow Americans — my fellow Americans ," he interrupted. Why?
A conservative of course can find many more faults with the speech. But I thought I'd point out the highlights.


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We've moved and I've been taking my time in settling into new life in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire! I'm loving our new town and we're getting out and about exploring the areas in and around Cheltenham and Gloucester and heading across the border into Worcestershire to rediscover Malvern and Worcester. We've had lovely days out in the Cotswolds and long summer evenings watching the sunset over the Malvern Hills. But it's time to relaunch my business and move out of holiday mode!
Over the summer I photographed some beautiful weddings and decided that my clients needed something extra to the (rather lovely) USB stick that I use for my family and newborn sessions so I took some time researching new suppliers and look what I came up with...
Every wedding client will receive a bespoke wooden box with a sliding lid to reveal some very lovely things inside.
Let's take a look inside:
The personalised wooden box contains a USB stick with all of the edited images from your special day in both high resolution which are perfect for printing and low resolution which are great for uploading with ease to social medial and sharing with friends and family over email. There is also a selection of prints which you can pop in your bag to show friends or display in frame so you don't need to wait to get your own developed (I know how busy you all are and we don't want your images just staying on the memory stick do we?!). And because I'm good to you there's also some special hand made chocolates (not by me, from the lovely sweet shop in Tewkesbury: Sweets and Treats - to be honest, any excuse to pop in there is a well received one, a little shop with jars of joy on every wall!) which can accompany a glass of fizz or cup of tea while you relive your amazing day looking through the photos.
If you're looking for a wedding photographer, just drop me an email with some details as I'd love to chat through your plans with you and as you've got this far, I have a special offer too! To celebrate our move to the West Country, I'm offering £250 off any wedding package when booked before 31st December 2016 for weddings taking place within 40 miles of Tewkesbury in 2017 - make sure you mention this blog post. Take a look at the different wedding packages here I'm really looking forward to hearing from you x
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An award-winning gin, produced by the enigmatic Professor Cornelius Ampleforth with Juniper, Orange Peel, Coriander, Cinnamon, Cloves and Cardamom.
This gin is made in ultra-small batches, and the length of the compounding period is controlled entirely by periodic sampling.
The result is an extraordinary gin, lightly tinted by the botanicals, and with a flavour which is both bold, and perfumed all at once. Sure to be a hit with amateur and professional mixologists alike.
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Come climb with us
Climbing at Rock Mill is all about community. We designed the climbing hall to be an open space to boulder, train and hang out with friends. Our walls have routes designed for beginner to advanced climbers. Even if you've never climbed before, we invite to you come and learn with us! We offer instruction for beginner and seasoned climbers alike, check out the offerings below.
Intro to Bouldering — 30 min.
Want to try climbing but don't know where to start?
Intro to Bouldering is perfect for those looking for a guided approach for their first time bouldering. In this 30-minute class you will learn gym etiquette, falling technique, how to choose a route, and next steps to take on your climbing journey. Class normally runs once a week. Check the schedule for details. *Open to ages 12 and up. No prior climbing experience required.
COST: $25 (includes day pass and rentals) // Free for members
Bouldering I — 90 min.
Looking for a more in-depth introduction into the world of bouldering?
This 90-minute class will teach you the techniques you need to make the most of your time bouldering. You'll experience community in this small-group class as you work through boulder problems together and learn how to make bouldering a part of your fitness routine. You'll learn hold types, proper footwork, body positioning, and route reading. Class normally runs the first Saturday of every month. Check the schedule for details. Open to ages 12 and up.
COST: $45 (includes day pass and rentals) // $25 for members
Bouldering II — 3 x 2 hr.
Have you hit a plateau in your climbing progress?
Join us for a three-week series focused on training harder and climbing smarter. During two-hour sessions, you'll get individualized attention to help you learn how to reflect on your climbing performance, identify weaknesses, training session planning, advanced climbing techniques, and route reading strategies. Class normally runs quarterly. Check the schedule for details. Open to ages 12 and up. Participants should have completed Bouldering I or be consistently climbing pink routes.
COST: $150 // $100 for members
At Rock Mill, route setting is more than just a thing we do, it is at the heart of what we do. Our setting team works each week to set new, interesting and challenging routes for all levels of climbers. Rock Mill has the unique advantage of sharing resources with our sister company Rock Candy Holds, a leading climbing hold brand. This allows our setting team to set with the newest shapes and help grow the sport of indoor climbing and the profession of route setting as a whole. What this means for you? There will always be something new for you at Rock Mill.
Abby Cancian | Route Setter/Team Rock Mill
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Rock Mill is home to a competitive youth climbing team for kids ages 6-19. Contact our youth coach, Jake Sexton at email@example.com for more details on the Team Rock Mill program.
Climbing with kids: Our youth team starts at age 6, which is a great time to get kids into climbing. Kids under 6 are welcome to climb as well, though require much more hands-on assistance on the wall. We recommend a one-to-one child to adult ratio with children under 6. All kids wishing to climb, regardless of age, must purchase a day pass or be included in a family membership. Children who are not climbing are welcome in the gym but must stay off the pads and the climbing wall.


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**Cradled in Joy birth services supports every family in their feeding goals, whether you breast or bottle feed, and no matter how long you choose to do so. This post is a critique of breastmilk substitute marketing, NOT the mothers who use breastmilk substitutes.***
Recently, a certain formula ad has been gracing our news feeds. In it, a variety of parents meet up at a park, judging each other about their parenting choices. (Or rather, attachment parenting and breastfeeding moms judge everyone else.) In the end, they all realize that they are parents first, and they are all doing the best they can. Heartwarming, right?
Well, the ad was created and produced by Similac, a formula manufacturer. And while I would love to end the mommy wars, this ad is designed to sell formula, not end parent-to-parent judgment.
Before you read any further, I suggest you take a peek at this excellent summary, which talks about the manipulative nature of formula marketing, and the many ways in which formula companies try to subvert the law. Also check out this article, which talks about how they risk public health in order to get their products in the hands of vulnerable young mothers and turn a profit.
Okay, so what is so bad about this ad?
1: It violates the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.
What is this? It is a code to which all first world countries are signatories, except the United States (where formula lobbying bought the votes of Congress). In response to a growing public health crisis, WHO noticed that infant nutrition was a large part of the reason we are seeing an increase in poor nutrition, which includes the obesity epidemic in the United States. The code encompasses the following rules (which are the law in all other 1st world countries, and many 3rd world countries as well):
- No advertising of breast milk substitutes to families. (Read: Why formula advertising is different from other types of advertising, making it predatory.)
- No free samples or supplies in the health care system.
- No promotion of products through health care facilities, including no free or low-cost formula.
- No contact between marketing personnel and mothers.
- No gifts or personal samples to health workers.
- No words or pictures idealizing artificial feeding, including pictures of infants, on the labels or the product.
- Information to health workers should be scientific and factual only.
- All information on artificial feeding, including labels, should explain the benefits of breastfeeding and the costs and hazards associated with artificial feeding.
- Unsuitable products should not be promoted for babies.
- All products should be of high quality and take account of the climate and storage conditions of the country where they are used.
(Summary taken from the Best for Babes Foundation website).
2: They made it a viral campaign, to purposely get around international law, and you are playing into their hands.
Social media has changed marketing. If my friend in Norway sees this ad and posts it on her Facebook page, they haven't violated the law, have they? After all, they made this ad in an American market; they certainly can't be held responsible if they happen to hit their desired demographic in a no-marketing zone, can they? This ad was cleverly designed with a "we're all in this together" mentality to get all moms to share it and rocket Similac to the top of everyone's mind as a company that cares.
3: It's not even original–the original "Stop the Mommy Wars" campaign should get the real credit.
This advertising campaign blatantly rips off the hard work of the Connecticut Working Moms, who started a Stop the Mommy Wars Campaign nearly two years ago. These women are actually taking part in this project because they care. Similac made the ad because breastfeeding rates worldwide are higher than they have been in years, and they don't want to lose their profit margin. Interestingly, this ad campaign is titled, "The Sisterhood of Motherhood," which echoes the motto of the Connecticut Working Moms, "Support, Strength, Sisterhood."
4: It subtly reinforces old formula marketing tactics and shames the breast.
That's right; in an ad about everyone treating each other equally, Similac has very thoughtfully portrayed formula moms and breastfeeding moms in a way that makes formula come out on top.
Formula companies STARTED the mommy wars with "Breast is best." The breastfeeding moms in the video say it; how rude, right? Funny, considering the fact that formula companies invented and love the phrase "breast is best." Here's how it goes: breast is best–the gold standard if you will, but if it doesn't work out, formula is okay too. The problem is that breastfeeding isn't just best; it's the biological norm. If you shift your outlook to "breast is natural and normal," then everything else is a substitute. In other countries, formula is called "breastmilk substitute," because it is a replacement, not an equal.
AND if breastfeeders happen to pick up on the "breast is best, formula is poison" marketing, it STILL works out in Similac's favor. How is that? Well, as all your nursing mom friends judge you for not making enough milk, formula companies are telling you that you are a "strong mom" and that you are still feeding your baby and, after all, isn't it just a "sisterhood of motherhood?" Very subtly, Similac appears to be the good guy when, in fact, they started this crap in the first place.
Breastfeeding is still a secret. When I saw the formula moms squirting milk out of bottles, I thought "oh boy! we are finally going to see a breast in a national ad, doing what breasts are made to do!" Nope. In fact, not only do we NOT see the equivalent (a breast squirting out milk), we in fact see no breasts at all. Before you think Similac is being discreet to avoid offending anyone, think about it. As long as the breast is taboo and must be covered, the breast (and breastfeeding) are shameful. Nursing in public is one of the biggest "Booby Traps" for mothers who simply want to get out of the house–either they have to give it up, or try to convince a fidgety infant to cooperate with eating in the dark. It certainly works in Similac's favor if the only way you can breastfeed is a way that is nearly impossible for any mom.
The breastfeeding moms aren't put together. This is an extremely subtle, but very important, part of the ad. The bottle-feeding moms are dressed in three-piece outfits with purses, jewelry, and accessories. The breastfeeding moms aren't styled at all. In fact, they have simple and slightly frizzy hairdos with basic tops and jeans. The subtle message is that breastfeeding is time consuming, and you will look like a stress-free mom when you use formula. In fact, after the initial learning period, this is quite the opposite. Yet, you see a mom fumbling to get her baby to the breast in this ad. Hmmm.
5: Formula and breastfeeding are not equal.
Now, before you get angry, let me explain: formula is the next best thing to breastmilk, and the best substitution when mom can't breastfeed and doesn't have access to pumped or donor milk. But it's not even close to an equal parenting choice. I don't know many moms in my circle who haven't agonized over having to supplement. I don't think moms should have to agonize, but I also don't think that formula should be equated as an equal choice, when every medical professional out there clearly points to breastfeeding as being the standard to which formula should aspire.
I'm talking about the subtle way that Similac has made the bottle and breast debate a matter of equal choice in parenthood. Formula companies have long advertised their products as "closer than ever to breastmilk," but they are still a far cry from the real thing, which is why we need to be alert as consumers to advertising that does anything to equate the two. By way of illustration, here is a great graphic: Ingredients in Breastmilk and Formula. Remember, if you bottle feed a breastmilk substitute to your baby, you are making a sound and responsible choice to give your baby nutrition to grow and thrive. That doesn't mean formula companies should be allowed to equate it with the real thing. (See the above reference to why formula marketing is predatory.)
6. It's made by a corporate interest.
I don't always distrust The Man, but with breastfeeding rates on the rise, you better believe I look at anything sponsored by a formula company with a raised eyebrow. As more and more mothers get assistance from Baby-Friendly Hospitals, Lactation Consultants, and peer support groups like Breastfeeding USA and La Leche League, it's hurting the company profits. And Similac surely wants all that's left of the dwindling milk substitute market.
I love the overall message that mothers need to end the mommy wars, but if you watch the ad closely, it is still selling you formula and the idea that the breastfeeding is hard and the bottle is an equal and convenient substitute, which only makes it easier for formula companies to swoop in when you are having a bad day nursing. Yes, let's all support one another, no matter how we feed our babies, but let's not diminish the importance of helping mothers reach their breastfeeding goals in the first place!


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GIS Poster Awards
Geographic information system (GIS) technology can be used for scientific discovery, resource management, and environmental planning and development. Its use is important for everything from protecting the sites of ancient burial grounds to creating better traffic flow to providing information about the ways wars are fought.
GIS is used as a tool to facilitate research and learning across multiple programs at Tufts. Every spring Tufts Technology Services hosts the annual GIS Poster Expo. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to present their work as part of a campus-wide exposition of geospatial research at Tufts. Prizes are awarded to the top student entries.
To get involved or to view past winners, visit the TTS' GIS site.


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From jogging in the park to running errands around town, this stroller is perfect for an active lifestyle.
The best way to move forward at your pace is to take the tilt out of your life with the BOB Revolution stroller. The Revolution's unique pivoting front wheel swivels for fast, convenient, all-wheels-on-the-ground turning. It's just as easy as steering your own bike. This rare design allows you to lock wheels forward for maximum stability for running and straight-ahead walking. The front wheels can also swivel for great maneuvering in tight spaces and reliable smooth riding over uneven surfaces. Its shock absorber suspension system ensures it. Its quick-release, high-impact polymer 16-inch rear wheels are made extra-wide and are easily inflatable so that the off-road tires roll on everything from city streets to dirt trails. The Revolution is as durable as it is comfortable. The sporty stroller's tough welded frame is made from high strength aluminum alloy. The seat is made with durable fabric designed to withstand the wear and tear of active families on the go. And when it comes to comfort in motion the revolution has it all with an ultra-padded reclining seat and supportive back so your little one never misses out on nap time. For your convenience, it also features two internal seat pockets and a hanging basket in the rear and below to keep essentials close at hand as well as carry toys and snacks. And to stay in line with its quick and easy characteristics the revolution is even simple to store. It's fast two step fold up design for stow and go makes it conveniently portable. Just fold and go!
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I encoded a string using PHP function
base64_encode(). Now decoding it using v using
window.atob(). but it is not decoding "." (dot) properly.
String is
JavaScript giving below output
Direction (82-84): A Sentence has been given with blanks to the filled with an appropriate word/s. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative and give the right answer.
84. The criminal was.â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦. lest he should escape.
But when decoding using php the output is
Direction (82-84): A Sentence has been given with blanks to the filled with an appropriate word/s. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative and give the right answer.
84. The criminal was.......... lest he should escape.
so I want to build an app that generates random passwords and stores them encrypted and use it to change my passwords.I came up with a simple custom encrypting solusion that adds a value to the ASCII value of the characters but I though I might try implementing a real encryption algorithm and I saw some people suggesting Base64.I know the basics about how it is done but I want help understanding the Java code that i found implementing it.
Whoever could help me really understand the logic and answer some of my following questions with SIMPLE words would be a hero for me XD
"+ /"
I need to encode
base64 string from database to pdf. I've found some encoders online but it seems that i'm doing something wrong.
Collation column in
shema is
Slovenian_CI_AS and i think that seems to be a problem when i'm saving encoded string as
Is this even possible doing this way?
In settings where data transmission must be done using printable characters, Base64 (along with Base58 and other variants) seem to be the go-to answers in most settings. However, after looking a bit more closely at how Base64 works it seems that it is designed specifically for byte-aligned data. That is, where the number of total bits in the data is divisible by 8.
Is that correct? If so, are other encoding algorithms available for encoding data that may not be byte-aligned?
I have used bitwise operator in php code which return decode string in base64. I want implement that php code same as in javascript. As per my knowledge
chr() equivalent to
String.fromCharCode(n) and
ord() is
n.charCodeAt(0). But both final output are differed.
PHP code:-
<?php$pass = "RuvEtrUt74gaDR5DufuChe";$en = "";foreach(str_split($pass) as $chr){ $b1=((($chr = ord($chr)) >> 1) & 0xFF); $b2=($chr << (8 - 1)); $en = $en.chr( $b1|$b2 );}$en = base64_encode($en); //Output:- )º;¢:9ª:›³°")š"º3º¡4²echo ($en);echo (base64_decode($en)); //Output:- Kbo7ojo5qjqbGrOwIimaIrozuqE0sg==
In Javascript Code:-
var pass = "RuvEtrUt74gaDR5DufuChe";var en = "";var passArr = pass.split('');for (var i = 0; i < passArr.length; i++) { var b1 = (((passArr[i] = passArr[i].charCodeAt(0)) >> 1) & 0xFF); var b2 = (passArr[i] << (8 - 1)); en += chr(b1 | b2);}console.log('en',en);//Output:- ⤩㪺㬻⊢㨺㤹⪪㨺ᮛᨚ㎳グ∢⤩∢㪺㌳㪺↡㐴㊲en = window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(en)));console.log('en', en);//Output:- 4qSp46q646y74oqi46i646S54qqq46i64a6b4aia446z44Kw4oii4qSp4aqa4oii46q644yz46q64oah45C044qy //need same as in php i.e, :- Kbo7ojo5qjqbGrOwIimaIrozuqE0sg==function chr(codePt) { if (codePt > 0xFFFF) { codePt -= 0x10000 return String.fromCharCode(0xD800 + (codePt >> 10), 0xDC00 + (codePt & 0x3FF)) } return String.fromCharCode(codePt)}
As you can see above javscript output is differed from php output. I need exact output in javascript which return in php code. Thanks
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How is the morale in Waterloo?
- Some of you seem to know people at RIM. From what you see and with all the negative aspects these days, how are the morale in Waterloo? Knowing that if it is too low it is wise too say that boring things will emerge. But if enthusiasm is among some key persons, it could make a difference. I wish it is still possible to think the morale is up but it would take a very strong guru at RIM. Anyone has this quality in the team?11-17-11 07:29 AM
- Whilst it must be frustrating to know that you make not one but a whole range of the best damn smartphone ever made and to be selling like wildfire everywhere EXCEPT in the USA, RIM employees must know that what is coming is trully massive.
You know that we have seen a couple of pics of the new phones, we have experienced the excellence of QNX with the PlayBook and there is a new killer opdate coming for taht device with OS2. So I think that whist RIM have got to overcome a lot of the current negative publicity (now, I wonder who could have started and fanned that? Surely not a competitor...). Once they have done that, the future for RIM looks very bright indeed.
I am certainly staying with the dark fruit phone for the foreseeable future.11-17-11 07:39 AMLike 4
- I think it is the constant negative articles in tech websites/blogs (all of which come from the USA) that continue to hurt the brand. I mean I read a CNET "ask maggie" (not sure if that's the right name, will post a link later" and she went on to say she doesn't like Blackberries, but when the guy said he does a lot of email she still was negative. And what is worse is she admits she doesn't write long emails from her iPhone because of the on screen keyboard is only good for sending short messages!!!
I hope the men and women who are RIM don't let it get to them! And I do hope that they see more growth in the US. As everywhere else they seem to be doing ok.
I'm sticking with RIM.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-17-11 08:28 AM
- I think RIM is steady in the shadow. They must stay low profile for now, people will finally calm down. This is a good strategy, since they have nothing concrete in hands.
They must wait, enjoy the OS7 devices sales, take back some cash for Q4 results ... and then ... everything will be ready for ... you know what /\11-17-11 12:27 PM
- I have a friend that works in the dev department. The f***er won't tell me anything except 'you should see whats coming'.
I would love to!
Anyway, I don't know about the company as a whole, but the few people I do know seem to have a good morale and can't understand why BBs get all the negative press.
They love/like their jobs.
HTH11-17-11 01:02 PMLike 11
- The morale is not bad, a few people aren't as happy as they once were but most of my friends still love it there.
And I am told the same thing, you should see what's coming. The company is finally sharing some of the vision with the employees and not keeping them in the dark. Living close to Waterloo, sometimes you can catch people talking about the upcoming phones and ideas.
I am patiently waiting for the new QNX phones to drop.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-17-11 07:29 PM
- RIM still one of the BEST place, if not THE BEST place to work in Canada. The high level engineering design teams are under pressure to perform well. But this is the nature of any job anyway. RIM seems to be focusing its future on marks in Asia including India and China two of the largest populations.
One of my friends went from IBM Canada service office to RIM as soon as she received the job. So, a lot of Canadians love to work at RIM.
Remember, Ontario, the province where RIM HQ is located, seen a huge drop in jobs thanks to bad economy. I bet that most people work at RIM love it because they are happy to have job at the first place.
No I only know one person who work at RIM and she used to be in engineering section of IBM servers. She said RIM is a far better place to work compared to IBM Canada. That's all I know... RIM is a great company for us.11-17-11 07:48 PM
Anyway my friend at RIM really is just telling me to wait cause he knows something big is coming. That all the fool wants to tell me
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-17-11 08:07 PM
- I don't know anybody working at RIM well enough to have heard anything (I know of a couple people from my Computer Science program working there but not well enough to be in the loop). But I would bet that the morale is still doing ok - maybe not great like it might have been 4 years ago, but ok. One thing that helps with that I think it is in Ontario, where BlackBerry is still the dominant platform - partly just because of geographic loyalty. Last time I was in Toronto a few weeks ago, I did a quick inventory of the smartphones on the transit ride I was on, and it came out to something like 25 BB's, 0 iPhones, and 1 Android. When Google set up their new office in Waterloo earlier this year, a bunch of U of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier students organized protests against Google to encourage people to keep buying BlackBerry's. If the HQ was somewhere in the States with a low userbase, it would probably hurt morale more, but here in Ontario they can still see their products everywhere. They are still taking a beating from the media of course, but I think seeing their users out in the world plus having some idea of what's coming would keep them fairly interested.11-17-11 08:13 PM
- Working at the University of Waterloo I have a couple of friends across the parking lot at RIM. They tell me that they have never been this excited about whats coming in BBX. They refuse to give me any specifics but also say some of the BBX concepts are mindblowing. Apparently the Cascades stuff shown at Devcon makes building eye candy really easy.
They have got me eagerly waiting for BBX.
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New data now shows that iPhones have surpassed Blackberries in enterprises. I have witnessed this first hand at my company. Within 2 years after the iPhone was approved by IT for use at our company more than half of our employees have made the switch. I would say within another year the company can no longer justify maintaining the BES / blackberry platform. The cost to keep the BES servers maintained and running for a few holdouts will not be justifiable.11-17-11 08:31 PM
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- @collide.six
Have you read the report? I am assuming you are talking about the ipass report. I tried downloading the full report, no such luck but from the first 7 pages, you do not come away with that conclusion. From the charts, 80% of the companies provide and support Blackberry and intend to upgrade in the next 3 months. As I said, I haven't read the report but I am trying to figure out how they got that conclusion.11-17-11 08:46 PM
- The iPhone is just popular right now and some companies will experiment with other brands. And isn't there a "buy American" campaign in the US right now
Apple makes a good product and some places are just changing-over...because it's trendy.
RIM will come back hard because they're better
I own a Mac running Lion and I'm thoroughly impressed with the playbook and the future of RIM. Apple is a great product but even with some annoyances pb >> iPad ...oh..and I can't forget....pb >> Kindle-ing11-17-11 09:01 PM
- I have a friend that works in the dev department. The f***er won't tell me anything except 'you should see whats coming'.
I would love to!
Anyway, I don't know about the company as a whole, but the few people I do know seem to have a good morale and can't understand why BBs get all the negative press.
They love/like their jobs.
- Let's see....Octoberfest was how long ago? I think the folks in Waterloo invented morale long before they invented the Blackberry. Who's got Rangers tickets?...anyone? Anyone?11-17-11 09:41 PM
- Rim is in the heart of Canada's "silicon valley" and draws on the great association it has with the University of Waterloo.... Canada's "MIT"....
I am very confident exciting things are coming from Rim and would not underestimate their capacity for innovation .....11-17-11 09:50 PMLike 4
Thats why they get phones overseas looong before they are released in North America (The Sharp Aquos phone ... for example ... is in Japan before its over here).11-17-11 10:21 PMLike 1
- i work with a large company and we have 2400 bb. we have offered the iphone for 2 years now, they number 200....bb is relavent
over the last year i find myself defending rim so i can sympothise with the good folks in waterloo. like them, i am excited for real change...not just talk , it just has to happen. im looking foward to q1 and q2.
the hate for rim reminds me of what happened to vanilla ice....we loved him so, cool hair, cool tune...but then someone said he had no street cred, and boom...the world turned on him...rim has street cred and thats why they will make a come back!
ice ice baby11-17-11 10:22 PM
- It feels good to read such comforting replies about RIM. Life has its difficulties but when you mix knowledge, drive and work it usually ends up with very positive things. And I have increasingly the feeling that RIM will come out with exceptional products. To everyone working at RIM don't be distracted with panic and negative. Just be focus to be THE best.
It's now time more than ever to tell you that we stand behind you.11-17-11 11:16 PM
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