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The current art exhibit at Terminal 3 at SFO (United Airlines) is entitled JAPANESE TOYS! From Kokeshi to Kaiju, and it's whimsical and entertaining! It has everything from Robots, to Godzillas to Miss Kittys!
If you are passing through SFO at anytime through April 2014, I'd recommend a walk through Terminal 3. It's so much fun. Whether you are a boy or a girl, and whatever your age, the exhibit will bring back memories!
This exhibit was such a fun walk down memory lane!!
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N.C. Potato Festival chips in on Saturday
The N.C. Potato Festival will serve ample helpings of potatoes, races, games and fun on Saturday.
The daylong event, a tribute to the region's potato farmers, features the National Potato Peeling Contest, an Anything But Fries restaurant cook-off and the Little Miss Tater Tot pageant. You can compete in potato-sack races and a corn hole tournament.
You can also browse and dine among nearly 75 food and craft vendors, and watch the N.C. Governor's Cup moth boat races on the Pasquotank River. U.S. Coast Guard Air Station at Elizabeth City will stage a flyover, and search-and-rescue demonstrations on the river.
There will be swashbuckling re-enactors at a Pirate Encampment, Saturday and Sunday at the Museum of the Albemarle. Details: 866-324-8948; www.discoverelizabethcity.com.
LIVE MUSIC Selma
It's country music every Friday
Got a thing for country music? Next time you're in Selma - near Smithfield, about midway between Raleigh and Goldsboro - check out the Country Tonight Music Show.
It offers a stage of live entertainment every Friday evening at The Ice House, on Webb and Waddell streets. It draws fans from across Eastern North Carolina, as well as motorists on nearby Interstate 95.
Doors open at 7, and music starts at 7:45. There's an intermission at 8:45; music continues to 10 p.m. Admission: $10.
The schedule (through Aug. 13 30) and reservation info are at www.countrytonightmusicshow.com.
PREHISTORIC STAMPEDE Durham
That's 'LEP-to-SAIR-ah-tops'
A herd of leptoceratops has arrived in Durham on the Museum of Life and Science's popular Dinosaur Trail.
The addition of the fiery red-eyed, spiky frilled and beaked dinosaurs brings the facility's dino count to 17. (Another, a baby Edmontonia, is expected to be added later this year.)
On the trail, visitors can see life-size reproductions of dinosaurs positioned in a way they likely behaved. The attraction also includes a Fossil Dig Site where you can sift through fossil dirt that was once on the ocean floor to find and keep fossils 23 million years old to 5 million years old.
Plant enthusiasts will enjoy seeing a variety of plant life that is representative of the Late Cretaceous Period, including Southern magnolias, ferns and ginkgo.
Attractions at the Museum of Life and Science, an 84-acre science park, also include the Magic Wings Butterfly House, one of the largest butterfly conservatories in the Southeast, and a range of live animals. They include rescued black bears, endangered red wolves and lemurs.
There's also a farmyard, Ellerbe Creek Railway, a sailboat pond and a 65,000-square-foot science center.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; closed Mondays mid-September through mid-December. Admission: $12.50; $10.50 for 65 and older and for active military (with ID), $9.50 for ages 3-12; 2 and younger, free. Details: 919-220-5429; www.lifeandscience.org.
MEET THE WALK MAN Charlotte
Guidebook author to be at Jesse Brown's
N.C. author Randy Johnson will be in Charlotte for a book signing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, at Jesse Brown's, 4732 Sharon Road (Sharon Corners shopping center).
His appearance at the outfitter's is apt: Johnson is the author of "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway," "Best Easy Day Hikes: Blue Ridge Parkway," "Best Easy Day Hikes: Great Smoky Mountains National Park" and "Hiking North Carolina."
Johnson, who lives in Boone, occasionally writes for The Charlotte Observer Travel section, and was tapped to write "Best Short Hikes on the BRP" for the Observer's recent "Road Trips" guide to traveling in the Carolinas.
Details: 704-556-0020; www.randyjohnsonbooks.com.
FRESH-AIR ART Summerville, S.C.
Art show-sale attracts noted sculptors
Summerville, northwest of Charleston and just off Interstate 26, will stage the 12th Annual Sculpture in the South Show & Sale Saturday and next Sunday.
The event draws more than 35 world-class sculptors who present their artworks in the historic town's Azalea Park nestled in the historic town. Many of the sculptors create pieces in clay throughout the weekend; you can watch them work and get acquainted with them.
Artworks ranging from gift-size to life-size, in several different mediums and subjects, will be displayed throughout the weekend for sale.
Other activities include mini-lectures, an exhibit of photography and sculpture created by area students, arts-related activities for kids, mini-tours of the Summerville Permanent Public Sculpture Collection (20 works) and food from Smokin' Cole's Barbecue.
Show and sale admission: $5 per day; $7 for a weekend pass; students (any age) free when with an adult paying admission. Details: 843-851-7800; www.sculptureinthesouth.com.
'KING KONG' ON DECK! Wilmington
Battleship launches film series
The Fabulous Fantail Film Festival returns for its warm-weather run aboard the Battleship North Carolina, on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington.
Movies will be screened at 8:30 p.m. Friday ("King Kong," 1933), May 21 ("Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," 1971) and 28 ("The Wizard of Oz," 1939).
Admission is $2 per person; ticket sales start at 7:30; fresh popcorn and soft drinks are available ($1).
For details, call 910-251-5797 or go to www.battleshipnc.com.

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ST. LOUIS - Summer means spending more times outdoors in the sun. It's nosurprise that July is National UV Protection Month.
The skin is the body's largest organ. It protects against heat, sunlight, injury, and infection. Yet, some of us don't take those things as seriously as we should.
Protecting yourself from the sun's harsh rays is one of the keys to staying skin-cancer free.
Devin Przygoda from Sephora in West County Center shares ways to protect yourself with hair, lip and skincare products.
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Innovators honoured with the Clunies Ross Awards/
The prestigious Clunies Ross Awards, Australia's premier innovation commercialisation awards, have been given to a select group of Australia's pre-eminent innovators who persisted with their ideas to provide broad economic, social or environmental benefits.
Dr Elaine Saunders, from Blamey Saunders hears, in the Entrepreneur of the Year Category, for her work to successfully disrupt hearing service provision in Australia, through challenging current business and pricing models. Her world-leading, cost-saving hearing aid system in conjunction with a world leading telehealth service could reduce the cost of hearing health care by approximately 70 per cent.
Professor Maree Smith FTSE, from University of Queensland, in the Knowledge Commercialisation Category, for her significant and sustained contributions to pain relief and pharmaceutical development which was the basis for Australia's largest-ever biotech deal, estimated at around $A1 billion. Her work offers hope to millions of people around the world suffering from nerve and chronic inflammatory pain.
Professor Peter Murphy, from University of South Australia, in the Innovation Category, for his world first plastic automotive rear view mirror which to date has seen more than 1.5 million mirror assemblies manufactured in Adelaide and exported to the US with a total export sales value to date at around US$162 million. It improves driving efficiency, contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and will not shatter in a collision, lowering driver and passenger risk of eye and face damage.


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Title of Bulletin Board: Heart Smart
Category: Jump Rope for Heart
Suggested Grade Level: 3-5
Materials: Star cutouts, letter cutouts, posters on anotomy of the heart
The gym doors are the first thing anyone sees when they enter my school building. During the month of February I do the Heart Adventure Course. I decorate the doors to the gym instead of a bulletin board. On one side it says: "Classroom Allstars." I wrote each classroom teachers name on a star so that everyone would be included. The other side says: "Be smart, take care of your heart, exercise is a great way to start." I also included two posters showing the pathway that the blood travels through the heart. One poster shows how the course relates to the heart while the other poster just shows the pathway the blood travels through the heart.
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Back to School Treat
Apple shaped rice crispy treats …the perfect back to school treat! These would be fun to make for the kids on their first day of school and to pass out to their teachers. These would also be fun for a fall get together.
Can you believe summer is almost over?! I feel like this summer is flying by way too fast. We only have about a month left, but we're headed to Arizona this weekend for a wedding, and by the time we get back it will be time to start school shopping and getting prepared for the first day of school.
I thought it would be fun to make the apple shaped rice crispy treats for a little back to school treat.
These back to school treats are so easy to make – and the kids love to help!
My kids helped me pick out the ingredients to make these back to school treats at our local Kroger. My kids always love going shopping with me there. It is by far our favorite place to shop. Their favorite part is getting the mini shopping carts and a free banana in the produce section. I love that they have that section for kids, because the second we step foot in a store they think they need a snack. ;)
My kids loved helping me in the kitchen and may have snuck a few of the pretzels and marshmallows in between. This is your basic rice crispy treat recipe, just dressed up a little. All you need to do is melt the butter and marshmallows.
Then you'll stir in a little vanilla and food coloring. Next up is the rice cereal.
Then once it has cooled slightly, you can begin shaping it into apples. I ended up making two batches (one green, one red), but you could always split the batch in half if you wanted to make red and green apples.
Then all you're going to do is place the stem in and add a dab of frosting for the leaf. I just bought the canned stuff, to make it easier. My kids always have fun decorating their own and that makes it easier.
Back to School Treat
Apple shaped rice crispy treats ...the perfect back to school treat! These would be fun to make for the kids on their first day of school and to pass out to their teachers. These would also be fun for a fall get together.
- 6 Tablespoons salted butter
- 10 oz mini marshmallows (1 bag)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 to 7 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1/2 cup mini pretzels and/or tootsie rolls cut in half
- 0.67 oz Green decorating frosting for decorating (1 tube)
- red and/or green food coloring
Lay out a large piece of wax paper and set aside. Place the decorating supplies near by.
Combine the butter and marshmallows in a large non-stick pot over low heat. Leave on the heat until melted, stirring occasionally. Once the marshmallows have melted, remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and food coloring. Then stir in the rice cereal and stir until combined. Allow to cool slightly.
Once the cereal has cooled, butter your hands and then shape into an apple. Place onto the wax paper and add a mini pretzel or tootsie roll to the top. Then add a little green frosting to make the leaves.
That's it! Super easy and the cutest back to school treats around.
These would make the perfect teacher treats, too. I placed them in a little clear bag and added a tag on top with twine.
You can download the back to school printables for free HERE.
So when do your kids go back to school? I've heard some going back as early as July. We are soaking up every last day of summer!
Hope you enjoyed these back to school treats. Happy baking :)
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Summer has just started in Canada but I know what you mean! I love these treats! My daughter is so getting them in her lunch box this school year!
When I read the title to this post I had to do a double check. I can't believe summer is almost over and we are talking about back to school! Even all the stores are starting their back to school sales. Crazy!! I love these cute treats you created!
What a cute idea! These would be adorable for teacher gifts, too
These are adorable! Can you imagine starting the school year on a scrumptious note thanks to these treats? :)
These are so cute! Hope you all enjoy the rest of summer. :)
These are super adorable! Love these for back to school!
The kids are going to love these. Very clever!
So hard to believe that back to school time is almost here – what a special treat to celebrate!
These apple shaped Rice Krispie Treats are so adorable and perfect for back to school! I made these for my son's' lunchbox and for their teachers. I used an apple shaped cookie cutter and tinted some white frosting with green coloring for the leaf and one with brown coloring for the stem. I put the treats in cello bags, printed the teacher tags, and attached the tags with a red ribbon to the cello bags. Turned out so cute 😊 Thank you! Love your blog!


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On March 8 the Idaho Statesman publish an opinion article by a College of Western Idaho history instructor claiming the history of firearm carry laws are based on racism.
The article claims that laws regulating the carrying of firearms in the South were passed by Democrats seeking to disarm blacks and that similar laws were passed in the West to disarm Chinese immigrants.
According to the Statesman article:
Florida's law regulating the carrying of guns passed in the 1890s. …The Florida Supreme Court decision Watson v. Stone (1941), [shows it] was passed to disarm blacks and gives whites a better feeling of security. The statute was never intended to be applied to the white population.
And indeed, in the majority opinion for Stone, Justice Rivers H. Buford wrote:
The original Act of 1893 was passed when there was a great influx of negro laborers in this State drawn here for the purpose of working in the turpentine and lumber camps. The same condition existed when the Act was amended in 1901 and the Act was passed for the purpose of disarming the negro laborers and to thereby reduce the unlawful homicides that were prevalent in turpentine and saw-mill camps and to give white citizens in sparsely settled areas a better feeling of security.
The Statesman article claims this same type of racism was behind firearm carry laws in California by tracing that state's "current concealed weapon permit law" to carry regulations passed in 1923. The regulations in 1923 were passed to "disarm Chinese and [Hispanic]" immigrants.
The author claims concealed carry in California still contains the vestiges of these racist beginnings inasmuch as permits to carry are only issued to persons whom the state deems suitable. The article claims that concealed carry for self-defense, while legal, is very rare, and that permits are normally only issued to large political donors or "people with political influence."
The Idaho Statesman article comes as Idaho lawmakers consider abolishing that state's concealed carry permit requirement.
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A 1-Year Limited Warranty is extended to the original purchaser of the hearing device and covers defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment of the device.
If the device contains a defect in material or workmanship, iHear Medical, Inc., at its option will repair or replace the device at no charge except for transportation to and from the point of service. It is the purchaser's responsibility to return the device directly to iHear Medical, Inc. after receiving authorization to return.
This warranty does not cover breakage or failure due to tampering, misuse, carelessness, improper maintenance, excessive wax build-up, accidents, liquid exposure or modification. The warranty is void if the device is repaired by anyone other than iHear Medical, Inc.


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FILL is the official partner of the Conference "Innovative Products from Glulam Used in Construction" within the trade fair Woodex in Moscow – 28 of November 2013
The machine-building factory FILL and LesPromInform have signed the contract about official partnership within the Conference about glulam, where FILL is announced as Official Partner.
2 October 2013
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Editorial board of LesPromInform together with Laboratory of wooden structures (LDK) of Central Scientific Research Institute for Building Structures named after V.A. Koucherenko (TSNIISK) have agreed about cooperation within the conference "Innovative Products from Glulam used in Construction".
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All the secrets of improvement effectiveness of furniture production – during the free seminars within the trade fair ExpoFurniture-Ural in Yekaterinburg!
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How to increase production efficiency, and to optimize manufacturing process and costs on the furniture plant?
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I give you "Smiles waiting to be Eaten."
I give you "Smiles waiting to be Eaten."
*drools* Have your juice of your choice and a peanut butter(unless if you are allergic) ready!
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Canadian Sikh boy taken to court on kirpan assault chargeFebruary 10th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 10 (IANS) A 13-year-old Sikh boy, who is accused of "assault" on his two classmates with his kirpan last September, has appeared in a Montreal court to face charges.
The teen had allegedly taken out his kirpan and long hairpin during arguments with two white classmates during lunch hour outside their school in the town of LaSalle near Montreal last Sep 11.
The two boys reported the matter to their principal who called in police and reported the matter to the district school board.
The prosecution said Monday it was a clear-cut case of assault by the Sikh teen as he threatened two classmates with his kirpan and a long hairpin.
But defence lawyer Julius Grey, who won the landmark kirpan case for Sikhs in 2006 in the Canadian supreme court, called the allegations "a fabrication".
Incidentally, it was the same school board which lost the 2006 kirpan case - known as the Gurbaz Singh Multani case.
Grey said the two teenagers concocted the story when one of their best friends became friendly with the Sikh teen.
When they failed to stop this new friendship, they concocted the assault story to teach the Sikh teen a lesson, Grey said.
But prosecution lawyer Sylvie Lemieux said it was a "clear-cut" assault by the Sikh teen.
"The only question that needs to be answered is whether the Crown (prosecution) proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt," she argued.
But the Sikh teen pleaded that his religion forbade him from unsheathing his kirpan which he started wearing after being baptised only days before the alleged incident.
Denying taking out his kirpan, he told the court that the only time he unsheathed it was when police and school officials forced him to do so after the alleged incident.
"It was the same school board which lost the landmark kirpan case to Sikhs in 2006. Now they want to get back at the Sikhs through this fabricated case," Montreal Sikh leader Manjit Singh told IANS.
He said: "I know the boy and his father Kanwaljit Singh. They are a gentle family from New Delhi. All the 10-odd years they have been in Canada, they have been well respected."
The Sikh leader was hopeful that their lawyer Julius Grey, who is rated among the top four to five constitutional lawyers, will "again win us victory in this kirpan case also".
After the 2006 kirpan case victory, Grey went to India where he was feted by the Punjab government, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (DSGPC) and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).
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Barbara Ann Tobener Sanford, 81, of Abilene, Texas passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 27, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. Barbara's wishes were to be cremated and have her ashes buried at a later time.
She was born in Kansas City, Missouri to William Henry Tobener Jr. and Helen Mary (Piper) Tobener on April 30, 1936. Her father who worked for Thompson Products moved his family to Cleveland, Ohio in 1941. She graduated from John Adams High School in Cleveland, Ohio with honors in 1954 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. She was a member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She married her high school sweetheart Calvin W. Sanford in 1955. The wife of a career United States Air Force Officer, she lived in Delaware, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Waco, Texas; Russelsheim, Germany; Wiesbaden, Germany; Bloomington, Indiana; Boca Raton, Florida and Abilene, Texas.
Along with raising four children and keeping the home fires burning when her husband was away on temporary duty, Barbara was active in Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Little League Baseball. She was President of the Madison Junior High School Band Parents Club, bookkeeper at the local Muscular Dystrophy Association office, an Avon Sales Lady, a sales lady and floral arranger at Baack's Florist, and a Sears Credit Department consultant. Additionally, she was Treasurer of the Dyess Officers Wife's Club, President of the Garden Gate Garden Club, a member of the Abilene Philharmonic Guild, and the Grace Museum Los Aficionados Club. She was very active in the Abilene Woman's Club, chairing many committees. She was owner of The House of Clocks and Gifts in Abilene, Texas where she was the primary buyer, decorator, and sales person. Her hobbies included gardening, making floral arrangements, listening to music, reading, and traveling.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents William Henry Tobener Jr. and Helen Mary Piper Tobener, her brother William Henry Tobener III, and in 2015 her daughter Susan Lynn Sanford Johnson.
Barbara is survived by her husband of 62 years, Calvin W. Sanford, and three sons: Doctor Douglas W Sanford and his wife Elaine Acker Sanford of Euless, Texas, Doctor Craig D Sanford and his wife Ratda Mongkoltis Sanford of McLean, Virginia, and Scott A Sanford and his wife Debbie Newton Sanford of Abilene, Texas. Barbara had seven wonderful Grandchildren: Michael Sanford and his wife Danni Dirkes Sanford, Christopher Sanford, Rebecca Sanford Sartain and her husband Daniel Sartain, Kimberly Sanford, Danielle Sanford, Calvin Sanford, and Annelise Sanford, plus three beautiful Great Grandchildren: Kaylee Sanford, Josephine Sanford and Oliver Sanford.
We want to thank Doctor Ne Ning, her Oncologist and his nurse Judy Hudson; Doctor Udaya Swarna, her Cardiologist and his nurse Karen Jones; and Doctor Kevin Finley, her Family Physician and his nurse Julie Sherman, for a job well done.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to The Abilene Woman's Club General Fund, 3425 S. 14th Street, Abilene, Texas 79605, or the charity of your choice.
Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.


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Yorkshire Hotels Outperform Capital Counterparts
Hotels across Yorkshire have dramatically outperformed their London counterparts during 2014, with Sheffield's hotel industry exceeding expectations on 2013's data.
New data, published by BDO's Hotel Britain, shows that hotels in Sheffield, Leeds, York and Bradford have all experienced an impressive increase in their revenue per available room during 2014, whilst London experienced a humble 0.7 per cent increase.
Increases from the four Yorkshire cities saw Leeds increase by 16.7 per cent, Sheffield increase by 16.1 per cent, York increase by 11.8 per cent and Bradford increase by 9.7 per cent from 2013.
Undoubtedly such an impressive increase can be partially attributed to the successful year of tourism Yorkshire experienced, with Le Grand Depart increasing revenue across Yorkshire, which has also seen average room prices in all four cities also increase - with Sheffield coming out on top with prices rising 16.5% to £43.90.
And the good news doesn't stop there for Hotels in Yorkshire, with York emerging as the best performing city outside of London operating at 82% occupancy. The new data published shows regional hotels have surpassed achievement of their fellow London hoteliers for the first time in 14 years.
Such strong demand has pushed overall UK regional hotels' occupancy to 75.1 per cent - the first time it has surpassed 75 per cent for more than ten years – and coupled with the £10m Northern Tourism fund announced by Nick Clegg, tourism is set to continue to boom through Yorkshire.
Chesterfield College offer a level 2 and level 3 courses in Travel and Tourism, which include the chance to work in our Explore Travel Centre which gives you vital experience of a Travel and Tourism workplace setting.
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Open source software a frequent flier on Virgin America
FRAMINGHAM, 13 AUGUST 2010 - BOSTON – Virgin America's CIO says free and open source software (FOSS) is giving the fast growing airline a competitive edge in providing guest services vs. airlines relying mainly on more expensive and less flexible proprietary programs.
Virgin, which sold its first ticket in 2007 and is now serving 13 cities with planes offering broadband Wi-Fi, has adopted FOSS for everything from its in-flight entertainment system (Linux) to its Website to its antivirus (ClamAV).
He said the company tossed proprietary VPN equipment and is happily running OpenVPN. "It works like a charm… so why would I buy a VPN from Cisco?"
Down the road, the company is looking to bring in open source software for routing, database and business intelligence applications.
While Ravi Simhambhatla told LinuxCon attendees that his IT staff has saved millions of dollars by going with FOSS, he emphasized it's the fact that the software works so well that has made it a relatively easy sell to higher ups. He touted the company's open source systems having 100% uptime with just one open source software systems admin.
"With commercial software you need a bank of people to manage the software and a bank of people to manage that bank of people," said Simhambhatla, who joined Virgin in 2006, inheriting a lot more Microsoft and other commercial products than he has now.
Fewer headaches to deal with on the IT administration front allows Virgin's IT team to conduct their own R&D towards developing services to help the airline's customers, he said.
One LinuxCon attendee asked Simhambhatla what Virgin was doing to give back to the free software community given all that it's gotten from it. The CIO acknowledged that it initially is giving back by promoting its wide use of the software, but said once his team is larger he plans to have a core group in the next year or so focused on giving back to the community. He also participated at the conference on a panel about the future of open source with reps from Dell, Novell and others.
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I have been unable to find a way to do this and would appreciate any and all suggestions.
My searches on the net showed that 12-bit displays are being used on iPAQs and some color cell phones. This is not for any of these devices.
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Ecover seems like an interesting brand, although I'm curious if their stuff is sold here in the States? I try and use as little water as possible when doing the laundry, but it's hard not to feel wasteful in so many ways. The same is true with doing the dishes too; I just can't help but feel like so much water and electricity is being wasted!
I try and combine as many loads of laundry as I can of course, but maybe using some of these products you've listed will make me feel a little less guilty from now on.
I love Ecover products. I would also recommend Nellies and Biokleen, they are both excellent green brands, and I have used all three for different things.
On http://www.greencupboards.com you can find these brands, and I just found them on sale under "Specials," as well as a bunch of other green brands of household, baby, pet, and personal care products.
As far as laundry goes, though, my family goes through so much detergent, that it really makes a big impact on the environment to switch to a brand that is concentrated and eco-friendly!
@Travis: Yeah, Ecover is sold in the US. You can find the products online at http://www.greencupboards.com, as well as other eco-friendly laundry products that can really cut down on your carbon footprint.
I wanted to share the environmentally safe cleaning products I discovered. They have 12 products and all contain only 4 ingredients: enzymes, surfactants, natural fragrances and colors, and water. What makes them unique is that each product has multiple enzymes so they are more effective. The company has a proprietary formula to keep the enzymes from eating each other. (They are cannibalistic.) The laundry detergent can be used in cold water and doesn't take much. The stain remover works very well too. There is also a stain stick which is awesome!
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@Linda Sadler: Hello Linda, welcome to the site. Your products sound impressive and the site is great. How long have you had the site and what sort of people buy your products?
If anyone is interested in soap nuts here's a great company: http://www.econutssoap.com
all their recycled packaging is biodegradable with no plastic and their soap nuts are top-quality. I've tried a few brands and I think I get more loads of laundry from using these.
@Travis: you should absolutely try these if you want to save water. They don't leave a residue so you can just stop your machine when it gets to the rinse cycle because it isn't needed.
@Mrs Green: theres around 20 different species/varieties of Soap Nut/Soap berry trees. I had a conversation with the company owner about it and was informed how they vary between regions/climates and different soapnut varieties have different saponin content, size, and color, etc. the owner also stressed a triple sorting process for the nuts to ensure quality.
It's like any other produce item, really.
@Mrs Green: Yes, Saponin is the cleaning agent that's naturally in the soapnuts. More saponin = more cleaning power and more re-uses.
I find this all so fascinating myself 🙂


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When I met Bennett he was 10 days old and a really cool little dude. The easiest newborn sessions are the ones where the baby sleeps though the whole session. Bennett seemed to know this right away and once he had some breakfast he nodded off and let us rock and roll with the session. His parents Jake and Rosie are fun folks who are sure to have a great time raising their little one.
I learned that Bennett is the 7th grandchild (!!), so he is bound to have a fun time running around with all his cousins when he grows up. Bennett, you keep being you, and Jake and Rosie, enjoy the adventure!
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Follow our "How to WOW" Entry Process Guide
Entries have now closed for the 2018 World of WearableArt Awards.
Information for the 2019 World of WearableArt Awards will be available later this year.
Entries have now closed for the 2018 World of WearableArt Awards.
Information for the 2019 World of WearableArt Awards will be available later this year.
The information below refers to the 2018 competition deadlines:
The WOW Design Competition is open to anyone over the age of 18, as at 28 March 2018.
Please read the the full Terms and Conditions before you enter the Competition.
Anyone intending to enter the Competition must register first to receive a unique WOW designer number. This number is generated by our database and is required to complete the online entry process. Your designer number will stay the same every year and you are not required to register again.
Registered designers will receive our newsletters and announcements as well as judging results and any other communications regarding your entry.
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Please note that registering is not the same as entering the competition.
Step 1 – intention to enter:
The online entry process officially opens on 23 September 2017.
Step 1 (intention to enter) requires designers to submit their intention to enter online, this must be done by 28 March 2018. At Step 1 designers are required to state how many garments you intend to enter and into which sections.
Design teams (2-3 members) must nominate a lead designer to complete the entry process on behalf of the team.
You can edit this information or withdraw an entry at any point before 28 March. Designers cannot add a new entry after this date.
Step 2 – Preselection:
Step 2 (Preselection) is compulsory for all first-time New Zealand entrants* and ALL international entrants.
For Preselection, designers are required to upload photographs of their completed garments online for the judges' consideration. To assist the judges with making the best possible assessment of each entry at Preselection stage, designers are also able to provide a short video showing their garment from all angles. It is not compulsory to provide a video but we do encourage all designers to submit a video if possible. Designers will be notified of the judges decisions and successful entrants will be asked to complete the rest of the online entry process and send their entries to World of WearableArt in Nelson, New Zealand to participate in the first official judging round.
Returning New Zealand entrants are not required to complete Preselection and the online entry process will allow you to go straight to Step 3 (complete your entry).
*A first-time entrant is a designer who has never had an entry selected to be in any previous World of WearableArt Awards Shows.
International deadline: 28 March 2018
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This world has a lot to learn from all walks of peoples.
Lead by example, not by force.
Who is your example? General Custer? You shouldn't preach when you have blood on your hands.
we are all children of this earth, and a part of it?
what about the countless children who were murdered in the boarding schools? they sure weren't the fuck, part of your world, were they?
Greywolf of the Black Swamp,
Powwows or wacipi are social gatherings. You are welcome to participate and maybe possibly dance but that would take many steps to finally be accepted into the circle. Start by dancing during the honor songs, have a dollar bill ready to drop into the hat which is then given to the singers for the honor of singing for the honored person(s). It won't happen overnight but it is a start.
Wade Crowe, Hunpati Dakota Sioux
ekstrapiksels, indian? from india? there are 500 nations. what nation claims you? who are your elders? wade crowe, hunkpati dakota sioux
we are always being told to get a life by the angry white folk. explain, how do i tell my grandfather who was murdered by the chamberlain south dakota police to get a life? wade crowe, hunkpati dakota sioux of crow creek, south dakota
we have a fucking life and that is the thwart all appropriation by the fat stealing white folk. wade crowe, hunkpati dakota sioux


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The iOS 8.4 update won't be the last iOS 8 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Instead, it looks like Apple's iOS 8.4.1 update will be the last in line ahead of the iOS 9 release in the fall. With that in mind, we want to take a look at what you need to know about iOS 8.4.1 as we push into the final days of the month.
Last month, Apple released its iOS 8.4 update, an update that delivered Apple Music and a number of other big changes to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The update is still the most current version of iOS 8 though that should change soon as Apple prepares to roll out another iOS 8 upgrade called iOS 8.4.1.
iOS 8.4.1 a few weeks after the iOS 8.4 release thanks to a beta for developers. Apple's iOS 8.4.1 beta 1 was released two weeks ago and interest in the update has started to grow as we've pushed away from the beta release towards the fall and the release of Apple's iOS 9 operating system.
Apple isn't saying much about iOS 8.4.1 but we've learned quite a bit about the update that will likely serve as the bridge to iOS 9. With July coming to an end, we want to take a look at what you need to know about the iOS 8.4.1 update as we push into the month of August.
Don't Expect Much from Apple
With an iPhone 6s release date now all but confirmed for September or later, we know that the odds of Apple talking about the iOS 8.4.1 update ahead of its release are very slim.
Apple only talks about new iOS updates and their release dates when it's showing them off on stage during a launch event. The iPhone 6s' launch event will almost certainly include iOS 9, not iOS 8.4.1.
So, the release of iOS 8.4.1 could come at any time. It could come this week before the start of August. It could come in August ahead of Apple's big September. Or, it could come just ahead of Apple's iOS 9 release in the fall.
Unless Apple breaks protocol, you won't know much about the iOS 8.4.1 update until the iOS 8.4.1 update is released.
Now Is A Great Time to Prepare
With the iOS 8.4.1 release date all but confirmed to be a mysterious entity moving forward, now is a great time to start preparing for the update's arrival.
We don't know when Apple will release its new software and we probably never will. And that means that there will never be a bad time to do some prep work for iOS 8.4.1 and its release date.
If this is going to be your device's first iOS update, now is a great time to get familiar with some of the quirks of the iOS update process. If this will be your first time moving to iOS 8.4, you'll want to get familiar with iOS 8.4 and its changes. If this isn't your first iOS update, you might still want to do some cleanup on your device before the iOS 8.4.1 update arrives.
We've put together a game plan that will help to make the iOS 8.4.1 release date more manageable. It will also help you minimize the chances of running into iOS 8.4.1 problems.
Don't Expect Much from iOS 8.4.1
We've learned that the iOS 8.4.1 update probably isn't going to be a very big release.
The iOS 8.4.1 update is currently in testing inside Apple's paid developer program. Developers in the beta program have been testing out the iOS 8.4.1 for a number of days now and we haven't seen anyone unearth big changes. The video below will give you some idea about what to expect thus far.
While we could certainly see some new iOS 8.4.1 betas emerge, the window is closing extremely fast. Again, the iOS 9 release is likely in the cards for September. If anything, this will likely be a small bug fix update that tackles a few very specific problems ahead of the iOS 9 release.
iOS 8.4 Jailbreak Could Be In Danger
One of the popular iOS 8.4.1 theories going around is that it's going to be aimed squarely at the iOS 8.4 jailbreak that was released shortly after the iOS 8.4 update in June. It's a theory that we've subscribed to and it's a reason why iPhone and iPad users need to be leery of the iOS 8.4.1 release.
Jailbreak developers have been silent in the run up to the iOS 8.4.1 release date and that probably won't change until after the iOS 8.4.1 update is released.
So, if you're jailbroken or looking to jailbreak, you'll probably want to avoid the iOS 8.4.1 release when it arrives. We probably won't know if it's safe before its release but we'll almost certainly know if it's safe (or not) immediately after the iOS 8.4.1 update's arrival.
It May Not Bring Back This Missing Feature
The iOS 8.4.1 beta 1 doesn't include a feature that Apple stripped from iOS with iOS 8.4. iOS 8.4 killed Home Sharing for Music for iOS, a feature that some iOS users have relied on for entertainment. And while the feature will make its return, it looks like it might not arrive until after iOS 8.4.1 arrives.
Apple promised that it would bring the feature back in iOS 9 and the latest iOS 9 beta does bring Home Sharing for Music on iOS back. Problem is, the iOS 9 release date won't be happening for a few weeks.
The first iOS 8.4.1 beta doesn't include the feature and with Apple proclaiming iOS 9 as the savior, there's a very good chance that iOS 8.4.1 won't include the functionality that iOS 8.4 took away. We've got our fingers crossed but we're not optimistic at this point.
Apple Music Streaming
The new Apple Music app includes the new Apple Music streaming service designed to take on Spotify, Pandora and other services. The iOS 8.4 update enables this new app and includes a free three-month trial of the Apple Music service.
With Apple Music you can pay $9.99 a month for an individual or $14.99 a month for a family of up to six members and enjoy full albums on demand and save music for offline playback.
Apple Music uses your musical tastes to pick new music that you might enjoy listening to in a new For You section of the music app that will help you find new music to listen to. The video above shows how this works.
This new app replaces the Music app from iOS 8 and earlier. Apple is not adding another app you cannot install from the iPhone or iPad, just updating one that is already on your device.


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The Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband MP has been reported to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over his links to the board of AstraZeneca. It follows Miliband's intervention in the House of Commons against the takeover of the drugs company by Pfizer.
The report was made by the Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, David Morris.
Mr Miliband received a "donation in kind" from Shirti Vadera Limited on 5th December 2013 to the value of £4,402. The Baroness Vadera is a board member Shirti Vadera Ltd. and a Non-Executive Director of AstraZeneca.
David Morris MP said: "In recent days Mr. Miliband has resorted to political meddling in the takeover of AstraZeneca. I have now discovered that Miliband has received a donation in kind from Labour's Baroness Vadera, a non-executive director of AstraZeneca.
"Ed Miliband should declare his interests before getting involved in cases such as these and I think the right thing to do is to refer the matter to the Parliamentary Commissioner to be fully investigated as a matter of urgency
"This is something I have questioned both in the Chamber of the House of Commons and on BBC Radio 4.
"I can confirm I have today written to the Parliamentary Commissioner with this request."
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards will now decide whether an investigation is required into the actions of the Labour Leader. She will then make a recommendation to the Committee on Standards and Privileges on what action if any should be taken.


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Stem Cells: Private Sector Can Do It Better
By Robert Oldham. Dr. Oldham is chairman of the South Carolina Biotechnology Association and CEO of Cancer Therapeutics, Inc.
President Bush's decision on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research continues to arouse controversy. But much of the debate overlooks a very important question: Who can do the work better? The government or the private sector?


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Introduction. The U.S. Occupation of Japan: A Secondary Affair: Innovation, Continuity and Compromise Mark E. Caprio & Yoneyuki Sugita 1. Feeding the Nation: Food Policy, Land Reform, and Japan's Economic Recovery Steven J. Fuchs 2. Occupation Policy and Japanese Fisheries Management, 1945-1952 Sayuri Guthrie Shimizu 3. Protective Labor Legislation and Gender Equality: The Impact of the Occupation on Japanese Working Women Maho Toyoda 4. The Impact of the Occupation on Crime in Japan H. Richard Friman 5. Education Reform and History Textbooks in Occupied Japan Yoshiko Nozaki 6. Universal Health Insurance: The Unfinished Reform of Japan's Healthcare System Yoneyuki Sugita 7. Resident Aliens: Forging the Political Status of Koreans in Occupied Japan Mark E. Caprio 8. Occupation Policy and Postwar Sino-Japanese Relations: Severing Economic Ties Sayuri Guthrie Shimizu 9. A Secondary Affair: United States Economic Foreign Policy and Japan, 1945-1968 Michael A. Barnhart
Mark E. Caprio is a member of the Department of Law and Politics, Rikkyo University. Yoneyuki Sugita is Associate Professor of American History at Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Japan.
'This book, in short, offers a refreshingly new approach to the study of the seven years of the American Occupation of Japan. The authors of each of the studies and the editors are to be congratulated for their successful efforts to look in a new way at this important period of Japanese and American history.' - Ray A. Moore, Pacific Affairs, Vol. 80, No. 3, Fall 2007 'Bearing in mind the rich literature on the political, social, and economic effects of the U.S. occupation, editors Mark Caprio and Yoneyuki Sugita have compiled a groundbreaking collection that adds to our understanding of Japan since 1945 in two ways. Expanding the scope of scholarly inquiry, the richly documented essays in Democracy in Occupied Japan study critical, but previously unexplored, issues that infl uenced postwar Japan, including health insurance, textbook revision, policing, and policy regarding resident aliens' - Journal of Japanese Studies, 2009


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Easy to walk around and packed with unusual finds, Avignon's walled city is super for shopping. Whether you're after a souvenir, a gift or something tasty to eat, this is a guide to the best retail therapy in town.
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Don't bother with the main street, the rue de la République, though. It's lined mainly with banks, brasseries and fast-food outlets, though you will also see high-street stalwarts such as Monoprix, H&M and FNAC.
Instead, for upscale boutiques and retail outlets, especially clothing and homeware, wander up to the top of the rue de la République (the end near the Palais des Papes).
Then dive into the side streets around the junction between the rue Saint Agricole and the rue Joseph Vernet.
Yet these more mainstream stores are not Avignon's strongest shopping suit. Rather, the best buys are to be found in the city's fantastic array of funky little designer and craft boutiques, and its small but select range of shops offering fine regional food and drink specialities.
They are mainly found in the part of town between the Tourist Office at 41 cours Jean Jaurès and the gourmet Les Halles food market on place Pie. A number of these narrow alleys have been recently pedestrianised, and now this part of Avignon is really pleasant to stroll around.
Note that a number of shops, especially smaller ones, are closed on Mondays and some also shut for a couple of hours at lunchtime.
A group of young creative types have banded together under the banner Les Fabricateurs d'Avignon. They organise regular craft markets and other special events, as well as producing a handy annotated map of the best shops of this type in town. The Tourist Office should have copies.
Especially popular is a concept store called CQFD at 16 place de la Principale. The acronym (Création EthiQues Franco Décalées) indicates quirky, ethically sourced objects made in France.
Expect recycled or upcycled clothing, furniture, jewellery, scented candles and more.
In the area around the rue des Trois Faucons, place Saint Didier and rue de la Bonneterie, you'll see everything from an artisan bookbinder or a cabinet maker to shops specialising in hand-made paper or spray cans and stencils for street artists.
The very pretty rue des Teinturiers, pictured, is also lined with somewhat more tourist-y craft shops.
At 40 rue Jean Jaurès, near Avignon Centre train station, is the ticket office for Visite Avignon, the company that operates the city's little tourist train and hop-on-hop-off bus tours.
This office also has a shop with a decent range of popular souvenirs, from soaps, wines and calissons to hats and T-shirts. Ideal to pick up last-minute gifts if you're in a hurry!
If you're after les indiennes, the colourful traditional fabrics of Provence, pictured, for a tablecloth or a brightly patterned shirt, Avignon has several options.
At 19 rue Joseph Vernet is a branch of Soleiado, one of the oldest and best-known manufacturers while Les Indiennes de Nîmes is at 18 rue des Marchands and also stocks dashing Camargue cowboy boots, and hats.
Just round the corner from the Palais des Papes, La Licorne du Palais sells Gobelins-style "mediaeval" tapestries, bags and cushions.
Avignon is in the heart of lavender country: pictured top left is a lavender still outside a shop in the city.
The best place for essential oils, soaps and cosmetics is Le Château du Bois. It's also in the Palais area, at 61 rue de la grande Fusterie.
The go-to place for top quality regional produce is Les Halles, Avignon's covered food market, where you can buy charcuterie, fish, wine, fruit and vegetables and a fantastic variety of cheeses at La Maison du Fromage.
You'll also find dozens of variants of tapenade (provençal olive spread), pictured, and unusual varieties of salt as well as AOC olive oils and other local specialities.
If you crave a more traditional open-air food market, pop across the river to Avignon's sister town, Villeneuve lès Avignon.
In the area around the place Jean Jaurès, it has large food markets on Thursday and Saturday mornings and a brocante (bric-à-brac) market, also on Saturday.
Also across the river, this time on Barthelasse Island, the Ferme La Reboule at 1250 Chemin de la Barthelasse is a brilliant little farm shop packed with organic vegetables fresh from the fields and locals snapping them up at bargain prices. It's a short-ish walk from the Daladier bridge.
For regional specialities, the branch of the regional mini-chain Les Délices du Luberon at 20 place du Change is a good source of olives, olive oils, tapenades, mustards and condiments and other tasty treats.
Chocoholics, on no account should you miss Aline Géhant, an award-winning young chocolatière whose exquisite cocoa creations are spiked with provençal flavours.
In her little boutique, fragrant with delicious aromas, you might well be offered a taster, after which we defy you not to buy.
We tasted four varieties, scented with thyme, lavender, fig and wild mint: all of them divine! Aline makes more traditional specialities too, such as mendiants (round chocolate disks studded with nuts and candied fruit).
Note that this shop (at 15 rue des Trois Faucons) closes in July and August when temperatures can soar to up to 40 degrees Celsius / 104 degrees Fahrenheit: lethal to chocs.
On the other hand, if you're in Avignon at Christmas or Easter, head over there for decadent seasonal specialities featuring locally distilled liqueurs.
Speaking of which, the Distillerie Magnuin makes eau de vie from its own home-grown pears, including the ever-popular Poire William one with the pear inside the bottle, as well as other liqueurs. There are free guided visits on Saturdays.
At 784 Chemin des Poiriers on Barthelasse Island the Distillerie claims on its website to be just five minutes from the Palais des Papes. That's by car, of course!
We asked Aline Géhant about papalines, an Avignon sweet speciality, pictured above. Curiously, these bright pink chocolates spiked with herby liqueur are made by pâtissiers rather than by chocolatiers. You can find papalines at the Pâtisserie Mallard, 22 rue du Vieux Sextier.
For local wines, try L'Ampélos, just along the road at at 11 rue du Vieux Sextier. This tiny, friendly wine and tapas bar also sells bottles to take away at vineyard prices: there are over 700 to choose from.
On a grander scale, Le Carré du Palais is a lavish, brand-new showcase for Rhône wine and regional food right opposite the Palais des Papes.


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Best snorkeling in Great Barrier Reef
We're pretty spoilt within Queensland aided by the heat of sea dropping no lower than 21°C through the coldest months of the season as well as in Tropical North Queensland during the summertime it can hit 28°C – warmer than most bathrooms I've taken!
1. Tangalooma Wrecks, Moreton Island
Fifteen wrecks had been intentionally sunk just north of Tangalooma Island Resort a few years ago generate a man-made reef, that offers among the better snorkelling in South East Queensland. Be prepared to see green turtles, wobbegong sharks, a huge selection of seafood and possibly even a dugong. Pure water, golden shores and just an hour from Brisbane.
2. Shelving Seashore, Great Keppel Island
There's 17 different beaches on Great Keppel all supplying different things from relaxed swims to booming browse. Regarding the western tip of the island lies a hidden treasure that's well worth exploring – Shelving seashore. it is accessed from Fisherman's seashore nestled in between rugged outcrops and red coral reefs and there's constantly one thing to see between the colourful marine life that lives indeed there.
3. Chalkies Seashore, Haslewood Island, Whitsundays
Utilizing the world-famous Whitehaven Beach on other coast of Whitsunday Island, Chalkies seashore is actually forgotten about. But with its white silica-sand and in most cases clear waters, the fringing coral reef that lies only overseas adds another reason to prevent right here, away from the crowds for an underwater adventure with the fishes.
4. Langford Spit Seashore, Whitsundays
Langford Island has a massive number of soft and tough corals in just about every shape, size and color are available here. In 45 mins I were able to photograph a few of these with an easy underwater small digital camera. Really memorable.
5. Geoffrey Bay Snorkel Trail – Magnetic Island
Before getting started be sure you collect a swim-card from 1 of retailers on the area after that roam directly off the coastline opposite Arcadia resort and stick to the area and sub-surface floats that have been put in here for an excellent led tour of Geoffrey Bay.
There are plenty of seafood across the wreck for the Moltke and more powerful swimmers can keep on to the WWII aeroplane propeller and engine block from a CW-22B Curtiss Falcon. Magnetic Island is full of old military shocks above, and underneath the water.
6. Lady Elliot Island, Southern Great Barrier Reef
Once the tide drops away the lagoon out the front associated with the restaurant on woman Elliot Island makes its very own, with deep networks remaining between the coral reef flats that focus the marine life into easy-to-swim-through swimming pools and gullies. If you're a nervous swimmer or Olympic optimistic there's anything to help keep you amused as you wind your path over sea cucumbers, past turtles and out into the available sea.
7. Hayman Island, Whitsundays
Blue Pearl Bay from the northern region of the island is only a little bit of utopia. Hundreds of folks click here yearly and there's an easy reason – impeccable fringing red coral reef.
We don't think there are numerous other places in the world where you could wipe noses with friendly Maori wrasse, swim through smooth coral home gardens, be surrounded by a huge selection of reef fish all from the coastline or even the straight back of the tour vessel. Make certain you have actually a clear memory card as you'll be snapping continually at this site!
8. Orpheus Island, north of Townsville
The world-class snorkel website outside of the Research Station on Orpheus Island towards the north associated with main resort is somewhere i really could spend days. Not only exist a huge selection of huge clams (that have to be seen squirting liquid at reasonable wave), a few of the most colourful color bommies on the entire Great Barrier Reef, lots and lots of damsel seafood but in addition sheltered hot oceans within the lee of area.
No wonder James Cook University have their students out here to review marine research!
9. Green Island, off Cairns
Turtles have been in variety, because tend to be stingrays, reef fish and you will even spot a migrating humpback whale cruise at night island between June and October.
10. Low Isles, off Port Douglas
With spectacular coral reef surrounding the picturesque Low Isles it is probably my most satisfactory snorkel site of this lot. The range of difficult corals is huge with colourful staghorn, dish and mind coral bommies producing an undulating water flooring which reef sharks, turtles and rays all call house.
I struggle to pull myself away and in the morning always the last anyone to hop in the watercraft everytime We visit. Be sure you have your mask cleared plus digital camera fully recharged – oh the thoughts are flooding right back!
Wherever you determine to plunge to the water you're bound to come up by the end satisfied and exhilarated. Just remember to constantly snorkel with somebody, apply plenty of sunscreen ahead of when entering the water and please don't touch or handle anything underneath the surface – we're mere visitors in marine globe!


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How Can Marketers Get More from Their Agency Before, During and After Brand Planning?
We're approaching the fourth quarter, which means brand managers across the country are currently trying to remember where they saved this year's tactical plan so they can recreate it for next year. It's a vicious cycle: brand managers are tasked with creating the most innovative, cutting-edge, [enter other buzz-word here] tactical plan ever. They pull together all the right people, all the right data and all the right ideas to craft a brilliant, 115-page document that should guide the brand over the next year. For a short time, this plan becomes the brand's playbook, referenced and loved by all. But as time passes, stakeholders reference the plan less and less, and the brand plan is left in a forgotten corner of a desktop or server, not to be opened again... until the next fourth quarter.
Does this cycle sound familiar? Brands, agencies and other partners all start the year intent on following a carefully designed plan, driven by data and fueled by creativity. And then life happens. A new competitor hits the market; new information about your disease state becomes available; your field force needs a new approach. There are 100 different reasons brand plans fall by the wayside.
So how do brand managers work with their agencies to develop plans with staying power, plans that will stay relevant longer, that are scalable with the ever-changing landscape, but still meet business objectives?
To help answer this question and more, we conducted a third-party survey among healthcare marketers to better understand their agency expectations during and after the planning process. One of the respondents' biggest frustrations during yearly planning was their agency partner not building tactics and strategies around their long-term business objectives. And while it was their key frustration, survey respondents also indicated the criticalness of their agency's ability to understand key objectives in delivering results.
In a recent survey, when asked what defines agency success, healthcare marketers weighed ROI and meeting business objectives higher than award-winning creative or great communication.
So, how can agencies and brand partners best support each other throughout the tactical planning process, knowing that long-term relevance and understanding business objectives are key? Using these five points as your guide, challenge your agency and allow them to come fully prepared and elevate your brand to new heights in 2018.
Stop thinking about digital separately. There is no longer a line between digital and traditional tactics, so you shouldn't design your plans that way. Digital initiatives should be fully baked into your strategic approach for the year, not added on. Challenge your agency to understand how digital is holistically integrated into the bigger engagement strategy across your target audiences.
Go against the marketing trends. Before the year is even over, third party groups will release marketing trends for the upcoming year, and they will undoubtedly urge marketers to adopt said trends. Don't take the "everybody's doing it" approach. Instead, ask how these trends align with your target audience, patient journey and objectives. If there isn't a really good reason to pursue a trend, don't be afraid to say no.
Engage with sales early. Consider using brand planning to change the dynamic between marketing and sales. Does your agency have a relationship with your sales leaders? Are they a part of your planning process (hint: they should be; no one knows your clients better)? Make introductions and challenge your agency to use insights from sales to build tactical strategies. Once campaigns are in market, you will see stronger sales engagement and better market adoption, resulting in a longer shelf life for your plan.
Regulatory + Agency = BFF. Picture this: you and your agency have spent the last two months building a brand plan you're proud of and that you believe will undoubtedly reenergize the brand. You send it to your regulatory team for approval and they shut it down immediately. Before the planning process even begins, ask: is your agency a compliance expert? What is their level of expertise regarding FDA guidelines? More importantly, do they know and understand what to watch out for with your specific regulatory team? If they aren't already, push your agency to be your regulatory champion to help you avoid the headaches and heartaches of compliance.
Don't stop at planning. As the year goes on, do you have a cadence with your agency to measure, analyze and adjust your strategy? Is your agency sharing insights on market influences, audience trends or campaign performance? If not, establish quarterly meetings of the minds between you, key influencers (hello sales!) and your agency. Pull that tactical plan off the shelf, ask your agency to bring actionable insights to the discussion and then, as a team, adjust your plan. Rinse and repeat every quarter.
To hear more about what healthcare marketers expect from brand planning and agency relationships — along with what they think the word "agency" even means — visit 2ecreative.com/Survey.


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Hi all,
Any particular screensavers you like to have on while you are away from the desk?
Even though the practice is not necessarily needed anymore, thought it would be nice to spice up the desktop alittle!
My personal favourite is the Matrix Code screensaver, looks especially cool if you have a dual monitor setup.
What about you?
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Jul 14, 2017 at 10:32 UTC
My favorite screensaver is the "Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to log on" one.
%windir%\system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
Jul 14, 2017 at 10:44 UTC
I don't use them much these days but have usually favoured 3D Text with either a simple message bouncing around of symbols from Wingdings like a giant skull & Crossbones (Shft +n) bouncing around on the screen.
Jul 14, 2017 at 10:51 UTC
My fav screensaver is the one running when I leave for home....the second most fav is the one running when I go for lunch...
The least fav is the one that is running when I come in for work....
Jul 14, 2017 at 13:23 UTC
it was castaway johnny !
Jul 14, 2017 at 14:54 UTC
Really Slick Screensavers: http://reallyslick.com/
My personal favorite out of the collection is the "Hyperspace" one.
Jul 14, 2017 at 18:51 UTC
I don't know if it's my favorite all-time, but I like the Pong screensaver in Fedora.
Jul 14, 2017 at 18:51 UTC
I used to have one that involved a Evel Knievel-style stunt biker, and every once in awhile he'd crash, lying on the ground for several seconds saying "ow." repeatedly until an ambulance drove up. I have no idea what it was called.
Jul 14, 2017 at 18:53 UTC
flying toasters nuff said
Jul 14, 2017 at 18:54 UTC
I haven't used a screensaver in over a decade, but I still have fond memories of the Flying Toasters.
Jul 14, 2017 at 19:07 UTC
15 Min AFK = Power off my monitor... does that count?
Back in the day though I would have said the Matrix 3D screen saver or the BSOD by SysInternals
Jul 14, 2017 at 19:11 UTC
I always liked the pipes screensaver as shown in the title. I wonder how it will work on a three monitor, all different resolutions, setup... Hmmm....
For a long while I used the pic gallery screen saver. I set a folder with the best pictures I've taken, and a few bonus from friends. It does open you to unexpected embarrassment if you're not judicious though. ;-)
Jul 14, 2017 at 19:14 UTC
I'm old school, I like the Windows XP starfield screensaver. I even went as far as finding and downloading it so I could use it on my WIn7 machine (I like Win7, so I refuse to upgrade to Win10 until Win7 reaches end of life...I'm stubborn that way)
Jul 14, 2017 at 19:19 UTC
I like this one because you cans care the crap out of people really easily.
Jul 14, 2017 at 19:41 UTC
3D pipes was my favorite, but that one is dead, Ribbons or bubbles are cool for newer systems.
Jul 14, 2017 at 19:43 UTC
The BSOD screensaver. Keeps people away from my computer.
Jul 14, 2017 at 19:45 UTC
Don't use them, just use Windows Key + L
Jul 14, 2017 at 19:47 UTC
I still use flying toasters to this day.
Jul 14, 2017 at 19:58 UTC
The most resource thrifty... my computer name. 3d pipes killed massive CPU cycles. A guy where I used to work insisted on putting it on all the servers *facepalm*
Took me a couple of iterations to get him to STOP IT ;)
Jul 14, 2017 at 20:08 UTC
Here is my prefered screen saver:
Jul 14, 2017 at 20:13 UTC
Remember this bad boy?
Jul 14, 2017 at 20:20 UTC
was gonna mention this. I'd literally just sit and watch this screen saver as a kid
Remember this bad boy?
Jul 14, 2017 at 20:21 UTC
1st Post
Back in the day, Johnny Castaway! Runner up would be a program my dad found that had several different Disney themed ones. Each would do different things and either slowly cover up or take away the desk top. For example one had Donald Duck on a rope chair painting the screen different colors.
Jul 14, 2017 at 20:25 UTC
"Blank Screen" is my favorite and should be everyone elses...
People complain about waste and screen savers are basically energy killers if not monitor killers. The worse is VM's with a screen saver, really?
I'm all about cool backgrounds when you are actually around to appreciate them not a screen saver that maybe the night cleaning crew get to see...
Jul 14, 2017 at 20:30 UTC
Reminds me of doom.
Remember this bad boy?
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A Broward man was found shot dead in the parking lot of a Lauderdale Lakes apartment complex, and detectives are looking for the suspect.
Around 10 p.m. Saturday, two acquaintances had an argument in the parking lot of Town Square Apartments at Northwest 49th Avenue and 24th Court in Lauderdale Lakes. According to deputies, the men had an ongoing dispute.
When the argument escalated, the Broward Sheriff's Office said, the shooting began. Herman Farrell, 31, is accused of shooting Sean Fleming, 34, several times and then taking off, BSO said.
Fleming died in the lot.
BSO detectives have a warrant for Farrell's arrest. He faces one charge of first-degree murder.
Anyone who knows Farrell's whereabouts can report information anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Broward County at 954-493-TIPS (8477) or online at browardcrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $3,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
To report information directly BSO, call homicide Detective Ricky Libman at 954-764-HELP (4357).