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AXIS (Lat. for "axle"), a word having the same meaning as axle, and also used with many extensions of this primary meaning. It denotes the imaginary line about which a body or system of bodies rotates, or a line about which a body or action is symmetrically disposed. In geometry, and in geometrical crystallography, the term denotes a line which serves to aid the orientation of a figure. In anatomy, it is, among other uses, applied to the second cervical vertebra, and in botany it means the stem.


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There's no such thing as a little lie . . .
When Sasha North comes into Ellen's life, Ellen falls under her spell. As Ellen is welcomed into Sasha's family, she doesn't see the darkness that lies beneath their bohemian lifestyle. Not until a brutal attack changes all their lives forever.
Ten years later, Ellen and Sasha share a flat in London, still bound together by that night. When Sasha disappears, Ellen fears the worst. The police won't take her seriously, but the events of the past give Ellen good reason to be frightened.
What really happened that night? Who is telling the whole truth? These are the questions Ellen must confront when searching for her friend. But someone knows Ellen is looking. And they don't want the answers coming out . . .
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This week's Five Star roundup is brought to you by men and sexual harassment, love for an old woman, accepting age and marking the gains, sex and gender, the time before dying, the early days of sobriety, the benefits of living openly, technology's effect on how we grieve, a sense of familial completeness, and Gabriel García Márquez:
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"Fake Geek Guys: A Message to Men About Harassment" by Andy Khouri at ComicsAlliance:
Sexual harassment isn't an occupational hazard. It's not a glitch in the complex matrix of modern life. It's not something that just "happens." It's something men do. It's a choice men make. It's a problem men enable. It's sometimes a crime men commit. And it is not in the power nor the responsibility of women to wage war on this crime.
It's on us.
"Watching Someone Get Old Is Hard" by Kristin Wald at This Blog Is Unique. Just Like They All Are:
Watching someone get old and prepare to die is hard. It's really hard. And sad. And quiet. The inability to fight the inevitable end sometimes makes me cry in the shower. Not for myself, but for my friend Esther. Not for me, but for Esther's son.
"Things I Have Learned" by Karen Green at The Kids Are Alright:
…I have aged, am ageing, and I hope to be gaining something in the process other than crow's feet. But make no mistake; like wisdom and the acceptance that I enjoy an occasional viewing of Riverdance on PBS, I welcome those too.
"Sex, Gender, Identity and Expression in Roller Derby" by Kevin 'Kevlar' Dennison at The Canadian Derby Frontier:
Sex, gender, identity and expression… what are they, how do they relate and what the hell does any of it have to do with Roller Derby? Before Trans* Awareness in Sports Week gets into full swing over the coming days I wanted to take a few moments to go over the basics of these concepts because whether you realize it or not, you are literally surrounded by them every single day, often quite glaringly in Roller Derby in particular.
"My Timely Loss" by Kelly at Carpe Whatever:
I don't know what comes next. I don't know what any of this means, other than it happened, and it took my breath away. I don't know what's wrong and I don't know if it can be fixed.
"On Addiction, Dependency, and One Less Despised Thing" by Seth Haines at Seth Haines:
Addiction is a tricky bitch, which, after convincing you she is safe, jumps in your lap and nuzzles your free hand just before biting off the tip of your nose (despite your face).
"The Privilege Paradox" by Nicole Daedone at Nicole Daedone:
How could I say that I love this woman, how could I receive her gifts and not be willing to share in the weight of what she carried? How could I in good conscience receive the boons of a culture that was fine with her/our existence so long as it was invisible?
The sad truth is that for a full year, I did.
"Grief Capacity" by Maggie Mason at Medium:
In my adult life, I've lost a few friends who led active lives on the Web. And reviewing their lives online has kept me in mourning longer than I might have been otherwise. In the instance of acquaintances, it's eerily possible to get to know them better after they've died.
"On No More Babies" by Amy Corbett Storch at Amalah:
So when it recently occurred to me — me, Founding Member of the Braintrust of DUH — that I don't currently have any babies, and that the transition happened without a pregnancy or promise of future babies, it surprised me to realize that I am okay with that. I am happy with that. I couldn't imagine being pregnant right now, or contemplating getting pregnant. Because I don't want any more babies.
Boom! There it was. The mythical unicorn feeling of completeness, the one I heard people describe but secretly worried I'd never have.
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In the charged atmosphere of post-revolution, artistic and political forces often join in the effort to reimagine a new national space for a liberated people. Joshua Malitsky examines nonfiction film and nation building to better understand documentary film as a tool used by the state to create powerful historical and political narratives. Drawing on newsreels and documentaries produced in the aftermath of the Russian revolution of 1917 and the Cuban revolution of 1959, Malitsky demonstrates the ability of nonfiction film to help shape the new citizen and unify, edify, and modernize society as a whole. Post-Revolution Nonfiction Film not only presents a critical historical view of the politics, rhetoric, and aesthetics shaping post-revolution Soviet and Cuban culture but also provides a framework for understanding the larger political and cultural implications of documentary and nonfiction film.


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Yesterday afternoon Starling was complaining about being bored, so I sent her out with a lil' art project. She took her camera and the telephoto lens and tried to get "arty" closeup shots of some of our neighbors. She caught Renata out looking for Dementor mid-afternoon. Poor Renata is not looking cute. Her skin is all broken out and she has dark circles under her eyes like she isn't getting enough sleep. if I didn't know better, I would say she contracted a bad case of pink eye too. Amber got it at horse camp last week, and Cari said you have to be very careful to change your sheets regularly. I hope she doesn't end up with impetigo too, Amber also brought that back from horsey camp and it is very unsightly.
Amber and Starling were off to their art camp this morning, where I am sure they won't be picking up skin diseases. It is a very high end and expensive camp. I raced over to drop Hummus at the gym and had a fun lunch with Cari and Krystyn. We were looking at funny pictures and laughing and laughing.


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SUMMER HEAT by Tantalus
Date: September 20, 2015
The blurb:
"Pete and his hunky bear of a neighbour, Damon, are always competing about something. So when Damon makes a bet on the outcome of their next poker game, Pete is up for it, even if the terms are a little…unusual.
If Damon wins, he gets to do Whatever. He. Wants.
Only thing is, Pete has no idea that Damon has a dark side…"
My thoughts:
Summer Heat is more of a scene than a book, but boy, as scenes go, this one rocks.
As the blurb states, if Damon wins, he gets to do 'Whatever. He. Wants.' It won't surprise anyone to hear that Damon does indeed win and that 'Whatever. He. Wants.' is not at all what Pete expected; or rather goes way beyond anything Pete might have imagines. And Damon's dark side isn't the only surprise Pete is in for after he loses his bet. Maybe he didn't know himself quite as well as he thought either.
I really don't want to say anything else about what happens on these twenty-one steaming hot pages. This is erotica at its finest. There is just enough background story and dialogue to give the reader an idea of who these men are but both of these are neatly and cleverly packaged in the sexy scene these two men perform.
The writing is smooth and the descriptions are graphic and enticing making this book the ideal read if you happen to be in the mood for a quick sexy read.
I can only hope Summer Heat is the first of many encounters between these two men. Seems to me Damon has a lot more in store for Pete and I would love to be present for each and every one of Pete's steps as he makes his way towards the 'dark side'.


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Why a Mortgage Is a Pledge to the Dead
By Pao Chang, author of EsotericKnowledge.me
Owning a nice home is a dream that most people have. Deep down, nearly everyone wants to live in a nice home. One of the main obstacles that prevents most people from owning a home of their dream is the high cost. Depending where people live today, a regular house can cost a few hundred thousand dollars. Because houses are so expensive, most people need to get a specific type of loan from a bank to pay for the house they want to live in. This type of loan is called a mortgage.
What most people do not know about a mortgage is that it is designed to enslave them with fictitious debt, allowing the banksters to collect money from them and give it to their masters (the Dark Magicians). The main purpose of this deception is to trick people to give some of their life force energy to the Dark Magicians through the magical medium called paper currency.
To learn how the Dark Magicians and their minions are able to trick you to give some of your life force energy to them, you need to find the occult (hidden) meanings of the words mortgage and currency and study them until you innerstand what they mean on a deeper level. Once you really innerstand the hidden meanings of the words mortgage and currency, you should know that a mortgage is a pledge to the DEAD.
The Occult Meanings of Mortgage
One of the overt definitions of the word mortgage is "a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed." OxfordDictionaries.com defines the word mortgage using these exact words: "A legal agreement by which a bank or other creditor lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt." Black's Law Dictionary 6th edition defines the word mortgage using these exact words: "A mortgage is an interest in land created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or the payment of a debt."
The three definitions of the word mortgage in the previous paragraph only define what a mortgage is at the surface level. To find the occult (hidden) meanings of the word mortgage, you need to use an etymology dictionary to help you find the origins of the word mortgage. You also need to split the word mortgage into two words, transforming it into the term "mort-gage".
The word mortgage/mort-gage originated from two Old French words, which are mort and gage. In Old French, mort means dead and gage means pledge. The word pledge comes from Old French plegier, meaning "to promise" or "to solemnly promise or guarantee". Dictionary.com defines pledge as "a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something".
Webster's Complete Dictionary of the English Language (1886) defines the word pledge using these exact words: "Any thing given or considered as a security for the performance of an act; as, a man gives his word or makes a promise to another, which is received as a pledge for fulfillment; the mutual affection of husband and wife is a pledge for the faithful performance of the marriage covenant; mutual interest is the best pledge for the performance of treaties. "Their liveliest pledge of hope."" It also defines the word pledge using these exact words: "A surety; a hostage." Merriam-Webster.com defines the word hostage as "a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement" or "a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands".
Original title: The Occult Meanings of Mortgage: Why a Mortgage Is a Pledge to the Dead
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Emerging technologies and expanding markets have precipitated a period of explosive growth in the photonics industry. Supporting the employment needs of this industry, The Photonics Group recruits scientists, engineers, business development and C Level staff nationwide for companies that design and manufacture optical, electro-optic, and laser systems. Our clientele include both commercial businesses and military contractors who design, develop and manufacture a wide variety of these photonic systems. To name just a few, these products include high energy lasers, optical communication systems; optical imaging systems such as VIS, SWIR and LWIR cameras, sensor and detectors for reconnaissance and surveillance.
A major segment of our portfolio includes commercial optic and laser systems manufacturers. Included are all areas from everyday life to the most advanced science, e.g. light detection, telecommunications, lens design, illumination, displays, Instrumentation, and vision systems. Other areas include lighting, metrology, spectroscopy, medical device, military technology, laser material processing, bio-photonics, and robotics.
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Comio C2 Lite Specifications and Review
Comio C2 Lite Review
Hey guys. I hope you all are good.So in today article I am going to publish the review of Comio C2 Lite.
Well Comio c2 Lite is launched by comio in February 2018. First of all specifications and what's inside box of Comio C2 Lite.
- Smartphone comes with a 5 inch display and a resolution on 720×1280 pixels.
- 1.5GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage which can be expand to 128GB in Comio C2 Lite
- 1.3GHz quad-core Mediatek 6737 processor and Android 7.0
- 8 MP of rear camera along with it 5 MP front camera both camera with flash.
- Lastly 3900 mAh of battery
- Price – INR 5,999
What's inside the Box !!
Inside comio c2 lite smartphone box you will find a lot of things
- Comio C2 Lite Device
- Back Cover
- Smartphone Screen Guard
- charger
- Earphones
- Warranty Card
Comio C2 Lite
- Comio C2Lite as per specifications suggest display is good touch is not that hard its soft touch and easy to use.
- As market now a days all smartphone having fingerprint sensor but Comio c2 lite doesnt have such sensor.
- Camera is good as smartphone comes with flash on both front and rear side.Low light conditions photograph capture by smartphone is also good.
- One of bad feature is that it heat up a lot while playing any game on the smartphone or using different applications.
- Well coming with 1.5 GB of RAM and mediatek processor i expect asphalt 8 to run perfectly on smartphone but it lags a lot along with it heating issue since there is no other application this happens
- Battery performance is good because of presence of 3900 mAh of battery.
- Price – 5,999 INR
- The Comio C2Lite comes with a lot of standard features and has a mid-range price tag.
- The configuration is decent to deliver a reasonable performance.
- The cameras are good that allow you to take great quality shots.
- The front LED flash makes sure that you can click selfies even in low light conditions.
- Overall, the device is a good option in this price range.
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- Decent performer
- Good pair of cameras
- Front LED flash
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The most interesting point for me today, wasn't the batch of new phones (N95 8G, N81 etc... the separate new n-gage gaming and music portals, the Search application from the idle screen, the revised multimedia menu or even the "copying" of apple's iphone touch interface for S60 in 2008(see the photo example in the webcast here).
All of this was pre-leaked, known already via the inter-galactic superweb or I previously had posted on it.
For me, it was the announcement of Nokia's umbrella brand Ovi which will bring Nokia's own n-gage and music portals, social networking and internet services all together in one place with both internet, desktop and mobile access (on the mobile under a single application and across multiple OS platforms S60, series40 etc....)
Why is this interesting ? Well it shows Nokia are aggressively moving into the content services space (again - remember Clubnokia) as they say the "Device is not enough". Experience of the service matters.
Traditionally this space has been occupied and owned by the Operators who have previously controlled the content services going onto the device (at least preinstalled). Think 3's X Series for example. Some might view this move as disintermediating the operators and nudging them further towards the bitppipe, although Nokia claim Ovi is complimentary to the Operators own content and services strategy.
We've already seen that this is potentially a sensitive issue with Operators who have invested in building and offering either (a) their own home-grown branded content services or (b) 3rd party content services as exclusives.
The Operators also often subsidise the actual handsets to attract and retain end customers ... relationships between handset manufacturers and Operators is finely balanced ...
It seems to me, not just from today's Ovi announcement from Nokia but from other sources too eg. internet branded services being preinstalled (Vox, Flickr, blogger, GMaps, MySpace, eBay) and integrated into mobiles, open unrestricted internet access with flat rate data and new entrants into the marketplace (Apple-iPhone with revenue sharing(?), Google-gPhone) that the aforementioned "traditional" operator/handset manufacturer relationship is likely to change markedly in the very near term.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Nokia's announcements today -29th Aug
The most interesting point for me today, wasn't the batch of new phones (N95 8G, N81 etc... the separate new n-gage gaming and music portals, the Search application from the idle screen, the revised multimedia menu or even the "copying" of apple's iphone touch interface for S60 in 2008(see the photo example in the webcast here).
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
Jaiku - new client released for S60
Jaiku's new client is out of beta - and it is vastly improved over the old version.
Here's some of the new features of the S60 client.
* The choice between longer battery life or more up-to-date presence (a much requested feature).
* Reading and writing comments from and to your contacts.
* Go back in time! Using the 'stream view' for your contacts, you can see what they were doing and saying in the past, not just their most recent post.
* More than just Jaikus! You can also see when your contacts have posted to flickr.
* Improved presence view, to make the most of your screen real-estate.
* A whole raft of usability improvements, based on what our users have been telling us they need, including an even easier to use interface, and a progress meter, so you can see what's happening.
* More optimal data transfer and connection maintenance, giving you more bang for your wireless data dollar.
* …and all the essential (but not that interesting) stuff like bug fixes, speed improvements, that sort of thing.
* Oh, and let's not forget - a spiffy new manual for this client.
Features from the previous release are still there as well:
* The live contact list works just like your phone's built-in phonebook, and enhances the list with the buddy icons and real-time presence of your Jaiku contacts
* Post new Jaikus and have them immediately appear on the Web and your contacts'; phones
* Share your availability based on your phone's ring profile
* Share your location based on free naming of cell towers
* Option to share your phone calendar (choose to share full titles of events or just when you are free/busy)
* Option to share number of nearby people based on detection of Bluetooth phones
* Switch Jaiku online or offline at any time
* Easy wizard guides you through the setup
* Automatic roaming detection alerts you when you are roaming away from your home network
If you don't have an S60 phone, you can always use the widsets (J2ME) version or mobile browser access at http://m.jaiku.com (which also works on iPhones).
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
iPhone specific Facebook
Whilst the Apple fanboy, Mac developers and seriously creative hackers are finding out ways and workarounds to build and install native applications on the iPhone, the wider web services are developing iPhone versions of their website (320 x 480 pixels) to work through the iPhone Safari browser.
iPhone Facebook is the latest in a recent spurt of web services to add an official version of the site (del.icio.us, Bloglines, Digg, StumbleUpon , Ning etc... being others). What's impressive with the iPhone version of Facebook is that it behaves like a **native application** although it's accessed via Safari. Arguably it lays out the main features and functions better than the main website too!
Of course you need to be online on a network to access the site which is a disadvantage over a native iPhone app that can work both in offline and online mode and have deeper level integration across applications (eg a game for example). However accessing Social Networking sites that's the whole point in my view... you need to be online to see the latest events from and interact with your Social Network.
As a side note. Facebook has replaced my Google ig and Netvibes homepage (I used to switch between them) when I logged in to my desktop. Why ?
Personalisation dashboards sites like Netvibes, iGoogle and Pageflakes whilst useful, are based around content and alerts. Without the email widgets (ie. communication alerts) these dashboard sites would be of lesser value in my opinion. Social Network sites however ** are ** based around communication and sharing from the off (also including the important feature of gossip). Content widgets and blog/news/content alerts can then be added afterwards eg. Flickr, eBay, etc..
It's just more fun to view what your Social Network(SN) are doing than looking at a weather update isn't it ? - as it's more likley to be the start of a conversation. (If you really want a weather update, add a weather widget to your favourite SN - there's bound to be a hundred or so).
Also because email or should I say Facebook email is already integrated by default - I tend to value those emails over other emails held in other platforms because they are from my immediate Social Network. No spam! (Although it would be nice to have an aggregated Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail access in Fb - unlikely though I know - see the point below).
Netvibes at least recognised this quickly and now have a Facebook module, but what happens when the next hot Social Networking site comes along or the major web email providers decline access via Netvibes' platform (eg. Yahoo, hotmail or Google) I wonder..?
So why not use Netvibes with web mail aggregation (whilst it continues) as well as a facebook module ? Well, I like the Fb environment more, it's setup way better for sharing comments, video and photos, turn-based games etc.. than other platforms... this is in part due to the application development environment Fb have built.
Facebook also took some criticism in being a closed / walled garden ie. you couldn't get your highly personalised data out of the Fb platform. People spend time building up their Social Networks, profiles and adding content into the community - this was/is a big concern but is being addressed ...
Facebook have added RSS output for some of the events. For example I've added my Fb friends statuses and friends posts as RSS feed alerts to jaiku. Others Fb feeds are sure to be made available so the above concern is starting to lessen.
Update ... I see Netvibes as of today have also recently launched an iPhone version of their site at http://m.nv1.netvibes.com ... they're keepin' up.
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(MOSH)OSO, Flickr and Mippin links
I'm late to post this I know...
Nokia goes MoSoSo (Mobile Social Software) with MOSH a mobile social networking / user-generated content community call.
Use (ALLACCESS) to login. It will be interesting to see if it is
(a) successful and if so ...
(b) merges with Nokia's acquisition of Twango and
(c) how it competes with other online social networking sites (bebo, myspace, facebook, xing etc..) and user-generated content sites run by a couple of the European Operators such as SeeMeTV / Look at Me.
For NSeries fans with the native photo-uploading client (called Share Online) which is used from the Gallery; a new version is available (v2.0) which allows photo tagging and descriptions and has an easier/improved provisioning process with Yahoo/flickr but you will have to start over.
Flickr by the way is rumoured to be offering video uploading (finally!) and sharing soon (presumably to compete with youTube, mySpace etc..), so we'll have to see if the Share online client will also allow video upload. This would then be a native alternative to Shozu for getting multimedia in different formats off your nSeries to different destinations.
Last but not least, Refresh Mobile who developed the super-slick Mobizines application (mobile magazine reader with personalisation and sharing features) that works on loads of handsets are working on a new service called Mippin. The beta is open now. Sign up at the link.
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Monday, August 13, 2007
Music and Search
Question : What's the world's largest searchable index of free internet playable music that's adding thousands of new tracks a day?
Answer: Possibly SeeqPod (beta).
What is SeeqPod Music? From the website ...
At SeeqPod Music, you can search for music, music videos & podcasts by artists you like, as well as discover other artists and songs you were not familiar with. You can generate countless playlists of songs and videos, save them for future enjoyment and share them with friends by e-mailing or embedding a player and playlist in a web page.
Where does the music come from?
The amount of music on the Internet is much larger than music found in catalogs or physical inventories. It's also a well known fact now that the Internet has a growing inventory filled with mashups, mixes and music of all kinds. At SeeqPod we crawl the entire multilingual deep web in the vertical space of music for the purpose of new kinds of playable search, discovery, recommendation and social experiences. In addition, as people make music and video they submit it to SeeqPod Music. This is done using the "Submit Music" link. You can even submit a location of songs we have not yet found and they will soon show up in the PodCrawler and search results.
hmmm... interesting - sort of like Napster-clone via a browser / mobile browser then ? - but with a sophisticated search/web crawler behind it and the ability for the community to add to the content catalogue...
- I came across this link when browsing for music on the iPhone as seeqpod have a specific iPhone Safari interface.
It works very well on the iPhone thanks to the customised Safari interface. As
soon as you've selected a song in the browser from the list, it starts streaming (I only tried over WiFi but it was quick) so you get to hear the track pretty quickly.
I also tried it on the N95 using the OSS browser - I just pointed it at the same iPhone interface over HSDPA (expecting it to work - which it does) but most tracks are mp3's over http - so they're a download rather than streamed via rtsp - still it's a way of picking up some music as they can be saved...(I couldn't save on the iPhone).
Whilst the service might not quite have all the longtail music completely catalogued yet (I tried some quite obscure tracks which were present but there are glaring omissions too) - it looks like they are working on it with a combination of user generated content and patented search crawling.
Another question : will this service survive given the weight of the music industry ?
If they do survice, roll on HSUPA for streaming speed and ubiquity when mobile - another way of storing your entire digital music collection in the cloud and accessing a vast library of (free) music...
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Friday, August 10, 2007
Flickr to Twitter coming - Twickr
Twitter as a social alert and notification platform is continuing to evolve with more mashup's being created. The latest one from Dave Winer is in beta testing mode...if you're quick and approved you might be able to get in on it..
It will allow your Twitter followers to see a flickr photo you've just uploaded.
Since flickr supports photo upload from your mobile via email and mobile web interfaces, posting to flickr is pretty straightforward.
The new bit is now you have an automated way of alerting others of the photo you just took on your cameraphone. Another option and possibly less hassle than emailing or MMS'ing it to a group of people and is bound to be used for LiveBLogging events.
Combined with the location integration applications for Twitter and Flickr - your twitter followers can see where you are (twittervision/twittermaps), what you say (tweets) and now also see the photo of what you just took (twickr). An alternative to realtime mobile video broadcasting to the web.
Whilst on the subject of Microblogging and alerting, keep your eye out for Jaiku's new (much improved in my opinion) mobile client - it's coming out of beta very soon. Since you can import Twitters into Jaiku also, the above service will also work in Jaiku.
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Friday, August 03, 2007
Google Phone update
Thanks to my iTablet for this latest snippet of news on the Google phone. Google are busy building different prototypes allegedly they are working on their own mobile browser. Full post in title link.
People who have seen Google's prototype devices say they aren't as revolutionary as the iPhone. One was likened to a slim Nokia Corp. phone with a keyboard that slides out. Another phone format presented by Google looked more like a Treo or a BlackBerry. It's not clear which manufacturers might build Google wireless devices, though people familiar with the project say LG Electronics Co. of South Korea is one company that has held talks with Google. Google has already lined up a series of hardware component and software partners and signaled to carriers that it's open to various degrees of cooperation on their part, the people say.
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Kyte Tv / Kyte Mobile
Been meaning to try out Kyte for a few weeks and finally got round to it. I thought it might be similar to ComVu's pocketcaster which is a mobile client allowing live video streaming to a webpage/channel/widget etc..without the hassle of uploading.
Kyte describes itself as : "Easily create your own interactive TV channel featuring pictures, videos, music, polls, livechat and much more with kyte.tv."
It seems almost like a "MyTube" crossed with a real-time-chat room with other interactive elements thrown in. After setting up an account you can download the mobile client (screenshots below).
You create your own channel and then can broadcast shows by streaming pictures, audio or video to the channel (from the web interface or from you mobile if your handset supports the mobile client.)
Uploading your show from mobile is also supported via email, although broadcasting direct from the handset seems to be less hassle.
You can watch your own or other people's shows (on their channel) from your mobile (Featured / Most watched / Just produced) as the pics below show or on the web.
You can also see how many others are watching your show. Other features include tagging of shows, saving favourite and allowing other friends to broadcast shows on your channel (with pre-checking options by the channel owner).
The integrated real time chat element I found ** very ** interesting as you can set it up for some auto-moderation (profanity) and it allows you to discuss the show you've produced in real-time chat room style with your "watchers".
From the pic below (I've blurred out watcher "Meechy's" face) you can see I was having a chat with two watchers (Meechy and Anon) having posted one of my avatar pictures to my channel as a "show".
What's impressive from a mobile perspective is that Audio snippets and Video messages (left by Meechy who was on a PC with a webcam) are also downloaded into the Kyte mobile client - a very nice touch! (note that it all happens in-line, ie. I can hear the message or view the video clip within the kyte mobile client - it doesn't start RealPlayer for example on the N95 making a very streamlined multimedia chat experience).
It seems that most of the features can be used directly from the mobile client although customising the look and feel and access control have to be done through the website.
It almost seems obligatory at the moment for any web startup to have a facebook widget and Kyte is no different, but you can also embed your channel into your MySpace, Wordpress or Blogger blogs as a widget too ...
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Craft Design
#assemblage #computers #electronics #insects #video games
New Winged Insects Constructed from Video Game and Computer Components
Before old circuit boards find their way to the landfill, Portsmouth, UK-based artist Julie Alice Chappell gives them new life as winged insects. Tearing the boards from old computers and video game systems she cuts and sculpts them into crawly creatures that resemble butterflies, dragonflies and even cockroaches. The upcycled bugs are further adorned with other electrical components that form various appendages. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and she sells them through her Etsy shop.


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Unique features of Parkview Pārua School
As a full primary Parkview Pārua School caters for students from Year 0-8.
Parkview Pārua School is a special place to be as a community focussed full primary school. Full primaries enable students to develop quality relationships with teachers and peers. Full primaries provide a significant range of learning and leadership opportunities for every student and at Parkview Pārua School we are able to cater for every student's needs.
As a full Primary we cater for the special Year 7 and 8 years. These years are vital to develop maturity, social and academic skills in a safe and caring context. We have multiple leadership opportunities for our students as well as sporting, cultural, outdoor education and musical experiences.
At Parkview Pārua we proudly stand on knowing our students, in a community focussed environment. It is our view that Year 7 & 8 students have a leadership place of mana within our school whanau. These initiatives are designed to create a unique learning hub for our senior students within a caring and supportive learning environment.
School Facilities
Parkview Pārua School was built in 1977. It has 6-8 classrooms built in the open plan area and 10 prefabricated classrooms within blocks. The school has a hall, large playing fields including football and rugby fields and a astro turf cricket pitch. Large court areas allow all year round play and include netball and basketball courts. We have significant playground facilities which cater for all age groups and provide challenge and excitement.
Parkview Pārua School enters the Ministry of Education Rebuild Programme in 2017/18. This will involve a redesign and upgrade of current classrooms and a partial rebuild. We excitedly await this process and you can follow progress on our school blog.
Physical Education
A most effective programme involving daily fitness, skills teaching during P.E. and weekly sport based on Kiwisport is a feature of this school. All children are actively involved on a regular basis. The Sports Start programme is underway across the school which involves teaching skills based activities first which then lead into various games and sports. This is a well established approach to physical education. We also are part of the Youthtown Sport programme where qualified instructors come to our school to take classes in fortnightly PE sessions.
Technology Training
Students in Year 7 and 8 attend Technology Training Classes at Linwood College every second Tuesday from 8.30am – 1.00pm. Options include:
Hard Materials
Food Technology
Digital Technology
Outdoor Education
Every year our Year 5, 6 ,7 & 8's have a camp. These are held at Waipara and Wainui and the students are involved in archery, abseiling, orienteering, air rifles, grass toboganning, BMX racing, coastering, raft building, and team building pursuits. Every camp has trained instructors and facilities to extend our students.
Reading Recovery
A trained Reading Recovery Teacher operates this specific reading programme. Parents will be informed if their child becomes eligible to take part in the Reading Recovery Programme.
School Sports
Our school sports programme caters for all children from Year 0/1 to Year 8.
School Sports are usually held in the afternoons and they are organised on a flexible basis. We have regular whole school sports events where our wonderful senior students work alongside our Juniors to compete in different activities.
Weekly Winter Sport competitions held at Rawhiti and Hagley include rugby, soccer, netball, hockey, Ki-o-rahi, table tennis, bowls and also gardening for those who prefer not to participate in sport. We compete in the East Zone sports competitions with other schools in our area and our Hagley teams are competing against all Christchurch schools in order to develop and extend our able athletes.
The major zone sports involved are:
Term 1: Swimming
Term 2: Cross Country, Winter Tournament
Term 3: Winter Tournament
Term 4: Athletics
Prior to each Zone event we hold our own school swimming, cross country and athletics competitions to find out who will represent us at the Zones. Successful athletes at the Zone events go on to represent east Zone schools at Canterbury Primary School Sports competitions.
We also enter our students in Primary Sport Canterbury events such as triathlon, aerobics, hip hop, gymnastics and others.
Other Zone events that Parkview Pārua students can participate in are Top Team, Youthtown Sports tournament, basketball. Teams representing Parkview Pārua also compete in RCSI touch module and basketball at Cowles Stadium. If students show strengths in other sporting areas not included here, we can investigate means of developing their skills and competitions.
We are always looking for motivated Parents/Whanau to assist with our sports programme. If you are interested please contact the school.
Music Lessons
Music tuition is available in school time. Instruments include guitar, ukele, keyboard and drums. There is also singing lessons available. These are provided by the NZ Modern School of Music. Information on these lessons is available in the office.
Cultural Opportunities
Kapa Haka – Parkview Pārua School run a very exciting and powerful kapa haka roupu who perform at cultural festivals and school events, led by an Itinerant teacher of tikanga Maori. We also provide kapa haka tution for all students in Year 1-4 as part of developing tikanga in our kura.
School Choir – We have two school choirs who perform at music festivals and in our wider community, such as shopping malls, retirement homes, our local supermarket and other community events.
Wearable Arts - As part of our Arts interchange, Yr 7 / 8 students can choose to be a part of our wearable arts team that develop and present wonderful creations in the Christchurch competition.
Dance - Yr 7 and 8 students participate in the Dancing with the Stars performance at the Isaac Theatre.
Home and School Association
The Parkview Pārua Home and School Association actively supports the work of the school and its community. The Home & School committee meets each month in the staffroom at 7.00pm. For further information please contact the school office.


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Hello, sweet friends! This is a special reveal and one that's been close to my heart for quite some time. Last April during my kids' Spring Break I read through Chip Gaines' book, Capital Gaines. It's an all-around motivating, get-it-done read, but the thing that stuck with me the most was the encouragement to bet on yourself. And it got me thinking that one person betting on their own selves can't possibly have the same power as people betting on one another. I started mulling over the idea of looking for a design job to do for peanuts for someone in need. I wanted to give someone that oomph to keep on keeping on, even if just through the simple act of improving the way they feel at home. One month later in May, we were contacted by an amazing woman who was at a point of reinvesting in her life. Gods timing astounds me.
I think most all of us can attest that life doesn't always, (or usually!), go as expected, and this woman had just been pitched a curve ball. With two young children in toe she was starting fresh with a new home, an old sofa, and a very happy fiddle leaf fig tree. The thing that just overwhelmed me with emotion while speaking with her was the fact that she wanted to make the most of this next chapter. It was apparent that there hadn't been joy in her home for quite some time, and that's what she wanted to bring back. 'Happy' was a frequent word that came up when discussing the vision and design of her home.
So with a strict $5,000 budget, I waved more than half of my design fee and cracked down on tackling her Family Room, Dining Room, Kitchen and Living Room. And this reveal may be one of our happiest yet! :)
The first order of business was rotating that sofa and pushing it against the wall! This family room space is shared with the children in a big way, and the original placement of the sectional floating in the middle of the floor just made it too chopped up and separated. Also, PSA: With $40 and an 8 minute YouTube video, you, too, can update your overhead lighting.
So. Much. Beige. With an emphasis on creating an environment that feels happy, color was top priority. The catch, however, was that because this is a rental, the wall color and carpet could not be updated. And because the client requested to use her sofa, (a smart move that allowed her to put her budget in SO MANY other places), that was another shade of beige to overcome.
Picking pillows and accent pieces for this space was an absolute blast. With a bland canvas to work with the sky really was the limit, so I had to uncover what palette spoke to my client best. She is extremely inspired and rejuvenated by the coast, but I didn't want to do anything too literal. Creating a relaxing vibe with pops of vibrant color was the way to go. Blue is a favorite color of hers so I peppered it around subtly.
Ah, yes - the wall mounted Ikea IVAR cabinets. This is the third design since last Spring that we used wall mounted IKEA cabinets to create a custom, clean-lined storage option, (see here and here). You can always add hardware, legs, etc to these to blend them into your own space, but my favorite way to use them is to mount them over the floor 6-8" and give them a fresh coat of paint, (they come in wood). And at just $80 per set of cabinets, that means this massive custom media storage unit cost just $240 + cheap paint.
There wasn't much to do in the kitchen but change out the pendants and add some stools - leather for the win!
More beige! For the particular vision and feel this client wanted, I knew the dark matching dining set had to go. A new mix of pieces pieced together from various retailers creates a one-of-a-kind dining set for the family. The first item we decided on was that rug - even prettier in person if you can believe it!
This cheery space feels special to me - the colors echo the rest of the home but there's something about it that makes it feel set apart. It's grown up but fun, simple but interesting, stunning but functional, (the cabinet is packed with board games)! I have never ever used a sofa in that color before but my gut was pulling for it and I was excited to fill in around it with some contrasting tones - even moodier rich and earth colors!
I think the vibrancy of the sofa just adds some sophisticated drama here when surrounded by earthier tones and textures.
Anchoring one whole side of the room by itself is one of my favorite go-tos; an oversized black framed mirror. Not right for every home, but right for this one in this place. It's a beast in person, and emphasizes the drama of this room.
Well that's a wrap! The first thing this sweet client told me when I sent her a sample of these photos was that she can't believe this is her home and can't wait to start on her bedroom together in the new year. I can't wait, either!!!
You all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! It's a treat every time I have an opportunity to jump on here and share something with you. You make this landing place so much fun and it brings me joy to get to bring finished projects here to show you. So thank you for taking the time out of your day to stop by - it really touches our hearts!


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Thursday, November 18, 2010
18 comments:
- ☆Mama Ko☆ said...
So sweet naman you SIL bayot. Ka nice nila sa, they get to pick anywhere, na kita ani bisan ang pag pick wa jamu hehehehe
- November 18, 2010 at 12:03 AM
- analou said...
How sweet of your SIL to bring you a nice pasalubong dhemz. Hope she will give you more when she will go on another vacation...lol..
- November 18, 2010 at 12:22 AM
- Mel Avila Alarilla said...
So sweet of your SIL to give you those wonderful pasalubongs. We also have many beautiful pukka shell necklaces especially in Boracay and other beach resorts. Thanks for the post. God bless you all always.
- November 18, 2010 at 1:34 AM
- imriz said...
wow, daming kikay stuffs nyan. post mu sa meme ko dis sat ha,pretty pls:) namilit pa e hano, hehe
- November 18, 2010 at 1:51 AM
- Cookie said...
oi, ka gana ba nimo daghan pasalubong, hehe. sweet of your SIL to do that. Nice souvenir!
- November 18, 2010 at 2:54 AM
- Vernz said...
nice nang naa shell flower Dhemz... wow bongga naman si SIL got to pick a place every year... hehehe..
My NOSTALGIA here
- November 18, 2010 at 6:04 AM
- Luna Miranda said...
so sweet of your SIL. so you get to wear it in your Hawaiian vacation.:p
- November 18, 2010 at 7:05 AM
- inday_adin said...
AWe! that is so sweet of her. Those are lovely!
- November 18, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- chubskulit said...
Love the one with flowers.. Dami mo sigurong souveniers from in laws sis.. Jen used to have a time share nung married pa sya from her former hubs. Okay ang may timeshare but mahal naman ang contribution eheheh
- November 18, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- Lina Gustina said...
You're so close with your SIL :)
They all are lovely, I love ethnic stuffs...
- November 18, 2010 at 10:02 PM
- Lulu Post said...
beautiful sila!
- November 19, 2010 at 1:50 AM
- kat said...
wow ka nice sa iya pasalubong...love jud diay ka sa imo SIL Dhemz..hehe
- November 19, 2010 at 4:24 AM
- Mel Cole said...
Bilib naman ako sa SIL mo dhemz. Ayo pa ka kay napalibutan ug daghang relatives sa imo bana. Ako kay wa jud ko jamo. Duha raman gud sila ka-igsoon, tas pulos lalaki. Iyang bro kay not planning to get married. Huhay, kami2x lang gyud ani. hehehe. Byu au imong mga pasalubong yotch.
- November 19, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- Mel Cole said...
Ay taysa yotch, naka-limot ko ug pass sa akong Nostalgia. Hope to see yah! My Nostalgia post xoxo
- November 19, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- eden said...
so pretty naman..
- November 20, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- yen said...
bongga au imong SIL dhemz
- November 20, 2010 at 11:27 AM
Sis, kalami nila wla man na-apektuhan sa recession! Vacation-galore man ghapon! Kami ani, hahayz, damguhon ko n lng sa ang hawaii.. hehehe...
- November 20, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- Anne said...
love cuties pasalubong sis... tuod akong fit ug bulletin wp na... akong cooking sad wp na hahaha wala palang nahuman ug transfer.
- November 21, 2010 at 1:04 PM


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This chapter describes issues associated with Oracle Identity Navigator. It includes the following topics:
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Section 9.1.1, "Incorrect Release Number for oinav Displays in WebLogic Server Administration Console"
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Badener Chrabeli - Little Claws from Baden
When looking up the Spitzbuebe recipe, I came across this recipe which had been on my to -do list and seemed easy enough for me to execute.
It has a funny looking shape resembling claws with ingredients that didn't seem terribly exciting and I am not partial to "white" food but I was pleasantly surprised when I took my first bite. Lightly crisp on the exterior and soft and chewy inside, It is marvelously light with a subtle anise aroma. It was also fun to see them rise and form little "feet" like well made macarons.
The dough is the same for making Anisbroetli which is also the same as the German Springerle. If you have the beautiful molds to form them in by all means use it but if you don't you can make Badener Chrabelis instead. You may already have these classic recipes if you don't I would be pleased to share the recipe just leave me a message and I will email you the recipe.


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In my household, where an atheist and an agnostic have agreed to disagree on all matters regarding the Nativity, the Christmas movie of choice is Fanny and Alexander, Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece about the loss and (tenuous) reclamation of faith. Not the truncated U.S. theatrical version either, but the original four-episode five-hour-plus version Bergman made for Swedish television back in 1982 (which starts a brief run today at the IFC Center) because what else are an atheist and an agnostic to do all day as they tipple?
Fanny and Alexander opens, amid a typically pitiless Scandinavian winter, on the Christmas Eve celebrations of the fabulously wealthy Ekdahls. The titular brother and sister, the children of a theater director and his lead actress, live with their extended family in a baroque mansion populated by disgruntled servants, soused, flatulent uncles, and a sexy, Strindberg-denouncing materfamilias. It is paradise. (The house and its occupying eccentrics were an obvious model for the mis-en-scene of The Royal Tenenbaums.) But then our protagonists' father dies of a heart attack, and during his funeral procession Alexander rejects God, muttering his own adolescent version of non serviam ("crap, ass, piss, cock, butt, pussy").
His Gertrude-of-a-mother hastily remarries the Calvinist Bishop (a ghastly Jan Malmsjö) who comforts her, and at the close of the second episode, the children reluctantly follow mom and move into the exarch's austere digs. The Bishop, inspired by Bergman's own father, makes it a special project to beat the sin out of his new stepson, who insists on defying the Word at every opportunity. The children are ultimately rescued from this Christian nightmare by their grandmother's lover, Isak, a Jewish antiques dealer played by Bergman perennial Erland Josephson. Isak teaches Alexander about the kinder, gentler, and frankly more worldly aspects of the Judeo-Christian tradition, and because of this Fanny and Alexander scans as, among other things, a testament to the power of redemption. But the film's unexpected final scene–without giving too much away, it involves a ghost–suggests that the Supreme Being, if He does exist, has a devilish sense of humor. Death can free us, for a time, from our tormentors, but for believers there will always be a rendez-vous in the afterlife.–Benjamin Strong


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Been a long time since I've posted some commercial work, but here are a couple outtakes from a shoot I did for UK based fitness apparel company Gym Shark. They make really nice stuff and gave me a lot of freedom to shoot pretty much on my own, which I always love. The athlete just did his thing and I did mine. No real staging of any kind. Good times.
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Visions of the Future
YOU'RE the head of a major multinational corporation trying to work out your business strategies for the future. How do you do it?
Shell has its own solution – scenario planning. The scenarios, which are produced in pairs, are essentially two alternative visions of the future world economy. Shell's various businesses and subsidiaries can then use these scenarios to assess their plans and see how they would fare in different situations. They are designed to be extreme, rather than definite predictions.
Yann Cramer is the general manager of innovation and technology sourcing at Shell Lubricants. He describes himself as a "user" of the scenarios.
"The way I describe the approach is, we ask ourselves, what is the crossroads that we have reached as a society? If we took this route, if the whole society, the whole economy, took this route, we would get to a future which we can describe, and give it a name. If the whole economy and society were to take a different route we would get to another future. We don't believe that it's just either or, we exaggerate the effect on purpose," Cramer explains. "The two extremes between them cover a range of possible futures, against which we assess the robustness of our thinking and our various business strategies and long-term investments."
Shell's very first scenarios in 1972 were developed by a man called Pierre Wack, who realised that it might not always be business-as-usual as far as the oil industry and the global economy were concerned. Shortly after this, many Middle Eastern nations imposed an oil embargo on Western nations for US support for Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. The oil price spiked, something foreseen in those initial scenarios, leaving Shell better prepared for the 1973 oil shock.
Since then, Shell has identified new crossroads and come up with new scenarios every four or five years.
"The crossroads we find society at today is probably not going to be very different next year, but four or five years down the line, things might change significantly enough that we want to change the scenario," says Cramer.
Coming up with the scenarios is a "collaborative effort" according to Cramer. The scenarios team works with Shell's in-house experts, business experts and academics to identify the various forces which might influence the global economy in the coming years, including societal trends, energy supply and demands and geopolitical shifts.
"This is a thinking tool to assess the robustness of our strategies and challenge ourselves about whether we are imaginative enough in our strategies in terms of the future that we might face," says Cramer. "It's not a straightforward planning tool."
It's not only Shell who can benefit from the scenarios. Over time, Cramer says that Shell has become quite famous for its scenarios, and that they have always attracted interest from other companies, governments and academia.
"Shell has always considered that the scenarios are a good way to prompt debate with stakeholders. Sometimes it's customers, sometimes it's influencers, principalities, governments, you name it, it's a good way to prompt the discussion," says Cramer.
Shell's current scenarios are the New Lens Scenarios, named, as you might think, as 'lenses' through which to view the future. The New Lens Scenarios consider two different futures for the next 50 years. Over this time, the population is expected to climb past 9bn, and become more prosperous, with many more people climbing out of poverty. The global energy demand is likely to double by 2050 compared to 2000. How society reacts to such changes could greatly affect the future. In the next half-century, increasing urbanisation is likely to have a big impact on the global economy. The rate is staggering.
"It's equivalent to one New York City every six weeks," says Cramer. "By 2050 it's expected that three-quarters of humanity will live in an urban environment, as opposed to about half now."
The first described lens, or scenario, is "Mountains". In this scenario, it's envisaged that those with power and influence will continue to have power and influence. The Mountains world is stable but not very economically dynamic.
"Because decision-making power is concentrated, it's a world where you can implement major policy and infrastructure decision from the top down," says Cramer.
By contrast, in the second scenario – the "Oceans" world – the pressures of the world's emerging economies and new forms of economy reshuffle the cards, with change largely happening from the bottom up. Power is more devolved, politics is destabilised, compromise becomes important, and the world is a lot more fluid and prone to rapid change. Solutions to challenges may be much more localised and diverse.
Cramer explains the difference between Mountains and Oceans using the analogy of the battle between conventional taxi owners and drivers, and the app-based newcomer Uber.
"A 'Mountains' kind of decision is to ban Uber and other new entrants. Governments and other municipalities always support the traditional taxi services. On the contrary, opening the market to new entrants would be a more 'Oceans' type of decision," he says.
Of course, the two scenarios are likely to have a big influence on the energy mix. Cramer says that the rise in energy demand has to be taken in the context of the increasing difficulties of being able to obtain energy. There won't be a silver bullet, and all types of energy sources will be needed.
In Mountains, Shell believes that fossil fuels will continue to play a big role, because of the sheer demand for energy, but nuclear energy is also likely to form a major part of the mix. This is a top-down solution, with the support of governments and big companies, those with power and influence, necessary for its implementation.
In Oceans on the other hand, while again, fossil fuels will continue to play a role, the most likely non-fossil option is solar energy.
"Solar is a form of energy that you can harvest through local and even individual decision making. You can decide to put solar panels on your house. If you have a piece of land, you can build a solar farm and sell excess power to your neighbours. If you're the mayor of a town, you can decide that you're going to have a solar farm in your town," says Cramer. "You can't build a nuclear power plant in your back yard!"
Transport is also something likely to change depending on the route we take, especially personal transport. Shipping and aviation are harder to predict because of the range and energy density required. Again, there will not be a single solution, but many.
"One of the big challenges in the automotive world is entering a world where instead of just having the internal combustion engine, we will enter a world where we have multiple types of motorisation technologies that co-exist," says Cramer.
In the top-down Mountains scenario, the use of liquid fuels will decline and electric and hydrogen fuel cell cars are likely to become more common, which both require new infrastructure. In Oceans, the use of liquid fuels is likely to continue.
"They may be very different molecules to the ones that exist today but they will be liquid fuels because that would enable people to continue to use existing fuel distribution infrastructure. In an Oceans scenario where you can't so easily deploy new infrastructure on a very large geographical basis, you've got to reuse what you have," says Cramer.
He explains that the future we are likely to see will not be Mountains or Oceans, but somewhere between the two, partly depending on geography.
"The point is not to cast a judgement on which scenario is the best or not, it's not even to predict whether the world is going to go more Mountains or Oceans, it's purely to say, we don't know. That was the lesson from the first oil shock when the first scenario was created. We want to have a description of different futures," says Cramer.
It's not only Shell's early scenarios, suggesting the coming oil shock, that turned out to be not just helpful, but quite accurate.
In the 1980s, Shell scenarios predicted the political upheaval that would lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of Russia as a global power. The scenarios also imagined the oil price collapse in the 1980s, and in the 1990s, the acceleration of the Chinese economy, the pressures of environmentalism and the rise of market liberalisation, information technology and the use of natural gas.
In 2001, Shell came up with two scenarios it called Business Class and Prism. Business Class described a situation where the economy was driven by a globally-connected business elite, who had more in common with each other than with the traditional economies of their countries. In Prism, the unique cultures and traditions of different regions played a much bigger part in shaping the economy.
"Those forces are still at play. We still see today the Business Class forces and the Prism forces competing against each other. What I find really powerful in considering those scenarios in hindsight, is that the crossroad they were describing and those forces that would push society were very relevant, because we still see them at play 15 or 20 years later," says Cramer.
It will be interesting to see what the next scenarios will envisage. Perhaps a new climate deal from Paris will push one scenario towards increasing use of renewables, the phasing out of coal and natural gas, and a drive to energy efficiency. Perhaps the failure of the Paris talks will lead to an energy free-for-all and even greater demands. This, however, is speculation, and Cramer isn't making any predictions.
Cramer thinks that the next scenarios will probably be published in the next three or four years. Whatever happens in the future, based on the past 40 years, it seems likely that Shell's scenario planners will have thought of it.


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ALFRED JENSEN was an American painter and printmaker, born in Guatemala December 11, 1903. Of Polish, German and Danish heritage, he started school in Denmark and completed high school in San Diego, CA, after working as a seaman and as a farmer in Guatemala. He eventually decided to train as a painter, studying at the San Diego Fine Arts School in 1925 and with Hans Hofmann in Munich in 1926–7. He settled permanently in the USA only in 1934. The patronage of Saidie Alder May (d 1951), a wealthy woman whom he met in 1927 as a fellow student of Hofmann, made it possible for him to dedicate himself to the study of colour theory (especially that of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe), Mayan and Inca cultures, science, mathematics and philosophy. Much of this knowledge was later transposed into complex, diagrammatic pictures such as Family Portrait (1958) and The Great Mystery II (1960; both Buffalo, NY, Albright–Knox A.G.), which are characterized by grid structures of tiny squares in bright opaque colours. Although there is sometimes a superficial resemblance between works by Jensen and the use of particular motifs by other artists—for example the colour circles of Robert Delaunay and Sonia Delaunay or the numbers of Jasper Johns—his purpose in using such forms and symbols was highly personal, bordering on the metaphysical. The complexity of the relationships of colour was paralleled by mathematical sequences which reflected Jensen's interest in magical numerical systems. In works of the 1970s, such as Doric Order (1972; Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie), he returned to the use of repeated signs, letters and especially numbers, which he had first used around 1960. Jensen died in Livingston, New Jersey on April 4, 1981.
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Luis Miguel Announces North American Tour ¡México Por Siempre!
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Mexican singer, icon, and one of the most successful artists in Latin American history, Luis Miguel is bringing his highly anticipated ¡México Por Siempre! Tour to Orange County on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
¡México Por Siempre! was also the title of Miguel's most recent studio album, which was certified double platinum.
Luis Miguel has always established records without precedents, not only because of his extraordinary voice, his versatility which lands him in different genres such as pop, bolero, mariachi, big band and romantic ballads, but also because of the preparation, elegance and his true artistry, all of which has made him one of the great icons in music and a major Latin artist around the world.
Throughout his exceptional 36-year career, Luis Miguel has released 33 albums, many of which have reached gold, platinum and diamond status. He has sold over 100 million albums all over the world, has a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, and is a 6-time Grammy winner and 4-time Latin Grammy winner.


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Sears Wish Book 2009: Disappointing!/
I like to check in with the Sears Wish Book each year to see what new and insane toys are available. This year was a bit of a disappointment because Sears has switched their online format to an interactive catalogue that does not offer large, downloadable images. Also, as toys become more like tech gadgets and less like toys, there is less to make fun of. The toy section of the Wish Book is frankly pretty boring these days.
But I did manage to find a few gems. You'll just have to click on the links to see larger images on the actual Sears site.
Star Wars Count Dooku Force FX Lightsaber Collectible
Now, I will admit that I don't know much about this newfangled Star Wars all the kids are talking about, but...is Count Dooku...popular? Because this is the only lightsaber being offered in this year's Wish Book. And it's $120. And it appears to be bent.
My First Craftsman Light-Up Air Compressor Set
Ah, I remember the Christmas that my parents bought me my first Craftsman light-up air compressor set. Seems like only yesterday I was using it to inflate the cat.
Step 2 Lifestyle Dream Kitchen
I know I have complained about these fake kitchen sets for young girls before, but seriously. This one is 160 damn dollars and it features a "stainless steel" oven as well as granite-styled counter tops. This shit is just insane.
There's also this:
My First Kenmore Beeping Timer Oven, Open-and-Close Refrigerator and Play-Spray Sink
Man, where are you even going to put all that? The entire My First Kenmore line is pretty upsetting. Mostly because they are all very crappy toys.
Interactive Toy Duck Hunter Indoor Flying Duck Hunt Game
And now I am going to switch categories completely by highlighting this crazy thing. From what I can tell, this is similar to the old Nintendo Duck Hunter game, except in this version you are shooting a fake gun at a fake robot duck that is madly flapping around your living room. And you will be a full-grown man while doing this, wearing camouflage gear. I can't think of a single thing that would make this a bad idea.
Fisher-Price Power Wheels Cadillac Escalade EX
Well this is sweet because now your toddler can pretend to be Missy Elliot or Avon Barksdale.
Moxie Girlz Jammaz Sleepover Kit
This kit claims to have everything you'll need for the best sleepover in town, but it looks more like everything you need to attend a 1973 Elton John concert.
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In a study conducted by Abbott Diabetes Care, 97.5% of users aged 4-17 agreed that the FreeStyle Libre system is easier to use compared against finger prick testing2.
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On February 4, 2016, Abbott announced that it obtained the European CE Mark for the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System for children aged 4-17 years old. This means that, with the help of their parent or caregiver4, children and young people with diabetes living in Europe are able to experience the liberation from the pain and hassle of routine finger pricks3.
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3 A finger prick test using a blood glucose meter is required during times of rapidly changing glucose levels when interstitial fluid glucose levels may not accurately reflect blood glucose levels or if hypoglycaemia or impending hypoglycaemia is reported by the system or when symptoms do not match the system readings.
5 Scanning the sensor to obtain glucose values does not require lancets.
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In today's podcast, I share a sermon, More Caught than Taught, translated from the Spanish (Más Atrapado Que Enseñado)
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The ultimate Tony Awards experience would have to be attending the ceremony, which returns to Radio City Music Hall this year and is big enough to handle a good number of fans who want the excitement of being in the building. Tickets for the show go on sale April 30 and are available through TonyAwards.com, which is the same day that Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster announce the nominees. You can catch the announcement ceremony at 8:30 a.m. on TonyAwards.com as well as on NY1.
If the price of a ticket to the Tony Awards doesn't fit into your budget, you can always stalk the stars during the red carpet ceremony, held on the north side of Radio City Music Hall. Fans can gather across the street for a fairly good view and to cheer on Broadway's best as they arrive dressed to the nines. The Tony Awards start at 8 p.m. on CBS, but there is actually an hour of Creative Arts awards handed out at 7 p.m. pre-telecast, so red carpet arrivals begin as early as 6 p.m. By 7:30 p.m. the red carpet crowd has died down and you'll have time to hop a subway back home or to that Tony Awards party in time for the opening number.
What about the shows themselves? Now's the time to get out to the theater district and partake in the wild variety of plays and musicals going on. Some of the shows that will be nominated have closed, but there are plenty of recently opened shows to see. Top contenders in the New Musical category are "Kinky Boots" with a debut score from Cyndi Lauper and the British import, "Matilda." The way things are shaping up, these two musicals will be racing neck and neck to the finish. As for the new plays, Tom Hanks in "Lucky Guy" and Nathan Lane in "The Nance" are getting a good deal of the buzz and both plays and stars are bound to find their way into the list of nominations.
Revivals are always an anticipated component of any Broadway season and "Pippin" tops the list as it hasn't been seen on The Street since the original production in 1972. Also, in the fight for the Best Revival of a Musical Tony will be "Annie" and "Jekyll and Hyde." Not-to-be-missed revivals of plays start with Alec Baldwin in "Orphans" and an all-star production of "A Trip to Bountiful" with Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Vanessa Williams.
Wondering how to pay for all of this theater going? Broadway fans of any income level figure out how to see the most shows for the least expenditure and there are several ways to get a deal. Everyone knows about TKTS, the half-price ticket booth in Times Square provided by the Theater Development Fund, but that organization also has better deals with membership to TDF.org. If you're involved in any way with the theater industry, or if you're a teacher, you can join for a nominal annual membership fee and have access to better than half-price tickets to dozens of shows every week. Playbill.com also has a discount program and lists all the day-of rush ticket deals. Check out BroadwayBox.com for advance discounts of 30 percent or more, which you can take advantage of online, by phone or at the box office. Then there's the opposite method of getting the most for your money by using the Tony Awards as your guide.