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Yamaha had made small sequencer/synthesizer units.
There was a want in my soul that did'nt want to go away,
but the money was non existant and have continued to be so all the way to this day-
so when finally there was a opportunity to get a smart phone for free-
there also was the portable music studio thats been there waiting out of reach for all those years.
Still have the phone its a HTC wildfire S,
but before the operating system got upgraded there was'nt to much that could be done with this phone except one brilliant small application called nano loop-
a synthesizer/sampler/sequencer made originally for gameboy.
Then android got upgraded and true love hit my phone and me in the form of Sunvox-
Deep and incredible-
specially working on an intermidiate phone-
with a sound quality to boost!
Later as a gift there came into my possession a 10 inch tablet with one gb ram / 1000 mhz.
It's not the highest specs but it's enough for almost all the different music applications
and Sunvox runs like a charm.
And the applications that you see in the header/menu will run on those specs-
Something being close to my heart is the ability to do great things with small means,
and thats what really attracts me to android-
As the phone / tablets can be get for free or not too much money-
I've seen 7 inch tablets
( noticed that 7 inch tablets work better for many applications as you can reach everywhere with you thumbs and being easier to hold )
one gb ram 1000 mhz for around 80 euros and that's not bad for hardware combined with studio/synthesizer/sound generator applications that can be had for a couple of euros or in many cases for free-
and some of the best synthesizer/sequencer applications are for free,
That is more advanced and flexible than the Yamaha I lusted for-
That one cost 600 $ /550 €...
And with the telephone plus applications I guess I spent around 20 $ / 15 €!
Well lets explore the world of android music applications together and lets forget the expensive Daws and hardware and conjure up something together
equally great with next to nothing!!!


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My wait is over and finally I have created an App Game -> Bubble Shooter.
The app has been created for Firefox marketplace and also for Firefox on Android.
This code of this app has been kept as simple as possible, using the core of web that is only HTML5, CSS3 and the show-stealer JS. The Canvas element is the playground for this app.
The canvas is the body of the app and various bubbles are being drawn on the canvas created using certain logic and Draw Arc property of the canvas. The randomness is generated using Math.Rand function.
I have tried to use the Object oriented approach to build the mainframe of the app, and kept distance from any of the JS libraries. The app is emulated for touch as well as mouse clicks.
So if you liked to walk through the code you can visit it on https://github.com/tsl143/bubbleshooter
And if you want to enjoy the game on your browser visit http://tsl143.github.io/bubbleshooter (but remember to view in responsive mode @screen 320*480 only).
Any suggestion/feedback is heartily welcomed.

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text: I'm a week or two behind on this one, but still pretty dope that I thought I'd post. This is Sisley's latest Fall 2009 campaign, which was shot by photographer Terry Richardson in, well, typical Terry Richardson styling. Some may deem these photos as risque so view at your own risk.


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UK-Indiana notes: Patterson thrives outside
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — If every big man secretly — or not so secretly — wants to be a guard, then this season is increasingly becoming wish fulfillment for Kentucky All-America candidate Patrick Patterson.
Heretofore a low-post strongman, Patterson showed a growing comfort as a face-the-basket player in UK's 90-73 victory at Indiana on Saturday.
"I love it," Patterson said of playing near the three-point line. "I feel great on the perimeter. I think I'm starting to get to the point I'd rather be out there than on the post. Keep DeMarcus (Cousins) on the post and I'll sit out on the perimeter. It's a lot more fun out there."
Patterson, who contributed 19 points and 11 rebounds to the victory, moved smoothly in pick-and-roll action with UK guards. Four of his nine baskets came on shots from outside the paint, a proficiency he attributed to simply working on his outside shooting.
UK Coach John Calipari will continue to use Patterson around the basket, especially in late-game situations or when Kentucky faces large deficits. "Where my bread and butter is," Patterson said.
But the big man acknowledged that he wasn't ready to exploit opponents on the perimeter before this season.
"Last year, I didn't think I could make them," he said of perimeter shots. "My confidence wasn't there in my jump shot. I probably don't think I'd shoot if I was open. I'd pass it back out."
Cousins grows up
A hostile crowd. A physical opponent.
Indiana had the ingredients for a misstep for an emotional player like Cousins. To his credit, he kept his emotions in check while scoring 14 points, grabbing eight rebounds and blocking three shots.
"He grew up today," Calipari said. "Now, can he stay grown up? I have no idea. But he grew up today. He was an absolute beast."
Cousins, who received a technical foul against Cleveland State and openly defied his coach against Stanford, made no promises.
"I'm going to try to continue to play like this (and) stay poised," he said.
"I think he believed I was going to come in and lose my cool because of the crowd. Usually that's the case. I stayed cool."
Liggins gets in game
Sophomore DeAndre Liggins made his first appearance of the season. He played the final 40 seconds of Saturday's game.
"He's extremely happy," Patterson said, "and we're happy for him. We're looking forward to him playing a lot more."
Patterson envisioned Liggins contributing as a defensive stopper.
"One of the things he specializes in," the big man said of Liggins. "In practice, he's always making it hard on John (Wall)."
Calipari has not said why he did not play Liggins. When asked, the UK coach only said he would not throw a player under the bus by revealing the reason.
Rebounding margin
UK's 49-24 rebounding edge over Indiana marked its biggest advantage on the boards since Jan. 15, 2005. The Cats outrebounded Georgia 44-18 in that game.
"It's tough, man," Indiana guard Jeremiah Rivers said of UK's dominance. "You know, embarrassing."
The dominance was predictable. IU entered the game ranked 194th nationally in rebound margin. UK ranked ninth.
Wall eyeing 3.8 GPA
While acknowledging that he shouldn't say anything about Wall's academic record, Calipari told reporters that the celebrated freshman was on target for a grade-point average "around 3.8" in the fall semester.
"Because he wants to do it," the UK coach said. Calipari suggested Wall wanted to add classes to his spring semester load to get further ahead toward a degree before presumably departing next season for the NBA.
Against Indiana, Wall showed he could learn and adapt in terms of turnovers. After committing seven turnovers in each of the last two games, he had only one in 39 minutes against the Hoosiers. It was a meaningless turnover, coming with about five minutes left and UK ahead by 17.
Wall also had a career-high seven rebounds.
When asked whether the UK-IU series would continue to be home-and-home or return to neutral sites, IU Coach Tom Crean said, "We plan to play it in Assembly Hall, so I know that going forward."


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How UK Employees Feel About Remote Work, Brexit And Job Security
Guest Contributorby Nina Mehta-Vania | Posted | Industry Buzz
The latest Employee Outlook Report from CIPD in partnership with Halogen Software, now a part of Saba Software, is out and reveals a lot about how employees in the UK are thinking. The bi-annual report covers a ton of ground including subjects like remote work, Brexit, differences between public and private sector employees, and so much more.
To dig into the CIPD Employee Outlook findings further, we talked to Claire McCartney - Research Adviser, Resourcing and Talent Planning with the CIPD. Claire is responsible for research exploring different aspects of effective talent management strategies and manages the Institute's Resourcing and Talent Forum. She also co-manages CIPD's Employee Outlook research.
The key trend everyone seems to be talking about from the report has to do with employees' inability to 'turn off'
due to their remote access to work. Can you talk a little about that?
Yes, it seems that technology such as remote access to work is certainly aiding the blurring of work and personal lives for many employees and while for some this is a positive development (helping them to feel empowered and more productive), for others it is less so. The CIPD/ Halogen Spring Employee Outlook found that almost a third of UK workers feel that having remote access to the workplace means they can't switch off from work. Clearly this is an issue for both employees and employers because it can impact on employees' physical and mental health (around a fifth experience increased anxiety and sleep issues as a result) and undermine trust if employees believe they are under surveillance. Clear employer rationale and guidance is therefore really important around remote working highlighting that it is about empowerment, flexibility and productivity rather than about surveillance and working excessive hours.
What are some of the implications of the EO findings that relate to the UK's decision to leave the EU? What should employers be mindful of?
When it comes to the UK's decision to leave the EU, employees are beginning to feel some impact from an organisation and employee perspective. From an organisation perspective, a third think it is likely to increase their organisation's costs, while around a fifth think their exports will be less competitive and that investment in workforce training and skill development will be reduced. From an employee perspective, a fifth of employees believe the decision to leave the EU has led to a decrease in morale among colleagues and an increase in stress, while almost two-fifths (37%) of employees feel pessimistic about the future. At the CIPD we believe that HR and L&D professionals should be using Brexit as a stimulus for applying focus to what we should already be doing as an economy and society: to get the fundamentals right, to build a stronger, more productive workforce, and to create workforces that engender growth and inclusiveness.
We saw a trend of increasing job satisfaction in the Employee Outlook Report from autumn 2016. Has that trend continued?
It is nice to be able to report some positive findings in this spring 2017 Employee Outlook research. This survey sees fewer employees thinking it is likely they will lose their job, an increase in net job satisfaction, and an increase in our engagement measures. Public sector job satisfaction in particular has increased once again and now is the highest it has been in the history of this survey (which has been running since spring 2009).
These largely positive findings might at first seem puzzling given the current, unsettled context that the UK finds itself in. However, there was a great deal of uncertainty before the EU referendum, so people might be feeling more settled now. Employees might also be continuing to experience the optimism that often comes with a new government.
For public sector workers it could be that some of the government's messages on fairness and equality might be resonating with them. Trust and confidence in senior leaders in the public sector has certainly increased in this survey, as have opportunities for employee voice. There is also the possibility that the challenging work associated with negotiating the UK's exit package from the EU might be positively reflected in public sector workers' increased job satisfaction, aspects of engagement and opportunities to learn and grow.
You made changes to how you measure employee engagement. Could you explain those changes and the rationale behind why they were made?
We have moved away from a single measure of engagement calculated through an index in recognition that employee engagement has different aspects, and creating one score risks oversimplifying it. We include four different areas that research has shown to be important drivers and aspects of employee engagement, while recognising that other factors discussed in the research (such as employee voice, shared purpose and organisational commitment) also relate to employee engagement. The four areas of focus are: employees' influence over their jobs, use of skills, motivation and effort.
Get the full report
Want to dig deeper into these results? We've made the Spring Employee Outlook Report available for free download here. Feel free to dive into the results yourself and let us know in the comments what you think about these findings.


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Supreme Court hears DACA arguments, and likely will side with the Trump administration, but doesn't take up a gun manufacturer's appeal. Former SC Gov. Mark Sanford drops out of presidential race; and former President Jimmy Carter recovers from brain surgery.
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LANDER, Wyo. – Artemis, a new sportswomen's coalition, was officially launched Wednesday. Founded by women from six Western states, Artemis aims to defend public lands and waters and iconic species, and to develop female leaders in wildlife and land-management fields. Jessi Johnson, the gro
CHEYENNE, Wy. - It's been 53 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, and women are still paid on average 79 cents for every $1 a man makes. Julie Anderson, research associate with the Institute for Women's Policy Research, says if current trends continue, women in
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Two new reports released today by the Wyoming Women's Foundation show what it takes for families to get by without public or private assistance, and how to achieve economic security. The first report calculates a Self-Sufficiency Standard for each county based on "bare bones" bud
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CHEYENNE, Wy. - The state Legislature's House Health Labor and Social Services Committee advanced a bill Monday night that could help patients avoid expensive nursing homes by giving their family caregivers some basic support. Tim Lockwood, associate state director for communications and advocacy
CODY, Wy. - Wyoming women will soon be firing up chainsaws at a special class through the University of Wyoming Extension. The women-only workshop in Cody begins with the basics and safety details, and then heads into the field to help clear out problem trees along the Shoshone River. Instructor C
CASPER, Wyo. – McDonald's is taking some heat for issuing an ideal monthly budget for its minimum-wage employees. It's a budget that makes unrealistic assumptions, according to Dan Neal, executive director of the Equality State Policy Center. It adds money for a second job and doesn'


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By now, most businesses agree that social media marketing is no longer optional – you have to maintain profiles on the major platforms if you want to compete in today's world.
But, deciding how to split up your time (or even money) between the different social media sites themselves is an entirely different matter. If you look hard enough, you can find a number of very good reasons to prefer any of them over the others:
As you have probably guessed, we could go on with more bullets until you are thoroughly confused. But, if you're like most of us, you don't have the time, energy, or manpower to focus on all the social media sites at once. So, how do you decide where to place your priorities?
Here are a few tips to help you sort things out:
Remember that much depends on your industry and location. The answers that work for a small bakery aren't going to be the same that apply to a manufacturing company. Context is important, especially when it comes to social media marketing.
Pay attention to your customers. In a lot of cases, you can find out what social media sites are most important to you simply by going where your most important customers or clients go. Chances are, other buyers who fit the same profile will prefer the same social networking sites.
Study the analytics. As a rule of thumb, you want to pay the most attention to the social media sites that are showing you the biggest results. That means going back to your business website analytics and seeing which profiles are generating visits and conversions.
Don't be afraid to experiment. Regardless of what results you're seeing now, though, don't be afraid to experiment and see if you might be able to reach new markets (or at least engage customers in a different way) by trying social sites you haven't paid attention to in the past.
Are you getting the right kind of advice from your Internet marketing partner? What about bottom-line results? Now might be the perfect time to talk to WebRevelation and see what we can do to help your business grow.


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Matt Olson homered off left-hander Tony Sipp leading off the bottom of the 10th inning Friday night, completing a comeback that delivered the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the American League West in Oakland, Calif.
Nick Martini lashed a game-tying RBI double in the ninth to force extra innings for the A's (73-49), who moved within one game of the first-place Astros (74-48).
Olson belted Sipp's sixth pitch well over the fence in right field for his 23rd home run of the season and Oakland's eighth walk-off win of the year.
A's closer Blake Treinen (6-2), who worked the top of the 10th in a tie game, was credited with the win after a three-strikeout effort. Sipp (2-1) took the loss.
Cardinals 5, Brewers 2
Rookie Jack Flaherty continued his mastery over Milwaukee as host St. Louis claimed victory in the opener of a key three-game series between the two National League Central rivals.
The win was the ninth in the past 10 games for the Cardinals and allowed them to move to within a half-game of the Brewers in the NL wild-card race.
Flaherty (7-6) dominated the Brewers for the third time this season, scattering three hits in six innings while striking out seven and walking three. Flaherty has now struck out 29 Brewers batters in 18 innings over his three appearances against them this season.
Cubs 1, Pirates 0
Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run and Cole Hamels pitched seven scoreless innings Friday as visiting Chicago beat Pittsburgh for its third win in a row.
It marked the second straight night the Cubs beat the Pirates 1-0 on a home run, Ian Happ providing the pop on Thursday.
Relievers Brandon Kintzler, Jorge De La Rosa, Steve Cishek and Jesse Chavez combined with Hamels on the seven-hit shutout, with Chavez picking up his second save. The Cubs had a six-hit shutout Thursday.
Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5 (7 innings)
Giancarlo Stanton hit a long home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as host New York overcame an early four-run deficit to defeat Toronto in a rain-shortened game.
Stanton capped the comeback from the early hole when he drove a 1-2 fastball from Luis Santos 431 feet into a standing-room section in right-center field above New York's bullpen.
A few minutes after Stanton's 31st homer, the game was delayed by rain. After the 85-minute delay, the game ended.
Nationals 8, Marlins 2
Max Scherzer took the major league lead with 16 wins as Washington defeated visiting Miami.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly was ejected in the fourth inning after he argued a called third strike on Miami batter Derek Dietrich. Miami has lost 15 of 17 games, including six straight.
Ryan Zimmerman and Matt Wieters homered for the Nationals, who pushed past .500 at 62-61. Scherzer helped his cause by scoring two runs and stroking a double, setting a career high with 16 hits this season.
Indians 2, Orioles 1
Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer, and Carlos Carrasco threw seven shutout innings as Cleveland defeated visiting Baltimore.
The Indians have won six straight games. Baltimore, on the other hand, has lost seven of its last eight and dropped to 50 games under .500.
For the Indians, Carrasco (15-6) won for the seventh time in his last eight decisions. Ramirez's homer was his 37th of the year, tying him with Boston's J.D. Martinez for the league lead.
Red Sox 7, Rays 3
Mitch Moreland delivered the tiebreaking RBI single in the fifth inning for Boston, which rallied past visiting Tampa Bay.
The scorching Red Sox have won 16 of 19 since their last set of back-to-back losses July 24-26. At 87-36, Boston is on pace to win 115 games, one shy of the all-time record.
Brian Johnson (4-3) recovered from his rough first inning to earn the win by allowing the three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two over 5 2/3 innings. Johnson retired 15 of the final 17 batters he faced.
Dodgers 11, Mariners 1
Manny Machado hit two of Los Angeles' five home runs to back a strong start by rookie Walker Buehler in a rout at Seattle.
Yasmani Grandal, Max Muncy and Matt Kemp also went deep for the Dodgers, who won their second in a row after a five-game losing streak.
Buehler (6-4) allowed one run on three hits in six innings. He walked two and tied his career high with eight strikeouts.
Rockies 11, Braves 5
Ian Desmond drove in five runs, and Kyle Freeland struck out nine batters in six innings as Colorado earned a win at Atlanta.
Desmond had a three-run triple in the third inning and a two-run single in the eighth. Charlie Blackmon had a two-run triple in a four-run sixth inning and scored three runs. Blackmon, Desmond, DJ LeMahieu and Trevor Story each had three hits for Colorado.
Ozzie Albies had three hits for the Braves, who lost consecutive games for the first time since a four-game losing streak July 24-28. The Braves fell to 11-6 in August and 14-6 over their last 20 games.
Diamondbacks 9, Padres 4
Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the first and Steven Souza Jr. added a three-run double in the sixth as visiting Arizona defeated San Diego to maintain its 1 1/2-game lead on Colorado in the National League West.
Right-handed reliever Yoshihisa Hirano (4-2) was credited with the win as Arizona starter Robbie Ray failed to complete five innings while holding the lead against the Padres for the second time this season. Left-handed rookie starter Joey Lucchesi (6-7) took the loss.
Goldschmidt reached base in all five plate appearances, going 2-for-2 with a homer and three walks. Escobar reached four times, going 2-for-3 with his homer, two walks and three runs scored. Souza was 3-for-5. Jon Jay had two hits and scored twice.
Reds 2, Giants 1 (11 innings)
Phillip Ervin hit the third pitch of the bottom of the 11th inning for a walk-off home run, delivering Cincinnati a dramatic win over visiting San Francisco.
Ervin's homer, his third of the season, came off the sixth Giants pitcher, right-hander Ray Black (2-2), and ended what began as a pitchers' duel between Cincinnati's Anthony DeSclafani and San Francisco's Casey Kelly, the son of Reds interim bench coach Pat Kelly.
The win allowed the Reds to snap a four-game losing streak on the same day they placed star first baseman Joey Votto on the disabled list with a bruised right shin.
Phillies 4, Mets 2
Right-hander Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings as Philadelphia defeated visiting New York.
Nola (14-3) allowed one run on three hits, with one walk and 11 strikeouts against a Mets team that had scored 46 runs over the previous three games, including a franchise-record 24 in a victory in the opener of a doubleheader Thursday against the Phillies.
Nola improved to 9-0 at Citizens Bank Park this season and allowed four or fewer hits for the 15th time in 25 starts, tying Ken Howell (1989) for the second-most in team history, one behind Grover Cleveland Alexander (1915).
Rangers 6, Angels 4
Texas scored five runs in the second inning and made it stand to beat visiting Los Angeles.
Joey Gallo had a two-run double and Rougned Odor had a two-run single in the inning off starter Odrisamer Despaigne (2-1), who was making his Angels debut after being acquired from the Miami Marlins earlier in the week in exchange for cash considerations.
Texas, which had six hits and a walk in the second inning, has won the first two games of the four-game series. The Rangers had 10 hits in all by seven different players, led by center fielder Carlos Tocci, who had three singles.
White Sox 9, Royals 3
Jose Abreu and Nicky Delmonico each hit three-run home runs to highlight a seven-run seventh inning, and James Shields give up three runs on six hits over seven innings to pick up his fifth win of the season as Chicago rallied to defeat visiting Kansas City.
Delmonico finished with two hits and five RBIs while Tim Anderson had three hits—including a double and triple—scored three runs and stole two bases for the White Sox, who won their third straight game.
Shields (5-14) improved to 10-3 in his career against the Royals, including 3-1 this season. He walked two and struck out five.
Twins 5, Tigers 4
Joe Mauer's three-run, pinch-hit homer highlighted a four-run seventh as Minnesota edged visiting Detroit.
Mauer's second career pinch-hit homer made a winner out of Kyle Gibson (7-9), who gave up three runs on eight hits and struck out five in seven innings. Eddie Rosario and Tyler Austin also homered for the Twins, who have taken the first two games of the four-game series.
Victor Martinez had three hits and drove in a run for Detroit. Matthew Boyd (7-11) was charged with four runs on four hits while striking out seven in 6 1/3 innings.


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The mission of the Office of Global Engagement is to prepare our students for changing circumstances in a multicultural and increasingly interdependent world. We achieve this by assisting our faculty and students to make global connections, providing access to international resources and welcoming international visitors into the Stockton community. By serving as the gateway for international and cross-cultural experiences, we enrich the Stockton community and its educational environment.
Our Vision: The Office of Global Engagement shall be an integral stakeholder in the development of the Stockton community as a globally engaged community. We are committed to the spirit of understanding, appreciating and promoting the importance of being aware, engaged and ethical global citizens.


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The Pro-Life Mission
How do you create confidence in Christians who are able to share their pro-life convictions with anyone? Here's a hint: It takes a lot more than a lecture, but it's worth it. That's what I did this summer with 45 high school students on the pro-life mission.
How to Understand the Distinction Between Islam and Muslims - Mentoring Letter August 2016
After the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, many clues pointed to a familiar explanation: Islamic terrorism. The killer was a Muslim, born in a Muslim family, and pledged his allegiance to Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS. Almost reflexively, though, analysts gave the usual talking points about how Islam is a religion of peace and its practitioners are peaceful people. What the Orlando killer did, many Muslims and pundits said, had nothing to do with Islam. True Muslims oppose the Orlando killer's behavior.
God Is at Work in Middle Earth
I just returned from a two-week speaking tour of New Zealand. Thinking Matters, the largest national apologetics organization in that country, invited me to partner with them to equip the local body of Christ.
God Will Not Call You into Something He Has Already Called You Out Of
"How do I share Christ with someone who is an agnostic?" a college student asked after a talk I gave last month at a church in Oklahoma. Then she added, "My boyfriend is agnostic, but I feel like God has called me into this relationship." Uh-oh. It's decision time. I just met this girl a few minutes ago, yet she is my sister in Christ. Do I simply answer her first question about evangelism and ignore her later statement about being "called" to date a non-Christian?
Letting God Take the Heat
Over the last decade as a Stand to Reason speaker, I've been yelled at, cursed at, and even threatened. Somehow, though, I haven't yelled back, cursed back, or threatened anyone. In fact, I respond to such attacks in a rather calm way. How do I keep my cool? Here's my secret: I let God take the heat.


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Apps World is pleased to announce the Intel Enterprise App Developers Theatre at the San Francisco event on February 7-8, which runs for both days and examines various developer opportunities with Intel's software tools. Enterprise applications are of course a hugely lucrative and profitable space, with issues such as bring your own device (BYOD), mobile device management (MDM) and enterprise mobility impacting the vast majority of workplaces. But what of how the apps are developed, and the best practice surrounding it? The Intel Developers Theatre will try to shed light on the issues surrounding enterprise app development, in particular how to engage the developer community and how to quickly build mobile-ready back ends.
The provisional timetable of the workshop brings together various facets of the enterprise, detailing how to build an enterprise app in 15 minutes; building an integrated marketplace for cross-platform enterprise apps; and examining mobile middleware and how to speed up packaging legacy software as mobile APIs. There are also developer-centric presentations, including advice from API management and infrastructure provider Mashery on how to engage developer in building a sparkling API; and leveraging Intel's developer tools and initiatives. The workshop will be of interest to any company or CIO utilising or looking to utilise enterprise applications, as well as app developers, with everyone who participates being placed in a draw to win a MacBook Air. Find out more about the Intel theatres here. Find out how to register for Apps World here.


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J. Will Taylor
James Willis "J. Will" Taylor (August 28, 1880 – November 14, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.
James Willis Taylor
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 2nd district
|In office
March 4, 1919 – November 14, 1939
|Preceded by
|Richard W. Austin
|Succeeded by
|John Jennings, Jr.
|Personal details
|August 28, 1880
Union County, Tennessee
|November 14, 1939 (aged 59)
La Follette, Tennessee
|United States
|Political party
|Alma mater
|American Temperance University, Harriman, Tennessee Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee
Born near Lead Mine Bend in Union County, Tennessee, Taylor was the son of James W. and Sarah Elizabeth (Rogers) Taylor. He attended the public schools, Holbrook Normal College, Fountain City, Tennessee, and the American Temperance University, Harriman, Tennessee.
Taylor taught at school for several years, and was graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1902. He was admitted to the bar the same year.
Having moved to La Follette, Tennessee, Taylor commenced the practice of law. He served as postmaster at La Follette from 1904 to 1909. He was also mayor from 1910 to 1913, and in 1918 and 1919. He was Insurance commissioner for the State of Tennessee in 1913 and 1914 and chairman of the Republican State executive committee in 1917 and 1918.[1]
Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1919, until his death.[2] He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth Congresses). He served as member of the Republican National Executive Committee 1929-1939.
Taylor died in La Follette, Tennessee, November 14, 1939 (age 59 years, 78 days). He is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.[3]
See alsoEdit
- ^ "J. Will Taylor". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "J. Will Taylor". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "J. Will Taylor". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
External linksEdit
- United States Congress. "J. Will Taylor (id: T000083)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- J. Will Taylor at Find a Grave
|U.S. House of Representatives
|Preceded by
Richard W. Austin
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 2nd congressional district
1919 –1939
|Succeeded by
John Jennings, Jr.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.


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Global Diaspora Week 2015 reached as far as Valparaiso, Chile. Our event was hosted by Fundacion P!ensa (Think!), as part of their regional talent retention area. The event highlighted how immigrants are likely to spot opportunities and become entrepreneurs.
After a welcome tour of the foundation's new facilities at the New Valparaiso Port Station, three speakers presented their experiences on transitioning from Employees to Entrepreneurs. They were Lawson Caudill (US – StartupValpo's first beneficiary) Founder of Think Tank Inc. and Software architect for CoMetrics, moving into the city less than a month before the conference; Luis Conejo (Spain) Co-Founder of Asociamos and Regional Director of the NGO "Acción Emprendedora" being in Valparaiso for over a year, and Dunetchka Cerpa (Venezuela) Managing Director of Miss Earth Valparaiso and Viña del Mar and in charge of Marketing and events at the regional Industry association "ASIVA", she has been in the city for six years.
Special guests included Daniela Ramirez Miss Earth Valparaiso; Nicole Pinto, Miss Earth Viña del Mar and Fernanda Chandía, Miss Air Viña & Valparaiso. Walter Liewald, Founder of SustainableRoad.com and Director of the Regional Entrepreneurs Association ASECH, was the host and moderator, he presented data from various entrepreneurial ecosystems highlighting that 52% of Startups in Silicon Valley are founded by immigrants. He also shared that he was born in Valparaiso but lived most of his life abroad, returning to the city to become an entrepreneur in 2012.
Having faced the same obstacles as immigrant Entrepreneurs, Walter Liewald founded StartupValpo to help fellow Entrepreneurs get settled and to attract International Investors and talent to strengthen the regional ecosystem. After the event, the 40 attendees and speakers continued the conversation over dinner with a nice view of the port at the Zamba & Canuta restaurant.
For more information regarding StartupValpo please visit our Facebook page by clicking here.


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by Jaclyn
(Wilmington, NC)
Pain in groin and front of thigh
So whenever I am squatting with weight or even sometimes simply squatting, I have a slight pain shoot from the top of my knee to mid thigh. It is very brief, but then that section goes tingly and somewhat numb for about an hour.
I noticed this about a year ago when squatting in the gym and noticed it again when lifting in crossfit class today. I had weight on a bar, and squatted with the weight and the tingles went from "eh" to painful, I am not sure what to do or where to go from here.
Should I see a Chiropractor, or pull back on my led exercises? Does this sort of thing heal itself?
Hello Jaclyn,
The question is: is this strained quad muscle, or is this a pinched femoral nerve, or one of the branches of the femoral nerve.
You're a sports person, so I fancy you would know if it's muscular. Basically, putting that muscle under strain as in squats would give pain.
The femoral nerve stretch test would give more info, but it's quite a difficult test, unlike that for the sciatic nerve, and I doubt you could test yourself.
Then hip conditions often refer to the front of the thigh, and should be considered. Lie on your back, and pull the knee to chest and opposite shoulder, and then rotate the knee. Pain?
If this has been going on for a year I doubt it'll go away on it's own. Call your state association and ask for the name of chiropractor with a fics qualification. Sports chiropractor.
I hope this contributes.
Dr B
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Interesting challenges of the day
1. Mr S is a 76 year old man with neck pain of some 9 months duration. Luckily, most of the discomfort is upper cervical which is only rarely arthritic; his lower cervical spine is a degenerative mess that I've left alone. After seven treatments his pain and stiffness is 50 percent better, and he's happy in the circumstances. He can sleep through the night now and that makes a huge difference.
2. Mr P is 32 year old man with very severe lower back pain radiating to the big toe which is 30 percent numb. He had an episode three weeks ago, took anti inflammatories and was soon better as is typical of the medial disc herniation. But before it healed, after a trivia it came roaring back, much worse. The characteristic crossed sign was evident; sitting in a chair, straightening the right leg provoked severe left back pain and tingling in the leg. He's doing well.
3. Severe lower back pain is scary; just ask Mrs P. Just watching her get out of the car I she was in trouble; she had a slipped disc at L4 making her lean towards the opposite side; luckily she had no pain in the leg. Despite family pressure that this was far too severe for a chiropractor, she persevered. Within five days she was standing upright, and after two weeks almost painfree.
Despite a hectic job, she wisely took my advice and stayed home for what I call exercising bed rest.
4. Mr S has had lower back, groin and back of thigh and calf pain for fourth months.
He has a pincer deformity in the hip causing the stabs in the groin, and a degenerative facet causing the sciatica. Both are responding well to chiropractic and he's well pleased; sixty five percent better after three treatments.
5. Mr T is a wise man; he's taken a warning TIA seriously and has lost 15 pounds, and has at least as much again to lose. A change to a low starch diet and half hour daily walk has made the difference; but the walking is making his foot and back miserable. The expensive orthotic is hopeless; luckily his hips and back are fine, but he needs a simple heel lift.
6. I too have had serious lower back issues, luckily fixed by my own chiropractor; so I too have to do my exercises, take care when lifting supers full of honey, gardening and using the chainsaw. Regaining the function of your spine is just as important as the pain.
7. My own granddaughter, only 7 is hypermobile giving her pelvic, knee and ankle issues. Xrays show a mildly dysplastic hip. Years ago we would have called it growing pains. She too regularly needs chiropractic care and luckily responds well. Increased range of motion is more difficult than too stiff in my opinion. Our care is for kids too.
8. This 65 year old lady is a serious gardener; every day she is bending, lifting and digging for 2 to 3 hours a day. It regularly catches her in the sacroiliac joint, so she has a treatment once a month that sorts it out. She does her lower back exercises faithfully.
9. This 88 year old lady is an inspiration; every day she is busy in the community. With a nasty scoliosis she manages very well with a chiropractic adjustment every six weeks and exercises faithfully done.
10. Mr X is a 71 year old retired man who wants to continue with maintenance care every six to eight weeks; he had suffered from two years of lower back pain when he first came a year ago. He has no discomfort now after 8 chiropractic treatments, but is aware that danger lurks.
11. Mrs C has been having severe headaches, and taking a lot of analgesics. It's a non complicated upper cervical facet syndrome, and she's doing well.
12. Mr D is a 38 old year man with chronic shoulder pain after a rotator cuff tear playing cricket. It responded well to treatment, but he knows he must do his exercises every day; for two years he couldn't sleep on that shoulder.
13. Mr D, a 71 year old man, has a severe ache in the shoulder and midback since working above his head. Trapped nerve tests are negative but he has advanced degenerative joints of Luschka; after just two treatments he is 50 percent better. Can we reach 90?
And so the day goes; chiropractors shouldn't be treating the elderly most medical sites state but that's so much bunkum.
Have a problem that's not getting better? Looking for a different slant on your pain? Want to pose a question?
CLS writes:
Greetings, Dr B.
You helped me quite some time back with a soothing and professional response which turned out to be exactly correct. I now consult a local chiropractor. You write a superb newsletter, too.
Your own unresolved problem. Pose a question
Knowing that up to 70% of the time the correct diagnosis is made with no examination, no special tests, no xrays, but just from the history, there's a fair chance I can add some insight to your unresolved problem. But at least 30% of the time, I may be quite wrong! Give plenty of detail if you want a sensible reply.
You visited this chiropractic help site no doubt because you have a problem that is not resolving and want to know more about what chiropractors do.
The quickest and most interesting way is to read one of my ebooks of anecdotes. Described by a reader as gems, both funny and healthful, from the life and work of a chiropractor, you'll love them. Priced right at $2.99, though Kindle fiddles the price without telling me.


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Foresthill, California
"A Proud Heritage and A Bright Future"
The Gold Rush
The Foresthill Divide is one of the earliest explored areas of California during the Gold Rush. Foresthill became a town in 1850 due to gold mining operations along the North and Middle Forks of the American River. Today, hundreds of mines, some still active, are found throughout the area.
After the gold played out, many Foresthill settlers turned to logging the tall trees that cover the Divide and a dozen lumber mills were established. The harvesting of timber, just like gold, eventually became too costly to pursue and the mills were closed. However, Foresthill continues to thrive and the focus has now turned to tourism and recreation.
Today, with the wonderful outdoor recreational opportunities of the Tahoe National Forest, pristine alpine lakes, rushing rivers and snow
covered mountains, Foresthill attracts outdoor enthusiasts from around the world to experience its natural beauty.
Native Americans
Nisenan Indians inhabited the region for about 2,000 years prior to the Gold Rush. The Maidu Indian organization actively promotes the local Native American legacy through education and demonstrations in the community.
Points of Interest:
Crossing the Foresthill Bridge takes you back to the rugged, spectacular land of the Gold Rush days. We invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.
- Foresthill Bridge highest bridge in California at 730 ft!
- Wells Fargo Stage Coach horse 'Old Joe's ' Memorial Cairn
- Forest Hill Divide Historical Museum
- Veteran's Memorial Park, Swim Center, Tennis Courts, Ball Field
- Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Foresthill
- Driving Tour of Foresthill Divide
- Placer Sequoia Big Trees Grove
- Duncan Peak
- Robinson Flat
- The Western States Trail
Gold Rush Towns of the Divide:
Todd's Valley, Yankee Jim's, Foresthill, Iowa Hill, Baker Ranch, Michigan Bluff
With the opening of Foresthill High School in 2004, home of the Wildfires, children can complete their K12 education here on the hill.
Foresthill offers year - round activities and is proud to be the Hub of the Western States Trail.
- Poker Tournament
- WS 100 Mile, 1 - day Endurance Run
- Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration
- Gold Country Car Show & Poker Run
- Tevis Cup, 100 Mile, 1-day Trail Ride
- Heritage Celebration
- Art Show
- Halloween Downtown Trick-or-Treat
- Christmas Tree Lighting
Wedding & Event Venues:
Experience a romantic mountain setting for your special event.
- Forest House Lodge
- Monte Verde Inn
- Veteran's Memorial Hall & Park
Majestic pine forests surround clear, fresh reservoirs offering camping, boating, fishing, hiking and swimming fun for the whole family.
- Clementine- Foresthill Rd
- Sugar Pine - Foresthill Rd
- Oxbow - Mosquito Ridge Rd
- French Meadows - Mosquito Ridge Rd
- Hell Hole - Mosquito Ridge Rd
- Robinson's Flat
- Morning Star
- Big Reservoir
- French Meadow
- Sugar Pine Campgrounds
Where to Eat/Drink:
From the spectacular views at Worton's Market to the cozy atmosphere at the Sugar Pine Pizza or Mega's Cafe, diners will find plenty of choices:
- Worton's Market & Deli
- Sugar Pine Pizza
- Mega's Café - Coffee and More
- Dragon Boat Chinese Restaurant
Where to Stay:
Please visit our Chamber website and click on the Lodging and Vacation Rental for details on all our available lodging and vacation rentals. Most are centrally located and a great place to start your exploration of the area.
Where to Shop:
- Grant's Hardware
- Dollar General
- Worton's Market
- Valero Gas Station & Market
- Sierra Mini Mart & Gas Station
Outdoor Adventures:
In cooperation with the Tahoe National Forest, Foresthill supports challenging OHV trails for the riding enthusiast and offers world class white water rafting adventures on the American River.
- China Wall OHV Staging Area
- Middle Fork of the American River
- North Fork of the American River
- Horseback riding - Western States Trail
- Carpenter's Place - Gym & Tanning Salon
Drive Time From:
San Jose, CA - 170 mi NE (3 hrs)
San Francisco, CA - 140 mi NE (2.5 hrs)
Sacramento, CA - 52 mi NE (1 hr)
Auburn, CA - I 80 Exit #121 to Foresthill Rd, 17 mi NE (20 mins)
Reno, NV - 90 mi SW (1.5 hrs)
Lake Tahoe, CA - 100 mi SW (1.5 hrs)


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After two packs of boogie wipes, throw up and a few sleepless nights... our little nugget finally got to celebrate Thanksgiving! I thought my night of endless throwing up was rough but it really doesn't compare to watching your own little babe get sick :( It was awful. But I'm so happy she is feeling better now!
We took it easy on Black Friday while Hadley was recovering (I still managed to get some online shopping in. BOOYA!) and decided to have a feast on Saturday for us and some family. It turned out to be a really great night and Hadley was able to enjoy the company. We had enough food to feed 20 people so the leftovers have been crucial. I think one of my favorite things ever might be a nice, hearty breakfast of Thanksgiving leftovers. So satisfying.
And finally we got a nice family photo of the three of us!!!
Saturday's feast was also a great celebration of Hadley's half birthday! Our little babe is six months old and it is MIND BLOWING how fast the time has passed. Part of me is so excited to watch her grow and learn over the years and the other part of me wants it all to slow down! Ahhh!
Now that Thanksgiving is officially over it's time for Christmas music, movies, shopping, decor, parties and more! This is such a fun (and busy) time of year and I'm so excited to celebrate our first Christmas with Hadley. I can already picture her in her red onesie eating all the wrapping paper under the tree. Joy to the world people!


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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has admitted his disappointment at missing out on Alexis Sanchez during the summer transfer window.
The Chilean star, who was a highly coveted transfer target, chose to move to Arsenal instead of the Reds and the manger is bitterly disappointed at his rejection.
"To not get him was obviously bitterly disappointing," Rodgers said, as quoted by the Liverpool Echo.
Sanchez has taken to the Premier League like a duck to water and has single-handedly won matches for the Gunners this season, scoring 14 goals in 23 appearances in all competitions.
Arsene Wenger recently revealed how he managed to convince the former Barcelona forward to join the north London club during this summer's World Cup in Brazil. It was the promise of 'improving his quality' that swayed him towards the Emirates Stadium ahead of all the other interested clubs.
Arsenal will face Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday and the Northern Irishman knows that Sanchez can hurt them with his quality and work-rate.
Rodgers spent over £100m during the summer transfer window, but most of the signings have failed to live up to their potential and the manager is now under severe pressure after his team were knocked out of the Champions League and find themselves in 11th place on the Premier League table after 16 games.
"Alexis Sanchez is a world class talent who we identified as someone who would have been perfect for us," the Reds boss explained, as quoted by the Mirror.
"His profile would have been great. He is a brilliant player, he has outstanding quality and an even bigger work-rate, so we know he will be a threat at the weekend."
"But it was not to be and we move on. We know he has real talent, and he will be a difficult opponent when he play Arsenal," Rodgers concluded.


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Hello Tuesday!
It's another home post and today is all about my living room. I recently bought this couch at Grand Home Furnshings and the coffee table from Pier One {I ended up getting an amazing discount, because they discontinued some of the pieces from the Hayworth collection}. Most of my pillows are from TJ Maxx, along with the adorable gold script prints, while the TV stand is from IKEA.
If you have any other questions about where things are from please let me know!
Heidi had fun modeling for this post. Every picture I took she wanted to be a part of - I think she may have a future with FORD for puppies. Funny side not: I have to keep her toys in this metal pail {from TJ Maxx}, because she eats anything cloth or soft-sided {sigh}. BUT she's scared of the pail so after I put all of her toys away she will sit and cry in from of the pail until I dump them all out again. Such a princess!


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| Woolly and Tig: I Love Mummy
|I didn't really expect to be writing a post about Woolly and Tig: I Love Mummy. We picked it up in the library a couple of weeks ago and I grudgingly said my kids could bring it home. I have nothing against Woolly and Tig, I like to watch the programme. I just prefer to read original picture books when possible and I find that sometimes the books that tie-in to a TV programme tend to just be retellings of an episode (nothing that wrong with that of course, heaven knows I've been responsible for a fair few myself!).
But when we read this story I was pleasantly surprised (and not for a totally honourable reason!). It is a book about Tig and her mummy and delves into the relationship between a working mother (from home) and a child who wants constant attention. I can more than relate to this because it's very much how I work, although I tend to do most of my work when my two year old naps or when they are both at school and nursery. Anyway the message that sometimes mummy needs to concentrate on other things and can't play all the time was an interesting and helpful one. And both my kids loved reading it, although I think it was partly the novelty of seeing the faces from the programme on the page!


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Romance is an integrated emotion and urge in human life. Human body and psychology is designed to attract members of opposite sex. This intelligent design is the key to human relationships and sexuality which further works as basic element of human continuity on earth through procreation. Usually male and female counterparts feel the buds of romance germinated within at the beginning of adolescence itself.
Sexuality is an instinct imprinted into the genes of each living creature. Attraction to the opposite sex has been the key factor behind reproduction and survival of each species. Most of the species are born with only seasonal sexual necessities. They mate and reproduce only at limited times a year.
Human beings, on the other hand, have active sexual instincts throughout his/her life; right from the very day he/she discovers his/her sexuality in pre-adulthood. This instinct has found overpowering the cultural advancement we have gained over the past.
Sexuality is a term which is ever associated with myths and misconceptions. There are no pre-defined of scientifically proved laws in sexuality especially when it comes to the matter of satisfaction. Whatever is enjoyable and pleasure-some for the couple can be practiced in sex. The rules do not become applicable because the physical combination and mental attitudes differ from couple to couple.
An addiction is the condition of psychological dependence on psychoactive substances. Usually the word addiction is mentioned along with the alcoholism, drug usage etc. A particular habit becomes an addiction when a person looses self determining powers to either control or stop the behavior or activity. Just as alcoholism or drug addiction, certain practices or mentalities also can create an addiction. Sexual addiction is one of the destructive behavioral abnormalities.
Sexuality is not defined the same for men and women. As the hormones differ, as the genetic elements differ, sexuality too differs for both men and women. Both the partners look for sexual satisfaction in every sexual act; but, the ways men prefer to reach the peak are very much different from that of women.
Is there any specific duration or age in life for successful and satisfying romance? Most people seem confused at this question. It is a common misconnect that romance is meant only to young adults or teenagers. Romance in old age is often considered a taboo. But in fact, age is no barrier for romance and old age is absolutely suitable for romantic relationships.
Romance is an integrated emotion and urge in human life. Human body and psychology is designed to attract members of opposite sex. This intelligent design is the key to human relationships and sexuality which further works as basic element of human continuity on earth through procreation. Usually male and female counterparts feel the buds of romance germinated within at the beginning of adolescence itself.
So fragile, yet lovely; this is the most fitting definition to any relationship, be it marriage, romance or living together. No one is perfect in the world, at least when it comes to relationships. People often commit mistakes. It is a common rule referring the human behavior that men learn from mistakes. But at the same time, some mistakes, if committed may cause irreparable damage to relationships and life itself.
Women are sensitive and posses fragile emotional levels. What many men consider to be a joke may lead women to blasting expressions. Especially when they are angry or depressed, men need to be cautious to talk to them or even approach them. Dealing with an arguing or fighting woman is intimidating for most of the men. They wait to cling on to your most innocent jokes and the simplest expressions of humor. There are certain things a man should never tell a woman during the fight. What comes out so spontaneously may turn explosive at such instances.
It is commonly said that women are complex in mental nature while men remain easy to understand and simple. Whatever be the reasons that backup this comment, in relationships both men and women follow slightly diverted paths. What men look for in a relationship is not what motivates women to fall in relationships. The differences in desires, mentalities, passion, expression levels etc., are resulted from some unknown causes; might be hormonal differences, mindset changes or social concepts.
Relationships are so delicate and can break on minor issues and simple misunderstandings. Once broken, it is a die-hard task to mend the relationship and get back the same intensity of affection in the relationship. There can be visible reasons, may be a misunderstanding or communication gap, at times it can be a mistake of someone else; fragile relationships can break over any simple cause. The cause for the easy breaks in relationships is that relationships are mind products, subjective to each person.
Relationships like marriage, romance, live together or any of similar kinds can be sustained with a happy note if some of the secret rules are followed. Relationship is completely subjective and no clear cut rules can be executed on it, yet following certain guidelines may help proceeding happily in a relationship.


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Our ServicesWe make memorable mobile experiences across the South African and African markets. We help with mobile product strategy, design and development for apps and mobile sites. U&B love spending time understanding our clients objectives so that we can help create mobile solutions that not only look good and are easy to use but also achieve their goals. We do this by focusing on only 1 project at a time so that we can give it our full focus. We know the idea of venturing into mobile can be daunting but we help demystify the mobile world.
Establishing the foundation of your mobile product lifecycle & executing a plan for further development.
Creating user centric mobile applications that achieve business goals on all mobile platforms including iOS, Android, Windows Phone & BlackBerry.
Mobile optimised sites that are device agnostic while embracing the best in breed mobile user experience.
Have nothing on your phones that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.Paraphrased from William Morris
Meet Our Co-FoundersFounded by two leading experts in South Africa, Lynette Hundermark and George Reed have been the names behind some of South Africa's most widely used and embraced mobile solutions while working at Prezence, creating mobile solutions for brands such as Ster-Kinekor, LeisureBooks, Old Mutual, General Electric and Bidorbuy. With a passion for all things mobile, they have now created U&B as a specialized boutique company that focuses on delivering rich and engaging mobile experiences across a variety of sectors in South Africa.
Lynette co-founded U&B from Prezence Digital, where she served as the Apps Business Director and Head of Product Strategy. Her prior roles included mobile roles within the Naspers Group and she started her tech career as an enterprise analyst/programmer working in the UK for brands that included HSBC, Citibank , and Tesco. With a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science & Psychology , Lynette also holds various technology certifications in development, SCRUM and human factors in computing. Lynette's appetite for the mobile space while keeping abreast of the latest industry trends has established her locally as an expert tech commentator and opinion leader. She is also involved in a variety of mentorship programmes that aims to build a greater community of passionate people in the tech and mobile field.
George Reed is respected in the digital and mobile industry with over 14 years in the creative space. He headed up the design department at Prezence as Creative Director for 7 years and then expanded his responsibilities by becoming Deputy MD. These roles have given him vast experience in the planning, strategizing and designing some of the best of breed digital solutions in South Africa. His practical experience ranges from designing websites, mobisites and apps to creating hugely successful online marketing campaigns. He is also a classically trained graphic designer making him fanatical about creating high quality and functional designs.


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With many states requiring that a minimum of 75 sq. ft. of outdoor recreation area be allotted to each student at every school, it would follow that landscape is a priority in the design of new schools. And it is, after the building requirements, maintenance yards, urban infrastructure, parking and fire access requirements have all been satisfied. Often this leaves little more than asphalt, chain link, a few trees and some lawn to work with. The trick is how to use these elements to shape useful outdoor spaces and recreation areas that encourage constructive social interaction and physical activity.
Responding to concerns for safety and limited funds, school administrators often have a pretty good idea of what a proposed new school should look like before any design professionals become involved in the project. Generally the school will have a compact layout with a mid-block, single point of entry on a relatively quiet street. Given this formula, architects and landscape architects can work together in the initial design phases to find opportunities to form connections between indoor and outdoor spaces.
As in the design for the State Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, these opportunities can occur in the creation of an entry court on the public street linking a neighborhood to the school, connecting the main entry and building circulation with views and access to outdoor spaces. Classrooms with corresponding outdoor components, such as Kindergartens, can be planned with adjacent and integral outdoor play and learning areas. Likewise, other major programmatic components, such as the cafeteria and auditorium, often have a corresponding outdoor space that can be strategically integrated into the overall building design to support daily activity as well as special events, such as graduation and other all-school events.
At a new, large public high school near downtown Los Angeles, two separate buildings form opposite edges of a large court that is rimmed by a 20-ft.-wide asphalt fire access lane, complete with regulation turning radii. By carefully shaping the center of the court to correspond to the building's geometries instead of the awkward path of the fire lane, a crisp, green quadrangle is formed. Planted berms perpendicular to the buildings enclose the quadrangle, forming a largeoutdoor room with acarpeted floor of lawn. The enclosure, while highly visible from the multi-storied classroom buildings on either side, is at the same time a protected, informal meeting space for students.
Two distinct kinds of outdoor spaces that are designed to link with adjacent indoor program spaces comprise the landscape renovation for a high school in El Segundo, Calif. The cafeteria and auditorium and gymnasium form the edges of a highly active court at the school, where kids meet and socialize between classes and at lunch. To accommodate a series of slight level changes due to a gentle change in grade between buildings, a combination stair and ramp, or stramp, is designed to link the levels, while also providing places to move, meet, sit and talk. At the other end of campus a garden of planters and raised concrete platforms forms a contemplative quadrangle surrounded by academic classrooms. Raised concrete platforms extend onto a shaded lawn meant to encourage quiet study. Unlike standard benches, concrete platforms can be used in variety of ways: as back rests, benches, tables, and even as performance platforms.
From a school administrator's point of view, open space is generally consolidated for ease of surveillance. Principals and teachers know that kids gravitate toward smaller, temperate spaces. Planning shaded courts as transitions between classrooms and playing fields allows for a variety of scale of outdoor spaces along with requisite surveillance. This approach to integrated site planning and landscape design can be seen in two primary centers for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Landscaped courts serve as foyers or outdoor classrooms to the buildings they front. Like fingers on a hand, these courts connect to a large, communal play area.
Urban schools are generally fenced to keep kids in and unwanted persons out. However, to be an asset to a community, rather than a fortress from it, a school must allow views both into and out of the campus. At the LAUSD primary centers, buildings flank the perimeter of the site with block walls in-between, forming a solid, while undulating, secure edge. The schools engage the community through screened windows within the perimeter walls that allow selected views into and out from the campus. Wide planting areas around each school provide a protective buffer between classroom windows and pedestrians.
Perimeter fencing can incorporate signage, graphics and material detail that can also serve to present the community with a positive, welcoming sign. Perimeter walls at the entrances to the primary centers have murals that advertise a kid-friendly message to the community. The murals, together with planting, seating and flagpoles, provide a social gathering space for children, caregivers and parents.
Learning how schools conduct outdoor activities can inform playground design in a variety of ways. At State Street Elementary School, children line-up according to their class and grade before filing into school in the morning. Our hardscape design is conceived as a set of stripes that supports this routine. The stripes are made with alternating bands of concrete and corresponding bands made on asphalt with tennis court paint. Within the concrete bands are rows of raised planters for trees that provide shade within the large expanse of sports courts, as well as seating for those who may be waiting for their turn to play.
Game markings are a great opportunity for creativity and design if some leeway is permitted. Using standard traffic paint colors at the LAUSD primary centers, new forms and backgrounds for standard games combine to make a carpet of color in the center of the playground. Within the banded playground design at State Street Elementary School rows of games from nearly every nation pattern the court. The school district has carefully assembled a portfolio of hopscotch games from around the world to address their multinational student body. Rather then choose among them, we include them all to allow children to make their own choice.
Some attention to otherwise mundane landscape elements can turn them into celebrated site features. Patterned glazed block serves as the mounting wall for outdoor drinking fountains. A safety-orange restaurant floor grate is recessed into the concrete to provide an over-scaled entry mat for pairs of classrooms at one primary center. Six different varieties of tree grates help to bring pattern and spontaneity to the hardscape at another primary center.
Understandably, high maintenance and water consumption have made the unrestricted use of lawn in playground design obsolete. However, lawn is a great permeable play surface and can be used in limited ways to create berms and collection areas for heavy rains. Combined with shade trees, small lawn areas can be places for passive recreation, storytelling and small group activity.
Rather then be bound by the limitations of budget, maintenance and security that are often the prime concerns of school projects, through our creativity we can embrace and celebrate these constraints. School projects require that design professionals look for opportunities to link indoor and outdoor space in ways that encourage active use and socialization. Use common materials in new ways to reinforce daily rituals of school life but also interpret those rituals in surprising and spontaneous ways. Understand that the landscape for a school is at the same time a landscape for the community and can be designed to welcome and inform the public.
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text: Monique Rainford February 28, 2017 What The Movie #HiddenFigures Teaches Us About #Goodlove Monique Rainford February 28, 2017 I had the pleasure of seeing the movie Hidden Figures recently. For those who haven't seen it you might want to save reading this until after. I found it absolutely inspiring and perhaps more so because I am a woman and a woman of color.However as a person who writes and speaks about relationships I was very impressed by the marriages of each of the main characters. The love and mutual respect between each woman and her spouse was highlighted. I appreciated that despite Katherine's initial interest in Jim she was not going to tolerate any lack of respect on his part. He had to prove to her that he truly appreciated her for who she was, a woman with beauty and brains. He also had to realize that he was not just marrying her but marrying her entire family including her three children. It certainly paid off; she and her husband have been married for almost sixty years. I appreciated that despite Mary's initial conflict with her husband about trying to become an engineer he gave her his full support. I appreciated the scene of Dorothy and her husband dancing in a warm embrace. These women had long successful marriages to men who supported them in their success rather than belittled or minimized it. So my message to all you beautiful, smart educated women in choosing the right man; if he feels that your success is in competition with his –move on.If he feels that you need to tone down your ambitions or your achievements -move on.If he feels that if your light shines brightly his will be dimmed - move onIf he is jealous of your achievements - move on Because, the right man will be proud of your success. He will be the biggest supporter of your dreams. He recognizes that if your light shines, his will shine also. He recognizes that your happiness and satisfaction is a priority. When you have found a man who loves you and has all these characteristics,You have found a #goodgoodlove.


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He's had, by any measure, a good games. But all that popularity and experience, so gruellingly earned, should not be frittered away on trivial concerns like writing memoirs or another sports administration role. If the opening ceremony proved anything, it is that Britons have imagination and are willing to take risks. So here's what Seb should be next.
Though constitutionally awkward, this would ensure that Britain's most popular leader can be followed by its second most popular when the sad time comes. The Queen will have to formally adopt Lord Coe and then arrange for the assassination of her two oldest children. (No doubt her new friend James Bond could arrange this.) Seb I does sound like an expensive number plate, but the nation would get used to it.
Head of the European Central Bank
Stabilising bond markets and rescuing insolvent governments should be simple for someone who can make Londoners cheerful for a fortnight. Seb has also proved that he can work with corrupt governing bodies, making him the perfect man to tackle Eurozone debt. May want to play down his committed Euroscepticism.
Professional wrestler
A leftfield choice, but let's not rule it out. Seb was William Hague's judo partner after all, and his experience with the physical demands and slinky outfits of international athletics situates him perfectly for a "good guy" wrestling career. In Baron Coe of Ranmore OBE KBE he already has the silly name.
Call centre operative
Some would say that answering phones for NatWest or Virgin Media is a step down. At heart, however, the roles are similar, requiring someone who can remain equable while being moaned at for long periods of time. Hours could be difficult to combine with his duties in the House of Lords.


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Good Quotes
Does "choice" just mean private schools? Couldn't we just invest in public schools?
"When I look at this bill [SB 372], we're really talking about "additional options" in private school or home schools. Or the principle and the option could be that we do have additional options in public schools and that we can continue to improve our public schools so that all children have those options within the schools.
"school choice" = taxpayer-funded vouchers for private schools
"For the governor [Jinadal, Lousiana] and many backers of the most radical change in education, "school choice" is a term of art. It means taxpayer-funded vouchers for private schools.
The Advocate,
Vouchers = Tax Credits
The first sentence of the Calder study of competitive impact of the Florida tax credit voucher program on public schools says:
Voucher performance - not achievement but competition
P.4 of CEP study:
With the publication of more recent evidence showing no clear achievement advantage
among students receiving publicly funded vouchers, the rhetoric used to justify vouchers
has shifted. Although some voucher advocates continue to maintain that vouchers have
been found to improve student achievement, others note that vouchers have not been
found to harm the achievement of participating students and may increase public school
performance through competition. In addition, some voucher advocates are highlighting
the positive impacts of vouchers on graduation rates and parent satisfaction and the
importance of providing choice as a right in itself. The following examples illustrate some
of the current rhetoric of voucher supporters:
First off, 20 years in, it's hard to argue that the nation's biggest and most established
voucher experiment has 'worked' if the measure is whether vouchers lead to higher
reading and math scores. Happily, that's never been my preferred metric for structural
reforms—both because I think it's the wrong way to study them . . . but, more
importantly, because choice-based reform shouldn't be understood as that kind of
intervention. Rather, choice-based reform should be embraced as an opportunity for
educators to create more focused and effective schools and for reformers to solve
problems in smarter ways.
—Rick Hess, American Enterprise Institute, 20104
As an advocate of school choice, all I can say is thank heavens for the Milwaukee
results. Here's why: If my fellow supporters of charter schools and vouchers can finally
be pushed off their obsession with test scores, maybe we can focus on the real reason
that school choice is a good idea. Schools differ in what they teach and how they teach
it, and parents care deeply about both, regardless of whether test scores rise.
—Charles Murray, American Enterprise Institute, 20115
The appeal of school choice centers around a belief that greater choice meets the
desires of parents, and improves the quality of education by fostering innovation and
—School Choice Task Force, Douglas County (Colorado) School District, 20106
Legislator "But they wouldn't do that!"
Rep. A and Rep. B do not believe that their colleagues mean to do any harm. Both A and B voted for CACR 8, which would make state funding of public schools optional and allow for funding of religious schools. When I pointed out in the committee that the bill makes state funding for public schools optional, B exclaimed, "But they wouldn't do that!"
From a semi-retired early childhood teacher and current legislator
As a lifelong educator and former public school teacher, the outcome of this vote is horrifying.
I was present at a sub-committee meeting on this bill. The discussion did NOT center around controversial topics in subjects such as sex ed, but rather on the METHOD of teaching elementary mathematics. The subcommittee members specifically mentioned Everyday Math. They did not like Everyday Math because parents didn't understand it. (Obviously they had read some screed about fuzzy math.)
As a primary grade teacher for many years, I began envisioning what my second grade math class might have been like under this law. An hour a day to teach math, 20 kids. Using the district approved math program with 10 of them, then being forced to teach by a different method and with different materials, with a different scope and sequence, 3 or 4 or 5 or more different lessons to different kids.
Do it all over again with reading and language arts, then science, then social studies...you get the picture.
This is supposed to make things better?
From a legislator and teacher
I have always nurtured the hope that one of my children would choose to move to NH to raise their families. No more! Lessons are likely to be planned to cause the least amount of disruption by parents who want to control everything in a child's classroom. I want my grandchildren to become educated adults who can think for themselves, not be taught some shallow ideology because that is the only material that is safe for the teacher to teach. An old bumper sticker that made the rounds a few years back said "if you think education is expensive, try ignorance." Looks like a majority of NH pols are going to give it a whirl.
These crazy bills designed to destroy public education should give pause to even the most die hard Tea Party/Free State conservative. A poor education system in your town will lower your property values. Destroy public education and see how much your lovely NH home will bring! Good public schools are vital to a strong economy where everyone benefits.


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If you just had surgery, would you avoid taking strong painkillers for fear of becoming addicted? At a recent Sunnybrook Speaker Series, 55% of those attending this public lecture said "yes". At first this may seem like the healthier option. Opioid addiction is, after all, a growing health concern.
That's the headline most people are familiar with. People like Pat O'Halloran. At 72, she had led a healthy and active life and never needed to take medications. So following a recent hip replacement, she was wary of continuing with her course of prescribed opioids. "You hear horror stories about people becoming totally addicted to pain meds, so I thought I don't want that to happen to me, so I will try to reduce the amount of pain medication as quickly as possible."
Her family disagreed. So did her health care team when she contacted them with her concerns. "[They] explained to me it was essential that I maintain the dosage they had given to me because I have to do my physio twice a day. And I would not be able to tolerate doing the physio if I didn't take the pain medication." Pat listened. She worked hard every day to resume her movement and took her pills as prescribed. Several weeks after surgery, she was done her pain medication, and back to doing all of the activities she did before.
I spoke with several members of Pat's health care team, and they all said the same thing: hip replacement surgery can only go so far. Patients have to put in the physical work every day to regain strength and mobility, and they can't do that if they are hurting. Even if they've never taken medications before, having a major surgery changes things. Some patients may need to take opioid drugs up to six weeks to help physiotherapy efforts during rehabilitation.
The risk of becoming addicted to a pain medication is around 1%. There is a risk. But there are also safeguards in the hospital environment to do what's possible to prevent that. At Sunnybrook's Holland Orthopaedic & Arthritic Centre – where Pat had her surgery – the health care team is on the alert for red flags. Like if a patient's need for pain medication doesn't decrease over time. Patients at the Holland Centre are also given pain medications at the bedside and left to decide how much they need. Interestingly, this has actually led to a decrease in opioid use following surgery.
I recently asked a number of top Sunnybrook physicians for their best piece of health advice. Emergency physician Dr. Clare Atzema had this to say: "Don't be afraid of medication. Medications are powerful, and when treated with respect and care, can be life changing in a positive way. While I used to avoid even taking acetaminophen, I realize now how wonderful it is that we have access to medications that can actually improve our health and quality of life."
Did you know? Sunnybrook's Holland Orthopaedic & Arthritic Centre has comprehensive educational guides for hip patients and exercise booklets for healthcare providers


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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun says that the ambitious Belt and Road trade and infrastructure initiative is not just China's programme but a cooperation platform for every country in Asia and beyond.
The chief of the Beijing-based development bank said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday that there was misunderstanding about the initiative, which seeks to boost economic integration among over 60 countries along the ancient Silk Road trade routes from Asia to Europe and Africa.
"This is going to be a broad platform for cooperation of all participating countries in Asia and beyond. It's not China's programme – this is important certainly for China but, more importantly, for so many countries in the region," Jin said in the interview.
Hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of investments will be used to build railroads, ports and other infrastructure across Eurasia under the initiative that was first proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013. Projects underway include direct China-Europe cargo trains, the China-Laos railway and the Karakoram highway linking China with Pakistan's Gwadar port on the Indian Ocean.
While most of the funding will come from Chinese policy banks and the Shanghai-based Silk Road Fund, Beijing has downplayed comparisons between the initiative and the United States' Marshall Plan, which was designed to rebuild Europe after World War II.
At the first Belt and Road Summit in Beijing in May, Xi told the 29 government leaders in attendance that the initiative was the "project of the century" and would benefit all countries.
"The vast Eurasian land has never been so much in need of connectivity. I think it's very good for European countries, for the Central Asian countries and also Middle Eastern countries," said AIIB chief Jin.
"People believe this is something for China. It's not, it's for the global peace and common prosperity."
The Belt and Road initiative was further boosted as a political priority last week when China's ruling Communist Party added it to the party's constitution.
Jin said that the successful conclusion of the Communist party's 19th party congress, where Xi Jinping was re-elected as chairman to lead China into a "new era", would bode well for other countries in the region.
"A strong leader leading a strong economy would be very good news for the rest of Asia. I believe that makes it possible for a number of countries to ramp up their efforts to invest in infrastructure, which is certainly important for sustained growth in this region."
AIIB to continue investment outside Asia
Jin also said in the interview with Bloomberg that the AIIB, which was established by China in 2015 to finance infrastructure projects across Asia, would continue to consider projects in its non-regional member countries.
In September, the US$100bn bank made its first investment outside Asia in a solar power project in Egypt.
"We are also preparing for investment projects in non-regional members. As you see, we have African countries, South American countries, Eastern European countries and Central European countries who are joining and we have to consider their need for infrastructure development," Jin said.
He said the AIIB would consider its strategy towards investing in non-regional member countries in its next board meeting, adding that according to the bank's charter investment outside Asia must benefit Asian countries.
Since opening for business in January 2016, the AIIB has approved US$3.49bn in loans to 21 projects in 11 countries including Azerbaijan, India and Philippines.
In its second annual meeting in June, the bank increased its membership to 80 countries. It also adopted its first energy strategy, which prioritises investment in renewable energy, such as wind, solar and hydropower, and projects that enhance energy efficiency.
The bank has also received the highest credit rating from all three major rating agencies - Moody's, Fitch and Standard & Poor's.
China is the largest stakeholder in the AIIB, followed by India, Russia, Germany and South Korea.
This article is part of the following features:
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Carilley Estate
Carilley Estate is a winery and restaurant situated in the heart of Perth's beautiful Swan Valley. With sweeping views of picturesque vineyards and enchanting gardens, it is an ideal venue for your next meal, family gathering, birthday, wedding or special occasion. Boasting a contemporary and fully air-conditioned restaurant, take a look at our seasonally conscious menu that is constantly evolving to showcase the best local produce, including an extensive selection of vegetables grown right here on the estate.
45 Hyem Road
Herne Hill, 6056
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The Cellar serves its own Carilley Estate wine range through the cellar door, offering tastings to visitors who are just passing, stopping for lunch or tour groups.
Carilley Estate produces a wide variety of wines including Chardonnay, Shiraz and Merlot which are all grown beautifully onsite in the rich loamy soil near the restaurant, and Chenin and Viognier grow on the other side of the beautiful Susannah Brook. All Carilley Estate wines are available for purchase.
For large groups wanting to include Carilley Estate as a part of a Swan Valley wine tour, be sure you book in advance.
Opening Hours
Opening Hours: Wednesday – Sunday
12:00pm - 3.00pm, Lunch
10.30am – 4.00pm, Cellar/Tastings
|Trails passing through Carilley Estate
Highway 1 Gourmet Adventure
Our trail heads north from Perth to Kununurra through the wide open spaces of north-west Western Australia. Along the way on Highway 1 we have selected various producers and artisans to visit...adding variety and interest as well as a welcome break along the way.


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Michael Watier
Kenzo Ramen chef Jin Yu Lan has them lining up for huge bowls of her fiery soup.
Kenzo Ramen
138 Dundas West, at Elizabeth, 416-205-1155, kenzoramen.ca
Daniel and June Park's 30-seat Japanese soup kitchen has been an unequivocal smash since opening downtown this summer, with rave reviews and lineups out the door. The reason? Brimming bowls of al dente house-made ramen in fiery broth topped with pork tenderloin, slivered scallion and chewy seaweed with the hangover-healing powers of Korean pork-bone soup.