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A business based on terminating SMS on the cellular network.
Termination Business – How to start your own?
How to start a Call Termination Business
First of all, Before we talk about Termination Business, let's begin with a brief explanation on what "Call Termination Business" actually means.
In the telecommunications industry, call termination is the process of completing a call on a specific network, after receiving it from outside of that network. In recent times, however, it has become synonymous with the process of replacing the majority of that call's path with a cheaper one. This is a very brief explanation on what Termination Business offers.
We'll use a simple scenario, as an easy example:
Let's assume we want to make an international call from the U.S to Thailand. From the U.S it's a Local wired phone line, whereas the Thailand end is a cellular phone. For simplicity's sake, let's just assume that the caller pays 1$ per minute, which is a rather expensive rate.
Nowadays, there is an option to transfer a phone call through the internet, using a technology called VoIP, which stands for Voice Over IP. VoIP allows us to do just that – take a voice call, transform it to IP traffic and send it over any IP-based network, i.e the Internet
The only thing left to do is to connect (terminate) this call to the destination cellular phone. We need a device connected to both the Internet and the local cellular network, which will receive that VoIP call and connect it to the destination number. That is where the Hypermedia VoIP gateway comes into play.
So – back to our example: We can take the call directly from the caller in the U.S. or from his local landline provider, cut out the international carrier that still uses traditional, expensive, voice networks to connect its calls and replace it with a relatively cheap connection to the Internet (both in the U.S. and in Thailand) and greatly reduce the cost of the call.
Now the big question arises: how does one make a business plan based on this knowledge and builds a working business according to these newly acquired concepts?
In this article, we'll try our best to help you understand the basic principles of building a Termination Business from the ground up.
There are several things we first need to examine in a termination market, before we can establish that it's potentially a profitable one:
- Demand
- Local cellular providers' costs and performance
- Cellular providers' pass-through costs (AKA Connectivity fees)
- International call rates
The first step is to verify there's a demand for incoming international calls. Simply put, whether people are making business or personal calls to that country.
An example for such a demand would be if we know that a certain country has a large community of foreign workers or immigrants from another country, who call their families back home. Another example would be extensive business ties between two countries. In both cases it will result in a large volume of calls between them.
The next step will be to measure how much demand there is for calls, so we can estimate the potential size of the market and our Termination Business potential share in it.
Cellular providers' costs and performance
First, we need to examine how well do the cellular providers perform. Do they suffer from congestion during peak hours? Do they have reception problems in the area where we plan to set up your gateway? Do they have audio issues, problems with completing a call or have a lot of disconnects? It's important to answer all of these questions, before choosing the local cellular provider(s) for our termination business.
The next step will be to check the local cellular rates. As mentioned before, it is essential to our business plan to know in advance the costs for routing international calls within the country to a specific endpoint (cellular or landline), so as to ascertain it will be profitable. Even the best provider with absolutely no issues doesn't help us at all, if it means we'll have to pay it more than we earn.
Cellular provider's pass-through costs (connectivity fees)
Once we've decided a specific market is profitable enough, it's time to go deeper and check the interconnection rates between providers.
Why is this necessary?
As it is typical in almost every country, there is usually more than one cellular provider. We strive to lower our costs and therefore have to see what the costs for interconnecting calls between different operators are.
For example, in some countries it's common to find providers offering plans with fixed monthly rates and unlimited calls for all local destinations – landlines, other cellular providers, etc. In this type of scenario we can use a single provider and install one SIM\line for every connection with no concern for the type of connection (landline, cellular) or the provider to which the destination is subscribed. In more complex scenarios, there is a variety of monthly plans for each provider.
It could be customary for a specific provider to charge by the minute\second for all calls or just those outside of its network and have unlimited calls within it. Perhaps there could be different plans for weekends, specific time of day (lower rates for off-peak hours) or even specific population groups (the elderly, people who work for the emergency services, family plans, etc.) we should take this into account when making our business plan.
In these scenarios, we need to install the appropriate hardware that supports variety of SIM cards/landlines. That will allow us flexibility when routing a call and help us reduce our costs and maximize our profit.
International calls rates
We talked earlier (in the 'Demand' section) about locating countries which will have a large volume of calls to the country where we place or gateway. Now it's time to check the costs of traditional international calls from those countries.
Our Termination Business depends on offering the same service at a lower cost. After calculating our costs – both the Internet connection as well as the cellular provider – we can determine how much cheaper a call going through our gateway will be, compared to a traditional international call. In the example above we spoke of 1$ per minute for a traditional international call from the U.S. to Thailand. After all is said and done – we manage to complete that same call for 73 cents per minute and the difference is 27 cents. We offer the caller some of those 27 cents as savings and keep the rest as income. This is our whole business plan in a nutshell.
Now that we understand the basics of a proper business plan for Call Termination Business , let's get to the technical aspects of actually building it.
Our Checklist is:
- Hosting
- Cellular reception
- Landline connection
- Internet connection
- SIM cards
- Acquiring the proper hardware
We have to find an adequate storing space for our equipment. It could be anywhere that has power and an Internet connection; however – a professional hosting site like an ISP's co-location or a server farm is highly recommended, as they provide continuity of services, like power and Internet connection, as well as providing climate control, site security, etc. The bare minimum is one squared meter with power and an Internet connection.
Celluler Reception
The next and obvious requirement is that this storing space will be in an area with adequate cellular reception by some, if not all, local cellular companies. Without this we won't be able to cost-effectively route calls to these networks, unless your business plan allows for the exclusive use of a PRI connection.
Landline Connection
To connect international calls to local landlines, it's best to use a PRI connection from a local telecommunications company, unless cellular rates allow for the exclusive use of a cellular line, in which case you'd be able to cut down your monthly expenses by forgoing the PRI connection. Note that in certain places these types of connection can only be installed in main business areas, as a matter of policy or due to technical constraints.
Internet Connection
A high-speed symmetrical internet connection with a low latency is highly recommended. The required bandwidth should be based on your estimate of the amount of concurrent calls the gateway is expected to handle and we'll discuss on how to calculate the needed bandwidth in a separate article.
SIM cards
Next, we'll purchase SIM cards from the cellular companies that offer the best coverage and prices in the vicinity of our gateway's physical location. In the vast majority of cases we'll prefer to use more than one company.
Acquiring Proper Hardware
Based on all of the above, we'll purchase the proper hardware from Hypermedia. A Gateway with cellular cards and if you want to connect to a PRI and not only use cellular, you'll require a gateway that also has one or two PRI ports.
Accomplishing Call Termination Business
After we completed our checklist, we'll configure and optimize our hardware to route the call in the most cost – effective way. The Hypermedia Gateway can be configured so that when a VOIP call reaches it, it will be analyzed by source and destination and routed accordingly.
For example, a VOIP call which is addressed to a specific cellular provider will go out a SIM purchased from that same provider, in order to keep the costs low.
Furthermore, the hardware chooses by default to connect the calls in a way that will maintain the best quality possible.
Advertising our newly built service
Once we have accomplished all of the above and have a functioning service that can provide call termination, it's time to offer it to potential clients. How do we advertise to the world that we provide such a service? How do we get calls to be sent to our hardware and provide us with revenue?
Well, it's not as hard as it seems. Actually, there is a strong demand by telecommunication companies around the globe for just such services that allow them to connect their calls for a lower cost.
We've established a route to a specific country, and all that's left to do is to contact these telecommunication companies and draw their attention to our service. Trust me, if you can lower their cost by even a few pennies per minute, they will be excited to hear about it.
How do I get their attention? How do I approach them?
There are conventions and exhibitions around the globe specifically for this type of industry and these companies send representatives looking for service just like yours.
There are also special Internet forums discussing local services, offering routes or looking to buy them. Telecommunication companies usually scour those forums, so you can advertise there and they will approach you, even sooner than you might expect.
The billing period for payments in this business is usually weekly or monthly. At the end of the agreed-upon billing period, the operator sends payment for the amount of minutes that were transferred through your route.
The most common methods of payment are PayPal or a wire transfer, but any conventional method of payment in e-commerce can probably be used.
And that is basically it! You can now start and run your very own call termination business.
How to start a Call Termination Business
- Locate Potential Business Target Locations
- Assess DEMAND.
- Analyze Current and planned Local\international call's COSTS
- Locate suitable Business Location with the needed infrastructures.
- Purchase appropriate Hardware Equipment.
- Advertise
- Good Luck
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There is a very nice article in the new journal, ACS Central Science
Short Hydrogen Bonds and Proton Delocalization in Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
Luke M. Oltrogge and Steven G. Boxer
This is an impressive piece of work spanning from molecular biology to chemistry to quantum physics.
There is also a commentary on the paper by Judith Klinman, placing it in the context of the controversial issue of low-barrier hydrogen bonds in enzymes.
An extensive study was made of mutants of the Green Fluorescent Protein
with a short hydrogen bond between the chromophore and the amino acid Asp148.
The donor-acceptor bond length estimated from
X-ray structures was 2.4 +/- 0.2 Angstroms. This is in the range of low-barrier H-bonds.
What is particularly new here is that through ingenious molecular biology techniques [nonsense suppression] the acidity [pK_a = measure of tendency to give up protons] of the chromophore was systematically varied by 3.5 units
through halogen substitutions.
This range covers the pK_a matching required for strongest H-bonds, as discussed in this earlier post. The experimental results were compared to calculations based
on a one-dimensional proton transfer potential based
on a diabatic state model I have advocated. It was very satisfying for me to see this simple model being used by experimentalists.
To me what is most striking about the paper is the UV absorption spectra below. It is very different from what one normally sees in GFP spectra.
The authors also substituted protons (H) with deuterium (D) to see the extent of quantum nuclear effects. These are normally very small in GFP. However, here they are noticeable.
The measured isotopic fractionation factors Phi (deduced from analysis of the UV absorption spectra)
were in the range
0.54 - 0.9, taking a minimum value for pK_a matching.
This observation and a value of Phi=0.54 for R=2.4 +/- 0.2 Angstroms are consistent with a recent theoretical analysis.
There is one point where I disagree with the theoretical analysis of the authors. I am confused that they average over the vibrational eigenstates to get
an electronic absorption spectrum.
This seems to me this goes against the Franck-Condon principle. If one followed this same procedure for other molecules the UV spectra would
all be much broader than they are, particularly in gas phase.
It is not clear to me how one should proceed in this situation where the proton is quite delocalised and the absorption spectra is significantly different for protonated and de-protonated chromophores. There may be significant Herzberg-Teller effects. One way forward to could be to combine the two-diabatic state H-bond model with a two-state resonance model for the chromophore, such as those advocated by Seth Olsen and I, and then do a full non-adiabatic treatment of the model.
I thank Luke Oltrogge and Seth Olsen for helpful discussions about this work.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Genetically engineering short hydrogen bonds in a fluorescent protein
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The Streak: Snapchat Perseverance and Existential Questions
By Justin Porter*
365 days. 52 weeks. 8,760 hours. 525,000 minutes - you get the point.
That's how long Cazey and I have Snapchatted each other. The frequency of our Snaps has now reached a new milestone, this time in quantitative data.
'The Streak," as we call it, began on March 23, 2015. We have Snapchatted for over 365 consecutive days. And while that number should strike awe into the hearts of every Smartphone user, let us wow you even more.
For the length of our streak:
- Neither of us has lived within 100 miles of each other (though we actually find it harder to Snap when we are together, because can't we just say aloud what we're thinking instead of Snapping it? Alas, we still manage to Snap each other from opposite ends of the living room when together).
- I spent 58 days in Europe during months 3 and 4 of the Streak (that's May and June 2015), always on the hunt for WiFi and iced coffee. While I rarely had time to contact my loved ones back home, I still managed to Snapchat Cazey each day of my epic adventures.
- Cazey himself went abroad twice, one time actually losing his phone charger and terrified his phone might die before he made it back to the States and the Streak would die with it.
Once I returned from Europe in 2015, we spent the summer on opposite sides of the Chesapeake Bay before I moved to Washington, D.C. (how mid-Atlantic millennial of me) – well, actually, Arlington if this is a confessional – and Cazey stayed put in Richmond. Through all these gauntlets, neither of us has let the Streak die.
I started two new jobs, Cazey continued grad schooling (when will he graduate?), but our number one priority has always remained the streak.
At day 100, Snapchat graced us with a special 100 emoji as if we aced our third grade quiz on all the State capitals. What would happen at day 365? (Nothing. That's what. What the heck, Snapchat?)
But there comes an hour when you realize you've come too far, climbed too high, fought too long, to give up your throne. Even once we reached a year, we couldn't stop. How far could we take it? How long could we go? What mortals could we best?
Are we even mortal at this point?
While leaves have come and gone and presidential campaigns fallen, we have persevered. We have even faced nature's most ruthless attempts to end our reign. We're looking at you, Joaquin and Jonas.
Does anyone remember the winter storm Jonas? As most know, most of the Northeast froze over during this time, but I assure you, Cazey's and my phone did not freeze (unless it from the Snapping). We amassed a few hundred snaps during this five-day hibernation.
A few favorites:
Yes, I did go to Nellie's.
March 2016 brought us to the homestretch.
Cazey flew to Denmark, and I continued commuting to work at 5 am every morning with a prerequisite Snap of the dark while Cazey Snapped me the sunlight.
We could not let the Streak fail. And we didn't.
The day came: March 23, 2016. I awoke at 5 AM as per usual with a barrage of Snaps from Cazey exclaiming, "THE STREAK!" Sure enough, we had done it. And not only had we gone a year, we went a leap year. 366 days.
But now what? Where was our press coverage? Would Buzzfeed write an article about us? Would Oprah invite us onto her show?
None of this happened. Cazey waited for the texts and emails for about an hour (or maybe less) and then realized no one cared. Should he send out a press release? Would they care then?
What was the record for Snapchat streaks? If you ask Google, there's no clear answer. Maybe this is why we weren't famous yet.
As the day closed, we faced with another daunting question:
What did we do tomorrow?
Of course, we only know one way: we continue Snapping. But how long can we go? When do we put the Streak down?
Thankfully, we've yet to face that answer. As of today, we're on our 476th day of Snapping. Thank you, thank you. We appreciate the congratulations and admirations.
But we worry. An end approaches at some point. At what point is the Streak so demanding that we must retake control of our lives? Have we already lost control of our lives? Will the death of our Streak be the terminus of our friendship? Will we able to continue as friends if one of us trips up in the future and kills the Streak?
Will we?
(Oprah, we're willing to talk about these things on your show. You can tweet us at @jport93 and @cazeyw, and we can arrange a date to talk about our milestones.)
Also, don't let us know if you have Snapped longer than us. We don't believe you.
*Justin Porter graduated from James Madison University in May 2015. You can tweet him or like his photos on Instagram, or better yet, Snap him and Cazey at porterj93 and cazeyw. If you are interested in guest blogging for ATOB, email us at email@example.com.
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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: Illustrate the meaning of "A Man is Known by the Company He Keeps" (without using the actual phrase). (01/31/08)
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By Holly Westefeld
"Good morning Miss Moore. See the picture Miss Clark gave me to color?"
Ginger reflected Mandy's infectious smile. "Good morning Mandy. That's a lovely ... rainbow?"
"And animals. Don't forget the animals!"
Ginger shared a knowing grin with Fran, her teaching partner. "I love their innocence at this age."
And I hope that teaching these little guys will get them off to a better start in life than I had.
As the orchestra warmed up, Ginger slid in next to her best friend, Leslie, another single mom. "Survived another week?"
Leslie looked up from her bulletin. "Sure. You have a tough one?"
Ginger nodded.
"I really wish you would apply at Bob's Diner. There might not be an opening for a while, and the tips may not be quite as good, but it's closer, and there are several believers working there. Fellowship with believers on the job would be so encouraging."
If she only knew!
They stood as Tim and Trish began leading: "You are my strength when I am weak..." *
"Please open your Bibles to Psalms 1." Pastor Jones passionately detailed the contrast between the ungodly and the righteous, sprinkling his remarks with several passages from Proverbs as well. "I urge you," he concluded, "to give prayerful consideration to those with whom you have fellowship. Of course, we should share our faith with the unsaved, but too much time spent with unbelievers casts doubt on our own spiritual condition."
It was all Ginger could do to keep the tears from flowing during the closing prayer and song.
"Would you pray for me to have the faith to trust God enough to apply at the diner?" Ginger asked, as she and Leslie headed for children's church to meet their girls.
"Of course!"
"See you in the morning, sweetheart." Ginger kissed Megan goodbye, and instructed the sitter about dinner.
"I love you Mommy!"
"I love you, too, Megan!"
As Ginger merged with traffic on the freeway, headed for the far side of town, the words of the previous day's first chorus replayed in her mind. "You are my all in all." The geyser of tears, stifled since the conclusion of church the day before, erupted.
"Lord, you've blessed me so much, and brought me so far. You sent Hannah at the crisis pregnancy center, who helped me get into the addiction program. It is a miracle of your mercy that little Megan suffers no consequences of my stupidity. With your strength, I've been able to break all but this last tie to my old life and companions. I was able to save enough money to rent our cute little house in a decent area, and I've grown so much at Grace Church. Lord, the guilt and duplicity are killing me. Even Leslie thinks it's just a waitressing job, with lots of regulars, that I'm willing to drive 45 minutes across town for. Please, help me to trust you enough to meet my needs without this job."
Pulling into the back parking lot of the club, Ginger retrieved tissues from the glove compartment, blew her nose, and wiped her eyes. As she repaired her makeup she promised, "Lord, I will put in my application with the diner after I drop Megan at school in the morning. If I'm hired, I will never dance again."
Entering the dressing room, Ginger nodded to the other girls. They merely tolerated her presence, deeming her a fool for keeping a baby, a snob for no longer hanging out with them, and a hypocritical, religious nut. The one thing they did like about the "new" Ginger, was that she no longer made herself available for "premium services," giving them better financial opportunities, as she had always been a favorite. Management had, amazingly, re-hired her after Megan was born, despite her new stipulations, having had many complaints about her absence.
The music commenced, and Ginger shimmied on to the stage in her scanty outfit. Panning the audience with her professionally smiling mask, she stopped, frozen in mid-step, as she locked eyes with a specter in skin-tight jeans and a muscle shirt. Now she knew why she had had such a nagging since of dejas vu when she had first met Pastor Jones, even though six years had transpired since she had last seen him in this context.
* "You Are My All In All," by Dennis Jernigan.
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Piano prodigy Thea leaves her home in Bulgaria to attend college at Princeton, where she meets not one but TWO stunningly handsome men who are drawn to her beauty and talent. When it turns out her rival love interests are brothers, both of whom are harboring shocking secrets, Thea finds herself not just in the midst of a love triangle, but one tangled up with mystery and magic as old as the Greek myths she's learning about in class.
Beyond her romantic entanglements, Thea's first year at Princeton is also complicated by her own family history, much of which has been, up until now, completely unknown to her. Her parents have hidden a dark and painful part of their past, but now Thea is unearthing hard truths at every turn. She's not, as she thought, the first member of her family to attend Princeton—and the person whose footsteps she's unwittingly followed is tied up with her present in ways Thea can't imagine.
In lots of ways Wildalone is a typical romance novel, especially when it comes to Thea's angst over which gorgeous, independently wealthy man to choose. If you're frustrated by love triangles, then stay far away. However, Zourkova includes lots of scholarly detail about Greek myths and Bulgarian folk tales that elevates the drama and saves the book from being too Twilight-ish. As a music lover, I also got really into the descriptions of musical works and the scenes in which Thea and her beaus play piano for each other. Who knew a breathlessly fast etude could serve as foreplay?
If you like your romance with a side of the paranormal, if you like folk tales and classical music and dirty family secrets, Wildalone should serve quite nicely.


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Stories tagged "life"
Thanatos instinct
Looking at the the cigarette between his fingers he was aware of the hot ash glowing at the end, and how the breeze gently pulled the warm embers off the tip to spiral them away on it's current into the air. The core of a cigarette end can burn ...
You Might Be the One
It's amazing how invisible you can make me feel; how insignificant and empty your presence makes me realize I am. You're the only one I want to notice me, but half the time you don't know I'm there. On the days you choose to see...
The Backseat of Your Sub Compact
My heartbeat was pounding in my throat, and yours was too; I could hear it. Beating, beating, beating as you searched my eyes for answers, or maybe just invitations. But suddenly the stillness broke, and all I knew was your lips against mine, against m...
Sunken Stones
Sunken stones In the river Smooth still As water fills The role of life-giver
Above The Cutting Edge
(MC T picks up the mic. It feels cold and alien to his touch— far from the warm energy and sweaty palm residue it once had.) This new stream of piss and grits Comes from a long list of sh*t that I'll never quit I'm deeply into it Like...
One Day Traded
A hardened heart in a frosty knoll Chest of compressed grasses Is a frigid, fragile, undressed soul Hidden as it passes Through you, what you never controlled— Yourself, faded, All warmth one day traded for cold.
Bright eyes, a tiny hand [or, To my cousin]
Look at you, dear cousin. A new creature in the world, and probably curious to see what it has in store, judging from your sparkling eyes. They're beautiful, you know, like dew or a winking, playful star. They light up every time you discover som...
A soldier's shadow Feels no pain Sliding over jagged gravel— Its black outline does not contain The fragile face from which it came The fragile face that's in my aim Is mute and vague I cannot hear its screams It hasn't lived or died ...
The Writing on the Walls
Despite the writing on the walls, my future seemed rather large. There were no more wise words of encouragement or enthusiasm for work that was not yours. There were no more words of inqurement. The best thing that had ever happened to us was ending in...
Purple Wishes
I think about you a lot. Your smile, teeth gleaming, lighting your whole face. Your laugh that inevitably followed, ringing like the bells in the church on main street, calling others to your world. Your eyes, sparkling with fire, consuming all. And yo...
This campfire society is a call to isolation. Away from technology's test, no need to duck bullets. Sequestered away from that teeming death hole, One may take pride in life and philosophy, comedy and fears. It is a speed run from darkness to lig...
The Life of Tony Sparrow - A Poem
Tony Sparrow, who rides his bike off dirt jumps, is ten. Tony Sparrow, who dates the captain of the cheerleading team, is seventeen. After high school he'll never see her again. Tony Sparrow, who is majoring in macroeconomics, is twenty-two. This...
"I have a feeling I've been here before." "You have been here before." Looking out at the fork in the road observing the landscape behind the two choices. Left or right? "What am I supposed to do here? I feel like I&...
One, Two, Three
One, two, three singing the wrong melody. Four, five, six, jonesing for my caffeine fix. Seven, eight, nine, the endless row of straight red lines. Out of sync, control, order. Under cover, estimate, stand. Nine, eight, seven, situations with no leaven...
My Whole World
I know I need to get over you, and trust me, I wish I could. But I hadn't planned to fall so hard, harder than I ever thought I would. And it tears me up just knowing that you never think of me cuz you just never saw how amazing we could be. And...
Awake -
I woke up. I guess I had never really been asleep. My eyes were open, my body moving, reacting, but I was in a daze. The last shell seemed closer than the rest. It's difficult to judge the distance anymore. I can barely hear the explosions, yet I...
The rain poured down while she laughed. He loved her. His eyes burned with unspoken feeling. When did it happen? After years spent searching, Mela would be free of her curse. Fate had brought them together. She leaned against an old elm tree. He had on...
The rain poured down while she laughed. He loved her. His eyes burned with unspoken feeling. When did it happen? After years spent searching, Mela would be free of her curse. Fate had brought them together. She leaned against an old elm tree. He had on...
The Friend beckoned, and I followed. I walked behind it, marveling at the silence of every step. The air smelled of cinnamon and pine needles, with a dash of something warm and indescribable; the scent of my childhood home, lost long ago. This silent, ...
Whispering Sorrow, Crying Grief
Your faint voice Was the louder amongst their group Whispering sorrow, crying grief One poor soul Left our place Another life she has come to face Whispering sorrow, crying grief
Whispering Sorrow, Crying Grief
That light was never enlightened by another light The darkness that crawls from under our beds Held a candle and burned the place One poor soul Left our place Another life he has come to face Whispering sorrow, crying grief
As I lay in the blood stained catacombs of my mind, I entered a state of sheer peacefulness. I felt alone; my once thriving world had been silenced by a simple 'mishap'. But despite my pain I found happiness amongst this desolation. Where? ...
One Small Thing
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every time I look at you I cant help but see the sparkles that adorn your eyes perfectly. and every time I hold you I cant help but feel so at peace. every time I'm away from you I don't realize how much I miss you until you're back a...
T'was an old man Whose life had rolled Counterclockwise— Leaving him young With all of his wisdom In place of having to face demise.


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Welcome to Spring Bull Gallery & Studio
Spring Bull Gallery & Studio, founded in the historic seaside community of Newport Rhode Island in 1990, offers original fine art in many styles that reflect the diverse visions of its cooperative members. From realism to abstract, from watercolors to oils, sculpture to pottery are on display. Hours are daily 12 to 5 pm. We are handicap accessible.


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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Back to School Swap
With school starting, another ATC Swap I joined was themed: Back to School.
I originally thought of school buses and that large printing paper we all used when first learning to write. I was having difficulty coming up with stamps or ephemera to go along with the thoughts in my head until I realized I could do a "chalk board". So I busted out my Distress Paint (black soot & picket fence) and my Memento Ink pad in White and went to town!
I particularly like who the Geography and Anatomy cards turned out. And I am always glad to find more uses for stamps I bought for a single project!
No one uses chalkboards in school anymore which is unfortunate. I miss clapping erasers and the fun of watching those white dust circles appear as things were erased. What I don't miss, however, is the sound of squeaking chalk and that one class asshole who had to run his nails down the board!
White boards just aren't as much fun!
Laters y'all!
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I wanted to personally thank you for following me. It is YOU that inspires me to share my best-kept beauty and lifestyle secrets that I picked up over the years as an editor. Stay tuned for more of my tips, tricks and product picks in 2014. I hope all of you have a wonderful New Year!
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Brisbane's Impossible Odds is fast becoming cemented into the Australian Music Industry in not only their chosen genre, but also with collaborations with Industry legend Archie Roach and international folk phenomena Xavier Rudd.
Impossible Odds Fred Leone aka Rival MC and James Vincent aka DJ Returnagain as the two core members with the new addition to the crew Kaylah Tyson aka KaylahTruth. Live support comes from Drummer Tony McCall, Bass Player Sam Vincent & Callum Robertson aka Calski on MPD. Returnagain also doubles on the keys
Politically minded, with a view unique to urban First Nations Australia Impossible Odds brings fresh organic beats laced with intelligent and soulful lyrics.
Over the course of the past few years Impossible Odds has made leaps and bounds in establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. In 2007 they won the JB SEED Speak Indigenous Hip Hop Competition in which they received a $25,000 recording grant. 2008 saw the release of the JB SEED funded EP self titled "Impossible Odds" which caused the following big waves:
- Single of the Week (Time Off Magazine )
- Release of the Week (Rave Magazine )
- Five Stars (ABC Online )
- Dual Rotaion on Triple JJJ Radio for the EP tracks "Laugh it Off" & "Hey People
Since 2008 Impossible Odds has received 1o Award Nominations including:
- 4 Queensland Music Award Nominations including the category 'Song of The Year" with a win in the 'Urban' category in 2011
- 3 National Indigenous Music Award Nominations
- 3 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Hip Hop & R&B BUMP Award nominations


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Mothers, especially first-time moms, have a natural urge to document the experience of pregnancy, from the first signs of showing to the baby's first picture. And who can blame them? Your first child is something you never forget—not that you forget your second or third, of course, but many mothers are too busy by the time they're having #2 to put the same amount of time and effort into documenting the process. To be certain, it generally doesn't matter if parents have 10 books of photos of their first pregnancy, 1 book for the second, and then some random snapshots of the third.
Then again, it matters very much to the photographer. Aside from needing the work to make a living, photographers must accept that most maternity shoots will be with first-time mothers. These mothers are nervous. They want everything to be "right," and they can't be faulted for that. So whether you are a pro who wants to expand into maternity photography or just a family member who's handy with a camera, it pays to learn about the best ways to take photographs that reveal pregnant women to be the vibrant, wellsprings of life that they truly are.
Perhaps more importantly, this type of photo should document each woman's pregnancy experience as she wishes it to be documented, as she wishes to remember this historic time in her life, her family's lives, and the life of the baby who is creating all the joy in the first place. Today, we'll look at some ideas and techniques that will help every photographer take better maternity shots, and also take some of the stress out of the process.
Take Maternity Photos Outdoors
If there is one rule that all maternity photographers should learn, it is this: whenever possible, hold your session outside. Needless to say, whether it is feasible to do so will depend on the weather and the location. If the mother is seven months along, and it's November, and you're in Minneapolis, well, you'll have to settle for an indoor shoot. We'll talk about that later, but for now, we're talking about why the great outdoors is the best venue for maternity photography.
Naturally, there may be concerns about privacy. Many women want to have their growing baby-bumps photographed au naturel, and there are some who want to be fully nude. Such photos are often quite striking, and one can certainly understand why an indoor shoot might seem like the best plan for such a situation.
But there are compelling reasons to do maternity shoots outdoors. Firstly, there is the great abundance of natural light. At the right time of day (the so-called "golden hour" especially), the sun creates an ambient glow that simply cannot be captured inside, and certainly not with natural light. Secondly, there is the obvious-but-worth-saying-anyway fact that the beauty of nature can only serve to highlight the beauty of a mother-to-be. Symbolically, photos of pregnant women in gardens or among fruit trees are sure winners.
And if privacy is an issue, one must be ready to think outside the box when selecting a location. State parks might not be the best choice, but your subject may have–or know someone who has—an appropriately secluded back yard, and most photographers have spent years stockpiling secluded outdoor spots. The pictures you get from an outdoor shoot will be worth it. You can go deeper on this topic by reading Kevin Kopchynski's guide to outdoor photography, and learn about how to use filters to get the best outdoor shots in this online course.
Use Natural Light
If you must shoot indoors, whether it is because of modesty concerns, lack of the right location, or the climate, then your watchwords must be "natural light." There is no substitute. For years, photographers have argued the merits of natural light vs. artificial light. Both camps tend to be passionate about lighting, and both tend to be certain that they are right and those who hold other opinions are just "not getting it." For our purposes, let us simply say that while both are valid ways to light a maternity shoot, natural light is preferable.
Why natural light? Well, for one thing, using natural light will let you travel lighter and get to work more quickly, since you have no lighting rig to carry or set up. And time is going to be essential for a natural light shoot. Doubtless, you know your home studio well, but if you are working indoors in another location, scout it out ahead of time to find out what direction the light will be coming from and when it will be at its best. Time, as all photographers know, can be your worst enemy. Don't miss your optimal window for light.
Another factor in natural light's favor is that it allows you to capture subtle nuances, such as the delicate interplay between light and shadow. A pregnant woman's body is nothing if not a place of new curves and new contours, and capturing all of the variations in tones is far easier with natural light than artificial.
And natural light has the distinct advantage of looking more, well, "natural" in the finished photograph. "You know, I think I'd like my maternity shots to look really processed, weird, and artificial, like the stuff you used to see in Interview Magazine in the '80s," said no pregnant woman, ever.
The world of natural light photography is vast, and there is much more to discuss than is possible here. Learn more about how to use natural light to create stunning pictures.
And if you must use artificial lighting, all is not lost. You need not sacrifice subtlety just because you don't have an indoor location with a window facing the right way to capture that "golden hour" glow. Done with sensitivity (and some help from the right filters, reflectors, and the other tools of the trade), artificial light can come very close to the softness of natural light. When combined with whatever natural light is available, it can often be hard to tell that artificial light has been used. Some photographers even consider working with purely artificial light to be a special kind of challenge. Educate yourself about a number of different lighting techniques.
Make Moms-to-Be Feel Beautiful and Comfortable
Every portrait photographer knows that you must make your subject feel comfortable, and there is no subject more likely to feel physically uncomfortable than a woman in the later part of a pregnancy. Pregnancy is work, there is no doubt about it. And of course, many pregnant women feel that they are not looking their best, or that they are "gross" right now. Weight gain, water retention, and a myriad of the other physical changes that come with pregnancy are simply facts of life.
You, the photographer, have your work cut out for you in this area. Make your subject comfortable by ensuring that she is surrounded only by people she feels comfortable with. If she has a significant other, and that person is available, then include him or her. If she has other children and wants them around, include them. You should be the only stranger, and you must therefore do everything you can to put her at ease. Let her know that she is beautiful, that she looks great. Don't overdo it—just try to be genuine. If you are male, be sure to take care about how much you say along those lines, especially if her significant other is male and is in the room!
Retouch to Get the Glow
As much as we like to talk about "natural beauty," the simple fact is that in 2014, no professional photograph, especially not one that includes a human being in it, gets by without some after-the-fact tinkering. The modern photographer probably spends five times more of time and effort on post-production than on the shoot itself. Pregnant women are prone to irregularities in skin tone and texture, owing to the ever-changing hormonal shifts that are part of the deal. And no one wants to look anything other than beautiful, so de-emphasizing a double chin or correcting for that one lock of hair that could spoil an otherwise perfect shot is going to be necessary. You will, without question, have to retouch your photos, and it's pretty fun after some practice.
Summing Up
Whatever you may do in terms of lighting and location, whatever you can do in terms of making your subject comfortable, and whatever your imagination can come up with in terms of props and poses, one thing remains constant: you need to capture images that portray a mother-to-be at her best. Your job is to preserve the beauty, significance, and magic of the creation of a new life. Once the mother-to-be becomes a mother-who-is, those images will be the best way for her, her family, and for the child inside her to connect with that special time. Make every shot count!


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Cancer survivor? Duke's new PTSD app helps patients and families overcome trauma of diagnosis and treatment
Cancer diagnoses can herald looming life-and-death battles, often won, but some survivors are left traumatized by the fight.
Cancer patients commonly walk away from life-saving chemotherapy and radiation treatments having developed post-traumatic stress disorder.
Duke University has created the Cancer Distress Coach app to help.
Based on a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs app designed for soldiers, the Distress Coach app is helping those who've battled cancer, and it's downloadable on Android and iOS. Duke's new medical application has the potential to be adopted by clinical centers worldwide.
Aguinita Aiken, 64, of Durham, can easily recall the details of her illness.
She got to her routine mammogram appointment on time on Aug. 14, 2014 — a Wednesday. The process was mundane as always until two days later. A nurse called her house and said, "You need to come for a diagnostic."
The following Wednesday, Aiken's gynecologist told her, "If they're biopsying, it's more probable than possible that you have cancer."
"So I thought I was mentally ready for it," Aiken recalled.
A week and one diagnostic later, a doctor called, "Nita, you do have cancer," the doctor said.
Aiken was not as prepared as she had thought.
"All I heard was 'You do have cancer.'" Aiken said. "When he said, 'Cancer' … I didn't hear anything else. It was like … a race horse."
Like a race horse wearing blinders, Aiken explained, her peripheral vision narrowed until her sight neared a blindness, her senses overwhelmed by the singular thought — me, cancer.
A surgeon told her, "We need to do the surgery right away."
Aiken recalled, "I said, 'Well, I have a trip planned to Australia and this is a trip of a lifetime.'"
Her surgeon said, "Do you want to go on vacation next year?"
Were seats at the Sydney Opera House worth dying for?
The Cancer Distress Coach app, launched in May, is the brainchild of Sophia Smith, an associate professor at the Duke School of Nursing.
The app gives cancer patients and survivors tools like guided meditations and relaxation exercises involving the tightening and releasing of muscles. A step-by-step tool, designed specifically for PTSD, coaches its users into relaxation, helps identify the causes of agitation and lists best responses.
Cancer-related PTSD can manifest in symptoms like sleep deprivation, anxiety, varied and stacking fears, vivid flashbacks to treatments' effects, fear of recurrence and nightmares of diagnoses or having to repeat treatments.
"Similar to the nightmares that a war vet might have," Smith said.
As a girl living in Poughkeepsie, New York, Smith wanted be a nurse when she grew up. But that aspiration died at 16 when she developed Hodgkin lymphoma, and for two years spent her weekends receiving treatments — chemotherapy and radiation — in New York City.
In the 1970s, anti-nausea medications weren't as advanced as they are today and a teenaged Smith vomited through her Saturdays and Sundays and was back in class Monday mornings. She graduated high school on time, but the smell of hospitals, and even doctor offices, made her sick for years to come.
She majored in business, went to work for IBM, got married, got pregnant, was offered a senior managerial post in the company's new office in Research Triangle Park, moved, had twin girls, and 17 months later, while on maternity leave in her mid-30s, discovered a lump in her breast.
After Smith was treated for and recovered from breast cancer, she embarked on a new career path as a social worker, earning her doctorate from the School of Social Work at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2007.
"When I was a UNC Ph.D. student, there wasn't a big recognition of PTSD symptoms in cancer survivors," Smith said.
As part of her dissertation, Smith studied 886 lymphoma survivors.
"There was a general thought out there that the diagnostic phase and the treatment phase were really traumatic," Smith said. "So I think people thought, that if somebody did have PTSD, that it would resolve after that period. We found otherwise."
In a 2010 follow-up study, Smith said 1 in 3 of the "lymphoma-cohort survivors" had persistent or worsening PTSD symptoms over a five-year period. Nearly 1 in 10 survivors met the criteria for "full-blown" PTSD.
In 2014, Smith won an Innovation Pilot Program grant, receiving around $40,000 to pursue the app's creation.
Aiken's breast cancer was caught early and successful surgery removed one cancerous lymph node. She did go Australia. The day after she returned, she started radiation treatment.
"I really started having problems when I went for radiation, Monday through Friday," Aiken said. "I was going every day, just every day — every day."
PTSD often comes with depression.
Aiken would get home, make sure the blinds were closed and "just sit there." The thought of a party with more than six people was dreadful and in church, she started sitting against the wall with her husband sitting on — "protecting" — her other side.
One day, a nurse asked Aiken, very casually, how she was doing.
"And I just burst into tears," Aiken recalled. "I said, 'I'm incredibly depressed."
The nurse said, "Well, we have this app."
Duke's Cancer Distress Coach app is modeled on the VA's National Center for PTSD's PTSD Coach app which was launched in the spring of 2011.
Clinical psychologist Eric Kuhn headed the project at the Menlo Park VA in California, which has intensive 60 to 90-day residential programs in which veterans work to abate their PTSD symptoms.
Kuhn said he took app-prototypes to those residential programs and asked for feedback.
"They told us, they wanted tools to use in-the-moment," Kuhn said. "While standing in line at a supermarket, if they started feeling symptoms, feeling exposed, vulnerable."
With a click of a button, PTSD apps can lead their users through techniques like deep diaphragmatic breathing anywhere, anytime.
While helping to code the Distress Coach app, Innovation Solution architect Jamie Daniel's own wife was diagnosed with a rare cancer, olfactory neuroblastoma.
"As my wife was going through her radiation treatment, the app helped her and it helped me," Daniel said.
The Distress app has a learning section and a list of support centers for patients and their caregivers.
"My wife sat in the Cancer Center talking to other people," Daniel said. "When they looked like they might be upset, she said 'You ought to try this app.'"
Aiken's treatments were painful, she recalled, "It ruined my veins. It burned me here and across here. … It's not the kind of tired you can rest from and feel better."
But, they were comforting too, "When you are doing the treatment, you're thinking, 'At least somebody is doing something to fight this caner.' So even though I'm depressed, 'I'm OK.'
"Then when they leave you alone, you think, they aren't doing anything anymore," Aiken recalled. She remembers waking-up the middle of the night with obsessive thoughts like, "I bet you my cancer is back," Aiken recalled.
Lying in bed, feeling imprisoned by negativity, Aiken said, she'd roll over and light up her phone.
She likes the guided meditations down country roads, rivers, beaches and through forests.
An app tool allows Aiken to upload "soothing" and favorite songs which play while pictures of loved ones slide by on the screen.
Aiken played Diana Krall's easy-going "Why should I Care" and when it finished, the beat of an uptempo, aggressive hip-hop song dropped.
What rap song?
"Oh, I'm not telling. No, no. Nobody's going to hear about that one. Nuh-uh," she said and laughed.
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Underneath all the thunderous action sequences ofThe Dark Knight Rises is a tender love story between Bruce Wayne (Batman -- Christian Bale) and Salina (Catwoman -- Anne Hathaway). When they dance at a charity ball to Ravel's Pavane for a Dying Princessand their dialogue is so romantic, I thought perhaps this was going to be a softer, gentler Batman. But no the violence and drama which begins the film quickly rears its momentous head and we are off to another 'how to save Gotham City.' I would have liked to have seen more tenderness in this film and less shoot 'em up, but what we have works as a long study in how not to destroy Gotham.
Bruce Wayne is recuperating from having taken the rap for Dent's crimes when he finds himself compelled to protect Gotham from a new force of evil in the form of a monster Bane (Tom Hardy) who wears a hideous mouthpiece covering a former injury. Unfortunately his dialogue is muffled at times due to this gear and one is never sure if he is speaking or if it is all voice over as we never see his lips move. Alas this is a Batman sequel and at times we just must go with the flow and not question the obvious.
But it is Catwoman who steals not only Bruce Wayne's mother's pearl necklace and his heart, but who also steals this film. Anne Hathaway's timing and movement is impeccable. Her delivery is flawless and she adds wit to violent scenes that is much needed to offset the darkness of the Dark Knight Rises. When she plays opposite Batman, she makes him appear bland as she practically rips the celluloid from the film. Hot she is and fast, nimble and audible which not all the characters are.
Gary Oldman is the competent Commissioner Gordon. Michael Caine as the faithful butler Alfred has a very moving scene when he tells Bruce Wayne that he can no longer watch Master Wayne endanger his health and must quit. Enter Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox who runs Wayne Enterprises for Batman. Then there is Joseph Gordon-Levitt who is John Blake, a hard-nosed Gotham beat cop, and who can add his performance to his up and coming career of being one of the crackerjack newcomers to watch. Lastly French beauty Marian Coutillard as Miranda Tate plays a member of Wayne Enterprises Board of Directors.
Technologically speaking no penny was left unturned. We have the glorious destruction of Wall Street, which should sell tickets, but it is the pace of writer-director Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises (Nolan's brother, Jonathan, co-wrote) that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Make sure you have plenty of popcorn, M&Ms and soda for this treat 'cause you are not going to want to leave the theatre for its full two hours and 30 minutes that will fly by faster than Bruce Wayne's Batmobile renamed for this version 'the Bat.' And when you see it fly, you'll see why.
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August sewing was great. Though, I didn't accomplished a massive amount of projects (as I had wished for) I'm very happy. I managed to finish the Alphabet Quilt for my goddaughter just in time for her birthday. Then, after much planning I finally moved my sewing room to a sunnier location in the house, covered some tin cans with fabric to use as storage and tried English paper piecing for the first time.
I'm looking forward to September and hope to get a lot of sewing done.
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Archive for February, 2012|Monthly archive page
Writing Update
I have been busy writing the past few weeks, but I tried to find time to keep up with reading other blogs, if the articles were relevant to Indie publishing. I am getting quite good at ignoring both the articles and comments if it does not relate to Indie publishing. 🙂 Continue reading
Redesigning Broken Faith ebook Cover
After some more Photoshop Project attempts where I created a space scene from three different pictures, then created a planet from scratch, created new brushes, and practiced separating part of an image from the whole image, I played around with redesigning the cover for Broken Faith, based on my findings from researching eBook covers. All fun! Continue reading
Creating eBook Covers: My Examples
For my first cover I used a single photo
|Fire Starter
|Diane J Cornwell
|Science Fiction
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|Short Story (6152 words / 24 pages)
I searched for photos of flames and found three or four that could be used. I settled on the clearest photo. Continue reading


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Not the 'cringe-y; ones. Probably some original ones, yes. Original monsters and the like. Gaster may or may not show up too, depending on the kind of story we can work him into realistically n' stuff.
Work in progress killing monsters:
Not the 'cringe-y; ones. Probably some original ones, yes. Original monsters and the like. Gaster may or may not show up too, depending on the kind of story we can work him into realistically n' stuff.
Work in progress killing monsters:
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Here's a gif of the level up system.
Spoiler for Open Me:
Damn. Haven't been able to work on this in a loooong time. But here's an update:
Update for RuneTale; I worked on the game a little bit last night because I had some free time. I managed to increase the framerate from 150FPS on my computer to over two thousand, so I'd say optimization is going quite well. Additionally, the beginning dialogue scene has been completed.
I am now recruiting background artists and general artists to help me with the Ruin's area design. You will be in charge of creating and maintaining the early Ruins underground, coordinating with the rest of the team to design an area based off the Undertale Ruins design. You may apply here, and if you are accepted I will share more details.
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and another one.
But seriously, this looks to be the highest quality fangame I have ever seen (and I've seen an IMPERIAL feckton) soooo...
not so sure i'll get him with that
ALAS I'll hit him with my special attack!
I am a quality shitposter(and Magnificent Bastard). You, on the other hand, are a shit-quality poster.
Spoiler for Writing Motto:
Spoiler for me:
(made a wRHG)
(wants to join a clan for the time being)
We're way farther than 6% but I'd have to look at the document that's keeping track of what we have to do to update that number.
@Arch: Acknowledged and messaged. c:
I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Anyways, been working on RuneTale recently and I think that the game has hit the 15% point. The entire engine is complete, and at this point it's simply inserting story and making sure everything goes smoothly. Expect to see some more exciting progress and possibly a demo out here in not too long!
So, been busy on RuneTale today. Lots of under the hood changes, such as proper raycasting for detecting interactive items and the fixing of many many small bugs. We're getting closer and closer some sort of future demo!
And because I haven't done a .gif in a long time, here's the player using proper raycasting to interact with a save star.
New ruins theme complements of Arch.
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Story, along with NPC interactions are being fleshed out.
This thread has been a little quiet recently but I've been posting a few updates over at my blog for this game's development. You can view that [HERE].
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Intricate and detailed planning to tell the "perfect story" & create the visuals to materialize it.
- Concept creation.
- Script Writing
- Story Board.
- Illustrations.
Nothing is impossible and no shot is out of reach. If you can imagine it, we can capture it.
- Casting / Locations
- Photography
- Video
- Steady Cam
- 360° Images
- Drone / Aerial
Gathering of all our talented specialists to enhance the story you decided to tell the world.
- Editing
- Color Grading / Finishing
- Sound Design / Mixing
- Music Licensing / Composition
We transform great shots into realistic and sensible visual experiences.
- Digital Animation
- 3D Animation
- Integrated Graphics
- Motion Graphics
Brand development and enhancement – to enable you to be competitive and in the top leading positions in today's multi-channeled world.
- Extensive Market Research on competitors
- Strong and Leading Brand Positioning
- Logo designing to create a lasting impact
- Customized handbook about the brand specifications and standards
- Asset Development
Designing UX (user experience) that coherently flows across visual and social distribution channels.
- Delivery of the Audience-Journey
- Delivery of the precise Content Mapping
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Seamless strategic planning of omni-channel campaigns to fit each of your needs.
- Primary Research (pre-Campaign)
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Identification & measuring of the specific brand KPIs to ensure the highest and smartest ROI (return on investment).
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We are a group of UAW 4121 members who advocate for survivors of sexual harassment and assault, and who seek to eliminate sexual violence both at UW and in the broader community.
Short term goals:
- Develop a better understanding of existing University training requirements and resources
- Increase the number of emergency phones available on campus, especially in the Health Sciences Building
- Increase the accessibility and visibility of information about resources available to survivors
- Improve ASEs' awareness of the Union as a strong resource and advocate for survivors of harassment and assault
Long term goals:
- Establish an anonymous reporting system online for campus members to report instances of harassment and assault
- Establish robust and effective protection against retaliation or other losses for ASEs who report supervisors, including alternate positions that immediately remove the ASE from the supervision of any alleged harasser, and protection for anyone whose employment is negatively impacted by the termination or other discipline of a wrongdoing supervisor
- Establish mandatory, regular trainings for all supervisors that include detailed information about consent and mechanisms for ensuring accountability for the information learned
What We Do
Updates & Ongoing Work:
- Following an incident in the Health Sciences Building in May 2016, union representatives in the medical sciences wrote a demand letter to UWPD and Health Sciences Administration, including calls for improved communication and increased trainings. We are continuing to work to ensure these demands are met.
- Following news of serious issues of harassment in the Katze Lab, we circulated a petition demanding that University central administration stop protecting predators and do more to guarantee the health and safety of their employees.
- We additionally have a union appointee to the University-wide Health and Safety Committee, which meets monthly.
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I saw a post today that there is a new (or at least new to me) diet that is popular on Instagram. It's a banana diet. Those who engage in this strange (in my opinion) diet eat nothing but bananas. Apparently the standard is 30 bananas a day. A large banana is over 100 calories. That's over 3000 calories a day... In bananas. That's more calories than most of us need. That's also an amount of potassium that I can't imagine is good for a person (over time).
Being the curious person that I am, I had to check it out. So I went to Instagram and typed in bananaisland in the hashtag search. There are over 14,000 pictures that are associated with that hashtag. I guess people are enjoying their bananas. One girl noted that she ate 20 and was aiming for more the next day. I. Don't. Get. It. Of course I don't get most fad diets... Or diets in general. Is it really so hard to just eat healthy food? Why do so many people have to follow diets these days? Healthy eating will lead to the results you want while benefitting your body rather than putting it at risk. The only thing I can come up with is instant gratification. People want the results with little effort. Fad diets are like diet pills... Totally unnecessary.
What was more disturbing to me is that I came across a post where a girl had also used the hashtag "Ana." For those of you who don't know, that stands for anorexia. And "Mia" is for bulimia. They are typically associated with the proana and promia communities. These are people who want to have an eating disorder and choose to live this lifestyle. Eating disorders are mental disorders that lead to severe physical illnesses. Most people who develop them do so for other reasons. No matter the cause both are difficult. The fact that people seek it out as a lifestyle choice still freaks me out. I wrote a paper on it in grad school and did a ton of research. What I found was disturbing and frightening. These issues are still highly prevalent and yet they still seem to be a taboo topic. Or maybe it's that they've been around for so long people don't talk about them anymore. The truth is that they are still here and millions of people live with them every day.
I tried to search proana and promia hashtags on Instagram. Those hashtags must be banned because I found zero results. However #ana and #mia yield numerous results. Over five million posts each.
One thing that I was glad to see was that my phone showed concern over me searching those hashtags. I was also given the opportunity to learn more about ED based on those searches.
Thanks, Instagram. I think it is awesome that you include some useful information and send an alert out to users. I was honestly surprised about that... In a good way. I'm happy to see that a social networking app has that included. Very cool.
Interestingly, the hashtags for bingeeating, bingeeatingdisorder, and emotionaleating had different results. Some still lead to pictures of astonishingly thin girls. Some showed unhealthy foods; what people were about to binge on, and many showed various pictures linked to success overcoming the disease. The foodaddiction hashtag was linked to various pictures of food but not as much was related to addiction as it was showing yummy looking food photos.
Fad diets are bad diets. But they really get my mind going. Of course, eating disorders are one of those things I'm passionate about. I could spend hours researching and reading. It's disturbing and emotionally draining but that's because it's real. ED is out there and isn't going anywhere. The proana and promia culture seems to be growing. I wish there was more awareness and education was out there. It seems so silent... And there is such a need for it.
That's another reason I try to stay so positive on this blog... And in life in general. Living healthy is so freeing. I try to advocate for living a healthy life. For some, like me, that's resulted in weight loss. It has been good for my health and my mental well-being. Now I live healthy because I like it. Can I stand to lose a few pounds? Yes. Is it an obsession? No. I really try to focus more on what I do right - fueling my body with healthy foods and staying active as a way of life rather than a means to an end (for me that would be weight loss). At the end of the day your health is what matters. The size of your jeans or the numbers on the scale can be used as measures but shouldn't be relied on for anything other than that. If you are living healthy your body will get where it needs to be.
Please know that sometimes you need extra support and help getting there. And that is totally okay. There's nothing wrong with asking for help. And I believe it makes you stronger. Honestly, it takes a strong person to say "I need help." It's easy to hide from any issues in life. It's a lot easier to pretend they are not there than it is to face them. We all have that strength somewhere inside if us... Even though society attaches a stigma to whatever it is we are dealing with, we are strong. I think that people don't often share their struggles or ask for help because there is negativity associated with it... Which needs to change. It's okay to say "I messed up" or "I have this problem." It's being honest. Someone might be disappointed in you for something but they'll respect you for your honesty. They will also be more likely to help you out if you go to them and are totally honest. No excuses... Just own it... Whatever it might be.
I always tell people that when I changed my lifestyle it was like a switch went off. I saw a picture and thought "I'm 29 and I look like that." I had to admit to myself that I was morbidly obese. It took a picture and the beginning of the last year of my 20s for me to allow myself to be okay with the fact that I was so obese. Once I did that, making the change was easy.
"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
Happy Wednesday....


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The Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA), AIMIA Digital Policy Group, Microsoft, Yahoo!7, Facebook, Freelancer, eBay, Google and Twitter have criticised the Australian government's proposed child cyber safety policy, saying that it will be "counterproductive" to the online safety work they are already doing.
The statement said that the government's proposal to legislate a "one-size fits all" regime is counterproductive to its commitment to the safety of the people who use its services.
"The creation of a new statutory body and new regulation on complaints handling seems at odds with the government's stated strategy to reduce regulation and to streamline government agencies," the companies said in a statement.
It pointed out that several industry players entered into the Cooperative Arrangement for Complaints Handling on Social Networking Sites with the Australian government in January 2013.
The arrangement (PDF) commits companies such as Facebook, Google, Yahoo!7 and Microsoft to have policies for acceptable use, reporting inappropriate content, acting on complaints quickly and removing child abuse material quickly.
The Australian government released a public discussion paper seeking comment about the proposed policy measures today.
The policies include establishing the role of a children's e-safety commissioner, developing an effective complaints system to get harmful material down from social media sites faster and examining whether there is a need for a simplified cyber-bullying offence.
The government's discussion paper seeks public comment on implementation of these measures including what constitutes a large social media site; who can make a complaint and what is a reasonable time frame for the social media site to respond.
According to Minister for Communications Parliamentary Secretary Paul Fletcher, the children's e-safety commissioner would be a "single point of contact" in the federal government for online safety issues.
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"When a child falls victim to cyber-bullying, it can be hard to get the harmful material down fast. And with current laws, cyber-bullies may not realise they are breaking the law. This is what these measures are designed to address," he said in a statement.
The discussion paper can be downloaded from the Department of Communications website. The deadline for submissions is 7 March 2013.
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Tasman Jazz
Tasman is perfect in every way- size, shape, height, weight, stance. When you read the Cavalier standard, Tasman's picture should have been at the heading. And, he's got an amazing personality to boot!
When those 'in the know' say that the Cavaliers should be without fear, they must have met Tasman and made him the poster child. He is not only gorgeous, he is a small guy with a big guy presence.
The pictures below don't even do him justice---he's just that good!!


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Friday, April 23, 2010
Max & Arissa
the star of the day, Max and Arissa. Spectacular couple with a perfect smile and body language, some of the amazing and spectacular photo is done on location under a very very hot sun. As you can see on the photo, Max is a good looking guy and of cause Arissa is beautiful lady also, you can prove it by just looking at the photo of them ;-) and hereby i proudly present the photo of them ;-)
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Daniel & Emily
Another priceless smile from this beautiful couple, the location was photographed at the beach in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Journey had taking us for almost two hours from city, time are flying really fast when we were reaching the destination during the shoot, as you know Good Times was always passing fast without your notice ;-) is really a beautiful couple with perfect smile with them, having really good time for this photo session with them. Every smile, body language are nearly perfect for them, as you can prove it by looking at the picture ;-) thanks to Daniel and Emily for the cooperation for all my request during the photo session, your guy are really perfect. 17-04-10
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Benjamin & Yumi
after long week of raining finally there is a sunshine after all, was thinking of after so many days of raining the sun will get a bit of gentle, but my sweat was proved me wrong, still so harsh and you could melted under the sun expose just for few minutes ;-( ok! without further a do let me introduce the star for this photo session..... dang dang dang...... Ben and Yumi... !!! Ben is a nice looking guy and he has a good and handsome smile on his face, from the first picture i took till the last end his smile was always the same! wow!!! well done is really Pro! for Yumi, hmm.... Yumi is a little bit of shy but smile is sweet, and she is really good, photogenic as you see on the picture ;-)
ok, thanks to both of them for such a wonderful photo session with me ;-)
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