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The Devastator #8: "Crossovers" By Various Writers and Artists Edited by Geoffrey Golden and Amanda Meadows
People love crossovers. That's not news, but I've never stopped and wondered why that is. What exactly is so cool about someone from Universe X running into someone from Universe Y? Or even people from different corners of the same universe meeting each other? And why do some crossovers work really well when others are so disappointing? The most recent issue of the humor anthology The Devastator explores crossovers in a way that's of course funny, but also helps me understand what makes a great one, and why.
Devastator #8 features comics and pin-ups by a lot of great artists, as well as short stories, essays, infographics and epic poetry. On one level, it's fun simply to read through and giggle at Box Brown's Punisher/New Yorker mash-up or spot the references in Jim Rugg's cover. But the more I read, the more I realized that The Devastator was scratching a crossover itch in a way that's more satisfying than most of the actual crossovers it's parodying.
One of the greatest crossovers of all time is Archie Meets the Punisher, something that gets referenced in a series of one-page Devastator comics by John Ford and Blaine Capatch about a character named the Beholder. The Beholder is a nerdy, fumetti analogue of Marvel's Watcher and his greatest desire is to answer The Ultimate Question: "What happens when Archie meets characters that Archie normally wouldn't meet?" As the anthology refuses to satisfy that whim, the Beholder periodically reappears to rant and make me laugh. Which is cool, but also makes an interesting point that the ideas behind crossovers are usually better than the execution.
Archie/Punisher is actually very good, and I don't have a bad thing to say about it, but being good isn't what makes it a classic. It wouldn't matter if it sucked, what's so great about Archie/Punisher is that it exists at all. Having an enjoyable story that somehow – against all odds – feels true to both Riverdale and a homicidal vigilante is bonus to the concept.
With most crossovers, that bonus isn't there. For example, there were those X-Men/Star Trek crossovers that had some fun moments – like putting Professor X and Captain Picard together – but forgettable stories. That's what makes the approach taken by The Devastator so great. It's a rapid-fire barrage of crossover ideas that get in just long enough to be funny, then get back out again.
Like I wrote above, Devastator contributors use a lot of different formats to present their ideas, but my favorites – not surprisingly – are the comics. Asterios Kokkinos and Nate Pride's "Imperial Walker, Texas Ranger" is a MAD Magazine-style parody about a softhearted engine of ruthless destruction. Elan' Trinidad and Chris Kawagiwa show what would happen if Yoda went on a date with Aughra from The Dark Crystal ("Lobster she ordered! Lucky I will be getting tonight!"). John Schnepp has a great story that could only be titled "Batman vs. Schmoo vs. Qbert vs. Boba Fett vs. Dr. Doom," while J.D. Christensen and Malachi Ward depict an Internet mashmaking session that's nothing but ridiculous ideas like Cake Boss on a Plane or David Bowie vs. Davy Crockett.
As much as I like the comics, some of the prose stuff is hilarious, too. Patrick Baker writes some awesome fan fiction (illustrated by Bryan Wolfson) in which a lonely nerd imagines himself wooing his crush away from her stupid boyfriend at a high school taught by Dumbledore and Beverly Crusher. Devastator managing editor Amanda Meadows has a great story too called "The Boxcar Boys Meet the Sweet Basin Twins in the Mystery of the Satanic Babysitters Cult." It appears as a flipbook to the rest of the issue.
So what I've learned from all this is that it's fun to make connections between things. It's kind of like seeing a teacher at the grocery store. Putting different things together gives us a little charge. But more doesn't always mean better. There are some great, longer crossovers, but they're the exception, not the rule. As a rule, what makes a great crossover is a fun, clever idea presented in a way that keeps the focus on the fun and clever parts. That's what the Devastator contributors do and that's what makes this eighth issue so good.


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The seed-stage venture firm's videos have become an annual tradition and past years have included portfolio companies dancing in unicorn heads, rhyming in muscle suits, and cruising in a limo like Rebecca Black.
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Jeffrey Smith the man behind the board coup in Darden stepped down following a strong quarter as the Olive Garden chain of restaurants continued the rebound for the company.
Olive Garden was the primary source of problems for Smith and his company Starboard Value, and it lead the company in sales for the quarter.
Smith was named as the chair at Darden during late 2014 after Starboard ousted the entire Darden board in a fight of high profile for control of the company.
Prior to taking control of the board, Starboard released a presentation of 294 pages that outlined what it considered the then management of Darden was doing incorrectly.
Since the revolt, shares at Darden have increased over 30%.
Smith in a prepared statement released by Starboard said he would miss working with the talented and capable people in the company and was proud of everything they had accomplished.
Starboard took issued with Darden on things from the number of breadsticks it served to diners to how the pasta had been cooked.
Olive Garden as well as other restaurants that Darden owned benefited from a U.S. economy that had rebounded.
Sales for the third quarter at Olive Garden were up 6.6% to over $1.02 billion while its sales at its LongHorn Steakhouse chain were up 5.4% to over $425 million.
Its fine dining restaurants saw sales increase by 5.4% to more than $146 million and other businesses had sales that increased more than 10.6% to $256.1 million.
Darden Restaurants earned $105.8 million equal to 82 cents a share, marking a drop of 21% for the same period one year ago.
However, the biggest reason for the drop was due to higher costs. Earnings, adjusted for costs that are non-recurring and to account for operations discontinued, reached $1.21 a share.
The results were one cent higher than expectations on Wall Street.
Revenue was up 6.7% to over $1.85 billion also betting expectations.
Sales at same stores, an important measure of a retailers' health, rose by 6.2% across the company.


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A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD: On the Ordinary Family
By Anne Tyler
Read by Kimberly Farr
Random House Audio | Feb 10, 2015 | 810 Minutes | ISBN 9780553551037
Paperback: Random House Large Print | Feb 10, 2015 | 560 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780804194723
Hardcover: Knopf | Feb 10, 2015 | 368 Pages | 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9781101874271
E-Book: Knopf | Feb 10, 2015 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9781101874288
Audiobook provided by request from publisher for review. No remuneration was exchanged and all opinion presented herein is my own except as noted.
"It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon. . ." This is how Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate togetherness: an indefinable, enviable kind of specialness. But they are also like all families, in that the stories they tell themselves reveal only part of the picture. Abby and Red and their four grown children have accumulated not only tender moments, laughter, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets. From Red's father and mother, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, to Abby and Red's grandchildren carrying the family legacy boisterously into the twenty-first century, here are four generations of Whitshanks, their lives unfolding in and around the sprawling, lovingly worn Baltimore house that has always been their anchor.
Brimming with all the insight, humor, and generosity of spirit that are the hallmarks of Anne Tyler's work, A Spool of Blue Thread tells a poignant yet unsentimental story in praise of family in all its emotional complexity. It is a novel to cherish.
There are hundreds of reviews of this fine piece of literary fiction around, most of them written by critics more erudite than I. I am not going to try to create a review of this story that would be considered for entry in the NYT Book Review or even that of my local newspaper — it's not what I do for genre fiction and I am not going to do that for literary fiction either.
Looking at other reviews is not something I do unless I am confused by a story. I did here though and found reviewers had had a personal experience with the book. One thinks it is about mortality, one about family saga, another about memory coloring stories.
For me, this book struck a couple of chords.
- I was impressed by repeated assurances that this family felt special in its stories and quirks. But the omniscient narrator lets us know they are actually very ordinary, and this begins with the house. After all, it is not some grand palace that the builder covets, but it is viewed as special to this family.The family has an interesting, if very short, history on the paternal side. In that it is a bit unique, but then it's start is at a time when the country was remaking itself through depression and war. A lot of families came up from nowhere and not much.And, in the way Tyler describes the history and the characters and the personalities I was constantly reminded of my own experiences of family and people. I am struck by how Anne Tyler describes people so clearly and with such depth that she points out types of people we recognize in the same way I experience Jane Austen doing so.I think much of my experience with A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD is that it is about the ordinariness of life and family and the special nature of the ordinary.
There really is no "ordinary," but at the same time no one is seriously that special.
- I was also surprised often by how fluidly Tyler moves back and forth through decades and generations. At times, I found this confusing, or maybe, unsettling – like being on a large boat in rough seas. I am not certain, but this might have been because I was listening to and not reading the story.Not that the narration wasn't excellent, because it was — Kimberly Farr may be to the American voice what Davina Porter is to the voices of Great Britain. I just find that when there is a lot of motion between time and characters that audio may be a less effective format than print or e-book.As I listened and pondered this trans-generational novel, I wondered if maybe the story is being told from the house's point of view — is the narrator the house?
As always, I want to understand the title in relation to the story. Often in genre fiction it is merely about being catchy, but in literary fiction I always feel there should be meaning. There is a spool of blue thread, but also, a spool of thread is of course symbolic of connection and flow. A blue is fluid, like water, bright like the sky, dependable, like a pair of jeans.
Anne Tyler is certainly one of America's great authors, especially that of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. She is skilled with translating her own observations and experiences into narratives that connect us through the beauty of her prose, and the commonality of the experience. But, she doesn't weigh us down with pedantic condescension and grand ideas. She speaks about the ordinary and the special and helps us see the beauty in the common experiences of humanity. In this she reminds me of a painter, like Morandi, who took everyday objects and painted them in such a way that we can see the exquisite nature of the ordinary.
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If cared for correctly the plants will bloom continuously all winter and spring, but sadly most will wither and die, much to the horror of their owners! The good news is, if you provide cyclamens with the conditions they love, they will multiply and miraculously appear again every autumn when the weather cools down, freely providing their abundance of beautiful blooms year after year.
Florist's cyclamens are hugely popular as houseplants, but if given the right conditions will also flourish outdoors in garden beds or containers. They have been bred for more than 150 years, providing us with an astounding selection to choose from. Breeders have concentrated on increasing the extent and intensity of the leaf patterning on their gorgeous heart-shaped leaves. They have also developed all sizes, from small miniature plants which flower profusely to stunning giant varieties, with huge flowers and leaves - and every size in-between! Whether you have space for only one small pot indoors or on your balcony, or want a massed display in the garden, there is a perfect cyclamen just for you.
Most of the work with florist cyclamens occurred in England, Netherlands, Germany, and Japan. Hybridization has spoiled us for choice concerning colour, and today cyclamens are found in many single and bi-coloured shades of lavender, pink, rose, maroon, red, or white; including breakthrough hues like true red and pale yellow.
Modern cyclamen hybrids have many interesting flower traits including size, ruffled petals, double flowers, and the delightful 'picotee' flowers whose edges are a different colour than the flower's base colour. New cultivation methods and new F1 hybrid varieties now also offer longer-lasting, hardier and more regular flowering varieties. More recently, hybridization efforts have focused on re-introducing the lovely scent of cyclamens, which was sadly lost during the development of larger plants, so watch out for these.
The wild species from which the many florists' cyclamen hybrids are derived is Cyclamen persicum, which grows in a typically Mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and warm wet winters. In these regions it can grow in great drifts of thousands of plants, filling the air with their sweet scent. Cyclamens grow wild in North Africa, the eastern Aegean and the northeast corner of the Mediterranean. They are found in Algeria, Tunisia, Karpathos, Rhodes, Symi, Chios, Cyprus; and from mainland Turkey through Syria, Lebanon, Israel and into Jordan.
Cyclamens thrive from sea level to 1200m, mainly in open situations, on "terra rossa" soils. Terra rossa is Italian for "red soil" and this type of red clay, typical in Mediterranean climates, is produced by the weathering of limestone. When limestone weathers, the clay contained in the rocks is left behind, along with any other non-soluble rock material. Under oxidizing conditions, when the soils are above the water table, iron oxide (rust) forms in the clay, giving it a characteristic red to orange colour. Compared to most clay soils, terra rossa has surprisingly good drainage characteristics, making it a popular soil type for wine production.
Cyclamens belong to the beautiful Primrose (Primulaceae) family of plants and have always fascinated gardeners. Cyclamen persicum is only one of 23 species, but by far the most well-known. It was introduced in Europe at the end of the 16th century, but for a long time remained a rare curiosity in specialty collections. There are many rich stories about cyclamen, and at the beginning of the 16th century Leonardo Da Vinci favoured the cyclamen and columbine by covering the margins of his manuscripts with them. The 17th century Flemish painters scattered cyclamens on the meadows of their paintings depicting Jesus picking flowers under the watchful eye of the angels. Louis XIV received them in bunches, along with many other flowers, to adorn the lounges of Versailles, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau spoke in his Promenades of the wild cyclamens he discovered in the Alps. By the 1800s the cyclamen was prized by the Victorians for its winter colour, and quickly became a popular Christmas decoration - a tradition that has grown into a huge business today. So enamoured were the Victorians that they started breeding with the plant, and this led to the multitudinous number of cultivars that we see today.
Although cyclamens have been used as ornamentals for the last 400 years or so, they have been used medicinally for over 2000 years. The Greek doctor and botanist, Dioscorides, documented several medical uses for cyclamen that include its use as a purgative, to speed up the delivery of babies, to cause abortions, to make hair re-grow, and as an amorous medicine which caused the person taking it to fall violently in love. The Roman naturalist, Pliny the Elder, described how cyclamen tubers and roots were used to poison fish. If eaten raw, cyclamen tubers are poisonous to people and can cause violent diarrhoea and even death, however, people in the Near East, dry and roast the tubers to break down the toxins, and eat it as a delicacy. Cyclamen flower petals are also used around the world to make tea.
Florists' cyclamens bloom in autumn, winter and spring, providing colour when little else is flowering, particularly in late winter or early spring. They remain one of the most popular flowering indoor pot plants but can also be cultivated outdoors. Cyclamens are highly recommended for window boxes, hanging baskets and pots. They are ideal for naturalising under trees, on banks or in a shady border, together with other early-flowering woodland plants such as snowdrops and primroses.
Some species of cyclamen are hardier than others, but the florists' cyclamen is tender to frost. However, it can be grown outdoors in frosty regions as long as the plants are sited beneath evergreen trees and shrubs, or under a roof or overhang, which will protect them from frost. Also, select a sheltered spot, away from freezing cold winds. If you are planting tubers or potted plants into garden beds, ensure that you do not plant too deep, ensuring that the top of the tuber is still visible above the soil.
Cyclamens growing outdoors thrive in dappled shade, and indoors they like good light but no direct sunlight. Although cyclamens grow extremely well in slightly alkaline soils, they are very tolerant of diverse soil types, as long as they are reasonably fertile and drain well. If you feed your cyclamen during the growing season, using a regular houseplant fertiliser for flowering plants, it will reward you will blooms continually.
The plant is a bit fussy about watering and more plants die from overwatering than under watering, so allow the soil to almost dry out completely before watering. Also, the plant can rot from the crown if watered overhead, making drip irrigation perfect for cyclamens growing in garden beds. Potted plants should always be watered from the bottom, or the leaves can be gently lifted and the plant watered around the edge of the pot - not over the tuber. The easiest way to water potted plants is to stand the pot in a shallow drip tray filled with water. Allow the plant to soak up what it needs before discarding the excess water. Do not allow the plant to constantly stand in a tray of water.
Because cyclamens do not like heat, and temperatures above 20°C may induce the plant to go dormant, one of the tricks to growing them successfully is to keep them cool. This is especially important if you are growing them indoors, so keep them well away from heat sources, and do not place them in hot rooms.
To keep plants blooming, remove flowers as they finish by cutting the stems near the base of the plant. Sometimes the petals will fall off and leave a round seed capsule that resembles a flower bud - remove these too, as well as any unsightly yellow or withered leaves.
As the weather warms up in early summer, cyclamens growing in the wild naturally go dormant, but in gardens where they receive summer watering, the leaves may persist. This is not a problem as long as rainfall is not excessive and the soil has perfect drainage. Because it is best to leave the tubers virtually dry during their summer rest period, many gardeners move their potted specimens to a spot outdoors which is sheltered from excessive rainfall and heat. As the growth cycle starts again in autumn, start watering and feeding regularly again.
Cyclamens can be propagated by seed, or division of the tubers. Tubers can be gently lifted and divided in winter when the plant is dormant, and seed can be collected at home and sown immediately.
The fruit is a round pod that, at maturity, opens by several flaps or teeth and contains numerous sticky seeds Natural seed dispersal is by ants, which eat the sticky covering and then discard the seeds. So, you need to collect the seed after they are mature, but before the fruit opens. Ripening seed changes colour from white to light brown, turning dark brown when fully mature. If the plants are happy where they are growing, they will self-seed themselves in the garden.
Since the seed have no dormancy requirements, they are best sown fresh and will germinate in 2 to 4 weeks. They can also be dried and stored for a year or so if needed, but the longer the seeds have been stored, the more erratic the germination will be. Soak the seeds overnight in warm water before sowing. Use a mixture of equal parts seed compost and washed river sand, and cover the seeds carefully with a thin layer of fine compost, as light can inhibit germination. Mist the soil to moisten it lightly, and cover the container in a clear plastic bag. Keep in light shade, at a minimum temperature of 16°C. The germinating seeds will first form a small tuber, followed by a single leaf, and at this early stage they can be planted into small, 6-pack seedling trays to grow on until they are transplanted into their individual pots. With good care, your cyclamen should start to flower in about 18 months, at which point they can be planted into the garden.
If cared for properly, cyclamens are relatively pest and disease free, but they are susceptible to botrytis or grey mould which occurs mostly in cool, humid conditions. If you notice this greyish growth on your plants, spray the plant thoroughly with a fungicide, and remove the dead leaves and flowers. They can occasionally be attacked by aphids, thrips and mites, but these are easily controlled with organic sprays.
Caution: Cyclamen is toxic to dogs and cats. If ingested, this plant can cause increased salivation, vomiting, and diarrhoea. If an animal ingests a large amount of the plant's tubers, heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures, and even death can occur. Raw cyclamen tubers are poisonous to people too, so keep them away from small children and pets.


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Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition combines both Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. Bundled with the game on PC and Mac, and available as DLC on iPad and Android, are four diverse new characters, each with their own epic quest. Venture to the distant sands of Zakhara with your new companions, or lead them in a raid upon the home of the gods.The game runs on the Infinity Enhanced Edition and along with four new characters, it also offers The Black Pits 2: Gladiators of Thay, multiplayer capabilities, and remastered artwork.
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WA Premier will keep up fight for GST increase despite PM's rebuff
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says he will keep fighting for an increase in the rate of GST to pay for essential state services, despite a rebuff from Prime Minister Tony Abbott and little support from fellow premiers.
But the Abbott government has left the door open to lower the threshold which allows goods purchased online to escape the GST. Retailers are demanding a big cut in the $1000 limit, and state governments from both sides have united to support them.
The NAB online retail sales index says that since 2010, online retail sales have more than doubled to $14 billion a year, but sales in stores have grown only marginally. More than 6 per cent of all retail sales now take place online, with 35- to 44-year-olds the biggest buyers.
Wider reform of the GST will be on the agenda of the new government's tax review, although a spokesman for Mr Abbott on Friday reiterated the Prime Minister's campaign line: ''There will be no change to the GST, full stop, end of story.''
NSW Treasurer Mike Baird said his state's priorities are to reform the loophole exempting online purchases from the GST, and to have GST payments handed out on a per capita basis, rather than on the Grants Commission's assessment of each state's needs.
''The state treasurers have been united in our push to lower the GST threshold for online purchases,'' Mr Baird said. ''Federal Labor agreed with the need to close the loophole created due to the rise of online shopping, and work looking at the administration of online purchases was already under way.
''NSW will continue to pursue this important tax reform, which is in the long-term interests of the states and the nation.''
A spokesman for Treasurer Joe Hockey said a Treasury working group is evaluating the impact of a lower threshold, and will report in coming months. But he cautioned that a Productivity Commission inquiry last year found the cost of enforcing a lower threshold could be greater than the revenue collected.
Mr Barnett reignited the wider issue of the GST rate on Thursday night on ABC television, after ratings agency Standard & Poor's stripped WA of its AAA credit rating. ''The GST is not growing quickly enough to fund basic services,'' he said. ''Do Australians really mind that much if the GST was 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent if it means maintaining high-quality health and education … and the like?''
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I mentioned earlier that I am considering updating my computer due it's being very old. I am trying to not get trapped in the consumer spiral so don't update it very often. Actually it was last updated (or rather built) 2005. As it is 2011 now that's 6 years of service life in a world where IT stuff gets outdated and old after 6 months.
My old computer was built following 2 major prerequisites: it had to be quiet and stable. So I opted for components that are more stable (mature) than fast. And I went for little higher quality casing, PSU (power supply unit) and fans than the usual average. Everything was hand-picked.
The configuration is as follows:
– AMD Athlon64 3200+ CPU
– 1 gigabyte of RAM
– ATI Radeon X800 GTO2 VGA (equivalent to X800XL)
– 19″ CRT screen that is dizzy and flickers above resolution of 1024×768, so I used it at 1024 resolution at 100 Hz.
This was quite okay until the HD-era (high definition) arrived. I could do virtually anything on the computer. Process images, panoramas, small videos and some RC simulation. With time it became quite slow though. Even when you try to use as old software as possible the required performance is increasing. A simple web browser eats up all the RAM, a virus defense program can bring down the computer on its knees. Not mentioning video playback and processing. The increase of quality (ant bitrate) demands more and more power.
So the upgrade was difficult to avoid. I thought about getting a modern VGA card, that helps with HD playback. That could have worked, but does not solve the issue of lacking computing power when doing video editing. Changing some component starts a domino-effect, I had to change everything at once.
So I went for a new computer instead, one that I could buy through my consulting company where I am employed. This is beneficial from a financial standpoint.
The prerequisites were a bit adjusted. It has to be very quick, very silent and of course very stable. I did not want to build it myself, so I went for a ready package instead. Thought a lot about some DELL, but one special demand made me think further.
I wanted to have a screen that has following characteristics: IPS-panel with at least FullHD resolution and LED backlighting. Could find screens with one of this characteristics but there is very few with both same time at this time when I write this very text. As fas as I know it is only Apple that has such a screen.
I thought that if I buy something it has to last for some years, hopefully at least 3 years, so I chose something with nice design and solid package deal. I went for an Apple iMac. Joined the dark side 🙂
The specs are as follows:
– Core i7 CPU at 3.4 GHz, I think it is called 2600. Has 4 cores and all of them simulate further 2, so in Task Manager you see 8 cores 🙂
– 4 gigabytes of RAM, I will extend this to 12 gigabytes soon (just in case)
– ATI Radeon HD 6970 with 2 gigabytes of VRAM
– 27″ S-IPS LED-backlit screen with 2560×1440 resolution
I am delighted to say that this meets and surpasses my dreams of a workstation. Has the same noise as a good laptop, virtually silent. The screen is a dream, I cannot really fathom that such resolution is possible. The power is insane, will talk about that in a moment.
What do I need power for actually? Well power is something that you can always have in computer world. It is never enough maybe. This time it is quite enough though 🙂
What I was after is to have a fluent workflow in video editing, a nice fluid speed impression while using the user interface. Not being limited by resolution, if I record in 720p for instance the computer should handle it without problem. And rendering speed is also something I wanted to have. To not wait one and a half hours for rendering some 10 minutes of Youtube video. And maybe have the possibility of using the computer while rendering.
Also running a RC simulator on decent detail level is a demand. I made some studies about system requirements for Aerofly 5 simulator. This is one of future projects to test and run. I took into consideration the official specs on Aerofly homepage and the reviews of Nightflyyer. The VGA card that sits in this computer surpasses demands so it should provide me good amount of simulation fun and joy for the eyes of detail level.
Now some testing. I am quite square-headed so we have to get some Excel-chart soon 🙂
I recorded some simple footage with my Hobbyking HD Wing Camera and processed it as a picture-in-picture footage. A small 1/4 size frame was superimposed onto the top-right corner. I measured rendering time under following conditions.
Rendered in 640×480 resolution and WMW 11 format with 3 megabits per second bitrate. On the old computer I used Powerdirector 9 and Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9.0 and noted rendering times. On new computer I used the brand new Sony Vegas Movie Studio 11.0 version. Please find my short video about how responsive user interface I have now and what results I ended up with.
I have the chart as a still picture, you can read the results there. The new computer is approximately 6x faster under rendering. I am happy with this. I made a terrible mistake. Wrote 2200+ instead of 3200+ on the chart. My memory has some leaks as it seems 🙂
I will test further different aspects of the new computer. So far so good.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of the following companies made noteworthy moves in the U.S. stock market Wednesday:
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Amtech Systems Inc. ASYS, +4.68% shares rose 10% after the maker of solar equipment forecast third-quarter revenue above estimates.
Benihana Inc. BNHNA shares gained 14% after the Japanese steakhouse chain said it would explore options, including a possible sale.
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. EXPD, -0.99% rose 6.7% after the logistics firm forecast second-quarter earnings above estimates.
Henry Bros. Electronics Inc. HBE, +20.00% shares rose 12% after it said it held $50 million in orders at the end of June.
HSW International Inc. HSWI shares rose 100.5% to $4.11 a piece after the online business operator announced a content-distribution deal with Chinese social networking site NetEase.com Inc. NTES, +1.32%.
IGate Corp. IGTE shares gained 14% after the information technology provider reported profits nearly doubled in the second quarter.
New Generation Biofuels Inc. NGBF shares closed up 15% after it announced a collaboration with Danish engineering group Wain Energy A/S.
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. CCMP, -2.28% shares lost 6.1% after the manufacturer of chemicals used to make chips reported a rise in quarterly costs due to patent litigation.
Lexmark International Inc. LXK shares fell 5.7% after Morgan Stanley cut its rating on the imaging company from equal weight to underweight.
RadioShack Corp. RSH, -0.08% shares declined 5.5% after CNBC reported interest from potential bidders for the electronics chain had dwindled to a more modest level.
Whitney Holding Corp. WTNY shares fell 18% after the regional banker said it would get hit by a large credit loss provision in the second quarter.


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As reports circulate that insurgents may have attacked a nearby unit with rocket-propelled grenades, a Canadian Army sergeant major lets out several profanities. He's just realized that his soldiers forgot to bring paper plates for the snacks they were going to serve the Afghans.
Rather than helping with the fighting, his unit here in southern Kandahar Province has been tasked with organizing a shura, a meeting of village elders, to explain why a recent multi-day Canadian-Afghan Army operation here was necessary and to address their concerns.
Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, foreign forces are increasingly trying to get out their message in ways that are culturally familiar to Afghans. Canadian troops on this base in Panjwayi district have hosted a weekly shura for several years now, and this year has tried to hold them in communities during or shortly after major operations.
It's difficult to measure how helpful the meetings have been. They may not answer locals' questions satisfactorily or even produce concrete results. Turnout varies from week to week, and Canadian Army officials say they're uncertain if the gatherings would continue if they weren't here to organize them. Still, they defend the shuras as important simply to show villagers they can approach Afghan and international forces or their local government if they have grievances. The shuras also help the government and foreign forces stay abreast of local concerns.
"To understand you even just have to watch a war movie, for instance. The soldiers go in, they do what they do, and then they leave, leaving the innocent people behind without somebody to talk to, without anybody to turn to," says Canadian Army Capt. Dominic Beharrysingh, the operations officer for the Panjwayi District Center.
But some question if the good intentions behind the shuras are enough. "Communications at any point is a good thing. [But] having them in the midst of combat operations is a bit like talking about fire safety when the fire engines have arrived – most attention on both sides is focused elsewhere," says Thomas Barfield, an anthropologist at Boston University who researches reconstruction and political development in Afghanistan.
While international forces have improved their ability to operate within the framework of the local culture here, he adds, it's still being done at a "basic level."
Canadian or Afghan effort?
The Canadian Army says the shuras play a vital role particularly as NATO tries to stand up to the government ahead of a military offensive in Kandahar. But local officials often seem less enthusiastic about the gatherings than the foreign soldiers do.
At the recent shura in Panjwayi, Canadian Army officers planned it all – from helping set the agenda to configuring the seating arrangements – though they left all the talking during the meeting to the Afghan Army and district governor.
Despite the intricate involvement, Canadian Army Maj. Christian Lillington rejects the idea that preparing outreach efforts in such detail could make their Afghan counterparts more puppets than independent, equal partners.
"If there's something in that community that is dysfunctional or preventing us from having positive momentum then clearly we'll have to say to the governor, 'Look, honestly, for us to facilitate your work as the governor and for the development to come in from ISAF or outside agencies … these are some of the items we need to address,' " says Major Lillington, who commands Panjwayi's Operational Coordination Center.
More questions than answers
Among the nearly 50 elders who turned out for the recent shura, most seemed uninterested in the government's justification for the recent Canadian-Afghan Army operation and more concerned with friends and family who had been detained as a result.
Haji Baran, the district governor, said he couldn't speak about the arrests because detainees were still being processed and questioned. As Mr. Baran dodged questions, tempers flared and villagers shot questions at him. Baran invited people to visit him at the district center later in the week when he had more information. With no other questions, the shura dispersed, with many of the locals seemingly just as frustrated as they were before the meeting.
The Canadian military, however, deemed the meeting a success, because it established a channel for them to follow up with the Afghan military and government officials.
"As cathartic as it would be to just talk about the issues, if they knew full well that there would be nothing [that happened afterwards], I don't think people would show up, I don't think most people would deal with it," says Lt. Aaron Lesarge, an information operations officer for the Task Force Kandahar 1-10 Battle Group.
"I think most people have a belief in the system to a degree, and that's why they came."


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From the article: The French Cowboy throws the ultimate Bastille Day party — and doesn't show: Wigs & wine
Who wouldn't put his or her best fashion foot forward for Bastille Day, that celebration of all things trés French and trés chic? Well, that's what we might have thought, but au contraire. The crowd that turned out for the afternoon salute Francais at Philippe Restaurant + Lounge was very much on the casual side.
Jeans ruled, T-shirts made an appearance and only a few "dressed" for the occasion. C'est domage.
One who stood out was the dapper Joe Edd Nelson in double-breasted suit from R. Rose Clothier, a carefully coordinated shirt and pocket square from Paul Fredrick and a matching bowtie from Beau Ties Ltd. of Vermont.
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text: On April 28th, within the Sports VU, ESSEC welcomed two high-level sportsmen. Jean-Phillippe Gatien (table tennis player, silver medal at 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, World Champion in 1993, winner of 1994 World Cup and 13 times France Champion); and Guillaume Cossou (karateka, Europe Junior Champion with his team in 1999, university World Champion and World Champion by team in 2004) came to speak about their high-level sportsmen careers and all the lessons drawn for their professional lives. This meeting follows Myriam Baverel's one on April 7th.


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…because the guys won't get this at all.
After several days in a row of getting the same reading, I finally realized that my scale isn't lying to me and that I've actually lost 5 lbs over the last couple of weeks. Hooray!
But I also just noticed some new and unsightly bulges that I really didn't need on my hips. Ugh.
How can I possibly be thinner and fatter at the same time?


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Chester debates school choice
CHESTER -- Chester County school leaders are considering allowing parents to enroll their children in schools outside their local attendance zones.
Board members discussed the interdistrict transfers this week but didn't vote on the matter.
"Unfortunately, we have parents who will go to any length to enroll their child in the school of their preference," Chairwoman Denise Lawson said.
Some parents lie about where they live, leaders said. Others write letters begging for permission to send their children to another school.
Under the current policy, students must attend their designated local schools. Thus, Great Falls students can't attend Lewisville schools, and Lewisville kids can't go to Chester.
One exception is for district employees who have children and work at schools outside their local attendance zone. They can enroll their children at schools in the area where they work.
Another exception is for students who attend schools with a high percentage of pupils living in poverty and a history of failing to meet federal academic standards. By law, the district is required to offer children who attend those schools the option of going elsewhere.
The Chester school-choice debate comes at a time when the district faces issues of declining enrollment and the possibility of explosive growth in the future.
Leaders expect a population spike in the Lewisville area, which is where Lawson said she sees the most requests for transfers. That area, where several residential developments are expected in the next few years, "couldn't be a worse place" for additional students because some schools are full or nearly full, Lawson said.
Lawson said school officials must make a choice.
"Either we support the policy and we say, 'Absolutely no.' Or we change the policy," she said.
Superintendent Larry Heath said some districts allow interdistrict transfers but don't pay for outside students' transportation.
Leaders discussed a plan along those lines that would allow students to attend schools in other zones as long as there was sufficient space and local students got the first opportunity to attend their hometown schools.
Board member Jean Westbrook said she wants to offer more options to parents.
"Some of these students are going to private schools because they don't have a choice, and I personally am for choice," she said. "It opens the door and gives them another choice and perhaps some of the people that we've lost to private schools we can pull back in. And frankly, we need the student enrollment."
On Wednesday, Heath said he doesn't get many requests for transfers. He also pointed out that the district already offers some parents a choice with Chester Park Complex on S.C. 9.
Parents can choose among the site's three elementary schools: a year-round inquiry school that focuses on everyday life situations where students do their work independently or with classmates, and two schools that operate on traditional schedules and have their own themes of technology and the arts, respectively.


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I made it through a full week of posting every day! It was pretty fun but here's the last installment. Nothing too new or exiting here. Just a round up off all the projects we did to the front porch/walkway area.
First up was painting the front door navy blue.
Once the door was painted I had to update my yarn wreaths to something new for summer.
The last little update to the front door was adding the vinyl welcome sign.
A part of the front porch I never really showed you was this alcove.
Next up we moved off the porch and talked about the three cedar planters we made to go in the front flower bed.
They took pretty much a full day just to build them but we love how great they look so I think it was worth it.
I also think the addition of the pretty flowers is a fun pop of color.
The last update was building and painting some custom tapered planters for next to the front door.
I'm loving the way everything looks all together
It's a major upgrade from where we started. Here's a shot from just before we moved in.
This is a picture of the front door this fall in all it's white(ish) glory and that lovely left over carpet triangle. Yep just keepin' it classy over here.
Lastly here's a wider shot of the front porch. It was looking a little funky and blah last fall but is much improved now.
I think that was pretty good update, at least for one summer. What do you think?
Who else out there has been fixing up your outdoor entry area?
Don't forget to check out all posts in the Pretty Front Porch Makeover Week:
Painting the Front Door
Yarn Wreaths and Welcome Decal
Cedar Planter Boxes
Tapered Planter Boxes


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Saturday, March 29, 2014
Thinking of You
Emma here is surrounded by Basic Grey papers, Memory Box clouds and MFT flowers. A cheesecloth bow wraps it all up.
I used sketch #52 from Papertake Weekly.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed Sunday!
Papertake Weekly - sketch challenge
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Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
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hi Linda! this is precious, fabulous coloring. so glad you played along with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!ReplyDelete
sparkle & shine *~*
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What a precious card! It is both beautiful and cute! I love the clouds too! This card would cheer anybody up who received it!ReplyDelete
I just love a sweet image like this, all colored up as cute as can be! A happy start to my Monday morning before work. Thank you!ReplyDelete
This card is precious with all the pretty detail :) Love it! Happy MondayReplyDelete
An adorable card Linda, fabulous colours and papers. Your cute LOTV image is lovely coloured and such gorgeous details!!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for joining Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
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she is just too adorable and I love how you used the cheesecloth bow, looks like she is floating on a cloud :)ReplyDelete
she is adorable Linda and you colored her beautifully!ReplyDelete
Absolutely DARLING, Linda. I am so blessed by your art, and SO excited to have you with us in April.ReplyDelete
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Linda that is such a sweet image and you have colored so perfectly you did a lot of hard work on this card with your hand made flowers and clouds.ReplyDelete
Oh, Linda, this is absolutely darling, and your coloring and colors are gorgeous! Just love this little gal - you've sure made her shine, and someone special is going to LOVE receiving this card! Very sweet Emma! Hugs!ReplyDelete


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Ushers Island (corner with Bridgefoot St.) in Dublin. One of numerous vacant sites in the city.
There is much debate at present about future solutions to the housing crisis in Ireland. This is a crisis of an unprecedented scale, which has been produced through the structural inadequacies of the previous boom and bust cycle and, indeed, the long tail of housing provision in Ireland. Following from such discussions, there is a necessity to examine the relationship between planning, urban regeneration, housing, and social justice.
To greater or lesser extents, design professionals have a strong role to play in the promotion of more socially inclusive and just cities. However, their potential for impact is situated within the wider economic, social and cultural arenas in which they are embedded and have to operate. All too often, whether it be in a design magazine or glossy property section, there appears an article hailing how a building or even an entire area that was once dilapidated has been revitalised with the historic fabric of the city now restored to its former glory. For all the worth of such projects, they can often serve to gloss over and render vastly unequal processes of urban transformation almost invisible. While it is understandable that many will celebrate how an area has been turned around etc., a great level of care is needed in order not to simply reproduce a set of highly unequal processes at various different scales over time.
Debates within the realms of urban design and planning are not, however, short on theories of alleviating urban injustices. One of the dominant approaches of current policy is to introduce social mix to locations predominated by poorer residents. In short, the ideal is that mixing different social groups allows for better life opportunities, particularly for poorer residents. Such approaches thus have significant implications for questions of, and realities of, social justice, but are not without certain shortcomings, particularly in the context of the increasingly marketised urban reality. For example, in advocating for a more just solution to housing, planning theorist, Peter Marcuse takes care not to submit to notions of inclusion that are biased by the housing market: 'Diversity, for instance, has specific benefits in itself, in permitting mixing, mutual enrichment, solidarity and mutual support; but diversifying public housing by introducing higher income household at the expense of those intended to be served by it, with the result of benefiting higher over low-income families, is not a just objective of public policy.'
Such sentiments are therefore not opposed to the mixing of social groups but the assumption that it automatically results in a more 'just' outcome. For Marcuse, such strategies can either have the impact of primary displacement, whereby residents of what was once social housing are directly displaced in favour of a socially mixed development, or secondary displacement, whereby families are displaced via increase in land values brought about in a surrounding area. Furthermore, there is little understanding of how this impacts upon people's lives in terms of displacement to other parts of a city or city region.
Vacant space on corner of West Chesnut and North Clark St. in Chicago. This photo seeks to illustrate the movement of investment from one place to another.
Within wider urban discourse, one of the more predominant means of engagement in such theories at present is via the lens of gentrification. For defenders of gentrification, it is heralded as providing much needed reinvestment into an area. Yet, in the context of such radical shifts taking place via large-scale disinvestment and sudden influx of investment, important social questions arise. Notions embedded within policy-oriented gentrification assume that there will be a trickle-down impact for the surrounding community. This is often given a further sheen via the use of names like Jane Jacobs and associated notions of well designed and serviced streets. More often than not, these ideals are presented as though promoting inherently inclusive places. Such perspectives rarely engage in the processes operating under the surface, particularly the role of finance in dictating the reality of contemporary cities. In reality, gentrified areas are often dominated by 'social tectonics' at various scales with an end game of furthering residential differentiation and social segregation. Yet, more often than not, media debates end up discussing gentrification via notions of 'improvement', with the more necessary discussion of social justice either sidelined or taken for granted.
Seeking to understand these processes involves taking a more long-term view of urban change. Thus, in drawing on key authors such as Neil Smith, it is necessary to understand the dynamics of gentrification as a long-term outcome of both disinvestment and reinvestment. Indeed, both disinvestment and reinvestment have negative impacts upon the less well off in society. As an area is disinvested, residents are forced to deal with far reaching consequences, ranging from the physical degradation of the built environment to withdrawal of the state in terms of upkeep of the public domain. That the gradual decline of such neighbourhoods introduces the potential of future profitability to an area can also be problematic. Although an area is now being transformed via new forms of investment, very often this investment has little to do with long-term residents and is more to do with the search for profit and the closely linked shift in social realities of an area. While often dressed up as saving a neighbourhood from urban blight, the solutions are thus far removed from the issues to which they purport to address. A zero sum game is played out upon a city as though it is a chessboard. Different actors compete for different parcels, with disinvestment moving from place to place for future profitability. It continues to reproduce a scenario whereby its very own progress is reliant upon wide swings between disinvestment and reinvestment. Thus, while some might deem protest of the Cereal Killer Café in London as unfair, such venues become symbolic of just how imbalanced these processes have become. High-priced cafes are of little use to those in severe food poverty.
Amsterdam Eastern Docks as illustrative of ideal social mix. Susan Fainstein sees Amsterdam as an example of a 'just city'.
With the above in mind, it becomes important to think through ways of addressing the factors producing such unequal realities within cities. To take one example, historic buildings in poor condition are cheaper to rent, but almost self-evidently, in poorer condition. In choosing to live in such locations, tenants very often have less choice about where they will locate in a city. Choice becomes a factor that is largely dictated by other factors outside of ones control. Thus, in advocating for urban regeneration within historic contexts, pertinent questions arise as to how tenants can afford to continue living in an area after regeneration is complete. The detailed historical rejuvenation of a building should not mean the displacement of tenants for the sake of architectural celebration. After all, should we really be celebrating urban regeneration if those whom it should serve can no longer afford to live there after reinvestment has taken place? It is not that there is a problem to seek new uses for old structures, but the manner in which this re-use becomes embedded within pervading societal structures needs a greater level of attention.
There is a need for policy makers to seek alternative provisions of housing within the context of regeneration areas. This can be brought about through more engagement with alternative means of provision such as community land trusts, housing associations and state-led housing. In order to achieve this, strong government intervention is necessitated, whereby local government use legislation such as compulsory purchase orders as a means of providing housing for wider societal benefit. With increased calls on the state to intervene in the current housing crisis, historic centres provide an ideal environment in which a significant amount of small parcels of land could be taken out of the hands of speculators and used as a means of promoting the common good. Here, there is the potential to promote architectural heritage as making a strong social contribution that goes beyond the market-led reinvestment in urban space. Such approaches would necessitate intensification in the power of public land management to ensure that, from both a spatial and temporal perspective, the speculative disinvestment and reinvestment in land does not continue to dictate very real outcomes in people's social lives. This would require a sea change in how cities are viewed and treated within policies at various scales of engagement.


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Daniel, does that mean where you work - walk-ins are charged "more" than patients with an appointment?I use these codes over here in the practice I work for. It's for patients that walk in with no schedule appointment. You can use this during regular scheduled evening, weekend, or holiday office hours.
But I recommend you collect this money up front. Instead of billing the insurance for this. Meaning for example, patients pay like $15 to $25 extra outside of there co-pay, for seeing them on a walk in service. Because insurance companies aren't paying this to often. Don't get me wrong I seen payment on these. Anywhere from $5.00 to $20. So it depend on you how your practice would like to apply these codes.
Why would you want to use this code? I don't see any RVU's attached to the 99051. In my opinion I doubt very many insurances would reimburse separately for this code. Per CMS this would be bundled with payment for other services. (like the normal E/M). Most insurances are leaning towards following CMS guidelines. Where I work, walk-in's are coded/billed just like scheduled appointments, according to services provided and supporting documentation - why wouldn't they be? UNLESS it's an emergency. (that's a whole different thing) We're open till 6:00pm also. No special codes attached to any E/Ms, even for the walk in's.I bill for a family practice that's open 6am-10pm, 7 day per week.
When can I use the 99051? Can I use it after 5:30pm and on the weekends and holidays? How exactly does this code work?
Thanks for any advice!
The descrition given by Rebecca, is way off. Just looking at the CPT book, you can see this. This code is used for when a patient disrupts the physicians schedule. Like a patient seen on a walk in basis.
During regulary scheduled evening, weekend, or holiday office hours, in addition to basic services.
And about the other, respondent. Saying you can't collect the money up front for a walk in patient. Give me a source that tells me other wise. Why would this not be in compliance. You tell the patient up front when they come in, that they have to pay. $15.00 or $25.00 extra out of pocket, for seeing them on a walk in basis. Remember your providing a extra service for them.
Keep in mind, I still use this code 99051. But I recommend practices just collect this money up front.
I TOTALLY agree with Augustine here.You can not collect money up front for services such as 99051. You can also NOT charge extra for walk-ins over scheduled patients. This is ILLEGAL. You CAN however ask a patient to sign an advance beneficiary notice if you think their insurance will not pay for the services. This would hold them financially liable after the services are denied.
If you do charge extra in advance for the 99051, you would have to refund the money to the patient after insurance pays, as you are not legally able to charge the patient the difference between the allowed amount and the billed amount. So if the insurance pays 100%, there is no balance, and a refund must be issued. If an insurance company pays at 80% but has you adjust the balance to zero, stating patient responsibility zero, you still have to issue a refund. Also, if the insurance company states that the services are not billable (or what have you), and tell you to adjust to zero and issue no payment (and still state patient responsibility zero), you again would have to issue a refund to the patient.
The only kind of "extra" charges you are allowed to charge a patient for is for returned/bounced checks, and if your office has a no-show policy that results in a charge.


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Nathan Brandt(former horticulture specialist) and the St. Louis Master Gardeners were hard at work beautifying the grounds at the Kathy J. Weinman Shelter. The volunteers are transforming the space to provide some comfort for the women and children residing within the facility. This is one example of the partnership MU Extension has with St. Louis County. This began with a phone call requesting help with a flower bed. Do you have community horticulture project that you would like help with? Give Holly a call: 314-577-9442
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The 1999 Press Pass set was issued in 1 series totaling 136 cards. The set includes a number of subsets and insert sets. A parallel of each card was created called Skidmarks and inserted in to packs with each card individually numbered to 175.
Inserts could be found in packs for several different Insert sets. They were Chase Cars (1:12), Cup Chase (1:24), Oil Cans (1:18), Pit Stop (1:8), Showman (1:8), Triple Gear 3 in 1 Redemptions and Autographs (1:240).
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Who doesn't love glass jars?!
I know I do. I usually try to find different places in the house to decorate using the jars; Although I don't have a ton of options. But one fun way to use them is with saving money. 🙂 Something else I am sure we all love.
We decided to do this while we were on our honeymoon in Hawaii. We literally fell in love with both islands that we visited (I can't wait to tell you all about it). And while we were laying by the pool one day, at an amazing resort, we just started to think about how we could visit this island more often. Obviously trips like a honeymoon or vacations to Hawaii aren't cheap at all, so it involves some planning and saving…lots of saving.
I suggested that we set aside money each month to put towards different goals, vacations, outfits, adventures, groceries, bills etc. And we made a plan. But it is always easy to talk about and sometimes not as easy to follow through with. We needed something that we could see daily to remind us that we wanted to save and put money away towards specific goals. So we started using glass jars, each with a different label on them, but with that comes a plan! We can't put all of our money towards a dream vacation (we can all wish) when it should go towards grocery money, also. So each week we will put aside a certain amount of money in each jar, some having more priority than others. Maybe every other week will be for a vacation and every week for groceries (throw your coupons in there,too) and bills. That could mean every time you get change back you put it in a jar instead of throwing it in a cup holder in your car or your purse where it will just make noise. And then find a safe spot where maybe just you and your family will see it.
We will budget groceries each week, using coupons that we find also, and bills. The extra money will go towards the fun stuff until we meet a certain goal! –Then it is time to enjoy!
Supplies you will need:
Glass jars (number depends on how many things you are saving for)
Strips of different colored paper to write on
Marker or pen
and Money 🙂
Decide what you want to save for, write it on the piece of paper and tape it onto the jars!
Then start saving!!
A few jars we have started with!


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New chiropractic advertising book | Chiropractic Marketing Power: 25 Tips to Explode Your Practice Now
10 February 2013, by tpotisk
A new book for doctors about marketing and advertising for chiropractic practices is in development.
"If your business is not worth advertising, then you should advertise it for sale." – BJ Palmer
The focus of the book is new patients, patient retention, and patient reactivation/recall to help DCs prosper, thrive, and reach more of their community with the wondrous gift of chiropractic.
Contributions of content are welcome from those with proven products, procedures, systems, and experience with expansion of chiropractic practices.
Chapters include but are not limited to:
- Why market your practice?
- External events/promotions
- Internal events/promotions
- Social media/internet
- Community involvement
- Strategies
- Patient education
- Patient reactivation/recall
- PI Marketing
- Para-professional Networking
- Ultimate Spinal Screenings
- Workshops
- Direst mail
- Testimonials
- Videos
Contributions of content are limited to 500 -1500 words and are welcome to contain links and contact information for purchasing of products and services. Email submissions before the deadline of September 1, 2013 to the author Dr Tom Potisk.
Here is the brief introduction for the book:
Introduction: Chiropractic Marketing Power
I bet you are a lot like me- we hate getting stuck. Whether its stuck waiting for an airplane, in the snow, in a traffic jam, standing in a slow moving line, or even in some relationships. That frustrating feeling of not going anywhere is the same pain many chiropractors feel with their practices.
Occasionally I meet a DC who seems content with or at least accepting of their level of stagnation, perhaps having maxed out their mastery of their technique, communication, or management skills. But they don't stay content for long, eventually succumbing to the non-stop forces of inflation and/or competition.
So, what can a doctor do? Is there a solution to keeping our hard earned reputations and levels of productivity and income from gradually fading? Yep, and it's done using proven and powerful marketing techniques.
Marketing is to a chiropractic practice like gasoline is to a car. Sure, a car can keep coasting for a while even after running out of gas, and it may even pick up speed if going downhill, but without gas it eventually slows and stops. Likewise, a chiropractic practice can coast sometimes quite nicely especially when the economy or insurance are good, but without consistent and well done marketing it will never attain an unshakeable level of prosperity and thrive perpetually.
There is no shame in ethical marketing. Why wouldn't a DC want more people to know what chiropractic and their practice can offer? There is no doubt that referrals from satisfied patients sustain and grow a practice like nothing else – that's a given; but consider the concept that relying and depending on just that is darn right selfish! What about all the other suffering people in your community that may never hear about you or even worse – the beauty of chiropractic health care? And lets not forget that marketing stimulates referrals – sweet!
You and I have an obligation to reach out with our "sacred trust" of chiropractic, not just in our practices but to each and every member of our community. It's a wonderful gift worthy of sharing.
I invite and challenge you to join me on this journey, not to just build big practices or incomes, but to someday end our careers with huge smiles knowing that we did all we could to help humanity with the gift we've been blessed.
"If your practice is not worth being advertised; then you should advertise it for sale." – BJ Palmer.
The proven tips in this book have been carefully selected from leading marketing experts. Read these with excitement and anticipation. Know that implementing even just one will help open opportunities for many more people to learn about you, your practice, and experience the miracles of chiropractic.
Now that is powerful!
-Dr Tom Potisk
P.S. Feel welcome to check out additional Books by Dr Tom Potisk
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station say they're ready for the iPad. Or any decent tablet, reallythe orbiting laboratory has dozens of laptops distributed throughout its modules, but only a couple of iPad 2s recently sent up by Russia's Federal Space Agency.
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So before I start I want to clearly set my stall out; "Technology and children" seems to be a constantly debated topic, everyone's an expert and everyone thinks their way is the right way. When I was young, if you sat to close to the TV you got square eyes, now every child that picks up an IPad is socially incapable. I don't really want to contribute to the debate, I'll leave that Mumsnet. All I will say is; I love technology and all benefits it brings, yes I appreciate the risks but I will not be hiding Effy away from tech, I want her to embrace it as a learning and entertainment and social tool……Not solely relay on it but embrace it…..There that's that done. (by the way, I haven't got square eyes and I sat pretty close the TV as a child)
A few weeks ago I was contacted by the lovely people from Kidloland, and was asked if id be interested in checking out their app and giving my honest review. Initially I was hesitate, Effy was only 1 in September, she's still pretty young and has never really used Apps before. She likes to look at photos of herself on our phones and Ipad but that's about it. Again we haven't discouraged her using tech, she's just never really seemed interested. She prefers to read books or put sieve's on her head.
Anyway I checked out the website, read all the positive reviews and looked at what was included in the app that we would actually use. Effy's talking is really starting to develop so when I spotted the phonics section, I thought that would be a really useful tool for us. On that basis I accepted the kind offer of a 1 years subscription (usual price £29.95, there is a free version of the app but it is obviously limited).
First thing I'll say about the app, is that it looks lovely, the colours are brilliantly bright and bold but not to offensive on the eyes. The content is broken down into sections: Nursery rhymes, Stories, Phonics, Songs, Games, Learn to trace, Surprises, Chopping monsters, Popping time, Colouring time, Activities, Early learning, Create and play, Animal Kingdom, Vehicles, Fruits and vegetables, Numbers, Bedtime, Colours and shapes and Christmas.
It's simply a case of scrolling through and choosing what section you want. Honestly the amount of content within these sections is ridiculous. We've only had the app for about a week and it would be impossible to have had a chance to check everything out. We originally felt the phonics section would be the most beneifical for us and to be completely honest that's what we have mainly stuck to. I suspect over the next few months we will be able to delve a little deeper and let Effy explore the other sections, but at the minute…Phonics has been a winner.
Again its broken down into subsections and categorised in alphabetical order. Within each letter, there is several songs, that actively encourage the correct pronunciation. there is then a little game at the end, which again actively encourages the correct pronunciation. Its lovely to sit with Effy and hear her follow along saying A, A, A,….Apple and then attempt to play the game at the end. I'll be honest, she's not exactly subtle with her touch (takes after her mam), so she sill needs reminded that the screen doesn't need punched repeatedly.
I suspect each letter follows the same pattern, we haven't worked our way to the end of the alphabet yet. We might need to skip to W, because her auntie is called Wendy and she's highly offended that she's the only family member who's name Effy cant say yet. We've suggested she changes her name to Apple but she's not keen.
Its a shame we haven't been able to use the app fully yet because the phonics sections really is brilliant and it's exactly what we were hoping for. For those that disagree with technology for kids, you should sit and listen to Effy learning, interacting and developing because of an App. She will still use books and we will still engage and teach in exactly the same way as we do……All we have now is an additional tool.
One slight downside we found is that first time round all the content needs to be downloaded, once you've done this its stored and easily accessible, but without internet access this obviously cant be done. I don't think there is a way to access non-downloaded content offline. Not a big issue but worth noting.
Links to the app are below, please check it out, I would love to know what you think.
This review was written by me and represents my honest opinion of the product. If it was crap I would say its crap. Kidloland contacted me and proved me with a free subscription, in exchange for an honest post.


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Most of us know the term "Sacred Geometry" and have seen the symbols, but how do we actually relate to them in a way that we feel their power having influence in our lives?
We know we are at a Point in time where every aspect of life needs the power of realignment with the Sacred. All the old structures are crumbling, and to have a true understanding of what Sacred is, what Geometry is, and what Embodying these principles can do, will help enormously.
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6:30 pm: While we are eating, Ryan Gourley of A2share.org will let us know about the great "sharing economy" opportunities in our area, and Laura Ruth Pasek will introduce the exciting new Ann Arbor Time Bank.
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