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As part of our Author Alert series, we're now on our second week and I've completed nearly 350 reviews on the ThisIsMyTruthNow blog site. This week, I've selected… Jenn McKinlay!
Jenn McKinlay writes romance, humor, suspense, and mystery fiction. To learn more about her, you can see her profile on Goodreads, her personal website or her Facebook profile.
Two of my favorite things about Jenn McKinlay is her creativity and her down-to-earth and humble personality. You can tell by all her posts [on Facebook about her family, vacations and the writing process] that she is a genuine and caring person. Reading things like those posts about an author help readers feel close to the people who create the stories they love, which in turn develops a strong fandom for the books being written. And she has a lot of books… mostly serial fiction… many of which I've read across multiple series. See below for some highlights.
Book Series – Library Lovers Mysteries
Lindsey Norris, director of the Briar Creek Public Library, in Connecticut, has returned to her hometown after losing her position at a bigger library. She's inherited an interesting group of employees at the new library, plus she's falling for a few of the people who live around town. The book currently has 8 in the series and often focuses on books and libraries as part of the mystery thrills. Lindsey is a great character, full of fun and surprise. She seems a little reticent to get into a relationship, but it's getting better. I can't wait to meet her parents, especially having seen what her brother was like when he was the center of a mystery.
Book Series – Library Lovers Mysteries — Favorite Series
- Books Can Be Deceiving (2011)
- Due or Die (2012)
- Book, Line & Sinker (2012)
- Read It and Weep (2013)
- On Borrowed Time (2014)
- A Likely Story (2015)
- Better Late Than Never (2016)
- Death in the Stacks (2017)
Book Series – Cupcake Bakery Mysteries
The Cupcake Bakery mysteries feature owners Melanie "Mel" Cooper and Angela "Angie" DeLaura and contains 9 books in the series. These best friends are also openly embracing the dating world and trying to decide which one belongs with their male best friend! Reminds me a little bit of Hannah Swensen from the Joanne Fluke cozy mystery series.
- Sprinkle with Murder (2010)
- Buttercream Bump Off (2011)
- Death By the Dozen (2011)
- Red Velvet Revenge (2012)
- Going, Going, Ganache (2013)
- Sugar and Iced (2014)
- Dark Chocolate Demise (2015)
- Vanilla Beaned (2016)
- Caramel Crush (2017)
Book Series – Hat Shop Mysteries
Scarlett has left the US after a disastrous and public break-up, deciding England may be a better place to re-start her life. She comes to visit her cousin and helps run the hat shop, finding murder wherever she goes. I love cozy mystery books that take place in England. I've only read one to day, but just purchased the next two which are due to arrive this week. I'll read them in June. The series has 5 books to date.
- Cloche and Dagger (2013)
- Death of a Mad Hatter (2014)
- At the Drop of a Hat (2015)
- Copy Cat Murder (2016)
- Assault & Beret (2017)
In addition to the above 3 series, Jenn also has some other books:
Book Series – Bluff Point Romance
A romance series featuring the dogs who in the main character's lives. Contains 3 books in the series either currently published or about to be published.
- About a Dog (2017)
- Barking Up the Wrong Tree (2017)
- Every Dog Has His Day (2017)
Note: If there is an active link, I've completed a review.
Link to the Jenn McKinlay page where you will be able to return in the future to see when I post new reviews and book thoughts.
About Me
I'm Jay and I live in NYC. By profession, I work in technology. By passion, I work in writing. Once you hit my site "ThisIsMyTruthNow" at https://thisismytruthnow.com, you can join the fun and see my blog and various site content. You'll find book reviews, published and in-progress fiction, TV/Film reviews, favorite vacation spots and my own version of the "365 Daily Challenge." Since March 13, 2017, I've posted a characteristic either I currently embody or one I'd like to embody in the future. 365 days of reflection to discover who I am and what I want out of life… see how you compare! Each month, I will post a summary of a trip I've taken somewhere in the world. I'll cover the transportation, hotel, restaurants, activities, who, what, when, where and why… and let you decide for yourself if it's a trip worth taking. Feel free to like, rate, comment or take the poll for each post. Tell me what you think. Note: All content is my original creation and copyrighted to me, but the graphics and images were linked from other sites and belong to them. Many thanks to their original creators.

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If you are a gamer, last week was probably pretty torturous for you. The eagerly anticipated Diablo III hit the shelves about a decade after its predecessor, but most gamers couldn't play the game due to crappy DRM and sloppy Blizzard infrastructure. While Blizzard continues to firefight with infrastructure upgrades and hotfixes, Ron Carmel of World of Goo fame has strewn together a neat little package that should cheer you up.
In an initiative called "Because We May", several indie game developers have come together to offer their games at deep discounts (typically 50% or more). Unlike most other similar promotions, "Because We May" is as platform agnostic as you can get. It features games for Windows, Windows Phone, Mac, iOS, and Android. The promotion will last til June 1, and is meant to celebrate online stores that gives developers the freedom to determine pricing.
Games on offer include World of Goo, Osmos, Super Meat Boy, Beat Trip Runner, Penny Arcade, Dungeon Defenders, Zen Bound 2, Fieldrunners, Riptide, and dozens of other stellar indie titles. Head over to becausewemay.com to check out all the games on offer.


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I had this Greenpeas Masala Dosa in a hotel when I was in India.I too want to try this at home with dosa rather than chapathi...As we Usually make Aloo Masala for Dosa at home..I was bored with this aloo masala..I loved the taste of this wid Dosa..but my hubby told that this will b very good with Chapathi too...Now its upto you to select a good go with this greenpeas masala...here is the recipe..
1.Peas - 3 cups
1.Peas - 3 cups
2.Onion - preferably red one - 3no(medium size)
3.Tomato - 1 large
4.Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
5.Cashew - 10(full)
6.Poppy Seeds(Ghasa Ghasalu) - 1.5 tsp
7.Cardomom - 2no
8.Cinamon - 1 inch
9.Cloves- 3no
10.Chilly powder - as per taste
11.Salt -Acc to ur taste
12.Sugar-Small Pinch
13.Cilantro-For Garnishin
14.Cumin Seeds-1/2 tbsp
1.Add 2 chopped onions, tomato, broken cashew, cinammon, cloves, cardmon, ginger garlic paste, poppy seeds, chilli powder n salt to a blender add littlewater and make it to a fine paste.
2.Pressure cook the soaked peas for 3-4 whistles.Drain them n put aside.
3.Now pu t a pan on flame n add little oil.Once the oil is heated add cumin seeds n 1 chopped onion.Fry till the onions are soft.
4.Add the ground masala and fry till the raw flavor is gone away.
5.Finally add the boiled peas.
6.Cook till u see the oil oozes out.
7.Add the small pinch of sugar at last and garnish it with chopped Cliantro n onion
8.Serve it Hot with Chapathi or Dosa.


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Cult movies come about in different ways. Some, like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," happen because their particular brand of badness lends itself to celebration. Others, such as "The Big Lebowski," reach cult status due to a matching of style and fan base. The strangeness attracts a following, and that following spreads the word.
"The Interview" is the latest film to make a case for cult status. As the Seth Rogen-Evan Goldberg comedy about the fictional killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was dropped by theater chains and Sony Pictures last week, the movie has gone from midsize Christmas release to forbidden holiday fruit. It's currently be one of the best-known cultural products in the world, but it also is a movie without a home, adding to its novelty and fueling curiosity.
On Monday, a number of smaller theatrical entities said they would show "The Interview" if given the opportunity, while large theater chains remained silent. A small stage company in New York, Treehouse Theater, said it was organizing an impromptu live reading of the movie's script this weekend.
The embrace by a more independent arts community at the expense of the corporate film business is a critical development for the Sony production. How "The Interview" is consumed will go a long way toward determining not just the commercial but the cultural fate of the film, which has morphed into something very different from the broad studio comedy as it was once conceived.
Whether it takes on the attributes of a cult movie, however, is a trickier question.
"The Interview," observers note, lacks the stylistic character of many cult movies — far from bizarre or campy, its jokes are largely of the mainstream studio variety. No dudes abide, few scenes lend themselves to "Rocky Horror"-style talk-backs.
What the film does have is an exotic setting. It's rare that any mainstream entertainment product deals so irreverently with something as serious as oppression. "The Interview" contains the requisite bathroom humor and celebrity-culture sendups, sure, but they take place amid the food shortages, propaganda and megalomania of Kim's North Korea.
That setting is what gives the film its allure — and in turn has contributed to its de-facto banning in the United States and commentary from President Obama, who chastised Sony for backing down. It is also what has made the film both a rallying point for 1st Amendment defenders and a giant Sony headache.
After some fits and starts, Sony Pictures' Chief Executive Michael Lynton has said the company is committed to releasing it, and Sony lawyer David Boies appeared on "Meet the Press" Sunday to assure viewers the film was on its way, somehow, someday. "It's going to be distributed," he vowed.
Reports have already surfaced of a possible online release via Sony platform Crackle, a move that would circumvent the problem of persuading a large outside platform such as iTunes or Netflix to take it on. But Sony has knocked down those reports.
An alliance of independent movie theaters known as Art House Convergence said Monday that its members are willing to screen the film. The group, which puts on an annual conference for independent cinemas, posted an open letter to Sony on the website Change.org, expressing support for the beleaguered film as well as for the studio that was crippled by a cyberattack nearly a month ago. The U.S. blames the North Korean government for the attack, though Pyongyang authorities deny responsibility.
"We implore our fellow exhibitors and our nation of moviegoers to stand up in recognition that freedom of speech and artistic expression are vital not only to the entertainment industry but for all art and commerce worldwide," wrote Russell Collins, the Art House Convergence's director, in the letter.
Locally, the co-owner of Laemmle Theaters, which operates seven cinemas in Los Angeles County, also said he would play "The Interview."
"I think we're all upset with the idea that a bunch of people sitting at their computer screens can do this," said Greg Laemmle, who signed the Convergence's petition. "Without the support of the major circuits, it's going to be very difficult to come up with a release strategy that makes a difference. But I suppose there is some way to put it in movie theaters and show this cannot be stopped."
There were other calls for Sony to show the film. "Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin has said his own small theater, the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, N.M., would "be glad" to screen "The Interview," calling the decision not to screen the movie "a stunning display of corporate cowardice." Sony had no comment on the statements from the Art House Convergence and Martin.
Niche screenings play into what kind of movie "The Interview" can become — seen and beloved by hard-core supporters of both Rogen and the 1st Amendment, turning it into an object of cult fascination.
But another scenario is possible: Sony could still put the film into wide release. That would give "The Interview" a very different vibe.
Of all the potentially comparable situations, the fate Sony most wants to avoid is that of "The Day the Clown Cried." Jerry Lewis' infamous dark comedy about the Holocaust has never seen the light of day and almost certainly never will. Lewis himself has said he is embarrassed by the film and has marshaled his legal rights to ensure it is never released, even though fans still ask him about it 40 years later.
A similar dynamic is at work with "The Interview." No matter how much it's liked, if the film is released in any mass way, the novelty vanishes--and with it, so does the cult status.
Among the unusual mix of supporters encouraging theaters to show "The Interview" is Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.
"As a sign of my commitment," he told executives of large theater chains in a letter, "if you agree to show this movie, I will send a note to the Republican Party's millions of donors and supporters urging them to buy a ticket — not to support one movie or Hollywood, but to show North Korea we cannot be bullied into giving up our freedom."
When the president and a top GOP leader are urging the same thing, something strange has been created. Perhaps even stranger than a cult movie.


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Chapter 1
Boromir POV:
The call of the ring was becoming harder and harder to ignore.
To think of the power it possessed, of the power it could give men, just sitting there waiting to be destroyed was maddening! Why should such a little creature as that hobbit get to make such a choice, get to carry such a treasure!
My people are dying each day! My own brother is off fighting the darkness where he may already be dead. That ring could do such good.
No, no I mustn't think this way, the ring is deadly, it is evil, and it must be destroyed! I cannot let its power rule me. I must remain strong for Gondor, for my brother!
I was jolted out of my daydreams as Aragon called out we must find shelter and rest up for the night before journeying ahead. Looking over at the dark forest I must say I would have been plenty happy to keep moving forward but, just a glance at the hobbits told me that yes, we must take a rest.
Bringing the beautiful elfish made boats up to the shoreline each member began to do their task in setting up the camp. The hobbit, Sam began to prepare what would surely be our nightly meal with the help of the other two Pippen and Merry. Who knows where Gimli was and Aragon and Legolas had their heads bowed together in deep conversation. Not for the first time I wished the two would share their thoughts with the rest of the fellowship, but often it seemed as the only ones they would ever trust were each other.
With I sigh I set out to find the firewood that we would undoubtedly be needing for the night. Such a task I would have never dreamt of doing back home, being of my station and blood, but it did not take me very long to discover that status did not matter hear and that I very much so was not in charge.
So I walked the woods staying close to the camp site picking up wood and my thoughts when my trained ears caught a slight noise up ahead. Immediately alert, I was ready to drop all and lunge into battle when I saw that it was none other than the hobbit who had been at the center of my thoughts for so long. "None of us should wander alone", I called out announcing my presence, "You least of all, so much depends on you…Frodo."
NO response, he was obviously trying very hard not to meet my eyes. "I know why you seek solitude, you suffer and I see it day by day. You do not need to suffer needlessly, there are other ways Frodo." Wait what am I saying? This is the only way! The ring must be destroyed.
But what if it doesn't a voice whispered at the back of my head, think of what you could to with the ring, take it, TAKE IT! My feet seemed to move on their own accord and I lunged at the poor hobbit unable to control my need for the ring, I had to have it! "GIVE IT TO ME!" and then he was gone, just gone. My fury was so great "curse you, curse you!" I shouted out into the air. I NEEDED THAT RING.
In my need I failed to watch my steps and was sent tumbling down a hill. The suddenness seemed to break the spell that held my mind. "Frodo," I whispered, shame filling every part of my body, "what have I done?" I was supposed to protect the lad and instead I attack him in my weakness? No, this is not me, I am better than this.
Stumbling up to my feet I began to run back towards the camp desperate to make things right, I just had to. A sudden scream split the air bring me up to a stop. It was the other hobbits they were in danger. Without pausing to think I turned back around dashed towards the sound of the scream! Blowing the horn on my hip I jump into battle. Left, right, block, duck, blows came from every direction overwhelming me. It would have been a hard enough battle on regular terms but now I also had to watch and protect the two hobbits behind me. This was not going to end well.
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Legolas and Aragon raced through the woods toward the sound of the horn.
Orc's surrounded them on every side, jumping and shooting out from all angles.
There had to be hundreds. "NOOOOOO!" The screams of Merry and Pippin filled the air, making the two run even faster than they had before, orc by orc, Legolas and Aragon made their way forward fighting together in perfect harmony as they had so many time before.
The sight they came upon was a ghastly one indeed. Boromir was there on his knees with an ugly orcish arrow protruding from his chest with a nearby orc preparing to fire once more.
Within moments an arrow left Legolas's bow with a deadly precision instantly killing the orc.
But while that solved one problem there were still orcs attacking from every side and angle without pause, even so the pair with Gimli joining their side fought endlessly cutting down all they could. "STOP OR THE LITTLE ONES DIE!"
Turning to face the speaker the trio were met with the sight of Merry and Pippen help in the disgusting grip of what had to be the lead orc, knives held tightly to each of their throats. Legolas and Aragon looked hopelessly at one another, there was nothing they could do without risking of the lives of the two who had become there friends. "NOW SURRENDER YOUR WEAPONS!"
The rest was shouted out as orders to the orcs in the black tongue and while they couldn't understand it the fellowship could tell it was not to tell them to come clean their weapons for them.
Legolas, Aragon, Gimli, and Boromir who was barely conscious were roughly bound and dragged before the head orc. "Search them all, find the ring!" All were roughly thrown to the ground and searched for the small piece of gold.
Boromir, yelled out in pain as the rough hands crudely searched his body moving the arrow that pierced his skin. "The ring is on none of them sir", the small orc spoke out. The head orc let out a beastly roar of anger and kicked Legolas in the ribs, "Gather them all we shall take them to Saurman to deal with."
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Further cementing its position in the digital industrial printing segment, Konica Minolta, the global leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies has added two new presses, AccurioPress C2070/2060 to its portfolio of cutting edge printing solutions.
The AccurioPress C2070/ C2060 machine comes as the successor of bizhub PRESS C1070/ C1060 and is an ideal solution to cater to mid-range digital color printing jobs. The solution has been launched with significant upgrades and refinements as compared to its predecessors and offers complete scalability to meet the growing requirements of printing businesses and enhance productivity.
AccurioPress C2070/ 2060 offers trend setting features and technology including a high speed dual scanning at speeds up to 240 ipm for hard-copy originals; 1200 x 1200 DPI resolution with 8-bit processing for smoother, more realistic images; enhanced Simitri HDE toner for superior halftone and skin-tone reproduction, with biomass plant-based material to reduce environmental impact; SEAD V Screen-Enhancing Active Digital Processing System continuously maintains image stability etc.
AccurioPress C2070/ C2060 is equipped with the best in class 300 GSM Auto-Duplex and can also print on media upto 350 GSM. The machine is capable to take media sizes upto 47 inches. Konica Minolta strives to bring all the features of the higher production devices in their entry level machines to enable the same features on the entry production systems. This adds to the flexibility for our customers and equips them with all the features to cater to wide variety of the needs from the customers.
It is also armed with the enhanced Simitri HDE toner for superior halftone and skin-tone reproduction, with biomass plant-based material to reduce environmental impact and SEAD V Screen-Enhancing Active Digital Processing System continuously maintains image stability.
AccurioPress C2070/C2060 are also equipped with Open API, offering a coherent compatibility with solutions from other vendors including authentication, scan routing, accounting, Nuance eCopy ShareScan etc.
"Our new AccurioPress C2070/C2060 series will enable printing businesses to tap new markets and opportunities with its industry leading applications. The production machines offer print outputs of the highest quality and are extremely scalable for varied customer demands. We are confident that with this launch, Konica Minolta will play a pivotal role in transforming the digital printing segment in India,"
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Konica Minolta will now brand each of its Digital Printing Solutions as Accurio in place of bizhub, while AccurioPress will now replace bizhub PRESS for flagship Digital Production Printing devices.
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You have taken to the path of the scholar, learning the history and nature of your world but leaving behind more martial pursuits.
Prerequisite(s): 1st-level cleric
Benefit: You gain an additional 2 skill points each level and count all Knowledge skills as class skills. In exchange for this increase in knowledge you start with no armour or shield proficiencies.
Normal: Clerics receive Light Armor Proficiency and Shield Proficiency as bonus feats at 1st-level.
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Worn at: AX 2003 (Anaheim, CA), Yaoi-con 2003 (San Francisco, CA), Yaoi-con 2004 (San Francisco, CA)
Future appearances: .@_@ Eep....
This is probably one of the most difficult cosplays I've ever pulled off.. ^^ Well...I mean, the shirt was downright impossible for me, so I had it made for me at Nezumi's Cosplay Shoppe (because she's the best cosplay maker in the world! =D ), and it came out absolutely awesome! Everyone said the shirt and cape (she did both) were some of the finest pieces of craftsmanship they'd ever seen. ^-^ I'm inclined to agree. The rest I did myself...and it was a lot harder than it probably should have been. Ok, the goggles were easy, the rest was just a pain in the butt. The pants I bought, but they went way too high on my waist, so I figured I'd roll them down. Then, out of pure genius (or laziness, I can't decide which..), I decided that instead of making a belt and figuring out how to put it on with the top of the pants rolled down...I just painted the rolled over part to be the belt. ^^ Though I angsted for a while over how I'd do the buckle...and a few days before AX it occurred to me if I was just going to paint the belt, I may as well paint on the buckle too. ^^* And that was that. The pants were too long for me though, so I cut a bit off the bottom, and in another stroke of genius, I used what I cut off the bottom to make the little wings at the top. ^^ Whee! The pants are now completely different than how I bought them. ^^* The bag I had since forever, just stuck on some vinyl and painted it; though it was amusing that since the bag was so used already, I had to re-paint parts of it white because it was so dirty. ^^ (and, no, just washing didn't work) His bag is supposed to have a white strap, and mine was black, but I couldn't decide how to fix that, so I just left it. I may try something before Yaoi-con, but I'm not really that worried about it. Hmm...the shoes I kept a lookout for for months, before finally coming across a cool pair that I loved and would work wonderfully. I couldn't decide if I should've painted them the proper colors or not - on one hand it'd be more accurate, but on the other...I paid a lot of money for those shoes and wasn't about to go painting them. ^^ So I didn't, but they looked fine anyway. ::nods:: The leg coverings were pretty easy, just wrap white cloth around and sew it and paint the top. Stuck some rivets down the sides as false buttons. The black under-gloves I just bought black mittens and cut the fingers off of. The white over-gloves.... -_- eh...so much difficulty... Especially since one is longer than the other. Let's just say...a little vinyl, and a lot of trial and error.. ^^* There's two little...things on the top of each glove, and I had originally intended to make them out of the vinyl too, and sew them on. Then I got my hands on a hot glue gun and thought I'd just glue them on...but they wouldn't stay. So I threw a fit and just made them out of hot glue. ^^* Put down several layers, let it dry, then painted. Worked out ok. Looks like crap up close, but not noticeable from a distance or in pictures. ^^* (which is strangely how most of my cosplays are.. ^^** ) Then the knee pads.... -_- Biggest. Pain. Ever. I bought volleyball kneepads at a sporting good store, and that was fine, but they weren't quite the right shape so I cut them properly and sewed up the seams. Then I needed to dye them because they started off white. So I bought some dye and dyed them...and they came out purple. -_- Navy blue = purple, I guess. Shit. So I bought some fabric paint and just painted the damn things. But it turns out, if you paint elastic, it stops being elastic. With them being unable to stretch I wasn't able to get them on my legs, and I angsted for a long time over how I was going to get them on. Then while browsing the fabric store I saw they sold extenders for bra straps. Aha! So I got those and some hooks and eyelets and cut the backs and sewed everything in so they would hook like a...well, like a bra. (which is funny because every time someone saw me with the knee pads they'd ask if they were bra cups.. ^^* I guess in the end they did become knee-bras.. =P ) After everything, it took about six months for me to make them. -_- Irritating, I tell ya! And, ah! The elbow pad was made in the same way, except after painting I was still able to wiggle my arm into it despite the lack of elastic, so I didn't have to do anything special there...except that I couldn't bend my arm with it on.. ^^* (well, with a little work I got it loose enough to move in. ^^ ) So, getting the completed costume on took a little help, and wearing it was...weird.. ^^* (I'm used to the collar of a shirt being around my neck...not sitting on my shoulders.. and those damn knee pads kept falling down!), but it looked pretty good and made me sooo happy to get to be my beloved Zeph. ^,^ Squee.
For 2004 cosplays I needed my hair to be quite a bit longer then Zephel-spiky cropped, so I got a wig. Found a really good one! Spiky white. But it was still a bit too long, even though I trimmed it a bit. I was too frustrated/annoyed to work on it any more at the time, so just wore it as-is, but rest assured by the next time I portray the Guardian of Steel I will have it cut properly. .^_~
Taken at AX 2003:
<----my friends obviously don't know how to use a camera....
We also did and 'Angelique' cosplay in their casual outfits. For Zephel, it was a simple matter of buying a blue tee-shirt and painting an orange X on it, and getting a green jacket and shorts. ^^ Pretty easy, and very comfortable.
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Hello, puny mortals. I am Nathan the Jedi Master, member of the Jedi Order. COWER IN FEAR!!!
Just kidding. 🙂
I'm a bit of an "internet coward," so I'll just say that my name is Nathan and I live in Ohio. You are dismissed.
Me: Hey, minion, do my plans for world domination show?
Minion(lets call him Steve): No, not at all, sir.
Me: OK. Go clean my toilets now, Steve.
Steve:WOO-HOO! Toilet cleaning!(runs off)
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iTera, Constant Data announce strategic alliance to extend cross-platform high availability
iTera, Constant Data announce strategic alliance to extend cross-platform high availability
iTera, Inc. and Constant Data, both leaders in high availability technology, have formalized a strategic alliance between the two companies to cross-market each other's products. This alliance allows each company to fully extend high availability capabilities to enterprises across heterogeneous environments.
iTera' Echo2 High Availability is widely installed in IBM iSeries environments, while Constant Data's high availability products enjoy significant distribution across popular server environments including Linux and Solaris. With the proliferation of Linux environments in logical partitions on iSeries, and the growing number of enterprises that have Linux, Windows and iSeries servers, the alliance between these respective industry leaders is a natural fit.
"We are excited about the opportunities that will come about as the result of the alliance between iTera and Constant Data, said Dan NeVille, president of iTera, Inc. "This brings together products of two very innovative companies, providing a powerful cross-platform high availability solution for protecting enterprise computing assets."
"This partnership will provide higher levels of data availability for customer's heterogeneous computer infrastructures with continuous real-time data replication and high availability clustering technologies", said Paul Sustman, president of Constant Data, Inc. "Our market presence will clearly expand and customers will enjoy increased data protection capabilities and data consolidation benefits with their existing IBM iSeries systems."
iTera's Echo2 High Availability software for IBM iSeries is built natively on IBM's powerful remote journaling and clustering technologies. This along with high levels of automation and state of the art auditing features provide a very reliable yet affordable high availability offering.
Constant Data is the industry's first company to deliver wide-area real-time data replication solutions for the Linux enterprise server market. The company's flagship product, Constant Replicator™, automatically maintains file and database synchronization from anywhere-to-anywhere ensuring full-time data availability.
For more information on iTera and Echo2 High Availability visit www.iterainc.com or call 800-957-4511 (in the United States), or 801-799-0300.
For more information on Constant Data and Constant Replicator, visit www.constantdata.com or call 800.481.2904 (in the United States), or 952.933.2331.
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(SALEM, Ore.) - Friday kicks off a nationwide effort to increase awareness of EITC, the tax credit and free tax preparation options.
People are encouraged to visit the IRS' website today to learn more about the credit and eligibility requirements.
Oregon has one the lowest EITC participation rates in the country, with only 74.4 percent of eligible taxpayers claiming the credit in 2013, according to the IRS.
The Oregon Department of Human Services and the Oregon Department of Revenue are working with other state agencies and community partners to encourage taxpayers to learn more about this credit and find out if they're eligible.
The EITC can mean a refund of up to $6,269 if the person filing has qualifying children. In 2015, the average EITC refund for Oregon taxpayers was $2,136.
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Imagine living on less than $2 per day, with no money for food, healthcare, education, shelter, or even a cup of coffee. This is reality for nearly half the world's population living below the internationally defined poverty line of less than $2 per day.
Despite billions of dollars spent on development assistance, progress in raising living standards around the world remains very slow. Poverty is complicated. According to the World Bank, poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom. 1 It is a lack of access to services, exposure to unsafe environments, and exclusion. Poverty occurs in all countries and economic conditions: mass poverty in developing countries and pockets of poverty in developed countries. Economic recession, disaster and conflict result in losses of livelihood.
Poverty has social, psychological, as well as economic dimensions
At Community Empowerment Network, we believe that many projects are ineffective at making long-term, sustainable changes because they only focus on the material aspects of poverty, leaving out social and psychological considerations. The poor experience restrictions and limitations in three areas of their lives:
The economic aspects of poverty are the easiest to identify and include tangible assets such as capital, material, food, energy, roads and other infrastructure, and the skills to utilize them, are needed to solve many problems.
The unequal social status of the poor results in unequal access to power, equity and resources. Groups wishing to maintain their privileges subordinate those who have no power. Processes, systems, and structures perpetuate the system of inequality.
Psychological aspects are often underappreciated because they are less tangible than economic or social inequality. Living in poverty can sometimes cause a poor self-image, complete with the belief of being incapable of escaping poverty. With this mindset, it is impossible for impoverished individuals to take control over their lives and break the cycle of poverty and learned helplessness.
"(Sustainability) is important to donors, who don't want to see their money wasted. It's important to the groups that do the work: No project is successful unless it's taken over by local people to run. And it's most crucial to villagers themselves, who grow cynical about promises after they see project after project inaugurated only to fail."
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The solution to poverty: empowerment
The empowerment of individuals and their communities is key to sustainably overcoming poverty and addressing economic development. All three aspects of poverty must be addressed before the impoverished have control over their lives. No amount of resources alone will sustain positive change until individuals and their communities are empowered to identify their own strengths, assets, skills and attributes that can then be channeled into activities that result in a self-sustaining livelihood. Even before being able to take advantage of material opportunities, you must:
- Realize that you can better your life through your own problem solving skills
- Have the skills, resources and opportunities to accomplish your goals, and
- Have freedom from external obstacles, which would prevent you from accomplishing your goals. Examples of obstacles include war, epidemics, adequate energy or transportation, access to electricity, limited access to capital and markets, and many others.
CEN's work is only one piece of the solution, but it is a crucial one. By empowering communities and their residents, we ensure that positive change will be self-sustaining. Read more about what we do...
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On October 6, comedian and actor Ralphie May died from cardiac arrest. This came after a bout with pneumonia which lasted for several weeks. He was 45 years old.
May was a standup comedian with seven recorded specials. He also did some acting, appearing in the television series "Cubed," "Whoopi," and he appeared as a voice actor in an episode of "Squidbillies."
Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1972, he won a contest at age 17 to open up for his idol, the comic legend Sam Kinison. After graduating from High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, May moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment.
In 2003, May was picked to participate in the first season of "Last Comic Standing." He placed second, losing only to Dat Phan. May went on to appear in "The Wayne Brady Show" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" doing stand up.
In 2005, May released his first comedy album "Just Correct." He would go on to do more recorded specials including "Girth of a Nation," "Prime Cut," "Austin-tatious," "Too Big To Ignore," "Unruly," and "Imperfectly Yours."
May was known for his loud voice, thick southern accent, and overwhelming stage presence. His humor covered a wide range of topics, but the focus of discussion would almost always go back to himself, often making fun of his own size.


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CJ Flood's 'Nightwanderers' is out today! Rosie and Ti's adventures are definitely going to inspire some nightwandering – it's something that CJ and her friend always did as teens.
To nightwander. To wander aimlessly at night.
The quality of a conversation depends on many variables. People are crucial, but setting is important too. Fourth period plus PE kit plus drizzle equals a lacklustre, deflated sort of chat. Biscuits plus soft furnishings plus TV equals a nonsense and jingle-filled background kind of blah. Darkness plus hillside plus moonlight? That makes for something else altogether.
In 'Nightwanderers', Rosie and Ti understand the specialness of the night time. They use it to escape the many mundanities and injustices of their lives, to roam together and confide in each other, and feel exceptional and rare. It's something I miss, having done a lot of it as a teen, and to celebrate the release of my second book I headed out with my friend, Molly, to see if we could tap into the old magic.
Traditionally, nightwandering took place in the dark just before sunrise, but Molly and I headed out at sunset instead. The sky over the Somerset countryside was pink and coral, the long grass dotted with buttercups and daisies and dandelion clocks. At the top of the hill we sat, and I wove Molly a buttercup crown while she invented stories about the boys she had grown up with, and the world tilted into darkness.
The air was warm and smelled of drying grass, and I'd forgotten precisely how peaceful the dusk is, how the dark gets so close to your skin that you feel you are inside it. The night offered things up for us to share, to draw us closer together. An invisible cow, whose harrumph on the other side of a hedge we passed made us squeeze each other with terror, and an unseen deer, whose cloved feet we heard tap the lane up ahead. Bats circled and foxes screeched and we even saw a shooting star.
Walking at night is like raiding the universe's stock cupboards for its secret stash of time. The rules, regulations and hierarchies of the daytime are tidied away like office shoes and frying pans, not needed now, and your priorities shift. All that matters is this moment, and the night's prizes; the two of you and now. So take back the night with your friends, I implore you.
Of course it is imperative to stay safe when nightwandering, and so if you are under sixteen, ask an adult to walk with you. Set your alarm for the hour before sunrise, grab a snack, and head outside with your chosen ones. Walk to a beautiful or serene spot near your house (graveyards are often perfect if you're not easily spooked) and claim it as your own. With all the people tucked in, and the cars silent, the landscape itself seems to dream. Everything is just for you. The world your secret garden.
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Silvia Leiva reveals the secret of a successful relocation
I would say that my secret is communicating (actually, over-communicating).
My job is extremely important as I am the only point of contact for the employee. I try to make a point of putting myself in their shoes... how would I feel? how might I react? I would want to know where all of my family's things are – all our memories – at all times, and when I can expect everything to arrive.
We're big on building relationships
One of the pleasures of the role is building relationships with customers. A few times, it has resulted in a friendship. Some of my old transferees email me every now and then asking how I am doing. It really makes things enjoyable.
It's never easy to handle multiple relocations, especially in the crazy summer times, but I try to make sure I give each of my customers that personal touch – they should feel as if their move is the only one I have going on right now (which is never the case!).
Your attitude can make a big difference
I had one relocation where my transferee's wife shared with me her fears and called me many times. She said moving to another country completely horrified her. We were on the phone almost daily. I provided her a lot of information, even down to tiny details, like car seat regulations. I still email her every now and then to check that they're doing OK.
I like to keep employees and travel counselors updated at all times throughout the move and send report updates to the agency daily – it's how you build a trusted relationship. Even if things are difficult, I have seen quite often that your attitude and your service can make it better; in the end, you can get an awesome review from your customer.
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We get so many divers coming through our door saying how to improve their diving as they do not feel comfortable etc.. Well we have added some back to basics tips below which many divers forget about.. Some of this some of you would have not remembered from your Open Water courses and some of you will but this should be a good reminder for everyone.
1. Keep hydrated, especially in hot weather, at some point in your dive there will be strenuous activity, normally donning the equipment, with an exposure suit on it will cause a sweat (even in cold places) so its very important to keep drinking.
2. Equalize often- The first thing you are taught is about equalization, but with everything else going on (turtles above your head etc) many divers forget and realize too late, they then feel they can't ascend back up to equalize when the rest of the group is going down. Often people give up quickly without giving it another try, if you have problems go up, signal to your buddy (Rattle or tank banger will help in these situations) and try to equalize again, don't force it and descend slowly, if you are wearing a hood pull it away from your ears – keep equalizing whilst descending. The most important is to not feel pressurized to carry on the dive if you are having equalization problems.. There will be another day and another dive which is better that the alternative.
3. Breathe – Again one of the first things we all learn but over time good breathing techniques can be lost, and we may skip breathe, or breathe shallower, this can lead to an increase build up in carbon dioxide which leads to headaches and could even cause blackouts. There are better ways of conserving air such as, improving your fitness, staying shallower, taking notice of your breathing, improving your weights and trim, keeping warm, breathe deeply & slowly from the diaphragm and exhale fully.
4. Take it Easy – We don't scuba dive to try and get somewhere
quickly, there is no underwater race, we are all there to enjoy what we see underwater. There is no point in rushing, take your time, look under the rocks, enjoy what is there – don't just swim past and wonder why you are exhausted at the end of the dive. A good sign of you finning too fast is if after the dive you are wondering why you didn't see that Arrow head crab, that cuttlefish hiding next to the rock etc.. If this is you, think about it next time you dive and you will find it is a better experience for you and your buddy.
5. Trim – Having your weights and cylinder in the wrong place can make a dive very uncomfortable, it just doesn't feel right, everything is an effort and you use a lot more air trying to get it right underwater. This is where spending time in the pool adjusting your weights come in handy, in fact, PADI has picked up on this and built trim into the revision of the open water course as it is so important. Perfecting trim comes with experience, but the best thing to do is to get your buddy to look at you or even take a picture, you will then be able to see what is wrong. The PADI PPB course is all about looking at Buoyancy and Trim so its a great course for helping and getting tips to getting it right.
There are lots of other tips available to improve your diving, these are just some of the main ones and what we believe helps a lot of our divers..
Happy Diving and enjoy the underwater world.!


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I'm trying hard to remain optimistic about economic recovery here in America — and for that matter, around the world.
In my credo, optimism trumps pessimism every time. And, despite wayward anti-growth policies still pouring out of Washington, I still believe in the cyclical-recovery scenario here at home. But the growing debt problem in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere is starting to sap confidence in the optimistic growth scenario. I have to keep my eyes open to this.
Here's my thought: Sovereign-debt-default jitters out of southern Europe are spilling over into emerging markets around the world, and corporate-bond risk questions right here at home. There's a contagion. So the big shots in the G7 meet in some godforsaken place in northern Canada and what do they do? What's their solution?
More government spending.
Can you believe it? That was their pledge. No supply-side tax cuts that might generate growth and dissolve debt. Just more spending. I've never seen anything like it.
Look, the problem here isn't just debt. The problem also lies underneath the debt. In other words, there are no tax-rate incentives to promote economic growth. That, of course, would help dissolve the debt.
European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet says everything is going to be just fine and oh, by the way, Greece is going to get its debt-to-GDP ratio down to 3 percent in two years. Huh? What is he smoking? It's now over 13 percent and the government unions are demonstrating in the streets to stop budget cuts.
You look at recent stock market turbulence and you clearly see that the investor revolt against debt continues. It's a revolt against big-government spending and borrowing -- all of which will ultimately lead to much higher tax rates if not stopped. But "stop" is a word that no one seems to understand right now.
The financial revolt against big-government spend, borrow, and tax policies cannot be emphasized enough.
But there is a way out of this morass. The recipe is simple: smaller government, stricter spending limits, and lower, flatter tax rates to promote economic-growth incentives.
I don't know why this is so hard. It's the one thing the G7 and the U.S. have not yet tried. We need to quit this reliance on government and give primacy to free-enterprise entrepreneurs. Free them up. These are the people that create jobs and growth. That is the only tried and true growth solution.
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I used to love philosophy, in all its forms, but slowly got away from the habit of reading and thinking about it when I left University (where I studied it for a couple of years). Last year, I decided to dip my toes back, and searched around for simple primer to reintroduce myself with some core concepts, and see if my interest still held. The Philosopher At The End Of The Universe seemed an entertaining way to do so. Basically, philosophical concepts can be found at the core of many science fiction movies of the modern age, both big dumb movies, and notably more intelligent ones. Mark Rowlands finds some of those movies, and uses them as the basis to discuss the basic premises of philosophy. If you're worried about why you should bother being moral, whether you have free will or not, or what reality actually is when it comes right down to it, then you might well have already studied some of the arguments in your local cinema.
Strange idea? Truly, but it works. Here's what's covered.
The Nature of Reality from The Matrix – What better film to guide you through ideas of what is and is not real, given that the premise was invented by Descartes tears ago.
Good and Evil from Star Wars – Is there such a thing as good and evil, or is it all a matter of perspective. In which Vader stands in for both Napoleon and Osama.
Morality from Aliens, Independence Day, Hollow Man, and The Lord Of The Rings – Why be moral? And what is morality? Don't bad people think they're also moral, from their own point of view? And is there an absolute morality that can be identified across cultures, which everybody recognises? These four films lay out the arguments for and against, with help from orcs and face huggers (neither of whom think they're all that bad, when it comes down to it).
Personal Identity from Total Recall and Sixth Day – In which the intellectual giant that is Arnold Schwarzenegger argues the nature of identity. With guns.
The Mind-Body dilemma from Terminator – More from the powerhouse intellect of Schwarzenegger. What is your mind? Just your fleshy brain, or something more? If the latter, where the hell do you keep it, and how does it work? With guns and time travel, thankfully.
Free Will from Minority Report – Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg combine their skills to argue the toss over whether your choices are the result of free will, or whether that's all an illusion and you have no choices at all.
Death and the Meaning of Life from Blade Runner – Four replicants fight for the right to live past their fourth birthday. Why? What difference will it make to them if they die? What's so bloody great about life anyway?
Where the book succeeds is in giving a framework for these arguments (popular films) that a newcomer can get their head around, and which doesn't involve naked old men in baths shouting Eureka. It covers all of the most important areas in modern philosophy with accessible wit (not ignoring the history of the arguments), and really did get me fired up about them again. If the book has a flaw, it is that Rowlands pushes his favourite theories to the fore, often causing readers to believe that counterarguments are incorrect simply because he says so, rather than properly pushing them to explore the various ideas further. On the other hand when the leading philosopher batting for your team is big Arnie, you might be tempted to use him to encourage your opponents to see things your way.
A good, accessible start to philosophy, that might cover everything you ever want to know, or might make you go that little bit further. After all, when your mind is engaged, it's hard to turn it off. I'll definitely be pursuing some further reading from here.
(PS – proper update coming soon, just catching you up with what I've read since New Year)
Tagged book review, mark rowlands, philosopher at the end of the universe, philosophy
I really want to read this now.
Oh, and by the way–HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!


text: Share: Comments Print November 17, 2013 at 8:07 AM Minimum wage is stressful regardless of any personal dynamics Posted by Letters Coordinator Tax credit and discounts will keep more workers employed Recent articles have cited large companies shutting down entire wings of hotels to sneak under the radar, or reducing hours so the service to customers suffers (and those customers are lost), and others who just cannot make the $15 minimum wage for their workers withought any other changes go out of business ["$15 wage a crude tool to fix inequity," Opinion, Nov. 13]. Instead, why not try to find a way to make the bottom line for the owners the same (or better with continued growth) with either tax credits or discounts of one kind or another? — while keeping more workers employed with a living wage that will only help fewer people be so unnecessarily stressed. All people are always a part of a family, and everyone deserves to be able to have a decent-paying job and raise their families with dignity and respect, free from financial fears. Why not let us all try to find an answer to placing more money into the hourly worker's pockets (and keeping a stable or better answer for the business owners) so we all benefit? I am a retired residential designer. Now, I have no job, very little income and no family — and have great empathy for those who still struggle against income and costs to try to keep things together. This really has nothing to do with race, origin, or any other personal dynamics — this involves all of us. Bruce Hill, Seattle Comments | More in minimum wage | Topics: Minimum Wage


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By Chris Böttger, Senior Vice President, Collaboration Services
Whether you are looking to invest in a video conferencing solution or want to know how to get the most out of your current system, you need to know some of the key components that make video conferencing calls successful every time.
Determining Business Needs
The first challenge is to understand your business' needs. Your goal may be to reduce costs, improve productivity, run a training program, or implement a distance learning program. Once you determine the particular application, you are ready to select and implement your system.
Ensuring Executive Buy-in
You will need top management's commitment in order to implement real changes in your organization. The executive team should deliver the message that video can increase productivity, enhance collaboration, reduce business travel, and decrease your company's carbon footprint. Very few video conferencing deployments have been successful without executive buy-in.
Establishing a Single Process
One of the mistakes organizations often make is using a system of ad hoc dialing; users simply pick up the remote and the video meeting begins. That works when the system belongs to the individual and it is a personal or a desktop solution. However, people usually do not wish to touch any remote controls! A single process means the video call is connected the same way each time – regardless of the type of meeting. Whether it is a point-to-point call or a multi-point call with more than two sites, the process should be the same.
Don't Do It All Yourself!
You don't have to purchase your own hardware or hire your own staff to run successful video meetings. Most organizations do not have this expertise as their core competency, which is why many companies choose to outsource this responsibility.
Managing the Environment
Companies tend to make the most mistakes by not appropriately managing their video conferencing environment. This means they are not managing the users, the rooms, the end points, the network, or the video infrastructure.
If your video systems are in meeting rooms, those are often scheduled resources. For these calls to be successful you will need to:
- Manage the user – This is best achieved with a web scheduling tool so that video conferencing is fully automated and made simple.
- Manage the room – Whether it's a simple room for two people or a big auditorium, you need the right room with audio visual equipment that corresponds with the room's size. A small room requires a small system, and a large board room may require a fully integrated AV solution. Or, if you want a multi-purpose room to also show DVDs and presentations, you may need a multi-purpose system to effectively manage that room.
- Manage the endpoints – To ensure the system is working when you need it to, you need an advanced video management system to watch your solution 24/7. This system should provide proactive monitoring of the endpoints and fully automatic point-to-point or multipoint call launching.
- Manage the networks – Video conferencing is unique because it is bi-directional and real-time. It doesn't function well with networks that suffer from packet loss or jitter. If you are running at standard definition, you may be able to get away with limited control of the network. However, now more companies are choosing high-definition video conferencing, and the network piece is becoming even more important. If the network isn't designed and architected to run scalable, reliable, and secure video conferencing then you may face performance issues.
- Manage the infrastructure – The following comprises the video infrastructure; gatekeepers, gateways, video bridges, firewall traversal systems, video management systems, and video scheduling systems. The mistakes companies often make is not managing all of these components – only some – and the end result is that their meetings aren't successful. For example, many organizations say "We have a great network and that's all that we need," and they buy endpoints. But the video system is not often used, so they do not show return on their investment. Typically this is because the other components that are key to running successful video meetings have not been addressed.
IVCi's Managed Video Experience™ (MVE)
IVCi's Managed Video Experience (MVE) represents the next generation of Managed Conferencing Services.
MCS comprises experienced and highly trained personnel. Multipoint and gateway calling is included if your company does not have that capability, and there is also the option of using the world's best global IP video network which is specifically designed for video conferencing.
Who should use MVE?
You don't have to become a video conferencing company to have successful calls! IVCi's MVE is for customers who want to use video conferencing without becoming a video conferencing company themselves.
Compare the management of video conferencing to your cell phone. Your cell phone has many of the same components as a video conferencing system; a gatekeeper to register the cell phone, the gateways (Verizon and Cingular are completely incompatible, however the service provider corrects that through the gateways), and the capability of multipoint calls (a function of the service itself). However, you don't purchase all of these components when you walk into a Cingular or Verizon store – you most likely go there for the service.
Think of your cell phone as the same as video conferencing; you buy the endpoint and everything else is managed by your service provider.
How does IVCi's MVE work?
MVE is a fully automated system. You walk into the room and the calls are automatically launched, whether they are point-to-point or multipoint. Just like any other type of meeting, you will know exactly who you are going to meet, where, and what time.
The user does not have to try to figure out how to use complex technology; they can simply start the meeting. There is no need to know aliases, IP addresses, DNS addresses, email addresses, or any of the ways you would physically dial a call if you were to do it yourself. You can schedule a meeting and report to the conference room – it is really that simple.
IVCi's MVE also provides total end-to-end accountability. This is very important for many organizations, and removes any of the back and forth that might occur with a network provider.
Customer Examples
Companies of all sizes use our managed conferencing services. For example, we provide remote management for a global beverage company which covers over 86 countries. The usage to date has increased over 550% since we started managing their environment. Also, we provide the service to the largest healthcare insurance company, and have driven reliability to over 99.7%.
Another managed service customer is a major U.S. cell phone provider; they know how to build cell phone networks, but they are not necessarily as adept at making video conferencing work. In this case, they have their own bridges, but are using our network and remote management services to deliver video conferencing services to their users.
The IVCi Difference
IVCi is unique because we are an integrator of video conferencing, audio visual, and managed conferencing services. IVCi specializes in top-of-the-line conference rooms that are equipped with complex technology, but that are designed to be easy to use and to manage.
We also provide collaboration tools such as audio conferencing and web conferencing. We provide installation, maintenance, support, and consulting services. Many organizations use our consultants to help them plan how to manage their collaboration needs, network requirements, and hosting services. The end result is an easy to use conferencing solution that is complete end-to-end.
Our factory-trained sales and technical staff install and support managed conferencing services across the country and around the world. IVCi provides clients with one point of contact for video conferencing sales, installation, service, management and support.


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3.9 Stars
The tongue sucks!
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Pros: shoe is very lite and bouncy Cons: the tongue is impossible to work with. I literally glued the tongue to the sides
I like them. Super comfy.
urgirlang - 06 Oct 2019
I have only tried them on and they are really comfortable . So I bought them. I did have to go a whole size up. Which was fine by me because it was the smallest size they had at the outlet store anyways. So far I have the epic react, presto react and not element react.
Terrible quality and craftsmanship
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I had bought these shoes looking for a good looking comfortable back to school shoe. If I had know the terrible quality I would've never bought them. Within one week of regular wear I could already start to find the flaws. The midsole started to unattach itself from the upper mesh of the shoe. Then the worst of all the upper mesh ripped and left a huge tear during the fourth week I had them. All within less than a month it looked like I had them for over a year. The react sole is the only positive about this shoe because of the comfort. I would not recommend these low quality shoes.