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Facebook slipped an update to its iPhone app under the door last night, just after releasing a completely rebuilt non-HTML5 Android version earlier today.
The big update? MOAR SPEED!
Facebook's app release notes say that the timeline is completely rebuilt, and that the new feed opens faster on your iPhone. I downloaded and tested the update, and while this app is theoretically an incremental improvement, not a completely redo like the Android release earlier, it is much, much faster.
Facebook's slowness to load and refresh on iPhone has been my wife's major complaint about the app. She almost exclusively interacts with Facebook on mobile.
But even on her iPhone 4S, the app loads, displays content, scrolls, and refreshes at least 25 percent quicker than previously. And on my iPhone 5, the news feed positively flies, where before it always seemed to struggle to keep up with my scrolling.
One thing that's clear after also playing with the new Android version that was just updated yesterday: Facebook has finally achieved feature and user experience parity on the iOS and Android. Both apps feel snappy and very, very responsive.
In addition, Facebook also added the ability to upload photos to a specific album to this updated version.


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Sanuk sandals feel like soft houseshoes
Sanuks. The style of their shoes has always confused me. Why is the seam on the outside of the shoe? Are they houseshoes? Slippers for nomads?
As a strip of burlap lazily sewn to a yoga mat, they've always struck me as something we would make when we began running out of textiles and fine sewing machines.
Somehow they have drawn me in with their sandals. What is this sorcery?
After seeing a customer wearing them, I bought a pair of Sanuk Yoga Sling sandals two years ago. Not once have I regretted the $30 I shelled out for seemingly overpriced flip flops.
Once you figure out how to maneuver your foot through the two straps, your feet will thank you. The footbed is gel-like and firm, supposedly made from a yoga mat. This in no way motivates me to do yoga, but I think walking on a yoga mat all day should count for some sort of athletic training.
When I bought my purple zigzag pattern sandals, Sanuk was just getting started with this style. Now they come in 15 colors and 32 patterns.
I want to buy another pair but since my pair doesn't look worn at all, I don't have an excuse. The top of the shoe is just as durable as the bottom and the straps haven't stretched much at all. They've held up extremely well for being my primary summer shoe.
My sister loved them so much that she started stealing them on a daily basis. I had to get her a lime green pair for her birthday so I could be reunited with my shoes.
The downside is they dissolve if they get wet. Only joking! But if you do get them wet, it can take an eternity (eight hours or more) for them to stop being sponges. Don't wear them to the pool.
These also are difficult to run in so I wouldn't advise wearing them if you're playing a summer sport or running from a fire-breathing dragon.
Sanuk, your sandals have won my approval. But I still think you're selling houseshoes.
Rating: A

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Where to Buy Fiber Polishing Equipment
For particularly high surface quality and well defined angles, fiber ends sometimes need to be polished. Various types of equipment are available for that, including fine polishing and lapping sheets for use with fiber ferrules, rotating disk machinery and various accessories.
Related products: fiber cleavers, fiber cleaning equipment
13 suppliers for fiber polishing equipment are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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L Shaped Shower Curtain Rod Brushed Nickel
L Shaped Shower Rod – Are you looking for a shower curtain rod up? First, you need to consider where it needs to be install. If you need a permanent shower curtain rod and do not mind several holes in the wall. You should select a rod equipped with screws and mounting brackets. One of these bars is Brush, Nickel Rod. The Brushed Nickel Rod is fitted with the previously mention brackets and screws mount on the higher end. So they offer a more finish nuance type.
You can also choose to keep your old shower curtain rod. If it still looks good and offers usage then why change it? You can also find services and products to look newer, even if made of metal. The best thing to do is to go for a removable one. This type of stem is very common and easy to assemble, thanks to the fact that they do not need brackets or screws at all. It's built in a way that is similar to a conventional rod, so you will not have any problems while installing it. All you need to do is put the rod in the right place and force it a little until it stays between the walls.
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The curved nickel shower rod is one of the best on the market. Curved nickel curtain rods are usually equipped with high-quality mounting brackets, as they require strong installation. The main reason why these sticks are so widely used is that they come with extra legs. This is very useful for your space needs, using a nickel shower rod you will not feel as contained as you did before. The curtain rod is tied a bit more pretentiously, you should examine the length of your bathroom wall with caution because its shape makes the distance longer, compared to regular curtain rods.
You can also find many other products that are designed to meet your every desire and need. Leaving the side curtains, you can also get other similar products such as double rods. Double rod is made in such a way that you can install the shower curtain on the inside. You can then place another curtain on the outside of your shower if you want. It all depends if you are looking for good looks or just functionality.
The only cordless shower curtain – a shower curtain without a hook! The traditional shower curtain has a small hole in it to add a hook or ring that can be attached to a rod or rail in the shower or bath. The hanger curtain has a much larger hole, a grommet or a rope hole that allows the stem to be placed in a hole. The rings are flexible and literally glide over the curtain rod that allows quick and easy installation.
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Europeans aren't just sweating through the long, hot summer. City dwellers may be coughing and wheezing more, too.
Diesel vehicles, which still command nearly half the market for new cars, are left with barely any pollution controls when temperatures soar above 35° Celsius (95° Fahrenheit), according to France's Petroleum and New Energies Research Institute. That means smog-inducing nitrogen oxide emissions that were at the centre of the Volkswagen AG scandal spew into the environment unchecked.
"There are higher emissions of nitrogen oxides because the setups don't work as well when it's very hot," said Gaetan Monnier, who heads the unit that led random government probes of cars after the VW scandal. "The atmosphere is also more reactive during a heatwave, making the level of cars' emissions even more of an issue."
Carmakers have been under scrutiny since the 2015 scandal that revealed VW had rigged the emissions setup in some 11 million diesel cars globally, the main emitters of nitrogen oxides. While sales have dropped as consumers fret over driving bans, diesels still made up 45 per cent of new vehicle sales in Western Europe last year. Excessive emissions of the pollutant linked to premature deaths and respiratory problems have prompted the European Union to sue France, Germany, UK, Romania and Hungary in May after failing for years to comply.
On-road tests have shown emissions clean-up systems start to reduce their effectiveness in cold temperatures as well as above 30° Celsius.
Paris, which plans to banish all petrol and diesel cars from the city center by 2030, stopped older cars from driving during five days because of heat-related air pollution this summer. The municipality also limited speeds and discounted the price of public transport. The cities of Strasbourg and Lyon restricted the most polluting cars from town centers as well.
The French capital cooled off on Thursday, after reaching 36° Celsius this week, while the heat endures in Berlin and Munich, home of BMW AG, with highs of 35° Celsius forecast, according to the Weather Channel. London, which is extending its ultra-low emissions zone, has seen top temperatures of 33° Celsius this summer.
Carmakers downplayed the concerns. While some diesel antipollution systems don't perform as well in extreme temperature conditions, they still have an effect, a spokesman for Renault said. Since the VW scandal, automakers have faced criticism on their broad interpretation of rules that allow them reduce or turn off emissions systems to protect the engine.
To improve vehicles on the road and stave off growing public backlash, carmakers like Daimler AG and Ford Motor Co have agreed to recalls for fixes to improve emissions levels. Investigations into practices continue. As of September, the EU is switching to a new testing procedure to close the gap between emissions readings in test labs and real-world driving.


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A Tarland student is celebrating achieving her Duke of Edinburgh gold award.
Imogen Appleton, 19, received the honour at the largest-ever gathering of award winners at Buckingham Palace recently.
Imogen was particularly proud when the Duchess of Wessex spent time chatting to her group.
The former Tarland Primary School pupil is attending Liverpool John Moores University where her course is childhood and family studies.
She said: "I'm delighted to have achieved the gold award. There was a lot of hard work involved but it's been so worthwhile."
Imogen is setting her sights on the Duke of Edinburgh diamond challenge which will involve sky diving.


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Internet wins again as Palmetto State Armory offers special Gremlins AR-15 lower
In a move that shows the sheer power of internet forum users, Palmetto State Armory announced a new AR-15 lower receiver featuring a special character from the movie Gremlins.
The "Poop Flinging Gremlin Lower" features Spike from Gremlins, with poop in hand, engraved on the magwell. The company takes the tongue and cheek lower further adding "No Poop," "Poop" and "Fling Poop" to its selector switch markings. The serial markings also keep to the theme with letters POOP prefacing the numbers.
The hubbub surrounding the design started in May after an enraged AR15.com user waged war against Palmetto State Armory at one point calling the manufacturer "poop slinging gremlins." Palmetto State decided to go with the phrase, turning it into a product poking fun at the situation.
The stripped lower offers a black, hardcoat anodized finish with a multi caliber design.
"These limited-edition lowers are made using the most advanced aerospace manufacturing technology to produce the industries finest, forged Mil-Spec lowers. Our receivers are machined on a multimillion dollar, automated, manufacturing system which enables us to produce a product of unequaled quality and value," the company said on its site.
The special edition Gremlins lowers are currently out of stock, with the first batch nabbed up by amused internet goers. No word yet on when consumers can expect to see a second go-around of the themed lower receivers.
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Ruling Limits Courts' Role In Environmental Review
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The 9th Circuit rebuffed environmentalists who challenged a logging project in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, saying it is not the court's job to act as a panel of scientists and order the government to "explain every possible scientific uncertainty."
The full appellate court overturned an injunction granted to the Lands Council and the Wild West Institute, clearing the way for selective logging of 3,829 acres of land as part of the "Mission Brush Project."
Lands Council argued that the U.S. Forest Service violated federal environmental law by failing to explain its scientific analysis of the project's effect on wildlife, especially the flammulated owl, and by not maintaining at least 10 percent old growth throughout the forest.
The court said it took the case en banc "to clarify some of our environmental jurisprudence with respect to our review of the actions of the United States Forest Service."
Judge Smith said Lands Council's arguments "illustrate how, in recent years, our environmental jurisprudence has, at times, shifted away from the appropriate standard of review."
It is not the role of federal courts to tell the Forest Service how to validate its hypotheses on wildlife viability, choose which scientific studies should be used for determining compliance with federal law, and order the agency to explain each scientific uncertainty, Smith said.
The court, concluding that the government has complied with federal law, reversed the halt on selective logging.
The thinning project had been proposed, in part to restore the forests to their historic composition, and to decrease the risks of fires, insects and disease.


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Guest Blog. From Yello Kat, Hoop Instructor at The Body & Sound Retreat, Portugal.
For me, hula-hoop is an enchanted object, which inevitably brings people together, while setting a very definite boundary between the outside world and me. It's something of an invisible shield, which attracts the eyes of the audience, but keeps its driving force safely protected.
EVERYONE can hoop. If you can tap your foot in time with music, you can hoop. A common mistake is for people to pick up a kiddie 50-gram hoop, squeeze it over their waist and proclaim - "SEE? I told you I couldn't do it!" That's not the kind of hooping I am talking about. I am talking about a plastic ring, with a 40" diameter and almost a kilo of weight - the most suitable hoop for beginners. Something slightly less bulky for those, who can keep it on their waist and plenty of kiddie ones to taste the difference.
I won't bore you with self-evident benefits, which derive from hooping, but I will mention two, which in my opinion don't get half as much attention as they deserve.
1. Hooping is good for your brain. Hula hooping, as well as poi and other variations of flow arts, are not far from juggling. In fact, you can use hoops to juggle, and juggling, as science has proven, positively affects your brain and promotes the formation of new pathways within it (read more here: http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2009-10-12-juggling-enhances-connections-brain).
2. Hooping benefits the sex drive. Unfortunately, Oxford hasn't done a study on this particular subject, but take my word for it - many others have confirmed the same.
What will we do?
We will hoop on our waist and learn to move around while doing so. We will attempt to chest hoop and learn tricks to help that process. We will discover the "off-body concept" and the variety of movement it offers.
Finally, and this has been my dream since I've started hooping, we will host a Hoopstacle Challenge - a friendly team competition in getting through an obstacle course with a hula-hoop!
My hooping background
I met my first hula-hoop, the night I met my future husband, which is the only reason why I know that I've been hooping since October 2009. It was a big and heavy hoop, which despite my best efforts, I could not keep up. My bruised ego went home and found my son's 50g kiddie hoop, which, naturally only made matters worse. Then someone's casual remark about learning from YouTube led me to discover the hula-underground. I quickly acquired my first 40 inches of plastic hoop goodness and continued to cover myself in bruises, this time a lot more palpable. To say that I became obsessed would not be an understatement. I hooped for two hours, almost every day for over a year. If I went outside, the hoop went with me, so much, that in our little East London homestead, I became known as the "hula-girl".
I went on hooping retreats and diligently learned new tricks, to finally face the BIG question - do I want to be a performer? It sounded like great fun, so I went on to stomp on stages at Freekuency festival and Indigo at the O2, as well as a few other small gigs. Except I didn't like it. I hated the "big deal" that went along with being on stage as well as the idea of having a set routine and not being able to go with the flow. So, I bowed out, and since then have kept hooping as my preferred method of exercise.
If any part of my hooping journey sounds interesting to you, I'll be happy to share more of my experience and suggest some useful resources to get you going.
I look forward to hooping together in October 2017.
Yello Kat
Hoop Tutor
Works at The Body & Sound Retreat.
Marvellous mother to AK. Owner of Lucy. Lives at Magnesia.
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Zumba and Iron
I had the pleasure of trying out a new gym this weekend thanks to my friend Renee.
She is a member of Urban Active, which has several locations here in our city. I'm actually thinking about joining once my 7-day pass expires because I really want a place to use on the weekends, a place that offers great classes and a place to go if work cancels due to snow!
On Saturday, I attended a Zumba class, only the second one I've ever been to. It was great!
The last time I did Zumba, I had a hard time keeping up with the foot work, but I was much better prepared this time. I felt like I kept up really well with everything and it was the first time I remember "letting go" and not caring what I looked like as I was shaking everything! I was a sweaty mess when we left too…always a good thing 🙂
Then yesterday, I went back and took the "Urban Iron" class which is what you all probably know as Body Pump. It's a group class with barbels and you get a full body workout in 1-hour. The instructor was 7 months pregnant, which also inspired me because if she was still doing it, so can I!
I only struggled with two areas during class: chest and abs. I put too much weight on my bar for chest presses, so about 3/4 of the way through the set, I had to take some off and jump back in. Then our last set of abs had us doing lots of planks and my arms were so tired from everything else that I had to let myself down a few times.
But I actually expected to struggle with squats and lunges or shoulder presses, but I was totally wrong! I love it when you get surprised like that 😉
On the weekends, I usually just take it easy, count grocery shopping as exercise, etc. There's nothing wrong with that, but I definitely feel 100 times better today knowing that I had such an active weekend!
It helps that the weather was spectacular…we hit 63 yesterday! Unfortunately, it's not sticking around, but it's not too terrible either. We'll be in the 30's and 40's this week and hopefully Spring is right around the corner.
I was actually planning to run yesterday but I remembered a commitment I made to get my dog healthy, so I took her for a nice hour-long walk instead. It was good for both of us!
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Visa Refusals
Why do visas get refused?
The law governing Australian visa applications is very complex and much of it is not dealt with on the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection's website. Visa applicants are often encouraged to use the online DIBP 'Visa Wizard' to choose the correct visa and lodge it online without any professional assistance.
This often results in applicants having their visas refused for failing to meet the correct criteria some of which they never knew about or did not fully understand.
Refusal of 'Invalid Applications'
If 'valid application' criteria are not met, the application will be deemed invalid and returned to the applicant without being processed. This could pose great difficulties for the applicant as significant time could have passed since the application was lodged and the applicant finding themselves and their families in a vulnerable position.
Further, if an application is deemed invalid the applicant will not be able to rely on a bridging visa to remain lawfully in Australia and will not have a right of appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – Migration Review Decision.
In these circumstances, applicants should seek legal advice as to whether they have a right of appeal to the Federal Courts to have the application deemed valid.
Refusal of Australian Visa Applications for Failure to Meet Prescribed Criteria
A visa application should be prepared to address all applicable time of application and time of decision criteria to remove any discretion that the case officer may have to refuse your visa.
Therefore, all applicants, even those intending to lodge themselves should get advice from a specialist immigration lawyer to ensure that all criteria are met and proper evidence is prepared to support the application.
Refusal Due to Failure to Disclose Matters
Applicants must answer all questions on their application truthfully. They also have an obligation to disclose certain health matters, criminal charges and convictions. Visas have been refused because applicants did not disclose information they thought would stop them getting the visa where non-disclosure was what led to the refusal.
Applicants who have concerns about disclosing prior criminal convictions, health problems, relationship issues, or any other matter should seek advice on the impact they might have on their visa.
Public Interest Criterion 4020 – False , misleading, incorrect information or bogus documents.
Applicants will have their application refused if they fail to disclose information, or provide information that is false, misleading, incorrect or bogus. If refused under 4020, applicants will face a 3 year ban on grants of any further visas unless you can meet the limited waiver provisions.
Section 48 Bar from Lodging Further Applications
If an applicant is refused a visa and moves onto a bridging visa, then a further consequence of the refusal is that the applicant is subject to a s 48 bar which stops them from lodging further visa applications in Australia save for a limited range of visas.
Appeals Against Australian Visa Refusals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – Migration Review Division
Time frames for review of refusal decisions are often very short (for example 21 days). It is essential to lodge an appeal to the appropriate Tribunal within the correct time-frame or the right of appeal is lost.
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The Los Angeles Times has been Southern California's leading source of news and information for more than 130 years. It has won 41 Pulitzer Prizes and is revered – and read – worldwide.
The Times has established itself as a major player in the digital news landscape and, in 2012, recognized that more people were consuming latimes.com via mobile devices than ever before. At that juncture, they sought out a partner with an expertise in responsive design. Their quest, in large part, was to stimulate their thinking about how design and technology can work together to best engage contemporary audiences and serve advertisers.
And that's where we came in.
01 The Embed
We undertook a collaborative process to completely overhaul latimes.com. This required a critical look at how The Times had previously presented their journalism and advertising digitally – and a protection of the brand's essence and values.
We started with the journalism. We embedded ourselves in the newsroom to better understand how LA Times operates; what types of stories are written (breaking news, longform, photo journalism, etc.); how stories break and build; what tools are needed, given the depth and breadth of multimedia content being produced; how conversations are best sparked; and the role The Times plays in the lives of Californians and readers around the world. We dug into everything.
We then listened to the company's business objectives; increasing traffic and better engaging its readers; differentiating its coverage and inspiring reader loyalty; assisting its advertisers in breaking through the web's clutter or reaching audiences in new and innovative ways; tapping inventive design solutions for delineating native and sponsored content; improving and enhancing latimes.com's membership funnel and e-commerce efforts.
02 The OutcomeSEE THE PRESS RELEASE
The team landed on four core features that would set the tone for the new latimes.com:
This feature is anchored at the top of latimes.com, providing a photo-centric, section-level way to discover new content.
Introduces a way to seamlessly path users from one section or piece of content to the next. Section fronts and article pages are anchored by a row of thumbnails, allowing readers an easy way to discover additional content.
The homepage and all section fronts were designed in a flexible format to accommodate the ever-changing flow of news. No page looks like a static template, and content can be promoted in ways that reinforce its value. In other words, the visual treatment of the story matches its editorial importance.
Each article page is an ecosystem, bringing stories to life with related video, photos and story links embedded within, as well as slide-out panels to offer further content discovery and commenting. The design recognizes how readers search for news by treating article pages as entry points as valuable as the homepage.
03 The Impact
The new latimes.com is one of the world's largest responsive news websites ever built. This means that all readers on all devices and screen sizes get the same world-class experience.
It's a visually striking, bold new design that disrupts the traditional page grid and highlights LA Times' marquee journalism, eliminates clutter and puts the focus on its unique voices and multimedia.
latimes.com has now introduced a new standard for digital news delivery. It is a rich, dynamic showcase for storytelling in all its forms and an exceptional platform for advertisers.


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Its been a year since I contemplated on having and getting a car this year, but due to some mishaps in my career I had to cancel that. I wonder if the coming year will be promising this time. I need a very basic vehicle in order for me to perform outside work aside from culinary school for the coming year. Universe, a simple car will do - or better yet, send me abroad ASAP, so I can save money for my future.
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Egypt's Last ISP, Noor Group, Vanishes from 'Net
According to Renesys, Noor went offline at about 20:46 UTC, or about 3:45 PM ET.
"Very little about the Internet is indisputable, but we can say with certainty that Noor originated and transited prefixes are no longer seen from any of hundreds of vantage points around the globe," the editors of the Renesys blog post, which included Earl Zmijewski, a Renesys vice president and general manager, wrote.
The authors also speculated that the outage also resulted in a termination of in-country communications, as well. "Without a way to reach them at present, we cannot comment on current in-country availability of services," they wrote. "However, we have past evidence of a lack of peering in-country, so even if various providers are up, they may not be able to exchange traffic with one another, partitioning the country."
Government officials ordered the shut down of Internet service in part to stop protestors from organizing on the Web via social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. In fact, Internet connectivity issues in the region first started last week when Egypt blocked access to Twitter and Facebook.
Noor, served several top businesses in Egypt, including the Egyptian Stock Exchange; the Egyptian Credit Bureau; and NTG, the National Technology Group providing IT processing to the aviation, banking and financial sectors. But just after 20:45, access to Noor-hosted sites began dropping, and within ten minutes the 80 or so networks that used Noor's services were unreachable, the site said.
For those without access to Noor, however, the French Data Network (FDN) is providing those with landlines access to dial-up networks.
"Because this is definitely [an] open attack from a state against [the] Internet, FDN has decided to open a small window on the network by giving access to anyone interested a modem access account," FDN said in a statement on its Web site.
The service will work for anyone with an analog land line that is capable of calling France, FDN said. The phone number and password is available on its blog.
Google, meanwhile, launched a tweet-by-phone service that will allow phone users access to Twitter services via SayNow, a service Google acquired that will transcribe the short messages into tweets.
Additional reporting by Chloe Albanesius.


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According to several sources, if your phone gets wet, these are the best steps to take in order to salvage your phone. These are not guaranteed to work, but they are great steps to ensure your phone will have a greater chance of survival.
1. Turn the phone off. Don't try to test if it still functions, even if that is your instinct. Turn it off and follow the next step.
2. Gather paper towels or dry cloth to set your phone and parts on.
3. Remove the covers, cases, and SIM cards.
4. Avoid moving the phone too much if you can help it so not to spread the water if it has entered your phone.
5. Dry your phone with a towel or dry cloth. Use q-tips to get into any tight areas.
6. DON'T use a blow dryer. If using a small vacuum try not to press it up against your phone.
7. Place your phone in a bowl of rice, rice krispies - materials that will draw out the water or moister. Rotate every hour if possible for a few hours.
8. Test your phone after 18-24 hrs.
9. Buy a waterproof case!
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Zapper is a free mobile application that allows shoppers to make safe, fast and easy mobile payments. The app supports credit cards and most debit cards from any local bank, as well as 3D Secure-enabled international bank cards.
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Almost all invasive procedures involve a risk for side effects. The same goes for nasal surgeries such as rhinoplasty and septoplasty which are both done to help treat sleep apnea.
Many patients looking for more permanent treatments and those who have not had success with other remedies often opt for nasal surgery. Many also want to know what the possible side effects of such procedures could be.
- Septal Perforation– With septoplasty it is possible for the septum to incur damage during the procedure in the form of a tear or hole. The tear or hole can result in whistling sounds while breathing, bleeding and crusting of the area. In more severe cases where the damage is large it may alter the structure of the nose and its appearance.
- Nasal Problems-During the recovery period it can be normal to experience a variety of problems with the nose. These will include swelling in the nose and surrounding areas, bleeding and a loss of sensation in the upper teeth or at the tip of the nose. In cases where there is a large amount of bleeding a hematoma may form near the septum. In such cases the hematoma will need draining within 24 hours to prevent it from affecting the shape of the nose.
- Difficulty Breathing– In some cases, rather than alleviate breathing problems, these may worsen after nasal surgery. Difficulty with breathing can be brought about by different causes. One of these is septal perforation. As a result of the hole in the septum patients may have difficulty breathing through the nose. Another is excessive scarring. During the recovery process tissues inside the nose may become thick and create a blockage as a result of scars.
- Bruising and Swelling– it is common for doctors to cut through nasal bones as they restructure it. The process may bring about a beating in the area resulting in swelling in the nose region as well as bruising by the nose and around the eyes.
- Congestion and Discharge– For the first few days after surgery it is normal to experience bleeding as well as have bloody discharge. Nasal congestion can also occur for the first two weeks or so until breathing returns to normal.
- Pain, Fatigue and Limited Movement– As a result of the restructuring and surgery it is normal to feel pain in the area during recovery. Many patients also experience fatigue during recovery. Doctors recommend avoiding strenuous activities until the area is completely healed so movement may be limited.


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UFC on Fuel TV 6 Weigh-Ins Recap: Rich Franklin, Cung Le, Thiago Silva, Stanislav Nedkov and More
Rich Franklin and Cung Le each weighed in successfully early Friday morning for their main event fight on Saturday at UFC On Fuel TV: Franklin Vs. Le. The card takes place from Macau, China, with the main event airing on Fuel TV.
Due to the time difference, the event will air live beginning on Facebook at 7:15 a.m. ET Saturday. The main card starts at 9 a.m. ET on Fuel TV, and FightLine will be providing complete coverage of those fights.
Results for the weigh-ins are below:
Main Card (Fuel TV)
Rich Franklin (185 lbs.) vs. Cung Le (186 lbs.)
Thiago Silva (205 lbs.) vs. Stanislav Nedkov (203 lbs.)
Dong Hyun Kim (170.5 lbs.) vs. Paulo Thiago (169.5 lbs.)
Mac Danzig (155 lbs.) vs. Takanori Gomi (155 lbs.)
Jon Tuck (156 lbs.) vs. Tiequan Zhang (155 lbs.)
Takeya Mizugaki (135.5 lbs.) vs. Jeff Hougland (135 lbs.)
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Alex Caceres (136 lbs.) vs. Motonobu Tezuka (135.5 lbs.)
John Lineker (126 lbs.) vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani (125.5 lbs.)
Tom DeBlass (185 lbs.) vs. Riki Fukuda (186 lbs.)
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Handwashing and School Absenteeism
School is back in session. I am preparing for the "back-to-school special". The kids get together and start spreading their germs. They all get colds and then spread it to their siblings and parents. That's where I get involved. At my son's former school, San Antonio Academy, the headmaster, John Webster, had hand sanitizers place on the cafeteria tables and teacher's desks. Handwashing is probably better than hand sanitizers, but the latter are more convenient to use. The following article from the WSJ indicates that their can be real benefits to teaching the kids to wash their hands.
Schooling Kids to Wash Hands Cuts Sick Days
By ANN LUKITS
Kids will be heading back to school soon and that means colds, flu and other easily shared infections are bound to pick up. But illness and school absenteeism can be significantly reduced through a program of mandatory hand hygiene, according to a recently published study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
For three months in 2007, 290 Danish schoolchildren age 5 to 15 were asked to disinfect their hands with ethanol-based gel three times a day. The children also were taught proper hand-washing techniques.
Getty ImagesThe school with a hand-hygiene program had 26% fewer missed days than a school with no hygiene program.
By contrast, at a nearby school, which served as a control group, parents of 362 pupils in the same age range received written information about a study of hand hygiene and absenteeism, but the kids weren't required to alter their habits.
The hand-disinfecting group had 567 missed school days and 280 periods of illness, in which students were absent because of a single cause. After adjusting for the different size student bodies, the hand-disinfecting group had 26% fewer missed days and 22% fewer illness periods than the control school.
A year later, the roles were reversed in the two schools and the researchers compared each group's data against the year-earlier results. At the hand-disinfecting school, which had been the control school in 2007, the number of missed days for the three-month period in 2008 declined 34% from a year earlier, after adjusting for a drop in enrollment. The number of illness periods fell 23% on an adjusted basis.
But among the 2008 control group, the number of missed days and illness periods didn't change significantly from the previous year, when the group had been disinfecting hands, suggesting that hand-hygiene programs can be habit forming, researchers said. Compliance was estimated at 25%.
Caveat: In 2008, the study manager for the previous year continued to make weekly visits to the control school where she was remembered as the "hand-washing lady." Her presence plus posters remaining from 2007 may explain the carryover effect, researchers said. Many control-school teachers still reminded children to wash their hands before lunch.
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text: Strategies to manage the patient with health anxietyTAYLOR, LLOYD "CHIP PhD"; BROOKS, BYRON BAJournal of the American Academy of PAs: January 2013 - Volume 26 - Issue 1 - p 61–62 Behavioral Medicine Buy SDC Abstract Author InformationAuthors Health anxiety (HA, or hypochondriasis) is one of the most difficult mental health presentations for the PA to triage. Numerous investigators have demonstrated the increased prevalence of HA in the United States, particularly in the primary care setting. Between 4% and 6% of patients in general medical practice have HA.1 When symptoms of anxiety are related to a patient's physical health and future, the result is increased visits to the doctor, multiple referrals for confirmation of health care opinions, and a significant burden on the health care system. Estimates suggest that compared to patients without health anxiety, patients with HA utilize almost twice as much health care, which contributes to the estimated $42 billion that anxiety disorders cost the United States annually.2,3 Management of patients with HA is clearly important for any health care provider, particularly so for PAs in primary care settings. Lloyd "Chip" Taylor is an associate professor of psychology and Byron Brooks is a student in the Master's in Clinical Counseling Program, both at The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina. No relationships to disclose. © 2013 American Academy of Physician Assistants.


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In December 1910 a prophecy was given in Emmanuel Mission Hall indicating that Pastor Hutchinson and a Mr. J. Dennis should go to Penygroes and anoint "the Lord's Servant" at a farm where a number of people would gather without any prior arrangement. They went to Penygroes and ministered in the Evangelical Church. They were asked to go with Mr. D.P. Williams to a farm to pray for a sick child. A company of people had met at the farm and during a time of prayer Mr. J. Dennis gave a word of prophecy in which Mr. D.P. Williams was named as "the shepherd of His people". The prophecy given previously in Bournemouth was then read to those present and Mr. D.P. Williams was ordained. Although this ordination was not accepted by many of the members of the Evangelical Church a further prophecy in the assembly early in 1911 indicated that "the one ordained" should be the leader and this was accepted.
In May 1911 the assembly in Bournemouth was described in the magazine as "The Apostolic Faith Church" and by the end of the year there were six assemblies in Scotland, eleven in England, and thirteen in Wales. All were in active fellowship with the Bournemouth church. The Apostolic Faith Church was the first Pentecostal Denomination founded in Britain.
The speakers at the opening of the Apostolic Faith Church building in Penygroes in May 1914 were Pastors W.O. Hutchinson, D.P. Williams, M. Reade and E.C.W. Boulton (a future leader in the Elim Pentecostal Church who was used in prophecy in the Apostolic Faith Church). In June the London Convention for the Church was held in Arthur Street Chapel, King's Cross and a word of prophecy was given in which Pastor D.P. Williams was called as the Apostle to lead the Apostolic Faith Churches in Wales and Pastor A. Murdoch was called similarly to lead the Churches in Scotland. Both men were ordained by Pastor W.O. Hutchinson who was described as "the Chief Apostle". The teachings of the Church were set out in the magazine as – Conviction of sin, Repentance, Restitution and Confession; Justification and Sanctification; The Baptism of the Holy Ghost, with the sign of New Tongues; Divine Healing for the body; The Blood of Jesus. Pleading and Sprinkling; the Gifts of the Holy Ghost; Eternal Punishment for the Unbelieving; The Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; The Millennium Reign; Tithes and Offerings; Ordinances. Water Baptism by Immersion. The Lord's Supper. Fellowship and Breaking of Bread; The Divine Inspiration, authority and sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures; The Unity of the Godhead and the Trinity of the Persons therein; The utter depravity of human nature in consequence of the Fall; The Incarnation and Virgin-Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and His work of Atonement for all sinners of the human race; The immortality of the soul, the resurrection of the body and the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to judge the quick and the dead; the eternal blessedness of the righteous, and the eternal punishment of the wicked.
The seventh major Conference of the Apostolic Faith Church was held in Bournemouth from 31 July to 3 August 1915 and after a word of prophecy stating – "bring your treasure to the Apostles' feet", over £3,000 was received in the special offering. This was a large amount of cash etc. for those days and Pastor D.P. Williams suggested that a Committee of seven men should be responsible for its wise use. This was flatly refused by Pastor Hutchinson who stated that it was his money to use as he pleased. This was the beginning of tension which eventually led to a meeting of Church leaders on 8 January 1916 in the Apostolic Faith Church, Ammanford, South Wales, during which Pastor D.P. Williams stood and asked all those who no longer accepted the authority of Pastor Hutchinson to stand with him and leave the meeting. Representatives of three churches in Wales continued in the Apostolic Faith Church and all the others left to form the Apostolic Church with its Headquarters in Penygroes, South Wales.
Special meetings were held in the Apostolic Church, Penygroes (formerly Apostolic Faith Church) in March 1916. The speakers were Mr. A. Bell, the leader of the Apostolic Faith Church in Dunfermline, Scotland, and Pastor R. Jardine (1878-1950) from the Pentecostal Assembly, Bedford, England, which had been opened by Mr. C. Polhill (one of the famous 'Cambridge Seven'). Pastor Jardine had been baptised in water in 1902 and been a minister in the Baptist Church until he was baptised in the Holy Spirit in 1912. In the Penygroes meetings he was named by several Prophets as an Apostle for England and he was ordained by Pastors D.P. Williams and T. Jones (who had been recognised as an Apostle in Llanelli in 1915).
The Apostolic Church published its first magazine entitled "Riches of Grace" in April 1916. It was made clear that the Church was in no way connected with the Apostolic Faith Church, Winton, Bournemouth. A list of the nineteen churches in Wales was included in the magazine. During the first week of August 1916 the Apostolic Church held its first major Convention in the Penygroes. During 1917 another eight assemblies were opened and the Convention in August was held in a large tent in order to accommodate the crowds.
In 1916 Pastor R. Jardine and Pastor E.C.W. Boulton (as the Prophet) ministered for two weeks in a Pentecostal assembly called "The Burning Bush" in Glasgow, Scotland. Pastor Jardine wrote to Pastor D.P. Williams and told him he had met – "a man of God in Glasgow, there are mighty deeds done through him in the Name of Jesus". This man was Pastor A. Turnbull who had opened a Pentecostal Assembly in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland with Mr. J. Ferguson in 1912 and had became part of the Apostolic Faith Church. During 1918 Pastor Turnbull heard of a group of "pentecostal believers in Wales, who were convinced of the efficacy of directive prophecy". Prophecy and visions confirmed that the group in Wales should be contacted and Pastors D.P. Williams and W.J. Williams (he had been recognised as a Prophet in 1913) were invited to Glasgow. They paid another visit a year later during which the leaders of the "Burning Bush" decided to become part of the Apostolic Church. In that same year the Pentecostal Assembly in Smethwick, Birmingham also decided to join the Apostolic Church.
In 1918 Pastor F. Hodges from Hereford, England decided to visit the August Penygroes Convention. He was told of the blessings being experienced in the 1917 Penygroes Convention but was also warned that Pastor D.P. Williams and his colleagues were "in error". He decided to go and see for himself and was blessed and impressed by what he saw and heard, particularly by the content and quality of the anointed prophetic ministry. After the 1919 Convention he invited Pastor D.P. Williams and other Pastors to minister in the Hereford Church. When they arrived for the meeting they were amazed to see the name "The Apostolic Church" engraved over the entrance and Pastor F. Hodges remarked – "That name has been waiting for you for seven years". After this period of ministry and sharing together about doctrine, Pastor Hodges and his congregation became part of the Apostolic Church and many other meetings were opened in the surrounding area.
The first Apostolic Church Convention was held in Glasgow in 1920. A party led by Pastor D.P. Williams ministered there. Pastor A. Turnbull had been in correspondence with Pastor B. Fisher of the Pentecostal Church, Great Victoria Street, Belfast. They also ministered there in January 1920 with the result that the assembly there also joined the Apostolic Church. In October 1920 a Pastor and an Evangelist were sent to Belfast from Wales to help the progress of the work there. These men were the first ministers sent from Britian to another country.


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Police are trying to track down a hit-and-run driver who killed a 47-year-old woman on Staten Island.
The victim got hit by a black four-door sedan after pulling over to check on a problem with her car, police said.
The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. near the corner of Targee Street and Laurel Avenue.
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Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will not run for President in 2012. I cannot show how happy this statement makes me. Huckabee is a Christian fundie and a dangerous man. HIs political views are opposed to my own and will damage our country. I'm glad his god whispered the appropriate instructions in his ear. Huckabee claims it was a spiritual decision. Whatever that means.
"I don't expect everyone to understand this, but I am a believer and a follower of Jesus Christ," he said. "And that relationship is far more important to me than any political office. For me, the discussion and decision is not a political one, not a financial one. It's not even a practical one. It's a spiritual one."
Next up – Rick Santorum.


text: I'm not an expert on droid OS whatever the version but I bought the Rzr Maxx because I liked the way it looked and worked. I liked the screen size, the battery life etc... I was happly working my basic functions such as USB connection to my computer, syncing my songs, my contacts and all of a sudden the update to 4.0 (ICS) is applied and none of the above work anymore. 1- No more USB 2- when I try to play songs it tells me the computer is offline (Whaaaat the He11 is that!!!???) 3- I read these threads and get even more confused about Rooting and Bricking, I know what a brick does but why do I have to root a new device to have it do what it was designed to do?? To make things even worse I take the phone to a Verizon store and they look at me like I have two heads. My question is: is there a place where I can take the phone and I get it back working? I'm talking basic stuff like i mentioned, or do i try to move to a different BRICK


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It seems like the Bumbles have taken all my first choices:
Working Girl: Melanie Griffith scores the big gig and gets one over on Sigourney Weaver with the help of Harrison Ford.
Nine to Five: Dabney Coleman as the boss from hell. Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda teach him a lesson in humility.
Zoolander: Being a supermodel is harder than you think. Especially if you're Ben Stiller.
All the President's Men: How to run a newspaper and be a reporter. If Woodward and Bernstein were Hoffman and Redford.
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium: speaking of Dustin Hoffman, he and Natalie Portman find out what happens when the toy store doesn't want you to retire.


text: Pizza Direct Sells a wide range of signs, Cleaning and safety products. We have a wide range of them. Here is an example of what signs, cleaning and safety products we have available; Fly killers, Litter bins with tray, waste bin with lid etc. All of the products in this category are made by brands who have been making them for many years. In our signs section we sell things like LED signs, WiFi Zone Stickers , Cleaning and wet floor signs and many more. All of our signs are very durable and very reliable. in our cleaning section we sell things like; dustpan and brooms, swing lid bins, chopping board brushes and many more. All of our cleaning products are manufactured very well and they are of superb quality. All of our brushes are made out of tough polypropylene materials which means they will give you years of good service.


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Biometric Authentication News – Podcast – 47
Release Date: 2018-02-09 Episode #47
Interview with Scott Rose, Computer Scientist, NIST talking about Email Trust and SP1800-6 Guide
George Avetisov, CEO of HYPR talking about Authentication Landscape
Biometric Authentication News Episode #47 Date: 2018-02-09 – Episode #47
- The RELX Group announced that it would acquire ThreatMetrix for £580 million (about $817 million) in cash.
- The Balancing Act of Account Opening in the Online Gaming Industry a new report from identity verification expert Jumio
- Interview with Scott Rose, Computer Scientist, NIST talking about Email Trust and SP1800-6 Guide
- Nuance announced that its voice biometrics solution has hit a milestone
- George Avetisov, CEO of HYPR talking about Authentication Landscape
- BNSF Railway has become the latest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).
- Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to launch a blockchain-based loyalty scheme for frequent fliers in a bid to deepen retail relationships.
- ATM skimmers are proliferating
- Center for Humane Technology (CHT). A group launched a new campaign to protect young minds from what they say is "the potential of digital manipulation and addiction."
Blockhain and Identity Proposed ERC 725 -Interview with Fabian Vogelsteller
Release Date : 2018-01-29
Interview of the Week #blockchain
Guest : Fabian Fogelsteller | Mist and web3.js Developer | Ethereum
Fabian is long term open source developer, author and developer of many open source projects including Ethereum's Mist browser and the Ethereum Wallet. Working since 3 Years for Ethereum. He proposed together with Vitalik Buterin the ERC20 token standard, which spurred a new era of tokenised investment and crowd ownership. He is also the author of ERC725, the Blockchain idendity standard.
In this interview he answers some of the questions around
- Blockchain and Identity – What can be improved in the current identity systems that blockchain can help?
- Is sovereign identity a dream or how do you think we can get there?
- You are currently working on blockhain and Identity and have proposed ERC 725 what is it?
Fabian Vogelsteller
Mist and web3.js Developer | Ethereum
Digital Identity and Blockchain – Interview with Gautam Hazari
Release Date : 2018-01-29
Interview of the Week #digitalidentity
Guest : Gautam Hazari | Technical Director | GSMA
Gautam Hazari is the Technical Director for the Identity program at GSMA and is the Chief Architect for the Mobile Connect proposition. He works with the mobile operators around the world on mobile identity and also with the extended industry, standards and regulatory bodies on the identity ecosystem. Gautam has been working in the telecom industry for the last 20 years on various domains including Identity, Network APIs, M2M, Charging and Payments, NFC, Security etc. and holds patents on Identity and access control area.
In this interview he answers some of the questions around
- What is Identity and what is Digital Identity? How are they different?
- What are some of the challenges faced by Digital Identity vs Physical Identity?
- Why is blockchain being called the holy grail of Digital Identity?
- What is hindering the digital identity in the world today?
- Are organizations ready for federated identity really?
Gautam Hazari
Technical Director GSMA


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Freezing converts the water present in foods into ice crystals. This prolongs the life of a food product, maintaining its nutritional and organoleptic values equal to those of a fresh product. During the freezing process, foodstuffs are rapidly brought to low temperatures. Within several minutes they reach a temperature between approximately -30°C and -40°C.
Some products that usually undergo freezing processes are ice cream, pasta, bread, pizza, precooked foods, poultry, meat, fish, fruits and vegetables.
The freezing process usually takes place inside spiral towers or straight tunnels. Spiral towers vertically use all the space necessary to guarantee that foods pass through the inside of the freezing unit for the correct length of time. The spiral towers are usually made as a single or double tower and can be configured in different ways in order to adapt to existing production processes and to the available space.
The foods to be frozen are moved inside the freezing unit on conveyor belts. Conveyor belts for spiral towers guarantee flexibility in every direction and are therefore suitable for carrying out journeys that include both straight and curved sections. Costacurta conveyor belts are high-quality conveyor belts made in stainless steel. They are suitable for withstanding temperatures that go down to -150°C, and guarantee maximum levels of hygiene and ease of cleaning.
As well as guaranteeing a high-quality product, Costacurta provides technicians and engineers to assist clients in the selection of the most suitable type of belt for their machinery and processes.


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Import product data sheets, specifications and images from Icecat into your e-commerce website!
Elatos Web cloud ERP/CRM software solution has built-in Icecat import integration. Icecat import integration allows you to import product data sheets and product images in a click, directly from Icecat open catalog into your e-commerce. Product data sheets and images will be updated in your product database and you will be able to immediately display them on your website.
The ability to import product technical data sheets from Icecat open catalog is a benefit for all companies, especially those having an online shop:
- Save time importing data instead of entering them manually.
- More time to focus on your core business: developing business strategies, selling more and improving customer relationships.
- Reduce mistakes due to manual data entry.
- Data are always up-to-date without hassle.
- Get product descriptions, specifications and images directly from distributors.
- Information are updated in real time, as soon as you get them, they will be displayed on your online shop.
Icecat import integration by Elatos Web cloud ERP/CRM software solution enables a more efficient and convenient e-commerce, where product information is constantly up-to-date and purchasing and sales processes are optimised and therefore faster.
Statistics show Icecat online channel expanded by 26% in 2012 and tablets are the fastest growing category.
About Open Icecat
OPEN ICECAT is a unique open catalog containing hundreds of thousands of products including descriptions, technical data sheets and images of IT, CE, Telecom and Office supply brands, distributed free of charge. Content is standardized in 2 online formats for easy implementing, categorizing, filtering, searching and comparing of products.
Available information includes:
- Brand name
- Manufacturer Part Number
- Categorization (UNSPSC based)
- Product images (unlimited)
- Multimedia content (demos, product video's)
- Multilingual marketing text
- Standardized specifications for search & compare
- Leaflets, User manuals (PDF)
- Options (related products)
- Alternative products
- General Data: release date, modification date
- Logistic data: EAN/UPC code, weight & dimensions
Visit Icecat website to find out more.


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Maryland ABLE Program Town Hall
Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello | Website
This event occurred in the past.
Join us for a Maryland ABLE program town hall and information session! • Understand the basics of the Maryland ABLE Program • Learn more about where Maryland is in the implementation process • Understand how federal policies affect Maryland ABLE • Provide feedback on your needs to ensure a responsive and successful program • Bring your questions for the implementation team


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4:18pm PT by the Associated Press
Jury Finds Warhol Portrait of Farrah Fawcett Belongs to Ryan O'Neal
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett belongs to actor Ryan O'Neal, a jury determined Thursday.
The artwork's ownership has been fiercely contested during a three-week trial in which Fawcett's final wishes and her relationship with O'Neal were dissected.
Jurors voted 9-3 in favor of O'Neal. Their verdict will allow the actor to keep the portrait in his beachside home, where he has said it remains a powerful reminder of his decades-long relationship with Fawcett.
The Charlie's Angels star died in June 2009 and left all her artwork to her alma mater, but left nothing to O'Neal, her longtime companion.
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Within days of Fawcett's death, O'Neal took one of two portraits of the actress that Warhol created in 1980 from her condominium. O'Neal had the permission of the trustee of Fawcett's belongings and testified the portrait was a gift from Warhol for arranging the artist's portrait session with the model-actress.
University lawyers attempted to discredit O'Neal's ownership claims with footage from Fawcett's reality show and a 20/20 television segment documenting the portraits' creation.
O'Neal wasn't seen in the footage, and a producer didn't recall seeing the Love Story star at Warhol's studio. But she also acknowledged she had no knowledge of who owned the artwork or how it was delivered.
The case featured testimony from O'Neal and several of Fawcett's close friends, who said the actress told them one of the portraits belonged to O'Neal. Two witnesses who were disclosed late in the trial -- Fawcett's chiropractor and a former nurse's assistant -- also backed O'Neal's claims.
The university showed jurors footage from Fawcett's reality show in which she told an auction house owner that she had two Warhol portraits and was considering whether to sell one. O'Neal's lawyers noted that Fawcett never said on-camera that she owned both pieces of art.
PHOTOS: Top 10 L.A. Artists Coveted by Hollywood
The school also showed the panel documents that Fawcett signed loaning the portraits to The Andy Warhol Museum in which she is described as the owner and artist.
University attorney David Beck urged jurors to give the school the portrait in accordance with Fawcett's wishes.
"You've seen Farrah. You've heard from Farrah," Beck said Monday in closing arguments. "Please, please, speak for her."
The portrait has been a cherished possession for O'Neal, who told jurors it is one of his strongest reminders of his nearly three-decade romance with Fawcett.
"I talk to it," O'Neal testified last week. "I talk to her. It's her presence. Her presence in my life. In her son's life."
Jurors heard widely varying estimates of the portrait's value, ranging from $800,000 to $12 million.
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Ten Top Resume Writing Books
Need help writing your resume? If you consider yourself a "do-it-yourself-er" there are a lot of great books on the market that can help you craft a compelling and visually distinct document. Here are a few of my favorites.
1. Resume Magic
Filled with "before and after" resume examples that not only teach the author's special method, but also show why they work. "Resume Magic" divulges the secrets of better resume writing from an expert with more than a decade of experience producing powerful, effective resumes.
2. Happy About My Resume
This book offers 50 tips for creating compelling copy and presenting it in a powerful way, to grab the hiring authority's attention and get them to pick up the phone to call you in for an interview. The author provides practical and easy-to-follow advice as well as numerous samples that demonstrate each of her tips in action.
3. Expert Resumes for Career Changers
This collection of resumes is aimed at people who are transitioning from one career to another. The down economy has forced millions of people to change jobs or industries in order to stay employed. This book gives strategies as well as 180 pages of sample resumes for successful career changes. The authors present sound resume-writing advice, including how to create and use an electronic resume. The appendix includes Internet resources for an effective online job search. New for this edition are completely updated resumes, a new chapter on writing cover letters, and a collection of cover letter samples.
4. Best Resumes for $100K+ Jobs
Individuals expecting to make more than $100,000 a year need to craft a very special resume that commands no only attention but a high salary as well.
5. Expert Resumes for People Returning to Work
A collection of professionally written resumes aimed at anyone who has left work for a period of time and then wanted to return. This type of situation requires a particularly unique approach to crafting a resume and presents some unique challenges.
In addition to nearly 200 pages of sample resumes, the authors present sound resume writing advice, including how to create and use an electronic resume. The appendix includes Internet resources for an effective online job search. New for the second edition is a chapter on writing cover letters, as well as a collection of sample letters.
6. College Grad Resumes to Land $75,000+ Jobs
This unique resume book includes 80 examples of resumes written by college students who actually obtained $75,000+ jobs in a variety of occupational fields. The book also includes sound resume writing advice based on the secrets of professional resume writers.
7. Best Resumes & Letters for Ex-Offenders
Addresses special employment issues facing ex-offenders and provides sound advice on how to write, produce, distribute and follow up resumes and letters for overcoming employment barriers.
8. Expert Resumes for Managers & Executives
More than 100 professionally written resumes for people at all levels of management, from front-line supervisors to top-level executives.
9. Best Resumes for People Without a Four-Year Degree
Addressing the unique resume needs of people without a bachelor's degree, this book meticulously illuminates what a resume is and is not, as well as what it should say, and how it should be presented.
10. 30-Minute Resume Makeover
This book is for people who already have a resume and need to update it quickly for a new opportunity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question that didn't get answered? You can reach me through the Contact Me Page.
What Is A Virtual Giving Circle?
How do you meet? Do I have to be in the same state?
How Much Time Does It Take?
How Much Do I Donate?
I'm Too Broke to Donate?
Can I Give More?
How Do We Choose Where to Donate?
What If I Disagree With the Circle's Vote?
What If I Don't Want to Be A Part Of The Circle Anymore?
What if I Need to Put My Membership on Hold?
What is the Community Coin?
Tell Me More About the Emergency Relief Fund
Tell Me About Change Gangs
Are My Donations Tax Deductible?
What Is A Virtual Giving Circle?
A virtual giving circle organizes around a specific cause. We pool our donations of $25/month so that we can make a much larger donation to a non-profit than we could alone. We form a community of giving circles collectively referred to Change Gangs.
How do you meet? Do I have to be in the same state?
Our meetings occur virtually via conference calls and web meetings, and you can participate either through your computer or through your phone. Meetings occur once per month for one hour, and you are invited to attend as many meetings as you can. We understand you're busy, so if you can't make a meeting, it's ok.
How Much Time Does It Take?
You choose how much time you'd like to spend! This is a great way for super busy people to make meaningful donations, because you can trust that the giving circle leadership is doing the necessary work and research to choose good organizations and make a huge impact. If you just want to spend a minute and half to set up an automated payment from your credit card and do nothing else, we are excited to have you on board.
In addition to just donating, you can, if you'd like nominate and/or vote for non-profits. In addition, you can be an Ambassador and attend our one hour/month meetings, research organizations, and grow the circle.
At any level, we are excited to have you on board, because we know that a giving circle is a great way to make meaningful and significant donations. Donate Better. Donate With Others!
How Much Do I Donate
All members contribute $25 per month. Why $25?
We are led by our members who are people just like you. We have jobs and families and responsibilities, so we do everything we can to minimize the complexity and time requirement. Having a set amount going into the circle's account from each member enormously simplifies the job of the Treasurer.
Find 2 great reasons why you should donate even when you're broke and three strategies for making it happen at "How To Donate When You're Broke"
Yes. You are welcome to donate more. Each member receives one vote regardless of how much is donated above the $25 minimum.
How Do We Choose Where to Donate?
Members nominate possible organizations, and then we then share the responsibility of researching and discussing the organizations. A vote is held and donations awarded to organizations based on a simple majority rule.
What If I Disagree With the Circle's Vote?
Inevitably, your preference will not always match up with the majority's preference. When this happens, you can still feel good that an organization that is working to end extreme poverty has received money to continue their very important work. Remember that we are working towards the greater good here and not working to support any individual's pet projects.
What If I Don't Want to be Part of the Circle Anymore?
You may choose to cancel your membership at any time. Future contributions will be cancelled immediately after you request to cancel your membership. Any contributions made prior to your request to cancel are non-refundable unless you've cancelled within the first 30 days of joining. In that case, you will receive a refund of your first month's membership.
What If I Need to Put My Membership on Hold?
Memberships can be paused for as long as you need and you can resume contributing actively at any time. During this period you do not have voting rights and you cannot be elected to a leadership position; however, your continued participation is welcomed.
What is the Community Coin?
10% of your monthly contribution is directed to the Community Coin fund. This fund supports the community and provides the tools to make our giving circle a healthy, vibrant, and effective group. These tools include things such as web development and hosting, tax and legal compliance, and bank fees. In addition, many hours of labor goes into providing services to members, and it would be nice to someday compensate for labor. You may view our financial information, so you know that we are responsible stewards.
Any funds collected over and above expenses are pooled together into the Emergency Relief Fund that will be donated to an organization chosen by the entire Change Gangs community. These funds are designated for emergency relief to help people affected by disasters. Members will nominate, research, discuss, and vote on which organization will receive these funds. Voting on excess funds will occur quarterly or by emergency motions made by and voted on by the entire community.
Tell Me More About the Emergency Relief Fund
Our purpose is to facilitate the donation of as much money as possible. So, any funds collected from the Community Coin that exceed expenses are deposited into the Emergency Relief Fund and are designated for emergency relief to help people affected by disasters (man made or natural). The entire Change Gangs community participates in distributing those funds by nominating, researching, voting on which organization will receive these funds.
Voting on excess funds will occur quarterly or by emergency motions made by and voted on by the entire community.
If you've ever watched a disaster on TV and wished you could do more, here's your opportunity.
Tell me about Change Gangs?
Change Gangs, LLC is the umbrella organization under which the Poverty Busters Giving Circle operates. Sharon Lipinski founded Change Gangs to allow her virtual giving circles to keep their expenses and time management low by sharing the resources and infrastructure with other virtual giving circles. Multiple virtual giving circles operate under Change Gangs, LLC and all the giving circles participate in the Emergency Relief Fund donations. She happy to share with you their financial information so that you can be confident they are good stewards.
Are My Donations Tax Deductible?
Not at this time. 501c3 is expensive to obtain and expensive to maintain, but we will be applying for 501c3 status in the near future. If you'd like to participate, but you itemize your tax returns and need to include the $300 you donate through Change Gangs on your tax return, Drop me an email. I'll be sure to let you know when our 501c3 is confirmed.


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FriendFeed has recently launched a search feature, and so Facebook search must be coming soon.
Real-time Web search (of streams of activities) is a hot topicrightnow. Everyone, including Google and Microsoft, recognizes the value of using trusted contacts as filters. What was once called social search is now called real-time search, but this time it will really happen. First, it will be applied to streams and then to the Web in general.
What we are about to get is a Social Relevancy Rank. Whenever you search streams of activity, the results will be ordered not chronologically but by how relevant each is to you based on your social graph. That is, people who matter more to you will bubble up. How does this work? Well, there will be a formula, just as there is a formula for Page Rank.
Solution 101: Rank by Friends and People You Follow
Here is an idea so obvious that it is surprising Twitter has not implemented it already: front-load search results with people you follow. When you search for, say, "Wilco" on Twitter today, the results are in the chronological order. That is not really relevant because you do not know who most of these people are. But if instead you could see people you follow, the search results would be much more useful.
This is not possible on Twitter today, but it already works great on FriendFeed. There, results are filtered or ranked based your social graph. This is not difficult for FriendFeed to do because, on the one hand, it knows who you care about and, on the other, it applies its advanced feed search technology to your social graph:
This sounds awesome, but there is a problem. "Wilco" works well as a query because the band has just released a new album, but many other queries would return no results. Simply put, your friends on Facebook and people you follow on Twitter can't possibly have an opinion on every topic you may be interested in. This is a problem of sparse data: trusted opinions are scarce.
Small Worlds and Taste Neighbors
To solve the problem of sparse data, we need more data… obviously. One possible solution is to incorporate other sources that you trust (i.e. broaden your social graph). As a next step, search results could rank people you may not be directly following but who are being followed by people you follow. Or in Facebook-speak, friends of friends. You could argue that you are not familiar with their opinions and so cannot yet trust them, but given the small world phenomenon, their contributions are often just as valuable.
Another step could be to include people with similar tastes, so-called taste neighbors. This approach is common among vertical social networks such as Last.fm, Flixster, and Goodreads. These networks have ideas about which people, other than your friends, are like you. However, this is a costly calculation and takes time. In order for Twitter to do something like this, it would have to compare people based on links or perform semantic analyses of tweets over time. Yet even though this is a difficult problem, it will be solved in time.
The Influencers and the Crowd
Aside from using the "second degree" of your social graph or taste neighbors, a Social Relevancy Rank could front-load influencers. In the absence of any other metric, someone who is followed by hundreds of thousands of users is likely more relevant to you than someone you don't know at all. Using number of followers as a weight might be a good way to order the rest of the activity stream.
In general, combing through countless tweets from strangers is not terribly useful anyway. Just as people have stopped looking at anything beyond the first page of results on Google, sifting through pages of tweets in chronological order gets tedious quickly. What needs to be incorporated into the Social Relevancy Rank is the aggregate sentiment of the crowd: a score that tells you yay or nay and gives you an opportunity to drill into more results if you choose.
The Quest for the Perfect Filter
There is no such thing as a perfect formula. Even Page Rank isn't perfect. Yet we all use it and find it useful. Much as Page Rank has been adapted and tuned to search the web, Social Relevancy Rank will evolve over time to help us make sense of endless streams of activity. This ranking will have a profound impact on how we tap into our friends' opinions.
It will change the face of general Web searches in time, too. Today, results are automatically ranked by relevancy and freshness. Once Social Relevancy Rank is factored in, search results will be re-ordered based on social relevancy.
And now, as always, please tell us what you think? What would you expect from a search engine with Social Relevancy Rank built in?


text: Everyone was amazed when Jaguar revealed the 2014 F-Type, but who knew it would sell out this fast. Jaguar recently announced that it is sold out of the F-Type for the first 6 months of production. Before the car was on sale, 2,000 units were already sold. This shouldn't be a surprise, the car is fast, looks good, and comfortable. Check out some more images below.